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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-04-06
the .'MIKADO"
THIS EVENING
Will Appear at Grand in Decorah on
Wednesday Evening April 6
With All Star Cast
GET YOUR SEATS
AT PARMAN'S
Ed Andrews, an Old Time DecOrah
FavOrite, Will Appear Here as
"kO-kO."

Mr.. Dunbar has assembled a re-
.markable cast, some of whom, now
playing the elder character parts,
participated in the original product
ion by D'Oyly Carte in London. For
the eXacting singing roles he has Sc
cured younger men and women whose
Iartistic accomplishments enable
them to interpret the music and lib
retto in accordance with his exacting
standards.
"ko-ko," around whom the entire
Opera centers, is Edward Andrews
the famous American comedian, by
Imultitudes regarded as the roles
most capable interpreter. He has
lplayed "Ko-Ko' thousands of times.
The supporting artists are notable.
THE CAST.
The Mikado of japan 80. Carl Stall
INankiPoo ....... Ralph Brainard
Chester Chandler
(His son disguises as the wandering
minstreD
Ko-Ko, Lord High Executioner
of Titipu ........ Ed Andrews
Pooh-Baa, Lord High Everything
else ........ Bruce Webster
Pish-Tush, q Noble Lord
............G George Courtney
(Wards of Ko-Ko):
Hum-Yum .......... Patricia Baker
Pitti-Sing ....... Ann McCashin
Peep-Bo .............M Mary jenkins
Katisha .......... Medora Garafolo
Nee-Ban ............ Angelo Cappel
School Girls, MOBILES, Guards ard
Coolies. n
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-04-06
LAYCORNERSTONE
K02EN LIBRARY
Exercises in Connection With Corner
Stone Laying Will be Held on
April Is at Luther.
GENERAL PUBLIC
INVITED TO ATTEND
Date Falls on the 400th Anniversary
of Luther's Appearance Before
The Diet OF Worms

Exercises in connection with the
cornerstone laying for the new
Koren Library will take place on, the
College campus on the 18th of April.
The forms for the concrete are all
! IN place at present, and the walls
will be well under way by the 18th
unless particularly bad weather
proves hindrance, but Contractor
Coffeen has consented to hold up that
part of the wall where the corner
stone will be so that the exercises
can be held on the 18th which is
incidentally the day of the 400th
anniversary of the appearance of
Luther before the Diet of Worms.
The laying of the cornerstone for
the new building will be the chief
event in connection with the cele-
bration OF. this anniversary at Luther.
However, this will not be the only
way in which the day will be observ-
ed. On the six or eight days just
lpreceedingathe anniversary, different
members of the Faculty will give
short ten minute speeches on different
phases of Luthers life. These
speeches will be in connection with
regular daily chapel exercises and
will be selected with respect to topics
so that the series will form uni
form whole. President Preus will
give an illustrated lecture on the
life of Luther. The exact date of
this lecture is still to be determined
On the 18th, besides the formal lay
ling of the cornerstone there will be
speeches by specially invited guests.
The citizens of Decorah are especi-
ally invited to be present for the
exercises on that day, not only to
hear the speeches which will be
made, but also to get some idea of
the size and naMre of the building
Mr.. Coffeen is putting up.
Up to date, the contracts which
have been let in connection with the
building are as follows.
Heating and plumbing IS 100000
Wiring for electric lights. 3359.0O
Cut Stone ........ S,7S2.O0
Steel bookcase, etc -. e25,590.OO
General contract, Mr.. Cof-W
feen :. ...........:... 64,077.00
Total of contract let to
date .................N15,76S.OO
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-04-06

Mrs. Anna S. Barlow, one Of Win
neshiek county's well known pioneer
mothers passed away Sunday at the
family home in Calmar township,
after being in poor health for the
past two years. The deceased was
born in Norway, Dec. %, 1888, and
came to this country in an early
day, settling first in Stoughton, Wis,
where she was united in marriage
to Sven Barlow. They came to Win
neshiek county in 1861, settling on
a farm in Calmar township, which
has been the family home ever
since. Eight children were born to
the union, the husband and father
passing away % years ago. The
surviving children are Mrs. o. n.
Nesset, Vendale, Mimi, Sarah Bar
low, at home; Mrs. T. o. Tollefson,
Calmar Twp; Mrs. M. c. Bergan,
Springfield Twp; Mrs T. J. QuaIley,
Cascade, Mont; Mrs Nora Qualley,
(deceased); Theodore and Ida at
home.
The deceased was one of Winnie
shiek county's most beloved mothers,
and had hundreds of friends through
out the county, who loved her for
her many graces of mind and. char
acter, and to the bereaved children
the sympathy of all is extended in
the loss of this good mother. The
funeral services will be held at one
o'clock tomorrow afternoon from the
home and at two O'clock from the
Union Prairie Church. Rev O.
Glesne, Of the Norwegian church OF
Decorah, will officiate.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-04-06
Death of Miss Catherine Enright

Death of Miss Catherine Enright
MISC Catherine Enright passed
away at her home on Day Street last
Saturday morning at five o'clock, af-
ter four days illness. The deceas-
ed was daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Patrick Enright and was born
in Limerick, Ireland, Sept. s, 1846.
The deceased came to- Winnesheik
county in 1854 and to Decorah in
1864 and her home was here ever
since, and for many years she kept
house for her brother, the late John
Enright. Her two sisters, Mrs. Mary
Enright and Mrs. Thomas P. Powers
all preceded her in death. The de-
ceased was for number of years a
teacher in the public Schools Of De-
corah. She was a most devout mem
Der Of the Catholic church and a
women beloved by everybody, who
ever knew her, and many are the
expressions Of sorrow heard over
her death.
The funeral services were held
from st. Benedict's Catholic church
yesterday morning. Rev. Father
Hogan oficiated and interment was
in the Catholic cemetery.
Those from away VINO attended the
funeral were Sister NJ. Kostka, nee
Bessie Powers, OF Cedar Rapids and
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry .Holverson, of
Audubon, Iowa. A. J, Enright, OF
Kansas City, was prevented from
attending by the death Of his brother
Charles.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-04-06
VAST THRONG AT
SOLDIERS FUNERAL
Remains of Anton Bernatz Brought
Q Here From France Last Fri
day Afternoon.
FIRST - -ORAH BOY
n osE LIFE IN WAR
Business Houses Coed During Ser
vices and Large Number Paid
Last Respects to the
Deceased

The remains of Anton Bernatz,
the first Decorah or Winnesheik boy
to lose his life in the world war, ar
ri red here last Friday afternoon
from France. All of the business
houses were closed during the funer-
al services, and a vast throng of
citizens assembled at the Rock Is
land depot to meet the remains, and
escort the funeral cortege to the
cemetery.
Anton Bernatz Post No. 1853,
American Legion, had charge of the
funeral, and conducted the services
at the grave in Phelps cemetery.
The procession formed in the fol-
lowing order: Decorah band, Anton
Bernatz Post of the American Leg
ion, Clergy, hearse and pail bearers,
mourners, quartette, Gold Star mo-
theirs, Women's Auxiliary, Red Cross,
Mayor Bucknell and city officials
Commercial Club members.
The services at the grave were
very impressive. The services We're
opend by Post Commander, Oscar
Norgard, and prayer was. delivered
by Post Chaplain F. E. Biermann,.
A quartette, Mesdames H. F. Barthell
and ]. Mccall and Messrs. d. H. Hill
and B. H. Adams followed with a
selection. A fine and impressive
eulogy of the deceased was then
given by Past Post Commander E. P.
Shea, after which DR. NJ. Willett
delivered a prayer. A firing squad
composed of Nicholas Samuelson in
command, Cecil Allen, Fred 'Amun-
rude, Alvidge Anderson, Oliver A.
Anderson, VIM. H.. Burns, Olaf
Hamre, Nels Nelson, Harry Nc
Lain and Carl o. Danielson fired
three salutes to the dead and taps
were sounded by Bugler Chas.
Greenley.
The pail bearers were Truman c.
Anderson, Edwin Selmer Erickson,
Ed Lewis, Carl Nelson, Casper Sell
and VIM. S. Hustvedt. The three
first named were members Of the
First Division of which Anton Ber-
natz was also a member.
Anton Bernatz was the son of Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Bernatz of this city,
born here Feb. 1898. He enlisted
in the army in March 1917 and in
June that year went to France and
was in the Machine Gun Battalion
and saw service over there for a
year. He was fine type of a
clean, virile young American, who
showed his courage and patriotism
and gave up his life's blood for his
country. His memory will be cher
ished as long as the nation lasts.
The remains were taken direct TO
Phelps cemetery from the train.
There were many beautiful floral Of
ferings by different orders and
friends of the deceased. N
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-04-06
RAT KILLING WEEK
FOR DEBORAH
Will be Held Here the First Week in
May, Under the Auspices of
the Civic Club.
IDEA Is TO RID
THE CITY OF THEM
Rats Eat Five Hundred Million Dol
lars Worth of Food Belonging
Humans in America Ey-
very Year.

A "Rat Killing Week" has been
proposed in Decorah and the Civic
Club has taken the matter up and
has proclaimed the dates as the first
week in May. The club will hold
meeting this week and further de-
tails of the drive will be planned
and the program will be published
next week.
"Bubonic Plague is primarily and
essentially a disease of rodents,
chiefly the different species of rats,
and it Is conveyed to human beings
from plague infected rats through
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-04-06
Takes 100000 Men to Support Our
Rat Population
Celebrated Their Silver Wedding

A piece Of new of interest to the
many friends of Mr.. Mrs. Albert AM
finson of this city, was inadvertently
omitted from our columns last week,
the celebration of the popular cou-
pies twenty-ffth wedding anniyer-
sary, which occurred on March IS.
A big surprise was rendered them
by a number of their friends and
congratulations and good wishes eX-
tended to them. They were pre-
sented with a number Of pieces of
fine silverware and, also purse of
silver in memory of the occasfop.
And it is the WISH of theiY tost Of
friends that they will live to ENJOY
their golden wedding together.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-04-06
IRVING PUBLIC PROGRAM
Will be Held at College Gym Next
Friday Evening

Next Friday evening, April s, the
Irving Public Program by the Irving
Literary Society, will be given at
Luther College in the gymnasium at
500 o'clock. The admission will be
80 cents, and following is ne
Program
PART |.
Piano Quareette, Tanc-el" .Rossni
Two Pianos
Dramatic Reading "The Courage Of
the Commonplace"
Mary Raymond, Shipman Andrews
Vocal Solo Shipmate O'Mine"
.............s... Sanderson
Martin B. Rannum
Oration-"The Builders of Nation"
J. Melvin Moe
Trio-Tarentelle ..... Saint Saeens
Clarinet, Flute, Piano
PART II.
The Ethiopian Duo
Marvin Berge
R. Maakestad
Male Quartette--
1-"Dry Yo' Eyes. ;. .Tandsberg
PA Little Close Harmony"
"a Proposal Under Dificulties"-
=. ......... John kendrick Bang
Farce
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-04-06

the agency Of the fieas which infest
the sick animal"
SO says DIR. r. H. Creel, assistant
to the surgeon general of the United
States, in an address intended to
warn us Americans against this hor-
ribble, filthy little animal.
Dr. Victor G. Heisler, Americas
formost authority on bubonic plague,
and who is therefore close student
of rats, says that ONE PAIR of
rats will proluce 359,709,4o2 rats in
three years.
DR.. Creel stated in his warning,
address that in the "rural sections
of the United States, the number of
rats on any farm or plantation will
easily average three or four times
the number Of people on the farm
or estate, and in the grain or cane
producing areas the proportion will
be many times that"
Last summer bubonic plague ar
rived in half dozen southern
United States ports.
The plague is in the country, DOR
mant as yet, but every community i'll
this land is in danger.
1t is up to this community to les
sen that danger. 1t is up to every
citizen to gird on his armor against
the thing that carries the deadly
disease. -.N
The United States government
urges "rat-killing weeks over the
entire country, and the first week
in May will be the week inaugural
ed here.
We urge that this rat-killing week
be made such big event that prac-
tically everybody will take part in
it to the end that, if possible, every
rat for miles around shall be killed
or driven forth.
We ask the public minded citizens
of this community to join in this
humanitarian project.
Takes 100000 Men to Support Our
Rat Population
WASHINGTON-It keeps TWO
HUNDRED THOUSAND MEN
working full time to support the ma
tion's rat population.
That is, if the average wage of
one frst-class workman is S2,500 a
year or about $50 a week. Be-
cause the rats eat and destroy a
half billion dollars a year, which is
the above wage for 100000 men.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-04-06
"Be Fair:" This is the Highest
Motto
editor and Publisher)

To be fair in all things is the
highest attainment in public service
within the reach of Journalism. Be
ing fair spells newspaper success
with all its rewards. No higher
motto can be adopted; no higher
principle of practice can be applied
in its everyday affairs.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-04-06

There are in New York, It is said,
many women who make living
pswning things for other people.
In East Africa the women pierce
their ears and insert any form of
decorations in the distended lobe.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-04-06

high enough to suit the most fasti-
dious. and raise Is not taken kind
ly. to but we believe this board viii
be fair minded and adjust all taxes
sati sfactorily. People who have
kicks coming should appear before
the board now.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-04-06

Isn't it funny that youth who
finds the sun too hot and dangerous
TO work under can dance in hot
hall as long as the orchestra will
perform and that a young lady who
hasn't the strength this Not weather.
TO wash dishes with can keep him
company to the last two step.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-04-06

The world isn't all joy and sun
shine but If you act like it is you
nay fool others into thinking SO.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-01-08
SANITARY BEDDING Go.

sALEsRoOMs eos HARRAL AVE Manufacturers of all kinds of bed- ding. Specialists in Silk Floss and Hair Mattresses. We also remodel all kinds of mattresses. Mall and phone orders taken.
 FACTORY 460 CATHERINE ST.
 Telephone Noble f7zo-3
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-01-08
VICE SQUAD THING OF
 PAST

The longexpected amalgamation of the Bureau of Investigation and Missing Persons with the Detective Bureau today was a fact. It was of fcially ordered at a special meeting of the Police commissioners. The frst-named department, formerly known as the ''vice squad,'' was or ga.nized immediately after the Burns raids of April IT, and Fred A. Boze- man, who is now serving a term in jail for an assault which he is al- legged to have committed on Frank Cozza, of Broad street, was placed in charge.
 Lieutenant John F. Barton was ap- pointed second in command, and f1n- ally was placed in full charge of the bureau. Lieutenant Barton was re- gently transferred to the Second precinct, and Sergeant Michael Arnol- sky has been head of the squad for several months.
 Yesterdays meeting, the first ses- sion of the year, brought about the reelection of John c. Stanley as president of the board Philo C. Cal houn, the new commissioner, attend ed his first meeting
 Another change which was also ex- pected, was the abolishment of the dog and liquor agent and the moving picture censor as two separate offices. Sergeant Joseph T. Couglllin, who has acted as dog and liquor agent since June 1, 19166, and Lieutenant George l. Benedetti, censor, have both been ordered ba ok to street duty.
 Members of the Traffic squad will hereafter wear white leather Sam Brown belts, when doing night duty
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-01-08
York State Banks
 To Start Inquiry
 0fBuiIding Trust
Untermeyer Says Money Is Better Used For Hous-
 ing Purposes /

New York, Jan. S-The great finan- cial institutions of New York state banking and insurance companies are about to be gwen searching in inittee Investigating the building trust" which will soon begin an ex- tended probe of the loan market
 This committee, which has startled the nation with it's amazing reveIa- tions regarding labor union graft and building material rings" Samuel Un- termyers, its counsel, has announced will now seek to prove that the banks and saving banks have funds available to invest in mortgages and thus aid a building boom
 MT. Untermeyer has stated that he s prepared to show these money lending institutions that they will be better off by furnishing money for housing. Through publicity, he said, he hopes to break down the present alleged bonus system of loans and high interest rates.
 Without mortgage money building operations cannot be resumed on 8 scale wide enough to provide 125,00o homes now needed in New York, the committees counsel stated.
 Already, according to MT. Unter- myer, the great industrial and fnan- cial interests of New York are car- rying on an insidious campaign through hired propagand:sts'' to de- feat the contemplated work of the committee in investig ting the loan market.
 Testimony purporting to show that com binations of building material men and grating labor chiefs have rob bed the public of millions of dollars has already been heard by the com mittee.
 Despite alleged political and finan- cial opposition, the committee contin- ues to plunge ahead with it's work and is unraveling facss that are at sracting nationwide attention.
 Three grand juries are diligently at work grinding out indictments on evil dence furnished by the committee, but they are so far behind in their work that an additional panel is to be drawn.
 More than 12O indictments have been returned against builders, mate rial dealers and labor leaders, charg- ing extortion. perjury, violation of the state antitrust law, destruction of records, grand larceny and contempt of the legislature.
 One of the first results of the in jury which began October 20 last, was the disbanding of the Cut Stone Con tractors Asso ociation and the Masons' Supply Bureau-organizatio of em- ployers admittedly operating in re- straint of open competition.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-01-08
Italy Facing
 Bread Question
Government Pays Difference Between Cost and Price
 to Consumer

Rome, Jan S.-The Italian govern ment is facing almost unsolvable problem in the question of the cost of the nations bread During and since the war the price of bread was kept down artifically, the government pay ing S1,00O, 100000 and even lately s1,250, 100000 yearly as the difference between the actual cost of the flour and the price paid by the consumer.
 The price of kilo c Is pounds) of ordinary bread used to be equiv alent to nine cents, or of a. finer quail ity, Il or 12 cents; now the price for the same quantity of inferior bread is 21 cents a kilo, and the Italian work ing classes utterly refuse to pay the balance which would increase the cost to them of 40 cents or even half a dollar a Eilo.
 Italian workingmen are now paid wages which compare favorably with the salaries doled out to officers in the army or heads of government de- partments and do not hesitate to pay
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-01-08
W ant Friendly
 Relations Now

London, Jan. S.-With the object of promoting closer friendly inter- course between British and American women, a women'S committee of the English Speaking Union has been formed under the presidency of Wis countess Bryce. wife of the one-+ime Ambassador to the United States
 Arrangements are being made to provide hospitality and entertainment for American women visiting England and to cooperate with corresponding committees in the United States in linking up women's spheres of activity on both sides of the Atlantic
 The president for the United States of the English Speaking Union is Will liam H. Taft. The new women's
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-01-08
". w." Banquet To Be Held Here
 January 2Oth

The 2Tth annual banquet Of the ' ". c. A. in. Bridgeport will take place at the Service center. 1146 Bar mum avenue. on Thursday, Jan. goth at 6:30 o'clock. Following the sup per business meet will be held
 All Y. W. c. A. members are ex- pected to attend this affair Groups such as the athletic class. cooking class, girls department, women's de- partment, dancing class, Italian women's council, High school girls club, and the like, will have their own fables and are now busily preparing their own little toasts. stunts and tIrrs to be used on that evening" There will be a speaker from the Ma x:onal board of the Y. w c. A. in New York city The toastmistress has hot as yet been named. The banquet will be an incentive for new members
 Hrs II. L. Sterett of the Y. ". C.. "A cafeteria will be in charge of tho preparing of the food and the ar engagement of the room.
 Miss Ethel Sterling. president of the local organization will preside at the business meeting which will folv low the banquet. Reports for the year will be read.
 The comnittee in charge of the affair is composed of Mrs. Richard Mrs. A. H. Chaffee. and Mrs. Abner Mitchell. The members of the sec retaries' committee are Miss Lena Sheldon, Miss Mildred Wood, Miss Elizabeth Brown, Miss Laura B. Durfee and Miss Katherine Freeman.
 Invitation cards vii be sent out next week to all members.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-01-08
Writers Florking
 To South Seas

Papeete, TaHit:, Jan. &-Interest aroused in Tahiti by the 1atter-day ap- precia ton of the paintings of Gauguin q nd that rather unpleasant novel said to have been founded on incidents in Gauguin's life-SornerSet Maugh m s Moon and SiX-pence," has attracted lumber of artists and writers to the Islands. All aspects of scenery and life are being committed to papers and canvas with great diligence.
 Every steamer brings new recruits . nd the offices of editors and the gal lerics of art dealers are threatened with an early avalanche of South Sea Island material which menaces the pre-cminence of copra as the princ:- pal article of export from the port Of Papeete.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-01-08

committee has among its members Lady Violet Astor, Viscountess Glad stone, the Countess of Kerry, the Countess of Reading, and a host of other women. prominent in London society.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-01-08
SCHOOL SUPPLIES

School Bags. Pencil Sets. Book Straps. Pads, Loose Leaf Sheets. Fountain Pens. Paperoid Envelopes suitable for carrying school papers now on sale Office News Store II Post once Arcade
 n . 6
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-01-08
CONDUCTOR HELD
 AS AUTO THIEF

Wanted by the police of Bridgeport and Providence, Vernon c. Grant, for 1nerly a conductor on the local lines of the Connecticut Co.,, was arrested yesterday in New Haven, and will be sent to Providence to answer for the theft of an automobile. mbezzle- nent charges were preferred against Grant by the Connecticut Co.,, after it was learned that he left Bridgeport with one days trolley receipts. Unless he gets too long a sentence i1 the Providence courts, Grant will be re- turned to this city for trial.