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Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-07-16

Mississippi Nevada, North Carolina,
South Carolina and Texas.
Practically one-third 1872 per
cent? of all gainful workers in the
United tSates in 1910 were engaged
III agriculture, forestry, and animal
Ihusbandry, and more than one-fourth
(27.9 per cent? we're engaged in man
ufacturing and mechanical industries.
Thus over three-ifths Of all gainful
workers were occupied in these two
general divisions of occupations. The
remaining two-ffths were distributed.
among the other seven large classes OF
occupations, namely, extraction of
minerals, transportation, trade, public
service, professional service, domestic
and personal service, and clerical oc-
equations, no class furnishing en-
ployment to as many as 10 per cent
| of all gainful workers.
= For the males, as for both sexes
combined, agriculture, forestry, and
animal husbandry gave employment
| to the largest proportion III the gain
/ full workers, 361 per cent, and man
|ufacturing and mechanical industries
i
Domestic and personal service was
female workers in 1910, BIB per cent
of them being engaged in this branch
of occupations, as compared with 22.4
per cent in agriculture, forestry, and
animal hushaAdry and 22.5 per cent
| in manufacturing and mechanical in
dustries
8,075,772 Women Work.
! There were 30,091,56 males en-
gagged in gainful occupations in con-
Etinental United States in 1910, as COM
pared with 8,O75,772 females; that is,
of a total Of S8,167,336 persons en-
gagged in ALL occupations in 1910, 1873
per cent were males and PIP per.
cent were females. Of total of 49,,
i 073,233 persons engaged in all occu-
pations in 1910, ST. per cent were
males and 1873 per cent were females.
h IN 1910 there were employed in
agriculture, forestry and animal hus-,
bandry 1851, 7O2 males and 1907
sol females; in the extraction Of min
erals, 963,73O males and 1904 fe-
males; in manufacturing and me-
chanical industries, 8,S37,9G1 males
and 1,820,980 females; in transporta-
ton, 2,531, 075~ males and 106,596 fe-
personal service, 1,241,32S males and
468,088 females;, in public service
AS, 1873 males and 1858 females; in
professional service, 929,684N males
and 1888 females; in domestic and
personal service, 1,241,S2S males and
t2,503,S46 females; and in clerical oc-5
equations, 1,143,829 males and $685.,
224 females.
Domestic outnumber.
These figures show that in 1910 do
nestle and personal service was the
only general division of occupations in
which the women outnumbered the
men, there being lin this general divi-
sion more than two women employed
to each man.
In professional service there were
four women employed for every five
men, a large proportion of the women
being teachers, In clerical occupa-
lions one-third of the persons were
women.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-07-16
Face Federal Ownership

Washington, July 1s.-While dis
cusing the federal trade commission
bill, Senator Borah declared that
America was fading government owner
ship of railroads. He said: I'VE are
now nearer public ownership by far
than we have eNer been in this coun-
try before, andH we are nearer to it
by reason of tRe fact that the CAPT
talists of the country say that they
do not propose to invest their money
in an enterprise which somebody else
Manages, The result. of it is that
some of the beading economists and
some of the leading railroad men of
the country are fon the first time
ready and willing to turn over their
properties at a reasonable value to
the government That is one of the
reasons, they Isay, why they cannot
get capital into railroad enterprises
at this time; II is because somebody
else passes upon the affairs and con
trolls and manages the capital which
they put in. SD it brings US up to the
proposition of }public ownership, and
the next important and controlling
question whether the government had
not better take over the railroads of
this, country and run them instead of
trying to manage them
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-07-16
100000 Women In
Slave For Living

ka, Hawaii, Porto Rico, and the Mill
tary and naval stations abroad. The
gainful workers thus formed Ais per
cent of the total population (93,402,-
|15D enumerated at that census.
These, figures are containedNn q re-
port on occupations which gI1as just
been published by Director William
J. Harris of the bureau of the census>
department Of commerce. The report
was prepared under the supervision
OF William c. Hunt, chief statistician
for population.
y 63 Per Cent Males.A
In continental United States alone
the gainful workers numbered 3d.
1926, which was Ais per cent of
the total population (91, 1872 1861" and
1913 per cent fof the population 10
years. of age and over (71,580,270.)
In the male population the gainful
workers numbered 30,O91,564, which
of the males 20 years of age and over.
In the female population the gain
full workers numbered 8,O75,772, which
was 1871 per cent of all females and
1884 per cent of the females 10 years
Thus, in. the total population of the
United States, over two-ffths of all
persons, considerably over three-ffths
of an the males; but considerably less
than one-fifth of all the Females. were
engaged in gainful occupations in
1910, and in the population 10 years
of age and over, more than one-half
of all persons, over four=ffths of the
males. but less than one-fourth of the
females, were gainfully occupied.
In other words, of all persons IL
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-07-16
DISCHARGED

Chicago, July 16- omcers Of. the
Brotherhood of Railway Freight Han
dlers charge the St Louis Terminal,
the Baltimore and Ohio, and the Chi
cago, Milwaukee and St. Paul rail
roads with having discharged freight
handlers on account of union affilia-
ton. Requests for assistance have
been forwarded to President Gonipers,
of the A. F. of L.; Congressman. Buchs
anan at Washington, and A. f. of u,
Vice President O'Connell. who is a
member Of the Federal Industrial Re
lations Commission. .t'A
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-07-16
er, toilet facilities, ockers, and dress
ing rooms wilY be provided.

ing rooms WIFI, be prOVlQe0ta
Extensive provisions are made for
the adjustment of strikes or lock-
outs during the life OF the agreement.
The principle of arbitration is ac-
cepted and it is agreed that the gen
eral management of the company may
be appealed to in the event answers
to grievances by mill arrangements
are not satisfactory
The rates for the several pulp mills,
which are at present 1 cent per hour
below that of the other mills of the
company where similar services are
performed, will be advanced l cent
per hour.
The company agrees to remedy
wrong classifcations when their atten-
ton is called to same. The minimum
rate of 80 cents per hour will be paid
stationary engineers, regardless OF
horsepower rating. The present horse
power rating will be applied to all
stationary engineers at or above that
lrating#at present. MI
In plants of less than five boiler
makers, first firemen shall be increas-
ed one cent an hour; more than five
Eyoilers, two cents per hour Employ
es called in for overtime work shall
receive a minimum of four. hours
time allowance instead of three as at
present.
The agreement was reached after
many conferences, covering several
months. The old agreement had ex-
pired, and what at one time appeared
an almost hopeless case, was, salts
factorily settled through the deter
mination of both sides to avoid a
strike. I'M :
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-07-16
EXPRESS RATES CUT

Topeka, Kan, July General re-
duction of II per cent on all general
merchandise express rates, elimnia-
ton of the two-line rates and aboli-
ton of special rates have been order
70 by the Kansas public utilities com
mission. Under the commissions or
ders the express companies must in
stall at once uniform rates to all
Kansa points, distance and facilities
considered.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-07-16
ALL AGREE

/, Springfield, m, July 16.-After 1de.
|liberating for fifteen weeks the< Fill
nois committee of the United Mine
Workers of America and representa-.
|tives of the Central Illinois Coal Op-
orators association, agreed upon a
scale for machine mining in the Spring
field district whereby the miners will
receive 80 per cent and the operators
20 per cent of the present hand-min-
ing scale.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-07-16

the strikers by Judge Baldwin. who.
ordered the girls to discontinue, this
practice. The court admitted thai
the matter was not free from doubt
and gave the defendants leave to- APP
ply for it's modification on a days no,
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-07-16

If it were not fact that our prices
are as low as the usual low cash
store prices, we would not be doing the
enormous business. we are today
Some people have to have credit
Others choose it for it's convenience.
Hundreds of these people, who could
pay cash, take advantage of Adams
Charge Account. Our Credit System
merely means high class ~goods-at
low cash prices-and pay at your con
venience. You cannot help liking our
merchandise-Clo for the entire
family-from head to foot-eyery gar
ment strictly up-to-date in style-patZ
tern and fabric, Garments for men,
women and children Do not fail to
investigate our merchandise = and
prices and our methods You'll
make Adams your place to trade.
We .'clothe the family from head to
foot.
Store open Saturday till OPP. M.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-07-16
ENJOIN MATTRESSES.

Chicago, July fs.NBecsuse their res
taurants were DOSING patronage as a
result ofIthe pieketing of striking wait
resesa By; Eftkpg and u W. Powers
were granted iRjunda bon against
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-07-16

Washington July 16.-At the thir-
teenth census (191O) there were 49,
756,223 persons 10 years Of age and
over engaged in gainful occupations
in the United States, including Alas
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-08-13
Call of the Weeds.

,.hy do you not cut the weeds on
and around your place as the law
requires you to do? Why burden the
city officials with looking after it for
you at the city's expense and wait
ing for the pay until you pay your
taxes.
Do you not know that you are
taking the money and workmen thus
employed, from the street work,
which is badly needed, to that ex-
tent, and then you will wonder why
the streets are not worked and drag
ged more than they have been when
the funds are used up. Please come
to your senses and get busy and get
it out of your head that you are
going to get something for nothing.
for you are not, we will charge you
up to the limit if we have to look
after this piece of business for you.
Street Commissioners, and
Mayor of City.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-08-13
Barn and Garage Burned.

VIC. Mckee, who lives just north
of Crown station on what is known
at the Madden farm, lost his barn
and garage last Wednesday evening
by fire. The barn and garage which
adjoined it was struck by lightning
which spread fire all over them in a
flash. Miss Ethel Mckee saw the
garage was on fire and she ran to it
and although the garage was filled
with dense smoke, she started the
car and drove it from the burning
building and it was not damaged
Mr.. Mckee managed to pull buggy
from the shed, but the dash board
was burned OFF it, and this was all
the property which could be saved.
Fortunately there were no live stock
in the barn, but a large number OF
chickens were burned. Mr.. McKee's
loss will be about $1,000, and he
had insurance Of $3.50 on the barn
and contents
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-08-13
Rural Carriers Receive Increased
Salary.

The new schedule for the compen-
sation of rural route mail carriers is
somewhat of disappointment to a
good many of the boys, as it was
generally supposed that commencing
July 1st, that the salary Of all the
rural carriers who had a standard
length route of "a miles or more
would receive 5 200 per annuln, but
the postal department also takes into
consideration the number of pieces
of mail and the weight of it on each
route in computing the compensa-
ton. The result is that only two of
the five Leon carriers will receive the
full $1,000. All of the routes from
the Leon Office are more than "a
miles except No. l, which is only
23 " miles long, but routes No. 2 and
No. 4 are the only ones which will
receive the full increase in salary.
Postmaster Stookey has received
official notice from the department
that the following. is the schedule
fixed for the salaries of the rural
carriers running out of the Leon
office
No. 1.-Everett Waters, length
% " miles, $1,092.
No. &c. r. Turner, length 26 b
miles, $1,000.
No. 3.-F. P. Allen, length 25%
miles, 1,104.
No. 4-Glen Rumley, length 26 "
miles, $1,000
No. 5.-Carl Reynolds, length
"a Is miles, S1,152.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-08-13
Big Damage Case Settled.

A big damage case which was
commenced in January of this year
by Mrs. NJ S. Phipps, for $4,000
damages for personal injuries, was
settled Tuesday when special repre-
sentative of the railroad company
came to Leon and completed negO-
tiations for settlement which had
been in progress for some time. Mrs.
Phipps brought suit for injuries
which she sustained on Sept. 30th,
1913, while she was enroute from
Des Moines to her home in this city,
having been operated upon in hos
pital at Des Moines and was we'll
on the way to recovery. She alleged
that when near Jamison station the
train was unnecessarily switched
and jerked, throwing her out of her
seat and causing internal injuries for
which she claimed $4,000, and her
husband claimed $4,000, by rea-
son Of being deprived of the services
of his wife. Mrs. Phipps has been
confined to her bed ever since the
injury. The case was settled by the
railroad company agreeing to pay
her $4,000, and the case will be dis
missed Sharp & Parrish, of this
city were the attorneys for Mrs.
Phipps and they are feeling pretty
good over securing settlement OF
the case without going to trial.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-08-13
sudden Death of Mrs. J. E. Leeper.

Mrs. j. E. Leeper, of northeast Of
Leon, passed away last Friday after
noon after very short illness. On
Thursday evening she was taken sud-
denly i'll while milking. and physic-
ians were hurriedly summoned, but
she grew rapidly worse, and passed
away the following afternoon. For
some time Mrs. sLqepet had not, been
feeling we'll, ndt was dp and around,
she did not think she required the
services .ofsa ,physteian. Aspost NOR
tenn revealed that her death was
caused from cancer Of the stomach,
from which she had probably been
suffering for year or more, but it
had not reached critical stage until
last Thursday when the cancer be-
came ruptured and the poison spread
rapidly Though her system. Her re-
mains were taken to Pleasanton Mon
day afternoon for burial. She is
survived by her husband and several
children, three of the boys being in
the west and were unable to reach
home III time to attend the funeral.
Mrs. LeeperSwas a noble woman, low
ed and esteemed by all who knew her
end her death is deeply deplored by
the entire community. A fitting obit-
nary will be published next week.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-08-13
Express Agent Tullis Enjoying q
EfS Vacation.

III. L./Tullis, the Adams express
agent in this city, last week COM
smenced enjoying the first vacation
he has had for many years. Mr..
sTullis has been on duty seven days a
week for ye;rs and decided he was
going to have a vacation this sum-
lmer, SO he asked to be relieved for
thirty days and last week c.. P. Wort
man, of Oskaloosa, came and took
charge Of the Office. Mr. Tullis, wife
and daughter, Miss Teresa, will make
trip overland to Kansas and Ne
braska to visit relatives, Mr.. Tullis
having fitted up fine camping
wagon in which they will make the
trip. Mr.. Workman the new agent
lisa fine fellow and has already made
himself popular with the business
public Of this city. He has been with
/ the Adams express company for q
snumber of years and the business of
the office will be carefully looked af-
ter during the absence of agent Tul-
liz. s5 3.5sa
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-08-13
Pre-Nuptial China Shower.

Mrs. E. E. Bell entertained in q
charming manner large number of
young ladies at pre-nuptial china
shower In honor of Miss Freda Teale
last Thursday afternoon. The spa
ciOus residence was decorated
throughout with red hearts, strings
of hearts extending from each corner
of the rooms to the chandeliers.
Paper hearts were hidden in all of
the rooms, and the hostess announc-
ed that the young lady who found
most of them would be the next to
have their engagement announced,
and Miss Amy Benefiel was the win
ner in the contest. Paper hearts with
pencils attached were given each
guest and they were required to
write verse of poetry to the com
ing bride as souvenir. The pres
ents presented to Miss Teale were
many beautiful pieces of china, me st
of them hand-painted, and it is .
collection of china of which she ii
very proud. Delicious refreshments
were served, and small red hearts
bearing the date of the wedding of
Miss Teale to Mr.. G. E. Stuber, Sept.
9tn, were pinned on the sleeve of
each guest Mrs. Bell has promised
three more young ladies showers
upon the announcement of their en-
gagement. Can you guess who they
aro2
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-08-13

On July 23rd an information was
filed charging Milner Brown with ex-
ceeding the speed limit, it being
claimed he drove his auto at the fate
of thirty miles per hour over streets
in Leon. A hearing was held before
Mayor Farquhar last Wednesday, Mr.
Brown appearing with his attorney,
v. r. McGinnis, and he was found
guilty and yhhed $25 and costs. He
gave notice of appeal to the district
collrtaand@gave bonds for his appear
tnce.
z Dixon Newton's motorcycle ran
away with him Monday and marshal
George Jennings gobbled him in for
exceeding the speed limit and he paid
a tine OF $40 and costs
Ed Johnson was arrested Monday
on the charge of intoxication and
using foul language, and he drew a
fine of $25 and costs, and being un-
able to pay he went to Jail and will
work it out on the streets.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-08-13
Will Attend chicago style Show.

Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. w. Hurst de-
parted yesterday for Chicago where
they will attend the big Chicago Style
Show and purchase new fall goods
for the big Hurst store in this city.
They went a few days in advance of
the opening and in company with
Mr.. and, Mrs. John F. Hurst and
Mr.. and Mrs. Orr Young, will enjoy
a steamer trip on Lake Michigan.
Mr.. Hurst, assisted by Mrs. Hurst
expects to make heavy purchases of
new goods while in Chicago and by
attending the Style Show will be
enabled to select the very latest
things in the new, styles in ladies'
wear, and when they return they will
have the greatest line of new fall
goods ever brought to Decatur coun-
ty, the Hurst store making special
ty of ladies' ready to wear goods of
all kinds, and the Hurst store is be-
ing recognized as the style leader in
southern Iowa.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-08-13
About Dragging Roads.

There has been much complaint
about the roads not being dragged in
localities. l am in receipt of a letter
from a member of the board of SUI
pervisors, stating that they had re-
ceived complaint from different par
ties that the road running east of
Delray and north to Ven Vert, also
a mile running east of the under
ground crossing on the Garden Grove
road had received scarcely any drag
ging, and that they expect that if
they paid $40 mile for these roads
to be kept up to the contract. am
looking after thirty miles of this
road, it is too expensive to 60 over
this road to see that it is dragged
every time it should be. In the
future II there is any complaint, and
any one will notify me what piece
of road has not been dragged I will
have it dragged and pay for it out
of the ten dollars coming to the man
having the contract to drag that
certain piece of road.
M. F. Springer,
County Supt. of dragging.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-08-13
YEARS ago
Items Taken from the Files of The
Reporter Published . Quarter
of a Century AGO.

Miss Fannie .Hebener purchased
the millinery store owned by Mrs.
D. e. Morgan.
An infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
David Garrett died Tuesday morn
ing.
Charles Sullivan was new clerk
in J.. Hoffhines' grocery.
Mrs. Edith Craigo Carmean, Of
Mercer county, Mo-, was visiting with
relatives in this city for few days.
M. Branham, of St. joe, Mo-, was
here visiting at the home of his
mother, Mrs. S. J. Roger.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marion F. Stookey
county.
]. E. Penniwell was at Oskaloosa
attending the K. of p. grand lodge,
as representative from the Leon
lodge. ..-.
James Grandstaff has gone to St.
Joe, Mo-, to work on the Exposition
building. Lyman Forgrave secured
the job for Mr.. Grandstaff
J. P. Wharton, Willard Young and
J. E. Brooks went to Oskaloosa to
attend the K. of P. lodge and visit
friends.
r. E. Horner and bride arrived
Tuesday from Abba and are now re-
ceiving the congratulations of their
friends. They have gone to house
keeping in the Mrs. Emma Sanford
property.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. S. Robinson, of
Glenwood, are rejoicing over the ar
rival of fine boy baby at their
home last Friday.
C. G. Guilford and daughter, Mrs.
c. E. Gardner, left Tuesday for
visit at hampton, Iowa, with his son,
c. G. Guilford, editor of the Hamp-
ton Chronicle, and will also visit
points of interest in northern Iowa
before returning home.
John Negley was appointed post
master at Decatur City, succeeding
Sam Chamberlin.
There was considerable excite
ment at Garden Grove over the fact
that constable McClung had seized
two gallon jug of whiskey.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-08-13
Base Ball Notes.

Leon has been up against it in
every game they played the past
week, not having won single game.
but the boys hope to do better in
the future. Last Friday they were
defeated by the Buxton Giants on
the Leon grounds, the score being
6 to s. Saturday they were beaten
by Davis City at Davis City, the score
being Alto 2. Sunday Davis City
played the home team on the Leon
grounds the score standing 13 to l
in favor of Davis City. Monday the
Buxton Giants gave the home boys
their worst drubbing of the season,
the score standing 20 to 8 in favor of
Buxton. The Leon team plays Van
Vert Saturday, at Van Vert, and
with Humeston at Humeston Sum
day.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-08-13
Settled Many Losses.

Pease & Pease, the old reliable in
surance agents of Leon, have recent
ly settled an unusual large number
Of losses in this vicinity, among them
being those of Frank Lewis, M. &
e. Griffin. Ernest Nordyke, Geo. T..
Ogilyle, w. H. Mills, R. ] Barrett,
Clyde Imhoff and Mrs. May Fuller,
who all had policies in the Farmers
insurance Co., of Cedar Rapids, and
each Of them have expressed them
selves as being entirely satisfied with
the adjustment of their loss 1t pays
to carry your insurance in reliable
company and with a local agency
which looks after your interest in
the excellent manner done by Pease
& Pease.