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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-07-02
YOUTH KILLS CATTLE.
Shot Many Cattle, and Knows No
Reason.

Onawa, Ia.-Why should a six
teen-year-old boy go about killing
cattle in pastures at night? Raymond
Severson of very fine family con-
fessed he did it but doesn't know
why
His father will reimburse the farm
ers-and there are many. Probably
the boy will not be prosecuted. He
has a good reputation.
The mystery has run along for
many months. 1t was thought the
work of pro-Germans. The State So
ciety for the protection of animals
was appealed to and sent investiga-
tors to the field. Finally the Severson
boy was located, charged with the
offense and collapsed while making
and he can give no reas-
on for committing the offense. The
animals were killed with a single
shot in the head.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-07-02
Public 0piulono
Oil Baths Postville's Latest.

Until last Friday afternoon it was
generally supposed no one except old
John d. himself could afford an oil
bath--Dut there are others. On the
occasion in question Street Commits
sioner Bellows secured the services
of Plumber Ira Riley to connect the
bottom of car of road oil with the
hind end of the oil street sprinkler,
and Little Jimmie Riley, Ira's son,
went along to learn how dad did the
job The scene of action was the tail
end of the Rock Island railway, a
little west of Frank Hangartner's
home, where all three had assembled
beneath the car of road oil to open
up the bung hole in the bottom of
the car and let the juice out. While
they were auguring away with
wrenches, ETC., the black, juicy,
like and the trio received a shower
bath of it of some dimensions before
they got it shut off. About this
time each of the. three had a desire
to get home as soon as possible, and
down the street they came, the
Street Commissioner and Plumber
smeared all over as if they had been
trying to catch a creased pig at the
Farmersburg Fourth of July celebra-
ton, and Jimmy, well, If his hair
was only curly he would have pass
ed for pickaninny and no questions
asked. On arrival home they each
made a bee line for the cellar and
stripped off their clothing and
waited in empty potato barrels until
their wives and mothers could bring
forth some new raiment, after which
they planted their clothes in a hole
in the ground and sent bill for
three new outfits of wearing apparel
to John D.-Postville Herald.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-07-02
PEACE TREATY SIGNED.
World War Which Ravaged Europe
for Pour Years Ended officially
at $40 O'Clock Saturday

The peace treaty has been signed.
The world war, which for more
than four years ravaged the greater
part of Europe was ended officially
at 3:49 o'clock Saturday, when can
non doomed, announcing that the
last plenipotentiary to the confer
ence had affixed mis- signature to the
peace treaty.
The delegates, in addition to
signing the world peace treaty, also
affixed their signatures to the Rhine
protocol and the Polish treaty.
The meeting-an epoch in world
history--in the Hall of Mirrors i'll
the Chateau Louis XIV, began at
$40 o'clock, and the German dele
gates, the first to sign, affixed their
names at 3:13.
The signing was done within a
few yards Of the spot in the same
hall where William l. had himself
been crowned emperor of Germany
on Jan. IS, 1871, and where the
German empire was proclaimed
The American delegates, headed
by President Wilson, were the sec
ond to sign, the American executive
placing his name below that of DR..
Johannes Bell, the second of the
German ENJOYS.
Then the plenipotentiaries Of
Great Britain, it's colonies, France,
Italy, and Japan signed, followed by
representatives of the minor powers
in alphabetical order, with Belgium
in the lead.
Only two incidents of moment
married the signing of the treaty.
China's delegates did not attend,
declining to sign because they were
not permitted to make reservations.
The plenipotentiaries had written
Premier Clemenceau, president of the
peace conference, that they would not
be present and that they were await
ing instructions from their govern
ment. ..
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-07-02
JULY 1 WAS BUTTERMILK DAY.
PopultrizatiOn of Good Drink Aim
of Department of Agriculture.

July l is national buttermilk day
Buttermilk, the United States de-
partment of agriculture thinks, is
one of the best drinks in the world,
nutritious, palatable and full of zest
and vim. The man who drinks but
termilk regularly and copiously is
doing a good turn for himself. That
is one of the purposes of proclaiming
National Buttermilk Day. The other
is that the dairy industry in the
United States will be encouraged.
Buttermilk day, it is hoped, will
remind many people Of this drink,
introduce it to others, and be the
beginning of a greater consumption
of buttermilk that will contribute to
the health and happiness of the con-
sumner and, at the same time, help
dairy farmers to develop production.
To insure an ample supply of but
termilk, both for homes and hotels
and restaurants On July l, the de-
partment Of agriculture requested
creameries, milk plants, and other
dairy establishments to cooperate
in the plan to popularize the drink.
1t is pointed out that, while
straight buttermilk is an excellent
drink, there are number of delic-
ious combinations. Buttermilk
lemonade is obtained by adding the
juice OF two or three lemons to a
quart OF buttermilk, with sugar to
taste. Buttermilk, may be combined
with lemon juice, orange juice or
eggs and sugar for making frozen
dainties.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-07-02
A Lawn and No Lawn.

A lawn is a work of art and of pa
thence as well; also, and not lastly, of
thoughtfulness. The best of lawn eX-
perts may be employed to prepare the
soil, to spread the costliest of fer
tilizers upon it, and to seed it
generously and before the summer
is over inexperienced hands may
lawn mower" it down to the roots
and then sprinkle it under a broilin~
July sun until September nothing Is
left but a NANCY looking area, half
chickweed and half crab grass. We
believe this, for a man who always
has a lawn told us SO.
Blue grass was not meant to be
cut as closely as a horse is clipped,
and then "watered" with hose in
temperature of 10 in the sun. 1t
dies. When nature irrigates the earth
it first draws a veil of clouds across
the sun. If it didn't it would parboil
vegetation.
Those who have groaned under
tasks imposed upon them by the lawn
mower ought to rejoice to hear that
many of them "cut the grass" too
much. 1t is better to have a thick
deep green turf on which the grass
blades are so long they are recum-
bent than to have no grass blades at
all.-Hampton Recorder.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-07-02
CUPID BUSY DURING WAR
Six thousand French Women Were
Wooed and Won by Yan<s in
One Year.

Paris, France.-That Cupid was
nearly as busy as Mars with the men,
bers of the American expeditionary
force and that romance bloomed in
France in spite of wars alarms is
shown by the fact that more than 5000
Frencb women have been wooed and
won by American soldiers within one
year. The majority of the French
girls who have become Americans
through marrying American officers
and men are stenOgraphers, salesgirls,
teachers and sprinkling Of peasant
girls and those of the middle class or
bourgeoisie. The rOmances are in most
cases very similar.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-07-02
Hoe Dragged Man Under Train.

Portsmouth, Ia.-Edw. l.. Jude
grove was killed by Milwaukee
train acre.
He had been gardening and was
walking down the railroad track to
his home. He stepped aside when he
met the train, but his hoe, which he
carried on his shoulder, caught in a
platform rail and he was dragged
under the wheels.
He was frightfully mangled.
For fifty-seven years he had been
in the Presbyterian ministry. He was
a civil war veteran. His wife and
several children survive him.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-07-02
Scrambled Horses.

Faribault, Minn.-When runaway
team crashed into two-wheeled cart
driven by Martin Hahn, twelve, the
lad landed on top Of his fathers buggy
inst ahead. His horse smashed dads
buggy, one runaway smashed the cart
and the runaway buggy ran over the
third animal.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-07-02
Victims Dig Own Graves.

The soviet called a meeting and pre-
nared lists of those TO die. The houses
prescribed were visited by squads, the
doors were smashed in, and the vic
tins dragged to the edge of the town
and forced TO dig their own graves.
Those who resisted were shot in the
streets.
A survivor testified that he had seen
men thrown into pit and buried
alive. This testimony has been con-
frmed by bodies exhumed, the clenched
hands of which were clinging to the
mud at the bottom of the pit.
The only spark of humanity discOv-
able was that in confiscating the be-
lodgings of the residents. In some in
stances where there was a family Of
small children, the family was permit
ted to retain one cow out of several.
Occasionally peasant was allowed to
keep his worst horse.
The bolshevik attitude toward the
church was uncompromising. Priests
were hunted numerically. The evil
dence showed that men were slain
whose only offense was that they
worked as sections or caretakers of
churches.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-07-02


bolsheviki that General Casagrande,
upon the occupation of the town. was
obliged to telegraph to Ekaterinburg
for men to administer civic affairs.
Dogs Dig Up Bodies.
In addition to securing verbal and
documentary evidence the American
Red Cross officials witnessed the ex-
huming of scores of victims from
trenches, where they were buried
sometimes several deep in graves re-
vealed by the digging of dogs.
The murders were without provOca-
ton, and the victims We're largely of
the thrifty and intelligent classes or
servants of the church, which latter
il was the announced intention Of the
bolsheviki to eXterminate.
The evidence discloses almost I'M
thinkable atrocities. A blacksmith, hy
economies, had attained shop. He
was required to pay 5000 rubles; be-
cause he could not, he was shot. A
man was shot be- ause he lived in a
brick house. All attorneys and jurists
were killed, and doctors, whose serv-
ices were not required for the moment,
were disposed of in d similar manner.
A woman whose husband and two
sons had been seized applied to the
cOmmissar for information as to their
fate. She was told they had been
taken to Perm. After repeating her
visit several times she was Informed
that if she bothered the commiSsar
again she would be shot, as they had
been.
The body of woman was exhumed
and identified in the presence of the
Americans as the wife of general
through jewels sewed in the lining of
her clothing, Of which relatives were
aware. Another woman was compelled
20 fetch a lamp and gaze upon her
murdered sons for the amusement of
the slayers.
A wife required to pay 1000 rubles
for the release of her husband Dor
rowed 800 and paid it over; later she
returned with the remainder, and then
was informed that her husband had
been shot. There were scores OF SINH
lar cases All were killed without any
form of trial.
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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-07-02
Not Guilty Here.

"Of all the left-handed compliments
designed to Keep mere man in happy
frame of mind" remarked the face
tious philosopher, "the one about a
man being handy about the house is
the worst. "-IndianapO News.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-07-02
1900 MURDERED
BY B0LSHEvIKI
U. S. Red Cross Agents Tell of
Reds Atrocities in
Siberia.
Dig Own PITS; BURIED ALIVE
Murders Were Without Provocation
and the Victims Were Largely of
Thrifty or Intelligent Glasses
or Servants of Church.

Omsk.-Indisputable evidence of the
massacre by the bolsheviki of more
than 1000 civilians in and near the
town of Osa has been obtained by
Messrs. Simmonds and Emerson and
DR.. Rudolph Teusler of the American
Red Cross, who have just returned
from PERM Osa and other re-occupied
Russian territory. Approximately 500
persons were killed at Osa and 1900
in the surrounding districts.
Osa, which had population of TO-
600, was so denuded of males by the
bolsheviki that General Casagrande,
upon the occupation of the town. was
obliged to telegraph to Ekaterinburg
for men to administer civic affairs.
The Washington times., 1919-09-14

Tesla Edison and Marconi than live forever shveng be-
fore an imaginary vindictive power.
Laws throughout the universe work forever without
change without exception and that is what makes life
worth while.
In a world thus evenly governed, finds his
patton in studying the laws of life and matter and living in
accordance with them
AS you look at Mr.. McCays picture today the great
of Nature ruthessy crushing city in earthquake
plague the foot of little boy ruthessly crushing an ant
hill you realize how important it is for the human
study and know the laws through which Nature works.
That study and knowledge have not really begun as
yet The day will when will control the tempera-
of this earth dverng the heat Of the Equator to
Poles regulating the rainfall and the snow doing away with
deserts and swamps Real knowledge is long way off, but
there is at least a beginning.
We know how the lightning works and how to control
it. although do not know what Is We know that the
earhs crust is constantly moving and that an earthquake
The Washington times., 1919-09-14

comes when there is violent movement very small as
compared with the whole EARTH big compared with the
little human beings and their houses living the earth
quakes spot.
We know also that while need to know
Natures laws there was day when it just well for
them to be ignorant.
We do not try to explain to baby in the nursery how
electric light running water pasteurzaton of milk is
managed TIE baby looks and obeys it cannot under
stand So primitive human beings full grown babies had to
look in the beginning not understanding 1t good
thing for them to invent idols to which they could pray
and to imagine that there devils ghosts and
spirits that might be placated.
Anything is better for the human mind than
tanty During the period when human beings could pos
sby know how the laws of Nature work. their imagination
helped them with different superstitiOus inventions
That period has gone by except for the very lowest
most superstous intellectual class It is time for
to'STUDY AND UNDERSTAND.
The Washington times., 1919-09-14

II has become the fashion and fad
and the speciality Of vaudeville mono
Iogist pollparrots to knock and sneer
at the second Iieutenants. am a
shave-taiI and intend to try to an
swer. It is a good general rule 10
follow when knocking any particular
class Of men not to make your re-
marks too general in scope That
there were hundreds. even thousands,
Of second louIes who successfully and
perhaps inefIiciently fought the bat
tie of Paris no one wants to deny.
But that there were hundreds more
and even thousands who did their
work in battle on the field should not
be overlooked. Dig up the statistics
at Walter Reed. where the writer is
a patient, or any other hospital. you
will find him in much greater proper
ton than any other officer. All this
gibing started with the soldierS' en-
tertainments in France. where the
took all kinds of knocks
at the shave-tails and got away with
It big. That's all right; I'll take all
the knocking and gibing that any
doughboy who saw action wants to
hand out. but he is the only man in
the world will take 1t from. The
slackers and slickers have grabbed
the opportunity to sneer at those who
did not fail to do their duty. and with
a foundation laid by boys who wers
entitled TO do so took advantage OF
the start thus given the second lieu
tenant joke" and are getting away
The Washington times., 1919-09-14
Defending the Shave-Tail

with il big in this country. This IL
just a hint that It's getting rather
stale, and that we who are still sec
ond louies because We became casual
ties are getting rather tired OF IL and
are going to start to ascertain
whether or not the guy Who gets Z
on is entitled to speak on the subject
at all or not.
There, I feel better now. Just a
few facts to remember. In the Brit
ish newspapers during the war the
only casualty list which their space
permitted them to publish was their
officers list This was headed. Sec
ond Lieutenant. Except Where other.
wise Noted" In my squadron, one OF
the first four at the front. and I was
with 1t at the start, OF forty-th-ee Of
fcers, all but seven were second lieu
tenants, we worked with the First
Army Corps from April until ths
armistice. All who became Casualties
are either dead or still second lieu
tenants, and some who worked stead
lily all the way through are still such.
OF the two hundred and odd Ameri-
can officer prisoners OF war land YOU
can't very well become a prisoner OF
var without doing a little hghting
dPat) about one hundred and twenty
i've were second lieutenants. taken
during frOnt-line lighting. and ever a
hundred OF these were wounded.
Let's start little fun with the col
onels. l know a good one about ave
colonels who were all Hvirg On The
same headquarters. and they fought
an awful battle all during the war a.
20 which one OF them should get to be
a brigadier general II finally Oc-
att so. and. consequently. got the job.
SO that took him out OF the class %
the others. A. b b
The Washington times., 1919-09-14
Police Uniona - Nsu..

This newspaper gave the first
news Of the intention Of the Com
misioners to block the policemen
from joining the union. The news
came NOT from the Commissioners,
but from members Of Congress. The
announcement in this paper was
greeted with loud cheers Of derision
on the ground that nobody would
dare 70 fool with a labor union.
The fact that the Commissioners
DID dare to oppose a union was the
biggest kind Of local news.
Other newspapers, not so fortu-
nate in their abilit- 70 get the news
first, have been allowing their
bright young men TO say rather
harsh things IN print about their
friends and nGghboFs on this paper.
Ny advice 70 these young men would
be to cultivate the 0ld-fashionsd
habit Of getting out and
gathering the cold facts; and fur
ther / would be very careful to keen
out Of q fight against the police Il I
didn't stand wei with the bluecoata.
The Washington times., 1919-09-14
HEARD AND SEEN
By EARL GOODWIN.

badges and passes and documents
admitting me to fires. prize fights,
Turkish baths and everything. How
ever, when I wanted 70 get real
service from q policeman in q mid
die West town I would put on e
long and funeral looking cutaWay
coat and surmount my blonde head
with what the boys called a two
gallon hat"
In that garb. especially II I Wors
pale gloves, could pass any police
line on earth.
A silk hat is a better pass than
letter from the President. Anyone
who can wear one with dignity
OUGHT to be recognized as a great
map.
II had worn a silk hat instead of
q fuzzy green one Friday when act
ing as a member Of the Citizens Re-
eeption Committee perhaps our
police would have let me stand
alongside Of Colonel Harper and
Louis BrOWnI0w in his Tennessee
plug. AS It was, I was chased TO the
wall every time / showed my face.
l write this because we will be
having our an Of silk hats this win
ter when the Prince Of Wales gets
here; next week when the silk hat
ted aristocraey gets in It's full swing
at Pershfng.
The Washington times., 1919-09-14

1t is for the ant to select safe, secluded place for
her nest, or suffer.
It Is for us to study Natures eternal laws, and
adjust ourselves to them, or suffer.
Nature has no time or thought for individual cases.
Fire viii burn the innocent ignorant child and spare
the hardened criminal that knows the ways of fire. 1t
is well for Us that it is so for real education is
acquired by study of the natural laws that will not
study spare US.
The Washington times., 1919-09-14

Don't you think 1t would be a wise
and proper thing to have the An
napOlis cadets view the parade on
September II? Such thrilling. great
historic events don't happen often.
and the Impression on our future
admirals, etc, ought to be good and
desirable. Can't you lend a hand in
your Times IL you favor it? With
best regards.
JOSEPH BUCHANAN,
1882 9th St N. W.
The Washington times., 1919-09-14

There is no thought or discrimination in the work
ing of eternal laws that govern all things. -.
In our little of creation we speak of
NATURE meaning the universal law as it shows itself
on our earth.
Evenly, ruthlessly, eternaIy, Nature works accord
ing to fixed laws for good or for ILL., thinking as little of
us creatures that build and die on this earth a. the boy
at pIav thinks of the ant hill beneath his foot.
The Washington times., 1919-09-14

do you understand the relation
between wages and the cost Of liV-
ing?"
"Oh, yes; they are distant rela-
ives."
The Washington times., 1919-09-14

Residents Of Trinidad seem to OBJ
iect to the smells emanating from
the refuse dump. Can't blame them
for that.
The Washington times., 1919-09-14

Tenants in the Ward apartment,
SOC S street, have been notified that
September the rental Of
three-room apartments win be in
creased from $3.50 to $32.59; four
room from s27.50 to $3.50. This in
crease runs about so per cent.
The Washington times., 1919-09-14
HERE AND THERE

Being reader OF your well ap-
prectated paper, wish to congratu-
late you on the fair stand you are
taking In respect 70 Government
ownership.
I am an admirer- OF the Today
column. especially the one Of August
II. v. X. JOHNSON.
The Washington times., 1919-09-14

The use Of camp chairs, boxes, and
things Of that sort has always been
discouraged by the police during
parades for the reason that expert
ence has shown them to be Of more
bother to the general public than
comfort to the individual. However,
in the case Of elderly women or Grip
pies, the police, Of course, pursue a
lenient course. have this informa-
ton direct from headquarters.
The Washington times., 1919-09-14

@Hon. Samuel
Gompers. PreSi-
dent OF the Amer
lean FederatiOn
OF Labor. wash
ington. D. C.
'In view Of the
difficulty OF ar
ranging any pres
ent satisfactory
mediation with
regard to the
steel situation
the President de-
sires to urge up
on the steel men
through you the
wisdom and de-
STABILITY Of post
poning action OF
any kind until
after the forth
coming industrial
c OF fere n ce at
at Washington.
u. p. TUMULTY."
The Washington times., 1919-09-14

Lady calls here to inform Us that
Northbrook Court rents are to be IN
creased 20 per cent.
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How Do They Get That Wayl

HUW Do LWGy UoI LII6 W.Td
A coal operator told the Senate
committee that coal is no higher in
price this year than last Anyone
who has bought coal knows better.
The Washington times., 1919-09-14

Please tell me through your Heard
and Seen column if people viii Be al
lowed to use camp chairs on the Ave
nue. for the parade.
SUZANNE WATERS.
The Washington times., 1919-09-14

H on. Louis
BroWnlow. Com
missioner Of the
District Of Cplum-
bia. washington.
D. G.
''The President
suggests the great
advisabnity o Z
postponing any
issue regarding
the police situa-
ton until after
the forthcoming
industrial confer
ence at washing
ton and hopes
that the postpone
ment can be ef-
fected.
sI p TTTNTTTTTY -
The Washington times., 1919-09-14

We are living in serious tines.
Five years ago who would believe
that the Congress Of the United
States would engage in the framing
Of a bin to regulate rents? Some
people cannot believe It even now.
Many people don't approve Of Il
twenty-five years ago who be-
lieved that the Government would
or COULD regulate railroad fares
and freight rates? Thirty years ago
a man who advocated that safety
devices and steel cars be made
compulsory was called an anarchist
The man who forecasted the day
that we would live in apartments
and apartment hotels was called in
sane.
The Washington times., 1919-09-14
SHk Hafa!

One time when 1 Travelled across
the continent on a newspaper as
signment I had q pocket h1ll Of