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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-06

many more United states marshals and
others who 90 an occasional bit Of work.
No one but the chief knows just how
many regular members Of the staff there
.... au. DIE thinks il wise policy not 10
tell.
There is AN Office Of the bureau IN every
principal city of the United States, while
every United States marshal and deputy
constitutes an extra local agent. The
New York Office Of the bureau is in the
Park Row Building and its head is VIII
lam NJ Omey, who is styled division
superintendent. Mr.. Ofiey looks and talks
like a serious-minded village philosopher
The bureau contains few agents who
have had previous experience as detec-
tiyes. This sounds incredible. However
it's true. The aim has been for the gov
eminent to make its own detectives. TO
train raw and uncontaminated material
for its own special purposes
For trust and bank Investigations the
bureau has a staff az bright young law
yers As the revised adage says. set
lawyer 10 catch a lawyer. Crookedness
on a large scale is generally planned by
a member Of the bar. An ordinary de-
tective would be lost in the maze of com
mercial and legal intricacy involved in an
antitrust case. The lawyer detective
knows what to look for and where TO find
II. There are also a number of expert
accountants who are extremely useful In
the investigation OF corporations ana
banks. And all special agents who are
not lawyers are carefully grounded IN the
law of evidence, so that they VIII not
waste time or bring in lot Of JUNK, In
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. formation. II is probably something con-
nccted with the realm Of higher diplo-
macy The State Department has its
own detective force for handling the Ill
tra-delicate matters involved in interna-
tional relations and the yearnng of for
cigu powers 10 know about our military
and naval equipment.
In antitrust cases the bureau usually
conducts what are called open investiSa-
tons. There is little or no shadow work
or roping. as required in other cases. A
plan of action is usually made 10y spe-
cial assistant 10 the Attorney General
who is detailed 10 such case. or by a
regular Assistant Attorney General. in
con junction with the bureau chiefs I'VE
want such and such information in order
10 prove violation Of the sherman law
saws the government attorney. All
right" responds the Bureau Of Irvesti-
cation. \ corps Of lawyer investigators
are then sent wherever necessary
throughout the country to gather up the
evidence. In many cases the government
AGENTS walk right into the Office Of the
trust and announce. I'VE would ike to
investigate YOU" The trust officials
reply. Pleased to have YOU and pro-
coed 10 assist in the investigation Of
themselves.
This course saves trouble for tho cor
poration. since it obyiates the sub
pnnaing of books and all business being
consequently held up. There are few in
stances of open recalcitrancy or the
hampering of government agents by pri-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-06

A FTERNOON TEA and philosophy
~ make a not unusual combination
1 N But particularly conducive rs TEA
10 philosophy after the matinee.
Three well-enough-known ladies' pie"
into an almost-more-than -well-enoush-
known tea room one afternoon recently
They had been 10 see woman proDieh'
play. which means that they mad Deeh u
almost any play now I'm New YORK Iruth
to tell. the play. although 1t had peeh
comedy. had brought a mood OF siren
uous sadness over these three spectators
and. oh. well, that's not so uncommon
either
So they went for some tea.
The rustle Of silks, the sparkle Of Jools'
the Whit Of several blends Of pfOme' u
say nothing of q sterling silver Iaugh VI
two and a treble exclamation, made the
other occupants Of this quiet. low lighted
rn-and-Aower-decked retreat look up as
they bounced in.
There was a man sitting at near -
table all alone. aside: queer piace Ioi
a man when all alOne-whdt 90 you sup
pose he was doing thereD anu soo'
after the ladies had buzzed GOWN iii''
their seats and become acclimateo eho"sn
10 order tea ne began suddenly 10 pu'
down cabalistic signs on dozens OF scraps
Of paper But never mind about nm nc
hasn't the slightest place IN TINS s'oi!'
What did the ladies orderE
Tea. tell you.
How do you know?
Because IL was served IN tea cups
AF.fH
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-06
WORKING GIRLS NECESSITIES.

.ru,h,. the other day saw a list oil nee
-. oxnenses for working girls made
-. ono Of these settlement poole. ana
',',,, do YOU thing she had provided Tor!
..co,,ething picturesque, no doubt
11 N,rs ID. s.. with flushed face.
-, twice "A day. every day in the
49,, acclaimed the other waving In
1,sdain little hand whose rings
'"S nt the light of the table lamp and
o "S il back with all the proud JOY OF
''a'" ',sras emeralds and rubies.
nIInr' commented she OF the prongs'
+. ,,,zzIed assent. What Will be the
staple on your hst'
'.,'ou YOU know. meat is positively de-
-, 70 those people. They are
se"'' nigh by nature. without eating
coa''o Its TO make them worse. Be-
hea'' - an unnecessary expense. You
s'des. :, che went on, dipping into the
S"p", Of sailed almonds i am great
ulsh - =. ruts. Nuts and grains build
Dehe.o' .,as,es and can supply the place
Of meat altogether
con then. you are vegetarian NUT
on' W. Dept. store. vaguely.
'er.u xacutive lady bit her lips and mo-
cor her companions cup.
Let me s ncsT sJ how is your cupg"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-06
A1rDNocM TIA WARMED THEIR HEARTS ALTRlHTN ERVO

great deal, / might persuade Adolf to
consider It for your sake. dear
But how can the working girl get on
without clothes?" quericd Miss b. And
then theatres and. and why, all the i'm
portant things. You have down all the
things one doesn't care about"
The executive lady looked puzzled. but
the wife of commerce came quickly to the
rescue.
You forget Miss Butterfly. this Is only
one weeks bill. Those people don't buy
clothes and go To the theatre every week.
You see" she explained
oh" drawlod the Butterfly, don
they?" But after pause she exclaimed
why, you've nothing down for massage
Ny doctor says | couldn't get along WITH
out massage and that no girl can be wen
looking without 1t"
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Thank YOU 50 much" murmurcd Miss
T.. coming back long way from
dream she had been having. and pushlhs
her cup over TO be relied.
Seems To me a nut diet Is Just the
thing for them rippled Adolfs better
half chcerly Clean. cheap and easy
to prepare why, just the very thing.
What else do YOU put on the list? knew
YOU would have sense. just knew IT,.
Perhaps ] can remember the others.
replied the executive madame. i'm her con
ndent way and looking keenly at her tea
mate. Perhaps you viii lay this before
your husband. and if he approves Of my
estimate of the minimum wage he can
adopt il and credit the Happy Paupcrs
Aid
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If you WOULD BE HANDSOME.

AN honest hard working routine ana
a diet of the clean, wholesome food
have outlined would make any one good
looking" replied Nine. Executive. 1t Is
bad living that makes people Unlocking.
Late hours, eating too much doing no
walking or fencing or anything to exer-
else them properly-all this is responsible
for the wishy-washy complexion you
see in department store girls. If were
given my way ! could change all of that
i'm twinking. In fact, | am going 10
change it,"
How energetic you are" breathed Miss
Butterfly. IF you go in for all that sort
of thing though, you'll have no more
time for your friends. And what's the
use. after all?'
Now, don't begin talking that way at
your age" demonstrated the executive
madame. What could be more worth
while than social service?"
well, think afternoon tea is, for IN
stance" she said giving her friend sly
wink
Adolfs wife INDUCED in a peal of re-
lieved laughter.
81 don't know but / think so myself
Miss b." she Fri ii coniidentially.
Meanwhile, the waiter hung about with
anxiety. There were people waiting ior
tables.
ANYTHING more, ladies?' he ventured.
When the party finally Hurried out half
hour later, having ordered nothing more
the waiter, looking for his tip. picked UP
something from the table which he re-
garded will dull curiosity. II was a 10
cent piece.
That for mine he mumbied pitterS'
as he strobe of, jamming the coin In ms
pocket.
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dealers act strictly within the law, sell
openly and ship firearms properly la
beled.
One of the biggest jobs handed by the
Bureau of Investigation was the case Of
the Indianapolis dynamiters, forty-flye
labor union officials and men implicated
in the Mcnamara blow-ups. The charge
against these men was carrying explo-
sives on passenger trains interstate. The
work Of investigation covered every city
of any size in this country. When the
time came 70 act, grand scheme of ST.
multaneous arrests of forty-fiye men n
almost as many cities was devised. Two
weeks ahead of the appointed time gem
eral Instructions were sent out Agents
were then assgnc. 10 locate each de-
PENDANT Four DAYS before the arrest
final instructions were given out. and the
defendants were relocated or in some
cases put under shadows. 1t was sched-
uled that the arrests should occur at eX-
acty a. m. Eastern time, "A. m. Cen
trail time and Mountain Pacific Coas-
time to correspond.
The arrests occurred like cl0ckwork.
Forty-onc out of forty-five men were
arrested i'm some thirty different cities
within five minutes OF each other. More
over. despite the eXpanse of territory COW
cred and the number Of government
agents involved. not single leak hap
pencd-a record incredible If it referred
TO any city police operation. Most OF
Continued on seventh page.
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brand of tea ordered. the notable TACT
about which was that it failed to steam
when poured.
II am interested in your list for the l''ln-
imum wage" said Mrs. Department store
taking a liberal draft Of the apparently
=, eering beverage. Il am sure YOU VIII
have a sensible point Of view. Poor Ado'
is nearly out of his mind with the social
betterment societies that come every oaN
IN tell him he must raise all the girls
wages 10 impossible sums. He was IN sucI'
a state the other night that he declare"
IL they legislated wages up any iurther
no would sell out and become a cash e'''
himself? Poor dear. It's getting 80 ,'''S'
days that business is no longer pl''a-
urc." -.
Madame Executive WINGED almost I'M
perceptibly. 40
"Nost of the settlement workers are
anita absurd" she assented. drumming on
tho table with white. nervous hhs'IS'
"Xvhat they demand for working peoPie
narticularlv women-is. Of course, out Oh
Tho question. Most OF the settlement Ill
r,ctors YOU see. come from people VINO are
CORY, little above the working claSseS
,ho,,, seIves: so they sympathize WIN
tbese people and try to procure al SUI -
~ ovtravagances for them.
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The two prongs swept her forehead as
Mrs. u. :. leaned eagerly forward to
watch the figures that went down.
Twenty dollars" she cried, in tones
that could have been heard i'm a subway
express My dear" emphatically. you
have made a mistake. Let me add them.
She almost snatched the menu from her
friend and counted up the figures labori-
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1T WAS TEA THEY DRANK

Never mind now. said II was YEA
and who's telling this story?
But why not call spade space o..
Because when you do that 70" i'i'o Dhe,' -
club. And. after all this story Is Hoo"'
hearts and diamonds Wait TIL you
II Mapped that of the three iauies
was prominent society settlement
er-you know. not for pay, Just 10,
Of the poor and 10 work of SOM VI
Splendid executive ability OF heis,
second one, dressed mostly IN Joo's
fur and nat with two prohss w
front, was the wife Of depai 49,
store merchant we all know. u e'"'-r
even you. dear reader contributes 81 1,,r
thing toward those jOois ana ''a'
and those prongsJ And ths ,ni'u 10"
just dear little butterfly piess ne,
heart VINO was p'fectly earnest "Oo''
syery word she said. -
Now, having settled the mise-eh'' So s,'s
and the characters. il Is time 10, W
playwright 80 get down 10 the o'a'oe So, ~
Let no one question the technique VI .,''"
play, remembering that Mi. Nh"''''
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- APARTMENT of Justice
Ii is phrase of potency and

4
It is a phrase of potency and
81 an expression of dread signifi-
canoe 10 lot of folks i'm these United
States. 10 has d peculiar meaning IL is
a word combination which has rather re-
Gently acquired a special force. Those
who stand most i'm awe Of il have no
abstract veneration for justice and no
particular respect for departments IN
general. Justice is a joke to them. But
Department of Justice-that's another
matter It's odd how highly they esteem
those two words linked together. while
they ha-ha at either of them separately.
When absolute precision is desired the
phrase is ampliied with the words, Blu
reau of Investigation. but there are few
purSts who call for such a waste Of lam
guage Just say Department of JUS
tice" and if there is any federal crook
within earshot watch him for the symp-
toms of mental unrest.
In view OF the fact that the new At
t0rney General and head of the Depart
ment OF Justice. James G. McReynolds
has radical ideas on trusts and strongly
disapproved Mr. Wickersham's agreement
OF the lOUdtNO ulSSblQA4Dll III NillNll NdoN
Mr. McReynolds was especially employed
by the government, there probably will
De- a lot of swOrdfshing done in the near
future.
What the secret government police is
10 England. Germany and France the
Bureau Of Investigation of the Depart
ment of Justice is to the United States.
No. do not compare it with the Russian
Ohkrana. or Third Section. for it is not
the tool of autocracy. Neither is it the
same as Scotland Yard. for it has wider
scope 1t is in way the magnifed sue
cessor Of the Secret Service i'm this coun-
try. Organized only five years ago, ii
has become the most extensive and inn
portant detective force used by Uncle
Sam
The bureau had a small beginning
There were just ten operatives at the
start. Then il began TO grow and grow,
keeping pace with new ideas on how to
get" trust conspirators. having widen
ing scope Of action I'm peonage' lynchinS'
land frauds. might riding" federal bank
ruptcies, dynamiting, Mexican revolutions
and white slavery" II has now maybe
900 regular operatives, not to mention as
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vate detectives in the employ of cor
porations. However. the government
men take no chances. especially regard
ing their reports, all copies of which are
Immediately sent to headquarters by Of
fetal mail. 1t is no use to "frisk" the
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Frohman says that play technique is "A
purelv personal matte- with the play
yripbt and should not be attacked any
more than his private morals.
After ordering tea. the three ladies sank
into what almost threatened lof hio
ment To become silence. so renlhisce'.
were they over the comedy mat hau
troubled them.
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Hell credit you: that's what he'll do.'
cried Adolrs wife enthusiastically
Hell give it out To all the papers. I'll
sec that ne does. myself
The society queen searched through u
golden purse aud fond "A tiny pencil.
She picked up the hand painted menu
card and wrote rapidly on its margins;
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There were larger items, such as rent
ice. ccal. light and the like. with a price,
carefully figured. opposite each.
Now. / think that's all. I'll add IT up
she murmurcd
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Continued ON seventh page.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-03-12
ff. snz
WILLIAM SMITH.

The funeral services Of William
Smith, whose death was mentioned
in last weeks issue Of The Democrat
were held from the home, southwes
Of the city, last Saturday morning a
II o'clock, Rev. c.. K. Hudson, pas
tor of the Methodist Episcopal church
Of this city, officiating. Intermen1
was made in Sand Creek cemetery.
Mr. William Smith was born in
Coasby, Yorkshire, England, October
27, 1S47, and died at his home near
Manchester, March 9th, 1913, aged 6i
years, 4 months and 6 days.
He came to America in 1870 and
settled in Winnebago, Illinois, where
he fsgsded until the year 1876, at
which time he removed ito Iowa.
On November 27, 1879, he was unit
e" in marriage with Miss Deilah
Stimson, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Milton Sumson. To this union four
children were born-Mrs. Howard
Wagner, Milton, Lloyd and Dellah. all
of Manchester.
Mrs. Smith died January 27, 1899.
He was united in marriage with Miss
Martha Green, daughter OF Mrs. Sar-
ah Roland Of Manchester, October 4,
1905.
There remains to mourn his depar-
ture his wife and four children, three
brothers, John, of Los Angeles, Cal
ifornia; Christopher, and Edward, of
Spooner, Wisconsin,, and one sister.
Mrs. Mary Raymond, Of Independence,
Iowa, besides number of other rela-
tives and friends.
Thus kind husband and father,
neighbor and friend has answered to
the summons. The sympathy of all
is extended the bereaved relatives.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-03-12
WINTHROP CITIZEN HANGS HIM.
.

o.
! "As a shock to his many friends
over the county came the news~o1
Saturday that l.. E. Corey, prom
inent resident Of Winthrop, had taken
his own life, shortly before noon thai
day at his home there. At about II
O'Clock he had apparently started
down town from his home, which is
located a7block north of Main street,
and went by way OF the barn. AS he
often went that way nothing was
thought OF it. He entered the barn,
fastened the door on the inside, plac-
ed ladder against the rafter in the
upper part of the barn, fastened one
end of the rope around one OF the
beams and the other around his neck.
He was discovered by II o'clock Or
before by his stepson, Clarence Price,
who Immediately gave the alarm. A
Winthrop justice of the peace viewed
the body, but as the evidence Was
clear and there was no indication OF
foul play, no inquest was necessary
Air. Corey had been a strong, robust
man until of late. He and Mrs. Corey
went to California early in the winter
and while there he purchased resi-
Ience property at Long Beach, with
the intention Of making that their fu-
ture home He was taken with ner-
vous prostration, however, and it was
thought that if he could return home
he could regain his usual health.
They started home and arrived there
the Sunday before his death. He had
Mr.. Corey was we'll and IA
since been about and seemed I'M
known in Independence as
one OF the best of men and his
friends over the county will keenly
sympathize with the bereaved family
in their hour of sorrow"-lndepend-
ence Bulletin-Journal. 9&
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-03-12

John Mulvehill of Masonyille is
a Manchester business visitor today.
Mrs. w. c. Amsden left Sunday
afternoon for a visit with friends at
Minneapolis. Ak
-Snodgress Clothing company ad-
vertise L System clothes for young
men this week. Read their ad.
Miss Barbara Pierce left this
morning for Fayette, to resume her
studies at, Upper Iowa university.
Miss Hazel Green returned to
Fayette Monday, where she is stu
dent at Upper iowa university.
III. J. Wilson returned to Water
loo this morning, after visit with
relatives and friends in the city.
Mrs. Thomas Healy Of Waterloo
was a guest at the home of her sis
ter, Mrs. John Sullivan, Monday and
Tuesday.
Your attention is called to the
advertis ement of George S. Lister, In
which he has something to say about
Kalamazoo silos.
The annual meeting of the Della
ware County Combination Sale com.
pany was held at the Court House on
Friday afternoon.
w. N. Wolcott, Allen Leroy and
A. D. Long left this afternoon for
Cedar Rapids. to attend meeting OF
the Scottish Rites.
Mrs. James Greer, of near Hop.
kinton, is visiting in the city at the
home Of her daughter, Mrs. w. H
Ensign. Mrs. Greer goes from Man
chester to Jesup, to visit another
J daughter, Mrs. Irvine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-03-12

q +, ~,
The annual school election OF the
Independent District of Manchester
was held Monday afternoon at the
Council rooms. II votes were cast.
F. e. Richardson was elected to sue
ceed himself as director for the term
Of three years. He received Go votes.
H. A. Dittmer received 3 votes FOR
director.
Three propositions were also voted
upon and were carried by large ma
jorities. The propositions voted upon
We're as follows:
Shall lots 800 and 301, of City of
Manchester, Iowa, being the Kinder
garten site, be sold?
Shall the proceeds of such sale be
placed in the School House Fund?
! Shall school house, tax Of $4,000
be levied for the payment Of debts
contracted for the erection OF High
school? S $ IN
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-03-12
Large CLASS TO
GRADUATE in june
HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF '1a CON-
SIsTS OF THlRTY-Six
MEMBERS.
JUNIOR.SENioR BANQUET APRIL Il
Senior Fair to be Held at High
School Building on Friday,
April q. '..
GRADUATING GLASS.

The graduating class OF 1918 of the
Manchester High school consists OF
thirty-six members and is one of the
largest ever graduating from the To-
cal school.
The officers Of the class are as
follows:
Harold Pride, president; Archie Le-
Clere, vice president; Amy Ram Sec
retary; and Gail Bronson, treasurer.
The following are the members OF
the class:
Donald Abbott, Hazel Adams, Mar,
jorie Arnold. Gail Bronson, Amber
Davis, Lyla Dennis, Garnet Duffey,
Wayne Dutton, Carl Eng sstrom, Flor
ence Fischer, Josephine Hutchinson,
Mae Jones, Margaret jones', Ola King,
Arch LeClere, Harold Len, Marguer-
ite Madden, Howard Marshall, Mar
jorie Minkler, Dorothy Munson, Dom
aid Mcdonald, Blanche McGee, lisa
Phelps, Bert Pinch. Edith Pinch,
F'loy Porteous, Harold Pride. Ruth
Pride, Amy Ram, Ralph Richardson,
Jean Small, Margaret stanger, Olga
Trumblee, Ray Wells. Grace Wolcott,
and Burel Work.
The class has chosen blue and
white as their class colors.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-03-12
1000 900 NlckELS PUT IN ciRcU-
@ LATlON.

Four million glistening new nickels
with an Indian head on the face and
the figure of "a buffalo on the reverse,
To supplant the time-honored scent
piece with the Goddess of Liberty
as its characteristic, are piled in the
vaults of the United States treasury
and sub-treasury to be turned into
public circulation.
Only once in twenty-five years can
the secretary of the treasury, without
the. sanction of congress, change the
design Of any coin. President Viii
sons secretary of the treasury will
have an opportunity to change the
dime. quarter and half-dollar, because
in 1915 the present designs will have
been in circulation fer quarter cen
tury ,s
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-03-12
WIN FROM OELWEIN.

The Manchester basket ball team
defeated the Oelwein team in the
local gymnasium at the High school
building by score of q to Is in
very interesting and hard fought
game At the end of the first half
Of the game the score was a tie, .
and 8.
The following is the lineup of the
Oelwein team: Little, center; Doty
and Kutschat, guards; Morrow and
Hilliger, forwards.
The Manchester lineup was Dutton,
center; Engstrom and Lien, guards;
Pinch and Confare, forwards.
The local boys team will meet the
Coggon team on the home floor next
Friday evening. The girls team will
also play against the Coggon girls
team.
The games next Friday night Will
be the last of the season.