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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-31
Z DREADNAUGHTs
FOR NAVY FAVORED
NAVAL COMMITTEE TO SUBMIT
PROGRAM SOON AFTER CON-
GRESS REcoNvENEs-
TEN SUBMARINES PROBABLE
Its Success in European War. Has
Gained Friends for Underwater
craft-Appropriation for Air
Craft Expected.

committee on naval affairs expects
to submit its report on the naval
building program for the coming fis-
cal year shortly after congress coon
yenes. The subcommittee, which
conducted numerous hearings, prob
ably will make its recommendations
TO the full committee,
The majority sentiment of the COM
mittee is said to be in favor of two
dreadnaughts, as suggested by Secre-
tary Daniels, and opposed to the four
b~attleship program proposed by the
general board Of which Admiral
Dewey is the head. q
It's success in the European war
has gained friends for the submarine
in the committee and a member said
that provisions probably would be
made for 10 underwater craft. OF
this number, perhaps seven will be
designed for coast-defense patrol, the
others for sea duty.
There also is a strong belief among
the committee members that the ap-
preparation for naval air craft should
be greatly increased, and it is not
unlikely one or two millions may be
apportioned to this branch of the
service.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-31
OLEO "MOONSHINERS' IN BAD
Fifty Indicted by Federal Grand Jury
at ST. Louis-Names Are
Kept Secret.

st. Louis, Missouri,-The spec
ial federal grand jury that has been
in session since Dec. Is, reported in
the United States district court and
returned "a true bills, which, accord
ing to United States District At
torney Arthur L. Oliver, contain in
dictments against As or so oleomar-
garine manufacturers.
A request was made by Oliver to
have the anne of the persons held
secret until service is made. The or
der was made by Judge Dyer.
According to Robert w. Childs, as
sistant to the attorney general, the
entire session Of the jury was de-
voted to o~leomargarine manufacture
ers and that the indictments repre-
sent one of the largest clean ups" in
the country. The jury was excused
until Jan. IL when Investigations will
be resumed.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-31
Harrison Explains "RevoIt."

Washington.-Details of native up
~isings in the Philippines beginning
Christmas eve, we're given in a cable
cram received from Gov. Gen. Harri-
son at the war department and made
public by Assistant Secretary Breck-
enridge. The report minimized the
extent of the trouble, but stated that
small bodies Of Filipinos had as
sembled in Manila and Navotas
Christmas eve. and at Laguna De
Bay, and attempted to make trouble.
AS a result 40 men were arrested and
n man was shot by a policeman.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-31
Metz sheIled by French.

Paris.-In a daring flight over the
Lorraine border, a squadron of
French ~Jaeroplanes has bombarded
the great German fortress and mill
tary base of Metz, retaliating for the
raid into France of the Zeppelin
which dropped bombs into Nancy.
How much damage was c
plished has not been ascertained, but
despite all the precautions against
such a raid taken by the Germans,
the attacking aviators succeeded in
dropping bombs on the big hangers
which house a great number of the
German flying machines and fol-
lowed this up by bombarding a rail-
road station from which troops and
supplies were being shipped to the
front. Then, as they swung away
from the city to escape to their W
base, they dropped more bombs on
the barracks at st. Private.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-31
z KILLED IN SNOWFALL FIGHT
Artillery Private, on Leave, Asserts
That He Was Struck With
Beer Bottle.

Middletown, Ohio.-Albert Bailey,
a private in company 1877, coast
artillery, stationed at Fost Han
cock, N. j., arrived here on a three
months furlough. and when going
from the station to his home stopped
to witness a SNOWFALL fight. He was
struck by something, ~whereupon he
shot Thomas Closzitch, 80 years old,
through, the head and Joseph Zuglen-
nit, SO years old, through the heart,
both men dying instantly.
Bailey was arrested and to the po-
lice he said he was hit with a beer
bottle which so enraged him that he
did not know what he was doing.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-31
Pardon Board Reporta.

Since the board Of pardons was ere
ated by the legislature in 1918 it has
recommended and Gov. Major has pa
rolled 293 inmates OF the pe~nitentiary.
In addition. the board recommended
and Gov. Major restored to citizenship
so, pardoned one and granted COM
mutations of sentence TO 81.
These figures are given in the re
port Of the board of pardons to Gov.
Major.
The governor has found it neces-
sary to revoke but IS paroles.
Only two convicts have received alb
solute pardons during Gov. Majors
term. In addition to the figures given,
Gov. Major committed the sentences
Of about As convicts for serving upon
the roads during goods roads days in
1918.
The board has received reports
from paroled convicts which show
they earned during 1914 S2,708 a week,
or s140,S16 for the year. The board
finds that 211 are earning an average
of SO a week. The total number of
paroles by the board during 1913 and
1914 was 2S3.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-31
UNOFFICIAL TRUCE PROBABLE
Thousands of Tons of Presents Have
Been Sent to the Various
Battle Lines.

London, England.-Although belli-
gerent powers refused TO agree to the
pope's plan for a Christmas truce
along the battle lines, it is realized
here that some sort of a lull will set
in on Christmas day.
Thousands of tons of Christmas
presents have been sent to all the
fronts. The distribution and enjoy
ment of these gifts will be another
argument for the suspension of fir
ing wherever it is possible.
London newspapers have decided
unanimously not to publish on Christ
mas day, and the official press bu-
reau will suspend its activities from
the afternoon of Dec. "a until the
evening of Dec. 20.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-31
italy SEXES Port.

Rome.-Italy took steps in Albania
which can hardly fail to infuriate
Austria and lead to Italy's %interven-
ton in the war. For the protection
of Italian interests, marines were
landed at Avlona, directly across the
Adriatic from Otranto, and took pos
session of the city. There was no
fighting. For the present, and, pos
sibly for all time, Avlona is as much
an Italian city as Naples. The pre-
text for the step was the activity of
Moslem rebels, who, instigated by
Austria, were ~massaereing the adher-
ents of Italy's friend, Essad Pasha,
and yer looting just outside the
walls of Avlona.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-31
FIRST CAR OF NEW
sT0NEF0RCAP|TOL
FINE SPECIMEN OF BURLINGTON
ROCK is FROM QUARRY
AT CARTHAGE.
CAN BE DONE IN NINE MONTHS
No Date Fixed for Corner Stone Lay
ing, But Fine Weather viii Be
a Necessary Part Of the
Program.


JeneISOH OlIy.
The first carload of stone for the
outer walls of the new Missouri state-
house has been received and others
will follow shortly.
The stone was cut and dressed at
the plant put in by the ingalls, Stone
Co. of Missouri at C~assville, Barry
county.
President c. F. Ingalls, said that all
the outside walls can be completed
within nine months after the corner
stone is laid.
The stone is a. fine sample of the
finest Burlington limestone. 1t comes
from the Superior quarry at Carthage
and from the Cassyille quarry.
While q date has not been fixed
for the formal corner stone laying,
it is likely that il, the weather and
other conditions are favorable a date
will be fixed before the final adjourn
ment of the Forty-eighth general as
sembly.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-31
foes Enter TRUCE
TO BURY THE DEAD
AGREE TO PERMIT DISPOSAL OF
BODIES THAT HAVE LAIN
LONG ON GROUND.
INVADERS AGAIN REFUSED
Berlin and ~Petrosrad Agree Lines In
Poand Are Unchanged = Prus-
SLAMS Report Fall of Brit
ish Trenches.

Valparaiso, Chile-A wireless mes
sage from the Chilean torpedo
gunbeat Tome reports the Brit
ish cruiser Newcastle ca~nnonading Is
miles from Valparaiso. 1t is sup
posed she has engaged the German
cruiser Dresden and converted cruis-
er Prinz Eitel Friedrich.
A British squadron and Japanese
warships are known to be cruising
not far from this port.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. at the front,
both east and west, saw no abatement
in the struggles that have been going
on for weeks between the warning
nations for some decisive result,
which might turn the tide of battle.
The German forces in Russian Po-
land under Field Marshal Won Hin
denburg continue their assaults upon
the Russian line which blocks their
way to Warsaw. Throughout the day
and night before Christmas the in
vaders hammered away in a series
VI dCldChS, dCCOIuAnS W INC ldtSot
Russian official statement, princi-
palIy in the districts Of Sochaczew, %
miles west of Warsaw and Bolimow,
just south of Sochaczew. All these
attacks were repulsed, with great
loss to the Germans, it is stated in
the P~etrograd communication.
In the western theater both Ger
mans and allies claim to have repulsed
attacks al various points, but there
is no indication in the reports of any
material change in the situation.
I'm Flanders things were generally
quiet" says the German bulletin. The
French report speaks of intermittent
artillery firing there. The French
claim several successes along the
center and eastern lines, while the
Germans declare that they have TAX
en- the second British trenches in
Belgium. Both sides assert that they
have repulsed attacks at various
points, which indicates that the feel
ing process is under way all along
the lines.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-31
Missourl,s Crop Value.

The state board of agriculture esti-
mates the value Of farm crops grown
in Missouri this year at more than
$780, 0O, 900, or S 5000, 900 in excess of
the five-year average. Large as are
these figures, they do not disclose the
real returns from Missouri farms. Had
live stock, wool, dairy products, poul-
try, orchards and apiary products been
included 1t would have been cen that
even in what has been counted a rather
unfavorable year Missouri farm pro-
duction and sales have totaled not
less than $500, OO0, 900.
The value of Missouri crops for the
year 1914 reaches the magnificent to-
tai Of $3O1,455,275, according to esti-
mates based upon records made by
the boards official representatives in
the ia counties of the state.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-31
To Audit Expenses.

A measure to require all bills for
the support of the state educational
eleemosynary and penal institutions,
to be audited by the state auditor
and paid only upon warrants issued
by him, will be introduced in the
Forty-eighth general assembly,
This would, if enacted into a law,
completely revolutionize the system
of accounting between these institu-
lions and the state and Auditor John
P. Gordon believes it would ave the
state about $25, 1000 annually.
Under the present system the war
den of the state penitentiary or the
boards of management of any institu-
ton issue a requisition upon the
state for money whenever they want
to pay salaries or purchase supplies.
Thirty days later, when the money
has been expended, general state
ments of what it was expended for
are filed in the office OF the state
auditor.
Such a law would do away with
the necessity for the ~treasurers of
institution boards who receive sal
aries ranging between $50 and $500
a month.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-31
BRYAN BUYS CAROLINA LAND
He Expects Some Time to Build a
Summer Home on This Tract of
Mountain Land.

Asheville, North Carolina.-With a
view of some time building a summer
home here, Secretary Bryan has
bought 10 acres of mountain land ly-
ing within the limits of the city,
which 1t overlooks.
The land commands a f~ar-reaching
view Of Biltmore House and the 1907
600 acres of mountain forestry re-
Gently bought by the government for
q national park.
A feature of its woodland is a large
patch of sourwood bushes, planted so
as to make a scarlet flare on the
mount in autumn.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-31
Gen. Scott confers with Leader.

Naco, Arizona.-Brigadier Cen
eral Hugh L. Scott, chief of staff
of the United States army, conferred
with Benjamin Hill, the Carranza de-
fender of Naco, Sonora, and said that
lit was a very satisfactory inter
view"
A conference with Maytorena is
now being arranged by Gen. Scott.
Gen. Hill reported that 1875 of May
~torena's Yaquis threw down their
arms and crossed to the American
side at a point two miles west of
here.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-31
GUTIERREZ HAVING TROUBLE
Provisional President Said to Have
Left Capital Because of Differ
ences With Leaders.

San Antonio, Texas.--That Pro-
visional President Eulalio Cutter
rez had quit Mexico City, due to diff
ferences between him and Felipe An
geles and his followers, was reported
to T. r. Beltran, local constitutional
list consul.
The message said the capital was
governed by a commission composed
equally of Villa and Zapata adher-
ents and that another provisional
president would be selected Jan. 10.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-31
Wakes UP Famous.

II went to bed one night just a
plain Missouri housewife and woke up
the next morning TO find myself ia
NOUS" is the text of a note Gov. Ma
jor received from Mrs. w. E. Walker
of Lamont, Pettis county.
Mrs. Walker sent Gov. Major some
of the best "cracklinr bread" he ever
ate and a lot of perfectly cooked
chine or backbone, after the gov
ernor had declare" in a speech at La
mont a few days before that making
rcracklin' bread was a lost art to
the Missouri housewife, and that no
body in these decadent days knew
how to properly cook a backbone"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-31
Grade Crossing Appeal.

Frank F. Rozzelle, attorney, has
filed with the public service commits
sion an application for an order to
compel the Missouri Pacific Railroad
company to abolish the grade ros
ing at Blue avenue on it's line midway
between Kansas City and ~Independ-
ence,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-31
British Lost q seapIanes.

London.-Announcement Of the at
tack by seven British navy seaplanes
On Cuxhaven Christmas day. was
made by the official press bureau. It
was stated no information had been
received as to the damage inflicted
upon the German vessels, although
six Of the airmen returned in safety
to the warships which conveyed
them. One of the airmen is missing
and four of the seaplanes were de-
stroyed.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-31

Rome.-The Turkish military au-
thorities have removed the troops
and artillery from Adrianople and are
sending them to defend the Darda-
aeIles and the Bosporus, according
70 a dispatch from Athens.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-31
Arizona to Re prY Jan. 1

Los Angeles, Cal.-The Arizona
prohibition law will go into effect
Jan. /. The special United States
tribunal, from which iniunctions
were sought to prevent it's enforce
ment, refused to issue "iniunctions.
Appeal to the United States supreme
court will be taken at once.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-31
May Read Message.

Unless opposition develops from the
old guard leaders in the general as
sernbly, a resolution will be offered
when the two branches are organized
inviting Gov. Major to read his mes
sage to the legislature instead Of send
ing it to the two bodies to be droned
through by clerks.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-31
convicts MULTIPLY.

The Missouri penitentiary has more
inmates than on any previous day in
its history. The number is 2,571. OF
these So were brought last week from
Kansas City.
So congested is the institution that
the Kansas Cityans slept in the prison
hospital. Warden D. G. McClung ex-
poets a big batch of prisoners from
st. Louis before the first of the year.
The increase in prison population is
thought to be due to widespread UNI
employment.
A new cell house is being construct
ed, but it will not be ready for use
this winter. Some of the present cells
have as many as six men in them and
none have fewer than two.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-31
Woman Judge Appointed.

Gov. Major appointed Miss Frances
Hopkins probate Judge Of Clay county
for the remainder of the year. She
will succeed her father, Louis Fl. Hop
kins. Miss Hopkins will be the first
woman in Missouri to hold the office
of probate judge.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-31
European contrlbutione.

No reliable returns have come in as
TO the success of the Charity day cam
paign Dec. 10, set apart by the gov
ernor, on which to solicit aid for the
starving Europeans. st. Louis peonle
contributed nearly $1,000 in money
and several hundred barrels of flour.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-31
General Lane Dead.

Lewiston, Idaho.-John Lane, major
general Of artillery under Gen. Rob
ert E. Lee in the Civil War, died at
his home here. He was a son Of Gen.
Joseph Lane, former United States
senator and first governor Of Oregon.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-31
Italy to Uphold u. s.

Rome, Italy. - Instructions have
Seen sent to the Italian cruiser Gala
cria, now at Beirut, Syria, to assist
The United States cruiser North Caro-
dna, if the necessity should arise, as
the result Of further demonstrations
against the departure of Europeans
from Turkish territory.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-31
pead Hauls in Missouri.

A. l.. Conrad, assistant general audi
tor of the Santa Fe railroad, told the
public service commission that over
10 per cent of the total number of
state and interstate passengers a r
ried by the Santa Fe in Missouri for
a period of five months. including
July, August, September. October and
December, 1913, were dead head"
passengers, or passengers from whom
no fares were received.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-31
Wilson to Make Speeches.

Washington. President Wilson
plans to speak in several cities on
his return trip from San Francisco
exposition next spring, and his
friends expect him to reply to recent
attacks on his Mexican and other adj
ministration policies.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-31
Writ in Campbell Case.

L, Frank Ottofy, counsel for rela-
tiyes who are suing to break the will
Of the late James Campbell, multi
millionaire Of st. Louis, filed with the
supreme court application for a writ
of prohibition to prevent Judge Hitch
cock from reviewing the action of the
probate court in appointing John F.
Leahy administrator, pending litiga-
ton of the will.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-31
Negro SEGREGATION upheId.

Louisville, Ky.-Segregation of the
10000 negroes in Louisville is the
rightful exercise Of a police power of
the state, according to an opinion
given By Judge James P. Gregory.
The council passed a segregation or
dinance last May.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-31

LondonTn d dispatch from
Cologne the correspondent Of the
Central News says that Emperor VIII.
liam with his entire staff, reached
Cologne from Berlin, on his way TO
the western battle front.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-31
stone to Pick Postmaster.

Senator Stone has decided to shoul.
der the responsibility connected with
the appointment of a postmaster at
this place. 1t was thought a primary
election would be necessary to suit
all factions, but the idea was aban-
doned.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-31
CITY Wins Case.

In the Chouteau venue Est. Louis)
viaduct case, decided in the supreme
court en- banc by Judge Brown, it is
ruled that as the ordinance requiring
the elimination Of the grade crossing
had been passed prior to the enact
ment of the law creating the public
service commission the construction
must proceed under the ordinance.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-31
Locomotives Burned.

Duluth, Minn.-Eight locomotives
were disabled, four destroyed and the
Duluth roundhouse Of the Duluth,
Winnipeg & Pacific railroad wrecked
by fire. The loss is estimated at
s150O00.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-31
To Investigate Filipino Revolt.

Washington.-Brig. Gen. Frank Nc
Intyre, chief of the bureau of insular
affairs of the wal department cabled
to Gov. Harrison at Manila to inquire
as to the truth of the reported dis
covery of a plot for a Filipino up
rising.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-31
Miss CLARK 10 Wed.

Washington,--The speaker and Mrs.
Clark announced the engagement of
their daughter, Genevieve, to James
M. Thomson Of New Orleans. The
wedding is to take place at Bowling
Green, Mo, next spring or early sum
mer.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-31

Detroit, Mich.-To the tune of Tip
perary,' the marching song OF the al
lies, played by a cool girl pianist, 200
persons marched in perfect order
from a smoke-flled moving picture
house.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-31
Mlkado pissolNea niet.

Toxic, Japan.-Owing to the reiec-
ton of the measure for an increase
in the army the emperor dissolved
the imperial diet, thus unfolding the
program of the ministry Of the mill
tary development.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-31
Poorhouse for Woman To2.

Chicago.-Application to send Chi
cago's Oldest resident, Mrs. Marie
Schebieske, 1902 years, to the poor
house, was made by the woman's sur
viving child, Mrs. William Kretsch-
ner. herself a grandmother.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-31
Rum 10 Floure In POLITICS.

Washington.-Flushed by what
they term the moral victory Of must
ering a majority vote in favor Of the
Hobson resolution, prohibition lead
ers avowed their intention Of making
the eradication Of rum an issue In
the 1916 presidential campaign.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-31
SWISS pemoblLlze Partly.

Paris.-The Swiss government has
decided to order a partial demobiliza-
ton, according to the Petit Paris
iene's correspondent, who says that
about 100000 men will gradually be
released from duty.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-31
cattIe pisease starta ANEW

Danville, nl.-As a result of a
fresh outbreak Of the foot and
mouth disease, ten head Of cattle and
20 hogs, owned by Lawrence Gustaff-
son, q farmer, nea Georgetown, were
killed by order Of state inspectors.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-31
New nRed Book"

The new Missouri Red Book, the
t~wenty-ffth annual report of the Mis-
souri, bureau of labor statistics, has
Just been distributed by John T. Fftz-
patrick, labor commissioner.
The book contains S02 pages, and
is known as the Missouri Booster
Edition" The facts and figures, com
piled by A. 7. Edmondston, super
visor Of statistics, are for the fiscal
year ending Nov. 5, 1914. They show
the resources, advantages and oppor-
tunities Of the state.