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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-05-06
a TIMELY SUGGESTION.

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makes a timely suggestion to our
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fly-time is coming and that every
home should be fortified against the
little disease carriers, by y securely
screening the windows and, doors,
Read what they, have to say about
their large stock Of screens and
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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-05-06
WEATHER CROP BULLETIN

For week ending May 3, 1914.
The week as whole was cold and
cloudy. The average temperature
was slightly above the normal in the
eastern and central and Slightly be-
low the normal in the western dis
tricts. No frost occurred except in
the extreme northwestern counties,
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CARD OF THANKS.

We desire to publicly acknowledge
the debt OF gratitude we owe, for all
the kindnesses shown to us in our
recent great bereavement, and take
this first opportunity to express our
thanks and appreciation.
MR.. AND MRS. e. r.. DOUGLASS
AND FAMILY 35yl
MISS Lizzie COOK * VS.
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FIELD MEET ON FRIDAY.

On Friday Of this week, athletes
from the high schools of Oelwein,
independence and Manchester will
compete for honors in athletic sports
the meet to take place at the fair
grounds north of this city.
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MARRIAGE LICENSES.

j. W. Kaufman, age u, and Miss
Gertrude A.. Bolsinger, age ~.
Chas. H. Nieman and Miss Nina
Rebecca Erwin. Il.
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WILSON LEADER !: !
PRAISES 4 ] |: CONNOLLY /
Mitchell Palmer Says Administr'a-
ton Favors His Candidacy.
STOOD GOD BY The .PREsID 3 n:
STOOD BY The president e . I, /
Third District Congressman ls Re- 6.
81 markedly Equipped as scholar,is
Orator and Man Of the People r sS
II for u. S. Senator.

Congressman Maurice Connolly oi
Dubuque, who Is candidate In the
primary, June j next, for the Demo.
cratic nomination for United States
senator is thirty-seYen years OF age.
Winston Churchill OF the British cabi;
met and Senator Shepard Of Texas are
the same age and Senator Lea Of Ten.
nessee is thirty six. nj yor Mitchell 81
New York is thirty-three. II &
Congressman Connolly has, been
educated in; the universities OF this
country and abroad He is a graduate
Of Cornell university Ithaca, NJ ~ ),
and OF the. New York University OF
Law. He was admitted to the bar Of
Iowa, but never practised, going lin for
business. He studied in Balliol col
lege, Oxford, England-the alma ma
ter Of the greatest Of Britain's states
men. He spent year also, in Heidel-
berg university, Germany, and speaks
German, French and several other for
eign languages as fluently as he
speaks English. 4. 81. .' I. M
Suggestive Of Congressman Connol-
ly's standing among men Of large af-
fairs is his selection by the board Of
regents Of the Smithsonian institute to
membership in the executive commit
tee Of that national institution.
Among the members Of the board Of
regents are Chief Justice White Of the
United States Supreme court, Sena-
tors Lodge and Stone, former Ambas-
sador Andrew d. White, and Alexan-
der Graham Bell, inventor of the tele-
phone. The executive committee com.
prises three Congressman Connolly,
Alexander Graham Bell, and there Is q
vacancy created by the death of Sem
ator Bacon. n
Mr.. Connolly's standing at home is
reflected in the vote given him for
congress in 1912. The Third Iowa
district was gerrymandered 80 years
ago to make the election of a Demo-
crat impossible, and the combination
worked. The counties are in the form
Of monkey-wrench. but Connolly
turned the nut and was elected by
1897 plurality His home county Of
Dubuque gave him about 5000 plural
ity, or 1900 more than it had ever be-
fore given a Democrat.
Connolly won In the Third district,
not because a Bull Moose candidate
was in the field, for. he didn't get votes
enough, but because of himself. He
Is a remarkably magnetic orator, in,
which art he is highly trained.
Congressman Connolly is all energy.
He knows how to get things done and:
how to get powerful friends to help.
him. He got more in good roads APP
preparation for his district than did ALI
the states-not ,districts-in the I'M:
ion, except two. There never was a
man in congress more vigilantlyt.
watchful Of his constituents interests
His conception is that a public official
is public servant, obligated to adj
vance his constituents interests at,
every opportunity, to reflect their
views in his votes, and to keep his
pledges. I'll
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!. CARD OF .THANks.

X "a C1%hO33 Vi F1HN1rfN & n 5I
We desire to express our sincere:
thanks for the many kindnesses
shown US during the illness and fol
lowing the death 70 our husband and
father. d: st., &, ,s q,
MRS. HENRY 4. MILLER AND AND,
I nj FAMILY. & VIZ ss5
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Palmer Pralses Connolly.

Congressman Connolly pledged the
people of his district that he would,
II elected, stand by the president.
This he has done as a party duty, as
q moral obligation; and from convic.
ton that the president is right. One
Of the highest tributes paid Mr.. Con-
molly is that from Representative A.
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tor in Ryan on Tuesday. ,sz
Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-20
BALKAN HATRED.

The world has probably learned but
 . small portion of the frightfui cons
 dtt4oHs which accompanied the Balkan
 war. A general idea of the atrocities
 has been told, but from the, report of the Carnegie Endowment commission
 of inquiry into the Balkan charges and o0anfescharses there seems to be lit
 taa ekiaRee for one of the states to hold it's head much above the others. That Tttraxey has always had a way of doing horrible things in peace or war was known in advance and all such easaduGf on their part was but NSinS up ts their reputation, but there was surprise that the barbaric atrocities attributed to Christian na- tions coaid bs possible. It is but nat ural. therefore, that each should en- deavor to pat the blame upon the otheF, but from the text of the report there Is. plenty of brutality for which sAcf4 was responsible. They were all playing the same game. Being bar baxiazas seemed to be the easiest way ais<l they 1ractieed it, with results over sEiaach they well may be ashamed, sincs ik was not against the Turk sole ly that the attitude existed. One Eng Msh eSdtic in telling of their conduct H4FeaAs the Balxa1 spirit when he sAEs: tFhear haknea for the Turk is i1pllg - e11zSAz'eS Bsith siaeir hatred
Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-20

the substance of Sickles' legal defense were that the man guilty of improper relations withanother mans wife may be slain with impunity by the injured husband, and that at the time of the homicide Mr. Sickles, goaded by exasperation, was in such a state of mind that he was not accounta ble for his acts. Nor did the jury fail to be impressed when the pathetic ap peal was made to them in the closing argument to place an estimate by their verdict on the purity of the marriage vow
 On the retiring of the jury to de- Hberate as to what should be its yer dict many of the audience crowded around the dock to cheer Sickles in that pregnant moment of his fate. Time wore on, each moment seeming an hour At last the door was opened and the jurors came in one by one and all restraint was forgotten in the anx- iety to see their faces Benches and forms and tables were mounted by the excited and Venturesome. Ths verdict they rendered was Not guilty
 No verdict following murder trlai was ever received with more general approval than the Not guilty in Mir SIckles' case Beautiful, ruined and sorrowing, Mrs. Sickles lived but a few years after the tragedy Mr. Sickles served with distinction during the civil war, rising to the rank or major general, and later he became minister to the court of Madrid
Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-20
FAMOUS TRIALS
TRIAL OF DANIEL E. sIckLEs.

Intense excitement filled the public mind when the tragic news was her aided from Washington that Philip Barton Key, district attorney for the in one of the streets in Washington by Daniel E. Sckies. a member of congress from New York, because, as he claimed, MT. Key had alienated the affections of Mrs. Sickles.
 This homicide took place on Sun
 day, Feb. 27, 1859. Of the three indi- viduals immediately involved in the transaction, MT. Key was the senior
 in years. He was man of fine ap-
 pearance, tall in stature and winning
 manners He was a son of Francis
 Scott Key, who had composed the son "The Star Spansied Banner" At
 the time of his death Mir. Key was a
 widower.
 Sickles had for some years been a
 prominent New York lawyer and poll
 Teressa Bagioli, the daughter of an Italian music teacher. MT. Sicl1ies
 lived partly at ashington and partly at New York. At Washington he lived in the most fashionable section
 of the city and entertained extensive
 ly. Mrs. Sickles was a universal fa-
 vorite, but her popularity did not blind
 the eyes of those around her to the
 particular attention paid her by MT.
 Key. Long before the final tragedy
 this intimacy between the two had
 not only been remarked in society.
 but had led to notes between Key and
 Sickles-
 When MT. Sickles had sufficient proof of her guilt he required to make her confession in writing, which she did. After all the facts were laid bare-and they were of the most in eliminating character MT Slckles was like one mad He sent for his friend Mir Butterworth, who found him almost beyond self control and exclaiming continually: T am dis honored and ruined man and cannot look you in the facet" Mir. Butter worth counseled moderation and on leaving the house for a few minutes he was informed on his return that Key had just passed the house twice. waving or twirling his handkerchier three times as a signal.
 Shortly afterward Sickles left his home and had not gone very Tar when he overlook Key, to whom he said in a loud voice: You scoundrel: must die!" Sickles shot him and the wounds were mortal
 After Sickles' arrest and conveyal to Jail he maintained a perfectly calm demearor. He seemed to feel that he could have pursued no other course SichIes had many callers while in jail, including members of the cabi- net and of congress and of other off, | clal dignitaries. President Buchanan sent a message of coincidence to him. On April 4, 1859, MT. Sickles was put on trial for murder before the Criminal Courts of Washington. Judge Crawford presiding. The public pros ecutor was MT. Ould, and associated
 with him was Mir. Carlisle The pris. I oner had quite an array of criminal | lawyers to defend him. The excite
 ment during the trial was most in- | tense and extended to the remotesi parts of the land. A great amount oi 1, evidence was put in, the discusslor i and arguments of the learned array oi | counsel were listened to by crowds.
 The main propositions constituting
Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-20
THE Ex-PRRs.DEnrs POSITION.


 Ex-President Taft has taken occa- sion to express his mind upon the Mexican situation at more length than on some previous occasions, but the e9me general tone is to be discerned thf0u8hout- As one who has been through the mill he is able to detect weak strands in the makeup of the policy of the present administration and in particular does he call atten- tton to the danger of forming an al- liaace with the rebels. which seems to hava been the aim and purpose of President Wilson and Secretary Bryan
 Such q taking of sides might be we'll enough if by so doing the entire grasp of the situation could be gained for the future peace and tranquility of the Mexican republic. but the danger lies in becoming so involved that it be- comes necessary to support the entire programme of the revoIutfonfsts even after Huerta has been disposed of and when the time comes for the reestab- fshnlent of peace. The point is not ttat the wrong side was selected. since the last administration had no love for AueTta, but that any side was taken and that aid was extended there after under the existing circumstances.
 Patriot that he has been through out the enttEe period following his re- HnAnishrHent of presidential duties, Mir. Taft still advises the giving of the necessary backing to the admin tstrattOn. It is sterling advice and without political warp far different from what one in his position might have taloeH occasion te say at such . time.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-20
COUNTRY ROADS.

While the roads are not the only things which are neglected in the country, they never getsany more at tention than they need, and WhatevsF time and attention they do get Ns- ually goes to the man highways of travel. The cross roads and those of lesser importance are allowed to main tain themselves, or at least appear ances lead to such a belief in a great many instances.
 Every state and every town may have a different method of tackiing its road work. from letting 1t out by contract to the devotion of a certain amour of time by the taxpayers in working ou their tax bills. None but those who use them understand the importance of the country roads and the value of keeping them in as good condition as possible This has led to the inauguration in some states of state road day. on which date all cit izens of the state are urged to devote their time to. road building. There may be some doubt as to what such work would amount to in the con- struction of modern roads, but it Is evident that many hundred miles of roads would be found to be in better condition at the end of that time than they were the day before.
 Aside from the actual work accom- plished the adoption of such a plan in Missouri resulted in the creation of greater interest in road rnainten- ance. which is bound to have lasting value, and in the state of Virginia upon the strength of the accomplish ment like plan is being put in oper- ation this week. It requires only a little investigation to find that there are few things which experience more neglect than country roads, which de- pend upon town maintenance.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-20
CHILD LABOR.

Az in previous instances much in tefest will attach to the third hearing which will be held this week at Wash taEton upon the Palmer-Owen bill which forbids the shipment in inter state commerce of goods produced in establishments which do not recognize child labor laws. The statements which win be made there will be but repedtlons of arguments which have been advanced so many times before in behalf of such reform. There are eaehty-seven million Americans who have said that children under four teen years of age ought not to work in factories. Of the seyenty-eight mil non people who live in mining states, forty -ope million have forbidden chil- dren under sixteen to work in mines. Forty-fiye million people have on their statute books an eight hour day for children and fifty eight million have soon the wisdom of placing a night work prohibition for all under six teen
 The reform is needed where it has been established and it is needed in the states which have not made the necessary provision to protect their children and the race of the future Some states which have child labor laN9 are recognizing the need of strengthening them while the purpose of the pending bill is to get at the violations of the lay by tracing the suspected product
 Conditions which last through a life tune are attributable to child labor and no more g1aring indication of 1t 4D furnished than by the illiteracy which still prevails and there is req son for believing as one authority claims that child labor is a cause rAkher than a result of poverty.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-20
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

sheep which are not so numerous as dandelions.
 A buli moose is not the bull that the colonel couldn't take by the horns" at Chicago. but the bull that had the wool pulledA over it's eyes," and, in this masquerade, it is more of curi- osity than P. T. Barnum's famous ''woolly horse"
 He is a greater humbug than either the great snowman or the "woolly horse" who would try to make voters believe that the country has gone to the dogs because the colonel has left the republican fold and gone to grass with the bull moose party We hope that the ewes in the flock will never be. disguised as English breaking the last straw on the cam els back by bringing too many wolves in sheep's clothing" into poli- tics
 If the ewes appear in public again in their natural and becoming attire, it is very likely Judging by their seD that. having had a new dress, they may not be satisfied with only one dress hereafter. although it be yard wide and all wool" But free WOOL will give them ample ''protec- tion."
 They can't reasonably expect to "carry much style' by having a variety of dresses made from lawns of fine linen or cambric in exquisite designs and colors; for 1uxuries never come with a democratic administration.
 For a hat, the old one that lost its head when the colonel threw it into the ring and tried to make a bulls eye with his rife by a shot at his rival must Gin these unprosperous demo- cratic times that the colonel helped to produce) come into fashion for a bull moose
 When a hat Hoses it's head" two heads (for it) are better than one even if one is sheep's head"
 The sheep's old-fash.oned dress was made from natures old fashioned lawn and the velvet cen in meadow, the materials of which are produced by loam and woven in the wonderful loom of nature; but the modern bull moose dress was made from crushed ambi- ton and woven in the fertile imagt- nation of the colonel.
 The old-fashioned dress looks much better than some new fashioned ones.
 Any good dressmaker, with the proper shears, can icut it over" for those who wear "cossets," and make a dress of 1t fit for queen.
 But the bull moose dress is best fit- ted for a dinner gown for the Teddy bear" who would ''smack his chaps at it, as if he were eating genuine mutton chops at the coloners expense c. H. TALCOTT. Norwich. Conn. May 1s. 1914.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-20

we have no civic consciousness.
 There have been occasional feeble. sporadic attempts among the cities of the world to adopt some sort of plan and reconstruct the city toward 1t. Paris, under Napoleon the Little, cut avenues through solid blocks of build ings for the sake of symmetry, and has now purchased from the general government the old city Qualifications, twenty-o miles in extent and 500 yards wide, to convert them into parks.
 Berlin has spent millions and is preparing to spend millions more re- arranging herself
 It is time now to begin rebuilding American cities for the year 2013. Far-reaching plans should be be made.
 The twenty-flrst century should see the mightiest city. it's world capital of activity, intelligent in its self-govern- ment, beautiful in it's self-esteem, a world example of organized democ- racy. a world-fiower of civic con- sciousness, a world-model of good taste.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-20
Let The Veterans Ride.

MT Editor:-Your editorial of Mon day regarding the furnishing of autos for the veterans on Memorial Day was timely and appropriate.
 It is certainly sad and touching sight to see the aged and feeble rem nant of the Boys of '61" slowly and painfully climbing the hills and trying to keep in line as they did 50 years ago, while our young and vigoruos silk halted politicians are lounging in their carriages smoking their cigars and the city footing the bill.
 If one body of men can ride and the city can not afford hacks or autos for all then in the name of humanity let us furnish the veterans carriages or autos and let the politicians do the walking for once and show the vet erans some of the respect and honor due them.
 ONE WHO HELPS PAY FOR THE
 HACKS
 Norwich, May 15, 1914
Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-20
IN DARK ABOUT sILLIMAN.

Despite the assurances from the Mexican government that Vice Con sul Si1liman is safe and will be de- livered to the care of the Brazilian minister at Mexico City and provided with safe escort out of the country, there is no real assuring word that he is alive. Certainly there has been time enough since the attention of the Mexican government was called to his case for him to have left the country, but the United States is in the dark concerning him. barring lot of prom ises Despite repeated reports of his departure from Saltillo there is no tangible evidence of the fact and there is equal uncertainty as to whether he is jailed. or in fact dead or alive. The only positive fact in the whole effort for his safety is that he has not been produced and there is just as much known now as to when he will be as there was when anxiety was first felt for him.
 No more headway is being made or satisfaction gained in the inquiry which has been made concerning Parks, the United States soldier who walked into the Mexican camp and was summarily shot
 However dissatisfied the administra- ton must feel over the lack of atten- ton which is being given to these two cases. despite Huerta's assurances of safety to all Americans, it must realize that the continued failure to either produce the men, give a satisfactory explanation or present statement from them as to their safety, calls for real test of it's power. If it is inn possible to get in touch with them any other way it might be well to bring influence to bear upon Huerta's rep resentatives now in a position to be reached. It is time something was known about these missing men,
Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-20
Says Sulphur
 Drives Eczema
 From the Skin
USE LIKE GOLD CREAM TO IN- sTANTLY STOP ITCHING AND
 CLEAR THE SKIN

Sulphur says a renowned dermatol- ogist. just common bold sulphur made into a thick cream will soothe and heal the skin when irritated and broken out with Eczema or any form of eruption The moment it is applied all itching ceases and after two or three appiica- tions the Eczema disappears, leaving the skin clear and smooth.
 He tells Eczema sufferers to get frorA any good pharmacy an ounce of bold sulphur cream and apply it to the irrf- tated parts the same as you would any cold cream.
 For many years common bold-sul- phur has occupied a secure position in the practice of dermatology and cutan- eous affections by reason Of its para site destroying property. It is not only parasiticidal, but also antipruritic, an- tiseptic remarkably healing in all irri- table and infiammatory conditions of the skin. While not always efecung . permanent cure it never fails to i'm stantly subdue the angry itching and irritation and heal the Eczema right up and it is often years later beforA any eruption again appears on the skin-