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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-01-01
STATE FILES PROTEST
DIRECT ELECTIONS AMENDMENT
QUESTIONED BY GEORGIA.
soIons See Error In Proposal for
Choice Of U. S. Senators-Jeal-
Gus Of States Rights.

Washington, Dec. 24.-Strongly as
sorting that the course followed was
unconstitutional, a protest was filed
here Saturday by the legislature OF
Georgia against the course taken by
congress in proposing to the states a
constitutional amendment providing
for the direct election of United
States senator's.
The Georgia claim brought confu-
sion on the constitutional lawyers in
congress. OF more importance Is the
fact that the adoption Of reform de.
manded by the people will be further
delayed. H..
Artile S OF the Constitution pro
vides that, "the congress, whenever
two-thirds of, both houses shall deem
It necessary, shall propose amend
ments to the Constitution"
There are 96 members of the senate
and 1877 members of the house. The
senate adopted the proposed amend.
ment by GA yeas and "a nays, and seven
not voting, one vacancy existing. The
house adopted the proposed amend
ment by vote OF 23S yeas to 80 nays.
five responding present when their
names were called, 10 not voting, and
five vacancies existing. Thus the sen.
ate gave the requisite two-thirds ma.
jority, while the house did not. The
house declared the amendment adopt
ed on the ground that two-thirds Of
those present and voting approved the
amendment. a.
A joint committee OF the legislature
Of Georgia in an exhaustive report de.
clared that the amendment did not
receive two-thirds Of each house, and
therefore, was not proposed to the
states in the manner pointed out by
the Constitution for its own amend
ment" zH5Htt8 s E
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-01-01
RAILROAD OUTLOOK.
Three New Iowa Lines Are Under Con-
sideration For Next Year
ALL HEADED FOR CAPITAL CITY
Claimed That the BaIkan-Turkish War
Influences Stringency Of Foreign
Money Situation Which 10
Cause of Some Delay. NJ.

Des Moines.-Two and possibly
three new Iowa railroads it Is ex-
pected will be headed for Des MONIES
next season. ...,....s
The first stretch OF one Of these
railroads is nearly finished and is to
be ready for operation on Jan. /.
Two other roads are still in the air.
These are the Des Moines & Red Oak
railroad and the Iowa & Omaha road.
The Creston, Winterset & Des
Moines railroad is about completed
from Creston to Macksburg. Next
season an effort is to be made to ex-
tend it to Winterset. The extension
of the road to the states capital will
follow as natural matter of course.
While the Red Oak proposition Is
yet a matter of blue prints, that road
is a certainty. Some financial OBJ
stacles are still to be arranged but
most of these difficulties have been
provided for and the residents along
the proposed right Of way are anxious
to have the line go through.
The third proposition Is the extern
sion of the Iowa & Omaha line from
Treynor east to Des Moines. All
the three lines travel for the most
part through isolated country that has
been shut off from the railroads. The
Iowa & Omaha line is the road which
Leslie NJ. Shaw promises to finance
The men who are associated with him
in this proposition assert that the
funds for the financing of the propo
sition will be ready for them when
peace in the Balkan country clears
up the foreign financial atmosphere
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-01-01
|ND! j 5 RAIL NJ HEADS L: Dc
c. S. yMELLEN, s: E. CHAMBER
LIN AND A. w. sMiTHERs
CHARGED WITH VIOLATIONS
CHARGE TRAFFIC AGREEMENT
Federal Grand Jury at New York Says
Plan Constituted Conspiracy In
Restraint Of Trade officials viii
Make No Comment. ;si3

New York, Dec. 26.-The federal
grand jury. under the criminal section
of the Sherman antitrust law, in.
dicted here Monday. Charles S. Mel.
len, president Of the New York. New
Haven & Hartford railway, who by
virtue of that Office, is head OF all
New England's transportation facil-
tiles. Es
Indictments were also returned
against Edison j. .Chamberlin. presi.
dent of the Grand Trunk railroad, and
Alfred M. Smithers of London. chair.
man of the Grand Trunk board Of di.
rectors. -.
/, All three defendants are charged
with conspiring to monopolize and re
strain interstate and foreign com
merce. The indictment is not based
upon the proposed new traffic and
trackage agreement between the New
Haven and Grand Trunk, a copy OF
which was turned over to Attorney
General Wickersham by President
Mellen with the intimation that In
that document was contained the sole
ground upon which the government
thought 1t could proceed against the
two roads under the drastic Sherman
law. Instead 1t Is based upon secret
documentary evidence obtained from
the office files of both corporations by
representatives Of the department Of
Justice.
These documents show that SO long
ago as last August the chief executive
heads OF the two roads had begun tt
conspire to bring about a hard and
fast working arrangement - whereby
the Canadian corporation would com
pletely withdraw from New England
and leave the Mellen- Morgan monop
oily in absolute enjoyment Of that rich
field.
Neither President Mellen nor Presi
dent Chamberlin, the former being iI
New Haven and the latter in this city
would make any comment. upon. the
grand jury's action when news Of II
was conveyed to them by reporters.
No such high ranking or powerful
railroad officials have ever before
been called upon to face a criminal
charge for violating the Sherman anti
TRUST law. The penalty, if their gull
Is established before trial jury OF
II they should plead guilty to thus
avoid trial. Is maximum fine 'o
$4,000 or one year imprisonment o.
both fine and Imprisonment.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-01-01
FATALLY SHOT AT WEDDING
Policeman Shoots J. Reiden After the
I It Latter Had Attempted to Kill
the Contracting Parties.

TaylorvilIe, ILL.,, Dec. I'll. Belden,
q carpenter of Staunton, is in a,local
hospital in a dying condition after.
having been shot by a policeman. fol-
lowing the breaking up. OF wedding
party at noon here Wednesday by
.Belden. He entered the home of Miss
Emma Fisher III this city just as the
minister was performing the cere.
mony uniting his step-daughter, Miss
Elsie Bates, to Ora Redfern, and be-
gan shooting at the principals In the
wedding. His divorced wife and
mother-in-law, members Of the we'd.
ding party the minister and members
4 OF the household made hasty exits.
the bride and groom climbing out Of
a window After driving everyone
from the house he barricadeda himself
at the door and when the police ar
rived in an automobile, they opened
/ fire. Fully 100 people Joined, toe Off
GERS to capture Belden, but we're not
successful until after he had been
fatally wounded by shot fired by
an officer from behind an automobile.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-01-01
CRISIS IN PEACE MEET
Allies Seek to Force Turks to Definite
Decision =. Fighting May
Be, Resumed.

London, Dec. "a. = Hopeful for
peace, but ready to fight, the ENJOYS
OF the Balkan allies went to. St.
James palace, determined to force the
Turks to a definite decision 4
The question of the resumption of
hostilities now rests on the Turkish
demand for permission to revictual
Adrianople. II the Turks refuse to al
ter this demand the peace negotia-
lions probably will not reach consid-
Grafton of the surrender of the fort
dess. The allies are united in the
stand that the negotiations must con-
tinue with conditions within Adrian
ople as they are at present.
The Balkan delegates will fatty re-
fuse to allow the provisioning of Ad-
rianople, and will declare for war un-
less the powers offer an acceptable
plan of mediation, giving to the al
lies the privileges and preference
which they believe theirs. as due to
the victors. E..M.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-01-01
INDIANA TAX LAW WINS
Act Authorizing Collection Of Cash
From Owners Of Foreign Stock
Shares Upheld by U. s. Court.

Washington, Dec. 24.-The Indiana
law authorizing the collection Of taxes
against residents on shares OF stock
in foreign corporations was upheld by
the Supreme court of the United
States in the case of Henry Y. Darnell
against the state of Indiana. Darnell
was assessed $12,271 as taxes due for
several years on stock in the I. M.
Darnell Manufacturing company, To-
Gated at Memphis. Tenn. The right
of the state to collect tax was con-
tested on the ground that the Indiana
law was unconstitutional. constituting
an interference in interstate COM
merce. ... .,.. ,,.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-01-01
SCHOOL RECEIVES HANDSOME GIFT
Mrs. e. D. childs Donates Sum to
Complete Dormitory Bearing AHer
4 Name at Baptist College.

Des Observation-Disclosures has
been made by President Earle Of Des
Moines college that Mrs. Eleanor Dix
Childs has donated $4,000 more for
the finishing and furnishing OF Childs
hall. Mrs. Childs' benefactions to the
college include already $4,000 which
was used to erect the building bear.
ing her name. The additional sunl will
be used to cover deficit met with in
the new structure, and to furnish it in
a manner in keeping with its magni.
ficence. The announcement was re.
ceived with enthusiasm by the stu.
dent body. Mrs. Childs was present
and received the expressions OF
thanks from the faculty and students.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-01-01
GREAT BRITAIN HONOR REID
Rites at Westminster Very Impressive
-Over $500 Distinguished Peo-
Pile Attend Ceremony.

London, Dec 23..-The remains OF
Ambassador Whitelaw Reid were paid
the fullest honors by the British GOV
eminent Saturday on their removal
from his London residence to the
British warship that is now bearing
them to the United States. ~.
The memorial service for the late
Ambassador Whitelaw Reid, celebrat-
ed in Westminster Abbey Friday, was
an impressive ceremony. The honor
of such a service in Great Britain's
historic cathedral has on few occa-
sions been accorded to any but Brit
ish subjects Of great prominence. In
the congregation of $500, which as
sembled, nearly half were American
residents In England, including the
staff Of the American embassy and
consulate general. Royalty, the gov
eminent and every class of public
life, with the artistic and literary
worlds, were represented.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-01-01
.vICEROY is WOUNDED
BOMB HURLED AS BARON HARD
tNGE ENTERS CAPITAL.
Explosion Kills Native Attendant and
Destroys Basket on Elephants
Back-Vlcequeen Shaken Up.

{ Delhi, India. Dec. 26.-The viceroy
and vicequeen Of India, Baron and
Baroness Hardinge, escaped assassin
alton as If by miracle here Monday
at the hands Of native fanatic when
making their ceremonial entry into
Delhi, the new imperial capital Of In
dia.
Three splinters Of the powerful
bomb, which killed one native attend
ant and injured another. penetrated
the back and shoulders of the viceroy
and he was also wounded in the neck
by the screws with which the bomt
was filled and which passed through
his helmet.
The doctors who removed the metal
splinters from the wounds declared II
marvellous that the Yiceroy escaped
fatal injuries. Lady Hardinge was
seriously shaken up.
The elephant on which they were
riding halted and the viceroy tried to
stand up, had reeled and tainted. and
the officials who gathered around him
had much difficulty in removing hin
from the elephants back The how.
dab ii which he and Lady Hardinge
had been seated was blown into
matchwood. The umbrella bearer
who was killed, acted in the same
capacity for Lord Curzon. The bomt
thrower had not been caught. A re
ward of 10000 rupees approximately
$4,000 has been offered for his ar
rest.
The viceroy was making entry in
state into Delhi as the last Of the Ger
emonies in connection with the trans
fer OF the capital from Calcutta te
Delhi. The splendid elephant pro
cessiop had just left the railway sta
ton, passing through Chandai Chewk
when the bomb was thrown.
The ceremonies were interrupted
for only short period while the vice
roy and lvicequeen we're being con
veyed to the hospital and vicerega
residence respectively. F
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-01-01
148 KILLED in THREE MONTHS
1926 Were Injured by Railroads Dur
Ing April. May and June, Ac-
cording to Report.

Washington, Dec. According tc
a bulletin issued by the interstate
commerce commission the number OF
persons killed in train accidents dur
ing April, May and June, 1912. was
14S. The injured totaled S,215. Acct
dents to employees and others due to
railroad operations, including indus.
trial accidents, totaled 19,34s OF this
number 2,303 persons we're killed.
The total number Of casualties on
steam roads for the year ending June
80, 1912, was 160,123. OF this mum.
Der 10,6s5 were killed. This shows an
increase OF 1879 killed and 1919 in
the number injured, compared with
the previous year. For the three
months, April to June, inclusive.
there we're S,215.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-01-01
WRECK VICTIMS SAFE.
REVENUE CUTTER SENECA RES
CUES ALL FROM GROUNDED
STEAMER TURRIALBA.. e, W.
CREW OF VESSEL is PRAISED
Night Of Terror and Prayer Passes as
Rescue Boat Hove in Sight
Heroism and Goodness Domi-
mated Everyone Aboard Craft.

New York, Dec 27.-The 81 passen-
gers and members of the crew OF the
United Fruit company's steamer Tur-
3rialba, which grounded on the Jersey
coast near Atlantic City early Tuesday
morning, arrived safely in this city
Wednesday evening.
Ssss They were brought here by the Uni
ted States revenue cutter Seneca and
were met at pier is, East river, by q
3throng Of friends and relatives. Be
sides the passengers and crew the
cutter took OF an OF the baggage and
J corps of customs inspectors az
pedited its examination.
All Of the passengers told substan-
TALLY the same story Of the wreck and q!
rescue, the feature Of which was the
excellent discipline of the crew, the
orderly behavior of the passengers IN
\ general, their relief from a night OF
terror and prayer for relief when the
Seneca hove in sight and their final
transfer in lifeboats to the rescue
ship. When. they sailed away the sea
+ about them was dotted with thou
sands OF punches Of bananas, which
wepo thrown overheard with hundreds
OF bags Of coffee and cocoanuts, fjetti
soned In the hope that the tugs will
X be, able to pull the vessel off the
shoals at high tide. sssal. &
sS Capt. Charles e. Johnson, command
$er OF the rescue ship Seneca said tina,
when he last saw the Turrialba she
was heading about northwest, heavily
N grounded forward and floating aft
Her rudder, stern post and propellert
4 are smashed and she has 15-degree
] list to starboard.
III The work Of transferring the pas
J sengers and crew to the Seneca was
begun at daybreak. The mail and bag
gage were taken of after the passen
gers. The work was completed at II
a. m. and at 1890 the Seneca started
back to New York. IS
All the passengers were unanimou!
. in praising the captain, officers ant
crew OF the Turrialba and the Seneca
and all had a special word Of praise
Z fsr the Barnegat Beach life-savers.
There was only one variation in the
z story Of sheroism and GOODNESS told by
all. It related to one man who, it was
stated, became panic stricken at thu
most critical moment and rushed upon
the captains bridge of the Turrialbt
Y nieading to be saved. ID
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-01-01
NO MO MONEY n & !. TRUST RI !
J. PlERPoNTr MORGAN DECLARES
CONTROL OF CASH IS
SIMPoSslBILfTY.
ALL BANKS COULD NOT DO IT
Likes Competition, but Admits Com
bInation Gives Him More Pleas
ure-His Deposits Are 100000
ooo-Names Steel Directors.

Washington, Dec. 21.-J. Pierpont
Morgan before the house money trust
investigating committee Thursday
declared there could be no money
trust All. the banks and all the
money in Christendom could not con.
troll money The question Of control
Is personal as to money and credits"
The big financier was led up to his
answer by the examination of Samuel
Untermeyer, counsel for the commit
tee, who asked Mr.. Morgan If "he did
not feel his vast power"
Mr.. Morgan answered that he did
not feel it. Once when the lawyer
and the witness got into discussion
Of competition and combination, Mr..
Morgan said:
I'D rather have. combination than
competition. like little competi-
ton, but like combination better.
Control is the important thing. With
out 1t you can't do a thing, but no one
man could monopolize money. One
man might get control Of railroads, or
merchandise, but never money and
credit"
| Mr.. Morgan's declaration that there
"could be no money trust" empha-
sized by a vigorous bang with his fst
on the arm Of his chair, came toward
the end of the committees session, at
which the flnancier testified as to
the relations of the house Of Morgan
with several great corporations.
Mr.. Morgan testified that he had
! approved the prices at which the sub
salaries of the United States Steel
| corporation were taken into the big
corporation. Mr.. Untermeyer asked II
he had not named the board of di.
rectors of the steel corporation, but
Mr.. Morgan only said that he might
have decided who shouldn't go on
Can't you give the committee q
statement of the deposits OF your
banking firm In New York as of No
vember II" asked Mr.. Untermeyer.
1 Mr.. Morgan Appropriated it al
500, 100000.
i Mr.. Morgan produced, in response
to a question, copies of the fisca
A agreements between J. p. Morgan
Co. and the New York Central anG
the New York, New Haven & Hart
ford Railroad companies. Mr.. Nor
gan said that there were no Other
such agreements made by his house
He said the Arm acted as hsca
agents for other companies "by tacit
agreement Y
"You are acting for number Of
other corporations, are you not, in
Guiding the United States Steel cor
poration ?" suggested Mr.. Untemeyer
yes, but that is by resolution Of
the board of directors of the stee.
corporation" said Mr.. Morgan.
| AS to other agreements whereby
4 the Morgan house became fiscal
4 agents for corporations, he said they
!. were "by word Of mouth or by CORE
| spondence." ,Es ~
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-01-01
22 DIE WHEN GALE HITS SHIP
Florence Escape In Small Boat in
a Raging Sea.

, St. Johns, N. F., Dec, 24.-Twenty-
two men out OF crew of 81 Of the
freighter Florence of the Furness line
went down to death when the steamer,
which had lost its bearings in dense
fog, was driven ashore off st. Shott's
Friday night. Five Of the crew, Sec
ond Mate Medley and four seamen,
who took the daring risk of finding a
shore landing for the others. escaped
death These five, three of them car
rying the other two, dragged them
selves into Trepassy from the desert
ed fishing huts of st. Shott's Sunday
and then came to this city, where the
disaster was first reported.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-01-01
Deer Are Beino Killed

Council Bluffs,-Deer are becoming
so plentiful that they sometimes in.
terfere with the movement of trains
in the western part Of the state, ac-
cording to railroad men. Near Avoca
recently a herd of the deer crossed
the Rock Island track and one of the
animals was killed. The carcass had
to- be drawn to one side before the
train could proceed.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-01-01
WOOD TO HEAD BIG PARADE
United States Army Chief Is Appoint
ed Marshal of Inauguration Event
at Washington.

Washington, Dec. 27.-Gen. Leonard
Wood, chief Of staff, was appointed
marshal Of the inauguration parade
Tuesday by Chairman w. C. Eustis of
the inaugural committee, thus setting
at rest rumors that w. H. Edwards,
New York's street cleaning commits.
sioner, would land the berth. The
four chairmanships remaining vacant
were filed as follows: Legislative
committee, George e. Hamilton; sou.
venirs and tickets, ]. H. De Sibour;
ballroom decorations, Walter G. Pc.
ters; auditing, Capt James F. Oyster.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-01-01
Car SHORTAGE In North Iowa.

Mason City.-At most every ship.
ping point in this locality there Is a
great shortage of cars. At Rockwell
the elevators are crowded with corn
so that the elevator men refuse to
take any more and with such mass
of it in the bins, unless the weather
keeps cool, there is great danger OF
its spelling. Only about one-fourth
enough cars are being received to
move the crop. -
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-01-01
Carries Dead Child On Train.


Oskaloosa.-Withh her dead child in
her arms, Mrs. John v. Berhaar, di.
rect from Holland to meet her hus-
band, arrived here. Her husband pre-
ceded her to this country several
weeks and after securing work sent
for his wife She came with the child.
1t was taken sick after leaving Chi
cago and soon died. She could not
speak word Of English and fearing
she would be detained if she told Of
the child's death, carried it in her
arms until she met her husband on
the depot platform.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-01-01
Fine Residence Burns.

Oskaloosa.-When so gallon tank
of kerosene exploded from some un.
known cause in the house of the late
G. G.. Laughlin six miles northeast of
here flames swept through the build.
ing, and the watchers by the dead
body of Mr.. Laughlin had hard work
to remove it in time to prevent Its
destruction. Some of the watchers
were badly burned in their rescue
work. The residence and all its con.
tents were destroyed; loss is $4,000.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-01-01
Not a Candidate.

Decorah-L. L. Caldwell announces
that he will not be. a candidate for
the honor of department commander
of the Iowa G. A. R. the coming year.
He came near being elected last
year and it was supposed he would
run again and win without opposition.
Poor health is given as the cause for
his refusal to run.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-01-01
Bow l. Killed In waaon.

Council Bluffs Rollo vancleave, 4
year-old son Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. B.
Vancleave, was killed a few miles
from here. The child climbed upon a
wagon standing on hillside with
brake set. In some manner the boy
released the brake and the wagon
started down the hill. The boy was
thrown out, lighting upon his head,
and was killed instantly.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-01-01
Iowan Builds AeropIane.

Kellogg.-An aeroplane is being
built at kellogg and is nearly COM
pleted. C. A. Zornes formerly Of Chi
cago, but now resident of Kellogg,
is the builder. He is practical avia.
tor, having made numerous flights in
various parts Of the United States. 1t
is expected that the new aeroplane
will start on the trial trip Jan. /.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-01-01
Second Degree Murder.

Oskaloosa.-Pete Wilson who shot
down his wife last September and
then made an unsuccessful attempt at
suicide was found guilty by a jury
in the district court of murder in the
second degree. He was indicted for
first degree murder.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-01-01
Safe lie Rohhed

Mason City.-Ed w. Coyle is minus
$134 in cash. He is coal dealer and
closed his office expecting to be back
after supper, he did not lock the safe.
This made the work comparatively
easy for the sneak thief.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-01-01
Lone Married-want Divorce.

Long Married--Want Divorce.
Rockford.-After living together for
forty years, w. H. Campbell. accord.
ing to his present line of vision, is
finding that the bark is being too
much tossed about on the matrimon.
ial sea and is asking that the mar.
riage be annulled. They are we'll
known people of this community and
their action is deeply regretted.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-01-01
DESTROYER in Stiff Gale.

Newport, RI, Dec. 27.-With her
top mast gone and her decks having
been awash for ten hours, the destroy.
er Warrington, in charge Of Lieut..
William Ancrom, came to her slip at
the torpedo station Wednesday,