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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-27
CHRISTMAS CLUB SUCCESS.
Citizens Savings Bank Took in About
200 Members in Christmas
Savings Club

Next December there are going to
be about 200 or more happy people
in Decorah when they draw their
Christmas savings, with interest
from the Citizens Savings Bank of
DEBORAH. The Christmas Savings
Club started by this bank had about
200 members added TO the roll last
Saturday, and many others are join
ing this week. There are six classes
of membership, starting at two
cents a week, up. If all go through
with payments for the year who
have alreay subscribed, the Citizens
Bank will distribute next December
to the members of the Christmas
Savings Club in the neighborhood
of $4,000. 1t is fine thing, and
was taken advantage of by people
in all walks of life. The closing
day will be Jan. 6, so if you want
to join get in before that date
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-27
THE FARMER AND THE HIGH
PRICES.

The poor old farmer gets it from
all sides, and both ends and just
lately has come complaint from the
center '(of high prices) that he is
responsible for the continued high
prices and should be made to serve
a Jail term for his crime. What will
he be accused Of next?
According to these agitators the
farmer should be forced to buy at
the same level he is now buying, but
he should also be forced to sell at a
greatly lower scale. How much JUS
tlce can they see in this argument
themselves? The American farmer
is today feeding/a large part of the
worlds population and on his toll
rests the responsibility of maintain
ing the food supply of the world.
Yet some thick headed, self elected
leaders of the people can see no fur
ther than their own noses, ani
blame him for the abnormally high
prices. There is only one reason for
these phenomena of world short
age OF food stuffs, due largely to the
decreased numbers engaged in agri-
cultural pursuits in Europe the past
few years.
No amount of blaming the farmer
nor crying over the results OF the
thing will help to decrease the price
of living. The only solution is that
which we hear mentioned in whis-
pers-if we hear it at all. That Is
a curtailment of the luxuries of life.
We only hear Of the high prices of
the necessities Of life, yet we con-
tinue to spend the increased prices
for the luxuries without a murmur.
The farmer can well say to these
|agitators and takers. Look to
home; cut out your extravagancies,
live reasonably and none of us will
|starve."
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-27
1916 AUfr FEES
NEARLY &,9o,ooo
19S,O5O Cars Licensed i'm s, ~ Dur.
ing 1916, Many More L.
Ever Before. u
1917 REGISTRATION SEASON
BEGAN ON DEC. 90
When the 1916 Registration Closed
Fees to the Amount of 81 1,SJ4,-
sol Had Been Taken lin

The state automobile department
on Dec. 20, began registration of au-
tomobiles for 1917.
Dec. 20 was the date for the clos
ing of the 1916 registration and the
beginning of the 1917 season. When
the registration for 1916 closed the
department had issued number
plates for 19S,05O automobiles and
had taken in fees amounting to ST.
S54,501.
The year 1915 shows an increase
of 52,942 cars over 1915 and an in
crease of $321,44S in fees. The in
crease in revenue would have been
much greater were it not for the
fact that many of the machines are
entitled to registration at half rate
AS having been in use more than
four years.
The increase in number Of cars in
use in Iowa has been rapid. In 1911
there were 27,99S cars registered
anu TIC iCNo Noi3CSlCu Wy thc ototO
amounted to $259,736.
The number of cars registered and
the fees collected each year since
then follow: 1912, 44,1SS cars,
$4S5,300 fees; 1913, 7O,O6S cars,
$646, 6,46S fees; 1914, 106,0S7 cars,
$1,040,135 fees; 1915, 145,109
cars, $1,533,053 fees
The department registered 6,901
motorcycles this year.
The state will not issue new num-
Der plates for 1917 to cars which
are reregistered. Each person reg
istering a car will receive a card
with the following certificates:
--rfrts--i 10 cetrIry rnaI Ine persun
named on the reverse side of this
certificate has registered a motor We
hicle described in application on file
in this department and has paid the
fee required by law, for the period
ending Dec. 81, 1917"
All new cars registered will re-
ceive number plates. The first new
car to register for 1917 will receive
No. 19S,O52.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-27
Ed. Ambli to Mason City.

Ed. Ambli. the popular young tic
ket agent at the Milwaukee depot
has been given a deserved promo
tion and on Jan. /, leaves for Mason
City, where he has been given the
position of ticket agent. Ed. has
been stationed at the Milwaukee de-
pot here for eleven years and has
been an efficient man for the place
and 1t goes without saying that he
is going to be missed by many here
Mason City has population OF
about $4,000, and naturally Ed
will get nice increase in salary
and have the opportunity of climb
ing still higher in railroad circles
His many friends wish him success
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-27
Let Crops Rot in Ground.

An Indiana farmer sold seven
acres of pumpkins for cash In ad-
vance. When the time came to de-
liver them he wrote to the address
given, only to find there were no such
persons there. In many other places
crops Of potatoes, cabbage, pumpkins,
apples and other crops had been con-
tracted and paid for, but the buyers
never returned for their products and
they rotted on the ground. This, it
is said, has been rumored to the Fed
eral investigating committee as a
part of plan to cut down the food
supply and cause raise in prices. No
this report of the methods used by
spectators to raise prices to an un-
|precedented height and are now )r
soon will be in progress. Some have
blamed the farmers, but this is false
as is proved by the fact that farmers
are paying out twice as much as for
merly and profits at standstill The
efforts to boost prices by spectators
is one great cause of the advance in
prices, but with the country thor
oughly aroused, the spectators may
have hard road to travel, for neith-
er king, potentate, ruler, financier, or
any combination thereof, have ever
yet been able to stand before a thor
oughly aroused public opinion.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-27
Held Prisoner by the British.

Jacob Zehr, who was born and
reared in jefferson county, near
Rome, is being held prisoner by the
British on the Isle of Man because
he has no papers in his possession to
prove that he is an American citizen
instead OF a German spy. Mr.. Zehr
has written to City Clerk Wilson r.
Hetlin, OF Fairfield, appealing to him
TO send him some papers. his birth
certificate or something whereby he
may be released. While there are no
shicial records OF Mr.. Zehr's birth
On file In Jefferson county, several
pMtime Intends and aoquaintances
have been found who knew Mr.. Zehr,
ais father, mother and family well
and who know him to be what he
claims an American citizen and this
entitled to be released by the British.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-27
IOWA'S BIRTHDAY DEC. 2s.
Just Seventy Years Ago on That Date
She Joined Union. President
Polk Was Signer of Act
Creating New State.

! Iowa City, Ia, Dec. 1.-THE sew
entieth anniversary of the admission
of Iowa into the union occurs on Dec.
rs. .alss;
1t was just at the close of the year
1916 that President Polk signed the
act of congress which made Iowa a
state ION equal footing in all respects
whatsoever.
Prof. Benjamin F. Shambaugh, su-
perintendent of the State Historical
society of Iowa, is authority for the
statement that throughout Iowa
there was very general feeling OF
satisfaction with the new political
status which came with the establish
ment of state government and admis-
sion into the union.
of territorial government the pion-
GERS of Iowa now entered into the new
political life without regret. They
rejoiced over the fact that they were
recognized as part of great ma
tion. They appreciated the signifi-
canoe of the change. Nor were the
pioneers of Iowa strangers to nation.
al political life. AS settlers on the
public domain they were in a very
special sense the children of, the ma
ton. They had always cherished the
inheritances of the fathers. But now
the days of dependence were over"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-27

Tuesday morning John Protheroe
met with an accident which nearly
proved fatal. He was up on lad
der on the porch in the rear of his
flat and had been shoveling the
snow from the roof. In descending
he slipped and fell a distance OF
about eight feet. Luckily for him
he didn't roll off the porch, or he
would have fell a distance of about
30 feet. AS it was he was bruised
up considerably, but DR.. Conrad who
attended him Informs us that no
bones were broken, and he is recov-
ering nicely. 1t was indeed a mar
row escape.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-27
Stole 300 Chickens.

Lou Dale, farmer living near
Homer, has been raising chickens
this year. He had between 800 and
400 chickens on the place, but moth
ing was under lock and key.
The other night between 200 and
800 chickens melted out of sight, and
the astonished eyes of the farmer
were met by this sign the next NOR
ming: These are mighty fine chic
kens. Raise. some more like them.
We will be back next year!"
Mr.. Dale is reading up on particu-
larly fine chickens for next years
raising and incidentally as a side line
he is reading up on burglar alarm
chicken house doors, and on traps n
catch thieves.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-27
" - -
IOWA WEIGHTS.

The weights per bushel OF the var
ious articles as provided by the state
law are as follows.
Apples, As; apples. dried, "a; al
falfa, seed. 60; barley, AS; beans,
green, Sc; beans, dry. so; beans,
lima, SO; beets, SO; bluegrass seed.
IA; bran. 20; brcmos inermis, IA;
broom corn seed, so; castor beans.
80; buckwheat, As; carrots, so; char
coal, 20; cherries, 40; clover seed
go; coal, so; coke, 40 corn, ear. 70;
corn, unhusked, H5; corn, shelled.
So; corn meal, AS; cucumbers, As,
emmer. 40; flax seed, So; grapes,
stems, 40; hemp seed, "A; hickory
nuts, hulled, so; Hungarian seed.
80; kaffir corn, Sc; lime, so; miTlet
seed, so; oats, 80; onion bottom
sets, 32 onion tcp sets, 2S; orchard
grass seed, IA; Usage orange seed
80; parsnips, As; peaches, As; peach-
es. dried, 33; peanuts %; pears, 45; /;
peas, unshelled, so; peas, dried, 50.
plums, As; pop corn, cob. TO- pep
corn, shelled, SO; potatoes, 60; quia-
ces, AS; rape seed, so; red-top seed.
IA; rutabagas, 90; rye, Sc; salt, so:
sand speltz, 40; sweet corn, 90; sweet
potatoes, so; timothy seed ASA; to-
matoes. so; turnips, 90; walnuts.
80; wheat, 60; all root crops not spe-
Gifted above, so.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-27
JOHN FINN BUYS CATTLE.
Purchased Registered POlled Here.
fOrds at Des Moines Sale Last
Week.

John Finn arrived home Christ
mas day from Des Moines, where he
attended a big cattle sale of the
Polled Hereford breed, on Dec. II.
He went there for the purpose of
buying foundation stock of regis
tered cows, as he has about fifty
head of polled heifers on his farm
at Trout Run. They are out of a
Polled stock animal he bought some
four years ago, and bred to horned
COWS. About so per cent of this
animals get are calves without
horns. But Mr.. Finn was anxious
to have stock that he could register
so he went to this sale and bought
tour registered Polled Hereford
COWS. This breed was originated by
Warren Gammons, of Des Moines,
some ten years ago. Nearly every
person knows that cattle without
horns are more docile and take up
less room in feed lots and barns,
consequently many farmers are af-
ter this particular breed of cattle,
where it has been introduced
throughout Iowa and Central Ne
braska
Mr.. Finn hopes to build up a good
herd of Polled Herefords, which are
considered the best breed of beef
cattle raised. There are no polled
cattle in this county or in North
eastern Iowa, with the exceptions OF
the ones Mr.. Finn has on his farm.
These cattle are principally of the
beef type and are not strong mixers.
These animals he just purchased
will be in Decorah tonight, and we
dare say will attract lots of attea-
ton. In color they are white faced
with a dark red coat. Mr.. Finn has
100 head of catIie, Herefords and
Shorthorns on his farm, but no reg
istered stock.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-27
Use Whiskey in Auto Patrol.

AS prominent attorneys have held
that intoxicating liquor is destroy
e6" within the meaning of the law
when it is rendered unfit for drink
ing purposes, Mason City police are
following a precedent set in many
ether cities, and use confiscated
whisky in the radiator of the auto
patrol wagon to prevent freezing in
cold weather. 1t serves the purpose
of the wood alcohol, or other radi-
ator solutions without expense, and
in the course OF few hours the
booze is actually destroyed, by turn
ing into steam and evaporating
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-27
CIVILIZATION" COMING
To STAR THEATRE
ThOs. II. Ince's $1,OOO,OOO Cinems
Spectacle Will be Seen i'm De-
cOrah, Wednesday and
Thursday, Jan. 10
and IL.
STCPENDOUS AND
WONDERFUL PRODUCTION
Reports Say That it OutdOes the
Birth of Il Nation" 1t Applies
to Intellect as Well as the
Eve

Nothing thus far ever filmed so
vividly affords the spectator an in
sight into modern warfare, with its
attendant horrors, as does "Civiliza-
tion," which comes to the Star
theatre, Decorah Jan. 10, and
| /, for in the pictures many great
battle scenes nothing but the most
modern and up-to-date armament Is
employed. Even the aeroplane see1
in the picture are not those used
customarily for exhibition purposes,
but all are air machines built strict
ly for military use. Several types o.
the planes are shown in "Civiliza-
tion," and they include the swift
scouting machine, constructed for
observation work the heavier AMI
more cumbersome aeroplanes, de-
signed as a raider, and from which
death dealing explosives are drop
ped; and also the armored air fight
er, whose duty it is to drive the
ShOiiy oiA ohipo lIom Tic SKIES. =
Students of Aeronautice will, there
fore, find much to interest them in
closely watching the flights made by
the sky fighters In Civilization. In
previous military pictures, where
aeroplanes, were used, directors Sc
cured the services of the usual ax-
kibition machines and were content.
Not so with Mr.. Ince, for he was not
satisfied until the u. s. army au-
thorities had given him permission
to use each of its various types Of
air fighting machines, and in tho
picture the planes seen are all gufd-
ed by U. S. military aerialists.
While spectacular scenes are the
biggest feature in Civilization" the
producer has used the greatest care
and spared no expense in selecting
the case Of players to interpret the
principal parts III the story that
weaves its way through the great
production.
The cast of principals, which Is
supplemented by 10000 othec rae-
pie, is as follows: :
King OF Wredpryd, Herschall MayaA
Queen Eugenia Lola May
Coune Ferdinand Howard Hickman
Katheryn Haldemann, EniG Markey
me Chrlstus George Fisher
Luther Rolf -. j. Frank Sirko
Prime Minister .. .. Cha.. X. French
The Blacksmith j. Barney Sherry
HIS Son .......... Jerome Storm
HIS Daughter ....., Ethel Ullmaa
The prices of admission will be-
25c, 30c, soc, box seats $1.G0.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-27
1916 County Fairs Successful.

During the past season county
fairs were held in seventy-seyen of
the ninety-nine counties of the state.
Fifty eight counties held one each,
two held two each, three held three
each, making a total of ninety-nine
fairs for the season. Taking all the
fairs into consideration they were
unusually successful. The total at
tendance was 1,272.479, an increase
OF l56,S74. Gate receipts amounted
to $73,S32.11 or an increase of "a
per cent over last year.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-27
Stallion Registration i'm Iowa.

up to December /, 1916, the
stallion registration division issued
6,0o5 state certificates for pure bred
stations, 2,150 for grade stations,
432 for pure bred jacks and 499 for
grade jacks. 1t is of interest to note
that the percentage of pure bred
stations has increased from 50 per
cent in 1912 when the registration
law went into effect. to "A per cent
at the present time. This is a larg-
er percentage of pure bred stations
than will be, found in any other state.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-27

Iowa's Total Vote for Governor.
Iowa's total vote for governor was
51e,524, according to figures COM
piled by George Gallarno, of the
auditors office, state house. OF this
number Harding received 313,506,
Meredith 1s6,94S; Bashor, progress
sive, 1,433; Bennett, socialist. 1854:
Eqlett, prohibitionist, 1905. and
Dowler, socialist labor, 26S.
This is less total vote than was
cast for president here in Iowa, there
being a total Of 514,917 votes for the
presidential electors, of which
Hughes electors received 280,449
and Wilson electors 1899.
Harding carried every county in
the state except Fremont, which
went 1,777 for Harding and 1,945
for Meredith. Harding's plurality
over Meredith totaled 126,55S.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-27
Heavy business at Postoffice

The Christmas business this year
at the Decorah postoffice exceeded
all other years by big margin. 666
sacks OF parcel post matter was sent
out during the week before Christ
mas, and perhaps about that same
amount received, The carriers were
kept busy working every minute of
the time, and we dare say they were
glad when the rush was over. The
business was handled in good shape,
and practically everybody got their
present on time.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-27
LUTHER DEFEATS INDIANS.
Beat the Cheyenne Team on Local
Floor by Score of so to 3.

On December 81, Luther won her
second basket ball game of the sea-
son by defeating the Cheyenne In
dians by the overwhelming score OF
so to 3. At first the game promis-
ed to be fast, but Luther's snappy
team work bewildered the Indians,
and they lost spirit. The game was
featured by Streeter's basket shoot
ing, making baskets from almost ev-
cry angle. Larson and Lee showed
excellent form in following up, and
shooting under the basket. Bronstad 5
long reach at guard forced the In
dians to make long and erratic
shots. Natyig got every tip off at
center.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-27
BUTTER PRICES AND ELGIN.

Every Saturday morning three
Chicago men travel to Elgin, Illinois,
and go through the process of buy
ing % tubs of butter each tub con-
tanning 60 pounds or more. The price
that they pay is made the basis of
butter prices the country over. The
actions of those three men influence
the price that every butter maker
gets for his product and the price
that is paid for butter by consumers
even in foreign countries.
The legality of these Elgin trans
actions has often been questioned AMI
much more often denounced and tho
United States government has prob
ed the matters, but it seems to have
found no law that can be applied to
them. 1t was thought that the Sher-
man or antitrust law would oust
them from the vantage ground, but
that has not been the case. The Ell
gin transactions are safeguarded in
every way, upon the advice OF the
best lawyers in the country. The
sellers on the Elgin board are in
truth such and the buyers make their
purchases for keeps. But how is it
that such transactions can affect the
whole market, involving $4,000, 900
pounds OF butter annually? Why IS
there not demanl and supply enough
in other markets to set their own
prices? 1t is a mystery to many how
the thing is managed, says the Cedar
Rapids Republican.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-27
New Angle to Cigaret smoking.

new angle to cigaret smoking
has becn presented by DR.. Burge Of
Mason City. He says people sleep in
church because the air is bad. and II
there was cigaret smoke in the room
the windows would be opened, the
fresh air would come in and the peo-
pie would not sleep.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-27
Band Dance New Years.

The Decorah Merchants Band
will give big dance at Steyer's hali
on New Years night, Jan. 1. Don't
fail to attend.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-27
Luther (50).


Substituted for Streeter. #"Sub-
stituted for Larson. Substituted
for Lee.
Referee Madison; Timekeeper,
Aaberg; Scorer, Kraabel.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-27

New York states used annually
37O,550,000 feet OF lumber in ths
making of crates and packing eases.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-27

The weeping willow came orgia-
ally from the banks OF the Euphratss
river.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-27

Mexico's chief exports are gold, sill
yer, copper, coffee. rubber, hides and
skins.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-27

The man whose credit is good need
not trust to luck.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-27

In the Philippines there is a tree
whose leaves shed water profusely.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-27

Cholera kills $3.50. 900 600 worth
OF hogs. in this country, every year.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-18
COLBY AND Maine
PLAY WEDNESDAY

The baseball season will be pried
open in Waterville Wednesday with
games between Waterville and Gardi-
ner High schools and Colby and Maine.
The High school contest will be staged
in the forenoon and will undoubtedly
be good one, as Gar diner always has
a good team and the Waterville boys
seem to have the makings Of fast ag-
gregation this year. They are working
hard to get in the best possible shape
and should be able to give a good ac-
count of themselves. The Colby-M Maine
game should be more in the nature of
try-out for Colby. There seems little
chance that the local boys will be able
to take the contest as it will be their
first one for the season. whereas Maine
has been in a number Of games Coach
Lake will undoubtedly use it to get a
line on his charges while under fire,
rather than to make fight for the de-
cision, as it is simply an exhibition
contest and has nothing to do with the
championship. At least three of the
candidates for pitcher will probably
get a chance to show what they can
do and everyone who is being consid-
cred at all for the team will undoubt-
edly get into the game. There will
probably be large crowd out as the
local fans will want to get a line on
the work of the Colby boys.