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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-01-02
LAMbAs1s
NATIONS HEROES.
WASHINGTON POSSESSED BAD
TEETH, HIS FACE PITTED
AND PRoFANE.
LINCOLN MUCH OVERRATED"
Was Not Respected by His Cabinet,
Mayor Says in Review Of Volume
on Two Statesmen at Re-
quest Of Author.

New York.-Mayor Gaynor was
asked to review a book by Rev. Rob-
srt ". Mclaughlin. The book is
called Washington and Lincoln" The
mayor did so. He wrote DR.. McLaugh-
lin a letter which was just made pub
tic.
"The general impression of Wash
ington," observes the mayor, in put
ting the stamp of his opinion on the
"Father of His Country" 'is largely
mythical. We think of him as a good
man, who told the exact truth always,
and never got angry, and suffered ev-
erything patiently.
But, as a matter of fact, he was of
warm blood and prone to passion, as
his contemporaries agree. He is even
known to have sworn like a trooper
1t times. And his face was pitted,
and he had bad teeth and other phys
zeal imperfections.
He was not the equal in knowledge
Of history, economics and government
Of the men who surrounded him; but
after he had listened patiently to their
counsel his judgment was safe and
sound.
1.-THE character Of Lincoln was diff
terent. He signed the emancipation
proclamation. That was a momentous
TACT in history. But it had to be al
most extorted from him. And the
Russian emperor had done the like
not long before.
Unlike the case of Washington,
hose around him, and especially mem
pers Of his cabinet, did not greatly
aspect him. Many of them were GER
tain that they knew much more than
lie did. Some of them called him an
bid fool.
"He was blamed for every blunder
Ir failure of the generals in the field.
But he had more philosophy than all
Of his advisers and generals and crit
cs put together. And therein was his
greatness"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-01-02

CIGARETTE smoking by women
- has come under the ban of CEN
sureship by society women in Wash
ington, who are leading a crusade
against smoking and drinking in the
social set at the capital.
Mrs. William H. Haywood, who put
herself on record several years ago,
when she served only grape juice at
the debutante ball of her daughter,
Miss Doris Haywood, is n of the
leaders in the anti-cigarette move
ment, and is said to not permit WON
en- to smoke in her house.
Mrs. Levi 2. Letter, who many
think is to be the social leader in
place of the late Mrs. John R. Nc
Lean, has also declared her willing
ness to aid the crusaders against
feminine cigarette smoking.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-01-02

VIZ ASHINGTON.-It didn't make a
" bit Of difference to Benjamin
Oswald johnson, aged six, what vas
going on around his little head the
other afternoon. He was busy with
his own devices? This young Ben
Johnson stumbled around the floor Of
the House Of Representatives, while
the real Ben Johnson, from Kentucky,
and other legislators and statesmen
Numbered and argued over the Iegis.
lative, executive and judicial appro-
priation bill.
Little Ben is one of the five chill
dren Of Representative Joseph John
son of South Carolina. He kept the
House Of Representatives amused
from noon until 4:39 o'clock p. M,
when the gavel fell for adjournment.
Ben appeared on the house floor at
noon dressed in a dark blue sailor
suit. His father had troubles of his
own, for he is in charge of the legis-
latiVe bill, and Representative Fow-
Ter, with his loudest voice, vas out
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-01-02
ENDS SERVICE OF ri YEARS IN
ONE PARISH.
DR.. Alfred Garnett Mortimer Insists
Rumors of Scandal Are Untrue
Retirement Is a Mystery.

Jersey City, N. beyond positive
ly denying that he had been forced
to resign as pastor of fashionable st.
Marks Protestant Episcopal church
of Philadelphia, of which he had been
rector for Il years, Rev. DR.. Alfred
Garnett Mortimer, one of the best
known of the ministers of the Episco-
pal church, refused to discuss his re-
tirement. At the home of his brother,
Rev. Frederick E. Mortimer, in this
city, the former minister said his
health had been failing for some time
and he had decided suddenly to re-
tire. When told there were rumors in
Philadelphia that he had been coun-
seled by Bishop R~hinelander at Phila-
delphia to retire from the ministry
because of an alleged scandal, DR..
Mortimer said:
There is absolutely no truth in
that story; absolutely none at all. |
cannot understand how any such re-
port should have originated"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-01-02
CHICAGO POSTMASTER CLEAR
Negro Complainant confesses He Had
Periured Himself in Giving
Testimony.

Chicago, Ill.-Charges, preferred
against Postmaster Daniel A.
Campbell before the United States
civil service commission collapsed
when William E. Todd, a negro, the
chief witness against Campbell, con-
fessed that he had perjured himself
in his testimony before the commit
tee.
Todd had testified in the hearings
just closed that he was present when
Campbell gave money to. federal en-
ployes for use in campaigning in a
negro ward. 1t is believed that Todd
was paid by political enemies Of Camp
bell to perjure himself.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-01-02

Chicago. Major Allen is also an ex-
pert horseman, and with his daugh-
tiers, the Misses Jeanette and Desha
Allen, takes al active part in the
Hunt club of this city. The secretary
of the navy, George Won L. Meyer, is
another Of the promoters Of the
scheme to build" an ice pond. The
Meyer family Is from Massachusetts,,
where nature. unassisted, keeps win
ter sports going for months. The
daughters of the secretary and Mrs.
Meyer are adopts In skating, which
they learned In their native state, ana
in which they had a chance to exer-
else when they were living in St
Petersburg, to which capital their
father formerly was accredited by the
state department.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-01-02
NEW YORK AUTO LAW AFARCE
Intoxicated Chauffeur Could Not Be
Punished Because He Did Not
Have Money to Pay Fine.

New York, N. Y.-Declaring the
Callan automobile law is a humbug,
Justice Steinhert was forced to allow
Arthur j.. Marley, a chauffeur, to go
free, although Monday he had SEN
fenced the same man to a year in the
penitentiary for having operated an
automobile while intoxicated.
Warley's lawyer pointed out that
the Imprisonment was not legal and
the court could only fine the prisoner
$25. The court did this, but imme-
diately the lawyer pointed out that
while the Callan law says the fine
should be $25, there is no alternative,
and therefore his client. not having
$25, should be discharged.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-01-02
IS DEAD, so HURT IN FIRE
700 Thrown Into Panic When Film
Ignites-Mostly. Women and
Children in Crush.

Brussels.--The death list in the IA
tai fire in a moving picture theater in
Menin reached sixteen, when four of
the fifty injured died.
Seven hundred persons who were
In the theater when fire broke out
we're thrown into panic. The fire
was caused by a film igniting.
Most of those in the theater were
women and children.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-01-02

not mortals-but from bats. There
are many of these aberrant insec-
tivorae or flying mammals, family
gallopithecidae. order of chiroptera.
in the shadowy hooks of the Smith
sonian building.
Satisfied that no harm is near, you
fall to thinking Of James Smithson's
bequest of 1926; of James Renwick,
the designer of this building, the first
Of its style not ecclesiastic, to be
reared in the United States; your
glance goes up to the top of the tallest
tower 145 feet above the asphalt, all
strewn with dead leaves, and your
mind goes back to the time when
President Polk and his cabinet and
hundreds Of proud men, now dust, at
tended the cornerstone laying in 1S47.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-01-02
Rector Quits Suddenly.

Jersey City, N. beyond positive
y denying that he had been forced to
'esign al pastor of fashionable st.
Marks Protestant Episcopal church
If Philadelphia, of which he had been
'ector for q years, Rev. DR.. Alfred
aarnett Mortimer, one of the best
;nown of the ministers of the Epis-
opal church, refused to discuss his
retirement.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-01-02
Youngsters Opinion.

While at dinner | gave each OF my
boys, age four and five, two peaches,
also my wife took two, while / took q
handful, and. holding the hand down,
asked the youngest, sitting next to
me, to guess how many ! had. After
staring blankly at me, / turned over
my hand, showing the amount, which
was three, when the youngster said:
Too many.'-chicago Tribune.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-01-02
MOB HANGS CONVICTED NEGRO
Sheriff Discovers Prisoner Has Been
Lynched When He Goes to
the Courthouse.

Baton Rouge, La.-When Sher-
Sheriff Parker went to the court
house of West Baton Rouge, he found
the body of Norm Galore, a negro,
swinging from a telegraph pole a
short distance from the Jail.
Galore had been convicted of kill
ing James Norman, a plantation man.
ager, about three weeks ago.
Cadore's attorney had taken steps
to file a motion for an appeal. 1t was
presumed this inspired the lynching.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-01-02
v!CEROY HARDINGE IMPROVED
Baron Injured by Bomb May Resume
Indian Duties in ~Month-Per-
petrator Escapes.

Delhi, India The official bull
letin issued concerning the condi-
ton Of the viceroy, Baron Hardinge,
describes his progress as satisfactory,
but adds that the physicians believe
that he will not be able to resume his
duties within two or three weeks.
The perpetrator of the outrage has
not been apprehended, nor is there
any clew to the others supposed to be
involved.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-01-02
oil he Machine.

When the sewing machine is not
running well 1t is frequently because
there Is a collection Of dust in the
bearings. When this is the case. the
machinery should be moistened with
kerosene, then turn the balance wheel
backward and forward. After the
bearings have become clean oil the
machine with regular machine oil.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-01-02

A New York man punched a hold.up
man so hard that the wouId-be robber
was identified by his nose. 1t should
be a warning to other hold-up men to
keep their noses out OF what doesn't
concern them.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-01-02

In London not only hats are ordered
removed in theaters, but high hair
dressing is discouraged also. Mere
d~owntrodden man is determined that
there are some rights 10 wiz still
fight for, even II they are the little
ones overlooked in the sweeping away
OF big ones.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-01-02

Kisses we're the reward of three
women jurors in Tacoma who helped
to acquit an attorney charged with de-
fraudlng a client. Not a very romantic
affair, after all, however, since 1t was
the defendants wife who distributed
the awards.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-01-02

New York is making another cru.
SADIE against church bells. The gen
eral impression has been that the
average New Yorker steals into the
house in his stocking feet, Saturday
nights, as early as 6 a.. m.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-01-02
Lie Saver is Drowned.

New Orleans,-Claude Broffat was
found dead in a ditch, where he
drowned in two inches Of water. He
was identified as a life saver, formerly
at Atlantic City. He had rescued 200
from drowning in seven years.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-01-02
confesses In sa,soo,ooo swlndI..

Portland, Ore.-R. H. MacWhorter,
a Seattle real estate broker, pleaded
guilty to using the mails to Hefraud
in connection with the $3,50O,00 70 De
Larm Columbia river orchard swindls.
MacWhorter's confession came as a
surprise to the other defendants and
to the government.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-01-02

If it be true that synthetic rubber
for automobile tires can be made out
Of grain and potatoes, the anxious
head of a houheshold will naturally
wish to know whether there is any ac-
ceptable substitute for food.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-01-02
STANDARD OIL STOCK JUMPS
Advance Increases Paper Value of
Concern SIS, 75o, ooo-capital
to Be Doubled, Rumor.

New York, N. Y,-An advance Of
105 points per share in the price of
the stock of the Standard Oil com
pany Of New York increased the paper
value of the stock $15,750,000. The
company's capitalization is $4,000,
900.
This sudden rise is said in Wall
street to be due to rumors that the
stock is going to be increased to dou-
BILE its present issue, giving stockhold-
ers the right to subscribe.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-01-02

Galveston, Tex.-A. M. Funk Of
Cleveland, o., shot and seriously
wounded his wife and killed himself
in their room in a Galveston hotel.
Their ~10-year-old son, who witnessed
the tragedy, gave The alarm.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-01-02
Mrs. poxev WEEDS Ranohman.

st, Louis.-Mrs. Dora Doxey's fourth
marriage, following within six months
If the finding of her husbands body
n the Tennessee river, led Prescott
ng Attorney Mills of st. Louis county
o announce that she must appear at
Clayton for trial on January 10 on a
;harge Of bigamy.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-01-02

Philadelphia. The mystery of the
sudden retirement Of Rev. DR.. Alfred
Garnett Mortimer, not alone from the
church, but from the diocese Of Penn
~sylvania, remains unsolved. Bishop
Rhinelander, after refusing to discuss
the resignation, finally said:
"Dr. Mortimer has withdrawn from
the work of the ministry. This ac-
ton, however, was not the result of
any trouble between him and his YES
try nor in consequence of any request
on their part for his resignation, 1t
followed upon a conference between
himself and me, in which matters of
serious moment were discussed. That
is my final word on the subject"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-01-02

Fifteen miles of motion pictures
have been exported from this country
during the last year. Judging from the
ones which remain, most of the Is
miles must have depicted lively
chases.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-01-02

Los Angeles, Cal.-Twenty tire
punctures in three days had discour-
aged Horace Fargo. At the garage,
however, they found a device above
the front wheel that dropped lacks as
an engine spreads sand.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-01-02

Aeroplanes are now to be catapult-
ed from battleships. Plainly, our
boosted strenuosity Is but q state of
primrose dalliance compared with
that which is to come.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-01-02

According to Punch, trousers are
about 100 years old now. The man
who invented them is entitled to cred.
it, which perhaps is more than can
be said Of the person who inaugurated
the custom Of keeping them creased
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-01-02
Corporal Kills a Private.

Washington.-Private Eric A. Lars
ION was shot and killed by Corporal
Cimbrook Collins, just outside the mil
tary reservation at Fort Worthing-
bon, Nd, as the elimination of a quar-
lei during a hunting trip.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-01-02

Winsted, Connt--More than 100000,
all in bank notes, it was reported, has
been found in an old suitcase among
the effects Of Mrs. Emeline G. Mills,
widow of Daniel H. Mills, at the Mills
home.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-01-02
u. 8. orders Ship Fumiqatlon.

San Francisco, Cal.-Because three
cases of bubonic plague exist at Hilo,
orders from Washington were re-
ceived that all vessels from the Ha-
waiian islands must be fumigated be-
fore entering the harbor.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-01-02
Chinese Eat own chIldrsn.

Pekin.-Thousands Of Chinese in
the famine-stricken districts Of CEN
trail China have turned cannibals. Fa-
theirs and mothers are devouring their
own children, in order to prolong their
own lives.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-01-02
Prominent Missouri Mason piea.

Bethany, MOT. A, Dunn, aged 80,
prominent in Democratic politics, and
n OF the best known Masons OF Mis-
souri,, died in a hospital in Rochester,
MINI. The body win be brought here
for burial.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-01-02
Police Are BaffIed.

Chicago.-Police have thrown up
heir hands in the murder of j. H.
1ogue, aged diamond merchant, who
Vas tortured with acid, stabbed II
times and shot dead in his office a
week ago with thousands of persons
passing and hundreds in call within
the building.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-01-02

The man with the longest name has
been found in Texas. He is Papsous
neutrality-suspicious.. II you
cannot pronounce it at the first glance
set 1t to music. 1t sings better than
1t looks.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-01-02

A divorce was granted to the wife
of a nan who did not divide the bed
covering fairly on cold nights. Dr.
vorces may yet come to follow sea-
sonal causes.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-01-02
25 cIrIs IN ! Panic.

Chicago--Two boys were injured
seriously and rs girls fed in a panic
from a burning four-story building on
North Des PLANES street, In the cen.
ter Of the factory district. The loss
was heavy.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-01-02
pradIota ooad rImsa Ahaad.

Chicago.-Railway presidents see
only good times ahead for the country
next year. Their views are ex
pressed in a symposium compiled in
the current issue Of the Railway Age
Gazette.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-01-02

But even If platinum wears longer
than gold in wedding rings it will not
necessarily become the universal,
fashion in this era of matrimonial
rapid transit.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-01-02
How Leap Year Boosts Weddings.

Chicago.-Leap year is given credit
by marriage license clerks in Chicago
for a gain of 1874 in the number of
licenses issued here during 1912. The
,otal number was 32,577.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-01-02
Ia ham. lnherlta s45.ooo.

Allentown, Pa.--That he was heir to
$45, 900, bequeathed to him by James
A. Dobbins of Milwaukee, whose life
he saved years ago. became known to
Charles B. Grow, who is in Jail here,
charged with forgery.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-01-02

New York.-Declarlng no one would
listen to him. Harold 0sgood Binney,
an eccentric lawyer, locked a report
CIR in his home until he could tell him
how he was treated after being ar.
rested for speeding.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-01-02
naIo TImr suIIIvan Reooverino.

Yonkers, N. Y.-Congressman-elect
Timothy d. Sullivan. who has been Sc
riously Ill for nearly two months, iA
said to have so much recovered that
he may be able to appear at the extra
session OF congress.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-01-02
caIla wlfa npsarls;y Arrestsd.

New York.--Mrs. John r. Mcdonald
had her husband arrested because he
persisted IN calling her ''dearie" and
sweetheart" in public. He ought to
know better" she declared. "He 80
Al years old
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-01-02
Foo Liver Arc Sawed.

Plymouth, England.-The terrific
ale that swept the English coast O
inues, and many more small craft
Nere reported ashore. Two lives were
Gnown to be lost and at least 200 were
saved from death during the storm.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-01-02
ulnoIa nIrI sIeena as Hourn.

Sterling, ni-Grace odell, II years
old, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. u.
Odell, has been sleeping eighty-siz
hours. despite all efforts to awakon
her. Physicians believe vaccination
the cause Of the long slumber.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-01-02
HIs snakeehip.

Charlie, two and one-halfs was play
ing in the yard. A snake a across
Inc walk. 90" he called excItedly.
hare ia nothing with a tail IN IL"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-01-02
youtbful illinois EIoper Held.

Louisville, Ky.--Martha Hoestof, 16
years old, of Woodstock, III, and
Harve Weir, son of Magistrate H.
Weir Of Sellerbburg, r iu custody
here. they we're on their way to be
married.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-01-02
Eiuhteen Pension Offices TO Close.

Eighteen Pension Offices to Close.
Chicago.-The Chicago pension Of
Ace and is others in different parts of
The country will be closed January
81. After that date pensions will be
paid from Washington.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-01-02

Several Hurt In Head-on Crash.
Hyattsville, Md.-Several persons
were injured in a head-on collision
between a passenger and freight train
IN the B. & o. railroad near here.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-01-02

A club has been formed in Chicago
for the purpose of excluding cats from
grocery stores. And Chicago claims
to be a city! :
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-01-02

A man in st. Louis had his heart
taken out and sewed up. But many a
broken heart has been easier mended
than this.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-01-02
Miss Gould Gives Present to Army.

Port Townsend, Wash.-Miss Helen
Eould remembered the Army Y. M. c.
a. here, for a telegram was received
by Superintendent Stafford saying that
1 moving picture machine had been
Ihipped by Miss Gould to the associa-
ion
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-01-02

Bachelors are more apt to go insane
than married men, says an expert.
They don't seem to go crazy to get
married.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-01-02

Mere man will be grateful II WON
an will learn him how she keeps the
hobble skirt from bagging at the
knees.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-01-02

DR.. Charles Dana of New York says
love Of animals is the latest disease.
Now we understand why some women
marry some men.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-01-02

The price of egg sandwiches has
gone up in Washington. Are they
getting ready for the Inauguration this
early?
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-01-02

A Los Angeles maniac was arrest
ed for carrying dynamite in a hand
organ. Probably he was prepared to
play a dead march.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-01-02

A scientist says he a keep head
less cats alive. Be a fine breed for
the man who is troubled by midnight
felines on the back yard fence.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-01-02

A Detroit man wants a divorce be-
cause his wife talks too much. But
wouldn't this plea, If allowed, clog the
courts?