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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-12-11

The Country School as a Communit!
.G Builder.

a. (By H. w. Foght, of the Depart
ment of the Interior, Bureau of Ed
ucation, Division of Rural Education
at Washington, D. c.
The present-day rural school is
striving to fit itself into the needs of
the community where it is found.
The school of the open country
which fails to root itself to the soil
is no longer worth while. The school
must be leader in. everyday agri-
cultural life or it will be stamped a
failure. One of the many schools
which is doing a real work for coun-
try uplift is found in western Charles
Nix county, South Dakota. The
school is twenty miles from the near
est railroad station, and has been
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-12-11

The fog has gone. the sun has come,
| To study now seems more like fun.
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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-12-11

Lessons in rope tying will be an
other feature of the Short Course.
We hope that some of the boys and
girls who receive this instruction
will enter the rope tying contest at
Leon on Saturday afternoon.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-12-11

The Center township contest was
postponed from Friday until Monday
night on account of the rain. The
Judges report that it was rousing
good program. Doyle Brown, Of
South White Oak, won the first place
in defamation and Lulu Baker sec
ond place. We have no, yet learned
the names Of the winners in the
spelling match.
Contests will be held this week in
Decatur, Long Creek and High Point
townships.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-12-04
caused by the sinking of the street. !

caused by the sinking of the street
And as. yet the representatives of
Marshall Field have failed to disprove
what was shown by that 2O-foot ex-
cavation, which the men weer dig
ging when the accident occurred. 1t
was through this hole that the dirt
from the street poured under the
Field building and caused the under
mining.
Workingmen were busily engaged
this morning in protecting Wabash
avenue from collapse.
The 81" road companies have
started an incipient scrap with Mar
shall Field & Co. over the startling
weakened condition of the retaining
wall. Engineer Fallon of the 81"
companies openly charges careless
mess and has served warning to
strengthen the Wabash avenue side.
At the building commissioners Of
fee the sight of newspaper reporter
causes much pain and agitation. This
morning a reporter from The Day
Book appeared to find out who was
responsible for approving the plans
of the Marshall Field building.
After much hemming and having,
EFicsson's secretary finally passed
the buck to Norman eJnsen of the
architectural department, and Edw.
A. Nordlie, inspector of construction
work "
Building Com. Ericsson, while be-
ing interviewed on the collapse of
Randolph street, said that it was not
up to him to approve plans for build
ings. His job was merely inspecting
buildings.
-, This information was impaired to
Mayor Harrison.
According to my conception of the
e. building commissioners job it is. up
to him to pass on all building plans
before shovelful of earth is turned
cold the maVOr
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-12-04
FITZPATRICK SAYS 100, 900 ARE
OUT OF WORK IN CHICAGO

OUT OF WORK IN CHICAGO
Pres. John Fitzpatrick o fthe Chi
cago Federation of Labor, asserts
THAT there are more than 100000 men
and women idle in Chicago today.
This statement was made after ne
had received reports from labor
agents and others in touch with ex-
listing conditions.
Prof. Chas. r. Henderson, chair
man of the City Commission OF the
Unemployed, after hearing this, an
nounced that he would ask Mayor
Harrison to plan some way of reliev-
ing the misery that is sure to follow
this period of idleness.
Henderson estimates that 10000 of
the unemployed are summer work
ers, whose occupation fails when
winter comes on. The balance of the
unemployed, according to the labor
leaders, are men who have felt the
effects of the curtailment of labor in
steel and allied industries.
According to reports, the appIca-
tons for jobs have increased ov"" 900
per cent since last year, while the
available have decreased SO pc 49,.
The applications for free lodgings
have also increased about 800 per
cent.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-12-04
HELD FOR $1,000 RANSOM

HELD FOR $1,000 RANSOM
Friends of w. S. Windham, an
American held for ransom by rebel
chieftains of eTpic, Mexico, today be-
gan an earnest attempt to secure the
release of the captive man. Five
thousand dollars in gold, is the sum
demanded by his captors, under the
leadership of Isaac Espinosa, at Aca-
poneta, Topic.
Sec'y of State Bryan, Sen. Lewis
of Illinois and Smith of Arizona have
been informed of the plight of the
American, who was taken prisoner
following a raid on a ranch.
do you know why the Pacific
doesn't run into the Atlantic at Pam
ama?" Spring it." Its locked
out. IN. Y. World
The daily sentinel., 1913-10-18
NOBLE ANSWERS
CIRCULAR OF
bUGkL|h'S
Says Company Only Wants to
Learn Fate as Soon as Pos
sibIe;; 'Is Pettifogging."

This morning, throughout the city,
circular advocating the passage of
the proposition to take over the light
and gas plants, was distributed. 1t is
generally conceded that the text of
the circular was written by James w.
Bucklin.
The Sentinel interviewed Charles
E. Noble, of the public utilities COM
pany, called his attention to the cir
cular, and asked him If he cared to
make any comment concerning the
same. Mr.. Noble said:
''The Grand junction G. Grand Riv-
er Valley Railway Company manage
ment believes in prosperous future
for Grand junction and would pre-
fer an undisturbed opportunity to
perfect it's original plans for enlarge
ment and extension of its public util-
tiles to attain a condition of revenue
and profit that would justify the in
vestment necessary, but 1t would
seem that this may not be permitted.
"The condition of general local de-
preston which has prevailed since
the railway company's plans were in
itiated has been a serious drawback
to progress and upsetting to all cal
culations, but this condition can only
bt anu that ioCd
has given encouragement sufficient
to maintain energy to struggle on so
far. but now, if to general business
depression. there be added the pro-
spect that municipal ownership may
intervene at any time and take away,
enc by one, the several properties
that-in combination only-make it
possible for the company to continue
it's plans, then indeed, all effort to-
ward progress and betterment be-
comes paralyzed and the company
must remain in helpless stagnation.
"The company must naturally resist
with all its force this plan for munic-
ipal ownership. Its accomplishment
by the city, if ever. can only be at
the end of many years and that in
terim must be one of continual stag
nation for the city and country as
we'll as for the company. Such
prospect is most obnoxious to the
railway company and should be to the
citizens of Grand Junction from a
purely business point of view. Yet
this is the prospect that the munich
Pal ownership circular. that was
thrown about the city streets this
morning, proposes.
LAS to that circular, PUT OVER
TO FOOL THE VOTERS" it's state
ments and assertions are SO false and
misleading. no wonder the author
withheld his signature. most of its
themes so utterly absurd and alto
gether it is such a pettifoggy effort
that it would be like blowing against
the wind to offer detailed refuta-
ton.
1.-THE good sense and fair Judgment
of the people of Grand Junction must
determine this matter and If munich
pal ownership is to prevail
THROUGH FAIR AND JUST PRO-
CEEDURE, the railway company can
but gracefully submit thereto, only
asking that it be permitted to know
its fate as quickly as possible"
The daily sentinel., 1913-10-18
OMESTEAOERS
HERE TO ADD
To CLAIMS
Chamber to Urge Designation"
Of Lands so Acreage Can be
Engineered for Settlers.

F.. Barnard Welsh has called the
attention of the Chamber OF Com
merce to the advisability of aiding
the homesteaders of Mesa county to
enlarge their tracts under recent fed
eral laws. According to Mr.. Welsh S
letter to the chamber the acts of
congress of February 10. 1903, June
II, 1910 and June 13, 1912, permit
the addition of 100 acres of conti-
suous lands to all homestead entries
of 100 acres making a total possible
acreage to be taken by one entryman
of 32O acres.
In order to take advantage of
these enlargement acts, however, it
is necessary for the secretary of the
interior to designate" such lands as
amendable to such addition and it
is up to the chamber to see that such
designation" is made.
The chamber, in all probability,
will take the matter up with Con-
gressman Taylor shortly apd see just
what can be done so that the unir-
rigable lands in the county on Pinion
mesa, Glade park, etc, can be taken
up by present settlers.
The daily sentinel., 1913-10-18

GRAND JURY PROBES REMOVAL OF BODY
TO ASPEN; STATE ORDERS PROSECUTION

The grand jury is conducting an
investigation of the removal of the
body of Mrs. Grace Collins to Aspen
The clash between Coroner Yunker
and the parties who allowed the body
to be forwarded to Aspen reached a
climax today when the official was
ordered before the grand jury and at
the same time received the following
telegram from DR.. PAUL S. Hunter,
registrar of the state board of health:
Order body sent back to you.
Hold inquest and report in writing
to me names of violators of the law
Prosecute offenders
Mr.. Yunker declares that he will
proceed against the persons who al
lowed the remains to leave the coun-
ty before he was notified. but II is
expected that ali criminal actions will
be turned over to the grand Jury.
II is said that local authorities are
not In sympathy with the coroner's
efforts to compel the return of the
body.
The daily sentinel., 1913-10-18
FAMOUS SCIENTIST IS
VICTIM or AN ACCIDENT
Sentinel Special Service.

Sentinel Special Service.
Roswell. N. M. Oct. 1S.-Prof. A.
O. Hammar, considered one of the
best entomologists of the United
States department of agriculture,
who for the past two years has been
doing special work in this state, was
accidentally shot and killed by Cy
J. Leland, druggist of this city, today
while they were hunting in the Cap
itan mountains, sixty miles west of
here.
DIR. Hammar died Immediately Le-
land not knowing he was in that di-
rection, saw two deer. fired with an
automatic rifle and, missing the
game, the bullet struck Hammar in
the abdomen.
The dead man had been married
but two months today. His widow
was formerly Miss Marian Horner.
daughter of wealthy newspaper
man of Parkersburg. w. Va.
Leland gave himself up to the Of
ficers after bringing the body here.
The daily sentinel., 1913-10-18
HENRY LANE WILSON SAYS HUERTA IS
HOPE OF MEXICO; RAPS PRESIDENT

the MeXicans would get out their
knives and we would have to go
back there. That would mean con-
trolling the country and all countries
down to the Panama canal.
Intervention would be all right
If we stayed there but it would be
bad for our morals and pocketbooks. +"
Wilson declared that fifty per cent
OF the lower classes are outcasts and
illiterate and there laid the root of
all the revolutions.
Continuing he said, under these
conditions 1t is easy to understand
what difficulties my namesake and
Secretary Bryan have in establishing
an altruistic republic" He said that
seventy-five thousand Americans who
are in Mexico owned more than all
the Mexicans together and that dur
ing the Madero- regime eighty-four
Americans were killed and mot one
murderer has been punished.
The daily sentinel., 1913-10-18
A PROMINENT
EDUCATOR HERE

Prof. A. r. Taylor, of Decatur. H.,
accompanied by Mrs. Taylor, were in
the city yesterday as the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. R. l.. Magill. They are
en- route home from a long tour of
the far west and of Alaska. They
left this morning for the east.
Prof. Taylor was for 20 years
president of the Kansas State Normal
school and for the past IL years has
been at the head of the University of
Decatur ILL., He has for many years
been recognized as one of the leading
educators of the central and middle
western states.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Magill were
students at the Kansas State Normal
at periods when Prof. Taylor was at
the head of the Institution, and they
were exceedingly glad to welcome
their former instructor to Grand
Junction.
Professor Taylor was a cousin of
the late Joseph E. Ong and he visited
Mrs. Ong.
Professor Taylor was president of
the State Normal School of Kansas
for 20 years. and at the present
time president emeritus of the James
Millican university of Decatur, ILL.,,
which he organized 2 years ago. The
gentleman was grieved over the end
ing of Judge Ong as they spent their
early manhood together in Marshall
county, Illinois. He has some car
tridges that were fired In the battle
at Perryville, Ky. where Judge Ong
was wounded in battle
The daily sentinel., 1913-10-18
BUSY DAY TOMORROW FOR EVANGELIST

A BUSY day has been planned for
~ Evangelist Percy G. Cross to-
morrow when he will open the
series of revival services at the Chris
tian church. He will speak at this
church at a. m. and at D. m. and
address the union anti-saloon meet
ing at 1880 p. m. in the Presbyterian
church.
Word was received this morning
by Rev Jasper T. Moses from Evan
gelist Cross, that he was leaving Sa-
Ida over the narrow gauge and
would reach this city at o'clock this
evening. In his characteristic way,
Rev. Cross closed the message. Feel
ing fine and fit for anything"
The expressive phrase. "A steam
engine in pants. fits Percy Cross to
a T" says Mr.. Moses. who knew the
evangelist some years ago in Texas.
He is enthusiastic. optimistic and
tireless.s IL would be, hard to say
how much energy is concentrated
within the bounds of his magnetic
A trained athlete, who
never knowingly sins against the
laws of health. and man with
passion for knowing and helping 9TH
er men, he can do and stand an
The daily sentinel., 1913-10-18
South Side Team
ProuesStronger
Than North Side

1t looked like the Northsider ball
soakers had the bulge on the South
siders in the opening game of the
volley ball scrap at the Y. M. C. A.
last evening, but 1t was not for long,
as the men from the Grand river
side of the great white way came
back viciously in the last two ses-
sions and walked home with the
great slab of bacon tucked under
their wings. The scores were North
erns, 21; Southerns, 13. the first
game, and the last two went 81 to
It and 81 to Is the other way.
More games are bound to result
as the north side shop keepers insist
that they had an off evening, even
as the New York Giants and other
champions are sometimes prone to
get. The banquet idea Is growing
and will probably take form soon in
definite challenge with the result
tant series, although this is still
problemadcal.
The daily sentinel., 1913-10-18
MOVIE HOLLOWAY
IS RELEASED
FROM JAIL
Proves AIibi;; Grand Jury Hears
Story of Crime From Lips
of Young Rose.

n Equity Sheriff Steve Nichols
yesterday afternoon secured
confession of guilt from Floyd
Rose, 15year-old Fruita boy, as
being one of the principals in the at
tack on a nine-year-old Fruita girl
last Sunday. Immediately following
the admissions of the Rose boy Movie
Holloway. the eldest of the two
brothers originally arrested for the
deed, was released from custody.
Rose was brought to Grand juno
tion and placed in the county Jail last
night.
Young Holloway proved beyond a
doubt that he was not in the vicinity
of the crime when it was committed.
Albert Holloway, it is said. will be
held.
Rose told his stcry before the
grand jury this morning, it is un-
CONTINUED on Page. S.)
The daily sentinel., 1913-10-18
EUGEhICS AND ROMANCE

Pittsburgh, Pa, Oct. 1S.-That in
the selection of marriage mates ro-
nance and eugenics may go together,
was the declaration of DR.. Evange-
line Young, founder of the only eu-
genics college in America, in an ad-
dress at the Congress of Women's
clubs of western Pennsylvania.
1--WE apostles of eugenic marriages
have not forgotten there is such a
thing as romance. There always will
be as long as there are men and wom-
en-. 1t will not kill romance for girl
to choose the father of her children
with some consideration Of his phys
ical fitness" said DR.. Young.
The daily sentinel., 1913-10-18
HUNTER HEADS
ORGANIZATION

James B. Hunter is president OF
the Taxpayers league which was
formed yesterday afternoon at the Y.
M. c. A. The members of the league
gathered at four o'clock according to
the call and Immediately proceeded
to effect the organization. Besides
Mr.. Hunter the following officers
were named: Il. S. Sherman, vice
PRESIDENT; Evelyn Perkins, secre-
tary-treasurer; r. T. Anderson. H. II.
Beach, E. G. Lane, G.. r. Barton. l..
c. Worthington. j. b. Hunter and l..
l.. Morrison are directors.
The ayowed purpose of the league
is to look cut for graft or irregulari-
ties in the transaction of the county
business.
The daily sentinel., 1913-10-18
English Suffrage
Leader Cannot
Stay in u. S.
BONDS NOT Be TAKEN
Caminetti is to Review
Findings Of Board;
She islCheery.
Associated Press.

hSSOCldteu fTeSS.a
EW YORK, Oct. 1S.-Mrs. EN-
nj incline Pankhurst, the leader of
' English militant suffragettes
who arrived here today for lecture
tour, was ordered deported by the i'm
migration authorities. The decision
was reached less than three hours af-
ter the vessel ON which she came had
Gooked. A special board of inquiry
decided not to admit her to this
country under bond. but Immediately
to send her back to France from
whence she had sailed for the United
States after leaving England.
Mrs. Pankhurst's lawyer. Herbert
Reeves. ANNOUNCED her intention to
appeal the case Immediately to Com
missioner General Caminetti. He said
he would seek to have his client ad-
mitted under bond pending the ap-
peal SO that she can fill her engage
ment and speak at Madison Square
Garden tomorrow 6ight. Mrs. o. Ii.
p Belmont OF New York, the suf-
frage leader is ready to place bond of
100000 on Mrs. Pankhurst's good
behavior in America.
Under the ruling of the special
board she will not be permitted to
furnish bonds unless the boards find
The daily sentinel., 1913-10-18

amount of work that would swamp
the average preacher or professional
man of any other calling"
The subjects that Evangelist Cross
has sent on for his opening day in
Grand Junction are as follows: Morn
Ing sermon at the Christian church,
Andrew. Simon Peters Brother"
AT p. m. service at the church,
we Would See Jesus Evening
popular lecture at the Presbyterian
church, Booze and Boodle." The
services will continue at the Chris
tian church each evening at 1880
throughout the week until Saturday,
when a downtown meeting will be
held in the Sullivan building on Main
street. The Sunday afternoon meet
ings for men will not begin until
week from tomorrow. The Wednes
day evening popular lecture this
week will be on The Gospel for the
Hour. ~ All who are~interested in q
vital presentation Of Christianity's
mission to modern society should
plan to hear the evangelist next
Wednesday. The music will be led
by large chorus choir. and the
church orchestra will assist on Sun
days. Wednesday and Fridays.
The daily sentinel., 1913-10-18
BIC INCREASE IN
BUSINESS IS
REASON
Refrigerator Cars Have Been
Sent to St. Louis for Repairs
in PaSt;WOrk Starts in IA.

That the American Refrigerator
Transit company, a concern backed
by millions of dollars. is considering
the erection of repair shop to EN-
ploy from so to 100 men here next
summer, is the substance of an au-
thentic report emanating from Dem
yer today.
G. II. kelch, the representative of
the A. r. T. company here this sum
mer, is not in the city this week, and
he could not be reached to verify the
rumor. His chief clerk. C. b.
Needham, was approached this after
noon and asked concerning the mat
ter and refused to be interview on
the matter. stating simply, II am not
authorized to make any statements,
and you will have to communicate
with the offices in st. Louis for
facts. / can say nothing"
The American Refrigerator Tran
sit company has been forced to take
all its cars to st. Louis for repairs.
and such an operation is very expen-
sive.
The new shops will be built at a
cost of about $4,000.
The daily sentinel., 1913-10-18
OLDEST SCHOOL BOOKS
WERE The NIPPUR TABLETS
Sentinel Special Service.


Philadelphia, Oct. 1S.-Professor
Langdon of oxford, England, who is
spending some time at the University
of Pennsylvania, has discovered that
one group of the famous Nippur tab
lets stored at the university are in
reality the oldest school books known
to exist. They show the children of
the ancients learned much that the
boys and girls of today have to study.
According to these tablets the
children of the ancients were taught
arithmetic, geography, history and
grammar just like the children of to-
day.
The multiplication tables are re-
markably distinct. On one tablet
the schoolboy had been given a les
son in the phonetics of speech for
writing purposes-a proof of the vast
antiquity of shorthand. This is
vastly important. 1t had been gem
orally considered that the alphabet
was the greatest invention of the
human mind, but the A b came
long after the Nippur period.
The daily sentinel., 1913-10-18
Associated Press.


Spokane, Wash, Oct. 1S.-"The
government of Provisional President
Huerta of Mexico, is Just as legal as
the government of Roosevelt when
President Mckinley was assassinat-
ed, so declared Henry Lane Wilson,
former United States ambassador to
Mexico, in addressing a banquet last
night here, at which he was the
guest of honor.
Continuing he said: President
Wilson could recognize Huerta and
still save his face. as he has been
trying to do. If Wilson does not get
behind Huerta's government, chaos
Is going to come there and we will
have to take care of that country.
We would have to supervise an cleo
tion and then the new president
would be labelled the "Gringo Pres
ident. As soon as our soldiers left
The daily sentinel., 1913-10-18
Dry Mass Meeting
Sunday Afternoon

An important temperance meeting
will be held in the Brethren church
on West Colorado avenue on the west
side tomorrow afternoon. 1t will be
a citizens and taxpayers mass meet
ing and a number of god speakers are
on the program and the meeting
promises to be one of the most ben
eficial and active of the entire cam
paign.
All people of the Crawford Addi-
tion section are especially invited to
attend the meeting as we'll as all cit
liens interested in the city's welfare.
The meeting opens at o'clock.
The daily sentinel., 1913-10-18
JAILS ARE FULL Of STRIKING MINERS
Sentinel Special Service.

sentinel Special Service.
Denver, Oct. lS.-Boulder county
is facing peculiar phase of the min
ers' strike. Some fifty-odd striking
miners have been arrested during the
past week for picketing with the re-
suit that the county Jail is so full
that no more arrests can be made
by the sheriff without providing ad-
ditional room for the prisoners.
Under the decision of District
Judge Strong handed down few
days ago in Boulder county, 1t be-
comes necessary under the law for
Sheriff Buster of Boulder county to
continue making arrests for picket
ing and District Attorney Carlson to
continue prosecutions. With these
conditions confronting the officials
of that county it will become impera-
tive that bull pens be built for the
prisoners.
The daily sentinel., 1913-10-18
AFTER THE PHONE TRUST
Sentinel Special Service.

Sentinel Special Service.
Boulder, Oct. 1S.-Representative
from all the towns and villages In
northern Colorado, some thirty in all,
will meet here Friday. November "a,
to consider ways and means of secur-
ing 80 per cent reduction in tele-
phone rates, as well as per cent OF
the net revenues Of the telephone
company from the exchanges they
have in these cities. The company 10
now operating without a franchise.
The daily sentinel., 1913-10-18
WILL CONCLUDE
CASE TONIGHT

The defense rested its case in the
Crom-Vining trial shortly after noon
today and the remainder of the after
noon was taken up in the reading of
evidence and the arguments of the
attorneys.
The case will be in the hands of
Judge Black this afternon at late
hour, it is anticipated.