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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-08-20
MASS MEETING OF CITIZENS
CALLED FOR NEXT SATURDAY
All Soldiers and Sailors are Requested to Appear in
Their Uniforms on Sept 4. Complete Program
Will Appear in Papers Next Week.

A big mass meeting was held at
the city hall Monday evening by the
Decorah Commercial Club and citi-
zens of Decorah and plans for a
Wnneshiek County Soldiers and
Sailors Homecoming and Service
Flag Dedication was perfected.
The date set was Thursday, Sept.
4 and it will be an all day and night
program. The citizens of Decorah
will tender the reception to the boys
and nothing will be left undone to
make the day one long to be re-
membered by these noble young men
who went out from here to make the
world safe. A program of the day Is
being prepared now and will be
published in full in the papers next
week. All of the Winneshiek soldiers
are invited to attend. Everythins
will be free to them and our people
want them to come and enjoy
themselves. They will have the free-
dom OF the city and will be given as
good time as is possible to get up.
There will be free dances and a, big
banquet, besides many other things.
One request is made that all soldiers
appear in their uniforms. ff
On next Saturday afternoon, Aug.
%, mass meeting will be held on
the court house square and public
speaker will explain to our people
just what the celebration will be.
Remember, do not miss this meeting,
and attend so you will be enlighten-
ed and be able to do your part in
making Sept. 4 day never to be
forgotten by these noble young men
whom we will honor on that day.
Let everyone in the city do their
share and the program Sept. 4 will
be the biggest and finest affair ever
given in the city. The boys are de-
serving and entitled to every con-
sideration.
Following are the various commit
ees appointed:
Executive and Finance Committee:
Adolph Leytze, Chairman. Ray Alg-
yer, L. b. Whitney, r. A. Engbret-
son, c. j. Weiser, E. ]. Curtin, H. A
Warner, G. F. Baker, Ben Bear
Mayor Bucknell. .-. .'
Sport Committee:-A. Laudel
Chairman. G. F. Baker, Ed Water.
bury, Ed. Bear, B. A. Slocum, Ed.
Herwig, Elmer Amundsen, Parnell
Shea, III. H. Ward.
Entertainment Committee:-E. R
Haines, Chairman. Ben Mckay, Will
Burtis, Miss Ellen Larsen, Rob
Relf, Ed. Bear, Geo. Baker.
Music Committee:-Ca A. Sper.
att, Chairman. Harry Montgomery
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-08-20

Mrs Walter Adams, Geo. Johnson
DR.. T. c. Hutchinson, NJ. J. 'Soukup
Clara Hoyt.
Advertising Committee: E. C
Bailey, Chairman. Robt. Bergeson
Fred Biermann, John McAndrews.
Decoration Committee Hex
ON, Chairman. Ed Parman, Johr
Alstad, Frank Germann, Fred
Schrubbe, Ed. Hovden, Dick Schurb
be, Herb Hutchinson. o.
Red Cross COMMITTEES: Rev
Koren, Chairman. Mrs. E. ]. Curtin
j, A. Nelson, Ben Bear.
J. Police Committee: - Richard
Bucknell, Chairman. Theodore Olson
Emil Rosenthal.
Parade Committee:-Lieu F. f
Biermann, Chairman. I. w. Brunt
T. t. Henning, Phil Hexom, H. A
Schremser, B. NJ. Graham, v. G.
Kennard, B. Fl. Adams, C. Christen
F. Fl. Maltby, E. w. Cutting, Lieut.
H. H. Fisher, Tom Connor, l.. L
Caldwell. ..
banquet COMMITTEES: Will Baker
Chairman. Mrs Rgv Algyer, Mrs. E
- Curtin, mrs. M. d. Wells, Mrs
FKeefe, Harry Winter, Will Ingvold
stad Mrs. Schremser, Severt Larsen
Mrs. o. l.. Olson, Mrs. Kellogg, Mrs
Hannah Haas, Mrs. John Schimming
Speakers Committee DIR. F. w
Conover, Chairman. Prof. o. L
Olson, Prof. C. X. Preus, X. I. Haug
en-, ]. A. Nelson. ",- ..
Reception COm.:-John Bradish
Chairman, who will select a com
mittee of men and women to assis
in the reception of soldiers and sail
ors.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-08-20

There is just one thing that the
prosperous American does not like
to gamble on, and that is going to
prison. And If few were sent there
or had been sent there during the
war for profiteering which is worse
than slackering-there might be less
now to complain about" suggests the
Cedar Rapids Republican.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-08-20
Will Be .Broke." All Right.

The expenses increase. The deficit
is,of staggering proportions. To meet
it, Mr.. Hines, who is genuine rail
road man, is about to increase
freight rates an average of 21 per
cent. The public is going to be broke
to the yoke before the government
hands the roads back. Then What?-
Sioux City Tribune.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-08-20

There is more public good will
towards the banks as an institution
than ever before. The reason is that
the bank has more good will towards
the public than ever before" ex-
plains the Cedar Rapids Gazette.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-08-20
SOLD SUGAR 15C
POUND, FINED
A Binghampton, n. Y. Grocer First
Offender to Feel Effects of the
High Cost of Living Drive.
NEW LAW CHANGE
Is BEING SOUGHT
Would Extend Food Control Act to
Take i'm Clothing and Food Con-
tainers. A Heavy Penalty is
Asked.

The first federal conviction fol
profiteering has been obtained in the
governments fight to cut the cost
of living. This was announced today
by Attorney General Palmer after
District Attorney Luty telegraphed
from Binghampton, N. Y, retail
grocer had been fined $500 for sell.
ing sugar at fifteen cents pound.
"A few good cases of profiteering
in each case will settle the trouble .
Mr.. Palmer said.
To bring to book persons guilty OF
raising prices or boarding, Mr.. Pal
mer submitted to the agriculture
committee of congress an amend.
ment to the food control act extend
ing it to clothing and food contain
ers and providing a penalty of S..
900 or two years in prison or both
for violation.
Mr.. Palmer has urged quick act.
ion on the amendment.
Secretary Redfield asked $4,000
for the bureau of standards in as,
suring full weight and measure and
of the bureau of fisheries in intro.
ducing new fish foods. Secretary
Wilson asked $475,000 for special
agents and others and Mr.. Palmer
requested $1,0OO,O0O for the bureau
of investigation and for expenses
of state food administrators.
Another 100000 was asked fol
antitrust suits, especially tha
against the five big packers. The at
|torney general also wants S300,00'
for other work, such as enforce
ment of wartime prohibition, prose
cution of appeals and hiring Of spec
ial assistants.
Asked if he had reports indicating
sufficient food held in storage to af
feet prices If released, Mr.. Palmer
revealed a number of governors had
appealed to him to cut "red tape
in forcing on the market amazing
quantities of food in storage. In
some cases, it was stated, the food
had been held longer than permitted
by state laws but technicalities haG
prevented governors from acting
Mr.. Palmer ordered district attor
neys to aid the governors.
Storage conditions also are engag
ing the attention of state food ad
ministratiors, several of whom have
asked if they were authorized where
it appeared more food was being
held than reasonable requirements
to Withhold the name if dealer de,
manded. -.
Il told them to go right ahead and
use the name" Mr.. Palmer an,
nounced.
Effects of the governments cam,
paign was indicated in reduction by
the war department of prices of sur.
plus army, good, Ito meet compete
tion by retailers"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-08-20
There is No Sacrilege in This Prayer!

There is No Sacrilege in This Prayer!
: Somebody prayed prayer recent
ly, and the local paper, knowing a
good thing when 1t sees it, started
that prayer on its rounds. There is a
little common sense and some good
religion in the prayer, without any
sacrflege. Some of us have listened
to prayers that were not half as
good:
Teach me that SO minutes make
an hour, 16 ounces one pound, and
100 cents one dollar. Help me so to
live that can lie down on my pillow
unhaunted by the faces of those men
to whom l have brought pain. Grant
that / may earn my meal ticket on
the square, and that in earning it I
may do unto others as would have
them do unto me.
"Deafen me to the Jingle OF taint-
ed money and to the rustic Of unholy
skirts. Blind me to the faults Of 9TH
ers and help me to see my own.
Guide me so that whenever look
into the face OF my friends I will
have nothing to conceal. Keen me
young enough with little children,
and sympathetic enough 20 be con-
siderate of old age. And when comes
the day of darkened shades and the
smell of flowers, the head OF soft
steps and the crunching CT wheels in
the yard-make the ceremony short
and the epitaph simple"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-08-20

At last to the Des Moines Capital
at is evident that the American peo-
pie have some interests of their own
to attend to wholly aside from the
peace treaty and the covenant
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-08-20
IuNA TO FIGHT
The PR0F|TEERS
County Attorneys of Every County
and Other Officials Organize to
Fight Prifiteering Through
out the State
PROFITEERS ARE,
CALLED TRAITORS
Always Some Who Seize Upon ANY
and Every Opportunity to Make
an Undue Profit.


L. Harding set in motion today a
statewide machinery for:
Cd Investigating the cause of
present food prices in every county
in Iowa, and prosecuting where it ap-
pears these prices are the result of
violation of Iowa law.
(2) Causing to be gathered by
county prosecuting stats all evidence
tending to establish violations of
federal law with respect to prices,
this to be reported to the attorney
general at Washington for federal
prosecution.
The plan for the crusade against
high prices in state and nation was
worked out at conference of county
lattorneys, at which every county in
the state except five was represented.
1t includes both collection of infor-
nation at a hundred points of van
tage within the Hawkeye borders,
and the establishment of clearing
house of this information under the
auspices of the state government at
Des Moines, to digest, forward and
advise procedure upon the informa-
tion gathered.
1t is reported that Former Attor-
ney General George Cosson, working
directly under the governors office,
may head this bureau, assisted by
the state dairy and food department.
Mr.. Cosson explained federal law in
relation to price control, and urged
Iowa officials to cooperate in the
cost Of living campaign begun by the
national administration, by pro-
viding information of federal statute
violations to the United States attor-
ney gentrars office, thru the state
Office later to be designated.
The governor had plain name
for profiteers; he called them trait
ors.
That there are always some" he
said, who seize upon any and every
opportunity to make an undue profit
for themselves is admitted by all.
There are those individuals who are
apparently ready to jeapordise their
country's future to place themselves
in a position of ease and comfort.
Any such person or persons are not
only unpatriotic, but they are be-
trayers of their country"
The Iowa legislative method of at
tempting to control profits by de-
creeing fixed prices to be unlawful
was questioned by the governor but
he declared, "since that is the policy
which has been adopted, it is the
duty of peace officers to follow II
out to its conclusion" Concerning the
power of officers in the matter, he
said:
"It is within the province of the
officers of the governor and of coun-
'ty attorneys, when they feel that a
general unrest such as abroad in the
land at the present time is caused
| by violation of law, for them to pro-
coed in any manner which may sug-
gest itself to them.'i
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-08-20
Just Another Poor Guess.

Remember the time when you
predicted that the price of everything
would drop the minute peace was
declared?-Perry Chief.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-08-20
We Can Get at the Fly.

Why bother with swatting the fly
when the world is full Of wasps and
profiteers-Elkader Register.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-08-20

Nate Kendall seems to be holding
the upper hand on the candidacy for
governor so far. Mr.. Kendall is one
OF the biggest, broadest, capable men
in the state of Iowa and would make
an excellent executive. He IS gaining
popularity every day and will be a
strong factor on the republican tick
ct. AS an orator, Mr.. Kendall has no
peer in the central states, having tnU
most remarkable command of la
guage at all times, and he is in great
demand for addresses at public gath
erings all over the state. He would
make an excellent governor-and we
fully believe that he will be the next
governor of Iowa.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-08-20

A curious butterfly exists in India.
The male has the left wing yellow
and the right one red the female
has these colors reversed. .
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-08-20

Meat which can be kept for several
months is salted in Columbia by dip
ping u into the sea.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-08-20
SOL D|ERS-SAIL0RS
HOMECOMING

der Auspices Decorah Commercial
Clubto be rendered Soldiers and
Sailors of Winneshiek County
Thursday, Sept. 4.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-08-20

Japan, which is rapidly advancing
electrically, now has nearly NJ 700
central station systems. $50 power
and light systems, forty-two railways
sand forty-three combined railway and
lighting systems.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-08-20

Observing that President Wilson
intends to visit California" the
Sioux City Journal says, MANY peo-
pie will recall disastrous visit an
other presidential candidate paid to
that state"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-16

Captain Rogers, as chief surgeon on
 an operating team sent out from base
 hospital No. 15 since his arrival over
 seas last spring has seen the thick est of the fighting. His team, starting
 at Verdun. was moved as needed from one evacuation hospital to another and
 vas in Staden, Belgium, when the ar
 mistice was signed. Captain Rogers is
 now in charge of an American hospital at Mines, Gard, France; and news from him indicates he is to stay in the serv- ice of the government as long as there are American wounded to be cared for on foreign soil. And also that he is looking forward to being again at his old post and among his many friends | in Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-16
THE BIRMINGHAM AGE-HERALD SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1e

isn't the Leonard stamina equal to it? Frankly, l think it is. Leonard has a marvellous physique-and seems in his short contests to be tireles. But until he actually is put to the test his staying power will remain mys-
 tery.
 Cans fought any distance-and all
 ways with the same remarkable az SsfeSsiveness and the same ability. He
 frequently went 20 or 25 rounds and
 in those fights he battled along at the
 same terrific pace that he would set
 for 13-reuncs.
 So, when it comes to endurance, Cans
 was known marvel-and Leonard is still an unknown.
 Leonard possesses a left-hand rip that Cans never used-and it's a marvellous punch. The blow is half uppercut and a half hook to the body. Defense
 against it is almost impossible be- cause it shoots from such a peculiar angle. It was that blow that Leonard used to batter down Freddie Welsh and it's the same one that Leonard has worked with wonderful success on all his other foreman. But Cans used a punch that Leonard never has mastered And that is a short uppercut coming out of clinches; l blow that paved the way to many vic tories for the negro. Joe saw 1t used ! for the first time while l was training | for my first fight with Jeffries. He decided it was a ''bacon producer" and i I spent several days teaching it to him Cans was a ready student and quick
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-16

l ly learned the trick. In after years
 he claimed it was hrs most effective
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-16
Corbett's Daily Letter
 On Great Sport Topics
By JAMES J. coRBETT

!. CORBETT
 of his career. He is still moving up- ward. Each and every fight in which he figures teaches him something new which he applies in his next contest. His defense becomes more superb with every new encounter. He packs a sleep-producing wallop in each hand. And all the time he continues to inn prove.
 Leonard has figured in short bouts only. And the real test of pugilistic greatness comes only in distance bouts. Many ringmen have been wonders for 10 or 12 rounds. But, when forced to go a longer distance, they have crum- pled under the strain. Their endur- ance powers were not equal to the test.
 What about Leonard? Could he travel 20 or 25 rounds with the same be- wildering speed that he shows in all his six, eight and ten rounders? Or
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-16

Joe Cans was-in my opinion-the greatest lightweight of all time.
 The 33-pound division has known many marvellous erformers-McAuliffe Lavgne, Erne, Nelson. Wolgast, Ritchie Welsh and Leonard-but Cans appeals to me now as the wonder of won ders.
 Only one man has risen out of ob- scurity to challenge Cans for the title of the king of them all. And that man is Benny Leonard. Leonard right now ranks next to Cans. And some day he may eclipse the amazing negro. But comparing Cans with the Leonard Of today gives the decision to Joe by the slight margin of greater coolness and slightly superior generalship.A
 Leonard has not reached the zenith
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-16
Demonstration in
 Bookkeeping at Schools

A demonstration of his bookkeeping chart will be given at all the county schools by Prof. s. A. Ellis. through the courtesy of the county superin- tendent of education. Professor Ellis has made the demonstration at several of the schools and has met with much approval, as the system is easily un- derstood by the young pupils.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-16
AMY
By ROSA CLISBY JOHN

By ROSA CLISBY JOHN To the spirit of the dawn kind Nature
 spoke Bring forth form of grace with brow
 of the calm And purity of the morn, and eyes the
 heart Of azure blue. kissed by the waters of
 the lake, Instill the fragrance of the choicest flower And To, there stood a lady fair But from above the voice of God was
 heard Your work though with fneness, won
 der wrought, With soul I will crown to love and
 bless mankind"- So to the world was given Amy February, 1918.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-16
DOWNTOWN CLUBS
 RAIDED YESTERDAY
 BY COUNTY OFFICERS

County officials raided two clubs of the city yesterday and several quarts of whisky were seized The raids were made about 2:SO o'clock on a search and seiz- ure warrants. Led by Sheriff Chris Hartsfield. Deputies Christian. Davis, Williams and Hilliard raided the Elks club, corner or Eighth avenue and Twen- tieth street and five quarts of whisky and a quantity Of empty bottles were found The only occupant of the club
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-16

" learned the lrlck. Tn after years he claimed it was hrs most effective punch.
 In knowledge of how to deliver all
 the other punches Cans and Leonard are about on a par. Cans jabbed with l lightning speed and great force. So
 does Leonard. The negro could hit ter rifically with his right-and so can Leonard. Cans was good al long-range | fighting-and equally good in close up work. And so is Leonard. The lat ! ter cares not whether his foreman
 wants to mix it or stand off-neither | did Cans
 Defensively, there is but little choice. Leonard masks himself perfectly-and
 so did Cans. Cans could time the blows | of his enemy with splendid skill-but
 he was no better at it than is Leon
 ard. Cans used to make his oppo- nents-clever men, all of them-lool<
 ridiculous by their misses. And Leon
 ard does the same thing.
 | In feinting rivals into leaving open | ings Cans had it on Leonard. The l negro, by leaving fake openings, could twist an opponent into knots in his frantic efforts to hit the negro. Ere
 quently Cans would let the other fel-
 low swing himself into weariness be-
 fore he ever made a real effort to
 strike.
 In that department of the sport generalship and trickiness-Gans eX- celled Leonard The negro was the greatest student of pugilism his di- vision ever knew. Fighting was bus | mess and a passion with Cans. Every
 waking hour was devoted to learning 1 more and ever more about the science of the game. Is it any wonder that 1 Cans became known as the Boxing | Master?"
 Here is a typical instance of the l braininess of Gans--an exhibition of | thinking power that I have seldom seen equalled in the ring:
 Cans was pitted against a fighter
 who had a crouch of such peculiar kind that it was almost impossible for
 an opponent to drive home a puncf
 to the body. That left the head as the only possible target. And to protec his headf the fighter laid his elbows
 alongside of his jaw and then covered
 his face with his glovcd hands. Tha
 fellow went into the ring that nigh
 boasting that Cans couldn't knock hin
 out. He made no effort to fight, bu
 simply seemed to be there for the pur
 pose of staying the limit
 For three rounds Cans tried to fein
 him out of his head defense But t no avail. Then Cans backed away
 frcm this fellow and studied him. A last the negro had figured out plal to win. He whirled in at his opponen and with all the power of his body be hind it, drove a right-hander agains the left hand of his opponent. Tha punch sent the hand of Cans fo crashing against his face with terrif power. It caused pain Momentaril. the fellow dropped his guard and Gan l was at him and had finished him wit about five smashes to the head. Tricks of that kind established tn greatness of Cans and has given t him a slight edge on Benny Leonar | in the battle for the title '"The Creates Lightweight of All Time" But Leon ard is brainy-marvellously so. An he is accommodating many tricks Fron time to time he is injecting new one into his ring endeavors and some da
 may flash enough to make him stan out as even greater all-around ring | man than the late Boxing Master"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-16

was the negro porter and Sol McRsynoids who was placed under arrest
 About the same time Deputy Snerlit Fred McDuff and Deputies Long, fope and White searched the Southern ciup on Twentieth street and Fourth avenue and two quarts of whisky was seized.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-16
PERSONAL

Mir. and Mrs. Ben Well will go 10 Montgomery today. driving through m their car. where they will visit reia- tives. Mir. Well will visit the fiorld& coast before they return.
 R, D. Burnett, who has been seriously i'll with influenza at his home, is im- proVing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-16
Do You Know Them?

Any one who can give the loca tion of the following people will please notify the Home Service Sec ton at 2S5 Brown Marx building:
 James Murnan.
 Henry Mitchell.
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