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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-01-03
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Philadelphia Police Suspect Two
in Models Death.
Either White Man or Negro Murdered
Grace Roberts-Wealthy
Youth drilled.

Philadelphia, Jan. 3."-Either q
wealthy man about town or negro
murdered Maizie Colbert, also known
as Mrs. Grace Roberts, the "ad' model,
who was found strangled with a silk
stocking in her apartment at Fifteenth
and Poplar streets, according to- police
belief. The supposed clue, duplicating
q rich Chicagoan, has been abandoned
as worthless.
The authorities hold that either the
clue leading to local white man I'M
der surveillance or to a negro will
solve the mystery.
The son of a wealthy upstate brewer
was grilled by Captain of Detectives
Tate and members Of the murder
squad" in the hope of clearing up the
mystery surrounding the death of Mrs.
Roberts.
The brewers son was again sought
but he had left the hotel where he
was guest, and could not be located.
The name of the man was not di-
vulged, but he was the subject of a
prolonged conference, after he had
been invited" to tell what he knew
concerning the slain girls habits.
friends and life.
Detectives learned that Mrs. Rob-
erts was graceful dancer and fire.
quently visited a North Broad street
hotel. Whenever the model arrived
at the hotel, the son of the brewer
was there, ready to satisfy her slight
est within. Quiet dinners, with fire.
quent fox-trots, usually followed.
Mrs. Roberts was infatuated with
a University of Pennsylvania gradu-
ate and former football player, but
they had been estranged for several
months, the authorities say a munich
pal employee who knew them told
them. Several weeks ago the man,
who lives at Cynwyd, a suburb, sought
reconciliation, and arranged for a
dinner party with the woung woman
on New Years day, according to the
detectives informant.
One theory of the police is that an
other of Mrs. Roberts admirers
learned of the reconciliation and be-
gan a Jealous quarrel that ended with
the girls death.
The grilling and information of the
jealous lover who had quarreled with
her overshadowed in Importance the
earlier theory of Captain Tate TO the
effect that a tenderloin degenerate
had caused the death. Tate had then
said that he was convinced the MUIR
der has been committed by a low
type of man.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-01-03
AERoPLANE POSTAL ROUTE
soWan Has Contract to Garry Mall
Over 3s1 Mile Route In Alaska
-Receives Large Salary.

Des Moipes.-Earl L. Byers, neph-
CIV ofsH. w. Byers, corporation coun-
sci for Des Moines, has one of the
most unusual contracts ever let by
the United States government.
He has agreed to carry mail by aer-
oplane over a 3S1 mile route in Alas
ka at a compensation of $49.500 an
nually.
4 The difficulties which the young
Iowan faces are in keeping with the
high salary he will receive. The coun-
try over which he will fly is mountain
Gus. There are no level tracts on
which to make landing in case his
engine should not work properly or
''go dead" In winter the snowfall is
between % and 80 feet and huge drifts
form. s.f.4F
* All of these possible troubles were
considered by Byers beforey.he took
the contract. On trial trip he car
ried four passengers, the weight being
1000 pounds.
The United States government has
made only one or two contracts for
the carrying of mail BY aeroplane.
Owing to the fact that Byers will re-
ceiye nearly $50 goo for his work, the
cost OF postage over the route, and
passenger fares will be high.
The service, however, will do away
with a three weeks trip over a trail,
which formerly was the only way to
reach Nome from the inland camp.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-01-03
THE MARKETS
Grain, Provisions, Etc.

FLOUR-Spring wheat, special brands
in wood, $40 per bbl. hard spring wheat,
patents, s. per cent grade, in jute, $3.50;
straight. in export bags. $3.50; first clears,
$40 in jute: second clears. S6.001625: low
grades, $55045,S so; fancy soft winter wheat
patents, in jute, $500: standard soft win-
ter wheat patents. $500 in jute; fancy hard
winter wheat patents, $50 in jute; stand
ard hard winter wheat patents, $500 in
jute: first clears. $70O@7.3O in jute; sec
ond clears. In jute, $60O@S.25; pure white
rye -four, s715 in jute; pure dark rye. $6.65
in jute.
HAY-Marl<et steady: choice timothy.
SIC. 5G6l17. 80; No. timothy, $15.0O@l6.00:l No.
2 timothy, $l4OO@l6.00; No. 8 red top and
grassy mixed timothy. 312.50@l35o; light
clover mixed. s14.5O@15.50: heavy clover
mixed, $13.OO@14o0; threshed timothy, 500
01o.0O; alfalfa, choice. $l9.00@2O00; alfalfa
No. l., s1Z0O@ls.oo; alfalfa No. 2, $4,000
1900.
& BUTTER-Creamery, extras, Soc; extra
firsts, 37@3Sc: firsts, 341hsd33S1kc; seconds, 50
@a4c; packing stock. 2s14G914c ladies' sl0
S11ac:l process, 3lHc.
X sEGGS-Firsts. 4O@41c; ordinary flrsts. IS
136c; miscellaneous lots, cases included.
321.nc; cases returned 3lk@891sc: extra,
i5046c; checks, 2692sc: dirties. 27@29c; re-
frigerators, April firsts, 32A@S3c; extras.
3S6l331sc.
LIVE POULTRY-Turkeys &c: fowls.
l511sc; spring chickens. 1sc; roosterA
l3tsc: ducks. 1s919c; geese, 14@16c.
DRESSED POULTRY-Turkeys, 2963Oc;
fowls, 171lS1ac: springs, 1s@19c: ROSTERS.
14c; ducks, 10000: geese, 14G1Sc.
POTATOES - Minnesota and Dakota,
white, 81 6Nf11.So; Wisconsin and Michigan
white s16o@1.SO.
NEW POTATOES-Ham Florida.
Triumphs, 1925: Early Rose. $2.00@3.00:
Bermuda. s55o1s.5o.
SWEET POTATOES - Bbls.. Illinois,
s3.0o@4.5O: hampers, Illinois, $1.o0Gl50
Chicago, Jan. ..
.CATTLE-Good to choice steers. $4,000
ll.S0; yearlings good to choice. $9.5O0l1.4 40;
fair to good steers, $S.00dl10.0O; stockers
and feeders. s6.50@7 40: good to choice heif-
ers. SIOO0S.75; fair to good cows. $500
7.25; butcher bulls. $s.O0dI7. Is; Gamers, $3.50
@5.25; cutters, S5.00G6O0; bologna bulls.
s5.5066. 10; butcher bulls, S6.I5@S0O: good
to prime calves, sl0.C0Il2.15 heavy calves,
$SO0610.G0. r
HOGS-Prime light butchers. s9.75dl0. 25;
fair to fancy light, $9.604l0.10; medium
weight butchers, 2e06250 lbs, $l0,00alo. 40;
prime heavy weight butchers 25e140o lbs,
SO i0alo45; heavy mixed packing. $3.50
1910; rough heavy mixed packing, $500
9S5. pigs. fair to good, SS.O009.50: stays,
s105011075.
SHEEP-Yearlngs sll,0odl2.25: fair to
choice ewes, SS.0eGb9GG,, wethers. fair to
choice, SSO6lpl0 %: western lambs. Slug
1850, feeding lambs, sll.0GIll.75; native
lambs, sl2,25q1S50
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-01-03
DOCTORS SONS WIN RENoWN
They Are Brought Forward 40 Rivals
Of the Progeny Of Both Farm
ers and Ministers.

At last a rival to the farmer and the
minister in the role Of famous father
hoOd-or fatherhood of the famous
il brought forward, the New York Eve
ming Sun observes. The changes have
been rung Oh the parentage of men
like the two chief candidates for the
presidency in the recent election and
Of other leaders. But 1t remained for
William Browning, writing in the Med
ical Record, to contend that among
eminent personages large number
were sons of physicians.
There is food for thought in this,
and as the author gravely prophesies,
"the more embryonic science of his
tory may yet find activators." He IL
Illustrates his theory by list of the
men about Lincoln in the Civil war
times. The vice president, secretary
of state, secretary Of war, speaker of
the house and the organizer of the
Union forces-McC lellan-were all doc
tors sons. In the same group we find
David Davis, the close friend and ad-
wiser Of Lincoln: John Hay, his private
secretary; Stephen A. Douglas, his
leading opponent In the contests be-
fore the war.
Exactly what part in the preparation
of these leaders for high station their
fathers may have taken we are not in
formed. But good case might be
,f nln - In f<,
prompt action and of unselfish devo-
ton to the needs. of the public. 1t
may be said that the old-fashioned
family physician was away from home
a good deal, but certainly his charac-
ter might well make deeper impress
sion on the children than the repeated
precepts of man of another type.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-01-03
SAYS LAWSON KNEW NOTHING
Congressman Henry Declares Boston
Man Has No information War
ranting an investigation.

Washington, Jan. 3.-At the close of
a conference between Thomas w. Law
son and Chairman Henry of the house
rules committee lasting more than an
hour and half, Mr.. Henry declared
he had not received information from
Lawson warranting an investigation
into an alleged stock exchange leak"
from the safe department..
In formal statement, Mr.. Henry
said Lawson had furnished him neither
the name of the person giving infor-
nation constituting the leak nor the
names of any Spectators who profited
by the information.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-01-03
new INCOME TAX !
NOW EFFECTIVE
Minimum Rate of Levy Raised to
z Per Cent; More Exemp-
tons Allowed.
MUST FILE BEFORE MARCH
Requirement Applies Even If the In.
dividual Derives Income From No
Other Source Than Dividends
on Domestic Stocks.

Washington, Jan. 3.-The new fed
eral taxes upon incomes, estates, NUM-
ton manufactures, corporation stocks,
and certain businesses became effec
tive January 1.
Unmarried persons with net incomes
OF $1,000 or more and heads of fam
lilies having incomes of $4,000 or more
will have to pay normal tax of 2
per cent instead of /. the present rate.
Additional taxes are imposed on in
comes of more than $4,000 by grad.
uated scale running from to - per
cent. A tax Of 2 per cent is levied on
the incomes of corporations with stock
valued at $4,000 or more. The old
rate was l per cent.
Estates of $4,000 or more, when
transferred, must pay a graduated tax
of from to 10 per cent Munition
manufacturers are taxed 1919 per
cent on their net profits. Corporations
are subject to special excise tax of 80
cents a year for each $1,000 Of fair
value of capital stock in excess of
$4,000.
Under the new act every individual
whose total net income, including divi-
dends, for the year 1916 is $1,000 or
more is required to file with the col
lectOr of internal revenue for the dis,
trict in which he resides on or before
March l, 1917, personal income tax
return.
This requirement applies even if the
individual, derived income from no
other sources than dividends on domes-
tic stocks, is entitled to personal ez-
emption in excess of the amount Of his
net income, or has had normal tax
withheld at the source from income
paid to him in excess of his total TAX
liability
Exempts "Head of Family"
A personal exemption of $4,000 is
now allowed to "a head of a family"
A widower or widow, for example. who
maintains home and has one or more
children dependent upon him or her
Tor support, may claim personal ex-
emption of $4,000. as may an unlDar-
ried son who supports a widowed
mother, Il dependent father. or unmar-
ried sisters. In 4 case where. by Il
decree of divorce. the father is charged
with the support Of one child and the
mother with the support of another,
each is entitled to claim $4,000 exemp-
ton.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-01-03
Guard. must suy Clothing.

/ Des Moines.-Members of the First
Iowa infantry will be compelled to
furnish their own civilian clothing
when they are mustered out of the
federal service.
Their uniforms. furnished on the
border by the government, will be in
voiced at FIT. Des Moines and made
state property. Guardsmen will re-
tain it, however. when they 80 to
home stations and keep 1t in home
armories.
Some men came to Camp Dodge in
civilian clothing. which was worn out
before the government supplied uni.
forms. 1t is said that number of the
guardsmen have no civilian clothing
and no money with which to buy 1t.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-01-03
'7os, 900 TONS OF ZINC MINED
Production il 1915 Shows Gain Of 20
Per Cent Over That OF 1915
Joplin Region Leads.

Washington, Jan. 3.-The new year
estimate of the production Of zinc in
1916, just issued by the United States
geological survey, department Of the
Interior shows the recoverable, zinc
content Of ore mined in the United
States in 1915 as T0S,000 tons, gain
Of over 10000 tons, or 20 per cent, as
compared with 1915. The Joplin re-
gion made the largest gain, with Mon
tana next, but larger gains We're also
made by the upper Mississippi valley,
Colorado and Tennessee.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-01-03
LORD CURz0N WEEDS AGAIN
Daughters of Ex-Viceroy Whose First
Wife Was Mary Lsiter of
~ ifn Chicago, Attend.

London, Jan. 3-The marriage of
Earl Curzon of Eedleston and Mrs.
Grace Elvina Duggan was solemnized
in the private chapel Of lambeth PAL
ace, Most Rev. Cosino Gordon Lang,
archbishop of York, officiating. The
bride was accompanied by one lady
attendant, while Francis Curzon acted
as best man for his brother. There
were only eight or nine guests, includ-
ing the children of the bride and Lord
Curzon's daughters. Lord Curzon, a
member of the British war council and
formerly viceroy Of India, was wild
over. His first wife, Mary Victoria,
daughter of the late Levi q. Letter Of
Chicago, died in 1906.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-01-03
AGED Convict Released.

Fort Madison William Kilmer
spent the first Christmas at liberty
that he has had in nearly one.half of
his sixty-nine years. 1t was novel to
him as many other things, common
place to the people generally, after
the thirty-three years he spent inside
prison walls.
Liberty was burden to dad" as
he is known. Things are not done
the same way they were when he was
a citizen third Of century ago. He
does not understand the new order as
man lowering near 70 he fears he
never can learn.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-01-03
Oil Does Not DispeI Foqs.

The statement has been made that
the presence of oil on the sea has a
marked influence i'll the dissipation of
fog, but there is not the least founda-
ton for this, as has been determined
by four reports from naval vessels
along the Maine and Massachusetts
coasts and on the Delaware river. OFF
Marcus, Hook, Pa, where there are a
number of oil establishments, the U.
S. s. Melville on her trial trip ran into
a dense fog. Her captain reported
that there was thick film Of oil on
the water for miles around, but the
ship was fog-bound II hours.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-01-03
County Agent a Success.

Cedar Falls. With record of g.
1S9 miles travelled by automobile and
1,14O miles by rail IN conducting $50
different meetings and making 704
farm visits, besides writing more
than 1900 letters, County Agricul-
turist A. A. Burgers annual report
for 1916 shows this has been the most
successful year in the hitory OF the
Farm Improvement association Of
Black Hawk county.
Never before has the county been
so thoroughly covered in the county
agents work nor SO many new lines
OF work been undertaken.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-01-03
STEAMER HELPLESS IN GALE
Wireless Calls Relief to PropelIerless
Lumber Ship off the Oregon
Coast

Marshtield, Ore, Jan. 3.-The lumber
steamer Klamath, bound from San
Francisco to Portland in ballast, lost
its propeller late last night when ten
miles west OF. Cape Arago and is being
driven northwest by heavy offshore
gale. according to wireless messages
flashed to this city by the disabled
ship.
The steamer Kilburn will go today
to pick up the klamath and tow 1t into
port. It is not known whether any
passengers areSboard. The crew mum.
bers about twenty.
The Klamath is wooden steamer,
200 feet long.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-01-03
Wheat Acreage Increased.

y Ames. Iowa reports to the crop
reporting board of the U. S. depart
ment of agriculture indicate that this
state has ten per cent greater acre
age planted. to winter wheat this year
than last, the figures showing $4,000
acres as against 100000 last year.
The condition Of the crop Dec. was
estimated at 90 as against 80 the same
time last year Prospects are good for
Q big crop.
The high price of wheat has in
duced farmers to devote greater acre
age to this crop.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-01-03
Sunday School Campaign.

Des Moines.-The greatest Sunday
school movement in the history Of
Iowa will be staged next spring with
the holding of the Iowa Statewide In
gathering and Enlisting campaign.
The campaign will begin Sunday,
March Is and end Easter Sunday,
April s. 1t will include practically
half million Sunday school officials,
teachers and members throughout the
state. Already plans are being made
for 1t by the state Sunday school as
ISOLATION and the official program will
soon be completed.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-01-03
PATROLS FIGHT IN THE WEST
Berlin Announces Successful Engage
ments in Champagne, Argonne For
est and on Verdun Front.

Berlin, Jan. 3.-Successful German
patrol engagements in Champagne, the
Argonne forest and on the Verdun
front were reported by the war office.
Near Ypres, West Flanders, there
have been lively artillery actions. A
hand grenade attack by the British
was repulsed. A British airplane Of
big type fell into the hands Of the Ger
mans.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-01-03
rho1ah. There Might Be More.

Twins had arrived at the home OF
little John one day. He had just come
OUT in the yard to play when an ola
friend of the family came by. Seeing
.Jonr in the yard he called to him:
Hello, there, sonny; | hear you have
twius at your hGase," whereupon little
John exclaimed: "Yes, there We're two
when l came out, but maybe tiisre are
free or four by now"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-01-03
Miner. 70 Ask Raise.

4 Oskaloosa. Iowa miners will vote
throughout the state on the question
Of holding a state conference In Des
Moines, to demand higher wages from
coal operators.
Miners are complaining because
operators have boosted the price OF
coal without any increase In wages
to them. Officers say the national
organization will not sanction strike
which would repudiate the present
working agreement.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-01-03
.ners1one ot our policy,

Sir George, in the course of his
speech, said that Great Britain during
the war had advanced more than S3,-
0O0, 100000 to her allies for the pur-
chase of war materials, which other
wise they would have been unable to
procure, besides the materials she sup
piled direct.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-01-03
Popeorn Brings BID Profit.

Wall ke.-Ripple & Herrig have
Just finished delivering the popcorn
raised on thirty-seyen acres near here.
The crop aggregated 1i2,94O pounds,
which at $3.50, per hundred, netted
$2,992.9l, an average of $SO.S9 per
acre.
Many other farmers made good
profits on popcorn this year.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-01-03
ALLIES REPLY
TO U. 5. READY
Approved by France and Britain,
Forwarded to Italy and
Russia.
FOLLOWS NOTE. TO TEUT0Ns
Same Guarded Language Is Used, but
Permanent Peace Is Discussed at
acknowledgement Pledged to
Reward Russia.

London, JAM The final draft of the
reply of the entente to President VIII
sons peace .nofe, which already has
been approved by France and Great
Britain, has been forwarded to Italy
and Russia, and us no changes have
! been suggested thus far from those
quarters, it IS not improbable the note
will be delivered to the American am
bassador in Paris, William G. Sharp.
within a short time.
In its present form, the reply Is
about the same length as the note to
the central powers, and has the same
characteristics Of general and guarded
language. One Of the most important
points is differentiation between
peace among the present belligerents
and such future arrangements as may
be made for permanent peace. the pur-
pose being to show neutral upholders
of a future permanent peace that this
is attainable, not alone by first con-
Guiding the present war, but also by
concluding the kind of peace, which
will pave the way for permanent
peace.
While the original draft, like the re-
ply to the central powers, was written
largely in France, Foreign Secretary
Balfour also has had considerable part
In 1t. particularly in regard to phrases
seeking to elucidate the situation for
the benefit of public opinion In neutral
cOuntt4es.
I'VE Viii Hold on" Says Kaiser.
Reuters Amsterdam correspondent
sends the following dispatch received
there from Berlin:
"In: the course of congratulatory
new year message to Empress Augusta
Victoria. Emperor William said:
Il with thanks to God, with pride in
Germany's strength, and confident that
the coming years fighting Will bring
new Victories, we hold on"
Sir George Buchanan, British am
bassador to Russia, presiding at the
annual dinner Of the English club.
said In part, according to q Reuter-
dispatch from Pettograd:
Between US and Germany gulf Is
fixed, red with the blood Of peaceful
noncombatants. We cannot grasp her
hand again until the armies Of Ger
many have been defeated and the spirit
Of milltarism permeating the whole
nation exercised. Il
Pledges Reward to Russia.
During the last two years Great
Britain more than once has been ac-
cused not only Of wishing to secure
the lions share of the spoils, but OF
.thwarting the realization of Russia's
traditional ambitions. Premier Ire
pofrs recent statement In the duma
laid that DOGGY at rest forever.
The British government, when first
approached on the subject of Constan-
hnople and the straits early In the
spring Of 1915, Immediately expressed
its whole-hearted assent. We want to
see Russia largely compensated for all
her services and sacrifices; we want
to help her to the prize she has 80
long dreamed of; we want 70 see hle
strong and prosperous and we want to
consolidate for all time the alliance
which this war has cemented, for upon
its maintenance, depends the future
peace of the world. That is the cor
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-01-03
Greek Steamer Sunk.

]. Brest, Jan. 3.-The Greek steamer
Sappho, 2,0s7 tons, has been torpedoed.
Nine of the crew were saved anu tho
fate If the rest is not known.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-01-03
Uncle Eben.

"George Washington was de father
of his country" said Uncle Eben; IAN
he ain de only father whose folks got
to thinkin dey isnowed mo- dan he
did"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-01-03
VIC. AMSDEN
az Years in Active Practice)

III IeNS u Actlv6 Frucucel .
Poor vision. also headaches, pho
taphobia sensitive to Light and 9TH
or ailments due to eye strain prompt
" relieved.
Optical Office at the Drug Store.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-01-03
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING.

The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the First National Bank of
Manchester, Iowa, will be held at the
Office of said bank in Manchester, To-
wa, on Tuesday, January 9th, 1917, at
2:30 o'clock P. M. for the election of
directors and such other business as
may legally come before such meet
ing.
DON A. PREUSsNER,
52wks-2 Cashier.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-08-25
FIRST M. E. CHURCH.

Sunday church service at II a. m., and 7:30 p. m. Thursday prayer meet ing S:30 p. m. Friday choir meets at p. m. First and third Wednesday af ternoon at 2:30 Ladies' Aid Society," c. NJ. Van Marter. Pastor.