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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-11-11
MORE CALAMITY HOWLEIs
ENCOURAGEMENT"

With such crisp and pertinent and
substantial verified statements as
these, a trade reviewer recognized as
the most careful and the best &C
copied authority on American busl-
ness summarizes his report for last
week:
Progress in trade and industry
continues of conspicuous proportions.
In the larger lines cumulative ev-
pansion is the chief characteristic.
Retail merchants show a stronger
propensity to buy ahead. The steel
trade goes on gaining ground. Inc
long predicted scarcity of railway
cars is an actual fact. Labor is
scarce in many lines.
And just to show you that he is
not talking vaguely or without the
facts at hand to prove his statements
he gives examples like these:
"Orders for steel rails to be dellv-
cred next year total 100000 tons.
within the last few days orders have
been placed for $4,000 new freight
cars and about 200 locomotives. Our
export trade is heaping the seaboard
Wharves with products. The cry is
for ships-almost any kind OF ships"
Ground is breaking for many huge
new factories, even for the making
of alcohol, despite the growth OF
''dry' territory. 1t is, however, for
industrial" not the kind taken in
ternally; so the prohibitionists need
not be alarmed. The car surplus on
October all the idle cars in the
land-was only SS,O61, or less than
half that year ago.
A western railroad which has prac-
tically no war order" traffic broke
its carloading record for the second
time in two weeks on Friday with
6,136 cars in one day. Chicago
wholesalers agree that business is
good and getting better, with the
basis for future trade very sound. =
The details are necessarily fragmen-
tary, But these straws show how
the wind is blowing. They justify
the summary Of another trade OBJ
server:
'.The biggest steel trade ever seen,
and growing; the biggest export
trade, and growing; the biggest
crops selling at almost highest
prices; railroad earnings getting to-
ward maximum
When asked, How are you getting
along? American business cheer
fully answers: Very we'll, thank
you!"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-11-11
THAT ALARMING EXPORT BAL
ANCE.

+ Our foreign commerce for last
week showed at the 13 principal
ports favorable" balance of $42,-
100000. What this means may be
understood in the light of the fact
that less than five weeks of such
trade would roll up balance larger
than that of the entire year of 1910.
1t is a fine situation to find your
self selling everything and buying
the other fellows
money gives out. Then your own
business goes to ruin, for no bust
ness, no matter what the assets, can
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-11-11
THE LEON REPORTER, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER IL 1915

be wound up in the manner provided
by statute.
Dated this 23rd day Of October.
1915.
Charles Woods,
A. B. McClaran,
C. H. Smith,
Ralph Judd,
C. M. Coulter.
STATE OF IOWA,
Decatur County, IS.
On this 23rd day of October, A.
D. 1915, before me personally APP
peared Charles Woods, A. B. McClar-
an, Ralph Judd, c. H. Smith, G. M.
Coulter, to me known to be the per-
sons named in and who executed the
foregoing articles of incorporation
of the Pleasanton Savings Bank, OF
Pleasanton, Iowa, and acknowledge
ed that they executed the same at
their voluntary act and deed.
11-4t Guy Edwin Davis,
(SeaD Notary Public.
In and for Decatur county, Iowa.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-11-11
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.
OF The PleasantOn Savings Bank, OF
Pleasanton, Iowa.

The persons whose names are sub
scribed hereto, and all other persons
who shall become stockholders of this
corporation, hereby associate them
selves together as body corporate
and organize and create corpora
ton under Chapter 1 Of Title TX OF
the Code of Iowa, and adopt the fol-
lowing Articles of Incorporation for
the government of such association:
ARTICLE l.
Name and Place of Business.
The name of the corporation shall
be "Pleasanton Savings Bank" and
it's place of business shall be in the
city of Pleasanton, county of Decatur,
and state of Iowa.
ARTICLE II.
Business.
The general nature of the business
to be transacted by this corporation
shall be that of a savings bank, con-
Quoted under the provisions of Chap
tiers 10 and IL of Title TX of the Code
of Iowa and acts of the legislature
amendatory thereto; and this corpor-
alton hereby assumes and takes to
itself all and singular the powers con-
ferred upon savings banks by the laws
of Iowa, and accepts all the duties
and obligations imposed thereby.
ARTICLE III.
Capital Stock.
The capital stock of this corpora
ton shall be fifteen thousand dollars
($15, 0OO.0O, and shall be divided
into shares of one hundred dollars
4 cho1 hn full n
before the corporation begins the
transaction of its business.
ART1CE w.
Duration.
The existence of this corporation
shall begin on the date the Secretary
of State issues his certificate of in
corporation, and shall continue TWEEN
ty years thereafter; and the corpora
ton may commence the transaction OF
business when a certificate of the
Auditor of State shall have been is.
sued authorizing it to do so. Its cor.
porate existence may be terminated
at any time by three-fourths vote OF
the stockholders at any regular OF
special meeting called. for that pur,
pose, in conformity with the articles
VI luCOI pOl dtlOA anu III dCCOI uduCS
with the provisions of the statute.
ARTICLE v.
Board of Directors and Officers.
Section 1. The affairs of this cor
poration shall be conducted and man
aged by a board of five directors, who
shall be elected from the sharehold.
ers at the annual meeting of the cor
poration, and shall hold Office for the
term of one year, and until their sue.
cessors are elected and qualified and
have accepted office.
Section 2. Any vacancy in the
board of directors shall be filled by
the remaining members of the board
and the person SO appointed shall
hold Office until the next annual
meeting of the stockholders.
Section 8. The board of directors
shall elect president and vice presi.
dent from it's members, and shall
also elect cashier, who may or may
not be member Of the board OF di.
rectors, and who shall also act as sec.
rotary OF the corporation, It may
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-11-11

The democratic national committee
will meet on December 7th in WASH
ington to select the city where the
next national convention will be held.
The republican national committee
will meet a week later for the same
purpose. Chicago, St. Louis and Dali
las, Texas, are after the democratic
convention and the latter has offered
a bonus of 100000 to secure it.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-11-11
THE UNCHARTED JOKE.

In predicting that Roosevelt will
be the republican nominee for presi-
dent next year it is not quite clear
whether Champ Clark was trying to
joke Roosevelt or the republicans. 1t
is evidently joke on somebody, and
if Champ didn't intend it as such it
is on himself.-Kansas City Journal.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-11-11
Get on without customers.

get on Without custOm0rs.
The Republic conccives it to be
the most ordinary duty of American
newspapers in these abnormal times
to keep closely before the public the
fact that our export trade situation
has no precedent in history and con-
tains within itself factors of the
greatest danger-a danger that will
become a reality unless normal ex-
changes of goods across the Allan
tic once more become possible with
in definite time.-St. Louis Re-
public.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-11-11

The man who would build over
his barn twice a year instead OF
building a new one would be pointed
out in the rural neighborhood as an
example of bad judgment. But
what's the difference between build
ing over the barn and rebuilding a
road after every rain storm?-Mar-
shalltown Times-Republican.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-11-11

Iowa spent over Sill, 100000 for
highways and bridges, which was
more than any other state in the
union spent for similar purposes, ac-
cording to official reports. But did
Iowa get as much for that money as
other states got for less amounts?"
inquiries the Davenport Times.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-11-11
Advertising Rates.

Display Advertising, special SER
vice, per inch -. LOG
Display Advertising, per inch. IL II c
Display Advertising, So weeks
per year, per inch ......... l0c
Reading notices, per line ...... DC
Cards of Thanks, cash with
conv SOC
Resolutions Of Respect .Sl.Oo
Church, school and society no.
tees, where admission or en-
tertainment fee is charged,
per line -. -. ......... DC
We are glad to publish any and
ill church or society notices, but
please don't confound news notices
With advertising locals. Correspon-
dents are cautioned not to include
such notices with their items unless
they are authorized and paid for, and
# possible remittance for same
should accompany the notice.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-11-11

s With ratio of two to one and in
one instance three to one, against
female suffrage in the recent cleo
tions it does not appear as though
the movement was gaining much
headway.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-11-11
ARTICLE XII.
Indebtedness.

tanning money with which to pay de-
pOsits.1
ARTICLE XII.
Exemption of Private Property.
The private property of the stock
holders shall be exempt from cor
porate liability, except to the extent
and in the manner provided by the
constitution and laws of the state.
ARTICLE XIII.
Bylaws.
The board of directors may, by q
two-thirds vote, make and adopt by
laws which are not in conflict with
the laws of the state or these articles
of Incorporation, for the manage
ment of the property of the corpora
ton. the transaction of it's business.
and the regulation Of it's affairs; and
may by like vote alter or change
such bylaws.
ARTICLE XIV.
Amendment of Articles of Incorpor-
alton.
These articles of Incorporation
may be amended at any regular
mee,ing of the stockholders, or at a
special meeting called for that pur-
pose, by two-thirds vote of the
capital stock of the corporation.
ARTICLE XIV.
Dissolution.
This corporation may be dissolved
prior to the time fixed in its ar
ticles Of Incorporation, by an affirm
alive vote of its stockholders hold
ing three-fourths of its capital stock,
at meeting of the stockholders
called for that purpose in the man
ner required by law and these ar
Fticles Of Incorporation: and in case
Of such dissolution Its affairs shall
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-11-11
DIRE TRIMMER

CHICAGO SPECIALIST
will make his 5Sth regular trip to-
Leon, Hotel Leon, Thursday, Dec. 2.
and return every % days.
Office Hours, q. m. to p. m.
1 TREAT ALL CHRONIC DISEASES
II you or your family are so afiict-
ed call and see me. Consultation and
examination costs you nothing.
treat successfully the cases I under
take and accept no fee from those
that cannot be successfully treated.
have special treatment for dis
eases Of men which would like to
explain in person.
Piles, Fistula and Fissnro treated
successfully without the use Of the
knife or detention from business.
AddEosE Ia J.. r. Itii =, ~
Oalland ntd:, g
ville. Iowa.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-11-12
I'll TEPIC FUE ASFSIHiDO TN
BAN0UERO AMERICANA

LOS ANGELES. Cal, Nov. lis
ian recibito aqui nolicias de cue
r. Windham, conocido banquero ar
$ y despuGs comerciante de Pas
ma. Cal, ha sido asesinado en- el
-.rritoric de Topic. Tales nOticias
heron recibidas por los amigos dc.
tinto. Sc presume que fuG victima
Ike los bandidos. Windham era rupc-
::ntendente del rancho de Quimichis.
cue esta cerca de Topic. Los oticia-
0as de Los Angeles estan p~rocuranGo
: ecibir detalles de este asesinato. Ha-
G. dos amos que Windham Y Su &yU-
ante, j. ". Dunn, fuerom ca2tura-
rs por los c~arrancIstas y despues
= m~altratarlos Y robarlos fueroa
ruestoS en- libertad.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-11-12
I'm PFRIODISTA De HATAKO-
RIOS SERA REHOVDO POR-
QUE hTACA LOSE. i.
PRGTESTO POR Ell USO DEL BAkDERA
AMERICANA EN- Los ACI0S PU-
BIlCOS De MEXICO

BROWNSVILLE, Tex, Nov. IL
Je ha recibiGo aqui la noticia De
Natamoros de que ell periodista V.
aides Varcla. editor de eel Demo-
c-ata, que Sc publica en- aquel puer-
10. sera removido de Su pueSto por
-..aber publicado articulos en- el eX-
lresado perioiico que tienden 4 des-
acftar malos sentimientos entire me-
..>anos Y americanos. Aver IanZo
aH articulo protestando contra cl CO.
1aite de reception que le hiZo los no
1cres Il Nenustiano CarranZa, llevan-
10 una bandera americana Que a "a
vcL fuG usada en- las fachadas de los
.~.ificios publicos Y de algunas cas,.s
n~crticulares con 0 sin Ia bandera ne
..cana. a este articulG antecedi0 o.
- por el est;lo publicado en- Ia edi-
Elm del marteS. Vcremos en que
para este asunto Y 10 comunicarc.
Ningunas noticias Sc han recibi-
% de las estaciones miiitares, nj del
campo de los rangers. raspecto 4 nue-
,c5 movimientcs de los alzados. Ya
"a coniirmado TODD 10 relative al
--aQue al soldado Jess (. Madden, &c
u Compania c del go. de infan.e-
il. cerca de Quotes, rancho que haze
I1cos dias fue visitado por los re-
5c.des. q~uienes dejaron ALI a un hon.
be colgado lie un arbol. Referente-
:-ente al expreSado Madden, Sc dice
&c varios disparos lie fueron hechos
or algunos indiyiduos que estaban
~ccuItos en- la maIeza. Fl Coroncl
Ballard esta hacienda una investiga-
ion sobre el case. Madden perdcra
i uso de dos dedos de Ia mano derc-
T.. y ha sido enviado al hospital de
.a.lingen.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-11-12
FL triunfo.

Z! se6or : estHba eXh.biendo sus
obras Ell 81 es,voio con la esperan-
u de podcr yender aIgun >uadro pa
IA 9oder haccr una bucna comida.
E~sccgiendo una victima--un hom-
bre de aspecto rico-lo. lieyd hacia
un ca6a..ere en- una esquina.
-Nire. cabaI.ero-dijo con aire
de triunfo-esta eS mi Ultima obra.
e visiJante aizo la vista. Sc puso
los .rntes y miro hacia los tintes Que
estanan mezclados en- Ia tela, donde
dominaDan el negro, Ell rojo Y el
khaki.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-11-12

Eth. ;que es esto?-preguntj.
TN campo de batalla-exclam
ell artista. y he tratado de exp
sar todos los horrores de la guerra
LExcelente-murmur0 ell senior
nunca he visto NADIA mas horrible n
mi vida.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-05
BEGIN 100000 TAX FIGHT.
Property Owners of New Rochelle
Take Asscssmcnts To Court.

WHITE PLAINS. ". Y, Feb. A.
Wealthy property owners OF New
Rochelle are so displeased with what
they call excessive assessments levied
against their property that dozen of
them. through former District Attorney
j. Addison Young OF New Rochelle to-
day got writs of certiorari from Justice
Joseph Morschauser in the Supreme
Court at White Plains against tho
assessors for n review Of the assess
ments.
1t il charged that inequality is shown
in the assessment of different parcels.
The Wykagyl Country Club is assessed
for Si03,600 and it Is asserted that the
amount should be reduced to $3.50 900.
on one business plot Adrian Iselln, Jr.,
Is assessed Sl5,bS0, and he protests that
the amount should he reduced to $4,000.
Watson IL. Dickerman claims that his
assessment OF $334,0l5 should DO
changed To $17750O,
Among others who complain are the
New Rochelle Securities Company,
Thomas @. Hail. the Forest Heights De-
Velopment Company, Charles +, BlnlIley,
Mary Conkin, Margaret l.. Robinson,
the Westminster Electric Railway Com
pany and Caroline Bunel 1t is said that
nearly 100000 10 involved 10 this
latest tax fight.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-05
MUCH COTTON IN GERMANY.
ships bringing I'm Mig supply and
Prices Are DecIining.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 4-Cablegrams
received through the state Department
by the bureau of foreign and domestic
commerce indicate that there are ample
cotton supplies in Germany. \ cable
gram from H. W. Thompson. CONNER
cial attache at Rotterdam, says:
Cotton mills in Germany are rum
ming three-quarters capacity and using
apparently provided for by ships arriv-
ing and afioat. Cotton prices are de-
Ginning. Shippers are cautioned against
expecting a continuation OF present high
prices. They should go slow about
chartering ships at the present inflated
charges"
\ cablegram from Ambassador
Gerard at Berlin. dated February /.
says:
at is understood the break in Ger
man cotton prices from 80 pfenngs to
about rs pfenngs per one-half klo
from 1914 cents pound to 49, cents
a pound) Is due to the following causes
Arrival of steamers with cargoes at
Bremen, opening up port of Rotterdam.
slackening up Of demand from spinners
for cotton on account Of much freer of
fcrlngs and anticipated decline in prices
and sale of captured cotton stocks found
at LODI, Russia. and Antwerp, Belgium.
Cotton landed ut Genoa, c. l. T., and 6
per cent! Is sold in Germany at less
because OF cheaper freight rates from
Italy"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-05
CITY SENDING TETANUS
ANTITOXIN TO WAR
Board of Health Physician
Tells Of Aid in Immuniz-
ing Millions.

DR. Matthias Nicoll Jr.. discussing
tctanus and lockjaw before the Acad-
envy of Medicine last night. said the
efficacy OF interspinal injection OF anti
toxin had been proved, He told OF an
experiment. with three guinea pigs in
oculated with tetanus germs. Eighteen
to tWenty-three hours were allowed 10
elapse before the antitoNln was in
jected-"as mean n thing as you can
do to a guinea pig" said DIR. Nicoll ,
hut two OF the three guinea pigs sur
vlved and were cured.
DR. Nicol said the research lahora-
tory OF the Board Of Health, where
he has been doing his work. has shipped
enough tetanus antitoNin to the Euro
pean hattlehelds to immunize quarter
of a million men, II is the only labora-
tory which could ship such an amount,
he said. and II Is sending over ten
million units of the antitoxin a month.
DR. William H. Park said he and his
fellow worker In the Board OF Health,
Or. Zingher, had found that person
once immune to diphtheria, because OF
naturally produced antitoXin, WAS al
ways immune The Schick test estab-
fishes this immunity, showing that two
thirds OF the people are not susceptible
to the disease and need not be i'm
munized when an epidemic threatens,
To further lower the rate Of infant
mortality Dr. s. Josephine Baker.
another Board OF Health physician, said
the work of the future must deal with
congenital causes of death. She said
that 40 per cent. Of the deaths under
year were due to the illnesses OF the
mothers Malnutrition is also becoming
harder to combat, she said.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-05

round New York. but we discharge our
long and narrow island and cart it back
through the long streets by the most
expensive means that could be devised
Some Of 1t Is carted to the COM
mission warehouse. then to the whole
sale and again to the jobbers. and not
infrequently to a second jObber before
II Is taken on the retailers wagons
II is subject to several landings
and as many profits. As the quality
declines the prices increase. II requires
no argument to show that goods
shipped from a long distance in refrig-
orator cars deteriorate rapidly In jour
neys around the city In an open wagon
on q hot day.
This practice Is wasteful. democrat
izing and unsatisfactory to all con-
cerned, even to the men who are in the
system and TO some extent responsible
for H. The best men in the trade con-
denim the system. They make no apollo
gies for II and endure II only because
they fear a better system may disturb
their present routine.
The cost OF distribution on farm
products Is 65 per cent. of the prices
paid By consumers. On every dollar
paid by consumers for farm food prod
ucts 65 cents Is paid for delivery from
the country to the consumers doors
The farmer gets 35 cents for producing,
harvesting, packing, carting and pur-
chasing container for II. Surely We
cannot ask the farmer to take less, nor
can we ask the consumer to pay more.
We can only attack the 65 per cent
distribution expense"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-05
FINDS NATION UNREADY.
Union League Club PromuIgates
Resolution on Defence.

\ report OF the action OF the Union
League club in indorsing the Lodge and
Gardner resolutions In Congress and
calling upon Congress to evolve an adc-
quate military policy based upon
thorough investigation has just been
sent to all the members of the club and
to members OF Congress and the State
Legislature. This action was taken
January Il, and was based on the re-
port of committee consisting of Col.
Thomas Dlmond and c. r. Corning, VINO
interviewed Senator Lodge Representa-
tive Gardner and various Government
officials
The committee tried to obtain she
memorandum submitted to the Secretary
Of the Navy in 1912 by the General
Board. which IL believed to contain SEN
sational statements about the made
quacy of the navy. but the present Sec
rotary of the Navy regards that as
confidential and refused TO make it
public
The committee found that the United
States lis unprovided WITH facilities or
material for use in long range torpedo
operation; that IL has fewer field guns
than were used at the battle of Gettys-
burg. that there is no bureau in the
Navy Department for directing the navy
when at war that II would take from
three to five years to make the navy
efficient for war service; that II has
no scout cruisers OF modern type that
Of the seventeen submarines only one
"an dive that there are only twenty
three aeroplanes and no dirigibles; that
there are only 33S mines, against 10000
owned by France at the outbreak Of
the war: that the navy is short $4,000
men. and th;s there are not 1000 reGu-
lar soldiers available for service, not
counting those stationed on the Mexican
border.