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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-03
Extra Season Probable
(By Associated Press. }

Washington, March 3.-Leader
Mann in his speech asserted that an
extra session before summer will be
probable as the Senate is unlikely to
pass the army, sundry, civil. mill
tary, academy and general deficiency
appropriation bills. Republican
senators are determined to hold up
legislation.
IN extra session will be called
then only to pass the appropriation
bill which may fail at the present
session The President is making a
continued effort to persuade Repub
lican senators to assist in the pas
SAGE Of needed appropriation bills
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-03
Mex. Not Yet Approached
fbv Associated preas.)

4 Cuadalajara. March Mexican
Minister of Foreign Relations Agui-
lnr formally denied that the Mexican
Gprernment had been approached by
Hormany with the object of forming
- alliance hostile to the United
naates.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-03
TO TAKE
OATH Of Office
PRIVATELY At
CAPITOL TOMORROW
(By Associated Press. }

Washington, March president
Wilson will take the oath in his
room al tho Capitol at noon. on Sun /.
day. lie will take il again Monday
in front of the Capitol before his
inaugural address.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-03
LAKELAND. FLoAyDA SATURDAY. MARCH 8. 1917
GERMANY SUNK
100000 TONS
Of SHIPPING
DURING FEB.
(By Associated Press. J

London, March 3. Germany
failed by slightly more than a 30
per cent margin to make good her
threat to sink 1000. .000 tons OF mer-
chant shipping in the first month Il
unrestricted warfare, according to
reliable figures. The tonnage sunk
was approximately 100000.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-03
Ship Coming To
U.S.. For 5000
Tons OF Grain
Is Summarized
(By Associated Press. }

London, March 3.-Reuters 3 says
the Greek steamer Proconnissos,
which had been requisftioned by the
Greek government to go to America
for five thousand tons of grain for
the Royalist population of old
Greece. has been sunk by German
submarine.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-03
ADMITS plan OF IMPERIAL
GOVT IS TO form AN ALLIANCE With
MEXICO IF WAR COMES With j. s.
Bone Dry Provision NoW A
Law; States Affected Are Va,
North and South COrdIin0,
Georgia, Alabama and Miss.

(By Associated Press)
Washington, March 3 President
Wilson today signed the postal bill
with the "bone-dry' provision.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-09-20

BY virtue OF IN execution, direct
ed to me from the c4erk Of the dis
trict court OF Decatur county, Iowa,
on q judgment obtained in said
court, on the 21st day of August.
1917, in favor Of r. L. Bott, az
plaintiff, and against G., H. Rosen.
berger and Alice Rosenberger, as
defendants, for the sum of seven
teen hundred and f1fty-two dollars.
and 80 cents, $57.52 attorney
fees and costs taxed at $10.55, and
accruing costs, l have levied upon
the following real estate, taken az
the property of said defendants, to
satisfy said execution, to-wit:
The east Y. of the northwest u
and the northwest "A of the north.
east ", and all of that part of the
southwest n of the northeast H.
lying north of the public highway OF
section thirty (3O), township seven.
ty (7O), range twenty-six (26), west
Of the 5th P. NJ, containing 1876
acres, more or less, Decatur county
Iowa.
And will offer the same for sale
to the highest bidder for cash in
hand, on the 2sth day Of September
A. D., 1917, in front of the court
house door in Leon, Iowa, at the
hour of 10 o'clock a. M. of said day
when and where due attendance will
be given by the undersigned.
Dated at Leon, Iowa, August 81
JOHN A. FULTON,
sgt Sheriff of said county
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-09-20

BY virtue Of IN execution, direct.s
ed to me from the clerk Of the Dis
.trict court OF Decatur county, Iowa,
ON Judgment obtained In said
court, on the 21st day Of August.
1917, in favor Of J. G. Brothere, as
plaintiff, and against John Hodges,
as defendant, for the sum of one
thousand and fourteen dollars, and
"a cents, $51.43 attorneys fees
and costs taxed at $14.00. and &C
cruing costs. ! have levied upon the
following real estate, taken as the
property of said defendant, to satis-
fy said execution, to-wit:
and II the least east e Of the northwest 4.
all in section twenty 600, township
sixty-nine (69), range twentf-sev-
en- l2O. west Of 9Th P. M. Decatur
county, Iowa.
h And will offer the same for sale
to the highest bidder for cash in
hand, on the End day of October.
A. D., 1917, in front of the court
house door in Leon, Iowa, at the
hour of 10 o'clock a. m. of said day,
wnen and where due attendance will
be given by the undersigned.
Dated at Leon, Iowa, September 8,
1917.
JOHN A. FULTON,
sgt Sheriff of said county.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-09-20
MAKING PEACE WITH MURDER
ERS.

the messages that the German
Charge d'Affaires at Beunos Ayres
transmitted to the foreign office
through the Swedish legation and
which the. state department, has
made public, it may have a clearer
understanding why President VIII
peace proposals, flatly declared that
I'VE cannot take the word of the
present rulers of Germany as a guar
antee of anything that is to endure,
unless explicitly supported by such
conclusive evidence of the will and
purpose of the German people them
earth would be justified in accept
ing. Without such guarantees, trea-
ties of settlement, agreements for
disarmament, covenants to set up
arbitration in place of force, terri
tOrial adjustments, reconStltutlOns
Of small nations, if made with the
German government, no man, no ma
cit was by no accident that the
diplomatic agencies of Sweden were
prostituted to the treacherous bust
, ness of the German foreign office.
Neither was it by accident that the
German Charge d'Affaires advised
his government to sink the ships OF
argentina WITHOUT trace DelHS
left" Count Luxburg's :. ,ghastly
matte policies of the German gov
eminent throughout the war.
While maintaining outwardly
friendly relations with Argentina
Argentina's ships were to be COM
pletely destroyed and their crews
and passengers murdered SO that no
evidence should remain Of Ger,
many's guilt. But this crime that
a comprehensive policy of crime ,pur-
sued by Germany and defended by
Germany on ground of military ne
cessity.
Germanys treachery toward Ar
gentina was no more shameful than
its treachery toward the United
States as revealed in the thinner
mann memoranda. The atrocity
that count Luxburg advised was no
atrocities which Germany, has ar
IDENTIFY defended as justlfiable acts
of war. The debauching of the
Swedish diplomatic service is only
one instance in a general plan Of
corruption which the German gov
eminent has pursued as ardently as
it has carried on it's military opera
tiOns.
With this record before it, there
should be no establishment on the
part of the Vatican that the nations
battling for their lives against the
infamous and unspeakable power are
determined to see the, conflict
through to the end, and that they
will make no peace with govern
ment that is a reproach to mankind.
On the contrary, instead of urging a
cessation of hostilities against a gov
eminent of murderers, is it not time
for the Vatican to align itself
squarely with the forces OF ciyiliza-
ton and justice in this war?-New
York World.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-09-20
THE DISTILLERY KEY.

ment has locked every distillery in
the country and thrown away the
key for the period Of the war. While
this legislation affecting the manu-
facture of distilled spirits had the
advocates in the congress, the main
object sought by the authors of the
LEGISLATION was the conservation OF
food and feed supply of the country.
The federal food administration esti-
mates that this saving will amount
to 100000 bushels of grain year
the bulk of which will be corn. AS
far as anybody here can foresee at
this time the closing of the distiller-
les will not affect the supply of alco-
holic liquors for two or three years
anyhow, though it is generally un-
derstood that the distillers will i'm
mediately put up the price of the
supply they have on hand.
The new law authorizes the presl-
dent to commander any and all dis
titled spirits in bond or in stock for
such rehabilitation as may be neces-
sary to meet the requirements OF the
government in the manufacture OF
munitions and other military and
hospital supplies. The law says that
pensation for the distilled spirits so
commandeered, and if there is @ dis
agreement as to the amount to be
paid, the government will pay -
per cent of the price It fixes and let
the courts decide what Hse price
shall be.
If the internal revenue bureaus
estimates are correct, the distilleries
will not only be able to continue to
supply the wholesale liquor houses;
which means that the saloons will
also be supplied, but will be in a po-
sition to turn over to the govern
nept any quantities of distilled spir-
it's that may be needed for war pur-
poses. Nobody knows, of course,
how long the war is going to last, but
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-09-20
Notice of Special School Election.

Public notice is hereby given that
a special election ofsthe Independent
School District of Van Vert, No. 2,
Long Creek township, Decatur coun-
ty, Iowa, will be held on the 23th day
of September, 1917, within the said
Independent school district at the Of
flee of M. F. Thompson, in Van Vert,
Decatur county, Iowa, from one
o'clock D. M, until o'clock p. M,
and at said election there will be
submitted to the voters of said inde-
pendent school district, to be by them
voted upon the following proposition:
"Shall the Independent School Dis
trict of Van Vert, No. 2, Long Greek
township, Decatur county, Iowa. is-
sue bonds in the sum of Twenty
Thousand Dollars ($2O,O00.00) for
the purpose of constructing and
equipping a new school house?"
At which time and place all the
voters of said Independent School
District are hereby notified to ap-
pear.
This notice is given by order of
the board of directors pursuant to q
sufficient petition with the requisite
signatures in accordance with sec
ton 282Q-d l ct sea-, of the Supple
ment to the Code of Iowa, 1913.
Dated at Van Vert, Iowa, this 25th
day of August, 1917.
Guy G. Thompson,
CAT Secretary of the
Board of Directors.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-09-20
PROCLAMATION OF SPECIAL
ELECTION.
State of IOwa-Executive Depart
ment.
A PROCLAMATION.

A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas, the following proposed
amendment to the Constitution of
the State of Iowa, to-wit:
ITO add thereto following section
twenty-six (26) thereof AID as Sec
ton twenty-seven CD of article one
ing, to-wit
"Section ~. The manufacture,
sale or keeping for sale, as bever-
age, of intoxicating liquors, includ-
ing ale, wine and beer, shall be for
ever prohibited within this state.
The general assembly shall by law
prescribe regulations for the enforce
ment of the prohibition herein
penalties for the violation of the pro-
visions hereof.
Resolution Number Six CO. of the
resolutions of the thirty-sixth Gen
eral Assembly, and was agreed to by
majority OF the members elected
to each of the houses entered upon
their journals, referred to the legis-
eral election, and published, all in
compliance with the law; and
Whereas, the General Assembly so
next chosen, the Thirty-seventh.
agreed to said proposed amendment
by majority Of all the members
elected to each house; and
Whereas, the said Thirty-seventh
General Assembly provided for the
submission of said proposed amend
ment to the people for their ratifi-
cation lat special election to be
held on Oct Is, 1917, in the manner
and between the hours fixed by law
for holding general elections"
Now, therefore, l, w. l.. Harding,
Governor of the State of Iowa, do
hereby proclaim, make known and
give notice that on Monday, October
IL, 1917, a special election will be
held throughout the state and the
said proposed amendment to the
constitution of the State of Iowa will
be submitted to all the electors
thereof for their approval and ratifi-
above stated and in all respects as
provided by law.
Wherefore all electors through
out the state will take due notice
and the sheriffs of the several coun-
ties will take official notice hereof
and be governed accordingly.
In testimony whereof / have here
unto set my hand and caused to be
affixed the Great Seal of the State
of Iowa.
Done at Des Moines, this first
day of September, A. D., 1917.
w. L. HARDING,
Attest: Governor.
w. S. ALLEN,
Secretary of State. SGT
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-09-20
Notice.

In the District Court of Iowa, in
and for Decatur County.
October Term, A. D., 1917.
Byrum Stout, deceased.
To Robert Clay Stout. if living,
and, if he be dead, to his heirs; to
Anna B. Hickman, Nancy c. Snyder
and Lloyd Stout:
You are hereby notified that there
is now on file in the office Of the
clerk of the district court of Deca-
tur county, Iowa, the DUPLICATION of
w. J. Stout, executor of the estate
Of Byran Stout, deceased, alleging
that there is no personal property of
said estate with which to pay the
debts of the estate. and asking. an
order authosizing him to SEA the
real estate belonging tQ said estate
in order to pay the debts thereof.
You are further notified that the
said application will come on for
hearing at the October, l917, term
of the district ceifrt Of Decatur, eoun-
ty, Iowa, to be held at Leon. Iowa,
beginning on the 22nd day of Ostob-
err. 1917, at which time aad place
you may appear and object thereto
- o1 81 w. J. STOUT,
KAT Executor.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-09-20
JOHN A. FULTON,
Sheriff of said county
sl,eriH's Sale.

BY virtue of an execution, direct
ed to me from the clerk of the dis
trict court of Decatur county, Iowa,
on a judgment obtained in said
court on the 9th day of August
1917, in favor of Walter Hoegh, as
plaintiff, and against Nellie J. Man
ming, Joseph A. Manning, ct al, as
defendants, for the sum of fifteen
thousand and thirty-five dollars, and
25 cents, $19O.35 attorneys fees
and costs taxed at $16.7O, and &C
cruing costs, l have levied upon the
following real estate taken as the
property of said defendants, to sat
isfy said execution, tO-wit:
The west II of the northwest n
(fractiOnaD of section nineteen
90; and the southwest n and the
southwest Il of the southeast "A of
section eighteen (18), township sew
enty GO), range twenty-seven CD,
containing three hundred and six
teen (316) acres, more or less, &C
cording to government survey, west
of 9Th P. NJ, Decatur county. Iowa.
And will offer the same for sale
to the highest bidder for cash in
hama, on the 3rd day Of October,
A. D., 1917, in front of the court
house door in Leon, Iowa, at the
hour of 10 o'clock a. m. Of said day.
when and where due attendance will
be given by the undersigned.
Dated at Leon, Iowa, September 3,
1917.
JOHN A. FULTON,
sgt Sheriff of said county.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-09-20
sheriH's Sale.

BY virtue of an execution, direct
ed to me from the clerk of the dis
trict court of Decatur county, Iowa.
on a judgment obtained in said
court, on the 21st day of August,
1917, in favor of l.. c.. Albaugh, as
plaintiff, and against S. S. Melchert
ct al, as defendants, for the sum of
thirty-two hundred and eighteen
dollars and SO cents, $72.1S attor-
ney's fees and costs taxed at $11.65,
and accruing costs, have levied
upon the following real estate, TAX
en- at the property of said defend
ants, to satisfy said execution, to-
wit:
The east u of the southwest "A
and the west " of the southeast "A
of section twenty-one cd, town
ship sixty-eight (6S). range twenty
four (24), west of 9Th P. NJ, Deca-
tur county, Iowa.
And will offer the same for sale
to the highest bidder for cash in
hond, on the 2Sth day of September,
A. D.. 1917, in front of the court
ltcusc door in Leon, Iowa, at the
hour Of 10 o'clock a. IN. of said day,
when and where due attendance will
be given by the undersigned.
Dated at Leon, Iowa, August 81
1917.
JOHN A. FULTON,
SGT Sheriff of said county.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-09-20
sHER1FF'S PROCLAMATION

In compliance with the proclama-
ton of the Governor and of Sections
1862 and 1868 of the Code of Iowa,
the foregoing proclamation is pub
lished and the electors of Decatur
county, Iowa, are notified of the
special election to be held Monday,
October Is, 1917, at the usual
places for holding elections in said
county, at which time the voters
ton of amending the Constitution of
the State of Iowa, as proclaimed by
the Governor.
In testimony whereof, have here
unto set by hand at Leon, Iowa,
this Ith day of September, 1917.
JOHN A. FULTON,
sgt Sheriff of Decatur county, la.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-09-20

All hope for adjournment Of the
present session earlier than about
Nov. 1 has been abandoned, and it
may even be that it will be merged
into that which will BEGIN Dec. 3.
This merging of two sessions has al
ready happened once since IN MT. VII w.
Ing his first term congress was in al
most continuous session. The pres
ent session began in April, and it
was then predicted that it would fin
ish by July 1. Later the date was
advanced, first to Aug. l, then to
Aug. Is, to Sept. 1, to Sept: Is, and
and it may easily happen that the
important matters to come before
the regular session will demand pre-
liminary consideration during No.
vember, so as to bring adjournment
next year before midsummer.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-09-20

BY virtue Of an execution, direct
ed to me from the clerk Of the dis
ltrict court of Decatur county, Iowa.
on a Judgment obtained in said
court, on the 21st day Of August,
1917, in favor of l. N. Jsffries, cs
plaintiff. and against. Nora Sprinkle,
7. g. Cozad, adm, of estate of ]. p;
twenty-eight hundred and twenty
six dollars and SO cents, $68.26 at
torneys fees and costs taxed at
$3.50, and accruing costs, have
levied upon the following real es-
tate, taken as the property of said
defendants to satisfy said execution,
to-wit:
The west IS acres of the south
half of southeast ", then the south
20 acres Of northwest A. of south,
east Of the sast na the OF eas 81
southeast u of northwest ", the
north four and 1900 acres Of the
west half of southwest "A of the
northeast ", the south seven and
$1,000 acres of the west " of
southwest "A of the northeast a
the west S acres of the northwest "A
of northwest Il of the southeast n
and all of that part of the south IA
Of the northeast quarter of the
southeast "a lying west OF Grand
river, all in section twenty-eight
(2S), township sixtv-eight (6S),
range twenty-six (26), west of 5th
P. NJ, Decatur county, Iowa.
And will offer the same for sale
to the highest bidder for cash in
hand on the LIST day of October,
A. D., 1917, in front of the court
house door in Leon, Iowa, at the
hour of 10 o'clock a. m. of said day,
when and where due attendance will
be given by the undersigned.
Dated at Leon, Iowa, August 81
1917.
JOHN A. FULTON,
sgt Sheriff of said county.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-09-20

Advertising Rates.
Display Advertising, special Sec
vice, per inch -. ........ l5c
Reading notices, per line 49,. &c
Cards of Thanks, cash with
Resolutions s9Py ion; Of Respect " 500 20
Church, school and society no.
tees, where admission or en-
tertainment fee is charged
We are glad to publish any and
all church or society notices, but
please don't conf0und news notices
With advertising locals. Correspon-
dents are cautioned not to include
they are authorized and paid for, and
II possible remittance for same
should accompany the notice.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-09-20

AS a result of the election in
Maine the other day, the. outlook for
a growth of woman suffrage senti-
ment in the east does not appear
very bright to the onlooker. The
next test is to come on a. cOnstltu-
tional amendment in New York at a
women have to overcome an adverse
majority of 100000 cast two years
ago
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-09-20

the interesting question now q: WIN
the government unlock the dtetillAr.
lies when peace has come agar! il is
certain that both sides will be busy
in the meantime preparing to scrap
for the key.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-09-20

Order cut flowers and floral de-
signs from o. e. Hull, local agent of
Lozier, of Des Moines, at The Re-
porter Office Orders sent by phone
or mail, but order as early as pos.
sible.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-09-20

Our Sammies are said not to like
the word because they think it lacks
dignity. They evidently want to
bring some dignity to the western
front, which has been sadly lacking
in this quality heretofore.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-09-20

It's been our humble observation
that some patriots are kept so busy
bowling traitor" at somebody else
that they haven't time to keep track
of the war,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-09-20
THE LEON REPORTER
O. r. HULL. Editor.
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Subscription Rates.

Subscription Rates.
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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-09-20

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The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-02-21
Big Things for Cheraw.
Cheraw Chronicle.

Cheraw Chronicle.
A corporation known urder
the name of the Interstate Ice
and Fuel Co, is preparing to
manufacture ice here in Cheraw.
The gentlemen composing the
firm are practical business men
and are interested in a number
OF similar plants in Cuba and
various points in the United
States. Several of the gentle
men interested are now in the
city and the machinery for the
plant has been shipped. The
plant will be located on the site
of the old Godfrey saw mill
plant on the Seaboard road at
the foot of Huger street. MIR.
T. ]. Clarkson. the manager in
charge, informs us that in
addition to the manufacture OF
ice the company will also han.
die coal and wood.
While Columbia has been
hard at work trying to locate
one of the governments nitrate
fiXation plants, and we hope
they will succeed, Cheraw re-
ceived word this week that the
DuPonts were going to erect a
powder making plant on the
Pee Dee river, just a few miles
above Cheraw.
After many attemps, and as
many failures, to build a cotton
mill in Cheraw, we are glad to
announce that at last the hard
work Of a few faithful, never
die. Cherawites, has at last been
crowned with success and Che.
raw is going to have a cotton
mill. 1t is hoped to begin work
on the buildings within the
next sixty days.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-02-21

Up to the time The Journal
goes to press there have been no
important developments as to the
war situation.
Mr.. and Mrs. 0. B. Funder.
burk and Mr.. B. E. Funderburk
of Catarrh spent Sunday at the
home of Mr.. T. A. Funderburk.
Miss Ada Funderburk of Che
raw spent Saturday and Sunday
at the home of her father, Mr..
T. A. Funderburk.
A letter from Mr.. ]. G. Rivers
arrived too late for publication
this week. Perhaps he will
favor us with a summary of the
entire session for next week.