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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-08

Because the husband in the divorce
suit brought by Mary Bennett against
Charles E. Bennett decided to her real
property described in the complaint,
Mrs. Bennett this morning filed mo-
tion for the dismissal of the suit and
for alimony, pending life and suit
for alimony, pendente lite and suit
money. AS the income from the land
decided would be sufficient for the sup
port of her and her children, she says
it is best for all concerned that the
suit for divorce be dismissed.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-08

Mrs. R. E. Downing, assisted by Mrs.
Frank M. Brown, entertained the
"Happy Hour" Bridge club, Wednes-
day afternoon, Mrs. W. A. Cusick
winning high score.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-08

Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Kelly are re-
eeiying congratulations upon the ar
rival last Sunday, May Sd, of a little
son, who will be called Donald Vernon.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-08

A literary and musical program will
be given tonight at the informal en-
tertainment which will begiven by
members of the Epworth League of the
First Methodist church.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-08

Mrs. r. f. Lee Steiner was hostess
for her Bridge Club, yesterday after
noon. Mrs. Harry Olinger secured
first prize.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-02-25
FOR GOVERNOR, JOHN Il. HAMIL-

(From Cedar Rapids Republican,
One of the most interesting polite
al announcements of the past week
was that of the candidacy of Hon.
John T. Hamilton, of thisk city, for
the democratic nomination for gov
ernor
From a democratic standpoint this
nomination. would be ideal. His ex-
perience as speaker at one time in
the Iowa legislature, as member
of congress, and later as member, and
chairman of the board of control of
state institutions, gives. him qualifi-
cations much desired in the in
cumbent Of this important state Of
flee. Politically as we'll as private-
", Mr.. Hamilton, has always been
clean, doing courageously his duty
as he saw it. He has ever stood for
economy in the expenditure of the
safe and sane
His neighbors and friends here at
home respect his integrity and have
confidence in his ability. Should he
De the democratic standard-be arer he
will poll a large vote among his
home people, those who know him
best, and who have regard for his
sterling qualities.
Should he receive the nomination
at the primaries, the republicans will
have at the November polls the
strongest possible opposition. We be-
lieve Mr.. Hamilton. can command
more votes for governor, than any
other democrat in the state.
If the rank and file of his party
are wise, they will with practically
unanimous vote nominate John T.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-02-25
ARBITRATION AND THE AMEND
s.S,;5 S. ia So MENTS, ~ it
(From Chicago Record Herald

| (From Chicago Record Herald.)
The defeat of the "amendments
to the arbitration treaties just rat
flied by the senate was more than a
Victory for the administration, fol
ITS virtually avowed policy Of re
claiming lost international prestige
and for the spirit of arbitration. AS
the Washington dispatches indicate
| it means also the success Of the
movement for the immediate and
total repeal of the coastwise exemp-
ton provision in the canal act.
It should be understood that the
rejected lam endm ents did not really
alter the essential character of the
arbitration treaties. The usual and
familiar limitations-vital interests,
sovereignty and national honor--ad-
nittedly cover such questions ast i'm
migration, school privileges of aliens,
the Monroe doctrine, Panama tolls,
ttc., which the amendments formally
made nonarbitrable. This was ex-
plicitly stated in the senate by Sem
ators Lodge and Root and others.
The amendments were Objectionable
only because they would have been,
offensive to England and Japan, if
not also to other powers, and might
have led to anger and contemptuous
rejection of the treaties. Provisions
that do not affect subs lance may yet
be highly obnoxious. The amend.
,ments were gratuitous, superfluous
and discourteous. g. I, x. ~ 3
The temper of the senate in deal
ing with the undesirable amendments
to treaties Of arbitration is Of more
Importance than the result itself.
That temper cannot fail to yield the
repeal Of the toll exemption provision
in the canal act, provision that is
intrinsically vicious and that has
served as the basis for many open
and insidious attacks on the good
faith of the diplomacy of the United
States. $50, E,t.'...1 * +.:. 4
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-02-25
WHAT EVERYBODY KNOWS.
(From the New York World. )

Thes mens who succeeded in com
hitting a National Democratic Con
vention to subsidy for "a monopoly
must have been very clever. If not
The convention and its leaders mus
have been negligent beyond compre
hensfon. a !l.i .,&g&
That the episode did not escape
notice is proved by the files of The
World. Discussing the platform in
July, 1912, this newspaper urged Mr..
Wilson in his speech Of acceptance
to repudtate three of its :planks, land
to make: his position with respect to
them so clear that there will be no
occasion for. controversy hereafter"
One of these false doctrines was
referred to in these words: s,..
.s The plank favoring the exemp-
ton from tolls of American ships
engaged in coastwise trade pass
ing through the Panama Canal
is a declaration in favor of ship
subsidy and nothing else. 1t
contradicts an expires sion of hos
tility to ship subsidies immedi-
ately preceding it, and it could
hardly have been introduced in
to the platform except through
ignorance or connikance. = Z
Whatever the history of this cpl
sode may be, there is just one way
now to close the incident honorably,
and that is to repeal the section of
the Panama Canal act that embraces
the error. Everybody now knows
that it is in conflict with a treaty.
Every democrat knows that it hides
a subsidy. s .
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-02-25
tn ALASKA RAILWAY.

4 The senate by vote of As to 16
and the ,House: by a vote of 230 = to
++875 has passed bill authorizing the
President to build and operate 1000
miles OF railway from the Alaska
coast into the rich coal and mineral
bearing districts of that territory, and
use in it's construction $35,000,O0O.
The President is given the power
to select the routes, fix the town
cites, and construct and operate the
railway, or lease it for any period
not more than. twenty years if he
pleases. It is safe to say that there
will be no watered stock in x this
road. 49, .....
The Panama canal will be finished
the coming summer and the Presi-
dent may be able to induce Col.
Goethals to build this road for him,
and take with himato Alaska from
Panama all the men and machinery
he will need in its construction.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-02-25
b.
QUESTIONING A MANS FAITH.

(From the New York Worldly
President Wilson did not answer
the professional protestant, who
complained to him of "a AZ Secretary
Tumulty's religion, according to his
folly, buts he answered him con-
clusively nevertheless.
The suspicion which prompted this
attack upon Secretary Tumulty be-
cause he is a Roman Catholic does
little credit to the theory and the
fact, that religious freedom and toll
Grafton have been firmly establish
ed in thiss country. Whether the :
better or the worse for religion as
a propaganda, progress in. the Unit
ed States has been steadily away
from prejudice and bigotry.. Ameri.
cans are first OF. all Americans In
political life most of them are dem
ocrats, republicans progressives, Or
socialists before they are churchmen.
This is not due 80 much to weak
ness of faith as it is to growing
respect for the opinions and rights
of others and to the almost univer-
sal agreement that matters of creed
have no place in political, business
and social life. The spirit that ac-
cuses Secretary Tumulty of mislead-
ing the president in his CORE spond
euce because one is Roman Catho-
lie and the other Presbyterian
might in days of less liberality have
manifested itself in other quarters
because neither of them is Meth
odist, Baptist or an Episcopalian.
We respect Joseph P. Tumulty's
faith, whatever 1t may be, and we
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-02-25
SPECIAL OFFER.

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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-02-25

The current number Of the Manu-
facturers Record, published at Balti
more, Md, contains a we'll written
article by Captain J. F.. Merry OF
this city, entitled Live Stock in
Mississippi The article is illus
tratea and shows the kind of build
ings and some of the thoroughbred
stock raised by the cattlemen OF the
far south The Captain inclines tc
the opinion that the shortage of cat
tie in this country is largely due tc
the fact that. the ranchmen of the
west have been driven out by the
homesteaders. He thinks, however
that before long the country will
find in the southern states meat
supply that will make up the present
shortage caused, in part at least, by
the dividing UP into farms OF the Dig
cattle ranches Of the western and
mountain states.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-02-25

Z. 1 q
One-third Of the French army was
incapacitated ,by sickness during the
month Of January just past. This
shows the extremely low vitality Of
the French nation King Alcohol is
undermining the French nation and
the German nation also, but not to as
great an extent. The governments of
western Europe should have grappled
with King Alcohol while he was on
their. thresholds; but, instead of doing
that, they invited him into their
homes and are now seeking for a
way to tget him out. This much is
certain: The old fellow is not going
out until he is beaten in a finished
fight. He was never known to lower
his flag in compliance to a request
for him to do So,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-02-25

tied at Moline and other towns along
the river.
Mrs. Barney McGirl was a visitor
in Dubuque Monday and Tuesday
3 Anna Ward and her niece, Agllt S
McElliott We're visitors in Manches-
ter Saturday. ta5
Mrs. McGusker, mother, Of Rose
McCusker, has been i'll for severa!
days. j. * e.
Mrs. Emma Guthrie will visit with
friends in Cedar Rapids before leav-
ing there for the northwestern part
Of the state. a.G -,
Mrs. Patrick Dobbins OF Edmunlon
Canada, has been visiting her sis.
ter, Mrs Dennis Drummy., for few
days. -,', -, -sl~
Father Molloy had business in Dr.
buque the first of the week.
Mrs. Maurice Behan, has been sick
for several days last week but is
some better at this writing. H[
Mrs. Thomas Houlahan and little
boy have been i'll during the week,
Miss O'Rrien of Cascade visited al
the Haynes home over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Riley w-re
visitors in Dubuque Thursday and
attended a. play given by students, oil
/ St. JoseDh's college,. Their son, Lew
is attends school there. .-2&
=
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-02-25
THE EXECUTION OF BENTON.

THE EXECUTION OF BENTON.
. I William S. Benton, a Scotchman
and British subject. was killed by
Villa, either personally or by his Or
der one day last week. Benton's
home was in Ell Paso but he owned
s a large cattle ranch in the Mexican
state of Chihuahua. According to
reports Villas soldiers committed
zdepredations on Benton's ranch, and
Benton boldly and unexpectedly en-
tered Villas apartment and demand
ed protection for his interests. Thus
1 far, all accounts seem to agree. What
happened after that may never be
known to \ a certainty. Villa says
that Benton bitterly insulted him
and tried to kill him. The follow.
ing is dispatch sent by Villa to
ii the New York World: SIS .Fs
(Transalation-) sS "a
Chihuahua, Mex, Feb. 81 The
execution Of Benton was ordered by
council OF war at Ciudad sJuarez be
cause OF his having madeyan attempt
against my life. The pistol which
he carried was seized and he was
executed the same day with the en-
tire approval Of the General in Chief.
I (Signed) FRANCISCO VILLA
Some Of the .timid ones imagine
that this affair, if proven to be- a
murder committed by Villa, may lead
to comp icatiops between this coun-
try and Great Britain Nothing Of the
kind can happen. The United States
in a friendly way is doing all in its
power to protect British subjects in
Mexico, but it is under no legal obi
cations to do 50. Great Britain has
recognized Huerta and must look to
that dictator for the protection Of its
3citizens.in Mexico. Il,
Both Great Britain and this coun-
try will investigate all the circum-
stances surrounding Benton's execu-
I ton, and, if it is found that Benton
was barbarousl " murd ered, there's no
telling what the incident may lead to.
The British government is not in
clined to stand idly by and permit its
subjects to be ruthlessly murdered in
any part of the world. Il III 4
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-02-25

s43Hi's tSast nv RYAN.
Mrs. Thomas McMeel of Coggon
was a visitor at the Morrisey home
during the week Mrs. Morrisey, who
has been quite i'll is better at this
writing: IS n 3. Y =. :i..s J
Mr.. and Mrs. John Brayton ! and
little girl were. Dubuque visitors on
Saturday. ,:s5}s.s !
W. H. Ward was a visitor in Ce-
dar Rapids during the week. .&4ss
Herman Preston was in Manches-
ter Saturday to visit his father, John
Preston. %4 <
Mrs Coakley mother of Z. f.. Coax
ley has been quite i'll for several
days L. 4i,5 ys +. n
Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Gavin are rejoic-
ing over the arrival Of son.
Miss Edna Kehrli visited friends
in Manchester Saturday. 4
R. NJ. Merriam was absent sever.
al days from home during the latter
part of the week and while away Wis.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-02-25

George s,Washington'ss birthday has
again been duly observed. Again it
has been shown that Washington's
reputation, as the father Of his coun-
try. was well deserved. This :coun-
try Of Was ington's is still home
for the oppressed Of all nations. No
less than /, 49,, 1892 emigrants landed
on our shores last year.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-02-25
THE CASE AGAINST SENATOR
GORE. NJ M

The suit for. $4,000 brought by a
Z woman allied with office seekers
against Senator Gore OF Oklahoma
was OF Interest to very many in
this vicinity, because they had heard
the blind senator at a Chautauqua
here in Manchester and at that
time many Of the people Of this coun.
ty met him personally. The trial
occupied an entire week and long
D before its conclusion it was very
evident that the woman had been
used in a frame up to compel the
senator to either do the bidding OF
a gang Of desperate office seekers OF
defend himself in a 3scandalous &C
/ ton that might mean his political
ruin. IF II ts &. &. ..3535. I 81 .as5 ..t,.s
It is claimed that this Badger
game is frequently employed by
office seekers at Washington. and
that few public men have the cour-
age to turn the conspirators down
and tell them to do their worst as
Senator Gore did. # G n;
The jury denberated bute five min
.ntes and returned the following YER
dict which ,completely exonerates Sen.
@ator Gore. ~.
Z We find the evidence submitted
by the plaintiff entirely insufficient
upon which to base a suit; that said
evidence wholly exonerates the de-.
PENDANT, and had the defendant, at
the. conclusion of the plaintiffs evil
dence, announced that he desired to
introduce no evidence and rested his
case. our verdict would have been
the same in that event as now re-
turned by us, in favor Of the defend
ant n NJ
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-02-25
THE UNIVERSAL LESSON.

TIE ~ 0NiS ENSNk 16SSS's.
Some one kpows something that
don't know 4sl5 IS
This is LIES lesson, wherever go.
NY train pours on through the night
black sieve; & &
i feel her joggle and veer and give.
Yet she cHngs to the rails, by laws
divine X
Applied by, cannier hands than mine,
And she sings me to sleep with hel
rhythmic flow, tg$:lt.
Some ,one-knows something tina
you-don't know i
l see in station a yokel, rude a
With a fowling-piece rust-crusted, Ok
and crude ss5i X; &.
Yet, strewing the floor round his
muddied feet &las f:!5 s 4 IA.
Are trophies of game for: monarch
meet. 2,s
Again the lesson that goes to show
Some one knows some thing that
don't know.
Fen children, scarcely fifth of my
years, i a
Surround me with feats that. arouse
~ my Tears tl'H.s.' $50
For their limbs and their lives, as
they swerve and swing
On &treacherous rollers-the bird
awning .
Goes scarcely more swiftly than thes,
imps go I'LL +. sy
Some one knows something that /
don't know.
raise my gaze to the stars OF night,
Lending, through legions of leagues,
their light.
Amazed I nurmur::4 ""And yet 1, see
The meagerest marge OF immensity,"'.
So whisper humbly, with head bent
low, S5iS Il.
Some one knows something that I
don't know
This is my lesson, wherever go-:is d
Some one knows something that II
don't know
Strickland Gillian in Leslie's.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-02-25

~
Judge Durham is said to be the
man who put water in Waterloo. If
the Judge never, does anything worse
than that st. Peter will pass him in
through the pearly gates in the great
by and by. .5l' ;.t
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-02-25

hope that if he finds~strength and
cons olation in it.. It mag be. increas.
ed rather than diminished. 1T is up.
on men Of faith and honesty and
courage that the republic has rested
III the past, and there is no 4 other
future for it that does II not lead
straight tostdishonor. sf:s.s r., !. j.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-02-25

Under the guidance and leadership
Of President Wilson the American
people have arisen like lions from a
slumber and are shaking off the
shackels which were placed upon
them while they slept.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-02-25

Hamilton as their candidate for gov
ernor. A 7sss
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-02-25

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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-01-30

more bills than any other one
member of that body. He
championed everything in the
shape of reform" legislation,
which would have added to
the cost of government had
they been enacted into laws.
We are glad to learn that. he
has had a change of heart on
the question of law making,
but we fear that if he were
made a member of the one
house legislature that prolific
brain of his would get to
working again on bills, and
unless a check was put on him
there would be no diminu-
ton in the number of laws en-
acted.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-01-30
IN MEMORIAM

To the officers and members of Enter
prise Lodge, No IS, |. 0. 0. f.,
Montpelier, Idaho:
Whereas, It has pleased the Divine
Father to take from our midst our be-
loved Brother Thomas ]. Harrison
who was member Of our order for
many years, being charter member of
Preston Lodge, No. liz and transferred
to Enterprise lodge in 1905 and remain
ed in good standing until the time of
his death, Nov. Both, 1913. Brother
Harrison was born in England about
sixty three years ago and came to the
United States when he was IS years
old. Here is what Mr.. w w. Ritter,
president of the Deseret Nation bank
Of Salt Lake City, Utah, has to say
about him.
II first met Thomas j. Harrison in
London in 1854. His parents were of
the Mormon faith. Thomas was at
this time driving a hearse. He next
turned up to my view at q grading
Gimp on Bitter creek, dnring the con-
struction of the Union Pacific road in
1868. He was woefully poor and for
lack of shoes he wore gunny
sacks wrapped around his feet, but he
WAS undannted and as happy as If he
were millionaire. We had no work
for him then and used him for roust-
about. He soon gave evidence of an
honest and sterling character, and we
put him to work and he remained with
us until the completion of the Union
Pacific road. He was what would be
called in the parlance Of those days, u
jolly cuss. / met him now and then
in. the subsequent years, and whilst
very rough in his exterior, he had an
unusually warm and generous heart. 1
believe he wonld tear his shirt into and
givh half or all Of it, If necessary, to
some less fortunate being. While lack
ing ell the refnements of culture and
education, l doubt if many men pos
sessed greater number of the elements
of true manhood than our dear friend
Tom. Peace to his ashes
Such fine tribute from so eminent a
gentleman as Mr.. Ritter 10 the virtues
Of our deceased brother is positive
proof that this order made no mistake
when they admitted him as member,
and from our association with him dur
ing his connection with this lodge we
can fully endorse the commendatory
tribute Of Mr.. Ritter and we can unite
with him in saying peace to his
ashes"
Resolved, That copy of this report
be. spread upon the minutes of this
lodge, copy sent to his bereaved fam
lily and that copy for publication be
sent to the Montpelier Examiner, and
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-01-30
TIE MONTPELIER EXAMINER
Montpelier, Idaho, January 80, 1914

When we read of the dam :
age done by high winds and
floods in the widely advertised
winter resorts of California
and elsewhere, We can truth
fully proclaim that lit is a
pleasureto live in Bear Lake
valley" 1t it true we are at
present "housed up" to some
extent by the heavy blanket
Of snow which covers the val
ley, but that is really a bless
ing for it means an ample
supply of water for irrigation
during the coming season.
While it would be folly &c
claim that Bear Lake valley
is a Garden of Eden, yet take
it year after, the seasons here
will compare most favorably
with those of many of the far
famed sections of the world.
Here we know nothing OF
billiards., tornadoes, floods OF
extreme heat. Here people
do not freeze in winter nor die
from sun strokes in simmer.
Here crops are not ruined by
hot winds, and floods cometh
not to devastate homes.
Verify, you can look far and
wide and not find an abiding
place that will average up
with Bear Lake valley.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-01-30

A goodly number of Ban
mock county republicans in
dulged in a real old fashioned
love feast and experience
meeting at Downey last Sat
urday afternoon and evening.
A "get together" spirit pre-
vailed at the meeting and the
indications are that the re-
publicans of old Bannack will
present a practically united
front in the coming campaign.
There may be a few radical
ones who will follow Broxon
ct al into the democratic aid
society, otherwise known as
the progressive party, but the
number will not be sufficient
to materially injure the re-
publican party in that county.