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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-03-28
HIGH WATER THURSDAY.
River Run Over the Banks on the
West Side.

Last Thursday night about mid
night the usual high water, which
comes along every spring frighten-
ed number of our people. The riv-
er rose higher than was ever known
before, and many thought that a
flood was in store. About one O.
clock the fire alarm sounded, and
people were reused out OF their
homes. While the water ran over
the banks around the West DEBORAH
bridge, and looked threatening, no
damage was done to any property.
The exceptional heavy SHOWS of a
week before began to thaw and the
ice started out at the same time and
more water and ice came down than
in many years before.
An accident happened to lady on
the West Side during the excite
ment of the high water, that GER
tainly resulted most fortunately, and
was exciting in the extreme. The
lady was visiting at the Mrs. Opsal
home on the West Side and was
walking on the side walk north OF
the Olson grocery. The water mad
covered the walk and she accident
ally stepped off into the ditch and
was swept through a large culvert,
which extended across the road
towards the river. Geo. Handy and
Paul Riggs saw her fall and disap-
pear and they ran to the other end
OF the culvert and caught her when
she came out, after going through a
distance of about thirty feet. She
was unconscious when the boys
caught her, but was quickly revived,
and aside from the severe shock
was not injured. 1t surely was a
narrow escape.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-03-28
Called to the COlOrs.

Selmer Kjos, a Luther College
student, whose home is in Viroqua,
Wis, departed this morning for his
home. He is a member of the Wis
consin National Guards, and saw
seven months duty on the Mexican
border last year. He came back
here to college in December. A large
number of the students escorted Mr..
Madsen, of Luther, delivered a stir
ring address on the depot platform,
before the train departed, and ev-
erybody wished Mr.. Kjos we'll on his
mission as one of Uncle Sans brave
defenders.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-03-28
A Political Genius.

Congressman sometimes adopt
queer expedients to gain the good
will of their constituents. Years ago
a member from a western state was
afraid that his first term would be
his last, as he had not managed to
make himself a power in congress.
While he was debating what he
should do friend said, you live
near the center of the United States,
don't your" Eyes. '''"Then why don't
you introduce bill to have the CAPT
tai moved to the principal town in
your district" The congressman in
PRODUCED the bill, and the people of
his district at once concluded he was
great man and sent him back for
another term. He reintroduced the
bill in the next congress. and, al
though it was promptly pigeonholed
in committee, his constituents gave
him third term as a reward for his
genius.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-03-28
Who's Afraid of the Hyphen?

WAR is ever the sad thing, but
saddest when one must war with
ones own kim"
The voice which spoke these
words pronounced also the follow
ing:
And then let us pray whatever
may happen we may not lose our
love for our country, but be willing
to prove it with the last drop of
blood and the last, cent in our pos
session" t
We have quoted the pulpit utter
ance of a German Lutheran pastor
of the Middle West.
On the very same morning the re-
nowned Archbishop ireland, himself
a veteran of the Civil war, in the
cathedral at st Paul voiced his senti-
ments and the sentiments of his
church, in these words:
Among the Catholics of America
there are those, who, if not them
selves born in other countries, trace
back their lineage to a not remote
foreign ancestry. Lam not Of those
who deem it a crime to revert in
pleasing memory to scenes of child
hood. But when it is question OF
social allegiance, of civil loyalty, for
all of us there is but one country,
that is America; but the one flag
and that is the Star Spangled Ban
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-03-28
1.-THE Seasons Was Fine.

Haydn's oratorio THE Seasons
was given at the Grand last Wednes-
day by the DEBORAH Choral Union
and proved a grand success. The so
loists, Warren Proctor, tenor; Bertha
Anne Cooper, soprano; Herbert
Gould, basso, were some OF the finest
singers appearing here in years
Prof. Sperati and his large chorus
are deserving of all kinds Of praise
for their splendid work, THE Sea
sons" will long be remembered by
those attending.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-03-28
Selling Poland Chinas.

]. F. Nolan of DEBORAH r. F. d.
No. is advertising some fine Po-
land China hogs for sale this week,
and he tells us that if any buyer is
in the field for one of them, they
had better come quick. Mr.. Nolan
has had great success with his hogs
the past year, and right now has a
fine lot Of hogs, of September and
October farrow.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-03-28
Eighty-fOur Years Old.

Chas. McMasters celebrated his
Saith birthday last Sunday, March
%. He was born in New York state,
20 miles from Rochester, and came
to Winneshiek county in 1886,
settling at Freeport, where he had
the contract to build the school
house and Methodist church. He was
a carpenter in the early days, and
also worked in a machine shop in
New York. After he was here a
short time he gradually worked in
to the plumbing business, and fol-
lowed that business for years and
was very successful He was mar
ried Feb. 3, 1858 to Antoinette
Leach at Freeport, and they went
east and lived nine years with his
parents, and then came back to
Freeport and moved to DEBORAH in
1871. Mr.. McMasters retired from
active business some years ago, but
he is still active and enjoys good
health. we are pleased to state. One
relic of his babyhood Mr.. McMasters
still has is the first baby dress he ev-
err wore, which is S5 years old. Sure
ly that is something to prize and how
he ever kept the little dress all these
years is something to wonder at al
so Well he was "a years young on
Sunday, and we extend congratula-
lions and best wishes to him and
hope he will enjoy many more birth
days.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-03-28

ner. When America sounds its bu-
gle call We are, all of US, Americans
Americans 1y the sacred oath we
one day pronounced, freely and low
ingly, to the effect that We renounc-
ed all other countries, to serve Amer
lea Loyalty and exclusively"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-03-28

w dICiloO IOudy dlIcI SHUT stay
here at the r. H. Tracy home.
Mrs. II. NJ Weiser is here from
Fargo, N. D., on a three weeks visit
to her mother, Mrs. NJ. A. Shea.
Mrs. l.. w. Pearson went to
Ridgeway today, where she will
spend few days with friends.
Albert Wingate and mother ar
rived home Monday from their win
ter's sojourn at Long Beach, Cal.
Mrs. Maud Scharf returned to
Waukon today having visited her
cousins Misses Hazel and Blanche
Bernatz.
Miss Minnie Halvorson returned
to Ridgeway today, having been
here few days shopping and visit
ing relatives. ug
Mrs. Anna Hagen and daughter
returned to Ridgeway today, having
spent few days here with Mrs.
Stein Johnson.
IN. IloNuCl, IhC iaiu man
and Jacob Hamre reparted Saturday
for Mussellshell Valley, Mont, on
land business.
Mrs. Eva Baker and daughter
Miss Ruth, returned to New Hamp-
ton today, having visited friends
here few days.
-Mesdames G. S. Eide, l. o. Eide
and o. Haugen came over from Os-
sian today, to spend the day with
friends and relatives.
&C. II. Finseth, of Hayfield,
Mimi, was visitor at the home of
his wife's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Landers last week.
Chris Qualley spent several
days in Canton last week with his
mother-in-law, Mrs. Dan Smith, who
was very i'll with pneumonia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phil Carolan of
Button, are rejoicing over the arri-
val of a fine nine pound baby boy,
born TO them yesterday morning.
MIR. X l. Haugen departed for
Elbow Lake, Mimi, Friday night,
called there by the death of his
brother-in-law, Mr.. Ole Canestorp.
Mrs. j. Sheggrud departed for
Northern Michigan today, having
been called there on account of the
serious illness of her father, Rev.
Lundy. ~ IL
LAWRENCE Helgeson departed
for Minneapolis yesterday, having
responded to the call of his country,
being a member of the National
Guard.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. C. Murray re-
turned to Maquoketa today the lat
ter having been here the past week
taking treatment with the Doctors
Urban and Urban.
Mrs. Oscar ABBY and family de-
parted for Tary, Mont, today where
they will live. Mr.. ABBY having
gone there several weeks ago. Her
brother Clarence Bolson accompan
led her.
Harry DiXson, of Presho, \. d.,
arrived Monday on a visit to his
wife's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Fran
cisco. He was out this way on bust
ness and stopped off here. His many
old friends were pleased to see him.
-Messrs. Toilet Istad, Cyrus Bar
foot, Knute Tolstad and Geo. Dibbs
arrived home yesterday from south
ern Texas, where they had been on
a land seeking trip. They made no
purchases, but state they like the
country very much.
Telephone batteries MUST be
renewed occasionally to get good ser
vice from the phone. Columbia
batteries will give you the best SER
vice. Motor Supply Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. y. o. Bendickson
attended the funeral Of a relative at
Calmar Saturday.
Mrs. H. Nasset and two daugh-
ters of Alberta, Canada, arrived last
Wednesday and Mr.. Nasset arrived
the first OF the week with their car
of household goods. They will make
their home near Nasset again, They
had been in Canada seven years.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-03-28
Big Crowds at Re-opening NJ Il.
Church,

Two big crowds attended the re-
opening of the Methodist church last
Sunday, which has recently been re-
modelled. At the two services held
about three-fourths of the amount
needed for new pews was raised.
Next Sunday Dr. Lakeland will con-
firm a class of twenty.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-03-28
Here From Utah.

j. II. Baker, of Salt Lake City
Utah, arrived Friday on visit to
his mother and brother, G. f
Baker. He is general manager o.
the Bonneville Lumber Company
operating nineteen retail yards. Mr.
Baker has made great success IL
the lumber business in the West, ant
his old friends here were all pleased
to see him.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-03-28

j. PickfOrd 4 Louise HUFF, Star Tdya
Grsnnell Girls Glee Club Star Thurs.
Fan. Ward A. Victor Moore, Star, Sat
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-31

statement of E. S. Grammer, chair
man of the Lumbermen's Protec-
tive league:
IF the government Is in want
of wooden ships sufficiently to
give US martial law, we can build
them" -
Carstens Resumes.
Members of the committee are
complaining of lack Of support
and sympathy for their cause"
among the business men of Taco
ma and other cities of the state.
Meanwhile strong pressure is
being brought to bear against
those firms which have agreed to
establish eight hours. Yet in the
face of this pressure, the list of
these firms is growing.
Since Monday four Tacoma
firms, the Gregory Furniture Man
ufaoturing & Supply Co., the
Northwestern Woodenware Co.
and the Carstens Packing Co.,
have announced the establish
ment of the eight-hour day.
The Carstens Packing Co.
which was closed by strike of
employees last week, resumed OPP
erations Tuesday morning.
Union Names Officers.
The Tacoma Underwriters
union, at its meeting Monday
night, elected the following off
GERS:
Walter Johnson, president; AL
bert Anderson, vice-president:
Ernest Jones, secretary and
treasurer; Harry Brown, guide,
and Gary FcFaul. guard.
Edward Westman, Ernest Jones,
]. McNevin, AL Anderson and b.
Merry were chosen delegates to
the Central Labor council.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-31

A report that the st. Paul e.
Tacoma Lumber Co., which has
been closed down by the timber
workers strike, will resume oper-
atoms Wednesday morning on
the eight-hour day basis for en-
ployes, led to the prediction today
that all Tacoma mills would fall
in line and will be running before
the end of the week.
The report came from striking
employees, who declared they had
been told by officials of the COM
pany that the eight-hour day
would be granted.
Officials at the st. Paul mill
would not comment on the report.
AS e. G. Griggs, president OF
the company, is a member of the
lumbermen's committee which has
been directing the 100000 anti
eight-hour-day fight, the resump-
ton of the mill would practically
mean the end of the strike in Ia
coma.
Eleven Mills in Line.
Pressure brought by the state
council of defense and by DR.. Carl
ton Parker, representative of the
war department, at the meeting
of the council in Olympia Mon
day; is said to have had big eff
feet on the lumbermen of the
state. DR.. Parker pointed out
that only quick settlement would
prevent additional trouble.
This, coupled with the fact that
the list of Tacoma mills establish
ing the eight-hour day is steadily
growing. is big factor today in
forcing Tacoma millmen to con-
cede the demand of the timber
workers.
Eleven Tacoma mills we're on
the list of those which either have
granted the eight-hour day Tues
day or have promised to do so
Want Martial Law.
Lumbermen who are still hold
ing out in the anti-eight-hour-day
program are trying desperately
to stem the tide that has
turned against them. -
They are pinning their hopes on
their attempt to have the govern
ment step In and declare martial
law. They are hoping the gov
eminent will protect them from
conceding the inevitable eight
hours. -
The spirit with which these lufn-
bermen are fighting to the last
ditch was reflected today In the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-31

Field Marshal Haig struck
"Over u wide front" north of
the river Lys i'm Belgium.
"The allies captured their first
detectives" the British COM
mander-in-chief reported. Sat
isfactory progress was attained in
all positions.
Considerable prisoners have
already been taken"
The British attack began at
$3.50 a. m.
The assault-the second con-
certed offensive in this Messines
ridge sector-followed the great
est artillery duel in the whole
war to date.
For seven days now British and
German guns have been roaring
along all this Belgian front.
London Hears 1t.
The Germans apparently start
ed the concentrated fire, presum-
ably fearing another stroke in
this sector, and the British quick
d ly replied with redoubled activity.
Front dispatches have de-
scribed it as the most superlative-
ly concentrated fire of the whole
war.
Some of the detonations of
this drum fire have been plainly
heard in London on nights when
the wind blew from the east.
Mention by the British COM
mander-in-chief of "the allies"
capturing their first detectives
would seem to indicate that the
British were. assisted either by
Belgian or French troops.
The river Lys flows northward
Continued on Page Five.)
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Chicago Woman of A
Passes as Sister of
Grown-up Grandchild
and Looks the Part.
Especial 10 The Times.)


CHICAGO, July 31.-Hark &c
the amazing story of America q
youngest grandmother:
Name: Mrs. Laura B. Lawson,
~ Eastwood ave.
Age, A.
Married at 10.
Daughter born at IA.
Granddaughter born at 30.
Passes as sister of her grand
daughter and looks it.
Says she'll never be older II she
lives 100 years.
How's that?
The daughter is Mrs. e. ]. Do
harty and the granddaughter
Miss Hazel Doharty. Can you
guess which is which in the pic
ture?
Here is Mrs. Lawson's recipe,
as she has practiced 1t, for keep
ing young:
I've always been active. I've
always done my own houseworh,
not because | had to but because
/ loved to. I've studied the kind
of foods that make strength with
out making fat.
I'm a crank about cleanliness,
outside and in; you cant keep
skin and body clean without 1t ia
cared for from inside and outside.
II never sit around and NOPE.
I rest one hour each day, not even
allowing the family to intrude on
that hour.
Eve always associated with
young people.
I'm fond of dancing; | swim
too and play tennis. / don't give
my muscles a chance to get old
and that keeps my mind alert"
Mrs. Lawson, in the picture, is
in the center. On her right is her
daughter, who looks older, while
on her left is her granddaughter.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-31
Sam Fills Up
Jam Shelf for Bows

Take a slant at this, boys, be-
fore you claim exemption.
100000 cans of blackberry
jam!
How does that look? Here's an
other:
$4,000 cans of raspberry pre-
serves.
Then add this one:
$4,000 cans of assorted jam.
And these:
1902 cans of cherries, 250,000
cans of sweet corn, $4,000 cans of
baked beans, 100000 cans of to-
etc.
Prunes, Too!
Looks like there's going to be
a jam at the American lake army
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-31
UNCLE SAM MAY
CARLINES

seth and M streets, the nearest
switch adjacent to the Stayton
plant, to the N. p. tracks.
All work of transportation was
brought to an end Monday after
noon when union teamsters, under
instructions of William F. Dau,
business agent of the union, re-
fused to haul pipe from the Stay
ton plant to the non-union cars
on the seth street siding.
May Act Tonight.
I'VE are ready to haul the pipe
in trucks all the way to the army
post. If necessary, but we will not
haul pipe in union trucks, to be
later handled by 'scab' street car
crews said Rau.
Unless Manager Bean gives per-
mission for union street car men
to handle the cars Tuesday night
Major Stone intimated Tuesday
that he would Immediately start
government action to seize the
South Tacoma car line.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-31
YOUNG RIOT
ON BROADWAY

Another good natured street car
riot began on Broadway in front
of the Colonial theater shortly be-
fore 1 o'clock Tuesday afternoon,
when someone jumped up behind
Sixth avenue strike-breaking car
going north and cut the trolley
rope.
A big crowd gathered immedi-
ately, jeeripg and hooting at the
strike-breakers.
Finally the car operators man
aged to get the trolley on again.
When the car was started moving
1t ran squarely into jitney bus,
showing 1t 10 or Is feet.
At lis the police has succeed
ed in dispensing the crowd, and
the excitanent was ended.
]. p. Davis, 81. an ice cream
maker, was arrested for cutting
the trolley rope.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-31

Franklin OF Portland, Ore, 10
represent the company; DR.. Henry
Suzzallo, president of the Univer-
sity OF Washington and chairman
of the state council Of defense, to
be the third arbitrator.
Question of whether the trac-
ton company Is to grant closed
shop unsettled.
Strike leaders enthusiastically
declare this means a complete
victory FOR the strikers, as they
offered to submit every point at
issue except their right to or
ganize to such arbitration before
they went on strike two weeks
ago.
The meeting In Reynolds office
was unannounced,
Persons in close contact with
the principals In the strike arb
tration work declared that a set
Element was only a matter Of
hours. Whether union street car
men will resume work Wednesday,
If settlement is agreed upon to-
day, has not been announced.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-31

cantonment when il starts run
ming full blast this coming fall.
The above items are Just a few
of those included in the latest
call for bids for the army post
issued by the quartermaster de-
partment. Bids on the jam must
be In by Aug: 8.
Lest you forget the old IA
miliars, these items also are in
cluded in the call for bids:
Also Desks.
100000 pounds of prunes!
100000 pounds of evaporated
peaches and apples:
Another call is for $50 quar-
tered oak desks 2;t65 tables, a.
703 maple folding chairs.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-31

Uncle Sam threatened to take a
hand in Tacoma's street car strike
Tuesday, when Maj. David l..
Stone, constructing quartermaster
at the American lake army post,
ANNOUNCED he would have to con-
fiscate the South Tacoma car line
for hauling army post material I'M
less service was resumed at once.
The street car tieup has serious
ly crippled the transportation Of
cement drain pipe from j.. Y. Stay
tons plant, 50th street and Pa
cific ave-, to Camp Lewis.
Non-union street car men have
attempted to haul cars OF pipe
from the manufacturing plant TO
the Northern Pacific lines at South
Tacoma, Tilt because of inexperi-
ence, they have caused numerous
smash-ups and have already brok-
en- pipe worth nearly $500.
Demands Action.
The construction of drains and
sewers at Camp Lewis almost came
to a standstill Tuesday because the
big cement pipe could not be trans
ported.
Major Stone declared that un-
less something was done at once
to insure adequate freight serv-
ice over T. r. & P. Co.'S lines, he
would ask Washington, d. c., tor
permission to seize the car line,
freight motors and cars, and OPP
crate them with soldier crews.
An appeal was made two days
ago by Maj. Stone to Manager
Bean of the T. r. & p. Co. to
permit union men to operate the
freight trains as a patriotic emer-
gency, it developed Tuesday, but
Bean is said to have refused utter
ly to recognize the union men.
Carmen Ready.
The street car strikers, hearing
of the shortage of pipe and the
necessity for adequate transporta-
ton, kept a full crew of freight
train operators at strike headquar-
tiers all Monday night, ready on
moments notice to run the trains
IL Bean would give permission.
1--WE are ready to do anything
we can for the government" said
President Boone of the street car
men Tuesday.
- I'VE have told Major Stone
that we would operate Mr.. Beans
freight trains as patriotic meas
ure, in order to keep supplies NOV
ing to the army post. But Mr..
Bean has refused.
At Old Scale, Too.
1.-THE moment Mr.. Bean gives
permission to let our men operate
his freight trains, and Maj. Stone
sends. us a written request to
handle the work. our freight crews
will be on the Job.
"They will do this work on the
old scale of wages, as a patoriotic
and emergency measure, but their
act will have nothing to do with
the present strike situation. No
one can ever say that the street
car men are doing anything in
their strike to hinder government
war measures
Teamsters Rebel.
L. Y. Stayton Is working his
immense pipe plant day and night,
making all the sewer and drain
pipe for Camp Lewis. The plac-
Ing of this pipe at the camp Is i'm
peratiye. The T. r. q p. Co. has
attempted to operate one freight
train each night to transport the
carloads Of pipe from . switch 1t
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-31
ROOTS TRAIN
IS ATTACKED

TOKYO, July 31.-An attempt
to wreck or burn the train on
which Elihu Root, head of the
American mission to Russia was
riding was made by anarchists at
Viatka station, in Siberia, &C
cording to travellers from Russia,
arriving here today.
Bridges ahead of Roots train
were set Attire just as Root was
entering Siberia.
The train was stopped before it
reached the burning structures
and was delayed for 80 hours
while the damage was being re-
paired.
Then, as Root was about to
start aagin, Viatka station and
storehouse were set afire and the
blaze spread to the railway
coaches there.
Three trains were burned and
the Root train was threatened,
but the American mission
escaped.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-31

Attorney Reynolds Brings
Both Sides Together
United Press Leased WWe.)

(Cnted PreSsL
strikes
office OF
nolds, attorney the strikers in the Hoge building
Negotiations for the peaceful end Of the controversy which has left the two
ong boodshed
moved with startling suddenmess
President Puget
committee of strikers representing
both Tacoma Seattle James A. Duncan A. Wheley and
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