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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-08-06
Winneshiek Breaks Record.

Eva NJ. Fleming, superintendent of
schools and county director of the
United States boys working reserve
for Winneshiek county, has just fin
ished the enrolment of the boys
working reserve for the county.
Three hundred and twenty boys
are enrolled here, according to the
summary made at the headquarters
of the reserve. OF the number, 237
were born in Winneshiek county,
Al outside of the county In Iowa,
and AZ outside the state. Seven Of
these boys graduated from schools
in 1919; 120 report that they are
going to return to school next year.
One hundred twenty-eight of the
boys are not certain whether they
will return or not, and "a report
that they will not be in school next
year. OF the total number, 269 boys
have had experience in farming, GA
industrial experience, and 81 COM
mercial experience One hundred
forty-three of these boys state that
they prefer agricultural work, SO
say that they want to do industrial
work, 81 state they wish 20 do COM
mercial work and 81 do not give a
choice.
The leading occupation desired is
farming or agricultural work. The
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-08-06

VIII BE Used Rest Of the Calendar
Year 30 Finance Government
Requirements


. Announcement is made by the
Federal Reserve Bank OF Chicago on
instructions from Secretary OF the
Treasury Glass that Uaiceu States
Certificates of Indebtedness of 1--WE
months maturity, bearing interest at
Is 52 per cenJ, VIII be issued semi
monthly on the 1st and 18th, be-
ginning August ] for the rest OF the
calendar year for the purpose Of
financing the Governments require
ments. The first issue, daled August
/, due January 2, 1920, VIII be Tor
$500,0O0,000. The quota assigned
to the Seventh Federal Reserve Dis
trict is $70,000,0OO and is to be re-
apportioned among the banks of the
district as 10 per cent or the total
resources as of December 81, 1918.
Victory Loan certificates Of inbedteG-
ness due August II, Sept. 8 and
October will be accepted in pay
ment for this issue.
In the official information sent out
by the Treasury Department, subsen-
quent issues aside from August and
September, which issues are to total
about 5000, 000,000 each, will be for
| about half that amount, making a
grand total of $3,500,000,O 900. The
same period will see the redemption
of $2,997,540,500 in loan and tax
certificates, leaving net increase of
$502,459, $500 to be funded by the is
sue of short term notes when mar
ket conditions are favorable and the
terms advantageous to the govern
ment.
All national and state banks and
trust companies will be expected to
take not less than 1.6 per cent of
their gross resources in each semi
monthly issue of loan certificates
during August and September, with
the percentage falling to g toward
the end of the calendar year. The
program may be varied occasionally
by the substitution of tax certificates.
Secretary Glass believes the in
vestment value of the certificates has
been demonstrated to a large class
of buyers in previous issues and that
the banking institutions which have
aided in the distribution OF the GER
tificates have found ample compensa-
ton in the deposits resulting from
the Treasury's practice or making
each bank the depository OF the pro-
ceeds of certificates purchased.
Reviewing the financial condition
Of the country, Secretary Glass esti-
mated the income for the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1920, at $6,533, OO0,-
600, made up of internal revenue,
s4,940, 900; customs s25O,O00,-
900; sale of public lands, s3,00O,000,
miscellaneous, 100000, and
Victory Liberty loan installments,
S1,032, 900, 600.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-08-06
"Train OF Trucks Mile long"

"Train of Trucks Mile long"
Big Fleet Of trucks with the "cracIl
Jackie Band" will be in Waterloo
August 18th.
Motor Truck Manufacturers of the
United States are putting on a truck
Demonstration Tour through Illinois,
Iowa, North and South Dakota, Min
nesota and Wisconsin.
The Truck Train a mile or more
long will leave Chicago on Monday
morning August 4th, stopping from
one hour to two days in the principal
cities on the route, covering a total
distance in the states mentioned of
277S miles ending the tour at Mil
waukee, Wisconsin, Saturday, Octo-
Der 4th.
Moving pictures will be taken en-
route and will be exhibited all over
the American continent to show the
value of trucks to farmers and every
line Of business where transportation
facilities are required.
The government has put its stamp
of approval on the tour by donating
the Jackie Band that will accom-
pany the fleet of trucks during the
entire tour, besides the cooperation
given through agricultural colleges
and County Agents.
The truck train will arrive at
Waterloo between five and six o'clock
on the afternoon of August Z At
1880 there will be numerous truck
demonstrations and a band concert
followed by short addresses by COM
petent speakers on the relative cost
of transportation by motor trucks
as compared to the cost by other
means of transportation.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-08-06
Big Sum for 1O1 Fall Pigs.

The largest check ever received by
farmer of this community for a
bunch of hogs was issued one day
last week to Ed. Bunge residing 8
miles southeast Of Caledonia, who de-
livered 1O1 fall pigs, averaging 20S
lbs, for which he received $3.50 a
cwt. The total amount received was
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-08-06
Almost Loses Eye in Explosion.

On Friday evening last, Lawrence
the 14year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry c. Meyer, living just west of
the Postville Creamery, was the vic
tim OF a very unusual accident that
came near costing him the loss of
sight of one eye. He had driven his
fathers auto to the Hawkeye filing
station to initiate an extra tire at the
free-air service furnished there. The
extra tire was in the rear part Of the
car and very shortly after Lawrence
had started filling it there was an ey-
plosion that cracked like a pistol
shot, and Lawrence was nurriedly
hurled to the ground, either a piece
of the inner-tube or the top of the
free-air plug having struck him in
the eye with terrific force. Medical
help was promptly summoned and it
was at first thought the pail Of the
eye had been fractured, ont later
and closer examination disclosed a
chunk had been knocked our of the
eyeball and that The sight was not
injured. It was q most fortunate out
come Of an unfortunate affair and
everybody rajoices with Lawrence
that ne was not charlottesville
Herald.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-08-06
GAVE $4,000 TO GET HIS OLD
FARM BACK
jefferson County Farmer Sold for
S265 but Bought Back With
With Bonus

Fairfield, la.-John Nelson, living
near Batavia in Jefferson county, is
not going to move this fall if he did
sell his farm in the spring. Mr.. Nell
son has one of the finest 800 acres
in the county all tiled and improved
up to date but this spring decided
he would sell while the market was
good so when a purchaser came
along and offered him $3.50 per acre
he thought it was time to sell and
he did.
Recently Mr.. Nelson began cast
ing about for a place to buy and
move but he could not find any for
any thing like what he had taken
for his place, so, getting into his
car, he made flying trip to see the
man who had purchased his place.
After very earnest conversation
with the man, he got out his check
book, wrote out a check for the pur-
chase price that he had received, adj
ded $4,000 to it and the deed was
returned to him and Mr.. Nelson con-
siders himself very lucky indeed.
Charles Summers recently sold his
twenty acre tract just northwest or
this city for $11,50O, while ]. D..
Armstrong sold his eighty acres
four miles northeast OF Fairfield fC"
$500 per acre. John Cow sold ten
acres south Of Fairfield for $500.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-08-06
Does Big Business in Rattlesnakes.

Waukon, IA mighty rattle
snake hunter is Jake HOFFMAN of
near New Albin, in this county, who
has marketed them the past few days
in wholesale lots at the county audi
tors bounty counter. He sent in
twenty-seven of the rafting tails one
day, followed by a consignment of
thirty the next day and the day fol-
lowing thirty-three were received
from him-a total of ninety in three
days. He received bounty of so
cents on each reptile.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-08-06

If you think your income tax is
hardship, picture what you would
have been up against had William
Hohenzollern won the collectorship
job.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-08-06

S4,610.3O. Mr.. Bunge is evidently
successful hog raiser as he received
over $4,000 last fall from lot of
hogs which he Observation-Disclosures
Journal.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-08-06
At Winneshiek Hotel
Hours 10 a. m. to 5 p. m.

Mr.. Fisk made visits to DEBORAH
for over 26 years. over 10000 citi-
zens of IN. E. Iowa are using his
glasses with absolute satisfaction.
You cannot consult anyone better
about your eyes.
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LEAGUE MAIN POINTS
SET, SAYS LARNAUDE
Transportation, Commerce and
Financial Sections Alone
Remain to Be Written.
WILL NOT FORBID WARS
International Forces Avail.
able for State Adjudgcd
to Be in Right.
By the Associdfed Pyess.

PARIS, Feb. s tdeiayed). The mos,
important part OF the preliminary work
Of establishing a society OF nations has
been concluded" said Prof. Ferdinand
Larnaude, dean Of the law faculty OF tho
University OF Paris and. with Leon
Bourgeois. o French delegate on the COM
mission on a society OF nations, in dis.
cussing to-day the work OF the commits.
sion.
I'VE have reached the fourteenth ar
ticle," he continued. and We expect %
conclude preliminary discussions early
next week The articles which have been
adopted deal with the desire OF the So
ciety to prevent future wars. What re-
mains to be Investigated concerns inter.
national transportation. commerce and
financial affairs. and we expect the dele
gates to agree promptly"
Asked II the departure of President
Wilson. Premier Lloyd George ard Pre-.
mier Orlando would affect the continu-
ance OF the commissions work Prof
Larnaude replied:
NO. the work will go on. Col House
will represent America on the commits.
sion, Lord Robert Cecil will appear tlr
Great Britain and Prof Uhilloga will
take the place OF Premier Orlando Of
Italy"
Continuing, he said:
Newspaper men need not impress on
the masses that We win succeed In I'm
mediateiy Graduating the germ OF war
This will have to be done gradually
My idea is that when disputes arise
between two nations they would be re-.
ferred to an executive assembly TO be
formed by the delegates from all ma
tons which are members of the So
ciety of Nations. This assembly after
investigation would decide which oc ne
| nations was right and international
forces. IL created. would be placed at
the disposition OF the country in tfs
right, should such a step be necessary.
In some cases the executive assembly
might not act beyond giving a decision
and would allow the disputants to sett .
matters between themselves by force II
so inclined"
Prot Larnaude alluded to the calm.
| perfectly natural and agreeable manner
| in which President Wilson has presided
| over the discussions OF the commission.
Had we at times been impatient"
he said. Il am sure the digniAed a.
| titude OF the American President woG a
have been sufficient TO quiet US"
Referring to the probable capital o.
the Society OF Nations he said that he
preferred Versailles. but added that th,a
was merely his personal choice. for tie
reason that Versailles is so close 10 ths
| great Geographic. postal. railroad and
! diplomatic centre of Paris.
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He pointed out that the message from
the Soviet Government had not replied
to the invitation, which only contem-
plated n meeting of the Russian factions
themselves to try to agree on some plan
for the benefit of their country. II was
not the understanding, he said. that the
representatives of the Entente should
do more than try to bring the Russians
together, and he declared that there was
no purpose OF entering into negotiations
with the Bolshevik governments.
To do so. NJ. Pichon said, would be to
encourage the Bolsheviki to declare
triumphantly TO their people that the
Allies were completely beaten and at
their mercy.
Any attempt to secure an agreement
to recognise the outstanding Russian
foreign debt. NJ. Pichon contended. would
be heralded as establishing the truth
Of the Soviet claim that the Allies were
moved only by capitalistic influences.
French member of the Prinkipo com
mission had been named. II was true.
but that was done in advance OF the re-
ceipt of the Soviet message. 1t now
appeared that there was no other Rus
sian faction than that OF Moscow that
had expressed an intention to attend the
conference by February Is, the date
originally set for tho meeting.
II would be better. he said. not to 70
at all. The Entente commission would
not willingly alone confer with the
Soviets.
Concerning the possibility that the
Soviet Government might agree to pay
its foreign debt, NJ. Pichon said that OF
all the Governments It was the least able
to undertake this task. which would re-
aure the entire energy and strength OF
an organized Russian Government oper-
atlng in peace time.
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sCHUMANN- HEINK'S SON DEAD.
singer Hears Eldest succumbed to
Wounds.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. Feb. 9.-Mme.
Ernestine Schumann- Heink, the prima
donna, was informed in letter received
by her here to-day Of the death Of her
eldest son, August Heink.
who died two months ago from wounds
received In the German Naval Service.
The letter which was dated Copenhagen.
Denmark. December l6. 1919" and
signed "Kathe' was the FIRST word that
the prima donna had received OF her
son since he became an officer In the
German navy. 1t contained no mention
Of the manner Of her sons death, except
to say it was in performance of his
duty"
The prima donna, who has four sons
in the American service, said she would
not cancel any OF her engagements. "Ali
my life have worked for my children"
she explained, land l will be brave. II
is for them"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-10
SOLDIERS COUNCILS
DEMAND CONGRESS
Call for Meeting of All Ger
man SoUiets.

BERLIN, Feb. Z (deiayed) The Con-
sress Of Soldiers Councils attached TO
various OF the German army corps ended
It's sessions here to-day with the adop-
tIon OF a resolution calling upon the Cen
trail Council Of the Soldiers and Work
mems Boards to summon general con-
gress OF all the German Soviets by Feb
ruary 20. II the Central Council OF
twenty-seven members refuses to comply
the executive committee Of the Berlin
local council receives the authority to
summon such a national congress.
As the Berlin body Is wholly domi-
mated by radical elements 1t is expected
that II will lose no time in making use
OF the prerogative given II, especially as
the Central Council Of twenty-seven al
ready has returned its mandate TO the
National Assembly a; Wemar. on the
principle that its functions would cease
with the installation of the new coalition
democratic Government.
There seems no doubt that the work
ingmens boards all over Germany are
in full accord with the action OF the sol.
diers. and thus the prospective fight Of
the Soviets for the retention of their au'
thority undlminished promises to supply
lively counter action to that OF the
Constituent Assembly.
The concluding session of the Soldier,
Congress was marked by further snari
criticism OF the military policies OF the
Government and Of its present attitude
toward the Soviets. One Hamburg col
der delegate declared that 10000 work
ingmen in Hamburg we're under arms
ard that II the Gerstenberger division
now occupying Bremen. attempted TO en-
ter Hamburg the first shot fired woulc
be A signal for the blowing Up OF bridge.
and of food cargo vessels The working
men, he declared were organized int
companies, and the Hamburg Soviet haC
at its disposal In addition 100. 900 troop.
within the precincts OF the Nineteenth
Army Corps.
The congress also adopted a resolu
ton declaring that the ordinance OF thu
Minister OF War on January ~, afYectint
the authority OF the Soviets was illegal
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-10
AMERICAN DEAD MAY
REMAIN IN FRANCE
Negotiations Pending for Ma
tionol Cemetery, Says Baker.

BOSTON, Feb. s.---Acting upon instruc-
tons from the War Department Gen
Pershing has been in communication the
past month with Marshal Petain with
the purpose OF purchasing property for
national cemetery for the American
dead in France. according to "A statement
made here to-day by Secretary Of War
Baker. The orders st!pulate. he said.
that a chateau or castle shall be located
on the property dec!ded upon adequate
for a museum to house n collection COM
memorating Americas participation in
the world war.
Secretary Baker made clear that the
plan would not interfere In any way with
the desires OF those who wish their dead
brought back 10 this country. The War
Department will scrupulously respect
such requests, he said. AT the same
time" he added In referring to the plan.
81 believe there could lie devised no
more appropriate or sitting memorial 10
the American dead"
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PHRASES IN DRAFT
BEING MADE CLEAR
Action This Week Regarded
as Almost Certain.
By the Associated r. .ss.

PARIS. Feb. 9-The week begins with
the business of the Peace Conference
we'll advanced. Dozens of commissions
are at work with an energy never seen
in former international conferences.
First in interest and Importance be-
cause of the fundamental nature OF its
task. the Commission on the Society OF
Nations Is now awaiting what Is termed
Qualification" of two sections of the
sreat project which appear to have been
adopted without really clear and unan
imous understanding OF their scope.
While this statement ts regarded in
sor1e quarters as rather peculiar con-
fession on the part Of trained diplomats.
1t Is cited as justification for the decli-
nation by the commission to make public
the text of any OF the articles It has
approved until all the work Is completed
and beyond the necessity OF revision In
the light OF subsequent action on the
other sections A subcommittee Is un-
travelling the tangled skein OF diplomatic
verbilge and. 1t is hoped. will clear II
up at meeting tomorrow by the sub
sttution Of phraseology that will en-
able the commission to resume Its work
very soon.
In view of frequent Official assurances
that the work was being done with COM
plete unanimity. no doubt can be enter
tained that the plan will be ready for
action by a plenary meeting OF the con-
ference before the end OF the week.
Nearly all the nations are now being
represented on the special commission
framing II and from this 1t is assumed
that practically they have committed
their Governments to support OF the
measure when IL comes up for final
approval 10y the conference.
AS the American delegates have ex-
planned, the fate OF the measure does
not depend upon q majority vote. The
Powers accepting the plan, whatever
may be their number, will go ahead with
the organization OF the society. II there
should be dissenters they will be left out
until they ind 1t expedient to come IN.
The newly created Supreme Eco
homie Council has taken rank next in
importance to the Society of Nations
Commission. It's membership will be
announced soon and It will get to work
Immediately thereafter. 1t will have
charge of food supply. shipping. blockade
and possibly financial questions. 1t has
been suggested that this council may
become permanent and assume an i'm
mense authority. though probably II
would be necessary for the Congress OF
the United States to sanction such func-
tion II continued after the signing Of a
definite peace treaty.
Even II limited in existence to the
transitory period between war and
peace, the American delegates expect
that the council will be n great aid dur
| ing the uncertain armistice period IN the
solution OF economic problems for which
| the military men who have been In con-
| troll are untitled by training and tradi-
ton and with which they are unable to
cope. The American delegates think II
will exercise a wholesome restraining In
huence over those making excessive de-
mands and will facilitate and hasten ar
agreement upon the terms for an extern
| sion OF the armistice. expiring soon.
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Difference in Debts.

And financially. by reason OF the
blockade tthe value OF which as mil
itary factor no one will question:. the
German war debt is almost wholly a
debt to her own people, easily repudi-
ated, while the debt OF France is one
which must be paid. Here again the
war has proved something Ike a Pyrrh.c
victory for France.
French money invested abroad before
the war was large. Some fifty or sixty
billion francs OF French stock fl0 .o00.-
100000 to sl2 .0O0.0O0). What has
teccme OF that fortune? The best that
we can hope for is that payments on
about two-thirds OF 1t may be considered
AZ simply deferred; that tho immense
sum accumulated by French thrift and
loaned abroad will DO collectible even.
tually.
France has something like twenty
billion francs $4,000, 000.000) invested
In Russia. two-thirds OF that sum In
Russian Government securities and the
remainder In industrial enterprises. The
French people had other billions In Bal
kan and Turkish obligations. Then. just
BEIGE the war the disorders in Mexico
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-10
WILSON GETS PEACE SYMBOL.
Greek Professors Present Diploma
I'm Olive Box.

PARIS. Feb. 9.-The delegation from
the University OF Athens which called
upon President Wilson last night and
delivered on behalf OF the university
diploma bestowing upon him the hon
orary degree OF doctor Of laws was
headed by Prof. Andreadis OF the faculty
of the university and a member OF the
American Academy of Political Science.
MAY IL be allowed us members OF tho
profession from whose ranks you were
called to your high office" said Prof
Andreadis in presenting the diploma, ito
add this wish
The box which contains this diploma
came from one OF those antique olive
trees OF which Sophocles sang. The olive
tree has always been symbol OF peace.
In the olden days its branches were prizes
for the peaceful victors of the Olym-
pic games May similar wreath OF
olives, Mr. President. crown the work
YOU have undertaken In the interest Of
humanity"