Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-04-09

Maj. Gen. w. W. Wotherspoon, now
assistant chief of staff of the army.
has been selected to succeed. Maj.
Gen. Leonard Wood as chief of staff
at the end of Gen. Woods term, April
~.
Pensions for widows and minor chill
dren of veterans Of the Spanish war,
the Philippine insurrection and the
Boxer uprising in China would be
authorized by a bill which passed the
house by a vote of 276 to 81.
Youssouf Zia Pacha, the Turkish
ambassador, who has represented his
government in Washington since June
IA, 1910, is to be transferred soon to
another capital, it was said in Wash
ington on good authority.
After many days of debate, the riv-
ers and harbors appropriation bill,
carrying an aggregate of $751; 900,
was passed by the house without sub
DLdIllI0l dIlOIluLlOnL. lAO th6dSuI0
now goes to the senate.
President Wilson promised Miss
Matte Tyler, granddaughter of Presi-
dent Tyler, to personally investigate
her case and do what he could to n
tinue her as postmistress at Court
land, Va.
Apparently complete recovery from
the effects of drought and storms that
virtually paralyzed the trade and
farming activities of the Philippines
last year was announced by the, bu-
reau Of insular affairs.
Congress will be on he, job all sum-
mer. Developments of the last week
in the house and senate have con-
firmed the impression that predic.
lions of early adjournment were mis-.
leading.
The postal service for the first quar-
ter of the present fiscal year operated
at a loss, according to the report Of
the auditor for the postoffice depart
ment. The revenues of the postal
service from July 1 to Sept. 80, 1913,
aggregated 1920, 763. S5, the audited
expenditures $67,154, S59.O2, and postal
funds lost by burglary, fire, bad debts
and other causes $1,318.47.
High praises for the officers and
men who participated in the Atlantic
fleets recent landing operations
against the advanced base forces at
Culebra, Cuba, were given by Capt.
W. HI. Sims in a report made public.
The greatest and probably" the most
important legislative battle of the
Wilson administration began in the
house with the submission of a spe.
cial rule limiting debate to 20 hours
and prohibiting amendments to the
Sims bill repeating the, provisions or
the Panama canal act allowing free
passage to American coastwise ships.
1t was discussed in heated debate for
two hours, when the house adjourned.
Bill (reading)-"Here's a guy Just
went crazy that never used terbacker
or liquor or played cards" Hank
HE didn't went, Bill--he alters
wuz!"-Kansas City Star.
Jones says he thought his gas meter
had gas-trick fever, but now believes
it to be affected with galloping con-
sumption.
Mother said a young lady in one
Of u cities the other day, Il wish
you would not hang the parrot cage
in the larlor.' why not, dear?' BE
cause every two or three minutes
when George and | are in the parlor
he shouts out, sit closer, please.''
The local journalists suggest that the
parrot had gained his experience as a
street railway conductor.
Marie-rHow are you going to re.
form him?" Kate-"By marrying him"
Marie-"Goodnessl Does he require
such heroic treatment as that?'
Well-defined reports in diplomatic
circles said that Ambassador Jusse-
rand, who has been the representa-
tive Of France In this country for IL
years and who is the dean OF the
diplomatic corps in Washington, may
be transferred to London.
--- Y'
Looking for 1t.
Some men are eagerly seeking trou.
BILE that will drive them to drink.
Chance 10 a word devoid Of sense;
naothing a exist without cause.
Noltaire.