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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-09-07
Week of Special
Community Sales
Merchants of Dec0rah Will Open Big Sales
Week Here Next Saturday With Special
Big Bargains.
Sale Will Run to September 2, Inclusive. Read
the Sales Advertisements i'm This Issue
and Note the Bargains Offered.

Next Saturday, Sept. 10, a big
Community Sale will be opened in
Decorah by our live merchants and
will run for one week, until Sept.
II, inclusive.
A big double page advertisement
appears in this issue of Public Opin-
ion carrying "A Community Sale
advertisements. 1t was impossible
to accommodate all in this particular
double page spread, and consequently
there are number of merchants
who have Community Sale ads on
other pages of this paper. Look
them all up and note the bargains
offered.
There isn't a store in this town
that is built merely to catch trade.
Every store in our town is built
and conducted to deserve trade.
There isn't a business man here who
doesn't depend upon the people in
this town and surrounding territory
for all--or most-of his income. And
it is the aim and steadfast purpose
of these men to serve you faithfully
and thereby strengthen the CONNER
cial and moral position of our town.
Decorah is a natural shopping and
business center for all this prosper
our region.
The selections possible in all kinds
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-09-07

Of merchandise and all kinds Of
trading service are as great here as
any place in the land-and the prices
more often are lower because they
have never been inflated
This town and its merchants wish
to know ALI Of you better. You
ought to know them better. This is
possible when we all do all of oul
trading at home. Then it is mutual
service.
In this great Community Sale
which opens Saturday the merch-
ants here are going to give the best
bargains it is possible for them to
give, and with the fine, up to date
stocks carried by Decorah merchants,
the people can expect first class
goods and at prices that cannot be
duplicated anywhere.
In looking over the many adver-
tisements we note that there are
really wonderful bargains offered,
such that have not been seen around
this section in many years, and
many articles offered at pre-was
prices, and it is up to the people to
take advantage of these bargains
offered by our merchants for the
week of Sept. 10 to II, as the offer
ings are genuine and the best given
ere in years.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-09-07
TAKES FIRST
AT STATE FAIR
f. l.. Beard and Son of Decorah Win
Eighteen Ribbons With Eleven
Head of Belgian
Horses
A THOUSAND DOLLAR MARE
TAkES SICK AND DIES
Decorah Breeders i'm First Competi-
ton With Worlds Best Horses
Make Admirable showing.

Success and misfortune combined
70 make the initial competition of
Z. L. Beard & Sons with their Bel
gian horses at the State Fair in Des
Moines last week a lively one for
The Decorah breeders. 1t was their
irst showing of this kind, and not
only themselves but their hundreds
Of friends throughout northeast Iowa
are elated over their success.
A total Of eighteen ribbons was
won with an exhibit of eleven head
of horses. "Aiser" the handsome
Belgian stallion, captured Reserved
Champion and first in his class on
aged stations.
Lucy" five year old mare won
third place on big mares.
A stallion and three mares won
third premium for Breeders Group
under three years, bred by exhibitor.
Numerous other premiums were
taken, making total of Is ribbons
for tae IL head shown.
In view of the fact that they are
beginners in competition, and show
ed against as strong competition as
there is in the world, the record for
their first year is one that they have
right to be proud off, and every
one in this section joins in hearty
congratulations for they have spent
many years building up to the place
they have now reached.
They were most unfortunate in
losing one of their best mares on
Tuesday morning, which died from
si?;USasGo Tas llia is -isl dGistiinaorth over
them. he-+h l'-A'
They are exhibiting at the Mime
sofa State Fair this week, and will
probably go from there to South
Dakota.
News reached Decorah last night
from the Minnesota State Fair that
"Aiser" had won first in a class of
nine, including the state champion
of Indiana. This is certainly good
news and illustrates well the wonder
ful horses Beard & Son have.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-09-07
Won't Stay in Denmark

Cedar Falls, Iowa-Three and four
months ago several well known Dan
ish residents of this vicinity went to
their old home in Denmark with the
expectation of spending at least one
year among their old relatives and
in the scenes of their early child
hood.
Some Of them took their younger
children with them, with the ex-
pectation of having them spend a
year in the Danish schools.
Letters received from them here
this week state they have found
conditions and situation in their
native land so much different than
they anticipated that several OF
them have made reservations and
expect to sail for the United States
the middle of September.
They state it is impossible foI
them to realize the changes which
have taken place in the homeland
since they left the country from
five to twenty-five years ago. The
children very strongly desire to re-
turn to America and again enter
the public schools of Americs
which they state are superior il
nearly every way to those they have
seen in various parts of Europe.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-09-07

HiChGH DlcNSu VA FNppiN Da''Nh
Greenfield, Iowa-Mrs. Charles
Feiler had several jars Of fermented
apple butter which she poured out
in the yard.
A little later she discovered some
chickens lying stiff on the ground,
others wabbling about the yard and
others butting their heads against
the building.
They had been looking on the
apple butter when it was red.
She buried two and while in the
process of carrying others which
she thought were stiff in death,
out for burial she discovered signs
of life and laid them aside for a
time. She feared she would lose
the whole flock and was very
agreeably surprised after a few
hours to find them none the worse
for their experience.
The two laid aside for dead raj
lied inside Of twenty-four hours and
| her dreams of chicken dinners will
be realized.
She now regrets burying the first
two dead ones.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-09-07
California, with 6,416, and Illinois
x,,;+b e fGl

California, with 6,416, and Illinois,
with 6,154.
Be. sstates rer 'i~- 49, -
,antosqs of tractors on farms in
1920 were as follows: Illinois, 3D.
1902; Iowa, 20,270; Kansas, 17,i77;
Minnesota, 15,503; California, 49,
S52; North Dakota, 13,006; South
Dakota, 12,9S9, and Nebraska, H.
1O6. These eight states reported
more than one-half of all tractors
on farms in the United States.
The states reporting the largest
number of farms with telephones
in 1920 were as follows: Iowa, 1885,,
s52; Illinois, 1864; Missouri
163 SAB; Ohio, l59,478; Texas, 140,,
234, and Indiana, 186,l40. Over
half the farms reporting in lowe
had phones.
In seven states more than 10000
farms were reported as having ga.
or electric light, as follows: Ohio
| 37,745; iowa, 32,552; Pennsylvania
! 30,669; California, 30,519; New
York, 24,S82; Illinois, 23,273, an'
Indiana, 20,5S4.
Only about $4,000 farms report
ed on automobiles.
(
California, Pennsylvania, NeN
York, Ohio and Texas eXceede
Iowa in water-piped houses.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-09-07
LUTHER COLLEGE
OPENS TOMORROW
Well Known Educational Institution
Opens Its Sixieth School Year
With Fine Prospects.
LUMBER ADDITIONS
MADE TO FACULTY
DIR. Oscar L. Olsen Has Bee, Made
Acting Head of College Since
Death President Preus.

Luther College will open tomor-
row, Thursday, Sept. s, for its six
tieth school year. This year sees
some very notable additions made
to its faculty.
| DR.. Oscar L. Olson, who since
the death Of President C. X. Preus,
has acted as head Of the institu-
tion will continue in that capacity
until final disposition has been
made.
| Prof. M. H. Trytten, who has
/ spent the past year at the Univer-
sity of Christiania, Norway, as a
fellow of the MISUNDERSTANDING
Wan foundation, has returned to
resume his position as head of the
department of physics at Luther
college. His year of study abroad
has not only increased his knowl-
edge of physics, but has broadened
his viewpoint.
Henry 0. Tale, a graduate of
Luther in the class of 1917 of
which he was valedictorian, and
since then superintendent of pub
lie schools, an ensign in the United
States navy, and professor at Luth-
er academy, Albert Lea, Minn., has
accepted a position at Luther col
lar.n II x.yill or-;ct ~ he n,.+
ment of English and will instruct
in oratory.
Francis E. Peterson, who since
finishing Luther college in 1911,
has been teacher and for several
years president of Park Region
Luther college, Fergus Fax
MINI, has resigned the last nan =
position to become member OF
the faculty at Luther college.
David T. Nelson, one of the most
recent additions to the faculty, has
had a great deal of experience, with
conditions in Europe. He went to
England shortly after his graduation
from Luther college in 1912, as a
Rhodes scholar, and spent sane
months in peaceful study at Oxford
university. Then the war broke out
and Mr.. Nelson joined the forces
doing relief work under Herbert
Hoover in Belgium. When the Unit
ed States entered the war, he re-
4 turned home, entered the army and
rose to the rank of captain. He
| served in the American. forces in
France, and when the armistice was
signed, his familiarity with Eur
opean conditions enabled him to &c
valuable service as a member of the
forces of the American peace dele
CATION. Later he again did relief
work under Hoover, and finally re-
turned to America, where he has un-
til recently been connected with one
of the large banking firms in New
York. Mr.. Nelson will probably
have charge of economics at Luther
college, subject which he is admir-
ably fitted to teach.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-09-07
Counting a Million

Although we often speak of mill
lions of dollars and millions of pO-
pulation few realize what million
of anything looks like. An idea
of the impressiveness of a million
can be gained by looking at the
stars visible, yet as matter of fact
there are never more than 500 WIS.,
ible to the naked eye at one time.
The simplest way TO conceive of a
million is to think of it in terms
of time. For instance, there have
have not been a million days since
the founding of Rome, long before
the birth of Christ. A million days
ago would take US back to the year
SIT B. Z. A million hours are
ia years, 20 days and A hours!
This was almost as far back as the
battle of Trafalgar and was before
the invention of the steamboat or
the printing press.-New York Sun.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-09-07

The Mason City GlobeGazette no
tees that "Some people are so busy
telling others what to do they have
no time left in which to do those
things themselves"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-09-07
Touch Luck

A wise Frenchman has said that
the worst of luck is to have too lit
tie wit to talk well, and too little
judgment to keep still.-Household
Guest.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-09-07

Success consists in doing common
things uncommonly well.
Evening star., 1921-05-27
OMAHA IS REACHED
BY R|CKENbACKER
His Flight Delayed as Result
of Order From P. @.
Department.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
OMAHA. May 27-Eddie Ricken-
backer. American ace. arrived here at
1853 am. in an air mail plane.
OMAHA, May 27.-Whether Ricken-
hacker will continue his fight. to
Washington depends upon the ques-
ton of obtaining an airplane. The
Post Office Department declined to
permit him to use an air mail plane
from here.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., May. 27.-Eddie
Rickenbacker, American ace in the
world war. resumed his transconti-
mental flight from this city at 6
o'clock this morning as a passenger
in a mail plane piloted by c. V.
Pickup.
At Omaha .Rickenbacker intends to
take command Of the ship and drive
to Washington, arriving there in
time for a banquet Saturday night.
Before taking off this morning
Rickenbacker inspected the ma
chine wrecked when he landed here
last night.
Rickenbacker landed near the CEN
ter Of the field. After touching the
ground his ship ran about 800 feet
before it smashed into a guliey,
wrecking his landing gear.
Oficiais declared today that the
Naming "T" placed for guidance at
the end Of the field was improperly
located. causing Rickenbacker to
land his ship tail to the wind.
NORTH PLATTE. Neb.. May 81
Eddie Rickenbacker. who left Red
wood City. Calf. yesterday in a
flight to Washington. d. c., left here
at S:25 am. for Omaha.
Evening star., 1921-05-27
DRAMA IN THE OPEN,

Shakespeares midsummer Nights
Dream" will be presented under the
auspices of the Community Service in
the outdoor theater on the Dean es-
tate. Connecticut and Florida avenues,
tonight. The performance was post
poned from Tuesday night on account
ofthe cold weather.
The Dean pla ce. is admirably located
for the purpose, the seating arrange
nents being such as to assure the en-
tire audience being able to see the
grassy stage. or. rather. knoll. upon
which the action takes place. Practi-
cally the entire box section has been
sold out and many tickets have been
taken for the reserved seat section.
The list of boxholders includes Mrs.
James Carroll Frazer Mrs. G. C. CAL
houn. Mrs. Stephen B. Elkins. Mrs.
Theodore V. Boynton. Mrs. Minnege-
rode Andrews. Mrs. William Mcclellan
Ritter, Mrs. James Marwick Theodore
w. Moves. Mrs. James Mcdonald, Mrs.
Peter Drury. Mrs. Forrest Vrooman,
Mrs Henry F. Dimock. Mrs. Larz An
derson. Mrs. Victor Kauffmann. Miss
Alice Capp. Mrs. Delos Blodgett. Mrs
Lydia Draper. Mrs. Gibson Fahnestock,
William Phelps Emo. Mrs. NJ. Brooks,
Simon Kann. Miss Katherine Judge,
Robert Woods Bliss. Mrs. Randolph
Keith Forrest and the District League
of American Penwomen
Evening star., 1921-05-27
ROCKVILLE.
Va.

ROCKVILLE. Md. May - 'Spc-
cian.-The yHnual Banquet Of iha
alumni association of the Gathers
burg High School was held in tho
assembly hall at the Gaithersburg
about $50. including school ofhcisls.
members OF the Gaithersburg High
School faculty alumni of the school.
students and others. Or. James r..
Deets. president OF the county board
of education. was POSTMASTER. The
principal address was delivered hy
Or. William +. Burdick OF Baltimore.
and others who responded to toasts
were John Winfield Magruder Of the
class of 1921. Edward Mount OF the
class of 1920. Miss Catherine Ensle
OF the class Of 1919. Miss Marguerite
Arnold OF the class Of 1915, Miss Alice
Trundie Of the class of 1914 Mrs
Jessie Briggs OF the class OF 1905.
Prof. Thomas ". Troxall. Mrs. Roy
McCathran. Miss GLADYS Mitchell and
Miss Effie Ternant of the high school
faculty and Washington White and
Robert Williams of the students.
The banquet was served by COM
mittee. Of which Miss Maude V.
Rroome teacher OF domestic science.
was chairman. The hall was beauti-
fully decorated with cut flowers and
potted plants.
The Girls Mystery and Athletic Club
has been organised at Boyds, this coun-
ty. with fifteen members and the follow
ing officers: President. Miss Pauline
snyder: vice president, Miss Mamie
King: recording secretary. Miss Mary
Wire: corresponding secretary. Miss
Mary Griffith. treasurer, Mis-" Virginia
Reid
The club will go in for social diversion
| md athletics including tennis. and will
| meet at frequent intervals. Next Sal
| ur,iay evening the club will hold lawn
! fete at Boyds.
! Gates TO teach in the public schools Of
the county will be held at the high
! school building here Thursday and Fri
dav of next week. They will he con-
Quoted by Prof. Edwin W. Broone. coun :
Evening star., 1921-05-27
HYATTSViLLE.

HYArTSvILLE, Md, May q (Spe.
ciaD.-For the late Rev Henry Thomas
ten years rector Of St. Matthews par
ish. who died February IS last. 2 r:sIno-
rial service will be held Tuesday at
p.m. in Pinckney Memorial Church
Bishop Harding may attend. Rev. C.
PAYNE Divinity Church. Petersburg. Va.
and Rev. J. H. w. Blake. rector OF
associate of Nj. Thomas. will conduc,
the service DR.. Phillips. formerly rec
tor OF St. Paul's Church. Alexandria
Va. win assist. Rev. Charles e. Nc
Ailister, rector, will: pronounce the ben
ediction. There will be music by the
combined choirs of the church. =
Evening star., 1921-05-27
WILL FLY OVER WASHINGTON
Airman to Drop Circulars Contain
ing Memorial Day Message.

Capt Rickenbacker. when He
reaches Washington, is expected to
fiy over the city, dropping circulars
containing the. Memorial day message
from National Commander F. w. Gal
braith. jr.. Of the American Legion to
legionnaires of the District of CO.
lumbia.
Capt Rickenbacker is charter
member of the George Washington
Post, No. !. Of this department OF the
legion, and one of the main purposes
Of his record breaking flight is to
boost before the general public the
name Of the American Legion and the
purposes and ideals for which that
organization exists.
Evening star., 1921-05-27
MORE PERSONS ANSWER
WEBER MURDER QUERIES
Two Meet Police Investigators,
Who Are Handling Case-Two
Others Are Now Sought.

, young man residing in Maryland.
formerly employed as conductor on
! the Washington. Baltimore and An
.1apolis electric line, was caller "A,
1915 F street northeast last Monday
morning. shortly before the fun~ra!
:. q. Mrs. Margaret Elizabeth Weber.
:, victim of an unidentified slayer, near
White Station. Columbia Park, Md,
rtook place.
:, This INsrnine he was escorted to DO
lice heAdquarters to be questioned in
connecu%aa with the investigation OF
the muIue mystery. He explained
that ne kheo Mr. Weber. and called to
view the 20 and extend a word OF
sympathy de bereaved husband
-He was NOD mined after Detective
Wasn aa,,ws walls. few questions.
Detsc colored h's morning aues-
. tioned nolice pre- under arrest in
The priso%nsHr %sH .G' % the , he was work- :
ins wv concluded he der. The de.
S,teccse nothing OF
the myssesso myssrs Of the invsa
Mempu. TO locate hing forces
a5s eo IS said t" ,n. havs scene ;rsd tsa frnm man
the the We" a white man seen nre CRIME.
Ehhe .Tance from ths' =. awoods
Nome d.s was committed Is Av the
suspect
Evening star., 1921-05-27
FALLS CHURCH.

FALLS CHURCH. Va. May - tSpe-
ciaD.-kemper Lodge. A. r. and a. NJ.
celebrated the twenty fifth anniversary
OF its institution Wednesday night by
giving a banquet at Odd Fellows Hall.
The guests were greeted by Worthy
Master DR.. J. NJ. from. &. II. Gala :
han. grand senior deacon of the Grand
Lodge OF Virginia. who was expected
to address the guests. WAS unable 10
be present. A fine musical program
was rendered. Besides the orchestra
there were solos by Mrs. Scott Ryer,
accompanied by F. A. Thompson
Charles Pendleton and W. $. Frick, ac-
companied by Mrs. Nelson Davis. and
Mrs. Davis sang. accompanied by Mrs.
Ryer. After the program was con-
rluded the guests We're invited to the
lower floor. where a banquet was serv ed
by the ladies of the Eastern Star
During the supper short speeches were
made by Past District Deputy Dr.
George B. Fadeiey. a. H. Rarbor, r. 4
CrenShaw and Nj. Ball
DR.. Fadeley spoke particularly Of the
good work done by the lodge. it's in
creased prosperity. and said that plans
for fine building OF its own would un-
douhtedly be carried out in the nea,
future.
Evening star., 1921-05-27
ALEXANDRIA. 4

ALEXANDRIA. Va. May 27.-Mem-
,ers OF the Alexandria Light Infantry
Ut a meeting held last night complet-
I'd arrangements for target practice
at Edsatls station. Fairfax county
Saturday. returning Monday after
noauThe company VIII be in chalge e
Of LieSt7C NJ. Shepperson.
A iHTKe delegation OF members OF
Fitssernld Council. No. 4ss. Knights
Of Columbus. will go to Purcellrille.
Loudoun county. SUNDAY morning 70
attend the dedication ceremonies OF
the new church at that place. known
a. ST. Francis de Sales' Church. Many
will leave in automobiles from the
Lyceum Hall at 7:45 o'clock and 9TH
ers. including members Of the consre-
cation Of ST. Mary's Church. will leave
on the Washington and Old Dominion
train from Hume station at s:S2
o'clock. =
4 piano recital will be given at 8
O'clock tonight by Miss Arhitus Reed
at st. Mary's Academy. The affair is
by invitation.
ley r. wiliett. died yesterday at her
residence. sos Prince street. Her fu-
neral will take place at o'clock to-
morrow afternoon from her late resi-
dence. Service will be conducted by
Rev. o. P. Lloyd. pastor OF the Second
Baptist Church. and burial will be In
Bethel cemetery.
The weekly luncheon OF the Nj
wants CLUB was held yesterday after
noon In the Westminster building
with George E. Warfield presiding. r.
A. Feldkeller made an address and
booster prizes were distributed ny n
Noel Garner. In honor Of the MARY
land delegation present. kenneth W
ogden sang maryland. Ny Maryiand.
J. Solomon Gaines. administrator OF
the estate Of Robert Groves. Jr-. mas
sold TO William Bailey house l2oa
Cameron street.
ARRANGEMENTS have been mace I''
Memorial day exercises, which VIII oe
held at O'Clock Monday afternoon
at the national cemetery. TINS ctS
The orator will be Representative w
f. Andrews Of Nebraska. the e&er
cises will pc under the auspices OF
William B. Cushing Camp. No. 81. Dl-
vision Of Maryland. Sons OF veterans
L.. S. A.. auxiliary to Burnside Post
No 8, Department of Potomac, q. A. X
Mrs. Sarah F.. Eberhart- forty-three
years old. died last night at her resi-
dence, 826 Duke street She is sur
vived by several children: Her ru, ru,
Saturday afternoon from her late
residence. and services Will be con
Quoted by Rev. Dr.. W. J. Morton n
rector Of Christ Episcopal Church
Burial will be in Bethel cemetery.
The second degree of the order TO-
night will be conferred on a class o.
candidates by Potomac Lodge, No. 81
Odd Fellows.
Evening star., 1921-05-27
UPPER MARLBORO.

UPPER MARLBORO. Md. May -
Especially hundred men and
women from all parts of Prince
Georges county are expected to at
tend the quarterly meeting of the
county community council. to be held
Tuesday. in the courthouse here. There
will be a morning session from 10 to
1890 o'clock. and an afternoon ses-
sion from 1:45 to o'clock.
The morning session will he opened
by Thomas r. Littlepage, president Of
the council. Reports from standing
committees and from the various or
ganiZations affiliated with the council
and miscellaneous business. consider
alton of resolutions. etc. will be on
the program. In the afternoon George
l. Gardner, manager of the Maryland
Tobacco Growers Association. will
speak on The Marketing of the
Maryland Tobacco Crop" T. Howard
Duckett will speak on The Minor
Judicial System and the Juvenile
Courts" Other speakers will be q.
H. Reavis. assistant superintendent.
state department of educat ton. who
will discuss The State Educational
Program" and Louis Mel Merry
man. president OF the State Fair AS
socation. who will explain the COM
petitive booth exhibitions which are
being encouraged in each county of
the state.
Evening star., 1921-05-27
BRANDS PRAISE INJURIES,
French Premier's Words Nav Cos.
German Chancellor His Place,

by cable to Tn. Star and Chicago Daily News
Copyright, 1921
BERLIN. Germany. May 27.-Premjer
brands remark in the course of his
,seeni ,see IL speech in the French chamber
German chancellor, DR.. JuIius Wirth
may cost that official his post. Backed
only by minority parties and with less
IMAM half the reichstag vote pledged
10 hlm. DR.. Wirth finds himself the
target of vicious attacks by the whole
opposition. Press comments descrih.
the chancellor's position as very hu-
initiating because of the French pre-
him.
some Of the newspapers call DR..
W1rth premier BRANDS pet, who will
never hesitate long to do his bene-
factors bidding" Premier Brands
statement that France is strong
enough to display some confidence i1,
Germany" has also ELECTED spitefuI
comme ents in the German newspapers.
His speech. as a whole, is regarded
as an attempt to appease England.
the United States and Italy.