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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-05-25
HORRORS OF NEXT WAR.

1t is now well known that limited
circle of scientists knew, as the great
war drew to a close, that humanity
stood on the brink of awful pos
sibilities; that body of scientists in
this country stood at the elbow Of the
allies offering them frightfulness
that would have destroyed whole ar
mics and cities at a single blow. The
statement is made by those who are
well informed that knowledge Of these
scientific discoveries FASTENED the sur
render of the Germans. In any event
the next, war, if such calamity shall
ever come, will witness the horrors of
poison gases, disease germs, attacks
from the air and from beneath the
sea of deadliness sufficient to cause
race destruction. If civilization does
not guard against such calamity
then civilization may perish, being
untitled to continue to exist.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-05-25
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

Council Rooms, Manchester, Iowa,
May 16. 1921.
Council met In regular session. All
members present. Minutes read and
approved. Rest room rent fixed at
| $1,000 per month. Ordinance No. 253
passed and approved. o. g. Cclark
appointed street commissioner at a
salary OF 80 cents per hour.
Brick to pave new bridge ordered
purchased.
Miller & Fifield employed to fill
west approach to new bridge, and
other work necessary to finish same
under orders of Street Committee.
Treasurer Report and Rest Room re-
ports approved. Council appointed the
following as members Of the new
fire company.
Edw. Kuhlman, Engineer fire truck.
L. Howard, second engineer; F. Haug
third engineer; Burr Finch, fourth
engineer; A. Lyman, George Franks,
Ben Wheeler, Ed Dutton, Dave Malvin,
Ray Nandell, E. Leighton, Harry Kel-
sey, Howard Drew, L. Snyder, Harry
Utley, w. w. Matthews, John Mitch.
E. w. Williams, Floyd Evans, A. J.
Bruce, Floyd Arnold, DENLY Pride,
J. j. Burbridge, Harold Durham,
Ernest Lawman, T. ]. Matthews, Geo.
Robert, H. B. Atwater, Theo. Shelley,
G. L. Thorpe, Firemen.
The usual bills were allowed. Adj
journed to May %, 1921,
T. WILSON, Clerk.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-05-25
SALES TAX DENOUNCED

Edward F. McGrady, representa-
tive of the American Federation of
Labor, told the Finance Committee of
the Senate that indignation meetings
VIII be held in, every city, town and
hamlet in the country in protest
against the sales tax, if it should be
favorably reported by them. He as
sured the Committee that the Fedora
ton had taken positive stand
against the proposed tax.
Five millions of the now idle and
many other millions of those whose
wages have been reduced from rs to
60 per cent are now to be called on
To assume the added burden" he
said. ''Big business is now attempt
ing to shift that burden of the war
and the cost Of the government from
their shoulders to the back of the
woTkingmen and women"
Mr.. McGrady declared that thehouse-
wives would join with organized la
Dor in opposing the sales tax and add
ed that their verdict will be final"
Those who have to count their
pennies will send up a mighty roar
of protest." he said. "They will re-
fuse to submit to such taxation"
r. G. Wilson, chief of the tax divi-
sion of the American mining congress,
characterized the sales tax as an at
tempt ito transpose the taxes on the
Injuries of the rich to the dinner pals
OF the poor-a tax off the diamond
shirt stud and onto the bone collar
kmftpn."
The solution of the federal tax prob
lem is lower taxes, not juggled taxes,
he said.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-05-25
sHERIFF,s SALE

Notice is hereby given, that by, viz
tue Of a General Execution, to me di-
rected dated May End, 1921, and is.
sued out of the office of the clerk OF
the District Court of the State of Iowa,
in and for Delaware County, upon g
Judgment decreed and rendered IN SAID
Court on the 10 day of october, 1911 in
favor of S. p Thorp and against J..
S. Allison levied upon the following
described real estate as the property
of the said J. S. Allison to-wit:
Undivided 1-5 interest In the Sc La
of Section 1850 and the East 1-2 OF
SW Section (26) all in township (SS)
North, Range 4, West of the 5 p. M,
in Delaware County, Iowa And that
on the 25th day Of June, 1921, between
the hours of 9 o'clock am. and O'Clock
D. M, sale to commence at the hour OF
80 o'clock a. m. of said day at the
Court House door in Manchester, Coun-
ty Of Delaware and State of Iowa, !
will proceed to sell said property, or
SO much thereof as may be necessary
to satisfy said execution. amounting to
Five Hundred seventeen dollars and
sixty-one cents, debt, Thirty five dol
lars and lightweight cents Attorneys
fee, and Five dollars and five cents
costs, together with interest and ac-
cruing costs, at public auction, to the
highest and best bidder for cash.
Dated this 18th day Of May nI ISgl.
Sheriff Of Delaware County.
o n
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-05-25

Grounds.
Immediately following this contest
the rural school graduating class OF
1921 will give their exercises. The
following program will be rendered:
Invocation
Piano Solo-Bertha Stimson.
Vocal Duets Swing Song "-Beulah
Flanagan. Helen Kemp, Helen Grant
and Florence Wilson.
Reading observation-disclosures Durey.
Class Song Glass Of 1921.
Presentation Of Diplomas-County
Superintendent.
The Dyersville Concert Band will
play a concert program of music on
the grounds from 1890 to 1870 r.
M. The annual pageant will begin at
1870 sharp. 1t will be opened with
several artistic drills. This will be
followed by the main feature of the
school exercises-the Mother Goose
Pageant. Every child in Delaware
County should see this pageant which
will be dramatization of large
number of the nursery rhymes con-
monty known as Mother Goose
Rhymes" Many of our teachers are
making very careful and elaborate
Preparations for this feature Of the
program and It will delight young and
old.
The closing feature of the afternoon
school exercises will be the dramati-
cation of a number Of school songs
which are taught in our schools. A
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-05-25

A baseball game has been scheduled
between teams of the Oneida and the
Dundee schools. Throughout it all,
there will be music galore by the
band; there will be refreshments for
those who wish them; there are ideal
picnic grounds available; there will be
the best opportunity to meet your
friends, your neighbors, renew ac-
quaintances and above all to give the
children a day which is entirely de-
voted to them and to giving them the
best time of the entire year. It will
cost you nothing. Bring your lunch
basket and the family and enjoy an
outing, boost for your schools and
incidently forget that you are getting
old Lets all turn out and make the
1921 School Picnic Day the biggest
day of the year.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-05-25
DELAWARE COUNTY PICNIC, FRI
DAY. MAY 9TH.

Details for the big County School
Picnic and the rural school exer-
cises have been nearly completed. The
program for the day will begin sharp
at 10:45 in the forenoon. The Spelling
Contest will be conducted in front OF
the Grandstand. All pupils who have
won first prize and all alternates will
be present; also the three having
highest standing in the graded school
contest. The Spelling Contest proved
to be very interesting affair last
year. However, it promises to be
fight to the finish this time. The re-
cord that some of the young people
have made in this work gives promise
of a battle royal and the prize is
worth fighting for. The winner not
only receives a beautiful gold medal
but also gets all expenses paid for
a trip to Des Moines to the State
Spelling conest.
The Children's Story Telling Con-
test is a new feature of School Pic
mic Day. The children who won first
prize in the township contest will be
presented with beautiful badges and
will then compete for gold medal
which will be given to the winner of
this contest. Each child will tell the
story which won for him first prize
in the township contest. 1t will prove
to be most interesting entertainment
This contest will begin sharp at 10:15
A. NJ. and the contestants should be
on time. The contest will be held in
the Amusement Pavilion on the Fair
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-05-25
TRUE GROWTH

It is not growing like tree,
In bulk, doth make man better be;
Or standing long an oak, three hun
dred year,
To fall log at last, dry, bald and
Sere:
A lily of day
is fairer far in May.
Although it fall and die that night
1t was the plant and flower OF light.
In small proportions we just beauty
see;
And in short measures life may per-
feet be.
Ben Johnson
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-05-25
WEDNESDAY, MAY s5, 1921.
TAFT FOR SUPREME COURT
JUDGE

According to Washington dispatches
Hughes and Sutherland are mention
ed, but Taft is the favorite for the
vacancy in the Supreme Court, Great
ed by the death Of Chief Justice White.
No man in America is better quail
fled to succeed Chief Justice White
than William Howard Taft. He is not
alone great lawyer, but big heart
ed, kind hearted man who can be re-
lied upon to do about the right thing
in every case submitted to our court Of
last resort.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-05-25

AS nearly everyone expected, our
Minister Harvey at the Court of st.
James is doing all kinds Of talking
in London. However, one redeeming
feature of the situation is the fact that
his sayings are not very seriously con-
sidered on either side of the ocean.
Already the wags have commenced
calling him the Duke of Chin Chin.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-05-25
BY WAY OF FOIL

IAN honest mans the noblest work
of Cod.
IT'S true enough but in creations
sphere
The opposition, too, got in his work;
Said he: I'll make modern prof.
teer.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-05-25
WHO LOVES THE RAIN

Who loves the rain,
And loves his home,
And looks on life with quiet eyes,
Him will l follow through the
storm;
And at his hearth fire keep me
warm;
Nor hell nor heaven shall that soul
surprise,
Who loves the rain,
And loves his home,
And looks on life with quiet eyes.
Frances Shaw.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-05-25
ST. xAyIER,s SCHOOL PROGRAM

Musical recital will be given at
st. xavier's School, Friday afternoon,
May u, at 2:S0. And in the evening
violin recital at 1880. The following
numbers will be rendered:
Violin Recital, May 9th, 1921.
T!;f+1o T oyn Cnp0 THO nlxJiu
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-04-28

told anybody yet but Mr.. Norcross (;
but II you go 20 making trouble for
him and the railroad company. I'll 20
into court and swear to what know ="
He was halfway out of the door
when l got through, and he never
made any sign that he heard what l
said. After he was gone began to
sense, lust little. how big a fool
had made OF myself But | was still
mad clear through at the idea that
he had taken me for the other kind OF
fool-the kind that wouldn't know
enough 20 be sure that the president
Of a big corporation wouldn't get
down 10 tampering with common
clerk unless there was some big thing
10 be stood or by IT,
Stewing and sizzling over IT, put
tered around with the papers on my
desk for quite a little while before |
remembered the two telegrams. and
the fact that I'd have TO go and stick
the three-bladed knife into Mr.. Nor
cross. When | did remember, | showed
the messages into my pocket, nicked
on the lights aud started TO go up
town and hunt for the boss.
After closing the outer door OF the
Office / don't recall anythAag particular
except that / felt my way down the
headquarters stair In the dark and
CROPPED across the lower hall To the
outside door that served for the stair
case entrance from the street. When
had felt around and found the brass
knob. something happened, l didn't
know Just what. In the tiny little
fraction OF second that had left.
as you might say, between the hearse
and the grave. | had n vague notion
that the door was falling over on me
and mashing me Hat; and after that,
everything went blank.
When / came TO life out of what
seemed like an endless succession OF
bad dreams IL was broad daylight and
the sun was shining brightly through
some filmy kind Of curtain stun In
big window that looked out toward the
west. ] was in bed, the. room was
strange, and my right hand was
"i"PPVu w ah iot VI Cottoh anu
bandaged.
hadn't more than made the first
restless move before saw sort OF
pie-faced woman in a nurses cap and
apron start 10 get up from where she
was sitting by the window. Before
she could come over to the bed. some
body opened door and tip-toed In
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-04-28

subpoena can find me when I'm
wanted"
That's all nonsense. and you know
lift you're not too much OF a kid TO
know anything" he snapped. shooting
out his heavy Jaw at me. 81 merely
wanted 10 give you chance to get
rid Of the railroad collar, IL you felt
like IT, like fighting man; and
you've got nerve. Take night and
sleep on IT, Maybe youll think diff
ferently In the morning.
Here was another chance for me to
get of with whole skin, but by this
time / was completely lost TO any
sober weighing and measuring Of the
possible consequences. Leaning across
the desk end ! gave him a final shot.
just as he was getting up to go
Listen. Mr.. Hatch" | said. "You
haven't fooled me for a single minute
Your guess Is right; heard every
word that passed between you and
Mr.. Henckel that Monday morning In
the Bullard lobby. As say. ! haven't
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-04-28

ut was what I was telling you
about that same evening. you remem-
ber-iown In the hall when you
brought the flowers for Cousin Sheila.
You told him what told you, didn't
your"
No; didn't have a cbance-not
any real chance"
Then somebody else told him. jim
mie: and that is the reason he has
resigned and gone away. Mr.. Van
Britt thinks II was on account Of the
two messages from Mr.. Chadwick
and Mr.. Dunton, and that is why he
wants to talk to you about Il. But
you know. and / know. Jimmie, dear I;
and for Cousin Sheiia's sake and Mr..
Norcross', we must never lisp 1t to a
human soul. A new general manager
has been appointed, and he is on his
way out here from New York. Every
thing has gone to pieces on the rail-
road. and all of Mr.. Norcross' friends
are getting ready TO resign. Isn't II
perfectly heart-breakingi"
II was; IL was so heart-breaklng
that | just gasped once or twice and
went of the hooks again, with MRisie
AIMS frightened little shrek ringing
in my ears as she tried TO hold me
back from slipping over the edge.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-04-28
CHAPTER VI
What Every Man Knows

] wasn't gone very long on this sec
ond excursion into the woOzy-woozies,
though II was nighttime, and the
shaded electric light was turned on
when I opened my eyes and found
Mrs. Sheila sitting by the bedside.
The change in Mrs. Sheila sort Of
made me gasp. She wasn't any less
pretty as she sat there with her hands
clasped In her lap, but she was diff
ferent; sober. and with the laugh all
gone out of the big gray eyes. and n
look In them as II she had suddenly
become so wise that nobody could
ever fool her.
you are feeling better now?" she
asked. when she found me staring at
her.
l told her guessed was, but that
my hand hurt me some.
You have had n great shock of some
kind-besides the burn, Jimmie" she
rejoined, folding up the bed covers so
that the bandaged hand would rest
easier. "The doctors are all puzzled.
Does your head feel quite clear now
so that you can Think"
at feels as IL had a crazy clock
in IT," said. But the thinking part
is all right. Have you heard any
thing from Mr.. Norcross yetT
'Not a word. We have been hop
ing that you could tell us something
when you should recover sufficiently
to talk. Can't you, Jimmie?"
Remembering what Maisie Ann had
told me just before / went off the
hooks, / thought i might tell her a
lot II dared to. But that wouldn't
do. So just said:
81 told Maisie Ann all knew about
Mr.. Norcross. He left the Office some
little time before did-with Mr.. Rip
ley. l didn't know where they were
going"
"They went TO the hotel" she helped
out. mfr. Ripley says they sat in the
lobby until after ten O'Clock, and then
Mr.. Norcross went up TO his rooms"
OF course, knew that Mr.. Ripley
knew all about the Hatch ruction :;
but II he hadn't told her, / wasn't GO
ing TO tell her.
There was some trouble In con-
nection with Mr.. Hatch that evening.
wasn't there?" she asked.
'Hatch had some trouble-yes. But
guess the boss didn't have any"
replied.
Tell me about IT," she commanded; I;
and told her just as little as 1 could /;
how Hatch had had an interview with
the boss earlier in the evening, while
i was away.
ut wasn't a quarreli" she suggested.
why should they Quarrel?" i
asked.
She shook her head. "You are SPAR
ring with me. Jimmie, in some mis-
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-04-28

$50 Hatch did make threat, thenf
Can you add anything moreT
could, but 1 didn't want to. Mr.
Van Britt didn't know anything about
the Sand Creek siding hold-up. or
supposed he didn't. and / didn't want
TO be the first one to tell him. Besides,
the whole business was beside the
mark. Maisle Ann knew, and knew,
that the boss, strong and unbreakabfe
as he was in other ways, had simply
thrown up his hands and quit because
somebody had told him that Mrs.
SheIla had a husband living. So
just said:
Nothing that would help out and
after he had talked little while
longer our only millionaire went down.
stairs again.
It's so funny how things change
around for a person just by giving
them time to sort of shake down into
place and ht themselves together.
After a while the chin edge of the
wedge that Mrs. Shella had been try
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-04-28

ing TO drive into me began TO take
knew-or thought ] knew. Was it
barely possible, after all. that there
had been foul play of some sort?
In the first place. something had
been done TO me by somebody: 1t was
a sure thing that hadn't crippled and
half-killed myself all by my lonesome.
Then they had said that the boss
stayed up with Mr.. Ripley that night
until after zen o'clock, and had then
gone up TO go TO bed. That being the
case, how could anybody have got to
him between that time and the leav-
ing time of the midnight Fast Mail TO
tell him about Mrs. Sheila?
Anyway 1t was stacked up, II made
a three-cornered puzzle. needing some
body TO tackle it right away; and
when l finally went TO sleep II was
with the notion that, sick or no sick,
l was going TO turn out early in the
morning and get busy.
was well enough TO get up the next
morning, and when | phOned to Mr..
Van Britt he sent his car out TO the
majors to take me down to the office.
Just before | left the house, Mrs.
Sheila waylaid me, and after telling
me that | must be careful and not
take cold in the burnt hand. she put
in another word about the boss dis
appearance.
Il want you to remember what 7
said last night, Jimmie, and not let
the others talk you over into the be-
lief that Mr.. Norcross has gone away
because he was either discouraged or
afraid. He wouldn't do that: you
know 1t, and | know II. We are his
friends, you and l, and we must stand
by him and defend him when he isn't
here TO defend himself"
1t did me good to hear her talk
that way. / had been sort OF getting
ready to dislike her for letting the
boss get In so deep and not telling
him straight out that she was mar
ried woman and he mustn't; but
when l saw that she was trying TO ba
just as loyal to him as l was, 1t pulled
me over TO her side again.
AhNhSA NiAt utNN disappearance WAS
now four days old, things were still
In sort of daze down at the rail.
road offices. Mr.. Van Britt, being the
general superintendent and next in
command, had moved over into the
boss office, and Fred May was doing
his shorthand work. They wouldn't
let me do anything much-I couldn't
do much with my right arm in n
sling-so ] had n chance TO hang
around and size up the situation. IL
yon want TO know how Il sized up.
you can take It from me that il was
pretty bad. People all along the line
were bombarding Mr.. Van Britt with
letters and kilograms wanting to know
what was going to be done, and what
the change In management was go-
ing TO mean for the public, and all
that. You see, Mr.. Norcross had laid
out a mighty attractive program In
the little time he had been at tho
wheel, and now IL looked as II II was
all going to be dumped into the ditch.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-04-28
The WreCkerS
BY
FRANCIS LYNDE
oyae by
"RssleNep-oAve UP AND RAN AwAyw


Ddds
a train hoidup
special car carried on NorGross
He Dodds
Chadwick The latter offers Noross
by
which
to
To h
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-04-28
Jimmie turns sleuth.
Cro BE coNrINuEDa
Cotton and Oxygen.

Because the hollow fibres of cotton
are loaded with oxygen they burn with
quick Hash. When you add to cot
ton, which is already loaded with oxy.
gen. OIL which is also loaded with oxy-
gen. the excess of oxygen is likely SOON.
er or later to make the cotton burst
into fame. That is how spontaneous
combustion occars among oily rags
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-04-28

taken idea OF being loyal to Mr.. Nor
cross. You needn't, you know. Mr..
Norcross has told me all about his
plans; he has even been generous
enough 10 say that helped him make
them. That is why I cannot under
stand wny he snould do as he has
done--or at least as everybody be-
lieves he has done"
! saw how II was. She was trying
10 find some explanation that would
clear the boss. and perhaps implicate
the Hatch crowd. couldn't tell her
the real reason why he had run away
Maisie Ann had been right as right
about that; we must keep II TO our
two selves. But tried TO let her
down easy.
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1921-05-24
MRS. KELLEY
TAKES ADVICE
OF HER PASTOR
Mrs. Kelley Thought She
Was Beyond Hope-Says
Tanlao Restores Her 10
Spelendld Health.

q had Iona Thought that no medicine
couid 90 mr any good hui Tanlao has
donr fuf nue. in just little while Nhnt
! had tried Tor Years tn get other mod 4.
icintH iu du Hnw ms enthusiasm Tor ID
is unbounded was thc abatement made
recently hV Mrs q NJ Kelley. VIII. Of
a. ~ kelley wen known aupioye of
The West Virginia puip a Paper Go
rtsidiur at AGO Highland So coviurton.
va
"Aiy stomach ualnod ANA worried me
an fht time for fuul yoats aud cpcs
think ntr rrts mo awful rrHmta A,
timps couldn't stand straight Fln
and even crust of dry bread would
nearly thr,t, fn. lnf,. at,,a,,,. .t,,l q t....t
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1921-05-24
City Depository
Case Completed

Argument boz the sun of the Cu,
National nank nranst the CIV Of
Corpus Christi wherein the bank is
suing to onforcc The award of contracl
aH city depository WINS concluded yes.
tordny The entire dny was consumed
hy aitorneyH iu presenting th, cnso of
Judge Hopkins
Iudg" John g.. Scott opened nrgu-
gumout for the bank followed hy CIV
Attorney aylor Following AR TAYLOR
Russell Savage presented b.. cnas for
the Corpue Christi National Bank foi-
lowed hy Robert stnyton for enc a1mo
rlicnt p - ward closing a, 90,
CITY National The close of tlf Wnrd's
argumcnt was made ai orloct Judge
HOPKINS TOOK the case under advise
mont
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1921-05-24
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The womaas anxiiary u the Firet
Presbyterian chrrch VIII meet az 2 so
O'Clock this ofirnoon In the church
Mrs 9. g. STONE viii be- hostess and
Mrs. HulbiFt viii be In charge OF the
devotional Mrs W ~ Griffin lH In
rhaiHe ~ CO." program fof the after
noon. The women will conduct spo
cinl prayer service az this meeting.