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The Washington herald., 1918-02-23
Paid in His Own Coin.

Speaking at a dinner, Senator Charles A. Cul-
berson, OF Texas, referred to the Importance of
every man sticking to his own business, and fit
tngly related this anecdote:
One afternoon man dropped into a drug
store for some medicine and stood by while the
apothecary was filling the prescription.
you are not making up that prescription as
l would" finally interrupted the customer. Il
would just dump in little pinch of this and a
little drop of that"
Pardon me-" responded the apothecary, turn
ing to the customer with freezing expression.
"Are you a druggist"
"Oh, no." was the prompt rejoinder of the
other. Far from that"
Then" demanded the druggist, why do you
try to tell me how to run my business"
Reciprocity the smiling rejoinder OF
the customer. 81 the manager of baseball
team, and 1 notice that you frequently sit in the
bleachers handing out lot of unsolicited ad-
Philadelphia Evening Telegraph.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-23
Our Relentless Critic.

When is the true measure of Herbert Hoover to
be taken?
Here he is again, stripping away the glamour OF
press-agentry of optimism, of mpressionistic con-
6dence that we are going to "muddle through the
war to a safe and proper ending of it. He is al
ways speaking the language of hard facts. He
gives Americans the uncomfortable feeling that
Frank Vanderlip was right when he spoke CT them
as a nation of economic illiterates."
The Food Administrator cuts to the bone of the
present situation. The products of farms
not being moved to market The United States is
not maintaining its food program with its allies
Railroad congestion yet remains to haunt us. Mr.
McAdoo must feel a trifle uneasy the way in
which Hoover squarely puts the issue "up" to him
To state the facts in this unsparing fashion
quires a OF courage, and any routine
Food Administrator would let matters drift unless
real emergency had arisen. Perhaps, for aught
we know to the contrary an emergency is already
here! Lord Rhondda, British food controller, has
not minced words in showing the necessities of
the embattled world across the Atlantic, and in
showing how the United States, Canada and Aus
tralia had fallen down" in their agreements to
food shipments. His statement of the facts has
met with no contradiction from those who know
the true situation in the United States.
Herbert Hoover has served notice the Ameri-
people that disaster faces them unless the food
impasse is relieved. He is the one man in the
country who to have full grasp OF present
conditions and their relation to the war. He has
the biggest job in Washington. He has earned the
right to give orders and command. He
may shock the nation into a realization that it has
other things to think about than the delinquent
Bolsheviki, the coming thrust of Hindenburg in the
West, the crumbng OF morale in the central
empires. These things allies in Europe may
be entrusted to handle properly if they do suf
fer in supplies through breakdown OF the
American railroads.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-23
Satan EYicted.

o thou! who on thy lonely throne hath sat
The timc-drawn years, promising h1deous hate
Until The Day of consummation came.
All hail! All highest, and again, all hail!
For thou hast conquered in the sphere OF sin
Untouched Of all who went before.
Tam1ane Genghis accursed Abdul
Mine emissares were but, thou alone
Art all in one and STILL incarnate hate
Shining incandcscent and dulling aye
The puny deeds that drove Nero mad.
And had thought to teach thce-to Undue
Thy mind with evil when my will most dire
Hath blanched before the structure of thy crimes.
AS but an acolyte bend the knee,
For thou hast made another for death,
And all the evil that men do hath failed
To reach the threshold of thy slaughter-house.
No common rape for thee! 1t is an art
Dihused in orgies that Beelzebub
Could not have thought, nor ever yet hath done.
Rapine is pleasure and a womans moan,
Or childhoods cry, is cherub-music sweet.
Murder is thy release from pains untold,
And tn Almightys that cast me headong
Is dehed in woe of unendng,
OF shame, l dared not dream.
Come Moloch, comel Hencel Belial, Prince of Sin,
Q powers of darknessl witness ye my act
Lord have been of all that made life drear
My crown hath been the sufPring of mankind
Now, am l dispossessed my rule is naught
A greater hend than Satan recognize,
Your master once, what lost, deluded soul
My scepter heeds? Gone is my throne my crown
To him whose master-work ye gaze below.
Not unto me shall be impugned this curse
Ny rushing wings shall bear me from that woe
All hail! All highest, Kaser-king of he'll,
HENRY XARIAN.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-23

put on his paint and prepared to defend his
rights.
In the intervening period much has been done
to bring civilization to the wigwam. Carlisle has
done heroic service, and as the men who left home
in buckskn and beads returned in fine raiment and
better understanding of the white race the old
barriers were broken down and new era was
begun.
- Now we read that thousands of Indians are
fighting with the Americans in France, as indeed
hundreds of of the older tribes have been fight
ing with the Canadians in Flanders. One slogan.
"The best Indian is the dead Indian" did more to
ALLEVIATE the red men than all the acts of the men
who in contact with them. Today the dead
Indian is probably laying alongside your boy in
the sodden hed-and we know that he is as good
as any American, probably little better, for he
here frst-and for ages treated shame
fully and without understanding.
War is the great leveller.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-23
WILL THE BADGER ESCAf
yVIHAT has become of the la toilette investigation Ma
w months ago the Senate ordered investigation of
ade hv Ia at lie A. st..
By GEORGE HARVEY,

yVIHAT has become Of the toilette investigation Mann
made by la toilette Minneapolis the end that hdI
be expelled colleagues found sediton.
writers and headline writers proclaimed in the backest Of
the Congress about decide whether spokesman
might use the American Senate as his forum.
Senator Pomerene-a faithful Democratwas appointed
OF the investigating committee with instructions TRUTH
report without delay that the Senate might purge
the other - - -
The Pomerene committee, pursuant instructions IL
discussed the and promised quick 1t
again and again correctly informed the
meetings all told The first discussed "A
the bets were about money that Ia toilette would go
Then something happened! What it do know
we do know that the investigation which promised
produced nothing The
Senate When last heard from appeal
to 6eleve that the entire rested point ID
W. when Secretary of State tell President that
carried and explosives
OF law when she started on her fatefu trip?
In the Minneapolis speech
such statement TO President Wilson of,
reports proving that the Lutana carried
thugs on Ber1stSr payroll who made adayts contrary
nave CONFESSED their perjury But that
point at issue is whether Mr. Bryan President that she
carry guns and explosives as la toilette charged
Some of folette authority for the stat,
nent that the Pomeene committee does
he will swear that Bryan did tell the President carried gun
and explosives and that Bryan will admit oath
VI course II peposerous credit
order to confound toilette and his
to testify before the committee. - -
The Washington herald., 1918-02-23
/ Army and Navy Neys@k,:
51-t. .IZ.~........4A
Best Service Column in tie Civ

Bainbridge Colby. OF the shipping
Board. has recently completed a tour
OF the fighting area in France, and
while there visited Gen. Pershing at
his headquarters and inspected the
training camps Of the American SOL
diers now at the front.
Mr.. Colby. in speaking of his trip
TO the American headquarters, has the
following to say: Il have seen Gen.
Pershing at work in his headquarters.
II has been my privilege to see our
splendid American soldiers in their
training camps and / have seen them
in the sector which they are now
holding on the Lorraine front
II have seen our boys disembark at
Bordeaux and at Brest and ! have
seen them in Paris They are msgnifi-
cent fellows and they are splendidly
equipped for the great work that is
ahead of them. ! have heard it said
that these soldiers OF ours have been
sent overseas without being properly
equipped.
II can speak with some Authority.
for have been with them, and l am
able to say that those reports are un-
true in every sense of the word
Sick and wounded soldiers that are
brought back TO this country from
France will be cared for by the Navy
Medical Corps while on transports
bearing them home, according to an
ARRANGEMENT made by Secretaries
Baker and Daniels. Admiral Benson.
chief OF naval operations, and Surgeon
Gen. Braisted. OF the navy.
This was considered eXpedent in
view Of the fact that navy crews now
have charge OF transport ships and
The Washington herald., 1918-02-23
Indians at War.

An Indian student of Carlisle enlisted for the
war and is in the Aviation Corps He writes to
the Carlisle Arrow and says: Il proud 1 en-
listed and aviation is interesting"
Not long ago this same Indian might have
recalled the border days when the red man and
the white settler made war as the latter followed
the course of empire westward. Not so long ago
the Indians massacred Custer and his band Not
SO long ago indignant at the invasion of territory
granted By the Great White Father the red man
The Washington herald., 1918-02-23

have provided hospitals upon these
vessels. which were competent TO pro-
vide all necessary medical attention,
thus obvisting the necessity Of estab-
fishing an Army Medical Corps abroad.
Capt. Alfred Hoyt Granger. Engineer
Reserve Corps, had been instructed to
the chairman OF the Council Of Ma
tional Defense for assignment to duty.
He will be in the Office of the chair
man in Washington.
John Graham Watson. CenteryiIIA
Md. is in receipt OF notice from the
Secretary of War authorizing him 10
take the March entrance examination
at the United States Military Academy.
Deportation OF Germans interne6
here as a means Of food conservation
is recommended TO Secretary Dan
iels in a letter received from NJ
S. Marshall. Of Syracuse. New York
Mr.. Marshall writes as follows: III
all true Americans have to deprive
themselves for our true American
boys. some for whom we mourn al
ready. surely we need not house
the unworthy Germans. who are
kept in idleness devourinK the food
that our boys require, and brought
and paid for out OF liberty bonds
and war savings stamps moneJ
subscribed for by every true AmeriI
can"
First Lieut. Spencer PheniE
Ordnance Reserve Corps has beer
ordered TO report for duty to Maj
CONTINUED on PAGH EGH.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-23
1796-1918.

"All distractions to the execution OF the laws,
all combinations under whatever plausible char
acter with the real design direct, control,
teract the regular deliberation and action
of the constituted authorities, destructive of
this fundamental principle and of fatal tendency.
They serve to organize faction. to give it
artificial and extraordinary force; to put in the
place of the delegated will of the nation the will
OF a party, often small but artful and enter
prisng minority OF the community, and according
to the alternate triumphs of different parties, to
make the public administration the mirror of the
ill-concerted and incongruous projects of faction
rather than the organ of consistent and whole
plans, digested by counsels and
modified by mutual interests.
However combinations associations OF the
above description may now and then answer popu-
lar ends, they likely, in the of time and
things, to become potent engines by which
ming, ambitious and unprincipled will be
abed to subvert the power OF the people, and to
usurp for themselves the reins of government
destroying afterwards the very engines which
have lifted them to unjust dominion"
The Washington herald., 1918-02-23
Can't Shoot Quail for Five Years.

Trenton, n. j., Feb. "a closed
season of five years for quail in
all north Jersey counties is provided
for in a bill that was passed by
the House yesterday afternoon. 1t
came from the hands of Assembly,
man Wilson the father Of the State
Constabulary measure, OF Sussex
County. 1t was amended in the SEN
ate so as to exclude other parts Of
the State.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-23
A LINE o. CHEER
EACH DAY o. THE YEAR.
BY John KendrIck Bangs.
STORED UP.

STORED UP.
l heard a man lamenting his lost
Youth
And softly laughed to realize the
truth
That Youth is never lost IL one is
sage
And holds its spirit through the days
of age,
Which all OF US can do IL we but try
With CHEEKY smiling lips, and twink
ling eye,
And love kept ever fresh and sweet.
Thus Youth remains. not lost, but
more complete.
(Copyight, 1851
The Washington herald., 1918-02-23

After all it is a relief to know that it beef
hash and ground glass that made Norfolk SOL
diers sick Beef hash, unlike virtue, is not its
reward.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-23

Marse Henry Watterson writing of the approval
OF the election of Mr.. Hays as the G. o. P. chair
by George W. Perkins, says: PIN Pen-rose
George"
The Washington herald., 1918-02-23

The above, from George Washington's Fare
we'll Address. appeals with equal force today to
the Bosheviki of Russia or America.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-23

Wonder how Teddy is? He hasn't been i
print for three days.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-23

Senator Chamberlain, minus his appendix, is con-
valcscing and everybody is glad.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-23

matter carefully admit, after all, that
1t IL best. during the war period to
admit that business lis somewhat IN
usual"
The Washington herald., 1918-02-23

The ways OF the tax men Of tie Dis
trict are past understanding.
For instance-a secretary TO a Sem
ator came into the District before the
first of July. No one in the tax office
knew whether he had little or had
much. No inquiry was made.
But recently he received a schedule
showing that he had $500 worth of
Intangible property on hand. And at
the date he was supposed to have been
assessed he was living in a rented,
furnished fiat and all that he and his
family had outside some modest
jewelry was clothes.
Tax laws have been un-understand-
able ever since time began. But they
are made doubly so when taey are
laxly administered. This affords an
unusual illustration OF what injustices
may be done.
1t happens that in this case the sec
retary concerned will be on the tax
rolls next July for both personal and
real property, but he wasn't last year
and there is no good reason why he
should pay taxes, therefore. But there
is no good reason. either, why tax Of
ficials Of the District cannot go about
their task in a fair way and learn
real facts before they send out their
documents.
Several men and women in the city
from three Middle Western States
have insisted to their friends here that
the less days Of our present chart
are not being observed IN the East
as they should be.
They have observed matters quite
carefully. they insist. and they point
out numerous bits of testimony in
support of their contention.
No doubt Fasteners could go out
West and find startling fractures of
the visitors demands attention. Are we
the isitors demands attention. Are we
doing all that we can? Are we doing
as much as the people of other sec
tions? Are we really derelict right
here in the city where the food or
ders originate and where the great
good that is flowing to the world has
its inception?
If we are let us about face for a
time and get busy. Anyway let's do
so when visitors are around. And let
Congress and the thigh pads" of the
government do their share and do il
openly and consistently.
THE OBSERVER.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-23

Seen around the town: 4 preacher
buying a pair of boxing gloves. A
head waiter sitting in the box at the
opera. A secondhand store by Mich
olas Romanoff." A conductorette with
package of cigarettes sticking out
Of her skirt pocket.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-05-15
c. T.. WILSON, ID. V. NJ.

Veterinarian
Calls answered promptly, day or
night. Hog Cholera, Prevention,
and vaccination, given Special At
tention Office Phone 407, Residence
lis. Decorah Iowa.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-05-15

the north pole called on Martin
Henderson Saturday evening.
John Kruger from Waukon was
business caller in Glenwood Fri
John Moe was in Waukon for a
new windmill wheel Friday.
Alex Evenrude has been working
for Andrew Holverson last week
DR.. Svebbaken was a caller at
Mrs. H. Teslow's last Monday.
Henry Hanson is hauling tile
bricks from DEBORAH for a new barn
basement.
Arthur Evenrud and Albert Rogen
are the proud owners of new Buick
cars.
Aria Scarvie visited friends in
the north pole last Thursday.
John Syslack was a business cal
Ter in DEBORAH one day last week.
Iver Holverson called on Albert
Hagen last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lars Lee called at
Scarves home Sunday.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-05-15

foundation and badly damaged in
side. The Catholic church was
| stripped of its shingles, lost it's
chimney and some lights broken
causing some damage by water. The
parsonage also suffered The Peter
Meyer flats were damaged and the
Harms fiat was unroofed and blown
onto the Gene Brother house de-
molishing the latter. Calmar Mfg.
Co. lost much lumber which was
scattered all around the country
The iron from the water tank
was blown two blocks and landed
in o. P. Ode's house caving the roof
in. ]. d. Becker's and A. P. Oh
SONS homes were badly damaged.
Carl Meyer also suffered heavily.
The Red Cross Surgical Dressing
Rooms are very badly damaged.
The new homes of Randy Kittlesby
and Carrie Flaskerud were unroofed
and also the Paul Wangsness home.
Mrs. Goite's and Mrs. Hruska's
homes are very badly damaged.
Ross Luzum suffered heavily as
did also both the Hazelton families
and also the Kafka families Mike
VI. duu LtIu
Winger homes. The following lost
all out buildings and received dam
age on houses: l.. Wangness, Peter
Schissel, Nick KLEIN, Frank Uher,
Adolrh Gunderson, Mrs. Hauke
dahl, Theo. Olson. John Sanders
Mrs. Sandager, Will Broghammer,
Jim Swella, Mr. Joe Goetkin, Tuna
estate, H. Haugen, John Schneberg-
er, John Kappinos, John Hosper,
Mrs. Skar, Rev. Cremer, Ole Nelson,
Philip Gerleman, Charles Johnson,
John Kubesh, Ole Gunderson, Hans
Bergstrud, Hans Evenson. About
two-thirds of the trees are gone
and most of these uprooted leav-
ing holes several feet deep he
South side suffered only loss of
chimneys and trees and some in
terror damages but nothing COM
pared to the west side. The follow
ing farmers are badly damaged,
Erick Twedt, Albert Sheudelar, An
ton Frana, John Gunderson, Julius
Sandager, John Stenseth, Richard
Sandager, Andrew Knutson, Herman
Wangsness, Mrs. Half, Jim Sobolik,
Theo. Samuelson, Joe Beer, Louis
Gross. All wires, telephone, tele-
graph and electric leaving the town
in total darkness. The city loss ex-
elusive of the Railroad company is
$50, 100000 and the railroad COM
pany at least $25.O00.O0. Author
tiles claim the city loss will reach
almost S200,000.00.
Lars Kittelsby and G. A. Meyer
were loading hogs and the two
cars loaded with one car of lum-
Der belonging to the Calmar Mfg.
Co. was sent down the east tracks
about two miles and west bound
freight run into them smashing
them and killing about twenty hogs.
The engineer and fireman jumped
to save their lives. People have
come here by the hundreds since
to view the damages done.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-05-15
HESPER.

Monday, May IS, 1918.
A large number from here went
to Ualmar Sunday to view the ruins
of the tornado which passed thru
there Thursday.
Mrs. Ole Selness entertained the
L. A. S. of the Lutheran church
Wednesday.
Miss Ida Peterson of Canoe visit
ed with her cousin Ida Usgaard
latter part of the week.
Miss Hilda Ramlo called at Mrs.
Bertha Bender's Thursday deliver
ing small chicks.
Ole Selness was around the past
week soliciting for the War Savings
Stamps.
The younger element attended
the dance in the hall Friday even
ing.
c.. ]. Steno accompanied by Mr.
Leissring of Mable motored to La
Crosse Sunday.
The rain storm we had Thurs
day looked pretty. bad and the
creeks were filled to overlooking,
but luckily no damage was done.
Miss Betsy Bender called at
Steno's Thursday.
A large number from here atten-
ded the parcel shower at the Geo.
Brown home Saturday evening in
honor of Miss Swenson and Ben
Kuene.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-05-15
GLENWOOD.
Monday, May IS

Monday, May Is, 1918.
Otto Kirkeby has been working
for Albert Johnson last week.
Bonnie Carlsborg from our neigh
borhood was one of the boys that
left for Jefferson Barracks, Mo.
last Friday.
Albert Moe had one of his fingers
broken last week.
Andrew Holverson was a caller
at Mrs. A. Evendrude's Sunday.
Melvin Loven and George Rogen
were saving wood for Albert Hagen
and Otto Moe one day last week.
Marten Lee and his mother had
a runaway last week Sunday both
were thrown from the rig, but did
not get hurt much.
Roy Evendrud was business
caller in Waukon Saturday.
The storm last week blew down
some windmill wheels and broke a
lot of trees and damaged quite a
few buildings through this neigh
borhood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Loven from
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PLEASANT VALLEY.

Monday, May Is, 1918.
We are having rather cool wealth
er being out in May, but hopes are
that warmer weather will appear
soon.
Miss Judith Narveson returned
home the last of the week after a
couple of weeks stay with her
aunt in Spring Water.
Several from here went over to
Calmar Sunday to take in the sights.
Tosten Iverson has been up from
DEBORAH attending to some work
Theo. Anderson called on rela-
tives near Nordness Sunday. Mrs.
Emma Haugen returning home
with him for several days stay.
Lizzie Severson entertained some
friends at her home last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Foss spent
the last of the week with DEBORAH
friends.
Lhrs Severson and family spent
Sunday with Mrs. Julia Lien.
Never mind if Theo. Anderson
has somewhat more of smile,
as we may know the little girl
which arrived at his home April II,
huo plOu5hI ivy SOh5i
lations.
E. Dirks was a business caller at
Ed Dresselhaus last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Ellingson
went over to Waukon last Satur-
day to spend Sunday with relatives
at that place.
Roy Lien called on home folks
one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Stoskopf en-
tertained "a host of friends at their
home Saturday evening an enjoy
able time was had by those present.
Mrs. .Rena Slime and daughter
returned homd last week after
spending some time with her brother
Albert Lien.
Theo. Anderson with several as
sistants are busy fixing up the
roads so everyone will enjoy better
roads.
Mrs. Olias Severson and daughter
spent Saturday with relatives in
DEBORAH.
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DIR. ii. II. THOMAS,
A. G. WOODWARD, NJ. ID.

Physician and Surgeon
Special attention given to diseases
OF women and children. Office in
Public Opinion Building. Upstairs.
Telephones:
Office 1872 Residence 1913
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-05-15

ders of the world. The woman in
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go. Ill.
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remedy by R. A. Engbertson, E. ].
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