Decorah public opinion., August 02, 1922, Image 2

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REPUBLICAN TICKET
For United States Senator
SMITH W. BROOKHART
of Washington County
For Governor
N. E. KENDALL
of Monroe County
For I.ieutevant Governor
JOHN HAM MILL
of Hancock County
For Secretary of State
WALTER C. RAMSAY
of Wright, County
For Auditor of State
GLENN C. HAYNES
of Cerro Gordo County
For Treasurer of State
W. J. BURBANK
of Black Hawk County
For Attorney General
BEN J. GIBSON
Adams County
For Supt. of Public Instruction
MAY K. FRANCIS
For Railroad Commissioners
DWIGHT LEWIS
of Polk County
CHAS. WEBSTER
of Fayette County
District Ticket
For Congressman, Fourth District
GILBERT N. HAUGEN
of Worth County
For State Senator
CARL W. REED
of Cresco, Howard County.
For State Representative
O. Gilbertson
> Tick^
- -p- p - Sei '"
Clerk of Court --- •~- s - J -. M .°®f e
Sheriff Frank L. Christen
Recorder Albert Hammers ness
Attorney —-J. A. Nelson
Supervisor, Ist I list M. C. Bergan
Supervisor, 3d Hist -C. J. Burges»
Supervisor, sth Dist Anilrevt Htad
Ice Cream Sociable Aug. 0
The Ladies Aid in the country of
ltev. Torrison’s charge >Will hold an
ice cream sociable at the Charley
line home five m les out on the
middle Hesper road, on Sunday even
ing, Aug. f>. All are invited.
First Visit in 20 Years
Robert Schwarz received a letter
from his brother, Juluis, of Spokane,
Wash., last week stating that he
-was on his way to Decorah for the
big Homecoming, and it will be his
first home, visit in about twenty
years. He is a veteran of-the Span
ish-American war and is going to be
in the reunion of the veterans here
that week
Coming From Neb.
A card Monday from Mr. and Mrs.
E. A. Slocum, of York, Neb., reads
“We will be dn Decorah, lowa, Aug.
7to 12,” and incidentally they add
that they are going to bring “Jeff
with them. The latter is the fam
ily dog, which made himself so fam
iliar around the Winneshiek Hotel,
wten Mr. Slocum was landlord of
that hostelry.
Former Resident Dead
Mrs. Ole Bentley
Minn., a former resident of Winne
shiek county, passed away July 2*
from the effects of a stroke. She
had been in poor health for three
years. The deceased was a daughter
of Me. and Mrs. Soren Bergeson, old
time residents here. Her husband
was formerly’ from Highlandville. He
and a family of ten children survive.
The deceased was a cousin of
Bergeatnv ar,d a " eice of Mrs ’ oscar
'.Tiger.
v O 1
Autoed to Milwaukee
Mr and Mrs. E. R. Haines and
the M ,at«rt sisters, Mrs. NeHe Bendy ,
l nd Mrs. Grace Norton autoed to
Milwaukee last week on a visit to
lheit sister. Mrs. Phil Schiedtaedit
They also visited m Chicaao-
A - m ule in Mr. Haines Hudson
trip f<»r home Sunday
rir They Started ior
loming, Ivavln* there at «»«"
M ana arrived ho,.re in t-ecorah
at seven in the evening. They
WM he,l Prairie * ‘ up \fcere
th e atternnnn and
flTome driver when he can make
a long trip like that in ten hoan
4pd 20 minutes.
State Ticket
jf Twin Valley,
WEBSTER HEADS
FUEL SITUATION
Urges Drastic Laws to Curb Profi
teering, and Rebuilds Wartime
Organization to Ration
' Dwindling Coal
Supplies.
is STATE RAILROAD
COMMISSIONER OF WAUCOMA
Coal Stocks Are Depleted in Many
Towns. One Man With Fifty
Lumber Yards Has No
Coal.
, ' I
(Des Moines Register)
Charles Webster, state railroad
oommiss'oner, of Waucoma, Jowa,
lowa’s fuel administrator during the
world war and during the coal strike
of 1919-1920 was appointed last
week by Governor Kendall to taka,
charge of the state’s fuel resources
again for the period of the present
coal strike emergency.
Immediately after he had been
summoned by the governor Mr. Web
ster got (into communication with
leading coal dealers of the state, and
began to communicate with members
of the organization he built-up dur
ing the war and called back into
existence during the fuel emergency
of twenty months ago.
Coal Stocks Depleted
Reports which reached Webster’s
desk from Dubuque and Cedar Rapids
showed that there was practically no
coal on hand in these cities. One
man who owns fifty lumber yards,
all handling coal, told the new ad-
I ministrator that he had no coal in
stock, ami simiHar replies were re
ceived to inquiries sent out by the
fuel administrator to other people op
erating coal yards.
“We /have ,a different situation
than existed during the strike of 1919
and 1920,” said Webster yesterday.
“At that time, the dealers entered
the strike with heavy stocks of coal,
and the winter turned out mild. Now
there is absolutely n© fuel worth
mentioning in the state and about
the only source of supply is the non
union fields in Kentucky.”
W’ebster is ialso convinced that
only drastic action by the federal
government will prevent profiteering,
that President Hard-
powers
to hold prices within reason.
Kentucky Coal $9
“My obseivation,” said Webster,
“is that Hoover's maximum price
agreement has done much good, but
I am doubtful of his being able to J
control pi ice- unless the president is i
j given wartime powers in preventing !
I profiteering. I,have learned of job- !
bers quoting Kentucky coal as hign [
as $9 at the mines and during the i
other strike, lowa was penalized S 6 j
a ton and more by resale to un
principled -peculators. Only one re
sale should be allowed without per
mission and reconsignments restrict
ed. The confiscation of coal by the
j railroad- should be held under con-
J trol and in ca-e of confiscation, con
j signee should be notified by wire im
! mediately.”
Webster’s appointment was in res
! pon.se to a telegram from Herbert
: Hoover, chairman of the national
| coal committee, asking lowa’s exe
cutive to create a state organization
for equitable distribution of coal and
protection of the consumer.
The state railroad commission, of
which Webster is chairman, al-o re
ceived a telegram from the inter
state commerce commission asking
'active assistance in the carrying out
of priority orders.
The fullest co-operation was pro
mised by both the governor and the
railroad commission.
“We are going to see that lowa
gets its -hare of the caal, being min-
4VO w * 7
eniof Kendsli) "md lowas fuel cul- <
ministration "ill also do all in its i
power to curb the rapacity of the ,
jobbers.” ,
Mr. Webster announced that he
would call back all the old mem*
jbers of the old fuel organization
where possible, and , appoint ne"
men where the old ones could not
be secured. He indicated ’hut Clyde
L. Herring would be the fuel admin-,
istrator for Polk county.
In addition to a fuel adminis
trator in each county, Webster ex
pects to appoint local administrators
for the larger cities. These adminis
trators will be expected to serve
without pay, as the state has no ap
propriation for taking care of such
emergencies as the present one.
In addition to the wire from
Hoover, Governor Kendall received
yesterday a telegram from Governor
i Preus of Minnesota stating that he
i was circularizing the coal dealers of
r his state as to their supply of coal
i and the amount needed for their
; customers during the winter, and of
-1 fering to circularize those dealers in
e northern lowa who were supplied
s with coal from the head of the lakes.
I Governor Kendall accepted the ot .er.
DECORAH PUBLIC OPINION, DECORAH, IOWA
“It’s All Done But the Shouting”
All arrangements in detail are complete for the big-
Winneshieh County Fair and
Homecoming Festival
You have our invitation and you will come
Program and Line of March
MONDAY, AUGUST 7th
REGISTRATION DAY
The official registration office will be at
the new home of the Decorah Journal on
Water St. Another place to register will
he in the Floral Hall of the Fair Grounds.
Visitors are requested to register as soon
as convenient after they arrive. Welcome
to visitors at the rotunda of the Winne
shiek Hotel.
The Champion Decorah Drum Corps will
play on the streets of Decorah in the
afternoon.
In the evening—Address of Welcome by
. Mayor F. W. turnover. Response by Mr.
Jesse Gregg, St. Paul. Open air concert by
the Decorah Merchants Band (10 pieces),
► Carlo A. Sperati, Director, in front of
, the Court House Square.
TUESDAY, AUGUST Rth
AMERIC AN LEGION DAY
’ Colonel Hanford MacNider will deliver
► an address. Commercial and Industrial
Parades. Floats representing manufactur
ing. commercial and farming interests of
► W inneshiek county.
, 9:00 A. M.—Line of March—The parade
of all nations will form on the east side
► of the Ronan bridge on East Main St.
► (both parade days) Tuesday and Wednes
day.
* 10:00 A., M. Promptly—the order of
► march is as follows:—Starting from the
Rock Island Depot on Water St. moving
* west the entire length of Water St. turn
► south at Relf’s corner to the German
. church corner, then east on Main St. to
Mill St., then north to the Bematz corner
* on Water Street. Then double back on
» W ater St. going east to W innebago, then
south to Court House Square to Broadway
* and disperse.
Assistant Marshall
Platoon of Mounted Guards
Champion Decorah Drum Corps
Colonel Hanford MacNider and escort (
American Legion soldiers in uniform.
Civil War Veterans in autos
SECTION TWO
Decorah Merchants’ Band, 40 pieces.
Carlo A. Sperati, Director.
( ivic Soceities Lodi?6 in renalia
Marching Chorus—The Sangerferhund
Mayor and City Council of Decorah
And officials of the towns of Winne
shiek County.
Board of Supervisors
Decorah Fire Department
W inneshiek County Officials
SECTION THREE
The I. O. O. F. Band, 10 pieces, B. O.
Marsh, Director.
Historical and Educational Float 1 arade
Commercial and Industrial Float Parade,
citizens and others in autos.
Stock parade .
There will he day fire works during
the parade. , _ , , „
11:00 A. M.—Address by Colonel Han
’ ford MacNider. Commander of American
' Legion, at the Court House Square.
12:00 M.—Complimentary dinner to t ol
’ one? MacNider by the officials of the
’ American Legion. ... ,
, 1:00 ?. M.—Music by bands and march
to the Fair Grounds. . _
► I*3o to 5:00 F. M.—(omplete Fair I ro
i gram as follows:—Free * attractions in
front of the Grand Stand. Flying Fishers,
* The Lenore Trio. Brady & Delaney, ( hil
i cott’s Novelty. Prof. Raub, Balloon and
Parachute. Base Ball (Decorah vs. C al
* mar). These teams have not met before
► for sometime and an exciting game will
surely be seen. During the week the fol
lowing well known pitchers will be seen
► during the different games played:
► Vnderson, Sorlien. Greg. Becker, Hovden,
Erickson (star pitcher of Rock Island.)
► In the evening—Music by band. ' lat
» form performances in front of ,Gr* nii
Stand, ending with a splendid exhibition
► Thearle Duffield’s magnificent fire works
» 9*oo P M-—Dancing at the Pavilion with
Carpenter’s Orchestra of five peices. The
• Dancing Pavilion is under the manage
• ment of the Fair Association and a good
v time is assured.
WEDNESDAY, Al'Gl ST 9th
f HOMFXOMERS’ day
♦ The line of march will form on F.ast
L Main Street as the day before and will
I march promptly at 10:00 the entire length
,♦ of Water Street west, then double hack as
V far as Winnebago street and south to
► the Post Office Corner where the parade
L Music by hand, march to the
t Fair Ground, and the regular afternoon
performances in front of the_ Grand Stand.
V Horse racing, more than .»0 Worses are
i entered in the races. Balloon and I archute
performances, base ball between Decorah
► and Lansing. These teams are very evenly
matched and we are certain that this
*♦ ,H *i a ,Vie evenfng"^ I®® 1 ®® p - M. —Grand con-
C ceriby the IT) O F. band. B. O. Marsh
t Director! After the concert, the complett
► nigh? performance, and an entirely new
5* fir s-oo' r p!* M.—'Dancing at the Pavilior
'♦*, W ith Carpenter’s Orchestra.
;♦
r a a i •
The Management of Winneshiek Co. Fair Management of Homecoming Committee
A a a a a ~ A A A a a a ▲ A i
gest week in Winneshiek’s history
7th to 13th, l!)22
•the Best County Fair in America. 50c Admission
More Free Attractions, More Horse Races than ever before, three times more stock than ever betore|.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 16th .
CHAMPION DECORAH DRUM
CORPS DAY
9:30 A. M.—Playing in front of the
Grand Opera Hou.se. Meeting of the
early settlers of Winneshiek county in the
opera house, short impromptu speakers.
I hen, going to the Court House where a
picture will he taken of all the visitors
that will be there.
12:00 M.—Complimentary dinner to the
Champion Decorah Drum Corps.
1:00 P. M.—Music on the street and
marching to the Fair Ground, escorting
the Champion Drum Corps.
1:30 P. M.—The complete afternoon pro
gram of platform performances in front of
the Grand Stand, Horse Racing, Midway
Attractions, and the same afternoon base
ball game between Decorah and Waukon
These two clubs have always been great
rivals and there is no doubt this game
will be one of the most interesting and
exciting of the week.
In the evening—Combined concert by the
I. C). (>. F. band and the Decorah Drum
Corps, on the Band Stand in front of the
Amphitheatre. After the concert, platform
performances, and after this attraction is
over, there will be an entirely new pro
gram of tire works with special set peices
in honor of our Home Comers.
9:00 P. M.—Pavilion dance with Car
penter’s Orchestra.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 11th
WINNESHIEK COUNTY DAY
9:30 A. M.—Music in honor of Old Win
neshiek, by the band and drumcorps in
the streets of Decorah.
11:00 A. M.—Honorable G. N. Haugen,
Member of Congress 4th Congressional
—Will 1
1:00 P. M. —Music by the band, marching
to the Fair Grounds.
1:30 P. M.—Display of stock on track
in front of the Grand Stand. After that
the complete afternoon fair program will
be given, including horse racing, balloon
ascension, etc.. A special concert on the
same afternoon by the I. O. (). F. Brass
Band ,
In the evening—Music by the band and
Drum Corps. The complete Platform per
formance. Thearle-Duffield’s Fire Works
Co. have arranged for a very fine display
on this particular evening in honor of
our Homecoming Festival. This being the
last night of the Fair, we feel certain that
everyone will enjoy the complete program,
which will conclude the Fair of 1922 with
a dance at the dancing pavilion.
SATURDAY. AUGUST 12th
EVERYBODY’S DAY
THE CITY IS YOURS
Music by Decorah Merchants Band in
the morning, also Decorah Drum Corps
will play.
Shopping and visiting. Homecoming
Visitors auto rides in the morning to places
of interest about Decorah starting at Win
neshiek Hotel at 10 A. M.
In the afternoon at 1:30 at Court House,
Honorable N. E. Kendall, Governor of lowa
will deliver an address, if conditions are
such that the governor can leave Des
Moines. Sports, appropriate music and
songs.
Saturday Evening—7:oo P. M.—Concert
at the Court House Square by the De
corah Merchants’ Band, Carlo A. Sperati,
Director.
After the Concert, Home Coming Dance
on pavement front of Court House where
the old and young may dance to their
heart’s content for an hour or so. A
special orchestra of 0 pieces has been
engaged who will play old time music.
After this dance is over, there will be up
to-date dances in several dancing halls in
the city.
The Star and Lyric movie theatres are
open and visitors may take their choice
what place of amusement suits them best.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 13th
Morning of devotion in all the churches
of the city.
In the afternoon Gov. J. A. 0. Preus, of
Minnesota, will speak. Concert by the I.
O. (). F. Band, B. O. Marsh. Director, at
Decorah’s beautiful ( ity Park.
In the evening, closing of Home Coming
Festival with Sacred Concert bv the De
corah Merchants’ Band, Carlo A. Sperati,
Director.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Everybody is cordially invited to take
part in the parade and other festivities
of the week. Registration office at the
new Journal building on Water Street, also
in Floral Hall on the Fair Grounds.
Visitors please register as soon as they
arrive. The Civic Club is in charge of
the Housing Committee and will gladly
help visitors who are looking for a place
to stay during Home Coming. For infor
mation please call Mrs. E. J. Curtin,
president of the Civic Club, phone 129,
or step in the registration office in the
Journal building on Water Street. The
Rest Room for ladies and children with
conveniences for their comfort will be
unvn itav and nieht to our visitors. A
golf links as a refuge for
Government Urges Clubs to P.rect
House to Attract Feathered
Tribe.
Washington, D. C., —Golf cour-es
as bird sanctuaries is the newest
“sport” wrinkle introduced by bh*
United States department of agricul
ture, which urges clubs to equip theiz
grounds as refuges. The move prom
ises success, says a department cir
cular, at little work or outlay, and
golf grounds offer ideal bird com
munities.
► The broad expanses of short grass
t on the fairways, it is said furnish ex
cellent feeding grounds for robins,
* Meadow larks, starlings, flickers and
* killdeers. In rougher spots there is
► an abundant insect population as food
» for the birds. Most courses have wa
» ter hazards, at which the visitors
» could bathe or drink and many cours
es are already protected from tres
* pass and are relatively free from bird
enemies.
* Protection, foot! and water are thus
► afforded and the department urges
» the supply of nesting boxes or other
nesting places. Such beautiful and
'■ useful birds as the purple martin,
bluebird, housewren, tree swallow,
* flicker, white breasted nuthatch and
* chickadee, will occupy such houses,
► and many other varieties of smaller
► bird- can thus be attracted.
► In the fu:ure, then, it may be ex
¥ pec ted that golfer* going the rounds
of courses so equipped, may have
cause to bless the birds for doing
* away with the buzzing mosquito or
► other swarms of flying, biting, sting
* mg pests.
e 0
( almar Doctor’s Office Robbed
* Last Friday night upon going to
? his dental office, Dr. C. F. Sobolik
* noticed that things in the office had
is been tampered with, and upon in
t vestigation discovered that a burg
le lary had been committee.!, and consi
; dereble of table silverware being
\ found missing. The authorities were
a* once notified and a hunt started
for the It was supposad
<• that * had been entered be-
V tween the hours of six and nine
o'clock. After rounding up a number
► of suspects, one was found who had
>»* im rrr n-,aewwdi>n some keys which
Dr Sobolik belonging
to'him. After '^nation
l t> , nratTT WWT PM* hl -.
i Clyde Brown, gavtf a hint as to where
the stolen articles might be located,
I and upon searching in this place the
| articles were found. The man is a
'dope fiend, and dope was found up
[on his person. The man Brown,
gave his age as eighteen years, but
gives the impression of being consi
derably older. The silverware was
taken from a trunk in the office
I rooms, and was valued at about $75.
Brown was taken to Decorah Sat
urday where he will be undoubtedly
| held to await trial on a charge of
breaking and entering, which if con
viction results will carry’ a pena:.y
of 10 years imprisonment. Dr. Sob
olik was, after having recovered the
-tolen articles, inclined towards re
easing the fellow, but was counciled
against “uch action, as it is very
likely he would commit a similar
crime elsewhere and the next victim
: might not be as fortunate as Mr.
| Sobolik was in getting his stuff
i returned.—Gal mar Courier.
Automobiles and Obiter Vehicles FREE
competent matron will be in attendance.
.Miss (Juammen, the Winneshiek Health
Nurse will give talks at the lair Grounds
between 3 and 4 o’clock at the Ked t ross
Headquarters on the fair grounds.
PARKING SPACE.
Decorah has plenty of parking space for
autos, but during fair and home coming
week, the city officials in conjunction with
the Home Coming Committee arranged for
space in different parts of the city. We
have secured auto space on the Burns
property, a big empty space one block
north of the Milwaukee passenger depot.
Another spate for autos is opposite the
Decorah High School on Winnebago St.
Besides the ahote spaces mentioned, autos
can be parked on the streets of Decorah,
except on Tuesday and Wednesday morn
ings on Water Street where the parades
will march. Our visitors will remember
there i- no charge for any parking space
on the above property. The Oneota Golf
and Country < iub is open to all visitors
the entire seek. AH are cordially invited
to visit one of the finest and most pic
turesque Golf Links in the Northwest.
Other places of interest are the Ice Cave,
and Dunning Springs which are very easily
reached. By all means visit the City Park,
because for its location and scenic beauty,
there isn’t a park in the country that
compares with it. Any citizen of Decorah
and of Winneshiek for that matter will
cheerfully lend any aid to those who are
here *o enjoy the Festivities- of the
occasion.
Admission to the Fair, Day 50c
Admission after 6P. M., Night....— 40c
< hildren above 10 to 14 years 25c
Children below 10 years FREE
Season Ticket, I days, 4 nights $2.50
ALTOS AND VEHICLES FREE
BIRDS
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