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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-11-21
WHERE THE WORLD's SUPPLY OF
PORK COMES FROM

Pretty much all the world eats
pork-when obtainable, but only a
few nations pay much attention to
swine growing as business. Under
normal conditions the swine popula-
tion of the world is about 10000
900. OF this vast number the Unit
ed, States annually produces more
than A per cent.
Germany and Austria have been
the chief sources of pork supply in
Europe up to the outbreak of the
war, the former nation growing about
100000 year and the latter
about 100000. France, covering
approximately the same area as Iowa,
Missouri and Nebraska, and with
population nearly six times as great
as the population of the three states,
has been in the habit of growing
about 12,000,OO0 animals year.
which output has been sadly reduced
the last two years for obvious rea-
sons.
The Great Russian Empire, with an
area of S,S79,OOO square miles (near-
ly three times that of the United
States) and a population of more
than 16O,00O.0O0, produces only
about 100000 hogs year, less
than the annual output of Iowa and
Missouri
Practically every country on the
earth owns a pig pen of greater or
smaller dimensions and aims to grow
a few hogs for family consumption,
as it were. England grows something
like 100000 year, preferring to
devote her energies mainly to the pro-
duction of beef and mutton. Ireland
grows a pig, along with few pota-
toes. and has been accused of keep
ing it in the parlor. Probably>a mis-
take for the critter numbers some
thing like 100000. From these few
figures it becomes plain that large
part of the world has to depend upon
Uncle Sans pig pens for pork and its
numerous by-products.
-O--
Tha rybisfIe of a locomotive can De
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-11-21
Fewer Irish to United States.

Washington. d. c., Nov. 19,-
Irish immigration to the United
States almost has ceased since the
war began. Government statistics
made public today showed that in
the first nine months of this year
only eighty-three Irishmen came TO
this country from their native land
During the same period Of 1916, 81
|9l5 came.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-11-21
Liberty Dollars Roll in Too Fast TO be
Counted.

Washington, d. c., Nov 10
Liberty loan dollars were piling iato
the treasury today in steady stream
of such volume that it was physically
impossible to count them. The in
coming receipts swelled the totals OF
cash in the treasury to a new histori-
cal record. The net balance was esti-
mated at about $1,000, 100000. Only
$685., 600, 900 or an is per cent pay.
ment was due but hundreds OF thou
sands of subscribers paid in full.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-11-21
Red Cross Christmas Seals

sell them at one cent each, the
same as | have done for many years
past.
These seals are sold to finance anti
tuberculosis work. Red Cross Seal
funds may be used for no other pur-
pose at one cent; each seal Is
Liberty Bond in the war of tuber-
culosis. Buy Red Cross seals now
and use them on every envelope you
send out.
BEN BEAR,
Seller of Red Cross Christmas Seals,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-11-21
sixteen Pages Today.

Public Opinion goes to its readers
today in big sixteen page edition
full of live merchants ads aad up-to-
date reading matter. Read the ads
they all have message for you.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-11-21

And by the way, those Does"
must be a bad lot if fs~nA-i IS to form
an opinion from the number OF
times their names appear on the po-
lice dockets OF the country.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-11-21

The Perry Chief says that Mr..
Hoover's short ra.ions medicine may
be a little hard for some OF us TO
take. but will be beneficial In the
long run in more ways than one.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-11-21

"The first TO die for a good cause
are ALWAYS the last to be forgotten =
saws the Des Moines Register.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-11-21
ELKS MEMORIAL
SERVICES DEG. 2
Hon. VIM. Mckinley, of Chicago, Will
Deliver the Memorial Address
This Year.
SERVICES HELD AT
GRAND OPERA HOUSE
General Public is Cordially Invited to
Attend the Services, Held at
2:3O O'Clock in the
Afternoon.

Secretary E. r. Haines of the De-
corah lodge of Elks has just issued
the Memorial program, which will
be held at the Grand opera house
this year, Sunday afternoon, Dec. 2,
at $3.50 o'clock. The memorial adj
dress will be given by Hon. VIM.
Mckinley, of Chicago, former Post
vile boy. Following is the
Program:
OefeCtiOI .SSudt tCItS
Miss Edmunds. Messrs. Adams, Hill
Miss Berg
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-11-21

After roasting 100 pounds of beet
only weighs 81 pounds.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-11-21

The whistle of locomotive can be
heard at a distance Of 5000 yards.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-11-21

MISS btTS
Miss Katherine Hustvedt,
Accompanist
Ritual Services -. Lodge Officers
Invocation .Jno. G.. Schimming
Selection .Quartette
Memorial Address, ~. -. !.
Hon. VIM. Mckinley, Chicago, Ill.
Selection .Quartette
Closing Ceremonies. !. Lodge Officers
Doxology ....... Entire Audience
Officers Decorah Lodge.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-11-21
BEN BEAR,

Seller of Red Cross Christmas Seals
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-13
Ri" Mason TO Talk of
Kings and Slaves Sunday

The T " C 4 mems meeting viii
be at $3.50 Sunday afternoon in the First
Christian church. corner Oregon and
Franklin streets The speaker will be
". C. Mason, generally known as Big"
Mason. and his subject is King or
Slave, which,"
The army department. OF the Y. II.
C. A, which is responsible for the i'm
mense work being done for the soldiers
in the many army 7. N. c. A build
ings in the camps, has been sending
a string OF It's best speakers into the
army buildings along the border. For
these speakers the army department
has gone to the other departments OF
the Y u c. A, and has taken OF the
best, getting in this way Big Mason
from the railroad department Few
spea kers are more widely or more fav-
orabiy known among railroaders Cha1
Big Mason. The same crowds ask
for him over and over. He is a big
man, vet his talks are so simply put,
and so convincing. that they "get over"
with men high and low. There will be
speciaI music by a male Q Iartet The
meeting IS open to all me-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-13

that churches no longer ignore or wink
al saloons and their maintenance Rus
sla and france are slowly demonstrate
ing their ability both to maintain
themselves and carry forward a war
without the income from the sale of in
IoXlcants- This fact is telling with
leaders IN the United States. If Eng
land now takes the step. as Il is pre-
dicted she will If the war lasts an
other year as II seems likely to do
the United States viii be profoundly
stirred, and churches will be forced TO
follow Sunday and others and demand
an end 10 the whole liquor traffic.
That at any rate, is what leaders say.
To Improve Business Methods.
me 1917 thing which is on foot to be
started. as necessary prelude to larger
service by churches the moment the
war ends. IS improved business man
aEement Missionary societies. led by
the Presbyterian home board. are NOV
lng IN the matter of special money
grants TO small churches east west
ana on the coast. Thousands Of these
churches have drawn money from 4
central society for years. and many
not only do not grow, but show no dis
position even 10 be willing to help
themselves. Men big in business world
are saying churches must get more ac-
complished on money given TO them.
the big campaigns and their results
are to be looked into. Churches that
have pews filled are being asked what
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-13
Unique Musical Feature To
Be Tried at Goth Infan-
try Service Sunday.

An element OF great attractlveness IN
the popular Sunday night services at
the Twentieth infantry camp Is the
conversational singing. Chaplain John
T. Axton has always tried to keep the
men thoroughly interested in this feat
ure and to that end has offered as
much variety in program as possible
For a time a strong precentor was
used. then came the bans leading IN
the singing Of strong hymns. until II
seemed the thousands Of men would al
most shake the tabernacle down.
For next Sunday night new plan Is
to be tried. without words or music
in the hands OF the men, Miss Axton
is TO teach the congregation hatherlne
Lent SteVensOn's hymn. Some Glad
Dav." It has been sung AROUND the
world as the slogan OF temperance 5n
workers and was heard in FL Paso
when the Flying Squadron" visited
other Musical Features.
The other musical features OF tnS
service are to be q selection. The Mad
Scene from Lucia Di Lammermoor. by
Donizetti FOR clarinet and flute played
by assistant band leader Michael USrln
Of the Twentieth infantry band. with
Miss Matilda Axton as piano accom-
PIANIST
Chaplain John T AxtOn is TO be the
sneaker with chaplain Samuel J. Smith
Of the Eighth field artillery presiding,
and conducting the devotional exer-
cises. As a prelude the Twentieth in
fantry band is to play Zion, Awake,
BY Costa and as postlude. u Tor !
Thousand Tongues" by Glaser- The
regular service begins at 200 o'clock
but is preceded by the song service
as most Of the men are in their seats
an hour before the announced time
Order OF Exercises.
The order Of exercises for sunday -;
Prelude, zion, Awake" Costa,
Twentieth Infantry band.
DOxOlogy, band and congregation
Invocation and Lords prayer, chap
lain Clemens
Duet. The Mad Scene from Lucia d.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-13
CHURCH LEADERS SAY j. s. FACES
GRAVEST CRISIS IN ITS HISTORY
Temperance Question is To Be Made the Foremost One
of the Year By American Religious Bodies; The
Present Year of 191 To Be One of Great
Church Annivers airy Celebrations

@REAT leaders IN the Christian
= world OF affairs, like president
Hibben, Of Princeton university
Rev. Dr. William T. Manning. the fore
most leader in unity plans. and Rev.
Dr.. Charles A. Eaton. New York, one
of the most prominent OF Baptists. are
saying that America is facing such a
crisis as II never faced even in Rev
dictionary or Civil war days. The
Church News association. New York.
asked therefore, within the past few
days. what the churches plan TO do in
1917 to strengthen their own work and
10 help TO Solve these American Ques-
tons. Only things churches and Chris
tan people hope TO do are included,
and the opinions come from leaders
east, the middle west and the coast, and
from Protestant Catholic and Jewish
bodies.
During 1917 or soon thereafter it is
the belief OF many American Christian
leaders that the churches will take Up
the temperance question, and DO with
Il what they did years ago with the
slavery one The influence OF England,
which It Is now believed viii Danish
drink when Il banishes war is likely to
have tremendous effect IN America.
Many leaders declare that Sunday and
others have carried war against the
liquor interests TO such forward extent
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-13
Sentence Sermons By Ell Paso Ministers

<HRSTS reply Him In the final
~ OF institution that condemns Him He
t. the skeP come and sRev C. Harris Of St Purs Episcopal
Righteousness plant growth that many do not seem to see
It all The kingdom cOmh with ObservatnRe
East Il FasO presbyterian CHURCH
living light through ives-Rev n LangstOn
Of the Highland Park Baptist church.
parable Prodiga way Of saying God is
lOve"-Rev F Collins of the East FL PasO Methodist
light" of gospel They cannot be aad
church D'" > @' VI H''''" square 0'P'
the u Ry should iiG a @ R be n m9 So i %
BabI, OF the Atura Presbyterian church
Religion interest; do
life Of earth is made and and kind the final into the heaven
the First Presbyterian church.
blessing depends largely upon
attendants chsR Allen,
70 IN: t9 sI @ help
gatOnal church.
Christian: belong the Lord BY purchase So the
Church Of christ
MESSIAH but to emphasize the necessity Of faith in Him as Savior Behold Him
simply the vision spiritual vision
flesh u also with the of the soul Sturgeon his Chris
fOrever$-Rev J. F Williams D, Of Baptist
An intelligent man. who describes himself as an active but aouscent se
ston has as YET dsHd ' foT promotion 1 and
Rev Campbell Of Asbury Methodist church
John called "a thought;
does every true preacher teacher weak Insignificant words
ss n p BOND 1 Hs PARK MstRod ehG S Oh ~
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-13

1ieva that there are Just as good peo-
ME outside the church. as within. We
never dream OF cOnsignins to he'll
non church members, and We believe
thar an honest, sincere Buddhist, Hin
duist or MOham;nedan Is 10 De treated
with respect
At once you see that the whole idea
of membership has vastly changed.
When ii was believed that joining the
church meant entrance into heaven,
great inducement was olIered 10 Joln
the church. but TO those VINO accept the
modern positfOn, the appeal must be
different II does not mean that by
Joining the church, we escape damna-
ton in the future, what then does II
mean2
to n certain philosophy OF life Behind.
and through all life, there tnToDs that
great unseen power, God, ana lie TO be
must he lived in the light or that m
seen power. Church membership i'm
In the second place it covers all that
is implied in service; a wish 10 ne
useful in life. a wish TO help. = wish
TO develop the noble things OF NE
Temptation in the West.
Our greatest temptation here IN the
V-esr is to live for the sake OF ma
teriaI things. Do not let sensuous
things be all in all. DO not put all your
faith in things that you can see, touch
church membership presupposes be-
lief in the spiritual nature or the uni
verse. and the acceptance OF life OF
service to ones fellowman- II means
tHat those Of US who make the profess
sion wish to know more OF the great
unseen and to be useful, we would ike
10 do justly. love mercy. and walk
humbly before God
The World Wide Church.
Third, the Significance OF member
shin in fhe futuTe-
I believe that in the future the
church will be a communion OF all who
are spirit led; OF all who believe that
the universe IS spiritual. all, of all
denominations and all faiths. and that
the organization viii be world wide
No set creed viii be demanded 1--WE
cumscribe God and describe his WayS).
and its great work viii be 10 inspire
men and women TO live the life typified
by Jesus
Just as the spring up on the hillside
gives birth 10 the river which finds
life for the fertile plain, so will the
world wide church be a source OF life
and scientifically seek, and lovingly
serve.
know that all Of you seek after
God. and I know that you all long to
do all the good you can. Let me there
fore urge upon you the desirability
of helping by present membership the
growth Of the ideal church. The power
numbers grow; each one OF you can
give added power We all fulfill our
grandest destiny as We seek and serve
and by sssOciatiOnship we are often
aided IN our search. and are able TO be
OF greater service
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-13
To TEACH MEN FAMOUS OLD SONG

Lammermoor' Donizetti). Clarinet,
assistant band leader Michael Ugrtn;
flute, musician first class, Jules La
cock; piano, Miss Matilda Axton.
Hymn, Now The Day is Over" Zohr.
Scripture
Prayer, chaplain Smith.
Solo. selected, Miss Anna Axton.
Sermon. chaplain John T. Axiom
POstlude, 20, for a Thousand
Tongues" CHASER. Twentieth Infantry
band. Anton Goetz, band leader.
Benedictfon.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-13
FL Paso Minister Lifts
$4,000 Debt On Church

Rev. Percy R. Knickerbocller, pastor
OF Trinity Methodist church, has re-
where he raised SIS, geo 70 lift a debt
on the Methodist church IN Checotah-
Mr.. Knickerbocker was appealed to by
the Checotah congregation to help the
church out in its effort to lift the debt
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-13

Lee Newman can get more money out
Of your property, at 4 less cost. than
anyone else Ask his clients
Phone 460s. $685. {. FL Paso.
advertisement
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-13

membership meant being an adherent
Of a disliked cause and the probability
Of a great deal Of suffering and sOr-
row Bye and bye came the fashion
able time Of Christianity. The emperor
Joined the church, and ii became fash
ionable TO be a Christian, and member
ship sadly diminished in moral value
Time passed and the church became
corrupt AID there is no more painful
reading than the story of the church
in its supposed time Of prosperity.
Corruption as ever. gave way before
new life. and the reformation came.
The change was largely theological
and membership in the early refOrma-
ton times. and to some extent in the
present day, meant adhesion 10 a theO-
logical definition Such in brief is the
history OF church membership First,
II meant everything; then Il meant
nothing. and finally il resolved itself
into the acceptance Of creed, those
refusing adhesion being consigned to
an everlasting hell.
Ideas Change.
Second. the significance OF member
shin in the present
Today our ideas and ideals are
changing greatly. and necessarily our
creeds are changing also We all be-
Of the federal council of churches has
been specially organized TO promote
these declarations. Churches af ali
bodies are Joining-in some lines Of
work Catholics with Protestants. In
particular social and civic service IS
being promoted in the name of the
church Laymen are leading. for as no
previous year has ever been, 1917 will
be the year OF the man OF the pew
Every religious body so reports.
To Prevent More Wars.
Finally. as general record for 1871
there are TO be supreme efforts to
kinds to assist not alone in war settle
ments. but in prevention of future
wars. Many Christian ministers and
laymen Of the United States, both
Catholic and Protestant favor imme-
diate steps in America to get into
touch with Christian forces of all the
world IN efforts to heal effects Of the
great Maf-
Problem of American Jews.
The 3.000. 600 Of Jews in the United
lens OF the 100000 Jews OF all the
world and put themselves in the most
position to solve those
problems or some Of them. The year
saw Jews OF many minds fused into
one mind IN so far as methods Of re-
ish congress OF a representative char
acter so soon as the war in Europe
shall end, or il shall be known what is
TO be the outcome Of that conflict II
but the exact date OF IL
viii be left to committee American
Jews determined during 1916 to do
what they can permanently and equita-
bly, to settle the political. social and
problems OF world Jews. and
TO do 20 when other problems are set
tied at the end OF the war. Meanwhile
Jews OF all America broke all records
in 1916 for actual relief and started
a big loan fund TO help Jews OF Europe
and Palestine rebuild their homes and
their industries Jews in all their his
tory never made bigger or better plans
than in America IN 1915.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-13
CHURCH of the Future to Be
~ Communion of All the Spirit Led
Which ALI Denominations and All
Faiths Greed Live Jesus Lived

By Miles Hanson Congregational Church
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-13

~ REAT leaders in the Christian
IL world OF affairs, like president
- ETfhba1 % D-F,-a+on u-f-a-effy-
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-04-28
WILSON ON LESE MAJESTY

President Wilson has desire to be coddled
To Arthur Brisbane, the big editorial writer of the
Hearst syndicate the president writes that is
posed any form of censorship that would deny the
people of the United States their indisputable right
to critisize their public officials"
That is right in principle and it is good common
The president says that whatever action
gress may take he will not expect permit any law
to shield him against criticism.
1t would be strange situation in this country if
the president other officials set pedestas
each with halo his brow and scepter in his hand.
When criticism descends to abuse it cures itself
in short order The censorship law and the laws for
the punishment of traitors not intended for those
who criticize public servants udicously for the general
good.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-04-28
Makes Roofer's Work Easien:

The tin roofer formerly received lis
metal in the shape of plates, and these
were soldered together as they were
used. This operation consumed great
deal of time, as it was generally done
on the scene of the work under adverse
conditions. but recently there has been
introduced a machine which soldiers
these sheets together and delivers them
in a roll of any desired length, so that
the workman is saved much time In
assembling the sheets on the roof. The
Sheets with edges locked, are hooked
together and fed into the machine,
one seam being cold pressed while the
one before it is hot pressed. The ma
chine is worked by one man. The
capacity of the machine is four seams
per minute, or 20 boxes of tin plate per
day. The economy and speed Of this
arrangement for the workman will be
evident to anyone.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-04-28
ADVERTISING
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Dr.. Edwards Olive Tablets are pure
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10c and 25c per box. All druggists.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-04-28
FATHERS LOOKED HIM OVER
Matrimonial "SIacker" confessess He
Was Pestered to Join Army Of
Married Men,.

A man who. was pursued by women
says in his confession in the Woman's
Home Companion:
Fathers, mothers, girls, all regard
ed me with an appraising questioning
expression that had not been there be-
fore. Fathers sat down beside me on
the suburban train as I committed back
and forth and managed adrOitly to find
out where i was working and how
liked it and how much 1 was paid and
what my prospects WERE. The girls
to whom I had been engaged at vari-
Gus times assumed a new attitude, as
much as to say, You have had good
time with us. Now pay. Take up the
whites mans burden. Support one of
u.s. They didn't say it openly, of
course, but the injunction was in their
eyes. We moved and breathed and had
our being in an atmosphere highly
charged. All the world seemed to be
saying to me, How old are you? Twen-
ty-four? How much are you making?
Thirty dollars? Why are you shirk
ing? Why aren't you good citizen?
1t was the kind of silent; ceaseless So
cial pressure that has been exerted on
slackers in England this last year.
They were not compelled to enlist, yet
id took more courage. to stay at home
rhan to go. We were not compelled to,
be married. But after we had playedi
around three or four years society be-
gan openly to hold it up against US.
They managed some way to make US
feel continually apolbgetic, continuallw
on the defensive.r'