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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-05-19
Automobile Insurance.

Prominent, among the cost of run
ming an automobile nowadays, is liza
bility insurance. Many of the motor
lists of Iowa ignore this element o.
risk. Some OF them perhaps figure
that ligitant would have hard work
to collect any damages out Of them
ever Il he got a judgement.
But the careful citizen who pays
his bills and has assessable property
realizes that serious accident mig HI
cost him 4 considerable share of III:
savings. sympathetic juries award
damages very freely. The drives
excuses look Pretty thin under cross
examination: The only way to re-
duce this cost is for every operator
tc go the limit of care. When acci.
dents happen. both parties are usu-
ally somewhat to blame.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-05-19
THIS BOY HAD PEP.
Story of Boy Whose Father Pur-
chased Ford Car for Him
When He Was Thirteen
Years Old.

Here's an item from Nashua that
should interest the boy with pep. II
should also interest the lad without
pep and be the means of instilling
some of that very necessary quality
| in him.
"The Ford Home is the sign over
a garage on Main street. The owner
and proprietor is 22 year old young
man, Lou Harrison. At the age OF
13 years his father purchased him a
Ford car. He did the same thing
with the Ford that he did with his
fathers watch several years before
took it apart. He succeeded, how
ever, in putting his Ford together.
Four years later he started gar
age on the capital of S120. He start
ed selling cars and in the past three
years has sold more than 500 cara.
He now has a modern garage with
a large salesroom and all modern
conveniences. He has a ladies' rest
room and furnishes phonograph
with the latest records for enter
tainment of visitors. During his
school days he received a diploma
for never having been absent or late
during his high school days. He was
in the aviation service during the
war"
Instances like the above are not
accidents and neither are they as
rare as some folks might taink
There are lots of fellows who got
their start in Just as small way as
that Nashua soung man. There are
some OF them in Decorah-and they
are in every town in the country.
Instances like the above are the re-
suit of determination and pep. They
are not what the fellow without
these qualities calls luck. There have
always been opportunities for the
poor boy and there always will he.
The business world is looking for
the boy with pep and determination
you don't even have to be brilliant
to be successful. OF course it is no
drawback to be we'll educated. but
some of the best educated people are
the biggest failures in business
way.
We would say pep, determination
common sense and the faculty to
save part OF what you earn, no mat
ter how small your earnings may be.
are the principal things that tend
to make successful business men.
Save till you get start, use good
Judgment and success is easy. And
we say to the boys who are ambit
ious to be success. and that should
include all of them. start the saving
habit early. Make it a point to earn
something as you go along and
save part of it.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-05-19
Food. Fun and EIunkies.

A writer in the Saturday Evening
Post. observes that the American
people will have to make their choice
shortly between Food" on the one
side and Fun and flunkies" on the
other. He says that there are too
many chaffeurs, buffers, door keep
ers, Wallets, walters and other fun
kies and too few farmers and pro-
ducers; too many movies, too much
JOY riding, too much extravaganza
and not enough work; too many
crowded houses in the cities and
towns and too many vacant houses in
the country; too many people pro-
ducing non-essentials and too few
making essentials; too many retail
ers, real estate men, brokers', insur-
.ance agents and traders and too few
productive workers Using as a text
the comment OF an old Danish farmeS
when his boy insisted upon leaving
the farm for job in the city, "Who
the hell's going to run this farm
when l quit? How them city tellers
goin' TO eat them" the writer points
out the alleged fact that there is a
shortage of five hundred thousand
able bodied men on the farms OF
America and concludes that a food
shortage is inevitable. And the only
remedy is to decrease the prosperity
of the city and increase the prosper
ity Of the country.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-05-19
DARING AVIATOR
THRILLS CROWD
Flyer Who Will be at the Winne.-
Shiek County Fair This Year
Thrills Thousands i'm Cali
fOrnia Z
CHANGES FROM ONE
PLANE TO ANOTHER
Most Sensational Act Ever Performed
and Will be Greatest Sight Ever
Witnessed in This Section.

We take the following from the
San Diego, Cal. Union about the
great flyer who will be seen at the
Winneshiek County Fair this year:
Al Wilson is man of his word
and then some, says the $1,000 per-
sons who yesterday afternoon saw
him in his exhibition flights at the
Air Passenger Service flying field on
Tide street. He promised thrills, and
the shrieks of women bystanders
| bore witness to the fact that his
stunts were most spectacular.
Probably one of the most exciting
Eoments of the afternoon was when
the air wizard was dancing upon the
upper wing surface of the swiftly
travelling plane, missed his step and
ran one foot clear through the wing.
Owing to a stiff breeze, the plane
changing feat proved a more thrill
ing sight than usual, as the two ships
had to jockey for position for a con-
siderable period of time before the
wing tips could be brought suffi-
GENTLY close together for Wilson to
reach up and grab strut on the
plane passing above him.
Swinging by one hand from wing
tip while the big ship flew a scant
200 feet above the heads of the vast
audience, Wilson waved gaily to
friends below him, then gave his
pilot the signal for barrel roll. The
ship twirled over and over with Will
son whipping about like flag in
gale. while the crowd gasped in hor-
,rified amazement at what seemed
certain disaster. ,
Wilson then chanee1 planes again
in midair and. at an altitude OF sons
5000 feet, played about over the
wings and fuselage of the ship like
a mouse over cheese. The per-
formanee closed with Wilson hang
ing from the wingtip during a long
tail spin and a series of loops and
rolls. {.
The crowd was estimated at from
$4,000 to 10000, and Chief of Police
Patrick called out a special traffic
squad to handle the congestion.
Automobiles Were parked on every
foot of roadway and vacant space
from India and Grape streets to
Iona Portal, and Ocean Beach cars
bore capacity crowds for more than
two hours. =
Wilson is being urged to fly in San
Diego again, and arrangements may
possibly be made, 1t is said, for his
second appearance here before he
leaves for the east in May to fulfill
flying contracts in eastern cities.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-05-19
Don't Fight Them-Eat Them.

Don't fight the dandelions-eat
them. They will make you healthy
and If you are too fat they will make
you thinner and vice versa, says the
Cedar Rapids Republican. Eat all
you can hold and eat them up as
fast as they appear. And IL you can't
keep up with them, then let the rest
so to blossoms and use them for
we'll, you know what to do with them
to offset too much dryness. But the
dandelion instead of being despised
ought to be appreciated. 1t is good
as greens and it is exhilerating in
the blossom.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-05-19

Our president apparently cherishes
the strange notion that he is sort OF
'super-man, divinely chosen to regu-
late the conduct of the world and IT,
just the extent this hallucination
is encouraged and humored. to just
that extent will there be Hell on
Earth and Bad VIII Amongst Men, .
Americas duty to the world is to
stay at home and mind her own
business. The Lord knows this
business needs minding, and ne IDS it
,badly.-Dayton (Md) Union.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-05-19

eve know of more than one re-
publican paper who will not give its
support to Smith Brookhart II he
captures the republican nomination
and persists in running on the plat
fern he has outlined to capture the
nomination" declares the Adair
News.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-05-19

"Just why the brighteyed keen
minded and energetic young men OF
the country should prefer the ex-
asperating perplexities of the city to
the peaceful certainties OF the coun-
try" the Mason City Globe Gazette
Ends difficult to conceive"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-05-19

The socialists ambition is a six
hour day and $4,000 a year for all,
and this is the sort of propaganda
they are advertising to pll! the votes
cs those who don't stop to think the
matter out but take their word for
the bright and shining promises.
When farm labor is on six hour
basis and union wages prevail what
viii be the outcome IN agricultural
states? Brookhart poses as repub-
lican and will oppose Cummins for
the United States senate on the re-
publican ballot. BroGkhart is a social
ist, nothing more nor less. lie is al
lied with the scoc alistie interests
and is using all sorts Of comouGag
through his press ageuts to pull the
wool over the farmers eyes in an ef-
fcrt to get them lined mp with the
labor unions to boos. him into the
senate. When the farmers OF low
are dependent on the union Labor
working six hours day at a dollar
an hour with time AMI half for
overtime then such fellows as Brook
bart and Pierce have ACCOMPLISHED
their desires.-Waukon Standard.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-05-19
"13" No Hoodo For Judge Springer.

Id NO fOOuO FOR Judge springer.
Waterloo, Ia.-Born on Friday
the thirteenth, gracing the bench in
the thirteenth judicial district. seek
ing berth No. 13 when he rides in
Pullman cars and taking room No.
13 at hotels, where there are any,
Judge w. ]. Springer of New Hamp-
ton, one OF thirteen entrants in the
race for place on the supreme
bench, expects to win a victory In
the nominating convention.
Thirteen is my good omen," said
the Judge while glad handing his
way into the good graces OF Repub-
lican voters here today "It's twenty
three that l am shy Of"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-05-19

Automobile owners will not kick
on the greatly increased tax, if they
get something, to show for it," says
the Boone News-Republican. "It will
be admitted that there isn't much to
show at present"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-05-19

The writer has never been a
worshiper at the Cummins shrine.
but We are on his side now, because
some government is better than no
government" says the Shell Rock
News.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-05-19

johnson. as matter of fact, as
strts the Waterloo Courier, SIS not
so radical as he appears to be. That
is part OF the political game
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-05-19

The Spencer News-Herald has no
objection to the wearing of overalls
provided the man who wears them
fits the part. A loafer in overalls is
a bum" combination. to say the
least"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-05-19

Love means sacrifice but q lot Of
people seem to think II means money.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-05-19

For they conquer who believe they
can. Virgil.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-10-05
PUT THEIR WITS TO WORK
Spanish Post Office Clerks Did Really
Creditabe Job In Solving Rebus
on Envelope.

A curlously addressed lettei passed
through the post Office at Madrid,
which was declphered and correctly
delivered, notwithstanding all Difficult
ties. says the Philadelphia Inquirer.
The address was a perfect rebus. Al
the left hand side was the figure of a
lady; II was clear, therefore, to which
sex the recipient should belong, Over
the lady's head the sun was rising
hence her name was inferred to bt
Aurora. For her surname stood hill
with n castle nj It's foot, which gives
us "Montes y Castello."
Next comes the town. for which the
plan of city was drawn, on which the
Alhampra was leglble. This indicated
Granada; but In order to leave no
doubt possible, pomegranate was
drawn beside the plan. To complete
the address a number was indicated in
one of the streets OF the city plan.
The postal authorities took three
days to study this curiosity and then
trlumphnntly delivered the letter t.
"Senorita Aurora Monies y CASTILLO
Azacayas, No. 20. Granada" and so fal
from censurng the sender they had
the envelope photographed and a copy
printed in the Madrid newspapers, as
proof of the Intelligence Of the depart
mcnt.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-10-05
BOMB SUSPECT ARRESTED
BY PITTSBURG POLICE
Authorities Think zelenko, May Have
Had Part In Wall Street
Explosion

Pttsbnrg. Oct. 4.-Floran Zelenko,
the Russian, suspected Of knowing
something about the Wall street ex-
plosion OF September 16, who was ar
rested with six sticks of dynamite in
his possession last night in the st.
Charles Hotel after a fight with the
police, was turned over to the Depart
ment of Justice agents today.
AS result Of the arrest nation
wide search for COMPANIONS of Zelen.
ko has been begun bv the Govern
ment's secret service force, aided by
police and private detectives in many
cities.
AS Ze,enko, who gave his address
as 470 Cleveland street Brooklyn, left
that place two hours before the disas-
trous Wall street blast Department
cf Justice agents here say they have
ascerta.ned sufficient to warrant the
man being held for further examina-
tion. Secret service men declare
zelenko's arrest is important
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-10-05

New York, Oct. 5.--Clear. cool
weather with a Slight breeze greeted
the fans this afternoon for the first
game of the Worlds Series 10 bs
played between Brooklyn and Cleve-
land. Ebbets field where the game
Is to be held Is in fair condition after
last nights brief rain storm.
The Clevclani team arrived early
this morning and Went at once to the
field to get acquainted with the lay
out cf the diamond.
There are great many Gisappoint-
ed fans in Brooklyn due TO the fact
that they were unable to, get seats.
Some enthusiasts expressed the de.
termination to wait all night in order
to head the bleacher line. but the
cold drizzling rain before midnight
had ch ling affect on the walters
At two O'Clock this morning only
four we're left in line and these were
headed by Frank Brogan, Phila,lel
phia youth
Cleveland is ruled the slight fav-
0rite in what little betting has BEEN
This fact has not shaken
the confidence of Brooklyn.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-10-05
ACCORDING TO FIXED DESIGN
Variety OF Reasons Advanced for the
Arrangement Of Paint on the
Cheeks Of Clown.

All pantomlme, clowns paint their
cheeks and mostly they do so accord
Ing to certain designs hFnded down
from generation to generation. But
as to the why and the wherefore opln-
Ions differ.
According TO one authority the scar
lei trlangles. red fishtail and half
moon. originated from dabs Of ver-
nillion placed here and there on the
cheeks AT. haphazard to represent a
naughty boy who had been at the jam
pot 1ir nse
Another says that the pantomlme
clowns reddened face Is intended as q
burlesque Of the rouge-tinted cheeks
of the pantomme Columbne; while
vet third has II that the crimson
patches are a survival from the early
mystery plays, when ,he clown was a
demon, and red all over.
The theory has also been held that
the modern clown In pantomlme is
direct descendant of Momus, the god
OF mockery of the early mystery plays
and Mosques, who was always repre-
sented with a huge gaping mouth. The
red hshtall Is merely the survival of
that part Of the medieval makeh'
which aimed at producing an apper'
ent enlargement of the mouth.
These curious scarlet symbols are
only found on the cheeks Of panto-
mime clowns. The ordinary circus
clown does not paint his cheeks,
He paints only his nose, with view
to polllng fun at the boss" the ring
master whose nasal organ, In regard
TO the old.tlme circuses at all events,
wus more often than not apt to be
highly colored,-Pearson's Weekly.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-10-05
WHEAT PRICE DROPS
SHARPLY IN CHICAGO
Lowest Levels in Some Cases Since
Government Declared War
Prices.

Chicago, Oct 4.-Wheat futures de-
clined 10 to l2 cents a bushel today
in the principal gra II markets of the
West, in st me cases touching low
levels not before reached since the
Government established the war time
wheat price.
December deliveries cosed in Chi
cago ana st. Louis at Sl95 to $685.
and at Kansas City even lower level
was reported Of S1.9l. At Minneapo-
lis the Dec imber option closed at an
even 50. drop of lll2 cents from
Saturday March options closed: AT
Chicago. s1.91 to 1917; at Kansas
city Sl.S7% at st. Louis. $I9S1s; at
Minneapolis, Sl9S Declines in wheat
were reflected in new flour quotations
from Minneapolis. where recessions
of 60 cents barrel since Friday were
reported by two mills, bringing flour
TO $ll.3O@11,55 a barrel In quarter
barrel sacks.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-10-05
COMISKEY REWARDS HIS g
TEN LOYAL PLAYERS
White Sox Owner Presents Each
With Check for $t5oo--Writes
Each a Letter.

Chicago, Oct. 4.-Charles A. Comis-
key, owner of the Chicago White Sox
today sent checks for $500 each to
the 10 members of last years team
who were not involved in tn baseball
scandal. Letters accompanying the
checks said the money was sent to re-
imburse the payers for the amount
they lcst when the White Sox failed
to- win the 1919 worlds series.
The checks were sent TO Ray
Schalk, Byrd Lynn, Urban Faber
Dick Kerr, r. II. Wilkinson, Eddie
Collins, John Collins, II. Mcclellan,
Harry I.e.bold and e. Murphy solr
"As one of the honest ball players
of the Chicago White Sox of 1919 !,
feel that you are deprived of the win,
ner's share Of the worlds series re-
ceipts through no fault CT yours,
Comiskeys letters 8 TO the players
said. Il do mot oIntendR that you, as
an honest ball player should be pen
allied for your honesty or by reason
Of the dishonesty of others, and there
fore take pleasure in handing you
$500, being the difference between
the winners and the losers share"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-10-05
SAFE TEST


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remedy for kidney troubles and back
ache, 1t is 4 good plan try Doan's
Kidney Pil's. They are strongly
rac commended by Bennington people,
Ask your nelghbor?
Arthur Dewmaw SOC Gage S 3, BEN
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pretty miserable at tines. learned
OF Doans Kidney Pills and star ed
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given August 25, 1850
On Aprli 3. 1920 Mr.. Dewmaw 50 id:
"Doan'saKlduey Pills cured me of Kid
rey trouble $50 cheerfully confirm al
have sa dain praise OF his remedy
You may continue to II my former
recommendation of 1916
GOc. at all dealers. Foster,Mnburn
Co., Mfrs, Buffalo, N, Y
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-10-05
EX- X-GOV. GRAHAM
MAY BE GRANTED
ANOTHER TRIAL
Claim Made That One Juror Was
Disqualified
CALLED GRAHAM A THIEF
Juror Said on Examination That He
Had Not Formed an
opln on.

Montpelier, Oct Appropriations
are being made by counsel for ex-
Gov. Horace f. Graham CT Craftsbury
for filing in the Vermont supreme
court here a motion for a new trial
for Mr. Graham on the ground that
one OF the iurymen who returned a
verdict OF gullty against tie respond
ent on the charge OF the larceny OF
state funds while he was auditor was
disqualified. The nc tion will be fled
today or tomorrow.
The motion, which has been drawn
up. alleges that Juryman Jerome f..
Stone Of Northfeld, who stated during
his examination that he had not form
ed or expressed any opinion as to the
quit or innc cence of the respondent
did not state the truth, but that he in
fact did say in 1918 and again in
1919 that Graham was damned
thief and ought to be sent to jail the
same as any other thief.
Afiidavits of three reputable c.tiz.
ems OF Mortified will be filed in sup.
port of the motion. the three citizens
claiming to have overheard Mr.. Stone
make the alleged remark. II Is the
contention OF the respondents ccun.
sci that the remarks showed conclus-
lively that Juror Stone had formed an
opinion as to the respondents guilt
or Innocence previous to the trial and
that having formed an opinion It was
impossible for him to give the re.
spondent a fair trial.
Counsel for Ex-Governor Graham
are Hale r. Darling OF Chelsea and
w. b. c. Stickney Of Rutland. At the
time OF the trial in January, 1920.
they were assisted by Attorney Ru.
fus A. Brown OF Burlington, who has
since died.
Attorneys Darling and Stickney
have notified Attorney General Frank
c. Archibald OF Manchester that the
motion for new trial stating the
grounds and furnishing him copies Of
the afiidayits, and the attorney gen.
eral is preparing to oppose the mo
tion. The motion will come up in a
few days for argument, as the Ora.
ham case. which went to the supreme
court on exceptions, is retnrnable at
the term OF that court which opens
this month.
II it should be proved that Jurcr
Stone made the remark credited to
him it is presumed that the supreme
court would grant motion for new
trial.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-10-05
NC EULoeY FOR CRANE
Simple ty Marked Funeral Of Ex.
Governor.

Dalton, Mass, Oct A simplicity
In keeping with his way cf life mark
ed the funeral OF w Murray Crane,
former United States senator, ex-
governor of Massachusetts and mil
lionaire manufactures, today.
The body in a fower-banked casket
lay n the hall of the great house on
the hill while neighbors, mill workers
clerks, children, leaders of industry,
politics and finance and other friends
from far and near streamed past for a
farewell view There followed plain
service of scripture reading, hymn re
cital and prayer. after which church
bells tolled, and the family assembl-
ing in private in the village cemetery
short distance from the Crane es.
tate, listened to the burial. ritual.
There was no hint of eulogy except
possibly in the prayer and no music
or any KIND.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-10-05
SAYS THAT SOX
HELPED INDIANS
To WIN PENNANT
Believe Certain Players Tried to
Throw Series
MCCLELLAN TO TESTIFY
White sox Lost Three Straight Games
on Last Eastern
Trip.

Chicago, Oct. 4.-Charges that GER
tain of the eight White Sox players
accused Of throwing the 1919 world
series also manoeuvred so as to let
Cleveland win the 1920 American
League pennant, but by so close a
margin as to keep betting odds favor
able, burst as new sensation before
the special baseball Grand Jury re-
sumes its inquiry tomorrow.
Harvey Mcclellan, utility innelder
of the White Sox and shortstop after
the suspension of Charles. "Swedev
Risberg. came back from st. Louis,
where the Chicago team closed the
season with the Browns, with the
story Of how the 1920 pennant was
tossed TO Cleveland.
He is quoted as saying that lie and
Byrd Lynn, Sox catcher, had suspect
ed crooked work in losing three
games to Boston on the last Eastern
trip at time when it appeared that
the American League flag was certain
to come to Chicago They were un-
able 10 verify their suspicious.