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The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1912-08-17
NOTABLE GATHERING OF
ANCIENT SECRET ORDER.
Mystic Shriners to Hold Convention
In Washington. Aug. 10.

Washington. city will be the
Mecca for prominent Masons from all
parts of the country the week OF Aug
10. when the fourteenth annual SEES
sion of the Ancient Egyptian Order or
Mobiles Of the Mystic Shrine will be
held at Odd Fellows hail. Ftfty-seven
TEMPLES, representing nearly every
state In the Union, will have delegates
present. and the visitors are expected
to total 1.5OO.
The third international conference or
Knights Templars will also be held the
same week at the Lincoln Memoria'
Congregational church. and the Dangh'
ters of Isis. the female auxiliary. will
also meet On the opening day al
dresses of welcome will be delivered
by District Commissioner Cuno II. Ran
dolph, Grand Master N. K. Weatherless
and others,
The following day Medina temple or
New York Shriners and Jerusalem
temple of Baltimore will hold prize
drill at the Howard theater. A big
street parade of the visiting Shriners
will take place Wednesday. after which
the visitors will 20 on an outing TO
Washington park. The parade OF the
Knights Tempiars will take place the
following afternoon. followed by
competitive drill for $500 in prizes. A
monster reception will be held ut Con-
vention hall Mt night
J. Frank Richards of Detroit Is presi-
dent of the conference Of Knights TEN
plars and DR.. e. 8. Dickerson Of Cairo,
ILL.,. secretary.
The present officers Of the shriners
are:
Eugene Phillips. New York. imperial
recorder; Joseph Fl. Sherwood. deputy
imperial potentate: W. ID. Morris. I'm
perial chief rabban: A. J. Sellers. I'm
perial associate rabbnn: J. Frank Blag-
burgh. Iowa. imperial treasurer: j. II.
Murphy. editor Of the Baltimore AFRO
American Ledger. imperial recorder:
L. williams. assistant imperial record.
or: ]. Fl. Ross. oriental guide: John Fl
Cisco. Cleveland. O.: Henry G. Harris.
Mobile. Ala. ceremonial masters:
Charles Fl. Lewis. Kansas City. Mo-.
imperial standard bearer: Lawson A
Melker. st. Paul. imperial chief OF ex'
allied pass: Howard Finn. Boston. I'M
perial marshal: Harrington Tolibery.
Newark. N. j.: Robert ! Hodge. Chi
cago. and Allen Williamson. Kansas
City. imperial assistant marshals: BeD'
tamin q. Fitzgerald. imperial chief in
spector: Benjamin J. Senior. New
Orleans. and James r. Surgeon. New
York. assistant imperial inspectors. and
Edward !. Alexander. imperial lecturer
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1912-08-17
FOREIGN NEWS.

Inc natlOnaI paldce AT rOfS uu
Prince, Haiti, was blown up by a
powder explosion and burned to the
ground and the president of the repub.
lie of Haiti, General Cincinnatus Le'
conte, persisted. The list Of killed
and injured in the terrific explosion
will reach more than 400. Many palace
attendants were killed, togther with
visitors and persons with business in
the building.
British ship owners are indignant at
the United States senate's action with
respect to the Panama canal. They
admit that a big trade is waiting tol
be done as soon as the canal Is
opened, but are inclined to think that
the great preferential treatment &C.
corded to American ships will lead
traders to edhere to the old routes.
Thirty-six soldiers and more than
twenty passengers were slaughtered
by Zapatistas In q canyon one kilo.
meter north of Ticuman, 10 miles
southeast of Mexico City, when a
passenger train, southbound from
Mexico City, was attacked from am
bush. So far as known only part Of
the train crew escaped.
Two hundred dead were lying In
the streets of Ixtapa, Mex, after Gen.
evevo de Laos band Of Zapatistas
halted on its march to Toluca and at
tackled the garrison Of rurales there.
At the end of the fight all the 'rura!es
were dead and the total Of zoo in.
Guided many of the townspeople az
we'll as Zapatistas.
An explosion of black damp and coal
dust In the Lorraine mine at Gerthe,
Germany, cost the lives Of 103 miners.
Death was practically instantaneous
In all cases. Two others were severely
injured and twenty-three slightly in
tured. The explosion imperiled the
lives of $50 pit men.
Enraget by the massacre Of scores
Of their countrymen in Turkey. Car
Ferdinand's subjects all over Bulgaria
are clamoring for war. A conference
of the ministry was held and the mil
itary authorities activity was most
suggestive Of a contemplated mobiliza
ton.
No accurate figures OF the numbe,
of victims of the Turkish earthquake
Of Aug. can yet be tabulated, be
cause telegraphic communication Is in
terrupted. Some estimates place thu
death list at 1000 and the injured
from 5000 to 5000.
A severe earthquake shock lasting
about ten seconds drove the whole o
the population Of Constantinople from
their homes into the streets. Man!
houses were violently shaken, but thu
damage reported is small.
After a terrific land and sea attacl
the Italians captured Zuara, the las
Tripolitan coast defense retained b!
the Turks.
Famine has been added to the hol
rors of the civil war in Nicaragua.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1912-08-17

at the annual conferences. This dis
trict Is especially dear to me. for here
was born. and also my parents.
Within this district ! was converted.
licensed to preach. ordained a deacon.
IN elder and to the Office Of bishop.
"Forty-two years ago my elder broth
er presented me to the conference In
Ohio; later he presented me at the gen.
eral conference to be secretary OF the
Church Extension Society. and later he
presented me at the general conference
to be elected bishop. am the only
bishop in the history Of the A. N. E.
church whose mother was present at
his ordination to that Office. am ex-
ceedingly glad that l am returning to
the district where started forty-two
years ago.
~ have no principles to declare. and
all that ! ask Is that you look back
over my career as minister. gen.
eral officer and u bishop-yea. over my
forty two years in public life-and see
what you think will do. l am not
here to preach but to live so as to
point men and women to the Lamb OF
God that taketh away the sin of the
world.
Wants Brotheriy Love to Continue. ,
And, further. ! am here to cooper
ate with you in all lines Of advance
ment. in order that we. as race va
riety, may take our rightful place
~
Men must not complain and find fault
with their lot. but get busy and make
things better. 1t would be sad thing
to put man In place who claims that
he has great ability and Is fitted for
something better when with all his
| great ability he remains In this place
| and does not make 1t better. Well. !
wait, and let the echo answer. II you
do not ind a place. make one! My
friends. in my dealings with you the
merit system shall prevail. Give me
your confidence. and ] will give you
mine. Make known your grievances,
and I will give you my feeble advice
Let us walk in brotherly love and hand
In hand with God.
~ appreciate fully the sacrifices you
have made to be here tonight. and
get great inspiration out Of your pres
ence. for II shows me the great interest
you have In your church. and an idea
Of your desire for cooperation with
me for the successful carrying forward
Of the work Of the church. 1t is no
what a man says. but what he does
that counts. Let me struggle to prove
how much ! appreciate the spirit ma nj
tested here tonight by what ] shall
try to do during the ensuing foul
years"
Throughout the exercises the Bethe
choir. under the direction Of Professo
Harris. rendered very attractive ant
appropriate music Following the pro
gram the large audience retired to tn
lecture room. where all were servet
with a most delightful luncheon unde
the management Of Caterer }. w. Har
ris and large committee Of ladies ant
gentlemen representing the differeh
city churches.
This grand testimonial and receptio
was given by the pastors and member
of the Wylie Avenue church. Brow
chapel. Euclid Avenue. Allen chape
st. Paul. McKeesport. Homestead
Franklin and Meadville. aud was al
tended by twenty-five ministers an
nearly a thousand people. 1t was a
event long to be remembered In Pitts
, burgh.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1912-08-17
UNFORTUNATE EVENTS.

Three girls were killed and twelve
seriously injured when a water tank
on the top of the Union American CT.
gar company's building at Pittsburg
crashed through the roof and the sixth
and fifth floors or the twelve Injured
Il is believed some may die.
Two enginemen and passenger
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1912-08-17

Agricultural College Opens Sept. 20.
The Oregon Agricultural college. Cor
Wallis. Ore. will reopen for the fal,
term on Friday. Sept. 20 The course
Of study In each department Is ar
ranged 80 az to meet the needs Of
students In any grade. The school
has a faculty Of capable. painstaking
and experienced instructors.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1912-08-17

the lake shore. Evanston to South Chi
cago and return. for the benefit Of the
delegates TO the various orga nizations
At night banquet will be rendered to
members Of the league at the Seventh
regiment armory.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1912-08-17
THE DEATH RECORD.

The conference report on the COM
promise La Toilette Underwood wool
tariff bill was adopted by the senate,
IS to %. Six progressive Republicans
Joined the Democrats. The bill is iden-
tical with the one President Taft We
toed in 1911.
Right Rev. p. A. Ludden, bishop Of
Syracuse, N. Y, is dead. He had been
III since last October.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1912-08-17
viroinia Sunday School Convention.

virainia Sunday School Convention.
The attention Of Sunday school work
ers throughout the state Of Virginia IL
for the time being directly centered IN
the Baptist State Sunday schol con
vention, which Ia to hold its annual
meeting In Alexandria. beginning on
Wednesday. Aug. p.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1912-08-17

The Items from the classes, make
the news Of the masses. Read the
Twin City star.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1912-08-17
CONVENTION OF
BUSINESS men
.atlOnaI Body viii Meet In CHI
cage Aug, q.
GUEST or THE LOCAL LEAGUE.

Program For thirteenth Annual Meet.
inc Contains Many Interesting Top.
les For OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES to Be
Hold In institutional Church or
Dearborn Street.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1912-08-17
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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-09-26
Death of Thomas Edgar Lane.

Thomas Edgar, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. T. c. Lane, died at the home of
his parents near Woodland, Iowa,
Sept. 18, 1912. He was born Decem-
ber 8, 1897, being IA years, 9
months and 10 days old. He was a
bright little fellow, beloved by all,
and his death causes deep sorrow in
the entire community. He had been
sick for some time prior to his death,
and although everything in the way
of medical skill and loving hands to
nurse him was provided, he was
called to the Great Beyond. He
leaves to mourn his death, father,
mother, four sisters and two broth
ers, Mrs. Dolph Konklin, Mrs. James
Skinner, Nellie, Letha, Clemen and
George, as we'll as many friends.
Funeral services were held at the
home on last Thursday, conducted
by Rev. Duling, pastor Of the Gar
den Grove M. E. church, who spoke
words of comfort to the bereaved
relatives and friends. Interment
was in the Beavers cemetery.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-09-26
MADE THEIR. GETAWAY
No Clew to the Grand River Bank
Robbers. Blood Hounds Refus-
ed to Follow Their Trail.

The yeggmen who blew the First
National bank at Grand River on
Tuesday morning of last week, seem
to have made their getaway without
leaving any clews. AS stated last
week they went to Grand River on a
railroad velocipede which they stole
at Van Vert, and abandoned it on
the return trip about a mile east OF
DeKalb station, carrying it some
distance from the tracks. AS they
did not leave Grand River until al
most o'clock, it is presumed that
daylight overlook them and they
feared being seen, so took to the
corn fields and brush land and made
their escape. When the velocipede
was found guard was placed over
it to keep everyone away, and pair
of blood hounds owned by the sher-
if of Wapello county, were tele-
phoned for at Agency, Iowa. The
dogs were sent to Osceola that after
noon, where they were met by an
auto and taken to DeKalb, arriving
there about dark. They set up a
great howl around the velocipede,
but would not follow the scent any
distance away from it, coming back
to the velOcipede each time, and 1T Is
thought that the burglars either
used some dope in their shoes to-
throw the dogs off the track or else
changed shoes to avoid being track
ed.
Detective Gus Patek, of the Burns
Detective Agency, the man who ran
down the fellows who blew the Der
by bank about a year ago, has been
assigned to the case and is working
hard to find clue, but has not
given out any information to the
public.
The total amount taken from the
safe was $SS9.01, $40O of it being
in new bank notes of the Iowa Ma
tional Bank at Des Moines, and had
never been used. There were also
about $500 in pennies, and they
left nothing in the shape of money.
The interior of the bank building
was pretty badly shattered, the door
of the safe being blown through the
counter, and the safe is ruined, but
it is thought that the loss will be
about covered by their burglar in
surance. u.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-09-26
Charles Mcdowell Dropped Dead
Last Friday.

Charles A. Mcdowell, of Davis
City, dropped dead on the sidewalk
in front of the residence of M. S.
last Friday afternoon. Mr.. Mellow
ell had been sick for some weeks,
and was under the care OF a physic-
ian, but was apparently getting bet
ter, and was able to be up and
around. He came to Leon about ten
days previous to his death to visit
relatives while he was recovering
from his illness. He had eaten din
ner at the home of his brother, Doss
Mcdowell, on Friday, and few min
utes before 2 o'clock told Mrs. Nc
DOwell he guessed he would walk
down to the home of his sister, Mrs.
F. L. Lorey, and be there in time to
take his medicine at 2 o'clock. He
started alone and had almost reach
ed the home of his sister, when he
was suddenly stricken and fell dead
on the sidewalk. .
Charles A. Mcdowell was born
Jan. 16, 1874, and died at Leon,
Iowa, Sept. 20, 1912, at the age of
3S years, months and days. He
was the son of Mr.. and Mrs. J. W..
Mcdowell, of Davis City, where most
Of his life was spent. He is survived
by his parents, six brothers and
three sisters, he being the first of a
family of ten children to pass away.
The surviving brothers and sisters
are Edward K, Mrs. Rose E. Kemp,
William E., Bert c., Mrs. Jennie At
tebury, Mrs. Grace Lorey, Doss c.,
Coy R., and Irl D. The deceased
realized that he was in critical
condition and was prepared to meet
his God.
Funeral services were held on
Sunday afternoon, at the home OF
his sister, Mrs. F. L. .Lorey, in this
city, conducted by Rev. VIM. Biggs.
Interment was in the Leon cemetery.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-09-26
New Court Cases.

Ida M Webb VS.. James Thomas
Webb. The parties were married at
Hereford, Texas, Jan. 28, 1908, and
lived together until March 27, 1912.
She alleges in her petition that
about four months after their mar
riage the defendant began to abuse
her, that he became addicted to the
use of Intoxicating liquors to excess,
and at various times struck her and
threatened to shoot her, and that
his treatment of her was such as to
shatter her nerves and undermine
her health. She asks for a decree
of divorce, the custody of their
minor daughter, 500 temporary
'alimony, and such permanent ali
mony as the court thinks just and
equitable. Amos P. Olsen, attorney
for plaintiff.
Jesse G. Barnes VS.. Mamie Barnes.
The parties were married at Fill
more, Mo-, in October 1877, and
lived together until in August, 1903,
when he alleges she deserted him
while they were living in St. Joe,
Mo-, and while he was suffer ing with
a broken shoulder and other injur-
les received in an accident. He asks
for a decree of divorce and the PRIV
llege of remarrying within a year.
S. H. Amos, attorney for plaintiff.
Mary Rains VS.. Thomas A. Rains.
The parties were married at Davis
City, Iowa, on August %, 1908, and
lived together until Sept. 13, 1910,
when she alleges he wilfully desert
ed her. She asks for a decree OF
divorce and the custody of their
minor daughter. S. Varga, attorney
for plaintiff.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-09-26
Ballot is Preferred.

Why any one should oppose solv-
ing the liquor question by the ballot
is a problem that is hard to solve.
You do not hear any one objecting
to the ballot system to elect our
governors or other state officials or
our county or city officers. When it
comes to deciding whether we shall
have public utility plants we vote
on the question. A man who would
propose abolishing the ballot and
substituting the petition would make
himself ridiculous. The reason is.
apparent: when a man can vote on
a question there is no way to in.
fluence him, no way to intimidate
him. The real desires of the people
are secured. 1t would seem that
the aim of the temperance people
of Iowa should be to secure an hon.
est expression of the people. If the
ballot does in every other question
why would it not do so in regard to.
the liquor question. Any reform
that is permanent must have the
sanction of majority of the people,.
If temperance is desired the better
way to secure it is to teach the
people that it is right and proper.
II it is right it is only matter Of
time when the majority of the
people will stand for that same thing.
Then the result of the ballot will
be for temperance. COercive meas
ures are never lasting in their effect.
The petition system Is open to CO.
ercion, intimidation and blackmail.
1t gives the interested party power
which they should not have. 1t is3
time that it Is abolished.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-09-26
Democratic SPEAKING by Hon. Fred Wood of Y Court House Friday Evening"
Where does He Stand?
Decatur, Iowa, Sept. 23, 1912.
Editor Leon Reporter,

Decatur, Iowa, Sept. 20, l9lI.
Editor Leon Reporter,
Leon, Iowa. e..
Dear Sir:-We have been waiting
to hear who the republican nOmi-
nee for representative in Decatur
county is going to declare himself
for, Taft, Roosevelt, Wilson or
Debbs. This is urgent and we have
been looking toward him as a man
who will inform us where he stands,
and where he has been standing,
and where he is going to stand in
the future, and will surely tell us
that he is not getting weak kneed
since the primaries. The standpat-
ters and federal office holders in De-
catur county hold the balance OF
power, and whoever they cast their
votes for, that man will be our next
representative. They command
about ia votes. Our present nomi-
nee about $50 votes and the demo-
cratic nominee about S26 votes.
Since the June primaries the under
brush in Decatur county is filling up
fast with genuine Bull Moose pro-
gressives, from both parties and
these moosers are looking for
leader. Now I do not see how the
standpatters and regular pro-
gressive republicans can come to-
gether unless they have love feast,
kiss and make up. That would be
impossible, as some of them could
never be reconciled that way, so we
ask the standpatters to join the
ranks with the Bull Moose Progress
sives. We will guarantee not to
put any of you boys in a shot gun
and try to shoot you higher than
crane flies. We have looked the
record up and are positive, it there
can be a better man for representa-
tive than Hon. Israel Smith has been
in the legislature for the interest
of Decatur county, he will have to.
be picked out of the progressive
party. This can be done by putting
in nomination for representative
some good man by petition within
the next week. Think the matter
over and when your mind becomes as
clear as a bell, you will say that
is the checker, cut her loose, l am
with you tooth and toe nail, sink
or swim, where is your band wagon,
let us in, :,
T. R Riley. 81
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-09-26
Fell on a PitchfOrk.

Woody Baker, a we'll known farm
er living a few miles northwest OF
Leon, received a terrible injury at
the farm of Ira B. Officer, north of
Leon Tuesday morning. He was as
sisting with the threshing at the
Officer farm and was on top of
straw stack. Some one had placed
a pitchfork against the side of the
stack with the. prongs up, and Mr..
Baker slid from the top of the stack
and struck the fork, the tines pene-
trating his body about eight inches,
making a frightful wound. He was
brought to the Leon Hospital Tues
day afternoon and is being given
every attention, but the result of the
injury cannot yet be foretold. His
many friends hope that he may re-
cover from the injury. -.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-09-26
Found "A Lost Dollar a fter- Ton
- Years. SNf -=

Lon Pease told us yesterday of a
strange circumstance in connection
with dollar which was lost in
Great Bend, Kansas, ten years ago,
and which came into his hands this
week in the ordinary business chan
neis. About sixteen years ago mis-
father, H. L. Pease, of this city, pre-
scented his granddaughter, Miss
Mabel Pease, the daughter of Dolph
Pease, with silver dollar. At the
time they marked 1t with big cross
and underneath it placed the initial
I'M" The little girl carried the
dollar in her purse for number of
years, and ten years ago her uncle
Lou Pease left her purse in a livery
rig at Great Bend, Kansas, and it
was lost. 1t seems strange that the
same dollar should come floating
in,o Leon and that Mr.. Pease would
receive it in change at one OF the
stores.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-09-26
A Real Hobo.

The first real, genuine hobo, seen
in Leon for a long time was brought
in Monday by sheriff Andrew, who
picked the fellow up in the neigh
borhood of Kingston, where he had
been staying for several days and
some of the residents thought he
had ought to be looked after. A
stage hobo would have been proud
of this fellows makeup, including
about four coats and several pairs
of trousers, while he was using
some old rags for socks. He carried
an old tin can in which he had a
knife, fork and spoon, and lived on
what people would give him. He
was absolutely too lazy to draw a
deep breath or open his mouth to
talk. After making him clean him
self up little he was provided with
a ticket for GAINESVILLE. 'r
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-09-26
Clarence Kohler Makes Hit With
A New Song.

c. M. Kohler, formerly of this
city, now residing at Butte, Mont,
has, scored "a great hit with a new
song which he recently composed for
use at the Montana State Fair. The
Butte Daily Miner has the following
notice of the new song:
my Treasure State is the title
of the new official state fair song,
to be sung for the first time at
Helena beginning with the state fair
there. The melody was composed
by DR.. S. E. Schwartz of Butte, who
is recognized as one of the states
best pianoists. DR.. Schwartz organ-
lied and conducted the famous Elk's
orchestra for some of the biggest
Elk minstrel shows ever staged in,
this city.
The band and orchestra arrange
ments of the song have been made
by C. M. Kohler, prominent Butte
musician, and the song is to be
featured in future by the Montana
state band, of which Joseph Vincent
is leader. ~,
'Bill' Pruitt, a singer of much
renown, has been selected by the
state fair management 10 sing "My
Treasure State" at each day of the
fair, his accompanies being Pruitt's
band, of which Director Houle is in
charge.
The new state song has been
heard in private by several we'll
known musicians and singers, who
pronounce it excellent.
The new state song is expected
to make great hit at the state fair
and to continue as an appreciated
Montana song.