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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-18

In it's IN nvass Of American industries
to ascertain what each OF nearly 1oo.-
600 manufacturers could do for the ma
ton on short notice the committee on IN
dustrial preparedness Of the Naval Con-
sulting Board has received and tabu-
lated a satisfying mass OF facts ana
suggestions.
The results thus far achieved seem
To confirm the initial statement or the
committees chairman. Howard Il. Conin,
that In the twentieth century nations
are defended not alone by fighting men.
but by ight'ng ndustries-that the lie
Of n government In time or war rests
more fully upon the resources OF prop
erly organised industry than upon the
marshalling OF troops.
The a%daptability OF factories u d.
narily producing the most peaceful OF
wares is disclosed In letters received by
the committee In response 80 its In
Quiries.
A button maker thought his machines
could be used for small munitions work.
A sash chain maker believed he could
with little difficulty produce cartridge
clips for rihes and machine guns. A
manufacturer of threshing machinery
was sure ne could make 500 six inch
shells a day. a maker of underwear
Sdlu He COulu NutH puN WIN
other knit goods for the army and navy
and the Red Cross. A drug manufac-
turing company said IT could use a con-
siderable portion of It's product in maxi
ing cordite for shells.
Dye Factory Cen Make Explosives.
A we'll known New York foundry In
formed the committee that II was well
equipped 10 turn out tools and machinery
for small arms and ammunition. A
riaker of betting even suggested that he
could produce webbing with which TO
fasten equipment on soldiers.
The committee has learned that a dye
factory may be converted In a week or
ten days into a plant for the production
Of high explosives.
a Buffalo manufactures wrote: W
look upon IL as a patriotic duty to NIL
out the blank forwarded to us" The
president OF a great railroad analysed
the situation IN a ~symCathetic way. A
maker OF pocket knives volunteered to
| produce various munition supplies.
Automobile manufacturers have offered
| every assistance In their power. Several
manufacturers OF optical goods have
| pointed out where they could he OF prac-
teal use to armies In the field. A
crushed stone company indicated a part
n could play in maintaining good roads
for army transportation. A tailoring
concern pointed out hat the production
! OF uniforms should he standardized a
famous maker Of printing presses placed
| himself wholly at the command OF the
| division OF the committed which Is In
charge OF the New York State inventory.
| and a great municipal transportation
system appointed It's chief engineer 10
work with the committee.
The head OF a great woollen mill
wrote: The constructive policy Of the
committee In surely the only means by
which true preparedness can he arrived
at" a leading manufacturer Of farm
implements offered to find OUT how his
plant could he used for military pur-
poses A maker ~ chocolates imro~far'
to modern armies on the march. had
definite views.
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A celebrated firm Of manufacturing
chemists delegated its chief chemist TO
help the committee in every way. A ma
tional sporting goods company offered
to cooperate fully. a manufacturer of
drop forgings offered to study his plant
at once with a view to possible military
production. A fountain pen manufac-
turer whose name everybody knows said
he would analyze his equipment for
the same purpose
The committee hoped to fnish this
inventory--the preliminary lobby July
!, but the response has been so much
larger than II expected that II Is likely
10 take all summer. Chairman Conn
said Yesterday:
"A few manufacturers have doubted
the ability OF their plants TO aid the
Government In war time. They have
almost invariably changed their views
when shown how little doubt there Is
that on the outbreak of war practically
all concerns not engaged In the lines
OF work essential to the national needs
would be stripped OF their labor, either
for the army or for manning other in
dustrial plants vital for the supply Of
such needs. and that In the event Of
hostilitice probably so per rent 81
American Industries would Of necessity
be concentrated on producing tho myriad
elements OF twentieth century warfare,
1T has been made very clear to such
business men that II will he to the
material interest Of every manufactured
TO have determined now, in time of peace
and plenty. Just what he car do In
| time Of emergency. There has been
made equally plain the necessity for
| having the least possible shock 10 eco
nomic ard labor co editions on the adj
vent Of war and the advantage therefore
OF having the greatest possible number
Of plants kept at work"
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A nrm whose members bear German
names wrote W. would he delighted rs
American citizens 20 do whatever we
ran to take part In any Industrial pre-
paredness which may be planned" One
Of the largest printing establishments
In New York offered the services Of It's
map department. A linotype company
said hat It had many lnthes, drills,
milling machines and other tools adapted
to the production OF shells. fuses. ma
chine tools and small metal parts OF IN
kind requiring extreme precision.
An upstate corporation now making
starting and lighting apparatus for auto
mobiles said that Il could furnish small
arms. An elevator company Of inter
national reputation agreed TO ascertain
how It could help the Government with
its mechanical equipment. Tie head of
an automobile company wrote:
Your plan can do more for prepared
ness in an actual, substantial way than
can all the orators in the country. es-
pecially when We see that our soldiers
would have * he armed with brooms
and snowballs. We are viii you for
Industrial preparedness, and jus, want
YOU TO tell us how we can help"
From the president OF n OF the
| country's biggest Iron works came this
I'VE are deeply interested In the work
! and in case mobilization for war becomes
necessary / believe our company. In
d~ividually and collectively. would re-
| spond to our country's call with our
facilities"
The committee was not a HI, d'smayed
when 1t got from an ore company a
letter saying: Our executives are all
Americans n We would undoubtedly
shut up the plant and 60 TO war II
necessary"
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CHARLES GREGoRY's WILL.
stock Exchange Member eft an
Estate Appraised at a814,sOO.


The estate Of Charles Gregory. a
member Of the Stock Exchange. h
died on May 20 last at the Sherman
Square Hotel. was appraised yester-
day at ssl+.s0O. He had s4ob,S5o In
securities and personality valued at
si23.7l2. His Stock Exchange seat
was appraised at $4,000. He owned
a stamp collection valued At f1.6I6,
a coin collection appraised at Ss,es2
and a collection of playbllls and
Americana valued at $1,000. He had
several hundred thousand shares OF
worthless mining stocks.
MIR. Gregory gave H7b,207 TO his
daughter Helen. S7s, a90 b. his sister.
Sarah O.. Chumard, me s+S1l5 to his
niece. Elizabeth q. Galloway. He gave
$4,000 to Miss Carrie e. Kirby, a
friend, Of the Sherman Square Hotel.
and s2s.1%5 each to o nephews and
a niece.
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WILL GO AS ADAM
TO LIVE IN WILD
Artist Knowles Will Wrest
Food With Bare Hands
From AdirOndacks.
WILL TAKE NO CLOTHES

Some day toward the end OF this
month the bears. moose. mosquitoes and
wigglew that inhabit a certain sec
ton OF the Adirondacks. remote from
civilization. will have an opportunity to
cast their eyes upon the figure Of a
man clad in the costume made famous
by Adam and Eve and Lady Godiva.
He will be the guest Of the animals
for thirty days; from them he will
wrest his clothing and his food the
woods. the streams and the lakes will
supply him with everything that he
needs.
with empty hands and stripped body
he intends to Journey into the wilder
ness and find his food in the way OF
the creatures OF the world. or In the way
OF the first man. His adventure In not
planned to be a feat OF endurance. but
simply to how how comfortably a
man can live In the woods without any
aid being furnished him.
Has Lived as Adam Before.
He IL Joseph Knowles. an American
artist. n the proof that he is able to
do what he says he will do lies in the
fact that for W months he lived in
just the same way in a wilderness in
Maine Mr.. Knowles arrived here from
San Francisco yesterday and II now
stopping at the Hotel McAlpin.
His hatless ct cetera s~ojourn In Maine
was In 1918. without any clothes or
any of the implements OF civilization
he ~1ourneyed into the wilderness. lie
made animal trarA from the branches
he tore from trees and made his cloth
ing from the skins OF the animals he
caught. He ate anne. fish. berries and
wild vegetables, and when he wanted to
cook the food he snatched from the
wilderness ne made fire by rubbing two
pieces OF wood together or in another
primitive way.
Mr.. Knowles. no has been called the
Primitive Man since his outing In Maine
laughed at all suggestions OF hardship
yesterday. He said that when he comes
out Of the wood he will he better physi-
cally and mentally and better equipped
10 paint pictures OF Wild life. Nothing
but an unforeseen accident can inter
rupt his stay. he said.
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Puts Natures school First.

II have always thought that n knowl-
edge Of nature should he the first teach
ing he said, with an understanding
OF what nature has provided no mar
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Peter Ravenhall. the Coney Island
hotel man. who died April 8 last, left a
net estate Of $4,000? Z. which goes tn
the widow. A touring car valued at
$1,000 is the largest personal holding.
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known to retain the use Of their arms
after treatment. but few could use their
legs.
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pROOKLyN ADVERTISEMENT
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-12-28
Bethel.

Harve Morgan has improved since
the last writing.
quite poorly the last week but for
he: advanced age. being up in the
Mr.. and Mrs. George Stephens
day afternoon and attended both af-
ternoOn and evening services.
Sherm Turpen and wife and Mrs.
Dow Parker were business. visitors
at Leon last Tuesday.
A Ford car was ditched on Christ
mas day at the foot of the Parker
hill north of Davis City. No particu-
lars as to who the car belongs to or
who was riding in it at the time. The
roads are not very good for cars at
Eiva Baker and his mother, Mrs:
Julia Baker were business visitors at
Davis City last Tuesday.
Mrs. Dow Parker has been on the
sick list the last few days.
Cloudy and threatening weather
for Christmas time and it is very
unusual happening for such heavy
thunder and sharp lightning as we
had to occur on Christmas day.
Mrs. Julia Baker called on Mrs.
Joe Dobson one day last week.
Sherm Turpen and family spent
Christmas with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Dow Parker.
Bert Dobson and wife and. two lit
tie daughters attended Apostolic
meeting at Davis City last Sunday
evening
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-12-28
Orphan Ridge.

Several of our most prosperous
farmers had legal business at Leon
Saturday.
Roy Blake delivered hogs to C. NJ.
Axes at Leon Monday.
The Christmas tree at Buzzard
Roost Friday afternoon was we'll at
tended, and everybody had a most
enjoyable time.
Those spending Sunday at the Bar
lean home were Hank BrannOn, c..
E. Leahy, William Pickens and Ray
Aten.
Frank Smith of southern Missouri
who is an expert orchard trimmer
came Monday and trimmed the Bar
lean orchard up in fine shape. This
same gentleman just finished the
J. F. Harvey and John Frost big
orchards just east of Leon.
w. M. Barlean and Roy Blake
husked corn Monday for G. E. Leahy.
Jim Osborn shipped car OF corn
from BlOckley Tuesday.
Several from here delivered hogs
to C. M. Axes Tuesday.
The Barlean boys and sister, Mrs.
Ann Ellis and G. E. Leahy and fam
lily spent Christmas with Mr.. and
Mrs. D. p. Leahy.
Mrs. Fora McNelly and daughter,
Cecil spent Sunday with relatives at
Davis City.
Willis Cornett of Leon called on
Amos Brazelton Sunday.
Lee Davis and wife spent Christ
mas at the John Piper home.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-12-28
Leroy.

Henry Davis returned from South
Dakota last week where he had been
working for several months.
Bessie Hatfield of Griinnell is Wis
ting ct tn, the home r Of her parents
Mrs. SWisher and Miss Horn went
to Leon Saturday to spend their va
cation with relatives.
Mr.. GREGORY of Tabor, Iowa, was
buying cattle here last week.
Roy Sherlock and little son OF
Glenwood Junction visited last week
Loren Woods was an Osceola pas
se3 4Ss r strse9 lights were turned on
Sunday evening. They are quite an
Improvement to the town.
Evangelist and Mrs. Rayhill and
their little daughter left for Mis-
s9uri e MGnday after h %5dreg series
conversions as a. result of the meet
ings. Mr.. and Mrs. Rayhill~~ made
many friends here who sincerely re-
greet their departure.
Mrs. Marietta and daughter of Des
Moines visited last week with her
mother, Mrs. Copley, Her brother
ms Mrs. a Grant Kyner was was an AMOS Gsceola
visitor Thursday.
Harry Calhoun and Roy Stout
were Leon visitors Thursday.
Bertha Young of Madrid is visit
ing with home folks.
DR.. Wassam of Iowa City gave an
of Power" at the M. e. church Fri
day evening.
Lawrence Calhoun, Leo Heaton
and Vaughn Sivers came from Des
Moines last week to spend their va
cation with home folks.
Will DeWeis and daughter Blanche
returned to their home in Nebraska
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Ross of Der
by visited last week with his mother,
Mrs. NJ J. Ross.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Tullis and son =
Of Decatur and Mrs. Pearl Woodruff
and daughter of Humeston came Sat
urday to visit at the Herman Buffum
home.
Mrs. Bert Wells and children of
Cambria came Saturday to visit at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. C. Baker.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Kello and son
Albert of Garden Grove spent Satur-
day and Sunday with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. }. A. Buchanan and
family.
Mr.: and Mrs. O.. G. Boor left Tues
day for visit with relatives in West
Virginia.
Henry Sberrow visited in Weldon
Friday.
Villa and Mary Throckmorton Of
Garden Grove went to Van Vert Sat-
urday to spend Christmas with rela-
tives.
Mrs. Swisher and, Miss Horn spent
Tuesday night With relatives at Cam
bria.
Aida Silvers made business trip
to Kansas City last week.
Albert Buffum was an OsceOla Wis
itOr Wednesday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-12-28
II. F.. ID. 3.

Harvey Mongan,js on the sick list
with a crippled foot.
David Smith, Wayne Montgomery
and families ,partook of Christmas
dinner at Harve Piper's.
Miss Slower the school teacher at
Welcome gave her scholars Christ
mas tree Friday.
Mr.. Hurst sold his farm last week
for $1,000 per acre. Two years ago
it sold for $4,000.
Ollie Reed is getting out barn
frame he intends building in the
spring on his farm.
Lon Fulton and Joe Barlean at
tended the Farmers Institute at We'll
don last week. They report splen-
did program and good attendance.
Sid Manchester and family visited
Christmas with his father-in-law,
John Butler and family.
Dick Melvin and Levi Cation had
what might have been a bad accident
the Manchester, hill. The engine on
the car went dead and it started
down hill. They both jumped out
getting good shaking up.
Squire Frank Cox says the matri-
monial business Is pretty slack al
present he says comm encing January
LIST the price will be $1.98 as an ex-
ira inducement.
Roy Young has rented the ice
house at Davis City and will COM
mence filling it at once.
Ac BraZeltOn won first prize at the
shooting match at Kelley Ford and
Pat Leahy was second.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-12-28
Brush College.

Misses Annie and Beulah Hubbard
spent Sunday at John Hubbard's.
Jim Flynn and family and Dick
Owens and family spent Christmas al
Ed Owens
Those who visited Sunday at Nell
Stills were Jim Osborn, jim Still
Rolla Craig, Clyde Waller, and their
families and David Hubbard and
wife and Steve Marble and wife and
son Hugh of Minnesota.
Walter Blakesley and family visit.
ed a few days last week at George
Bfakesleys.
were Leon visitors Saturday.
Fred Potter and family and Levi
Virden and family spent Christmas
at Eugene Gammon'S.
Bert Morley and wife and son
Howard came down from Leon
Thursday for a few days visit at the
NJ. l.. Dale home.
Herbert Hubbard visited Sunday
and Monday at Ralph Frost's.
w. A. Moore and daughters Hazel
and Fern were Leon callers Satur-
day.
Misses Annie and Beulah Hubbard
spent Christmas at John Hubbard's.
Those who spent Christmas at jim
Oborn's were Jim Still and family,
Rolla Craig and family, David Hub.
bard and wife, Nell Still and wife,
Earl Still and wife and Steve Marble
and wife and son of Minnesota.
Clyde Waller and family were
Leon callers Saturday.
Herbert Hubbard purchased a new
Ford car one day last week
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-12-28
Burr Oak Ridge.

Elder Campbell preached a very
interesting sermon at Eden Sunday
evening.
Quite a number from this vicinity
attended the box supper at Brush
College Friday evening. A very in
which was enjoved by all. Prizes
were given to the most beautiful
young lady, the LATEST man and the
most love sick couple. Miss Vesta
Evans was first in her class, Jim
Parker won in his class and Walter
Evans. and Winnie Shira drew the
prize in their line. The exact amount
Brush College certainly ought to
feel proud of being fortunate enough
to secure Miss Florence McNelly for
Miss Margaret Meek a student Of
Des Moines IS visiting home folks. 9
New Hampton came in Sunday to
visit relatives at the county farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mullinnix of Leon
took Sunday dinner with Mr.. and
Mrs. Wait. 49,.
Miss Verna Andrew went to Grand
River, Saturday to spend the holidays
with her father
Mrs. Nettie Bethards spent one
day last week at John Buffers.
Roy Gill brought a bunch of Shet-
land ponies out to his place which he
recently purchased of Mr.. Lingen-
felter.
C. E. Chastain and family spent
Christmas at Davis City guests of w.
H. McCalla's.
Miss Georgia Richardson went to
Bethany Sunday to visit week with
home folks
George Chastain came down from
Grand River Friday to visit his par
ents during his vaca ton.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-12-28
Little River.

Earl Still and wife visited in these
quarters last week.
James Davis and wife We're up
from Missouri and visited his father
Mrs. Robb has been spending the
holidays at her daughters home,
Last Wednesday G. v. Starr was
called to Davis City to conduct the
funeral of little Marie Maynard at
the nome of her father southwest OF
that place.
Geo. Martin moved last week to
the Tom Guthrie farm now owned
by Charley Axes. George has rent
ed the farm for 1917.
A goodly number of people OF this
vicinity enjoyed the Christmas exer-
cises at Pleasanton Saturday evening.
Frank Craig will move to the farm
worked by Walter Fitch last year.
The Christmas tree and program
were enjoyed by Vine Oak scholars
and patrons.
A few Gays of last week the. Their
mometer registered Is degrees below
and made us think of the hard Win
tiers of 1881 to 1886.
King Landphair and family. z. V:
Starr and family and Mrs. Robb of
Missouri spent Sunday at Ernest
Elder s. a. oberg of Nevada, Iowa,
Superintendent of the parOchial
schools of the Seventh-Day Adventist
denominations of Iowa, visited men,
bers of that church in this vicinity
recently
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-12-28
Lonesome Ridge.

Levi Virden and family of near
Kellerton came Saturday for. a few
DAYS visit at the E. Cannon home.
Clyde Waller and family and D. H.
Hubbard and wife spent Sunday at
III, N. Stills.
Mrs. q. A. Little and son Elmer,
Clarence Little and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Evans, Mrs. Viretta
Belts, lack and Roscoe Mcdaniel,
Floyd Webster, Walter and Lucy Ev-
ans spent Christmas at e. J. Evans
Walter Blakesiey and family spent
a few days iast week with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Blakesley.
Miss vesta Evans is spending this
week at the Mr.. E. A. Little and c.
g. Little homes.
Misses Ella and Kate Grogan OF
Leon spent Christmas with their
lister, Mrs. M. Griffin.
"a large crowd attended the box
supper at Brush College Friday
light,
walter Blakesley and family spen'
Christmas at Ed Spencer's.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-12-28
Garden Grove.

c. D. Wheeland, who has been an
invalid for several years, and former
ly one of our prominent citizens
passed away Sunday, funeral SER
vices being held on Tuesday.
Frank Drinkall was called: to New
London Monday by the death Of his
mother-in-law.
Mrs. Ticknor and daughter Ruby
went to Grand River Monday to visit
the formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Mrs. Ralph Baker took the train
here Saturday for Ohio to visit with
Rex. Bruce of st. Joe came satur-
day to visit with his mother, Mrs.
Mary Bruce and sister, Mrs. Wiser
who is here from Dakota.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Culver celebrat-
ed their .50th wedding anniversary
the first of the week.
Miss Conner went to Diagonal the
latter part of the week to visit with
Miss Pearl Smith of Spencer, Iowa,
came last week to visit at the home
of her PARENTS, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Capt. Smith Of Des Moines came
the first of the week to visit at the
Spellerburg home and with other
Miss Villa Throckmorton came
last week from Indianola to visit
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. S.
Thr0ckmorton.
Erma Young came down from
Usage last week for a visit with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs, r. d. Young;
week to visit with her daughter, Mrs.
Sieg and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wright of Des
Moines came last week to visit at the
home of her sister. Mrs. Newt Mach
Ian.
MIR. and Mrs Sans went to Milo
Saturday to visit with relatives:
day to visit with relatives and was
accompanied by Guy Norris of Deer
creek who has been attending school
here.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-12-28
Ireland.

Christmas is over and we wish ev-
erybOdy happy new year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson of Des Moines
came down Saturday to visit at Ed
Owens over Christmas.
Oscar Vaughn and wife spent
Christmas with relatives at Llnevli Y.
out Friday evening and visited until
Monday evening with her friend,
Miss Cecilia Mahoney.
Miss Mary Flynn went to keokuk
to visit her sister, Mrs. Frank De-
laney and other relatives.
Fietch Grove and family spent
Misses Annie and Beulah Hubbard
spent Sunday and Monday with their
Tade Griffin and children and Pat
Griffin and family and Father Mahef
took dinner Christmas with Ed
Mrs. Jack Wallace and children Of
and SICK ars Ricn a. sa ana little blanche
are both sick with sore throats.
Richard Owens and family were
mas dinner at Ed Owens:
Grace Garner Of Weldon spen'
G e With it;1o her parents J. Q
Ira Bennett spent a few days in
Leon the past week.
James and Margaret Griffin are
visiting this week with Ed Grittn's g.
Those who ate Christmas dinner
at Il. Gammon's were Hey Gammtll
and family of Woodland, Jake Viz,
den and family Of Kellerton and
The Christmas tree at Charm
schbol Friday night was a great
success and the house was filled with
q large crowd.