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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-09-29
he only system that has worked

the only system that has worked
at all.
Personally, | never use intoxi-
cants in any form and have always
favored the cause of sobriety and
temperance. | am therefore in
position to say that l view with
alarm the proposition to abandon
the safe and sound policy of local
option to adopt the doubtful exper-
iment of statewide prohibition, at
the very time when those who have
had the most experience with it are
discarding it.
Furthermore, local option is in
line with true democracy. The peo-
pie of each locality should have
local self-government. 1t would
be an outrage for the people of st.
Louis to compel the people of
Christian County to have saloons
against their will. For the same
reason, it is wrong for the people
of Christian County to determine
what is best for the people of st.
Louis.
State wide prohibition will not
change the condition of the dry
counties who have already determ-
ined what is best for them. 1t will
simply enable the dry counties to
impose their will on other commu-
mites without giving them the
chance to determine that for them
selves. 1t is, therefore violation
of the principles of self-govern-
ment.
have the highest regard for the
ladies and gentlemen who have de-
voted their lives to the cause OF
temperance in this state. Many OF
them are my personal friends and
l feel, sure that they are actuated
by the highest motives and the de-
sire to uplift humanity; but my
reason and experience tell me that
their Judgment is faulty ou this
occasion. Our difference is simply
one of judgment, not Of motives.
am opposed to this prohibition
amendment because | believe it
will iniure the cause of temper
ance and prove a detriment to the
people of Missouri; that it is a
backward step instead of a pro-
gressive one.
WILLIAM PRESTON HILL, M. D
ST. Louis, Mo.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-09-29

the world than bring them to
Maine.
81 do not believe in a prohibi-
tory law unenforced, and | never
have seen it enforced in Maine.
l have found by experience that
my men could always get whiskey
in Maine. No, not whiskey, for
it always was poison, and for the
most part wood alcohol. | know
that my men on short liberty
would easily find the most i'm
possible and abhorrent dives and
there obtain their obnoxious con-
coctions, worse, much worse, than
liquor. 1t made them always not
so much drunk as crazy. do not
believe in law that works like
that.
Sin New York my sailors go to
places to get liquor, too. No law
will stop them from looking for it,
any more than the law of Maine
has SO far prohibited their finding
it. OF course, they find it. 1t is
not poison, but real whiskey; and
if they are imposed upon in the
quality of goods they know it on
the Instant and go whore they can
get what they want. say that
this condition is better than the
condition in Maine.
"Theory aside, it requires very
short experience such as | had
with my men and much shore
liberty to demonstrate most prac-
tically and tellingly that oceans of
intoxicating liquors are obtainable
in Maine coast ports, and that the
effect of this liquor on men is in
finitely worse than is the effect Of
liquor obtained elsewhere"
MAINE VS.. MISSOURI.
What VIM. Preston Hill, M. D.,
Phi. D., President of the Missouri
Referendum League, has to say
about 1t:
Two states have adopted the ini-
tiative and referendum into their
constitutions in 1908, Maine and
Missouri, and by strange coinci-
dence both states are using the ini-
tiative this year on the prohibition
question, but here the similarity
ends.
It is a startling fact that Maine,
which has had the longest expert
ence in prohibition Of any state in
the Union, is trying to get rid of II
and adopt local option in its place
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-09-29

cent. of divorces granted on
grounds of cruel and abusive treat
ment, a large number were directly
traceable to intoxication, as also
a large proportion of the A per
cent. granted on the ground of
nom support.
That large proportion of the
inmates of the State insane asy-
lums were alcoholics or were suf-
fering from arrangement Indirect
ly caused by excess Of alcoholism.
These are some of the facts that
influenced the majority of Names
voters to vote for an administra =
ton which is pledged to resubmit
the whole prohibition question to
the people and repeal the obnox-
ious laws prevailing in Maine for
more than fifty years.
REPEAL AND RESUBMISSIoN.
Portland, Me-, Sept. 13.
With reference to his policy as
Governor, Col. Frederick w.
Plaisted said to-day:
81 have made no promise OF
pledge, except those made in the
Democratic State platform, on
which I stand squarely. They in
clude the repeal of the Sturgis law
and resubmission of the prohib-
itory liquor law"
RAPS NAMES LIQUOR LAW.
Bar Harbor, Me-, Sept. 1.
Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans
(Fighting Bob), in an interview,
has the following to say in regard
to Names prohibitory law:
II am reluctant to say anything
of the laws of Maiue. | do not
want to talk about the laws oi
states other than my own without
first making a thorough investiga-
tion and inquiry, but will say this
honestly and fearlessly, and as
one who is sure of his ground.
have had more trouble in the dI-
rection of my sailors getting
drunk in the ports Of Maine than |
have had with my men while al
any other ports in the world.
81 have gone ashore with boat
load of men in Portland, land when
they returned to the boat in a SUR
prisingly short time they did not
know me. AS far as the liquor
question is concerned would
rather take my men anywhere in
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-09-29

en- bars" or otherwise selling
liquor.
That in the same year $500 per-
sons were committed for intoxica-
ton.
That these arrests were only a
fraction of the total extent of
liquor selling and intoxication,
and that large proportion of the
arrests for liquor selling were of
those selling liquor in private
homes.
That of the total of 6,646 persons
committed to jail in 1909 for all
offenses, not less than one-half, or
1909 were sentenced for intoxica-
tiou.
That nearly all the liquor sold
was the worst kind Of whiskey,
brandy and gin, adulterated and
misbranded and often poisoned.
The records OF the Supfeme Judi
cial Court of Maine proved this.
That there are eighteen express
companies organized and run for
the sole purpose Of transporting
and selling whiskey.
That enormous quantities Of
liquor came into the State by ex-
press and freight. In the city of
Portland, from 800 to 800 gallons
Of whiskey arrived by freight
every morning, and even in cities
of only 1900 inhabitants fifty
quarts Of whiskey came by ex-
press every day.
That the rural regions were like.
wise filed with liquor selling by
"pocket peddlers," the ordering
of liquor by express and an enor-
nous consumption of hard cider.
That there was scarcely drug
store in the State which did not
sell liquor. OF the total number
of arrests a considerable proper
ton were those of druggists.
That the cocaine, morphine and
opium habits had spread to an ap-
palling extent The records of the
chiefs of police showed this con-
clusiyely.
That 1878 per cent. Of the whole
number Of divorce decrees we're
granted on specific grounds Of in-
toxication; that Of the 2S,6 per
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-09-29

Harriet l. Singer, his wife; George Sing
er, Laura T. S. Richardson, formerly Lau-
at. S. Singer and Charles A. Richardson,
her husband; George Singer, Trustee for
Mary E. Allderdice, formerly Mary E.
Singer, wife of Winslow Allderdce; Mary
Brunot, widow of H. J. Brunot, deceased;
Hilary B. Brunot and Ann Elizabeth Bru-
not, his wife Mary Caroline Klingen-
smith, formerly Mary Caroline Brunot,
widow of Dir. l. P. Klingensmith; Hilary
S. Brunot; Sarah Louise Brunot; Felix
X. Brunot and Gertrude Brunot, his wife;
Melusina B. Barclay, formerly Melusina
B. Brunot, and Joseph X. Barclay, her
husband; and John B. Brunot and Alice
7. Brunot, his wife; and James T. Bru-
not, minor, defendants.
defendants, bearing date September 22, 1910,
and returnable to the October term, 1910,
thereof, have levied upon and seized the
following described real estate and proper
ty, lying and being in Iron County, Missou-
ri, as the property Of said defendants, de-
scribed as follows, to wit:
The east half Of section thirteen, township
thirty one, range four east, and the south
half of the northwest quarter, and the south
west quarter Of section thirteen, township
thirty-one, range four east; also the sonthS.
west quarter of the southeast quarter Of sec
ton twelve, township thirty one, range four
east; also the north half of the southeast
quarter, and the southeast quarter Of the
southeast quarter, and the southeast quarter
Of the northeast quarter, and all the south
west quarter-all in section twenty-four,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-09-29

at the very time we are asked to
abandon local option here and try
the experiment OF state wide pro-
hibition.
In view of this it may be we'll for
us to find out the reasons that made
state wide prohibition unsatisfac-
tory in Maine so as to profit by
their experience.
When | campaigned for the ref
erendum in that state | met the
leaders of every description and the
general concensus of opinion was
that that it had been impossible to
enforce the prohibition law where
the local sentiment was largely
against it.
The most intelligent temperance
leaders admitted to me that it was
mistake to force prohibition on a
community>that was hostile to it;
that to do so retarded the cause of
temperance and was detrimental to
its best interests.
That the failure of the law to be
enforced created a condition far
worse than the licensed saloon ev-
or was. The saloon-keeper under
license could be regulated and con-
trolled by law; but the dive-keep-
or, under prohibition, conscious
that he was a law breaker, threw
overheard every restraint and was
ready to break every law.
The conditions in the large cities
OF Maine were appalling. Admiral
Evans (Fighting Bob) publicly de-
clared there was no place in the
world where he dreaded so much
to have his sailors go on shore as
at Portland, Maine, under prohlbi-
ton.
So it has been that the people OF
Maine have learned by actual,
practical experience (Which after
all is the best teacher) that it was
mistake to try to legislate gen.
eral law for communities SO widely
dissimilar in every respect as their
large cities and the rural counties.
For this reason they wish to
adopt local option law, so as to
allow each community to deter
mine for itself what is best suited
to their local needs.
Their experience has been that
where the local majority DEGREES
prohibition, they also back UP the
law with sound public opinion
and provide the officials aRd the
juries to enforce it.
But where prohibition is impos-
ed by an outside authority, like
the state, on a community that is
hostile to it, then the local officials
respond to the local sentiment and
refuse to enforce the law; and we
have an aggravation OF the very
evil we are trying to mitigate, with
the addition of wholesale law vio-
lations. For this reason local op-
tion has been a success in this and
other states and has proved a prac-
tical and satisfactory solution OF
the prohibition question; in fact,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-09-29
SherihTs Sale.

By virtue and authority Of special exc
cution issued from the Office of the Clerk Of
the Circuit Court Of Iron County, Missouri,
and to me the undersigned sheriff, directed,
in favor Of the State of Missouri, at the re-
lation and to the use Of ]. N. Lewis, collec-
tor Of the revenue Of Iron County, Missouri,
plaintiff, and against
E. w. Graves, Fidelity Title and Trust
Company, Corporation, Trustee, suc-
ceeding Charles +. Speer, surviving Trus-
tee under the will Of William X. Nimick,
deceased; James J. Donnell, surviving
Trustee ofthe estate Of Alexander Nimick
and others, formerly partners as Nimick
and Company; Robert X. Singer and
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-09-29

When the State of Maine, after
being continuously Republican in
State matters for thirty years and
in National elections for more
than fifty years, went Democratic
at the recent election, September
12, 1910, the strongest deciding
factor was the prohibition issue.
This was largely the issue on
which the Democratic party made
it's fight. The Republican party
in Maine stood for strict laws pre-
venting the sale of liquor and other
rigid laws for their enforcement
over the heads of local officials.
The Democratic party asserted
that prohibition was both fail
ure and a farce; that under 1t the
surreptitious sale of liquors had
increased to an enormous extent;
that arrests for selling liquor and
for drunkenness had continuously
increased; that "blind tigers" and
dives had multiplied; that large
share of the traffic had been driven
from the saloon into the shome,
and that prohibition was pro-
ductive of corruption and hyp-
ocrisy.
Statistics gathered by an adj
ministration favorable to prohi-
bition were presented to the voters,
and d majority of voters decided
that they would have no more of
prohibition.
These statistics showed:
That in twenty-seven of the
large centres of Maine there were
for years SOB saloons doing an
open liquor business.
That when the State adminis-
tration sent deputies to close up
these saloons the sale of liquor
was driven into private homes and
has ,goneN on there to great ex-
tent.
That in 1909 there we're TOT per-
sons, both men and women, COM
mitted for running saloons, s'kitch-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-09-29
Statewide Prohibition.

Facts about the RecenJ Maine
Election. What Fighting
Bob" Evans thinks about it.
Views of DIR. William Preston
Hill.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-09-29

TRRMs-$l6oa Year, In Advance
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-09-29

1A saving onhd fuel lower draft Of the
size, with soft COAL slack or Ignite
"2That will hard heating
than base burner made with the size fire
"3-That heated hours morning
with the soft coal hard coal put the the evening before
4That will hold with soft coal Saturday night
until Monday morning
This remarkable guarantee from the
you if you contemplate buying heating ST
Years of use has proven that no heater
heat, for holding fire, requiring SO little
down your coal bill one-third to one-half.
Come in and examine Coles Origina
every other stove manufacturer. Price SIP
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-04-12
2. F. ANtNIoNs,
HAROLD EDDY,
H. S. BAsNETT,
Committee,
How a Famous Hymn was Wrltten.


How a Famous Hymn Was Written
AS Tennyson's nurse was sitting
one day at his bedside, sharing to a
degree the general anxiety about the
patient, she said TO him suddenly:
"You have written great many
poems, sir but have never heard
anybody say that there is hymn
among them oil. I wish, sir, you
would write a hymn while you are
lying on your sick bed. 1t might help
and comfort many a poor sufferer"
The next morning, when the nurse
had taken her quiet place at the bed
side, the poet handed her a scrap OF
paper. saying, Here is the hymn you
wished me to write"
She took 1t from his hands with en-
pressions OF gratifed thanks. 1t prov
cd to be Crossing tae Bar" the poem
that was sung ingwestminster Abbey
at Tennyson's funeral, and which has
touched SO many hearts,-EyentnS
Mail.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-04-12
NATIONAL III BERcvLosIs
.Loeat Pastors are Urged to Gems DER
Matter and Deliver Sermons
On Topic.

The National Association for the
Study and Prevention o. tuberculosis
announces that on April "a a national
tuberculosis Sunday will be held In
the churchessof the United States.
Following campaigns against con-
sumption that have been carried on in
the churches Of hundreds Of cities, ana
sermons on tuberculosis that have
been preached before thousands Of
congregations during the past year, a,
movement has been started to estab-
lish permanent tuberculosis Sunday
on which tbs hoped. that every one
Of the 3S,OGO,OOO church goers in the
United States viii hear the gospel Of
health. 1t is planned to enlist the
active cooperation of anti-tuberculosls
organizations labor unions, fraternal
organizations, and other bodies to-
gether with the churches in the move
ment. The aid of leading churchmen
in many Of the principal denomina.
tons has. already been offered. All
OF the large interdenominational bod.
les, such as the Young Mems Chris
tian Association, the Young Women's
Christian Association, the Kings
Daughters and Sons. and the various
young peoples societies are also in
sympathy with the anti-tuberculosis
campaign.
1t is planned that on April gath tn.
.berculosis sermons shall be preached
in all the churches of the country.
Literature will be distributed to mem,
bers OF the congregations, and in every
way an effort win be made to teach
that tuberculosis is a dangerous dis.
ease and that it can be prevented and
cured.
Clergymen who desire to obtain adj
dltional information in regard to tu'
berculosis will be able to secure liter.
allure from State and local anti-tuber.
culosis associations and boards OF
health, as well as from the National
association.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-04-12
SPENDING THO UsANDs OF DOL.
LARS EXPERIMENTING.
~ asIen.Is. Mac ereat DIseoyery.

4'I
When man is in doubt 1t becomes
his duty to investigate and when proof
is piled upon proof 1t isRtlme toFbe
convinced. There is nothing in life
SO valuable as good health. The re.
porter OF this article personally knows
Of several people here that are rapid.
" regaining their health because they
investigated the proofs produced by
the Root Juice people and were con-
WINGED. We positively know that an
eminent scientist devoted several
years of his life to hard study and
spent over ten thousand dollars ex-
perimenting before the afflicted were
permitted to try his great discovery,
which is now curing people all over
the country after ali other remedies
had failed. II you bloat and belca
sour gases; If your food Jays heavy on
the stomach; II you have any symp-
toms of indigestion, we honestly be-
lieve that one dose of Root Juice will
convince you Of its wonderful merits,
Root Juice soothes and heals the mu,
cous lining of the stomach, bowels and
bladder and at the same time heals
and strengthens the liver and kidneys.
It prevents fermentation Of food in tae
stomach and bowels and stops forma'
ton Of acid by causing the digestive
fluids to be supplied in sufficient guam
titles in a,natural way. and giving the
liver and kidneys health and strength
to do the work nature intended them
to do The blood will soon be filtered
of all impurities and good rick blood
will be made to- nourish the wnole
body. Poor, weak women and dys'
peptic, backaching. rheumatic men,
take this advice before it is too late
Go Immediately and get a bottle OF
Root Juice. Now on sale, 81 bottle
or three bottles for $3.50, at Booher's
drug store.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-04-12
Yours very respectfully,
CLARKSBURG BOARD OF TRADE.
By A. X. Thorn, Secretary.

Judging from the tone OF some cor
respondence that has passed between
Senator Scott and Congressman Hub
bard, Of recent date, the fur will fly
when the real campaign gets on in
earnest and Mr.. Hubbard gets out
among the people and tells them his
side Of the case as he can so ably do
The Clarksburg and Fairmont post
Office cases and the part some people
have played in their consideration are
not so generally known now as they
will be If We may judge from scraps
of evidence gathered here and there.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-04-12
Editor West YIrginIan:

Editor West Virginian:
We want this taken up by the pas
tors of the various churches of the
town and request that they give a SER
mon on this important subject, on
Sunday, April oath.
An outline of sermon or lecture
prepared by the National Association
for the prevention and cure OF tuber'
culosis, will be furnished to all the
ministers by applying to either DR., j.
W. Mcdonald or DR.. H. r. Johnosn.
Any of the physicians OF the city will
gladly furnish them with any desired
information upon application,
ANTETUBERCULosIs LEAGUE OF
FAIRMONT.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-04-12
NM ma. FARMERS Town.

Clarksburg, the nome OIL Supervisor
Harmer, is taking great interest in
the approaching census and we ap-
prove the plans adopted for getting
an accurate census of the people. For
ten years following the counting Of
the noses this var, the figures put
down for a city will stand as repre-.
sentative of its official size, hence it
is important that the counting be ac-
curate and Just. Fairncnt ought to
be interested as much as Clarksburg
in having correct census taken.
The Clarksburg Board of Trade has
issued the following appeal to the peo-
pie relative to the coming census:
To the People of Greater Clarksburg:
It is vitality important to the pro-
gress Of the Greater Clarksburg that
the coming census shall show true
conditions OF population, and the
Clarksburg Board OF Trade has been
requested by Supervisor OF Census,
Hon. Harvey W. Harmer, to assist in
having the people give proper atten-
ton to this necessity.
In pursuance with this request, the
Clarksburg Board OF Trade asks all
citizens to exert themselves on the
following lines:
See that every person with whom
you may come in contact understands
the Importance of the census and
what the enumerator wants when he
goes to their homes, and, above all
things, see that each person shall con-
stitute himself committee of one to
see that not only his own family, but
any one who may be making his home
there, and every one else he can
reach, shall appear on the census roll
Special effort should be made to
give abroad the fact that there is
nothing in the questions asked by the
enumerator that will be not used for
the good of the State, and such data
will not be made publlCc or used for
taxation, or in any way to the injury
OF any person.
Every one whose permanent abode
is In Greater Clarksburg should be
enrolled, even though he or she may
be away at the time the census is be-
ing taken. This includes business
men away, travelling statesmen, chill
dren at school, and any other citizen
who may be out OF the State at the
time the census is taken.
We hope that you will take a direct
and personal interest in this matter
for it is only through such general CO
operation that best results can be OBJ
tanned.
Yours very respectfully,
CLARKsBURG BOARD OF TRADE,
By A. X, Thorn, Secretary.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-04-12
"st. Elmo"

From the pages OF Augusta j..
Evans famous novel of the south. st.
Elmo" Neil Twomey has evolved a
drama which will have local hearing
at the Grand Saturday, matinee and
night. Since it was first offered to
the public half century ago the book
has been among the most popular OF
the works of native authors, and two
generations have testified to Its sX-
cellence. To the dramatist it has al
ways presented particularly difficult
task, for the crowded incidents OF the
written pages do not readily lend
themselves to transposition to the
stage. Lengthy descriptions and ex'
haustive philosophical discussions
possible to the author OF a book, may
not be resort to by the writer Tor
the theatre and the countless Incl
dents which may with profit be
brought to the attention of the reader
arc not available for the delectation
of the auditor. Mr.. Twomey's task
therefore, was a difficult one, and If
the assertion OF the management Oh
"st. Elmo" is to be credited to the
effect that Mr.. Twomeys labor has
brought forth a drama that will ap'
neal to the most captious critic. he
has achieved noble result. The play
has been staged under the personal
d,roctlon of the author and has the