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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-07-28
ROME HAD THE FIRST DAILY"
To Caesar Must Be Credited the Idea
Of Giving Citizens information OF
Events.

How many schoolboys, struggling
with the story of the Gallo wars, know
that Caesar founded in Rome what
presently grew into daily city paperi
1t was up-to-date, too, even In its name,
Acta Diurna-the Daily Events or Dali
ly Doings.
At first the Daily Events, or Acts,
was published merely by setting up in
the Forum white board on which the
news was inscribed. The Romans stood
round on tiptoe craning their necks to
see, quite as the crowds stand today
in every city In the land to watch the
newspaper bulletins, and sometimes a.
trumpet-voiced citizen, studying what
was written on the album" or
white" would turn and roar out the
information to the gaping listeners.
Caesar had double purpose in this.
He reasoned that, If affairs were re-
corded daily and published in a busy
place like the Forum, such publicity
would let the people know what their
officers were up to, and would thus
check the secret passage of unpopular
laws and corrupt measures; and as he
was playing the desperate game of Ro-
man politics, in which Punishment or
death followed DOWNFALL he had to
know what his opponents were doing
behind the closed doors of the senate,
and the publication of their transac-
tons daily made it less easy for his en-
emies to lay dangerous plans without
his knowledge. Finally, he understood
perfectly the value of such an organ
to advertise himself.
By stimulating the appetite for news,
and by making it easier to collect in
formation, the Daily Acts brought
about a remarkable growth of Roman
Journalism. 1t did more than merely
record the proceedings of the senate;
It gave a daily list of births and
deaths, touched on financial news by
noting the receipts of the tax depart
ment, told the news of both the civil
and the criminal courts, and reported
elections and other political events. A
few years later, when Rome had be-
come an empire, it regularly gave de-
tailed news of the imperial family. In
deed, the new emperor, Augustus, TAX
ing Caesars hint, used the Acts freely
to promote his personal views.
The natural result of all this was the
demand for more accessible news. Soon
the number of hand-written news
chronicles increased. Thus the Acts
began to circulate commonly among the
well-to-do, and Roman ladies are men
toned as reading the morning paper"
This "home edition" was an enlarged
issue of the Forum edition, and the
various publishers" supplemented the
news that they procured from the bull
letin board with additional news gath
cred from other sources. Debating &c
a number of copysts ut once. they
could run off" an edition of 90 or
even 100 copies, though the usual num-
Der for one publisher was probably not
above u. A still more enlarged edi-
ton, but apparently not daily, was
written for the mail" and travellers
in the pDSvinces sometimes stayed over
to await 1t when 1t did not arrive on
time. The Daily Acts was published
for 300 years or more.-Youth's Com
panion.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-07-28
Building Houses in China.

All lumber for building In China is
bought in the log, says III. X. Richard
son, writing in Asia magazine. AS soon
as the logs begin to arrive the con-
tractor tackles them with the saw
yers. These men are paid piece rates
which average about three cash or
One-tenth Of cent per square foot of
surface sawed. They average bet
ter wage than a carpenter, getting
about 10 cents a day, as compared
with s cents day for the carpenter.
At this rate they are cheaper than
any steam saw mill that can operate
in China. In fact, the only reason q
saw mill can operate in China at all
is because 1t can produce quickly and
with a more even thickness than the
native sawyers. The necessary doors,
frames and window sashes are all
made by hand. Three Chinese carpen-
tiers at 8 cents day with their ma
tive tools can accomplish about the
same work done by one Canadian car.
penter with all equipment. The work
is well done If well supervised. In
comparison, ! should say that about
five Chinese carpenters at cents q
day each are necessary to do the work
of a Canadian carpenter who receives
SO day and has all his wood pre-
pared for him.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-07-28

orah, were Sunday visitors at the r
II. Stewart home.
Mrs. Glen Sheetz enjoyed a visit
from her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ho.
gan from near Waukon Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Worth of Dec.
orah were callers our village Mon.
day evening.
Clarence Grady spent Sunday with
home folks in DEBORAH.
Mrs. Alfred Weiss and little
daughter of Cresco, visited her par.
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. Bloomingdale
last week.
Ed. Youmans and little sons from
near DEBORAH were Freeport visitors
one evening last week.
Chester Sheetz went to Rochester
last week where he will receive
medical treatment
Mrs. Lee Colvin and Chester
Sheetz spent last Thursday with
friends in Burr Oak.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-07-28
"eIuebeard's" Home Stripped.

"What troublous times we are liv-
ing in! Even ones property is no
longer SAFE" was the angry comment
of Landru, under arrest in Paris for
the alleged murder Of several of his
sweethearts, when Informed that his
villa at Gambais, near Paris (where
the police say the women disap.
peared), had been broken into and ran.
sacked from cellar to attic by souvenir
hunters.
Since the villa had been closed by
the authorities, pending the outcome
of Landru's trial, no Waterman had
been detailed to guard the house. An
official who visited the villa a short
time ago found the shutters, doors and
windows smashed. Everything port
able had been taken, from kitchen
utensils and etchings to chair legs
Continental Edition of the London
Mail.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-07-28
The Earth's Crust.

The most important scientific inves'
tigation of the last year in any coun.
try has probably been the attempt to
measure the earth's crust. We know
very little about the shell on which we
live. Scientists have been studying the
problem in Hawaii, Tuscany and in
Salvador, where the opportunities for
investigation are especially favorable
Much data new to science has been
collected concerning the shell, its com,
position and probable age. Still other
tests have been made in New South
Wales, where great reservoir coneen.
trates an immense weight Of water on
limited area, and instruments have
been devised to measure the movement
of the earth's crust under this weight
New light has thus been thrown on
the action of yOlcanOes.-BOys' Life.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-07-28

daughter Grace spent the other Sun
day with relativesain Eleva.
Mrs. Amel Koch returned home
Tuesday last week after spending
several days at the Carl Haakenson
home.
Mr. and Mrs. John Krall and
daughter Margaret of Eleva enter
tanned at a picnic dinner the other
Sunday: Mr.. and Mrs. Robt. Vopova
daughter Eileen, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Sobolik and family; Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Koch and son Clinton, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joe Malay and daughter Mamie;
Roy Koch, sisters Leova and Lizzie;
Edwin Vopova and sister Elsie All
had a very fine time.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-07-28
LINCOLN TOWNSHIP.

The gentle rains of the past week
proved blessing to corn and Vege-
tation in general.
Services at the Evangelical church
Sunday; Sunday school at III A. M.
following by prayer meeting.
Haying has become thing OF the
past; harvesting of small grain is now
the program of farmers.
Demo Kratz of Sumner township
assisted the home folks at haying the
other week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Kratz OF
Sumner, Iowa, concluded their visit
here and went to Cresco, to continue
same for a number of days before re-
. turning home.
William Kratz OF Cresco was a
visitor here the other Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ladwig and
daughter Miss Elsie motored up from
Sumner. Ia, the other week Saturday
for an over Sunday visit with Mr. and
Mrs. Z. II. Ladwig, former returned
home Sunday while latter stayed 70
cintinue her visitation for some time
Mrs. Amel Koch assisted her
daughter, Mrs. Carl HaakensOn at her
domestic duties the past week.
Demo Kratz assisted his brother
RolIie at haying fore part OF last week,
A number of our people attended
the funeral of John Gunvall, soldier
who died in France and whose re-
mains were brought here for burial
last week.
Amelia Kratz was staying at the
Winfield Kratz home few days the
past week
,,,c,taI a. fha
Schild home in company with Mr. and
Mrs. Geo. Kratz last week Monday.
Rev L. w. Book of Cedar Falls
will conduct quarterly meeting at the
Evangelical church here Sunday, Aug.
g. Come and hear him!
Aegerte folks of Cresco were callers
at the E. II. Ladwig home latter part
of last week.
Some of Schld folks were callers
at Cresco last week.
A number Of people of this vicinity,
Cresco, etc. had picnic at the park
in DEBORAH last Sunday.
Wesley Kratz was business caller
at Cresco last week one day.
A hail storm of undue severity just
missed hitting us last week, Thurs
day morning.
]. c. Hunton was a business caller
at Ridgeway last week one day.
Horsebuyers were in evidence thrr
here again last week.
Next meeting of the w. M. S. will
be at the home of Mrs. Ed. Thompson
of Cresco, second Wednesday in
August.
Some of Schild folks were visiting
at DEBORAH last week one day.
Joseph Huntoon was caller at the
Schild home last week Saturday,
A load of Decorahites were callers
through here last week, Friday even
ing, west of the river.
Anel Koch, sons Fred, Roy and
George Krantz autoed to Cresco last
week Tuesday afternoon to do some
shopping, greet relatives, etc.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Kratz Of
Sumner, Ia, Mr.. and Mrs Amel Koch
and son Roy spent Thursday last weel
with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Vapova OF
Sumner twp.
Mrs. Alfred Peter St. called at the
Carl Haakenson home the other Sun
day afternoon.
Fred and Roy Koch assisted Char
ley Hornberger at haying few days
the past week.
Eileen Vopova of Sumner township
visited her cousins, Ollie and Ope
Falck, near Ridgeway, the other week
Mrs Chris Haakenson returned Il
her home at DEBORAH after spending
several days at the Carl Haakensor
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Hruska anc
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-07-28
4 aememherInn His Manners.

II understand the convict who es-
capped was noted for his polite man
ners."
''He was unusually polite. Even In
escaping, he left note for the warden
saying: Please excuse the liberty I
am taking"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-07-28

"True Lovers Knot" Explained.
A rue-lovers' knot is the Danish
rolovelses-knort "betrothment bond"
not a compound Of true and lover.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-10-04

sive cities, there is a credit association and which is
made up Of the business men of the city. This organi-
Zation is not a menace to any person who is honest.
It's influence is directed against those who would go
from store to store, obtaining all the goods which
they can secure upon their word to pay and with no
intentions Of paying for some.
In the office of the association, it might be said is
an honor roll and a dishonor roll. On the honor roll
will be found the names of those who ask for credit
and incidentally secure same by reason OF their re-
cord for honesty. On the roll of dishonor, will be
found the names of those who do not meet their OBJ
legations. Great care is used in Investigating care
fully before names are entered upon this roll. 1t must
be proven conclusively that they persist in refusing
to pay for their purchases before they are classed
among those who are not worthy of credit.
A debt of honor, whether it is for a pound Of beef
steak, a suit of clothes, a furniture purchase, or for
articles, or services, of any description should not
be treated lightly. It should be recognized as a just
claim and worthy of prompt attention in every cast
if ones credit is to be maintained.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-10-04

1t is our purpose only to deal with that class of credit
that is extended by man to man simply upon honor
and because of the faith of one in the other. Where
credit is obtained, by reason Of security Of some de-
scription being given, the obligation is usually met
and if it is not, the one who extends the credit does
not lose by reason of the security given for the pur-
pose of obtaining the accommodation.
A debt of honor should never be allowed to bring
dishonor. In the days of old, men were willing to lay
down their lives if need be, rather than permit dis
honor to come by reason Of their failure to make
good debts of this character.
When a merchant extends credit to an individual
upon solely the agreement to pay, he should take no
more chance than when he is dealing with the per-
son of resource and who is thus good as the say
ing is. He should be as fully protected by the honor OF
his debtor as he is by the means of the other. The
persons who recognize the Importance of meeting
their obligations and who do not let them go unpaid,
have a reputation for honesty and the payment of
bills that is an asset of great worth. The promptness
with which they meet their obligations becomes a
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-10-04

matter of record which grows stronger and stronger
day by day.
Those who ~willfuIly resist the efforts which their
creditors make to collect their accounts also gain a
reputation that grows as rapidly, if not more SO,
than does that Of those who are prompt payers.
In this city, as in the majority Of all other progress
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-10-04
II Is Your Duty TO
Pay
Your
Bills

Make it a point to pay promptly
at the agreed time. You and
your creditor will both be pleas
ed and will prosper financially.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-10-04

iness. A man, or woman, who will permit outstanding accounts to
an indefinite period wi thout paying same, is on the rapid road to
not in the same way that a business man would be VINO did not pay
he withdrawal of credit is bound to follow and means the same to an IN
It pay his bills as bankru pcy does to the business man.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-27
WORK IN PROGRESS
ON AVENUE THEATRE
New Structure NJ Adams Street
and Delaware Avenue Prompt
~ Put III Hand

Hcnahtpn a thr dwellings, on fhc
Adpips efrer' nd llravaro evepic ftuntq
81 the sic tnr lhe nrv PnrlVa1 M
tlou llefurp Theatre hes ton actively
begun AID good pfoHrra,, ~ ~ fveara
tom aud foundation vorR Reema prob
all, i ihc wcrtheI conditions 10 noi IN
dnls prevent
In, Delaware avenue front ~ the sfrno
iprr Is shown ~ the accompanying relru.
.a,rtloa al thc tremle,t dfaulng
iho uCv etruetilo Is htttE hulli aai
Tho theatre vail lr mauaEcd Is q group
nl " ashlrgtou end Wilmington capitalist
from ,iesigna bv Washington architect
rhc site errroupda tic corner building
which was purchaaej recently 10y Smith
and ~ttcvlg. drupg,ats. from Thomas Tat
nall, who WAS alao the owner - the nj
Joiulug properties uu l1clawaro avenue.
acquired for the theatre entrance.
The auditorium viii iuu from Adams
street toward the ccutto ui the block / hc
hnusca on Adams street were required
frnm the 4ovcral owners for the site
The pcw house Will hs iavorably located
for attracting patrons from the west end
II thu CITY. a. II - several blocks nearer
to the Delaware avenue rcsidepce SECTION
thar the Market street housre aud, with
the adjoining dns store, doubltcss mnrks
the beginning ot business INVASION which
has been long predicted NJ the fat oi
Dclawarr avenue west from Market street
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-27

ttracted attention He has also hecu
lotsd for he tendency T. early adopt
ew mud modern ideas. ard, while his
nrst csr. though not his own invention.
rrved great novelty II son hecamFcop-
aonplaCe to sec him some INTO town.
nom his couutrS place, near the cItY. nj
- brand now l,ocomohile. n product 81
he LocOmOhile co ~ America which
. first used IN 1900 Il was : steam
rlnahout II 10 horsepovcr Suhsr
,ucntlv he purchased and usei another
II tho same make hut later they were
disposed " for higher powered csre
eving WAY 20 French machines What
disposition was made II these early cars
+ not known. hut Il is believed neither
~ Use here
Incidentally Mr. dU Pout has beer a
blg factor N promoting the interests of aIl
t'e~s'ss using the pubic sroadS F-Tll
pprrclsting the value 70 community 81
durable highways he has aided from his
own means. iu their eonstrlictIuu and
as held the authorities a. account for
0erehctlon IA tins behalf
RUpERT RrfLT HIS TIRsT CAR
Mex, u order a. pioneer ii Whining
toH came tIeorgc Il Rudert of POI Jef-
.rson street. VITO ~ the tune of ms motor
rhlcvcmcnt hai clock and watch factory
"a the second f ,pI of the Almond Build
TX th,n 81 llghth and Nlarket streets,
the present site of the | mon NatIonaI
BANK Beng i Matchmaker cloczm8ker,
ri.glnc builder and also an inventor he
-Dt about thu construction of has own
machine about the time Mr. du Pnut ap-
pear-d on the streets with his Locono-
m.c and on December u. 1901 took his
trst SPIN ~ hIs car ou tlic stre, Il of Vii
niugton sna II proved q decided success.
Mr. Rudert drew ms oyI plans. made
his OVID patterns. had the castings made
Ard asseu hied them In his watch estab-
.ishmcut N the Almond Buidng and
after he had gotten thc rig IN shape hc
f'uk u apart ID order 10 It out Of the
huliaing. and reaSsembed il outside
The body which resembled = buggy body
Nas made hv concern II Buffalo \
81 where the wheels. which included
pneumstIc tues ana Vlre spokes. Werc
also made
steam generated ~ gasoline. fur
nIshed the motive power. 250 pounds
PRESSURE beng the capacity which was
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-27
RIOT OVER SEIZED BOOZE.
pittsburr Mob BATTLES State Troopers
and Police Reserves

pittsburg. Nov ~ -Four State troop
tee. assisted Nv rcs~. yee ~ ehe plttehurg
police force fought for haf an hour late
YestcFda4 e. dlercfer crowd II about 5f
persons whel gathered AZ n wayehoute
hetc intg which the State police wrre
moving 2Tf eipce of rnn6ecated liqnoY
III" tfoupcfg brought fho whmkey here
- place i III aisrara Tl,ov confecafed
inc liquor several dave gprcer Scottdale
As the troopers vetc earrt ing tho
whiekey ~ The ateraRn horse. large
e,pvl gathered Ihey aere told ~ move
~ haf reqfsted and the officers were
fnfcc - lae the hntta ~ their rlo' guns
Tie rfpad iisroraed but quickly re-
assembled and charged the troopers A
riet call brought police reserves and order
yne restored Eight rnen wore arrested and
charged Will dsnldo-lr conduct
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-27
INspECrTElEPHoNE SERVICE
Bell Official Says Delaware MethodAs re-
Efficient

Marshall u Downing General Suporn
tendent of Traffic " the BELL rcIephou"
Company. ~ rcnueylvanIp, has n'Rdo ~
,nppcCtion of local service conditions ~
wilmington. and the central office hetr,
following confereuoea NTH II II Burns.
district superintendent ~ traffic of The
Wilmington dUtuCt
The program and poacy q the company
for the coming year WAS discussed with
tho supervisory employees from Dover,
Holly Oak. MiddlctoWn Nelhyvlllc and
renns Grove. y ~ ? recent meeting
there. Conditions dealing with phases ot
the company's huslrcsa werr also con
Ridernd
According 70 Mr. Downing, Wilm,r gton
has hccu receiving high grade q telc
rhonc service. and while this city, similar
10 other parts oi the country. has felt c0r-
tam Inconvenience resulting from war
conditions, the otilcieney of the operating
force combined with cooperation on the
part of the public has msintalncd high
standard Of service, hs saws.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-27
PRINCETON FUND.
Statement Issued hy President Hibben
and Chairman Thompson.

The following statement authorized by
President John Grlcr Iiibben Of Prince
ton | niversitv ard by Henry r Thomp-
son. chairman of the Princeton Fndow
mert 60 rumittoe vii be sent to tie alumni
Of the university this week
The subscriptions to the fund 70 dato
arc s., ,222. 1865 Subscriptions amou. {
ing to s3. SAB. 797 % have been paid IN,
which money, when all invested, will not
the university an approximate income o.
Sl75. 900. II IS now netting less than
this amount because the university IL not
as yet enjoying full years income
During the past year the university has
had TO face and settle in some degree the
question Of advancing the salaries Of the
faculty. During 1919-20 the advances
made amounted to q total Of over s 40, ,00C
which will Of course be an annual charge
hereafter
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-27
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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-27

controlled by an automatic regulator.
The first engine comprised four cylinders.
for which two-cyclindcr engine WAS
later substituted, with better results and
the same power. Az horsepower. The
machinery. all of which Mr.. Rudert made
verv much rcscmhlcd that used III some
Of the steam locomotives today. The
total cost of construction, including ma
tcriGl, was about 5000 and the result was
IA car that would negotiate nny hill here,
some Of which are Is per cent No effort
WIS made To accomplish speed, though
the car ran faster than the average car
riagc horse.
The boiler was an interesting feature
OF the mcchaism II was livi6 nohea
and contained 402 copper tubes, NIL OF
which Mr.. Rudort mndc himself from
his own plans.
This home-mndc machine, which had
al the earnnrks of the product Of q
professional acted III n most satisfactory
manner. and il pleased the owner and his
family SO well that thcv used It until
1907. when they sold i and bought
another car Of different aud morc modern