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Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-05-21
Florida Girls to
Go to Paris for
Athletic Contest
Especial to The News)

Tallahassee, May 20--Anne Har-
wick of the Florida State College for
Women and Lucy Fletcher of Green's
boro, Florida, High School, will rep
resent Florida at the International
Track and Field Meet for Women in
Paris, August 20. The event will be
staged in the Pershing Stadium I'M
der the auspices of the Federation
This decision was reached Sunday
May Ia, when the results from the
Eastern tryout meet, held at the
0akesmere School, Mamaroneck, N.
Y, the previous Saturday were an
nounced. Miss Harwick made first
i place in finals in the javelin throw,
making a record of 1877 feet, 10 inch
es, and breaking the world record by
five feet. The new world record in
javelin throwing was set, however,
by Kathryn Agar of Oakesmere, who
made distance of 1874 feet, 8 IL
inches during preliminaries. She
failed to do as we'll in the finals. The
measure for the javelin event is ia
ken from the "both hand" throws.
Miss Hardwick also entered the
baseball throw and the shot put
events in each of which she ranked
second.
All during her career in the Flori-
da State College for Women, ITALIA
hassee, Miss Harwick, who is a Sc
nior now, has starred in athletics
where her individual scoring has done
much to win the championship banner
for her class.
Lucy Fletcher, freshman in Green's
boro High, was unable to attend the
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-05-21
Aboli'shing Twelve
Hour Day Does Not
Appeal to Capital
.By Associated Prennl

Washington, May 19-The practical
bility of abolishing the twelve hour
day throughout the steel industry of
the country will be studied by spe-
cial committee of five to be appointed
from the industry at an early date by
Judge Ebert H. Gary, as president
of the American Steel and Iron Insti-
tute. Authorization for appointment
of the committee to make a scientific
investigation Of the matter and report
its conclusions to the industry was
voted by forty one representative
steel manufacturers last night after
discussing the question with President
Harding at a White House dinner con-
ference to which they were invited
for that purpose.
President Harding's suggestion that
the 12-hour work day be abolished
for the good of industrial America
was approved in principle by the steel
manufacturers present without ex-
ception, Judge Gary, acting as spokes-
man for the Presidents guests, stated
after the conference, and the voted
unanimously for the committee inves-
tigation to determine its practicable.
ity.
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PAGE j

Schaefer today IS undisputed worlds
champion at 1872 balk line billiards
and is assured of retaining his titie
until at least next fall. The son Of
Wizard Jake" Schaefer, once tne
ideal, defeated welker Cochran last
night 500 to Ala in the final block OF
their titular match, giving him total
of 500 to 1888 for tfe contest.
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sent Florida in Paris in August if
Florida people evince enough inter
est in what they have done and can
do to give the money needed to send
them to Paris.
Their total expenses will approx
mate $500. Of this sum, Green's
boro has promised $3.50; Florida
State College 5000. Will the other
communities of the State raise the
remaining sum, so that Florida can
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he was not at liberty to discuss its
provisions.
Miss Talmadge charged Pialoglou
with cruel and inhuman treatment.
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|Schaeffer Retains
Title Of Champion
tBy Associated Press)
icago, Nav 19-"Younp ,Jal

be represented in the All American
team? Send all donations before
July 20 to Miss Katherine w. Mont
gomery, Tallahassee, Florida.
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Who Amt Seen Red?
Decorah public opinion., 1922-02-01
GRAVEL HUNTING BIG SAVING.
Pits Unearthed in State Save S2i3,00O
on Road Building

Ames, Iowa. - Gravel hunting
crews in search of coarse gravel for
concrete road building for the 1921
season saved the counties building
such roads and the state approxi-
mately $243,000 is the claim made by
the members of the state highway
commission.
Such crews have been part of the
working force of the commission for
the past two years.
Gravel deposits unkown or unde-
veloped were located and the materi-
al used on eleven of the paving con-
tracts in process of building during
the year. Examination was made of
210 different gravel deposits. These
were located in sixty-two of the
sixty-nine counties of the state.
The survey of road building ma
terial is being continued. Wherever
building project is being considered
the gravel hunters at once begin a
search for the most economical source
of materials. In most instances this
supply has been found in each search
during the construction.
Because Of the importance of the
work of the gravel hunters the com
mission has effected, according to the
reports, saving of $243,000 in the
cost of materials which would other.
wise have had to be furnished by
contractors.
In the two years of its existence
the cost of maintaining the grave
hunting department has been S73,
1926.
Decorah public opinion., 1922-02-01
HIGH SCHOOL WASTE OF
MONEY STOPPED
School Board Prohibits Foolish
Expenditures.

Cedar Rapids, lowa-Taxicabs,
flowers and other evidences of plenty
of money are to be tabooed for all
high school social functions here for
the rest of the year, according to
recommendation made to the
board of education last night by
]. d. Wardie, president of the board.
A young man will spend from So
to S12 on one social event." declared
the president. THAT is too much and
no social affair of the students should
entail such unnecessary expense"
The girls who are much in evil
dence at the $12 parties, were not
overlooked in the presidents rec
ommendation. Creations Of Paquin
and other famous modistes will be
frowned on by the school authorities
unless perchance they have been pur-
chased at economical prices. AS to
taxicabs, the girls are to resist their
admirers suggestion OF taxi aho
either walk or ride the plebeian
trolley, which the president declared
"wouldn't hurt lot of them to do.
Mr.. Wardie also cited flowers as un'
necessary for student parties.
No objection to the student ac'
tivities themselves was raised, but
Mr.. Wardie pointed out that IL
view of the fact that one of the
boys societies is trying to raise
money for fund to aid needy chill
dren in obtaining an education, tha
| much of this could be obtained i
| more economy is shown in the socia
life.
Decorah public opinion., 1922-02-01
Signs of Dishonesty

1t was noticed at pubic meeting
in one of the large cities the other
day, that the piano player had plac-
ed his hat and overcoat on the piano.
1t was limited to the musician that
the room would look better if these
articles could be placed in one of the
ante rooms.
But all the pianist would do was
to place his coat and hat on a chair
near his seat. "There were 2S over
coats stolen recently out of the Y.
M. C. A. building in this city" he
said, "and a mans stuff is not safe
out of his sight"
The attendants at Y. Nj. c. "A.
buildings are above the average, but
sneaks can work in anywhere. Such
conditions show the spirit that exists,
particularly in the larger cities,
where the crime wave centers. The
time when you could leave your
stuff in public resorts in such places
and feel confident of seeing it again
has gone by.
Decorah public opinion., 1922-02-01
Suspicious Fires

Total fire losses in the district IN
and around New York City are re-
ported to have been about twice as
much in 1921 as they were two
years ago. The underwriters are
asking for a 100000 fund to hunt
down people who commit arson. A
time of declining prices like 1921 Is
said to be temptation to dishonest
men to get rid of high priced stock
in this way.
The man who sets fire to property
to get insurance is the meanest kind
of a creature that modern life de-
velops. He not merely steals from
the pockets of everyone who must
pay premiums to cover his loss, but
he endangers life and threatens ruin
to every honest man whose building
may catch fire.
His crime is so great that courts
should impose the limit of the law.
A man who will commit this deed
has reached the point where the only
chance for reformation is the re-
Election induced by very extended
prison sentence.
Decorah public opinion., 1922-02-01
TRIED TO BREAK
OUT OF JAIL
Herbert N>- ' One of Sheriff Elling-
sons Pl"ce,s Caught in At
tempt y o.. Way to
Free.
HAD DUG HOLE IN
WEST SIDE WALL
Was Placed i'm Cell Where He Will
Remain Now Until the Grand
Jury Meets.

Last Friday about the noon hour
Sheriff Ellingson discovered the fact
that one of his prisoners, Herbert
Steinz, in Jail since December IL,
charged with the burglarizing of
the Leo Barthelme farm residence
three miles north of Ossian, had
made an attempt to break out of
Jail.
There is only one other prisoner in
Jail with Steinz. About the noon
hour Friday Dennis Horan, janitor
of the court house and Jail took the
other fellow out to assist him around
the court house, then Steinz got busy
digging hole in the west side of the
Jail. The sheriff's wife heard the
noise made by Steinz and informed
Sheriff Ellingson at the dinner hour.
The sheriff went up into the Jail and
looked around. He noticed keg of
sweeping compound standing against
the west wall and moved it out of
its position, discovering a hole in
the plastering about six inches one
way and foot the other. The hole
wasn't clear through the wall
though. The sheriff questioned
Steinz on what he had been doing
in digging a hole in the wall. AT
first he refused to answer, but finally
said he wanted to get out"
The sheriff thought different about
the matter and placed Steinz in q
cell where he viii remain until the
grand jury takes care of his case
next week.
Steinz was bound over to the grand
jury by Mayor w. M. Allen, of Os-
sian, under bonds of $4,000, which he
was unable to furnish.
If Steinz had been permitted to
work the entire afternoon of Friday
no doubt he would have had a hole
made large enough by night to lei
himself to freedom. Evidently the
old Jail is not the strongest bastile
in the country, and it looks as il
it is very easy for prisoners to dig
themselves out, if given freedom OF
the corridors.
Decorah public opinion., 1922-02-01
FEAR STATE BONUS DEFEAT.
Passage of National Relief Measure
May Prevent Iowa Bond Issue.

Des Moines, Iowa. - Prominent
members of the American Legion
were considerably wrought up over
the proposed bonus bill which is
scheduled to pass congress in the
near future, not that they do not
want the bonus, but they fear that
the passage of national relief meas
ure will place in jeopardy the pro-
posed bond issue in Iowa for a like
purpose. 1t is feared that if con-
gress comes to the relief of the SOL
diers the people of Iowa will take
the view that justice has been done
and the result will be the defeat of
the $22,000,000 bond issue.
A former service man and one
who saw hard fighting in France,
three times wounded, says he does
not believe the loyal people of Iowa
will take a narrow view of the mat
ter, and whatever the government
may do will have no bearing upon re,
suits in Iowa, as state pride in the
loyalty and devotion Of her noble
sons will insure the bond issue {
tremendous majority.
According to the provisions of the
act passed by the thirty-ninth gen
eral assembly the bond issue mus
be voted by the people before the
bonus law becomes effective, and tht
matter will be submitted to the peo
pie of Iowa at the general election
next fall rather than at the primar!
next June, as some have been led t.
believe.
Decorah public opinion., 1922-02-01
CIVIC CLUB HAD
VERY ACTIVE YEAR
Annual Meeting Held Jan. 2S and
Officers Elected for the
Ensuing Year.
MRS. L. J. CURTIN WAS
ELECTED PRESIDENT
Clubs Activities the Past Year Has
Been Most Commendable, With
Many Things Accomplished.

The Decorah Civic Club had a
very active and successful year, end
ing Jan. 2S, 1922.
The regular annual meeting held
on that date was for the purpose of
receiving the reports of its officers
and the election of the officers for
the ensuing year, which resulted as
follows:
Mrs. f. j. Curtin, President.
Mrs. Fred Reum, V. President.
Mrs. T. C. Hutchinson, Secy.
Mrs. Geo. Johnson, Treas.
A part of the activities of the
Club included the following:
The up keep of the Rest Room
during the year.
Vanishing and repairing furniture.
Building new bridge and fixing
road at the entrance of Dunning's
Springs. Also the bed of the stream
Decorah public opinion., 1922-02-01
HAVE YOU Been
FAIR WITH YOUR
COMMERCIAL CLUB
Have You Attended Meetings Regu-
lar And Given Suggestions
For Carrying Out of Its
Work.
IF YOU HAVE
YOU HAVE BEEN FAIR
Resolve to Give the Club Square Deal
in 1922 And Do All in Your
Power to Increase the
Work and Efficiency.

Have you been fair with your or
ganization? Have you attended all
meetings to which you were called
Have you given suggestions for the
carrying out of its work? Have you
done all you could to aid it in ac-
complishing the things it should? If
you have then you have been
fair to it and have showed your sense
of duty to your community. If on
the other hand you have criticized
the work of the Club without sug-
gesting ways to improve it you have
not been fair. Telling the staff and
the Board what should be done is
not the end of your work. To solve
its problems you must share the
burdens, boost the work, acquaint
yourself with the full W -Aie. -"
the departments and MIS- u ~
become an active W.
have been fair and'rrison, Pastor.
to this organization, y
dered worthy service z, j, !,
Make this resolution for 19Za..A ~
81 will give the Commercial Club "a
Square deal in 1922. will do all in
my power to increase the work and
efficiency Of the organization by reg
ular atty rnce at meetings, both
general ard commi.tee meetings
when called upon, by prompt pay
ment of dues and hearty cooperation
in all undertakings for the upbuild-
ing of Decorah. | will work with
the Commercial Club for a Greater
Decorah.
Decorah public opinion., 1922-02-01
More Waste

"Are you aware, sir" solemnly de-
manded the gent whose countenance
was as elongated as that of vener-
able horse, "that there is three times
as much money spent every year in
America for tobacco as for educa-
ton, nine times as much for chewing
gum and fifteen times as much for
soft drinks ?"
81 have never taken the trouble
to inquire" replied ]. Fuller Gloom,
"but | am convinced that there is
about eight hundred times as much
paid to reformers for blatting about
il as they are worth.
Decorah public opinion., 1922-02-01
L. c. SPLENDID
IN EVERY WAY
Luther College Paid High COmpli-
ment by Mr.. Arnett of the
General Education Board.
EXPRESSION MOST
GREATLY RECEIVED
1t Good News to the Friends and
SUPP tiers of Luther College
s. Everywhere.

The following clipping from the
Lutheran Church Herald for January
"a is of more than usual interest to
the friends of Luther College since
it is an expression from the re-
presentatives of the General Educa-
tion Board, a committee which be-
sides being one of the accrediting
agencies in the United States to be
really reckoned with is also in con-
troll of the funds of the Rockefeller
Foundation
splendid in Every Way
Last October, DR.. Buttrick and Mr..
Arnett of the General Education
Board paid Luther College visit
with a view to determine whether the
board should aid the college finan-
cially in case an effort was made to
increase the endowment fund. Re-
Gently, | received letter from DR..
l.. Hektoen, a graduate of Luther
College of the class of 'S3 and pro-
fessor of pathology in the University
of Chicago, in which DIR. Hektoen
says: "The other day / met Mr..
Arnett, and it was great pleasure to
hear from him shat Luther College
is just splendid in every way, and
that is what | wanted to tell you
now before l forget the inspiration
to give you a touch of the genuine
conviction that prompted the state
ment." ->~-
1t has always been a matter of
great concern to the faculty and
friends of Luther that the college
should do good work and be recog-
nized as first class college by uni
versity authorities whose duty it is
to inspect colleges and determine
their standing. 1t is no small matter
to maintain a reputable college in
our day; and it is, therefore, a great
encouragement to learn that after
their visits to the college DR.. Butt
rick and Mr.. Arnett think that
Luther College is just splendid in
every way" This will be good news
to the friends and supporters of Lu-
ther College everywhere. Luther has
reached its sixty-frst year and has
already performed very important
service for Church and State. But
the college is young and vigorous in
spirit, and hopes, by the blessing of
God, to render a service to our
Church that shall amply repay ev-
cry effort made by our people to
increase the facilities of the college
and maintain it as an institution of
recognized standing.
1t is also an encouragement to
know that DR.. Hektoen continues to
take a lively interest in the welfare
of the college. As already stated in
a former communication to the Lu-
theran Church Herald, DR.. Hektoen
is one of the leading authorities in
the world in his field of medicine and
lis one of -Luther's most eminent
graduates. He is very busy mar
and was prevented by his duties
from attending the sixtieth anniver
sary of the college and delivering al
address at the alumni banquet; bu
has has promised to come to De
corah this school year and deliver {
lecture to the students.
OSCAR l.. OLSON
Decorah public opinion., 1922-02-01
Friday Febl'sss;;: !: ';1isss. s;,s::; Ss,:s.
GIVEN BY in Bown
Valdez, < !. 8. COLES,


walton Army drive. $106.95 was paid
for rat tails. making total Of
|21,390 rats caught, besides those
that died, from poison put 2eat in
eArieis ,...ees, - 49, - ~
The Rest Rooms have been used
&c times for church and other or
ganizations sales during the year,
besides for many Commercial Club
meetings and for all Civic Club
meetings.
Several committee meetings are
held each week by various societies
of the city and county.
Donations from the following were
hiUh1y annreciated.
Decorah public opinion., 1922-02-01
mo" TO A $500 CUT
Story County Farm Agent Refuses
$4,000 Salary.

Following their adopted plan of
complete retrenchment, the Story
County Farm Bureau asked County
Agent John Buchanan to consider
cut of from $4,000 to $4,000 in salary
for the coming year.
He refused.
His resignation was accepted and
the new county agent will be elected
at the next meeting of the board.
Several applications have been re-
ceived by members Of the board for
the office.
When Buchanan was hired two
years ago he signed a three year
contract at $4,000 a year. Last
year the board of directors asked
him to accept a reduction, which he
did. When they asked him to take
the reduction this year he refused,
stating he could make more farming
for himself.
Mr.. Buchanan will remain in Story
county until March /, when he will
go east to engage in fruit farming
in the Niagara district. He has been
the county agent for two years, hav-
ing come from the extension depart
ment of the college.
Bennett Cut $1,000
Atlantic, Iowa-The farm bureau
director cut the salary of County
Agent L. X. Bennett $1,000. Mr..
Bennett has not indicated whether he
will accept. He is one of the leaders
among the county agents of the
state. He has been getting $4,000.
A motion to cut him to $1,S00' was
defeated 8 to 5.
O'Donnell Succeeds Albaugh
Ames, Iowa-Walter O'Donnell, a
farmer, living eight miles east of
here, has just been elected as coun-
ty agent of Carroll county and will
take up his duties March /, sue
ceeding County Agent L. G. AL
baugh in Carroll county. Albaugh
has accepted a position in the ex-
tension department of Iowa State
college here.
Decorah public opinion., 1922-02-01
O'Donnell Succeeds Albaugh
Cresco Defeats Decorah Girls

The girls of the Cresco high school
defeated the Decorah girls in basket
ball game by score of 16 to 8 in last
Fridays game. The girls showed a
good grade of basket ball on both
sides but the fair ones from Cresco
out classed the home team in bas-
ket throwing and team work. The
result was that the local five were
forced to come out with the smallest
score to their credit.
Decorah public opinion., 1922-02-01
Doctor to See Passion Play.

Waukon, Iowa,-Doctor Otto
Svebakken of this city will leave
next week for the holy land. He
will go from New York to Gibraltar
and to Mediterranean sea ports in
southern Europe and northern Africa
including Palestine in Asia. He will
see the Passion play and spend six
weeks in study.
Decorah public opinion., 1922-02-01
DECORAH'S OLD
DRUM CORPS
Reunion of the Boys of 1876 and
@ 1897 to Take Place in Decorah
AT Homecoming i'm August.
THE CHAMPIONS
WILL MARCH AGAIN
They Are Coming From All Quarters
OF The U. S. For The Grand
Reunion OF Old Decorah
Boys And Girls.

The famous old Decorah Drum
Corps which brought fame to De-
corah years ago was one of the finest
organizations of those days, and Mr..
.. o. Lomen, who was one of its
members has given US data concern
ing it which will be read with int
crest now, especially when it is ex-
pected that the "old timers" will be
with US again next August at De-
corah's homecoming.
The Corps was organized in 1876
and disbanded in 1897. About 80
members belonged to it at different
times.
In 1909 q reunion was held and
45 former members were in attend
ance. The record for the longest
service in the corps is held by Fred
Reum, of Decorah, who was a men,
ber from 1888 until 1897.
The largest number belonging at
any one time was in 1887, when the
worlds championship was won in
Chicago. The Corps at that time
consisted of eight piccolo players,
eight snare and two bass drummers,
one durm major and one color bear
er. The prizes won at that time con-
sisted of eight Monarch snare
drums, two bass drums and eight
ivory headed piccolos, valued at
$3.50.
v = 70. be regretted that the ele-
CANT six banner presented to the
drum corps in 1887 by the ladies OF
Decorah was later destroyed by the
burning of a dwelling house it was
kept in.
The corps made at least 35 trips
out of Decorah during its existence
of 81 years.
o. o. Lomen, author of the poem
printed in last weeks issue of Pub
lie Opinion, dedicated to the 1922
reunion of the old Decorah Drum
Corps, joined the organization il
1885 and was with the corps on twenty
Ave trips, serving until its disband
ment in 1897.
The corps never went on a triI
unless all expenses were paid, anc
good wages besides, sometimes.
Below will be found a list of th'
famous drum majors.
1st-George Scott.
2d-F. M. Coleman.
3d-Loren Miller.
4th-Arthur Mckay.
5th-J. F. Cutler.
6th-C. J. Weiser.
7th-F. M. Hughes.
Sth-N. A. Burdick.
9th-E. w. Stun.
1Oth-Harry Hitchcock.
The old corps had three differen
uniforms as follows:
1st-Blue National Guard uniform
2d-Grey with plush and silve
trimmings, grey helmet, white plume
plush shoulder straps with letter
d. ID. G.
3d-Scarlet red with gilt epaulet
and trimmings, scarlet helmet an
large white plume.
Besides the foregoing, in 1896 tn
Mckinley Club of Decorah furnishe
the boys with white caps and coat
for the election rally campaign.
Decorah public opinion., 1922-02-01
Negro Formulation

The last census shows that one
tenth of the population of the United
States are negroes. But ten years
ago the ratio was one in nine.