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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-02-14
Is There a Lobby?

The usual big lobby of wholesale
grocers is at Des Moinesj just now do
ing what they can to influence leg
islators against the proposed pure
food law. They argue that they are
at heart in favor Of such a law but
that it should be national law and
not a state law. They ask Iowa law
makers not to vote for the passage
OF a state law but to use their in
huences to induce congress to pass
a law. In the meantime they are
willing that [owalshould continue 10
be a dumping ground for all the
"doctored' food stulfs with which
the country is flooded. 1t may be
that national statute on this sub
ject is necessary to be really effective
but past experience has shown that
getting pure food bill through con-
gress is almost as hard task as
passing railroad rate bill 1t
would seem the part Of common
sense to get such law in Iowa and
then we can wait with a greater de
gree Of patience for congress to act.
-Tipton Advertiser.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-02-14

Referring to the rules recently
decided upon by the board Of regents
of the Iowa State University, raising
the requirements of that institution,
beginning with the fall of 1907, the
Monticello Express says: The col
lege Of law will require those who
enter to have had four years work in
a high school or its equivalent, in
stead Of three as heretofore. The
medical department will hereafter
require full four years work for
graduation, no credit being given
for degrees Of advanced work as
formerly, by which system the med
ical course heretofore has been cut
down to three instead Of four years.
This is in the line of making it still
harder for poor boys to enter the
professions who have the desire to
first obtain college education. By
the time boy spends four years in
high school, four years in college
and four years in professional
school, he will have used a good bit
Of money, and be old enough to
have a sprinkling OF gray hairs.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-02-14
PASTOR LEAPS IN
FRONT OF TRAIN
Accused Minister of a Waukesan,
ILL.,, Church, Attempts to End
His Life.

Chicago, Feb. 9.-Throwing him
self in front of passenger train on
the Northwestern road as it left the
depot In Waukegan, Justine Goodone
Wade, pastor of the First Congrega-
tional church Of Waukegun, attempted
suicide. He was struck by the engine
and knocked to one side of the track.
He was picked up unconscious and
badly injured and taken to McAllister
hospital. 1t is believed he will re-
cover.
Rev. Wade was arrested the previ-
Gus day on charge of sending OBJ
jectionable letters through the mails.
He pleaded hereditary insanity, it is
said, as an excuse for his alleged il
legal acts. 1t is believed that to es-
cape the disgrace of trial the min
lister decided to kill himself. The let
tiers We're addressed to boy now un-
der arrest.
Waulegan is stunned by the scan
dalous charges ana the attempt ut sui
eide. Many citizens of the place re-
fuse to believe that the popular pas
tor, who is now lying in the hospital,
is guilty of the charges.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-02-14
THE HAWKEYE STATE
Tslsgraphic Reports of Important
Events Occurring During
Past Few Days.
MAIN HAPPENINGS OF A WEEK
Items of Special Interest Caught from
the Wires and Prepared for
Our Readers.

Dubuque, Ia, Feb. 12.-From the
pulpit of st. Raphael's cathedral Bish-
op keane, metropolitan Of the Du-
buque archdiocese. hit the principle of
unionism by declaring that it is school
for thievery. He said: There are I'M
ions organized to bring the competent
man down to the level of workmen
who are not as well skilled. Their aim
is to get shorter hours and do as little
work for the employer as possible.
They don't earn salaries. This practice
in uni0nism is school for thlevery."
The speaker then took organized cap
ftal to task, and said that the efforts
of the big tinanciers to deprive man of
his natural rights is wrong. such or
ganized capital is school of thievery,"
he said in conclusion. THE employer
who does not pay his employee the
amount of his time is II thief. The
employe who does not give to his EN-
ployer the labor he is paid for is also
Il thief
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-02-14
FOUR DEAD; TEN INJURED
One Passenger Train Runs Into the
Rear of Another on an Oregon Line
Near Bridal Veil.

Portland, Ore, Feb. r. Four per-
sons were killed and ten were more or
less seriously injured in collision on
the Oregon Railroad and Navigation
company's line near Bridal Veil, Ore.
The dead are II. L.. Sinnot, of Portland ;
George Buchanan, accountant, Port
land; J. w. Frost, Walla Walla, WASH,
and A. T.. Edwards, of Portland. Til.
more seriously injured are: Mrs. w.
Riley, of Walla Wnlla, Wash, and Jas.
j. Russell, of East Oakland, Cal.
Tile passenger train known as the
Pacific express, from Chicago, ran into
the rear of the passenger train known
as the Portland special, which
was standing OH the main track. with a
disabled engine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-02-14

The automobile exhibition in Chi
cago last week was all that it's pro-
motors could have reasonably hoped
for. One hundred different manu-
facturers exhibited their machines,
and each machine differed in some
respect from every other, but they
all had rubber tires and that is the
weak spot in every automobile. The
inventor who can construct vehicle
sufficiently elastic to permit the Use
of metal tire will be in position to
put all rivals out Of business. And
it begins to took as though the COM
petition between so many different
manufacturers will in the near future
materially reduce the price Of all
automobiles.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-02-14
Alabama,s chief Justice Dead.

New Orleans, La, Feb. 12-Judge
Thomas N. Mcclellan, chief justice of
the supreme court of Alabama, died in
a private car as the Louisville and
Nashville train from Montgomery was
entering New Orleans. Justice Nc
Clellen had been in failing health for
some time and was on his way to San
Antonio. Death was caused by heart
failure. The body will be sent to
Athens, Ala, for intcrment.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-02-14
WILCOX TO MITCHELL
Letter the Railway President Has
Written the U. NJ. w. President.

Written the U. Nj. w. President.
New York, Feb. 10.-President Da-
vid Wilcox, of the Delaware and Hud-
son company, has made public the text
of the letter which lie wrote to John
Mitchell, president of the United Mine
Workers, concerning Il conference be-
tween the mine workers and the opera
tors to discuss the wage question. Ac-
companying the letter Wilcox issued
Il formal statement in which he de-
clared that erroneous statements re-
garding the letter have been published.
based upon Il miscsnception bOth of
it's character and its contents.
Wilcox refers first to the strike
commissions report of 1909. and to the
fact that it was proved then thai
neither miners nor mine laborers
worked as many as eight hours Il day
then. and tells Mitchell they do not
work any more hours now. Therefore
the demand for eight hours simply
means demand for more wages that
would amount to SI.SOO,OO0 n year.
He then recites the action of the
strike commission in raising wages,
and calls particular attention to the
fact that said commission with great
vigor declared for the "open shop"
and to the rejection by the commission
of the z. NJ. w. demand for contracts
with each employer. and the recommen-
datOn for certain changes in u. NJ. w.
organization and procedure, which
changes have never been made"
Generally Wilcox argues that the
commissions decision and the Or
ganiaation Of Il cancellation board
at its suggestion to settle all
grievances should end the matter
that the adjudication was final as to
The facts involved. and he denies that
there are any new facts raised.
He figures an increase in the labor
cost of producing coal in 1905 of 3O.72
cents per ton, and that the increased
cost nearly absorbed the increase of
price received for the coal-got all of
it except 10 of Il cent per ton. He
says that II there is any question that
the present Cancellation board cannot
take up the natural course will be to
request the members of the strike com.
mission to take it up.
In his letter Wilcox gives table
from the report of the interior secre-
1ary of Pennsylvania showing that the
anthracite miners wOrliad in 1904 231
days on tie average and earned on an
average SiSl.7S per year, and that
the average wages of all anthracite
mire employees was Sol7.2S per year.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-02-14
THIRD TERM FOR cumm1Ns
lowa's Governor Makes an Informal
Announcement Of His Can.
didacy

Primghar, Ia. Feb. 8. What
amounts TO II practical announcement
of his candidacy for third term as
governor has been made by Governor
Cummins. He said lie was not ready
to make the formal statement now. but
would make the announcement in IL
few days. The governor addressed
the Farmers Institute by special invi
alton.
He spoke in favor of railroad legisla-
ton, winning cheers from the crowd;
for statewide primary, and OH duties
of citizenship. The meeting is especial
ly significant, as it is the first time the
governor has been into the Eleventh
district since George ID. Perkins, of
Sioux City, announced his candidacy
for governor. 1t amounted to Cum
Minis rally. the town hall being crowded
and Cummins being talked on every
hand
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-02-14
"Joint" Keeper Convicted.

Topeka. Kan, Feb. S.-The first
conviction in Topeka of keepers of
Joints" or Illicit saloons, as result
of the campaign started by Governor
Hoch to enforce the prohibition law
in the larger cities of the state was
secured when Charles MacGregor was
found guilty Of keeping a nuisance"
1t had been impossible heretofore to
secure convictions. In the MacGregor
case, Frank Foster, attorney for the
state, in addressing the jury, made
pointed references to Benedict Arnold
and Judas IScariot.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-02-14
: NATIONAL Legs LATJRE
Synopsis of the Proceedings in tho
Senate and House of
Representatives,

Senate and House of
Representatives.
Washington. Feb. 9.--1n the senate
fillman presented and read letter
from the governor of West Virginia,
declaring that practically the Pcnnsyl-
vaiia railway controls the shipment
Of the products OF that state and ask
ing an inquiry. The Hepburn bill was
received from the house and referred.
a bill to put civil war telegraphers on
the pension list was passed. An ex-
ecutive session was held.
The house passed the Hepburn rail-
way rate bill--34G to THE nays lie.
ing all Republicans: the pension appro-
pr:ati0n containing provision-mak-
ing law of special order No. rs, and
appropriated Sl39,0O0,000. a bill was
passed making 1t criminal for govern
ment officials to prematurely make
known crop statistics or to speculate
in products.
Washington. Feb. lO.-.Almost the
entire session of the senate was de-
voted to the consideration of the ul-
gent dellcleicH arprOprlationbi Dill, which
was passed practically as 1t was re-
ported from the committee on appro-
prations. Patterson wanted to cut out
the anti-eight hour clause. but only had
the sympathy of one other senator, AL
lison. and the clause was left in the
bill. An executive session was held.
Adjourned tn Monday.
The house in seventy-two minutes
passed 400 private pension bills. Sew
enty-tive per cent. of the beneficiaries
are either blind or bed-ridden. The
Philippine tariff act of 1905 wasamend-
ed so rs TO place cotton goods made
in this country on an equality, so far
as the cost of production is concerned.
with European goods. Low grades of
shoes We're admitted Mt lower tar
III. Adjourned until Monday.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-02-14
A man and woman, who are prob

A man and woman, who are prob
ably as smooth pair as have work
ed through the west for many long
day, have just made fine killing"
at Sioux City, where they number
their victims by the hundreds They
went at Sioux City by the names Of
Or" Wilmer Smith and Mrs. Moss,
clairvoyant and psychic palmists.
Smith is the same fellow who operat-
ed at TT. Dodge short time ago,
under different name, and he is be-
lieved to be the same fellow that
worked here under the name of
Tyler, the clairvoyant. 1t is prob
able that he will make his appear
ance in some other Iowa city before
many moons, for he has found the
Hawkeye state to be especially pro-
life. 1t is believed this is the
couple who heeced Nick Terms, a
Foxtownship justice of the peace, out
Of a sum Of money.-Waterloo
Courier.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-02-14
The American chnmelcon,

The American chameleon, small liz
ard (Anolis carolinensis), inhabits vari-
Gus parts of the southern United States.
The little animal has the remarkable
habit Of quickly and completely chang
ing Its colors, varying from brown to
yellow or pale green. Its food consists
Of insects. Tho little animal is perfect
ly harmless to higher forms Of life, is
often kept rs pet and has been worn
attached to chain as an ornament.
The toes are provided with adhesive
pads, which enable the lizard to run
upon smooth vertical surfaces. st.
Nicholas.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-02-14
Lrofters Seize an Island.

Edinburgh. Scotland. Feb. S.-The
Crofters of Barra Island, Hebrides,
have seized the neighboring island OF
Vatersay and declare their intention
to resist by force of arms any attempt
to dislodge them. A regular war cx-
petition was fitted out by the invading
islanders, who collected fleet Of
boats and with flags flying and pipers
skirling highland battle tunes soon eff
fected IL bloodless landing OH Water
say, hitherto used rs Il game pre-
serve
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-02-14
BIRTHDAY FETE
FOR MISS ALICE
Mr.. I.ongworth Able To Be Present
at Dinner-$1,5OO Boston
Terrier as Gift.

Washington, Feb. 12.-Just five
days before she is to become the bride
of Representative Nicholas Longworth,
Miss Alice Roosevelt celebrated her
22d birthday, at the White House. At
night there was a birthday dinner.
followed by musicale. A number of
girl friends who We're present at her
contingent party five years ago, We're
her guests again. and were shown the
wedding gifts and trousseau.
Mr.. LongwOrth has so far recovered
from the attack of tonsilitis that he
was able to share in the celebration.
a. Montgomery Stillman. Pittsburg
millionaire and friend of Mr.. Long
worth. will present Miss Roosevelt
with Fashion, a 9-months-old thorough
bred Boston bull terrier, as Il wedding
gift. Fashion cost $1,000. and when
she makes her bow at the White House
will wear ieweled gold collar and
have to complete wardrobe.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-02-14
The Undoins of Count Boni.

London, Feb. 12-Countess de Cas-
tellane. according to reports from
Paris, hired a detective who posed as
n tutor for her sons while spying on
her husband, gaining entrance to his
bachelor apartments, witnessing orgies
there and getting hold of letters from
danes. one enclosing II
check for $4,000,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-02-14
woman's Suffrage Association.

Baltimore, Feb. S.-The thirty-eighth
annual convention of the Woman's Suf-
frage association began here and will
continue until and including February
18th. The meeting is one of the most
numerously attended gatherings ever
held by the woman suffmgists in this
country, nearly all the prominent lead
ers of the cause being present.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-02-14
Gbe Dfn1orrat.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. IA, 1906.

At last Baron John D. Rookie
Teller has been heard OF. A promi-
nent business man of Racine, Wis,
travelling in the south, says a pri-
vate yacht with the baron" on board
was laid up at Key West, Florida,
on Feb'y 4th but its next stopping
place was kept secret.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-02-14
Jack the stabber" Caught.

st. Louis, Feb. 12.-John Brady, 90
years old, waiter out of employment.
was arrested on suspicion of being the
young man known as Jack the stab
her," who stabbed a number of women
on the streets during the past three
weeks. After being sweated, the po-
lice state that Brady confessed that
he had done the stabbing and was the
person for whom the police have been
searching.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-02-14
Five Dead with Gas Turned On.

BOSTON. Feb. S.-A woman and four
children were found dead IN bed at
their home in TIE RoXlury district. An
investigation by the police indicates
that the woman, Mrs. Annie l.. Dixon,
had killed the children and herself by
opening three gas Jets. The children
We're Annie, aged years: George. 3Hs
years: Mildred, 2 years, and Marion,
1 yonr
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-02-14
Will Reclaim Much Land.

Council Bluffs, Ia. Feb. 10. = Con-
tracts have been signed jointly by the
drainage boards of Pottawnttamie and
Harrison counties, H.. for the con-
strnction of Il drainage system which
will reclaim to cultivation $4,000 acres
in the two counties. lying between
Modale and Council Bluffs.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-02-14

"Yes, the Die Is Cast" has roman
tic history. 1t was written by Colonel
Paul Pestel Of the Russian army, who,
with others, conspircd against the Rus
sian government in 1896. The plot was
discovered, he was arrested, imprison-
ed, tried and on July IL, 1926, was
hanged. During the interval between
his trial and execution lie composed
the words and music Of this song and
with bit Of iron scratched them on
the wall Of his cell, where the song
was found some years after his death,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-02-14
Chicago Automobile Show,

Chicago, Feb. 12.-The automobile
show at the Coliseum closed with Il
din, every chauffeur blowing his auto.
mobile horn. More than $7,OOO,OOO
was expended in Chicago for automo-
biles during the seven days that the
show was open, according to the official
estimates. The total attendance was
2G3, 600 persons.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-02-14

the millionaire packer, told the jury
how he had saved his boy by paying
$4,000 in gold.
II took the money ont there said
Mr.. Cudaly. ''bccause my boy had
been kidnapped. He was in the hands
Of criminals. They had already com
mitted great crime III taking my boy
from his father and mother.
81 took it there because they had
threatened to put out my boys eyes:
because they had threatened to cut off
his ears; because feared they would
murder him. That is the reason why
gave the money up, gentlemen, and
that is the only reason.
Had Never Suffered More.
81 can state gentlemen, that l hav.
twice had death enter my house, but
l never suffered greater anxiety AMI
grief than did during that time that
my boy was taken from me and until
he was returned"
AS he spoke he leaned forward iii
his chair and addressed himself direct
ly to the jurors. He spoke with in.
tense earnestlless and displayed much
emotion. His eyes filed, and as he
concluded his answer to his attorneys
question he brought down his clinchcd
fist on the arm of the chair
Mr.. Clidahy told of his return home
with his wife on the evening of the
boys disappearance, of their anxiety
during the night, and of the finding Of
the kidnapers' letter on the following
morning in the front yard. He was
standing at the window and saw Gray.
his coachman, pick it up. 1t was
handed to him at the front door, and
Mrs. Cudahy Joined him as he began
TO read. When he read the first sen
tence saying that Eddie was kidnapped
the mother tainted.
Determined to Pay the Money. ;.
The letter. which gave explicit in.
stluctions for the delivery of the ram
som money, together with positive
threats of torture for the boy. was
discussed by Mr.. Cudahy and his law
yers and the chief of police.
"Nrom the first declared Mr..
Cudahy, 81 was determined to comply
with the terms of the letter and to
take out $4,000 as demanded for the
release of my son."
Mr.. Crdahy testified that i'll this de.
cision he was opposed by every one
else. the police and his lawyers urg-
ing that he was placing himself in
great danger with no assurance that
his boy would be returned. He de-
tailed the arrangements for getting the
money from the Omaha National bank
and the midnight drive with it to the
spot designated in the letter, accom-
panied only by Paddle" AIcGmth,
head cattle buyer for the packing COM
Many
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-02-14
Train Kills Three Bows

Sioux City, Ia, Feb. s.-Three boys
of Meriden, Ia, sons of well to do
farmers. We're killed by an Illinois
Central passenger train at crossing,
half mile east of Meriden. The
dead are: John Gill. aged 10; Edgar
Cosgrove, aged 1G; Raymond Quinn,
aged 10. The crossing where the acct
dent occurred is in a deep cut and the
train was running seventy miles an
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-02-14
Thirteen Revolutionists Executed.

Libau, Feb. S.-Thirteen revolution
lists were condemned by drumhead
court-martlal and executed in the
Xainoden district. Among the num-
Der was the murderer of the superin-
tcndent Of the Grabinsk district.
Agrarian disorders have broken out
anew i'll the country adjacent to
Rostoff on Don. A squadron of Cos
sacks has been sent to repress the
Instantaneous
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-02-14
Standpatters Have no use for Legis-
lature.

From the Cedar Rapids Republic
can: AS soon as the legislature dis
poses Of few merely political bills,
like the primary bill, it ought to get
ready to adjourn. So far it has been
largely devoted to political fire
works. There was really no call for
this extra session of the legislature,
under the biennial election bill. The
people did away, by vote, with elect
ions every other year, but they for
got to put the legislature out of ex-
istence to correspond.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-02-14
Report on New York Life.

New York, Feb. 9.-The report of
the special investigation committee Of
the New York Life Insurance COM
pany, which was appointed by the
trustees to Investigate the company's
affairs, was made and was adopted
unanimously by the trustees. 1t con-
demned the former management of the
company and recommended various re-
forms
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-02-14
Foot bali at Iowa University.

Iowa City. Ia, Feb. S.-The univcr
sity senate of the state university of
Iowa has tentatively adopted the min
or recommendation of the Chicago
conference in reference to foot ball and
taken the rest under advisement. 1t is
believed all will be adopted tomorrow
The game is safe here.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-02-14
Cummins and the Lawson Commit
MAKES No Chnnge "Ilxcept. ,

Dies Moines, Ia, Feb. o. sweep
ing change in the congressional dis
tricts of Iowa will be made in the bill
chairman of the congressional commit
tee. The aim is to give each of the
eleven districts a population of 100000.
The bill will make no change in the po-
litical complexion of Iowa except to
make solid Republican delegation Il
cart aintv
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-02-14

Belgrade, Servia. Feb. PA seri-
Gus fight has occurred in Old Servia
between Turkish troops and two Servi.
an bands near the villages of Nikujan,
DragomanZi and Chelopek. The
Turks. who were the attackers, lost
forty men killed or wounded. The
Seryians lost eighteen killed Or