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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-01-01
THE NEW CURRENCY LAW.

There are five fundamentals in the
new currency law just enacted by
congress These are in brief:
Issue of currency guaranteed by
the government, based upon notes
and bills representing commercial
transactions and backed by a gold
reserve. The new currency is expect
ed to contract and expand to meet
the varied demands of trade.
Concentration of the bank reserves
of the country in regional instltu-
tons capitalized by the banks of the
country and controlled by directors
elected by the banks.S
Creation of a market for the negO-
table commercial paper which forms
the bulk of the assets of the banks.
where, in time of stress, those assets
may be easily and without loss trans
formed into cash.
Establishment of from eight to
twelve great regional banks through
out the country, which will issue
currency, rediscount paper and cen
tralize and mobilize the reserves of
the local banks.
Creation of federal reserve
board of seven members appointed
by the president, with final powers
of control and supervision over the
entire system.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-01-01
JUDGE WADE'S EULOGl.

: Judge Wade pays the following
tribute to Congressman }. 5. Pepper,
whose death is sincerely mourned by
the democrats Of Iowa:
Mr.. Peppers death is personal
loss to me and a loss to the state
and nation. Few men accomplished
what he did in the short space OF ten
wears. 1t is ten years ago last March
since he, then school teacher, be-
came my secretary when l went to
Washington. Since that time he has
studied law, was admitted to the bar,
returned to his native state and was
twice elected county attorney OF
Muscatine county. He was twice
elected to congress in which place he
attained a prominence acquired by
few men even after a service Oh
many years.
Gle was one of the most loyal,
faithful and generous men L ever
knew. His success and his achieve
ments were due to his Willingness to
serve and his capacity for work. He
never knew when to stop working,
especially if it was in the service OF
friend. Broad and generous he re-
sponded to every call for assistance
regardless of personal inconvenience
to himself. No man in Washington
has done more genuinely hard work
not only for the people OF his district
but for the people of his state. This
was illustrated in his efforts in be-
half of old soldiers. He procured
more special pension legislation for
old soldiers, / dare say, than any 9TH
er congressman who ever served
from the state of Iowa. Every men,
Der of congress regardless of party
had a deep affection for him, and l
cannot at this time undertake to re-
view his career He was kind,
noble soul. Had he lived he would
have reached an imminence attain
ed by few men. He will be mourned
wherever he was Known and his
achievements will stand as monu-
ment to a conscientious, Industrious,
generous and decent life"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-01-01
THE NOVICE HAS BEEN MASTER.

For a dozen years or more the I'M
preston has widely prevailed in this
country that a man could not sue
coed as president unless he know the
political game" Indeed, many eX-
pert political writer's have condition
ed White House success on a know
ledge of the game as played in
Washington. Everybody remembers
wildly how, in the 1908 campaign,
Mr.. Taft was presented as one
uniquely equipped for the office Of
president by reason of his long and
varied knowledge of how things
we're done at the capital. The re-
membrance of that campaign argu-
ment is vivid because of Mr.. TAFT S
failure as an executive
So far as preparedness for the
presidency is determined by person
al political experience no man has
entered the White House more COM
pletely wanting in training than
Woodrow Wilson. He lacked even
the development acquired IN the hur-
ly-burly of ordinary business. Save
brief term as governor OF New Jer-
sey he stepped from the clustered
environment of university life into
the swirl OF presidential lhlnSs. let
from the striking words OF his in
augural address to the present hour
he has been in command OF the STU
alton. The novice has been master.
Three. achievements stand out--a
tariff law written ION honor in full
illment of the party'S pledge and
the peoples expectancy; currency
bill devised to serve the nations
financial needs and to be an efficient
safeguard against panics; and
realization brought home to big bust
ness, as manifested by the American
Telephone and Telegraph Company's
voluntary plan Of dissolution, that
there is one law in this country for
all business, big and little, and that
it cannot longer be flouted.
All honor to President Wilson,
Republic.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-01-01
WASHINGTON LETT Es'.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. 2a.-Sie' =
ia] Correspondence- lrioH.m tia
al|y rose above partisa rsE iD i'll the
final legislative stages Of the cU'ren-
CIV bill and forty-nine republl, ans
and progressive congressman joined
the democrats in passing the meas
ure which President Wilson charac-
terized as the first Of a series OF
constructive measures by which the
democratic party will show that 1t
knows how to serve the country.
President Wilson said it was a mat
ter of real qualification to him that
there should have been such con-
siderable number Of republican votes
cast for the bill ''All great meas
ures under our system OF govern
ment are of necessity party meas
ures,' he said, for the party OF the
majority is responsible for their or
SANITATION and their passage; but
this cannot be called partisanshiI
measure. 1t has been relieved from
all intimation of that sort by the
cordial cooperation of men on the
other side of the two houses who
have acted with us and have given
very substantial reasons for acting
with us In declaring it the first
of a series of constructive measures
the president said:
Il need not say that [ am not cast
inv any reflections on the great tar
if bill which preceded it. The tar
if bill was meant to remove those
impediments to American industr!
and prosperity which have so Ions
stood in their way. 1t was a grea'
piece of preparation for the achieve
ments of American commerce an(
American industry which are Ger
tainly to follow. Then there came
upon the heel of it this bill, which
furnishes the machinery for free an(
elastic and uncontrolled credits, pu
at the disposal of the merchants ant
manufacturers of this country fol
the first time in fifty years. 1t i:
just fifty years since the nationa
bank act, suitable for that time, wa:
passed, and it has taken us more
than generation and half to come
to an understanding of the readjust
ments which were necessary for oul
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-01-01
No GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP
YET,

The best thing about the peace
full dissolution Of the telegraph ana
Telephone trust is the evidence it al
fords that President Wilson has no
intention of adopting the suggestion
of his postmaster general. and NOV
ing for immediate government own
,rship and operation OF telegraph
and telephone lines.
In the Journals judgment, such
an extension Of government act''l-
ties would be a national calamity. IL
would increase enormously the pow
ars of the central government, ana
20 such point that in bad hands
hey might work serious harm to the
liberty and prosperity Q! the conn
try, ..:,o,,, If
Cousid ering that one preS.aei'! u
he United States was al open dd'o-
ate Of the right OF secession ana
himself sat in the confederate con-
yress. that another was saved from
being thrown out Of office by the mar
row margin of three votes III the
senate. and that a third took 1t upon
himself to nullify the Sherman anti
trust law, it seems worth "hlle 10
Dause and consider before increasing
the powers of the White House.
Postmaster General Burleson
spoke of government telegraphs and
teleDhones as being foreshadowed by
the parcel post and postal savings
bank. The reference is not happy.
Only last week Mr. Burleson asked
for an immediate emergency appro-
priation of 100000 to run the
parcel post until next June. NO one
knows or can know for at least a
wear to come whether the parcel post
will pay for it's own way or not. AS
for postal savings banks, the amount
on deposit in these institutions on
the latest date for which figures are
available was $33,392, 622-abOut
30 cents per capita for the American
people.
There is good ground for increas-
cd regulation of telegraph cOmpan-
les There is good warrant for the
dissolution of monopolies or would
be monopolies-and such dlssolu-
tons had better not follow the model
which Mr.. Wickersham set in the
Standard Oil case. But until regula-
ton and control have been tried and
failed altogether, there is no reason
warrant or excuse for such an extern
sion of government business as MT
Burleson proposes.
The country is to be congratulated
on the very evident fact that his
recommendation are not TO be lol'
lowed. Journal.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-01-01
THE BUSINESS SITUATION.

MANY close students OF hnance
and affairs express themselves as
astonished that the tariff changes
currency bill and other elements
which are disturbing to business
have had such a minor effect upon
inc country Those fetiches VITA
which the spellbinders have con9ur-
cd panics seem to have lost their
lower, True enough it is that they
have had their effect, but with the
tariff changes in effect and the cur
rency bill practically up to the presl-
dents signature the country IS ~
good shape and there is very llt'io
paricky in the situation. -
1t is period of liquidation. me
first of the year is always dec'hia'
point of payment. 1t has peeh some
what accentuated by the uhcer'alhty
of the situation. Banks have asked
pavment where they had been reaov
to grant renewals without ASKING: IN
,he larger industrial centers ana 10
less extent in the smaller ones tnis
has resulted in more lahore layoAs
and in cases to longer Closing GOWN
that might have been had no
disturbance Of any sort occur
red, But the closing down 10
take account it would nave az
tracted small attention had 1t not
been for the peculiar situation ana
the unease that any change is quick
70 bring to industry and business.
ru, the loans will all be remade TO
going factories and business that is
on foundation to receive credit. Inc
men will all be back at Work. Inc
demand for industrial products mas
not ceased or scarcely slackened. Inc
country is in funds and ready 10
snend it's money for the things II
needs. Business is good. AND II
bids fair to be better in the mlddle
west. 49,.
The fact is that for the past ten
or twelve wears we have been waiting
for the goods because they couldn I
be made as fast as we wanted them.
Every merchant has been crowded.
4 slack day or a slack week IS uh-
nsnal It hurts because 1T is unus-
nal We are not used to 1t.
Notice that nobody goes without
a new auto. That people who come
TO town are able to write checks Tor
all they buy. That new public I'M
provements were never so many ana
that never were so many pubic I'M
proyements scheduled. That labor
is we'll employed in Iowa and that
trade is good, that demand tor all
products has not slackened. That ev-
erybody has money and everybody
who wants and ought to keep 1t mas
a lob. That corn and cattle ana
hogs keep up That at the end OF
the year we are further ahead than
we we're last year and that all are
planning and looking forward to
new house or an extension OF busl-
ness or some advance OF one KIND
and another next year.
Don't fuss over the business STU
alton. Get busy getting ready to take
care of the big business you are GER
tain to have next year if you go after
it and deserve it. The fellow that
spends time fussing and shylng at
imaginary ills may be headed the
wrong way when the barrier snaps
for the big race of 1914.-Marshall-
town Times-Republican.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-01-01

In the District Court Of the State
of Iowa. in and for Decatur Coun-
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-01-01
Notice of Appointment of Admins
TRAITOR.

In the District Court Of the State
of Iowa, in and for Decatur Coun-
ty.
In Probate.
In the matter of the estate OF
James T. Tharp, deceased.
To Whom 1t May Concern:
Notice is hereby given that the un-
dersigned has been appointed and
has qualified as administrator of the
estate of James T. Tharp, late of De-
catur County, Iowa, deceased. ALI
persons in any manner indebted to
said deceased or his estate will make
payment to the undersigned; and
those having claims against said de-
ceased or his estate will present
them in manner and form as by law
required, for allowance and payment.
Dated this 18th day of December,
A. D. 1913.
1876 Administrator of said estate.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-01-01

The extension of the capitol
grounds has been decidedly favor
able to the men who started the
If the criterion to so by
is ANYTHING in the other parts OF the
state. as it is in Monroe county, Gov
ernor ,larke may just as we'll get
:eady to move right now. There will
be no explanation that will go down
with the people of this county, and
they have so expressed themselves.
- Abba Republican.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-01-01

There is said to be enough gold in
the teeth of the living and dead peo-
pie of this country to fill the largest
freight ship afloat. Prospectors ten
thousand years hence will find rlch
pickings in what constitute our
cemeteries Of today.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-01-01

Woman loves a clear, rosy com
plexion. Rurdock Blood Bitters is
splendid for purifying the blood,
clearing the skin, restoring sound d.
gestion. All druggists sell it. Price
S10O
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-01-01

1T is bain. discovered, says the
Des MONIES Capital. that disorSan-
ing the republican par;E was a pie
nc .Gnn1?eA 20 what the attempt 10
.ecY .",.:za is going to be
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-01-01

The Davenport Democrat says
that Senator Cummins is SO in the
habit of criticising anything that he
has not originated himself that one
pays much attention now to what he
says.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-01-01

Time was when a half dozen men
could make panic to order. But 1t
requires something beyond a scare
crow to brighten the people nova
days.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-10-09
THE IDEAL THEATRE

Some time ago we heard we had
changed our picture service. Last
night we heard we had sold out.
The management of the Ideal
wishes to state to the public that
we have no intention of selling.
Besides a living and experiences,
we are making good money. Then
Why just to accommodate? If so
nothing doing. Not wishing to
show our patrons cheap service
we are still using the highest
priced pictures. Our pictures are
the best; also our music. We have
the Kennedys, not amateurs.
They sure make the pictures seem
real. Besides the bass drum,
bells and traps Mr.. Kennedy has
25 different instruments which he
plays with the pictures the same
outfit that he used in the large
houses on the coast. Mrs. Ken
needy has no equal as a pianist.
Hear them every night at the
Ideal. Matinee Saturday at $3.50.
Same prices and 10 cents. Chill
dren have the same chance to get
the so cents as the grown-ups.
Always sober, right on the job
the Ideal bunch.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-10-09
RuNeALo

After going through the many
trials and tribulations she had
with the cannibals, as we'll as the
ape men, Lucille Love has at last
escaped from the South Sea Is
lands. Being rescued by the
sailors of a yacht standing in the
harbor and taken on board Luz
ellie thinks that she is safe from
the International Spy and the hor-
rible cannibals. Little does she
know that the very boat that she
is on is owned by the Spy and is
carrying countraband goods to
the coast of Mexico, nor does she
realize that the men on board are
Of the worst type of pirates. Luz
ellie is too wrapped up in knowing
she has the papers but next Tues
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-10-09
NOTICE OF SALE OF FIRE
KILLED TIMBER ON PUBLIC
LANDS,

Notice is hereby given that
sealed bids will be received by
Louis l.. Sharp, Chief of Field
Division, at his office, $40 Custom
House, Portland, Oregon. up to
noon November Z, 1914, on the
following described timber stu
atci upon vacant public laid Of
the United States: About 100000
feet of white pine and 10000 feet
of cedar fire killed or damaged
timber situated on the SW a SEX
Sec. "a, T. Al n, R. e. adjacent
to the West Fork of Big Greek.
Each bid must be a lump sum
for the entire amount Of timber
N its present position and con-
dition and accompanied by certi-
fed check payable to the Commits
sioner Of the General Land Of
ice covering 20 per cent of the
amount bid, and for not less than
si.O0 per thousand for the white
pine and rs cents per thousand
for the cedar. the minimum
stumpage value Of said timber.
Bids Offering this sum based on
rate less than the minimum
stumpage price of said timber
will not be considered; also the
right TO reject any and all bids IS
reserved. The logs will be scaled
| by a government scaler before
/ they are allowed to be transport
ed, and payment therefor must
/ be made on the basis of said scale
before the logs are shipped.
All bids received will be opened
al noon of November Z, 1914,
when the sale will be awarded to
the highest bidder. All checks
submitted by unsuccessful bid
ders will also at that time be re-
turned.
This timber will be sold under
the conditions that the purchaser
will be required TO cut the timber
within a certain specified time,
avoid the commission of waste,
use all of each tree that has any
commercial value, avoid damag-
inc the young growth and dispose
of the tops and brush so as to
prevent the spread of forest fires
also that the timber will be cut
under the supervision and in ac-
,ordance with the requirements OF
the Chief Of Field Division.
ii is assumed that bidders will
make examination of tbs timber
and determine the amount anC
character thereof for themselves
, l,r..,., o,,hn,fffinor bids Emil in
) formation concerning the charac-
Ter Of the timber, conditions o.
sale and terms of payment may bl
obtained from The Chief of Fiel'
= Division
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-10-09
Grand

At the Grand Theatre for three
nights, commencing October IL,
the Vim Moore Company will pre-
sent three new novel plays, and
besides that the company car
ries their own band and orchestra,
so there will be plenty of music,
and if the business that this
clever company has been doing
for the past four years is any
criterion, the shows presented
are sure to be good.
Mr.. Vim Moore himself is a
clever comedian, and he has sur
rounded himself with an excellent
acting company and in all, the
company carries 10 people.
There will be a free concert
twice a day, and the music be-
tween acts is always a feature.
Mr.. Moore has an excellent lead
ing man, Mr.. Van Dyke, and Miss
Mitchell is the leading woman,
while Miss Florence Munro, late
of the Juvenile Bostonians, will
do specialties every night.
Mr.. Moore plays the leading
comedy roles in all the plays, and
on Monday night will play Howl
ing Hank a part that is more
than usually clever.
The opening bill will be 1.-The
Girl from Laramie" a society
comedy drama, and there will be
specialties between the acts.
All the ladies in the COM
pany wear beautiful gowns, and
that always pleases the feminine
part of the audience.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-10-09
Methodlst ohurch Motes

The Methodist Episcopal
church: 10 a. M, Sunday school;
n a. h., preaching, subject, Ma
thanie's CALI" $3.50 p. m. Ep-
worth League; 1880 p. m. preach
ing. subject what is Man? p
Bible study class and prayer SER
vice Thursday evening.
Special music for each service.
strangers are welcome to all of
The services of the church.
A. MONROE, Pastor.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-10-09
Churches
Episcopal Church

Sunday School at 1000 a. m.
morning prayer and sermon, at
1900 a. m. Evening prayer and
sermon at 500 p. a5 Litany
service on "Wednesday evening at
500 p. m.
A cordial in> ilation tothese ser
vices is extended to all.
w. w. Webster. Minister.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-10-09
ohrIstIan Science

Christian science services VIII
be held Sunday morning at Hoo
o'clock on the first door of the
/. O. o. T. Building.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-10-09

Gay at the Bungalo theatre many
things take place on the Spy's
boat.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-10-09
Theatres.


The following theatre notes are
furnished by the managers of the
different theatres:
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-10-08

mother made preparations to come In
town and they started at half past twelve.
Mrs w H. Burnham wa coming with
them but later decided not to do so. Mrs
Johnston went over to the Burnham house
lust before they were ready to start and
Mrs Gleason stood in the doorway Of the
Montreal cottage waiting for her. While
she stood there Mrs. Johnston came back
and said Mrs. Burnham would not accom-
rany them and they had better start
along Mrs. Gleason closed the door AMI
the two women set out for the car, which
at that time only ran to the Home When
they reached the Home they found that
the car had just gone and as 1t was
cold, rainy day they concluded to walk
along. At Park avenue they SAW the fire
truck come by. little later they went
down to the corner of Park avenue and
Pine street and took the car to the city.
They then went to Baileys Music rooms
where they talked over the matter of hav-
ing the piano brought to the city and
placed In storage. They left the music
store with the intention Of going to Dorm s
to luncheon. 4 little later they met mo-
torman who told them that their cottage
was burned, n circumstance which caused
them to turn about and 20 to Bailey's
again and order an automobile to take
them back to the park. Mrs. Gleason said
that when she saw her piano ruined at
the park she felt badly and wept, as did
her mother. That evening they went over
70 David Cosgrifs
W p. Walker corrohorated the test-
mony of Mrs. Gleason as to the visit u
Bailey's Music rooms to arrange for trans
portation and storage Of the piano the day
Of the fire.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-10-08
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE
B,sbop Hall Makes an Effective P1en
for a Non-Partisan Vote in
Vermont.

TO the Editor Of the Free Press:
Now that the party conventions are
over, and the names Of candidates for va
rious Offices are before the people, may n
Mica be allowed for non-partisan voting
I'm state elections?
While the State Legislature elected the
L. s. senators. there was some reason for
choosing the State Legislators with view
to this Now that we have the direct cleo
ton Of 4. S. senators by the people. the
only defense that T could SEQ for the intro
duction of federal poiitics into the cleo
ton Of State officers or legislators has
gone.
Can II be contended that a mans being
a democrat. q republican or a progressive
| in national politics fits or units him 10
| deal In legislative or an executive fash
| ion with the problems of Vermont? VIII
his national politics affect his care of
good roads, or of our educa tional inter
csts. or his inspection of our banks?
| Surely what we want to do Is to choose
the best available man for the particular
work to be accomplished, and to consider
his honesty, and ability, and diligence
rather than his Views say on the nationa
| administrations policy with regard to the
| Philippines. to Mexico. or TO protection
| Let these and similar questions be fairly
considered In choosing national, hut moi
State or municipal officers or Legislators.
ARTHUR c. A HALL.
|