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persuaded, her .te sboHEew the money
to pay for the: book. He dalt7ered, all
but five Of the books that -sere. or
dered and got the money.
another stubborn light and won ont
as chairman Of the Hop committee
after bitter class politics in which
the superintendent of the academy
took sides against him. In that fight
hsya stanchiy supported by Ad-
snesested. .vsetsr Resewater.s,
;. Since then he: has been constantly
fighting for his iaeas2-one of his
lohGeat and bitferesf. contests lasted
for more. than stwenty-hve yeary in
which ne finally .Eanquishedi Victor
Rosewater.rs who had. bNen political
a. 'nstlbnaf eo1nmisaeeman.1 Tee ian
For .ninetAen years he fought to
establish the metropolitan water dis
trict OF Omaha and won out In 1912,
when he assumed, charge as general
into. the metropolitan utilities dis
trfct. which for nine years has oper-
Ated the watep-plaht, three years the ice
plant and ope year The gas plant. be-
sides forcing the cost of.electficity down
from, II cents per kilowat- hour to 8
assets or SIG 100000 and income OF 3d.
500. 900. One Saturday recently 1t sold
ice to 1880 persons from one Of its
jitney stations. The first of three ice
plants was just started when he went
intoSthe world war and in three years
the entire costs.s AT. .000,r has been
paid of. ~ : 80 .s. - =
Faxsrs ManaEerfal Systen.
Out OF those personal experiences
Mr.. Howell brings q firm conviction
that all public business should be run
on the managerial system. He ex-
plains that he is in favor Of public
ownership. not as an end but as q
means to an end. 'fWhen competition
mems agreements intervene" he said.
"T belieYe Wes then hzRe a right to
consider the. feasibility of public
ownershlp" .s::. a.s.:. :. ..:,...S =. :.
General Hays has. made Mr.. Howell
chairman sof ! his fnationa radio sefv-
fee eapnIniaetoa ssnd that ,James. C..
Hdterton. radio expert Of the Post
y, r. 80
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thus reducing the work Of the pilot
to no more than that OF an autoruo-
bile driver. These past attempts have
embraced the utilization Of the prfn-
ciple: OF. the pendulum, which never
held out much promise Of success. and
also the gyroscope, which altogether
successful as q ,stabilizer, was too
complicated and cumbersome for COM
mercial airplanes. = .%'+
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THE NAVY

Numerous applications are being re-
ceived from supply officers through
out the service requesting attend :
ance at the Navy supply school.
which has proven most popular. The
present class will graduate on october
g.. when suitable Diplomas will be
issued, probably in the presence OF
Secretary Denby. Another class will
be assembled for q course commenc-
ing November 10. the members being
selected from various sections Of the
service A permanent record will be
kept Of the .offlcers' standing In the
school. which will be fled with their
fitness reports.
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Test for Mounted Service Cup.
Pre...t tstrenrth Of A,my

Recent figures show that the Regu.
lar Army consists sof 177.75S ofncers
and enlisted men, Including the PHIL
ippine Scouts. an troops under. jurfg-
diction of the commanding general
planters. warrant. oncers and band
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ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
AthurC Duncan R. c. - ~<sss. = :
BY Capt. Arthur G.. Duncan, O. r. C.

leaders. The enlisted personnel in the
United States numbers 10s,163, with
l5.465 in the Philippine Islands,
14,711 in Hawaii, 1903 in Germany,
1886 in Panama, 1,431 In Porto Rico.
1906 in China, 1929 in Alaska, 4 in
commissioned officers was given as
1881, with 1,157 warrant officers and
band leaders.
Chemical Warfare scheol.
With nine instructors and some fifty
students, the next course at the Army
chemical warfare school at Edgewood
Arsenal. Nd. which will open October
l.. is looked forward to both by pupils
the school staff there has been as
sembled, for Army Information. the
largest and most complete collection
of chemical warfare material to be
found in the world. included in their
duties; the stafr. outlines all manuals
and recommends regulations and drills
for the use of chemical material. as
well as the policy Of training.
Assembly, Of Array Airship.
1t is expected that the semf-rigid
at Langley Field. Va. will be ready to
take the air about the latter, part of
October. The Roma, recently pur-
chased from the italian government,
while smaller than the rigid Navy air.
ship ZR-1. to be assembled at Lake.
lifting power as the latter ship. owing
to its semi-rigid type which does not
have so much framing as a rigid. The
Roma, with capacity to carry 100
passengers,s Is. credited with about SO
per cent lift. j g.
Air Service.
A new twin-engined armored air.
plane. designed to protect the pilot
signed in France. The purpose of the
constructors was to supply the need
for an .airplane properly armored and
at the same time light and maneu-
verable. The power plant OF this new
plane is two nine cylinder, 180-
ed in q streamlfne on each side Of the
central fuselage. which fs constructed
entirely Of tduralumin and fs calcu-
lated to Withstand six times the nor
NAL load. A series of tubes forming
warren !trusses is riveted to the long
erQns Of the fuselage. The pilot and
the. gunrers. who are in one com.
paftment. are protected by steel
plates. 0.276 inch in thickness, riveted
together. The weight Of armor alone
Is '6617 pounds. The gunner can either
remain In his gun ring or seat him
self behind the pilot and take con-
troll Of the machine To facilitate this
the gun ring is mounted ON slides and
can be moved backward.
Apparently the day is at hand when
the navigation Of an airplane. will
require no more skill and seIf-ren-
ance than does the driving OF an auto
mobile. "A flight has recently been
made from London to Paris and back,
during which for, two consecutive
hours the pilot as1enab1ed to depend
entirely upon an automatic mechanic
cal 6pntrol Tor everything but the
actual direction by means of the
steering wheel. In the past there
have BEEN many attempts made to- de-
vaseison automak5c n1echaniel control
Of. the eauiiibEfum s0f the afrpIane..
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OMeers FOR sea DUTY.

"A board. Of which Rear Admiral J.
p. Magruder Is president. is. consid-
ering the proper compliments for
shore establishments. The board will
consider changes which may be neces-
sary. in order to obtain the requisite
number ofsofYicers for sea duty escca-
stoned by the release Of reseryists.
and by the detachment from active
duty of.retired officers. It fs probab1e
that reduction -of personneI~will be
found necessary at q number Of sta
tions. .. ~, .1s, 20 * -, 49,. /,
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tion within the regular post allow
ance for gasoline.
Surplus Medfcos.

Surplus Medfcos.
With more than 100 surplus medical
officers, due to recent decrease in the
enlisted strength of the Army, the
| Medical Corps anticipates it will re-
auire some time to absorb this num-
| however, in the event Congress au.
thorizes a return to former officers
| pay. which reduction under present
/, condition would mean inadequate
compensation that a serious shortage
Of officers would result, due to resig-
officers, many of whom will prefer
to take their chances for better re-
munerati outside the service, de-
spite the fact that promotion in the
. medical department Under the pres
| ent law is assured in regular periods
of service. There is forebodinE
| among some of the medicos that Con-
| gress in its present attitude might
change the existing system Of their
promition, which with the possibility
of the former low pay. will force
many Of the most able and ambitious
officers to seek more attractive in
comes outside the Army.
Various Trades Taught.
At. the present time the quarter
master corps conducts seven schools
for bakers and cooks, three motor
transport schools,a a subsistence school
and many classes in harness and sad
die making. and In the salvage and
repair Of clothing and equipment In
addition to the above, there will soon
be opened a quartermaster shoe school
at Boston and school for textile
specialists at Philadelphia. Plans
have also been perfected for the in
struction Of enlisted men In the art
of printing and bookbinding. which
will be taught at Jeftersonville, Ind.
together with an animal transport
school. which is another innovation
in quartermaster instruction. With
all these schools in operation modern
will offer an exceptional op-
y II ade during their enlistment period.
Test for Mounted Service Cup
for the Army endurance test, In which
thoroughbreds will compete for the
United States mounted service cup
October 10 to IA. The mounts for en-
try are being subjected to q months
intensive training preliminary to the
ride. The route. selected for the test
is as follows: Starting point, Camp
VAIL, N. J.; stopping the f11st'niglrti at
Trenton, N. j.. second night, Chester.
Pa: third night, Hayre de Grace, Md:
fourth night, Pim1ico race track, Bal
grounds. Washington D.. G. Tho fol-
lowing jrdges for the test are: Maj.
Henry Leonard. Colorado Springs.
Col: Harry McNaif. Chicago, H.; J.
Garner West, Garvervil1e. N. Y. Maj.
"A. A. Cederwald. secretary OF the
American Remoupt Association, has
been selected as recorder. :.
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force does not apply to ex-service
men. According to recent statement
from the bureau of navigation the
supervision of new enrollments in the
reserve force will not apply to new
enrollments of enlisted men in class l.
Commandants OF naval districts and
commanding officers of ships and sta
tions are enjoined to make every ef-
fort to re-enrol1 men in class on
the expiration of their enlistment,
with a view to building up the fleet
reserve personnel.
No Second Trial Examination.
Candidates for commissions in the
regular Navy who did not take the
examination on May 16 will not have
a second trial. Although the list OF
successful candidates who took the
Nav, examinations has not been COM
piled, it is estimated that from the
sixteen hundred applicants the num-
ber likely to be commissioned may
not exceed 1000.
/. New Chief Infornation OAce
Lieut.. Commander Wells Hawks.
U. S. N. R. F.. has, at the direction
of Secretary DENLY, assumed charge
Of the Navy news and Information
section. Mr.. NJ. H. McIntire, Wash
fngton newspaper man. who has had
charge of the Navy news section for
over three years, severed his official
connection with the department on
September 1. and has inaugurated
a news service covering special Navy
news and Photographic features. Mr.
McIntire Joined the committee on pub
lie information in 1918. and has rem
dered valuable service to the depart
ment in the dissemination of news.
Lieut.. Commander Hawkes. Is a former
New, York newspaper man. who, dur
ing the war. handled the recruiting
publicity of tho Navy during q period
Of intense activity.
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~ Enrollmeat ef ReseFvista.
r. The present policy or restricting
certain enroilments in i the reserve
Evening star., 1921-09-18

Albert r. Lamb. a former private in
the Washington police force. who
went to Panama as chief OF the Pan
anna police during the late Maj. Pull
mans term as chief of police, is in
Washington. Mr.. Lamb was wounded
during the first skirmish between the
Panama and Costa Rican forces fol-
lowing the revival of the White award
controversy last February. He ex-
poets to return to Panama when he
has recovered.
Evening star., 1921-09-18

DR.. Euselio A. Morales, minister of
finance of Panama, IS on his way to
the United States as head Of a mis-
sion which is coming here to confer
with officials of this government on
financial topics. the nature of which
is not known at the Panama legation
here. DR.. Morales is coming by way
of Mexico. where he will attend the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-08-10

advised and they are determined. The
very fact that they are not asking for
class legislation inspires confidence in
their counsel Forrest Crissey in the
Saturday Evening Post, July is, Page
70.
have met many leaders Of the Farm
Bureau movement and testify In all
sincerity that they are endeavoring to
deal with their problems, not as pro-
motors OF a narrow class interest, not
exploiters of the hapless consumes, not
as merciless monopolists, but as hon
est men bent on the improvement Of
the common veal.
We can and must meet such men
and such cause half way. Their
business is our business--the nations
business.-Statement by Bernard Ba-
ruch in Atlantic Monthly for July,
page 120.
After long and costly process Of
trial and failure which led many men
to believe that the farmer could never
be organized, what once seemed so
difficult has been accomplished, so
quietly and quickly that even the
farmers themselves scarcely realize
the significance of what happened, al
most over night the Farm Bureau has
become a factor of major national i'm
portance. While this Is not the only
farmer organization, the center how
ever is to be found in it-Statement
by Ralph Gabriel of Yale University.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-08-10
HONEY CREEK

4 Lindsay Barr was a business Wis.
itor in Manchester Friday.
/ Mrs. John White and family spent
Sunday evening at the John Robinson
home.
Herman White sold and delivered
some nice porkers to Strawberry Point
4 Tuesday.
Henry Petersons and two sons
| spent Sunday at the Fisher home near
Elkport.
Mrs. James Barr and daughter, Helen,
visited at the VIM. Martin home in
Edgewood Tuesday.
George Thorpe of Manchester Wis
tied his farm north of THORPE Thurs
day.
Frank Schmock has erected new
windmill with so feet steel tower or
his farm this last week. Henry Hill
senbeck of Greeley did the work. Mr..
Hilsenbeck is fine mechanic and does
his work perfectly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Lehman and
Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholas Lehman were
Manchester visitors Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Hockaday of Man
chester were visitors at the John Rob-
inson home Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman White and
two sons visited Sunday with friends
near Oneida.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Mart Hennes-
Sc August 1st, daughter.
Mrs. Charles Boynton entertained
relatives from Iowa City last week.
Miss Mildred Hartwick visited few
days Of last week in the Warren
Sherwin home in Forestville.
Last Mondays all-day steady rain
was very beneficial for the crops, es-
pecially for the pastures.
Mrs. James Nading and son, Jesse,
visited one day recently in the Ralph
Kellogg home.
Mrs. Lindsay Barr drove to the
George Jakelin home in Lamont Fri
day.
Marvin Snyder returned from Chi
cago where he had been down with two
cars VI CdttlS tuu VIZ VI ho6o.
Miss Ella Fritschel is home from
Dubuque.
Mrs. M. j. Goodrich entertained
friends from Mason City Sunday.
Miss Merle King visited in Cedar
Rapids Friday.
Richard Laity left for Decorah where
he will take part in the races.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Synder and son
drove to Lamont Friday.
The body Of Francis kellogg, returned
home from the battle-fields OF France
and the remains were laid to rest in
the Strawberry Point Cemetery to
await the resurrection. Soldier Kellogg
was member of Co. e, 3l9, Heavy
Field Artillery and Of the SO Division.
He was sick but one week and his
illness was due to getting chilled the
day before the Armistice VISA signed.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-08-10
SAME Old STORY BUZZ \ coon ONE

Mrs. Mahala Burns, Savanna. Mo-,
relates an experience, the like OF
which has happened in almost every
neighborhood in this country, and has
been told and related by thousands Of
others, as follows. 81 used a bottle Of
Chamberlain's Collie and Diarrhoea
Remedy about nine years ago and it
cured me of flux (dysentery). I had
another attach OF the same complaint
three or four years ago and few doses
of this remedy cured me. ! have rec
commended it to dozens of people since
I first used and shall continue to do
so for / know it is quick and posi-
tive cure for bowel troubles For
sale by A. C. Phillip.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-08-10
FARMERS EXCHANGE

FOR SALE
year-old purebred Poland China
Geo. B. Cox, Jr., Manchester, Iowa.
At right price If taken at once,
purebred Holstein bull calves out of a
81 lib. sire, and 2 grandsons Of A
lb. bull. For sale or trade yearling
grade Holstein-W. F. Gienapp, Man
chester, Iowa.
Purebred Duroc boars at $40 and s25
/ yearling boar at right price; will
trade for grade pigs. Wanted,
black face eve lambs.-H. j. Quinn
Edgewood, Iowa.
Burr oak posts for sale while they
last on Clara Avenue, blocks east
of Franklin. Phone Till. B. Cash,
man, Manchester, Iowa.
100 bushels purebred Rosen rye
Price $1.5O.--J. L. White, Manchester
Iowa.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-08-10

Rev. Kirby, pastor of the M. E. Church
of Strawberry Point, conducted the
funeral services at the church. The
Rev. Kirby preached from the text:
Il have fought good fight; have
finished my course; | have kept my
faith" And at the grave the boys
in Khaki took charge of the cere-
monies and full military service
was given our fallen hero. Francis
leaves to mourn his early passing. his
father and mother and four brothers
and other relatives and host OF
friends.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-08-10
AS OTHERS SEE US

The farmer is willing to walk the
defiation pike back to normal and he
is walking it, but he is determined
that others walk with him or he will
turn around and go in the other di-
rection He is organized and awake,
great number of states having over
100, 900 members and increasing at the
rate of $4,000 month over the United
States. These organizations command
a high order of talent. They are well
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-08-10

tural Society Field Day Tour, which
comes through Delaware County will
be August 10th. There will be a pic
mic dinner at c. H. True's at Edge
wood and a meeting at Oscar Smiths
fruit farm at P. M. There will be
some good practical talks. Everyone
interested invited.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-08-10
STATE FAIR CAMP

II you expect to camp at the State
Fair and want tent all set up and
ready to move in, order through the
county agent before August Is. This
is an ideal place for vacation. The
Farm Bureau which covers twenty four
acres and has become popular, is
greatly enlarged this year. Each
county has certain section in which
to camp, laid off in blocks The price
for 14x16 tent is IS. Don't delay
ordering il you want tent.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-08-10

HORTICULTURAL TOUR.
The North Eastern Iowa Horticul-
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-04-01
sprines, Spent tuesday here on bus

Springs, spent Tuesday here on bus
iness.s1di
GeWmi,Jackson, of Franch Village,
was visitor here this week.
James Mosier, who has been en-
ployed for quite while in the mines,
has accepted position in St. Louis.
Miss Laura Thurman spent Satur-
day and Sunday with home folks.
Will Moon, of Primrose and Vail
Smith, Of Silver Springs, were visit
ors here Tuesday.
| Sam McClintocls, of Flat River, was
visitor here Saturday night.
Mildred Goodman spent Sunday
with home folks in Desloge,
Gus Lawrence spent Sunday in
Pennington with his family.
On Friday evening about six o'clock
fire broke out in the rear of the East
end Pharmacy, owned by L. H. Tho
mure. Considerable damage was done
before it was extinguished.
Miss Parks, teacher in the public
school here, spent Saturday in Des-
/ loge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Pratte, Of Festus,
spent Easter with his sister and with
Mrs. Christopher Datchwald.
Miss Bridget Pratte was a visitor
in Flat River Saturday.
Miss Josephine Heitz is visiting
home folks in st. Louis.
F. Mitchell spent Sunday in st.
Louis with his mother and sisters.
VIM. Rice is here visiting his
daughter, Msr. Vester Voss, and fam
lily and Luther Rice and family.
Ernest Mason and wife spent Sun
day in lockwood.
Mabel Barron, of lockwood, spent
the weekend with. her parents here.
Mrs. 0zro Tucker was a business
visitor near Womack last Friday.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-04-01
Guests" Crowding
at Hotel HUT

|AsrAccomnodati onsfa al yssEIotslr Hum
are becoming more and more strained
as the demand for accommodation in
that hosiery eofth6e 70 Multiply un-
|sdsr the preself sRepaAiaaD cadminis-
trations. What, significance there is
in that fact, If any. The Times will
|ieavelto its readers to try and solve.
1t is fact, however, that there are
probably larger number of inmates
in that institution than ever before,
except in cases of riot. St. Francois
county, while having large popula-
tion, has always been an unusually or
derby community. with comparatively
few law violations. Therefore the
present unusual tendency to break in
to @Hotel" Hunt is matter to cause
Comment.
There are at present twenty in
mates there, and if the drift in that
direction continues it will necessitate
an addition to that hostelry, or else
the "boarders" will have to be
EARNED" out to the other counties,
as its full capacity is now about
reached.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-04-01
FARM BUREAU NOTES
Continued from LIST page.)
2: 1t may rent an elevator.
8. 1t may build or buy an elevate,
Elevator Company Contracts Wifh

q 1t may rent an elevator.
3. 1t may build or buy an elevator
Elevator Company Contracts With
Sales Associations
The relations of the local farmers
elevator company or grain growers
association to the grain grower have
been explained. Its relation to the
central sales association will be as
Follows:
/, 1t win sign contract with the
central sales association, agreeing to
deliver all grain received from those
tanners who are members of the ma
tional sales agency to that sales agen-
cy for sale, for period of probably
five yrs.
2. 1t may ship its grain to the cen.
trail sales association on consignment,
In which case determination of time
and place of sale viii rest with the To-
al elevator company or grain grow
ers' association. The sales associa-
ton will sell the grain to the best pos
sible advantage, when received, and
remit the proceeds, less selling costs,
to the local elevator company or grain
growers association.
8. It may pool its grain with the
grain of one or more other similar
farmers elevators or grain vrowers'
farmers elevators or grain growers
associations. Such pools may cover
any desired territory, time, and kind
of grain. All pools involving more
than one locality will be under the di-
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-04-01
BONNIE TERRE

Mrs. Dorothy jolly. of Flat River,
has accepted a position as saleslady
with the Gordon & Co. store.
Mrs. VIM. Whiteknight visited her
daughter, Mrs. Emmett Pratte, and
family on Thursday. ,ss
Miss Beatrice Mayar,pof st. Louis,
Is spending the, Easter holidays with
her parents here. III ' ,,S ], ~ n z
Judge Knapp and City Marshal NJ!
j. Gillespie were visitors In FarIningI
ton Saturday. s,4. -oitiy
Raymond Bryant, of DeSoto, spent
Sunday here with friends. ,'' 'i1'
Mrs. MontDe Peterson and SauFh-
ttF, Miss Anna, ef asassa Run. visited