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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-05-06
Boy Scouts May Get Equipment.

Congressman Towner has intro
.duced a bill in congress which if it
passes will allow the Boy Scouts to
secure the loan of regular army
equipment such as tents, coking ap-
paratus and other equipment, which
will be loaned to the scouts upon
their paying the transportation
charges and agreeing to take good
care of the equipment while in their
DOsSeSsiOn
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-05-06
Old Soldiers Get Increase in Pension.

The old soldiers are feeling pretty
good over the passing Of the new PEN
sion law, which provides minimum
of $50 per month to soldiers and $50
a month to soldiers widows. The in
crease was made to provide for the
increase in the cost of living and it
will be mighty welcome to the old
veterans and widows.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-05-06
Notice to Democrats.

All township caucuses will be held
at the annual voting place on Satur>,
less otherwise arranged for. All
township officers and delegates to
the county convention are to be
selected. All nomination papers
must be filed with the county
auditor not later than May %,
fifteen days before the primary.
NJ. F. Springer,
County Chairman
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-05-06
For Recorder,

l will be a candidate for the demo-
cratic nomination for county recordA
er, subject to the will of the voters
at the June primary.
Miss Gertrude keown.
of Lamont,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-05-06
For Sheriff.

l will be candidate for the
democratic nomination for sheriff,
subject to t he will of the voters at
the June primary.
Leland S. Hebener,
of Leon
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-05-06
Notice.

The Normal Training High School
Examination will be held Wednes-
day, Thursday and Friday, May 10,
Leon, Lamont, and Garden Grove.
sse Kate L. Hull,
County Superintendent.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-05-06
For Auditor.

I will be candidate for the demo-
cratic nomination for county audi
tor, subject to the will of the voters
at the primary election in June.
Rothmer A. Scott,
of Bloomington Township.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-05-06
For Sheriff,

l hereby announce that 1 will be
a candidate for the nomination for
sheriff of Decatur county subject to
the will Of the voters of the republi-
can party at the June primaries.
G. e. Thompson,
Center Township.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-05-06
For Sheriff.

/ will be candidate for the demo
cratic nomination for sheriff, sub
ject to the will of the voters at the
primary election in June.
L. J. Hill,
of Leon.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-05-06
Leon Alumni Banquet.

The annual banquet of the Leon
High School Alumni Association will
be held on Tuesday evening, May
/ 8th at the M. E. church. v. r. Nc
, Ginnis vii; deliver the address Of
the evening".
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-05-06

w. H. Shields and Robert Shular
motored to Des Moines Thursday ev
ening, returning home Saturday ev-
enfng, being compelled to leave their
car near OeceolA on account Of muddy
roads.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-05-06
Notice..

Annual meeting of the Leon
Cemetery Association Friday even
ing May 7th at o'clock Leon
Library. All members are urged to
be present
Eva Rhea, Sec,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-05-06
For Sheriff.

l will be a candidate for the demo.
cratic nomination for sheriff, subject
to the will of the voters at the juno
primary.
Roy Wood,
~
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-05-06

will be a candidate for the demo-
cratic nomination for member of
the board of supervisors for the
term beginning Jan. l, 1921, sub
ject to the will of the voters at the
June primary.
R. C. Fulton. 4,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-05-06
Marriage Licenses.

rewey Mccullough, Garden Grove 21
Freada Hill, Garden Grove ..-....--18
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-05-06
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS.
For Representative.

/ will be candidate for the demo
cratic nomination for representa-
from DECATUR county, subject to the
will of the voters at the primary cleo
tion in June.
E. J. Wilson,
of Woodland township.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-05-06
For Member of Board.

l will be a candidate for the demo-
cratic nomination for member of the
board of supervisors for the term
beginning Jan. !, 1922, subject to
the will of the voters at the June
primary.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-05-06

win press your suit any hour yos
say. Leon Laundry.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-05-06

For Sale-5O bushels early Corn
for seed. E. D. Tuiler. 29-3t
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-05-06
For Member of Board.

of Fayette township.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-05-06
THE CHURCHES.

II. u. + UIIUU,
of High Point township.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-05-06

Eva Rhea, Sec.
Warren sheaf., 1920-02-04
GREA1 TREE IS UPRo ooTED..
Gals of Wind Tears large sequoias
From lts Place In Big
Tree Grove.

stockton, Gal One Of The Sen
tinels," the two giant sequolas guard
ing the entrance to the Calayeras big
tree grove, was blown down BY ter-
rife wind storm, according to word
.telephoned to Stockton from Angels
Camp the other day By Mrs. Job White
side. who conducts the Big Trees
Hotel. s5
The massive tree was 225 feet III
height and q feet in diameter at the
base. It's age was estimated at be-
tween 1000 and 5000 years.
The two sentinels stood just outside
the grounds near the tree upon the
stump Of which q dance platform was
constructed. The highway approach
Ing the hotel runs between them. Some
years ago the erosion Of creek waters
nearby undermined the roots OF the
East Sentinel and It toppled against
its brother, forming an archWay over
the road. The limbs Of the West Sen.
tinel were not strong enough to sup
port the monster against the gale and
It fell with crash. It's trunk now
obstructs the roadway and extends out
into the meadow. ss..$ 8ssss
Warren sheaf., 1920-02-04
HOLDS INDIAN L Y PIC al YANk
French Artist Selects choctaw Soldier
as Model for Portrait Of
American Soldier.

Washington. Otis ". Leader, q
Choctaw Indian Of Calvin, Okla, who
was with the. artillery force which
fired the first American shots In the
world war and who, after having en-
gagged in the major operations Of
Chateau Thierry, st. Mihiel and the
Argonne, was still present and ac-
counted for'' when the last guns Of
the war were fired, has been selected:
as model by the French artist, De.
Warreux, for portrait Of q typical
American soldier. 5 .s..35
Leader trained with the famous.
Blue Devils and was cited for fighting
with the infantry for three days at
Chateau Thierry after the entire gun
crew to which he had been attached
had been killed. ! III
During the engagement he succeed
ed in capturing two machine guns and
E1S prisoners.
Warren sheaf., 1920-02-04

.of the horrors of Turkish massacres
and deportations. Saved by an Ameri
can woman, she has come to this coun
try and entered Oberlin College.
With her came fourteen other Arme.
-nian girls in charge Of Miss Adelaide
s. Dwight, Near East Relief worker,
who has been instrumental In helping
to save hundreds of thousands Of their
people from death by starvation. Miss
Dwight, who is not given to exagger-
:ation and has seen conditions at first
hand, says more than million people
are facing death by starvation In Ar.
amenia and will perish unless America
aids.
Herself an eyewitness to the slaugh
ter Of hundreds Of helpless women
-and children by the Turks and vic
tim Of the deportations, Miss Dake-
sian, an unusually pretty girl, says
there is untold suffering in Armenia
and Syria. She praises the efforts of
the Near East Relief, formerly the
American Committee for Armenian and
Syrian Relief, to save as many OF.
these people as possible. At Erivan,
the capital of the Armenian republic,
one hot meal is given out daily, and BY
this relief alone the city's death rate
has been cut from a thousand daily to
an average of twenty, At Alexandra
pol, where the refugees from Turkish
Armenia were driven by thousands, the
situation is appalling, Miss Dakesian
says. It's to avert these wholesale
deaths that Near East Relief is making
a nationwide appeal for funds.
Warren sheaf., 1920-02-04
NEW LIGHT Rlv A X. SUN
EngIish Inventor Perfeets Apparatue
That Produces Rays Approximate
Ing Daylight s s

London. light which far sur
passes any existing arrangement sof
artificial light ana Il the closest ap-.
.proximat tion to actual daylight ever
accOmpli lished, fis unde erstood by the
American Chamber Of Commerce In
London to have been perfected here.
The apparatus consists Of high-s
power electric light bulb, fitted with q
5cup-shaped Opaque reflector. the sil-.
avered inner side Of which reflects the.
light against parasol-s l-shaped screen
placed above the light. The screen Is
lined with small patches Of different.
scolors. arranged according to q for.
smula worked out e1npirically BY Mr..
Sheringham, the inventor, and careful.
" tested and perfected in the imperial
college Of science and technology.
The light thrown down from the.
screen is said to show colors almost
as we'll as II full daylight. Under
the new light delicate yellows were
quite distinct, indigo blues We're blue.
5cobalts had their full value, and vio-
lets lost the reddish shade which they
display In electric light.
The American chamber says 9 great
future is expected for this invention
in such cases as the lighting of show
windows and art galleries. studio work
Of all kinds, dye works, tea and to-
bacco blending, and many other In
dustries Color photography also will
probably benefit. s7 S5s5
Warren sheaf., 1920-02-04
Odd Phone Experiments.

One Of the greatest blessings and
sometimes one of the greatest worries
is the telephone. But it lis not al
ways looked upon as a source OF
amusement-by trying the transmitter
on various parts of the body even this
is obtained. szs
If you put the transmitter on the.
chest and speak in the usual tones
the listener will hear the message al
most as clearly as IL it were sent in
the usual way.
Again, If the transmitter be pressed
firmly against the kneecap the mes
sage is heard quite as distinctly, but
it is only family audible If the trans.
mitter be put to the heel.
Warren sheaf., 1920-02-04
A,nsrlcan Engineers Supreme. !.

Asns rican Enolneers Supreme.
say that Americans make the
best banknot ties II the world may sound
sat first rather boastful. and vet any
history Of the art and industry of note
engraving which failed to record that
fact would be incomplete. Paul Re
we're was the first American banknote
artist. and from the time Of the char:
tertng of the Bank OF North America,
under the direction Of Robert Morris,
II 1i7s1. up to the present, the Ameri.
I can engrayers have excelled not only
in the artistic quality sof their design,
but IN their provisions against counter.
feiting. .
Warren sheaf., 1920-02-04
Man Wills s65, 600 to
Girl He Robbed Of Sc

Z '.s, 3
Usage, Il. "A strange legacy
has just come to an Iowa girl,
who has received fortune Of f
$65, 900 from a stranger who
robbed her Of 81 In 1912 by en-
tering the home Of her uncle,
where she was visiting. When
a man, evidently tramp, jerked
open the door Of her uncle's
home, she made haste to hand
over the So, which the man took
and then left the house.
Recently the young woman
was notified Of a bequest Of $685.
600 left her by tramp, John
Brunsvik, who died year ago
in Minnesota. .zs
Warren sheaf., 1920-02-04
Samuel ROGER. |, !,

As the author Of The Pleasures Of
Memory rests the chief fame Of Sam
5uel Rogers. who died December 18.
1850. Yet he was not slack Ia his lit
serary product tions. and the ..Ode to
sSuperstit tition," .Jacque ueline, Truman
Life" and Columbus" together with
numerous books brought him into
prominence. and no name occurs
.oftener in the literary annals of the
time than his.
Warren sheaf., 1920-02-04

Imagine bread line Of 10000 fam
ashed people waiting for twenty-four
hours day for the dole OF food that
SIS the sole barrier between them and
death from starvation. That IS the
situation in Alexandropol, city in
Russian Armenia, according to Miss
Hermlne Dakesian, pretty Armenian
sgirl, one of the survivors Of four years
Warren sheaf., 1920-02-04
FL MICROBES ON SCHEDULE
Germs Recur Every Thirty Three
Weeks, According to London
Investigators.

London, England Influenza NH
crobes have a regular schedule by
which they recur in cycles Of 33 weeks,
according to the medical research COM
mittee. The next call is expected in
January and February, it is said.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-27
Minus Hats and Stockings,
All Bankrupt Millionaires;
South Russ Women Carry On
Crmea in War With BoIsheviki Has Lots of Money, But
Nothing Which to Spend It-Costs 10000
RubIes for One Meal. :.
lCorrespondenee Of the Associated Press.l

Correspondence Of the Associated Press.l
Sebastopol, Aug. 2T.-One million
Don rubles were purchased for $25
here today by the correspondent, but
after he paid $4,000 rubles for a meal,
10000 more for a short cab ride at
the close of the day was a bankrupt
millionaire
Crimea is in an unhappy situation;
it has 24.0OO,00o,OOo of rubles but no
real money, and there is little to buy
here. The harbor is filled with idle
and disabled warships and merchant
men
There are no cargoes on the docks;
street cars have been stopped because
of the lack of coal: stores have no
stocks and streets are deserted except
for an occasional carriage, some
wounded soldiers or armed patrolmen.
The only life here is on the beaches
at the park at the entrance TO the har-
bor There bathers, for the most part
women and wounded officers and SOL
diers. pass the time when not reading
bulletins from the various south Rus
sian frontiers-~at at the official news
bureau.
The bulletins afford depressed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-27
Reds Interned Turn Guns on
Polish PHrsuers.
General LuII in Fighting in
Danzig Corridor.

Warsaw, Aug. s2T.--Russian soviet
TROOPS who took refuge IN Prussia are
Fighting the Poles along the frontier.
An official statement issued just be-
fore last midnight says that two soviet
batteries hauled into Prussia by the
Fetreating Russians fired upon the
Poles and that the soviet forces are
Also using machine guns against the
Poles on this sector. Polish troops
who have reached the frontier have
been cautioned by their commanders
not to fire upon German territory.
While there has been q lull in the
fighting on various sectors the Poles
advanced at several places Thursday
and have reached the region of Ko-
brin. approximately twenty-eigh miles
northeast of Brest-Litovsk. where the
Poles in a surprise attack took 1,100
prisoners, four guns and the entire
staff of the 57th soviet division.
In continuation of the long drawn
out campaign to capture Lemberg the
soviet forces have reached Zadworze.
just east of Lemberg, where the Poles
have repulsed repeated attacks.
The region west of the Mlawa-
Ciechanow railway is gradually being
cleared of Russian soldiers, of whom
more than 5000 have been captured.
All were remnants of the various de-
tachments which participated in the
drive designed to completely encircle
Warsaw.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-27

Crimeans much encouragement. Most
women here have no hats, but wear
wells or kerchiefs about their heads.
Many are without stockings, but are
charming. nevertheless, IN bright. in
expensive gowns which they dignity
with an erect and independent car
riage suggestive of American women
Six years of war have not broken
the spirit of South Russian women.
They carry on" with the slight
means at their disposal without COM
plant, and give whatever encourage
ment they can to men battling with
the Bolsheyiki along the Dnieper river
and in the Don and Kuban territories.
Sebastopol. with its idle dockyards
and railways operated only for mill
tary purposes. has not. in spite Of its
$4,000 inhabitants, the dynsmics OF a
city jone-tenth its size.
The old Russian naval base has
lost all its briIliancy, most of its war
ships are rusting at the docks and its
industries are closed. The civilian
population is awaiting resumption OF
export trade. which is necessary for
the betterment of the exchange situa-
ton and the restoration of normal
trade conditions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-27
WAR TORN AGAIN. FIRE FROM SAFETY
But It's Politicians Now Who
Disrupt Warsaw.
Public Generally Wants Return
to'Peace at Once.

warsaw, Aug. ~. The Warsaw
press is becoming pessimistic regard
ing the Minsk peace negotiations. The
newspapers, with the exception of the
Socialist press express the belief that
the moment is propitious to 'ifquidate
Bolshevism.'
In some political circles there are
indications Of an increasing feeling
that the negotiations may come to
nothing, althO there have been Off
.cial announcements to the contrary.
The militarists are advocating a con-
tinuance of the war to compel the So
viets to seek terms. and the change
in the Danzig situation has had a ten
dency to encourage the militarist ele
ments. Observers here say they be-
lieve the public generally desires peace
and are hopeful that the Minsk nego-
tiations will bring a cessation of hos
tilities.
Socialists Push Peace.
The Socialists from time to time
have proposed peace demands which
show they are dissatisfied with the
governments policy. The Socialists
are urging the resignation of Ignace
Daszinski, the vice premier. Daszin-
ski, who is a Socialist leader, became
vice premier when Vincent Witos was
chosen premier
Various party strifes. which were
Quieted during the crisis when War
saw was endangered. are reYiving and
the national Democrats are more
openly campaigning against President
Pilsudski.
Want Diet Convened.
The opponents of NJ. Dmowski, the
Nationalist Democratic leader, are
contending that Drnowski attempted TO
overthrow the government during tho
critical period.
The National Democrats are insist
ing on convocation of the diet. and as
a result the speaker of that body has
called meeting of the party leaders
for the purpose of deciding the date
for the assembling of the diet. The
Democrats take the stand that it is
impossible to conclude peace without
the authority of the diet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-27
BACK TO 8 HOURS
Santa Fe Shop Men Refuse to
Work Extra Hour.
Retaliate Because Road Would
Not ReinState Two Men.

Santa Fe shop employees who have
been working nine hours a day TO turn
out extra cars TO care for the move
ment of crops. went back on their s.
hour schedule Thursday as a result of
the refusal of Santa Fe officials to re-
few days ago, 1t was said today.
The union men point out that their
contracts call for light hours work
and that they agreed to work an ex-
ira hour daily TO turn out more cars.
In return for this favor. they say, rail-
road officials refused to refnstate the
two men who were discharged for
their first offenses. One carpenter
who had been IN the service seven
teen years. was discharged for taking
five minutes of the company's to seal a
box for frien /. An apprentice me-
chanic was discharged for smoking
during school hours. 1t is said.
Union officials admit that the ac-
ton of the two men may have been
wrong, but that they have already
been punished thru being laid off sew
eral days and in view of the fact that
1t was their first offense they should
be reinstated. it is contended. Several
OFFICERS of the unions were in Topeka
last week to confer on the matter.
( They were reticent concerning the
| trouble but indicated that first ru-
mors regarding a strike II the men
were not Teinstated were unfounded.
Santa Fe officials here say the mat
ter is in the hands of John Purcell
vice, president. and that they have
heard nothing more concerning IT
since he took 1t up. Union men say
| Purcell has refused to reinstate the
men. which has resulted in the re-
turn to an eight-hour day.
/ 1t was stated at the car repair shops
this morning that officials of the
brotherhoods had posted orders for
the men to return to the S-hour day
and that about nine-tenths of the men
this morning did not begin work until
| 8 o'clocE
I NJ. ]. Drdry. superintendent of the
( shops. said this afternoon that the men
started on an eight-hou day this
morning. but that he did not know
what they intended to do in the fu-
ture. she has not received any word
concerning the Reinstatement of the
I two discharged men. he said.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-27
The Score.
GOLF NOTES

The gallery this morning followed
the Hurley y-Creavey twosome. The
Kansas champion amateur was a real
opponent for the star Kansas City pro-
fessional. On No. 8 at the end of the
first round Creavey drove in the trap
guarding the green to the northeast
or about ESQ yards from the tee. It
was a magnificent drive but the
hazard ruined it. His out to the green
hit the steep embankment and rolled
back. His third was on and he missed
a putt bring in a 5. Hurley's drive
was 200 yards up the center. His
second was a deadly pitch of about
20 yards to within 3 feet of the cup.
He holed out a long putt, drawing ap-
plause from the gallery. Up to this
hole Hurley's card was S5 and
Creavey's S5. Hurley's total was 3s
and Creavey's 40. The ninth hole gave
the Topeka favorite the lead.
Bob Fullerton, Topeka business man
and former Country club pro. was a
golf for six years. altho he was one of
the best shots in the country for many
seasons.
The barn hole" No. was puzzle
to most of the visitors, Rather than
carry the barn and run the risk of an
out of bounds they played to the left
and hazarded the trap on the north of
the green. Pro Nelson of the Topeka
Country club and DR.. w. K. HOBART.
Country club amateur, made the two
best shots of the morning on this hole.
They laid their drives dead to the
lawn.
Visiting professionals were enthusi-
astic over the Country clubs 1s-hole
prospects. They expressed a desire to
return to the Southwest Open next
season and see what progress had been
made on the new nine.
Tom Clark, of Kansas City. Blue
Hills. the best Scotchman of them all,
was favorite with the Topeka gallery.
Topekans all know Tom. His putting
today was as accurate as ever. He has
most distinctive putting shot. He
taps the ball with the toe of his club
and snaps it to the hole.
What did Nelson get?" was the
question all visitors asked of the start
er when they came in on the first nine
There is a lurking suspicion among
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