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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-02
FIRESTONE MEN
 HAVE MEETING

In order to secure new and better ways of serving the tire using public and to broaden the scope of their present highly efficient service system. service men of the Firestone Tire and Rubber company from every corner of the United States met in their fourth annual conference at Akron on March 16, IT and l8.
 The work of the past year was re- viewed at length, and the various pro- grammes. carefully followed out. proved of utmost benefit to these well trained and expert service men. The problems connected with tire usage were discussed in detail, and the profit accruing not only to the men attending but to the tire user in general will be demonstrated dur ing the coming motoring season by the greater efficiency which Is certain to characterize Firestone service to the mo- torist.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-02
The Joys of Gardening

b' Vernoh AshIer, III GOou feaItn.
 You who have no garden are missing one of the keenest and most legitimate of the pleasures of life. If you are g. happy garden enthusiast. you have. of course, made careful study of the seed catalogs. whose name is legion, and have pictured in your minds eye the glori- ous effect of massed planting of this new flower in that little nook which has always looked trif1e bare; you have perhaps tastsd in your mind as vividly as physical taste of . moment ago. delicious new caritaloupe or sweet- CT sweet corn. buttery green iimas or more delicately toothsome brussels sprouts, the very thought of which arouses an anticipatory keenness of pala- tai delight that opens wide the flood gates of the digestive fluids.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-02
PACKARD TRUCKS
 AND EMPLOYES OFF
 TO MEXICAN BORDER
Special Train Carries Recruits and Trucks From Packard Factory. Stirring Scene Enacted
 In Shops
HORACE n, THOMAS

In less than 22 hours after receipt of an order Monday night for 2 war trucks, special Packard train of IA steel freight cars and one Pullman sped away frcm the factory bearing 33 recruits for the motor transport service on the Mex lean front.
 The train was scheduled to make the trip to the Mexican border in 51 hours, the fastest time that has ever been made from border to border. The government has ordered all tracks cleared for this train but refuses to state its exact des- tination
 A stirring scene was enacted in the Packard truck shops Tuesday morning when officials of the company called an assembly of tFe workers and asked for volunteers 10 enter the army for imme- diate service in Mexico. One thousand or more shouted, struggled forward, raised their hands and waved them madly, to signify their willingness to volunteer for service. The B men finally selected were given six hours to get their effects set- tie their business affairs and say good hy. It may be the last farewell for soma of them, since the war in Europe has shown that the transport department of the army has dangers ReYtfa
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-02

The Newell Auto company reports the delivery of a Mitchell roadster to pr. w. c. Gahey and an Oakland touring car to Peter Perolio of Ensley.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-02
Utilize All Your Garden Space

From the "A B c, of Vegetable Garden
 ing" by Eben D. Rexford, Harpers &
 Bros, Publishers.
 The amateur gardener may begin work with the belief that one crop in a season is all he can expect from his garden. He will soon discover his mistake The early radishes and the first crop of lettuce will mature before midsummer, and the ground they occupied can be planted to later varieties from which a fully devel- oped second crop can be expected. or other vegetables, like beets and onions, can be planted where they grew, to fur nish material for pickling season. After the early potatoes have been dug the ground they occupied should not be al- lowed to lie idle Something can be plant ed there for fall use. To make the garden the greatest possible source of profit, not foot of 1t should be suffered to go to waste at any time during the growing season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-02

processes of distillation. Oil experts tell me that the need for kerosene carbu- retOr" has passed-that they now know how, and 1t only remains to install the equipment, to break up the kerosene molecules into gasoline molecules, to rem der all that is now sold as kerosene available for power purposes. 'Bunk-that stuff about shortage pure bunk! It's like the tales of ex- hausted coal fields and timber forests. No generation now living will see that shortage. Time was when those com
 modities were wastefully used and sold for less than their value as compared
 with other commodities-but that is the whole story.
 AUTO USERS ANGLE 'Now, let us consider 1t from another angle-that of the automobile user. He reed feel no concern over the present cordition' if he was satisfied with that
 which obtained. say, three years ago.
 'He is getting more miles per dollar today than he got then, despite the differ ence in price-even at war time prices.
 And it may be news to him. but it is 8 fact. that he is getting more miles per
 gallon out of the low test fuel today than he got from his high test gasoline then.
 And there is less waste from evapogl- ! tion, etc.
 Reason, of course, is the tremendous
 improvement in carburetors. motors, and in automobiles generally. Why, we use to think nothing of it when our motors spit and ooughed and back fired on start 1 ing in cold weather--with real gasoline too. Who ever experiences that trouble now? Why cold weather is the same as
 warm to good automobile motor nowa- days.
 T wonder how many buyers consider another phase of the matter-that the maker has, as a matter of fact, donated all the gasoline he can hope to use in the next five or six years, when he sold him the car?
 Just credit against the temporarily high cost of gasoline the permanently lower cost of automobiles-and there Is a large margin on the side of the user. What matters 1t when the cost per mile is less than one-fifth of cent per passenger?
 q might go on indefinitely showing that the increased efficiency of automo- piles and motor trucks, due to improve ment in design and manufacture has more than kept pace with the price of
 and more than offset the difference in
 cost of gasoline, and will continue to
 do so.
 Suffice it to say the condition Is only
 of the moment anyway. and even if we
 would not matter, for on the whole, the
 cost of motoring and of motor trucking
 is coming down."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-02
Piles Cured at Home By. New Absorption Method

If you suffer from bleeding, itching. blind or protruding Piles, send me your. address and I will tell you how to cure. yourself at home by the new absorp-' tion treatment; and will also send some of this home treatment free for trial,l with references from your own locality if requested. Users report immediate relief and speedy cures. Send no moneyl but tell others of this offer. Write to- day to Mrs. M. Summers. Box P, Notre
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-02
NEWS INTEREST TO AUTOMOBILE DEALERS AND OWNERS
AMONG THE DEALERS

The Newell Auto company reports the delivery of a Mitchell roadster to pr. w. c. Gahey and an Oakland touring car to Peter Perolio of Ensley. Herman Ufer. representing the Rayfleld Carburetor company, is in the city as the guest of the Newell Auto company.
 w. H. Haley, representing the Kelly. Springfield Tire company, is in the city, calling on the Birmingham Motor com pany, local representatives. MT. Whaley says that the Kelly-Springheld factory IS working day and night to meet the unpre- cedented demand for the Kelly-Spring- field tire, and that at the present time they were 36,000 castings behind the or ders in hand.
 The Kelly-Springfeld Tire company is going to place the largest electric sign in the south on the top of the Birming- ham Motor company's building. The sign will be an exact reproduction Of one in New York and will measure 40 feet long by 35 feet high. It will light up all that section of the city.
 On his return from Mobile Montgomery, Selma and other Alabama points, c. w. Horn, manager of the accessory depart ment of the Brownell Automobile com pany reports unusually good business con ditions, and declares his trip was well worth the making.
 A wide-awake Selma citizen wanted to buy Studebaker car last week and made the trip overland to Birmingham to see the Brownell boys. "I just figured that being on the ground would help me in getting the Stakeholder" he said.
 
 Don Drennen was all smiles over the enormous business his company has en- joyed the past week. MT. Drennen says they have delivered three carloads of
 Harry Jones. factory representative of the Federal Motor Truck company. is in the city, assisting the Birmingham Motor company, local agents. in placing two carloads of Federals.
 Tho Newell Auto company will unload a carload of Oaklands Monday.
 The Brownell Automobile company's regular order for Ford cars is six car loads a week. Last week they received only two carloads, and the salesmen of the company have been besieged with orders for immediate delivery. Blaine Rrownell says it is almost impossible to get Fords, and that a large waiting list is forming.
 H. B. Law of Dothan. sales manager of the Houston Motor Car company, has just completed a 380-mile run in the 1916 Hupp. In report to the birmingham Motor company, MT. Law says: "In fig uring up. the gasoline, we averaged a little better than IS miles per gallon and when we got to Birmingham and had the dust rinsed off the car, you couldn't tell it had been run nile.''
 Lee Anderson, commercial manager of the Hupmobile Motor corporation, recent ly was in Birmingham on a trip of in- spection through the south. In a letter sent to newspapers all over the country MT. Anderson refers to the Birmingham district this way: 1.-The big steel mills in the Birmingham district have been working overtime The good times which were felt in the north at the earlier period have now reached the south al high speed and in every section I visited I found the greatest prosperity in years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-02

Harry Jones, factory representative oI the Federal Motor Truck company, is il the city, assisting the Birmingham Motor company, local agents. in placing two carloads of Federals.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-09-14
Improving Garage.

Estes G. Co. are making some big
improvements at their garage, hav-
ing enclosed the two mammoth dis
play windows for Office and show
rooms, covering the floor with limo
leum and painting it up in nice shape.
They will also cover the ceiling of the
entire garage with beaver board
which will add greatly to it's appear
ance. Their repair department has
also been overhauled, new fixtures
being installed and they carry the
largest line of Ford repairs and auto
accessories to be found in this part
of the state. Mr.. Estes proposes to
have the finest garage in southern
Iowa before he gets through with the
new improvements. They expected
to receive their first car load of the
new style Fords yesterday, and sew
eral more cars are to follow at once.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-09-14

State highway commissioner H. c.
Beard, Of Mt. Ayr, was in Leon last
Friday, coming here to meet with the
railroad officials and county board in
regard to several railroad crossings
which it was desired to change, one
of them being on the N. G. Rasmus-
sen farm west of Van Vert, and two
or three others being on the N. & w.
branch between Leon and Decatur.
The railroad officials agreed to make
the changes which will be a great,
improvement and the work will be
done this fall.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-09-14

G. P. Brant, Of near Garden Grove,
was in Leon Saturday, and told us he
became interested in our query as to
how fast corn grows and also as to
whether it grows only at night. He
made some measurements with his
corn, and found that it grew "a
inches in six days, growing .5h
inches in % hours during one day.
He says the corn grows much faster
at night, but that 1t does grow In the
day time. He also told us of measur-
ing pumpkin vine on his farm
which grew more than four feet in
one night.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-09-14

Ralph McGinnis, who has spent
the summer travelling with the Lin
coin Chautauqua System in Pennsyl-
vania and other eastern states, came
in Sunday to join his wife and little
son, who spent the summer at the
home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. v.
R. McGinnis in this city. Ralph will
leave the latter part of this week to
resume his studies in the law depart
ment at the University of Michigan at
Ann Arbor, and will also be employ
ed as coach of the second foot ball
team.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-09-14

The Shannon City Messenger has
been sold by C. A. Snyder to Miss
Vera M. jacobson, who assumed
charge last week. Miss jacobson is a
graduate of the Dallas County Rec
ord, having served her apprentice
ship as devil, compositor and report
er, and Judging from the first issue
of her paper is going to give the peo-
pie of Shannon City real newspaper.
We welcome her to the newspaper
ranks of southern Iowa, and trust
she will meet with the best of sue
cess.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-09-14

l.. B. Jackson and family departed
Sunday morning in their auto for
their home at Sapulpa, Oklahoma,
after visiting for a couple of weeks
with relatives and many old friends
in this city and vicinity. Mr.. jack
son is one of the big oil operators of
that country and last Saturday re-
ceived word from his lease man that
he had purchased another 40 acre
tract of oil land for him, on which
MIR. Jackson will at once drill num-
Der of wells.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-09-14

Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Griffin and
daughters, Misses Helene and Gussie,
returned to their home at Creston
Friday. having been visiting for a
few days with relatives and friends
in this vicinity. You can just take it
as tip from us that some of these
days the Griffin family are going to
move back from Creston and locate
at Leon, and we will be mighty glad
to have them.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-09-14
Won Prize for Prettiest BABY Picture.

Mrs. Carl Monroe, of Leon, was the
winner of the $500 prize offered by
Cherrington for the prettiest baby
picture submitted in his annual baby
kodak contest, the picture being that
of Mary Jane, the little daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Penniwell.
There were a large number of pic
lures entered in the contest and Mrs.
Monroe feels quite flattered over be-
ing the winner.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-09-14

There was mighty happy bunch
of boosters from Garden Grove when
they went home last Saturday, after
securing the assignment of w. j.
Bryan for his one speech in Decatur
county for their big Corn Picnic at
the Davis Park, three miles north
west of Garden Grove for Wednes-
day, sept. 9th. In The bunch were
j. S. Brown, ]. F. Gill, w. H. Raleigh,
c. E. Stuber and several others, and
they worked like Trojans to land Mr..
Rrvan
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-09-14
You Must Turn Corners Right.

The city council has ordered turn
ing posts placed at eleven of the
busiest street intersections in Leon
and hereafter auto drivers must drive
in the proper side of these turning
posts, keeping to the right of them
at all times. This is something which
has been needed and the careful
drivers will welcome them. Others
who refuse to obey must take the
consequences. Signs were also order
ed placed on the streets adjacent to
the High School building ordering
autos to slow down on account of
the danger to school children.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-09-14

F.. ]. McNutt and wife and their
daughter, Mrs. L. Herring, and son
Hugh McNutt, of St. Joe, Mo-, return
ed home Sunday, having motored to
this city for visit with old friends.
Mr.. McNutt was employed for several
years at the Clark mill in this city,
and is now city salesman for the
Aunt Jemima Flour Co., at St. Joe.
Hugh is leader of big band in St.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-09-14
Federated Clubs Meeting.

The following is the program for
the meeting of the City Federation of
Women's Clubs which meets in the
library assembly room Friday, Sept.
10, at 2:oO p. m.
Music, Unity Club.
Presidents address.
Routine business.
Paper, What will the City Fedora
ton do to benefit the Leon Public
Schools for the year 1867, Mrs.
Patsy Baker.
Paper, Some things the Federated
Clubs can do to help the Leon Pub
Tic Schools, Miss Horner.
Discussion, led by Mrs. Addie
Crawford Chambers.
Music, Unity Club.
Social hour with refreshments
SWifts tankage for sale by the Bid.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-09-14

Do you know that the muscles that
move the eye around in its socket are
some times the cause of as much
eve strain as faulty vision. This is
known as muscular asthenopia. But
Ter. the ieweler and optometrist, al
ways tests the muscles as we'll as the
vision. Examination free.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-09-14
Held Civil Service Examination.

j. G. Larson, clerk from the
Charlton post office was in Leon last
Saturday, conducting a civil service
examination for two new clerkships
in the Leon post Office. There were
eleven persons who took the examin-
alton, and two of them will receive
appointments as soon as the papers
reach Washington and are passed
upOn
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-09-14

Delos Ackerley, who is student
at the State University at Iowa City,
where he attended Summer School
this year, came in Saturday morning
to visit a few days with his parents
before taking up his studies for the
coming year.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-09-14

John Powers, general superintend-
emit Of everything connected with the
burlington railroad at Van Vert,
passed through Leon last THURSDAY
on his annual vacation trip to st. Joe,
Mo. John is seldom on duty ana IS
entitled to his yearly vacation.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-09-14

For Sale Residence property In
Leon, one block from paving, n
block of ground, 6 room house and
other good out buildings, lots OF fruit,
fine location, price very reasonable.
II. S. Jenkins, Leon, Iowa. 49,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-09-14

Miss Margaret McKlveen departed
Monday afternoon for Rockford, Illi-
nois, to resume her studies at the
Rockford Young Ladies Seminary
having spent the summer vacation at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed H. Sharp in this city.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-09-14

Mrs. B. o. Meadows, of Charlton,
and sister, Mrs. Ed Moore, OF Pleas
anton, who had been visiting at the
home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
s. H. Elliott, south of Leon, return
ed Friday from few days visit with
sister near Gainesville, Mo.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-09-14

Miss Maud McKensie, of Phillips
burg, KANSAS, who had been guest.
for few days at the. VIM. Langreder
home in this city, departed Friday for
Des Moines. Miss Irene Henry &c
companied her to Des Moines for
few days visit in that city.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-09-14
Tent Meetings.

goodly number of men greeted
}. w. Dawson, the blacksmith evan
gelist of Des Moines, in the Christian
church Sunday afternoon, and listen
ed with interest to the story Of his
conversion. At the close of the SER
vices fifty men moved forward and
gave their hand to Mr.. Dawson pledg-
ing themselves to live better chris
tan life. In the evening the tent
would not hold the crowd. Mr.. Daw-
son again presented the gospel truth.
At the close there must have been a
hundred who went forward giving
Mr.. Dawson their hand saying they
desired to live nearer to their Master
and to be used in His service Ser
vices each evening
Swift's tankage for sale by the Bid
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-09-14

Carl Sankey and wife drove in
Saturday in their auto from Detroit,
Michigan, for visit with relatives in
this city and at Davis City. Carl has
been working insurance very success
fully in Michigan the past summer
and they expect to go to California
again to spend the winter.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-09-14

Ed w. Farquhar took jolly party
Sunday to spend the day, Misses Amy
and Fay Benefiel, Florence Coffin and
Mrs. Gertrude Bergman, but the
rain at Des Moines spoiled their
plans and they returned home on the
train Monday morning. Ed went
back after his car Tuesday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-09-14

Are your eyes cooperating or OPP
posing each other? DR.. Weber will
make them cooperate. See DR.. Web
er on Wednesday, Sept q, from z
a. m. to 2 p. M, at New Hotel Leon.
Examination free. SIT
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-09-14

Don't forget that the tenth INSTALL
ment of peg O'the Ring will be
shown at the Idle Hour theatre this
afternoon and evening. This thrill
ing serial is drawing to a close, and
you should not miss any of it. Matt
nee at 8 O'clock, first evening show at
7:15. Prices and 10 cents.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-09-14

James Kirk ST., who has been Wis
iting for some time at the home OF
his neice, Mrs. Ella Hamilton IN this
city, departed Saturday. In company
with his son, James Kirk IT., Tor
Gentryville, Mo-, where he Will Visit
for a time at the home OF his son.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-09-14

P. B. Walker, wife and children
autoed to st. Joe, Mo-, Sunday, but
were caught by rain down there and
Mrs. Walker and Mildred returned
Tuesday on the train and P. B. and
son Glenn remained there to bring
the car home.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-09-14

Mrs. C. M. Deemer, of st. Charles,
who was recently operated upon in
a Leon hospital, is getting along very
nicely and will probably be able to
return to her home before long. Mrs.
Deemer formerly resided near Deca-
tur CITY
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-09-14

DR.. and Mrs. j. w. Rowell and Mr.
and Mrs. F. S. Stewart and Mrs. Ada
line Curry and Edgar Rowell, all OF
Leon, motored to Alton Sunday and
were guests for a couple of days at
the home of Mrs. Anna Rowell.-Af-
ton Star-EnterpriSe.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-09-14

For Sale or Trade-12O acres win
good improvements, miles north
west of Davis City. G: e. Poush, Da-
Wis City, Iowa. 4-4t
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-09-14

"The Birth of a Nation" will be
shown at Touet's opera house at Os-
ceola on Thursday, Friday and Satur-
day of this week, and many Decatur
county people will auto there to see
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-09-14

For Sale-On account of moving
away, my Leon residence property on
north Main street. w. c. Stempel,
1921 Santa Fe Avenue, Ft. Madison,
Iowa.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-09-14

The Leon Electric Company has
the finest display room in this part of
the state for showing electric light
fixtures. The fixtures are beauties
and are priced very low. 1t would
pay you to see them.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-09-14

Notice. have recently bought the
barber shop in Pleasanton, Iowa, and
am prepared to do first-class work.
Call on us when in town.
Cat S. A. Mitchell, proprietor.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-09-14

Seed Wheat have extra good
New Marvellous seed wheat, for sale
at $500 per bushel Takes only "
bushel to the acre. D. P. Leahy, R.
F. D. 3, Leon, Iowa. SGT
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-09-14

Mrs. c. R. Hodgdon and son Dick,
of Winnipeg, Manitoba, who are Wis
iting at the home of her sister, Mrs.
w. G. Owen, at Garden Grove, were
in Leon Friday enroute for Grand
River to visit at the home of her
aunt, Mrs. j. F. Hines.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-09-14

Assistant state accountants A. D.
Nye and j. l. Israel last week began
the annual examination of the books
in the county Offices at the court
house.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-09-14

Lost-Somewhere on the road. to
Levett Cozad's funeral, my purse
containing a $40 bill and some small
change. Finder please notify Mrs.
Oscar Peck, Lineville, Iowa, R. F. D.
3. and receive reward.