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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-12-30
New Type of Plow.

NS" ASPC VI EAOws
A circular-wheel pillow is something
entirely new In this line. Popular Me-
chanics describes 1t as follows:
ut consists of a wheel 6 feet In d.
ameter, on the outside Of which blades
or cutters are driven counter to the
direction in which the machine Is moy-
ing.
'The wheel is hung on frame and
has neither hub nor central axle, the
sprocket wheel by which it Is made to
revolve applying force at the perimeter
Or rim. By this plan, SO the inventor
claims, the central lever strain upon
the wheel is avoided and the knives
are gently forced through the soil, slic-
ing OF layers One end Of the frame
on which the wheel is hung Is vertical
ly hinged to the rear axle Of a power
traction truck. Wire cables are attach
ed to the outer end of the frame and
carried over pulleys at the top of two
upright posts. Below this the ends are
attached to drum upon which the
cables which lower and raise the cut
ting wheel are coiled."
Keeping Apples I'm Ground.
l have kept apples until the next
years crop ripened with little or no
rot at cost not exceeding Scents per
Pick them as Soon as ripe; store In
tho roldocf plooo a., M, o,,+h,,t,.as,,~ -.
the north side Of trees will do; cover
about eight inches with straw, hay or
like material to exclude the sun and
light, as apples keep better in the dark.
AS soon as freezing weather comes
sort the apples carefully. Then dig a
trench twelve inches deep and about
three feet wide and Of convenient
length; put in two or three inches Of
straw, hay or crab grass-I use the
latter. This is to keep the apples clear
Of the ground. Then put in the apples
about three high and cover with the
same material used to bed them. On
top of this put about three inches of
dirt, which should be patted with the
Dack OF the shovel, so 1t Will shed
water. When the ground freezes down
to the apples Gin fact, let some Of the
apples freeze) cover the trench with
about twelve inches Of hay or corn fod.
der arranged to shed water and keen
the frost till spring. About the last OF
April the apples may be sorted and all
those that show signs of rot placed In
the cellar or any other cold place.
Z You will find the apples kept this
way will be fresh and crisp-mucll
better than If kept In the cellar. l
put very few apples in our cellar, and
that is when take them out Of the
trench as we wish to use them, as the
trench is unhandy to open and close
Care must be taken when opening to
keep out frost and air and warmth
Jacob Faith.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-12-30
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1t is better to leave land unplowed
than to plow up more than can be well
TILED.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-12-30

To make excelsior axle grease take
tallow, 8 pounds; palm oil, 10 pounds !;
plumbago. l pound. Heat and mix well.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-12-30

In feeding the hogs see that you do
1t in clean place and ina clean way.
On many farm feed is wasted be-
cause of the slovenly way In which it
is fed.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-12-30

A cheap farm paint can be made
from one gallon Of skim milk, three
pounds Portland cement, dry paint
powder to give desired shade. This
compound must be kept well stirred,
as the cement settles. Stir up not
more than one days supply at time.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-12-30

The manure product for single COW
according to figures Of the Department
Of Agriculture ranges in value from
$50 to $40 per year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-21
TAFT NEEDS TIME TO
ANSWER QUESTIONS
Stops Golf to Prepare Speech
of Acceptance.

Hot Springs, Va, July 21.-Three
days more diligent consideration and
careful revision will be given by Will
lam II. Taft to the speech he is to de-
liver at Cincinnati Tuesday in ac-
l:nowledgement of the official notifi-
Cation that he is the presidential NOM
inee of the republican party. Although
the speech is to be supplemented in
September by an extended letter of
acceptance. it is purposed by the can
didate to take this early opportunity
to set forth precisely and as concisely
as may be possible his position on the
surprising multitude" of questions
which must be dealt with in the cam
paign. There is much consulting yet
to be done and undoubtedly many
changes of expression will be made.
For two nights Taft has labored over
the speech until early morning hours
and yesterday, instead of indulging in
his usual golf game, he listened to the
'reaGing of the speech by Frank B.
Kellogg
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-21
SIX VICTIMS OF RAIL WAY ACCIDENT
SAID TO HAVE HAD DEATH COMPACT

Buffalo, N. Y, July 21.-Within the
past "a hours six men, apparently Hun
garian or Austrian laborers, formerly
employed at the Lackawanna Steel
company's plant at West Seneca, were
killed on the outskirts of Buffalo un-
der the same circumstances and at al
most the same place All of the men
were run down by engines on the
Lake Shore railroad. Railway men
say there was death pact among the
victims, all of whom have been out OF
work for many months because of clos
ing of the steel plant.
The bodies are at the morgue await
ing identification.
Early yesterday morning the body Of
the first victim was found short dis
tance from the village of Wanakah
The man was apparently about sc
years old The body was terribly mu
tilated There was not cent of mon
ey in his clothes, and his face, which
was not mangled, bore the, marks Of
hardship and lack of food.
Shortly after midnight yesterday
morning DR. John ID. HowIand, deputy
| medical examiner, was notified thai
| the bodies of two men had been found
beside the tracks of the Lake Shore
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-21
AMERICAN SPRlNTERS
DRAW BIG CROWDS
Yankees at Olympic Events Are the
Center of interest and Are
Winning.

London, July 21.-A big crowd came
out to witness the work of the Ameri-
can sprinters and jumpers at the Olym-
pic games this afternoon. A surprise
was sprung when Harry F. Porter of
the Irish-American A. C. cleared feet
8 inches in the third section of the
running high jump. This beat the
jump made by G. Leahy of the United
Kingdom in the previous section, by 1
inch. T. Mof1it of the University of
Chicago, of whom much was expected,
did not do so well in the jump He
was second to Porter. With a jump
of 6 feet l inch, he will have another
chance in the final.
In the final of the running high
jump was won by Harry F. Porter of
the Irish-American. feet inches
The Americans also did well in the
200 and 400 meter fiat races, and they
have a number of men in the semi
finals. Again in the semi-finals in the
leo meter fiat race the American col
ors went to the front, two heats out of
four going to the United States.
The final in the 500 meter fiat race
was won by Melvin w. Sheppard of the
Irish-American A. c. The time was
1853 As seconds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-21
REACH CHICAGO
Y. NJ. G. A. Relay Runners De-
liver Message of New
York Mayor.
2DAYs, 23 HOURS, 22 MINUTES
Finish of Remarkable Run From
Eastern to Western Metropolis
Witnessed by Big Crowds.

Chicago, July 21.-The Y. NJ. C. A.
messengers bearing the message from
Mayor Mcclellan of New York to
Mayor Busse of Chicago reached the
city hall at $50 this morning. The
message was started from New York
at 10 o'clock last Wednesday morning
and the thousand miles was covered
by relay boys, ranging in age from
II to II years, in 119 hours % min
utes. In the absence from the city
hall of Mayor Busse, William H. Nc
Cabe, who carried the message over
the final stretch, delivered the com.
munication to Vernon L. Bean, secre
tary of the civil service commission
Crowds of spectators watched with
keen interest the clean cut youths
with cleaning limbs and eyes as they
raced through the city streets and
bculevards from the time they reached
the city limits at 1853 last night until
the last runner reached the mayors
cffice. The last 100 miles run wa:
beset with many difficulties not only
by traffic in the downtown distric
but in the woods and sandhills il
Indiana last night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-21

near the Buffalo Creek crossing. The
men were evidently together when they
were struck. There was no money in
the pockets of either. The blood of
these two victims was still on the rail-
road tracks about o'clock in the
morning when the crew of another
train saw the body of a man lying
close to the Buffalo Creek bridge. Just
as the trainmen were about to signal
to the engineer to stop the engine,
they passed second body lying close
to the tracks, and while the engine was
slowing down in response to the brake
mems signals third body was passed
The trainmen found the bodies of the
three men terribly mangled and lying
50 feet apart.
The place where the last three men
were killed is not more than 200 feet
away from where the first two men
met their death.
Railroad men do not think the deaths
were accidental. Some brakemen stat
ed that they had heard many Hungar
ian and Austrian laborers who were
starving and out of work at West Sen
eca threaten within the last few weeks
to throw themselves under the wheels
of an engine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-21
REPUBLICAN NOMINEE WILL Be EREPuDIATED and
NEBRASKAN SUPPORTED BY NEGROES LEAGUE

had decided to recognize the Lily
White faction in the party with the
avowed purpose of eventually elimina-
ting the negro from politics in the
south, with the hope of building up
there a strong republican organization,
and when no efforts on our part or on
the part of the old line white republi-
cans could induce Mr. Roosevelt's del
egates to pledge the party to reinstate
the discharged negro soldiers who are
innocent of participation in the shoot
ing up of Brownsville, we decided, af-
ter repeated and lengthy conferences
with the more than 200 representatives
assembled in Chicago from all parts
of America, to oppose with all our
might and main the election of Will
liam H. Taft to the presidency of the
United States.
'sThis action is necessary on the part
of our race, in order to make the re-
publican party understand that it can
not in the future count on the undivid-
eF support of the negro unless it full
fills the many pledges made to him.
Chicago Meeting Takes Action.
"At a conference in Chicago of our
league and the officers of the dozen
other political organizations which af-
terward consolidated with it, the league
voted unanimously not to support Mr..
Taft, and a committee of five-J. Mil
ton Waldron, d. D., of Washington, E.
l.. Gillian, D. D., of Ohio, George w.
Gaines, D. D., of Illinois, William Mon
ro Trotter of Massachusetts, and Bish-
op Walters, ID. D., of New York, to be
known as an 'Anti-Taft campaign COM
mittee'-was appointed and authorized
to decide upon the best method to de-
feat Mr.. Taft and to carry on with
vigor and unrelenting zeal the war
against him.
This committee finds that the ma
jority of the negro leaders, and their
people as well, favor supporting the
democratic nominee for the presidency
Every intelligent, self-respectine
negro knows that he will be read out
of the party if Mr.. Roosevelt's policy
triumphs next November and Mr.. Taft
is elected.
''In order to prevent this and to Sc
cure for the race justice and fair play
| in the future, the negro must defeat
Mr.. Roosevelt's candidate, and to make
sure of this the negroes must cast theil
votes for Mr.. Bryan.
"The anti-Taft campaign committee
of our league has advised those who
do not feel that they can do this to re
main away from the polls, or vote fol
some other anti-Taft candidate.
! 'The league mas opened headquar
ters in Chicago, and has large force
of men at work in that section, under
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-21
Motorman Gisobeyed Orders
and Realized Danger
Too Late.
AT L0vEDALE STATION
Passengers Thrown Through
Windows and Fire Adds
to Horror.

Chicago, July 21.-Nearly 40 per-
sons were injured some of them prob
ablv fatally, and II so severely that
they were taken to hospitals at s
O'Clock this morning in head-on col
lislon between two Aurora, Elgin and
Chicago cars at Lovedale station, four
miles north of Aurora.
Running 40 Miles an Hour.
The disaster occurred when coaches
running at a speed estimated at 40
miles per hour crashed. When they
came together the compact was ter
rific- Two cars telescoped more than
half their length. Wood in them was
smashed to splinters. iron twisted and
snarled out of all semblance of it's
original shape. Seats were thrown
yards away
Women Thrown Through Windows.
The passengers, among whom were
nearly 80 women, were thrown through
the windows and tossed to sidetracks
several feet away. Just after the
wreck occurred the cars caught fire
from the trolley wire and began to
smolder, but uninjured passengers put
it cut with water from a nearby rivu-
let and dragged the wounded to places
Of safety. From there the injured
were taken to Aurora and nearby
farmbouses in automobiles and farm
ers' wagons
MOtorman Made BIunder.
Lovedale station, where the wreck
occurred, is on the banks of Spring
creek, between Elgin and Aurora. The
line at :his point is single track
one and although it is part of the
third rail system trolley power was
used on it. At Lovedale station is a
switch where the south bound car
from Elgin in charge of Motorman
Bell was supposed to stop shortly be-
fore s a. m, according to the officials
/, of the road, and wait until the north
bound car from Aurora passed it. In
stead of stopping his car, which car
ried so to 100 passengers, Bell went
ahead.
Thought He Had Clear Track
| He started down a 10 per cent
grade around a curve at a speed of 40
lHileS per uOul lulllhlllS, HS says, nc
| had clear track. Just as he neared
the bottom of the grade and had
swung around the curve, the north
bound coach on its way from Aurora
| to Elgin came in sight. 1t also car
ried from so to 100 passengers and
was running at nearly the same speed
as the car approaching it.
Quit the Throttle.
| The motormen of both cars turned
on air brakes but they did not appear
to have worked Immediately and at
the last minute seeing a collision
could not be averted both jumped
and escaped with slight injuries. The
passengers of the two cars saw the
danger Just before the motormen
| jumped and there was general rush
for rear doors which many reached
| before the cars came together. They
Ieaped and escaped with a few
bruises The others, including almost
Ian women. were on board when the
crash came and many were thrown
! from windows. Others were jammed
| i'm a mass in the rear end of the cars.
None of the passengers, however,
| were caught in the telescoped portion
lof the cars
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-21
MASKED men
FOILED BY A
BRAVE CASHIER
Six Bandits Enter Ohio
Town to Rob Bank
but Are RepuIsed.

Ada, Ohio, July 21.-Six masked
men rode into town late last night
and attempted to rob a local bank.
While three of the gang waited near
the bank building the other three
went to the home of Cashier Meyers
and, arousing him. compelled him to
so to the bank with them.
Safe Had Time Lock.
They attempted to compel Meyers
to open the safe. The cashier, how
ever convinced the men that the safe
was equipped with a time lock and
that it could not be opened. There,
upon two robbers took Meyers to the
nearby woods and tied him up, the
other four men remaining at the bank
to blow the safe.
Cashier Gives Alarm,
Meyers, however, managed to es
cape from his captors and promptly
turned in the fire alarm, arousing the
citizens The cracksmen jumped on
horses and escaped in the darkness
The robbers did not succeed in open
ing the safe.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-21

at once violence will be used. The
son is 81 years old and married. Judg-
ing from the contents of the letter
there has been a Iong-standing differ
ence between him and his mother. and
apparently he thinks himself a much
abused man.
Van Rensselaer, is connected with
local brokerage house and when he
returned to his home last night he
was placed under arrest by detectives
who produced the letter alleged tc
nave been written by Van Rennselaei
to his mother. The detectives and
Lieutenant Mannion. before whom Var
Rensselaer, was brought in the police
station, declare that the young mar
stated that he had written the letter
which is withou. any conventional be
girnihg or ending, and of which ths
postscript is unsigned.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-21
FIRE STARTS
PANIC AMONG
SCHOOL PUPILS
Children Screaming Rush
From BuiIding---Meet
Parents in Doorway

Pittsburg, July 21-Fire which
started in the Holmes public school
from burning waste paper in the base
ment caused a panic today among $50
school children. The large building
rapidly filled with smoke and children
screaming almost suffocated rushed
from the structure in great disorder
Many of them were thrown down and
trampled and adding much to the con-
fusion was the action of the parents
of the children, living nearby. who, al
though choking with smoke, congre-
gated in the main doorway and ex-
citedly called the names of their chill
GreG. Firemen were quickly sum-
moned and the fire extinguished with
a trifling loss. With the exception of
slight bruises and fright, none of the
children were seriously hurt.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-21

Washington, July 21.-According to
Rev. ]. Milton Waldron. d. d., of Wash
ington, the negroes of the country are
becoming engaged in a formidable
movement against Taft.
DR.. Waldron says that all the anti
Roosevelt and anti-Taft negro organ
izations, and their sympathizers among
the colored people, are being merged
with the National Negro American Po-
litical league, of which he is president
He says that the league has deter
mined to support Bryan for president,
and that it will conduct a campaign of
it's own among the colored people of
every state with the object of defeat
ing Mr. Taft.
Along this line the following tele
gram has been sent to Mr. Bryan:
Hon. William J. sBryan, Fairview
Lincoln, Neb.: We congratulate you
upon your nomination to the presiden
cy by the representatives of the Amer
ican people-not by the hirelings of a
boss-and we predict your election
next November by handsome ma
jority. Judging from assurances given
us by our people throughout the north
and west, you will receive rs per cent
of the colored vote.
81. MILTON WALDRON, D. D.,
President of National Negro Ameri-
can Political League"
Waldron said Mr.. Bryan and other
leaders of the party had given his
league sufficient assurances that If Mr..
Bryan is elected, he and the demo-
cratic party will treat the colored man
with due consideration.
Nearly all the members of the execu-
tive committee of the Negro American
Political league are residents of Wash
ington. OF the number are Rev. Cor
others, pastor of the American Episco-
pal Zion church, and Rev. George W.
Lee of Vermont Avenue Baptist church,
the largest colored congregation in this
city. Waldron is pastor of Shiloh Bap-
tist church.
1t is asserted that the league has a
membership of 100000 through its var
ious branches and organizations in af-
filiation with it.
DIR. waIdron's Statement.
Reasons for the proposed political
departure of the black race are set
forth in a statement prepared for pub,
lication by Waldron. 1t says:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-21
ONCE SOCIAL ARBITER THREATENED
BY HER SON; NEW YORK SENSATION

New York, July Threatened by
her own son with death unless she
Immediately sent him $4,000, Mrs
John King Van Rensselaer,, once So
cial arbiter of New York society and
a member of one of it's Oldest and
most exclusive families, but now liv-
ing in retirement at Newport, yester-
day caused the arrest in this city of
her son. John A. Van Rensselaer,.
liz doing so she placed in the hands
of the police letter from the young
man, which is a bitter arraignment
of his mothers mode of life and of
the system of society which prevails
in New York's "400'' He calls his
mother a peacock. castigates her for
her treatment of him, as contrasted
to that she meted out to his brother,
and ends by declaring that if the
money he demands is not forthcoming
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-21

eve went to Chicago with the avow-
ed purpose of heartily supporting the
republican party should it return to
the principles upon which it was
founded.
''But when, on reaching Chicago, we
found that more than two-thirds of the
delegates to the convention were office
holders appointed by President Roose-
welt and pledged to carry out his policy
of destroying all those who oppose
him. whether they were good men or
bad, in the right or in the wrong-and
when we learned from statements re-
peatedly made by Mr.. Roosevelt's rep
resentatives at the convention that he
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-21
WAS NOT REAR AD-
MIRAL ROJESTVENSKY
Russian by That Name Dies in Ger.
many, But He Is Not the Com
mander.

Berlin, July 21.-The announcement
made yesterday from Bad Hauheim,
Germany, that Vice Admiral Rojest-
vensky, who commanded the ill-fated
Russian fleet which was annihilated
by the Japanese in the battle of the
Sea of Japan, had died there Sunday
from heart trouble, is incorrect. A
Russian named Roiestvensky did die
at Bal Hauheim, but he is not the adj
miral
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-21
AUTO TURNS TURTLE;
FATALITY RESULTS
Pittsburg Physician Instantly Killed
and Traction Manager Sc
vereiy Shocked.

Pittsburg, Pa, July 21.-Dr. E. B.
McGraw, well known physician, was
instantly killed and Andrew s. Nc
Swigan, manager of the Duquesne
GARDEN & Traction company parks of
this city, was severely shocked.
though only slightly injured early to-
cay. when an automobile in which
they were riding dashed over an en-
lankment, turning turtle. The steer
ing mechanism became disarranged.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-21
SELECTION OF COMMITTEE CHAIR
MAN UNCERTAIN, BRYAN NOT
HAVING INDICATED HIS CHOICE

previous campaigns. The resolution
expressed opposition to the action of
the national convention in unseating
the "Guffey Pennsylvania eight" and
seating instead, delegates opposed to
Guffey.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-21
HIBERNIANS MEETING
IN INDIANAPOLIS
National Convention of the Order
Opened With LOO Dele
gates Present.

indianapolis, Ind, July 21.-The
18th national convention of the An
cient Order of Hibernians opened here
today with LOO delegates present To-
sether with 300 members of the ladies'
auxiliary. The opening session was
devoted to welcoming formalities.
Prior to opening the convention the
delegates march to st. Johns cathe-
dral where a big mass was celebrated.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-21
Cuts Throat in Sleep.

st. Louis, Mo, July 21.-William
Poh1mann, zoos Destrehan street, a
somnambulist, cut his throa. with a
penknife last night. The pain awak-
ened him as he was slashing wildly
with the knife, uttering cries for aid.
He will recover.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-21
Eiue-Year.old Bow Hero.

Traverse City, Mich, July 21.-
Chummy Reay, five years old, son of
Mather Reay, saved Graham, his two
year-old brother, who fell from Reay's
private dock into the water. Chummy
dived and brought the baby ashore.
Graham was unconscious, but was re-
suscitated.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-21
Names Executor; Kills Self.

ST. Louis. Mo-. July 2f.-Leaving a
letter to his sister. naming the man
whom he wished to act as executor
of his estate. and placing nearly 5000
on table at his bedside, John D.
Wood. 50 years old. ended his life by
inraiing gas yesterday. He had
fesled in the trunk business.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-21
INTERURBAN CARS CRASH run
MING AT 40 MILE AN HOUR CLIP:
FORTY PEOPLE ARE INJURED

the direction of Dr. Henry C. Cress,
and will start a newspaper next week
to work against Mr.. Taft