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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-07-12

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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-07-12
DEBORAH DRUM CORPS

revised and enlarged edition of the original poem
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-07-12

Oh those great delightful days
Spent in Mobiles sunny rays
When in palm and orange grove-we played and
strolled
And across the bay we went
Watching waves as day was spent
On excursion boats SO far away from home.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-07-12

Through New Orleans boulevards
There we played and there we marched
And on Worlds Fair Grounds we played to ouI
renown
All the honors we did get
From the immence crowds we met
.--.Is- a.lasting pleasure at our dear dear homes
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-20
FROM NOW ON

You had man IN here with YOU st
work on that safe, a man you called
Maggot, and YOU sent him. With that
dirty brand Of trickery of yours, to
bring back some Que you called Cunny
the Scorpion, with the idea that In
stead OF finding you and the moncy here
they would find the police There
was twisted, nierciless smile on Dave
Henderson's lips. Where did you get
into touch with your fricnds?' -
Rookie Skarvan's eyes We're rowing
again. seeking some avenue Of escape,
1t seemed. Dave Henderson laughed
shortly, unpleasanty, as he watched
the other. There was only the door
and the window. But he, Dave Hen
dcrson blocked the way to the door
and the window, as he knew through
the not too cursory examination he had
made of it when he had come down the
fire escape with the valises, was equally
impossible. It had been in his mind
then that perhaps he, himself, might
gain entrance TO Dago Georges 9 room
through the window--only the old
fashioned iron shutters, carefully closed
aud fastened, had barred the way.
"Wel,?' He flung the word sharply
at Bookie Skarvan.
"I-Baldy knew the Scorpion. "
Bookie Skarvan's fingers wriggled be-
tween his collar and his fat neck.
Badly gave me a letter to him, and
the Scorpion put one over on--on that
fellow on the floor. and got me n room
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-20

here upstairs. And when ] saw the
money going into the safe I beat it for
the Scorpion, and got him TO give me
bokworker, 80 he got Maggot for me,
and---"
You hadn't the nerve, OF course,
when you saw Dago George putting the
money in the safe, to tackle the job
| alone before the safe was locked -
There was grim, contemptuous irony in
. Dave Henderson's voice. You're the
! same old Bookie, aren't you--yellow as
the sulphur pit Of hell! !" His face
! hardened. Ten minutes, you said IL
, would take them to get back. It's not
very long, Boo6ic. And say two or
three minutes longer, or perhaps a
! little more, for the police, allowing for
! the time it would take Central TO get
! her breath after that nerve racking cry
for help you sent her.
"Or maybe the police would even get
here first-depcnding on how far away
! the station is. I'm a stranger here, and
! I don't know. In Lhat case, there
| wouldn't he oven ten mjnutes-aud part
of that Is gone NOW. There isn't much
time. Bookic. But there's time enough
| for you and me TO settle our little ac-
count. ! used to think of what I'd do
! to you when l got out on the other side
| of those iron bars. | used to think OF
it when ! couldn't sleep ct night in
my cell. ] kept thinking Of 1t for five
years, Bookie-nud here We are to.
! night at last, the two If US, you and
me. BooAe. ] overheard Runty Mott
explain the whole plan you had put
up TO murder ne, so there's no use OF
you lying, there's no use Of you start
I . har nTN'
/ got time TO do. You'd better clean
! house. Bookie, for there isn't room
enough in this world for the Two Of Us
! us-one of US has got to so
! Bookie Skaryan had crouched against
the end Of the desk again. He, cringcd
now, one arm upraised as though to
Narl off blow.
'What--what are you. going to
dof" The words came thick and mis-.
erably. Their repetition seemed all
| that his tongue was capable Of, What
what are you going to dc:
! "I can't murder you. - Dave Hen
! derson' face had grown set and color
/ less--as colorless as his tone. Il wish
TO God ! could It's coming to you
But can't There's your revolver on
Again and again, Bookie Skarvan' 5
tongue licked at his lips.
"NVhat do you n!ean?' be whis-
pered.
"You know what mean" Dave
Henderson answered lrvelly. Take
It"
! MY God!" screamed Bookte skar.
van. mo! My God-no! Not
that"
'Yes-that! You're getting what !
swore I'd never give you-a chance.
Either you or I are going puts Take
that revolver. and for the first time IN
your life try TO be man; or else I'll
fix you, and III fix it so that you
won't move from here until your friend
the Scorpion gets his chance at you for
the pleasant little surprise you had ar
ranged for him with your telephone
trick, or until the police carry you out
with a through ticket to the electric
chair for what looks like murder over
there on the floor. You understand
Bookie? I'll make you fight, YOU cur
It's the only chance YOU We got for your
life. Now-take it ~
Bookie Skarvan wrung his hands to-
gether. A queer grooming sound came
from his lips. lie was trembling vio-
lently.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-20

a spring TO ons side toward the door.
The revolver. ns though jerked des.
perate,y in the weak hand, followed
him. He flung himself TO, the floor. A
shot rang out. And then, as though
through the flash again. another pic
ture lived: The revolver dropping from,
hand that could no Longer. hold It., a
eraying face that. swsyed on. shoulders
which in turn rocked to and fro-and
then lurch--a tbHl--and the face was
hidden between out sprawled arms
and Daso George did not move any
more. s....
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-20
THIS BEGINS rur-srohY

Dave Henderson stenls 100000 which
Asrtin Tydeman gives him for Booitie
Eraryan 10 recoup racing losses. lie
piSes tho money aud serves five years IN
,rison, stubborniy keeping his mouth
sbut, both to the police and tho old gang
,vho are after the loot. Through various
bsynrds he Is brought to- New York,
sro,yd, Booklo Skarvan. trails Teresa.
tSe girl whom he loVos, to Hendersou's
hotel, and arrangos a deal with Some
.1cTens from q drugged sleep, insd-
ta,ina reform and an honest life. When
he looks for the money Il is gone. Then.
- bia surprise, Teresa Capriano enters
X. roonl and he knows he loves her. She
Iso1fesses I her love tor,. him. and urges
him to "go straight" Ho determines
,estoTe II 10 tho owners. In the at
,cmpt IN the dark HE fashiight illum-
Estes the sfsco OF Boohie skarvan.
AND HERE 1T CONTINUES
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-20
LITTLE BENNY'S
NOTEBOOK
BY Lee Paps.

Pop wns tackinE down the loose end
OF tho setting room carpit and wiasei-
ing and all OF n euddin he hit his
thum fearse crack with tho ham
mer and stopped wisseling. saying.
Owtch, blast Il, confound II. owtch.
And the end OF his thum started to
get all blue and funny looking, pop
sa wing, My life will be ruined II your
mother ever finds out how this hap
pened. I've bin teasing her for yeers
about hitting her fingers insted OF
tacks, 70 NUNS the werd, do you un~
derstand7
Meoning not TO say enything, and !
sed. Yes sir, and pop put something on
his thum and tied q peece Of rag or
round it and kepp on holding II out
stiff aa IL II felt diffrent from his other
thum, and Nora rang the dinner bell
| for suppir and we went down and the
| feret thing. mn saw was pops thum
saying. wy Willyum, watever did you
do 20 your thum?
! o, | broozed 1t a trife, nuthinR
werth mentioning, watts on the bill Of
fare this evening" sed pop.
But my goodniss. Willyum, you
must OF done more than brooze il a
little TO have IL all tied up like that
sutch looking bandidge. too, how did
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-20

Tho only remedy for II is for par
ente to get together and form nm iron
clad union. for what tho individual
parent cannot do, the collective par
enthood of tho country can do. Es-
|peclally Ia Mothers Union needed be-
cause mothers can rule the world II
they want TO. and make II n 1T place
In which their children may safely
| live
| Mothers can even control the FASH
ions, and they could make red flannel
underwear just as smart. and as much
desired by their daughters as orchid
tinted lingerie ia at present. They
could make decency as much the mode
In dress az vulgarity is now.
| For in mothers little black bag x
the money that makes trade prosper
ous, or dull and II the Amagamnfed
order of Mothers would issue the Nat
To-day that henceforth they would buy
nothing but modestly designed gowns
for their daughters. tomorrow the
show windows would display NOTHING
but confectious bullt on conservative
lllpes, and modesty would he the vogue
Picture houses and theatres would
give no more improper exhibitions u
they knew positively that not n single
young person would be permitted tf
attend them, There would be no more
vulgar dancing II fathers and mothers
put their foot down good and hare
upon Il. Let the parents of the coun'
try SEQ that their children only pa
tronize clean places OF amusement
land nothing but clean amusement
win be offered.
In union there Is strength. Tho chill
dren are already members OF n sor
of Bolshevik organization. sworn Z
resist all authority. and to know NJ
law but their own desires, and IT, Il
only hy~th parents getting togethe
land standing shoulder to shoulder tha
they can hope 10 regain their lost au
thority. and save their children Il
Il spite Of themselves.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-20
My Marriage Problems
Adele Garrison New Phase Of
Revelations of Wife
Adele Garrison $ New Phase o
Ccvyrsht 1921. by NewsrApcr = Ature Service Inc.

ported to her. and he had given her
the same answer. laconic No" But
today he added cryptic. mot about
him." stressing the pronoun ever 80
slightly.
What do you mcan?" Her tone was
tense. alert. aud l knew that she
senscd danger In his answer.
"Just Read This Letter"
There WAS report asked for to-
day." tho physician said slowly. OF
all mortality and accidental injury
cases occurring IN the hospital dur
ing the last month. OF course, that
covers n much longer time than the
Duration OF this mans injuries, but
-"
where did II come from?" Lillian
demanded, and there was that In her
infection which told me how impe-
tient she was of the physicians pom
dcrous periods.
ut apparently was simple request
from the police department OF New
York CITY" DR.. Petit answered.
"Of course Lillian retorted
That's an old and effective dodge, 1t
was answered. ! suppose"
1T had TO be-" the physician re-
turned.
There's one thing certain Lillian
said decidedly, "and this Is that I've
got to plan some way 10 keep track OF
that fellow when he gets out OF the
hospital. How long can you exercise
your authority to keep him absolutely
! incommunicadog"
without any stretching of tbs
truth, 1 can forbid any one save his
nurse speaking TO him for two weeks
! 30 come. Any physician would beai
mo out In this action"
Good" LILLIAN rose. and DR.. Peti
took the hint and his leave at th'
same time.
Two weeks" Lillian reflected, wher
( he had gone. "oh. for the old days
I before that hrother-cousin of yours
married katherine Sonnet and tool
! her away ont West / could certainl,
use her Just now"
She went TO her room and locke
1 herself I'm, and / knew that she wa
wrestling with the problem which III
seemingly innocuous request frou
the city police department had give
her. ! could do nothing to help hei
and / worried accordingly until b,
evening my nerves were nothing saw
n frazzlsd edge.
/ Jerry Ticer with the mail was a wei
come diversion. but as | sorted tn
letters. I pounced upon one addresse
in familiar chirography with feel
ing that there was something almos
uncanny upon receiving It on thi
particular day. When I had read II.
dashed upstairs TO Lillian's room an
pounded franucally upon the door.
Talk abou, the long arm OF our oil
friend Coiucidence!" / gasped. whe
I Lillian opened the door. arching he
eyebrows in subtle sapproval of m
haste. "Just read this letter fror
Katherine Beckett"
(To be continued).
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-20

DR.. Wilbur y. Crafts, superinten-
dent of the International Reform
Bureau says that there is Juvenile
crime wave sweeping over the coun-
try. As n result OF personal surv,y
of states he has found,
Seven minors to one adult IL the
ratio of those arrested now for crimes
The majority of big crimes--murder.
burglary and highway robbery--are
committed by minors.
, For every boy brought TO court for
2-crime. ten girls are arreatcd Tor l.n-
moral acts.
DIR. Craft says that the reason for
this alarming situation is simply that
parents are afraid OF their children
and the children know 1t. Fathers and
mothers are afraid to express an
opinion TO their growing children, be.
cause they dread the ridiculc of these
youngsters, Family discipline and pa
rental authority are things of the past
Left with no control but their own
sweet wills. the children take the road
to destruction Only parental failure tc
curb the young makes possible the
vicious movie, the dance hall, the 10Y
rides, and the demoralizing amuse.
ments of this day and age
This Is h terrible indictment of par
enthood. but no honest person car
question It's Justice
There are. of course, few chlldrer
who are degenerates. born with crimi
nal tendencies, There is larger mum.
ber. but still small number. of chill
dren whose youth is passed I'm an en-
vronment that fosters every evil i'm
pulse in their natures, and that make,
them old and wise in wickedness he
fore they are old in years.
But the great majority of childrer
come OF decent people. and are reared
in decent homes. and when these &,
wrong YOU must put the blame wher
{ belongs--upon the shoulders OF tn
| fathers and mothers into whose hand
a plastic soul was given and VIII
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-20
ROAST LOIN OF
VEAL FOR DINNER

4 reader friend has written 10 ask
me to publish a dinner menu with
roast loin of veal as the meat dish. /
think she VIII find the following de-
llcious;
Corn Chowder
Roast 14oin Of Veal, Sage Stufflng
Mashed Potatoes Onions
Lettuce. French Dressing
Coffee Lemon Pudding
Corn Chowder: Fry ! medium sized
onion and tablespoons Of butter until
yellow, then add 3 cups OF sliced raw
potato. 8 cups of boiling water and ?
teaspoons Of salt; cover and let boil
untu the potato slices are soft, then
add can of corn. quart OF milk and
cracker rolled fine; boil few min
utes longer. add butter and salt 10
taste. and serve very hot.
Roast I.oin az Veal: Wash the loin
and rub it thoroughly with salt and
pepper. Take out the kidney. roll up
The meat and let stand in the refriger-
ator for ! hour. In the meantime
making a stuffing of bread crumbs
/ seasoned 10 taste with salt, pepper
/ and sage: moisten this with little
/ hot water and melted butter and add
II egg. New unroll the veal, put the
/ stufing inside 1t. and tie II tightly
with cotton sprig. Put thin slices Of
1 fat pork on top OF the roast (mak-
/ ing gashes in which TO insert theml.
] Place the roast in the dripping pan
with the thick side down and bake in
a rather hot oven. In a half hour
I hot far IN thu mud
/ baste often. In another half hour
| turn the roast over and. when nearly
| done, dredge lightly with -four and
haste with melted butter. Before serv-
/ ing, remove the twine. A four-pound
roast viii require about two hours
| Of baking.
To make the gravy. skim off the far
| from the pan drippings. thicken with
/ flour and water mixed TO paste. sea
son, with salt, let boil up g. moment
strain and serve.
Lemon Pudding: Sprinkle u tea
spoon OF salt over cups Of bread
| crumbs and then add cups Of boil
ing water; stir in the yolks Of eggs
/ u cup Of sugar, the grated rind OF
lemon and cups of sweet milk. Turn
this mixture into baking dish and
bake in a hot oven until IL wheys
Then take it from oven. squeeze tht
Juice OF the ] lemon over it, cover i
with a merinxe made OF the heater
whites of the two eggs sweetened with
Il cup Of sugar, and return the dist
to the oven TO brown. Serve very cold
Or serve the following:
Apple Snow on Sponge Cake Slices
Pare and core three large tart apples
and cook them in a saucepan with {
very ht,le water; when tender pres
them through a sieve and set aside L
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-20

asleep the Princess stole down the
stairs tn the palace kitchen 10 see IL
there happened 70 be some place into
which ehs had not looked.
n wac MONDAY and warm and all
the servants below stairs were asleep
700, which gave The sinquisitive Prin-
csse every chance 20 look about
A; last she came 20 door which
shs had never before seen, a little
door 40 low that when she opened II
she had 90 stoop 90 80 through. But.
although it was quite dark her curl
oss,y was so great she did not feel
afraid
The door closed behind her and the
Princess found herself IN long pas
saEe which was - dark that for a
few seconds she could see nothing but
bis clsners.
At lar. her eyes became accustomed
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-20

failed to mould II into character
of strength, and use and beauty
Nine times ont OF ten when n child
goes wrong. It's sins arc upon It's par
cnts' heads, and yet there are very
very, very few fathers md mothers
who do not earnestly desire to rear
.heir sons and daughters into good
men and women. Their duty TO their
children lies heavy on their conscien-
ccs, and they make more or less effort
towards trying to control their young
sters.
| But they md their efforts thwarted
| by other peoples children. Their au-
| thority s set Mt naught by tho girl
next door. All OF their teachings are
laughed TO scorn by the boy across the
street. Their opinions. their wishes, are
ms, nothing In the face of what every
body in school is doing,
] No mother can want TO see her
daughter go forth half naked TO a
ball No father but must shudder as
he thinks, OF his innocent little girl
6ancing with her cheek resting against
the face of some roue. No man who
knows that the old name of tho aus
tomobile. 'the devil wagon" Ia well
chbsen when young boys tear madly
Iaround in them at all times of the day
and night. No mature uan or woman
but realizes how demoralizing to the
young are the lewd pictures. and seS
plays which mere children so 20 see
The individual parents would gladly
Keep their children unspotted from the
world, but they can't do IL as individ.
luals. Mamie viii roll her stockings ant
show her bare knees because all th,
bother girls are doing It. Sally Will
dance cheek to cheek because she vii
have no partners If she doesn't. All III,
other boys have the use of their In,
thers' cars. and johnny considers him
self martyr unless his father let's min
use his. And so II goes. all down tbs
lire of the wild. uncontrolled young
hurtlng to destruction.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-20

10 the dark, and FAR down the passage
the Princess saw a. tiny bright spot,
oh" said she, Il must find out
what that Is" So down the long pas
sage she ran, and the next thing she
saw was big room the walls Of which
were of stone. There We're little
square windows on each side of the
stone walls so high from the floor
that the Princess had to climb up in
a chair 10 look out. for the minute
she saw the windows she must see
what was outside.
When she looked out she saw that
the house she was in stood In a for
est, but she was so curious about the
room she did not run outside TO look
about. She wanted first 10 open a
door she saw at one end of the room.
The door had n latch which was so
high that she had to draw chair
across the room 10 stand on 10 pull it.
The door opened with SLOW swing
and the Princess saw on the shelves
In the closet many Jars filed with pre-
serves. But II was jar of big yell
low plums that she most wanted TO
taste.
She jumped down from the chair
and drew IL along to the shelf and
climbed up and opened the jar of
plums. Then putting in her hand
she drew out between thumb and
finger big plump Juicy plum and
put il into her mouth. No sooner had
she tasted II than she felt herself
growing big and round like balloon.
Very much frightened now, The
Princess Jumped from the chair and
tried TO run out OF the closet, but the
doorway was too small for her TO pass
through. and therefore she was strug-
Cling when the door opened In the
stone-walled room and a queer little
old woman came IN with bundle OF
wood over her shoulder.
$50 you were peeking into my
closet" che said, and you ate my
magic plums Well, II you will oper
closed doors and look into things
which belong 10 others. something
worse than growing fat may happer
I 10 you some day"
The Princess now was so frightened
( that she gave one more try at squeez.
] ing through the doorway and through
she went with "pop!" The balloon.
like body had burst.
1t was q very scared little Princes:
! that the servants found sitting up II
I her bed crying when they came run,
ming 10 see what had happened, foi
all the time she had been dreaming
and had been asleep In her own bed.
Blu, after that the Princess did not
did not belong to her. for she never
forgot what the little old woman said
IN her dream, that something worse
than growing fat might happen TO
her II she did.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-20

II happin7 sed ma. and pop sed. reeiy
don't remember, It's 30 slitc, ah, stuf-
fed tomatoes, good, and ma scd. now
Willyum, how can you say you don't
remember wen II was serious enuff 10
bandidge W, sutch a bandiage. ny
dldent you ask ms 70 bandidge X Tor
you, Q Willyum. | bet 1 know how you
did II. bee hee. ! bet l know, and pop
sed. There's no law agenst betting In
your own house, pass the butter n you
reelg wuut 20 be helpful. and ma sed,
bet you hit 1t with the hammer. O
JOY. revendge IN sweet. you bit It with
the hammer.
Who sad [ did, II you keep on IN
that strane / warn you I'm going to
the movies by myself after supplr
sed pop. WITCH ma kepp on in that
strane aud rite after snpplr pop went