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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-07-19

| said O'Mara to the writer, who found
him in his Office in the Oliver building
in Pittsburg the other day. "The rea-
son the so-called gilded youth of this
country are continually getting into
trouble is that their parents give them
ten times as much money as they
need. If they were put to work and
forced to earn thenr own money they
would be far better off-and should
probably have much less to do.
"cut Off Supply Of Cash."
"Of course there is another side to
this. There are schemers who make
rich men. They try to involve them
in all sorts Of difficulties. And of
course there are adventuresses who
seek to trap the gilded youth. A young
man sometimes becomes involved
quite innocently, but no matter how 1t
has happened or what difficulties he
may be in, the first thing to do is to
cut off his supply Of cash. That will
bring him to his senses more quickly
than anything else, and unless he has
committed felony he can then be ex-
tricated from his difficulties and put
on his feet.
"Blackmailers are to be found every
where, and every year they get scores
of rich young men into their clutches.
Especially If the rich young man is
married he is threatened with ex-
posure Our rich young men have
habit Of being ndiscreet-especially
when they go to New York-and black
mailers are always In readiness to get
something on them My advice to
them is never to pay cent Of black
mail no matter how badly they may be
involved 1t is better to risk exposure
first as last, for if blackmail be paid
once the payment has to be repeated
as often as the blackmailers wish.
Blackmailers can frequently be bluffed.
They are usually men or women Of ,un-
savory reputation and they are always
afraid of exposure. When they find
a man won't give up they disappear
nine times out of ten. Never pay a
cent Of blackmail under any circum-
stances: You are lost If you give
single penny, for tomorrow you will
have to give more.
Typical Case Quoted.
Gust the other day." O'Mara con-
tinued, "a well-known Pittsburg man
called me up and said woman was in
town who was making trouble for his
son. It seems the young man had met
her in New York, given her a few
costly presents and perhaps been lit
tie too carelessly free with his terms
of endearment. At any rate here she
was in Pittsburg demanding that he
marry her. A scandal seemed immi-
nent. Well, l went over to her hotel
and had talk with her. She was a
beauty-there was no mistake about
that asked her if the young man
owed her any money. She said he
did not So told her there were two
trains out of Pittsburg which she could
take, and would let her choose be-
tween them. One was the 9:40 train
for New York, the other the II o'clock
train for the workhouse. She said she
would not take either and hurried off
to the office Of a prominent lawyer
Half an hour later she emerged from
his office, went to the hotel and packed
her belongings. One of my men re-
ported that she had taken the 9:40
train for the east. So the next day ]
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-07-19
wanted to earn your living in a digni.

wanted to earn your living in a digni.
fed way, and could only do it by
stenography; if it also happened that
you especially wanted to earn money
by office work for couple Of years be-
cause at the end Of that time you ex-
pected to marry and wanted to get
your trousseau and help along the
folks at home beside, what would you
say at being turned down because you
were pretty?
That is what happened to girl who
tried to get stenographic work in
Washington. Her name was Miss
Mary Todd and she came from little
country town with its freshness still
upon her. She was taken into an office
where there were II girls, and at the
end of a few weeks she was embar-
raised by frequent offers Of company
and of flowers from different men in
the office. 1t made the other girls her
enemies, even though she declined all
such attentions, and she finally left
and began to look for another job
where she could work in peace.
The same experience, in SO far as
having the girls in the Office become
jealous of her, happened to girl in
Chicago. Being sensible girl and
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-07-19

caring for the appreciation of her COM
panions, she dressed plainly and re-
moved herself as far as possible from
any appearance Of "showiness." This
was not hard, as she had quiet taste
naturally. But the next thing she did
required courage. She smoothed back
her light brown hair straight from her
forehead in way that was hopelessly
old-fashioned. But, as it happened, she
was of so unusual a type that this only
gave her distinction. Her brow was
low and well shaped and the hair line
so good that this only served to draw
attention to 1t. Her eyes were a won.
derful blue and her teeth perfect, as
they were disclosed by the sweetest
and most womanly Of smiles.
Her little ruse did not hide these
things from the more discriminating,
but fortunately, it worked with the
girls in the office, who no longer con-
sidered her a rival.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-07-19
NOW TO THE SENATE.
IN ITS HANDS IS FATE OF THE
WOOL SCHEDULE.
Democrats Have Done Their Part In
Fulfilling country's Wishes and
Now Republican. Senatorial
Majority Must Act.

BY vote OF ,221 to 100 the house Of
representatives passed the bill re-
vising the wool schedule. Every Dem
ocratic member but one-Francis Of
Ohio-voted for IT. as did "a Republi-
cans. OF these latter at least two
We're standpatters. No such majority
as this was looked for. 1t was doubted
whether the bill could command q
united Democratic support. Yet only
in the negative. So we have another
proof of the effectiveness and intelli-
gence of the new Democratic leader
ship.
More than that, the bill was felt to
be SO fair-though 1t was severely
criticized by some who voted for it
that it commanded "a Republican
votes. And In the Affirmative vote
the standpatters themselves were rep
resented. The action of the house
will greatly strengthen the wool bill
in the senate. 1t is believed that
there is chance for Its passage.
Every effort will be made to prevent
ing 1t, and to bring it to a vote within
a reasonable time.
AS to the bill itself it is not neces-
sary to say much. It imposes an ad
valorem duty of 20 per cent. on raw
wool in place of the present duty Of
about ~ per cent The duty on manu-
featured products Is more than cut In
two, the reduction being from an aver
age OF 80 per cent. to an average Of
about AZ per cent. Ad valorem duties
have been generally substituted for
specific duties, and the, lowest taxes
are imposed on the cheapest goods
instead OF. as now, on the most costly.
The new schedule is. therefore. a
great improvement over that now In
force.
1t ought to make strong appeal to
the senate insurgents, and to the
president. The insurgents bitterly OPP
posed the wool schedule of the Payne
Aldrich law, and the president has
denounced it as "indefensible." Here
is chance to get something better.
1t may not be all that is desired. but
nevertheless 1t Is great improve
ment on the present schedule. 1t
ought not to be difficult for the Repub-
licans who really favor lower duties
to vote for It, Twenty-four Of them
did vote for 1t. So the case is sub
mitted to the senate. 1t is to be
hoped that that body will act prompt
ly and favorably on the bill to the end
that some of the burdens now resting
on the psople may be lightened.-1n-
dianapolis News.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-07-19
LEAVES $500 TO PARROT
Sailor, Who Cured Pet Bird Of Bad
Habit Of Profanity, Wills Money
For Its Support.

Oklahoma City. Okla.-A will leav.
ing $500 for the support and main
tenance OF a pet parrot has been
drawn and witnessed by Thomas Bill.
ingsby, capitalist of this city. The
parrot is twenty years old.
Billingsby was a sailor many years
ago and came into possession of the
parrot in Polynesia. When he left
the sea he carried the bird with him,
inland, and succeeded in reforming
the bird, which at one time was an
expert on profanity.
Three men are named in the will as
trustees Of the fund to be expended
in the care Of the parrot, and during
the birds lifetime the money cannot
be devoted to any other purpose.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-07-19
Pennsylvania Magistrate chides Daniel
Reardon Because He Threw Away
Chance to Embrace Woman.

Wilkesbarre, Pa.-Alderman John
F. Donohue, who has been called the
Solomonlike magistrate, held Daniel
Reardon of North Wilkesbarre under
bail to keep the peace because he had
failed to kiss Mrs. Mary Burke.
good-looking widow. Reardon, it is
charged, had talked Of kissing her
until she tainted him, whereupon he
had words with her about it and Mrs.
Burke had him arrested on charge
of disorderly conduct.
Alderman Donohue asked Reardon
il he had kissed Mrs. Burke and when
he said that he had been unsuccess-
full the alderman gave one Of his time
ly lectures on the fads and fancies
of the present day, as on previous
occasion he discoursed at length on
the beauty of women's faces being
enhanced by paint.
t"Reardon,' he said, "all members of
the female sex from their infancy up
like to be kissed. Oscillation is one
of the necessities Of life. 1t is the
beginning of love. 1t is the stamp of
devotion. do. not consider you a
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-07-19
viii Revise the Tariff.

Speaker Clark made the following
statement with reference to tariq re-
vision at the present special session
OF congress. which apparently refers
to President Taft's intimation in his
speech that he was opposed to all
legislation bearing on the tariff at this
session with the exception Of Cana
dian reciprocity:
The tariff ought to- be revised from
top to bottom. The people Of the land
go decided last November. That is
their latest mandate. The house de-
cided that 1t Is best to revise 1t
schedule by schedule. We have made
good start on that plan. We will
continue as we have begun. The
country indorses what the house is
doing. II the Republican senate
beats our bills or President Taft We
toes them we will appeal to the coun-
try and 1t will sustain us. We believe
we are right and we are not afraid Of
q contest" 81
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-07-19
Four.YearOld Fresh Eoo.

Williamsport. Pa.-Harry Burns Of
Hornell, N. Y, worked in cold stor-
age plant in this city four years back.
One day he took an indelible pencil
and wrote in small letters his name.
address and the year 1907" on an
egg.
Burns has since returned to Hornell
to live. The other day he went to
market and bought a dozen strictly
fresh eggs and paid the extra price,
Among them he discovered TIE iden-
teal egg bearing his name. address
and date of four years ago.
The grocer says he bought them
for strictly fresh eggs"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-07-19
Mule and Boar Battle.

San Antonio, Tex-One Of the most
ferocious fights ever witnessed in this
country between two animals took
place in the pasture of John Friar, a
few miles east Of Cuero, between
boar and mule. The mule had been
turned in for a Sunday Craze The
presence Of this animal Infatuated the
boar and the fight began, and contin-
ued until the mule was killed. The
ground about where the dead mule
lay showed that desperate struggle
was made: The hog was bruised and
skinned in many places from kicks
of the mule, but the latter was liter
ally cut to pieces by the tusks Of
the Infatuated boar.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-07-19
One-Armed School Teacher

dressmaking, millinery and other lines
of work. VIII it bar her from school
teaching?
This question has been put to lead
ing educators in Connecticut and Mas
sachusetts by Stamford persons in
terested in the girl, whose name has
not been made public, and later by
the school board of Stamford The
answers, while varying, on the whole
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-07-19
AZ You Look at IL.

We will be fortunate II the whole
system Of protection does not fall =
Senator Gallinger.
That is, standpattishly speaking, OF
course. Some other people have the
notion that we should be still more
fortunate If 1t did fall. But then. OF
course, If people didn't differ in their
views our politicians would be much
less amusing
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-07-19
Save Us!

Election of United Estates senators
by direct vote Of the people," says
Elihu Root. himself United States
senator, from New York, will. fear.
result in the deterioration of the SEN
ate" Mr.. Root does well to fear. The
people would have hard time raking
up galaxy of men like the justifable
William Lorimer. the Intellectually
gigantic Simon Guggenheim,' the ven
cradle Isaac Stephenson, the patriotic
Boies Penrose and the Juno-eyed
Smoot, not to mention such late men,
bers as the nimble Depew and the
serviceable Burrows. The fool people
would probably send down such In
competent misrepresentation as La
Toilette, Bourne. Bristow, Borah and
Kenyon. 1t is indeed we'll for this, a
stiff-necked people, that they have ex-
cellent rulers to sit on them and
choose servants for them.-Detroit
News.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-07-19
POLICE ESCORT LONE WOMEN
Chief of Police McWeeny of Chicago
Has Plan to Assure Absolute
Safety on the Streets.

Chicago.-Darkness and black, Turk
ing shadows no longer need brighten
unescorted women who visit in the
evening If they will heed the plan
mapped out for their safety by Chief
of Police McWeeny and put into effect
the other day. Ever since the attack
upon Mrs. Charles F. Lob, 1874 Leland
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-07-19
~ 7-Tt ~ ~ N
Matter Of History.

The presidency of the United States
never was bestowed upon man who
went in pursuit Of 1t, and that rule isS
not likely to be broken Albany
Journal
Sure! We all know how Roosevelt
ducked and lodged in 1904, and told
the politicians to keep their hands on
and favor somebody else, and how he
screamed when he was finally cor
rallied and nominated. ~ Rochester
Post-Express.
Every now and then we are remind
ed forcibly Tin the present instance
felicitously) Of what Artemus Ward
called "sarkasm." t5
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-07-19

avenue, who was choked and beaten
when within few yards of her home.
the superintendent has been busy de-
vising some plan for the protection of
unescorted women who by chance are
obliged to return home after dark
After deep thought the chief decided
that the best way would be for un-
escorted women to telephone the near
est police station and ask that uni
formed patrolman be sent to meet her
at Certain corner and escort her
home This scheme he put into effect.
Not only is it chivalrous, but it IL
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-07-19

VIZ street gambling mouse. he
had also given notes for
$4,000 more. To make matters worse,
Miss Daisie Twinkletoes Of the chorus
3 had notified him that unless he gave
her $4,000 she would sue him for
100000 for breach Of promise Of mar
riage and make public his love letters.
"Old Man" Montmorency learned Of
his sons predicament through his
( wife's appeal for more money for their
! boy.
"Reggie's in troubled" pleaded the
1 mother. Eve must help him" Z
Eyes, we must help him." said the
steel king. I'VE must send for Roger
Il O'Mara."
So Roger O'Mara was sent for, The
situation was explained to him. The
same night he left for New York.
A week later Reginald Montmorency
was back at Yale. The notes he had
signed, as well as the fervid love let
tiers, were in Roger O'Mara's posses
sion. Miss Daisie Twinkletoes was
devoting all her time to Chicago
pork packer All was serene in the
Montmorency household. Roger
O'Mara's work was done, writes Karl
X. Kitchen, in the World.
Perhaps you have guessed it. Roger
O'Mara is the shepherd of the black
sheep. When the sons of rich Pitts
burgers get into trouble Roger O'Mara
4 is called upon to get them out. For
43 years O'Mara has been detective
in Pittsburg. Thirty-four years were
/ spent on the police force, where he
was head OF the detective bureau for
the greater part of the time While
he has naturally taken an active part
in all the big criminal cases that have
developed in the Smoky City, the most
interesting part of his work has been
in getting the gilded youths of Pitts
burg out of difficulties.
Employed In Thaw Case.
Newspaper readers will recall how
Harry K. Thaw summoned him to New
York the day after the Madison Square
garden tragedy. Nobody worked hard
er to extricate the young Pittsburg
millionaire from his difficulties than
lO'Mara, but Of course his efforts were
hopeless. Today O'Mara is Thaw's
trustee and his most valued adviser
Less than two months ago O'Mara
+, was helping young Griscom, the son of
4 George Griscom of Pittsburg, out of
his difficulties. Young Griscom, it will
be remembered, was the fiance of Dor
othy Arnold, the New York heiress,
whose disappearance was and is a
great mystery.
Too much money is the ruination of
most of the rich young men in Pitts
burg, he declares. With an endless
supply Of money it is only natural
that they fall into all sorts of dissi-
patton. Drinking, gambling and wom-
en- sooner or later involve them one
way or another, and exposure and dis.
grace are inevitable. And the sons of
rich parents in Pittsburg, he declares,
are typical Of the rich young men in
every large American city.
"The first thing I do when 1 am
called upon to help get young man
out of trouble is to make his parents
promise to cut off his supply of cash."
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-07-19

a duty" said the chief in speaking of
his plan. "All woman has to do is
to telephone the nearest station and
ask for a policeman to escort her
home. The desk sergeant can direct
him to the spot she desienates and the
patrolman can take her home forth
with"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-07-19
Director Of Pennsylvania State For
estry Believes We Will Get to That
Situation Within Near Future.

South Bethlehem, Pa.-That wood
for fuel will rise again to an important
or the most important domestic fuel
even hereabouts. so near the coal
fields, was predicted by E. A. Ziegler,
director of the State Forestry school
at Mt. Alto, in most interesting ad-
dress at Lehigh university. Mr.. Zieg-
Ter spoke on the Financial Aspects Of
Forestry" but before taking UP the
subject Of finance gave lucid descrip-
ton of the Forest academy at Mt. Alto,
an institution conducted more in the
German sense. He said:
THE primary aim Of forestry is to
grow trees as a crop-trees for lum-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-07-19
Not Really n Hard Task.

It is said that it is more than prob
able that the committee investigating
the steel trust will make IAN effort"
to secure the attendance of Mr. Roose-
-veit. But no effort" is necessary,
since all that is needed is SUBJ.
poena. Probably an invitation to the
former president to come before the
committee and tell all he knows about
the steel trusts permitted absorption
of the Tennessee Coal and Iron COM
pany, would accomplish the desired
result. A subpoena certainly would.
Why talk about making IAN effort?"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-07-19
TRAINING Is NEEDED

There is the clergyman, and here is
the justice Of the peace. Take your
choice That is the system in nut
shell.
No standard Of legal, mental or
moral fitness is established. Often
this important function of social con.
troll is exercised with incredible igno.
rance and levity. The frivolous or mer-
cenary magistrate and the feet parson
flourish on American soil. The story
of our marriage resorts or Gretna
Greens shows that we have small rea-
son to boast"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-07-19
Electrical Cooker.

A fireless cooker with electrical at
tachment is another novelty. With it
one can put the meal to be cooked
into the cooker. shut down the COW
ers, turn on the current for half an
hour or so, then turn 1t OF and leave
the meal to cook by itself without dan
ger of burning.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-07-19
A North African Game Bag.

A North African Game Bag.
Egypt and the Sudan provided a
generous and various bag Of game for
Prince Ludwig Windischgratz and his
friends, who have just returned from
a hunting expedition in northern
Africa.
The party. numbering five guns, ac-
counted for six lions, two panthers,
five elephants, six rhinoceroses, FIVE
hippopoatmi, Is buffaloes, four g.
RATES.. one zebra, 1922 antelopes, IA
crocodiles, 30 gazelles, two hyenas.
four wild dogs, two great apes, and
"a wild birds Of different varieties.
Prince Windischgratz brought back
two live young lions, which he has
presented to the Budapest geological
gardens.-Budapest correspondence
Pail Mall Gazette. l
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-07-19

are encouraging to the girl to continue.
The question was asked IN order to
prevent girl. If It were hopeless, CIV
ing the time and money necessary to
a high school and normal course of
training. One normal school principal
wrote that the state board has ruled
that it is not proper to put teacher
with striking. physical defects in
charge Of children. Others said it
would not be a, serious handicap and
that children pay little attention to
such defects.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-07-19
People May. BE Trusted.

"A year ago today the World said Of
Mr.. Roosevelt's return: What Mr..
Roosevelt proposes to do must insyi-
.tably- be interesting. but what the
American people propose to do Is OF
vital consequence. for it is they who
establish the tendencies that make for
progress or disaster" The political
events OF this last year in their rela.
ton to Rooseyeltism cannot fail to id.
spire every believer in republican In:
situations with new confid ence. for
they have again INDICATED the genius
OF democracy for sober self-govern-
ment.-New York World.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-07-19
BID Hydroeiectrlc Company.

It is planned to establish jap
anese hydroelectric company to be-
named the Yokohama Suiryoku Denki.
Kaisha, with capital Of $2.500.000.
1t is intended to obtain power from
the rapids on the upper reaches of
the Sakawa river. in Kanagawa pre-
lecture. ID.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-07-19
A sootable Act.

Publisher-Let's see. On page 20
you say of your heroine, WHO lives in
Pittsburg, that "she clutched the air
convulsively."
Authorizes. What of It?
Publisher-Oh nothing, only I sup
pose the next thing she did was to go
and wash her hands.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-07-19

There had been big tariff on sugar
for twenty-five or thirty years. I
thought it would be profitable and
patriotic to Introduce the beet sugar
business into this country.-Mr. OK
nard. -
Marvellous business foresight.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-07-19
PIumaae Tor Women,s Hats.

The London market for the importa-
ton of plumage for women's hats is
the largest in the world and 1t Is esti-
mated that 5000 persons are employed
in the manufacturing and other work
incidental to this trade. The value of
the imports is said to be $3,50O.000 to
$4,000 900 q year. &
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-07-19
Norway Mine output.

Norway mines iron, copper, silver.
nickel, zinc, feldspar. magnesite. rutile.
apatite. molybdenite and other quartz.
Exports of marble are increasing.
largely across the Atlantic. The 1910
output of mines and quarries was
worth $7OO0.00o. against 100000 in
1909
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-07-19
New England Educators Encourage
Cripple, Barred From Other Pur-
suits, to Take Up Teaching.

Stamford, Conn.-ls it worth while
for girl with but one arm. who
must be self-supHorting, to prepare
herself for career as school teacher?
The physical disability shuts her out
from typewriting and stenography.