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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-10-03
CASTALIA.

Oct. /, 1917.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Hunter, Mrs. G
Bucknam, Mr.. and Mrs. d. Downing,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Windil spent
Thursday in DEBORAH.
Z. E. Malloy and sister Eileen at
tended the dance at Ossian on Tues
day.
Miss Mae Baker returned to her
home il DEBORAH after several weeks
visit with Faye Schoonmaker.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Bernhart and fam
lily and Floyd Harvey spent Sunday
in Elgin.
Mrs. c.. C. Thornton was Cler-
mont caller one day last week.
John Witt spent the past week in
Cresco, where he went on business.
Claude VIM has accepted a posi-
ton with the c. NJ. & st. P. Railroad,
as brakeman. He came home from
Mason City for al over Sunday visit
James Floody and Ray Schoon-
maker came up from McGregor to
spend Sunday.
w. l.. Richards and A. B. Clarke
were business callers at McGregor
last week.
Mrs. E. o. Riggs was a business
caller in Ossian on Wednesday.
An Ice Cream Social was given at
the E. o. Riggs home on Friday night
for the benefit of the Y. M. G. A.
NJ. H. Peterson of Charlotte, Ia,
was a business caller here the latter
part of the week.
j. ]. Allen was over to Waukon on
Friday.
d. C. Malloy and family and Mr..
and Mrs. E. j Wirschilg autoed to
West Union on Sunday.
E. C. Stillwell was business cal
Ter at Emmetsburg, Iowa, several
days last week.
Leta Thornton was a Postville cal
Ter on Saturday.
G.. r. Neuenswander was a Decor
ali visitor on Friday.
Lester Neverman was business
caller in Calmar on Monday.
Mrs. H. Neyerman and children
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-10-03

corah were callers in town Sunday af-
| ternool.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. c. Spaun visited at
the Lewis Felke home in Ravena
Sunday.
Harry Oleson is doing some car
penter work in ,Postville.
Ralph Birdsefl is attending Valdez
College in DEBORAH.
Jessie Van Wey went to DEBORAH
Sunday, where she expects to make
an extended stay with Mrs. Conover.
John Lydon had bee Saturday to
get his silo raised.
The w. c. T. u. ladies sent box of
beautiful flowers to the Deaconness
home in Chicago Friday.
'Messrs. Beiber and Stock were ov-
er from Waukon Friday and had a
business of the officers for the new
bank.
Fran and Ed. Youmans OF Ravena
were business callers here Tuesday.
Curtis Bollman and Chester Peck
went back to DEBORAH Sunday, after a
| few days visit at home.
Mrs. l.. c. Spaun and son and Jes-
sic Van Wey were DEBORAH callers
Saturday evening.
Fred Brouillet and family and Mrs.
Carrie Hughes were Postville callers
Thursday.
Frank and John Kneeskern and
wives of Castalia were callers in town
Sunday.
John Snitker and family and Mrs.
Ruth Paddin were Waukon callers
Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bollman of
Postville, Will Albright and Germie
Merrill, of Castalia attended the
Grant Bollman sale here Saturday.
Rev. Healey attended meeting of
last week
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-10-03

fellows were out for a joy ride yes
terday evening.
Paddle O'Brien went to Cresco this
friend of his.
Earnest Bergman is digging his
potatoes today.
Herb Pierce and wife from near
Canton autoed to Bluffton this last
week. They spoke to Mr.. Shelley to do
some mason work for them and they
bought some honey of Brittendalls.
Lester Bronner traded his trotting
horse to Dave Baker the mail man,
for a PAGER Saturday.
Mrs. Chas. Burgess visited Mrs.
Brittendall Saturday afternoon and
evening, while Mr.. Burgess autoed
to DEBORAH on business. Lucille Bur-
CESS accompanied her papa and so did
the school teacher Mabel Dow.
Pat Koran and family visited Mrs.
Horan's people the McCabes. Mrs.
Horan's sister Dorothy came home
with them for few days visit yester-
day.
Erick O'Brien went to Lawler to
find a wife. Expect he and his bride
will be home this week. We all are in
hopes he got the very best woman
in Lawler, for we all agree she got
the very best fellow for a man in this
part of the country. Congratulations
Fred Walters was in our burg yes
terday, he had a sick horse and
phoned to DEBORAH for a veterinarian
to come and attend to it.
Terry O'Brien was shopping in our
burg Friday.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-10-03
BLUFFTON.

Oct. /, 1917.
RUDE Wilbur and family, Fl. w
Shelley and wife autoed TO DEBORAH
Tuesday On business.
Johnny Ryan and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hugh Kelly of DEBORAH, came to
Bluffton Tuesday for a visit among
relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brittendall, Mrs.
August Bergman and children autoed
to DEBORAH Tuesday, had the chill
dren's picture taken. They took pro-
visions along and intended to have
a picnic dinner in the park, as they
have never seen the park, but 1t
threatened a storm, SO they took their
basket and picniced with Mrs. P.
Bloomfield and son Frank.
Rollin Baker of Ridgeway was in
our burg Wednesday on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. AGA LANCE motored to
DEBORAH Friday, Mrs. LANCE had some
dental work done.
Elmer Greenslade marketed hogs
in Ridgeway this last week and
brought back their winters supply OF
coal.
H. w. Shelley is doing some plast-
ering for Walter McCauley up in the
Bethel Neighborhood.
Lester Shelley of Burr Oak visited
his uncle and aunt, Mr.. aid Mrs. II.
Shelley yesterday.
Rupert Greenslade's little girl went
into the field with him after load OF
corn fodder and fell off the load, got
hurt and was laid up few days, but
she seems to be all right now.
Mr.. H. Shelley has rented his place
to Will LANCE for year and he and
his wife will move in with theif
daughter, Mrs. RUDE Wilbur OF Burr
Oak.
Fred LANCE and family will live on
his fathers place and work the land
this coming year.
Mrs. Brittendall with the help of
some others shipped barrel OF cloth
ing to the needy this last week.
Mr.. Nolan and his men are working
the Bluffton hill and getting it in
fine shape. Mr.. Nolan is noted far
and wide for his good road work.
Walter McCauley and wife and
Pauline Monthey autoed out into the
country yesterday evening and called
on Mrs. Melver.
Archie Ward will live on the place
this winter that Walter McCauley
will soon vacate and batch. Archie
wouldn't batch long when there are
so many fair haired girls living In
and around Button.
Edward Dinger dug his potatoes
that he had in on shares Friday. Les
ter Bronner helped bin.
Richard Dinger digs his potatoes
today.
Morgue Ryder made trip to De-
corah today.
Elmer Greenslades boy Richart
got kicked by a horse yesterday bu
the writer did not learn how serious
IL might be. We hope he will be al
right.
Rube Wilbur and family, FREQ
Ward and wife, Lucie Undertake
and his lady autoed out TO Lime
Springs yesterday visited Miley WI
bur and family.
Gordon Baker was shopping in oul
burg this morning, but hurried bacl
to help the McCue boys thresh.
George Thayer and James WeldeI
shipped 10 head of stock to marke
this last week AID received over nine
hundred dollars for them. Don't sa!
Dit don't pay to raise stock.
| Eyah and Jean Mercy and thei
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-10-03

spent Sunday at Gutenberg.
G. Peckham and family were
shopping in Postville on Saturday.
All members of the old Good Temp
lar Lodge of Castalia are invited to
be present at a reunion to be held at
the old hall Saturday evening Oct. 6,
IL honor of Mr.. and Mrs. John Win
dell of Glum, Cal.
Harold Bernhart spent Monday
with home folks. He returned to New
Hampton the same day.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-10-03
CoNovER.

oct. /, 1917,
Mrs. John Tuna of idaho, WASH
ington, is visiting her home folks this
week.
Ed. Sobolik and Mr.. Tuna autoed
to Calmar to call on their brother,
James Sobolik and family last Thurs
day.
William Phillip drove to Calmar
Wednesday morning.
Anton Swehla of Spillville was seen
in town last Tuesday.
Geo. Cummings took load of oats
to Calmar one day last week.
Frank Novak of near Spillville was
a business caller in DEBORAH Friday
afternoon.
Mr.. William Roam of DEBORAH was
a Conover caller on Sunday after
noon.
Geo. Cummings and family, Miss
Lee of Ossian, Mr. H. B. Frankel and
Mr.. c. D. Anderson of Austin, autoed
to Locust and spent the day with
Mrs. Thomas.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-10-03
Another Fable.

once upon time there was a
LAWYER who lost case and who didn't
Jump up and move for new trial.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-10-03

Watch for Poland China Hog
sale, date to be announced soon.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-10-03

Put comfort into your shave and
have that hoe-like razor sharpened
at HerWig & Kennard'S. 35-7
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1917-09-01

cur free institutions Mould have been
utterly crushed.
No organized despotism on earth
today better understands or moro
successfully employs the psychology
Of fear than the Roman hierarchy.
Not only over the lay millions but
ever all classes of society in all lands
where she becomes thoroughly rami-
fled and no autocracy better under
stands the fact that the power thus
welded is chiefly because the oppo-
sition does not understand the weak.
ness of Rome when bravely met
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recent date given me by one Of the
ablest of our leaders who has per-
formed a great service in arousing
sleeping Professionalism in southern
communities. Ina large city in one
of our southern commonwealth a
small band of un-American Knights
Of Columbus, backed by the intoler-
ant hierarchy, undertook 10 boycott
thu Guardians Of Liberty and other
patriots. who were standing for
American principles. The patriot
majority Of the city had been just
as free and ready to buy at a large
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1917-09-01

They allow themselves to be para
lyzed BY phantom.
Let the patriots Of any commun-
ity unite, come out into the open,
proudly use the badges or pins Of
their organization and resolve to
support to man every patriot Rome
boycottS and in that community, in
nine cases out Of ten, American
principles and American ideals will
in six months become permanently
dominant.
Here is an interesting fact Of very
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solemn fact that loyalty to one't
higher nature, loyalty to duty and,
our mother land, demands this fear-
less standing for the right. Event
il we suffer in consequence we will
merely be taking our place by the
side Of the heroes of every age who
through their courage and daring
have lifted humanity out Of the
sloughs Of superstition, hate, and
darkness into the broad life of lib>
eral democracy and freedom.
1--WE are here" exclaimed Thorn.
as Carlisle in one of his wonderful
bursts of inspirational truths, "to do
Gods will. The only key to right
life is self-renunciation. The man
who lives for self, who works for
selfish ends, is charlatan at bot
tom, no matter how great his pow
ers. The man who lives for self
alone has never caught a vision Of
the true meaning and order of the |
universe"
Let us take up Rome's gage and !
by courage and loyalty to the high !
demands Of duty destroy this papal |
spell, break her power and avert the
most deadly peril that has threat
ened humanity since the birth Of
Liberal Democracy. Let erery pa
triOt put on his pin, the badge Of
loyalty to the Declaration Of Inde-
pendence and the Federal Coastita-
ton.
We are told that in certain towns
where there are only few of the
subjects of the Italian sovereign
these few boldly wear their Knight
Of Columbus pins but if in the same
community, patriot, though there
be five times as many patriots as
Romanists in the community, puts
on his pin he is at once a marked
man.
Patriots, change this and change
IL at once. Let it not be said that
the up-holders Of our constitution
fear the enemy Of liberty more than
they love the principles for which
we stand.
. Our cause is bound to triumph; |;
but let us by our courage and CO.
hesion see to it that it triumphs
3 without the toll Of life and river Of
blood that Rome has caused in the
i past Of her history. We say it is
bound to triumph, because it is
grounded upon the broad principles
D Of lOve and liberty and defends our
j free democratic appeals to reason
as against the autocratic age-long
u ideal Of hate and intolerance backed
" by persecution, and physical force.
Moreover democracy is sweeping
le forward. The forces Of the day are
l. leagued with liberty. Each victory
le is a blow to all autocratic despot,
is isms be they political monarchies Of
l. politico ecclesiastical hierarchies
* Why has Rome as body opposed
r direct legislation, woman's enfran'
Sc chisement, and the triumph Of tenn,
E. perance? Because they one and al
make for the larger enfranchise
le ment Of the millions and the noblel
lr liberty Of the common man. AnC
in these and other democratic REFORM
We are sweeping on, reinforcing Liber
lg al Democracy at every step. Nov
IS let us to man place our holy caus
above all others. Let us buckle Oh
:. tho whole armor of Democracy an,
N boldly demand freedom of speech
90 freedom of press and free nOn-sec
49, tartan education to the end that FIRE
! institutions, free society and FIRE
men shall grow to nObler propor
tions with the upward and onwar
we sweeping years.
on B. 0. FLOWER,
he President Free Press Defense Ledqu
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1917-09-01

w IOEWNIu'-EAAs AH'AOs
ETATRIOTS OF AMERICA
IH the hour has struck for all
EAll who stand for the funda-
mental democracy of Thomas
Jefferson, George Washington and
Abraham Lincoln to come out into
the open and show their colors.
Here are some facts for you to
consider: There are in the United
States today several million more
voters Who belong to the secret pa
triOtic organizations than belong to
the oath-bound anti-American papcl
secret orders. 20
There are other millions Of citi-
zens who though not belonging to
secret orders are affiliated with open
patriotic organizations such as the
Free Press Defense League, and
The Minute Men of the various
states to say nothing Of the militant
Protestants, or pro-democrats OF
various Protestant denominations.
Yet with probably less than one
fifth of the number Of patriots who
nre actively allied to organizations
whose main aim is to preserve our
constitutional and liberal demo-
cratic institutions from Rome'S ag-
pressive and secret assaults we find
organized political Romanism rapid
ly entrenching herself in every de-
partment of government-in all
branches of the civil service no less
than in strong official places In the
army and navy; while all, the time
Nth patriotism on her lips and
hatred of Liberal Democracy I" he'
heart she is openly and covertly
warning against .eur5 own constitu
tons most vital guarantees, the very
foundation stones Of our Liberal De
mocracy-freedom Of speech, pres
and assembly and the absolute di
vorce of church and state. Nor il
this all, while Nth one breath sh,
is protesting her loyalty to the gou
ernment ,Dith the merit she is de
nouncing or sneer;ng at our grea
democratic and liberal allies France
Italy, Portugal and England.
Looking beyond our borders; 70
Rome is the same everywhere, W
find in the Gerlach pro-German con
spiracy an eloquent evidence Of hoy
the dutocratic uphoHers of the d.
vine right theory in the pGpacy har
: much the same sympathy for the VI
holders of the autocrGtic divine righ
theory of the Austro-Germa auto'
racy as was in evidence when I'll
despots Of Europe praised an
thanked the pope Of Rome at I'll
time Of the Secret Council Of Y,
roma for so ably helping them
their wdr against freedom: of pre-
and Representation government.
These are facts 80 obvious thl
they are not open to contradictio
and they suggest the most Wit
question Of the hour: GLOW is
that Rome with her historic ar
present-day hostility to the fund
mental principles of our Liberal D
mocracy and possessing less thu
one-ftth of the voting strength h
been able to make such gigant
strides toward reducing this republ
- TO papal vassalage in her ayowed d
termination to make America dom
nantly Roman Catholicp"
The explanation is found in t
following facts:
(1) Compact organization whi
secures whenever desired, unit
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political action. This and her bull
ying and prosecuting methods have
given Rome the compelling power
Of the Big Stick over political par
ties and politicians.
(2) Fear out Of all proportion
tc her malign pOwsr 10 do hurt
which she employs to frighten the
great and small.
Throughout her history, or ever
since the organization of the Ro-
man church when she became a po-
litico-ecclesiastical hierarchy and the
spirit Of pagan Rome animated her,
we find Rome's chief reliance has
been on force. Her mighty source
Of strength has been her power 10
strike fear or terror in the hearts Of
all who opposed her. Force and
fear are distinguishing features Of
all autocracieS whether politico-re-
ligious hierarchy or purely political
despotism.
Such powers always war against
mans rightful freedom whether it
be freedom Of thought, freedom Of
speech, or freedom Of press and as
sembly, and such powers whenever a
great thinker, or a new and nobler
influence arises in society seek to
crush by physical force.
Witness the Judean hierarchy
comprising the death Of Jesus and
prosecuting and Staying the early
Christians.
Witness Pagan Imperial Rome
adopting precisely the same auto
cratic methods in seeking to destroy
Primitive Christianity.
Witness politico-ecclesiastical Ro-
manism throughout her whole his
tory employing the same anti-Chris-
tian, anti-Democratic and purely
autocratic means to crush freedom
of thought, speech, press and as
scmbly, and to stamp out all oppo-
sition.
Witness the same ancient perse-
cutting power in America today try
ing to destroy our democratic theory
Of government or replace 1t BY the
papal theory Of intolerance to free.
dom Of discussion and other funda,
mental principles by employing
nationwide boycott and by resort
ing to criminal lawlessness, moboc
racy and murderous assaults in or
der TO destroy all those Who dare Il
stand for the principles and ideal
rhich Jefferson Uoiced in the Dec
laration of Independence and Whicl
the Revolutionary fathers embedded
in our constitution.
To Americans-to. all right-mind
ed persons whose intellects have no
been dwarfed and warped by papa
education and training, the boycot
: and Rome'S general prosecuting pro
n gram are abhorrent. Our demo
D, cratic millions have shrunk from re
taliatory measures which, had the
been employed, because of their mum
bcrs would have destroyed almos
instantly the power of the Roma
u boycott. They have even done NOR
u than this, they have acted in a mos
q rtprehensible manner IN failing
i rally TO a man in the support {
y every one of the victims of Rome
n @ar upon our liberal demOcrac!
IS Herein lies the great fault and fai
Ic pre Of the patriotic forces Of Americ,
Ic Furthermore they have yielded
= Rome's threats, or allowed her bog
l. of fear 10 drive them in TO secret
when by coming out in the open an
lie boldly resisting the papal forces
their war on Fundamental d
h mocracy within sir months the pol
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States senate August by Senator Thomas Hadv Georgia and his remarks
MR. HARDwcK: senate resolution which
shall which notice
ask the After read just want word two
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SENATOR HARDWICK ON FREEDOM Of THE PRESS

Georgia Statesman Places Resolutions Before Senate for the
Purpose Of Ascetainng Just What Action Against Pubca
Charges Leading to Action-Makes Startling Declaration
as to Action Taken Against "The Masses"
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Building, Washington c.
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IOWA ATTENTION!

GREATEST JOURNAL FURTFRANCF
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-04-10
SWitZerland'S Enormous
Expense on Account of War

colonies and the Entente Allies in
connection with the war.
The shipping controller. the secre-
tary said. was rapidly extending the
requisitioning to include all steamers
in the possession of the country. Re-
earding the restrictions of imports
and the question of conserving ship
ping he said the government was
mapping out the future not only for
this year but for next. They were
measuring the greatest possible loss
es they thought would occur and
putting against them month by
r.onth what they expected to build
and to buy-and. by dealing with
The matter in that way, could make
arrangements to defeat the enemy in
the campaign to destroy shipping.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-04-10
Gary &Pract1cal
H0me DreN WdMn0
eIecy0nc
Prepared Especially For This Newspaper
by Pictorial Repiew
Sports Frock Of Checked Mob,;r

below the waist line. The costume
shown here requires, for average
size. AS yards 54-inch material.
II is an easy matter to make the
coat. The underarm and shoulder
seams are closed first, after which
the front and back are gathered be-
tween double TT" perforations.
Sew the skirt section to gathered
edge OF front and back as notched
then turn under edges of extensions
In front and back on slot perfora,
tions; lap on skirt section to small
% perforations. notches even: close
seams underneath and press. Center
front OF jacket Is indicated by long
line of small 20" perforations. Ad-
Just undertaking to position under
reath front, corresponding edge even.
The front OF jacket may be rolled
back on small 20" perforations.
Face the collar sections next and
Join the sections. notches and small
% perforations even. Sew collar to
neck edge of front as notched: and
sew neck edge of back along small
% perforations In collar section.
center-backs even. Sew front edge of
collar underneath front, bringing cor
responding single large 20" perfora-
tons together.
Adjust the belt to position as illus.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-04-10
A STORY FOR PACIFISTS

Col. Roosevelt told at a reception
in Chicago a story for the profes.
sicnal pacifist. rlates te Washing
ton Star.
The pacifist. with his unworkable
ideas" he said. reminds me OF Vic
tor Hugo.
During the Franco -Prussian war
OF 1870 Victor Hugo, then at the
height of his glory, was SO Mortified
D: the eruelties Of the siege of Paris
that he demanded, in a burst Of
splendid generosity:
II l go out in front OF the armies
If go out alone and unarmed-l.
Hugo-and if l let them kill me
then don't you think that this will
end the WARP"
For you, yes. certainly was the
cold and sasacious answer given to
Iueo."