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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-01-14
SIDE LIGHTS ON A GREAT
BATTLE.

One hundred years ago Saturday
morning occurred the battle OF new
Orleans, the last land fight between
the two great English speaking ma
tons.
The century of peace following
that great battle is a noble topic, as
some hundreds of editorials this day
will testify. The brilliant character
of Jackson's victory is just cause TOR
national pride, and that sentiment,
likewise, will not lack for eXponents.
The Journal prefers to call attention
to some little understood features OF
this great battle, and to point out
some common misconceptions which
have their influence on public policy
even yet.
1t is commonly stated that the
army which wiped out Wellington s
veterans was an army OF militia. rms
has the dangerous mixture OF truth
which is present in all persistent err
rors. jackson had less than 1000
regular troops, but it does not follow
that the rest were militia of the kind
that would spring to arms now to re-
sist invasion. Most of Jackson's men,
though undisciplined volunteers,
were frontiersmen, dead shots with a
rifle, accustomed to all the hardships
OF campaigning, and seasoned by bor-
der struggles with the Indians. They
were raw only on the parade
ground.
Moreover, while Jackson's military
genius, iron will and unrivaled capac-
ity for infusing his own men with his
own spirit would have won that bat
n q
sweeping nature of the victory and
its unheard of disparity in losses on
the two sides was due to British
blunders as much as to American
prOwess.
Packenham planned to attack Just
before daybreak, when shooting skill
would count for little and disciplln-
ed mass for almost everything. His
men, drawn up in solid column, were
designed to crash through the Amerl-
can line by sheer weight, and then,
deploying right and left, sweep the
trenches with the bayonet. The plan
was explained to the underofticers
and everything made ready--except
the fascines and scaling ladders need
ed to cross the moat in front OF the
American lines and to climb the
carthworks. These absolutely vital
implements were forgotten at first,
and by the time the blunder was rec
titled morning had dawned.
1t will not do to assume that raw
volunteers of today, not one in ten
of whom ever saw an army rifle at
close quarters, would rival Jackson S
men in craftsmanship. Still less is
it safe to take for granted that an
invading commander now would re-
peat Packenham' blunder. In these
days of steam and motors, and wire
less telegraphs, and machine guns,
and general STATS, we must get ready
Tor an invasion before it comes
Chicago Journal
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-01-14
HOW ABOUT THAT TAFT
$2,OOO,OOO.

The other day congress voted
$554,371 to pay the expenses of the
Vera Cruz expedition. OF course re-
publican floor leader Mann, who is a
sort OF human gad-tiy or else he would
not hold his job, had something to
say about our spending half mil
lion dollars to get the flag insulted
and it hasn't been saluted yet. .
But he forgot to mention the two
millions spent by Mr.. Taft in assem-
bling troops on the border ito i'm
press the Mexicans '-and the care
less Mexicans haven been impressed
yea.-Linneus Bulletin.
yet.-Linneus Bulletin.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-01-14
Notice Of Final Report.
In the District Court of Iowa, in and
for Decatur county.
In the estate of j. P. Hamilton,

In the District Court of Iowa, in and
for Decatur county.
In the estate of ]. P. Hamilton,
Deceased.
/ To Ira ]. Hamilton, .Alva j. Hamil-
ton, Anna Gaines, Liza Drake. En-
ma Baker, Nora B. Hopton, Bertha
alexander, Nellie Cornelius, Edith
Sprague, Rue Pierce, Alice M. Lewis,
and all parties concerned:
You are hereby notified that the
undersigned j. F. Lewis, ADMINISTERS
tor Of the estate of J. p. Hamilton,
has filed his final report therein in
the Office of the Clerk of the District
Court in and for, the aforesaid coun-
ty, and has asked for, its approval
and his discharge from further duty
or responsibility therein, and that
said report and application for dis
charge will come on for hearing be-
fore the court aforesaid at Leon on
the 26th day Of January, A. D., 4 915,
at which time and place you can APP
pear and show cause, II any you have,
why said final report should not be
approved and the undersigned dis
charged from any further duty and
responsibility.
20 j.. f. LEWIS,
AdministratOr
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-01-14
THE NATIONS PIGS.

On Monday, 10000, hogs were
marketed at eleven receiving points
in the United States. The major part
of them brought from $40 to 81 %
per hundred pounds.
If the average weight Of these
porkers was 200 pounds apiece, one
days marketing came to $2,3SO,0OO.
Probably the average weight was
above the figure named. At the very
lowest, however, when all charges OF
the railroad and the much abused
middlemen are met and paid, the
American farmer received more than
s2,O00,000 yesterday from hogs
alone.
This is one Of several reasons why
even the war can not keep times
very hard in this try.-Chicagc
Journal
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-01-14
NO WAGE REDUCTION.

The United States Steel Company S
announcement that no particular re-
duction in the wages of employees is
contemplated for the coming year
has a hopeful sound
Steel is among the chief victims
of the depression throughout the
country the past year. If the great
est corporation in the country engag-
cd in the steel business is to continue
general wage scales in the future,
good feeling in all other branches of
industry. Entering upon the new
year with working forces unreduced
as to size or pay, the great steel en-
terprise should be able to communl-
cate its optimism to every other man
ufacturing and commercial undertake
ing.
And that is what is much needed
nova spirit of hopefulness. The
dawning year offers wonderful OPP
portunities to this land. Many con-
ditions favorable to business inter
ests here are of a nature never be-
fore presented, never before equaled
in attractiveness. The whole country
should be determined to make use of
these unusual advantages to the full
est possible extent.
The wage scale has parometric
influence upon public affairs. It is
the visible indicator of the condition
of little understood business affairs.
Watching that sign, the world in gen.
eral is cheered or depressed by the
message it proclaims. Just now, the
forecast promises fair skies for in
dustry and commerce.-St. Joe Ga
gZette
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-01-14
BURLESON MAKES A GOOD
RECORD.

This year is the first in fifty years
that the postoffice department has
had surplus of funds after paying
all expenses. Postmaster. General
Burleson is making a good record
for himself and for the administra-
Memphis Democrat.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-01-14
WHY DIDN'T THEY THEN?

Roosevelt and Taft have a lot to
say about how President Wilson
should run this country. They both
had a chance and the people would
not trust either of them a second
term. This is one of the times
where silence should be golden. .
Milan Standard.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-01-14

Every legislature finds it necessary
to change old laws and pass some
new ones. But the coming legisla-
ture needn't sit in night sessions law
making in order to justify them
selves with the voters. A little re-
building and cleaning up and only a
little new stuff will fully fill the pres
ent demand. E5 US
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-01-14

Between Lord Kitchener, who
guessed the war might last three
years, and President Poincare, who
thinks it may end within 1915, there
is a considerable difference. The two
statements are alike, however, in be-
ing intended quite as much for the
enemy as for the speakers country.
men. Sc nv
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-01-14

Bad luck 10 one of the things that
comes to those who sit down and
walt.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-01-14
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-30
MEXICO CITY SAFE.
CRrransR Denies ZRpntistas Arc
Menacing Capital.

WAsHISGToS. Sept. 2a.-Elizo Are
dondo. the CarranZa agent In this city.
has received a despatch from Vera Cruz
in which First Chief Carrauza denies
that Zapatista activities in the ~neighbor-
hood Of Mexico city are ~interrupting
communication with the coast as re-
ported.
The First thief ruuuCe thar Gov
errors appointed by mis- authority are
exercising complete control in twenty
seven States. The First Chiefs des-
patch is in part:
"A vigorous campaign against the
Zapatistas is being organized in order
To- pursue the small bansls marauding In
different localities, but they do not con-
stitute a nucleus OF resistance capable Of
cutting communications with the city OF
Mexico nor to deprive the latter of
water and light. as the press has stated.
The irregularity OF railway traffic
between Vera Cruz m the city OF Mex
leo is due To- the lack Of rolling stock"
orders were issued at the War De-
partment to-day directing hat a battery
OF mountain artillery be sen to the
Brownsville region in Texas. \ request
ioi such reinforcement was made on the
department by Col. Blockson, who is
IN command in the region where Mexi-
can raiders are active.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-30
BABY FARM SUSPECTED.
Finding of ~ Little Bodies in
River stirs VILLA msburg Police.

The finding of the bodies OF twelve
babies from a day to a week old in
the East River on the Williamsburg
side has led the police to believe that
somewhere near by there liz "A baby
farm" All the bodies have been found
in the last -four weeks between the
Wallabout Canal and Bushwick Creek.
Active search for the place from
which the bodies were taken to the river
was begun last night after Joseph
Miller of 80 Diamond street, a pier
Waterman, found the bodies of two
baby girls not more than a few days
old floating off West street, Greenpoint,
That confirmed Coroner Wagner In his
suspicious and he said he was sure that
all the bodies came from the same place.
On Saturday night the body of a child
about a week old was found neal South
Eighth street.
The waterfront in this section Ia oc-
cupied by factories and men with
packages and bundles are constantly
passing all day, 1t would be easy for
any one to drop "a small bundle of n
pier without attracting attention n at
night the waterfront IL so gloomy and
lonesome that almost anything might
be thrown overheard.
II was not until last night that
Coroner Wagner succeeded In getting
the police OF the Clymter street station
and the detective bureau Interested. Now
a careful search IL being made OF the
neighhorhood and watch IL being kept
along the waterfront In the hope of
finding how the children got into the
water. Apparently they are dead when
thrown overheard. but autopsies will be
held at the morgue to-day to settle that
point.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-30
CRANKS KEEP PACE
WITH J. D., JR., ON TRIP
Letters Pile Up Offering Six
TOcd Cats. Schemes and
Even a Cook.

DENvFF. Sept 2a.-Whlle John n.
Rockefeller. Jr, Is discussing general
welfare and social be,termrnt with
miners and store clerks or going over
the books of the company his secretary
Is busy with a constantly expanding
mass Of correspondence OF all kinds.
The secretary keeps all letters
~methodically arranged in plies on his
big work table.
This is my pile Of crank letters"
he said this afternoon. Here is one
from a woman who wants to present
Mr.. Rockefeller with a six toed Per-
sian cat named Rocky and another
from q woman who wants To- know II
she can have an autograph letter and
suggests that she would enclose a
stamp but was fearful OF giving Of
fence.
\ Chinese cook. convinced of his own
~superlative qualities. wrote a. follow
II SEQ in to-day's newspapers YOU
start mine work. Perhaps you want
chinese cook i'm your mine kitchen. How
many people work fnr YOU | can cook
every day coed Iu.ai. ! tall, good man,
handy worker iu Kitchen I please You.
Send my far". | 20 ON train"
Following a mention by Mr.. Rookie
Teller on partners to the miners prompted
"A real estate man 10 write and suggest
a partnership. He writes
Il want 10 become a partner with
you and | ask You To furnish an office
and about Loco for upkeep. | will do
the rustling and divide on a $3.50 basis
There Was u delightful smell OF rare
perfume about one package received to-
day. II was addressed to John n,
Rockefeller. 81, care OF John u, Rookie
Teller. Jr." 1t was found to contain a
neck scarf patterned after owe shown
in a picture Of the older Rockefeller re-
Gently.
\ merger Of an the coal prop rites
of Colorado. including the Rockefeller
interests, was rumorcd here tonight
following a conference to-day of many
of the independent operators and the
Rockefeller managers from the south
orn Colorado fields.
Mr.. Rockefeller denied knowledge NJ
any such reported move or that the
Colorado Fuel and Iron stock had been
taken over bv the du POM interests.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-30
TURKS BLAME BRITISH.
Hold ENGLISH Intrigue Has Caused
Armenian Troubles.

From the Turkish point of view the
sufferings which the Armenians are
undergoing are caused chiefly by British
intrigue. This side OF the situation was
explained to Il Sun reporter yesterday
by a former correspondent in the Levant
for British and French newspapers, to
whom the reporter was referred by the
Turkish Consulate, He refused to
allow the use of his name. but was will
ing to talk freely,
"Whatever sufferings the Armenians
are now enduring In Turkey are due
largely to British intrigue" he said.
"Armenians have been shot and hanged
by the Turks. who are making a
desperate effort to suppress Internal
revolution planted by British officials
and agents before and since the war
began,
sin the treaty OF Berlin England
promised to protect the Armenians,
Instead English agents persuaded the
Armenians to give up their arms, after
which the feudal Kurds began to perse-
ute the Armenians. During a religious
feud the Catholic Armenians paid the
Kurds to massacre the Gregorian
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-30
u. s. MAY APPEAL TO
BERLIN FOR ARMENIA
Turkey Will Not Tolerate In
tcrfcrpnce-New Proofs
Of Atrocities.
TO ACT FOR HUMANITY

wAsHINGroN, Sept. 29.-The state
Department has received in the last Few
weeks many reports which leave no
room for doubt in the minds of officials
tina atrocities have been committed by
Turks against Armenian inhabitants or
the Turkish Empire. There is a posi-
bility that the reports may be called 10
the attention of the German Govern
ment as the power regarded as largely
responsible for the Turkish operations
in the war. The attention of the Turk
ish Government was called 10 similar re-
ports some time ago,
Further than this officials believe this
Government cannot proceed officially IN
the matter. The victims are not Amer
lean citizens and representations by the
United States to either Turkey or Ger
many would be only in the name OF
humanity,
since Turkey has'let it be known that
It will not tolerate outside interference
there is no disposition here TO take up
the matter further IN Constantinople.
The German Government, on the other
hand, always has taken the stand that
the reports OF outrages are inventions
on the part OF Russia and other enemies
OF Germany and Turkey.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-30
TWO INQUIRIES POINT
TO TARIFF REVISION
Revenue Data Being Collected
i'm Washington for Con-
grcSS Committee.

WAsHtNGroN. Sept. 29.-The Treasury
Department and the Department Of
Commerce are compiling data on the
revenue producing possibilities OF the
Cuderwood-Simmons tariff law for the
use of the Ways and Means Committee
when that body meets Informally in
November to begin work upon a pro-
Pramme of revenue legislation. This is
regarded as direct evidence that the Will
son Administration viii take steps
coward tariff revision at the forthcoming
session OF Congress.
The Treasury Department In addition
has been asked to prepare compreheu-
sive data as TO the condition of tho
Treasury and its needs for the next
fiscal year. Representative kitChin of
North Carolina. who was In Washington
a short time ago, arranged to I'VE the
data prepared.
1t is practically certain that the mat
ter Of continuing the present duties on
sugar through the ieped. Of the free
trade provision of the Underwood law
will be agitated at the committees meet
ing. officials believe il probable that
the committee will consider tho revival
OF the "anti-dumping' clause OF the
Underwood. Simmons bill, whic1 VAS uf-
fcred at the last session. but failed OF
enactment.
The Presidents conferences with Sec
rotary OF Commerce Rrdfeld and Mr.
Davies. chairman Of the Federal Trade
Commission. have resulted in at least a
tentative conclusion that some means
must be found 10 prevent the dumping
OF cheap products upon American mar
kets at the end OF the war.
III II is seen that a movement IL I'M
der way after the war is over To hip
foreign goods &c this COUNTRY and sell
can produc. them the movement can l.,
checked" said Secretary Redheld to-
day. "At present no goods can Ice
shipped to this country from any foreign
country without a manifest signed hy
our consular agent In that country APP
proving the cargo. If foreign countries
attempted to snip goods into this coln-
try at "a greatly reduced price our con-
sular agent could demand the right 10
investigate the means of producing the
commodity to see IL the manufacturer
were selling at a lower price than he
should. II the right to make such AN
investigation by the agents were re-
fused the American Cousu,s could re-
frain from signing the manifests, and
the products could never leave the port
for the United States
Officials OF the Administrator still
refuse to admit that the Democratic
party will undertake a revision OF the
tariff in Congress this winter. Never
theless. Republican leaders insist that
| revision is inevitable unless the Admin
istration holsters up the Treasury re-
ceipts by issuing bonds or short term
certificates of indebtedness.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-30
FOREIGNERS TAKE
CHARGEIN TORREON
Committee Runs City When
villa Evacuates-Will We'll
come Gen. Obregon.
CONSULS HEAD THE MOVE

Ell PAso. Sept. 29.-Only a few OF the
Carranza troops have yet moved into
Torreon. enough to keep the peace fol-
lowing the abandonment OF the city by
villa and his troops. Villa has finally
admitted officially that Ne has quit Tor
reon.
British Vice-Corsul r. O'Hea and
French Consul NJ. Bernardini sent a tele-
gram to Carranza to-day through Brit
ish Diplomatic Representative al. C.
Myies telling him that when all the
Villlstas left the Laguna district a oom-
mtitee OF foreigners vas appointed in
Torreon TO take over the civil edmtnetra-
ton of Torreon, Lerdo and Gomez Pa
lacio.
The wire stated that IL was desired in
Torreon that this committee. accompa-
MED by British Vice-Consul O'Hea and
French Consul Bernardini. be allowed to
go out and meet CarranZa troops and
invite them to enter Torreon In peace.
\ reply from Gen. Obregon IL ex-
pecIed to arrive In FL Paso for Mr..
Myles for transmission 10 the Torreon
neutral foreign interest. Obregon's head
quarters are at San Pedro. he having
moved westward out of Hipolito to within
nifty miles OF Torreon. Some OF his
soldiers are now occupying Torreon.
villa Is personally reported "a at
Casas Grandes. having been called there
by a threatened mutiuy of his troops
over their failure to receive pay.
George G. Carothers filed n message
TO Gen. Villa at Casas Grandes this
afternoon asking him TO protect the per-
sons and property OF the several hundred
Americans OF Mormon religion in the
section Of Mexico where the northern
leader IL now modifying his men for
their excursion into Sonora.
A report was received In FL Paso this
afternoon that the Mormon colonists
were hurrying 20 Juarez on a special
train. fearing a repetition OF the incl
dents of three years ago. when Gen.
Jose Salazar condiscated and burned a
great deal OF colony property. disarmed
all Mormons and forced them TO cav
the country and their accumulatIons of
n lifetime.
In the past year or so many OF these
oplonists. against the advice Of their
church and leaders. nav returned to
their homes, and they are all reported
as having good crops this year
Information from Luis TerraZas, Jr.,
and his son Guillermo. who escaped from
villa at Chihuahua "A week ago. is that
they have reached the Carranza coun-
try southeast OF Chihuahua city and
will soon be within the protection Of the
CarranZa troops. While Terrazas and
and the Carrau2ista~ NHvc not been al
lied the Carraiza officials have promised
safe conduct to the two through their
i. territory and out to the United States.
They are expected to arrive by way OF
Laredo and San Antonio.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-30

Armenians. Because OF discussions be-
tween Britain and Russia neither nation
could do anything for the Armenians.
FINALLY Sir Edward Grey organized
his Balkan committee, from which many
prominent people in England resigned as
soon as they learned hat the purpose OF
forming the committee was To foment
dissensions In the Balkan States In order
to further Britain's interests. The chair
man of Sir Edward Grey's committee
was Sir Noel Buxton. Early last win
ter Sir Noel paid "A twenty-four hour
visit to Van. a small Armenian town
near the Russian frontier, and in h a
time arrange with the Armenian revo-
l~utlonary organization TO furnish 1t
with arms sent from Russia. These
arms have been delivered and with them
the Armenians have been keeping east
ern Turkey in a turmoil.
1.-THE about three months
ago printed reports of the hanging in
Constantinople of twenty heads of
prominent Armenian families In that
city. This violent mea was taken to
quell an Internal revolution which was
fomented among the Armenians of the
city by British officers before the latter
left the Turkish capital"
Count Won Bernstorff, the German
Ambassador, when appealed to yester-
day for a statement as to his reported
denial of atrocities having been com
mitted against the Armenians by the
Turks, declared that In all the official
exchanges on the subject he had been
merely a messenger for his Government
and that he had nothing to say on the
subject either personally or officially.
lie said that a newspaper story printed
yesterday purporting to show that he
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-30

Mrs. Bashford Dean and Mrs. Alex
late Isaac Michael Dyckman. have pre-
scented to the dty the old Dycknan
house at 2Oith street and Broadway, de-
scribed by the Park Department as the
last remaining Dutch farmhouse in New
York. together with five lots surrounding
the house.
The ground Is TO be used as a public
park and is to be Handicapped at the
expense of the donors. who also are to
restore the building and provide II with
museum contents of a historical CHAR
acter. The new park will have a 'front.'
X Of l25 feet or Broadway and 100
feet on 2O4th street. ark Commissioners
Cabot Ward announced the acceptance