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New Britain herald., 1916-12-05

appearance of Mss Georgie Campbell, as Alma, and George Bogues as Pierre, the play went merrily on it's way last night to a rather good finish The singing of these two, however, did much to revive what seemed des- tined to be a fOredOomed revival of clever. little comedy, Walter Wills, who starred in last weeks production, was not up to his standard this week. To begin with, his makeup was against him, a wig devoid of hirsute adornment giving grotesque appear ance that was appalling. Even the members of the orchestra lost inter est in their work after viewing such monstrosity. Lee Daily, playing in the comedy role, along side MT. Wills, also proved disappointing to those who had expected a demonstration of his singing ability. He was provided with little chance to vOcalize.
 It is not to the discredit to any of the Lyceum players Miss Campbell and MT Bogues are allowed to garner all the honOrs. The play is built that way, all the action centering around the characters portrayed by these two. And, be 1t said in passing, they play their parts we'll Miss Camp bell is possessed of a very delightful singing voice, and Mr. Bogues makes an ideal Pierre. His singing compares favorably with any tenor who ever trod the boards at the Lyceum. There is a charm about his stage presence, too, that adds nightly to the performance.
 Little Miss Leone Courtney who play cd the house maid, was given a chance to sing a number in the last act and received quite a send off An inter polated number, Pretty Baby" waI the song furnished her. and her danc- ing created enough enthusiasm for an encore. Ralph Sipperly added to the mirth of the performance by his clev- CT impersOnatiOn of a detective Will liam Meehan as Count Bolivero. an ardent lover, gave a clever portrayal of a somewhat difficult role. Miss Lillian Brown was very good as the ec- centric wife of a Partisan roustabout. The song hits of the play are "Alma," "Childhood Days and Land of Beautiful Dreams," sung by Miss Campbell and Mr. Bogues. MT. Wills has comedy song in the last act which evinces much nerriment.
New Britain herald., 1916-12-05
ALMA'S ADDRESS?
 LYCEUM THEATER
Now You Know Secret Men Of
 Paris Pined Away For

Alma lived in gay Paree and Pierre lived in the country, an innocent, un- sophisticated youth. When Pierre came to town to hear the last will and testament of his foster parent read he heard the provision that if he were to meet and become engaged to any young lady within twenty-four hours after the time the will was read there would be no legacy for Pierre. Then Alma came into his young life. To say anything further would be to spoil the plot of Alma. Where Do You Live?' the musical comedy playing this week at the IIyceum.
 After a very slow moving first act which was considerably Iivened by the
New Britain herald., 1916-12-05
How Stand ards Rise.

Terrible, isn't it," said my neigh Dor, with a sigh, "the way our stand ards rise?'
 "Expain,' I demanded. T thought it was desirable for peoples stand ards of cleanliness and education and so forth to rise.'
 q wasn't thinking of cleanliness or education" she said, 1T was thinking of clothes."
 She Thought Five Dollars Enough
 For a Hat.
 s"rhat seven or eight years ago I thought five dollars was plenty to pay for a hat. Then one year I bought a hat for seven-fifty. After that five seemed small, and when I got a hat wondered if it was really good hat. Then two years ago I saw a hat I simply had to have, for ten dollars. I felt terribly eXtravagant, but after all it was only two dollars and a half more than seven-fifty, and so l bought it''
 And now?" I prompted.
 well, she confessed T promised myself that I'd make that my outside limit, and then, this year-well, yes terday. I went in to S-'s and I saw the most becoming hat she looked at appealingly.
 I Know How She Felt.
 "Go on," I said, "I know just how YOU felt Was it fifteen dollars?' ?'
 "How did you know? We'll, any
New Britain herald., 1916-12-05
Prepare This for q Bad CougI,-It's Fine
 } CheapIy and Easily Made, but {
 Does the Work Quickly.

The finest cough syrup that money can buy,-costing only about one-dfth as much as ready-made preparations,- easily be made up at home. The way it takes hold and conquers distressing coughs, throat and chest colds will really make you enthusiastic about it.
 Any druggist can supply you with 215 ounces of Pinex (50 cents worth) Pour this into g pint bottle and fill the bottle with plain granulated sugar syrup. Shake thoroughly and it is ready for use. The total cost is about 54 cents and gives you a full pint-a family supply-of a, most effectuals pleasant tasting remedy. It keeps per fectly.
 It's truly astonishing how quickly it acts, penetrating through every air passage of the throat and lungs-loosens and raises the phlegm, soothes and heals the infamed or swollen throat mem branes, and gradually but surely the annoying throat tickle and dreaded cough will disappear entirely. Nothing better for bronchitis, spasmodic ,croup, whooping cough or bronchial asthma.
 Pinex is a special and highly concen- trated compound of genuine Norway pine extract, combined with guaiacol and is known the world over for it's prompt healing effect on the throat membranes.
 Avoid disappointment by asking your druggist for "21a ounces of Pinex" with full directions and don't accept any. thing else. A guarantee of absolute sat. isfaction or money promptly refunded goes with this preparation. The Pine1 Co, Ft. Wayne, Ind.
New Britain herald., 1916-12-05

Mother. Your child isn't naturally cross and peevish. See if tongue is coated; this is sure sign the little stomach, liver and bowels need 0 cleansing at once.
 When listless, pale, feverish, full of cold, breath bad, throat sore, doesn't eat, sleep or act naturally, has stom- ach-ache, diarrhoea, remem Der, gentle liver and bowel cleasing should always be the first treatment given.
 Nothing equals "California Syrup of Figs" for children's ills; give a tea spoonful, and in a few hours all the foul waste, sour bile and fermenting food which is clogged in the bowels passes out of the system, and you have a well and playful child again. All children love this harmless, de- Ncious fruit laxative," and it never fails to effect a good inside cleans ing. Directions for babies. children of all ages and grown-ups are plainly on the bottle.
 Keep it handy in your home A little given today saves sick child tomor- rom. but get the genuine. Ask your druggist for @ 50-cent bottle of Cal ifornia Syrup of Figs then see that if is made by the California Fig Syrup company.
New Britain herald., 1916-12-05

The La Danse de la Hypnotisme" brought out some good Annette Kel- lerman poses and some dancing and the Hall of Artistry was also a feature. The visit to the Hawaiian Islands was carried through by the "Yaaka Hula Hickey Dula' song that set the entire house to humming and when the curtain dropped on the last scene the feeling was that the show had been good after all, despite it's bad getaway.
New Britain herald., 1916-12-05

how, l didn't mean to buy it. but it. was this way. The saleswoman could see l was in love with it, and when I said, I'm afraid it's too expensive,' she said, Oh, no, my dear, it's one of teen dollars.'"
 And then you bought it,"
 She nodded. ''Wasn't I foolish But it is a dear, and I'm going to make 1t do three seasons.'
 How long do you think it will be before fifteen seems an ordinary price for hat to you?''
 "Never!" she said, fervently.
 I wonder.
 It's so deadly easy for that kind of standard to rise
 And Sometimes Too Much Economy Is
 UnWise.
 And sometimes it really is economy to pay two or three dollars more and get a hat that will last two seasons or a gown that will serve two func- tons. am already regretting gown that l didn't pay quite enough for.
 And II one is with people who have more money than oneself and think and talk in larger figures, how hard it is to help catching the contagion of their standards All honor, l say, to the woman who can resist such temptations, and yet not go to the other extreme of buying the cheap and unsatisfactory thing that will only have to be bought over again.
New Britain herald., 1916-12-05
Menu for Tomorrow
Breakfast

Breakfast
 Fruit
 Creamed Dried Beef
 Potato Straws Pop Overs Coffee
 Tomato Custard
 Cake Canned Pineapple Tea
 Dinner
 Vermicelli Soup Fried Fish Potatoes
 Asparagus
 Lettuce Salad
 Apricot Blanc Mange
 Coffee Tomato Custard-Stew down and strain sufficient canned tomatoes to measure one pint. Add four eggs we'll beaten, ten drops of onion juice, salt and pepper to taste. Fill buttered custard cups and steam or bake un- til set in the center. Serve with cream sauce.
 Veal Loaf-Three pounds of finely raw veal, three eggs, six crackers, rolled fine, one tablespoon ful of cream, one heaping tablespoon full of salt, one tablespoonful of thyme, one tablespoonful of pepper. Mix we'll together and form into 8 oaf Bake one hour and a quarter n a moderate oven, basting with two ,ablespoonfuls of butter.
New Britain herald., 1916-12-05

of New York. The picture program will be resumed at tomorrow's mati- nee.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-06-01
ADOPTED RESOLUTIONS
Tax Payers League Define Their Po-
sition and insist that Candi-
dates Make Known Theirs.

The second meeting of the Decatur
County Tax Payers League was held
in the court house Saturday at p
N. The constitution and bylaws
were read and adopted.
The resolutions of the League were
then read singly, discussed and
adopted. They were as follows:
First, resolved, that we are oppos'
ed to centraliZatiOn Of power and faV-
or local selt-government and home
rule.
Second, that we refuse to support
any candidate for the legislature OF
county supervisor who faVOrs or has
| favored hard surfacing or paving the
county highways.
Third, that we are opposed to any
bond issue tor raising funds to pay
for such roads either by state or
county.
Fourth, that thoroughly drained
and thoroughly dragged earth roads
are the best possible for Iowa con-
dltions and we ardently support ev-
cry practical effort toward making
and maintaining such roads.
Fifth, resolved, that we are in ia
vor of building better roads by elm
mating the present red tape methods.
Sixth, resolved, that all autOmo-
biles should be assessed in the dis
! trict where they are owned.
Seventh, resolved, that we are in
favor Of abolishing the offices of the
State Highway Commission and Coun-
ty Engineer and are opposed to the
appointment or election of any agent
to attend to the farmers business.
Eighth, that our county supervis-
ors should eXpend public money for
those purposes only for which levies
have been made.
Ninth, that we demand more
economical administration of all pub
lie business aud decrease in the
number of officials to the end that
taxation may be reduced.
Tenth, that we are unalterably Op-
posed to any scheme whereby the
burden of taxation will be increased.
Eleventh, that\we commend the
Iowa Homestead and j. NJ. Pierce
for the bold stand they have taken
to drive graft from the state house,
Des Moines.
There will be a meeting at Nor
gan Center Thursday evening of this
week. Mr.. John CARRIER will give a
talk on the working Of the League
commencing at S p m.
The next meeting will be on Satur-
day at the court house at 2 p. m.,
when the report will be given of how
every candidate for representative
and supervisor of county and state
officers stand in regard to hard sur
facing Of roads.
Now this organization is strictly
non-partisan so every ole interested
come out next Saturday and hear
how the men who we vote for at the
primary stand.
r. L. Rumley, Sec.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-06-01
Memorial Day Exercises.

Tuesday was an ideal day for the
observance of Memorial Day, but the
fine weather prevented many from
the country from coming to Leon, as
it was necessary for the farmers to
work in their corn fields on account
of being behind with their work.
The exercises were held in the
opera house which was well filled, the
program as published last week be-
ing carried out. The speaker of the
day was Rev. j. G. Duling, pastor Of
the NJ. E. church at Garden Grove,
and he made one of the finest Mem
Orial addresses ever heard in this
city. He is a fine speaker and paid a
glowing tribute to the memory Of the
departed heroes. At the conclusion
of the ceremonies at the opera house,
the G. A. r. Post and w. r. c., to-
gether with many citizens and school
children went to the cemetery where
the graves of the departed soldiers
and members Of the w. R. G. were
decorated with flowers, this work be-
ing done by bevy Of little girls.
There are 1912 soldiers buried in the
Leon cemetery.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-06-01
Decatur County Sunday School Con.
ventiOn Next Week.

The annual convention of the De-
catur County Sunday School Associa-
ton which convenes at the Methodist
church in Leon on next Tuesday,
June 9th, for a two days session will
bring large number Of the Sunday
school workers of the county to Leon
and the local committees are work
ing hard to make it a success. A
big parade, with the various Sun
day schools, floats and autos will be
one feature of the convention. This
parade will be held ON Wednesday
evening. A number of state workers
and speakers will be in attendance at
the convention. The complete pro-
gram was published last week.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-06-01
Nearly Missed Their Commencement
Invitations

The graduating class of the Leon
High School were considerably work
ed up the past week over their COM
mencement invitations. For some
unknown reason the class gave the
order for the invitations to a smooth
tongued agent Of an Albany, n. Y,
house, not giving either of the Leon
printing offices who donate columns
Of space each year to the schools even
a chance to submit a bid for the work,
but finally after keeping the tele-
graph wires hot they We're received
less than week before commence
ment. Either of the Leon printing
offices could have supplied these COM
mencement invitations as cheap or
cheaper than the Albany house had
they been given an opportunity, and
the work would have been delivered
in ample time. We suppose the AL
bany house will send a representative
here to write up the commencement
week exercises for the class.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-06-01
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
Items Taken from the Files of The
Reporter Published a Quarter
of a Century A0O.

The old stage barn on 9th street is
being torn down.
A meeting will be held at the court
house on Friday evening to take
steps toward securing a new flour
mill which w. II. Clark and sons, of
Davis City, contemplate erecting in
this city
The following marriage licenses
have been issued NE past week:
Edward B. ChenOweth 70 to Olive
S. Mitchell "a.
w. H. Hand 23 to Prudence c.
Strong 19.
j. T. Grimm 21 to Laura Warm
staff 2S.
J. L. Carlton 80 to Armeda NTH
f. J. Taylors circus is billed to
show at Leon on Friday the 18th.
Little Raymond Hurst got hold OF
a vessel containing kerosene last
Saturday and drank quite lot of it,
the little fellow suffered no i'll effects
from it.
Col Ketcham has been granted a
helper at the 20" depot. Arthur
Owen has received the appointment
ana commenced WOik ldSL MOnQaN.
He will move his family here from
Garden Grove as soon as he can Sc
cure house.
Mrs. Jennie Haskett and Miss Hat
tie left yesterday for Salem, Iowa,
where Mrs. Haskett's yOugest sister,
Miss Birdie Lester, graduates. They
will probably visit relatives at Salem
the most of the summer.
Prof. NJ. Shoenert, Of Humeston,
has decided to locate in Leon. He
moved his family here Monday and
is occupying the Armstrong property
on west Commercial street recently
purchased by S. w. Hurst.
Greed Bobbitt returned from Des
Moines last Saturday where he had
been for several weeks in the int crest
OF his electric motor spark arresting
compound.
j. +. and J. E. Penniwell and J. c..
F. Givens went to Humeston the
first of the week to work on the new
Normal College building.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-06-01
IDLE HOUR SPECIALS.
''The yellow Passport" for Friday,
and "A Fool There Was
for Monday

Two big feature plays are on the
bill at the popular Idle Hour theatre
for the coming week. On Friday
Clara Kimball Young, appears in
The Yellow Passport" the great
Russian drama. Her family Destroy
ed by massacre and 4.erself persecut-
ed, Sonia Sokoloff in desperation,
obtains from the police a license
such as is issued to the Russian wom-
Ell of the night. With this license as
her protection she endures the ig-
nominity as a supposedly immoral
woman, while in reality leading a
pure life. Escaping from her perse-
sue her operate ambitions. Success,
wealth and love come to her, but
her lover and his family discover the
secret OF The yellow Passport" In
the end Sonia triumphs, but not until
her soul has been racked with the
torture Of suspicion and false accusa-
ton. Matinee at 3 o'clock, first
Night show at 7:15. Prices 10 and
! ) cents.
On Monday will be seen Robert
Hilliard's greatest success, "a Fool
There Was,' featuring Edward Jose
and Theda Bara, the latter in her
famous cast as the vampire" Miss
Bara is perhaps the most famous and
most hated Of all the movie actress
es. She is entirely different from
any of them, and in this presentation
adapted from Rudyard kipling' S
famous poem, she appears at her
best The leaders are supported by
an exceptionally strong cast, incluu-
ing little Runa Hodges, the clever
child actress Usual > o'clock matt
ness and first evening show at 7:15.
Prices 10 and ) cents.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-06-01
Primary Election Requires Il Big Lot
of Ballots.

The Reporter Office has been a
mighty busy place the past week,
the printing of the ballots for the
primary election next Monday COM
pelling us to keep our presses run
ming night and day in order to get
them all printed in time. The vot-
ers will have to do lot of voting
this year. In addition to the four
regular primary ballots, the republi-
can, democratic, progressive and So
cialist, there is this year a separate
non-partisan judiciary ballot, on
which the names Of three candidates
for supreme judges appear. The law
requires that the nOn-partisan judic-
iary ticket be printed on each of the
political party ballots, and it is also
necessary to have a separate non
partisan ballot, SO that in case there
might be some voter who was not
willing to be allied with either OF
the four political parties, and regis
tered as such, could still vote non
partisan judiciary ballot, but we
doubt very much whether there will
be single one of these tickets used
in Decatur county.
Then there is the suffrage cOnsti-
tutional amendment to be voted on,
which requires a separate ballot
printed on yellow paper, and this
requires a separate ballot box. Then
in ten of the election precincts sep
arate ballot for assessor had to be
printed on account of part of the
voters being residents of incorporat
ed towns, and they can not vote for
the township assessors. The judges
and clerks of the primary election
will have an unusual amount of work
to do in counting out this year, and
the returns will be slow in coming
in. After the ballots were printed
and delivered to county auditor Wal
ter Osborn he had to count all Of
them, and put up the election sup
plies for the various townships and
his office has also been a mighty busy
place.
In printing the ballots for use at
the primary election next Monday it
was necessary for the printer to
print 1852 different forms, with from
100 to 600 tickets Of each form. The
total number of ballots of all kinds
required by law to be printed is
25,775.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-06-01
Pushing Work on New Addition to
Garage.

A force of work men are pushing
the work on the new addition to Alex
ander Bros garage on east CONNER
cial street. The addition will join
their garage on the east, the addi-
ton being G4X96 feet, and when COM
pleted it will give them garage
building 10S feet wide and SO feet
deep. Big arches will be cut in the
east wall of the present garage so
that cars can be moved to any part
OF the building. A fine new front
will be built with two big display
windows and when the new building
is completed it will be one of the
largest and best garage buildings in
the state. Alexander Bros. have been
greatly hampered for room at their
garage which has been crowded with
cars at all times, but when the new
addition is completed they will be
equipped to furnish storage for a
large number of cars, and will also
have additional room for their repair
department, which is in charge of T.
w. Colby, one of the best mechanic
ians in the state, and he has several
good assistants so they are prepared
to handle any kind of work.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-06-01
Watch Out Democrats.

1t is reported that the Leon post
mistress has been visiting various
parts of Decatur county endeavoring
to secure a delegation to the demo-
cratic convention which is favorable
to her friend, DR.. j. w. Reynolds,
the gentleman who misrepresents
the democrats of Decatur county and
the eighth district. Democrats should
be on their guard and see that good
democrats, tried and true are voted
for as delegates to the county conven-
ton and for the office of party COM
mitteeman. When you go to the pri-
mary to vote next Monday vote for
men who will not be led around by
Nick Reed and his cohorts. Decatur
county democrats have no use for
Dec Reynolds or Nick Reed. They
are the fellows who refused to listen
to the protests from the democratic
party in Decatur county, and boasted
they would appoint the present post
master even if it wrecked the demo-
cratic party. Remember this when
yon vote for delegates and party
committeeman.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-06-01
Left on Long Auto Trip.

Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Hazlet, son
William and daughter, Mrs. Otto
Wesley, of Eden township, departed
last Thursday in their new Ford auto
for a trip to Weldon, Kansas, where
they will visit their daughter, Mrs.
George Starks. After visit there
Mr.. Hazlet and William will auto to
Colorado, where Mr.. Hazlet recently
purchased large farm. They took a
camping outfit with them and will
travel just as their fancy suits, and
expect to have fine outing trip.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-06-01
Another Old Leon Boy Who Has Made
GOOu,

AS we have frequently stated, moth
ing gives us more pleasure than to
note the success Of some old time
Leon boy who has gone out into the
world and from whom we hear good
reports. About ten years ago Leon
boy, Charles ShumWay, left Leon
and went to Polk county where he
taught school for three years, then
moved to California where he engag-
ed in teaching for three years, and
then entered the ministry, and has
been preaching for nearly seven
years. Since going to California he
has taken two college courses in the
University of Southern California,
and will graduate from the Univer-
sity on June Sth. Shortly after he
graduates Rev. Shumway, accompan-
led by his wife (who will be remem-
bered as Miss Ruth Sanger, daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. w. Sanger of
Leon) and two sons, together with a
preacher friend, will start in an auto
from Los angeles to make the trip
across the continent to Boston, where
he will attend the Boston University.
They expect to take about two months
for the trip, enjoying themselves en-
route, and make brief visits with
relatives and friends in Nebraska, at
Leon and Chicago. Rev. Shumway
has many friends in Leon who will be
pleased to see him again.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-06-01
ArmleSs Man Driving il Ford.

The spectacle Of a man without
arms, using two iron hooks for hands,
driving a Ford car and handling it
as we'll as anyone, attracted consider
able attention in Leon Monday morn
ing. The driver was Mr.. ~ E. Fer
ris, Of Clarinda, who lost both his
hands and part Of his arms while
employed as an electrician, by COM
ing in contact with a live electric
light wire. Mr.. Ferris gave an ex-
hibition of how he dressed himself,
ate his meals, lighted and held ci-
gar, and many other accomplish
ments. He is driving over the coun-
try giving exhibitions and selling
post cards.