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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-03-05
HANDS OFF IN MEXICO.

Both Sir Edward Grey, the British
secretary of state for foreign affairs,
and Francis Dyhc Acland, the Parli-
amentary under-secretary, made 1t
clear in the House Of Commons That
no attempt will be made to force the
hand of the United States in Mexico
because of the Benton affair.
AS Mr.. Acland expressed it, an at
tempt at intervention on the part of
Great Britain would be both futile
and impolitic." He might have add
ed that it would be ridiculous as
well, unless Great Britain were pre-
pared to send an army into Mexico
over 800 miles of wilderness in the
hope of catching the elusive Villa,
who alone can be held responsible
for Benton's death.
Unfortunate as the present situa-
ton is, it all hinges upon a question
of fact. If Villa has told the truth,
his action may have been hasty and
ruthless but it is practically unas-
sailable in military law except on the
ground of eXpediency. IT he has not
told the truth, the execution OF Ben
ton was no better than murder, and
it becomes the duty of the United
States to see that it is dealt with
as such. But the first thing to do is
to ascertain the facts. Until that
can be done, Washington must mark
time,
In the mean while it would be we'll
tor Englishmen and Americans alike
to give little sober consideration
to the causes which have produced
the deplorable conditions in Mexico
and to learn their lesson. We per-
mitted an American oil company to
support a revolution against Diaz,
and no sooner was Madero in office
by reason of the addiction of Diaz
than British concern began to
finance a counter-revolution. 1t was
British money that practically exter-
minated the Madero family and float
ed Huerta into power over a sea OF
blood. If Mexicans have murder
ously shed British blood, let London
contemplate the amount of Mexican
blood that has been shed through
the interference of British capital in
the domestic affairs of Mexico.
Civilization is paying the penalty
for upholding a system of govern
ment for the profit of concession
aires, and opposition to this system
is the basis of President Wilson's re-
fusal to recognize Huerta.
In the circumstances Great Britain
can we'll afford to sustain President
Wilson, whatever temporary injury
may result to British subjects and
interests. If Mexico is ever to be-
come white mans country" in the
sense that life and property are rea-
sonably safe and crimes of violence
are punished by organized authority,
it must come through the policy that
the president has adopted. Any 9TH
er policy means revolution after
revolution and despotism after des-
potism, except during the occasional
intervals when a strong man is able
to create solitude and call it peace.
New York World.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-03-05

and adjacent properties, and In 10
cordance with the law governing the
same. The city Of Leon to pay the
cost Of extra grading and such 0th-
er cost of said street improvement,
If any, not included In the aforesaid
cost and expense to be assessed
against abutting and adjacent prop.
erty; except only. If any portion of
the cost of said street improvement
may not be lawfully assessed against
abutting and adjacent property and
the special assessment which may be
levied against any lot or tract of
land, shall be insufficient to pay the
cost of said improvement, the de-
licences and costs thereof, IL any,
shall be paid from the city improve
ment fund. The contractor who shall
make said street improvement shall
guarantee that the same will endure
without need of repair for period
of five years from the date of its ac-
ceptance by the city.
Be it further resolved, that when
ever the contractor who shall make
said street improvement shall have
finished and fully completed, accord
ing to contract, all of the streets
and parts of streets herein above
separately described and enumerated
in either one of said paragraphs,
numbered and designated as sections
l and 2, and the same shall have been
accepted by the city council the city
shall proceed without unnecessary
delay, and as by law provided, to
make the levy for such streets and
parts of streets, herein separately
described, and so completed and ac-
cepted, and issue to said contractor
the assessment certificates therefor.
and shall also issue warrants upon
the city improvement fund for such
an amount, if any, as should be paid
from said improvement fund for
such street improvement so complet-
ed and accepted.
Dated at Leon, Iowa, this 5th day
of February, 1914.
S. G. MITCHELL,
City Clerk Of Leon. Iowa.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-03-05
PRELIMINARY NOTICE.
OF Consideration for Passage Of Pro-
posed Resolution of Necessity
for Street Improvement.

Notice is hereby given that at a
meeting of the city council of the
city of Leon, Iowa, held on the 9Th
day of February, 1914, there was in
troduced the Resolution of Necessity
hereinafter set forth, which said
resolution will be considered for pas
sage by the city council at meet
ing to be held in the city hall at 1880
o'clock p. M, on the Goth day of
March, 1914, at which time the own
ers of the property subject to the
assessment for the cost of the street
improvement contemplated in said
resolution may appear and make OBJ
jections, if any they have, to the
contemplated improvement and the
passage of said proposed resolution
of necessity, which resolution is as
follows, tO-wit:-
Resolution of Necessity.
Be it resolved by the city council
of the city of Leon, Iowa, on its own
motion, that it is deemed advisable
and necessary to improve by grading,
curbing and paving the following
streets and parts of streets located
in the city of Leon, Iowa, to-wit:
Section l. On Main street from
and connecting with pavement at
18th street south on Main street
and on the Leon and Davis City road,
to the north side of bridge on Pos
sum Creek
Section 2. On Idaho street from
and connecting with pavement at 9th
street south to and connecting with
pavement on Commercial street.
Said street improvement shall be
1f 1~
more, of the following kind or
kinds of material, to-wit:
Bitulithic laid on cement concrete
foundation; Asphaltic concrete wear
ing surface composed of select
ed hard stone and the best
grade of natural lake asphalt
2 inches in thickness laid on
a Portland cement foundation;
No. / vitrified brick block laid on
cement concrete foundation. Curbs
to be of Portland cement concrete.
Combination curb and gutter to be
of Portland cement concrete, or gut
ter to be of Portland cement con-
crete, asphaltic concrete, bitulithic,
or No. / vitrified brick block with
concrete foundation. The city coun-
Gil to determine the kind or kinds
of pavem' 1T, curbs, curbs and gut
tiers, or cutters, to be used, for each
separate section or part of the work
above enumerated.
All of which grading, curbing and
paving shall be done in accordance
with plans and specifications to be
prepared by the city engineer and
approved by the city council.
Be it further resolved, that the en-
tire cost of making said street i'm
provement, the cost of paving, curb
ing and guttering, including the
cost of all intersections of street and
alley crossings and one-half the
cost of paving, curbing and gutter
ing streets and alleys intersecting but
not crossing, shall be assessed
against the property abutting on
and adjacent to the entire streets
and parts of streets so paved, curb
ed and guttered, in proportion to
the Der efits derived by said abutting
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-03-05
Stubborn, Annoying Coughs Cured.

"My husband had cough for fif-
teen years and my son for eight
years. DR.. Kings New Discovery
completely cured them, for which /
am most thankful" writes Mrs. Da-
vid Moor, of Saginaw, Ala. What
Dr.. Kings New Discovery did for
these men, it will do for you. DR..
Kings New Discovery should be in
every home. Stops hacking coughs,
relieves lagrippe and all throat and
lung ailments. Money back if it
fails. All druggists. Price soc and
500. H. E. Bucklen & Co., Phila-
delphia or st. Louis.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-03-05

1t is funny that everybody thinks
he knows what the law is when law
yers spend years getting acquainted
with it and then do not know what
it is,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-03-05

A ST. Louis shoe factory is about
to put 1000 hands to work Those
noises resembling suppressed sobs
are from calamity howlers.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-03-05

Every democrat who has the well
fare of the United States at heart
should lend his best endeavors to get
all people to support the admins
tration.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-03-05
NOT RUINED THE FARMER YET.

The Wilson administration has not
ruined the farmer as yet In Janu-
airy beef cattle were higher than
they were a year ago and hogs dur
ing the same period were $1.O0 a
hundred higher than they were in
January, 1913.-Memphis Democrat.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-03-05

1t is said that the cowardly scheme
to blackmail Senator Gore, and
which failed signally, will insure his
denomination and reelection. 1t
should do so.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-03-05

Colonel Roosevelt will find new
man. to combat, the new man in the
White House. Woodrow Wilson is
different from William HI. Taft" de-
clares the Cedar Rapids Republican.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-30
BIG ENROLMENT AT NORMAL
Secretary Singular Gives Out Grand
Total Of $500.

Emporia, Kan, April 30.-The en-
rollment at the Normal for the school
year 1924 will reach the grand
total of 1850, according to the figures
given out by Secretary w. H. Singu-
lar, 1919 are in the college depart
ment while the Normal high school
has 756. The school year begins with
the summer session and ends in June
the following year.
For the 1877 freshmen there are only
81 seniors in the college departments.
In the Normal high school, for the 275
freshman there are 176 seniors. Ac-
cording to these figures only 10 per
cent Of college freshmen graduate,
but SO per cent of the high school
freshmen finish.
Through the extension department
it is possible for people at home or
while teaching, to take courses by
correspondence. There are 10 stud
ents classified as correspondent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-30
kAWS BEAT BEARS.
Opened Baseball Season in Denver
With is to II Victory.

Denver, April 3O.-The Denver team
crumbled before the attack of the
kaws in the opening game of the West
ern League season here Wednesday
and lost the contest by the score of Is
to II. Faircloth for the Kaws went
the entire route. The Denver club
used three pitchers in trying to stop
the visitors but they were unsuccess-
full and the long lead was too great to
overcome after Faircloth weakened.
Commissioner of Safety Nesbit was his
battery pardner and Chief Of Police
O'Neil was the batter. The weather
was raw and cold. 1t was made more
disagreeable by a high wind but $500
people witnessed the long drawn out
contest
Faye, lead off man for the Denver
club, started the game by hitting
home run in the last half of the first
inning. The Kaws failed to score in
the first half. Both teams were BANKED
in the second inning and the Kaws be-
gan scoring in the third. With Wake
field on first, Dowd drew a pass and
Forsythe hit a home run. The Bears
scored one run in the last half on
walk stolen base and single to the
outfield.
In the fourth inning Tallion hit COR
three bases and scored on Cochran's
single. Forsythe was safe on 4 field
er's choice in the fifth, Koerner was
Intentionally walked and Rapps hit a
home run drive, the three runs rush.
ing across the rubber. Denver scored
another in the last Of the same inning
on a three base hit followed by sin
gle.
Two Topeka batters got on base by
errors in the seventh inning; they adj
vanced on a f1elder's choice. scoring
three runs and Cochran hit for three
bases, scoring the latter pair.
The Denver club solved Faircloth' 8
delivery in the last half Of the same
inning and scored two runs. Two sin
Elss. a two base hit and a sacrifice hit
accomplished the result
With two men on bases in the eighth,
Tallion hit for two bases. scoring both
of them. They scored their final run
in the ninth when Cochran doubled.
Faircloth sacrificed and Wakefield sin
eIed.
Having a nine run lead in the seventh
! inning Faircloth allowed two runs and
another In the eighth Denver punched
hits for five runs in the final inning
but the lead was too great to overcome.
I Zamloch started the game for Denver
! and held them without run for two
| innings. The Kaws solved his delivery
\ in the third and he was forced to re-
f, tire in favor of Witte,s late Of the St
Louis American league club Witte was
pulled in the eighth inning to allow a
pinch hitter to bat for him. Barney
Schneider pitched the ninth. but the
Kaws got one run or his delivery. The
/
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-30
SAME OLD Wall.
The Capital Is Again ''KnOcking' the
I s. j. Bulletin Service.

The Capital made its usual blow"
this morning about baseball bulletin
service when the Topeka team. is awav
from home. 1t referred in particular
to its service about having the news IT
Forsythe's home run eight minutes he
fore the news reached here from any
other source. The fact OF the matter
Is the Capital did not know FOrsyrho
knocked a home run until one OF IT.
men read the news on the State jour
nal bulletin window.
The fans always come to the State
Journal bulletins for the news on baso-
ball and Other things. They come be-
cause they can get the news there Grst.
Because 1t is reliable. 1t has been 20
for many years. 1t will be SO tomor-
row, barring a special dispensatfon Of
Providence. The public seems to know.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-30
GEAR after A PITCHER


Denver. April 30.-Manaser Dale
Gear OF the Topeka Western League
club has opened negotiations for the
purchase Of Pitcher Haislip, q recruit
Of the New York American League
club. Haislip was purchased last fall
from the Denison club of the Texas
Oklahoma league. He led the league
with 90 games won and six lost.
Pitcher Haislip was a teammate OF
Pitcher HigginbOtham, who now II =
member of the Topeka club. The lat
ter was secured from Denison by the
draft route. HigginbOtham tied the
record of Pitcher Haislip with an equal
number Of games won and lost, al
though Higginbotham took part in but
"a games while Haislip took part In
81 games. The two men led the
league and pitched the Denison club to
a pennant. The pitching average was
so points greater than the team aver
aRR
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-30
WILSON'S POLICY
BristOw Says 1t Is IncOmpre.
hensible to Him.
Thompson Says 1t Is Good
Murdoch for 1t, Good or Bad.

Washington, d. c., April 30.-The
greatest diversity of opinion is being
expressed by senators and members
of the house over the mediation plan
for settlement of the Mexican war.
Here is how a few of the Kansans
feel about it:
Its incomprehensible," declared
Senator Joe BristOw. Here is a man
whom this government recognizes as
nothing but a bandit (Villa), and we
have accepted an offer of three ma
tons to mediate between us and this
bandit. A policeman or armed troops
would be proper parties to conduct
negotiations with a bandit, with the
business ends of the weapon, but not
diplomats representing republics, and
acting for the United States of Amer
lea"
mo recognition of Huerta is in
volved in such mediation proposal
as that accepted by President Wilson,"
said Senator w. H. Thompson. 1T
is a splendid thing, and 1 am for it.
as l would be for anything else that
might lead to peace with honor"
Congressman Vic Murdoch believes
every man, regardless of party should
stand behind the president in the
Mexican affair, and a Hagerstown
tMaryland) audience, upon which he
urged such loyalty, cheered the SEN
timent.
Mr.. Murdoch closed Chautauqua
week at Hagerstown with an address
on the Mexican imbroglio, although
he had been billed to talk on educa-
ton. He switched subjects, in view
of the present crisis. saying:
1T is the duty of American true
blooded American citizen to stand be-
hind President Wilson in facing the
present crisis. Whatever the policy.
1t is your duty and mine to uphold
the hands of the president"
According to a report made public
by the census bureau, the German
group was the largest among the
1925 persons of foreign white
stock in Kansas in 1910, who rep
resented 26 per cent of the total
white population of that state. The
total foreign white stock whose
mother tongue was German numbered
1899. This number represented
about IL per cent of the total white
population of Kansas. which wa.
1,634,352.
The English and Celtic (includins
Irish. Scotch or Welsh) group mum.
bered 125.7O7; the Swedish, 36,243
and the French, 1907.
The number Of persons in Kansa,
of foreign white stock, reporting othel
principal tongues were Bohemian ant
Moravian. 11.6Os: Spanish. 9.11S
5.007; Norwegian, 3,S46: Dutch ant
Tristan, 3,11O: Serbo-Croatian. 1887
Greek. 1,747: Slovenian. 1.547. ant
Yiddish and Hebrew. 1882.
r.. r. Bittman. a prominent youn,
business man of Independence. ant
president of the Southwestern Kansa.
Association of Commercial Clubs, ma,
probably enter the race for the Re
publican nomination for congress Ii
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-30
BLOW ON JAW FATAL.
Fractured Bone and Death Resulted
in Two Hours.

Coffeyville, Kan, April 30.-A fist
fight engaged in by Lemuel w. Bur-
gin. who is known more generally as
"Blackie,' and Vernon Oakley, re-
suited in the death II the former.
Vernon was challenged by Burgin
to a fight. in which Burgin received
the first blow. a strike on the Jaw
which knocked him to the pavement
and rendered him unconscious Thor
ough examination was made by local
physicians and the injury was found
to be a fracture Of the occipital bone
on the right side. the fracture extend
ing into the ear, resulting in death
only two hours later.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-30
FARMERS CUTTING WHEAT.
Use Mowers to Prevent Long Stems
and Force Heads.

Salina, Kan, April 3O.-The wheat
having grown to a foot or more tall,
an unusual growth for the first of
May. the farmers are running now
ers set at high gauge through their
fields taking off from four to six
inches of the blades. This method
has been adopted to prevent the plant
from going all to stem with little
heads. This has been done in this
part of the state but only once or
twice before, but not after the fields
had been pastured as they have dur
ing the past winter. The wheat plant
is now twelve inches high and grow
ing rank. Farmers say that with the
exception of the rankness the growing
crop is in exceptionally fine condition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-30
DRUCKE JOINS MINNEAPOLIS.
Was Released by Manager Gear
Trying to Come Back.

Minneapolis, April 80 Louis
Drucke, a pitcher on the stan of the
New York Giants in 1911 and a part
of 1912 Wednesday Joined the Min
neapolis American association. Drucke
was out Of the game during the latter
part OF 1912 and in 1918, owing to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-30

Jones. Three-base hits-Davidson. Sacri-
flee hits-Clarke, Davidson. Lafferty,
Andreas. Stolen base-SmIth, Kane. Bases
on balls-Lanerty 1, Withers 6. Struck
out-Withers 3. Lafferty /. Wild pitch
Withers. Left on basestDes MONIES 3,
Sioux City T. Time-1:40. Umpire-Has-
kell.
Omaha 3; St. Joseph o.
St. Joseph. April 30-Omaha punched
hits on st. Joseph Wednesday and won.
although Sterzer held the Sterlings to
eight hits Score:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-30

the Third Kansas district this cam
paign, according to information re-
ceived here by his friends.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-30

wichita .........O 600 OlO o1O 900 000-2
Summary: Two-base hits-Loyd, Quill
len, Schneider Mullen (2), Bills. Stolen
base-Rapp Double play-Maddox to
Ochs to Henry; Maddox to Gourley; Mad
dox to Castle; Gourley to Rapp to Gour-
ley. Umpire-McCanertya and Barr. Time
-2:30
Dies Mofncs A; Sioux City 2.
Des Moines, April 30.-Des Moines won
the opening game OF the series from
sioux CITY The home club secured but
one scratch or Wfthers up to the seventh
and then drove across four runs in the
next two innings Score:
nTcS MONIES
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1OlaiS .-.........@o . 20 II
&c. Watson out, hit by batted ball
ST Joseph

st. Joseph. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 900 900 OO0-O
Summary: Three-base hits - Krug.
Two-base hits-Congalton. Stolen bases
Krug. Patterson. Sacrifice hits-Schipke,
Krug. Sacrifice fy-Schipke. Douple
play-Wan to Britton to Patterson.
Struck out-Sterzer 5. Closman Z. Bases
on balls-Sterzer 8. Closman l. Left on
bases-Omaha 4. st. Joseph 5. Hit by
pitcher-By Closman (Sullivan). Umpire
Parent. Time-1:56.
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les a useless creature rs that so ?
Yes, he's the bartender In the temper
ance hotel buffalo Express
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-30
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

At New York-ScOre: r H E
Boston 200 900 600
New York 1000 100 O00-1 0
Batteries - Boston, Leonard and
Carrigan; New York, Fisher ana
Sweeney.
At Detroit-Score: r III E
Chicago .. 1000 900 900 90 2
Detroit 200 900 900 OIL 1
Batteries - Chicago, Cicotte and
Schalk; Detroit, Dubuc and Stanage.
At Philadelphia-Score: r H p
Washington .O02 01O 201-6 IL 0
Philadelphia 100 COZ 010-4
Batteries-Washingt Engle and
Henry: Philadelphia, Houck and
Schang.
At St. Loufs-Score: r H e
Cleveland 900 OO2 001-3 2
ST. Louis ..1O4 900 01s-6 IL 1
MISUNDERSTANDING. Mitchell. Cal
lamore and Carisch; st. Louis. James
and Crossin.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.

At Brooklyn-Score: r III e
Philadelphia O2O 100 21O-6 10 1
Brooklyn -. 900 10 600 10
Batteries-Philadel Alexander
and Killifer: Brooklyn. Ragan and
Fischer.
AT Chicago-Score: r H E
Pittsburg 200 800 400 IL 2
Chicago 80. 900 900 900 8
Batteries Pittsburg. Adams and
Gibson; Chicago, Lavender and
Archer.
At Cincinnati-Score: r H e
ST. Louis 49,. 900 200 010-3 IL
Cincinnati .002 900 21s-5 4
Batteries-St. Louis, Hagerman
and Snyder; Cincinnati. Yingiing and
Clark.
New York at Boston-Postponed
on account Of rain.
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Home runs-Faye, Forsythe. Rapps. UNI
pires@Stockdale and Castor. Time-l:55.
Lincoln 5; Wichita 2.
Lincoln April 3O-Lincoln and Wichita
staged a fifteen inning contest. the locals
winning 1t was a pitchers battle be-
tween Scoggins and Maddox, the Lincoln
man having a shade the better but not
receiving as good support as his oppon-
ent. Score:
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10 ~ y
sBatted for Witte in eighth.
s~Batted for Schneider in ninth.
Score by innings: r
Topeka .O03 100 521-15
Denver .1O1 90 215-11
Summary: Two-base hits = Cassidy,
Tallion, Cochran. Three-base hits-Tal-
lion, Cochran, Witte, Butcher, c. French.
Home runs-Faye, Forsythe, Rapps. Um-
piresAStockdale and CASTOR. Time :55.
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r.. r. Bittman. a prominent young
business man of Independence. and
president of the Southwestern Kansas
Association of Commercial Clubs, may
probably enter the race for the Re-
publican nomination for congress In