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The daily morning oasis., 1919-10-19

The Fashion Show, which is more
( correctly called a style promenade, is
an established institution now. Car
ments for all the seasons, spring,
summer, autumn and winter make
their debut at these promenades, when
practiced and keen eyes pass upon
their merits and the acid tests of the
buyers send them on their way to
successor relegate them to oblivion.
New fabrics, new silhouettes, new
style features have their tryouts at
these promenades and the questions,
as to what is to be presented to the
public, are settled by those who seem
to have an intuition in the matter OF
coming fashions.
Two striking garments that chal-
lenged comparisons at a recent style
promenade in New York, are shown
above. They invite attention to new
style features that have made sue
cess and have an assured future,
Wool velvet, which goes by several
names, with fur for trimming, is the
fabric used in them and their lines
indicate what.is acceptable to Ameri-
can women. At the left of the picture
there is handsome top coat in a
very dark gray with cross-bars in
white, which is a new adventure
In velvet coatings. A photograph
cannot convey the smartness anC
richness of this material, but Il
sets forth plainly the style Of the
The daily morning oasis., 1919-10-19
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flowered Dresden
combined and plaid material The Peerkin suit for small
made of colored dim
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The daily morning oasis., 1919-10-19

NNothing could be richer in con-
ception than the winter street
suit sketched today. 1t is made Of
velour de laine in the wonderful
new color called bronze citron.
The fur pockets, collar. cuffs,
muff and hat are of gray 3quir-
rel. The little close-fitting turbaD
is ,relieved with trim of French
violets.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-08-27

Mayor Bucknell and wife went
to st. Paul Sunday to attend the
state fair.
Miss Anna Dale left for Mime
apolis where she will resume her
training in nursing.
Mrs. p. l.. Bervig returned to
Souris, N, d. today after visit here
withsher sister, Miss Mary Gardner.
--~Mr. and Mrs. M. X. Rudrud, OF
Wesley, Wis. autoed here Monday
on visit to the Ole Thompson home
Misses Adeline and Jean Ure OF
Washington, d. c. are guests at the
| homes of their cousins, Mrs. Eliza
beth Chinn and Mrs. E. C. Grant.
Miss Hilda Dahl, of Chicago,
returned home to Chicago last week
after weeks visit with Miss Mary
Stoskopf.
MR.. and Mrs. T. j. jayne, Miss
Bertha Ratcliff and Miss Laura
Ellingson arrived home yesterday
from MeGregor, where they spent
seven. weeks on McGregor Heights
Miss Karen Brandt arrived
home last week from Counc Biucs
where she had been taking UP Home
Service Work for soldiers and sail
ors and is now Executive Secretary
of the Home Service Section here
with Offices in The liecorah STATE
Bank building.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. B. Gibbs and
family of Minneapolis and the for,
mer's mother, Mrs. w. II. Gibbs OF
Los Angeles, CAL motored here from
Minneapolis last Friday. The former
Mr.. and Mrs. Gibbs and family con
cluded their visit yesterday morning
fand returned to Minneapolis, while
Mrs. w. II. Gibbs will remain for q
longer visit. They were guests at the
home of their cousin, Mrs. Henry
Haas,
You will want to dress up for the
big home coming celebration in De
corah September 4th. Our stock OF
clothing is complete. We have the
biggest line of up to date suits an6
assure you that our prices are the
most reasonable. BEARS.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-08-27

Mrs. Frank Frye was a passen-
ger to Calmar yesterday.
Walter Swensop left for Cogs-
WELL, N. d. ON business today.
-Kenniston Graves went to Neils.
vile, Mimi. yesterday for visit with
relatives.
AIR. John Raak of BrooBings, S.
ID. is guest at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Ray Algyer.
Mrs. Oscar Dahl was a passen-
ger to Northwood, Iowa yesterday
for visit with friends.
Miss Florence Thune went to
Neilsville, Mimi. yesterday for visit
of two weeks with relatives.
Miss Emma Faldet arrived home
last week from Washington, d. c.
for visit with her mother.
Mrs. Severance of Milwaukee
is a guest of her brother, Mr.. Fred
Reum and her sister, Miss Ida.
Mrs. Walter S. Dunning depart
ed Saturday night for North Dakota
for a visit of one week with her
sister.
Miss Ardath Conrad arri, ed
home Saturday night from Fayette
where she attended the summer ses-
sion of school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Kennedy re-
turned home to California today af-
ter a five weeks visit here with rela-
tives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orley Scekatz and
son Charles who have feen visiting
relatives here mcsorel to their home
in Manson, Iowa Monday.
Thomas Weldon arrived home
Thursday night from Minneapolis
and Lake Minnetonka where he visit
ed his daughter Mrs. T. X. Kelley.
Attorney j. A. Nelson went to
st, Paul yesterday to meet Mrs. Nell
son and family on their return from
Inkster, N. D. where they visited
her parents.
MIR. and Mrs. Paul Preus and
children of st. Paul and Rev. Clar-
ence Haugen, wife and baby of Cam
by, Mimi. arrived last Wednesday
on visit to the X. I. Haugen and
Rev. Preus homes. ..se sa.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. E. Bucknell
and son left for Des Moines where
Mr.. Bucknell will take in the State
Fair. Mrs. Bucknell and son will go
on to PGnora, where she will visit
with her sister, Mrs. Plummer.
Miss Mae Linkenheil, of Rock
Valley, has been guest at the B.
]. Kornmeyer home the past week.
The power of decision, when back
ed by course in the Mankato Com
mercial College, Mankato, Mimi, is
sure to bring success. 35-1.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-08-27

Miss Loretta Mccarthy of Os-
sian was a visitor here on Saturday
Miss Viola Void returned to
Elkader Saturday after a. visit with
friends here. q f
Editor Leonard of the Lawler
Dispatch, and wife were DEBORAH
visitors Sunday.
Miss Dorothy Barfoot came home
Saturday from a brief visit. with re-
latives in Pennington, Mimi.
John Richert and John McMul-
len, of Hesper Twp. went to the
State Fair at Des Moines Monday. 3
*. S. Tolstad went to Lake Mills
Monday night where he will spend
two or three weeks with friends and
relatives.
Miss Anna Kittlesby came on
Saturday from the Twin Cities for
visit with her sister, Miss Lima
Kittlesby.
Miss Nellie Wolford arrived
here Saturday from Anamosa for a
visit of two weeks with her mother
and sisters.
Mrs. G.. r. Hamre and two chill
dren left for Cresco Saturday for a
few days with the formers aunt,
Mrs. Haugen.
Mrs. liver Gunderson arrived
home last week from an extended
visit in Silverton, Ore. with her
daughter, Mrs. c. E. Jorgenson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Laurence Ramsey
left on Saturday for Twin Valley,
MINI. to attend the wedding of the
formers brother, Selmer Ramsey.
Miss Anna Bangs concluded a
visit of two weeks here with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. o. Bangs and
her sisters, Mesdames Frank Arneson
and Winger and returned to her
home in Minneapolis Thursday.
~Mr. and Mrs. Karl Knutson left
saturday for Rochester, Mimi. where
they will spend few days. They go
from there to Dakota to visit and
then to their home in South Bend,
Indiana.
Train for business career at Val
der College, DEBORAH, Iowa. Write
today for catalog. Hundreds Of
positions are open to stenographers
and bookkeepers. Fall term, Sept. 1.
Mrs. Bertha Mott arrived home
Thursday from New York. Her
daughter, Miss Dontie who accom-
panied her arrived home on Monday,
having spent few days in Chicago
On her way home.
Walter Van Pelt and wife re-
turned home to Cedar Rapids Mon
day, after a visit with his parents.
His father who was injured couple
of weeks ago is out again and get
ting along fine.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-08-27
Allen Wise spent several days

Allen Wise spent several days
in Chicago last week.
-Adolph Nalli departed Monday
for Nora Mimi. where he will work.
-Thos. Boyd, of Dubuque, is here
on a visit to his grandmother, Mrs
Maroneys
Mrs. Hans Simonson left Satur-
day for Hawkeye for a visit at the
Ed Allen home.
-Sergt. Chris. Flemming is down
from Minneapolis on a visit to his
brother Lawrence.
Mrs. HI. c. Holford returned to
Minneapolis Monday after a visit
with relatives here.
Mr.. M. Broghammer departed
Saturday for Glendive, Mont. where
he has farm interests.
Mrs. John Carolan and her son
John went to Waucoma Thursday to
visit her farther, John Cronin.
Rep: E. j. Hook and wife left
by auto last Friday on a visit to
Grundy Center and Des Moines.
Mrs. Henry Symonds and son
Hugo went to Des Moines on Friday
for visit with the Misses st. Johns.
Mrs., A. M. Queal and children
returned to Minneapolis Saturday
after visit here at the Peter Queal
home.
Miss Agnes Engen departed on
Saturday to spend her vacation of
two weeks at Wilmar, MINI. with
friends.
Mrs. II. Quandahl returned to
Northwood, Iowa Saturday having
been a guest at the home of Mrs. H.
B. Johnson.
Milton Dalvey returned to Nc
Gregor Monday having spent Sunday
here with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
M. o. Dalvey. III
Mrs. H. M. Weiser came Thurs
day night from Fargo, N. d. for a
visit at the home of her mother,
Mrs. M. A. Shea.
MIR. and Mrs. Chris Augustenson
and two children went to Cresco on
Saturday toSspend Sunday at the
Henry Hanson home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Hogan re-
turned to Mason, City Thursday
having visited few days at the
Mike Bresnhan home.
Mrs. John Darlington left Satur-
day for Minneapolis for a visit and
from there she will go to Parchel,
N. d. for a visit with relatives.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-08-27

After October, the rural part of
the population get the days of the
length that suits them for half a
year. Isn't that a fair divide?
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-08-27

One Texas paper chides another
for spelling state with capital IS"
1t is a little unseemly with state
sovereignty still hanging over the
ropes.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-08-27
Chrlstian sc.ence Services.

Wednesday evening Testimonial
SUNDAY 10:45 a. m.
Subject, Christ Jesus
SUNDAY School II O'CLOCK.
Meetings & D. m.
Reading Room open Wednesday
and Saturday from 2 to 4.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-08-27
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Pick 0'the World Photo Plays.
Big Attractions All Week!

WEDNESDAY. Fox Special. Geo. Walsh in Putting
One Over reels. The fastest crook story you have
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comedy of intrigue and love. Fox Sunshine Comedy
Merry Jabirds riot of 1000 feet Matinee $3.50; p.
THURSDAY. Vitagraph. Bessie Love in "Cupid
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Marie Wacamp in The Red Glove reels. serial of a
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FRIDAY and SATURDAY, Metro All Stars. Emmy
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she the principal star of the wordrenowned Gaey Thea
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Brown Eyes and Bank Notes l. Ko Komedy
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Vim. Farnums pictures always good They
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There honest-to goodness thrills in The
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The Punta Gorda herald., 1919-03-27
Abolish Those Offices

We have no personal objection
to the gentlemen who are drawing
salaries from the state as commits
sioner, or inspector, this or that,
but we have to see that their serv-
ices are indispensable or that they
are even profitable to the state, in
saying which we do not discredit
the truth of the saying, "The
workman is worthy of his hire"
We simply consider that a large
proportion of these positions are
unnecessary to the well-being of
the people and therefore should be
abolished. Retrenchment and re-
form is still good Democratic doc
trine that the next legislature
should begin to put in practice
again, and no better place to
start could be found than in cut
ting out about three-fourths of
these political debt paying ap-
pointive positions.-Live Oak Cit
izen.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1919-03-27
Sarasota and Live Oak Dissatis-
fed

The Radcliffe Chautauqua will
have to look for new pastures to
get guarantees to give their
three-days' performance ne
year. Florida towns have had to
pay heavy for this class OF enter
tainment and the poor programs
were a cause of much dissatisfac-
ton. What reason is there any
way that a company cannot come
into a town on its own merits
Why should ten responsible busi-
ness men guarantee its expenses,
the salary of the performers and
the profits to the management p
Sarasota Times.
There were twelve names on
the list Of chautauqua guarantors,
which made the amount $208.44,
that the organization as whole
have to put up. The gentlemen
who were back of the Chautauqua
movement, have the right view
point and would not regret their
monetary loss, if they could have
the satisfaction Of knowing that
this money had been earned.
They certainly would be justi-
fed in the act, if they refused to
fill their part of the contract, as
the Chautauqua program was far
from measuring up to the stand
ard promised by their advance
agent.-Live Oak Democrat.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1919-03-27

men have their minds on money,
for which they are hustling for
the benefit of their women folks,
which is right. If there were no
women, the men wouldn't do a
lick of work.
Now comes that lovable lady,
Mrs. j. Freese Robinson of Brook
line, Mass, and, under date of
March 10Th, writes this very
pleasant note, which we give in
full:
Dear Mr.. Jordan i feel like
echoing the words of the West
Virginia correspondent, that "the
enclosed check will not look any
better to you than The Herald
looks to me-"
We lived in Punta Gorda long
enough to love the place and to
feel a deep interest in the people.
| shall never forget the dear
friends and acquaintances we
made there. 1t does me good to
hear from the "Sunny South, :"
and you all have my hearts very
best wishes, and / only hope Pun
ia Gorda may grow and prosper.
Your editorials are always so
interesting and instructive, and
l take much pleasure in reading
"Kaler's Kurrent Komments, "al-
so.
My brother and wife join me in
best wishes to you and yours, and
wish me to assure you that they
too, enjoy reading The Herald.
Sincerely,
Mrs. j. Freese Robinson.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1919-03-27

Sarasota Times The press of
the country gave such loyal sup
port to the government during
the war that many lines of bust
ness are now trying to work the
papers for free advertising. Big
prices are paid to experts to get
up cleverly worded articles that
to the uninitiated spells progress
sive movements on the part of
communities. Plate companies are
then paid to put this in shape to
furnish free to papers, and adver-
tising worth thousands of dollars
to different manufacturing con-
Germs is obtained free if the pa
pers are so short sighted to their
interests as to publish it. Flori-
da papers have grown wise to this
and very little of this free plate
will be used in the state.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1919-03-27
ACRES OF TOMATOES
ARE PLANTED HERE
Buyers on the Ground to Get
Them
OUR TRUCKERS PRosPERING
Growers Will Probably Receive
Good Prices for Their Crops on
Account of High Waters on
East Coast-Frost in the North.

GhSb OOdSG--G IUSt III Tile NOItU
Tomatoes? Sure enoughl Pun
ia Gorda will fairly revel in this
delicious vegetable this season
and many carloads will be ship
ped to northern markets, princi-
pally Philadelphia and Chicago.
The development of the tomato
as an edible vegetable has requir-
ed less than a century. Only two
generations ago the tomato was
supposed to be poison and was
raised as an ormental plant. 1t
was called "The Love Apple
There are in the neighborhood
of $50 acres being planted this
year in the immediate vicinity of
Punta Gorda. Those who are in
the business have been offered
$3.50 per crate f. o. b. Punta Cor
da. Considering the fact that the
tomato crops on the East Coast
have been nearly all drowned out,
this is a low offer, but some of
our growers have closed with it,
thinking it best to play safe. In
this they may be right, as once we
had tomatoes to ship and received
sometimes two two-cent postage
stamps as full payment for a ship
ment and at another time failed
to receive anything at all.
In view of the fact that the
East Coast was almost drowned
out and that the north of Florida
and Georgia were frozen out, it
seems possible, however, that to-
matoes will bring Sc to So in
Northern markets. Should this
be true, those who have sold their
tomatoes for the low price will
live to regret it and those who did
not sell will reap a large reward
for their labor.
Tomatoes are easy to grow and
require less spraying and fertiliz-
er than almost any other crop, un-
less it is Irish potatoes. If one
could afford to stake and prune
their tomato vines, the quality and
quantity of the crop would be
much increased. On the East
Coast, we are told, growers do
not plow the ground except where
the tomatoes are planted. They
fertilize oftener than we do here
and cultivate less. Our inform
ant said that the East Coast grow
err often fences in large slough,
throws up his beds, sows his
seeds in the hill, fertilizes, and
that is all he does except to thin
out his plants, replant and do a
little cultivating. Could we sue
cessfully grow them this way, our
profits would be increased. We
know it for a fact that, under
proper conditions, tomatoes will
do well on new slough land.
After a week. hard work, we
have been able to learn few of
the tomato growers and the acre
age they have in:
A. P. Hatch, George McLane,
Adam Silcox and L. A. Hawkins
have in fifteen acres.
F. M. Cooper has eleven acres
planted to tomatoes.
T. G. Crosland and r. C. Blount
follow with twelve acres.
Then comes George Wilson and
a Mr.. Williams with ten acres.
w. l.. Koon has six acres, Dick
and Charles Windham have six
acres and G. d. Hawkins has one
acre. A. F. Dewey has some to-
matoes planted, but we were un-
able to learn how many.
In addition to their tomatoes,
nearly all these growers have
either cukes or peppers and some
The Punta Gorda herald., 1919-03-27
A SERIOUS PROBLEM
DISCUSSED IN TAMPT
At a Meeting of Leading Bust
ness Men
NEW TAX SYSTEM REQUIRED
Plan Proposed by Hon. Perry G.
Wall Would Equalize the Bur-
den and Add Millions to the
Tax Rolls.

| lax hOllS.
"A meeting of some of the lead
ing business men of Tampa was
held on Wednesday night of last
week to discuss the all-absorbing
tax problem. AS this is a matter
of great interest to the taxpayers,
we reprint the report of the meet
ing as given by the Tampa Times,
as follows:
That property should pay tax
es, in accordance with it's ability
to pay and in accordance with
the benefits received was the
thought expressed by Perry G..
Wall, at a meeting of interested
citizens held in the courthouse
last night to consider the forma-
ton of taxpayers league, to
stimulate interest in better tax
laws. Mr.. Wall pointed out that,
as the present laws of Florida are
executed, real estate bears larg-
er share of the tax burdens than it
should and urged that there
should be such an interest in the
matter as to devise effective meth
DDS of placing some Of this burden
on personal property.
Mr.. Wall made a clear and logi-
cal exposition of the subject,
showing that he has given it much
study. He is a member of the
committee of nine authorized by
the last legislature to study taxa
tion. j. A. Griffin, of the Ex-
change National Bank, is another
local member. wv. A. Blount Of
Pensacola, is chairman. It was
this appointment and the fact that
his firm is one Of the largest tax
payers in Tampa that caused his
interest in the matter. The com
mission will report to the next
legislature, but its report is not
yet made public. 1t is written,
however, and now being put III
type.
! we ran up against the State
constitution right away" SAYS
Mr.. Wall. 1T says all property
must be assessed at cash value
and taxed the same way. We cot
to thinking about that and we
felt that it couldn t be done and
get all the property on the tax
rolls without meaning confsca-
tion in some cases. We saw that
the government recognized the
principle of property being assess
ed according to its ability to pay.
just as men are assessed accord
ing to their ability to pay. In it's
tariff bills, it makes such a dis
tinction because it is right
AS an instance of property that
pays no tax under the present
rules governing taxation in Flor
ida, Mr.. Wall adduced bank. de-
posits, mortgages and other evi-
dences of indebtedness. He went
on to develop the fact that such
property-for it certainly is
property, as much as piece of
real estate-cannot afford to pay
the average rate of taxation. but
if it is to be reached and to pay q
proper share of the expense. of
government, must be assessed at
something less than the average
rate.
What is the rate of taxation
for state and county purposes
-here?' he asked County Tax As
SCISSOR Woodward.
'Thirty-one mills was the
answer.
Mr.. Wall went on to show that
bank deposits pay but 4 per cent.
and that it was not possible Nfor
them to be assessed at 81. Either
they would not be assessed, as is
now the case, hardly tax assess
or in Florida making even an ef-.
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