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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-03-06
NEW AUTOMOBILE FUEL IS
WANTED.
Something Must BE Found Within
the Next Twenty Years to
SuDDlant Gasoline.

At the present rate OF consump-
ton the motor car demand for gas
oline can hardly be supplied for
another 20 years.
When we think of power we are
apt to think of steam engines ana
of coal shoveled by grimy stokes; in
to fiery furnaces. Few realize that
our gasoline engines, those that are
used on the farm and on the water
as we'll as on the road, generate
more than twice the power OF all our
steam plants. Our pleasure cars
alone drive us through the country
at a staggering total expenditure OF
100000 horse power. If all the
gasoline engines IN the country were
10 run every day for only ten hours
day, our gasoline supply would be
exhausted in month.
1t is abundantly evident that
within the next decade a new luel
Germany has demonstrated the
possibility of driving motor vehicles
with benzole, by-product obtained
in the manufacture OF coke. But
since benzole is not produced IN
sufficiently large quantities and
since, moreover, it is required IN the
manufacture of explosives, dyes ana
chemicals, it is not likely 10 take
the place of gasoline:
car of tomorrow, Unfortunately, 1t
does not vaporize SO readily as gas
oline. Nor can it be efficiently utll-
lied for road locomotion in engines
that now consume gasoline. New
feeding devices must be invented;
new, simple type of carburetor must
be devised; new kind OF engine
must be created. All this motor car
manufacturers have fOreseen. For
many months their research engln-
GERS have been at work When the
price of gasoline reaches 60 cents or
more gallon the kerosene motor
car will appear.
Since the crude oil supply of the
world is steadily dwindling: the in
vention of a satisfactory kerosene
engine must inevitably prove but a
makeshift which will tide us over
for a decade or two What then?
Either the alcohol engine or 10 the the
tensively developed for mechanical
prODulSiOn
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-03-06
From Perry Latta.
Heffingen Luxembourg

Jan. "a, 913.
Dear Wife and Daughter: ! will
answer your letter that | received
today. sure am glad to hear you
take good care of yourself. am
well and fat | also received a let
day you wrote yours Well, Nellie,
eight months ago today we landed
at Brest, France, marched up shore
to Napoleon's old barracks where he
quartered his soldiers a hundred
port that Lafayette embarked from
when he came to America to help us
in our struggle for liberty. well,
kid, there has sure been lots of
things happened in the eight months
I've been here. have been
through some of the hardest fights
of the war, down at Chateau rhier-
forest, the Meuse river and a good
many other places. | sure can tell
you how it feels to be under fire. l
came through it all without hardly
a scratch, got a crease cut across
my side when a. machine gun bullet
grazed me, getting close, say, and
another time a big shell blew the tn e
and almost buried me in dirt and
mud. That is only one of the many
experiences l have had of which I
will tell you all about when | come
home. You ask mesif l was glad the
war was over. Well, I should say
am; War is just what Sherman
said it was and if was was hell in
his time, what do you suppose it is
now, with all the modern improve
ments of war? Anyway, | am glad
it is over. Well, Nellie, just finish
ed eating a big supper of Dutch
sauer kraut and pork chops. Oh,
yes, I've been having q lot OF fun
out of my soldier pal. Smith, about
his girl back in Decatur, Illinois.
One of the boys got letter from
home telling about Smiths girl be-
ing him high all evening. Well,
Neil, I don't know what to tell you
| in regard to the farm. I don't know
when I will be home, SO will leave
| it to you. Whatever you do will be
all right for / think a whole lot of
your judgment. You know as
much about the state Of affairs as |
do. Well, kid, It II getting late
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-03-06
From Herbert Il, Hubbard.
Feb. 10, 1919

Feb. ~, l9ly
Dear Sister and Brother: How
are you received your letter a a
few days ago and was glad to hear
all right and hope when these, few
lines reaches you they will find you
all right. Well this leaves me 0. k.
at present and having 4 good time:
Oh, yes, you said in your letter that
some of the boys were getting home
and that every one was so proud or
them. They ought to be proud of
it, don't you? We have little
snow but it isn't very cold and our
snow is not very deep. 1t is just
enough to cover the ground and that
is plenty for me. How is every
body getting along back home? |
suppose it is real cold back there
now. | got two letters from you the
other day and one was dated Nov.
cath, and the other Dec. goth. They
had been marked over. ! haven't
heard from John or Willie. When
YOU write to them you tell them that
I am all right now and hope they
are the same. Oh, yes, you wanted
to know if l was up to the front
line. ! was up there seven times
and came out pretty, lucky or that
you was where l have been you
would think that way too. Well,
you ask in one of your letters what
kept me at the hospital so long. |
was wounded and | wrote and told
you that l had a sore on my left
wrist. We can tell more when we
get home and then you will know
more about it. Tell John and Willie
l have been writing to them all the
time. Well l will close for this
time. hope to hear from you soon.
From your brother,
Herbert Hubbard.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-03-06
Letter from Thomas II. Davis.
Obermendig, Germany,

ODcEulcHuio, hCi man,
Jan 10, 1919.
Dear Cousin Annie: Well Annie
| will try and scratch you a, few
lines to let you know ! am we'll and
hope you are the same. Well, |
am in Germany now and it is some
place | never expected to be. Well
this is very nice day and am
sure glad to see it for it is very
seldom we have nice day here. |
think if the sun would shine for one
week over here that the people
would be scared to death. | don't
think that there are As hours passes
by but what it either rains or SHOWS
but at that this is a pretty place and
nice country around here and lots
of beautiful scenery: have seen
the Rhine river and | think it is the
most beautiful river that l ever saw
and | don't doubt but that it is the
most beautiful stream in the world:
Well | guess l have told about all
know at present SO will close and
write to Beulah so answer soon,
good by, Thomas.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-03-06
SCHOOL NOTES
Editors
EDGAR CASTER
HARRIE1vVE STEWART
Editors

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Motto: Ever strive upward ant
onward
The Sub-District contest was hele
at Creston Friday night. The Leor
hcontestant, Donald McGinnis Wol
first in humorous class with ms
selection, johnny Gets Ready tol
Company Donald will &C. to the
district contest at Missouri valley
Juniors and the High School faculty
at the library Thursday night.
School was dismissed Friday
morning on account Of the blizzard
Helen and Florence Harvey re-
entered school Monday after spend
ing the winter in the south,
Suelle, Mansfield visited MISS
Stephens room Monday.
Glen Hines entered the fourth
The fifth, sixth and seventh grade
enioyed a program in the eighth
Grade Monday, Mr.. Clyde Coleman
of the 16Sth Sanitary Detachment
Of the Rainbow Division, gave them
talk on his experiences While IN
Lavicy Umphress is absent from
ness.
Theodore Truitt left school Fri
day to work on farm.
Leonard Balm re-entered the
eighth grade Monday after several
days of sickness.
Mrs. Bell visited the sixth grade
last week. go,
Alfred Marvin re-entered the sixth
grade Monday.
The Juniors had farewell party
at the Hansell home Wednesday
night in honor of Stanley Hatch who
is leaving for Des Moines soon.
The students of the departmental
work surprised their teachers, MISS
Briggaman and Mrs. Swisher, with
apple showers.
Pearle Heasley left the fifth grade
Friday, her folks moving to Mis-
souri,.
Several are absent from the first
grade on account of sickness.
The High School assembly have
an American flag which was pur-
chased with the cafeteria dinner
served by the High School girls dur
ing the county institute of Feb; 81;
Misses Ruth McClain and Ethel
Coffin visited High School Monday
Monday afternoon program was
given by various members OF the
High School in remembrance OF the
death of Theodore Roosevelt
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-03-06
From Marcellus Moss.
Marcellus Moss, Great Lakes,

Marcellus Moss, Great Lakes, Ill,
Feb. %, 1919.
Hello Frostie: Well as | didn't
have much to do thought | would
write you few lines to let you
know | am 0. k. | got letter from
you today and was sure glad to hear
from you. How is Mrs. Frost? Tell
her hello for me. Has any of her
brothers got back from France yet?
They can tell you lot more than
l can. There are several wounded
Marines coming in to the main hos
pital There was fellow came in
Saturday night stewed and he got so
days in the brig on bread and water
and lost his pay. There was one
fellow out of our company that de-
serted Saturday night while he was
on liberty If one catches a desert
ed he gets 80 days furlough. Wish
! could catch him. Well this is all
from your old pal, Marcellus Moss.
Co. X, Reg. 4, Camp Perry,
Great Lakes, Ill.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-03-06
Mothers

Should see that the whole family
take at least 8 or doses of a
thorough, purifying, system. clean
ing medicine this spring: Now Is
the time. The family will be health.
Ter, happier, and get along better II
the blood is given thorough purl-
flying, the stomach and bowels clean
cumulated in the system, driven
away. HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain
Tea is one of the very best and
surest spring medicines to take. Get
it and see the difference in the
whole family. Their color will be
better, they'll feel fine and be well
and happy. Cherrington.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-03-06

IT'S a pleasure to see q man with
we'll pressed clothes. It means
much to him and more to us to be
able to press them better than they
were ever pressed before. You can
prove his statement to your Owl
satiSiaction BY letting - oAoW 20
q. ". Conner.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-03-06

will close my letter and write you
AGAIN in a day or two. remain
your soldier husband, Perry.
Co. A, ia NJ G. Bn.,
American Exp. Forces, France.
a.. ard Division
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-03-06

Jan. 18th.
Dear Cousin Beulah: l will try
and write you a few lines and tell
you a few stories. l guess they will
all be fairy tales to you and they
are almost so to me at least 1T
doesn't seem that ! could be in
Germany but | am just the same. |
have been in Obermendig about five
weeks. We are about 80 kilometers
from the Rhine and about the same
from Coblenz. You can look in
your geography and see about where
am. Well Beulah have you heard
from the boys lately or. not? l
haven't gotten but one letter since
| have been across but l guess we
will get our mail more regular now
for we are stationed We'll ] guess
maybe | will get home some, time
this spring or summer. l am in the
army of occupation. When l get
home | will tell you about some OF
the things l have seen. 1t would
take too much time and paper to
try to write it. Well l suppose you
are having pretty cold weather over
there bv this time. but it isn't very
cold over here and l guess it does
mt get very cold but it rains nearly
all the time. Well guess l will
close for this time hoping to hear
from you soon, good bye, your cous-
in, Pvt. Thos. E. Davis.
CO H. 3Sth Infantry, A. P. O. 74O,
American EXp Forces
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-21
ELM STREET CAR
AND AUTO COLLIDE

=
A serious accident was narrowly
averted ct 6:l5 o'clock last evening
when an Elm street car crashed
into an automobile on the corner
of Second avenue and Nineteenth
street.
The quick application Of the
brakes on the street car. coupled
with the swing Of the car - It
turned south on Second avenue on
Nineteenth street, ayerted a trag-
edy.
The street car was crowded
with passengers and - It turned
the corner 1t STUCK tho automobile.
A the trucks Of the street car
Strengthened on the track . few
yards from the corner the car was
pulled away from the autmobile,
which had been dragged q consid-
cradle distance. The fender on the
street car was badly bent and one
side Of the automobile was smash
ed. However, the latter was still
in running condition, and was
driven away. The drivers name
was not learned. - 2
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-21
FINAL REPORTS
ON ROOSEVELT
FUND ASKED


Those in charge Of the Roosevelt
Memorial Fund campaign in Rock
Island, are asking all workers to
turn In their collections, reports
and receipt books to the Chamber
of Commerce. With this a. the
finale. the memorial campaign 80
far as this city IL concerned, 10 nm
ished.
From the approximate figures a.
we'll - limitations by leaders in
the drive the local support Of this
project was unsatisfactory. The
sum Of $500 was named q Rock
Islands quota In the 5000, 900 ma
hon-wide campaign. OF this It II
estimated that about $1,000 dollars
has been collected in alr portions az
the city. This 10 less than one-ffth
Of the quota.
Confident ct First.
Confidence that the $500 would
be raised was current with the
workers at the start Of the cam
paign. As time went on and the
canvassers met with only occa-
sional successes, their enthusiasm
somewhat waned. Work has been
steadily going on but with the city
covered from end to end by solicita-
ton little more can be done. It II
understood that the national cam
paign has met with like results. al
though some places, particularly
along the east and west coasts,
raised their quota.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-21
MAYOR GIVES EIKS
AIRSHIP PROPELLER

The Rock Island lodge Of Elks
has been presented with the air
plane propeller that was given
Mayor Harry N. Schriver by Lieu
tenant e. 81 Hansberger, who was
in charge Of the Rock Island land
ing field.
The Elks are having the propel-
Ter refinished and value it as q
valuable adjunct to the ornaments
In their club rooms. Mayor
Schriver announced some time ago
that he would give the propeller
away to any order that desired It.
The Elks put forth the first request.
The propeller came OF the ma
chine Of Major "A. H. Gilkeson and
passenger Lieutenant Kenneth
Garrett, who arrived On the Rock
Island field Oct. Is from Chicago
on their trans-continental trip from
Mineola, N. Y, to San Francisco
in the big air derby.
The aviators few to this city from
Chicago In . rain storm and the
action Of the water and the high
speed OF the propeller caused the
fabric. Irish linen. with which 1t
was covered, to rip on. They were
furnished . new propeller and be-
fore the other one could be shipped
It warped slightly, making It unit
for further airplane use. It Is Of
walnut wood and will take . beau
tiful finish, It was said.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-21
BRYCE SEES FLAWS
IN LEAGUE BUT he
IS FOR IT ANYHOW

London, Nov. -viscodnt Bryce,
speaking publicly on "The League
Of Nations" recently. asserted that
after making all allowances. he
was bound to think the peace con-
ference had committed grave errors
and was in danger Of committing
others. He cited. the case Of the
Tyrol and Pennsylvania, in which.
he said. q third Of the population
taken over by. Rumania has no af-
flnity with the Rumanians. He also
mentioned the controversy over the
Balkan boundaries and maintained
that commissions could have bean
appointed to investigate the line
that separated the different peo-
pies. II the nations knew their
claims had been considered by COM
petent authorities there was a pros
pect Of contentment and future
peace.
"The League Of Nations appeals
to the conscience Of mankind. he
said. land it cannot be effective un-
less supported by public opinion in
every country"
He was afraid there were only
two countries Great Britain and
the United SStates-where the idea
had caught Ihold Of the best opin-
ion, and even there he said, the
people were 30 much occupied with
their own porblems that they took
little interest in foreign affairs.
He thought It was essential that the
importance of this question be
brought home to every voter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-21
TRAvELETrE
By NhsaA.
Austrslian Hinterland.

AUH181l Hl0tef1800s
K Although II contains some Of the
most modern Of cities. Australia
also has . hinterland, much Of
which white men have never seen.
And the Australian wilderness IL
IN especially attractive one for the
explorer because much of It il
high. dry and ,healthful. while most
Of the other UNEMPLOYED regions Of
the world are either unhealthful
tropical lands or the frozen arc
tics. ,.....
/ Australia contains several noun
tain ranges that. are little known,
the Musgrave mountains and the
Everard range being among these.
Il has also. some splendid forest
regions about the lower slopes of
these mountains. In both the
mountain and the forest regions
are birds, animals and plants that
are still unknown to science and
each expedition which goes into
the country brings out something
new.
The savages who inhabit this In
terror region are cannibals, but not
usually dangerous to white men.
Those who Hive near the Everard
range are q tall. well-built people
in the lowest stage of savagery, go
ing practically naked and having
no weapons except spears. They
carry IRE sticks when on the
march, as making hre is q labori-
GUS and difncult process for them.
These people, like the ancient
Spartans, destroy all crippled and
deformed children. They carry
the same weeding-out process q
step farther by killing and eating
old people who are no longer use
ful to the tribe. The savages Of
tho Musgrave range are always at
war with. these Everard natives,
and the prisoners taken by either
side are usually eaten.
- p.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-21
BACHELORS ASK
FOR HELPMEETS
Woman Who Aided War Brides to
Get to United States Besieged
by Would.be Husbands,

Camden, N. J., Nov. 18.-Mrs. Sue
s. Seymour Of Camden. who has
won for herself the title Of "Omcia1
Mother-in-Law to the A. e f."
through her work % supervisor Of
the bride-welfare work Of the
Young Woman's Christian associa-
ton in. France, England, Italy.
Czecho- Slayakia and Germany, not
to mention the others Of the "a
countries that have been repre-
sented BY the 3,260 foreign brides
Of American soldiers who have
come to this country during the
last few months. has q big Job
ahead Of her as prospective moth
er-in-law to about 800 bachelors
who are seeking English wives. :.
Mrs. Seymour IL being flooded
with letters from men In all cor
ners OF the United States. who
claim that they are. lonely and
need . companion-prefefably one
Of the 5000 British women who.
Mrs. Seymour recently announced.
were waiting to come to this coun-
try to ind positions by which they
could support themselves.
Give Descriptions.
The men have written In, giving
description Of themselves. their
habits. height, complexion, their
financial status, references, and oc-
equations, and describing the sort
OF wife they want even to The color
Of her hair and. eyes, her weight,
and general appearance. With this
Information on hand, they desire
Mrs. Seymour to select q wife for
them, and put them ia commune
cation with her. evidently under
the impression, Mrs. Seymour says.
that these British women are Corn
ing over for no purpose in the
world other than to ind husbands.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-21
JORDAN DOUBTS
II NEWS WILL
Be PUBLISHED
Declares It . W.se Proposition
That Paper WIN Not Appear
- Streets Tomorrow.

In . communication received by
The Argus today from Myron Jor-
dan. who was named as being the
publisher Of the Rock Island News
by Dan Drost in the latter's tes-
timony given In the district court
at Davenport, he states that he
3 took steps today to exercise his
unexpected authority to stop publ
cation Of the weekly in event that
it appear1 for sale on the streets
tomorrow.
It II Q $3.50 proposition that It
will be- published as per custom,
! he writes. In anticipation OF its
appearance. he says he has taken
. steps to file . petition for an In
8 junction to force compliance with
his notice printed In The Argus
last night instructfng employees Of
The News plant to desist.
|. His communication In full fol-
lows:
THE steps taken by me to sup
press the Rock Island News, as
described in yesterdays Argus,
and which, by the way, promise to
!. be effective, created Q profound Inn
preston throughout the city. It
twas the principal topic Of discus
Sion on the streets, and the con-
..oensus Of opinion Is that I. In thus
turning the testimony Of Dr0st to
public advantage. and ut the same
s$ime defending my name against
IAN attempt to besmirch 1t, was
fully justified.
(. I'm anticipation Of disobedience
10 my notice to the persons getting
out the News. ordering cessation
iof publication, steps were taken
to-day to petition the circuit court
for an Injunction restraining these
persons from printing and circu-
slsting the Rock Island News. or
the same as a similar publication
from the plant located in John
Looney's garage at 2012 Sixteenth
avenue.
4 THE letter written BY me to
The Argus states that my order to
suppress the sheet is . test Of this
snnexpected extension Of authority
10 me by Drost's testimony. .Drost
having Given out an abundance of
proof before his arrest that he
claimed to be the owner and editor.
and would therefore have power
sunder oath to extend his own au-
sthority to another, regardless Of
Looney.
g Inquiry reveals the fact that
John Looney, who has been direct
ing the defense Of Dan Drost from
this side Of the river. suddenly left
the city for parts unknown some
time during last night, on hearing
sfumors Of intended action against
him growing out Of methods en-
ployed in the Drost trial. One re-
s6ert IL that q federal charge may
~ formulated against him. IN Con
snection with testimony given for
sfhe defense by one Wood and. 9TH
sefs to the effect that women were
brought to Rock Island and an at
tempt made to identify these wo-
men on the witness stand IS prose-
cutting witnesses for the state.
Further sensational develop
:ments are thus believed to be in
store for an already. wrought-ur
public, and everybody will be or
flptoe TO sec whether Drost geti
ont his paper tomorrow. The betl
fare about evenly divided that he
VIII not dare to do It and thus
Queer his own testimony"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-21
LOWDEN UNVEILS
OGLESBY STATUE
IN RAIN STORM

Chicago, Nov. 21.-In a driving
rainstorm- today, Governor Frank
o. Lowden unveiled q statue Of for
mer Governor Richard James
Oglesby, in Lincoln park. Fifty
men and women attended the cefe-
mony. Mrs. Oglesby, widow Of the
former governor, was among the
guests.
In accepting the statue for the
state Of Illinois, Governor Lowden
said:
II think may say that no man
was ever 20 close to the hearts Of
the people Of Illinois as Richard
J. Oglesby. He was distinguished
in war and peace and was always
loved by Illinois,"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-21
BANK CLERK TIPS
DOLLAR EACH, BUT
IT CAN'T BE DONE

Springfield, ILL.,, Nov. 21.-Ralph
Deicken, whose dollar tips to bar
bers and expensive clothes gained
him the title Of the beau brummel
bank clerk" was arrested here to-
day on federal warrant charging
him with endorsement Of 81; 900
from the Ridgely Farmers State
bank, where he was, employed a.
paying teller until . month ego.
Miss Jessie Conner, bookkesper,
was arrested ON the Same charge.
Miss Conner. 1t 10 alleged. assisted
Deicken In covering up his defalca-
lions. f14
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-21
FOREIGN GUESTS ]
TO GET A SAMPLE
OF d. S. A. SPEED

New York, Nov. 21.-Virtpally
every phase Of finance, commerce
and industry in New York, VIII be
inspected during the next five days
by delegates to the recent trade
conference at Atlantic City, who
will conclude their stay In America
as the guests Of New York business
men. ~
The remainder Of their visit, ac-
cording to plans Of the reception
committee. will be devoted 70 Wit
Messing demonstrations Of how
rapidly things are done In the
United States"