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The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-09-11
Ollie James Interested in Moonlight
Schools.

Senator Ollie M. James offers,
through the Kentucky Illiteracy Com
mission, a prize of Fifty Dollars to
the teacher who teaches the best
moonlight school this year, the H.
literacy Commission to judge it from
the results: number enrolled, aver
age attendance, illiterates taught and
general interest. This will be re-
ward and an honor for some teach
er. Let some one in our county start
a moonlight school and win it.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-17


investigator, yesterday. Becker adj
mitted he had been in the offices Of
the Chicago Title & Trust Co. about
three months ago to see Abel Davis
about getting job somewhere. Abel
Davis was county recorder before
Connery, and the efficiency bureau
has argued that Davis was better
public official than Connery.
The question was put to Becker
by Judge Seaman: did Davis have
anything to do with your getting a
job with the efficiency bureau?"
81 asked him if he could do any,
thing for me with the bureau and he
said he knew Mr.. Keller, the head of
the bureau. He suggested that 1 go
to see Mr.. Keller, which l did. Mr.
Keller told me he would let me know
in a couple of weeks and in about
that length Of time he put me to
work"
The crossed wires in this affair got
more crossed in view of a public
statement by Connery showing Ju-
ius Rosenwald's real estate and po-
itical connections.
while he was still a public official,
acting as county recorder, Mr.. Abel
Davis went into the abstract business
with julius Rosenwald and others as
the Real Estate Title & Trust Co.
AS abstractors they were competitors
of the recorders Office. While Mr..
Davis. was still county recorder, the
Real Estate Title & Trust Co. was
absorbed by the Chicago Title &
Trust Co., no doubt at a price salts
factory to Mr.. Davis, Mr.. Rosenwald
and the rest of them. Mr. Davis then
became vice president of the Chicago
Title & Trust Co.
Without an efficient county alb
stract plant the Torrens law is dead,
and with the Torrens system out of
the way an increased amount of
business goes into the hands of the
n
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-17
PUBLIC OFFICIAL SHOWS UP GAME PLAYED BY
TRUST COMPANY

Some of Chicago's leading capital
lists, hackers of the Chicago Title &
Trust Co., are accused. by Joseph F.
Connery, county recorder, of running
the Bureau of Public Efficiency in
order to get more business and make
more money.
Connery points to the name of
Julius Rosenwald, president of Sears
Roebuck & Co., as chairman of the
board of directors of the Bureau of
Public Efficiency. And then he points
out that Rosenwald was a stockhold-
er in the Chicago Title & Trust Co. at
the same time that he (Rosenwald)
was backing the efficiency bureau in
search of the county recorders Of
fee for loose business ways.
Behind the public efficiency game,
according to Connery, is an attempt
by the Chicago Title & Trust Co. to
corner the whole business of writing.
abstracts in Cook county. In max
ing these charges, County Recorder
Connery is attacking the most pow
erful financial men in the city, among
them Harrison B. Riley, who is not
only president of the Chicago Title &
Trust Co., but is a leading local rep
resentative of j. P Morgan & Co.,
taking the place of Ira M. Cobe, late
ly on several Morgan directorates.
Connery's charges are made be-
fore a committee of three judges,
Kersten, Seaman and Gibbons. This
committee heard charges by Harris
S. Keller, head of the bureau of pub
lie efficiency, that Connery is tool
of the spoils system" and needs only
ten men, instead of the 81 called for.
Arguments will be heard tomorrow.
Connery's charges are:
THAT Keeler's report contains
falsehoods and misstatements in di-
rect conflict with previous state
ments from him which are of record.
''That Keller is working directly
in the interest of the Chicago Title
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-04-22
ssssssasss,sssEsaxssssaxss xssxssxssxss,ss
On ANlO|.|||PIE|N' TRACK (.

I Bys GEORGE RANDOLPH CHESTER.
9 s.''And the semaphore was clear
clear. as q crystal! !" 81. .:s5..
Hs seemed quite anxious that the
other man. though stranger met cas- ai
5ually at breakfast In the dining car.
should bear this seriously In mind.
and he waited for q grave nod OF COM
4prehension before he went on.
5s This Is the first time I've been over
the route IN daylight since then, and
that was ten years ago." he resumed.
/ have to come this way / 81.
ways travel by night, but this time !
couldn't help myself. When we hit
the Edgarville curve I'm not going to
look out OF the window. No matter
how green the grass might be, ]
should see 1t splotched with red.
where So Of them--men, women and
childrenlay moaning. or worse than
that, quiet. And 1t wasn't my fault:
the company exoperated me otter they
had Investigated. The semaphors was
clear. 81 5;sE@ s5i.:. S:-
"'.As the crash came Il seemed 70
have q curious, soft sensation all IN
side Of me. a. II I were made OF moth
ing but loose feathers. 4 remember.
all right! can't forget I'll I wish
II could. TT sometimes wake up in
the night thinking about II. 80 5;.ss
The ex-engineer looked about him
curiously as he spoke, turning his
ssomber eyes furtively from side to
side. as II in constant dread Of what
they might rest upon.
ut was q morning just like this. and
about this time Of year. We we're
three minutes late ct Gordon juno
ition, waiting for the st. Louis }connec-
ton, and that's why: didn't slow
down much as we came to the Edgar
vile curve. It's a nasty bend Just
there. sharper than they make q curve
now, with not enough dish to the road
bed, and with trees running right UP
Ito the signal tower, 80 that you
couldn't see a$ foot beyond. That's
why they had put 9 semaphore there.
1T was the semaphore that killed my
passengers. not me, for that morning
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-04-22

Henry IA. Thornton. whose selection,
as general manager Of the Great East
5ern railroad has electrified England,
will be regretted By the Long Island
railroad, where his humanity has en-
deared him to both high and low.
@ Thornton, thorough - he Is, said
New York railroad man, lis no mar !.
3tinet. He never annoys the thousands
under him with useless inquisitions.
He told me one day that 9 certain
railroad martinez reminded him of .
young bride who went forth for the
first time to do her marketing.
4 ''She wanted chickens. She selected
d live pair. Then. as the dealer tied
the Hopping birds legs together. she
said severely: 4; & n r
s care you sure they're quite fresh Z
You'll find yourself In trouble. mind.
IL they're not quite fresh.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-04-22

interesting but
delight ana
hours spent her big
aheucs
loved before her Kept
outdoor
appealed
its revelation OF ana
with adopted
visit Dy
II does not sit extra
warren return
their house there
She however sutagl by
equal suffrage she
husbands nfanchised it's
century ago. III / ~ y
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-04-22
HOT WATER CURE FOR ROSES
viii Revive Wiltsd Flowers Until
They Look 10 Fresh 40 When
They Were First Plucked.

Boiling water will revive flowers
that are 80 wilted that almost any
one would throw them away as worth.
less" says q woman in the New York
Sun. She was scraping down the.
limp stems OF some full-blown roses
that dropped dejectedly. Il am do
I Ing this lightly, you see" she con-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-04-22

tinued, $50 that the hot water VIII
soak all through the stems"
After she had finished the scrap
ing, she put the flowers into deep
pitcher, went to the stove, and took
from 1t the steaming hot water ket-
tie. Then she poured the hot water
into the pitcher until it just covered
the steams. and left the roses above
the surface. :ssA3 SiSs
- There! In q few minutes l shall
have fresh flowers for the dinner
table," she said. And her visitor saw
Just what she had prophesied-a mass
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-04-22
EXPLORER GREELY STILL VIGOROUS

AS vigorous and active as many
men OF half his age, Maj. Gen. Adolf
plus Greedy, famous as soldier and ne
Arctic explorer. reached the seven
tieth milestone of his life's journey
few days ago. Since his retirement
from active service six years ago Cen
eral Greedy has made his residence IN
Washington city. Much OF his time.
however, has been spent abroad.
where he has interested himself In the
study Of aviation, military affairs and
geography and kindred sciences.
General Greedy is native Of New
buryport, Mass, where he was born
March q, 1874. He served in the
Union army from 1861 to 1865 and
was the first man who entered the
Civil war as a private soldier to at
tain the rank Of brigadier general In
the regular service. Il
More than 80 years ago General
Greedy attracted worldwide attention
by a polar expedition Of which he was
~ ohiof This e1peditiOn sailed
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-04-22
Worth Knowing,

Y Scientists who love to muss up sim.
pie facts with big words say that men
are dynamic, women static. Men In
vent, explore, experiment. risk: women
conserve, hold fast, guard traditions.
propr1eties and possessions. Men pro
pose; women dispose. or ct any rate
oppose !. and all progress Is conditioned
By the perpetual conflict Of their d.
verKent forces. So viewed, the most
unanswerable reason in the world for
a mans doing or not doing certain
thing IL the court OF review ct home.
1t ID the predestination that ever doss
free will, and from It there u no es-
cape. New York World. q
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-04-22
VlSCOUNTEss day is. POPULAR,

y Viscountess Benoist day, the
young wife OF the, naval attache of the
French embassy at Washington, is
known as the most popular woman
in the diplomatic corps. Accom-
plished and highly original, she has
also q gift for leadership that Is gen
orally recognized. She Is usually
prime mover in private theatricals,
winter sports, costume dances and
other diversions with which society
amuses itself, and she often bends
her energies upon the successful CON
summation of some enterprise which
she has organized for one American
charity or another. Not long ago she
produced the play, lie Voyageur," in
the ballroom OF the mansion Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Franklin MacVeagh. Viscountess
day herself played a role, and the
other members Of an unusually dis
tinguished cast were the Countess
Bertier de Sauvigny, wife Of the mil.
itary attache OF the French embassy:
Baron Won Nagell, Baron Karl Won
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-04-22
MRS. WARREN NOT a CLUBWOMAN

-"
Mrs. Francis E. Warren, the young
wife Of Senator Warren Of Wyoming,
was known In Washing ton society dur
ing her girlhood. Before she came to
take her place as a matron Of the OIL
cial set at the capital she was often
q guest ut the home Of her uncle, the
late Justice Brown Of the Supreme
court. AZ 4{ " i5 i, 24ss<
Senator and Mrs. Warren are now
occupying what was formerly tho
Brown home, in which as a girl Mrs.
Warren spent SO many happy days. It
is well adapted to entertaining on a
generous scale. Its drawing rooms,
contain some rare pieces OF old ma
shogany which would delight the eye
Of the collector, but Mrs. Warren
prizes them most for their family assoc
Citations. The guestroom OF this man nal s
sion il furnished with colonial pieces
which are probably as beautiful> e1-
amples OF the, craftsmanship OF that
period as are in existence. sl52
III nr.o VIZ rrov11 10 fond NJ society and
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-04-22
Birds Of Prey.

Miss Audrey had come to spend the
weekend with friends in a little New
Jersey town and exhibited a keen In
terest In the much-talkedof Jersey
skeeter." 3
When the greetings were over and
the party settled down the guest re-
marked to her host. after q careful
survey of the porch:
81 don't see any mosquito netting
around, William"
mo" answered he, we're using
mouse traps."-Everybod Magazine
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-04-22

a ! sandbag does to q bullet. only,
Il anything, more efficiently, on &C
count Of the buner-like consistency OF
the rubber.
The new armor plate would be e.
pecially adaptable to dreadnoughts,
and the total thickness on and below
the turrets WOULD be about eighteen
inches to twenty inches. i. 81
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-04-22

OF roses that looked as II they had
never thought OF whiting.
Il always try the boiling water cure
on roses before throw them away"
she concluded. Very few people
know about it. You mustn't lay the
flowers themselves in the hot water.
Just let it cover the stems"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-04-22
SAYS DIVISION OF PRODUCTS IS PROBLEM

a.The equitable division OF that
which is produced is a problem we
have not yet solved" declared Sec.
tary Wilson of the department OF la
Dor in an address at the first ami
;versary banquet of the department IN
Washington the other night.
~ Nobody has yet presented con-
crete plan by which this problem can ian
be solved. Some say collective owner
ship of all means Of production, distri-
button and exchange would solve It
and give to every man the full social
equivalent Of that which his labor pro-
duces. But assuming you have collec-
tive ownership Of all means. how are
you going to determine what the full
social equivalent Is? L $5s Il.
in the primitive state Of society
such a thing might have been pos
sible. but not now. No; collective
ownership would not give us a solu-
ton. Maybe solution will come yet,
though not as the result Of one mans
brilliant idea, but from some thought
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-04-22
{ Rubber-Piatsd Battleshlpe.

i The Globe is informed that a new
Invention In regard to morplating IL
being tested unomcially by the admir-
salty. The principle apf the invention
consists of sandwichlng rubber In be-
tween layers OF Harveyed steel in
place OF the solid steel slabs used at
present. s+8 isi
The matter II being kept secret. no
names or places being given. but It ID
claimed by the inventor that the thick
wan Of rubber would tend to act to-
wards shell much IN the same Way.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-04-22
Giad.Eye Men.

Forty Chicago septuagenarians have
formed themselves into Club OF
Borrowed Time" With the object OF
outwitting Father Time, the following
rules we're drafted for the guidance OF
members by their president, 4. T.
Hemingway, himself a man OF seven
ty-nye: Remain a boy till the end.
OF time. Re married. Be moderate
and temperate in all things. Read
your Bible. Smile when you retire,
smile when you awake, smile when
things 60 wrong and keep on sm ~
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-04-22

have full social
E5$
vital question
problem
welfare Of
welfare
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-04-22

Deneht
900 realized
France and member
mother
children Charles
Elaine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-04-22
touching.

"A teacher trying to impress on her
children the rightness OF kindness
toward all animals. took them, for .
walk, to bring the lesson home to
them. Hearing scream from little
Johnny, she asked: What's the mat
ter. johnny" "I've been sitting on q
hornet" was the fearful response.
"and I'm afraid I've hurt the poor
thing Delineator. <
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-04-22
Honor for Composer.

4 Isldore de Lara, the English COM
poser, who has been appointedra chew
alier Of the Legion Of Honor, was born
in London In 1858. Among his best
known works are amy Robsart," pro-
duced at Covent Garden in 1894,
"Moina.- "Messalina" and .'Sanga."
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-04-22
), rs N "a -!
unnatterino

a. Charles F. Murphy. apropos Of Rich
ard Crocker's famous letter, said good
'..Mr. Crocker's letter makes me feel
naturally at Good Ground:
like the lady at the Norristown hotel
This lady was plainly dressed, but she
did not think that she looked out OF
place at the hotels 75-cent table
d'hote. Yet her waiter, having set
before her plate of soup and Q plate,
OF fish simultaneously, bent down and
whispered In her ear:
Eat yer soup first. Il #s; 55
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-04-22

Ing" No person under seventy is
eligible for membership. and every
new member must pledge himself ito
keep young and to cultivate the glad
eye" for the rest OF the time that he
remains on earth. III
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-04-22

slti;was clear. We never heard Of the
,ssmaphore man again: he cut right Of
sgacross country, and i suppose he
changed his name. '.$
His skipping out that way helped
Ito clear me-, and as soon as ! got out
LOT the hospital the company offered
Ame my old Job back. but couldn't
take It. knew my nerve was. gone
Have you any idea what It means
Ito be- responsible for the death OF So
3 people! OF course you haven't. j
hadn't even then, until I began TO
move among them. lam not going to
tell you what it looked like. You may
Imagine it for yourself, and be thank
4ful that your Imagination will not
reach. ls 5s III; b ~.
Il But It wasn't the men that gripped
ame so hard lit was the women and
children. Y on see, i had my wife and
three babies at home, and you know
what that means, for i saw just such
4 : group inside the, lid I OF your watch
III minute ago. Mine have all been
taken from me since then, one at .
time, all four Of them, and as each.
one left me 1t seemed to be somehow
i connected with that terrible day out
there in the field. i \ took It a.. .
sort Of punishment, although God
4 knows / shouldn't have been punished
4 more than this memory is q punish.
ment, for It wasn't my fault. The
isemaphore was clear. and It wasn't
i my business TO know what was be-
4 yond 1t. But II was my hand on the
lever Just the same, and II the damned
suffer worse agony than ! did - " y !;
looked from one to the other Of those
poor, MANNED, helpless creatures. we
have q cruel God. It's the women and
children that /: can't get over. There
was one little girl Just the ege Of
my Elsie. with the same brown fcurls.
aid - 3sS h $ss$ (: 4 III si
HIS voice choked and he stopped.
ii,but the stranger did not look at him.
He knew that the tears were smarting
upon the ex-engineer's lower eyelids.
and his own eyes were moist. There
was little girl like that In the lid Of
1.-THE watch case, and just now she was
over = thousand miles away. There
Twas quite ! long silence.
! ~ You are not to blame for losing
your nerve, I, was the strangers CONS
S,,monplace remark, after, he had cleared
away q certain huskiness that was In,
ibis throat. q
II lost It In one second replied
the other unsteadily Il, that had d.
ways been the coolest man Of the
Grew in . wreck, was no use this time.
Like q crazy man II went from one
to another Of them where they lay on
1.-THE ground. all the living and some Of
the dead, guess, telling them over.
and over again that It wasn't my fault,
THAT the semaphore was clear clear
as crystal! /, made them look to
where both its useless arms, the red
and white, hung limp in the sunlight.
! One man laughed when told him.
then he cursed me. and died with the
1 curse upon his lips. And 1t was his
little girl that looked like mine!" s $@
Mile after mile sped away and the
two travellers sat silently looking out
s,of the window and thinking gravefy.
There was long stop by and by. and
the stranger spoke Of It.
i . 2
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-04-22
Misnomer.

Father 2" =
what is it, Comus ?" ii s
'.Why. are some men called soldiers
of fortune?"
II don't know, my son. I never saw
ono OF them with money 7.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-04-22

Gasoline Motors Run Street Cars.
Street cars run by gasoline motors
have proved successful IN Baroda. the
capital OF the native state OF India.
They are both rapid and cheap
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-04-22
Full Realization.

Briggs Did you experience a sense
OF loss after you had been operated
upon?. Griggs- did when I got the
bill. Lie. ~ .5'as III
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-04-22


Two the Greedy finally
Schy,
Of nearly cazed with hunger
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-04-22
~ n. =, a R0ofhar,al
!. New Telescope Gun.

4 "A new sighting arrangement. called
the focoramic telescope. is to be q
feature Of the French heavy artillery.
The new telescope is attached to the
gun, and enables the whole Of the
horizon to be seen by the gunners-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-04-22

Putnam Fadeless Dyes will last UNI
til the goods wear out. Adv. Ell
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-04-22
Daily Thought.

tlI39alg. ~ Daily Is houont. ~ s1l!4i e
You cannot dream yourself into .
character; you must hammer and
forge yourself Into one.---Froude- SIS.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-04-22

Don't imagine the world Is all wrong
Just because your liver Is.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-04-22
Cooperative Creamery.

This farmer belongs to a co-opera-,
tive dairy association which conducts.
q creamery some little distance away.
The members are mostly the smaller
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-04-22
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PATEnTS s e: :.:
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-04-22
Lice the Martinez.

.copyright. By the Frank N Mu1
The Lambertville record., 1914-03-12

pires January l, 1918; J. Remington
Fell, term expires January 1, 1920.
Solebury Township, A. w. Pres
ton, Solebury, term expires Jan
uary l, 1916; Watson F. Paxson,
Carverville, term expires January l
1920.
Upper Wakefield Township, James
R. Cooper, Taylorsville, term expires
January l, 1916; Horace T. Smith,
Buckmanville, term expires Jan
uary l, 1918.
The Lambertville record., 1914-03-12
Enjoyed Blizzard Here.

Mrs. Elijah Teeter, who is visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph G. Moore,
on Delevan Street, says that she
probably enjoyed the last weeks
blizzard more than anybody else
in this city. Up in Oshawa, Canada,
where she and her husband, who is
now engaged in business in Trenton,
have been living for some years
past, SHOWS like those of the past
week, were considered mild and
harmless.
twenty-five or more years ago
Mr.. and Mrs. Teeter lived in Hun
terdon County, but more recently
they have resided in Canada,
and the SHOWS there are some
pippins. -
The Lambertville record., 1914-03-12
Bucks County Squires.

In the list of Bucks County JUS
tees of the Peace, just published,
are found the names of those serv-
ing in this vicinity: New Hope Bor-
ough, Charles F. Foulke, term ex-