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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-15
Col. Thom's Montgomery Address.


 "The scholarly address of Col. Alfred P Thom of Washington, D. C., on The Pending Revolution delivered last Fri day before the Alabama Bar association in session at Montgomery will doubt less be widely distributed in pamphlet form" said a democrat. That address contained a strong argument for repre- sentative government as against the initiative, referendum and recall. Colonel Thom's survey of epoch making revolu- tions was Illuminating.
 The principle of the initiative and ref erendum is not only popular, but is worka- hle in local affairs with good results when those questions are thoroughly un- derstood by the people. But in national questions especially, when those questions are complex, representative government which conforms to the genius of our American institutions is better. and must always prove more satisfactory to thoughtful people than the so- called pro- gressive initiative, referendum and re- call
 "As Colonel Thom says of the doc Urine of the initiative and referendum: It is a substantial revolution towards the philosophy of Rousseau which created the conditions which first produced the French revolution and afterwards cul- minated in the dictatorship of Napoleon The obvious effect of the doctrine is to lessen the responsibility and to diminish the scope for the exercise of independent judgment by the legislative representa- tives.'"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-15

Next summer common sense will, 1t is said, take hand in dress reform. When it does sandals will displacs the hot air. tight boxes called shoes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-15

The bull moose call was issued after Wilson and Marshall had practically won the presidential race.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-15

Many prominent independent repub : licans have already come out for Will son and Marshall and more will do like- wise.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-15

The cruiser Birmingham has sighted three big icebergs. They should be lowed into some overloaded American port Here Is Atlantas opportunity
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-15

Seagirt is as much of a Mecca now as Buzzard's Bay was in 1892 on the eve of the last great democratic vic tory.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-15

Senator Cullom tried both sides of the Lormer case, but in the wind up he voted to turn Lorimer out
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-15

and vests before getting to work in convention
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-15

According to the almanac, summer is about half gone. Thus far 1t has been wet but not excessively hot.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-15
sIzzLED-EGG COCKTAILS

From the New York World.
 The Westminster Gazette, In a Hia- wathan epic on "The Bolting of Teddi- ratha," otherwise T. R., drops into bar keepers metaphor as follows:
 As an egg is socked and sizzled
 In the shaping of a cocktail;
 As a lemon yields it's life-juice
 In the whirl of a Manhattan.
 Do they compound cock tails with fry ing pans in London? The intimate ac- quaintance with American drinks shown by the poet makes it matter of regret that he did not enlighten his readers further on the mysteries of their composition. To his rhymed re- cipe for sizzled-egg cocktail he might for example, have added:
 As the gin Is trapped and fizzed
 In the shaping of julep;
 As the rye is decanted and dashed
 In the making of ricl<ey,
 So the claret is mulled and mixed
 To concoct the succulent highball, Sc.
 Doubtless a few sizzled-egg cocktails would fit a man to hunt the snark or fight bull moose to a frazzle. But the thing for remark is the exhibition by the barkeep' poet of an acquaintance with American beverages almost equal ling the average British knowledge of American politics, history and geogra- DhV
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-15

Charles D. Hilles is the surface agent of the subway firm of Barnes, Penrose' Guggenheim & Co
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-15

Many a candidature has been wrecked, alas, on the two-thrds rule, and more will be while it is retained.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-15

Lorimer's 1S-hour speech would have given him first prize in an Olympic of oratory.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-15

Potatoes and hay are falling in price, but diamond rings refuse to budge a farthing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-15

Turkeys war secretary has resigned That country needs bull moose states man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-15

Wall street is not doing any betting on the vote in November of it's own state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-15

Congress is moving on to a lingering and painful dissolption in August.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-15

Nixola Greeley-Smith in Evening World, I interviewed the wife of a presidential XVIIAT every woman in the United
 N States wants to know just now
 w might be embodied in single
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-15

On the new arlstocratic nickel piece no bull moose will appear.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-15

The contributing editor considers. it is plain, Lyman Abbott an easy boss.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-15

If the thermometer goes too high to suit you just stand it in the icebox a few minutes.
 --.e=- Women delegates do not strip off coats and vests before getting to work in convention.
  Lorimer's 13-hour speech would have given him first prize in an Olympic of oratory.
  Potatoes and hay are falling in price, but diamond rings refuse to budge farthing Turkeys war secretary has resigned. That country needs a bull moose states man. Wall street is not doing any betting on the vote in November of it's own state
  Congress is moving on to a lingering and painful dissolYtion in August.
  The contributing editor considers, it is plain, Lyman Abbott an easy boss.
  On the new arlstocratic nickel piece no bull moose will appear
 -e.- The Mexican rebels have degenerated into mere bridge burners.
 --s.-- Kansas would like to trade her politi- clans for farm hands.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-15
TELEPHONES

Bell (priyate exchange connecting nll dcpartmcnts). No. 4000.
 Peoples, Editorial rooms, 231j busi- ness office, 230.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-15

The Mexican rebels have degenerated into mere bridge burners.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-15

z. E. Morgan and w G. Wharton are the only authorized travelling represen- tatives of The Age-Herald in its circu- lation department.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-15

No communication will be published without it's authors name. Rejected manuscript will not be returned unless stamps are enclosed for that purpose
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-15

Kansas would like to trade her politi- clans for farm hands.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-08-29
IRONTON MO- THIJRSDAY. AUGUST 90 NUMBER L

children under 5 years. AT New
Bedford, Mass, another wooden
mill town, 40 out of every 100 per-
sons that die, are under 5 years,
and the great majority of the 40
are babes!
These people who work in the
woolen mills are t'protected:" ]"
That is, the multi-millionaire
wooden trust magnata who come
to Washington for excessive pro-
lection, say that the sole reason
they desire tariff rates which give
them monopoly on American
markets and permit Them to charge
double the value for wooden cloth
ing, is that they are protecting"
their employees
In addition to making this plea,
the trust magnates, Of course,
make liberal contributions OF
money to the campaign funds OF
the party of protection. The re-
suit is such bills as Schedule K OF
the Payne-Aldrich law.
Here is a plain question for the
American people to ask them.
selves. Why should they longer
permit a comparative handful Of
millionaires to force them to pay
exorbitant prices for every article
of wooden clothing they wear, on
the pretext Of these rich men thai
they are protecting" their en-.
ployees, when those employees
are not only not being protected
but are being paid such low wages
that they are practically compell'
ed to live like cattle?
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-08-29
Washington correspondence.
BY q. H. TAvENNER.

WASHINGTON, Aug, 23.-ln the
city Of Lawrence, Mass, where the
highly protected woolen mills hold
forth; whore boys and girls work
for So, So and S4 week and fathers
and mothers work long hours for
SIS S6 and 81 q week for full time.
Al out Of every 100 deaths are those
Of children under 5years Of age.
And Of these Al children, 35 are
under | year Of age.
The doctor says the deaths OF
so many children are due TO the
fact that the mothers labor such
long hours, under unsanitary con-
ditions, in the woolen mills.
But mark the percentage OF
child deaths In Lawrence particu-
larly; forty seven out Of every
100 persons that die In Lawrence
are children under ? years Oh age.
Now compare this with Seattle,
| Wash. There, out Of every 400
persons who die, but 10 are chill
dren under 5 years Of age.
The average for the whole coun'
try Is AZ children under 8 years o.
age instead Of Az as In Lawrence,
land for the whole country 10 Out
Of every 100 deaths are Of children
under year Of age, instead Of 81
as III Lawrence.
Ia Fail River, Mass, where the
wooden trust also operate, 80 out
Of every 400 persons that die ar'
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-08-29
Rebuilding the Missouri Pacific,

Vast sums Of money, aggrega-
ing millions of dollars, have been
spent by the Missouri Pacific dur
ing the past year in the better
ment of roadbed and track eondi-
tions, particularly on that part of
the line between Kansas City and
Pueblo. Practically this entire
division has been rebuilt. Heavy
steel rails, new oak ties and the
best ballast obtainable have been
used in the reconstruction of the
road.
| The ballast used on the eastern
end is a product Of the mines OF
Southwest Missouri known as
"Chatts,'' while that used on the
western end is from the plants of
the Colorado Fuel and Iron Com
pany and is known as "Slag."
Railroad experts have pronounced
this the very best ballast that can
be made or procured.
AS result of these extensive
improvements, there is no better
railroad in the West to-day than
the Missouri Pacific, extending
from st. Louis through Kansas
City to Colorado. Its trains,
equipped with all steel under
frame cars of latest modern pat
tern, are pulled by monster To-
| comotives of the Pacific Type re-
Gently purchased for this service.
The Missouri Pacific is now the
popular route through st. Louis
| and Kansas City to Colorado and
| the West. A new roadbed for
practically the entire distance en-
ables the company to maintain
materially shorter schedules ano
the handsome new equipment
with electric-lighted Pullman
sleepers, and the roads "OwnN
superbly appointed dining cars
serving meals la carte, make 9
trip, whether long or short, mat
ter of real travel pleasure.
Recently installed Safely Block
Signals protect the movement Of
ali trains. The dining car service
is unsurpassed. Meals are served
on the a la carte plan, which
means that "you pay only fo
what you order"
Travel to the West over tht
Missouri Pacific is already greatly
, in excess Of that of last year, anc
this no doubt is due, largely !
, not wholly, to the greatly i'm
! proved service offered by this line
In real truth, "The old Reliable
} is now the "The Highway to th
/ Heights"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-08-29
G't !ss Ready Life's Large Opportunities.

CARLETON COLLEGE offers unex-
celled advantages for an education.
The Courses in the Academy-College,
Piano, Voice, Violin and Art Departments
are thorough in every way.
The Moral and Religious life Of the stu
dents is safeguarded and nurtured.
The Faculty represent the best scholastic
training.
New Science Hall is ready for use.
Splendid equipment Ladies Dormitory.
Board, Room and Tuition for the Year
One Hundred and Sixty Nine Dollars.
C. V. GILLILAND, PRESIDENT.
Pennington, Mo.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-08-29
Good Roads Department.
Contributions to this column soicited.)

sion of three members to be ap-
pointed by the mayor and mem
Der of the council and the county
sitting together. This commission
shall serve without pay, and
'tshall have sole, exclusive and en-
tire control and jurisdiction over
all public highways within it's dis
trict outside the corporate limits
Of any city or village therein, to
construct, improve and repair such
highways, and may employ hands
at fixed compensations, rent, lease
or buy teams, implements, tools
and machinery, power and all
things needful to carry on such
work, or may have such road work,
or any part of such work, done by
contract. The board may gravel
or macadamize any road in it's
district, if all roads and bridges
therein are in good condition and
repair"
The commission or board builds
all culverts and bridges necessary
in the district costing not more
than $4,000 All bridges costing
more than $4,000 are to be bull
by the county.
The law provides that the dis.
| trict board may repair, grade and
improve to distance of fifteer
miles beyond the district lin'
any highway, if the same is q con
, tinuance of q road in the district
and if the people interested in sucl
improvements, or the county court
or both, will assist literally il
contribution of money or work, 0
both, in making such improve
ment, so that it is possible for
district to make and maintain goo
: roads for a distance Of ninetee
miles from it's center in every dir
i ection.
t To supply funds the law pro
: yides that the county court shal
], turn over to the commissioners {
0 such special road districts tn
h taxes collected on the property i
r such district for road and bridg
II purpose. (nProvided, that th
T. amount of the taxes collected b
I the county on the property With
Y such special road district and thu
applied to the Improvement Of til
l. roads, shall not be less than to
(. cents nor more than 20 on hun
4 dred dollars of assessed yaluatio
. Of the property. within such speci'
road district.") The court mu
il also turn over to the district one
It lhalf Of the county licenses pal
a BY the saloons, pool and billiai
4 tables In the district.
1t A poll tax Of $500 must be pal
4, lin cash BY all able-bodied ma
- ,.A
+ citizens over p and under 6Oyeal
y Of age and fifty cents by al 9TH
male citizens over 2i years In sur
T. district outside of the corpora
II limits Of any city, town or yillag
il Under the new law the poll tax
o. now payablein cash, instead
ct work, as formerly. All taxes q
levied and collected by az
i through the county officials, q
J. lby the county officials turned ~
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-08-29
Special Road District, Eight
Mile.
EXPLANATIONS.

EXPLANATIONS.
Article 6, Chapter t02, Revised
Statutes of Missouri, 1909, pro-
vides for the organization OF spec
ial road districts of territory not
exceeding eight miles square, nor
64 4square miles in area. wherein is
located a city, town or village con-
tanning less than 100000 inhab-
itants. The district, therefore,
may be less than eight miles square
or may be rectangular in shape, as,
for example, four by six, Or six by
eight miles, but to exceed eight
miles across. 1t may be Irregular
in shape with more than four
sides) but in which case it must
not exceed sixty -four square miles
in area. In any case it must be
wholly within the county in which
it is formed.
To organize apecial road dis
trict under this law, it is necessary
that fifty or more resident taxpay-
ers of a proposed district shall
sign petition to the county court
setting out the boundaries OF the
proposed district, and asking that
the question be submitted to a
vote Of the qualified voters Of the
district. When such petition is
fled the county court shall order
an election held and give notice Of
same published two weeks, i
days, in some newspaper in the
district. If a majority vote is cas-
for the proposition the county
court shall announce the resultane
enter an order Of record declaring
this law to be in effect in such dis
trict. Within two weeks afte'
the voters adopt this law the may
or and council and county cour
shall meet In the county cour
room and appoint three commits
sioners, one to serve three years
one to serve two years, and one t
serve one.year; in February eacl
year thereafter one commissions
shall be appointed in like manne
to serve three years. The Com
missioners shall take oath Of OF
fice administered by the count.
clerk.
The board elects one Of It's mem
bers president and another CLERK
The board may also name treas
urer and fix his bond, which is +
be fled with the county clerk,
The board must make annus
settlements with the county cou'
at the August term, filing detaile
statements OF all Tecelpts ana %
penditures to be sworn to by
least two members Of the boar
which statement may be publish
IA il some newspaper at the dil
oretion Of the city council.
The act provides that the gene
ii road law in force in the count
shall remain In force IN sue
districts, except wherein the pr
visions thereof shall be n confli
with provisions Of this article.
such districts are therefore VI
der administration Of commi
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-08-29

to the road district, SO there can
be no double assessments.
The property and poll tax is that
levied by the county court for road
purposes and cannot be changed
(either increased or decreased) by
the district commissioners. The
only possible increase of road tax
es within the district is a bond
issue voted by the people OF the
district.
The last Legislature enacted
law authorizing such road district
to issue bonds not exceeding 5 per
cent of the assessed valuation OF
the district to run not more than
fifteen years, for the purpose OF
making roads. Bond buyers have
expressed satisfaction with this
law, and have said that bonds is
sued under the same would sell on
a par with school bonds. A two
thirds majority is necessary to
carry a bond issue.
Some of the advantages OF the
| law are that it is a step in the way
of local self-government and pro-
vides that at least considerable
amount of the taxes paid for road
and bridge purposes shall be spent
| in the locality where it is paid,
and provides permanent organi-
zation or machine for making and
maintaining roads in the way OF a
commission with authority to do
the work in whatever way may
prove most efficient and economi-
cal.
| Aside from the advantages OF
the concentration of road funds
collected within the town upon the
roads Immediately surrounding
the town and within an area eight
miles square this district offers ad-
vantages over the overseer system
in that it provides more perfect
system. This is without reflection
upon the road overseers and coun-
| ty courts who are doing the best
they can. Special districts may
own their own teams, stables and
road machinery and employ q man
the year around. The roads can
| be looked after when it should be
, done, graded In the right season
dragged when and as often as they
| need it, and the drains and bitches
kept open all the year around
The forty or fifty miles OF road
within district require the con-
slant care Of man and outfit the
year around if they are to be KEEP
good. 1t paves the way for the
patrol system which everybody
knows is the correct way to main
tain roads.
With very few exceptions this
district is giving satisfaction ane
is universally commended BY
those who have adopted it. Oul
towns are mainly supported by 9
farming community. If the towr
would hold its trade and extend j
into moro territory it must be BY
first class roads. Likewise, if the
; surrounding territory is to improve
in wealth, in schools, churches anc
citizenship in general it must DC
made better place to live in ane
this is made so by first class roads
The life OF town is closely linke
2 with that Of the surrounding ter
7 ritory. The people Of any tow
Z should be willing to contribute to
7 ward this improvement and to tax
= the lead in this kind Of a move
Z ment. 1t is the way to build up
4 city.
~
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-08-29
Weather Report.

Meteorological report Of Volun-
tary Observer at Ironton, Iron
county, Mo-, for the week ending
Tuesday, Auguft 20, 1925:
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-08-29

NOTE The precipitation includes
rain, hail, sleet and melted snow
and IL recorded in inches and huns
dredths. Ten inches of snow equal
one inch of rain. sT's indicates
trace Of precipitation.
w. H. DELANo, Observer.
we want to buy 100000 red and
white oak ties. Highest price paid
In cash for every load.
ARCADIA VALLEY Bot. Co..
Arcadia Mo.
The Greeley tribune., 1912-07-18
CHARGES
AGAINST
COLLEGE
STORIES ALLEGE
THAT FUNDS ARE JUGGLED-
PRESID..NT SNYDER is AP-
PARENTLY NOT WORRIED

Charges said to have sprung from
statements made by teachers who
are no longer connected with the
institution have been made against
the State Teachers college and founu
their way into the Denver papers.
Allegations to the effect that funds
of one department have been divert
ed to the use OF another, that In
judicious expenditures have been
made In the conduct Of the college,
that improper books have place in
the teaching of biotics and various
other gossip is in print concerning
the actions of DR.. z. \. Snyder,
president of the college.
DR.. Snyder has made no formal
reply to the charges, which have not
been formally presented to the
trustees or any one in authority.
Upon being asked If he had any
hing to say, DR.. Snyder replied
that the trustees had the handling
Of all the money of the institution
and that the state audited the books
twice each year He said that the
stories printed might have originat-
ed from some disgruntled persons
whose enthusiasm might have over
balanced their knowledge of the
facts.
Rumors of alleged Irregularities
were current in Greeley shortly be-
lore the ending of the regular term
last spring. A complaint was made
at that time that the students were
assessed various amounts on ire
Quent occasions for things aside
from the regular course of study as
outlined in the college catalogue.
Following the announcement that
nearly dozen of the 40 members
Of the faculty would not be connect
ed with the college next year these
stories became current. 1t Is not
known II the charges will be taken
up with the board of trustees.
The Greeley tribune., 1912-07-18
STUDENTS
IN OPERA
ARE fine
OF PLYMOUTH", PRE-
SENTED AT TEACHERS COL
LEGE, Is ENJOYED BY LARGE
NUMBER OF FRIENDS

II old Miles Standish could have
shaken the dust of of his shroud
and taken a squint at 'The Captain
Of Plymouth, staged Thursday by
students of the State Teachers col
lege, no doubt he would have grasp
ed Prof. j. c. Kendel by the hand
and applauded him loudly for his
impersonation of the sly old dog.
The song hit. OF the evening was
Il am Sorry l Said 1t, But l Did,.
Miss Amy Diebert won her way at
once with her clear lyric soprano
voice Prof. FitZ as John Alden was
the conscious lover and in the
duets with Miss Diebert was pleas
ing. The leader of the Puritan
maids, Miss Elizabeth Mcdonald,
was the demure little girl kissed by
the soldier Erasmus. the part taken
by Roy Adams. Miss Ruth Buchan-
an as Katanka, the Indian maid
who rescued Miles Standish from
the Indians. carried her part we'll.
The soldiers in red were a hit.
Misses Mabel and Edith Crawford.
Mary Lowrey, Miss Christopheson
and Miss Hall stepped time to Cap
tain Standish's orders. Orlo Hull
with his droll Puritan voice proved
the guardian of the colony.
Many little local touches were
brought into the lines. Real Span
ish girls took the part Of the In
dian maidens.
Wednesday evening. July II. in
the college auditorium 1.-The Mer-
chant of Venice" will be given.