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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-01-14
EXPECT BIG YEAR
IN ROAD BUILDING
Ninety Counties i'm Iowa Have Out.
lined the Primary Highway Sys-
TENS. Large Sums to be
Spent.
THIRTEEN COUNTIES HAVE
APPROVED BOND ISSUES
Hard Surfacing Projects Have Been
Approved i'm Twenty-Six Coun-
ties, While Thirteen De-
feated 1t.

Ninety counties of the state have
outlined primary road systems in
accordance with the law, and 1885
miles, or a fourth of the entire sys-
stem, will be improved during 1920,
according to the plans of the state
Highway commission announced in
their annual report filed last week
with Governor Harding
A balance of $t0OO,000 was on
hand Dec. last, the report says. and
with the addition of the 10,0O0,009
that will come from motor licenses
and federal aid before July l next
more than SIC. 100000 will be avail
able for work this year. OF this am
cunt $1,500,000 will have to be used
for the maintenance of roads already
improved, leaving S14,5OO,O00 which
with the $1S,475, 900 in bond issues
voted by the counties, gives Iowa a
total road fund of more than $32,-
100000,
Thirty-nine counties have hard
surfacing, with the result that ma
jorities in favor of the process have
been returned in twenty-six, while
thirteen defeated it, A net majority
in all the counties for hard surfac-
ing was 1S,1S7. Thirteen counties
have approved bond issues totaling
S1S,475, 900. and nine voted no. The
net majority on this question in the
twenty-three counties was S,415.
Field surveys for 1892 bridges
and culverts, plans have been sub
mitted for 5S6. and approved for
S07. Contracts for 273 bridges, to
cost .$S.21s.S00. have been let
Thirty-hve contracts for bridge build
ing materials have been closed
Projects submitted for federal aid
number 900, and reach total value
of $4,000, 200. Nineteen contracts on
federal aid projects have been let.
for 236 miles of road.
In 1918, 4O0 miles or the state s
primary road system were surveyed.
Last year the commission surveyed
400 miles.
The federal government, through
the war department. has given to
the state 22S trucks, and 500 is eX-
pected to be the final allotmen.
These machines are being distributed
so that the counties will have an
average of four each. The state is re-
reserying 200.
At 1876 counting stations traffic
estimates were made last year, and
the result showed an average of
332 vehicles per day passing each
station, on an average A feature of
the report is the finding that S9.7
per cent of the traffic was motor
driven.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-01-14

Heavy Death Toll at Soldiers Home.
Death often visited the soldiers
home in the year 1919. Taps was
sounded frequently and on an aver
age of more often than twice a week
funeral parties have gone to the
cemetery on the side hill where now
more than 1000 veterans and their
wives are sleeping, or bodies have
been taken from the home to be bur
led elsewhere.
In the year the deaths of home
members set new high record. The
total reached 155, the largest in any
single year since the home was es-
tablished. This is not to be wondered
at because there are comparatively
few male members who are under
rs years Of age.
or the total number of deaths,
131 occurred at the home and twenty
four others died while on furloigns
and absent from the home. OF the
131 deaths at the home, ninety-two
were men and thirty-nine Were wo-
men. OF these. forty-eight were bur
led at the home, three were bdr:ed
in Riverside and eighty were ship
ped elsewhere for burial.
The deaths in 1918 totaled 49, In
1917, 1852, which was the record to
that time; 1915, 1OS. which was a
low record for several years; 1915,
119 and 1914, 1872.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-01-14

ningham of Ames. farmer who had
much to do with organization work
for the federation.
Whenever all industrial and la
Dor interests are ready to get their
feet under the table, and say that
they are ready to back-up, they will
find the farmers ready, to meet them.
The farmers in the state and nation
al federation will ask only that which
Is fair and just between men. There
is no room for any radical element in,
either state or nation. There must be
q satisfactory adjustment between
men,. an adjustment fair to one and
all, the producer, the manufacturer,
and the laborer."
1t was said by one of the officers
of the organization that delegates
present owned approximately $12S,-
900 600 worth of land, livestock, ma
chinery, tools and farm buildings.
They were in turn labor and capital.
The farmer, the laborer and his hold
ings the capital. AS producers they
rank first in the history of the ma
tion from a standpoint of Importance.
This latter fact is being brought
home to them by farmer officials of
their organization who appear be-
fore them. Their growth in member
ship shows gain of $4,000 in Dec
ember, 1919. 1t is an attest that the
Iowa farmers realize their impor-
tance fromNan economic position in
the nation, one of the speakers said.
Now their voice shall be heard, and
a response must be given by the pub
lie and the government, labor and
capital, President Howard declared.
The delegates were told that in
the 5000 counties In the United
States, there are 1880 farm bureaus.
Twenty-Five other agricultural states
had asked that Iowa send her farm
bureau federation organizers into
their states and perfect state organi-
cations. Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska,
Ohio, Illinois, Indiana and South Da-
kota are engaged In perfecting their
federations.
J. e. Craven of Kellogg informed
the delegates that approximately
100000 was contributed voluntarily
by Iowa farmers to the organizations
fund. This fund will be used to REM
edy conditions unsatisfactory to the
farmer and producer. From the APP
plause which greeted the speaker, 1t
is easy to predict that the organiza-
tion will not lack funds with which
to carry on its activities nationally
and statewide.
Before the convention adjourns
today il will ratify the national or
ganization platform, and bring in
set of resolutions. Officers for 1920
will be elected, and officers now ser
wing will in all probability serve for
another term.
''The farm bureau federation has
come to stay and will keep its feet
on the ground" said President How
ard. I'VE shall try our hand at solv-
ing economic, Industrial. legislative,
and educational problems which con-
front us. We intend to stabilize the
nations market, to bring living con-
ditions to normal basis. We stand
affiliated with no organization, yet
will CO operate with any which have
the same purpose in mind"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-01-14

HSost of us do things merely be
cause other people do them,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-01-14

A man stood on the Mississippi
river bank, so they say. and told his
friend that when he was boy he
could throw silver dollar across
the river. Impossible retorted his
friend why no man lives today who
can do that" The first speaker
smiled and replied, We'll. you know
a silver dollar used to go farther
when l was boy than 1t does now"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-01-14
CITIZENS SAVINGS BANK MEET.
ING.
Present Officers and Directors Re-
Elected at Annual Meeting Yes
terday.

The Citizens Savings Bank stock
holders and directors held their an
nual meeting at the banking rooms
yesterday, and checked over the past
years business. The affairs were
found in excellent condition, as usu-
al, and very good year enjoyed.
This bank is one of the states
strong institutions and the men con-
ducting its affairs are careful and
painstaking officials, who have built
up a strong foundation for this well
known bank, and are taking care of
their large patronage to the salts
faction of all.
All the former officers and dir
ectors were reelected as follows;
e. j. Curtin. President
r. F. B. Portman, Vice President
b. j. Mckay, Cashier
F. E. Cratzenberg, Asst. Cashier
r. E. Bucknell, Asst. Cashier
E. L. Amundsen. Asst. Cashier.
The directors reelected are E. j.
Curtin, r. F. B. Portman, B. j. Nc
Kay, F. w. Conover, and F. e.
Cratsenberg.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-01-14

The cattiest women expect dog-ike
idelity from their husbands.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-01-14

Law and order shall reign in this
country. 1t must not be forgotten
that liberty is not license.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-01-14
THE WOMEN ARE
NOW ORGANIZING
Forty Counties of This State Active
for Republicans, and n Fine
state Organization is Being
Perfected
WONiANS' COMMITTEE
WILL PARALLEL
Z 1he Big Task for Women Now is to
Arouse Interest in the Coming
Campaign.

Although the appointment of Mrs.
Frank Dodson as chairman of the
woman's state central committee has
just been recently announced, Mrs.
Dodson has been perfecting a state
organization of republican women
since early in October AS a result
forty counties have already been
organized and the work of organic
ing the remaining fifty-nine counties
OF the state is being pushed
The woman's committee will par
&llel the mems committee, the state
committee being made up of eleven
members, one from eahh congression-
al district. The congressional dist
riots in turn are organized by coun-
1y chairmen and the county in turn
has township and precinct organi-
cations.
Women from all OF the eleven con-
gressionalI districts were expected
TO attend the big republican confer
ence held in Des Moines last week,
when Chairman VIII II. Hayes and
his assistants were there. Organi-
Zation work among the women of the
party was one of the principal sub
jects considered at this conference
The big task before the women re-
publican workers in Iowa in the
opinion of Mrs. Dodson is that OF
arousing interest and informing the
women voters of their opportunities
as voters in the coming campaign
and also pointing out the work of
the republican party particularly as
Il concerns the interests of women
and its past record in these matters.
The women democratic workers in
Iowa are bing organized similarly
ty Miss Anna B. Lawther, OF Dubu-
que. Miss Lawther was for several
years head of the woman's suffrage
movement in Iowa.
Following are some of the high
spots in Chairman Hays address to
the women:
A woman belonging to no political
party is derelict.
The politics of the present stu
alton is to find out what is best for
the country and then do it first.
You are not in as women. You are
in as voters.
Law and order shall reign in this
country. 1t must not be forgotten
that liberty is not license.
What we need in this country is
not less politics but more attention
TO politics.
1t is academic but it is forgotten
that government functions through
individuals. You can have better
candidates in one way-by attention
10 the processes of government.
| nave no. use for the man or wo-
man who is too busy or too good to
take an active part in the country's
politics.
What does the republican party
offer the women?
The same thing that it offers the
men-the right of full political
self determination.
What does the republican party
stand for?
Fer those things which its MEM
bership declares II shall stand for
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-01-14
HKNDERsoN FOR BANK JOB.
Appointed Examiner to Succeed
Geo. Messenger.

ia. V. Henderson, Jr., cashier OF
TIE First State bank at Hawkeye.
has been appointed state bank COM
missioner by Gov. w. l.. Harding to
succeed George Messenger, who re-
signed recently. Mr. Henderson is
president of the State Bankers as
ISOLATION
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-01-14

If you are determined to be gloomy
go way out in the woods somewhere
by yourself and be that way. The
squirrels won't mind.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-22
PITTSFIELD MAN TELLS
INTERESTING STORY
Experience With Case of
Rheumatism % Years Ago

Geo. III. Carpenter runs a carriage
and automobile painting shop at Pitts
field, Mass. He enjoys a reputation as
L master of his trade and his work is
highly regarded.
In letter he wrote he said: 'Mys-
terious Pain Ease = ! used it p
years ago and it cured my rheumatism I"
A simple straightforward statement
IF fact from a substantial citizen Think
what he must have suffered and how
grateful he felt after - years.
The Scotch Linimcnt known as 'Mys-
terious Pain Ease" penetrates in such
way that it relieves Inflammation and
pain ceases to exist.
Many people in all walks of life have
heartily endorsed it. Users of "AIys-
terious Pain Ease recommend it for
pains of rheumatism, neuralgia, sprains
of all kinds. neuritis, lumbago, sciatica,
burns, muscle cramps, stiff neck, chill
blains. muscular colds where the Shout
derS chest and back muscles are in pain.
and pain arising anywhere from inflam-
nation.
Pain is a matter of inhammation--if
you can overcome the inflammation the
pain goes.
A Scotch doctor got up the formula
of this famous Scotch liniment and il
did stop pain so surely and quickly that
people thought there must be something
mysterious about it. They got so they
asked for it by the name mysterious"
and so the name came to be Mysterious
Pain Ease"-named by grateful suffer-
ers who had found the way to be rid of
pain
EFrsterious Pain ease is sold by most
leading dealers. Any druggist can get
it for ypu from his johpeat- "A }devsllsu 2
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-22
THINK FuGInvEs IN BOSTON.
Two Desperate Criminals Make Escap,
from Vermont State Prison.

WINDSOR, Nov. 22.-As the result
of a visit TO Boston and inquiry anon
members of the underworld there Supt
II. II. Walker of the Vermont state
Gould, alias Frank Murray. alias Harry
Murday, and Louis Shambo, who es-
capped from the prison, Sunday. Oct. 81
are in hiding in that city.
Because of the desperate characters of
the fugitiyes Superintendent Walker has
increased the usual reward for the cap
ture of escaped prisoners from so t.
$500 in both instances. and has assigned
Detectives James Il. Wood and Ed. c,
Brown of Boston to the ease
The escape of Gould, or Murray, and
ShambO was the last of a succession OF
escapes from the state prison. and tn
superintendent is convinced that Gould
who Is wanted by the Boston police j.
connection with the shooting of n pawn
broker in fremont street, that city. anC
Shambo who. despite his youth is con
Sidered extremely dangerous. were ring
leaders in the delivery of the other -four
COnvictS.
Gould. or Murray. il well known in
Boston, where he lived and il is thought
that with Young Shambo he made hi
way TO that city and is being protected
by acquaintance.
He has served several sentences il
penal institutions since 1906. and i
wanted in several cities as well as here
where he was committed for from -four
to five years from Windham county
after being convicted of larceny at Bel
lows Falls He is about 80 years old
The other fugitive, Shambo. is only i
years old and was serving four t.
five year sentence for series of larcen-
les at Montpelier. where he looted store>
after gaining admittance by the use Of
keys stolen from 7lis father, who was
ianitor of several buildings.
While Shambo is not thought to be a
desperate as Gould. the accredited lead
er of the convicts who escaped. the Offic
trs of the state prison have issued 3
warning against the use of weapons by
them
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-22
FLOUR MILLS COMBINING.
Ten Mills Producing Over Half the FlOul
of the Country.

WASHINGTON, Nov "A strong
tendency toward concentration of the
wheat flour milling industry in a number
Of large concerns was noted by the fed
eral trade commission in a report to con
greSs on its investigation of the indus
try. made public yesterday. The in
quiry was made in connection with the
General food investigation undertaken by
che commission during the war.
The trend toward Concentration in the
industry was attributed to the in
dustrial development of the country
and the demand for standardized brands
If flour from the large centers of popu-
lation. This condition has largely elimi
mated the small capacity mill in the last
decade. it was said. as the large concerns
are better able to supply a uniform pro-
duct. Ten of the larger milling COM
nanies. the report said now have pro-
ductivc capacity of more than half of
the -four consumed in this country.
Basing its figures on sales of 81 COM
nanies. the commissions report shows
hat in the five years from 1913 to 1913
4hc average price of -four increased from
S4.75 to S1022 per barrel, or lag per-
.ent. while retail prices increased only
rs per cent aud the farmer received an
Increase of 100 per cent for his wheat.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-22

annual activities of the freshman and
sophomore classes known as Proc
night. Hendriek appeared in the ring
as the heavyweight boxing representa-
tive of the freshman class. He was
pitted against Thomas Purcell of Pow
nal, representative of the sophomores.
Both men Were hcavyweightS. Purcell
being the lighter. The bout had not
gone more than minute when Hendrick
went down from swing to the jaw,
knocking him out When he fell his
head rolled off the mat and struck on
the hard ground
DIR. Marvin. the university physician.
had the young man carried out and taken
to the Mary Fletcher hospital They
worked on Hendrick for some time and
he apparently was reviving all right
Shortly after / o'clock Sunday morning
two student friends who were staying
with Hendriel noticed that he had
stopped breathing. They summoned the
attendant but nothing could be done to
save him.
An autopsy revealed the fact that
Hendrick had died from cerebral hemor-
rhage caused directly by the fall No
particular blame is attached to Purcell
as the death is regarded purely as an ac-
cident but an investigation will be made
by the county authorities
The dead man was very powerful
physically as was Purcell, who is one of
the husky guards on the football team
Hendrick was % years old and came to
the university from Montpelier seminary
and Mt. Hermon academy. While at
the latter place he had the amateur
wrestling championship.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-22

100000 bottles of Tanlac
have been sold, an average of almost one
bottle for every family in America, This
record eclipSes any achievement of the
past i'll the field of medicine. and it be-
comes all the more remarkable when it Is
realized that Tanlac is sold only through
duly authorized Agents
4 further proof of the extreme popular,
ity of Tanlac il the fact that it has now
become necessary to have it shipped here
lively estimated that this market will re
quire approximately 10000 bottles for
December and January business alone.
Tanlac is sold in BrattIeboro by the
BrattlebOrO Drug Co, in South London
derry by George G. Smith. in Jamaica
by r. J. Daggett. in Townshend by Car
roll c. Robinson, in West Townshena by
Grout & Dean. in Newfane by W. T.
Eames, and in Putney by NJ G. VIII
liams.-Ady.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-22
SPECIAL SERVICES
ARE CONCLUDED
ment with Baptist Church-Cards
Signed by 1876 to Give Tenth.

Yesterday concluded the labors of Rev.
w. +. Sturteyant with the Baptist
church. Good houses greeted him at the
three services. which he conducted and
which aroused fresh interest in his work
here. \ pleasing personality. suggesting
friendiness: a seriousness in his work
often neceSsitatiug the plainest speech
but always mingled with a smile as
though endeavoring to break the sting,
though not belittfing the message; man
whose whole being seems teeming with
his calling. he has commended himself to
the esteem and affection of his cOngrega-
tions.
Whenever offered the opportunity
there has been response to his invita-
tons, on the part of some present. and
his work, though quiet one, has brought
to the church helpful impetus at this
early period in the winters campaign.
During his stay the dedication or con-
secratiOn cards distributed at various
but not all. services, were signed by up
wards of 200 church members and by 6.
or more other persons. signifying tlfei'
decision to devote their lives to the sery
ice of Jesus Christ.
At the Sunday morning session oppor-
tunity was given to sign cards pledging
the setting aside Of One-tenth of all in
come to the Lords work. One hundred
and thirty-five cards were signed and t.
these should be added number who had
previously signed such cards but were
not present. Undoubtedly the total must
be- 100 who are now doing this or have
pledged TO do so hereafter.
Rev. Mr.. BrOwncll spoke apprecia
lively of Mr., Sturtevant and his work
and it may be said that great good has
been accomplished during his stay in
Brattleboro. .. 81.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-22
Now COnseryatively Esti-
mater Thatl5Vermont Win
Require Over 10000 Bot
ties for December and
January Business Alone
RECORDS SMASHED, 81
SAY BIG DRUG FIRMS
Wonderful Success Prepa-
ration Has Achieved Here
Has Far Exceeded All Ex-
pectatiOnS.

Announcement has just been made by
Gibson-Snow Co. of Albany, n. Y, the
well-known wholesale druggists that they
have just received a solid carload of Tan
lac, containing $4,000 bottles to supply
the large and rapidly growing demand for
this well-known medicine in Brattlebofo.
and surrounding territory.
.. The fact that approximately $3.50
bottles of Tanlac have been sold and dis
tributed by this firm through their AL
bany, Rochester and Syracuse branches
since its introduction in this state a little
less than a year ago. is business item
that will, no doubt, attract attention and
be read with widespread interest.
As a matter of fact, Tanlac has already
become the sensation of the drug trade in
the United States and Canada. In the
entire history of the drug trade in this
country no other medicine has ever made
Il record worthy of comparison with the
truly phenomenal sales record made by
Tanlac.
The greatest drug firms of the country
have voluntarily come forward and stated
in cold, plain figures the notwithstanding
sales everywhere. The enormous pOpu-
larity of Tanlac is the one great outstand-
ing proof of its merit No remedy of less
than superlative quality could possibly
attain such a huge sales record nor gain.
as has Tanlac. the unqualified endorse
ments of thousands of welI-knowp men
and women who stand for the best in
their communities.
The greatest test of any medicine is the
repeat sales it enjoys. Tanlac'S phe-
nomenal record has been possible because
of the fact that men and women who buy
one bottle invariably return for the sec
Ond. Tanlac accompishes actual results
and so, almost at once, wins the firm faith
of its takers.
In just little over five years time ap-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-22
HAS BIG SALE IN
MASSACHUSETTS
Eastern Drug Co. Says Tan
lac Is the Undisputed
Leader Among Pro
prietary Medi-
cines

The following letter has just been re
ceived from the Eastern Drug Co. of Bos-
ton, one of the largest and best-knoWn
drug houses in America. which gives
ample evidence of the rapidly growing and
widespread popularity of Tanlac: 80
Tanlac Company,
Fourth National Bank Bldg.
Atlanta, Ga.
TanIac continues to hold the rank of
undisputed leader in this territory. and
the increasing sales after Taulac has
been the sensation of our trade for nearly
a wear is most phenomenal Undoubtedly
it is giving entire satisfaction everywhere.
and it is something that has come to stay
We say this because our best trade is in
the districts where it has been in use the
longest.
In the short period of eleven months
we have given you orders for 1882
bottles. thus breaking all records for this
city.
Very truly yours.
EASTERN DRUG co.