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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-08-04
new LIBRARY
FOR LUTHER
Handsome FireproOf Structure to. be
Erected ON Knoll South of the
Presidents Residence
PROF. NAESETH, LIBRARIAN
HAS TENDERED RESIGNATION
The College Library at Present Con.
tains 81 900 Volumes, Largest
Among Den0minatiOnal
Colleges in the West

In all probability ground will
soon be broken for the new library
building at Luther College. The
building is to be erected on the
knoll south of the presidents rest
dence and facing west towards the
main building.
The plans Of the architects, Mag.
ney & Tusher. of Minneapolis call
for handsome fireproof Structure
Of three divisions. 60.
The main division will have
frontage of seventy six feet,
width of thirty two and a heighth
Of forty one feet. The large col
lection constituting the College
Museum will be placed in the first
story. n.A
The second story, with heighth
Of twenty one feet will be used as
a general reading room with accomo-
dations for sixty students at one
time. Five large windows to the
west, three to the north and south.
and four to the east will give ample
light during the daytime. For arti-
fetal light the best systems OF light
ing used in the largest Libraries will
be installed.
The central division is to be of
three stories, forty -four by twenty
by forty.o one feet, and will contain
a storage room, cloak room. librar-
ian's ONCE. study and recitation
room. and room for the smaller
collections in the museum.
An addition az three stories will
" baiit sbs res for tbs book
shelves, with dimensions Of SIXTY BY
twenty-six feet. This part OF the
building will be lower than the rest
Of the building which will make it
possible, when necessary. to add
fourth story to contain shelving for
$4,000 additional books.
The floors will most likely be OF
cork and the shelves Of steel.
The college library at present con-
tains over $1,000 volumes and is ono
Of the largest libraries among the
UNCONVENTIONAL colleges in the west
Prof. Chr. A. Naeseth. through
whose tireless efforts, to great ex-
teIt. this large library has been COL
lected, has just recently asked to be
relieved of his duties as librarian
after more than forty years OF SER
vice.
Prof. Karl T. Jacobson, at present
classifier in the. University Of Chi
cago Libraries. has been chosen as
his successor. Mr.. Jacobson is
graduate Of Luther in the class Of
1909.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-08-04
Big Winneshiek Fair
Opens Next tuesday
With the Greatest Array of Free Attrac-
tions, Fast Horse Races and Fun
Ever Attempted in this
@ Part of the State.
Plan Now on Coming Every Day, and Remember
the Big Night Fair Will be Great
Event this Year.

shows, stands, etc. Of all kinds and
you win find loads of fun along the
midway this year. A big bowery
dance will be on every night.
The racing program this year will
see the greatest array Of fast horses
ever started in this section of the
state. The purses are bigger than
ever, and the competition is going
to be keen.
Friday is base ball day and two Of
the best teams in Northeastern Iowa
will compete.
The night fair will be big fea-
ture again this year. The grounds
will be brilliantly lighted and all OF
the platform attractions will be put
on, besides the big display of night
fireworks.
"Rube" Lehman the "rube of all
rubes" will conduct the program,
both afternoon and evening, and he
comes with the reputation o. being
one of the best fair announcers in
the country.
Remember there will be plenty OF
parking spaces for autos and other
vehicles and they will be admitted
free to the grounds.
With good weather prevailing we
believe the biggest crowd ever at
tending a Winneshiek county fair
will be here, and all indications
point tu9'the record breakfny crort.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-08-04
GIRLS BAsEBALL TEAM.
Played. Game Mt Shenandoah With
I. Score Of .56 to -.

Shenandoah. lathe score was
held to So to 81 when the girls base
ball team Of Locust Grove played
their FIRST game with the married
women's team here.
Players ON the winning side got
IS cents apiece while those on the
losing nside weae paid SO cents FOL
playing.
Arthur Moles, a mere man, um.
rired.
Helen Emery. captain Of the girls
team. pitched. Mrs. John Smith
threw the curves for the married
le dies.
The winners have been challenged
,ty a number Of teams but are con
s;dering retiring from the athleti,
life. at least until they are thorough
|ly rested.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-08-04

That third parties are neither
dangerous to the success of the re-
publican and democratic parties or
.tc the country itself is the estimate
OF the Sioux City Journal. "The
candidates named by such parties
always so into ecstacies over what
they stand for and how their party
appeals to the people. But when the
votes are counted the result shows
that the candidate was an inflated
political balloon and the party moth.
Ing but froth and foam"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-08-04

The gates of the Winneshiek
County Fair will swing open to the
public next Tuesday, Aug. 10 and
Will continue for four days and
nights with the greatest program
ever attempted by q county fair
anywhere.
For months past Secretaries E. ).
Curtin and r. E. Bucknell have been
working and planning the big expo
sition, and we, believe they have
gotten together the greatest line OF
bigh class attractions. exhibits, etc.
that was possible to do.
The grounds have been fixed up
in fine shape this year. New horse
and cattle barns have been erected
Ito accomodate the big array of cat
tile, horses, hogs and sheep that will
be- on exhibition.
Such well known cattle breeders
ss VIM. Headington & Sons. Clem
Pilgrim, John Logsdon, and Mckay
will exhibit Shorthorns and M. c.
Willford and Roy Miller, Black
Polls. ~
A big showing of hogs will be on
the grounds and as far as. known
lnow the following will show Poland
Chinas: p. T. Ramlo, Bert Lennon.
i. s. Plunkett John Logsdon. Mar
tin Walhus, Nick 'Richert. Anton
lLeidahl and Chester WhitsA by Otto
Hattlestad and Ciem Pi.grim.
.John Logsdsn will have ine
showing Of sheep. ~
Besides all Of these. others win BE
on the ground with prize horses, and
ether stock. besides a big showing
OF poultry.
From all indications now the fail
this year will surpass any ever at,
tempted here before. The attract.
ions, are undoubtedly the best. and
there will be a variety Of things
enough to please every taste.
One of the big events Of the week
will be AL Wilson in his death de
flying stunts. in aeroplanes. jumping
from one plane to another in mid
air, one Of the greatest and most
sensational acts ever seen anywhere
And remember there are man.
other big attractions, among then
"rbenezer." the famous trick mule
and he is scream from start t.
finish.
! The Havana yaps, big fair cir.
cult attraction will entertain will
water spinning. juggling. comedy
barrel kicking, etc.
Prof. Raub and Miss Adams viii
appear daily In sensational balloon
sscensions and parachute leaps. ant
they are the best you ever saw.
| The skating Macks in novelt!
trick skating are bound to please.
The midway viii be &live will
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-08-04

/ A new industry - developing In
some parts of the country which
trings trouble for the joy riders.
Sneak thieves. by aid Of section OF
small rubber hose sneak up to auto
mobiles parked at night and drain
the gasoline from the tasks. With
gas selling at thirty, one cents gal.
lon. an industrious sneaker can pick
UP three or four dollars worth OF
Juice" In an evening.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-08-04

It's poor land that can't hold its
sown. A,f,V
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-08-04

"The prayer Of Rev. George G,
Richmond before the national con.
vention of Forty Fighters" is moth
ing but .blasphemy'' declares the
Sioux City Journal. "The man who
uttered II is q disgrace to the pulpit
and the ministry. The prayer was .
PROCLAMATION; the service a sacrilage
in both the choice of words and IN
the subject matter Of his scandaloui
address to Omnipotence. the minister
showed every evidence of religious
;degeneracy."
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-08-04
iowa WOMEN
HAVE BALLOT
May Cast RallOts For President And
Vice President in November.
17,OOO,OO Women Will
Vote.
STATUS OF WOMEN
CAUSES CONFUSION.
Belief That Every State Must Have
Ratified Suffrage Amendment
Leads TO misunderstanding
Each State Regulates
Electors.

Des Moines, Eowa-There is a
strange condition existing in Iowa
with reference to the rights Of Iowa
women to vote for president and
vice president in the November elec-
tion.
In spite of the fact that women
workers. thru speeches and thru
newspaper articles, have been re.
iterating the fact that Iowa women
have right to vote for president
and vice president in November, a
comparatively small per cent of the
women. and an equally small per
cent of the men, seem to realize that
this is true. Mrs. Frank Dodson
chairman of the women's division OF
thu republican state central COM
mittee. acknowledges that this is
true. And the men party workers
know it is not due to any lack Of &C
tivity on the part of the women's
committee.
In the opinion of the party work.
crs one big reason why this is not
realized is due to the more or less
confused idea Of a large number of
citizens on the status of suffrage. 1t
is hard for the average voter to be-.
lieve that any sort of suffrage can
be granted to women unless there Is
a state constitutional amendment or
q national amendment properly rati-
fled. How can it be constitutional
to grant to the women OF Iowa the
right to vote for president and vice
president whea i reapires 3 consti.
tutfonaf amendment 70 give them
the ballot they say! es
The facts are that the legislatures
OF the states of the union have the
right to regulate the selection of
+, lectors for president and vice presi-
dent, and can therefor pass laws
granting to women, otherwise Olsen.
franchized, the right to vote for
presidential electors or for president
and vice president.
Acting under this authority the
Thirty eight general assembly
therefor passed a law granting
women the right to vote for presi
dent and vice president. So that, re
gardless Of whether or not the thir.
~ sixth state ratifies the suffrage
amendment, Iowa women can vote
for the heads of the national ticket
this fall.
What is more there are 1900 0OO
women thruout the United States
who can vote for president and vice
President this fall under the laws
passed by the individual states. II
universal suffrage were granted g..
100000 women in the United States
could vote, but they would enjoy
complete suffrage to vote for candi.
dates for all offices whereas under
the elector law they can of course
only vote for president and vice
president.
Aside from this confusion, how
ever, some Of the women suspec,
that there are political leaders here
and there who are keeping the won
ems franchise privileges dark for q
purpose. They suspicion that they
don't want the women to vote. Al
least they reveal an amazing ignor.
ance of the new law which. the
women find so hard to understand.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-08-04

This Is the time of the year for
the democrats to carry Iowa. The re-
publicans will carry it next Novem-
Der" states the Webster City Free
nan Journal.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-08-04
Candidate for Governor Here.

Hon. j. A. o. Preus, wife and son
came down from st. Paul Monday
by automobile on a visit to Mr.
Preus' parents Rev. and Mrs. C. X.
Preus and Mrs. Preus'e father. X. L.
Earsen. Mr.. Preus received the re-
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-08-04

DEBORAH GIVEN GAME =
!. NINE TO $)THING
Decosah Had Elkader b ,aten by
Heavy Hitting, and Latters
Quitting No Credit to
Them.

Elkader and DEBORAH broke up In
the seventh inning, over decision
OF Umpire Baker at the home plate.
Campbell, the first up hit high
iiy back of third for safety when
C. Weiser came up and polled a
three bagger to left, scoring Camp
bell. Losen then hit high fly to
right which was caught, and G.
Weiser scored from third. The Ell
kader catcher, who by the waysis a
big heavyweight blocked the home
IlAte, which he had a right to do. but
at the same time he sat down on It.
and Il would take q derrick to move
him 20 any runner could get within
shouting distance of the plate.
Weiser vaulted over him lighting
on the catcher's back and the lat
ter never touched him, and Weiser
stepped hack and touched the plate.
Umpire Baker called him safe, and
Immediately the Elkader team walk
ed OF the field, picked up their bats
end went home. The game was for.
feited to Decorah 8 to 0.
Without counting the Weiser score
the count stood 4 to 3 in favor of
Decorah, and the locals had it ON
Elkader and could have walked
away with them in the next two
rounds. There was only one man
down in the seventh and good stick.
ers were coming up.
Elkader hadn't been beaten this
year. and they were loath to lost
this game. as they came haSs with
the intention Of trimming Decorah.
It certainly looks like yellow
streak for . team to quit on a de.
cjsion like the. one they quit on.
They had an umpire Of their own
in the game with Mr.. Baker, and II
developed that he had money bet
on the game. and was accused by the
man he had 1t up with, and he was
taken out. and replaced by another
EJkader man.
Campbell was in the box for De.
ccrah and Oleke for Elkadcr
Fight hits apiece were garnered OF
these twirlers. c.. Weiser and Eid
ahl made two hits. and Losen, H
Nveiser. Kreuger and Campbell gar
nered one each.
The game was one Of the best Of
the season here and some snappy
1all was played. Even though the
6, me was forfeited Manager Her.
wig paid Elkader their money
Some protested this. but neverthe-
less they got their money. which
was evidence that Manager Hervia
has real sportmanship. As long q
Decorah hes been playjag ball a,
home or away they have never beer
known to quit on any questionable
decision. Elkader showed the white
f-ather here Sunday.
Decorah will play the fast Monops
team here at thy fair grounds OF
Aug, 16. H
The locals had game booked
with Elkader 6r next Sunday. bu
the game ypF cancelled. Deoorat
offered DEader p game at Postvili'
next Sunday. %&t> Eikadsr refused
ss becorah caneNied. Decorah Of
feyed and will play lkader any time
~ neutral ground. II Elkaderf hat
Played the game out Dscorah would
gladly have gone to Elkader.
The Colored Giants o. Cedar
Rapids will play here ON AhS 20
There is a possibility Of gaml her,
next Sunday with the DubQ9n'
White sox. II this game 10 booker
1t will be . wh,rlwiAd-~ ana bill
! will be put ont announcing y i
! a 49, - 4fffls AN
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-08-04
VOTERS
GIVE EXACT AGE.
Law in Iowa Does Not Permit Of
Indennite Declaration At Polls.
So The Women Must Know
Their Age.
MAY DETER SOME FROM
CASTING THEIR BALLOTS.
Records VIII be open Only to Elec
I ton Onicials-POint Not Ruled
Upon By Iowa Courts and
Exact Age Must Be
Given to Registra.
ton Boards.


exact age have any effect in keeping
women from the polls at the general
election in November?
This question is being discussed
both by the republican and demo-
cratic women's committees.
Mrs. Frank Dodson Of Des Moines,
head Of the woman's republican or
ganization, informed party workers
recently that the women would have
te give their exact age when they 90
tefore registration boards next fall.
II cannot conceive of any woman
who has the good of her country at
teart deliberately losing her right to
vote for president and vice presi-
dent because of a desire to withhold
her exact age" said Mrs. Fred. s.
Petit, head Of the country woman's
republican committee.
1t used to be observed by county
'superintendents that some of the
schoolma'ams had a habit of living
to be 25 years old, and then ceasing
to have their years multiply. so far
as records revealed in the registra-
tion at normal institutes.
Mrs. Petit said that the women
will be registered just like the men
but that Dn election day they will be
givtu ! seperate ballot, one that con-
tains only the names Of the presi-
Dental electors Of the various par
ties. It IL expected that these bel
lots also will be- deposited in q
|sepersts -Salioe box J \
Fa16 sar Is S6ting is csacerned 4
woman reaches her legal are q al.
the same as the men.
In Kansas objection was made by
woman to giving her exact age
when voting, and test case was
prepared. When appealed to the at
torney general he ruled that q
woman was not bound to give her
exact age. but must swear that she
was at least 81. or Of legal age.
In Iowa this point has not been
passed upon. and so the exact age
will have to be given to the regis
tration boards.
Only the election officials will be
iE position to inspect these records,
and for that reason 1t will not be SO
bad after all for the girls of 35 who
wish to appear but 25.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-09
Miners Present Wage
Demands Here To-day
Anthracite Workers Ask so
Per Gent Increase and
Six.Hfs1rr Oav

Demands for wage increases for va
rious classes OF workers, shorter hours,
improved conditions and other changes
in the operation OF the mines will be
formally presented to the anthracite
coal operators Of Pennsylvania here
to-day by the union representatives Of
. tho hard coal diggers. These demands
were formulated at convention of
miners in Wilkes Barre last August
and ratified by the international con.
vcntion at Cleveland in September.
Chief among the demands are go
per cent Increase in wages for contra ct
miners, q So raise for men paid by the
day, slx-hour day and a five-day
week. Full recognition of the union
also is asked, with demands that
wherever practicable coal be paid for
on the legal ton basis and that all
dockage be eliminated.
The miners will ask that these thinps
be incorporated in the new wage agree.
ment that Is to be drawn un to become
effective when the present four-vear
contract expires on March 81.
The full scale committee Of the
anthraclte miners met here yesterday
and agreed upon the procedure for the
opening meeting with the operators
day.
1t is expected that after both sides
nave made preliminary statements Of
conditlons surrounding the mining in
dnstry from their respective points of
view the negotiations will be turned
over to subcommittee to thresh our
ene dIUerence and when an arrecment
is reached to cal! in the general com
mittee representing both sides.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-09
Father Duffy Decorated
With Legion of Honor
Rainbow Division Chaplain Re-
ceives Fourth Award for
War Services

The Rev. Francis P. Duffy. formerly
chaplain Of the 165th Infantry of the
Rainbow Division, received his fourth
war atien-that OF the Legion of
yesterday at the hands of Lieu
tenant General Robert Lee Bullard on
Governors Island. Colonel Alexander
Z. Anderson, commander of the Goth
Infantry, who, as major, held the I'd
Battalion Of the 165th firm against the
onslaught Of the Germans in the
Champagne July IA and Is, 1918, was
similarly decorated.
Think of it," commented Father
Duffy driy, "the battle Of the Cham
pagne! Sounds good"
Father Duffy responded readily
enough TO a query as to the reason FOR
his own decoration. He got it, he said,
for keeping Colonel Anderson and his
men from running away" Colone, An
derson said he guessed Father Duffy
was about right. he mad received pre-
viously the Distinguished Service
Medal and the Croix de Guerre Father
Duly had those and the Distinguished
Service Gross besides.
Colonel Anderson announced that
1000 New York men who served in the
Rainbow Division would march in the
st. Patrick's Day parade, escorted by
the Goth Regiment. They would attend
mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral That
morning. he said, and hear a sermon
by Father Duffy.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-09
Court Frees John Gill
After 2 Years i'm Jail
E1-Hcad of Bricklayers Defetl
Grand Jury in O'Leary
Case ir 1913

John Gill. formerly president of the
Bricklayers' Union, was discharged
yesterday from the Ludlow Street
Jail after having served two years
there as a result Of his refusal to an
swer questions propounded by the Fed
eral grand jury in it's invest gat on =
in June. 1913, into the alleged activi-
ties of Jeremiah OTeary and his
alleged associates on an indictment
charging conspiracy to commit trea-
son. Gil! was freed on an order is
sued by judge Augurtus N. Hand.
The fact that Gill had been pun
ished severely enough for his offense
and also that he is possessed of par
ticularly obstinate temperament we're
given as the reasons for his release.
II can see no benefit to the admins
tration Of Justice" Judge Hand said,
in ordering his discharge, an holding
him longer just because he is Pc
culiar!y unreasonable
Gil was sent to Jail becansc of CON
tempt of court. He refused to tell the
grand jury anything when brought be.
fore it, and would not say why he
would not divulge information. At u
later appearance before the grand jury
he declined to give any testimony, say
ing he was innocent OF any wrong
doing.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-09
Wilson Motors Again;
Insists ON Open Auto
President, in Jaunty Cap and
Fur Coat, Rides for
Hour

From Tho Trbunes Washington Burcdu
WASHINGTON, March 8.-Wrapped
in his great fur coat and wearing a
jaunty golf cap, President Wilson
braved the sharp blasts of the wind
that prevailed this morning and took
an hours motor ride.
The Presidents insistence that an
open car be used was not resisted b.
DR.. Cary 7. Grnyson, and the ride was
taken in one Of the White House tour
ing cars with the top down.
Accompanying the President were
Mrs. Wilson and her brother, Wilmer
Boiling, with DR.. Grayson. The secret
service men followed in a second car.
The President is still unable to walk
without assistance. The White House
automobile came to the south entrance.
He was assisted into the rear seat Of
the motor by Dr. Grayson and Mrs
Wilson.
The outward route was through the
northwest section Of the city toward
the country clubs in Chevy Chase. Re-
turning, the cars took one of the
thoroughfares through Rock Creek
Park.
Dr. Grayson said that he looked for
no i'll effects of the Presidents riding
in an open car. as the constant open
air treatment that has been followed
by the patient had hardened him to
the "bite" of the atmosphere.