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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-02-05
THE MISSING MEN.
Red Cross is COmbing France in the
Effort to Locate Them.

About 1900 of the United States
soldiers in France are not yet ac-
counted for. The Red Cross is comb
ing France in the effort to locate
them. The folks at home alternate
between CLEANS of hope and black
despair. No doubt many Of these
brave fellows have passed on, They
lie buried in unmarked graves, or
were' picked up unrecognizable.
Yet the number who will yet turn
up will probably be more than many
expect. Germany is in such disorgani-
nation, that many of the released
prisoners may not have yet made
their way out. 1t would be natural If
some prisoners, set free while in an
ill fed condition, should fall sick
'ile making their way to the Am
erican lines. The German women.
who long ago tired of war, would not
let these fellows go uncared for.
1t would not be strange il some OF
the boys were being cared for in
French families. 1t would seem pos
sible that there may be homes out
side the regular hospitals where
wounded men are being nursed.
Probably some Of these missing
men are fellows without near rela-
tives, who have not the necessity OF
writing home very much. When the
armistice was signed, some men OF a
rowing nature might have thought
there was no great harm il they cut
loose to see the country little. Still
this element would not be large. The
American army never developed
many deserters, and they cut loose
in peace times, not when there is real
lighting to be done.
/ The men who finally prove to be
missing will have a high place among
the heroes. Their families are en-
titled to the warmest sympathy for
the dreadful burden of anxiety they
have carried. In the thickest of th5
fighting they met the end they feared
not. They so utterly gave themselves
that no trace of them is left.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-02-05
WEEK OF SONG
STARTS SOON
Rehearsals Will BE Held This
Wednesday Evening at the Nor
wegian Luthern Church Base.
ment 1y.Nns
REHEARSALS BEGIN
AT 7:45 SHARP
Churches Will Hold Special Son2
Services ON Sunday, Feb. 10,
and Schools Will Have ~
Programs '"% ~

Plans are progressing very nicely
for the National Week of Song
Some changes from the plans sug-
gested last week are to be made in
the weeks doings. The concert,
scheduled for Monday evening, will
not be given this year. A great many
conditions arose since the concert
first was announced, which have
necessitated it's cancellation.
Also the date Of the Community
Sing which was announced to take
place on Saturday. Feb. 22d, has
been changed. 1t will be held in the
Grand Opera House on Friday even
ing, Feb. 21st.
The patriotic program at Luther
college will be given on Thursday
evening instead of Friday, as first
planned. .t'.@
Rehearsals will be held Wednesday
evening, February 5th at the Nor
wegian Lutheran church basement,
and on Wednesday evening February
9Th, at the basement of the. First
N. E. L. church. These rehearsals
begin at 7:45 sharp, and are open to
everybody who sings. Male singers
are especially invited as male Choir
us will be featured. Bring the little
ten cent song book "55 Songs and
Choruses for Community Singing"
as it will he used at the Community
Sing on Friday evening. .'....
A complete prognam of the Com
munity Sing will be published next
week. yf~stgr,. sr, >,
The committees !, in charge of the
National Week. Of Song are hard, at
work and it is our idea that large
audiences will.be on hand, Last year,
the Community Sing at the Grand
Opera House, saw what was pro-
baby the largest audience ever
packed in that house. So we would
advise you to come early if you want
a seat.
The churches will hold special song
services Sunday the 10Th, and schools
will have programs throughout the
week.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-02-05
LUTHERANS Will
RAISE BIG FUND
fnterchurch Emergency Campaign.
$4,000, 900 for After War Time
Service Campaign Opens
Feb. 10
nAs
IOWA :
MINIMUM OF s21,sOO
Fully Expected This Campaign Will
Result in Iowa Lutherans Pas
s.ng 100000 Mark

The Lutheran church in America
will raise $1,0O0,OOO in it's campaign
to be held February 1926, 1919, the
greater portion of which will lbe used
in aiding her more than fifty millions
Lutheran brethern in Finland,
Esthonia, France and the Black Sea
Provinces where they are in critical
situation as a result Of this war that
has devastated and pauperized these
lands. The European churches do
not enjoy the freedom from the in
fluence and control of the state as
they do in America and because of
the war that has dissolved this union
the church will be required to sup
port herself. The American Luther
ans must aid them in their reorgani-
zation work that they may have a
free and we'll organized church. The
Lutheran church in this country is
peculiarly fitted for this task be-
cause of her splendid democracy.
both in government and doctrine and
gladly goes to the aid Of her people
across the seas that they may no
longer be hindered in the work Of
preaching the great message that
God has given to them.
The splendid success of the Luther
an church in America in ministering
to her sons in the army and navy has
indicated how we'll she is prepared
for this emergency work and that she
will rise and meet the present need
|can not be Questioned.
Iowa is to raise as q minimum.
|$21,5OO.' Her quota a year ago for
distinctive war work was $26,S00.
The campaign resulted in the secur-
ing of more than $4,000, and it is
fully expected that this campaign for
this special reconstruction work will
result in the Iowa Lutherans passing
the 100000 mark.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-02-05
vICTUAL WORLD THRU CHICAGO.
Enormous Amount of Provisions
Passes Thru Western Gateway.

Chicago, representatives OF the
middle west to which the world has
looked for its provisions, has had q
great share in victualing peoples and
armies during the four years Of the
war and in that period an enormous
amount Of provisions has passed
through the Chicago gateway.
With the 1913 shipment there has
been shipped from Chicago more
than 100000 tons of cerials.
In the same period the meat ship
ment, according to the Drover's
Trade Journal, including cured, can.
ned and fresh meats, amounted to
more than 5000, 900 tons.
Fats, including lard, butter and
cheese, totalled more than 1,SO0,'
900 tons.
In addition to grains, and fats
20, 5000 bushels of potatoes were
handled out of Chicago, and $685.
S91 live hogs. 3,5S7,415 head OF
cattle and 4,166,570 sheep were
shipped.
Prior to the spring of 1917 the
usual agencies of trade conducted the
distribution of the vast quantities
of foodstuffs sent out of Chicago
and contracts for provisions Were
made by foreign governments di-
rect with the dealers in Chicago
With the entrance Of America into
the war the food administration
through its various branches took
over the handling of provisions IN
quantity and the distribution was
conducted under government super
vision.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-02-05

provement thru special benefit AS
easements, has q real kick coming" +"
Counts made at 81 stations, In
|thirtyttwo counties, during the last
two years have shown that 46 per
cent of the main road trafac Is
farm to town, Al per cent Is inter
county. or town to town. and 8 Per
cent is tourist. He declared that
the farmer, only 46 per cent user
Iof the highways, should not be re-
quired to pay most Of the cost oi
those highways. Instead. he pointed
out. the motor vehicle should bear
the bulk Of the burden.
Eighty-two per cent of the veh
Iicles counted in the highways com
missions road census were motor
driven, he said. This is a higher per-
centage of motor road travel than
will be found on many important
highways in the effete east, he said
Members Of the house passed
resolution to return the railroad
lines to private ownership. the
house also went on record favorine
the return of the telephone lines tc
private ownership. The final vote on
this was against and SO for adop'
tion. In the vote on the return of the
railroads IS members voted against
the measure and rs for it. Those
voting against it We're Coackley
Dean, Hook, Kellog, Krouse, Lockin
Miller, Nebiker, O'Donnell, Oeterl
Powers, and Springer.
The situation precipitated by the
refusal Of the Iowa state senate 70
confirm the appointment OF j. f.
Taake as insurance commissioner
and which resulted in the CLOSING
of the state insurance department
when Mr.. Takes appointment ex'
pired at midnight Friday caused
speedy action by the Iowa senate up
on the appointment of former Sena'
tor Arthur C. Savage OF Adair.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-02-05
CHAIRMAN MCKAY
|. GETS fine LETTER
b. J. Mckay, Chairman of Winnie
shiek County w. s. S. Com.
mittee Gets Letter Of Con.
graduation from State
Director
WINNESHIEK WENT
OVER THE TOP
State Director COngratulates People
of the County and the Splendid
Organization With Such
Excellent Results

The people of Winneshiek count!
have gone lover the top" again il
war work, and this time it has beer
in the purchase of war savings
stamps, and the following communi
cations from B. J. Mckay, chairman
of Winneshiek county, and Homer
Miller, state director, will be read
with interest:
To the People of 'Winneshiek County
Winneshiek county has once more
demonstrated, her ability to 6,
"Over the Top" She has done this IL
the sale Of War Savings Stamps, ii
the attached letter from Homer A
Miller, State Director Of Sales
states.
This never could have been &C
complished without the splendid CO
operation of the good men who can
vassed the county so well. To al
who assisted in this, either in pur
chasing their quota of War Saving,
Stamps, or in furthering the sale o.
stamps, / wish to extend my mos,
hearty thanks.
January ~. 1919
Mr.. B. J. Mckay, Chairman,
Winneshiek Co. w. S. s. Committee
Decorah, Iowa.
My Dear. Mr.. Mckay:
1t Is with feeling Of deep appre
citation that I am writing to advise
you that, from the incomplete figurei
we now have on file at my Office, th'
good people of your county have de
finitely bought the allotted quota ol
War Savings Stamps and your
county has gone "over the top" in {
splendid manner. s4 G% B
80 i wish to congratulate you. YOU
splendid organization and the loya
people of your county on thi'
achievement and to assure them o,
my appreciation OF the splendid wori
done and the excellent results OBJ
Itained in the 1913 War Saving!
Campaign. I hope you. will give this
matter the widest publicity in order
that the people Of your county may
know the results of la3tsyear's Wal
Savings campaign as great credit !:
due them for the splendid anG
patriotic manner In. which they re
spO1 led to this important call Of the
gowsfnment.
lie reports of sales for various
couxti Of the state are COMING
in M0wly, owing to the fact that thu
postmasters have been busy gettinl
out their yearly reports of the 1915
business. Consequently We are un
able yet to give out the defnits
figures of the sale Of War Saving
Stamps in your county.
Again thanking you and YOU
organization for your untiring effort
in the 1918 War Savings campaign
and the people of your county TO-
their hearty response in this cam
paign, and with sincere appreciation
OF the splendid work done and re
suits obtained, am,
Yours very cordially and sincerel.
| HOMER A. MILLER,
State Director
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-02-05

The kangaroo is healthy looking
animal, but 1t is nearly always on its
last legs.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-02-05

You can easily convince the loser
that it is wrong to gamble.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-02-05

A seif-made man never ceases to
praise his maker.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-02-05
BONUS
FOR SOLDIERS
Congress FavOrs Such Bonus for
Soldiers, Sailors, Marines,
Nurses Would All Get Extra
Pay I'm Discharge
PAYABLE TO THOSE
ALREADY OUT
Officers Would Get $500. Field Clerks
and Others Attached to Fight
ing Forces Would Share in

Washingt D C.-An amend.
ment to the war revenue bill provid-
ing for the payment of bonus oi
$50 to enlisted men and. nurses and
5000 to officers of the army, navy
and marine corps upon their dis.
charge from service has been agreed
upon by the senate and house con-
ferees.
Under the conference agreement
the bonus would be given to enlist
ed men, nurses and officers already
mustered out as well at those yet to
be discharged, regardless OF whether
service was at home or overseas.
Field clerks and others attached to
the fighting forces would share in
the payments. 5E
Demands in the house for sep
arate vote on the senate child La
Dor amendment and the provision
prohibiting importation of liquor
into the District of Columbia for
beverage purposes, were withdrawn
today, insuring the retention of
these amendments in the final draft
of the bill.
BY vote of 244 to 81 the house
Instructed its conferees on the war
revenue bill to refuse to concur in
the senate amendment imposing a
100 per cent tax on political con-
|trfbutions exceeding $500. Oppo-
'sition was based on the retroactive
.proyision OF the senate amendment.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-02-05
She Rented 1t Furnished.

Winnepeg Free Press: A New
York real estate operator gave his
little daughterNa superb dolls house
1t was lighted, with electricity" each
room had its private bath, and there
was a garage with tiny motor car
well, my love, how do you like
your new dolls house," the million
aire asked the little girl.
"Its all right" she answered
carelessly.
But where is it?" said her father
looking around the sumptuous nurs-
cry.
oh" said the little girl with a
yawn. "I've rented it furnished 10
Cousin Sallie for 80 cents a week.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-02-05

It's easier for a woman to fool any
man than 1t is to keep him fooled
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-02-05
Didn,t Sec HIS shadow.

The ground hog didn't see his
shadow last Sunday, but then I guess
those six weeks Of winter will be on
the program anyway. The weather
has been down to zero for several
days, and prospects for ice have not
been lost yet.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-06-17
DESERVED PUNISHMENT.

Several years ago William Waldorf Astor
concluded America was too plebeian for his
aristocratic ideals. He removed to England,
became naturalized in that country, and
took on all the aristocratic airs and hablll-
ments of an English gentleman Mr.. Aston
ignored the fact that his ancestors had come
to this country as steerage passengers with
their worldly goods tied in bundles which
they carried on their backs. He ignored the
fact that their method of living-empty
store boxes for furniture and the coarsest
and most meagre food-enabled them to
save the first dollars which went into the
foundation of the great Aston fortune
These early privations were no stigma upon
the ancestors of William Waldorf Aston.
They are cited to show the contrast between
their condition and his snobbery.
Mr.. Astor's fortune was invested in Amer
lean securities. When he became an English
man he left the bulk of his income produc-
ing property in America where the rates
were higher than in the land of his adoption.
When America entered the war the Aston
property was caught between two mill
stones England taxes the incomes of her cit
liens according to their residence, regard
less of where the property which produces
the income is located. Thus England placed
a tax on the income of Mr.. Aston because
he was a British citizen. The United States
income tax law places the burden upon the
property which produces the income regard
less of where the owner of the property is
domiciled. The Astor property, being locat-
ed in this country, became subject to the
United States income tax The result is that
Mr.. Astor is compelled to pay an income tax
in England because he is an Englishman'
and an American income tax because his
property is located in this country.
The two taxes are much more than the
income from the property so taxed. Conse-
ouently, the American snob who became an
English gentleman is forced to draw heavily
upon the principal of his estate to pay his
double income taxes. 1t is deserved punish
ment for the snobbery of a man whose for
tune came from American opportunities and
whose ancestors belonged to the toiling
masses whom such opportunities enabled to
become princes of wealth.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-06-17
GEORGIA LAWMAKERS.


The Georgia general assembly will meet
in annual session one week from tomorrow.
survey of its personnel shows a group of
men capable of legislating intelligently and
constructively in the interest of the people
If factions, log-rolling and quibbling are
indefinitely postponed" and if the MEM
bers set their faces resolutely to the work
before them the session should become more
than milestone in the legislative history
of the state.
A few big problems stand out prominent
ly Among the greatest of these is the high
way question. The present session cannot
ignore the needs of constructive legislation
on this domestic improvement. What plan
can be evolved, what system provided, must
be the result of composite views of the mem
bership of the two branches. One man or
one group of men cannot set up their par
ticular policy as the only one. There may
be merit in others. But the legislature can
not afford to adopt any cheap and tempo
rary expedient in road construction which
will remain tax burden without hope of
being lessened and with only part of the
advantages which good roads must bring.
The financial problems of the state de-
serve careful consideration. There is usual
ly disposition to be generous with the pub
lie funds. But the principles of the success
full business man should be applied to the
finances of state. It is good policy to
husband the resources of the state so that
adverse conditions may be anticipated and
provided against This can be done only by
having due consideration for the citizen
from whom tax money is taken. Nor should
meritorious expenditures of the public funds
be curtailed by policy of unwise penuri-
BUSINESS State institutions should be given
financial support in keeping with their
growth and the demands of the state. But
a policy once so aptly illustrated by pro-
testing member of congress of putting a
good roof over one which is perfectly sound
and does not leak is not good business judg-
ment in the use of public funds.
The distribution of offices and honors are
matters. Nhich more directly concern mem
bc,es thar. constituencies. 1t does not mat
ter much IL whose hands the business OF
the general assembly lies if it is expeditions
". and fairly conducted. It is small concern
who presides as chairman of a committee to
which pending legislation is referred if the
nroposed measure is given thorough and in
telligent consideration. These things are in
cidents within the Legislative membership
body. and have no bearing upon legislation
itself if the members do that for which they
were elected.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-06-17
DAWSON'S GUESTS.

The Confederate veterans of Georgia will
be the guests of Dawson during the next
two DAYS, and our people deem it an especial
honor and privilege to entertain the survlv-
ors of the Victorious army who wore the
grey.
No longer do the long columns of veter-
ans who responded to the call of the leaders
of the southland in its peril, who fought
with Lee at Charlottesville, tombstone at
Shiloh. Beauregard at Manassas, Bragg at
Chickamauga, Hood at Atlanta, Gordon at
Spottsylvania, Longstreet In northern VIZ
GINA, and Evans at Appomattox march with
the swinging stride of soldiers at these an
nual reunions Time has left but rem
nant of those who survived the instruments
of death on battlefelds and in camp. But
the spirit of these brave men lives, and VIII
live so long as the people of the South hold
fast to the sacred principles for which the
army of '61-65 poured out their blood. Shall
the stars and bars of the flag for which they
fought and for which so many died become
scoffing in the earth and symbol OF moth
ing? Not while manhood holds sacred the
things for which others have so unseltishly
offered their lives. 1t is no disparagement to
the soldiers and sailors of other wars, living
and dead, to say that the men who fought
for the South made record unsurpassed
for valor and herosm. The records of the
bravery of the Confederate soldier will new
err become dimmed with time. The spirit of
that army its devotion to duty, its undylng
LOYALTY, the sacrifices of those who gave the
hest of the South's manhood to the cause
of the Confederacy will never die.
Confederate veterans, welcome to Daw-
son, to our hearts and to our homes You
have kept sacred the faith and unsullied the
traditions for half century.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-06-17
TAXATION PROSPECTS.

The republicans in congress have run
against an obstruction. They planned to re-
wise the tariff and reduce taxes. They may
raise the tariff, but they will hardly reduce
taxation-not much, anyway. They have
found unpaid bills amounting to between
eight and ten billions of dollars.
The alternative to taxation is bond is
sue. There have already been five bond Is
sues, and the administration promised the
people the fifth should be the last. If this
promise was made with full knowledge OF
the financial condition of the treasury the
administration certainly put one over on
the republicans. It's going to be a mighty
dangerous thing for any political party to
increase taxation at this stage of the game
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-06-17
CARRIAGE DAY AND MOTOR Way
GIRLS OF OLD AND MODERN TIME

From the New York Post.
A sight along Fifth avenue that used to
draw crowd years ago was the outdoor
lesson of the fashionable girls boarding
schools in how to get in and out of car
riage. It was before socialism was rampant,
but even then there were murmurs of dis
approval and amusement from the social
students making up the crowd The per-
Torrance was not without interest to 9TH
ers who didn't have to be taught such things
in public away from home. What a change
today A young woman is instructed how to
run her car, but not how to get in and out
of it. Unhampered by the fear that she may
show what were once known as limbs the
modern girl scrambles into her little road
ster and is off and away before her grand
mother could have adjusted her skirts prior
to placing the proper foot in the proper way
on the carriage STEP
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-06-17

If the reports from Paris that the Amer
lean and British plenipotentiaries are de-
veloping angle worm spines in resisting the
German enforced negotiations are true the
representatives of these two governments
should read two treaties dictated, not ne
gotiated, by Germany in the height of her
military power and ratified by German opin-
ion that now bawls like newly weaned calf
because of the terms imposed upon the Ger
man nation. These treaties are the ones die
tated at Bucharest and Brest-Litovsk The
former assassinated Rumania, and the latter
CUT the heart of out of Russia.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-06-17

Somehow there was a subconscious belief
in America that the end of the present war
would see the overthrow of European roy
atty in its entirety. There has been shak-
ing of thrones and a tumbling of crowns that
left many of those in whom the royal blood
flowed nothing but royal rubbish But
kingship has not gone. The new republics
set up will hardly return to the expensive
foolishness of taxing themselves to support
a lot of royal snobs. If they do they deserve
to perish. But number of thrones yet
stand upon their feet, and number OF
crowns remain erect on royal heads.