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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-06-25
"A Tragedy in the Tree Tops"

Kellogg, Iowa.-To the Editor:
esterday, hearing a great commo-
ton in the naples and the startled
cries of alarm among the birds, the
call for help being answered in all
directions by robins, blue jays, cat
birds, black birds, sparrows and the
parent orioles.
Investigation revealed the cause of
all their grief. Perched on a top
most limb in close proximity to their
little home sat saucy squirrel as un-
concerned about the ,commotion he
was causing as though it was an ev-
eryday affair and play of which he
was the center of attraction Sitting
on his launches and firmly holding
the struggling oriole baby in his paws
it was an easy matter to scalp the lit
tie fellow and eat his brains, after
which operation he allowed it TO drop
to the ground, and not unlike \ mis-
chievous boy, he slyly slipped his paw
into the nest and withdrew another
baby All the while the broken
hearted mother uttered scream after
scream, darling and pecking at the
rObber of her home, doing all her lit
tie body and soul could conceive to
drive the murderer away Every
bird within hearing was doing like
WISE
Soon the cries of fright and alarm
were turned to mournful cries of sor-
row as the squirrel frisked away, car
ing not for the grief he caused or
the songs of sadness as the little min
strels fitted away to their own ba-
bies and to whose home perhaps an
other day might bring a new tragedy.
One by one the shadows of eventide
fell about them, their voices were
hushed, excepting a lone robin who
chanted the vespers from the tree
tops. D. l.. Cook.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-06-25
NI;W SUMMER DRESS GOODS.

We just bumped into small lot of about 20 pieces
new desirable dress goods in figured Crepe silk gin
hams printed ElaXons ETC. This is the regular Is
cloth and at price sale Saurda Gfthey arrive)
the usual wholesale cost, special per yard, 18c.
we expect it by Saturday,
The Washington herald., 1914-03-29
A Prey to Misrule.

The case was land is) widely different as
regards certain-not all-of the tropical states
in the neighborhood of the Caribbean Sea-
Where these states are stable and prosperous,
they stand on footing OF absolute equality with
all other communities But some of them have
been prey to such continuous revolutionary
misrue as to have grown impotent either to do
their duties to outsiders or to enforce their
rights against outsiders The United States has
not the slightest desire to make aggression5 on
any one OF these states. On the contrary, it
will submit to much from them without showing
resentment If any great civilized power, Rus
sla or Germany, for instance, had behaved to-
ward us as Venezuela under Castro behaved,
this country would have gone to war at once
We did not go to war with Venezuela merely
because our people declined to be irritated BY
the actions of a weak opponent, and showed a
forbearance which probably went beyond the
limits OF wisdom in refusing to take umbrage at
what was done BY the weak: although we would
certainly have resented it had it been done bv
the strong.
In the case OF two states however, affairs
reached such a crisis that we had to act These
two states were Santo Domingo and the then
owner of the Isthmus OF Panama. Colombia
look Of which Theodore Roosevelt is the contributing
1918 by the MacMan Company All tights EeseFyed'
including rights Of translation.
days Herald III sun
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Above them Marjorie saw a lonely mass
of masonry, clustering piles around one
huge tower.
Neri stopped before a postern door.
Above it hung a lantern lighted. After
repeated pulling at an iron ring fastened
to a bell rope at the side the door opened.
and an old Italian peered out anxiously.
Neri spoke rapidly to him. and he took
down the lantern to hold it before the un-
conscious face.
Santa Maria" he gasped. Where
did you find him?"
Don't ask questions" Marjorie ex-
claimed. Get some help. He has been
stabbed. Carry him in"
'It will kill her." said the old man, the
tears streaming from his eyes. we
will take him into a lower chamber. I
will care for him"
Marjorie waited. silent. restless fig
ure swathed in gray silk motoring coat
and gray VEIL while they bore the limp
form into the shadowy courtyard. She
followed slowly. under an arched door
into a dim old hall. low ceiled and spa
cious Here they laid him on a couch,
and Neri talked in low tones with the
old man.
What is It, Neri?'' asked his mistress
impatiently. Does he know him.
Know him? Signorita. We have had
the fortune to rescue the Merchese di
Rassalioni. He has been set upon by GER
tain roaming banditti whom he had
threatened. He would have died IL we
had not happened by. The marchesa, his
mother"
'T know all about her. Neri," Marjorie
smiled in a tantalizing fashion all her
own. Deliberately she went to the couch
and looked down at the face there. She
had been evading meeting the marchesa
for days Lady Mooreparke had talked
Of no one but the marchesa and her won-
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Says 1t Is Not international Law, but Is
a Cardinal Principle Of Our Foreign
Policy-United States Has No Desire
to Take Up an Aggressive Policy.

ton by Old World powers. 1t is not interna-
tional law; but it is a cardinal principle of our
foreign policy. There is no difficulty at the
present day in maintaining this doctrine, save
where the American power whose interest is
threatened has shown itself in international mat
tiers both weak and delinquent. The great and
prosperous civilized commonwealth, such as the
Argentine, Brazil, and Chile, in the southern
half of South America, have advanced so far
that they no longer stand in any position of
tutelage toward the United States They occupy
toward us precisely the position that Canada
occupies. Their friendship is the friendship of
equals for equals. My view was that as regards
these nations there was no more necessity for
asserting the Monroe Doctrine than there was
to assert it in regard to Canada They were
competent to assert it for themselves. OF course
if one of these nations, or if Canada, should be
overcome by some Old World power, which then
proceeded to occupy its territory, would un-
doubtedly, if the American nation needed our
help, give it in order to prevent such occupation
from taking place. But the initiative would
come from the nation itself, and the United
States would merely act as a friend whose help
was invoked.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-29

will leave; but when we do leave, it must be dis
tnctly understood that we retain no protectorate
and above all that we take part in no joint
protectorate-over the islands, and give them no
guarantee, of neutrality or otherwise; that, in
short, we absolutely quit of responsibility for
them, of every kind and description.
The Filipinos were quite incapable of stand
ing by themselves when we took possession of
the islands, and we had made no promise con-
cerning them. But we had explicitly promised
to leave the island of Cuba, had explicitly prom
ised that Cuba should be independent Early
in my administration that promise was redeemed
When the promise was made, | doubt if there
a single ruler or diplomat in Europe who
believed that it would be kept As far as |
knew the United States was the first power
which, having made such promise, kept it in
letter and spirit. England was unwise enough
to make such promise when she took Egypt
The Washington herald., 1914-03-29
No Half-and.Half Course.

l do not believe that America has any spe-
cial beneficial interest in retaining the Philip
pines Our work there has benefited us only as
any efficiently done work performed for the ben
eft of others does incidentally help the charac-
ter of those who do it The people of the islands
have never developed so rapidly, from every
standpoint, as during the years of the American
occupation. The time will come when it will be
wise to take their own judgment as to whether
they wish to continue their association with
America or not. There is however, one consid-
Grafton upon which we should insist Either we
should retain complete control of the islands, or
The Washington herald., 1914-03-29

dcrful son ever since they had left Al
giers. They belonged to the oldest fam
lily in that part Of the island. They were
wealthy. and the son. at least. was thor
oughly modern. Marjorie felt a curious
tingle all over as she looked at him. this
one man whom they had selected as her
future husband and she had very nearly
ran over him on the road.
He says it is dangerous for us to re-
turn tonight" continued Neri. Perhaps
IL you would stay here with the marchesa,
signorita. could make the trip, and re-
lieve your fathers mind"
'T think I will stay. Neri." she an
swered. Fate seems to be awfully busy
tonight. and like the old castle"
The following day Ira Bradshaw, con-
voyed by Lady Mooreparke. called at the
old castle. Marjorie was in the garden.
Bradshaw stopped under the heavy
Towering vines of the pergola to look at
her. She sat beside a couch. leaning for
ward and talking eagerly. Even at a dis
tance one could see the happiness in her
face. and the look on the marchese's as
he gazed up at her. Her lHp was filled
with roses. She had tucked dark red
one over her ear like a Scilian girl and
another. its mate. lay on the marchese's
breast
Bradshaw grinned. and Lady Moore
parke's fingers closed tightly on his arm.
Looks like I'm going to lose my girl"
he said. rs the boy straight. Clara?
don't care IL he's got castles hung all
over him and oodles of cash. he can't
have her unless he's on the level"
MY der child" said his sister thank
fully. there's not a man in all Europe /
would trust Marjorie with as do Guido
Rassalioni. I've known him since he was
born. Just after I married Francis. and
he's perfectly dear. So is his mother.
Let's go around by the other path. and
The Washington herald., 1914-03-29
The Monroe Doctrine: Rights and Duties.

The Philippines, Cuba, and Porto Rico came
within our own sphere of governmental action
In addition to this we asserted certain rights in
the Western Hemisphere under the Monroe Doc
trine My endeavor was not only to assert these
rights but frankly and fully to acknowledge the
duties that went with the rights.
The Monroe Doctrine lays down the rule
that the Western Hemisphere is not hereafter
to be treated as subject to settlement and occuPa-
The Washington herald., 1914-03-29

ed the man in his arms, and brought him
to the tonneau. He was unconscious. As
Neri propped him back on the seat, Mar
jorie saw he was young, and no peasant
type. The car rolled along at top speed.
taking the rise Of the road easily without
jolting. Above them was the perfect Ital-
ian night sky, every star distinct and bril-
liant against the luminous strange blue.
Far to the southwest a new moon was
hanging low over the sea The air was
heavy with fragrance from the lemon
groves on the slopes below.
Marjorie sat up rather straight in the
car. alert and full Of enthusiasm. She
had wanted adventure, and everything
had been deadly dull ever since they had
crossed from Algiers. Sicily had been a
last hope. She had left her father play
ing bridge whist with Lady Mooreparke
and her party at the hotel that afternoon,
and had started on an exploring expedi-
ton of her own with Neri up into the in
terror She wished to sec the real ma
tive life, she had said. and after hours
Of travelling over the smooth white roads
there had come at last this perfect ad-
venture.
She wished with all her heart 1t had
not been so far to Aresti. Dearly would
she had loved to wheel up to the hotel
with its gay awnings and lighted bal
comics with her wounded caballero, and
present him to her father. When one
is only twenty, and an only child, with an
adniring parent worth millions, one must
keep his said admiration keyed to the
proper pitch.
''The castle. signorita," Ner! called back
over his shoulder. They turned around
a spur of the mountain, and UP a queer
approach bordered by high rock walls,
overreached with olive and fig trees.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-29
.8
BY Cora A. Claussen

leave the children to their love-making.
for know II has started already"
Marjorie did not look around. nor hear.
With her chin on her hand, she listened
to Guido The peace OF the place seemed
to sink into her soul. She felt suddenly
quieted.
You saved my life last night" he was
saving. 1T lies In your hands, signorita,
like your roses. to do with as you please.
Marjorie raised the roses to her lips,
and smiled down at him. It was very
quiet in the garden. The air seemed gold
q and fragrance laden. A strange in
ner peace was enfolding her after nearly
a wear Of restless jaunting throughout
Europe.
You are to stay here as our guests for
awhile, did you know that?" he added.
She laughed with her old quick charm.
Il know. I told Neri last night to tell
dad I wanted to stay" she said. And
all the rest is right on the knees OF the
gods. They've started something that in
terests me-"
He reached for both her hands impetu-
ously, but Marjorie rose. letting the roses
fall.
When you are WELL she warned. You
mustn't make love with a wound in your
side And see, 1t is only one day"
1T is the day OF Fate he said huskily.
IF you are not kind, shall hope to die
from the wound"
She bent over him teasingly, yet with
tender eyes.
Which wound, Guido?" she whispered.
Loves or the banditt's. Haven't I said
l wanted to stay? Get well just as soon
as you can. / will wait until you can ride
down the mountain with me, before l go
away"
But you will never 60"
"Oh. yes, / will. siGnor." she smiled,
because, YOU see. I always wanted to be
married in ny own land"
The Washington herald., 1914-03-29
(tiApIER5 Z POSSIBLE AUTOBIOGRAPHY A(JI|00p|0 GRtA!l H

absolve ourselves from all responsibility for
them. Any half-and-half course would be both
foolish and disastrous. We are governing and
have been governing the islands in the interests
of the Filipinos themselves. If after due time
the Filipinos themselves decide that they do not
wish to be thus governed, then l trust that we
The Washington herald., 1914-03-29

try ruled and administered by men of the white
race where that rule and that administration
have been exercised so emphatically with an eye
single to the welfare of the natives themselves
The English and Dutch administrators of Ma
laysia have done admirable work; but the profit
to the Europeans in those states has always been
The Washington herald., 1914-03-29
How We Kept Our Word.

We made the promise to give Cuba indie
pendence; and we kept the promise Leonard
Wood was left in as governor for two or three
years, and evolved order out of chaos, raising the
administration of the island to level, moral
and material, which it had never before achieved.
We also by treaty gave the Cubans substantial
advantages in Our markets. Then we left the
island, turning the government over to Its own
people After four or five years revolution
broke out, during my administration, and we
again had to intervene to restore order. We
promptly sent thither a small army of pacihca-
ton Under Gen. Barry, order was restored and
kept and absolute justice done. The American
troops were then withdrawn and the Cubans re-
established in complete possession OF their own
beautiful island, and they are in possession OF
it now. There are plenty OF occasions in our
history when we have shown weakness or inet-
ficiency, and some occasions when we have not
been as scrupuous as we should have been as
regards the rights of others. But | know of no
action by any other government in relation to
weaker power which showed such disinterested
efficiency in rendering service as was true in
connection with our intervention in Cuba.
In Cuba, as in the Philippines and in
Porto Rico, Santo Domingo, and later in Pan
anna, no small part of our success was due to the
fact that we put in the highest grade of men as
public officials. This practice was inaugurated
under President Mckinley. l found admirable
men in office, and l continued them and ap-
pointed men like them as their successors. The
way that the custom-houses in Santo Domingo
were administered by Cotton definitely estab-
li;hed the success of our experiment in securing
peace for that island republic; and in Porto
Rico. under the administration of affairs under
such officials as Hunt, Winthrop, Post, Ward,
and Grafame, more substantial progress was
achieved in decade than in any previous CEN
turN.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-29
What We Did in the Philippines.

AS legacy of the Spanish war we were
left with peculiar relations to the Philippines,
Cuba, and Porto Rico, and with an immensely
added interest in Central America and the Carib-
bean Sea. As regards the Philippines my belief
was that we should train them for self-govern-
ment as rapidly as possible, and then leave them
free to decide their own fate. l did not believe
in setting the time-limit within which we would
give them independence, because 1 did not be-
lieve it wise to try to forecast how soon they
would be fit for self-government; and once hav-
ing made the promise 1 would have felt that it
was imperative to keep it.
Within few months of my assuming of
fee we had stamped out the last armed resist
ance in the Philippines that was not of merely
sporadic character; and as soon as peace was
secured we turned Our energies to developing the
islands in the interests of the natives We es-
tablished schools everywhere; we built roads; we
administered an even-handed justice; we did
everything possible to encourage agriculture and
industry; and in constantly increasing measure
we employed natives to do their own governing,
and finally provided legislative chamber. No
higher grade of public officials ever handled the
affairs of any colony than the public officials
who in succession governed the Philippines.
With the possible exception of the Sudan, and
not even excepting Algiers, know of no coun-
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Copyright. lsH)
why don't we go on?"
Marjorie leaned forward anxiously. 1t
was too dark to see the road. Only the
broadening pathway of light thrown
out by the cars lamps showed ahead of
them. She had been half asleep when tho
shock came, but there had been no noise
at all. no outcry Of pain. nothing but
silence. the sudden stopping OF the car,
and the silence Of Neri.
''Neri," she called again. quickly. What
is ftr'
From the side of the road came Neri's
voice, soothing and musical. in his own
Palermese dialect.
Some one has been hurt, signorita- We
very nearly ran over him, but stopped
In time. He Is half dead. stabbed, a lit
tie below the heart"
''oh, Neri, and we're miles from town.
Can you lift him in here with me?''
"Signorita, he is very badly hurt There
are lights on the mountain yonder. Let
me go for help
And perhaps find the very people who
stabbed him. No." shivered Marjorie. 81
hate your Sicilian neighborliness. Lift
him in. and I'll sit way over on this side.
How far Is Aresti?"
Too far for tonight. He would not
live. There is a castle on the farther side
of this mountain. The Rassalioni family
live there. We might find some help
there. A village lies below it, possibly a
surgeon and a priest He will need both
before morning"
"Oh, be cheerful, Neri, please. It's
quite dreadful enough without burying
him already. Can I help your
She leaned forward. but Neri had lift
The Washington herald., 1914-03-29
Col Roosevelt, Discussing the Monroe
Doctrine, Declares that During His
Administration eve Made No Threat
Which We Did Not Garry Out"

No nation can claim rights without &C
knowedging the duties that 60 with the rights.
1t is a contemplate thing for great nation to
render itself impotent in international action,
whether because of cowardce or sloth, or sheer
inability or unwlingness to look into the future.
1t is a very wicked thing for a nation to do
wrong to others. But the most contemplate
and most wicked course of conduct is for a ma
ton to use offensive language or be guilty of Of
fensive actions toward other people and yet fail
to hold its own if the other nation retalates;
and it is almost as bad to undertake responsible
ties and then not fulfill them During the seven
and half years that l was President, this ma
ton behaved il international matters toward all
other nations precisely as an honorable man be-
haves to his fellow-men. We made no promise
which we could not and did not keep. We made
no threat which we did not carry out. We
never failed to assert our rights in the face of
the strong, and we never failed to treat both
strong and weak with courtesy and justice; and
against the weak when they misbehaved we were
slower to assert our rights than we were against
the strong.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-29

1t would have been capital misfortune to have
kept the promise, and England has remained in
Egypt for over thirty years, and will unquestion-
ably remain indefinitely; but though it is neces-
sary for her to do so, the fact of her doing so
has meant the breaking of positive promise
and has been real evil Japan made the same
guarantee about Korea, but as far as can be seen
there was never even any thought of keeping the
promise in this case; and Korea, which had
shown herself utterly impotent either for self
government or self-defense, was in actual fact
almost Immediately annexed to Japan.
The Washington herald., 1914-03-29

one of the chief elements considered whereas
in the Philippines our whole attention was con-
centrated upon the welfare of the Filipinos them
selves, if anything to the neglect of our own
interests.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-05-02

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were In Cuba.
$500
MY HOME IN THE OLD ROCKY
ait MOUNTAINS
I love my dear home, my beautiful
Out here in the old rocky mountains;
, Meier care to stray, Ns.
-. Or wander away, -. f" A,ra
From my home in the old rocky
'.5 mountains. w.
"a 30 fresh is the breeze:
30 grand are the trees.
So fair are the flowers with perfume
to please, 80
And sweet is the song Of the bird and
the bees,
Out here in the old rocky mountains
I love my dear home, my beautiful
home;
Out here in the old rocky mountains,
honor the band,
Whose feet did first stand,
Out here in the old rocky mountains;
I love every nook, '--- rs
Every fountain and brook, s
Here nature upon her, her best health
betook, N- L+4
While angels find pleasure as on her
they look,
Out here in the old rocky mountains.
love my dear home, my beautiful
home,
Out here in the old rocky mountains;
How blessed the power,
That gave me this dover.
This home in the old rocky mountains
For in It's dear fold,
Gods truths have been told,
Which speak of eternity pure to
behold,
And this to my soul exceeds silver
or gold, 2'1& is
Out here In the old rocky mountains.
Sarah q. Milton.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-05-02
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For HyruIrl
Four Stake Mutual Contest to Be
Held May 2. One Hundred Fifty
viii Take Part

The Four Stake Mutual Improve
ment Association contest VIII be held
in Hyrum May 2, at 10 q. m, 2 p.
m. and grand ball will be given in
the evening, starting at and clos
ing at II p. m. One hundred and fifty
people will participate in the prog
ram consisting in music. oratory and
story telling. A small charge Of
rs cents will be made to the con-
test and so cents to the grand ball :.
Children under twelve will not be
admitted. The good people Of Hy-
rum are doing all they can to make
1t pleasant for the throng which they
expect to attend the contest from
outside settlements. They are all
out boosting for their stake.
There will be special train run
from Preston at a. m. The peoples
at the Junction and intermediate
points will take the regular trains
going to Hyrum. There win be a
special train at 1880 p. m. return
ing. The following schedule of time
and fare for return ticket will pre-.