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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-01-19
SOME REAL OPTIMISM.

wood Rainwater, in Commerce and
Finance.)
The eight hours you sleep you are
as well off as Rockefeller, the eight
hours you work you are as happy as
Pierpont Morgan. The eight hours
you loaf, eat and play you are as hap
by as Woodrow Wilson. We wouldn't
swap one ear or one eye for a wagon
load of dollars. So money is very
poor thing to base all our happiness
on. Hard times makes better citizens
of US. .. ....
AS long as fellow has health, if
he loses money some years that's not
bad. Ii man never had loss it
wouldn't be any pleasure to win. If
you knew the day you were going to
die you wouldn't have any fun living.
Every fellow thinks he has the hard
est time. We have food, clothing and
can worship our Creator if we wish.
There is ONE guaranteed rule for hap
piness, peace and plenty. The Bible
tells you how you can get it. If you
are not interested, that's your trouble.
What man sows he reaps, says the
good book, and it's true.
Be man enough to take your medi-
line without kicking, There are
'lenty of good years to come. If
rating for them is horrible dread,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-01-19

nickel's worth Of Paris green will
take you to a country where it doesn't
snow. Come on, buck up and be HE
man. Go after what you most desire
wealth, pleasure or happiness.
The government Of the United
States says it's time to work for a liv-
ing instead Of borrowing it. / believe
in the government
I've given advice (fne advice, ]
think for 10 years and made one con-
yict; that's encouraging.
All of us have more property than
we had in 1914 or we had more fun or
owned a Ford. So if we die early we
had good time for one year anyway.
So what's the difference?
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-01-19

AS Dooley was won't to say, I'VE see
be the papers" that a goodly number
of the good people Of Cedar Rapids
commenced the new year by indulg.
ing in q moiety Of naughtiness at one
Of their big hotels. Can it be possible
that our beautiful neighbor. on the
banks Of the Classical Cedar, is striy-
ing to put on the airs Of a cosmopol-
itan city?
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-01-19
VAST POWER FROM WATER

(From the Waterloo Times Tribune)
Waterpower development in this
country, involving an investment of
$1,20O.00O,00O and producing 10000
600 horsepower is in prospect as a
result Of the federal water power act
passed by Congress last spring.
Requests for permits to start work
on reservoirs and dams have been
received from 129 applicants in ~
states, including Alaska and the Dis
trict of Columbia The projects range
from small ten-horse-power plant
for a colony Of summer cottages IN
Wyoming to huge storage reservoir in
the upper Colorado river which would
develop over 100000 horsepower by
using these waters thru a total drop
of 1850 feet.
Twelve million horsepower means
little to the average mind. A bulletin
ISSUED by the federal water power
commission translates the figures into
terms which are more understandable
and impressive.
If properly applied, it would fur
nish sufficient power for 20 cities
the size of Chicago. 1t is 40 per cent
more than the total present water
power development in the United
States. 1t is third more than the
total water power capable of being
developed in the entire area of France,
and SO per cent Of the developed water
power of the whole world.
Electric power generated from water
and transmitted under modern condi .
lions, says the bulletin, is the only
effective present substitute for the
power generated by burning coal.
There is no need to review the SLOW
ly increasing scarcity of coal or the
costliness of its production. The initial
work in utilizing all this avail
able water power calls for la
Dor. After the construction work is
done it is largely independent OF
labor, and it is wholly independent OF
fuel supply and rail or water trans
portation.
So long as permits are granted only
to legitimate projects which will not
infringe on public rights or react ia
vorabiy to limited selfish interests to
the disadvantage of the whole people,
the only wish of the nation in this
regard is for the fullest possible use
of this scarcely touched source Of
power.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-01-19
GLADSTONE'S DEFENSE OF TIKI
IRISH.

Gladstone, who was Great Britain's
greatest prime minister was also a
great friend of the Irish people. He
delighted to dwell upon the Irish char
acter. its wit. its charm, its grace
and its intelligence.
On one occasion when asked about
the killing Of government officials in
Ireland he said: In the noblest Of
races the spirit Of self-defense has
bred mean vices and that generation
after generation were born in Ireland
with their blood discolored by hatred
of the English government"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-01-19
Freedom. statue on Capitol.


The dome Of the capitol at Wash
ington is surmounted by the statue
Of Freedom, which appears from afar
as an Indian maiden. The statue was
placed in its present position Decem-
Der 2, 1868, and upon flag signal
from the statue a salute of 80 guns
was fired from a field battery on
Capitol hill. The salute was answered
by similar salutes from Forts Stan
ton, Davis, Mahan, Lincoln, Bunker
Hill, Totten, De Russy, Reno. Cam
eron, Corcoran, Albany and Scott. In
formation contained in the Congress
sional Directory states that the statue
is made of bronze, Is 10 feet 9 inches
high, weighs 1885 pounds. The forts
from which salates were fired were
among the chain Of forts guarding
Washington during the Civil war.
Nothing was ever done by congress to
preserve them, although movement
has long been started to have congress
condemn these forts for preservation
by the government and link them by
winding roadways that weuld add to
the beauty of Washington.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-01-19

At the end OF the 1920 fiscal year
American ships registered for foreign
trade aggregated s,s2s,5s5 gross tons,
nearly ten times the registration at
the beginning Of the war. But Of what
use will these ships be. if Congress
builds high tariff wall around the
United States and prevents this coun.
try from freely exchanging its prod
ucts for the products Of other coun-
tries?
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-01-19
Novel Use for Ice

An engineer has invented the follow
Ing method for making hollow concrete
blocks. Hitherto 1t has been difficult
to make large cavities in concrete, but
1t can be done, the engineer points out,
by embedding blocks of ice in the mass
OF concrete and Introducing small out
lets for the escape of the water after
melting. This method also makes I'M
necessary the constant moistening usu-
al In concrete work, as 1t is auto
matically supplied by the melting ice.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-01-19
NY. LAND MEN PLEAD GUILTY
Four Sand and Gravel Corporations
and Officers Are Fined a Total
Of 10000.

New York, Jan. 18.-Four send and
gravel corporations and their officers
and directors pleaded guilty before
Federal Judge Hand here to an indict-
ment charging violation Of the Sher-
man antitrust law in connection with
a monopoly In Cow Bay sand. They
agreed to dissolve the sand and gravel
board Of trade, Of which they were
members, and were assessed fines to-
falling $4,000.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-01-19
aTEN TESTS OF A TOWN..

L. N. Flint, Of the department of
journalism, OF the University Of Kan
sas, has compiled what he terms "Ten
Tests of a Town. His "tests" are un-
der the following headings. Look them
over and see IL your town measures UP
to these tests and if it falls short
of any of them. help to pull it up until
it meets the requirements.
l. Attractiveness- Shall / like the
town-its atmosphere? Does it have
the beauty of shaded streets and other
beautiful features? Is it a quiet, roomy
airy, well-lighted town? Does it have
attractive public buildings and homes
Is it well paved? Is it clean in every
sense?
2. Healthfulness Will my family
and have a reasonable chance to
keep well in that town? How about
it's water supply? Its Sanitary system?
Its method of milk inspection? Its
health department? It's hospitals? Is
1t without any congested districts?
8. Eductaiof- Can educate my
family and myself in that town? How
about its public schools present and
future? It's institutions Of higher edu-
cation or Of business training? Its Ii
braries? It's lecture and concert cour-
SEES? It's newspapers? It's postal fac
ilities?
4. People Shall I like the people
of the town. Are they "home folks
without false exclusiveness? Are they
neighborly and friendly? Is the town
free from factionalism? Does it have
strong religious, fraternal, and social
organizations?
5. Recreation Can | have a good
time in that town. and my family?
How about the theatres, museums,
gymnasiums.l parks, etc? Are there
active agencies for providing good en-
tertainments, athletic contests, etc. :?
Are inviting opportunities for pleas
ure drives afforded by well paved
s. Living-Can we live reasonably
in that town? Are the best of modern
conveniences available for its resi-.
dents electricity. gas, telephones,
ETC.? Are the housing and shopping
conditions favorable? Rents, taxes, and
prices fair? Hotels good? Home and
truck gardens and dairy products
plentiful?
7. Accessibility Can we 60 and
come easily? Does the town have ade-
quate railroad connections and train
service? Street car lines? Interurbah
lines? Well marked automobile routes
and hard surfaced roads?
5. Business-Ca make good use
of capital in that town? Are there
good banking facilities? Manufactur-
ing facilities? Favorable labor condi-
lions A prosperous farming territory?
Fair real estate values? Reasonably
cheap power? Active cooperation
among business interests?
9. Employment-Can / get a job
in that town at fair pay and with
good prospects for the future? Can
count on cooperation from organiza-
lions making it their business to help
introduce and establish new CONNER
cial interests and to welcome new citi-
Gems?
10. ProgressivenessSh Shall / find
that am in live town having a
city government. active
civic organizations, modern fire pro-
lection, and pull-together spirit in
everything-a town with a future?
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-01-19
WORLD LEAGUE MAKES PROGRESS
(From the Streator, Daily Independ-

u !, &
ent-Times.)
The secretariat Of the league of Ma
tons today issued an official docu-
ment entitled 1.-THE Work Accomplish
ed by the League Of Nations During
the First Year of It's Existence, jan
uary 10, 1920, to Jan. 10, 1927 emu
merating the various questions set
tied or discussed by the league.
It mentions first, the establishment
of a permanent International court
of justice; second, the work accom-
plished in the limitation OF ornaments
and third, the creation of an interna-
tional commission to study use Of the
blockade as an economic weapon.
The three foregoing are mentioned
as measures destined to prevent war Z
Under the heading Efforts at Polit-
ical Cancellation" the document refers
to the question Of the Aland Islands,
upon which the league commission will
report within three weeks
AS measures destined to remedy the
economic crisis, the report says, the
creation of an economic and financial
organization in accordance with the
conclusions of the Brussels financial
conference and the organization Of a
transit commission were foremost in
the leagues work Concerning humane
tartan measures, the report goes on,
the league elaborated series of pro-
jects including an appeal for funds
to fight typhus, the acceptance of re-
sponsibilities for opium traffic control
and also the white slave traffic;
caused by the United States, Brazil
and Spain to accept mediation in Ar
menia and effected theSrepatriation Of
more than 100000 warsprisoners.
Regarding execution Of the peace
treaty, the league points out the fol
lowing missions accomplished: Il
!. 1. Administration of the Saar Val
ley.
2. Direction Of the affairs of the
city of Danzig.
3. Rejection of the German gov
conclusions and note asking
another plebiscite in Eupen and Nal
medy and the final awarding of the
territories to Belgium.
4. The establishment of perma
nent mandate commission to admins
ter the affairs of former German col
onies.
5. Acceptance of responsibility for
the protection of minorities.
6. Registration of sixty-nine trea-
les in accordance with the stipulations
Of the treaty Of Versailles.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-01-19
Record Piece Of Jade

The largest piece of Jade known Is
a block of this stone which is seven
feet long, four feet wide and weighs
three tons. 1t came from South island,
New Zealand, and forms the base for
a statue of Maori chieftain on ex-
hibition In the Museum of Natural His
tory, New York city.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-01-19
Honolulu cloudburst browns Four.

Honolulu CIoudburst DroWns Four.
Honolulu, T. H., Jan. ia cloud.
burst in the Palolo valley back of
Honolulu, following unprecedented
rains of the last few weeks, caused
damage estimated by city and county
officials at S250,OOO. A few small
houses In the suburbs of Honolulu
were swept away. -Four persons were
drowned, says an unverified report.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-01-19
USED BY MILLIONS
BULGARIAN BLOOD TEA

Take It Steaminu Hot To Kill Colds
and Ward OF Influenza, Grippe
and Pneumonia.
This Pure Herb Tea has rare medi-
cinal power to sweeten the stomach.
regulate the bowels, cleanse the liver,
flush the poison-clogged kidneys, and
enrich the weak, polluted blood. 1t
Is the greatest First-Aid Home Medi.
cine in the world. Sold By all drug
gists or grocers.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-01-19
WANTED.

Two hundred sets Of harness to oil
and repair. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Prices right.
]. ]. KING,
3-2. 206 w. Main St., Manchester.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-01-19
WEDNESDAY,, JANUARY 10, 1921.
RAILROADS IN A BEPLORABLE
CONDITION.

RAILROADS IN A BEPLORABLE
CONDITION.
"A report just issued by the Chi,
cago Great Western R. r. Co. contains
these statements
I'm order that this railroad might
operate. pay its bills and serve the
people along its line during September,
it was necessary for its stockholders
to contribute Six and One-Quarter
Cents in addition to every dollar earn
ed
'In other words the operation of
the Chicago Great Western Railroad
in September benefited everyone ex.
cept its stockholders"
I'VE think the patrons and employees
of the railroad are entitled to know
these facts"
The managing officers of practically
every railroad in the country are at
loss to know what they will do to en-
able them to continue to operate their
roads. All are desperately endeavoring
to cut down expenses in every possible
way. They are discharging employees
and reducing the hours Of those re-
tanned.
The Illinois Central, one of the
strongest roads in the country has SO
reduced its help at the station in
this city as to seriously impair its mail
service.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-01-19

y. NJ. Carr. Hubert Carr. Fred w.
Hermann. Editors and Publishers.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-01-19
rbf Alarubester Denlorrat

Official Paper of County and City.
Rate Per Year------$2.00
Evening star., 1921-02-12
BUILDING PERMITS
ISSUED THIS WEEK
Addition to Ice Cream Fac
tory and RemodeIing of Store
Only important Features.

Permits for the erection of an addition
to the Chapin-Sacks' Ice Cream Manu-
featuring plant and for the remodeling
of the Sigmund store property. 736-3S
9TH street northwest. were the only i'm
portant features of the weekly report of
the District building inspector
The ice cream company will build an
addition to its building at 50 NJ street
northeast at a cost of GOO
L. {. Rosenblatt and A .Sigmund were
granted "A permit to repair the 18th street
buildings at a cost of $22. 900.
Secretary Tumuty received official ap-
proval for the erection of garage in
the rear of his newly acquired home
1917 kalorama road northwest.
U,h,r permits were .ssued as fol-
lows:
Mrs. NJ j. Sherratt. to repair rear
COS 18th street cost $3.50
AIRS. T.. T.. otark. TO repair 9ls
Louisiana avenue; cost, $500.
Mrs. y. :. Bartholomew, to repair
s714 2Tth street; cost, $500.
w. Fl. Turlin. to repair rear 144o
Rhode Island avenue; cost. $500.
j. II. Cain, to erect garage rear 1906
18th street: cost. $3.50.
p. Checcin, to erect garage rear 1146
18th street; cost. $3.50.
George J. Cross, jr.. to repair 636
Pennsylvania avenue southeast; cost.
$500.
F. J. Krieg. to repair rear 1117 5th
street; cost, $500.
John Wischusen, to build dwelling
901 Butternut street; cost, $4,000.
3I9 18th street northeast, cost. $3.50.
Washington Loan and Trust Com
Evening star., 1921-02-12

341s-3420 p street northwest; cost
$1,000
w. \. Hin, to repair 1877 Columbia
road: cost. $500.
John p Evans. to repair 1903 2lst
street: cost. 500.
J. +. Tumulty. to erect garage rear
1917 kalorama road: cost, s2.5oo.
II. A. Neith. to build 3G04 South Da-
kota avenue northeast: cost, $500
NJ. J. Middleton, to repair 1913
Georgia avenue; cost. $3.50
II. a. Veith. to build 299o 26th street
northeast; cost. S4.5oO.
Chapin &; Sacks, to repair plant 1st
and NJ streets northeast: cost. $3.50"
T. J. Attizer. to erect garage rear
1927 Highland avenue: cost. $50.
Elias Elvore. to repair 2oi4 G
street; cost. $500.
Mrs. X. NJ Dyer. to repair 5ls 4th
street northeast: cost, $3.50.
William Hilton. to repair 1903 Shep-
herd street; cost. Si25.
Annie Beers, to repair 3o17 Rod
man street: cost. $500.
Caleb Powers. to repair I416 a
street southeast; cost. $500.
Lerner Blouse Corporation. to re-
pair 432 18th street; cost. $4,000.
A. Kursuvsky. to repair 1928 =
street; cost. S3Go.
c. +. Brumbaush, to repair rear
1854 Biltmore street; cost, sl5oo
George Gilbert, to repair 61o j
street northeast: cost, $500.
Eugene Martin. to repair Sumner
road, near Stephen avenue: cost. $500.
f. J. Mudd, to build. store. 6lst
street, near Dix street northeast
cost. $1,000.
William Henning. to repair 1926
Park place southeast; cost, S400.
w. c. Prentiss. to repair 1912 Wis
consin avenue; cost, $3.50.
G. II. Small. TO erect garage rear
1354-1356 Taylor street: cost. $500.
J. J. Moebs, to erect garage rear
1922 10Th street; cost, $4,000.
J. II. Gray, to erect garage rear 62S
l. street northeast: cost. $3.50
Joseph II. keaue. to repair 17I4 II
street northwest; cost. $4,000
G. a. Layman to erect garage rear
SOB 14th street: cost. S565
A. NJ. Biggs. to erect garage rear
1904 Decatur street; cost. s425.
Evening star., 1921-02-12
TOTAL OF $3,25O,OOO INVOLVED
! IN TWO REALTY TRANSACTIONS
Clifton Terrace Apartments and New
Edifce on Woodley Road in Hands
of New Owners.

Two of the largest real estate
transactions of many months were
consummated this week with the
change in owners of the Clifton Ter
race apartments, Clifton street. be-
tween 18th and 14th streets, and of
the new apartment house. 2700 Con-
necticut avenue northwest. corner of
Woodley road. The considerations
aggregated approximately S3.25O.Oot.
Clifton Terrace, formerly known as
Wardman Courts, was sold 10 Felix
Lake for nearly s2,500 900. probably
the highest price ever paid in an
this city. The sale was arranged
through the offices of the =. ". Simp-
son Co, Inc, in connection with
the F. H. Smith Company. represent
ing the owner. and by w. l.. Lam
ming. representing the purchaser.
Property Sells for S75O.OOO.
The apartment building at the cor
ner of Woodley road and Connecti-
cut avenue. sometimes referred to as
the Woolwich. was bought by an un-
named local investor for a considera-
ton of about $150.000. The building
man and was sold by him to the new
purchaser through the real estate
offices of the j.. ]. Lampton Company
in connection with Higbie E. i;ichard-
son.
Clifton Terrace apa,.aea:- occupy
nearly the entire frontage on Clifton
street in one block, covering four
acres of land. The property consists
of three apartment buildings. all de-
fached. containing about 320 apart
ments. The annual rental income
amounts to approximately 100000.
The buildings were erected some
years ago by Harry Wardman. He
sold the property. then known as
War5;nan Courts. to the Riker Realty
Company exactly one year ago this
week. the consideration at that time
being reported as approximating
tS.S0A.900. The present price exceed
ed the former by about half a million
dollars.
The Wooiwich apartment house
comprises seven story building
containing about eighty four apart
ments. The annual rental return is
understood to average $4,000. Sit
uated just across the Connecticut
Avenue bridge. near the Wardman
Park Hotel. the Woolwich stands out
as one of the best appointed new
apartment buildings of Washington
Noted Apartment Projects.
The two apartments properties which
changed hands this week are among the
larger apartment projects completed here
by Harry Wardman in years. They num-
ber among their guests many persons
prominent in private and public life.
Consummation of the two deals cstab-
fishes record in Washington real estate
circles in point of total considerations
involved. The unprecedented activity
thus registered in the local realty field
Is taken by investors and real estate
men to indicate a revival Of business in
Washington along lines paralleling pre-
war times.
Following on the hoes of a realty
slump. which resulted in the closing of
Evening star., 1921-02-12
HI. RUST TOOPEN
LECTURE COURSE
Will Deliver First Talk to
Y. m. C. A. Real ES-
tate Class.

II. l. Rust. president of the Wash
ington Real Estate Board. viii Dc
liver the first lecture in tho newly
instituted real estate course of the
Y NJ G n at the first regular ses-
sion of the class Tuesday night.
$50 O'Clock. at 1886 q street north
west.
Mr. Rust viii speak on "'rhc Man
agemeut OF Real Estate otiice." NJ
head OF one OF the prominent real
estate firms and as president of tlir
realtors local organization. Nj Rms
viii he able to give tirst-hand in
formation on the practical operation
OF realty firm.
Associate Justice Frederick l.. Sid
dorS addressed a large number of pro-
Spective students and real estate men
, on the history of Washington real estate
at the exercises marking the formal
opening of the course last night al \. NJ
G. y. he headquarters.
The course viii continue for seven-
teen weeks one lecture being he'd
each week. Charles :. Shreve. en-
secretary of the Rea! Estate Brokers
Association. is in charge of instruc-
ti"n.
The succeeding lectures will he as
. follows: dwellings and Apartment
, Houses" hy John +. NJ. Bowie: OF
flee Buildings and business Proper
ties" Iefank i. Lee:ch, building
Up u Real Estate Business. speak,.'
Ia u" aun iunccd later, Loans.
Thomas Bradley; Investments
speaker to he announced. ''Subdi
vision Developme mt" speaker to he
announced; Enhancing Real Estate
Deals" Morton }. Luchs: insurance.
Walter Brown: "Appraisals." w. l..
Beale; building Regulations" John
+. Healy. District building inspector:
. Real Estate Ethics" John l.. Weaver:
The Science of Conveyancing." j. j.
Becker: "ZoninG Laws" Col Charles
W. kutZ. Engineer Commissioner:
Taxes and Taxation" w. l.. Rich
ards. District assessor: Real Estate
Law and Contracts" Walter c. Cie-
phane; Landlord and Tenant Rela-
tions and Law" G Percy McGlue:
The Art of Selling Real Estate.
Charles w. Fairfax. and second
lecture on the selling phase by an
Unannounced speaker