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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-11-15
SAFETY IN FINGER PRINTS
Chicago Post Office Authorities Are to
Use Them When Savings Rc-
counts Are Opened.

sFinger-print impressions must now
be taken of every person desiring TO
open postal savings account, nj both
the main post office aud the stations.
The print of the first or index finger
on each hand must be taken. This Is
done so that In the event of injury to
the right hand, making it impossible
to take the finger print in making a
withdrawal, the Identification may be
established by the first finger of the
left hand.
1.-The purpose of the finger-print inn
preston is for the protection of the
depositor and the post Office said
Postmaster Arthur G. Louder of Chi
cago. I'VE are particularly anxious
that II shall not be associated with
finger printing by the police depart
ment. While test questions ordinarily
are sufficient TO identify the depositor,
ss&.-s--zaa ~ arisen In which near r@ia-
tives or acquaintances have answered
the test questions to the satisfaction
of the paying postmaster or clerk. and
thereby secured deposits illegally.
Then, too, many of our foreign-bOrn
depositors In the progress of their
Americanization attend the schools
and show such Improvement In their
writing that their signatures material
ly change. Finger prints in such cases
save the depositor the possibility of
delay in withdrawing his funds"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-11-15
More Dwelling Houses.

There was a decided increase In the
construction of dwelling houses In this
country during The first ten months OF
1921, according 10 information obtained
by the civic development department
of the National Chamber OF Commerce.
Construction figures furnished by
"a important cities show that during
the period from January TO October of
last year about 5000, 600, 900 went into
new construction, while during all 1920
the total In the same cities was only
$S,OO0,00O more. During the shorter
period this year SO per cent of the
total was for dwelling houses as
against only 381 per cent in 1920 II
is believed that the dwelling percent
age will be larger when all figures
are In.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-11-15
ModernIzina Jerusalem.

To the stranger the majority Of the
natives in and around Jerusalem APP
pear to spend their time carving all
kinds of queer things out of olive
wood and stringlng beads cut from the
big mother of pearl shells which are
brought across the desert by caravan
from the shores of the Red sea. The
ancient city, where more than half Of
the population live In stone houses like
caves underground, has been cleaned
up by the efforts of the new civil adj
ministration. The people have been
taught to collect their garbage and
cover it over until called for and TO
sprinkle the surface Of the water in
their quaint old cisterns with crude
petroleum to keep the mosquitoes from
breeding there In the summer during
the malaria season.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-11-15
Too Much for AirpIane.

Efforts to make use Of airplRnes
for the purpose Of assisting in the Of,
forts to scale high mountains have
not been attended with any great sue.
cess. In the Alps the varying Condi,
tiOns Of the snow surface has been a
serious detriment 10 making landings
and getaways" Again. on heights
above $4,000 feet the rarity Of the
air begins to affect the steering and
control of an aIrplane. At 20,OU
feet, pilots say, control for landing is
doubtful and at still higher levels ii
Is impossible. OF course, planes have
climbed TO more than 10000 feet with
the pilots kept alive by oxygen. But
these have been straight up and down
achievements. This is largely why
the airplane idea has been given up
on Mount Everest.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-11-15
Embarrassing Moment

While riding home TO Edgewater
one night several years ago on the
Northwestern IL" the aisles were
crowded and / was forced to stand
with my back to that OF another wo-
man grasping a strap. 1t still was
warm weather with plenty Of flies.
Something kept crawling over my right
ear, and several times brushed il
off as best l could. The annoyance
did not cease, however, and | decided
I should have to capture Mr.. Fly be-
fore l was relieved. My chagrin may
be imagined when, in grasping the
supposed fly, | caught the tip end OF
a paradise plume on the hat of the
lady back OF me and yanked 1t from
her head.-ChIcago Post.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-11-15
Publie 0pinIuDo
what Makes a Millionaire?


The proven field now spouting oil
We're wildcat once, just common soil,
Until man displayed the nerve,
And from his purpose would not
swerve
For all the knockers in the land
Until his drill had found the sand
That put the works upon the square
And made the man a millionaire.
Then all the knockers, great and
small
Their rotten luck began to bawl,
And every measly tightwad hog
Saw in the man a lucky dog.
They couldn't see it wasn't buck;
But common sense and bulldog pluck,
And building castles in the air
That made the man millionaire.
For you the same chance stands to-
day
To make the liquid gold sands pay.
If you've the nerve to take a flyer,
To boost your bank account up
higher,
Wen try to make your pockets
If you but help us push the drill.
Faint hearts ne'er won a maiden
fair"
Nor cold feet made a Millionaire.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-11-15
Cheap LIGHT.

A light which will answer many
purposes can be made at a cost of a
few cents.
Obtain from the druggist a piece OF
phosphorus about the size of pea.
Put this in a small bottle and add
enough olive oil (Which has previously
been heated, but not boiled, for a
quarter of an hour) to fill a third Of
the bottles capacity. Now fix very
tight-flttlng cork.
This novel lamp is perfectly safe,
and the light II gives enables one to
sec the time or do many little things
during the night. One will also give
comfort to the Riddles.
Should the light become dim, just
uncork the bottle for a few moments,
when the glow will be renewed.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-11-15
Music While Yon Wash

A MarshalItown dealer in talking
machines inserted classified adver-
tisement in the T. r. as follows:
"For Sale-Two used Vocation
snachines. Priced right" etc.
Saturday a Marshalltown woman
called him on the phone and the fol-
lowing conversation took place:
Il see by the paper you have two
machines for sale"
"Yes," answered the merchant,
thinking that it pays to advertise.
"Are they in good shape?" she
asked.
"They are almost as good as new"
answered the dealer
"How long have they been used?"
"One of them has been used three
months, the other six months. How
ever, they are mechanically in good
condition and the cabinets are as fine
as when new"
How much do you want for
them the woman asked.
"One of them is worth 500 and the
other is worth $780,"
Does that include the wrinper ?"
asked the woman who was THINKING
m terms of soap and washboards and
? hachmaninoff prelude or fiber nee
afes We're farthest from her mind.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-11-15
LONG LIFE

There used to be considerable doubt
whether it was possible for human
beings to live for a century. Reports
of centenarians we're not convincing
to people with taste for statistics
and documentary evidence. That
doubt, however has been pretty web
swept away. Recently there have
been lot Of news items about peo-
pie alive or departed from life at
anywhere from 100 to 1856 years Of
age.
Most of these very likely have been
exaggerated tales, based as usual on
tradition and unintentional distortion
But many of them seem beyond con-
troversy. Among the latter may be
set the latest ease, that of a West
Virginia farmer VINO according to the
family record was born in Scotland
in 1896.
1t will be observed, however, tina.
practically all Of these instances OF
extreme longevity have 70 do with
people living simple, plain unevent-
full lives so far removed from the
world of action and progress that no
attention is paid to them until their
death. Really, is a long life so
greatly to be desired when II can
be said that the most important part
of it is its end?
Far more desirable seems the ideal
represented by the deathbed words of
Theodore Roosevelt who finished his
course at an age comparatively early,
Il have had full life and happy
one" Properly estimated, Roosevelt
lived longer than any score Of these
Wanted centenarians put together
st. Cloud Daily Times.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-11-15
WARNING ON THEATER COUGH
Here Are Some Suggestions That May
Aid in Doing Away With Annoy
ing Disturbance.

Cough, and the house coughs with
you, has long been maxim Of the
theater. 1t is contagion in Its quick
est form. Actors are now in arms
against it, claiming that most theater-
coughing is mere habit and could be
controlled. What good the actors pro-
test will do remains to be seen, but
the outlook for a coughless theater is
not wholly hopeless. People no long
er sneeze like set piece OF Paine'S
fireworks, and they may in time learn
10 refine the cough.
OF course, coughing has it's uses
Discreet employment of II by nm adult
may keep child companion from
hearing an improper line in farce,
but this process is wearing. II neces-
states advance knowledge Of the dia.
logue, and a larynX of iron. Best OF
all methods of regulating the theater
cough would be by means of cough
Indicator, one attached 10 each chair
BY a delicate mechanism on the seis-
mograph principle-the principle by
which earthquakes are recorded
each cough of any magnitude would
be rung up like ear fare. Each patron
would be entitled during an evening
to so many-say, ten. AT the eleventh,
patron would vanish through trap
door in the floor to a first-aid station
IN the basement, where throat special
list with sprays would be in constant
attendance.
"'Tis sweet to hear the watchdog s
honest bark wrote Byron. The watch
dogs, yes.-Arthur II. Folwell in Les.
les Weekly.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-11-15
BACK TO TEnT-sKiRT DAYS?
Hoop Craze, It Us Reliably Reported,
Threatens to Engulf Woman
kind Once More.

The jazz skirt IS doomed Those
who have reffUined from drinking
wood alcohol for fear of going blind
duying the brief skirt epidemic need
have no such compunction in the fu-
ture, French fashion journal Says
the keeP skirt will be all the rage
within enc year, writes Roy X. Moal-
ton In the New York Man.
The first hoop skirt was designed by
Omar The Tentmaker, and the idea
was later used by r.. Il. Barnum TO
house his congress of freaks and ami
mails. SO far as history goes 0mar's
design was first used as skirt by the
late lamented Queen Elizabeth.
When Queen Liz floated out of Wind.
sor castle tn take the air she resem-
bled full-rigged ship sailing before
the wind, with everything working,
including the foretopl spinnaker and
tibs. She occupied so much territory
that she had 10 speak i'm loud tone
Of voice To be heard by her large cir
Gle of admirers They used TO hold
the six-day bicycle races around the
edge of her skirt.
I'm those days the woman herself
merely acted In the capacity of cen
ter pole for the tent she wore and
when she was Oyertaken by a high
wind II was customary for her hunkies
to stake her gown TO the ground
around the edges.
There was lull in the hoop skirt
epidemic for some time, and hoop
skirts broke out in this country along
about the Civil war period, They
didn't exactly cause the war, but they
may cause one this time.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-11-15
SANG AS GUEST, NOT ARTIST
ton Only When He Appeared on
the Stage.

Jean de ResZke is great gentle
man, not merely as one of an ancient,
historical Polish family, but In his
own dignity of character and of bear
ing. The famous tenor, now retired,
is living at Nice.
He found himself naturally at home
within social portals then inaccessible
tocrat among the most aristocratic.
He insisted on this, not blatantly, of
course: he would not have been an
arist0crat If he had; but in the I'M
pOrtant particular that he accepted
remuneration only when he appeared
on the stage; never as guest of So
ciety.
little anecdote Of the time will IL
lustrate how De Reszke insisted on
thus remaining a guest. A great finan-
cleE lp"is--' li.i..A -,all his hrother 20 one
OF his great banquefs, ana ~ rne end.
naturally, the artists were asked TO
sing. They did so. Then the host.
who was generosity itself-it was, In
fact, the late Alfred de Rothschild--
presented them two blank checks.
Herewith a dilemma on the one
hand two proud aristocrats asked to
break their rule Of accepting no fee
for a performance in social life, on
the other an act Of seeming rudeness
in refusing what was meant to be
compliment from host.
They settled the matter by accept
ing the checks, and sending them back
next day blank and torn.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-11-15
Dictionary Essr,om. Book.

THE dictionary is fearsOme book.
You never can tell what will pop out
Of IT or what may be justified by IT.
/ find the dictionary giving word q
dozen meanings, In the course OF which
II edges from Its primary meaning to
one far removed. He who lives by the
dictionary shall perish by it,
These were few Of the criticisms
Of the dictionary made by Professor
James A. Winans, Dartmouth college
who spoke to the National Association
Of Teachers OF Speech, which lately
held Its annual meeting In Chicago.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-11-15
Faulty PhilosonhX-

Nothing is more obviously false
than that the remedy for the Unequal
ity among men consists in their re.
turn TO the condition of savages and
beasts. Philosophy will never be I'M
derstoOd if we approach the study Of
it's mysteries with 50 narrow and
illiberal conceptions Of its universal
ity.-Shelly.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-11-15

Turkey has long possessed a govern.
ment agricultural bank, with capital
of nearly Sl5,O00,OO0, which makes o.
business OF advancing money to farm.
ers on the security offered by theli
farms.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-11-15
Progression ALWAYS.

We advance in simplicity and hon.
esty as we advance in civilization;
and it is my belief that we become
better bred ana less artificial and tell
more truth every day.-Thackeray.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-11-15
NOTICE IN PROBATE
To whom it may concern:

To whom il may concern:
You and each of you are hereby
notified to appear at the Court House
IN Winneshiek County, Iowa, on the
10th day of November 1922, at
200 o'clock p. NJ. to attend the
probate of an instrument purportine
to be the Last Will and Testament
of
JOHN MALANAPHY
late of Canoe Township, in Winnie
sniek County, Iowa, deceased, at
which time and place you will APP
pear and show cause, if any, why
said will should not be admitted to
probate.
In testimony whereof | have here
unto subscribed my name and affixed
the seal of said office this 14th day
of October, 1922.
S. J. MOORE.
Clerk of District Court.
By c. r. SELLAND, Deputy.
VIM. J. DAILY, Attorney. 42-4w
Neat, satisfactory job printing,
promptly done, is guaranteed by the
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-11-15

Meat, satisfactory job printing,
promptly done, is guaranteed by the
Public Opinion.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-11-15
A Crazy Recitation

1t was midnight on the ocean
Not q street car was in sight;
The sun was shining brightly,
And it rained all day that night.
1t was evening and the rising sun
Was setting in the west;
The fishes in the pine trees
Were cuddled in their nest.
Twas a summer day in winter,
The snow was raining fast,
A barefoot girl with shoes on
Was sitting on the grass.
The rain was pouring downward
The moon was shining bright,
And everything that you could see
Was hidden out of sight.
While the organ peeled potatoes,
Lard was rendered by the choir;
While the sexton rang the dish rag,
/, Some one ,Set--the sohu On. fire.
'-HoIy smokel' the >parson shouted,
And the poor guy lost his hair;
Now his head is just like Heaven,
For there is no parting there.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-11-15
JOHN MALANAPHY
S. J. MOORE.

CIerk OF DISTRICT Court
By c. r. SELLAND, Deputy
VIM. J. DAILY, Attorney. 42-4v
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1922-03-06
MEICHAN IS A SAILOR
IN "CIAPPY RICKS'

Thomas Meighan athletic Para
mount star, is q brawny sailors mate
in his latest starring vehicle, Cap
Ply Ricks," which will be the feature
at the Arcade Theatre for tonight
and tomorrow matinee and night. AS
Matt Peasley in this refreshing pic
ture OF the sea, Mr. Meighan is said
to have one OF the best roles of his
stella; career.
Mr. Meighan loves the sec ard
boats, and "Cappy Kicks" gives the
star rare opportunities in sea scenes.
Thq sea scenes We're made IN and
near Boston and off the rocky Maine
coast where three sailing vessels and
~ tug. chartered by Paramount. were
employed.
One scene OF "Cappy Ricks'' re
veals E. boat propelled toward the
treacherous rocks by heavy seas and
a high wind great risk was talk
en- by the actors OF this scene, as it
was necessary to brave rough water
and the possible danger of bieng
stranded or the rocks.
Mr. Meighan and his crew learned
something in navigation in "Cappy
Ricks,'' for in the storm scenes the
star was obliged to pilot the tug
which went to the rescue of the dis
tressed vessel. Agnes Ayres is lead
ing woman and heads strong sup
porting cast.
The prices for this attraction are
sensible. Matinee ten cents; Nights
ten and seventeen cents.-Adv.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1922-03-06
Room l Teacher and Twenty

You will note that the air space
in some of the rooms allow as lit
tie as one hundred and twelve and
one-half (11214) cubic feet per per
son.
The State Law requires that every
person employed in factory shall
have not less than five hundred
5000 cubic feet of air space. This
is to make them sanitary, but the
poor little boys and girls Of Cam
bridge are compelled to attend
school, in rooms that have less than
one forth of this amount of air space.
So much for the sanitary condition
of Cambridge High School,.
Again, the building is so construct
ed that the steam furnace is directly
under the main stairway, in such a
position that should it become over
heated, or for any reason explode, or
set fire to the building during
school hours. you may just picture to
yourself what would happen in a
building containing over five hundred
5000 pupils and teachers.
You may say that there are fire es-
capes, well yes, they have them, but
go examine them yourself. Note
the space between the steps of the
ladders, and you will find them wide
enough for small children to drop
through. In fact, l am told that
lately they have not had fire drills,
because they are afraid of injury to
the scholars.
Why delude yourselves, citizens of
Dorchester County with the idea
that you have a suitable High School
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1922-03-06
Dress OF Rope Pearls
Worn By Film Star

Corinne Griffith wears gown
made entirely of ropes of pearls in
What's Your Reputation WORTH"
which will be shown at the Grand
Opera House tonight and Tuesday.
She is noted for the extraordinary
and bizarre gowns she, wears in her
pictures, and the pearl dress is one
of the most unusual and beautiful
1t is worn in a scene that represents
a dream fantasy of the star and gives
the scene a strange and dreamGke
appearance.
Percy Marmont favorite of the
screen who has appeared in many of
Vitagraph's successes, and who play
ed opposite Cornnie Griffith in "The
Climbers is again seen as the lead
ing man. Other members of the cast
who have important roles are Leslie
Roycroft. George Howard, Charles
Cook and Jane Jenning s.-Adv.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1922-03-06
Tuesday, March 9TH, 1922.

between and o'clock P. NJ, all thu
following mentioned stocks, to wit:
SO Shares of the Capital Stock o.
The Eastern Shore Trust Company
par value $50 per share.
80 Shares of the Capital Stock of The
Cambridge Manufacturing Company
par value 500 per share.
Is Shares of the Capital Stock Ct
the National Bank of Cambridge, Mary
land, par value 800 per share.
These stocks will be offered III
blocks of shares each.
TERMS OF SALE:-Twenty per cent
of purchase money on the day Of sale
the balance to be paid in eight months
from day of sale, with interest, and to
be secured by the bond or bonds of the
purchaser or purchasers. with surety
or sureties to be approved by the I'M
dersigned administrators, or all of said
purchase money may be paid in cash
on day of sale, at the option of the
purchaser or purchasers.
CHARLES D. LINTHICUM,
JOSIAH F. LINTHICUM, ard
WILLIAM C. LINTHICUM,
Administrators of Benjamin J. Linthi-
cum, deceased.
Dixie Realty Co, Auctioneer
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1922-03-06
cubic feet eacl

! building, for you have not, and it is
much better to know the truth, and
find some means to correct it.
The proposed Bond Issue for
schools will cost you only ten cents
! ($.10) more for every one hundred
| dollars ($100) worth of property you
own, or in other words if your home
is assessed at three thousand dollars
| $4,000 you will have three dollars
! ($3) more per year fol. schools.
Is the danger from sanitary
stand point, and the risk from fire,
not worth taking into consideration.
Is the paltry sum you save, worth
the risk you take.
To those who are so vigorously OPP
posing this very much needed i'm
provement, l will say, that you are
counting in dollars and cents how
much you are to save each year, but
are you searching your conscience
to know how much you are robbing
some poor boy, or girl of.
Are you willing that they shall be
sent out to meet the enemy of life,
not fully equipped for the battle, if
Sc, have misjudged you.
Why should Dorchester County
stand nineteenth, on the list of TWEEN
ty three (23) counties in matters of
Education?
Think these things over Citizens,
and surely you will not turn down a
matter of so much importance to
your children or other peoples chill
dren.
VIM. NJ. CRANE.
Cambridge. Md, Mar. 9Th.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1922-03-06

During the great conflict the
American people were told that food,
ships, guns, coal, airplanes and
powder would win the war. When
the war was over it became evident
that essential as were these materi-
al things, it was leadership. ideals,
organization and morale that really
won the war; it was the spiritual
working through the material that
gave us the victory.
Having attained influence in shap-
ing the worlds destiny the American
people are entering upon a most
thrilling period in their history To
leaders of community thought and
action have come inspiring opportun-
tiles and profound sponsibilities.
The strength of the nation is the
composite strength of its thousand OF
urban and rural communities. And,
as in the case of the nation, the real
strength of the community is meas
ured, not so much by the abundance
of its natural resources, nor by its
position on the map, as by it's lead
ership, ideals. organization and
morale. Of these four factors the
quality of the last three is dominated
in no small degree by character of
the first. 1t is necessary, therefore,
in order that our community may
grow, to develop the spirit of gen
eral co-operation~ our citizenship
must throw aside the small preju-
dices and link hands in cooperation
of the kind defined by President Will
son, LAS a means of so conducting
ourselves that others may work with
us" R. L. G.