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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-02-23

The body Of Leonard Klinkfus, for
mer mail carrier at Harlan, was
found hanging from tree about
two miles southwest Of town. Ac'
cording to the neighbors, Klinkfus
had suffered mentally, following an
attack of influenza year ago. He
had frequently disappeared, it is said
but in each previous instance had re.
turned after few hours.
Herman Elliot, OF Grinnell commit.
ted suicide by hanging. Will Goode,
found Elliot's lifeless body when he
returned to work after the noon hour.
Elliot had taken a small rope and
fastened it to ring above the ash
chute in the boiler room. He was a
young man % years old and had been
married only few months. No rea-
son for his act can be discovered
The Sioux City police raiding
squad seized six stills, $50 gallons
of mash and nearly SO gallons of
moonshine alcohol in a vacant house
in the northern part of the city re-
Gently. The six stills were all Sc
parately operated although the fin
shed products of all ran into the
same barrel. The moonshiners were
missing when the rail was made.
John Graves was fatally burned
and Bud and Ed Whitman and A. c..
Jackson were badly injured when a
barrel of gasoline which they were
unloading exploded at Clarion recent
ly. Jackman was drayman and the
other injured men were clerks in
the store where the gasoline was be-
ing unloaded. The fire which fol-
lowed the explosion caused $50, 900
loss
The house has passed a bill pre-
scented by Chairman J. B. Weaver of
the ways and means committee pro-
viding for a graduated direct in
heritance tax upon estates of more
than $4,000. The percentages are
from two per cent of the amount of
the estate up, and the bill as adopted
by the house will undoubtedly go
through the senate without material
changes
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-02-23
RAILWAY SHOPS AT OELWEIN TO
CLOSE.

Notice was posted last Saturday,
announcing that the Chicago, Great
Western railway shops will be closed
for an indefinite period of time, start
ing February "a. About fourteen hun
dred men will be thrown out of work.
The shops furnish virtually the only
industry in that city. No statement
was received from officials as to the
cause of the proposed suspension Of
activities, but it is probable that the
company has concluded to get its re-
pair work done, for time at least,
lat shops owned by private individ-
uaIs, and in that way, escape the an
noyance of labor agitators.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-02-23
WHEN YOU LOSE-REMEMBER
THIS.

When Abraham Lincoln was young
man he ran for the legislature IN
Illinois and was badly swamped. He
next entered business, failed, and
spent seventeen years Of his life pay
ing up the debts Of worthless part
ner. He was in love with beautiful
young woman to whom he became
engaged-then she died. Later he
married woman who was con-
slant burden to him. Entering poll
tics again, he ran for Congress and
again was badly defeated. He then
tried to get an appointment to the
United States land office, but failed.
He became a candidate for the Unit
ed States senate and was badly de-
feated. In 1856 he became a candl~
date for the vice presidency and was
once more defeated. In 1858 he was
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-02-23

AS shown by canvass made by the
Associate of Railway Executives up
wards of half millions railway en-
ployees have been laid off since the
1st of last September, and even that
reduction of expenses has not enabled
40 per cent. of the railroad mileage
Of the country to pay operating ex-
penses and fixed charges.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-02-23

defeated by Douglas. One failure
after another-bad failures-great
setbacks. In the face of all this he
eventually became one of the great
est men of America, whose memory
is honored and loved throughout the
world. When you contemplate the
effect of series of setbacks like
this doesn't it make you feel kind
of small to become discouraged, just
because you think you are having a
hard time in life?-Pra etorian Guard
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-02-23
FATAL yAGARIEs OF PNEUMONIA.

(From the New York World)
Pneumonia is unusually prevalent
this winter, according to physicians.
And these have noticed that it has
a tendency to attack its victims in
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-02-23
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 90, 1921.
DOUBLY PENALIZING GERMANY

If Germany ever pays her war debts,
the German people must produce and
export more goods than they import
In other words they must sell more
than they buy. or their country can
never nav the tens of billions of dol
lars demanded by the Allies.
But the Allies propose to tax the
Germans 12H per cent on all exports
from their country, and the United
States will probably double the tax
imposed by the Allies for permission
to sell German goods in this country.
Why should the Germans be doubly
penalized when they attempt to pay
their debts?
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-02-23

Making out an income tax return
requires all the religion man has
ever acquired.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-02-23
LINCOLN. THE MAN OF THE PEOPLE.

LINCOLN. THE MAN OF THE PEOPLE.
When the Norm Mother the Whrlwind Hour
Greatening and darkening as it hurried on
left the Heaven of Heroes and came down
To make meet the mortal need
Clay yet with the genial heat OF Earth
Dasht thru it all strain of prophecy;
Tempered the heap with thrill of human tears;
Then a laughter with the serious stuff
Into the shape she breathed a flame to light
tender, tragic changing face;
And laid on him a of the Mystic Powers,
Moving-all husht-behind the mortal vail
Here was hold against the world,
A to match the mountains and the sea-
The color of the ground in him: the red earth;
The smack and tang of elemental things
The rectitude and patience of the cliff;
The good will of the rain that loves all leaves;
The friendly welcome of the way side we'll;
The courage of the bird that dares the sea;
The gadness of the wind that shakes the corn;
The secrecy of that make their way
Under the mountain to the rifted rock;
That gives freely to the shrinking flower
AS to the great oak faring to the wind
To the graves low hill the Matterhorn
That shoulders out the sky: Sprung from the West
He drank the vaorous youth of a world
The strength of virgin forests braced his mind,
The hush ct spacious pralrles stllled his soul
His words oaks in acorns; and his thoughts
We're roots that firmly gript the granite truth.
Up from log cabin to the capitol
One fire his spirit resolve
To send the keen to the root of wrong,
Clearing free way for the feet of God,
The eyes of conscience testing every stroke,
To make his deed the measure of
With the fine gesture of kngy soul,
He built the rapile and he built the State,
Pouring his splendid strength through every blow
The grip that swung the in Illinois
Was the pen that set people free.
So the Captain with the mighty heart;
And when the Judgment thunders split the house,
Wrenchng the rafters from their ancient rest,
He held the ridge pole up and spikt again
The rafters of the Home. He held his place
Held the long purpose like a growing
Held on through blame and faltered at praise
And when he fell in whirwnd, went down
AS when lordy cedar, green with boughs,
Goes down with great shout upon the hills,
And leaves lonesome place against the sky.
EDWIN MARKHAM
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-02-23

Republican politicians will soon be
divided into two classes, the appoint
ed and the disappointed.
Evening star., 1921-08-14

not after the family Jewels. or anything
like that. We simply want to
That's as far as I-got. when the door
slammed. &
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"CR-R-R" says I. Some watch dog
Uncle Nels has there. All he
needs is a spiked collar and a license
tag"
Anyway" says Barry, "his decision
that We don't get in seems to be rather
final"
STILL" says I, IT do hate to. be shunted
just by the hired help. Quite substan-
tial door, isn't it? Not even a transom.
And / don't suppose you have Jimmy
in your pocket; eh, Barry?'
Looks as II we'd have to quit" says
he.
"But now I am curious" says I. Lets
stick around In the hallway. We can let
on to be waiting for the elevator il any
one comes along Must be rather spiffy
quarters the old boy has,"
I'm glad don't have to pay months g
rent out OF years salary" says Barry.
Lets see. this is probably an inside
apartment, opening on a big court
why the red light down at that end
of the hall?" l asks.
Fire exit" says Barry.
"Eh?" says /. Fire escape? Say,
hadn't thought of that way"
"You don't mean to try getting in by
that" gasps Barry.
''Ch-huh." says /.
Evening star., 1921-08-14

performance said: THE experience of
one performance has brought to light
a vast deal OF valuable material which
before lay undiscovered, and it has
also afforded an opportunity for the
correction of such small defects as
of the time in preparation. The
chorus is materially strengthened and
enlarged. There are several addi-
tions in the ballet and the cast,
though unavoidably changed, prom
ises to make the second performance
Of Dorothy eclipse the first"
In the ballet were many Washing
ton boys. Harry Sheridan was down
on the bill as the premiere danseuse,"
and the ballet were Beverly Kennon
Peter, Albert Clemmons, Edward
Arlington Pitts. Rudolph Baldwin
Sehwickardi. John Joy Edison, jr.. AL
LEM oeilvie clephane. Albert Thorpe
Kirby King, Francis Mohun Phelps,
Harry Norment Robinson. Maurice
Joseph Sioussa, James Alfred Tanner,
Robert Wharton Test, Frank Lee Bis
coe, Joseph Saxton Pendleton, Carl C.
Clemmons. Paul Warrington Evans,
William Knight Ward and James Will
liam White. The names of the prin-
cipais and the chorus were J. Taylor
Cronin, Hazen Bond, Leroy Cough.
william Archibald Secor. w. H. Har-
ris.. oliver c. Hine, Will H. Grimes,
F. Milton Supplee. William H. Con-
ley. John Joy Edison. jr.. DR.. W. Will
lis Pomeroy. o. E. Bailey. r. w.
Sames, ]. A. Hendley. Mills Thompson.
C. K, FELTON,. P. Weisner, A. r. Rob-
inson, w. G. Woodford. E. Rumble.
Edwin R. Connor. Robert Smart Will
liam Mitchell, G. ]. Raybold, J. w.
White, Z. NJ. Carter, E. F. Concklin,
w. L. Wilson. P. w. Evans, a. A. Rit-
tenour. c. F. Wilson. r. B. Hayes.
Harry. Ellis. Paul Graham, Thomas
Evening star., 1921-08-14
THE RAMBLER FINDS MORE OLD PROGRAMS
OF SHAKESPEARE CLUB ENTERTAINMENTS

Pilling. Mr.. and Mrs Charles II. Dav-
idge, DIR. and Mrs. r. L. Freeman
, Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Myers, Mrs
Hepperton. Miss Saxton. Mr.. and Mrs.
Allen E. Clark, Mr. and Mrs. Thorn
| ton Carusi, Mrs. J. II. Whitaker. Mr..
and Mrs. George Truesdell. Mrs. Ralph
Jefferson, Mrs. c. Bright Case, Mr..
and Mrs. C. H. Eabbitt. land many
others" Reads like old-time wash
ington. doesn't it,.
The Shakespeare Club used to meet
that is, met more than once or
| twice-at the Bangs home, zoos
Massachusetts, avenue. That fine old
red brick house with its green yard
Real estate agents-beg your pardon.
realtors-wouid now call that green
front yard "a spacious lawn" What
memories come to me. That was be-
fore Fannie May and Merriam got
married.
There lies beside the Rambler
again-an ancient bill of fare, called
menu On the cover is this: 1863
1902, Anniversary celebration OF the
birth of William Shakespeare, by the
Shakespeare Club. Saturday evening.
April l9, 1902, at Freund's. Inside is
a banquet and some of the items are:
There's nothing to lie got now-a-d days unless
thou canst hsh for it. rerirles)
Broiled shad, butter sauce, potato
croQuetteS.
Fat psunches have lean pates. and dainty bits
Make rich the ribs bur bank-rout quite the
wits. tLove's Labnur LOST
Creamed oyster patties, la Freund
am giddy. Expectation whrls me round.
The imaginary relish is so sweet
That it enchants my sense t1rolus ana
Cressida.D
Creamed chicken croquettes. French
green peas.
smell it. upon my life it will do well.
Henry lV.)
Tenderloin of beef, mushrooms, as
paragus.
Ha, Is il come to thiss tKng Iear.l
Mayonnaise Of chicken. olives, pickles
They surfeited with honey. and began
To loathe the taste Of sweetness. whereof little
More than little is by much TOO much.
fHenry Iv.l
Fresh strawberries, small fancy
cakes.
Tut. tut thou art all ice.
My kindness freezes. fRichard IliD
Tutti frutti ice cream, French coy
fee. split French rolls.
But when have stun Il
These pipes and these conveyances Of orr
blood
With wine and feeding have suppler souls
Than in priest ike fasts. 'cor!olsnus,i
On the back of the menu card which
lies beside the Rambler / read as fol-
lows:
Officers: Edwin II. Hay. president:
Mrs Anna T. Myers. vice president:
Miss Luella Cooke. secretary; Milo c.
Summers, treasurer.
Executive committee: Mrs. Louise
p. Jones. chairman: Miss Luella
Cooke. secretary; Major John Twee-
dale. DR.. T. ]. Jones. Henry II. Gilfry.
Evening star., 1921-08-14

old home and the next you know he's
disappeared, changed his name and
faded from view. 1t was only by a
long shot, too, that we ran across him
here in New York. And since then
he's been fitting back and forth
across our path like some foxy old
bat at twilight. Is he still single,
wonder?"
Barry thinks he must be.
But where and how does he live?"
1 asks. And especially what does he
do with all his money!
Barry shakes his head.
"I know what he's going to do with
part Of it." says /. Hes due to let
go of two weeks wages as forfeit
for giving us such a swift release
that it, II 1 have any luck in trail
ing him down. Come, now, Barry
boy; you're more or less bright in the
head How can 1 get line on him?'
Barry wrinkles his fair white brow
and runs his fingers through his slick
light hair, but produces no results.
"Where does he bank?" l asks.
Haven't you ever seen one Of his
checks?"
"Oh. I say" says Barry. That's
an idea, you know. The Park Nation
al. And friend of mine is book
keeper down there. Chick Wales. He
could look it up for me. Might know
without going to the books. Wonder
full memory, Chick. Maybe I could
get him on the phone now. He be-
longs to a little club down town and
Evening star., 1921-08-14

Bowling, jr.. g. B. Heinicke. R. H. C.
Kelton, Allan, Houghton, Herbert Nc
Nance. Paul Grove, Robert Harlan.
Faber Stevenson, George Daggett,
Eppa Coumbe, George L. Strong, Fred
Cappley, T. T. .Doman, A. B. Seibold.
F. F. Kyselka. Scott ingram. L. e.
Brown, L. G. Weaver. j. J: Lund, F.
8. Doyle, w. 8. Catlett. A. H. Giles,
H. l.. Eclapps W. J. Lembkey. H. A.
Selhausen.i W. w. Grier. E. E. Davis,
Claud McCauley, A. B. Dent. H. w.
Saxton. E F. Yount, w. L. Farnham.
F. F. Hicks and Edward Asmussen.
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T BELIEVE that last week the RAM
bier said that he would tell some
tales on the Shakespeare Club. The
Rambler makes so many promises as
to what he intends to write about
that often find great difficulty in
keeping UP with him and getting him
out of scrapes, and at the same time
attend to my regular job. Sometimes
the Rambler comes to me in my busi-
est moments when am turning out
matter wherewith to get money with
which to soften the hard stare Of the
landlady, and says: You know. bo,
I promised to give ''em 2 good story
have forgot the name of. And /
reply: .'Yon ancient fossil. don't YOU
know I haven't got any facts to. put
In, that storyg' And then he turns
to me and says: well. go ahead and
write It. = Tell 'em about the wild
roses, that are clsinhertng5 over. the
old rail fence, by. the roadside where
the LeesburE pike turns. toward oc.
eoauan creek. At Q point where .
give 'em . page az the city directory
But, ladies, gentlemen and readers OF
the Rambler, have on this occasion
Evening star., 1921-08-14

"oh. I know" says I. HE might
accuse me of breaking and entering
or trespass in the first degree. or as
sault and robbery But say, when
get real curious don't stop for little
this if you're chilly below the ankles
but I'm here to call on Uncle Nels
and If the front door Is blocked then
I'm willing to take chance on the
back way"
"Of course" says Barry. "I can't let
you do this alone. That hall window
looks as II 1t was open"
1t not only looked SO. but it was,
and a nice open-work iron platform
ran directly across the building out
side. made the step up as gracefully
as could be expected in tight skirt,
and Barry followed. We took q look
down to the little fountain and dusty
eVergreens in the court below. and
then glanced around at the rows OF
windows. some lighted. but most of
'em dark, for this class Of tenants
aren't the kind who use New York
as summer resort. Anyway, nobody
seemed to be peeking out at us. ~
whispers Barry. Lighted up, too. But
the shade is pulled down." .s
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II FELT my way along until I was
just outside the first window. mo
SCREEN" says I. Now let's see~how
gently can run up that shade"
"Oh, I say" comes from Barry.
He isn't much on taking a chance.
He's been brought up too careful, I
expect. But I'm apt to do what comes
into my head first and think 1t over
afterwards. I slipped my hand over
the sill, got firm grip on the cord,
and eased up the shade.
And at that. what I saw nearly
made me let 1t go on the run. You'd
never guess in a million years. Three
bath tubs! It wasn't regular bath
room, either. Too big for that. And
otherwise furnished like q parlor;
three or four stuffed chairs ana deep
Davenport covered with linen slips, q
mahogany table or two. and baby
grand piano.
But most Of the furniture had been
Evening star., 1921-08-14

Esnsrsl,y gene a tyv t takes dinner there I'll
"Do," says I. Tell him long
lost niece wants to find Uncle Nels
and plant a loving kiss on his bald
spot"
uIJUH" says Inez, as Barry starts
IL for the phone. "I don't go kiss
in him, never"
Mere figure Of speech, Inez," says
n. Anyway, why be particular what
you tell a bank clerk. He wouldn't
believe you unless 1t was certified.
And If can locate Uncle Nels-
"I no care where he is," breaks in
Inez. ~
do-about ffty dollars worth. And
here's Barry with news. I can see
Sure enough. he had the street and
number. Didn't tell you Chick had
a great memory" says he. "He re-
called the change of address. But
what now?"
"a little sleuthing party, Barry
says /. want to be counted in?"
"Why, yes" says he. "Inez going,
too?"
help" says /. Besides, SheS not on
good terms with her feet. Suppose
we make it a twosome."
Which we did, and half an hour
later we were interviewing a fuzzy
haired West Indian elevator tuggler
in the marble-tiled. lobby Of q big
new Madison avenue apartment house.
No. he didn't know whether Mr.. Mel
son Swasey was in or out. We could
put in a call at the phone desk.
"Oh. but we want to surprise dear
Uncle Nels." says I. "Just shoot us up,
Percy. that's a good fellow"
Sure" says Percey, swapping grin
for my crooked smile. 'Ninth floor,
But when we pushed the button at
No. 8 the door is opened only
a crack by q stocky. red-faced young
gent with blond pompadour and a
suspicious squint in his stupid eyes.
"What you want?" he demands.
I'VE would like to call on Mr..
Swazey." says Barry polite.
'sWho are you?" insists Squinty.
"Just old friends" says I.
He's some grand little outer guard,
though. That don't convince him q bit.
'UGr. swazey. got no old friends" says
he. HE don't see nobody"
'.But listen. old dear" sa-s I. '"We're
Evening star., 1921-08-14
I want to play and-and you laugh at

I want to play and-and you laugh at
me-" "+f
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THAT'S all there was to it, but
L honest, It got me gulpy in the
throat For a minute all could do
was to stand there and gawp at him.
T.hen walked over and patted MIN
Oh aNo: No. Uncle Nels." says l. Not since
that first chuckle. when l dian !
understand 'ut But get fn yS@ faet1 now never ever
1l3, I'm not ,.ss l1nsnlnie i'Sa t. And we're strons
for this boat stuff, Barry and I. we
Want to see how they all work, don't
we, Barry?"
"And you're going IT. to snGw ;as,~ts u.s.
aren't you, Uncle a Neis .:Rut you@you
mus .sTbats my front name" says !.
., ,et's start with one of the big ones
The battleship, eh?"
Say, you should have seen MN 70 y
to ii. Like a kid sshisitimg haIf nlo an
Christmas gifts; Inside .nh. 0b nn mi, Of Of
the tin boats, chugging around.
humping into each other, and churn.
ing nm the water. We had races ano
naval battles. And at times all tnree
Of us would be squatting on the moor
tinkering the engine OF some Toy
steamer that had gone balky: Uncle
Nels got as excited as If he was
r1aneuvering the Atlantic squadron.
HIS mild old eyes beamed ana now
and then he'd let out a shrtll. piping
laugh. It was some party.
II buy new ones tomorrow ne
SAYS as we start to leave. Maybe
you-you come again"
absolutely" says I. We'll bring
Inez next time"
"she-she wouldn't laugh" he asks.
'Tf she does we'll push her into
one of the tubs" says I. Shed make
some. splash, wouldn't she?"
And Uncle Nels actually INDUCES
It wasn't until I was nearly home
that / remembered what I'd gone to
hunt up. Uncle Nels for.
. what do you think, Barry" says
Z with. all the opening I had i
never peeped about that fifty"
TriIby May" says he. my guess Is
that, with the start you've got on
Uncle Nels he's going to shed fifties
rather freely before he's through. 4,
II mean. to do my best to help Inex
train her uncle" says / "even II I
havs to sugysst three more bath.
tubs"
Evening star., 1921-08-14

weeks pay that ought to 30 with a cold
chuck out. Say, that's something I mean
to tackle him for, Barry. wish you {,
hunt him up tomorrow and mention II. :,
':Tve already mentioned as much,
says he. 'but 1t didn't seem to take.
"Then I'll put it up to him myself. :"
says /. 'I think could be fairly elo.
quent on the subject. So If you'll just
give me his new address
Sorry" says Barry. but haven't the
least idea where he moved to the last
time. He's been calling me up at the
office lately whenever he had anything
to say about business affairs, and now
that The Cave has been closed out /
don't know when III hear from him
"Huh!" says I. "There's your rich re-
lation for you, Inez! Aren't you glad we
came all the way from Duluth to hunt
inez is leaning back placid in one Of
chairs. chewing her gum with stroke
as regular as a pump engine. Hes a
poor fish, Uncle Nels." says she.
Hardly a close description" says I.
'sHe's a hard-boiled old sinner who plays
a mighty shifty game: Keeps track Of
Maybe he fancies himself as a man Of
mystery. What about 1t. Barry?"
''Yes. I should say he did, says Barry.
~Appears to be q fad Of his to keep his
a0atrB TO nlmSeu.
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coMEHOw that got me propping my
- chin. It's a pose do very well.
Just like the lovely young ladies on
masasine covers when the artist
wants 'em- to register day dreams or
giriish fancies. Only with me it In
dicates that I'm indulsing in deep
thought, such as whether ia better
try altering the skirt of my street
suit or blow myself to a new OUTFIT.
But this time it had to do with Uncle
Nels.
..sDo you know, Barry" says !. "rm
getting curious about the old bird.
Come to think him over, he has lot
of odd ways about him. Let's see.
Inex. he must have started about on
a level with the rest OF your folks,
didn't he? Wasn't rich when you
first heard of him. was her"
NO" says Inez. Poor like u.s."
"And then, as understand" I goes
on, .'hA got in on some fat stunpage
contracts state school lands - and
cleaned up a wad. After which he
ceSssS to be a regular visitor at the