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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-04-29

DIAMONDS are ideal gifts for
grad uation, they are always increas-
ing in value and never wear out.
See Barnum the JeWeler.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-04-29

Some extra good Plymouth Rock
and Rhode Island Red eggs for
Matching, $1.25 and 75c per setting
37-3t l.. d. Miller, Leon, Iowa
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-04-29

Pasture-Have 60 acres of past
ure for rent, or will take III stock by
the head. Floyd Powers, Van Vert,
Iowa 37-tf
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-04-29

We have 7-l5-17-21 jeweled
watches for the boy who graduates.
Barnum's JeWelry Store.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-04-29

The High School chorus under
the direction of Miss Bradley will
give a musical and cantata. "The
Wreck of Hesperus' in the assembly
room of the North School next Tues
day. evening at 500. a small adj
mission will be charged.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-04-29

For Sale-Sweet Potato, Pond
erosa tomatoes, Beef Steak tomatoes
and some other plants for May
planting. J. fiOffhines 3S-4t.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-04-29

II you have a second car to sell or
want to buy One--SEEI US-We
handle more second hand cars than
any other firm between Des Moines
and Kansas City.
Estes & Company.
Leon, Iowa
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-04-29

A little son arrived at the home
Of Mir. and Mrs. Walter Blakesley
III Leon Monday night.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-04-29

For Rent-Seyeral good farms.
Want men with plenty of help. have
one farm of $40 acres, with lots OF
good farm land: See me quick G.
M. Axes
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-04-29

For Sale-Blue Analusiian eggs
fer Matching 100 for Is. Non-set-
tiers. p. G. Harris. Van Vert. 35-4t.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-04-29

J. w. Jacobs and family are NOV
ing this week to Abel where they
will now make their home.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-04-29

Closing out all trimmed hats at
prices less than cost. Friday and
saturday only. Keller & Pryor.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-04-29

Look Here-Some Leon residences
and two farms for sale on good
terms. Jap Cesler. 3St
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-04-29

Auto Livery-Call Matteson's
Feed a; yard N: N. le. for driving at
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-04-29

e. B. Bean, formerly of the Idle
Hour Theatre, in this city, who has
been in the west, has been called to
his home at Shenandoah by the ill
ness of ibis mother.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-04-29

For Sale-Good residence prop
erty I rooms and bath. See e. G.
Monroe for price and terms.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-04-29

For Sale-A good jersey COW also
some hay. See Mrs. j. r. Conrey
Stiff
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-04-29

For Sale-Galloway No. 8. Cream
Separator, good as new. Long Bros.
24tf
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-04-29

For Rent--Sixty-five acres Of
pasture, spring watered. Geo. Evans.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-04-29

Closing out sale on all trimmed
and uutrimmed hats at the heller {,
Pryor store Friday and Saturday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-04-29

Wanted.-A bookkeeper.
lady preferred. Apply at Estes &
co. s garage.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-04-29

LoSt-Ford exhaust pipe OF route
!, Leon, Iowa. Forest l.. Lorey Silt
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-04-29

Poland China Hogs For Sale
Young stock for sale at all times.
Write or phone Eugene Massey
Garden Grove. IS RI
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-04-29

viii press your suit any hour you
say. Leon Laundry.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-04-29

Wanted to Remit or 8 room
house. Inquire at The Reporter Of
flee
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-04-29

Mrs. j. w. Bowman, who was re-
Gently operated upon at Des Moines
hospital, is getting along very web
and expects to be able to return to
her home here in the near future.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-04-29

Eggs-White Wyandotte for
Matching. c.. r. Ryan. 34tf.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-04-29

Eggs-White Pellin duck, 75c per
setting. Ralph Phipps, Decatur. 34-tf
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-04-29

7 Hdy. Is3ON IAduuuIy.
| EggS--Wnite Mammoth Pekjr
| Duck. For sale at $40 Per 100 Nies
f. NJ. Davis, Weldon, Iowa. Phone
| Van Vert. 34let.
New signs We're put in the WIN
dOWs Of the Farmers & Traders
fieI's variety store and w. A. Alex
ander's drug store last week.
Raise Rose Comb Rhode Island
Reds. Lay every month IN the year.
Eggs per setting of Is, flock run.
$3.50; select $500; per 100, flock
run, 5000; select $1,000. Mrs.
MILF Manchester, Phone IA. 3ltf
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-04-29

Will press your suit any hour you
ay. Leon Laundry.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-04-29

overwhelmingly Seed. BiddisOr
Imp. Co.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-04-29

Viii press your suit any hour you
say. Leon Laundry
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-04-29

Com Dany.
Leon, Iowa.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-07
$45,OO0,O00 LOSS
 THROUGH LOOPING UPON RAILROADS
Substitution is Usual Meth cd Used-Eard to Con
 vict Thieves.

New York, Feb. 7-WholesaIe loot ing of merchandise in transit upon the railroads of the United States caused a loss of approximately $45,- 100000 in 1919, according to United States Railroad Administration sta tistics.
 Substitution is the usual method used by the robbers. Some times boxes supposed to contain velvets are found at their destination to be fll- ed with calico or other cheaper grades of cloth. but as a rule, waste paper is found These are referred to as "concea1ed losses'' by railroad men and are especially difficult to trace, as the shipment leaves and arrives apparently in good condition, and it is almost impossible to discover at wha, point the theft occurred.
 The silk industry has been one of the most severely hit in the last year. and so great has the risk become that the railroad administration has been
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-07
New England Recovering
 From Effects Of Storm
MORE SNOW AND HEAVY WINDS TIE UP TRANS
 FORMATION STEAMER PoLIAs AGROUND.

Boston, Feb. 7-Pecovery from the effects of the blizzard which has. held New England snowbound during the last AS hours. was retarded by the arrival of more snow on a heavy northwest wind early today At tempts. to get railroad schedules into shape again met with slight success and officials feared new difficulties of a "freezeup" when the weather bureau predicted a wind change from the northwest followed by clearing and cold.
 Suburban and local transportation yhich last night had improved some. That from the chaotic conditions Of the day and night previous. was again badly crippled. Stor1nbound ships that had prepared to leave port today again postponed their sailings.
 Points in Massa chusetts, New Hampshire and Maine. which were isolated yesterday. continued as com rnunities apart from the rest of civili- zation, except for telephone communi- cation Many of these places have not
 Continued on Page Six)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-07
NEW YORK IS
 TRYING TO GET
 FREE OF SNOW
Housewives Warned to Con serve All Perishable
 Foods.

New York, Feb. 7-Snow bound New York marshaled all its forces today in an effort to extricate itself from the paralyzing grip of a storm that has reminded old timers of the classic blizzard of 1888.
 Spurred by Mayor Hylan's proc1a- nation urging the suspension of all but vitally necessary trucking traffic for three days, big trucking corpora ttons, the great metropolitan depart ment stores and others turned over their auto trucks and drivers to cart snow to piers, where steamship com panies loaned employees for the task of dumping it into the harbor. Hun dreds of stores set their employees to work with shovels.
 Trucking in the city's snow filled streets was restricted to those en. gagged in moving food, fuel, milk and newspapers. Private passenger cars except those used by physicians, have been placed under the embargo un, til Tuesday morning.
 Janitors of buildings on side streets despairtng of making headway against drifts with a shovel, built great bonfires of boxes and melted the snow banks. In some streets last night the mounds resembled sleet- Continued on Page Six)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-07
FOOD SHORTAGE FELT ON BOATS HELD FAST
 IN ICE FOR 62, HOURS
CHAPIN HAS DEAD MAN ON BOARD-CREW SUBSISTS FOR DAY AND HALF ON PHOTOGRAPHERS SUPPLY
 RAN VERY LOW

Short of food, coal and water and with one dead man aboard the Chapin two large Sound steamers, Chester Chapin and New Hampshire arrived in the harbOr this morning after hav- ing been ice bound a mile east of Execution Light, for 62 hours. They tied up at the Steamboat dock, foot of Union Square.
 Captain Griffin of the New Hamp- shire, who is the commodore of the Sound fleet. says that his experiences on this trip have been the worst he has had in over 56 years of steam boating on the Sound.
 The New Hampshire left New Lon don Wednesday night for New York with a general cargo and a passenger list of 30. About a mile east of Exc cution Light, which Is off Portchester. the steamer became fast in the ice which damned the western end of the Sound, and although the engines were SO1lS dl 1u1I Speeu JuSL DeIOTe Sn6 stopped the New Hampshire only made three boat lengths in 30 min utes.
 The steamer was not provisioned for a long trip and food soon became scarce. For a past day and half the crew were compelled to subsist on hard tack.
 The Chester Chapin, of the same IzI- York to New London became fast in the ice a short distance from the New Hampshire after having plough ed her way through the ice from the western end of the jam. Being bet l ter off in supplies, than the New | Hampshire, Capt. Pettigrew ordered l that some of his supplies be trans ferred to the New Hampshire. tContinued on Page Six)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-07
NOTED OUTLAW LEADER HAS
 BEEN TAKEN
One of Most Important Cap lures Federal Troops
 Have Made.

Mexico City. Feb. 7-Gaudendio De La Have, formerly a federal general, but in recent years an outlaw leader, in the Vera Cruz region, was captur- ed Feb. 3 in a battle near Naut1a, state of Vera, Cruz. and is being taken 10 Vera Cruz for a court martial, ac- cording to a statement issued at presidential staff headquarters.
 The battle was disastrous to the rebel forces. it is said, resulting in the death of Generals Jonciano Vazquez and Vicente Lopez, rebel leaders, and the wounding of the mo- torious Higinfo Aguilar.
 Government troops attacked the rebel rendezvous after learning that the outlaw chiefs intended to meet.
 The capture of General Have Is considered as important a. feat as that which some months ago resulted in the deaths of Generals Alvarez and Banquet.
 In addition to defeating the rebels the federal troops rescued a number of Spanish and Arabian merchants who had been kidnapped and held fo1 ransom
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-07
Members Indignant Al AdIlliIliStraf Method FINDINGS OF AUDITORS NOT SHOWN TO BOARD OF EDUCATION BUT ARE GIVEN
 TO MAYOR.

New York auditors were hired by the city of Bridgeport to audit the books in the offices of the Board of Education. Upon the completion of their work the findings were placed in a sealed envelope and taken to Mayor Wilson at City Hall before any of the members of the Board of look them over and become ac- quainted with the why's and where fors of the years business.
 Members of the Board of Educa- tion were in a highly indignant mood today over this method of municipal procedure. Chairman Elmer H. Ha- vens hatly refused to discuss the situation until the Board of Appor- tionment has the courtesy to allow him and the other members to see the report. It was from this report that the board drew it's inceSsant lines of questions that were hurled at Supt. Slawson and other board mem bers in the Council chambers last night.
 In explaining the printed report of a $100,000 difference on the school books for the fiscal year of 1918-19, Supt. Slawson said this morning:
 Preference to this difference was an error in typewriting in a state ment that I had compiled of the drafts of the teachers salaries made for the past three years. It had noth- ing to do whatever with any book keeping and is not chargeable to MT. Wynkoop's department, and further more the error does not appear in his accounts.
 Chairman Elmer Ravens discover ed the error in a meeting of the com mittee on schools on Dec. 26, when the budget for the coming year was being considered. I pointed out then that it was merely a mistake of the typist. MT. Wynkoop who did not happen to be present then gave out copies of the draft to the auditors and members of the Board of Education without changing the mistake.
 (Continued on Page Six.)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-07
Alleged |'BOstOn Gunman'' Is /. Held For Chicago Killing CHICAGO POLICE BELIEVE THEY HAVE TAKEN
 SLAYER OF ''MOssY" ENRIGHT

Chicago, Feb. 7-The man who murdered Maurice "Mossy'' Enright, labor feudist and leader of Chicago's gunmen, was believed by the police and detectives from the states attor- ney's office to be one of fifteen men arrested early today after a stiff fight.
 The black automobile from which the murderer fired eleven slugs from a sawed off shotgun into the gunman's body was found and identified, the state attorneys office announced.
 Tony Cifaldo, an ex-convict and an alleged Boston gunman," was held by detectives following developments which they said indicated his prob able connection with the killing.
 One week before Erright was kill ed Mike Carrozzo, president of the Chicago Street Sweepers Union, wrote Cifaldo a letter proposing he come to Chicago to "do a job," according to information furnished the police and states detectives. Then Carrozzo held a conference with Cifaldo in Buffalo, directly or through emissar ies, according to the information, and immediately thereafter Cifaldo came
 f9ontinued on Page Six)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-07
TR0LLEYS AND TRAINS NOW
 ON SCHEDULE
Passengers on Car in Near Panic As Fuse Blows
 Out.

Everything lovely y''--"Everything' going along in good shape"
 So said officials of the Connecticut Go. and the New Haven road when interviewed this morning in regard to traffic conditions on their respective lines.
 The Connecticut Co. operated the usual number of cars on all lines to-
 day, according to a statement made my Superintendent KTbling and fur ther than that the trolleys were run ming virtually on schedule. T don't think that even a good freeze would put up out of commission now, continued MT. Kfbling. The only thing that will shove us off our
 schedule is another one of those young blizzards we had the other day and that is not very liable to happen in a hurry"
 While many automobiles were blocked today the blocking was not of
 as serious a nature as yesterday and 1 delays to traffic were but momentary. l A short delay took place this morn | ing at Main street and Fairfield ave- nue when a Fairfield avenue trolley blew out the fuse in the controller box, throwing out a sheet of flame i that completely enveIoped the motor i Continued on Page SiX.)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-07
WITNESSES
 SAY BURNS
 WAS WARNED
Coroner Hears He Persisted
 In Riding on the Step.

That Michael Burns, 113 Barnum avenue, who was fatally crushed be tween two trolley cars yesterday morning, continued to ride on the in side step of the platform despite warnings was the statement of a fel- low passenger before Coroner Phelan this morning. T. W. Hurst of A Courtland street, was riding on the rear platform of the same car on which Burns was a passenger.
 Hurst said he saw g. car approach ing on the opposite track and shout ed to Burns and another man to get off the inside step. One man Ieaped into the snow beside the track and es- capped injury but Burns remained on
 CContinued on Page Six.)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-07
AMBASSADORS TAKE VIEW THAT QUESTION
 IS UP ID GERMANY
GERMAN NAVAL OFFICERS FEEL THAT DEMAND AIMS TO CRIPPLE FIREMAN ENTLY COUNTRIES ASPIRATIONS
 AS NAVAL POWER

Paris, Feb. 7-Delivery to the German government by the French charge in Berlin of the list of Germans whose extradi- ton is demanded by the Allies is the proper course to pursue in the existing circumstances, the council of ambassadors de- cided this morning. Its action was made known through an official communique, which read:
 ''The council of ambassadors is un- animously of the opinion that the list should be delivered to the German government by the charge d'affaires of France in the name of the Allied powers as soon as possible
 It is understood that in the dis cussion of the question today the ambassadors took the view that the entire question now is up to Ger many and that further steps by the Allies should await the action of the German authorities.
 The fact that the communique was silent regarding the covering note was taken to mean that no note was con sidered necessary to accompany the list.
 The revival by the council of the practice of issuing official communi- Ques provoked considerable comment It was taken as indicating that there was to be a restriction upon the sources of information of the coun- ellis doings.
 Berlin, Feb. 6-Twe1ve admirals two high seas fleet commanders, 3t U-boat captains and numerous othel
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-07
.DapS Block Russians;
 US. Marines Intervene
ATTEMPT TO CAPTURE GEN
 ROSANOFF WHO FIN ALLY ESCAPED AND BOARDED CRUISER.

London, Feb. 7-American marines at Vladivostok intervened when Japanese soldiers attempted to pre- vent revolutionary troops from cap turing General Rozanoff. Russian cap 'ernor-general, when the city was taken by the Reds, according to Vladiy oStok dispatch to the Mail. The message, which was dated last Sun day, stated General Rozanoff finally escaped and took refuge on a Japan csc cruiser in the harbor.
 Describing the capture of the city, the correspondent says the first revo- Iutionists entered by stealth, seized the street railroad and used the cars to carry them up the main street to the house occupied by General Rozanoff. When they tried to surround the building, the Japanese blocked the way, but the officer of an American marine detachment announced he would not permit it. The Japanese then withdrew and all of the forces observed neutral attitude subse- quently.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-07
ICE BOUND STEAMERS SEEK REE(J(G3 HERB
NO GOLD SNAP
 PREDICTED TO
 FOLLOW STORM

Washington, Feb. While high winds and snows continued today in northern New England, the Weather Bureau announced that the s+orm which has wept the north Atlantic coast for the greater part of the week should pass beyond the range of the United States tonight.
 No severely cold weather will follow in the wake of the storm, according to the government forecaster, temperatures today in New England and elsewhere along the coast being only slightly below the freezing point.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-07
3 EMPL0YES
 BOUND OVER
 TO HIGH COURT

Three former employees of the Co., lumbia Graphophone Co.,, Earl H. Bradley of 37 Waldorf avenue, Earl Van Doren of 96 Washington terrace, and Louis Gluck of 223 Harral ave nue, who were arrested some time ago, charged with appropriating com pany money for their own use, were bound over to the February term of the superior court, by Judge Frederic A. Bartlett in the city court this
 morning
 Bradley. who is charged with tn e theft of SS21 from the comapny's safe was bound over on embezzlement charges under $1,50O bonds. GIuclz and Van Doren, who were employed in the paymaster's office, are both charged with conspiracy. Bonds have been fixed at $200 in Van Doren's case, and s1O0 for Chuck.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-07
POLISH GOVT TO CONSIDER
 PEACE OFFER

Warsaw, Feb. 7-Peace overtures by the Soviet government of Russia will be consider by the Polish gov ernment, according to dispatch sent to M. Tchitcherin. Bolshevik foreign minister, by Stanisiaus Patek, Polish minister of foreign affairs, yesterday. NJ. Patek's reply follows:
 ''The Polish government acknowl- edges the receipt of the wireless de- claration of the government of the Russian Soviet republic dated Jan. 29, 1920. That declaration will be con- sidered, and the answer will be com municated to the Russian Soviet gov ernment"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-07
POLAR BEAR IS REPORTED
 IN DISTRESS

New York, Feb. 7-The freighter Polar Bear, reported in distress 500 miles east of Cape Hatteras last night, is disabled and drifting eastward at the rate of one half mile an hour, according to a wireless message re- ceived here today. The disabled steamer, which is owned by the United States Shipping Board, carries a crew of 40 men.
 The steamer gave her position as 34.40 north latitude and 6640 west Longitude.
 The Polar Bear, which registers 4,296 tons, was bound from Bermuda ; to this port.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-07
START RESCUE OF STEAMERS
 PASSENGERS

New York, Feb. 7-Rescue of the 32 passengers on the steam ship Princess Anne, stranded on a sand bar at Rockaway point was begun by boats from the coast guard cutter Manhattan at Ii 8. m. today. The coast guard crew from the shore station also has succeeded in launching one of its boats and is making it's way to the ship. Two barges from the Manhattan are being used in the rescue.
 The position of the vessel makes rescue exceptionally diff ficult
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-07
COUNTESS GOES
 DOWN ID LAKE BROWNS HERSELF

Geneva, Feb. 7-Countess DeHen- richen, a member of the Russian colony at Montreux and formerly maid of honor to the dowager e1n- press of Russia, has committed sui eide by drowning in Lake Geneva. Her body, still decked in valuable jewels, was found floating in the lake off the town of Villeneuve, near the upper end of the lake. Persons who were acquainted with the countess say she left her hotel at MohtreuX, walked directly to the lake and threw herself in.
 Driven from Russia when the inn peria1 regime was overthrown, the countess came to Switzerland.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-07
PRESIDENT
 HAS APPROVED
 RESERVATIONS

Washington, Feb. 7-President Will son has written Senator Hitchcock, the Democratic leader. approving the reservations to the treaty of Versailles which the Senator presented to the bipartisan conference committees which recently failed to reach an agreement The letter was written before the publication of Viscount Grey's letter stating that the Lodge reservations were acceptable to Great Britain.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-07
3 HIGH POWER
 RADIO STATIONS
 NOT OPERATING

Washington, Feb. 7-Three of the four high power naval radio stations on the Atlantic coast were out of commission today as the result of the recent storm The New Brunswick station was the only one in operation, it was said at the Navy Department the Arlington, Annapolis and Sayville stations all being down. as a result if ice forming on the attenae and the dislocating effect of the winds
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-07
CLOTHING CAUSED sUFFoCAuoN

Too much clothing caused the death of Ruth Marie Marshall, three year-oId daughter of MT. and Mrs. Ernest D. Marshall, of 25 Ridge wood place, who died yesterday morning of suffocation. according to Dr. Edward M. Fitzgerpald, acting examiner. Funeral services will be held at 10:3O o'clock Mon day morning from the home of the parents, and burial will be in Lake view cem etery.