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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-14

, killed, which is a remarkable rec
ord as few men who nave rail
roaded for the length of time that
/ he has had the good fortune to
escape wrecks and other accidents.
However, Mr.. Donahue did have
one thrilling experience which
happened Dec. %, 1894, and which
will probably be remembered by To-
cal people since it created much
excitement in the vicinity at that
time.
On Dec. 81 two men blew up a
safe at West Liberty, Iowa, taking
a train out of West Liberty for
Iowa City, and on Dec. 2S boarded
a Rock Island train on which Mr..
Dcnahue was passenger conductor,
their tickets reading for Daven-
port. Three deputy sheriffs were
also. on the train trailing the men.
At 4 o'clock in the morning when
erty and Moscow, the sheriffs as
serted their authority and attempt
ed to arrest the men. The safe
blowers. however. were not to be
so easily taken into custody and
turning upon their would-be cap
tors. ordered them to get down
under the seats, also commanding
the passengers to seek safety there
likewise. Because of the fact that
it was but two days before Christ
mas travel was unusually heavy
and the passengers with their
numerous bundles found it difficult
to comply with the bandits COM
mand. The men then attempted to
make their getaway.
Mr.. Donahue, when he noticed
the. commotion in the car, hurried
to the front platform of the coacn
and took his position holding the
bell cord so that the desperadoes
could not stop the train In the
confusion some one rushed out of
the car and attempted to throw Mr..
Donahue off the platform. Instead
the stranger was thrown from the
moving train but not before he had
pulled the bell cord. Nothing was
ever heard of the third man, but
the other two, when the train came
to a stop, made for the woods and
disappeared. AS they ran they
threw stick OF dyna =
mite which tore the glass out of
one side Of the smoking car and
put out the lights in the coaches,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-14

representatives through the Cham
Der of Commerce committee that
some action be taken at once.
Survey Promised.
Mr.. Rogers of Davenport, who
was responsible for the meeting and
for bringing the outside railroad
officials here, promised the commit
tee that a survey would be under
taken in the Immediate future with
the hopes of bringing about some
adjustment of the present condition
of affairs. He admitted, as did the
other railroad men, that the sail
ing day" plan was/far from sue
cessfu1 as far as Service is consid-
cred.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-14

After Sc years of almost contin-
uous service, 20 years of which
time Ire has served as passenger
conductor on the Rock Island ROAD
running from Rock Island to Oma-
ha, T. ]. Donahue, residing at 2502
Eighth avenue. and the oldest en-
plOye on the Rock Island, will re-
tire from active railroad work. Mr.
Donahue will reach his 10th birth
day, Monday March II, ST. Pat
rick's day, when he will have al
tanned the age limit for railroad
service.
Mr.. Donahue retires not because
he is no longer able to perform the
arduous duties of his position but
in order that his declining years
may be spent in rest ard in the
enjoyment of those things which
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-14

An intensely interesting and IN
structive article by George Bernard
Shaw will appear in the Chicago
Herald and Examiner this Sunday.
Order copy from your newsdeal-
er today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-14
Police News

William Find1ey was fined IS in
the police court this morning on a
charge of disorderly conduct He
was arrested last night
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-14

We've known people who for
years have been going to buy piano, but have
never done so. They love music, and there is
no good reason why they can't have Piano in
their home, but to use their own words, they
Just can't seem to get around to it.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-04-09

Mrs. Ellen Curtin arrived home
Saturday from Dubuque having spent
| the winter with her sister, Mrs.
Howard. Mrs. Howard accompanied
her home.
Mrs. Maurice Halloran arrived
home Thursday from Fond Du Lac,
Wis. where she spent the winter
with her daughter, Mrs. Margret
Wills and her son James. .
Mrs. D. j. Jones and Mrs. c. C.
Cartwright returned to Chicago
Monday having been guests at the
]. c. Beard home since the funeral
of Mr.. D. p. Jones last Friday. q.
Mrs. Frank May concluded a
visit here with her aunts, Misses
Emily and Mary Christopher and
other relatives and returned to her
home in Scranton, N. D.. Saturday
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Darling are
very happily rejoicing over the, ar
rival of a ten pound girl born Friday
April 4th. We extend congratulations.
Mrs. Grace Norton and daughter
Ruth arrived here last week from
Milwaukee and are guests at the
home of her sister, Mrs. E. r..
| Haines. .., &c..
Mrs. Minnie Reed left last night
for Minneapolis where she will spend
few days on business, from there
she will go to Los Angeles, Cal. to
, care for her daughter, Mrs. Lawrence
Helgeson who is i'll. ..,. g. -
Mrs. j. n. Boehm returned to
Postville Monday after weeks
visit here with relatives.
Good cook wanted at .Shortys
Cafe. 15-1.
Mrs. T. Wick was a passenger to
Minneapolis today.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-04-09
use ENGLISH
IN IOWA SCHOOLS
Iowa Senate Passed the Bill Last
Week. 1t had Been Previously
Passed by the House of
Representatives
ALL LANGUAGES EXCEPT
ENGLISH is PROHIBITED
The Bill Makes Violation of the Law
MisdemeanOr Punishable by
Fine of Not Less Than $50
Nor More Than 500

The Dean bill, providing for the
use of the English language as a
medium of instruction in all schools
in Iowa, is ready for the signature
, of Governor Harding.
The senate of the Thirty-eighth
general assembly passed the bill
Thursday morning by a vote of SO
to II, as it was amended and passed
by the lower house several days ago
The measure prohibits the use of
any language other than English as
medium of instruction IN private
and public schools in Iowa up to
and including the eighth grade. Be-
yond the eighth grade English must
be used as a medium Of instruction
in all secular subjects. ..,
Passage of the measure took
place after considerable debate
over an amendment offered by Sem
ator Evans of Butler county, pro-
viding that nothing in the measure
DC 1HlSl pl cI6u W pl OllDll TIC use VI
a foreign language in parochial and
private schools in the state for re-
ligious purposes only.
Senator Evans amendment was
defeated.
The bill makes violation of. the
law a misdemeanor punishable by
fine of not less than $25 nor more
more, than 500.
~ Those voting against final passage
were: Broxam, Evans, Fellows, Fos-
ter, Frailey, Horshem, Kimberly,
Kingland, Mitchell, Nelson, Pitt and
Thompson. 49, &c."
Lieut.. Gov. E. r. Moore, president
Of the senate appointed Senators
Newberry, Balkema, Byington and
Evans on a conference committee to
confer with like committee from
the house of representatives relative
to bill by Representative Powers
requiring the teaching of course of
patriotism in all schools in Iowa.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-04-09
CHAS. HALLORAN
IN FRANCE
DEBORAH Boy Writes His Friend
Henry kOrnmeyer Good Letter
From GOndercourt, France
THINKS HE WILL
BE HOME IN AUGUST
Been in France More Than Six
Months Now. Nothing to Do But
Wait For Chance to Sail
For Home
Gondercourt, Meuse, France
March 4, 1919

| GondefcOurt, Mouse, France
March 4, 1919
Dear Friend Henry:
Hello old top, how are you? I am
Just fine and dandy. Well old boy !
expected to be home in time to help
you get the cutters down next win
ter. Ha! Ha! Well, it has been so
long since I heard from you thought
] would write you>Once more and see
if you are alive. Well France is not
as cold as Iowa. l don't think it has
been below zero here all winter, and
now spring is here, with rain, rain
and then some more rain. Well how
is old DEBORAH anyhow? Judging
! from the number of deaths in and
berg. l saw by one of the DEBORAH
papers that Mr.. Crane, my old en-
ployer, was dead Well l was sure
sorry when / heard it.
Well Henry I would like to be
back to DEBORAH tonight and hook
up old Ned and Kid and go out for
sleighride, maybe out to the
Daubney school house. Say next
time you see Lester Pearson ask him
if he thinks l am acquainted out
around there. How is Henry Haas.
Greet him for me, also Pat Hogan.
1 heard his son James had arrived
home. Well Henry l expect by the
time this letter reaches you my
mother will be back again. If you
happen to see her be sure sure to
tell her that am getting along O..
X. and that the SSth Division will
be back in a year or two, Ha! Ha!
Well l think we will be back in
August or September, anyhow. You
| see / had a bunch, that after We had
+ been over here six months so that
we could wear our service stripes
we. would go home, but ] guess there
wants two or maybe more service
stripes. Well at any rate some of
those birds are making more here
than they ever did in civil life, so
of course they like to stick as long
as they can. Well we should not Kick
anyway, as all we are doing is sit
ting down and wearing out the seats
of our trousers. Ha! Ha! Something
new for me, don't you think? Well
it is bedtime, so l will have to ring
off for this time. With best wishes,
from
Your old friend,
CHARLES HALLORAN.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-04-09
UNCLE SANS BILLS
. MUST BE PAID
Up to America to Show World That II
Does What 1t Promises
to Do. ags

The argument, sometimes heard,
that there should be no need of an
other Liberty loan, because the war is
over, indicates there are some persons
so short-sighted and unpatriotic that
they are forgetting the grave dangers
that not so long ago threatened ciVili-
cation.
One of the terrOrs of the past strug-
gle was the frightful havoc created by
the enemy on the high seas, which may
be illustrated by an incident, one OF
ten thousand similar ones. 1t was told
by a stranded sailor, q lone survivor
of torpedoed ship. He related how
German submarine, after sinking the
ship without warning, came to the sur
face and helped to ''rescue" the few
who were swimming or drifting about
in the water. They were permitted
to cling to the submarine--in fact, to
find refuge on it's deck. An empty
rowboat floated by, and the COM
mander of the "sub" ordered the sur
vivors to avail themselves of it, be-
cause III uNe HlIhulcS thS S-po'it "Ouiu
submerge.
! The rowboat had no oars. There were
no provisions aboard, no shelter against
storms in this unseawOrthy shell.
1t was half-filled with water-salt wa
ter-which the survivors had to scoop
out with their bare hands. The cap
tain and his men descended into the
interior of the Sub" The matches
were closed and gradually the instru'
ment of destruction sank out of sight
leaving the craft, with its human
cargo at the mercy of the waves. This
happened in the middle of the Atlantic
ocean.
There is only one thing that can
save the world from an upheaval fan
more disastrous than Il at which we
have gone through. That Is for Amer
lea and the American people to hold tC
law and order, to abide by free inStitu
| tons, TO rebuild, to succor and com
fort those who have been bowed down
by the terrors of organized intolerance
II is for us to give more, pay more, dc
more. 1t is for us to prove that Q
wrong acknowledged becomes an obi
CATION and that America does what
ever it promises to do.
This can be accomplished only by
periodically getting back of the Vic
tory Liberty loan and backing 1t ur
to the very limit of our financial abil
ity. Uncle Sans bills must be pait
and the boys brought home. Until
then the job won't be finished.
HELP FINNISH THE job"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-04-09
ANSWER GOOD
ROADS ARTICLE
Continued from first page.

work on some permanent roads.
AS to the men who have road ma
chinery to sell, we are buying their
stuff to maintain our dirt roads, so
why should they worry whether we
build hard roads or not. If all the
roads were hard surfaced we would
not need so much of their machin-
cry.
l venture to state that once We get
a system of hard roads in Iowa, the
large majority of taxpayers will Won
der how we ever got along without
them.
ROY TILLOTSON
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-04-09

Harry Conover concluded a visit
of three weeks here with his parents,
DR.. and Mrs. +. w. COnover and left
for Rhame, N. d. today where he
will take charge of the lumber yard
at that place.
Mrs. Henry Webster returned to
Austin, Mimi. today having attended
the funeral of Mrs. Emma Letchford
at Frankville
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-04-09
Hard to MANAGE.

A man who has lately undertaken
the management Of certain tempera-
mental star was asked, during the past
week, about the young woman's well.
being. How is Miss So-and.So?" ran
the query. 81 don't talk to i1er any
more" was the answer. shes under
my management now"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-04-09
Literature.

Everyone knows what books are.
But what is literature? 1t is the ark
on the food. 1t is the light on the
candlestick. 1t is the flower among
the leaves: the contamination of the
plants vitality, the crown of its beauty,
and the treasure house of its seeds
Henry J. van Dyke.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-04-09
LOCAL ITEMS.

Miss Ethel Cole spent the week
end in Mason City.
Miss Gleoria Bakken returned
to Ridgeway Monday. ,
Mrs. Peter Johnson was a pas
senger to Cresco Monday '" ID
Mrs. Sarah Anderson was a pas
\ senger to Ridgeway Friday.
M Miss Grace Malanaphy was a
a passenger to New Hampton Saturday.
y Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Dyrland spent
Sunday in Calmar at the Willie
; Klema home. ~ a.. w. o.,
Rev. l.. B. Torrison arrived
home Saturday from an extended
lB stay in Chicago. ~~-,I.33,...
Rev. A. r. Grant went to
Arlington, Iowa Monday to assist at
revival meeting. r@a
Mrs. F. E. Borst went to Cresco
Friday for visit with her sister,
Mary De Noyles. 2.,.
George Melaas returned to Cres-
co yesterday having spent the first
Of the week here. .....- ...
-Rey. Wick returned to La
Crosse yesterday having been here
to his sisters funeral
Mrs. NJ. J. Soukup went to Du-
buQue Thursday for visit with her
adaTghter, Miss Virginia.
"a Miss Henrietta Bakken went to
I As1awler Saturday for a visit with her
sister, Mrs. Joe Westby.
Milton Dalvey, Charles Pullmen
and e. j. Strong We're here from
North McGregor Thursday.
Misses Hazel and Blanche Ber-
natz went to st. Paul Monday to
spend week with friends.
Mrs. Edward Bear accompanied
her sister, Mrs. j. Rothenberg of
Chicago to Rochester Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Ward came
from Cedar Rapids Thursday for a
\ visit with relatives and friends.
A baby boy was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. c.. A. Johnson yesterday morn
! ing. We extend congratulations.
\ Mrs. w. r. Porter Of Hoffman,
n Mimi. went to Mason City Friday for
| visit with her sister, Mrs. Slater
III Mr.. and Mrs. John Harter went
4 10 Leroy, Mimi. Friday for visit
with her daughter, Mrs. Helmer Han
tsor
~ = Mrs. Myron Burnside returned
IT, 4 Milwaukee Saturday after a
tonths' visit here at the A. Hill
ljome.
II Miss Lydia Rice returned to FL
Z kader Thursday after visit Of sew
eral days with her sister, Mrs. A. c.
Lynch.
I Miss Marie Brunsvold returned
I TO Mason City yesterday after a visit
sof three weeks here at the Ole Bruins.
Ivold home.
N Deans orchestra will play fol
Ia dance at Haugen's hall, DEBORAH
next Monday night, April IA. You
" are invited. adv.
u Mrs. J. c. K. Preus returned tC
her home in Minneapolis Saturday
after a visit here with her father
4 *. I. Haugen. =, .-
Miss Margaret Bruchert return
\ ed to Lansing, Iowa yesterday after
y visit of two weeks at the Franz
\ Wilson home.
N Mrs. Scott Donaldson returned
n to Charles City yesterday after {
visit here with her parents, Mr.. anC
y Mrs. NJ. o. Dalvey.
III Raymond Qualley departed las
/ Thursday for Moose Jaw, Sask
canada to spend the summer on thu
~. S. Thomas farm.
IA Miss Sofia Larsen came Thurs
M day from Elkader for visit will
N her mother, Mrs. Henry Larsen ant
sster Miss Charlotte.
Arthur Jaeger who is employed
v d bank at Shevlin, Mimi. spen
sunday here with his parents, Mr.
" Rhd Mrs. Herman Jaeger.
III Scott Donaldson came yester
Inlay from Charles City to join hi
Invite Monday on visit to her par
-. NJ and Mvs NJ n nalvav
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-04-09

Your old friend,
CHARLES HALLOR AN.
The Washington herald., 1919-05-20

Since he still does rot vuts pearly often as
do. do you think that b. cares and really en-
joys nv letters? Do yoI think be Will come to
see me and would YOU k>sp wrItinsf
The boys who went across have
stood SO much for US that it is not
our place to be too critical. un-
derstand how you feel about writing
as you have. and believe that your
friendly letters may mean a lot 10
a boy who has not seen anyone from
home for a long time. In that case.
since you like him. il would be kind
to write, even though he may not
care for you more than as a mere
friend. You can only wait to see
If he will visit you when he returns.
and II you have written him only
sensible. friendly letters while across
YOU need feel no embarrassment when
he returns if he is not as friendly
as before.
Telephone Call.
II the lady who phoned me asking
for a place to have her pastel-shaded
gloves tinted will send a self-ad-
dressed stamped envelope l will fur
nish her with the information.
The Washington herald., 1919-05-20
Tanning My Husband

was deliriously happy because
of Crittenden's conduct. and ex-
rected him to keep il up.
A letter came from Mother Hayes
a week before we were to start for
Kentucky. l showed it to Critten-
den.
Dear Daughter" she had writ
ten. You cannot imagine the de-
light with which we received the
good news of your coming visit.
Col. Hayes and I have ben looking
forward with pleasure to the time
when we might have our only
daughter to love her as we know
We shall and as she deserves.
L have always said 1 should
love Crittenden's wife as If she
were my own child. And when
you come l shall show You how
much it is. this love for the .daugh-
ter have not seen. ! shall be
proud of you, too.. and l am hav-
ing some guests TO" dinner on
Thanksgiving to meet you. Col
bring you and Crittenden home.
Il shall be awaiting you with a
heart full of love and affection.
DtNOlcolNs youI
MOTHER HAYES"
II know she must be wonderful"
said. And | hope she will love me
as she expects to. If she does love
me l shall have gained the dearest
thing in the world. a mother"
why. bless your heart. Bess, she'll
lie crazy about you declared Critten-
den. And you'll be wild about her.
She has the figure of a girl and her
voice is the sweetest I ever heard N
my life
Il know" | said. Just what you
mean. The Southern women of a gen.
Grafton ago had the most wonderful
speaking voices in the world"
1 knew next to nothing about his
father, and there was little to indicate
what he was like.
And your father?" I inquired. 1T
usually is every ones ambition to be
like his father. you know
"Oh. he's all right" came Crittsn-
den's quick answer.
The Washington herald., 1919-05-20
HOROSCOPE.
Tuesday. May 20. 1919.


Copyright. 1919, ny The Mcclure Neuy,Aper
syndicate)
Early in this day IL is wise TO
prosecute business affairs, according
TO astrology. Mars and the Sun are
In benefic aspect in the morning, but
Saturn rules strongly for evil after
noon.
Honors and decorations for SOL
diers in places of the Sun are fore
cast.
Saturn may cause envy and jeaI-
ousy among men. who have served
under the call of Mars, for the
planets indicate much comment and
many unsatisfied ambitions.
Achievements in military matters
will be attributed to the United
states from unexpected sources
Great growth in fame for many
Americans is written in the future.
Again engineers. machinists and
all who have to, do with iron and
steel are subject to the best direc-
tion making for profit and high at
tainment
1t is not fortunate sway fG
seeking preferment. Those who de-
sire appointments or who desire po-
sitions should wait for more au-
spicious rule of the stars.
There is again promising sign
for building. Homes will multiply
The Washington herald., 1919-05-20

and, as the law of extremes is still
strong, hotels, also. will increase
greatly in number and patronage.
Summer resorts have the forecast
of season of greatest prosperity.
Saturn gives warning of peril to
the aged The death of many prom
inent men and women is still to be
noticeable. for there is to be a new
generation completely in power
within less than a decade, the seers
declare.
Reforms in public institutions Of
all sorts are prognosticated and
there may be revelations concerning
hospitals as well as jails.
Persons whose birthdate il is
probably will have an active and
prosperous year in business. They
will meet with much success.
Changes and travel are forecast.
Children born on this day are
likely to be active. energetic and
popular. These subjects of Taurus
have the power of pleasing many.
for they are on the cusp and subject
TO Gemini, the sign that makes for
versatility.
The Washington herald., 1919-05-20
TOMATO AND
ASPARAGUS SALAD.

Select large, firm tomatoes. cut in
slices. and remove the center. thrust
ing several stalks of cooked fresh as
paragus through the center of each
slice. Place the tomato and aspara-
gus on a bed of head lettuce. Chop
the bits Of tomato fine with a little
green pepper and some green olives.
and heap at the side of the tomato
slices. Make dressing by mixing
together y cupful OF olive oil, Juice
of y lemon. juice OF y orange. 3
sprigs of minced parsley. and 4 tea
spoonful each of salt. pepper. paprika
and dry mustard. Mix, beat thor
oughly, and serve over the salad.
The Washington herald., 1919-05-20

moved by nose discharges, or carried
away through the intestine with
water and food. But many adhere to
the throat and lung membrane, Dos
sible agents of infection.
, Sick room air may become heavily
charged with disease organism, but
such bacteria do not multiply in the
air. On the contrary they die of SO
rapidly. that outside the sickroom it
is only when a nearby individual
coughs OF sneezes. sometimes propel-
ling bits of saliva, ETC., several feet.
/ that fresh vigorous bacteria reach
our nose and throat membranes.
But dust itself Is injurious. Lint,
ashes. SCOT and grit from pavements
/ are all irritating to the delicate throat
and lung membranes. Experimental
work has proven animals more sus-
ceptible' to lung infection after ex-
posure to dust. Workers in dusty
trades have tuberculosis rates and
death rates several times higher than
, other individuals.
Most important is the frequent re-
moval of dust constantly settling on
furniture and floors. and in such man.
ner as to insure that 1t is not sent
again into the AIR of the room. In
all enlightened households feather
busters, dry dustclothes and brooms
have been replaced by dampened or
oiled cloths. and wet brooms and vac
| uum cleaners.
In spring housecleanings the grad
| ual hidden accumulation OF months
are removed. 1t is only at such
| times that one escapes even partly
| from ''the tyranny OF things" and is
! impelled to discard such dust-form-
ing articles as worn floor coverings
and such dust-collecting objects as
rough-surfaced hansings. useless bric-
a-brac. old papers and boxes. and un-
necessary furniture.