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Pocahontas star herald., 1912-08-23
MAYNARD

Prof. Fred Abbott Of Commerce,
Mo-, came over from Success Thurs.
day after his furniture which had
been left here since his school
closed.
Dave Allison and family were
called to Richwoods last week to
attend the bedside Of Mrs. Allison's
sister.
w. 4. Miller and wife of Okla
homa visited at the home Of j. ID.
Poynor several days last week.
w. A. Goodwin aud wife return.
ed Friday from an extended visit IN
Sharp and other counties.
Uncle Ben Patterson and Martin
Kerley had business in probate
court last week.
Mrs. w. II. Johnston and daugh.
ter, Miss Ella, spent Saturday and
Sunday in Maynard.
G. L. Gates, our photographer,
went over to Brakebill Friday to do
some work for the two schools.
DR.. NJ. Wilson Of Middlebrook
was observed on our streets Sunday.
DIR, Sheriff held down the drug
store work last Thursday aud Fri.
day in the absence Of j. NJ. G.
Lehman who was at Pocahon.as on
business.
J. J. Lewis, one Of the most sue.
cessful young men of Pocahontas,
spent Saturday night and Sunday
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
+. Lewis.
Nearly all Of Maynard witnessed
the baptlsing at Pbipps' mill Sun
day.
Lee Farmer and wife visited in
town few days since our last
writing, guests of Mrs. Farmers
mother, Mrs. Swink.
Miss Florence Swink returned
last week from her old home in
Lawrence county where she spent
several days with friends and rela.
tIves.
Miss Lille Presley was among
the number from Maynard who
spent Friday at Brakebill.
Mrs. Sarah Bradford sold her
town property to Mr.. Jobe. The
consideration was $3.50.
Lee Bently of Coleman county.
Texas, and Homer Kerley of Al.
bertha, were in town Monday meet
lug old friends.
II. f. Redwine and father are
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-08-23
DEAN SCHOOL HOUSE

J. l.. Ford & Sons shipped three
car loads of cattle TO st. Louis this
week.
Luther Johnson, the Socialist
candidate for Representative, spoke
to a large crowd at Sharum Friday
night. There were very few who
agreed with HIM in politics, yet he
held the attention of the crowd for
about two hours.
Miss Della McCallister was ab
sent from her post of duty Wednes
day on account Of the chills. John
Dean taught in her place.
John Dean and Will Million were
absent from school Thursday.
They assisted our team in playing
ball with the Holmes boys. Our
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-08-23

the baptiziug at the mill Sunday.
Among them were Mr.. Craft aud
family and a. A. Short aud family.
Are you coming TO the singing
convention sunday, August 25g
Don't forget the time and be sure
to come, II you are interested.
There was a large crowd at the
baptizing on Sunday afternoon.
There were eighteen candidates.
J. X. Johnson was very sick
Thursday, He Is improving. DR..
SwIndle has the case.
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-08-23

school if Maynard sticks aud does
heI part. Did you ever know her
to fail to do thatg
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-08-23
FAIRvIEw SCHOOL HOUSE

Crops IN these parts are damaged
very much on account of the con.
tinued dry weather.
Mrs. L. G. Taylor's daughter of
Jonesboro visited her mother last
week.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. 7. +. Kin.
ton, on Sunday night, a fine girl.
@. r. Moore has been right sick
but is improving now.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-04-04
WHAT DID MIR. ROOSEVELT
MEAN?

When Mr.. Roosevelt announced
"acquiesence" IN the call oft he
governors to become a candidate for
third term nomination., he was
asked whether, in case of his defeat
IN the national convention, he would
support his successful opponent for
election.
His reply was a prompt and EN-
phatic Affirmative
Two considerations are worthy Of
attention now in connection with the
statement of the ex-president at this
time.
On the supposition that Mr. Taft
shall triumph over the opposition in
ine national convention, how can Mr..
Roosevelt give his support to man
advocating doctrines and theories so
at variance with every principle of
sound government as those the col.
onel charges are those held by his
opponent?
Again, is Mr.. Roosevelt's present
construction OF his repeated asser-
tions of opposition to third term
10 be accepted as suggestion of SIM
liar twisting of his promise of sup
port for a successful opponent into
some sort of opportunity for eva
sion?-Chicago Journal.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-04-04

TO the present generation DR..
Mary Walker has been little except
a name; out in the years of the civil
war she was far more than the vague
of woman's uneasy de-
sire for those things which are re-
served in the sterner sex. The first
woman physician to receive an army
commission. she was taken
prisoner of war and exchanged for
confederate medical officer of rank
equal to her own. Among her cher
:shed possessions is medal of honor
bestowed in recognition Of her brav-
cry. She has always demanded that
her life be judged without taking
INTO account the accident of her sex;
and the most bitter critic of the fem
mist movement cannot but admit
that, tried by this standard, she
proved herself a deyo.ed physician,
brave soldier and self forgetful
patriot. AS death draws near her
the strange and bizarre things in her
personality disappear and her solid
achievements stand out clearly.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-04-04
A SERIOUS QUESTION.

TIE Payne-Aldrich tariff law went
INTO effect August 5, 1909, more than
thirty-one months ago.
The friends and supporters OF
Iessrs. Payne and AlGrich began 10
reap the benefits of tie higher taxes
on necessaries Of life right away.
Six weeks later the president of
the United States publicly denounced
the wool and cotton schedules of the
law as "indefensible.'
Two months ago, after waiting
considerably more than two years
for the increase of wages which was
naturally to have been expected as
result of law whose sole object
was "the elevation of American la
hor," the employees OF the wool and
cotton mills at Lawrence, Mass,
struck.
Now they have returned tc work
on the promise of a 5 per cent more
pay, an adjustment which gives som.e
of them as much as 80 cents extra
week.
The only question now is: Was
This princely increase due to tariff
that was more than two and one-half
years old or to the strike?-Repub-
lie.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-04-04
BEARD MAY BE A CANDIDATE.
Brilliant Democrat From Ringgold
May Throw Hat into Ring For
Congressional Nomination.

The Journal is in receipt of recent
information which leads to the belief
that Henry G. Beard of RinggolG
county, is seriously considering the
matter of getting into the race for
the democratic congressional nomin-
alton in the eighth district. Henry
C. Beard, better known to his in
Inmates as Clay Beard, is an attorney
and the former editor of the Mt. Ayr
Press and it will be remembered by
democrats of the district that MI
Beard during the winter has persist
emily urged the nomination of Mr..
Bryan. Mr.. Beard is also the man
who personally asked Mr.. Champ
Clark where he is getting his huge
campaign fund. Henry c. Beard is
poor man, but once he decides to
make the race he will let folks know
in a decided way that he is running.
The nomination papers Of Theo-
dore Wall of Osceola, are already
being signed in the various counties
and it is expected that if Beard gets
into the race he will reach a decision
within a few days.
The democrats are waking NJ.
misunderstanding journal.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-04-04
PASSING 1T ON TO THE
CONSUMER.

Along with the 10 per cent in
crease of wages for Fall River mill
operatives comes notice of An al
vance in the price of the product OF
one mill, with the probability that
his "will influence the prices Of
printed cloths at the other mills"
That is the usual and expected
thing under the present system of
making the consumer bear the higher
cost of labor, material and every
thing else that enters into the price
of the product. To offset the higher
wages of miners, even before they
are granted, he has to pay more for
coal, just as when the railroads in
crease the pay of employees he is
looked to to meet the difference
through higher freight rates. He is
expected as matter of course to
make up all deficits.
If all the links in this endless
chain were equal, if the manufacture
err did not avail himself of the ex-
cuse of higher wages to reap addi-
tional profit, if the dealer did not
increase prices beyond the amount
justified by his larger freight bill, if
a few dollars increase in the cost CT
coal to landlord was not made the
basis for higher rents, the working
system might be endured more phil
osophlcally by the public.
1t is the utilization Of the oppor-
tunity for profit by unwarrantably
increasing the cost in the process of
passing it on which causes discoL-
tent
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-04-04
The Danger After Grip

lies often in a run down. system.
Weakness, nervousness, lack of ap-
petite, energy and ambition, with
disordered liver and kidneys often
follow an attack of this wretched dis
ease. The greatest need then is
Electric Bitters, the glorious tonic,
blood purifier and regulator of stom-
ach, liver and kidneys. Thousands
have proved only that they wonder
fully strengthen the nerves, build
up the system and restore to health
and good spirits after an attack of
grip. If suffering, try them. Only
SO cents. Sold and perfect satisfac-
ton guaranteed by Bell & Robinson.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-04-04
Original Notice.

In the District Court of Decatur
County, Iowa, August term, A. D.,
1912.
H. H. Brown, Plaintiff,
against
Joe Edwards, T. L. Edwards,
Emaline Edwards, ct. al,
Defendants,
To Said D. iendants: .
You are hereby notified that there
is now on file in the office of the
Clerk of the District Court of Deca-
tur County, Iowa, the petition of the
plaintiff aforesaid, claiming of you
the sum of 100000, with interest
thereon at per cent per annum
from the 10th day of February. 1909,
being on one promissory note, paya-
BILE to the plaintiff, and signed by
said Joe Edwards, B. G. Edwards,
T. L. Edwards, Emaline Edwards
and F. A. Greenland. Said note pro-
vides for an attorney fee and plain
tiff's attorney has filed his affidavit
! for the same Petition alleges that
the defendants Joe Edwards, T. L..
Edwards and Emaline Edwards are
all non-residents of the State of
Iowa. and plaintiff further asks for q
writ of attachment against the prop
erty of said non-residents, and for
attorney fees.
For full particulars see petition.
You are also notified that unless
you appear thereto and defend be-
fore noon of the second day of the
term of said District Court of Deca-
tur County, to be held on the 26th
day of August, A. D. 1912, a default
will be entered against you and judy
ment rendered thereon.
| G. w. BAKER,
28-4t, Attorney for Plaintiff.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-04-04
LIGHT ON THE WOOL SCHEDULE.

The democrats of the Ways and
Means committee present a Wool
Tariff bill which substitutes ad val
orem for specific duties, corrects the
inequalities arising from specific
duties and reducing existing rates on
wool and woolens by about SO per
cent.
The republicans of the committee
now present bill which reclassltles
wool, makes carpet wool largely
free, retains specific duties, pretends
to correct inequalities inseparable
therefrom and reduces existing rates
by about 40 per cent.
The difference to arrest attention
is a general reduction Of SO per cent
by one and 40 per cent by the other
hill.
Representative Hill of Connecti-
cut says the republican bill docs not
do an injustice to American indus
try" Then the wool schedule for a
generation has been doing more than
Justice to the wool and wooden in
dustry and gross injustice TO the
American people.
The admission is authoritative
worth having. The iniquity OF
Schedule K as it stands now is con-
coded by the men and party respon-
sible for its and their excuse is that
they were compelled to frame the
Payne bill without such valuable as
sistance' as the Tariff Board pro-
vdies.
The iniquity is clear The excuse
is not. The democratic bill is the
same as that of the last session and
similar to the bill vetoed by Presi-
dent Taft. Republicans like Repre-
sentative Hill fought that bill in the
ground that it would ruin an Amer
lean industry. The president vetoed
it on that ground that it might, but
the word of the Tariff Board was
wanted.
Who are these five men of the
Tariff Board that they are able to
shed convincing light where all men
had failed before? And the answer
is that they are just five men and
that the light which convinces comes
not from them but from the evil
dences of rising popular wrath over
a hoary tariff iniquity.
The president knew that Schedule
K was indefensible, for he said so.
He knew that "a combination" of
eastern manufacturers and western
wool-growers prevented it's reduction
by republicans in the Payne-Aldrich
revision, because he said so.
Did the republicans in congress
know less than this? Have they been
more blind to the now admitted in
iquity of Schedule K through all
these years of public agitation and
congressional committee inquiry?
Is the light from the Tariff Board so
exceeding bright that they must rub
their eyes and blinkingly frame a
bill making reductions almost as
radical as those of the democratic
measure?
But the light is here at last, and it
will not permit the president longer
to stand against the democratic bill
on any difference between SO and
40 per cent reduction. He can not
veto another Wool-Tarlff bill like
that which he vetoed last session
without repudiating his Tariff Board,
. which now finds such ready accept
ance even with the stand-pat element
of his party.-New York World.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-04-04
NOT GUILTY.

Although the charge that the great
packers were in a combination to de-
press the prices of cattle and hogs
and to initiate the prices of meats
and other products was fully proved
at the trial of the beef trust, the YER
dict is not guilty.
1t was practically admitted that
the old pool that had operated after
1880 did these things Early pro-
ceedings in equity established the
fact that the National Packing Com
pany, organized in 1903, was created
for the sole purpose Of perpetuatine
the practices of the pool.
1t was shown by the testimony of
the packers own employees that daily
and weekly meetings of the repre-
sentatiyes of the trust have been held
for. years, at which prices to be paid
as we'll as prices to be asked were
agreed upon. At these meetings the
territory of the United States was
divided as it might have been by
conQueror for loot.
There can be no reasonable doubt
that the criminal indictment, which
was for a combination in restraint
of trade, was fully sustained by the
evidence.
Yet jury made up in the main
Of men from the country has agreed
that the operations OF the trust,
though forbidden by law, are not
criminal, and all of the defendants
lave been acquitted.
1t must be that the popular con-
cept:on of what is called business
embraces ideas which lag far behind
the theories of our law makers. Con-
gress stamps certain things as Grim
iual, hut juries in most cases refuse
to convict. Congress; says that 4
combination is crime, but the av-
erage jury, with overwhelming evil
dence of combination before it, de-
clines to bring in verdict of guilt.
Congress presents the simplest OF
all issues to the people. The people,
as represented by juries fairl!
drawn, refuse to accept it.
If the members of the beef trust
can not be convicted of crime it is
useless to proceed against any other
combination whatever. The fault is
not with the law and it is not with
the courts. 1t is with the people
themselves.
The average jury reflects the pre-
vailing idea of morality and justice
and respect for law. When jurles
refuse to enforce laws designed 70
check practices in business that arc
. designated as crimes we must con-
clude that, in spite of all that has
been said and done on this subject,
the people generally do not regard
com bination, oppression and trickery
in business as a crime.
If that is the case we are still on
The ethical plane of the horse trader
and the dealer in oroide jewelry; we
are kin of the pirate and the snug
gler; we ere the dear friends OF the
1noonsniner and the cOunter1eiter;
we are the happy victims of the fore
staller and monopolist, and we may
even find ourselves applauding the
wrecker and the beach comber.
II the operations OF the beef trust
are not criminal, then there is nothing
criminal in anything that is called
business and we may as we'll forget
that there is such a thing as law
designed TO pOrtect honest men from
the rapacity of the INSCRIPTIONS an
the powerful. st. Louis Republic
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-04-04

There is an old saying to the ef-
feet that on presidential years bus
mess is bound to go to the demnition
bow-wows, and there's nothing toit If
business men would take on little
christian. science and optimism and
80 after it," declares the Oelwein
Register eff people lay down of
course business will be slack with
them, but if they go after it they will
set a generous slice"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-04-04
Democratic State Convention.

Pursuant to call of the National
Democratic Committee, delegate
convention of the democratic party
of Iowa is hereby called to meet in
the city of Burlington, on Thursday,
May 16, at the hour of ten O'Clock,
a. M, the purpose of said assembly
being to provide representation from
this state to the Democratic National
Convention to be held at Baltimore
on June 25th, 1912, by the election
of four delegates and four alternates-
at-large and two delegates and two
alternates from each Of the eleven
congressional districts of the state,
also for the transaction of such other
business as the convention may
deem necessary and proper.
The ratio of representation will be
one delegate from each county and
one additional delegate for each 2OO
votes and fraction thereof above 100
votes cast for Hon. Claude r. Porter
for governor at the general election
of 1910. Upon such basis the coun-
ties of the Eighth Congressional Dis
trict are entitled to the number OF
delegates as set forth below:
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-04-04

'"The North Dakota results will
not be framed and hung in q certain
Oyster Bay private library. II the
demos did the job, it was certainly
we'll done. concludes the Keokuk
Constitutton-D Democrat 4
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-04-04

keep as sweet as you cam ad-
vises the Cedar Rapids Gazette. "The
campaign will soon be over, and then
we will all have to live together, no
matter who is elected
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-04-04

"Mr. Taft's position is perfectly
clear. 1t is that we have in this
country a special class of persons
wiser than the people, who are above
the people, who can not be reached
by the people, but who govern them
and ought to govern them; and who
protect various classes of the people
rom the whole people. "-Roose
velt's speech.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-04-04

AS a result of the republican split
in New Mexico a democrat is likely
to be elected to the senate. The
same thing everywhere will make it
easy for a democrat to go to the
White House.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-04-04

''The buzzing of political bees be-
comes more insistent as the weather
warns up. Somebody will get stung,"
says the Waterloo Reporter.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-04-04

Investigations by state officials
show that meat packers make about
SO per cent per annum; which is
certainly a strong argument for pro-
lection even if it is not a good one
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-04-04

Inasmuch as there is no provision
of law for holding primary election
for selection of delegates to the state
convention, it is ordered that there
shall be held in each county con-
vention for selection of such dele
gates. The time and place of hold
ing said conventions and the manner
of selecting delegates to such coun-
ty convention, whether by primary
or caucus, shall be determined by the
county committees of the respective
counties.
All voters subscribing to the fund
amental principles of democracy are
invited to participate in the selection
of delegates to this convention.
BY order of the Democratic State
Central Committee of Iowa. Done at
Des Moines, January 20, 1912.
Jno, F, Dalton, N. F. Reed,
Secretary. Chairman.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-04-04
DR..
PILES

Every case cured without detention from business.
Dr.. Trimmer has q special treatment for
diseases of men which he would like to expsola
In person.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-04-04
Consultation Free and Confidentia

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Reference-Drerel State Bank
To Whom it May Concern:
Having been bothered with nerv-
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years and getting no relief after
treating with several physicians l
consulted DR.. Trimmer, the Chicago
specialist, and can say am entirely
free from my old troubles. I will
gladly recommend DR.. Trimmer to
chronic sufferers.
Signed, Roy A. Rash. ),
R. F. D. No. 2, Derby, Iowa.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-04-04
WONDERFUL CURES

perfected in old cases which have been neglected
or unskillfully treated No experiments or failures
We undertake no incurable cases. but cure thou
sands given up to die.
United labor bulletin., 1912-08-08
A BOGUS
UNION LABEL DOESN'T PAY.
This Fact Has Been Found Out by the
H. A. Britton Company Of London,
Ontario.

Probably no firm in Canada has Of
late secured such large amount of free
advertising in the papers as the H. A..
Britton company of London. Never be-
fore was this firm SO well known
throughout the length and breadth of
the country as at the present moment.
Still we have good-sized opinion that
1t is a kind of publicity that is neither
desirable nor profitable as far as the
shareholders of the company are con-
cerned. There were many union men
in London who at first had an impress
sion that the United Garment Workers
of America had dealt somewhat harshly
in Withdrawing their union label from
the firm and refusing to return 1t on
the promise to conform to union condi-
tions hereafter.
The tactics pursued, however, by Man
ager Britton have put him SO palpably
in the wrong that no defense of his ac-
tons is possible. The withdrawal of
the employees from the international
union and the forming of an independ-
ent shop organization was an insignif-
cant episode that no one would have
noticed but for the fact that 1t was used
for the purpose of putting a so-called
union label on the goods of the firm to
make buyers believe they were really
union-made.
mat action was silly enough IN IL
self, and its only results could have
been to hurt the Britton company alone,
but when the maneger started out on
his fruitless mission to boost purely
Canadian union of garment workers he
directly threw down the challenge to
every international trades unionist in
the Dominion.
In spite of his assertions, Manager
Britton wants the genuine union label.
and he wants it SO bad that he feels
constrained to put a substitute on his
Railroad Signal brand of smocks, over
alls, ETC., to make up for its absence. AS
far as union men in Canada are con-
cerned, they will stand back of the in
ternational organization, and the only
union label that goes with them Is that
of the United Garment Workers OF
America.
II the employees of the firm want to
make monkeys of themselves and do the
circus act performance, why. their lit
tie peanut apology Of union may be
good theater in which to practice their
harmless little diversion. for they can't
hurt anything and won't be taken seri-
ously by anybody who knows what is
going on.
When the Britton company. however.
deliberately started out to antagonize
the international trade union movement
it became a different proposition. and
they can make up their minds to get
more back than they bargained for.
Some men don't know that a still
tongue makes a wise head. II Mr.. Brit
ton had put up a smaller holler he
would not have hit himself SO hard
Industrial Banner.