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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-08-16
MAY GO TO PRISON.
GEORGE w. PERKINS DEFiEs IN
oUlRY-REFUsEs TO GIVE
POLITICAL DATA.
ORDERED TO BARE SECRETS
Contempt Threat Is Made to Morgan's
Former Partner by Steel Probers
for Refusing to Tell Of Campaign
Contributions.

Washington.-Geor w. Perkins,
former member of the firm Of ]. P.
Morgan & Co., and director of the
United States Steel corporation, was
advised by Chairman Stanley Of the
steel investigating committee that his
refusal to answer questions regarding
his personal campaign contributions
and such contributions as We're made
by the New York Life Insurance COM
pany, of which concern he was former
ly an officer, would lead to Mr.. Par
kins' citation to appear before the
bar Of the house Of representatives
Should the house sustain the ma
jority Of the committee and order Mr..
Perkins to answer. and should he then
still refuse, he may be adjudged In
contempt of congress and imprisoned.
1t is believed, however, that this crisis
will not be reached, Mr.. Perkins hav-
ing expressed a desire to reflect on
his position. Mr.. Perkins, though per-
sonally willing to talk about cam
paign contributions, refused on the
advice of counsel to answer interrog-
atories along that line put to him.
Mr.. Perkins, aside from this turn in
the committee proceedings. told the
committee a remarkable story of the
panic Of 1907 and the events which
made necessary the absorption of the
Tennessee Coal and Iron company by
the United States Steel corporation.
He admitted that the steel corpora
ton had contributed to the spread
of the protective tariff doctrine and
verified records produced by Chair
man Stanley showing that the steel
corporation in 1906 sought legal ad.
vice, which directed that as cor.
poration it should not make contri-
buttons to campaign funds.
The witness was subjected to a rig
orous examination by Mr.. Stanley re
lating to the minutes of the executive
committee of the steel corporation at
which Mr. Perkins proposed plan
Of converting s2OO.oo0,Ooo worth of
steel preferred stock into $250,000,0 900
Of five per cent. second mortgage
bonds, thus gaining $50,000,000 with
out cost to the corporation.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-08-16
KILL 20 in HAITI BATTLE
PiIiagers Cause Terror In Port-au.
Prince, Looters Firing Many
BuiIdings-Anarchy Reigns.

Port-au-Prince.-F Fighting between
factions in the revolutionist army
again broke out in tn; streets of the
capital and in one engagement 20
were killed. Troops of General Fir.
minis army clashed with soldiers un-
der General Leconte.
AS result of the conditions Dor
dering on absolute anarchy which fol-
lowed the foreign warships landed
more marines. The rebels threatened
to pillage the entire city.
The Dutch steamer Prinz der Meier.
lander, with ex-President Simon and
his wife on board, left for Kingston,
jamaica, the international war 1eer
firing parting salute for the deposed
president.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-08-16
beFih$ekfeper'.

The cleaning OF the kitchen range
will be made much easier If all grease
is rubbed from it or the gas stove with
newspaper while still hot.
When light oak trays have been
badly marked, wash well and rub with
warm beer until the stains have dis
appeared Polish in the usual way.
When sweeping carpets always re-
member to sweep the way Of the
grain. To brush the wrong way is not
only bad for the carpet, but 1t tends
to brush the dust in instead OF out.
Traces Of mud may be removed
from black materials by rubbing with
slices OF raw potato.
Stains in table linen may be easily
removed by plunging the articles in
pure boiling water. Soap and water
would have the effect Of fixing the
stains.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-08-16
RECESS IN LoRIMER CASE
Committee Adjourns Hearings Until
Early in October When Scene
Shifts to Chicago.

Washington.-A two months recess
to meet in Chicago early in October
was taken by the Lorimer Investigate.
ing committee. More than 100 wit.
mes ses remain to be heard, according
to present plans. Some of these are
important actors in the drama. The
majority are Observation-Disclosures Of
the Forty-sixth general assembly,
while others will be brought forward
to corroborate or disprove acts in
which they were not the principals.
The committee started work here
more than seven weeks ago, heard AZ
witnesses and has canvassed large
portion of national and Illinois po
litical history, as well as going into
the Lorimer and lack pot" scandals.
1t is believed that all principals have
been named.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-08-16
SENATOR W. P. FRYE EXPIRES
Veteran Maine Statesman sueeumbs
to Heart Disease at His Home
in Lewiston.

Lewiston, Me.-United States Sen
ator William Pierce Frye died at his
home in this city from heart dis
ease. aged eighty-one years.
Senator Frye was dean of the
Unietd States senate. His term OF
service began only ten days later than
that of his former colleague from
Maine. Eugene Hale, who retired
last March and left Mr.. Frye as the
ranking member of the senate in point
of service.
All last winter he was Ill, but went
regularly to the senate and met every
requirement of his work.
The death of Senator Frye means
that Maine will be represented in the
United States senate by two Demo.
Gratis. The governor of Maine is a
Democrat and he will appoint man
of his party to take the place. pend
ing meeting Of the legislature.
which is Democratic body.
Senator Frye's wife died about ten
years ago. He leaves two married
daughters and number Of grandchil-
dren,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-08-16
COL. WILLIAM c. GREENE DEAD
Former coppef maan.te sueeumb' to
Acute Pneumonia Which Develops
as Result Of Accident.

Cananea, Mex-Col. William Cor
nell Greene, the former copper mag
cate, is dead from acute pneumonia,
which developed as result of in
juries he sustained when he was
thrown from his carriage. His collar
bore and two ribs were fractured.
Colonel Greene was one of the most
picturesque figures of the group Of
copper men who have operated in the
southwest His rise from a penniless
prospector to directing genius of the
Cananea copper camp was meteoric.
From the time he assumed ownership
here until he encountered reverses in
the panic year of 1907 Greene was one
of the dominant figures in the copper
industry.
He was born August 26, 1858, at
Duck Creek, Wis.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-08-16
SPY CHARGE RoUsEs ARMY
War Department 10 Perturbed Over
Allegations Of Girl Against Coast
Artillery Private.

Washington.-The war department,
for the first time in many years. is
perturbed over the case Of an alleged
spy in the army.
Capt. James Watson, the army re-
cruiting officer at Indianapolis, Ind,
has informed the department that
he holds afhdavits charging Private
George Petr with being an Austrian
secret agent.
One of the papers in the possession
Of Captain Watson is an affidavit OF
Miss Clara A. Dyer She said Petf
was stationed at Fort Tottten. N. r.,
in the One Hundred and Thirty-fifth
company, Coast artillery corps. and
that he was an Austrian spy sent to
the United States to obtain the secret
Of manufacturing the powerful ex
plosive used by the United States
government Miss Dyer asserted she
met Petr on an ocean liner en- route
from Europe last September and later
became engaged to MIN. His real
name, she said, was Count Windisch.
Graetz and his home is at Prague,
Bohemia
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-08-16
TAFT ISSUES PLEA
ASKS SUPPORT OF PEOPLE IN BE-
HALF or TREATIES.
Wants Moral Influence Of Nation
Used on Senators to Ratify Con,
.ventions of Nations.

Mountain Lake Park, Md.-Presi-
dent Taft travelled 400 miles tn, ough
Maryland and West Virginia by spe-
cial train to appeal to the people Of
the United States to use their moral
influence to have the senate ratify
the British and French arbitration
treaties.
His appeal was made direct to the
Mountain Lake Park Chautauqua of
the Methodist Episcopal church. but
in it the president included the rest
Of the nation as we'll. i
II observe said the president, that
there is some suggestion that by rati.
flying this treaty. the senate may in
some way abdicate its function of
treaty. making. confess myself to
being unable to perceive the logic in
any such a point.
ITO have these treaties not ratified
by the senate of the United States or
to have any hesitation and discussion
OF a serious character in respect to
them would halt the movement toward
general peace. which has made sub.
stantial advance in the last ten years.
To secure the ratification of the treat
les therefore, appeal must be made to
the moral sense of the nation and
while that is not entirely in the keep
| ing OF the churchesS certainly they
may exert powerful Influence in the
promotion of any effective fnstru.
mentality to secure permanent peace"
Leaving the arbitration treaties be-
hind, the president asked for the same
sort OF popular support of the treaties
| with Honduras and Nicaragua.
There is no issue before the senate
so acute in respect to the cause OF
peace as the confirmation Of these
Central American treaties" said the
president. while admit the greater
Importance Of universal treaties Of ar.
bitration, in the long run and as affect
ing the world at large. yet in respect
Of American interests, in respect Of
peace in this hemisphere. they are
not equal in Importance to the con.
firmation of these Central American
treaties
In making his plea for the Central
American conventions, the president
highly praised former President
Roosevelt. He spoke Of the tendency
of the United States to extend their
helping hand to less powerful people,
and instanced Mr.. Roosevelt's inter
vention in Cuba.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-08-16
LEGAL KIDNAPPING HIT
CONGRESS URGED TO CHECK
HAsTY- ExTRADlTloN.
Senate Special Committee Files Re.
port Apparently Based on Hay
wood and McNamara Cases.

Washington.-The process OF legal
kidnapping" as in the labor cases Of
Meyer, Haywood and Mcnamara, was
condemned in report presented by
the senate select committee appointed
to investigate the third degree methods
Of the police authorities of the United
States. Senator Borah presented the
report on behalf of the committee.
The committee said the practice Of
hurrying accused men from one state
to another without giving them an op-
portunity to be heard should be pre-
vented by prohibiting extradition un.
til after a lapse of a certain number
of days or by some other effective
plan.
The only other recommendation was
the cessation Of Jury shadowing" by
the secret service men. The inquiry
did not extend to the police methods
OF the state or cities, the committee
believing it's jurisdiction did not in.
clude them.
The condemnation of jury shadow
ing was based upon the committees
discovery that In important cases the
department of justice authorized sur
vigilance Of jurymen to prevent their
being tempered with. The. committee
in this final report condemned the
practice of the government. even
though 1t be by the defense. because
1t is 'liable to great abuse"
The committees comment on irreg-
sular extraditions evidently was based
on the course pursued In removing
Meyer and Haywood from Colorado to
Idaho on the charge Of numbering
Governor Steunenberg and in getting
Mcnamara from Indiana on the
charge Of destroying the Los Angeles
Times building, but neither instance
is specifically mentioned. They were
spoken Of as cases in which mo OPP
portunity was offered to test the le-
gality Of the proceedings or the juris-
diction Of the court granting judg-
ment."
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-08-16
TWO WAYS TO COOK POTATOES
Methods That Possibly May Be New
to Some OF Our Housewife
Readers.

First-Take fresh, new potatoes.
about the size Of marble, and boil
them about 20 minutes. When done,
pour OF water and let steam evapor-
ate. Have boiling lard in skillet; fry
about five minutes. Lift out and
drain quickly, then put them into a
saucepan with two tablespoons Of
butter. into which you have rubbed a
teaspoon prepared mustard. Add dash
OF cayenne pepper and two teaspoons
vinegar. Cook three minutes. shak-
ing constantly. Add yolks OF two
eggs. well beaten. Serve immediate
~.
Second-Boil, peel and mash fine
six potatoes. Add one tablespoon but
ter minced parsley and half an onion
minced very fine. Add yolks Of two
eggs, beaten verys light; then form
the potatoes into balls and throw
them for two minutes into boiling wa
ter; take out, brush with the whites
of the eggs, roll in powdered bread
crumbs and fry in boiling lard. Drain
and serve with fish or meat.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-08-16
STRONGER THAN MEAT
A Judges Opinion Of Grape-Nuts.

A gentleman who has acquired a in
dicial turn of mind from experience
on the bench out in the Sunflower
State writes carefully considered
opinion as to the value of Grape-Nuts
as food. He says:
For the past years Grape-NutS
has been prominent feature In our
bill Of fare.
THE crisp food with the delicious.
nutty flavor has become an indis.3
pensable necessity in my family'A
everyday life.
1T has proved to be most healthfuI
and beneficial. and has enabled us to,
practically abolish pastry and pies.
from our table, for the children prefer
Grape-Nuts. and do not crave rich and.
unwholesome food
"Grape-Nuts keeps us all In perfect
physical condition-as preventive OF,
disease 1t Is beyond value. have been
particularly impressed by the benefl-
cial effects Of Grape-Nuts when used
by ladies who are troubled with face
blemishes, skin eruptions, etc. II
clears up the complexion wonderfully.
"As to it's nutritive qualities, my eD
perience Is that one small dish Of
Grape-Nuts is superior to a pound Of
meat for breakfast, which Is an impor
tant consideration for anyone. It sat
Isles the appetite and strengthens tho
power of resisting fatigue, while It's
use involves none of the disagreeable
consequences that sometimes follow
= meat breakfast" Name given by
Postum Co., Battle Creek. Mich.
Read the little book, tThe Road to
MELVILLE" in pkgs. There's a reason"
Ever read the above letter. A new
one appears. from ttae to time. They,
are genuine, true, and fall Of hsAaA,
interest. 49,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-08-16
Ended Cats solourn.

Felix Smith OF Easton, Pa. sought
a cat the other day. He paid IS for.
her. Why did Felix pay five bucks
for the cat? Answer-Because she
was guaranteed to be a good ratter.
Did Felix have rats? We should say
he did--the house was full Of 'eml
And the cat cleaned 'em out! Mo-
that's the curious part Of it. After the.
cat had been on the Job week the
rats were as plentiful as ever. Felix
wouldn't understand 1t until one even.
ing he concealed himself in the base;
ment to watch the cat. About 9 p.
M, as the cat sat with her eye on q
rat hole, Felix says that rat after
rat came out Of the hole. walked up
to the old cat, kissed her goodnight
and then returned to the hole. After
that Felix kicked the cat oht OF the
Post. AZ
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-08-16
To Hem Napkins.

i It is very difficult to turn a narrow
and perfectly even hem in table nap
kins by hand.
Try the experiment of attaching the
hemmer to your sewing machine and
running your napkins through 1t with
out using the thread. They. Of course,
will come out evenly creased to the
desired narrowness and ready to be
seWed by hand.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-08-16
Sufficient Evidence

Having vouched for the honesty OF
the woman who wished q situation 40
scrub-woman the good-natured man
was subjected to severe examine
ton by the superintendent OF the
building. II. 3.55
There are degrees of honesty
said the superintendent. How hon
est is she?'' .3l5;
The good-natured man reflected.
WELL" said he, "1ll tell you. She
is SO honest that II you throw any
thing that looks to be worth a copper
into the waste basket you have to-
tag 1t Destroy this or she will fish.
it our and put 1t back on your desk
night after night. no matter how
badly you want to get rid Of It. ]
don't know that can say anything
more"
mo more Is necessary" said the.
superintendent. and he proceeded to
hire the woman.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-08-16
PREMIER AsoUITH is UPHELD
Commons Defeats Proposal to Con-
denim Government for Providing
Peers to Aid Veto.

London.-The house Of commons
was crowded to the doors when Ar
thur ]. Balfour arose to move his vote
OF censure on the government
\ Many .notables crowded together in
the strangers gallery to hear the
words of the opposition leader in his
condemnation Of the government for
securing the kings pledge to create
sufficient number Of new peers to
pass the veto bill through the house
of lords.
The visitors saw the house kill the
proposal by vote Of 365 to 246, and
its defeat is regarded as having failed
to improve the Unionist cause.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-08-16
Linoleum Rriahtener,

To make a good linoleum brighten
er, save all the candle ends and drip
pings to which add little tnrpentine.
Apply the polish to the linoleum or
oilcloth and you will find that it will
serve you just as well as the pur-
chased beeswax and turpentine mix
ture for which you will be asked to
pay nothing less than a quarter.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-08-16
SOMETHING NEW IN FORKS
The Latest Has an Nttachmenti for
Pushing Things Of tho Tines
Handy In Kitchen.

A fork with an attachment for re-
moving things that may be stuck on
the tines has been devised by an
Illinois man. The attachment con-
sists OF piece of wire. wound around
the tines and doubled upon itself to
form o long shaft that runs up the
handle Of the fork. BY pushing this
device down the wires scrape off any
thing that may be clinging to the
points Of the fork. Only the cook
will appreciate the usefulness OF this
implement, but there are many occar
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-08-16
Held tho Records.

Two ladies seated at afternoon tea
fell to discussing the prowess Of their
respective bubbles.
After each had related several featp
of endurance and hardihood. one Of
them remarked that her. husband had
on one occasion dived under the wa
ter and remained down for fully two
minutes, without coming up to take
breath.
oh" said the other, that is Moth
ing. my first husband dived below
the water five years ago. and has not
yet come up to breathe"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-08-16
Root Beer.

l put two and one-half gallons OF
warm water with large pail, stir in
four cups of sugar until dissolved.
then add one-half bottle of extract OF
root beer and one-half cake of COM
pressed yeast dissolved in little wa
ter. Stir we'll and put into air tight
bottles and put into warm place for
"a hours. Then put down cellar and
put on ice as you want to drink it.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-08-16

A woman in a divorce court in St.
Louis accused her husband of taking
her to show nearly every night. Nat
'urally, she did not want to CO. The
women who do want to go accuse
their husbands of cruelty in not fur
nishing them with proper amuse-
ment, for such is the perversity Of
The sex. t
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-08-16
DEATH TAKES JOHN W. GATES
American FInancier Passes Away in
Paris After Hard Fight
for Life.

Paris-John w. Gates, the Ameri.
can fnancier and millionaire, is dead
here of complication of kidney and
heart diseases. His death followed
sudden relapse after night Of
fighting with stimulants to save his
life
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-08-16
chlIe Paws Indemnity.

London-Augustin Edward, the
Chilean minister to Great Britain, paid
over to Ambassador Reid 1S4,637
pounds, the indemnity awarded TIE
United States in the Alsop claim
against Chile under the arbitral judg-
ment of King George.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-08-16
commons Kills Lords, Plan.

Commons Kills Lords Plan.
London.-By a vote of 145 to 289.
the house of commons rejected the
lords amendment to the veto bill.
thus sustaining Premier Asquith's
governmental policy by surprisingly
large majority.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-08-16
A Cleaning Hint.

When you are cleaning your sewing
machine and cannot reach parts of it
with cloth, try using bicycle pump.
The suction Of the pump will drive
away the dust and threads. Use the
pump first, then wipe the more access
sible parts with a soft cloth and end
with thorough oiling.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-08-16
scalloped MacaronI and seef.

Take the remnants Of any fresh
roasted meat and cut in thin slices.
Lay them in dish with little plain
boiled macaroni If you have it, and
season thoroughly with pepper. salt
and a little catchup. Fill deep dish
half full. add very little finely
chopped onion and layer of sliced
tomatoes, having previously covered
the meat with stock or gravy. Make
a thick crust of mashed potato. and
bake till this is brown in not too hot
oven,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-08-16
Tied to Track and Killed.

Tied to Track and Killed.
Austin, Texan unidentified Mex.
lean boy, his hands tied behind him,
was laid upon the railroad track and
left to his fate near Elgin. In his en-
deavor to lift the boy from the track,
Walter E. Sims arm was drawn under
The pilot and broken in two places.
The boy was killed.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-08-16

A convert to simplified spelling
says its use will contribute to the
social uplift. 1t is difficult to see
where this applies unless it be that
the poor speller will be saved the
necessity Of profanity under the
spell-as-spellcan method.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-08-16
Hurt Nerve Causes Trance

bingham, 1ll.-After investigation,
physicians declare that the fourteen.
weeks trance from which Hazel
Schmidt, daughter Of John Schmidt
of Vandalia, ILL.,, was awakened final
" was brought on by strained nerve
in the brain caused by excitement or
u,0rrv
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-08-16

Pasteur Institute Head Will Recover.
Poughkeepsie, N. Y.-Dr. George
Rambaud, head Of Pasteur institute
in New York, who was severely in.
jured in an automobile accident last
week, will recover.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-08-16

A New York Judge ruled that man
is boss in his own household. Fa. be
it from us to pry into domestic af.
fairs. but we wonder what his wife
said to him when he got home.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-08-16
Train Kills Four in Wagon.

Train Kills Four IN Wagon.
Utica, N. Y.-The north-bound Adj
rondack train from here struck two
seated wagon containing several per
sons on a crossing about seven miles
from this city, and killed four per
sons outright and injured one or two
others.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-08-16

Every aviation race now has its
baptism OF blood. Ambition and en-
;terprise in the conquest of the air
have grown reckless, and its TRACE
dies are beginning to shock the civil
liked world into protest against this
sacrifice OF life.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-08-16
Condemn 2e for ship Mutiny.

Condemn rs for Ship Mutiny.
Madrid, Spain.-A court-martial at
Cadiz condemned to death 26 men
who took part in the mutiny on board
the Spanish battleship Numancia,
while the vessel was lying in the
roadstead at Tangfer.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-08-16

Mr.. Coghlin Of Boston predicts that
mems attire will shift toward femi-
nine lines while women's will become
more masculine. What will be re-
quired to develop a new brand OF
courage?