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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-10-09
DEBORAH WINS AGAIN.
Beat West Union High Friday a,
Football by Score of "a to o.

DEBORAH High School again de
monstrated their superiority over
West Union last Friday by defeating
them on the local grounds by the
score OF "a to 0. West Union played
a good scrappy game and fought un-
til the final whistle blew, but they
were unable to cope with the brand
of football put up by the local boys.
DEBORAH was only held for downs
once during the game while West
Unionl newer seriously threatened
Decorah's goal line.
DEBORAH started scoring early in
the game when after about six
minutes of play Thomas carried the
ball over for a touchdown. Again
during the second quarter, the ball
was carried steadily down the field
and with the ball on the four yard
line Amundsen smashed ehru left
tackle for the second touchdown of
the game.
, At the beginning of the second half
DEBORAH received the ball on their
own thirty yard line. Steady
smashing carried it down to the
twenty yard line, and here Thomas
took the ball and skirted right end
! for the twenty yards necessary for
a touchdown. During the last quar-
ter, after long pass to Harrington
he smashed around left end for the
fourth and last touchdown of the
game -t
All of the boys played good game
and showed good work on their in
reference. Captain Thomas starred
on the offense and time after TIM =
went thru the West Union ranks for
long gains. Glesne's work in carry
ing back punts was really the feature
of the game as several times he
carried the ball back past the place
from where it was kicked. The
team goes to Waukon for a game
this week and next week will play
Monona on the local grounds. The
lineup for the two teams was as
follows:
DEBORAH
Schultz-Center
Viste-Left Guard
Bakke-tRight Guard
Boice- Left Tackle
Ellingson-Righ Tackle
Tracy-Left End
Woodward-Right End
Farrington-Left Half Back
Amundsen-Right Half Back
Thomas, Captain-Quarter Back
Glesne-Full Back
Substitutions: Price for Tracy,
Tracy for Woodward, Chandler for
viste. Hines for Bake, Bollman for
Tracy"
West Union
Elsner-Center
|. DeLong-Left Guard
Smith-Right Guard 5 -
Waldend-Left Tackle
Graffenberg-Right Tackle
Hayden-Left End
Morrison, Captain-Right End
Borland-Left Half Back
Rush-Right Half Back
Archer-Quarter Back
Tally-Full Back.
49,. --O-
I. Extra. quality heavy sheep pelt
listers. They are the best in quality
and reasonable in Drirn REAR
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-10-09
WAR AND WAsTEFULNEss.
But For That Very Reason it Teaches
Conservation and Inventiveness

We don't need to be told that war
is wasteful. We have already sur
missed it.
If generals of all ages, from Sen
nacherib to Napoleon, can watch us
from their present habitation, they
will take on an increase of cynicism.
They were probably cynical enough
before they died.
They learned the futility of trying
to create something by policy of
destruction, and must feel some dis
appointment at this epoch. We have
learned nothing from their mistakes.
We build cathedrals, and shoot
them to bits with cannon. We rails
led and educated generation 81 to
make hecatombs of it. ~.
Most of us have at least the excuse
that We are fighting to destroy some
thing that hoped for ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
out of conquest. But it is absurd that
such a policy should have survived
|Sennacherib. Angels weep, the poets
tell us, but at times they must feel
tempted to laugh.
And yet, for US in progressive AM
erica, the process is not one of waste.
Our young men will return from
France with a developed efficiency
heretofore undreamed of.
Have you ever read figures giving
details of the system OF piping that
carries water to the Battlefront. As
the front changes the system changes
and the new formations can never be
forseen Here are problems which
our young engineers learn to solve
with speed and precision never deyel-
oped in time of peace, because they
we're unnecessary.
Do you know that the armored
tanks charge into battle with tele-
phone wires laid out to keep them in
touch with the main command? Feld
batteries also manoeuNsr without
falling to get answers to Hello,
Central"
Do you know that by teamwork
Forty American soldiers erected u
lsteel bridge over hundred feet
long ia i've minutes? We didn't
need to do these tpings in time OF
peace; SO we didn't learn how
IN scores OF other ways young AM
orleans in France daily achieve the
impossible Tie fruits of their ex-
.perience will be reaped in America
when peace is declared.
Many peaceful trades are danger
Gus. The half-built skyscraper, the
railroad, the machine-shop daily
make work for the surgeon; but in
half a century surgery would never
have made the strides that 1t has
made in four years Of war. Even the
telephone wire is now used to locate
an internal wound, and this is only
one of thousands Of expedients
lately devised for relieving hnman
pain.
War is wasteful; but for that very
reason it teaches conservation and
We shall realize this
when 5000 young American magic
fans return from Europe.
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M gI0ttats
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-10-09

Miss Lottie Miller arrived home
yesterday from Minneapolis and
Owatonna, MINI. s.lss3ai N
Jimmie Hardesty left Friday for
Jefferson Barracks, Mo. called there
for limited service.
B. A. Slocum left yesterday for
Rock Island called there by the
illness of his father.
Mrs. Roy Hurley arrived here
on Saturday for visit with her mo-
ther and other relatives.
Miss Ida Gustad arrived home
today from Mabel, Mimi. where she
spent a week with friends.
Mrs. Martha Relf returned to
Monroe, Wis. yesterday after visit
here with Mrs. G. @. Gardner.
Mr.. and Mrs. r.. Jacobson went
to Mortified, Mimi. Saturday to
spend the week end with relatives.
Don't forget the big dance at
Haugen's hall tomorrow, Thursday
night, Oct. TO-. Yates harp orchestra
will play. adv.
Mrs. J. Goettleman went to
Prairie du Chem, Wis. yesterday for
a visit with her sister, Mrs. J
Wauchuta.
Mrs. Geo. Mollart concluded her
visit here with her son, c. A. Mollart
and returned to her home in Dubu-
que Monday.
Misses Nettie and Louise Bar
foot departed Monday for Kimball.
Neb. for visit with their brother,
E. F. Barfoot.
Mrs. j. w. Protheroe is expected
home tomorrow from Cleveland, Ohio
having spent several months there
with her daughters.
Mrs. G.. S. Lakeland was an
over Sunday guest at the DR.. Harmon
home and other friends here. She
left yesterday for Denver, Colo.
Herman Hendrickson returned
to Devils Lake today after visit
here. His mother, Mrs. Knut Hen
erickson accompanied him home.
Mrs. j. P. McCloud accompanied
by her mother, Mrs. Henry Wernet
departed for Los Angeles, Cal. Mon
day where they will spend the win
ter.
Miss Grace Wallen of Portland,
N. d. concluded brief visit here
with her aunt, Mrs. H: Jacobson and
left for Mount Horsb, Wis. on Mon
day.
IS. E. Moore of Indiana who has
been guest at the home of his
cousin, Mrs. S. j. Fraser went to
Crescos FRIDAY : for a. visit with
friends.
--Mesdames G. w. Robins and T..
r. Kelch concluded their visit here
at the home of DR.. and Mrs. S. H..
Dahl and returned to their home in
Winchester, Ind. yesterday.
For sale / good Majestic range,
/ Acorn gas range, Il Herrick ice
box, 1swax floor polishing brush, 2
kitchen cabinets, good solid oak
library table and various other
articles, at bargain if taken at
once, on account of leaving town.
Phone 262. Over Hutchinson's
Grocery store.
Buy suit of clothes, with our
guarantee, as we'll as the manufattnr
er. We are not after few dollars,
but after your trade, promising to
give you better suit of clothes for
less money. Now is the time to buv
your fall suit and overcoat.
BEARS.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-10-09

He was little Belgian lad
Whom the war had somehow fail.
ed to mar,
Almost baby face he had,
Bewildered now and vaguely sad
Where are you going in the wind
And rain? And must you travel
far?''
He said: I've started out to find
The country where the mothers
3 are" 80 ~ i,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-10-09
40 Nance

what You buy it's worth TIC money
and more II you buy your clothing at
BEN BEARS
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-10-09
Star Theatre

Doors open $3.50 and 7;30.
NO ADSANCE IN PRICES. Ono
Ticket admitting you 10 all the 'sinE
SHOWS as wen, wh ch include
HAROLD LLOYD in "KICKING THE
GERM OUq OF GERMANY" etc.
DON'T MISS III.
First ana only Mammoth Circus 10
visit DECORATE this season.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-10-09

Extra, quality heavy sheep pelt
listers. They are the best in quality
and reasonable in price. BEARS.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-10-09
"The Biggest Show
On Earth
Featuring
ENID RENNETT

The Worlds Greatest Lion Tanner
They eat out of her hand!
CLOWNS that are funnier than
ever! Hundreds of Freaks! Start
ling acts In Md air.
1000 TERIILS---f000 SMILES!
The most marvellous aggregation
Of miraculous lnonstrosities ever ac-
formulated within the confines OF a
single canvas covering, comprising
q heterogeneous assortment OF dare
devil demonstrators of incompatible
feats and involving an elaborate and
unprecedented display oil ferocious
mammals, reptiles and saurjans
gathered from the four quarters ~
tie terrestrial sphere by intrepid and
fearless hunters n
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-10-09
Show Grounds

Ger. WATER and COURT, better
known as ~
New-York tribune., 1918-03-31
Car Generator Is Subject
70 Many Odd Difficulties

justed to close at a little lower engine
speed.
Sparkling at the generator brushes
and poor generation of current is
caused by weak brush springs or by a
rough commutator. Sometimes, also,
the copper segments of the commutator
wear down so that the insulation sets
slightly above the copper surface and
the brushes chatter. In this case the
commutator must be dressed smooth
with sandpaper or turned true in a
lathe, and the mica insulation should
be cut slightly below the copper sur
face
Practically every car is equipped
with some sort of an indicator. am
meter, voltmeter, or device that shows
off and on or something similar to
indicate to the driver whether or not
his generator is working. If the in
strument indicates that no current is
being generated it is worth while to
test at. the two terminals of the gen.
orator with a voltmeter while the en-
glne is running to make sure that the
indicating instrument is not at fault
Then if it is found that it is not gen
Grating 1t is case of checking over
the list of troubles common to the
of the moment. When found the
naturally suggests itself.
The owner would do we'll to study
up on his generator during the weeks
when driving is at minimum. because
OF poor roads and worse weather, and
learn what the ills are and what to
DO when they are properly diagnosed.
A few hours spent in this way on stormy
evenings will repay amply in ability
to keep running without the aid of
the garageman and his charges, and in
freedom from the annoyance of hav-
~ ing 10 be towed IN or wait long for
the repair man when out touring. Even
If the trouble cannot be fixed it is
some satisfaction to know what is
wrong. The ordinary things can be
comprehended by even the novice, and
in autoing, as in everything else, knowl-
edge lsspower.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-31
The Lure of the Car Tracks

Deep snow or rough pavements often
tempt the motorist to drive in the car
tracks where the way seems easier and
smoother This is often more com
Portable for the passengers, and whore
the paving is particularly bad it NAV
be economy thus to protect the car
from bumps and unusual vibration. But
continued driving in the car tracks is
costly to the motorist in tires.
Where the pavement along the edges
of the track is rough, the rubber is cut
and the fabric is bruised. with the re-
suit that the tire is soon ruined. Where
one drives over the pointed frogs at
switches the tread is often badly cut.
Rails on hills should be especially
avoided as they usually have thin,
sharp splinters at the edges which are
likely to cut or puncturc tire.
Continued driving in the car tracks.
even where there are no splnters of
steel or rough pavement at the side,
results in wearing away on the rails
the rubber tread. as shown in the
illustration. 1t also causes a sharp
bending action of the fabric, which is
likely to develop breaks inside the tire.
In time the rubber cover loosens and
the fabric weakens from moisture and
decay Later, an unusual bump NAV
result in a blowout while driving on a
~mooth street. Such abuse Of tires
shortens their life and is costly to the
motorist. If wear appears on one side
of a tire, it should be reversed on the
wheel, i. e., the worn side turned tow
ard the car. A competent tire repair
man can make satisfactory repairs if
only the tread rubber is worn and the
tire has not been neglected too long.
-Milestones.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-31

impossible to get an estimate on how
much this phase will eat into the total.
tendency is manifest everywhere,
though, to do away with the narrow
road and construct only broad, firm
bodied roads capable of heavy traffic.
+ Reports from state highway commits
sioners to the Goodrich officials dis
close some interesting individual feat
ures.
In Oregon, for instance, the govern
'ment and state bodies are spending
five times what they did last year in
order to build trunk roads into large
timber tracts. From these is being
taken the wood for the armada of
ships Uncle Sam is constructing. In
many cases roads have been planked
by army engineers to enable the heavy
trucks laden with mighty timbers to
pass.
A. C. McKibbin, of the Missouri state
highway board, writes that in forward
ing to Washington reports on traffic
areas in Missouri he gave first consid-
Grafton to livestock, grain, poultry,
mineral and timber producing areas
Into these, he recommended, auxiliary
and tributary roads should extend
Iowa is entitled to the palm for con-
with more automobiles in proportion to
it's total population. spent $4,000 900
last year and is doing the same this
year. Approximately 5000 miles of
highways in the state are being i'm
proved and extended.
Recognition of the tremendous i'm
New-York tribune., 1918-03-31

ain, apply to all types of The plan is to publish
he whole field is covered
e consumption-Sec Chart Number d
Dirt on needle valve valve seat
Imperfect valve seat
Valve sticking in guide.
Excessive air orrect adjustment of nross
relief valve - p'S
Float rubbing carburetor bowl-bent float arm.
Incorrect float adjustment.
Bent pin in float arm.
Vent pipe in carburetor bowl bent so that float rubs
on It,
Valve at tank nearly closed
Thumb screw on filler cap not
tightened
Imperfect filler cap gasket
Leaking air connections
Air nressuro not main allure to screw in hand pump
tained when omnn.1 handle tightly after using
is runninr e's' insufficient fabrication of air
pressure pump engine
Piston loose in air pump CYL
lnder or piston cylinder
cut.
Varpupesor Vart p;a inlet valve sticking in it's guide
pipe oen out of place that it does not alow
float to drop. ~ ' "o' @iio"
Float Fit rubbing on carburetbr bow-bent float arm
Bent pin in float arm. O '
incorrect float adjustment
o'rainer ram under front floor carburetor cloeced
Dirt or ice in settling chamber at bottom Of cso1ero
l. tank. "i VI saSolehe
Low grade gasolene
Open thermostats
DIRTY track in distributor.
Driving with spark retarded
incorrectly tied ignittn
Carburetor adjusted to valve spring '''
p''e 'ean mixture Incorrect adjustment of
Ono nv o .,. leaning device.
O:e oI more Inlet valves inlet cam slides sticl;ro
in it's guide ~ 'oe@ "''cAlhe
Cr Cne or more imperfect spark plug cores
oamsna1t m matt driving chain assembled on sprocket one
throttle pump disconnected
Nozzle partly clogged
Disk in bottom of bowl bent down so +ho+ -
below inlet ports in nozzle ~ ~ eo'"es
insufficient flow of gasolene to carhuro+ou l uo,>
Adjustment of air valve spring
Weak air valve spring
Leaning device adustine screw +oo for o,.
Insufficient flow Of gasolene to carh"rt os' .,,>
: "' 'uoe IN carburetor bowl plugged or crushed -
leaning M device adjusting screw too far ont
Weak air valve spring wv " u''
mcient now of gasolene carburetor (soo "Cy>
vent tube in carburetor bowl plupped ~ .L 49, j.
Nozzle partly clogged. - os"eo'
!nsunclent flow of gasolene to ca rhure+or / uon>
vent tuDe IN carburetor bowl plugged ~ crNNsL -
W Wcak air valve spring ~ N ~iu""eo.
Nozzle partly cogged
"esu'' IS reduct'oa in maximum car speed
S, Snutter bent away from face of port
Oiogged copper pipe between carburetor d;..
and carburetor BODY u'aphragm
SHuxlary throttle valve shaft sticking in the hear;,
spring on auxiliary throttle shaft broken or inca.
rectly adjusted e" or '"cor-
Camshaft chain assembled ono NJ x,... ..,
New-York tribune., 1918-03-31

portance gasolene is playing in the
war and in the sustenance of our auto
mobile industry here is reflected in
the figures from Oklahoma. Tulsa
County, in the heart of the oil fields,
is spending S1,750,000, which is more
than some states spent during the en-
tire twelve months Of last year An
100000 into forty-three miles of road,
way.
Wisconsin is putting into effect a
trunk system Of roads which tans g
every community of the state. OIL
Gals of the Goodrich touring bureau
consider the plan outlined by the Wis
consln commissioners one for others
to pattern after. Much individuaI
credit is due A. R. Hirst one of the
foremost civil engineers. for the in
stailation of the road system.
arkansas, which last year spent s4.-
100000, is investing $12,OO0.0O0 in
constructing a series of highways be-
tween Louisiana and Arkansas. via
HOT Springs and Little Rock.
=, Illinois and Indiana rank next to
:leSas IN expenditures for road build
ing. Indiana has inherited IT'S miles
vi .ne new market highway, and is also
eager to polish up it's share of tho
Olx1e highway.
IeXas's large appropriation is not in
Iated =, by any large government tender
Federal authorities have given Tho
Lone Star state just 1915, 900. and the
counties and state have gone out and
got the rest. 00' anu
I'm addition" writes a highway corr
respondent, "there are 100000 anto-
InopileS TO be registered in the state
es sl1ls year. at an average registration
Zee OF $S.32. Of this amount. SO ner
cent Will be returned to each countv
70 70 be used in highway maintenance
~, Inc other so per cent is retained hv
me state, and, after all operatinr ox,
pehse Is paid, the balance. if anv will
20 INTO the state fund for roads and
highways" 'o"os ana
ONO, Pennsylvania and Michican
which play large part in anv hioh'' hihn'
way programme, owing to the fact IT.
al government truck caravans t,n,,o1 o.aS
their confines, are concentrat;na eise
those lanes used most bv the @ie h;ee. ;' ~"
dustries. Traffic between tho o'i @ ~
rubber and steel cities Of az OH "uge
he e1ns nn; ;y,vanna - ana shipping points viii
oe unln'errupted in winter as we'll as
o'''Le,, to nao rloughs are being purchased
n,onHSp HSep open roads during winter
!. No startling increases in annrorn,
tho to'S Nau, are reported from the East and
.ne New England States because h b;nh "hu
Wa. WY com1,m1ssloners there have never
tL;n M,tn." the last decade allowed anv-
unans 70 interfere with a consista3t
road building programme. '''''e"'
New-York tribune., 1918-03-31
263 Millions for Roads Is
1918 Appropriation in u. S.

Combined forces of the government,
states and counties will spend for high
way Improvement in 1918 the amazing
total of $263,096,610. This is the an
nouncement contained in the first de-
tailed survey of the nations road build
ing plan issued by officials of the tour
.ng bureau of the B. f. Goodrich Rub
Der Company, who have been in con-
tact daily for two months with highway
commissioners of the states.
While this sum seems staggering,
eclipsing by S2 per cent the expendi-
money figures that of 1917 by S11s,-
797 7,75O. road officials of the govern
ment and states said it represented
merely drop in the bucket" of what
should be spent before the war was
concluded. They, admit the railroad
situation has made imperative lavish
road ppropriations-th total of this
year is little better than half what
Secretary McAdoo has announced as ne
cessary for the upbuilding of the I'M
poverIshed American railroad system
Calculations by government officials
are that with good highways, motor
trucks and motor vehicles ere capable
OF carrying approximately 200 per cent
more freight than the railroads. In
these same calculations they estimate
the value of our highways At &c.
40,000,00O
A remarkable feature Of this years
national programme is the overshadnw-
ing, of the automobile industry by the
highway building industry. it is ad-
mitted that 1917 was the banner year
in automobile production. And yet this
years figures on road improvement
Ion l.
duction of last year by 35 rer cent.
Here are the amounts to be spent
this year be states, compared with
those of last year:
New-York tribune., 1918-03-31

We're the expense apportoned on an
average basis each state would pay
$5,400,O00.
Necessity for vast improvement Of
road conditions is emphasized in re-
ports from the South where unprecc-
dented truck travel is reported. Loads
exceeding in size all expectation are
reported rumbling over highways, and
the state highway commission of Nary
land points out that the millions that
have been invested must be spent in
vain unless states undertake to repair
as quickly as they build. at is COM
mon sight" reports the Maryla COM
mission, ito see loads rumbling over
our highways now that would ordinarily
wreck city street. Our whole road
fabric must be rent through if we con-
tinue to build and not to repair"
The only fly in the ointment is the
labor problem. Several highway com
missioners displayed marked uneasi-
ness over the shortage of labor and
freight cars for hauling road building
material. They expect government aid.
Road funds include building and i'm
provement of bridges, etc, but it is
New-York tribune., 1918-03-31
Renter the Owner-Driver

Because the war has taken many
chauffeurs, we are getting the owner
driver back again." says f. A. Scheu.
general manager of the King Car Cor
poraton of New York.
I'm the sale Of several sedan models
the owner driver has come to our at
tention. The men who bought these
cars said they never. expected to be
able to get drivers who would be as
good as those who had joined the army.
so they have decided to take up driving
again. They thought that With the adj
dition of the self-starter, the engine
tire pump. demountabl~ rims, extra
wheels with tires already mounted and
other accessories since they have given
up. the steering wheel, the business Of
driving and care for the car has been
greatly simplifed."
New-York tribune., 1918-03-31

~ AAa - cAAAlNASL Y AlO w
of gasolene to
carburetor ...,
d. Backfre in car
buretor .......
e. Lean mixture at
middling speed.
I. Lean mixture
with partly
open throttle.
g. Lean mixture
with open !
throttle
h.. Auxiliary throt-
tie shaft stick
lug III bearings.
!. Adjustment of
leaning device
has no appar- :
cut effect on
mixture ....
]. Air valve nutters
New-York tribune., 1918-03-31
Cold Carbureters Don't Ad;,,st

great many car owners mako til.
mist, mistake of adjusting the carburetar
mnen % the engine is cold. 1t is aiwavs
oes1 49, 10 make adjustments to the motor
after ait it has been run long enough to
Ee;! r. thoroughly warmed through, and
nats rmts app''es equally to the valve tap
cold motor may operate we'll On ,c.sr csr+a;', .ie
adjustments that will not agree a. al'
with the hot engine. s''e "' al
New-York tribune., 1918-03-31
5-The Carburetor

me that follows
automobl
of
il overed f"~
New-York tribune., 1918-03-31

General Manager, General Motors Er-
port COmpanN