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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-05-28
BOARD PROCEEDINGS.

4; Manchester, Iowa, May goth, 1913.
State Of Iowa, Delaware County, SIS. /
| The board Of supervisors met as
per adjournment with all members
and the auditor present.
i Be it resolved by the board of SUI.
pervisors OF Delaware County, Iowa
that it is deemed necessary by the
board of supervisors Of said Delaware
county to construct bridges according
to the following particulars:
Locations: One on Section line be
tween Sections IA and Is, Oneida
township; one in Section IS, Honey
Greek township, one on Section line
between Sections 16 and IL, Delaware
Township, near A. c. Acres and one
on Section line between Sections 16
and II near SINNERS.
2. Material: The one in Oneida
township to be concrete abutments,
steel tsuperstructure, with. concrete
floors. 5$ n
The one in Honey Creek township
to be steel superstructure and con.
crete floor. q:
The two in Delaware township to
be steel and concrete.
3. Width Of Roadway: Sixteen feet
clear on all bridges. q. s4,is.
4. Length of Spans The ones in
Oneida and Honey Greek townships to
each be one forty foot span; the ones
in Delaware township, to be one
twenty foot span. ,5;S:
S. Drainage Area: The one in
Oneida township about 1000 acres
drained Eby Plum Creek; the one in
Honey Creek township. about 1000
acres drained by Honey Greek and
the ones in Delaware township about
200 acres drained by Honey Greek.
S g.. Estimated Cost: The one ,in
Oneida township 81. 400. 90; the one in
Honey Creek township $4,000 and
the two in Delaware township 100000;
each. !
Be it. further resolved that prof.
tests against the constitution OIL
said bridges will be heard by thei
supervisors Of said county on Wed-i
nesday, the 4th day OF June, 1913, at|
at their office in the Court. House,;
at Manchester, Delaware County, Io-l
wa. F. "A. MEAD, II
Attest: Chairman OF the
G. H. BUNKER, Board Super
County! Auditor. visors.
"A mOtlOn was made, SECONDED anu
carried that the above Resolution of
Necessity be adopted.
"A motion was made, seconded and
carried that the auditor be instructed
to ad1ertise for bids for the con-
struction' OF the bridge on the county
line between Delaware and Clayton
counties between Cass Township and
Richland township, and that the
place for receiving bids win be at
Newberry's office in Strawberry
Point. and the. time Tuesday, June
10th, 1913, at one O'Clock P. M,
Minutes Of this meeting read and
approved,
"A motion was made, seconded apd
carried that this meeting. adjourn.
G. II. BUNKER, F., A, MEAD,
!, Auditor, Chairman;
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-05-28
e adjustment OF the whole question

: i r" =.
the adjustment OF the whole question
by diplomacy.
\ Thus while California recognizes a
treaty as the supreme law OF the land nd
which it knows it must obey, 1t de-
clines to heed the wishes of q Ma
tional Administration courteously e ex-
pressed in matter which the Nation
itself must finally adjust. With
states as with individuals, those that
are inconsiderate Of or false to their
own households are likely soon or
late to regret their folly. @
The whole Japanese question will
appear again presently, under tthe
treaty-making power, I'M court made las
UP Of forty-eight states as judges,
where California, with all its bad
manners, will count only one.-NeW
York World. q.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-05-28
e, 1-trrI71I ~ u o. N
were shopping in Manches.

Will Cox were shopping in Manches-
ter Wednesday. I'M. II " 8{
AT 10 o'clock, April IA, at the
home Of Mrs. J. U. Rector the mar
riage of her daughter Miss Eva Rec
tor and Mr.. Philip Cloud took
place. The ceremony was perform
ed by Rev. Couchman, pastor OF the
Congregational church at Earlyille.
~ Mrs. j. D. Bushnell and daughter,
Buelah returned home from Floyd
Wednesday after weeks visit with
the formers mother.
"A large crowd from Greeley attend
ed the dedication services here Sun
day. asss }l5 j5Ss,
Dr. Kresensky, wife and baby call
ed at the Hankins home Sunday.
We are. glad to say that Miss Isa
Hankins is slowly improving from
her recent severe illness.
Manchester had quite q delegation
here Sunday to attend the dedica-
ton Of the M. E. church.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-05-28
INSURANCE COMPANIES TRYING
TO ESCAPE INCOME TAX.

BY Clyde H. Tavenner, Memser "
Congress and this papers special
correspondent. i,ss::3S. .. y !
!. The great insurance companies are
spending 500, 900 or .sG in cent
stamps complaining to their policy
holders, the burden of the complaint
being that the income tax Of one
cent. il assessed against the dlVl !,
dends OF the company as proposed
by the Underwood tariff bill, VIII
in the end fall on the policy holders.
The purpose is, OF course, to rouse
the 3O,0OO,OOO policy holders Of the
United States to, their danger, 50
that deluge Of letters may 1 :l:4e =
en- the Democratic House INTO e4-
empting insurance companies IRON Oh
the tax. III iss
And the public, having been gull.
ed often in the past by the insurance
companies, is swallowing this latest
bunk Of the insurance kings; ana
many letters Of protest are being re-
ceiyed by congressman, X
t A little analysis Of insurance IL
nance. however, shows how ridiculous
IL this threat Of the companies 70
mass the income tax along to the pol
lev holder. They will no more think
Of doing it than they will OF Closing
mn their affairs because Their III
comes will be taxed.
q For many years the Insurance com.
paniex maintained the fiction that
the dividends paid to policy ho!aers
annually were actual dividends. Dlvl-
dends were the bait held out by the
companies to attYact; business. me
agents and advertising literature tolo
Of the wise investments and seconoL-
ical management OF the compauies
which enabled them to permit gvHey
holders to share in the profits. Ihou-
sands OF people believed this and IN
sured themselves in the companies
,paying the highest dividends.
Then congress passed an excise law
taxing dividends OF corporations. -
once the insurance companies asKeu
for exemption. Their dividends 10
policy holders, they explained ana
tr,1thfully this time), were mol davi-
dends at all. They charge the poF
lev holder too much for insurlng MN
$50 per cent too much is the exact
figure). and they each year. gracious.
" return part, BUT NOT ALL, OF
this oyercbarge and call it a EdlVl-
dend. ,,;a.a
To take the companies at their All
yertised word, and imposed on their
net profits out of which they declare
the one per cent excise tax'
which, by the way, was never pass
ed along to the policy holders.
The Underwood bill simply subsu-
tutes for the one per cent corpora ORA
ton tax one per cent income TAX.
And the companies arr trying tso|
frighten their policy holders by tell,
ing them they will have to STAND
this tax in reduced dividends. /
Is this threat likely to be carrled1
out? The New YORK insurance IN
vestigation showed that in 1907 the
insurance companies earned ret s135-
00o, 900 on a capitalization Of only
$40, oo0, 900, or 6o7 percent-in one
year. This profit was genuine, and
it was paid in genuine cash to the
insurance STOCKHOLDERS ~ far
different dividend than the one paid
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-05-28
(, ONEIDA.
act Wook'c attar\

1ss IaSt Week s LeLter)
Mrs. Dick Way Of Edgewood visited
at he Will Miller home Tuesday.
Mrs. Will Boardman and son Otto
were shopping in Manchester Wednes
day.
jMr. and Mrs. s,winburne of Delhi,
Mr.. Trewin and son Of Cedar Rapids,
AMI Miss Sadie Bell attended the Rec
tor Cloud wedding Wednesday.
Miss Vera BeckWith Of 1onia came
home to attend the wedding of Miss
Eva Rector and Mr.. Cloud.
Mrs. Dorine White Of Delhi has a
music class here.
Miss NettieI Clendenen spent Sun
day with Miss Butler at Dubuque.
Mrs. Chas. Burbridge and baby son
and Miss Annie LillibriGge We're shop,
ping in Manchester Friday.
Mrs. Frank Burbridge and GefIle
and Mabel Burbridge were Manches-
ter 'sitors Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. L. Maxfield OF
Minerva are here visiting relatives. =,
Bishop Shepard of Kansas City and
Rev, Billingsley, district superinten'
dent of Manchester were here Sun
day to assist Rev. Kernahan In the
dedication OF the M. e. church.
Mrs. Hansen aBd children of Gree
ley spent Sunday at the Bert Han
sen home here.
Mrs. Layhey and children returned
home from KidGer Thursday where
they have been visiting relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs, Verne Buchanan were
guests at the J. Howe home sew
eral days the past week.
Miss Martha Mosier and brother
Joe weYs Manchester visitors WedRes
day.
The John H. Sparks shows are bill
ed for Manchester Wednesday, May
%. Several from here are planning
to attend.
The University Orchestra will give
an entertainment at the NJ. E. church
May "a. Admission rs and so cts.
Lyle Conge4 OF Manchester Was
here Thursday.
Miss Cleo McCauley OF Delaware
called on Miss lisa Hankins Friday.
Alden, Leah and Gertrude Council
spent Sunday with relatives at Man
chester 81
Mrs. Kate Cox and Mr.. and Mrs.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-05-28
to policy, holders.

to policy holders. n 5
Inc Aetna has earned as high as
l66 per cent; in a year on its capital-
ization; the Prud ential 2l9 per cent;
the metropolitan l4U per cent, anu
50 on. Moreover, the insurance COM
panies have heaped up q VAST re
serve fund whlcn is commanded ny
the Wan street 1inanclers as an au-
miral commands a fleet.
Out OF their tremendous profits, the
insurance companies could well al
ford to pay actual DIVIDENDS to poi;
icy holders, besides charging 81 pei
cent less tor insurance. <rne size. OF
the DIVIDEND is the insurance con'
pany's best advertisement. b
Do you suppose for an instant the
insurance companies inteno 10 par
TALLY kill the public. goose that iays
the golden Wall street egg by cutting
down policy holders dividends BY
the amount Of the income tax, witt
a resultant loss Of highly profitable
lDusiness? s5sS VIZ.
Says Representative Cordell Hull
author Of the income tax bill: III
| is not believed by any: person famil
lar with the facts that any, Of the one
per. cent tax will fail on the polio,
holders ~ III ss5 n "a SSsN@
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-05-28
were passengers to Dyersville Wed.

& # 81 i
were passengers to Dyersville Wed
nesday. 4; WIG
A. w. Sackett transacted ousiness
in IowaSFalls last Tuesday. ..$
y Mrs. e. P. Coates was called to
Winthrop Friday evening on account
OF the serious Illness Of Miss Helen
Cook. &, FL
Miss Lena Mack Of Waterloo spent
several days last week with her par
ents. "a s
Me- The circus at Manchester next
Wednesday, May %, is talked OF
considerably in our neighborhood "a
large number from this place are
going tobattend it.
Mr.. Donald Cook, Miss Ruth Coates
and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Coates visit
ed at Winthrop Sunday afternoon.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-05-28
5THREw AWAY MONEY,

4 Henry never knew stairs could be
SO frolicksome and Alpine until that
midnight. He reached the turning
point Of his perilous Journey when
his wife appeared, armed with the
well-knoWn candle and poker.
You're drunk. Henry" she cried
vindiotively. You're drunk!
well, il ! amt responded Hen
~, demurely, "1'ye spent $685. TOR
nothing at al! .%
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-05-28
MoNTi.
lLast Weeks Letter

(Last Weeks Letter.
Ed. Reilly of Cedar Rapids visited
relatives here recently.
A number from here attended the
ball game at Quasqueton Sunday.
Miss Margaret Touhey was an indie
pendence visitor one day last week.
Miss Agnes and Miss Mariet Cole
man were Manchester visitors Sat
urday. ST.,
+. Felix Donelly OF Ryan was q Sum
day guest Of relatives here, IN
Reports speak very favorably Of
the big circus which Is billed to ex-
hibit at Manchester, May %. and our
people will be their In force as
they generally go for this sort Of en-
rtertainment. s%4
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-05-28

The poets who write songs about
the beauties of the month of May
have had little inspiration for their
verses in the weather Of the present
month. This year May has been no
shining portal to the rose fields Of
fervid June. On the contrary it has
been unusually cold and wet and
generally badly behaved. y!
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-05-28
THE UNITED STATES, cali. !.
dFoRNlA& AND JAPAN. - =. IA 4

The trouble between the Y nl.eu ;,
States. California and Japan mlgns
be ltkened to that Of father, q WI W.
I ful daughter and q bumptous n e'elf
Dor who would like to be more t nan
neighbor to the daughter. !,
Uncle Sam, as the; father, ADVISED aal
his daughter. Miss California, g g
treat MI. Japanese the same all as .51 she
did the rest Of their neighbors pc
cause of his desire to be on m, friend q
II terms with everyone, >but the WE
ful daughter flatly refused to follow s's
this parental advise. She commended
that the little brown NAH wanted 70
4 e more than friend to her, ana
that it was her privilege to repel MI ms
advances, to discriminate against ll'E
him and to cut him off her visiting
I list. q Il; ifs
This, as might be expected causS,
ed the high spirited brown ] M an an g e
become ve1 indignant, and he com ~
planned to the father, who told. him I'm
that while he desired that they should
continue to be friends, and While u ne
sdeplored the apparent rudeness O
his daughter, he was obliged 70 ! n.
/ form him that his daughter had No.
exceeded her legal and natural rights =
1 III the premises. This answer, While y le
concilatory. was OF course unsat1s
factory. These question: are upper
most in the minds Of nearly every = Z
one:
M What Is Mr.. apanese going to g
to- heal his wounded pride VIII
he challenge Uncle Sam to mo q e
combat Well. hardly. Uncle sam
while = peace loving gentleman, !, 4
/, bad actor when forced into fight
\ and. beside les he is rich and his ~
tie brown neighbor is poor. Were err
1T not for Japan . poverty war witt
that country would be quite probable
I After the Panama canal Is finished
the chances Of a war with Japan vii
u be very remote. .5 IL
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-05-28
Chicago women are said to pay
annually upwards Of $2O.0Oo,000 fox
their gowns, and such gowns! :.
HIRAM JoHhsoN's SIGNATURE.

With an appearance OF elaboration,
Coy. johnson OF California signs the
Alien Land bill, amended to harmon
lie with our treaty obligations. BY
go doing he expects to gain favor
with his Acknowledgements for an
affront to Japan, but the incivillty
is not to Japan. It is to the Gov
eminent Of the United States.
What was asked by the President
OF Gov. johnson and his Legislature
was not recognition Of the treaty
rights OF the Japanese. They were
secure and beyond the possibility OF
serious invasion by anybody. The re.
quest delivered by Secretary Bryan
In most conciliatory words was that
no action at all be taken pending.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-05-28
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by: local applications. as they cannot
reach the diseased portion OF the ear.
There Is only. one way to%cure deafness.
and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an inf1amed condi-
ton Of the mucous lining of the Eusta-.
chan Tube. When this tube Is intlan1ed
you have q rumbling sound or imperfect
hearing, and when it is entirely closed.
Deafness is the result. and unless the In
Illumination can be taken out and this
tube restored to its normal condition.
hearing will be destroyed forever; nine
cases out Of ten are caused by Catarrh.
which is nothing but an inflamed condi-
ton Of the mucous surfaces.
We will Qivc One Hundred Dollars forany case OF
Deafness Caused By that cannot DO cured by
HallS Cotarrh Cure. Send for circulars free.
5 81 r. J. CHENEY Co, Toledo, Ohio.
Bold by Druggiots. z5c. -5Gy = 4.38
Take Halls Family pills for constipation.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-05-28
QUESTIONS AND ANSWER En-
TANNING ITO APPOINTING IS!
OF FOURTH CLASS posi- NJ

3 H. II 4 z MASTERS. IS
@. No. 1. What was the Taft Or
Ter pertaining to Fourth class post
mas tiers 81,
At a. No. i. 1t was an executive Or
der made on October 10, 1872, a 3Dy
President Taft putting all Fourth
class postmasteers under Gl " ser t
vice without an examination.
III @. No. q. What was the effect OF
this order? f..s5 28
n a.. No. 2. It meant each fourth
class postmaster in the United States
then In office would hold the office
indefinitely regardless OF his fitness
or qualifications, vacancies of course
to be filled based on competitive
examination. .,5.
n q. No. 3. Wherein was this order
unfair? sGs N
n; AZ No. 9. It put postmasters IN
der Civil Service who had received
their appointment by virtue Of pollt-
lcal consid erations and took no "A &C
count Of merit whatsoever.
4 @. No. 4. What is the Wilson Wis g
sWay?,' Z,
a. No. 4. President Wilson. on
May q, 1913, issued an executive or
der, amending the Taft order, which
provides that in all Fourth class post
offices where the compensation ls
$3.50 per year or over, there shall be
held an open competitive exam1 mi
ton by the Civil Service Commission
the result OF which shall be certified
by the Commission to the Postmas'
ter General The Postmaster Gener.
al shall appoint one of the three re.
ceiying the highest rating.
@. No s. IN How are they appointed
when the compensation is under SlSO:
"A a.. No. S. By the Postmaster Gen
eral based upon a report made by g
post office inspector. ,,;7g "a
q. No. s. Who holds these exam
| nations? Y
a., No 6. Local examing boards
are appointed by the Civil Service
Commission to conduct the examina
ton. ss " y + z. ,3s4
nations be held n. = II. 5.S +. !,
IA: No. It is impossible to tel
at this time: but they will be hele
as soon as the Department can take
care OF the work, and as the needs
Of the service require.
@. No. 8. Where are examinations
held? KS .g E .ss5t5 Ii,
& "a. No. 8. At the most convenient
point. e..s
q. No. 8. How does one make ap
plication for examination?
"A. No. 9. After an examination Is
announced the applicant secures, up
on request, at the local post office,
form 1853, which is the proper blank
to be. filled out and which contains
full Information pertaining to the the
examination.
C. NO. 10. What is the nature OF
the examination fS 5s.t-
"a. No. 10. It covers elementary
arithmetic, penmanship, letter writ,
ing, copying tests, together with III
statement as to facilities for tran
sacting the business Of the OFFICE.
q. No. Il /. " How can one get more
complete information pertaining to
this matter? Ri; ma 81 !,
"a. No. II. by writing to the civil
Service Commission, Washing ton, p.
e. asking copies OF form 1852 and IN
1859. which contains instructions 70
applicants and rules and egulatlo'ns
governing appointments, or by writ ,.l'l;
ing your Member Of Congress-
ss MAURICE CONNOLLY, N. =.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-01-31
ROOSEVELT IS
SENATE'S One
TERM TARGET
Hitchcock Resolution Giving Eff
feet After March 4, 1917,
Voted Down
WILSON PLEDGED BY
PLATFORM TO ONE TERM
Maritime ReasSertS
President elect Wilson Will
Not Seek Reelection

WASHlh GTON, Jan. 3l.-By a vote
OF u 10 - the senate this afternoon,
defeated The Hitchcock amendment
10 She Works resolution limiting the
presidential te IL. which proposed
that nc piesiden. elected after March
!. 1917, or who had acted FOR two
ears IS PRESIDENT, after that date.
should be eligible 10 reelection The
Root amendment TO the same effect
was TN yoted down, without a
division
The Hitchcock amendment was
s!detra ked in 4, c debate when Sen
ator hnot presented one 10 the same
offcct, providing that the limitation
Oh presidential tenure OF Office
should no; become effective until al
ter President Wilson's term had ex
rired
Despite Roots appeals that the per.
sonnl eien ent be omitted from the
debate. membe.s could not stoo
Vtangl!ng about whether such aud
such d provision would debar Roose
welt, Taft. or Wilson from holding
new terms in the white house
senator CumnIns, who was him
SELF presidential aspirant, last
sr:ln6 warned The senate that IL
must not eliminate the presidential
candidacy OF any man.
ROO suggested the six-year-term 20
in,C effect after 1917. Paynter want.
ed the daIe made 1918. and Hitch
cock said ii should provide that no
person elected ar a siX-year-term al
ter pas sage OF the act. should be-
eligible fol reelection
You will never have the plan -ati
fled so long as the friends OF any ma
can raise against II q cry OF persecu.
ton" Senator Williams declared il.
supporting the Root amendment.
II don; want that man Roosevelt "a
die believing that he could have been
again elected president" be continued
gancing at Bull Moose supporters Il
want him 10 run again and be beaten
again. and maybe he will then Sc sat.
is fed. Let us fight him fair. in thu
open, but never let 1t be said that We
singled him out and shot at him"
Senator Lodge opposed the Root
amendment.
DeJeie on the Works single six
year presidential Germ resolution set
lied dI WIN in the senate today 10 a
personality cont oversy, and T'heo.
dore Roosevelt was the 'personalitS
Believing that TIE measure is aimed
On ectlr al the bull Moose candidate
TO MAJ him ineVgIb1e lOr reelection
tie PrOgressives bitterly contested
tle y; Cposed Constitutional amend
ment Leaders conceded today thai
rnless COMPROMISE we're reached
Llch 90 adoption Of the plan suggest
ed by Senator Hitchcock or Nebras-
Ia. thdt the Irritation not 20 into
efect ntil after 1917. il was doubt
ful VI the necessary two-thirds ma.
iority could be lined up. for the
.neasLre. TIL Hitchcock provision
would exempt Taft. Roosevelt ana
" ilsoa from the operation OF the
plan. senators Eristow and POindeS.
ter fought any sort Of q plan which
they sid wOulu prevent the people
rom continuing in Off 70 any man
whom they desired TO have remain
there
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-01-31
EDWIN H. B. GULL
Is DEAD AFTER
WEEKS ILLNESS
Division Freight Agent of the
Wabash Victim of Acute
Gastritis
WELL-KNOWN OFFICIAL
ROSE FROM THE RANKS
Had Been in Railways Employ
30 Years - Native of
Seaforth, Ont.

Edwin II. b. Gull, division freight
agent for the Wabash railroad, died
in his home. No..-.420 Putnam-aye..
Friday morning. after an illness OF
only week. The cause OF death was
acute gastritis. --,s
Mr.. Gull had been connected with
the railroad In Detroit. Tor 30 years,
starting nthe traffic department and
working up to be- division freight
agent, with charge Of the Detroit dis
trict. He had held rhts-pUsition for
about five years.
Mr.. Gull was 10 years old. He was
born IN Scarurtt. ont. and received
his early education Woodstock,
Ont. He came TO Detroit when he
was 10 years old and entered the SER
vice Of the Wabash railroad.
Mr.. Gull was pr2mlnent i'm the az.
fairs tof tina Transportation club. be-.
ing one OI-tne origInwf nrcrH bcTs. =
Mr.. Cult leaves hlT- EIje. a sou.
clarence H.. Cul, -aHd-two-d aashte rs.
Mrs. o. II. Rocker Of -.Wautesha.-
Wis, and Miss Marjorie, living at
home.