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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-05-24

and attempted to pass c. w. knight
who was driving his car, a. the in
tersection of the streets, when the
latter started to turn TO go wes,.
The driver of the car in which the
boys were riding swerved to avoid
hitting him, but did not succeed, and
his car scraped along the side of the
Knight car, going from there over
the curb and crashed head on against
hard maple tree. All the boys
were thrown into the air and the
car was completely wrecked. Charley
Knight was picked up unconscious,
and the others were somewhat hurt,
their escape from serious injury be-
ing little short of a miracle. The
starting handle Of the wrecked car
was driven into the hard wood for
two inches, and the car was badly
broken up. C. w. Knights car los.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-05-24
Chicken Has Four Legs

Mr.. VIM. Kramer, who resides in
East Dyersville, has a real curiosity,
which might become a candidate for
the kid" show of the circus. 1t is
four legged chick, born several
weeks ago. The chick, apparently
does not care to join the ranks of
the quardruped family, or it insists
on using only two of its legs, al
though all four are we'll formed. The
freak in poultrydom is attracting
considerable attention -Dyersville
Commercial.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-05-24
Ringlings's Gifts to BarabOO

Barabco is a fortunate city, the
home of the Ringlings, circus people,
who started on: from Prairie du
Chen about 40 years ago, and built
up the largest travelling amusement
enterprise the world has ever known.
One of the five brothers, the second
in age, was Al T., who married Nc
Gregor girl, Miss Giese, and they
had a son, Richard, who survives
the husband and father, who died
some three years ago at his Baraboo
home.
Before Al Ringing died he gave the
city of Baraboo an auditorium that
cost more than 100000 as a gift,
for it was there that the Ringing
brothers and the Gollmar brothers,
who were cousins of theirs, made
their winter quarters for their cir
cuses. Now come Mrs. Al T. Ring
ling and her son with another beauti-
full gift TO that city. The Al Ring
ling home has been presented by the
widow and son to the Sisters of st.
Mary for a public hospital. The
pipe organ in the home, the largest
and finest in Wisconsin, has been
given to ST. Joseph's church of that
city. The gift was in appreciation
of the work of the Sisters in helping
to restore the great showman's wife
to health following a recent opera
ton, and the desire to present the
community a public hospital. There
is but a single requirement and that
is that it be perpetually maintained
as hospital.
The mansion, while built for a
home, is ideally planned for 4 hos
pital and will accommodate about
Is patients. The home is valued
at about 100000, including the
beautiful grounds.-Prairie du Chen
Courier.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-05-24
Perpetual Youth at Last-Maybe

And now the great city of Paris
sends US word that everyone may live
to be 100 years old. The encourag-
ing information was impaired to the
French Geographical Society by Drs.
Javorski and Vachet, noted French
scientists.
These gentlemen explain that their
system consists of muscular injection
of new cells for old ones. Presum-
ably if the worn out cells are caught
in time-that is, before the tissues
break down-we have the secret of
perpetual youth, in appearance, at
least. Wonderful! In these days of
the wireless telephone it is danger
Gus to laugh at anything, yet there
is pretty fancy in the possibility of
a mail order service to permit the
whitening unfortunates in remote Sec
tons to BUY Our Guaranteed Life
Cells, with Patent Injector" at so
much per throw. 800 for one more
year of life"
Paris has sent to US some wonder
full medical takers in the past
men and women who have posed as
the cure alls of everything from
tuberculosis to the pip. 1t might be
well TO follow Sigsbee's advice and
suspend judgment" on this latest
Hans Anderson new report.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-05-24
FARM BUREAU
NEWS ITEMS
Guernsey Breeders Picnic Will b,
Held in Waterloo on Friday,
June I'd.
WEEK SUCCESSFUL
MEETINGS CLOSED
These Community Meetings Have
Meant Work Through the Mid
Night Hours for County
Agent.

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The annual summer picnic of the
Iowa Guernsey Breeders Association
VIII be held at Waterloo, Friday
June End. Clarke Mountain of Des
Moines, president of the association
and an extensive breeder of Guem-
seys, urges all interested in the
dairy business to attend this COM
bined meeting, tour, and picnic. If
it is possible for any of the Winnie
sh:ek County Breeders to attend this
meeting, they should inform the
County Agent, who will make an eff
fort to arrange for the men to go
in full cars.
Fruit and Vegetable Crop Condition
A report received from the State
horticultural Society shows the con-
dition of fruit and vegetables over
the state to be good. Practically
all fruits and vegetables are report
ed as above 900 of the normal
condition ON May 18th. The inter-
est which has been manifested in
Winneshiek county in spraying orch
ards this year seems 10 be prevalent
throughout the state. This is un-
doubtedly due to the orchard work
put on by the county agents during
the past winter.
Mr.. Herrick is asking everyone
who has choice fruit or vegetables
to exhibit them at the State Fair,
Des Moines, August 23rd to Septem-
Der 1st if possible. Write for a
premium list to Secretary A. R.
Corey, Stale House, Des Moines,
Iowa.
Week of Successful Meetings Closed
Possibly the most delightful series
of farm bureau meetings that have
ever been held in the county were
conducted during the past week. The
people and children of the commun-
tiles in which they We're held as
sisted in making the evenings en-
tertainment complete by putting on
eScviicnU. r-.o.s rams.
Meetings were held in Sumner,
Orleans, Jackson, and Frankville
townships. The meeting in Frank
vile was unique, as most of the
schools Of the township came to-
gether in Frankville and each had
their part in the program. The
at these meetings aver
aged considerably over one hundred.
These community meetings have
meant work through the mid night
hours for the County Agent, but we
feel that the benefit derived from
them more than makes up for this
Community meetings this week
will be held at John Matters for
DEBORAH and Canoe townships, in the
Young Peoples Hall for Glenwood
township and in Nordness for Spring
field. Two meetings will be held in
Nordness-one in the school house
for the ladies where Mrs. Dack will
demonstrate the making of home
made dress forms and for the men
in the Creamery Hall for the COM
pletion of the organization of the
Nordness Shipping Association. This
is being formed for the
of livestock shippers in
vicinity of Nordness and is expected |
will cooperate with the local ship
ping association. These meetings
are called at $3.50 P. NJ. and all in
Vited to attend.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-05-24
Young Chickens Went Astrav

The Post Office force entertained
100 day old" chickens over night
last Wednesday. They came by par
eel post from Mason City to an
address unknown here. Postmaster
Smith learned by telegram they
should have been sent to Waucoma.
The clerks unpacked them, served
delicious" supper and breakfast of
dry oatmeal and water and they
went on their way Thursday fore
noon chirping their gratitude, with
only two casualties. -Allamakee
Journal.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-05-24
FAYETTE BOYS IN AUTO WRECK
High School Players on Way to De-
corah Run Into Tree With
Automobile.
(Favette Reporterl


Six of the Fayette High School
base ball boys had a close call Tues
day shortly after noon when the
Studebaker car in which they were
about to start for DEBORAH to play
game, was wrecked at the j. w.
Orr corner on Main street. They
were Elmer Wilson, Harold Noble,
and Paul Richards, riding in the
back seat, and Charley Knight, Ralph
Hoffman and Harold Homewood in
the front seat. Homewood was driv-
ing his fathers car.
They were going north on Main
street at rapid rate, it is said,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-05-24

lis running board and had slight
other damage.
Yesterday it was reported that all
the boys were recovering from their
shaking up and had only a few
bruises to show for their experience.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-05-24
Girl is Hurt While PLAYING Col!

Lawler, Iowa. most distressing
accident occurred on the Lawler golf
links last Sunday when Mr.. Luce
of Waucoma, who was preparing to
drive, accidentally struck Miss Doane
amt Ossian girl who had accompanied
the Waucoma party. The girl re-
ceived the full force of the heavy
blow of the club in her face. Her
jawbone was broken and she suf-
fered deep cut IN her face which
necessitated five stitches.
-O-
Arizona republican., 1922-06-22
Registration and Primary Figures

Arizona Democratic newspapers persist in refer
ing to the reports of registration by counties ndicat
ing that there will be Democratic landslide next
fall The indications have been observed in
every registration. Our attention been called to
them every two years with unfailing regularity.
Two years ago many citizens of Arizona regis
tered as Democrats than as Republicans, but the
Republicans carried the state by 1000.
The Democratic registration figures before the
primary, regret to explain, always swollen
by large number of Republicans who have no
intention of voting for Democratic candidates
at the general election than for Socialist candidates
Nor the figures cast at primary elections more
indicative of the comparative strength of the two
parties it is shown in the general election How
far from illuminative such figures is illustrated
by the results of county primary election in single
county in Iowa. Fayette. The figures are given by
the West Union Argo- Gazette of that county. There
were 5000 Republican votes cast and 500 Democratic
votesalmost 20 to Those figures give no hint OF
the comparative strength of the two parties for at
the election of 1920. the Republican vote was S2s7;
the Democratic vote 1.941. And that much below
the normal Democratic of 1916, which was then
2,311. Hughes in that year carried the county by
only 1900.
There is only way to compare the strength
of parties that is by the count of the votes on
election night.
Arizona republican., 1922-06-22

mobilization of that force again. 1t maintains the
traditional military policy the country which has
always contemplated small regular army to be
augmented in emergencies by citizens. This aug
mentation has been found to be too extenporaneous
The Defense Act supplies a frame work around which
a large and compact organization can be quickly con-
takes place in time of peace through the voluntary
service of patriotic citizens
With the part of the National Guard in mill
tary system all less familiar for the
status of guard was not greatly changed by the
Defense Act. OF the organized something
less is known That is the skeleton organization
which in time of national emergency the great
citizen army is to be built.
For the purposes of this skeleton there is to be
appointed a commissioned personnel -commis-
stoned officers and certain specialists who to be
given certain of instruction in time of
peace so that in the event of war there may be
speedy and economical mobilization
There will be little interference as possible
with the regular vocations Of the members of the
that they are called to active duty only
fifteen days each year and even that service may
be dispensed with if it is found to interfere with
members civil occupation. During the period of
service. the members expenses are paid and the
pay and allowance of a corresponding grade in
the regular army given. member of the
serve IS subject to other service except in the
case of a national emergency declared by congress
Units of this organization already established
throughout the country it is the desire of the
government that the personnel be increased and that
the organization be given the earnest cooperation Of
the public.
Arizona republican., 1922-06-22
T II HAHU
BY DR.. FRANK CRANE
Copyright, 1921, by Frank Crane)

Mr. Hobley, who years native
beliefs among the Africans has written
Santu Beliefs and Magic which will interesting who
are interested in that thing
One of the he in
the power of the called Thahu
Anyone is Thahu who does the following things Throws
earth at his wife eats from cracked backsmhs
drops bead in his food slips coming
sleeps in bed of which the side pole breaks.
Also, grazing and its tail becomes twisted
around tree Thahu If father picks children
and places it his back both Thahu If dies
all the inhabitants
The believe that person who Thahu becomes
enacated and that erupons bos
that eventually he dies if the ban has been
cine
The rious thing abe is that works
And the that
also prophecy fortune will
it sufficiently.
It simply of power suggestion,
not without its lesson to who call ourselves civilized
The best physician world more
rately, ones mind. This
number Of which believers results
form another of auto suggestion.
Likewise, people die something that hap
in their mind than other The
of the world is fear.
It makes little difference notion silly
superstition is just s viruIent sensible
For instance, death which
had invited bad
transplantins parsley in the garden.
In this instance vulgar superstition deadly effective
inward panic the family declares that
believes that "somehis $ happen.
will take while breed the superstition che
for it has been inbred for thousands Of
What humanity needs do of all is to this
ancient suggestion of evil and cultivate
kill certainly belief blessing ought be able
you
Arizona republican., 1922-06-22
Trust Experimentation

, in groups and while safeguards are
provided intended to prevent monop-
oily, some observers declare that with
the door opened, monopoly, is likely
to rise up and control the coopera-
tives. This law will be attacked in
the courts to test its constitution
ality, cases already being in prepara-
ton for that purpose.
Labor unions are declared by the
Clayton antitrust law to be speci-
fically exempt from prosecution as
trusts. But the supreme court, in
the recent Coronado case, and in
ferior courts in other cases, have
modified this exemption so as to
make labor unions amenable to dam
ages where their combinations have
caused loss through strikes, in GER
tain circumstances.
The tendency of business in all
forms to combine against the public
is of ancient origin. No study of the
development of the great industrial
corporations, and later of the trade
associations. can be made without
the discovery of the impossibility of
altering profound and immutable
laws of political economy.
People of the same trade" says
Adam Smith, the eminent Scotch
economist writing generations before
the Standard Oil Company was born,
seldom meet together. even for
merriment or diversion, but the con-
versation ends in conspiracy
against the public or in some con-
trivance to raise prices
The same economist notes the
| presence of a counter force which de-
feats indefinite monopolistic oppres-
sion In discussing the effects of
this force upon worlSmen who are
members of a trade association in
the form of a guild or labor corpora
ton, he observes. The real and
effectual discipline which is exercised
over a workman is not that of his
corporation. but that of his custo-
mers." BY this it is meant that the
public always is in greater conspira-
cy even than the tradesman or manu-
facturer. Always seeking the article
obtainable at the lowest price, the
public constantly maintains a fight
against the high priced man or COM
bination.
1t is the observation of economists
that while a trust may control prices
and perhaps production for a season,
sooner or later, the public will find a
cheaper source of supply and break
down the monopoly more certainly
than legal processes can do so.
Students of the rise and fall of
trusts point out that the motive Of
business men or tradesmen to join
against the public is, regarded in one
light, self defensive. Every man who
has something to sell and must de-
pend for his living upon selling it AT
price above what is costs. feels
that the buying public is in con-
splracy directed against him in that
the publ calways is seeking to find
some one who will sell more cheaply.
The indications at Washington are
that there will be a never -ceasing de-
velopment of experiment and legis
lation directed at the evil of oppres-
| siXe monopolies and also a constant
constructive movement toward the
provision of highly efficient means of
cooperation industrial effort
Lawyers, statesmen and business
men of all branches of industry are
watching with keen interest the out
come of the two new experiments in
business regulation.
Arizona republican., 1922-06-22
The Committee and the Ford Offer

The eight Republican members of the house mill
tary affairs committee, who have condemned the
Ford Muscle Shoals Offer constitute bare majority
of the Republican membership of the committee sew
en- of the Republican members having joined them
The six Democratic members, being from the south,
are supposed to be solidy for the offer The seven
Republican members who have not signed the anti
Ford report are not all favorable to the offer as
has been made but are understood to favor it with
notifications.
The west which is generally favorable to the
offer is not well represented in the Republican mem
bership of the committee. The eight members who
signed the report of Tuesday all eastern men
with the exception of Kearns of Ohio.
We suspect that politics is entering somewhat
into the consideration of the offer We have observed
in Republican newspapers tendency to bettle it.
Politics in such an affair would be bad enough but
any effective influence of the power trust the
fertilizer trust which has been actively employed
against it ever since the submission of the offer,
would be infinitely
Generally there are only two propositions
opposed to the Ford offer One is the offer of the
Alabama Power company, member of the trust,
other is the proposition for the development
of Muscle Shoals by the government. We do not
think the American people have much confidence
in the ability of the government to manage such
enterprises as they used to have before it's expert
ment in railroad management and equally
that they do not want the Shoals to- under
the control of Wall street through member of the
power trust
The American Farm Bureau has declared in
favor of the Ford offer and has the Mississippi
Valley association in which represented practically
every industry in the middle west and the western
states.
None of the arguments which have been made
against the Ford offer believe have been accepted
having been made in good faith and some Of them
lack appeal to the ordinary intelligence Take for
instance that of the fertilizer trust which has var
ously declared that it objects to being brought into
competition with Henry Ford, aided by the govern
ment; that Ford does not bind himself by his offer
to produce fertilizers; that he could not produce
fertilizers cheaper than they being produced
and sold.
Arizona republican., 1922-06-22
Our Army

We not worried about the ordnal rank
seventeenth place-We will occupy among the worlds
military establishments in consequence of the
ported intention Monday of the house and senate
conferees to fix the enlisted strength of the army
average Of 125oOO Nor is it a matter of
alarm that should be twenty fifth according to
our population, in the list when we include the
ganized reserve and the National Guard
We were always and yet in favor of pre-
paredness for war: believed it was pos
sible Mr. Bryan believed it to be, to raise an
army over night for that matter to raise by
enlistment an army at all, adequate to meet SER
ous emergency. But were surprised at what
accomplished in preparing army for the world
in spite of much blundering and incapacity. We
could do much better now.
We would avoid the mistakes then made
We also have win available through
sessions of congress millions of trained men
nearly half of whom in actual warfare in
Europe.
The reduction OF standing army is made
possible by The National Defense of 1920 which
not only gives US preparedness but provides for the
reduction Of the burdens Of the taxpayer. 1t per-
the force wcihh gave such excellent service
in the world II provides for the orderly
Arizona republican., 1922-06-22
PUMP|N WATER To
CARE FOR UNUSUAL
PRESENT DEMAND

That water is being pumped to
supplement the supply of city water
from the Verde does not mean that
that system is inadequate, but the
pumping is being done to meet an
extraordinary consumption, greater
per capita than in any other city in
the United States, pending the extern
sion of the intake and the construc-
tion of reservoir. The intake will
be carried further along in the water
bearing stratum. perhaps within the
next two or three months.
The figures of the water depart
ment show that for the month OF
April there were pumped $780, 500
gallons and that the consumption
during that month was about 1000. )
600 gallons daily. In May there was
pumped 21,511,S40 to meet a daily
consumption of about 5000, 900 gall
Ions. At present about Is per cent
of the water used is pumped.
A year ago, under rule laid down
by the water department the use Of
water for lawns and irrigating was
confined to certain stated hours for
different parts of the town. City
Engineer Reed says that under sim
liar rule the supply now from the
Verde would be adequate for the
needs of Phoenix. There is not,
however, enough to meet the peak
demand. and there could not be with
out keeping the pipe line full from
the intake or without the reservoir
which is to be a part OF the COM
pleted system and which will hold a
five-day supply.
1t is stated that the per capita use
of water in Phoenix is from 40 to so
per cent greater than that of any
other city. This greater use of water
is reflected in the beautiful lawns OF
the city and the masses of shrub
berry and trees which add so much
to the comfort of the people as we'll
as to the beauty of the town.
The proposed extension of the in
take will add million gallons TO the
flow from the Verde. 1t would be
possible to extend the intake indefi-
nitely through the water bearing
gravel or even to carry 1t under the
river. but that is not proposed for
with the construction of the reservoir,
there will always be ample water to
meet either the present needs or that
occasioned by the growth of Phoenix
for years to come.