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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-11-02
FOLK AND CLARK.

The democrats of Missouri are to
be congratulated on the good temper
and good sense displayed by two or
their conspicuous leaders. When the
Clark and Folk movements threaten
ed if not to meet in head-on col
lision. at least to "side-swipe' each
other with consequences more or less
disastrous, the proposal was made in
the Folk camp that the will OF the
people be expressed in primary
election or by contests for county
delegations. This suggestion mas
been agreed to by Speaker Clark:
1t is an abandonment of the idea OF
snap Judgment. 1t refers the mat
ter to the people.
While there is no law governing
such contest, this proposal never
theless offers a good straight Amerl-
can way out of the difficulty. After
the votes have been counted or the
delegates elected, the candidate who
gains the greatest number will have
an Endorsement that will really IN
dorse,-a quality much to be desired
in such matters. And the result will
be, of course, not destruction, but
the benevolent assimilation OF the
fighting strength Of one aspirant by
that of the other, for the democrats
of Missouri are of the stock OF true
sports and good losers
Whatever the result may be, it will
be worth while to remember that
this arrangement was brought about
by the free interchange Of views and
opinions through the well-read col
umnc If The ReDublic Louis
Republic.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-11-02
Notice of Final Report,

In the District Court of Iowa, in
and for Decatur County. No. 1892
probate.
In the estate of D. NJ. Luce, de-
ceased.
To Lodema F. Hodges, Lillian M.
Carse, Iva M. Luce and Alvin J.
Webb:
You are hereby notified that the
undersigned L. E. Crist, Admins
traitor of the estate of D. M. Luce,
deceased; will on or before October
26, 1911, file his final report therein
in the Office of the Clerk of the Dis
trict Court in and for the aforesaid
county, and will ask for it's approval
and his discharge from further duty
or responsibility therein, and that
said report and application for dis
charge will come on for hearing be-
fore the Court aforesaid at Leon,
Iowa, on the 7th day of November,
A. D., 1911, at which time and place
you can appear and show cause, If
any you have, why said final report
should not be approved and the un-
dersigned discharged from any fur
Their duty and responsibility.
L. e. CR1ST,
9-4t Administrator.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-11-02
A SEPARATE ELECTION?

The Iowa state teachers plan to
take the educational department Of
the state government out Of politics
by eleCtng the state superintendent
Of schools at the spring elections,
while it might not result in better
and more capable men in the office
referred to would have a great effect
uron local school boards and local
school conditions over the state. 1t
would bring out great many more
voters to school elections which of
itself would be a good thing. 1t
would bring the argument over
school consolidation to a showdown
without affecting purely political is
sues and candidates.. However, the
next legislature is not likely to
adopt the suggestion. The tendency
is toward short division instead of
multiplication of elections.
The judiciary belongs outside
"pOlitics,' the courts as the school
should be removed as far from polit-
ical and partisan manipulation. How
would it do to elect not only state
superintendent but county superin-
tendents of schools and judges of
courts at the spring election? 1t is
as necessary that the others as the
one be kept incontaminated.
In all seriousness it would be an
excellent thing if educational and
judicial officials might be chosen at
separate elections but the prospects
are against legislative enactment to
that effect -MarshalltoWn Times-Re-
publican.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-11-02

When there are more bathrooms in
the farmhouses there will be less in
clination for farm boys and girls to
leave the farm. When conditions of
living, in so far as home com forts are
concerned, becomes approximately as
good in the farm home as in the city,
there will come period of content
ment with the former, and the latter
will not lure young people away from
their best opportunity. DR.. Harvey
w. Wiley, the pure food expert of the
agricultural Department. believes this.
"One great reason why the city man
has not found much favor with the
proposition Of returning to the farm,
DR.. Wiley said in recent address,
lis the fact that the farmer generally
has not been taught the principles of
sanitation. The time should now be
past when the farmer must wait until
Saturday night to take his bath
There are farms near the cities that
have all modern conveniences, but
am aiming at those far removed from
such places. The farmer should have
bathroom such as is found in the
city home, and, moreover, the heat
ing Of his home should be arranged
in the same manner 1t ought at
least to be as easy for the people in
the farmhouses to keep clean as it is
for the live stock to quench their
thirst.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-11-02
THE DOCTRINE OF DEMOCRACY.

In an address at the democratic
banquet at St. Paul on June /, 1911,
Joseph w. Folk defined his idea of
democracy in these words:
Democracy is a religion; the re-
ligion of brotherhood among men
and of equal rights for all. 1t is a
religion that would demand more of
the Golden Rule and less of the rule
of gold in government and in our
daily lives. 1t would not array class
against class, but would protect the
rights of all by having each respect
the rights of the other. 1t would
not attack wealth honestly acquired,
but would wage amending war
against the privileges that produce
tainted riches on one side, and I'M
deserved poverty on the other side.
1t would protect property rights, but
would recognize the fact that prop
erty rights are best protected by
preserving inviolate the public rights.
1t would not combat men, but the
evil that men do. 1t would seek as
remedy for existing evils, not less
government for the people, but more
government by the people. 1t would
place conscience above cunning, and
the public good above private greed.
1t would not offer a man an advan-
tage in the shape of a subsidy, or
bounty, or protective tariff, enabling
him to make money at the expense Of
his fellowmen, but it would assure
him that it would give no one else
such a privilege over him. 1t would
guarantee to all an equal opportunity
to live and labor and enjoy the gains
of honest toll
''This is democracy as I UNDER
stand it,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-11-02
TAFT AND THE FARMERS.

President Taft must have obserV-
ed that, while his reception by the
people of the agricultural west has
been marked by the respect due to
the chief magistrate, it has not been
notably enthusiastic.
This is not because he is deficient
in admirable traits that go to the
making of a model president. That
he is exceptionally we'll endowed
with these is universally admitted.
Evidently the truth is this: West
ern farmers have learned that duties
on wheat, corn, and other products
of their labor do not protect them
much because the prices of such
things are determined in foreign
markets where the surplus is sold.
Therefore they are not now asking
congress to lay tariff burdens on
other people for their benefit, but
to- tighten the burdens laid on them
for the benefit of other people.
l They have seen that the present
congress has tried to give them some
of the relief they ask, and they have
not been able to feel the force of the
presidents reasons for interposing
his vetOes.
& They regarded their request for
immediate relief as reasonable. They
did not think there was need to wait
for the report of the tariff board.
Had President Taft looked upon
the matter from their point of view
and signed the relief bills sent to
him by congress, no doubt his recep-
ton in the agricultural west would
have been not only respectful, but
exceedingly cordial and encouraging
to his political hopes.-Chicago
Journal.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-11-02
WILSON STANDS BY IDEALS.

The following is from the Balti-
more (Md.) Sun:
Woodrow Wilson is one public
man who tries to live up to his ideals.
He has advocated the nomination of
candidates for all offices by popular
vote He forced the establishment Of
the primary system in New Jersey,
and he insists upon the enforcement
of the principle even against his own
immediate interests. AS rule the
first thing a candidate for president
seeks is endorsement by the state
convention of his party. This was
offered the governor in the conven-
ton at Trenton, but was promptly
declined. Such a compliment was no
temptation to Wilson when he DEEM
ed it inconsistent with the legislation
lie had supported.
Governor Wilson is refreshngly
frank; he has nothing to conceal and
speaks his mind without fear of crit
icism or Misrepresentation He ask
ed his overzealous friends not to pass
the resolution presenting him as
candidate for the presidential NOM
nation. He does not conceal his am
bition, an ambition that any man
may honorably cherish. He will well
come the endorsement of his state
for the highest office in the gift of the
American people, but he wants it to
come not through a convention, but
through the primaries by vote of the
people. That will be an endorsement
worth having, proof of appreciation
of his services, a vote of confidence
that counts.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-11-02

Commissioner of Pensions Daven-
port, in his annual report, just sub
mftted, shows that 35,243 civil war
veterans died during the past year.
In the same period 55,1S5 names
were dropped from the list and 49,
200 names added. The decrease in
payments amounted to only $3,49S,-
1874. The total at the end of the year
was S92,O9S. Davenport urges a
new plan Of paying pensions which
will relieve the penSioner OF the ex-
pense OF swearing . voucher and saw
ing $4,000 to the government.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-11-02
Notice of PlObating Will.

To All Whom it May Concern:
You are hereby notified that there
is now on file in the office of the
Clerk of the District Court of Iowa,
in and for Decatur county, an instru-
ment in writing, purporting to be the
last Will and Testament of Slas
Worden, late of said county, de-
ceased, and that 10 O'Clock a. M, of
the 21st day of January, 1912, has
been fixed for the probate of said
will, at which time you can appear
at the Court House in said county
and show cause, if any there be, why
said Will should not be admitted to
probate.
In witness whereof, I have here
unto set my hand and affixed the
seal of said court at Leon, Iowa, this
2Sth day of October, 1911.
j. L. MENDENHALL,
list Clerk of District Court.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-11-02
Notice of PrObating Will.

To whom it may concern:
You are hereby notified that there
is now on file in the office of the
Clerk of the District Court of Iowa,
in and for Decatur county, an instru-
ment in writing, purporting to be
the last Will and Testament of Eliza
Ann Chastain, late of said county,
and that 10 o'clock a. M, of the 10th
day of January, 1912, has been fixed
for the probate of said will, at which
time you can appear at the Court
House in said county and show cause,
ii any there be, why said Will should
not be admitted to Probate.
In witness whereof, have here
unto set my hand and affixed the seal
of said court at Leon, Iowa, this
18th day of October, 1911.
J. L. MENDENFIALL,
1O-3t Clerk of District Court.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-11-02

Ss The Webster City Herald says Mr..
Carl Kuehnle, of Denison, has with
drawn as a candidate for governor.
He states: II can not sacrifice my
business interests" He does not men
ton the other reason. Carl is like
Finnegan, "On again, off again. Of
his boomlet it might be said with
the poets words: "Since it was so
soon done for, what was it done
for?'
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-11-02

At Livingston, Mont, the Presi-
dent said he was "a moderate pro-
tectionist.' At Washington, D. c.,
last summer when the republicans
and democrats in congress presented
three moderate protection bills to
him he vetoed them.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-11-02

Germs are big contributors to repub-
lican campaign funds, and a great
many persons believe that this is
one of the reasons why, although
they could be reached that they
haven't been.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-11-02
9-4t
Notice of Appointment of Executor.

In the District Court of the State
of Iowa, in and for Decatur County.
In probate.
In the matter of the estate of
W. A. Mcintosh, deceased.
To whom it may concern:
Notice is hereby given that the un-
dersigned has been appointed and
qualified as Executor of the estate
of w. A. Mcintosh, late of Decatur
County, Iowa, deceased. All per-
sons in any manner indebted to
said deceased or his estate will make
to the undersigned; and
those having claims against said de-
ceased or his estate will present
them in manner and form az BY law
required, for allowances and payment.
Dated this 18th day Of October,
a. D. 1911.
IA. s.,. w. H. YOUNG,
s-3t Executor OF said estate.
g. m hlnle q soonlont ia hfick
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-11-02

president Taft will be renom-
mated" says the Des Moines Capital.
There are six or eight million DEM
ocrats in the country who sincerely
hope 90, adds the Thompson Cour-
Ter. 80 i.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-11-02

President Taft again defes anyone
to name single monopoly that
ought to be condemned as violation
of the antitrust law which "could"
not be reached under the decisions
of the supreme court. In other
words the President infers that every
illegal monopoly could" be reached,
prosecuted, broken up and the guilty
trust magnates sent to Jail. Then
why doen't he reach them? The
republicans have had complete charge
of the prosecuting machinery of the
government sixteen years, and now,
when they are about to go out of
power, declare that the monopolies
could" be reached. The beef trust,
the sugar trust, the steel trust and .
dozen other monopolies have mot
been reached" and nearly everyone
agrees with the president that they
could" be reached II prosecuted Ia
good faith. But all Of these con-
The Sentinel=record., 1911-02-25
TRADE MORE ACTIVE.

New York, Feb. 24 4.--Bradstreets to- morrow will say:
 Brighter, more seasonable weather and the advance of February to it's close is giving more active appear ance to house iohbirg trade at leading markets and slightly improved retail trade. The expansion, while quite marked when compared with the two preceding weeks when the weather conditions were unsettled, has, now ever, been relatively slow and eau tious and conservatism. which finds reheetioi in small lot buying continues the pre-emineht feature in markets for dry goods wearing apparel and kin dred lines. Most activity in the dry scods trade has been reported at i few large eastern and western centers, l. and at the southwest, where spring buying excursions have begun. The approach of the carnival season has also helped retail and wholesale trade in such centers as New Orleans. Re ports as to collections are not mate. rially canged and tey still largely range from slow to fair.
 Favorable reports continue to ema- nate from the iron and steel trade Shipments from the mills are increas- ing and new orders are coming out in larger volume, with the ligther finish ed lines leading in point of activity. Mills turning out tin plate and wire are in the forefront with perhaps 90 per cent of their capacity employed. Better reports are ade regarding pig ircn and the railroads are probably buy l. ing at a better rate than is generally believed Export trade, too, is satis- factory. However, the close of the week brought some unsettling news, the Interstate Commerce Commission having by an unanimous vote decided against tho proposed rate increases. It Is too early to gauge the full effects of the decision
 Business failure in tae United States ending February 23 for the week were 22s against 235 last week, 254 in the like week Of 1910. PA in 1909, ai1 ia 1908 and 194 in 1907.
 Business failures in Canade for tho week number 27. which contrasts with 34 last week and 2s in the like week Of 1910.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-02-25
.BIG LEAGUERS
 PLAY CLOSE GAME
THE FULL NINE INNING ROUTE WITH GOOD LINE UP
 SPEEDY WORK.
Walter Johnson, Washington Pitcher, Makes Home Run Over Center
 Field Fence, Winning Game.

The All-Americans won the second exhibition or practice game at the Majestic Park yesterday afternoon after a close serimmage with the All Nationals. It might be added that to Walter Johnson, the star twirler of the Washington Americans. the win ners owe their victory, as he cracked out nome run over deep center field fence, said to have been the longst hit ever made at the park.
 A crowd of about 250 fans watched the game and rooted for their favor ties.
 sx pitchers were used in the game, each twlrler working three innings. as none of them feel equal to a longer cute at this stage of the season s
 actice work.
 A big game is promised Sunday, which will be called at 2:S0 o'clock. Muffin, of Detroit. and Johnson. of Washington, will do the twirling. The players are getting in good trim with the splendid weather of the past feS days, and good game is promised Sunday afternoon.
 The score Of yesterdays game: All-Amerieans l0 0 0 010 IA All Nationals 70 0 Q o 0 1--3
 
 Batteries-All Americans, Frommo, Ctey; Eliot and Stanage; All-Nation- als, Clark, Walker, McQuillan; Land and Hackett. Umpire-Bush.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-02-25
SPECIAL ASSESSMENT.

The taxbook for the collection ol special assessment upon the real prop erty in District No. 24 for the pur pose of constructing sewer system has been placed in my hands. All owners of real property lying in the district are required to pay their as easements to me within thirty days from this date. If such payment is moi made. action will be commenced al the end of that time for tae collection of said assessment and for legal pen alties and costs
 Given under my hand this 2Srd day of February, 1911.
 l.. B. HOWELL, Collector, At Arkansas Trust Company. 2-2S-30t.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-02-25
 Park Hotel Casino Bowling & Billiards Open to the Public

k-Balke-Collender Company best regulation Alleys. no better and Superior grade Billiard and Pool Tables equipped with expert cushions; the new game "Tamatsuli" (yery in teresting) Also Shuttle Board Tables, the cnly cnes in the city.
 POPULAR PRICES. E. r. Hoffnan, J. R. Hayes.
 Manager. Lessee .s.s-.4-.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-02-25

George F Leatherman made brier hnsiness trip to ttle Rock yesterday.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-02-25
TONIGHT Cir nd OPERA HOUSE
 W. H. LEWIS Stock Company WANTED BY THE POLICE"

S0----PEOPLE---SO lS-IN BAND AND ORCHEsTRA-ts < Presenting a Repertoire of High Class
 New York Royalty Plays. Six Big Vaudeville Features Between Acts, Together With Two Thou sand Feet of Motion Pictures Prices-l0c 2Oc ana s0c Reserve seats on sale at Klein 5 Drug Store.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-02-25
CITY DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

For Mayor-W. w Waters.
 For Police Judge Jack Archer For Treasurer-Gecrge K. Housley. Fer Alderman, First Ward--C. J. Horner.
 For Alderman, Second Ward-Ed B, Mooney.
 For Alderman, Third Ward-T. J. Petit
 For Alderman, Fourth Ward Geo P. sheaerd.
 For Alderman, Fifth Ward--D. Bur gauer
 For Alderman Sixth Vard-D. L. Weaver.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-02-25
ANNOUNCEMENTS
FOR MAvoR.

The Sentinel Record is authorized to announce C. C. femly as a candidate for mayor, subject to the will of the people at the April election.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-02-25
Opened For the Season. INTERVIEW PARK

Three miles from Oaklawn, out Central avenue, at Smith bridge. Fine Boating and Fishing. All kinds of Meals served at all hours. The park is open to all picnic parties free of charge Phone 15i2-C,
 2-S-m
The Sentinel=record., 1911-02-25

Secretary BeldAg cf tAe Business Mems Leagne .anS ssss,s ,ss '''. 'ss. < spent yesterday in s-s...s' | s!-
The Sentinel=record., 1911-02-25
CHOLERA IN HAWAII.

Honolulu, Feb. 24.--Two cases of cholera have developed in this city.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-02-25
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]. II a1rmey will reopen his furni- ture store at 601 Ouachita Monday, which has been closed several weeks lon account of Mir Ermeys continued III health. He has decided to retire from business and will offer his stock at sacrifice to retail buyers.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-03-01
JUST A WORD IN PASSING.

There are ways of doing things;
and other ways. Over in Honesdale
last week, the court was trying the
Carl Howe case, which had been
transferred to Wayne county with
the compliments of the Lackawanna
judges. 1t had been aired three
times in the Lackawanna county
court, and was full of nastiness, as
any one who has followed the re-
ports of any of the four trials can
testify. The ladies of Honesdale,
who have commendable interest
in the pretty little Maple City, as
evidenced by their Village Improve
ment society, known the country
over, hastened to get into CORES
pondence with the editors of the
three Honesdale papers, and urge
that the aforesaid editors suppress
the unsavory details of the case, so
that the youthful mind might not be
polluted or lead to dwell on evil
things by reading the salacious tes-
timony that was bound to be given.
1t was thoughtful action on the
part of the prudent parents, even if
some satirical persons may suggest
that the Scranton papers have a
large circulation in Honesdale, and
that the adult population was
bound to have chance to get a peep
at the details, if they wanted it.
And now gentle reader what do
you suppose those three Honesdale
editors did about it. One of them,
the Herald, which by the way, re-
fleets very sane and conservative
mind, under the new regime, told
the ladies that they need not fear,
the Herald would have nothing to
do with the putrid details; nor did
it. THE CITIZEN, came out with a
hotspur editorial, indignant and very
much up on its dignity, about the
people attempting to dictate how the
editor should run his paper, and in
cidentally giving a preachment, like
Editor Box, of Philadelphia, is wont
to do, on the things to tell children,
and the duties of mothers toward
the adolescent youth. A fine bit of
get back" and an indication, one
would think, that the trial was to
be served up piping hot to the read
ers of THE CITIZEN and no odds
asked of anybody. Was it? Hard
ly. THE CITIZEN had big head
lines, that whetted interest, to be
sure, but the subject matter was
very conservatively constructed, and
not calculated to shock anybody In
fact we can imagine some readers,
even with prudish proclivities, wish
ing that THE CITIZEN reporter had
not left so much to be read between
the lines.-lForest City News,l
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-03-01
Death OF Mrs. Jacob A. Hitler.

Mrs. Gertrude, wife of Jacob A.
Hitler, died Monday evening at 5:40
o'clock at her home 403 Church
street, after a lingering illness from
stomach ailments, being bedfast
seven weeks, aged So years, 10
months and 27 days. Mrs. Hitler
was a daughter of Daniel Oliver and
Elizabeth (Spry) Oliver, and was born
at Beach Lake, March 81, 1858. She
taught school for two years at South
Canaan, before her marriage at
Beach Lake, October 16, 1880, to
Jacob A. Hitler, by Rev. Mr.. McVey,
and with the exception of four
months has always resided since in
Honesdale. She was a member of
the First Presbyterian church, pres
ident of the Honesdale branch of the
w. c. T. U. for several years, MEM
ber of the Christian Endeavor, and a
great church worker. Her husband,
one son, Herbert H., two daughters,
Ada and Florence H., all of Homes
dale, three sisters, Mrs. Minnie Rein
ing, Mrs. Ann Davis, Beach Lake,
Mrs. Albert Pierce, Braddock; three
brothers, j. Owen Oliver, Beach Lake;
Francis J. Oliver, Thomas H. Oliver,
Scranton, survive. Funeral services
will be held Thursday morning in
her late residence at quarter-past-ten
O'Clock, the Rev. w. II. Swift, d. D.,
officiating. The remains will be TAX
en- to Beach Lake cemetery for inter-
ment.