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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-10-24
GIVEN HERO MEDALS
CARNEGIE HERO COMMISSION
AWARDS FOR BRAVERY.
FIRST NEGRO TO GET AWARD
John 3. Hill of Atlanta, Who Saved
Several Lives is First African
on List.

Pittsburg-The regular fall meet
ing of the Carnegie hero commits
sion was held Friday in the Carnegie
building, this city, and F. NJ. Wilmot,
the secretary, announced that "a per-
sons throughout the country had re-
ceived awards for bravery.
The number is the largest in the
history of the commission. With Fri
day nights awards 126 persons have
been benefited by the hero fund and
1,121 persons have been refused either
money or medals.
For the first time since the begin
ming of the nero fund, a negro, John
B. Hill, of Atlanta, Ca, received an
award. Hill saved several lives by
stopping a runaway, although i'll and
weak at the time. The following are
some of the awards:
Leon Harris, Is years old, Pensa-
cola, Fla, bronze medal and $500 for
educational purposes; saved Bernard
z. johnson from drowning in Pensa-
cola bay.
Thomas F. Maher. 80 years old, Bos-
ton, Mass, bronze medal and $1,000
to liquidate mortgage on his property.
Saved William Fitzgerald, a boy, from
drowning in Dorchester bay.
John B. Hill, SO years old, a negro,
Atlanta, Ga, bronze medal and $500 to
reimburse him account of the loss sus-
tanned by being injured. Hill saved
several persons during a runaway ac-
cident. He was recovering from a
operation and was injured again.
Charles Weiss, Is years old, Bath
Beach, IN. Y, bronze medal and s., 900
for educational purposes, saved an
unknown woman from drowning in
Gravesend bay.
Frederick H. Hanker, IL years old,
Ellenville, N. Y, silver medal and
1900 for educational purposes; saved
Emmons T. Gray, a companion, from
drowning in Beerkill creek.
Gabriel Farrell, Jr, 20 years old,
Somerville, Mass, bronze medal and
z, 1000 for educational purposes; saved
two men from drowning in Charles
river, Boston.
Caroline Stanton, So years old, Mt.
Vernon, N. Y, major Salvation Army,
silver medal and $500 to reimburse
her for loss sustained on account of
injuries; saved a child in a runaway
accident and was herself seriously In
jured.
The last and largest award to be
made was a gold medal and the sum
of SIS, 900, given to Andrew J. Hodger,
As years old, of Santa Fe, Kas. Mr..
Hodger, who is county s~uperintend-
ent of schools, made a heroic rescue.
Two men, Joseph King and William
Num-, were caught by a cave-in of
sand while at the bottom of a deep
well at P%ierceville, Kas. Mum was
s%uffocated and King slowly dieing.
Notwithstanding the fact that another
cavern seemed sure within a short
time, Mr. Hodger was lowered into
the we'll and succeeded in saving King
and recovering Nunn's body. The
night following the rescue there was
another fall of a ton or more of the
sand.
The money awarded Mr.. Hodger is
to be used in educating his four chill
dren.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-10-24
RANCH WAS TOO DULL FOR WIFE
After Long Silence, Mrs. Dean Left
and Sued for a Divorce.

st. Louis, Mo. - The story of the
young wife's silent discomfort with
the loneliness of a ranch, her grow
ing longing for society and the sud
den realization by her husband of her
attitude, is outlined in the reply OF
Henry w. Dean Of Purcell, /. t.. to
the divorce petition of his wife. Der.
tina E. Dean. The reply was filed in
the circuit court Thursday.
Dean, in the answer, says for two
months after their marriage in June,
1904, he and his wife never disagreed,
and that he thought her perfectly con
tented until she left him Aug. 20. She
went to her former home In Kinks
vile, Mo-, but is now in st. Louis.
He denies the allegations that he
treated her like a servant, and says
he helped her with the housework.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-10-24

PASTOR REFUSES TO TREAT.
charivarI Party Damages Home-Pros
ecutions May Follow.

Medora, Ill.-The noisy attack
made on the residence of Frank S.
Watson Saturday night by jewellers de-
termined that the Rev. j. W. Harnly,
pastor Of the First Baptist church, re-
Gently married, should treat them to
cigars, may be followed by prosecu-
lions.
Dish pans, horns and cannon cracE.
ers were used Unfortunately by the
c~harivaring party, and the residence
was damaged. Members of the party
were identified.
Mrs. Harnly was formerly Miss Ell
sic Watson. The couple returned Fri
day night from a brief visit In st.
Louis.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-10-24
Four Drown Near Hardin, M,

Hardin, Ill.-Four men were
drowned in the Illinois river four mile
south Of Hardin, yesterday evening at
6 o'clock, when a steam launch sunk
in the middle of the river. Harvey
Angel, G. D. Bizallion, John Lammy,
JEFF Hunt and jeff Poor were in the
launch when it went down. Poor,
who is an expert swimmer, was the
only one to escape with his life.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-10-24
CANADA TO RESTRICT JAps.
immigration Treaty May BE Patterned
After United States.

Ottawa, Canada.-If Japan will not
grant the restriction of immigration
Canada wants, an arrangement like
that now in vogue in the United
States will be adopted by an amend
ment to the present Ca~nadian-Jap-
anese treaty.
The Honorable Mr.. Lemieux, min
lister of labor, has changed his mind
and, instead of sailing direct for Jap
an, will next Friday leave Montreal
for London, to get credentials from
the British government, so as to
strengthen his hand when he see the
Mikado.
With him will go Mrs. Lemieux; his
secretary, Hector Vorrette; Under
Secretary of State Joseph Pope and
Mrs. Pope.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-10-24
Rear Admiral Melville WEEDS.

Philadelphia, Pa.-The announce
ment was made here of the marriage
in New York of Rear Admiral George
w. Melville, United States navy, re-
tired, of this city, to Miss Estella S.
Hills, also Of Philadelphia. The cere-
mony was performed in the Little
Church Around the Corner. Rear Ad-
miral Melville is &C years of age and
was a widower.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-10-24
MARSHAL KILLS TRAMP.
officer Fires at Close Range When
Vagrant Draws a Knife.


Pacific. Mo.-City Marshal Seal shot
and killed an unidentified tramp on
the streets here, The man was be-
tween so and 60 years of age and was
robust and powerful.
Marshal Seal met the man shortly
after daylight and ordered him to
leave town at once. The tramp was
.insolent, and when the command was
repeated replied that he did not have
to move on until he vas ready. He
drew a large pocket knife and threat
ened to kill the marshal, saying: "Tll
rip you open, like | did the other fell
low" The marshal shot at close range
and the tramp fell dead.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-10-24

In addition to saving his airship Mr..
Wellman has also preserved his faith
that he has the right scheme for reach
ing the pole. But Mr.. Wellman seems
to overlook one dictate of reason. AS
the wind seems to blow the wrong
way continuously at the point he has
selected for starting, why does he not
go around to the other side of the
pole, and be blown across without diff
ficiIlty?
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-10-24
TO FIGHT Big FINE
BILL OF OBJECTIONS TO Lands
PENALTY is SERVED.
WILL ATTACK THE ElKINs LAW
The Trust Complains Also That Il
Knows Nothing About The
Alton Pact.

Chicago, Il.-Plans for the ire
mendous effort that will be made by
attorneys for the Standard Oil Co. to
have the s29, 24O, 900 fine imposed by
Judge Lands wiped out by the United
States circuit court of appeals was dis
closed. Twenty-Five main points, each
one of which the attorneys will argue
is sufficient to have the record-break-
ing fine declared void, will be ad-
vanced when the case comes to trial
In January.
The principal arguments will be:
l.. That the government attorneys
failed to inform the defense of the
Alton immunity agreement.
2. That the Elkins act, under which
the convicuon was obtained, was un-
constitutional.
3. That as the Hepburn act was
passed before the indictments were
returned, prosecutions under the pro.
vision of the Elkins law was Illegal.
4. That Judge Lands did not com
pute the number of violations correct
".
S. That certain evidence should
not have been introduced.
G. That the Standard Oil Co. ac.
cepted the rates in question with the
understanding that they were author
lied rates.
Prosecution Has Bill.
A copy Of the bill has been given to
United States District Attorney Sims
and Special Assistant District Attor-
ney Wilkerson and Parkin will this
week begin their study of the docu-
ment and make their preparations to
combat the arguments advanced. The
bill will not be filed in the court of
appeals, however, before December 1.
Included in the bill, as given to Mr..
Sims, is a copy of Attorney General
Bonaparte's letter to the district at
torney, which was read in Judge Ian
dis court at the time the immunity
matter was finally disposed of. This
states agreement was made previous
to the beginning of the trial. The at
torneys argue that If they had been
informed of the agreement under
which Alton officials took the witness
stand they would have questioned him
differently.
Elkins Law Attacked.
In attacking the constitutionality of
the Elkins act and in %contending that
the passage of the Hepburn law made
1t unlawful to prosecute for violations
of the repealed Elkins' the
Standard attorneys hope in the event
of a favorable decision to furnish a
basis for freeing the company from
numerous other suits pending. o
1t will be %contended that Judge
Lands failed to compute the number
OF violations correctly. Instead of
each shipment constituting a viola
ton, the defense will claim that either
the number of settlements between
the company and the railroad or else
the number of times the rate was
granted should be the only things con-
sidered. In the one case the number
of violations would be about 300, while
In the other it would be. reduced to
only three. Convictions we're obtained
on 1862 violations.
Other arguments that will be adj
advanced are mainly those introduced
at the first trial.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-10-24
w. M. A. to Erect s~anitarium,

Rock Island, 1ll.-In the hope
of reducing life insurance losses,
the executive council of the Modern
Woodmen of America closed a deal
for the purchase of 1000 acres of land
adjoining Colorado Springs, known as
the Amber ranch, wherein to erect
a sanitarium for the treatment of
members of the society afflicted with
tuberculosis,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-10-24
CHARGED with Matchmaking.

New York, N. V Hugo Voecks,
arrested Saturday night on the COM
plant of Raymond Hitchcock, the
actor, on a charge of Matchmaking,
was ~arraigned Sunday and held on
$1,000 bail, Frank O. Tornberg, ar
rested with Voecks, vas discharged,
there being nothing to show that he
had anything to do with the black
mailing.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-10-24
Masked Bandits Loot SAFE.

Webb City--Four masked robbers,
after binding and gagging G. D. Cash,
the night operator at the Missouri,
Pacific depot, cracked the safe and
escaped with $500 in money and
checks. Cash, though bound, could
reach the telephone with his foot, and
by signals attracted the operator at
Central, who notified the police.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-10-24
TAINTED UNDER FIERY BOLT.
Farmer Came to Just in Time to Save
Himself and Others.

Pottsville, Penn. - In a thunder
storm in Wayne township, this
county, lightning struck a large barn,
telling senseless Justice Of the Peace
/. D. Reed, who sought shelter in the
building.
The barn was set on fire, and by
the time Mr.. Reed came out of his
swoon the structure was all ablaze
above and around him. He had a
thrilling escape, and then aroused the
farm hands.
The building was destroyed, but the
livestock was saved. The seasons
crops were destroyed in the fire.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-10-24
Contract Closed for Coast Tour.

Omaha, Neb.-The Union Pacific
Railroad Company Thursday closed a
contract with the FRITZ Scheff Opera
Co. to carry the troupe of eighty
people over its entire coast tour in
a special train and back to Chicago
via Minneapolis and Spokane, a total
distance of 5000 miles. The start
will be made next week from here in
special and private cars, and nine
cities will be visited entour.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-10-24
Ambushed by Yauuis.

San Antonio, Texas. "A special
to the Express from Ell Paso
Wednesday says: Four men and
three women, one of the former being
a government mail carrier, were am
pushed and killed between San Jose
De Hila and Ia Colorado, east Of
Hermosillo, in the Lower Sonora
country by Yaquis.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-10-24
Opposes Pardon for nr. rodd.

Jefferson City-Mrs. N. c. Wall and
three daughters and her son-inIaw, B.
+. Steel, of Nevada, Mo-. were here
and waited upon Governor Folk to pro-
test against the pardon or commuta-
ton of the sentence of DIR. Todd. con-
victed and sentenced for killing their
husband and father. A movement was
started some weeks ago in Vernon
county to secure executive clemency
for DR.. Todd.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-10-24
Searching for An Heir.

San Francisco, Gala close search
is being made here for Harry
w. Nonnanst, formerly of Chicago,
who was last heard from in San Fran
cisco two years ago, when he was
about to enter a hospital. An uncle
of Nonnanst has just died, leaving a
large estate. The will provides that
Nonnanst must either be found or
proved dead befora tho estate can be
divided. No trace of him has been
found in any of the public records.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-10-24
Missionary Societies Meet.

Sedalia-The twenty-fourth annual
meeting Of the Des Moines branch Of
the Woman's Foreign Missionary So
ciety OF the Methodist Episcopal
church was called to order by Presi-
dent Elizabeth Pearsons here with
about $50 delegates from Missouri
and Iowa present.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-10-24
CHICAGO Loses rax Suit

Washington, D. C.-By affirming
the decision Of the lower court the
Supreme Court Of the United States
decided that the City of Chicago can
not collect taxes running into the hun
dreds OF thousands on the public util-
tiles companies Of that city.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-10-24
Japs Honor our Ambassador.

Toxic, Japan-Thomas J. O'Brien,
the American ambassador to Japan,
has been invited to take luncheon
with the emperor and empress on
Nov. 10. This is a special mark Of
favor, is its purpose is to emphasize
the desire for friendly relations be
tween Japan and the United States.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-10-24

A tramp at Urbana took a change Of
venue from the Illinois statutes to the
dictionary to prove that he was not a
vagrant. 1t is well for the tramp who
expects to make a sucaRss of his pro-
fession to qualify by being graduated
from a college. He never knows
when the information thus obtained
may be useful.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-10-24
Hartman case postnon.d

New York-On account of the alb
sence OF p. H. Hartman, Judge La
combe in the United States circuit
court granted an adjournment until
Nov. 13 in the ase requiring Messrs.
Hartman and Kahn to show u
why they should not answer.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-10-24
Ironton Man Bound over.

lronton-Anderson Rust, who is to
be tried on the charge of killing his
partner, Douglass Newman, Aug. 81
last, while they were hunting near
here, was bound over in the circuit
court. Judge Williams fixed bond at
$4,000. Newman's body was found
four days later. Rust disappeared
and was arrested at Chickasha, /. T.,
two weeks ago.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-10-24

Nature continues to display its pow
er in ways that excite wonder. A
brand new volcano is reported to have
materialized in one of the Aleutian
islands, thereby becoming an Ameri-
can possession, while a big meteor hit
the ground in New Mexico with a dull,
sickening thud that shook the coun-
try for miles around as though an
earthquake had occurred,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-10-24
octoherIata ARG Blow.

St. Petersburg, Russia.-Alexander
A. Stakevitch, a leader of the consti-
tutional democrats, has formally pro-
posed that his party and the October
lists cooperate In the last stages Of
the election to ward off the Black
Hundred danger,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-10-24

Washington-The state Of Kansas
was denied a rehearing in the supreme
court Of the United States in its suit
for Injunction against Colorado to pre-,
vent the latter state from diyertine
water from the Arkansas river.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-10-24
Chambers Company InsoIvent.

Pittsburgh. "A. Chambers, presi.
dent Of the Chambers Window Glass
Co., Of Pittsburg, admitted the in
.solvency Of that company in a state
ment attached to a petition in bank.
ruptcy filed in U. s. district court.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-10-24
Gable to Havana Complete.

New York, N. Y.--The direct New
York-Havana cable of the Commercial
Gable Company has been completed,
the final splice having been made at
sea, 100 miles from Coney Island.
Commercial business will begin Mon
day next.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-10-24
OF MISSOURI
Warns Against Railroads.

Jefferson City-During a meeting
here OF Group 8, Missouri Bankers
Association, President Robert s. Har-
vey of Eldon, in his address declared
that he wanted to give a word of eau
ton to his fellow-bankers. He said
he was not a "calamity bowler" yet
there were entirely too many iutter-
ing offers coming to his bank from
eastern brokers to sell railroad securi-
ties. Continuing, he said:
Il believe that railroad officials, in
the light of recent Investigations,
have been ~neglecting railroad tracks
to show earnings to get increased sal
aries, and now that betterments must
be made on their lines the earnings
must naturally show a decided de-
crease. would not invest much Just
now in what appears to be ~gilt-edged
railroad securities"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-10-24
Mutiny Of Chinese Lahorers

Johannesburg-The Chinese labor
ers at New Modderfontein mutined
and had to be dispersed by the police.
One Chinaman was killed, 10 were
wounded and many were arrested.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-10-24
King Alfonso Ducked.

Manresa, SPANKING Alfonso had
a narrow escape in an automo-
bile accident. He was crossing a
temporary bridge over a small stream
when 1t broke under the weight Of the
heavy car. The automobile went into
the water, but the king escaped with
out injury, except for a wetting.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-10-24

The latest airship sensation is re-
ported from Germany, where Major
ParsevaI seems to be able to 90 any.
where in bis baIloon-unIess a mod
erateIy strong wind objects. The
qualifying clause appears to be Of
scme little Importance.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-10-24

While a Brooklyn family slumbered.
happy in the protection of New York's
finest police, brainy burglars dropped
in and stole the safe. Brooklyn people
should lock the safe up in the safe be-
fore retiring. 1t isn't safe to leave
such things lying around as one would
q red-hot stove.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-10-24
N. s. i. steers prize wirner.

Columbia-The pure-bred fat steers
shown by the department of animal
husbandry of Missouri university at
the state fair at Sedalia succeeded I'M
winning in every class but one. These
steers competed with cattle from IL
linois, Iowa, Wisconsin and Missouri,
and not only Won first, but were
awarded three championship prizes for
being the finest of any age or class in
Angus and Galloway.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-10-24
GRANTS orandson honorcd.

Washington, d. C.--The state de-
partment has designated Algernon
Sartoris Of the British Of Columbia
to be secretary of the legation az
Montevideo.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-10-24
vIcksburo Readv for Rooaevelt.

vicksburg, Miss. All arrange.
ments have been completed to
entertain President Roosevelt in
Vicksburg this afternoon. The prin-
cipal streets are a mass Of color. Pic.
lures Of the president are to be seen
on all sides.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-10-24

Still, this statement by a southern
professor that Irish potatoes breed
malaria in the human system is not
likely to chill the ardor of the man
who likes EN- baked, split open, with
a big dab of butter in the middle.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-10-24
Shoe STRIKE Ended.

St. Louis, Mo- The ten st. Louis
shoe manufacturing companies whose
factories have been idle for I'VE weeks
because Of q strike Of cutters and a
sympathetic walk-out Of the other en-
ployes will reopen their factories on
Wednesday, according to a joint an
nouncement issued Tuesday.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-10-24
Work at Hague Practically Completed

New York, N. Observation-Disclosures
George B. Davis, judge advocate gen
eral of the United States army, re-
turned Monday from Europe on the
steamer Zealand, having been at The
Hague as a member of the American
delegation Of the peace conference.
Gen. Davis stated that the work Of the
conference was practically completed
when he left The Hague, all that re-
NAMED to be done being the compila-
ton OF the report OF the conference.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-10-24
Springfield saddIers strIke.

Springfeld-Sixty employees of the
Herman-Sanford Saddlery CO. have
quit work. The men refused to work
with three n~on-union men. q. ].
Baker Of Kansas City, president Of
the United Brotherhood Of Leather
Workers, is here trying to adjust
grievances.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-10-24

Fifty widows want to marry an ex-
convict in Denver because he says he
has reformed. There is some hope for
them, since they are not taking him to
reform him but have permitted him to
do the job for himself in his own way.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-10-24
Three Killed: hinetssn Injured.

Greensboro, N. Cat 1929
Thursday night northbound passenger
train No. "a on the Southern railway
crashed into a freight train at Rudd,
eight miles above Greensboro. Three
people are reported killed and 10 in
it1pad
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-10-24

II those Swedish explorers who are
going to seek the south pole imagine
that the climate gets warmer all the
way down. as It does in the part Of
the world where they live. they are
liable to meet with surprises as they
progress toward their goal.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-10-24
Philippines to Regulate Utilities.

Manila, P. 1.-The Philippine
commission has authorized the crea-
ton of a public utilities commission
consisting of three members. with
power to adjust, increase or reduce
the rates to be charged for all utili-
ties.