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Evening journal., 1916-12-20
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1916.
GOOD WORK. HALF DONE.

ETO one who has followed with discriminating under
standing the ecclesiastical trial OF Clayton L. Crew
trustee of Wesley NJ f. Church, charge OF hav-
ing caused discord in the congregation. can fail to
commend the seven Methodist laymen who serving as
Jurors agreed, unanimously and speedily. upon ver-
dict Of acqutta The trial conducted farcically
and so yndctiyely that public feeling outraged
AS a consequence, sentiment within and without the
Methodist Church swung strongly to the accused trus
tee who looked upon as a victim Of unwarranted
ministerial persecution.
We congratulate the jury upon its verdict which
automatically sets the seal Of condemnation upon those
who engaged in the persecution OF the trustee. We
felcitate the congregation OF Wesley and the preach
ers aymen OF the other churches In the Whining
ton Conference upon the brave stand they have taken
in the Wesley Church matter.
We would remind all OF them, however, that. with
the acquittal OF Crew, the trouble is only halfended
THE underlying cause OF the whole trouble still re-
mains, chasened. doubt. by widespread condemna-
ition but ready to make trouble If opportunity
presents itself for doing Those Methodists, cercs
and laymen who have stood so faithfully by Wesley
have further duty perform Il is TO assist that
church in getting rid Of what now constitutes men
ace to its future peace and usefulness and 10 tC
It that in so doing Wesleys present undesirable bur
den Is not unoaded upon some other congregation L
plague as It already has plagued the congregation o
Wesley The Wilmington Methodist Episcopal Confer
ence owes a protective duty not only 10 Wesley bu
also TO all the other churches within the conference
forriforv
Evening journal., 1916-12-20
sENAToR OWENS HEsTTANCY.

TT is not surprising that Senator owen of Oklahoma
Il should hesitate to press his resolution providing
for an investigation OF the expenditure OF money by
the Republican National Committee. party that dis
franchises almost the entire Negro population OF the
South by indirect legislation of the States will likely
be very careful it aims criticism at its opponents.
From thrty-hve forty of the electors who will
elect President Wilson chosen by certain South
ern States in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment
to the Constitution which provides that in such
the basis OF representation in the Electoral College
shall be reduced in proportion the number OF cti-
yens denied the right The enforcement OF this
provision would defeat Wilson, and throw the election
into the House of Representatives.
Evening journal., 1916-12-20
LLOYD.GEORGE AND GERMANY.

IF Germany. Austria, Turkey and Bulgaria want
peace they must agree TO terms which provide for
full reparation for past oienses and also give ample
guarantees looking the future tranquility OF Eu-
rope Under other circumstances will peace over
lures be considered by Great Britain, France Italy
Belgium. Russia Japan Servia. Rumania and Monte
negro
That in substance in the reply made by David Lloyd
George the new Premier OF Britain to the peace
suggestions made by Chancellor Won Bethmann-Hol-
veg Chancellor of the Imperial German Empire, who
voiced the wish of the Austrian Turkish and Bull
garian governments What the British Premier said
voiced the unanimous sentiment Of the Quadruple En
tento nations. Now the Central Powers must submit
to peace along res dictated by their enemies, con-
tnue their present hopeless struggle until they are conf
pletely crushed II wise counses prevail in Berlin.
Vienna Constantnope and Sofia. the Teutons and
their allies will lose no time in making It known that
they want peace so badly that they willing to OBJ
tain it on the best terms possible.
From the instant that Great Britain. with her naval,
military and financial power entered the war on the
side CT France Belgium Russia and servia, the Cen
traI Powers have confronted by inevitable defeat
They have fought bravely and desperately, to save
themselves but at no time have they been able TO get
from beneath the shadow of ultimate disaster
The reply OF Loyd-Georg occasions little surprise
II merely reflects British, French Belgian, Russian
Italian Japanese Seryian, Rumanian and Montenegrin
sentiment that this bloody and expensive war must
be fought TO definite conclusion and that, as prime
result Of it, the world must be relieved forever from
the menace of Prussian militsrism which has beer
lowerno for forty years and becoming sinister al
the time. The Quadruple Entente has BEEN and still
is nghting the fight OF civilization against the lust o
the House Of Hohenzoiern for blood-drenched world
domination.
Der Tag" has come and the peace overtures mad
by Bethmann-Howeg show that Deutschland Ube
Allies" is a shattered dream
Evening journal., 1916-12-20
The Attempt TO Compose The Railway
Labor Controversy
fFrom the New York SUM }

A good deal OF uncertainty invests
the reported attempt Of the railways
and their trainmen to arrive at a mu-
tual understanding and avert in the
future such deadlocks as that which
led to the enactment of the Adamson
law None Of the persons principally
concerned in the negotiations OF ne
compromise exhibits a willingness to
talk about it. The only utterancos so
far have come from Frank Morrison.
the secretary of the American Feder-
alton Of Labor with which the ira n
men are not affiliated, and from Mr..
Adamson, who displays needless veX-
alton in his remark that Congress
will spank both sides to the contro-
versy If necessary"
Mr.. Morrison points out that the
American Federation Of Labor has al
ways held that wages and working
hours are matters 10 be settled be-
tween employers and employees, with
out recourse to legislation, BY the
process known as collective bargain
ing. II must be remembered that
neither the railways nor the trainmen
appealed to President Wilson. He
interyened TO avert a nationwide
strike. the failure of collective bar
gaining in this instance having
brought the country face 70 face with
a great peril. The Adamson law. pic
tured by the brotherhood chiefs as
a compulsory settlement, has proved
in advance ofsits operations so full OF
possibilities OF disaster for the men
whom IL was intended to benefit. the
President has shown such firm insis-
tence on his plan for delaying strikes
and the public temper toward dis
turbers Of industrial peace has been
manifested with such clearness thai
the trainmen's leaders are today IN
a distinctly reasonable mood. If they
could arrive at some arrangement
whereby the doubtful features OF the
Adamson law could be eliminated
they would give a good deal. On the
Evening journal., 1916-12-20
With The Pafagraphers

Better than an alarm clock is 10 o'clock bedtime
St. Louis Globe-Demoerat
is likely 70 his religion and best suit of
clothes for the Sabbath.-Chcago News.
Why doesn't somebody make fight for the pro-
'nounceable part OF Europeg-Indana Times (Indian-
apolis)
This advertisement appears IN the Monongahea Pa.
Republican: For rent-A furnished room. Privilege
OF bath in Main street." The streets of Monongahe ella
must be like those OF Vence.-Albany IN. W Argus
Prof Iangdon. OF the University OF PENNSYLVANIA
has just broken the seals letter written more than
four thousand years ago by a merchant of Babylon
II would be low down trick deliver the pres
ent state Of the market-Charleston Is. c. Post
Evening journal., 1916-12-20
ARE YOU A TRUE sPORTSMANf

nAN it be said Of you that you satisfied with a
~ reasonable bag? Does the who comes after
YOU get any OF the sport2 In many localities such
sportsmen exist They interested in the protection
and perpeuation OF the oountrys game They
get what they want but they have conservative wants
They fire a gun at any kind Of game il they
think by doing they would niure the prospects for
the increase OF that game supply In some sections
Wild fowl exceptionally good this year. the
increase being attributed to the migratory bird law
and to gunners who on previous cunning trips only
shot enough for their actual needs and more
than the law limit.
This should be true OF all other game Don't shoot
than you need. Don't shoot just for the sake OF
hitting something II you feel that way about it, go
to the nearest gun club and break targets It's fine
sport and you not killing of reducing chances
for future supply matter how many clay birds you
kill
Be considerate sportsman
Evening journal., 1916-12-20

TN The Associations Of Amor-
faIkIsl lean Advertisers has en-
NGW Amised and certified 10
the circulation Of this pub
llcation. The figures Of eireulAtion
uontAiped in the Associations -
port only are gDarantsod.
kSSo0shpn Of American Advertisers
No. HN whItrhsIl Bldg. 4 7. City
Evening journal., 1916-12-20

The Association Of
American Advortis.
ers is composed OF
al the great adver-
tisera Of this coun
try. The Associa-
tion endorses only
such papers as sub
mis- 20 he examina-
tion AZ any moment
and positive proof
must BE- submitted
Tho accompanying
certificate. No. tt5i.
has besn isaued 10
this paper.
Evening journal., 1916-12-20
GEMS OF THOUGHT

In every civilization the best individuals could al
ways make good II It got so the fttest couldn't
make good, they'd make trouble.--C. L. Edison.
.-.-:-s
OF all the cants which are canted in this can'ting
world though the of hypocrites may be the worst
the can't OF criticism Is the most tormenting-Sterne
.-.-.-.
He that troubles not himself with anxious thoughts
for than is necessary lives little less than the
life of angels. whilst by mind content with little. he
ntimates their want OF nothing-Cave
.-.-.-.
The Topeka youth who says he would rather go to
the reformaory than 20 marry the girl who been
picked out for him. talks like OF mature judg-
ment who had been married before-Topeka (Kan0
CaDital
Evening journal., 1916-12-20
JryrNILE COURr WORK AND LEGIsLATTON.

TT NDER the direction Of Judge Pricket the work OF
~ the Juvenile Court in this city is producing whole
some results which cannot fail 10 be appreciated by
the public. He is performing his duties in common
sense way and with due regard for the natural weak
ness OF child nature
The efficiency OF his work Will be promoted, no
doubt by the visit to this city Of Judge MacNeille Of
the Juvenile Court Philadelphia and the admirable
address he delivered in the New Century Club on
Juvenile Court work.
We understand that. to facilitate the work OF deal
ing with Juvenile denquents in this city. the incoming
Legislature will be asked to certain bills. Ex-
acy what they will be is not yet known. but certainly,
in view OF the importance of the work that is being
done they should full and sympathetic consid-
Grafton.
Evening journal., 1916-12-20

other hand, the railways are anxious
to straighten out the labor con-
troversy 80 that the more vital cues
tions OF their present operation and
state and Federal regulation may
be heard and acted upon.
In these circumstances It is obvi-
ously to the main interest of both
sides to get together And II they
can do so and by so doing remove the
whole industrial dispute from the
area OF Government action they will
be benehting not only themselves but
the whole country. II the withdrawal
OF the Adamson law test case from
the Supreme Court and the repeal of
the law are an indispensable prelimi-
nary to such an agreement we be-
lieve the country will want the case
Withdrawn and the law repealed. no
matter how seriously the act piques
Representative Adamson's pride OF
paternity. AS to the other steps neces-
sary to compose the controversy IT
will be well to defer comment upon
them until they have been more def
nitely and authoritatively stated One
aspect Of the matter should be pointed
out for the benefit OF the parties to
the dispute: the public interest. which
as they have come to realize Is para
mount, must never again be so jeop-
arded as It was last August and Sep
tember. and any arrangement that
may be made for the settlement oi
future quarrels must guard against
such a contingency. else IL will have
to be supplemented by the Govern
mental interference which they fly
from and which the people deplore.
Evening journal., 1916-12-20

Before you appropriate those arti-
cles you found, IL is only fair TO look
for their owner IN the Want Ads. Most
Lost and Found articles are returned
20 their owners through this medium.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-11-23

Fred Redman, who recently re-
turned from spending the summer
in North Dakota, and had been visit
ing for a few days at Grand River.
passed through this city Thursday,
going to Excelsior Springs, Mo-, for
his health.
Mrs. w. NJ Householder, of Char
iton, inspector of the w. r. c., re-
turned home Saturday having been
here to inspect the Corps in this city.
While here Mrs. Householder was
guest at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. Fl. Evans.
Mrs. Fl. e. Kendall, Of HumestoH,
came Monday for few days visit at
the home Of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. 0. p. Reynolds, of southeast of
| Leon. She was accompanied here by
| her cousin, Miss Ruth Miller, of
Brookfield, Mo-, who had been visit
| ing at Humeston.
Miss Fern Thompson went to Van
Vert Friday, for visit at the home
of her brother, Ralph Thompson. Lit
| tie Paul Thompson was painfully
burned few days previous by pull
ing over a bucket Of hot water which
was standing on the stove.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Girls Camper, Of
Seattle, Washington, arrived in Leon
last Wednesday and will locate here,
Mr. Camper having arranged to open
a new picture theatre in the Mullin-
nix building. Mrs. Camper is sis
ter of Mrs. S. Varga of this city.
Edgar Ketcham, of Revelstoke,
British Columbia, arrived Monday
for two weeks visit with his par
ents. Edgar has most responsible
position as train dispatcher on the
Canadian Pacific Railway, and likes
that far northwestern country fine.
Mrs Frank Horn and baby, of
Cambria, came Saturday morning to-
visit few days with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. w. Bowman, in this
city. Her sister, Mrs. Emberling, OF
! Perry, Iowa, who had been visiting at
Cambria, accompanied her to Leon.
C. M. Johnson, of Wallace, Idaho,
who stopped off at Decatur City to
visit his sister, Mrs. C. K. CHEERING
ton, while enroute east on visit,
was visiting with his nephew, Charles
Cherrington, and neices, Mrs. j. "A.
Mcintosh and Mrs. ]. S. Parrish, in
this city Thursday.
Senator-elect J. A. Stephenson, of
Mt. Ayr, was shaking hands with his
many friends in this city last Thurs
day. Mr.. Stephenson won notable
victory, and he will well and truly
represent the people, not the corpora
tons, of this district in the next two
sessions of the legislature.
Rev. VIM. Taylor, of Indianapolis,
Indiana, who came here from St.
Louis, Mo-, where he attended a big
church conference, went to Des
Moines Saturday. Rev. Taylor was
raised in the family OF the late Ralph
Baker in this county, and came here
to visit Mrs. Baker, who makes her
home with her daughter, Mrs. Brice
McDonough, of northeast of Leon
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-11-23
Sweet Creek.

Jamaica Norman and son Lee were
hauling corn from the Vance Foster
place last week.
Brice Gray and George Noftsger
were Tuskeego callers Tuesday.
Frank Toney and wife and son.
Gerald and LaMae Allen spent Sun
day with Mrs. John DeVries.
Charley Gray and daughter Nellie
of Mt. Ayr spent few days last
week with his father, Newton Gray.
John Smith and brothers Frank
and Lester are husking corn for Cliff
ford Lloyd.
zeb Gray and Muriel Wiley spent.
Sunday evening at Terre Haute.
Vance Foster was Leon caller
last Tuesday
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Bedell were La
moni callers Thursday evening.
Len Toney spent Wednesday at the
Frank Toney home.
Lester Rauch passed through this
vicinity Sunday.
Kenneth Thomas is on the sick list
this week.
George Noftsger is working for
Charley Noftsger.
Mrs Vance Foster and children
left Sunday for Charlton where they
will visit a few days before leaving
for their new home at Donaldson, Ar
kansas.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-11-23
County Road Sign Boards.

The county supervisors are consid-
ering the propriety Of placing suita-
BILE guide boards at convenient COR
ners on the new county highway sys-
TEN, giving direction and distance
TO the several towns Other coun-
ties in Iowa are commencing to do
this, and while the law has authoriz-
ed it for several years this state has
been known as one of the hardest
places in the Union to find directions
in Other states maintain good
guide boards, but Iowa has spent
most of it's money for roads and
bridges and less in advising as to the
best tes.-Suther,and Courier.
The law requires township trustees:
to put up sign boards ct all import
ant intersections, but none of them
do it. If they will not the supervis-
ors should, and we are pleased to
hear the Tama county supervisors
talk of supplying the neglect. Traer,
Star Clipper.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1916-12-19
By Dorothy Dale

TT ALT tho joy of the holiday sea.
son is in gayly decorating the
III home. You. can easily make
your own Christmas decorations and
tho little ones can help you with your
labor of love. Garlands and chains
festooned about the tree may be made
of red and white peppermint sticks tied
with narrow scarlet ribbons. Tin foil
makes an effective decoration, crescents
and stars may be cut from card board
and covered with tin foil and suspended
by q silver cord or picture wire.
Christmas bells may be made from
scarlet or white bristol board. White
card board guided or silvered makes
pretty. bells, q circle four inches across
will make two bells. ~ 9.
White crystals are made of rice. paper.
The simplest way to make the crystals
il to fold Z circle about 4 inches in
diameter marking the pattern with a lead
pencil on the folded circles and then
cutting it out. Once the paper is unfolded
> crystal appears which may be strung
with thread 80 as to form q snowy chain
Of crystals glistening with diamond dust.
Red and green are the colors used
principally for decorating the Christmas
festal aboard. The kiddies will love a
table with Santa Claus standing on a
snowy cotton mound dressed in red crepe
paper with trimmings of white cotton to
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1916-12-19

simulate white fur. The hair and beard
are also of white cotton. Secreted in the
snowy mound are little gifts wrapped
in holly paper, each souvenir is attached
to q long green ribbon which is drawn to
the cotton and reaches to each place.
To complete the effectiveness the can
die sticks are capped with crepe paper
shades sparkling with diamond dust, and
each candle stick is encircled with
wreatk = small everlasting flowers.
The bon bon boxes are little boxes in
the shape of snow balls, adorned with
gay spray of holly and filled with red
and white sweet meats. H.
While the guests are seated, little tele-
grams may be distributed which contain
personal Christmas greetings. The glass
dome of the chandelier may be covered
with Christmas pictures, cut out and
pasted on the paper.
A table with the star for it's principal
feature has a large star red shaped box
outlined with diamond dust holding the
souvenirs. From the chandelier by
means of wire are suspended strings OF
stars. - .-! -- . r. =
The sandwiches may be cut in star
shape and the cakes iced with red icing,
decorated with green candies. The ice
cream may be served in snow ball shape,
sprinkled with cocoanut. Tie q bit of
evergreen to each cup handle.
Popcorn wreaths are effective for
decorating the table. Sew each kernel
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1916-12-19
5OhristniaIas PuddinxI..

Syy t IL
l cup beef suet, cup raisins, seeded
and cut in pieces, 235 cups stake bread
crumbs, Y cup currants, l cup grated
carrots, yoke 4 eggs, H cup -four; l14
cup Drowned sugar, liz teaspoons saft,
grated rind lemon, teaspoon cinna-
mon, tablespoon vinegar, Il teaspoon
grated nutmeg, white eggs, n teaspoon
cloves.
Work suet until creamy, then add
bread crumbs and carrots. Beat yolks
of eggs until light and add gradually,
while beating constantly, sugar. Com
bine mixtures and add lemon rind and
vinegar. Mix fruit and dredge with
-four mixed and sifted with salt and
spices. Add to mixture, then add whites
of eggs beaten until stiff. Turn into
buttered mold, garnish with thin strips
of citron, steam 31a hours. Serve with
sauce, as follows: asr5%z
I cup brown sugar, Is cup hot watet5
2 tablespoons cornstarch, 2 tablespoons
cold water, 2 tablespoons sherryzswine,
2 tablespoons butter, 1s teaspoon salt,
few grains nutmeg, a teaspoon vanills.
Bring sugar and water to boiling point
and let simmer fifteen minutes: e Add
cold water to cornstarch and stir until
smooth. Add gradually to syrup, stir
until? ingredients are blended, then let
simmer fory-five minutes. Add remain
ing ingredients and eerve at once. &as IL :
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cooking. Place on platter, cut strang,
and remove string and skewers: Garnish
with apple baskets and water cress.ru1
Yuletids Salad : -
Pare and chill six medium sized to-
matoes. When ready to serve cut in
eighths mot severing sections) and open
like the petals of flower on q nest Of
lettuce leaves. Mash q cream cheese,
moisten with French dressing, and make
into tiny balls about the size of . pea.
Place eight cheese balls in center of each
tomato. Serve with dressing. ..%.#>,~
lr Dressing. . - @-5.y'a@
Il teaspoon salt, n teaspoon pepper,
y tablespoon finely chopped parsley, 2
tablespoons vinegar, tablespoons olive
oil, ! tablespoon finely chopped red pep
per. 49,.
Mix ingredients and stir until well
blended. '',..' '->'f''
H., .,t Apple Baskets. e:.,.,.ti
Cut two pieces from each apple, leav.
ing what remains in shape of basket
with handle, after, cutting out pulp. Chop
pulp; there should be two cups. Put
in q stewpan and add three-fourths
pound light brown sugar, juice and rind
sof one lemon, one ounce, ginger root, q
few grains salt, and enough water to
prevent apples from burning: @, Cover and
cook slowly four hours, add water as
needed. %jF}.S, l1-4.8as@ f. - IL, |,.-%e ~
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1916-12-19

separate on Wn1te MI WIG AuQ 4QIm II
gcircles. .-- ..,.>. -,.... - .. .,-..r~-, i.
Christmas Dinner. >: = .
Menu. -. =:
Star Canapes :.
Oyster Soup *j
Olives Celery
Roast Goose Apple Baskets.
Sweet Potatoes Il
Cauliaower ~1@ 2 Yule-tide Salad
- Christmas Pudding - -
Bon .BOns '.1 r~t &,."I Nuts
Toasted Crackers .Roquefort Cheese
Coffee ."'
Star Canapes. =
Cut small circles from toasted bread.
Butter the bread, spread outer edge Of
circle with parsley. Chop fine, spread
the center with cream cheese. Dispose
in the center q star cut out of sweet
pepper or red beet. -. i. ...-r
Roast Goose, Potato stuhang -
SINCE, remove pinfeathers, wash and
scrub goose in hot soapsuds; then draw
(which is removing inside contents) !.
Wash in cold water and wipe. Stuff,
truss, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and
lay six thin strips Of fat salt pork over
breast. Place on rack in dripping pan,
put in hot oven,@ and bake two hours.
Baste every fifteen minutes with fat in
pan. Remove pork last half hour of
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1916-12-19

cooking. Place on platter, cut streng,
and remove string and skewers: Garnish
With apple baskets and water cress.t5