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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-11-28
LEAVE CORN IN FIELDS.
IF Soft 1t VIII Dry, Says Former
School Man.

Waterloo, Ia, Nov. 26.-If corn
Is soft, leave it in the field for eigh-
teen months if necessary so that it
may dry.
This is the suggestion Of J. l..
Buechele, former school man, who
reports 400 bushels of excellent corn
hard as flint, was husked in the past
week on farm eighteen miles
southeast of here. This corn came
from part of a field planted in the
spring of 1916. The land is owned
by Edwin Schildmeier. For several
years past it has been customary to
leave a part of the corn in the field
through the winter. The estate OF
the father recently was divided and
this corn has remained through two
autumns, one winter and two sum-
mers.
Ears displayed here show them to
be sound and bright. The kernels are
as hard as flint. Mr.. Buechele will
test them for terminating powers
and for use as corn meal. Down ears
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-11-28
Poison in Tobacco Plug.

Atlantic, Ia, Nov. ga tobacco
tag saved the life Of Edward Waters
of Atlantic, for it was discovered to
have been placed directly over a
quantity of deadly poison inserted
in the tobacco by some one.
When Waters teeth encountered
the tag he removed it and saw a
white substance which excited his
suspicious. He brought the tobacco
here and several analysis were made
of the powder which was discovered
to be potassium of cyanide, deadly
poison, AID there was enough of it in
the plug of tobacco to kill dozen
men.
The hole in which the poison was
placed is the size Of large pea and
it had been carefully covered with a
leaf of tobacco and the tag inserted
over it. DR.. Burke, who made the
analysis, repeated it several times to
make certain the accuracy of his
work. The tobacco was purchased in
Wiota.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-11-28
NO FUN, sAsYs KENYON.
Ocean Travel Does Not Appeal to the
Senator.

Fort Dodge, Ia, Nov. 26.--The
terrors of ocean travel at the present
time are described in the following
letter which has been received from
Senator w. S. Kenyon. The letter
was written ON the boat 100 miles
from Liverpool, October 81. The let
ter was mailed in England and re-
ceived by M. J. Hare. Mr.. Haire
had planned to accompany Senator
Kenyon to France. The senator
writes:
Il felt glad a good many times
for your sake that you did not come.
We have had the most terrorizing ex-
periences l could ever have in.agin-
ed. My mind is at rest for the first
time, for this morning two destroyers
appeared to convoy us in and are now
running near US, one on either side
I'VE are in the worst part of the
sub zone right now and will be right
up to the English channel. Had you
been here you would have suffered
as everyone has to think that any
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-11-28
A BIG FLOCK OF SHEEP.
WeStgate Receives 1865 Lambs From
Colorado for Feeding Purposes,
Herded by Shepherd and
Dog.

Westgate, Iowa, Nov. 26.-Prob.
ably the largest flock of sheep ever
I'm Fayette county is now on the H. G
Baxter farm three miles southwest oil
town. They were shipped from
Hotchkiss, Colo, arrived in Oelweir
Saturday, and were driven to the Bax
ter farm. The flock consists of 1863
sheep, mostly lambs, and were ship,
ped by S. A. Sylvester, to be fattened
and later sent on to Chicago for mar.
ket. They were accompanied by al
experienced herder and his dog, and
to those who have never seen sc
large a flock of sheep herded the
sight is a novelty.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-11-28
Father and Son Injured Same Time

Waterloo, Ia, Nov 26.-At pre-
cisely the same hour yesterday faith
er and son, hundreds of miles apart,
were injured in automobile accidents.
William P. Bryan of this city had
his right hand fractured and two ribs
broken when car driven by M. Ro-
senbloom collided with him. Shortly
after the accident he received a tele-
gram from Springfield, Mo-, stating
that his father, f. B. Bryan, had been
injured in an accident. The telegram
gave no details.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-11-28

moment a torpedo might pillow thru
the boat a1d send you to the bottom
in five minutes. 1t is not very ex-
hilarating. No one really ought to
have taken this trip unless they had
to- it is too much of a risk.
Never are there lights on ship al
night, We tear along as if mad. This
is a fast boat. We have some of the
best gunners in the American navy
Believe me, they can put up some
scrap. When the old guns thunder as
they did the other day it made one
realize war"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-11-28

with Coal beyond reach AID
wood going up every day, how are
the common people going to keep
warm this winter?"
81 guess they'll have to do the best
they can with their burning indigHa-
ton. "-Baltimor American.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-11-28

would not keep so long, but most sE
the stalks have been standing.
1t is pointed out that the object
ton to leaving corn remain in the
field through the second season is
that the use of the land is lost.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-11-28

Don't buy bracelet watch I'M
til you have seen ours. Muller
Bros. 47-3
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-03-15
A GREAT SALE OF UNUSUAL IMPORTANCE
and the Reason for This Gigantic Sacrifice
of SeaSonabLe Merchandise.

T1a announcement worthy your considerations It really worth your WmG to
need ont special sale such unusual Importance Cat tins time of the year,
al a t
neo s Spring newest and the choicest creations from te worlds
o
IcNtnd cGl Hand and am wi ling sacrifice COST profit and c}g
attend this
like throwing Will pay You to come 30 miles for this
St "a e oO { o
Sirled1 II
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-15
Long Islanders Offer
Submarine Chasers
Meadow Brook Hunt Club
Will Practise Marks
manship

Wealthy residents Of Long Island
ere organizing 70 aid IL national de-
fence by land and sea. The members
of the Meadow Brook Hunt Club have
formed an organization at Nestoury'
Long Island, which will train in the
use Of the army rifle, with special
attention TO Workmanship. John 4.
Wilbur. a member OF the Mayors Com
mittee for National Defence, yesterday
offered 10 raise a squadron Of subma-
rine chasers among the residents on
the shore OF Great South Bay.
Leaders in the rife club are ". Rus
sell Grace and DevereuX MilDurn. SIX
" members have been enrolled, and
next Monday night it is planned TO
have a still! larger meeting IN the nope
Of obtaining still more recruits. The
new organization will be known as the
Westburv Rife Club. and will affiliate
with the National Rife Club. A range
will be constructed as soon as possible.
In his offer TO the Mayor. Mr Wilbur
also tenders his boat basin at Ocean
Beach. Fire Island for the use of the
government as a rendezvous for sub
marine chasers.
"This BASIN" his letter says. was
built at considerable expense, and -
the only land locked harbor the entire
length Of Fire Island beach will suifi-
cient depth Of water to accommodate
such boats"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-15
Discussion of Workmen,
Embellished, Led to
Story of lnvasions
Reporter Is Held Up
Bag of Grapefruit He Carried
Is Mistaken for
Bombs

There may be no flaw in the police
arrangements for meeting and arrest
ing any enemy, foreign or domestic
threatening the city in the near future.
But there are at least three hundred
members OF the force who believe there
is something radically wrong in the
method of receiving news Of invasions
end threatened attacks in the neigh
borhood OF the city.
The men who entertain this view are
members of the gallant army of blue
coats who, in response TO hurriedly
issued orders from Commissioner
Woods Tuesday night, were placed IN
the rain and slush about Forts Totten
and Hamilton to stand guard while the
parrisons Of the two forts slept com
fortably.
Yesterday morning, after the patrol
men had gone home without catching
so much as a glimpse Of any enemy but
the weather, the Commissioner set
about learning where the news of a
supposed attack by German reservists
in New York had originated. After
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-15
Guard Is Rushed
To Boonton Dam
On Plot Rumor
Jersey City Authorities Act
on Report of Germans
Conversation
Appeal Sent Gov. Edge
Police Set Watch on Nearby
Residents of Foreign
B:.th
Appeal Sent Gov. Edge

Thirty men OF the Jersey City ponce
force armed with army rifles and am
mrnition. we're rushed to the Boonton
Reservoir. in Northern New Jersey,
last night on a rumor Of plot to
dynamite the Boonton dam and send
1000 900 900 gallons of water rusning
down upon the munitions plants ana
factories in the Passaic River valley.
A resident Of Boonton says he over
heard a conversation between two Ger
mans. one a former captain in the Ger
man army and the other a machinist
from one of the Hamburg American
I;ncrs at Hoboken. A statement of the
facts has been sent TO the Department
of Justice at Washington by Corpora
ton Counsel John Milton.
The Boonton resident brought the
;,rormation first 10 Henry Byrne' di-
r.ctor Of streets and public improve
80 ybo has charge of the rcser-
, rnf, Mr. Rvrne refused to reveal the
name Of his informant
CAPTAIN at Sayyille
Tho German captain, it is said, was
detailed at the Sayville wireless sta
tion until that was taken over ny ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-15
Ask Aid for Feeble-Minded
Physicians Urge 100000
Appropriation for Letchworth

The appropriation TINS year Oh ho'
less than 100000 for additional &C,
cormodations for the feebe-mlnded
at Letchworth Village, at Thiells, Rock
land County, is urged as the most i'm
portant move for the state in Crap
Ming with the menace Of feeble-mind-
edness. in a letter sent last night 70
Henry NJ. Sage, chairman Of the SEN
ate Finance Committee, by nine New
York physicians.
The letter was signed by DR.. Abra-
ham jacob. DR.. William Browning
DR.. l.. Pierce Clark, DR.. Charles l.
Dana. DR.. James Alexander Miller. DR..
Walter B. James, DIR. Frederick Peter
son, DR.. William L. Russell and DR..
Ira 6. Vile.
zone Of the most serious and men
acing social evils al present IS the m
croasing number Of the uncared-for
fceble-minded," the physicians wrote.
definite steps must be taken for the
elimination and prevention of this so
cial evil. which is the root and cause
of so many others. The state must
accent responsibility in this matter,
because it cannot be handled in an
individual way
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-15
Metz Pledges Loyalty
Zimmerman Note Should
Unity u. S., He Says

Herman A. Metz yesterday declared
for unified nation TO resist any inter.
ference with American rights. IN an
address before the Brooklyn Give Club.
II thought there were some statesmen
left in the world, but the zimmerman I,
note has convinced me otherwise
Net said. at should teach us the
danger we arc in; it should consolidate
ms into one unified nation. IL,
CAS- for me. the die is cast" he added'
"Wbon il comes to a question between
the United States and any other nation,
! pledge my absolute loyalty to my
country" MI .-ooco-
a+.anv-price man who had sold his
S;rtbright for mess of pottage" would
defend this country and that tne
United States was not anxious Tor war
Mr.. Metz said: -
"Uninterfered with. We have no ,wlsn
10 interfere, but our rights are inaileh-
able rights and whoever may dare 70
sssail them will meet with united re-
sistancc.'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-15
Democratic Fusion Urged
Schneider's Effort to Unite
Voters Approved by Tammany

The movement recently started by the
Cleveland Democracy, headed by County
Clerk William F. Schneider. ito effect
a union of all Democratic voters Of the
City Of New York in the next municipal
campaign" received impetus at another
meeting last night at the Hotel Savoy.
The movement is said TO have the ap-
proval Of Tammany, and is expected to
fuse with the regular organization later
on. County Clerk Schneider is under
stood TO favor W. r. Hearst as rally
ing candidate against Mitchell fusion
ticket.
A committee on plan and scope, OF
which Joseph j. Donohue IS chairman
reported at the meeting last night and
made several recommendations toward
extending the organization of the move
ment. al of which were adopted. IL
was said that headquarters would be
opened in each borough.
I'VE intend to make this mllltant
and aggressive organization said Mr..
Schneider. who presided. We are not
going TO wait to see what the other rel
low is going TO do. We Will show that
we are progressive and mean business
in our platform"
Invitations will be extended to the
Democratic county committees IN
Create New York 70 cooperate with
Mr. Schneider's organization.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-15

government. He once appeared at a
government investigation into wireless
conditions. Since leaving Sayville he
had stayed at the Puddingstone Inn, IN
Boonton. until few days ago, when
the patriotic proprietor became in
ceased az his pro-Germsn utterances
and compelled him to leave. The ma
chinist has lived near Boonton since
the German liners were interned here.
The Boonton man. whom | know
very WE'LL" said Mr. Byrne, told me
ne overheard these men and several
others say it would be the simplest
thing in the world to place a time
bomb in the water above the dam, let
it float down TO the spillway and have
it explode on contact with the dam"
The matter was submitted at once to
the Board Of Commissioners and res
olution introduced by Commissioner
Frank Hague of the Department OF
Public Safety was passed. 1t asked
Governor Edge TO call out the militia
10 protect the reservoir. Governor
Edge informed Mayor Mark NJ. Pagan
that under the law he did not have
power 20 call out the militia unless It
was shown the situation was beyond
the control of the civil authorities. He
instructed Colonel George 7. Vickers.
Of the 18th Infantry. however. TO fur
nish the Jersey City police with any
arms and ammunition they might need.
Thirty men, three Of them lieutenants
and all of them either war veterans
or members of the militia. accompanied
Major joseph 5. Norton, of the 9Th Reg
imcnt. TO the reservoir.
Police Set Watch
Prosecutor Carlton A. Reed OF Nor
ris County, in which the reservoir IS
located, was asked to assist as far as
possible. A number of German resi-
dents whose actions have been sus-
picious are being watched by the local
police. Several of them have been
seen recently, it is said. taking photo
graphs of the reservoir and other por-
tions of the town.
At Milburn "A seventeen year-old boy,
giving the name OF Edwin Black, was
arrested when he was found 10 have
maps and sketches Of the New York
Navy Yard and bridges. tunnels and
terminal facilities in New York. Bs-
yonne. Hoboken and Jersey City. He
said his mother is a German and his
father Swede He refused to give a
further account of himself and is be-
ing held for investigation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-15
Princeton Revolt Grows
One.Fourth Of Sophomores
Refuse TO Join Clubs

One-fourth of the members OF the
sophomore class at Princeton OniveI-
sitv have signed an agreement not 10
natronize or accept an invitation 10
an upper class eating club, it wa, an
nonnced Yesterday by Richard Cleve-
land, the leader in the revolt against !.
these clubs. lie expects the NUMBER
70 he increased TO hundred by Mon
day next .-,:...;on. ,,oro
that several Of the smaller eating CLUBS
would be put out Of business and nose 3e
who are leading the fight feel tnst i
This is accomplished they VIII nave
done a great deal.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-15
Chaufeurs Launch Boom
Indorse X. p. Huddy for Mag
istrate's Court

A campaign to boom the candidacy Of
Xenophon P. Hubby, counsel for the
Professional Chaufreurs' Club Of Amer
lea. for the Office Of Magistrate of the
Traffic Court has been launched by the
chaufeurs' organization and the Soci-
ety Of Professional Automobile Engi-
ncers.
While Sydney Darrin, vice-president
Of the Chaufeurs' Club. denied that the
movement IS a reflection against Msgis-
trate Frederick b. House, who has
stood for strict Interpretation Of the
traffic laws. il is known that the chauf-
feurs generally are disgruntled at this
strict enforcement Of the law and desire
that Magistrate House be either re-
moved or transferred.
Petitions indorsing Mr.. Huddy's
candidacy, on the ground that he is an
expert who could deal more fairly with
chaufeurs than any other judicial Off
cial. are being circulated and viii be
presented 70 Mayor Mitchell.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-15

hours Of energetic sleuthing. il ~,
reported that the news had travail
in this way:
Started In Saloon
Two inOffensive workmen dises,s,
the possibility Of attacks from II. h.
side upon the two forts while cor,v~
ing their evening stems in a Lon,r,
and saloon. Another drinker. ov..
hearing the remarks, told friend o..
it looked as il such an attack mig,,
made. The friend told soldier -
Fort Totten that the Germans se...s
10 be preparing for such an a,,,.t
upon the forts. The soldier reo.,,.,
it to an officer OF the fort with =.
bellishments. The officer reitera,sst.
news, still growing. TO Captain Coo,..
of Fort Totten, who caused the int..
nation 10 be telephoned 10 Con.s.
sioner Woods at his home Just Al.
was about to go TO bed.
The Commissioner communicated ..
discovery TO Inspector Schmittbers,.
who set the city's machinery a. -
preparedness in motion. In les, ia.
an hour the roads. dark spots and s..
available place where an enemy ni,..
conceal himself near the forts ware ~
der guard Of watchful policemen W.
The efficacy OF the guard nav l.
guessed from the experience OF Fnst
Stanton, reporter. who. caugh, va,
homeward bound with a bag OF grs,.
fruit under his arm, remained sbap, n,
forts TO await the arrival OF ,he :,
lacking party. After o'clock hs ~.
about to go, when three policemen. ,p,'
ing his bulging package. thrust ~
against a soggy tree trunk.
Guards Against Bomb,
What are they?' demanded On. =,
the policemen, gingerly poking a sss..
at the bumps on the bag.
why err. fruit" said Stanton.
81 guess So" doubtfully answered a.,
policeman. who placed the bag ma,
the ground. and. holding his foo. ov,,
il 70 guard against a possible explo,ios
peeped into the bag In the dim NOR
ing light the grapefruit looked enouy.
like bombs to deceive the investsats,
until repeated poking with a stuck -.
vealed their true identity.
Other citizens, and even members A,
the garrison. were the victims Of sl-i,
lar inspection.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-15
6Die in War Plant Blast
Fire Discovered Simultane-
ousIv with Explosion

Olean. y. Y. March 14.-SiX men
we're killed in an explosion which de-
molished The solvent factory at the
Howard plant of the Ktna Explosive
Company nc Emporium, Penn, to-day.
according 10 a telephone message re
ceived here. simultaneously with the
explosion fire was discovered IA the
cotton storage building, half mile
away.
The building wrecked by the explo-
sion was 100 feet long by 50 feet wide
Every man in it was killed. The fire
was extinguished before serious dam
age was done.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-15

ments and cable messages that Boy-Ed
was still in Berlin.
Inquiries were continued, and then
from the government came corrobora-
ton of the story that the search ior
Boy-Ed was going on here. A. Bruce
Bielaski, chief of the Department o.
Justices Bureau OF Investigation, Is
personally directing the search.
The Philadelphia Police Department
by Mayor Smiths order. is cooperating,
and tonight reserves arc being helu
I'm every station house IN the city.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-15
Hear Japan Aids Villa
Agents Say Bandit Buys Am
munition with Loot

II Paso, Tex, March 14.-Villa is
getting ammunition from Japan, ac-
cording 70 reports received by govern
rnent agents here to-day, which said
that the ammunition was coming
through Guaymas, on the west coast Of
Mexico, and that villa was paying for
o. with silver taken from the rich
American owned mines ~ Parral
The report says that villa. short
time ago, went 10 the west coast 10 re-
ef,ye and pay for a large supply.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-13

A colony of bees in summer con-
sists of from $4,000 to 100000 indi-
viduals. Each colony contains one
queen, several hundred drones and
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-13

ALDr KENNEDY EHONERAi I'D 3
CITY COUNCIL
Efforts of the Chicago Tribune and
the Commonwealth Edison Co. to
misrepresent Aid. John G.. Kennedy's
speech at a recent peace meeting and
thereby injUre him with the voters Of
9th ward, fell flat Monday. The
judiciary committee OF the city cOun-
Gil completely exoneTated Kennedy,
and on motion of Aid. Buck incOrpOr-
ated in the record his exact utter
ances that the Trib distorted.
Kennedy on that occasion said if
the capitalists in this country insist
ed on driving us into war with Ger
many on a fiimsy excuse, there
would be revolution in this country,
but the revolution would be at the
ballot box. The Trib said he prOph-
esied revolution, but kept hidden his
words about the ballot box. Only
Aid. Walker and CoUghlin voted
against the report adopted this
morning.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-13

ALL ABOUT GHOSTS, BY THE
REV. THOS. GRIMSHAW
Rev. Thos. Grimshaw, pastor Cen
trail Spiritualist church, gave out
some information concerning the
habits of ghosts Sunday. He said:
I'VE have evidence that spirits are
about the same after they have
passed out of this world as they are
here. We know they do not have the
cause for evil that some do in this
world. They are practically immune
from the bread and butter question,
for it is no greater hardship for them
to get food than it is for us to breath.
Spirits can't deceive. They know
it is impossible to tell a lie and get
away with it. A lie would be revealed
in the very color of their garments.
Fancy a man who was 'rOmancer' in
this world trying to deceive another
spirit in giving up, say, oh, what's
the use.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-13

Miss Gladys Reid of Portland, Ore,
who achieved distinction as an ex-
pert at trapshOOting when on Wash
ingtOn's birthday she went ahead of
many men contenders in a northwest
contest. Her score was ALSO. Since
then Miss Reid added to her laurels
by creditable work against the crack
woman shots Of California