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VOL. XLII.
A. C. PHILIPP IS
CHOSEN FIRE CHIEF
LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT ELECTS
OFFICERS FOR NEW YEAR.
FIRE TRUCK ARRIVES
THREE FIRES DURING TEAR 1920.
Local Fire Department May Be Re*
organized After New Council Takes
Office and Equipment Is Installed
A. C. Philipp was elected fire chief
of Manchester at the annual meeting
of the Manchester Fire Department
held at the Globe Hotel cafe Tues
day evening. H. B. Atwater was elect
ed first assistant to the chief, and
Dave Malven second assistant. T. J.
Matthew's was elected secretary and
treasurer.
Reports of the various departments
were submitted, and from the reports
It was learned that during the year
1920 the local department responded
to three calls, one of these was the
tire which pearly destroyed the P.
It Cloud house, and the other two
cadis were for small fires, sparks
from -chimneys or gasoline stove ex
plosions, but where little or no damage,
fWofted. This is a fine record for the
people of Manchester. It shows that
people of the city are unusually care
ful In handling of stoves and furnaces.
New Fire Truck Arrives.
The new La Prance Fire truck
which the city urchased many months
ago arrived in Manchester Tuesday
afternoon -and will be unloaded this
week, and given a tryout by the ex
pert engineer who is expected here
from Minneapolis today or tomorrows
The machine is a beauty and will be
a most valuable piece of equipment
to our fire fighting organization.
The Rescue Hook and Ladder Com
pany elected officers for the year, with
the following men in charge of the de
partment:
Norman Ackley, Foreman.
H. B. Atwater, first assistant.
O. R. Dunham, second assistant.
T. Wilson, treasurer.
T..J. Matthews, Secretary.
Theo. Shelley, Police.
Protection Company No. 1, elected
the following officers for the year:
L. D. Pride, Foreman.
E. Lawman, first assistant foreman.
G. H. Dunham, second assistant fore
man.
E. W. Williams, engineer.
Floyd Evans, first1 assistant engineer.
J. J. Burbridge, second assistant en
gineer.
Wm. Hahesy, police.
W. W. Matthews, secretary and treas
urer.
The N. Denton Hose Company elect
ed the following officers:
Ed. Dutton,' foreman.
Howard Drew, first assistant, and
secretary.
A1 Myers, second assistant.
Everett Leighton, treasurer.
EUROPEAN RELIEF FUND.
The only money received for the
European Relief Council Fund since
last week's list was published is $10
which was accompanied by the fol
lowing note:
"Barney, Okla., Feb. 23rd, 1921.
"C. G. Yoran, Manchester, Iowa.
"Sir: I read in the "Press" that
you are chairman for the aid of the
starving children, and am enclosing
a check for $10.00. My home is, and
has been In ^oney Creek Township
for fifty years and would like to have
my contribution from Honey Creek.
Best wishes for the work.
"Mrs. Belle Millen"
On Monday $479.76 was forwarded
to Des Moines which makes $2569.25
for which this county has received
credit and perhaps more will be added
to this total when reports are re
ceived from other agancies to which
Delaware County people contributed.
Delaware County stood 22th in the list
of counties in the state on February
22nd and on February 26th had drop
ped to 27th but the final standing may
better than this.
THEODORE DONAHUE
Theodore Donahue was born In
Pennsylvania, December 12, 1850, and
passed away February 25th, 1921 at
the age of 70 years. He was united
In marriage to Miss Minnie Turner
la 1888, she having died January 8th,
1918. He was the son of Jonathan and
Laura Donahue, and was the only sur
viving member of thei family of five
children, his two brothers, Gus and
Will, and two sisters, Laura and Julia,
having preceeded him to the great
beyond. He is survived by one nephew
and one neice, Clarence and Verna
Cowell beside other relatives and
friends. The funeral services were helu
in the Methodist church of this city,
on Monday, February 28th, and were
conducted by Rev. S. R. Beatty, pas
tor of the church. The interment was
made in Oakland cemetery.
COMMERCIAL CLUB MEETING
The regular meeting of the Man
chester Commercial Club will be held
at the Globe hotel Cafe on Monday
evening at 6:15, instead of 6:30. Sen
ator George S. Banta will be at the
meeting and will discuss some of
tha proposed legislation in which the
public is vitally interested. All club
members are urged to be present at
6:15, as it will be necessary to adjourn
the meeting earlier than usual on ac
count of the lecture course number
at the Armory at 8:15.
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POSTMASTER CARR RESIGNS.
Manchester, Iowa, March 2, 1921.
To the Patrons of the Manchester
Post Office:
On the 7th day of next month I will
have served you as post master for
six years, and in the near future 1
will resign, my resignation to become
effective on, or as soon after April
7 1921, as my successor wishes to
assume the duties of the office
Inasmuch as President Wilson re
nominated me last March for another
four year term, and that renomination
was promptly confirmed by the Sen
ate, I feel called upon to tell you why
I am going to tender my resignation.
To commence with let me assure
you that I am not resigning on ac
count of any postal difficulties or any
dislike on my part of the duties of a
postmaster because the contrary is
quite true.
I have reason to believe and do
believe that the record of your post of
fice at Washington and its service
record here at home are not excell
ed by the records Of any post office in
the state of Iowa. And for the high
rank your post office has reached
and 'kept both you and I are quite
largely indebted to its faithful, loyal
and efficient postal employees. I claim
no special credit for myself. I have
never had a trouble with one of your
postal employees, never gave one of
them a demerit. And, as patrons of
this office, you have been very kind
to me. I can not now recall a single
unreasonable or bad tempered com
plaint made by any of you.
I did not ask President Wilson to
renominate me, neither did I ask Sen
ator Cuinmings or Senator Kenyon to
secure my reconfirmation. I knew that
they wtere honorable men, and that
they would do what they considered
right regardless of requests.
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While I did not at any time in
tend to serve out a full second term,
no matter who succeeded Mr. Wilson
as president, I did desire a renomina
tion and reconfirmation, because it
would have been discreditable had
I failed to secure those indorsements.
I now come to a reason which may
or may not have hastened this an
nouncement
As a rule postmasters are allowed
to serve out the terms covered by
their commissions, regardless of their
politics, but six years ago that rule
was wantonly disregarded her® in
Manchester. Our then congressman in
sisted upon Mr. Rann's resignation
before the expiration of his term of
office. The rule having been disre
garded six years ago, I could not rea
sonably expect different treatment
from that accorded to Mr. Rann, al
though I opposed the action of the
Congressman, even going so far' as
to make my opposition known to of
ficials at Washington. I went to that
city and personally assured, the First
Assistant Postmaster General t,hat Mr.
Rann had given the, people^of Man
chester good and satisfactory postal
service, but was told by that, official
that my statements in Mr. Rann's
behalf had come too late that his
resignation had already been called
for. In this connection it may not
be out of place to say, that Mr. Rann
served for more than two years under
a Democratic administration, but I
have no desire to continue to serve
as post master for any such length
of time.
No one other than its owners, has
ever had a string on the opinions of
the newspaper that I have been con
nected with for so many years, and
I trust that no one ever will. The
political activity of that newspaper,
which I would freely admit, might
be made a ground for my removal at
any time.
In any event, by resigning now I can
look back upon my six years as post
master as six bright pages in my life
work, and I do not want to take any
chance of having them marred or
blurred.
With best wishes for the continued
success of your post office, I remain
Sincerely yours,
E. M. CARR.
NOEL LEONARD LAWRENCE
Noel Leonard Lawrence was born
February 3rd, 1918, and passed away
in his home near Dundee, Iowa, on
February 24th, 1921, being a little
over three years of age. He was the
only son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Law
rence. Noel was a very bright and
lovable child and was greatly beloved
by all who knew him. He was un
usually attractive, and gave much
promise for the future, but his pass
ing away so early in life has left a
deep and abiding sorrow. He is sur
vived by his parents, and two sisters,
and many other relatives and friends.
The funeral services were held in
the Dundee church on Saturday, Febru
ary 26, and was in charge of Rev.
S. R. Beatty, and interment being
made in the Dundee Cemetery. The
family has the profound sympathy of
many friends.
GRANGE MEETING SATURDAY
Jones Mill Grange will meet on
Saturday, March 5th, at which time the
following program will be given.
Song: "America."
Recitation: "The Ups and Downs of
the Browns", by Bessie Brown.
Duet: Selected. Miss Magdsick and
Mrs. J. T. Turner.
Reminiscences by R. W. Tirrill and
E. M. Carr.
—Work in Second Rank at K. P.
Lodge next Monday night.
—Our women readers will be inter
ested to learn the opending days of
millinery season at the D. J. Meg
genburg store. On another page the
store advertises the dates for Friday
and Saturday, March 4th and 5th.
Jtttwd)£Ster
RAGE IS ON FOR
CiTYALDERMEN
FRED B. BLAIR, FORMER CITR AT.
TORNEY, CANDIDATE FOR
MAYOR
CITY ELECTION MARCH 28T11.
Contests (or Place on Council In First
and Second Wards. 11 ruby Has
No Opposition Thus Far.
CITY POLITICS.
The kettle is boiling, at least so far
as city politics are conoerned. Ac
cording to all indications there will
be a number of interesting contests
for the position of Aldermen from the
first and second wards. E. W. Williams
who has served the city as alderman
at large, has been prevailed upon by
his friends to make the race against
Bert Durey for alderman from the
first ward. A. J. Bruce, who has also
been one of the aldermen at large,
will make the race against a formid
able opponent, C. M. Morgan, for the
position of alderman from the second
ward. Edw. Hruby, alderman of the
Third ward, has no opposition in the
race for the office. E. L. Farwell,
manager of the Delaware Count Tele
phone Company, and Clair Lillibridge
will make the run for alderman at
large, neither of them having any op
position, at this writing
Fred B. Blair, who served the city
so acceptably as city attorney, some
years past, has boon prevailed upon
to allow his name to go on the head
of the ticket as a candidate for Mayor.
C. J. Seeds, the present city treasurer,
and D. O. Chamberlain, city assessor,
will go on the ticket unopposed. Nomi
nation papers for all of the candidates
mentioned have been filed with the
city clerk.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Council Chambers, February 28, 1921.
Council met in adjourned meeting.
Present Mayor F. H. Munson, Council
men Bruce, Cleveland, Hruby, Will
iams absent Councilman Barr.
The question of emptying the mill
dam was taken up and the council
.unanimously decided to take no ac
tion in the matter.
The following polling places were
designated and pudges and clerks ap
pointed for the coming city election,
iMarch 28th, 1921.
First Ward
Polling Place—Hennessey's Barn of
fice.
Judges—A. H. Cleveland, E. W. Will
iams, Chas. Lundell.
Clerks— Ed. Daniels, G. H. Dun
ham.
Seconit Ward
Polling Place—City Clerk's Office
Judges—Robert Barr, A. J. Bruce,
N. E. Davis.
in rear of Fire Engine Building.
Clerks—T. Wilson, Harry Kelsey.
Third Ward
Polling Place—Edw. Hruby's resi
dence.
Judges—Edw. Hruby, C. V. Burring
ton, O. J. Hockaday.
Clerk—J. B. Higman, R. A. Denton.
Meeting adjourned to Monday eve
ning, March 7th, 1921.
T. WILSON, Manager.
MEN'S BANQUET IS BIG SUCCESS
The men's and boys' banquet given
in the Social rooms of the First Con
gregational church last Thursday
evening proved one of the important
social events of the winter. About one
hundred and twenty-five men and boys
sat down to tables laden with good
things to eat. The ladies of the church
did themselves proud in the manner
in which they served the banquet din
ner. Between the courses the men and
boys enetred heartily into singing
familiar songs, and in this part of the
program they were directed by H. L.
Rann. A quartet, composed of M. J.
Yoran, Rev. H. L. Goughnour, H. L.
Rann and Robert Randel, sang a num
ber of selctions, and W. C. Blake pre
sided at the organ.
Rev. H. L. Goughnour presided as
toastmaster, and at the conclusion of
the banquet dinner, called on Rev.
A O. Knapp for a few words of greet
ing from his church. Rev. Mr. Knapp
responded in his happy manner. The
toastmaster then introduced the speak
er of the evening, Rev. B. F. Martin,
pastor of the Congregational church
of Marshalltown, who delivered an
able address, calling the attention of
the men and boys to the fundamental
things in life. In opening his address
Rev.
Mr. Martin paid a beautiful tri
bute to the mothers of men.
On Thursday evening of this week
a banquet will be given for the women
and girls of the church, and it is
expected that upwards of 170 will be
present. The men will have charge
of the work of putting on the ban
quet. According to plans the best look
ing men will be put in white coats
and will officiate as waiters, while
the less handsome and more awkward
fellows will have to remain behind
the scenes, where the real work has
to be done, or in the language of
the soldier, these are detailed for kitch
en duty. They are going to put forth
their best efforts to see that the ban
quet tomorrow evening will come up
to the high standard of the one the
ladies served last Thursday night. The
speaker at the ladies' banquet will be
Mrs. J. Reading Cole, a noted lyceum
[and chautauqua lecturer and reader.
—Dr. H. M. Bradley arrived home
the first of the week from a business
trip to New York City.
MANCHESTER, IOWA, MARCH 2, 1921.
CHURCH ACTIVITIES
CONGREGATIONAL
Church School at 10:00 A. M. Ten
minute talk to young people at 11:00
A. M„ followed by the sermon for
the morning service, 1
Christian Endeavor, at 6:30.
Evening preaching service at 7:30.
Rev. A. O. Knapp, pastor of the Pres
byterian church will preach the ser
mon.
The Congregational and Presbyter
ian churches will hold union services
during the month of March, the ser
vices being held in this church.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Morning services 10:30. Sermon
topic, "A Queetion of Finance". Sun
day School 11:45. C. E. meeting 6:30.
Congregational and Presbyterian
Union services at the Congregational
church at 7:30 P. M. The sehmon topic
will be, "Peter Afar Off." This will
he the second of our Special Sunday
Evening Lefciten Services.
Everybody Cordially Welcome.
METHODIST CHURCH
Sunday services at 10:30 A. M. and
7:30. P. P. Morning topic: "The Life
That Is Worth Living." In the eve
ning we shall have our third monthly
.Steropticon Lecture on "Eastern and
Southern Asia." The pictures are the
best that can be made, and they il
lustrate the work of the Church in
these countries.
BAPTIST
Preaching services at 10:30 A. M.
and 7:30 P. M. The subject for the
morning sermon will be "Justification"
Subject for the evening sermon: "Re
demption." Sunday school at 12 noon.
B. Y. P. U. at 6:45. Midweek prayer
meeting at 7:30 Thursday evening. A
cordial invitation is extended to all
especially strangers In the city.
UNITED BRETHREN.
The District Superintendent, Dr.
Cronk, of Des Moines, will preach
on Saturday evening, at 7:30. Follow
ing the sermon the official board will
hold its regular meeting. Dr. Cronk
will also preach Sunday morning at
10:30. Sunday school at 11:45. Christ
ian Endeavor at 7:30 by Rev. Prit
chard, the pastor.
LUTHERAN
Lenten Services every Wednesday
evening at 7:30 in German also Ger
man services first and third Sundays
in month at 11 A. M. Balance English
services at 11 A M. Snnday morning,
and at 7:30 Sunday evenl&g.
ST. PAUL'S
Sunday school at 2:30. Preaching
at 3:30. Rev. H. L. Goughnour will
preach tie sermon.
—Jos. Hutchinson, who has been at
Rochester, Minn., for several weeks,
arrived home Tuesday morning. Mrs.
Hutchinson went to Rochester the
first of week to accompany Mr. Hut
chinson home. The Democrat is indeed
glad to learn that the operation to
which he recently submitted to was
entirely successful, and that Mr. Hut
chinson will soon be a well man again.
LECTURE COURSE NUMBER MON
DAY NIGHT
The Redpath Concert Orchestra and
Edward Barrow, Tenor, will give the
last number of the local lecture and
entertainment course in Manchester
on Monday evening, March 7th, at
8:15 in the Armory. The other lecture
course numbers put on here under the
auspices of the Manchester Commer
cial club were given in the city opera
house, but on account of the ruling of
the State Fire Marshall the hall had
to be abandoned, and therefore the
entertainment will be held in the Ar
mory. This is a company of artists
and will give a program of a high
order.
Single admission 55c. This price in
cludes the war tax.
HIGH SCHOOL LECTURE COURSE
MONTAY1LLE FLOWERS.
One thing is certain and that is
this, there is not, on the lyceum or
chautauqua platform today a man the
peer of Montaville Flowers. Without
question of doubt he is also one of
the greatest orators in the business.
For three years he was president of
the International Lyceum and Chau
tauqua Association, an organization of
the chautauqua and lyceum activities
of the country. While president of the
association he was instrumental in
putting over the conference of Ameri
can lecturers which was held in Wash
ington, D. C. in March 1918. The Wash
ington Post stated it was the great
est thing of the kind ever held in
that city. The greatest authorities of
the world in war activities addressed
that conference. Such noted persons
as Lord Reading, Andre Tardieu, Will
iam English Wallin, Herbert Hoover,
Hon. William Redfield, Hon. Philand
er P. Clazton, the Minister from Si
beria, the minister from Belgium, Mrs.
J. Borden Harriman, Mrs. Mary C.
Bradford, Mrs. Frederucj Schoff, in
all a total of 54 people addressed the
conference. He recently refused the
nomination for congress fmn his
district in California and that after he
had bean nominated. The republican
national committee thought so much
of a recent article "Impressions of
Warren G. Harding" that they had
2,000,000 of them printed for distri
bution. It is retlly a rare treat to hear
the man and the people of Manches
ter should consider themselves favored
in having him on their course. Remem
ber at the High school Auditorium,
Saturday evening, March 5th, at 8:15.
PERMANENT HIGHWAYS
LINE OF DEMARCATION
HARMONIOUS RELATION PREVAILSI
ON MOST SUBJECTS IN GEN
ERAL ASSEMBLY.
BOXING BILL PASSES THE HOUSE
Proposed Legislation Covers Almost
All Topics Treated in
Dictionary.
(By G. L. CASWELL.)
Des Moines, February 28th.
For ten days previous to taking the
spring recess members of the gen
eral assembly worked like beavers
and accomplished a large amount of
work which will require every min
ute of the time of legislative officials
and clerks to whip into shape before
the solons return to their labors. On
Friday an adjournment was taken
from February 25th to March 7th. It is
quite possible members may have a
change of heart regarding certain
pending legislation after conferences
with constituents. However, except
in a very few instances there is no
set program of action and alignments
are almost unknown. There may be
some minor changes in the road law
to improve it but test votes indicate
that those who would destroy the
highways program for Iowa are
doomed to disappointment. Efforts so
far indicate that the members who
were pledged,
.to the permanent high
ways plan have been unmoved by
representations made to them that
they were being ignored by the chair
men and
sub-committees
of the high
ways committees of the two houses.
A Yolume of Bills.
Ora Williams, state document edi
tor, who is at work indexing the bills
Introduced at this session so as to
have the record complete by the time
of reconvening estimates that the in
dex will fill 300 pages. This index,
the creation of Mr. Williams, is the
moBt useful book issued by the state.
It will give a complete record of
every bill introduced at this session
and will tell the status of each. Many
members make as complete records
of the bills as the daily journals rec
ord but the daily journals are be
coming so voluminous that a commit
tee clerk must be an expert to keep
up with the proceedings. There are
many records bills which do not
appear in the journals and it 4s Mr.
Williams' business to check up with
two houses and untangle the records
as they appear on the books of the
chairmen of committees. Proposed
legislation covers practically every
subject treated in a standard diction
ary and suggested amendments pro
posed for practically every chapter
of the code.
Proposed Legislation.
If bills introduced become laws:
Court judges will not receive their
pay checks until they have cleared
the docket.
Present methods of assessments!
will be taken from the executive
council and placed in the hands of a
tax commission.
A maximum hour will be establish
ed and a minimum wage scale agreed
upon.
Seondary roads would be taken
from the state highway commission
and placed in the hands of boards of
supervisors.
Deaf children up to two years of
age will receive the benefits of train
ing in their home districts.
Administrators will be required to
invest estate funds in state or gov
ernment bonds.
Laws amended so that voting ma
chines may be used at elections by
taking off the circle and party affili
ation to meet the requirements of the
machines.
Fines provided for defacing identi
fication marks on machinery, etc.
A state audit committee selected to
pass on all bills of officials and em
ployes of the state.
The office of county reeorder abol
ished and a commissioner of title to
be appointed by the governor created.
Rebates in writing insurance pro
hibited.
State officers and others in the
employ of the state prohibited from
traveling outside of Iowa without first
sercuring permits from proper offi
cials for expenses.
Rural credits bureau created us
ing the endowment funds of the Iowa
state agricultural college for the nec
essary funds.
Abolishing the state highway com
mission and place the work in the
hands of an engineer with offices at
Des Moines.
Postpone action on application for
divorce one year.
Prohibiting boys and girls under
sixteen years of age from smoking
cigarets and swearing.
Taxing railroad properties on the
basis of the valuations submitted to
the interstate commerce commission.
Repeal of the anticigaret law.
Require men who desert their wives
and children to furnish bonds of $1.
000 and second offense to be sent to
jail for one year
Requiring the examination of school
accounts where expenditures exceed
$20,000
Provide for paving roads to ceme
teries where provisions in the high
way program does not provide for
such pavements
To give city councils power to fix
street car rates.
A blue sky law patterned after the
federal law.
Permitting sheriffs to collect fif­
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teen cents per mile instead of ten,
Exempt from taxation for ten years
new residence costing less than $10,
000.
Excusing women from pury service
when requested.
Provide for a bonus for soldiers of
the world war.
Requiring claims for workmen's
compensation within thirty days after
injury instead of ninety as now pro
vided.
Heavy fines prescribed for failure
to report births, deaths and other
vital statistics.
Making an appropriation to pub
lish a roster of the Iowa soldiers in
the world war.
Providing for a commission to pro
mote uniform state laws- so as to
make Iowa laws conform as nearly
as possible to the other states when
adopted by a national commission of
all states,
Regulation of restaurants, cafes,
lunch roomes and all other places sell
ing prepared foods to the public and
licensing the same upon complying
with the law and punishing offend
ers.
Permit boards of directors of
school districts to tax an amount not
exceeding 10 mills on $1, of taxable
property, and anticipate the collec
tion of the taxes authorized to be
collected for the high school fund.
Giving pupils In rural schools a
vacation during the corn husking sime,
from October 15 to December 1.
Limiting candidates from expending
more than 50 per cent, of the annual
salary of the office in campaign ex
penses.
Action has not been taken on any
of the above bills and legislators are
anxious to hear expressions from
their consituents regarding their im
portance. General appropriation bills
will probably be introduced soon af
ter the recess.
Boxing Bill Passes Honse
The house has passed the boxing
bill by a vote of 44 to 60 and if the
senate concurs and the governor signs
boxing will become a legalized sport
in the state of Iowa. The bill limits
the rounds to ten, not over three min
utes each, with gloves no lighter than
five ounces, requires physical exam
ination and prohibits those with
weak hearts ffdm mixing and also
prohibits boys younger than 18 from
attending unless accompanied by
their father. A tax ^n the gate re
ceipts Is required to create a fund for
the promotion of physical training in
the schools. A bill has also been
introduced in the assembly requiring
physical training in the schools and
prescribing that teachers shall take
instruction in physical training so as
to be ready by the first of next Sep
tember to instruct.
Short Time Auto Tax
Purchasers of automobiles will pay
their tax according to the length of
time in their possession and not for
the full year as heretofore accord
ing to a bill which has passed both
houses. Payments will be made by
quarters and the man who buys a
car in April pays only three-quarters
of the annual tax.
Camp Dodge Remains
If the bill is not side tracked the
state will purchase Camp Dodge for
a National Guard training camp. The
state would fall heir to a large part
of the equipment and would be paid
for largely from funds which the
government owes the state supple
mented by funds in the hands of the
National Guard. There are 570 acres
in the tract. The state acquires it for
$34,800.
Hlnshaw Asks Investigation
Having been charged with selling
state fish and pocketing the proceeds
Former Game Warden E. C. Hinshaw
demands that an investigation be
made of his accounts and that a
spear and sein be used Instead of the
usual probe. He denounces the alle
gation and defies the allegator who
originated such a fish story.
State House In Danger
When the members of the legisla
ture discovered that the water pres
sure of the Des Moines water works
would not carry water further than
the galleries of the two houses in
case of afire and that it would be im
possible to prevent the capitol build
ing from burning should a fire get
under headway, the two houses got
together and gave permission to the
city for better service.
Harrison Becomes Chairman
A distinct honor has come to Rep
resentative E. P. Harrison of Oak
land, Pottawattamie county who suc
ceeds the late Representative Stone
as chairman of the house committee
on appropriations. Mr. Harrison who
was the second member on the com
mittee was acting chairman during
the illness of Mr. Stone and upon his
death was elected by unamimous vote
to the chairmanship. This is an un
usual honor and is perhaps the first
instance on record where a new mem
ber became chairman of one of the
two most important committees of the
assembly. Mr. Harrison Is a news
paper publisher at Oakland where he
has built up one of the most pros
perous plants in the state. He is
thirty-seven years old, was born in
Maryland and has been a resident of
Iowa ten years.
Uncovering Taxable Mones and
Credits
Senator Ed M. Smith, Of the Madi
son-Adair district, has presented a
bill that makes radical changes in the
method of collecting taxes from mo
neys and credits. The proposed law
would make compulsory the publica
tion by the tax collector of amounts
of returns on moneys and creidts of
the taxpayer along with the individ
ual's name. A second provision of
BOXING EXHIBITION
STAGED FRIDAY NIGHT
EXHIBITION TO BE GIYEN UNDER
AUSPICES OF AMERICAN
LEGION
PRELIMINARY BOUTS PUT ON
Boxing Proved One of Wholesome
Sports for Soldiers In Camps at
Home and Overseas.
The American Legion Athletic Clufr
of Manchester is back of a boxing ex
hibition to be staged in the local ar
mory on Friday evening of this week.
The exhibition will begin at 8:15.
George Melichar of Cedar Rapids and
Jimmy Bovaird of Mason City will
give the* exhibition. Both are expert
in the art of handling the gloves.
Mr. Melichar weighs 135 pounds while
his opponent weighs 130 pounds. They
are recognized as the fastest and most
cl'etver lightweights in the state.
Earl Coughlln, sporting edltol* of
the Cedar Rapids Gazette will referee
the exhibition. A number of prelim
inary bouts and music by Hang's Im
perial Jass band will be features of
the evening's sport.
For the first time in the history of
Manchester we have an opportunity
to see a first class boxing exhibition
—a clever showing of the art of self
defense as taught in our army camps
during the world war. The art of box
ing was recognized by the United
States Army and approved by the war
department as one of the best forms
of exercise for keeping men physically
fit and since the war it has been in
cluded in the athletic programs of
many of the leading schools of the
country.
The American Legion boys of Man
chester are meeting with success in
the advance sale of seats for the ex
hibition, and those who have not pur
chased their tickets should get busy
and get one.
Remember the time and lace:—Fri
day evening, March 4th, at the New
Armory.
—The Lutheran Brotherhood, organ
ized only a few weaiks ago, will meet
in the church parlors on Tuesday
evening of this week, and all members
are urged to be present. Refrehsments
will be served.
—Mrs. A. W. Steam and her mother.
Mrs. E. A. Russell, who have been
at Rochester, Minnesota, for serveral
weeks, arrived home the last of the
week. Mrs. Russell has passed- through
a critical operation for gall stones,
and while in a weakened condition,
we are pleased to say that she is on
the road to good health again.
MRS. GEO. T. LYON
Mrs. Geo. T. Lyon, wife of one of
the prominent and influential attor
neys of Dubuque, died at her home
last Friday after a lingering illness.
Funeral services were held in Du
buque on Sunday.
MILLINERY OPENING
On another page appears the ad
vertisement of Weilsh & Company, an
nouncing their annual millinery open
ing, which takes place on Friday and
Saturday, March 4th and 5 th. Our wo
man readers will please note what
the company says in their space this
week.
HOME TALENT PLAY MARCH 22ND
AND 2SRD.
The students of the city schools are
working hard on the home talent play:
"Country Folks", which will be given
In the Armory on the evenings of
March 22nd and 23rd. The proceeds
from the play will be used to defrey
the expenses incurred in connection
with the annual Farmers Institute.
Bear these two days in mind, and do
not let anything interfere with your
attendance at the play.
ANNUAL MEETING OF COMMISION
COMPANY
The annual meeting of the Farm
ers Commission Company will be held
next Monday, March 7th, for the elec
tion of directors, and officers and
for the transaction of the routine busi
ness of the company. Stockholders
will please bear this date in mind.
KOEPKE-CLAPP
Miss Emily A Koepke and Mr. John
W. Clapp of Moille, Illinois, were unit
ed in marriage at the Congregational
parsonage on February 24th, 1921, the
Rev. H. L. Goughnour performing
the ceremony in the presence of Mr.
and Mrs. H. Hetzler, with whom the
bride and groom had ben visiting for
a few days.
ST. PATRICK'S DANCE
Elaborate plans are being made for
a big dance to be given in the Ar
mory the evening of March 17th, St.
Patrick's night. Maree Skeel's or
chestra will furnish the music.
the bill does away with pressing
charges of perjury against taxpayers
who make false returns in their as
sessments but furnishing a more effec
tive means for enforcing this part of
the law. It calls for a penalty, in
case of fictitious listing of property
for assessment, of 300 per cent in
crease of the tax. The alleged vio
lator will be required to appear be
fore their regular June meeting and
given the county board of supervisors
at a hearing, bringing witnesses if he
so desires. The board will then de
termine the man's guilt and affix
the penalty.
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