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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-05-29
winners 81 Cisautauq Z Tickets

At the beginning of the scho4l
year the Amicitia Club of Leon
nounced that the club would gl
two season Chautauqua tickets tS'
two 9TH grade pupils in the two Leon
Leon schools who had the best aver
age grades for the year which closes
this week. The awards were made
the first of the week, the ticket for.
the north building pupil. being won
by Miss Amanda Follmer of the 7th
grade whose average was 95.3 for
the year, and at the south building
to Earl Dodge, of the 9TH grade who
secured an average of 90.9.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-05-29
Russell viii Have Electric Lights.

The thriving little town Of Rus
sell, eight miles east of Charlton,
where the mayor is Harry Keller,
editor of the Russell Union, held a
special election last week to vote ON
the question Of issuing bonds n to
build a transmission line from Rus
sell to Charlton and hey will secure
electric current from THE Charlton
electric plant. The pro- osition car
ried by vote oils 4 for and only As
Eagainst.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-05-29
Burr Oak Ridge.

Miss Florence Barry spent Sunday
at home. 13fa
Roy Chastain spent Saturday and
Sunday night with home folks re-
turning to Davis City Sunday and
will, go from there to Kansas City
where he has employment with a
cement gang. His sister, Miss Julia
accompanied him as far as Davis
City.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-05-29

The annual roll call of Palestine
Baptist church will be held on the
nrst Saturday before the fourth Sun
day in June. All who can are re-
iquested to be present, and II you can
not attend you are requested to
write, giving your address 10, the
church may know whore you are To-
Gated. Done by order Of the church
.hoard. n ]. POI ers, clerk.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-05-29
PLEAsANToN's FINE BAND.


Pleasanton
Prof T.
They
of the
Eugene Frank
Cle HILL Merle Cor
nett Otto Hutchinson Hoister
Anti
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-05-29
Tabernacle Meetings.

Services begin Thursday evening
at o'clock. Subject for the even
ing, why / Am A Christian. =
Special services for women and
girls on Sunday afternoon at three
o'clock on Charming the Adder =
This is an entertaining and careful
social lecture. Mothers are invited
to come and bring their daughters.
Other services every night in the
week.
$500 G It. rRnnk. EYanRelist.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-05-29

Mrs. w. H. McCalla of Davis City,
returned to her, home after a weeks
visit at the homes of G. E. Chastain
and John McCalla. Mrs. John Nc
Gala and little son accompanied her
home. =:
Several from this vicinity attend
ed the picnic at White Hall Friday.
All report an excellent time.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-05-29
Notice to Land Owners of Decatur
Township.

The new weed law provides that
noxious weed, especially sour dock,
must be cut by June 4 9th. II not
cut by that date they will be cut by
the trustees and the cost of cutting
will be charged against the land
owners. 41-2t.
Trustees of Decatur Township.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-05-29

Come in and look over our new
line of jewellery. c. E. Butler, the
new jeweler.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-05-29

We guarantee our cement blocks
the best and cheapest on the market
Leon Cement and Brick Co.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-05-29

Leave orders for sweet potato
plants at Caster & Benefiel's. x
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-05-29
Palestine BAPTIST Church Roll Call.

G. T. Ronk, Evangelist.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-18
YANKEES SECURE
3FROM THE SOUTH
Farrell Believes Luck Is
Smiling on Him Once
More

: New York, September 17.-Three of the
players drawn by Frank Farrell, presi-
dent of the local American league club,
at the recent major leagues draft meet
Ing in Cincinnati, were from southern
clubs. With them and king Cole who
he thinks is first prize, Farrell today ex-
pressed himself as greatly pleased.
He procured Cole, the former Chicago
National league pitcher from Columbus.
President Hermann of the Cincinnati
club, he said, had made the Columbus
club an offer Of $4,000 cash for Cole,
but Columbus refused. The Columbus
club. therefore, will only get $3.50 for
the player
OF the southerners Farrell procured Rose
and Crisis from Houston. Criss is the
old st. Louis American pitcher and pinch
hitter, who has been having great sea-
son in Texas. Rose has won q out of his
last % games and Farrell says luck has
again smiled on him in procuring this
player. He tried to purchase Rose for a
large price but his sale was two. days
late and was disallowed. Farrell then put
in draft and won the PLAYER. The fourth
player procured by Farrell is Shortstop
Stanley of Memphis
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-18
BIG COLE TOURNEY OPENS
TODAY WITH LARGE FIELD

Brookline, Mass, September ia field
of 50 qualified golfers will begin play
over the country club course here tomor-
row in quest of the nineteenth annual
open championship of the United States
Golf association. Never in the history of
the game in this country has such a brill
liant field assembled for the 72 hole tour
nament, including as ii does the leading
amateurs and professionals of the United
States, with England and France also
represented by goihng stars of the first
magnitude.
As result of the two days of qualify
ing play, 81 professionals and eight anna
teurs viii Zee off. and with fair weather
the prediction is for an exhibition of gof
never equalled heretofore in the United
States.
All three of England's players-E Edward.
Ray, Harry Vardon and Wilfrid Reid
are in, as is Louis Teller of France.
Among the American professionals are
j. j. McDermott, present champion; Alex
Campbell George Sargent, Fred Mcleod.
Tom Vardon, Alex Smith, Jack Hobens-
and ]. II. TAYLOR. The amateurs include
Fred Herreshoff. w. c. Fownes, Jr.. j
g. Anderson, Francis Quimet. Heinrich
Schmidt 3. s. Evans, A. G. Lockwood
and Jerome Travers. present amateur
champion. OF this field, 30 qualified IN
Yesterdays round and 36 today.
Fine as was the golf displayed yester-
day, the exhibition today surpassed it.
Again an American club entry divided
honors with the invading English play
ers. Edward Ray went Harry Nardon,
his team mate, who did 151 on Tuesday,
three strokes better by turning in card
of las today and Wilfrid Reid was second
with another 151.
1t remained for r. G. Mcdonald of the
Hyde Park club, Cincinnati to spring the
days surprise, as did Francis Quimet in
the first division of qualihers. MacDon-
aid tied Reid and Yardon with 15t and
Immediately sprang into the limelight as
real contender
Ray was the gallerys favorte today.
There was little of the spectacular in his
play. but the fact that on each round
cf the difficult course he turned in a
par card tells the story of his golf.
The big Englishman got tremendous
length into his drives and mashie shots,
but only fair in putting. Going out in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-18
Not to Announce Agreements

Washington, September 17.-Democratlc
members of the tariff conference commit
tee now engaged III adjusting differences
between the two houses on the tariff bill
decided today not to make public any
further agreements until the conference
work is completed. Publication of agres-
ments during the past few days has
brought many demands upon the con-
ferees for the re-opening of certain sched-
ules, and they have determined here
after to maintain silence.
Chairman simmons of the Senate con-
ferees, said tonight the work was pro-
crossing more rapidly than he had ex-
pected and he thought a report might be
completed by the end of this week.
The conferees today finished up with
the free list and began on the remaining
items in the dutiable schedules. When
they adjourned they had gone over the
bill for the second time as far as the third
schedule that covering metal and metal
products. There was long debate over
the wheat and -four provisions of the bill.
House members objecting to .he Senate
amendment Imposing duty of 10 cents a
bushel on wheat coming from q country
that levies duty against wheat frbm the
United States. This question was not set
tied.
The conferees agreed to leave pig iron
on the free list, where the Senate pnt 1t,
hut did not determine whether ferro-nlan-
ganese ore should also be free. A COM
promise was effected on the automobile
schedule, by which the low rates fixed by
the Senate were increased slightly and
an agreement was reached on the glove
schedule, reducing somewhat the in
creases in rates made by the Senate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-18
TWO WORLD RIFLE
RECORDS BROKEN
AT SEAG|RT, N. J.

Seagirt, n. j., September 1.-Two
more worlds records we're broken on
the ranges of the New Jersey State
Rifle association today. A new score
of "A out of possible rs on the 1900
yard range was made In the Spencer
match by Capt. w. II. Richard of Ohio.
who on Monday shattered the worlds
record for consecutive bullseyes on the
500-yard range. A team representing
the District of Columbia in the Dryden
trophy match today set a new team
mark for the 200-yard range with
seven-inch bullseyes when they totalled
395 out of a possible 400, an average of
f49 3-S per man.
Captain Richard won over Capt. j.
e. Snow, marine corps, and Sergt. Ced-
rice b. Long of Massachusetts, who
were tied for second place with 20
points each.
Mai. w. S. Price of New Jersey made
the next highest score, 50.
: The officers and inspectors match,
an individual meet, was won by Capt
*. X. II. Casey of Pennsylvania with
a score of 80, lacking but one point of
a possible. He scored a possible on the
1o00-yard range and 49 on the 900
yards. Drum of the marine corps was
second with 81.
The Massachusetts riflemen won the
Dryden trophy match with an aggre-
gate score on the three ranges of 1143.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-18
MINNEAPOLIS AND
COLUMBUS PLAY 18
INNINGS TO A DRAW

Minneapolis, Mimi. September 1.-The
Minneapolis and Columbus teams of the
American association battled Is innings to
to tie here today. darkness stopping
the game after two hours and 50 minutes
of play. Due to the Milwaul1ee's double
defeat, Minneapolis went into the first
place. Joe Lake, recently acquired from
the Detroit Americans, pitched the whole
game, for Minneapolis and was in fine
form. Ferry, who replaced Cook for CO.
lumbus in the fourth inning, shared
honors with Lake. Clymer. Minneapolis
centerfielder, got two Dagger, the only
hit for extra bases Score: r. II. E.
Columbus ,....................-..... 10
Minneapolis ...........................1 i IA
Batteries: Cook, Ferry and S. Smith;
Lake and w. Smith, Owens.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-18
DAVIS ON STAND IN
GURGANUS TRIAL
Claims Latter Planned Hold
Up in Which Turner
Was Killed

Tuscaloosa, September 17.-tSpecial)
Riley Davis. who is serving a life sem
tence for the murder of w. B. Turner,
was the first and only witness eN-
amined today in the trial of DR.. w,
M. Gurganus, who is charged with mur-
der in connection with the killing of
Turner. Davis was on the stand for
nearly three hours. court adjourning
for the night at the conclusion of his
testimony.
Davis testified that Gurganus planned
the holdup and induced him to join
with George Jones in the crime. He
said Gurganus and Manly Cant, who
drove the car on which Turner was
carrying the pay roll when he was
Killed, assured him that there would
be no trouble Davis said Turner shot
him in the shoulder just as he (Da-
vis) and Jones fired. killing Turner.
Both men ran. leaving $4,000 on the
car untouched.
Davis testified that Gurganus fur
nished the clothes and other articles
he and Jones used in the holdup. The
witness told in detail of his meetings
with Gurganus when the plot was be-
Ing worked out.
The testimony of Davis is expected
to be substantiated by Jones and Cant,
both of whom have been convicted of
this same crime. All three men have
made full confessions, which coincide
In important details and each claims
that Gurganus planned the holdup.
Following a slight demonstration by
sympathizers of Gurganus in the court
room late this afternoon Judge Foster
Threatened to put the crowd in Jail
and perfect order was restored. Two
hundred friends of Gurganus from the
northern part of Tuscaloosa and Wal
ker counties are attending the trial.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-18
Curtis Presents Evidence

Washington, September 17.-George f.
Curtis, lawyer of Shanghai today
brought to the House committee consid-
ering charges of misconduct in office
against Rufus Thayer, judge of the
United States for China, documents 10
show Thayer was absent from his jurs-
diction and in Japan In 1909 and 1910 and
during these periods certified his presence
in China. which was necessary to obtain
his salary.
Curtis also charged irregularity in one
of Judge Thayers expense accounts for
trip to Hong Kong and Canton. To
support his charge that Judge Thayer
had assumed the powers of a probate
judge, not given to his court by statute,
he brought copies of the docket of the
China court in probate cases. The COM
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-18

Reid who entered from Barnstead
Downs, England, in physical make up Is
just the opposite of Ray-shnrt slight and
youthful He proved TO be a golfer equal
ly as much at home on the links as either
Ray or yardon. His forenoon card of
Y stood as a record until Macdonald tied
it, He showed almost as much- length in
his drives as Ray and in direction and
putting equalled If he did not excel. his
six foot countryman.
Macdonald, the Hyde Park profess
sional who sprang into prominence
by his feat In playing twice around the
course in Isl, equalling Reid and Var
don's record. is player of the Ray
type. Standing six feet and. with the
weight for long driving, he plays a
powerful yet steady game. taking the
good and the bad luck of golf with per-
feet composure. He came to the Hyde
Park club from Dornoch, Scotland, four
years ago, and also played the Ormond.
Fla. course during the winter months.
The present holder of the open cham
pionship J. j. McDermott of Atlantic
city. qualified easily with S1-S0-161 and
appeared to have something in reserve
for the real test of the morrow. He did
not put up to his usual standard, but
said he was satisfied with his prelim-
mary play and figures.
OF the amateurs j. q. Anderson, run
ner up to Travers in the national cham
pionship, led the field with card of
S1-79-160 Heinrich Schmidt, the Wor-
cester player, who created a furoe by
giving Hilton such tussle in the Eng
lish amateurs championship this spring,
finished stroke below Anderson with
S1-S0-161.
Jerome d. Travers, who won the am
ateur championship at Garden City on
September s, also qualified with s2-s3-
165.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-18
WE'LL KNOWN ALABAMIANS
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 7

Mr. Greer is confident of being elected
commissioner of agriculture. He stated
some days ago that he had Travelled
through so counties and found only one
vote which will be pofled for his oppo-
nent. DIR. A. A. Persons.
DR.. Persons was in Birmingham yes
terday He also is confident of victory.
He has visited 10 counties and has found
five votes for Greer.
Three of the five were in Birming.
ham, whispered the, doctor.
j. lie Long, former state tax commits
sioner, after spending several days in
Birmingham, returned yesterday to Mont
gomery. Mr.. Long and c. IL. Scott will
conduct a real estate business in Bir-
mingham. Mr. Long will return towards
the end of the week
d. A. Parker and J.. II. Lane, well
known business men of Sylacauga, were
visitors to Birmingham yesterday.
John Fl. Wallace. Jr., candidate for
governor, passed through, Birmingham
yesterday en- route to Montgomery, after
having delivered speeches in Florence in
the interest of his campaign.
l11itfee will eyatni1e tho documents and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-18
MOFFIT TO AID IN
SETTLING STRIKE

Calumet Mich, September H.-John A.
Moffit, representative Of the United
States department of labor, here to aid
in a settlement of the copper miners
strike, conferred with the mine managers
at Houghton today. He 2 declared the
conference was satisfactory but declined
to say what matters were discussed.
The attitude of the department of la
Dor, Mr.. Moffit said, was that the men
should return to work and have their
grievances adjusted afterward. Strikers
take this to mean the elimination of the
Western Federation of Miners as an is
sue in the strike.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-18
Service Notice

Should the telephone company not be able to repair
in time the broken cable which put all phones in our
block out of service Wednesday,
YOU are hereby authorized and requested to send
your calls for salesman orders for Printing Lho-
graphing, Engraving Enclosing, Stationery, Office
Furniture, Office Filing Equipment and Supplies by
SPECIAL MESSENGER and we will pay the mes
senger.
(Sgned) ROBERTS & SON.
The Big Alabama House.
1S101812 Third Ave. By R. W. Ewing, Pres.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-18
C|RCL|NGOF GLOBE
BY TEAMS ASSURED

Chicago, September 17.-Seventy five
persons will go on the round the world
trip to. be made next winter by the New
York Nationals and the Chicago Amer
leans
President Comiskey of the White Sox
announces there will be so in his party
when the steamer sails from Vancouver
November 19, and the Gotham delegation
will number 25
Manager McGraW of the Giants and
Comskkey today completed a payment
of $22, 400 to cover part of the expense,
and on October 10 will make a payment
of equal amount which will carry the
party to Port Said
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-18
B. III. S. ATHLETIC
ASSOCIATION ELECTS
VARIOUS OFFICIALS

At a well attended meeting of the
Birmingham High school Athletic as
sociation, held yesterday afternoon, the
following officers were elected for the
coming year: Douglas Wingo, presi-
dent; Vivian Jones, vice president;
Hardin Newman, secretary: Hartridge
Davis, student treasurer, and D.. r.
Price, faculty treasurer. The follow
ing managers of the various athletic
teams were also elected: Morris La
them, football; Charles Jones, basket
ball; Hardin Newman, track, and Louis
Jenkins. baseball.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-18

the forenoon he was par or better for the
first eight holes. At the ninth, a 800
yard hole, considered one of the hardest
OF the course, he was on the green in
three but required three puts to hole
out, which was his first slip. He turned
foI home with a card 81 So. one stroke
below par. Going. back it was much the
same story. If he was one stroke over
par on one hole he picked 1t up on the
next.
The second round found Ray even better
on the long drives. He turned for home
with 81, two better than par, and, easing
up a little, came in with another 81. His
card follows
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-18
SURE ENOUGH FANS

Ldsansport Ind. September lion the
urgjnt appeal of Superintendent of Pub
lie INSTRUCTION Douglass, the board of
edQcation today granted an appeal from
thd boys of the Logansport schools 10
grant holiday on September 20, when
tl1e Chicago National league club will
play lical team here to give the young
f3ers opportunity to welcome their hero.
'Johnny CoUiden. infielder of the Chi
cago team and q Logansport boy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-18


speech, Representative Wingo announced
he would demand tomorrow separate votes
ON the amendment and the bill. The dem
ocrats paid little heed to the warning
and the vote stood 1o4 to IS for the amend
ment.
Republicans and progressives today con-
centrated their fight on amendments of
fered to the note issue section of the
bill, which the democrats disposed of
with a rolling chorous of noes monoto-
nously repeated. At one time 16 amend
ments proposed from the minority side
of the aisle were voted down in rapid
succession.
The attack was directed principally at
the provision making the federal reserve
notes proposed to be issued through the
federal reserve banks government obliga-
tiops. The republicans declared this and
a provision making the notes payable in
gold and lawful money indicated a re-
turn to sgreenbackism, and declared
that Secretary Bryan had written into
the bill the monetary theories for which
he has contended since 1885,
One Amendment Adopted
The committee proposed and the House
wrote into the bill an amendment which
prohibited federal reserve banks from en-
gaging in loan transactions with anyone
other than the government
This change was made to prevent the
federal reserve banks from engaging in
a commercial business i'll competition
with the member banks, which are forced
to supply the capital on which the re-
serve banks will operate.
No obstructive tactics were resorted to
by the opposition to the bill and the
reading of the measure for amendment
went along smoothly. A recess was taken
before the evening session, in order to
allow the banking and currency commit
tee to draft certain minor amendments
designed to perfect the phraseology of
the bill.
Problems of note issue and questions
of whether the government or the banks
should control the issue of paper cur
rency occupied much of the attention of
the Senate committee during, its hear
ing on the currency bill today William
H. Berry collector of customs at Phila-
delphia; John Claflin of New York and
Prof. o. M. Va Sprague of Harvard uni
versity were heard this afternoon.
Sprague Indorses ShafrOth Bill
Professor Sprague Endorsed the gem
eral principles of the bill introduced by
Senator Shafroth which would provide
for a general issue of FEDERAL currency
to replace all paper money now out
standing, including the national bank
notes, the government taking over the
bonds and holding them as part securi-
ty for the currency. Mr.. Claim said he
believed the banks rather than the
government should issue the circulat-
ing notes of the country.
An argument to divorce transactions
of the New York stock exchange from
the banks was presented to the Senate
committee by John r. Dospassos, New
York lawyer.
DosPassos declared present stock. ex-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-18

Washington, September 11.-Plans
for an adjournment of the House for
month or longer after the currency
and tariff bills are disposed of were
under consideration today by House
and Senate leaders. 1t is understood
the Senate will be engaged on the cur
rency bill for many weeks while the
House would have nothing of import
ance before it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-18

change methods requiring daily bal
ances involved enosmous borrowing and
costly processes of settlement.
lie advocated systems of settlement
every two weeks as used abroad
There is so, much recklessness at
times that 1t should be curtailed," Dos
Passos said. The traders cannot en-
tirelyi be abolished. but when they are
openly and brazenly hagrantly wrong,
they should be reduced In proportions
The operator with his hands filled with
stop orders should be abolished.
with half dozen stop loss orders
at one time to execute the specialist or
expert becomes the absolute master Of
that particular stock in which he deals
Il make no charge against Athe spe-
cialists either of carelessness or dis
honesty. I only assert that the methods
of transactions is a most dangerous one
and should be extinguished."
Il. t. Marshall of St Louis, a former
New York banker told the committee
he believed the bill made no provision
for replacing the present national bank
notes with the proposed new treasury
notes.
He believed 1t would be almost i'm
possible TO keep government 3 per cent
bonds at par If $7O0 100000 were issued
to replace 2 per cent bonds now used
as security for national bank notes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-18
Plan to Adjourn House

mittee will examine the documents and
decide whether to call Judge Thayer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-18
CURRENCY BILL
WILL BE PASSED
BY HOUSE TODAY

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