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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-12-08

community, and with this band com
ing out the people Of DEBORAH anC
vicinity are going to enjoy some
real music, and with Marsh at the
head it goes without saying it viii
be one of the very finest bands De.
corah ever had. r--.~-. -..@ i
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-12-08

at the head, which insures a very
fine musical organization. Mr..
Marsh is one of the veteran band
leaders of the state and one of the
best also. The members of the Odd
Fellows band now organized are
mostly all old veteran musicians, and
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-12-08
LIZ R Z 9
Pick O. the World Photo Plays.


WEDNESDAY, Special-Corine Griffith in 1.-THE
Whisper Market" reels. Corine Griffith has strong
role in this dramatic film. 1.-The Whisper Market is
filled with suspense and human interest, romance adj
venture tropical locale, smuggling, thrilling situations !
and beautiful gowns. 1t affords her role unlike her
previous efforts and in which she shines Fox Sun
shine Comedy-"Hod Me Tight A dandy Comedy.
Wednesday Mat. $3.50; p. Mat. 5c-i5e. Night. Zoe
and 20. "-
THURSDAY.-SPECIAL.- Buck Jones in Sunset
Sprague 8 reels. A western romance of speed and
daring. The story of daring cowboy and plucky girl
of daring horseman who fought for mine and
girls hand and both A great western thriller. !
Twin Crooks" reels of speedy comedy Mat. $50;
p. m. Mat 5c15c Night 10e2Oc
FRIDAY and sATURDAY-Wm Russell in "That
Hero Stuff. reels. good live wire Western show
Punches thrills, speed, everything to please you. You'll
like it, Also reel comedy, with plenty of laughs Fri
day IN. Saturday matinee 1:15 to to II p.
m. Mat. DC and 15c Night 10c20c
SUNDAY and MONDAY Extraordinary Special
: "The Sagebusher' big reels. From the novel bv
: Emerson Hough, with ROY Stewart and an all star !
cast See the big forest fire. the big oed scenes the big
fight the house top; of the best stories Of faith
and endurance ever told. western thriller Also
"Pathe Review"
. Sunday Continuous shows to II p. M Monday Mat !
$3.50; p. m Mat. 1Oc-25c. Night use.
TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY Special Attraction
Alice Joyce in 1.-THE Vice of Fools reels Also special
Big V Comedy, Sauce and Senoritas." Tuesday p.
IN. Wednesday. Mat. $3.50; p. m.
ELLEN b. LARSEN
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-07-03
CUSTOMS FIFTY YEARS AGO.

Who amony US would say to-day,
never use a Dentifrice; ! never have to!
Yet Fifty years ago. odd as may
seem. not one person in l,OOO used
Dentifrice-or even a tooth brush.
So to-day, after more than 80 years Of
persistent publicity of Aliens foot Ease
the Antisep tic Powder for the Feet no.
many well-turned out people care TO con
fess, You know never have to use
Powder for the Feet"
More than One Million five hundred
thousand pounds of Powder for the fee'
were used by our Army and Navy durinS
the war. r,
The reason is this: Combining the tee'
in Leather or Canvas Shoes Is bound 10
create friction more or less. Aliens Foot
Ease removes the friction from the shoes
II is this friction which causes caliouses
corns and bunions. You know what iTic
ton does to your motor-car axle why
not remove it from your footwear oS
Shaking into your Shoes today. Alien
Foot Ease, the Clearly, wholesome neal
ing. Antiseptic powder? Get the haolt
as millions now have it, who nhaot our
A vet. imperfect world.-AdV.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-07-03
Or. Dallas Hcn~a viii Make New
Census.
Purnose Is to Determine How Many
Seals Can Be Removed
Each Year.

San Francisco G.. Dallas Ham
~, 81 member Of the staff of the Cali
fornia Academy of Science. has just
left here for Alaska. where he VIII
mako n census Of the fur seals on the
pribiloff islands. under the direc-
ZION of the United States bureau OF
fisheries.
Doctor Hanna has been conhec'eu
with this work each year since 1918
In 1919 Il was reported that there
wore $40 600 animals in the herd III
1910 when the government first TOOK
over the operation of the island IN
dustrv there were fewer than 2OoWn.
During the time when this increase
was taking place enough surplus ana
useless males have been killed ans
tbeir skins sold at auction to provide
the national treasury With S,'oO.WN
above all expenses, according 10 w
w. Sergeant. secretary OF the Ca'i
fornia Academy of Science.
The purpose Of the census is chien'
m determine how many animals cai
10 safely removed each year ana sill
nrovide for a maximum percentage o
increase of the herd. II the increas
IN 1920 continues as heretofore. II !
said that there should he about ooO'VV
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-07-03
FUR SEALS

NJ these nmnhihiOus fur bearers. by
far the largest herd in existence as
we'll as n surplus of about 10000 males
which can he killed for their skins.
Ar current prices Of these furs they
win he valued at about $3.OOO.OOO.
"Since the cost Of operation VIII ne
less than 100000, it is quite evident
that this Industry is one OF the best
financial enterprises the government
has" said Mr.. Sergeant.
at is capable Of almost unilmi'eu
EXPANSION. provided the females are
nrotectpd nj sea and the surplus maiPS
are removed from the herd. The nght'
ing of such males on the crowded rooK'
cries causes a large mortality among
the females and young.
1.-THE carcaSSes Of the animals kille'
wore formerly allowed to waste. Ou
last wear q by-product plan was pu
into operation by means Of which
is expected very superior OIL an
animal meal will be placed on tn
market. The census which VIII d
taken In 1920 will enable a close AZ
proximation to he made OF the quar-
titles of these products which WI
he available in the Immediate tuture'
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-07-03
SINGER is DEPORlED

whose career led the lad to secrete
himself on an American-bound vessel
some three weeks ago.
Instead, immigration officials VINO
have only cold. legal instructions 10
ynide them in making decisions. saw
Ht TO place him on an outgoing snip
and LET him try to establish the essen
tial facts concerning his birth atter
his return. O'Brien however. despaired
of being able to prove much about MS
origin. because his father and m"ther
are both dead. and he has no relatives
in Ireland.
The young tenor's fame as a singer
probably would never have starred
70 spread had II not been for si'gh'
illness contracted on Ellis island caus-
ing him to he placed in the hosplIa'
for treatment. The nurses there ne
come enchanted with his singing, aho
before he was deported he was giving
concerts for the other inmates OF the
bosnital as well as for the inhahitan''
of the island generally. As result
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-07-03

did not confer the right TO occupy set
Elements along the line, or interfere
with the rights Of local populations.
He declared that the purpose or the
Jananese to seize control OF the rail-
way called for an immediate protest on
the part Of the allies.
Forced 70 Work at 6ayonet Point.
In NikOlsk. he reported. the rail-
way workers having gone on strike
Japanese soldiers were rounding thehI
I'M and forcing them at the point OF
the bayonet TO do the work OF LABOR
ers.
Since the foregoing situation was
! described. information has been made
nublic in Moscow that Chinese ana
| Russfon military commissioners III
conference Mt Verkhne- Udinsk, Trans
Paikalia. have reached an agreement
rnder which inherent rights OF the
Russian soviet government In the
Eastern Manchurian railway were rec
ognized and the Chinese guaranteed
N withdraw their troops from aloh'
the railway lines" 1t was pointed GU
that China's agreement that the KuS
slams should retain possession OF II
: road deprived the japanese or one
tbair hest excuses for keeping troop
: on 1t.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-07-03
copenhaoen Writer Tells OF ee'ns
approached" by Soviet Rep
resentatiVe.

uamburg.-A series of articles on
the activities in Copenhagen OF Maxim
itvinoff. Russian soviet representative"
there. is appearing in the Fremdeh-
hiatt. The articles are from the news
poper's Copenhagen correspondent
who. in a recent issue. states that ne
was approached by Litvinoff with over
lures with the view of propasatlng 'H-
sidious pro-bOlshevist commentaries III
the German newspapers.
an Germany" the correspondent re-
norts Litvinoff as having said. resist
ance Is harder to overcome thah III
russia. by reason Of the fact that the
nIddle-cIass system is too deeply
rooted
..There is little prospect OF revo'u
ZION IN Denmark. where the people arr
too quiet. slow and TOO well nourishefl
I'm, when we've got Germany the Scan
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-07-03
DADDIJ EVENING
= FAIRY LALtk,l
THE PERSIAN LILAcs.
VIZ @fiAEH RAHAMDNW
SI% = B J; 3 NS

"Ir is almost time that we shou'd
GO" said the Persian lilacs In the OLD
fashioned garden. Still, our srnfh
green leaves will he with you and they
will stay until the autumn comes, nut
we. the flowers, must leave. for the
summer is on now and we are ready
to 90. We like to stay until the very
last Of spring. right up TO the early
summer. But then We must leave.
$50 must We" said the double
white Narcissus flowers. They were
very fragrant. and as they spoke
lovely narcIssus fragrance filled the
whole air.
I'VE leave our leaves, too" said the
little myrtle flowers. They were so
deep a blue and so sweet and dainty,
snuggled among their vine leaves.
But" they added, "Our leaves Will
be used for birthday wreaths. They
make such good wreaths. as there are
long pieces Of US like vines.
yes" they continued, 1--WE must be
going soon. though some OF our BIOS
SONS do come out once In a whlle
through the summer, to tell the gar
den flowers and the myrtle leaves thai
the whole myrtle family will blossom
next spring again.
How fine our leaves are for the
birthday wreaths," continued the myr
tie wreaths; "ah. we will do our par
throughout the summer"
1--WE know you WILL" said the myr
tie blossoms.
1--WE must be leaving soon, too, san
the pink Towering almond.
you have looked so lovely In you
soft pink dresses" said the double nal
cissus flowers. "You dress in such
springlike fashion. You look so Lowell
and so gay and so bright. You reall
do know just how to dress IN III
snrinC. And all the pink fiowerln
almond bushes are so lovely"
"Ah, we're very grateful to you II
saving So" the Towering almonds a
swered. 1--WE love the springtime' al
we love seeing the other flowers. W
love the myrtle blossoms and the whl
lTacs and the purple lilacs ana q
dear Persian lilacs and the jonqu
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-07-03
Prayed for Cure
Finds it After 10 Years
Food Would Sour and Boil
Teeth Like Chalk

Mr.. Herbert NJ. Gessner writes from his
home in Berlin, N. r.:
/ had stomach trouble over ten years;
kept getting worse. tried everything for
relief but it came back worse than ever.
Last fall got awfuIly bad; could only eat
light loaf bread and tea. In January got
10 bad that what would eat would sour
and boil; my teeth would be like chalk.
I suffered terribly. prayed every day for
something to cure me. One day read
about EATONIC and told my wife to get
me a box at the drug store a. was golno
TO work at 4 .. m. l took One-third OF u
and began to feel relief; when It wal
three-fourths gone, felt fine and when Il
was used up I had no pains. Wife got m'
another box but have felt the pain ou
twice. used FIVE tablets out OF the new
box and have no more stomach trouble
Now | write to tell you how thankful
am that heard of EATONIC. ] feel hk
a new man; I eat what like, drink plent
q water, and it never hurts me at all.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-07-03

and daffOdlls and the tulips and hya-
cinths and even the little crocus now
ers. which were unusually late coming
this wear. so that we had the pleasure
of seeing some Of them.
As the towering almonds mentioned
the different flowers. they all bowed
their pretty heads and said: THANK
YOU dear, Towering almonds. ana
there was a lovely fragrance OF all the
snrjnq flowers throughout the garden
as they whispered their thanks, which
were carried about by the Breeze BROTH
ers.
"You know" said one of the flower
ing almonds, 81 think special vote
of thanks should be given to the FER
sian lilacs. Every year they come out
and after they 20 their lovely bushes
are still so pretty with their green
leaves.
"Rut hest of nll is the VISIT they pay
ms every single spring. They are so
small and dainty lilac, their color Is
such n soft shade of lavender. they
are so beautiful and so fiowery ana
so soft and sweet, and they are SO
very very fragrant that we should tell
tham how much we love them and now
glad we are each year 10 see them,
SIT Is only right TO tell nice crea
lures and things tnat we like them. Il
would he quite unfair any other wa
~ oil and so we should tell the Per
sian IiIacs that we love them and tina
90 weIccme them and that we ar
looking forward to seeing them mex
year.
! "We know how the people love then
we know that for years they nav
Looked forward TO seeing the Persia
. l,lacs In the spring and enjoying thei
{ right through the spring. too T"
E tnow how, after the other lilacs nav
come out. the Persian lilacs bloom an
: then they last longer than the other
i because they have come later.
: "Ah" the Persian lilacs said' III
Is good of you all to be so kino 10 u
n Our bushes are all very grateful. n
. YOU know we couldn't help but cor
= out each spring. Beneath our oush
= are beds of lilies of the valley U
in sweet. fragrant lilies Of the valley III
= nestle in among their green leaves a.
y. they always talk softly to us and Sc
us their sweet greetings.
nd "Then the people are so fond OF U
We they love their Persian lilacs SO. a
)r. all the flowers are so kind to us
Ct, help us add 10 the fragrance OF
al spring garden. There is no jealou
70 and everyone Is trying TO add tn
-;c sweetness TO the whole. We will
WAYS come out, never fearr' they el
OF ed.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-07-03
They Are No Longer Restrained
BY Allies, Says Chinese
Newspaper.
CALLS IT "EEIGN or TERROR"
semenoff Troops Assisting the JAP
anese Terrorize Inhabitants OF
KhaiIar-Ssem Bent on Brew
ina Trouble, Says Paper.

Picking. China.-RepOrts reaching
here indicate that the Japanese are
carving things with a high hand IN
Manchuria now that the other troops
of the allies are virtually out OF tlie
country. The Picking and IlehlSih
Times has received from Its CORE
spondents reports which ii presents
under the heading Reign of Terror III
Manchuria." Ii says that at llnanto
two Russian wOrkmen. who maue some
disparaging remarks about the Jap
| anese emperor i'm talking to Jap
anese soldier in the Russian railway
| hospital. were seized by japanese sN-
diers and "summarily shot on the
spot"
At Hardin, the newspaper says, Jap
anese sentries stationed on hrldSe
threw one Russian off the bridge
breaking his collar bone, and stained
another In the face bayonet whrr
the Russians insisted upon crossing th'
bridge.
The Japanese are reported by I'M
newspaper to have taken full posses
sion of Khailar and arrested there
Russian workers and handed tlel
over to the representative OF Genera
Semenoff and the Times adds that D
this time mo doubt they have nee
shot nv Baron Unger Ste'nherg.
Local Population Terrorized.
The Japanese are declared TO hay
= brought TO Khailar and armed I"
: Semenon troops. who are reported
: he actively assisting the japanese al
e helping TO terrorize the local pop
lation. The Times predicts that sii
A liar incidents are likely to increase
a the Japanese hold on the Russian 4
r east becomes more intense, and stat
d that the japanese garrison at Hhr"
q is to he increased by 1000 more me
n This reinforcement is declared ny [
n paper to be absolutely unnecessary
\. the Chinese troops stationed there
sufficient to maintain order.
The situation along the Chine
!. Eastern railway was characterized
= the Times correspondent as very q
:. zeal. He stated that the Japan'
~ military authorities had decided
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-07-03
Jap High Hand
in ManChurla

place their own guards and sentries
along the whole stretch Of the railway,
which crosses Upper Manchuria' DE-
cause they were abOnt TO send troop
trains and military supplies along that
railway and were afraid the Russian
railway workers, who were opposed
TO Japanese intervention, might try TO
stop the japanese from carrying out
their plans.
1.-THE japanese seem bent upon brew
ing trouble among the Russian popu-
lation residing inside the railway area
nv giving them a series OF princlpieS
so as TO hiring about open strife wh'cn
will give them an excuse to take dc
termIned action even to the se'Zing ah'
working of the Chinese Eastern
wrote the correspondent.
The correspondent admitted thar I'M
| JanapPse had the right TO send tro"P
over the railway to protect the iron
tiers against invasion. hut that I'M
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-07-03
# You Need a Medicine
You Should Have the Best

Have YOU ever stopped to reason why
Il il that 50 many products that are ex-
tensively advertised, all at once drop out
of sight and are soon forgotten? The
reason is plain--the article did not tulhh
the promises Of the manufacturer. This
applies more particularly to a medicine.
A medicinal preparation that has real
curative value almost sells itself, as like
an endless chain system the remedy u
recommended by those who have been
kenefted, to those who are in need OF it
"A prominent druggist says Take Tor
extmple DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Koot, q
uretnration have sold for many years
and Aever hesitate to recommend, TOR IN
almoA every case it shows excellent re
mlts. Il many of my customers testify
No otnr kidney remedy has 20 iaree
sale"
ACCORDING to sworn statements ans
verified tStimony of thousands who nav
used the Feparation, the success OF u
Kilmer's Svamp-R Root is due to the Iac1
20 many people claim, that it tulhils .
most every Rish in overcoming noney
liver and blataer ailments; corrects uri
nary troubles MD neutralizes the VA
aeid which cause rheumatism.
You may recdVe q sample bottle
Swamp Root by Parcels Post. AqorS1
nr' Kilmer & Co Binghamton, N. 7
nd enclose ten GETS; also mention tn
rsner. Large and medium size bottle
Tor sale at all drug ttores.-Ady.
~
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-07-03
Bow Stowaway Has Wonderful
Singing Voice.
S,.,ee+ Tenor of Erin Enehants Ellis
islanders, but U. S. Sends
Him Back.

New York.-Francis O'Brien,
Young stripping famous on Ells lSIanu ,
as stowaway and as tenor OF prom
too who is on the high seas on MS re-
t,rn voyage to Ireland. is living proof
,hot n birth certificate may sometimes
nrove an essential document In the
nursuit of n career as singer.
We're II not for his lack of such a
a,,,,,uent MS proof of his contention
that he was horn in Philadelphia ana
that his parents took him TO Ireland
whom he was four years old, young
o,Rr,en might now he winning tht
hearts of American music lovers a.
AID John Mccormack. the emulation :"
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-07-03

Of the trouble some tune ago anu oooA
some more Of your Compound and was
soon ali right again always recon-
mend your medicine and you may pup.
Ish my testimonial Tor me Denent u
othef Women+ -Mrs JULES 6ERo. 'r''
r. /, Box 80, C&sco, WIS. IT,
Lydia E Pinkham,s Vegetable OC Sa
mound. made fromnativeroots and heros'
rontains no narcotic or harmful drugs,
and today holds the record Of being the
Tcst sucSessful remedy for female ills
n th;s country. and thousands OF vol
unt s testiS6hials prove this fat,
LYDIA E Pipkham's Vegetable EoTT-
pound viii help you. write to Lydia 4 =
Pinkham Medicine Co. CONFIDENTIAL
Lynn Mass for advice Your letter
win be opened, read and answered by a
woman, and held in strict confidence.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-07-03
COURT GIVES BEAR RIGHTS
New York Appellate Bench HOLDS
Captive Animal May ella"
at Will.

New York.-A captive park hear mas
the right TO claw any one VINO comes
within its range under ruling OF me
oppellate division of the New YORK
supreme court. The court denieu
blanche GuzZi. thirteen years Ola
damages sought in suit against the
New York Geological society, which
controls the Bronx ZOO. II held sht
took her chances in pursuing ROLLING
haI TOO close to the bears cage am
TINT the resultant clawing could no
he held against the ZOO management
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-07-03

O-Brien's name today is on the lips
Of all Ellis island. The hospital at
tendants were calling his name with
tender eulogy and expressing extreme
sorrow that he had TO go back.
O'Brien is only one of hundreds OF
such cases that are sent back to their
original place of embarkation every
month.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-07-03
STAGE Boston Tea Party
With BoatIoad of Beans

Like a member of the Boston
"Tea Party" but with less pomp
and without Indian DISGUISE
trucker dumped a hoatload OF
snap beans in Mobile bay. at
Mobile. Ala. because local heaI-
ers tried to take away his prof
its. Arriving aboard the 'ltf'e
steamer of Magnolia. the trucker
was offered 60 cents a bushel'
when the market price was
$1.56.
Returning to the boat arter
every dealer In town had re-
fused TO offer a higher price.
the skipper of the Magnolia
tossed his cargo overheard. AS
the beans flOated away, men IN
small craft put out from shore,
grnhhed them by the hncfetfu'
and. hurrying hack. sold them to
, n waiting line Of people at ten
/, cents quart.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-07-03

franklin. OFF some queer tasting
whisky gets on he local market peo-
nile will know where II comes from.
When revenue officers raided a farm
three miles from here they found part
of a still. consisting of raisins and
mash. They couldn't find anybody to
arrest. hut they put Kerosene and soap
on the raisins and in the mash. and 4
any of it is used 1t will develop a new
kind of "kick."
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-07-03
Pin With EIGHT Legs.

Woodland. Cal.-The strangest pig
ever born In this county. say stock
men. has been on exhibition In a local
store window. being donated for ex-
hIbition purposes by c. E. Binning. a
big rancher near Woodland. The AMI
NAL has eight fully developed legs
two tails. four ears and two sets OF
teeth. though having only one head
and body.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-07-03
.RECKLES
Nov L. the Time to Get Rid
Thnse Uaiy Spots.

There's no longer the slightest need OF
feeling ashamed of your freckles' as O tnln.
double strengths guarehteeo u
these homely spots. 49,, ,N,.
Simply get an ounce Of othine-o o'n q
strength-from your druggist, ana Apply -,
Uttle Of II night and morning and you
should soon see that even the worst freckies
have begun to disappear, while the hg nteI
orss have vanished entirely. II II seldom
thst more than one ounce Is needed TO c"m,
nIsteiY clear the skin and gain a beautiful
clear compilation. ..I
othine as this 10 sold under guarantee Of
monev hack N II fails to remove frecBles
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-07-03
Music of the Shepherds.

In the stiffness of the night, wna'
more beautiful or sOul-elevating thah
the mournful music of a flute! IL
was this instrument which the shep-
herds of Bethlehem were playing thai
memorable night when the angels IN
errupted to announce to them the
birth of the Savior.