Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-04-04

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said that he was responsible for the
celluloid collar. The committee was
discussing the question OF the dsty
on things which enter into celluloid
manufacture.
Are you responsible for the cellu-
loid collar7" asked Senator Kern.
sternly.
"Yes. l invented them" replied the
witness, "and fixed them 30 you can
not tell the difference between tbsm
and linen collars"
II have been trying to locate the
responsibility for these collars for
some time." said Senator Kern. Sc
verely, but with a twinkle In his eye.
May Hold Long session.
Not in the history of congress In
years has there been SO much
uncertainty as to the date OF ad-
ournment. Some of the Democrats
OF the house think that adjournment
Is sure prior to the opening oil the
convention, but there are those VINO
say that the session will last until
September.
The situation is a most curious one;
the house being Democratic by a large
majority can put through such tartn
legislation as it desires, and put 1t
through quickly, but over in the sen
ate there are two parties and TWO
factions in each. The Progressive Re
publicans in the senate want DOWN
ward revision, but they do not want
such downward revision as the Demo-
Gratis Of the house have proposed, tor
the Progressives think that 1t 10 100
extreme. The regular Republicans In
the senate are willing to cut the
schedules a little, but not as mucn as
their Progressive brethren would Z
them to be cut, nor anything Ike as
much as the Democratic majority OF
the house would like to have them
cut.
II the Progressive Republicans OF
the senate and the Democrats OF the
same body get together and put
through a compromise tariff bill and
get the house to sanction it, 1t will go
to the president. Then II MI. Taft
shall veto the bill as some people
seem to think he will because 1t was
not based on the tariff boards report.
the Democrats Of the house may stop
further attempts at tariff legislation
and will be content to go before the
country saying whats the use?" In
this case adjournment will come early.
II, on the other hand, the senate
weeks or two months, as it often has
done before reaching any conclusion
In the matter, and then should pass
a bill for which they could get the
sanction OF the house, and the presl-
dent should make up his mind to sign
1t, the Democratic house majority will
continue its tariff legislation endeavor
and the session may last through the
hot season until the leaves begin to
turn in the fall. There are a few In
stances ON record in which congress.
in a presidential year, sat through the
time Of the national conventions n
well on toward the election.
Miss Helen Taft, daughter of the
president, has become greatly inter
ested in sociology. She is about to
begin teaching a course Of first aid"
work to a division of the organization
, known as the Campfire Girls Of Amer
lea.
indian War Vets Ignored.
A letter to a Washington man
! written by James P. Lockwood of
|. Chicago, commander Of the Philip
: H. Sheridan garrison Of the Reg
: tuiar Affay safid Navy Union. sug-
!, gests that the regular army survivors
Of the Indian wars from 1865 to 1888
are deserving Of better treatment than
, congress seems disposed to give them.
Early in the seventies James P.
Lockwood Joined the Seventh cavalry
and he fought with Clusters command
until the Sioux annihilated the gener-
al and the members Of his squadron
: In June, 1876. Lockwood was a nom
commissioned officer in Reno's squad
ron Of the Seventh on the day of the
Custer fight, a command which was
engaged in a fight of its own at the
time that Custer held off the swarm
+ ing Sioux. 1t was Lockwood. who,
$ with a trooper companion, carried
1 Lieutenant Benjamin Hodgson from
Q the place where he fell mortally
wounded to a place back Of the troops,
thus saving him from falling into the
hands of the Indians.
: In his letter the former trooper
r says that when a young soldier enter
ed Columbus Barracks, o., early in the
y seventies as a recruit he saw written
v over the entrance, presumably BY
@ some grimly humorous veteran, the
4 hopeless words which the poet put
= over the gateway of hell. LOCKWOOD
= writes feelingly. He says: Our con
n gress at Washington should not for
" get this element OF our veteran sol
q diery altogether when they are coz
h sidering giving to the veterans of ths
n Civil war such increases and sucf
o help as are extended and carried II
the Sulloway and Sherwood bills.
a He writes also OF what he consider
9 the injustice Of the regulation which
|. forbids the admission to the Soldiers
# Home at Washington of any veteran
h frontier soldier unless he can shov
that he has been disabled In the lin
J. of duty. "All these veterans" say
IS Lockwood, gave UP q part OF incl
Fl pag month by month for years for tn
]u,rnor of the home to which the,
are forbidden admission
2n acres. Just half a century ago
saL.mo IN drain the southern portiol