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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-08
FOREIGN BONDS
uESTER,s COTTON SENTIMENT

Comparisons are to actual dates, note to close of corresponding weeks:
 In sight for week 4590o0; same seven days last year, 405.000; same seven days year before. 100000; for the month. 45s.coo; same date last year 5000; same 69s7 ,ooo: same date last vear s.991. 900; same date year before, s5,9sO,oOO.
 Port receipts for season. 4.Os6, 900; same date last year. s,6ss.OOo; same date year before last, S.1S4.ooo.
 Overland to mills and Canada for sea son. s77, 900; same date last year e5s.oOO; same date year before. S09.000.
 Southern mill takings for season, 1,739,- GOO; same date last year, ts74.o0O; same date year before, 1,72S,ooO.
 775,ooo; last year, 7se.OOO; year bef2re, 25s,000.
 Foreign exports for week. 26s.ooo; same seven days last year: 1000; same seven 2.sl7oO0 same date last year 2,374O00; i; same date year before. 2.4So,OOo.
 Northern spnners' takings and Canada for week, 7S,ooo; same seven days last year. 10s.ooo; for season, 7S4.0oo; to same date last year. l.14s,ooe;
 Statement of spnners' taSings of Amer ican cotton throughout tic world Tbis week. 419,0oo; same seven days last ytar. 42s,ooo; same seven days year before. same date last year 5.ss7,Ooo; same date year before. 5.6S5.0
 Statement of worlds visible supply: Total visible this week. 4.2o5. 900: last week. 4.1ss.ooo; same date last year, 5,o1oooo; same date year before. s.959 ooo. Of this the total American this week. s.1el ooo; last week. s,os7.ooo; last year, 3635 900; year befc~e. 4.S01 900. All other kinds this week 1.0S0.00O: last week, 1.o5l .00o; last year. l,s75. 900; year before. 1,ss7 900. Visible in the United States this week. 2.011,000; this date last year. 2215- 000 Visible in other countries this week, a,i9I,oQo; this date last year, 2,795,Ooo.
 OIL CITY REPORT OIL CITY, Pa. Dec. 7,--Credit balances $2.S5 Runs. 66.701: average, 65,615. Ship ments, 52,512; average, 72,7s2.
 NAVAL STORES
 SAVANNAH, Ga, Dec. 7.--Turpentino firm. SIC; sales S3 receipts, 407; ship ments, 2.404; stock, l3,066. Rosn firm sales 7o7 receipts, 1000; shipments D, F. F. c, H. I. s4.27h; K, $40; M, s4.e5; N, si.s5; w G, s5.20; w w. K lss5.5o.
 JACKSONVILLE Fla. Dec. 7-Turpen- tine firm. s5@s7Ac; sales, 7s6 receipts 704; shipments. 23i stock. 21.732. Rosin firm sales, 2so7; receipts. PAST; ship ments. 2ao; stock, 139257. Quote: B tc I, S4.2bm4.2712; K. Si.35@4.40; AI s455, N. s4.s5; w G, s5.25: w F. $50.
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POULTRY AND PRODUCE

KANSAS CITY, Mo- Dec. Eggs 1c lower; firsts. 46c; selected. 5Sc. Butter and poultry unchanged.
 CHICAGO Dec. 7.-Butter higher; creamery extras, 5sc: standards, soc; ex- tra firsts. 491a Q52c; firsts. 4514 @471ac; seconds, 42h 043hc. Eggs unchanged i; receipts, 2,b27 eases. Poultry, alive. un- changed.
 NEW YORK, Dec. .7.--Live poultry firm; chickens, 21@25c; broilers, $5Q4oc; fowls, 24@34c; roosters 16c; turkeys, 254 35c. Dressed poultry firm; fowls, 12Q2Sc. But ter firmer: receipts, 4,159; creamery, higher than extras. F 0 56c; creamery extras (s2 score). b4ia @ 55c; do firsts (ss to o1 scorel. 471s 05ic. Eggs firm; re- ceipts. 5,612; New Jersey hennery whites, closely selected extras 6S 069c; nearby hennery whites, closely selected extras, 6S Q69c state, nearby and nearby western hennery whites, firsts to extras 5s c 67c; i; Pacific coast whites, extras 66 @ 67c: do firsts to extra firsts, 6s e 65o; refrigerator firsts, 2sis @s1c. Cheese irregular; re- ceipts. 13,125.
 ST. LOUIS, Dec. 7.-PouItry, butter and eggs unchanged.
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eUe0p Moderate Strength After Early Period Of H7egua1ity

January traded at s4s7c at it's best, and at these levels much liquidation was done small. Min takings of 419,cOO bales, against 426,0 900, this week last year and 40 0OO this week two years ago, helped values around mid session but in the early afternoon offerings by longs were too liberal to be readily absorbed and the market gave ground for while. steadying up again just on the close.
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NEW ORLEANS COTTON FUTURES
PORT MOVEMENT

New Orleans: Middling, s45oc; receipts, 10, 200; sales. 596; stock, 235.750.
 Galveston: Middling S4.4Oc; receipts, 1h99s; exports, 2s,s7s; sales, 1,615; stock 365,141. s>S e,H
 Mobile: Middlns, S4c; receipts, 1,oes; Savannah: Middiing, 34.15c; receipts 2.os2; exports, 100; sales. S3s; stock. s0,SS7 Charleston: Receipts, 2,9ss; stock, s1.- Wilmington: Receipts. 1.2s2; stock, 2s,- $40.
 Texas City: Receipts ,239 stock. 1920. Norfolk: Middling, 34.13c; receipts s,s92 exports, 565; sales, 25e; stock 95.s62
 Baltimore: Receipts, 1,122: stock, 3.3se Boston,: Middling. S6.45c; receipts. So2; Philadelphia: Stock, 3,s74. New York: Middling, s5.75c; stock Minor ports Receipts. 1895; exports, 1,235: stock, 2,954.
 Total today: Receipts, S6.921; exports SO,55s; stock. 1,oo4,7l4.
 Total for week: Receipts, 9,956; ex- ports. 26s.551.
 Total for season: Receipts, 4,os5.57s exports. 2,617,144,
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HUBBARD BROS. & co.

Members New York Cotton Exchange. New Orleans Cotton Exchange. New York Pro- duce Exchange. Associated Members Eiv-
 erpool Cotton Association. Orders solicited for the purchase and sale of Cotton and Cotton Seed oil for future delivery. Spe- cial attention and liberal terms given for consignments of spot cotton for delivery.
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ceipts. 5S cars; total United States ship ments, 49S. Wisconsin sacked round whites, United States No. l. $1Qf.10; bulk fancy, sl,S0q LAO; Idaho sacked russets. United States No. l, s1.s5@1.90; No. 3, sl.So; Minnesota and North Dakota sacked round Whites. United States No. l and partly graded. DOC QS1.
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LIST MOVES UP IN TRADING ON CURB

NEW YORK. Dec. 7.-Constructien forces were at work in todays curb market and virtually the entire list moved upward, active sharps show ing net gains of 1 to points on the day. The only marked weakness de- veloped in the Mexican governmental bonds. which lost ground on reports of disturbances south of the Rio Grande. Some activity in the indus trial list centerGd around Reading coal rights. which moved up a point in reflection of the progress being made in the segregation plan and William Wrigley new stock which gained 1s in speculative expectation of it's being transferred to the "big board.' Radio shares were stro-s on reports of big holiday buying ot radio equipment Some buying of the strong spots in the oil group in- cluded Standard Oils of Indiana and Kentucky, Prairie Oil and Gas, Prairie Pipe, Ohio Oil, Imperial of Canada and Continental oil. One of the features of the mining group was the establishment of new high rec ond by Nipissing mines at 1s.
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BOND MARKET
UNITED STATES BONDS lnn AAonlr ENnhnnnoA

Readers should note that Liberty bonds are quoted in dollars and thirty seconds of dollars instead of dollars and cents. The fractions are designated by giving the uumerator only.
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NEW YORK CURB

NEW YORK, Dec. 7.-Following is tn, official list of transactions on the New York Curb Exchange, giving all stocks and bonds traded in
 IndusfrialS
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NEW YORK MONEY MARKET

NWW YORK, Dec. f,-CaN money Nrfn :; high, , per cent: low, A; ruling rate SR; ofosfng bids. bi offered at bA; last Moan. Si cali loans against acceptanoes. 4. Girne loans steady; mixed collateral, SO to DO days, 5; { to months, Bi prime com knsrcial paper, As
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HORSES AND MULES
STEEL MARKET

EAST ST. LOUIS, Dec. 7-Horses an, mules steady quotations unchanged.
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NEW YORK STOCKS

NEW YORK, Dec. 7-Foliowing are todays saIes high. low and closing prices of stocks listed on the New York Stock Exchanges:
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COFFEE MARKET

NEW YORK. Dec. 1.-The market for hoffes futures opened at a decline of to 10 points under some scattering liauida- 1don which was probably promoted by the fathsr easier tone of Brazil. The decline 3o s.loo for March and s.s7o for July Deemed to bring in some covering by near tnonth shorts or fresh commission house kr traAA buying. however, and there were kfailies which carried March up to s.5oc Snd July to s.sssc or into new high Eround for the movement. The close was ft the best. showing net advances of to 95 potnta Sales were estimated at about 6s,6oo bags. December, 1o.40oi March. A.bso; May. sol July, s.sso; September, 500, Ooteber. s.sooi December. 1924,
 Spot ooffse steady, Rio 7s, 11Ho; San Mos <s, 14& 915Ho Cost and freight of- 4srs Included part bourbon ss and 6s at 6As5@1I75o for prompt shipment. Rio Es were offered at 1o@1oAc for Deoem- bsr-January shipment.
 [ The official cables showed decline of " pence in Rio exchange on London with 6n advance of l5o rets in tho dollar buy 8ns, rate. The Rio market was unchanged ko IS reis iower and Santos was b.2b to F. .3g rsts higher. Brazilian port receipts bs.os6I Jundiahy receipts, a3.ooo.
 Rio No. [, 11Ao- Futures firm: May. Dc; July, t-eSo.
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NEW TURK BONDS
Railway and Miscellaneous

NEW YORK. Dec. 7.-Following are today's high. low and closing prices of bonds on the New York stock Exchange and the total sales of each bond:
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IIvERpOoI. COTTON

LIVERPOOL, Dec. 7.--Cotton, spot 20 22d; fully middling, 1s.s2d middling, 19.42d; low middling. 1s.42d; good ordi- nary, 1742d: ordinary, 16.92d. Sales. 5000 bales, including 2.300 American. Receipts 4,ooO bales, including $500 American Flu lures closed steady; December, 20.15d January 2o.22d: March. 20.24d; May 20.11d; July. 19.59d; September. 17O4d : October, 16.34d December U924). 15.sSd.
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CHICAGO BUTTER MARKET

CHfCAGO, Dec. f.-A steady to firm Zone prevailed generally in tho butter market here today, though demand was Aot exceptionally active. Stocks showed 6air clearance.
 Fine butter was scarce but there was klso no great demand for this class of goods. Scores imme diately found fair de- nland and a good call for under grades was reported. All along the line. with the possible exception of Ss-se score. there was tendency toward higher prices.
 Cars found fairly ready outlets. Ninety bcore cars were nearly all delivered on De- soenlber contracts. Some se score moved Into these channels, but distributors also were interested to some extent. Distribu- eors ,centered their attention on still lower hcores.
 Fresh butter: s2 score. 6Sc; s1 score, B1Ac; 90 soore, 4e1ao; S9 score, 471sc: es score. %5hc; s7 score, 431sc; ss score,
 Centralized car lots: 90 score, Soc; ss score, 47@4hc; Ss score. 45c.
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RAW SILK

NEW YORK, Dec. Raw silk easy. Prices per pound: Kansai double extra cracks, ss.3o@s.4o; Kansai best No. 1, s790OS.05; Shinshu No. 1. S7.S507.95; Canton extras A 14-f6. $7.95@ @S; Shang- hai-China steam fiji gold double deer. S92501950
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roRrTGN EXCHANGES

NNwYORK Dec- 7.-Foreign exchanges weak. ouotations In cents; Great Brit tin demand tss ss6iss srsIH sss*' as@aag sOdag S5sX. cables 5.ssi Italy. 4.3s% and 4.s4; 6.iEfom. a;ssh ssnd ssnso.acss;,. 5ss; Germany n,sny k7ss and ss.o3; Norway. 14ss; Sweden. fss5; Denmark. 17.s5; switzerland, d1;sS; Spain. i2.ot; Greece. 200; Poland. .ooooS0i Nustria, .ooiti Runsnia. .51; Argentina. b1Ts, Brazil e.25; Montreal, e7 29-3s.
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INTERIOR MOVEMENT

Houston. Mddlng. 54.45c: receipts, 1s,s21; shipments, 14.S42; sales, 2,ls2; stock, 424.350. 7.334 shipments, 1854; sales, 2,1oo; stock 137,315.
 Augusta: Middling, S4.13c; receipts St. Louis: Middling. 35c: receipts, 5,246 shipments. 5.197 stock, 5.307.
 Atlanta: Middling, 34 15c.
 Little Rock: Middling. 34.25c receipts 524 shipments. 1,15o; sales, 1,oo4; stock 14.1S7.
 Dallas: Middling, 33.65c.
 Montgomery: Middling, 33.75c.
 Total today: Receipts. 27,602; ship ments, 29,S15; stock, 669,192.
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YnNnnN MONEY
nAH SILVER

LONDON. Dso. 7.--Bar silver. ss It esnce per ounce Money, IS per cent Discount yatesi Short. 3A6S6-1s pol Benft three months, 8 5-16.
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NEW YORK, Dec. 7.-Buying by the west and south and covering of shorts
 the strength displayed in cotton and lard
 promoted a good advance in cotton seed il today. Closing bids were near top and
 15 to 25 points net higher. Sales, 19,4oo
 barrels Tenders 100 barrels Prime crude, 950c bid and sales prime summer yellow spot, nominal. January closed 11.4Sc; March, 11.S5c; May, 12c--all bid.
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SUGAR MARKET
METAL MARKET

NEW YORK, Dec. Hopper quiet; electrolytic, spot and futures. l31s D13Ac. Tin easier; spot and nearby. S47.75; fu- lures. s4750. Iron steady; prices un-
 changed. Lead steady; spot. $T.25 @75o. Zine quiet; East. St. Louis spot and near | by. $6.25Q6.30. Anthony. spot. ss.65@ @
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BRADsTREET's REVIEW

NEW YORK, Dec. 7.-Bradstreets to- morrow will say;
 "While mild weather, rains or bad roads are variously reported as drawbacks to final distributive trade. poor crops also being retarding influence in parts of the south and northwest and depression in the petroleum and soft coal industries also being noted in some areas. the im- petus given purchasing by the approach for most of this. Wholesale and jobbing trades have tended to quiet. have some lines of industry, the disposition being to enter the new year with small inven- tories. Notwithstanding all these draw backs. most of which were present also in November, however, the tenVf of reports as a whole shows slight change and fair to good Is the most accurate generaliza- tion which can be made.
 ''Weekly bank clearings. SS,400, S53,00
 SUGAR MARKET
 NEW YORK, Dec s7.--Raw sugar was dull and unchanged today Cubas. 5hc cost and freight, equal to 7.2sc for cen- trifugal.
 Raw sugar futures were irregular. The issuance Of December notices caused scat tering liquidation early. when the market declined to points. Recoveries fol- lowed on trade and outside buying and the market closed steady at 1 point ad- vance to points decline. January, 5.24c March. 4.64c: May. 4.73c; July. 4.s1c. points lower fine granuiated now being listed at 9.05@9.15c.. The demand, how ever continued light.
 Refined futures nominal.
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DRY GOODS

NEW YORK, Dec. 7.-Cotton goods markets were generally quiet today. Per
 cales were advanced hc a yard by print CTS to basis of 15c for A. 64x60s and narrow prints also were advanced. Yarns were irregular. Tire fabrics sold moder- ately. Raw silk was slightly easier Wool markets abroad firm, especially on
 some grades of fine and carpet wools.
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CoTTON SEED OIL

American. 229,ooO. imports, so.ooo; Amer can, 50,000. Exports, 3,O0O; American, 2.000.
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OnnAdO. Dec. 7.-Armour preferrcd 1sKj Lbby-MoNeill, tMi Swift & Co. EarSids. 6lNS Wrigley. 4oN: Yellow
 fanufacturinE. R. 96& Yellow Taxi. 126
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SPOT COTTON

NEW YORK. Dec. 7.-Spot cotton steady; middling, 35.75c.
 NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 7.-Spot cotton steady and unchanged sales quiet. spot 396 bales; to arrive, 900 receipts. 10, 200 stock, 235,750. Low middling. Sic; mid : ding, 34.50c; good mddling, 35.62c.
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NEW YORK. Dee. 7.-stecl unchanged
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JACKSONVILLE. Fla. Dec. 7.-Turpen- tine firm. s5@S7Ac; sales, 736; receipts. 7o4 shipments. 234; stock. 2i,7S2. Rosn firm; sales, 2,so7; receipts. FAST; ship I. s4.25@4.27A; K. s4.35@4.40; M s455; N S4.S5: w G. $5.25; w F. s55O
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CHICAGO STOCKS

NEW YORK. Dec. 7.-Bar silver. NMc3 dexfcAn dollarA &so,
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WEEKLY LIVERPOOL

statistics
 Total forwarded to mills 67,000 bales
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DULUTH Dec. 7.--Ciose. flax: Decem Der, $2.4SA;. January, $245%; May $2.43A.
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POTATO MARKET

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 7.-Poultry, butter ant eggs unchanged.
Decorah public opinion., 1923-02-14
TAX REFORM PLAN
or THE STATE

Continued from first page
to the rendering of the Richmond
decision.
Fifteenth-Approval Of the pro-
posed amendment 10 the constitution
Of the United States prohibiting the
issuance Of tax-free securities.
Sixtrenth-We submit, that the Ell
fective administration of tax laws, is
the first essential, and a condition
precedent to the success Of any sys-
TEN Of taxation, and the most perfect
system would not work unless adj
ministered in spirit and in fact.
Seventeenth-We emphasize the
value and need of more general in-
formation as TO the problems of taA-
alton, in order shat those who pro-
duce our wealth and pay our taXe-
may be better able to assist in soiv-
ing the complex and all-inciusiye
problems of taxation in a oonstruc-
tive manner.
Decorah public opinion., 1923-02-14

Gust Z. Haugen, Decorah, Iowa.
6-2w pd.
FOR sALE-Dry cord wood. Phone
Black 1sO X. X. Ulen. CIV Pd
FOR SALE-Double driving harness,
li2 inch hand made, coach style.
Archie Hovt. r. 4. DecOreh. 5-2w =
F0RSALE-Lot with double stall
garage and barn. Enquire Will
liam Bros, 302 East Broadway,
Decorah. 5-4w Pd
FOR SALE-Good seven room house,
partly modern, good well and barn.
Two blocks north and three blocks
east Of Milwaukee depot. 500 Cen
ter Ave, Dacorah. 6-3wk pd.
FOR SALE-Pure bred Duroc Jer-
sey stock hog. Reuben Seegmil-
leP, X, 4, Decorah. 5-2w
FOR SALE-Pure bred bronze Tur-
key Toms. Reuben Seegmiller, r.
4, Decorah. 5-2w
FOR RENT-Building two doors
west of the Commercial Hotel, af-
ter April 18th. Enquire of Mrs
F. J. Halvorson. 4-tf
FOR SALE-A good black lined
Caracul IOaI, size ~. MdnnlnR
Art Store. Aft.
FOR SALE-A Vulcanizing outfit,
complete, motor, buffer, air pump
and tank, and tools. VIII be sold
right Apply at this office. Att.
WANTED-Rag carpets and Iugs
TO weave. Mrs. Henry Strack near
Dunnings Springs. Phone Rec
BOG. Aft.
LEARN TO WRITE-60 words
minute. will give private lessons
in shorthand and typewriting for
beginners and advanced students
day or evening. Write or call Mrs.
Francis Peterson 400 Washington
street. 3-tf.
WANTED--Raw furs of all kinds.
Highest market prices. Bring them
in soon. We also tan and make
Decorah public opinion., 1923-02-14

up furs into neckpieees, etc. Har-
old Larsen, at S. Larsen clothing
store. 3tf
FOX SALE-S,000 acres of iand in
the heart Of the oil district o.
Montana. North Dakota and Min.
neso.a- farms and ! also have q
:eN s.lan farms around Decerah
'rutn 10 acres and up a. a sacrifice
Z raken az once. Ed X. Hovden.
HOUSE FOR SALE--Five rooms.
Modern. Can be bought with g
cash payment of about one-half,
balance monthly payment. NJ.
Griebel, TIA Washington street.
3tf.
FOn SAIE--Good modern house in
one of the best locations in city.
Also two good building lots foI
Sale. Gust Winger. 2-u
FOR SALE-All sizes boxes, bar.
rels and cans, at Meritol factory,
MONEY TO LoAN-on first real
estate mortgages. Winneshiek eoun.
ty mortgages for sale. E. H. Nc
Masters, Nlnneshiek Hotel Bldg.
cheaply. Inquire Of A. /. Young,
Freeport, r. X. s. S-tf.
FOR SALE-Shetland ponies. Reu-
miller. Decorah. Iowa. 45-tf
FOR SALE-Residence properties
az lowest prices. A. G. Christian,
NJ. ID. Whitney. 45-tf.
FOR SALE-White sewing machine
.--as good as new. Will sell for
$50. Call at this office.
WANTED-Lumber saving. Will
move any place. Price reasonable.
Enquire of /. r. Hughes, Frank
vile or Postville, Iowa, X. No.
3. Nordness telephone. 50-9w Pd
YOU FARMERS-Who have farms
TO rent list them with me, as ]
have had numerous callr for farms
from renters. Geo. g. Ode, the
Decorah public opinion., 1923-02-14
The Advantages Of Matrimony.

'I'm "A believer in women getting
married Il doesn't matter 50 much
for men, but for women it's the cor
rect thing. Does 'em good and Inn
proves their characters. Unless they've
man 10 be unselfsh To and coddle a
bit they grow selfish themselves" ."
From the Great Husband Hunt, by
Mabel Barnes Grundy.
Decorah public opinion., 1923-02-14
The PRIMARY
ROAD SYSTEM
Tourist Roads Of State Should be Tn
der the Control of the State
Highway Commission.
FEDERAL AID LAW
Is THE REASON
Ii Demands That the Maintenance of
Federal Aided Highways be
Under Control Highway
Commission.

The Sac Sun is convinced that the
time has come when the tourist
roads of the state comprised in the
primary road system should be under
the control of the state highway
commission with the minimum of
local restrictions as 20 either sur
facing or maintenance. In fact this
change must come about if Iowa is
TO continue 10 share in the benefits
of the federal aid fund. The federal
law is specific on this matter. 1t de-
mands thai the maintenance of fed
eral-aided highways be under the di-
rect control of the highway commits,
sion. The present Iowa law puts the
control in the hands of the boards of
supervisors.
The federal government is seeking
the development Of thru highways.
Some local authorities have no such
ideas in mind and are apt in many
instances 70 be somewhat neglectful
Of the tourist roads. For this rea-
son the federal highway officials
want the building and maintenance
authority centralized.
The state highway commission is
asdng-very properly, the Sun has
suggested-that the Iowa primary
road law be amended to conform
with the federal law. If this is done,
it is but logical that certain other
amendments should follow. The
Sun is pleased to note that the high
way commission is ready TO see these
brought about. IL recommends
changes whereby the right-of-way for
primary roads shall be secured by
the state and paid for from the pri-
mary road fund. As the law now is,
the right-of-way is obtained by the
county or municipality thru which
the road passes and at local cost.
Special assessments upon benefited
property for paving primary roads
will be abolished, if the highway
commission has its way. 1t is further
suggested that the primary road fund
bear part of the cost of eliminating
dangerous railroad crossings on pri-
mary highways hitherto borne by the
cities.
The elimination of local participa-
tion in the expense Of improving or
maintaining primary highws,- ,>odfd
mean necessary additions to the pri-
mary road fund. For this reason the
Sun believes a gasoline tax apple
able only to fuel for motor vehicles,
would be logical and just. The gaso-
line tax would be paid by the people
who use the roads, in proportion as
they use them. With the addition of
the funds from such tax the state
would be able to push permanent i'm
provements with greater speed and
would have more funds available to
encourage the improvement of the
secondary roads.
Let the communities care for their
secondary roads in such manner a.
they deem expedient but let not the
work of creating tourist highways, in
which every car-owning citizen is in
teres:ed a. well as in his market
roads, be hampered by local conven-
ience or prejudice. With a liberal
program such as has been suggested,
the next ten years will witness II
revolution Of the principal highways
Of Iowa, and year-around highways
will be so common as to make folks
wonder how they managed to live in
the days of mud roads.
Decorah public opinion., 1923-02-14
Phllosopher's Nickname.

The Patriarch OF Ferney was a name
given to YOltaire (1G94.177S), the
French philosopher, of whom Thomas
Carlyle said, "Yoltaire Is the Eigh-
teenth century" because ne retired to
the village of Ferney. near Geneva,
Switzerland, where he produced much
Of his work.
Decorah public opinion., 1923-02-14
Ideals Must BE Put 10 Use.

It's "a fine thing 10 produce an ideal.
It's worse than folly 10 deyelop il men
tally and let II die there. Ideals 10 be
known must be made tangible. II they
remain creatures Of our own brains
they may help rs some bur not much.
To be of worth they must become in
spirations 10 Others.--tirit.