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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-03-20
Original Notice.

In the District Court of Iowa in
and for Decatur County. February
Term, 1919.
Original Notice and Order for the
Publication Thereof.
In tLo M attar of the Estate of
Arizona republican., 1919-06-29
AMERICA USED SOME
 MYSTERY SHIPS, TOO

(Eric A, Dime in Scientific. American)
 Of course fighting craft from our navy were constantly on guard along our coast during the war, and war ships and U-boat chasers were supple mented by two other vessels that looked for all the world like ordinary cargo steamers, carrying provisions from our shores to the ports of Europe The two innocent-looking vessels were the American mystery" ships and they were constantly patrolling our waters from the rock-ribbed coast of Maine to the Florida Keys.
 Our navy department knew that the British decoy ships had experienced some success in combating the U-boat menace, and as soon as we entered the war, it was deemed advisable to em- ploy the same methods in local waters.
 The American mystery ship was de- signed as a decoy ship for combating the submarine warfare, by Warren S. Fisher, recently attached to the naval intelligence bureau, and his plans were submitted to the navy board three weeks after we declared war on Gen = many. MT. Fishers decoy represented new ideas, superior to the British de- coys in the fact that instantaneous ac- tion of gunnery was assured and greater protection was given the shli, in course and action.
 The guns on the British ships were concealed by false structures built about them, and these structures ne
Arizona republican., 1919-06-29

"One Of the vital factors confront | 5ng the automobile accessory jobber tn stocking a line of merchandise is z he financial standing and commer- hial reputation of the manufacturer" Rays Don F. Campbell, general man. Bger of the Woodtite Laboratories, manufacturers of Spoktite, Toptite and Kantmar Autowash, and one of the biggest advertisers on the Pacific "oast.
 This" says Mir Campbell, lis of as much importance as the article itselL The jobber who is about to or der any line of goods, should consider carefully whether or not the firms available for that order are likely to De in existence five or ten years hence. Tbis requires no special powers of dis comment, but simply a business-like scrutinizing of the producers financial and commercial status. The situation then resolves itself into one of two things. Either the manufacturer gives every indication of living up to all sound business requirements or he does not A decision as to business re- Cations in such circumstances in there fore not a difficult matter The line of cleavage is too distinctly marked to admit of any doubt The coin of in- tegrity and stability must ring true or it is counterfeit and unbankable." :" Again" said the Woodtite manager, No iobber can afford to stock an article and spend times in sales eff forts, only to realize about the time results should be at hand that the . manufacturer has gone out of business. Things have got to be standard, and high standard at that. Only by abso- lute merit and established superiority does a product become standard. The others simply do not count. The ques- tion of standard applies just as much 10 the jobber as to the public The pub . lie demands standard. The jobber has got to meet that demand, or he is going against the stream, instead of with it. Furthermore, the jobber, by . dealing only in standard products, is sure of a standard future, which means solidity, reliability, permanence
 qualities and circumstances upon which the jobber can only afford to build @ connection for a product"
 Still another phase" he continued lis the manufacturers duty in the matter of advertising, not only with regard to himself but to both the job Der and the public. The quality of ar article will largely take care of itself
 No factory can afford to spend thous- ands of dollars continuously in adver- Using an inferior article. It is also important to remember that advertis- ing in mediums of probity and influ- cnce serve two excellent purposes. The first is that the attention of consumers is aroused by the superior quality O.
 an article; the second is that such (
 medium warrants that all statement.
 50 made are true. It should be clearly recognized now-a-d days that no reput. able newspaper or periodical will stanC for gross misrepresentation in it's aC
Arizona republican., 1919-06-29
ARRIVAL IF OAKLA|VDS.
 CAUSE FUR REJOICING.

Activities around the R. D. Roper Motor company salesroom on North Central avenue assumed something like normal appearance during the past week. The resumption of business was occasioned by the arrival of a large shipment of Oaklands Prior to this arrival, the company had been with out any of it's various makes of cars for two weeks, and the Roper com pany is local agent for the Chalmers, Oakland and Maxwell
 We are delivering Oaklands almost as fast as they can be unloaded, as- sembled and properly tested" de- clared c. c. Miller, sales manager of the firm, yesterday.
 Arrival of this Oakland shipment was indeed welcomed by us. And especially gratifying was the fact that several Oakland roadsters were in cluded in the lot We had placed many orders for Oakland roadsters but de- liveries have been exceedingly slow in this type The demand far surpassed the supply in all sections of the coun- try.
 A big majority of the OakIands re- received in this shipment had been sold prior to their arrival, but we expect to have two or three cars left for display purposes. We will make immediate delivery of Oakland cars so long as the supply lasts" MT. Miller concluded.
Arizona republican., 1919-06-29

cessitated loss of time, in folding, l preparatory to action and that in | cured in securing the range and proper sight. The American designed system obviated this loss of time by the novel method of having the guns countersunk in pits that would allow them to be concealed just above the deck, behind false panels. In front of the muzzles of the guns were rubbe. diaphragms flush with the sides of the ship and painted the same color as the outside of the ship.
 On top of the guns were sights ex- tending beyond the barrels and slung in the rubber diaphragms. This maut it possible for the gunner to swing and range his gun immediately upon ob- serving submarine.
 | Thus prepared the decoy vessel i could move along leisurely until the | U-boat came within a satisfactory range of fire, and the gunner on the decoy could get his aim at the enemy /, before the latter realized what was to happen. The strongest glasses on the
 U-boat would reveal nothing but the flat side of the decoy, the sight pro-
 truding through the rubber diaphragm
 being too small to be seen, or if seen at all it would be mistaken for rive, head or other innocent looking speck
 by the U-boat commander.
 This arrangement would give to the .decoy the first shot in action. It
 would be a surprise shot to the enemy
 and a straight hit would possibly fin
 ish the sea pirate. The discharge of
 the gun would cut a hole in the dia-
 phragm which would be replaced by a
 new one, when the ship should be
 ready for new action.
 , The decoy ship in action was pro- , tected by a series Of false steel plates l flush with the rail and buoyed when in the water and reaching from ten to twelve feet below the surface. Ali chambers extending along the tops of l the plates kept them afroat. These plates were attached to the ships side
 by rigid steel ribs which when released
 dropped away from the side. They
 extended a distance of from twenty tc
 twenty-five feet from the ships side a sufficient distance to explode tor
 pedo without damaging the vessel. The
 wall of water between the plates ano ) the ships side would serve as a cushion F in the event that a torpedo exploded
 against plate.
 The idea was to drop the plates into = the water as soon as the deck guns
Arizona republican., 1919-06-29
A FRIEND OF FALLEN MEN

ton. I am earning s75 a month. That does not seem much fcr these times, but 1 am satisfied just to get a chance. I am thankful for the opportunity given me to prove my honest intention to become a useful member of society again.
 T left prison without any illusions in so far as the struggle ahead of me is concerned. I knew quite we'll that for a man who has served his term the hardest part is the years imme- diately after his release, when the true test comes for him to prove what he is made of. That is why l feel con- fident that there will be nothing to disappoint me or make me falter in my determination to make good. This will do for your sake as well as my own"
 Dr. Budding related the case of a notorious bank robber, who was known under the name of Philadelphia John nie. He had served twenty years in peniteniaries. One day Dr. Budding was going through Sing Sing prison with Thomas Mott Osborne, the war den, when he came in contact with this man. The prisoner told how each time he was released he was hourded so by respectable" people, who refused tC l give him employment, that each time l he slipped back to his old waywarG path. He knew he could make good ii | given a chance, and Dr. Budding agreed to get him a job. Upon being
 released, this man was hired by a firm near PiASburgh. and today he is oc.
 cupying a position of trust.
 i These are a few of the thousands o
 records on file in the office of in,
 society. The record of each man anC woman assisted by the society is kep by the society. and of the 300 ex-con
 yicts given employment in Washing
 ton during the past year, only sever
 have violated the trust placed in them
Arizona republican., 1919-06-29
BIG PROBLEMS CONFRONT MANUFACTURERS ! IN THE MARKETING IF THEIR PRODUCTS

spaces Its reputation in this respect is a big asset, which it surely must protect; otherwise, it's desired influ ence is threatened with destruction.
 The Woodtite Laboratories attrib- ute their phenomenal success for Spoktite, Toptite and Kantmar Auto wash to the fact that they, since the beginning have been building for the future. A superior article with a satisfied customer for all time, means far more than an added percentage of profit for the present"
Arizona republican., 1919-06-29

It makes no difference what your wants may be- you can have them SUD- piled by using and reading The Repub- lican Classified Pages-Arizona's lead ing advertising medium.
Arizona republican., 1919-06-29
SOME DIFFERENCE

E'rom the Boston Transcript) He-So you let it out. Didn't I tell you it was a secret and that you mustn't tell living soul?
 She-No, you didn't. You only said it was a secret.
Arizona republican., 1919-06-29

opened upon the enemy. The ship carried extra plates, so that if one or more were destroyed by a torpedo charge, they could easily be replaced
Arizona republican., 1919-06-29

by others. It was not the intention to keep the plates in the water while the ship was running because they would have offered too much of drag.
Arizona republican., 1919-06-29

Dr. J. Stanley Brown of Joliet Ill.,, newly appointed national thrift director, will distribute fifteen mil lion hand grenade banks to the school children of the United Statei who earn enough money to buy wal savings stamps. These grenade. were manufactured for the benefit of the Germans, and all that is lacking tc make. them availahla for fighting DOW is the TINT.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-12-09
NEW STYLE OF ARCHITECTURE
Long Sought and Made Possible Only
Through the Employment Of Mod
ern Reinforced Concrete.

Planning q memorial church to be
built entirely Of concrete, an American
architect introduces a novel mode of
construction and claims to have found
what architects for centuries have
failed to produce-an entirely new and
pure style Of architecture. Pure, be-
eause it conforms to all the essential
ideas of architecture; new, because
only modern reinforced concrete has
made it possible" The structure takes
advantage Of the Elasticity Of rein
forced concrete, and the building.
which would be practically monolithic
when finished, would have its external
and internal forms identical to a
degree new to architecture; it's vaults
would spring direct from the floor
level and there would be no separat-
ing distinction between walls and roof.
In fact. one might say that the build
ing would be "all roof, and have no
structural walls whatever" Archi-
tectural opinion may fail Of unani-
nous approval; yet it must be ad-
1nitted that the plan seems to adapt
itself logically to the medium in which
It is to be worked out, which is an
important point In its favor.-Ex-
change.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-12-09
FLY ENEMY OF GYPSY MOTH.

A recent agricultural department
bulletin states that a parasitic fly,
Compsilura civcinnata, has been
used with great success to destroy
gypsy moth and brown-tail moth in
New England. It will also aid in
the control Of other insect pests. A
few years ago the white-marked tus-
sock moth was a serious pest in New
England, but has practically disap-
peared since Compsilura became es-
tablished. The cabbage worm, the
celery worm and the fall webworm
have all been reduced by the activi-
ties of the new parasite.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-12-09
PARAcHUTEs IN PARIS.

Parachute jumps from heavier
than-air craft in government service
will not be made for exhibition, test,
or in any case other than emergency,
unless the persons making the de-
scent wears two parachutes and har-
nesses complete, at least one Of
which shall be Of free type manual
~ operated, preferably the United
States airplane type A.
No live jumps will be made, ex-
cept in an emergency, at an altitude
of less than 1900 feet.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-12-09
In One Night, While You Sleep,
muStarine Ends Sore Throat,
Cold on Chest, P|eurisy

Begy's Mustarine is the original
mustard plaster substitute made of
good, honest, yellow mustard-(not
cheap substituted with
other pain destroyers and is highly
recommended by many physicians to
reduce the swelling of govt.
After all other remedies have
failed thousands have overcome the
misery caused by sore, burning feet,
corns, bunions and callouses. Use
Mustarine for chilblains| and frosted
feet, but be sure it's Begy's in the
yellow box. :uv: :-cG
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-12-09
DEAD WEIGHT.

swell have to build these cars
stronger" said the street railroad
manager.
1--WE are carrying no more people
than usual"
mo. But consider the amount of
metal they've got to bring along in
order to make change for the proper
car fare"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-12-09
Quickest Pain and Ache Killer
on Earth-Neuralgia, Back
ache, Headache Goes in s
Minutes.

The minute you rub on Begy's
Mustarine for any pain, ache or sore
ness you'll know that all the misery
and agony has started to go: 1t is
very pentrating and won't blister.
Any druggist anywhere, will rec
ommend it; praise it; guarantee it.
He will tell you that a small box
of this wonderful discovery will do
the work of so mustard plasters.
Tonsilitis, bronchitis, pleurisy and
deep-seated coughs go over night.
Rheumatic sufferers joyfully praise it
for the way it speedily stops the
agony and reduces the swollen joints.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-12-09
REASON ENOUGH.

A West Dallas widow says that the
reason she broke her last engage
ment was because her fiance was a
coal miner, who would be at his
work only 80 hours week and be in
her way all the rest of the time.-
Dallas News.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-12-09
MINOR FREE AND STILL SPELLBINDING

Robert A. Minor, an American
Journalist and cartoonist and a "sensa-
tional spellbinder Of the soap-box
type" is a storm-center and has been
for some time. He was arrested IN
April Of 1919 in Paris by the French
at the instigation Of the British and
taken to Coblenz, where he was tried
by the Americans on the charge that
he had engaged in a campaign Of prop
uganda to weaken the military pow
er of the allies. July 5 he was re-
leased from the military prison under
circumstances which the war CORE
spondents endeavored vainly to ex-
plain.
July 81 the senate passed a reso-
luton calling upon the secretary Of
war for explanations. October 10 the
senate passed another resolution to
the same effect. Several senators
freed their minds. Senator Poindex-
ter, comparing Minor to Trotzki, said:
$50 It is with Minor, who, by
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-12-09

Common Sense Medical Adviser, has
been great help to me in bringing up
my family. ~ l gladly recommend d..
Pierce's remedies to those who need
them:"-MRs. Al ALLEN, 343 WalnutSt.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-12-09


expedonary
activities
with what
October % the secretary reported the senate the Minor
that Minor guilty
couldn't proved The that his discharge
additional information" obtained
OF art
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1919-12-31
THIEVES after
LIQUOR, NOTHING
ELSE BOTHERED
Approximately $4,000 Worth
Of Liquor has Been Taken
Thieves Work Quietly
No Complaints to Police.

Sioux Falls, S. d.. Dec. 31.-Liquor
and not money or jewelry has been
the aim of Sioux Falls thieves for the
past three weeks. During this peri
cd, three cellars have suffered losses
aggregating approximately $4,000.
At one house, the thieves drove q
truck down the alley, broke into the
cellar and carried away many bottles
of expensive whiskey and wine using
the family clothes basket to carry the
wet goods to the truck. The thieves
worked so quietly that the owner did
not discover the loss until he inspect
ed his private stock" the next day.
Three nights later another cellar
was robbed Of a heavy stock Of liquor.
At this place, however, the night visi-
tors generously left half . pint of
whiskey.
Several days later, a prominent man
of the city was called out Of town on
business. Certain unidentified men
learned by telephone of his absence
and that night the cellar was robbed
Of valuable supply Of liquor.
Police officials have not been mott
fed formally of the robberies, but
they have heard the stories.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1919-12-31
Faithful Hound
Rewarded With
Splendid Home
(By w. Associated Press.l

so ~ S4F0~ At6ffEFt
Hibbing, MINI, Dec. 31.-Nero, :
valuable hound dog, has found his r.
ward. His act Of faithfulness in stay
ing with the body Of his mister WIN
was killed IN the woods near Biwabikk,,
and remaining there for two daysam
bitter cold came to the attention Of D..
]. Burton, Of Wheaton, who purchaas-
ed the animal. Al IA
Andrew Germ, former master Of IT,
dog, was killed On November End
while driving deer. His body va
found three days later. The top %
his head was shot away. The cor0Dt
er's inquest returned q verdict Of -
cidental shooting.
Tony Yonnitch and Frank LASH, d
the Miller location near Biwabik, weTs
arrested recently charged with hunt.
ing deer with hounds. Evidence intro
duced showed that they accompanies
Germ on his fatal trip and that Germ
used his dog.
"Any dog who proved as staunch %
this animal deserves 2 good home
said Burton after the trial, "and I win
see that he gets one"
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1919-12-31
Odd Variety of
Book r
Used By Students

Seattle, Wash. Dec. 30.-Students
Of the University of Washington le&d
the nation in the bread variety of ar
ticles used for book marks. according
to the university librarian.
For several weeks a close watch has
been kept upon the articles used to
mark pages. The collection is said to
include reading glasses, fountain pens,
pencils, nail files and bottle openers.
A screw driver recently was added to
the university collections. Students
generally are in a hurry getting out
Of the library and leave their "book
marks" behind.
Women students seem to be partial
to letters, according to the librarians
and it is said that not a few Of the
missives are considered worthy Of
careful preservation.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1919-12-31
SMALL Al. |. TOWNS / :
were UNABLE
TO Get |: |. COAL


Deadwood, s. d. Dec. 3o.-Decem-
Der cold weather, almost unprecented
in the Black Hills, coupled with the
fuel shortage, forced many residents
to use drastic methods to keep warm.
Ranchers and residents Of small
towns found it impossible to get coal.
Fence posts, wood sidewalks, and hay
were used to keep from freezing.
Community housing was adopted in
some places.
Reports from Belle Fourche state
that farmers travelled 20 and so mil
es to obtain coal and that when one
small shipment arrived, 200 automo-
bikes, sleighs, and wagons, were
awaiting consignments.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1919-12-31

peace may have been involved in the
prosecution of this war and the nego-
tiation of its settlement. It would re-
verse the position of high idealism
which the United States allowed Presi-
dent Wilson to assume in its behalf,
substituting for that broad -idealism
such al intensive pursuit Of the sup
posed interests of this country as
would lead it to turn its back upon
the nations with whom it 1oRnsa IN the
war while at the Same time relying
upon thei power to draw it's chestnuts
safely from the German fire. Can the
Senate, even supported by the view of
tn Foreign Relations Committee,
tr%ustfully look foi advantageous rv-
suits from a policy that would, on the
one hand forsake the Allies in order
to safeguard the exclusive interests of
this country, while, on the other hand,
relying upon the Allies, by their joint
action, to see that the exclusive inter-
ests Of this country are safely main
tanned? What sort of stuff does the
Senate think the people of the United
States are made of? Such r~eversions
would almost lead one to believe that
the war had never been rought, and
that everything was on the basis of
1913 instead of that of 1919. Yet, af-
ter all, the greatest reversion any
where here implied is to be found in
the carefree assumption that the trea-
ty which this country might execute
with Germany, even under such a pen
atty as that Of ~depriving merchants
Of their opportunity for trade, would,
in a pinch, be regarded by Germany as
something more than a "scrap of pa
per-" Has Senator Knox forgotten
Belgium? Or has Germany given such
obvious evidences of a chane of heart
with respect to pledges, promises, and
areements that any single nations
treaty with her ian be trusted to hold
in time Of stress?
The whole thing is ~preposterous.
Yet what spell has been cast over the
country that It can see such a turn
given to its war purposes, even po-
tentially, without raising a thunder
ous remonstrance? Nothing less than
a moral issue is here involved. With
out question the country was unified
upon a moral Issue when it entered
the a Has it abandoned that issue,
1t not, it should make itself felt at
Washington, for abandonment is what
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1919-12-31

the Senate is now proposing. And
not even . need for "Americanizing''
the Treaty can properly be made the
excuse for reversing this Nations
idealistic purpose tina, was being
greeted with such acclaim just one
short year ago. That such : course is
so persistently offered is beginning to
seem mysterious.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1919-12-31
Teacher Vamped
BY Scholars So
Could Not Work
nv The Associated Prcss)

(By The Associated PrcsS)
Huron, S. D., Dec. 31.-A young
man entered the office Of Mrs. Nellis
Brusso, county superintendent of
schools, and applied for a position as
teacher.
"Give me a school in the country"
said the applicant. Mrs. Brusso i'm
mediately became curious and wanted
to know the reason.
The applicant very frankly stated
that he was "of city schools for life"
When asked to explain he declared he
had been "vamped almost to death" by
some of his scholars.
"The girls simply wouldn't let me
work." he explained.
He didn't get the job.