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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-04-19
OLD IOWA is STRICTLY DRY
Not in the Booze Game at All Com.
pared With Other States.

There must have been some mis-
take about our previously printed
booze items as they referred to Iowa
and Marion county. In the past we
have had the idea that the entire
state was on the verge of turning
into lake of corn whisky, hooch and
umdertaker's joy juice and probably
float off down the raging Des MONIES
river into the Mississippi.
That danger, if it ever existed, has
passed and left us high and dry, es-
pecially dry! According to the re-
cent u. S. government report, Iowa
is as dry as brick rolled in asbestos
and buried in the sands of the Sab
ara desert. Our state is not even in
it.
According to the government re-
port of 1921, the government agents
confscated 100000 gallons of alco-
holic beverages during the year, the
internal revenue reports show, while
10000 persons were arrested for al
legged violations. The confiscations
were 30 times as large as in the pre-
ceding year.
The dry agents swept into their
net property and liquors valued at
S12,00O,0O0 in the last II months.
The most fragrant violations occurred
H. New York, Ohio, South Carolina,
North Carolina, Georgia and Florida.
Delaware, with only SO gallons OF
liquor seized and IA persons arrested,
was the best behaved, while long
dry Kansas was close second. New
ada and Vermont also showed mark
ed tendency for peaceful enforcement
of the law.
Bootleggers plying in beer Jared
the worst at the hands of dry agents.
The governments beer contiscations
totaIed 100000 gallons, with 49O,-
900 gallons of wine and 100000 gal
Ions of distilled spirits seized.
The most valuable property was
seized in Florida, where $2,25O,OOO
worth of "booze" and paraphernalia
(including distilleries) fell into the
hands of the government. New York
ran a close second with $1,45O,OOO
worth of property seized. Ohio led
in the number of citizens arrested.
Approximately $500 ohioans were
arrested during the year, while $500
were arrested in New York.
Illinois ranked third in arrests with
$500, with Massachusetts fourth with
2,20O, and Texas next with 2,ooo'
California and Missouri followed in
order with about 1920 arrests.
The most beerswas seized in Geor'
gia, where agents confiscated l,45o,'
600 gallons. North Carolina wa:
second and Virginia third.-KnOxville
I Journal.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-04-19
Charles City Gets Another Buffalo

A large buffalo arrived by express
yesterday from the department OF
parks and boulevards in Detroit and
was placed in Wildwood park at
Charles City. The lone buffalo at
the park that has been monarch of
all will now have a mate to roam its
enclosure.
The animal has an enormous shay
gy head and weighs 2,160. 1t is so
large that when transferred at Wa
terloo it could not be taken into the
express car and a special freight
car was allotted to it. .. ....
1t was unloaded at Wildwood park
today, John R. Waller, who brought
the first buffalo here and who is also
responsible for having obtained this
one. This first buffalo has been eat
ing ten ears of corn a day and a
small amount of hay day this WIN
ter and is now quite fat and fine
looking specimen.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-04-19
Armenian Literature.

Prior to the Fifteenth century Ar
menia's literature is entirely in the
form Of religious verse and prose.
The record of secular events is en-
tirely i'm her songs. The desire for
freedom and patriotism is the theme
of her many old songs, just as her
modern music is the expression of in
tense struggle against oppression. The
period of national greatness, when as
nation Armenia was free and pros
nerous, is told in songs sung by shep-
herds, and at firesides.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-04-19
Sun Caused Baby's Death.

Through a flaw in the window pane
a hot July sun focused its rays upon
the bed on which seven-months-old
girl was sleeping in Benwood, W. Va.
The bed was set afire and the baby
burned to death. The fire, which start
ed in the child's bedclothes, was not
discovered until it had gained consid-
cradle Roadway, and before it was ex-
tlnguished the house was partially
destroyed. Arla4@...Rsi
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-04-19
Trying to Place Peculiar Animal.

A little animal, at first thought to
be the missing link" was captured
recently In the wooded section Of
Berkeley, Cal. 1t had face like a
man, tail like that of a squirrel,
hands resembling those of a human
being, and jabbered a distinctive
lingo. 1t is about foot tall and dark
brown. University Of California
scientists will be asked to define its
species.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-04-19
.,o,,... eoor,p fo,. Testing Motors.

A "silent ROOM" designed TO ehaple
the workmen to detect any oeiect =. US %,o
ing excess friction, or a break IN ,l'e
smooth running purr of the motor De
fore its shipment is an innovation ue,
welcomed by a large manufacturer Oh
automobiles. The room is Designer ~,
Ter the manner of the chambers useu
in monograph factories for the crea ,
ton of records, absolutely pro'ec'eu
against outside sounds.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-04-19

Use Your Head
A woodpecker pecks
Out great many pecks
Of sawdust
When building a hut.
He works like a niger
To make the hole bigger
He's sore if
His cutter won't cut.
He don't bother with plans
Of cheap artisans,
But there's one thing
Can rightly be said:
The whole excavation
Has this explanation
He builds it
By using his head.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-04-19
Origin of Tuning Forks.

Tuning forks are among the most
important of acoustical instruments.
They were invented in I'LL by John
Shore. Handel's trumpeter, and since
then have been invaluable to makers
of instruments and to musicians also.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-04-19

that they will aid assimilation, promote
growth and the formation Of firm,
healthy tissue, and that through these
processes you will experience an ener-
giving and generally upbuilding effect.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-04-19

ais golf a difficult game to mas
teri"
I" guess so. Nobody's ever mas
tered il yet"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-04-19
in this yeast

Yeast Foam Tablets made entirely pure whole yeast
the richest source of the tissue building vitamin
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-23
Store Hours, 9 A. M. to $50 P. NJ.

For The cmOl Silk Sale is certainly uniquo-not Offering
Tuesday Gepnda5 fashionable silks at great SAVINGS
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-23
Furniture for Mansion and Cottage and Cosie Apartment

The Gimbel leadership in furniture came through
our mastery of hotel furnishing. good hotel needs
simply many units of the furniture needed in private
nome. The furniture must be durable than simply
home furnishing stores demand
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-23
Philadelphia, Monday, January %, 1922 4"

lust service-that is Gimbel leadership. 1t means
gathering great stocks in great variety giving umosC
in value and making the transaction comfortable ana
satisfying.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-12
OUR BONANZA LETTUCE FIELDS

Every day adds to the magnitude of the Imperial valley
lettuce crop and to the marvel of it. Last year
thought the maximum of production of this particular
table reached here when 300 carloads of went out
to the markets of the country This when the February
freeze shook their heads dolefuy said
the down. That apparently had good effect
the market but didn't hurt the CROP for have
sent 4500 carloads of the eectabe vegetable and the
end not yet When in single day last week all records
broken by shipment of 90 carloads people
amazed and well believe the public sat and took
notice OF remarkable achievement Just think of it
three trains of thrtone each of these big
yellow fellows filled to the roof with Iceberg lettuce
weighing two maybe three pounds each and crisp
icces who could imagine those three trains all loaded
with such thing lettuce except who familiar with
this valley and its wonderful production? This single
days exports were valued at 100000. s@
The stories of fabulous profits being made lettuce
here this sound like bonanza days the gold
that most of them true Profits running from
three the value of the land upon which crop
grown. The gross value of this side line the valley
is set down at than six million dollars The effect
lis attract wide and exceedingly favorable attention
this section 1t going result be clearly discern
ed in very largely increased production during the
ling Everybody is getting ready to grow lettuce
Notwithstanding this it not likely that there will be
overstocking of the market The slump cotton from
which people suffered not due to what grown
in this valley, but to reaction from the war. Winter
uce be produced very limited area which Imper
a Valley forms the principal part The hundred million
people of the United States constitute market of such
that small section like this glut it. Nevertheless
it wise always to remember that crops should be d
versifed. sF &
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-12

started out together that day to fine
d some ears to nibble, and, rs usual, they
first looked for Uncle Wiggily
''That rabbit has the best ears fol-
nibbling I ever saw said the Fox.
] YES agreed the Wolf. "Thc only
trouble is, Uncle Wiggily plays SC
many tricks ON us that, never yet, have
we really nibbled his ears. We catch
him often enough, but he gets away. y
''We III get him this time all right,
said the cunning Fox. "You, take the
path to the left through the woods, and
III take the path to the right. Who
ever first finds Uncle Wiggily will
wave his handkerchief Then, the other
will run up and, both together, we IL
have him.
"Good!o. - cried. the Wolf.
'Bad!'' whispered to himself the
white-tailed deer, who, hidden behind
the bushes, heard all that was said.
"This is my chance to do Uncle Wig,
gily favor thought the deer.
He ran u little way into the woods
where he could see the Wolf on the
path to the left. Turning around, with
his back to the path, the deer flipped
his white tail up and down in the air.
The Wolf saw it and said:
"Ah, my friend the Fax is waving
his handkerchief He has caught Uncle
Wiggily. IN run and help niblle his
ears" " The Wolf started to run tow
ard where he had seen the white thing
waving. Then the deer cut across to
the path on the right, and, seeing the
Fox, once more the deer waved his
white tail
"Ah, my friend the Wolf is waving
his white handkerchief. He has caught
Uncle Wiggily, and l II go help nibble
his ears!'' barked the Fox, and away
he ran toward where he had seen the
white thing waving.
But both times it was the deer s tail,
and not the handkerchiefs of the Wolf
and Fox. Those two bad chaps, instead
of running toward one another, ran
away, one from the other, and soon
they were miles apart, and lost in the
deep, dark forest.
Dear me! IN not having any ad-
ventures at all today. That is except
the one with the deer. j wonder what
has become of the Fox and Wolf?o
~ can tell you'll" laughed the deer,
and then he told about waving his
white tail and fooling the bad chaps.
Uncle Wiggily laughed, too, and
thanked the deer, and so everything
came out all right.
And if the bath tub doesn t go out in
an April shower to try to catch some
, gum drops for the toothbrush to tickle
| LII tell you next about Uncle Wiggily
in the fog.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-12
AGAINST YARDS
IN Los ANGELES

The proposition to establish stock
yards at Los Angeles is meeting with
opposition on tic part Of some Southern
cattlcment, according to association Of.
ficials, who maintain that stockyards
are bad enough at large ccntcrs of
population, where there is usually a
possible outlet for surplus stock, but
that here on the coast il is impossible
to move surplus stock to such outlet
centcrs. The local packers, it is said,
are now absorbing all the stock pro-
duccd in the state and can easily OBJ
tain all the surplus they want from adj
jacent states. With an ovcrsupply in
the yards ut any time, it is claimed
that the Pacific Coast producers would
be i'll Il worse position Of price uncer.
tainty than shippers arc at the big
eastern stockyards, where sellers are
sometimes forced to take anything off,
cred, because of the impossiblity of re-
shipping.
Secretary =. i. Roberts Of the Los
Angeles branch of the Cattlcmen 5 AS
sociation states that 95 per cent OF
the cattlcmcn in the southern part OF
the state arc opposed to the stockyarlt
proposition.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-12
THE Use OF Lime
TO IMPROVE SOIL

GA lime soil is rich soil y is trite,
likewise true. 1t is also true that cold
acid and granite soils may be made
the most productive soils by the appli-
cation of lime. Lime may be applied
i'll the form of burnt, caustic or quick
lime; water or air slaked lime; ground
or powdered lime stone or marine shell
deposits.
The University of California has is
sued Bulletin Ill, "Thc Use of Lime
any Gypsum in California Soils, by J..
w. Nelson, from which we quote:
Cline materials have the power of
improving the crum structure of clay
and making it more previous to water
and air. Therefore lime makes clays
and clay adobe soils iooser, tends to
prevent packing and baking, makes
plowing and cultivating easier, and,
in general, makes the soil physically a
healthful medium for plant growth.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-12
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Long Beach Press: General Obregon
,emingly has subdued all his political
'nemies and has suppressed every serl
lis attempt to start armed revolution
Il Mexico. This has been accomplished
without rcsorting to cruel, bloody re
1risals. 1t has been done, too, withou
he prestige that President Obregol
yould have had if his government wer
fficiallv recognized by the Unite
tates. 1t is true that he has had ano
as the warm sympathy of the borde
tates-California Arizona, New Mex
% and Texas. This sentiment in hi
avor has considerable weight below tht
order. But, for the most part, Gen
raj Obregon has brought about pacifi
alton by wise, statesmanly methods.
1t is blessed thing for Mexico and
or all America that General ObregoI
man of peace and of honor. He is
!ot craftily ambitious-n seeking
elfishly to promote his own persona
ortunes regardless of the ways and
means. He is sincerely endeavoring to
maintain peace and to promote orderly
lrogress. Under his administration
Iexico has enjoyed the first real peace
ince the days of Porfirio Diaz. What
yer mistakes of administration he may
ave made, he should be credited with
ringing this blessed consummation OF
,eace and order and comparative safety
or foreigners i'll Mexico. -t
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-12
Bedtime Stories
UNCLE WIGG1LY AND THE DEER
Copyright, 1929, by Mcclure News.
paper Syndieate)
BY HOWARD r. GARIS

Uncle Wiggily was hopping through
he woods one day, looking here and
here beneath the bushes for an ad-
senturc, when, all at once, he heard a
oud noise, as if a strong wind might
)e blowing through the trees, lashing
he branches to and fro.
"Dear metz whispered the bunny
.abbit gentleman to himself S"This
sounds as if the Skillery scallery Alli-
gator were lashing about with his big
flail of tail, trying to knock the trees
down. | must be very CAREFUL
: But a moment later Uncle Wiggily
heard sad voice calling: IS
! "Help! Help! Will some one please
help ME to get loose!"
"That doesn't sound like the Ali
gator, thought the bunny. He has
apyoice like a bull. This voice is much
more gentle. III see who it is that
wants help
Uncle Wiggily looked through the
pushes, and there he saw a brown ami
NAL, with long, thing legs, with curving,
promged horns on his head, and a short
stubby tail, covered on one side with
white hairs, so that it looked like a
idiiihclCillcI WdNluS. IT 1Fgt s1tsss -
"Oh, you re deer, aren't yous"
lksde Uncle Wiggily. ~ Etst
eyes answered the other animal.
~ am. Ny name is the Virginia, or
white tailed deer, and now l almost
wish l were a rabbit, like you.r
"Why" asked Uncle Wiggily. "You
are so much larger and stronger than
[, and so much more beautiful, that /
can't see why you would want to be IL
rabbit. Such wonderful horns as you
have, too
eyes, it S because of my horns that
[ IN in trouble!'' said the white tailed
deer. ''My horns arc caught in tam
gle of wild grape vines, and, jump
around as | have been doing the last
hour, L cant get loose.''
''Oh, then it was you who made that
sound like wind rushing through the
up with my heels, and l kicked down
with my heels, but / can t get loose and
dom know what to do. That s why
| called for help!"
"Oh, IN help you" offered Uncle
Wiggily, and with his sharp teeth he
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-12

steps carelessly into the path of ma
chine, and forces the driver to throw
his brakes, is endangering not only his
own life, which presumably he has some
right, to risk, but also the lives of tho
occupants of the car. Again and again
we read of skidding accidents where
the brake has been thrown to counteract
some pedestrian IS carelessness and the
occupants of the machine are injured
or killed as result. Suppose the pedos-
trian, in such case, were arrested on
a charge of manslaughter, would that
be injustice? Provided, of course, that
the man in the car was driving at a
reasonable rate.
The nearest l ever came to bad
accident was when boy on bicycle
shot out from a hidden path in the
bushes i'll front of our machine and We
took the ditch to save him.
-Four Miles An Hour "a
Unless you believe in abolishing
machines or in having them run as they
used to be with man with red FLAG
walking in front of them--you must
recognize that streets are places for
pedestrians to cross with reasonable
care. Children ought to be taught to
look always to the left as they step
into the street and then to the right
as they reach the middle. This would
become a subconscious habit and would
save many lives.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-12

Lime materials tend to make sour
soils sweet Speaking more correctly,
they tend to change an acid soil con
dition to less acid one Acidity of
soils is detrimental to the best growth
of many agricultural crops.
Lime materials are necessary for
the growth of beneficial bacteria and
other micro-organisms of the soil.
Lime furnishes the element calcium,
which is as essential to them as to the
higher plants. 1t promotes slightly al
kaline condition, which is probably
ideal for thcit development. By its
it's physical effect lime produces favor
able air and moisture conditions for
bacteria, as described above.
"Limc materials promote the nor
nal decay of organic matter in the
soil through their effects on the agen-
cies of decay described above. The
normal decay of organic matter i'll soil
prevents the accumulation of certain
poisonous materials that are detri.
mental to plant growth.
Cline will not neutralize the toxic
effects of sodium carbonate or black
alkali'
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-12
,Sisdl@|; { 8; TI@1MsI )1|
by Rqath Cameron -
The Reckless Pedestrian

Enough has been written to fill vol
umes about the reckless auto driver.
| should like to register a less familiar
protest-ag gainst the reckless pedestrian
| mean the person who is unnecessarily
careless in his use of the streets and
1oes not do his share in making them
safe place for automobiles to run in
and people to cross over.
With Lowered Head
AS ] was driving through busy
street in small city, saw a girl with
her head bent, evidently thinking of
some important matter, coming across
the sidewalk toward the street. | sub
consciously kept my eye on her as the
driver of an automobile does on every
moving object that may concern him.
One would have expected the girl to
look up as she stepped off the
sidewalk. But she never raised her
head particle and actually started
to cross the street without looking
either way. l blew the horn and steered
out of her way. Then she looked up
with vaguely surprised air as If
astonished to see such a thing as an
automobile. Yet machines must pass
there at the rate of, at least, half a
dozen minute.
Could anything be more foolishly
reckless and absurd?
The Pedestrian Responsible
In wet weather the pedestrian who
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-12
THE DRAINAGE SECTION

In this section of the Press the important
that has been issued 1t treats problem which the
people of Imperial Valley must meet and master immed
lately Voting the drainage bonds constitutes duty in
which the people Of the county must fail and in which
OF course they will not fail In the columns of to-
days Press will be found enlightened scientific tech
nca and engineering discussions of the question by experts
who have given the subject special study The articles
prepared in language which all understand. They
worthy of whatever time be needed read and under
stand They the foundation of studies of the subject
which will be extended the period between the present
and the day of the bond election They embrace the unda
mentals of problem which the people must master.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-12

soon gnawcd through the tanglc Of
grape vines that had caught on the
other animal IS horns, and thus the
bunny set the deer free.
son, thank you so muth!' called the
deer TO the rabbit. "You have done
me great favor, aud if ever | can do
one for you it will make me very
happy"
Uncle Wiggily twinklod his pink
nose, and said not to bother about
that, AS one must 10 favors whenever
one could without expecting u favor in
return. Then the bunny hoped his
way and the deer ram his way, and
soon something else happened.
The Woozie Wolf and the Fuzzy Fox
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-12
HENRY ELECTED
United Press Leased wire

ALBANY, n. Y, April 12.-Lewis
enry, Republican, was elected to con
,ress yesterday to fill the vacancy
reated by appointment of Alanzan B.
[oughton as ambassador to Germany
ienry defeated Frank Irvine, democrat
0,799 to 17.712
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-12
HERALDING THE GOOD NEWS

1t cannot be stated too often. This doubt induces
Director Davis of the War Finance Corporation say
the basis of April 1st reports from corporation agencies
There marked improvement in the condition of the agri
cultural industry and better outlook for business gener-
ally Livestock producers and farmers reported
confident because of improved market conditions Bank
deposits have increased many agricultural communities
and the country banks generally stronger position
than for long time Best of ALL confidence returning
and with it the trend of business is toward restoration of
more normal conditions"
From quite another and yet revealing inter-
esng and important angle of the situation there has just
to the editor of the Press letter from intimately
connected with the biggest lumber mill the Pacific
in which this optimistic statement is made 81 wish
possible for you to outfit Our sales manager
could show you dozen kilograms this morning ordering
lumber and there many indications that good old
u S. A. has awakened and that business is going to get
back o prosperity basis"
1t is certainly good deal agreeable and much
profitable proclaim good tidngs than the doleful
notes of despair Fact must radio nstru
mens to the lengths of prosperity if able to
'Lsten in" to what is going
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-12

The Stman divorce scandal is to break out again and
this time will be staged in Canada 1t is something get
ii outside this country.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-12

An eminent sociologis declares that if the child is
taught how to play he will never become anarchist And
think may be said with equal truth that if he is taught
how to work he will, either