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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-14
RTDS WANTED.

Bids are solicited for the general
construction Of st Anthony hosri-
tai. Bids to be in 10y aug j. Plans
may he obtained from the architect.
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ST. ANTHONTs HOSPITAL.
All the news all the time-The
Argus.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-12-13
SHOES TOO HIGH.

The good word comes from the
tanners Of leather, who are i'll annual
session, that nothing in the price of
hides and skir.s justifies the exorbi-
tant prices which some dealers ask
for certain grades of shoes. 1t is
well known that some men and Wo-
men are paying ten dollars, or a
good deal more than that sum, for
shoes, but the average person does
not. However, the average person is
much alarmed for fear he will have
to pay such prices in the future.
According to the tanners, there
are many dealers in the country who
charge just as much as they think
customers can be induced to pay
without any reference to cost Of pro-
duction. If there are those who are
willing to pay twice the ordinary
price, no one need complain, put 1T
ought to be perfectly we'll under
have no true relation to cost. and
will not become general.
1t is an unfortunate fact that deal
ers in many commodities are taking
advantage of the necessities OF the
people and are using, the war as a
lever to raise prices beyond what is
reasonable. II we can have official
prices Tor bread and steel, we ought
to have them for shoes where any
effort is made at PROTECTING. The
burden of war is going to be heavy,
and it should not be increased by
any illegitimate methods. Also it is
not necessary to buy things for mere
style Just now usefulness and COM
folt should be controlling factors.-
Philadelphia Bulletin.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-12-13

outbreak of hostilities three years
ago by enlistment or otherwise?
No, you stayed right here in safe
place, placidly laying up money as
usual. You yelled yourself hOarse
for the fatherland, but you did not
shoulder a gun for that fatherland,
or send your son in your place. So
why should Germany pause in her
revenge on America to take a census
of those with the cheapest gift at
their communicating?
No, your house will be burned,
your money taken, your body bayon-
eted and your daughter ravished as
quickly and as thoroughly as those
tragedies will be heaped upon any
Yankee of us all. And If we are
thrashed in the process you will be
taxed by the United States govern
ment along with the rest of us to pay
billions of indemnity into Germany's
Golfers. You may be kicking about
taxes now, but the amount the gov
eminent asks today or will ask in the
future, if we are victorious. is mere
bagatelle compared to the assess
ments of future spent with the Ger
man yoke upon our necks.
Use a little common sense, Herr
German; apply that boosted mental
power Of your race and figure out
what will happen to you if Germany
wins. Then get busy and do your
part to keep her forever from our
shores Cedar Rapids Republican.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-12-13
JACK DALTON'S CHRISTMAS GIFT
SUGGESTIONS.

For President Wilson, the undying
gratitude of the American people.
For Bob LaFollette, candy dachs-
hund
For the !. w. W., a beautiful hand
painted rope strong enough to hang
every damned one OF them.
For Governor Harding, an o. *.
from the crazy drys.
(enlarged) of the returns of the spe-
cial election of October fifteenth
For Senator Cummins, trained
cat that will always jump the right
way.
For Congressman Woods, a pic
ture of the man who expects to, beat
him for congress.
For Congressman Sweet. a pro-
German swatter that will reach
across the "monkey-wrench, district:
For Alex. Miller, a new Fourth OF
July speech.
For William Jennings Casey, a
dozen white neckties.
For Bailey OF Britt, genealogical
tree Of every republican in the Tenth
tions.
For Bob Healey, an apology from
those who said he made the wrong
speech when he boosted Col. Roose-
welt for president in the 1915 state
convention.
For Big Bill Thompson, a German
dog collar that will not hurt his neck:
For the American soldiers and
sailors, the best of everything.
For the kaiser, the hook.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-12-13

Americas sacred rights must be
indicated; a just and lasting peace
must be established; democracy must
be triumphant; despotism must be
destroyed. and when these great
things have been accomplished, ev-
erywhere throughout the length and
breadth of the civilized world men
shall proclaim noble america as the
valiant knight who came upon the
scene in the blackness of the night
and rescued civilization" Since his
utterance of this patriotic sentiment
before the bankers ASSOCIATION at
Atlantic City, Secretary of the Irea-
sury McAdoo has been more talked
of as presidential candidate than
ever before. -
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-12-13
A WORD TO YOU, GERMAN
FRIEND:

Suppose the kaiser wins in Europe.
Concede for the arguments sake that
we would have been content with that
before we entered the war.
Wouldn't it be rather foolish to
quit at that point since we are in the
war now? We are in the war,
whether rightly or wrongly, and Ger
many, if victorious, will Just as Ger
tainly cross the Atlantic to recoup
her losses at our expense as she ap-
propriated Alsace and Eorane for the
same purpose.
And when the German army
comes, where will you be? Do, you
suppose that army will pause 10 ask
whether or not you are OF German
blood? And for the matter of that,
Why should it? Didn't you come
fefZin the first place largely 10 es-
CAPE military duty in the old coup-
tr1? Did you fly to her aid on the
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-12-13
No nl e-.ident'S MESSAGE CIV


No pl e:ident's message ever thrill
ed congress as did President Will
sens last message, but Washington
dispatches say that Senator LaF'ol-
lette sat like q glaven image during
it's delivery, and did not rise when
other memnc.s did. Not a senator
V olld walk with LaFoiiettc from the
serate TO the Iouse. Oilers march
ed in pairs. LaFolleste walked alone:
He look seat withiA t#arty feet of
the president. No one took The one
next TO him This seat remained
vacant Unit! almost every othel chair
in the house was filled. Then an ush-
err took Harry S. New OF lnGiana to
the place and the Hoosier senator sat
down beside LaFollette. The Wis
consin senator sat with his Chin cup
ped in his hands from start to finish
of the message. At it's conclusion he.
stalked out defiantly alone.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-12-13
4 Iaa1aEHHZE NJ
IOWA PREsS
TS0QA1JY
Subscription Rates.

Subscription Rates.
)ne year .$l.oO
SIX months 10
three months 40
Canadian and foreign countries,
$500 per year.
Entered as second class matter at
he Leon, Iowa, Postott1ce.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-12-13

For President Wilson, the undying
gratitude of the American people.
For Bob LaFollette, a candy dachs-
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-12-13

Former President Taft ind former
President Roosevelt are quite dfner-
ent. In every public speech Mr.: Taft
makes he calls upon all republicans
to stand behind President Wilson. In
every public speech Mr.. Roosevelt
makes there is thrust at the al
ministration. In his latest speech
Mr. Roosevelt is quoted as follows:
There was not so much sense shown
in the handling of our army as
would have been shown in handling
bush league base ball nine.s
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-12-13

For more than thirty years fol-
lowing the civil war most of the Of
fees, national, state, city and coun-
ty, were held by men who wore the
Uniform of one side or the other in
the struggle between the states. HIS
tory probably will repeat itself, as it
IfsnaIIv does. and if SO the heroes of
lie nfeee1{ struggle will in all prob
abifities be the political faveIites for
many years TO come.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-12-13

Advertising Rates.
Display Advertising, special Sec
vice, per inch -. ....... l5c
Reading notices, per line ...... sc
Cards Of Thanks, cash with
Resolutions of Respect =. $500
Church, school and society no.
tees, where admission or en-
tertainment fee is charged
per line -. -. -. -. &c
We are glad to publish any and
Ill church or society notices, but
please don't confound news notices
With advertising locals. Correspon-
tents are cautioned not to include
said notices with their items unless
they are authorized and paid for, and
II possible remittance for same
should accompany the notice.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-06
FARMERS ARE EXEMPTED

The District Exemption Board held
an important meeting at Trenton yes
terday. Many farmers throughout tae
state were exempted.
Application from Cumberland Coun-
ty were acted upon as follows:
Edgar Rudolph Bonham. Jr., Amer
ican Can Company. diemaker, denied;
Amos S. Cline, Central Railroad tele-
grapher, denied; Isaac Clifford Elwell
farmer, allowed; Lewis B. Holmes
farmer, allowed; William Hickman
farmer, allowed; H. c. Cole, master
mechanic, denied; Wilson P. Cream
er, pump operator, denied; Harry Po-
gust, farmer, allowed; Morris Aneis-
man, farmer, allowed; S. c. ELS, far
mer, allowed; Arthur Ayares. farmer,
allowed; Adam Arthur Fox, farmer,
allowed.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-06

gardening course. Soil fertility, prin-
ciples of plant growth and propaga-
tion of plants, principles of pruning,
spraying for control of orchard ane-
mics. practical fruit growing, syste-
matte pomology and fruit judging,
plant diseases, vegetable gardenins
animal husbandry, economic entomol-
ogy, poultry husbandry, woodshop
and forge work, general labor
The poultry husbandry course pre-
sents: Types and breeds of poultry,
poultry breeding, exhibition, scoring
and judging, preparation and market
ing of poultry products, location, de-
sign and construction of buildings,
sanitation, parasites, diseases, incu-
baton, brooding, poultry farm man
agement, poultry feeding in princi-
pie and practice, turkeys, ducks,
geese, game fowls, flock practice,
animal nusbandry, practical fruit
growing, soil fertility, agronomy
vegetable gardening, trips, wood shop
or forge works.
Home economics: Chemistry of
foods, cooking exercises, nome nurs-
ing, emergencies, home sanitation,
home management, sewing, millinery,
principles Of laundry practice, per-
sonal hygiene.
Bee husbandry: soils and fertilizers
animal production and feeding agron-
omy, practical fruit growing, farm
management, economic entomology,
shop practice, honey plants, honeys.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-06
ADDS To
INSURANCE

Wartime cnditions, as they are al
legged to EJECT insurance risks, are
given as the reason fer per cent.
raise in nre insurance rates an
nounced by agents yesterday and af-
fecting all insurance classes in New
Jersey. Agents say they are under
instructions from the schedule rating
office of Atlee Brown, at Newark, to
make the new rates effective at once.
1t is understood that farming and bu-
siness associations of Burlington
county will appeal to the State Com
missioner of Banking and Insurance
against the raise.
Among reasons given for the raise
are Increased cost of material and
labor to replace or rebuild; increase e
in losses through environment due to
intense sympathy which has and will
naturally continue to have effect on
the loss ratio of the State; increase
in losses beyind the normal on ac-
count of rush to fill orders and al
times the necessary employment OF
inexperienced help and anticipated
depletion of the present active and
efficient public fire and police depart
ment; increase in cost of general
maintenance, including all supplies
and labor"
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-06
JI hn w. Woodruff Suffers
from Nervous PrOstra-
ton.
.INHALES Gas
THROUGH TUBE
Well Known Bridgeton Man
Takes Life at the Home of His
Son Eben Woodruff, Coral
Avenue.

From Daily Pioneer, Sept. 5, 1917.
John w. Woodruff took his life
yesterday afternoon, innaling gas
from a tube attached to a jet in his
bed room, at the home of his son,
Eben Woodruff, Coral Avenue.
Mr.. Woodruff has long been an en-
ployee of the Cox & Sons plant on
Water Street. Recently he has been
suffering from nervousness, and the
members of his household We're quite
apprehensive that he might do some
thing desperate. When working and
having his mind fully engaged, Mr..
Woodruff was in fairly good shape,
but when idle he was nervous and
much distraught.
Mr.. Woodruff worked until Satur-
day afternoon. Of course he was
idle Sunday and Monday being Labor
Day he had nothing to do He be-
came very nervous as a result and
Tuesday morning he did not get up,
explaining that he was feeling badly
and wanted rest.
Almost every hour Mrs. Eben Wood
ruff went to the room. She lornd
her fatf1er-frl-1aw in bed with covered
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-06
EXEMPTION BADGE

The Cumberland County Exemption
Board has been furnished with sup
ply of bronze badges for distribution
among the men who are exempted by
the selective draft process. The Gov
ernment forwarded these badges dur
ing last week. They will be distri-
buted to the men entitled to them as
soon as the local district board have
passed upon the work done by the To-
cal exemption board.
The badge is five-eighths of an inch
in diameter. 1t has a shield as the
centre-piece with the word exempt"
above and the letters "U. S." below.
Each man exempted will receive a
paper form setting forth in detail the
reasons for his exclusion from the
new National Army. The badge is be-
ing distributed so that ne may wear
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Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-06
State Offers Great Oppor-
tunity.
MANY SUBJECTS
Rutgers Term to Run from No.
vember 10Th to the Goth
of February.

New Brunswick, Sept. 4-Opportun-
tiles for city men to learn farming
and for farmers to learn better and
more scientific farming are offered in
the short courses in agriculture Just
announced by the State Agricultural
college here in conjunction with Rut-
gers College. The course runs from
November 10 to February 20, with
morning classes daily except Sunday,
afternoon classes on all days except
ing Saturday and Sunday. Tuition
is free to residents of New Jersey.
All applications for admission and
requests for detailed information
should be sent to Professor Frederick
C. Minkler, director short courses in
agriculture, New Brunswick, N. ].
The short course building and labor
NatOries are at the college farm, con-
venient to trolley lines. On opening
day those enrolled will assemble at
the, short course building for assign
ment of work
The courses offered are five in num-
ber: first, general agriculture, and
dairy farming; second, fruit growing
and market gardening; third, poultry
husbandry; fourth, home economics;
\ fifth, bee husbandry.t3
In the general agriculture course
are offered: SIoils and fertilizers, an
imal production and feeding, animal
husbandry, agronomy, dairy manufac-
lures, dairy production, entomology,
poultry husbandry, practical fruit
growing, agricultural engineering,
tkeed testing and Identification, farm
management and farm machines.
IN In the fruit growing and market
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-06
j. S. CHILD
LABOR LAW

Trenton, Sept. 4.-The operation of
the new federal child labor law which
will become effective Saturday, will
have little effect upon the child Iabo,
situation in New Jersey, according to
views expressed by Commissioner
Lewis T. Bryant, of the State Labor
Department
The reason for this is that the fed
eral law is not more stringent than
the state law and hence imposes
practically no additional restrictions
upon child labor. In addition, New
Jersey has been selected as one of the
few states in which employment or
work certificates issued under state
authority will be accepted as having
the same force and effect as certifi-
Gates of age issued under the federal
act. This ruling by the board of sec
retaries, under the federal act. is
made effective for only six months
beginning September 1, but probably
will be continued if investigation con-
vinces the board that the require
ments for the issuance of certificates
in this state are the equal of those of
the federal law.
In announcing the force to be CIV
en- a New Jersey certificate Director
Abbott of the Child Labor Division of
the United States Department of La
Dor, said it should be made clear that
the New Jersey certificate is accepted
as an age certificate only, and will
protect the employer from prosecu-
tion only if the standard respecting
hours and ages prescribed by section
1 of the federal act are observed in
his establishment Penalties pre-
scribed for violation of the federal
act are more severe than those under
the state law, but in other respecti
the requirement of the two laws arr
substantially the same.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-06
COOL WEATHER
HELPS POTATOES

The cool weather now may help the
potato market, as farmers who have
dad them stored in their barns will
be likely to bring them out, and buy
ers will see better prospects for ship
ping.
The price yesterday had fallen to
s2.7o per barrel for prime tubers.
Five carloads is all that went out
yesterday over the Central. The crop
is treaty much out of the ground now
anH Miners are getting the ground
ready for wheat sowing, especially
tnose who will sow after potatoes.
Wheat seeding, it is understood,
will be quit extensive this fall, as
the price fixing by our national Solons
results in making the outlook for the
farmer in raising the grain very in
viting. There will be much wheat
planted between now and October 10.
Farmers have been in the habit of
saying there is no money in raising
wheat; the only profit in sowing is
getting the ground in grass for nay"
This is all changed now. They will
now sow wheat for the money to be
got out of it, at so little expense for
labir of which sowing and harvesting
are the chief.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-06
WHOLE NO. 1888
TURNS ON GAS
and ENDS HIS LIFE

head and body with the bed clothing.
Mrs. Woodruff urged him to keep his
face uncovered, telling him that he
would feel better, but the elderly man
complained of headache.
Mrs. Woodruff last saw her father
in-law about o'clock. He was then
feeling fairly good, he said, and want
ed to be left entirely alone.
Mrs. Woodruff was busy canning
and did not return to the room. Be-
fore six o'clock Mr.. Eben Woodruff
returned home from his work at the
Barker iron foundry, and he went at
once to the bed room. His father was
buried in the bed clothing, and there
was nothing to awaken suspicion as
he entered the bed chamber.
The elder Mr.. Woodruff made no
response when spoken to, and the son
pulled the covering from his fathers
head. He was Mortified to find the
old man dead. In his mouth was the
end of short length of rubber gas
hose, the other end being attached to
a bracket near the bed, and the gas
was fully turned on.
One of the bed room windows was
open and there was scarce percepti-
BILE any smell of gas.
DR.. Fred Cornwell was hastily sum-
moned and said that Mr.. Woodruff had
been dead probably an hour. Efforts
at resuscitation failed.
John w. Woodruff mad been a wi
dover for about Is years. Two sons
survive. Eben, and another boy who
is in the army service in Texas.
The deceased was a member of Co
hansey Lodge, 1. o. o. F., and We'll
come Council, Jr. o. U. A. M.
The funeral services are arranged
for Friday afternoon, with the inter.
,ment at ELaer.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-06

not notice that the bridge over the
deep water gates was divided with a
partition and fence.
AS a result the automobile crashed
into the partition breaking down a
part of the fence and the axle of the
machine mounted upon the timbers
of the water gate construction, and
there was held suspended.
One of the tires of the machine
went out as if a pistol was fired.
The front lamps were broken and a
part of the machine was torn away.
Fortunately the driver was moving
along at only fair rate of speed
and the collision was not as serious
as it mignt otherwise have been. The
Atlantic City man was not pitched out
and fortunately is unhurt.
When the roadway over the dam
was widened out, the deep water
gates bridge was extended southwark,
making one way bridge on either
side of the roadway. The partit on
that now divides the bridge is the Or
iginal construction and cannot be
moved in any way while the present
structure is used.
Sooner or later there must be new
gates at this point, the present con-
struction being exceedingly weak and
many fear dangerous. A new struc-
ture will provide way road
way over a concrete bridge.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-06
Struck Partition of Bridge
and Damaged the Ma.
chine.
DRIVER WAS
STRANGER HERE
Atlantic City Autoist Ran Ma.
chine Into Partition Fence and
Auto Was In Con siderable
Danger.

From Daily Pioneer, Sept 5, 1917.
An Atlantic City automobilist
named Fifteen, had a narrow escape
last night from serious injury and his
machine was considerably damaged
by an accident
The Atlantic City gentleman was
here with his wife and had run I'D
to Tumbling Dam Park in the ma
chine. The lady was out canoeing
with friend and Mr. Fitzen started
to run down in the city in the auto
mobile.
Going west on the roadway over
the dam, the Atlantic City man was
showing but dim lights, and he did
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-06
Men Drilling for National Prepared.

ess get great comfort from the use
of Aliens Foot-Ease. When shaken
in the shoes it takes the friction from
the shoes, fresnens the feet and makes
walking easy. Gives instant relief to
tired, aching, swollen, tender feet,
blisters and calluses. Also sprinkle
1t in the foot-bath. british and
French troops use 1t. 81 I'm
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-06
MILLION FOR
ELKS WAR RELIEF

The Elks of the country are provid-
ing million dollar war relief fund for
the members who enter the service
and the dependents who are left be-
hind. This vast sum of money must
be raised before the 18th of September
and the amount in the hands of the
Grand Lodge. The assessment is a
special one of 81 per member based
upon the Elks roll of April 1st. Bridge
ton Lodge of Elks will make up it's
quota of 1886 by voluntary contribu-
tions upon the part of the members
rather than take the money from the
treasury of the lodge.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-06
Thousands OF Mothers Worry

When the children cry in their sleep
are peevish and constipated and take
cold easily. Mother Gray's Sweet
Powders for Children, has for 80 yrs.
been trusted remedy in many thou-
sand homes. They frequently break
up colds in "a hours. move and regu.
late the bowels and destroy worms.
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Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-06
EDWARD CRUISE DEAD

Edward Cruise, who has been in a
hospital in Philadelphia for some
time, died, and his remains were
brought down this morning for inter-
ment at Gouldtown by the side of his
wife who died several years ago. They
had no children. They always resid-
ed in Philadelphia, although owning a
house which he erected on E. Com
merce Street near the reservoir.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-06
DRAWING JURORS

The jurors for the September term
of Court will be drawn next Tuesday.
The September term will open on the
18th, which is the last Tuesday in
the month