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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-04-17
PART OF A COOP JOB.

Part of good job was done when
the Legislature put future ban up
on private banks in Iowa. If Hard
ing signs the bill no private banks
1920. 1t could have. done a better
and more complete job had it put
an immediate ban upon organlZa-
ton of such banks and given the
twelve-month period to those al
ready in operation as time to reor-
ganize themselves into real banks
subject to the control and lnspec,
ton which have made the Woro
bank" synonym for safety;
be organized under the bill. rms
provision came as a protective meas.
ure for banks and bankers against
the resentment of certain communi-
ties and groups whose loyalty IN
war was not evident and against
some whose disloyalty then lay close
to the surface and who have al
ready started proceedings to express
that resentment by tentat!ve oig sti
tuted in the spirit of revenge. and
reprisal now that revenge and re.
prisaI appear to be possible without
getting into jail The idea is that
those whose resentment against
banks and bankers of their own com,
munity arises from this cause VIII
have a hard time gaining national
approval of any scheme that has FOR
it's moving impulse the financial
flagellation of institutions that stood
four square with the country IN its
hour of emergency. And to that
proposition all loyal men will agree.
As regards the private bank how
ever the assembly might well have
gone farther than it did and have
given those in operation the choice
between organizing as state or. ma
tional banks. A private banker is IN
the business of borrowing deposit
money from the public without Sc
curity. He may be good and some
private bankers are financially sound
but there is no public inspection or
public accounting to prove it, Peo-
pie who deposit money in private
bank merely leave it with a friend
whom they trust. No objection
could be raised if they knew what
they were doing but the word bank
should never be permitted to at
tach to any mans private business
unless he Incorporates under bank
ing law and complies with its terms
for safety and ction.-Marshall-
town Times-Republican
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-04-17
WILL THE NEXT CONGRESS
LISTEN?

An influential member of the re-
publican majority in the next session
Of congress predicts that if the peo-
pie make their views felt by mem
bers of congress the war tax upon
incomes, profits and sales Of all
cent. All it needs, he says, is per-
iod of retrenchment and economy
and an amortization of the war debt
over a period of 100 years.
There is no question but what
business is going to be seriously re-
tarded by excessive taxation II pres
emit war taxes are not brought down.
Rich men who know how to finance
and to manage new industrial enter
structive genii to expand present
factory employment and production
will not do so while the government
is taking a large part of their in
creased profits or income away. They
will prefer to invest in sure-thing
properties at low return rather than
hazard enterprise which employs la
Dor and builds up the country.
Excessive war taxes uDon sales
wait until prices come down and re-
tards the work of production at the
factories until men are unemployed.
The war is over. The bills can be
paid from borrowed money. The
loans can be paid gradually and fifty
to 100 years is none too long a
period over which to spread the pay
ments. The cost in interest is a
profit to the people instead of loss
for government interest costs less
than two-thirds what money can
earn for the individual IT the pay
ments are long deferred the indi-
vidual retains his money for invest
ment at higher rates than it costs
the government to defer the pay
ments. The government has larg-
er bill to pay in the long run but it
will be paid by more individuals OF
several generations while the tax
payers of today only pro-rata their
1air share of q world war burden.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-04-17
THE ARMY AND POLITICS..

After the civil war the returning
soldiers were a great political force
for many years, in both north and
south They constituted the most
powerful Of any organized group IN
the country, and few politicians;
dared defy them. A large part OF
the prominent statesmen were SOL
diers 1t was hard to beat a man
with a good war record at the polls.
Four million soldiers are now re-
turning to civil life. They will
come back with solder ideals, with
a common experience, and disposed
to some extent to act as unit IN
public affairs. Experienced polite
ians expect them to be a great force,
and are trying to forecast what their
influence will be.
For one thing the soldiers are go
ing to be strong on efficiency and
discipline. They have learned what
grand things can be accomplished by
system and organization and sclentl-
tic ability.
These qualities have not counted
as high in home politics as they
should. The best talker is usually
may have no business head or or
ganizing ability But il he can
make an eloquent and plausible
speech, he is pretty sure to get by.
Meanwhile the quiet man of achieve
ment in business, of capacity for
scientific organization and expert
efficiency, does not usually fare we'll
at the polls because he can not ex-
press himself voluably enough.
The soldiers will feel keenly the
lack of efficiency. In some case they
suffered from it very seriously and
they will be very hostile to it in
civil life. They are not going to be
content while mere takers get into
power. 1t is a safe prediction that
they will constitute force for ac-
ton and expert ability rather than
for talk. Let the politicians think
about this.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-04-17
GIVE. THE PEOPLE,"

eve, the Peorle," of Iowa, anu,
for that matter of the entire Un!ted
States, must feel like hiring KICK
ing contrivance when we read sucn
and the later scandal in the automo-
bile department of the office OF sec
retary of state. We could cross the
state line and take look at our ma
tional affairs, and the bungle. grow
ing out OF the hiring of insists, ap-
breaches the dimensions and mean
ings of a national tragedy. we, inc
are too stupid or too crooked, TO
show a disposition to correct our
mistakes, about the only thing to
do is to permit the dunder-head-
edness to grow fully ripe when
it will come to head, ana
all the filth and rottenness Will
pour forth III like ca the the erup attento On
of the public to the necessity of tax,
ing action on several matters. right
away would be on par with WhlStllng
an Irish jig to a milestone, fully eX-
pecting to see the thing respond IN
action becoming the inspired and IN
spired occasion.
The big papers OF the state nave
been filled the past week over the
shortcomings of the office OF secre-
tary of state of Iowa. The legisia-
ture sent special committee to in
vestigate" the nest, and the report
at once createu strong demand
among the members for clothes
pins.
The condition in the office of sec
rotary of state is not neW-lt is SO
old that it stunk more than year
ago. All during the primary cam
paign of last year these conditions
were Dlaced before the people-but
the people appeared to regard them
as an advantage, at least they re-
nominated the man for the office ne
SO poorly filled. Then came the
general election: The charges were
again pointed out, and the record OF
y voters? Yes, it did They hurried
to the polls and sent Allen back to
the office with vote of confidence
that must have made his brisket
take on another bulge.
Analyze the situation and the
cause Of these failures, in our civil
primary election law. The general
public cannot, or a: least, will not
make inquiry as to the merits or de-
merits OF the candidates that are
swarming on every road; the votes
90 to the men who can promote the
hottest ampalSn-Wnlle lne COM.
mon good is permitted to go stra!sht
to hell.
oh, yes, 1--WE, the People," saved
flags and followed brass bands dur
ing the period of the war; il any
man would dare intimate we lacked
in good citizenship we'd tear him
limb from limb-and here is state
legislature, armed with fertilizer
forks, Digging into the af1airs OF
an office that was reputed to be rot
: ten for the past two years.
No, Well not say a word about
the Rathbun case. What we have
said about the office of secretary of
state will apply to the Rathbun case.
The whole thing is reproach on the
Intelligence of the voters of the
state, and we see as an only cure for
the condition the repeal of the prl-
mary election law, and the revival
OF the moral truth that upon voters
rest a moral resnonsibility.-Wil
liamsburg Journal Tribune.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-04-17

With deficiency of two hundred
and fifty millions last year and a
present daily loss of a million dol
lars Uncle Sam finds the railroads
an embarrassing condition, says the
DEBORAH. Republican. 1t reminds
one of the man who thoughtlessly
grabbed hold of the bulls tail and
the bull at once went on rampage
will net know what to do when he
does. As business proposition it is
the most lamentable failure ever
known,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-04-17
Advertising Rates.

Advertising Rates.
Display Advertising, special Sec ~
vice, per inch 49,. ........ 4ec
Reading notices, per line ....,:,. DC
Cards Of Thanks, cash with
Resolutions of Respect -. 81 90
Church, school and society no.
tees, where admission or en-,
tertainment fee is charged r.
per line -. -. -. -. ~
We are glad to publish. any ana
all church or society notices, put
please don't confound news notices
with advertising locals. CorresPoh.
said notices with their items unless
they are authorized and paid for, and
AZ possible remittance for same
should accompany the notice.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-04-17

You can keep your stomach
strong, bowels regular and kidneys
active by using Prickly Ash Bitters.
1t is a necessary condition to main
tain the health Of the body. Price
1925 per bottle. E. e. Bell
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-04-17

1t is now known just what kind of
medal the government will present
to each soldier, but there are still
few preliminaries to arrange re-
garding the Job he is to get.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-04-17

AFTER SICKNESS COMES HEALTH.
AFTER WEAKNESS COMES STRENGTH.
In the spring when you're 'sall
in"-fagged out-blood thin, if
you will turn to Natures remedy,
q tonic made from wild roots and
barks, which has stood fifty years
as the best spring tonic-you will
find strength regained. No need
to tell you it's DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery, put up in tablet
or liquid form, and sold by every
druggist in the land. After q hard
winter shut up indoors, your blood
needs a temperance tonic, q tissue
builder and blood-makersucha sthis
Medical Discovery" of DR.. Pierce's.
CARROLL, IowA-"At one time took
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
for a raw, sore feeling in my lungs fol-
lowing the measles; also for torpid liver
End poor appetite. The medicine helped
me wonderfully. Ny nerves became
quiet and could sleep well at night.
my mother took this remedy twenty
years ago and she was greatly benefited
-MRs. G. S. K,11-uT, 81 N. Crawford
Street
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-04-17
Road Law Compromised.

Now you get paved roads il you
vote for them and YOU don't get any
il you vote against them That is
the optional feature put into the big
road bill in the senate Thursday af-
ter a six hours discussion that at
times bordered on. the personal and
looked like discard Of the whole
by the millions and auto license
money in other millions will be used
for paved roads in Iowa and without
issuing any bonds, provided the
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-05-07
AN OLD RECIPE
To DARkEN HAIR
SAGE TEA AND SULPHUR TURNS
GRAY, FADED HAIR DARK
AND GLOSSY.

Almost everyone knows that Sage
Tea and Sulphur, properly com ..
pounded, brings back the natural
color and lustre to the hair when
faded, streaked or gray. Years ago
the only way to get this mixture was
to make 1t at home. wuich is mnssy
and troublesome.
Nowadays we simply ask at any
drug store for "Wyeth's Sage and
Sulphur Compaund." Yor will get
a large bottle OF this old-time recipe
improved by the addition of other In.
gradients, at very little cost. Every
body uses this preparation now, be-
cause no one can possibly tell that
you darkened your hair. as 1t does
1t so naturally and evenly You
dampen a sponge or soft brush with
II and draw this thru your nair, TAX
ing one small strand at time by
morning the gray hair disappears,
and after another application or two
your hair becomes beautifully dark,
thick and glossy ard you looK years
yG luger.-Adv.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-05-07
ONE YEAR AGO TODAY.

Germans smother American lines
in Picardy under bombardment cf
$1,000 gas shells
Fierce fighting In Flanders bends
back cracked British lines
Germans push' across the Ai5ne
Canal despite hard Allied resistance.
Huns concentrating huge reserves
for final blow against Arras.
America rushing aid to the Allies
as fast as ships can be found. VIII
the Yanks arrive In time?
SUBSCRIBE NOW TO THE VIC.
TORY LIBERTY LOAN WHAT you
WOULD HAVE PAID FOR VIC.
TORY THEN.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-05-07
TAKE SALTS To
FLUSH KIDNEYS
EAT LESS MEAT If YOU FEEL
BACKACHY OR HAVE BLADDER
TROUBLE

Meat forms uric acid which excites
and overworks the kidneys In their
efforts to filter II from the system.
Regular eaters of meat must flush
the kidneys occasionally. You must
relieve them like you relieve your
bowels: removing all the acids. waste
and poison. else you feel a dun mis-
cry In the kidney region. sharp
pains In the back or sick headache.
dizziness, your stomach sours. tongue
is coated and when the weather is
bad you have rheumatic twinges.
The urine 10 cloudy. full OF sediment:
the channels often get irritated. OBJ.
liging you to get up two or three
times during the night.
To neutralize these Irritating acids
and flush off the bodys urinous
waste get about four ounces OF Jad
Salts from any pharmacy; take n
Tablespoonful in n glass OF water be-
fore breakfast for few days and
your kidneys will then act fine and
bladder disorders disappear. This
famous salts Is made from the acid
OF grapes and lemon juice. combined
with lithia, and has been used for
generations to clean and stimulate
sluggish kidneys and stop bladder
irritation. Jad Salts is inexpensive:
harmless and makes a delightful Of.
fersescent litiha-water drink which
millions of men and women take now
and then, thus avoiding serious kid
ney and bladder diseases. ADV.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-05-07
30. 600 POUNDS OF
SEED SOLD FARMERS

BEND, May More than 10000
pounds of alfalfa seed have been
sold to Central Oregon farmers this
season through the First National
bank OF Bend. There Is greater int sr-
est being shown in seeding alfalfa
this year than ever before. largely
thru the help that 10 being given by
the Bend bank. II Is estimated that
every farmer IL increasing his asre-
age for cultivation from 10 to -
per cent.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-05-07

Edward Kemp. CaGatla" Overseas
Minister Of Militia. hnt ~ & NJ
Bosworth. Chairman Of lrs tah"tian
Pacific Overseas Service. arranged -
send these troops home by an all
water route rather than have them
disemLark at n Canadian Atlantic
port and cross the continent hv rail.
The existence Of the Panama Canal
made this u feasible plan, otherwise
the Empress Of Asia would have
found Il advantageous to return to
the Pacific via the Sucx Canal. III.
route followed by her sister sh,b. ths
Empress Of Russia, The tassavc ~
the Panama Canal consumed ni's
An, one-haf hours and the ton
Nas $y.3S2
A. this was the first t,m,. AMI N
~ probability the oa!S tine thEt
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-05-07

A twenty-three day ocean voyage
that covered nine thousand miles and
includes passage through the
Panama Canal, was the unique ex-
rerience of fifteen hundred home
bound members Of the Canadian Ex-
peditionary Forces who had original
ly enlisted in British Columbia for
service overseas.
This ship belongs in the Pacific,
heing one Of the Cansdian Pacifc's
crack liners that ply between Van.
couver and the Orient. She had been
diverted to Atlantic waters to assist
IN the transportation Of American
troors to Europe and was ready TO
return to her regular run. Al the
same time there were in England
and r rance lot Of British Coiumtaa
'r''ors anxious to get home. SIR
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-05-07
YANKEE CASUALTIES
TOTALLED 2s8, TAG

WASHINGTON, d. c., May L.
Americas casualties in the world
war totalled 2S6,746. according to re-
vised figures made public by the wal
department. There were 1890
deaths from all causes, OF which 49,.
,s57 were in action. The missing in
action now total 1923 and wounded
not necessarily in action, 2O,S47.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-05-07
.LUMBERDEMAND
FROM EUROPE To
Be TREMENDOUS

PORTLAND. May Tho United
States and Canada will be called up
on 10 supply approximately 200
600, 900 feet of lumber annually for
the next four years to Western Eu.
rope, according to Roger y. SIN.
mons. foreign trade expert, who re.
Gently returned from an 'aves,iga-
tion OF lumber production m Russia
and Finland. Mr.. simmons npoln he
fore an audience Of more than 100
Oregon lumber manufacturers at ;he
Portland hotel.
His estimates show that. prior to
the war, Russia was the greatest
lumber exporting country in the
world. At conference OF allied
government officials. held Trev'ans
to the overthrow of the former ear.
it was estimated that Russia could be
counted on to furnish 7.0N0, 900 600
feet OF lumber annually for the re-
construction OF France. Belgium ard
England.
The faIl of the Russian Coverr-
nent and the overthrow of Karens ky
by the Bolsheviki have so disrupted
Russian industrial, financial aud soc
tal institutions that the country is
practically out of the game 50 far pc
lumber production is concernel. he
said. The supply furnished by Swed- |
en-, Norway and other European
sources is limited and the great bur
den rests upon American and cana
dian lumbermen. according to Mr..
Simmons
The great lumber producing cen
ters Of Russia are located near Ar
changel. Riga and Petrograd. The
mills OF these districts are all lille
and stocks on hand amount to less
than 1.o00, 100000 feet. The forests
from which the logs are brought to
tbs mills are from 500 to 2.ooo miles
distant and there are no men IN the
woods at this time. The mills them.
sefses have. in many instances, boon
plundered OF machinery anil equip
ment and their successful operation
n Impossible.
The other chief source of suopiy
for Western Europe is Finland. Here
tAese sTe stocks OF seasoned lur.,te,
amounting to approximately 2.o00,-
100000 feet ready for the market,
sSSd Nr. Simmons. The mills of Fin
Ind rapidly are being acquired 6y
tAe state and production will b. lin
tied IN amoant compared with the
cGtplt under private ownership.
The stocks Of lumber held in Rms
sA, Finland and Sweden are control.
led BY q strong organization IT
Scandinavian 1umbermen. with head
quarters n Stockholm. and the price
demanded BY rhis association Of jp:
terests averages $62.5O per thous-
ana feet. The mills OF Archanpal,
Riga and Petrograd are also con
fro1led by the Stockholm corporation
sceortiing to the speaker. anu their
output for several years VIII ;robab-
~ b. sold through The Swedish mar
ket
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-05-07

the tmFrc~s oi Aa.n -# -
through the canal, the peuu." y W
canal zone made mu"h ~ ~,
there were Friendly demons,ra:io',s
all alone the way snu u .ciN =
reception at Cristohal, The tu,it".s
posed for the above pictures Ia Via.
flores locks. six miles from the Ia
ciiie end Of the canal.
Enthusiastic receptions grer'~" 'hs
ship and her valiant passengers AMEN
they reached the end Of the '"ssso.
Victoria. b, G.. where 25u d's~m-
barked, declared u public holida, aud
the whole population Joined H. ~.i.
coming the veturn,nv heroes A 'r--
mendous ovation was given aI Van
.'oover and. in spite Of rain ~ssrr
,r,wS- thronYed the water fr"ni 10
80: n trst glimpse and hsnd-h"..
The t.n,oress " As,s h.S ,-'' -
fnaftiso and 10 now IN rreiii,
srnsc' service between -
Sno the Orient. .
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-05-07

II your best friend offers bed
rock security for small loan the
odds are 1919 to l you'll help him. lie
needs a lift now. Invest in one OF
Uncle Samuels Victory Liberty Notes
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-05-07
JUDGE ALDEN COMES
WITH GREAT LECTURE
Massachusetts Jurist 10 Of Mayfiower
Descent.

Judge George d. Alden Of Massa-
chusetts. direct descendant Of John
Alden and Priscilla, Is one OF the lee
turers OF national prominence coming
to Chautauqua this year. Formerly
Washington Journal., 1919-04-04
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