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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-08-16
Electr0lier Broken SUNDAY

Last Sunday the electrolier on the
corner of the Citizens Savings Bank
was broken. Ed Defining, of Lo-
Gust was driving north on Winnie
bago and when rounding the corner
ms car skidded on the slippery pave
ment, and he was unable to control
IT. The top lights of the post were
all broken and the pole bent over,
so it had to be taken down.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-08-16
Total

Sheep
A. j. Minish, Hudson, Iowa..S 27.00
Archie Minish, Hudson, Iowa 1000
John Logsdon, DEBORAH, Iowa 1900
John Hancock, Waukon, Iowa 26.00
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-08-16
Lost Wheel OF Car

DIR. A. F. Fritchen was driving up
Water street Friday morning, and
when near the Commercial Hotel
hind wheel came off his car. The
doctor was driving slow, and brought
the car to stop, without any in
jury to himself or the car, with the
exception of the wheel.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-08-16
New Sanitary Drinking Fountain

H. B. Montgomery, Of the Monte
Oil Co., has showed some of his pro-
gress.veness and public spirited work
again by putting up fine sanitary
drinking fountain at the entrance to
his oil station on East Water street.
To saw that it will be well patron
lied is putting it mildly, and Mr..
Montgomery is to be congratulated
on his enterprise.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-08-16
Canoe Methodist Church

Regular services will be resumed
next Sunday. Sunday school at l
o'clock. Preaching by the pastor,
Rev. George Woodall, at 2 o'clock.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-08-16
The business or shorthand cours

The business or shorthand course
and the common branches, 6 months
at Valdez College, Decorah, Iowa, is
se5 33-2wPd.
Bankers Prescription is the me-
dicine for coughs, colds and sore
throat. At all drug stores. AID
vertisement.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-08-16

A man is never down until ne is
down in the mouth.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-08-16

Peace is a state of mind-mind
YOUR own business.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-08-16

If YOU want the last word find 1t
IN the dictionary.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-07-17
WORLDS OLDEST MANI

John Shell. who always claimed
that he was born in Tennessee in
1883. has just died at his Kentucky
mountain home. Until n very few
years ago he was unknown 70 the out
side world. leading IA retired life In
the little cabin which he said had
been his home for over 100 years.
When he was discovered. and began
20 he talked about ana ''investi gatcd. 90
ho travelled a little and many physi-
clans and other iuquircrs talked with
him. lie convinced his immcdin q
neighhOrs that he was as old as he
said he wRa. hut tho doctors had
doubts whether he really remembered
the events tn which no said he was
witness I'm early lifo and were in
clincd 10 put down good deal OF his
nrofessod rccolleCtions to scnilo gar
rullty and the hazincss of n memory
which could not distinguish what he
had actually seen from what he had
only heard about.
But even IL many Will 10 EiScptica
whether he had really reached this
age OF 13a he must have been one oi
the very oldest men OF modern times
IL not the Oldest. In length Of yeari
Il Is possible that he had no riva
save "Old Parr," who. according &
tho inscription over his grave II
Westminster Abbey. lived in "
Regimes OF Ten Princes" and who. 1
was said. came to an untimely enc
at the age q 1852. because. hidden e
/ court In 1885 TO he presented TO KIM
! Charles l. tho change of air and die
/ had bad effect upon him. Harvey
the discoverer OF the circulation q
the blood. appears. with others. I
have been convinced that no ha
reached the age ascribed to him. bu
some doctors who ConVersed wit
Shell, while admitting that he mus
have been we'll over 100. fatty dis
believed his claim to the extra quar-
ter OF century. 1t can never !
proved. perhaps; they could MAX
little attempts at vital records in III
days when Kentucky soil was sti
the dark and bloody ground of Il
country.-Baltimore American.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-07-17

The many are tickle lot. the plaud-
it's of the crowd are not
More lasting than the passing
breeze which blows the clover
bloom;
Who seeks the favor Of tho throng,
seeks that he cannot hold for
long.
Mankind reserves enduring fame 70
grace the dead mans tomb.
The throng ia tickle in defeat, the
thrill OF victory Is sweet,
Who wins today is all the crowd
has time or love 20 cheer:
\ few brief weeks and once again. a
newer favorite shall reign,
And he in turn shall be dismissed
when younger kings appear.
Who seeks lasting love and true.
must seek for It among the few,
The neighborhood wherein he dwells
his friendship must provide.
Though fame and victory are sweet,
by sorry failure or defeat,
The few who know and understand
are never turned aside.
The few are true through thick and
thin. TO keep their love one
need not win,
Their faith stays constant 20 the
end as when il first began,
/ The many cheer and then forget, new
! suns arise and old ones set,
! flames constant cry is all for skill
| but friends admire the man.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-07-17
THE MIRROR OF
PUBLIC OPINION

but IL will not be on tho question
whether tho mark II worth n quarter
Of n cent or NTH. Tho reckless In
flatlon of Gcrmany's currency has
been disastrous In many respects. but
II does not really touch tho national
wealth. Bank notes are. after all.
only u convenient instrument for the
exchange of goods. The goods arc the
real thing. Ask how IL fares with
German agriculture. Get the returns
OF TRANSPORTATION. Find out what the
factories are doing. Then you may ar
rive Mt ulster notion OF German re-
sources than you possibly could get
by merely taking note of the millions
OF prlnting-pres marks added TO tho
circulation every week.
Endless initiation of the currency II.
OF course. M dennoralizing to tho char.
ncter of tho people as It In harmful
to the Outgoing Of sound business AS
Burke remarked Ian connection with
the aasignats of the French Itovolu-
ton, n constantly swelling volume OF
paper money arouses the gambling In
| stinct. Everybody rushcs into spccu-
lation I'm the hope of turning arti-
| fetal wealth into some thing real. NO
one wishes 10 keep or save money OF
which the value nuctuates daily, and
usually downward. Ono result il to
stimulate tho purchase Of luxdries.
Take zip n copy OF the German IL
lustrlrte Zeitung and you viii ind us
advertising pages filled with an
Inouncements of furs and diamonds
and other expensive articles. Tho In
ference would be that the German
public had unlimited funds 10 spend
The truth IL that the funds are OF
such doubtful value that people hasten
to get rid of them on any terms. Bu'
while this IL true, and though the fact
that German public finance Is In a
bad way cannot he denied. still the
investigator of the actual wealth Of
tho German people will look elsewhere
than nj the bales Of paper marks under
which porters stagger 90 and iron
the banks. II is the products OF the
fields. the mines. the workshops
which tell tho true story ~ wealth "
Germany, M everywhere else,--Nev
| York Times.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-07-17
PROHIBITION AND THE COURTS.

II is gratifying 20 note an Increasing
disposition on the part Of the courts
To- check tho Illegal activities of pro
hibltion agents. Never before have
methods of law enforcement been so
objectionable as theirs. IL the liberty
nf the citizen means anything they
should be brought sharply to book
Search and seizure without war
rant Is "A common thing with them
and even when they obtain warrants
they abuse the authority these give.
ma Judge Dickinson pointed out tho
other day. II law which runs con
trary TO the beliefs and habits OF
very large number Of people is 10
bc enforced Mt all Il must be by IA
scrupulous observance or constitution
nj rights. The Prohibition Enforce
mont Bureau appears to hold that the
Volatcad net overrides tho Constitu-
ton.
In n recent decision quashing tho
Judgment of the lower courts OF the
state in liquor case Chief Justice
Browne of tho Florida supreme Court
uses language which is very much to
the point The evidence IN this case
was obtained without a search war
rant. why n court should encour-
age its officers illegally 10 acquire
evidence TO be used against person
! on trial for having illegally acquired
some commodity" he remarks, IL n
| problem in morals confusing TO one
not "A zealot or a fanatic" Yet IL Is
becoming "A custom all too common
| The prohibition agents are the most
conspicuous offenders. perhaps, bu'
the police are not far behind them in
| this usurpation Of authority, and II
It be not speedily checked we shall
find the protection Of the common Law
gradually taken from us. The new
version of the old saw is that 1t il
better hundred innocent persons
should suffer than one guilty person
escape.
The activities Of the prohibition
agents in arrcsting petty offender
constitute another abuse agalns
which Mr. Justice Bodine, Of th'
United States Court. sitting at Tren
ton. protests. lie let two defend
ants go with nominal fine. saying
II the prohibition agents have moth
ing better To do than send men int
court for possession Of small quaint
ties OF liquor, / will not aid them 4
their activities. The prohibition agent
are clogging the courts with snla
cases" And he pointed out tina
truckloads OF liquor are going throug
New Jersey unmolested Obviousl
4 the agents find 1t easier to look afte
q the small offenders than the larg
$ Oh es This may not be illegality
d enforcement, but it is dishonest,
e. which is quite as bad. But what els
10 could be expected under present cor
t ditions?- Philadelphia Inquirer.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-07-17
MR.. HUGHES Is HELPLESS.

Secretary of State Hughes found
himself in a dilemma in making reply
to Mr.. Hamilton Hollis letter rcfer-
ring 70 his former and present atti-
tude towards the League of Nations.
and settled 1t by a frank admission
that he cannot now da other than he
Is doing. Mr.. Hughes was ono of tho
thirty or more prominent Republicans
who, during tho Presidential cam
paign. united IN a public letter urging
the election of Mr.. Harding rs the
one sure way OF having our country
become an active member OF the
League OF Nations.
Now Secretary OF State Hughes saws.
in answer to Mr.. Hollis letter: THE
fact is that the United States Is not
member. OF the league, and I have
no authority to act as if It were"
And that Is true.
II also is n fact that while the
Versailles Treaty was being mauled
to death by it's Republican enemies Fl
the United States Senate, Mr.. Hughe
failed 70 raise hand or voice in its de
fence. For this !naction. therefore. h
Is responsible. If not for anything else
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-07-17
"FEELIN0 FINE AT N,

Wncn man can say. on his eighty
third birthday. II never felt finer"
no must certainly be regarded M an
especial favorite OF the gods OF good
inck and longevity. The phrase. of
course liz not to DO taken In physical
iteroiness. At twenty-one man
naturally feels much finer in n bodily
sense than at four times that aye,
And yet It Is quite conceivable that
John ID. Rockefeller. at cighty-threo.
icels FAR finer than did John ID. Rookie
Teller at ono and twenty. At tho lat
ter age the mountain OF achievement
ana wealth was still encountered. At
eighty-three Mr.. Rockefeller ia en-
throned on Its summit. The doubts
ana difficulties OF earlier years have
been succeeded by n brilliant and solid
empire of accomplishment. II To the
amazing career OF financial modern
Aiexander--who does not weep for
more worlds TO conquer--there Is add
ed the testimony OF n conscience AT
peace with itself. II IL easy to under
stand how ones eighty third birth
day might seem inner than all the rest
Men threatened by disease sometimes
live longer than those whom the doc
tors and Insurance companies pro-
nounce good risks. Mr.. Rockefeller
has survived many of his contempt
raries who seemed far moro robust
and though systematic care of his
health has had much to do with tn,
prolonsation Of his. life, he may fee
! that there is a special providence II
human affairs. even moro than In the
case of the sparrow. whose life ar,
| tivities are said not To go unnoted 81
| Heaven.
For ono thing. Mr.. Rockefeller car
feel finer at eighty-three than n
sixty-three because no has lived dowr
much, IL not all. tho hate Of pas
years. lie knows himself 10 be bot
ter understood. II not deeply beloved
lie can look forward To differen yer
dict than he might have expected
twenty or twenty-five years ago. II,
IL recognized as the greatest of tn,
financial Conquerers of his generation
and as one In whom benevolence hal
succeeded acquisition. After oil
hasn't he right tn feel fine ut eighty
three 2--Balt iunorp sun
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-07-17
THE STRIKE SITUATION.

The week opens without any prom
isc of eubsidence OF tho strike move
ments that have disturbed tho country.
those OF the coal miners and the rail-
road shop employees. In neither field
is there indication OF any definite
measures for bringing tho unfortunate
troubles to an end
In the coal field this mornings
outlook was decidedly gloomy. The
striking miners. through their union
leaders, had declined President Hard
ing's proposition OF arbitration, and
as some OF the operators had express
cd n willingness TO meet tho suggee-
ton with favor. 1t is now blocked by
the attitude of the operatives. Heads
of tho miners organizations Will meet
during the day. and something moro
assuring may come from this confer
ence. At least It IL hoped SO. Tor in
dustrial activity is being seriously I'M
peded by the suspension OF coal min
ing. and something ehould be done
towards ending a labor trouble now
threatening euch serious consequences.
This mornings Indications were
that the ranks OF the striking rail-
road shopmen would DO consldcrab ly
augmented, not only by other en-.
! ployes OF their class, but by workmer
In other lines of railroad work. The
adopted legal method OF meetins
such situations having failed. tn,
threat OF a strike of alarming magnl
tude on the railroads is now imminent
The most disturbing feature OF IN,
situation is the feverish eagerness o
various groups of railroad men I
participate in the strike, even In de
nance OF union rule and against IN
sentiment of their union leaders. Thi
is difficult 10 understand. and adds &
the uncertainty and seriousness of tn
situation. 1t is hoped the week viii
in the end show more Indications q
Improvement than are now apparent
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-07-17
THE RADICAL LEANEN.

The question now is whether the
anti-Old Guard wing of the Republican
party will continue to win all along
the line.
The next test of strength for Re-
publican movements IS to be found in
the primaries in Nebraska. where the
adolescent vocalizer of the Platte as
the late General Hirace Porter called
him at his great speech In the Rut-
land fair grounds IN 1896. had his po-
litiCal being at the time. This fact
may or may not be indicative of po-
litcal liberalism today. but all eyes
are now turned toward Bryan's for
mer State.
Senator Gilbert NJ. Hitchcock. the
Democratic leader who tried to push
Wilson's League Of Nations through
the Senate, is candidate to succeed
himself, and without material OPPOSE
ton in his own party. The Republ1-
cans. on the other hand, are divided
as in other States along lines OF
! liberalism Robert b. Howell is the
progressive Republican candidate,
while Congressman Albert w. Jefferies
/ ~ the CONSERVATIVE iNepubiiNdH aS
pirant.
Until about two weeks ago the Re-
publican contest was between the two
men named. Al the present time
however, a new factor has appeared i"
the person of j.. II. Gustafoon. who Is
closely related to the American Farm
Bureau Federation. His appearance
In the United States Senate would add
one more 10 the farm blOe." He Is
President of the United States GraiT
Growers Association. He is said L
be less radical than BroOkhart, whC
won in Iowa, and much less so thar
Frazier, who defeated Senator Nc
Cumber in North Dakota.
/ If he is the only man who can de
feat the Democratic candidate th'
Nebraska Republicans will swallow
him and trust to Providence as II
Indiana and other States. This process
shows how political parties are oc
casionally born again without reall.
knowing IT. for TO win is politica
Observation-Disclosures Uowa) News.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-07-17
RIPPING HHYMFs.
by Walt Mason.
CHANGE OF CARS.

7 had n good old honest bus
used day after day. and with no
foolish sort Of fuss IL teetere1
on its way. There was 10 hin
il wouldn't climb. no mudhois
clogRed its gait: r. always got
me there on time, when J would
keep q date. But auto statesmen
laid for me. and jeered nv
ancient van: 1T - a grisvous
sight 10 500 you drive This also
ran, Let's sell YOU then 4 bet
ter boat. with every modern
curve. and down tina highway
YOU viii float. IN state. az you
deserve Re wise" they said.
this bus reject. a modern ono
obtain: no man can keep his
self respect. who drives 40 punk
a vain" have new one now,
my friends. worth going miles 70
see. but every passing hour 70
lends some kind Of grief 20 me.
Oh, rinktums odd and doodsda
strange excite nv breads and
fears. and when 10 lower speed
Ia change, 7 always strip tEs
gears. Whatever riuktura may
touch, irs always Il mistake,
and when I try to PUN tho
clutch I jam down on the brake.
I see my old bus going by. and
wall. Alas, Alack, IA give
a mansion in the sky 20 have
that tumbrI back" So my
bright auto daily lends a panz.
and sometimes two: old cars.
old shoes. old books and friends
are better than the new.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-07-17
MORE MILLIONS FOR ROADS

crossed the railroad IA times. Under
the direction OF expert engineers ths
Federal aid road VIII eliminate ls OK
these crossings.
plan now the financing ~ high
ways for the future. and place high
way transportation. which has come
10 bo an indispensable part II our ma
tionnl life, on firm foundation" Is
the advice given by Thomas n. Mac
Donald TO every voter, taxpayer and
legislator Mr.. Macdonald is tho
chief Of the Federal Bureau Of Pub
tic Roads. we are starting out 20
construct q system Of highways such
as no nation ever before constructed.
The nearest approach 10 Il is foufd
in France and Germany, and the area
Of neither of those countries IL as
large az Texas. This great under
taking Is entered into because high
ways are not luxury. but supply a
real service, have a real earning
capacity. and have become n national
necessity"
When and where man first begas
10 build roads Is not known. That
it was long, before the beginning =,
authentic history IS certain. Further
more the construction Of such works
as the pyramids 81 Egypt and tho
great walls and hanging gardens Of
Babylon could not have been accom-
/ pIlshed without tho existence %
roads for the transportation % ma
terials and supplies.
But whatever the beginnings ~
road building It appears that it has
been ieft II this country 70 carry the
art to its final fruition. We are lend
ing tho world at the present time ana
! tho policy that IS being carried out
meets with such widespread popular
approval that there IS no likelihood Of
It's being abandoned
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-07-17
rHK nusK PRoyOKRs WAR.

II may not bc generally known, but
Il Is fact. that Secretary OF State
Alden r. Benson OF Dover In = poet-
True, ne has not achieved tho fame Of
a BYRON or . Tennyson, but no has
good standing In his homo oommu-
nifty. and his rythmic carnations arc
read with appreciation and pleasure
by many OF his homo people. And they
are afforded opportunities for this en-
joymcnt by frequent publications of
his cfrusions In tho columns OF tho
Dover Index.
SECRETARY Bcnson's selection OF
pre~a medium has brought about war.
IL has angcrcd tho Dover State Sem
tinel, organ Of tho anti-du Pont or
ganization faction. which inclincs to
nscribe Secretary Benson's selection
Of a paper 70 print his poems rs somc
sort OF a Bipartisan combination"
for political effect. Benson. by the
way, Is a sturdy supporter Of the du
Pom, organisation OF tho party.
Naturally, tho Dover Index, which
Is a Democratic paper. resents the
scntinel's imputation. eand insist, 1t
has nothing to DO with tho State Sem
tincls factional quarrel with Secretary
BENSON. which no doubt Is true. 1--WE
like his verses and shall continue to
print them whenever we choose" the
Index dcnantly declares.
Thus has tho muse4provoiSed jour
nalistic war. "a we'll as n partisan Re-
nub,,can w,r. Mt tho state Capital,
and the battles are now on. Tho
Sent,ncrs war against Benson is In
cited by the bitter feud In tho Repub-
lican party. Secretary Benson. how
ever. IL Mt least assured OF a medium
Of publicity for his poetic illusions
and may employ them In firing MOI
shot into tho camp OF his partisan
enemies. We hone nc will. II SO. they
Will have n good chance Of finding
evcn wider publicity and general read
ing than may he afforded by the Dover
paper which is pleased to give space
10 nj. other poems.