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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-02

address the convention, and he made
dandy good, sensible talk, asking
that every democrat take off his coat
and go to work to carry Decatur
county for John r. Hamilton for
governor and H. E. Valentine for
congressman, as well as for the coun-
ty ticket. Mr.. Pryor was heartily
congratulated by many on his fine
talk.
The county central committee re-
ported they had organized by re-
electing DR.. r. A. Bowman as chair
as secretary. There were four va
cancies as township committeeman
to fill, and they were filled as fol-
lows: Burrell, Terre Haute, NJ. j.
Powers; New Buda, j. L. McLain;
Leon LIST ward, F.. A. Gardner, Leon
End ward, |. e. Evans.
The township committeeman for
the coming two years are as follows:
Bloomington-C. R. Piercy, La
mOni.
Burrell, Terre Haute-M. J. Pow
e:s, Decatur City.
Rmrell, Davis City-Dow Asbach,
Davis City.
Center-.-M r. Springer, Leon.
DecatUr--J. G. Cozad, Decatur
City.
Edell--Frank Cox, Leon.
Frank!in--C. M. Kline, Weldon.
F'ayette-Heman G. Smith, Lamo-
nj.
Garden Grove, Garden Grove-J.
l.. Still Garden Grove.
Garden Grove, Leroy-E. S. Buff
fun, Leroy.
Grand River-W. II. Phillips, La
moni.
High Point--R. C. Fulton, Garden
Grove.
Hamilton-J. B. Tye, Pleasanton.
Long Creek-W F. Briner, Van
Vert
Morgan-H r. Cozad, Lineviile.
New Buda-J l.. McLain, Davis
City.
Richland-N. H. Young, Grand
Pirer.
Northumberland M y ),
Woodland.
Leon, 1st ward-F. A. Gardner.
Leon, End ward-l. e. Evans.
Leon 3rd ward j. w. Hurst.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-02
Iowa A Great State.

/ DR.. Frank Crane in the Los An
Seles Express pays very high COM
pliment to Iowa. He says:
If congress were to offer me my
choice of any state in the Union, as
a reward for my worth and modesty
] should say unhesitatingly, Give
me Iowa.
Because Iowa is the most Ameri-
can state in the nation.
There are few millionaires, few
paupers. No scum, no dregs, to
speak of. They are just plain Unit
ed States folks.
Iowa buys more first class reading
matter than any other state, except
ing New York.
Every ten miles or so in Iowa
there is a Chautauqua in the sum-
mer time< And where you find Chau-
tauquas you find the people of the
western world at their best.
If any foreigners wants to see
what a real genuine, dyed-in-the-
wool United Stateser is, let him at
tend Chautauqua.
Iowa is the new New England.
New England is not New England
any more. 1t is swamped, diluted
and washed out by immigrants.
There is about as much of the old
Mayfower stock left in Massa-
chusetts as there is old colonial
furniture in Nantucket.
Boston IS Irish, Worcester is Swe-
dish, and Lowell is a little of every
thing.
Iowa is where the New Englaoders
that haG snap have gone to.
In a recent financial paper l note:
That the farms of Iowa are worth
more than the farms of Maine, New
Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts,,
Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jer-
sey, Delaware, Maryland, West Vir-
ginia, South Carolina, Florida, Ala
bama, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, New
Mexico, Montana and Wyoming COM
bined.
The increase in value of Iowa
farm land in the last ten years is
greater than the increase in value of
all farm land in Mexico, Arizona,
Utah, Nevada, Arkansas, Louisiana
and Oregon combined.
The Iowa corn crop is greater in
value than the wheat crop of Canada
or Argentina.
he duuudl COIu crop Vi iowa 10
worth more than the annual yield of
either iron ore, anthracite coal, Pc
troleum products, or the products of
all the gold, silver or copper mines
of the United States.
Iowa farm property is valued at
$3,475, 1000.
Iowa farmers own farm machin-
cry valued at sos, 447,OOO.
Value of Iowa cattle, $11S,S64,-
900.
Value Of Iowa horses, S7,55 900.
Value of Iowa swine, $685. 900.
Value of Iowa mules, 1881 900.
Value of Iowa sheep, $5,74S,O 1000.
Value of Iowa poultry, S23,4S2,-
900.
Iowa last year made 93,91l,906
pounds of butter in creameries, of
which all but 6,97S,000 pounds was
exported from the state.
Iowa hens produced more wealth
than Colorado mines.
IoWa's per capita wealth is 1889.
Some state, believe me-
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-02
A Historical Encampment.

A historical event is passing
at Burlington where the Iowa
Grand Army of the Republic is
in encampment. Burlington met
the survivors of the order with
honor and made much of them
end their meeting. 1t was as
though the city knew and understood
that it was entertaining greatness
| that nears the night and an order
born of mighty past which nears
the limit of it's days.
These were great men, these men
who hobbled painfully down the
streets of the Iowa town in parade.
They are great men still. Nothing
can touch their grandeur that does
not destroy and tarnish the nation
they guarded in it's dire need. The
Grand Army can never die while the
republic lives. Men may fade and
pass in the course of nature but the
glory that was Greece it not more
immortal than the grandeur and scr
vice that is the Grand Army.
How soon men fade as the leaf and
pass to give place to others. 1t is
hard to realize that the decrepit and
feeble men who were gathered at
Burlington are the fresh faced youths
who gathered there to go down the
river to the front in the burning
sixties.
But how much of greatness and
Accomplishment and splendid service
to humanity lie between that day and
the last encampment. The evidences
of change are not more manifest in
the men who were and are encamp-
ed than in the country they lifted
and have carried since they became
soldiers. For they have been soldiers
of peace as we'll as of war, their SER
vice has been continuous, they still
serve and shall serve their country
while mankind remembers.
There need be no sadness in their
hearts and the hearts of others that
they grow old and step tremblingly
into the twilight They have had
their aay and have paid their debt.
If they bore the burden of service
they also have had the great gift of
opportunity. 1t is a great thing to
have suffered for human welfare and
to have established eternally prin-
ciple of human liberty The reward
Of service is the sense of accomplish
ment, the knowledge of duty per-
IOFIu6u, Juc UNDERSTANDABLE IudC q
mans work has been done well while
the day endured.
The curtain slowly descends upon
the men who fought the civil war in
America and upon the order that at
forded them the outward insignia of
a brotherhood born of mutual SER
vice and respect. Perhaps there will
never again be another such army or
such order in the world but the SOL
dicrs of the union and the G.. A. r.
will not pass while patriotism con-
tinues to honor the past and graft
u d -Marshalltown
Times-Republican.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-02
On Being a Democrat.

If there is a big wheat crop and
corn the price of wheat and corn will
drop and the democrats will catch fits
at the polls. If on the other hand
the floods come to wheat and the hot
winds blister the corn and the farm
ers have no crop, and no money, the
second year of shortage will make
the farmers mad and the democrats
will catch it at the polls.
Which recalls story.
A boy once had dog. He sent to
the market and got the dog a nick
els worth of bones; they were nice
looking bones, so nice that grandma
decided they were too good for a dog
and made soup of them and put the
meat into hash for breakfast. Where
at the boy got another set of bones
for his dog, and cautioned the butch
er about sending such good bones,
and they were so lean the dog could
MT gnaw them. Whereupon a great
truth came into the boys heart and
he said to his mother: Its hard to
be, . dog isn't It mother?',
And thus endeth the reading OF
the hrst leagon. villiam Allen
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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-02
Stops misunderstanding Pain.

Sloan's Liniment gives instant re-
lief from Neuralgia or sciatica. 1t
goes to the painful part-sooths the
nerves and stops the pain. 1t is also
good for rheumatism, sore throat
chest pains and sprains. You don't
need to rub-it penetrates. Mr.. J.
R. Swinger, Louisville, KY, writes:
Il suffered with quite a severe neu-
ralgic headache for four months
without relief. l used Sloans Lini-
ment for two or three nights and ]
haven't suffered with my head since.
Get bottle today. Keep in the house
all the time for pains and all hurts.
15c, soc and 81 at your druggist.
Bucklen's Arnica Salve for all
sores
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-02

ness situation which is variously in
terpreted," the president said. Here
in Washington through the bureau
of commerce and other instrumental
tiles that are at our disposal and
through correspondence from all
parts of the country we are perhaps
in position to judge of the actual
conditions CT business better than
those can judge who are at any other
single point in the country; and l
want to say to you that, as a matter
of fact. the signs of very strong
business revival are becoming more
and more evident from day to day. =
President Wilson said business
had been in feverish and apprehen-
sive condition for ten years. Legis-
lation that will end the agitation and
uncertainty, he said, would bring the
cure.
X Dauphertv
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-02
Notice for Proposals.

Notice is hereby given that the
proposals for the erection of school
house in district No. /, Eden town
ship, in the county of Decatur, state
of Iowa, will be received by the I'M
dersigned at his residence, plans and
specification may be seen at the of
flee of the county superintendent in
Leon, Iowa, until u o'clock noon,
Saturday, July II, 1914, at which
time the contract will be awarded to
the lowest responsible bidder. The
board reserves the right to reject any
or all bids.
Dated this 18th day of June, 1914.
J. B. Mcdaniel, Sec.
44-4t r. +, D. 2, Leon, Iowa.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-02

u policies Oh -LulS ucuuOCIdIlC duullAAo-
tratiOn.
In Washington there is the great
est interest shown in the Iowa cam
paign. All the element of the party
in Washington seem to take very
keen interest in Mr.. Connolfy's sue
cess and many party leaders have Of
fered their services, as the Iowan
seems to have a faculty for attract
ing the friendship and interest of
different types of party leaders.
Senator Kenyon has come out with
reputation of an interview. at
tributed to him during the recent
Iowa primary campaign when he was
quoted as saying that "the defeat of
Senator Cummins by Congressman
Connolly is unthinkable, or tn
victory of Congressman Connolly is
unthinkable." Senator Kenyon in
his letter says that he did not give
out any statement of this kind and
he assured Mr.. Connolly that he held
him in the highest esteem and had q
genuine affection for HIM. G
In notable address to the men,
bers Of the Virginia editorial associ-
alton, who met In Alexandria, across
the river from Washington, and call
ed In o body st the White House last
Thursday, President Wilson predict
"a that the passage Of the antitrust
q lesfslation viii 10. followed ~ .
shooM 81 bustnees n this country
~ u ~ hAye ~ er wltneeged q
le1ts $500 X sss q ;ss
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The Washington times., 1914-08-22
CONCEALINC THE HOR-
ROR OF WAR.

The elimination of the war CORE
spondent may have other effect than
simply to rob the world of the oppor-
tunity to follow the great European
conflict with intelligent appreciation
Of the strategy in progress.
It also eliminates pen pictures OF
the horrors of war, the shocking mu-
tilation of men, the destruction OF
homes, the havoc wrought upon the
face of the earth. All this is veiled
as well as the movements Of fleets
and armies.
If concealment of the cost of a war
that will "stagger humanity" serves
70 any serious extent to minimize the
adherence and the dismay with
which countries not engaged in the
conflict or with which non-combat-
ants in nations actually at war view
it, we may well ask if the price is
not too great for the doubtful secre-
cy secured.
1t was newspaper correspondence
that was responsible for Florence
Nightingale's splendid work in the
Crimean war, and the institution OF
a hospital service that has done so
much since to mitigate the sufferings
at the front. If bringing home to
every man and woman the actual de-
tails of what transpires On the field
OF battle helps, as it must, to create
detestation of warfare, there is rea-
son, on this ground, 10 regret the
strictness of the censorship that is
now imposed.
The Washington times., 1914-08-22
GERMAN DELAY COSTLY

The three weeks which Germany
has lost in attempting the Belgian
flank movement, expected to take
perhaps three days, are beginning to
threaten dire danger to the Kaiser's
campaign. He has not swept like a
whirlwind into France from the
north before the Car could begin to
press him with vast forces along the
Russian boundary far to the east. He
is not even near the French defenses
below Belgium. And the Russians
come on.
Every day that he spends working
toward Antwerp wsakens his extend
ing lines in that territory. enables
the French and English to mass their
growing forces there in the west of
the Continent and draws the Russian
hosts further toward or within the
Prussian border in the east.
Evidently the best thing that could
have come to the Kaiser in the last
several days would have been a great
battle, before the French and Eng
Gsh allies were ready for him on one
side of Europe and before the Rus
slams could roll down upon him from
the other. But he could not get that
battle when it was to his greatest ad-
vantage to force it. When he does
get it now it will be along the lines
and on the ground which they have
drawn for him.
That is never the best way to 60
into general action; often it is fatal.
And down from the Cars vast
provinces come the Russians by the
uj11ions
The Washington times., 1914-08-22
IMPERIAL BIRTHDAYS

If the Austrians received another
severe defeat at the hands of the
Servians on Tuesday, Emperor Fran
els Joseph's birthday, its eighty
fourth recurrence proved far from
lucky day for him. Perhaps the un-
kindest gift that day has brought
him was the frst--membership in a
family of epileptics, eccentrics, and
madmen. By frequent intermar-
riages between Spanish cousins and
Austrian cousins as well as inter-
marriages among Austrian cousins
themselves the Hapsburgs have in
tensifed not only their peculiar
talents but also their weaknesses,
until the present occupant Of the
throne has sometimes seemed the
only sane member of his family.
Ir observing the imperial custom
of bestowing birthday gifts upon his
people and upon his followers Fran
els Joseph has made infelicitous Sc
lections both in what he has given
and in what he has neglected to give.
1t was on his birthday in 1855 that
he closed the Concordat subordinat-
ing state to church, thus overthrow
ing Joseph IFS ecclesiastical reforms
"a gift he afterward revoked with
some excess of zeal in imposing his
OWE secular will upon deliberations
in the Vatican.
1t was on August 1S, too-this
time in 1908--that Francis Joseph
arrived at his unfortunate decision
not to give constitution to Bosnia
Herzegovina, although the promul-
cation of their constitution by the
Young Turk party just before would
have made generosity on his part
particularly timely. Instead of win
ming the inhabitants of the occupied
provinces to willing loyalty he an
tagonized them by annexing their
territory outright less than two
months later. This annexation not
only compromised his foreign rela-
tions, particularly with Russia, but
aroused local hostility which found
expression in the recent murder Of
the archduke and archduchcss.
On his birthday q year later the
The Washington times., 1914-08-22

civilized nations have bound them
selves in agreement not to employ
such practices. Germany IS party
to that agreement. 1t is quite beyond
understanding that she should now
revert to the ways of the half-civil-
lied world of Alva and Frederick
the Great.
1t is quite possible that Germany
may now be able to extract this i'm
mense indemnity from Brussels. as
the price of saving the beautiful city.
But 1t Is very certain that the in
auguration of such a policy will
mean that the allies will the more
determinedly fight to the bitterest
end tc prevent German terms being
imposed on any of them. 1t is quite
inconceivable what extremes might
be projected by the rapacity Of the
Berlin government if once more it
should find itself in possession Of
Paris.
Such performances as this are cal
culated to ALLEVIATE whatever of NOR
al sympathy and support may be en-
Joyed by the German cause. The vio-
lation of Belgian neutrality at the
very outset of the war left a bad
enough impression. Brussels case is
particularly aggravating, for Brus-
sells offered no resistance, and was
abandoned at the approach cf the
Germans. It is not difficult to pre-
sumo that this treatment of Brussels
will be followed by like treatment Of
other cities that may be taken dur
ing the war.
Whether it is any part of the
United States duty at this time to
convey protests to the Berlin gov
eminent against such a course, it is
manifest that some neutral power
ought to make itself the voice of
civilized sentiment, and there seems
to be none other big enough to COM
mand respect, and not already en-
gagged in the war.
The Washington times., 1914-08-22
THE SERVANT PROBLEM.

A grim suggestion about one ef-
feet of the war on this country is
that it will provide us with a great
number of domestic servants. Indus
try prostrated and employment diff
cult to secure in their home coun-
tries, many young women will find
themselves widows or orphans, COM
pelleo to devise means Of maintain
ing themselves; and that will surely
send thousands to this country,
where there is always warm well
come awaiting their class, if it comes
with willingness to undertake do
rnestic service.
Already the descriptions of indus
trial prostration throughout the Con-
tinent are shocking. Austria is prob
ably in worse condition than any
other country, for it had been in a
financial depression amounting al
most to panic for a long time before
the war opened. But all the ac-
counts indicate that the rest of the
Continent is fast falling into condi-
tions little more cheerful.
The immigration that will be
turned toward our shores as result
Of the war will be largely of diff
ferent class than we have received
in recent years. Almost certainly
there will be big revival of immi-
grafton from Germany; Belgium and
Holland will be factors in it; even
Ireland will not unlikely send larg-
er share than in many years pos
sible. On the other hand, Italy, from
which so many have come m late
years, is likely to enjoy consider
able access of prosperity through its
position as neutral, and to reduce
its contribution to our population.
The Washington times., 1914-08-22
WAR RISK Insurance !
IS HELD ]. D UP BY I MANN
Forces Meeting Of Rules COM
mittee, Which May Embar-
rass Democrats.

The failure to get unanimous consent
for the consideration Of the war risk IN
surance bill in the House today may
force a meeting Of the Rules COMMITTEES.
which has not convened for two months
| because Of its desire to dodge the won-
ans suffrage anrd prohibition issues at
this session of Congress
The Administration bill to establish
system Of war risk insurance under
the auspices Of the Government. Is an
emergency measure. and Congressman
Adamson asked to day for its imuedi-
ate consideration.
The Georgia Congressman endeavored
to take from the Speakers table the
bill which passed the Senate Yesterday
and to substitute the House bill. which
Is Identical as to language. Minority
Leader Mann entered an objection, and
asserted that he would insist that the
war risk Dill await its turn on the cal
endar.
Confronted with an indefinite delay.
as the bill may not be reached Tor
several weeks under the calendar can,
Mr. Adamson and other House leaders
Immediately began to consider plaps for
a special rule to jam the bill through.
Mr.. Adamson said the situation as it
now stands will require rule to get
anything like speedy action on the
measure.
The program for a special rule is GER
tain to be embarrassing to the Demo
Gratis. No meeting Of the Rules Com
rnittee has been held for any purpose
during the last sixty DAYS, and visiting
delegations Of suffragists and prohibi-
tionists have received evaxive answers
when asking action on their resolution.
If the Rules Committee is now forced
to meet to help out the Administration
with its emergency war bill. minority
members Of the committee win have the
long-sought opportunity Of demanding
action on prihibition and woman's suf-
frage. and the Democrats viii have to
face the issues or dodge them, and. in
either event, political embarrassnents
must follow.
House leaders were in consultation
this afternoon regarding the best means
of getting up the war risk bin which
the President and Secretary Of the
Treasury McAdoo desire to have passed
without delay.
The Washington times., 1914-08-22
Consumer Urged to Pay
Cost to Get Clean Milk

Urging 4 demand by consumers fol
clean milk, tho Department of Agri
culture defends higher milk prices, ant
declares that tho consumer should be
willing to pay increased production
costa for cleanliness and health safe.
guards.
A bulletin, issued by tho Department
today, declares that thore has beer
much Indifference on the part of oen'
sumers In tho past to the cleanliness
of milk, "Too many Of than deatre
to buy milk at q low prtoe and do not
give any consideration to quality, Dirty
milk may prove expensive az GIT
while clean milk may DO economical,
even at high prioei the cheapest ar
ticle Ia often the most expensive, A
higher nriee for clean milk may De
cheap insurance against some form OF
siekRess,"
The bulletin then outlines the main
factors in producing clean milk, Com
piiance with these sanitary rules re-
auires additional care, attention and ex-
ira expense On the part of the producer,
and while this expense may not be large,
it is emily fair that the consumer should
pay his share.
The Washington times., 1914-08-22

Emperor raised to. the rank of count
the baron who, as foreign minister,
had snubbed Italy, had infamed
Russia's enmity through his treach-
erously sudden annexation of Bosnia
Herzegovina, had awakened Eng
lands scorn by his duplicity in the
same connection and had failed in his
efforts to win French confidence
enough to secure A French loan.
The cycle once more completed
may well bring heaviness to Francis
Joseph's heart as he reflects upon his
country's lost peace, lost prestige,
and possibly lost political integrity.
The Washington times., 1914-08-22
AMERICANS GUARD
POWERS INTERESTS
This Country Represents War;
ring Nations in Every Quar-
ter of Globe.

Throughout most Of Europe and much
Of Asia and Africa. the United States
! today is looking after the interests of
European powers now at war. The
State Department register shows that
the United States represents Germany
, in Russia. Belgium, France. Great Brit
ain. Servia, Nice. Vancouver. Calcutta,
Saigon. Cape Town, Hongkong. Sing
apore. Cylon. Alden. Madras and Ran
goon.
Austrian interests are in the hands
Of the United States in Belgium. France,
Russia. England, Canada, Ceylon and
Cape Town.
For Great Britain the United States
is acting in Austria. Apia in Berlin.
Macoris, at Santo Domingo and Is look
many and Austria.
The United States is representing
France only where Spain cannot assume
charge. So far only the French en-
bassies in Vienna and Berlin have been
turned over to the American diplomats.
Spain Is representing Russia through
out Germany.
Through a general order to the diplo-
matte and consular service Of the United
States. on August s, Secretary Bryan
said that this Government would look
after tho interests OF the bellieerents
wherever requested. because requests are
coming In almost daily and the list Is
being enlarged constantly.
II war results between Japan and
Germany, the United States will act for
these nations. respectively. at Berlin,
A ID 4, -. Il
China is involved. the American friend
ly offices will be similarly extended.