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100 MILESTONES GONE:
THEY'RE HEARTY STILL
Veteran Seaman Sends Greet
ings to New York Friends
on His Centenary.

Asher Sheldon. who has lived In New
Haven. Conn.,, since 1914 and who VIII
celebrate his Tooth birthday tomorrow.
has written to the American Seamen's
Friend Society In this city the following
letter:
NEW HAVEN. Feb. 9, 1914.
Greeting from Asher Sheldon, made a
life member of the American Seamen's
Friend Society by ID. w. Buckingham In
1870 While sitting in my house to-day
remembered him who commenced the
work OF reforming and Christianixing sea-
men. About 1918 Miner Frisbie sea-
faring man. was converted to the Lord.
and with all possible haste left Branford
and went to New York to labor among
seamen to Christianize them. Since that
time the work has spread through all the
world. ASHER SHELDON.
"l5 Warren place. New Haven, Conn.
100 Bday. March 12, 1914
Each year for forty-four years Mr..
Sheldon has sent 81 to the society. and
with the letter was 81.
Mr.. Sheldon In known as New Haven's
oldest citizen. He was born In 1914 and
went to Bristol. r. l.. In 1888.
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tors were to get SPA per cent. cash ana
67h per cent. in notes payable within
fiye years, provided the reorganization
was effected and were to get 80 cents
cash and 20 cents In notes should the
reorganization plan fall. The Depositors
Realization Corporation was to raise
$3.50. 900 cash, get a bond Of 100000.
en- sh on hand amounting to $4,000 and
were to get S315.000 to be raised by the
mercantile creditors to assist In the reor-
ganisation. In return the corporation was
to assume the liabilities OF the Siegei and
vogel enterprises.
A majority OF the depositors was said
10 be IN favor of accepting the OFFER, but
a small minority clsmored for more
money.
Attorneys for the depositors expressed
their disappointment yesterday at the
withdrawal Of the settlement offer. John
p. Murray OF Coudert Bros. attorneys
for about rs per cent OF the depositors,
said:
The withdrawal Of the offer means
long litigation. II means also that the
depositors will be fortunate to get 20 cents
on the dollar"
Ralph Woir. representing about 1880
depositors. made his estimate even lower
than that Of Mr.. Murray and said that
the depositors would be lucky II they got
10 cents on the dollar. Henry Melville,
receiver for the bank. also expressed keen
disappointment.
John b. stanchneld. representing siesel
and vogel. refused last night to mako any
comment
Fight Among Creditors On.
afr. Murray held conference yesterday
with Joseph NJ. fairfield. who represents
the mercantile creditors of the Siegel
stores. They admitted that the with
L Avux x,al n m not offer NM pa fhpy
will have TO fight each other. Heretofore
the depostors and the mercantile creditors
have worked more OF less in harmony.
The mercantile creditors. in the even,
OF liquidation will assert that the money
| lent to the stores by the bank was lent
by Siegel and Vogel personally and tina
therefore the depositors have no claim
upon the assets Of the stores. A suit or
this question Is pending. Should thit
claim be upheld and the mercantile credit
ors be satisfied first II Is doubtful II the
distribution OF the remainder will give thu
depositors much more than 5 per cent.
| The meeting scheduled to be held to-
day In the Federal Building. at which
Henry Segel is to appear. may not b,
held. as several OF the lawyers In tn,
case may not he able to attend Should
the hearin. be held II is understood tina
Siesel will refuse to answer many ques
lions, acting upon advice Of counsel Tn,
depositors will probably be present II th
meeting Is held.
The depositors meeting announced TO
yesterday at 43 West Thirteenth stree
was not held because Miss Jessie A. Mar
tin and Jonah Goldst-in. two Of the ds
fositors, had gone to Albany to urge upo
Gov. Glynp the passage OF the bill to pu
private banks under the supervision Of tn
State Banking Department.
The deposiiprs also will hold a meet
ing on Fridsyor Saturday night in Publ
School 20. on Forty-second street. east @
Third avenue, according to their preser
plans.
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MAN KILLED AT FEDS GROUNDS
Three Others Injured when Derrick
Falls At Washington Park,

One man was killed and three others
badly injured yesterday afternoon when
nifty foot derrick toppled over In Wash
ington Park. Either the wind or tho
top weight OF the tower was too much
for the guys. The men at the top. all ex-
pert Triggers. were nung clear across
Fourth avenue.
Arthur stranle died In Seney Hospital
. few minutes after arrival. Tho three
others were removed to Holy Family Hos
pital William Liewart sustained a frac-
turcd skull, Charles Johansen an inter
nal rupture. and Hans Hafshrud. a possi-
Bile fracture Of the spine. Stranle lived
At bs+ East Eighty-third street. Man.
haitian. He was IS years old.
The men were constructing \ concrets
baseball staad nor Die Brooklyn Federal
League
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RAILROADS MAY LOSE
Big EXPRESS INCOME
Companies, HIT by Parcel Post,
Seek to Abrogate Old
Contracts.

The express companies finding that
their revenues have been seriously affected
by the operation Of the parcel post are
now trying TO abrogate old contracts in
which they guaranteed the railroads a
minimum amount OF revenue from express
business.
Newman Erb. president Of Ave railroads
In the United States. showed II letter yes
terday addressed to on. Of mis- lines In
which the express company which had
exclusive rights To the express business
on that railroad asked for an abrogation
OF the old contract.
Mr. Erb refused to allow the express
company or the railroad to be named, but
he said that the condition Is general and
that practically all the express companies
In the country are trying to abrogate old
contracts with the railroads because Of
the decrease In revenue due to parcel post.
Most OF the contracts giving exclusive
rights to the express companies provide
that the railroad shall get so per cent. OF
the gross business and contain a guarantee
as to the minimum amount of this busl-
ness. The express companies assert that
these exclusive contracts have been abro-
gated because. rs the Government Ia in
the parcel carrying business. the express
companies no longer have exclusive rights,
as their contracts stipulate. and tina, this
voids the contract.
The express companies assert that tho
parcel post has reduced their revenues 25
per cent, and they can no longer afford
to guarantee minimum revenue to the
railroad companies.
II the express compan are SUCCESS
full In abrogating these old contracts Il
will mean another heavy burden for the
railroads, already staggering under in
creased expenses. The railroads now be-
| lieve that they are carrying the parcel
post for nothing. although the Post Office
Departments revenue is increased $780,
100000 q year thereby.
The Government weighs mail on rail-
roads every four years for a test period
and payment for the next four years Is
| determin ed by the average OF this period
This payment does not allow for increase
In mail, and on many railroads the las,
weighing period was In 1912. or before
the establishment Of the parcel post. The
Government has made small allowance
to some OF the roads for carrying the
parcel post. but the railroads assert tina,
this Is not equitable that they should b,
paid for all the mail carried. and shoulc
not be paid for so many tons q day be
cause they happened to haul that mar,
tons four years ago.
The railroads also say that the parce
post. which they carry for nothing. hal
cut down their revenue from express bus,
ness. for which they were formerly vel
paid.
Mr.. Erb repeated yesterday the decl.ra
ton which he recently made In England
that the Minneapolis and st. Paul, o
which he IL president. will refuse to carr,
the United States mail unless the Gov
eminent pays for the extra burden Of tn
parcel post.
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SEVEN KILLED BY SERUM.
Ono 81 Eisht Treated VITA A.ti-
texia May Survive.

Los ANoHLrs. Cal. March l0.--A re-
port submitted by surgeons to Coroner
Hartwei, to-day says that Toxic poison
Ing caused the death Of seven men who
were treated FOR blood disease In the
County Hospital recently"
A serum was administssed to eight pa
TENTS at the County Hospital last satur-
day. The eighth 10 alive to-day. and
hope 10 held Tor his recovery.
Coroner Hartwell said he hoped the
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At the home of Mrs. Charles j. Welch
% East Eightieth street on the Afternoon
OF March 20 from until o'clock there
will be "A sale q linen. cretonnes ana fancy
articles for the benefit OF the italian
Mission at 313 Elizabeth street. Som.
of those Interested are Mrs. william ?.
Sheehan, Mrs. Frederic Nelson. Mrs, Ceci!
Barret and Miss Katherine McCann
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Penn Yam, N. Y, Man Chops
Wood to Celebrate His
1O4th Anniversary.

PENN YAM, N. T.. March 10.--Samuel
Keefer OF the town Of TORY celebrated
his 104th birthday to-day. He Ia appar-
emily as vigorous as a man Of 70 years
and mentally appears much younger. Mr..
Keefer has never touched tobacco or in
toxicating liquors.
When he was seen to-day Mr.. Keefer
was resting on a snow shovel. He said
he expected to saw up quite "A tidy bit OF
wood before the end Of his 104th birthday.
Mrs. keefer died ten years ago. He at
living.
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PUPILS Of Public school No. at SO
Chyystis street filsd plans through C. B. J.
snyder, Superintendent Of Public School
6ulldingu. for putting up partitions on the
an snoloss q model apartment, consist
~ Of Q parlor. bedroom, bathroom.
dtchsn and hall. to be used for demon.
Otyoting housekeeping.
The cost to the city will bs nothing. -
- Dupils WI - ~ sntlBo Wogas
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MR.. TAFT DENIES RUM0R.
Ex-President says He IL Not to he
u. o. SUPREME Court Justice.

Ex-President william H.. Taft said ip
New Haven yesterday that there Is "ab-
soluteiy no truth" In rumors that he 10
to succeed Justice oliver Wendell Holmes
a. member OF the United States su-
prems Court and has accepted an offer Of
appointment to that count from President
Wilson.
It was said at the White House yes
terday that neither Justice Holmes nor
any other member Of the Supreme Court
bad indicated to the President any In
tentipn OF rssign4ng
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Oldest Quaker IN U. =, she breaches
On I0Ath Birthday,

BRUNSWICK, Me-. March 1o.--Aunt
Mary Goddard, the oldest Quaker In the
United States. II not In the world. cele-
brated her 1Oith birthday to-day by
preaching at special service of the
Friends Church. held at the home Of her
niece. Mrs. Jennie Cox. where she resides.
on account of her work for the Friends
faith Mrs. Goddard was made an elder In
the church number OF years ago.
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RICH WOMEN TO AID CHILDREN
Committee "a Help Care for Charges
of the COuPts.

President Lindsay Of the New York
Society for the Prevention OF Cruelty to
Children announced at the meeting OF
the directors yesterday new method OF
caring for children committed by the
courts to the society. lie has appointed
an auxiliary committee to share with
Supt. Walsh responsibility for the care.
feeding. clothing and instruction OF these
children.
The committee will have authority to
appoint sub committees in the extension
and development of the work. President
Lindsay has appointed to this auxiliary
committee Mrs. J. Nelson Borland, chair
man: Mrs. William *. Vanderbilt. Miss
Mary X. Choate. Mrs Morgan J. O'Brien
and Mrs Mortimer l.. Schif. secreta. y.
all of whom are very active in the work
Of the society. President Lindsay be-
lleves that the work of this committee
will result In immense benent to the chill
dren.
The board also decided yesterday to
add two additional stories to the eight
story building at 105 East Twenty second
street. as the constantly increasing work
demands more room. Children turned
over to the society now have physical IN.
stryction. which IL given by teachers OF
the Department OF Education.
yesterday were:
E,s,SsfH cS Ssr,y H.n a Ts S,S
Robert y Gallswdy. Adrian JssIin. IT,
Henri 3. ssbcoes. csorss q: Haven.
VIM H assicss A... 'G S:ss. v''s'' H.
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THE SEAGOERS.
Departures for Europe, West ladies
~
and Caribbean PortS.

Sailing to-day by the Hamburg Ameri-
can liner Victoria Luise for the West
Indies and Panama:
John Bingham Col. and Mrs T. g.
Miss Ada Elizabeth Johnson.
Bingham Mr.. and Mrp. j. q
William Z. Durham. McCmloueh
Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Mrs. W. B. Van Rens
iel ". Bishop. selaer.
Dr. Henry II Coyeli Mrs Henry sigourney
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles J. W Stewart
Ethan Davis Mr. r Hayes Trow
Georgt w Holman bridge.
Mrs Van Cortlandt Ho. Mr., and Mrs Park N
Wooley.
C Augustus Hsviland.
For Havre by the French liner La
Savoie:
Mr.. and Mrs James Col G. Richard.
Converse Col u. +. ia silva.
The Rev. and Mrs The Rev. Philip,
Alexander A ho'ov Sarsheld.
itzky J. NJ Shoemaker.
The Rev. Taillard Vic j. NJ Wilson
tor Retni
BY the United Fruit steamship Almi-
ritnte for the Caribbean:
W T. sharki.ford. Mr.. ana Mrs r. II
Mrs W u Smythe. Wilson.
NJ. and Mrs j. II Major and Mrs II A.
TAYLOR. Hull.
! j. Warner. Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie,
W. c. Archibald. II. jung.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-08-20
Clayton Creek News.

The drouth was at last broken; had
a good rain here Tuesday night.
Our Sunday School has been de-
creasing for the past few Sundays. IT
is hoped that the members will be
present again soon.
There will be an entertainment,
Box Supper and Picture Show given
at the school house Saturday evening,
August Both. Everybody invited to
come; bring a box and enjoy yourself
with us.
Mrs. M. @. Wilson and children are
visiting friends and relatives in Les
terville this week.
Nelson Stricklin and family spent
Sunday with Redmond Black and
wife.
Miss Helen Dempster was the guest
OF Miss Avias and Velah Pippin Sun
day.
Miss Lora Henson, Of Bixby, is visit
ing relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Gallaher called
on Mrs. Black Sunday.
Miss Nora stricklin, Of Bixby, spent
Saturday night and Sunday with
home folks.
Mrs. Ola January, Of St. Louis is
visiting her aunt, Mrs. Terry.
Mrs. N. Short is on the sick list this
week.
A bunch of the boys from here at
tended church at Edgehill Sunday.
There will be a picnic at Edgehill
Saturday, August 20.
Next Saturday night and Sunday is
the regular church time at Goodland.
PRIMROSE.
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R~edmOndville Items.

We had a nice rain Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Bell visited his
parents, Mr.. and Mr.. Nelson Bell,
Sunday.
r. O. Love was a caller at Red
mond Blacks, Sunday.
There will be a picnic at Edge Hill,
Saturday.
Sunday School wasn't very we'll at
tended Sunday. 1t seems as though
the young folks think more about
going to picnics and parties than they
do of going to Sunday School. There is
always something to lead our boys
and girls astray.
Mrs. Sarah Wilson is visiting rela-
tives at Lesterville this week.
Lewis Gallaher is hauling ties for
F. M. Adams.
Miss Liza Merritt visited Mrs. Anna
Crocker Saturday night and Sunday.
Mrs. Sarah Terry made a trip to
Lesterville one day last week; her
niece, Mrs. Ola January and two
children, accompanied her home.
Our carpenter, Mr.. Grammond,
will soon have the school house COM
pleted.
Miss Lora Henson visited here the
last of the week.
There will be church at Goodland
Saturday and Sunday.
Will Akers started to Middlebrook
Wednesday and got out as far as
Belleview and his mule died. He re-
turned home Thursday and bought a
horse from Sam Larue. He started
for Middlebrook again Sunday. Hope
he will have the good luck to get
there this time. GREY EYES.
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Mr.. s. L. Brooks is quite i'll, at this
writing, with malaria.
Mrs. Eaton and children have gone
to ottery to Mr. Westerman's, after a
visit of four weeks at Goodland.
A little sol was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. F. M. Adams, August 9th. OF
course they are proud of the new COM
er, as Master John, who has always
considered himself the baby, is fifteen
years old.
VIII Black has been quite sick for
a few days and laid off from work.
N. W. Short got in home Saturday
from a very successful threshing tour.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Troutman spent
the week end with their daughters,
at Brushy, and attended church there.
We learned that two stores will be
put up at the end of the railroad and
a freight house also. The White s.
Hummel Company load a car with
nu0s every few days.
There was singing at Mr.. Shorts
Saturday night, and preaching at
Edge Hill on Sunday.
F. M. Adams has his saw mill in
running order and is busy saving
ties and lumber.
w. NJ. Mayfield has lately bought a
span of mules and is busy hauling
every day.
Mrs. James Gallaher and daughters
made a visit to relatives on Logan
Greek.
Next Sunday will be the regular
meeting time at the Baptist Church
at Goodland. TIMOTHY HAY.
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Goodland Items.

We had a good rain Thursday.
Maybe the turnips will sprout.
Peaches are ripening but are very
small and inferior.
We are glad to read that there are
such good crops raised this year, but
certainly it is not in this neck Of the
woods-and sugar-ten cents a pound.
Mr.. Nosser ia building another room
to the store.
The sick folks are all on the mend.
Some few apples are being dried by
our housewives.
q. G. Adams broke a wheel hauling
ties.
Clifford and Randolph Adams are
gone TO visit relatives in Oregon and
Howell counties. Clifford has not
fully recovered from a severe spell Of
hay fever, and took the trip thinking
TO recover his health.
Miss Salome Love is home from
Columbia for q short vacation.
Mr. Peyton Pippin returned Friday
from Montana, where he has been
ranching for the past four months.
He brings samples Of wheat and oats
and says the crops are simply fine.
He thinks he will make his home III
Montana,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-08-20

SOME preachers, / am glad to note,
are beginning to ''speak out in meet
in" the feeling they have in their
hearts concerning the latter day
Evangelism which unites the saving
of souls with the accumulation of
dollars. The Billy Sundays, the Clip
sey Smiths, and their lesser like, have
been greatly in evidence the last two
or three years, and for a time no one
dared criticize either the men or
their methods. They could from
their pulpits indulge in vituperation,
coarseness and vulgarity with i'm
punity. All who did not come and
bow before their affairs were denounc-
ed as agents of the devil, or at least
as on their self-chosen way to His
Satanic Majesty's dominions. A
stranger, panoplied as an "Evange-
list" may come into a community of
whose members he possesses no per-
sonal knowledge and hold those who
ignore him up to cor and ridicule-
to the delectation of the masses who
throng to hear his diatribes. To him
great sums of money are freely be-
slowed, while the patient resident
pastor who buries Jul dead, gives
comfort in time of affection, and
serves us faithfully, in season and out
OF season, is grudgingly paid--if paid
the meager salary stipulated in the
closely calculated contract. And, as
stated above, no one dares raise his
voice in protest while this "evangel-
istic' tide is in it's flow; but, happily,
ebb-time comes tagging along-slow,
but sure-and eason at length sue
ceeds novelty's %excitation. At Beth
any Park, Ind, last Saturday Rev. w.
E. Harlow, Vice-P President of the
National Evangelistic Association in
an address to the Evangelistic Con-
gress, the press tells us, ''scored the
Billy Sunday school of red hot re-
ligious butchers which has been re-
sponsible, he said, for the recent de-
cline in general church interest. He
said whirlwind evangelists hypnotic
congregations and leave the com
munity in a drunken stupor.n Yes;
and then some. The recovery, how
ever, is usually rapid, and only the
waste of the dollars is permanent.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-08-20
NOTICE or LETTERS.

Notice is hereby given that letters Of adj
ministrtaion on the estate Of Enos Pannebeck-
er,deceased, were granted to the undersigned
on the 10th day Of August, 1914, by the
Probate Court of Iron County, Missouri.
All persons having claims against said es-
tate are required to exhibit them to. me for all
lowance within six months after date Of said
letters, or they may be precluded from any
benefit Ct such estate; andif such claims be
exhibited within one year from the date
the last insertion Of the publication of this
notice, they shall be forever barred.
This 18th day Of August, 1914.
EMMA PANNEBEcKER,
Administrators.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-08-20

AS last year. each boy is requested to
bring a pillow, two blankets, drinking
cup, comb and brush, and a small look
ing glass. Tents, beds, mattresses,
water supply, meals, candles, lecture
tent, and other con~veniences are furnish
ed free to all delegates.
The examination, which consists of
five questions in each of these sub
jects: arithmetic, geography, agricul-
ture, and an essay of $50 words ON s'The
Care of a Dairy Herd" will be given
by the county superintendent on Sat-
urday, September 9th, at the Ironton
Public School building. The applicant
receiving the highest average grade
will be entitled to attend the school.
In case he can not go the next highest,
and in a s he can not attend the next
in order, will be entitled to attend.
Questions similar in character to those
used last year and blanks for reporting
Will De sent you IN du time. You will
select your own assistant to help in
determining the representative this
year. You may want the same one you
had last year, or in case that is not
possible, you may select another.
hope you will have this matter pub
lished in your county papers and secure
a large class of applicants. Be sure
your county has a boy at the school.
Any boy In the county between the
ages of II and II, except the one who
attended last year, is eligible. An ex-
cellent program has been prepared.
Very truly,
GEO. w. REAvIS, Manager.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-08-20

THE International Harvester Co. has
issued a pamphlet reviewing the suit
recently determined against it by
the U. S. District Court for the Dis
trlct of Minnesota. 1t contains the
statements of Messrs. Mccormick,
President, and Bancroft, head Coun-
sci for the Company, as well as the
opinion of Judges Smith and Hook
and the dissenting opinion of Judge
Sanborn. On the title page of the
pamphlet is the statement that "The
company is condemned for a state of
facts which no longer exists by a rule
of law that never existed until now"
and that "The Company is acquitted
of any wrongful motive or practice,
yet thousands of its stockholders are
cruelty punished by a decree which
remedies no evil and rights no
wrong" A pretty strong statement
whether justified or no by the context,
| am not competent to Judge, for l
have not yet read it; and after I have
gone through it my opinion won't be
worth a copper to anybody, except,
perhaps, myself. The laws English
as it is writ is often of wonderful in
depreciation, and the layman who
touches it is mighty apt to write him
self down an ass. In my case that can
be done in other ways that are of less
trouble and research.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-08-20
On 4he Safe Side.

Seed Merchant (giving intormation)
Il should say q foot between the
radish and onion rows viii be quite
sufficient" Prospective Amateur car
dener-"Think SO? / think I'll be on
the safe side and allow three or four
feet. don't want the radishes to
have a beastly onion 1avor."-New
York Advertiser.