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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-08-24
Are as Good as
Their Name

Forty-seven well-known jobbing firms scat
tered all over the United States are now selling
and recommending SOUTH BEND TIRES and
TUBES built first to last right here in South
Bend and distributed locally by the TAYLOR
TIRE SHOP, Jefferson Blvd. and St. Joseph St.
Yet this new South Bend industry is still in its
infancy, only s months old. During this brief
period and in spite of government war restric~
tons that held down our production, we have in
creased our working force over 200 per cent and
are now planning new factory building that
will add SO per cent to our present floor space
and enable us to more than double our output.
That SOUTH BEND Tires owe some of the
prestige they have SO quickly won to the city
after which they are named is not to be doubted
and the international India Rubber Corporation
is determined that every SOUTH BEND TIRE
manufactured shall advertise and reflect credit
upon Indiana greatest industrial center.
Ask any South Bend Tire user about
TAYLOR TIRE SHOP Service plus our Fac
tory-at-H lone" Service.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-04-09
TEACHER RANKS T..
THINNING OUT
Salaries Paid by Schools Not Keep
ing Pace With Times
IOWA FACES INCREASED PAY
: OR DEARTH OF TEACHERS
Professor Corey, of Teachers Col
. lege Says Available Supply Of
Teachers is Diminishing
While Demand is 2s
Doubling

Cedar Falls, lathe school
teacher situation in Iowa is critical,
in the opinion of Prof. c. S. Cory,
registrar at Iowa State Teachers Col
lege, the fountain head of teacher
supply for Iowa and the middle west.
With the demand of teachers near
~ 80 per cent greater than last year,
the prospects of filling all requests
have gone .glimmering, according
to Cory, as the available supply is
diminishing rather than keeping
pace with the increased demand.
II received seventy-fve calls for
teachers in one day this week, -
said Cory today, land the calls for
teachers run from 300 to 400 a
week. We place and help to place
nearly 1000 students and former
students of Teachers college in po-
sitiOns yearly, but I cannot see how
we are going to come close to filling
the demand this year"
Prof. Cory explains the apparent
scarcity of teachers as being due to
many of them seeking other employ
ment Offering more remuneration.
However, he says salaries for teach
ers are looking up. Salaries offered
grade teachers range from SIS to
500 a month and for high school
teachers the minimum is 500
month and ranges well above in most
cases.
Prof. Cory is in charge of placing
of all teachers from the college.
He states that the majority of calls
for teachers come from Iowa COM
munities, tho requests come from
nearly every state in the union as
well as outside of the United States
in some cases.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-04-09
Death Emma LetchfOrd.

Emma Crescy was born in East
Vernice, Cayuga county, New York
April q, 1851. In the spring of 1873
the family moved to POstVille, Iowa
where they resided for five years,
moving to Ossian in 1888. at which
place she was married to Thomas r.
Letchford, Nov. 90, 1888. Four
children blessed this union, Mabel
Edith (now Mrs. Ray Waters) :,
Rufus Glenn, Leora May Mrs. Harry
Waters) and Verne Crescy Letch-
ford. all of whom are living. Mr.
Letchford died March 1, 1902 at
their farm home just west of Frank
vile. A brother Mr. Lee Crescy of
Los Angeles, Cal. is the only sur
yiying member of her fathers fam
lily. Mrs. Letchford united with the
Baptist church in POstville and later
became a member of the Frankville
Methodist church, during Rev
Heatley's pastorate in 1891. She
was active in church Mnu w. c. r. u.
work when her health permitted, p nj
was always ready 10 neIp any good
cause. Mrs. LetchfOrd was a loving
and self-saCritiCing mother, always
ready with a smile and CHEEKY word
to help and encourage her children.
Young and old claimed her as 4
friend and feel a personal loss in
her death, which came as a great
shock Tuesday, April I, 1919. Mon
day she had been in DEBORAH and
appeared as we'll as she had been for
some time past. She retired at about
1880 Monday night. Evidently she
had read for a time as a book and
lamp were on a chair beside the bed,
The family found her at $50 a. m.
Tuesday. There was no trace Of suf-
feFing or struggle, just a sweet and
peaceful passing of mother, friend
and neighbor. The funeral services
were held at the Methodist church
here Friday at - O'Clock. Rev.
Grant Of DEBORAH officiating. Inter
ment was made in the cemetery at
Centennial. Those from a distance
present at the funeral were: Mrs.
Nell Godfrey of Mortified, Mimi;
Mrs. Henry Webster, Austin, Mimi;
Mrs. Julia Crescy, Ossian; Tom Web
ster, Waukon; Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
Letchford, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Waters,
Bethel; Mrs. Bachtel and son, Post
vile; Chas. Pilgrim, Glenn Pilgrim
and wife of DEBORAH. The family wish
to express their thanks and apprec-
iation to the many friends for their
kindness shown in so many ways
and for the beautiful flowers.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-04-09
School Teacher Has Snap.

A school teacher is a person who
teaches things to people when they
are young. The teacher comes to
school at $3.50 o'clock, and when
she has gotten enough children for
mess in her room, she teaches
them reading, writing, geography
grammar, music, drawing, cooking,
board saving, crocheting, deem
breathing, bird calls, patriotism,
plain and fancy bathing, civics and
other sciences too numerous TO
mention. When school is out she
stays behind with five or six of her
worst scholars and tries to save the
state the job of reforming them lat
er on.
After that she hurries home to
make herself new dress and snatch
a hasty supper before going back to
attend a lecture by an imported
specialist on the history of tribal
law in Patagonia, which the superin-
tendent thinks may bring her some
information which may be useful in
her school work some day A great
many lecturers roam the country
preying on school teachers and some
of them are very cruel, talking to
them so long that the poor things
have to sit up until morning when
they get home, TO get their daily
test papers corrected
School teachers salaries range
from $4,000 a month up-but not
far enough to make them dizzy.
On her salary too, the teacher must
dress nicely, buy herself things for
her work which the city is too poor
to get, go to 20 lectures and con-
certs a year, buy helpful books on
pedagogy, pay her way to district,
county and state institutions, and
enjoy herself during a three months
vacation which her salary takes ev-
cry year.
In addition, the teacher is suppos-
ed to hoard away vast sums of mon
ey, so that when she becomes too
nervous to teach, at the age Of fifty
or thereaboutss she can retire and
live happily ever after on her in
come Philadeiphi Bulletin.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-04-09
LET US DO OUR SHARE
Put the Finishing Touches to the Ger.
man Dream of World conquest-It
= Takes Money to Hold the o.
sequies of kaiserism.

Here is a good answer for the fell
low who says: 81 bought the bonds of
the previous loans, but why should
save and buy mOre?"
The answer Is concerned with sick
ness and death. Fortunately, the dis
ease is the German dream of world
conquest, and the funeral is that of
the kaiser's ambitions.
Now, in the average American home,
where sickness and death befall, the
head of the family first pays for ply
sicians, medicines and nurses. But
when he has gone thus far, he does
not stop. He cannot. He must go on
and call in the undertaken. He must
finish the sad business.
And so it Is in the family of nations.
We have been stricken with war-and
now we must pay for it. Happily, the
corpse, as has been said, is the Ger
man ambition. The United States and
our allies must pay for the funeral.
The first second and third Liberty
loans brought together and trained the
army of physicians and nurses that
was to combat the disease. The fourth
loan transported them to the house of
sickness and carried them through to
the deathbed of Prussian autOcracy
But we still have to pay the last bills
of imperialism's passing and the lay
ing away Of that dread corpse has
been an unavoidable expense.
The man who says: ~ bought the
other bonds but I'll be darned if III
save now to buy more" Is as illogical
as q father who would say: II paid
for the doctor and nurses and the
medicines, but I'll be darned if III
have a funeral"
Let us do our share in helping along
the Obsequies of kaiserism. 1t will be
the best Investment any Of Us can
make.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-04-09
NEW SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT.
j. H.~VOriS, of Rockwell City, Elected
to the SUPPLEMENTARY of the
DEBORAH Public Schools

Some time ago Supt. Fleming and
seven other teachers resigned from
teaching in the DEBORAH schools.
designations to take effect at the
close of the school year.
Since then the board has been
looking for new teachers. They had
one or two applicants for the posi-
ton of superintendent. The superin-
tendent selected was j. H. Voris, of
Rockwell City, who was elected at a
salary of $4,000 a year. 1t seemed
that there had always been ques-
ton on the salary proposition paid
the superintendent of DEBORAH
schools. The question was whether
DEBORAH was paying too high a sal
airy. 1t was always injected into
school politics. But the salary is not
too large, by any means, if city the
size of DEBORAH is going to be judged
by similar ones other places. At any
rate the new superintendent will
draw $1,000 a year.
Supt. Voris comes from Rockwell
City, town of about 1000 inhadi-
tants. He formerly taught at Wood
bine and Odebolt. Mr. Voris is a
graduate of the Indiana State Nor
NAL School and also of the Indiana
State University. He has the A. B.
degree from the University. He be-
gan as rural teacher, was township
high school principal, village superin-
tendent, departmental high school
teacher, city high school principal
and city superintendent, and has
been teaching for II years at Wood
bine, Odebolt and Rockwell City.
The board also elected a new mem
Der to fill vacancy, and they selected
Mr. H. NJ. Cummings. He is a man of
good judgement and we believe will
give good service. Another member
is still to be appointed.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-04-09
KEEP FATHER HOUCK FUND.
United Commercial Travellers Will
Perpetuate 1t as Memorial to.
Him.

1t was noted in the daily papers
that the Father Houck fund will be
continued by the United Commercial
Travellers. Francis Wayland Houck,
former resident. of this county and
brother of Atty. c. N. Houck and w.
H. Houck, of DEBORAH who passed
away at his home in Sheldon ON
March 20, was instrumental in
organizing this fund. For the past
thirty years Mr.. Houck was engaged
as travelling salesman for thes Rock
Island Stove Company. His long SER
vice on the road gave him a wide
acquaintance among the travelling
men of this section and he was en-
dearingly known to all as Father
Houck." A number of years ago he
was instrumental in organizing a
charitable fund for benevolent uses
among the U. c.. T. and in his honor
the fund has always been known as
the Father Houck fund" and dur
ing all the years since its inception
he had been its custodian and it has
grown to over $4,000. 1t is maintain
ed by penny collections in the lodges.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-04-09

About fifteen years ago when !
opened the only exclusive optical
store in this part of the country, in
a letter somewhat similar to this l
stated to the people of DEBORAH and
vicinity that l would do my kind OF
work as well as it could be done any
where at any price. a.
My statement was not an idle
advertising remark, but to the con-
trary was an earnest declaration
based upon the fact that ! knew my
subject and knew it thoroughly,
having at that time had about eleven
years experience-part of 1t under
one of the best optical educators in
the country and part in cities where
were men of best repute in this
work. Comparing my own work with
that of men of great reputation l
have not found that mine suffered in
the comparison as an evidence or
this there are patrons of mine in De-
corah who have gone to some or these
men who have afterward come to me.
| am pleased to have them now as
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-04-09
AMERICA NO PLACE
FOR THE PESSlMIST
Secretary Of the Treasury Glass Says
These Should Be Days of Re-
joicing, of Confidence and
High Resolve.

"a thing difficult of understanding
is the reaCtionary spirit which, in some
quarters, seems to have seized hold OF
American business" declared Secre,
tary of the Treasury Glass in a re-
cent interview on the coming Victory
Liberty Loan. 1T manifests itself in
gloomy and pesSimistic view of the
future in no way justified by condi-
tons, present or discernible, and in a
disposition to cavil at the further eX.
penditureS the government is under the
necessity of making in order to liqui.
date the war;"
Secretary Glass declared he, saw no
reason whatever for dark foreboding.
On the contrary, he was firm in the be-
lief that these should be days of re-
jOicing, of confidence and high resolve.
America is the least iAjured of any
of the nations which took active part
in the death grapple with autocracy
on the soil of France and Flanders, -
he continued. Except for the 10000
who gave up their lives and the thou
sands who are returning, manned or
wounded, the United States has made
no real sacrifice.
rs the American spirit less cour-
ageOuS than the spirit Of the French
or the Belgians? France, Borrowing
but undaunted, has set about to re-
pair the wreck the ruthless invaders
wrought, and refuses to view the flu
ture darkly. Belgium, stripped of all
save honor, looks forward to the day
when a greater nation will arise on the
ruins of the old. Shall America, then,
bend and groan under the imaginings
of a burden which it should bear light
. ly, If felt at all?
"The coming issue of government
bonds has been designated the Victory
Liberty Loan. 1t seems to me that il
might we'll be termed also the Thanks
giving Loan, for If people had cause
for Thanksgiving, we are that people.
Those Americans who today are
among the carpers and quibblers are
not worthy of the name of Americans.
They are not worthy the boys they
Sent forth to make, if need be, the SUI
preme sacrifice that liberty might live.
"Now that the coming of peace has
restored their sons to them, will they
tighten up their purse strings and
adopt an attitude which seems to say,
The war is over / did my part while
the fighting was in progress, and now
let the government go hang do not
think so. / believe that when. the next
loan is offered they will understand its
necessity and will gladly meet its re-
1uirements."
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-04-09
lieut.. KinIey Orr Back From France

We received a card this morning
from Lieut.. Kinloy Orr, brother OF
L. F. Orr manager of the Standard
Telephone CO. stating that he had
crossed the ocean on the 6. ). Am-
erica, the third largest transport in
the Z. s. service and had landed at
Boston Saturday, March 8 He was
sent to Camp Devens at Aver. Mass,
and from there goes to Camp Dix, n
j. and will then come home. The
famous 18th or Yankee Division was
on board and Boston certainly open
ed her heart and gave tie boys a
most wonderful welcome
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-04-09
II. b. Montgomery

ardent endorsers for me.
The years that have passed have
proven all that l stated. Up to the
time / moved to Cedar Rapids my
Office enjoyed a steadily increasing
business and DEBORAH became known
as an optical center, this due to the
fact that no matter how simple or
difficult the case. / was able to give
it as perfect relief as was obtainable
anywhere.
/ have visited DEBORAH each month
and it pleases me to find that my
volume of work on these visits is
steadily on the increase to the eX-
tent that am now visiting DEBORAH
each three weeks and staying one
more day than usual.
My next visit to DEBORAH will be
next Saturday and Monday, April
18th and 14th and as usual may be
found at the office of Doctor Conrad.
Yours for optical work as good as
the best,
/. H. CONIGISKY, 81
Optometrist
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-04-09
Iieut. NJ. A. Nelson Locates at Austin

Lieut.. NJ. "A. Nelson, brother of
County Attorney J. A. Nelson, of De-
corah, who was recently discharged
from service as military aviator,
has located for the practice of law
at Austin, MINI. Before Joining the
army he was attorney for the Capt.
tai Trust and Savings Bank, Of st.
Paul. His friends in this county wish
him success in his new field.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-04-09
Elks Initiate Seventeen.

The DEBORAH lodge of Elks initial
ed a large class of candidates last
Thursday night, seventeen new Elks
being the result. The lodge has been
growing steadily in the last two or
three years. They have a, fine club,
and the order is getting stronger
every year, and is made up of fine
lot Of fellows.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-04-09
gnblif @piniut1.
NJ HARRY J. GREEN.
DEBORAH, IOWA, APRIL g.. 1919.
Miss nellie Jewell Home on Furlough

Miss nellie Jewell arrived home
Monday from Chillicothe, Ohio, on, a
ten days furlough. Miss Jewell lis
stationed at Camp Sherman, one of
the largest army hospitals ine, the
United States, doing reconstruction
work.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-04-09
John Rygg Sells Residence,

John Rygg sold his residence on
Franklin street last week to Ole
Rovang, of near NordnessS The fam
lily will take possession June first.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-04-09
Christian Science Services.
SUNDAY 10:45 a. m.

SUNDAY 10:45 a. m.
Sunday school IL O'Clock.
Subject Are Sin, Disease and
Death Real"
Wednesday evening Testimonial
Meetings 8 p. m. So.
Reading Room open Wednesday
and Saturday from 2 to 4.
Freeman building, I'd floor.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-04-09

One of the biggest and best
dances of the season at Haugen' s
hall next Monday, April IA. Deans
orchestra will furnish the music.
adv.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-04-09

-Remember the big dance at
Haugen's hall next Monday, April IA.
Deans orchestra will play. Every
body cordially invited. adv.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-04-09
Commercial Club Meeting.

A melting of the DEBORAH CONNER
cial Club will be held at the city hall
on Thursday evening, April II.
/. w. BRUNT, Sec.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-04-09
uLp ROMAN SOLDER
OLD ROMAN SOLDER.

The genuine Fireless Member for
all metal, Aluminium, Tin, Granite.
and Enamel Ware. No heat required.
A quick and permanent repair for
leaks, holes and cracks in auto
radiators, etc. Every one should
have tube. Price per tube, post
paid, with full directions for use
only 29c. Write your name and adj
dress plainly.
CROFT HARDWARE co.
DEBORAH Iowa.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-04-09
oNE-THIRD OF WORLDS GOLD
Back Of Every Victory Liberty Bond
No Safer Guarantee Than Our
Surplus Gold Possible.

Gold is the basis of all credit.
The United States is now about t.
enter a fifth great popular campaign
for the sale of government bonds t6
, the citizens of the nation. America
has contracted more than $5,000,OOO
600 of debt since December l last In
paying war bills, and this money must
be raised by the people.
Every reader Of this paper undoubt
eddy believes that United States gov
eminent bonds are the safest invest
ment on earth. But many of them dc
not, perhaps, know just how TO explain
their belief. +. .
One of the reasons why United
States government bonds are the
safest investment on earth is that the
United States now possesses One-third
of the worlds gold. This has come
about as result of the war. The ma
ton had large gold holdings before the
fighting began in 1914, but since then
the nations of the earth have been
forced to send us shiploads of gold In
order to get needed supplies and main
tain trade relations.
The Federal Reserve banks do not
hold, probably, more than twO-thirds
Of this nations supply of gold, yet
they have in their reserves more than
One-haJf as much as the state banks
OF the next IA most wealthy nations,
and abroad the state banks have col
lected practically every gold piece that
the people possessed.
The following table bearing this fact
in mind, tells why the government
bonds are the safest investment
known: .....
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-04-09

The proceeds Of the Victory Liberty
Loan are to be used to bring our
soldiers and sailors back and restore
them to the useful occupations Of
peace. Every true-bIue 100 per cent
American should have part in this
work.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-04-09
The Inspired Compositor.

The inspired CompoSItor.
"The doctor felt the patients purse.
and declared that there was no hope"
-Roston Evening Transcript
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-04-09

Investing to the limit in Victory Lib
erty loan bonds Is the best venture one
can make.
HELP FINISH THE JoB."-
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1919-10-11

ample to aid the schools in the teach ing of thrift. We urge upon school officials and teachers the necessity for the teaching of thrift, as a pat riotic duty and as means of meet ing this great social and economic crisis.
 As a practical plan of procedure, we advocate the following steps:
 First, the teaching of the principles of thrift as regular part of the school program.
 Second, the setting up of suitable administrative school machinery to enable and encourage children to in vest in thrift and war savings stamps.
 Third, the checking of extravaganza in dress among school boys and girls manifested in many ways, but espe- cially in the purchase of silk hosiery, silk shirts, neckties and expensive footwear. To this end we recommend that school boards and teachers in sist upon reasonable economy and modesty in dress and we appeal to parents and pupils to cooperate in the effort to check such extravaganza.
 Fourth, that thrift education be re- garded as continuous process involv- ing habit formation that must be di- rected and controlled outside of school as well as during school attendance.
 WHEREAS, the savings of child ren are made in pennies, nickles and dimes, rather than in coins of larger denominations .
 RESOLVED, that we recommend to the Federal authorities, the issu- ance and sale of thrift stamps of smaller denominations.
 RESOLVED, further, that we heartily endorse the thrift and war savings stamps movement inaugural ed by the Federal government, and urge the Congress of the United Stat es to continue and extend the present plan of passing appropriate legisla- tion.
 RESOLVED: That teachers in el- ementary and high schools, having equal training and equal experience, shall receive equal salaries.
 RESOLVED: That we favor a larger unit of local school administra- tion based upon natural, social and economic grouping.