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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-11-24
Wen Know Pioneer Passes.

Nels Korsen passed away last
Friday at his home in this city. For
a number of years past the deceas-
ed had been afflicted with heart
trouble, and for two weeks previous
to his death had been confined to his
bed. He was born in Norway, Aug.
IS, 1850, and came to America when
10 years of age, and was an early
resident of Winneshiek, locating in
Canoe township, where he farmed
for 80 years until eight years ago
when he retired and came to Decor
ah to live. He was married on May
25, 1876, to Miss Ella Peterson.
Twelve children were born to the
union and the following survive him:
Mrs. John Estrem, Mrs. o. ], Ness,
Mrs. Horace Smith, Mrs. Peter Dan
ielson, Mrs. Sydney Ruth, Benjamin,
Joseph and Julius. Four sons passed
away, namely Melvin, John, Maurice
and Helmer.
Mr.. Korsen was a man highly re-
spected and beloved by everybody
who ever had the pleasure of his
acquaintance. He was a man OF
high character and a true friend al
ways, and the sympathy of many is
extended to the bereaved ones in
their loss. The funeral was held
yesterday afternoon at 2:S0 from
the home and 800 o'clock from the
Haugen church in Canoe, where the
burial took place. Rev. o. Glesne OF
.he Norwegian church of Decorah
officiating.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-11-24

What has become of the old-fash-
ioned newspaper that used to cover
itself with Growing roosters when
its side triumphed at the polls, and
displayed a reguritative bird when
Gefeated?" inquiries the Knoxville
Express. Years ago post-election
newspaper without roosters would
fave been like soup without salt.
Now you can read newspapers all
day and find never a rooster. Styles
change in roosters and in newspa-
pers.s
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-11-24
DIPHTHERIA IN IOWAsr
Assuming Epidemic Proportions In
Several Cities.

Des Moines, Ia.--Diphtheria Is ap-
preaching epidemic proportions in
Iowa, according to the state board
OF health This is due, it is said, TO
the uncertain weather that comes at
the change of seasons. People chief
iy the younger generations accord
ing to the health officials, assume
that the weather is not yet cold
enough to warrant their bundling
and yet find it too chilly to
themselves up In warm winter
clothes; and yet find 1t too chilly to
go without such clothes comfortably.
The rusult is sickness.
Diphtheria records at the state
board of health Office show, is epi-
demic now at Ottumwa, Dubuque and
Abba. Ottumwa has requested and
been granted state aid to cope with
the situation. The disease Is also
prevalent at present at Des Moines.
Sioux City. Waterloo, Fort Dodge
and Charles City. A, number Of 9TH
er cities, large and small have re-
ported cases of 1t.
A noticeable feature of the pres
ence of the disease is the fact that
it has caused next to no panic. This
is due, 1t is thought, to the careful
treatment which the victims receive.
Diphtheria patients are nowadays in
variably isolated and so cared for
that the community runs a minimum
of risk.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-11-24
Annual Meeting Red Cross.

The regular meeting of the Winnie
shiek County Chapter of the Ameri-
can Red Cross, will be held in the
Red Cross rooms in Decorah, Iowa,
Tuesday, Nov. 80, 1920 at 2 p. m.
At this meeting officers will be elect
ed for the ensuing year and such
other matters will be, considered as
may properly come before the meet
ing.
Rev. Paul Koren,
Chairman.
]. A. Nelson,
Secretary.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-11-24
GETS LETTERS
FROM HAWAII
Decorah Firm Rec> Two Inter
esting Letters Froh ro,> 'tives of
That Country W. n> re
Using Their Prod, u
SURPRISED AT THE
GREAT RESULTS OBTAIN :
Says Many People Over There Are
Now Striving to Get The Meri-
tOl Products.

The A. d. & P. A. of Decorah,
manufacturers of the Meritol remed.
les, recently received two very in
teresting letters from natives of
Hawaii, who have been using the
company's medicine, and shows what
demands the products manufactured
in Decorah is having in that far dis
cant part of the country.
Waiaka, Hilo.
Oct. 8, 1920
American Drug & Press Assn.
Decorah, Iowa,
Dear Sir:
Will you forward me 2 doz.
of Meritol Blood Purifier with Iodide
of Potassium which / been using and
found it one of the good blood
purifiers that make my wife what she
is to day, and she is getting well, not
all finish, but you can see she is going
to be on her feet in about a few
months from today, if she keeps on
using. | am out now have ordered
it to your agent here, that is the
Hilo Drug Co. last Aug. the 10th and
has not arrived that is they wire it
to you that day. Nearly two months,
not bottle here, and / have pay the
wirless to the Hilo Drug, for this de-
laying put my wife back again, that
is she is not well, always complaining.
] wish you would look in this matter
and send me at once 2 doz. bottles
and can pay it here to your agent.
Last time | told them to wire it for
2 doz. get it in two weeks, but now
! pay the wire on the 10Th of Aug. to
the Hilo Drug store. did not get it
till now. l don't know whether they
send the wireless or not, every time
go and see them all what they say it
on the way, but never get here yet.
Furthermore this medicine will be
notice more if the Hilo Drug Co. will
carried it in stock, but they having
get any bottle. ~
| have plenty people surprise the
health my wife getting by using of
, this medicine and all want to get it.
i told them the Hilo Drug Co. the
agent of this medicine but they don't
carried it.
If you people want / can be agent
for you people here. l know / can
get the people to use it. My wife
have been in trouble for over four
years nearly to death, try all kind of
medicine, she has one of worst kind
of skin disease, but only about nine
months she been using this medicine.
She has one of her legs out of trouble
she only little more on her other
leg, then she be on her feet again.
This trouble she has, when the sore
come on she cannot eat, only cry, but
this medicine avoid all those trouble,
make her better and fat, she was not
before, but now she is.
Hoping to hear from you soon,
remain
Yours very truly,
Solomon Namakelua.
ILL uc,rr.,ii
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-11-24
Iowa Was Eighth on Income Taxes

Iowa Was Eighth on Income Taxes.
Iowa was the eighth state in the
union in the amount of net income
on personal returns for the calen-
dar year 1918, according to a re-
port on the income tax returns issued
by the bureau OF internal revenue.
The total personal net income report
ed was $45O.267,5S5. or nearly so
per cent more than the preceding
year. Seven states exceeded Iowa.
They were California, Illinois, Mas
sachusetts, New Jersey, New York,
Ohio and Pennsylvania. Total tax
paid by Iowa people for 1918 was
s15,92S.15S. This is about three
times the payment in 1917 The num-
her of Iowans who filed personal re-
turns for 1918 was 11s,993, ,-s. ssl
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-11-24
Hilo, Hawaii.
Hilo, Hawaii

IlllO, hawaii
Nov. Z, 1920.
American Drug & Press Association.
Dear Sir:
| am answering your letter in be-
half of my husband.
! am taking great pleasure of
answering you. | wish to thank you
for the good result have had
through the use of Meritol blood puri-
fer.
l also wish to let you know that
we received the order of two dozen
bottles just received a few days be-
fore your letter came and are surely
glad.
| wish to let you know that am
the only customer taking this medi-
cine, so ! thought | would write to
about it and ask you if / can be your
agent here for this medicine. As l
am using the medicine and taking big
orders through them, it might as well
be better if will be the agent and !
feel quite sure | can introduce il
quicker because am a sick woman
and ! am made we'll through it, and
by them looking at me they can prove
it, because / was a very thin wom-
an before, but now am twice stout
er and recovering from my trouble
which many people didn't expect
could live any longer, that's what they
thought, think by that ! can help
you get rid of many bottles of Meri-
tol.
| wish you would answer me on
these few ideas, because there are
some people already that are asking
me to sell them few of my bottles,
but Pm afraid | may run short again.
If you agree, please give information.
| thank you.
| remain, yours sincerely,
MRS. SOLOMON NAMAKELUA,
Hilo, Hawaii.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-11-24

1t is explained now by the dis,
covery that the women have been di-
recting their men in voting all these
years.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-11-24

Woodrow Wilson now belongs to
history" says the Burlington Ga
zette.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-11-24

1t isn't so much what you do as
whom you edo" that gets you in
had
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-11-24

p. s. This will beNa much more
pleasant Thanksgiving than last. 1t
was a cute little brig though.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-02
Court Sustains Contract En-.
abling Owner to Eject
Tenant in Five Days
if Deemed Objectionable
Lessor Held Sole Judge
Property Holder Is Not Re-
quired to Reveal What He
Regards as Undesirable

Thousands Of dispossess cases brought
IN the Municipal Court against tenants
will be affected by q decision just
handed down by the Appellate Term Of
the Supreme Court.
In q case decided on appeal from the
Municipal Court. the Appellate Term
sustains the validity Of lease wherein
the landlord reserves the power to ter
inmate the lease on Ave days notice, on
the ground that the tenant is objection
able. and making the landlord the sole
judge of whether the tenant Is objec-
tloLable. Nor is the landlord required
under this form of lease to reveal Just
what he regards as Objectionable on the
part of the tenant.
The case at bar was brought by the
Waitt Construction Company against
Miss Jeanne Lorraine, who occupied an
apartment IN house owned by the
company. Miss Lorraine refused to
move upon receiving notice that the
owners considered her Objectionable
under the terms of the lease. The dis
possess proceedings then were brought.
Decision Up to Landlord
The clause in the lease on which the
five days notice to move was given
reads: "If the landlord shall at any
time deem as Objectionable or improper
or undesirable the conduct of the tenant
or any occupant the landlord may at
his option terminate the same. In this
event the right of possession will ex-
pirc FIVE days after giving notice, and
the tenant agrees to give peaceable pos
session."
Also included In the lease is this
clause: at is further agreed that any
New-York tribune., 1920-01-02
Mrs. Elizabeth Osborne Fisher
New
the destroyer Osborne the last
Fore River
Mother Fights to Save Home
Brooklyn Woman and Four
YOUNGSTERS in Need of Aid

Mr.. "Elder," devoted father in the
Bushwick section of Brooklyn who
always has provided we'll for his wife
and children, has gone suddenly in
sane. Doctors have pronounced his
case hopeless. Behind him at home he
leaves young wife, twenty-eight
years DID,, and four children, all un-
der ten years old. The youngest child
was born only this past spring. Mrs.
glider" is making a brave fight to
keep her home together.
She has been doing embroidery work,
but her eyes are troubling her and
she cannot work up to her former
speed. The Brooklyn Bureau of Chari-
ties has come to her help with a
monthly allowance. Paying the rent
is her big problem, although it
amounts to only $15 a month. The
bureau appeals for a fund of $3.50 to
cover the rent for the next year.
Large or small contributions will be
acknowledged promptly, and should be
mailed to the bureau at SO Schermcr-
horn Street, Brooklyn, marked "for
452 TR"
New-York tribune., 1920-01-02
Provost Again Arrested
In Brown Murder Case
Former Friend of Mount GIem-
ems Victim Still Refuses
To Ansxxer. GA1,esiinns

MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich, Jan. l.
Floyd Provost, former close friend of
j. Stanley Brown, was again taken into
custody for examination to-day in con-
necton with Browns death on Dccem-
Der %.
When brought 70 the county jail Pre-
vost refused to answer questions by
the officers, standing on his constitu-
tional rights as he had in refusing to
testify at the Coroncr's inquest earlier
in the week. Neither would he dis
cuss the case when confronted by Mrs.
Cecil Vcster
Prosecutor Lynn Johnson tonight
declined to say whether he would ask
warrant for Provost. Such action
would be taken, however, he stated, if
habeas corpus proceedings were insti-
tpted.
Mrs. Vester added nothing to her
version Of the tragedy to-day. SO far
she is the only person directly charged
with Browns death. officials are
quoted as sa ing they believe she was
not responsible, but has knowledge that
will aid them in clearing up tho n1ys-
terry. Mrs. Vester's hearing has been
set for Saturday morning
New-York tribune., 1920-01-02
Aged Pastor Remembered
Presbyterian Board Sends $40
New Year Gifts to LIS

A special grant of $40 each was
made yesterday by the Presbyterian
Board Of Ministerial Relief and Sus-
tentation as New Years greeting
to l,715 disabled Presbyterian minis
ters, widows and orphans Of ministers
and lay missionaries
AS a New Years gift and remem-
brance to the ministers on its honor
roll the board also decided to put into
immediate effect the increase in allow
ances to those so enrolled from S4OO
to $500 The matter Is also under
favorable discussion Of reducing the
age limit of honor roll members from
seventy years to sixty-five years. The
honor roll members are those Pres
byterian ministers who, after thirty
years in active service. have reached
the age of seventy and been honorably
retired from duty. Last year the
honor roll men got $S6,632.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-02
ALFRED HALLAM

Alfred Hallam, sixty, widely known
as a musical director and for more
than twenty years director Of music
in the schools of Mt Vernon and Tar
rytown, died in the Roosevelt Hospital
yesterday after a long illness. He
was born at Rugby, England. and came
to this country in 1893. While musical
director Of the schools in Mt. Vernon
he compiled several books on hymnal
music and edited and composed choral
music and songs. Six years ago he
became director Of the Skidmore Con-
servatory of Arts, Saratoga, N. Y, and
later became musical director of the
Chautauqua Institution. For two sea-
sons he conducted the Labor Temple
Chorus and Peoples Choral Union in
this city and until he became i'll he
was song leader and director of the
War Camp Community Service in
Boston. He was member Of the Ma
sons and Elks.
Funeral services will be at o'clock
tomorrow Afternoon at the Campbell
Funeral Church, and will be attended
by representatives Of many musical
societies in this city.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-02

part of the clause shall be interpreted
to mean that the character of the
tenancy Is to be decided entirely by
the landlord and that j.; shall not be
necessary for the landlord to prove
in what way q tenants conduct shall
have become Objectionable or improper
or undesirable, the same to be mat
ter to be decided by the landlord and
upon the landlords decision to be
binding"
Justice Lehman, who wrote tho de-
cision Of the Appellate Term, pointed
out that in the Municipal Court the
trial justice dismissed the action on
the ground that the lease gives no
right to dispossess proceedings and
that the clause creates condition and
not limitation. Miss Lorraine also
contended that the landlord had failed
to set forth in what respect her
tenancy was Objectionable.
Complaint To Be Amended
Justice Lehman said, on this argu-
ment, that the landlord apparently
failed to set this forth because he
relied on the provision Of the clause
that he was to be the sole judge.
The Appellate Term held that in this
respect the complaint of the Watt
Construction Company was sufficient.
l lie court 6AIO ClIAL ScIl0uS uClSCC III
the complaint was the failure of the
landlord to state that he deems the
tenant undesirable. at may we'll be-"
said the court, s'that the landlord
need not show in fact that the tenancy
was undesirable or that he had any
reasonable grounds for deeming it un-
desirable, and yet since his option to
terminate the lease arises only if he
deems the tenancy undesirable. the
petition should allege this"
The Appellate Term, however, held
the dismissal Of the landlords com
plant Chased on erroneous grounds"
When the landlord has amended his
complaint there will be q new trial
by order of the Appellate Term, when
the dispossess warrant will be granted
unless the present ruling is appealed
still further to the Appellate Division.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-02

for many years. died yesterday at his hou.
20 West 104th Street. lie was born in .,s' Cas'
many and came to this country ths,y,s,
years ago. The body was taken IN ~
Campbell Funeral Church. where services rs1l ss's
be held at / O'Clock this afternoon. ""'
JOHN E. DERRICK, forty-seven an .,
pert accountant. with Offices in this c;,S
died yesterday in Muhlenberg Hosn;ts
Plainield. N. j.. of pneumonia He WA.
born at Trey, N. Y. and was formerly m"n' .ns
ager of the Hudson Valley Traction Con-
pany, of Glens Falls, N. Y. He later held
similar position at Onecnta, N. Y He wss
a Mason. "S'
THERESA MEYERS. eighty. the mothe.
of Joseph Meyers, of Meyers < Droder mi.
liners, died yesterday in the Roosevelt Hos.
pital. Mrs. Meyers was born in GERMANY
and lived for many years in Cleveland, The
body was taken to the Campbell Funeral
Church and will be sent to Cleveland She
Is survived by two sons and five daughters
MISS MARY DEXTER, ninety-one :.
member of one of the oldest Colonial familie.
in Connecticut. died yesterday morning at
her home in Oneco, Conn. She was sister
Of Edward Dexter, builder Of the Dexter
block: For seventy years she was a member
of the Congregational Church and was
prominent in charity work.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-02
Malone Answers
Legion's Rejection
OF His Application
'sAny Attempt to Control
Opinion by Social Ostra-
cism Will Strengthen the
Fight for Change, HE Says

Dudley Field Malone, former Col
lector of the Port here, who has been
debarred from Croton Post Of the
American Legion because Of his alleged
radical activities, issued q statement
last night in which he declared "any
attempt by the American Legion to con-
troll opinion by social ostracism will only
strengthen the fight for political and
industrial change"
"My membership in. the American
Legion was solicited by naval officer
and filed at least six months ago."
said the Malone statement. u thought
then that members of the Legion were
organizing to restore that spirit Of lib
erty and tolerance in America for which
so many of their comrades had died
abroad.
s'My opinions are objected to as rad
ical. I have never advocated even a
peaceful and orderly change in the
:orm of our government. But / have ad-
vocated and shall continue to advocate
a return to the Constitution as it was
written and not as it is constantly per-
verted by officials and courts.
"Our country entered the war not
only to destroy German imperialism,
but for the self-determination of all
peoples And I have urged and shall
continue to urge the right of the peo-
pie of Ireland, India, Egypt and Russia
to choose any form of government that
seems to them more suited to their
needs.
"A constant study of Webster, Lin
coin and Wendell Phillips convinces me
shat this is the only attitude Of vision
and understanding worthy of Ameri-
IAN traditions. This is my simple creed.
Membership In the American Legion
"And any attempt by the American
Legion to control opinion by social os-
tracism will only strength the fight
for political and industrial change"
New-York tribune., 1920-01-02
MARRIAGES

ARoNsOHN JACOBS - Mr. and Mrs.
George W: Jacobs. Of 1907 Broad St:
Newark, N. j.. announce the marriage of
their daughter Sylvia to Mr.. Harold N.
Aronsohn, of Paterson. N. j.. on Wednes-
day. December 81, 1919. =
K-ROSENBERG-Mr. and Mrs. Hey
man Rosenberg $50 Riverside Drive, an
nounce the marriage of their daughter
Anna Belle to Mr.. David NJ. Beck, at
Temple Rodeph Sholen Esd ST., Lexington
av.. January /, O'Clock. =
PORTER -BLODGET--At East Greenwich
H. l.. December 81, 1919. by the Rev.
Daniel Goodwin, assisted by the Rev. Paul
Revere Frothingham, Elizabeth Breese
Blodget. daughter Of Mrs. Samuel Blodget
to Alexander S. Porter jr., of Boston. .
HOMPSON-UBELHOR Hobolen, N
j., December 81, 1919. Laura H. daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles ]. 7. Ube.hor 70
George w. Thompson, both Of New York
City. =
ZAMKIN-ANsORGE- December 81. at
noon. Fannie R., daughter of Joseph An
sorge. Of Brooklyn. to DR.. Harry o. Zan,-
kin. of sos West 91st ST., New York City. :
New-York tribune., 1920-01-02
MRS. JULIA N. FRENCH

MONTCLAIR, N. j., Jan. Mrs.
Julia N. French, eighty-eight, widow Of
Jersey City, died yesterday at her home
here. She was born in New York City,
on land that was part of her grand
fathers farm, at Cedar and Nassau
streets. She was the daughter Of the
late Anthony Dey, in whose memory
Dey Street was named After the
death of her husband, thirty-fve years
ago, Mrs. French moved from Jersey
City to Montclair She is survived by
three daughters. Miss Eleanor French,
Mrs. Benjamin V. Harrison, of Mont
clair, and Mrs. Noah S. Davis, of Sum-
init, NJ j., and son, Albert French, of
Montclair,
New-York tribune., 1920-01-02
MRS. LYDIA w. ALLEN

Mrs. Lydia w. Allen. ninety three, a
dinect descendant Of Roger Williams,
is dead at her home, 52 South Oxford
Street, Brooklyn. She was the widow
Of William L. Allen, who died in 1894.
Mrs. Allen came 70 New York in 1857
from Rhode Island, where she was
born. She is survived by four sons,
William l.. Allen. Martin F. Allen, T..
Nelson Allen and Edwin l.. Allen. The
funeral will be held this afternoon at 2
o'clock, the Rev. DR.. Charles Albertson,
Of the Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian
Church, conducting the services.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-02
Hog Island Has Launched
78 Ships Since August, 1913

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 1.-Seventy-
four cargo carriers and four army
transports, aggregating 615,O5O dead
weight tons, have been launched q
Hog Island since August s, 1918. Fig
ures made public by the shipyard off,
cials to-day show that sixty-four ships
have been delivered. All records for
ship construction and delivery have
been broken at Hog Island The last
ship launched was the City of Flint,
December 81. The Cliffwood was the
sixty-fourth delivered.
The total tonnage is slightly more
than one fourteenth of total steel ton
mage launched for the Emergency Fleet
Corporation by all shipyards in the
country from November, 1917, to De-
cember q, 1919.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-02
ORITuARY NOTES

MRS. DOROTHY F. TOWER, sixty-seven.
died Wednesday at her home 602 West 18th
Street. She was well known in East Orange
N. J. The funeral win be held this after
noon at 8 o'clock at the Campbell Funeral
Church.
MRS. FLORENCE MAXWELL OVER
TON, wife of Thomas Chalmers Overton.
died yesterday at her home, 81 Rockview Ave
nue., North Planfeld, N. J. She was bern
in New York City, the daughter Of the late
Mr.. and Mrs. Lascelles E. Maxwell She
moved to Plainfield in 1906.
DOUGLAS HENRY. sixty-nine. broker
died Wednesday night at his home. 1061 st.
Nicholas Avenue. He will be buried at
Shorehills Cemetery tomorrow, after SER
vice. at the Campbell Funeral Church, at
l 80 in the afternoon
SIMON SPITZNAGEL, sixty. a watch
maker. employed by Lambert g. Co.. jewelers..
New-York tribune., 1920-01-02
Obituary
Final Honors Paid to Osler

OXFORD, Jan. Christ Church
Cathedral was crowded to-day at the
funeral services for Sir William Osler.
The entire medical faculty Of Oxford
University was present, as were many
other representative men of Oxford and
several leaders Of the medical profess
sion in London. The Royal College of
Physicians, the Royal College of Sur
geons and the Royal Society of Medi-
cine were represented by their presi-
dents.