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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-03-13
OPEN MEETING OF COMMERCIAL,
CLUB

The Manchester Commercial Club
will hold a special open meeting in
the City Opera House next Tuesday
evening, March 10, The topic to be
discussed will be "Beautifying Man.
chester Interesting addresses on
this subject have been prepared by
Mrs E. NJ. Carr, Mrs. A. o. Stanger
and Mrs. A w. Stearns. Each OF
these ladies will discuss the beautlh-
cation of Mancheter from different
viewpoint. There will also be shown
series of over 100 stereoptican slides
showing city improvements and clean
up. Every man and woman who IS
interested in the improvement OF Man
chester is requested to attend this
meeting for which there will be no
charge.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-03-13
PRINCIPALS
PERRY LITTLEFIELD ARRESTED.

Perry LlttleHelu, WHO mas Deeu
wanted by the police authorities here
for several months, was arrested at
Waterloo this afternoon, and is now
in Jail in that city. He will be
brought here, charged with malicious
mischief to beasts of another" 1t will
be recalled that during the fall Of
last year many cattle were killed in
the vicinity of Delhi by persons un-
known The hides were removed and
the carcasses left. About that time
Mr.. Littlefield left Delhi and suspi-
cion was at once directed to him. The
officers have been constantly on the
lookout for him since then. He was
known to have been in Minneapolis
at one time and again at Topeka,
Kansas. The presence Of his wife at
Waterloo lead to his arrest there.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-03-13
THE WORK OF THE ARMY Y. NJ
G. A.

Contributions made by residents OF
Manchester to the National War Work
Fund of the Army Y. M. C. A. which
has now reached $6O,O0O0OO, are al
ready paying big dividends in the
lives of boys who have gone from
this city and county to receive their
military training at Camp Dodge, and
other military points in the west. Ac-
cording to advices reaching here this
week the Y. NJ. C. A. huts in the big
cantonments never have been so pop
ular as during the recent cold wealth
er when thousands of enlisted men
were driven inside the buildings for
their amusements games and letter
writing. The CHEEKY open fireplace
the monographs and pianos, books
and magazines form happy cOmbi-
nation that spells home" to the boys
away from home.
Practically every home in this COM
munity has received letters from Iowa
and Minnesota boys written on Y. M.
c. A or Red Triangle stationery which
is issued without cost to every man
in uniform. At Camp Dodge recently
a total of 2O3,O75 letters were mailed
| Dy the Y. M. u. A. IN single mOntn,
all of them being written at the bench
es in the Y. M. C. A. huts.
Y. NJ C. A. accommodations have
been provided already in more than
$50 centers in France for the soldiers
in Pershing's expedition. At the pres
ent time there are more than 1900
American Y. M. c. A. secretaries in
the war zone promoting for Uuncle
Sans boys the same program they
have enjoyed in The big camps in
this country.
When the American troops took over
their section of the French fighting
front there were eight M. c. A. dug
outs waiting for their exclusive use.
These provided chocolate. sweets of all
kinds. biscuits and knickacks. The last
thing the American troops will get be-
fore they go over the top will be a
cup of coffee or tea, a biscuit or
two, some chocolate for emergency
rations and a word of cheer and in
spiration fro mthe Y. M. C. A. secre-
ltarieS.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-03-13
BRANCHES OPEN FOR ENLIST.
MENT

The following branches of the serv-
ice are open to registrants who wish
to be voluntarily inducted before their
order number is reached
Call No. 2. Medical Department, Fort
Riley, Kansas.
Call No. 5. Infantry, Camp Greene,
Charlotte, North Carolina.
Call No. 29. Coast Artillery Corps,
Jefferson Barracks, ST. Louis, Mo.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-03-13
LUTHERAN CONGREGATIONS BACK
OF L. S. SOLDIERS

The Lutheran congregations OF Man
chester and Ryan have responded pa
triotically to the call of that denomi-
nation in raising large fund for
Soldiers and Sailors Relief, and have
Just completed their canvass. The
Ryan congregation contributed $255
and the Manchester congregation gave
$155. Mr. Melchert tells us that the
Iowa synod of Lutheran churches went
"over the top" in raising the amount
asked of the churches in Iowa. He
also tells us that when the commit
tees made the canvass for this fund
every member of the churches was
visited and every last one contributed.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-03-13
IOWA ~, ,1ssa AsH COMPANY

Articles of int yoration have been
filed with the auditor Of the state and
with the recorder Of Delaware coun-
ty, for the corporation known as the
Iowa Farm Mortgage Company, or
ganized by Manchester business men.
The new corporation will conduct a
loan business, buying and selling
notes and mortgages, and do a gen
eral farm loan business.
The offices of the company will be
located in Manchester, the exact To-
cation not having been determined up
on. The corporation will be capital
lied to the amount of $4,000, and
more than enough stock has been sub
scribed for this amount.
The position of manager for the
company has been offered to G. H.
Durham of Waterloo. Mr.. Dunham
has not stated whether he would ac-
cept the offer or not
The incorporators of the company
are: E. H. Hoyt, Des Moines; Geo.
w. Durham, E. B. Stiles, A. D. Long,
A. R. Leroy, F. B. Blair, Chas. j.
Seeds, Geo. A. Newman, Chas, McCor-
mick, Fred H Munson, H. G. Seeds.
w. H. Lafferty, E. NJ. Carr, Hubert
Carr F. E. Richardson, A. w. Stearns,
L. Matthews Sr., F. L. Durey, w. H.
Norris and F. B. Wilson, all Of Man.
chester.
The directors of the company are:
E. H. HOyt, Geo. w. Dunham, A. r.
Leroy, H. C. Seeds. Fred H. Munson,
A. D.. Long, Chas. Mccormick, F. B.
Blair, F. L. Durey, F. B. Wilson.
Officers who will serve during tine
first year are as follows: President,
E. H. Hoyt; 1st Vice president, Geo.
w. Durham; second vice president.
E. B. Stiles; secretary, H. c. Seeds
treasurer, A. r. Leroy.
The formation of this company adds
an important and valuable financial
institution to the city. The incorpo-
rators are representative Of the var
ious banking interests of the city.
And the new institution is launched
with every promise of success.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-03-13
RANCH BRINGS FANCY PRICE

The ranch developed by H. B.
Hershey, formerly of Delaware coun-
ty, has been sold recently according
to the following clipping from a
Roundup paper.
For consideration of nearly $685.
900, the Fl. B. Hershey ranch and live
stock was sold to J. C. Martin. Of
Oregon, Tuesday. The deal was ham
died by the Roundup Loan and Realty
Co. The land involved in the tran
saction totals 334 acres, the price per
acre being $500. The remainder of
property was personal and livestock.
Mr.. Martin. who returned to his home
in Oregon after signing the papers
in the transaction, will return about
March l to assume personal charge
of his new property"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-03-13
MANY ENLISTMENTS

Seven young men from Delaware
county enlisted in the coast artillery
the first of the week, enlisting from
the local board, which has authority
to enlist men from the registered
list The young men who enlisted
and left Monday forenoon for Jeffer-
son Barracks, Mo-, were Geo. L. Cram
er and Chas. Thing, of Hopkinton; ;
Harold Umstattd; John McLane, VIM.
C. McLane, of Manchester; Burt A..
Rogers and Roy B. Little, of Earl
Vile.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-03-13
TO PREACH OBLIGATORY SERMON

Rev. W. ]. Suckow, pastor OF the
First Congregational church of this
city, has been invited by the First
Congregational church of Sioux City,
to preach the dedicatory sermon on
April 7th the date when the new $780,
900 church edifice is to be dedicated.
The Sioux City church building was
destroyed by fire about two years
ago, and the new edifice, said to be
one of the finest in the state, is now
completed and will be dedicated on
April 7th.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-03-13
PAY YOUR Y. NJ. c. A. SUBSCRIP.
TIONS

L. Matthews. Sr., requests the Dem
ocrat to state that all those who made
pledges to the Y. NJ C. A. War Fund
last November. and have not paid
them. are kindly asked to pay the
same before April 1st You can leave
the money at his office on Franklin
street, or, at any OF the banks. The
money will all have to be turned into
the organization April 1st, and it is
urged that all subscriptions be paid
before that date.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-03-13

George DeMoss, of Fort Reilly has
been spending several days with his
wife, in Manchester. Mrs. DeMoss
has been spending some time with
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. John Ander-
son, while her husband is being trans
ferred from one army camp to an
other.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-03-13
ADVERTISED LETTERS

Letters remaining uncalled sor
March II, 1918:
Baxter, Mrs. P. C.
Bennett, Milo
Hartens, Mrs. More.
Heinz, Miss Ella.
Shea, Mike
These letters will be sent to the
dead letter office March, 25, 1918 if
not called for before that date.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-03-13

Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Hockaday, who
spent the winter at Long Beach, CAL,
arrived home the first of the week,
after a pleasant winters sojourn in
sunny California.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-03-13

Miss Anna Rowa. who was a guest
Of her sister, Mrs. E. M. Hughes over
Sunday, left Monday noon for her
home
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-03-13

Chas. Baumgarter was business
visitor in Cedar Rapids Tuesday.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-03-13

Scene 2. The Toy Shop.
ACT II.
Scene /. The Toy Shop.
Scene g. The Milky Way.
ACT III. ...
Scene /. A garden in Fairyland.
Scene 2. The Woods.
Mrs. Edwin Davis, accompanist.
Entire production rehearsed and
staged under direction of Francis j.
Finn,
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of FIOF THE TOY SHOP,

Tickets for the WOnderful musical
extravaganza, Fl Fl of the Toy Shop"
to be staged at the City Opera House,
Thursday and Friday nights. March
IA and Is, under the auspices of the
Womens' club for war relief work
are going like the proverbial "hot-
cakes" .i
1t has been conceded by many who
have watched rehearsals to be the
best ever presented in Manchester by
local talent.
Those taking the principal roles
are recognized by everyone to be
the most efficient throughout this sec
ton of the state in the way Of anna
teur entertainment. One hundred
twenty-five men, women and child
rem make up the entire cast.
Tickets are on sale at A. G. Philips
drug store, ~ Price so cents. The fol-
lowing is the program:
Theme OF Play.
Bonnie, the toy makers daughter,
wandering in the woods at the close
of day, is overtaken by the Sandman,
who casts her into magic sleep.
She dreams a wonderful dream, where
in all the toys come to life. % A night
of revelry follows. .Lf u
@d- ACT I. . @ttf
Scene 1. A woods near Bonnie's
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18
Yankees Divide
Honors Of Day
WithWhiteSox
By Charles A. Taylor

With nothing vital at stake for
either team, the Yankees and the
White Sox divided double-header
yesterday afternoon at the Polo
Grounds. The visitors captured the
first game by score Of to and the
home nine won the second encounter
by score Of to 2.
In the first contest both Mogridge
and Shellenback were driven from the
mound by the furious batting Of the
two teams, Heating being called upon
by Higgins to relieve Mogridge, while
Rowland replaced Shellenback with
Danforth.
In the second battle Danforth tried
to do an Iron man" stunt for the
White Sox, and Slim Love was picked
TO do the box work for the Yanks. Slim
was somewhat wild and was hit hard
in spots, but he came through a win
ner, and also had the satisfaction of
setting new seasons record in the
way of strike outs. Slim famed twelve
Of the enemy. The Yankees punched
hits off Danforth in two innings for
the runs that gave them the game.
10000 Fans See Game
The New Yorker just has to go gone
where Saturday afternoons, and that
possibly accounts for the attendance of
10000. The spectators didn't have
much opportunity TO enthuse over the
baseball exhibited. Both games were
too one-sided and poorly played, but
the presence of the Police Department
Glee Club made their afternoon worth
while.
The glee club brought along its own
organ, and carried it out to the home
plate at the end of the first contest.
Around the music box gathered some
fifty Of New York's finest" and they
certainly could harmonic. The song
that made the biggest hit with the
crowd was entitled Well Lick the
Kaiser IL 1t Takes Us Ten Years" Tire
glee club closed its programme with
"The Star-Spangled Banner" the ten
rnOuSANU iaNS 1Vl-4NS III tNe SiNkin
After the concert the police went
through the stands selling tickets for
their big carnival, which is to be held
at the Sheepshead Bay motordrome
next Saturday and the following Satur-
day They collected lot of shekels.
Sox Hammer Mogridge
The White Sox began the opening
game in the same fashion they wound
up their work OF the preceding after
noon. The hits came SO fast that five
runs were over the platter before Mog-
ridge remembered he was not warming
up in the per but was supposed TO be
pitching in real game Every man
on the White Sox team got chance to
take a swing a. the ball during this
nap Of Mogridge.
The agencies which brought about
the large harvest Of taIlies we're an
Continued on 71dQe foxr
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18
Reds Make a Clean S7veeb
With Dem0ruli&ed Giants

CINCINNATI, Aug. 1.-THE Cincin-
natl Reds won their third straight
game from the Giants here to-day by
score Of to 3. The contest was
close and exciting. as have been all
the other games played here between
the two teams. the winner finally be-
irg decided in the eleventh inning.
Polonious Perritt pitched the entire
game for New York, but Matty was
Schneider and Eller. Pitcher was put
out of the game in the eleventh for
disputing called strike.
The Giants should have gained the
victory in the regulation ninth inning,
but Benny Kauff, who is spending his
furlough from the army with his old
team. muffcd an easy fly in the last
half OF the ninth when two men were
out. This error gave the Reds a chance
TO tie the score. 1t WAS bad day
for Benny all around, as he was un-
Able to strike q safe blow In FIVE ap-
pearnnccs at the plate.
The Reds scored two runs in the
first inning after two men had been
retired: Roush singled to right and
then Sherwood Magce banged the ball
+" the fence in right centre for a
home run. The Giants took the lead
in the third stanza, when they sent
three runners over the rubber.
McCarty walked and went to third
on Perrltts single to right. Thorpe
was drafted to run for McCarty and
the Indian beat Blackburnes throw to
the plate when Burns hit grounder
to short. Pcrritt and Burns each ad-
vanced = base ON Young's long fy to
Eoush. KAuH hit to Custo. who tossed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18

everything at the end. Terentia. tn.
lavorlte, IN a middle position, was
caugnt IN jam at the start, buffeted
ABOUT, almost knocked down and elimi-
mated, which made the way easy for
the long-shot winner. Tuscaloosa SUI
fered a kindred fate.
g. BET; the second choice, won the
Steeplechase. Weldship, the favorite
on, of the surest jumpers living, stun,
pied at the sixth barrier and unseated
omoot. Garter lost his rider at the
field. - Vic
Keen Jane, backed from to / to 7
TO z took the closing event of six fur
longs; A. wonderful ride by walls e.
1 .as,a. this result. The winner got off
poorly and was badly bumped on the
TAR turn, yet squeezed through on the
r "a and won over Triumphant in a
Walls also landed the brackets with
Louise V, favorite Of the six furlonc
opening dash. He got off winginr and
made 1t runaway all the distance 'N
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18

the Harknes5 Handicap in f9f7. but
its hair has turned white in the pas,
year and it locomotes with Dro-
nounced limp. It was announced upon
Looey's misfortune that NJ. Arthur
nuray, of Belgium, who drives q car
That IS unnecessarily camouAaged. since
it is generally so far back that il can't
be seen. anyhow. had extended to NJ.
Chevrolet the loan Of his own car,
which also is Frontenac, and the
hope that he could get more out Of it
than Duray had. Chevrolet did, In
the twenty mile race he got broken
valve out of 1t, which NJ. Duray prob
ably had not noticed before. and limped
with q funereal air into the MI m
the second lap.
Loses Two Cars
1t was the second car that our fa.
vorite driver, M. Chevrolet. had de-
stroyed during the day, and it was mo-
tlced that auto owners who had their
machines parked in the infield drew
themselves within their numerou.
shells when M. Louis slid along the
wire fence looking about as though he
could be prevailed upon to accent the
loan of still another car.
Chevrolet's turbulent dual misror
tune: the feet that Starter Waener's
hat blew off during the course Of the
twentv-nile race because he vereeo
too closely to the machines. his hat
answering the immutable call Of the
vacuum. ard the United States army
a"iator's exhibition overhead were feat
ures. every bit as exciting as De
Pa mas record smashing and = Il way
had moro of tho genuine about them
The United States Army flyer carrv-
inc an observer, "zoomed" I'D about
1900 feet and proceeded to play a
few rag+ime pieces on his guitar. He
looped the loop several times. executed
an lmme man turn. side slipped, banked.
tried spinning nose drive and eventu-
ally landed on the ground. light as
feather. and "taxied" across the field
while the $4,000 spectators cheered
with admiration mixed with envy.
The races yesterday we're run upon
point system-six points for first,
five for second, and so on. Thus De
Palma finished with score Of 80
Ralph milford was second with %
Dario Resta was third with 10. Durav
fourth with 6, Vail fifth with A and
Chevrolet. the grand old speed demon.
sixth. seventh and eighth with not a
single point
The fastest lap of the day was made
by De Palma in the ten-mile race, when
he completed the course in 1:02:2O.
which Is at the rate of 115 miles per
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18
American and
Worlds Swim
Marks Broken

bkLMAR, N. j., Aug. 17-Residents
OF This resort were treated to a rare
swimming carnival here to-day. during
the course of which American and
"orlos records were established. Har-
ola hruger. the Hawaiian back-stroke
wonder. and Claire Galligan were the
record smashers.
hruger topped his Eastern series Of
record breaking fcats when he was
timed in the 440-yard backs troke swim
IN 6:2S. This extraordinary perform
ance smashes by q substantial margin
the former record of 6 AT 10, held by
+. A. unwin, of England Leo Giebel
was second, but at no time threatened
to be serious contender for the
honors.
In successfully defending her Ameri-
can haif-mlle title, Claire Galligan bet
tered her own record of 1886, set in
San francisco. The local mermaid was
timed in 1881. She won by almost
htteen yards, taking the lead after
passing the 220-yard mark. Miss Char
lotte Boyle, New York, was second;
Miss Dorothy Burns, Los Angeles,
third; Miss Elizabeth Ryan, Philadel-
phia, fourth, and Miss Lucy Freeman,
New York, fifth.
Duke Kahanamoku, of Honolulu, cap
tured the 200-yard handicap from
scratch as he pleased in 2:l1 2-5, with
J. W. Newnon, Pelham Bay Naval Sta
ton, New York, second.
Newnon later won the 22O-yard swim
tor army and navy men, with Tom
Reilly second and j. w. Arfman.
campmate, third
In the water polo contest the New
York Athletic Club team, led by Joe
Ruddy, who scored three goals, de-
feated the Federal Rendezvous team by
so points to s.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18
Dodgers Get an EUen Break
With Bezdek:S Buccaneers

PITTSBURGH, Aug II. - Frank
Miller saved the Pittsburgh Pirates
from q double defeat here to-day
when he defeated Brooklyn in the sec
ond game of the bargain bill here this
afternoon. Burleigh Grimes, the Dodg
err star, accounted for the visitors
victory in the first game when ne let
down the local men with five hits. 1t
was Grimes's ninth straight win. The
score was to O. In the second game
Pittsburgh won to /.
Brooklyn gained its victory by SCOT
ing two in the ninth inning. These
came when Johnston, Daubert and
Myers singled and Wheat was passed.
The first two managed to score, but
both Myers and Wheat were nipped
at the plate. Hill, q Pirate recruit
pitcher, worked commercially. holding
the Dodger batsmen to three hits until
the ninth inning.
The Pirates outbatted their oppo-
nents by nine hits to four in the
second game, but the sensational field
ing exhibited BY, the visitors killed off
several runs. Miller, the local mounds
man, was faced by Dick Robertson,
of the Dodgers. and with each per-
forming at their best, hits were few
and far apart. Boone continued to
pound the ball, collecting three Of the
Pirate safeties.
Pittsburgh went to the fore in the
third inning. Miller paved the way
with a single; Boone followed with
another safety. Bigbee forced Boone,
but Carey singled, driving home the
pitcher. The winning run came in the
eighth. Boone was again the trouble
maker with double, scoring later on
Southworth's hit.
After being retired In order for the
6xnf aiY In inxa kha noAn~~~ .>A A~....
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18
Staten islanders Win

Following up its good form Of last
week. the Staten Island Cricket Club
was again rewarded with win yes
terday in its Association match.
played against the Columbia Rovers.
at Livingston. S. l.. and won the match
by 100 runs. with totals of 1872 to 49,
This result was mainly due to the
F. A. w. Ireland and F. F. Kelly, for
Ireland ran up total Of Al with the
bat In addition to capturing Eve wick
cts at a cost Of "a runs. while Kelly
scored 25 at bat and secured 6ve
V3nknHa tor niustaon rvna
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18
IS, OOOLiStgu TO Mad Vhiy
OF Autos as Records Fall
ON Sheebshead Bay Track
Records Broken
BY De Palma in
Big Auto Race

ID ALPH DE PALMA, the Italian
IN race driver, created four
new American speedway
records at the Sheepshead Bay
Speedway yesterday afternoon.
He drove two-mile lap in
l;O5:60, breaking the former rec
ord of 1:12:85, made by Dario
2esta over the same course. He
came back in the sen-mile race.
winning in 5:23:8O, thus breaking
his own record of 5:24:2s, made
last July at Chicago.
In the thirty-nl;le race he broke
Johnny Athens mark of IS:56:lO
by more than two minutes, going
over the course in 16:3l:2O. He
wound up the day by driving the
fifty miles in 27:2e:1O. which
breaks Resta's 28:O4:53, also
made at Sheepshead Bay. The
races were electrically timed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18
Red Sox With
Ruth inBoxW
From Indians


BOSTON, Aug. 17.-Boston took the
first game Of the critical series from
Cleveland to-day, 4 to 2, Ruth holding
the visitors to five hits. Scratch in
field hits by Ruth and McInnis in the
fourth off Morton with one out, fol-
lowed by Miller's single to left and
Graney's wild throw to the plate,
scored two runs for Boston.
Bagby was pitching in the eighth
when Mclnnis's single to left with the
bases filled scored two more runs.
Graney's triple and Speakers double
gave Cleveland one in the fourth. Ora
ney's single, an error by McInnis and
q helder's choice gave Cleveland its
second run in the ninth.
The score: