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Newark post., 1915-08-11
Federal Board Receives
Report From Delaware

A complete and comprehensive ,
report, containing more than so, |
900 words, has been submitted to
the United States Commission on
Industrial Relations, commits !
sion which under the law by
which it was created expired on
the first day Of August, by Alex
ander M. DAILY, of Dover, who for
the past l8 months has been in the
employ of that body as special
agent and Investigator.
Mr.. DAILY draws the following
conclusions from his investiga-
toin in this state:
l. That generally speaking the
Child Labor Law had no detrimen-
tai effect upon Delaware indus
tries.
2. That it benefits firms who had
already adopted the same require
ments in their industries that are
now in the law, and on the other
hand, those who failed to live up
to such provisions are now requlr-
ed to do so, and therefore, the
question of interstate cOmpeti-
tion has been thrown out of these
industries, owing to the operation
of this law.
3. 1t further appears that all
leading manufacturers are in SYM
pathy with the law and do not de-
sire its repeal.
4. That the Delaware Child
Labor Commission has done every
thing in its power to comply with
the law and enforce it, and that
great cooperation has been had
from manufacturers, leading bust,
ness men, school officials and al
others concerned.
In commenting upon the condi
tions in the state resulting from
the cannery sanitation law, the in
vestigator, after detailed de
scription of the workings of the
law, says: "Your investigator has
personal knowledge of these condi
tions, knowing that business we'll
and can state that the Delaware
canneries are now eXceedlngl.
sanitary, as compared with few
years ago, and in fact there is M
way Of comparing the condition.
that now exist with those of few
years ago, before the enactment o
the law. 1t has not put any bur
dens upon Gamers that they ar
not now readily assuming and put
ting into effect"
Newark post., 1915-08-11
New Outbreak OF Foot
And Mouth Disease Reported

The susceptibility of swine to
the foot disease and
the failure on the part of swine
owners to recognize it's symptoms
are giving the Federal authorities
no small amount of worry in their
"clean-up' campaign.
Sore mouth, common indlca-
ton of the disease, is an ordinary
sequence of hog cholera, and con-
tusions on the feet are frequently
in swine which have been driven
or shipped. For these reasons lit
tie attention is paid by the owners
of swine to these symptoms, and
unless the herd is located within
suspicious territory foot-and-
mouth disease may continue in a
chronic form for a considerable
length of time before discovery.
The danger of course lies in the
ability of these animals to dissem-
mate the disease.
Since the first case of foot-and-
mouth disease found in a herd Of
hogs in Michigan, which later per-
mitted the infection of the Chicago
Stock Yards, hogs more than any
other animal have been responsible
for the spread of the disease. A
few months ago, in the outskirts
of Philadelphia in a district con-
| tanning close to 10000 swine kept
in small lots, several thousand
were found to be infected.
On July 20 foot-and-mouth dis
ease infection was discovered tc
exist in herd of 20 cattle within
the city limits of Hornell, Steuber
county, New York. Another hero
of 25 cattle, pastured across thu
Newark post., 1915-08-11
Ford Locals

Why is a Ford like bath-tub!
Because it's nice to be in one,
but YOU hate to be seen in it.
A drummer standing on cor
ner made the wager, he could tell
mans religion by the car ne
car he drove.
Every WE'LL" said a man, here
comes a friend of mine, in a Pack
ard"
"a Baptist"
Right"
another back of him driving a
Buick"
Hes a Methodist.
Good"
Here's another in Ford"
"Christian Science. He just
thinks he has a car"
The Ford is the only car men
toned in the Bible. Don't you re-
member it says "Elijah went up to
Heaven on high"
Nothing but a Ford could dc
that.
Newark post., 1915-08-11
Chided Girl Takes Poison

Chided by her mother for stay
ing out too late at night, Ethel, the
fifteen-year-old daughter of Ste
phen c. Blackwell of 632 West
Sixth street, Wilmington, on We'd
nesday swallowed several mer-
curry tablets and ran to the home
of Helen Bradley, 721 West Fourth
street, where she fell on couch
after telling Miss Bradley she had
swallowed the tablets while angry.
DR.. E. C. Robbins was called and
had the girl taken to Delaware
Hospital where on Friday she was
reported recovering.
Newark post., 1915-08-11

great struggle to save the Union.
And it was the Austrian prince,
Maximillian, brother of the pres
ent Emperor of Austria, VINO
placed himself upon the throne III
Mexico City. a.,
So it seems to me that the
United States is under no very
lasting or immediate obligations
to these present-day belligerents'
The worst any American exporter
has done during this war IS mild
in comparison with the things
France, England, Germany and
Austria tried to do to US.
-Girard in Public Ledger.
Newark post., 1915-08-11
Inconsistencies Of War

The most notable example of
one nation selling contraband of
war to another is furnished by
Germany. When America was
fighting for freedom the Germans,
as Wayne MacVeagh says, sold to
King George not only guns and un-
iforms, but 10000 soldiers. To this
day Hessian is term of reproach
and hatred.
England sold to the Confederacy
anything it could ship there.
France violated the Monroe Doc
trine more viciously than any
other country when it sent a big
army of invasion into Mexico
while the United States was in its
Newark post., 1915-08-11

road from these, has been exposed
and is under surveillance. AS no
known cases of the disease had
previously been found within
radius of over Is miles, the source
of the infection remained a mys-
terry until two days later, when 125
swine, divided among five herds,
were found infected within a half
mile of the first-discovered prem
ises. These swine had evidently
had the disease in a mild form for
considerable length of time. In
fection had been carried from
these to the cattle through drain
age.
This again emphasizes the need,
the authorities state, for continued
careful examination of all live
stock in previously infected areas,
especially large herds of swine.
Farmers and stock raisers by CIV
ing immediate notice of any sus-
picious cases to the nearest health
officer will greatly aid the authori-
ties in their efforts to eliminate
this pest, which if allowed to gain
foothold would result in untold
damage to the nation.
Owing to the fact that few ami
mails are shipped from the section
in which the latest outbreak oc
Cured, it is believed that no ser
ious or widespread complications
will result from this new center
of infection.
Newark post., 1915-08-11
Boy Frightens Burglar

Prying open a cellar window
last Sunday night thief entered
Neal B. Kelley's home, 1905 Mar
ket street, Wilmington, and Sc
cured a gold watch and $50 in
money. A young son of Mr.. kel-
ley heard the robber moving about
and called out, Father, is that
you" Mr.. Kelley replied mo,
I'm in bed" The robber was then
heard running down the stairs.
He left by rear door which he
did not close leaving behind him
silverware which he had wrapped
up in a bundle.
Newark post., 1915-08-11
Thieves Clear Out Store

Thieves broke into P. w. Jen-
kins' general store at Woodside,
seven miles south of Dover, last
Tuesday night and carried off most
of a $4,000 stock of goods. On
Wednesday State Detective Muir
ply and Constable Vansant came
upon a tramp who said he was
Frank Davis, of Wilmington, in a
woods near Dover who had in his
possession some of the stolen
goods. Justice E. F. Wood OF
Dover, after a hearing held Davis
for the October term of the Kent
County Court.
Newark post., 1915-08-11
String Beans AS A Cash Crop

String beans are grown extern
sively in places where soil, cll-
mate and marketing facilities are
not different from those in Della
ware. They are shipped by the
carload, or by the trainload, from
stations that have no advantage
over the stations along the Della
ware railroad. They give satisfac-
tory results. They bring in money
and at the same time are ideal to
grow in young peach or apple or
chard, and may be followed by
crimson clover the same season.
They are planted fairly early, but
after the orchard has received
thorough cultivation. If they are
planted in rows cultivation may be
kept up as long as may be desired.
The necessary spraying Of the or
chard does not interfere with the
beans and they do not interfere
with spraying. If the ground is
thick and locking in humus no bet
ter crop than string beans can be
grown in the peach orchard during
the first few years of it's life, and
the amount and character OF the
fertilizer required for the string
beans will be right for the peach
orchard.
Figures might be given showing
returns from this crop in localities
where it is now extensively grown.
It is enough to say that the re-
turns are satisfactory. String
beans will not produce a big yield
npoor, thin, dry land without
manure or fertilizer, but on fair
land, with fertilizer and frequent
tillage, they will grow good crops
Among the successful string bean
raisers is Horace Roberts, Of
Moorestown, N. j., and Mr.. Rob
erts says that beans are not so un
iformly profitable as tomatoes be
Newark post., 1915-08-11
Looking Out For Highwaymen

Highwaymen are reported ac-
tive in the Delaware City section.
John Higgins was annoyed by one
of the gang, one night last week
but lashed him with his whip
and forced his horse by him.
Harry Heal, T. J. Clark and
James Pordham were stopped an
other night by three men who,
however, did not resort to violence.
People driving at night now go
armed and searchers are on the
lookout for the highwaymen.
Newark post., 1915-08-11

shell rims and are affixed to H.
face by means of huge tortoiss
she'll straps which burrow into II,
hair behind the ears.
The effect Of these glasses Inn,
the public is surprising. A tm @
toise-shell outfit, costing less tb,,
SIS, is often as effective in cres,
ing an appearance of intense learn
ing as four years in high pres,
ure college. Many young Ame,
lean today who has barely squee, /
ed through the freshman year !, J
an institution of learning and dis
location has been able to acou,.
the other three years instantsn,
eously by buckling himself into
pair of half acre glasses and peer
ing through them at an awestrucs
world.
These, glasses have anothe,
great virtue. They give the wear.
er an air of almost incredible dg.
nity and ferocity. Few of US arr
bold enough to lean against one Of
these reinforced window-pane,
and tell the wearer to go to thuD.
der. We may intend to do so but
our training in lodging automObIe
search lights has been too main.
fully acquired.
Equipped with these glasses the
wearer is thus enabled to go Don
derously through life, awing hall
the public with his plate-glas,
erudition and soaring the othe,
half into letting him alone. W.
have no adequate data upon tn:
subject, but if the Kaiser has mo-
armed his army with AZ centimete
tortoise-shell spectacles heha
overlooked a big bet.
Tortoise-shell spectacles hav
proven invaluable on the vaude
vile stage. Formerly it took
comedian half an hour to smearO
a humorous makeup with whicht
: convulse his audience. Now, hov
/ ever, he carries his makeup in h
l coat pocket in the shape of pa
S of these devastating binoculs
and when h eputs them on al
= goes out to face the audience
e gets as big hand as if he pain
b. ed his nose sky-blue.
= Roller Monthly.
Newark post., 1915-08-11
Trolley Car Hits His Milk Wagon

j. F. Petit de Mango of Holly
Oak, and his twelve-year-old
nephew were thrown out of the
formers milk wagon last Monday
morning when it was struck by a
trolley car at the Grubb's Land
ing Crossing of the Wilmington
and Philadelphia traction line.
The wagon was smashed and
thrown into the waiting shed. Mr..
Petit de Mango was cut and
bruised and his collar bone was
broken. His nephew was bruised
but was not hurt seriously.
Newark post., 1915-08-11
Tortoise-Shell Spectacles

Tortoise-shell spectacles are now
being worn by many men-which
proves that the limit of nerve and
daring in personal adornment has
not yet been reached.
Tortoise-shell spectacles are
circular window panes about the
size of the glass in a dark lantern.
They are bound in thick tortoise
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-10-28

Mrs. Lucy Malone, of Omega, Kas.
arrived Monday afternoon for a visit
at the home of her sister, Mrs. j. w
Weidner, of near Leon.
Miss Gretchen Teale, who is a stu
dent in>the Leon High School, went
to her home at Davis City Tuesday
evening for short visit.
E. J. Brown, of Murphy, Oregon
who is here visiting, returned Mon
day from few days visit with
friends at Gainesville, Mo.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Stuber were
called to Eddyville Sunday to attend
the funeral of his grandfather, Mr..
A. Stuber, who passed away at the
advanced age of IS years.
G. R. Hodgdon, of Winnipeg, B. c.,
arrived Monday to accompany his
family home, leaving for Winnipeg
Tuesday. Mrs. Hodgdon and children
had been visiting for several months
with relatives at Garden Grove.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-10-28
THE LEON REPORTER THURSDAY, OCTOBER IS 1915

A. r. Weldon, of Davis City, cam,
up Monday and spent a couple of day.
in this city attending to some bust
mess matters.
r. f. Durham, Of near Lineville
was business visitor in Leon las
Saturday and made The Reporter ;
| peasant call.
| Mrs. j. A. Harris returned Mon
day from Kansas. City, where she
been visiting with her daughter, Mrs
Lou Burroughs.
Miss Aletha Bunch, who is teach
ing near Van Vert, came Saturday
evening to visit over Sunday at hel
home in this city.
| Henry Turpen, who had beer
working in this city, went to hi
home at Davis City Saturday and Wis
tied over Sunday.
| Miss Gladys Chambers, who is
teaching near Van Vert, came home
Tuesday evening for short visit
with her parents.
| Mrs. A. S. Gardner, of southwest OF
Leon, returned Friday from Creston
where she had been attending the w
R. C. convention.
Mrs. j. M. Harris, of Humeston
came Friday for short visit with he1
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George Jen-
nings in this city.
! Miss Emma Adkins, of Davis City
came Friday and visited few days
at the home OF Ter sister, Mrs Art
Scott, in this city.
Mrs. V. F. Penniwell and Mrs. j.
w. Rush went to Des Moines Sunday
for a few days visit with Mr.. and
Mrs. V. F. Arney.
Misses Bertha and Grace Aldredge
departed Tuesday for visit with
their sister, Mrs. j. H. Hunting, at
Montezuma, Iowa.
Mrs. John Trisler, of OttumWa,
came Saturday to visit. few days at
the home of her nephew, Dr.. B. L..
Eiker, in this city.
Asbury Johnson departed Friday
for Shenandoah, where he will assist
with the Apostolic meetings being
held at that place.
Mrs. Vena Edwards, of PleasantOn,
came Friday afternoon and visited a
couple of days with her daughter,
Mrs. Leslie Crimes ...
Mrs. II. J. Lands went to Decatur
City Saturday and visited a few
days at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. T. R Roberts
Mrs. Elizabeth Williams, of Davis
City, passed through this city Satur-
day going to Pleasanton for a short
visit with her sister.
Mrs. G. r. Thomas, of Saline, Mo-,
came Friday and visited a few days
in this city at the home of her Sis
ter, Mrs. John Gray.
Mrs. William Mapes and children,
Ulna and Charles, went to Pleasanton
Saturday evening and visited over
Sunday with friends. ..
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Shelton, of Os-
ceola, came Tuesday to visit a few
days at the home of his mother, Mrs.
C. NJ. Axes jr., of southwest of Leon.
Miss Cora Hardinger, of Davis
City, came Saturday for short visit
at the nome of her sister, Mrs. Will
Epperley, in this city.
Mrs. Willard Smith, of Roosevelt,
Oklahoma, who is visiting with rela-
tives at Decatur City, was visitor in
this city last Saturday.
Misses Himena Hoffman, Dorothy
Scott, Nina Walker, Ruth Golding
and Bernice Bruce, teachers in the
Leon schools, went to Lamont Satur-
day to attend the basket ball game
between Leon High and Lamont
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-10-28

i
Mrs M. ]. Poor, of Mt. Ayr, was a
visitor in this city last Thursday, be-
ing enroute home from visit with
her daughter at Fairfield.
Mrs. w. d. Pleuss returned Satur-
day evening from Creston where she
attended the w. r. G. district con-
vention and visited friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman Matsler, of
Council Bluffs, arrived Saturday ev-
ening for a short visit at the home
of Oscar Brann in this city.
Mrs. Bert Ballou returned to her
home at Kellerton Saturday evening
after few days visit in this city with
her mother, Mrs. ]. M. Still.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Gaunt return
ed to their home at Garden Grove
Saturday, having been visiting for a
few days at the homo of B. M. Nc
Donuough, northeast of this city,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-10-28
PURELY PERSONAL

<kakhk
Levi Hill, of Davis City, had bust.
ness in this city Tuesday
w. X. Macy, of Garden Grove, had
business in this city Monday.
Harry Sell was visiting at Davis
City with friends last Sunday.
o. M. Pace returned Saturday
from a visit at Washita, Iowa.
d. Adair, of Pleasanton, was visi-
tor in this city last Saturday.
VIM. Carroll, Of Terre Haute, was
q visitor in Leon last Saturday.
Joseph Walkey, of Garden Grove
had business in this city Tuesday.
d. M. Fry, of DeKalb, was bust
ness visitor in this city yesterday.
e. E. Smith returned Friday morn
ing from a weeks visit in Chicago.
w. w. Fulton went to Davis City
Saturday and visited over Sunday.
Mrs. l. N. Ruark, of Garden Grove,
was a visitor in this city Saturday.
Frank Cox, of near Davis City, had
business in this city last Saturday.
o. B. Creal, of Decatur City, was a
Z business visitor in this city Friday.
az A. H. Meter, of near Weldon, was
business visitor in Leon Tuesday.
Harvey Axes, of near Davis City,
was visiting in this city last Friday.
E. H. Blair, of near Weldon, was a
business visitor in this city Tuesday
George Roberts returned Tuesday
from few days visit in Kansas City.
w. J. Butler, of Saline, Mo-, was
business visitor in this city Tuesday.
B. E. Millsap, of near Koyle, was
a business visitor in this city Tues
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. N. Gates, of Davis
City, were visitors in this city yester-
day.
Mrs. Fannie Rhode, of Decatur
City, was visitor in this city Mon
day.
c, H. Lavender, of Woodland, was
4 business visitor in this city Mon
day.
T. M. Keeran, of Van Vert, was
a business visitor in this city Mon
day.
Harrison Orfield, of near Decatur
City, was visitor in this city Satur-
day
Mrs. w. B. Wood, of Decatur City,
was visitor in this city last Satur-
day.
Mrs. John Woodard, of Decatur
City, was a visitor in this city Satur-
day.
J. M. Smith, of Garden Grove, was
a business visitor in this city Satur-
day. ....
M. Shippy, of Lamont, was bust
ness visitor in this city last Thurs
day.
John F.: Robertson went to Des
Moines Monday on real estate bust
ness.
81 G. F.. Wright returned Monday
from business trip to Denver, Col
orado.
w. A. Cox, of near DeKalb, was a
business visitor in this city last Sat-
nrday.
Miss Marie Moneysmith, of Deca-
tur, was visitor in this city last Sat-
urday.
Mrs. J. c. Atz, of Osceola, was Wis
iting with relatives in this city Sat
urday.
S. McCroskey, of Decatur City,
was transacting business in this city |
Friday.
DR.. Sarah snavely Brown had pro-
fessional business at Davis City last
Friday.
Isaac Manchester, of near Koyle,
was business visitor in this city last
Friday.
J. E. Drury, of near Pleasanton,
was business visitor in this city last
Friday.
r. Higdon and son Eldon, of Sa-
line, Mo-, were visitors in Leon last
Friday.
Ernest Coffin went to Davis City
Friday evening for a short visit with
friends.
Mrs. w. A. Boone went to Davis
City Friday for short visit with
friends.
Miss Carrie Cummins went to Van
Vert Saturday for a short visit with
friends.
Mrs. Ira Markley and son Alvin
went to Centerville Friday to visit a
few days with Mr.. and Mrs. Elmore
Markley.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-10-28

Personals on Page 12}
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-03-12

coming city election. The candi-
dacy of Mr.. Thompson gives al
most universal tisfactlon and
the probabilities are that there
will be no opposing candidate to
him. We predict that Mr..
Thompson will make an excellent
officer, as he is possessed of the
business qualifications to give
the city useful service, and the
benefit of good judgment on all
questions that may come up.
Should the town be voted dry
Mr.. Thompson as mayor will in
sist on a rigid enforcement of
the law. and if license carries he
will as strenuously insist on the
fullest obedience by the saloon
keepers of the terms of the IL
cense law. We understand that
petitions for an alderman in each
ward will be made up with the
names OF the present aldermen
whose terms are expiring for a
re-electi on, and that probably
there will be no opposition to
them. This will be in the first
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-03-12
The Calling Of Dan Mathews

This play has been we'll accomplish
ed by Harold Bell Wright in the dra-
matlxation of 1.-THE Calling Of Dan
Matthews" The scene OF the play is
Ia the Ozark m%ountaine, and the hero
IL q young preacher, and by the way
is the son OF our old friends, Sammy
and Young Matt, whom we know In
.The Shepherd Of the Hills." who
comes TO Corinth to be pastor Of one
OF It's churches. At first he is we'll
received. Later, In preaching the
convictions Of his own heart and 10
befrier ding Denny, poor boy. and
his mother, and . poor innocent girl
for whose bad reputation certain
persons il HE church are largely -
sponsible. he 10 driven TO resign his
position d pastor, and Tho most In
anential members In the church turn
out 70 b the meanest and tho lOwest.
The love story running through the
piece 10 sweet, pure: wholesome, ard
this. together with some extremely
realistic and startling scenes and
situations, make play brimmine
over with interest and with . powerful
"pupch." "The Calling Of Dan
Mstthews" comes to the Bently Grand
on Friday March 10th and 10 under
the management OF Messrs. GsskAl
and MacVitsy, who have given Il :
cast Of reputation and : scenic pro
ductton par excellence.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-03-12

A. the Minnesota town cleo
irons last Tuesday the drys
made . net gain of 81 towns out
Of the 1872 places voting on the
question. Thiry.nine former
wet towns going dry and 2 for
mer dry towns going wet.
Appleton voted dry again by 1913
to 81, and Odessa changed from
wet to dry.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-03-12

ward John Lewis. in the second
D. Stats and in the third John
MaIsed. The probabilities are
tina: there will be no contest to
ill any of the offices at the com
ing election, aud the fight will
be conferred On the wet CT dry
proposition.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-03-12

A PETITION has been circulated
and signed ov q large number Of
citizens for the nomination of F..
l.. Thompson for mayor at the
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-03-12

The Minnesota legis lature has
passed a county option law, and
this will result in making two
thirds Of that state dry just
about as soon as a vote can be
had.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-03-12

THE Mexican trouble again
looms up before our Uncle Sam
ueI, who is under some respOn-
sibllity for the foreigners in that
rebellion swept country.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-03-12
Proved By himso,S.

enapp-Yes: I believe l did ny yco
were always lying about yourself.
Bragg-Sir. l am not accustomed 70
that kind Of talk. ! am a gentleman.
Snapp-Thero you 60 again-Boston
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