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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-03-09
THE FARMER AND THE READJUST.
MENT OF PRICES.

The readjustment of prices hit the
farmer first, but. he is not the only one
who has had to stand losses dur
ing the period of readjustment. The
retail merchant has been called upon
to stand his full measure of loss in
the shrinkage in values. One of the
leading merchants of Manchester says
that the wholesale market value Of the
goods in his store has dropped over SIS
900 during the past few months
While the farmer was among the first
to be hit, he may be the first to recover
from the drastic readjustment, which
we are now passing through. He will
be the first to adjust himself to new
conditions and will have his businessin
working order and upon q profitable
basis while those in other lines are
still putting their houses in order.
The farmer has his products for sale
and when his hogs and cattle are fat
they must go to market. Some mer-
chants remark their goods and charge
off their losses. Others hold their
prices up and keep their goods on
their shelves. The latter represent
paper losses until the goods are
eventually sold and the paper losses
are converted into actual losses. But
in the nature of his business the
farmer is compelled to take his loss
without delay. In the long run the
individual who first gets his business
adjusted to the new order OF things
is in the most favorable condition.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-03-09
ceIIuloid.

Celluloid, from. which many toilet
articles and limitations of ivory are
made, is composed from the cellulose
found in cotton cloth or raw cotton.
It is treated with solution of nitric
acid which forms it into pulp very
much like paper pulp. 1t is then
washed with water. which removes
most Of the acid. 1t is partially hard
ened and camphor gum mixed with it,
when it is rolled into sheets and thor
oughly dried. To manipulate it, 1t Is
softened by steam and then hardened
by drying.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-03-09
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 1921.
WILSON'S APPOINTMENTS UNDER
THE MERIT SYSTEM.

In the lower positions Of the postal
service the merit system has pre-
vailed for many years, but Wilson was
the first president to extend the merit
test to all postmasters All post Of
fices where the business ID sufficient
to. warrant the payment to the post
master of substantial salary are call
ed presidential offices, and in 1917
President Wilson extended the merit
test to all postmasters thereafter to
be. appointed.
For political reasons the Republic
can managers announced sometime
ago that Wilson's merit system was
a sham, and that as soon as they.
got control they would set it aside and
entirely disregard it. To support their
statements they made the mistake OF
inducing the House to call upon Post
master General Burleson to report
the number of vacant postmasterships
and the political status of candidates
appointed since the merit system had
been in force. ....~. IL a
That information the Postmaster
General obtained for Congress by the
simple method of asking the appoin-
tees. Of 2IOs Postmasters replying
1,O12 were Democrats, 907 Republic
cans, 80 Independents, 10 Prohibition
lists and Socialists, while 1879 had
no party affiliations or failed to state
them. The division was about in pro-
portion to the number of the parties.
Indeed, except in the South, the Re-
publicans had much the best of it,
with SAG appointees to sos Democrats.
This shows that during the past four
years President Wilson has appointed
about as many Republicans as he has
Democratic postmasters. In doing so
he acted upon business principles
selecting the best man for the place
regardless of his politics, the same
as is done by the managers Of every
successful business in the country.
Notwithstanding all this the merit
system will probably have to walk
the plank. w.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-03-09
a rhrse.century Wink

Spica, which is placed few degrees
to the right Of Mars, and has a dis
tinctly blush tinge, Is SO remote that
its light takes three and a quarter
centuries-325 years-to reach us.
Thus the light which we now see Is
suing from the star left 1t towards
the close Of the reign Of Queen Elisa.
bethl
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-03-09
CHAMP CLARK

In the death Of Champ Clark the
nation has lost most valuable states
man. He was a lover of mankind and
a natural leader of men. He was an
opponent of arbitrary power and a
consistent advocate of the rights OF
the common people in whose service
he was employed at the time OF his
death.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-03-09
WE CHANGE STEP
Cedar Rapids Gazette)

The inaugural is over. Woodrow
Wilson has gone to live in his own
home in S street, Washington. War
rem G. Harding is president. Ohio
again is to the fore of the states.
The league of nations is dead as a
herring, so far as the United States
is concerned. The war with Ger
many soon will be formally ended
by senate resolution. Uncle Sam will
disentangle himself from the affairs
of the Old World-if he can. Time
will tell whether such a thing Is
possible. 1t is a safe prediction to
say that it isn't. The world war dis
PEELED the illusions of right-thinking,
plain-spoken men on that points
1t is encouraging to those who
hope for the day when mans IN
humanity to man will be less ap-
parent, to note that President Har-
ding, though rejecting the league
covenant as permanent military
alliance" announces readiness 10
ioin an association of nations Tor
conference and counsel on all sug-
gestions for the preservation Oh
peace, and promoting the welfare
of the world. You see, the idea SIM
ply will not down. That's because
it is an idea born of Christianity, OF
which the world still knows COM
paratively little.
There will be general shout
of rejoicing at the presidents asser-
ton that government expenditure
and government taxes should be
reduced. The amen corner will be-
come boisterous in its receipt OF that
opinion. And the noise will be only
slightly less noticeable at the an
nouncement that there should be
a cessation of unnecessary govern
mental interference in business and
of government ownership expert
ments.
President Harding also announces
himself as favoring strict lnforce-
ment of the law dealing with revolu-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-03-09
JJIST LIKE GERMANY

(FrOm the Florida Times-Union)
Germany says she just can't pay
the big bill and that's all there Is
to it. She says it's fantastic, out
rageous and too high" ~. ELK
well, that's just the way / feel
every time get bill from the gar
age man, but it don't get me any
where. have to pay it just the same"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-03-09

History will record as a fact, that
the man who rode from the White
House to the Capitol last Friday, never
again to return to the White House
as president, was the man who in the
most momentous struggle of the ages
saved Democracy from being over
thrown by the hordes of autocracy.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-03-09
FlSty.Fifty.

Little Homer. while out walking
with his mother one day, cried for
candy. She bought some, but didn't
give him the bag. When be cried
again she said: Homer, who paid
Tor IT." BE replied: "Who cried for
ttr'
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-03-09
HIoh Wind Velocity.

The highest wind velocity ever OBJ.
served below ten kilometers' altitude
was SO meters second or 188 miles
an hour, observed from pilot balloon
over Lansing, Mich, at Eeight OF
about four and half miles, on Dec.
II, 1919.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-03-09
Modern Girl.

A Cay Center physician sent the
Office girl out to do collecting, accord
Ing to the Dispatch. She was back in
less than an hour with ring, mar
riage certificate, man. and 81, all Of
which she had collected.-Kansas City
Star.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-03-09
When Collector 10 Lucky.

During Slams intercourse with
China for many centuries in the past
unknown quantities Of the finest china
were brought over for, the noble and
royal households of Siam, and Occa-
sionally some of these pieces may be
found and bought.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-03-09
HOME BAKERY SALE

The Young Married Peoples Glass
Of the Methodist Sunday school Will
have a fine line of Home Baked Food
on sale at Houlihan & McNabbs' new
meat market on Saturday morning at
1890 Nm
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-03-09
HOME TALENT PLAY MARCH 2sND
AND 2SRD

Country Folks, the home talent
play to be given for the benefit OF
the Farmers Institute, will be put on
at the new Armory on Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings, March ~ and
%. The full program and cast OF
characters will appear in these col
umns next week.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-03-09

1t is quite probable that in the great
war Of the future, il the world is
to be afflicted by more great wars,
the contending armies will wage germ
Warfares.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-03-09
s ACRES FOR RENT

have acres of good land in Man
chester that, want to rent on halves
to some nearby farmer, who will SOW
it to barley and seed it for me. !,
of course, to furnish all OF the grass
seed and half of the barley seed.
4 e. M. CARR.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-03-09
NnrYcr n SHEEP OWNERS

NVIICE ~ VIZ -,I| ,,,i,
The Delaware County .eece WIN
Growers Association will meet at tne
Court House Saturday, March IL, at
1 p. NJ. Every owner of sheep should
be present as there are important
matters to be acted upon.
HENRY GILLESPIE, Sec'y-Treas.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-03-09

Pavement Of Human Skulls.
There is said to exist pavement at
Gdawfa, Africa. in the making Of
which thousands Of human skulls are
alleged to have been employed.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-03-09

an excellent crew to ride the polit-
lical seas beside him. His chance for
victory Is bright.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-02-07
DR.. ELLISHERE
FOR MEETINGS
Overlooking Congrega-
cations Hear Unique
Wisdom Sisters.

DR.. I. d. Ellis, pastor of Mulberry
Street Methodist church, Macon, ar
rived in Americas Monday at 1oon
and preached stirring ser1con in
the auditorium of the First Metho-
dist church in the afternoon to a
well filled house. DR.. Ellis will be
the guest of his brother, Col. George
R. Ellis, during his two weeks stay
in Americus.
Assisting DR.. Ellis in the revival
services are the Wisdom sisters, the
famous trio of singers, who have
toured the United States in the soul
winning campaign they instituted
several years ago. They will have
charge of the musical features of the
services, and under their direction
large chorus choir will be inaugural
ed at once. Members of the choirs
from other churches have been in.
vited to participate in the song serv.
ices, and it is urged that every one
who can sing will join this chorus
work.
The methods of the Wisdom sisters
are unique. The old-fashioned spir-
itual hymns are sung without instru-
ment, their voices supplementing the
musical tones of the instrument they
wish to represent. They sang Sun
day at both services, and overflow
ing congregations heard them. They
will sing at each service afternoon
and evening during the two weeks
continuance of the revival services.
This church is the first in the
South Georgia conference TO secure
the services of the Wisdom sisters,
who came from Birmingham, Ala.
From here they will go to Macon to
assist DIR. Ellis in a revival which
will be held in Mulberry Street
church for two weeks. Later they
will go to Columbus to assist DIR. J.
A. Thomas in revival in st. Lukes
church.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-02-07
A. A. A. Five Defeats
High School Team

The Americus Athletic Association
defeated the Americus High school
basketball five at the Y. NJ. C. A.
Saturday. night in a fast and hard
fought game by score of SO to 12.
The High School was outplayed, but
did not give up, fighting until the last
whistle. The High Schools star
forward, ]. Wooten, is also a mem
ber Of the Athletic Association team
and chose to play with the school
team.
The feature of the game was the
gameness of the High School lads,
they fighting every minute of the
game, though the association team
ran up enough points in the first
quartet to win the game if there
had been no scoring by them after
than.
The lineup for the game was: High
School,. Wooten and Perkins, for
wards; R. Glover, center; Hammond
and Fetner, guards; subs, Dudley
Johnson. Athletic Asso.-Clarke
and D. Glover, forwards; P. Wooten
center; Redd and Howe, guards
Pearlman, sub.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-02-07
Ptomaine Poisoning
Fatal To Baby Bow

Hilton Carey Bell, aged 21-2
years, son of Mr.. and Mrs. M. H.
Bell, of Brooklyn Heights, died at
2;30 o'clock Sunday afternoon at
their home at lilo McGarrah street
after an illness of a few hours from
ptomaine poisoning.
The death of the little fellow was
unusually sad, he being seized with
convulsions and suffering terrible
agony in his last hours. The poison
ing is supposed to have resulted from
some articles of food carelessly left
in an opened can about grocery
store near the child's home and
about which he frequently played.
The infected food was eaten Satur-
day, but it was not until Sunday that
his condition became such as to
alarm his parents, and then medical
skill was helpless.
The child is survived by his pa-
rents and one small sister, Mildred,
and a little brother, Eliza. The fun
eral was held Monday morning at
II o'clock from Concord church. near
Americus, conducted by Rev. G. R.
Partin. Interment took place in
Concord cemetery
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-02-07
LYNCHING JURY
FAILSTOAGREE,;;
IS DISCHARGED
Second Guardsman To
Go On Trial Feb. Il
For Murder

HAMILTON, Ala, Feb. Z. - A
mistrial was declared at 10 o'clock
this morning in the case of Sergeant
Robert L. Lancaster, national guards
man indicted in connection with the
lynching of William Baird, a miner,
near Jasper January 13. The jury had
been out 48 hours. The foreman
reported to the court that further
deliberations were useless, where
upon the jury was discharged.
Members of the jury said the final
vote stood five for acquittal and five
for second degree murder with life
Imprisonment, one for a lesser SEN
tence and one undecided.
No date for Lancaster's second
trial was announced. The trial of
Sergeant Glenn Stephens was set for
February 21.
The nine defendants will remain
in Jail here, it was stated.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-02-07
OF
WHITE FORESEEN
Call For Democratic Re
Organization Stirs
Capital

WASHINGTON, Feb. THE re-
quest made by 49 members Of the
Democratic National committee that
Chairman White call a meeting for
March 1 of the entire committee
membership to re-organize the par
TVS machinery, was the chief topic
of discussion in Washington political
circles today. One portion of the re-
quest of the 40 was the statement
that they wished Chairman White
many years of happiness and added
usefulness upon his retirement which
he announced shortly after sNCvem-
Der 2 his private interests would
make it necessary for him to seek" "
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-02-07
u. S. FLEETS TO
MEET in BATTLE
Atlantic And Pacific
Squadrons Ready For
Sham Fray

ON BOARD THE BATTLESHIP
PENNSYLVANIA, Feb. 7. - (By
Wireless to the Associated Press. y
Wartime routing was being observ-
ed today on board the battleships
and destroyers of the United States
Atlantic fleet. The warships, which
left Callao late Saturday, were
steaming southwark along the Pc
ruvian coast to meet the United
States Pacific fleet which left Val
paraiso headed north. The two
squadrons expected to meet any time
in sham battle, which would closely
approximate conditions encountered
in wartime on the high seas.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-02-07
Mexico City Police
Hunt Bomb Hurlers

MEXICO CITY, Feb. 7. - Police
and government agents were engag-
ed today in collecting evidence which
might lead to the arrest of the men
who bombed the residence of Arch
bishop of Mexico and the building oc-
cupied by the Juergens company, in
this city yesterday morning.
Four men are under arrest but it
is known several others are implicat-
ed in the two crimes.
Radical activity has been increas-
ing in Mexico City recently and
newspapers here say two communist
congresses will be held this month,
one in Mexico City and the other
in Tampico.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-02-07

NEW YORK, Feb. 7.-She weighs
only 115 pounds, but five men,
weighing anywhere from $50 to 200
pounds, could not bulge her from
the floor.
Her name is Miss Annie Abbott.
She came from Strathem, Georgia,
and is famous the world over as
"The Georgia Magnet"
How does she overcome natural
laws? A dozen different theories
have been advanced by medical
men, physicists, philosophers and
believers in the occult, ranging all
the way from jiu-jitsu to something
approaching witchcraft. Miss Abbott
says she doesn't know.
One other person in the world re-
Gently has become famous for per-
forming a similar feat, and that is
Johnny Coulon, the American ban
tamweight boxer who has peen un-
dergoing scientific investigation of
his lift-resistance powers in Paris.
"The difference between my work
and Mr.. Coulon's," said Miss Abbott,
"is that I do not touch the person
or persons trying to move me, while
Mr.. Coulon does"
The secret of such contacts would
seem, Miss Abbott explains, to be
for the purpose of throwing the per-
son trying to do the lifting off his
balance.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-02-07
SLAYER UNSEEN; OFFICER
DIES IN HIS TRACKS.

@LUMBUS, Feb. 7.-Officer W.
G. s,te, 27, operating in plain clothes,
was shot and instantly killed by an
unknown assailant last night shortly
before o'clock between Nineteenth
and Twentieth streets on Thirteenth
avenue.
Officer Pate was standing at the
west side Of the alley running
through toward Springer's woods be-
tweenth Nineteenth and Twentieth
streets. He was shot by an unidenti-
fed person standing on the east side
of Thirteenth avenue.
Shortly after Officer Pate was
shot, a bicycle was taken from a
small boy named Fulford, said tc
have been delivering packages for
the East Highlands Drug company.
The Offices was shot just above the
heart. He died in his tracks without
regaining consciousness, except a
gasp or twc.
Office Fate was appoint a to the
police force July Is, 1920 He was
one OF the most conscientious and ef-
fcient officers on the force. For the
past several weeks he had been de-
allied on special duty and had been
operating in plain clothes, during
which time he arrested several alleg-
ed burglars and made number of
arrests.
Prior to his connection with the DO
lice department he was a member of
No. fire company. He also served
in the army during the war.
The officer fired two shots. accord
ing to persons who saw the flames
from the revolvers. His assailant is
aid to have fired thrice.
A reward of $500 was offered by
Mayor ]. L. Couch for any informa-
tion leading to the arrest of the per-
son who killed the officer.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-02-07

"The man does not live" Miss Alb
bott asserted, "who can lift me,
move or even sway me off my feet
when l focus my mind against it.
This strange power has been hers
since childhood.
II didn't understand it when it
came to me, or rather when | dis
covered it," Miss Abbott said. 81 was
only eight years old.
my stepmother had a son,
Charley, about my age, and we used
to squabble as children will.
"My own mother taught me to
read the Bible, and the story of
Lots wife, who was turned into a
pillar of salt, made a deep impress
sion on me.
"It seemed to me if l could turn
Charley into a pillar of salt I would
be avenged. S I used to point my
finger at him and scream: Charley,
l am going to turn you into a pillar
of saltP
"And finally I got to thinking if
| willed it l could turn myself into
a pillar of salt. I used to tell my
old black nanny that I was a pill
lar of salt and she could not lift me.
Sure enough, she couldn't.
Finally it came to me that I
possessed certain power. It was I'M
natural, and it heightened me. I have
never known what the spiritual or
scientific explanation is"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-02-07
COUNTRY NOW ON SOUNDEST BASIS IN YEARS
Teeth of Little Children Fall
Out FromH Hunger- Made Disease

Osteomalacia, a disease dueentire-
ly to malnutrition has broken out m
Vienna and the hospitals are full of
little children whose teeth are drop
ping out and for whom every move
ment is agony. Hundreds of cases
are being treated in the dispensary
at Mariahilf, according to Francis P.
o. Bridgeman, correspondent of the
London Daily Herald, and the dis
ease is not confined to children but
afflicts adults also.
"Cod Liver Oil is a partial cure
for this Illness" says Mr.. Bridge
man, "but of course supplies of that
are limited and often it is not avail
able. What the children really need
is nourishing food and with the in
flated price of food today in Austria
it is almost impossible for the chill
dren of the poorer classes to be prop
erly fed. The visit to the children's
hospital at Meidlung was the most
pathetic sight l could imagine. To
see those tragic little dwarf figures
with bones all twisted and stunted
and their teeth decaying and drop
ping out is heart rending. One feels
in way personally responsible for
a great deal of this suffering In
one ward | was shown a girl suf-
fering from osteomalacia (morbid
bone suffering) which is kind of
late ricketts,, and formerly unknown
in Austria. The suffering and
shortage of last winter produced lit
Continued on Page Eight
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-02-07
Central Baptist Pastor
Too Ill For Preaching

Rev. Henry T. Brookshire, pastor
OF Central Baptist church, has been
i'll for the past few days, ana was un-
able to fill the pulpit at his church
Sunday morning or evening.
At the morning service A. C. Fell
man, Christian Jewish speaker,
gave an interesting talk on the ways
and means of his conversion, and
large congregation heard him with
attention.
The evening hour was spent in a
prayer and praise service led by w.
T. Lane, and spiritual songs were
rendered by the choir.
Mr.. Brookshire is improving and
will be able to attend his pastoral
duties within the next several days.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-02-07
HELDASSLAYER
OF COLUMBUS
POLICEOFFICER
Negro Caught Here At
Home Of His

Cleveland Edwards, negro about
rs years of age, is being held in the
Sumter courty jail on a charge OF
suspicion of being the slayer of Ogi-
Ger W. G. Pate, young Columbus
plain clothes policeman, Saturday
night. He was arrested at the home
of his sister here Sunday night about
10 o'clock by Sheriff Harvey and
Police Lieut.. Lee on orders from the
Columbus police department. Off
GERS are understood to be on their
way here to take him back to Col
umbus
The negro's sister is Mamie Ross,
who lives at the corner of Jackson
street and Factory Row. The negro
was in bed when the officers arrived.
The front door was locked, but the
back door, near which he was lying,
was unlocked, it was said, presuma
bly, so that he could easily escape.
The officer were upon him, however,
before he knew it, and no effort to
flee or to resist was made.
Edwards reached Americus on the
Seminole Sunday midnight from Col
umbus, he said, Columbus officers
reported that he had boarded that
train there. He said he had heard of
the killing of the policeman, but
vowed he knew nothing whatever of
it himself.