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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-14

standing for 1870 by the payment
OF an extra Il. All members JOIN
Ing after Dec. will have to pay
IS TOR the 1870 membership. The
post voted for the increase.
Offered Vocational Training.
0. ]. Stirratt, secretary OF the
Rock Island Y. W. c. A., addressed
the post, saying that the national
war council is spending $1,000, 600
for scholarships for ex-seryice men
who want to take vocational train
ing work. Mr.. Stirratt said that
this county's quota is s1.400 and
Rock Island gets about $500. He
said that II = class OF 10 or Is OF
the legion members or other ex-
service men desire to take a three
or four months course OF 20 les
sons in automobile work such a
class can be formed at the Y. NJ. c.
A. and q tutor obtained. 1t will
cost each man SO for the course
and the remainder OF the expense
VIVA ITO Ihi AICu tuIOu6u dttOtkuCuLb
from the national war council fund.
Mr.. Stirratt said that any other
course Of training could be taken
that the ex-soldiers might desire.
He said for the men to form their
classes and the Y. M. c. A. would
take steps to find . teacher of al
most any course desired that can
be completed in three or four
months OF study, two nights weekly
In order to facilitate this work
Ed Dunavin placed motion before
the house that a committee be ap-
pointed to whom ex-service men
can make known their wishes for
certain training. Commander Pres
ton appointed the legislative and
insurance committee Of which Carl
Anderson is chairman, in charge oil
this work. Any ex-service man In
terested can communicate with Mr.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-14


Anderson ct ths oflces Of Walker
4 Sweeney In tho Central Trust
building.
Get View Quarters.
Ed Dunavin. chairman Of the
committee on quarters. reported
that the city commissioner have
agreed to turn the Armory hall
over to the legion as soon As the
Community club can vacate the
building. It was pointed out that
the legion is greatly in need Of a
permanent home and that the Ar
mory hall is ideal for this purpose.
The Community club expects to
move out Of the building by Feb. l,
having obtained club room quarters
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-14
TO ASK
every SOLDIER
TO JOIN ORDER
IN ElIgibles to Membership VIII
Be Solicited During the
Coming Drive.

Every returned soldier in this
community who is eligible to mem
bership in the Rock Island post of
The American Legion is to be can
ysssed by members OF the legion
and they will be asked to Join the
legion or give reasons why they re-
fuse. This was decided by the le-
ZION In an open house meeting at
Inc Empire rink last night.
In the business session prior to
the entertainment program for all
ex-service men. Ralph Lindblood,
chairman Of the membership COM
mittee, announced that his commit
tee has obtained the names OF 1900
ex-soldiers as a big start in the
campaign. He said that all mem
bers OF the legion should turn over
10 him names of men whom they
know are not members so that
these can be added to the list. He
explained that when a full list is
prepared the membership campaign
canvass will be launched.
Commander Paul Preston said
kthat in order to make the member
ship canvass a success each men,
Der of the post will be given the
names OF 10 ex-soldiers to solicit.
I Raise Membership Dues.
y A letter from national headquar-
lers was read urging that dues be
raised from 81 to 81 year. 1t stat
ed that dues must be raised to COW
er the added expense Of mailing to
each member. the weekly American
Legion magazine. 1t was pointed
out to the post members that 81
Of the yearly dues goes to the ma
tional headquarters, so cents to the
state organization and $3.50 is kept
by the local post. However, it was
explained that members who joined
the post at the 81 rate prior to Dec.
! can place themselves in good
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-14
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r. /. Clean Towel Service. Phone
R. I. 2439.
Tri-City Towel Supply company.
Davenport 934.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-14

Shoes, all sizes, $500 to $3.50 at
$500. Cloth tops $500. Berts,
1916 Second avenue.
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1920-01-08

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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-09-01

abridged by the United States or by
any state on account Of SEX" Ratifi-
cation necessary by legislatures of
three-fourths of the 48 states of the
Union.
Amendment ratified by "a states, be-
ginning with Wisconsin, June 10, 1919,
and ending with West Virginia March
10, 1920. Constitutionality Of Ohio
ratification before the United States
Supreme court.
Amendment defeated by siE states
between September II, 1919, and Feb
ruary II, 1920, as follows, in the or
der named: Alabama, Georgia, Mlssis-
hppi, South Carolina, Virginia, Mary
land.
Connecticut and Vermont-No regu-
Ear sessions until 1921. Governors
had refused to call special sessions.
Florida and Tennessee-Cannot vote
10 1920 because of constitutional pro-
vision requiring election to intervene
between submission Of amendment and
action on II.
LOuisiana-Legislature to meet In
June; small hope of ratification.
North NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. to meet
in special session in August. Gov.
Thomas w. Beckett had declared his
intention to ask for ratification.
Washington promptly ratified. Del
aware and Louisiana refused. The
governors Of Connecticut, Florida and
Vermont refused to call special ses-
sions. The United States Supreme
court upheld the Ohio ratification on
the ground that no state constitution
had the authority to change in any
detail the method which the Unned
States Constitution itself provides for
its amendment. This decision cleared
the way for the special session in Ten
nessee, which began August 8.
1t is seventy years since the organ
lied movement for woman suffrage
was begun in the United States.
In 1848 Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth
Cady Stanton called the first Woman's
Rights convention at Seneca Falls, N.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-09-01
NOTICE IN PROBATE.

To Charlotte Amelia Larsen,
Peter Edgar Haugen, Roy Wallace
lIaugen, Mrs. Ella Louise Koefod
Ernest Eugene Himle and Harold
Himle:
You are hereby notified that there
is now on file in the Office of the
Clerk of the District Court of the
State of Iowa, in and for Winnie
shiek County, at DEBORAH, in said
County and State, the Final Report
and Petition for Discharge Of Marie
Haugen as Executrix of the Last
VIII and Testament of Gunil Haug-
en-, deceased, and asking that a
guardian ad Item be appointed for
Harold Himle who is minor; that
said report sets out in detail the
receipts and expenditures, the
claims allowed and paid, expenses Of
administration, and the balance on
hand for distribution; and your
Executrix asks that the said Final
Report be approved and that she
lie finally discharged.
You are further notified that the
said Final Report and Petition for
Discharge will come up for hearing
DtlOIe Tic Sdlu DlSlilSI SOuiI VI thS
State Of Iowa, in and for Winneshiek
County, at the Court House in the
City of DEBORAH, at O'Clock P. M.
of the first day of the next term OF
the said District Court, commencing
on Monday the Goth of September,
1920, or as soon thereafter as the
same can be heard and that unless
you make objections thereto the said
Final Report will be approved and
the said Executrix discharged as
prayed.
Dated this 18th day Of August
1920
WILLETT & NELSON,
Attorneys for Marie Haugen, EXecu-
trix of the Last VIII and Testament
of Gunil Haugen, deceased.
33-4
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-09-01

Prom 1869 to 1893 she was president
OF the National Woman Suffrage as
addressed congressional committees
on woman suffrage. She was the joint
author of History Of Woman Suf-
frage" (1SS1-S) and Eighty Years
or More" (1s95) is her autobiography.
A third name is that of Susan B.
Anthony (1s20-19Oe). She Joined with
Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady
Stanton In organizing the woman suf-
frage movement. She became in time
the real leader Of the movement; GER
tainly she was its first militant suf-
fragist. Born In Adams, Mass, she
came Of Quaker stock, and early devot-
ed herself to Temperance" (the pro-
hibition Of those days) and to the abo-
lition Of slavery.
In 1875 Miss Anthony drafted the
amendment to the Constitution which
has now been ratified. In 1878 the
amendment was introduced In the SEN
ate by Senator Sargent of California.
1t was defeated In 1887 and thereaf-
ter was not even debated In congress
until 1914.
During the years the Constitutional
amendment campaign was making no
progress the women won many Veto
ries in the states, securing full suf-
frage in 10; presidential suffrage In
u and partial suffrage in several 9TH
ers.
The National American Woman
Suffrage association in 1912 opened
headquarters In Washington and be-
gan an active campaign for the
passage Of the amendment. In 1916
it established branch headquarters
there which were devoted entirely to
the amendment campaign. The cam.
paign was educational and social as
well as political and attracted world
wide attention.
The National Woman's party, or
ganized in 1910 by Alice Paul, estab-
llshed Washington headquarters in
1913 and introduced the militant into
the campaign.
Alice Paul-the third Quakeress to
lmmortalize herself-is the spectacu-
lar figure of the struggle. She devel-
oped the deadliest card index on men,
bers of congress that practical politics
has ever seen. She served notice
through the White House pickets that
the president was the man higher up"
The arrest of nearly 500 of these pick
cts and the imposition Of jail SEN
fences followed. Incidentally Mss
Paul herself served seven terms in
Jail.
The amendment was beaten three
times in the senate and once in the
house before it was finally passed by
the Sixty-sixth congress June 4, 1919,
by the necessary two-thirds majority.
The year 1869 saw the formation Of
two national organizations: National
Woman Suffrage association. with Mrs.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-09-01
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT.

Notice of the appointment of an
executor of the estate of liver Christ
enson deceased.
Notice is hereby given, that the
subscriber has been duly appointed
executor of the estate of liver Chris
tenson, late of DEBORAH township, in
the county of Winneshiek, State of
Iowa, deceased, testate. and has
taken upon himself that trust by
Qualifying as the law directs. All
Persons having demands upon the
estate of the said deceased are re
quired to exhibit the same; and per-
sons indebted to said estate are cal
led upon to make payment to
IVER CHRISTENSEN,
Executor.
Dated at DEBORAH Iowa, August
18th. 1920.
WILLET & NELSON, Attorneys.
33-4.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-09-01
ORIGINAL NOTICE,
In the District Court of the State of
Iowa in and for Winneshiek
County. September Term,

Peter I. Peterson, Plaintiff.
VS..
The Unknown Claimants of the
following described real estate,
to-wit: The North Half (Nk)
of the Southwest Quarter Is.
VIZ ID of the Northeast Quarter
(NEA) of Section Eight (S)
Township Ninety-nine (99),
Range Eight (S), West of the
9Th p. M. in Winneshiek Coun-
ty, State Of Iowa, and, Eliza
beth Potter and - Potter,
her husband, Elizabeth Smell
and Smell her husband
Betsy E. Smell and -
Smell, her husband, Defendants,
To the defendants above named,
known and unknown:
You and each of you are hereby
notified that there is now on file in
tie Office of the Clerk of the District
Court of the State of Iowa, in and
for Winneshiek County, the Petit
ION of Peter l. Peterson, as plaintiff,
in which he alleges that he is the
absolute owner in fee simple of the
North Half (N2) of the Southwest
Quarter (SWA) of the Northeast
Quarter (NEA) of Section Eight
(S) Township Ninety-nine ,(99),
Range Eight (S), West of the 5th
p. NJ. in Winneshiek County, State
of Iowa. and that you make some
claim adverse to the plaintiffs es-
tate in and to said premises, and
that the claim of the unknown
claimants arises as heirs at law,
Gevisees, legatees, successors, as
signees or surviving spouses of one
or more of the defendants above
named or in some other manner I'M
Known TO the plaintiff, and that the
Llaintiff cannot state more speci-
fically the nature or extent of the
claims of the defendants, known or
unknown; plaintiff alleges that he
and his grantors have been in open,
exclusive, notorious and adverse
Possession of all of said real estate
under color of title and claim of
right for more than ten years last
lassed, and that whatever claim or
interest the defendants known or
unknown, may have had or may
claim to have in or to said premises
CT to any part thereof is fully bar
red by the statute of limitations;
and that the names and residences
of the unknown claimants are I'M
known to the plaintiff although he
has sought diligently to learn the
same. Plaintiff asks that his title to
said premises as against the claims
of the defendants, known and I'M
known, be quieted, and for equit-
able relief.
You are further notified that un-
less you appear thereto and defend
on or before noon of the second day
of the September Term 1929, of
said Court which will begin and be
leld at the Court House in DEBORAH.
Iowa, on the goth day Of September,
1920 default will be entered
against you and judgment and de-
cree rendered thereon as prayed.
Dated at DEBORAH, Iowa, August
nth, 1920.
WlLLETT q NELSON.
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
33-4.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-09-01

Stanton and Miss Anthony leaders and
headquarters in New York; American
Woman Suffrage association, with
Mary A. LivermOre, Julia Ward Howe
and Lucy Stone leaders and headquar-
tiers in Boston. The line OF division
was this: The former wished to
concentrate on the passage of con-
stitutional amendment; the latter
was In favor of obtaining the suf-
frage through amendments to state
constitutions. In 1890 the two organ
izations were united under the name
of National American Woman Suf-
fage Association, and work was
pushed along both lines of endeavor.
Mrs. Stanton was president until
1892. Miss Anthony served until
1900, resigning at the age Of eighty.
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait was its
head, 19001904. DR.. Anna Howard
Shaw, recently deceased and possibly
best loved Of all the leaders, wOm-
an Of transcendent gifts and elO-
quence-was president until 1915.
Mrs. Gait was then again chosen.
Mrs. Frank Leslie left a large legacy
TO Mrs. Gait to be used In the work.
The National association made ar
rangements at the st. Louis conven-
tion Of 1919 to dissolve its organiza-
tion and become the League of Wom-
en- Voters. These arrangements be-
came effective at the Chicago conven-
toln in February last. SO the League
OF Women Voters now holds sway
over something like 100000 po-
tential American women voters.
Mrs. Gait, who is also the head of the
International Woman Suffrage ALI.
ance, which she founded I'm 1904, Is
honorary chairman; Mrs. Maud Wood
Park is chairman; Mrs. Richard Ed
wards Of Indiana, treasurer; Mrs.
Scion Jacobs of Alabama, secretary,
and there is board of regional d.
rectOrs.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-09-01
NOTICE IN PROBATE.

To whom 1t may concern:
You and each of you are hereby
notified to appear at the court house
in Winneshiek couney, Iowa, on the
Goth day Of September / 920, at 200
o'clock p. m, to attend the probate
of an instrument purporting to be
The Last Will and Testament of
Sauna B, Alstad, late of the city of
DEBORAH, in Winneshiek county,
Iowa. deceased, at which time and
place you will appear and show
cause, II any, why said will should
not be admitted to probate.
In testimony whereof ! have here
unto subscribed my name and affixed
the seal of said office, this 10th day
of August, 1920.
s. j. MOORE,
Clerk of District Court
BY c. r. SELLAND,
Deputy.
wILLETT & NELSON Attorneys.
1873.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-09-01
FIGHT FOR VOTES
IS WON BY WOMEN
Thirty-Six States Have Ratified
Amendment.
TENNESSEE FALLS INTO LINE
washington Is the Thirty-Fifth--sev-
enty Years Of Struggle for Equal
suffrage-Features and Some
Immortal Names.

Observation-Disclosures women have
evon their fight for votes. Washington
and Tennessee have ratified the con-
stitutional amendment, making SO
states out Of As.
Upon the opening March % of the
special sessions Of the legislatures Of
Washington and Delaware, the woman
suffrage situation In the United States
was briefly this:
Amendment to the Constitution
passed by congress June 4, 1919, as
drafted in 1875 by Susan B. Anthony !:
'aThe right of citizens of the United
States to vote shall not be denied or
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-09-01
st. Rita.

st. Rita was canonized in 1900.
She Is called the saint Of the impossi.
BILE, and Ia generally pictured holding
"a bunch of roses. When she was
dying, 1t was in the winter and cold,
and she asked one of the nuns at her
bedside to go to the garden to pick
her a rose. Those about her bed
thought that her mind was wandering.
but one of them, as matter of form,
went to the garden, and, behold, on
one of the bushes was a beautiful
rose.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-09-01
Qulnine.

QuInine is used In great quantities
In the United States and an enormous
sum is annually paid for the imported
drug, most of which comes from South
America, its source being the cinchona
tree. which is found over an area of
great diversity of soil md climate, the
principal cinchona belt being strip
100 miles wide and 1000 miles long.
Many trees are found growing at alti-
tudes of $500 to 1900 feet above sea
level.
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Best Method OF Reform.

The way to reform men is not by
taking away their pleasures and their
happiness, but by dealing with them In
a spirit of Christian charity and honor
able justice and giving them more hap
piness.-St. Pierre.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-09-01

BY
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-09-01

T., which launched a Declaration of
Sentiments" and passed a resolution
demanding equal suffrage.
These are two immortal names in
American history. Lucretla Mott
(1793-1SS0) was born in Nantucket,
Mass, of Quaker parents. After teach
ing, she became an acknowledged
minister" Of the Friends. She married
James Mott, who worked with his wife
against slavery.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1S15-1902)
was born in Johnstown, N. Y. She
married in 1910 Henry b. Stanton,
Journalist and anti-slayery speaker
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-01-01
Accidents, Mishaps, Disasters
JANUARY.

JANUARY
s. Explosion film exchange. Pittsburgh: nine killed,
~. collision New YORK Central railroad, near Ba
tavia, N. Y. 81 killed.
10. Wreck. Reading railway, near Philadelphia; 10
killed.
IS. Explosion. molasses tank. Boston; nine killed.
80 hurt
II. French steamer Chaproi struck mine, Straits OF
Messina 400 pershed.
MARCH
9. FIRE, docks at Rio Janelro Brazil; damage
10. storms Mississippi; IL perished.
81. Collapse of scaffolding ship launching. Bristol
Pa; score or more killed.
9. storms Texas. oklahoma and Arkansas; 100
Killed, hundreds hurt; property loss over $1,000
2s. Fire destroys 1000 houses. Yokohoma, Japan.
6. Fire, Columbus; nine perished.
20 Explosion, starch works. Cedar Rapids, Iowa;
49, SO reported killed.
g. Explosion. coal mine near wilkesbarre. Pa: 90
.. Fire Constan,lnopie destroys many historic
l6. Excursion boat wrecked near Tuscaloosa, Ala
40 drowned.
20. Earthquake Tuscany Italy; 127 killed. thou
sands homeless.
20. Storms eastern Ohio; l2 perfshed
81. Alrship exploded and fell on bank building
Chicago; i3 killed.
SEPTEMBER
II. storms Florida coast; 12 perlshed.
IL storm and tidal wave gulf coast OF Texas Cor
pus Christi damaged and other tows wrecked;
over 500 perished.
2S. steamer Muskegon wrecked. Lake Michigan. at
Muskegon, Mich; 81 drowned.
NOVEMBER.
. Philadelphia; IA killed.
storms; 40 perish.
90. Storms, Detroit indianapolis and Mlncie. Ind;
10 killed.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-01-01

respected part whether or not you are happy
In your place depends you, not on your fell
low
What man would willingly trade such herl.
tage for the miserable, degrading, doadening.
disturbing hing known as ciasssm2 And yot
they do
II we could have one wish realized today,
and only one 1t would be that every American
citizen might resolve before high heaven 10 be
to the fun extent OF his opportunities and privi-
legcs an American citizen conscious Of his
proper obliguonsi
II that could be. what wonderful rnetamor-
phosia would take place before our eyes'
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-01-01
THE NtW YEAR.

Copyright 1919 by Edgar \, Gues'
Du. OF the kindly hand OF Time another year
We come to take,
We've lived the old from first 20 last. we
know its every JOY and ache;
We've met It's tests and sung its songs we've
shared its gray skies and its blue,
And putting hy its shcaf of days, we turn
with hope up TO the new.
Whatever was of pride and shame that
marked the old years course must stand.
some pages joyously We penned and some
in sorrows trembling hand,
But as we thumb the finished book, we find
some brighter than the rest
And we recall they mark the days when we
had risen to our best.
Those days we stood by friends in need or
helped another in distress
Now Eiistcn as the days which seemed to
bring us close to happiness,
And looking back can recall no happy
time was ours to know.
But Il was something OF ourselves which we
had given that made It so.
Out OF the generous hand OF Time we come
To take another year,
And each OF us from day 10 day must write
upon its pages clear
God grant that we shall kindlier be- speak
less in blame and more In praise,
And by the splendor OF our lives make this a
year OF happy days