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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-10-31
LAMP POST FOR EVERY TRAITOR

James w. Gerards story of his ex-
periences in Germany, which will APP
pearsserially in the Tribune, is bring
ing out many points of interest which
have been overlooked in the general
news run. One of these points is the
significant fact that the alleged inter-
est of German-Americans in the well
fare of the "fatherland" has not been
reflected by enlistments of German
Americans in the German army.
Mr.. Gerard refers to the following
statement, which was carried in news
reports at the time, as made by For
eign Secretary Zimmerman while
negotiations were in progress over
the Lusitania outrage:
THE United States does not dare
do anything against Germany, be-
cause we have 100000 German re-
servists in America who would arise
in arms against your government if
your government should dare to take
any action against Germany"
After countering with the gentle
reminder that there are 900. lamp
posts in America. Mr. Gerard called
attention to the fact that the. German
reseYvists, or other persons in Amer
lea interested in the German govern
ment, could enter Germany through
the Scandinavian countries and enlist
in the German army, but that there
had been a noticeable dearth of re-
cruits from that source. Mr.. Gerard's
story says:
Il told him if he could show me
one person with an American pass
port who had come to fight in the
German army that l might more
readily believe what he said about
the Germans in America rising in rev.
olution. AS matter Of fact, dur
ing the whole course of the war /
knew of only one man with Ameri-
can citizenship who enlisted in the
German army. This was red head
ed Yale student named Llewellyn."
Mr.. Gerard's confirmation of the
Zimmerman statement, which many
people at the time viewed as mere
newspaper dope" is additional proof
that the pacifist and pro- Germanactiv-
tiles in the United States had large
part in making German officials be-
.l.eve they could heap abuses AID in
SUITS upon this country without being
called to account 1t Is true now, as 1t
was two years ago, that all agitation
tending to show national weakness
or hesitation raises false hopes
among the German forces AID auto
matically leads to prolongation OF the
war. For this reason all anti-gov-
eminent movements involve more
than academic niceties about the
privileges of free speech.
AS Mr.. Gerard points out, the Ger
man sympathizers in the United
States had ample opportunity, before
this nation entered the struggle. To
go to Germany and enlist. Those who
think to use the indirect method
that of fighting the United States
from the rear-cannot expect to oe
handed with soft gloves. Sioux City
Tribune.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-10-31
SOLDIER WRITES
FROM TEXAS

CONTINUED from first page.)
and then they get everybody tangled
up. It's quite trick to get the sad
die on right. 1t takes four mules to
carry one gun and there are six anu
milton mules to every gun. There is
lot of work with those mules. They
never want to see any dirt on them.
The boy who is with me in the pic
ture is part Indian, but he is a good
old fellow. Well l think will hit for
the bunk.
Your brother,
JOSEPH.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-10-31
Efficiency i'm a Dairy.

By straping milk-stool onto the
part of his anatomy where milk
stool would be likely to do the most
good, each mixer on a California
dairy ranch saves just that much
time and labor at milking time.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-10-31
WORK WEEK FOR
WIhhESHIEK CHILDREN

Continued from first page)
young to understand, but when you
have grown old enough to appreciate
the organization of the Red Cross,
you will be proud Of the work that
you did at this time
Hoping for a hearty cooperation
of teachers, parents and children in
this great work, / am
Sincerely yours,
H. e. MILLER.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-10-31

A healthy man pooh-pooh's medi-
cine. But the minute he gets stom-
ach ache or a pain in his innards ne
is willing to take pills by the bush
ell.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-10-31
NeighbOriy.

I'm quite a new neighbor of yours
now, said Mr.. Bore. I'm living just
across the river.
Indeed. replied Miss Smart. | hope
you'll drop in some day.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-10-31

Those Mormons must have been
fireat diplomats. How the deuce did
they keep peace in the family when
one of the wives bought more ex-
pensive hat or dress than the othersY
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-10-31

II people kept their homegrown
teeth as clean as they keep their
false teeth, they wouldn't be wear
ing false teeth.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-10-31

So you're now in the meat depart
ment.
Yes. thank goodness! replied the
former ribbon clerk. The ladies new
81 try to match spare ribs or steak.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-10-31
Considerate.

What makes you so jealous
Oh. 1t pleases my wife.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-10-31

Battery d 4th F. A.
Brownsville, Texas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-23
80 Million in Lands; 20 Million
in Products Involved.
Southern Pacific Railroad Loses
Long Fought Case.
CEDED To RAILROAD IN 1866
Agreement Was 1t Must Sell to
Settlers at $3.50 an Acre.
Violation of the Agreement
Cost Road Entire Property.

Washington, April 23.-In deciding
the Oregon-California land case today
the supreme court affirmed the Ore
gon federal courts decree, enjoining
the Southern Pacific railroad from
disposing of timber and minerals on
it's lands received by congressional
grant. These products are roughly
estimated as worth $24,25O,0OO.
By the same decision the govern
ment won its suit against the South
ern Pacific railroad to regain nearly
100000 acres of Oregon and Wash
ington land worth s30.OO,00O.
The Chamberlain-Ferris law of
1916, FORGETTING and divesting the rail
roads title to the lands granted by
congress in 1855 and providing for
federal sale of the lands, timber and
minerals was upheld as constitutional.
The Governments Victory.
The decision by the supreme court
sustaining the governments claims en-
tails:
FORGETTING the railroads title to
land, timber and minerals, with future
payment to the railroad of $3.50 an
acre for the land only.
Denial to the railroad of any pro-
ceedS from timber and minerals.
Disposition of timber. mineral, pow
er and agricultural rights under direc-
ton of the interior and agricultural
departments.
Payment to Oregon and Washing
ton of about 81, 800, 00v in taxes due.
A decision in favor of the railroad
would have involved receipt of the
proceeds by the railroad instead of the
government from the lands, timber
and minerals, with the government re-
ceiving but $3.50 per acre, and also
annullment of the Chamberlain-F Ferris
law of 1916 which forfeited the rail-
roads title and provided for the prop
critics disposition by the government.
Didn't Sell Lands for $3.50 Acre.
Justice McReynolds took no part il:
the case. having participated in its
prosecution when attorney general.
Forfeiture of the railroads title was
demanded because it charged more
than $3.50 an acre for the land grant
ed in 1866 by congress to induce con-
struction by the old Oregon California
railroad of railroad extensions into the
then new northwest territory. The old
grant fixed this this maximum figure
at which the grantees should sell to
actual settlers. The government al
legged gross and continual violation of
the $3.50 price restriction, for forty
years. 1t charged that the railroads
had sold land for prices greatly in ex-
cess of that sum.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-23
UNION ENDS A STRIKE
CompeIs Miners Who Violated Agree
ment to Return to Jobs.

Springfield. Ill, April 23-Threaten-
ed with immediate dismissal from the
union unless they returned to work,
motormen and trip drivers at coal
mines at Witt, Nokomis and Kincaid
today went back on the job.
simultaneously $500 miners who
were thrown out of employment by
the strike. returned to work.
President Harrington, who investi-
gated the walkout is still uncertain
as to the cause of the sudden strike
in violation of the agreement with the
operators. He is inclined to believe
internal trouble, combined with out
side influences were responsible.
Whether the outside influences might
be traced to German interests, Far
rington would not say.
He is mailing a circular to every
local in the state, telling them of the
trouble at the three central Illinois
mines. The circular urges all Illinois
miners not to heed such influences in
the future
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-23
THEY MAY APPEAL 1T
Utilities Commission Still Considering
Action in Gas Case.

Members of the state public utilities
commission will determine late today
whether they will appeal to the United
States supreme court in the Kansas
Natural gas rate case. The decision
of Judge Wilbur Booth of st Paul de-
MED to the state commission the right
to fix or regulate rates of the Kansas
Natural and its subsidiary companies
and held that the gas as transported
to Kansas from Oklahoma was inter-
state commerce.
Under the decision of the federal
judge the gas company may fix such
rates as it deems fit. Regulation of
such rates would come before the in
terstate commerce commission, with
appeals to the federal court. The fed
eral court has permanently enjoined
the Kansas commission from interior
ence in any manner with the gas rate
controversy and has held jurisdiction
in the case.
Should the state commission decide
to appeal the gas case, it would be un-
able to set aside the operation of Judge
Booths order or to place in effect the
% cent rate until a reversal of the fed
eral decision is secured. Several
m onths ago the federal court restrain
ed the operation of the % cent rate
of December, 1915.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-23

Berlin Tells of Penetrating German
Line; Then Counters Gusts Them.

Berlin. April 23.-"Between Loos
and the Arras-Cambra railway artil-
lery firing continued Sunday" says the
official statement issued today by the
German headquarters.
Northwest of Lens, English thrust
ing troops penetrated our first line
trenches on a width of 500 yards, but
were driven back by a counter attack.
The fire remained strong during the
night. Early this morning after drum
fire infantry fighting recommended on
a wide front
along the River Aisne," the Ger
man statement continues. 1.-The artiI-
lery fire increased in violence from
the afternoon EDWARDS. The Germans
rset fire to eleven enemy balloons and
brought down eleven airplanes on the
western front
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-23
LOCAL MENTION

Fannie Busby filed suit in the dis
trict court today against William
Busby asking for a divorce and charg-
ing extreme cruelty. She states that
they were married in Topeka in 1892
and that they are the parents of three
children. the oldest of whom is 10
years of age She asks that the court
grant her a divorce. custody OF the
three children, the household goods,
suit money and court costs, such other
"relief as the court may deem just,
and restraining order to prevent
Busby from molesting her. Otherwise
she is willing to permit Busby to keep
what he has.
Dancing school and social dance to-
nieht, Kellam hall.-Adv
The women of Lincoln circle No. 1.
who Will join the Navy League Knit
ting club, will meet at Lincoln Post
hall Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
Mrs. Julia Fsrnsworth Soper will he
present to tell he women how the
Knitting should be done Mrs. Frank
Organ is chairman.
DR. Narcotic has moved his office
to 713 Kansas ave, over Fullerton's
Hardware store.-Adv
Justice John Marshall. chairman of
the local chapter of the Army and
Navy league announced today that
there will be a meeting of the league
at O'Clock Wednesday evening at the
Chamber of Commerce The organi-
cation will be perfected at that meet
ing and plans for the future decided
upon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-23
SANTA FE CROP GUESS
Sixty Million Bushels of Wheat in
Kansas, Read Reports.

A Santa Fe railway estimate to the
effect that the Kansas wheat crop will
run between 55.OOO,OOO and $4,000. 900
bushels this year. providing the crop
does not receive further setbacks, re-
ceived considerable credence at the
Topeka board of trade today. The re-
port made survey of the Santa Fe"
counties, or counties served by that
line, in the state and the crop of that
territory was estimated at about A
100000 bushels. In some localities a
complete loss was reported. This lat
ter territory included west of Film
wood and west of Kinsley on the main
line.
The report on the board of trade to-
day asserted that the lost acreage
would be plowed up and planted in
corn, oats, kafir, milo, beans, and 9TH
er foodstuff and feed crops. Such
crops promise to be large in Kansas
this year.
Wheat Steady Here.
Wheat was comparatively steady on
the floor of the Topeka board of trade
today. Cash No. ranged from s2.55
to $2.62 a bushel. Dealing was fairly
active. May options on the Kansas City
wire opened at $2.43, which was high,
slumped to $2.371a and closed at 81. Al
recovering slightly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-23
GIVE STUDENTS CREDIT
All at Junior High School Encouraged
to Desert Books for Hoes.

Pupils of the higher grades and of
the junior high schools who return
to the soi1' before school is dismissed
this spring will receive credit for full
years work. At least such actions will
be sanctioned by the public school
principals at their annual year-end
business meeting tonight.
THE boys need every bit of encour-
agement and reward that the schools
can give them" H. B. Wilson, super
intendent of the schools, said this
morning. I'VE will boost this idea all
we can and hope that many of the
young men will respond to the call.
They will be doing more for the coun-
try in doing this than they could do
in any other service. And then" he
added, they will probably receive bet
ter pay than if they remained all sum-
mer. The physical exercise, too, will
have a marked effect on next years
work"
Other matters of educational impor-
lance will be brought up at the meet
ing tonight. New methods of teach
ing, improvements in the school sys-
tenn and more efficient supervision will
all be discussed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-23

not been for the executive committee
headed by c. E. Eldridge, today's col
lections reported at noon at the Cham
Der of Commerce would have been
smaller than those of any previous
day. The executive committee turned
in $1,000 which added to the collec-
tions of the teams made total of ST.
995.50. The grand total is 17,244.25,
leaving s17,755.75 to be collected in
the next two days.
In an effort to make a better show
ing tomorrow at noon, directors of the
campaign announced that all restric-
lions would be taken from assignment
cards and workers would be permitted
to collect money anywhere they could
find it. 1t was admitted that the I'M
certainty of the financial future as
result of the present nations crisis was
a drawback to the success of the $685.
600 campaign.
Clubs to Help.
Members of the Cooperative club
and Rotary club were special guests
today at noon. w. o. Anderson, pres
ident of the Co-Ops and w. r. Faux
ner, secretary. were called upon by E.
L. Copeland, president of the Y. NJ. c.
A. association, to speak. Both assured
the diners of the cooperation of the
COOPERATIVE club in the campaign
The banner went to the Carswell di-
vision today. Its total collections were
S285 against $2S0.25 by the Eitelnan
division Captain Wilson's team won
the banner in Division A, Captain
Slaughter's team in Division B. Cap
Captain Alexander's team in Division
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-23
NOT so CHOICY
State Commission Is Buying
Low Rate Bonds Now.
Those Paying ) Per Cent Are
Hard to Get.

The state school fund commission
mas taken a dose of its own medicine.
After years of cream Swimming in the
purchase of bonds, the commission has
been forced to accept a bunch of low
rate bonds that were formerly viewed
with scorn. AS result of change in
conditions, the state commission has
purchased in one lot nearly 100000
worth of four and fourth per cent
oonds-the lowest rate issue ever ac-
cepted by a state commission.
Under a provision in the state law;
all school, county, municipal, district
and drainage bonds must be offered to
the state commission before being
placed on the open market Thru the
provision in the state law, the state
commission skinned the cream from
the Kansas bond issues and left the
low rate bonds for the investing pub
lie. Now the bond brokers have forced
the state board to buy heavy block
of low rate bonds in order to keep the
state fund working
Took Only the Best.
For years the state commission
frowned on bond issue which carried
less than a five per cent interest rate.
The provision in the state law gave
the commission the option on all
bonds. 1t was able to select the most
choice issues and bonds which carried
high rates of interest. When an issue
came for less than five per cent it was
turned aside by the state commission
and was disposed of by bonding
companies which sold to individual in
Vestors.
Some months ago the state commits
sion encountered a slump in per
cent school and municipal bonds So
it dabbled TO a small extent in Az
issues. Anything below that figure
was waved aside.
Big Payers Declining.
Now the supply of Az, AZ and 5
per cent bonds is declining. The state
commission sought to take over an
$4,000 issue from Caldwell at Az.
But the Caldwell officials fought for a
lower rate and the trouble found its
way to the supreme court. Records
in the state house today however.
showed that the commission had
quietly backed up on its former stands
and had gobbled the Caldwell issue at
Az per cent.
Another issue of s12s,0OO from
Hutchinson has been taken by the
commission. The Hutchinson bonds
are also for Az per cent Other is
sues taken during the same day
brought the total purchases to nearly
100000. All of the bonds are carry
ing a "a per cent interest rate
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-23
DEATHS AND FUNERALS

MRS. MAMIE MCDONALD died Sun
day at her home. 315 Lawrence street.
The funeral will be held at 2:3O O'Clock
Tuesday afternoon from PenwelI's chapel.
Burial in Mt. Auburn cemetery.
MI SEXTON. age Sc died this morning
at his home. 521 Topeka avenue. The
funeral will be held at . 30 o'clock We'd
nesday afternoon from the residence. Burial
in Topeka cemetery.
PLEASANT SMELSER, age 76 died Sun
day at his home, at S41 Winfield avenue.
The funeral was held from the residence
at 2:30 O'Clock this afternoon. Burial in
Topeka cemetery.
FRANK A. WOODRUFF. age SO. died
Sunday at his home. at 907 East Eighth
street He is survived by wife, two sons
and two daughters. George A and Carl
Woodruff. and Mrs. William Pierce and
Miss Lucy Woodruff, all of Topeka. He
WAS a member of A o. L. w. lodge, No.
244 and a Santa Fe inspector. The fun
eral will be held from the residence at ,
O'Clock Tuesday afternoon. Burial in To-
peka cemetery.
The funeral of Alvin T. Hughes was
held at 4 80 O'Clock this afternoon from
the residence. at oil East Eighth street.
Burial In Topeka cemetery. Mr.. Hughes
died at the Soldiers Home in Leaven-
worth last Friday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-23
NEW MILK ORDINANCE
All Ice Cream to BE Made From Pas
teurizetl Products.

All milk used by Topekans in MAX
ing ice cream and other frozen deli
cacies must be pasteurized. An ordin-
ance providing Tor pasteurizing milk
for those purposes was placed on first
reading by the city commissioners to-
day.
All excepting one of the ice cream
manufacturers in the city have al
ready provided for pasteurizing milk.
The other factory is preparing to fol-
low out the provisions of the ordin-
ance Immediately. according to Com
missioner w. l. Porter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-23
EXPORTS BEAT RECORD
Despite U-Boat, Q. S. Ships Out and
Receives More Than Ever.

Washington, April 23.-Despite the
German submarine campaign Amer
lean exports in March reached a value
of 1851, 27S,000, which has been ex-
ceeded only once-last January, the
best month in the country's history.
Imports of s270.4S4,00O set a new
American record.
The United States exported S4,634,-
863. worth of goods during the nine
months ending March 81, compared
with s2.995, 424,760 worth of exports
for the same nine months of 1916 and
s1,931, 077,S60 for the same period in
1915, the bureau of foreign and do
nestic commerce announced to-day
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-23
DINNER STORIES

English rector (to parishioner)-
Good morning. Thompson. l hear you
have a son and heir
Parishioner-Yes, sir; our house
hold now represents the United King
dom.
Rector-HoW so?
Parishioner-Why, you see. am
English, my wife's Irish, the nurse is
Scotch, and the baby walls.
Mrs. Dubwaite has been under a
great nervous strain for about six
months"
That's too bad. What's troublins
her?"
Some people moved in next door
who are evidently well-to-do, but to
save her life she can't find out where
they get their money"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-23

Farmers in this county can get all the
funds they want for seeds or other
needs"
A. L. Kitchens. Burlington:-"Eve
man worthy of credit will be taken
care Of"
c. H. Benson, Wakeeney:-'T
banks have plenty of money and the
farmers have a surplus of cash.
Representative N. l.. Johnson, Nor
ton:-"Banks are amply able to take
care of any of our farmers who may
need financial help"
w. F. Allen, Chanute:-"There is a
disposition among the bankers of this
county to loan farmers any reasonable
sums to provide seed, grain and la
Dor"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-23
The japanese Way To Remove Corns
Don't Hurt a Bit Easy and Simple
The Magic Touch of Mint Does Touch Stops Sore
ness, Then the Corn Callous Shrvels Lifts Off,
Try it. Your Feet Will Feel Cool and Fine

Z Just a touch OF Ice-mint and "Oh -
what relief. Corns and callouses van
fish, soreness disappears and you can
dance all night or walk all day and
your corns won't hurt bit. No matter
what you have tried or how many times
p you have been disappointed here is
real help for you at last. From the
very second that Ice-mint touches that
sore. tender corn your poor tired, ach-
thg feet will feel so cool. easy and
.9omfortable that you will just sigh with
relief Think of it; just little touch
+ OF that delightful, cooling Ice mint and
real foot joy is yours. No matter how
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-23

New York. April 23.-Mercantile paper,
4HM1s: Sterling 60 days bills, 4T2: com
mercial 60 day bills on banks, Az; com
mercial 60 day bills. 4:71%; demand,
5.71 cables. 40 GuiIders demand, 4OA ;
cables 407k. Lires demand, ESQ: cables,
GSS RubIes demand. 2S% cables, 2sIb.
Bar silver. 72B. Mexican dollars, 56X a..
Government bonds steady; railroad bonds
irregular. Time loans easier. 90 days, 31hM
3A 90 days 3}2m4: six months, 4MX
Call money firm high 3 low, 21a ruling
rate. 215: last loan, 3; closing bid, 2I5 I;
offered at 3.