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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-11-17
RED CROSS ROLL CALL.
Fourth Annual Roll Call Will Open
Here Tomorrow.

Tomorrow, Thursday, Nov. Is, the
fourth annual Red Cross Roll Call
will open here, and will be conduct
ed by Miss Nellie Jewell, of this city,
who has had much experience in
this work. The membership is only
one dollar and everybody in the
county is asked to join, because If
Winneshiek county does not come up
to it's quota of members, its charter
will be withdrawn, so when the SOL
icitors call on you, come across with
your dollar.
The president of the American Red
Cross has issued a statement, from
which we quote below:
"Under the stimulus of war and
through the cooperation of our people
this organization grew into immense
size, enlarged its range of activity
served not only our fighting forces
but civilians involved in the hardships
of war in our own Nation and in the
nations associated with US.
OlTCe TIE ceSSdClOn Oh nOStlllUles
the organization has faced a dua
duty: First, to fulfil obligation:
created by the war; and secondly tc
adapt its experience and machinery t.
the needs of peace.
ut is today still assisting govern
mental agencies in the care and cheer
of our disabled soldiers and sailors
and in counselling and aiding the fam
lilies of former combatants and it il
still assisting with diminished re
sources, the process of rehabilitation
in some of the more Frustrated coun
tries of our former associates.
"While continuing these manifes
obligations, the Red Cross has beer
accommodating methods and applyin.
lessons learned in war to the norma
needs Of our own people in times o
peace, especially in regions wher
provisions for public health and wei
fare were imperfectly developed.
at has continued it's educationa
work among the school children
through it's Junior Red Cross branch
and it has, as one result of its wa
experience, but preparation for disas
ter relief on a scientific foundation
so that it is now equipped to meet dis
aster emergencies promptly in almos
every part of our country.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-11-17
AUTOMOBILES IN WINNEsHIEK.
Total Number Registered Here is
3S7O.

County Treasurer Christen has Just
compiled the exact number of auto
mobiles in Winneshiek county, which
has been registered here. The total
number registered is 1870, divided
as follows:
Automobiles 1865.
Trucks 129.
Motorcycles At.
The motor vehicle licenses issued
by this county is 3S41, and removals
from the county were 63. Three
of these were originally registered
in other counties. The removals into
this county was so. The total number
of transfers issued were 565, as fol-
lows: Automobile transfers 543;
truck transfers and motorcycle
transfers Is. Duplicate registrations
2 and dismantled cars 2. The aver
a5e cost of automobile license fee
was SIC.
The total amount of motor vehicle
license fees collected to date, Nov.
IL, 1920, was S5S.70S.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-11-17
Big Remodeling Sale.

The N. r. Croft Hardware Coils
advertising big remodeling sale at
their store in this issue and wonder
fully low prices are being made on
high class seasonable goods through
out the store. Mr.. Groff Informs us
that he is going to remodel his
store and must dispose of lot of
goods to make room for the work.
The prices quoted for the sale should
move out a. lot of goods, and in a
short time the work of remodeling
will start. Look up the big ad ,if
you wish to save real money.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-11-17

KEEP FUNDS AT HOME.
Tax Payers Tire of Feeding Des
Moines Banks.

Senator Perry C. Holdoegel Of
Rockwell City, announces that he is
preparing bill for introduction in
the next session of the legislature
that will provide for leaving money
derived from the state taxes in the
treasury of the county, where such
money originated, until the funds
ere needed by the state. He has this
bill practically complete.
According to Senator Holdoegel,
there is about ten millions Of dol
lars Of state money deposited in the
banks of Des Moines. Practically all
OF this money was sent from the
counties Of the state, Senator Holdoe-
gels will will provide for keeping
these funds at home until they are
needed. This will apply to automo-
bile taxes and all general funds.
Under the present plan the mon
ey for state taxes is sent to the state
treasurer by the treasurer of each
county, the state treasurer deposits
the funds in Des Moines banks,
where the money piles up" said
Senator Holdoegel. "The Des Moines
banks then turn around and loan
the money. back to the county banks
at high rate of interest and the
county banks loan the money to their
customers.
"My bill will provide for leaving
this money in the county treasury
until needed by the state. The coun-
ty treasurer will deposit the money
in the county banks and the county
banks can loan it direct to the farm
ers or other business men of the
county. In this manner, the county
will get the interest on the deposits
from the county banks"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-11-17
Out of Possible 1900 Women Vot.
ers in This County 1926 Went
to the Polls on EeIection
Day.
THEY CAST THEIR
BALLOTS CORRECTLY TOO
Women Of the County Took Great
Interest in the Election. Chair
man Willett and Precinct
Workers to be Con-
graduated

Who was 1t that said the women
wouldn't vote IL given the ballot.
Whoever said 1t made bad guess.
Judging from the vote In Winneshiek
county. The chairman of the wo-
mans Republican County Central
Committee for Winneshiek was Mrs.
Clara Willett and a more conscien-
tious, hard working chairman could
not have been chosen. Mrs. Willett
did some wonderful organization
work throughout the county, and she
selected excellent precinct chairmen
who ably assisted her in every de-
tell Of getting the vote out. Some
$500 women Of voting age in the
county were listed, and after the ele-
ction the poll books showed that
1925 Of these women voted, which
is three-fourths of all. And right
here We want to congratulate the
women, the voters and the workers,
and say that it was great showing,
and particularly for such stormy
day and the impossible roads. This
aid not deter the women and they
came out like veterans.
One elderly lady, Mrs. Millington.
living in Orleans township, walked
three miles to the polls to cast her
vote for the Republican party.
The total number of votes cast in
Winneshiek county was S904 and
only 80 ballots in the whole county
were spoiled in the following voting
precincts. Decorah first ward 8;
second ward 4; Bloomfield 2; Cali
mar I'd I; Canoe 1; Frankville Q:
Highlandville 3; jackson 10; Sum-
ner 3; Washington 1st l. OF course
there is no way of knowing whether
1t was the men or the women spoiled
the ballots, but we guess the men
will be chivarlous enough to take
the load on their shoulders, and re-
gardless of who spoiled them it was
d wonderful vote. and certainly
fine showing to have only 80 spoiled
tallots out of nearly 5000 votes.
Again may We ask who said the
women wouldn't vote.
Below will be found the number
of women who voted in the different
wards of Decorah and precincts of
tho countv
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-11-17
May Want Change of Laws on
Several particulars. Code Re-
vision Will Be Big Task
AUTO REGISTRATION LAW
TO BE UP FOR TINKERING
Statute Contains Forty Sections and
Many ImperfectiOns-Was COM
promise Measure-Legis-
lature to Convene Sec
Ond Monday i'm
January

Des Moines, Ia.-Political interest
in Iowa, now that the big election is
over, will center In the coming ses-
sion Of the legislature to convene on
the second Monday in January.
The big task confronting the legis-
lature is code revision. Whether II
will be possible sto revise the code
and also take care of the new legis-
lation which will come before the
session is a question.
1t is the intention of the Thirty
eighth general assembly when II
passed the code revision law that
the work be done at a special ses-
sion. Governor Harding however re-
fused to call a special session so that
the work of revision is now confront
ing the newly elected legislature.
1t is probable that a meeting of
the legislature will be arranged for
soon, or some kind of a conference
of members who have had Previous
experience, in which the revision Of
the code will be planned. 1t is hoped
that some Way can be devised so
that the work can be expediated.
The code commission, appointed
by the legislature to do the work of
revision, completed its task early
this year. The changes in the code
recommended by the commission
have been embodied in bills which
will come before the legislature and
which must be acted on individually.
There are some $50 of these bills.
The passing of these bills, involving
important changes in the code, is
recognized as big task. Hence the
session promises to be long and ar
dous one.
The newly enfranchised women
voters, it is expected, will ask for
legislation, particularly on ques-
tions involving the working hours OF
women and on child welfare.
The automobile registration law
passed by the last legislature. will be
up for considerable tinkering. This
law contains forty sections and was
sort of compromise measure be.
tween the law suggested by the re.
trenchment and reform committee
and the joint committee of the house
and senate which spent most of theil
nights and Sundays last winter
drawing it up. 1t is recognized that
there are number of corrections Il
be made to this law. The road Law
will also probably be up for some
revision.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-11-17
HAUGEN GETS
NEARLY 100000
Popular FOurtp District Congress
man Returnt, With the Larg-
est MajOrityto :" Accorded
HhN~
CARRIED EVERY OOUN> q
IN THE De 'ICT
Has Served Nearly % Years
Songress, and His Next Term
Will Round Out "a Years

Hon. G. N. Haugen goes back to
Congress with the largest majority
ever accorded him, winning out by
somewheres In the neighborhood of
10000. carrying every county in the
district by large majorities. He had
a majority of around 5000 in Win
neshiek. Mr.. Haugen is now serving
out his twenty-second year in Cong
ress, and bids fair to serve us many
more years. His record has been
clean and he holds the good will Of
lis constituents throughout the dis
triot.
Mr.. Haugen is an early resident
of Winneshiek county and has hun
dreds of warm friends here. OF late
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-11-17

years he has been resident of
Northwood. Worth county. He Was
born April 21, 1859. in Rock coun-
ty. Wis Since the age of IA, AMI
prior to his election to congress he
was engaged in various enterprises,
principally real estate and banking;
was treasurer of Worth county for
six years; was elected to the Iowa
legislature, serving in the twenty
fifth and twenty-siXth general as
sembhes. He was elected to the fifty
sixth, fifty-seventh, fifty-eighth, fifty
ninth, sixtieth, sixty-frst, sixty-sec-
end, sixty-fourth and siXty-ffth con-
crosses, and reelected to the sixty
sixth congress, AMI has just been re-
elected to the sixty-seventh cong
ress by a majority of thirty or forty
thousand.
Upon Mr.. Haugen's first election
10 Congress in 1898, he was assign
ed to the Committee on Agriculture
on which committee he has served
continuously. He was the ranking
Republican member of the commit
tee during the eight years that the
Democratic party had control Of the
House, and has been chairman OF
the committee during the last cong
ress when Republicans have been in
the majority. This committee has
reported all legislation governing
food, as well as other matters per-
tanning to Agriculture. During the
war it had referred to it more war
legislation than any other committee
The last appropriation bill which
carried $31,714,7S4 was reduction
of $2,1S5,327 under the bill for the
previous year, and reduction oi
S10,384,454 below the estimates OF
the bureau chiefs of the Department
of Agriculture. Mr.. Haugen has SER
we'd on various other committees
and was chairman of the committee
on war claims some ten years ago.
The Dubuque Times Journal pub
lished the following a short time
ago about Iowa solon's long record
in Congress, which makes interest
ing reading:
Twenty-one years of public service
in the American Congress is a recor
OF which any man may well be proud
and few there be who can attain It.
As stated before it is not generally
realized that the value OF experience
and the need of experience in con
gressional life.
At noon. March 4. 1899, Gilber'
n Haugen began his career as the
Representative of the Fourth Con
gressional District of Iowa. in the
Ngeional House OF Representatives
and there he Ii today in the respon-
siIle and powerful position Of Chair,
man Of the Committee on Agricui'
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-11-17

ture: position in which he can
render service of incalculable value
to the people by keeping such man
in the harness of continuous public
service, twenty-one years
Very unpretentious and modest in
appearance and in dress, the new
Congressman, Haugen, who came as
the successor of the well-known and
popular Tom Updegraff, of Nc Greg
or, Was often the subject of CON-
ment and of more or less criticism.
All new Congressman get the once
over from those who have been soma
years ahead of them in public life.
One evening Bob Cousins was aske !
lis opinion of Updegraff's successor,
and Cousins answered the question
with prophetic intelligence, saying:
"Haugen is good timber. He will
tako polish"
Haugen took polish, all right. And
today he is good timber, one of the
pillars Of his party on whom others
rely for advice, help and direction
The new Secretary of Agriculture,
Meredith, knows Chairman Haugen
we'll. Together they can work in har-
mony. regardless of their different
political Affiliations, and work ef-
fectiyely for the general welfare, as
all political and public men do in this
country, and in patriotic manner,
although, of course, there are occas-
ional exceptions to this rule, as well
as to all others.
BY the way of illustration, con-
cerning the numerous changes
which occur in the popular branch
of the Congress, it may be stated
that all of the other members Of the
Congress which began its eXistance
on March 4, 1899 have disappeared
from the great legislative arena, but
Gilbert N. Haugen. Look over the
list.
Thomas Hedge, of Burlington; !;
Joseph r. Lane, OF Davenport; {;
David B. Henderson, of Dubuque;
Robert G. Cousins, of Upton; John
=. Lacy, of Oskaloosa; William p.
HEPBURN of Clarinda; Walter /.
Smith, of Council Bluffs; John A. 7.
Hull, of Des Moines; Jonathan p.
Dolliver, of Fort Dodge; Lot Thomas
of Storm Lake; James p. Connor,
of Denison; Smith Mcpherson, OF
Red Oak.
Colonel Henderson was elected
Speaker Of the House. Dolliver was
appointed to succeed Gear in the
Senate and took his seat Dec. 4
1889. Connor was elected to sue.
ceed Dolliver in the House. Smith
Mcpherson resigned June 6. 1900
n rrcert the Judgship which was
made vacant by the death Of Johr
is. woolson. Walter /. Smith was el.
ected to succeed Mcpherson.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-11-17
Total .S426

The drive to lower prices OF farm
products should not succeed in the
face of the fact that in recent weeks
there were made $6o0,000,00O
wage advance to the railway employ
es, a $50, 900. .00o advance to the ex-
press handlers, and S1o0,O00,O0O
increase to the coal miners.-Sac
Sun.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-11-17

If man has job with wages at
tached, even il the job is hard and
the wages not what one would wish,
We are thinking a wise mans will
hold on, and do-nothing now to
shake himself loose or out.-Celar
Rapids Republican.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-11-17

The farmers have raised the pres
ent crop under the highest cost Of
conditions known to the history of
farming, and they are now asked TO
sell it at prices that will not pay
near the cost of raising.-Manson
Journal.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-11-17
The New Fire Department.

The names of the men constitut-
ing Decorah's reorganized fire de-
partment will be found on the pro-
ceedings on the last page of this
paper.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-11-17

.It's too bad Jim Pierce did not
live to hear the returns. but let htm
rest in peace" laments the chronicle
at Hampton. 'f9 !,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-11-17

The Oelwein Register notes that
For the first time all over the Unit
ed states the man and his good wife
walked to the polls together, just as
they go to church or other places.
They voted quietly and walked out"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-11-17

The orange trees of Asiatic origin
was first introduced into Europe
by the Portuguese.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-11-17

"Not few republicans heard or
the defeat of Champ Clark with some
regrets" says the Webster City
Freeman j Journal. Champ is among
the old landmarks of congress and
has many friends Among the repub-
leans
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-11-17
Fiske o,Hara Coming.

Fiske O'Hara Is coming to the
Grand on Dec. IA IN his new play,
|"Springtime In Mayo"
Graham guardian., 1920-06-04
GET UNDER YOUR OWN ROOF

A revival of homecoming and
old fashioned home life is needed
IN our country.
Farm renters and families
living in apartments where chill
dren are not wanted, are not a
good foundation for this nation.
We can get along without War
memorials and Ouija- board fac
tories, but we cannot get along
without home owners.
More than any other drive, we
need a great national campaign
for homecoming and home
building.
A real estate mortgage is a
sign of thrift and progress, but
chattel mortgage on a motor
car is not.
Young men and families who
live in rented houses, should be
encouraged to go in debt for 8
homo
Graham guardian., 1920-06-04
BURDENSOME MINING TAXES

The mine owner who has a
body of silver, lead or copper ore
ready for extraction, will await
a more favorable time to mine
his product, unless he absolutely
needs the money. Uncle Sam has
relieved the gold miner from
heavy taxes, but this relief does
not extend to the other pro-
ducers of precious metals. The
heavy burden of high wages and
supplies cuts down the margin of
profit materially, and the pro.
ducer is further handicapped by
taxation demands. If the United
States treasury expects ever to
replace the millions of silver dol
lars melted up and sold under
the terms of the Pittman act,
something must be done to re-
habilitate the mining industry.
The entire world needs silver,
and with untold millions awaiting
extraction in the West, it is up to
the government to remove the
burdensome taxes so that the
prospector and miner can get
hilSN
Graham guardian., 1920-06-04
JUNE A. 1920
THE ROLL OF HONOR

The following states have
ratified the National Wo-
mans Suffrage Amend
Y,napf
Graham guardian., 1920-06-04
THE SCARCITY OF CAPITAL

The credit situation all over
the world shows signs of the in
creasing pressure for money.
The Bank of England discount
rate was raised from 6 to Z per
cent, the Bank of France from 5
to 6, the Bank of Sweden from
6 to 7, the Bank of Finland from
7 to s, the Bombay rate from Z
to 8. The Bank of Japan rate
has been at 8 per cent since last
November.
With production limited, due
to short hours, lowered labor
efficiency, and with the people
trying to buy more goods than
there are in existence. and seek
ing in desperation to make credit
take the place of capital in pro-
duction, there is great pressure
on the banks for accommoda-
tions. They have been doing
their hest to stem the tide and
hold mis- nation on an even keel.
The rise in bank rates represents
an effort to check the further In
flation of credit.
The age-old law of work or
starve will eventually bring the
world up with a sharp jerk.
Graham guardian., 1920-06-04
FOREVER PLAYING POLITICS

The G. o. P. majority in the
Senateis forever playing politics.
A study of the Senate records
shows a very large number of
appointments sent to the Senate
by the President, on which con-
firmation has been withheld. gen.
orally without any excuse being
offered. Some of the appoint
ments are to foreign posts, one
of them Ambassador to Mexico.
Some of them are to Federal
judgeships. In the latter case,
there does not seem any reason
the republicans in the Senate
could have for Withholding con-
firmation, save that filling these
judgeships be deferred until a
new administration comes into
power, hoping that a republican
President will be elected and that
republicans may get the jobs.
Among the appointments on
which action has been delayed
is the naming of three American
delegates to anlnternational con-
vention on communication. a
very important convention to
adopt an agreement for wire and
other methods of communication,
similar to the existing internat-
ional postal agreement, to be
held in Washington in August.
The republican leader, Senator
Lodge, is said to have boldly
written the State Department
that the nomination of these del
egates would not be approved by
the Senate because one of them
was Objectionable to Senator
Penrose, who is the republican
boss. +"
The President has the appoint
i've power, and the Senate is sup
posed to accept his selections,
unless there be good reason for
disapproval. There should be
some other reason for failure to
confirm than merely to play
politics" and display partisan
prejudice.
Graham guardian., 1920-06-04
SPECIAL INTERESTS BUSY

The land of special interests"
appeared at the Capitol recently,
when Senator Underwood, the
democratic leader, exposed their
attempt to defeat the govern
ment's plan to operate the great
nitrate plant built up at Muscle
Shoals, Ala, during the war.
Capable of producing thousands
of tons of nitrate annually, the
operation of this plant would go
far toward relieving the fertilizer
shortage from which farmers are
suffering, and would also insure
the country an ample supply of
nitrate for munition purposes.
In the past, the country has been
dependent wholly on Chill for
her nitrate supply,
Private interests, controlling
the fertilizer industry, do not
wish the nitrate plant operated,
and through an amendment to
the Notifications bill, presented
in the Senate by republicans,
would have prevented the gov
ernment's plant being operated.
Senator Underwood's expose of
the selfish purpose of these inter-
ests resulted in the withdrawal
of the amendment
Graham guardian., 1920-06-04
NEED OF FOREST PRODUCTION

There is greater need Of CO.
operative forest production than
of extending federal regulation
over the lumber industry.
The forestry service, state for
estry departments and private
interests in numbering should
unite.
The problem of the future is
not more regulation, but forest
growing.
A successful forest policy by
state or nation means much more
than mere methods of tree grow.
ing.
1t must provide confidence and
security to industry and the pub
lie alike, free from injustice.
The states, nation and lumber
industry must unite in securing
larger areas for growing future
forest crops.
Cut over lands should be taxed
for the land only and tax the
crop of new timber when it is
marketed.
If states take an intelligent in
terest in forestry there will be
no need for federal regulation of
private holdings.
Owners of logged-off lands
should take the leadership in a
policy of producing a future tim
Der supply.
Graham guardian., 1920-06-04
For State Superintendent Of Pub
lie instruction

hereby announce myself as cam
didate for State Superintendent off Pub
lie Instruction. subject to the action of
Election. September Z, 1920.
Will appreciate the support of the
people of Arizona.
Yours respectfully,
A. G.. PETERSON.
Graham guardian., 1920-06-04

1t is going to be difficult to for
get, even after Chicago. some of
those remarks that have been
passing between supporters of
Wood and Johnson.