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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-12-04
Charter No. 54S9
Reserve District No T. ~
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF
The Exchange National

at Leon in the State of Iowa, at the close OF BUSH
RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts including redscounts "a
overdf Std' 'U SECURED none; insecure
U. S. Government Securities owned:
Deposited to secure circulation GU. S. bonds par
o,,o val ae ,nniaaooa - -.
owne Tot aao u uR 3 Government Securities
ohsT haa bonds not including
ota boDGs nd EGG other than u
stock Of Federal Reserve Bank ii5o9s of sub
Furniture and fixtures :: =:
T net Fs9s5a dss ean
Net a. amounts oants due from banks, bankers, ana
Lawful RsseTys WITH Federal Reserve Bank
ser r s5i6 If S ysSt and amounts
chse sspss ss5f shs s as sn
Total Of items witt Federal Reserve, b nix in
serve e cash in vault and and net amounts due
from from 6ank and 1s
Bsnf IN Rso soeefea
available as reserve) or cash in vault and
a a@4s ci SS so Ga
other banks in the sane city or town ss
- clearing house, -: -.
Checks on banks located outside OF city or
town Of reporting bank and other cash
Redemption fund with u S. Treasurer and due
from u 8. Treasurer.
Total -. -.
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid in ~.
Surplus fund ...e... ....i. .
Less current expenses, interest and taxes paid :.
Circulating notes outstanding -.
Cashiers checks on own bank outstanding ;,
Total of net amounts due to National banks
trust companies (other than included In
amount due to Federal Reserve bank
or net amounts due to National banks, GER
titled checks outstanding and s hi rs
checks on own bank outstanding
Demand deposits lothes than bank deposits1 sHl.
Individual deposits subject to check 3
Certificates Of deposit due in less than 80 days
lother than for money borrowed =.
Total demand deposit, (other than bank de-
posts) subject to Reserve a.. y
so days, subject to so days more mo-
tice, and postal savings):
Certificates Of deposit tother than for money
Total Of time deposits subject to reserve 2!
State OF Iowa. County Of Decatur, S.
that the above statement is true to the best OF my
Subscribed and sworn to before y Correct-Att.
me this 26th day of November, i A. L. ACKl
1918 LENNIE A. CAIRNS, w. II. SEV
Notary. Public j CART ~
New-York tribune., 1919-05-06
Chicago Tribune
Merchandising
Service

The keynote Of the Merchandising
Service which has made The Chicago
Tribune famous as a pioneer in this line
IS found in the following statement of
policy:
The Chicago Tribune considers It a
tvaste of money TO Advertise a product
distributed through the retail and job
bing trade until that trade has been sup-
piled with merchandise to take care Of
the corsunner demand ,vhen that demand
is created
Basing every bit Of advice and every
exercise of judgment upon vast &C
emulation Of intensive and practical
information, The Chicago Tribune is
prepared to guide, to direct, to super
wise every detail Of an advertising and
sales campaign in the Chicago territory.
Chicago Tribune advertising plus this
service constitutes selling force prac-
tically irresistible.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-06

Chicago as q
Jobbir1g Center
Chicago is unquestonably the most re-
markable distributing center in the
United States. From Chicago railroads
radlate like the spokes from the hub
Of wheel to every corner Of the ma
ton. Under the direction of the Chi
caeo Association Of Commerce the most
astonishing and efficient package car
system in the world has been instituted.
Freight is forwarded from all over the
Central West to Chicago to be sent
throughout the Union in these package
cars. By means Of them Chicago whole
salers and manufacturers are able to
reach cities distant from Chicago and
close to New York much quicker than
they can be reached from New York.
For hundreds Of miles around Chicago
all business faces this city. No rail-
road runs through Chicago; every one
that stouches the city terminates here.
making 1t by far the greatest railroad
center in the whole world.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-06

New England.
approximately half that Of Eng
land, France, OR Italy.
more than the combined total of
Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and
Holland.
more than the entire white pop
ulation Of the eleven southern
states from Virginia to Texas.
A conception of how great this pop
ulation really is is gained from an
analysis of one of its component
parts-the city of Chicago, which
has population half that of the
entire continent of Australia. With
In the 200 square miles Of Chicago
are TO be found approximately
100000 more people than dwell in
the 1900 square miles of the fol-
lowing seven states which extend
two abreast from Canada to
Mexico:
Idaho, Montana, Wyoming,
Utah, Neuada, Arizona,
New Mexico.
Not only has nature showered
blessings richly on this territory, but
all natural advantages are being ful-
ly developed. It is also notable that
the development is being made by
those who live in this territory.
The tremendous volume of wealth
annually created by the soil and
the people of the Chicago territory
Is possessed or spent by those
people.
This means high average pros
perity, which was sharply evidenced
by subscriptions to Liberty Bonds.
The Seventh Federal Reserve Dis
trict, of which Chicago is the CEN
ter, contains only 14%o of the pop
utotton of the United States, but
furnished 1875 of subscribers to
Liberty Bonds.
A group of millionaires does not
make rich community, but hun
dyeds Of counties, each one capable
Of creating millions of dollars
worth Of nen' wealth each year, do
make a truly rich community and
New-York tribune., 1919-05-06

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Buying Power i'm
Chicago Territory
These few big facts stand out when
considering the buying power of
The Chicago Territory
Although The Chicago Ter
ritory occupies only one
eleventh OF the area of the
United States and has one
sixth of The population, it
produces one-fffh of the
crops, one-fffh OF the manu-
focfures and has one~ffth of
the total Wealfh of the nation.
The buying power of The Chicago
Territory is due, primarily, to these
fundamental, enduring advantages:
Rich soil.
Ideal climate for crops.
Coal, iron and copper mines.
Oh and gas tuells.
Clay, granite, limestone, etc.
Lake and river fisheries.
a central location.
Wealth Of the five states Of The
Chicago Territory, as compared
with the total wealth of the United
States:
The Chicago Territory S 38,A62, ,334,852
Remaining 43 states and Dis
tzict of Columbia. ..... 139,276,736,238
;4oI CSota.
Percentage in the Chicago
Territory .......... 2oHa9o
The increased prosperity of this
section during the past two years
is indicated by the following COM
parison of the 1916 crop with the
1913 crop, showing an increase of
almost 1910.
1916 Crop 1918 Crop
Iowa ...... S516658,0 coo 1921 800 900
Illinois go. 478102 600 9,679 900
Indiana -. 85.384,O00 507,5o3 900
Wisconsin,. 254 100000 417,S88 900
Michisan .. 233748, 600 336,669 900
Total .S1,7e8, ,4e1, 900 $2,ee3,7ls, 900
Chicaeo's prc-cTinencc as a food me
tropo1is of the world is quite generally
manufacturing in Chicago and the sur
rounding territory is sometimes not ap-
prcciated. Products manufactured in
Chicago during the year 1913 approxi-
mated $4.000,00 900 in value, and an
even greater amount was produced by
the several thousand factories scattered
through the five states of The Chicago
Territory.
In 80 cities Of more than 10000 popula-
ton, all located within 200 miles Of Chi
cago, the census Of manufactures Of
1914 listed more than 10000 factories.
The Chicago Tribune reaches two-ftfhs
Of the total number Of families in these
80 manufacturing oittes, and in each
one reaches the type Of people indicated
by the circulation analysis Of Mason
City. Iowa. given on this page.
TO 7 HIS Bl
% AT>~Y~E pNNG !
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-20
BY WILLIAM t. ELLIS.

perfect piece of literature! Did ever
lovelier marble come from filthier
slime? We cannot pass over the
significant fact that Paul's poem on
love was written to people who lived
in Corinth. He gave of his best to
these who lived amid the worst.
Corinthian Christians were not only
called to be saints, like lilies grow
ing in black mud, but they were
hidden to accept this highest STAN
dard of perfection as their way of
life. Evidently nobody is excused by
his circumstances from pursuing the
noblest standards.
1.-The Greatest Thing in the World"
More suggestive than any COM
ment upon this poem concerning
what Henry Drummond, in his
charming little book. called The
Greatest Thing in the World" is the
text itself, the very words of the
Apostle, as we have them in the
Revised Version:
Now abideth faith. hope. love-
these three, and the greatest of
these is love.-I. Cor. 1913.
Some Soldier Surprises
AS Babylon was built of ordinary
clay, so the choicest characters are
formed of the commonest materials.
There is nothing in this chapter
upon love that is dependent upon
some great flight of genius. It is not
a mystery for monks. riddle for
scholars. All the elements of per-
feet love, which the inspired record
makes synonymous with God him
self, are for practice by the most
everyday sort of folk. The woman
in the kitchen, the man in the shop,
the youth on the farm or in the of
fee, may display the qualities that
make up the composite called love.
We have learned from our SOL
diers that there are unsuspected
qualities in even the most common
place persons. Most of the heroes
of whom we have read have been
very ordinary young men in civil
life. War gave unsuspected poten-
tialities an opportunity. The world
now knows that everybody is capa-
BILE of higher possibilities than we
had in peace time surmised. Capac-
ity for heroism, and capacity for
sainthood, are dormant in the aver
age men and woman.
Only to-day a thoughtful solder
said to me that humanity must rec
ognize that there are two classes of
people in the world, those capable
of self-government. and those not.
His contention is that a certain
small group of nations must forever
rule the whole world, and that in
stead of there being less imperial
ism, there must be more. Amidst
the troubled scenes where my lot
is at present cast, hear this view
point frequently expressed or i'm
piled. 1t runs squarely athwart the
basic idea of the New Testament.
which is that even the least have
capacity for the best; that the very
dweller amidst the 'sensuality and
debauchery of Corinth could become
a superlative Christian.
A Dynamic for the New Day
Nothing could be more timely
than this lesson. Mankind is in a
At this writing the Paris
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-20

Peace Conference is itself in state
discord. 1t has revealed. instead of
abolishing, the old selfishness that
reside in the breasts of nations as of
individuals. All around the hori-
zon is trouble, and portents of fur
ther and worse disturbances darken
the horizon. Many persons are fair
ly despairing of human society. and
talking of reversion to jungle con-
ditions.
What is the word for this particu-
lar time? Paul wrote it. BY the
way of love, all men everywhere
can come to brotherhood, and to the
best of GENERALIZATION. One year of
an honest effort on the part of
everybody to fulfill the teachings of
the Thirteenth Chapter of First
corinthians would solve all the
problems that have vexed the peace
conference. There would be no dis
cordant pride, jealousy, fear and
ambition, If we were all attem pting
to walk by the rolay rule of love.
Perhaps in this bewildering time
we may learn how workable are the
words of Holy Writ. Christianity is
one philosophy that remains seri-
ously untried among the nations
Loves law still waits its chance.
PENDING the glorious day when love,
christian love, such as our lesson
teaches-withall its contrasts to
prevalent social theories-shalI have
full exemplification in the world,
suppose we try it individually, as
the rule of conduct best worth put
ting into practice? If the Chris
uans of North America were to ac-
cept Paufs counsel. this would be a
transformed and Transforming land
There is nothing so workable as love.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-20

Recently I was at Corinth, Greece,
ne of the famous cities of the an
lent world. Now 1t is a ruin, and
showy memory, The most impor-
hnt fact about this once-distin-
uished city is that it held a little
Dmpany of Christians. to whom the
postle Paul wrote a letter contain
hg his peerless panegyric upon
bve. This analysis of the greatest
all qualities is the high-water
bark of the writings of the most
oluminous contributor to the New
testament
What is left of Corinth is in two
arts, the old town and the new.
The latter is the conventional
evantine community. of square.
bd-roofed, two-story houses. of a
redominantly gray hue. A double
irreted Greek church is the one
Outstanding landmark of the present
lty that once gave its name to a
lyle of architecture. The old town
squalid and uninteresting. Both
Q on the southern shore of the Bay
Corinth, at the entrance to the
orinthian Canal. They are situat-
on a narrow stretch of lowland
the foot of encircling mountains.
Fhen bathed in the rosy glow OF
unrise, even those modern occu-
ants of the Corinthian plain lose
heir ugliness. None of the glory
hat once was Corinth survive to
1mmon a traveller.
Inevitably. the place brings
hronging to mind memories of
aul, who visited her, and whose
ork has proved more durable than
ny of the marble monuments of
mperors and conquerors. In his
fetime he and his friends, the lit
e band of followers of The Way
HON he gathered about him, were
hconspicuous members of the COM
hunity. No oracle could predict
hat they were destined to over
brow all that old Corinth repre-
ented.
The Best For the Worst
A traveller is often stirred by
range evidences of the power of
ieas. A truth is the most triumph
Mt thing in the universe. Many are
be monuments of mere force that
ave crumbled into dust Wherever
principle has come into conflict
kfth material might, the principle
as ultimately been victorious. Cor
was u piOdN dld v,
be seat of famous athletic contests,
well as of learning. All that
puld be done by wealth and author
Y to crafty the desires of the
enses and the pride of life was done
Zithout stint. Ancient Greece and
Eome did their best by Corinth-
nd behold the ruin!
Proud Corinth was profligate. She
=et out to crafty her appetites, aft
cultivating the latter most skill
zllly; and, as always happens, a.
ban or people who does this be-
pines degenerate. So wicked was
Horinth that her name grew to be
ne accepted synonym for the worst
|brms of vice. To "Corfnthianize"
|eems to have passed into speech as
xpressing the worst that bestiality
|puld do to a man.
That is the background of this
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-20
Aspers Fruit Company
Begins Canning Work

Gettysburg, Pa. June 20.-The
Aspers Fruit and Products Company.
a big corporation organized several
months ago and located at Aspers. in
the northern end of the county. be-
gan operations this week. when the
first can of peas was put up, and
the canning of this article will con-
tinue until the crop is exhausted.
When peas are over the plant will
go right ahead with the larger fruits
for the handling of which the place
is equipped, which means that prac-
tically everything that can be can
ned and preserved will be worked up
in the company's plant and placed on
the market. Charles w. Gardner, is
manager of the plant.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-20
SOLDIERS RETURNING HOME

Liverpool, Pa, June 20.-Mrs.
Clara Lutz received a telegram to-
day stating that her son, Ellsworth,
who was in France, had arrived
safely on this shore and would soon
be home.
During the week three Liverpool
boys who have served in the United
States Army overseas have arrived
home. Josiah Smeezy. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Josiah Smeezy; Cleve Hoffman.
formerly a public school teacher in
Liverpool township, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Hoffman, and Chester
Tharp, who was with the engineer
force of the Sth Machine Gun Com
pany. He is at his aunt's, Mrs.
Sarah Rowe. George Tharp is on this
side, but is detained at Camp Dix.
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-20
Is cents a package

Cameis sre sold everywhere In
scientifically sealed packagesof
20 cigarettes, or ten packages
Zoo cigarettes) in a eiassine-
paper-covcred carton. We
strongly recommend this car.
ton for the home or Office sup.
ply or when you travel.
Arizona republican., 1919-09-20
A COMPARISON
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Arizona republican., 1919-09-20

have given up in disgust and returned by train. His confidence in his car was well repaid time after time, for matter how bad the roads he always managed to pull through, with no trouble as far as the car was con- cerned.
 Leaving Portland, MT. Rudolph and his family visited Seattle, and then to Butte. More bad roads were encoun- tered and again the Sedan proved it's mettle. From Butte an expedition was made to the Yellowstone National Park. the trip being made by way of the north entrance. Good roads were encountered in the park.
 The party was very much interested in the wonderful scenery of the na- tional park. especially in the geysers, and the Yellowstone Canyon from which the park takes itsa name. Ac- cording to MT. Rudolph the canyon is even more beautiful than the Grand Canyon, but not as large. The color ing of the canyon is especially won derful
 From Yellowstone the trip was made to Salt Lake City, leaving the parl- by way of the west entrance. Over 300 miles of roads both going into and out of the Utah capital are in wonderful condition. The next stop was made at Las Vegas. Nevada, from where they went to Needles, California and then home to Phoenix.
 No engine trouble was encountered on the trip, and one of the four tires used returned to Phoenix with Arizona air in it. The first tire trouble of the entire trip was had on the return jourAey at Las Vegas.
 MT. Rudolph is particularly pleased with the behavior of his car on the long and arduous trip. It was won- derful test for the little machine and he is of the opinion there is not an. other machine in the state which would have stood it any better.
Arizona republican., 1919-09-20

Yesterday afternoon at the chamber of commerce building was held a meeting between representatives of the chamber of commerce. the Rotary club, the Merchants and Manufac- turers' association, the Realty board and the Kiwanis club and the Build ing Contractors association to con- slider the present industrial situation and ways and means for it's improve ment.
 The present status of the building industry was thoroughly discussed ana the contractors present stated that the recent unfair activities of several labor business agents had resulted in stop ping work on buildings under con- struction and that the building indus try was threatened by an effort to put into operation the universal card sys-
Arizona republican., 1919-09-20
RIVERS LOWER THAN COAST
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Geologists have discovered number of suboceanic canyons, or drowned rivers, along the east coast of the United States. Both the Hudson and Delaware rivers are among these, as well as Chesapeake bay. The St. Law renee river in Canada and the Congo in Africa are also deeper, near their mouths, than the ocean.
 The Hudson river, worn by the flow ing stream, is considerably deeper than the offshore part of the Atlantic. It is flooded by the intruding ocean. The bay and lower river compose wha. would be called in Norseland fiord.
 The whole east coast of the United States has sunk a good deal in the course of ages, owing to the enormous weight of material brought down by the rivers and deposited out in the ocean offshore. But geologists say that the melting of glaciers has largely to do with the phenomenon.
Arizona republican., 1919-09-20
SOAP BUBBLES ARE THIN
Detroit NeMsl.

Prof J. Perrin has made a study of soap bubbles-just the kind that little folks blow with clay pipes-and he an nounces that they are five millimicrons thick. This means that it would take more than 5,000,000 films of a soap bubble to make one inch in thickness.
 While this is getting things down pretty fine, still the elementary leaflet of mica is finer. Mica can be split down to thickness of one molecule, which is thinner than the thickness of the skin of a soap bubble, which sug- gests that the latter must be crysta- line in structure. Just before a soap bubble bursts dark spots form on it. He found that these housed still darker, smaller spots. These are droplets of water surrounded by strata condensed upon the membrane. They are de. scribed as being like dust notes in a sunbeam.
Arizona republican., 1919-09-20

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LOCAL FORD DEALER
 RETURNS FROM 5000
 MILE MOTOR TOUR

With his Ford Sedan looking as neat and trim as when he left, Ed Rudolph, local Ford distributor returned this week after a 5000 mile trip to the coast. Oregon, Utah, Nevada and then home again. Mir Rudolph was ac- companied by Mrs Rudolph and laughter.
 All kinds of roads, good and bad and even worse. were encountered on the trip California as usual had the best to offer in that line. From Phoe- nix he piloted his car to Los Angeles and then north to San Francisco. Every inch of the latter trip was paved with the exception of 2S miles and that soon will be improved. Later Sacramento fand Bedding were visited, from which place the trip was con tinued to Portland.
 Oregon, according to Mir. Rudolph, is spending millions on the improve ments of roads, and by next year should have as fine a series as Cali fornia. The roads leading into Port land are terrible. Tn fact. Mir. Ru- dolph had been drying anything but his Ford he is of the opinion he would
Arizona republican., 1919-09-20

tenn and thus force the closed shop in Phoenix in the building trades.
 The conference resulted in an agree ment for the formation of general committee consisting of three members from all of the organizations present, to formulate without delay just firm and definite policy by which the open shop in building operations in Phoe- nix might be maintained on a basis, just, alike to employer and employe, and with discrimination toward none.
 It was the view of all the speakers that it is essential for the welfare of the city that building operations must proceed unhampered by any of the unfair practices recently developed and that a just and reasonable policy, liberal to labor, would receive the support of all good citizens and bring about the industrial cooperation the community demands.
Arizona republican., 1919-09-20

Some of these wonderful values are in our Adams Street window-all are in this sale absolutely regardless of cost or orig inal prices)
Arizona republican., 1919-09-20

the cedar tree were supposed to stiffen the spine A purge was made of alder buds or of elder berries
 Goldenrod, the mullein plant and even the lowly burdock were laid under tribute for various maladies. It is hard to find common weed that was re- iected by the Eighteenth century pharmacopoeia.
Arizona republican., 1919-09-20

The grandmother of all the Phila- delphia quacks was beldame by the name of Sibylla Masters, who two hun dred years ago made a fortune by the patent and sale of 'Tuscarora rice" for consumption.
 It was nothing more or less, appar- ently. than hominy made from Indian corn