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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-02-05

The Ladies Aid and Missionary
Societies of the Baptist church will
meet at the home of E. e. Douglas on
Wednesday, February 18th. All day
session and dinner at noon. Every
one invited
On account of the illness of NJ
l. B. Richmond, J. H. Robson is look
ing after the Globe Hotel After
Mrs. Masters gave up running the
hotel Mr.. Richmond fitted up good
ly number of rooms and has been op-
Grating the rooming house. The hotel
is in competent hands during his i'll
ness, and we hope that before long
Mr.. Richmond will be able ca ssume
the management again.
S. r. Clements, who had been fore
man in The Democrat office for two
years, left Thursday evening for Ia
ma, Iowa, where he spent few days
with his parents, before going to Ft.
Morgan, Colorado, where he will en-
gage in farming. The section of Col
orado where Mr.. Clements and his
family will engage in farming is the
greatest sugar beet country in the
United States, and we hope that they
may find farming to their liking and
that they may be prosperous. The
Democrat considers itself fortunate
in having secured Mr. Charles Walker
of St. Paul. Minnesota, to take Mr..
Clements place in the mechanical
end Of the plant. Mr.. Walker is an
experienced printer and linotype op-
orator and work brought to our job
department will receive prompt at
tention.
There will be sold at Public Auc-.
ton at Camp Grant, Rockford, Him
ois, - February the a7fh;e fSas;. snti~ con-
tinUad~ until all -sninDs3sra rers sold, ap-
proximately 600 head Of horses and
mules. W These animals are being sold
because the Government has no fur
Their use for them and not because
they are worn out. A great number
of excellent animals will be found
among this lot and doubtless can be
purchased at a reasonable figure
These animals all passed government
inspection when purchased, have had
very little II any service and have
been at this camp since first purchas
ed. A good halter will be given with
each animal The terms Of sale are
either currency, certified or cashiers
check. 1t is the duty of every patri-
otto citizen to assist the government
in disposing of it's suplus supplies to
the very best financial advantage.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-02-05
FORTY YEARS AGO

(FeD. 0tn 1881
The circuit court was in session in
Delhi
L. C. Paxson had bought rs head of
hogs that averaged AIT pounds each.
He paid $93715. Today such a drove
of porkers would bring in the neigh
borhood of 100000 on the Chicago
market
Drs. Green and Butler had recently
entered into partnership for the prac-
tice of medicine and surgery.
Mrs. Thomas Tierney. an old resi-
dent of Manchester, had died at Mason
City.
Mrs. Mary Cooley had died at the
home of her daughter. Mrs. j. H.
Stevens, at the advanced age of So
years.
The dramatic Dutch Recruits
was to be given by home talent
A. B. Terril had sold his grocery
store and stock to DR.. J. H. Phelps
of Floral, Kansas.
A butter and cheese convention was
scheduled to he held in Manchester on
Feb. 10Th and many noted speakers
were to be present.
Frank Gregg, the founder of the
Democrat, had gone to Chicago to
embark in new business.
Mrs. L. B. Oviat had died after a
brief illness.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-02-05
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
OF THE PAST week

MIR. and Mrs. NJ. J. Yoran enter.
tanned a company Of friends at their
home last Friday evening.
Miss zelda Hall, student at Coo
college, spent Sunday with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. B. c. Hall.
Noel May, who has been in an
army camp in Texas, arrived home last
week Noel has been in the service
for some time.
Miss Josephine Hutchinson went
to Grinnell last Friday to spend sew
eral days with her brother, Robert,
and old college friends.
Mrs Margaret Williams left Sun
day night for Bryant, South Dakota.
for visit of several weeks with her
daughter, Mrs. Lily Leach.
Mrs. INV. Lawrence arrived home
last week from a five months stay in
the home of her daughter, Mrs. H.
C. Austin. at Douglas, Wyoming.
Lloyd Keiser, who sustained such
painful injuries when thrown from
his pony near the Haug garage last
Tuesday evening. has left the local
hospital and is now being cared for
at his uncle and aunt Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Keiser.
The Womans Foreign Missionary
Society, the Womens Home Mission.
airy Society and the Ladies Aid Soci-
ETY. O fthe> NJ. E. church will hold the
frat .all- dsss meeting in the -parlors of
the church on Wednesday. February
18th. The w. F. NJ S. meets at 1890
followed by picnic lunch. The L.
A. s. holds it's meeting at 1880 and the
w. H. NJ s. holds it's meeting at $3.50.
All members are urged to be present
y Cal Martin is in receipt OF let
ter from John L. Anderson, now in
France with the SSth Division. Ac-
companying the letter were two pho
itographs showing groups of German
soldiers which John took from the
German prisoners Several of the
soldiers shown in the pictures are
mere school boys. and look to be in
their teens. This is another evil
dence of the fact that Germany at the
last had called to the colors boys of
school age to fill up her ranks.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-02-05
Congregational

Sunday School in the court room at
1000 a. m. During the first half hour
special program will be given in
honor OF Lincoln's birthday. Preach
ing at Hoo. The pastors theme will
be. How Roosevelt Answered the
Riddle of the Sphinx"
These will be the last services held
in the court room. Beginning with
Sunday. Feb Is, all Congregational
services will be held in the basement
of the new church.
The mid-week meeting for this week
will be. held on Thursday evening at
g7:39 at the home of Miss Blanche
TerriLa nj arEaensnL altltn.-.,t u ~
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-02-05

The Fortnightly club will meet
with Miss Annette Work Monday even
ing, February 10th.
Frank J. Keiser is Offering some
remarkable prices on mems suits
overcoats, caps. sheep lined coats, ETC.,
during his sale.
The regular meeting of Orient
chapter, No. Is, o. E. s., will be held
Tuesday, February 18th. Supper SER
we'd at $50.
The ladies Of the Sand Greek
church will meet with Mrs. Frank
Bowden Thursday, February 18th. All
are invited.
Tractor owners will note with in
terest the tractor school announced
by the Manchester Auto & Supply
Company on another page.
Henry LeClere advertists a sale
Of pure bred cattle and farm machin-
cry, to be held on the farm on Feb.
18th. Our farmer readers will note
MI LeClere's sale advertisement.
E NJ. Hughes suggests in his ad-
vertisement this, week that the ladies
should prepare for spring. Note the
prices quoted on rugs, curtain mater
ial, lace curtains, shades, linoleums.
etc. '
On another page appears the
large advertisement of D. ]. Meggen-
burg. giving anrendless array Of $1.00
bargains. Our readers should not
overlook the bargains offered during
the sale which commences today and
continues until Saturday evening.
A message from the war depart
ment was received Tuesday by: the j.
F. Harrington family, stating that their
son, Harry O. Harrington, was listed
as Missing iii Action" since October
18th. This makes the second or third
time that the war department has mott
fled the family of some mishap to the
young man. HEhes family knew of the
boys having been injured while in ac-
ton, but have been receiving letters
frequently from him since the arms.
tice was signed. They have, however.
not heard from their. other son, Guy
Harrington, since some time last Sep
TENDER. 1t is more than likely that
the message refers to Guy Harrington
than his brother, Harry.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-02-05

Mrs. n H. Hyde gave dinner
party to a company of ladies at her
home on Franklin street on Monday
evening.
Mrs Lila Afford of Waterloo was
a guest several days last week in the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Hubert
Carr.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. B. Arnold have
purchased the Hiram Arnold resi-
dence on Main street Of Mr. and Mrs.
II. L. Ram.
The Thursday Afternoon club
meets Thursday afternoon, February
18th, with Mrs. A. ]. Gildner on Frank
lin street
Mrs. A. H. Pitcher and two chill
dren of Red Oak, Iowa, have been the
guests of Mrs. Pitchers father, G. G..
Armistead. during the past week.
MIR. Arthur Giddings of Chicago
spent Sunday with relatives in Man
chester. Mr.. Giddings has just sus-
tanned great loss in the death Of his
wife, who passed away in Chicago
last week.
Mrs. Charles Brock and little
daughter. returned to their home at
Jefferson, Iowa, last week after visit
Of three weeks in the home of Mrs.
Brooks mother, Mrs. Harms, and sis
ter, Mrs. Robert Harris.
Mrs. ]. D. Cloud Of Cedar Rapids,
and her sister, Mrs. L. M. McCrome,
of San Jose, California, we're guests
of Mrs. Sherman Harris several days
last week. On Friday evening Mrs.
Harris entertained number of ladies
at dinner party. in honor Of her
guests. s-@u~.-,.-. .s.,.s,....s..,....-...' :.
md. Mrs. 8. Il. Myers had as
their guests several days last week
Mrs. NJ. E. Dittmer of Colesburg, and
her daughter, Mrs. Green OF Chicago:
Mrs. Howard Dittmer of Hoboken, N.
j.. and Edgar Dittmer, who has just
been discharged from the service
Edgar Dfttmer has been an electrician
on one of the United States mine lay
ing vessels and has planted numerous
mines in the north sea during the
time that the Tilted States government
was in, the war While DR. Green's
Wife was visiting the Myers home in
this city, she received a telephone
message from him to the effect that
their handsome seven passenger car
had been stolen. Mrs. Green and
baby left for their home on Friday at
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-02-05

WANTED-A good, steady, gentle
manly salesman to handle Wards
wagon in Delaware county. No ex-
perience needed. For full particulars
write promptly to DR.. Wards Medical
Company, Winona, Minnesota. Estab-
lished 1856.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-02-05

boy Jean caught severe cold and
coughed dreadfully for days. I tried
a number of cough medicines but
nothing did him any good until l gave
him Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. 1t
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-02-05
Dreadful Cough Cured.

A severe cold is often followed
by rough cough for which Cham
,berlain's Cough Remedy has proven
especially valuable. Mrs. F.. w.
Olsen. Marysville, Mo-, writes:
About two years ago while my little
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-02-05

relieved his cough right away and be-
fore he had finished taking one bottle
he was cured. think it is just fine
for children" For sale by A. G.
Philip,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-02-05
Baptist

Sunday morning DR.. S. E. Wilcox
Of Des Moines, Iowa, will preach. He
is an excellent speaker. Do not miss
hearing him. In the evening the
pastor will preach.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-02-05
Methodist

Sunday services at 1920 a. m. and
1880 p. N. Morning topic: 1.-THE
Call to Life Service" Evening top
ic: Faults that Mar the Symmetry of
Character" Sunday School at II m.
Epworth and Senior Leagues at $50
p. m.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-02-05
Classified ADS.

FOR RENT-House with large gard
~ den ON Gay street. Possession Civ
en- ApriE'1st.9 Inquire at this Office.
s5HssI'' PjH" 'tl-"'< Pr. 67tf.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-02-05
Lutheran.

Regular preaching service next Sun
day afternoon at two o'clock in the
Presbyterian church. tt.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-02-05
BY-eoHE DAYS
Interesting News Items from The
Manchester Democrat, Regarding
People Who Had Important Part
in Early Activities Of the County.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
/INal o onn


| N E Davis had left the Collins
Grove farm and leased the Day prop
erty on Butler street
Marriage licenses were issued to
John Decker and Mary McElroy
Floyd s. Morse and Alice Munson
Vernon Garrison and Lou f. Husing-
ton, Fred B. Reth and Miss w. F. Buck
holz.
The goth State Convention of the
Y. NJ. C. A. was to be held in Du-
buque February 16 to 10.
Mrs. John Swindell had died of
measles.
The following had gone to New Or
leans to attend the Mardi Gras: Mr.
and Mrs. NJ F. Leroy, Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Acers, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Wheeler. Mrs
Frank Bethel. ;Adolph Wolff. J. W.
Miles and Frank Anderson.
James McCarren was in the Philip
pine Islands with the United States
troops, and had written an interesting
letter to the Democrat.
Benjamin Brown had fallen on the
ice and dislocated his shoulder.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-02-05
st. Paul's.

Rev. W. A. Montgomery will preach
at $3.50. Sunday school at 2:3O.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-01-18
MALE HELP WANTED.

Secretary Frank Morrison of the
American Fedora ton of La Dor was
apparently misinformed when he told
commission at Washington Thurs
day that two thousand workmen were
out of employment in New Britain.
AS Mr.. Morrison is a busy man and
cannot personally investigate condi-
tons in every city, opinion will not
be too harsh in passing on his state
ment but he should refrain in the flu
ture from repeating the error.
Instead of having two thousand
workmen taking an enforced rest
New Britain is actually in need of
labor, according to the figures at the
office of the United States Employ
ment Bureau, which reports that
there are so jobs seeking men to fill
them. 1t may be true that other
cities have keenlr felt the cancella-
ton of war contracts but New Brit
ain is not in that class At our gates
may be seen the sign: Male Help
Wanted"
1t is a pity that the country has
been given the impression that the
bread line is drawing near. If Mr.
Morrison's figures on other commun-
tiles are based on information SINH
lar to that he received from New
Britain we may discredit his assump-
ton that public food kitchens will be
necessary within a few months.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-01-18
THO Civil Service law.

(New Haven JournaI-CourierD
The state of Connecticut has never
recovered from the discredit of emas-
culat}ng the civil service law from the
meanest of political motives. tt was
enough for the spoila hunters to draw
their knives when they found that the
law blocked their way to the recovery
of Offices filed by men of the opposit @
party. 1t would have been more
creditable had the offices sought heen
dignified ones. If man insists upon
being a criminal he might Just as we'll
be high class one. If political
party is going to steal Offices it might
just well steal big one
The reasons for emasculating the
civil service laws were contemplate
and the manner in which the law was
emasculated was even more So To
sacrifice a principle which has re
ceiVed in full vindication in a thou
sand different ways in order to re-
cover the janitorship of the state
Capitol building can find its parallel
only In some one Of the low down
tricks of Tammeny Hall. The be-
havior of the spdilsmen provoked the
wrath of citizens who had never given
much thought to the civil service prin-
ciple in spite of it's likeness in pur-
pose to the rules which govern every
successful comm ercial undertak king
If the civil service principle had not
been working voluntarily in this coun-
try since the spirit of discipline over
took all large business undertakings,
our captains of industry would never
in the world have risen from the
ranks and our national industrial SUI
premacy would never have been &C
CURED. The principle of the civil
service is nothing more or less than
She recognition of service we'll per-
formed following the ascertained fit
ness of applicants for public employ
ment
The Civil Service Reform Associa-
ton will ask the Legislature to
strengthen the law in behalf Of an eff
ricient adm Illustration of the states
business. If the Legislature has the
courage of it's convictions it will do
one of two things. It will either
make the law an effective one or 1t
Will repeal it altosether It will avoid
supporting a law which was con-
ceiNed In the pettiest partisan spirit
and link itself with the various ad-
verse forces which defeat efficient and
honest government
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-01-18
EBERT TO THE GERMANS BACK
FROM WAR.

You can return with heads erect!"
So Ebert, to the German hosts.
Well beaten. Aye! your banners
f1ecked
With euiltless blood, with swarm
ing ghosts
Wailing about your ears, your name
Foul in all nostrils, greedy Nights
Deep NAV full-glutted with the
shame
Of all YOU fed her with, new
blights
OF your devisins. torturing flesh,
Your own and alien, cross bed ecked-~
You can return with heads erect.
Though Michael with the fail of
thunder, thrash
The deadly harvest Of the hate you
sowed,
And winnow with the hurricane, to
find
The sharpest gibe, the perfect, bit
terest curse
He shall not garner worse
Than this. from one of your own
Kind:
you can return with heads erect"
Just God! the German intellect,
tnt1l the lay Wneil ltd Llte-uliiu
Shall flower with slain; until forgot
ten pits
In field and town no more withhold
Their words: until to Him that sits
AS Judge above shall rise the Ger
man name;
None shall more venomously hiss
Upon that name than Ebert-Ger
man fame
Shall bear no darker smirch than
this:
''YO1I can return with heads crect!'
WILLIAM LAIRD,
in New York Times
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-01-18
GERMAN SPIRIT UNDEE1EATE,D,

Sensational writer's have worn cal
louses on their finger tips since the
Central News. in London, declared
that the war is not at an end and lit
can be stated that a situation exists
in Europe under which war NAV
The truth of such an assertion may
be doubted, but it is a possibility for
which military men may we'll pre-
pare.
A man is not beaten until he
acknowledges his defeat in his own
heart Neither is a nation beaten I'M
til it is conscious OF the fact, and
Germany is not convinced that it was
given a military chastising by the
Americans and Allies. German troops
returning through their own cities
were greeted as conquerors and be-
decked with garlands. the while
bands played, flags snapped in the
breeze and the people cheered. True,
the navy was surrendered. but, as
writer in the current number of The
Outlook truly says. the ships would
be obsolete within a few years Eco
nomically. Germany may be i'll. Then
again, it is possible that the economic
condition is not as serious as has been
painted and the whmpering of the
Hun leaders has been simply con-
Venient fence behind which they can
hide.
1t may be stretching the imagina-
ton to conjure up Germany equipped
and anxious for another test of arms
but it is a situation that should not
he ignored. An armisticc is not peace
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-01-18

of substa nces except when connected
with rum. In that state If has long
enjoyed a reputation for dangerous
potency. But as ordinarily observed,
as 1t flows from the Jug in the kitch-
en-, the sweetish, sticky, slow owing
fluid seems to be inherently inaocu-
Gus.
Although the exact cause of the
disaster Is not vet known it seems to
have been due to the fact that the
m GLASSES had already started on the
road to rum, and had produced eX-
plosive gases which could not escape
from the tank and were ignited In
some way. This theory Is denied by
the Purity Distilling company, own
ers of the m olasses. They believe the
tank was blown UP from outside by
enemies of the United States who
knew that the firm was engaged dur
Ing the war In manufacturing alcohol
to be used In making ammunition,
This theory does not seem consistent
with the nature and extent of the ex-
plosioa, but it deepens the mystery
Of the strange behavior of the molas-
ses
The force of the explosion was ter
rife. All buildings in the vicinity
were wrecked, two spans of elevated
railroad were torn out, street cars
were overturned and the streets were
filed with debris and the 100000
gallons of n1olasses that ran from the
tank. One man was caught in the
river of n1olasses and swept into the
harbor. A small dwelling slid into
the street, apparently sucked along by
the food of sticky liquid.
Nothing seems to be entirely safe.
Must we treat the molasses jug with
the same respect we accord the gaso-
line can? How long will 1t be before
we hear of the disastrous explosion
of a cheese factory? What of our
nutmeg mills? Are they likely to go
off and perforate the countrywide with
nutmegs? One thing is sure; mol
lasses has disproved the old saying
las slow as molasses. It can on oc-
ca sion, show plenty of pep
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-01-18
STRIKE
MAY COME ON JULY 4
Organized Labor Will Adopt Drastic
Measures to Get New Trial For
Thomas Mooney.

Chicago, Jan. 1S.-M Members of the
committee of five appointed by tho
national labor congress to go to
Washington to seek federal interven~
ton for Thomas J, Mooney and War
rem Billings, now serving life sen,
fences in a California prison said to-
day the fulflment of their mission
would probably depend Oh the time
of President Wilson'S return from
Europe.
The convention which adjourned its
four DAYS session last night, also de-
cided to ask the legislature of Cali
foraia to pass a law enabling courts
of that state to grant new trials In
cases where convictions are obtained
by perjurcd testimony.
If these means fail to obtain a new
trial for Mooaey and Billings, the
convention decided that a general
strike of organized labor for July
next should be called.
A resolution was adopted demand
ing that the people Of Russia and
Germany be permitted to work out
their own destiny; that American
trops he withdrawn from Russia, aud
that all political and industrial p4'is-
oners receive the same consideration
as prisoners of Wal.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-01-18
\ Campaign of Education
New York World. }

(NSw York WOrld.1
President Wilson has steadfastly
insisted that the peace which ends
this war must be q peace of the
peoples rather than a peace of the
governments,
There can be no such peace, how
ever, unless the peoples concerned
know the terms of the covenants to
which they are are to adhere and the
rea sons that governed the confer
ence in framing the treaty. There
fore, the report from Paris that
President Wilson intends to make g
tour Of the country after his return
from France ought to be true, and
in the circumstances we assume that
it is true. The president owes such
an account of his stewardship to the
American people, and it is already
apparent that only hopeless con-
fusion can result unless he himself
takes the leadership in explaining
the kind of peace that the more far
sighted statesmen are seeking to
bring about in Paris.
This is no ordinary peace that the
powers are making in Paris. II is
not dealing with boundaries and in
IDENTITIES alone. but with vast So
cial political and economic Dues
tons which will determine the des-
tiny of the world for good or evil
during the next century. When the
president returns he can hardly be
too frank or too explicit in discuss
ing the situation.
It is evident that the heads of the
principal governm ents concerned are
coming nearer into accord every day
as to the essentia provisions of the
new peace, but the public opinion of
every country is only casually in
formed as to these differences and
eements. President Wilson could
make his tour of the country great
campaign of education for the whole
world If he chose, and a campaign
of that kind has become necessary
if the final treaty Is to command the
public support and confidence that
will esta blish IT As som ethtng more
important than the temporary COM
promise Of distracted diplomatists.