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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21
snain Hits Germanophile Press

Madrid, Jan. 20.-The judicial au-
thorities have begun proceedings
aoainst Germanophile papers under in
st,pc+ions from the ministry. Actions
80 beon begun against the "Espana
Vneva." the "Correo Espanol," the
"Cornmentrios" and "El Diario," OF
Madrid. "El Socialista" was seized by
the police on Thursday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21
TO SIT IN APPEALS COURT
Justices Mclaughlin and CardOzo Ac-
cent Whitman Appointment

Justice Chester B. Mclaughlin, OF
the Appellate Division of the Supreme
Court, and Justice Benjamin II. Car
cozo, Of the Supreme Court, who were
appointed by Governor Whitman 70 hil
vacancies in the Court Of Appeals, nave
announced their intention 70 accept
me profered Offices
The two justices made this known
Yesterday in letters written 70 the As
ISOLATION Of the Bar Of the City OF New
FORK and the New York County Law
yers' Association.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-09-19
WHAT THE FROST DID.

The frosts il this part OF the state
did not do any considerable damage,
not to the corn, says the Cedar Rap
ids Republican. In spots the tips or
the blades are "scorched," but those
tips or most of them were beginning
to dry up under the natural process
es of maturity. There are plenty OF
green leaves left on the stalks to
keep up the processes of growth, or
filling out of the kernels. At this
time of the year, or when the corn
is a little more advanced, many farm
ers used to cut the tops out OF their
corn, for feeding and many of them
believed that it fastened the ripening
of the ears. Some persons believe
that a touch of the frost hastens the
ripening of the corn, but there is not
much merit in that theory. The most
1t does is probably to hasten its dry
ing up and that is good thing In
the middle of September. Dry wealth
err now is the most desirable thing
for continued wetness is apt to spoil
corn that is soft after it has been
seriously frost bitten.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-09-19
Married in North Dakota.

Announcements have been received
by DEBORAH relatives and friends of
the marriage on Sept. 5, of Mr.. Ar
thur E. Anderson, of Haaton, n. D..
to Miss Minnie Ruth Macquarrie, Of
Crystal, n. D. The marriage was
performed at the home of the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. d. Macquarrie.
The groom is a son of Mrs. Jacob
Anderson and brother of Otto An
derson the East Water street confec-
toner. For the past eight years he
has been located at Haaton, and
the present time holds the RESPONSE,
BILE position of cashier of Haaton
bank. He is one of the fine young
men who have gone out from Decor
ali and has risen rapidly in the bust
ness world, and he has a host of
friends here who extend congratula-
tions ald best wishes to himself and
bride, who by the way is one of Cry
stalls very best young women.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-09-19
MASKED MEN AFTER HIM.
Ross Roberts, Youth Living South
of Fayette, Reports Two Very
Strange Encounters.

Masked men, according to the re-
ports of Ross Roberts, youth living
south of Fayette, have been on his
trail pretty strongly for a week past.
He has called the officers to Fayette
twice with accounts of happenings
that are passing strange, but no clue
exists as to who the offenders are.
The first case occurred a week ago
Sunday night. about IL O'Clock, while
young Roberts, who is about eighteen
years of age, was on his way to his
home in the country, after spending
the evening calling on Miss Letha
Mouser. Roberts says that as he was
turning east to go to his home, at
point two miles south of Fayette,
three masked men got out of an au-
tomobile and handled him roughly in
the attempt to get him to take them
to the home of Miss Mouser. There
was hint of abduction in the case.
The second call for help came last
evening, when young ROBERTS re-
ported that he had got into trouble
with masked men again, on the same
corner. He turned il the alarm about
Z o'clock. He said as he was driving
home from Fayette two masked men
were coming along in an auto, and
that one of them fired four shots at
him from a revolver. There are four
holes in the buggy top, two in the
side and two behind, to bear out the
story. Roberts says his driving horse
broke into a run after the first shot
No one else has seen the masked men
or heard any shooting.-West Union
Argo-Gazette.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-09-19
Long Cold Winter Ahead.

Get out your fur overcoat, fill your
bin with coal, and prepare for long,
cold winter.
Yep, it's sure to come.
So say a Charles City resident for
many years, who has studied signs in
Iowa since 1885. He was response
BILE for last winters severity AID
length, having predicted it.
"Muskrat houses are four feet
above water" he said. THAT is the
highest I ever saw them and it is a
sure sign of bitter winter. In addi-
ton corn husks are thick, another
sure sign.
Winter will start earlier this year
and there will be more snow than a
year ago. Along in November it will
turn cold and stay cold. Charles
City Intelligencer.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-09-19
Vaudeville at Star Thursday.

The Stars" second big Musical
Vaudeville will be presented this
week Thursday, Sept. goth, when
1.-The Land of Joy Girls" will be the
attraction. Blanche Hryan, Prima
Donna, and Morrie Streeter, Come
dian, are featured. Tle singing and
dancing girlies are said to have many
new songs and dances and costumed
right up to the minute. Bessie Bar
riscale. in a five reel Triangle" fea-
ture will also be on the program. O1e
show at eight o'clock, with prices at
twenty cents for the balcony and
twenty-five cents down stairs.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-09-19
Soldier Rows Visit Home.

Friday evening Privates Olaf Ham
re. Albert Guttormson and Clarence
Severson came up from Camp Dodge,
and spent Sunday here with relatives
and friends, returning Monday. They
look fine and are feeling fine and like
their soldier life very much. Last
evening Palmer Anderson came up
from Camp Dodge on a short visit TO
relatives and friends.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-09-19
Potatoes Grow From Sprouts.

If our readers wish to see some
fine potatoes just stop and take look
in our Office window. There are four
big potatoes on display, which were
grown as an experiment by Mrs. liver
Gunderson, of Franklin street. She
planted six sprouts, and by the way
most people cut these same sprouts
off AID throw them away. Well If they
take look at these potatoes, sprouts
will be the favorite seed after this.
The potatoes are all big and smooth,
good to eat and good to look at.
The largest one weighs one pound
and quarter, and the other three 10,
IA and - ounces, respectively. Mrs.
Gunderson dug about peck from the
six sprouts.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-09-19
BUY BEAUTIFUL INSTRUMENTS.
SOLO ArtappOllO and ParlOr Grand
Haddorff Purchased by
DeCorahians.

Manager w. B. Coup of the Decor
ah Music Shop of this city sold two
of the finest musical instruments ever
sold in this section of the state last
week. O1e was Solo Artappollo
player piano, one of the highest
grade made, costing $1,000, and the
other was Parlor Grand Haddorff
costing $1,000. The former was pur-
chased by Mrs. B. Anundsen and the
latter by County Supt H. E. Miller.
The apollo is a reproducing piano
and can be operated in four separate
and distinct ways. First: By itself a
complete automatic instrument, and
alone and unaided it will accompany
the voice or other instruments.
Second: The operator putting in
his own tempo and expression, with
the electric motor doing the pump
ing.
Third: By foot power as a regular
player piano, and fourth, by hand as
a regular piano.
The Haddorff is finished in dull ma
hogany, and the predominating char
acteristic of the design is the rare
sense of proportion it reflects, giving
to the instrument a quiet refinement
and an ummistabable distinction.
Both Of these instruments are very
beautiful and will certainly give the
owners rare pleasure.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-09-19
Red Cross Picnic.

There will be Red Cross picnic
held at the home of o a. p. Haugen
on next Sunday, Sept. %. Ice cream
and other light refreshments will be
served. The ladies are kindly re-
ouested 10 bring baskets. Atty. j. A.
Nelson, of DEBORAH, will speak about
four O'Clock. The committee invites
everybody young AID old, to attend
and enjoy the day. Ha,ns
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-09-19
new MUSICAL SHOW
MAKING GREAT HIT
'My Soldier Girl Which Appears at
the Grand Opera House on Oct.
=, is Brightest, Wittiest
Entertainment Ever
Seen.
CAST INCLUDES MANY
NOTABLE ARTISTS
Patrons May Rest Assured of Rare
Treat in Music, Comedy, Dane
ing and Wonderful
Ballet.

MY Soldier Girl, the brilliant
musical spectacle, coming TO the
Grand Tuesday night Oct. 2, is the
c,everest, brightest, wittiest enter
tainment ever seen on any stage. 1t
sparkles. 1t has humor, color, mel
ody, spirit and a score that holds the
auditor with its swinging lifting
airs. The book is by j. Torch Baber,
who has contributed to many sue
cesses in the past, offer, in this lat
est version, comedy that induces tir-
ed people to forget their troubles.
You never have time to sit back and
rest so contagious is the humor and
so persistent is the merry revealing.
One of the striking features of MY
Soldier Girl" is the remarkable bal
let, so clever do these girls render
their big dance numbers and ensem-
bles that the audience seem spell
bound, giving them encore after en-
core. The cast includes several New
York musical comedy artists, and
theatre-goers may rest assured of a
rare treat in music, comedy, dancing,
scenery and a wonderful ballet all
combined to make my Soldier Girl
the remarkable success it really is.
There are nearly twenty big song hits
including MY Soldier Girl" Come
and Baby Me-, Dixie Doodle,
when l Dream of YOU, Tell Me
With Your Heart" and a score of
other hits.
The following about the play is TAX
en- from the Rockford, Illinois, Reg
ister-Gazette:
There is a brand new musical COM
edy on view at the Grand opera
house, new from head to toe. Natur-
ally in its spotless costuming it is at
tractive There is a runway, after
the fashion of the Winter Garden
show, and girls trip back and forth
over it while they sing ditties, senti-
mental, patriotic and otherwise. It's
a show you can look up to-all that
have a runway are. My Soldier Girl"
is the title.
The aim is more or less at the
spectacular and the patriotic note is
much to the fore. The piece is lavish
ly dotted with songs and number of
them are sung with proper swing.
Gudrun Walberg is the soldier girl
and she is kept as busy as young
rookie learning the art of war. She
dances frequently, part of the time
with Leslie Jones, who is light OF
foot. Fred Daye AID William Moore
are earnest in their comedy roles.
Nina Heiden sings sheaf Of songs,
all of them well.
The story has to do with theatre
cal company turned aviators, who are
transferred to France, where they
have numerous adventures. There are
patriotic scenes and a tabieau de-
picting the great wars end closes the
performance.
The company works earnestly, 1t
contains talented people, and the
eighteen chorus girls are cookbook
ing. The engagement continues until
tomorrow night.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-09-19
kits FOR THE
SOLDIER BOYS
Equipping Kit for the Boys Should
be Done With Some Thought of
is Appropriateness.
NATIONAL GUARD OFFICER
GIVES SOME IDEAS
Several Places i'm DEBORAH Will Re-
ceive Contributions. Have You
Done Your Bit i'm Remember
ing the Boys Going to
the Front.

A movement has been started all
over the country in gathering gifts
for the soldier boys. Barrels are pro-
vided in various places and you can
purchase some suitable article, drop
it in the barrel and it will be for
warded to the soldier boys.
Z. j. Parman, the druggist, has
gladly consented to forward a barrel,
or dozen barrels, if they can be pro-
vided to the boys. A big barrel has
been appropriately decorated and
stands in the drug store window.
Around it on display are many useful
articles that will be much appreciat-
ed by the boys.
Spend what you feel like from five
cents up to as high as you feel that
you can go. One cigar will help. Your
neighbor will perhaps buy two and
so on. Help fill the barrel so that it
can be sent away in a short time.
Don't send comfort kits to soldiers
filled with silk socks, pink pajamas,
homemade fudge, etc. In selecting
articles for kit, let your judgment
decide on things that will do the men
most good and serve the conditions
to which the men are exposed
A rough bath towel, for instance,
is more acceptable than linen one.
Heavy clifton underwear is better
than silk.
An officer of the National Guard
gives the following as an ideal list of
items to include in soldiers kit.
Safety razor, razor blades, shaw
ing stick, powder or cream, rough
towel, wash Goth, comb, tooth brush,
dentifrice, tan shoe polish, tan shoe
laces, cake of soap in celluloid case,
card of safety pins, package of nee
dies with big eyes, thread, card of
bachelor khaki-colored buttons. card
of pearl buttons for underwear, box
of chewing gum, box of candy (hard
candy that will not get sticky,) pipe,
bag or box of good tobacco, cigar
cites, book of paper, cigars, envel-
opes, etc.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-09-19
PRISONER OF WAR
WRITES FROM HOLLAND
Belgian Soldier Interned in Holland
Writes Marsh Music House for
Orchestra and Band Music.
WRITER LEARNED ENGLISH
LANGUAGE IN TEN MONTHS
Says He Will do Everything Possible
to Become Well-Up in Mas
tering Our Language.

B. o. Marsh of the Marsh Music
House of this city recently received
the letter published blow from a Bel
gian soldier, AID it is surely good
evidence that the Marsh Music House
ENJOYS nation wide reputation. For
many years they have been sending
big orders of music AID musical goods
to foreign countries and their name
stands fer quality everywhere:
Camp I.
Zcept, Hctland.
Marsh Music House:
Dear Sir: / take respectfully the
liberty to ask you if you have no
some music for me. We are Belgian
soldiers interned il Holland and we
have organized an orchestra to enter
tain our comrades here in the camp.
We are a newly formed unit; We do
not receive many music. / play also
here in a band and we take a walk
with the soldiers three times a week.
Music of all kinds for bands or or
chestra will be accepted with graft
tude. l am not well up in English.
/ learn it Only since ten months, but
will do my possible to become a
well-up. You will oblige me exceed
ingly by procuring me some music
and it seems to do a great deal of
good to realize that We are well re-
membered by the people in America,
and | will send you some prospects of
the camp as remembrance of an
interaed soldier. Hoping to be hon
ored with a favora BILE reply, l will al
ways do my utmost to justify your
good opinion.
Yours very respectfully,
AUTHOR Won DE VELDE,
Orchestra leader, corporal, music.
Baraque IS, Camp / Zept, Holland.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-09-19
Night Blooming Cereus Is Freak.

Keokuk, Ia, Sept. III. NJ.
French of this city has freak in the
way of a night blooming cereus. 1t
is blooming for the second time this
summer, and is blooming in bright
daylight today, evidently getting
twelve hours ahead of its supposed
schedule. The plant has two bios
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-09-19
stetson Hats-Best for Your Head.

Stetson Hats-Best for Your Head.
You would Judge that every man in
town had suddedly become conscious
of his head-and Of what new Stet-
son can do for his appearance. We
have sold many Stetson hats this sea-
son becaust for style, comfort and
shape there is no hat made which
compares with it. BEARS.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-09-19
1917 Proverbs.

A man is as old as he feels, a wo-
man as old as she is made up.
Never put off till tomorrow the
man you can do today.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-09-19
AUCTIONEERlNG.

| am prepared to cry all kinds OF
Farm and Livestock sales, and VIII
guarantee satisfaction. Get my terms
before listing your sale. My address
is route s, DEBORAH. Telephone or
call
COL. WALTER KEEFE.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-09-19

SONS on it, both perfectly formed,
but both of which opened with the
sun yesterday morning.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-09-19
Mems and Boys

sweaters at very reasonable prices,
good line to select from. S. Lar
sen. 1872
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-09-19
New Trench OvercOats.

of the latest models and better quail
ties. Reasonable prices. BEARS.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-09-19

An old bachelor says that 1t was
Adams wedding Eve that caused II
all.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-09-19

Auto Wind Shields at Prast-
marks. 90
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-09-19

COL. WALTER KEEFE.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-08
Crime News
EDITOR THE TIMES:

EDITOR THE TIMES:
read a piece written by L. e.
Eppinger, concerning crimes de-
scribed on the front pages of The
Times.
Although I do not like to read
about these crimes, as they make
my heart ache, nevertheless they
should be published so that the
foolish people who say no such
things ever happen can see that
they do happen.
And generally one can even
learn a good lesson from some of
them. Also, the moving picture
shows help to show everybody up
for what they are, and thus the
rich can see, If they want to, what
the poor have to suffer, and the
poor and unprotected can learn
how to avoid the snares Of the
rich.
We are reaching an age when
everybody is shown up for what he
or she is; and if there is anyone
that don't want to learn, let them
pack their grip and pull for the
hills; for knowledge of the wick
edness in the world does not hurt
us, and helps us to be more lenient
with our brothers and sisters when
they fall victims. Although | will
say when we know the world as it
really is the joy goes out of living.
But say, give us all on your front
page. and as much as you can get;
for we will take it like men and
women, even though it does hurt.
TIMES READER.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-08
Through Men
MIR. EDITOR:

| MN, ELL Oh.
l noted one piece in your paper
few nights ago, headed, How
Did They Come SOP" l am in a
position to say how they came so.
Through men.
/ suggest you go to any under
world woman, in any city or town,
and ask her how she came SO. She
! will tell you she was a pure, good
girl once, such as all men wish for
a wife.
She began to wish to be that
wife, and mother, so kept company
to pick a man for a husband and
father, and in time met one-the
only one for her.
She loved him with her whole
| heart, soul and body, and when a
woman loves she always loves that
way. Men love only with the
mind, believe. So he let's his
selfish wants be known to her.
She resists.
! He pleads, "If you loved me as
you say you do, you would do
that much for me. There can be
no harm come, and If there does
I'll see you through. You know
love you, or I'd not want you.
Don't you love me? You said you
did, and you don't, or you would
do this little for me that costs
you nothing. love you, of
course | do"
And, poor girl, she believes him
and loves him and falls; while
he is only a selfish beast.
Then what happens? She is
left with a child in her arms. He
skips, and refuses to know the
mother of his child-his as surely
as II they were married.
Then no one wants her. Girls
shun her. Nice boys, if there be
| any, don't want her. Mothers
will not hire her to work among
their girls. She is an outcast.
And why? Because she trusted
and loved.
You say, mo, because she was
of hose character.
| She was not She was good
like your mother, your wife, your
daughter, until she was lied to by
man, and an outcast among all
for loves sake. God says, Great
er love hath no man than to lay
down his life for another" and l
say greater love hath no woman
than to give her all to the man
she loves, and then go through
I life in living death-worse than
death. She hugs the baby to her
breast and raises 1t with her life
because she loved and will always
love the man that deserted her,
why can't they live on $40 a
week." you ask, when decent
girls do?"
Because they are not al
lowed to. Decent girls can
get q cheap room, work, and
| pay less for all privileges.
/ Their fallen sisters must pay
double cash for all their
wants, because everyone
| knows girl Is fallen, by
those same men who betrayed
4 her pointing her out and tell
ing their comrades In sin how
Y she was won.
She soon knows she is marked
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-08
Senate Bill Is

EDITOR THE TINES:
We have men. We have land.
Idle land. Good sense would put
the man on the land.
Our greatest asset is produc-
tive land. Good sense would use
this asset first. Men of capital
chase sunbeams the world over.
Meanwhile our storehouse of land
/ production remains locked for
want of funds.
Help the farmer and he will
help you.
At the present time, and main
ly since 1900, about 80 counties
have a land productive policy.
They give direct state aid to land
, settlement and farming. Cheap
lands are provided. Loans are
made. Interest rates run from 3
to 6 per cent. Time of payment
varies from 80 to rs years. When
the payments end, the farm is
paid for.
This policy induces the man to
stay on the land. Cheap money
and cheap land enables the farm
er to pay his way out of his land.
There is no country with land
more costly to subdue than Wash
| ington. On the west side men are
scared at the sight of stumps; on
the east side their hearts sink at
the cost of getting water.
We are top heavy with cities
where people tester and decay like
flies and parasites, rather than
live grand human beings. Yet oUr
| heritage of food land is left in
greater part picture of desola-
| ton or a bowling wilderness.
II we want our state and COAST
to be a "white mans country" the
state must aid men to settle and
improve our idle land.
The federal rural credits law is
splendid as far as it goes. But
each state should have a law for
the same object, especially this
state. British Columbia has one,
Oregon people passed one last
November. California will soon
have such a law.
Senate bill %, introduced by
Sen. Iverson, is state rural cred
its system. 1t amends the con-
stitution to let the state borrow
money at 4 per cent to lend to
actual settlers at per cent on
SO years time to buy land and to
improve it. No loan can exceed
30 per cent of the value of the
land. The state farm loan sys-
tenn will be wholly self-supporting.
No country has yet suffered loss
from this new agricultural policy.
Several countries have made small
profits.
AUSTIN E. GRIFFITHS.
Seattle.