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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-08-01
THE ADVANCE IN COTTON THREAD

The advance, announced from New
York, of the price of cotton thread to
10 cents a spool is a transaction which
will make the trust responsible for it
very much disliked in the homes of
America.
There has been no advance in the
price of cotton which justities doubling
the price of this household necessity.
Throughout the United States the uni
form price for spool of cotton thread
has been cents, and the price has re-
NAMED stationary at that even when
raw cotton cost more than it does now.
Middling cotton in New Orleans has
not sold higher than l35 cents pound
this season. Since it reached this high
point it has declined a quarter of a
cent or more on better crop prospects.
The price was nearly as high in 1904
and has never been very low since.
Ii there was profit in making cotton
thread at 5 cents spool when the
price of raw cotton was II or Il cents
pound, it looks like robbery to double
the price when the raw material costs
only cent or two more by the pound.
But for the Dingley tariff of cent a
spool of 200 yards, and coercive
measures with retail dealers, the spin
ming trust could hardly lay this tax on
the seamstresses. English spinners
would be glad to supply the thread
cheaper, and, but for the long array of
tariff taxes on cotton manufactures, the
prices of cotton goods would not be
Jumping upward as they are in all our
markets, wholesale and retail.
There are eight pages of the Dingley
schedule on cotton goods as published
by the Government Printing Office. We
grow the cotton or most of it. The
foreign manufacturer must buy his
cotton here, ship it across the ocean
and ship the goods back; and yet the
American manufacturer must have a
stiff import tax an cotton goods to keep
the foreigner from underselling him in
the United States.
This is the tariff system gone crazy
Possibly spoo! cotton put on the free
list might help to restore sanity.-St.
Louis Republic.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-08-01

Henry Clews says: Fortunately the
silly war talk with Japan is subsiding.
There never has been either reason or
feeling to justify the flood of nonsense
which has been circulated on this sub
ject during the last few weeks. If the
truth were known, it is probable that
much Of this war talk has been inspired
by international politics. Both Russia
and Germany probably imagine that
their interests would be promoted by a
conflict between Japan and the United
States. Often the wish is father to the
thought, and these nations would gladly
see Japan crippled in order that they
might secure stronger foothold in the
Pacific. Their ambitions in this respect
having been gravely disappointed by
the Japanese victory over Russia,
Japan is Britain's ally, and it would give
these two nations additional pleasure
to see that combination weakened or
broken, for it is we'll known that Eng
land could not be induced to take any
part in war between Japan and the
United States.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-08-01

There is already talk of the posi-
bility of democratic legislature in
Iowa as result of the fight for the SEN
atorship. While it will be necessary
for the democrats to make great gains
in order to secure a majority in the
general assembly there is at least
possibility that republican strife will
open the way to them. Both factions
are partially to blame for the unfortu-
nate condition in which the republican
party in this state finds itself, although
there will naturally be wide difference
of views as to the responsibility which
each should justly bear. 1t is undoubt-
eddy true that there are republicans
who would rather send democrat to
the legislature than man who would
vote for Cummins and it is just as true
that there are others who would vote
for democrat rather than for repub-
Hcan who was unfayorable to Cummins.
Even in the election last fall when the
senatorship was not involved number
of legislative seats were lost by the
republicans because of the bitterness of
the factional fight. In many of the
counties and in some of the senatorial
districts the change of small number
of votes will turn the election to the
democrats. Republicans who believe
in their party and who place it's inter-
ests above those of any faction should
consider the facts carefully. 1t would
be shameful for Iowa with her tremen-
dous republican majority to be repre-
scented in the United States senate by a
democrat, but that is one Of the posi-
bilities il the campaign next year
should be as bitter and acrimonious as
that of last year.-Creston Advertiser,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-08-01

ense
made
the whole notwithstanding
feed consumed dairy bred which did
feed produced S8 profit than
for each 81 feed and reduced
though
read profit
whole They returned for each 81
Of per pound herds did not
the food
Forx herds reported whose owners do not read dairy yield
S124 They yielded of
s1o1 for each 81 invested feed
food of pound herds of this did
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-08-01
HIGHWAY NOTICE.

10 R. D. Gardner, Thomas Waller S. L. Cox and
ct al The Commissioners appointed to view, and If
qured, to vacate a highway, commencing at point
5rods north of the southwest corner of northeast
quarter Of section IL, township 49, range 26 west
r. NJ, in Decatur county, running thence northeast
about 20 rods thence north of northeast IS rods and
terminating at public highway at point % rods east
of the west line of northwest quarter of the northeast
quarter OF section H. township &c. range g. west p NJ
objections thereto claims for damages must DO filed
In the Auditors Office before noon of the % day
of August A. d. 1903 such highway will be vacated
without reference thereto.
So j. f. GILL, Auditor Of Decatur county, Iowa
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-08-01
Iowa Cow Census for 1905 Summary Of 100 Herds.

table results herds consisting of
with sub.d classics
northeast eight
of
pound.
Of these following herds consisting of Of the dual
earning profit and above their feed Twenty
feed The
II consisting 172 Of dairy type
comprising 1853 earning profit
ne paying for its feed
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-08-01

In the long run the fraud and thife
get the hot end of the poker.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-08-01
just as Good a RANGE

the famous Round Oak stove That is just what the
ROUND OAK CHIEF steel range measures up Firsclass
in every Parteuar-highest quality from top to bottom,
and sold for reasonable price. II ranges all alike it
wouldn't make much difference what kind you bought but
they not goodness no. 1t listens like most of them
were made to sel-price the only thing
Here's the CHIEF, range Of quality, made by the
people who make good goods only,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-08-01
Everybody Should Know"

says C. G. Hays, prominent business
man of Bluff, Mo-, that Bucklens Arni-
ca Salve is the quickest and surest
healing salve ever applied to sore,
burn or wound, or to case of piles.
I've used it and know what I'm talking
about" Guaranteed by L. P. Van Wer-
den druggist. 25c.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-08-01

One real live trust president in the
penitentiary will do more to solve the
trust question than all of Roosevelt's
Nominations.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-08-01
Something for DairyFarmersto Read
Conducted by Frank Key McGrego Ia Under the Direction Of
Hoards Danyman. Fort Atkinson, Wis.


enterprng papers Agricultural field Hoards
edited by highly
editor The policy of the
annually bringing
direct methods
the largest Them To this
special
the real facts He first
he them and just what their
farmer
yield These
The the methods of
management The following facts noted ~ the
for the their breed 81 the kind and amount
stabbed cared the
he sed ) what he read to
be daily dong "a what the final
Each farmer designated number
facts gathered at the farm
milk
for When measured
tells how much profit had for
New
Minnesota Hods Damn several thous
the records each farmer
and educator to all
dairy farmers who readers of Hoard's Daryman
northern
dollar dollars worth of feed
taken another of
oards
concluded complete condensed
before readers We call especial attention to
hard especially the effect which the reading
final
the
dairy farming.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-08-01

"The progressives are little mud
died on governor, but they know who is
running for the senate all right" OBJ
serves the Perry Chief.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-08-01

MARION F. STOOKEY,
I AWYER. Practice In all courts. Office In L.,
L. block. Phone 96.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-08-01

Ever read what Washington had to
say on the third term question?
mind, Washington was an "old fogy,"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-08-01

There is no question Of doubt but that
Taft will lend weight to the republican
ticket.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-09-30
I NO ARE KILLED.
IN PRISON RIOTS
VICTIMS WERE OPPONENTS or
rEcicIDE GOVERNMENT m
3ERviA AWAITING TRIAL
DRIVEN TO DESPAIR
ny Delays They Wrested curs Fro.,
Prison Guards sperate Fight
FoIloNed---TWo Guards
Wounded.

Belgrade. Servia. SEPT. 20. An ex.
ItraorIinary occurrence In the gcvefsls
lMent prison here today resulted Ill
Tho death III t'vp former army officers.
who were opponents Cf the sD-calied
Regicide government were de-
taincd In prison en- trivial charges.
reing driven To despair BY delay anl
illegal obstacles put IN the way tf
bringing the cases to trial, the prison
efs. while exercising Iii the corridor
Wrested guns from the prison guards.
and barrieading themselves In n room
fred through the windows into the
street A desperate fight followed.
Two guards were wounded, accord ,ng
to official account, and the two for
NOR officers committed suicide with
their last cartridges
Other accounts, however say that
The two officers were strangled by
the guards, who then emptied their
rnvulvers into the lifeless bodies Of
the men. Meantime angry crowds
gat.crel denouneing 'reglcide gov.
ernment
0na If the dead was an editor of an
paper and opponents cf
Tie government say hal been offered
his liberty if he would cease writing
tracts on the dynasty.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-09-30
WASHINGTON IS
HEAD OF LIST
40 soFTWooD rRoDucER--MlLL
MAN PRERicTS SHRoTAcE
--OTHEPs DIFFER.
A. B. c. BLOCK SYSTEM
of Issuing Orders to Train Crews In
stalled in Washineton--Frst
Practical Operation oi This
New Method.

Spokane, Wash, Sept. 29.--Lumber
men in eastern Washington and
northern Idaho are not wholly agreed
regarding the statement by Frederick
Weyerhaeuser, the Millionaire miIlmal
who predicts d shortage Of lumber all
10 corresponding advance in price for
the reason that it Is almost Impossible
TO keep the supply UP to the increas
Ing demand for all kinds of material.
u. r. Cartier Van Dissel, president of
the Rhoenix Lumber company and w.
H. Acuif, president Of the washington
Mill company, and others, say they
regard Mr.. Weyerhaeuser as an an-
thority upon these questions, while
B. II. Lewis, head fthe B. r. Lewis
company, the largest operator IN
northern Idaho, questions the lumber
kings statement, saying that prices
are certain to fall during the ccmiag
year, the decrease being from SIS to
SO 4 thousand feet and that ia many
instances 1T will be necessary to ctr
tail the production Other lumbermel
declare prices will go higher, as the
supply In eastern and western states
has dwindled SO rapidly that Wash
ington, which was not mentioned
among the first eight state ! four years
ago, Is now at the head as d producer
of soft woods
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-09-30
CAIRO DR[OGkG
CO. ON A BIG RUN
BEGAN YESTERDAY FILLING GEE
Tt3N WhIcii WILL REQUIRE
10000 cUpic YARDS.
IS PART OF rs ACRES
Nhich Cairo q Thebes Must FIN Un.
DIR Franchise Ordinance From
City Better Times FOR
Dredging CO.

\ The Cairo Contracting Il Dredging
l Company has now placed les machin
lcIy and plant In condition Tor d lcna
trln. The river pumping station has
been moved out further to meet tie
lehange of conditions occasioned by
the falling river, and yesterday was
Ifsady To begin work again after d
short season of rest,
President Magee believes the com
|pany has passed through It's NEST try
ing period. II has had some rough
experience probably the wcrst Ii Ii
ever likely To have 40 far as the
rivers are concerned. ana 1t has not
been able To do profitable work All
manner II difficulties were met with
An the fliing of Block 43, but these
have probably not been without prcfif
lin various ways. This big piece Of
work Is done. comprising a fill or
over GN0N0 ctDie Yards, which, had II
been dene Ia the old way would have
f5IS8A4AAA AAStt3As 1I3AlhAS ibubGi ~ Lg&tl5
nlete 1t.
Now the company has set its mn
chinery To work on much greater
piece Of work, the filing of the great
area of low ground south Of Twenty
irst street comprising the yards cf
the Cairo q ThebAs railroad company
There's d fill hero of about 200 GOO
cubic yards and no distractions are
in this work from object
ing property owners. A long, steady
and fairly profitable run III the plant
r. looked forward To with confidence
hy President Magees
The company have contracts with
Tho CITY far. filling the cross streets in1
This seetinn bnt aside from tfiis the.
hH here constitutes a part of the
twenty-five acres which the Cairo "
Thebes railroad company II required
u fill as d condition Of its franchise
from the city.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-09-30
KEOkUK is WAITING
IN GALA ATTIRE TO
GREET Roosevelt I

Keokuk. Ia. Sept. 29.-The people
of Keokuk are making great prepara-
tions for the reception Of President
Roosevelt, who is due to arrive here
from Canton, Ohio. at 9 O'Clock Tues
day morning. The main streets Of
the city are already gay with bunt-
ing, and the indications are that the
decorations will be the most elabor.
ate ever seen here.
According to present plans, the
president will spend about two hours
in Keokuk and viii be joined here
by the members of the Inland Water
ways Commission who are to accom-
pany him on the trip down the Mis-
sissippi river to Memphis. The presi-
dent will be met at the station by a
commpittee of prominent citizens, AMI
escorted. by a company of the Nation
al Guard of Iowa, will be taken at
once TO Rand Park, where he will de-
liver an address. Following this a
reception viii be held, with the presi-
dent as the guest of honor. The party
will embark at IL o'clock, when the
start for st. Louis will be made.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-09-30
ENGLISH FLEETS
At MAN[UYERS
SEAMEN WILL BE TAUGHT WHAT
WOULD BE EXPECTED OF
THEM IN WAR WITH GER
MANY.

London. Sept. 29.-Under the sr-
preme command Of Lord Chares
Beresford. the combined home. At
lantic and Channel fleets win leave
Portland about October 18th for the
autumn monervers which this year
arc being conducted in the North S a.
While the usual feet maneuvers VIII
be carried out .he main object is be
lieved TO be strategical TO teach tse
officers What the admiralty would eS-
pect of them IN case Of war with Ger
many Lord Beresford will be accom-
ranied by no less than nine admirais
and the big ships The fleets win IN
clude 90 bsttleships. II arfnored
cruisers and 10 protected cruisers.
with a feet Of torpedo boats and de-
stroyers numbering sixty or more.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-09-30
PRESIDENT OFF
ON LONG TRIP
LEFT WASHINGTON LAST EVEN
ING AT 7:4o---GtVEN HEARTY
SENp-OFF.
SEVERAL IN HIS PARTY
Canton Expects Many visitors--Dc,
corated TO Welcome Roosevelt
Who Speaks at Dedication
of Mckinley Monument

Washington, Sept. 29.-With q
hearty goodbye and good luck,
President Roosevelt left here tonight
at tai o'clock on a special train over
the Pennsylvania on his western and
southern trip. Accompanying him We're
Secretary Loeb, who goes as far as
Kaobuk, Iowa; Assistant Secretary
Latta n. M Netherland Surgeon Gen
eral Rixey. CT United States Navy
Secretaries Garfield and Wilson, who
go as far as Canton, Ohio representa-
tiyes of three press associations and
photographers. and lor Alexand ar
Lambert. the presidents family phI
sician. John M. Parker. and John a.
McIlhenny, civil service commission
en- whose guest the president will
on his hunting trip in Louisiana vii
join the party in the south.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-09-30

Farmers notes TO a total value of
$4,000 900 said to be in the hands OF
the International Harvester Com
pany. have escaped taxation in Chi
cago this year, for the reason that the
Harvester company is New Jersey
corporation A value of over half a
billion dollars. 09,07310i. was fin
ally fixed as the total property for tax
alton in Cook county-which, of
course, is mostly Chicago. The in
crease of taxable property, 10 to 10
per cent for the year. more than $50 :
200 600. includes some big newly dis
covered items. among them the estate
of A. NJ. Billings valued at sfa.052 400
which last year was listed at 100000
and this year was not listed by as
sessors at all. Back taxes were or
dered amounting to s34,53S, which
seemed to the estates lawyers very
unkind. The assessment of railroads
included about $2.500000 against the
Chicago Northwestern. s750,0o0
AGAINST the Pennsylvania company
and s1.09G,S75 against the Chicago,
Rock Island and Pacific. Slowly
problem Of equitable taxa
ton for rich and poor is being
brought near to solution.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-09-30
.GOOO PROGRESS
IN PREPARATIONS
lFoR PRESIDENTS DAY--DEcc-
RATioNS WELL UNDER WAY
AND MANY PLANNED.
FINE GRAVEL ROADWAY
Leading From Wharf Boat Entrance
TO Foot Of Eighth Street Over
Which Presidents Car
riage Will Pass.

! Wharfmaster McTIale has the graaI
i residential boulevard Oh the levec
slope about finished II III fine
J Tiece of work, making gra1 1eftl
curve from the lower stage of TIM
| wharfboat at Sixth street, to Eigath
street, d perfectly level plane con.
stIncted of Elco gra vel The caarscr
!iGatcrinl forms the base and cutter
edge of the work ana the fine gravel
| finishes the surface The good wrrIx
dome and THE delicate pink eolrr af
the material makes this roadway
Inrebably the most beautiful ever
which the president will pass On hss
memorable trip. The upper end ofth1s
Roadway will he allowed til RENAL
permanently but the lower elsl will
hs spread out after the president ii
gone. 50 that II may not obstrrct
traffic.
A less elaborate roadway of the
same material will be construct Il
from Sixth street down to Join the
Presidential roadway at the wharf
boat entrance This HI Ecr use of the
governors and other dignataries whp
will arrive on dozen steamers tlaat
will land Just below the wharfheat.
ond viii take carriages waiting far
them hi that vicinity. The prass
dents steamer will he the only ono
allowed III fhe whartboat, and his car.
riage Will stand Iii waiting for him ofl
the Wharfboat All his carriare
emerges and goes UP the levee ssope
THE governors carriages will fall int
line behind him. The Ievee slone viii
he kept entirely clear of people, Hnats
coming out IA the Ohio river will land
'sl,Fsys tase4Aw haHhoats
Sam 1agIiday has contracted with
professional decorators to give tile
wharfbcat Il gorgeous appearance.
The biz floating house over 6lao faft
long, sixty feet wide and two storltA
high, will be- covered with flags from
end to end and attractive designs III
intervals. The river front On TIE laak
will also be ablaze In the national
cnlors.
Joseph Curry. of the deccras ing
committee, was hard ut work gester,
day with q corps Of assistants. put
ting rp sixty or more big flags along
the line Of march. In addition to these
already up.
There was n very good start ysster-
day also In private decorations.
number of business houses on Ohio
street. Commercial avenue and WASH
ngton avenue, have been neatly
touched up and indications are that
here will be busy times for the deco
'ators today and tomorrow all along
he line OF march and elsewhere
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-09-30
ALIENS MIGHT
ENTER COUNTRY
WITHOUT HAVING PASSPORT
FEDERAL JUDGE AT PORT
LAND DECIDES IMPORTANT
CASE.

Portland. Ore, Sept. 29.-"But
there is no regulation barring the en-
try Of any alien not having a pass
lort from his home government. Ii
such a regulation exists am not
aware of IT,"
This statement was made by Judge
G. E. WoTverton of the United States
district court in deciding the case of
Cant Maurice Heme of the French
bark st. Louis, who was fined recent
ly by the United States commission
on charge of violating the immi-
grafton law prohibiting masters of
vessels from landing aliens and for
bidding their admission to this coun-
try.
The case grew OFT of the escape of
two Japanese sailors from the st.
Louis who had signed at Kobe, Japan,
Tor the round trip Hemet's defense
was that the Jau lese had no inten-
tion of coming to this country when
they signed for the trip. Capt. Hemet
also asserted that the order issued
nv President Roosevelt last May, ex-
cluding Japanese and Coreans from
this country. was in excess of his au-
thority.
Judge Woiverton upheld President
Goosevelt's order. The court. how
oyer. ruled that the Japanese sailors
were not improperly in this country,
and discharged the defendant
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-09-30
PROGRAMME OF
WEEKS SPORTS
FOOTBALL SEASON IN FULL
SWlNG--WESTERN ATHLETIC
ASSOCIATIONS FALL MEET
LOUISVILLE HORSE SHOW.
Monday.

Monday.
Sam Langford VS.. Joe Jeanette at
Rochester, N. Y.
Amby McGarry VS.. Tommy Murphy,
at Bridgeport, Conn.
Opening Of fall meeting of the
Brighton Beach Racing association.
Opening of annual horse show at
Louisville, Ky.
Tuesday.
Opening of race meetin gat Lima
Ohio.
Wednesday.
intercollegiate tennis champion
ships at Merton Cricket club, Phil
adelphia.
Harvard Bowdoln football game at
Cambridge. Mass.
Yale-Wesleyan football game at
New Haven, Conn.
Penn villanova Football game at
Philadelphia.
Ten mile swimming race Of Mis-
souri A. c. on Mississippi river.
Saturday.
Western Association A. A. Z. track
and field championships at st. Louis.
Harvard-Maine football game at
Cambridge, Mass.
Yale-Syracuse football game at New
Haven, Conn.
Princeton-Stevens football game at
Princeton. y. J.
Penn. -Bucknell football game at
Philadelphia.
CorneltOberlin football game at
Ithaca, N Y.
University of Miehigau-Case school
football game at Ann Arbor Mich
Indiana-De Paw football game at
Ind.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-09-30

October lis John r. Walsh will face
trial on the governments charges Of
Irregular banking. But in the face
of prosecution under financial strain
that would have halted most men,
this grimly determined old banker
has fought Off the impending sale Of
his Southern Indiana and Chicago
railways. has raised S2,500,000 paid
off floating debts and completed his
railroads into Chicago Even his bit
ter enemies admire him for it. Sep
tcmber 26 the last spike was driven
in the Chicago link: by the time his
case is in iurys hands, freight
train service will be established
These railways were found to be the
hig assets when the three Walsh
banks were taken over by the Clear
ing House committee; they represent
the one chance Walsh has Of paying
out in full and having few millions
surplus. There have been several
bidders for them. for they run
through coal mine and stone quarry
regions in Illinois and Indiana which
plenty of traffic. When pas
senger trains are put into service in
two or three months, the Grand Cen
trail station will be used