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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-01-11
Developing Water Powers

The passage of the federal act of
1920 providing for development of
water powers, is encouraging many
capitalists to go ahead on this class
of projects. The number of appli-
cations for such development for the
past six months equals the total of
all applications for the proceeding 10
years.
Every such a development means
lower cost for power now generat-
ed by coal or other fuel. 1t enables
many industrial districts to get along
with little coal. Water powers do
not go on strike. Investors should
be encouraged to put money into a
kind of project that reduces costs
for all that use it, and the product
of which must sell better and better
as the country grows.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-01-11
IOWA'S WARMEST
YEAR WAS 1921
JEI. ET " x-rrsIl ---kaA
~sss Record Set For Average Tenn
perature, at 53.9 Degrees.
Arlipsed Highest Average
a Mark of Amy Previ-
Gus Year.
SEVERE BLOW DEALT TO
MEN WHO HANDLE COAL
Highest Average Mark of Any Pre-
vious Year During Forty Years
Of Record Keeping.

Des Moines-Old Man 1921, bat
tered and disheveled, who was
knocked out of the ring by "Kid"
1922 Saturday night when the hands
of the clock stood straight up, drag
ged with him new record.
For forty-four years officials of
the local weather bureau have been
attempting to issue a satisfactory
brand of weather to the people of
Iowa, but it remained for the newest
addition to the years of history to
produce the most agreeable weather
on record.
The past year was the warmest
year in the history of weather an
nails in Iowa.
With an average temperature of
$50 for every day of the year, 1921
ecIipsed the highest average mark
Of any previous year. A record set
in 1913 in which the average temper
ature was SIS was battered by 81
degrees in the showing made by 1921.
November was the only month of
the year which registered lower than
the average months of previous years,
according to statistics issued last
night by the weather bureau. No
vember, 1921, showed an average
temperature of 35.S while the previ-
Gus average is one degree higher.
The year may have dealt some
mean blows, but it helped us keep
the coal trucks from cracking the
cement in the driveway.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-01-11
Chewing Gum and School Books

"What can you expect of coun-
try" said congressman Purnell of
Indiana the other day, "that sperds
twice as much money on chewing
gum as on school books?"
The fathers of the people who are
throwing away their money on nom
essentials, got start in life by deny
ing themselves these little luXuries.
They scrimped themselves so as TO
have money for self improvement.
So they developed an intelligent gen
Grafton that produced wonderful
mechanical civilization.
The American people are sound at
heart, and in the end surmount diff
ficulties. But they make themselves
much trouble by spending their re-
sources for trifes, while neglecting
such a fundamental of. prosperity
and welfare as education.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-01-11
Big Year for Automobiles

The total production of gasoline
propelled vehicles up to December l
exceeded 100000 and the total for
the whole year will be close to the
record and possibly exceed it. Signs
like these indicate that the business
depression has been considerably eX-
aggerated. The country on the
whole must be prosperous, to invest
so great sum Of money in this
means of transportation.
While the majority of these cars
are used primarily for pleasure pur-
poses, yet all these machines i'm
prove the equipment of the American
people. They save time and permit
business and civic work to be carried
on in a much more economical way.
They facilitate all kinds of public
and private enterprises, besides pro-
viding millions of people with a form
of outdoor life that builds up their
physical condition.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-01-11
Something For All

Two farmers in an English coun-
try inn had managed to get hold of
newspaper. One held it and they
both devoured it. After some time
one of them muttered:
Marvellous things, them newspa-
pers. Cater to every taste. Some
thing for everyone"
eyes" said the other, "but what's
that kind o. blank space?"
He pointed to the space at the foot
of the stop press news.
"Oh, that" said the first airly,
"that be for them as can't read. -
Chicago Herald and Examiner.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-01-11

rectly in the production and trans
portation of the materials which en-
ter into the construction.
The new act just signed, will, it is
stated, keep these men at work, so
far as weather conditions will per-
nit, and thereby prevent the unem-
ployment situation from becoming
more serious. Without the new APP
preparation many of the states would
soon have been forced to curtail their
work for lack of funds.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-01-11
Is Home Life Gone?

Anamosa, Iowa-Father Robert
Powers, chaplain of the mems re-
formatory, declares that the current
crime wave is the effect of dis
eased condition of the social body.
"Home used to be considered the
cornerstone of the republic and the
foundation of democracy he said,
"but now it is little more than a
place to eat and sleep. Divorce and
disrespect for the law with the lack
of love is undermining, dismantling
and disintegrating the home"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-01-11
C. 0. T. BANQUET
next SUNDAY
Initiatory Banquet of Catholic Order
OF Foresters Will be Held in
Decorah Sunday, Jan. Is.
LARGE CLASS WILL
BE TAKEN IN
Prominent State Officials Will be in
Attendance. Fine Program
Will be Given.

The Catholic Order of Foresters OF
Court No. 1910, Decorah, are plan
ming on a big initiatory banquet to
be held in Decorah next Sunday
January Is. During the afternoon
a large class will be taken in and
a. banquet will be served at 600
p. m. in the parlors in the basement
of ST. Benedicts Catholic church. The
organization has been growing rap
idly and large number is joining
the order.
A number of the state officials of
the order will be present and are
on the program for toasts. The
following program will be carried
out:
Program
Toastmaster ..... Atty. f. P. Shea
Toast ............... John Ryder
q State Chief Ranger, Dubuque
Song :. ..... Miss Hazel Courtney
Toast .........W VIM. H.. Meuser
State Court Trustee, Dubuque
Toast of the Order ......
Orvine McHugh
1 State Court Trustee, Cresco
Violin Solo Mrs. Ruth Dowpey
Toast $3.50. Rev Father M. Hogan
Song-"The Holiday. '............
........ Miss Lucille Rosenthal
Toast 49,. ......... .Chas. +. Byrnes
State Secretary, Cedar Rapids
The following menu will be served
by the ladies of the church.:
Menu
a Fruit Cordial
Roast Chicken, Dressing
Mashed Potatoes, Brown Gravy
Peas
4 arker House Rolls Butter
celery s;'lad scusp J
Pumpkin Pie Whipped Creahve
fN .ca Coffee
Opera Stick a+5. Cigars
The following candidates will be
taken into the Court next Sunday:
John P. Casey.
John p. Courtney
James A. Keefe
Joseph Carolan
Thos. Mcconnell
James w. Casey
Ernest A. Broghammer
Patrick II. Carolan
John R. Casey
Miles E. Henry
Raymond B. Gossman
j. Malanaphy
Patrick Courtney
James Carolan
John w. Kelly
James T. Kelly
James S. Carolan
q luke j. Courtney
" Raw j. Mullaney
Gr,..ael F.. Courtney
t. f. Courtney
VIM. Skeely
w. HI. Burns
James p. Keefe
Edward Keefe
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-01-11

Noting that the teachers are talk
ing about organizing a union the
Perry Chief suggests every time
Johnny is kept after school hours
for punishment there can be bill
for overtime
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-19

matters have imparted a tone to American civilization not found else where en the globe, and it is that thing that has done most to make this great country. So let us be thankful at this Thanksgiving sea- son for the people who gave us the Thanksgiving custom for our great country.
 Ut is hard in discussing a sub- feet like this to keep from saying trite things, or things that have all ready been said ever and over un- til they have become tiresome. But there are some things of which We Americans ought never to become tired.
 Take the thought of our being natives of this wonderful country. Ought we ever to be tired of think ing of it and Of giving thanks for it? It is a blessing that has no com parison, Suppose we had been born in Italy or Turkey or Syria or Rus sia. They are goo> lands in some ways. but what opportunities do they afford as compared with our coun- try. What hope of the future do they offer as compared with our country. As a matter of fact just to be na- tive-born American citizens is a bless ing that we can never thank God too much for. 1 never allow this sea- sen to roll around without thinking of that very thing, and If there were nothing else to arouse a thanksgiv- Ing spirit, that would be enough.
 Joy of Being American Born
 "Dld you ever stop to consider what blessing 1t is to be an Amer ican born citizen. For instance did you ever stop to consider that there never are any famines in this coun- try. In the 400 years of its history no famine has ever been known. Since it has been a government, sep arate and distinct. there has been no famine either general or particular. as considered from the standpoint of different sections. On the other hand how often have you read of famines in other lands in the years of your
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-19
 THE FIRST CAPITALIST

From The Nations Business.
 In western zoo there is an ex- ceptionally intelligent Capuchin monkey which lives in a commune with other species of Simians. The food is thrown into the cage and di- vided up equally-at least. that is the theory governing the colony. One day the keeper threw some black Walnuts and the members of the commune vainly splintered their teeth on them. The Capuchin was wiser than the rest, however, He found a stone and pounded the nuts. The other monkeys seized the ker- nels and ate them up as fast as the shells were cracked The Capuchin became furious and chased them around the cage and cursed them with strange paths.
 The Capuchin is a capitalist. He understands how to lengthen his economic arm. The others are so- cialists. They believe in an even whack-up.
 5 Of course, the Capuchin was en- titled to more than the others. Here, in this western zoo, we see that the controversy between capita lism and socialism began long be- fore Adam, when prehistoric dis putants settled their arguments with rocks and clubs instead of with soap boxes and printers ink.
 And the controversy will continue while the world lasts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-19
ALTERNATING CURRENT SUPPLY

From tke Scientific American.
 There has been developed at the Bureau of Standards an amplifier which uses 60-cycle alternating cur rent to supply power for both the filaments and plates. The necessity of storage batteries and dry bat teries is thus eliminated. The final form of amplifier uses five tubes and crystal detector, there being three raido- frequency stages and two dio-frequency stages. A descrip- tion of this amplifier is contained in a paper by P. D. Lowell, which ap- peared in the July. 1922, issue of the Journal of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, pages 4S8- 490. It is expected that this paper will also be available as a publica-' tion of the Bureau of Standards in the near future.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-19
KIppIEs PLAY TROLLEY CARS

'Play as You Enter" is the welcome sign on the sides of the "Jollytown" trolley cars in Baltimore, near one of the city parks, where the traction company has set aside several cars for the children to play in, says the Popular Mechanics Magazine in an illustrated article. The cars are com- plete in every detail except that the power is turned off and they are anchored to the ground. Instead of the usual advertising cards, Mother Goose rhymes and animal pictures are displayed along the sides. The con- stant din of register bells, changing gongs, starting and stopping signals, and the loud calling of imaginary and unheard-of street names, afford a noisy proof to the amused passers-by of the extreme popularity of the play cars" as the crews take them along fancied routes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-19
LIST OR RADIO STATIONS

From the Scientific American.
 Copies of the new list of Conner cial and government rafdo stations of the United States, edition June 30, 1922, will be ready for distribu- tion about October 15, and may be procured from the Superin- tendent of Documents, Government Printing office. Washington D. C.. 15 cents per copy The new list of Amateur Raido Stations Of the United States will be ready for dis tribution about the same time or few weeks later Tle price of this publication is also 15 cents per copy. A list of the broadcasting stations in operation on June 30 last will be included in the first named publica- tion. The list of experimental sta tions, technical and training school stations. and special amateur sta tions Especial land stations) will be in both publications.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-19
PRESBYTERIAN

Avondale. 40O9 Third Avenue-Rev. F. B. Webb, pastor.
 Birmingham Cumberland. 1215 Twenty seventh, North-Rev. A. D. Rudolph, pastor.
 Cumberland. 1744 Cleveland Ave- nue-Rev. E. c. Lee, pastor.
 East Lake Cumberland, 7600 Di- vision Avenue-Rev. J. r. Stevenson, pastor.
 Edgewood-Rev. T. S. Hickman, pastor.
 Eighty third Street. 5O5 Eighty third Street, South.
 Ensley Highlands. 263S Ensley Ave nue. Fairfield-Rev. L. E. Brubaker, Fairview, 2s81 Thirtieth, Fair view-Rev J. E. Hixson, pastor.
 >ffth Avenue, 1901 Fifth Avenue. North-Rev. J. M. Broadly, pastor. First. 2100 Fourth Avenue, North Rev. J. A. MacSporran, pastor.
 First, roo Nineteenth, Ensley-Rev. J. F. Logemann, pastor.
 First, 4401 Eighth Avenue. Vivian. First, Pennsylvania Avenue. and First, Thomas-Rev. J. E. Hixson, pastor.
 Handley Memorial. Thirteenth Ave nae and Twenty fifth Street, North Rev. s. o. CoXe, pastor.
 Inglenook, Seventh Avenue, Barton Road, High Cliff.
 Independent Presbyterian Church of Birmingham. Highland Avenue and Thirty-first Street-Henry M Ed monds, pastor.
 Italian. 1914 Park Avenue, Ensley, Plunkett Memorial. Parkway and orty-fourth, Fairfield.
 Second, 1130 Tenth Avenue, South
 
 South Highlands, Twenty first Street and Highland Avenue-Rev. William k. Dobyns, pastor.
 Third-Seventh avenue, south. and Twenty street, Rev J. A. Bryan, pastor.
 Thirty fifth Avenue-2529 Thirty fifth avenue, north.
 Vine Street-S13 Cotton avenue, Rev. H. M. Meffett, pastor.
 Woodlawn-562S First avenue, north, Rev. Roy G. Hershey pastor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-19
PHOTOGRAPHIC sTATUETTEs

Recently introduced into this coun- try from Europe is very interesting method of making photographic stat uettes. says the Popular Mechanics Magazine in an illustrated article. The subject is photographed in the usual way. The paper print Is then of the figure. This Is pasted onto mahogany board, three -sixteenths inch thick, which is cut away to match the photograph. When mounted on a small pedestal, this picture stands out in relief so that 1t looks like an actual statuette.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-19
METHODIsT EPIsCOPAL

Acipco-Sixteenth and Thirty sec ond avenue. north, Rev. J. s. Black burn. pastor.
 Ann Memorial (Powderly)-Rev. R. A. Thompson, pastor.
 Avondale, South-4210 Fifth ave- nue, south, Rev. G. T. Harris. pastor. Central Park-4105 Walnut street. Rev. S. R. Emerson. pastor.
 East Birmingham-4s00 Tenth ave- nue. north, Rev. E. M Glenn. pas tor.
 East Lake--7765 First avenue. south, Rev. J. R. Turner, pastor.
 East Thomas-16O0 Ninth avenue, west.
 Eleventh Avenue. South-1200 Eleventh avenue. south. Rev. w. G. Henry. pastor.
 Ensley Highlands Eighteenth Court, Ensley avenue, Rev. L. G. Sur divant, pastor. fourth. Fairfield, Rev. l.. A. Holmes, pastor
 Fairfield-211s Warrior boulevard. Ensley. Rev. R.. L. Dill, pastor.
 First-North Nineteenth street and Sixth avenue. Dr. George R. Stuart, pastor.
 First. South--Avenue c and Twen- tieth street, Ensley, Rev. W. H. Mans field. pastor.
 First. South-S00 Third avenue, Pratt City. Rev. B. T. Cantrell, pastor. First, South-4219 Eighth avenue, Vivian. Rev. V. H. Hawkins. pastor. Fortieth Street, South-S91S Fourth avenue. Rev. E. B. ogburn, pastor Fountain Heights 1145 North Thirteenth street, Rev T. l.. Me- Donald. pastor.
 Highlands-Twentiet street and Eleventh avenue. south. Rev. W. R.. Hendrix. pastor.
 Inglenook-Barton road and Euclid avenue. Rev..w. R. Battle. pastor. Mount vernon-24o0 Thirty fourth avenue, north, Rev. G. E. Boyd. pas tor.
 Ninth Street. South-219 North Ninth. Rev. w. H. Curl. pastor.
 North Highlands-1700 North Six teenth. Rev. J. E. Morris. pastor. Northern, s14 Fourth. Pratt City. Norwood, 1925 Thirty first Street, North-Rev. w F. Price. pastor. Owenton. 700 Eighth Street-Rev. E. G. Mackey. pastor.
 St. Johns. South, 724 Twentieth Street. South-Rev. R. E. Tyler, pas tor.
 St. Pauls. South. North Fourth and Ninth Court, North-Rev. R. A. Jones pastor,
 shadyside. South. 23so Twenty first, Ensley-Rev E. NJ. Barnes. pas tor.
 simpson, Seventh Avenue and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-19
PETROLEUM FOR PLANE MOTOR

What appears to some as an epoch making event in the development of airplane and automobile motive power, is the recent successful trip near Copenhagen. Denmark, of an airplane using petroleum as engine fuel. It was observed by experts who witnessed the test, that the plane flew just as well as with gasoline, that there was less vibration and no soot formed, nor was there any self ignition in the engine, which ran 100 less revolutions than normally.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-19

own life to say nothing of history? There are very few countries in all the world that have not suffered from famines, lack of sufficient food and clothing to care for the people. In many countries people have starved. and are starving even now, because there is no food Nothing like it has ever occurred in this country where you and I were born.
 Freedom and Liberty
 '"Then again did you ever think of the freedom or liberty which we enjoy. Perhaps you have not, be- cause you have never known any thing else. One reason we are 1ften unthankful is because we do not know what the greatness of tha blessings we enjoy is. But read his tory contemporaneous or past and compare the freedom you have here in your own country with the free dom of other lands, and the best of them cannot compare with ours. There are no shackles of any sort to bind us. If the shackles of ignorance threaten to bind us we can avail cur selves of our schools and laugh at ignorance. If the customs of society thTeaten to fence us outside, we can achieve and by the right of achieve ment bring ourselves within the most sacred circles of aristocracy. There is nc aristocracy in this coun- try except the aristocracy of achieve ment. Blue blooded sons of wealth do not get to the presidents chair any oftener than rail splitters and school teachers.
 Then again think of the marvel ous natural wealth to be found in this country. Nothing like it any, where on this globe. Take oil as an illustration. Who can even estimate the amount of wealth in oil that is constantly pouring forth from the depths of old mother earth. Then think Cf the gold and silver and copper and coal and iron. quantities of them to last thousands of years, put right here in our midst to enrich
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-19
"Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving, and make q joy fuI noise unto Him.
 ---PsaLns 95:2

Twenty fifth, North-Rev. E. E. Cavaleri. pastor.
 Sixty-seventh Street. 6636 Division Avenue-Rev. J. M. Wigley.
 Shadyside M. E.. South, Shadysde- Rev. P. l.. Newton. pastor.
 Trinity, 3320 Highland Avenue Rev. s. U. Pitts, pastor.
 Twenty-first Avenue, South, Twen- ty-first Avenue and Twenty-fifth Street-Rev. J. F. Sturdivant, pastor.
 Walker Memorial, South, 1S0 Tus- caloosa Avenue-Rev. s. T. Waites, pastor.
 West End M. E., South, 1l29 Cotton Avenue-Rev. H. M. Stevenson, pas tor.
 West Woodlawn, 47so Georgia Road Rev. o. A Bonner, pastor.
 Woodlawn M F., South, 5332 First Avenue, North-ReY. W. E. Morris, pastor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-19
PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL

Christ-4209 Third avenue, south.
 Church of the Advent-Sixth ave- nue and Twentieth street, north, Rev. Middleton s. Barnwell, rector.
 Grace-7620 First avenue, north, Rev Carl Henckell. rector.
 St Andrews-Eleventh avenue and Twelfth street, south, Rev. J. T. Ware, rector.
 St. Johns-711 Twenty second street, Ensley. Rev. Edmonds Ben nett, rector.
 St. Mary's- -on-the- Hi ighlands-19oO
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-19
COLD LIGHT AND OTHERS


 From Gold Light" by E. Newton
 Harvey, in Scribner's.
 I think 1t is nov possible to re- wise our ideas regarding luminous animals themselves, especially as re- gards those forms with intracellular luminescence. l have always myself tactily assumed that the firefly manufactured luciferin continuously and burnt it up during flashes to some waste product that was con tinually removed. It would seem. rather, that the firefly has a store of luciferin on hand, which 1t burns during the flash and "unburns,' if we may use the expression. between the flashes. It functions by success sive oxidation and reduction.
 Some forms, like bacteria. pro- and night It is customary to sup pose that the bacteria are contin- uously burning up their luciferin and forming new supplies of lucferin from some simpler products. In the light of what I have said above 1t would be quite possible for bacteria to burn luciferin in one part of their cell and "unburn" it in another. They function by simultaneous oxi- dation and reduction.
 ( And what an economical process this is, Here you have an animal that makes It's fuel and burns it and produces light, practically pure light, for it is not contaminated with those unbidden rays we cannot see: and then it takes. the combus- tion product and reconverts it into fuel again, and the fuel is ready to be burned a second time It seems as if living things had almost solved the old riddle of unscrambling eggs At least they have been able to un- burn their candle. And all this by process which Is in no sense a mystery. The chemist calls 1t a re- versible action, and if you should ask him whether this Is not a rather rare thing. he would probably reply: All chemical reactions are rever- sible."
 The application of an old principle ins new way has solved many problem. It is perhaps too soon to predict what may be the commercial future of cold light. but it is worthy of emphasis that such a development would be very decided step in the conservation of that energy which physicists tell us is continually being converted into an unavailable form. right direction, step toward the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-19
Congregat tional Be th-l

Congregational Beth -El-1705 Sixth avenue. north.
 Temple Emanu-E -El-Hi ghland ave- nue and Twenty first street, Morris Newfield, rabbi.
 KnessesIsrael Congrega tion-Sev- enth avenue and Seventeenth street. Rev. David Stein, rabbi.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-19

Pastors of Birmingham churches are requested to have corrections and notices of special services for publication Sunday in The Age Herald office by noon on Thurs day of each week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-19
UnixersaIist

Rev. Francis E. Bishop, D. D., the southern superintendent of churches. Montgomery, Ala. will preach at the Galax theatre Sunday at II a. m. Announcement concerning evening service will be made al the morning service.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-19
First Prcshyterian.

Corner of Fourth avenue and Twenty first street. Rev. John A. MacSporran, D. D.. minister. Morning service at II o'clock. Sermon topic. "A Mans own People" Afternoon service at o'clock. Sermon topic, This Freedom" Young Peo oples ser vice at D. m. Sunday School at 930 a. m.