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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-07-15
PRISONER HAS 80
WIVES, IT IS SAID
SAN FRANCISCO POLICE THINK
CHRISTIAN JOHNSON is MAN
LONG SOUGHT.
He ADMITS BUT ONE MARRIAGE
Two Women on the Grounds to Pros.
ecute Much-Married Man De-
MES That He Is
MADISON"

San Francisco, Cal.-Christian G..
Johnson, the man arrested here on
charges of having defrauded Mrs. H.
Leopold out of 5000 following his mar
riage to her, and who, the police de-
clare, is John Madison, the husband
of a score or more of wives scattered
throughout the country and Canada,
stoutly maintained his denial that he
was Madison. He admitted his mar
riage to Mrs. S. P. DeBonnett of this
city, however.
The detective bureau here has
been flooded with inquiries concern
ing Johnson, or Madison, and a steady
stream of accusations of bigamy was
unrolled before the prisoner.
Johnson appeared cheerful under
the gathering data on his alleged ex-
tensiye matrimonial career, and his
face at times indicated that he found
a little amusement in the general dis
turbance his arrest had caused.
Il am not Madison the prisoner
shouted at the detectives. whoever
says | am, deliberately lies. l never
even heard of Madison, l decided that
the best policy was to tell the truth
when / was arrested, and | am telling
it when / say that am not Madison"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-07-15
WED In FUNERAL ROOM
American Girl and Japanese Sweet
heart Married In Mortuary
Chapel at Midniaht.

New York City.-started on her
married life by a wedding cere-
mony in an undertaker's chapel, Mrs.
Kress Koyamo, who was Marie Louise
Bolback, a pretty American girl Of
Brooklyn. Is on her way for Vanity
Fair Park, Castro, Providence, R. l.,
where her Japanese husband keeps a
tea garden. The place where the
ceremony was performed was prettily
decorated with flowers, though they
had been used at an entirely different
function earlier in the day.
The Japanese and his American
sweetheart spent the greater portion
of last evening trying to find a min
lister to tie the knot and finally in
desperation they turned to the mortu-
airy chapel of an undertaking estab-
lishment where ministers are usually
to be had at all hours.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-07-15
The New Customs Court.

Early in the present session of con-
gress Senator Aldrich made an ap-
peal for retrenchment and economy.
His presentation Of the Ease for re-
duction of expenditures was strong
and timely, yet the proposed admins
tration customs measure which he is
supporting provides for the creation
OF a new court, to consist of FIVE
judges at salaries of $4,000 a year
each, to pass upon questions of dis
puted rates of duty. The annual ex-
penses of such a court would not fall
short of 100000 and it's judges would
be expected, at least by the %standpat-
tiers, to fix tariff rates at the highest
top notch. One would think that
there is ample machinery already in
the customs house and treasury de-
rartment to fix tariff rates, but Sena-
tor Aldrich wants more machinery to
make sure that hone of the sacred
maximum duties are sacrificed. For
this he would create a 500, 900 new
court, Notwithstanding his desire for
economy.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-07-15
Bad Faith CHARGED.

Mr.. Taft is not representing the
people OF keeping his party faith in
his relations with Cannon and AL
drich on the tariff and the other is
sues involved with 1t, although this is
undoubtedly the chief test of his adj
ministration and the one on which he
will have to make good his attitude
at the next election. He is laying up
trouble for himself and is preparing
the materials for a reactionary move
ment of public sentiment which may
carry into power some dangerous rad
ical. The country is weary of politi-
cal and industrial strife and would be-
glad of a rest, but it will not tolerate
a policy that strengthens the power of
the narrow and u%ngenerous bosses
who havee SO long controlled at the
capitol.-New York Journal of Com
merce.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-07-15
WOMAN S%HOOTSATPRIEST
Burlington, VT, Artist Has Fanatical
Aversion to Catholic Faith Is
Charged with Attempt to Murder.

Burlington, Vt.-An attempt to as
sassinate the Rev. Joseph F. ellis,
a priest connected with st. Mary's
Cathedral, was made as the priest was
on his way to celebrate mass at st.
Mary's Academy, and the police ar
rested Miss Beatrice Thompson, an
artist, aged 40 years, charging her
with assault with intent to kill.
The woman, according to Father
ellis, came out Of her house as he
was passing through LOOMS street,
and fred a revolver at him, the bullet
passing through an umbrella which
he was carrying.
The police state that Miss Thomp-
son has shown a fanatical aversion to
the Catholic faith, and that a year
ago she wrote a letter to the mayor
of the city, making charges against
priests and nuns, which were found to
be unwarranted.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-07-15
BIC FLEET TO ASSEMBLE
MANY WAR VESSELS ENGAGE IN
MANEUvERs.
Largest and Most Powerful Fleet Ever
Gathered In American Waters
Are Assembling.

Rockport, Mass.-Thirteen battle
ships of the. North Atlantic squad
ron assembled off Cape Ann and
started to the eastward to en-
gage in maneuvers off the Massachu-
sets coast. Later, other vessels will
join them, and for the next four or
five weeks intricate and extensive
movements arranged by officials &C
Washington will be carried out.
On Saturday the feet is expected to
put in an appearance off Province
town, which will be its base during
the operations in northern waters.
The ships which will join the fleet
as the movements progress include
four battleships, a dozen torpedo
boats and destroyers, and submarines,
and auxiliaries, so that ultimately
Rear Admiral Seaton Schroeder will
have under his command the largest
and most powerful feet of war vessels
ever gathered in American waters.
The concentration of the fleet off
Thatcher's Island to-day was i'm
pressive. Thousands of spectators
crowded every vantage point on the
rocks of Cape Ann.
The ships in the feet to-day were
the Connecticut, flagship; Vermont,
Louisiana, Kansas, Maine, New Hamp-
shire, Wisconsin, New Jersey, Mime
sofa, Georgia, Rhode Island, Nebraska
and Idaho. Later, the Missouri, Vir-
ginia, Ohio and the Mississippi will
complete the quota of seventeen first
class battleships.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-07-15

1t is gratifying to hear that the
shipbuilding business at several CEN
tiers of industry in this country is
f%ourishing. Bath, Me, appears to be
especially busy, and in one day had
two launchings, a monster ferry boat
to be used in transferring railroad
cars being one of the vessels and a
big four-masted schooner the other.
All this is YER well. But how much
better If In addition to these craft for
use at home or in ~slow-sailing foreign
service u yards were turning out
frst-class steamers for ocean-going
trafic!"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-07-15
clubman,s Wife Asks Decree.

Chicago, Ill.-Charlotte Mae Smith
Broadway, daughter Of J. w. Smith,
rated as a multi-millionaire, and
known as one Of the discoveries
of Goldfelds, Nevay has filed suit for
divorce in the circuit court against
her husband, VIM. q. Broadway, a
financier, a resident member Of the
Hamilton club. The decree is sought
on grounds of desertion. The bill Is
brief, setting forth that they were
married September 8, 1903, and sep
ated January Z, 1904. No reason for
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-07-15
Result Of New England Enerqy.


Driven from the ocean, we of New
England deserve praise, not blame,
that we have turned with undimin-
ished courage to a new scene and
won prosperity on the land. Thus,
shut out from her natural element,
the whole energy Of New England
went into manufacturing, and we have
built up great industries and made
populous and thriving states.-Sena-
tor Lodge.
Not all the energy Of New England
went into manufactures. A good deal
Of 1t has been devoted to tariff
schemes to make the rest Of the coun-
try pay tribute to the manufactures
established.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-07-15
MUTE INVENTS AN AIRSHIP
Walter Telch, of %Pittsburg, 20 Years
Old, Makes Successful Trip
Operated by Pedals.

Pittsburg, Pa.-Walter Zeich, a deaf
mute of this city, confirmed the
reports Of a successful test of his
flying machine. The fight was made
across the valley between Mount
Washington and Duquesne Heights.
On the return trip the steering bar
baked, and Zeich ran into a tree. The
airship looks like a gigantic bicycle
with wings. The canvas planes are 20
feet from tip to tip, and the ~propelling
power is supplied by a high-geared
wheel in the rear, operated by pedals
with wings. The canvas planes are %
years old and has accumulated consid-
cradle money from several mechanical
devices he has patented.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-07-15
Convey Makes Shortage Good.

Maryville.--N. G. Covey, former
county treasurer of Nodaway county,
paid over to Treasurer S. H. Williams,
his in office, since April 1,
1909, the sum of silly. 80, the amount
which expert accounts reported him
to be short in his final settlement with
the county. Much mystery surrounds
forgery on the records. A $345 bridge
warrant was raised to $1,345, Mem
bers of the county court said that
there was no evidence to show that
the forgery was in any way attributa-
BILE to former Treasurer Covey, and
declare their belief in his honesty.
Former County Clerk M. A. Nicholas,
who was found to be short $2,226,73,
was in conference with the county
court.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-07-15

A professor of political economy and
sociology in a prominent university
has been sued for divorce by his wife
on account of his peculiar theories.
He holds the wife ought to share in
the breadwinning, take care of the
children, and do the homework, but
remains d~iscreetly silent on whether
the husband should wash the dishes
and do the family laundry by way of
sharing the wife's work. Such domes-
tic problems, thrashed out in court,
would make this the most interesting
divorce case of the season.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-07-15
FIGURES TELL TALE
HERE is LUCID EXPLANATION or
TARIFF JUeeLERY.
Discussion All centered on the "Rls"
Schedules Where Oppressive lndl-
rect Taxation Is HIdden-Trusts
In ~lmpregnabIe Position.

The average tariff taxes collected
from American consumers has been
about $500, 900, 900 per year, during the
last three years. The largest sum
ever collected in one year was $685.
000,0 in 1907.
Fully three-fourths of this enormous
total is realized ON a small group OF
schedules. Twelve articles, or groups
of articles alone paid $780, 600, 900 tar
III taxes In 1907. These were sugar,
cotton, tobacco, manufactures of hb-
ers, manufactures of silk, manufact-
ures of wool, raw wool, wines and
liquors, iron and steel, china and
earthenware, drugs and chemicals,
fruits and nuts.
Sugar alone paid $780, 900 duty in
1908; cotton manufactures, $39,000,-
900; leaf tobacco, $22, 000, 900: manu-
features Of fibers, $22, 900, 900; manu-
features of silk, 500. 900, 900; manufact-
ures of wool, $4,000, 900, and raw
wool, III, $500. 600. The proportion is
about the same each year. Manu-
tactures of iron and steel now average
$12,000,000 a year.
In these figures we have a lucid ex-
PLANTATION of tariff jugglery in both
house and senate. All the fierce fight
ing has been on the "big" schedules.
Naturally so, because it is in these
schedules that the bulk of oppressive
indirect tariff taxation is hidden.
The sugar and tobacco trusts did
not even have to put up a serious
fight. Their position in the big reve-
nue-producing class shielded them, and
they have had a steady buffer against
tariff reduction in the demands of ma
tive producers. Cottons, fibers, silk
and wool have furnished the real bat
tleground.
Iron, steel and lumber are a long
way from the top of the list as reve-
nue-producers. That is, artificial
taxes in those commodities are less
In volume. That may explain why AL
drich and his high tariff l~ieutenants
made a less vigorous fight when those
schedules were moderately cut.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-07-15
Aid Society Makes EIans.

Sedalia, Mo.-The Ladies' Aid
Society of the First Congrega-
tional Church has received an order
from the purchasing agent of the Katy
railroad for 100 dozen red, white, blue
and green signal flags, to be COM
pleted July 81. The same society
made 92 dozens of these flags last
month. For IS years the aid society
of the First Congregational church
has furnished all Of the signal flags
used on the Katy system. The COM
pany furnishes the material and pays
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-07-15
MISSOURI NEWS
pynamited az Warning 20 Negroes.

Dynamited az Warning 70 Negroes.
Kansas City.-A vacant house at
2707 Highland avenue, one Of q row
of five constructed for negroes by the
King Realty company, was wrecked
by dynamite. On the glass of its
doors there was posted this printed
notice.
Warning-To the owners and pros
pectiye owners of this property: It
has been decided by a large number
Of property owners that no negroes
shall live south of Twenty-seventh
street, in the Linwood district, and
all such people now living south Of
Twenty-seventh street must move at
once. The white people living south
of Twenty-seventh street have a kind
ly feeling for the negro race and are
willing to be taxed to protect and ed
ucate them, but they will not allow
them to destroy the value of their
homes and property.
If the negroes will respect the white
people as much as the white people
respect the negroes, there will be no
race war in this part of the city.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-07-15
CROP
PRISONERS OF THE MISSOURI
PENITENTIARY PREVENT
DAMAGE BY FLOODS.
WASH0UTs STOP RAIL TRAFFIC
Kansas and Northern Missouri High
Water Stops Direct Travel Between
Kansas City and Chicago
Western Traffic Delayed.

Jefferson City, Mo.-Convicts from
the Missouri state penitentiary were
worked in the Galloway bottoms here
helping farmers save their wheat from
the advancing waters of the Missouri
river. Most of the grain was rescued.
The crest of the flood is believed TO
be approaching this city. The Mis-
souri, came up more than two feet in
the tw~enty-four hours, but the rise
now is slow and steadily losing its
rate.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-07-15
six.MiIe tunnel Fnished.

Montrose, Colo.-The last round of
shots in the east heading of the Gun
ming irrigation tunnel was fired at
p. M. Tuesday. A few minutes
later when the debris had been cleared
away the workmen from the two head
ings shook hands through the open
ing. The tunnel is six miles long and
has been four and a half years under
construction.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-07-15
COL. TUCKER WEEDS NURSE
Recently Divorced Husband of Gen.
Logan's Daughter Is Married
at Detroit,

Detroit, Mich.-Colonel William F..
Tucker, U. s.. A., retired, who was re-
Gently divorced in Chicago, was mar
ried here to Mrs. Myrtle Plat, who
became Colonel fuckers nurse in the
Philippines when the colonel's health
broke down, and he was sent home
to the United States. The ceremony
was performed by Justice of the
Peace Felix A. Lemkie, at the home
of Rev. W. S. Sayres, where Mrs.
Platte has been a guest for some
time.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-07-15
MORSE HAS OFFICE NOW
Banker, Taken From Tombs on Heav.
lest Bail In History,
Back at Work.

New York City.-Charles w. Morse,
the banker, who was liberated
from the tombs on the heaviest bail
ever exacted here, is back at work in
new offices opened on the twentieth
floor of the Exchange-Wall building,
His new offices are just above the
rooms occupied by his bank that went
to pieces in the crash of 1907.
They lack the luxury of his old Of.
fees. but are decorated with flowers at
the windows. Morse says he will re.
main in New York until his case,
which is on appeal, is closed.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-07-15

The estimates for the fiscal year
1910 call for appropriations of $685.
00O, 600 for the Panama canal. That
sum will represent a total expenditure
of $3.50, 600, 900 on the great interocen-
ic waterway up to the close of that.
period. The enterprise high.
but it will be worth the money. The
United States will be the first and
greatest beneficiary, but the new route
will be a boon to the commerce of the
world.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-07-15
patrick spurns Communication.

New York City.-Albert T. Pat
rick, whose death sentence was COM
muted to life imprisonment, contends
that the governor had no right to
change his sentence. Clark Bell, ed
itor Of the M~edico-Legal Journal, de-
clares editorially that Patrick's in
nocence has been scientifically dem
onstrated, and Patrick does not want
a pardon, unless It Is a pardon that
declares him innocent of the Rice
murder and makes him a free man
and not a pardcned criminal
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-07-15
Cigars FOR Hartman.

New York City,-Carrying four
great boxes of E. H. Harriman's IA
yorite cigars, three of his children,
Mary, Caroline and Roland, sailed on
the Kron Prinz Wilhelm to join him in
Europe. Mr.. Hartman being unable
to procure abroad the brand of cigars
he has smoked for years, cabled his
children to bring a supply.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-07-15

The most remarkable fish story of
the season m from the Catskills.
1t relates the tale of a mar there who,
to work off a lazy streak, went out
fishing and returned within an hour
with a sturgeon which gave 6S pounds
of caviar, for which he received 500.
The energetic determination to work
of a lazy streak is the point of the
remarkable tale.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-07-15
Flood situation Serious.

Kansas City, Mo.-Wlth
of travellers detained in Kansas CITY
awaiting the movement of their trains
which have been delayed because OF
washouts due to the heavy hoods
prevalent in Missouri and Kansas, the
railroad situation became serious. All
trains west were from n to ten
hours late, while it was merely a con-
lecture as to the arrival time OF chi
caeo trains detoured by way OF ST.
Louis.
Two railroads, the Atchison, Topeka
G. Santa Fe, and the Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul, annulled their
regular Kansas City-Chicago trains,
The Milwaukee road, however, sent a
special out for Chicago, detoured via
St. Louis.
Practically all Chicago trains are
being detoured over the Missouri Pa
ci6c route to st. Louis. To travellers
leaving Kansas City the railroads
promised they would be landed safely
in Chicago. but all figures as to prob
able time were abandoned.
Winding Route Through State.
The Chicago & Alton railways six
o'clock train for Chicago left here on
time, but it's later Chicago trains
were annulled. This train was routed
via the Missouri Pacific to Sedalia,
thence via the Missouri, Kansas Il
Texas railway to Higbee, Mo-, where
1t continued on its own track to Chi
cago. The Burlington's evening train
to Chicago was detoured via Cameron
Junction, st. Joseph, Mo-, and Pacific
Junction, H., and from the latter
point on the main line to Chicago.
The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
ran its Chicago trains over its W
track to st. Louis, via Eldon, Mo-, and
then over the Chicago & Eastern ILL
nois road. Several other lines de-
toured over the Rock Island route.
The Missouri river here continued
to rise slowly, and the Kansas river
was slightly above its last night
stage. Rains were general in the
Kansas watershed last night. Topeka
reported a precipitation of 1.6 inches
and Manhattan 2 inches. This rain
fall will have no noticeable effect on
the river at Kansas City for 36 hours.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-07-15
Afflrms Jail and Fine.

st. Louis, Mo.-The United States
circuit court of appeals handed
down a decision in the case of John
son r. Morris, an "oleo dealer" con.
victed of a violation of the oleomar-
garine laws in June, 1907, on several
counts. He was originally sentenced
to two years in prison at Fort Leaven.
worth, n day in Jail in st. Louis,
and to pay fines aggregating $4,000.
The higher court reverses the prison
sentence, but affirms the Jail and fine
sentences.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-07-15
Meds Hls Mother.In.Lam.

Wilkesbarre, Pa.-A novel romance
was revealed by the filing Of a mar
riage license in the office Of the regis
trar here. 1t shows that on Thursday
last Lyman Dear, a widower of Pitts
ton, married his mother-in-law, Mrs.
Edith Hafner, Of the same place.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-07-15
still Room for lmproxem.p.

Measured by the standard of the
fathers who framed the constitution
Of the United States and set the gov
eminent upon its feet. Mr.. Taft has
already shown himself a far better
president than Mr. Roosevelt. We do
not regard this as excessive praise,
however, and there is still abundant
opportunity for Improvement in the
Taft administration.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-07-15
waters.plerce Must Nav Costs,

Jefferson City.--In the supreme
court the motion Of the Waters-Pierce
Oil Co. to retax the costs in the custer
proceedings against the company, the
Standard and the Republic Oil com
panies was denied. The costs aggre-
gate something like $4,000. The
Waters-Pierce company has paid its
fine of $50, 900, but objected to paying
all of the costs.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-07-15
Great Gas Strike Made.

Ardmore, Okla.--The Ardmore Gas
company, at a depth Of 400 feet,
brought in the largest gas well
in the Ardmore field. It's estimated
capacity is 10000, 900 cubic feet. Ard.
more people have lands adjoining the
field and will be boring in go days.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-07-15
Cuts Record So Minutes.

New York City.-Once more the
big liner Mauritania hung UP a new
record when she arrived at Quarantine
with S. minutes off her time for the
best previous trip. For the third time
she landed the Liverpool mails before
midnight. The new time made by the
Mauretania between Daunts Rock and
Ambrose Channel Lightship is 4 days,
Is hours and So minutes, an average
of 1854 knots an hour.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-07-15

The proposition Of Senator Aldrich
to place on the free list radium-which
is worth $4,000, 900 a pound, troy weight
s-should effectually ~pulverize the slam
der that Mr.. Aldrich is not in sym
pathy with a downward revision Of the
necessaries Of life.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-07-15
Or. Waters Goes to Kansas.

Columbia.-Doctor Henry Jackson
Waters has accepted the presidency
of the Kansas State Agriculture Col
lege, at Manhattan, Kas., and the di-
rectorship of the experiment station at
Hays. He will begin work there
September 1. Mr.. Waters, who has
been dean o fthe agriculture college Of
the University of Missouri since 1895,
has resigned, to take effect the last Of
August.