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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-09-08
SETTING ON THE LID.

With the news OF the sinking OF
every British liner, by a German sub
marine GENES the clamor from Lon
don newspapers urging America to
action against Germany. The Eng
lish would do anything to draw us
into the war on their side. On the
Mexican border the troops of Car
rama continue to menace American
lives and property. Carranza will do
everything he can to get the Unit
ed States to attack him, which ac-
ton he believes would solidify the
Mexican people with him at their
head. It is a good thing this coun-
try has a. cool headed man setting
on the lid in Washington and one
that will not allow our country to
be made a ;cats-paw for others en-
gagged in conflict.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-09-08
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GREELEY !

Chester Cole is spending a few
days in Greeley.
John Hindal and family of Man
chester, were calling on relatives in
Greeley Saturday. They were on
their way home from Export.
Mr. and Mrs. F. w. Clute were
guests of the formers niece at Stan
ley, Sunday. . 49, -
George Strong was business Wis.,
itor in Petersburg, Monday, of last
week. '"'-
The excessive warm weather of
the past week has encouraged the
farmers greatly, and the prospects
are now good for some corn.
The work of finishing the new
buildin gs is progressing quite rapid
ly and by the first of October it is
thought they can be occupied
DR.. Dittmer of Manchester, was
here on Saturday on professional bus
mess.
The chcir CT the M. E. church gave
a much appreciated entertainment at
the church last Sunday evening.
The Woodman picnic called many
from here to the county seat Wed
nesday and all enjoyed the day.
from Waterloo, where he went to
consult his physician. He is get
ting along nicely.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Hackbarth Wis
tied IN Dubuque last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Farwell of Man
chester, were Sunday visitors at
the B. E. Farwe1l home.
VIM. Goldsworthy died at bis
home in Greeley, Monday morning,
obituary next week.
The Misses Olive Armstrong and
Alta Davis were Edgewood visitors
Friday.
Mrs. Sam Cu1bertson was an over
night visitor with her mother, Mrs.
J. Edmunds, Saturday.
Gus Dorl and family were in Elk
port over Sunday.
Clinton CuIbertson accompanied
John Carroll to Dennison. last week.
Miss Effie Brown Of Manchester,
was calling on friends in Greeley,
Monday. .-..-
Mrs. Vera Ractor Of Oneida was a
guest at the A. A. Strong home, Sun
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-09-08
KEEPING ANCHORS TO WIND
WARD.

Many Of the bankers in Chicago
this week on their way to their ma
tional convention at Seattle were
talking roseate views of the future
of business. They pointed to the
banner crops and the enormous vol
ume of money in the banks as fac
tors making for revival OF business
demand for labor and general pros
perity.
It is becoming increasingly evil
dent that all we have really lacked
during the war year in Europe to
prosper exceedingly is confidence in
ourselves. The calamity was so
enormous and the shock so sudden
ard so heavy that we permitted our
selves to be absorbed in the terror
and the pity of it, forgetting our
own fortunate situation outside the
conflict and that there was no rea-
son for our becoming involved in IL
if we simply insisted on our own
rights and refused to permit them
to be confused with the mutual
wrongs of the combatants.
A striking illustration of this truth
is given by the discussion that has
arisen over the international ex-
change and American security situa-
ton. The American dollar has be.
come the International standard OF
value. It used to take nearly i've
of them to buy a British sovereign.
Now it takes little more than four
and a half. Thirteen months ago a
dollar would buy only five francs or
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-09-08
FINANCIAL SUCCESS FOR THE
s.{S EXPOSITION.

The Panama--Pacific Exposition
CO.. a, San Francisco, celebrated
che. paying OF its Indebtedness last
week. Former President Taft, pre-
sided at the ceremony of burning
the last notes. San. Francisco has
accomplished a notable achievement
Iii the exposition. Handicapped by
ita location, the total attendance has
passed the ten million mark. 1t en-
joyed no government appropr'a-
zion and the participation OF foreign
countries was to, a certain extent
Is, prevented BY the war. Overcoming
these disadvantages it has given
to the world a magnificent exposi-
ton fully edualing and surprising
In many features any other similar
effort in this county.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-09-08
4 FINANCING THE WAR.

The drop in foreign exchange
rates in New York City last week
revealed the. fact that the money
question has become a serious prob
lem to the warning nations in Eu'
rope. They. are facing the PROPOSE
ton OF raising money to- pay for
their Immense purchases abroad.
Their home resources are ebbing 10"
and il the war continues money
must be raised outside of these
countries The United States is
looked to now to finance the war
and the question is how far can
we go without risking financial dis
aster. We are threatened with
trade loss If we do not lend Europe
@ buy our goods. Why should not
every day business principles ap-
MY. II Europe cannot furnish sat
isfactory credit in cur markets she
should not have our goods. Any mer-
chant would prefer to keep his goods
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-09-08
y HELP TIGHTEN &THE6u LOAD. n

&8f M 7G1t2aI I0F1i EN@fIFe1ESlOAOs
Help tighten the load; s56
Humanity stumlbles ahead on its
:. road, 'af .
Urged DER the deserts, beset by the.
goad;
Many bend under burdens of hunger
and care
And women must suffer and toll
and despair;
And even the children astray in the
Are bowed by the weight till they
weary Of life.
Hark, unto each soul that is hero,
not slave,
How clear sounds the call 20 arise
and be brave.
Help tighten the load.
Help tighten the load;
With all of the strength that the
heart can command,
With all of the power Of brain and
Of hand
With will set to sacrifice, struggle
and dare,
With low that seeks ever each bur-
den to share,
With unflagging endeavor that stops
not to ask 49,. :
The length of the journey, the cost
of the task,
Come. sons of the kingdom. Come,
l.. children of Cod
And along the dark path by the
worlds anguish trod
Help tighten the load.
The Outlook.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-09-08
IL. MASONVILLE

Maurice Hickey was on the sick
list last week. :" 80
Mrs. G. Mesher and daughter, Ma
bel, were Manchester callers Wednes-
day. '-s :: .'sS1"' >'''s
" The Misses Kelsey and Tirney of
Manchester, were callers here, We'd
nesday. - ~, ) l@.. -:
John Rosa, ST., is on the sick list.
Miss Florence and Johnnie Beihl
were Manchester visitors Wednes-
y Mrs. J. O'Hogan is having her
house improved. tz. ~ : j. - =, - :,
>. VIM. ; Pinch, has; purchased the
town property Of James Hosey, now
occupied by Grin Sullivan.
Miss Abbie Hickey was Manches-
ter visitor Thursday.
Frank and Elmer Ferguson visit
ed at points in Wisconsin last week.
VIM. Behan was business visitor
to Oceola, Iowa, last week.
John Crosby was Manchester
caller Saturday.
Mike Lilis is having his residence
decorated. ~
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Mulvehin took
their children, Harold and II Lucille,
to Iowa City, last week, where they
arc receiving surgical treatment
DR.. George Harvard, wife and
son, Glen, of EpwC,rth, called on
old friends here Wednesday. DR..
Harvard was the doctor and drug
gist of this place a generation ago:
The Frank Link family are enter
tanning guests.
John Williams and wife CT Chica-
go, are visiting Mrs. williams mo-
Their, Mrs. Faber. Mr.. Williams is a
former principal of our town school,
Misses Minnie Breitbach and nellie
Gleason CT Independence, spent La
Dor day here.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-09-08

than to lend "a oney to 9 man off poor r.
credit just to enable him to buy his
goods, Our bankers are tempted by
great profits to lend our surplus
money abroad, but we should not ex-
haust our resources financing the
war. Our, own demands will be
greater after the war; there will be
no foreign funds seeking invest
ments here for long time. We
must finance our own undertakings
and we should be in a. position to
do it even though our surplus Of
money increases and is idle for
while.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-09-08
e.
C0LEsBURG

School begins today, September 6
Another grade the 18th has beer
added, and we now have. five teach
ers. Now, altogether, pull for a sue
cessful school year.
| Mrs. Ed. Bush CT Millville, has
moved to town in order. that her sons
may attend school here.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Kocher were
callers at Turkey River Thursday;
Mrs. John c.. Wood and nephew,
John R. Wood, Of Earlville, spent, a
part of the week with relatives in
town.
Miss Gusta Craig left Saturday
for Volga, where She is to teach a.
gain this year. a
Miss Mary Platte is at home
from an extended visit with rela-
tives near Export.
A small company of friends were
entertained at the j. F. kaufman
home Friday evening, out OF compli-
ment to- Mr.. HUFFMAN, whose birth.
day it, was. .:...
Mrs. F.. H. Coon spent the, latter
part OF the week with her daughter, !
Mrs. Alex Moser, and family, at La
mont. A>>,..,. -,
! Mrs. Stella Phelps went to Ia
porte City Last, week to visit her dau-
ghter, Mrs. Ernest Cole. This week,
she is attending the Minnesota |
state fair, a. St. Pau ~,
Mrs. A. w. Rea. is. more poorly
than usual these days with severe
attack of rheumatism. .
Mr.. and Mrs. Benz. Mosley, of Len
nox, Iowa, are guests of relatives
here, Mr.. Mosley is a brother OF
Mrs o. P. De Long and Mrs. J. A.:
Moreland. ,~.., ..,:,':..:
Gus Moser has rented the. Emil
[rmscher farm for next year. -. Mr..
[rmscher and family will move to
own the first of March next. He
Las purchased the Leavitt Bris-
;ol, home now: occupied by A. I. "A.
schilling and family. Consideration.
81 =, B.. sawyer and n, family. OF Earlal
lille and A.: =. Dutt0n, vile and
ION OF Greeley, were among our
Sunday visitors. "A 3.s @ s..t 20. rs:
Mrs. Robt. Anderegg and children,
II Jefferson, were calling on friends
n town the latter part of the week.
Miss Marie Grimes has gone
o Manchester to resume teaching
n the Manchester High school. -,
w. H. Bush Is seriously Ill at this
writing. T>.-4.I
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-09-08

day. > -, Ell.
John Odell is attending school in
Indepeadence.A-his brother John TAX
ing him to Delaware, Monday morn
ing. e, r.
Margaret Sickles is staying with
Mrs. Matthews and attending school
in Greeley n
j. H. Armstrong was in Almakee
county LAST week on business.
The l.. A. S. of the M. e. church
met and elected the following Off
GERS: President, Mrs. R. D. Graham;
Vice President, Mrs. Maud Sherman:
Treasurer, Mrs. Sarah Sherman; Sec
rotary, Mrs. Mary Hohhaus. -
Died at her home in Dyersville,
Friday, Sept. 8, Mrs. Martha Batter
ton. She was buried at Earlville,
on Sunday. = LII tts
Mrs. Thos. Cole entertained the
circle, Monday.
John Dake,r of Hopkinton was a
Greeley visitor, Monday.
Miss Arlie Young returned from
her Dubuque visit. Sunday. She was
accompanied by her niece, Miss Ger
trude Hollenbeck.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-09-08
A Special Luncheon.

The head Of the house had telephoned
that he would bring home guest to
luncheon and guest whom his wife
realized that he would delight to honor.
Prepare tons were made accordingly.
Unfortunately six-year-old Dorothy
table with one all embracing glance,
''Humv' she queried audibly as she
climbed into her chnir. us this lunch?'
"Why, of course it's luncheon, Doro-
thy" her mother hastily interviewed.
with repressive gesture.
But Dorothy was not to be stayed.
"Well," she returned incredulously,
maybe it is, but it looks exactly like
Sunday dinner"' .@,.....= a.~-.,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-09-08
Russian English.

There is no ''h'' in the Russian al
phabet Therefore the Russians spell
Hartlepool "Gartlepool." The captain
of Russian steamer. greeted a friend
Of mine who had often sailed with
him: "Ah! you are going for a goliday.
yes? Where is your gusband p .
The Russian alphabet also lacks our
u" and our ..w.'"'.. Jones has to be
spelt "Dzones." Williams becomes
"Vilyams," and an American friend Of
mine named Whiffen is addressed as
"Mr. Veefen."' Yet in spite, Of these
difficulties the Russians managetoo
give very fatr;;4usually an exact, YER,
sion Of English proper and place
names.-New York Sun. = Il .,y5 ~,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-09-08
SOME, DEFINITE INFORMATION
\ AsMTo The BIG WASTING OF !,
! PUBLIC FUNDS. H., -
= BY Clyde H. Tavenner. -
:. ,Dy O3y0o, II y.
-, y Wa shin pfnn n g.

r ~ Wd61Iul6JOu, ~. ~.
F Why has the war department
been paying the ring $3.50 for q
Z. 8-inch common shnapnel when 1t
can, manufacture and is manufacture
ing the identical article at Frank
ford tor ;, 1874? Seventeen dollars
and fifty cents is more, than twice
-ufacture two shrapnel for the price
It has been paying the private man
ufackltrers' for one and have. $l:62
remaining to. the peoples credit on
each transaction. :. Is 1T any wonder
We do not have as much ammunition
as we should have for. the money
that has been expended? 1t is the
public funds that are" being spent
here and the people have a right
to hav. these questions answered.
X We are manufacturing a .317second
combination fuse in the. government
arsenal for 1892 for which we have
been paying the ring ST., +, ..,
i These illustrations are not excep-
tional, as 1 will endavorr to show by
the fact that on a contract given
to Frankfort Arsenal for. ammun1--
ton valued at $1,9OO,O64 we are saw
ing 1919, $40; or, in other words, we
are saving approximately $1,O0O,OOO
on a 100000 order as compared
with what it would have cost had
that contract been awarded the am
munition ring. Does not a showing
such as this warrant a policy OF turn
ing the really big orders over to
government manufacture instead OF
allowing the war trafflckers to
change us practically any price they
may agree upon between themselves?
In a recent speech before congress
President Wilson stated that like
good stewards, we, should $50 account
for every dollar of our appropriations
as to make it perfectly evident
what it was spent for and in what
way it was spent" Surely no such
thought was in the minds of the
army and navy officials who have
been doing the purchasing for these
departments.
The reason this matter deserves
the immediate attention CT the
American taxpayers is that the cost
of militarism in this country has beer
growing faster than the average
man ever dreams. In 1890 the an
nual cost of our navy was $20,OOO,-
LOCO. To-day it is $14O,O00,00O. There
is no use to ask the reader to stop
and try to realize how much money
$40, 100000 is, because it is an alb
solute physical impossibility for the
human mind to do it.
l. Who The War Traders Are.
| Because l believe it is my duty
to do so, l desire now to take
the responsibility Of directing the
attention of the American people tc
the fact that their money apropriat
ed for the army and navy is being
wasted by the millions, and to take
the responsibility of identifying the
war traffickers, so that the taxpay
ers may know where the millions UP
on millions of their money that has
been dumped into the bottomless phi
of militarism have been going, are
going, and will continue to go I'M
less public opinion shall arise in its
might and demand that further waste
of public funds shall cease.
To begin with, who and what Is
the armor ring, if there really is
such an animal? Is the term ar
NOR ring" a mere figure of speech
something invisible, Or is it posi-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-09-08

In the presidential election OF
1912 the democratic plurality in the
popular vote. was over two million
There were six tickets in the field
and The vote was 80 divided that Ii #
Wilson did not receive, = majority OF
the popular vote. He is referred
"a ~ some as q minority" president
IL III not surprising that with IL
tickets in the field II no candidate re:
cedyad a majority. There have been
many 50 called minority presidents
dnsfha history Of our country, among
pyhnm were lincoln, Garfield, Cleve-
Hard, Buchanan, Taylor and Polk. On
thu other hand, in two Instances, the
,cand idates receiving an actual ma
dority of the, popular vote were not
elected. Strictly speaking there can
be1noI minority president The con-
stitution O. the United States ex,
pIressly provides for majority pres1-
dents. There never has been any
other kind and never will be: until
tie constitution is amended. The
ELECTORAL votes are the ones that
elect and to be elected candidate
must 1ecdye majority. "oyer all
oilers. Il In the last election Wilson
1had majority Of 3s9 Of a total vote
III 4 b31. He received the greatest
nnmher az electoral votes and the
largest majority OF any candidate in
,thg history Of this country. In speak
Ing. az Wilson, we think the term
minority president is misapplied.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-09-08

We wonder why Roosevelt Is not
helping frame the new constitution
for New York state Considering
his. experience one would expect that
his advice would be much sought af-
ter in his home state. Perhaps his
specially Is tearing down constitu-
lions rather than putting them to-
gether.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-09-08

lire. Now it will. buy six or six and
a half Then q, dollar would buy on
ly four marks; now more than five
Then remember how. scared a LOT
of us were a year ago lest Europe
dump" upon us the s., 100000 ,OOC
or $4,000, 100000 of American securi
ties held there, with demands for
gold" Well, some have been sent
over and sold or pledged here, but
the wreck Of prices" at whose
thought so many trembled hasn't hap
paned. On the contrary, and broad
" speaking, Europe has sent gold
and held on to American securities
held on to- them so tightly that
the gold stock in the treasury alone
is nearly, $1,500, OO0, 900, the New
York banks alone have 500, OOO,O0O
surplus reserves, and American n
nanciers are pointing out to their Eu-
ropean correspondents !, that ac:'. the
best way to. bring up the value OF
their money Is to send over their
securities and obtain cred
it on them from our ample cash re-
sources. But there Is 9 reluctance
to do this" or at least; a. saowness,
in doing n::sS,. :. t5c't-sI,s $3.50 .
Why? Wen, as thes Herald pointed
out. q year ago, fl. the war. should
be fought. to the finish. which, was
highly probable, regardless of r.: al
the peace rumors, American sec.tri-
lies would be about: the only ones
With a. stable and dep endable value.
II European investors let 60, or
be- put where they may have to let
co.. their American securities, and
transfer their funds :, to-, war Loans
their situation after the war might
be- far from pleasant. The reluctance
10 do, or the slowness In = doing,
what would smeasurably relieve the
warning nations from the heavy ex-
change premium on American pur-
chases indicates that European in
vs1es.tors are thinking of the future
IA Keeping anchor rs to Wind ward #iri
America. Chicago Herald. !; {! So }t5sst
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-09-08
WEDNESDAY,; sEPTEMHERs, 1915.
s. ASSUMES UNI! CONTROL
HAITIAN FINANCES.

!
Presiden4 Wilson is. just now con-
D summating mother diplomatic victory
IN over Germany which is escaping ex'
tended public attention. In a sense
It'll is as vital an issue as has ever
Il arisen between the two: nations, but
has been oversha allowed by the
acute submarine controversy. Uncle
Z Sam in the summer of 1914, pro-
& posed to intervene in the affairs OF
the Haitian republic which was a re-
public in name only and in fact
country given over to- bands organic
ed for murder and pillage. First one
and then another would seize the
4 custom houses and overturn the gov
4 eminent. Under the Monroe Dec
u trine the United States reserves
i the right to act in just such cases
when it is for the good of her
! weaker sisters in the western hemis-
Hphere and to protect them from be-
ing dominated by European or Asia
tic nations. AS a counter proposal
Germany wished to participate equal
4 ly in the control of the Haitian gov
eminent and said she would mot un-
derstand any other arrangement. q
This government replied that its
policy would not admit of any change
So tar u as diplomatic intercourse
soes Germ never surrendered her
contentious. In the meantime,
this country waited, hoping the Hal
4ians would be able to settle their
own affairs and establish a. sound
Uncle Sam has long
faced the task Of Intervening in the
saAlhirs Of this turbulent republic
and last week landed marines and
took possession Of the principal
ports and custom houses. Denial of
.our right to do SO was not heard
from any quarter! In fact we can,
not afford to allow any other nation
toget a new foothoM in the islands
of the Caribbean sea and prove a
menace to the Panama canal in time
o6 possible strife Haiti is located
close to the direct trade routes to
the canal and If the, country is too
weak for self government and = is
threatened with foreign control this
country must for it's future. security
intervene as it is now doing. Will I
sons unhurried purpose is' right and
successful again.. .ss,@ ~, x 81, /,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-09-08
Something Of a Hint.

Mr.. slowboy calling on GRID --"You
seem-er-r rather distant this ewes
ming" Girl---'".Well, your chair ISN'T
nailed down, is it?'--Brooklvn Eagle.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-09-08
With the Cynic.

1t is sin to believe evil Of others.
but 1t is seldom mistake.-Smart
Set.
The state herald., 1915-10-29
The Creamery Promoter.

Moscow, Idaho "A great deal has
been snid In regard to the work Of the
average creamery promoter hut never
theless these promoters have been very
active in Idaho this summer. Several
|creameries have been organized at
places In Idaho where conditions did
not at all warrant the building and e.
|quipping Of n creamery. At one place
such = creamery was worked up by n
promoter and sold to the farmers for
almost twice the sum It should have
cost, and although 1t has been ready to
run for over month, II Is said that
not a,wheel has turned yet. The dis
gusting thing about the whole matter
10 the fact that there are very few cows
within u radius OF this creamery and
little or no cream TO make into butter. "
Al another place n creamery 10 being
built at the present time nj = cost Of
81. 5J0 which should not have cost more
that 1900. As far as can be learned
very little cream 10 being produced at
this point. cream receiver stating
that about six cans Of cream each week
was shipped out from that point last
winter over the railroad. This amour,
OF cream Is quite insuiieien, for the op.
GRAFTON Of n creamery. and further In.
| formation leads one TO believe that the
farmers are not greatly Interested Ia
dairying In this vicinity.
These are typical promoter cream
cries and u the ercsmerics do not sue
eeed, dHirying will suffer = setback oI
Of at least hve years.
The above clipping Is taken from th'
New York Produce review and Amer
can Creamery. and Is one Of many war;
ing. against the methods oi the cream
cry promoter. -R. Mccain. Deput.
Dsiry Commissioner, Fort Collins, Col