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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-25
Tariff and PauperIsm.

According to official figures, more
chan 10000 persons applied for mu-
nicipal relief in New York city during
1909. an increase Of 80 per cent. in
five years.
Last year. over 100000 persons ap-
Piled for shelter in New York lodging
houses. This was more than double
the highest record Of similar applica-
lions during the last seven years.
The official records also show that he.
tween 1904 and 1909 suicides have
increased in New York by SO 9
cent.
A conservative Canadian paper-thaI
Ottawa Journal--points out that this
increase Of pauperism Is one OF the
effects of the high cost Of living ini
the United States, 1t intimates that
the tariff is responsible for l~esseninp.'
the average of individual prosneritv
especially among the poorest paid ii.
borers.
The high cost Of living, for which
the Aldrich-Taft tariff law must sbouI.
der q serious portion Of blame. ia bard
enough on people Of moderate means,
* the very poor 1t Is the last straw.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-25
BROWNE JURY SELECTED
Tedious Work Caused by investigating
Approaching Prospective
Jurors.

Chicago, nl.-A jury to try Lee
O'Neil Browne, Democratic leader of
the lower house at Springfield for the
second time, on a charge Of bribing
Representative White to vote for
William Lorimer for United States
senator, was sworn in by Judge Ker-
stem in the criminal court.
The sensational expose of alleged
~rottenness in the state legislature and
the first trial itself, which resulted in
a disagreement, made the work of OBJ
tanning a new Jury a tedious one. 1t
has required three weeks and the ex-
animation of 700 venirement to select
The IL men.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-25
BROWNE JURY is FILLED
Seven Hundred veniremen Are Exam.
ined-Work of Choosing Twelve
Men Was Tedious.

Chicago, Ill.-A jury to try Lee
O'Neill Browne, Democratic leader
of the lower house at Springfield,
for the second time on a charge Of
bribing Representative White to vote
for William Lorimer for United
States senator, was sworn in by Judge
Kersten in the criminal court.
The sensational expose of alleged
~rottenness in the state legislature and
the first trial itself, which resulted in
a disagreement, made the work of
getting a new jury a tedious one.
1t has required three weeks and the
examination of 700 veniremen to OBJ.
tain the II men. Out of the army of
veniremen, lis were dismissed by the
court when they admitted that inves.
tigators had talked about the case to
the members of their families.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-25
WILL REoReANlzE CAR COMPANY
Forty st. Louis Capitalists Are Ready
to Put Up $4,000.

st. Louis.-Forty local capitalists
are interested in the syndicate organ
lied with a capital of $750,000 cash,
with Saunders Norvell, president of
the Norvell-S hapleigh Hardware COM
pany, at the head, for the purpose Of
recognizing the st. Louis Car COM
pany, and it is assured that the great
factory, furnishing employment to
nearly 1000 men, will resume full OPP
erations at no distant date. The prob
abilities are that it will be operated
entirely with st. Louis capital and d.
rected by St. Louis men.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-25
GOVERNOR sHoRTENs TERMS.
Six More Prisoners Gain Liberty on
"Farm Parole" Plan.

Jefferson City.-Governor Hadley is
sued six additional farm paroles to
convicts serving time in the prison,
and all the men were liberated. Each
of the paroled men has steady en-
ployment assured him by responsible
parties, and in each instance the con-
vict will be allowed to retain his
wages. All those paroled this time
are young men, serving first terms.
This makes a list of 81 convicts who
have been paroled under like terms.
The governor expects to run the num-
Der up to rs or 100 by the close of
the present year, unless too many of
the men released turn out bad.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-25
Mr.. TAFT'S 'evIEwS''
CHIEF EXECUTIVE SEEMS A LIT-
TIE SCARED.
His Defense Of His Party's Position
and Actions is Weak and lnef-
fective-Seems Set Forth
as an Excuse.

The statement supplied by the corr
respondent of the Chicago Tribune as
to the views" of Mr.. Taft on the
political situation may, we suppose, bel
taken as authorized" as it is ana
nounced to be. Since nc n but Mr..
Taft himself could give authority fori
it it is permissible to accept it as his;
own for all purposes of discussion.
The first impression it conveys Is
that Mr.. Taft is a little scared. If he
were as confident as the language OF
the statement represents him to be he
would be content to let the facts take
carr of themselves and trust the peo-
pie to see his claims as he says they
actually are. And the impression of
his apprehension is reinforced by the
consideration of the time he has,
chosen to make his claims. Had the
Republicans of Iowa and Kansas recog-
nized those claims, had they submitted
to the leadership of the politicians,
who are warm admirers of Mr.. Taft
and had this class of politicians shown
more strength in his wi state Of
Ohio, it is unlikely that he would have
felt 1t needful to set forth at SUCH
length and with such anxious empha-
sis the reasons why his administration
should be Endorsed at the approaching
elections. AS a matter of expediencyi
we should be inclined to think that hei
has made a mistake, and that in the
light of the deep ~disaffection manifest
ed in his W party 1t would have
been safer, as it clearly would have
been more dignifed, to maintain a.
.self-respectful silence as to the po-
litical situation. Perhaps that would.
have required a more ~self-poised and.
a stronger nature than Mr.. Taft's, but.
his friends would have done we'll to-
advise him to assume a virtue though
he had it not.
What Mr.. Taft does, does awkward
ly, and with much show of embarrass-
ment, is to excuse himself, to present.
an apology for his personal and party
conduct since he became president.
That is not an imposing attitude for a
man in his high office. 1t is all the
worse because he is eXcusing himself,
not as against the accusations of his
party opponents, but as against those
of an important, aggressive and tri-
umphant portion of his W party.
The statement put forth in his anne
is an answer to the Republican con-
vention of the middle west. And it is;
in substance, as well as in form, a.
weak and ineffective answer.
Mr.. Taft makes claims for service
to his party and to the country in other
regards that are entirely justified
They are also relatively unchallenged.
1t was hardly necessary to cite them,
and they do not in the least modify
the strange inconsistency into which
he has fallen as to the tariff. He is
right in his feeling, which he makes.
more clear than perhaps he intended,
that the latter is the real issue which
his party has to meet in the elections
of November. On that issue we do
not think that he has done his party
much good. Ia
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-25
Elliott Mine is to Reopen.

Moberly.-Elliott, a coal mining
camp in Randolph county, five miles
south of Moberly, is again to be on
the map. The failure of the Randolph
Macon Coal company several months
ago made hard times for quite a num-
Der of miners in the country, and the
men We're compelled to seek employ
ment elsewhere. However, the North
ern Coal company, successor to the
Randolph-Macon Coal company, is hav-
ing the houses repaired at Moberly
and intends to reopen the mines.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-25

The action, he added, was a viola
tion of the fundamental principles of
self-government. He admitted, how
ever, that the compromise, SO far as
it covered the subject of wages, was
better than anything the miners had
ever been offered. He commended
the members of the board for their eff
forts to bring about a settlement of
the strike, but insisted that they went
beyond their authority in fixing the
terms of the contract, outside of the
n already adopted by the Illinois
miners at Peoria.
The position taken by Mr.. Mitchell
was greeted with a storm of cheers.
Presidti., Lewis in reply to Mr..
Mitchell hayed the former president
foT e~xtravagant expenditure of funds
for organizing purposes in 1902, de-
claring that hundreds OF thousands of
dollars of the unions funds were vast
ed. This, he said, was shown by the
fact that the membership in the an
thracite coal districts had dwindled to
almost nothing when he took office.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-25
FRENCH DEDICATE STATUE
Replica of Houdon's Statue of Wash.
ington Now Represented in Ma
poIeon Hall at Versailles.

Versailles, France.-In the Napo-
leon Hall of the Chateau of Yer
s%ailles, in the presence of the French
minister of war, General Brun; the
French ambassador to the United
States, M. Jusserand, and his wife;
and the American ambassador, Robert
Bacon, and Mrs. Bacon, the bronze
replica of Houdon's celebrated statue
OF Washington in the state house at
Richmond, Va, presented by the state
of Virginia to the French republic.
was dedicated
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-25
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OZARK CROPS PLENrIFuL.
Farmers Having the Best Yield In
Many Years.

Exeter.-As a result of the unusual
distribution of rain in southern Mis-
souri, this summer and the increased
acreage of all kinds of farm products,
farmers in the Ozark country are jub-
liant and are waiting to harvest the
largest crops in years.
Corn at this time of the year was
never in better condition. Other pro
ducts also give promise of big yields,
Farmers cannot recall a year when
conditions were more favorable. The
weather since the last of May has
been a decided contrast to the inces-
SAINT rainfall during the spring which
caused to much damage to crops.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-25
Another Of "UncIe Joe's" Little Errorsl

Another Of "Uncle Joe's" Little Errors
When our Uncle Joe told people in
Kansas that the tariff on manufac-l
lures Of rubber had been raised five.
per cent. he meant five per cent. of
the value Of the rubber product i'm,
ported. To be exact, the duty was go
per cent. ad valorem and now it is S5l
per cent. AS we figure it. that is an
advance in the duty itself of nearly III
per cent. And prices have gone up in
something like the same ratio.-St,I
Louis Republic.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-25
SHERIFF ARRESTS BANDIT
Man Who Engaged in Pistol Battle in
Hot Springs Was Wounded
and ~Surrenders.

Little Rock. Ark.-Oscar Chitwood,
alleged horse thief, who, with his
brother, George, engaged in a battle
with Sheriff Jake Houpt and his depu-
ty, Sid Houpt, on the streets of Hot
Springs, Wednesday, is locked in jail
here.
Chitwood was discovered by two
deputies hiding in the woods. He was
weak from the loss of blood and did
not resist arrest.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-25
ANGEL OF CRIMEA is DEAD
Florence Nightingale, Famous Eng.
Iish Nurse Who Saved Thousands
of Lives, Succumbs.

London.-Florence Nightingale, the
famous organizer Of nurses in the
Crimean war, died at her home in
London.
She was the first woman to follow
a modern army into battle as a nurse,
and in the Crimean wal gained the
title of angel of the Crimea." She
was the only woman who ever re-
ceived the order of merit.
Although Miss Nightingale had
been an invalid for a long time, rarely
leaving her room, her death was
somewhat unexpected.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-25
JAPAN TO ANNEX KOREA
Final Negotiations for Deal Will Be
Concluded Within Three Days,
Is Published by Toxic Press.

Toxic, Japan.-The long awaited
annexation of Korea by Japan is about
to become a reality, according to spe.
cial dispatches from Seoul, published
by the Toxic press. The dispatches
announce final negotiations for the
annexation were begun by Resident
General Viscount Terauchi, the Jap
anese resident general in Korea. The
resident general outlined the condi.
tons on which Japan will sign the
agreement for annexation.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-25
Bryan Won't Stump Missouri.

Kansas City.-Judge William H.
Wallace, president of the Missouri
Constitutional Amendment associa-
ton, has received word from William
J. Bryan that his time is so occupied
with the liquor contest in Nebraska
that he will not be able to speak in
Missouri.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-25
susnect an Insane Man.

Abilene, Kas.-Oficers investigating
the strange case of Miss Bertha Be
nignus, the telephone operator found
smothered in her bed here on the eve
Of her wedding, now believe the girl
was murdered by an insane man.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-25
MAN SHOT FROM AMBUSH
Tracks of Unknown Murderer Disap-
pear in Swamp Near Little
Rock, Ark.

Little Rock, Arkansas.-While rid
ing along one Of the principal high
ways OIL Lee county late in the even
ing, B. s. Kirby of this city was fired
upon by an assassin, concealed in a
c~anebrake beside the road, and In
stantly killed.
1t is supposed Kirby's death was
caused by a political enemy.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-25
Shot by Train Robbers.

Bucklin.-Two men boarded a San
ia Fe passenger train at the Russell
Fork bridge, two miles east of here,
held up and robbed two of the passen-
gers and escaped into the woods. Os-
car Kirby of Backlin lost his watch
and money, Luther Ryals, a mer-
chant of Ethel, Mo-, resisted the rob-
beers, was beaten and shot in the left
side.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-25
Vienna to Be Dry.

Wenna.-The county court is in
session and it is generally conceded
that Vienna will, after this week,
have no saloon, for the first time in
nearly 81 years, having failed to Sc
cure the requisite number Of petit
TONERS.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-25

Some Of New York's most wealthy
and fashionable are importing
French aeroplanes and preparing to
learn to aviate. Philadelphia women
have taken the lead at Newport, and
there seems to be nothing for the New
York ladies to do but fly high around
home.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-25
Connection Must be Made.

Marshall,-John A. Knott, Rube
Oglesby and M, R. Wightman, menu
bers of the railroad commission, met
in Marshall for a hearing regarding
the connection Of the railroad tracks
Of the Missouri Pacific and the Chica-
go & Alton Railroad companies in the
western part of Marshall. Less than
SO feet is between the two railroads,
and the board will order the connec-
ton.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-25
Shoe Wasn't Foxy Bank.

Big Rapids, Michigan.-Stephen
Fox Of Sheridan township is poor.
er by $3.50 than he was a few days
ago. Thinking that an old shoe was
safer than a bank, he deposited that
amount in the shoe. Mrs. Fox, think
ing that the shoe was worthless,
threw it into the fire.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-25
New Statute Saves Money.

Jefferson City.-The law passed by
Che last legislature which abolished
about 1876 coal oil inspectorships scat
tered all over the state, and provided
for a state inspector of oils, at an an
nual salary with deputies, has en-
riched the state in revenue for the
first year Of it's existence $75,744.16.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-25

One of the latest aeroplane acct
dents shows that 1t is bad to be in a
flying machine hit by lightning, in the
air. But where is being struck by
lightning either comfortable or salu-
brious7
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-25
RaptIsts Meet in MIddletown.

Middletown.-About 900 delegates
from the various Baptist churches in
the Bear Greek association attended
the annual convention in Middletown.
Tho feature OF the occasion was the
killing Of two sheep to feed those in
attendance.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-25
Three Injured in Collision.

Buffalo, New York.-Three persons
were injured, two seriously, when a
train on the New York Central col
lided with a light engine at the Am
erican approach to the International
bridge.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-25

A returned missionary from Han.
kow district says that the Chinese are
m~anifesting less hostility to foreign
ere. Sure. They're a square business
race, but, missionary Or not, you've
sot tb produce the check before you
yet the washing
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-25

Considering the size of the heads Of
some of the hatpins that the girls are
wearing, they certainly do not come
under the law %forbidding the carrying
of concealed weapons.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-25
Europe Fears Cholera Pest.

London, England-With cholera ep-
idemic throughout Russia and South
ern Italy and with scattered cases in
Austria, Germany, Holland and Fin
land and Asia, from Southern India to
the Chinese frontier, British health
authorities view the situation with
alarm.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-25
Striking Section Men Promised Raise.

Paducah, Ky.-Striking section men
in the Louisville and Cairo division of
the Illinois Central have agreed to re.
turn to work on promise of the COM
pany that they would be granted an
increase in wages at an early date.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-25
Postmasters Get Mana4iA.

Washington.-Montana postmasters
Of the fourth class have been granted
leave of absence to attend the meet
ing of the National League of Post
masters Of the fourth class at Helena,
September 1890.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-25
Moted Portrait Painter Dead.

New Canaan, Conn.-Frank Fowler,
a well-known portrait painter, is dead
at his summer home here, of heart dis
ease. He was IS years old. He had
painted the portraits of Samuel J. Til
den and Charles A. Dana.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-25

The Kaiser has been writing poetry
to a party Of German maidens who
called upon him and took him choco-
late. incidentally, 1t is to be hoped
the chocolate was better than the
poetry.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-25
tn.zaa Die ~ choIara.

st. Petersburg, Russia.--One weeks
cholera record for Russia shows 39,-
944 new cases Of cholera and 1923
deaths, bringing the total number OF
cases in Russia this year to 1895.
or these, 5O.2s7 have died.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-25
Gaynor Rumors Are psnled.

Hoboken, N. J.-Despite the fact
that disquieting rumors about the con.
dition Of Mayor Gaynor continue to
be circulated. the doctors In attend.
ance reiterated that he Is progressing
satisfactorily.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-25
smuqoIed Chinese cauoht.

Portland, Ore.-An attempt to Snug.
gle rs Chinese was frustrated by In
spector Barbour when that number Of
Chinese stowaways were discovered
in the chain locker Of the steamer
Kumeric.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-25

London and New York may soon be
connected with telephone communica.
ton. None of the ictious of fairy
tales can surpass this modern miracle
of a chat over the ocean.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-25

The man who rescued his mother.in.
law from his burning home and left
his fishing tackle to the mercy of the
flames may have been absent minded.
Charitable benedicts viii do well to
give him the benefit Of the doubt until
be ID found guilty.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-25
Firemen Select ST. Louis.

st. Louis.-At the closing session Of
the convention Of the National Fire
mems association in Rochester, N. T.,
st. Louis was selected for the 1911
convention.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-25
German AIrshIp ls Burned.

Berlin, misunderstanding parties
and scout airships were sent through
Hollow Forrest, hunting for an airship
which was seen to catch fire and fall.
The accident was witnessed by work.
men on the outskirts of Dessau.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-25
Saloon Licenses Raised to $1,000.

Cape Charlottesville city council
has increased saloon licenses from
$3.50 to $1,000, and licenses Of beer
depots from 5000 to $500. It is
thought that several Of the "a saloons
Of the city will be forced out Of bust
ness by the increase.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-25
Firemen Save g: kIued.

Jacksonville, Illinois.-An uniden-
titled man was burned to death
in a fire which destroyed two business
buildings. Six persons were carried
out By firemen. The Graham Hard
ware company was destroyed. The
estimated loss is $4,000
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-25

The ~word-coiner has an easy task.
All he needs to do in expressing his
views on a public policy is to select
the name of a man he dislikes and at
tach the syllable ism"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-25
Kentucky Postmaster Is Arreste

Paducah, Kentucky.--J. M. Richard
son, postmaster at Laketon, KY, was
arrested at Quebeck, Tenn, and
brought here by Postoffice Inspector
Griswold to answer a charge of en-
bezzling $173.28.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-25
Couple Beaten to Death.

Wilmington, Del.-A large posse has
been searching the woods near Clay
mont for burglars who beat Robert
Casey, 10 years old, and his wife, An
ma Casey, 65 years old, to death, with
o club and then robbed their home.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-25
Whitcomb Riley ImprovIno.

indianapolis, Ind.-A marked i'm.
provement in the condition of James
Whitcomb Riley has brought relief
to his family and friends.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-25

To orphan banana republics the IA
therland refuses to be a mother.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-25

Rudyard Kipling urges that airmen
wear pneumatic armor for protection
in case of accident. That is simpler
than covering the earth with feather
beds.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-25
nlnes Wlth Misa ElkIns

Vichy, France.-Miss Katherine FL
kins, accompanied by her mother, has
arrived here. They were Joined at
dinner BY tho Duke Of Abruzzi, who
Ii there incognito.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-25
PoIIce JUDGE sues CITY.

Macon.-"Squire' ]. p. Holman, Who
served Macon as police judge for two
years, at a salary Of $40 q month, has
fled suit against the city for $7ss,
claiming that amount due him on fees.