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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-12-12

Mr. and Mrs. Gowen w. Hurst,
of Hartford, Iowa, who were visiting
at the home of their son, J. G. Hurst,
near this city, left Saturday for ST.
Louis, Mo-, to visit relatives. They
were accompanied by their sons, J..
Ii. and Wm. G. Hurst. Of Wellons,
Colorado, the latter gentleman be-
sing accompanied by his wife and
child Ri a I55i Il. N. ggs a
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-12-12

Mrs. w. w. Warner, of Salt Lake
City, arrived from Des Moines, Mon
day evening, where she had been vis-
iting couple of weeks with her
sister, Mrs. F. E. Thompson. She
will visit a few days with Leon
friends, and Mr.. Warner, who is now
in Chicago on business will join her
here and accompany her home.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-12-12

Karl Parrish, an old time Leon
boy, now a prominent gold mining
engineer in South America, came
down from Des Moines Saturday,
where he is visiting his par
ents, Judge and Mrs. R. L. Parrish,
and visited over Sunday with rela-
tives and friends in this city. He
goes to New York in few days to
look after some business matters,
and shortly after the first of the year
will leave for South America, ac-
companied by his wife and little son,
and they will spend couple of years
down there before returning again.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-12-12

For Sale 20 head of steers, all.
White Face and all good ones. Call
at farm 3 miles west of Woodland,
or phone or write me. Oscar Ellis,
R..F. d. 3, Leon, Iowa.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-12-12

A mounted Casserole would make
an acceptable gift for your mother,
wife or sweetheart. "A fine assort
ment to- select from. Farquhar 4
Sons 81 isssss Isl,. ss
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-12-12

We had sixteen big pages in The
Reporter last week and are compell-
ed to print an eighteen page paper
this week in order to accommodate
the demands of our advertisers who
are pushing for the holiday trade.
Read their advertisements and then
make your selections of holiday pres
ents while the stocks are complete.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-12-12

B. E. Gardner, who recently re-
moved to Monmouth, Illinois, is
here for a few days, looking after.
Garden Grove Tuesday afternoon.
He tells us he is we'll pleased with.
his new home.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-12-12

Mrs. w. M. James, of Yucatan,
Mexico, who had been visiting at
Grand River, came Monday evening
to visit few days at the home Of her
uncle, JAS G. Springer, in this city.
Mrs. James expects to return to her
home in Yucatan in the near future
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-12-12
Marriage Licenses.
Homer F. Davis, Pleasanton =. .23
Fern E. Graham, Pleasanton. 80. Is
Jasper E. Shields, Grand River. .29
Abbie Jones, Kellerton. is

Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony Cox were
very agreeably surprised Thanksgiv-
ing day. Mrs. Cox had gone to the
Thanksgiving services at the M. E.
church and when she returned home
all her children, and grandchildren
were there to celebrate the day, with
well filled baskets for dinner, and, a
nicer Thanksgiving dinner could not
have been prepared, as all the ladies
are reputed to be proficient in the
culinary art. Mrs. Cox felt it was
indeed Thanksgiving day to her,
seeing all of her children and grand
children enjoying the best of health,
and not one death occurring in the
family in the past twenty-six years.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-12-12
OF Course He Did 1t.

Dunbar, Iowa, Dec. Tn the
Dcs Moines News Of yesterday we see
a statement of where a young man
lusked 2S2 bushels of corn in ten
hours. Noting the figures below, we
do not understand how this can be
done.
6Ox60--36OO seconds in an hour.
10 hours. ..E.g
$4,000 seconds in ten hours.
IL 282 bushels of corn.
5 a120 ears estimated to bu.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-12-12
Five Parties on the Next Primary
=, ,@E Ballot.

Five political parties will be rep
resented on the next state primary
ballot---republican, democratic, pro-
socialist and progressive.
A total of 9,307 votes is necessary to
get on the ballot and the prohibit
tion party is the only one which
came close to losing out. The pro-
nibition vote on governor is 9,627.
The unofficial vote on governor and
lieutenant governor is as follows:
( Governor
George W. Clarke, repub ..1S4, $50
Edward G. Dunn, democrat 50, ,441
G.. Durant Jones, prohib g.. 9,627
j. S. McCrillis, socialist -. 13,OS5
J. l.. Stevens, progres 73,329
Lieutenant Governor
W. l.. Harding, repub.. II 8 ,O59
Glen kenderdine, democrat. II ,424
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-12-12

Landlord and Tenant Our .opin-
ion on page III of this issne,
The Washington herald., 1912-06-02
Basement Store Steppingstone to Bigger Things.
By ANDREW B. ERDMANN.

Iishments In the loop district. Is seen In the
rapIdlty with which the basement stores
change hands. There are number OF busi-
ness brokers" on the west side who make q
comfortable living keeping track Of these
Easements, finding purchasers for those who
want to sell their stores, and stores for those
who want to buy them
Three years is about all that a man stays
IN one OF these Easements business broker
said. " During that time a man generally
accumulated a sufficient sum to go into busi-
ness on a bigger scale. know hundreds Of
business men in all parts OF Chicago who
have made their start in a basement store
in the poorer districts.
Many a smartly dressed. alert. and fault
lessly polite business man behind q clean
counter in the loop is only half dozen years
removed from the era when he was a cock
roach merchant down in the ghetto where
he haggled and bargained with the customer.
The man has simply responded to his sur
roundIngs. AS the owner Of basement store
he was frequently expressman, ONCE boy.
porter. proprietor, and salesman IN one. He
could not afford neatness then His loop sue
cess. however goes back to the painstaking
business training he received in those years
when like the busy ant. he spent eighteen
hours a day In the basement store"
The Washington herald., 1912-06-02
Women Cause Bad Luck.

The Motus believe that il they see the
women while starring out to fish OF hunt,
their work is sure 10 result in failure. In
some South American tribes the men believe
that II thewomen even look on their weapons
they lose their strength. The Zulus only
allow women who have passed middle age
to accompany them TO war. for they say they
have become like men. This feeling Of sex
in occupation Is carried into the political
beat them II they see them near any Of their
and religious rights. The Australian tribes
and FiJians drive their women away and
public demonstrations.
In the Marquesas Islands the political and
religious meetings are held on what is known
as hoolah-hoolah ground, and the women
never are allowed near them. On the other
hand, they let their women carry the logs
and water and toll from morning until night
without ever offering them any assistance.
This shows that the division Of labor Is not
based on the idea that the heavier work
naturally belongs to man, for in most pri-
mitive lands, these tasks are usually handed
over to the women.
The Washington herald., 1912-06-02
Women Do All the Work.

The women do the housework, care for
the children, raise the crops, build their
primitive homes, and make the household
furnishings The men spend their time
lounging and smoking, and when they get
tired OF that they go out for few weeks
hunt. After they return they gorge them
selves with food, Of which the women are
not expected to partake until the men have
finished The Samoans are somewhat more
energetic. They attend to the farming and
hunting, but leave all other work TO the
women However large the family. and
however much they need clothes a Samoan
would rather see his children suffer from
the cold than TO help his wife do the weav-
ing 1t is considered a degradation for a
man to engage in any such work.
The Eskimo has decided ideas as 10 what
work he shall DO. and what the women shall
do. He will hunt, but he will not touch 4
seal after he has brought II into his hut.
When he lands, his wife is expected TO be
on the shore to carry the catch to the hut
Likewise he will row his OWE canoe. but
he would not think OF touching an umiak
which is the large boat used by women. The
men Of British Guiana consider their work
limited to hunting and war. They consider
the greatest humiliation any man can suffer
is to help his wife with her work. The story
is told that on one occasion there was
shortage OF bread. The men had TO help
the women bake, but they were only forced
to this when starvation stared them In the
face, and those who consented were ever
after called old women.
The Washington herald., 1912-06-02
By JACK KNEIFF.

door frame-not to the door. When the
bar Is in the catch D. the door cannot be
opened. II the bar is lifted out Of the catch,
It can swing free, and be opened BY push
from without
Now suppose we fx q rubber band or q
spring CR) from a nail above to hold the
bar always lifted. Below on a shelf as shown
We Will fix an alarm clock &C. as in the
separate drawing. Here lever Oh fastenS
in a notch (n) al one end and the other end
passes under the winding key CKO OF the
alarm clock. A string Cd) runs up from L to
the rubber band above. When the alarm
goes OF the rubber pulls on the string Id
and lifts L up. When the key CK) has
turned far enough to release that end it
flies loose. The turning Of the key (K)
when the alarm rings Is what releases L
When Is pulled down and the catch stick
O) is fastened under the notched stick
on one end and the alarm clock on the
other. the rubber band CR) is stretched 50
that the string running from the rubber
The Washington herald., 1912-06-02
Clock Attached to Base.

The clock Is fastened to the base by slant
ing strips CG) under which the legs Of the
clock slide as shown In the separate draw
ing. This holds the clock so II cannot slip
or be lifted by the up pull on the string Cd
on the lever l. The notched stick n also
Is shown separate.
Suppose the clock is set for o'clock. II
you try to open your shop fve minutes before
you will find It impossible. But at s. when
the alarm goes on, the key CFO starts to
turn. The stick L, pulled up By the rubber
band or spring CR), slips out from under the
key and flies up. This allows the rubber
band to pull up farther. lifting the locking
bar out OF the catch. The door is now un-
locked and you can walk in
The Washington herald., 1912-06-02

W NNAA4 A9-AAg GAFSIS OaAAA1 NAAo
70 turk in . basement Yet that Is
Just the place where hundreds and
possibly thousands Of Chicago men
have found her, and are still finding
her The basement store is almost never
failure On the other hand, It frequshtly
leads 10 business on a large scale.
There Is q story going the rounds on the
west side Of a young bookkesper who took a
stroll through some Of the congested streets
and passed a number OF basement stores. In
one Of these he observed a bedraggled in
dividual standing behind the counter making
a sale Of two collar buttons for a cent
a cockroach merchant" the bookkeeper
remarked to one OF the party who were
"slummIng with him. They all laughed at
the witty Characterization Of the merchant
by the bookkeeper. A few years later, so the
Story has it. the " cockroaoh merchant " was
the senior panner in the concern in the loop
district which employed the witty bookkeeper.
The story may or may not be true. Certain
It is, however. that the basement store Is
never owned by one man more than two
or three years. After spending two years
IN a basement store In some OF the congested
districts a man who has any business ability
has saved enough money to 80 into something
better In a more respectable place OF bust
ness, and in q wealthier section Of the city.
s 8
Like Business Ants.
The owners Of basement stores on Jeffer-
son street, Maxwell street, Milwaukee ave-
nue., and similar thonoughfares in the humber
parts Of the city are literally business ants.
They work fifteen and eighteen hours day.
In fact, there seems TO be no limit to their
-
these basement stores, early in the morning
or close to midnight you will always ind
the merchant ready to wait on you, no matter
how small your trade may be.
The price asked for an article in one Of these
stores is frequently double the amount you
are expected to pay. The merchants there
take It for granted that you are going to
bargain with them, as almost every one in
these stores bargains, SO they take no
chances. The language employed by the
owners Of the stores and by their custom
ers Is different from the language employed
in department store It IS cut and dry
and matter Of fact language. There are no
such phrases used as please and thank
you" There are no courtesies or tavors
shown. Business there Is a struggle The
customer fights to knock down a cent from
the "last price" The merchant fights to
keep the cent on, for this cent is large share
of his profit
On the whole therefore, the basement store
Is a mighty unattractive proposition. but it
is also mighty well paying proposition. con-
sidering the small capital It requires. At
tractive or not, the basement is the first
stepping stone Of manga prosperous business
man Of a later day, It is an anchor for
many q novice IN business
The Washington herald., 1912-06-02

proprietor Of a little store on a small street
Just west Of Canal street, the basement
store affords a course ofleast resistance. d"
had $500 when I went into business here
With that amount could do nothing any
other place. II were to rent any sort OF
q store on the street level would have to
pay $50 for the first months rent and for
putting the store in shape. Before would
get down to order goods for the store my
money would be gone. And after would
have opened the store my chief concern
would be TO pay expenses.
In the basement have no high rent to
pay and I have few other expenses need
no help. Whatever prodt make stays with
me instead Of going to the landlord, the gas
company. and to a clerk This way have
saved-welL I don't mind saying-close to
$1,000 in the three years I have been here
Now am looking around for good business
location above the street level. But am in
no hurry about It. I will stay here at least
another year, save a few hundred dollars
more, and then think can safely venture
into business on bigger scale"
= :
Change Hands Often.
The extent TO which the basement Is the
stepping stone to bigger and better stores
and eventually to successful business estab-
The Washington herald., 1912-06-02
Where Women
DoAlheW Work.
By JOHN TRAINOR.

~ EX In occupation is not limited 20 efvi-
hDed society," II Is much more common
among primitive people. The reason
for this Is not that the men beHeve
women are unable to do the heavier
work. for they are usually allowed these
tasks. but It is because they think the women
mar and even defile their work. Among Ger
tain Indian tribes there Is an unWritten law
which says women must keep away from
everything that belongs to the mems sphers
OF action. Most Of the African tribes VIII
not allow women to come near anything that
can eontaminate their animals. The Bechn-
anas are extremely lazy. They viii allow
their women to lift the heaviest loads with
out coming TO their rescue. The Kafirs have
such strong feeling In this matter that they
viii not even allow their women to come into
their kraals for fear Of eontamInatinE the
cattle.
In the Marquesas Islands the women do
most OF the work, while the men spend their
time making canoes. The women never touch
them, nor are thep allowed to ride In them
for fear Of casting an evil spell. On the
other hand, In Nicaragua the men do most
Of the work about the house, while The
women do most Of the trading. They have
reputation for driving far better bargains
than the men do. All the marketing is done
by the women. II man even enters a mar
ket he runs the risk Of getting good beat
Ing. In New Caledonia it Is considered un-
manly for men to do any work They believe
that u woman's natural sphere.
The Washington herald., 1912-06-02

~HERE is encouragement for the worker
Of this country IN some recent figures
Of comparison between the United
! States and Great Britain. Certainly
there is no incentive to go to the older
country for work And here is the reason:
The wages Of s5624 persons in Great Brit
ain. engaged in various manufacturing
trades. were averaged. They showed that
the average pay for week. including docked
time. ran about S2.9e For those who were
fortunate enough 70 put in full time ct their
work the wages ran sos
The Washington herald., 1912-06-02
Must Be Diplomatic.

1t Is largely question OF diplomacy on
the part Of the employe A remark made to
the boss at one time may be an argument.
and win be resented, while the same remark
made few hours later may be a suggestion.
and viii be welcomed and appreciated.
The boss or foreman is a busy man. He Is
intrusted with " running things and is
supposed to know how to run things. But
the boss or foreman, despite the experience
he has generally had. Is not InfalIIble. II the
The Washington herald., 1912-06-02
By IRWIN ELLIS.

foreman orders an employe to do a certain
job in a certain way and the employe retorts
by telling him that he knows a better way
OF doing the job, the foreman Is apt to tell
this employe to go ahead and obey orders. II
the foreman or boss happens to be in an irrita-
BILE mood at that moment the employe may
even be called down " for his good inten-
ton.
On the other hand, were the same employee
to come up to the boss after he had been at
Torl0 on the Job for some time, following
out the instructions laid down for him, and
suggest his own method Of doing the work.
asking what the boss thought about this
method, the employer might see the matter
IN an entirely different light.
An example Of this was had in large cloth
ing factory in Chicago few days ago. This
is the season when the samples " are made
for next falls suits and dresses. A tailor
was ordered to make up certain sample
The Washington herald., 1912-06-02
Employer Suit 4 Model.

The employer is bright man. He Is him
self an excellent designer and he had made
up a fall suit which to him seemed the
acme OF perfection The workman who was
told to make a sample Of this suit is much
older than his employer. While he was
equally enthusiastic about the pattern. his
trained eye observed a few gross inconsist-
encies In the final makeup Of the garment.
From experience he knew, however, that
his employer was In no mood to receive sug-
gestions from any one about his newly de-
signed garment over which he was 50 en-
thusiastic. So the man went right ahead
and made the garment as he was told. When
It was finished the employer looked It over
and declared that II would be the hit OF the
season. The cutter agreed with him. A
The Washington herald., 1912-06-02
American Workers Are aid Most.
By JOHN ROWLAND.

An Of which shows that some Of the weekly
wages paid in Great Britain do not equal
the daily wages paid in America. The wages
compared with those Of Great Britain rep
resent the money received by 4s-2o2 persons
employed in various factories Of Washing
ton state. These show that the daily wages
Of skilled labor amount to 1924. UnsliTled
labor brings a daily wage Of S2s1. There
fore. the daily wages OF unskiIled labor in
this country almost equals the average week
" wage OF the ordinary worker in England.
The Washington herald., 1912-06-02

band to the bar Is dropped down, allowing
the bar to fall into the catch and Iock the
door. The top edge Of the catch Is slanted
50 that when the door Is shut the bar can
slide up this incline and drop into the catch
Thus the door Is locked.
The Washington herald., 1912-06-02
Sure Sign of Success.

II Is belief with many business men on
the west side that the man who started busi-
ness in some basement or equally dismal
place will never be failure. And the belief
is justified. There are good economic rea-
sons why the man starting business in g
humble place should be successful.
You see" explained one man who e the
The Washington herald., 1912-06-02


answer this question, which was put by one
Of the workmen who was called into the in
Quiry
What that particular workman wanted to
know was this: II the foreman or boss
grounded in the principles Of scientific man
agement, tells you to do a certain Job In a
certain way, and you, as. an experienced
workman. know that the foreman Is wrong.
that your method Of doing 1t is superior to
his, should you enter into an argument with
him to prove to him that your method and
not his is the most efficient?
The answer of the commission was to the
effect that It never pays to " argue % with
the boss or foreman, but that It is not only
proper but advisable to suggest to him
any method that might make for efficiency.
What the commission brought out in its
answer was the distinction between argu-
ing and suggesting" An employe may
easily bring about his discharge by " giving
the boss an argument" as the phrase goes,
even when the employe is right. The same
employe may on the other hand, gain the
friendship and regard Of the employer by
suggesting to him the things that are in his
mind.
The Washington herald., 1912-06-02
Don't Argue with Boss; Instead, Be Diplomatic

likewise nodded assent. The employer was
delighted and finally turned to the workman
who had made the garment and asked him
what he thought about It.
The workman agreed with the employer
that the garment would be the hit Of the
season without question And then, as an
afterthought apparently, and in an uncer.
tain tone as II he had not at all been sure
about It, the employe asked the boss whether
he did not think It would be better to make
a few slight changes. The boss could not
help seeing the advantage OF the suggestion
and, Of course, followed It. incidentally he
complimented the worker on being the best
sample maker in town.
The Washington herald., 1912-06-02
Suggestions Welcomed.


The superintendent OF large concern who
has hundreds Of men under his charge said
that suggestions from employees were al
ways welcomed by him. He added, how
ever, that he could generally tell from the
time. the place. and the manner in which
the suggestion vas made whether there was
anything in it or not
For instance" he said, when a man
rushes up to you with a suggestion when
you are absorbed in some other work and
pounces upon you with his ideas. speaking by
the yard and not stopping to think whether or
not you are In a condition to pay attention
to him. you can dismiss his suggestion as
worthless, and tell him to go back to his
work.
",on the other hand. when a man has been
laying for you, so to say-when he has
been several times on the way to see you.
and turned back because he saw that you
were busy at something, or thought you
were preoccupied-when this man finally gets
at you In an on moment with suggestion
you are sure to listen to him. You know
that there must be something In what he
says. for he has shown thoughtfulness, tact.
and diplomacy.
The Washington herald., 1912-06-02

y safe has yet been invented which
IN cannot be opened by a burglar II he
has time enough to work. There are
locks, however, which have proved too
much for the burglar to pick, and the
most successful Of these Is the time lock.
Once the door Of q vault or safe Is locked
with time lock no one can open It until 1t
unlocks itself. II It Is set for s a. m. the door
will unlock itself at that time. The clock in
the vault is set to go on at a certain time
Just as an alarm clock Is. When the door Is
shut the bar drops into place and cannot be
raised until the alarm goes OF.
How would you like to have time lock Ike
that on the door OF your shop? II you have
an alarm clock the rest Of the device is easily
made. The finished lock, as fixed on the back
Of door, Is shown in figure at the left. The
bar which locks the door Is shown at A with
the guide at B, behind which it slides to keep
It from pulling out.
Catch Fastened to Frame.
The catch Is illustrated at and IN q
separate drawing. This fastens TO the