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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-05
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD

1-Hooper reports on Banner mine.
Suffragette activities alarm England
Tells of Red Cross relief work.
Hartwel Douglas new convict pres
ident.
2-Convict supplies bought on competi.
tive basis.
3-views on plans to control flood wa
ters.
4-Editorial comment.
5-Walter Jones hung.
Discusses Sumter ticks.
Benton tells of Mexican conditions.
Hundreds coming to mission council
6-Society.
T-Sports.
s-Provide food for food sufferers
s-Campaign to sell potlatch buttons.
12-Four hung in Montgomery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-05
ENGLISH NEWSPAPER
REFERS TO PAGE AS
SCHOLAR DIPLOMAT.
Interesting Comment on
Wilson's Alleged Expert
ment" in Diplomatic
Circles

London, April 4.--The Nation, a weekly
newspaper of liberal tendencies, this week
deals nc length witt the aintsresting ex-
pertinent on his reyersion to the scholar
diplomat" which President Wilson has
made in his appointment of Walter Hines
Page as ambassador to the court of ST.
James.
I'm offering the London embassy to Mr..
Page" the Nation says, president Will
son has made an interesting experiment.
He has boldly reverted to the scholar
diplomat as the type of man most quail
fed to represent the United states abroad.
In doing so he has paid silent but strik-
ing compliment to the good sense of the
British people. He has assumed that
what we most value in an American am
bassador is not his wealth and his ability
to lavish it on magnificent houses and
huge entertainments, but his personality
and his achievements and the extent to
which he brings with him the true flavor
of American life
The Nation declares that President
Roosevelt tried the same experiment with
DIR. David Jayne Hill, former American
ambassador to Germany. After descrip-
ton of Mr.. Hills previous career the Ma
tion says:
A Thorough Change
'Dr. Hills predecessor was Mr..
Charlemagne Tower, gentleman of very
great wealth. He was prodigal of fetes
and receptions. He leased the finest house
in the capital and greatly pleased the
Emperor by the splendor he was able to
maintain. The change was as Mr. Roose-
welt intended it to be-a thorough one. It
was an appeal from the eccentric, COM
mercialzed Berlin of today to the city Of
plain living and high thinking a genera
tion ago.
There is no need to go into the details
Of the unhappy but illuminating sequel.
When the Emperor learned that whatever
DIR. Hills other qualifications for the post
were his private means would only per-
nit him TO maintain a modest establish
ment and that the Lays of splash and gilt
ter were over. it was one of these inoi-
dents that revealed a man and society.
Neither the Emperor nor Berlin came ont
of it with credit"
Remarking that the last three Amer
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-05
THE ELECTRIC CHAIR MAY
BE ADOPTED IN ALABAMA
and Other State Officials Favor Aboishing he Rope
Grewsome Scenes of Recent Hangings Suggest Mod
sa. Means of Executions

bill be passed providing for the new
method of executing murderers.
This plan IL also favored by practt-
cAlly every official at the capitol They
maintain that electrocution Is more
humane method of execution than hang
ing. and It is believed that should the
legislature meet they will advocate the
establishment of an electric chair In
Montgomery
chair said Governor O'Neal. II con-
slider II more humane method of ex-
ecution and l should like to see the
legislature at It's next session provide
for that method OF exacting the laws
extreme penalty
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-05
FORGER MAKES A
SENSATIONAL ESCAPE

Hartford, Conn, April 4--Curtis Dewey,
serving 10 years term for forgery, made
a sensational escape from the state prison
at Wethersfeld yesterday. He concealed
himself In a packing case supposed to
contain the produce of the prison shirt
factory The box was taken to a railroad
freight car, where Dewey pried 1t
open and escaped. II was not discovered
until the van returned to the prison.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-05

Montgomery, April 4-(special THE
rrewsome and narrowing scenes enacted
at the Montgomery county Jail early this
morning. when four men suffered death
on the gallows In expiation of the crime
of murder have suggested to Governor
O'Neal and state officials the impera-
tive need of establishing an electric chair
in Montgomery for the execution Of GRIM
inas.
Governor o'Neai declared today that
he favored the electric chair and indi-
Gated that II the legislature should meet
in special session he would ask that q
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-05
IRWIN VISITS THE
NATIONAL CAPITAL

Washington, April 4--(special)-B. W..
Irwin of Evergreen, accompanied by
party of hackers, arrived in Washington
tonight for the purpose of pushing his
candidacy for United States marshal TOR
the southern district. There are num-
ber of other candidates.
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Sympathy Expressed

Chicago. April 4.-The woman's party
of Cook county here today expressed SYM
pathy for Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst, the
English suffragist sentenced to impris-
onment, but the tactics of the militant
women abroad were not condoned.
Mrs. George w. Trout, president of the
Illincxs Equal association, said:
Knocking in the head tactics never
would be employed in this country Such
tactics may be necessary there, and Mrs.
Pankhursts repeated declaration that
the women of England are in state of
war against the authorities may to some
extent excuse their action
Mrs Trout arraigned American men.
however. adding an appeal to their sense
of Justice was usually forthcoming.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-05
Empty Trains Dynamited

Some empty trains we're dynamited near
Stockport, Cheshire, during the night. Suf-
fragettes are suspected of having COM
mitted the outrage.
A canister of explosive had been placed
under seat in one Of the cars with a
quantity of fire lighters saturated with
rosin and oil. The force of the explosion
splintered several cars. There was an
attempt during the night to blow up
Oxted station, in Surry, on the London,
Brighton and South Coast railway, but the
damage caused by the explosion was in
consequential A travelling basket was
found in a lavatory containing an elab-
orately devised Internal machine timed to
go off at 8 a. m. and explode charge
of gunpowder and several cans of gaso-
line Apparently the gunpowder exploded
without igniting the petrol.
Mrs. Pankhurst has carried out her
threat to go on hunger strike. The
last meal she took was luncheon before
sentence was imposed upon her yes
terday. Since she entered Holloway Jail
she has conformed to all it's rules ex-
cept that she refuses food. Mrs. Panl<-
hurst will be removed to the women's
penal establishment at Aylesbury,
where any steps that are considered
necessary to feed her will be taken.
Miss Kerr, secretary of the Women's
Social and Political union, discussing
the statement of one of the suffra
gette leaders to the effect that human
life was in peril because of the sem
fencing of Mrs. Pankhurst. said that
while the union considered human life
sacred, 1--WE cannot answer for what
may or may not be done by women in
their individual capacity
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Additional Patrol to Guard
Against Further
Outrages
TWO MILITANTS
ARE UNDER ARREST
Empty Trains Are Dynamited by
ragettes-Attempt to Blow
Up Station Is Frustrated. *,
Sympathy Expressed @os

London, April THE suffrage ~. IN.
tinuing their campaign orsz.SS ton
against the sentence of Mr. o : feline
PanShurst, their leader to q g of Inn
prisonment, tonight suceee destroy
ing another large country h by fire
AS in several previous cases of the kind.
the residence, which was situated at
Chorleywood, Buckinghamshire. was un-
occupied, but was being prepared for the
reception of a tenant. The owners of the
building, firm of contractors, estimate
their loss at $l2,500.
Cards bearing the inscription, Votes
for Women" and other suffragette mot
toes were found on the grounds. No ar
rests we're made.
The police believe that some of the re-
cent criminal acts attributed to the suf-
fragettes, principally the attempts to de-
stroy railway property, was the work of
Inen engaged by the women. All the rail-
way stations and tunnels are being pa
trolled to prevent miscreants from dam
aging them.
Miss Scott-Troy, the California suf-
fragette, tonight forwarded to Secretary
of State Bryan at Washington samples
of the instruments of torture" used fore
IDLY to feed suffragettes. including Miss
Zelie Emerson. An accompanying note
explains that the samples do not contain
the metallic tip which all the women de-
clare is used in the prison
DR.. Mansel Moulin, who Mrs Emerson
desired to visit her daughter in prison,
also has written Secretary Bryan de-
claring that one of the greatest dangers
of forcibe feeding as practieed in the
prisons is the absence of proper antiseptic
precautions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-05

London, April 4.--Two girls suspected of
being militant suffragettes about to COM
NIT an outrage were arrested before dawn
this morning. They carried bags con-
tanning paraffine paper saturated with
oil, candles, matches and other inflam-
mable material. In each bag was a paper
bearing the scrawl, Beware how you
treat Mrs. Pankhurst."
The girls when brought up at the police
court gave their names as Phyllis Brady
and MiIlicent Dean. They explained to
the policemen arresting them that they
were returning from their Easter holt
day.
Warnings were sent out by the directo-
rates of all the railroad systems in the
United Kingdom to the effect that mill
tant suffragettes had threatened to burn
stations In various parts of the country.
Patrols will be stationed at all stations
and in tunnels.
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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-10-02

school. There is no problem OF tut
ton. Every pupil who finishes the
course of study outlined for the rural
schools is entitled to enter any
county high school in the state; and
needless to say, that most of the
towns, even the smaller ones are able
and do succeed in maintaining &C
credited high schools, with the help
of the county.
Children in Iowa are subject to
the compulsory school law, between
the ages of seven and sixteen. In
Idaho, they are subject to compul-
sorry legislation until they reach the
age of eighteen, or until they have
completed the common school course.
In order to complete this course they
must take an examination similar to
our eighth grade examination. The
papers, however, are reviewed by a
state examining board, and the d.
ploma issued is not county, but
state diploma. The compulsory
school law is rigidly enforced. The
laws governing the issuance of teach
ers' certificates is likewise more
stringent than our Iowa laws. Ex-
aminations must be written in fif-
teen branches to secure third grade
certificate. These branches include
agriculture, domestic science, state
constitution and school laws.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-10-02
THE LEON REPORTER, THURSDAY, OCTOBER ?, 1913.

another in search for health but in
every attempt he was disappointed.
Three years ago he came home and
in Davis City he had remained ever
since.
Fred's early childhood was spent
in Kansas, the family moving to De-
catur county, Iowa, in 1891, and ever
since that with the exception of the
period when he was away seeking
health, he has been a resident of this
locality. '.....
He was a good boy, staunch
friend, true and honest in all of his
dealings. During the years of his ILL
ness he bore everything untlinching-
lX~es a real man. His patience and
fdrtitX,de were remarkable and not
until a few hours before his depar-
ture did he give up the great struggle
with the enemy for his life. He was
not afraid of death-he was pre-
pared and ready to die. His peace
with God was made.
There are left to mourn his
death besides his parents, three
brothers, Calvin, of Seattle, WASH,
Clarence, of Decatur and Ralph. Be-
and relatives whose sympathy goes
out to this bereaved family.
The funeral services were held
from the house in Davis City on
Wednesday afternoon, Sept. "a, at 2
o'clock, the services being conducted
by E. A. Place, pastor. Of the M. b..
church. The remains were laid away
in the Odd Fellows cemetery.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-10-02
Mrs. George Bartlett.

Matte Goodman was born in De-
catur county, Iowa, September 10,
1866, and died September "a, 1918,
aged Al years and five days.
Her home was in this county all
her life, and for number of years
she has resided in Garden Grove
with her family.
Her parents were Samuel and Han
nah Goodman, and she was one OF
family of thirteen children, and five
of her brothers and four of her Sis
tiers still survive her.
She was one of set of triplets,
one boy and two girls, and the three
were especially devoted to each 9TH
er throughout life, and the removal
of this link in the threefold chain is
peculiarly distressing to the remain
ing two.
Matte was married to George
Bartlett, December 25, 1888. To
this union no children were born,
but their home was home for or
phan children, three of whom they
have raised at different times, and
the one now in the home, Thelma,
was dearly loved, and has been legal
ly adopted.
Mrs. Bartlett united with the
Presbyterian church in Garden Grove
on profession of her faith, February
10, 1905, and was always faithful
and consistent member. At the
time of her death she was president
of the Ladies Aid Society of that
church, and as long as her health
permitted she was intensely interest
ed, active and prompt in it's work.
She was also an honored member
of the Pythian Sisters.
AS member of the Women's Re-
lief Corps her decease will be deeply
felt. For a number of years she
was one of the color-bearers of that
society, and was faithful and active
in attending to the needs of the poor
and all the affairs of the organiza-
ton.
AS member of her church and in
the various societies she will be
greatly missed, and her home and
relatives and the community are in
deed bereaved.
The following lines were written
by friend:
Farwell, my friends and husband
dear;
My time has come at last;
And all the troubles of this world
| With all it's cares, are past
; I've lived about the average time
That God to women has given;
At last an angel He has sent
! To welcome me to heaven.
! My body in the graveyard lies
Beside my friends so dear;
But meet me in that heavenly home,
When you are called from here.
The funeral services were held at
, the home on Sabbath afternoon by
Rev. John Wilson, an excellent vocal
chorus being furnished by the M. E.
and Presbyterian churches; and the
Woman's Relief Corps followed with
their beautiful ritual. The floral
decora tons were superb, and she
sleeps in the Garden Grove cemetery.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-10-02
Frederick Louis Citizens.

Frederick Louis Citizens was born
in Jewel county, Kansas, on the 9th
day of April, 1886, and passed from
this life to the life beyond at about
:. o'clock in the morning, of the 23rd
Of September, 1913, being aged ~
years, months ana 26 days. The
end came peacefully, after years of
patient endurance and after weeks of
excruciating agony.
. Fred was the fourth of nine chill
dren born to Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Citizens, five of whom had gone on
before his summons came. He had
never been rugged child, although
in his early life he had enjoyed all
the privileges of normal children.
About twelve years ago his health be-
gan to fail and slowly but certainly
his minor ailments developed into
the one awful disease, pulmonary
tuberculosis, and for about six years
he had been afhicted with the great
white plague. He spent nearly three
years trayes pg from one locality TO
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-10-02
SCHOOL NOTES
Katherine Horn-Fay Hatch
Editors

Learn to say No! and it will be of
more use to you than to be able to
read Latin. "-Spugeon.
Miss Hurst conducted chapel
Thursday morning. A selection, "Re-
venge," by Bacon, was read. Gretch-
en- Hurst gave piano solo and Hat
tie Lionberger rendered vocal solo
accompanied by Marie McClaran.
Miss Hurst and Miss Sears enter
tanned the teach ers of both the north
and south buildings at the home OF
Miss Sears Saturday evening. The
making of salt beads, and animals
out of dough, furnished the enter
tainment. The michigan Pig made
bv Mrs, Gass was voted the prize by
all present.
Miss Audrey Depew, of Wayne,
Nebraska, visited the 8th grade
Tuesday morning.
A letter of greeting was read by
Miss Hurst from Miss Parrish last
Tuesday morning.
Football practice was somewhat
hindered Wednesday evening on ac-
count of the rain.
Leon won their first foot ball
game at Corydon Saturday with a
score of 5 to 0.
Mr.. Cooking didn't stop to eat any
supper at Corydon Saturday evening
for fear he would miss the enter
tainment at the home of Miss Sears.
There was fire drill Monday
morning.
The boys received several hard
knocks in the game Saturday.
Those who went to Corydon were:
Coach Cooking, Hatch le., R. Scott
It., Slower and Weaver lg., Teale c..
Chastain rg., w. Scott and Ackerley
IT., Hoffman re-. O. Brown and F,
Brown a., F. Brown and Keshlear
rh., Kemp H., Leeper fb.
Touchdown by Leeper. Referee
Prof. Huffman. Umpire, B.. Sears.
Time keeper, r. Benefiel.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-10-02
Mrs, Charles Vandal.

Mrs. Sarah Vandal, wife of Charles
Vandal, died at her home in Davis
City, Sept. rs, 1913, at the age of
70 years, months and % days.
Her maiden name was Sarah Wad-
ell and she was born in Shelby cOun-
ty, Illinois. January 4, 1910. She
came with her parents from Illinois
to Washington county, Iowa, when
she was 4 small girl, and was mar
ried in that county to James belong,
in October, 1855. To this union
were born three children, one dying
in infancy and the other two surviv-
ing her. Mr.. belong was Union
soldier and was killed in battle in
1864. During the war she with her
parents returned to Knox county,
Illinois. where she was again mar
ried, to Charles Vandal, in 1868. To
this union six daughters were born,
all of whom survive her.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vandal returned to
Iowa about the year 1873, and have
since that time made Iowa their
home, the last eight years being
spent in Davis City, where Grandma
Vandal, as she was most Familiarity
known, was loved and respected by
all. She united with the Baptist
church at New Salem in 1879 and had
ever lived faithful and showed to the
world by her daily life that she was
trying to live the life of a christian.
She was a loving wife, an affection
ate mother, and true friend and
neighbor, every ready to help all in
time of trouble or sickness, and so
lived that her life is one worthy of
imitation. She had been a sufferer
from sickness for about two years,
and had often expressed herself as
ready when it was the Lords will to
call her home. Then dear friends let
these words comfort you:
Dearest wife and mother, thou hast
left US,
Here thy loss we deeply feel.
But tbs God that has bereft us,
He can all our sorrows heal.
Funeral services were held at the
home on Saturday, Elder Henry
Reed officiating, interment being in
the Davis City cemetery.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-10-02
Leon 5-COrydOn o.

Corydon High was defeated by
Leon High last Saturday at that city
in the first football game of the sea-
son, the final score being 6 to 0.
Coach Cooking tried out several sub
stitutes in order to get line on the
available material and the showing
of the squad as whole was most
satisfactory. Captain Leeper was
the individual star of the Leon team,
the big full back being equally strong
on offense and defense. He carried
the ball farther than all the rest OF
the backs combined and seldom fall
ed to gain when called upon. +.
Brown starred in the kicking game,
his punts averaging at least ten yards
longer than his opponent, while
Teale at center was especially strong
on the defensive Hatch and Hoff-
man at the extremities of the line
also starred.
Both teams used straight football
greater part of the time, neither
side being able to make any consis-
tent gains on the open style of play.
Corydon did not threaten the Leon
goal at any time" during the game,
the locals keeping their opponents
outside the thirty yard line during
the entire game. In the first period
Leeper got away for sensational
forty yard run but lost the ball when
he was downed.
some great defensive work by the
Corydon team was shown in the Sec
end period when the Leon backs
were held for downs inside the ten
yard line. Corydon Immediately
kicked out of danger but the ball was
brought back in few minutes. With
the ball on their five yard line, Cory
don again braced and threatened to
repeat the performance of holding
Leon again but on the fourth at
tempt Leeper went over for the only
touch down of the game. F. Brown
punted out but the goal was missed,
ending the first half.
Corydon had the better of the ar
gument in the third quarter and
rushed the Leon squad back on sew
eral occasions. However the goal
was never in danger and the quarter
ended with the ball in Icons possess
sion on Corydon's thirty yard line.
In the fourth quarter Leon made
three trials at the forward pass but
failed to negotiate any of the at
tempts. The opposition made like
number of attempts and successfully
worked one of these for a thirty
yard gain. During the last five min
utes of play Coach Cooking sent in
three substitutes, one of these being
responsible for very clever piece Of
work. o. Brown was sent to quarter
and on the first play was called upon
to catch punt. The Corydon ends
were coming down on him and, al
though playing his first game, he did
not show the white feather but game
ly caught the ball although he was
downed in his tracks. Had he allow
ed the bali to get away from him,
Corydon would have scored an easy
touchdown, as there was an open
field to the goal.
A recovered punt gave LeoT the
ball on Corydon.s ten yard line but
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-10-02
Resolutions.

Whereas, Almighty God has re-
moved from our midst our beloved
brother, DR.. D. R. Springsteen, and
Whereas, in the death of Brother
Springsteen we have lost a kindly
and sympathetic brother. loyal and
devoted member of the o. E. S., and
Whereas. the Order has in the
past been benefited by his excellent
advice, cheered by his counsel and
ennobled by his many virtues, there
fore be it
Resolved. that our charter be drap-
ed in mourning and that our heart
felt sympathy be extended to his
family and friends.
Resolved, that a copy of these
resolutions be sent to the family and
also be published in the Leon Re-
porter and Decatur County Journal.
Nancy Bedell,
Alice Riley, @
Harriet Camp,
Committee.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-10-02
In Other States.

Perhaps some of the readers OF
this column would be interested in
comparing some of the legislation IN
other states with similar lines IN our
own state.
Fl In Kansas, the teachers Of the &C
credited high schools are paid by the
county. This means that every ac-
credited high school is a county high
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-10-02
time was called just as F. Brown was
preparing for kick.
Tho Imam. -.sI. .HE...

Leeper (Capt) 10 Sallman (captJ
Substitutions-Leon w. Scott for
Ackerley, Slower for Weaver, O.
Brown for F. Brown, F. Brown for
Keshlear; Corydon, Walker for
Featherstone, Featherstone for Walk
err, Walker for Churchill. Gardner
for Peck. TouchdOwn-Leep
Referee-Huffman of Allerton; UNI
pire-Sears of Leon; head linesman
-Kies of Corydon. Time of periods
10 minutes.