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Decorah public opinion., 1922-10-18

Funke and family of Decorah. Mr..
and Mrs. Joe Leibold and family and
Mrs. Albert Leibold of Fort Atkin-
son.
]. P. Kuhn of Fort Atkinson paid
Ossian business visit Monday.
Alva Winn spent Sunday with
home folks in Castalia.
Sam Mckay of Colorado was. 3
visitor at the ID. Weitgenant home
Thursday.
Mrs. M. c. Dublar and oaughter
Betty went to Neilsville, iWs., Fri
day for visit at the home of Geo.
Brother.
Prof. Lien and wife were Decorah
visitors Friday.
Mesdames Percy Bullard, Eva Gil
bert, Clara Gilbert, Jesse Limbeck,
Abe Oxley, John Havirland, Bert
Doane and G. Webster entertained
the Community Ladies Aid at the
American Legion rooms Wednesday.
Henry Summers of Dubuque came
Saturday for visit at the home of
Mrs. Amelia Brockman.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. Bills of Calmar
were Ossian visitors Saturday.
A. n. Schmitz of Milwaukee came
Saturday for few days visit with
relatives.
The o. H. S. girls were defeated
Friday in a game of basket ball with
the Luana girls. The score was
20 TO s.
Miss Dolores Hanson was a Cas-
talia visitor Saturday.
b. t. Gunderson of Dubuque spent
Sunday at the G. f. Gunderson
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Schroeder of
Lawler came Friday to spend few
Decorah public opinion., 1922-10-18
NORTHERN CANOE

Mrs. Nels Ophiem and son Edwin
from Williamsburg, Virginia and
Mrs. o. c. Johnson were visitors at
the John Peterson home last Tues
day afternoon.
The Rev. Havneros was a pleasant
caller with grandma Eggen Tuesday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. J. Ness and fam
lily were callers at P. Dan.elson's on
Wednesday evening.
Mrs. !. BrovOld returned home on
Monday afternoon, spending three
weeks at the Lutheran hospital at
IaCrosse, Wis. We are glad to re-
port that Mrs. BrovoId is gettine
along nicely.
Mrs. jim SevertsgIard and chill
dren called at the Adam Bender
home TO see her mother, Mrs H..
Brandt, who has been very III for
some time.
Will Coy and son were shedding
corn for Valentine Kern last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Peterson and
family spent Thursday evening az
Eggen's.
Decorah public opinion., 1922-10-18

Clifford Quandahl was pleasant
caller at the Edgar Thorsen home
Sunday evening.
Clarence Ramlo was business cal
Ter at Decorah last Saturday.
Quite a few from this vicinity at
tended the Y. p. S. at Hesper Sun
day evening.
Next Sunday evening the 22nd,
lets all go to Hauge's church in
Canoe.
Dan Danielson and son Lester and
Mrs. B. Eggen, Bjunola, and baby
drove to Spring Grove Sunday to see
Mrs. Danielspn who is at the hos
pital there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orlando Danielson and
children We're callers at Locust Sun
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Perry Kenyon spent
Sunday afternoon at Eggens.
Peter Danielson and family attend
ed the surprise in honor of Mr.. ana
Mrs. Sidney Ruth last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Barth and
daughter Lucille of Decorah were
callers at the Jack Ruffridge home
Sunday.
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days with home folks.
Mrs. John Ettedorf and son Philip
of Festina were Ossian shoppers
Saturday.
Joseph Kuennan and daughter Rose
of Festina were business visitors here
Saturday.
Mrs. Will Hauber and Miss Rose
Hawkes. of Calmar visited at the H.
j. Ettledorf home Saturday.
Mrs. H. j. Ettledorf and Miss
Leona Panlin visited at the Mrs.
Rose Hauber home at Calmar last
Thursday.
Mrs. H. Zweibohmer and daugh-
tor, Clara went to Lacrosse Friday
for a visit with relatives.
f. Limbeck of McGregor was a
business visitor here Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Dowd and
daughter Marie went to Elma Sun
day for a visit at the Reed Elwood
home.
Ed Tepee and wife were Calmar
callers Sunday.
Edna Hurley of Fort Atkinson
came Sunday for visit at the Ed
Dowd home.
Ralph Scheu came from Waukon
Saturday to spend a few days at the
G. F. Gunderson home.
Mesdames August Peck, Ernest
Frank and j. o. Meyer entertained
the Ladies Aid at the Lutheran
church Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Steen Johnson and son Leo
nard went to Postville Tuesday for
medical aid.
Monday evening at the H. L. Bo-
thel home the members of the Com
munity church gave Rev. Nothdurft
and family a farewell surprise party.
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will return home tomorrow. Mrs.
Taylor will take her brother Craw-
ford Sharp home with her and care
for him the rest of his days. Mr..
Sharp will be greatly missed by US
all, but it seems best for him to go
to escape the cold winter that is
coming on.
Ernie Ward and son Paul autoet
to Decorah Saturday on business
Mrs. Ward accompanied them as far
as Burr Oak. She visited Mrs. H.
VanVleit until their return.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Taylor anc
Mr.. and Mrs. Rupert Greenslade of
Decorah visited August Bergman and
family Sunday.
Ruth Lange is on the sick list
Henry Crawford is staining the
roof of Mr.. Brittendalls house.
Edd Jackson and Mr.. Ash are sid
ing on Brittendalls bungalow.
Willie Gossman had the threshers
this week.
August Bergman has been away
threshing all week.
Annetta O'Brien is working for
Mrs. Guy Bentley. We learned Mrs.
Bentley's health is improving some.
Mrs. BrittendalI spent the 10th of
Oct. with her sister Mrs. Shelley in
Burr Oak, it being Mrs. Sheley's 10th
birthday.
James Weldon and his mother at
tended church services in Burr Oak
and come to Bluffton and took din
ner with Brittendalls.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Baker of
Burr Oak visited Mrs. Bakers father
Sunday, Mr.. Taylor. a
Decorah public opinion., 1922-10-18
BLUFFToN

Pleasant morning, everybody busy.
Terry Mcconnell and Gene Hayes
each drawod a load of goods for
Frank 0'Brien this week.
Ernest Bergman assisted Charley
Dolley plaster and fix up their
house on their old home place this
week. Mr.. Dolly will move his fam
lily back on the home place this fail
near Bluffton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Taylor of Seat
tie, Wash, who are here on a visit
Decorah public opinion., 1922-10-18
BURR OAK

Mr.. and Mrs. Win Cray and Mr.
GTay's parents spent Sunday at the
Geo. Smith home.
Mrs. w. G. Reed and son Gordon
spent Sunday at the Geo. Gates
home near Harmony.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas Price of De-
corah attended the NJ. +. church in
Burr Oak and spent the afternoon
with Mr.. Prices mother, Mrs. Nancy
Price.
Mrs. John Gates and daughter
Mrs. Jas Headington and Mrs. w.
G. Reed spent Thursday afternoon
at the Ike Gates home in Canton.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Herman
Ieistekow a daughter, Oct. II. Con-
gratulatiOns.
On Thursday, Octo. u, at Preston,
Mimi, occurred the marriage of Mr..
Cady Potter and Mrs. Mary +. SAT-
ford, Mrs. Stafford has made her
home with Mrs. Jane Fredenberg for
some time and the groom is we'll and
favorable know and we all join in
extending congratulations.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ike Gates ana
daughter Mr.. and Mrs. John john
son of Watervlle spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Nelson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Burrows re-
turned home. after spending several
days in and around Decorah.
Mrs. Emma Ackerson spent sew
eral days at the Alva Norton home
in Decorah.
Ivan and Henry Walton returned
home after spending some time in
North Dakota. a
Will Evans returned home last
week after spending several weeks
in the Dakotas.
Mrs. Mary Stafford was called to
her sons one day last week to care
for his wife who is very sick.
Mrs. Allie Trouten came last week
TO care for Mrs. Fredenburg while
Mrs. Stafford is away.
Mrs. M. o. Satire spent last week
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Haas at Decorah.
On Oct. 10, Mrs. Harrison Shelley
was happily surprised by ner reia- |
tives. 1t being her birthday. They |
ali brought will filled basket and a |
lovely dinner was served and we all |
join in wishing Mrs, Shelley many !
more happy birthdays.
Born Monday, Oct. 9, son to Mr..
and Mrs. Roscoe Wicks. Congrat-
ulations.
: Herbert Van Vliet made a business
trip to Cresco last week Monday. !
Mr. and Mrs. Fremont Cox and |.
SON Sidney came Sunday from Hok-
ah, MIMI, Sunday afternoon to bring |
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Smith home from
a visit at their home.
Mt Luther Reed made business
trip to Burr Oak on Tuesday.
Miss Bertha Wade spent last week
,-;sh her sister, Mrs. Earl Ferris.
= fed . ;itif dtaeFaf 2fai'ahgI
sunday, 10 o'clock A. M. Sunday
school, II o'clock Divine Worship In
English. Every Friday evening |
choir practice and every Saturday at
2 p. NJ. Catechetical instruction. Z.
Pieper, Pastor.
The third annual sale of the ladies
aid society of st. Paul's United
lutheran Church will be held at the
Burr Oak, hall on Wednesday, Octo-
Der %. A dinner will be served, the
tickets will be for adults 35c and for
children 15c. Many useful things
viii be sold. All members and
friends are cordially invited to be
present. ...a...g.I
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-13
Actors Starving In Germany
AS Hard Times Shut Theaters
Onetime Leading Man Glad to Drop Role q
Hero and Weld Pick of Miner TO
Obtain Living Wage

BERLIN. Aug IL BY The Associated
Press Unusually hard times have
fallen upon the stage world of Ger
many. The economic difficulties which
have been distressing theatrical mat
ayers ever since the revolution have
thrown hundreds OF actors and &C
tresses out of employment and at the
same time closed many theaters.
To-day numerous directors are wait
ing until almost curtain time for the
winter season before entering into
contracts for the numbers Of their
casts. The artists themselves have been
SO hard pressed for means of gaining
livelihood that they have been turn
ing to other work. In one town in the
occupied territory an actor, who once
played leading hero parts, has taken
up the pick of coal miner, rather
than stoop TO minor part on the
stage, or accept salary which would
be low compared with miners wages.
This instance is said to be typical.
In the days before the war there
were more than two dozen fourishing
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-13

The first political gathering of the
women Of Nippon. therefore, was "a
scathing indictment of masculine and
machine politics. The first speaker,
Miss Asako Sugai, minced no words,
launching fiery attack on the time
honored gospel Of the Three
0bedienees. "For some twenty CEN
turies," she declared. "the women of
Nippon have been doomed to PROSTATE
themselves to the parents. to husbands,
and to their own children in the name
of the beautiful virtue Of the Three
Obediences. They have been robbed
of their social rights in the name of
the -wife-and- wise mother doc
trine."
This is something stupendous. The
holy doctrine of the Three Obediences
of Women--obedience to their parents
when young, obedience to their hus-
bands when they are married, and
obedience to their own male children
| when old-is the foundation upon
Oriental woman Is built. There is q
book called Onna Daigaku--the Ele-
mentary Learning (not the Great
Learning. as it is always translated)
for women. For years it has been
the Bible for the women Of Japan. The
whole ethical system Of the book Is
based on the Three Obediences.
| A new woman Of America standing
on broadway, denouncing the Bible as
the chief obstacle to woman's social
rights, Is almost unthinkable. Miss
I Sugai's denunciation of the Three
obediences amounted to something
| like that in It's daring and in it's effect
on the old-fashioned piety Of the peo-
pie. She told the people Of Japan that
they were deluding themselves with
the belief that they enjoyed constitu-
tional liberty in matters of govern
ment, even while they were sweating
under the yoke of absolutism. These
words were none too polite; they were
meant, though, every syllable, and
therein lie their value and signif-
canoe. The speakers condemnation Of
the present Cabinet was every whit as
honest and as biting as her attack on
the Three Obediences: she demanded
the instant removal of the present
Kato regime.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-13

%, 1920, in Toxic, with all due cere-
monies. Three women godmoth cred
1t; and leading spirit among them
was Nine. Akiko Hiratsuka, widely
known under her writing and speaking
name Of Hiratsuka "Raicho."
A small lady, Of no pretensions to
physical beauty, she possesses q daunt-
less soul. She was constantly and
ably supported by her two associates
and promoter with her of the associa-
ton, Nine. Umeo Okumura and Nine.
Fusae 1chikawa. Almost Immediately
after the birth Of the association Nine.
Hiratsuka visited different parts Of
Japan, especially in the Kansai dis
trict. She succeeded in establishing a
number of branches at Hiroshima and
elsewhere. And so aggressively was
the work prosecuted that the membe
ship of the association rose to 200 very
quickly.
The influence of the association also
was beginning to be reckoned with. By
October, 1920, the Seiyukai, the dom
inant political party at the time, with
the late Premier Hara ct its head. saw
the wisdom of getting into intimate
tuoch with it. SO it came to pass that
Mr.. Hirooka, one of the leaders of the
Seiyu party, entertained the leaders of
the New Women's Association at a
banquet at Fujmi-kan of Kands, in
Toxic. Such national figures as Mr..
Shimada (who has been member of
the lower house Of the Imperial Diet
ever since its first session in 1890, and
who has been it's president for three
of its sessions in 1915 to 1917), Taxa
hashi, Iwasaki and other Suyukai lead
ers attended the banquet. 1t was at
that dinner that Mr.. Eirooka declared
that thenceforth it was most important
for the politicians of the country to be
in constant touch with the leaders of
the women's movement
1t was at this dinner also that Mr..
IwRsaki remarked: This thing-equal
political rights fer both men and
women alike-is very excellent, of
course. But an age separates us from
the time of its realization" Mr.. Iva
saki was sitting next to Nine. Hirat-
suka. Nine. Hiratsuka's retort was
simple, short, final. 1t landed the
eminent M. P. like fish on q drv bank.
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definite has been said on this point
here, but it is a perfectly natural de-
duction 80 make.
The wisdom OF the directors of the
Institute in forbidding il to come to
any conclusions as body is thus sp-
parent.
That is one side of the picture: the
ether has been presented largely by
Mr. Crosby. Frankly he is not in
agreement with the scheme Of the
banker and the lawyer. His constant
appeal is that the United States should
not be committed to any hasty scheme.
He would have American war debts
stand as they are for time, reducing
the interest charges to q nominal sum
and extending the time of payment up
to say sixty years. He Is opposed to
the granting OF large loan to Ger.
many; he favors the granting of q
moratorium to Germany, and he would
have neutral body with en- Americas
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-13

II think there are many women,
wrote the author of "What Women
Want" ''who would rather have brick
thrcwn at their sex than a joke
in some matters brutality is less dan
gerous than levity." This is precisely
the point brought out in the leading
editorial of the Toxic Asahi' Cone Of
the most popular newspapers in Japan
in its issue for June 3:
First Of all, it is imperative that the
world at large greet this first step in
the political emancipation of our wo-
men with understanding and with sym
patty. We demand this attitude on the
part of society. -. And what &C
tually happened to these meetings at
various places which marked the first
step in the political activity of women ?
Is it not true that they were greet
ed with the ieers and ridicule of the
frivolous male audiences everywhere 90
Like the "Asahi' newspapers
throughout Japan welcomed the first
step in the Japanese woman's political
progress. This is significant. And the
church is with the press. The Kobe
meeting was held in the Y. NJ C. A.
hall. The Toxic meeting was held in
the Central Buddhist Hall. And both
the Buddhist church and the Christian
elements in Japan are solidly back Of
the new political movement. Like
the press and the religious bodies,
many of the leading politicians, as well
as fnanciers and business men. are
with the women in their fight for po-
litical rights.
This first tangible result came chiefly
as the harvest of three years bitter
and persistent toll by group of
women who make up the now widely
advertised organization-th first and
the only association of a distinctly
political complexion in Japan-the
New Women's Association. 1t was
launched on its fateful way on March
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-13

that "the task imposed on Germany
was impossible of performance" but
, he waited until his second session be-
fore he made his specific recommends
tions, briefly TO the effect:
First-That Germany be granted a
moratorium of from three to five
years
Second-That big international
loan be made to Germany.
Third-That the PREPARATION pay
ments be extended over long term
of years and that they be at the rate
Of S500,00O,Q00 annually.
Fourth-That the present PREPARATION
bill be reduced from S33 900, 600 900 to
about 1000, 100000.
Policy of Poincare Rule
On Indemnities Criticized
Mr.. Cravath was at pains to bring
out that he was in sympathy with the
attitude of the Poincare government
regarding German indemnities, but as
a practical man he regarded the policy
as unsound. There was an effort on
the part Of both leaders to fix respon-
sihility for the position in which Ger
many is to-day, and the Reparation
! Commission came in for certain
amount of criticism, but the bulk of
their case had to do with the present
and the immediate future. Mr. era
yath emphasized that he considered
his suggestions were in the best in
terests of FRANCE.
According to Mr.. Cravath there is
general agreement that s'no effective
plan for the economic regeneration OF
Europe and the adoption Of q rational
reparation program can be workea out
and put into operation without the
active cooperation of the United
States Though the leaders of the dis.
oussions here are appearing as experts
1t might be assumed that both Mr.
Warburg end Mr.. Cravath sneak al
least semi-officially. In that case IL
may be taken that certain American
banking interests are at least eonsid-
ering plans for hugs undertakings or
both sides of the Atlantic. Nethins
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-13
Institute Of Politics Furnishes Forum
For Plans 10 SOIue Var Debt Problems

rope. On the other hand 1t will serve
a useful purpose in furnishing a forum
for the exchange Of views on all these
questions.
During the last fortnight the mem
bers have heard variety Of views ex-
pressed; they have listened to bank
ers, lawyers, business men, publicists
and plain representatives of the peo-
pie. There has been agreement on
only few points. Sentiment has in
fuenced some OF the speakers; the
hard, cold facts of the situation have
dictated the utterances of others.
Paul M, Warburg, a former member
Of the Federal Reserve Board and an
international banker Of prominence
opened the discussion as one of the
joint leaders of the round table on
"The Rehabilitation of Europe" With
him at the first session was DR.. B. NJ
Anderson jr., tie economist of the
Chase National Bank of New York
Here We had the practical banker and
the theorist. They were in agreement
AT later stage Paul D. Cravath, the
New York lawyer, who has served in
an official capacity during the negotia
lions on these questions, assumed the
leadership of the conference. David F.
Houston will have his turn next week,
and during the fourth week all four
leaders will be in attendance.
Simultane ously, though at different
hours, Oscar T. Crosby, Assistant Sec
rotary of the Treasury under Mr.. Nc.
Adoo, has been conducting conference
on THE Problem of Inter-Allied
Debts" BY the very nature of things
these conferences overlap. Just as il
is impossible to divorce the political
from the economic and financial. it is
impossible to discuss debt cancellation
without taking indemnities into con.
sideration. The result. has been that
the leaders have attended each Others
conferences and injected their views
and personalities.
For Europe's Rehabilitation
Suggestion by Wafburg
Mr.. Warburg began rather cautious.
~; he dealt largely in generalities
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He threw out hints and suggestions
which might be expected to prompt dis
cussion and draw out differences of
opinion. While emphasizing the inn
portance of Russia in any general
scheme for world reorganization, he
said that for practical reasons she must
be left out of the present consdera-
tions. Boiled down, Mr.. Warburg's
suggestions for the rehabilitation Of
Europe includes:
First-The return to economic nor
malcy OF the European states in their
relations to each other, and, collec-
lively, in their relation to the United
States.
exchanges and prices as prerequisite
for the restoration of orderly COM
merce and trade, and that until a
country returns to some definite gold
exchanges stability cannot be obtained.
Third-The folly of making gold
loans to countries that are menaeed by
uncertain credit, heavy adverse trade
balances and large foreign debts.
Fourth-The necessity of granting a
moratorium to Germany liberal and
thorough enough to make it effective,
and the reduction of the ultimate rep
aration charges in cash or kind to q
reasonable and practicable scope.
mir. Warburg said that the tasks of
America and England would consist
primarily in the cancellation of some
of the debts owed them by the Allies,
and, with the assistance of some Of
the neutrals," the granting of Sub
stantial loan to Germany for the ben
eft Of herself and of some of her cred
itors. Finally, banking syndicates in
countries enjoying a free-gold stand
ard could grant credits to foreign
banks acting for the benefit Of the CEN
trail banks in countries returning to
the gold standard. Our Federal Re-
serve banks could assist in such moves
By gold loans or exchange purchases. !"
Next came Mr.. Cravath with even
more concrete and definite plans for
the reorganization of Europe. In his
tifst conference Mr.. cravath declared
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There were three policemen pres

There were three policemen pres
ent at the meeting.
No political meeting-he it male or
be it females ever complete in that
Land of the Gods without liberal
garnishing Of police officers. They
listened gravely to the speeches; they
did not stop the women. Which is
about the handsomest thing they could
have done.
Working Sisters Raise
Their Voices in Protest
Five days after the Kobe. meeting
the new women of Toxic gathered to-
gether in the Central Buddhist Hall
in Kanda, Toxic. The meeting was I'M
der the auspices Of the New Women's
Association Of Toxic, and some 1000
women attended. A paper by Mrs.
Kikue Yamakawa, wife of we'll known
socialist author, was read. She voiced
the sentiment Of the working women.
She held that the change in the OBJ
jectionable Article V Of thu Peace
Preservation Regulations was not a
great gain for the women of Japan
it was just small beginning.
"The basic defects in the existing
social system must be rectihed," she
declared, 'before che majority Of
women can hope for the day Of real
enlightenment" The factory girls
need something much more tangible
than the mere legal right to attend and
otherwise take part in political meet
ings. BY the basic defects in existing
society she meant the causes which
bring about the tragic conditions of
life for so many Of the women workers
of Japan; and Mrs. Yamakswa's admi-
ration for Soviet Russia came out in
no faint colors as she painted the Rus
sian women enjoying complete equality
with men.
Besides those at Robe and Toxic
meetings were held at Nagoya and