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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-05-10
BIG FIRE AT BANGOR
FLAMES SWEEP BUSINESS AND
RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.
Firemen Helpless Before eale.Fanned
Blaze-Dynamlte Resorted To to
Stop confiasration.

Bangor. Me.-Property valued at
$6,000.000 was destroyed. hundreds of
people made homeless and -.lmost the
entire business section of the city
devastated by fire which ragged here
for seven hours. The flames started
on Broad street. near Union. close by
the junction of the Penobscot river
and the Kenduskeag stream, and,
famed by heavy wind. swept north.
ward for blocks.
The efforts of the fire department
from the time the fire started were
absolutely futile. The flames swept
north along Broad street from Union.
then jumped the Kenduskeag stream,
running along on the western bank
along Exchange street.
The Smith and Strickland blocks at
the junction Of Hammond and Central
streets and the kenduskeag stream
were dynamited. in a vain attempt to
keep the flames from leaping the
stream.
For a long time the city hall, at the
foot Of Main street. was saved by a
slight shift in the wind. The Haines-
L
Chalmers block. the Hodgkfns block.
the Fiske building. the Fairbanks &
Co. plant, the Morse Oliver block, the
offices of the Bangor & Aroostook rail.
road, the Offices of the Bangor News,
the Windsor hotel and the public IL
brary were destroyed with many 9TH
er less prominent buildings.
In the residential district the people
started to move out early. fighting for
conveyances on which to pile their eff.
fects. The people were panic-strick.
en-. Running wildly, carrying all sorts
of useless articles. snatched up in
their frenzy. they poured out of the
city toward Old Town.
Finally, with the assistance of fire-
men from neighboring towns and with
the aid of light rain. the fire, fighters
gained mastery of the situation and
the flames gradually subsidized.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-05-10
LONDON TO AID PEACE PLAN
Taft's Proposed Arbitration Treaty 10
Ratified by Big Gathering In
GulIdhall. 81

London.-President Taft's proposed
arbitration treaty was
unanimously ratified in long-contin.
ued burst of cheers at one of the most
remarkable gatherings In the history
of yGuildhall.
Every political party and all Of the
religious communities were represent
ed on the platform by their most
prominent leaders, and the vast audi.
ence comprised persons of eminence
in every walk of life. Distinguished
Tories and Liberals We'd with enc an.
other in lauding the cause of arbitra.
ton between the two great English.
speaking nations of the world. and the
hope was repeatedly expressed, and as
often cheered, that the treaty. though
it did not actually mean disarmament,
would dismiss any future possibility
of war not only between America and
Great Britain, but among any of the
great powers Of the earth.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-05-10
TILDEN IS ARRESTED
SENATE WARRANTS ARE SERVED
ON PACKER AND AIDS.
Write to Free Them is seeured-Ha.
beas Corpus Petition Then Is Filed
Before Judge and Order Issued.

Chicago.-Edward Tilden. the CHI
cago packer, was arrested here for
contempt of the Illinois senate. The
contempt charge resulted from Til
den's refusal to produce certain books
before the committee investigating
the election of Senator Lorimer.
The arrest OF Mr.. Tilden, however,
did not take place until writ of
habeas corpus had already been grant
ed by Judge Adelor ]. Petit. which
was returned in court shortly after
Mr.. Tilden's arrest. The writ was
granted by Judge Petit about one-half
hour before Assistant Sergeant at
Arms e. H. Hatfield of the state SEN
ate actually arrested Mr.. Tilden in the
Offices of the National Packing com
pany.
Immediately afterhe had served the
warrant on Mr. Tilden. Hatfield him
self was served with the writ Of
habeas corpus by Deputy Sheriff
Lenke. Thereupon Hatfield took Mr..
Tilden to Judge Petit's courtroom in
the county building. There he was re-
leased under bonds of $4,000. fur
nished by the United States Fidelity
and Guarantee company.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-05-10
TO PUSH RECIPROCITY PLAN
Finance COMMITTEES VIII Conclude
Hearings May 10 and Report
Measure to Senate.

Washington.-Follo the first
session of the senate finance commit.
tee, Senator Penrose. the new chair
man, made the following statement:
st is the intention Of the finance
committee to preSs the reciprocity
measure to speedy report. There Is
a general desire to get 1t into the SEN
ate at the earliest possible moment
and we are preparing to work hard to
accomplish that result. There is no
good reason why there should be any
delay and certainly am 9bt in favor
of holding the billiin committee"
The discussion in the committee
was entirely informal and related
largely to the time that may be re-
quired for the hearings that have been
asked Chairman Penrose thought
the committee ought to be able to
conclude all hearings by Saturday.
May 10, and the committee agreed
that this should be done. 1t is proba.
BILE the bill will be reported back to
the senate without recommends
ton.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-05-10
churches and TubercuIosII,

Statistics showing how serious q
problem tuberculosis is to the ordi-
nary church congregation have been
issued by the National Association for
the Study and Prevention of Tuber-
culosis. From reports received from
over 725 churches. with a membership
of over $4,000 communicates OF
twenty denominations, and from 20s
cities and towns in IL states in vari-
GUS parts Of the country, out of nearly
1000 deaths in 1910, over 700 or 10
per cent. were caused by tuberculosis.
This means 2.24 deaths for every thou.
sand members or communicates.
While the percentage of deaths from
tuberculosis compared with other dis
eases is not higher In the churches.
according to these figures. than In the
country at large. the tuberculosis
death rate, as shown by the church
returns, is higher per thousand com.
municants than that for the general
population in the registration area Of
the United States. which the census
bureau gave as 1.67 in 1909.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-05-10
RICH MAN ADMITS MURDER
Confession He Killed EmpIoye Acct
dentaIiy Causes Search Of Farm
For Other Missing Men.

Fowler, Ind.-John w. Poole,
wealthy land owner, placed in Jail here
on the charge of killing Joseph KEN.
per, a German farm hand employed by
him, has confessed to the officers that
he shot Kemperi accidentally on De-
cember 10, 1909.
Poole was arrested near Rensselaer,
after the decomposed . and terribly
mutilated body of Kemper had been
found in corn field by Emory Poole,
his son. and several of his neigh.
bors.
The officers and people living in
Poole's neighborhood believe that he
may have used his farm as a grave
yard for others employed by him who
are missing and search is being made
for graves.
The mystery promises to rival that
of the famous Guinness case near La
porte, Ind. Like Mrs. Guinness farm
hands, who were killed after entering
her employ, Kemper and at least two
others employed by Poole are be.
lieyed to have been murdered. A
fourth farm hand whose name is not
known is missing.
Poole's arrest was made on charges
filed by his son Emory, who says that
he was afraid that his father would
kill him and his mother The latter,
however. stands by her husband.
Young Poole insists that his father
killed .Kemper In the kitchen at his
home near here, but Poole declared
that he killed Kemper accidentally in
pursuit of Il rabbit. He says that
while he was climbing over a fence
the gun was discharged. Kemper, he
says, was struck in the head by the
shot and killed.
Poole is under heavy guard here as
excitement is running high among the
farmers. He is about fifty years old.
He has several farms, but has been
feared because of his temper. Sew
eral years ago he shot and almost
killed one of his employees in a con-
troversy over wages. He was re-
leased on the ground that he was in
sane.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-05-10
Tho Laundry.

Where the family washing is large
much time, labor and fuel can be
saved If the following method be used:
Take laundry or kitchen table, see
that same is clean; first shake out
bath towels and spread evenly on
table. then hand and roller towels,
next pillow covers last; fold bed
sheets. placing over all, and then
cover with ironing sheet; bring table
close to stove, SO as not to lose time
getting hot irons; then commence and
iron all underwear. stockings, table
cloths. napkins, and handkerchiefs, all
except starched clothes; then remove
ironing sheet and all the fat work
underneath will be as smooth as IL
sent to laundry; fold same and place
on clothes bars to air
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-05-10
$3.50 RECIPE CURES
WEAK KIDNEYS, FREE
RELIEVES URINARY AND KIDNEY
TROUBLES, BAckAcHE, STRAIN.
ING, SWELLING, ETC.
stops Palm In the Bladder, Kidneys
and Back.

Wouldn't II be nice within week or 20
to begin to say goodbye forever to the
scalding. dribbling. straining, or too fire.
quent passage Of urine; the forehead and
the back-of-the-head aches: the stitches
and pains In the back; the growing mus
Gle weakness: spots before tha eyes: yell
low skin; sluggish bowels; swollen eye
lids or ankles; leg cramps; unnatural
short breath: sleeplessness and the de-
spondency7
have a recipe for these troubles that
you can depend on. and II YOU want to
make a QUICK RECOVERY. you ought
to write and get copy of 1t. Many .
doctor would charge you $3.50 Just for
writing this prescription. but have II
and will be glad to send 1t to you entire
ly free. Just drop me line like this:
DR.. A E. Robinson. K-250 Luck Building.
Detroit. Mich. and will send It by re-
turn mail in plain envelope. As you will
see when you get it, this recipe contains
only pure. harmless remedies. but It has
great healing and pain-conquering power.
1t will quickly show its power once you
use 1t, SO think you had better see what
It Is without delay. will send you .
copy free-you can use It and cure your
self at home.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-05-10
M'vEaeH SUED FOR LIBEL
Deposed Cleveland Customs Collector
Brings Action at{chicago for
100000 Damages.


Chicago. Franklin Macveagh. sec
rotary of the treasury. was made de-
PENDANT in suit for 100000 which
was filed in the circuit court by
Charles P. Leach. formerly collector
of customs for Cleveland, o. The suit
against Mr.. Macveagh is to collect
damages for alleged libelous state
ments made against Leach. The lat
ter had occupied the position of collec-
tor Of customs for 10 years but was
removed from his Office on March 10,
1911. by order Of President Taft.
The declaration AYERS that Mr.. Mac
veagh in statement issued charged
that Leach had been guilty of turn
ing over to importers thousands Of
dollars worth OF wooden goods before
the custom duty was paid; that Mr..
Macveagh also issued statements
charging that Leach had allowed per
sons importing woolens through the
port Of Cleveland to place them in
their own warehouses and that he
was guilty of violation of the regula-
ton of the treasury department.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-05-10
START OHIO BRlBE PROBE
Grand Jury Begins Inquiry Into Whols.
sale Charges Of Corruption
Against Legislators.

Columbus. O-The Franklin county
grand jury met to consider the whole
sale charges of bribery involving
about forty members of the Ohio leg.
islature.
The matter was taken before the
grand jury instead of legislative in.
vestigating committee on the advice Of
Governor Harmon and others to pre-.
vent any accused members from es.
Gaping punishment through the immu.
nifty bath. Scores of witnesses have
been summoned.
Officers of state organizations inter.
ested in legislation before this assem-.
bly, have been summoned to tell what
they knew of efforts to hold them up
by members. They include officers of
such bodies as the state board of COM
merce. the Anti-Saloon league, the Per
sonal Liberty league and heads of
large corporations.
1t is reported that at least one head
of state department was solicited for
a bride to expedite the passage of a
bill of interest to his department.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-05-10
ENEMIES OF WAR GATHERED
National Peace Congress In Baltimore.
Opened by President TAFT, At
tended by Eminent Men.

Baltimore, Md.-"Peace on earth" ia
the slogan of the foremost men of the
nation who have come from all parts
of the country and were here at the
opening of the third National Peace
Congress-. Baltimorean hospitality ia
being exercised as probably never be-
fore In the history of the city. The
visiting peace advocates have been
given the keys of the city and hosts
and hostesses are vying with each 9TH
err to do homage to the national fig.
ures.
The congress was opened in Mccoy
hall of Johns Hopkins university this
afternoon by President Taft. Follow.
ing the invocation by Cardinal Glib
bons, Mayor Mahool of Baltimore. de.
livered an address of welcome to the
visiting peace advocates. Hamilton
Holt. president of the congress, then
spoke on IA League Of Peace" An
drew Carnegie. DR.. Benjamin True
blood of the American Peace society,
Prof. Leo s. Rowe of the University of
Pennsylvania, and William c. Dennis
of Washington, spoke briefly. Rev. DIR.
Lyman Abbott and DR.. Albert Shaw
delivered addresses on "a Substitute
for War"
Many eminent citizens of this and
other countries delivered addresses.
among them being Speaker Champ
Clark, Congressman Richard Bartholdt,
John Barrett, Mrs. Belva A. Lock
wood, Mrs. May Wright Sewall, Baron
dEtournelles de Constant, President
Thwing of the Western Reserve
university, and the Belgian minister.
Aside from the regular sessions Of
the congress, there will be much other
work done in Baltimore along the line
of the peace movement. The
school teachers will be assembled at
special meetings to hear addresses d.
rected especially to them, and there
will be speeches made to the pupils
of the upper grade schools OF Balti.
more by many Of the prominent
speakers.
The congress concluded with ban.
quet at the Hotel Belvidere. at which
Champ Clark was POSTMASTER.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-05-10
REBELS IN THREAT
SAY THEY WILL MAKE NEW AT
TAcks ON MEXICO Dor
DER TOWNS.
AMERICANS ARE NOT SAFE
lnsurrectos Warn Yankees to Leave
War-Infested Country - Federal
Force Of 80 Is Wiped Out in state
of Sonora.

Nogales, Ariz.-The force of thirty
federals under Louis Estrada, which
left Magdalena, state OF Sonora, was
annihilated by the insurrectos in a
battle at otates, 20 miles east of Mag
dalena. according to reports reaching
here.
The battle is said to have lasted
two hours, Estrada and three Of his
men being the only ones to escape to
Magdalena.
High officials Of the Southern Pa.
cific railroad lines in Mexico arriving
here from the Mexican interior said
they had received notice from the
rebels advising all Americans to re
move their families into the United
States. The rebels are quoted as hav-
ing said that If there is no peace
agreement soon they would attack all
Mexican border towns. Many Ameri-
can families ar, leaving Mexico
daily.
San Antonio. Textile siege of
Ojinaga has been raised and the rev.
olutionists have been driven in disor-
der toward the town OF Mulato. &C.
cording to advices received by govern
ment officers here. The siege began
a month ago, when force of revolu.
stionists under command of Gen. Jose
de la Cruz Sanchez surrounded the
city, bottling up the federal garrison
of 200 men. Since then skirmishes
have been of daily occurrence. dis
patches reporting the gradual tight
ening of the insurrecto lines.
Washington.-The military chiefs
and other high officials of the admin
istration are perturbed over the stu
alton in Mexico. In truth 1t may be
stated that the concern OF the presi-
dent is as great now as 1t has been
any time within the last month. 1t
was an occasion of alarm to the war
department when it learned that the
insnrrectos were indicating to Ameri-
can residents in Mexico that 1t would
be to their advantage to get out Of the
danger zone; in other words to leave
Mexico.
Requests have come to the treasury
department from American citizens to
be allowed to send their herds of cat
tie for safety to American territory.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-05-10
!K9!CI E!yE S0L0NS
LAWMAKERS AT COLUMBUS, o.
CHARGED WITH SOLICIT
ING RRlBEs.
ALL ARE RELEASED ON BOND
Grand Jury Returns Indictments
Against Three Senators, Two As
sembIymen, and serseant-at-
Arms Of Senate.
columbus, o.-The Franklin county

Columbus, O.-The Franklin county
grand jury investigating bribery in
the state legislature returned indict-
ments against five members of the
legislature. They are Senator Isaac
Huffman of Hamilton, Senator G. X.
Cetone of Dayton, Senator L. R. An
drews of Ironton, Representative
George B. Nye of Pike county. Repre-
sentative A. c. Lowry of Ironton. In
addition to those an indictment was
returned against Rodney ]. Diegel.
sergeant-at-arms of the senate.
One indictment is returned against
each of the assemblymen charging so.
licitation of brides. Diegel is charged
with aiding and abetting in the bride
solicitations. All of these with the
exception of Lowry were named by
the Burns detectives in the statement
which they gave out.
Soon after the indictments were re-
turned the indicted men with attorney
appeared at the courthouse and gave
bonds. The amount was $1,000 for the
three senators and Representative
Lowry. The bond for Nse and Diegel
Is $4,000. Huffman and Cetone fur
nished personal bonds. The other
bonds were furnished by surety
company. The grand jury returned no
bills against F. s. Harrison, A. @.
Bailey and D. H. Berry, the detectives
who worked up the case and who were
arrested at the instance of Nye on the
charge of offering brides.
The cases will be pushed rapidly
and court will not adjourn until the
cases are disposed of. The legislature
will also remain in session indefinite
~, as it is planned to conduct probe
after the court finishes its work, In
order that those members who are
guilty of wrcngdoing but who may
have escaped conviction can be given
hearing and expelled If they are
found guilty. The grand jury will con-
tinue its investigation and more In
dictments are expected. The grand
jury heard the dictagraph reports of
the conversation between the detec-
tives and the accused legislators. II
is said that several of the latter Of
fered to go before the grand jury pro.
vidins immunity worSd be granted,
but this was denied them.
The house passed the senate bill
making the penalty for bribery of a
public officer or member of the legis-
lature one to ten years and cutting
out a fine as alternative pen
atty.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-05-10

Carries Billion Passengers In Year.
New York.-Surface. elevated and
subway transportation lines here car
ried 1,49O,000,00O passengers in 1910,
more than the estimated population
of the world. according to the report
of the public service commission.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-05-10
Dreamed Dried Beef.

Tear the beef. or rather shred or
chop it fine. taking out the skin and
strips of tallow. Place in heavy
spider. add good tablespoonful Of
butter and let melt, adding one table
spoonful Of flour. Stir. then add slow
ly. two to two and a half cups Of
milk. stirring till smooth and thick.
Pour over platter of toast. This may
be served without toast and with
baked potatoes. The quantity Of milk
used must be determined by the
amount of beef you use.
The remnants of boiled ham may
be chopped and served in the same
way.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-05-10
SAYS KING ALFONSO is ILL
Paris Paper Declares Spanish Ruler
is Suffering From Tuberculosis-
Must Go to Switzerland.

Paris. France. - LIhstransigeant
asserts that King Alfonso is i'll
with tuberculosis and that at a re-
cent consultation of his physicians 1t
was decided that urgent measures of
treatment we're necessary and that
the Spanish monarch should pass the
coming winter at Lezins, Switzerland,
where the climate is better adapted
to his condition.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-05-10
A WIDOWS LUCK
Quit the Thing That Was Slowly In.
i jurin9 her.

A woman tells how coffee kept her
from insuring her life:
II suffered for many years chiefly
from trouble with my heart, with
severe nervous headaches and neu-
ralgia; but although incapacitated
at times for my housework, did not
realize the gravity OF my condition till
l was rejected for life insurance, be-
cause. the examining physician said,
my heart was SO bad he could not pass
me.
This distressed me very much, a.
/ was a widow and had a child de-
pendent upon me. 1t was to. protect
her future that I wanted to insure
my life.
Fortunately for me, happened to
read an advertisement containing
testimonial from man who had been
affected in the same way that was
with heart trouble. and who was bene-
fited by leaving OF coffee and using
Postum. grasped at the hope this
held out, and made the change at
once.
my health began to improve imme-
'diately. The headaches and neuralgia
disappeared. gained in flesh, and my
appetite came back to me. Greatest
Of all, my heart was strengthened
from the beginning, and soon all the
distressing symptoms passed away. No
more waking up in the night with my
heart trying to fly out Of my mouth!
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-05-10
Baked Taploea Pudding.

Five tablespoons of tapioca, one
quart Of milk, two ounces of butter,
a cup Of sugar. four eggs. favoring Of
vanille. Wash the tapioca and let
stew gently in milk on the back part
of the stove for quarter of an hour.
occasionally stirring 1T, then let 1t
cool. Mix with it the butter, sugar
and eggs. which should be well beat
en-. and flavor with either of tho
above Ingredients. Butter dish, put
In the pudding and bake in moder.
ate oven for an hour.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-05-10

Humphrey Hathaway Swift Dies.
Cambridge, Mass.-Humphrey Hath
away Swift, who built and financed
the first horse car line in Brazil and
who was many years leading mer-
chant in that country. died at his
home here, aged ninety-two.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-05-10
Wisconsin Merit Law Valid.

Madison.-The state supreme court
upheld the constitutionality of the
state civil service law. which had
been attacked by the secretary of
state and attorney general as viola.
ton of both the state and national
constitutions.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-05-10
English Beef PattIe..

Make good pie paste or rich bis
cult dough; roll very thin. as for pie.
On half Of this thin paste cut small
pieces of fresh beefsteak. turnips, car
rots. potatoes. onions, small bits OF
suet and butter. salt and pepper, but
10 water. as beef makes plenty of
Juice. Fold other half of paste over
this and edge as you would a pie.
Bake in slow oven one hour. You
can make as many as there are peo-
pie for dinner. These patties, served
with coffee and fruit. are suficient for
a meal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-05-10
pouble.Edued.

The man whose daughter had just
been united to the husband Of her
choice looked little sad.
II tell you, squire" he said to one OF
the wedding guests. q man of his own
age, and himself the father of mum.
Der of unmarried girls. 81 tell you
1t is a solemn thing for US when our
daughters marry and go away"
The squire assented not altogether
heartily.
Il suppose it is" he conceded, but
] tell you it is more solemn when they
don't. "-Youth's Companion.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-05-10
klno Receives a suffraaet.

King Receives a suffraset.
Christiania, Norway.-King Haakon
gave an audience to Mrs. Carrie Chap
man Gait, president of the Interna-
tional League Of Women Suffragists,
who has been lecturing here on behalf
of votes for women.