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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-04-11
Original Notice.

In the District Court of Decatur
County, Iowa. April Term, 1918.
Belle Richardson,
Plaintiff.
l.. E. Lasley,
Defendant.
To l.. E. Lasley:
was filed in the office Of the Clerk
of the District Court of Decatur
County. Iowa, the petition OF the
plaintiff in the above entitled cause,
claiming of you the. sum OF Thirty
Dollars, as money justly due from
you, with interest thereon = at 3 per PEI
sorry nofe Executed ted BY the defendant
to the State Savings Bank of La
moni, Iowa, dated February 2Sth,
1912, bearing so. interest from
date; that said plaintiff signed said
note as surety, and paid the the same me
dorsed said note to plaintiff, and
plaintiff is now the owner thereof,
in due course and for valuable con-
Original Notice was placed in the
hands of the Sheriff of Decatur
County, Iowa, for. service on sa al.
ed said notice certifying. that the de-
PENDANT could not be found in the
State of Iowa, and that defendants
residence and address was unknown.
The plaintiff has filed affidavit
for service by publication on SAID
defendant; the plaintiff states, that
the defendant is nonresident OF the
State of Iowa, and that personal
service of the original notice in said
cause cannot be made on said de-
PENDANT within the State of Iowa:
The Plaintiff AYERS that the De
fendant has property situated In pc,
caur County, Iowa, not exempted
from execution, and the Plalntln mas
filed bond for attachment and asks
against. the goods, chattels and eff
fects of said Defendant.
Affidavit for attorney fee, on ME.
(For further particulars, see Pc
You are further notified, that un..
less you appear thereto and defend
before noon of the second day OF the
April Term, 1918, of the District
Court of Decatur County. lows..
which will commence at Leon, Iowa,
on the 22nd day of April, 1918. a
default will be entered against you;
and such an amount of attached
property belonging to you as shall
be found necessary to pay said note OF.
fee. will be subjected to the pay
ment of judgment rendered there
for.
Amos p. Olsen,
l32-4t. Attorney for Plaintiff.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-04-11
A PLEDGE.

81 am an American / love my
country and put unshakable faith in
her character and in her mission.
Therefore, pledge with all my pow
ers to a maintenance of her historic
ideals and to a fulfillment of her
mission as Gods apostle of Chris
tian democracy to mankind. l shall
seek to discourage all disparagement
of America and to promote every
form of intelligent national loyalty
and patriotism. Whatever l can do
to increase love and reverence for
my country and her flag, ! shall
freely and fearlessly and joyously
do. Above all partisanship and self
interest l solemnly place my coun-
try, promising to pay for America,
to support America and to honor
America by my character and my
works. This pledge I make in hum
BILE dependence on the God of nv
fathers whose favor alone has
made our country great"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-04-11
Notice Of Final Report.

\ In the District Court of Iowa. IN
and for Decatur County. No. 2ll5
Probate. :,
In the Estate of Martha H. Har-
70 +. A. Hairless, H. H. Hairless, J.
w. Sherrow And All Whom 1t May
Concern:
You are hereby notified that the
UNDERSIGNED Administrator OF the
estate Of Martha H. Hairless has MED
his final report therein in the onice
Of the Clerk of the District Court IN
and for the aforesaid County, and no
has asked for its approval and MS
discharge from further auty or re-
sponsibility therein. and that said re-,
Will come on for hearing before the
Court aforesaid. at III Leon Z + Iowa ,',i On
AT which time ana place you can ap-
near and show cause 1t any .21
have. why said final report should
not be approved and the undersign-
ed discharged from any further duty
or responsibility therein.
- Frank A. Hairless,
ea.et Administrator.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-04-11
Sherif'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 18th day of February,
1918, in favor of ]. A. Harris as
Plaintiff. and against Anna McKin-
ley, j. J. Summers, Mrs. J. J. Sum-
mers, E. l.. Strecker and Mrs. e. L.
Strecker as Defendants, for the sum
of Four Hundred and Ninety-one
Dollars and % Cents, 1886 at
torney's fees and costs taxed at
$685., and accruing costs, I have
levied upon the following Real Els
tate, taken as the property of said
Defendants, to satisfy said execu-
ton, to-wit:
The west one-half of the south
twenty acres of the southwest one
fourth of the northwest quarter of
section 19, township 50, range 25.
west 9Th p. M, containing 10 acres,
more or less.
And will offer the same for sale
to the highest bidder for cash IN
hand, on the 10Th day of April. A.
D. 1918, 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, March II,
1918.
John A. Fulton,
34-2t Sheriff of said County.
Get your wall paper at the Rexall
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-04-11
FIGHT:

Every pacifist is an enemy. Ev-
cry one who stands for negotiated
peace is giving aid and comfort to
our foes.
A peace that would leave unsettled
the vital issues of the war would
only be an armistice.
Whiting two decades the world
WOULD be plunged into still blood
Ter war, and our children would be
driven to finish the struggle for free
dom which. in our cowardice, we
left incomplete.
Woe to England, France, and
America if they leave such legacy
to the next generation; 10 ,o,,
Already we have talked too much
peace The frequency Of our peace
definitions Berlin and Vienna inter-
pret as signs of weakness.
Among the armies at the front
there are no illusions: Soldiers
know but one way to win. The al
lied armies in France know they
ness of defeat.
If presidents and premiers had
less to say about peace the end
would sooner be in sight.
Germany and Austria are whip
ped to their knees. All the world
knows it. The Teuton military
lords know it, it, but By gigan tic
Dull luey HOpe W uioSouA"5e 'A~
enemy.
The more we talk about peace,
the more we play their game.
Famine and economic ruin stare the
central powers in the face. Their
armies may still be fed, but ever. a
Hindenburg can not maintain IN
definitely a strong fighting army
with a home background OF under
fed or starving wives and children,
/ If we quit now ''all the dead" as
| former Attorney General James. M
Beck says, will have died in vain. y
A negotiated peace will mean the
end Of all liberal civilization holds
dear.
Nothing we may have to endure
now,' says Rudyard kipling, vii!
weigh one featherweight compared
| what we shall most certainly have
to suffer if for any cause we fail OF
victory"
The most dangerous feature OF
the war situation is not submarine
ruthlessness or the lack of tonnage
but the persistent discussion OF
peace.
We must end the war by fighting
not by peace addresses. Thus only
! can we secure a peace worthy the
name.-Leslie's Weekly.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-04-11

peculiar declares the Perry Chief.
"They will object to business men
running the business affairs of the
state or nation and believe every
thing they read in farm paper
edited by a man who never did any
farm work in his life.''
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-04-11

The country as a whole will re-
joice over the defeat of Victor Ber-
ger, the Socialist candidate for SEN
ator in Wisconsin. Berger is Of
Austrian birth and education and
furnis shed much of the inspiration
for the un-American platform of his
party, and he ran for senator on a
platform demanding the withdrawal
of American troops from France.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-04-11

A man can not be half patriotic.
1t isn't on the books. Those who
are not actively for America and her
allies are against us. A man must
either walk or be carried if he is to
get anywhere and this is poor
time for. any, person to insist on be-
ing carried.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-04-11

Cali opposition to the administra-
ton must be wiped out. no matter
whether it was gumshoe politics
from Missouri or. pompadour trea-
ment of the Iowa Democrats ex-
pressed at their recent conference.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-04-11

Secretary Daniels says the navy
now has one thousand fighting ships,
fully manned, armed and provision
ed. Certainly reassuring news.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-04-11

yellow paint may not make
pro-German loyal but it gives him a
reputation that will never be lived
down, says the Algona Republican.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-04-11

BY the way, what's become of
Lenine and Trotzky, who figured so
extensively in the dispatches last
month?
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-04-11

Demolishing a Paris church by
long range guntire on Good Friday
and killing seventy-five people at
service is Germany's most striking
example to date OF its veneration for
the God of the Kaisgr's prayers.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-04-11
i Who Will Win
This Battle 2"

Much of your comfort depends upon
knowing that your system Will perform
its functions properly.
Your kidneys are the filters OF the body.
If they become inactive and fail to elm
mate the waste matter, they are apt to
throw the whole mechanism of the body
out of order. thus toxic poisons can &C
cumulate in the system and be as deadly
as snake venom.
Besides causing the minor ailments OF
rheumatism, sciatica. lumbago and back
ache, neglect of the kidneys is apt to
develop into more serious diseases, such
as diabetes or stone in the bladder.
Rid the body of toxic poisons clean
the bladder and kidneys and cure the
twinges of rheumatism with An-u-ric
double strength).
Anuric was first discovered by DIR. Pierce,
and has benefited thousands of sufferers
as well as appeased and eliminated the
ravages of the more serious kidney dis
eases. Now procura5le at any good drug
store or send direct to DIR. V. NJ. Pierce,
Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Inst, Buffalo,
NY, for trial package. Enclose 10 cents.
If you have rheumatism or kidney
trouble, why not let Dir. Pirrce's Anuric
double strength) win the battle?
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-04-11

Anyway the Hindenburg shells
We're in Paris by April 1, and maybe
that's what the old barbarian meant
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-04-11
Sioux CITY, Iowa. :

erection. Just about ten days ago began
taking the Anuric Tablets and my back
has quit aching and this bladder weak
ness has lett me. Anuric is the best kid
new medicine | have ever nsed."- MRS.
MARY DU BARRY, 1913 5th Street.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-04-11

;" For some time L
have been having
kidney trouble. My
kidneys seemed to
be congested and
my backwould ache
and be SO sore that l
could scarcely stand
my clothes bearing
on it. w hen [
stopped over ! could
hardly straighten
up again. and my
bladder bothered
r~o~,@,t 90
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-04-11

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tees, where admission or en-
tertainment fee is charged
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please don't confound news no1lces
dents dent a are c ;1e not to include
said notices with their items unless
they are authorized and paid for, and
IL possible remittance for same
should accompany the notice.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-04-11

Get your wall paper At the Rexall
store 37-tf
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-04-11

In the District Court of Decatu
County, Iowa, April Term, 1918.
Belle Richardson,
Plaintiff.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-04-11

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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-27
NATURALIZE ALIEN SOLDIERS
Twenty Men From Frankford
Arsenal Made |. s. Citizens

Twenty alien soldiers from Frankfgrd
Arsenal were natUraliZcd today by w.
uraIization bureau. ~ the Federal
Building After they had been sworn
in as citizens by George HroadheCk,
clerk Of the court Of tn" eastern dis
triCt Of PENNSYLVANIA. in tn" ur"scnc" of
Judge .. H. dickinson they were given
certificates Of citizenship
These men were uaturaIi2'd under a
law passed hN Congress May g. when
provided that any alien serving in the
naval or military service of ,hr l nlicd
States while this country is engaged in
the present war may I'll" his petition for
naturalization without making pr"lim-
nary declaration of intention and with
out proof of the required hv" years
residence within the United states.
The only requirement is that two com
miSSinned officers to swear that tn"
moral character Of the soldiers is good,
and their naturalization is effected with
out cost to them.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-27
BEER FAMINE IMPENDING:
HOT DAYS COMING-TERRIBLE!
'Parchcd Iroats Soon May Find 1t Difficult Searching for
Oasis Mess Supply of Beverage Is Conserved

move Of tho retailers; also the giant
SlZ" "&chnuner."
Both ot theS" ar" to com" under the
strict eye Of the beer censor f:limina-
ton Of the "growier" is considered
while the "schoonor' is scheduled for
a reduction in size
y CORNER" is having its effect on the
liquor supply. some dealers report. Spec
ulators, having in mind the fact that
big profits can h" had in case the sup
ply runs out, are buying barrels and
barrels of it, boarding it and hoping
for the day when they can reap big
profits from those with big desire"
Secret Service agents are now working
in several large cities in an effort to
apprrhend these "brokcrs," the dealers
say.
We want our hecr," is the cry of the
union men Of Philadelphia. who have
decided to wage bitter fight against
the Federal prohibition amendment
Beers and light wines should not he
prohibited, according to resolutio
adopted by seNcnty-fvC delegates of
Philadelphia unions at meeting in
Central Labor Union headquarters. 23S
North Nnth street They took the vie-y
that adoption Of the amendment would
interfere with the "inalienable rights of
the workingman."
But. to get back to the original point
imagine a hot summer day. when the
temperature is ninety y-something in the
shade and the perspiration is dripping in
great drips. and the city is sweltering-
and there is no beer,
OF course. one does not have to stay
in the shade-but the Retail Liquor
Dealers Association says it is hest 10
conserve, while the conserving is good.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-27
YEAR IN ARMY HIS HAPPIEST.
WROTE FLIER KILLED IN CRASH
Body of Lieutenant William B. Kuen, Who Met Death al
Waco, Tex Will Reach Home at Cynwyd
Wednesday

war, tn enter the aviation branch of
the signal corps
He was sent to the ground school at
the state University Of Ohio and then
to the Wilbur Wright school at Dayton.
TO complete his training. He was later
made instructor and commander Of the
FOrty-seventh Aero squadron. which has
gone overseas. He later studied and
practiCed aeronautiCs at Lake Charles,
La. and Rice Field, Waco, Texas.
Was On Red Cross Mission
At the time of his death. he was on
his way to give an exhibition of flying
in the interests of the Red Cross
On the anniversary of his enlistment
May II, he wrote home, in part, as fol-
lows:
"One year ago today I signed my
name to the piece of paper which made
me a member of the army. II hardly
seems possible, does it2 Do l regret IT,?
should say not
While it has unfortunately placed
me where 1t is virtually impossible for
me to see you all. there are many other
reasons which need not mention which
tend to make me more satisfied with
where am and what | am"
He longed for an opportunity to see
service over there" and his eyer-present
desire was reflected in some Of his let
ters He participated in several eNhi-
billions in the interest of war relief or
ganizations and was generally regarded
as one OF the most expert flyers in the
army reserve corps
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-27
NAB POLICEMAN AND WIFE
Quinn Accused of Plotting Sail.
ors to Resort She Kept

As one result of the latest raid made
by Federal officers in the vice crusade
A policeman is charged with sending
sailors to an elleged disorderly house
which his wife is charged with conduct
ing on Green street. near Twelfth.
The raid was made early yesterday
morning by a squad of men headed by
Todd Daniel. assistant to Frank Gar
barino, chief of the bureau OF ,tnvesti-
cation of the Department of Justice IN
Philadelphia. The policeman arrested
with his wife is John Quinn. of the
Third and Race streets station. He has
been member of the police force since
July 25, 1911.
Federal officers took charge of the
case because the house was within the
five-lnile zone of the navy yard.
Mrs Quinn is sometimes known as
Dorothy Claire. She was locked up in
the Misdemeanants Court at Twelfth and
Wood streets station; while her husband
was taken TO City Hall. Both Will be
given hearings today before United
States commissioner Long The police
man was suspended Yesterday pending
dlsposition d of the charges He lives at
1920 Ridge avenue.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-27
TRY A PORPOISE STEAK
Food Administration Seeks to
Restore Its Twelfth Century
Popularity

How about porpoise Steak for din
ner?
Once upon time porpoise meat
Eraced the table of royalty. but that
was back in the twelfth century. Since
then porpoise as food has fallen into
disuse The United States food admins
tration and the United States Bureau Of
Fisheries are trying to revive popular
interest in this fish, now that meat is
so high in price and the supply cCmpara-
lively small.
Along the coast Of Texas they are
discovering porpose steak Is a pleasant
thing to eat. Mark Reilly. superin-
tendent Of the Texas Bureau Of Fish
cries, s demonstrating its value before
the domestic science classes Of the
Texas schools. 1t is said to resemble
venison in appearance and to possess
the flavor Of veal
The porpoie is found in all American
waters Besides furnishing from 100 to
200 pounds Of homeless meat. it is valu-
able for the oil of high quality obtained
from the carcass. and for the hide, which
makes very good leather
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-27

uNHE offensive strength of Cupid's Bow
has never =. been doubted, but the
defensive value of the little Gods IA
yoritc weapon will prove as nil against
the long and CompulsiVe arm OF Lower
Merton law
Automobiles as peramhulating bowers
for stricken ones of opposite sex, wherein
to exchange VOWS equally frail but for
ever sacred as long as the moonlight
Filvers greenfields and Mother Earth
thrills to the awakening song OF the
springtime, have been placed under the
han of Chief Donaghy of Lower Merloh'
lone guardian of an unbending law
But all hope of a successful Lower
Merton season has not forsaken Hymen
rnd his embrace will continue TO pe
popular though of less peregrinatlng
poDulation. The season of straw hats.
rhuharb pie. walI-papering trusts and
plumbers bills and-enchanted word
love, will suffer little from the incur
sion of such a foreign thing as a regula-
ton.
II Is reported that the first two
"snooners," as Chief Donaghy has
dubbed victims of the Cupid VOW have
already been married, and numerous
future victims are expressing their utter
disregard for consequences or legal ac
ton or even wintry gales on the sea Oh
matrimony
Chief Donaghy stands accused oetore
the shrine of Minerva of attempting 10
interfere with world-old precedent. Cleo
patra made exotic and faithless loVe
in plush and gilt canoe on the me
centuries ago, thereby benehtlng glorl-
oIs mage of history with a lurid para
granh and opening a new vista for the
Beda Tharas of modern motion picture
dom
should any winsorae-eyed descendant
of Eve fail TO take advantage or the
modern vehicle OF propulsion? The
moonlight which brought 70 cleo's feet
fhe lovers OF a great kingdom and a
mighty cIyilization shines for all, ana
ths ssrons arm Of The law = - neeals
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-27
MILLIONS STILL POURING
I IN FOR RED CROSS FUND

K & washIngtoD, May .27.-The American
Ked Cross second $1OO.OOO0OO war
mercy fund is already oversubscribed by
Sf2.097.3o4. and officials see no limit to
the otitpouring of dollars on the closing
day of the weeks drive today.
on the face of returns eleven of the
fourteen divisions had oversubsCribed.
Greater New York lacks S1.399.666 of
Hqualing its quota. Philadelphia. with
an allotment of $4,5OO, 900. has sub
scribed. through its War Chest SlO231,-
600. Detroit has given $500 600, nearly
four times its minimum. Pittsburgh has
attained only Sc per cent of its $4,000
600. while Chicago has turned in only 47
per cent of its S7.OO0,000. Boston is an
cther of the larger cities behind in the
campalgn
ndianapDlis tops the larger cities in
percentages Of subscriptions with $2,2OO,-
ono
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-27
TAINTED MEAT HEARING SET


Washington. May 27.--Th" Fedora
Trade Commission this afternoon fixed
JuIy as III" date for hearing the case
against Wilson and company. chicago
packers charged with IN" selling tainted
,nnat TO be- used rs food by American SOL
diors at Camp Travis. Texas. The cas-"
against Morris and company VIII he
heard July :
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-27
TWO PHILADELPHIANS MISSING
Herman Reichman and Henry
Svitak on Casualty List

Reports of the American Causalties to-
day from General Pershing carry the
names of two Philadelphia boys listed
as missing.
Herman ReiChman has been missing
from his regiment since April 81, when
an action is known to have taken place.
He was a horseshoer. Reichman's par
ents live at 4S47 North Fifth street.
Philadelphia. They were both born in
Germany, have another son at Camp
Meade in the National Army and a third
son awaiting call to the cOlors.
Henry Svitak, the other Philadelphian
reported missing, lived with his parents
at 2742 Pacific street. He Is twenty
five years old, and of family of nine
children Both boys are believed to
have been captured. and are now safe
in a prison camp somewhere behind the
German lines.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-27

SsJF MY luck holds and l am still able
L to come back to you, it will be
much pleasanter for us all to think that
my little bit was done eagerly and of
my own voIition, even though there may
he some little sacrifice on my part.
The days slip by and it will soon
be year since my departure, but it
has been the happiest year of my life.
on account of the knowledge that what
| am doing may be Of some service to
my country and my time has not been
wasted"
such was the spirit of letters written
home by Lieutenant William Besse
Kuen. of Cynwyd, who was killed in an
aigplane collision at Rice Field, Waco,
Texas, Saturday. Ris body will arrive
here Wednesday for burial.
Lieutenant Kuen was son OF Mr..
and Mrs. s. Eugene Kuen, of Cynwyd
and was well known In Philadelphia.
His father is a prominent member OF
the local bar He is also title examiner
of the Real Estate Title and Trust COM
pany
Machines Locked and Fell
Word of his death was received In news
dispatches telling of an accident at an
altitude of 500 feet. in which his air.
plane. in which also was Private Miller
snyder. of Pennsylvania, collided with
an airplane occupied by two cadet fiiers.
The machines locked and fell 500 feet
before they became separated and
crashed TO the earth. Lieutenant kuen
and Private Snyder were killed, but the
cadet hiers escaped injury
Lieutenant Kuen's body viii be ac-
companied by Lieutenant NJ. a. sharp,
OF Indiana, roommate and most intimate
friend.
Kuen was a native OF Philadelphia,
and entered the University Of Pennsyi-
vania At the age Of sixteen years. he
took the cel3rse ~ ei@ct<ieRi erxineerine
Cor two y1Efs, bat rr1ke 81 rIs *t37'c.
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