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The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-05-13
humanity FIRST,
WILSON'S POLICY
NATION IN RIGHT MAY NEED NO
FoRcE, SAYS PRESIDENT, IN
PHILADELPHIA SPEECH.
U.S.TO REMAIN At PEACE
FIFTEEN THOUSAND CHEER AS
NATIONS CHIEF EXECUTIVE
VOICES HOPE FOR PEACE.

Western Acwspaper Union News Service
Philadelphia. May ~. President
Wilson gave to gathering Of 1000
2A4aralized Americans Monday night
he first intimation of what course the
Onited States government will pursue
In the situation arising from the loss
Of more than a hundred American
lives OIL the British liner Lusitania.
He spoke by implication. but his
hearers Interpreted his remarks As
meaning that while the United States
would remain at peace 1t would seek
to convince Germany Of the injustice
to mankind of the tragedy Of last
Friday.
| America said the President,
"nust have the consciousness that on
all sides it touches elbows and
touches hearts with all nations OF
mankind. The example Of America
must be special example. and must
be IN example not merely Of peace
because it will not fight, but because
peace is the healing and elevating in
eluence of the world and strife IL not.
There is such thing as q man being
too proud to fight. There II such q
thing as being so right that 1t does
aot need to convince others by force
that It is right"
These remarks precipitated . tu-
mult OF applause and patriotic enthu-
siasm attended by . waving Of thous-
1 ~ NaD
The President made no direct refer
eoce to the Iusitania, but the audi
encs did not hesitate to read the ap.
plication Of his statement.
The sentiment expressed In the
Presidents speech was epftomized
later by one of his closest advisers a.
"Humanity First" While it had not
yst been decided, he said. exactly
what steps would be taken BY the
United States in the present crisis
the idea uppermost in the Presidents
mind was to show that whatever
course is adopted-no matter how
vieorous-it will have as Its objective
the good of humanity.
while you bring" he said, AL coun
tries with you, you come with q pur
/ pose Of leaving all other countries be
hind you, bringing what is best o
their spirit but not looking over youl
shoulder, and seeking to perpetuatt
what you intended to leave in them
I would not certainly be one who
would suggest that man cease Il
love the place Of his origin. 1t Ii
one thing to love the place where yot
were born, and another thing to dedi
cate yourself to the place to which
you 60. You can't be an American II
you think of yourself in groups
America does not consist OF groups
A man who considers himself as be
longing to a national group is not ye'
an American. My advice to you is tt
think first not only of America, bu'
to think first Of humanity, and you
do not love humanity if you seek tt
divide humanity into jealous camps
The President was constantly inter
rupted by spontaneous outbursts o1
applause. He spoke clearly, and sc
quiet was his audience of $4,000 thai
he could be heard distinctly In al
parts of the great hall. Everywhere
the red white and blue flag and bunt
ing was displayed and band during
the evening played patriotic airs
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-05-13
"KAIsER GUILTY OF MURDER"
coroner's Jury Puts Charge OF Crime
Aeainst German Nation.


Against German Nation.
Kinsale, May 12.-When the inquest
over five victims Of the Lusitania had
been concluded the coroner's jury re-
turned the following verdict: I'VE find
that the deceased met death from pro,
longed immersion and exhaustion In
the sea eight miles southwest OF Old
Head of Kinsale, Friday, May z, 1915,
owing to the sinking Of the Lusitania
by torpedoes fired by German sub
marine.
We find that this appalling crime
was committed contrary to interna-
tional law and the conventions Of all
civilized nations. We also charge the
officers Of said submarine, and the EN-
peror and government of Germany, un-
der whose orders they acted. with the
crime of wholesale murder before the
tribunal of the civilized world.
we desire to express sincere con-
dolences and sympathy with the rela-
tiyes Of the deceased. the Cunard COM
pany and the United States, many Of
whose citizens perished in this murder
Gus attack on an unarmed liner"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-05-13
Jobs for High Line Settlers.

Denver.-Settlers under the High
Line canal project in the Grand valley.
whose crop prospects were ruined by
frost recently, will be given immedF
ate employment through the action OF
the federal reclamation service in be
ginning construction of lateral bitches
in the district to be watered from the
canal.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-05-13
Coal Company File. Damage suits.

Denver-Twenty-thr suits for dam.
ages totaling S25,3OO were filed in
the District Court by the Chicosa
Fuel Company. whose properties in the
southern Colorado coal fields were
damaged and destroyed during the
labor war of 1914.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-05-13
THE PRIME CAUSE,

Chicago's recently appointed NOR
ais commission will, 1t is said, study
the city's vice problem and find ways
and means to solve twill 'Investi.
gate causes and devise methods Of pre-.
vention.' This is another blow foI
the saloon. There can be no inves.
tigation into causes Of vice and dis.
ease which will not show that the
liquor traffic does more than anything
else to produce and foster all phases
of immortality.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-05-13
Money Given School districts.

Denver.-Mrs. Mary c. C. Bradford,
state superintendent Of public in.
struction, has granted 5000 each to
school districts Nos. l and 2 in Custer
county. in order that they may meet
the requirements Of the law providing
a minimum teachers wage and fixing
the minimum school term at six
months.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-05-13
Report U.se Sank LusItania.

London.-The Central News has re-
ceived q dispatch from its correspond
ent at Genoa who says a telegram re-
ceived there from Munich declares
that the German submarine U-39 was
responsible for the sinking Of the
Lusitania
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-05-13
NEW WAGON NOT NEEDED.

In one West Virginia town it ID 70
ported they ordered q new automobile
police patrol just before the new liq
uor law went into effect. It was not
delivered for some weeks and after
seeing the result Of the new law they
cancelled the order, saying that the
old horse-drawn vehicle could do Ill
the work necessary.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-05-13
state Gets $2,ss2 From Dick Estate.

Denver.-State Inheritance Tax Col
lector Hubbard received $2.592s3 from
the estate of William Dick, who was
shot and killed from an ambush Feb.
IA in Walsenburg. His murderers are
still at large. Dick was one of the
,wealthiest and most widely known
men of southern Colorado. III the will
filed with the state Inheritance tax
collector Dick left half of his $685..
$4,000 estate to his widow. Margaret
Dick. and the other half to be equally
divided among his seven children.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-05-13
q
e I9A
Conducted BY the National Woman's
Christian Temperance Union)
NATION ON THE WATER WAGON.

NATION ON THE WATER WAGON.
The German emperor has put US IN
the way Of saving ourselves. Not he.
but drink. was our enemy and the kai.
ser has slain our enemy for ". He
has made " adopt Temperance Al
nothing caa defeat US now" This vas
said In Petrosrad by Mr.. Benislowsky.
director Of the Russian-AmericaA
stesmship company and q member oe
the duma. ~ reported by Mary Isabel
Brush in an article. "A Nation on the
Water Wagon" in the Saturday Eve
uing Post. Tc the car the writer
gives credit for the smpirs-wids stoD.
cage of drink. Others, she says. would
have stopped the sale OF vodka merely
for the mobilization. but 1t had long
been the determination Of the car to
abolish the evil and with the war
came the Psychological moment. When
his prime minister declared total ab-
stinence measure impossible" he re-
quested his resignation, and shortly
afterward issued the mandate which
lifted the liquor curse from . domain
which covers one-seventh of the entire
globe.
Russia" says Mrs. Brush. entirely
sober for the first time in her national
existence. stands up bright and buoy.
ant, with . new hope and . new Joy.
She has NO regrets and no problems.
Even the minister of finance. His Ok
cellency Mr.. Bark. says she has not
~ he stands smiling with optimism in
the capital of his emancipated country
and faces the situation Of raising-to
replace the revenue from vodka-ths
modest sum Of . thousand million
rubles q year."
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-05-13
VALUES IN MAINE.

The valuation of Maine increased
in 1914 by the substantial sum OF
$9.50S.696. There was an increase Of
$741,071 in the value of live stock;
and an increase Of $695.991 in the
value Of automobiles. The total valu.
alton Of automobiles was $4,O47,516;
live stock. $17.9s1 $50. The total valu
alton for the state IL $4ss, ,52s, 1893. Thi,
II divided among the population
would give every one of the 742,371
Inhabitants $59250 each.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-05-13
Pretty Blue.

Saplee-What is this Blue Bird
we hear so much about?
Snapleigh-The Dove Of Peace
Judge. .,.a',
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-05-13

Ten smiles for nickel. Always buy Red
Cross Bag Blue; have beautiful. clear
white clothes. Adv.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-05-13

YoUR OWN Dku0GIsT Will TELL roo
Ery Murine Bye Reneay for Red, Weak. Wstsry
iG,s 1e 40 Sn1asea -,s sae 10 y AZ
~ aail Free Murine BYE Renody Co.. OkicaIe
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-05-13
Or. Psarson's Body Claimed.

Queenstown. - Representatives OF
the Pearson family claimed the body
of DR.. F. S. Pearson. They also WIS.,
tied the morgues searching for the
body Of Mrs. Pearson, who is missing.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-05-13

placed AayWh4s, es-
tracts AAA kills al1
Aiss. NsAt elsa1, o.
namsntAl, conveaisat Z
cheap. Lasts oil
ooaoons Aads Of
METAL, eAATspiii or IL
over; will not soil o.
iDJurs anything.
0aAsNAtosd e&scttva
Al 0o0l0To oRsssai
sxpeSss paid fer 0J~.
Ave-. Dresklya, =. Z.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-05-13
the IMOUS1nI4 0A0
6ovGANoA CARLSON NA1oe OUT
MORE STATE PLUAo.
NuMber q AopsiatRsets 1ls6s Yhal
Practically cisaas W Al pstrsa-
~ Prebisms-
Western Newspaper Union New. Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Denver. &c Governor Carlson an
nounced many appointments. clearing
up practically all the patronage prob
lens. Only the adjutant generalship.
the vardenship OF the state peniten-
tiary and the insurance commissioaeF-
ship remaining unsettled.
The most important Of the appoint
ments were the three industrial co0-
missioners. T. e. Mclaughlin for sig
years. Wayne C. Williams for four
years. and Frank J. Lennon for two
years-the tax commissioner to sue
ceed J. Frank Adams. whose term has
expired. and three new members Of
the state board OF immigration. which
II continued with an appropriation Of
$4,000 instead Of being vetoed - at
first announced some time ago.
Edward B. Morgan was appointed
~ the third member of the. state tax
commission.
The Colorado state board of immi.
grafton will be composed Of Thomas
B.. Stearns. appointed for the term
ending April 1. 1920; Bulkeley Wells.
whose term expires April 1, 1918. and
L. Writ Markham Of Lamar. whose
term expires April 1. 1915.
Other appointments are:
State board of medical examiners
DR.. Rodney When Of Trinidad. to sue
eeed DR.. W. w. Rowan Of Ouray.
State library commissioner, Gracs
Ellen Shoe. to succeed Lucy Baker.
State board Of accountancy. 8. R
shaeffer. to succeed Roy B. Kestor.
State board Of architects, c. e
Thomas. to become effective October
.. 1915.
The newly created industrial com
mission, after being formally ap
pointed, met informally and read ovel
the bill. Later 1t met and organizes
BY electing E. e. Mclaughlin a
chairman and Wayne G. Williams q
secretary pro tenn.
The governor appointed nine mem
bers Of . stock inspection board
which replaces the old stock inspeo
ton board. The members are n.
Mcmillan Of Carlton. w. J. Roe o
Greeley, A. H. Webster Of Monte Vista
Hector Matheson Of Hugo. T. w. Graz
of Gunnison. Henry Capps Of Walsen
burg. W. C. Harris Of Sterling. A. c
de Ricqles of Denver and r c. Caller
Of Slit.
The governor also appointed w. =
Slocum Of Colorado College, Wardne
Williams Of Pueblo, and Werner z
Reed, DR.. James H. Baker and DR.. G
r. Brandell Of Denver as delegates t
the Worlds Court congress At Cleve
land, May IL, 13 and IA.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-05-13
Her Objection,

so Maude has come back from the
front as . Red Cross nurse!'
"Yes. indeed. She said II she did
all the horrid things they wanted her
to do. she would have been q perfect
sight whenever the photographers for
the papers came around. So she quit"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-05-13

There's a vast difference between
theoretical and practical religion.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-05-13

Lots Of strange things are done -
the name Of precedent.-Toledo BLADE.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-05-13

ALIENS FOgT-EAs1 e.e the TROOPS
entiseptic powder to shake into your shoes, arc
being used By the German and Allied troops st
the Front because It rests the feet, gives in.
et&pt relief 70 Corns and Buni0ns, bot, swollen
AchInf, tender feet, aud uakes walking easy.
Sold every where, s5c. Try u TODAY. Don't
accept any substitute. Adv.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-05-13

The trouble with most plans is that
they won't work.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-05-13

WHEN THE LID Is ON.
In dry town only q criminal can
sell liquor. and only . sneak can buy
It.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-05-13

western N,Mspaper unien News Service.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-05-13

western Newspaper Usion Nsvs Esrvtes.
Washington. May 1.-THE Ansri
can dead In the sinking Of the liaes
Lasitania by . German torpedo boaa
number lis. according TO advicss from
United States consuls in Great Bri
tain The total dead 10 more thar
l.l98. The names OF seventy-threa
American survivors were reported By
Consul Frost at Queenstown. with the
statement that there 10 virtually nc
hope that moro will BE- found alive
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-11-04
VOLUME Lx11, NO. 12.
NEW BOOK ON AUCTION BRIDGE.
With All The Recent Changes in Tho
Laws and Rules.

A copy of the second edition Of
1915 Auction Bridge by Wynne
Ferguson, 35S Broadway, New York
City, has been received.
This little book of pocket size has
all the new laws and rules of the
game of Auction Bridge as it is play
ed today at the New York Bridge
Whist Club, and the Knickerbocker
Whist Club of New York and all the
leading card clubs of the country.
The book is full of suggestions and
advice and contains everything of
real Importance that bridge player
wants to know. 1t is the first book
on the game to sell at popular
price, rs cents a copy, and the play
er who wishes to improve his game
cannot afford to be without it.
Mr.. Ferguson is member of the
Union League Club of New York and
one of the original players of Auc-
ton Bridge at the Knickerbocker
Whist Club of New York City.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-11-04
Child Injured in Unknown Manner.

Archie, the little two year old son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Hamilton, OF Eden
township, was seriously injured last
Sunday while visiting at the home OF
his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. L..
Cannon, who live few miles south
of Leon. Just how he was injured
is unknown, as he was found about
1890 in horse lot crying and was
carried to the house and cared for.
1t is thought that one of the horses
in the lot may have stepped on the
little fellow, but this can not be told
for certain. On Monday his condi-
ton was much worse and he was
brought to Leon and taken to the
Leon hospital and physician called,
and it was found necessary to oper-
ate upon him as there was perfor-
alton or rupture of the small intes-
tines and he was in very serious
condition. The operation was sue
cessfully performed and the little
sufferer rallied from the operation in
fine shape, but his condition is con-
sidered very critical with not much
hope for his recovery.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-11-04
Boys Entered in Corn Acre Contest
Must Have Their Corn at County
Superintendent's Office by
Saturday.

The judging of the corn grown by
Decatur county boys in the big corn
acre contest conducted in this county
this year, must have the required
ten ears of corn from their acre at
the county superintendent's office in
the court house in time to have it
judged on Saturday of this week.
The corn will be judged by Fred
Woolley, of High Point, who will be
assisted by other competent judges,
the corn being judged and marked
according to the rules in the contest.
The test for moisture will be made
at the Leon elevator by the Biddi-
son Coal and Grain Co. The five
samples scoring the highest in the
judging and testing made Saturday
will be forwarded to Ames by Nov.
10th, for the final Judging, and the
boy which is given first place will be
given a free trip to the Panama Ex-
position at San Francisco, the value
of the trip being estimated at $135.
The award will be made by the
judges at Ames shortly after Nov.
10th. The boys who entered the
contest in Decatur county have all
worked hard, and they have raised
some mighty good corn, but of
course only one can win the big
prize. ~. .'
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-11-04
Surprised by Their Friends.

A number of the friends of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Keim, of northeast
of Leon, rendered them surprise
last Saturday evening, the affair be-
ing gotten up by their son Earl, to
dedicate the new home which they
recently completed. Pumpkin pie,
cake and other refreshments were
served and all present had fine ev-
ening. Those present were Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. w. Wasson, Mrs. Matte
Johnson, Glen Petticord and family,
Alva Petticord and family, Lew Mer-
rill and family, MIR. and Mrs. Harry
Plummer, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wat
son and sons, Albert and Oscar, Otto
Vanpelt and family, Oscar Rex and
family, Misses Addie Caster, Anna
Duffield, Edna and Pauline Sears and
Mr.. Edgar Caster.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-11-04
State Inspector of County Homes
Was Here.

H. H. Mckee, state inspector of
county homes, visited the Decatur
county home last week, and it is
needless to say that he found every
thing connected with it in first-class
shape. He paid steward E. L. Shira
very high compliment, saying he
had the most complete record and
best kept set of books of any county
home in the entire state Of Iowa. He
examined the new Improvements re-
Gently made at the county home and
pronunoced them fine, especially the
new tubercular cottage, which he
said was as good as the one provided
in Polk county, the largest county in
the state. This cottage is almost
ready for occupancy, but there have
been no patients assigned to it as
yet. Decatur county is indeed fortu-
nate in having such an excellent man
in charge of the county home as Mr..
Shira -s.=
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-11-04
Best Natured Baby in Chicago.

From the Chicago Examiner of Oc-
tober 23rd, we learn that at q big
baby contest held at the Victoria
theatre in Chicago, in which more
than seven hundred babies were en-
tered as contestants, little Dorothy,
the four months old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. p. J. Vollman, of 1467
Cuyler street, was judged to be the
best natured girl baby of the North
Side, and in addition to the honor
she was presented with two pairs of
shoes. The proud mother of the
prize winner was formerly Miss Myr-
tie Andrew, Of Decatur county, who
has many friends here and they will
be pleased to hear of this honor.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-11-04
Mules Ran Away.

Last Saturday afternoon a span of
mules being driven by Joshua Van
del got frightened at Joe McLain's
car, just as they passed the corner at
DR.. G. P. Reeds residence. One OF
the mules SHE'D and started to run.
Joshua got out of the back end and
Joe Vandel, his father, stayed with
the runaway mules and halted them
north of Latta's blacksmith shop.
Earl Newton had just come in from
carrying the mail on the route and
had tied his horse in front of Hills
produce house first door south of the
postoffice and the team ran into the
horse and knocked it about thirty
feet, killing it almost instantly.
The accident is to be deplored for
all concerned.-Davis City News.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-11-04
Elmer Moore.

We are called upon to chronicle
the death of Elmer Moore, which oc-
Cured at his home in Leon, Iowa,
Oct. 2S, 1915, resulting from a lin
gering case of typhoid fever.
He was born Nov. 10, 1890, being
"a years, II months and 8 days, and
was taken in the bloom of manhood.
1t seems sad yet it is an all-wise God
over all that knoweth best.
He is survived by his wife and two
children Funeral services were held
at Bethel church Friday, Oct. 28th,
conducted by Rev. Dale. The remains
were laid to rest in Old Bethel ceme-
terry.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-11-04
What Do You Think of This?

Last Sunday there was quite a
little scrap down in south Leon be-
tween two of the old boys of Leon,
one being only sc years old and the
other one only S3 years of age. 1t is
reported that one of the boys was
pasturing his horse in the street in
front of the home of the other boy,
who objected and told him to move
on, and when he did not comply with
his order he proceeded to wade right
in to enforce his command. The
combatants soon clinched and rolled
over and over on the green grass,
pummelling each other to their
hearts content. The "boys" should
have been in Sunday School so they
would keep out of mischief.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-11-04
"Freckles" at Lamont Coliseum FRI
day Night.

"Freckles,' Gene Stratton's big
song play success, will appear at the
Lamont Coliseum on Friday evening,
Nov. 5th. This unusual play is a
dramatization of the famous novel
of the same name, and each of the
familiar characters in the book are
retained in the dramatization which
closely follows the book story.
"Freckles'' is great book;
"Freckles'' is a better play. 1t Is
clean and wholesome and appeals to
every man, woman and child. 1t is a
wonderful story of the Limberlost
region, and tells of the struggles OF a
brave lad working against tremend-
GUS Odds 1t is full of heart interest,
tender pathos, bright wit and, delight
full humor, interspersed throughout
with beautiful music and tuneful
song numbers. Special attention will
be given to telephone and mail or
ders, and good seats will be reserved
for out of town people by addressing
IAN anderson, at Lamont
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-11-04

One of the biggest real estate deals
ever made in Ringgold county, was
consummated last week when H. H.
Wilson traded his $50 acre farm in
Poe township to Theodore Creveling
for a $50 acre farm near Lamont, in
Decatur county. Mr.. Wilson then dis
posed of the Decatur county farm
and purchased the Geo. S. Allyn farm
consisting of 1884 acres in Washing
ton and Rice townships. The deal was
made through the real estate agen-
cics of F. e. Sheldon & Co., of this
city, and the Artie Allen Realty Co.,
OF shellerton.- Ayr Record-News.