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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-23
How Will Motherhood Rank.

"What is the influence Of the bus
mess woman on the home life of
America" writes Anna Steese Rich
ardson in the November Woman's
Home Companion. eff commercial
success becomes the aim of the in
telligent woman in this country,
where will wifehood and motherhood
rank in the scale of social economy?
"a nerve specialist, who has
counted among his patients scores
Of overworked business women, re-
marked, in closing a discussion Of
the woman wage Garner:
I'm considering the business
woman, whether as an economic or
social factor, whether for her own
health or her own happiness, you
must divorce her entirely from the
home"
81 gasped. So wise man as to
nerves! So ignorant as to the heart,
the soul of the woman!
sNo woman can be divorced from
the home, either as an individual,
instinct with life, or as a social prob
lem. Home and woman-they are
indissolubly linked together, even
though some women do not realize
the fact.
every woman in business is a
factor in some family circle, or holds
possibilities Of establishing such a
circle. Nor is her influence con-
fined to her own immediate family.
All unconsciously she permits her
very independence and prosperity to
touch in an overwhelming circle the
homes Of her girl friends, now mar
ried, and to arouse in the hearts Of
women singularly suited to, the do.
nestle. sheltered life, feelings of
discomfort and envy. So the finan'
cial independent sister, cousin OF
girl is often the real serpent in the
twentieth century Garden Of Eden,
Her commercial success, which pas.
ses for unalloyed happiness with a
married friend who has never been
in business, is an evil influences
which the most wiling and devoted
Adam cannot always counterfeit"
/ wk
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-23
LIST OF INJURED INCOMPLETE
Some of Them Will Swell the Total Of
the Dead.

Following is an incomplete list of
those injured: Albert Webster, leg
broken; Miss Grace Brannon, eye put
out and scalp injured; Elmer Bright,
limbs crushed; George Hodges, wheel
wright in mill; General Walker, burned
and internally injured; Mrs. Thorn
as Parr. scalp wounds: Mrs.
Martha Webster, cut on head;
William Hodges, badly burned;
Brannon and Mary Brannon.
Edwards. cut about head and body:
Mrs. Rachael Montgomery, cut about
head, cannot recover: w. ?. Mccoy,
scalp wounds: w. NJ. Shearrowd.
hands, feet and body crashed; Charles
Nash. cannot recover: Willard Carroll,
cut about head; Elme. Bright, cut
about face and body: Professor j. r.
Shoptaugl,, of Fontanet school. seri.
ous bodily injuries: George Stewart,
seriously hurt; Miss Susan Bishop,
teacher at Coal Bluff; Mrs. Wastcller.
fatally injured: John Gray, cmploye
powder mill; Alex. Biddle, Alvie Ed.
wards. Fred Cross. Edward Cross, Har.
vey Kelso. l.. ]. Harris Carl Hamer
lex, Mr.. Vulker. William Walker. Jas
Thompson, II. NJ. Edwards, Mrs Biras
Brannon, Mary Brannon, Harve.
Chandler.
Governor Hanly ut indianapolis or
dered the Tcrre Haute company of the
Indiana National Guard here to patro
In ,.IIfn ;rt, al I;
property. The governor arrived i'll tht
evening about the time il,e soldier.
reached here. He brought With hin
900 tents and cots for the use Of the
homeless.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-23

Major Rathbun of the Marion
Register is not well pleased over
the prospect of statewide primary
for the office Of United States sena-
tor. Here is one of its questions:
IF Linn county gives Allison
5000 majority, as it will, should
its senator and representatives dis.
obey the expression Of the sentiment
of their continents and vote fol
Cummins or Lacey or any Other
candidate who happened to have the
80 per cent vote Of the state? If SC
and the democratic candidate should
have larger vote than either of the
others then the republican men,
bers from Linn should vote for the
democratic candidate for senator"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-23
Market Rallies at the Close.
SOME CAUSES AND FACTS
Why Otto Heinze suspended-says He
Is Perfectly Solvent.

Why Otto Heinze Suspended-Says He
Is Perfectly Solvent.
The suspension of Otto Heinze s.
Co.. of which firm Max NJ. Schultze is
the Stock Exchange member, was
based on n complaint to the exchange
made by Gross & Kleeberg, Stock
Exchange firm which failed Wednes-
day. This firm charges Otto Heinze
& Co. with refusing to accept 5000
shares of United Copper, said to have
been bought on the order of the Heinze
firm. This action, Gross & Kleebera
state, was responsible for their failure
The Heinze firm announced that it is
perfectly solvent. and that all Its lcga
obligations will be met-the Gross &
lleeberg claim being believed, II
seems, by Heinze not to be legal.
The resignation of F. Augustus
Heinze from thepresidency of the AIer
camille National bank, it is said, was
decided on Mt midnight meeting
Heinze gave out statement in whicl
he said that his resignation was due
to the fact that he wished to devote
all of his time to Strengthening out thu
business of his brothers firm. William
B. Ridgely, at present United States
comptroller of the currency. has beer
rendered the office of president of thu
Mercantile National. but has not We
cept.
The low price of refined copper
which has dropped even lower, AM
the disorganized condition of that met
al in the market is the reason givel
for the reduction of the dividend il
the copper companies.
The failure of the Hamburg firm an,
the Butte bank both followed closet,
on the news of the suspension of til,
Heinze firm on the Stock Exchange
The German firm is said to have los
heavily in the recent drop in copper
bnt Hamburg dispatch says the chic
reason of the difficulties of the firm
is in mining deals in Europe entirel.
disconnected with any business in tn
United States. The firms liabilitie
are reported at $7,5OO,OOO while tn
capital back of the firm is $2,25O,OOO
The firm is seventy-seven years old
Recently an old member of the firm
died and younger and more "aggres
sive" men assumed control.
The Butte bank was largely con
trolled by the Heinze interests, r
Augustus Heinze being the principa
stakeholder. and news Of the OFT,
Heinze suspension on the Stock Ex
change and the failure of tile Ham
burg firm precipitated run which i'm
mediateE caused the suspension of til
bank. III statement issued by thu
officers it was declared that the banl
:s perfectly solvent, and that suspen
sion is solely for the purpose of gain
| ing time to arrange affairs.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-23
Tran afera Of Real Eststs,

VIM. j. Cane to John V. Muir
ray ne sec 1888 west 9th p.
m...... ....................s 1858 OS
Florence Clute and husband to
q. NJ. Clute NV ne sec ssO5
west 5th p m. -. 5000 90
H. s. Robinson to Robert Rob
inson sw ew sec 1876
west 5th p m.
j. ". Kelsey and wife to Jim
L.. Kelsey, lot 1876 and part
lot 1877 Manchester ............... l 90
VIM. J., Austin and wife to
August Voelschow part Sc
se sc sec 81 1874 west 5thp.
m also lots l222-1223-1182-
1l8S Delaware. ............. 1000 90
James M. Morris and wife to
E. E. Moore lots so 51-52-53-
81 Mssonville. -. ......... 1900 90
James 2. Benedict and wife
to William G. Goldsborough
lots 330-33l Delaware. 5000. AIS 90
A. j. Andrews & Co. ct al to
the Dairy City Creamery Co.
lots "a Manchester. ........ 5 OO
VIM. j. Kane to Margaret Muir
ray lots 23O-23l Sand Spring 1858 cs
John Goldsmith to Henry Gle
nHppe lots 1-2 Block 12 Earl
| Vile. $50 90
g. N. Kenyon and wife ct Al to
John Biehl. lots 4.5 part lot
| 10 Masonville, Ia. ........... 1850 90
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-23

unmindfulof their ruined homes. Dead
and dying We're picked up and carried
away. Eighteen bodies horribly
burned and mangled were carted to Il
protected spot to await identification
while the badly injured, numbering
upward of fifty, were put on special
train and taken to Terrc Haute for
hospital accommodations.
The mills We're located one mile
south of the town. With the first OK.
plosion the employees ran for safety
hui most of them were killed o,
wounded by the quick-following eNplo
sions in the other mills. When the
heat from the building mills exploded
the giant powder magazine, ninety
minutes later. destroying the town by
1thc conclusion. many of those engaged
in rescue work We're badly injured and
several killed. superintendent Mona
han. of the plant, was killed while sit
ting in his office, and his wife and sis
tcr-m-law were killed in their home
some distance away.
That the death list is not far greater
is due to the fact that the people Of
the town had left their houses ut thu
first explosion and We're not in then
when the explosion of the 10000 key
of powder in the magazine broke thei
homes to pieces and scattered tlci
household goods i'll heaps of debris
!, Among the buildings totally destroyed
in the town were the Methodist AM
Christian churches. two school build
ings. the railway station, all bushes
blocks, including a large block jus
completed, a large warehouse and 90
homes. In many of them the front
were blown away, while in others til
roofs were hurled into space, the side
blown out or they We're left con
fused mass of collapsed wreckage. .
Big -Four railroad freight train on IL.
switch leading to the mills was partl
destroyed by the explosion, and til
wreckage caught fire. Engineer Cha:
Wells was badly burned and his rigll
l lom fractured
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-23

Fontanet, Ind, Oct. 16.-Fontanet
has been practically destroyed by the
explosion of the plant of the Dupont
Powder company. The dead number
from twenty to fifty. Over Goo per-
sons were injured. and every building
in the town was wholly or partly lev
eled with the ground. Where stood
u thriving and busy town Of 1000 peo-
pie there is ruin and scattered wreck
age The dead and more seriously in.
iured have been taken away. Five
hundred inhabitants, all more or less
wounded, remain to gather their scat
tered household goods and sleep under
tents and on cots, guarded by soldiers
Of the state under command of Gov.
ernor Hanly in person.
Blast of 10000 Kegs of Powder.
The powder mills, seven i'll number,
blew up at 9:15 a. m. They employed
200 men, and of these seventy-tive
were ut work when the first explosion
occurred in the press mill. In quick
succession the glazing mill, the two
coming mills and the powder magazine
blew up, followed by the cap mill. In
the magazine, situated several hundred
yards from the mills. We're stored 4O.-
600 kegs of powder. The conclusion
when 1t blew UP was felt nearly 200
miles away. Every house in this town
was destroyed. Farm houses two
miles away and school houses equally
distant were torn to pieces and their
occupants injured. A passenger train
on the Big -Four railroad four miles
away had every coach window broken,
and several passengers were injured
by flying glass.
List OF the Identified Dead.
Following is list of the identified
dead: A. Il. Mnahan. general super
intendent: Mrs. A. Il. Monahan, Mrs
Monahan's sister, George Justice, Geo.
Bobo, William Shellill, Harry Harring-
ton,, Sylvester Dial, Sammy Nevins,
- Yates. Will Dalton, w. L. Griff,
Earl Wood, l.. J. Carroll, John Gray,
Don Dial, James Biggs. Fred
Cress, John Nevins, Edward
ingalls,, Willie Hodge (agcd Z years..
I. L. Kellup. Henry Chandler and
three unidentified.
The latest known number of known
dead from the explosion is thirty-eight,
NIL identified but two bodies, the frag-
ments of which are in a sack ut the
norgue here. Additions to the list of
dead are: Mrs. Ethel Taylor. sister of
Mrs. Monahan; Frank Cockerell, Mrs.
Anna Helms (aged 100, Fred Ousley.
- Ousley Child of Mrs. Ousley). An
unidentified body, supposed to be that
of August Girard, employe, was taken
from the ruins Of the plant.
From workman employed in the
gazing mill it was learned that shot
box" which was caused by too much
friction on the shafting causing sparks
to be transmitted to some loose pow.
der. was in all probability the cause
of the terrible catastrophe.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-23

ton and Montana Copper company de-
clared quarterly dividend of Sc, in
place of n former dividend of $40. The
failure of Haller-Soehle & Co., promi-
nent bankers of Hamburg, Germany,
with liabilities that may reach $780,
600. was announced. The State Saw
ings bank, of Butte, Mont, of which
the Heinzes are the principal stock
hold, suspended.
Market Rallies at the Close.
AS a result of these sensations the
stock market was hating and irregu.
lar, but these was apparent feel.
ing that the break of the attempted
corner in United Copper had cleared
the atmosphere somewhat, and the
market rallied before the close. A
number of meetings was held in the
offices of Otto HeinZe & Co.. but no
statement of any sort was given out.
1t is said that the claims against the
firm, growing principally out of the at.
tempted corner in United Copper may
reach S2.aO0.OOO.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-23

Old Kentucky; Home offer this
guarantee, to any one, that after see-
ing two acts of the play the privi-
lege to have their money refunded
if not satisfied. We test the capa-
city of theatres by honest dealing
and by giving the people their
moneys worth. You will enjoy the
play, the music, the specialties. All.
AT the City Opera House Friday
evening, Oct. 25. Prices 25 and
SOC. Seats on sale Wednesday
Oct. 90, at Grems drug store.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-23
WRECK OF A SCHOOL HOUSE
Teacher Is Killed and Nearly All tho
Pupils Are Injured.

Three school buildings were de-
stroycd at Fontanet and Coal Bluff,
two miles away. All We're filled with
school children, and every one of these
was more or less injured by the
collapse of the buildings. The
force of the explosion destroyed
all telephone communication with
outside towns, and it 'vas with
great difficulty that aid was sum-
moned Terrc Haute ami Brazil sent
physicians and nurses with supplies in
cars and automobiles across Country
while special trains were made mp and
run OH the Big -Four railroad for the
care of the injured.
The country school near Fontanet
with an attendance of fifty country
children had just been called to or
der when the explosion occurred. The
walls of the building and roof col.
lapsed. but none of the children was
seriously injured. The teacher, Miss
Susan Bishop, of Terre Haute, Ind.
was struck by a fallen beam and is
now III a hospital at her home town
Conflicting stories are told by the pu
pills concerning the crash that followed
the explosion.
1t is understood, however. that q
class had just been called. One Of the
pupils is said to have raised her hand
i'll response to Il question propounded
by The teacher. when the terrific ex,
plosion shook the earth. Faces of lit
tie ones paled and almost instantly the
four walls fell outward and the roo!
crashed down on the crowded room
Two boys wriggled out of the debris
both went for help, Everybody in the
community who had not been injured
by the explosion rushed toward the
powder mill. No one gave heed to the
wild eNclamations of the little fellows
who sought in vain to attract attention
to the wrecked school building.
In the reimbursement others strug
gled out of the debris, covered by dust
and finally the public began to realize
that possibly a greater tragedy thai
| that at the mill had occurred. A few
turned in theirmad flight and hastenet
| to the wrecked building. The seem
was awful. The cries of the little one
could scarcely be heard above the con
fusion caused by the explosion, bu
strong men We're soon lifting timber
off the imprisoned bodies and carrying
the injured away. 1t is believed tina
not more than hale dozen out of til
fifty in school escaped injury.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-23
President Kills 4 Bear,

stamboul La. Oct 19-The presi.
dent has killed Il bear. The beast was
a female of the black variety and was
beyond the average size. The fact
that she was secured at all is at
h'ibuted to the staying qualities Of the
new dogs. The news was brought in
by a courier. The exploit has given
heart to the camp and the hunters are
now working with renewed vieor in
the hope of making a brilliant finish.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-23
Our Old Kentucky Home.

The public is always willing to
patronize any good attraction and in
this day of quick spreading news it
is no easy matter to palm off an in
ferior play expecting the capacity
of the theatre to be tested, and rob
the people Of their money. In or
der to take away the least shadow
of doubt, the management of "Our
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-23
Plant Culture by Electricity.

Independent of the seasons plants
and fruits may be FASTENED to ma
turity by a system Of electric cul-
ture. Recent experiments have
demonstrated that in an ordinary
glass house results little less than
wonderful can be obtained by the
use of arc lights and the discharge
Of electricity through the plants
and their roots.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-23
Hog Sale.

There was sale Of fancy hogs at
the Novelty Livery barn last Thurs
day and altho the attendance was
fair but about half of the hogs we're
disposed Of. Following is list of
purchasers:
l hog owned by Park Jones of Man
chester, Iowa sold to Jay Dudley of
Manchester, Iowa, for 1923 so.
l hog owned by E. o. Smith of Win
throp, Iowa, sold to F. E. Richardson
of Manchester, Iowa, for $1,000.
hog owned by f. G. Smith Of Win
throp, Iowa, sold to q. A. Holdrich of
Delhi, Iowa, for $21.O0.
/ hog owned by H. Todd of Msnches-
ter, Iowa, sold to C. r. Mills Of Central
City, Iowa, for $4,000.
hog owned by H. Todd of Man
chester, lowe, sold to F. H. Herring of
Iowa City, Iowa, for $23. 90.
hog owned by II. Todd of Manches.
ter, Iowa, sold to j. w. Robinson OF
Ryan, Iowa, for $3.50.
hog owned by Loren Snyder Of
Manchester, Iowa, sold to Chss. Robin
con of Greeley, Iowa, for $500.
hog owned by Curt Hockaday Of
Manchester, Iowa, sold to Lou Gatet
of Manchester, Iowa, for $11O0.
| l hog owned by Roy Duffey of Man
chester, 10 sa, sold to Geo. Schultz o.
Dundee, lowe, for $3.50.
hog owned by Roy Duffey of Man
chester, lowe, sold to Geo. Sherrer O
Masonville, Iowa. for SIP SO.
hog owned by Roy Duffey of Man
chester, Iowa. sold to Mr.. Yelden o
Manchester, Iowa, for $1,000.
| hog owned by w. F. Dummy o
Ryan, Iowa, sold to VIM. McCusker o.
Ryan, Iowa, for $22.0O.
hog owned by w. F. Dummy sole
to Dan Pagan Of Masonville for $26.50
| l hog owned by w. F. Dummy sold
to Otis Miller Of Delhi for $4,000.
l hog owned by w. F. Dummy SOLE
to Curt Hockaday Manchester for 1926
hog owned by w. F. Dummy solt
to Roy Duffey, Manchester for 1925 100
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-23
Passes for Cattlelnen,

Washington. Oct. 21.-The interstate
commerce commission has informed
the state railway commission of Ne.
hraska tina. cattlemen who make trips
to purchase cattle are not entitled to
free railroad transportation until they
have obtained and are returning with
a shipment. The commission had pre-
viously ruled that an agent who ac.
companies shipment of cattle to mar.
ket is entitled TO free transportation
hoth WAYS
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-23
Americans arresteu IN I,uss,.

st. Petersburg. Oct. 81. = William
English Walling. of indianapolis, his
wife and his sistcr-in-law, Miss Rose
Strunsky. were arrested in this city by
Il force of gen d'armes because of
their association With several members
of the Finnish Progression party. They
were held mt the gen d-arme headquar-
ters. \ representative of tine United
States embassy appeared at the head
quarters in their behalf, but lie could
take no action at that time.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-23

New York, Oct. 21.-In the presence
of an immense throng of people the
equestrian statue of General Franz 81.
gel in Riverside Drive at One Hun
dred and Sixth street was unveiled.
The umvcllng was followed by IL pa.
rade in which dctaclments from the
United Sthtes army and navy, the
National Guard and naval militia of
the state. and thousands OF members
of German civic societies took mart.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-23
Governor cummins Defines the Differ
ence Between standpatters and
Progressives.

In signed article in Appleton's
Magazine for November, Governor
Cummins defines and describes the
differences between ''Standpatters"
and "Progressives." He says that
his classification lis instinctively
recognized by every thoughtful man,
and yet it is very difficult to describe.
The line which separates these
classes does not run between wealth
and poverty, between corporations
and natural persons, between learn
ing and ignorance, or between vice
and virtue.
ION the one side of it are, first,
the men who have some peculiar in
terest in laws which create the pro-
fits in enterprises in which they are
engaged; second. the men who have
founded their fortunes in unfair
practices, and who are protected by
either the absence or ineficiency Of
law; third, the men whose ventures
are so uncertain that they fear any
change in existing conditions; fourth,
the men who have all they want and
more than they deserve, and who
therefore love the status quo; fifth,
the retainers, dependents and fol-
lowers Of all these classes. Taking
them altogether, no name has been
yet discovered more fitting or COM
prehensive than "standpatters."
son the other side of the line are
the men who. whether rich or poor,
whether in corporations or out Of
them, whether learned orignorant-
who understand that, in the end,
their fortunes will be most secure,
their prosperity most enduring, the
welfare Of their fellowmen most
permanent, the more nearly we ap.
proach the standard of absolute
justice. They recognize that they
have heavy stake in the laws Of
their country, but they know that
their ultimate safety depends upon
supplying the inadequacies of gov
eminent as rapidly as they are dis
covered, whether in the moral, in
dustrial, or commercial world. They
have gradually come to be known as
"progressives."
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-23
Rccmn Prize for n Cow.

Chicago. Oct. ia new American
record price for one COW was estab-
ished in Tie auction of blooded ami
mails held by the dairy snow manage.
mtnt at tn: stockyards. II. r. Ness
Of Howick. Que, paid 1,155 for Den
ty IN. of Auchenbrain. a COW born in
1896 in Scotland. She was imported
and exhibited ut the show by George
IL. McFnddcn. Bryn Mawr, Pa,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-23

New York. Oct. 1S.-Striking teleg-
raphers to the number of twenty-six
applied for reinstatement in the west
ern division Of tile Western Union Tel
cgraph company, according to an of.
fetal announcement made by the COM
pany. Other applications were fifteen
in New York city, seven at West Oak.
land. Cal, and MI Of the force at Co.
'":nhia. s. G.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-23
Episcopal Conference Ends,

Richmond, Va, Oct. 21.-The tri-
ennial general conference of the
Protestant Episcopal church closed at
3 O'Clock in the afternoon. The hour
Of adjournment was marked by Il
service identical with that which was
held at the opening of the notable
gathering n fortnight ago.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-23
THERE WE'RE -FOUR EXPLOSIONS
Last One the Worst, Killing and ln-
.juring Some Rescuers.

The mills went up with three dis
tinct explosions, followed ninety min
utcs later by fourth even more seri-
GUS than the others, when the magn-
zine went up. Immediately following
the explosions the wreckage took fire
and the inhabitants of the town. who
rushed to the rescue of the mill en-
ployes. found themselves powerless to
aid those burning III the ruins. They
worked frantically, in constant danger
from possible succeeding explosions.