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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-09-17
Land Prices Go Up 60 Per Cent.


In the past six months farm lands
in 70 of Iowa's SO counties have adj
vanced in price about 60 per cent.
That statement is based upon many
hundreds of farm sale prices gather
ed in those counties during the past
six months by o. G. Lloyd of the
farm management department of
Iowa state college. In more than so
of the counties land has sold for
$500 and more per acre. The ad-
vance in price for the six months
period has averaged about 800 per
acre, or nearly 60 per cent.
Mr.. Lloyd says that conservative
bankers and farmers generally esti-
mate that there was economic justifi-
cation for an advance Of about %
per cent. That estimate is based on
the actual earning power of the
land" says Mr.. Lloyd THAT is, the
difference between the gross value OF
the farm product and the cost OF
production, when capitalized at the
mortgage rate of interest, was equal
to about 25 per cent of the former
market price of the land. But in
stead of land rising only % per cent
in price, it has jumped nearly &C
per cent"
1t is pointed out by Mr.. Lloyd that
these high prices for land. do not in
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-09-17

embarrassing.
Through the years we have hope
fully planted the seeds sent by mem
bers of Congress.
Way back in the parlous days Of
Cleveland we first began to plant.
We have planted Democratic seeds
and Republican seeds; safe and sane
seeds, and pacifist seeds, and militar-
istic seeds, and free silver seeds, and
gold standard seeds, and high tariff
seeds, and free trade seeds, and in
just one particular did all these seeds
agree; they uniformly, without hest
tation, or demur, stayed right where
they were put.
A congressional seed never gets
up early in the morning and greets
the rising sun.
No sir it stays right at home; 1t
sulks until it rots, and no more
would a Washington, d. G. seed con-
descend to burst it's mortal bounds
and send up a hopeful arm through
the dark dirt to beckon to the skies,
than would the average NJ. c. give
earnest thought and sensible con-
sideration to the urgent needs Of Am
erican agriculture.
But If the congressman imagine
that the farmers of the country are
still placid yokels, that accept any
sort of political palaver as full pay
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-09-17
The Damn Family Doing Well.

Iowa people will remember three
or four years ago that family OF
fourteen mother, father and twelve
children-by the name of Damn,
came direct from Holland to Oska-
loosa, enroute to Pella. Not men,
Der of the family could speak word
of English, and they were dressed in
the costume of Holland. They We're
not subjects of charity, but had lit
tie else. They came here to be Am
erican citizens, and to strive for their
share of this country's prosperity.
They had been in this country but a
short time when they rented and
moved to the Beach farm in Rich
land township, Mahaska county.
There they have lived and labored
since, and now, through Dean &c
Cation, they purchased that farm
about 400 acres-paying therefor
the sum of 100000. That's what in
dustry and determination can do in
this Gods land of plenty for him who
works.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-09-17
Who Claimed the Flowers?

The minister who made the follow
ing announcement seems to have been
prepared for untoward results from
his preaching. There are some flow
ers here" he said, ''for those who are
sick at the close of this service. =
Youths Companion.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-09-17

ment for their votes, they will be
enlightened as rapidly as election
time comes round.
The farmer today is really awake.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-09-17

al rates and mortgage rates as here
tofore.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-09-17

To Shine Isingiass.
Use a flannel rag moistened with
vinegar TO shine isinglass.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-25

exhibition, winning from Cole, of Can =
ada, in the first featherweight bout.
Wrestling
Graeco Roman preliminaries
Coolies (Belgium), defeated Polk
(America). Bout went twenty minutes
without fall. Referee ordered extra
period, Coolies winning with rolling
fall
America defeated Canada, to 4.
Italy defeated Greece, Q to 0.
1O0-NIeter Dash-TriaIs
:, First heat-Teschner. America, first zurin
France second Time. lis.
=, Second heat-Linds4y, New Zealand. first;
ThLrd heatmBgtleE AmeTica first; Hume.
casfs fh fane seS2Hd Tms Ss roc
Italy, second Time. lis.
Semi-Finals
Teschner America, second; Butler. America
" ,,' Second 'S 6ScattiESPaddocl,, America, first;
Howard, Canada, second; Caste. France
third Time. lis.
15OO-Meter Run--Trials
\, First hsat15Mason. New Zealand rr,nt nTstt'
La Pierre t"Ea Gsnada aHh fth Tme 4m 10 2Ss
Second heat--C. J. Stout, America hTst'
Deliver, France, second: Cha liners. Australia
third; Lacay. France. tourtn; Ar!ie Schardt.
America fifth. Time. il6
The various races and contests were
interspersed with exhibitions of Ara
bian sword dancing. Il battle royal,
camel racing and colorful represen
tation of a desert, fight with the COM
batants mounted on camelS. This event
drew much laughter from the spec
tators.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-25

aforesaid, conceded the medal play hon
ors to 5. Dean. the young Princeton
player. But Dean crossed them and
came through with 169, thirteen strokes
more than Davis, which proves that as
golf prophets the gallery would make
fine referees for the big fight. At that
the gallery was keenly interested-in
the dining room and mahogany decora e.
tions. 1t was very hot day.
The match will begin tomorrow
morning for the individual intercollegi-
ate championship.
Play at Philmont
A field of thirty four players began
the qualification round of thirty six
holes over the Philmont Country Club
course today in the annual amateur golf
championship of the Golf Association
of Philadelphia. OF these, thirty two
will qualify for the match play rounds,
which start tomorrow.
Only two former title holders are
playing, Horace H. Francine and Hugh
l.. Willoughby, Jr. Other former cham
pions, w. p. and A. II. Smith. Howard
Perrin, II. B. Mcfarland and others.
are not entered. Max Marston and
Wood Platt also are other notable alb :
sentees.
The pairings follow:
F. MY!acRean. u! Jr., Old York Road
s;35-Dr; George Parry Old York Road:
j. Gamble. MerchantvilIe.
- eio-J. F. HalloweU, Old York Road:
e. I. Highley, Plymouth.
2o-Norman II. Maxwell. overbrook; S.
L.. Jones, Plymouth
9iSSIlW p 90 IN; NJ Weaver Huntingdon VALLEY.
valley: E. H. Lycett, Jr Merton.
0:O5-H. b. Newton. Whitemarsh; II.
j. Higgins. Stenton.
', l0-T. W. Cooper, North Hills: H. w.
Wood, Atlantic City.
10 25-C. B. Hawley Cricket Club; Har-
old a. Sands. Merton
10. 0.30-Pat Grant, Cricket Club; Sidney
Z. Sherwood Merton
lO. 3j-Hugh l.. WillouEhby. Jr.. Merton
James H. Gay. Jr.. Cricket Club.
10. 4O-W. NJ. Stewart, Country Club: Z.
M Watson. Bucks County.
10.45-AeX Coles. Country Club Mau-
rice Rsley, Atla ntiC City.
10.50-T. B. Wootton Atlantic City; ST.
mon Garlic, Philmont.
1l.0O-Edward C, Clarey Bala; L. VI.
Adds, Jr.; Huntingdon Valley.
IL O5-George w. Hoffner. Bala: Layton
NJ. Schoch. Country Club.
l2-F. $. Bicking. st. Davds; Fred w.
knight, Whitemarsh.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-25
u, 5. ATHLETES
WIN FIVE F|RSTS
Americans Make Fine Showing
at Inter-AIlied Games
in Paris
NEW ZEALANDERS ARE FAST

Pershing Stadium, Paris. France,
Tuesday, June 24.-American athletes
won live firsts, two seconds. a third and
a fifth place in the first nine preliminary
track event heats run off yesterday, the
hrst day of the interallied games. In
boxing Americans won one bout and
lost one.
The hand grenade throw brought out
Fred Thomson, Los Angeles; Samuel
Thomson. also of Los Angeles, and D.
Z. Wycavage, of Luzerne, Tenn. The
former, chaplain, was favorite, al
though he had never practised against
the boche. Other competitors were real
veterans who had tossed grenades into
enemy trenches.
Fred Thomson, George Bronder, New
York, and Harry Liversedge. of Oak
land, Calf, represented America in the
javelin throw.
New Zealand, with only four men en-
tered in the track events, won three
tirsts in the preliminaries.
summary
Baseball
America defeated Canada ; to O.
Fuller holding the Canadians to one hit
Score by innings:
4%SS5s' 4sHsds ........ w SSS5JSSSS5555 90 90 8
Boxing
Bantamweight preliminaries Nc,
Grath (Canada) beat Pain (Belguml
ten rounds, decision Pain was on de-
fensive throughout.
Digger Evans. Australia. defeated
Johnny Babe" Asher, America. ten
rounds, decision. Asher started we'll.
but Evans had the best of concluding
rounds. Evans recently won news
paper decision over Jimmy Wilde at
Havre. France. Asher, A. +. F..
champion.
The first knockout went to Spalla.
Italy. who sent Van Der Eynd, of Bel
GUM, to the mat for the count of ten
in the second round.
Hallam, of Australia, gave a good
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-25
Harvard Approres Plan
for Compulsory Sports

Cambridge. Mass, June 25.--Ap.
proval of a plan for compulsory phys
ical training for freshmen. said to
be novel among the athletic systems
of American colleges, has been an
nounced by the board of overseers
of Harvard University. The plan
will become operative with the next
entering class.
1t will supplement organized ath-
letics by the formation of an ath-
letic class, members of which will be
required to devote at least three
hours week to physical exercises.
Freshmen will be graded at the be-
ginning Of the college year and will
pursue courses based on physical
condition.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-25
Willis Davis Defeats Dawson

Wimbledon. England. June o5.-In the
tennis championship, contests here yesterday.
Wills Davis. of California, beat p. NJ Daw.
son England The score was o. 81. 2-B.
90 g.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-25
STUDENTS FINISH
MEDAL PLAY TODAY
Princeton Leads for lntercolle-
giate Golf Honors on
Merton Links
p E Nm MEN 70 URT H
BY SPICK HALL

There is vast difference between n
gridiron and a midiron.
The last time Princeton and Yale met
at New Haven on the gridiron the big
bowl, had it been made of wood, would
have groaned under the weight Of hI-
manity imposed upon it, for over
10000 persons were gathered there.
But, of course, being just plain con-
crete the big saucer didn't even heave
sigh.
Yesterday the Tigers again met the
bearers of the Blue. At this meeting
the midiron supplanted the gridiron.
The contest took place on the links of
the Merton Cricket Club, somewhere in
Delaware county. Four golf scribblers
and a scorer focked out via the Phila-
delphia and Western to take in the
scenery. which was great.
Tigers in Van
Lest we forget Princeton and Yale
weren't the only colleges missing puts
yesterday. Harvard, Pennsylvania, :,
Columbia and Williams had teams in
the field competing in the annual in
tercollegiate tournament for golf honors
but Princeton and Yale were far in
advance of the other quartet. The
Tigers led the field at the end of thirty
six holes of play with 672 the total of
their four best performers. Yame came
in with 6S7. Harvard had 1O1. Penn
IO6. Columbia had 742 and Williams
die rear guard duty with 776
Today the collegians were scheduled
to play another 36 holes, and this total
with yesterdays will be computed in
declaring the team the winner. but
while the computing is good it can
easily be computed that Princeton is
going to win unless all her players get
more badly batted up in today's play
than they did yesterday.
Penn's Chances
OF course, our dear old Penn has a
chance to win--the same chance that
the Salvation Army has of receiving a
500 900 donation from Jess Willard
But the Red and Blue players can by
bit of bracing up beat out Harvard
for third place. as they We're only five
strokes worse than the Crimson s best
four yesterday.
T. b. Davis. Yale. turned in the best
card of the day with 1856. He played
the morning round in 81 and the after
noon in 75; this last, by the way. wa:
| the best IS hole score of the day.
One of Davis's teammates, S. Scott
led in the forenoon with a 20.
Before play began the gallery. i. e.
the four golf scribes and the scorer
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-25
DOUBLES TITLE WON
BY B|DDLE::J0HNS0N
William T. TiIden, I'd, and Carl
Fischer Defeated in
Straight Sets
PLAY ON THE MERTON COURT

William r Tilden, I'd. and Carl
Fischer were dethroned as the Pennsyl-
vania state doubles champions yester-
day afternoon when Craig Biddle and
Wallace Johnson defeated the 1918
titleholders in the final round Of the
tourney on the turf courts of the NIer-
ion Cricket Club. johnson and Biddle
won in straight sets. Ga. 6-2. 6-3.
Both Tilden and Fischer have played
much better tennis than that which
they showed yesterday.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-25
JACK
Eddie, Burns Seeking
Trapshooting Honors

Del Monte CAL, June 25.-Eddie
Burns, former catcher for the Phila-
delphia Nationals, who retired from
the game this year, will figure in
the registered trapshooting tourna-
ment at Del Monte on June 2S and
20. Eddie is not so expert with the
shotgun as he was in pegging 'em to
second, but he is fairly proficient in
winging birds, and he expects to get
on to the knack of the thing very
easily.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-25

Connie Mack didn't have to go all
the way to Columbia. S. c., for
hitting first baseman. He should have
turned his peppers on George Kelly,
the Rochester first -sacker. who set up
new modern batting record at Reading,
yesterday. All George did during the
afternoon was to hit four homers in
succession, whang out a double and
wait for four bad ones.
Kelly's exhibition was no fuke. He
is leading the International League
with a percentage on the other side of
400. In the long official batting figures
he was setting the pace with .394,
but since then has passed the four
hundred mark.
Kelly was not good enough for Jawn
McGraw's club. and was turned loose
by the little Napoleon. after a tryout
two years ago. He has been burning
up the league this season, and is said to
be an exceptional fielder as well. He
is nephew of Al Lange.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-25
Up.to-Minute Marks
of Leading Batters
NATIONAL LEAGUE
-Four Homers for George Kelly

been fairly effective against New York
this season.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-25
What May Happen
in Baseball Today


YESTERDAYS RESULTS
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Boston, 10; Phillies, 9.
Phillies. 0; Boston, 8 (second game).
New York, 4; Brooklyn, 2.
Brooklyn, .; New York, 8 (second game).
Chicago, 6; Cincinnati, 2.
Cincinnati, 81; Chicago, o (second same).
st. Louis. 0; Pittsburgh. 2.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York, 0; Athletics, o.
Boston, 81 Washington, 9.
Detroit, 3; st. Louis, 4.
Cleveland. 2; Chicago. o.
TODAY'S SCHEDULE
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Boston at Philadelphia--Clear Two
Games)
New York at Brooklyn--Clear
Pittsburgh at st. Louis-Clear
Chicago at nnsti-Cloudy - Two
Games)
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Philadelphia at New York-Clear
Washington at Boston - Clear Two
Gamesl
st. Louis at Detroit-Rain
Cleveland at Chicago-Clear
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-25
NO BETTING AT BOWIE
Law Permitting Wagering at Mary.
land Track Found demonstrations

Annapolis, Nd. June 25.--The law
permitting racetrack betting in Prince
Georges county, Maryland, is unconsti-
tutional. according to decision of the
court of appeals rendered today.
The law applies to the tracks at
Bowie and Upper Marlboro.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-25
Track Meet Has $50 Entries

tries have been received for the annual out
door handicap Of, the Singer Athletic .Asso-
n. J., Sunday afternoon. Ten teams are
named TO start in. the l7s mile medley relay
race.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-25

exhibition, winning from Cole, of Can
ada. in the first featherweight bout.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-25
BRA YES HOLD CELLAR
AGAINST PHIL BIDS
Stallings Flatly Refuses to
Yield and Coombs Is
Forced to Win Second
Game and Euen Break
KELLY SETS RECORD
BY EDWIN j. POLLOCK


TNHB Braves fatty refused to yield the
= cellar to our Phils yesterday. They
were ousted out of it in the first of a
pair of nightmares at the Baker estate.
but they came back strong in the Sec
ond spasm and lost the game, but won
the cellar. With July 1 no longer
somewhere in the distant future, cellars
are popular.
Our Phils exhibited like regular tail
enders in the first fright and won the
coveted cellar by losing 1O-6. The
helders managed to kick the ball around
at critical moments and pull bones on
the bases whenever it looked as if they
might get some runs.
Eppa Rixey was just right to help the
cause, yielding ten hits and eight runs,
George Smith was permitted to indulge
in the festivities and he did well. too.
allowing six hits for a pair of markers.
Ray Heating did his best to hold the
Braves in the cellar. but when he start
ed to wobble, Al Demaree was ordered
in and AL, being a former Giant with
first place. aspirations, spoiled Boston
hopes by holding the Phils safe.
George Stallings used some great
strategy to regain last position in the
nightcap. He pulled Jim Thorpe out
of the lineup because Injun Jim had
three hits in the first game and when
the Phils were in such q position that
they couldn't help themselves, Northrup
relieved Nehf. and scored moral Bos-
ton win by forcing over the winning
bol
9.5 victory thrust upon them.
The As are passing through the epi-
demic of first inning fves, but it can
be said that the Macks are improving.
They held the Yanks to nine runs yes
terday, while on the opening day of the
series the Higgins maulers gathered
eleven. Also there were no homers yes
terday.
To say that the New York sluggers
are a little too much for the Mack
fingers would be putting it mildly. The
offerings of Wally Kinney and Harry
Seibold yesterday were murdered. The
Yanks gathered an even dozen bingles
for fifteen bases. This makes the total
Higgins hits twenty four for forty
three sacks in two days.
The old war horse, Jack Quinn,
pitched another one of his very good
games, and when Jack is very good he's
unbeatable. Only four hits were
chalked up for the miserable Macks, and
there was no extra base clouting.
Mack probably will send Scott Perry
against the pace setting Yanks this
afternoon. and if the big westerner
can't stop 'em it's hopeless. Jing
johnson will get crack at the Higgins
crew before the series is over, and Jing
should be able to do something. He has
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-25
Award Championship Walk

New York, June IS The ffteen-mile Net
ropolian Association championship walk was
ava rded to the Walkers Club Of America sk
meeting OF the championship COMMITTEES
last night. No date was set
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-25
Philadelphlan Honored

New York, June 25,--At meeting of the
executive council of the American Power
Boat Associa ton. held recently. George c.
Krusen, of Phladelphia. was appointed sec
retary to fll the vacancy created by the
death of Charles p. Tower.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-04
Republican Leader Lodge and Three
Fourths Of the Senate Republicans
Were Anxious to see Bills Pass
SAYS he WONT CALL SPECIAL
Senator Sherman and the Other ObstructiOnists Tel
Party Whips Their Action Was Personal and
Not Party Affair.

WASHINGTON, March 4-Congress
adjourned at noon today in the midst
of Republican filibuster in the SEN
ate that killed long list OF important
measures.
Among the bills that failed was one
appropriating $3.50, 900, 900 for the Rail
road administration, without which
some administration leaders say the
railroads must be returned to their
owners before the middle OF April.
There was no turning back of clocks.
Democratic leaders realized the situa-
ton was hopeless ard the gaYel end
ing the long great war session and the
SiXty-fifth congress actually tapped
at noon.
Just before adjournment President
Wilson in his capitol office authorized
final notice to the Republicans that
their efforts to force an immediate ex.
ira session had failed, that he was uII-
shaken in his determination not to
call congress until his work at the
peace conference was done. The bill
and the Gore amendment died with
the adjournment of congress at noon.
Adjournment marks the passing OF
Democratic control at the capitol. The
congress that passed at noon began in
April, 1917, passed the German war
declaration and its almost continuous
sessions have been marked by unpre-
cedented legislation and controversy.
Big bills that failed today included
the army and navy appropriation
measures. Only two important meas.
ures that ran the gauntless of the last
4S hours of filibustering were the Vic
tory Liberty loan bill and the billion
dollar wheat bill
A number of senators elected who
will take their seats at the next ses,
sion were passed. Among them being
Davis Elkins, of West Virginia.
Congress went into the final hours
of its long war session today with the
Republican filibuster against general
legislation completely out of control.
Some spokesmen of the administra-
tion said failure of the general deri-
cheney measure necessarily would
mean almost immediate return of the
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-04
TRY TO OVERTHROW mrs. N. MEREDITH
GERMAN REPUBLIC DIED THIS MORNING

Mrs. Margaret Mcreditm. aged So
years, one of the best known and most
highly respected women of the COM
munity, died this morning at her home
at 4O3 Merchant street, East Side af-
ter an illness following stroke of
apoplexy suffered some time ago and
from which she had never entirely re-
covered.
Mrs. Meredith was the widow of
John @. A. Meredith, a pioneer resi-
dent of this county, and was bonn in
Monongalia county. She was united in
marriage with Mr.. Meredith in the
year 1859 and for many years resided
at Meredith Springs, near this city.
For the past few years she had resid-
ed on the East Side.
She is survived by the following
children: Rev. c. H. Meredith and
William F. Meredith, of this city;
James G. Meredith or Salem; Frank
Meredith OF California; Mrs. 2. F..
Layman, Mrs. f. j. Smith. Mrs. ]. s..
Stewart, Mrs. Thomas Hess, all of
this city and Mrs. W. T, Meredith Of
Elkins. The deceased children are
Mrs. Martha Amos, Mrs. Nola Fish
back, Miss Della Meredith and Harry
Meredith.
The funeral is announced to take
place Thursday at 3 o'clock from her
late residence on Merchant street and
interment will be made in the family
plot in the Jones cemetery at Barns
town by Undertaken Musgrave & Son.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-04
Y.MC.A. TO TENDER
DINNER TO SOLDIERS
twenty-five Acceptances
Received Up Until
Noon Today.

Preparations are being made to en-.
tertai nthe returned soldiers and sail.
ors royalty at the Y. NJ. c. A. on Fri
day evening at 6:15 o'clock. During
the evening very interesting pro.
gram will be rendered.
A talk will be given by Harry e. En-.
gle; u solo will be rendered by DIR. Er.
nest Yost and musical selections will
be rendered by BaTett's orchestra,
expenses for which will be betrayed
by Walter Corbin. The POSTMASTER
will be Walter Corbin.
Up until noon today NJ. L. Clevitt,
physical director at the "Y," who is
working diligently to make the affair
a success. reported that % soldiers
had signified their intention of com.
ing to the dinner.
After the dinner it is hoped that ar
rangements can be made to take the
soldiers to The Grand to hear former
President Taft deliver an address.