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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-01-27
LAWYERS AS LAWMAKERS.

The complaint, voiced once more
by G.. w. Simmons, that the country
is governed too much by lawyers and
too little by business men, is as old
as the hills. We do not propose to
comment upon the specific complaints
which Mr.. Simmons makes against
lawyer made laws, but, speaking in
a general way, a guess may be ven
tured that this country will continue
to be governed by lawyers just as
long as the lawyer occupies his pres
ent place in the scheme of things.
Law and the general subject OF
government are intimately related, so
that the thoughts of the young law
yer naturally turn toward govern
ment. At the outset of his career,
when clients are few and bills are
many, he discovers that half the sue
cessful lawyers around him have
started the climb by going into poll
tics. They begin as minor legal Of
ficials, assistants in prosecutors Of
fices, assistants to city attorneys, cir
cult court commissioners and the
like. Then they go out after the po-
sition that their chiefs have lately
held, or they run for the legislature,
professions, a moderate indulgence in
the game of politics helps the young
lawyers business. That is a fact
that will insure us an abundant crop
of l:wyer politicians for all time.
The lawyers training also fits him
in another way for political career
by turning his attention at an early
age to oratory; the ability to make
good speech is no mean asset either
for the public good or the orators
personal advancement. Once in a
legislative body the lawyer has an ad-
vantage over the most of his farmer
and business colleagues both because
he is lively in debate and because his
knowledge of what the law is gives
him the technical training needed to
make more law that will hold water.
The lawyers are therefore likely to
lead in legislation. We do not know
what the business man can Go about
it, since the lawyers are always prone
to go into politics and the people
have always shown a disposition to
vote for lawyers, but we suppose the
remedy must he found in better CO.
operation among business men to
get their views before their lawyer
legisla tors. That has been done very
successfully in some cases. The re-
publican tariffs were made that way,
and with that example in mind we
don't know, on the whole, whether
The general public has more to fear
from a combination of lawyers and
business men who think of nothing
but their own business.-St. Louis
Republic.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-01-27
THE LEON REPORTER, THURSDAY, JANUARY q, 1916.
MAYORS Proclamation,

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given,
that inpursuance to an ordinance
passed by tho City Council Of Leon,
Iowa, on the 10th day of January,
1916, authorizing the Mayor to call
special election for the purpose Of
voting on the question of issuing to
the Leon Electric Company fran
chise for the purpose of operating
and maintaining an electric and
steam heating system in the City Of
Leon, Iowa, and to use the streets,
alleys, and public grounds of said
City for said systems an to supply
said City and inhabitants with light,
heat, and power (both electric and
steam) for a period of Twenty-Five
years, and to use said streets, alleys,
and public grounds of said City for
the purpose of carrying of transmits
sion lines for the supplyin- of said
commodities to parties outside of the
limits of said City. I, Geo. r. Far
quhar, as Mayor of the City of Leon,
do here set Friday, February the
18th, 1916, as the date for holding
said Municipal election from $500
o'clock a. m. to Z p, m. o'clock of
said day for voting on the following
public measure:
Shall tho following Public meas
ure, Ordinance No. IS, be approved
and adopted by the City of Leon.
Iowa:
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-01-27
4 SHOE ON THE OTHER FOOT.

1t is not often that a presidents
message passes unnoticed in the
news, but that is what appears to
have happened with respect to the
presidents recommendation that the
sum of Sal, 900 be paid by the feder-
al government to subjects Of Greece,
Turkey and Austria Hungary as in
demnity for the injuries they suffered
in Omaha in 1909.
A violent prejudice against for
eigners sprung up in Omaha about
that time on account of labor difficult
ties and what was said to be the
conduct of the Greeks toward women
in the street. One of the results was
a riot in which 1900 Greeks were
driven from the city. OF course, the
claim is not just charge against the
federal government 1t ought to be
paid by the state, but states make no
treaties. Therefore the usual course
in such cases is to be followed and
Uncle Sam is asked to foot the bill.
The facts are interesting at this
time because we have similar,
though graver, instance against Mexi-
co. American citizens have been
murdered there on account of the
hatred which a certain class of Next
cans feel toward America. If Col.
Roosevelt had his way we should in
wade Mexico and begin to shoot men
who, in opposing us, would be patri-
otto defenders of their own country.
1t is true that Mexico has long been
in a state of turmoil and that life is
less safe there than it ought to be, but
it is no more credible that the savage
murder of Americans by the outlaw
followers of Villa is representative of
the great mass of Mexican people
than the Omaha rioters represent
America, and Mexico, now largely
pacified under the rule of Gen. Car
rama, is entitled to chance to
make the best reparation possible
under the circumstances.
That is the privilege we ask for
ourselves in similar cases.-St. Louis
Republic.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-01-27
A po.NorH1NG CONGRESS.

! A resolution for immediate inter-
vention in Mexico was introduced by
Senator Lippitt of Rhode Island yes
terday, and in the course of the de-
bate the Senator said that "if l had
been president, twenty-four hours
would not have elapsed before the
army would have been in pursuit of
those murderers, and l would not
have ceased until American ranchers
were as safe in Mexico as in the
streets of Washington"
1t is one of the mercies of God be-
slowed upon a careless and undeserv-
ing people that presidents of the
United States are not made out of
Lippits. But the speech of the sena-
tor from Rhode Island is fair
sample of the blatherskite oratory
which has become common in both
houses of congress. We learn from
the Congressional Directory that Sen
ator Lippit was colonel on the
staff of Royal C. Taft, Governor of
Rhode Island, in 1SSS-S9." Nobody
else is ever SO profoundly and author
itatively and aggressively military as
an American politician who has been
colonel on a governors staff, which
explains Senator Lippitt's confidence
in what he would have done ''if had
been president" in the matter of
Mexico.
For ourselves, we are no more
anxious to have American soldiers
murdered in Mexico than to have
American ranchers murdered there,
especially in view of the fact that the
ranchers can keep out but the SOL
diers must go if ordered. Before
Senator Lippitt and his fellow ora
tors in congress undertake to force
Intervention they would better give
the United States an army that is
large enough to undertake interven-
ton. It, has no such army at the
present time. If the Carranza gov
eminent should break down in its
effort to establish order and this
country should be compelled by cir
cumstances to intervene, it would not
be prepared for it's task. We should
be sending our regular forces to be
slaughtered by Mexican bandits and
grerillas because we could not send
troops in sufficient numbers to make
swift and sure job of it. The gen.
eral staff has estimated that from
100000 to 100000 men would be re-
quired, and while many congressman
are frothing at the mouth in their
demands for instant Intervention,
none of them is lifting a finger to
pass the administra tons army and
navy bills.
Attacking the president is task
that requires no particular intelli-
gence or responsibility. Anybody can
do it who can talk and make ges-
lures. But if the president did his
work as badly as congress is doing
it's work, we should be at war with
half the world without the men or
means or measures to carry on war
even against MeXico.-New York
World.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-01-27
A GREAT YEAR.

Much has been made of the war
traffic in horses originating in the
middle west Estimates of the num-
Der Of animals shipped to the entente
powers have varied all the way from
100000 to 100000 head. That the
number has been great, measured by
the standard of normal markets, is
admitted. Last year the st. Louis
market broke all records by handling
100000 horse and mules, bigger
business than that of Chicago and
Kansas City combined. While a
heavy percentage of these were for
export, the domestic demand was a
powerful factor and is continuing in
time of slackness of the war trade.
Just now it is the demand from the
eastern and southern states that is
causing the greater optimism. ONO,
Virginia, Georgia, Tennessee, Loulsl-
ana and South Carolina are buying
mules in large numbers in the st.
Louis markets. New Jersey, Maine
Louisiana and Pennsylvania are large
daily buyers of horseflesh. The
French and Italian army buyers are
still busy, but the English have quit,
temporarily. The growing domestic
demand has made more than good
any decrease that might have result
ed from the temporary withdrawal OF
the British from the market.
There is no pessimism in the
worlds greatest horse and mule
market. The threat of the farm trac-
tor to displace the pillow team is not
worrying the horse breeder or the
horse buyer. The optimism in the
market merely reflects the agricul-
tural optimism the country over.
There was big crop in 1915, but the
man with the land is. planning to
grow a bigger one in 1916. This
means that farm power, and the
flour legged motor" is the sole re-
lance on an overwhelming majority
of the 100000 American farms.
The southern cotton plants want
mules and the corn belt farmers want
horses. The tractor may come into
its predicted own in the future but
the future seems to be well over the
horizon.
The "war buyers" are beginning to
face some real competition in the
market, and 1916 is likely to set an
other record in the worlds greatest
horse mart.-St Louis Republic.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-01-27
Baby's Skin Troubles.

Pimples - eruptions = eczema
quickly yield to the soothing and
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zema Ointment. No matter where
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ing, DR.. Hobson's Eczema Ointment
will remove every trace of the all
ment. 1t will restore the skin to its
natural softness and purity. Don't
let your child suffer-don't be embar-
raised by having your child's face
disfigured with blemishes or ugly
scars. Use DR.. Hobson's Eczema ON
ment, It's guaranteed. No cure,
no pay. soc at your druggist. 2
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-01-27
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With advertising locals. Correspon-
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such notices with their items unless
they are authorized and paid for, and
II possible remittance for same
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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-01-27
Notice of appointment of Admins
traitor.

In the District Court of the State OF
Iowa, in and for Decatur county.
In Probate.
In the Matter of the Estate of Martha
II. Hairless, Deceased.
To Whom 1t May Concern:
Notice is hereby given that the I'M
dersigned has been appointed and
has qualified as administrator of the
estate of Martha II. Hairless, late OF
Decatur county, Iowa, deceased. All
persons in any manner indebted to
said deceased or her estate will make
payment to the undersigned; and
those having claims against said de-
ceased or her estate will present them
in manner and form as by law re-
quired, for allowance and payment
Dated this 18th day of January, A.
D. 1916.
F. A. HAIRLESS,
23-3t Administrator of said estate.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-01-27
Many People Don't Know.

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dizziness, headache, constipation and
biliousness are sure signs. that your
liver needs help. Take DR.. Kings
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tone up the whole system. Fine for
the stomach too. Aids digestion.
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plexion. Only 25c at your druggist. 2
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-01-27

The Storm Lake Pilot-Tribune OBJ
serving that Politics and billiards.
never went we'll together" predicts
that when the storms of January
and February are but an unpleasant
memory the fun will start in earnest.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-01-27
| Yes |
| No |

Notice to voter: For an aftirma-
tive vote upon the following ques-
ton make an ''X'' in the square op-
posite the word "YES", and for a
negative vote make a similar mark
in the square opposite the word
"NO.D
GEO. r. FARQUHAR,
Mayor of the City of Leon, Iowa.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-01-27

f. A. HAIRLESS,
23-3t Administrator of said estate
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-02-25
With Scissors and Paste
INVALUABLE QUALITIES.
(Tho New Rcpublic)

Yet here is Mr.. Roosevelt back on
the first page, the object of every
cnc's curiosity. the only man men
toned for the republican nomination
who excites the least popular interest.
Those who announce his extinction be-
cause they wish IL are again wrong.
Someone else may be nominated, but
the colonel Is the man everyone has
TO reckon with. And even his bitterest
enemy will have to confess that his
hold on the attention of America Is
due TO qualities invaluable IN a democ-
racy. He has taken 4 positive line, he
has created q real opposition he has
presented real alternative. He has
fought for point Of view with reck-
less COURAGE; his cards are all on the
table while other leaders remain
wrapped in the gloom Of their pru-
denco resolved to- make no enemies
and capable of making few friends.
Let no one be surprised at Mr.. Roose-
velt's resurrection. He is filling the
vacuum where republican leadership
ought TO be.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-02-25

always talked Of as close proposition.
He never paid any attention to crtl-
cisms Of this kind. one daN i'm re-
ferring 70 q particularly cruel attack
In a vicious newspaper. he said that he
gave his charities in his own way, and
then disclosed 10 me that he was the
chief supporter of little, Struggling
church in which he had become inter-
cstcd He wanted nothing said about
II, or he would be overrin with calls
for help. I'll
jay Gould was "a little man, always
neatly dressed. He had grayish
brown beard and Semitic east of coun-
tentnce. He had pleasant smile. was
amiable, thoughtful, and not rapid
talker. He was the most abused man
of his time, but he paid no attention
to his aesailants | VIII never forget
the impression he made on me while
the Western Union, which he con-
trolled, was being aesailed more Sc
Nercly than the Standard oil company
ever was. He spoke Of the injustice
Of these attacks. Ne said they were
iUHPNNu ny inc RfoWlhB tenuellCy 10
criticize mon Of wealth and large cor
porations, simply because they were
rich and large. He said that IL the
public were more largely interested in
the corporations tho latter would have
more friends and fewer enemies and
that he was earnestly seeking to get
small investors interested In Western
Union stock, for" said he, every
stakeholder. no matter if he has only
ten shares, becomes the company's
friend and defender
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-02-25
THE SEVEN GOVERNORS.

Tho public had almost forgotten
the seven little governors" who in
1912 started the movement for the
nomination OF Roosevelt By the re-
puhlicans which resulted in wide
open party split and the election OF
Wilson 20 the presidency until the
New York Herald in n recent issue
called attention 60 tho historic in.
cident In which they played so con-
spicuous part
THE seven little governors were
the target Of IN immense amount ~
ridicule at the time they formally in
augurated the Roosevelt boom. but
Il can not but be conceded. In the
light Of subsequent events. that they
cxcrted tremendous influence or
the course OF the nations history 1t
was political revolution that they
started. and while Il may be that they
had no idcn o. the extent to which
that revolution would go at the time
they began Il. the fact remains tha,
they were primarily responsible for
putting In motion forces that changed
the entire current OF American pol.
tiles.
The Herald has been nqulrlng Of
the seven governors whether they arc
sim FOR Roosevelt for the republican
nomination for president. and It a
somewhat surprising 60 find that only
three OF the number want him as tile
nominee. OF the other four one was
for Hughes. on declared for 0 bus.
mess man. one refused TO talk ana
ono could not no reached Whether
these figures represent the proportion
OF Roosevelt strength this year TO
what Il was in i9ts is one of the
unknown elements in the present poll
itical situation
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-02-25
I1NGLAND's PEACE TERMS.

Premier Asquith has again explain
cd with considerable emphasis the
only terms upon which England will
make peace, He declares that Bel
GUM and Serbia must be restored 10
all they have lost, and more; that
France must be guaranteed against
future attack. and that prussian mil
itarism must be broken.
The program thus outlined can be
carried out completely II Great Brit
ain can continue TO dominate the
seas and II her gold supply holds out
In order 10 counterfeit the blockade
Of the English fleet, Napoleon OK
tended his power on land from the
Straits Of Gibraltar to Moscow AMI
from the North sea TO Egypt, but NJ
last he was compelled TO 20 on a
British man.of-war to the lonely Isle
of ~. Helena.
No great nation can exist shut off
from the sea. Tho water ~ the nat
ural highway for international com-
mcrce and the temperate and tropical
zones have become SO intcrdependont
that the one cannot flourish without
the products Of the other.
Furthermore, Germany h a denscly
populated country. Siyty-fivc million
people live in an area about the size
OF the state Of Texas. The popula-
ton Of Austria IN nearly nv congcstcd.
SO with all OF the area now under
the dominance of the Teutonic power.
With exports and imports practi-
cally shut off, these peoples cannot
live upon the land they cultivate for
q great many years without becoming
Impoverished to degree experienced
by no people of modern times.
Whether Great Britain eventually
dictates the terms Of peace to Ger
many depends upon whether she can
continue TO rule tho waves. That
IN the sole question involved In AS
quith's declaration.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-02-25
MONEY MAGNATEs or THE PAST.

tJaspcrH "reminiscences In Lcslie's.1
1 Russell Sage controlled the put
'and.call'' market and in his plainly
furnished office, this simply attired
master Of finance, wearing a suit Of
clothes that he boasted did not cost
him more than $40, held powerful
sway in Wall street because he was
credited with having, and really had.
more ready cash al his disposal than
any other active operator. Russell
Sago was n curious character, but
admired his sincerity and strength. ]
met him two or three times week. |
had known him as q grocery store
Keeper In Troy n. ", in his early
days He was always fond Of his old
Troy acduaintanccs No man was
moro accessible than Russell Sage.
You could always find one or two aud
sometimes group of men. mostly
youngsters standing in his little ante
room pcerIng eagerly into the door
whore Sage sat busy at his desk, and
at the first opportunity. thrusting be-
fore him little slips of paper These
werc bids for privileges, puts. calls
or spreads" as they were known. for
in this form of speculation centered at
Sagcs office and he was master Of It.
Mr. Sage and Mr. Gould usually
lunchcd together IN the Western
Union building Gould did the specu-
latlng and Sage furnished much Of the
ready cash. Gould was inaccessible to
The general public. but Sage was not
above meeting any of the brokers who
chose TO drop in, and II they were eat
Ing peanuts and laid a few upon his
desk. or II they had an extra apple
about lunch time TO offer him, he
never refused. Ills habits were the
simplest and his word was as good as
Ibis hond. ! asked him one day what
comfort he found in his rigid adher-
ence TO business from day TO day with
out taking time for any vacations. and
he replied: After the market closes,
and when l get through here. | hitch
up my team and drive through Cen
trail park. ! have fine team. and
while / am driving them forget an
about business"
know this 60 be true, for Russell
Sage, behind his spanking team, was
pointed out by many OF the Central
park visitors. and may add. what
very few people know. that when one
OF his favorite horses fell desperately
i'll In the stable at the rear Of his res
idence on Fifth avenue. Mr. Sage, busy
man as he was, and carrying upon his
shoulders enormous financial trans.
actions. spent nearly all OF night
with the sick creature in his anxiety
Ga soc Il restored 10 hoailh Sagc Maal
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-02-25
SUPPOSE FLOWERS WE'RE NEW.
Leigh Hnnt. wild Seor.'l


/ suppose flowers were new, Suppose
4 they had Just come into the world, a
sweet reward for some new goodness;
and that VIC had not yet seen them
quite developed; that they We're in the
act OF growing; had just issued with
their green stalks out of the ground.
and engaged the attention of the curl
Gus
Imagine what we should feel when
I we saw the first internal stem bearing
Oft from the main one, or putting
forth leaf How we should watch
the leaf gradually unfolding its little
graceful hand. another then another
the main stalk rising and producing
more; then one Of them giving indica-
tons of an astonishing novelty--the
bud! then this mysterious lovely bud
gradually unfolding like the leaf
amazing us. enchanting us, almost
alarming MS with delight, as if we
knew not what enchantment were to
Iensue till at length. in all its fair
beauty and odorous righteousness
and mysterious elaboration of tender
living sculpture. shone forth the
bright, consummate flower
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-02-25

who have no grasp OF the great prin-
ciplos upon which this government
is founded and by which II has beep
successfully guided in IT'S relations
with the other nations Of the world,
II may be that the democratic de-
lection IS not dangerous yet. Doubt
less the strong personality pr the
president ana the sentiment among
the people will hold majority Of
the democratic congressman IN line
with the administration policies for
the present. Rpt The break Of even
the numbers Indicated is discourage
ing, and II IL safe 10 say that Mr..
Bryan win use Il to the fullest. and
as time passes he will add the weak
kneed brethren. over whom he has
always had great influence, until
nearly all Of the sappy. mouthy mcfn-
beers Of both houses Of congress VIII
be aligned against the president.
III that case il is not unlikely that
sixteen years would elapse
before another democratic president
.ould be seated In the White House
rhe situation Is critical for the peace
II the country--nnd the efficiency OK
he democratic party is on trial.