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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-04-12

Democratic Congressional Conference
The Democrats of the Fourth Iowa
Congressional District have been IN
vited to attend Democratic confer
ence at New Hampton next FRIDAY
f. J. Feuling, editor of the New
Hampton Tribune has been elected
Democratic committeeman for the
Fourth Iowa District, and ne mas
called the meeting to urge Demo
cratic citizens 10 enter the race 1oI
congressman from this district
The call states also the adyisaoliN
of Offering the American people an
opportunity to vote for Democratic ..,s
county candidates in every single
conntv in this district will also oe
ore Of the MAJOR matters up loi
discussion.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-04-12

The Spencer News Herald says;
"Most fellows who object to sol
diers' bonus are thinking of their poe
textbooks. They may talk about the
harm it will do the boys; that you
can't buy patriotism; that no money
will ever reimburse the fellows wEo
fought the Germans to a standstiII
in 1917 and 1918, and all that kind
of stuff, but in reality they don't
want to be taxed to pay for bonus
and that is the real reason they talb
against it,"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-04-12
CITY PAVING GOES
AT $2.S7 SO. YD.
Council Let Paving Contract for De-
cOrah Wednesday Night to Bemis
& Schlick of Des M0ines.
yIBROLITHIC CONCRETE
WILL BE PUT IN
Paving Work viii Start Sometime
This Month. Council Feels
They Got Good Bid.

More paving VIII be done In De-
corah this year. This question was
settled at the meeting of the council
Wednesday night, when they let the
contract for paving Water Street
from the bridge at the Milwaukee
depot as far east as the creamery,
and Montgomery street south to
Broadway, stopping at the NARROW
corner. The alley in the rear of
the Rasmussen, Kjome & Son grocery
store will be paved as far west as
the Posten office, the alley in the
rear Of the Posten having been paw
ed some time ago.
!. The bids for resurfaCing Washing
ton street from Mott & Co.'S corner
to the bridge over Dry Run were
rejected. This block is paved with
brick, but the brick have been taken
up in fixing water mains, etc. so
often that the street has become
very rough. Nothing will be done
at the present with this block.
Four paving contractors had bids
in. Contractor Fred Carlson, of De-
corah, was one of them. Mr.. Carl.
sons bid was $500. There are many
here who would like to have seen
Mr.. Carlson get the contract, as
they know he does high grade work,
but his bid wouldn't permit the
council granting it Other bidders
were:
Dearborn Construction Co., of Wa
terloo, $2.9S, per square yard.
Wishard & Smalley, Of Charles
City 1921, per square yard.
Bemis G. Schlick, of Des Moines,
$2.S7 per square yard, and the con-
tract was awarded to Bemis &
Schlick.
Vibrolithic paving is said to be
very fine grade of paving, and
something that will please the peo-
pie very much. When finished it
will be 712 inches thick. The con-
tractors will put in the 712 inches
of concrete and other material and
then 11a inches of quartzite or
granite on top of all this and then
put on a vibrator and work it in
until they have it down to the re-
ouired re inches. This last dress
ing takes out all air and water and
makes it solid. This particular paw
ing has been down for IL years on
the West Dallas, Texas, Pike and mas
encountered the heaviest kind Of
traffic and there isn't crack in it.
The paving work will start some
time this month and the contractors
will start in at the fair grounds and
work up to the Water street bridge.
A number of sewer and water con-
nections have to be made on Water
street before the paving goes in.
The street will be 33 feet from curb
to curb, which will give. plenty room
for traffic. On Montgomery street
the width will be 80 feet.
Now if the board of supervisors
will get busy and putt in a new
bridge over Dry Run at the Mil
waukee depot, an improvement worth
while will be made. This bridge
should be widenened, which every
body will admit, and we can't see
any reason why this work shouldn't
be done at once.
One thing dead certain the paving
will be put in right under the watch
ful eye of City Engineer Hanson,
as he is an official who will let moth
ing get by unless it is done right.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-04-12
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
For County Recorder

I hereby announce myself as a candt-
date for the office of County Recorder
of Winueshiek county. subject 70 the
decision Of the Republican voters at
the primary election June ., l92Z.
ALBERT HAAIMERSNESS.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-04-12
For Supervisor, 5th District

The undersigned wishes to announce
his candidacy for the office Of Super
visor of winnashiek County for the
Fifth District. Decorah, Madison and
Glenwood township, subject To the de-
cision of the Republican voters at tia
primaries on June ., ,.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-04-12

81 believe in fighting the enemy
with his own weapons!" beloved the
radical orator. "Tell me-" came a
voice from the rear of the hall, chow
long does it take you to sing a
wasp"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-04-12
GILBERTSON EqR
REPRESENTAlM.
Hon. o. Gilbertson, Representative
From Winneshiek County
Endorsed for Second
Term.
HENRY RUEN FOR
STATE SENATOR
Endorsed by Farmers Political Meet.
ing Held at Court House
Last Saturday.

The farmers political meeting held
at the court house last Saturday
drew out about one hundred or more
farmers and lively meeting was
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-04-12

The dog fills an empty place in
mans Efe-especially a shot dog
Adscript.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-04-12
For Supervisor, 5th District

! hereby announce myself as candl-
date for supervisor Of WiunesmCS cOun-
ty for the Fifth District, comprising
Bacorah Madison ana Glenwood town
ships. subject to the viii of the W.
publican voters at the coming primaries
ANDREW r IsTAO.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-04-12

A grammatical point to remember:
Hens set and lay; folks sit and lie.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-04-12

The skirts nowadays can be termed
the heighth Of fashion.
Evening star., 1922-08-20
LETTERS BY JUNIORS.
Miss Campbell Has Charge
of Child Correspondence.

0NE of the most important phases
" Of the famous youth movement
which is being carried on all over
the world and is one of the outstand-
ing factors for world peace is the
wonderful work being done by Junior
Red Cross units in all countries. Last
year there were 100000 Juniors in
the United States. and it is expected
that this years figures will show a
great increase.
In Czechoslovakia there are 1oo,4
900, and units are in state of or
ganization in France, England. Po-
land, Austria, Scotland. Rumania.
Italy, Sweden and China Belgium
has just made the preliminary ar
Japan is considering the proposition.
The Junior Red Cross is doing good
work in Russia through the labors of
the Friends Society there. Swftzer-
land has a f1ourishing junior depart
ment of the Red Cross. and splendid
work is being done by the units in
Australia. New Zealand. Canada, Ha-
waii and Porto Rico. There are Az
900 Juniors in the Philippine Islands.
Through these units of the society
a most interesting method OF inter-
national correspondence has been de-
yeloped on a practical plan by using
classes in different schools in the
various countries as the units. The
idea of a Junior Red Cross and the
idea of correspondence between units
of the junior members of the society
originated during the war, when.
quite naturally. the children of the
countries involved in the war became
interested in the children of those
other countries whose fathers and
brothers were fighting side by side
with their own or were fighting
against them.
Naturally. France. England and
Relgium were among the first which
interested the young American boys
and girls. and many gifts, as well as
correspondence, have been exchanged
between the pupils of classes In
schools of these countries. during
the war times the American Juniors
raised $4,000, 900 to aid the children
~ war-stricken countries, and they
have continued to aid them ever since.
They are among the most effective
sources of putting those children OF
war-worn countries on tnelr 1eee'
both financially and spiritually.
The correspondence exchanged De.
tween the classes OF the different
countries shows a wonderful feeling
Of frfendliness underlying every
nhrase. and the fact that each mem
her of a class which wishes to join
the Junior Red Cross must prove his
ELIGIBILITY by actual service. either
by earning his or her own funds to
he used for helping other children or
Evening star., 1922-08-20

things which. even at the price they
bring, are not worth buying.
We should get our keenest happi-
ness and satisfaction in our home,
and If we do not give to that heme
our best effort and affection how can
we hope to shine before the outside
world? II only the meanest things
are put into il; IL everything is a
makeshift and one shoddy thing
quickly replaces another. how can We
feel any satisfaction in it or revel
i'm its comfort. it's quiet restfulness,
its harmony and it's fulfilment of our
physical and spiritual needs?
A child, whose early Impressions are
gained in his own home, may have
his appreciation for, and pleasure in,
the esthetic and beautiful things of
life either developed or lost entirely
by his early environment, and who
shall say that these purely physical
surroundings may not go far toward
influencing, not only his mental
growth. but his spiritual and moral
nature as well.
To sum up briefly. when buying for
your home, look for the best value
at the lowest price. yes, but consider
first of all value. quality and ap-
proprla teness.
Evening star., 1922-08-20
LEADS IN ATHLETICS.
Eastern High Girl to Take
Course at Syracuse.

EASTERN HIGH SCHOOL has an
T. alumnus of whom students and
teachers are especially proud. She
is Cecilia Martin, better known as
Jack" Martin, who received a schol-
arship for Syracuse University when
she graduated from Eastern in 1921.
She was president of the famous Mer-
riu Girls Club one year while at
tending the school and organized the
very first girls rifle club in the city
at that school During her senior
wear she won the silver marksman-
shin medal and shot 40 out of so three
times.
Der of the basket ball team OF the
lantic championship for 1922. She
pIayed guard on the team. She also
Claims the honor of holding the south
Atlantic championship as a girl bicy-
Gle racer. having won in a race given
under the auspices Of the United
polo field tn July. ,u.-
During the past two years MISS
Martin has won silver cups at the
annual Eastern High School alumni
field meets for her expertness In the
dash and the high jump. In fact; she
is such a splendid allsround atniete as5
ing the goal which is now one of
her chief ambitions-getting a place
in the Olympfcs next year.
Speaking of ambitions. they seem
to be Miss Martins specially. When
she came to Washington. just a little
girl of fourteen years (of course, she
isn't SO awfully old now. being just
nineteen). she decided that she would
like to have the honor of being the
first girl page at the Capitol-ant
she almost got 1t, at that. But not
quite. They discovered that there
! really was clause in the United
girls from occupying these positions
and they could only be granted to
boys. Miss Martin put up a good
fight, however, and Representative
Kelley Of her state. Pennsylvania
Miss Jeannette Rankin and Joseph
her.
She was undoubtedly the younges,
woman lobbyist and could have had
a good position in the civil service
had she wished to accept 1t. but Mis-.
Martins father deemed it wiser tina,
Pittsburgh and won her first race In
Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, In
1912, when she became definitely in.
spired with athletic ambitions Sh.
will take the academic course OF
study at Syracuse. but will specialize
in athletics.
At present Miss Martin is book
keeper At the clubhouse Of the fed
eral golf course in Potomac Parl
and 10 adding q growing expertnesi
at this game to her already long Hs'
Of athletic aocemplishments. She die
not 90 to college last fall. because
she decided she wanted a Job, and
jobs bsinE quite acasce articles then
Evening star., 1922-08-20
Famous in a Day for Her
Beautiful Complexion,
Oatmeal Combination Does 1t

The first application will astonish
you. 1t makes the skin appear
transparent, smooth and velvety.
especially recommend it for dark,
sallow skin. freckles. tan, sun spots,
coarse pores, rough skin, shiny nose,
ruddishness, wrinkles, and, in fact
every blemish the face. hands and
arms are heir to. If your neck or
chest is discolored from exposure.
apply this combination there and the
objectionable defect will disappear
as if by magic. 1t is absolutely
harmless and will not produce or
stimulate a growth of hair. Since
short sleeves are in vogue il is nee
essary to have beautiful hands and
arms and no matter how rough and
ungainly the hands and arms, or
what abuses they have had through
harl work and exposure to sun and
wind. this combination will work a
wonderful transformation. Thou
sands who are using it have had
the same results i have had.
NoTE-To get the best effect be sure TO
follow the complete directions contained In
every package of Derwillo. and II is SO sim
pie that any can IL. and so ine1pen-
sive that any girl woman can aford II.
Department stores and druggists guarantee
that there will be noticeable improve
ment after the first application or they will
refund the money. II is sold in this city
by the Peoples Drug Stores and at all toilet
counters under money refund guarantee.
Evening star., 1922-08-20

she accepted a position in local ten
IF You ever want to study other
people in what the movies call
close work in a ten-cent store.
said Miss Martin emphatically. You
some people say the funniest things.
One day an old lady came up and,
pointing to some hairpins clearly
labeled ten cents said: Miss, how
much are those ten-cent hairpins?
Another time a quietly dressed lady
all the pieces of braid on the counter
and then asked my opinion as to
which would be better for a dress.
silk or cotton braid. told her 1t
seemed to me it depended on the ma :
terial of the dress and how the braid
was to be used. She hesitated ione
time, then finally she said: Well, l
guess I'll think it over and then send
my dressmaker in to buy it later IN
the week."
While with the ten-cent store Miss
Martin edited a snappy little weekly
paper. complete in every detail from
editorials to .'did-you-know fillers-
in" This became very popular with
the employees. Miss Martin was an
editor on the Fastener for two years
while at the school.
Previous to her accepting the position
at the golf clubhouse Miss Martin
learned window trimming by pracu-
cal experience. and since then has
handled a number of Jobs" of such
work for small stores very success
fully 1t is by window trimming that
she intends to earn the money neces-
sary to pay for her college education
while at Syracuse. She leaves Wash
ington on September 10 for Syracuse.
and if she doesn't make the shop
windows and other things hum while
she is in Syracuse it won't be her
fault. She's one clever child.
Evening star., 1922-08-20
SPEED IN WORK.
Miss Walsh Studies Here
for Playground Duties.

MRS. SUSIE ROOT RHODES, su-
1N1 pervisor of the District play
grounds, is exceptionally and
justly proud of the unusual accom-
plishment Of Miss Anastasia Walsh
of Charleston. S. c., who came to
Washington, en- route for Columbia
University. where she was to study
playground work methods. Instead,
she stayed in Washington. took Mrs.
Rhodes popular course of training.
and broke all records by completing
the work with flying colors in seven
weeks. During the seven weeks Miss
Walsh did whole year of col
lege work under the direct super
vision of Miss Florence Chambers
and Miss Elizabeth Mahon. special
lists in training girls for the work
Of directors of Fairgrounds.
Miss Walsh, who Is only twenty
years old, Is a Charleston high
school graduate and had already
spent one year working on the play
grounds of her native city. She is a
Junior in college in Charleston. She
says that while there are four very
successful Fairgrounds in her city,
none of them have introduced the
Industrial work which has proved
so unusually popular here and which
is Mrs Rhodes own idea.
There are $4,000 children taught
this work every day on the Wash
Evening star., 1922-08-20
A Free Prescription Does Its Work
Overnight. You Can Prepare
It at Your Home.

New York-It is my own discovery
and it takes just one night to get
such marvellous results. says Mae
Edna Wilder. when her friends ask
her about her wonderful complexion
and the improved appearance of her
hands and arms. You can do the
same thing II you follow my advice,
she says. I feel it my duty to tell
every girl and woman what this
wonderful prescription did for me.
Just think of 1t. All this change
in a single night L never tire of
telling others just what brought
about such remarkable results. Here
is the identical formula that re-
moved every defect from my face.
neck, hands and arms. Until you
try it you can form no idea of the
marvellous change it will make in
just one application. The prescrip-
ton which you can prepare at your
own home is as follows: Go to any
grocery and get ten cents worth OK
ordinary oatmeal. and from any de-
partment or drug store bottle of
Derwillo. Prepare the oatmeal as
directed in every package of Der
willo. Before applying Derwillo
cleanse the skin thoroughly with
good cleansing cream hiska cold
cream 1 have found to be the besD.
Evening star., 1922-08-20

ington Fairgrounds and the enthusi
asrn and ability developed by the
work have attracted attention of
people interested in educational and
civic work all over the country.
Miss Walsh, who has just returned
in training directly under Miss
Mahon as member Of the regular
trainees' class. She then spent a
week on the New York avenue play
ground, where the facilities for ath-
letic sports of all kinds are excep-
week at the Garfield playground,
which is a federal park and is fur
| nished with model equipment do
mated for use there after having
! served its primary purpose as an
exhibit at the jamestown exhibition
! Then Miss Walsh studied at the
Georgetown and Rosedale Fairgrounds.
| where water sports are especially pop
ular.
Among the industrial lines Of
work which she took up so as to in
struct those on her home play
beadwork, hemstitchins, rag-rug
weaving, furniture making from
pasteboard boxes, house building apd
enameling
All in all. Miss Walsh spent an ex-
tremely busy seven weeks here, but
SHe fndQe many lEIeIuS do We'll do
| learned many things and proved,
| among other things. that there are
| many sides to the American girl be-
sides the too-much- talk ed about
super sophisticated fiapper side.
| Miss Walsh doesn't worry about flap
pers She thinks they are rather a
bore, in fact. She said:
Anybody can be fiapper and
! wear clothes just like everybody
else These fiappers don't use any
| brains or cleverness in picking out
| their clothes or their talk, which
they simply memorize from magD
zines and newspapers, or their ac-
tions in any line. They're not a bit
original. Now, to my mind, 1t takes
a girl with real backbone to dress
as she believes suits her individual
ity and to do and say the things
which she has. in her own mind, de-
cided were the right things for her
to do, not because somebody else
was doing them and they seemed
right for them, but because they
seemed the things for her. as an
Individual"
Miss Walsh surely seems to be
taking her own prescription and FILL
ing it very satisfactorily.
Evening star., 1922-08-20
NAMES FOR GIRLS
And What They Mean

~EORGIA, sometimes called Geor-
name for girls in England-for
this is the feminine form OF George,
and St. George is the patron saint OF
that country-has a most unusual
meaning. II is interpreted as mean
supposed to be symbolized in this
name and the flower for d girl
named Georgia is the tulip. Just
why the philologists should have come
to this conclusion is hard to under
stand, but the name was originally ap-
piled to the kingdom of Georgia in the
central part Of Russian Transcaucasia.
bounded by the Caucasian mountains
on the north and the Armenian noun
tains on the south. II is thought prob
able that the name Georgia is form
of the old Persian Gurjestan. or one OF
the principal provinces, Guria.
There is a very pretty legend about
st. Georgia, who is said to have been
very virtuous maiden OF Clermont.
France. She literally starved to death
with perpetual prayer and fasting, and
when she was carried to her grave
gigantic flock of snowwhite pigeons ap-
peared and settled on top OF her coffin
ill il was lowered into the grave.
The most famous Georgia OF history
was undoubtedly the Duchess OF Devon
shire, whose exquisite grace ana charHi
were pictured in portraits by MANY
famous artists. She was the first wife
of the fifth duke and lord treasurer OF
Ireland: Before her marriage she was
Georgia Cavendish.
The name has many charming varis
tions Most prominent among them are
Georgiana and Georgina tEnglishl:
Georgette and Georgine (French), and
Georgeta (Portuguese). The oldest
versions of the name are Criena, the
Welsh form, and Seorgi, the Irish for
Georgia.
Evening star., 1922-08-20

no often people come to me and
ask for the cheapest thing" !
- have. either in cretonne or
an upholstery material, cur
tain net or a piece Of furniture. The
foremost consideration in their minds
is price. Beauty of texture and color.
suitability and durability Of the
article have no weight in deter1nin-
ing their choice, and it takes good
salesmanship indeed to sell them
better grade.
II it were the really poor people in
the quest for something which would
come within their limited buying
power they would have my full SYM
pathy and it would be my pleasure
to help them find the best thing for
their use, but as general rule this
is not the case. Nearly always people
education and refinement. appreciate
the fact that what they buy must
last a long time, and they know from
experience that only materials of
good quality will give the necessary
wear. Often. too. their love and ap-
probation for good things leads them
to spend more than they really can
afford to in order to satisfy very
natural craving.
1t is people who really can afford
much better who SO often, though
not always. by any means, are con-
tent to put the cheapest things In
their homes when they would not
think of wearing poorly-made cloth
ing of sleazy material or of serving
anything but the best food on their
table. 1 believe this is due to two
reasons In the first place. they
know they can easily replace an
article when it gets shabby looking;
and. too, a good many people rather
like to change things often. But
the primary reason is a real lack of
appreciation for. and understanding
Of. good color, line fabric. beautiful
line and proportion and excellent
workmanship.
OF course, it Is only natural that
the same things do not appear to be
of equal Importance to all of US,
and. while 1 may consider the home