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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-08-22

If mans foretinger Is >bent so
Separately sepa s they vii viii be in the pro
portion of 1, u, g, and the dis
lance from. knuckle to wrist four
times the length of the first joint.
If the finger is Strengthened out, the
distance from the wrist to finger tip
will be seven inches, supposing the
nail joint to be one inch. The span
with thumb and forefnger will then
be eight inches and an inch longer
with any of the three other fingers.
From wrist to elbow will be ten
inches, fro mellow to forefinger
seventeen, and from collarbOne to
forefnger thirtytwO.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-08-22
Learn to Get Along Without Sugar

1t has been done before. hundred years ago re.
fined sugar unknown Our ancestors used honey and
you honey ALSO Besides there are syrups The
natural of fruits will today as they dd cen
turtles ago. You will get all the sugar need in this
way. The Allies do it England, which before the
war used sugar than we did, has but two pounds
per head month now; France and half pounds
and Italy only one. Show yourself patriotic American
and less than your ration This but slight sacr!-
flee as compared with all that the Allies doing Do it
yourself.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-08-22
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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-08-22
Lonesome Ridge.

Mrs. Aida Hampton and children,
of Bethany, Mo-, came Saturday for
visit at the George Webster home.
Miss Ella Grogan, of Leon, spent
a few days last week with Mrs.
Mary Grogan.
and Mr.. and Mrs. George Evans Wis
tied at E. J. Evans Sunday.
Mrs. Jack Wallace and children,
of Creston, have been visiting the
past week with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. o. Garner.
Miss Minnie Evans spent Sunday
night and Monday with her sister,
Mrs. w. z. Mcdaniel.
Pat Hampton and family spent
Sunday at George Webster's.
Jesse Maynard and family visited
at J. B. McDaniels Sunday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-08-22

About 200 board feet is required
to build the average airplane. To
get this material it is necessary to
work over about 1900 feet of select
lumber. This may represent all that
can be used for airplanes in $4,000
cry piece showing the slightest i'm
parfection must be rejected.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-08-22

In war order at Camp Shelby,
company commanders are ordered to
see that each man wears his hair be-
comingly trimmed and combed ex-
cept when it becomes mussed in line
of duty.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-08-22

A man is worth s2.45 for illum-
mating purposes, since man weigh
ing $50 pounds contains $500 cubic
feet of oxygen, hydrogen and nitro 70
cents 1000 cubic feet equals the
price.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-08-22

If an average man weighing $50
mounds were reduced to fluid, it is
estimated that he would yield $3.50
cubic feet of illuminating gas and
hydrogen, or enough to fill a balloon
that would carrv 155 pounds.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-08-22

A group of American soldiers at
the four most deadly sins for SOL
der. They decided: "Cowardice,
selfishness, stinginess and bragg
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-08-22

One of the last of Germany's fam
Gus bells to go into the munitions
melting pot was the so-called kaiser
bell'' from Cologne Cathedral. It
was the largest church bell in all
Germany, weighing sixty tons.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-08-22

One Jersey COW years DID, Jersey years old
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-12-19

Of being necessary to run very fast In
order to stand still. Half of the chill
dren in this country are being educat.
ed in rural schools and they are not
getting a square deal Perhaps the
doing away Of smaller schools, of con-
soidating districts in order that they
may pay better salaries, etc, would
help solve this problem. Offer your
interest and your support to your coun-
ty school superintendent and thus to
your state superintendent.
Fourth and fifth: The great ques-
tIon of Amerlcanization through edu-
cation confronts us. We were amazed
at the statistics quoted by Mrs Cora
Wilson Stewart chairman Of the Ma
tional llliteracy Committee when She
addressed the Biennial.
The exact number Of illterates IN
this country, she said. lis 5,5l6, 1876
and only l,600, GOO Of these are foreign
born. This leaves nearly 1000, Geo H..
literates of our people
War has revealed strange things and
war will keep US promoting many
things that we have previously known
but have not known how to overcome.
For instance. when you can say author
itatiVely that there are 700, GOO soldiers
in the army who cannot read even the
notices issued by their commanding
officers. YOU readily see how it arrests
attention and what lever it may be-
come IN "pryng out money and
changed conceptions of esponsibilitles.
These 700, 600 iliterate soldiers are
not confined to any one section. We
have men and women, too VINO cannot
read or write In on state the large
percentage are foreign born. The
present safety Of our country depends,
to a very large extent. upon the move
ment Of 'Americanism Through Edu
cation We should make it our prime
business to build up an American ma
ton. No longer shall we remain sep
arate groups of people. leaving large
portions of the population to retain
their own language, government, GUS
toms and ideals, SO different to our
own. We must assimilate them For
leadership in this part of our work we
again lock to the Woman 5 Committee
of the Council Of Defense. Mrs. Cast.
ner, the state chairman. has delegated
this important work to the D. A. r.,
and they in turn have appointed a
strong committee with Mrs. f. A.
Jobes as chairman Very soon you
will receive communications from this
committee and we will prove slackers
indeed if we ignore work upon which
rests the very foundation Of our ma.
tona life.
Sixth Dr. Claxton pleads for, THE
teaching of music in the public schools
He says, after reading. writing and
arithmetic, | consider music the most
important and the most practical sub.
Ject taught in our schools. This sub
Ject, having a state committee of its
own, is well provided for. We will be
! glad to cooperate. Use your Influence
! for the promotion of the teaching Of
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-12-19
or blanks apply to the State President,
or myself Sarah 4. Evans,
Is keeler Ants, Portland,
Director, &. F. ". G.

Mrs. O, Shepard Barnum, chairman
Of the Educational Department of the
&. f. W O., has sent to the state
chairmen only this week her proposed
outline fog the state and local commit.
tees The sub-chairmen have not yet
been chosen. However, Mrs. Barnum'e y
outline follows very closely the sug-
gestiuns sent 10 the Biennial at Hot
Springs by DR.. ClaXton, Commissioner
Of Education, t. S. Bureau of Educa.
tiou. DR.. Claxton, whom we are all
willing to acknowledge as a leader,
asks that we undertake six obIectives.
First That we advise our club
women to do all they can for the vel
fare of children during the war and
especially that we help in every way
to preserve all our agencies for educa-
tion, physical, mental, moral and spir.
tual in their full efficiency
Every local educational committee in
Oregon should report for duty to the
Child Welfare chairman of the Won
ans Committee of the Council of Ma.
tionaI Defense. You have heard and
read much Of children's year. What
have you done? Do not try to start
some independent campaign, or dupli
cate machinery. Results are what we
want in this campaign for loo, 900 ba-
bles lives The Children Bureau is
directing the work of the organized
campaign ard they need your help.
Second Dr. Claxton also wants our
influence and aid in providing adequate
means for such amount and kind of
civic education for the great masses of
our boys and girls who do not go
through the high schools as will fit
them for intelligent American citizen
ship. This campaign and the one pro-
posed 10y Mrs Barnum that we aid the
War Department Committee on Educa-
tion to get 100, 900 boys in college and
keep them there as we'll as our addi-
tonal efforts to get girls in colleges
and nurses training schools, plovdes
US with definite war program.
Third Closely coupled with these
combined efforts should be the problem
of the rural school. The rural school
is not a rural problem it is national
| problem. DR.. Claxton says he believes
it is the most important problem of
craftsmanship in our country today.
State superintendents are sounding a
solemn warning and urging club wom-
ems aid in maintaining school attend
ance and efficiency during war. Con
suit your own school officials and
muster all your forces to do as they d.
rect toward keeping the school line Of
defense intact. We must help secure
adequate funds for the schools during
the war. School revenues are not ade-
quate teachers are leaving the pro-
fession for other occupations. To keep
a school up to its former standards
now requires more money. II is case
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-12-19

could not be carried exclusively hy the
male citizen and we felt it or duty to
take our stand beside the heroic won.
en- of France, England and Belgium,
We looked around fer the means to do
SO quickly without loss of time. Where
did We find it?
just as the men at Washington
launched their first war work through
the already organized Chambers of
Commerce and Commercial Clubs. SO
did those same men, and we look to
the largest Systematically organized
body Of women. the General Fedora
tion of Woman 5 Clubs, through whose
efforts the first Woman's division Of
war work was launched with alacrity.
There is yet much work ahead of us
along all lines as will be shown at his
convention, and we all know there win
be a great reconstruction at the end
OF tins conflict which will require all
our combided efforts to meet. and it IS
to the Federation Extension Committee
that has been given the opportunity of
helping in gathering together all won.
en- who, united, shall successfully 20
forth to meet, not only the emergen-
cies OF the present, but the greater
ones to come.
Yet there has been decrease in the
federation of clubs. But knowing con
ditions your chair submits the numbers
without apology. Those who have seen
the vision are North Bend Woman s
Club, HaIsey Study Club. AnteIope In
provement Club. Deer Island Woman g
Club. Ona Wooman's Club, Marshfield
Railroad Woman's Club, Cooperatjve
League of Portland. whose efforts have
contributed so largely to the comfort
ana pleasure of the Federation.
Mrs. J. ". Sadler,
Chairman
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-12-19

music in all our schools Of whatever
grade We have recently realized
what a Singing army means We
must become a singing nation. Two
other important subjects are to be
presented 10 you this afternoon kin
dergartens and normal schools. Your
chairman viii uJt sncroach on the top
ic or use any Of the time allotted for
the consideration of these subjects.
The last subject we present to you is
the support you should give your H..
braries. We doubt if there is a single
library in the state whose budget is
not seriously menaced by war coudi-
tons. You are more than pledged to
the support Of your libraries. As club
women You secured our Library Law
now YOU must defend your efforts from
economy legislatures county tax
levying boards, etc. We must provide
adequately for the maintenance of our
libraries, else we place upon them a
serious handicap in the educational
work we expect them to accomplish
War makes great demands its calls
must be answered, but as Doctor Anna
Howard Shaw said, I'VE must keep
the home life, the school life and the
church life normal.
We must prepare for the future now
we cannot prepare for the future in
the future. To neglect our children or
their education is to cripple the next
generation. Sadie Orr Dunbar,
Chairman.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-12-19
WOMAN'S CLUB TO
DISPENSE GOOD CHEER

Annual Christmas baskets will be
distributed Christmas morning NV the
philanthfopic committee of the Won.
An club, of which Mrs. VIM. Munroe
IS cha'rmna. Every needy family
the community VIII be given provisions
Tor sumptuous dinner.
1hls season the philanthropic cam.
mlttee activities will not be limited
10 those N need. 1T has been learn.
ed says Mrs Munroe, that many
families, their members stricken win
influenza, will be unable to provide tbe
Christmas meal. We propose to olive
all such famies well cooked Cbrst
mas dinner"
Inc committee will receive contrib,.
tlons OF canned foods, baked deljcacies
fruits, vegetables and clothing from
anyone, and requests that don,r, leave
the articles at the library Christmas
morning
! have taken The agency ior the soir.
e,la Corset Call at Buelow Tailor sbon
Mrs. Kari Buelow. Hood River a.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-12-19

in presenting to you the report of
this committee your chairman does not
hope that it will be Of MS great inter
est as It's work is of Importance to this
organization, the foundation and frame
work around which the Federation Ex-
tension Committee builds, and should
the material IN your committee he
chosen unWisely and one member fails
to do her particular part in the build.
ing, the whole structure is weakened.
Permit me TO say, personally, have
this year, because of the conditions.
lived Federation, dreamed Federation.
talked Federation, and have been ac.
cused of writing Federation so plead.
ngly that it was almost impossible to
refuse to embrace Federation. When
it became time to make a summary
of this years work was surprised
because of this.
We Americans, in our enthusiasm,
are so apt to, in striving to accomplish
an end, forget the means that has
made the accomplishment possible.
And the unfederated club woman of
the state, so absorbed in patriotism OF
some other good work, misses that
point, and has entirely lost sight Of
the Importance Of having represena.
tive at just such getting together of
thinking women as will be found here
IN this constructive convention. They
overlooked the means.
Again. When we began to realize
that we really, though unwillingly,
were to be drawn into this war and
that there were responsibilities that
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-12-19

report. explained the matter very ful.
N, as it was then proposed to carry it
out BY the Commission. Circumstances
however, made it inadvisable to press
the matter farther, with the clubs. an
I'll the state convention, when we had
expected, and been promised, more
definite information regarding it.
This information did not reach us
uHtiI the latter part of October ",
then learned that the proposed Fur
Tough Houses could not be established
owing To government regulations
viii II required all social service worh
to be done through the Y. NJ c. A.
We were advised that another plan
was being worked out, Of which We
were to be Informed later ]~ ln.
formation did not reach US until the
last week of November This must be
our apology, to the club women Of the
state, for not sending them the infor.
nation promised AT the convention in
September
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of o,tl;,oof ,bo nou ,,,an rh;oh :.
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The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-12-19
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES

When in need Of an Electrical Appliance Of any
kind, it is to your benefit to get it at the ELECTRIC
SHOP We maintain our business the main
street. where it is convenient for all Remember
that when buying Electrical Appliances it should
be worth something to know that we stand
behind our goods. We can explain how to use
them and maintain a repair department where
such appliances can be kept in repair
We are members of the National Contractors
Association and receive all the latest information
ON electrical matters, which enables us to keep
right up to date
Those who buy Electrical Appliances of US
will get just as good service as can be given in
Portland or any other city.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-12-19

J have taken the agency for the soir.
ella Corset. Cal at BueI6w Tall, SL1,. H.,
Nrs' harl Buelow, Hood River Or II
Arizona republican., 1918-09-02
All Prepare to Celebrate Labor Day
OFFICIAL PROGRAM

11:00 A. M-Parade will start promptly from corner Third and Adams streets The line of march is to be follows Third and Adams streets west on Adams street to Second south on Second avenue to Washington street. west Washington street to Second street. south to Jefferson street, and dsband 1200 Noon-Basket picnic at Riverside Park where the balance of the days program will take place. (All prizes will be paid in War Savings Stamps.)
 Program subject to change) 200 P. M.-Grand display of Daylight Fireworks will take place in the ball park.
 8 30 P M.-The field events will take place in the ball park, and will consist of
 Running Race-For girls 12 years of age or younger 25 yards First prize, s1.00; second prize, 50 cents. Relay Flag Race-For boys and girls 15 years of age under, 15 yards First prize, $150; second prize 75 cents.
 Fat Mems Race-5O yards. First prize. s2.O0 second prize $100.
 Fat Women's Race-25 yards. First prize, s2O0; second prize, s1.00
 Egg Race-Boys and girls 15 years of age or under, 25 yards First prize $1.50; second prize E cents. Three Legged Race-For boys 15 years of age or 25 yards First prize s150 second prize s1 100-yard Dash-Free for all Union men. First prize, S20o; second prize, s1.00
 Tug of War-Team from Carpenters Union will
Arizona republican., 1918-09-02

meet all Prizes to be arranged for. Standing Broad Jump-Open to all First prize Sl; second prize, 75 cents.
 Ladies' Relay Flag Race-Open to all ladies with husbands, brothers in the service. Prize will be patriotic pillow donated by Mrs. Fred Barron of the Carpenters Auxiliary
 Nail Driving Contest-Open to all ladies. First prize $2.00; second prize, $100.
 5O-yard Race-For boys 15 years of age or younger First prize, S1.5O; second prize 75 cents. 50yard Race-For ladies. First prize, S200; second prize, Sl.00.
 5O-yard Race-Free for all. First prize, s2Oo second prize sl.00. Diving 'Contest-Open to all. Prizes to be arranged for
 Exhibition in fancy and high diving
 FOO P M-Band concert by the Pioneer Band. zoo P. M.-Dancing in the Pavilion
 500 P. M.-Speaking. MT. Thomas J. Croaff presi- dent of the Arizona State Federation of Labor, will act chairman Addresses will be made by Hon. E. w. Lewis of Phoenix and Mr. Joseph Lord speaker for thte United States Department of Labor. goo P. MA grand display of fireworks at the ball park. Free to al charge to the grand stand. The Republic truck used for the Typographical Union float was kindly donated by the Southern Motor com pdny
Bisbee daily review., 1918-12-14
CHILE EXHIBITS
 PACIFIC TURN
CBy Review Leased wire)

SANTIAGO. Chile. Dec. 1S.-Presi- dent Wilson's note to the Chilean gov ernment expressing the desire that the questions at issue between Peru and Chile be amicably arranged, and the governments answer to the presi- dents message, were read in the chamber of commerce today. The re- ply to the president declares the gov ernment's desire and unshakeable de- termination to preserve peace and to carry out the conditions of the treaty of AnconX, which it says the govern ment believes, must solve the contro- versy between Chile and Peru with out the necessity of war.
 The chancellor of the chamber de- .clared that Chile had never refused to proceed to the consummation of the treaty of Ancon and that the govern ment would now make the greatest eff fort to accomplish this end. The chan cellor's declaration is unanimously ap- proved by the newspapers here.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-12-14
TWO MORE SHIPS
 BRING BOYS HOME
eRy Review Leased wlreo


 NEW YORK, Dec 13-Buffeted by high seas, which carried away a deck house and wrenched four inch gun from it's mOuntings, the American transport Dekalb arrived here today from France, with approximately 1l50 soldiers, sailors and marines. nearly all of whom had been wounded in action. She was, preceded into poTt by the mail lboaN Aregonian. carrying a solitary doughboy. Sgt. Le- land A. Kaufman of the second di- vision headquarters troops, who brought home the favorite charger of his commander. Major General Omar Bundy
 Both vessels were given the warm est greetings, being met at quaran- tine by the mayors official commit tee of welcome and escorted to the docks amid the footing of harbor whistles
 New York, however, is preparing even noisier celebration for Sunday when the Leviathian, the giant trans port, formerly the Vaterland. will bring home 5000 sailors, the largest number of veterans to arrive here in one contingent.
 It took the Dekalb II days to make the trip and according io her com mander. Cap. E. H. Dodd, U. s. N. it was the toughest crossing he had ever made. Six members of the crew, flung from their feet. were injured, but although the wounded at times had tp be tied in their hunks. they made the voyage without mishap.
 With the DeKalb came more tales of American valor Perhaps the story with most action was that told by Pvt John H. Marks of the 95th com pany of marines, sixth division, who halls from Thornton, Ark.
 escribing the fierce fighting at Sis sons. Marks said that when. on July 10. the sixth division was ordered forward to reinforce the fifth, his company had to cross a wheatfield in broad daylight, hammered by German artillery and faced with innumerable machine gun nests.
 Down went our men. one after an other" he said We had started at daybreak. but it was dusk when we reached a stream at which we were to stop. The Germans had a line on that place, but under cover of dark ness we dug ourselves in. firing only when we saw spurts of German fire. '
 Marks said the worst firing began when only five of his comrades were left and that it was useless for us to keep on fighting against such odds unless we could secure a machine gun" He said that two of them, therefore, had crawled into no mans land and come back with three guns which had been cast aside by the Germans
 Although slightly gassed, he rallied