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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-02-02
SPECIAL BLANKS
FOR FARMERS TAX
Thousands of Farmers Will be Re-
quired to File Income Tax on or
Before March Is This Year
REVENUE BUREAU MAKES
1T EASY TO FILL BLANKS
Farmers Who Keep No Records of
Receipts and Disbursem ents
Should Make Returns on
Basis Actual Receipts.

| Thousands of farmers whose ne
income for 1920 equaled or exceede,
the exemptions of $1,000 for singh
persons and $4,000 for married per
sons will be required to file on O
before March 15, 1921, income ia,
returns for the year 1920.
As an aid to farmers the Bureau
lof Internal Revenue has prepared /;
| special form, 1O4OF, for recording
sales of live stock, produce, and ;
summary of income and expenses
This form should be attached to the
taxpayers individual return of Form
1040 or 1040A. Full instructions fol
making out forms are contained in
each.
Under gross income a farmer is re-
quired to include all proceeds derived
from the sale of farm products
whether depved on farm or purch-
ased for resale. When he exchanges
his produce for groceries, clothing,
or other merchandise he must include
in his income the value of the arti-
cles received and exchanged. Profit
received from the sale of farm land
or rent received for the use thereof
must be included
In determining his net income, up
on which the tax is assessed, the
farmer may deduct all necessary ex-
penses incurred in the operation of
his farm during the year. These in
Iclude cost Of Iiivation. harvesting,
and marketing Of Crops, the cost
of seed and fertilizer used, amount
spent in repair to farm buildings
other than the dwelling, and to
fences and machinery. The cost of
farm tools used up in the course of
the year, wages paid to employees
other than domestic servants, and
rent paid for farm land and build
ing (other than dwelling) are de-
ductible items. -
Farmers who keep no records or
only records of cash receipts and
disbursements should make their re-
turns OH the basis of actual re-
ceipts, but farmers who keep COM
plete accounts and who take inven-
tories at sthe beginning and end of
the year to determine their profits
would report on the actual basis.
Both methods are fully explained on
Form 1040F, copies of which may be
obtained from the Office of collectors
of internal revenue.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-02-02
ST. OLAF COMING
NEXT FRIDAY
Great Game of Basket Ball Will be
Staged at Luther With Their Old
Rivals the "Oles"
LUTHER LOOKS
FOR HARD GAME
The Oles Have Always Proved
Themselves to be Luther's
Worthiest Opponents

For the first time since June 1915
a st. Olaf team will invade Decorah
Athletic relations which were broker
for over a year have been resumed
and will be actively taken up with a
game of basket ball in the college
gym next Friday night. The Luther
team started out rather weakly al
the beginning of the season; the col
lege has hardly had a team for two
years due to the flu, but practice and
] the process of elimination has been
wedding out the tare material and
shifty combination which makes
teamwork its speciality has been de-
veloped. Movold has been pointing
his team for Friday nights task, and
real old style Ole game is assured.
The college team, as it went into
the. last game was composed almost
entirely of foot ball regulars of last
fall. First there was Captain Arne.
Arne plays guard in the combination
bat in the last game against Cedar
Valley Junior College he so far for
got his guard position as to slip in
5 baskets while his man wasn't look
ing and still take care of his man so
we'll as to blank him. Then, too,
Arne does the throwing whenever an
opponent fouls. The men knew what
they We're doing when they elected
Arne captain.
Put Sorlein is Arne's mate at guard.
All guards can't lead their teams in
scoring and since Arne insists on do
ing the forward work, Put takes care
of the clean up duties behind the
lines. But still he took care of two
points in the final count against Ced-
ar Valley.
Carl Anderson plays center. Carl
made the team in his Freshman year
playing then in company with Arne
and Put Sorlein, Mike Larsen and
Maurice Thompson. Carl was born
with the build of an athlete and
basket ball is his speciality.
The two forwards won renown for
themselves in foot ball. Both Ed Nor
gard and Hamlet Peterson were
pet proteges of Ossie Solem's. To-
gether they formed the back bone of
the teams team work. Pep is the
thing they haven't got anything else
but and they turn it loose full force
on the basket ball floor.
That's what the team is composed
of. They haven't had a real acid
test yet this year, but the Ole's have
always proved themselves to be Luz
ther's worthiest opponents and tho
all Luther fans hope that history
will simply repeat itself, still, we
have to "act in the living present"
and those actions will depend on
what this years team can do. Come
and see them Go it Friday evening.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-02-02
METHODISTS IN
BIG MEETINGS
Special Religious Services at Method
ist Church Drawing Big Crowds
and Much Interest.
WILL CONTINUE
T. THROUGH WEEK
Next Anday Will be Observed as
Mem.A hip Day at the Church

The spec. series of religious ser
vices at the Methodist church con-
tlnue with increasing enthusiasm
shared by both the Methodists them
selves and others who attend the
meetings. To anyone attending the
meetings it would be hard to prove
lack of interest in things pertaining
to religion on the part of the public.
The attendance has been steadily
increasing since the beginning of the
meetings ten days or more ago un-
til it has now become a necessity to
go early to secure a good seat.
Over a thousand people attended
the three services held Sunday. The
day began with a special Sunday
School service at which instead of
the usual study of the lesson the
Rev. Mr.. Hawkins addressed the
young people urging upon them the
wisdom of making decisions to be-
come Christians while learning
Christian teaching.
In the afternoon a meeting for
men only crowded the church and
with earnestness and fervency Rev.
Hawkins pressed home the basic
truths of the Bible and urged the
audience to personally square their
lives with the Bible standards of
conduct. A male quartette furnished
the music.
Sunday evening the church was
packed with people eager to hear
the preaching of the truth of God.
So great was the crowd that every
available space was occupied. DR.. E.
H. McMasters ably led the Junior
Chorus Choir. In addition the Prim-
ary Choir, the nucleus of a future
church choir, sweetly rendered a
hymn for children. A four piece or
chestra added spirit to the musical
program in addition to playing
special number.
The Rev. Mr.. Claus, Presiding FL
der of the German Methodist work
in this section preached a short SER
mon. He had come to Decorah to
hold conference at the local Ger
man Methodist church, but on learn
ing of the special meetings in pro-
gress at the Methodist church, it was
decided by the pastor, the Rev. Mr..
Hertel and the conference to defer
their meeting and join in the special
service. This courtesy was recipro-
Gated by an invitation that DR.. Claus
use a portion of the preaching period
and this he did and delighted the
people with his scholarly and spirit
ual exposition of his text.
The Rev. Mr.. Hawkins then took
the service and with apt illustration
forced home the lesson presented by
DR.. Claus. At the conclusion of the
regular service a devotional confer
ence was held.
The meetings will continue through
the entire week and Mr.. Hawkins
will preach every night. Already
many have made known their desire
to join the church at the services
next Sunday which will be observed
as Membership Day.
The public are welcome at any or
all services.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-02-02

Eight hours day ought to be
enough for the average laboring man,
but the average country newspaper
maker has to work eight hours be-
fore dinner ani eight hours afte'
dinner every day if he expects 90
make ends meet while he is being
robbed by the print paper makers
and othels.-Waverly Independent
Republican.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-02-02

A sea lion will, on occasion, attack
a person.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-02-02

The other day we heard a young
man say, ANY kind of job would
look good to me now" He was one
of the fellows who did a half days
work for full days pay when
times were flush. Most the good
men still have good jobs, says the
Cherokee Democrat.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-02-02
VALUE OF COLLEGE
TO CITY DEBORAH
Safe to Say This Years Dollars and
Cents Value of College to De.
eorah is $l5O,OOO in Trade
STUDENTS SPEND
MUCH MONEY HERE
Figuring $500 for Each 235 Men
Brings Total of S117.5OO.

written about the educational value,
OF having a college located in city
Boosters of a college in LAYING thei
cause before the people of coIlep,
town habitually refer to the "aes
thetic value" of having a college To-
Gated among them. 1t is rather diff
cult for most people to be impressed
by a presentation of the subject
which deals only with "values" with
out laying them out any more clear.
ly. However, it is not necessary tc
deal with such abstracts in figuring
out what college may be worth to
city. 1t can be, at least, to some
degree of accuracy, computed in dol
lars and cents.
In figuring what money a college
brings into city in a year we can
properly begin with appropriation of
the church body controlling the
school. For the current year the Nor
wegian Lutheran Church of America
has appropriated $4,000 for Luther
College. All of this money is used for
local expenses Of the college, main
iy for teachers salaries, janitor SER
vices, coal, and lights. Nearly all of
it is spent in Decorah, since the
teachers buy their household supplies
locally, the coal bin is paid locally
as is also the light bill, and janitor
services are supplied locally. This
sum of $4,000 is supplemented by
approximately $4,000 from the col
lege endowment funds, as the church
appropriation does not cover the ex-
penses of running the college plant
From the church and endowments
$4,000 is secured and expended To-
cally.
The other source from which funds
come and from which they are eX-
pended is the personal expense ac-
count of the student. Questions
among members of the student body
place the Individual expense account
for one student at between $500 and
$500 for the year, depending on how
much it is necessary to spend for
railroad fare. Many spend a great
deal more, a few not so much, but
to come within limits which may in
clude all, it is fair to figure that
each student will spend $500 in De-
corah in the course of year. The
largest item in this sum is the board
bill, about $3.50 per student. Most of
the board is bought locally. The sum
paid by each man to the college for
tuition goes to supplement the church
appropriation and the sum secured
from endowments. The purely per-
sonal expenses from day to day are
practically without exception spent
locally. The average attendance for
the year will probably run at about
235 men. Figuring $500 for each
235 men we have total of $l17,5O0.
Adding this to the $4,000 mention
ed above we have S170,500. Making
an allowance of $2O,5O0 for whatever
sums may be paid by the college for
out of town purchases, we still have
left total of approximately $780,
600 which the college this, year
brings into Decorah's banks and
business houses. 1t is quite probably
safe to say that this years dollars
and cents value of the college to the
city of Decorah is S150,000 in trade.
n.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-02-02

Do you know that 50 per cent Of
the worlds girls die before they
reach the age Of II years? They do,
ad for that reason, if for no other,
the mothers should demand that the
girls be better educated, more sanely
clothed and safe guarded from eX-
posure.-Anthen Herald.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-02-02

Turkey is the only country in Eu-
rope where there are no women suf,
frage associations organized.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-02-02

II. w. Hass
+. r. Haines
Gust Haugen
Herwig & Kennard
John c. HeXom
DR.. j. ID. HeXom
H. j. Hutchinson
T. A. Jayne
l., X. Knight
A. Leytze
J. l.. Meikle
II. B. Montgomery
C. f. Mckinney
Oscar Norgard
l.. Peterson
J. G. Schimming
2. II. Schlatter
f. p. Shea
Ed Shima
S ymonds and Son
Herman Tavenir
o. A. Tinglestad
DR.. w. r. Toye
DR.. II. l.. Urban
e. A. Waterbury
c. J. Weiser
DR.. A. b. Wigdahl
Willes5 & Ness
N. Willett
C. r. Williams
H. B. Winter
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-02-02

The first woman to fly from Paris
to Morocco, a distance of about l,l5O
miles, made the flight in two days.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-02-02
BE READY TO
join NEXT FRIDAY
Commercial Club of Decorah VIII
Make Drive for New Members
Starting Next Friday Morn
ing
TWO TEAMS WILL
CANVASS THE CITY
Make Up Your Mind Now to Become
A Member of the Club, When
You Are Solicited.

You Are Solicited.
The Commercial Club of Decoral
has been organized for a number O
years and has accomplished man,
good things in this community, anc
the organization now number.
around 81 members, but should hay,
many more. With that end in view
the club is going to make a drive
next Friday, Feb. A, for new mem
bers.
At the Commercial Club luncheon
Monday noon at the Winneshiek
two teams were chosen to make th5
drive. Messrs. G. F. Baker and w
+. Baker were chosen. chairnen OF
the teams. All the names of the
members were put in a hat and
drawn out, and as they were drawn
were checked into team one and two.
These teams will start out Friday
morning at nine o'clock and make a
thorough canvass of the business sec
tion after new members for the club.
They are in the hopes of adding at
least 200 names to the Clubs roster.
We hear much these days about
teamwork" Mostly it is used in
connection with athletic affairs. We
are told of wonderful victories-when
every member of team PULL To-
GETHER-when someone doesn't go
of trying to make a star play, at
the expense of the others.
Trouble is that we limit the word
fG our recreationsport--a athletics.
We should follow through, think use,
live team work in everything we do.
III teamwork is a winner in
sports, then teamwork is good in
family affairs-and we all know how
the household thrives wherein every
member has shoulder to the wheel.
If teamwork is good in our work
then teamwork is good for our
neighborhood affairs-our community
our town.
And right here friends, is where
we can make the greatest showing
when we ALL practice teamwork in
the development and growth of OUR
town and county.
So remember the big drive next
Friday and be ready to put your
shoulder to the wheels of progress
here, and join the Commercial Club.
This is your town and your COM
munity and you should have some
thing to say about its activities, and
help develop resources.
G. F. Baker Team.
g. F.. Baker
Ray Agyer
Ben Bear
/. w. Brunt
A. r. Coffeen
E. w. Cutting
r. A. Engbretson
r. A. Germann
G. o. Hagen
Donald Haugen
K. l. Haugen
D. H. Hill
H. C. Hjerleid
Holmberg & Erickson
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1921-07-11
TAFT BECOMES CHIEF
JUSTICE OF SUPREME
COURT;TAKES OATH

WASHINGTON, July 11-William
Howard Taft was sworn in today as
chief justice of the United States.
The simple ceremony of elevating the
former president to the supreme court
was performed in the office Of Attor-
ney General Daugherty by Justice
Hoehling, of the district supreme
court, in the absence from the city of
the justices of the supreme court.
Those present included: Mr.. Taft's
bother, Henry w. Taft, of New York,
and John P. Adams, chairman Of the
Republican National committee. Be-
fore the oath was administered, At
torney General Daugherty presented
Mr.. Taft with his commission as chief
justice, saying:
Il now hand you on behalf of the
president, your commission as chief
justice of the United States. It af-
fords me great pleasure on account of
our personal relations but far above
that I feel security to the country,
its constitution, its laws, and its
people, in your installation in that
high court"
Immediately after taking the oath
Chief Justice Taft went to the White
House to pay his respects to President
Harding. He was accompanied by Mr.
Daugherty.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1921-07-11
BELFAST CONTINUES
RIOTS TODAY; SIXTY
PERSONS IN HOSPITAL

BELFAST, July 11-Quiet was re.
ported prevailing in all districts OF
the city, this morning, following yes
terday's disorders and bloodshed. IN.
quiries at hospitals showed that per
sons wounded during yesterday S
riot were as a whole progressing sat,
isfactory, although a few were be
lieved to be in critical condition
About 160 persons are still in the hos
pitals.
The quiet was disturbed before the
morning had progressed far. A great
deal of revolver firing developed in
Stanhope street, and the adjoining
Carrick Hill districts. At one hos
pital six cases of bullet wounds were
treated. A bakery wagon was burn
ed in Lancaster street and the driv
er beaten. Some firing occurred in
several of yesterdays disturbed areas
but police patrols promptly checked
any attempt at an organized out
break
The freight and mail train from
from Belfast to Londonderry was at
tackled near Carrichmore, county
Tyrons, this morning and six cars
with their contents were burned anc
the line torn up at this point
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1921-07-11
RICHMOND K. OF C'S.
PAY FAREWELL CALL
TO FATHER G0RMAN

Seventy member Of the Richmond
council of the Knights of Columbus
paid a farewell call on Father J. NJ.
German of St. Elizabeth's church.
Cambridge City, Sunday afternoon, TO
wish him success in his new position
as director of the Gibault School,
which the order maintains at Terre
Haute.
Father Walter Cronin of St. Mary's
church and John Harrington made
short addresses, to which Father Cor
man responded. Father German was
an assistant pastor here for several
years and is popular with members OF
the order.
The appointment of Father German
to the post is regarded as a distinct
honor for the popular priest of Cam.
bridge City. The school is on the old
Smith homestead, comprising 10
acres, with a lake for its own water
supply. model dairy, swimming pool
and other accessories. The school has
40 rooms for boys. Father German
will have two priests as assistants.
The institution is under the man
agement of the bishops of the Fort
Wayne and the Indianapolis dioceses
and three members of the Knights oi
Columbus ...-......- ........ .....-.
Father John Schenk of Obertsville
Ind, will succeed Father German. He
will arrive in a week or 10 days.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1921-07-11
BUILDING TIE-UP END
PREDICTED BY HEADS
OF OPPOSING FORCES

An end to the building tie-up that
has been in progress in this city for
the last four weeks is predicted by
leaders on both sides Monday. Meet
ings for the Master Builders associa-
ton and the Building Trades council
are scheduled for Monday night, and
it is thought that the two factions
will be able to settle their differences
and work in the city be resumed i'm
mediately.
The Master Builders had given the
carpenters of the city until Thursday
of last week to accept their schedule
of IS cents an hour. The carpenters
did not comply at that time. Just
what form of compromise will be eff
fected Monday night none of the men
interested would state.
Ernest Gable, business manager for
the unions, has been in conference
with Charles Kern, of Indianapolis
president of the State Building Trades
council, and Joe Etchison. information
al organizer of the Building Labor Un
ions. These men probably will be al
Monday nights meeting.
Henry J. Dietrich, head of the Mas
ter Builders association, states thai
non-union men will be put to work by
them unless some kind of agreement
is reached Both sides seem to be in
a more receptive mood now than a
any time since the beginning of the
difficulties
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1921-07-11
DISARMAMENT step
TAKEN BY AMERICA

WASHINGTON. July 11.-A state
nent announcing the step proposed by
President Harding for conference at
Washington of the principal allied and
associated powers to discuss limita-
ton of armaments was issued last
night by the state department by dt-
rection of the president The state
ment says:
THE president, in view of the far
reaching importance of the question
OF limitation of armaments, has ap-
preached with informal but definite
inquiry the group of powers heretofore
known as the principa! allied and as
sociated powers, that is, Great Britain,
France, Italy and Japan, to ascertain
whether it would be agreeable to them
10 take part in a conference on this
subject to be held in Washington at
a time mutual lly to be agreed upon.
IF the proposal is found to be &C
ceptable, formal invitations for such
a conference will be issued.
1T is manifest that the question Of
limitation of armament has close
relation TO Pacific and far eastern
problems, and the president has sug-
gested that the powers especially IL
terested in these problems should ua-
dertake in connection with this con-
ference consideration of all matters
bearing upon their solution, with =
view of reaching a common under
standing with respect to principles
and policy in the far east.
This has been communicated to
the powers concerned and China also
has been invited to take part in the
discussion relating to far eastern
problems"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1921-07-11
Eaton Nurse Mmries
Hero Met in France;
Surprise to Parents
Especial to The Palladium


EATON, o., July 11.-Miss Marie
Spacht, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Spacht, of Eaton, and Frederick
H. Pierce, of Cambridge City, Mass.
were married July in New York City,
says an announcement Monday The
marriage was 4 surprise even to her
parents. The couple are now ct home
at rs Neperan Road, Tarrytown, n. Y.
The marriage was the elimination
of a romance that had its inception
during the world war, when Miss
Spacht and Mr.. Pierce were in over.
seas service. 1t fell to Miss Spacht's
lot in a hospital to nurse Mr.. Pierce.
A friendship sprung up that resulted
in their marriage.
Miss Spacht is a graduate of the
Eaton schools and graduate of the
nurses training department of Christ
hospital, Cincinnati. For some time
she had been engaged in technical
work in the laboratory and X-ray de.
partment of Christ hospital.
A few days before her marriage she
gave up her work and went to New
York, ostensibly to enter Bellevue hos
pital, but instead she was joined by
Mr.. Pierce and they were married
The bride has many friends in Eaton