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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-12-10

The fact that the farmer up to this
date has been relieved from the ve1a-
tious embarrassment that daily con-
front the employer of labor in other
industries is no Indication that he will
continue to be immune from these diff
culties in the future. Desultory efforts
have been made in various localities to
organize farm labor into unions along
similar lines followed in other employ
ments, but thus far with but partial
success. The reasons for the failure are
quite numerous, but the most obvious
are not only very few, but very poten-
tial. The employee on the farm is sur
rounded by better moral atmosphere
than is the employee in the factory or
the shop. On the farm, as rule, there
exists very intimate social and moral
relation between employer and employe.
They eat at the same table, sleep in the
same house and generally mingle
socially, and if the family are religious
they bow at the same altar Of prayer
and, not infrequently, the employee is
asked to invoke the divine blessing and
lead family worship. In fact, their re
lations are such as to inspire mutual re
spect for each ones rights, and where
this mutual regards or individual rights
existbusiness relations WILDE adjusted
accordingly. After all, is not the labor
question almost wholly moral ques
tion?- Sterling OILY Rural Life.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-12-10
If Hanna decides to buck Roosevelt
there will be fun in the next republican
convention.
At any rate, mentioning George B.
McClelland for the presidency is giving
him a bagful of free advertising.

Is Senator Hanna Of Ohio trying to
dislodge Theodore Roosevelt from the
presidential nomination next year?
Politicians and men who take an in
terest in national affairs are not pleased
with the way things are going back
east. 1t is plain that there is an inner
circle of republicans that are secretly
at least hostile to the denomination Of
Roosevelt and as rule this hostility
is particularly associated with what is
known as the financial interests of the
country-Wall street. The loyalty of
the west to Roosevelt is unquestioned,
but it looks like trouble in the national
convention for the president. 1t now
seems almost certain that there will be
opposition to his unanimous nomination,
and the leader to his opposition seems
to be the powerful Mr.. Hanna. The New
York election has been an eye opener to
the friends of Mr.. Roosevelt. 1t was
especially disagreeable in view Of the
fact that Mayor Low is q personal
friend, and might be said to be per-
, sonal representative of Mr.. Roosevelt.
The president even let it be known
that it was his great desire that Mr..
Low be reelected, but he was defeated
by an overwhelming majority. This is
interpreted to mean that New York may
not be for Roosevelt in the nominating
convention and at the polls may GO
democratic. The Gen. Woods affair in
Washington just now is an ugly fight on
the president and pushed by Hanna
What will happen before the convention
is not known but the unexpected may
f, happen.--Mt. Pleasant News (rep9
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-12-10

A recent decision by the Iowa SUI
preme court upholds the city council Of
Greenfield in the passage of an ordi-
nance requiring sidewalks in that town
to be constructed of cement, stone or
brick. 1t seems odd that a property
owner should be willing to spend in a
law suit more money than half dozen
walks would cost. Having done that,
his property still lacks the necessary
improvement.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-12-10
THE LEON REPORTER. thursday DECEMBER 10. 1908.
The art Of government consists in art
OF being honest.

If the next general assembly submits
the bienniel elections amendment it
will be in opposition to the sentiment of
the state as found in the newspapers
generally. The proposition at present
has but little support in the press Of
Iowa. This is especially true of the
view that the assembly will have obliga-
tion to submit the amendment without
regard to it's merits.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-12-10
Mr.. Rockfeller's process of digesting
securities has sort of dyspeptic effect
upon the other fellows.

Mr.. Cleveland's formal declaration
that his determination not to become
again the nominee of his party for the
presidency is ''unalterable and conclu-
sive" does credit to his sterling good
sense and strengthens him in the esti-
nation of his countrymen. Third term
ism is not of that pure democracy Of
which Mr.. Cleveland is the foremost
representative.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-12-10
1t is very evident that biennial cleo.

1t is very evident that biennial cleo
tions is becoming factional question
in this state. The so-called Iowa idea
was an innocent looking thing at first
but when it became a factional question
it assumed monstrous proportions. 1t
will be denied of course, but no intelli-
gent person can read the newspapers
without seeing significance in the align
ment that is forming. 1t is fast becom-
ing political question.-CarrollH Herald,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-12-10

The state of Panama, which has de-
clared it's independence of Columbia,is a
small portion of that republic, contain
tanning about 100000 of it's 100000 in
habitants and $4,000 square miles Of it's
100000 of area, but it is big in the friend
ship Of the great republic to the north.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-12-10

The work Of surveying the Yellow
stone National Park has just been COM
pletet; the task occupied eight years.
Granite monuments have been set up
every half mile to warn the poacher to
keep off. 1t is possible that the whole
reservation will be enclosed by wire
fence.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-12-10
ADVERTISING Rates.

NUVETIISIUy RdICS.
Yearly advertisers cents per inch per issue.
Occasional advertisers 10 cents per inch per issue
Locals cents per line each Insertion
Locals set in black face type 10 cents per line each
insertion.
Legal advertising at legal rates.
Church and other notices where admission fee Is
harged will be charged for at the rate OF cents per
ina.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-10
SIMILAR ACCIDENT IN CANADA.
Four Boys Lose Lives by the Overturning of
a Sailboat

st. John. n. B., Aug. 9-The worst fatality
of the year in New Brunswick happened at 3
o'clock this afternoon, when four youths lost
their lives in the Magaguadavic River, about
two miles below st. George. The dead:
CHAMBERS. John. twenty years old George
PHILLIPS. George thirteen. of George.
HENRY. Guy. nineteen.
HENRY Gilbert. twelve Of Canthness near St George
John Chambers and the Phillips boy borrowed
a sailboat this afternoon at ST. George and
started for cruise down the river. At Cath
ness they picked up the two Henry boys and
Charles Chambers who saved They did
not know much about handling boat and were
sailing along with main and jib sheets tied.
A sudden squal caught them thus unprepared.
and turned the boat over. She righted. but i'm
mediately sank by weight of ballast. The river
here is about hundred yards wide and there
is depth of about twenty feet of water. The
boys jumped overheard, but Charles Chambers
was the only one who could swim. He managed
TO reach the bank.
Only two people saw the accident one of them
being Fred Henry. father of the two Henry
there helpless while his two lads went down to
death, for there was no boat near.
There was a buoy in the river, and Mr.. Henry
called to his son Guy TO try to reach it, but he
was too weak from his struggles. The only
other witness of the fatality Mrs Mann,
who from the opposite bank Of the river saw the
boys go down.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-10
TRUCKMAN SAVES BOY.
PLunges Into the Harlem RiUer and
Makes Daring Rescue.

There was a daring rescue from drowning
in the Harlem River yesterday. Eric Pearson.
five years old, of No. 800 East One-hundred-
and-twenty- sxth-st., fell into the river at East
One-hundred-a twenty where he
was playing on the pier. He was swept away
by the tide and his feeble efforts to keep aioat
were fast failing. when Jennie Mcbride.
Young girl living at No. 252 East One-hundred-
and-twenty- seventh-st., who was standing on
the Willis-ave bridge. heard his cry and saw
his predcament.
She screamed to James ]. Golden, truck
driver of No. 229 East One-hundred-and-
twenty-seventh-st., who crossing the
bridge in wagon. Golden was equal to the
occasion. He kicked off his shoes. pulled of his
coat and dtved from the railing Of the foot
path across the bridge into the water. twenty
feet below. He struck far out in the river, and
when he rose to the surface SWAN toward the
sinking child with powerful strokes. He
reached Eric just he was sinking. and then.
supporting the unconscious boy. fought his way
back to the pier where spectators pulled
rescuer and rescued from the water.
DR. Owens of No. 142 East observation-disclosures
twenty-seventh-st. hastily summoned and
treated the Pearson boy. The lad was revived
and sent home. He will recover. Goldens ex-
ertion caused him severe illness, and he had to
go home and go to bed. Dr. Owens said he
would pull around all right.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-10
NAPHTHA LAUNCH AFIRE.
-Four Young Men of Rockland, Ne.
DrozCned-Tzco Saved.
LsY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE

Bangor Me. Aug 9-Four young men OF
Rockland lost their lives last night in conse-
quence Of an explosion their naphtha launch
off Ash Point Two others had narrow escapes.
The drowned are:
CROKER. Henry k twenty-three years old.
HALL Raymond c., nineteen years old.
HOLMES, Charles W. twenty-three years old
VHAzIE. Frank F.. twenty-one years old
Those saved are Oliver Hills. Of Rockland.
and Thomas Hodges, of Bridgeton. Me.
Henry K. Croker was the Of Superin-
tendent Jonathan Croker, of the Rockland
and Camden Water Company. and was gradu-
ated from the University of Maine this year.
He was well known athlete
Frank F. veazie was also graduate of the
University of Maine. Hall was the son of Cap
tain Hudson Hall. and Holmes the son of Cap
tain John H. Holmes.
The young men were fishing excursion
to a resort near Rockland. and when off Ash
Point, nine miles from town. their launch be-
came entangled in a weir. While they were try
ing to get clear the craft suddenly took fire,
and the six young men leaped overheard. They
were within a few hundred yards of land. but
Holmes and Croker were unable to swim and
soon sank. Hills and Hodges were nearly
drowned in a fTuitless effort to save the others.
Hodges swan thirty yards to boat and. cut
ting it loose, found that he had no oars. BY
this time Veazie and Hall had half filled the
launch with water. in attempt to stihe the
fames but the fire spread and drove them from
their only refuge. Veazie started to swim toward
the smaller boat and Hodges threw the rudder
toward him, but the suddenly threw up
his hands and sank. Crocker disappeared at
the side of the burning launch which soon after
wards sank stern first with Hail. who was
clinSing to it Hills succeeded in swimming to
the small boat in which Hodges had found a
refuge. Fishermen put out and rescued the
two men.
At dawn to-day the bodies of Hall. Veazie and
Holmes were found at the fish weir That Of
Crocker was washed ashore at Crescent Beach,
two miles from here late this afternoon.
1t was found this morning that the top of the
gasolene tank, which furnished fuel for the
launch, had been left open. Several gallons of
the fluid apparently had dropped into the body
of the launch. A lighted lantern at the stern OF
the boat was near the tank. and probably caused
the explosion.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-10
MURPHY TO JOIN COLONY.
Going to Saratoga-To Talk OUer
Tamn1any Nominations.

Charles F. Murphy. leader of Tammany Hall.
viii go to Saratoga on Wednesday to remain
Tor several days. In the course Of his visit
there he will see and talk with great many
Democratic leaders He will find James Shev-
lin and P. H. McCarren, representing the Kings
County organization. there. Senator Timothy
ID. Sullivan. Senator Grady and other powers in
the Tammany organization will also be on
hand There will be various prominent Demo-
Gratis from up State present and it is probable
tnat a general talk about the local situation
VIII be indulged in. 1t was even suggested yes
terday that there might be a tentative slate
made up for the municipal campaign.
The most gossip about Tammany's candidate
Tor Mayor this fall concerns Congressman
George B. Mcclellan. The statement was made
emphatically yesterday that McCleHan's name
had gone off the slate. 1t is true that McCIel-
Ian and Murphy very friendly. 1t is said.
however, that Kings County does not think too
kindly of Mcclellan. The worst blow his boom
has received, however. came last week, when
Richard Croker, from the retreat at Vantage,
declared Mcclellan to be just the man to nom
mate Tammany does not want to go through
the campaign with a candidate wearing Croker's
tag.
The Tammany leaders seem to be at sea about
candidates and platform. The organization is
not as compact it used to be under Croker
when Cloher s ulctum went out there was no
argument. Murphy, however, has found numer-
GUS cliques in the organization, each promoting
Its own individual interests He isn't sure
enough OF his place to start in by making en-
emles and so he is drifting and trying to pla-
cate all
one thing Murphy and his associates have
given up as impractical is the nomination of a
yellow dog ticket. They realize that this is
no time to take chances. They want to make
the best possible showing, and several candi-
oates which in sure year might be considered
likely have been eliminated After Murphy talks
at Saratoga with Sullivan, Grady, Shevlin, Nc
Carren and others the Tammany slate may be
in tentative shape.
Just at present the leaders are making strenu-
Gus EFFORTS to bring back into the fold every
democrat that can be reached in order to get
INTO good shape for the campaign this fall
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-10
THE SLOCUM DISABLED.
ROcEa1cdy Boat Breaks Paddle
Wheel IN HeaUy Sea.

The steamboat General slocum. OF the Rock
away Line, was partly disabled yesterday on
her 1 o'clock trip from Rockaway Beach. by
some Of the buckets of one Of her paddle wheels
being broken by the heavy sea The framework
OF the paddle box was also sprung and some
OF 1t broken She steamed 70 New-York with
one wheel landing her fifty passengers and then
going to Fletcher's shipyard, in Jersey City
Inc General Slocum was in charge OF Captain.
Van Schaick and William Conkling. the en-
gineer. There was little excitement for a few
minutes among the passengers. II took four
hours for the boat to get to the West Twenty
second-st- pier. The Slocum was to have made
a o'clock trip from New-York but the Grand
Republic took her place
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-10
PLANS OF MISS ELEANOR ROBSON.
She Returns on the Cedric with Her Mother,
Mrs. Madge Carr Cook.

Miss Eleanor Robson. with her mother Mrs
Madge Carr Cook. returned yesterday from, Eng
land on the Cedric She brought with her the
manuscript Of Merely Mary Ann" drauatizattor
by zanswtH Of his own story OF the saras name
The characterization Of Merely Mary Ann. said
Miss Robson yesterday. 'fs entirely my own idea
For over two years since I first read the
story 1 have been pleading with Mr. ZanSwfH 70
make 1t into play for me. 1t Is only recently
that he consented to do it. 1 have brought the
completed manuscript Of the play with me. II has
been rewritten and revised half a dozen times IN
I'll both Mr. Zangwill and myself are satisfied with
IT, l think II most delightful bit OF comedy Z
will not open In it until October 26
Most of my time abroad was spent with nv
mother in London. We visited Mrs. HumphrT
Ward for several days both at her country home
Storks and at her London house She has not
yet finished her play. Agatha for which she
kindly invited suggestions from and as kindly
considered them We went over Agatha together
the day before my mother and I sailed Although
1 was in Paris several times I did not NJ.
Bataille. in whose play. La VALERIE I shall ap-
pear after Merely Mary Ann
My mother and l, after few days in town. will
spend the rest Of vacation at seaside
place probably Block Island My mother Is TO play
in The Cabbage Patch which opens in Louisvills
October O. and 1 want TO be able to down
TO see her first appearance Mrs. Wigs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-10
LIKE An EARTHQUAKE.
Lightning ErpIodes Dynamite Mag
azine-No One Hurt.

Akron, N. Y, Aug. Gin a heavy thunder
storm at 1875 m lightning struck a dyna-
mite magazine just outside the town line. Two
tons of dynamite belonging to the Akron Cement
Company were exploded. There was a ire
mendous conclusion, and people ran from their
houses, fearing an earthquake Houses rocked
and glass broken for miles around. A
twenty pound stone fell through the roof of the
home of ]. H. Price, Clerk of Erie County, a
quarter of a mile distant The Catholic church
was so shaken that candles on the altar tipped
over. A panic among these at mass was mar
rowly avoided
The shock was so great that locked doors in
houses some way from the explosion were burst
open. No one was killed, and the few affected
by the conclusion are not seriously hurt Fear
and hysteria were all the doctors had to deal
with.
The shock plainly felt in lie Roy and in
Batavia, seventeen miles away, the fourth story
Of the Hotel Richmond rocked so that guests
were aroused. All thought it an earthquake
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-10

Young Drug Clerk Then Takes Nor
mime. and Is Expected to Die.

Lancaster Penn, Aug. "a bride OF FOUR
months Mrs. Edgar H. Frantz' nineteen years
old is dead. slain by her husband drug clerk
of this city Frantz is dying from the efrects OF
morphine, which he swallowed after firing TWO
bullets into his wife. The woman was muir
dered in her sleep. Frantz left a note in winch
he said that they had agreed to die together,
but it is believed that Mrs. Frantz was the VIC
tim of her husbands jealousy.
Frantz is about twenty-one years DID, Inc
life of the couple had been made unpleasant
nv ouarrels ever since their marriage, Frantz
being intensely Jealous of his wife Several
times. 1t is said, he threatened to Kill her She
exuected to leave here tomorrow on VISIT 10
the West with her mother. Frantz opposed TINS
trip Last night, however, they were appar-
emily on the best of terms. and in good Splits;
On retiring they requested that they be cailed
at to-day. - .to,o
thew failed to respond Forcing open their DOOR
Frantz's father found them lying on the pea.
Tho woman was dead, with bullet hole IN her
head and another through her breast. FTantz
was still alive, but his recovery is regarded as
ir1n osSible,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-10
CAUGHT IN HOTEL ROOM.
alleged Thief Awested at Herald
Square-SS 900 Unm0IeSted.

A man who said he was John Horner was
locked up in the West Thirtieth-st. station
yesterday a charge of suspicion. He was ar
rested at the Herald Square Hotel by Policeman
Thomas Burns. whom he told he a race
track man. He refused to give his address. He
was neatly dressed.
The arrest followed Horners being found in
the room of Abel A. Bort, a business man of
Germany. who is staying at the hotel, Mr..
Bort's room is the eleventh floor. He took
bath yesterday afternoon and on returning to
his room, according to his story, found Horner
there, fumbling through the pockets of his
clothes. which were lying the bed. Mr.. Bort
grappled with Horner and called Justify for help.
The upper floors of the hotel were aroused, and
several hallboys and porters rushed to Borit $
room. The first two or three helped drag Horner
to the elevator, and he was taken to the main
floor. There he was held until Policeman Burns
arrived and arrested him In one pocket of
Borit's clothes a roll of bills containing
about $4,000. It was not nolested.
No money found in Horner's pockets, but
in one was a letter written on Herald Square
Hotel stationery and addresses to John Baker.
1t read: IF convenient will meet you at the
Hoffman House at 10 a. m" 1t signed
"Horner." The Herald Square clerk said Mr..
Baker was staying at the hotel, but he had been
out all day. The clerk said he did not know
Horner. Detectives Mooney and Lynch were
placed on the case. Horner will be arraigned in
court to-day. He refused to give his address at
the station or to make any statement.
There was much speculation at the hotel as
to how Horner reached the eleventh floor with
out being observed. The hotel management is
careful to keep strangers from going upstairs
Unfortunately The elevator are in
structed not to take persons in their cars unless
accompanied by bellboys with cards. Guards
are stationed at the stairways but Horner must
have eluded them. 1t was suggested that he
might have climbed up the fire escape, but that
would be risky. as he could have been observed
from neighboring buildings.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-10
LEAPED FROM TRAIN WHILE ASLEEP.
New-York Drummer Drummed Up Clothes
in Crowd Which Gathered to Watch Him.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.

Vincennes. Ind. Aug. 9.-Philp Marlin New
York travelling man, while sleeping last night,
leaped from a train at Wheatland station and
walked up and down the platform. clad only in
his underclOthes crowd gathered to observe
what they thought the antics of an insane
man. Some one discovered that Markin was
somnambulist and struck him several hard blows
before he was aroused
Markn said that all his clothes on the
train and a telegram was sent TO Olney, H. 10
put them off. Markin supplied with extra raj
ment by members of the crowd and resumed his
journey on the next train AT Olney he recovered
his clothes. He uninjured. the train was
going slowly when he jumped on
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-10
DIED ON THE TRAIN.
Hurt at Drazobridge and Did Not
Lice to Reach Hospital.

Henry Heinfeldt. of No 231 Maujer-st. Brook
lyn while sailing through the drawbridge at Beach
Channel, in Jamaica Bay. yesterday afternoon.
crushed by the bridge closing before ne got
all the way through. He died from his injuries
while being conveyed on train to Long Island
City hospital He was forty-three years old. Chap
H Foster, the bridge tender was arrested.
Christopher Stevens a bellboy at the Colonial
Hotel. Arverne. was drowned in the surf there
yesterday afternoon while bathing. He went
beyond the life lines, and was seen throw UP his
hands and sink Stevens twenty-five years
old His body ashore at Atlantic Park. near
Rockaway Beach three hours later. The drowned
man leaves wife and child.
Mrs. Robert Smith. wife of the proprietor Of the
Delavan House. Far ROckaway, was taken sud
denly i'll yesterday morning and died last night
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-10
JEROME DENIES PARTIALLY.
He Is Willing to Prosecute Employers on
Proper Evidence

District Attorney Jerome was asked last night
regarding his conferences with employers in re-
gard to the graft trials. He said:
Where one employer comes to see me ten labor
leaders call. l willing abide by the final
Judgment of the intelligent self-respecting labor
leaders of New-York I just as willing to
try cases against employers against employees
but there was only one case which before
me, which sifted through, but my investigat tons
LED TO nothing. If any responsible labor man car
substantiate charges on which he can be pun
employer
If it can be shown that there is any group Of
employers who paid money to delegate to order
strikes, or that any corporation or concern com
posed OF groups OF employers did the same that
prosecuted. ""4N 10