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it 10 H: H. H- S is I 'F S: !$•••& the picture of the Roll Door Hoosier. Policies. Washington, D. C., Sept. 28.—Vet erans of the Civil War, here for the annual encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic, were formally welcomed to the capital tonight by President Wilson, who told them their battles of fifty years ago were fought that the greatest instrumental ity for the uplift of mankind the world has ever seen might not be im paired. The president spoke amid scenes of patriotic fervor. Col. David J. Palmer, of Iowa, commander in chief of the G. A. R. introduced him amid thunderous applause and cheering and informed him that the veterans stood solidly behind the administra tion's conduct of the present day for eign problems, and that their sons would support him in any step he might take. Applause frequently in terrupted the president. He did not touch directly on the European war, or on problems growing out of it, but devoted his address to the mis sion of the United States and. the les sons taught by the Civil War. The meeting marked the formal .opening of the Grand Army encamp ment, a feature of which will be the •great parade and presidential review 'tomorrow. Facts About That Loan. Many misstatements of fact about .the huge credit Great Britain and France are seeking to establish in i:the United States have been made by .both the advocates and the oppon ents of the loan. Not a cent of money iwould be taken out of the country. ..The loan would settle, at least for a "time, the foreign exchange problem. It would insure this country selling goods of one kind or another to the allies to the amount of the credit. ,tThe government would in no manner Jte involved in the matter, unless the Comptroller should alter the rule i! limiting the amount any national bank may lend to a single borrower to one-tenth of its capital stock or the federal reserve banks should re discount some of the paper. Whether the credit is used to purchase muni tions of war or not is immaterial, ex cept to sentimentalists. After the big loan is made, if it be made, another one will likely follow, participated in by bankers or capitalists who have no scruples as to how the proceeds are spent. Some of these conditions have been misrepresented by oppon ents of the loan, says the Globe Democrat. But'thd misrepresentation has'not •v been 411 on me side. The, widely published statement" that* thi bonds 4 would be a "first mortgage upon the ventireBrith, empire ai& France an4 ither coUmfes" ii filit.= It would -. Vote wide cupboard 1 ^pact—uncluttered ty partitions or cubbyholes -PRESIDENT SPEAKS TO G. A. R. IS Told That Veterans Stand Ttehind y,His Have you seen this new roll door model of the famous Hoosier Kitchen Cabinet? It sure be worth jour while to call at our store and inspect this beautifully made and fully convenient and serviceable model. Just note the most exclusive features Waste of Words. The gifted statesman makes a speech we hear him rumble, growl and screech for weary hou^s togeth er we murmur, as the moments pass, "His lungs are surely made of brass, his larynx is of leather." In order to express a thought he springs five miles of tommyrot, of words that have no bearing and how he hates to cease to spout! He cannot see he's wearied out his audience de spairing. When will our public speak ers learn that brevity will always earn the gratitude of "hearers? Let speeches all be' shorn of guff, until they are just short enough, and we will bless the shearers. No long ora tion is a treat a man may have a voice as sweet as mocking birds or linnets, but he becomes a dreary bore is he is elocuting more than twelve or fifteen minutes. Condense, my friends again, condense don't let the words outweigh the sense, in speeches or In writing boil down your lecture or your screed, and all the folks who hear or who read will find your work inviting.—Walt' Ma son. Motor^cle. Nev tnd W ment plan. wanfc «d. Bag to ICq$«fr ,Cb.ii.Oid*l Fall®, Iowa. -vSaS 1 HSH TO® Me "ROLL DOOR HOOSIER" With the only Banttary, removable roll door* i§f SB The new Roll Door Hoosier is the only cabinet villi roll doois that are removable and, |ll$ t€ sanitary—no cubby holes or partitions to catch dirt or cust. See this new step saver in our tH "38 store. It will be truly a pleasure to show ihem to you whether you wish to bu}' or not. (Ml $§ Come and see them and learn about our easy payment plan. I F.S.STEWART -Jfl First Door North of Hansell's •1£ LEON, IOWA THE BIG FURNITURE AND RUG STORE §f KJSMSIfagElSMSSKlS&OSMSKISHSMSeaSKlSElSHSKlSMSMEMSMa merely an unsecured debt of honor, whose payment .would depend solely on ability and disposition of the bor rower. There are no mortgages on nations or states and there could be no way to foreclose them. A nation cannot be sued, except with its own consent, and payment of a judgment against it procured in its own court of claims, depends on the willingness of the representative body to make the appropriation. The United States has always paid its debts, although the "greenbackers" fought resump tion of specie payment in 1879. Elev en of our states have repudiated debts, two of them twice. Since the adoption of the eleventh amendment to our constitution no one can col lect a debt against any state without its consent. Great Britain and France will pay their bonds when they fall due if the particular governments then in existence are solvent and honest. But these bonds are legal ly but debts of honor. We are asked to give a large unsecured credit to going concerns which may need bil lions more before they get out of their present difficulties. We would feel safer if Great Britain and France traded bonds for American securities held by their subjects and offered such securities as a basis of credit. Then we could sleep well, without worrying over how the battles are going. ••X-s.. will wonder shown in A defective, according to Webster,' id a person who is of vicious or crim inal inclination, but without moral rer sponsibility, and this is the class to whom our men and women of brqina have been devoting their attention for so many years. But isn't there another class of de fectives—a defective who IS morally responsible?. What of the man who beats his wife? What of the man who cruelly mis uses his horse, or the one who in a rage aims a vicious kick at the dog or the cat? What of the man who makes slurr ing remarks of respectable women and girls? What of the man who slanders, and lies, and secretly undermines your business, and seeks to destroy yaur reputation among your fellow men? What of the man who- is surly, and quarrelsome, and strikes and shoots without provocation? What of the man of intellect who steals a million, and of the poor devil who lifts a chicken? What of the office seeker who buys votes, and of the cuss who sells Ws franchise? What of the merchant who cheats and gives short weight, and sells goods that are not as represented? What of the doctor who "drags" a case that he may extract a large tee from one in distress? What of the public official who prostitutes his office to his personal gain? What of the preacher who is syco phantic with the rich and sees not the poor? What of the automobile driver wl£c runs over dogs and chickens, and even children, through recklessness and a disregard for the rights ol others? What of the gossip, whose tongue is coated with the poison of scandill. and lies, and instinuations, and tale bearing, and general all around devif ishness? What of the thousands an** one others whose intellects are unimpair ed, who know right from wrong, wife realize the advantages of treadtn* the paths of honor—and yet, know ing, these, drift with the tide of indif ference and* eventually float out upqp the sea of damnation? Are. they not defectives?' And afe. they.'not 'quite as much Mrkwtty (Wtecwves, or what? WtfW?"""- THE LEON REPORTER, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7r19i5. 3 S 03 gg 'B K1 K3 'H -,G8 !i gs as Defectives and Other Defectives .. Psychologists, doctors, judges alhd other learned men of distinction haye long agitated and cogitated over the perplexing question of "what to do with our defectives?" to- -be idreaded, ahd should they not: lie curl^ ..(M. Jlu&Uy^as the one who** ifed whose acts but^dldiwjidf iiH§otdered brain? l' .$S3SBBM Five Hundred Dollar LamlJ^:|p In Iowa and in neighboring:, states there has been much discussion of late oyer the possible limit of the price of land in these most favored sections of the country. The opinion is freely expressed that the best of the land is going to reach $500 per acre. The $300 point has been reach ed here and there. The fact is point ed out that in some parts of Europe, where land is scarce and where in tense cultivation is the rule, $500 per acre is not considered an unus ual pric§. And with modern means of transportation, there is no good reason apparent why an acre of land should not be worth just as much in Iowa as anywhere in Europe. And so it is, when and where it will produce as much. It all depends upon what the-farmer can get out of the land, and that again depends to a large extent upon what he gives back to the land. There is much talk of intensive farming. Of course, that must be done where land prices are very high. But it pays. On the oth er hand, the best lapd in Iowa and in Illinois, and in the other great agri cultural states of the union, is going to become relatively scarce. Hence, while some land in our own state may be selling or held at $500 per acre before we shall have grown much Older, I gg there will be much land in Iowa, that will be hunting buyers at such prices and that will be the land that has been practically ruined by tenants, who got everything pos sible out of the land and gave noth ins in return. This evil is receiving some attention at the present time, but as Ions as the owner can get a big cash rental for his farm, he is not ffoing to realize the fact that his farm is being ruined. When the days of the $"500 land arrive, it will be the farmer wj^o has given them the best of care and attention, who will be able to get that price for his land. The land owner who knows nothing beyond the highest rout for his land will awaken to-the fact that his policy has been riiiniug his own property. But it will be too late then. And the laud owner who rents his farm is hastening the day when the real farmer will get $500 per acre for his land right here in Iowa. —Burlington Hawk-Eye. CORN WORK FOR SCHOOLS. The Schools Should Help in the Move* ment to Save the 8eed Corn for Next Year. Do not assign lessons by bulletins and booklet. Teach by things, not words. Then we shall be teaching the boy and girl and not the" subject. Let the pupils go into the field and select what they consider good ears of corn. Now, look them over for strong and weak points. They haven't been told what to look for? True—but let.us not tell them let us work it out together. Shell off half the corn from two or three ears, keeping that from each ear by itself. Measure the amounts and compare them. Can you tell by looking at the half-shelled ears why one ear produces a larger amount of shelled corn than another ear of ap parently the same jrize? We must examine the kernels more closely. Some are too short, some taper too much, some are chaffy. Some will not drop evenly in the planter. EXAMINE THE KERNELS DON'T SELECT SEED CORN •Y SIMPLY L00KIN6 AT Tl« EAR OS 0 90 290 ter- .firs' 00® $00 060 Ears should be of medium size, not too long nor too short. If they are too long they are likely to mature late If they are too short, they will mature too early and will not produce as large a quantity of corn. Ears which are too large around are late maturing and are likely to have too much cob while ears which are too slender will not yield a large amount of corn. Now we know what sort of an ear is best for seed, but why should we •elect It so early and why gather it from the field? This Is so we may select as seed, corn which matures early. In short seasons, when the frosts come late in the spring or early in the fall, a l&te maturing corn will not ripen for seed. We should have corn which we are sure will ripen he fore the frosts. You understand, of course, that if frost touches the corn before It ripens, the germ may be de stroyed and this corn will not grow. When It Is late enough so that all the corn is ripened, we cannot tell which ears ripened early so we will go into the field early and gather our corn, selecting that which Is already matured. Then we must know the type Of •talk on which the ear grew. Study bulletins and articles on se lecting seed corn and let the schools lead the eounty in this movemcnt vital to the country's corn crop next y«ar The Agricultural Extenalon Dqpart jnent of The International .Harvester Company issues a special school bul Ietin on selecting seed corn from tki JMMLwhich is sent for the asking, 4 If jrov have any ot our loe itMiM.L •Mtairr-tt to «tc. *e will r/ V-'v/. 'v s^ruwwip^ wpi*1® ._... ,., j*y-- ^'3^* v.* I "W~ S'V^ Wii*" ^KNOCKS OUT LAW.? Iowa Supreme Court Rules Against vv.u-- Transient Merchant ». •J&-' statute. The Supreme Court in an opinion handed down Monday holds that the transient merchants law passed by the Thirty-fifth.: General Assembly is unconstitutional. This ruliAg was given in connection witl\_the case en titled State of Iowa vs. L. M. Os born and. W. A. Tuttle, who were tried in the Warren pounty court, at Indianola for violation of this statute in selling buggies. W. A. Tuttle was vice president, and L. M. Osborn secretary of the Marshalltown Buggy Company. The case was tried in the Warren county court under Judge Lorin N. Hayes. The defense was that the tran sient merchants' law, with a viola tion of which defendants were charg ed, was unconstitutional in that it is not of uniform operation and pro- 4 :i|,w •*4 I WILL BK *$• HORSES WANTED Our Very Best Combination: CHICAGO HERALD (Daily, 1 Year)-Regular Price _.f*~ 00 LEON REPORTER (Weekly, 1 Tear)-Regular Price..^J|ly50 Total |5.50 Our pricey for both ........ ..... „.^.::p ..,|4.00 A a as a vi to $ 1 5 0 This price does not apply to subscribers in Leon. The price for residents of Leon is: $4.45 «mmL^SK^^S^^^3E553S3S5SS5SS5S^K!^^^^^S^S^^^9SS5S^^^S^SII^SS^S553E553 It would require too much space to try to tell here, all the merits 1 of the Chicago Herald. v:. ... V' Bllt pl6CLS6m— We recommend the Herald. Once read it and you always will. The Chicago Herald tells you everything you want to know—in its distinctive style, "Easy to Read ifind Worth Reading." 4 News of the world—the great European war—'Business and Fin- I ance—Magazine and Home Pages-r-Sporting. ^News—Market Re-, poits Complete. 0'] The Chicago Herald is recognized as embodying more individual ity and strength of character, combined with more exclusive and high class departments of jeal merit thari any other Amrelcan newspaper. 4 THE HERALD'S POSITION OF PRE-EMINENCE IS MAINTAINED, Therefore, we suggest to our readers that they avail themselves of this opportunity to secure this Metropiltan newspaper through the offer above. .. Mail or bring your orders to this offi^ tio- %l^-*For nilf ivt" vides unreasonable fees and arbi trary discrimination in its applica tion. It was claimed that it provid ed immunities for certain citizens which was denied to others. A ver dict of not guilty wa» directed by tl^e lower court and from this rulifcg the state appealed. The Supreme Court now sustains the lower court and de clares that the law discriminated be tween those who do business in towqs and those who do not, as it. applies only to. cities and tovyns. The Marshalltown Buggy Co. con ducted a sale of buggies at Indianola without complying with the law re quiring transient merchants to pay a license to the county of 9200 and file .a bond of $1000. Action was in stituted against the company. The court says that .the law was passed with the object of protecting the resident merchant and make the transient pay his share of the taxes. It says the law was not to destroy the transient, or to create a monopoly for the resident merchant. AH Kellerton, Wednesday forenoon, October 13 Lamoni, Wednesday afternoon, October 13 Ellston, Thursday forenoon, October 14 Grand River, Thursday afternoon, October 14 Pleasanton, Friday forenoon, October 15 Davis City, Friday afternoon, October 15 Leon, Saturday forenoon, October 16 to buy horses from five to 10 years old that will weigh from 1150 to 1500. Want some four-year olds from 1100 to 1350. These hors es don't have to be broke to work. I want some riding hors es that will stand 15.1 to 15.3. Can use some smooth mouth ed horses if fat and sound, All horses must be heavy* boned. J. W. NORTON IMNMMMMMMMilMMililllMIMtlfitttlMMfelMMMMMilMK Readers and Friends of Will have the benefit of the service we are able to give .them in ordering the new and renewal subscriptions for the CHICAGO HERALD EASY TO READ AND WORTH READING is F. D. COBURN ormSAS. thU ii $v$" 8 -tl Si @1 Mr. Gobvrn Ml«cU from all sources the best thoughts and suggestions of tha agrloultunl. ekpefts. 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