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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-04-22
HOWLERS! THE RAIL.
ROADS WANT MEN.

The fact that thes Burlington, the
Union Pacific, the Rock Island, the
Missouri Pacific and the Chicago &
Northwestern roads alone want ten
thousand labOrers to put to work on
the men, discloses two substantial
facts: the first being that the era of
depression is over and that condi-
tons are not only returning to the
normal but are tending upward at
a rapid rate. The call for men will
do much to relieve those who suffer-
ed from the depression brought on
by the foreign war for it will provide
them with the employment that they
needed and for which they and their
families lOnged
And the second fact is this: that
the railroaders are not as great suf-
ferers as they have sought to make
the various legislatures and the peo-
pie believe during the past winter
when they were so loudly and insist
emily demanding authority to in
crease passenger and freight rates
Had they been in the deplorable
plight which they sought to make
those interested believe they would
not be in position this spring to do
the great amount of work for which
they are now calling for all of this
additional help to improve their
tracks, equipment and terminals
!And the glorious feature of it all
is that this call for help will fall like
wet blanket on the republican and
bull moose calamity howlers who by
it will lose their last rumble of cam
paign thunder which they were US
ing in an attempt to cripple and
harass President Wilson and the
democratic administration. Right
here in st. Joe we have a pie
thora of such calamity howlers
whose sole avocation consists in
standing on the street corners and
the administration, and
while they are so doing keeping
away from a job whereby they might
earn an honest dollar and decent liv-
ing. The republican senators and
congressman who are now filling
calamity dates all over the coun-
try in vain endeavor to discredit
the democratic administration can
now pull down their tents and bottle
up their calamity oratory-or they
will be ground beneath the heel of
advancing prosperity.-St. Joe OBJ
server
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-04-22
THE BASIS OF PROSPERITY.

Even OH the surface, the report of
bank examiners on business condi-
lions is most encouraging. But to
get the full force of that report, one
must consider it in relation to recent
history.
A little over eight months ago,
half the world suddenly plunged into
war. Credit, as an international
commodity, ceased to exist; foreign
customers quit buying; for weeks
merchants shipping almost vanished
from the seas. Securities, native
and European, were dumped in cart
loads on the American market in a
wild scramble for gold. The whole
commercial life of the nation stop
ped, as ship might stop on hitting
a continent.
And still there was no panic.
There was depression, which, accord
ing to the bank examiners, has pref
ty well disappeared; but of panic
such as that which Roosevelt and
Wall street conjured out of a clear
sky in a time of profound peace in
1907 there was not even a trace. In
1907, every bank in the United
States suspended cash payments,
and resorted to cashiers checks. In
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-04-22
OPENING ALASKA TO THE PEG.
sr PLE $3.50

In building railroad nearly 500
miles long in Alaska the United
States Government has adopted the
one and only way of developing that
territory short of turning over the
control of it's wealth for the future
to private interests. This step is to
be taken in response to probably
the universal demand of the people
of this country. 1t was question
Of locking up tight for an indefinite
period the natural riches OF great
section of national property, or of
throwing it wide open to exploita-
ton by greedy monopoly, or of re-
serving to the government the pow
er to serve and protect the interests
of all upon equal terms.
The railroad is the key to the
Whole situation in Alaska. With it
goes control over practically all COM
munication and transportation be-
tween the seaboard and the interior,
Upon the route it follows and the
rates to be charged must depend
when and how the mines, forest and
other lands are to be rendered pro-
ductive or withheld from use. Pri-
vate capital seeking it's own ends,
could not be expected and would not
be willing to engage in such an en-
terprise in the same liberal enlight-
enng spirit.
What is to be done in Alaska is an
experiment dictated by Circumstance
es 1t was made necessary by the
manoeuvers of those who thought
that the country had learned moth
inc from, tho mast and wOuId leave
them free to convert the national do
main in Alaska into private prov
ince. 1t is a great progressive step,
long delayed but full of promise for
the future.-New York World.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-04-22
PROSPERITY CUTTING LOOSE.

There are numerous diSturbin =
indications that prosperity is cutting
loose from it's self constituted Gus
todiaps in politics and has taken to
roaming at large.
President Wilson learns from a
variety of sources that trade i'm
provement is becoming less spotty
anu more general New England
reports increasing employment in
many directions. Building operations
are expanding even in sections
that have suffered from the cotton
embargo. Reports from the iron and
steel districts show broadening &C
tivity without regard to war orders.
The country's excess of exports in
March amounts to no less than
S145, 900, much of which has
gone to take up American indebted
ness held abroad, without interfer-
ence with our rising security market
Worst of all perhaps, is the finding
by financial organs Of a prevalent
optimism which they describe as the
'best feature of the situation. This
indicates that the presidents much
rldiculed psychology explanation OF
the late depression is finding accept
ance in the very best circles of bust
ness society.
Calamity for the sake of next
years politics seems to have met
with a check along its whole 5000
mile front.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-04-22

1914, every bank stood fast. An
onslaught of disaster as crushing in
its way as the German attack on
Belgium was beaten at the very
border, when only seven years be-
fore purely artificial panic swept
from coast to coast.
The difference between 1907 and
1914 is due to two things. In the
earlier year, the president of the
United States was recklessly vail
ant shouter, but a timid and feeble
doer; and the currency system of the
land-which that president never
tried to change-was Anticipated
and absurd. In 1914, the country
had a man in the White House whose
brain and nerve are unrivaled since
the days of Lincoln; and-thanks to
that man, Woodrow Wilson-the
currency system of this country had
been remodeled and made equal to
any demands upon it,
There is the big fact that must
never be lost to sight. The United
States was saved from the most
crushing panic in it's history eight
months ago and is entering on per-
iod of high prosperity now because
of the genius, the sanity, the fore
sight, the patience, the cautious but
unshrinking, firmness of President
Wilson, and the loyalty with which
the democratic party has supported
it's great leader.
No president since Lincoln has
been confronted with such tri2ls;
none since Lincoln has rendered
such services Every bank standing
firm in the world crash, every fac
tory reopening, every new dinner
pail carried to work is tribute and
a testimony to the craftsmanship of
Woodrow Wilson.-Chicago Journal.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-04-22
Progress in Suffrage.

The people of New Jersey vote on
a constitutional amendment grant
ing complete woman suffrage in Sep
TENDER of this year. New York,
PENNSYLVANIA and Massachusetts
take a similar vote two months lat
er, in November No one expects to
carry this reform in Pennsylvania,
though the suffragists are making a
gallant battle in it's support; but in
New York and New Jersey the
cause has fighting chance and
those who ought to know claim that
in Massachusetts the odds are in its
favor
All these states, please observe,
belong to the conservative east; -
all are of the original thirteen. If
even one of them adopts suffrage,
the backbone of resistance of that
measure is broken. Success at any
of these four points is equivalent to
driving a wedge straight through the
ranks of the opposition. The mere
fact that the legislatures of these
states have voted to submit the
amendment is big victory.
In 1916, West Virginia, Iowa, Ne
braska and South Dakota, will vote
on the question. In Tennessee, the
amendment has been passed by over
whelming majorities, but has to be
Endorsed by another legislature be-
fore going to the voters. The Ar
kansas legislature, likewise, has
passed a resolution for this amend
ment, but the popular vote on It
will have to wait because only three
constitutional changes can be sub
mitted at one time.
Equal suffrage is coming and COM
ing fast. The 'antis" might as we'll
get ready to take their medicine.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-04-22

The London Times a few weeks
ago, in discussing Germanys sup
plies, remarked: IF the food sup
ply lasts out until next harvest, it is
quite possible that home resources
may last in perpetuum." AS shown
in the article by the Worlds CORE
spondcnt, there is no doubt that Ger
many's food supply will last until
the next harvest and may even last
beyond it, in connection with sup
plies she is still receiving from neu-
trail countries and even from Russia
1t is plain, therefore, that any at
tempt to starve Germany is doomed
to failure.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-04-22
Rheumatism Yields Quickly to
SlOan'S.

You can't prevent an attack of
rheumatism from coming on, but you
can stop it almost Immediately.
Sloan's Liniment gently applied to
the sore joint or muscle penetrates
in few minutes to the infiamed spot
that causes the pain. 1t soothes the
hot, tender, swollen feeling, and in
very short time brings relief that
is almost unbelievable until you ex-
perience it. Get bottle of Sloan's
Liniment for Csc of any druggist,
and have it in the gainst
colds, sore and swollen joints, lum-
bago, sciatica and like ailments.
Your money back if not satisfied, but
it does give almost instant relief. 2
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-04-22

The ,66S miles of battle front in
Europe are neither straight nor
continuous. If they were, they would
reach as far as from Portland, Me-,
to Galveston And every mile ID q
continuing tragedy
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-04-22
z Jour attention is re-
y spectfully called to
an important point
not generally known,
that a laxative should have
a tonic element to success
fully meet constipation.

MI. John B. Capers, Of go, Pecan
St, Fort Worth, Texas. had a sig
nificant experience In this particular.
He was afflicted with q severe case Of
constipation and bowel trouble. He
spent good deal Of money in trying
to find remedy. To his astonish-
ment Peruna very quickly relieved
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-04-22

In some country towns the only ex-
element from June to January is a
new diamond ring on the school
teachers finger.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-04-22

him OF his pad
g y m p t o m 9 !.
This happened a
number Of years
ago. y Since then,
Mr.. Capers states
that he has had
similar attacks OF
trouble, the promi-
nent symptom of
which is c0stipa-
ton, and has al
W a VS. + o u n d
prompt and eff
Gent relief from
Peruna- He says:
up to the time I
started using your
Peruna I could
drink castor Oil
like water. It did
no good, AS for
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-04-22

salts, they were Of no use. Physics Of
all kinds and classes were used. but
we had to call on the fountain syringe
for help" Per,ina was able to corr
rect this condition completely in Mr..
Capers case, and there 10 every rea-
son to believe that It was the tonic
Qualities OF Peruna, added to the laxa.
tive. qualities, that procursd this very
sdeSarablo result 5.'s3 81
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-04-22

The wonder of people is never that
an editor gets so many news items,
but that he misses so many.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-04-22
Advertising Rates.

i1uNCENlSAHS AsNtSos
Display Advertising, special SER
vice, per inch 49,. -. loc
Display Advertising, per inch. :. IL 12 c
Display Advertising, 81 weeks
per year, per inch ......... I've
Reading notices, per line $500. &c
Cards of Thanks, cash with
COW soc
Resolutions of Respect -. .$1.0O
Church, school and society no
tees, where admission or en-
tertainment fee is charged,
per line -. -. $500. DC
We are glad to publish any and
all 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
II possible remittance for same
should accompany the notice.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-04-08
PUT
OUT OF BELGIUM
CLIFFORD rINCHOr is ASKED TO
LEAVE BECAUSE RELATED
70 y BRITISH CONSUL

The Hague, Holland.,-Both Hen
ry Van Dyke. the American ambassa-
dor to The Netherlands. and Clifford
P1nchot, attached to the American
legation, have e~ndeavored to the ut
most to keep the matter of Mr.. Pin
chot's expulsion from Belgium by
the Germans from publicity, lest such
action should render more difficult
the work of relief in Belgium. involy
ing the succor Of nine and a half mil
hons OF destitute people of that coun
try and the northern provinces of
France.
In a signed statement given the
Associated Press Mr.. Pinchot declar-
ed it was because OF his relationship
to Sir Alan tombstone (brother-in-
law, the British minister to The
Hague, hat Germany requested him
to leave Belgium. IT was this fact
and because he had visited tombstone
at The Hague prior to going to Bel
GUM that the order to leave Bel
GUM Immediately was given. No
reasons accompanied the order.
Mr.. Pinchot declared he and his
vile We're searched IN entering and
leaving Belgium. He concluded his
statement with a tribute to the con-
Luct by the Americans of Belgian re-
lief work.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-04-08
WIFE L TO
SEE THE JOKE,
HUSBAND FEIGNING INTOXICA.
TION Is ROuNDLY BEATEN
BY HIS SPOUSE.

Andover. S. D.-The best April
fool Joke" coming to light in this
section OF the state was revealed here
Yesterday When a prominent farm
er residing a short distance out of
town reported an incident to which
he was an eye witness last Thurs
day.
\ neighbor of his had accompan-
led him to town. the two men stop
ping at the neighbours house on the
way. His friend staggered into the
itchen with the remark, "Shay.
WHEY Chico l<irda drunk, but 'sall
right, sail right"
II wasn't ali right with wIev.
however, for grabbing "a broom stand
ing near she beat up hubby thor
oughly, applying local applications OF
the broom about his heal and shout
ders, face. legs, arms and back. Only
after a. deal of explaining that it was
only an April fool joke did wiley calm
and cease her ministrations.
He bore a pair of darkly decorated
eyes. together with many other marks
OF violence. but declared that there
would be no more April fool Jokes
for him, life was too real, and be-
sides, jokes We're oftentimes retro
active.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-04-08
OLD FIRE HORSE
DASHES TO FIRE
JUST LIKE FICTION, FORMER
DEPARTMENT RUNNER IN
PHILADELPHIA FOLLOWS
ENGINE TO BLAZE.

Philadelphia, Pa.-Ten years ago
Napoleon l. was one of the hest
known best trained and gest liked
ilre horses in Philadelphia. He was
the outside horse in a team of tbroe
n a hauled an engine, n the com
pany in which he was attached was
iamous for its ability to .'get there
first
four years & several fire horses
We're sold when the automobile an
paratus began to be installed. Nan
was among those retired. He entered
was put in charge of a one horse
power truck belonging to Charles
Jennings, a sewing machine sales
man.
Whatever Napoleon's record for
speed and consistent municipal eff
tort may have been, he proved yes.
terday afternoon that he knows
nothing at all of originality. When
Standing in front of a sewing ma
chine establishment he heard the
tire bells. An engine changed by. and.
with all Of the fire of the old days,
&c, he ran to the fire. This has been
done for years in the news, in fiction
and in like circumstances. Today it
happened in fact.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-04-08
SHOOTS
ABOUT TO PUNISH
HURLEY YOUTH USES RIFLE ON
HIS PARENT TO ESCAPE
CORPORAL PUNISH.
MENT

Hurley, S. D..-When VIM. Suth-
erland attempted yesterday to punish
his son Charles, the boy became an
sered, grabbed a 22-calibre rifle and
shot his father. The ball passed
through the hip joint. Pending an
examination of the elder Sutherland
by physicians, Charles was arrested
by the sheriff of Turner county and
taken to Parker.
William Sutherland is an old time
resident of this section. and the ac-
ton of his son, who is only Is years
old, cannot be explained by close
friends of the family. Late last even
ing the bullet received by Mr.. Suth-
erland had been extracted and while
the injury is painful it is not con
sidered serious. The boy in the
meantime, however, will be held by
the authorities, awaiting future
action.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-04-08

both o d and steel blades to the shop
and have four holes punched In each
blade. Then have. four more holes
punched in the rods to tit twenty pen
NY nails. but have them on the other
side, so you can bolt the blades to the
rods and then the rods to the roller. To
make the shafts. take the crossDiece
out of some old wagon shafts and cut
same number in each rod. so the holes
in the rods viii! fit those in the blades.
Get two iron rods about II foot long
and large enough to so through the
hole in the end of the shafts. Drive
into the roller. fastening the shafts to
the roller. and by the time the rod has
been driven in eight inches 1t will be
abraded enough to stay in and hold the
shafts solid. For Il seat use a o by 4
crosspiece OH the shafts ut the crook.
Behind the %crosspiece or singletr'ee bolt
another piece of > by 4 about three feet
long. Let this reach back over the
roller and TO it nail your seat. You can
sit on the seat and brace your feet
against the crosspiece to which It il
lDlted.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-04-08
SWITCH DUE
IN LOCAL OFFICE
NJ. C. CoRBETT. IN MILWaUKEE
DISPATCHERS' OFFICE, MAY
GOiTO DIES MONIES.

Official announcement Is expected
to be made this week of important
changes In the personnel of the Mil
yankee SYSTEMS dispatching force i in
Mitchell. The chief change will be
the promotion of NJ. C. Corbett to the
Chicago, and Council Bluffs office in
Des Moines, Ia.
A. J.FRozum is slated to assume
the position of chief dispatcher in the
Mitchell office, handling the west end
of the Iowa and Dakota division and
the Black Hills division. r. C. Raines
will retain the day trick in the office.
Mr.. Corbett has been chief in the
Mitchell office for the past four years
coming here from Mason City. Ia.
in November. 1910. Mr. Rozum also
came to Mitchell at the same
time from Perry. Iowa, wnere he
had been trick and chief dispatcher
for the preceding II years. Rozum's
ropert.AAa4dinxs-int hisgicin;ty MAS,
the principal reason Tor his removal
to Mitchell in 1910.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-04-08
COUNTY BRIDGES
ARE SWEPT AWAY
MUCH DAMAGES BEING DONE BY
HIGH WATER in TERRITORY
ABOUT MITCHELL.

Bridges 7 being swept away,
roads washed out, horses and stock
placed in danger and other serious
conditions are arising through the
high water of the past three days. No
signs OF abatement of danger were
seen today.
1t is believed that the crest of the
James river rise Will not go much
higher. This forenoon the water had
reached within four inches of the top
of the Cassem bridge and was with
in a foot of the caps of the piling on
the Milwaukee railroad bridge.
All trains running outtot mitchell
we're put on a slower schedule today,
especially near all bridges and Gull
verts. The road beds have been
somewhat softened by the water
standing in the bitches alongside and
no chances will be taken with weak
spots where ties may be loose. One
washout was reported on the Milwau-
kee line near Kennebec.
Additional bridges which were re-
ported today to be out was the one
near the poor farm. south OF Loomis
II mile over the Firesteel, one near
the John Morgan farm on the new
Badger township survey, five miles
north of Belts, another south of Mt.
Vernon in Union township near. the
Zach Welch place, and another on
Twelve Mile creek in Rome township.
The bridge over the James river,
eight miles north OF Mitchell, was
reported TO be in Il dangerous condi-
ton. The approach to the concrete
arch bridge. straight north of the
city, also has been partially washed
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-04-08
ROOTS AND sILAGE.
Comparison of the Two In Rations For
Mix Production,

MIX Production.
Prepared by ontario Agricultural col
lege.l 81
In the first place, it may be noted
that the Maine. Pennsylvania. Ohio
and Ontario experiment stations COM
pared the yield of dry matter per acre
from roots and corn. Maine obtained
Bib pounds OF dry matter per acre
from Swede turnips and $3.50 pounds
from fodder corn. Pennsylvania OBJ
tanned 4,ooi pounds of dry matter per
acre from mangels and 6TG3 pounds
per acre from corn. Ohio 1000 pounds
dry matter per acre from mangels and
6,0oo pounds from corn and Ontario
1904 pounds dry matter from mangels
and S,l3J pounds from corn.
SO far as yield of dry matter per
acre is concerned it will be noted that
corn shows IL marked advantage over
turnips and mangels. BY dry matter
is meant what is left after all the mois-
ture of the product has been driven on
by heat.
The Ohio. Pennsylvania and Ner-
mont stations compared the dry matter
OF corn silage and roots for milk pro
duction. The following, taken from
Feeds and Feeding, shows results from
these trials:
MIX from IL hundred pounds of dry
matter In corn silage and root rations:
Ohio station. 1889. root ration gave
30 pounds of milk, silage ration gave
10 pounds OF milk: Ohio station. 1890.
root ration gave 30 pounds of milk.
silnge ration gave GO pounds of milk:
Ohio station, 1891, root ration gave GO
pounds of milk. silage ration gave G6
pounds of milk; Ohio station. 1892.
root ration gave 60 pounds of milk, ST
lage ration gave I6 pounds of milk;
Pennsylvania station. root ration gave
81 pounds of milk, silage ration gave
50 pounds of milk: Vermont station.
root ration gave 1l3 pounds of milk.
silage ration gave l19 pounds of milk.
From the above results it will be seen
that in every case but one the dry
matter in the rations containing silage
proved more effective in the proiuc.
ton of milk than b dry matter in
he rations containing roots. 1t is
difficult to explain why such should be
Wv (AoS tIiiNNS nv y ill'tlltI II l.It
silage rations was underestimatcd.
At the central experimental farm OF
Canada turnips proved more expensive
and not much more effective than corn
silagc for milk production.
The Cornell station found that one
pound of dry matter in mangcls is
slightly superior to II pound of dry
matter in corn Stage: also that one
pound of dry matter I'm mangels is
equal to one pound of dry matter in
grain and that mangels may replace
half the grain ordinarily fed il n
ration composed of grain, mixed hay
II silage.
At the Copenhagen station very ex.
tensive trials 20 to show that one
pound of concentrates in the form of
grain. BRAN and oil cake Is equal to
ten pounds nf mlngels: also thai for