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New-York tribune., 1912-02-18
RrsSJrS THPEITEYED RIVALRY.

RISSI / \ IHhEII JNEb W hb"' .
The quite expected happens In the In
timations that Russia will enter into for
midable rivalry with the United states
as q cotton producing country. a bill
will be laid before the DOuma, which
that reactionary and anti-American body
will probably pass with little hesitation,
appropriating sum Of money for pro-
noting the growth Of cotton In Tur-
kestan and for substituting other ma
chinery for American in the manufact-
ure Of textiles. The proposed appropria-
tion is. 1t is true, only S275,0OO, which
we can scarcely regard ms formidable
commercial and industrial war fund {;
but perhaps the intent more than the
amount is TO be considered. In that
view of the case we should say that
there is no occasion for panic or dismay
in America, though there is, as we have
hitherto suggested, need Of some careful
thought and prudent provision.
1t is not to be expected that Russia
will suddenly place herself in the van
In the cotton trade Of the world. She
threatens it. but we have heard such
threats before. When this country in
sisted upon equitably treating Russia as
IL did all other nations In the matter Of
sugar hounties IL was intimated that
American agricultural machinery would
be practically excluded from the Rus
sian Empire. The fulfilment OF that
threat would scarcely have had a per-
ceptible effect upon our export trade.
But as we recall the circumstances, 1t
was not fulfilled, or not to any notice
able degree. And we do not know that
Russo-American history is exempt from
the common rule Of self-rcpetition. OF
course, Russia does produce some cot.
ton. We believe that her total crop Is
somewhere about one-twelfth Of that OF
the United States and ranks fourth
among the nations OF the world. She
imports about thirty times as much cot
ton as she exports, and she gets large
part Of her raw cotton from the United
States. In these circumstances we
should doubt II the expenditure Of S275,-
600 for the promotion of the Russian
cotton industry, agricultural and manu-
featuring, would cause the cotton ware
houses and wharves Of Savannah and
New Orleans to be deserted
Ii is nevertheless prudent to bear in
mind that there is steadily growing
rivalry throughout the world to the vast
supremacy In the cotton trade which
the United States has enjoyed ever since
ELI Whitney's epochal invention. At the
present time we produce approximately
twO-thirds Of the worlds total crop. But
the crops of other countries are increas-
ing and gaining upon ours. British
India, our nearest competitor. now pro-
duces about one-third as much as we
and Egypt nearly one-siXth as much.
The crops Of Russia and China are
steadily increasing, and important gov
ernment experiments are being made by
both Great Britain and Germany In
Equatorial Africa, with some promise
of success. While we need not be
alarmed at Russia's present threats,
therefore, there is occasion to bear In
mind the need Of watchfulness and Ell
terprise. and of the best possible in
dustrial and commercial methods. If our
great primacy in the cotton trade is TO
be maintained.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-18
THAT SCHOOL OF SOCIALISM.

HdL cbHOOb VT COtiALibohs
1t is not easy to see how the plans Of
the proposed school Of socialism at
Schenectady are to be justified under the
spirit and the letter Of the school laws
of the state. There can be no doubt Of
the right of the Mayor and other propa-
gandists OF socialism to expound and TO
teach their theories in public as well
as in private and TO organize and con-
duct as many schools of socialism as
they please. But the propriety Of doing
this as part Of the public school sys-
tenn, or of doing 1t In a public school
building, is open to serious question.
If Republican Mayor Of Schenec-
tady or Of any other city were to pro-
pose the use of public school building
one day week for the teaching of Re-
publicanism, or even Of "the history and
theories Of the Republican party" there
would be prompt and vigorous and prob
ably effective opposition. If entirely
apart from party politics, It were pro-
POSED thus to use public school for the
teaching Of protection, or free trade. or
himetalism. or prohibition. protests
would be numerous against the impro-
priety Of the thing. Or il thus some
New-York tribune., 1912-02-18

Cambridge, Mass. Feb. H.--peiees..'
from nearly all the New England colleges
also from Princeton, Columbia snd u''
university of Pennsylvania. ATTENDED u's
',,ao,,rs of the tenth annual conference OK
New England student ehurchmen to-as, 4
q. ,his city Two sessions were presioes
over by Bishop Perry, OF Rhode ls'sns'
and Bishop Davies, OF Western Mafsas IA
seits. what churchmen are po'pk 81"
can 30 for New England Colleges
discussed by the conference The co"''"
ton will end tomorrow.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-18
THE CABINET,
|From The Tribune Bureau. !

IFrom The Tribune Bureau.
Washington. Feb. 1.-THE Secretary Of
the Navy left here to-day for Hamilton.
Mass. where he will join Mrs. Meyer and
their son. George Won L. Meyer. jr.. for the
week end
The Secretary OF Commerce and Labor
will 60 to New York tomorrow. and on
Monday will deliver an address In Brook
lvn
New-York tribune., 1912-02-18
Nsm.Dork Gribnns.
SUNDAY. FEBRUARY 1s, 1912.

This newspaper Is OIoned and p"O-
i;ched On The Tribune Association =
Nep York corporation; office ana prth-
c;sdl place Of business, Tribune B"'to'
ing. No. 154 Nassau street, Neio lO'"'
ogden IT, Reid, president; Conde Ho"'
lin. secretary; James u. Barrett TedS-
wer. The address Of the officers IS he
office Of this netcSpGpcr.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-18

ton to the health of the public. lnere
has been gratifying progress maze III
this direction in recent years. as also
in the instruction of the public III the
ways and means of safeguarding health
but there is more still 10 he made. Dr'
LederleS present action is therefore en-
cou1.a pinp
New-York tribune., 1912-02-18

indifference to laws in connection with
reckless injury and murder
The existence of this kind OF govern
ment t?) constitutes another equally soual
challenge to the citizens OF metropon'
who hold the power to guarantee It's s'a'
uation from the low social Level OIL t"e
little frontier community Of the early Ws
New York. Feb l6 1872 PlTif u"
New-York tribune., 1912-02-18
THE TALK or THE DAY.

1T surely Is an i'll wind that blows no.
body good" remarked man on his way 10
luncheon through street near the Tribune
Building yesterday. Now just look at
that He and his friend stopped TO see a
moving picture outfit' duplicate on films the
big bank hold-up OF Thursday Everything
was there 10 make the setting complete
except the police. and they weren't con-
spcuous when the rea' scene was enacted.
Talk about being up TO the minute" said
an observer OF the picture taking. Gee.
The film men arc only forty-eight hours
behind the hold-ups Tho bank will proba-
bly, never see its $4,000 again. but the
picture people will see something like n
duplicate OF IT.
II Just dropped In 10 cheer YOU UP a lit-
tle," che said to the sick friend.
Thank you so much. When one Is con-
fined TO the house with an attack Of appen-
diclus she is always glad OF a cheerful
visitor"
Yes. indeed. And so many people are
dying Of that nowadays. Detroit Free
Press.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-18

Epictetus never had the experience Of
being robbed by Raffies in an auto,
wherefore we fear that his philosophy
fails to apply satisfactorily to some cur
rent emergencies.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-18


selves 70 be Assistant District Attorneys
The Seneca tribe adopts Dix. Mite
late. The Tammany tribe adopted hiih
some time ago.
In cutting off his queue President yuan
sets an example Of emancipation from
the badge of bondage which will proDa-
bly be generally followed throughoul
China. Incidentally. this may mean d
great boom" for the BARRIERS trade III
that country.
Lieutenant Fields would have been
wiser II he had asked policeman the
way around FL Paso, or had learned
from n trolley car conductor the direc-
ton and destination Of the vehicle.
The Georgia court ruling that pledges
of money in church collections are valid
for enforcement by legal process may
cause some dlminution Of the face value
of future subscription lists, but it Will
make the face and real values coincide
far more nearly than they have hitherto
done I'm many notable cases.
The Job OF governing New jersey must be
a very light one, Judging by the very small
amount of time devoted TO lt--Houston
Post.
"One track minds" are to be COM
mended, not censured. for declining TO
operate on double tracks.
General Ainsworth followed sound mill
tary advice in holding that discretion is
the better part OF valor.
Governor Dix Is still explaining" what
he meant when he said that the Brandt
case was closed" Everybody will agree
with him that he meant that It should
stay CLOSED until he should change his
mind and decide to reopen il.
With only two or three big highway
robberies day. New York retains it's
eminence as "outwardly the most or
derly large city in the world"
New-York tribune., 1912-02-18

when man is arrested, by what
mysterious operation OF the machinery
OF justice 90 outside lawyers and pri-
vate detectives become the custodians Of
New-York tribune., 1912-02-18

Blobbs-Its queer how foreigner can
come 10 our shores and make a name for
Slobbs-Thats right. / knew one named
Bottlovisky and he hadn't heen here long
before his name was III Ball.-Philadelphia
Record.
Naturalists in this country have called
attention frequently TO the almost complete
extinction OF the wood pigeon. The condi-
tons seem TO be the opposite in Devonshire.
England, where the birds are so numerous
as to be a great pest TO farmers. War was
recently declared on them, and six thou
sand residents. according 20 THE London
Express" enlisted In a one-day shotgun
crusade 10 reduce the nuisance. Says The
Express: THE battlefield covered the
whole county. IN every one OF its five hum
dred or six hundred parishes farmers.
gamekeepers. hunting men and other
sportsmen Joined forces against the agri-
culturists' enemy. II is estimated that six
thousand men engaged in reducing tho
plague"
Miss, Campus Girl.,Can We have some
space In your paper
Society Editor-What do you want space
for?
Miss Campus-To publish tho doings OF
our secret soclety-Chicago News.
An enterprising typewriter salesman who
is drummer" for a machine that can be
easily carried about-hls friends call II "a
coffee grinder" ITS so compact-recently
hit upon a scheme for introducing II into
private houses. where sales are hard 10
make. lie shipped one hundred Of the little
typeyriters TO AS many houses along Fifth
avenue and the high class residence streets
adjoining His frst come back" was
letter from a Fifth avenue woman, who
advised him 10 ''be more careful as he
had given the household "a terrible shock,
because everybody, from the mistress to
the kitchen maid. feared "the queer looking
box contained bomb" and they were
about TO immerse tho whole thing In
laundry tub when a grocer's boy told them
what II was. However, she inclosed
check for "the queer looking box" and the
salesman is now plainly marking all his
samples.
What did YOU mean by saying these
ha ailstones were as big as hens eggs?
II meant" replied the ready explainer,
that o dozen Of 'em loomed mp as big as
q 5O-cent piece "-Washington Star
New-York tribune., 1912-02-18

his personal effects? New YORK seefhs
to be full Of persons who Imagine 'f'e"'-
selves 10 be Assistant District Attorneys
New-York tribune., 1912-02-18
NEW YORK SOCIETY.

Ash Wednesday this week will mark the
official close OF the winter season, and
from now on the young girls who nave
been launched upon the troubled waters
OF society since the end OF November will
cease TO be regarded as debutantes. To
Judge by the number Of entertainments
that have been given for them they must
be sorely in need of rest and recuperation.
Some of them are leaving town to seek
these in the South, in California and along
the shores OF the Mediterranean. But plenty
of them remain, and while there are no
formal balls on the programme for the
next forty days. there are so many other
entertainments scheduled that there will
be little to suggest to the smart set the
sackc,oth and ashes formerly incidental to
Lent.
Society will have much to engage it's at
,tention tomorrow. Mrs. Robert r. I.iv-
ingston gives dance in the evening at
hor house in Washington Square North;
Mrs. John NJ. Bowers a dinner dance at
her house. in East s5th street. while Mrs.
worthington Whitehouse has large the
New-York tribune., 1912-02-18

The Seneca tribe adopts DIX. y n''"
late. The Tammany tribe adopted h'l''
snrnn time ago.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-18
INFORMATION WANTED.

iaNE EoNhh loN w AN IsD.
Shall the sheet upon the bed
Cover one from foot 10 head
Shall II simply cover toes.
Paying no regard 10 nose?
Shall Il, shrinking. modest. shy.
Cover man TO just waist high7
Is the question, at It's root.
Occupied with head or foot?
Do they ask piece be glued
At the end where feet protrude.
or on tother. 10 tuck in
Underneath the sleeper's chin
or do sheets for which they call
Cover head and feet and all7
BY such cries the air is haunted:
seems that informstion's wanted.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-18
erupENT cHuRcHMEN CONFER.

MIR. and Mrs. Willard s. Brown left town
Yesterday for Palm Beach.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-18

With only two or three big highway
robberies day. New York retains it's
eminence as "outwardly the most or
derly large city in the world"
New-York tribune., 1912-02-18

MIR. and Mrs. August Heckscher are ssh-
irg next week for Jamaica, and durMs
their absence Miss Antonette HecKSene'
will 20 TO Philadelphia for several wee.S
New-York tribune., 1912-02-18

General Ainsworth followed sound mill
tary advice in holding that discretion is
the better part OF valor.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-18

Sir Edward B. Osler. OF Toronto mas
rived in town and for few days -
rle Hotel Manhattan.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-18

Lieutenant Fields would have been
wiser II he had asked policeman the
way around FL Paso, or had learned
from a trolley car conductor the direc-
ton and destination Of the vehicle.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-18

Miss Kathleen Beresford, daughter -.
Admiral Lord Charles Beresford' Is gu"
In this country, and staying at Miami, tia.
as the guest OF Colonel and Mrs. Nops,s
NJ Thompson. Others at Miami ihclu.o'
Mrs Henry s. Redmond, Mrs Charles Us
ter. Mrs. j. West Roosevelt and Freoef'cA rc'
" Vanderbilt. ..a
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-15
Road supervisors Attention.

The G. b. & G. Railroad Company
have for several months, through the
medium of safety department, been
making strong efforts to- reduce
train accidents, personal injuries to
patrons and employees. Few people
would suspect that the Good Roads
Movement" contain an element OF
danger to railroad operation, but
such has proven to be the case. There
have been two serious derailments
recently due to the filling or mango
WAYS at road crossings with dirt by
scrapers and road grading machines.
The officers of the Company have in
structed section foremen to give
special attention to aangeways at
road crossings and are asking road
supervisors to cooperate with them
and see that fangeways are not filled
when working the roads, in order to
avoid the danger to both passengers
and employees.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-15
Free Seed Wheat.

The agricultural experiment sta
ton at Iowa State college has about
$50 bushels of choice pedigreed win
to farmers who are willing to Coop
crate with the college in growing it
and extending it's use into all Sec
tons of the state. These varieties
have been developed through some
Z or years of breeding on the ex-
perimental farm at Ames. For the
past three years they have far out
yielded the standard commercial
varieties. They are only about equal
to the Turkey Red in straw, though
producing much better.
1--WE will send this wheat out in
lots of l II bushels, or enough for
seeding one acre." said ]. Buchanan,
of the cooperative
experiments. 1--WE want the farmers
who get it to set aside two 1-acre
plots on one of which he will SOW
our pure bred seed and on the other,
his own customary variety, SO that
we may have good test of the two.
We are anxious to have only careful
farmers get the pure for future SOW
ing SO that each farmer may have
enough for his own use and further
supply of seed for sale to his neigh
bOrs."
Not every farmer. who applies can
be supplied with the seed, but every
farmer will get consideration and
those best able to carry on the ex-
pertinent will be chosen.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-15
Harmless Anyway.

In the Sioux City Journal of July
25, the Hon. John F. Joseph, at
torney for the Anti-Saloon league Of
Woodbury. county, has the following
interview regarding the secret ballot
to decide the liquor question in COM
munities.
"While / cannot say that the
secret ballot would greatly harm the
anti-liquorc cause, I am sure that the
saloon interests will not profit by it
as much as they think they will. The
Anti-Saloon league as a whole is
opposed to the withdrawal of the
present consent petition plan. The
idea of the liquor interests in favor
ing the secret ballot is that many
persons would vote for saloons
whereas they now hesitate to place
their names on a petition that be-
comes public record. Any votes
that would be obtained in this way
would be counteracted by the ballots
of those who sign consent petitions
for business reasons. Many mer-
chants now sign petitions, not be-
cause they favor saloons, but because
they fear boycotting at the hands
of the liquor interests" -....
1t is quite true that many of the
Anti-Saloon league officers oppose the
substitution of the ballot for the
petition of consent, and many of
them favor the change just as most
of the prohibitiOnists do.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-15
MRS. NANCY HARSH DEAD.
Mother of Hon. j. b. Harsh Dies at
the Age of 1O2 Years. ..

Mrs. Nancy Harsh died at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. E. P.
Donlin, at Hopkins, Mo-, Wednes-
day morning August 7th, 1912, aged
TOP years, month and % days.
The death Of this remarkable centen-
arian removes from our midst one
of the old pioneer settlers OF Union
county. H'HI,
The deceased was the daughter OF
Samuel and Mary Mckay, and was
born at Washington, Pa, June 14th,
1910, and at an early age married
Daniel Harsh and soon after their
marriage they moved to Clinton
county, Ohio. To this union seven
children were born. On the death
Of her husband, she moved to Union
county in 1861, accompanied by her
sons, Philip and Alexander, and
daughter, Jennie. For many years
she resided on the farm, and after
wards moved to Creston where her
sons, Ex-State Senator A. F. Harsh
and Hon. J. B. Harsh, president Of
the Creston National bank resided
and spent the declining years at the
home of her son, J. B. Harsh, of Cres-
ton and Mrs. Donlin, of Hopkins, Mo.
Mrs. Nancy Harsh was woman of
splendid attainments whose pioneer
life had equipped her we'll for the
great struggle of an active energetic
life, making her strong in her per-
sonality, her independence and her
will power. She was Christian
lady, public spirited and devoted to
the church and home. Although she
had reached a period of longevity
that but few ever reach, she retained
her mental faculties to the last and
few hours before her death talked
1ucidly and was perfectly conscious
of all that was taking place around
her.
The funeral was held at the home
of her son, J. B. Harsh in Creston
at 3 o'clock Friday afternoon.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-15
CrOss-ROgers.

Tuesday evening at the home of
Mrs. Theodore Rogers, in this city,
occurred the marriage of her daugh-
ter, Hazel Dean, and Franklin Roy
Cross. The ceremony was perform
ed by Rev. w. r. Manchester, in the
presence of about twenty-five invited
guests.
After the ceremony the couple
received the congratulations of their
friends, and then all repaired to the
dining room to partake of a. sump-
tuous wedding supper.
The bride is Davis City girl, and
the groom has been resident of
this city about year, coming here
from Bethany, Mo.
Both young people are we'll known
and highly esteemed in the commun-
ity and have a host of friends who
wish them a happy and prosperous
journey through life.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cross will reside in
the city for the present, and later
Mr.. Cross will engage in farming
Davis City News.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-15
Decatur County Claims Banner on
Yield of Wheat.

Decatur county, Iowa is still on
the map and has Kansas and Cali
fornia skinned city block on
wheat" writes L. A. Brown of Davis
City in a letter to the Capital and
it's readers on the crop situation in
Decatur county.
LAS to the bull moose, Taft or
Wilson, we don't know anything
about them" he continues, land
don't want to SO long as we are TAX
ing care of our mammoth crops. I.
C. McCrillis, candidate for governor
on the socialist ticket, spoke here
last evening, but the people did not
seem to have time to listen to him"
1--WE have just finished stacking a
bumper hay crop. The yield was
from one and one-half to two and
one-half tons per acre. Oceans OF
timothy are bound and awaiting the
thresher. What timothy seed has
been threshed is of No. quality
and makes from five to ten bushels
to the acre.
Wheat is making from twenty
five to fifty bushels per acre, actual
weight and oats from forty to seven
ty-fve bushels. The only trouble
we are having is to get cars to
handle our crop. We had fine
rain yesterday which assures us of
a bumper corn crop.
Farmers near Davis City already
have received neary $4,000 for
wheat and oats and they are just
fairly started. We don't hear of
anybody here wanting to trade De-
catur land for Canada, Kansas or
other land.
1--WE welcome all good investors
that may come our way. There is a
more general stores. If this hap
pens to strike the eye of anyone
wanting. to invest, come and see for
yourself, or write the secretary of
the commercial club
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-15
Union Meeting.

Union service last Sunday even.
ing at the Methodist church was
very we'll attended. Rev. Mr.. Reed
er preached, taking as his theme,
THE Bargaining Instinct in Man"
The necessity of making the right
kind of bargain with God was
dwelt upon. Miss Enid Alexander
played violin selection accompan-
led at the piano by Miss Freda Teale
and Miss Olive Bright sang "A
Mothers Song" Miss Georgia Hurst
accompanying her on the piano.
We are very grateful to these who
assisted us in the musical part of
our Union service.
The union meeting next Sunday
evening at o'clock will be held in
the Presbyterian church. This will
be next to the last of the Sunday
night services together. Plan to at
tend both.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-15
Lone Star,

Miss Faye Myers and sister, Vera,
from Van Vert, are visiting their
cousins, Garland and Maudie
Phipps. 20
Miss Isabelle Freestone spent
Thursday afternoon in Leon with
her friend, Miss Eleonor Ironside.
Miss Nudge Akers left Monday
for Ringstead, Iowa, to make visit
there with her sister, Mrs. John
Gardner. -
Mrs. Estella Phipps and daugh-
ter, Garland, spent Thursday in
Decatur City with Mrs. j. S. Day.
Lawrence Freestone spent Sun
day afternoon with Dosse Akers.
MFR. John Powers spent Sunday
with Ralph Phipps.
Miss Helen Deck was a Leon
caller Sunday ,-.-
Mrs. ArthuI. Epperly spent Sum
day with =. .obb's.
A masquerade party was given at
the home of James Phipps in honor
of Ralph and Garland. And there
certainly was = jolly masked crowd
of SO there. A part of the evening
was spent in trying to find out who
everybody was and also playing
party games and some beautiful
music was rendered on the piano
by the Misses Marie Tullis, Ethel
Bridger and Garland Phipps. Ice
cream and Gaze was served and all
departed at a late hour. A most en-
tOybIe time wac had by all.