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New-York tribune., 1919-02-04

believes that the gods have indeed de-
sired h1m to humble himself So IS
the miracle accomplished to both child
and King. The acting in this piece
was somewhat marred by the very bad
diction OF Donald McClelland as The
boy New York intruded too palpably
into the atmosphere Of this Zericon Of
the Some while before the fall of
Babylcn.'
"The Very Naked Boy" a slight and
amusing little modern piece Of which
Stuart Walker is the author. has been
very affably received here before. Last
night il was chiefly useful as showing
that Ma saret Mower, while very good
to look upon, is rather eavy-handed
as Il comedienne.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-04

talk like this: Did you know Care
less Carmody was coming baehs?'
NO. indeed: who is Careless Car
mody. and why do they call him that -
Well. he's sort OF mystery.
Blows round once in a while. and
CANDLES away his pile and then rides
away. They. call him Careless be-
cause ne is so careless with his life"
So when Careless" Carmody rides
into view you know all about him.
and he can start in. Without any pre-
llminaries. First. he sits in a card
game and loses all his money. and
then man who has designs on his
"siidealong" pony offers him three
piles of chips for the outfit, and Care
less falls for it and loses Slideaicng
But after that he becomes Sheriff
and saves the farm of the girl he
loves and sees that every one gets
his just dues. Lena Owen, who played
in Hart's previous picture. is again
the girl Of his choice. Bert Sprotte
is the land swindler and Buster Irv
ing the young brother of the girl.
Breed of Men" is a good picture.
though personally we prefer Hart be-
ing chased by the Sheriff to Hart the
Sheriff chasing some one else.
1t is the old story OF respecting
man for his virtues. but loving him
for his faults.
The comedy is a Vitagraph called
"Scamps and Scandals" There rs :.
very interesting Przma picture called
"Model Girls which shows how wax
models are made. 1t also shows the
living modes who pose for These re
gal wax beauties.
The Rivoi Pictorial is called "yis-
ual News of All the X orld
Catherine Northheet, violinist.
played the cave Maria" and Carlos
Mejia sang "Lueno de Amor"
The overture is "William Tell" with
Erno Rapee conducting. II. T.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-04
Plays and PLAYERS

osier !. shortly 9se 70 p'y b. prssyn.sd s sdG'p bp
nenry Miller with notable cast, IN.
esiaoing HenYy Miller ga MoiiAre,
o.anehe Bates "a Nine. de Moutegpan
f"a Ho.orook Klinn "a I.auy XIV.
sext weak is announced az the las.
~ The Climax" I. will be succeeded
q. me Comedy by "Toby's Bow"
ttemedy By John Tairtof footc, which
~ in its cast Norman Tx-sor. Doris
ms,Hnf'i, Charles A. Stevenson. George
"@f'en ana Alec Augs-ds Batter.
Lsst night marked Tic huadeedit
FerIofman>a ~ "r- 9ct' Jicfr." ia
MascA .F:annss Star i apoesfinv a.
s"e teiasce Theatre.
Oliver sforosco has in preparation a
9sw piay,@ntitlsd "The Master Thief"
HXnseo on Richard Washburn Child's
,.symasTr' stories. The drsmatiza-
,gn - tne work OF Edward T. Rose.
5hy nas made Peter B. Kync's "Cappy
4''essD asof'cs into . play.
Our Pleasant sins three.act
't aLsma BY Thomas " Brosdhurst. is
1shDft'y 10 be produced The play viii
~ staged under the direction of Mr..
Dfo@aharss and Lee Morrison.
~ nsv producing company, the Sci
~aJ@ Theatrical Enterprises, Has two
sne w f'aZs n preparation. One is
xnfy Wig Lancashire comedy,
ho ire other ;s "Propineaisy. by
beorgs d. Parker. -
catherine Dn ponf Y,li vreseut a
psf,al mztln1s of Soh dance dramas
e. ns Grsenwich Village Theatre Fri
aey sftsfnoon, February IA.
~, Ny'as Along n4~ musical eofn
W = non IN YeheaYsaj. with Eileen
- stsne, Harry Tighe, Tam Rich.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-04

York women who will go are Mrs John
Rogers. of 102 East 1hirtieth Street
and Miss Vida Milholland, daughter
Of John +. Milholland. The women
viii have their prison garments with
them and intend to expose prison con
Gltions.
More than 81 900 was raised at yes
terday's meeting to finance the coming
weeks activities, and more will be
forthcoming if necessary according to
Miss Paul She returned to Washing
ton late last evening.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-04
To Honor War Workers
Dinner To Be Given by Suffra.
gists al Hotel Biltmore

The New York State Woman Suffrage
Party will give dinner next Saturday
at the Hotol Bitmore in honor of it's
distinguished war workers. Nine. Cath
crime Breshkovsky. the "grandmoth
of the Russian revolution will make
her FIRST public appearance in New
York at th;s dinner.
Other guests of honor will be Mrs.
Norraan DE- r. Whitehouse, who has
just raturned from Switzerland, and
Mrs. Raymond Brown, director general
q the Overseas Hospital in France,
also recently returned.
Mrs Carrie Chapman Gait will speak
IN "A New Word for Women" Mrs.
James I.ecs Laidiaw will preside
New-York tribune., 1919-02-04
Mrs. Robert Lansing Conducts
Council for Women In Paris

PARIS, Fsb. 3. he first meeting Of
the Provisional Council Of the American
Young Wcr,crs Christian Associaiion.
At tbc Paris bcadauaI 'or4 this w.ek.
was attended BY eighty ~ tho most
prominent women IL france who nrc
Interested IN aii wo1en'S problems. The
purpose ef fhe council ss 10 make avail.
able information about conditions sad
nFeds OF women and 20 sot standards
Tor future permanent work.
Irs, Robert Lansing. sdfn Of tho
Secretary Of state. conducted Ell seq
sinra IN FRENCH. ~ two-thirds Of the
members represent French agsocati6ns
witb whom the Y. w. g, A. has been co.
operating,
New-York tribune., 1919-02-04
Two New Features Added
To the Ziefcld Froiics

Chick Sale. the well.known inner
senator OF rural types. las. night
added his entertainments to the froijcs
which Flo ZieE eId presents twice
nightly on the New Alnsterdam Roof.
Another new conner was Constance
Binncy. whose moon dance was charm
ing. Both revucs retain their other
popular acts, including Delyle Aida,
Bert Williams. Hal Hixon, Lillian Lor-
raine, Bessie Mccoy Davis. Bee
Palmer, Bird Millman and Fannie
Brice.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-04

ards and Renee Adoree IN the princi-
pal roles. The book of the piece is by
Bide Dudley and the music and lvrics
by Lou Nelson
10 Friday performance Of Ham lie ."
will be given this week by the Shake
speara Playhouse. There will be mat
lnees instead Thursday afternoon and
Satuid day morning.
Ralph Herr, thc/conedian. has been
added TO the cast Of the new Winter
Garden extravaganza, Monte Cristo,
Jr"
New-York tribune., 1919-02-04

Helene RomanoH, Russian soprano
gave song recital last night at
Aeolan Hall, singing a programme
largely made UP of Russian songs.
Miss Romanoff has naturally an. excel
lent voice of considerable power, but
her use of it renders critical comment
superfuous.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-08-14
From Oklahoma.
Lookout Okla, Aug. 9, 1919

! Lookout Okla, Aug 9, 1919.
Editor Reporter and People of
Decatur County: I want to tell you
am still among the living. l think
of you often and sure wish l was
back there where we could at least
raise something to eat This is my
third year in Oklahoma and neither
Everyone thought the wheat crop
was going to be bountiful in this
section until threshing begun when
they found the grain was not filled
out. It is averaging between eight
and twelve bushels. Ours has not
been threshed yet. 1t was claimed
to be the best looking wheat the
for better grade. On account of
the exceeding rain during Maryland
June the straw is very heavy which
makes threshing very hard. The
company is hardly making expenses.
! Mr.. Knabe is running the engine
and gets SO per day. The separator
m aam gets Gets s. or Water f Ptebqr With
So you can see how much it costs.
Spring crops will be short on ac-
count of the recent dry weather.
1t has been trying to rain the last
few days, SO maybe it will before it
is too late. The summer SO far, has
not been as warm as usual: nights
are very comfortable. Don't think
n am dissatisfied with Oklahoma in
general, l am not. I have a good
home and ask for nothing don't
get. and | like the people here. but
if we were in good old Decatur
county where we could raise what
we eat and not have to eat out of
tin cans about all the year around
we might prosper. I was reading
in one of your recent papers about
the Sigler residence having a new
roof put on | have heard nv
father (the late John McDaniel) say
he made those shingles when q
young man Is or 20 years old. /
would like to be there and get one
for a souvenir. Well as this letter
is getting too long and may land IN l
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-08-14
Henry Reed.

Henry Reed was born in MARSHALL
town, West Virginia, June Is, 1885,
lived there till the year of 1878 then
went to Russell county. Kansas
Six years later came to Davis City,
Iowa. Served three years in the
Civil war. Shortly after the close
of the war was married to Mary J.
Sprigs, August, 1865. He was the
father of five children. All have
passed away. Has three grandchil-
dren in Decatur county, Iowa:
Clarence, Vera and Georgia Cart
wright; six grandchildren in Ne
braska: Lola, Eva, James, Clarence
and Louise Piercy. Later he was
married to Maria Davis on June %.
1905, and lived together fourteen
years, one month and six days, pass
ing away at his home in Davis City,
Aug. 6, 1919, at the age of 81 years,
month and % days.
He joined the Presbyterian church
at the age Of 10 years and afterward
Joined the Methodist church at
Kansas, coming to Davis City he
maintained the same relation; also
acted as an exhorter in the Metho-
dist church for number Of years.
The services were held at the
Union church, conducted by Rev.
John Cohen of Lucas, Iowa, assisted
by the Methodist pastor Of Davis
City
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-08-14
William Wadley,

The subject of this memoir vii,
liam Wadley, was born in Hardlr
county, Kentucky. on December 10
1881, and thus at his death on Aug:
ust 3, 1919, his age was 81 years,
months and l 4 days.
In 1914, when he was about thlr-
teen years old his parents removed
from Kentucky across the Ohio riv-
er into Illinois and he remained with
them until he was twenty-five years
old Then in 1856 he came to iowa
and took for a homestead the land
which he held for siXty-three years,
until his death The farm is four
miles west Of Lamont.
On January 26, 1864, he married
union We're born eleven children;
Four died in infancy or childhood
and seven grew to manhood and
womanhood Six of these live in
Lamont, namely, Mrs. Rebecca Mar
tin, Mrs. Dora Work, John W., Ira
E. and William Thurman and Mrs.
Linnie Wadel The home of Har-
man f. Wadley, the seventh child is
in Morrill,, Nebraska. All the seven
Mrs. Wadley died on June 8, less
than two months before her hus-
bands death. For over fifty-five
years their married life continued in
Notwithstanding the years
Of toll and sacrifice for living and
for their children. There are also
thirty-two grandchildren and twelve
great grandchildren. g..
Funeral services were held at the
residence four miles west of La
moni, on August. S, Henry A. Steb-
bins preaching the sermon, and R.
A. Ballantyne assisting. The burial
was at Rose Hill cemetery, Lamont.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-08-14
Farm Bureau.

We are giving below the valua-
tions as returned by the assessors
and also the raise as made by the
state board OF equalization. Land as
sessed at 1897 per acre raised to
55;S4 per acre Of Or 42% nsr ne aearll jn
old colts taken at 1882 per head
Increased to 69.S2 or $50. Horses
taken at 6O.77 increased to 1924 or
49,. Mules assessed at 6S.43 in
creased to 1904 or 1870. Stall
lions taken at 1920 increased &c ITO to
taken at 25.13 increased to 80 II or
.2BGo. Two year old heifers taken
at 33 SO increased to 1887 or 10 %.
Cows taken at 44.95 increased to
1913 or $3.50. Yearling steers
taken at 1921 increased to 4O.O6 or
24%s. Two year old steers taken at
Sheep assessed at 7S9 increased to
1908 or SO %.
The state executive council meets
On August 18th and the farm bu-
reau has appointed G. w. Hoffman
to attend this session Of the meeting
and see if we cannot get some action
taken for to lower the valuations in
this county as there is some things
in this list that are taken higher
Aus1H IIlSS Val S'AiJ ~ oONSH' ~
i'm this county today. 1t seems that
in making up the raises the eXecu-
tive council had especial fling at the
farmer as not a single raise was
added against town property, mer-
chandise, bankstock or any other
item only the property of the farm
er, we can thank the farm bureau
that we have an organization be-
hind us to employ man of Mr..
Hoffman's ability to fight this raise
that seems SO unjust. The farmers
union is also sending a delegate to
this meeting as also is the board OF
supervisors. Mr.. A. E. Cotterill
representing the farmers union and
the board will select a man soon.
To all boys of ages of Is to 10
years inclusive, | beg to announce
that the stock judging contest will
be held at Leon on Friday, August
18th at $3.50 a. m. The winner OF
this contest will be awarded a free |
trip to the Iowa state fair with all !
expenses paid and will be we'll worth Z
the time spent in trying to land this
prize. The contestants must all be
occupants of farm and to not have
been winners of any prize of like
nature heretofore awarded. No |
town or city boys will be eligible to
ready to enter this contest. No
charges made for entry. Free to
all farm boys Come and learn.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-08-14
Army Food Offered bv Parcel Post.

The war department authorized
publication of the following state
ment from the office of the director
of sales:
The war department and the post
office department have arranged to
formally inaugurate on Monday, Aug.
IS, system for selling and distrib-
uting to the general public, through
| the parcels post services, the surplus
| foodstuffs held bv the war depart
ment.
This will be the largest direct
tempted. More than $4,000 agencies
will be established to book orders
and make deliveries. The vast store
of food held by the army will be
made available to every resident in
every hamlet, town and city. in the
United States. 1t will be offered at
prices materially lower than those
now selling in the commercial
market.
The food offered for sale by the
war department is in excellent con-
dition. AS in the handling of all com
mercial lines of canned food, in
have been punctured in packing or
shipment and deterioration results,
but such cases have been found in
frequently in the army stores. The
meats were packed from the best
cuts obtainable; the vegetables are
standard commercial packs. All OF
the commodities were government
inspected and prepared in accord
ance with army specification
Plans for the inauguration OF this
new method Of disposing of army
surplus subsistence have been work
ed out at series of conferences at |
tended by Benedict Crowell, assist
ON ntnr nf
acting director of sales. A. l.. Mere
er, assistant director of sales; James |
|. Blakeslee, fourth assistant post |
master general; George l.. Wood.
superintendent of rural mail and
George Landick, Jr., chief store
keeper post office department.
Order forms and other. data re- !
Quired by the post office department
to make the new plan operative will
be furnished by the war department
within few days. Postponement of
immediate inauguration OF this
plan of distribution was necessary to
give the post office department. op-
the more than $4,000 postmasters
throughout the United States and
furnish them with the order forms,
so that the opportunity to purchase
the surplus food from the army
would be given to all citizens of the
UnlLeQ SldleS DIT the SdIuc Lille.
Entire responsibility for the book
ing of orders and delivery of goods
will be assumed by the post office de-
partment The post office depart
ment will requisitlon the subsistence
from the war department in case or
carton lots only. Following is a list
of prices at which the canned and
cured meats and canned vegetables
are offered for sale through the
parcels post.
TO these prices will be added the
cost of delivery: Y
D,.ic MOI 90 n |
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-08-14
LaFrance-KeOWn.

Mr.. Arlo LaFrance, of Lamont and
Miss Florence keown, of Pleasan-
ton, were married at Plattsmouth,
Neb., on Saturday, July, 26th. The
Frank Keown, of near Pleasanton,
where she has many friends, being a
very popular young lady. The groom
is machinist who fromerly lived at
Lamont, but now has fine position
in Des Moines, where they will make
their home. The many friends of
these young people extend hearty
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-08-14

ON commission, makes farm loans on
approved security at the best rates,
and does q general real estate busi-
ness. Has had 20 years experience
I'm the business. Office upstairs 1T
northwest corner of Main and Com
mercial streets, Leon, Iowa.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-08-14

At Hunnell, N ~, a new beverage
with a mighty kick in it has been
discovered. It's manufacture is
simple. The only requirements are
honey and rain water Take a few
pounds of honey and throw into a
jar of rain water and wait. At the
end Of few weeks you will have
nectar, according to those who have
tried it., fit for the gods with a kick
that is interesting
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-08-14

The prices quoted are f. O. b. stor-
age points To these quotations the
rcst office department will add ros-
tai rates. These prices are the basic
prices used by the war department
in quoting the offering of these com
modities or sale to municipalities.
municipalities, where overhead ex-
penses are incurred in making dis
position of the food. must add to the
price quoted by the government. a
sum sufficient to cover such expense.
The war department is now deter
mining the prices at which other
surplus subsistence commodities will
be offered for sale through the
parcels post service. These prices
will be announced as soon as they
have been established.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-08-14

the waste basket l had better close.
With best wishes to all my friends
in Decatur county, l remain as ever,
Mrs. Anna Mcdaniel Knabe.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-08-14

He that can have patience can
have what he wll.-Franklin.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-02
Better Delinquency Laws

TINE legislative progress Of Con-
necticut in dealing with chill
l. dren from the foundation Of the
colony in 1885 to the present forms
an interesting chapter in a recently
published bulletin. Children Before
the Courts in Connecticut" issued by
the Children's Bureau. Department Of
Labor. The study outlines the gradual
change in public opinion as to the
responsibility OF the child for his I'M
lawful acts, and points out the slowly
gained amelioration Of laws concern
Ing juvenile delinquency.
The progressive amelioration In the
treatment OF youthful offenders In
Connecticut IL marked by three dis
tinct epochs:
1. The Colonial and Revolutionar,
period (1635-1816) during which medi
eyal methods Of punishment, such as
the stocks, the pillory. fogging and
branding were used. 2. The transition
period (lS16-1S51). when the statute
| establishing the FIRST juvenile reforma-
tory was enacted. 8. The modern
period (1s51-1917). This new era
which was inaugurated by the State
reform school act Of 1851. also included
the recent enactment of several i'm
'portant laws. which tend to reduce
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-02

Ananian. AudIsio and Reschiglian and
danced by Misses CALI and Smith and
Messrs. Bolm, Bartik, Bonhglio and Ag-
mini. Mr.. Monteux will conduct.
lie Prophetic on Thursday evening.
with Mines. Muzio, Matzenauer, Tiffany,
Arden and Eeener and Messrs. Caruso.
Rothier. Mardonee. Diaz, Audisio, Reiss.
Schlegel, Reschiglian, Malatesta and
d'Angelo. Miss CALI and Mr. Bonhsito
will dance. Mr. Bodanzky will conduct
"Madama Butterfly" on Friday even
ing. with Mines. Farrar. Fornia and
Egener and Messrs. Lazaro. De Luca,
Bada. Schlegel. Reschiglian and dan
gelo. Mr.. Moranzoni will conduct
"Mireille" will be the Saturday mat
inee opera, sung by Mines. Barrientos.
Delaunois. Howard and Tiffany and
Messrs. Hackett, Whitehill. Rothier and
Apsnian. Mr.. Monteux will conduct
La Fora del Destino" will be sung
on Saturday evening at the Brooklyn
Academy Of Musfc-the closing perform
,nce In Brooklyn this season-by Mines.
ponselle, Gentle and hatfield and
Iessrs. Caruso. Montesanto. Mardonep
,halmers, Rossi, Reschiglian. dAnselr
nd Paitrinieri Miss Gall and Mr..
'onfglio will dance. Mr.. Papi will con-
let.
At to-nigtt's opera concert Toschs
'idel, violinist. will play and Charles
tackett, tenor, will sing. The orchestra
III be under the direction OF Richard
Iageman.
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vocal instrument she had already at
tained considerable pianistic prominenI'.
This development OF her artistic talent
and musical taste. together with the
discovery OF her voice, enabled her TO
sing almost Immediately. She did not
think of studying tone production. nor
did she try to understand TO what class
her quality of voice belonged. Her
voice was small, so she said Il am
coloratura" and sang. Nine. CALI
Curcis natural voice is not coloratura-
She has a lyric quality in her central
register. This quality forces her to
darken those middle tones, and the
weight of this heavy quality pulls her
high notes down and makes them fiat.
The singer needs no extraordinary
breath control. although Nine. CALI
Curci has this quality. but rather
thorough study of tone production to
give to the ordinary speaking voice
singing quality.
GENNARo MARIO CURcL
On questions of vocal technic many
professors disagree. Signor Curci,
however. has the distinction of being
one Of the very few who place little
value on breath control, which has
been one of the fundamentals Of Ital-
Ian vocal art since the infancy OF the
Roman Schola Cantorum.
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Juvenile delinquency by improving the
condition OF children outside institu-
lions.
Illustrating the rigors Of the Colonial
"Biue Laws" in their dealings with
youthful offenders. a clause from the
revised code OF 1879 is quoted:
II a man have a stubborn or rebellious
Son of sufficient understanding and
years. Wis 16 years of age, which will
not obey the voice OF his Father or the
voice of his Mother. and that when they
have chastened him he will not hearker
unto them; then may his Father oI
Mother. being his natural Parents lay
hold on him and bring him to the magis.
trates assembled In court. and testify
unto them that their Son Is Stubborn an6
Rebellious and will not obey their voice
and chastisement. such Son shall be put
to death.
The gradual abatement IN the
severity of treatment finally found eX-
preston in the 1917 "act concerning
juvenile offenders" This act. though
falling short OF tho generally accepted
model standard of Juvenile court laws
Is a genuine advance In legislation
| Since its enactment better methods
have been possible In arrests. deten'
ton, privacy Of hearings and separa.
ton OF Juvenile records
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.ARIMONDI CELEBRATES BOTH
ANNIVERSARY.

Vittorio Arimondi. the veteran basso
with the Chicago Opera Company. Is
celebrating his thirtieth year in grand
opera, and could not be in better health
and voice. Mr.. Arimondi has been
known to American opera audiences
nearly fifteen years He made his de-
but In New York at the Manhattan OPP
era House in 81 Puritani," with Bonci
and other we'll known singers OF the
Hammerstein days. He sang later with
the Boston Opera Company. after which
he went to Chicago. During his long
career Mr.. Arimondi has sung In all the
treat opera houses He was the first
singer to appear on the stage in the
famous Teatro Colon. Buenos Ayres For
years he was the friend OF Giuseppe
Verdi, and when that composer pro-
duced "Falstaff" he sent for his friend
to create the role OF Pistol Mr.. Ari-
mondi says he has found the secret OF
being In good voice Get plenty OF good
exercise, sleep we'll and get only the
best OF humor there is in life"