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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-01-26
FREEPORT

Mrs. Harriet Warn spent Sunday
with friends in DEBORAH.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Sheetz were
Sunday visitors with the latter's par
ents near Waukon.
o. A. Jegerson worked in DEBORAH
several days last week.
James Hardesty of DEBORAH was
a Sunday visitor with Freeport
friends.
Roger Delaney of DEBORAH. was an
over Sunday visitor with home folks.
Mrs. o. W Deremo of Decorah
was a Freeport visitor last Monday.
Mrs. Harriet Keck and family
moved to DEBORAH last week.
C. A. Funke and Mrs. Hubert
Funke of Burr Oak were visitors in
our village one day last week.
The Misses Kingstad and Florence
Lee of Mabel who are attending
school in DEBORAH were weekend
visitors at the Joseph Nelson home.
Jack Telford of Cresco was a Free
port visitor last Sunday.
Harold Mailman was down from
DEBORAH and spent Sunday with
home folks.
Mr. and Mrs. Chester SheetZ are
spending few weeks at the Winter
home in Burr Oak.
Maude Sweitzer was a caller at
Dubuque last week to attend the
funeral of a relative.
Mae Jagersou visited friends in
DEBORAH last Thursday.
Mrs. Lena Colvin is working at
the John Logsdon home near DEBORAH
at the present writing.
Alfred Weiss is on the sick list
at the present writing.
A large number of young people
were entertained at the Jagerson
home Saturday evening. All report
a most enjoyable time.
Frances Robinson attended a party
at the Moen home in DEBORAH Mon
day night.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-01-26
BURR OAK

Milton Hitler of DEBORAH spent part
of last week with his sister Mrs.
John Schnitzler.
K. M. Reed, Arthur Morrison and
M. E. Marsh were DEBORAH visitors
Tuesday.
Mrs. John Gates returned Tuesday
| from visit with relatives at De
corah and at the Sanaker home at
Chester.
Mrs. f. M. Reed spent Tuesday at
the home of her neice Mrs. Carl
Pierce.
Oscar Norgaard returned to De-
corah Tuesday after having spent a
few days assisting Mr.. Satire with
work at the bank.
Pierre Feltis returned to, Dakota
last week after a short visit with re-
latiyes and friends.
Paul Reed and Arthur Morrison
spent Monday evening at the Joe
Moran home.
Mrs. Rob Richert returned last
Wednesday from DEBORAH hospital
where she had been the past two
weeks.
Mrs. w. Winter has traded her
farm for property in Waterloo and
expects to move there about March
1st.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Reed returned
Thursday from Norfolk, Neb.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rick Torgeson and
daughter spent Sunday with Mrs.
Torgeson's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Koenig.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Moran were
guests Sunday at the Brayton Whit
ney home.
Mrs. James Wade stayed from
Wednesday until Friday with her
daughter Mrs. Carl Pierce.
Clyde Halse spent Saturday night
with Arthur Morrison.
Mrs. Martha Perry and son Frank
returned last week from Savannah,
Mo.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. NJ. Reed and son
Paul were guests Sunday at the Alice
Morrison home.
On Thursday evening officers were
installed in the Woman Lodge as
follows:
Honorable Foreman-P. c Olson
Master of Ceremonie-Mrs. Donna
Emmons.
Corresponding Secretary Mrs.
Mary Gates
Chaplain-E. M. Reed
Overseer-M E. Marsh
Sentinel-W. H. Peacock
Guard-E. A. Headington.
After installation supper was served
and a pleasant evening was spent
but owing to the rain and bad roads
a small crowd was present.
A home talent play "a Noble Out
cast" will be given at the |. o. o. F.
hall at Burr Oak in the evening of
Feb. 4, 1921. Benefit for the Luther
an Young Peoples Society. Admis-
sion charged.
An entertainment will be given on
Friday evening, Jan. 28th at the I.
o. 0. F. hall by Trio from Fayette
consisting of readings and music
The proceeds will be used for the
Burr Oak cemetery. Admission 35c
for adults and 15c for children.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Smith return
ed Thursday from a weeks visit AT
the home of their daughter Mrs. 7
b. Reed at DEBORAH.
The social which was announced in
last weeks paper for Jan. 28th AZ
the Van Welt school house was held
on Jan. I'D on account of the Fay
cite Trio coming on Jan. 28th.
The L. A. s. will hold their next
meeting on Feb. at the f. NJ. Reed
home.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-01-26

The Teachers Training class me
with Pearl Weitgenant Tuesday.
Mr.. w. G. Fish returned to hi.
home in Cresco Tuesday after visit
with his brother-in-law G. w. Rath.
bun.
Misses Clara and Lillian Anderson
went to Jackson Junction Tuesday
to visit friends.
Miss Irene, Holein returned home
from Fernald last week after spend
ing a month at the home of John
Haviland. -
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Otto Gunderson Wednesday Jan.
10, 1921. Congratulations.
A. F. Becker of Des Moines is
visiting his wife, who is staying at
the l.. A. Meyer home.
Roy Haviland of Fernald is max
ing the home folks a visit.
Miss Amanda Fletcher went to Chi
cago Wednesday for few weeks
visit with relatives.
Ruth and Earl Bothel went to Post
vile Saturday to see their mother
who is in the hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Emery and
babe went to New Hampton on Fri
day to visit his brother Chas. Emery
and family
Alva Young and bride came from
Austin today to visit with his aunt
Mrs. Ed Dowd.
Miss Beatrice Becker is visiting
her sister Mrs. Hugo Huber in Ind
annapolis, Ind.
Mrs. Frantzen went to Ravena on
Thursday to care for Mrs. Havor
Sersland and baby.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-01-26
RAVENA.

Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Soreide and
Sigurd Tovson spent Monday even
ing at August Peck's home.
Henry Dewe is cutting wood for
August Peck.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Halvor Sers-
land a girl, Jan. 20, 1921. Congratu-
lations.
Mr.. Sven Tovson and Mr.. Ole Or
vella were business callers in De-
corah last week.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-01-26

Service is announced for Sunday
Jan. 80, in the afternoon.
A few members of our congregat-
ion met at the home of A. Lukken on
Sunday afternoon to discuss business
matters,
The Washington times., 1921-01-15
REAL ESTATE

which are unsatisfactory and which
hamper reconstruction.
One of the outstanding factors
which Is now hampering the building
industry Is the curtailment at the
source OF the supply of skilled trades
men. The building industry Is more
highly organized than any other large
industry, but IL is noticeable every
where that its members are now get
ting along In years and In some traues
the skilled young man Is rarity.
IL has been the experience or the past
that the skilled mechanic In the build
ing trades drops out very much earlier
than In other trades and Is forced 10
take up other or less skillful EN-
ployment. His pay has accordingly
been somewhat higher than the usual
run, but the necessity for constant
replacement has been ever present.
NEED OF TRADE SCHOOLS.
The American youth takes kindly to
the particular trades which require
so we find among the electricians, the
plumbers and the masons numerous
young men of American birth, but
such is not the case with the other
trades. Heretofore, men from fore gn
shores dissatisfied with the political
and social conditions existing in their
fatherland have come to this country
and, without serving technical APP
premiership. have started at the bot
tom of the ladder in the building
trades. Those who have been worthy
have risen to heights limited only
by their ability. The country was
huge industrial training school where
the building trades were taught large
ly to newcomers to our shores, but
the ravages OF war cut of this source
of supply, and the result Is apparent
on every hand. The remedy seems
plain-more apprentices. This goes
to the essence, for without appren-
tees we shall soon be short OF jour
neymen not only. but OF foremen and
practical employers. The problem is
How shall this be achieved? The
best solution seems to be through the
fostering of building trades schools.
Some of the States have, under their
labor codes, authorized a State indus
| trial commission to operate an APP
prentice department
Another thing which has been
patent in all of our Investigations is
| that the supply of labor is depleted
| through over-specialization. There
are trades, such as paper hanging,
| in which work is done but a few
months in the year. This particular
trade is the busiest, Of course, just
prior to the two seasonable rental
dates, with the result that these par
ticular trades are and must be highly
paid, or else the men who participate
therein must be competent to func-
ton in other trades in the off seasons.
This leads to the thought that eN-
tensive Government or State aid To
trade schools in which apprentices
Toll ant lxr "a
The Washington times., 1921-01-15
TRADE SCHOOLS TO
! PROMOTE BUILDING
Senator Calder Voices Need OF
Such Institutions in Letter
! to Governors.

Senator william NJ. Calder, OF New
York. who, as chairman or the Senate
Special Committee on Reconstruction
and Production, recently completed a
nationwide survey OF the housing sit
uation OF the country, visiting most
of the larger cities as far West as
Denver. and receiving answers 10
questionnaires from every city ana
village In the United States, believes
that one OF the most important prop
lens facing the nation today Is that
OF obtaining sufficient skilled work
men in the building trades. and the
Senator has written letters to the
governor OF every State in the Union
urging that steps be taken to cstap-
lish trade schools In the seNerai
States for the purpose OF encouraging
young men TO learn trades.
Senator Calder believes that the
building trades offer opportunity Tor
young Americans unequaled In any
other line OF business in the country.
SENATOR CALDEFs LETTER.
Following is a copy OF the letter
sent to the governor OF every state:
Ny Dear Governor:
A comprehensive study or the
causes Of the present shortage in
housing and OF the various factors
entering into the building industry
which have tended to retard its prog
ress has been conducted by this
committee during the past eight
months. and although we have not
been able to visit every state in the
Union, we haye covered all which the
time at our disposal has permitted.
and have interrogated authorities
from all over the country in order to
give a national scope to the study.
Our investigation has enabled us, as
result of the perspective thus af-
forded, to ascertain some of the things
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-02-28

as best We could. Sofa and l walked,
making Dejah ThoRis ride, much
against her will. In this way we had
progressed to within about mile of
the hills we were endeavoring to reach
when Dejah Thoris, from her point of
vantage upon the thoat, cried out that
she saw great party of mounted men
h!lng down from a pass in the hills
several miles away. Sofa and I both
looked in the direction she indicated,
and there, plainly discernible, were
several hundred mounted warriors.
They seemed to be headed in a south
westerly direction, which would take
them away from us.
They doubtless were Thank war
riors who had been sent out to cap
ture Us, and we breathed a great sigh
OF relief that they were travelling in
the opposite direction. Quickly lifting
Dejah ThorIs from the thoat, COM
manded the animal to lie down and we
three did the same, presenting as small
an object as possible for fear of at
tracing the attention of the warriors
toWard-us.
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the ground in the agony Of his sorrow.
Tomorrow the torture will cOmmencei
tonight thou art Tai Hajus'; come"
He sprang down from the platform
and grasped her roughly by the arm
but scarcely had he touched her than
I leaped between them. Ny short.
sword, sharp and cleaning was in my
right hand; I could have plunged ii
into his putrid heart before he realized
that I was upon him; but as ! raised
my arm to strike I thought Of Tars
Tarkas, and, with all my rage, with all
my hatred, | could not rob him Of that
sweet moment for which he had lived
and hoped all these long, weary years
and so, instead, I swung my good right
fist full upon the point Of his jaw.
Without a sound he slipped to the floor
as one dead.
In the same deathly silence ! grasp
ed Dejah Thorls by the haad and, me-
tioning to Soda to follow, we sped
noiselessly from the chamber and to
the floor above. Unseen we reached a
rear window and with the straps and
leather Of my trappings l lowered first
Sofa and tl.en Dejah Thoris to the
ground below Dropping lightly after
them ! drew them rapidly around the
court in the shadows of the buildings.
and thus we returned over the same
course l had so recently followed from
the distant boundary of the city.
We finally came upon my thoats in
the courtyard where l had left them,
and placing the trappings upon them
we FASTENED through the building to
the avenue beyond. Mounting, Sofa
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CHAPTER VI.-The prisoner IS con-
fined to the guardianship of Carter's
friend. Sofa, and the two prisoners plan
to escape before Dejah Thoris Is taken
before the supreme ruler Of the green
Martans. Tai Hajus.
CHAPTER VIL-with a large force OF
green Martians Carter and Dejah Thoris
set out for the capital
CHAPTER vITI-soIa conndes to Car
ter that she is in a way different from
the rest of the green Marian women,
having. unlike them, a knowledge of her
father and mother The reason of Sar-
koja's enraity is also revealed.
CHAPTER Ix.-carter tells Dejah
Thoris of his love for her, which she
reciprocates, and with Sofa they plan
to escape. On the eve Of their attempt
the scheme Is revealed to Tai Hajus by
the vindictive Sarkoja.
One chieftain alone had hesitated
before departing; l saw him standing
in the shadows of q mighty column,
his fingers neiyously toying with the
hilt Of his great sword and his cruel
eyes bent in implaCable hatred upon
Tai Hajus. 1t was Tars Tarkas, and
l could read his thoughts as If they
were an open book, for the undis-
guised lCathing upon his face. He was
thinking Of that other woman who,
forty years ago, had stood before this
beast, and could l have spoken word
into his ear at that moment the reign
of Tai Hajus would have been over:
but finally he also strobe from the
room, not knowing that he left his own
daughter at the mercy Of the creature
he most lOathed
Ial Hajus arose, and l. half fearing,
half anticipating his intentions, hur-
ried to the winding runway which led
to the floors below. No one was near
to intercept me, and / reached the
main floor of the chamber unobserved,
taking my station in the shadow of
the same column that Tars Tarkas had
but just deserted. AS l reached the
floor Tai Hajus was speaking.
princess Of Helium, I might wiring
a mighty ransom from your people
would | but return you to them I'M
harmed, but a thousand times rather
would / watch that beautiful face
writhe in the agony Of torture; it shall
be long drawn out, that promise you
ten, days Of pleasure were all too short
to show the love | harbor for your
race. The terrors of your death shall
haunt the slumbers Of the red men
through all tie ages to come; they will
shudder in the shadows of the night
as their fathers tell them Of the awful
vengeance Of the green men; Of the
power and might and hate and cruelty
of Tai Hajus. But before that torture
you shall be mine for one short hour, |
and word of that too shall 90 forth to
Tardos Mors, Jeddak Of Helium, your
grandfather. that he may Grovel un0n
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saved tie last OF our line from worse
than DEATH"
did not answer, but instead
reached to my side and pressed the
little fingers of her I loved, where they
chung to me for support. and then, in
unbroEen silence, we sped over the yell
low, moonlit moss; each of US occu-
pied with his own thoughts.
Our earlier plans had been so sadly
upset that we now found ourselves
without food or drink and alone w0s
armed. We therefore urged our beasts
TO a speed that must tell on them sore
ly before we could hope to sight the
ending Of the first stage Of our journey.
We rode all night and all the follow
ing day with only a few short rests.
On the second night both we and our
animals were completely tagged, and
so we lay down upon the moss and
slept for some five or six hours. taking
up the journey once more before day.
light All the following day we rode,
and when, late in the afternoon, we
had sighted no distant trees, the mark
of the great waterways throughout all
BarsOom, the terrible truth flashed
upon us-we were lost.
Evidently we had circled, but which
way it was difficult to say, nor did it
seem possible with the sun to guide
us by day and the moons and stars by
night. At any rate no waterway was
in sight, and the entire party was al
most ready to drop from hunger, thirst
and fatigue. Far ahead of us and q
tri1e to the right we could distinguish
the outlines OF low mountains. These
we decided to attempt to reach in the
hope that from some ridge we might
discern the missing waterway. Night
fell upon us before we reached our
goal and, almost fainting from weari-
ness and weakness, we lay down and
slept.
l was awakened early in the morn
ing by some huge body pressing close
to mine. and opening my eyes with a
start l beheld my blessed old Woola
smuggling close to me; the faithful
brute had followed US across that
trackless waste to share our fate,
whatever it might be. Putting my arms
about his neck, I pressed my check
close to his, nor am l ashamed that
did it, nor OF the tears that came to
my eyes as I thought of his love for
me. Shortly after this Dejah Thoris
and Sofa awakened, and it was decid-
cd that we push on at once in an effort
to gain the hills.
We had gone scarcely a mile when /
noticed that my thoat was COM
mencing to stumble and stagger in a
most pitiful manner, although we had
not attempted to force them out of
walk since about noon Of the preced-
ing day. Suddenly he lurched wildly
to one side and pitched violently to
the ground. Dejah Thoris and / were
thrown clear Of him and fell upon the
soft moss with scarcely jar; but. the
poor beast was in a pitiable condition,
not even being able TO rise, although
relieved of our weight Sofa told me
that TIE GOODNESS Of the night, when it
fell, together with. the rest would
doubtless revive him, and so I decided
not to XIII him. as was my first inten.
ton. as had thought it cruel to leave
him alone there to die OF hunger and
thirst. We left the poor fellow to his
fate and pushed on with. the one thoat
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ELLAVILLE.

Miss Cleone Collins and Miss Lou
Use Collins have returned from a de-
lightful visit to friends in Columbus.
Rev. and Mrs. 3. L. Jordan and
young son, B. L. Jr., drank tea with
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Strange at An
drew Chapel Tuesday evening.
NJ. ana Mrs. w. S. Jordan, Miss
Matte Mae Cox and Miss Mary Spar
row mcroted to Americas Tuesday
afternoon.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-02-28
SYNOPSIS.

FOREWORD.-Th author tells Of his
acquaintance with the hero OF one of the
nIost remarkable adventures ever record
ed. From q manuscript left BY his friend
he has wildly set out the strange hap
Jennings which brought together brave
Virginia gentleman and a Princess of
Mars.
CHAPTER lin the Arizona hills. John
Carter, mining prospector and executed
crate soldier, fleeing from a war party
OF Apaches, takes refuge in a cave the
atmosphere of which has a remarkable
effect on him. Yielding 10 It's influerce,
he sinks into Inconsistencies, his last
thoughts centered on the glow from The
planet Mars.
CHAPTER u.-Awaking, Carter real
tees that he has, In some incompUehensi-
Bile manner. been transported to Mars.
He is surprised by party of armed Mar
dan warriors, who seek his life. He con-
Vinces their leader, Tars Tarkas, of his
harmlessness and is conveyed, a prisoner.
TO the Marian city.
CHAPTER lila creature holding
much the position of a dog on earth ts
act to guard him.
CHAPTER IV,-Three days later feet
Of warships from the neighboring state OF
Helium, passing over the city is attacked
by Carter captors, the green Martians.
The fleet Is scattered and one of the air.
ships captured. Among the prisoners Is
o young woman of race different from
the green Martians and more closely re-
sembling the women OF the earth.
CHAPTER v.-Carter ascertains that
the fair prisoners name is Dejah Thoris.
granddaughter of the Jeddak or ruler,
of Helium. lie also ascertains that ac-
cording to custom she is doomed to die
by tuffure. In the council chamber he
talks with her and assures her of his
sympathy.
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upon one beast, ana Deiah Thoris be-
hind me upon the other, we rode from
the city of Thark through the hills to
the south.
No word was spoken until we had
left the city far behind, but l could
hear the quiet sobbing Of Dejah Thoris
as she chung to meIwith her dear head
resting against my shoulder.
IF we make it, my chieftain, the
debt of Helium will be a mighty one;
greater than she can ever pay you;
and should we not make it," she con-
tinued, "the debt is no less, though
Heliun1 will never know, for you have
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-02-28

over fifty years ago young phys
fcian practiced widely in Pennsylya.
MIA and became famous for mis- uni
form success IN the curing of disease.
This was DR.. R. v. Pierce who after
wards established himself in Buffalo,
N. Y, and placed his Golden Med
ical Discovery" in the drug stores Of
the United States. When you feel
rundown, out Of sorts, blue and de-
spondent try the energizing influence
of Golden Medical Discovery in tablet
or liquid form. Nearly Z million
bottles We're sold last year.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1921-12-23

don, he broke off astonished, for
Daniel had slipped into his hand a
small earthen flask still unsealed. 81
found this where slept" he said.
Reuben placed the little flask in
the hand Of Judas Maccabeus. The
general looked at the stamp upon the
seal and smiled his slow, grave smile.
"You who dwell in darkness have
brought the Light back to Israeli" he
said to Daniel "For this tightly
sealed flask has been stamped by the
high priest himself; the oil within
has not been polluted by the heather
and we can light the holy lamps"
So the cup of the huge memorial
was filled by white-robed, chanting
priest and also the lesser places in
the candlestick which stood before the
altar. The great crowd surged for
ward and a mighty cry Of solemn joy
broke from the people. But Daniel
who stood near enough to feel the
heat of the flames Pickering across
his eyelids, bent his head and stood
weeping, for he could not see the men,
orah he himself had helped to re-
kindle.