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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-06-11
A BANKRUPT STATE?

When Americans begin counting
the cost of thing it means that they
have become critical if not censor
ious. In Colorado they are now
keeping books on the miners strike.
1t is found that thus far sixty-six
persons have been killed and forty
eight wounded, and that the expense
to the strikers, the operators and the
state has already aggregated $12,-
40, 1000.
There are other losses that are not
to be so easily computed. A great
state has been degraded at home and
shamed abroad. Its laws have not
been enforced. Its government has
broken down. Its people no longer
have faith in their public agents.
Many of them have lost confidence
oven in themselves An important
Industry has been brutalized by
greed, arrogance and violence. In
spite of all that has happened, its
warning factions are kept from each
others threats only by the presence
of United States troops.
The strike has been and still is a
costly affair, and the end of it is not
in sight. Must it proceed to the
point of exhaustion-to social, politi-
cal, economic and industrial bank
ruptcy?
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-06-11
THE DISTRICT JUDGES.

The non-partisan judiciary system
is coming in for a great deal OF crlt1-
cism and there are not many well IN
formed people who believe that 1t Will
be a success as applied to the selec-
ton of supreme court judges. IN the
first place the vote on judges was SO
Tight that a we'll organized interest
could almost control the nominations
and in the second place there are SO
few voters who know the candidates
well enough to pass intelllgently up
on them, Judge Withrow's name
came last in the list of judges IN
Union county and while he is by no
means the weakest or least desirable
of the candidates his vote was nun
dreds behind the next nearest man.
The only reason for this in the Worlo
was his position on the ballot and 1t
is conclusive proof that the voters OF
Union county, who are at least aver
age in intelligence, are not quallfleu
to vote intelligently for the selection
Of judgeship candidates.
With respect to district judges,
however, the result of Mondays prl-
mary vote was entirely satisfactory.
This was due in part no doubt to
the fact that the two judges VINO nao
been chosen under the old system
were again candidates and in part to
the fact that the district judges come
in contact with the people to such an
extent as to enable the people to
know something about them. What
ever may be the reason however, the
fact remains that no system of select
ing judges would give the people OF
the third judicial district two bet
ter men than Hon. Thos. l.. Maxwell
of Creston and Hon. Hiram K. Evans
OF Corydon. 1t happens that one is
democrat and the other a republican
and this fact, together with the fact
that they are such strong and ac-
ceptable men, insures their selection
in November. Both of them now are
on the bench and they have given the
utmost satisfaction to the people and
to the bar of the district.
Nothing but good words can be said
Of the two leading candidates for the
bench in this district. The third man,
L. w. Laughlin, of Mt. Ayr. is not
of the same calibre and he will be
eliminated in Observation-Disclosures
American.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-06-11
INTEREST IN TUBERCULOSIS UN-
ABATED.
Iowa Campaign Keeps Pace with the
Country.

Des Moines, May 14.-The Iowa
fight against tuberculosis is certain
ly keeping pace with the progress
being made against this disease in
the United States. DR.. Victor Waugh,
president-elect of the American
Medical Association, recently made
the statement that since the tubercle
bacillus was discovered in 1882,
there had been a decrease in tuber-
culosis in the United States of 50
per cent The National Association
for the Study and Prevention OF Tu-
berculosis, in recent bulletin, states
that in the decennial period ending
1910, there was a decrease OF tuber-
culosis in this country of 1877 per
cent. The decrease has been much
greater in this state owing to the
general intelligence OF the people on
preventative measures.
Then too, the state sanitarium has
been tremendous influence in the
mortality decrease. Its value as an
educational institution cannot be ex-
aggerated. With hundreds of form
er patients discharged as cured, it
has served to dispense throughout
the state, an army of trained work
ers in the field of tubercular preven-
ton. With increased facilities at Oak
dale, q much greater influence will
be exerted on the problem. Oakdale
Sanitarfum is now one Of the leading
Institutions Of its kind II the country
q S II IN asset TO: the state, q the,
st SFeitle. ress Bufeau 81
I7s q 81. s, sssssssl oss NJ
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-06-11
GOT THE PRICE.

]. A. E. VanSyoc was up from MILO
last Thursday to market his wool
which he had sold few days pre-
vious to l. K. Story. Now. both Mr..
vanSyoc and Mr.. Story are republi-
cans, and the wool clip of last year
was sold by Mr.. VanSyoc to Mr..
Story for 1872 cents per pound and
this year the wool brought 20h cents
per pound-the wool grower a re-
publican and the wool buyer re-
publican, and wouldn't you suppose
that they were glad to receive and to
pay the price, even under a democrat
lie administration? This little incl
dent is mentioned to let you know
that the infamous democratic taTl11
law has not yet killed the wool indus
try and most of the people who Wor-
ried themselves sick over what the
democratic tariff would do to the
farmers of this country are gradually
recovering and will in time be able to
sit up and take notice OF the fact
that the republican party has been
hoodwinking the farmers into the be-
lief that a protective tariff was neces-
sary to their existence.
1t might not be out Of place to here
remark that no Argentine corn has
as yet reached Warren county or
come in competition with Warren
county or Iowa corn. There is every
reason to believe that the vote this
fall all over Iowa and the agriculture
al west will be an endorsement OF the
Wilson administration and democrat
ic congress In fact it should be.
The democrats nave been busy full
filling their platform pledges and the
honest people like honest officials
1ndianola AdvocateTribune.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-06-11
party which dares to honestly attempt
genuine reform in the peoples inter

party which dares to honestly attempt
genuine reform in the peoples inter
estS.
"If the voters are always gong TO
fall for that old bunco game, we
might as we'll give up the republic
and frankly adopt in its stead the
benevolent Cor otherwise) feudal1sm
of trust domination, which means
colossal fortunes in the hands OF the
few wrung from the producing mil
lions and an economic absolutism,
tempered perhaps with occasional
gifts of libraries and universities,
even as the old Caesars were accus-
toned to placate the mob OF Rome
with gifts of corn and citrus. Yours
is the old Hamiltonian doctrine that
the government should take care OF
the rich and let the rich take care
of the poor
Kansas. Missouri and Oklahoma
have found that the sun shines and
the crops grow under democratic as
we'll as a republican administration,
and that they are not dependent tor
the fruits of the earth on the good
ness of heart of the republican ad-
ministrations they have been co-erc-
ed into electing. Kansas has sent
an appeal to Secretary of Labor
Wilson for 10000 harvest hands to
help her thresh her record-breaking
wheat crop; Missouri wants $4,000
men and Oklahoma $4,000. All
these state have established free en-
ployment agencies. They are paying
from 50 to $3.50 a day and board.
And yet because the "stock market
is dull Wall street sees depression.
j. K. Dougherty.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-06-11

Governor Clarke received a fine
vote in this county, yet nine-tenths
of those who voted for him are OPP
posed to capitol extension and his ac-
tons in arbitrarily raising the taxes
q third when there was no necessity
for doing so. II the governor now at
tempts to make the same kind of a
campaign he made in the primary, he
may be defeated. There are thous-
ands OF republicans who do not in-
tend to commit themselves as to Gov.
Clarke until the state convention has
BEEN held Iowa City Republican.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-06-11

John W. Rowley, editor of the
Keosauqua Republican, in his home
county Van Buren,, received 1888
votes to 173 for Clarke, and IS for
Lee, in the primary. That is an in
dorsement worth having. Mr.. Row
ley is an earnest, conscientious man,
who took upon himself hard job
in the campaign. But his candidacy
has not been in vain, for 1t forced
many legislative candidates to
pledge economy and twill b long
time before any legislature viii Ne
careless ieletive to state STAIRS b
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-06-11
FRIGHTENING BUSINESS OUT
LOOK,

Reports on business are becoming
distinctly encouraging. Both jobbers
and manufacturers speak of quick
ening of trade as fact and the prom
Use of bountiful crops is making OPP
timists everywhere.
Furthermore, that the revival
should not be long deferred is OBJ
vious from the underlying conditions.
The country is not paying as it has
been compelled to pay in the past for
a period CT general speculation and
wild extravaganza. There has been.
of course. serious suffering from
such financing as was revealed in the
New Haven investigation and the eff
feet of the losses thus caused does
not pass away in a day. But there
has been no grand rush of craZed in
vestors to be followed by violent re-
action. On the contrary, cOnserva-
ton and extreme caution have been
characteristic of the times.
1t is not, then, question Of going
through with penalties for miscon-
duct but of waiting for the immense
vitality of the country to assert itself
after a season of watchfulness and
economies. Under the circumstances
we may we'll believe that the opti-
mism expressed at the meeting of
steel manufacturers and other repre-
sentatives of big business is not mere
ly of the talking kind. These men
are so thoroughly convinced by their
knowledge of the general soundness
of the country's affairs that they
give those who hear them a feeling
of perfect confidence in their SINGER
ity when they venture to prophesy a
very appreciate business expansion
in the near future-Chicago Record
Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-26
BETTER THAN RESORTS
Kansas Weather Offering Cannot Be
, Excelled.

Few Kansans would patronize sum-
mer resorts if the common brand of
weather in the state were anything like
that enjoyed today. With one excep-
ton the minin1 um temperature this
morning-6O-was the lowest since
June II.
The forecast calls for a continuance
of the same ething-"Generally fair to-
night and Thursday with no important
change in temperature"
The minimum temperature for Kan
saS this morning was So degrees at
Goodland. The maximum temperature
Tuesday was 90 at Scott City, Cold
water, Liberal and Manhattan.
There have been a few scattered
showers in the southeast portion of the
state in the last "a hours. Fort Scott
received 20 of an inch of rain and
lola a trace.
The highest temperature on this
date in the % years that the local rec
ords have been kept was 1O1 degrees
in 1918; the lowest was 81 in 1910.
The stage of the Kaw river at To-
peka today was 3.8 feet, a drop of an
inch since Tuesday.
Although there was a 22-degree rise
in temperature between $3.50 O'Clock
this morning and o'clock this after
noon, the readings for the entire day
have averaged 3 degrees below nor
NAL. At o'clock this afternoon the
wind wac miles an Four from the
east
pTyI- -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-26
RUSSIANS SWEEPING ON
FIGURES
IN EUROPEAN WAR

If there be q Bismarck, q Won
Moltke, q Napoleon, . Mcmahon,
q Wellington. q Mazzini or q Rob-
erts among the captains Of the
great armies now at war his iden-
tity still remains undisclosed.
The spectacular figures a. they
stand out are these:
The German Kaiser.
King George Of England.
The Car OF Russia
Premier AsQuith, Sir Edward
Grey, Vice Admiral Jellico, Winston
Churchill (first lord Of the admiral
ty), and Gen. Sir John French of
Great Britain.
Gen. Helmuth Won Moltke, a
nephew Of the famous tactician of
the Franco-Prussian war of 1871.
President Poincaire and Foreign
Minister Vivlani OF France.
Count Won Bechtold. the Austrian
prime minister. and the biggest
man in the Austrian-H
confederacy.
NJ. sozonoff. the Russian prime
minister.
King Peter and Pasitch, the
prime minister of Servia.
King Albert Of the BelgianR.
Some one of these men may car
~ off the honOrs Of war. There
are others In the various countries
involved who may achieve world
wide distinction, but so far the hos
tilities have not progressed far
enough to reveal his identity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-26
MALINES IS RETAKEN
Belgians Drive Out the Germans Who
Occupied the Town.

Washington, Aug. 26.-The French
embassy today received the following
dispatch fro, it's foreign office:
The movement begun by the COM
mander-in-chief has been followed all
day with the greatest method and the
enemy is unable to stop it. 1t is con-
firmed that the army corps of the Prus-
sian guard was much exhausted. The
Prussian guard was attacked terrific
ally by the Algerians and suffered great
loss.
The Prussian attack against Nancy
was unsuccessful The Belgians COM
ing from Emberse have been able by
an energetic offensive movement. to
recapture Malines and to push back
the Germans to Vilverve.
The Russians are following with
great energy their move in Galicia and
routed a cavalry division. The Serbs
have routed the Austrians from Chibets
and their own territory.
The spirit of the population remains
excellent. They will fight to the fin
tah."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-26
HAVOC IS GREAT
Bombs Dropped From Air Dam
age 900 Houses in Antwerp.
OF These go Are Almost Entire
ly Destroyed.

London, Aug. 26.-The bomb dropping
exploit of the Zeppelin airship at Ant
werp promises to become q matter Of
the widest interest. The Belgians claim
the attack was "a clear violation Of
article 26 Of the fourth Hague conven-
ton and they are preparing to protest
officially to all the powers against this
manner of warfare.
Accounts vary as to the amount Of
damage done by the aerial fighters. One
account says that twenty-six lives were
lost although from more conservative
sources it is reported that only twelve
bodies have been recovered SO far from
the ruins Of the wrecked houses.
A dispatch, which is regarded as
were slightly damaged aid sixty houses
nearly DESTROYED This Adispakch was
sent to London, 1t is said aftet = COM
mittee which Included the BeisfAn Sec
retary of state, the Russian afnbaS1a-
dor, the papal nuncio and King Albert's .
secretary had examined the entire city
with a view of appraising the results
of the aerial bombardment. This dis
patch published by the Chronicle. says:
For the first time in history, a great
civilized community has been lombard
ed from the sky In the dead of night.
Count Zeppelin, whom the German en-
peror calls the greatest genius Of the
century, has performed the greatest
exploit of his life. He has thrown
bombs on hospitals where Belgians
were attending German wounded.
He has staggered humanity. On
August the German commander
warned General Leman at Liege that
if the forts did not surrender. the Zep-
pelin fleet would move against Belgium.
THE Germans have been as good as
their word. We have explored every
one Of ten devastated streets and have
found portions of ten bombs. The num-
ber of victims is unknown. 1t is sig
nificant that all the bombs were aimed
at public buildings, such as the mill
tary barracks, the government offices
and the royal palace. The population ID
in gloOm,''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-26
BACK TO CHICAGO
F. E. COnnOrs of Santa Fe In
Topeka Has Been Recalled.
HI. e. Ray of Coast Lines Here
as General StOrekeeper.

F. E. Connors of Topeka, assistant
to the vice president in charge of
stores and supplies for the Santa Fe
railway, has been transferred to Chi
cago and will make his headquarters
there after September 1. III. E. Ray,
storekeeper of the coast lines OF the
Santa Fe at San BernardinO, will come
to Topeka as general storekeeper for
the system. X. r. Stewart of Albu-
querque, division storekeeper, will sue
ceed Ray in California.
The announcement of the appoint
ment of Ray and Stewart was made
some time ago. The change in Mr..
Connor's headquarters to Chicago has
just been officially announced.
Mr.. Ray, who will come to Topeka
September 1 to assume charge under
Mr.. Connors and Vice President
Hodges of the storehOuses of the sys-
tenn, was formerly stationed here. He
was storekeeper in Topeka until five
years ago, when he was appointed
storekeeper of the coast lines. Ray
succeeds N. NJ. Rice, who was appoint
ed general storekeeper of the Frisco
railroad last spring. There has been
a vacancy in this position for several
months
Mr.. Stewart, who succeeds him at
San BernadinO, has been in the serv-
ice of the Santa Fe since 1882 He
was in Topeka about 20 years ago, but
has since been stOrekeeper at La
Junta, Colo, and Albuquerque
No other changes affecting Topekans
have been announced. There were sew
eral minor changes throughout the
system, however.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-26
TORE OFF MEDALS
German Emperor Threw Brit
ish Emblems on Floor.
Report of His Disgust of the
King of England.

London, Aug. 26-The Express
publishe the following, which. how
ever. Is not confirmed elsewhere:
when Sir William Edward Cos
chen went to say goodbye to En-
peror William. the latter stalked into
the room where the British ambassador
was waiting. The emperor was wear
ing several British orders and medals
on his breast and these he tore OFF
saying: Tell your king that that is
what 1 think of his medals Where
upon the emperor marched out of the
ROOM"
Refugees arriving from Ostend by
way of Folkestone told of one of their
number, corpulent Frenchman who
as soon as the boat left the wharf at
Ostend took of his coat. vest and boots
and putting on a life preserver sat
down on the edge of the deck. contin-
uing the whole trip in this costume.
Asked what he meant by such be-
havior. he replied in just one eloquent
word-''mines.'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-26

without adding a new issue or a new
thought to tie campaign. From the
Of political observers, the
1914 councils were the most nfeless
and colorless platform gatherings in
Kansas in recent years. Not a plank
was written, not word was spoken
vance of the meeting. Not in years
has the monkey wrench been SO sue
cessfully hung on the political safety
valve of the several parties.
To be sure, there was the fight in
the Democratic council concerning the
national prohibitory liquor plank.
But the fight didn't change the align
ment of a single man in the council,
apparently. and did not furnish food
for a new thought. The men who op-
posed the plank were in the main
men either lLkeWarm or quietly op-
posed to the Hodges administration.
Passage of the resolution merely made
clear that Kansas Democracy was
in its own party and solved the prob
lem in the only possible manner.
Alibi for Defendants.
Failure to endorse prohibition would
have been recognized as a party slap
at Governor Hodges for his Columbus
speech. And the party leaders took
the bit in their mouth and passed the
resolution, just as political weather
forecasters had for several weeks be-
lieved they would. In the minds of
observers the action was regarded
more as an effort to establish an alibi
for the defendant than a display OF
political courage by the leaders.
Republicans Solicited Harmony.
In the Republican council, maxim
silencers were fitted to every possible
obstreperous leader early in the game.
The work was done early-in Senator
(Contiaued on page %
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-26
Battle Is Again Raging in
Province of Lorraine.
Fighting Along the French.
Belgian Frontier Continues.
RAIN bY GERMAN CAVALRY
Entire Division Is Annihilated
by French Artillery.
British Bore Brunt of the En-
gagement at Mons.
GREAT AUSTRIAN VICTORY
Berlin Reports Russians Re-
pulsed on Polish Frontier.
The Cars Army Said To Be In
Full Flight.
Entire Division Is Annihilated
by French Artillery.
British Bore Brunt of the En-
gagement at Mons.
GREAT AUSTRIAN VICTORY
Berlin Reports Russians Re-
pulsed ON Polish Frontier.
The Cars Army Said To Be in
Full Flight.

London, Aug. 26.-A dispatch to the
Exchange Telegraph company from
Paris says the French war office has
issued the following communication:
In Lorraine, the allied armies have
taken up a combined offensive move
ment. The battle recommended yester-
day is still raging at the time this
bulletin is issued
Fighting Continues.
Paris. Aug. 26.-Unofficial military
news is that the fighting along the
French Belgian frontier continues. Quiet
confidence exists in Paris that the allies
will hold off the G rmcn attack and
take the offensive when the proper hour
arrives.
German Cavalry Raid.
London. Aug. 26.-The Paris corre-
spondent of Reuters Telegram COM
pany says a raid by a German cavalry
division, in French territory. is re-
ported by the Petit P1risien, which
states that when the Germans arrived
at o'clock Tuesday morning they
encountered a regiment of French
artillery which practically annihilated
them.
Referring to the fighting near Mons,
the paper says:
The British bore the brunt Of six
furious attacks. Wounded British
soldiers declare the allies raised a
veritable hecatomb of German corpses
near Mons"
Austrians Victorious.
Berlin, Aug. 26.-Omcial reports
made plblic in Vienna and received
here by telegraph say that battle of
three days duration at Krasnik (Rus-
sian Poland. % miles southwest OF
Lublin) ended yesterday in a COM
plete Austrian victory. The Russian
forces were repulsed along the entire
front of 20 kilometers (42 -niles) and
are now in full fight in the direction
of Lublin.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-26
POWELL CLAYTON DIES
Statesman, DipiOmat and Soldier Onc<
Lived in Kansas.

Washington, Aug. 26.-General Powell
Clayton, 81 years old. distinguished
statesman, .iplomat and soldier, died at
his apartment here last night. He had
been in feeble health for many months.
A native of Bethel. Pa, and educat-
ed as a civil engineer. General Clayton
emigrated to Kansas in 1861 and there
entered the Union army. He rose to
the rank of brigadier general. After
the war he went to Arkansas and in
1868 was elected governor of the state.
Three years later he was sent to the
United States senate. The general was
appointed ambassador to Mexico by
President Mckinley in 1897 and held
that post until 1905. when he retired
from public life. For forty years he
was a member of the Republican ma
tional committee and attended every
meeting.
Private funeral services will be held
here and the body will be buried at
Arlington cemetery with military hon.
or8.