Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-10-15
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Say just DIT IniS Juncture tnat we
are satisfied with the fact that we
have the Republican goat at this
| time
The Situation at Washington.
The questions of revenue and tar
| if have successfully passed the red
light of danger and the ship of
state is now abreast the green light
of caution, while the Administra-
ton declares that the white light
of safety is just around the corner
And there is added to this the
promise of better conditions for the
people who inhabit the broad acres
of the Golden Republic, insofar as
the party in power can afford it,
Every effort is now being directed
by the administration and it's forces
to secure the passage of the cur
rency bill, and simmered down the
principal opposition against the
measure is the fact that the officials
who will control the federal board
and the regional banks will be Sc
lected by the President. 1t is fur
Their claimed that the greatest fl
nancial interests of the country
have not been taken into the conf
dence of President Wilson, and
therefore the feelings of Midas ct
al have been so badly hurt that they
will not play Those who have
studied the new currency measure
are agreed that it cannot succeed
without the cooperation of the
banking interests of the country
and many criticisms from districts
removed from all the larger cities
are to the effect that the so-called
country bankers do not carry a
large amount of short time paper
which is essential if they are to
cooperate in the benefits of the new
legislation, which is designed tc
place the resources of the central
or regional banks at the disposal
of the local banks. To the critics
the administration leaders rctort
that anyone can go to an oculist
and get glasses that will make the
world look topsy turvy and the OBJ
servation is supplemented by the
statement that great many peo-
pie have this class of glasses. New
! ertheless, the currency legislation
has not been considered entirely
as a partisan measure, although
the President declares that Demo
Gratis who are not ''rebels" will
support him. At present the great
est concern is whether the dilatory
Senate can be Stirred up sufficiently
to enact a bill before the regular
session in December.
The Alluring Chautauqua.
1t would seem that Champ Clark
is always obliged to cancel his
Chautauqua lecture engagements.
, Last year and the year before he
, had to deprive himself of this grand
source of profit, and now hot upon
the heels of the announcement that
Secretary Bryan has cleaned up"
$500, the venerable statesman
from Pike County, Missouri, has let
it be known that he must stay most
Df in n; 10 it,cy
after the affairs of the nation, and
thereby deprive the Chautauqua
patrons of the luxury of listening to
his eloquence. AS a substitute Mr..
Clark will make a number of adj
dresses in nearby cities during the
short recesses of the House of Rep
resentatives.
! Improving the Talking Machine.
Out of the large number of in
ventions pertaining to talking ma
chimes, there has appeared in the
Patent Office simple clarifying, ar
ticulating, simplifying attachment
for these machines, which M. b.
Claussen, the inventor says was dis
covered by the accidental touching
of fine needle with the finger
while a record was being played.
Mr.. Claussen in his statement forI
the benefit of the Scientific Ameri-
can said that che Immediately con-
ceived the idea that if he could add
power to the vibration of this fine
needle it would reproduce all there
was in the record with volume
equal to that of heavy needle,
without any of the heavy needles
effects such as scratch and under
tone" BY means of a disk at
tached to the needle near its point
the desired volume was obtained,
and tones never heard before were
brought forth" 1t is declared that
as a result 1.-The singer or musician
was in the room, not in the box. 1t
reproduced all the artist put into
the record in the artists natural
voice or the musicians natural
touch" The wizard Edison in Al
etatanant SaVaral months ago de- |