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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-05-08
Council Proceedings.
City Hall, Leon, Iowa,

City Hall, Leon, Iowa, May l,
City council met in regular SEES
sion at the mayors office with
Mayor ]. M. Gardner presiding, the
following councilmen being present:
f. Howell, Francis Varga and c.
BraZeltOn.
An application that the council
enact. an ordinance forbidding pic
ture shows on Sunday was referred
to a future meeting.
Motion carried that the assess
ment of C. S. Rumley remain as fix
April II, 1919.
The minutes of the meeting held
on April 8, 1919, were read and ap-
proved.
On motion the following claims
were allowed:
w. H. Filical, labor on CON-
J. p 4. Hartindaie, labor and
Bud Johnson, labor on
Geo. ". Gravatt, labor on
S. E. Benefiel,, refund water
Harrison Bowman, work on :.
Simon .9nei Hoover, street work: $50
Elmer Boyd. street work. $50
H. l.. Tullis, express on
belt -. $50. NV
Paul Rumley, street work.. 2.4O
Bud Johnson, street work. $50
w. Clymer, street work ... so
Geo. Sanders. labor so
F. J.. Honnold, street work. 100
Harrison Bowman, hauling. 800
Bud Johnson, street work. 1880
w. A. Rumley, street work. 24.90
Sam Bennett, street work. LOO
N. Bigley, street work -. rs
Sam Bennett, street work. $50
Harrison Bowman, street =
VIM. Baker, street work. 1880
A. R. Brooks, street work. o.45
| Bud johnson, street work. 6.45
N. Bigley, street work. -. 2.SO
C. G. Cline. plumbing $50. 800
| Elmer Boyd, street work 7.35
Sam Bennett, street work. $50
Glare Howell, street work. 1902
Harrison Bowman, hauling
W. 'n B. Alien Mnfg: Co., 'o'
| &. n. Axes, street work. 5000
Iowa Southern Utilities Co.,
Iowa Southern Utilities Co..
| street lights -. ... 21.14
Iowa Southern Utilities Co.,
city lighting -. 1883. 1885
Iowa Southern Utilities Co.,
lighting pumping station. 5.43
~. A. Caster, oil ..... 4.50
merchandise s1.3o
Frank Smith, night watch. $500
IF. M. Osborne, city marshal 5000
| No further business appearing, on
motion the council adjourned.
| j. M. Gardner,
] Mayor.
Willard F. Stookey, City Clerk.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-05-08

Got the influenzy, hey?" inquir-
ed a neighbor.
no" replied the gaunt Missouri
an, I've got sson-in-law visiting ct
my house. That's what makes me
look - bod ,s.7
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-05-08
GOSSAIRD CORS|HEVlS
The Origin0AUugnalZsd Front L3c'ng Corsts

clcs become strong with use. A woman SO
corseted will have the undeniable beauty OF
health and that grace Of body, standing,
sitting, OF walking, which is best expressed
in the one word, style.
We unreservedly recommend Gossard Corse-s
as the complete expression of modern corsetry.
Our highly specialized corset service is main
tanned with a full appreciation Of the exacting
needs Of the modern, active woman.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-05-08

The busiest man is not always the
one who runs with his cut-Out open.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-05-08

/ Every agent comes in and asks for
"iust q minute, but he never stops
with that.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-05-08

We do not care much for a man
who has pretty walk.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-03-07
I|(GINEERS IN
RUSSIA WORK HARD
Without Their Support Infantry
Would Be Hard Pressed

With American Troops in North
Russia, Feb. 3, Correspondence of
the Associated Press) Beginning at
Archangel and extern ding to the fur
thest point south in the forest
where the north Russian expedition
airy force is operating against the Boil
sheviki, or the "bola," as the soldiers
call him up here, the work of Amer
lean engineers is evident.
They went into almost impaSsa BILE
sWam1s in the carly autumn and built
roads hlockhouscs, barracks and
bridges. to say nothing Of a corduroy
road or a railroad switch track now
and then. In the dead of winter,
whom the thcrm ometer has gone far
below zero, they have done the same
thing in the snow.
Fortunately for the engineers, their
most needed supply. wood, has been
close at hand. The British officers
commanding the expedition have
never ceased to praise the speed with
which these Americans have frequent
~ gone into q forest and transferred
some of its trees into livabc bar
racks or blockhouses within a couple
Of days time.
The country through which the AL
lied and Russian troops are operating
is, for the most part, very sparsely
settled At some points the Am Teri
can engineers have doubled the exist
ing number Of houses in a village.
They have built, built and are still
building.
One of their jobs on the Vologda
railroad sector of the front has been
to transform rough little Russian box
cars into habitations for troops. They
have double walled them against the
cold and in q company train one can
find bath cars, kitchens, offices. dor
nnitory cars, hospitals and nearly
every kind of a. commissary store or
canteen, all built from box cars, and,
for the most part, lighted by electric
ity
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-03-07
RUSSIAN BONDS ARE
LESS VALUABLE
Museums, Libraries, Galleries De-
stroyed;; Hostages Being Executed

Vladivostok. Jan. Is, Correspond
cnce of The Associated Press
of the magnificent monuments of
Moscow, commemorative of emperors
and statesmen, have been destroyed,
says a refugee from that city. Muse
ums, Libraries, and picture galleries
have been reQuisitioned and their con-
tents removed. The best government
and private buildings have been oc-
cupied by the Soldiers and Workrn ems
Councils.
Military headquarters were located
in the kremlin when the refugee left
Moscow. Hostage had been taken
from members of the bourgeoisie and
many executions had occurred. The
city was divided into districts under
supervision of commissions in a cam
paign against counter-revolution
Krylenko was state prosecutor. KAN
eneff administrator Of the city. A
common soldier. Muratoff was COM
mander of the garrison. There was
no municipal duma. Street cars oper-
ated without regularity. Cab drivers
charged twenty to forty rubles for
the shortest trips.
There was no regular food supply.
The inhabitants depended upon pro-
ducts brought in from day to day
from the country. a pound of bread
cost ten rubles, meat eighteen, sugar
forty, potatoes fifty rubies a pood
(thirty-six pounds.)
The population was divided into
four classes. Each person was en-
titled to one-half to one pound of
bread every other day.
The Mus!zcvites were fleeing to
Ukrainia. Over 100000 persons al
ready had gone there, the refugee
said. Many houses of the erstwhie
we'll to do were occupied by working
men. One hundred and sixty-one fac
tories and mills had closed and emp
tied. There was no COAL no coal oil.
no machinery nor machine parts. no
engineers and few laborerS, Practi-
caly all printers we're out of employ
ment since the soviet organs were the
only newspapers published. Editors
and staffs Of all the big publications
had long since left the city.
The Moscow National bank had
been taken over by the Soldiers and
Workmen's Council. Only insurance
companies of all semi-publc institu-
tons had been permitted to continue.
Twenty thousand "Reds'' were billet
cd in the city and SIX months
course Of training for Bolshevil1 Off
GERS had been inaugurated. \ uni
versity had been opened for all per
sons Of sixteen years and upward. The
railways wcrc operating but there
was a serious lack of cars. The sale
Of valuabIes and gold was prohibited.
All valuables We're listed and regis
tered. Russian Liberty Loan bonds
were offered for sale at sixty per cent
of their face value.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-03-07
MEXICANS PREPARE
FOR ELECTIONS
Various Candidates Begin Work of
Organizing Their Campaigns: Ig-
more Carranza's Request.

Mexico City, March 7.-Candidates
for election to the presidency Of Mex
leo are organizing and preparing for
their campaigns, despite a proclama-
ton by President Carranza urging
that such action be postponed until
the latter part of ',his year.
Only d few political papers strong
ly opposed to the government ques-
ton the sincerity Of President Car
ranzas dcclara ton that he has no
intention of attempt to evade the
constitutional provision prohibiting
one man from twice serving as pres
ident by seeking his own reelection.
Those most prominently mentioned
as probable candidates for the presi-
dency in 1920 are: General Pablo
Gonzales, General Salvador Alvarado,
General Alvaro Obregon and Attor-
ney Aguirre Berlanga, now secretary
of the interior.
General Alvarado was founder of
the Hennequen regulation commission
of Yucatan. He is reported to have
begun negotiations for the purchase
of a newspaper in the capital to sup
port his candidacy. 1t is expected
that General Oloregon will receive
the support of one of the Mexico City
papers now owned by a group Of ma
tional liberal party leaders.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-03-07
DOPE FIENDS ACTIVE AGAIN
Parties Held Regular With Average
Cost Between $25 and $50.

London, March Opium smoking
and drug taking appear to be in
dulged in to u greater extent in 30
hemian London than is generally
known. Facts we're disclosed at an
inquest this week on a young popular
actress which shows that what are
called doping parties have been
frequently held in various flats in the
west end of London. that cocaine and
l1eroin are taken habituaIly and vari-
GUS trips made to "ChinatoWn" and
'Limehouse" in the east of London,
for the purpose Of opium smoking or
purchasing the drug for consumption
elsewhere.
The heroin is bought in small guam
titles for five dollars bottle and
cocaine at fifty dollars the bottle.
Witnesses at the inquest described
parties held in flats where opium was
smoked, the cost of the evenings en-
tertainment ranging from twenty
to fifty dollars. The authorities
seeking those who supply the drugs
have arrested one woman.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-03-07
WHEN YANkS GO no
DEBTS WILL BE LEFT
All Bills Contracted BY Americans in
Occupied Zones Are to
BE Paid.

Coblenz, March 6, (By The Asso-
ciated Press) ALL indebtedness con-
tracted by Americans within the oc-
cupied territories OF Germany will be
paid lmmedHk ely. Authorization to
this effect was secured by the Third
army today, and from this date on
the Americans will pay their way as
they go. The money to pay the back
bills and the bills of the future will
be requisitioned from Berlin, the
army thus relieving the civilians of
the occupied territory from taking the
chances of collecting from the Ger
man government
When the Americans eventually
start homeward not one pfennig will
be owing to civilians who have claims
for services rendered or for billets in
hotels or houses or claims of any
other kind in connection with the up
keep of the American troops, so far
Is the army records are concerned.
Before the departure Of tho forces
the commanders OF the various units
will confer with the burgoma sters of
the respective cities and villages in
the district and as g, final formality
viii receive from the burgomasters
receipts IN full showing all debts
cleared UP under this plan.
Since the Americans came the
burgonastors have been paying the
civilians their bills, but recently the
Germans reported their funds were
exhausted and that they were una BILE
to obtain more money from Berlin.
The Coblenz burgomasters office thus
owes more than 100000 marks for
bills contracted in connection with the
maintenance of the Americans. The
latter have for some time been in
favor of putting the immediate pay
ment plan in practice, but before 1t
could be inaugurated it was necessary
to gain the consent Of the Allied COM
mission.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-03-07
-
NEW HEAD OF U. S.
FLEET BORN HERE
Rear ADMIRAL Harry s. Knapp Was
Born in New Britain in
1856.

Rear Admiral Harry S. Knapp, Sc
succeed Vice Admiral w. S. Sims as
commander of the American naval
forces in European waters, is a ma
tive Of this city and his parents, and
himself too, arc rcnlem bered by many
of those who have lived. long in New
Britain.
Rear Admiral Knapp was born
here juno -, 1885. the son OF Fred
oricl Knapp who later made his
home in Hartford. Admiral Knapp
graduated from the Hartford Public
High school III the class of 1874, and
subsequently received his appointment
to the United States Naval academy
by the late Sen. Joseph f. Haulev
He was graduated from Annapolis
academy in 1878, and rapidly rose
from rank of midshipnan in 1880 to
that Of rear admiral, which commits
sion he received August 13, 1915. The
first val vessel that Admiral Knapp
commanded was the L. S. S. Tennes-
sec on which President William H
Taft sailed to the Panama canal in
1910. Hc was chief of staff with the
Pacific fleet in 1907 and 1905, and
military governor Of Santo Domingo
in 1317191S. He IS a member of
he Army and Navy club of Wash
ington ard New York, the University
club Of Hartford, and the New York
Yacht club. He is in his sxty-third
wear
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-03-07
WEDISH LODGE TO
HAVE ANNIVERSARY
aIkyria Lodge, o. of v, Was Organ
lied 10 Years AGo-SpeciaI
Program For Tonight.

The nineteenth anniversary Of VAL
\ yria lodge, Order of Nasa, will be
Observed with an anniversary cele-
Eration in Turner hall tonight. The
Falkyria committee has arranged a
program to be carried out, and fol-
|owing the observance in Turner hall,
he meeting will adjourn to the rooms
IF the lodge in Vega hall, and re-
|reshments will be served.
The program arranged for the eve
hing is in the form OF a musical play,
consisting of four acts. Special cos
tunes and scenery have been SCI
eured for the singers and a most en-
|ovable evening is anticipated. Miss
ANNA Borg will act as pianist and the
scenes are arranged as follows: Boat
scene, the costumes worn are sailor
.i1its: summer scene, with summer
1resses and picture hats; southern
SCENE. with colonial costumes; al
led nation scene, costumes Of British
,ations and ali nations at close.
The anniversary celebration is held
each year in Turner hall, and IS one
Of the big events in the social life OF
the organization. . -,
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-03-07
ADORE ISLANDS HAD
GREAT PART IN WAR
Their Possession as Allied Naval Base
Was Distinct Factor in the
Downfall of Germany.

Lisbon, Portugal, March 1.-THE
possession Of the Azores Islands as a
naval base has been a distinct factor
in the Allies victory" says Rear-Ad-
miral Herbert Omar Dunn, L. S. N,
commander of that base, who recently
arrived in Lisbon, where the Amer
lean naval men were the heroes of
the hour.
Rcar-Admiral Dunn was received
by the new president of the Portu-
suese republic, Admiral Canto G Cas-
tro, and a banquet i'll his honor was
giVon at the American legation which
was attended by representatives of all
the allied powers.
In an interview with a Seculo re-
porter, Rear-.Admiral Dunn expressed
his warm appreciation Of PortugaIs
CO-Opera ton in dealing with the
U-boat pest from that outpost in the
Atlantic
Nothing would please the Azoreans
better than to be able to pay homag gre
to President Wilson personally. When
the president embarked for Europe,
Rear-Admiral Dunn cabled him a re-
quest that the ship might pass in
view Of the islands. The request was
granted, and afterWard. at a meeting
IN Paris, the president charged Rear
Admiral Dunn to convey to the Por-
tuSuese people his sympathy and
thanks for their friendship and CO.
operation with the American naval
forces at the Azores.
The influenza has not spared Por-
tugal's westernmost colony and there
has also been a. serious shortage Of
food. Rear-Admral Dunn not only
succeeded in obtaining some ship
ments Of wheat from the United
states, but also distributed to the is
landers all the availa BILE medicine
from she American ships, sending the
naval surgeons to visit the sick and
the hospitals and furnishing gasoline
for the Red Cross ambulances. The
stars and Stripes is the most popular
foreign flag in the Azores Islands.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-03-07
BETTER THAN CALOME[
Thousands Have Discovered Or.
Edwards Olive Tablets are
a Harmless Substitute.

DR.. Edwards Olive Tabiets-the suosei"
t,1te for calo11el -- are a mild but sure
laxative, and their effect on the hver
almost instantaneous. They are the result
Of DR.. Edwards determination not TO treat
liver and bowel complaints with ealomei.
His efforts to Danish it brought out thesa
little olive.colored tablets.
These pleasant little tablets do the good
that calornel does but have no bad atpg
effects. They don't injure the teeth like
strong liquids or eaIomsl They take + bold
C,,re The liver at the expense of the teeth
>Salornei sometimes plays havoc with the
runs. So do strong liquids. Its best not
to take calomel, but to let Dr.. Edwards
Olive Tablets take its place.
Most headaches, ''dullness" and that
law feeling come from constipation end
a disordered liver. Take DR.. Edwards
Olive Tablets when you feel 1oggy snd
"heavv." Note how they 'ciear" clouded
brain and how they 'perk up" the spirits.
l0c and Csc box. All druggists
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-03-07
REDS .NI&E RE,NGTHENED.
German Wireless Tells of More Gov
crnment Men Going Over to Rebels.

London, March 6.--A German wire
less dispatch received here states
that, in addition to the volunteer ma
rinc division and a portion of the
republican militia, parts of the Sec
ond Guards regiment and the Guards
FusiIeer regiment went over 10 the
Spartacans on Wednesday.
owing to the strike Of printers
and compositors the Wolf Bureau is
said to he unable TO circulate it's
printed bulletins.
a Berlin dispatch to the Mail. sent
from there Wednesday midnight, as
crrted that it was reported in gov
2rnment circles that, as a result of a
compromise reached at Weimar, the
strike might end today.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-03-07

Mrs. Mary +. ga llsR 6asgI MI. -
atham sang solos We're rounl y
ppIauded by the au4f8hce and whieh
rere sngularly appropriate for the
ccasion served.
The certificates we're presented bys
Judge ]. II. Kirkham after first ad:
ressing some wel1-chosen remarks to
be candidates regarding the spirit Of
byalty manifested in this country by
he immigrant peoples. He also
allied attention to the fact that near
Il so per cent. of.the draft registrant3
a this city We're aliens. This situa-
I on he new Americans should inter
s st themselves to help improvement
y trying to compel anyone to become
! citizen-but by invitation, eXplana
#on and encourageme SO thai free
#aoice will lead him that way. The
#dge then shook hands with each
tan as he passed his certificate to
m.
Il Henry T. Burr, in a simple, direct
Md forCcful manner, addressed the
#Bsembly regarding how the conCcp-
hons of liberty and free citizenship
Mad been built up in this land, how
81 contrasted with the autocracy and
hste systems of Europe, and how
hch citizen is the guardian of those
ghts in which he is q participation.
8 warming was also sounded against
4 G dangers Of anarchy and extreme
&dica1ism. The meaning of equality
i as. carefully explained as referring
ai1ly to opportunity, rights of citi-
Rnship and treatment in the courts.
Zen are not born equal in color, size
Il wisdom. Each man was en1inded
hat he should become an apostle of
his doctrine of political freedom and
&1uality.
Folders in which to carry the ma
&lralization papers were presented by
@1dge C1affney in the name of the
characterization committee.
The Anericanization representa-
#Tcs Of the various industrial institu-
Mons of the city will meet this eve
ng at the city Americanization office
&br a conference relative to that work
Md for an interchange of suggestions
u the conduct of what may be the
Manufacturers share of the RESPONSE
#laties for the education and Amer
"a anzation of the migrant who re-
81 aims alien in his speech, sentiments
bid living.
The factories Of New Britain have
#een ready and active in their CO.
operation to promote whatever
&pemed best for those people who,
pming here, form a vital and neces-
hry link in the American scheme of
hdustria1 development. This will be
be second time that these represent
Rtives have come together for a sim
lar conference and exchange of expe-
Fences in this work.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-03-07
NOT LIABLE FOR TAX,

Corporation Counsel J. E. Cooper
has given the fire commissioners a
ruling relative to the payment of a
war tax on the Maxim pump. When
the machine was purchased the mat
ter was not settled, and a contract
was drawn whereby the city would
pay. According to the finding Of the
corporation counsel, the city is not
liable for the tax, and the board will
take stops to recover $201.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-03-07
MORE TAX INFORMATION.

Washington, March I'm comput-
ing income taxes a husband and wife
having incomes from separate sources
may each apply the lower rate Of
six per cent to the first $4,000 of in
come. The internal revenue bureau
in explaining today this feature Of
The law, emphasized, however, that
the higher rate of - per cent ap-
plies to the balance in each case.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-03-07
RABBI PRICE TO PREACH.

At the services tonight at the Con-
gregation Beth FL, Rabbi Price will
preach a sermon on who's Who in
the Bible dealing with prophetic
facts outlined in the teachings Of the
prophets. lie will also deliver a short
sermonettc at the services Saturday
morning dealing with the new form
Of Sunday school teaching. Sunday
school as usual Sunday 10 a. m.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-03-07
MANY WOUNDED RETURN.

New York. March -Four thou
sand, four hundred troops arrived on
the steamship Mongolia from St. Ma
zaire. About 1000 of these were con-
valescing from sickness or wounds.
The units comprised attachments OF
the S7th and 91st divisions, and the
104th and 10th batteries trench ar
tillerv together with 149 casual off
GERS of various branches of the serv-
ice
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-03-07
LETTIsH TROOPS ORGANIZED.

Vladivostok, March '.---e'en. Jan
min has been designated by tho
French government as commander of
.e+tish troops which arc being organ
wed in western Siberia. There are
said to be more than 10000 Lettish
fugitives who can be modified, and
the work is progressing. They will
he sent later to Lthuania, it is stated.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-03-07
AGNEW WITH SENATOR'S.

Boston, March 1.-The release of
Catcher Sam Agnew to the Washing
ton club was announced by Manager
Barrow of the Boston Americans to-
day.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-05-02
HURRY RETURN
Of AMERICANS
300,0 900 Troops to Be Sent
Home During May

PARIS. May ..--tunited Press.) -
The American expsdiilonary force
will be reduced solely 10 the army
Of occupation along tho Rhine AZ
rapidly as possible. IL was announced
today.
Three hundred thousand Amsri
can soldiers viii be sent home dur
ing May and a like numb~r In
June. After the first ef July the
usc 81 the French ports VIII Be
abandoned. Americaneontroiled rail.
roads returned 70 France and Amer.
lean and military police Withdrawn.
Antwerp will then become the
American supply base under com
mand OF nrigadlcr General w. ID.
Conner. Communications hereafter
viii be thru Belgium.