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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-08-13
Aviator Clifton Penn Oleson Who is
Flying at the Winneshiek Fair
Became Benedict Last
Week.
WAS A ROMANCE
OF THE ARR
While Flying 5000 Feet i'm the AIR
With His Lady Friend, Lost i'm
the Clouds They Decided to
Get Married.

I'VE went up hve thousand feet ana
lost our way in the Clouds
They looked so funny. Just like
we were in waves of cotton batten
and then he proposed
Fine place to get them, don't
you think?" he asked.
Then she said something about
the perils of the air and gave little
ecstatic jump on the edge of her
chair and grew prettier and pinker
than ever and he leaned toward her
from the edge Of the chair where he
was sitting equally ecstatic.
but how did it all happen?"
We'll, it was this way, said he.
Thursday l asked her to go for a
ride. oh, yes / had met her before.
We had known each other since Sun
day We left Clear Lake at two in
in the afternoon and flew to Garner
and from Garner one hundred fifty
miles south in Iowa throwing out
advertising. Then We flew back to
Clear Lake and filled up with gas
and oil and started out about seven
o'clock to fly to Rockwell. On the
way we got up five thousand feet in
the clouds and lost sight of the
railroad track I was following and
We decided to get married while lost
up there. We landed at Gainesville
and corrected my course and reach
ed Rockwell Late in the evening.
Madge stayed there that night with
an aunt. The next morning we flew
to Sheffield and she stayed there
while l flew to Hampton and got the
license. I was back in short order
and we were married at 1880 noon
by Justice of the Peace Yelland.
Then We flew back to Clear Lake
and nobody knew we were married
until We reached here. Right away
sent mother wire and Madge sent !
her father a message"
At this point in the recital the,
bridegroom mother said, Just inn
agine me receiving telegram in the
middle of the night from him saying,
"I'm married. Come at once" But
it's all right. 1 am pleased now. But
it was surprise. My; it is restfu1
having an aviator in the family"
and she famed herself vigorously.
The bridegroom aviator, Clifton
P. Oleson, has been flying this sum-
mer at many places in northeastern
Iowa and attracting no small amount
of attention He had his pilots
license when not yet eighteen the
youngest to be given a license in
America. He was a flyer the army
for two years. After his discharge he
was given an aeroplane by his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Oleson Of
McGregor, and has been making a
business of giving exhibitions and
making passenger flights.
1t was during two weeks flying at
Clear Lake that he met Miss Mar
jorie Colby, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Colby of Mason City
and the-aerial engagement, elopment
and honeymoon trip all in one was
staged.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-08-13
Senator Cummins Ups and Downs

Senator CumminS Ups and Downs.
In stelling of his ups and downs in
life, United States Senator Cummins
said that when his assets had dwind-
led down to Sc he obtained a place
in the office of the recorder of Clay
ton county at Elkader. The basis of
the transaction was that the boy
should work for his board and lodg-
ing-$6 in his pocket and toiling for
his board and keep. He said. My
friend, the recorder, got me place
in the express office at McGregor and
on the Mississippi river. Freight
came by train and boat. met an up
boat at two o'clock in the morning
and down boat at four, Besides I
worked all day. The exr company
paid me $3.50 a wee 4 messen-
ger We're i'll orHff took his
run on the railroad"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-08-13
American Housewife Neither Flesh,
Food Nor Good Red Herring,
According to the Census Man
BUREAU GIVES 1T UP WHEN
LISTING is ATTEMPTED
Impossible to Define Housewife i'm
Her Various Stages Of Life and
Work - Director Says
Women Would Refuse
to Answer Quest
ions

housewife is neither flesh, fowl nor
good red herring, according to the
census man. Her work is so complex
her jobs are so diverse that the CEN
Gus bureau of the department of COM
merce will probably leave her out Of
the list of those "gainfully occupied"
in the 1919 census, now about to be
started. Moreover, she gains" no.
thing, however much occupied, and
worker without wage is hard to
classify. The housewife was omitted
from the 1910 census and there was
much ado about it.
To define the housewife in such
terms that the average census taker
will be able to classify her along
with other workingwomen is the pro-
blem.
Samuel L. Rogers, director of the
census, said today that no policy
could be announced yet. The oues-
tionnaire to be used by enumerators
in interviewing housewives has not
yet been completed, but the large
class of women whose principal en-
pfoyment is housekeeping will not
be listed unless they carry along an
other job with their housework. So
much has been practically decided.
After the census of. 1910, when
housekeeping" did not appear either
as profession or occupation, it was
estimated that the housekeeper exist
ed in the United States in numbers
ranging from 100000 to 10000
600. This is an average of two
housewives" to every woman en-
gagged in "gainful" work.
What is housewife anyway"
asked Mr.. Rogers. "Do you call the
woman who never goes nearer the
Kitchen than to admire the spotless-
ness, and directs her housekeeping
from an office, by the same term that
you do the woman living In small
apartments and doing all their own
work? Can you classify the woman
in rural districts who attends to the
family vegetable garden, takes hold
at the hoe, puts up quantities of pre-
serves, and does all her own house
work besides?
Moreover. the questions the CEN
sus taker would have to ask for such
ia classification would probably be
more personal than the woman would
want to answer. For instance, how
many women would stand for having
him get out his book and pencil and
politely inquire whether they did
their washing and ironing? If the
census taker asked the questions
necessary to classify housewives, it's
my guess that most women would re-
fuse to give him clear and complete
information.
"A census taker would nave to be
a person of tact, to put some Of the
questions over TO the housewives.
The war has added to the completely
OF the situation by taking larger
numbers of women into the working
world. Many women who are house
wives are also artists, office workers
or factory workers.
There is another angle to the pro.
blem. Does the housewife know how
to gauge the value of her work
Most work in the home has never
lbeen organized. Until housework has
become more like a profession it will
be impossible to place it correctly in
the economic scale and fix its real
value to the state"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-08-13
Judge Springer for Supreme Bench.


Judge William j. Springer, of New
Hampton, member of the bench of
the Thirteenth judicial district, COM
prising Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clay
ton, Fayette, Howard and Winnie
shiek counties, spent Thursday in
Marshalltown. Judge Springer is a
candidate for the supreme bench,
and is visiting different Iowa points
during the summer vacation for court
sessions, in order that he may meet
friends in the Interest of his candid
acy. Judge Springer's candidacy was
announced formally a few days age
by newspapers in his district.-Mar-
shalltown Times-Republican.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-08-13

German Gas Killed 758 Americans.
Washington, d. C.-Seven hundred
and fifty-six of the American soldiers
killed in action were victims OF gas,
according to an announcement last
week by the war department. rhe
average age of all men killed was 20
years.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-08-13
Farm Sold Again.

The Clark Headington farm in
Glenwood which was sold by Geo. P.
Ode a week ago to Messrs. Woldum,
Novotny and Ramsey, has been re-
sold by them to Mr.. Heinen who
lives on the Portman farm.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-08-13
Indications Point to Another Great and
Successful Exposition Here With
Record Breaking Crowds.
A SPLENDID PROGRAM FULL
Of FINE ENTERTAINING ATTRACTIONS
Many Splendid Exhibits of Stock Implements
and Hand Work, With Entertainment and
Amusement for Everybody.

for everybody. With good weather,
the fair of 1919 is assured.
The giant trotter Tell Sir won
yesterday in field of 7. Time
2:22h, 2:20h, 2:21k.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-08-13
These Calamities Sent Prices Up!

These Calam1tieS Sent Prlces up!
One grocer, when asked the rea-
son for honey selling at twice it's old
price, said, "The bees are all dying"
Here is matericl for "a brand new set
of excuses for the profiteers-let
them make use of 1t and give the
weary public bit of novelty. There
is scarcely any limit to the range of
It's application and with variations
it can be made to do duty for year
or SO at least.
Butter is high because the cows
have all been run over by auto speed
fiends. Fruit is high because the trees
were all chopped down last winter
for firewood. Sugar is high because
the flu killed off the cullud persons
who worked the plantations. Beef is
high because all the bulls we're made
into bullets--no, that won't do; it
would be getting back to the war as
an excuse.
Anyhow, dear profiteers (dear In
deedD set your wits to work and
concoct your own plantations from
these, few tips. 2 At in the name OF
Ananias give us something new. We
are fed up on the old stuff.-Ex.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-08-13
When soldiers May Wear Uniforms.

The War Department has issued a
circular advising honorably discharg-
ed soldiers that they are entitled to
wear their uniforms on special occa-
sions, such as parades, patriotic cell
sued because of numerous requests
from discharged soldiers tor such in
formation. An act passed by the last
congress allowed honorably discharg-
ed men in the military service, in.
GLIDING the navy and the marine
corps, to retain one complete unit
form and authorized it to be worn
after the men had returned 20 priv
ate life.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-08-13

Now the government is sending a
professor to make a survey of Iowa
and tell us why land is so high in
this state. OF course it makes a nice
trip for the professor and will prob
ably furnish certain jobs for certain
OF the unterrified who need them
but what do you Imagine he'll find
out by survey that any business
man or farmer or banker couldn't
tell him in FIVE minutes by the clock?
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-08-13
"Mr. Hughes and Mr.. Taft

"Mr. Hughes and Mr.. Taft will
find that they are serving an un-
grateful man" predicts the Cedar
Rapids Republican. ''He, Wilson, is
perfectly willing to have them serve
his ends and purposes, but they will
have to do it, if they would succeed
by obliterating themselves and all
their opinions and the opinions of
all those who differ with him."
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-05-09
cASTORIA
For Infants and Children
In Use For Over 30 Years
Always bears ~ -
Signature of S%1X NEEc<%%

B. H. Temple. an oil man, arrived in
Somerville few days ago and is maxi
ing investigation as to oil prospects in
this vicinity. He has enough faith in
finding oil that he has closed an oil
lease on the F. G. Jones farm of 800
acres in the fourth district and expects
to lease others. For a number of years
prospectors have visited the vicinity
hoping to find oil and leases have been
made in the county before but no actual
work has been done. This section being
exactly on line with the Pennsylvania
and Kentucky and Texas oil fields
counts it as fine prospect and none of
us can guess at what the future may
hold for this section.
Rub-My-Tism is a greet pain killer,
1t relieves pain and soreness caused by
Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Sprains, adv.
This county was treated to quite a
Disappointment last week when some
five or six hundred of her citizens ga,h-
cred here to see War Tank which had
been promised would be here. The
Tank was scheduled to visit Somerville
in the interest of the Victory Loan,
but on the day it was to come speakers
announced that because of red tape
in the War Department at Washington
orders could not be secured to move
the Tank from Memphis to this city.
The War Loan meeting was held in the
court house and was addressed by Mrs.
Sam Philips of Memphis and a young
Army Sergeant just back from France.
Capt. Maddox presidad.
The members of the Young Ladies
Aid Society Of the Methodist church
set out last week to raise money to
meet the balance due on the pipe organ
in he church. This instrument was
installed last year and the initial pay
ment made with money raised by these
ladies in entertainments and other meth
DDS at hand, and now some Of the notes
for further payments are due, 1t is
proposed to secure subscriptions cover
ing the entire debt, payable just as the
notes fall due. Liberal response was
being met to their efforts when the
list of subscribers was seen by US. 1t
is apparent that the only way to dis
pose of debt is topay it, and the soon
er the needed sum is subscribed the bet
ter.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-05-09

The Justices from the ninth district
certainly cannot be accused of favorite.
ism to their particular neighboring roads,
We Travelled well toward hundred mil {
one day last week over the county roads
and the very worst stretch we saw was
in the bottom between the homes OF
the two officials mentioned, and who
do not live more than two miles apart.
We found one of these men at work on
bridge that had washed away, giving
his time to advising the contractor who
was building it, aud the road along the
others property had been leveled up
by him aud his own hands without cost
to the county, while the bottom between
them is horrrid, and to a traveller it
seems nothing short of good high lev
ell can ever be hoped to remedy it.
For SALE-Registered Duroc pigs
B. Summers, Somerville, If.
A numbsr of the young men of herea
are interested in the organization of a
brass band and we are earnestly
hoping the project will be pushed to
successful organization. We can
think of very few things that would
give more pleasure to the community
and add more to the entertainment to
lie public, both home and visiting,
tan would such a band. There are
S yeral instruments in the vicinity al
,eady and others have signifed their
willingness to buy, while provision
must be made to help secure instru-
ments for the use of those who might
join and make valuable members and
can not buy their own instruments.
1t is a question the whole public should
be interested in.
On visit to the western part of the
county last week The Falcon editor WIS.,
tied Former County Superintendent of
Schools d. X, Darnell at Canadaville,
where he is conducting a mercantile
business. He moved his family to
that place from Macon some time ago
and is now preparing to build resid-
ence, shop, mill and gin, giving to
that place life it has never had before.
There has been the mercantile business
there for many years, and the other
enterprises mentioned should give the
business new vim and make it one of
the best business points at any country
place in the county. Prof. Donnell was
found as busy as could be on the occa-
sion there, and says that his entire
time is taken up from early morn till
late at night each dave
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-05-09

Doesn, hurt a bit! Drop little Free
zone on an aching corn. instantly that
corn stops hurting, then you lift it
right out. Yes, magic!
A tiny bottle of FrerzDne costs but D.
few cents at any druk store, Int is suf
Fl cient to remove every hard corn, soft
corn, or corn between tue toes, and IT,
calluses without soreness or irritation.
Freezone is the sensational discovery
Of a Cincinnati genius. 1t is wonderful .
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-05-09
The Strong Withstand the Heat Of
Summer Better Than the Weak

Old people who are feeble and younger people
who are weak, will be strengthened and enabled to
60 through the depressing heat of summer by TAX.
ing GROVES TASTELESS chill TONIC. 1t prrihes
and enriches the blood and builds up the whole sys-
tenn. You can soon feel its Strengthening. Invigor
sting EffeSt Soc
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-05-09
Groves TasteIess chill Tonic

restores vitality and energy by purifying and en-
riching the blood You can soon feel its Strength
ening, Invieorating Effect. Price Coo.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-05-09
The Falcon Psases its Readers Pays Its Advertisers

The Quinine That Does Not Affect The Head
Because of its tonic and laxative effect. LAXA-
TIVE BR0M0 QUlNINE (Tahlets) can be taken
by anyone without causing nervousness or ringing
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-09
LODGE REPLIES .
TO ALLUSIONS
TO PEACE PACT
No Undue Delay Intended
in Senate, Republican
Leader Declares.

Washington, Aug. 8,--(By The AS
sociated Press.-Corgress received
President Wilson's address on the
high cost of living with varying
comment, for most part favorable.
Although some senator's and repre-
sentatives disagreed with some of
the presidents specific recommen-
dations, there was an almost unani-
nous expression that his address
probably would have a beneficial eff
feet on conditions. His reference
to sober second thought on the part
of labor leaders was generally APT
proved.
Chairman Cummins of the senate
interstate commerce committee, and
|! Chairman Gronna, of the senate ag-
riculture committee, both of wlrieh
will have to deal with the presidents S
suggestions, thought the effect
would Be beneficial, but Senator
Gronna doubted that the commit
tee would give the president more
power than the food control act now
bestows.
Republican Leader Mondell, in the
house, however. characterized the
presidents address as confession"
that the administration had failed to
realize the seriousness of the situa-
ton and use its powers to cure it.
Speaker Gillett declared he found
little thoughtful suggestion in the
address.
Chairman Lodge of the senate for
eign relations committee issued a
statement in particular reference to
the presidents illusions to ratifca-
tlon of the peace treaty, declaring
that no undue delay was intended
in the senate and that the body had
been acting as speedily as it could.
He called attention to tine fact that
the, president took seven months to
negotiate the treaty and thatthe SEN
ate. sharing equal responsibility in
1t, hac been in possession of the
document only month. No other
nation except Great Britain has rati-
fed it, Senator Lodge said, and he
pointed out that it was not yet be-
fore the senate of France. The
country, as matter of fact he
said. was at peace with Germany
and trading with her. The foreign
relations committee. he reiterated.
had been unable to get information
necessary to its consideration. Sem
ator Lodge thought the president
had made some good and practical
suggestions in regard to prices
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-09
PRESIDENT HAS
NO IMMEDIATE
REMEDY FOR ILLS
Interesting Comments Made
on Message by Nebraska
Representatives.
BY &c. SNYDER
Staff Correspondent of Omaha Be,


Washington, Aug. S.-(Special
Telegram) President Wilson to-
day made his first appearance before
a republican congress in joint ses-
sion. 1t was not subservient nor
a hostile congress, but it gave the
president a dignificd, reception and
close attention because of the ser
ious import of his request that the
house recall its resolution for a re-
cess to hear message from him.
The republicans had to obtain a
quorum of the house to listen to the
president because of the obstructive
tactics of some democrats who re-
fused to permit the adoption of the
resolution for joint session with
out the presence of quorum. Many
republicans who had gone home for
a short respite froN the strenuous
session were summoned by wire.
The presidents address was a dis
appointment to those who expected
him to make a recommendation for
the immediate dealing with the high
cost of living. He admitted that
there is no immediate remedy to be
had from legislative and executive
action and did not let the oppor-
tunity pass to suggest that there
can be no peace prices so long as
our whole financial and economic
system is on a war basis" and that
while there is any possibility that
Continuation Page Two. Column Two.)
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-09
RECOMMENDS FOOD, CONTROL
ACT Be EXTENDED AND MORE
STRINGENT MEASURES PASSED
Plans to Reduce High Cost
Urged by U. S. President
In Message to Congress

miliar to you. They are the talk of
every domestic circle and of every
group of casual acquaintances even.
1t is matter OF familiar knowledge
also that process has set in which
is likely. unless something is-done,
to push prices and rents and the
whole cost of living higher and yet
higher, in a vicious cycle to which
there is no logical or natural end.
With the increase in the prices of
the necessaries of life come demands
for increases in wages-demands
which are justified If there be no
other means of enabling men to
live. Upon the Increase of wages
there follows close an increase in
the price of the products whose
producers have accorded the in
crease-not proportionate IN
crease, for the manufacturer does
not content himself with that, but
an increase considerably greater
than the added wage cost and for
which the added wage cost is often
times hardly more than an excuse.
The aborers who do not get an
increase in pay when they demand
it are likely to strike, and the strike
only makes, matters = worse. l,
checks production.if it affects the
railways it prevents distribution and
strips the markets. so that there is
presently nothing to buy, and there
is another excessive addition to
prices resulting from the scarcity.
Inactivity Not Justified.
Those are facts and forces witt
which we have become only toe
familiar; butwe are not justified be
cause ofazear familiarity with then
or because of any hasty and shallow
conclusion that they are natural
and inevitable. in sitting inactively
by and letting them work their fata'
results if there is anything that we
can do to check, correct or reverse
Continued on Page Ten, Column One }
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-09

Washington, Aug. 8.-President
Wilson's address to congress today
embodying recommendations de-
signed to reduce the cost of living
follows:
Gentlemen of the Congress-: l
have sought this opportunity to ad-
dress you because it is clearly my
duty to call your attention to the
present cost of living and to urge
upon you with all the persuasive
force of which l am capable the leg
islative measures which would be
most effective in controlling it and
bringing it down. The prices the
people of this country are paying
for everything that is necessary for
them to use in order to live are not
justified by a shortage in supply,
either present or prospective, and
are in many cases artificially and
deliberately created by vicious prac-
tices which ought Immediately to be
checked by law. They constitute a
burden upon US which is the more
unbearable because we know that it
is willfully imposed by those who
have the power and that it can by
vigorous public action be greatly
lightened and made to square with
the actual conditions of supply and
demand. Some of the methods by
which these prices are produced are
already illegal. some of them GRIM
inal and those who employ them
will be energetically proceeded
against but others have not yet been
brought under the law and should
be dealt with at once by legislation.
Practices Familiar to All.
I need not recite the particulars
of this critical matter; the prices
demanded and paid at the sources
of supply, at the factory, in the food
markets, at the shops, in the res
taurants and hotels. alike in the city
and in the village. They are ia