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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-05-15
Club Women In
Large Number to
A tte11d NJ &c ting
BIZ ASSOCIATED PRESS.

New York, May 1.-THE club wom-
en- of the country, two and half mill
lion of whom are represented In the
General Federation of Women's clubs,
have perfected plan for the great
est convention in the history of the
federation in New York this month.
The dates are Many % to June s.
During those seventeen days it is
expected that fully 10000 women rep
resenting clubs in every state in the
union, as we'll as some from Alaska,
Japan, England, Hawaii and South
America, will attend many of the in
Vulnerable meetings and social func-
tics that have been arranged.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-05-15
Millions of
Watern1elo71s
Mother Mine
Thump, Thump, Thump,
the Boys Are Picking
the Ripe 'Uns.

Sure are going to be some water
melons in Florida this year!
Twelve hundred acres of them have
been planted on the P. & A. Division
of the L. & NJ, and the crop outlook
is fine.
Gee! Twelve hundred acres! At two
thousand an acre, that's 100000
melons-and June most herel
If they are a foot in length, they
would make a line, placed end to end,
500 miles long; and it would take a
regular fellow, averaging an hour to
the melon, a hundred thousand hours
to eat his way down to the last rind,
or about three hundred years.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-05-15
Presbyterian
AS S EN- bly, In
Orlando, May II
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Orlando, May 14.-Woman's posi-
ton in church regulation of enter
tainments given to raise funds, the
question of comfy with the northern
church, a closer cooperation with
negro presbyteries, are some q the
important matters before the fifty
sixth general assembly Of the Pres
byterian church in the United States,
which conve1es here Wednesday next,
with about three hundred delegates.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-05-15
MYSTERIOUS.
FIRES At j. s.
ARMY POSTS
Considerable Damage Done,
Not Believed to Be
Accidental.
FIFTY THOUSAND
TROOPS ON BORDER
Diplomatic Relations May
Be Renewed With the
Mexican Embassy.
FIFTY THOUSAND
TROOPS ON BORDER
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Fl Paso, Texas, May l4.-Arnny
posts and stations along the border
guarded against incendiaries today as
a result Of two fires last night at
Fort Bliss, where flames of unlnINwn
origin destroyed storehouse, three
cavalry stables, three horses and some
tents. The fires are not believed to
have been accidental and Gerenal
Funston has sent orders for an in
vestigation.s There have been two
other mysterious fires recently.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-05-15
AdUised to Keep
a Fe1U Chickens
Through England
e ASSOCIATED pREss.

London, May 14.-Householders
throughout England are being urged
to keep few chickens to increase the
home production of eggs. Each year
in normal times England imports
258, 100000 eggs. The women's Sec
ton of the National Poultry society,
which is behind the movement, de-
clares that much waste could be
avoided if householders had a few
chickens to throw scraps from the
table.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-05-15
Price of Salt
In China to Be
Much Advanced
az ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Peking, March 14.-Reports that
the central government was planning
to increase the price of salt caused
much dissatisfaction among the
masses and it has been announced by
the government that no change will
be made. Salt is a government mo-
nopoly under the codirection of the
Chinese government and representa-
tives of foreign powers, which made
a loan with the salt income as Sc
curity.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-05-15
Returns Cannot Be Canvass
ed in Time to Ascertain
Who Is Elected.
DRAW STRAWS IN THE
SEVERAL DISTRICTS
Unless This is Done Flor
ida Will Not Be Repre-
scented at St. Louis.

Owing to the fact that the returns
of the primary next month cannot
be canvassed to-Heter7nine who shah
represent the several districts Of
Florida at the National Democratic
Convention, converting in ST. Louis ON
June IA, Chairman Geo. P. Raney
of the state democratic executive
committee has sent letters to all can
didates for delegate at large and dis
trict delegates suggesting that they
draw straws to determine who shall
represent the state at st. Louis. I'm
less this method is selected Florida
cannot be represented at the national
convention.
Chairman Raney's letter TO the can
didates is as follows:
Tampa, Fla, May IL, 1916.
Dear Sir:
The office Of secretary of state
notifies me that the following named
gentlemen have qualified as candi-
dates delegates at large to national
Democratic Convention to be held in
st. Louis, on Tuesday, June 18th,
1915, to-wit:
T. ]. Appleyard, Tallahassee.
w. F. Armfield, Muscogee.
C. A. Carson, Kissimmee.
John c. Cooper, Jr., Jacksonville.
e. z. Jones, Lakeland.
Pat Murphy, Jacksonville.
ii. G. Sparkman, Daytona.
Florida is entitled to four delegates
from the state at large, seven have
qualified as candidates. Unless some
satisfactory plan can be agreed upon
in advance of the primary election.
whereby three Of the candidates above
named withdraw, it is evident chat it
viii be impossible for the state can
wasting board to canvass the vote of
the primary to be held on Tuesday,
June 9th, and issue certificates of cleo
ton to the successful candidates In
time for such candidates to reach st.
Louis, Mo-, by June 14th.
Under section as of the primary
election law the county canvassing
boards cannot canvass the returns un-
til after primary election.
Under section 4S of the primary
election law the state canvassing
board cannot canvass the returns
from the counties until the returns
are received from every county in the
state, or until the goth day after the
primary election.
In the primary election of 1912 the
counting Of the votes in some Of the
larger precincts of Hillsborough coun-
ty was not completed until the sec
ond day after the primary.
Delay in one precinct will necessar-
/ 1ly prevent the county canvassinp
board in any given county from can
vassing the returns until the 9Th day;
delay in the receipt Of returns from
any given county by the state can
wasting board win prevent the lat
ter canvassing the returns until the
goth day after the primary. In or
der to reach st. Louis on Tuesday,
June 18th, delegates must leave Flor
! ida, on Sunday, June 18th, that is to
say, only four days win intervene
between the day Of the primary and
the day upon which delegates must
leave Florida for st. Louis. It is be-
yond range Of remote probability TO
determine the result of the election
within such time.
Hon. A. G. Carson, a candidate for
delegate at large, has suggested that
all Of the candidates consent that it
| fCon@fnuAd a., Tao,o 7q-oN
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-05-15
Rebels Evacuated
Santo Don1in 90.
Beh of u. S.
= AssoCIATED PREss.

Santo Domingo, May 14.-The
warning Of American Minister Russell
that the city would be taken by force
unless the rebels gave it up by this
morning, resulted in the rebels evac-
uating last night, leaving the civil
police in charge.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-05-15
Wooden Cannon
to Be Erected In
Turkish Capitol

Athens, May 1.-THE revrsuanAr
New Hellas says that a wooden can
non is being erected IN Constanllnople
for knocking in nails in return for
fees which will be give to "har'4v the
same as was done with the linden
burg statues in Germany. .@suu
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-05-15
LARGE HOST Of
VETS
ARE At B HAM
By ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Birmingham, May 14-Thousands
of gray clad veterans, remnants of
the proud armies of the Confederacy,
today began a siege of Birmingham,
for the twenty-sixth annual reunion,
beginning Tuesday and lasting three
days. Hosts of sons and daughters
of the Confederacy accompanied the
veterans.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-05-15
MethodistsNorth
and South Are to
Unite, the Rtt111or
81 AssocIATED PREss.

Saratoga Springs, N. Y. May IA
1t is reported here tonight this COM
mittee on Episcopacy of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church convention here
has voted to endorse the proposal to
unite with the Methodist Episcopal
church south.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-05-15
AboHsh711e7t of
Postage Stamp
Is Being Urged
AZ AssoCIATED PRESS.

Munich, Germany, May 14.-One of
the most easily effected economies in
the postal service, not only of Ger
many, but of any country, would be
the abolition of the postage stamp,
the Neuste Nachrichten points out.
1t recommends the substitution of a
franking machine for the postage
stamp, and remarks that this change
would save Germany nearly $25,000,-
900 q year.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-05-15
Books
In u. S. Sent
to Argentine
By AssoCIArrD pRrss

New York, May 14-The Carnegie
endowment for international peace
has sent to the Musee Social Argen-
tine, at Buenos Aires . library of ten
thousand books, devoted exclusively
to the United States, it was announc-
ed today, as symbol of good viii of
the United States.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-05-15

This picture shows how the Mexi-
can soldier and his family live. 1t
was taken near San Antonio, Mexico,
while Carranza troops were waiting
for a clear track.
Tops of freight cars are homes of
the soldiers, their wives and children,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-05-15

The Ideal Summer Resort
BATHING, BOATING, FISHING
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-05-15

CONTINUED on Page Three)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-05-15

Yesterdays temperature:
Highest, "a degreesi
lowest, u degrees.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-05-15
PENSACOLA WEATHER

Monday, showers; Tues
day, fair and cooler,
shifting winds.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-06-29
Democratic County Convention.

The democrats of Decatur county,
will meet in delegate convention as
provided by law, at the opera house
on Saturday, July 1st, 1916, at IL
o'clock.
The business of this convention
shall be to select ten delegates and
ten alternates to attend the demo-
cratic state convention at Des Moines
on July 18th, to nominate candidates
for any Office on the county ticket
where there is vacancy, to select
senatorial and congressional commit
teemen, and to transact any other
business which may properly come
before the convention.
At the close of the county con-
vention the township committeeman
selected at the primary election, will
meet for the purpose of organizing
the county committee and to trans
act such other business as may come
before them.
F. A. Bowman, Chairman.
F. H. Cozad Secretary.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-06-29
Eighth Grade Commencement and De-
catur County School and Club
Picnic at Davis City, July 4th.

Everybody is invited to attend the
Sth grade commencement and Deca-
tur county school and club picnic at
the park at Davis City July 4th.
In the morning R. X. Farrar, OF
Ames, will address the members and
friends of the Iowa Junior Clubs.
All who are interested in the promo
ton of this movement which offers
such splendid opportunities for de-
.elopment to the young people OF
Iowa, are urged to be present. This
address will be of particular interest
to those who are interested in Deca-
tur countys record in corn growing.
In the afternoon President George
N. Briggs of Graceland College will
discuss the relation OF the school to
community building, and V. r. Nc
Ginnis of Leon will deliver an ad-
dress of the good old fashioned July
4th variety.
This is the occasion for the gradu-
alton of the largest class to complete
the common school course in the his
tory of the county The Fourth of
July has been selected as the time
for holding this commencement eX-
ercise in order that all who are inter-
ested in the progress of the schools,
and the upbuilding Of Greater De-
catur couny might be privileged to at
fErIG
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-06-29
WAR SEEMS CERTAIN
Unless Mexican Government Backs
Down nostilities will Begin.
Troops are Moving South.

! Everything points to war with
Mexico, and it is thought in official
circles that the break will come TO-
day. President Wilson has demand
ed the immediate release OF the
American soldiers who were captur-
ed in the skirmish at Carrizal, and
unless they are released today is it
probable that an order will be given
to the United States troops to pro-
coed at once and release the men re-
gardless of consequences. In every
state in the union the state militia
has been modified and already many
of them are on the way to the Next
can border. Before leaving the mo-
bllhation camps the men were re-
uuired to take the new federal oath,
which binds them for three years of
active service and three years in 'he
reserve.
The lowe troops which were mobil-
lied at Camp Dodge near Des Moines,
are about ready to depart for the
border and orders are expected at
any minute. There are now close to
1000 men in camp, and then there is
the regiment of cavalry which is in
camp at North Liberty, and they will
20 direct from that camp to the bor-
der.
Nothing short of complete back
down on the part of the Mexican
government can prevent war, and
hostilities will be apt to commence
before another issue of The Report
er is printed.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-06-29
ROOSEVELT AGAIN DECLINES.
Letter Tells Why He Refuses Moose
Nomination and Urges Progress
sives to Support Hughes.

Roosevelt issued his letter to the
progressive republican national COM
mittee Monday, in which he positive
ly declined to head the Bull Moose
presidential ticket, and urges his fol-
lowers to support the republican cam
didate, Hughes. Ele says President
Wilson has been tried and found
wanting, and with two republican
tickets in the field Wilson would be
reelected. The progressive national
committee voted 80 to not to fill
the vacancy at the head of their tick
ct. Much harsh language was in
dulged in at the meeting. Col. John
NJ. Parker, of Louisiana, nominated
by the Bull Moosers for vice presi-
dent is left as candidate on tick
ct without a head. Whether he will
decline the nomination for vice presi-
dent, or decide to remain on the
ticket will be decided after he re-
turns home. Many Moosers will
swallow Hughes, and support the re-
publican ticket, but all over the
country are scores who will refuse to
be. betrayed, and will no doubt vote
for President Wilson.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-06-29
A Slight Advance in Advertising
Rates.

Owing to the enormous increase in
the cost of everything connected with
the printing business, print paper
having advanced more than 100 per
cent in the last few months, newspa-
pers all over the country are COM
PEELED to increase their subscription
and advertising rates. The Reporter
has held off as long as possible, and
while we have not yet made any ad-
vance in subscription, we are COM
PEELED to make slight advance in
advertising rates. Commencing July
LIST the rates for display advertising
will be - " cents per inch to adver-
Users who have space in each issue
during the year, and Is cents per
inch to all who do not have an ad-
vertisement every week. This is how
ever lower rate than the papers in
other towns in southern Iowa, with
smaller circulation than The Report
er, are now charging.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-06-29
Rev. Jacobs Will Preach Farewell
Sermon Next Sunday.

Rev. B. Frank Jacobs, who has
been pastor of the Leon Presbyter-
ian church for several years, and
who placed his resignation in the
hands of the church some months
ago, will preach his farewell sermon
on next Sunday. He has no definite
plans for the future, but expects to
remain in the ministry, but will make
an extended visit at his old home in
Ohio before again taking up pastoral
work. During his residence in Leon
Rev. Jacobs has made many friends
in this city, both in his congregation
and with our citizens generally, who
regret to see him leave. A call has
been extended to Rev'C. S. Marsolf,
of New Sharon, Iowa, by the Leon
church, and he will take up his work
as pastor in Leon about September L..
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-06-29
VOLUME L:xII, NO. 46.
IDLE HOUR SPECIALS.
Two Big Special Feature Plays for
Friday and Monday.

On Friday, June 3Oth, the Para
mount feature play "Sold" with
Pauline Frederick in the leading role,
a drama that reaches the climax of
woman's devotion will be presented.
Pauline Frederick, one of the fore
most emotional artists of the Ameri-
can stage, who achieved a great per-
sonal triumph in her initial motion
picture characterization in the Fa-
nous Players Film Company's superb
photo-spectacle, "The Eternal City,"
returns to the screen in an overpow-
eringly dramatic photo-production of
Sold" the great drama of woman's
devotion, adapted from the Russian
of George Erastov. AS the wife of
the poor artist, who poses for his
successful rival in order to obtain
funds for her husband, who detects
and misjudges her, Miss Frederick is
completely overwhelming in the in
tensity and strength of her portray
al. This stirring five part photoplay
will make an indelibe impression on
the minds of all who witness it.
On Monday, July 3rd, the seven
reel Red Seal play ''The Rosary with
Kathlyn Williams heading the cast
synopsis of the play:
Bruce Wilton has amassed for
tune which he lavshes on his wife,
Vera.
Their household is happy one but
into it creeps a note of menace No
one hears it at first, save Father Kel-
ly, a priest, the former tutor of
Bruce. Quietly he goes to work,
with his sharpened mental sense to
find the person who is causing the
adverse influence in the household.
Almost on the verge of discovering
the cause, calamity descends on
Bruce Wilton. his fortune is swept
away and in such a manner that he
believes that his wife was the cause
of his ruin.
Husband and wife are separated,
the home is destroyed, and yet the
cause of all this disaster is unknown.
But Father Kelly, with the faith
that moves mountains, goes on quiet
ly, serenely, confidently, with but one
purpose in view, the happiness of
those he loves.
He solves the mystery and lets the
white light of truth into the minds of
those that have been darkened by
evil.
More than this, he finds the one
who has caused all the misery and
restores the home
Matinees at 8 o'clock, first evening
shows at i:15. Prices 10 and Is
cents
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-06-29
Samples of Hay and Alfalfa Must BE
Eight Inches i'm Diameter.

We made an error last week in an
nouncing the conditions for the prizes
which A. M. Pryor will pay to the
boys of Decatur county for samples of
blue grass, timothy, red clover and
alfalfa, to be used as a part of the
exhibit from Decatur county at the
Iowa State Fair, stating that the
samples must measure eight inches
around at the band, when it should
have read eight inches in diameter
at the band, which makes quite a diff
ference. Mr.. Pryor will give a prize
of S1.O0 for the best bunch of blue
grass, timothy, red clover and alfalfa
brought to him by Decatur county
boy not over ten years of age. The
blue grass and alfalfa must be
brought to his Office not later than
July 1st, and the timothy and red
clover not later than July 10th.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-06-29
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
Items Taken from the Files of The
Reporter Published a Quarter
of a Century Ago.

The worst storm that has visited
Leon for long time was the one OF
yesterday afternoon. The rainfall
was enormous and it hailed SO that
the ground was white. A heavy
wind blew down many trees and out
houses and lightning struck in a
number of places. The electric light
pole at the northwest corner of the
square was struck, the lightning
burning out all the plugs at the sta
ton house and on the central poles.
A guy wire run from the pole to
within a few feet of ]. A. Harris &
Co.'S marble shop, and so powerful
was the shock that Charlie Hebener
and Smith Harris, who were working
in the shop were knocked down and
remained unconscious for some time.
A chimney on the Jail was demOlish-
eG.
Frank Pierce, the notorious ex-con-
stable of Des Moines, who had al
ready shot two or three people, shot
and killed superintendent E. II. Wis
hart of the Des Moines city garbage
crematory Tuesday. 1t was with
great difficulty that Pierce was taken
to Jail, as there were loud threats OF
lyIChiuS ulul.
DR.. A. Brown has disposed of his
interest in the Yellow Front drug
store to his partner, T. E. Horner.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred B. Niece Sunday night.
Marriage licenses issued the past
week were as follows:
Edward S. Vanderpool % to V.
Mabel Brady IS.
w. A. Woods "a to Emma Susan
Parker 16.
Medley T. Shelton, one of the old
est settlers OF Decatur county, died
at his home near Decatur City June
2Sth, aged 79 years, 10 months and
IA days.
w. S. McCaull, an old Decatur
county boy, who is now editor Of the
Joliet, Illinois, Daily Press, is spend
ing few days at the home OF his
parents at Garden Grove,
Rev. M. Noerr preached his fare
we'll sermon at the Presbyterian
church Sunday evening, and departed
Monday afternoon for Kansas City,
Kansas, to visit sister,
Miss Laura Ulrich, of Des Moines,
arrived in Leon yesterday to visit her
cousins, Misses Lulu and Harriet
Young.
Van r. McGinnis will deliver the
oration at the Grand River celebra-
tion on July 4th.
James PARED, farmer residing
four miles south of Davis City, was
thrown from horse and instantly
killed on June 25th.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-06-29
Almost 81 900 For Load of Wool.

j. w. Walton, of southeast of Leon,
on Monday delivered the highest
priced load of wool ever sold, We be-
lieve, in Decatur County. Mr.. Wal
ton had 435 sheep, $50 western
which he bought at Omaha last fall
and 165 natives raised on his farm.
He received a total of $929.34 for the
clip selling the wool to E. w. Salmon
buyer from Grant City, Mo-, who
paid him 80 cents per pound for the
western and 35 cents per pound for
the native fleeces. 1t was pretty
big load of wool and> brought Mr..
Walton good sized check, notwith-
standing the republican theory that
free wool would destroy the sheep in
dustry in the United States.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-06-29
j. w. HURST & cos EMPLOYEES
EARN OUTING ON GRAND
RIVER.
Excelling All Other June Records by
over 1Oao-July 4th Set For
the Big Frolic.

j. w. Hurst& Co. made the propo-
sition to the store force that if they
would increase the June sale record
10 per cent that the firm would bear
the entire expense of days outing
on Grand River.
The 10 per cent increase is already
assured and as result the Hurst
store will be closed all day July 4th
and the whole Jolly force will enjoy
a well earned holiday.
Mr.. John Hurst plans to come from
Chicago to help them celebrate and
see just how the trick was done.
The patrons of this popular store
will be glad to know of the good
time their favorite clerks are to have
and help this yearly movement along
by doing their shopping either the
day before or the day after the
Fourth