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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-19
NAN AGED liz IN JIG DANCE.
His Opponent in Coming Contest Is
Youth of 63.

CHICAGO. August 19.-'-Tim" Sullivan,
Il years old, will be one of the enter
tanners at the International demonstration
Of the United Celtic-American Societies
here September s, He will Jig against a
man OF sixty-three years and will perform
other terpsichorean feats.
Sullivan lives at Wisconsin Bay. Wis.
he came TO America in 1913 and served
through the civil war. He is the oldest
living Irish-American
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Rooseveltians After Payne.

Efforts are being made by the bull
moost party In the Cayuga, Seneca,
Wayne, Ontario and Yates congressional
district in New York to defeat Serene
E. Payne. who now represents the old
thirty-first district. because Representa-
tive Payne was one Of the principal as
sistants to Senators Root and Crane in
accomplishing the downfall Of Col. Roose-
welt at Chicago Mr.. Payne has been In
public life continuously since 1864 He
has sat in every Congress from the forty
eighth to the sixty-second, with the ex-
ception Of the fiftfeth.
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Johnson and Miss G..
7Q4 18th st. NV

Gwathney. j. H. johnson and Miss G
A. Coleman.
The delegates representing the local
organization at the convention in Chi
cago will be DR.. G. w. Cabaniss R. w
Thompson, DR.. Julia p. H. Coleman, A
II. Underdown, Daniel Freeman, ]. c
Napier. Mrs. Grace Lucas THOMPSON
j. Finley Wilson, Mrs. Cuetta Watts
and w. F. Denny. DR.. Coleman will
speak on Manufacturing Hair Prepa
rations." The National Negro Press
Association will meet in Chicago In
conjunction with the Business League
and r. w. Thompson. manager OF a
news syndicate in this city. will de-
liver an address on "A Syndicated
News Service for Colored Journals"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-19

GLENDIVE, Mont, August 19.-The
heaviest rain In many years occurred in
this vicinity late yesterday. Nearly two
miles of track of the Northern Pacific
railway was washed away. Besides the
damage to the railroad property, heavy
loss to other property is reported. 1t
may be several days before traffic over
that part Of the line can be resumed.
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Some of the Boxholders.

partial list of the boxholders follows
Messrs. George B. Stone, Warrenton; N
7. De Paw. Haymarket; r. A. Mcintyre
John S. Gaines. William F. Wilbur. Harry
c. Grooine, James X. Maddux, Warren
ton: Eppa Hunton. Richmond: Baldwin
d. Spilman, D. H. Mahan, O. T. Crosby
F. Nelson Fell Warrenton; Charles Jol
ley, Scott Nesbit, Mrs. Gaylord B. Clarke
Mr. Spotswood. +. Ashley Cooper. w. b
Lawrence. New York; Colder Davis Yer
non Mills, Mrs. ID. c. Sands, jr, Middle
burg: w. w. Mackall, Savannah; T. f
De Witt Veeder, L. S. n.
Reserved seats: Mrs. Imam Payne
Norfolk; Mr.. Webb, New York; Mrs
Harry L. Taylor. the Misses Taylor, Chi
cago, Ill: Miss Thurber. Long Island
Miss Pollard, St. Louis; Miss Collins, New
York; Miss Payne. Norfolk: Miss Powers
Richmond and Mrs. William Whittle
Norfolk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-19
Taft's Plurality in 1908.

President Taft had a popular plurality
of 1.2S.S In the election OF 1905. This
plurality will have to be overcome II a
democratic President is elected next fall.
1t means change of more than 100000
votes. The democrats had 1852 votes in
the electoral college of 1908. They must
have 266 votes in the next electoral col
lege in order to win
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-19
Bryan Predicts Wilson Victory.

In an interview at Wheeling, w. Va,
William J. Bryan. who was there to de-
liver q lecture at chautauqua reiterated
the prediction he made following the
nomination OF Woodrow Wilson at Balti-
more that the school teacher would carry
the United States by a popular majority
Of QyeS 100000 YQtaA and would have
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-19
"Unloaded" Gun Fatal in Duel"

LEWISTON. Idaho. August 19.-Play-
ing yesterday afternoon with two re-
volvers supposed to be empty. Robert
Robinson and Joseph Blake proposed
q duel. Blake fell dead with a bullet
In his brain He was fourteen years
old
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-19
NEGRO DELEGATES MEET
Local Members to Attend Ma
tionaI Business League Con-
vention in Chicago.

CHICAGO, August 19-Delegates te
the National Negro Business Leagues
thirteenth annual convention. which
opens Wednesday, began arriving in
Chicago today. Twenty five negro
bankers. members Of the National Ne
gro Bankers Association, are expected
to be among the delegates.
An address of welcome will be deliv-
cred by Julius Rosenwa1d on the open
ing day and in the evening Booker T.
Washington will give his annual ad-
dress before the organization
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-19
Local Branch Reorganized.

The local branch of the National
Negro Business League has been reor-
ganized. with the following officers:
Daniel Freeman. president: A. H. IN
derdown, vice president; DR.. Julia P.
II. Coleman, recording secretary; b. T.
Montgomery, corresponding secretary:
DR.. G. w. Cabaniss, treasurer: John
w Lewis, chaplain; Miss Georgia A
Coleman, marshal; executive commit
tee, w. F. Denny, chairman; Judge
Robert H. Terrell. J. c. Napier, Mrs.
Grace Lucas Thompson. Dr. Harriette
B. Thomas, Mrs. Jeanette Davis. A. NJ
Scurlock, J. ]. G. Montgomery, /. E.
Williamson, Mrs Cuetta Watts, NJ S.
Koonts, Miss Rachel e. Bell. DR.. A J.
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Daugherty Discloses Plans.

Harry NJ. Daugherty. Ohio state repub-
lican chairman. held a conference with
the republican members of the Ohio con-
gressional delegation here Saturday. at
which he outlined his plans for the COM
Ing campaign. Representatives Taylor of
Columbus. Rowland Of Cleveland. Willis
Of Ada and Switzer Of Gallipolis attended.
Daugherty made 1t plain to the represent
atives that he intends to push the cam
paign to the limit: that those who are
not with US are against u.s. and that no
quarter will be given to any men who
seek to defeat the party at the coming
election.
game. and we are getting the best play
ers." he said. AT the same time. we
have no desire to drive any one from the
party. We will give every man a chance
to come in, and we will welcome him.
Those who do not will suffer the conse-
Quences"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-19

For Delicate Children, Father Johns
Medicine makes flesh and strength.-Adyt
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NEED ONLY FAIR SKIES
FOR WARRENTON SHOW
Best Horses in Leading Sta
bIes of Virginia and East
to Be Exhibited.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WARRENTON. Va, August 19.-The
fourteenth annual exhibition Of the
Warrenton Horse Show Association
will be held on the associations large
grounds in the southern suburbs OF
Warrenton August 81 and %. The of
ficials are confident that. barring bad
weather, the show will be the most
by the association. Not only will the
best horses of the leading stables OF
Warrenton and Virginia be exhibited
but the finest horses owned by a num-
Der of residents of Washington. Bal
timore. Philadelphia. New York and
other eastern cities will be pitted
against those of the Old Dominion for
honors in the ring.
Messrs Blair Johnson. manager, and
Secretary Fred r. Satterlee are leav-
ing no stones unturned to make the
coming exhibition banner show. The
grounds have been put In faultless com
dition and the grandStand and stables
have been completely overhauled. A
band from Washington will be in at
tendance both days of the show.
More Than 500 Entries.
which there are about forty. are In ex-
cess Of 500. While some of the classes,
designed principally for local horse
men. are not crowded, all are well
filled and many of the important
classes are overlooking. Class No. 20
of green hunters carries ~ entries,
local jumpers 80 and many of the har
ness classes are as &ell filled in pro-
portion. These entries include num-
Der from the well known Blenheim
farm of Baltimore, Julian Morris of
keswick. William F. Wilbur and James
K Maddux of Warrenton. Melvin c.
Hazen of Washington. Mrs. Allen Potts
of Gordonsville, Miss Roma Hustleton
of Pittsburgh and Miss Katharine Ell
kins of Washington.
There are many more than the average
number of entries in such classes as
ponies, high steppers in harness. charg-
ers, hunt teams and saddle horses. In
the latter Mrs. Allan Potts will show
Bracken Rose, by Bracken Chief, a new
addition to the Happy Creek farms
string, but charming mare land now go
ing beautifully after serious injury to
her foot, with plenty Of action for har-
ness though a light and graceful saddle
horse. Mr.. Morris also will show a top
notcher in this class
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Vermont Leads in Elections.

The first election of national I'M
portance this year will occur In YER
mont September 3, when a state ticket,
representatives in Congress and presi-
Dental electors will be chosen.
Republicans. democrats, progressives,
prohibitionists and socialists have each
a candidate for governor. In the two
congressional districts there are sew
eral aspirants for representative. For
many years Vermont, by reason of her
early state election, has been looked
upon as more or less of a political
barometer.
The republicans are led this year by
Allen NJ Fletcher. prominent business
man. while the democratic candidate is
Harlan B. Howe, young st. Johnsbury
lawyer.
Progressives are following the Rev.
DIR. G. M. Meter. while c. S. Smith of
Morrisville has been making an active
campaign for the prohibitionists. The
socialist candidate is Fred w. Suitor of
Barre.
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Straight Bull Moose Ticket.

These states have total electoral vote Of 3.
The negroes in many Of them hold the balan
Of power.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-01
WINTER WHEAT IN IOWA.
State is on Way Back to Place on
Wheat Growing Map.

Ames, Iowa, July 25.-Iowa is on
the way back to place on the
wheat growing map and if it gets
there, it is likely to be by the winter
wheat route.
This crop, says L. C. Burnett, ex-
pert in cereal breeding at the Iowa
State college experiment station, is
the best money maker among all the
cereals that the Iowa farmer grows.
Corn is king, because it is such big
crop, but in the five year period end
ing 1910, winter wheat brought an
average annual return of $16.19 per
acre, corn only $15.46, and the other
grains much less. In his bulletin on
winter wheat just issued by the ex-
pertinent station, Mr.. Burnett shows
graphically with maps how the cult
walton of this crop has spread in
five years from a few counties in
southeastern Iowa to every county in
Iowa, TRIPPING it's acreage in that per-
iod. In his five years study of this
cereal he finds that it is regularly
outyielding spring wheat everywhere
and that the better varieties are thor
oughly adopted to the climate and
soil of the state. Winter wheat had "a
hard time of it in Iowa in the nine
ties and at one time it's production
went down to almost nothing. But
faith in the value of this cereal to
Iowa was kept alive at the college
station.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-01
At The Christian Church.

A large audience greeted the
pastor both morning and evening
In the evening the orchestra played
and there were also special vocal
numbers. One young lady was bap.
tized at the close of the service.
The Bible School will be held as
usual next Sunday at 9:45.. The
morning service will be union SER
vice at Chautauqua tent. The even
ing service will be omitted on &C.
count of the Chautauqua.
Our county convention opens
Thursday evening August 1. State
Supt. w. T. Fisher will give an ad-
dress at eight o'clock that night.
Friday morning will be devoted to
questions of Bible school work. Fri
day afternoon will be used by Secre-
tary B. S. Denny, of Des Moines, in
conference on state and county
work and he will give an address
Friday evening Members of all
churches interested in Bible school
and church work are invited to at
tend these services.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-01
New Court Cases.

Media Robson VS.. Thomas D..
Robson. The parties were married
at Osceola, Sept. 16, 1907 and lived
together until in March, 1911. Plain
tiff asks for a decree of divorce on
the grounds of cruel and inhuman
treatment, alleging her husband has
struck her with his fist and knocked
her down and threatened her life.
Sharp & Parrish, attorneys for the
plaintiff. 4
Eta Russell VS.. Isaac R. Russell.
The parties were married in North
Carolina, Jan. IA, 1909 and lived
together only four months. She
now resides at Lamont. She alleges
her husband failed to support her
and was cruel in his treatment. She
asks for a decree of divorce and
that she be restored to her former
name, Eta Oldfather. Marion F.
Stookey, attorney for the plaintiff.
Lusetta Dunn VS.. Alex Ironsides,
illustrator of the estate of Jane
Day Suit is brought asking that
defendant be compelled to satisfy a
mortgage which it is claimed has
been paid. Miles & Steele, attor-
neys for the plaintiff.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-01
Garden Grove to Have Aviation
Meet.

The Booster Club, of Garden
Grove, has arranged for big avia-
ton meet at Garden Grove on Aug
ust IA, Is and Is, having contract
ed with the Moisant Aviation Co.,
for the exhibition, which will be
free to everybody. Flights are to
be made each of the three days.
The machines which will be used are
the 10 horse power Moisant Bleriot,
considered as among the fastest fly
ing machines in the world. The
machines contain but two wheels
and when flying resemble a monster
dragon fly. The flights at Garden
ner, licensed pilot, who has recent
ly won the Aviation Derby, and is a
spectacular flyer. This will be the
first time a flying machine has ever
made flight in Decatur county, and
it will be sure to attract an enorm-
Gus crowd to Garden Grove on each
of the three days. The Booster
Club of Garden Grove have set out
to make a record in the way of free
entertainment. There will also be
other free attractions such as base
ball games, bands, shows, speaking,
sports and parades and all free.
The Boosters are live bunch and
promise to show the people who
visit Garden Grove on these days the
time of their lives. 1t will be worth
going to Garden Grove to see the
flying machines, which are attract
ing so much attention and which
promise to become a popular mode
of travelling.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-01
Baptist Church.

The union meeting at the Baptist
church last Sunday evening was we'll
attended and all were pleased with
the splendid sermon of Rev. Brad
shaw, pastor of the Presbyterian
church.
Union services next Sunday morn
ing at II o'clock at Chautauqua
tent. Let everyone attend and go
right on through the program of the
week. The talent on the program
this year is extra fine and no one
should miss it. The II o'clock SER
vice Sunday morning is free.
The next union service will be
held on Sunday evening, August II,
at the NJ. E. church.
Let us all get ready for the Chau-
tauqua The program will be both
entertaining and instructive and
should prove an uplift for the entire
community. Let US all boost and
make it big success.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-01
Six Beautiful Teaspoons Free.

FARM PROGRESS of St. Louis.
No., the biggest and best semi
monthly farm and agricultural paper
printed in the United States, offers
to send six beautiful teaspoons to
any one who sends 25 cents for one
yearly subscription, or one dozen
spoons for a two-year subscription
at so cents. The spoons are SIX
inches in length and are made OF
solid silveroid (pure white metal =,
which will not tarnish, and in ordin-
ary use will last for two years, The
edges are handsomely beaded after
the design of the most expensive
spoons made and in every way will
prove valuable to the household. II
YOU are at present a subscriber and
wish to take advantage of this offer,
your subscription will be extended.
Tell your friends and neighbors about
this generous offer. Address all
orders to FARM PROGRESS, st.
Louis Mo. ..-....
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-01
Chautauqua Boosters We're Out
Tuesday.

Ten autos loaded with the X. P.
band and Chautauqua Boosters
left Leon Tuesday morning for run
to various towns in the county, dis
tributing Chautauqua programs and
advertising. The cars which made
the run were those of G. M. Axes,
Jas. F. Harvey, F. S. Stewart, J. E.
Andrew, DR.. j. o. Woodmansee,
Fred Teale, DR.. J. w. Rowell, e. H.
Alexander, Harry j. Vogt and w. H.
Golfer. They first visited Davis City,
several cars coming out to meet
them. The band played several fine
selections and then on to Lamont,
where they were royalty received
by the boosters of that town, cigars
being furnished to the gentlemen
and the ladies served with ice cream
and other refreshments. 1t was
with regret that the boosters left
Lamont. The third town visited
was Decatur City, and after short
stop they went to Grand River where
dinner was eaten. Then Van Vert,
Weldon and Garden Grove were Wis
tied, the band boys working faith
fully at each place and their fine
music was greatly enjoyed. The
run home from Garden Grove was
a good one, the party reaching Leon
a little before seven o'clock. All
the cars made the trip without
trouble except that James F, Har-
vey and Harry Vogt were unlucky
in getting number of punctures.
It was a dusty but happy crowd
which returned to Leon.
The K. P. band boys landed con-
tract while at Grand River to play
for their big reunion. After the
band had played couple of pieces
the reunion committee came to
them and contracted with them to
play for their reunion, without a
word of protest over the price. The
band will be on hands and Grand
River is assured of the very best in
the way of band music for their re-
l1niOn
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-01
CIergymen For Measure.

Recently many Of the we'll known
clergymen of Iowa have come out
with statements in which they approve
the Shankland bill, the object of
which is to abolish the present Pc
tition Of consent and substitute the
secret or Australian ballot to deter
mine the liquor question in commun-
tiles.
Rev. o. w. Fifer, pastor Of Grace
Methodist church in Des Moines,
says: "The proposed Shankland bill
is a step in the right direction I
believe that saloons should be COM
PEELED to affirmatively secure the
consent of the votes cast in order
to abrogate the fundamental law of
the state, prohibition. Therefore,
the vote should be had at general
election and the liquor men required
to get the same majorities as now,
of all the votes caet at the general
election.
"Prohibition is still the rule in
Iowa and until the whole people vote
majority Ct any community ought
law of the state. The present Pc
tition method creates serious and un-
satisfactory conditions and can be
used as a means of oppression"
Rev. R. K. Porter pastor of the
First Presbyterian church in Des
Moines, says: 81 want to say that
knowing human nature as I do and
having observed the pressure brought
to bear by the saloon power to have
men sign saloon petition and also
the intimidation to prevent them
from signing the "dry" petition,
am satisfied for this reason and
others the secret ballot is the most
effective to pursue.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-01
Real Estate Transfers.

AS reported by S. Vargas abstract
office, Leon, Iowa, from July 9, to
July 27, 1912:
sClint Mcconnell to F. M. Bone,
80 acres in Grand River township,
$4,000
]. S. Naylor to Anna Akers, rs
acres in Grand River township,
$1,000.
J. A. Harris to Irwin L. Goodman,
100 acres in Eden township $500.
Hope Mills to C. G. Boor, lots 5
and 6, block 80, Weldon, 81.
M. F. Thompson to Corabel Boor,
lots and 3, block 3, Lamont, 81.
S. L. Berry to Alice NJ. and j. F.
Lewis, 1854 acres in Center town
ship, $4,000. ~
Eva Overholtzer ct al, to Grace
Fear, undivided 10 of the north IS
acres of the fractional northwest.
quarter, Richland township, $4,000.
Lottie Hukill ct al. to Eva Over.
hotter, undivided 2-3 of north 1892
of the west u of the fractional
tional northwest in Richland town
ship, $4,000. r.
Eva Overholtzer ct al to Lottie.
Hukill, undivided 1893 of south Is
acres of the west " of southwest in
Richland township, $4,000.
L. w. Day and Cora Day to E. S..
Buffum, trustee, lots 2 and 3, block
Is, town of Leroy, 81.
A. M. Babb to Gustav Gust 1894
acres in Long Creek township,$12,-.
900.
L. E. Helmick to T. A. Davis and
Cary B. Davis, lots 5 and 6, block 43,
town of Leroy, 500.
H. G. Aten to Mary A. Tullis, lots.
and 8, block 10, Leon, $500.
Alice l.. Shultz to w. F.. Briner,
80 acres in Center township, $4,000.
Cornelia E. A. Kirby to Edmund
5. Culver, 40 acres in Garden Grove.
township, $3.50.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-01
Nj. f. Church Notes.

The mid-week> prayer service
Thursday evening this week as u.s.
ual. The hour is 7:45. Plan to at
tend.
There will be Sunday School at
9:45 next sabbath. Dismissal will
be early enough to attend the preach
ing service which will be union
one at the Chautauqua tent, unless
otherwise announced.
Epworth League at 1900 has as
it's topic, "The growth and cultiva-
ton Of Decision" Leader Miss
Himena Hoffman. All young people
of the church invited to come and
assist in the service.
There will be no evening service
at the church next Sunday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-01
Weather Crop Bulletin.

For the week ending July %, 1912.
Des Moines, Iowa.
The conditions during the past
week were almost ideal for grow
ing crops, and for haying harvest
ing and threshing. The tempera-
ture was about normal, and while
the rainfall was generally deficient
nearly all parts of the state received
light to copious showers. Some To-
calities in the southern districts,
however. need rain badly for corn,
potatoes and pastures, but for the
state as a whole all the crops are
in excellent condition. Haying is
nearly finished, and the crop has
been put up in fine shape. The
yield of hay is better than anticipat-
ed and the quality is extra good.
The small grain harvest has pro-
crossed rapidly, and the bulk of it
will be completed by the end of the
coming week. Early reports show
some exceptionally large yields and
fine quality of grain. The yield of
winter wheat ranges from twenty
five to fifty bushels per acre; oats
thirty to sixty-five and barley, twen-
ty-two to thirty bushels. No tim
othy has yet been threshed, but
large acreage has been cut for seed.
Corn has made rapid growth, and
the early fields are shooting nicely
but the crop as a whole Is not yet
quite up to the normal in size and
development, although the prospects
are good for better than an average
yield if favorable weather continues.
Potatoes are generally in good con-
ditions and give promise of large,
crop.
GEORGE M. CHAPEL,
Section Director
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-01

In view of the fact that the seven
principal live markets have seen a
beef shortage of nearly five hundred
million pounds since the first OF
January, farmers will take a good
deal of interest in the articles in
The Iowa Homestead on the subject
of economical and profitable beef
production. The Homestead is the
greatest farm paper of the west
and is entitled to liberal patronage.
We club it with our paper at the
low price of $3.50 per year for both
Farmers who can de-
vote some time to canvassing for
to the Homestead may
learn of more liberal offer by writ
ing to James M. Pierce, Publisher
of the Homestead, Des Moines.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-01

The wheat in the Grand River
bottom is turning out some wonder
full Yields this season. John Poush
got AL to the acre on the Oscar
Judd farm. John McCulley got LAB
bushels off of three acres. Lee
Flora 50 bushels of oats to the
acre. As yet very few oats nave
been thrashed but the yield promises
to be far ahead Of anything IN late
years.-Davis City News.