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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-08-31

of Manchester; Senator Geo. Banta and
wife; Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Farmer and
family OF Edgewood.
Rebekah Lodge-first Tuesday in
September.
Me and Mrs. Vern Sanders are NOV
ing to Nevada, Iowa, this week Mr..
Sanders will teach in Shipley, five
miles distant.
Walter and Hugh Phillips Of Grid
ley, Kansas and Leon Phillips OF Des
Moines were called to the Lou Gull
bertson home by the death of Grin
A. Phillip.
DR.. French the. state epidemiologist
was in Greeley Wednesday to look into
the source of the typhoid fever cases
in the township.
F. H. Schenke was in Cedar Rapids
Wednesday.
Miss Lillian Grove has. been the
guest of Miss Ethel Harris in Man
chester, for two days and they were
week end visitors at the w. P. Har-
ris home.
A. A. Chapman OF Arlington was
an over night visitor at the home of
his daughter, Mrs v. e. Dow, Mon
day.
Mrs. T. M. Armstrong and son John
were Earlville visitors, Sunday.
Mrs. Billmeyer of Earlville is help
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-08-31
PAYING HER DEBT

Most people were surprised at the
ability of Germany to pay the first
installment of 1,OO0,O0O,OOO gold marks
($23S, 000,OO0) during the past two
months. OF course, we do not know
how she managed it, but the fact re-
mains that she produced the cash.
If the truth were known it is pos
sible and very probable that most of
it came from the American public.
During the past two years specu-
lators in this country have purchased
an enormous amount of paper marks
and German securities when the mark
was selling from cents to cents
above its present value. Competent
authorities estimate that the Germans
profit on such speculation up to date
amount as high as 100000, 900. I'm
Willingly spectators in German Sc
curities have helped Germany pay her
indemnity payments.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-08-31
DELAWARE COUNTY LEGION PIC.
MIC

Members Of American Legion Posts
in Delaware County, will note with
interest the announcement that on
Labor Day, Monday, September 9Th,
a County Legion Picnic will be held
under the auspices of John N. Porter
Post, at Delhi, Iowa. Manchester Post
at its last regular meeting voted to
send large delegation to the picnic.
Delegations from every post in the
county will attend the picnic.
This picnic is by no means for the
Legion boys alone, but every loyal
American is cordially invited to join
the World War veterans in this pic
mic. The Ladies Auxiliary and the w.
r. G, will serve picnic dinner and
supper, and refreshment stand will
be run by the legion boys. The Hopkin-
ton Boy Scout band will play during
the day. Dancing afternoon and eve
ming. 3lGo3c 4
Military drill by Ex-service men will
be the first on the afternoons pro-
gram. Prizes are offered for winners
in horse shoe pitching contest and
races.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-08-31
aWAR TAX EXTRA.

1t is strange that business men do
not discover that they can do more
business If they absorb the war tax
into the price of the article. When
ever the words war tax extra" ap-
pear the expectant customer discovers
that the institution is passing the war
tax to the customer. In the Chicago
Tribune we notice an advertisement
of an excursion to and from St. Louis.
In a big line the words are "s12-St.
Louis" In small type underneath are
the words War tax extra. This
queers the whole advertising The
railroads should have inserted the
words, I'VE. pay the war tax" Thus
the business would have been impro-,
we'd. There has been disposition
from the very first to pass the tax,
on. II the moving picture houses would
all announce I'VE pay the war tax"
there would be an increase of BUSH
ness. This is the psychology of the
situation. Des Moines Capital.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-08-31
OUR SEPARATE PEACE TREATY
WITH GERMANY

The separate peace treaty recently
entered into between this country and
Germany gives this country everything
accorded to it by the Treaty of YER
sailles, and absolves this country from
all obligations. pertaining to, the en-
forcement of that treaty. In other
words, the United States is to have
all the benefits Of the YER
sailles Treaty, but. is not to be a
guarantor of any Of its obligations.
In the summer of 1918, Senator
Lodge said: 1--WE cannot make peace,
except in company with our allies.
1t would brand US with everlasting.
dishonor and bring ruin to us also if
we undertook to make separate
peace
Let us all indulge in the hope, that
our separate peace now about to be-
concluded, may not prove as disastrous
.as Senator Lodges prediction.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-08-31
AT THE PLAZA THEATER

Wednesday and Thursday, "The Mar
riage of William Ashe' starring May
Allison. Friday, William Russell in
Colorado Pluck" Saturday, 7th cpl
sode of "The Sky Ranger" also
Sennett comedy and Mutt & jeff. Sun
day and Monday. Don't Call Me Little
Girl" starring Mary Miles Minter.
Tuesday Tom Moore in stop Thief
also Pollard Comedy. Wednesday,
What Happened to Jones" featuring
Bryant Washburn. Thursday, special
three reel Lloyd Comedy, Among
Those Present" together with feature
Frisky Mrs johnson" featuring Billie
Burke.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-08-31
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 81, 1921
HENRY FQRD's RAILROAD

The action of Henry Ford in apply
ing for permission to reduce freight
rates on his railroad has caused many
to ask why the same thing can not
I be done on all other roads by apply
ing his system of operation. The De-
troit, Toledo and Ironton Railway, now
known as Henry Ford's road, is a
comparatively short line, less than
four hundred miles long, running from
Detroit south to the Ohio river and
having no Less, than fifty five con-
nections with other lines.
The Ford plant at Detroit is known
as billion dollar business and routes
an enormous tonnage in and out Of
Detroit. BY diyerting tonnage from
other lines to this short line he can
give it capacity business every day.
in the year and boost its, earnings
to point where it can show a profit
even at reduced rate and incidentally
give the Ford plant the benefits of
the saving. 1t is not the superior
method Of operation, but the increase
of business that has made it possible
to reduce rates in this instance.
II is purely a local condition that
could not be applied to railroads gen
orally. The example of Henry Ford's
railroad management will help the.
railroads of America out Of their pres
ent difficulties about as much as his.
peace Ship helped end the war.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-08-31

/ All the banks in Manchester will
close on Labor Day, September 9Th.
Mrs. Leroy Goodrich of Waterloo
came to visit at the Condor home dur.
ing the fair.
MIR. and Mrs. Elmer South ar
rived home this week from their trip
to Denver, Colorado.
| Miss Eva Trumblee. leaves Mon
day to enter the Iowa State Teachers
College at Cedar Falls.
Miss Ruby Trumblee, who teach
es in the schools at Dows, Iowa,
leaves this week for her work there.
Carl Mortenson is expecting Eric
Wilson from Iowa City and J. NJ.
Herman of Boone, Iowa, for visit
this week.
Miss Nesta Hall, stenographer for
Blair & Doolittle, has returned from
her vacation spent at Strawberry PIT,
and Clarion, Iowa.
Miss Susan Blake of Fort Dodge
and Mr.. and Mrs. l.. NJ. Barnes of
Delhi, spent Sunday in Manchester at
the ]. p. Sloan home.
The banks of Manchester are clos
ing at 10 o'clock during the Delaware
County Fair days. Saturday they will
return to their old schedule.
The John Haltmeyer family en-
joyed visit Sunday from Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Hermann and Mrs. Nc
Laren. who drove here from Water
loo.
Rev. and Mrs. A. o. Knapp and
little daughter have returned from
their vacation spent at Waterloo and
at the Country Club park north of In
dependence.
City Marshall John Mitch has noti-
fled the stores OF Manchester that they
would be expected to close for the
Delaware County Fair on Wednesday
and Thursday afternoons of this week.
( The Norton Company of Worches-
ter. Massachusetts,, have man at the
Haug and Son garage this week in
stalling crank shaft and auto parts
grinder. This will be another valuable
addition to the Hangs well equipped
repair shop.
Miss Gail Amsden left Tuesday
to attend teachers meeting OF the
Waterloo teachers at Waterloo. She
will return to Manchester for the
weekend and will then return for
the opening Of school Monday. Miss
lAmsden is to teach one of the primary
rooms in that city and she also plans
to continue her vocal lessons with
her instructor who has studio in
Waterloo.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-08-31
MANCHESTER MAYOR ACCEPTS
HONORARY GUARDIANSHIP OF
!. LOCAL. COMMITTEE i'm FORMING,
tssBUDGET GUARDr no SUPPORT
GEN. DAWES.
Nationwide Effort to Back Program
for Governmental Economy and
Efficiency

L . ~. a Ia. 4
Hon. Fred B.. Blair, Mayor Of Man
chester, Iowa, has accepted the in
I.vitation Of the National Budget Com
mittee to serve as honorary chairman
OF the local committee Of that organi-
cation which is engaged in a nation
wide effort to gain popular support
of the efforts of Gen. Charles q. Dawes,
Director Of the Budget, to effect a
reduction Of the burden of Federal
Taxation.
| Announcement of the acceptance of
the Mayor was made yesterday by
Stanley H. Howe, Director Of the Ma
tional Budget Committee, whose head
quarters are at Z West Sth Street,
New York City. The Mayor will join
with the chief magistrates of thou
sand other cities throughout the Coun-
try in fostering the spirit of popular
approval of the policy of federal re-
trenchment.
Active heads of local committees are
being selected daily from among the
most prominent business and profess
'sional men in their respective com
munities, and efforts are under way
to secure the cooperation of leading
citizens in thousand cities by the
formation Of nationwide Budget
Guard" whose members will simply
pledge their support to the establish
ment of a business-like administra-
ton of governmental appropriations
and expenditures.
Every member of the National Bud
get Committee, which was instruments
tai in initiating and passing. the Ma
tional Budget Bill, is, asked to urge
upon his fellow citizens the necessity
for solidly supporting the present pro-
gram OF governmental efficiency and
economy by the elimination of every
possible item of expenditure. Every
tax payer who favors a reduction OF
the present unbearable tax burden is
invited to join with their fellow towns
men in helping to crystalize public
opinion and defeat unnecessary adj
ditions to federal expense.
Mayors of Charles City, Creston, In
dependence. Martelle, and Sioux City
have also become honorary members
Of the organization.
Prominent members of the Board
Of Directors OF the National Budget
Committee include: John T. Pratt,
chairman; Chief Justice William H. |
Taft. Samuel McCune Lindsay, DR..
Murray Butler, Paul M. War
burg. r. C. Leffingwell, William M.
Alton B. Parker, Benja-
min Strong. Stanley H. Howe, Nanny
Strauss and Joseph P. Cotton.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-08-31
GREELEY

LOdWlck Arson Schneider was born
in Redwood, Jefferson county, New
York, Oct. s, 1919. Died at his home
in Greeley, August is, 1921 at the age
of ~ years. He moved to Iowa when
seven years of age spending the re-
naming years of his life in Greeley
and vicinity excepting three years,
when he was in, Sheridan, Montana.
He was united in marriage to Alice
Nelson in Greeley February 9th, 1884.
Mr.. Schneider was engaged in the dry
goods and hardware business in Gree
ley for about 35 years and was always
considered upright in all his business
dealings. He was member of the
following Masonic orders: Blue Lodge,
Chapter and Consistory. the Eastern
Star Chapter and Woodman lodge.
Mr.. Schneider proved his fitness for
the high honors of our town serving
for two years as Mayor and was al
ways member of the town council
since the town was incorporated. He
leaves the following to mourn for
him, his wife, two sons, Harry e. and
Radcliffe, two daughter, Mrs. Josephine
Sanders and Mrs. Eydth Luense all Of
Greeley and one step-son, Charles Nell
son of Hopkinton besides six grand
children, one brother. George of Eu-
gene, Oregon, four sisters, Mrs. Mary
Howe, Green, Iowa; Mrs. Josephine
Peck, Strawberry Point; Mrs. Amelia
and Mrs. Helen Sweet of Gree
ley besides large number of other
relatives. He was always active and
efficient in every good work in our
town and will not only be missed by
his family but by his many friends.
The Masons had charge of the burial
services.
Pomeroy e. Bancroft was born In
Portage county, Ohio, October z, 1888.
While in his early eos he united with
the Christian church and remained a
believer in that faith. He served in the
Civil war in Co. l. 9Th Reg. Ohio volun-
teer cavalry. At the age of rs years he
was married to Priscilla F. Wright.
They lived together 81 years until
her death at Greeley, July Is, 1914.
To this union were born two chill
dren, Hiram P. of Anamosa and Kate
NJ. Crabb of Aurora who with their
children survive him. He died of ar
terila sclerosis due to old age after
an illness of ten days, on August is.
He made his home in Greeley for
about 20 years until he moved to
Aurora with his daughter year ago,
Miss Mable Hueber will teach the
Brookshire school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Rulon enter
tanned the following at week end
party, at their home in Edgewood last
week: Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Keiser;
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Miller and family
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-08-31
AUTOS KILL 10000 IN YEAR
1900 900 Non-FataI Injuries Also Re.
ported by insurance Magazine
$4,000, 600 Paid Out

New York, Aug. 31.-An estimate
that $4,5OO,0O0 was paid by life insur-
ance companies in death claims from
automobile fatalities during 1920 was
published today by the Insurance
Press. Statistics were quoted to
show that during the year the AUTO
mobile caused 11,OO0 fatalities and l..
100000 non-fatal injuries. Life insur-
ance distributions for the; year by
companies operating in the United
States and Canada aggregated $1,092,-
066, 434. including death claims OF al!
sorts, matured endowments, annuni-
ties, dividends and the like. Largest
among the death claims settled during
the year was 1855, 900 paid to the heirs
of Wallace Ii. Pierce, Boston grocer.
The heirs of Jake L. Hamon Of Ard
more, Okla, received $465,0O0. Olive
Thomas Pickford, motion picture star,
who died suddenly in Paris, was in.
sured for $135,OO0.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-08-31

ing to care for the chas. Hook fam
lily.
Mrs. James Chase returned from
Seattle, Friday.
Mrs. Ray Moody OF California, is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joshua Brecken.
The neighbors of Chas. Hook held
bee to haul his grain, Saturday
Mr.. and Mrs. Hughes and daughter
of Dubuque, were visitors at the T.
o. Lange home, Saturday. Little Ruth
stayed for weeks visit with her
aunt.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-08-31
ATLANTIC CITY
CAFES RAIDED
State Prohibition Agents Start
Campaign to Make Resort
Bone Dry.
1875 WARRANTS ARE SERVED
Collector OF Port at Philadelphia May
Refuse Clearance Papers for
Schooner Carrying Alcohol
for Liberia.

Atlantic City, N. j., Aug. 31.-State
prohibition agents, aided by private de
tectives, raided many boardwalk cafes
in what was described as the greatest
attempt ever made to make Atlantic
City bone dry. The warrants served
totaled 1926.
"Alcohoi for Liberia" Held Up.
Philadelphia, Pa, Aug. 31.-The col
lector Of the port was considering a
request from Charles r. Kurtz, sur
yeyor Of the port, to refuse clearance
papers to the 1S5-ton schooner Lizzie
w. Hail. whose agents desire to clear
the vessel with 500 barrels of alcohol
for Liberia.
Mi. Kurtz, in his protest, said the
schooner is unseaworthy, and that If
clearance papers are issued to her he
suggested a coast guard cutter accom-
pany the vessel to the three-mile limit.
The surveyor said he has no evidence
that the alcohol, which came from a
bonded warehouse in Indiana, was des.
tined for Liberia.
Ex-Dry Agents In v. s. Net.
Chicago, Aug. 31.-Janes Haggerty
and Clay Wilson, former prohibition
agents employed during the regime Of
Frank d. Richardson, were arraigned
before United States Commissioner
Lewis F. Mason on. charges of lextor-
ton and ~impersonating government Of
nj n fa1l Is TO- nl hx,
government officials that this will be
the first Important step in breaking
up a ring of ex-federal agents who
have mulcted saloonkeepers for more
than 100000 through the medium Of
schemes, Of extortion. u
Other Agents Involved.
At least sfive other former agents
who are alleged to have worked with
Haggerty and Wilson are under sur
veillance by government operatives
The two men under arrestswere taken
into custody near Summit, Ill, by In.
telligence Agents Patrick J. Roche and
james J. Donovan.
In carrying out their enterprise, two
Of the men, 1t is said, would enter a
saloon and offer for sale consign-
ment of whisky. Invariably the men
had no trouble in making the sales.
Then two or three more Of the ring
would go to the same saloonkeeper
and, posing as government officers,
would confiscate the whisky and place
the dealer under arrest, using the |
same whisky to carry out the plan
with the. next victim The next step
would be to offer the man arrested his
liberty for consideration, which in.
some instances is, said to have been
as high as $500.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-08-31
THE NEW GERMANY

Peace has come between the Uni
ted States and Germany. Literally
that does not bring a new Germany
into the world, but figuratively il
creates new Germany for us.
American soldiers will be brought
home from the Rhine as soon as the
United States senate reconvenes and
ratifies the treaty. The return OF
the Yankee troops from abroad will
be the ringing down of the curtain
after four and one-half years OF war,
or state of war.
Then the people of this nation
must look on Germany with different
eyes. Even now, with the treaty
signed, our views must change.
From this time on Germany's re-
covery from her almost fatal war
should be our interest. Henceforth
we must think of Germany for what
she is, rather than what she has
been, although that does not mean
that we can forget. 1t does mean
that we must control our thoughts
regarding her.
The kaiser is dethroned, his family
more or less disintegrated Mon
archialism and militarism have been
subdued, The German populace has
suffered and is suffering untold
agony. It's loss is irreparable. But
German genius is not dead, and Ger
man industry has been only temper
arily disorganized They will reassert
themselves, and it is to our interest, to
the interest of all the allies, that they
do so. Disaster oyercame a great
nation, whose continued existence is
most essential to the proper balanc-
ing of world already too ready to;
lose its equilibrium. Europe needs
Germany SO do we. And we need
a democratic Germany. A return to
morarchialism would, needless to say,
be accompanied by return to mill
tarism, regardless of the terms OF the
treaties.
OF course, Germany must show a
desire to merit the assistance Of her
one-time enemies, and, it is difficult
to conceive that she will do other
wise. Il.
What we must realize is that the
whole order Of things has been
changed by the war, new set OF
created, each in it's own
way dangerous to a degree requiring.
sober consideration, and all of them,
collectively, demanding the co-opera-
ton of the leading powers, Germany
included, if the world balance is to
be maintained. Gazette.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-08-31

J. : u
This season has seen great in
crease. in the number of people who
have taken their vacations touring in
their automobiles and camping out
along the way. Some have gone this
way as matter Of choice and great
many others whose incomes have been
greatly reduced, have been forced to
avoid the expensive hotels of the sum
mer resorts and practice economy in
their pleasures. The main travelled
highways fairly swarm with tourists
and a car from almost any northern
state is no uncommon sight. For the
most part they do not stop at hotels
enroute. All classes seem to prefer
camping out which, of course, has
many convenient advantages as we'll
as comforts.
Communities all over the country
are meeting this situation by offering
free camp sites for tourists where
tables, water and conveniences for
campers are provided gratis.
Almost without exception the man
who has taken such an outing will
tell you that he had the best vaca-.
ton of his life and at very little ex-
pense. With good roads. it is easy to
see how the great majority Of peo-
pie will take their vacations in the
years to come. 1t is not always the
things that cost the most that bring
the greatest pleasure.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-08-31
TEN REASONS WHY PREACHING
SOCIALISM Is HARMFUL

Roger w. Babson, the eminent pub
licist, gives these ten reasons whJ
the preaching of socialism is harm
1 full:
/ az Socialism directs peoples minds
from the production of wealth toward
the division of wealth. The fact thai
there is only enough already produc-
ed to keep civilization going few
| months shows that this is a very
dangerous doctrine.
(2) Socialism sets class against
class to an even greater extent than
does the competitive system, although
the. solution of our industrial problems
will come about only through co-opera-
ton.
90 Socialism directs the thought
of the people to the symptoms Of the
disease instead of the cause. 1t does.
not go to the heart of the difficulty.
(4) Socialism gives the underworld
a dose of morphia to keep it feeling
good when it really needs surgical
operation. The competitive system
must be reformed rather than asphyx-
lated.
(5) Socialism tries to set aside the
law of supply and demand which al
ways has determined, which does and
which always will determine produc-
ton and prices.
(6) Socialism gives wrong reason
for government ownership. The gov
eminent should engage only in such
activities and pass such laws as are
necessary to give the individual the
fullest opportunity for self-determina-
ton. To the extent that government
ownership can give man more free
dom of expression, to that extent gov
eminent ownership should be en-
couraged; but when government own
ership tends to express individual
initiative and development it loses its
effectiveness.
"a Socialism sets aside the only
known method of selecting the fittest
Socialism tends to substitute votes for
efficiency. Socialism would operate a
horse-race by walking the horses back
and forth in front of the grandstand
and then would determine the winnerl
by voting instead OF by racing the
horses.
(S) Socialism discourages thrift. |
Capital is only stored-up wages. The
only permanent way that men can
create work for themselves is by in
vesting their money rather than spend
ing it. The world needs more capital
instead of less capital.
~ Socialism stands for the pig
trough philosophy rather than for the
workbench philosophy. 1t may be
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-08-31

Before the war the average family
of five in this country paid a federal
tax of $4,000. Today, the average fam
lily of five pays federal tax of $214.-
80.
- The present burdensome taxes con-
tribute as much to the stagnation OF
business as any other agency and
relief must be provided. 1t is diff
cult for the legislative branches Of
our government to enact tax lowering
legislation but the party that has the
courage to put 1t through will have
the support of the people.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-08-31
PROMINENT IOWA BANKER DIES
AT DUBUQUE

C. H. Eighmey, president of the
First National Bank Of Dubuque, since
1891, died at his home in that city
Sunday morning at 1890, following
an extended illness. Mr.. Eighmey was
widely known among the bankers of
the state, and was man of influence
in business circles OF his home city.
Mr.. Eighmey was also leader in st.
Luke's Methodist Episcopal church,
serving that organization in the. ca
pacity of chairman of the Board Of
Trustees for a great many years.