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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-08-07
Suicide Of an Eccentric Religious
Enthusiast.
Wealthy Fish Merchant In Washing
ton Market, Manhattan, Retired
From Business and Intended
to Spend Life In Ease.

New York. After picking out q
burial plot, making his will and carry
ing out other arrangements for his
death, John Elsey. II years old, whose
seccentricities had made him one of
the city characters, committed suicide
in his home, 80 Jewett avenue, Jersey
City. Just before firing two bullets in
to his head he had his daughter-in-law,
Mrs. Augustus Elsey, read to him sew
eral extracts from a prayer-book. He
sent her to her room to do some sew
ing and said he was going to take a
short nap. Instead he went to bath
room. where he killed himself.
r Elsey several years ago was one Of
the wealthiest fish merchants in Wash
ington Market. Manhattan. He sold
out his place, for $250.00O and then de-
,cided to devote himself to life OF
religion and ease. Religion was his
main interest in life. One Of his chill
dren died 20 years ago and he found
ed the Elsey Chapel. in Jewett ave
nue., as a memorial. BeforeSth time
Elsey had carried his religious re-
searches to the point OF making fire.
.quent changes in his faith. When the
chapel was opened he was among the
,Seventh-Day Adventists.
He became convinced not long aft
lerward that the. Salvation Army work
sers were the exponents of his favorite
doctrines and he gave the chapel to
the Salvationists when he was con-
3verted. Subsequently 1t was occupied
as the Church OF the First Born, by
the Faith Cure sect and then went
back to the Salvation Army. Elseyl
frequently talked from the pulpit and
delighted to tell the influences that
had worked to convert him to a new.
faith. FRI ID. u 5E.
He was married twice. His nrst
wife divorced him and the second
died IN 1900. The widow OF his son.
Mrs. Augustus Elsey. and Mrs. j ssie
Tulley, a housekeeper. lived with him
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-08-07
DETECTIVE MALLoh's STORY.

""The dastardly treatment which
the thieves said Detective Mallon.
who did the work at Baldwin's man
sion in Englewood. /, gave the family
caused great excitement, and the To-
cal police were paralyzed and did not
know which way to turn. Mr.. Bald
win lived part Of the time in New
York, and was a broker in Wall
street. He requested us to give him
aid in running down the thieves. and
offered $4,000 reward for their cap
ture. The case was given to me the
second day after the robbery, and I
went carefully over the ground.
Everything had been turned upside
down by the local police, in the hunt
for something which might lead to
the identity of the men.
II found the family in terrible
condition, and Miss Alice Baldwin al
most crazy over the loss Of her dog,
which defended her SO gallantly, and
was buried in the finest part Of the
lawn. The others were all suffering
from conclusion Of the brain from a
terrible blow on the head. The only
member of the family who could give
any clue, which was Of any value was
Miss Alice, who slept through all the
early part of the confusion and was
awakened by the growing Of the dog.
The light was burning in her room,
and she saw heavy built man stand
ing beside her bed. She called the
dog, who was lying at the foot of the
bed, and set him on the thief. In the
struggle the dog tore the mask OF,
and she saw the burglar was negro.
"She said that she had seen the
negro before in Englewood, and
thought that she had seen him on a
wagon loaded with garden truck 60
ing toward New York about two
weeks before. Upon this information
/ made tour all through the country
to get trace OF missing negro and
wasted a lot Of time In following tho
wanderings of colored man who had
worked for several days with farm
er near Lodi. I found him, but there
were no wounds on his body, and this
left him out of the game.
when I returned to New York, I
had a complete list of all the stolen
goods, and made tour of all the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-08-07
HAS BULLET-PRooF SKULL
Dependent Shoemaker Fails in His
Attempt at Suicide-Physi-
clans Are Surprised.

Ely, Cal-This city will evidently
furnish the state with the first case OF
felony charge under the new law,
against man who attempted to COM
NIT suicide and failed.
Joe Loissele, shoemaker, despond-
ent and tired of life, as he claims.
when in his lodging house room,
placed a revolver to his head and
fred. The bullet, instead Of reaching
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-08-07
Man Mars Dual Nuptials

Police officers were hurried to the
Lennox home, but the father Of the
prospective bridegroom remained firm
and refused to give up his son.
The wedding of Moss and Miss An
ME Bennett went on according to pro-
gram, while the bride who had been
left waiting at the altar locked her
self In her room and wept.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-08-07

we'll informed, in fact, learned"
"And am not that?" he asked.
"Why, I'm graduate of three uni
versities, speak eight languages flu
emily, and know all the ologies!"
She shook her head. THAT isn't
enough" she said.
ooh, l forgot to MENTION" he made
haste to add, that can give you all
the college athletic records for the
last ten years, and the names OF all
the different parts Of a motor car
and"
"That'n do. I'm yourS!" she cried
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-08-07
Eaten cockersIs.

Az. soon as the cockerels weigh
OF q pound they should
be penned for ten to twelve days and
fed all they will eat OF corn chop or
a wet mash composed Of two parts
corn meal, one part bran and one part
low grade -four. If this mixture can
be dampened with skim milk, it will
add much to It's fattening. and bleach.
ing qualities.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-08-07
Corn Alwavs Eattena.

A corn ration will put on fat Just
as fast in summer as in winter. For
this reason the flock Of laying hens
should be fed sparingly of corn and
should be made to dig and scratch for
the small grain they get. Another
excellent way to give them exercise is
to spade up a patch Of the hen yard
Enclosure every few days and give
them a chance to dig for worms.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-08-07
U. c. Man May Float Llberte.

u. {. Man May FIoat IIpoEte.
Washington.-Maj. Harley B. Fer
guson, engineer corps, U. 8. A., who
superintended the removal OF the
Maine from Havana harbor. may, IL
the war department accepts an invita-
ton from the French minister Of ma
rine. go to Toulon to supervise the
floating of the wreck Of the battleship
IAberte
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-08-07
,v.c.itlon for. Brs edlno stock.

Give the breeding stock. you intend
to carry over for next season. q vaca-
ton in vacation quarters. II possible.
separate the males and females anud
give each flock outdoor quarters on
ample range, well shaded. Let them
occupy this SUNNI r range until time
to house in winter quarters In the fall.
You Will find that they moult out
cleaner and earlier and that they will
prove better in breeding condition.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-08-07
Moroa Funeral Custom.

with Moroa people, on the death Of
\ chief, his son Tor heir If he has no
SOM muyt provide mare, which is
led around the assembled guests by a
laughing woman, who is dressed up
fo- the occasion. It is absolutely nee
essary that a mare should be obtained
Tor the funeral should the heir neg
lect to do so, the ghost of the de-
seased will never give him any peace
and she must be sold afterward; if
not, she will die. Why the woman
shoult have IS he laughing is past
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-08-07

Family Warned by Mental Telepathy.
Detroit, Mich.-Mental telepathy
aided Mrs. Richard Meyer to foretell
her fathers death at st. Louis, Mo.
He died shortly after telepathic COM
munication had been flashed to all his
children. Mrs. Meyer claims that for
years tho family has been warned Of
impending disaster by similar flashes.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-08-07
PLYMOUTH ROCKS ARE FIRST.
More Marketable Than White FsatlL
cred Chickens, Says Prot. LIP q
plncott Of Kansas.

The most marketable breed Of
chickens Is the Barred Plymouth
Rock. This decision, handed down .
few days ago by w. A. Ltppincott.
professor of poultry husbandry at the
Kansas Agricultural college. answers
question which long has been dis.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-08-07
Education.

He had asked her to marry him sew
eral times, but she had always said
no. Now, at last he determined to
know the reason why.
After some delicate. questioning,
she replied, finally: well, for one
thing, the man 1 marry must be very
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-08-07
Mice in Hen House,

Mice in the henhouse? Set a trap
Of any preferred type, lay a small
drain tile on the floor Of house or
yard, and put the trap in the middle of
It. The trap Is thus out Of the way
CT the hens but offers an alluring invt-
tation to the mice.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-08-07
oueatlon 81 =. Pront or. Los..

-1-11 .QUOetIoh o. PTont orNGotU.1 f17.III
Success or failure with poultry de-
pends entirely upon the management,
and in studying the cause Of failures
the poultry keeper must hold lin view
the fact that the fowls are creatures
in his charge, and that upon his judg.
ment hinges the question Of profit or
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-08-07

the brain. as would ordinarily be ex-
pected, hattened against the skull,
creating only painful wound
The physicians who revived him
declare they are at a complete loss
to explain how the missile failed to
penetrate and produce instant death.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-08-07
Summer Feeding.

The summer feeding of hens should
contain good variety Of foods freely
Given with no thought Of forcing for
eggs. The hens deserve a little rest
and their nature demands it.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-08-07
\ Man II Tree Dead 4 Year.

Man n Tree Dead Z year.
& Missoula, Mont.-The mummif1ed
remains Of a man, believed to have
been E. Kost, globe trotter. Judging
from papers found on him, was dis
covered in a tall tree. The man had
been sitting above an old Indian hunt.
ing platform. Apparently he had slip
ped and his leg caught in the limb. !,
The body had been hanging for more
than year. E3
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-08-07
Dry-Feed Hopper for Poultry.

to allow fowls to eat comfortably. In
fitting the front upon the cleats allow
half an inch space from bottom and
one inch from back Of hopper. This
gives free delivery Of feed Into the
tray. 81 54.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-08-07
" Reads Page at a Glance

moved, receive and transmit to the
brain the image of the entire page
except that part falling upon the CEN
trail portion, which has been de-
stroyed." y & A 4; "a.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-08-07

comprehension, but that is the Moroa
custom, and after all it is quite
mistake to suppose that people must
necessarily look glum on these &C.
Ecasions 80.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-08-07
THE GREAT. ENGLEWooD ROB
slil#s $50 Berry. a& r

~ Id you ever think how
~ >5S4S@ burglar, who breaks into
NA8 Syour house regards you?
IN ~ You play an. imp ortant. part
ESAz2 in. his scheme OF things, it Is
4zsVSAyg true but he hasn't very
II 80. high opinion Of you, at
least OF your fighting abilities. The
thieves who broke into the house OF
Banker Baldwin, ct Englewood, n. y,
1 few years ago and perpetrated cruel
outrages upon every member of the
family had no fear OF dogs or guns.
They did their work with fendish
precision and ), congratulated them
selves that they left no clue. But
the teeth marks left on one Of the
gang ~ a faithful bull dog who died
defending his mistress, proved their
Su4doing. d Now let the principal &C
tors tell the story. .:5 ,7 l5s1s
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-08-07

Reduce Egg.Laylns Power.
An egg Is q chemical combination.
and II hens lack in their feed any ele-
ment which IL found in eggs then the
power to produce eggs is lowered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-14
A Bad Rail and a Wreck.

A heavily loaded express train on the
New York Central road. making any
where from sixty to seventy miles an
hour in an effort to make up time, struck
a defective rail at curve within a few
feet Of the edge Of the Hudson. and was
derailed and rolled down a short bank
upon the ice covering the surface of the
river. BY rare good fortune the ice was
thick enough to hold the cars and pre-
vent them from plunging into deep water
Upward of forty passengers were slight
ly injured, and thus the accident does not
stand among the great disasters Of the
rail, as would have been the case il 1t had
occurred a few days later. with the Hud-
son uncovered by Ice. Only the rare
chance that the rail broke on the 18th Of
March instead of, for an instance. on the
10th prevented a loss of life that would
have shocked the country profoundly.
It has been ascertained that the rail
broke because Of a flaw. a crack having
at some previous time formed at the base
and worked upward until II reached with
In two inches Of the tread; This crack
was about four feet from the end, and 1t
is believed to have been due to what is
known as piping. This is the result OF
unwise economy in the rolling Of the in
got Of steel. When the ingot Is cast the
ends are likely to be Of softer consistency
than the central portion, core OF this
soft metal penetrating conically for con-
siderable distance from each end. In
practice. about 10 or Is per cent of the
ingot is cut OF at the ends. but this still
leaves remnants OF the cores that work
into the rails. despite the rolling process.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-14
The Attack on King Victor.

Less justification an assassin never had
than the wretch who this morning under
took to kill King Victor of Italy as he
was on his way to attend a memorial
service on the birthday of his father,
himself the victim Of fanatic The
King OF Italy has commanded increasing
respect since he assembled the throne In
consequence of the tragedy Of 1900 Not
impressive in stature. he has neverthe-
less always borne himself with kingly
dignity and yet with no lack of kindly
humanity. He has shown his quality
on several occasions Of great public dis
tress and danger. setting an excellent
example to his subordinates by facing
peril unfiinchingly and manifesting al
ways the keenest interest in the welfare
describe his admirable bearing in the
moment of the attack and dwell upon
the kings insistence upon continuing his
errand. Victor Is no coward, at all
events, and he has made as good king
as Italy could possibly demand. Assas-
sination would in his case have abso-
lutely no excuse. for his reign has been
exceptionally sound and patriotic. The
Italian law permits no capital punish
ment and the man who shot at the king
will, therefore. not be executed. But his
punishment will nevertheless be such
as to impress the evil-minded with the
danger that attaches to the role Of the
regtcide. An important work remains now
to be done by the police In tracing this
wanton crime to its source
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-14
The Hard Coal Strike Menace.

An anthracite coal strike in this coun-
try'becomes more dangerously threatening
with the fiat rejection by the mine oper-
ators OF the union demands at yester-
days conference. Another meeting will
be held tomorrow at which the reply of
the miners representatives viii be deliv-
cred. probably in terms OF a renewal Of
the demands In that case negotiations
may be formally closed as far as the
public can Judge. but there win undoubt-
edly be continued efforts on both sides to
get together by the 31st, on which date
the contract year expires II by that
time an adjustment Is not effected fully
300 go miners will quit work and abso-
lutely tie up an industry on which de-
Ponds in material degree the prosperity
of the eastern section Of this country.
IN their detection OF the miners de-
mands. the operators lay stress upon the
.ssmpctsibility" of increasing the wages
rs the miners ask. pointing out that to do
SO would add $4,000. 900 a year to the
coal bill Of the public, working out at an
average of about 81 cents a ton. to be
borne by the domestic sizes OF coal. This
liz a familiar statement OF the case. In
sact. the public has become quite accus-
toned to the idea of carrying the whole
load OF wage increases. It ID q question
in this caseAwhether in point OF fact the
cost OF projection is, as the operators
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-14

declare. already reduced to a minimum.
Probably on the face OF things the mines
are operated economically, but there are
expenses charged against production
which 1t might be difficult to justify In
any public audit of the coal mining ac-
count. Royalties and lease funds are
charged which might probably. under a
more equitable system Of coal mine own
ership and operation. he saved.
Recognition Of the union is emphaticaily
denied and the collection of the union
dues by the companies is declared to pc
prohibited by the laws of Pennsylvania
The Cancellation board is insisted upon
as affording a satisfactory method of ad-
justing differences. Other demands are
laid aside as immaterial and in some
cases as based upon non-existent issues
The operators insist upon continuing the
system whereby a contract miner may
have more than one working place and en-
ploy more than two laborers, and declare
that it is impossible to grant an elsnI-
hour day without seriously curtallinS
production. arguing that conditions have
not changed since the strike commission
of nine wears ago fixed the nine-hour
standard.
both sides are sincerely DESTROYS of avoid
ing a strike. At the same time If the
miners insist upon recognition they VIII
probably meet with refusal to the end
of the period. That is the rock upon
which the negotiations are likely to
split. The operators on their side may
be willing to concede an advance in
wages, knowing, as they frankly admit,
that the difference will come out of the
pockets of the consumers. A curtail-
ment of the working day is also possible.
Much depends in this matter upon
whether the union is sufficiently in funds
to carry a strike through four or five
months Their leader claims that they
are in good financial shape and refers to
the support of the American Federation
Of Labor as a reserve in case of a pro-
longation Of the strike. There will
probably be much bluffing until the
s1st. What will happen after that date
no one can foretell.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-14
Train Wrecks From Broken Rails.
From the New York Worl,

In the extraordinary series Of accidents
to the best trains on American railroads.
eliminating yesterday in the derailment
of q section of the Twentieth Century
limited for the second time within a
week. the striking thing is the FREEDOM
nance of mechanical defects as the
cause It is again admittedly broken
rail which precipitated the Centrals flyer
into the river, as it was broken rail
which caused the wreck of freight
train on the same division less than a
week ago. Why do steel rails break
under the pressure OF trains and who is
to blame for the alarming increase Of
this factor of-unsafety. the railroads or
the manufacturers? The recent confer
ence of managers and mill representa-
lives, while 1t revealed a recognition Of
the danger, did little more than serve as
an occasion for shifting the responsible
ity. Whether in making rails harder to
meet the demands of the roads the manu-
facturers are making them so brittle that
thew snap under the higher wheel pres
sure of fast-train operation, or whether
the defects result from inferior methods
Of production In the rolling mills. the
fact remains that they constitute dis
tinct element of unsafety and the precise
cause should be found out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-14
As to Intervention in Mexico.

From the New York Sun.
The administration, it is said. has no
intention of intervening in Mexico or Of
ordering additional troops to the border
unless the revolutionary situation be-
comes worse than it is" No matter how
bad the revolutionary situation becomes as
between the Mexican federal government
and the insurgents. the United States will
have no cause for intervention This view
Of the case cannot be too strongly urged,
because there seems to be an impression
that If bloody civil strife ensues, if
pitched battles are fought and cities be-
sieged, the time will have come for the
dispatch of military expeditions across
the border and for q landing in force at
Vera Cruz. which would mean an indefi-
niteiy long and intellectually costly war
with the Mexican people. who little
more than year ago were celebrating
the Tooth anniversary of their indepen-
dence Absolutely the only Justification
Of Intervention in Mexico would be the
failure of the federal government to pro-
tect American citizens in loyal or rebel
territory. The United States has no right
to assume that because 1.-The revolution
airy situation becomes worse American
citizens will be maSsacred.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-14

It is claimed that fully 25 per cent OF the
average ingot should be sacrificed to IN
sure a solid rail end. The flaw In the rail
that caused the wreck on the New YORK
Central yesterday probably resulted from
a defective spot in the metal, where an
unequal strain was caused which started
a crack from the base onward. The rail
was laid new in 1910. and this crack has
therefore been somewhere between four
teen and twenty six months in the course
Of development. Microscopic examination
may disclose more precise information on
this point, although this is not material
the important fact being that, with all the
processes Of inspection, defective rails are
still turned out of the mills and laid ana
used until accidents happen.
If this derailment near Poughkeepsie'
costing no lives. results in change In the
process of rolling rails it will have been
fortunate mishap.