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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-23
Hazel College.

Artie Smith and Helen Rush went
Saturday to LaCelle to spent a few
days with Marjorie Grimm.
Ada Ritter spent last week with
home folks at Allen Ramsey's.
Bessie Blades and mother are
spending few days on the old home
place with her son, Clyde Blades.
! ychn Steen has moved on the Jas
per FRY place.
Clyde Johnson spent Sunday with
home folks, at George Johnson's.
Mrs Warner spent Monday at Mrs.
Daugherty's
George Johnson went Monday to
Nolwalk to clerk in Bert Casters
store and the family expect to go
later on.
Aaron Fry and family spent Sun
day at Francis Burchett's and attend
ed church at Tennessee.
Ross Wilson spent Sunday at his
mother-in-law' Mrs. Elias Hopkins.
Claude Wilkey and George Trisler
spent Sunday at Dave Fry's.
Jim CHAIR and wife spent Sunday
at Fred Ramsey's.
Aaron Fry spent Sunday at Mr..
Rush's in Van Vert
Mrs. Daugherty's mother is here
! visiting this week.
Flat Harris and wife took dinner
at Wesley Stems Thursday.
George Johnsons and Warmers
spent Saturday evening at Fred Ram
seys.
Joe Warricks and Cain Halls spent
Sunday at John Halls.
Fred Ramseys spent Sunday at
Bert Ramsey's.
N. G. Spencer and family spent
Sunday at Alma Brands.
Lizzie Ramsey spent Saturday
night and Sunday night at Bert Ram
sey's.
Monday being Aaron Fry's birth
day, thirty-third, Mrs. Fry surprised
him by having few friends come in
to spend the evening. She served
ice cream and cake and they had a
fine time There was music by John
Minor and Florence Irving. Those
present were N. G. Spencer, Dice
Cross and families, Mrs. Rasmussen
and son, Wesley Steen and family,
Harry Wilson and family, Charley
Wilson and family and Fred Irving
and family. They all departed home
at late hour hoping to spend many
more happy birthdays with Mr.. and
Mrs. Fry.
Floyd Boles and wife and Bertha
West and son went to Grand River
Saturday.
Miss Grace CARRIER came up from
Leon to spend few days with Clyde
Blades
Dice Crosses spent Sunday at War
rem Rush's.
Vigo Rasmussen went Saturday to
Illinois to work this fall.
4 Bertha West spent Thursday night
at Floyd Boles'.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-23
Decatur r. F.. d. No. 2.

Mrs. Jennie Norman and daughter
Marie went to OsceOla Saturday to
visit friends and relatives.
Daisy Zika spent Sunday with Biz
die Norman.
Reason Ellars and Alfred Miller
were Decatur callers Saturday.
Mrs. Bertha DeBaun returned to
her home at Wichita, Kan, Saturday
after visiting week with her par
ents Mr.. and Mrs. C. P. Shaffner.
Mrs. Jay Sellers who has been hav-
ing sick spell for some time is
slowly improving.
Mrs. Elmer Givens spent Saturday
with Mrs. Rauch.
Is Mrs. Frank Sellers and Mrs. Ag-
mes Sellers visited Sunday with Estel-
la Baker. ssss
\. Don, forget the Decatur Chautau-
qua, July z to Aus. =. Also remems
Ebor The Leon ChAlkA which 4
both sintefsstinG "a Instructive.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-23
r. F.. ID. No. 3.

Manchester Bros. shipped car OF
cattle to Chicago last Monday.
Last Saturday while Jacob Piper
was stacking hay the stack upset
with him, soaring him badly and in
juring him some.
Last Sunday some sneak thief or
thieves raided Wayne Montgomery US
refrigerator during the absence OF
the family. Wayne says he would
not have cared if they had not brok'
en- his ice cream freezer.
Isaac Russell and family visited
over Sunday at the VIM. HaWkenburg
home.
George Cox commenced the cree
ton of a new barn this week. Jim
Daniels, of Garden Grove, is doing
the work which insures him a good
job.
We are still waiting to see the
program of the Leon Chautauqua
August 18th to 18th.
Sharp Robson and G. B. Smith
were in these parts last week con-
tracing to dig wells for several OF
the farmers.
Colonel Greenfield and c. P. Beav-
ers, of the High Point neighborhood,
were over on the river last week look
ing up a location to build charcoal
pit.
Zed Gore, of Davis City, visited his
nephew, Floyd Smith, last week.
Squire Frank Cox was in Leon Sat
urday on business. He is feeling
mighty proud of having recently
married the first white child born in
Decatur county, Mr.. Asa Burrell, of
Hamilton township.
Billy McKern was in these parts
last week taking orders for the Shen-
andOah nursery.
Clyde Stephens last week sold his
fine draft horse, Bomarins Lad to
parties residing at Woodland for a
good stiff price.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-23
White Oak.

Miss Goldie Campbell and brother
of Grant City, Mo-, came Friday for
a few days visit at the Ed Smith
lone.
Mrs. F. f. Warrington and sons
spent a few days last week at the
Harl Warrington home.
Mrs Sam Scott went to Promise
City, Mo-, Saturday to visit few
days at the Joe Gates home.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. L. Scott spent Sat
urday night and Sunday at the Chas.
Hinebaugh home.
Elizabeth and Willie Jones spent
Sunday at the Sam Norton home.
Little Irene Luce cut her foot bad
~ while playing around moving
machine last Thursday.
Garden Grove Chautauqua begins
Wednesday and everyone should
plan to attend.
Threshing is the order of the day
here, there being four machines IN
Lthis vicinity.
Miss Pearl Smith Of Harrington
Nebraska, ID expected home Wednes'
Iday morning for : few weeks visit
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-23
Bethel.

Threshing of grain is the order of
the day and the wheat is great deal
better than they thought it could be.
Some fields are averaging over 80
bushels to the acre, some grain in the
shock being damaged by the recent
rains. Corn is coming on fine.
There will be preaching by Rev.
Eli Looney at Bethel next Sunday.
All are invited.
Those who visited at the Dobson
home last Sunday were Aaron Good
man and family, Bert Dobson and
family, Mrs. C. M. Axes, Miss Nora
Dobson and Mrs. Eva Ausman, OF
Leon.
Dock Hill and wife were Davis
City visitors last Saturday.
Bert Adams and wife were Davis
City visitors last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pearl fuller and
daughter Veta visited his parents,
east of Leon, last Sunday.
Mrs. Joe Dobson visited with Mrs.
Jern Ellis and other relatives at De-
catur City a couple of days last week.
The Vandall brothers are getting
ready to start out with their hay
bailer.
H. Rains and Tom Baker were Da-
Wis City callers last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harve Morgan were
business visitors at Davis City last
Saturday.
Charley Dobson and Alva Parker
have been helping John Gibler with
his threshing. We understand he
had 1926 bushels of wheat. Pretty
good for one field Of wheat.
Camp meeting will commence the
31st of July and it is to last 10 days,
then the Leon Chautauqua, and then
the Davis City reunion.
Mrs. Lewis Hill and daughter Lois
visited with Mrs. Barton Burrell
couple of days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dick Melton were
business visitors in Davis City last
Saturday.
Mrs. Joe Vandall returned home
from her daughters at Lineville last
week where she was caring for the
new baby couple of weeks.
Lew Dobson and brother Bert Dob
sor were callers at Leon last Monday
Mrs. Jern Ellis and son Harley
Eugene fuller, wife and daughter
called at the Dobson home one day
last week.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-23
Union Chapel.

Mary Imhoff spent last week with
her grandparents, George Smiths, at
Van Vert.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Cannon and
Mrs, G. T. Ronk attended church at
Union Chapel Sunday.
Mr., and Mrs. Tom Cox spent Sun
dav at the home of his father, Squire
Cox.
Lee Gilbert of St. Joe, Mo-, visited
last week at the home of his aunt,
Mrs. Lee Butts.
Charlie Imhoff is still on the sick
list.
Alva Baker is threshing in this
vicinity.
T. w. Vanpelt visited Monday at
the home of his daughter, Mrs. Will
Bright, going from there to Des
Moines to visit his brother, John Van
pelt
Lee Butts is on the sick list.
Roy Bright spent Sunday at the
home of his sister, Mrs. Harry Plum
mer.
Mrs. Dan Bright and daughter,
Miss Ella and Miss Edna Bright visit
ed at the home of r. B. Bright Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs Harry P.lummer and
Roy Bright attended church at
Crown chapel Sunday afternoon.
Miss Edna Bright spent last week
at the home of her grandparent, Dan
Bright of Grand River.
Mack Baker and family attended
church and Sunday school at Union
Chapel Sunday.
Misses Helen and Lulu Rumley
were callers at Van Vert Saturday.
Pay,on Hull visited Saturday and
Sunday at home.
Mrs Ella Hamilton called on Mrs.
Lee Butts Monday and helped cook
for threshers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Case and family are
visiting at the home of Jim Hull.
Cap Bennett and family were Leon
callers Sunday.
Mr.. Cummins and daughter visit
ed Sunday at the home of L. E. Cum
Minis
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-23
sunny Side.

A merry party of picnicers came
ont from town early Tuesday morn
Ing to spend the day in the Hamilton
woods near Sunny Side school house.
They certainly enjoyed the day. me
nartv consisted of the Misses Lois
Ackerley, Marjorie Shular, Marcia
Wallace. Alma Kindblade, Barbara
Penniweu and they were chaperoned
nv Miss Corda Wallace who just re-
Gently returned from Nevada, where
She had been engaged In teaching
school.
visitor Wednesday.
Miss Thelma Woodmansee attend
ed a picnic on Grand River at DAVIS
CITY Wednesday and spent that night
with Miss Pearl Cannon IN Leon.
M. f. Springer was business call
or Of tho Emma Baker home Tuesday
Toe Hamilton was Leon caller
Monday.
ner at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. JeH
Strange Sunday evening.
Mrs. Elizabeth Stanley was an over
Sunday visitor at the A. e. Rumley
home.
Mrs. Emma Baker has been suffer-
ing with q very sore foot the past
week. but it is some better at the
present writing.
Mrs. Henry Ross and children
spent Sunday afternoon at the RUM
ley home.
Mrs. Ella Hamilton was the guest
If her sister, Mrs. Emma Harvey OF
leon Saturday night and Sunday.
Mrs Woodie Baker and family
snant Friday with her sister, Mrs.
Emma Baker. 80,
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hamilton were
cordan Grove visitors Sunday at the
Trisler home. 800
cprdav visitors at the A. E. WOOD
lewis and Bessie Martin spent
@wlaGnesday night with Anna and
Frances Strange. n.,
AVE Mamie Pleuss of Leon. spent
Thursday with Mrs. I'D Humley anu
family. ,;.h
his aunt, Mrs. Zetta Kumley.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Honn OF near
1,acat,ir were Sunday visitors at the
home of his sister, Mrs Emma bak-
IS (Delayed)
This vicinity was visited by one OF
the finest rains Of the season Monday
AFTERNOON, thus ending protracteol
drouth and gives promise OF one OF
the hest corn crops we have had fol
years.
~ Coy was visitor at the Wood
- ,ar.oe home Tuesday forenoon.
q. n. Axes was . business caller
u 4ha Harn1 itons home Tuesday even
n - - DtrchuIa Stone called q
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-23
Fairview.

Miss Vida Spencer has been visit
ing her sister, Mrs. Harry Merrlck
near Cleopatra, the past week.
Don Moore and wife spent Sunday
at Riley Hatfield's.
Several from here attended meet
ing at Morgan Sunday night.
Those who spent Sunday at the Ed
BRIGHT home we're Pete Bright and
wife. willard and Mabel Slower, JohI
Bright and Mr.. Smith:
Mr. stopas Moore il ! little het
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-23
Monday afternoon with Miss Frances


Strange.
Miss Jennie Ross departed Monday
morning for Marshalltown and sever
al other places near their old home
in Marshall county for an extended
visit with relatives and friends.
Scott Gardner of Leon is assisting
Lee Little with his harvesting.
Mrs. John Myers spent Friday al
ternoon with her daughter, Mrs. Joe
Hamilton
Miss Frances Strange gave birth
day party to number OF her young
friends Thursday evening. The even
ing was spent in games and light re-
freshments were served and all pres
ent report a jolly good time.
A. E. Woodmansee cut oats for
Henry Ross the latter part of the past
week.
Frank Sutherlin is working on a
farm near Osceola
Everett Martin and family were
Sunday visitors at the jeff Strange
home.
Charles Smith of Blockley, assist
ed his son Will Smith with his har-
vest the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John S. Gardner
were Sunday visitors at the Wood
mansee home.
The big barn on the Henry Ross
farm was struck by lightning Monday
afternoon, doing quite bit of dam
age, but luckily did not set the
building on fire.
Mrs. Ella Hamilton spent Monday
night at the A. E. Rumley home.
A. E. Woodmansee was Leon
caller Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Frank Rhoades called on Mrs.
! John S. Gardner Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Hamilton accom-
panied by his mother, Mrs. Ella Ham
ilton, Mrs. Ed Rumley and son War
rem, were Van Vert visitors Sunday
forenoon.
French Ross accompanied by his
mother, Mrs. Henry Ross returned
from Glenwood Wednesday evening
on the four o'clock train. He had
been attending school at that place
the past year.
Mrs. Minnie Woodmansee spent
Monday afternoon with her mother,
Mrs. John S. Gardner.
Remember the big Chautauqua be-
gins August 18th to 18th. The Jones
| Chautauqua System certainly have
good attractions for the six big days
| We are glad to note Sunshine
Hawks is again on the program. He
drew a big crowd last year.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-23

We guarantee our cement blocks
the best 5 Ad cheapest on the market
Leon Cement ana Brick Co.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-23
LADIES' OXFORDS.

IS pairs Queen Quality oxfords in medium heel, cap
toe medium wide extension SOLE fair fancy STITCH ee
CANT street oxford about all and for fall these
will please. Light weight gun metal stock sold for 49,
reduced to $1.85.
Also one lot tans, patents and guns regular price
So o. is really good $3.50 oxford. Sale price $175.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-23
LADIES' LONG GLOVES.
SPECIAL.

These are Is button length, assorted tans and VIZ
have about dozen pairs. All sizes at present. too
of these SO will put them out to close the ot special pei
pair, 45c
Also one lot assorted colors in ladies' short gloves
These are regular % cent gloves and good as car
be had for that price. We will offer bunch OF these
Saturday morning, special pair 18c.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-23

We intended putting the balance Of childrens dress
es advertised in stock at regular prices but Saturday
selling was brisk on them and not any big lot left
will leave them out and clean up the bunch Misses
Junior and clds dresses at saving OF about 80 per cent
while they last.
Sale prices 19c, 35c, 79c, 800, and 95c.
For now and school wear you can't pass these.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-23
HOUSE JACKETS.

Small lot of these are made Of nice sheer lawn mostly
black and white figures sold regularly at 35c and 48c.
Reduced to 22c and So special
Also white. red and navy blue trimmed, MILDLY
bouses are good 81 25 values, but still here and
don't want them. Will be on sale Saturday morning.
Special each 69c.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-16
WOMEN LASH MINISTER
WITH HEAVY H0RSEWHIPS
You Scottish Pig Is Mill
tant's Way of Addressing
Secretary for Scotland.

London. July 15 II required hale A
dozen policemen for the removal from
The Marlborough street police court to-
day o. TWO kicking. clawirg, screaming
militant sufracettos who earlier In
the day rad used a heavy hor-ewhlD
.7on .tc r. Hon. Thomas NcNinHon
" ocd. Secretary for Scotland n IN"
Nsou,.n Cabinet. Bu. for the timely
Intervention Of his Ia. wart butler Q
Us very probable that the minister
would have been sounGIy thrashed. lie
.. lus- leaving his res ldcTce. m Port
..rG Place. w0or woman rushed up,
a9escvHD in hand. cxclaim.n-.
"Tog Scottish pig, Il you don't stop
.hc tore. Bile feeding Of women Wa snail
mash you" The militant dashed HIM
across the chest. bur before she could
deliver a second cut the butler. vino
was Standing ON the steps. seized her
and -hrev her s0rawlirc 20 the ground.
leaving him free ID tackle the second
woman. VINO vas shouting: Let ne
-ot a- .he Scotch pig
She r.dc a rush with ror whip az
the Secretary for Scotland and was
still struggling IN the buffers grin
WHOM the ro.rce. arrived and bundled
both women 20 the police station. where
tAoy were searched ON one % them
was found a decomposcd egg labelled.
" Refreshing fruit.
IN tho court the women gave their
names a- Janctte Wallace and Bertha
Watson. They were Tnod twenty
shirrrrrq each. but refused 20 pay and
we're sen. 20 rail for fourteen days.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-16
WANT ROOT TO OPEN
STATE CONVENTION
Special Committee Recommends
Senator for me Temporary
Guardianship.

United States Senator Elihu Root
has been recommended a the tenn
ro~arv chairman for the Republican
state Convention 20 be neid Al Sara
tara Springs August Is. The recon-
rrendatIoY was made Yesterday by the
srac.al committee appointed for the
PURPOSE by the Republican State Com
mIttac. 7. practically assures the So
lection or Senator Root for the tenn
rorary chaIrmansh.p.
senator Root go .erdav announced
the appointment of a committee 10
draft platform ON constitutional
amendments and 20 report the same 20
the State Convention. The members of
the comm .ttee include:
Joseph II. Choate. Henry l.. Stimson
ogden l.. Mills. George ". Wicker
sham. Seth Low. William ID. Guthrie,
Herbert Parsons. Philip j. McCook
Never ~t,.uhrlrk, William A. Prender
CAST. Darwin *. James. William Rarnes
William y. Cohen, all of New York
City.
\ y Clearwater, Kingston; James
$. Parker. Washington; Edgar T
Bracket. Saratoga Springs; Zion r.
Brown. Watcrtown; Harold j. Human,
hlbary: William Nottingham. SYRIA
cusc. Horace White, Syracuse; Jacob
G.. SchErmau. Ithaca; Ralph W. Thorn
as, Hamilton; Henry G.. Danforth
Rochester; Charles A. Hawley. Seneca
Falls. Adolph j. Rodenbeck. Roches-
ter; Adclbert Moot. Buffalo; John Lord
O'Bren, Buffalo. Charles W. Hamilton
Finley, j. Mayhow Wainwright, Rye;
John 2 Rose. Roseton.
Senator Root has called meeting OF
the committee for Friday July -. AZ
the Offices Of the Republican State
Committee.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-16
Miss Endy Tells Modestly
of Rescue of Mrs. Cohen
from Cell-like Room.
WOMAN HAPPY IN
PASSAIC HOSPITAL
Garfield Police Search House
Where Mrs. Cohen Was Con.
fined-Find II Cleaned Up.

rr--,,, A star Correspondent ~ The Tribune
PassaIc. =. j.. July IS. ~ am all
right. ! am not crazy. Thank Goa
am freed from that terrible role IN
Garfield"
Suffering from the lack Of sufficient
rourishmer. and fresh ar ana eNet-
Csc Mrs. Louis Coren made TINS STATE
r,ent in the Passaic General Hosnital
to-day. where she had been taken AFTER
her rescue by Miss Esther Endy from
the d.ngy room in Garfield.
81 wasn't afraid" Miss Eudy sara Z
Yesterday. Il told Mrs. tass that the
'0~ofessor' wanted 70 examine MIS-
Cohen. and that II she wasn't let 90
with nc .he police would arrest net
told ne~ { would be back IN Len
minutes. 80 Mrs. Fass let her 60 WEn
me after I had promised 20 bring ner
back. She SAID I was ioohsn' tnA1
the woman was crazy and ought 70 a'e'
but didn't think So Ls
Miss Endv works in a handkerchie,tt
factory here. and out OF her smalS,
earnings she bought medicine for Mrs
Cohen maid a doctors fee. paid for the
hire Of the automobile IN which inc
a,or,an was taken away and then guar
anteed the payment o. s. week ooardi
in the hospital. She is modest and un~'
assuming and did not want 70 talk
about the case yesterday.
~ first heard Of the case Thursday
night" she said "A Mrs. CARRIER, who
IA the mother-in-law Of one OF Mrs.
Coheu's daughters, passed our mousse
CRYING. She said a woman was very
sick at II Monroe 81. | couldn't Sleep
so az II o'clock | went 20 the house
and found Mrs. Cohen, whom most OF
US believed 20 be dead, lying on a dirty
cot in a little bit OF a room. she was
very sick. She told me she had been
kent a prisoner for four years or more,
and begged ne 20 take her away.
The next morning ! brought DR..
Vanschott TO see her. He cried when
he saw her condition and so did /. he
said she was perfectly sane and that
ne would help get her into the Passaic
Hospital. | met him az the hospital
the next afternoon and the people
there agreed 70 take her
Miss Endy is a member OF the Young
Woman's Charitable Association OF
Passaic. She lives with her parents AZ
ia 4th ST., and works from IN the
morning 20 s o'clock at night in tho
handkerchief factory.
When a Tribune reporter asked Mrs.
Foss If she had anything 20 say, see
shouted from the upper porch Of her
house; You get out Of here; if you
don't I'm liable TO get my French blood
up. You're a lot OF liars. You get O11
of here. I say"
The house where Mrs Cohen was
kept is in the centre Of the slums OF
Garfield. II looks like a house Of mys-
terry. The shutters on IL are all tightly
closed, and the only signs of life were
on the little porch.
The police Of Garfield searched the
house to-day and found that the room
occupied by Mrs Cohen had been
cleaned up. They said Mrs. Foss had
lived there only few months, but nd
mitted that she had had charge Of Mrs.
Cohen for four years and a half.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-16
NAVY HEROES GUESTS
Guardsmen Hear Story OF
Vera Cruz at Cavalry Dinner.

Lieutenant George VI. Courts, [. ,.
y. flag Lieutenant 10 Rear Admiral
Frank +. Fletcher a. Vera Cruz, and
Lieutenant p. y. /. Boiinger, who
commanded the aero corps, we're the
guests OF honor a. a dinner given BY
Allen Campbell Smidt al the Harvard
Club last night 20 the members and
ex-merbers Of Troop 4 and squadron
A Of the national guard OF this state.
The dinner was informal and attended
bv about fifty men. Lieutenants Courts
and Bellnger related their experiences
in the Mexican campaign.
Mr.. Smidt explained that officers o.
the navy had been known 10 get IN
trouble FOR things they had said at IN
formal dinners, and which had been
printed in the papers, and so 1t was
decided 20 declare the feed private
and bar reporters during the remarks
OF the two navy men.
Among those present were Colonel
o. B. Bridgeman, Major William r.
Wright. Captain Theron Strong, Cap
tain Prentice Strong and a score o'
non-comm' ssioned officers. Lieutenant
Courts described the campaign ashore
al Vera Cruz, the evacuation Of the
city and the Establishment Of order oy
Rear Admiral Fletcher, who was ~
command Of the naval forces ashore
prior 20 the coming Of the army men.
who took the affairs OF local govern
ment. Rear Admiral Fletcher'c ship
was the Florida.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-16
LIND'S SALARY
STILL A SECRET
House Republicans Fail to Learn
What Wilson's Agent in
Mexico Was Paid.
From The Tribune Bureau :

Washington. july i5.-The services
- -, - 80 p-o.;d.,+,s s,ecial
vi JUL" -...'' 's
envoy 20 Mexico were ceienaed ana as
sailed ,u the House to-day, when Re
r,br,cs- mon, bers tried 70 ascertain
.l ~ - =, .ho
the amour. Ia'D .' '''' ''''N ~
Administration. The debate occurred
5yrir- consideration NJ deficiency ap-
1000 r. 49, c.a,o
preparation OF H-o'''' 'oI 1''e
Departments secret fund
NJ Crrc4. rarLsr- minority mem
-,
Der oi me appropriations Oou''H'''ee'
asked Chairman Fitzgerald 4 he could
advise wra. the prcsiden. had paid Mr.
nd ....,.,....-r. -La. tho se-,,icos If
H.''.' A-NN
the snet.a. envoy were dear aI any
price ana futile
,,. ,,.-.l.rr .,.s IT.. ,foo-o po,rbIi.
'-.'' w.. -. -
cans, 'larac'er -eg ''I ,-'''N ''''''''
~, .''..5- an. AMI 5ooia~od that vbsr
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-16
RUSSIA STRICKEN
BY GREAT FIRES
Forest Snakes Chased by Flames
Into Villages, Adding to Ter
rOr-Fatalities Reported.

s.. Petersburg. July l5.-Vast fires
are raging both in 81. Petersburg and
in various parts Of Russia, and only
rain can now prevent an appalling ma
tional calamity. Large numbers OF
troops are beng used 20 fight the
flames. but me confagratiors are still
spreading.
In this city more than a score Of
houses in the poorer quarter are burn
ing. and several fatalities have been
reported.
To add TO the terrors N the country
districts. some Of the villagers in the
fire swept regions are suffering from. a
plague Of snakes escaping from ms
burning forests. Other peasants have
taken refuge or RATS with their cattle.
Bv the irony Of fate. while the peo-
ple m the devastated districts are
praying for rain, the kuban River IN
he southeast has overlooked and the
inhabitants have had 70 leave their
homes.