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The Washington herald., 1917-05-09
FOOD PROBLEM LOOMS
Big TO u. S. OFFICIALS
Department Chiefs Make Progress in
Increasing War Emergency Supply.

Progress was made yesterday afternoon
by both Secretary Of the Interior Lane
and Secretary of Agriculture Houston to-
wards increasing and conserving the ma
lions food supply. The House COMMITTEES
on Ard Lands indicated that II would
make favorable report on Secretary
= =LaR0's- recommendation that S50OOe0o be
apr Dpriated to enable the government to
assist in the cultivation of vacant LAND
on government irrigation projects.
Secretary Houston spent the late after
noon and early evening in conference
with British food experts. CIoseted with
him for more than an hour were A. A
Anderson, Of the British wheat commits
sion; Sir Thomas White and one of their
advisors. It is understood that the fig
ures OF the Department of Agriculture
indicating that the yield Of winter wheat
will be much below that of last year
came up for discussion.
Secretary Lane, in urging the appropri-
alton OF 100000, said Il would enable the
government to assist the farmers occupy
ing land on irrigation projects to Increase
their crops.
Herbert c. Hoover. chairman of the
food committee of the Council of Ma
tional Defense, aided the food production
distribution and conservation projects Of
the government by appearing before the
Senate Committee on Agriculture Mr.
Hoover recommended a strong central
authority to handle the food problem.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-09
A Coated Tongue p What it Means
CBr Dr.. L. C. BABcocK.)

The liver acts as a guard over our
Well-belng, sitting out the cinders and
ashes from the general circulation.
A blockade in the intestines piles
heaVy burden upon the liver. If
the lntestines are choked or clogged
up, the circulation of the blood be-
comes poisoned and the system
becomes loaded with toxic waste,
and we suffer from headache, Yellow
coated tongue, bad taste in mouth,
nausea, or gas, acid dyspepsia, Ian
guor, debility, yellow skin or eyes.
AT such times one should take a
pleasant laxatiYe. Such a one is
made OF May-apple, leaves of aloe
ana put into ready-to-use form by
Ut: Fierce, nearly fifty years ago,
and sold by all druggists as Doctor
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets.
Wnen rundown, when life indoors
mas brought about a stagnant con-
ditlon in the circulation-most every
one Is filled with uric acid. This
uric acid in the blood often causes
rheumatism, lumbago, swelling of
hands or feet, or a bsg-lke condition
under the eyes. BacEache, frequent
urlnatlon or the pains and stiffness
Oh tne JOINTS and high blood-pressure
are also oiten noticed. l have found
tnat Anuric, double or triple strength,
Is an antidote for this uric acid
poison and that it will rid the body
OF uric acid much as hot water
dissolves sugar,
The Washington herald., 1917-05-09
ORDER FOR GAG RULE
ISSUED BY LANSING
Strict Press Censorship in State De-
partment-Dismissal Is Penalty.

The State Department. admittedly in
the interests of secret diplomacy yes
terday clapped down a gag rule which
makes Secretary Lansing or his sub
ordinate censorship board-the Bureau OF
Foreign Intelligence-the sole sources
through which the public may learn of
the policies the administration intends
to pursue.
Following his order of Monday to all
State Department officials that mot even
insignificant matters of fact or detail'
should be discussed with newspaper men,
Secretary Lansing yesterday declared
that any violation would mean inn
mediate dismissal for the employe in
volved
The gagging in the State Department
comes simultaneously with the announce
ment tha the Bureau of Public In
formation" as the censorship board
headed by George Creel is officially
known, is preparing to issue daily an
"Oficial Gazette" after the British
style OF court circular, which is in
tended to be a -four sheet" for setting
forth administration views. and censored
information.
In explaining the workings of the new
rule. the State Department made the
assertion that is was not endeavoring
to limit the freedom of speech or OF
the press" The new regulation was de-
clared to be largely an experiment
and the intimation was made that il it
was not found to work satisfactorily in
regard to routine. "a change might be
made"
The Washington herald., 1917-05-09
VIRGINIA HORSEWOMAN
OFFERS Her Aid TO U. S.
Mrs. Allen Potts to Sell Stable and
Help Uncle Sam.

In order to serve her country, as
both her husband and son are about
to do, Mrs. Allen Potts, of Gordons-
VILE, Va, one of the country's most
daring horsewomen, and known to
thousands of washingtonians who
have watched her ride in show rings,
will sell her stable of horses which
she is exhibiting here at the National
Capital Horse Show. and tender her
services to the United States gov
ernment, to be used as it sees fit.
Her husband, Maj. Allen Potts, it is
understood, will have charge of the
camp to be established at Petersburg,
Va, which will train about 10000
men. Her son, who is a student at
Virginia Military Institute, is to enter
the army.
Mrs. Potts, who has been attend
ing the annual spring meeting of the
National Capital Horse Show for
several years, as we'll as shows
throughout the Virginia circuit, is
probably the best known and most
popular horsewoman in this section
Of the country. Not only is she an
expert rider and driver, but she is
the only woman master of hounds
in the United States. She has several
championship horses here.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-09
MUSE IN VAWTER trial
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termed a master sermon on Christ and
the fallen woman. Numerous other
Biblical SMILES followed, all of which
were adapted to same phase of the
tragedy.
Poetical quotations perhaps outshone
Biblical references. Here are specimens
Of poetry recited by the prosecutions:
u stood at eve as the sun went down,
BY the grave where a woman lies,
Who lured mems souls to the shores
BY the light of her wanton eyes
who sang the song the sirens sing.
While on treacherous Lorily height;
Whose face was as fair as a summer
day.
But whose heart was as black as
night
When the devil fishes for souls of
men he baits is hook with women. ."
Attorney A. I. Hairless, for the de-
fense, declared Heth was "as stealthy
and dangerous as submarine and
prowled about at night bent on de-
struction Of womanhood."
Aside from these and other refer
.ences to Mrs. Vawter, she was also
termed a vampire.
The detense coplously quoted Omar
Kayyam. especially the passages tell
ing Of the potter's wife. Prof Vaw-
ter was likened u nto a p iece of clay
and nodded at will between Mrs
Vawter and Heth. Poetical gems OF
the defense were:
I'm the great throng barring her bosom,
admitting her wrong. her evil behavior
and leaving with meekness her sins to
her Saviour
Take her up gently. lift her with care.
Fashioned so senderly, young and so
fair"
Vawter's letters to Heth were pivotal
points OF contention in the argument.
The prosecution attacked one as having
been written after the man had been
murdered. The prosecution continued to
hammer in that Vawter was sane when
he wrote the letter offering his wife to
Heth. Instructions to the jury seemed
to give Vawter a shade the better.
Tomorrow morning, W. &. COlhoun.
chief counsel for the defense will deliver
his address. Jack Lee, famous criminal
attorney and chief counsel for the prose-
cution. will close the argument. The case
will go to the jury about noon, and it
Is believed that a speedy verdict of ac-
quittal will be arrived at.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-09
U. S. in SECRET PACT
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fairs in the islands, the United States
is understood to be abiding scrupulosuly
by the terms of the secret agreement
made with Denmark. This agreement
was never put IN the form of a protocol,
as a protocol would have had to have
been submitted to the Senate for
ratification. Instead, while there is said
to have been some written corre-
spondence on the subject, the agreement
itself was purely verbal and is not on
any record
After both the United States and
Danish legislative bodies had ratified the
treaty OF sale, the Danish government
made representations TO the United
States that she had been warned by Ger
many the interests of that nation in the
island would have to be protected or
Germany would hold Denmark re-
sponsible.
Denmark, strategically at the mercy of
Germany. was frankly terrified by this
warning and threw herself on the good
will OF the United States, holding in re-
serve. however. the intimated threat that
should America fail to guarantee the
German demands. she would, as a last
resort, endeavor to denounce the treaty
After some correspondence had passed,
the State Department and the Danish
Minister reached the gentlemen's agree
ment and the sale of the islands went
through.
The State Department admitted yes
terday that several ships had since been
Investigated at ST Thomas on the sus-
piCion that they might be aiding German
commerce raiders or submarines in
southern waters
The department refused TO make public
the names Of these ships, but the admis-
sion came simultaneously with dispatches
from San Juan which contained the sto-
ries of American sailors that three YES
sells of the American Transatlantic Line
had been consistently aiding the Ger
mans and had been in trouble at st.
Thomas.
The American Transatlantic Line. sus-
pected by the British of being under
German control although its vessels
few the Stars and Stripes. now has four
steamers in a British. prize court. The
president of the company. o. W. Wag-
ner. had been violent in his denials that
his company was under alien control.
The ships named in the San Juan dis
patch are the Manitowoc MuskegOn and
ALA guash. They were in the South
American trade. Sailors who had left
the Manitowoc because Of inability to Sc
cure their wages said she and her sister
ships had been carrying supplies hidden
under coal to German vessels at sea.
They cleared from American Atlantic
ports for Buenos Aires.
The state Department yesterday admit
ted that two vessels. laden with coal,
from east coast points for Buenos Aires,
had been taken into ST. Thomas for in
VeStigatiOn'' because I'VE were afraid the
coat might fall into the hands of the Ger
man raider then reported in those wa
/ ters.'' 80 -. 90
Admiral Oliver. in command at st.
Thomas. had handled the whole affair, -
it was stated. and "the ships were later
| allowed to depart
The date of the incident as given by
the State Department was about three
weeks ago" Cable dispatches agree
with this date within a week.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-09
Food, Not Tango, Crop
OF Real Roof Garden

Because he has planted garden.
not in his back yard, for he has
none, but on the top of his house,
a secondhand furniture dealer in
Seventh street. will not suffer
from the scarcity of the seasons
crops.
He lives with his wife over his
store. For two seasons he has
titled his roof which he SAYS is fill-
ed with q rich loan.
A rail around the roof keeps the
dirt from rolling OF. "I hoisted
the dirt and titled the roof when
could spare the time from my
work" he said. ''Call again in
about a month, If you want to
see the finest crop of vegetables
ever raised on, a roof
The Washington herald., 1917-05-09
Traffic Cop Allows
Sign Do ALI Talking

A neat little sign tackled on the
TOP OF the traffic signal at Four
teenth street and Pennsylvania
avenue northwest, presided over by
l. Rosenberg. warns passersby as
well as autos and teams to keep
moving and not interfere with
either traffic or the trafflc cop.
Traffic officers are not allowed
TO swap Ford jokes or entertain
friends any longer and rather than
hurt a mans feelings. Ohicer Ro-
senberg let's the little sign do the
talking.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-09
GERMAN sYMPATHIzER SHOT.

Bentonville, Ark, May SIN a fight
to escape arrest, John Crow, reported
to be a German sympathizer, was shot
and seriously wounded near Gravette
when three members of the Arkansas
National Guard took him into custody.
1t was charged he had made improper
statements about President Wilson. He
Churchman's revolver was discharged.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-09
Tries to Wash Recruiting
Bills OFF Wall; Pummeled

=--=DetEoit- L. Mich. May &-Recruiting
sEents Of the army posted bills urging
enlistments in the army on the sidewaIl
of Sd Bespn's saloon today.
- When Bosom saw them he obtained q
zEarfen hose and started to wash them
He was soon surrounded by a large
crowd. members Of which began to pum-
a=nnel him. He was badly beaten before
police took him In charge
The Washington herald., 1917-05-09
Mother Of War Hero
Rewarded by President

Mrs. Annie EopoIucci, mother of
the nrst American hero in the war
with Germany. was happier yes
terday than she has been for a
long time.
President Wilson. upon the rec
ommendation of Secretary OF the
Navy Daniels, signed an execu-
tive order waving civil service
requirements for her appointment
as a seamstress at the Washington
Navy Yard.
Mrs. Eopolucci's son, John 1.
Eopolueei a gunner, on the steam
snip Aztec, was the first American
sailor to lose his life in the pres
ent war. He was the sole support
Of his mother.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-09
SPAIN CONTROLS PAPER SALES

Buenos Aires, May S.-The Spanish
government has taken over control
or paper sales. say adVices tonight
from Madrid. 1t is said that only
enought paper for all uses remains
to last through July.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-09
FUNERALS.

Funeral services for Mrs Margaret
Cole who died yesterday, at her home,
l2S c street southwest, will be- held to-
morrow afternoon at o'clock from the
home. Burial will be in Glenwood Gene
terry.
Word has reached here Of the death
in Tucson, Arizona, of w. Hugh Rey-
nolds, formerly of this city. Burial was
at Tucson, with military honors. Mr..
Reynolds, nephew Of Mrs Powell T
Manning, of this city. was a member OF
the National Guard OF Arizona. He went
there about five years ago for his health
The Washington herald., 1917-05-09

1t requires only from one-fifth to one
third as much acetylene gas as hydro
gen to do a given piece of welding.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-07-26
Recovered Stolen Auto.

Sheriff John A. Fulton recovered a
Ford touring car Tuesday which had
been stolen Sunday night from the
home of Harve Piper, south of Leon.
The Piper family were away from
home at the time and the car was
not missed Tuesday morning the
Andrew boys over by the Woodman-
see bridge phoned to sheriff Fulton
that a stranger had been trying to
sell a Ford car very cheap and was
acting suspicious about it. Sherlf
Fulton at once started for the place,
but while the boys were phoning him,
the stranger took two grips from the
car and struck into the brush. A
good description of him was secured,
however, but he has not been located
vet. although he was seen some miles
north of there that afternoon, but
sheriff Fulton had followed another
car to Lamont, on information that a
fellow answering his description was
seen in this car, but 1t was the wrong
trail. The fellow was described as
being about 10 or 20 years of age,
wearing kahki trousers, but evident
ly had other clothes in his grips. The
car stalled on hill near the bridge,
so he could not drive It, and he had
taken the top of and the Prestolite
tank, and they we're lying on the
ground by the side of the car. 1t evil
dently having been his intention to
change the appearance OF the car SO
it would not be recognized.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-07-26
Jurors for August Court.

The trial jurors for the August
term of the district court which con-
venes at Leon on Monday, August
goth, with Judge H. X. Evans pre-
siding, were drawn Tuesday, the
following being the list:
John Bracken, Fayette
Geoi s. NJ p sfaRaR3ii,e Smith eaSaen Naw eaGs GrGye
Ray c. Howard, Fayette.
Fred McMorris, Franklin.
S. E. Benefiel, Leon.
Ray Taylor, Garden Grove
Charles Mahoney, Woodland.
Fred Killilay, Hamilton.
Jas. E. Schofield, Fayette.
Joseph Omer, New Buda.
Norris Brown, Garden Grove.
w. w. Lyon, Garden Grove.
H. T. Yost Fayette
Frank Faust, Garden Grove.
L. w. Moffet, Fayette.
C. M. Axes, Eden.
Ray Aten, Eden.
J. A. Ballentyne, Bloomington.
Robert Fear, Grand River.
Charles DobsOn, Center.
William E. Tiedje, Long Creek.
A. c. Hall, Long Creek.
J. j. Fuller, Eden.
G. r. Phipps, Decatur.
Ned Miller, Burrell.
w. d. Smith, Garden Grove.
A. Gard, Grand River.
Clarence Henderson, New Buda.
o. D. McClain, New Buda.
Clabe Brazelton, Leon.
John Hukill, Ricflland.
Hardin Lillard, Garden Grove.
John Ackerley, Richland..
Tom Edwards, Richland.
Charles Komers, Fayette.
W. NJ. Stanley: Garden Grove.
j. H. Kinds, Morgan.
Arthur Walker, Hamilton.
Clarence Hedges. Garden Grove.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-07-26
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS Ago
Items Taken from the Files of The
Reporter Published 4 Quarter
of Century Ago.

I Jimmy Hurst and Ed Schenck
have been experimenting the past
week with kite and a parachute.
the boys made large kite and took
the covering Of silk umbrella for a
parachute. The parachute was at
st91t sa,, linen thread ran along the cord
about 400 feet then the thread
would be pulled and it operated as
lever releasing the parachute. The
boys first tried a rock in the basket
OF the parachute and as it came
down so nicely they next put a cat
When the kite was up fully 400 feet
the. thread was pulled, and the cat
and parachute started down rapidly
put the parachute quickly filled and
his catship descended in safety. We
have not interview Mr.. Cat as to it's
sensations while coming down but
would prefer to stand on @ back . ward d
fence all night and let the entire
neighborhood throw boots and other
movable articles at it rather than do
the parachute act again.
Inc comet now approaching the
earth, it is said, will almost equal in
brilliancy the celestial wonder that
Illuminated the heavens in the win
ter of 1853. 1t can now be seen in
the eastern sky early in the morning,
and is growing in brilliancy until It
Will soon be magnificent sight Old
timers say they could read by the
light of the comet of 1853.
Thirteen cars of material have
been received for the new Burling-
ton depot to be erected at Leon to
replace the depot which was burned
a few weeks ago.
Frank Moore, the little seven year
old on~Of John Moore, of near
Crown, met with painful accident
last Thursday which cost him the
loss of a thumb. He was I'm in the
loft of the barn watching them stow
away hay with a hay fork. In some
manner the fork caught on the side
OF the barn door, and his father told
him to push it to one side. Just as
he did so the horse started up and
his thumb was caught by the rope
and drawn into the pulley, crush
ing it SO that it was necessary. to
genuine grit, bearing the pain with
out a murmur, even while DR.. f. c.
Van Werden was amputating and
dressing it.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gene Alexander and
children returned to their home at
Hastings, Neb., yesterday after a
visit with his parents in this city.
DR.. j. w. Rowell, E. B. McClelland
and Misses Grace Curry and Mary
Ray went to Alton Saturday after
Noon for an oyeE Sunday visit with
-Y els S par sss.
A. B. Long went to Shenandoah
last Thursday and visited over Sun
day with his sons in that city.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-07-26
AT THE IDLE HOUR THEATRE.
Blanche Sweet, Charlie Chaplin and
Marguerite Clark on Bill for
Coming Week.

Blanche Sweet, the idol of thous-
ands of theatre goes wherever pic
lures are shown, comes to the idle
Hour theatre tomorrow, Friday, July
9th, in 'The Storm" This is one
OF Miss Sweets biggest successes and
will without doubt attract large audi
ences. Prices of admission at all
shows 5 and 10 cents.
Charlie Chaplin, the greatest of all
fun makers, will be at the Idle Hour
b, both Saturday afternoon and night in
the two reel comedy, His Prehistor-
lc Past. Chaplin makes everybody
laugh and everybody goes to see his
wonderful comedies. Admission both
afternoon and night and 10 cents.
Marguerite Clark comes to the Idle
Hour Monday in "Silks and Satins."
Paramount feature of high merit.
Marguerite Clark is most charming
in this splendid production. 1t is
one OF her most popular pictures.
The admission is 10 and Is cents at
all shows.
Tuesday, August 1st, the attrac-:
t1on is William Duncan in the Vita
graph Blue Ribbon feature, .sThe
Last Man." This is truly great
feature in which this capable actor
does wonderful work. He is support
ed by very strong cast of Vitagraph
players
Every Thursday, Mrs. Vernon
Castle in "Patria," the wonder SER
ial.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-07-26
New Court Cases.

w. A. Ramsey VS.. Wallace Will
hanson ct al. Suit is to quiet title
to farm Varga & Son, attorneys
for plaintiff.
Neva A. Booth VS.. John F. Booth.
These parties were married at
Charlton on jan 16, 1917, and lived
together until July 11th. Plaintiff
asks for a decree of divorce on the
grounds of cruel and inhuman treat
ment. S. H. Amos, attorney for pain
tiff.
Henrietta Vogt ct al VS.. Unknown
Heirs of Abel L. Moore. Suit is to
quiet title to lot in Leon. Marion
F. Stookey, attorney for plaintiff.
Olive Monroe vs.. Guy Monroe. The
parties were married at Ottumwa in
1913 and lived together a few
months. Plaintiff asks for decree
of divorce on the grounds of cruel
and inhuman treatment and non-sup-
port. Marion Wo0dard, attorney for
John A. Crawford VS.. Frank Kel-
|ler. Plaintiff sues for $17S.30 as
damages to his Ford car as the re-
suit Of plaintiff driving his car into
it on the road near Osceola. w. A.
Hedrick, attorney for plaintih.
Jessie Forrey StOOkey vs.. Edna
Forrey. The parties are the heirs
|of Samuel Forrey and ask for the
partition Of the real estate belonging
to his estate. Varga E Son, attor-
neys for plaintiff.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-07-26
THE NEW THEATRE.
A Galaxy. of Screen Stars Appear on
Program for Coming Week
at Popular Theatre.

Robert Warwick and Moliie king ap, D
pear in the World Brady picture,
All Man." strong dramatic story
about a bevy of girls and hand
some Sc 4 1nao hero There lisa is q 1 tremendous %
ger trains come together while going
nifty miles an hour, a canoe goes over
"a precipice several hundred feet high
and many other thrills.
Friday, July 9th, Crane Wilbur
comes in gripping drama with a
strong moral. "Why damn the wom-
an for a sin you condone in man?
Man is the greater sinner for he is
Of the stronger SEX" He confesses
his past and was forgiven-did he
forgive her when he learned her Sc
cret?
Saturday, July 2sth, Robert War
wick and Gail Kane in the six part
feature, The Heart of a Hero" a
INSTALLATION of the life of Nathan
Hale, the immortal hero of the
nmsfjfsn aa9sots fSqt With 1t e4eemdn gngs w
and cherishes fond memories.
Monday, July Goth, Gail Kane in
THE Red Woman story in which
real Indians are filmed in their ma
tive country, one Of the most pictnr-
esque ever filmed, a story Of love and
excitement
Tuesday, July 31st, June Caprice
Princess, "a winsome story of
waits adventures, with a charming
love story in the background.
Wednesday, August 1st, five Deel
Triangle feature, and a two reel Key
stone comedy, to be announced later.
Seven reels on one program at regu-
lar prices.
Matinee every day at 3 O'Clock.
Prices all week 5 and 10 cents. Mu-
sic by five piece orchestra every night
except Saturday. Coolest theatre in
southern Iowa.