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The Washington times., 1920-06-29
WHAT HYATTSVlLE
PEOPLE ARE DOING

HYATTSVILLE, June 29.-At the
regular monthly meeting OF the mayor
and city council last night the tax
rate was fixed at so cents on each
800. Councilman G. Sherman James,
chairman of the finance committee, re-
ported a budget aggregating $5.124 as
fixed charges. The total assessment
is approximately $1,225,000. The as
SCISSORS. John Fainter. w. II. Anglin,
and w. A. Shepherd. reported $8O.4O0
new property placed on the books.
William p. Magruder protested an
assessment on his house now building.
He claimed it could not be assessed
until finished. The assessment was
stricken Off.
A petition signed by George B. Fur
man, Henry II. Schnede, James II.
Brooke, Mrs. Evangelene NJ. Thomp-
son, George NJ. Mcfarland and Mat
thew +. Halloran asked the cancella-
tion of levies against their properties
for the construction of a roadway.
w. II. Benton, Eugene Brock. Ed
ward Latimer, and Edwin Hadley
Smith, residents Of the Melrose ave-
nue. neighborhood. declared that since
the appointment of Eugene Ross. col
ored, as under bailiff, conditions in
the neighborhood had been noticeably
improved. Capt. Charles A. Ketcham
headed a delegation asking that in
sanitary conditions in the vicinity of
the COLUMBIA avenue culvert be
abated.
Councilman G. Sherman James rec
commended that tho shed in the rear
of the municipal building be con-
verted into a town Jail.
The report of the town treasurer
showed receipts for June OF $1,646.96.
The expenditures were $1,36S.43, leav-
irg n balance of S27S.53.
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NEWS OF ROCKVILLE
AND REST OF COUNTY

ROCKVILLE. June 29.-Under a de-
cision handed down by Judges Urner
and Worthington, Berry Il. Clark,
clerk to the board OF county commits
sioners, will continue to collect State
and county taxes until the treasurer
to be elected In November. 1921, goes
into ofice the first Tuesday in May.
1922.
The decision was rendered in the
case OF former County Commissioner
George G.. Bradley, who sought TO
have the court restrain the county
commissioners from including in their
annual levy provision for paying the
salary OF Clark.
Funeral services for John A. Can
non, seventy-four, former mayor OF
kensington. who died at his home In
Kensington last Friday night, were
held yesterday afternoon from the
family residence. The services were
conducted by the Rev Thomas ID.
Windiate, rector OF Christ Episcopal
Church, Kensington. Burial was at
Manassas, Va.
A license has been issued here for
the marriage of Miss Myrtle NJ. Jones.
of Chevy Chase, and Carl NJ. Diefen-
back. OF Fairfield. La.
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POSSES ON TRAIL
4 OF TRAIN BANDIT
Passengers in Two Southern
Pacific PuIImans Held Up
BY Lone Robber.

SACRAMENTO. Cal, June 20
Railroad detectives and hastily organ
fzsd posses early today were securing
the countryside for a lone bandit who
late last night held up the passengers
an the two rear sleepers OF Ogden
yvvss Overland Limited on the South
ern Pacihc railroad and escaped
The bandit. who boarded the train
at Davis, is believed to have been
wounded by Albert Rodell. OF Clsve-
land. Ohio. a passenger. who fired five
shots at him at close range as the
bandit leaped from the train.
The bandit fired one shot at Con-
ductor Muldowney when the latter at
Attempted to lock the doors of the
sleeper. The conductor escaped by
falling to the floor of the car.
The bandit forced a brakeman to
20 through the sleepers with him. The
brakeman held back the curtains
while the bandit went through the
clothing of the passengers. Railroad
officials early today were unable to
estimate the loot secured from the
twenty passengers In the two cars.
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ing the jugular vein and causing In
St&Nt 2sEtA
Dropping the body. Chestnut then
turned his razor upon his sister. Mrs.
Nuttsll. and her daughter. who had
run To Nuttalrs aid. Chestnut had
Mrs. Nuttall by the head when Dur
rett rushed In and tried tosfGrce him
TO loose his hold. Failing, he grAspeo
the ,rAving man by the legs and
dragged him through a window and
into the midst OF a crowd. members
OF which had feared TO enter the
house during the battle. Chestnut
still is raying.
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The mission study class of the De
Ray Baptist Church held q meetin,
at the home of Mrs. Douglas l. Folk e.
last night.
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Announcement has been made OF
the marriage OF Miss Agnes Bartlett
daughter of Mrs, Abbie Bartlett, to
Edgar Sims. both OF this city. The
ceremony took place last Saturday
and was performed by the Rev. L. B
Jackson, pastor OF the First Baptist
Church.
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The X. OF C.. minstrel troupe will
reproduce their minstrel show. held
in the Lyceum Hall last week, in a
few weeks time, the date Of which
will be announced later
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NEWS OF ALEXANDRIA
and NEARBY VIRGINIA
New Company of Light Infantry
Drills and Prepares for
Mastering in.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, June 29.-r-A
meeting OF the Alexandria Light In
fantry was held at Armory Klass
Hall last evening. Nearly nifty mem
bers OF the company and the three
ofncers were present for the drill.
The men were measured for cloth
Ing and equipment at the meeting
last evening, and IL was announced
that an army officer will come to this
city this week TO muster in the new
company. Many OF the men have al
ready passed the required physical ex-
animation The announcement that
ex-service men could join for a period
OF one year brought in a number OF
new men at the meeting last night
and IL Is expected more will follow.
The condition OF the Rev. w. Il.
Watson, the retired Baptist minister.
who was stricken with paralysis
while preaching at a church at Mid
dleburg, Va. last Sunday. is reported
critical today. Rev. Mr.. Watson was
brought to the home of his son. John
+. Watson. in the Fairfax Apartment.
last night This is the third stroke
OF paralysis he has suffered.
Announcement has been made of
the marriage OF Miss Agnes Bartlett,
daughter OF Mrs. Abbie Bartlett, to
Edgar Sims. both OF this city. The
ceremony took place last Saturday
and was performed by the Rev. T.. B.
Jackson. pastor OF the First Baptist
Church.
The funeral OF little James T. Rich
ards, the four-year-old adopted son OF
Thomas McCuen, of PA Queen street,
took place from his adopted fathers
home this afternoon at 2 o'clock. The
Rev. f.. Il. Jackson. pastor OF the
First Baptist Church, conducted the
funeral services. The boy was
drowned of the Corinthian Boat Club
wharf in Washington yesterday.
A meeting OF the civic bureau of
the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce
was held at their rooms last night.
Business of a routine nature was
transacted.
Tomorrow hight lawn party will
be given at the home of Mrs. Cleve-
land, at Bailey's Cross Roads. in Fair
fax county. for the benefit Of the
chapel to be erected there.
Allison Women's Christian Temper
ance Union held a meeting last night
at the home OF Mrs. p. +. Gift, 217
North Columbus street. Several mat
discussed.
A meeting of the American Wom-
ems Legion was held at the home OF
Mrs. Kate Waller Barrett. 4OS Duke
street. last night. Business of a rou-
tine nature was transacted.
A meeting of the Ladies' Auxiliary
10 the B. of L. II. will be held this
evening instead OF July 6.
The X. OF c. minstrel troupe will
reproduce their minstrel show. held
in the Lyceum Hall last week, in a
few weeks time, the date of which
will be announced later.
The mission study class Of the Del
Ray Baptist Church held q meeting
at the home of Mrs. Douglas L Folkes
last night.
Harry +. Kennedy, a well-known
Washington attorney. has purchased
house No. 20 in West Walnut street.
Rosemont Mr.. Kennedy will occupy
the house within a short time.
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head against the ground when Gibbs
hstNecgkt kiazksf q IA trGStg
weapon. He managed To extract the
keen-edged razor. and he slashed his
way TO his feet Anna seized IL and
inflicted wound across Gibbs
cheek. Then they both tumbied TO
ed the blade was drawn smoothly
across Anna's throat. and she took
the count.
The Washington times., 1920-06-29

CARDINAL LoGUE, Area
bishop Of Armagh and Pri-
mate of Ireland, while deliver
ing an address recently at May
nooth College. Dublin. an
nOuneed that he had "reeeived.a
warning that his time Is set"
The aged cardinal declared he
was grateful for this warning.
The Washington times., 1920-06-29

C1lD yssr Liberty Bond coupons and
exeAas1e them for War Savings
stswP-i thereby aiding yourself and
V0w esuntry.
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TWO MORE PLAGUE DEATHS.

vERo CRUZ. June 29.--Two deaths
and two new cases OF bubonic plague
were reported during the past TWEEN
ty-four hours.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-01-21
WILL HAVE TO
GUARD BOOZE
Employment of Force of $500 Watch
men to Guard 100000 Gal
Ions Liquor i'm Government
Bonded Warehouses
50, 900, 900 ASKED
FOR ESTABLISHING GUARD
Government Sleuths Instructed to
Investigate Grape Juice and
Cider, it Might Have a
Kick.

Washington, d. C.-In one of the
broadcast constructions yet placed on
the act for enforcing constitutional
prohibition, Prohibition Commission
er Kremer has ruled that fruit juices
and elders come within the dry ban il
they contain more than one-half OF
per cent alcohol.
The commissioners Interpretation
of the law was set forth in memo
randum charging prohibition direct
ors and inspectors with the added
duty of examining the alcoholic con
tent of such beverage.
The drastic reguiation went into
effect with constitutional prohibition
Jan. 16. Violation of it carries the
same penalties as for the manufac-
ture or sale of stronger liquors.
Officials in discussing the ruling,
asserted such step could not be
taken under the wartime prohibition,
nor was it enforceable under the pro-
bibition laws of most of the states.
Hitherto, the Bureau of Internal Re-
venue has held fast to the policy of
assessing taxes against fermente'l
liquors containing more than one
half of l per cent alcohol, but, act
ually, the regulations could not be
applied to elders and fruit juices
because of the technical language of
the law, it was said.
Strict enforcement of the regula-
tion will hold liable dealers in fruit
juices and elders in which the also-
holic contents increases even while
in storage.
The department does not intend,
however, to gauge all beverages thus
! produced, officials said, but q watch
full eye" would be kept on these
manufacturers and dealers. Natural
fermentation will offer no excuse fol
evasion of the regulation, il was de.
clared.
Employment of force OF $500
watchmen to guard 69,0G9.n9J gal
Ions of liquor held in government
!, bonded warehouses is planred by tbs
1 internal revenue bureau 10 protee
the liquor against thefts Which arr
! occurring daily. Prohibition Com
missioner Kremer told the house ap
Iropriations committee. lie asked
that congress make S2,00o.000 avail
able Immediately Tor establishing ht
guard.
Commissioner Kreme: said Il force
OF. 1900 agents for enforcing inc NV
had been organized. This forca Nil
be dual organization. ne SAID, NOS
of the agents being raiders ana de
tectives, with the othe portion form
ing the branch of the bureau to haN
charge of permissive sales,
Most of the force, he sitid, woulC
be conferred in the east. oiiiciels eX
pecting to need fewer men i'll tn
western prohibition states TIE force
the commissioner said, will not ge
actively at work until Jan. u CT 70
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-01-21
provements for the dairy barn will

provements for the dairy barn viii
cost $4,000.
At Clarinda a new dairy barn will
cost $4,000, and hospital building
will cost $4,000.
The state hospital at Indepeud-
ence will have new building for
tubercular patients to cost $40, OOp.
If material and labor do not adj
vance in price $4,000 medical and
laboratory building will be erected
at the Oakdale state hospital. A
fund of $4,000 is also available 70,
the construction of new cottages at
the Eldora school for boys.
Other institutions will gain by the
boards plans for new buildings and
reconstruction of some old buildings
in 1920. Mr.. Streif says the boald
will make all progress proper and
possible to keep the state institute
ions up to standard in 1920.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-01-21
ELLlNGSOK GETS PRISONER
Fellow Arrested Monday mt Fort
Atkinson Suspected of Ossian
Postofiice Robbery.
Brought to DEBORAH Monday Night
and Lodged in Jail.

A fellow who had been under sus-
picion by Sheriff Ellingson as the
one who robbed the postoffice at Os-
sian a couple of weeks ago was ar
rested at Fort Atkinson Monday
afternoon. The fellow is a strang-
er to these parts but had been hang
ing around Fort Atkinson for some
little time; after the Ossian robbery
he went to Fort Atkinson and at
some of the stores exchanged silver
for bills. The sheriff suspicioned this
fellow and advised the people at the
Fort if he showed up again to arrest
him. Monday he made his appearance
again. The fellow was about to leave
town in a caboose on freight train
when he was surprised by the mar
shall and a posse OF citizens. He sub
mitted meekly enough to arrest and
started out of the caboose. Two
young men by the name of Saddler
took him by the arms and when they
got outside the fellow jerked away.
They had searched him in the car
but failed to find any revolver. When
they got outside and the fellow broke
away he pulled revolver, but one
of the Saddler boys grabbed his arm
and pushed the gun down between
the fellows knees before he could
use it. Saddler was reinforced by
others and the fellow was overpower-
ed and placed in Jail. Sheriff Filing
son went over on the S:15 and
| brought the fellow to DEBORAH about
one o'clock yesterday morning.
When they searched him they found
lot of thrift stamps on him in an
envelope bearing the mark of the Os-
sian postoffice. Besides this he had
a small bottle of nitroglycerine,
, dynamite caps, fuse, ETC., beside a
dozen or so different kinds of keys.
Sheriff Ellingson notified United
States Attorney F. A. O'Connor at
Dubuque about the arrest and a
, United States marshal will come here
and get the fellow and take him to
Dubuque for trial.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-01-21
origion of Man in the Moon.

There is a quaint tradition about
how the belief in the man in the
moon originated. Like many OF
these beliefs. it began in the Bible
times. By many nations of the old
man is supposed to be the one who
first made his appearance in the book
of Numbers (15:32o 1t is there stat
ed that he was found by the children
of Iserel gathering sticks on the Sab
bath day. He was taken before Mos
es and condemned and was stoned UNI
til he died. One would have thought
that that was punishment enough
even for so awful crime, but super
stition took him in hand and consign-
ed him to the moon, where, with a
bunch of sticks on his tired old
back, he was destined to climb for
ever up the shining hill and never
reach the top. The story goes that
his faithful dogs were permitted to
share his fate and, if you look care
fully when the night is clear, you
will see them toiling away.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-01-21
STATE FARMS PROFITABLE.
Institutions Show Good Record Flo,
49,, Year Just Closed.


The state of Iowa realized a profit
of $122,95S.52 on the 5,701 ,309
pounds of milk produced at the fiji
teen institutions under supervision
of the board of control. These figures
are from report prepared by J. Fl.
Streif, secretary of the board. This
milk was received from 500 cows in
the institutional herds. Cost of feed
ing the dairy herds for 1919 was
$78,231.64 and the total value OF
milk produced reached $201,190.1C.
Mr.. Streif says that milk production
for 1920 will show an increase over
the figures given above for 1919.
Lands purchased by the board of
control during 1919 totaled 1888
acres. This, acreage cost S230,302 =
10. The purchases were for Anamosa
s37 acres at s149,6O2.19. Madison,
42S acres at .$62,392.30 and for Ell
dora school for boys, $50 acres at
s2O,550.
The value of farm products for
1919 was $426,00O, Mr.. Stries csti-
mated.
From Dec. /, 1918, to Dec. / 1919
the institutional pay roll reached a
total of sSS6.231.46. The support
vouchers for food, clothing aad sup
plies cost s1.94S.643,75 for the year.
The total expenditures from funds
available were s3,S71,16S,7g for the
period named herein.
The amount expended the plst
year for road work at state ius'it,.-
tons was $29,434.46.
There were 1890 paroles issued
to inmates at the various institute
ions during 1919. They were as fol-
lows:
Cherokee state hospital, 10S Ciar-
inda state hospital. 1873; :ldora
training school for boys, 25i; Wood
ward hospital for epileptics, IS; In
dependence state hospital, iSG;
Mount Pleasant state hospital. 1856;
Glenwood home for feeble minded
children, 1855; Davenport soldiers
orphans home, 156; Mitchellv!lle
/, training school for girls 81; Knox
vile hospital for inebriates, pa.
For 1920 there will be new work
as follows at the various institutions
Anamosa ,reformatory, new dining
room tables and flooring to cost ST.
900; cold storage plant, cost So
600; new boiler fronts, $2,76O, and
other repairs which will consume the
$40, 900 repair and contingeol fund
for Anamosa.
At Fort Madison prison the dining
room will be remodeled and other
improvements made. Cherokee will
have a new water supply system to
cost $4,000. There will be $4,000
expended upon the power plant and
$500 on a new hog house. I'm
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-01-21
FOLKS IN THE CITY.
The Folks Over in the Big City Are
Fine Consistent Family, to be
Sure


Our folks over in the big city are
"a fine, consistent family, to be surs.
They sit around the house and yewt
about the high cost OF living, SHREK
at the prices the farmers, retaileA,,
and commission men are charging,
and then trip lightly to the phone
call up the grocer and the butcher
and order them to send up this, tEat
and the other food articles without
a question of price
The grocer or butcher charges
what he pleases. He adds a percent
age for the telephone, for the teLe-
phone girl, for the auto truck Iva
which the deliveries are made, COR
the gasoline, for expected new tires
for his garage building, for the auto
drivers wages, for the wear and tear
ana perhaps for another machias
that must soon follow this one
Then, the chances are, he adds an
other percentage as profit on shs
money invested in payment of ala
these delivery expenses he is put to.
What difference from the DAYS OF
cur fathers and grandfathers. In TIE
'7Os and SOS you'd see dad or grand
dad set forth from the house on
Saturday evening, market basket en-
one arm, wife on the other arm.
They proceeded by foot or rode if
they had a buggy or carriage, to the
market or market locality. Arrivins
there, they moved from stall to
stall or counter to counter, pricing
meats and foods as they went along
and gradually filling that basket
with good things to eat at reason
able prices. Usually there was bar
gain or two in that basket.
When they returned home they had
what they needed. II they didn't
have what they wanted it was their
own fault. No trouble over wrong
deliveries and poor grades of goods
at high prices. Nor did they pay the
grocer Tor a lot OF expensive delig-
cry charges.
And people lived well in those
days. The food was not put up in
brilliantly printed packages. but IL
was as good, or better. III an article
didn't look right dad and grand
dad didn't buy it.
Our high cost of living wouldn {
be anything like as high IL father
and mother went to markets as all
fathers and mothers of over 80 years
ago did. But whether we know it or
not, snobbishness has entered our
systems that makes such direct act
len in buying impossible any. more,
and therefore we sit around supre-
nelly and futilely yowl about the
horrible way the money is going.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-01-21
The "Matter With" America.


What's the matter with America
these days
Too many diamonds, not enough
alarm clocks.
Too many silk shirts, not enough
blue flannel ones
Too many pointed toed shoes, not
enough square toed ones.
Too many serge suits, and not
enough overalls.
Too much decollete and not en-
ough aprons.
Too many satin-upholstered lin
cuisines and not enough cows.
Too many customers and not en-
ough producers.
Too much oil stock and not en-
ought savings accounts.
Too much envy of the results of
hard work and too little desire to
emulate it.
Too many desiring short cuts to
wealth and too few willing to pay
the price.
Too much of the spirit of "get
while the getting is good" and not
enough old-fashioned Christianity.
Too much discomfort that vents
itself in mere complaining and too
little effort to remedy conditions.
Too much class consciousness and
too little common democracy and
love of humanity.-Fargo IN. d.
Forum.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-01-21
New Manager for Store Here.


Miss Mae Riley, of Mason City, is
the new manager of the DEBORAH
Coat & Suit Store here, taking the
place of Miss Cole, who was married
at Mason City last week. Miss Riley
has been here for the past week ard
has met with much favor in DEBORAH,
and will undoubtedly give the
patrons of this store excellent SER
vice. We quote the following con-
corning her from a Mason City paper.
miss Mae Riley, who for several
years has been employed in the ready
to wear department of the Kersey &
Spoor store in Mason City has re-
ceived- her well earned advancement.
She has been named manager for
Kersey & Spoons store in DEBORAH,
succeeding Miss Ethel Cole, who has
recently been married.
Miss Riley's home is in Mason City
and while her new position will take
her away she has accepted the po-
sition. Miss Riley has been a compe-
tent and faithful worker, always
keeping the interest of her employers
in the foreground. She has always
been a pleasing saleslady and her
many friends in Mason City regret
her departure but are pleased with
the advancement she has made in tha
business world"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-01-21
WHO GETS THE DIFFERENCE?
+ Consumer Gets Very Little
Benefit.

Many consumers are noting that
while hogs are selling for much less
at wholesale, yet the consumer is
getting little benefit. The farmer gets
five cents pound more for his hogs
than he did five years ago. But the
consumer pays 81 cents more for
pork. Who is getting it, ask millions
of people.
1t is easy to enumerate number
of people who are getting it.
/. The provision man pays more
for his labor, and all his expenses,
and he charges it to the consumer.
2. Railroad freight rates had to
so up to pay for increased cost OF
labor and materials. These are charg,
ed to the consumer.
3. The provision man has to pay
income taxes. These in great many
cases are added to the cost of doing
business.
4. 1t costs more 10 repair and
build business structures, so rents sc
up. The consumer pays again.
And so one could go on through
various items. In some places the re
tail provision men may be doinG
better than formerly. But they show
TO sign of wealth. Probably they are
not as well off as a whole, cost Of
their personal living considered, as
they were in 1914. There are nc
doubt many individual cases of prof.
teering, which public sentiment and
fair price committees should cor
rect.
How can the people beat this
situation
Well, as far as retail trade goes,
there is a gain when an enterprising
merchant reaches out for a bigger
business by advertising. He can dc
business at less expense per article
when he gets larger volume Of
trade.
One reason why meats are not dis
tributed as economically as other
articles, is that as a whole grocery
and provision stores have not beer
as good advertisers as some other
lines, dry goods for instance.