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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-02
HOW THE PRESIDENTIAL PRI-
MARY FAILS.

More than two years ago certain
Nebraska republicans filed the name
of Theodore Roosevelt as repub-
lican candidate for president to be
voted on at the 1916 primaries.
Recently those some republicans
undertook to withdraw Mr.. Roose-
yelts name because they were no
longer in political accord with him,
and found that they were poWerless.
Only through his own initiative, fol-
lowing the course taken by Justice
Hughes, could Mr.. Roosevelts name
be kept off the official ballot in the
presidential primaries.
The Nebraska law has already done
much to make presidential primaries
ridiculous, but even more intelll-
gently drawn statute would 1nevl-
tably be. futile.
Presidential primaries may work
we'll enough when there are only two
candidates for the nomination and
when the support of these candidates
is approximately equal, as was the
case with the republican party IN
1912. Such situations seldom ARISE,
and in the long run the national con-
vention probably does its work better
than any other political institution
III the country. When it fails to 90
its work in conformity to the popular
will, punishment is swift and certain,
and the blunder is seldom repeated.
The very fact that national con-
vention has no legal status and is
law unto itself has worked to make
il both responsive and responsible
New York World.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-02
DRIVING FARMERS FROM IOWA.

Fred V. Stone, of Granger, has liv-
ed in Iowa for fifty-one years. he
owns one of the largest farms in
Iowa-S00 acres near Granger. For
thirty-five years he was one of the
largest cattle feeders in the state.
He fed annually from 500 to 400 head
of cattle. He has retired now. He is
going to take the "sunset of life'
easy. Mr.. Stone is a typical Iowa
farmer and he loves Iowa.
But he is going to leave Iowa and
go to California just because Iowa
has such poor roads.
He says he is tired of trying to en-
JOY life when bad roads won't let him
and his family get off the farm. He
has an automobile and he likes to
drive over the country. He likes to
make overland trips.
I'VE were shut in all summer by
bad roads," he said 1--WE couldn't
use our car here, so we drove up to
and spent several
in Minnesota, where they
have good roads. Up there six hours
after a rain the roads were as good
as ever and we could ride for miles.
We met many motorists who told us
they had started overland to Des
Moines, but had to turn back when
within fifty miles of here because of
the bad roads. That is what's the
matter with Iowa-bad roads. So
we're going to California, where we
can go out in our car when we feel
like it.
II don't want to leave Iowa. I've
lived in this good old state since l
was IA years old-more than fifty
years. But feel that am entitled
tc some pleasure in the sunset of life.
Iowa has the soil, but Minnesota
has the roads. We could have the
roads, too, if we would. What we
need is more good roads boosters.
We're spending the money. We've
spent enough the last few years to
have the finest kind of highways.
However, if any one will go out and
see how the work is done they will
not wonder why we have no decent
roads. "-Des Moines Capital.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-02
THE PEACE SHIP.

A year ago at this time the coun-
try was preparing to send to Europe
a Christmas ship with food and cloth
ing for the children of war stricken
Europe. This year it is to be peace
ship sailing under the direction OF
Henry Ford, and at his expense. Ev-
eryone applauded the Christmas ship
and everyone will applaud the i'm
pulse which moves Mr.. Ford and his
fellows to this new excursion because
their motives are humane and unset
fish. Mr.. Ford in his high enthusi-
asm sees the disarmament of Europe
as a possible result of his mission.
The great majority of observers, we
venture to think, will see only
fiasco as the inevitable end of the
venture.
1t is certain that Mr.. Ford and his
company of estimable ladies and gen.
tlemen take no authority with them
and no power of persuasion which
will make anyone in Europe see the
undesirability of war any more clear
" than Europe sees it already. Every
argument that they can make along
that line has been made with super
human force upon the battlefields. Is
it possible that they can devise a
basis of settlement among all the
warning nations which European
craftsmanship is incapable Of con-
ceiving? They would hardly impute
such wisdom to themselves, and no
one will ascribe it to them. Perhaps
they think that warning powers are
so sick of war that all of them are
ready to quit and that all that is
needed to bring peace is an intermed-
larry to take proposals and conces-
sions from both sides and so save
any nation the pain of opening peace
negotiations 1t happens that the
government of the United States,
Spain and other nations have already
offered to perform that office, and
their services are available at any
time. We do not know whya miscel-
laneous collection of American bust
ness men, officials and philanthropy
lists should suppose they can do what
their own government has tried and
failed to do. We do not know why
Detroit automobile maker should
suppose that he may be preferred
among the nations of Europe to the
king of proud and stately Spain. How
ever, we see no serious objection to
Mr.. Ford's journey, unless, perhaps
the ridicule it is certain to provoke
abroad-especially in England, where
Mr.. Ford is heartily disliked because
of his attitude on the war loan-may
prejudice some future and more
promising offer of mediation.-St.
Louis Republic.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-02
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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-02
THE LOGIC OF THE STANDPAT-
TIERS.

The fellow who as an embryo the
ologian thinks that his infant views
and deductions will startle the world,
is on a par with the standpat politici-
ans of the G. o. p. who say that when
the war is over in the old world that
this country will be flooded with
cheap goods from those countries in
such quantities that our own manu-
facturers will have to shut up shop
and all of our workingmen and oper-
ators will either leave to go to the
poor house or what Is worse-starve
to death.
Now when you ask one of these
verbose prognOsticators of ruin and
disaster how Europe, with all of her
countries desolated by the most aw-
full war that the world has ever
known, with millions of her able bod
led workers in their graves and 9TH
er millions crippled so that they will
have to be supported for the rest Of
their days, is suddenly to become
able to supply the world with a sur.
plus of goods, the only answer you
will get from these calamity shout
ers is a shrug of the shoulders and
then the vague assertion that more
mira culous things than that have
happened. And that is all of the
answer that you will get.
This cannot help but remind us of
an east st. Joe man who tells us that
he has a miraculous furnace in his
house. He says when he fires it up it
heats the whole country round about
and he has to put the fire out the
next day. Four times this fall when
the weather got cool, he has built
fire in that furnace and the next day
the whole town was warmed up so
much that everybody let their fires
go out. These standpatters say that
great era of prosperity followed the
Franco-Prussian war and therefore
prosperity will follow this war and
there will be the most flourishing
times ever known in Europe when the
war closes.
Goods enough will be manufacture
ed to flood the world. Their logic is
as good as that of the man with the
miraculous furnace. The fact that
more men have been killed and more
property destroyed in a week in the
present war than during the whole
Franco-Prussian campaign does not
disturb them in the least. Hot wealth
ed followed the building of fire in
that furnace and prosperity followed
one war, so that settles it. 1t is a
miraculous sort Of logic, but it is just
the sort of logic you can hear these
republican hot air merchants spout
on any street corner in st. Joe any
day when it is warm enough for them
to be out.-St. Joe Observer.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-02
PENROSE AND THE PROGRES.
SIVES.

A correspondent who shall be
nameless here, writes to the Journal
as follows:
You're wrong about Penrose this
time, and l am much surprised, be-
cause you had him sized up right a
good while ago. Penrose wants Root
and is going to nominate him; but
the progressives are kicking, SO Pen
rose makes stall. He comes out for
the nomination himself and every
body knows he can get it, for he's the
boss. What will the progressives do
then? Why, they'll swallow Root
rather than gag on Penrose."
The correspondent may be right.
The trick he describes is the one
turned by Roosevelt in 1908. He
said to the republican convention
leaders, in substance: you nominate
Taft or I'll make you nominate Me-;
nominated Taft. The outcome of that
performance, however, is not likely
to encourage imitators, and it seems
to the Journal that the correspondent
is forgetting something.
All Roosevelt had to do in 1908
was to dominate the convention; the
success of any candidate nominated
by that convention was assured. If
Penrose means to follow the same
tactics, he must not only dominate
the convention, but the electorate of
the country. He must bring back not
part, but practically all, the wander
ing progressives to the elephant cor
raj, or Wilson will win in a walk.
Now, does anyone imagine that the
progressives who sincerely object to
boss rule will come any quicker to a
candidate named by Penrose than to
Penrose himself? Are they children,
that they can be deceived by so trans
parent a trick?
The Journal does not so read the
sigDs Of the times. It believes that
large part of the voters who formed
the electorate of the now dissolved
progressive party are opposed, not
merely to Penrose, but to Penrosism,
to boss rule, to the alliance between
big business and politics, to grating
tariffs. If Root is merely the agent
of Penrose, as the correspondent sug-
eests, be sure that the progressive
voters of this country will know it
Chicago Journal.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-02

Members of the democratic nation
al committee are already arriving in
Washington for the meeting of that
organization on Dec. 7, called to des-
ignate the time and place of the next
democratic national convention. The
opinion is freely expressed that the
committee will decide to recommend
to the next convention that in the
states that have primary laws the
voters be allowed to designate their
choice for president and for vice
president so that the delegations
from those states will be instructed.
The belief is held on every side that
the demand for President Wilson's
will be unanimous.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-02
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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-02
HE SAVED" VERMONT AND
UTAH.

1t is rumored that Mr.. Hilles will
not be chairman of the republican
national committee next campaign.
They can fire him If they want to.
but they can never get away from
the fact that Hilles saved not only
Utah, but Vermont. This is histori-
CAL Republic.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-02

eve do not look upon Senator
Cummins as an acceptable candidate
for the presidency" states the Char
ter Oak Times, "but because he is
from Iowa our loyalty does not per-
nit us to say much about it,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-02

The Rolfe Arrow is in favor of let
ting the women decide the suffrage
question for themselves. Drag ev-
cry mothers daughter of them to the
POLLS and make them vote on the
q ,estion," it suggests. zone dragging
would be enough for some of them.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-02
A Clogged System Needs Attention.

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starts the bowels moving naturally
and easily. Moreover it acts without
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often leads to most serious compllca-
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row morning happy in mind and en-
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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-02

Rags Wanted-Tbe Reporter Of.
fee wants to buy quantity Of clean
cotton rags. Must not be less than
IL inches square. and larger prefer
red. Will nav 2 cents per pound.
We cannot use heavy wooden ra9A.
Bring in your RAGS and get the
MONEY
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-02

OF course, President Wilson's plan
does not suit the army general staff
and it never will, unless he opens the
floodgates and throws away the peo-
PIES money-Which he will not do.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-24

was happiness in tho older homes OF
New England, of the old territory or az
the southland-,ho days long rcmem.
h"red from childhood, when father and
mother were heard singing tho same
old airs OF sentiment Of grief. OF long
'nS. Of aspiration. of hope ana OF cour-
AS"' MI these return again in tho
old songs ANA through them are made
part OF the lives OF the children. Thee
form peoples traditions. the emo
uoual background for all OF a nation,
existence.
Among the tunes that arc heard or
SONG day i'll Kansas are odd HIook
Joe. "Suwancc River" The Kansas
.ml%rant. MY ola Kentucky Home.
Dixie. Marching Through Georgia,
ne tatti" Cry of Freedom" MARY
tand. My Maryland" "Alueric3," Nellie
,;ray"-all the songs that thrill win
20! ana courage and sorrow. Some sing
The Wearim' OF the Green; some still
tell OF Homie Charlie" and some of
TIL" Drummer Eoy of Waterloo" All
songs are heard i'll Kansas, for this
state maintains "A democracy which has
no coddlcd classes No false sentiment
naS hahi"d and nurSed tho persons OF
any particular rae" o. extraction until
II lhhcies 1t has special rights and
rene" demands special exemptions In
consequence though she has citizens OF
many kinds and from many parts OF
the country, Kansas has none who has
forced or tried To force the old songs
out OF use because, fOrsooth, he finds
~ them something at which he takes
'"ih-Skinned oifense.--iioston Globe,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-24

cent heavy receipts ar. expected to
satisfy much OF this inquiry. and some
IN the trad" believe that we are about
TO see large accumulation OF stocks
Cash wheat premiums here were weak
"r ana lower iiEures also prevailed
at outside markets.
Corn WAS affected 10y the break in
wheat and on expectations Of increased
receipts next week, in View OF the fu-
vorablc weather conditions. Resting
spots for the day showed losses uf IL
10 ~. The S"aboard reported a fair
~ good export demand for corn, prac-
tcaliy all Of the new crop. Cash corn
was = to l-2 cents lower, with To-
cal sales OF $1,000 bushels.
oats were weaker. with other grains
closing with losses Of is to 3-S cent.
December was relatively weaker than
the May. due to selling by an clcva
tor house. presumably in the way OF
hedging Northwest grain. cash oats
were IL to cent lower and local
sales .totaied $4,000 bushels which in
cluded 10000 bushels for export.
Hog products ruled easier, chiefly in
sympathy with the weakness in grains
The volume Of trading: was small,
coming largely from scattered com
mission houses
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-24
THINGS LOOK BRIGHTER
business Conditions Growing More
satisfactory Every Dny-ActiNity
or Rnilr0nds Good Sign.

In their weelll: circular. issued yes
terday. Henry CIews & Co, OF New
York. say:
HON" business conditions are grow
Ing moro ANA more satisfactory. Cu-
ar the stimulus Of cheap money, good
crops and war contracts there has been
very decided revival OF commercial
activities that has probably not Vet
reached its maximum. -tdviceS from
tn" South ana West are o. an ell
couraSing nature. and merchants AFRO
stocking up more freely, i'll anticipa-
ton o: Good fall and winter trade.
The railroads arc already beginning 20
feel the beneficial effects Of good crops.
Traffic managers anticipate rush ~
freight and a scarcity OF ears. In all
probability earnings OF the leading syS-
TENS during tho last three months Of
til. current year will show very de-
"iGed gains, gross ana net, over last
year especially IN view OF the increased
rates which have been granted some
lines. In fact, the railroad outlook is
brighter rhan II has been for several
years.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-24

KANSAS SONG DAY
Memory or Old Melodies Ever pou,,,r
hept Fresh In the Sunuu,ycr
StHte.

The news reports toll OF "S,,,o s,,,.
p'E IN Kansas. day whe.i scbnois
ana communities all through tho state
sing the old songs loved hy .he p.on,e
men 'h" children happily Join in the
.uei""icS their fathers ana mothers.
bF"huihthcrs and grauSmothers
sang when they, TOO. were ,.n,,r. No.,
III "a. evening whole families ing tho
'ic,""ies that come from The state,
ana ~" country's long past. To thn
".d folk memories rise with q -usi,
hcS nrins back the days OF the pio-
ner'"' me days of struggle for a free
soil. when blood bought for I>,rv,, 80
iiSht to read with new meaning ,h,
declaration OF Independence: tho days
or guerrilla warfare. when at Baxter
springs. At Fort Scott and Marnis l,s
:! SheS the last vestige of fundal serI
uoh was stamped from existence: the
days before the migration. wien tbnr,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-24
PROSPERITY ASSURED
IN ALL LINES OF BUSINESS
BiS Receipts OF Whea, Mean That
TURNER'S VIII Have P,cnt,
uf Money.

IL.
CHICAGO. October 23.-The ly pc
country assure prosperity IN al lines
q business Mere the f,-lr.- l. de-
pended upon for financial help Dur
- last ""ei, th. movement. TN til"
Northwest MAS exceptionally large"
possibly surpIssin% all previous voc
ordS al Hoo ears g: Irinn-acJiis and
Duluth. which showed a gain OF 5000
cars as compared with the previous
week u year AK" by I,236 cars. This
wheat has already been sold ana the
money paid Tor Il and this money will
IN iarge dt@r"". go TO pay many
the crop. ~ Winuirec ra- receipts
were t.3"" cars. compared witlL ?.420
cars the we-E before and LAS cars
Tor the corle-p"ning week in 1914
Farmers IN Western Canada are said
to b. greatly ia debt. and nearly all
The money FOR The crop will he placed
III circulation AZ once. \ message from
Minn+Hr-lis says that the elevators o.!
W"Si-r" Canada are full: That there
being piled up on the ground.
II III, winter wheat bclt or this
country the movement OF wheat has
~ 10 iii. present time. been Compare
lively small. when the size Of the crop
o: largely increased movement of
the farms OF the Southwest
Selling Of wheat futures to-day was
heavy, ana losses Of 81 TO 3-S cents
for the day we're shown. The market
ran into liquidation and ston-loes sell
ing. with sentiment Very bearish. An
ticipat!cn OF very heavy rec.ipts of
spring wheat was the chief selling
influence. coupled with Indications Of
q larger winter-whcat movement nv
the result Of improved weather cor
ditions The demand for cash wheat
from mills is still heavy. but ;hc re.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-24
BOTETOURT DOES WELL
In Spite Of Threatening Weather.
Count. Fair Was II Shining mud
Profitable Success.

Especial 10 The Times Dispatch
FlNCASTLE, VA, October 23.--Tne
Eotetourt Agricultural anil Mechanical
Association made Il splendid success OF
the Botctourt County Fair this year.
Notwithstanding. the bad weather on
the opcnin" day. the 10th. The other
three days were not so bad. and the at
tendance was not seriously interfcred
with.
The exhibitions in the agricultural
and domestic departments We're very
Inc and varied and told in charming
ways OF the energy and thrift Of Eote-
tourt County farmers and OF the artis
tic tast" OF their wives ana daughters.
Thursday, gala day. brought out' Il
much larger crowd. Yesterday was
I'M" day. and il being Relay Day for
tho schools. the largest attendance OF
the entire week was recorded. The
races, which had to he postponed from
Thursday 70 Friday hocaus. Of tho
heavy track, were very good and huge
L. enjoyed.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-24

and studied This class will be lust
the thing for the automobile owner or
prospective owner who wishes To un-
derstand thoroughly and lac able TO
take proper care 81 his car. as well
as De able to make needed adjust
ments az III" time they should b.
made.
Dykes AUTOMOBILE" ana Gasoline En-
sine Encyclopedi;, will he taken as :,
OASIS Tor study ana this book IS
thoroughly up To date. as 1t taxes NJ
ana explains the eight and twelve
cycNndcr engines. the Knight sleeve.
F;'iEc, and rotary valve engines. as we'll
as The modern electric system. and in
iact. As far as the study Of tho modern
automobile is concerned IL Is the last
word j
Tho course viii consist OF Il series
OF illustrated lectures with WORKING
models To illustrate the Fundamental
principles. Til" titles of tn. frs.
twelve lectures will be:
First. The Autou,obilc
Second. Drivers
Ihird. Steering. Springs brakes
Fourth !\Nles, Dimcr.nttal OF Com
p"nsatiiE Gear Bearings
Firth. clutches
sixth. Change speed Gears or Trans
mission.
Seventh. The GaSoln. Engine.
Eighth. Ensin. Parts
Ninth. Valve Timing.
Tenth. Firm" order
Eleventh. Six. Eight and Twelve
cHclindcr Engines
twelfth. Citrburction
Ihere are iifty lectures in the course.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-24
CONTRACT FOR nIILDINC At
EPISCOPAL. SCHOOL AWARDED

l.iNCHEultG. VA, October Ca
Work is about to be started on tho
main building for The proposed Episco
pal school for EoyS. which will be
established on farm a mile from III,
City By the Episcopal Church of Vir
stnia. The board OF trustees has been
Incorporated. and the contract for the
hrst building has been let. This is to
accommodate $50 hoys and tho faculty.
1t is expected To be sufficient for tn.
hrst session. which will begin next
September. and other buildings have
been planned from time TO time as they
may Ice required ny the growth of tina
school
The school will he maintained for
instruction OF boys about sixteen to
eighteen years. and. it is understood
VIII be operated something after tho
methods at tho Episcopal High School
near Alexandria,
Rev. Robert G. lett. who for twenty
years was rector Of Emmanuel Episco
PAL church. in Staunton. is rector OF
inc school. and he is giving his full
time I" its development and orsaniZa-
ton.