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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-04-09
Iowa Can Afford Good Roads.

If you have friends visiting in
California this winter they have un-
doubtedly mentioned the splendid
roads out there which make auto
travel, whether for business or pleas
ure, an iunending joy. 1t sets them
thinking. They begin to wonder if
California is so much richer than
Iowa and other states of the Middle
West to be able to afford such eX-
cellent roads. Let's see.
The United States Department Of
Agriculture estimated the total value
of farm crops in California last yea"
at 1866, 100000. Iowa crops for the
same period were valued at S521,-
900, 900. California livestock the first
OF the present year were estimated
to be worth $221,679, 900. Iowa live
stock the same date was valued at
states in number and value of podl-
try. The annual Iowa egg crop is
worth more money than the Cali
fornia orange crop. Iowa stands
third in the list Of dairy states, with
California away down the line We
might carry the comparison further
but it sounds like Dragging. Il is
not meant that way. The point We
want to make is that Iowa can afford
just as good roads as any other
state.
There is no little matter wherein
we cheerfully agree that California
has long lead over other states and
that is in the number Of people COM
ing from Iowa. 1t has got so out
there that they no longer ask a man
what state he came from, simply
what county assuming that he hailed
from Iowa. And more money has
gone from Iowa than from any other
state to help build fine California
roads. Think it over.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-04-09

An oyster produces 100000 eggs
but of these only 400, or
less reach maturity
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-04-09

When these hard roads start it is
not going to be possible to put them
by every farm right away, says the
New Hampton Gazette. But there is
one thing the government can rem
edy in many cases and that is the
injustice of the rural mail delivery.
1t is not possible to pass every mans
farm, but the routes could be chang
ed every so often in order to pass by
the home that has not been getting
service. This could be done every
six months or so and even things up
quite a bit.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-04-09

It's awfully hard for man to
look sad when his wife is making
to spend week in the
country.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-04-09

Suppose a board of supervisors
was building a new court house
worth a hundred thousand dollars
and they would say to the tax-pay-
ers "the court house will be worth
one hundred thousand dollars, but
we will pay two hundred thousand
dollars, because we can't get but
fifty cents worth on the dollar for
what we put into it," They would
never have the nerve to say that,
but they do say it about money
used for building roads, and nobody
seems to think anything OF it. Now,
why is this? Aske the editor Of the
New Hampton Gazette.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-04-09
BLUEJACKETB BAND.
COMING APRIL so.
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Crack Drill Squad With Thirty
Piece Band Will Come to
DecOrah April 30
WILL. ARRIVE HERE
AT 1925 p. NJ.
The Organization is Making a Tour
i'm the Interest of the Victory
Liberty Loan Which Starts
Soon

The crack drill squad from the
Great Lakes Naval Training station,
accompanied by Bluejacket band of
thirty pieces will tour Iowa for the
Victory Liberty Loan, starting April
16. The squad is composed Of twenty
four bluejackets who will go thru
the regular drill in practice at the
naval station at each stopping place,
the band giving concerts. The band
and drill squad will travel on a
special train and will be accompanied
by several prominent speakers, who
will make addresses for the Victory
Liberty Loan campaign.
The sending of the drill squad
through the state divisions is a new
feature of the publicity campaign of
the War Loan Organization and will
be an interesting demonstration of
the work at the Great Lakes Naval
Station, the greatset naval train
ing school in the world.
The special train will start frim
Chicago at 10 o'clock P. NJ, Sunday,
April 6. The first stop will be at
Clinton, and the last point at which
there will be an exhibition will be
at Dubuque, the evening of May g..
On this trip of virtually four weeks.
concerts and drill exhibitions will
be given at 1876 different cities and
towns in Iowa. Dates have been ar
ranged for cities or towns in nearly
every county in the state. Decorah's
date is Wednesday, April 80, the
itinerary for that day being as fol-
lows:---
Leave West Union, 500 a. m.
Arrive Donnan Junction, 5:15 a. m.
Leave Donnan Junction, 5:25 a. m.
Arrive Cresco, 1925 a. m.
Leave Cresco, $50 a. m. ."
Arrive Calmar, 1915 a. m.
Leave Calmar, 11:45 a. m.
Arrive Decorah, 1925 p. m.
Leave Decorah, 1925 p. m.
Arrive Postville, $3.50 p. m.
Leave Postville, 4:50 p. m.
Arrive North McGregor, $3.50 p. m.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-04-09

In referring to the proposed trip
of Senator Kenyon to Russia to study
bolshevism, the Council Bluffs Nom
pariel thinks that che will find more
of this stuff in Russia than else
where, but if he can visualize the
animal from a sample he can find
plenty of them right here at home"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-04-09

A pretty girl sometimes fires a
young mans heart with admiration,
and then her father fires the rest of
his person with shoe leather.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-21

every morning brought them their milk
from his fathers farm. He seemed to
understand something was seriously
amiss, and promised with much cx =
citemcnt to take Keth's letter on his
bicycle to the nearest police station.
This note sent off, it seemed to Keith
there was nothing else to do but wait,
and he went back to Reenie. who had
scarcely moved, but still sat at the
kitchen door like carven statue of de =
spair.
Dick has not come back" she said
to him.
"No." he said, staring at the wood.
"No."
DO you think he ever will?" she
asked
"Oh. yes" he said "ycs, Of course" "
Il DON'T" she muttered. Il DON'T"
Keith felt himself shiyering at her
dull and ominous tone, and indeed the
heavy menace of the wood oppressed him
also almost beyond bearing. for in his
heart he thought it likely that the fate
that had Ovcrtakcn the uncle had also
overwhelmed the nephew.
Have YOU the jowclry?" Reenie
asked him once.
'NO.' he answered
Dick thinks you have" she said.
Il know. but he is wrong he ought
to be able to see that Keith answered.
He added as if to clinch the matter and
make his honesty perfectly clear and
plain: Il mean some day to marry
Esmc.'
Even in her apathy she started at
that.
"You"' she exclaimed, cob, no. oh
no"
II mean to-" he repeated.
| She did not speak again. but he saw
her looking at him mistrustfully. and
| they watched and waited again for n
long time. till presently they heard the
sound of motor approaching by the
road. Keith went round to the front of
the house. The car had stopped, and two
men who had descended from it were
walking together up the hill. They were
both in police uniform, and Keith went
| forward to meet them.
(TO BE CONTINUED
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-21
"OuerIiumOrOus Americans"

Englishmcn cannot see joke, thinks
the average Americana The average
Englishman, on the other hand, thinks
the American can see joke. often to
the exclusion of more serious point
of view.
"A party of Americans hung up BY
the prolonged stoppage of train do not
chafe and fume like true born
Britons," writes an Englshman. "but
are easily diverted by some passing &C.
centricity of incident, laughing even at
the awkwardness of their prcdicament.
so it is with most mishaps. per-
sonal or general; there is natural
disposition to seek alienation by find
sing some quaint aspect.
Though the cultivated American
with his stock of good tales is often
tedious, it is idle to deny that the ordi-
nary conversation of the man in the
street is far richer in little turns Of
genuine humor than is the case with us.
THE zest for comedy, indeed, often
becomes dangerous obsession; it helps
to secure liberation or immunity for all
sorts of malpractices in politics or busi-
ness.
'Only few years ago a New York
chief of police was able to continue a
long career of corruption aud ineff-
cheney becpuse of certain picturesque
characteristics which, by making a tar
get for popular criticism. screened him
from the anger which would have de-
manded his dismissal No people bear
up so well against personal losses or
public perils.
Then he let's us down easy
"iet along with this light hcarted-
ness there is certain rectifying quail
ity OF sanity. a bedrock of Instructive
wisdom, New York Evening Tcle-
gram-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-21

1--WE may alter slightly the wording
on the postal card and in the letter after
talking with NARROW & Brown. but we
have here the general idea of mail
campaign" Duke explained. 1.-The let =
ter. you observe, Peter, just talks one
thing-the recipient is confused with
several ideas. The postal card should
be filled in with the name of the per-
son or firm to whom the letter is ad-
dressed. so that all that has to be done
is to give the general particulars of
policies carried. owe don't even ask for
the name of the companies or rates of
premium. No need to, as a matter of
fact, for rates for any particular risk
are the same in all companies"
That seems good" | admitted, "but
| can't see where these people, mean
NARROW & Brown-are ever going to get
business. They are newcomers, people
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added to those of which its silent groves
and lcafy trees had been a witness.
Pressing his hands to his throbbins
temples he led to think clearly. but
all his numbed and wcaried mind was
conscious only of heavy sensation of
dreadful things to come. Reenie touched
him softly on the arm.
why is Dick so long," she asked
piteously. why has he not come
back
80 many never do. you sce," he
muttered. That wood ="
DO you think is there
danger, do you Think
Il don't know" he answered: "but
he oughtn't to have gone there because
he saw a light. | wouldn't go there
after dark for any light. or anything
else either"
Il asked him not to go" she muir
INJURED. He wouldn't listen he was
not like himself; he was quite differ
cnt. She sat down again on her stool.
He wouldn't listen to me; he would
go" she said.
il' blouSul a 'HdI anu SdI uOWD lie =
side her. They hardly spoke again.
and when dawn came they were still
sitting there aud still there had been
no sign of Dick, no sign of him coming
back from the wood The wood had
taken him, too, and he had not come
back from it.
1--WE must get something to eat. "
Keith said. Its very strange the po-
lice haven't been"
He prepared some food, but she would
not cat, though she was glad of the
cup of hot tea he made her. He wrote
note to the police authorities to say
he had been anxiously expecting them
and that Mr.. Wentworth. whose disap-
pearance had been reported to them.
was lying dead, apparently murdered. in
the wood near the house. He re
pcated with emphasis that he could
not understand the inexplicabIe delay
in taking notice of the previous report
made to them by Mr.. Wentworth S
chauffeur, and he hoped that now they
would act at once.
When he had written this he went
back to where Rcenic still sat, chin on
hand, elbow on knee. aud waited till
there arrived in due course the boy who
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-21

the mud. Then they went at their frolic
in greater glce than ever. Tiring OF
hide and 60 seek, they played follow
the leader, and one Of their stunts was
to leap as far as they could out of the
water. Peggy, flying for moment into
the air in one of these leaps, caught a
glimpse of Pat Clancy, the widow S
son, fishing on the bank.
/ MY, wouldn't he be surprised if he
pulled me up at the end of the line?'
she gurglcd.
AS she splashed back into the water
she found the water goblin at a new
game. They were gathered around
Pats. hook. which danglcd in the water,
loaded with squirming worms. The
game consisted in seeing how big a
chunk of bait each one could bite off
the hook without getting caught. Peggy
and Billy wanted to join in the sport,
but didn't a bit fancy biting Q worm.
Poor Pat jerkcd out his line and re-
baited his hook, but he didn't catch one
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-21

of tho morrv but u,orr sr,esh uoh-
Inns Tbov wore Ton v;so Coz h;v,
wb;Io this f,n ,,as =. a. ho,,.
thoro aa .,,I,o', - '
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hal ao,, 80 -, ~. ~ 49,, @ .ann'
w;tb a,s a.. s nf Al. - spu
roh,a.. ;.h5 " ~ nj, a. 'ans ,no wa.er
suai srs T..,n ,a,Su ', NV 'nc Junse. zen
ao'"p''s ios' niinseii III
's VI Meeue.
=, lug sn"uows moVeu slowy throusn
,., ,n, water. LOOKING up Feggy ana
phis saw tha' .ne shadows were maze
es great nsn' Az the same moment tne
lsh saw tnem' ioWertui taiis thrashed
e eul uhu 'ne water larry poiied us the
Peggy and Billy fed desperately,
PUNK. they hit the bottom with the
cannibals coming fast. Quickly using
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-21

are already insured with the old con
should change agencies when there S
absolutely no advantage in doing So
"No financial advantage. you mean,
Peter he corrected, ''but there are ad
vantagcs in service and plcasantncsS ii
NARROW & Brown are able to give it. A
company with reputation for prompt
and reasonable settlements has de-
cided advantage over competition. An
agent who looks upon his customers,
not as people to whom he has sold
something, but as clients whom he can
and does serve. will naturally win busi
ness. An agent who is gentleman and
man Of the world. in the real sense
of the word. and who really knows his
business, will win the confidence of the
people in his community. and confidence
always attracts business. No advan :
tage, Peter! Why. there's every ad
vantage with Marlow & Brown if they
are big enough-to use it. -.
1t had never occurred to me in that
way before. and ] must say ] felt re-
licvcd. for in my heart | had felt that
we were up against hopeless PROPOSE
ton. =.
"Now notice the letterhcad, Fctcr,S
and | read this:
MARROW L BROWN
So Burrage, street.
Keehoo Mich.
Tel. Con
life Insurance Real Estate
Fir. insurance House Lots Dante
husomo9ie rnSEes"'e Plate Glass insura nee
Rurgary Insurance cCsr AcCIdsnt Il insareEse stoeRs
ties
Anybody reading that will. say to
themselves. 'Humph. these people are
willing to do anything for n dollar. They
cant be up to much or they w0uldn I
be able to tackle anything and every :
thing
"A lctterhead that is redundant in
printed matter is always in bad form,
and is generally the creation of the
small. ignorant beginner. or else of the
let's say-business free lance.
"What would you suggest for these
people, Mr.. Duke?"
"Just their name and address with
the one line. Insurance of all kinds.
That tells the, whole story and looks
more dignifcd. OF course, it should
be printed on fair quality bond paper
in simple, modest, clean type, without
any cuts, fancy rules. and such like
stupid ornamentation.'
II is cigar had gone out, so putting it
in the ash tray, he said:
Its midnight, Peter. Let's go to
bed"
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STORY
fCopyriohf. 1919 by Alfred A. Kuopt. Inc. }
! fCoppri0ht. 1919, bn public LedOer Col
THIS STARTS THE STORY

Keith Norton makes himself at
home in deserted house. Search
ing for somebody who chokcd him
while he slept. he discovers n box of
Jewels and hides it in the well. He
finds an unconscious girl in the woods.
She had been attacked by some mys-
ferrous creature. He takes her to the
village a stranger attempts to bribe
him. They quarrel. A hairy crca-
ture attacks him. binds him and
buries him alive in shallow grave,
from which he, with difficulty,
escapes. Returning to the house, he
finds it occupied by its former tenants.
Dick Wentworth and wife. They
are visited by Dicks uncle. who up
braids his nephew for foolishncss and
worse and destroys the will made in
Dick $ favor. He then departs by
way of the woods and is mysteriously
murdered there. In the meantime
Keith and Dick discover that the
Jewels hidden in the we'll have again
disappeared Dicks wife discovers
that the girl attacked in the woods
and who had lost her memory as
consequence is her sister Esme.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-21
THE PROBLEM or THE FIRE IN.
SURANCE AGENTS
Some Suggestions for Letter W<tin

"THE object of circular or form
l. letter." Duke said. "is to sell some
idea to get some definite action. 1r
writing form letters. then, it is neces
sary that we present clear. logica
story. which calls for definite, speci
fed action.
1T was that thought in mind which
prompted me to write this letter to re
place the one NARROW & Brown are
you know
nodded my head, and then read the
following:
Dear Mr-----:
A number of new rulings on fire in
surance have recently gone into effect
These rulings will materially affect
all new policies written this year.
If you have any policies falling due
in the near future, you will doubtless
be interested to know how these new
rulings will affect you.
OF course, different policies are af
fcctcd differently. so it is impossible
to give you exact information with
this letter. but if you will fill in and
mail the inclosed postal card we will
be glad to send you this information.
Yes. we sell fire insurance. but we
do not expect to get any of your bust
ness unless it is to your interest to so
favor us with it.
In any case we shall be pleased to
give you the information mentioned,
so why not use the postal card right
away?
Very truly yours.
MARROW & BROWN,
s"With the letter this postal card shal
be sent and Duke passed me caro-
worded as follows:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-21

she seemed very much disturbed and ex
cited. She spoke of going to her sister
at once, even though it was the mid o.
die of the night, but hcsitatcd when
she thought of Dick.
II wish he would come back" she
said irritably; "hc said he wouldn't be
long. Why is he 50 long? What made
YOU guess | was Esmes sister, if she
/ couldn't tell you anything about her
self"
You SEQ" Keith explained. "shc
had been here before She was all
I right then. of course, and she spoke Of
/ her sister she was looking for She
seemed to think I ought TO know where
her sister was. and wouldn't believe me
whom | said ! didn't. She appeared
very upset. and she seemed to think
had done something | oughtn't to have
done, something in connection with the
sister she spoke of. She wouldn't t listen
to me at all.
; II expect she took you for Dick ."
Nsaid Rccnie slowly. "She must have
got to know Dick and | were here; |
think | can guess how. And so when
you were Dick-she had never seen him
and that you were keeping me away
from her.
II See said Keith, understanding
now the contempt and anger that Esme
had shown toward him on the occasion
Of their first meeting. There was
something frightened her" he added.
"while she was here. don't know
what ,cbut she went upstairs and seemed
to get scare and came down and went
off She came back afterward, and
while she was coming up the path
through the wood the attack l told you
of was made on her.
I'm the wood?" Reenie repeated and
looked again into the darkness. Dick
is long time" she said, 'he told me
he wouldn't be long"
HE oughtn't to have gone" Keith
muttered uneasily.
"You will take me to Esme tomor
row." she asked.
"Oh, yes.' Keith said. perhaps her
memory will come back when she sees
you. The doctor thought anything con-
ncctcd with her former life might re-
store her memory at once. How long is
it since your husband went into the
wOod?"
"A long time" she answered, shiver
ing a little.
"WclI. what did he 60 for?" Keith
muttcrcd.
Il told him what you said about his
unclp." she answered. He said he
didn't believe it He wouldn't open
the door at first. but I shouted through
the keyhole. Then he came. He was
very upset, though he said he didn' {
believe you. He lie ="
Her voice traiIed off into n whisper
He thought people might suspect
him. -"
She paused again and Skeith nodded
grimly. Her voice was a9htle unsteady
as she went on:
"He was =" think he was
afraid. We tried to wake you, but we
couldn't. Dick said it didn't matter,
nothing mattered. lie said the police
would come soon. We sat and waited
for them oh. how we waited, how long
we waited. But they never came at all
though we sat and waited. 1t was
dreadful dreadful. After it was
dark there was a light in the wood. We
both saw it, Dick said he would go and
see what it was. lie said perhaps it
was the police. He said he must go.
and he has never come back"
Keith moved to the door and stood
there, staring out into the night The
wood showed only as a darker blur in
the great blackncss of the night, and
as he stood and watched it he asked
himself if some new tragedy had been
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-21
BRUNO DUKE, Solver of Business Problems
HHITEHEAD Author of "The Business of Peter FHnt
UyrEh

well in the dramatic or motion picture ,held.
the work he likes. and as feel that could
put my whole heart into. the work. the uues-
tion is should ! take 1t up.
Another thing--can you give me satisfac-
tory and benefcia way to approach man
perience year at the Lubin studio.
doing extra" work before the plant was
destroyed? j. w. II.
1t is really impossible for me to tell
whether or not you have the ability to
make good as movie actor.
As general rule urge great caution
before entering into anything so uncer-
tain and changeable as the theatrical
profession. or any kind of work sue
cess in which depends upon the whims Of
the public. AS for approaching n man
ager, bless my soul, he's ne different
from anybody else. Just so to him in
man fashion and tell him you want a
chance to show what you've got in
you. Your Lubin experience should help
you.
would APPRECIATE 1t very much II you
TO earn the scientific methods of salesman-
ship: also to get thorough knowledge Of
am fqrty-four years old and have a
good goo knowsdss Of booEkeepinE stenography
clerk for mining COMPANY in Mexico for
yec6er S had rcorS h% odsTn na
schedules at the end of the month: when
they we're forwarded TO the main office at
At present ] am employed with a whole
sale e house that does business with jobbeGs
while | am not at present in condition to
fIde them dTGeotS II had the
line up some of the jobbers whose bus.
are to be ad 10 the bes sy
to handle the different problems which may
I: think I need a good course in business
Enssh ssE SE a9 & @ make %
preston press no on tn the ic customers 80 ~
Some day when conditions settle in Mexico
sood With 10 80 essT E@9wedge BY adding
q thoroush training on the above two lines
isft have asEed cataosues ad from Certain cor
respondence schools who ad vertise the above
oompiish naTed WSst they calm? % SV " Would much
prefer to get the books and study the prob
lens myself at home. r. H.
l have mailed you the list of books
you requested. s.
| feel that reading books on Latin-
American relations should be very help
full to you when you get to Mexico
again. The correspondence schools
which you mention are good ones. They
cannot accomplish any thing-they can
merely give you good material, with
which you of yourself must accomplish
results. All other things being equal.
resident instruction is far superior to
correspondence instruction, and / am
sure there are good residence. courses in
your city. The books, names of which
| have sent, will probably give as much
as a correspondence course. The resi-
dence course would give you personal
contact with the instructor, which ID
valuable.