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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1911-05-25

At Dayton, Fla, recently an auto
mobile was driven mile In 25seconds,
which was at the rate Of 140 miles an
hour. No aeroplane has equalled this
speed for so short distance.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1911-05-25
Peoples
Column
FOR SALE.

Allikinds oftfarms and town prop
critics for sale. WADE TURNER,
If Merchants Bank Building.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1911-05-25

For SALE-Hat rack, also some
mating. MRS ii. A. AYREs,
S. High street.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-02-16
DEFENDS
SEAT IN SENATE
VENERABLE ILLINOIS STATES
MAN ATTACKS ROOT lNTlMA-
TON AND BAILEY SPEECH.
"A PERSONAL ASPERSION"
Declares Debaters Attacked the Honor
and Integrity of His state-Points
to His Record of Public Life Of
SO Years as Vindication.

Washington, D. C.-Senator Shelby
NJ. Cullom of Illinois arose to a ques-
ton Of privilege and defended the
manner of his election made thereon
by Senator Bailey, in debate following
Senator Roots speech last week.
Senator Bailey had declared that
If the law as stated by Senator Root
is correct as to the illegality Of the
Lorimer election, then it was the law
in the case of Cullom.
The veteran Illinois senator, who is
so years old, declared Bailey's attack
"a personal aspersion."
II have been silent as senator's
know" said the venerabl e Illinois
member, in a voice so weak that he
could scarcely be heard two feet
away, "on the discussion concerning
the right of my colleague to retain his
seat in the senate.
mo matter what senators may
think personally. / do not believe 1t
becoming on my part to discuss the
case publicly Or privately and l do
not intend to do so now. When the
time to vote comes l shall vote &C
cording to the dictates of my own
conscience. However, in the debate
last week the honor and integrity of
my state has been brought into ques-
ton and even my own election as a
senator referred to on the floor Of the
senate"
Senator Cullom concluded by say
ing that his record of public life for
80 years would show that he had al
ways denounced corruption.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-02-16
MEMBERSHIP Of
HOUSE TO Be 433
cRUMPAcKER APPoRTIoNMENI
BILL PASSED AFTER sPIR-
TIED DEBATE.
ILLINOIS WILL GAIN TWO
House of Representatives Spend More
Than Five Hours in Discussing
and Voting on Bill and Pro
posed Amendments.

Washington, D. C.-The house
passed the Crumpacker apportionment
bill, providing for a membership OF
433 after March 8, 1918, and 435 when
Arizona and New Mexico enter the
~sisterhood of states. This decision
was reached by a majority of 80 after
several hours of spirited debate and
after every parliamentary device had
been exhausted in the effort to have
the house stand by the action of the
Republican caucus and keep the mem.
bership at 391, where it is at present.
The Missouri Republicans lost their
fight for a slight reduction in the
states representation, in order to
make a redistricting of the state an
absolute certainty. When it had be-
come apparent that the house would
not adopt the 391 plan, Mr., Elvins of
Missouri offered as an amendment his
bill providing for a membership OF
402, which would give the state Is
instead of 16 representatives. This
HlUIlUH lOoI ny d VOlc VI 10 " HVI'
No State to Suffer Loss.
By the adopted arrangement, no
states will suffer a reduction of their
delegations in the house. Nor will
Missouri or Illinois be compelled to
elect their congressional delegations
at large.
Under the new reapportionment
plan the following states gain the
number indicated:
Alabama, Il; California, 3; Colorado,
/; Florida, /; Georgia, 1; Idaho, 1;
Illinois, 2; Louisiana, /; Massachu-
sets, 2; Michigan, 1; Minnesota, 1;
Montana, 1; New Jersey, 2; New
York, G; North Dakota, /; Ohio, 1;
Oklahoma, 6; Oregon, 1; P%ennsylva-
mia, 4; Rhode Island, i; South Dako-
to, 1; Texas, 2; Utah, 1; Washington,
Q; West irginia, l.
The house spent more than five
hours in discussing and voting upon
the bill and proposed amendments.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-02-16
Extra Session Is Probable.

Members of the general assembly
are discussing the probability OF an
extra session of the legislature. The
consensus of opinion among then IS
that the Forty-sixth general assem@ly,
owing to the necessity for dealing
with the question of constructing a
new capitol and the loss of time occa-
stoned by the capitol fire will be UNI
able to complete its work within the
10 days for which they draw full ray.
Some of the south Missouri members
say the will not remain in JetfersEn
City longer than March Is, when the
70 days of the session expires, unless
the governor calls an extra session
for a continuance of the work unfin-
ished. Gov. Hadley declined to say
whether he would call az extra SEES
sion or not. He did say, however,
that in the 80 work days remaining
of the session that much work can be
turned off and that March Is may
find the legislature with practically
a clean slate.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-02-16
RECOMMENDS AN
8-F00T CHANNEL
FOURTEEN FEET THROUGH THE
VALLEY" DIsAPPRovED BY
BlxBT's ENGINEERS.
PLAN IS DECLARED FUTILE
Experts Say Ocean Steamers Would
Not Use Even 24Foot Waterway
-Eight-Foot Depth From Cal
70 to Utica. III.

Washington, D. C.-The special
board of engineers appointed to re-
port on the feasibility of a waterway
between Lockport and Utica, Ill, as a
section of the proposed lakes-to-the-
gulf deep waterway, recommends an
8-foot channel instead of the 14-foot
waterway which has been so strongly
urged throughout the Mississippi val
ley.
The final report of the board was
transmitted to congress by Brig.-Gen.
w. H. Bixby, chief of engineers and
president of the board. Salient points
of the report are:
A 14-foot channel is declared to be
too deep for river traffic and entirely
insufficient for lake and ocean YES
sells.
The board favors extending the g.
foot channel from Cairo to Utica,
which can be done at relatively small
cost.
Before any work is undertaken, Hi
nois' $40, 600, 900 must be available for
a channel eight feet or more In depth
between Utica and Locport.
Uniform Tributary Depth.
The special board is not willing
that the government spend any money
between Utica and Lockport unless
through Unforeseen contingency" 1t
shall develop that the $2O,00O,0O au-
thorized by the people of Illinois is
not sufficient to complete the work.
The board Of review for rivers and
harbors, which passes on all reports
Of engineer officers and boards, does
not concur in this latter recommends
ton of the special board, ad recon-
mends that the government is not to
spend a dollar between Lockport and
Utica under any condition. This is
the only essential difference between
the two boards.
A uniform depth in the principal
tributaries will be Of far greater bene-
fit to the navigation interests OF the
country than great depth in the Mis-
sissippi with shallow tributaries, the
board asserts.
The board recommends that the 81
900, 900 authorized in the last river
and harbor act be expended below
Utica after what is known as the
"Deneen plan" is made effective be
tween Utica and Lockport.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-02-16
Acts Of the Missouri
Law Makers.

Three Capitol Propositions.

OaBatSN
Three distinct propositions will con-
front the legislature when it begins
the consideration of the new capitol
question. Each of these will have its
backing. and the indications are a
sharp fight oyer the matter in both
branches win ensue.
The first proposition is to pass an
act providing for the immediate con-
struction of a new capitol to cost
from 5000, 900 to $5,OOO,0OO this to
be submitted to the voters for their
approval at a special election about
July 1. This proposition is favored
by Gov. Hadley and the house and
senate leaders. 1t will provide, either
for the issuance Of bonds or for a di-
rect tax of from Q to 8 cents on the
h~undred-dollar valuation.
The second is to submit al amend
ment to the constitution for the re-
moval of the state capitol to st. Louis
or some other city and provide for
the issuance Of bonds in the sum of
about $5,000,0 900 to construct the new
capitol where located. There are a
considerable number of representa-
tives who favor this plan, and it gives
to all of the cities having aspirations
to become the seat Of state govern
ment a chance to get in with their
offers.
The third proposition is for the sub
mission of a amendment to the state
constitution providing for the con-
struction of a new ~statehouse. This
amendment would be like that STD
mitted to the voters and beaten at
the last general election.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-02-16
TARIFF RATES HELD UP
Interstate Commerce Commission
Hands Down Three Decisions
%Suspending Advances.

Washington, D. C.-Three decisions
%suspending tariff rates were handed
down by the Interstate commerce
commission. They were:
Advanced rates to Atlanta over the
Louisville & Nashville road, suspend
ed until June 8, pending ~investiga-
ton; advanced rates on cement on
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe, sus-
pended until July 1; tap line allow
ances filed by the Chicago & Eastern
Illinois, Evansville & Terre Haute
and Evansville & Indianapolis, sus-
pended until May /.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-02-16
CORKSCREW GLIDE SAVES
Army Aviator's AeropIane Is Disabled
at Height of One Thousand Feet,
But He Escapes Death.

San Antonio, Tex.-A clogged cylin-
der which stopped the engine of his
~aeroplane while he was flying 1000
feet above ground nearly resulted in
the death of First Lieut.. Ben. d. Fou-
lois, signal corps, United States army,
while making a trial fight.
Only a corkscrew glide, which put
all of the fool flyers to shame for it's
daring, saved the soldier aviator.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-02-16
H0NDURAN WAR NEAR END.
Conference Is Being Held on United
States Boat to Arrange Matters
While Armies Rest.

Puerto Cortez, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
tionary and government leaders have
agreed to an armistice and fighting
has been stopped.
A conference was held on board
the United States steamship Tacoma.
American and British gunboats are
now at Pedro Sui, protecting railroads
owned by American capitalists.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-02-16
WIDOW STAYS As
HUSBAND W|LLED.
HUSBANDS DYING WISH FoE
TRIPLE FUNERAL SUBSCRIBED
TO BY RELIcT.
SHOOTS BOY AS HE SLEEPS
Parents Feared to leave Him In
This World to Suffer as We Have''
Farewell Letters by Pair
Left for Relatives.

Oxford. Me.-In fulfllment of q
compact made with her husband dur
ing his lingering illness, which death
ended Saturday, Mrs. Lynwood S.
Keene took her own life, after having
fatally shot her 14-year-old son, Ger.
aid.
The compact. dated about a month
ago, was found by the coroner in q
sealed envelope in the woman's
room.
The compact, with several farewell
letters to relatives. bore the names
of both Mr., and Mrs. Keene, although
the husband. apparently, had been
too feeble to make more than his
mark, his name being written by his
wine.
Friends of the family who we're in
the house assisting in preparing the
body Of Mr.. Keene for burial heard
shots fired upstairs. They found the
boy, Gerald, in bed in his chamber
with a bullet wound in his right TEN.
pie. So close had the revolver been
held to the child's head, probably
while he was asleep. that the hair
about his temple was singed.
The door of Mrs. Keene's room was
broken in and her body was found
stretched on the bed. She had placed
the revolver muzzle to the roof Of
her mouth and fired. death probably
being Immediate.
II letters to relatives, to whom
small gifts we're made of personal be-
longings, the husband and wife asked
to be hurled in a double casket and
that their sons coffin and theirs be
placed in the same box for final
burial.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-02-16
GRIEF KILLS SCHOOLBOY
Teachers Error Listed Him az Loser
When in Reality He
Had Won.

Orange, N. morris Henkel, 10
years old, is dead at his home here
Of grief over his supposed failure to
pass his final examination in the
eighth grade. The lad was one of
the best pupils in his grade, and when
his teacher enormously announced
that he had failed to pass his examin-
atoms he collapsed, dying in a few
hours
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-02-16
NO BODIES ARE MISSING
Robbers Sought Jewels in Scott
Tomb, Say Detectives; Revenge,
Relatives Declare.

Erie, Pa.-No body was stolen from
The mausoleum Of the late Congress-
man W. L. Scott. This statement was
made by a member Of the family of
Charles H. Strong, a son-in-law of
Scott. Some of the caskets have been
broken open. None Of the bodies had
been molested. The motive for the
vandalism is pronounced one of ven
geance.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-02-16
ROBBERS STEAL $4,000
Burglars Escape Under Nose of Tren-
ton New Jersey Police
With Gems.

Trenton, N. J.-Charles e. Robeling,
president of the John A. Robeling
Sons company, the founder of which
built the Brooklyn bridge, headed a
burglar hunt in his mansion near
here.
Despite the long hunt the aurau-
ders escaped with $4,000 worth Of
jewels, calmly walking out under the
very eyes of the searchers.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-02-16
CATHOLIC PRIEST ELOPEs
Assistant Rector Of New Orleans
Prefers Matrimony to His
ChurchIy Vows.

New Orleans, La.-Forsaking his
church VOWS for the altar, G. G. j..
Daguerse, assistant rector of st. The
resa's church, eloped to Atlanta, Ga,
and was married to Miss G. E. Graft,
a New Orleans girl and his former
parishioner. He has given up the
priesthood
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-02-16
Louls!anans Urging New Count.

Louisiana.-Census figures showing
4 decrease of CIT in Louisiana's pop.
ulation caused considerable surprise
in Louisiana. Citizens claim there is
something raalcally wrong with the
census figures, and are urging that ar
rangements be made at once for a
new census.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-02-16
earen Gets TWO Years.

st. Louis, MCMILLAN Garen, for
mer manager Of Havlin's theater,
pleaded guilty in Judge Taylor's divi-
sion of the criminal court to embez-
zling $22, $50 from the st. Louis The
alter company and was sentenced to
two years in the penitentiary at hard
labor
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-02-16

1t is saddening, however, to note
that the dear "Old Philadelphia Lady"
who has been trying for more than
eleven years to find out, through the
columns of the New York Herald's
Paris edition, how to figure the tenn
perature from Centigrade to Fahren-
heit, and vice versa" has not yet sue
ceeded.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-02-16
TAFT POLICY VOTED DOWN
Corn Growers Hear President Advo-
cate Reciprocity, Then Re-
solve Against 1t.

Columbus, O.-Almost as soon as
President Taft had left the National
Corn show, following the speech in
which he advocated Canadian reci-
procity as a good thing for the farm
ers, the Ohio Corn Improvement as
ISOLATION, in session in the hall where
the president spoke, adopted a reso-
luton condemning the reciprocity
proposal.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-02-16

Maine has been one Of the great
sources Of the eastern ~seaboard's ice
supply, hut even Maine, where the Ice
crop seldom fails, is c~easing to de-
pend upon the weather. Artificial ice
has been made for some time at the
plant of the Maine insane hospital in
Augusta and nov a large ice manufac-
turing plant is to be established in
Lewiston.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-02-16

New York Man, Rather Than Starve,
Uses Gas in Pact With
His Wife.

New York.-Their savings gone,
with no work available, and with
starvation in sight, Frank Bernard,
so, and his wife, Mamie, 80, decided
that the struggle for existence was
too great.
While their two sons, George, 4,
and Daniel, 2, were sleeping in their
little apartment on the third floor of
their Brooklyn home, the parents
turned on the gas and went to sleep.
All four of the family are dead.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-02-16
Two in AeropIane Killed.

Douai, France.-Two more names
have been added to the death roll of
the %aeroplane. Aviators Noel and
Delatorre were killed while conduct
ing a trial of a military aeroplane,
before experts from the department,
previous to its delivery to the army.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-02-16
TRIES TO KILL LEROUx
Enemy of Spanish Deputy Takes Five
Shots at Him, But Misses Every
Time and Is Arrested.

Sabadell, Spain.-An unsuccessful
attempt was made here to assassinate
Deputy Leroux, the Republican leader
and chief radical in the Spanish cor
ties.
Five shots we're fired at him, but all .
missed, Three suspects were imme-
diately arrested.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-02-16
Doctor Is Killed bv Fumes,

Clinton.-Dr. w. G. Mcnees, health
officer of Clinton, died from fumes of
~formaldehyde he had inhaled three
hours earlier while spraying a small
pox patient. He was IS years old
and leaves a widow and two children.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-02-16
BANK CLERKS ON STRIKE
Employees of % New York Institutions
Demand Shorter Hours and
Holiday Every Week.

New York.-Eight hundred bank
clerks employed in 22 private banks
in the East Side have begun a strike
for shorter hours and higher wages
The strike is the result of the recent
organization by labor leaders of the
EAST Side Bank Clerks union.
The demands Of the union are for
a 52-hour week, an increase of 81 in
wages and one full day holiday every
week.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-02-16
commission Form dread.

Joplin and Springfield citizens ap-
peared before the joint hearing of
the municipal corporations committee
of the senate and house and pleaded
for the privilege Of rejecting or adopt
ing. the commission form of govern
ment as embodied in a bill which they
have submitted to the consideration
of the general assembly.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-02-16
Bill to Prevent Removal.

Arguing that the constitution re-
quires the permanent seat of govern
ment to be maintained in Jefferson
City, and that the legislature is with
out power to move it, a senate ON
mittee headed by Senator F. W. Nc
A]lister of Monroe county presented
a bill which leaves out Of c%onsidera-
ton any provision for the removal of
the capital. The bill will call for a
bond issue Of $5,000,000.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-02-16

A man in Missouri has Just died
who in a married life of SO years never
quarreled with his wife nor told her a
lie. The great majority Of husbands
will refuse to believe in such super
human virtue. particularly az to the
last detail.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-02-16
Held for RIvaI,s Death.

Springfield, Moe-Aldridge Daniels
has been arrested and placed in Jail
at Marshfeld on a charge Of murder.
Daniels Is accused Of causing the
death Of Sam Byrd. a rival. Of near
Sampson.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-02-16

That millionaire who has offered a
large sum for the discovery Of the
grave of Eve may be credited with
showing proper respect fol, a remote
ancestress. and the display 10 not going
to cost him q cent.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-02-16
Convicts Win cIemency.

Twelve convicts who aided in the
unsuccessful fight to save the capitol
building will receive clemency from
Governor Hadley. Some may be par
doned outright, others paroled on
promise of future good behavior and
still others have their sentences re-
duced. The house, at the suggestion
of Representative Sterling H. McCar-
ty of Pemiscot county, adopted a res
olution requesting the governor to
give favorable consideration to the
prisoners who displayed unusual BRAY
cry at the fire.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-02-16

Now surgery IL hailed az frst aid in
transforming criminals into good citi.
zens, and the knife IL the real moral
uplifter. All evil tendencies will be
removed By a surgical operation and
the millennium will come, but not I'M
til the doctors have all become multi
willionaires.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-02-16

Twelve women jurors in San Fran
cisco agreed SO promptly that they
pronounced for a divorce without
awaiting the judges charge, but the
lady jurors will learn in time to
wrangle wei verdicts Just like men.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-02-16
Salary Bill to Be Opposed.

The bill STIMULATING that railroads
shall pay wages twice a month will be
opposed by the carriers, The account
ing officers of the railroads have dele
gated a committee to appear before
the legislatures committee and oppose
the measure.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-02-16

F~orty-ive Of the Brazilian sailors
who mutinied have died from various
causes since their surrender. Twenty
six succumbed to sunstroke while en-
gagged In compulsory government
work. This form Of capital punish.
ment ID effective. IL unofficial.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-02-16
Brunswick Hotel Burns

Brunswick.-The Brown hotel, one
of the leading hotels in this city, was
totally destroyed by fire. Nothing was
saved, The loss is $4,000. No lives
were lost, but several persons had
narrow escapes.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-02-16
Eerryboat GLADYS At CAPE.

Cape Charlottesville new ferry
boat, the Gladys, arrived from Jeffer-
sonville, Ind, shipyards to operate
between this city and East Cape Cir
ardeau. Since the destruction by ice
early in the winter of 1910 of the
ferryboat Warsaw, the business has
been done with gasoline boats.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-02-16
Rob WhitelAw Reid.

San Francisco, Gala daring porch
climber entered the partments of
Whitelaw Reid, American ambassador
to Great Britain, during the night and
got away with a large amount Of jew
elry.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-02-16
Bed Cross Founder III.

Oxford, Mass.-Miss Clara Barton.
founder, organizer and for many
years president of the National Red
Cross, has been seriously i'll with
pneumonia at her home in Glen Echo,
Md, for several days, according to in
formation received by friends here.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-02-16
RuIIna His Candy peaIers.

Columbia.-Candy dealers in Mis-
souri, are to be required to use cards
in showcases explaining how their
candies are favored or colored, ac-
cording to a ruling made by DR.. W. P.
Cutler, state dairy and food commits
sioner.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-02-16
Milk So Per Cent Bad.

Jefferson City.-More than So per
cent of the milk inspected by the
state board and drug department last
year was found to be lacking in some
particular, reports Commissioner Will
liam P. Cutler to Governor Hadley.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-02-16
Mine Receivers Named,

Danville, HIN the federal court
here Judge Francis M. Wright ap-
pointed g. G. McClenathan Of this
city and Mont Eyessell Of st. Louis
receivers for the Mulholland Fluor
Spar mines in Hardin county.