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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1917
Page
1
A collage of notices and editorials shows wartime themes from Decorah Iowa. Local ads mix doctor listings with civic commentary and reflections on war effort, industry, and household strain amid national mobilization.
President Wilson announced a fixed price of 2.20 dollars per bushel for No. 1 northern wheat at the Chicago terminal after a deadlocked Garfield price fixing committee adopted a report. The move aims to steady prices, while millers will face limited profits on flour and feed starting September 1.
The United States Department of Agriculture seeks seed stocks especially wheat oats rye crimson clover hull or hulled and hairy vetch. Farmers and dealers should send quantity prices seed condition year grown and variety name to Committee on Seed Stocks Washington DC. Immediate response needed to supply planters for full use. The war is a fight for freedom and humanity with allied forces aiming to secure liberty and security.
Governor Harding may issue a proclamation designating the second week in September as seed week to focus farmers and seed men on saving seed for next year's crops. Dean R. K. Bliss warns of seed shortages, notes garden seed and corn shortfalls. Iowa aims to raise wheat production by 16 percent with twelve field workers aiding educational efforts. The war emergency food commission offers its help to the Iowa exemption board, while J. F. Deems of Burlington assists Hoover food administration as Hoover's local representative and a state commission member.
Governor Harding ruled out a special session to authorize war funding after polling showed mixed support. House members 46 favored the money draft, 15 opposed. Senate 15 opposed, 16 for the draft. He said neither chamber reached a constitutional majority to justify convening.
The article notes a Labor Day last Monday with union labor suspensions and a holiday in Decorah especially at the Catholic church. It states union men avoid work on the first Monday in September under a 3200 fine without a permit, except for urgent property-saving cases, and mentions banks and parades in cities.
Four hundred Lyon county farmers were called to Rock Rapids to be interviewed by Geo. E. Bowers deputy internal revenue collector. They were asked why they had not reported incomes over 4000 dollars. Most did not know their exact incomes but were willing to comply. They were to state their incomes pay arrearages and a penalty, with assessments ranging from cents to thousands of dollars.
Sixty thousand soldiers of the commissary have enrolled in boys and girls club work this year, more than six times last year. Subgroups include corn 2,190 beef 354 pig 1,501 garden 11,913 tomato 180 canning 1,308 food preparation 428 garment making 1,527 handicraft 185 poultry 683 and food conservation 40,000. The last club includes some grown ups.
President Wilson rejects a Kansas representative's plan to exempt all men in agricultural work last March from military service. He cites potential difficulties and heart burning though notes farm labor will largely avoid drafting until after harvest. Wilson references Crowder's plan to delay drafts for farm workers until Oct 1.
Iowa State College experiments show apple syrup can be made from fall and winter apples and select summer varieties. Juice from worm free apples forms the base, with calcium carbonate added, boiled, strained, and cooled to produce a clear syrup that thickens to the desired consistency. Six to seven gallons of cider yield one gallon of syrup.
Iowa's greatest state fair ended last Friday with a record total attendance near 350000 and final day gates totaling 22000. The event cleared state fair debts and should leave a treasury surplus as receipts exceed last year by about 50000, with totals expected over 240000.
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