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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-01-08

| might add that the report, from
our border ports where these passen-
gers were recorded would indicate
I that an overwhelming majority came
from the provinces west Of Lake Su-
perior''
Canada Becoming Aroused.
The Canadian people have said
very little about this. AS matter
of fact, it is part of their general
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Struggle for Prize

The four billions of dollars of Ameri- can commerce drifting into the markets
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JACKSON'S POSTAL
 RECEIPTS INCREASE

Jackson. Miss, August 1.--(Special.)-If postoffice receipts are any indication the city of Jackson has continued to grow and to increase in population and busi- ness in spite of alleged hard times.
 The fiscal year 1910-11 was one of the biggest in the history of the Jackson postoffice. That was the year of the last state campaign, when letters were mailed by the wagon load and stamps were purchased by the $1OO worth, so as to flood the state with campaign liter ature. The stamp sales amounted, in round numbers. to more than s95.OOO. Fig ures recently announced show the sales of stamps at the Jackson office for the past fiscal year to have increased largely being now $105,0O0, and no campaign of any kind going on, so that the increased sale of stamps is necessarily accounted for only on the ground of increased busi- ness and population.
 In view of the fact that next year is to witness another state campaign, 1t is safe to predict that stamp sales will experience another very high mark at the Jackson office.
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of Europe has been the prize for which the merchant marine of the foreign countries have struggled for years, and they have collected an annual toll of 5,o00,ooo as their compensation, while our own merchant marine Is a joke smothered under anticipated laws and treaties. This annual tribute. how ever, will sink into insignificance In comparison to the loss we will sustain | in the event European hostilities reach scch a stage as to bottle up our prod ucts and choke our commerce because of | Europes inability to handle it for us. | The United States has spent in round
 numbers $700,000,00 on rivers and har- bors to bring the country's products by | the rivers down to the sea; it has spent | $400, 900, 900 for the Panama canal prin- | cipally as an aid to shipping, and the country has about a dozen ships en- gagged In foreign trade to handle the commerce that all this vast expenditure
 was designed to promote.
 The commerce of the United States | in other words, is absolutely dependent
 upon the merchant marine of the Eu- ropean nations. With those nations en- gagged in war, and their merchant ma-
 rines destroyed, or withdrawn from us
 because of the war, we would be help
 less. Mir. Schwefn. an officer of the l Pacific Mail quoted in article in the July number of the Century Nigga
 zine, "The Nation Without a Ship" by
 A. c. Laut, declared in answer to a
 question as to the abuses of foreign
 shipping interests:
 | "If you shut out the foreign carrier.
 you would ruin your commerce. If you
 had your own ships to put in, I say yes, shut out abuses; but if you shut
 out the foreign ships now. what of
 the export and import business of the country? You are absolutely dependent on. the foreign ships. Why. you have
 no American ships. If you should de-
 bar the foreign ships from the ports
 of America for one month. you would
 have the worst financial panic this
 country has ever seen."
 If the views of this foreign ship
 owner are correct the threatened Euro
 pean war may be of greater moment to this country than was at first sup posed. If 1t will arouse the Congress to a realization of the importance of doing something tangible to foster and encourage our merchant marine' a platform declaration of all political
 parties for dozens of campaigns. it will
 not have been entirely in vain, so far as the United States Is concerned.
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each others throats, every vessel now engaged in commerce will be comman- deered into the service for war pur- poses for the transportation of troops and munitions and supplies of war. Even if they were not flying the flags of their respective nations they would he objects of prey for the navies of the enemy. and our commodities han dled by them would be in constant jeop- ardy. Only IT liners. eight in the At lantic and nine in the Pacific, engaged in foreign commerce fly the American flag If the fortunes of war should prohibit Europe from, applying at our very doors for our wheat, oats, corn, mules, iron and steel and other sup plies for which she will be in crying
 need, our lack of a merchant marine will be brought home to us in a man. ncr forceful and expensive.
 That this is true is not merely con lecture, it is history. The effect of Un-
 cle Sam's neglect of a merchant marine
 to the extent of many millions of dol | lars as the result of the Boer war. When that war broke out, thousands and hundreds of thousands of bushels
 of wheat lay and routed in the bins of the farmers of the west simply be-
 cause the United States had no ships and the foreign carriers had been char | tered for the war. Yet the Boer war
 was only a tempest in a teapot in com
 parison to the magnitude of the strug-
 gle pending in Europe today.
 Struggle for Prize
 l The four billions of dollars of Ameri-
 can commerce drifting into the markets
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UNCLE SAM WILL BE CALLED UPON FOX EUROPEAN SUPPLIES Lack of Merchant Marine > Makes Difficult Problem
 of Transportation WAR WILL PROVE
 TRADE STIMULUS America Can Furnish the Goods But
 It Will be Hard to Get the Ships to Handle Them
ny c. E. STEWART

Washington, August 1.-- (Specia)-If the war cloud hanging ominously over the European continent bursts into savage storm that wifi involve the great nations entangled by the triple alliance and the triple entente into war, 1t will be, according to the expert mili- tary authorities in this country. the greatest war the world has ever wit messed The greatest armies and the greatest navies of the world, the United States alone excepted. will be engaged in a supreme struggle for supremacy. Not only this but because of the fact that these countries also lead in the commerce and finance of the world, which, so far as they are concerned. will be paralyzed, it will devolve upon the United States, isolated and neutral. to supply the contesting nations with the bulk of the food and supplies nec- essary for their existence.
 As an example of what may be ex- pected of us. even though there may be yet a ray of hope, of averting a gen eral European war, the great finan- cial centA of the United States has been supporting the markets of the world this week. Foreign stock ex changes have taken to cover under the | face of the storm; upon New York alone has fallen the responsibility of keeping the securities of the combined enterprises of the world from tumbling pell-mell into the cellar. Although slightly panicy at the magnitude of their task the financiers of the United | States have so far been able to stem I the tide and hold in check the tremen- dous pressure on securities. If the war breaks over aa Europe the rush to un- load American securities will undoubt-
 ediy sweep many big concerns in this
 those who have ventured too far and spread their butter over too much bread, but on the whole the finances
 Of the United States are on too solid a
 foundation not to be returned the vic- l tor in the end.
 In the eyes of students of the situa- I tion here the biggest task confronting 2
 this government, if the war spreads over Europe, is the successful discharge ] of the duty imposed upon us as the commissary department of the contend ling forces While, of course, a Euro
 pean war is deplored by everyone il
 this country, it is recognized that the commercially from such 8 conflict, il
 she is in position to take the fullest l advantage of 1t.
 Getting It to Europe
 With the commerce of Europe shot tt pieces; with crops and supplies of al
 character destroyed by armies and na vies all the nations engaged in tht struggle must turn to the great store house of the American continent fol
 the things they need and must have | How are we to get it to them?
 l Ninety -one per cent of the norma $4 O00 000 900 worth Of American com rnerce per annum is carried In foreigr ships. Virtually this means the ships lof England, Germany Russia ant , France. With these four nations a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-02

the country. Laurel is the biggest lum- Der manufacturing mark ct in the world.
 Laurel has at the present time the Queen and Crescent system, the Gulf and Ship Island, giving direct outlet to the gulf at Guifport, connections with the Illinois Central at Jackson and the Mis- sissippi Central at Hattiesburg, tho New Orleans, Mobile and Chicago main line, connecting with Mobile and points in the west. In fact Laurel has rafl- oad leading east and west and north and south at the present time and no less than four other railroads are building to Laurel
 That the New orleans, Mobile and Chicago railroad Is making preparation to extend its line from Beaumont into New Orleans is indicated in recent dis patches from Gulfport, where deeds for rights of way through Harrison county. crossing the Gulf and Ship Island raii- road at or near the town of Wiggins, have been filed for record. One of the deeds embraces logging Toad and contains a clause which renders the transfer in- valid unless the road Is completed into New Orleans within two years.
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LAUREL IS QU|TEA
 RAILROAD CENTER Largest Lumber Manufac- turing Market in World
 Expanding Rapidly

Laurel, Miss, August 1.-(Special)
 It seems to be an assured fact that
 Laurel Is destined to be equal to Bir-
 niingham and Chicago as a railroad
 center, and the way the city is build
 ing who knows but what Laurel will some day be one of tine leading cities
 of the country? Nearing completion at the present time Laurel will have a hotel comparing with Birmingham's s new hostelry and the business houses, residences. public buildings and every thing in general Is second to none in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-02
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES

WASHINGTON SEMINARY 1874 Peachtree Road ATLANTA. GA
 DISTINCTIVE FEATURES: 1. Boarding Department limited. $100,000.0O in Grounds and Buildings 2. New School Building. modern in Equipment, with provision for open-air class rooms. 2. Courses in Domestic Science and PhysicaI Training part of regular curriculum. { Departments: Kindergarten, Primary, Aca- demic. .Coleae-Preparatory, Music. Art, Ez- precision, S7th Session begins Sept. 10. 191A. Write for illustrated catalogue E
 L. D. and EMMA B. SCOTT. PrincipaIa.
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SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY OF MUSIC
 Unc.)
 Gerard,Thier., Kurt Mueller, Directors Ar bronches of Music Eiccut;crT guages, Drama, Opera. Literary Faculty of European specialists. Certificates, Diplomas. Dcrmitories. For catalog, address the Registrar.
 Statistfcss Students last year 111O
 Affiliated teachers - 73
 Branch schools ....... s
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An Artful Agent

An Artful Agent "Tm selling a book on beauty num-" he began. "hut really fear you do not need such an article.'
 Never mind." said the lady, with . pleased smile "i'l1 take one anyhow
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-14
CARMODY DENIES HE
HINDERS GRAFT HUNT
Tells Sullivan That Smith, an
Able Man, Was Recommended
by Henncssy.

ALBANY. March iS.-Attorney- General
Carmody took issue tonight with Assem-
blyman Sullivan, chairman of the graft
hunting committee. over "A statement made
by Mr.. sullivan to the effect that the
designation by the Attorney General OF
Peter u. smith Of Brooklyn to prosecuts
road Erafters would Interfere with the
operations OF the Assembly graft inquiry.
Mr.. Carmody In an open letter to Chair
man Sullivan pointed out that he had
appointed Mr.. Smith upon the urgent So
iicitatlon Of John A. Hennessy.
Permit mo to inform YOU" says the
letter. that the only prosecutions that
have been successfully made wsre those
In which Mr.. Smith has bsen engaged, and
in which the local District Attorneys en-
tered into the work with commendabie
zeal and ability. proving that this II the
only proper way to carry on invsstigA-
lions
This department has been somewhat
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-14
OWEN OFFERS TOLLS
REPEALER In SENATE
lie Will Probably Lead the
Fight in That Chamber
Against Exemption.

WAsHiNUroN, March ls---Aft.r con-
ference with President Wilson senator
owen to-day introduced "a bill to repeal
the provision Of the Panama Canal bill
which exempts American coastwise vessels
from payment Of tolls.
1t is understood that Senator owen In
troduced the bill NJ the request OF the
President because Senator OGorman. who
In chairman or the Committee on Inter
oceanic Canals. IL opposed to the repeal Of
the canal tolls exemption. MI owen viii!
probably lead the fight for the repeal bill
In the upper house. Its principal opponent
In that body will be- Senator O'Gorman.
Owing to the increasing demand for
time In the general debate which Will pre-
cede the passage Of the repeal bill In the
House IL Il the plan OF the Administration
leaders to await II definite calculation of
the required number o: hours before pass
Ing a rule limiting discussion.
II was originally the intention of Chair
man Adamson and his coll, agues to limit
the debate to fifteen hours, but there was
such pressure brought 20 bear from every
quarter OF the House. most notably from
the opposition. that Mr.. Adamson. who be-
lieves in letting Representatives talk. has
decided to walt until all demands have
been Expressed. II IL believed that the
rule will be passed next Thursday after
noon.
Representative Knowland Republican.
who will bring In his minority report on
the repeal OF the exemption clause, an
nounces that he will present the report to-
morrow at noon.
similar announcement was made by
RepI esentAtive Lafferty. Progtess1ve. who
IL filing different views from thOse cx-
pressed by Mr.. knowland. but also un-
favorabl. TO the measure Representative
Doremus. Democrat. has not decided upon
his course.
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FINE FLYING YACHT TO
SKIM LOCAL WATERS
Sloane AerOplane Co. Building
Palatial Machine-Data
for World Flight.

A hyinr yacht the latest development
In afr water craft In being turned out at
the Sloane Aeroplsne Company's plant In
Long Island city, and Will shortly be
tried out in the waters around New York.
The hull. which is built OF solid ma
hogany. has n three foot beam. ana is
twenty three feet long. Tho cockpits are
lined inside with polished veneer, and the
seats are upholstered with corduroy after
the style Of automobiles. The passengers
are protected from wind and spray by "A
windshield and are even more comfortably
situated than In an automobile. John
Eyre Sloaus designed the flying yacht.
Arnold kruckman. manager OF the bu-
reau of aeronautics OF the Panama-Pa-
cifc Exposition. who is In New York ar
ranging to make this city the final control
point before the around the world fiers
turn north Into Labrador. will seek infor-
nation ~ to conditions In northern iati-
tudes from commanders OF ocean steam
ers that sail the northern course.
He expects to set . great deal OF In
formation from the Bowring Line, which
has ships sailing along the coasts OF New
foundlsnd, Labrador and Greenland. lie
will also interview the captains OF the
Imperator, Olympic. LustanlA and OF the
other big liners when they touch at this
port
The course Of the world race from New
York 10 north to Belle Isle, across to Cape
Farewell in Greenland, to Reykjavik In
Iceland and then by way OF the British
Isles to the continent OF Europe.
The Aero Club OF America In going
to push the bill introduced In Congress
recently appropriatins o,0oo to meet the
running expenses Of the Langley Aerody-
narical Laboratory OF the Smithsonian In
stitution. Tn. hill also asks for the use
Of Potomac Park In Washington In which
to make experimental flights under the
direction Of the laboratory.
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llAlMALL AND BRIsTow CLASH
0eAnsAa ReseUfs vice-President'
OA1eetisa 70 . TlsaAs.

WASHINGTON, March 13.--Vice-Prssi-
cent Marshall and Senator Bristow Of
nnsas had sharp verbal encounter In
~ Senate this Afternoon. Senator Bris-
~ was supporsing An amendment 70 tho
Dlststct Of Columbia appropriation bill
e4agod BY senator Norris Of Nebraska to
reduce the price Of gas supplied to Gov
senmsnt buildinGa Chairman 6rnith u
the dtstysct committee reserved . point
" eedsr against the Morris amendment,
vAsscupon Senator Bristow said:
- am not surprised that the Senator
from Maryland ahould make a point Of
srder against any amendment or leGisia-
&svs measure for the bensAt Of the pso-
pie and against . corporation. but
would b. surprised II he should intsrpose
Q point Of order against legislation in
landed TO benefit the corporation at ths
sxpense Of the people"
vics-Prssidsnt AarshAll reminded the
senator from Kansas that his Language
vloaAAed the rules Of the Senate. II was
voouatAxy On the part OF the Vics~Prssi.
6o0A a. no Senator had complained.
4 shAsp eoiioQuy cnsued in which the
Wao-PrsslAsnt showed some irritation
~. DPts&ow In the debate sfterward fro
QUatly introduced his sentences by su9-
Gese1AO with the permission Of the Vice
President"
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handicapped because It was Mr. u,,.
nessy's declared purpose not 10 s.ihr',
any charges TO this department for sc,io,
nevertheless. we took up such charges as
justified action.
Il say now for your inf, rmaton 'ha,
there has been no charge mad, IN az,
county thus far that has not recaivsA
the attention Of this office.
Mr.. Smith at my direction has SUI.
mitted the charges In Broome county 70
the District Attorney. who has them ~
his possession. He will also take up the
charges made BY Mr.. Osborne and present,
them to the proper District Attorneys and
will have In all OF these cases. as ne ha.
had In the past. my aid and sympathy
You will see. therefore. that the IN.
vestisations conducted by me have hsi
nothing TO do with the appointment ~
your committee nor is 1t Intended In any
way 70 obstruct your work. ! shall b.
giad TO furnish TO your committee any
testimony that we have obtained In thes.
investigations"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-14
SENATORS RESENT CIRCULARS.
Enpress Wrath at Superintendent Of
Anti-salOOn League.

ALBANY, March Ex-senator Thompson
OF the Niagara district rose to question
OF personal pr!viles. in the senate to-
day and criticised william III. Anderson.
State superintendent of the AntiSaloon
League. for sending broadcast throughout
the State circulars and interviews charg-
ing that no member Of the State Senate
could bs found who would introduce tho
optional local liquor prohibition bin ad-
voca led by the league
He says he asked several Senators
and they refused 10 put the bill In" said
senator Thompson. II do not believe ne
ever asked "A Senator To put the bill in
" he comes to M. and he hasn't yet.
although he sent circulars throughout my
district inslnuatlng that I had refused 70
introduce his bill, ! will see that II is
Introduced
Senator Wende Of Buffalo also rose %
remark that he had not been approached
althou.h such circulars and interviews
had been sent to Erie county.
II IL expected that Mr.. Anderson viii
ask Senator Thompson to handle the leg.
islation, although the Senator has said
that while he would see that the bill 20,
In he probably would not vote for H.
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WIDOWS DINNER WINS
MANY SENATORS'VO
Mrs John B. Hendersons Banquet for the
Avenue Of the Presidents" Fails. iiow-
ever. of Complete Victory

Ing received two invitations ne called W
Mrs. Henderson on the telephone and ex-
pressed surprise that she should be SO In
sirtent In inviting him to dine. He asked
her what she desired.
She frankly told him that she wanted
him TO vote to change the name Of Six.
teenth street He replied that he never
mixed his social engagements with his
official work and invited her TO call al
his committee room at the Capitol and
discuss the matter
After the vote was taken in the Senate
BY which Mira Hendersons plan was de.
feated and the thoroughfare was to re-
tain the name OF Sixteenth street, ther,
was much haunting back and forth among
the Senators who had been appealed IL
by Mrs. Henderson.
Mr.. Martine's Comment.
Senator MARITIME. who voted To name the
street ''-he Avenue OF the Presidents.
was asked how he enjoyed Mrs Hender.
sons dinner. He expressed some surprise
at the question. but admitted that he had
dined at Boundary Castle. He remarked
that considering the fact that wines were
not served ne regarded II as a very goot
dinner. Mrs. Henderson not only refuse,
to serve wine at her dinners but lis ais,
= vegetarian.
Other Senators who voted to nam,
Sixteenth street The Avenue OF tn,
Presidents" were chlded by their col
leagues privately for having dined al
Boundary Castle and q majority OF them
expressed surprise that their colleague,
were aware Of the dinner.
All of them agreed that Mrs Hender.
son was a delightful hostess and that II
was difficult to deny her any reasonab bic
request.
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CARNEGIE FUND USED
! FOR REPEAL TOLLS
Secretary Of Peace Foundation
Says $4,000 Was Set
Aside for Campaign.
1000, 900 PAMPHLETS SENT
Also $4,000 Copies Of Roots
Speech for Repeal Issued
by Organization.

WAsitIHuroS March l3.--That the
Carnegie Endowment to Promote Inter
national Peace had set aside a fund Of
s3s. 900 TO ne used In circulating iitsfa-
ture to influence sentiment in favor Of
a repeal of legislation permitting Ameri-
can coastwis. vessels to pass through the
Panama Canal free OF tolls WAS declared
to-day by DR. James Brown Scott. sec
rseary OF the foundation. who was q wit
ness before the Senate lobby investisat-
hng committee.
Or. Scott was formerly solicitor for the
Dnte Department. He was brought u
washington from Columbia Cniversity BY
pvssident Roosevelt and served at the
Hague tribunal and In oeher important
tNesrnational matters for the Government
IIs resigned ss solicitor for tho state
Department to accept . place ~ secre-
taSy for the Carnegie fund.
Senator Walsh Of Montana. who with
senator O0orman u active IN opposins
The repeal OF the tolls exemption isgisla-
IN. was responsible for having Or. Scott
called a. b witness.
Or. Scott was tho only witness exam
M. He testified that moro than . mili-
~ copies Of q pamphlet signed by q
number a psosAiasst Americans usgiRG
~ repeal OF the Ioiis exemption isgisia-
~ and dated ahsut year ago had hssn
distributed by the Carnegie endowment.
Ths witness testified also that $4,000
cqoies Of Senator Roots speech In the
oGnats urging he repeal had bsen ashl
oVt By the endowment under Senator
noots frank. The Witness admitted thai
~ executive committee. when M. Roo'
Oos absent had ordered this distribution
1T In the business Of the Carnegie
fusandation to smooth out misunderstand.
iRGs between nations aad In that way q
pgomots psaoA" aaid DR.. Scott
"And yield 10 other nattons." suggestet
Senator Reed.
Our attitude has never been . yield.
tp6 one to other nationA' sharply -.
p1ed Dr.. Scott
A cosy Of ths pamphlet VA INTRODUCED
n evidence. Among the signers vert
Jossph H. Choste Andrew d. White
CAarlsp w. Eliot. John L. Cadwalader
Eliha Root Luke II. Wright, Charlsina IN,
Tovsr, Oscar q. 6tSauA. James 8. Slay'
dGA. Samuel Mathse. Henry 8. Pritchett
Cleveland II. Dodge and Nicholas Murra,
Butler.
DR.. scott vigorously denied sehatol
oGorman's charge that the endowment
Was being directed 10 promote an Anglo
American alliance. He also denied tina
~ had done any lobbying In Congress.