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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-05-24
A BAD AUTO ACCIDENT
Mrs. George Hoffman Seriously In
iured in Sunday Auto Accident
at the LITTLE. River Bridge.

Sunday afternoon Mr.. and Mrs.
George Hoffman, t, @ y who son live o,a seyen yen
their way from Davis City in his Ford
touring car, when it commenced to
rain. Mr.. Hoffman is a new driver,
and when just this side OF the Little
river bridge on the Leon and Davis
City road, as he made the turn to
90 on the bridge, which by the way
IS one of the worst in the county, the
rain having made the roads pretty
slippery, he turned too sharp, and
the car turned over, in the road: Mrs.
Hoffman was quite seriously inJur-
ed. her right arm and shoulder be-
ing broken, and Mr.. Hoffman had his
right shoulder dislocated. Mrs. w.
H, McCalla, of Davis City, who was
riding with them, escaped with some
severe bruises. Help was quickly at
hand and the injured were taken to
Davis City, where they receivei
medical attention, but the injury to
Mrs Hoffman was such a serious one
that she was taken to Mercy hospl-
tai at Des Moines Monday morning
20 have an X-ray examination made.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-05-24
Leon Eighth Grade Commencement

The following is the program to
be rendered at the north school
building on next Wednesday even
ing, May 80, at S:15:
Music. orchestraa
Invocation, Rev Esch.
Chorus, class.
r Glass history, Curtis Bigley.
Vocal solo, Reginald Alldredge
Essay, What the Flag Means to
the Boys Of America" John Stock
ton.
Vocal solo, Beulah Evans.
Musical reading, Marjorie Brown.
Violin solo. Maurine Merwin
Vocal solo, Florence Gates.
Reading, Donald McGinnis.
Vocal duet, Gladys Gillham, Sara
Shular.
Address to the class, Rev. Esch.
Presentation of diplomas. Capt. J.
ID. Brown, president Of school board.
Chorus; class.
Admission, 10c.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-05-24
Organizing State Defense Council.

Capt. J. d. Brown and o. r: Hull,
pf Leon, were notified last Thurs
aav by wire that they had been ap-
plointed by Governor Harding as
members of the state defense coun-
ell Recently GOV. Harding appoint
ed a state council of defense Of twen-
ty-one members to work in harmony
with the national council, and last
week he appointed two members
from each county in the state 70
work in conjunction with the coun-
Gil Just what will be required OF
the county members is not yet
known, but they will help the sheriff
in taking the federal war census,
and attend to other matters in CON
nection with the drafting OF Iowa S
quota of soldiers under the new la"
passed by congress last week.
"A township organization has also
been effected, one member being ap-
pointed in each township, the follow
ing being the names OF those ap-
pointed:
Bloomington-C, T. Rhodes.
Burrell-Claude w. Robinson.
Center-C. w. Hoffman.
DECATUR. G.. Cozad
Eden>C. NJ. Axes.
Fayette---Dan Anderson.
Garden Grove-H. L. Northrnp.
Grand River-W. II. Campbell.
Hamilton-E. c. Hollister
High Point. c. Dnling.
Leon-James r. Harvey.
Long Creek-M. f. Thompson
Morgan-C. w. Barr
New Buda-J. NJ. Howell.
Northumberland Bone.
Woodland-E. II. Carver.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-05-24
Johns Springer and OfIie Leeper, Are
the Winners in the Boys Prize
Essay Contest.

The reports are in from the judges
on the boys essay contest, and they
show John Springer and Offie Leep-
er, both of Center township, to have
won first and second places respec-
lively. The boys wrote on the sub
ject why Agriculture should Be
Taught in the Public Schools" The
prize for the winning OF the first
honor is trip to the State Fair
were Ben Woolley, Garden Grove,
Supt. Lahr, Davis City, Neal d.
Campbell, Grand River, and Dr.. O..
W, FOXWOrthy, Leon.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-05-24
New Court Cases.

Norman l.. Chase VS.. Edward NJ.
Greenway jr., ct al. Suit is to quiet
title to real estate. Varga & Son,
attorneys for plaintiff.
Creighton Miller VS.. John A. Full
ton, sheriff, O. d. and Cora Palmer
and w. H. bronson. The plaintiff
asks for a temporary writ of injunc-
.tion restraining the sheriff from sell
ing real estate levied on to satisfy a
judgment for $I23.7l, secured by
Palmers against plaintiff before Il
justice of the peace, claiming it was
secured wl,hout notice on him. Bak-
er & Parrish, attorneys for plaintiff
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-05-24
Commencement Week Program.

Sunday, May 27-Baccala,raate
sermon by Rev. Henry Esch at Chris
tian churcn at s p. III.
Tuesday-Senior play at school
building at S:l5 p. N.
Wednesday-Eighth grade gradu-
ating exercises at school building at
Sis p. m.
Thursday Afternoon-Alumni ball
game.
Thursday Evening-Alumni ban
quet at Methodist church.
Friday-High School commence
ment at NJ E. church at s .. M
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-05-24
Senior Play.

On Tuesday evening, May s29th,
the Senior Glass will put on three
act comedy entitled The Sisterhood
of Bridget" Mrs. Wasson, Of Des
Moines, is training the participants
all this week, which is a guarantee
of splendid evenings entertain
ment. At school building at Sis,
Tuesday. NAV 29th.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-05-24
Special Exhibit.

The rural teachers Of Decatur
county who have been taking man
ual training work with Mr.. Wood
stock at the Study Centers the past
year. will exhibit all of the projects
made, in Leon, Saturday, May 26th.
This will be in connection with the
regular rural school exhibit and con-
test. An exhibit picture will be
taken and it is very desirable that
all the work done be present, wheth-
er the respective teachers We're pres
ent at the session or not.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-05-24
Rain Stopped the Game.

The Leon base ball team met the
fast team from Humeston on the
grounds south Of Leon last Sunday
afternoon, but ain stopped the game
at the end Of the second inning, when
the score stood to in favor of
Leon. Next Sunday afternoon An
dover VIII play Leon on the Leon
grounds, and it is promised to be a
hot game, as Andover has one of the
best teams in northern Missouri.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-05-24
Marriage Licenses.

H. H. Hopkins, Lamont %
Gracia Nicholson, Lamont -. q
Maurice X Macdonald, Des
Zaide E. Dillon, Lamont 25
Jake Bixler, Garden Grove ..55
Mrs Emma j. .Ridout, Charlton. 46
Ralph H. Lamoree. Van Vert "a
Helen l.. Blair, Van Vert -. "a
Guy VIM. Smith, Garden Grove :. q
Angie Otis Umphress, Garden
w d EoshIser ShGse n.r;: ';;.'... ga. a5 81
Alma Galloway, Mt. Ayr .22
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-05-24
Decatur Commencement Tonight.

The commencement exercises Of
the Decatur High School will be
held at the Decatur opera house this
(Thursday) evening. when class of
five young people will receive their
diplomas. The address will be by
Lorin Stuckey, Phi. D., president of
Sayre College, Lexington, Kentucky.
The graduates are Flossie Jene Ak
ers, Resse Belle Creal. Helen Roger,
Lois Edith Sears and, Jackson Clyde
Chamberlain
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-05-24
Repairing Opera House.

Monday morning the city council
put a force of men at work on the
opera house. with F. c. Mullinnix as
to make necessary
repairs, as provided by a resolution
passed by the council. The heavy
cornice has been torn off, part of
the wall, and the front will be taken
down and rebuilt. replacing the cast
iron columns with steel
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-05-24
Pleased With Settlements.

We have recently received ver9
satisfactory settlements for losses
which we sustained, and which were
covered by Insurance policies written
for us by Lou eaa5, the Leon insmJ--
ance agent, and can say he looks af.-
ter his customers in a manner which
is very pleasing.
NJ & E. Griffin,
Carl Howell,
James Raucl
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-05-24
May Day Frolic to he Given by Grades
or North and South School.

The grade children of the north
and south schools under the direc-
ton of Miss Mida Bradley, assisted
by the grade teachers, will give a
May Day Frolic on the lawn of the
north school, Thursday afternoon,
may 3lst. from 4 to $3.50 p. m.
The frolic will consist OF chOruses
ana folk games. Tags will be sold
aat 10 cents and proceeds will go for
Victrola records for the schools.
Everybody invited.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-05-24
Death of Mrs. Il. ID. AIldretlge.

Mrs. B. d. Alldredge passed away
at her home three miles southwest OF
Leon last Thursday, after an illness
of several weeks. Her remains were
taken to their former home at Sloan,
Iowa, Friday evening for interment.
A ntting obituary will be printed
next week
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-05-24

Hilary Osborn and wife went. to
Dess Moines Monday wnere they took
their little boy and it is expected
that be will have to undergo an OPP
Grafton for throat trouble. They were
accompanied. by DR.. G. p. Reed
Davis City News.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-05-24
High School commencement.

Leon High Scnool commencement
exercises will be held in the M. E.
church on Friday evening. June 1st,
at 8 p. M, The class Will be address
ed by Supt. H. e. Blackmar, of OF
tumwa.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-05-24
Cemetery ASSOCIATION Meeting To-
night.

An adjourned meeting of the Of
ficers and members of the Leon
Cemetery Association will be held at
the library building this (Thursday)
evening, May oath. at 1880 O'Clock.
A full attendance is very much de-
sired
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-05-24
Memorial Sermon.

The soldiers and sailors memoir
ial sermon will be preached at the
NJ. E. church on Sunday, May 9th,
at 11:3O a. m. Everybody invited.
All old soldiers and sailors will meet
at the G. A. r. hall in the Finley
block at 1890 a. m., to attend In i
body
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-05-24
Grade Commencement.

The Eighth grade of the Leon pub
lie schools will hold their gradual
ing exercises in the High School
room on Wednesday evening, May
29th, at Sis. Admission 10 cents
tn all
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-05-24
Leon High School Alumni.

The Leon High School Alumni As
sociation will hold their annual,meet-
ing and banquet at the NJ. E. church
on Thursday evening, May 3lst, at
6 o'clock.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-05-24

No need of people in Iowa getting
panicky Iowa is prosperous. The
slogan, Keep Business normal, -
a good one to observe
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-20

morning drew toward noon. With night came
the beginning of his torment. First it was thirst,
then fever, then deliriun. Always his spilling
wound burned and throbbed. Even on the sec
ond night, with the rain beating down upon him,
it glowed like kiln. BY the third day his agony
spoke in screams. A stretcher party found him
and trundled him away, down through the line Of
Red Cross units, from dressing station to field
base eventually to Paris. He was French, but
he was fighting our fight. He was French but a
few months from now his counterpart may be an
American. There are bullets enough for all. He
may be a boy you know, perhaps neighbours boy,
even our own-fighting our fight Will you help
him. when our fight has broken him, to fight
his? Will you help him when his young body
and vivid force are spent and shattered, to re-
trieve what he may?
Every man, woman and child in the state Of
Indiana can give this aid by subscribing to the
American Red Cross this week, to raise $4,000
for Red Cross work here at home and across the
sea. The American Red Cross is the wounded
soldiers truest ally. 1t is his minister and guar
dian. It is his hope.
If you can only spare a dollar-give it. But
make it five, ten, fifty hundred dollars if
you are able. No limit is placed on the individual
subscriptions. The appeal of the American Red
Cross is put up to all the people-give what you
can. If you can't go you can give. Those going
are giving immeasurably more. Some must go
but all must give.-Red Cross Bulletin.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-20
WEBSTER, IND.

Andrew Stevenson of Richmond spent
Saturday night and Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Moody Lamb OF this place.
Mrs. Delpha Hollingsworth and Miss
Letha Harvey spent Saturday evening
with Mrs. John Plankenhorn. Mrs.
James Brown and Mrs. George Phillips
spent Wednesday afternoon in Rich
mond. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Starr
and son. Donald, and daughter. Mar
iorie. spent Saturday in Richmond. -.
Mrs. Morris Mccoy and children OF
Richmond spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs Samuel Miller and family. Mrs.
Emma Unthank Of Richmond spent
Sunday with MIR. and Mrs. Samuel
Dem. Misses Frances Harvey, Juan
tia Hendershott, Bessie Wickersham,
Media Brown and Alta Wilcoxen and
Messrs. Glen Miller. Carl Thompson
and John Miller of Richmond spent
the weekend with their parents Of
this place. Miss Esther Brown and
Mrs. Louisa Demaree and son, Claude,
spent Saturday in Richmond. . Mr..
A. r. Feemster and Mr.. Smith of Cam
bridge. City visited the formers son.
Mr. Maxwell Feemster, who is farming
the Feemster farm west OF Webster,
Wednesday Clifford Oler of near
Campbellstown was calling on friends
and relatives here last Sunday.
Mrs. Lizzie Jarret spent the weekend
with Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Jessup.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-20

confTonts the patient
efforts of of people
o strength-al the
thought all of that from
this might passhave proved unavailng find
remain with honor
The decision in righteousness
of
serespec
human liberty that there things
country despotic that aims
domination and for the security Of democratic free
dom throughout the earth
great emergency
worldwide crisis with
skies that makes a noble epic
Though armies unready with
Americas appeal the God
Red Cross is ready.
1 S prepared, enlargement
by the enlargement
that has with counrys
worldwar liberty and humanity their ruthless
INSCRIPTIONS foes
emergency with an appeal
mind-with a will
swiftly and with unstnting generosity
love their country and humanity.
Motherhood writes its signature with trembling
commission
field of
watches waits and hopes,
their seals. Chidhoods mark is there we'll
anood that kisses the with lips that
sanctifed the scroll.
follows the Red men who
fight knowing will
nobly womens honor and for all other
dom.
lights horror the Red
flag Of love and
flag and knows that waits home, world
When the battle ends its combat begins
suffering takes the las.
ministry womanhood work d.
vine committed from the beginning of Time and ending
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-20
Why You Must Help

4 Get this picture-let it sink in. Then sit down
and determine what you are going to do about it.
It's happening every day, every hour, every min
ute-when the big battles are on. 1t took him
just as he went over the trench parapet- took
him full in his bare and muscular throat It was
hardly bigger than one of those rubber erasers
timed to the end of lead pencils. But with the
driving power of high energy powder behind its
steel jacketed nose, it was an altogether compe-
tent and devilishly capable agent of destruction
He lay quite still few yards ahead of the
trench, where his rush had carried him. The
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-20
Moderator Chapman
Accused by Paper

Rev. J. Wilbur Chapman, evangelist
and moderator OF the Northern Presby-
terrain church. is accused Of personal
favoritism in bringing about the elect
ion of Rev Acquilla Webb. of Louis
vile, to the executive committee Of
the church.
The charge is made in an article
head mo More Elections Like This,
published in this weeks issue of the
ian church.
DR.. Chapman is native Of Wayne
county. and is well known in Rich
mOnd.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-20
MAKING GARBAGE
CAN Of STOMACH
POOR BUSINESS
DIR. j. N. HURTY
DIR. j. N. HURTY

INDIANAPOLIS, June 20.-Many
business failures are caused by IRA
tional eating, and abuse Of the stomach
is one method of suicide, DR.. j. N.
Hurry, state health commissioner, says.
Discussing the subject of rational eat
ing he said:
THE Biblical utterance, "He who
save his life shall lose it, is not para
dox Neither is it paradox to say.
He who eats for pleasure shall achieve
pain Nor yet is it paradox to de-
clare, He who lives to eat shall not
live to eat
Wrong eating of wrong foods does
the human race more harm than al
coholic intemperance. Standing in the
doorway of dining room of a great
sanitarium where 600 invalids were at
their MONDAY lunch the superintend-
ent said, These are all valiant but van
quished knights of the dining table. ;
Continuing he asserted, If can only
induce them to want to eat nationally
they will get we'll
Garbage Can Don't Pay.
1T was rather interesting to know
that that intelligent bunch-all well
should be in hospital simply be-
cause they had long practiced irration-
al eating. The superintendent further
said, Very many business failures are
caused by irrational eating. Surely
making garbage can of ones stomach
does not pay. Why do we do it? Is
it because we don't know. If so, we
better had know, for the penalty for
not knowing is weakness, invalidism
and death; yes, and sometimes insan-
ity between the invalidism and death.
You can't eat your cake and keep it
too Neither can you ruin your stom-
ach and keep it also"
ITO all this, some who are bent on
suicide by stomach abuse will say, oh,
you are a crank They give this
answer because they are weak in will
and self-indullent We all have heard
dyspeptics say, Why don't l want to
eat rationally?' BY not wanting to eat
nationally and by not doing so, they
simply prove their unfitness and nature
slowly and painfully pushes them off
the dock.
Food Poverty 10 Help.
DR.. ]. Rilus Eastman, of Indianapolis,
who returned recently from Austria
where for year he was engaged in
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-20
On The Boards

The final performance Of 1.-THE Little
Girl That God Forgot" will be given
at the Murray this evening. This play
has caught on with Richmond theatre
goers judging from the large attend
ance.
The Otis Oliver Players will offer
"The Divorce Objection" for three days
starting Thursday. AS the title indi-
Gates the story deals with the divorce
evil and uses as subjects two children
of divorced parents who are thrown
upon the mercies of the world at an
early age. The play has enjoyed long
runs in all the large cities.
PALLADIUM WANT ADS PAY
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-20
THIRD MAN WANTED IN
kEET MURDER CASE Is
HELD IN HUTCHINSON, kAS.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo, June 19.-With
the arrest OF Wick Carter, reported
from Hutchinson, Kans., today, the au-
thorities have in custody all three
men against whom warrants were is
sued charging them with having muir
dered Baby Lloyd keet, whose body
was found in well on the Crenshaw
farm, ten days after the baby was alb
Quoted The two other men, Claude
Piersol and Cletus Adams, were re-
moved last night from the county Jail
al Kansas City to st. Louis.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-20

war hospital work says that gastric
and intestinal disorders have decreas-
ed greatly in that country since the
people have been forced to eat mod
erately and simple coarse foods. He
further says that coffee could not be
obtained at all, and most likely the
absence of this drug helped some.
"The time surely is ripe for Ameri-
cans to stop all irrational eating. If
they will not they simply are chumps
to complain of stomach trouble and the
high cost of living
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-20
OHIO MAN HANGS HIMSELF
IN FIT. WAYNE JAIL

FORT WAYNE. Ind, June 49,
Thomas J. Steed, IS yaaxs old, Lima,
Ohio, was found hanging dead In his
cell in the Allen county jail here this
morning. He had torn a strip from
his bed sheet with which he made a
moose and suspended himself from the
bar above his cell door
Stced was arrested on an interurban
car at New Haven, six miles east OF
here Sunday morning, on suspicion OF
being the man who had criminally
assaulted a 14-year-old girl at Wapa-
knoetta, Ohio, last week and for whom
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-20
Masonic Calendar

Wednesday, June 20-Webb Lodge,
No. "A, F. & A. Nj. Stated meeting.
Thursday, June 21-Webb and Rich
mond Lodges. Members and wives,
Joint meeting Indiana Masonic home.
DAY program begins at 1880 p. m. So
cial at 8 p. m.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-20

Zone can salute the flag without loving it
shout for 1t without devotion to it and even fight
for it without feeling the inspiration of the i'm
mortal principles it represents. Patriotism is a
thing of the spirit. It is the still small voice of
duty summoning to service, which is the only in
contestable credential of loye."-John Wesley
Hill
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-20

Haig
in
Lys and
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-20

The Red today, world divided before
contention between Eenay Right and Eernay Wrong
helping extended those fighting
blind
Americans know Etena Wrong When the battle done
Red the victims fighters Right
suffering Men, equal humanity equally
be aided.
today symbolic
ambitions rulers have in the earth and which will
compelled Wickedness
The Red brings to its high mission organization eff
cheney Science and the religion of aid
suffering conjoined in activities.
having long served America all
world it the call
with all the world Its is aid to all suffering mankind
Action
The before in all hui
The thousands that
ronthe hundreds of thousands this
be in victory for the Righteous
service So will their
the and calls all
people to hear it.
President Wilson, Cross and
million and enroll their
Red ST. 81 S. So $780, $1,000
100000.
He you anything pay your
subscription and then wish TO- % 100
wish No further service field
elsewhere will be required.
the nations and all the worlds
who loves his country and his fellow asks What
l Where hep?"
youth the path OF country
humanity need Men fight and die them Yet
only small fraction and but 1.-THE
thus For all who enlist seek "the
death battle who needed in those
there another enlistment is under
the Red Cross. Enstng there ALL old
tender child proudly
"I serving humanity and country"
81 deserving we'll of the Republic
this by becoming supporter of Red Send
cash check today$5 $0 $780, $1,000 $4,000
$100,000-gve to utmost
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-09-13
RIOTERS SHOT BY POLICE
Italian Anarchists Attempt to Break
Up Patriotic Meeting in Mil
waukee One Dead.

Milwaukee - In street gun fight
between a special detail of police
and an Italian gang who were at
tempting to disrupt a patriotic meet
ing at Bishop and Potter avenues,
Bay View, one Italian was killed, an
other was perhaps fatally injured, two
detectives received gunshot wounds
and three Italians were wounded.
The gang of rioters made threat
ening demonstration when the audi
ence started to sing America" and
when called upon by officers to desst
they opened fire on the police. The
fight then became general between the
officers and the gang, and when both
sides ceased firing, two Italians were
lying on the street, one dying, the
other badly wounded.
After the smoke of the battle had
cleared away the detectives arrested
sixteen persons. two of them women,
one of whom it is said to have been
the ringleader of the protested anar-
chistic circle. The police also raided
headquarters of the gang nearby and
found a quantity of literature which is
said to show that the members are an
archists.