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Decorah public opinion., 1922-01-04

equipment for the entertainments OF
the membership. 1t is not at all I'M
possible that a splendid new Elks
Home may be the next big public
enterprise for Decorah.
The following members were taken
in Monday:
Decorah-Geo. w. Tyler, Henry 2.
Reed. w. B. Reed, w. S. Hustvedt,
M, S. Larsen, Geo. Drummer, Oliver
Faldet, Arthur M. Anderson, Thurs
Item A. Kjome, VIM. F. Kern, M. w.
TKarman, Clyde Sharp Edward n.
Pauline, Ray Alyger, Oscar A. FIN
berg, Frank nj. Bernatz, n. y. Tes-
low, r. P. Kelton, c. c. GammertS-
fielder, w. P. Knowlton, Guy w.
Chamberlain, w. c. Adams, +. f.
Hove.
Ossian-Peter Failstad.
Waukon-H. Turrintine, Lewis j.
Williams, Leo Foley, A. c. Draws,
/. Barthell, o. S. Bailey, t. J. Ber-
mot. c. A. Davis, j. P. Leir, G. C.
! Chase, Don Hall.
Praire du Chien-Ora l.. Ray.
Calmar-J. f. Conover, c. ID. Hor-
! ton, Garrett H. Bushman, Walter
t Hoffman, M. M. Graft, Jacob Bee
t vor, Willis H. Geisen, J. Koch, Free
. ]. Meyer, ]. D. Becker, +. J. Mar
ron. Guy Hathaway, Edward b %
Johnson, Edward d: Leigum, W
d Weiss, o. P. Ode, Ralph .. Mesel
O mann. M. C. Graf, Walter ID: Wager
. Harry ID. Yager, c. Irwin Krumer
. Frank A. Patten, VIM. J. karbe.
g Floyd ]. Sanders, r. L. Bernhara'
/ Frank Koch. -,
% Eastman, visa. Ross Fraser
al Chas. H. Finney. -, d..
" Marquette, Iowa-Thomas u; bar J
= Spillville-C. X. Haug' H.
q Haug. IS n =
re 'McGregor-V. J. Lager, u.
e. Bartlett.
Quandahl-Edgar Morstad.
D. Cresco-P. F. Owen, I. H.. Go
te man, w. H. Dean, Jro L. r. Goite.
Decorah public opinion., 1922-01-04
"Jes' Set Loose"

Did you ever notice a group OF
women-how tense they sit, and how
nervously their hands move? Here
and there is one who sits calmly
and relaxes comfortably as she rests,
but she is the exception. If only
women could follow the advice OF
the old colored woman, who said
"Chile, you could do jes' about five
times as much work as you does II
you'd jes' set loose. Jes' set loose
while you works and while you
rests The restraint which good
form nowadays demands of people
suppressing all emotion, is tax or
the nerves too. You remember Lid
llian Bell said in one of her Pari:
letters that she wouldn't be half Sc
homesick if she could do as Aun
Car'line used to do, "Jes' bust ou
! and cry."-The P. E. o. Record.
Decorah public opinion., 1922-01-04
''OVER THE HILL"
AT THE LYRIC
New York Clergyman Selects '0ver
The Hill" as Topic for Sermon.
Corning to Lyric for
Fotro roserformances.
A WONDERFUL PICTURE
WHICH WILL PLEASE ALL
Story Deals With Mother, Acted
BY Mary Carr Who Endeavors
To Raise Her Children in
Path of Righteousness, ,<S

That the motion picture drama IS
the best medium for the moulding of
sentiment toward preservation of the
sacredness of the home was the
declaration of the Rev. Lincoln Cas-
well, pastor of the Crawford Menu
orial church, New York, during a
sermon delivered on Mother and the
Fifth Commandment" DR.. Caswell
elects to choose his topics for Sunday
night sermons from the stage and the
screen. He selected recently as his
topic "Over the Hill," the William
Fox film production which is to open
a local engagement at the Lyric be-
ginning Jan. ii and running four
days until and including Jan. IA.
"We need in America today all pos
sible influences to preserve the sac
redness of the home,' said DR.. Cas-
well, ""and no instrument ! know Of
is as powerful in the moulding of
sentiment as the motion picture
drama, 1t Is thereto 'atta"
Decorah public opinion., 1922-01-04
y f,eord Set For s. nAysrSySai3nnggssss 3nggss
..sp-rea trS- 20 20 Jiied m
;. l.Votne fact is, I'm

"rock-houno, =. l.oStne fact is, I'm
secret no more. I'm here, citi-
zens of Winneshiek county.
When you call on me, / will eX-
tend to you the glad hand, whose
every touch dispels the gloom OF
poverty, hardship and the thorny
struggle thru life. Joy will fill your
hearts. You will see those wild,
wind swept prairies" blossom and
blow like the rose gardens OF the
gods.
When | pay my visit to you, many
conditions will arise in Winneshiek
county to which you have given no
thought.
Thousands of wealth seekers, pour
ing through her gates, is perhaps
one of the gravest problems that
faces YOU. With hundreds coming in
daily by train, automobile and even
aeroplane, you will see the towns
Tributary to my locality overtlowlng
with new faces, everything congest-
ed, crowded hotels, roads lined night
and day with traffic. / bring a fever
which is very contagious and very
pleasant while you have it. l have
touched the hands of men in friend
ship and saw them fall dead at my
, feet. | have seen the wise man
turn into a babbling, drooling ldio'
on my visitation. / have seen tnt
: Cody man forsake the straight anc
{ narrow path and wander through
, fields of debauchery and licentious'
ness. Sometimes the poor at my
touch turn purse proud and arrog
! ant, forgetting their less fortunate
!. friends and neighbors.
Nothing is all bad, and if the mo
lmentous amount of good l brinl
: were a monument erected, its shaf
S would pierce the starry heavens. In
O Imany institutions of learning an
r scientific researches, sanitariums 10
y. the sick and helpless, buildings o
It literature and art, all erected in m
name.
= NV cal name is Pet Roleum. M
natj Atty a mixture of all. Som
cay me Crude, for which | take n
oS .nse. am everything but crud
Go anv place where / am very muc
in evidence and you will find lare
institutions for the refinement OF m
family.
Ny first child, Naptha, is
refined, and has that artistic ten
perment so highly developed. vel
} elusive and it takes a scientist,
interest her. Next comes my eide
son Benjamin Zine. He is We
clean sort of a fellow, and know
in most every household for his Gle
habits.
The most pleasure loving of the
. all is Gasoline. She is courted
ALI who know her. She has ener
) enough for all the rest of her D.
thers and sisters. Without her
: thinking you would feel life had (
. half its charms. She is very hg
= hearted. more so than her isis
. Kerosene, the lighting of the woI
. She chose as her life mission, q
3 too, for a long time, and still pli
. a very imnortant part. She is
. quite as high kicker as Cassie,
. Won get her warmed up and it's nj
. to distinguish between the two
= Well, to make my letter end sol
time. III, not mention many Oh
9. rest of the children. Most all
. Them are very useful and they M
10 ,har over 200. Most of the rest
Continued on last page.
Decorah public opinion., 1922-01-04
ELMER VAN BROCKLIN RELEASED AND KNEESKERN
ARRESTED LAST FRIDAY ON INFORMATION
FILED BY COUNTY ATTORNEY MEL
SON OUT ON $4,000 BONDS.
CHANGE OF VENUE TAKEN FROM JUSTICE H. F
BARTHELLS COURT TO MAYOR CoNOVER'S
COURT WHERE KNEESKERN WAS
GRANTED BAIL IN THE SUM
OF $4,000
KNEESKERNS PRELIMINARY HEARING OPENED AT
COURT HOUSE YESTERDAY BEFORE
MAYOR F. W. CONOVER.

iliar with the mysteries of the trag-
edy are being examined.
Some of the rumors that have
come out are rather interesting. 1t
is said that an attempt was made
to burn the "abjn where the muir
ders were comm. ICED, some time af-
ter the bodies had been removed. 1t
is also reported that there was a
midnight expedition to the cabin and
some of the evidence thereabout
carried away, as to what that was
we have not been advised.
We understand also that there was
a finger print expert on the job, but
of what he has found no public re-
port has been made.
Kneeskern is 38 years old and has
always lived in this county. He is
wealthy stockbuyer and owns a
fS5 home at Castala.
k.A course merely accusing a man
>0Ss not mean he is guilty, as a
, bcs,s - -s--&Aes, s,s-----s.;l-.- Il prov4p
< ll.s,lo VA. - .sss,.sre - :
Decorah public opinion., 1922-01-04
NEW STATE LAW
| REGARDING DOGS
Owners Must Get a License From
County Auditor to Keep The
Canine.
',zc =. PAY MUNICIPAL
d. TAX ON DOGS TOO
Town Don't You Go Tax Free,
Even If You Have State
Canine Papers.

The old saw says that "every dog
has his day., and the free days in
Iowa are rapidly drawing to a close.
After the middle off January the
way of the dog owner will be as hard
as that of the "proverbial" trans
gressor.
Hereafter dog owners must get
licenses for their dogs just the
same as they get gun licenses, at the
county auditors office.
He now has on hand equipment
Of applications and metal tags, and
those who wish to avoid the rush
can attend to this business now. The
new law says that this must be
attended to on or before January Is,
1922, and on or before the 1st day
of January of each year thereafter.
The owner of any dog three months
old or over must make application
for a license for each dog owned by
him.
The new law requires the assess
ors to report dogs the same as the
old law, but instead of being return
ed to the county treasurer and put
on the tax books, the dog is handled
entirely through the auditors Office.
The auditor will keep a list of all
dog owners in the county in his of
flee and they are expected to call
there and fill out applications telling
the breed, sex, age, color and mark
/ ing of such dog, and name and adj
M ruutes a new lsl Mre IS me i 3,
puiatian that no ..ata shall re y.
i've less than one-half or one pei IA
1T Of -. .tnt~i : 4 q Will No. !.
iress of the owner, and ] .NSneir
AK and get a dog tag. The pos
session of a tag is important to the
log, for when it is affixed to his col
ar he becomes the property of his
,wner and is entitled to the full pro-
lection of the law. Without the tag
he is denominated as "wild dog
and is nobody's property. He is
maverick and it is the duty of the
peace officers of the cities and towns
to kill any dog found within the
county without collar and tag. Any
person may also kill such a dog
at any time and any licensed dog
may be killed if caught in the act
of worrying, manning or killing any
domestic animal or fowl.
The cost Of the license for a male
dog is 81, and for the female So. If
not paid before May l of each year
the delinquent list is published by
the auditor, and double tax, with the
costs of publication, is certified to
the county treasurer, who proceeds
to collect it the same as ordinary
taxes. This makes it rather expen-
sive. The county dog tax does not
excuse owners from the payment OF
municipal taxes on dogs.
Decorah public opinion., 1922-01-04

A new turn in the situation in the
Van Brocklin double murder mystery
took place last Friday at the con.
clusion of the preliminary hearing
of Elmer Van Brocklin, brother OF
one of the murder victims, who had
been held in connection with the
murder. He was given his release
and Frank B. Kneeskern, of Caatalia
was arrested, County Attorney Mel
son filing the information againsi
him, charging him with the murder
Two charges We're filed, that of mur-
dering Charles Van Brocklin and
Mrs. Van Brocklin. Kneeskem was
in Decorah Friday appearing as g
witness in the Van Brocklin hearing,
and he was placed under arrest by
Sheriff Ellingson shortly after get
ting off the witness stand. He was
placed in Jail where he remained
Friday night.
Saturday morning he was repro
isa,a.xsl. -attaSne--- :, y. = :;
'ade student s..:-. -sirict0 up tc'h = ~
ar at that institution - written. Oh
; own living at the same n
rinrs - school 80 Ie.syg '-+
sSll. II
of Decorah and w. M. allen, OF Os-
sian. Kneeskern was taken before
Justice HI F. Barthell and his re-
lease on bail was sought, but this
Justice Barthell refused to grant.
Kneeskern attorneys then got a
change of venue to the court Of
Mayor F. W.. Conover, the next near
est magistrate. In this court also
the matter of granting bail to
Kneeskern was resisted by County
Attorney Nelson, nevertheless it
was granted in the sum of $4,000
and Kneeskern was released from
the custody of the sheriff.
The preliminary hearing opened
before Mayor Conover at the court
house yesterday, Tuesday morning.
Kneeskern is represented by attor-
neys Cutting and Allen and County
Attorney Nelson for the state.
Rumor is that Kneeskern was at
the cabin in the afternoon and shot
at tin can near the cabin. He
and VIM. Cook, tenant on Knees
kern's farm were the first to dis
cover the dead bodies, and cook no.
tilted Sheriff Ellingson of the muir
der
| The corpses of the murdered couple
were taken to the Ole Russell farm
nearby where later in the day a
corners inquest was held. Elmer
Van Brocklin was arrested that day
charged with the crime. His prelim.
linary hearing lasted nearly three
weeks. He was represented by at
ltorneys C. N. Houck and Franz
Sayre.
The 'Kneeskern hearing is now IL
progress. Witnesses who are fam
Decorah public opinion., 1922-01-04
The Joke "Came Back" at Him

A "funny Man" thought he would
break up a suffrage meeting So
from the audience, he called out to
the woman speaker. "Say, Madam,
would you like to be a man?'
Back instantly came the reply:
ayes. | would, would you?"
Decorah public opinion., 1922-01-04
1 80 jelly VI
,Soccs 5 tine, pfoin
Il. rs Inn0cenl untir ne

T~y-
guilty by a jury.
But one thing stands out in bold
relief, and that is the fact that two
people have been murdered by shots
from a shotgun on Sunday after
noon, Dec. IL, 1921, in lonely cabin
on the Kneeskem farm.
The investigation now in progress
before Mayor Conover is secret and
what the evidence will develop
against Kneeskern is not known at
this writing.
This case is destined to be one of
the most novel murder cases ever
known in this section of the country.
Reports of it have been given in all
the leading newspapers of the coun-
| try.
Decorah public opinion., 1922-01-04
PET ROLEUM GIVES
VIEWS ON OIL.
Writes a Greeting to Our Citizens
And Gives His Version of the
Oil Situation Here.
HIS FIRST VISIT
WILL BE GLAD ONE
Gives Peep Into the Future of Con-
ditions That VIII Arise When
He Visits Us.
Jan. 1, 1922.

Jan. L, lSZZ.
DevGnian Ave., 10000 feet below.
Greetings to the citizens of Winnie.
shiek county and surrounding ter
ritory:
The rumors that someone is going
to call on me from your vicinity the
coming year, fills me with gladness,
and if you stay steadfast in your
resolution and make your contem-
plated visit reality, | will return
the compliment, bringing the whole
Roleum family, crowning your efforts
with every blessing known in life.
am here, been here for millions
and millions of years, even before
the shape of man. | was ~stored
down here by my father, the Sun.
/ have watched the evolution of the
earth and the progress of man
through each succeeding period.
When Winneshiek county began to
settle up with present day man,
my heart began to leap, as i expect
ed to be discovered. Wherever
am to be found, there on the sur
face, | leave many signs, reading
that to the initiated are an open
book, but no, the years passed by
j saw their efforts to wrest an exist
ence from my sunbaked cuticle fail
without any degree of success.
was so vexed / felt like exploding.
Someone recently (perhaps he was
Decorah public opinion., 1922-01-04
THE LARGEST CIRCULATION

Official sworn statements of circulation OF Winneshiek
County Newspapers filed this week show PObI-lC
OPINION far in the lead.
For many years PUBLIC OPINION has shown con-
tinuous growth and expansion in all lines and has con-
sistenty maintained its position as
THE LEADING NEWSPAPER OF
NORTHEASTERN IOWA
Our business has steadily grown each year through
constant effort give the utmost in service to the
people We appreciate your confidence and your help
in making the paper better each year We will contn-
ue our efforts to merit your patronage.
Decorah public opinion., 1922-01-04

genuine congratuli
ticular story, "OveA
presented with sucR
Now has arrived the
which the church \
prayed--the opportunI
the truth in terms o
attractive realism. /
ten sermons would n
effect that on showin
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Decorah public opinion., 1922-01-04
% ReneEiatAr

Hnls does, End This goes on twice
a day, day after day, week after
week.
''The picture sends young man
home to write that love letter to his
mother, or to carry her handful OF
violets, or to send her larger check
than usual, or to rush in upon her
with a hug and kiss and an APP
probation which she longs for. l
say to you that picture that VIII
send men to their homes to do things
like these is a mighty sermon IN
the real sense of the word. We need
preachment like this in America
today. No pulpit is so effective or
reaches larger congregation than
the pulpit of the motion picture
screen"
Decorah public opinion., 1922-01-04
ELKS INITIATE
MONSTER CLASS
Seventy-Five of Eighty-Four Newly
Elected Members Join Popular
Order Monday. 81
RECEPTION, INITIATION
STREET PARADE AND BANQUET
Nearly Four Hundred Elks of De-
corah and Vicinity Participate
In Enjoyable New Year
Celebration.

Upwards of four hundred Elks OF
Decorah and surrounding towns par.
ticipated in one of the most elabor-
ate and delightful functions of the
kind ever held in Decorah on Mon
day.
A New Years Day celebration is
an annual event of Importance fol
Decorah Lodge No. 443, B. P. O.
Elks, and this year took the form
of monster initiation of a class OF
eighty-four candidates, banquet
and a dance.
During the past month special
drive for new members has been
conducted, with the result that the
year closed with class of "a elected
to membership. Several large
classes have joined the popular or
der during one of the most success
full years of. its existence, with the
result that the membership of the
local lodge now exceeds four hun
dred. 80
The exercises on Monday were all
carried out with completeness that
reflected great credit upon the lodge
During the day the members con-
gregated at the Elks Home at the
corner of Main and River Street
where refreshments were served and
amusements of various kinds in
,dulged in.
AT 2:30 p. m. about $50 members
assembled at the home and attired
Decorah public opinion., 1922-01-04
! worsnsC Clergymen preaehed'
mons about IL. Editors wrote ed

.ermOnS about ~. Edltors WIoue GU {
itorials advising every mothers son !,
z4s -,srsssrro ~Ilxs err isIss ffse---.s' = :;
the Milwaukee station to meet the
large delegation of members and
candidates from Calmar, Waukon,
rCresco, Austin, Prairie du Chen and
other nearby points. Forming in
line, headed by drum corps, fantas-
tic floats, novel and comic costumes,
etc, the jolly procession several
blocks long marched to the Elks
Home. where the first section OF the
initiatory ceremonies was conferred
upon seventy-fve candidates, about
thirty of them coming from Calmar
under the special tutorship of ii. }.
Giesen and Ernest Bergman, who
appeared in white coats and hats and
throughout the festivities saw to II
that the Calmar men got their
moneys worth.
Following the afternoon exercises
the big crowd marched to the VIM
neshiek Hotel, where an elaborate
BANQUET was served. Manager Nc
Tague and his assistants had pre-
pared for 1926 guests by arranging
tables in the dinning room, lobb!
and parlor, and the splendid men'
and excellent service elected mucl
praise from all who participated
Music was furnished by Deans or
,chestra of Cresco. At the close 0
the banquet Exalted Ruler Franl
Jewell acting as toastmaster calie'
upon Mayer F. w. Conover, Harr.
7. Green, Mr.. Burns of Austin, Min
nesota, Frank Bailey of Waukor
Senator Carl Reed of Cresco and ID
]. F. Conover, of Calmar, who mad
brief and pleasing talks.
n The evening was occupied with tn
second section of the initiation at IN
lodge rooms in the club house, whic
were extensive and afforded muc
amusement both to the candidate
and spectators.
After the close of the initiate
refreshments were served in the cir
dining room, and the day closed VII
participation in dancing in the 10
bv of the Winneshiek hotel ana
Haugen's hall.
II was altogether one of the mo
successful and enjoyable occasio
of the kind ever held in Decorah, al
places the local lodge in promine
position, with one of the large
memberships of any city OF TINS 81
in the country.
The Elks Home constructed a a
equipped a few years ago IN II
shape, has now become inadequ.
for the large and steadily increasi
membership, and many OF the me
bers are now giving consideration
the matter of new quarters. seVe
have expressed the belief that
home should be built here, sltua
close to the business center and la
enough and complete enough IN
tail to provide ampY oace Tor P
lie functions, as as compi
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-02-04

Copyright. 1922, by Edgar 4. Guest.
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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-02-04
ONE WAY TO CHECK THEM

HARMED by the increasing number of street accidents to
~ school children and realizing that.he police force in
Washington d. c., is not adequate in size to demands
made upon for crossing officers of the Capital City
have had themselves appointed coppees for the regulation
OF traffic at corners where and when children and from
school.
In full cooperation with the police department 100 women
are now wearing white badges and standing in the streets
near schools regardless of weather. halt automobile and
sat car traffic to let school children by in safety The copp
ettes are provided with notebooks to numbers of Offend
ing automobiles which refuse to obey signals and the police
department promises arrest in all reported violations
The women who are thus serving doing it duty to
school children and without pay contributing from their
funds for organization postage and other incidental cx
oenses
In the justice court at Wala Walla Thursday moon
sinner came for sentence and fined $3.50 in addition
which the judge consigned him the county Jail period
two months That judge has the ando booteggng
and moonshning small moderate fine will not deter
lawbreaker but Jail sentence will do the work.
~~~~~s~ses.~..~~~
We hope the grounding theory works out this time though
Of course Mr. Winter very glad you could come etc
etc.
.~>~.~~-s.-.-~.~~
Our flour mills closed temporarily but will not be for
long, the habit OF eating is very strong with people
~~~~-~-~s-~-.-~~>
Fatty Arbucke expecting curtain call but instead
of that he got hit the with large and solid onion
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-02-04
1T IS WORTH THINKING ABOUT

Yr>lE week between February 3 and 18th has been desg
mated as PayUpWeek in Pendleton If is observed gen.
orally and in the spirit intended the results will be benef
cia for all The theory back the that you
bills the who gets your money pay his and in
definitely 1t good scheme and will work people under
stand and cooperate Incidentally this time when cooper
alton necessary the wheels of business be kept turn
ing as they should.
One Ohio town made test of this plan in interesting
way Ten large blank checks were prepared These were
monster checks about four times large the ordinary bank
check in size Each made out for dollars and made
people Each to pay ten dollars owed by the
nobody banked them until they fell into the hands Of the last
holders at the close of business Saturday night.
One check had been endorsed forytwo me-hus paying
S420 worth OF bills Another had passed through h-seven
hands paying 1870 in debts third reached forty people, The
one which had done the least work of all endorsed eight
times while the most used check Of the ten covered by
endorsements that no was left for and had to
tire from circulation before the week with only seventy
eight debts paid!
The Ohio incident shows that the plan be made
for the general good with injury to
Now there is another angle to the pay up subject that
worth mentioning In Pendleton elsewhere hundreds of
families have numerous charge and their bills
month Often those bills may be paid between the first and
ftof the month just well toward the latter the
month But fall into the habit of waiting until late the
month before writing their checks When possible why not
write them early in the month and get the money into crcua
ton? Everybody cannot do that but do Just well
as not and may be that you adopt the habit you will
render an act of business courtesy that will be appreciated