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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-24
Indiana Officials Freed.

indianapolis, Ind.-Lieut. Gov. w.
p. O'Neill and u other officials and
employees of the 1918 legislature who
were indicted December A, charged
with signing and presenting illegal
claims against the state, were &C
quilted by Judge J. T. Marley in the
criminal court Saturday.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-24
ROAD ENGINEERS
DRAW NEW LAWS
HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION HAS
SEVEN PROPOSALS FOR NEW
LEGISLATURE.
MEETlN HANRIBALRExT YEAR
w. H. Ruffum, E.. 2. Harding and
H. C. Allen Named as COMMITTEES
to Introduce and Promote
Passage of New Bills.
jefferson City

Jefferson City.
Officers Of the Highway Engineers
Association Of Missouri were elected
before the annual convention adj
journed. as follows: e. F. C. Hard
ing of Jefferson City, president M.
S. Murray of Sikeston, viceSpresident;
E. w. Sheets of Hannibal, secretary;
H. C. Allen Of Clinton, treasurer.
Hannibal was selected as the meet
ing place next year.
State Highway Commissioner Frank
w. Ruffum, President p. F.C Hard
ing and II. g. Allen were named a
committee on legislation, to promote
the following:
A law to combine the offices of
county highway engineer and county
surveyor R al. 81. szt 49,
A law to require poll taxes to be
paid as other taxes.
70 abolish the office Of road over
seer and provide for road building and
working by contract under the super
vision of the county highway engi-
neer.
To require county highway engi-
neers to attend schools of instruction
in road building. sts g
To increase automobile licenses to
a minimum Of SIS and to provide that
the state shall return to each county
the amount of licenses collected from
automobiles owned in it.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-24
Cen. ]. B. Davis, Retired, Dead.

Neutrality-suspicious. J. B. Davis,
for ten years Judge advocate Of the
United States army, is dead. General
Davis wrote numerous books on mill
tary subjects and vas one Of this
country's representatives at the hague
conference at the Geneva Red Cross
convention.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-24
Aviators Killed.

Paris-Lieut. Grugere and Mai.
D~estouche, military a~yiators, met
death during a fight from Isay, a sub
urb of Paris. AS they were flying
over the neighboring town Of vaugir-
ard, their biplane dashed downward,
crashing into a cattle shed,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-24
AnrlculturaI canaua Eliminated.

Washington.-An appropriation Of
$2,2S6,OO for a tive-year agricultural
census in the United States was
stricken from the legislative execu-
tive and judicial appropriation bill BY
the house, sitting as y committee Of
the whole.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-24
TO omit Diplomatic Breakfast.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Bryan an
nounced that the diplomatic break
fast usually given by the secretary
Of state at his residence on New
Years Day would be omitted this
winter on account Of President vii
sons recent bereavement.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-24
Funeral Inatead AZ W.sdino

ST. Louis.-Miss Louisa Meyer was
to have been married Tuesday, Dec.
%. Instead of wedding She will be
buried at the hour fixed for the
nuptials, as she died under an am
esthetIc used for a simple operation
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-24
Three Ohio cities Again Wet.

Bridgeport, Ohio.-The cities of
Bridgeport, Bellaire and Martins
Ferry voted to re-establish saloons.
The election was under the Beal law
and brings saloons into Belmont coun.
ty for the first time since 1908.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-24
Labor Commissioner Reports.

Labor Commissioner Reports. Z
The needs of the state of Missouri
in economic legislation are given by
Commissioner John r. Fitzpatrick in
his letter transmitting to Gov. Major
the thirty-ifth annual report of the
bureau of labor statistics. He says:
Information gathered by this de-
partment and statistics tabulated
therefrom and complaints investi-
gated disclose the need Of laws on the
following subjects:
state workmen's COMPENSATION on
a pension basis, which should eventu-
ally be placed under the direction
and provided for by the rational gov
eminent; state inspection of bridges
and buildings, with provi: ions strictly
regulating certain scat 1lding and
flooring; inspection of all apparatus,
equipment and paraphernalia used in
hazardous occupations; state civil
service for inspectors, statisticians,
clerks and other employees in those
departments which have the enforce
ment and direction of such industrial
laws; an eight-hour day to apply to
all work done by and for the state, a
law prohibiting the payment of wages
otherwise than in currency of the
United States, a law providing for
the payment of wages to any employee
within "a hours after such employee is
discharged or voluntarily quits; a
measure establishing two pay days a
month for all state employees"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-24
Bank He'd Up for 1880.

Prue, Ok.--Two men robbed the
State Bank Of Prue shortly be-
fore closing time. getting $1,000. The
robbers, who were not masked, dds
played weapons with which they in
timated the cashier.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-24
Ajlmony subject to U. s. Tax.

Washington.-Aiimony Is fixed in
come and the person who receives it
must not withhold any amounts due
under the income tax. This decision
was announced by commissioner Of
internal revenue.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-24

jefferson City, Mo.-Cov. Major ap.
pointed Miss Frances Hopkins Of Lib
arty DO, as probate Judge Of Clay
county to succeed her father. the late
Louis q. Hopkins, whose death oc-
cusred recently,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-24

Washington.-After month of DELHI
GRAFTON and repeated failure TO get &C.
tion. the foreign relations committee
ordered the Nicaraguan treaty report.
ed to the senate for ratification.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-24

Phoenix, Ariz.-The application for
q restraining order against the en-
foroement OF the Arizona anti-alien
labor law, filed In the United States
district court at Tucson, will be heard
before United States Judges In Los
Angeles Dec. n.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-24
Hearing Resumed.

The public service commission has
resumed the hearing on the proposed
increase of rates by the Missouri rail-
roads on freight, passenger and bag.
gage traffic. The commission will 60
ut once into the hearing on the mer-
its Of the applications.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-24
french order socks.

Chicago-Orders for 100000 pairs
Of cotton socks for soldiers in the field
were placed with a company, which
operates a large factory at Kankakee,
H.. by buyers for the French govern
ment.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-24
1875 Dead In Raid on Coast.

London.-Deaths Of persons injured
by the German bombardment have in
creased the mortality list to 1875. Lat
est reports from the coast towns
stated that $40 were injured.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-24
Lee Mccluno pics.

Knoxville, Tenn. Lee McClung,
former treasurer Of the United States
died In q hospital in London after q
three months' illness Of typhoid
fever.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-24
Capita Poultry show.

CapTtdI POULTRY SHOW,
The annual show of the Jefferson
City Poultry association is in prog
ress this week. The exhibit this year
far surpasses that of previous years
in the number and breeds Of the fowls
entered.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-24
Daniele to Visit Hawaii.

Washington. = Secretary Daniels
will visit the Hawaiian islands in
March or April next year to inspect
the great naval station and dry dock
at Pearl harbor.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-24

Gen. Funston Sees New Daughter.
San Francisco-Maj Gen. Funston
sal for the first time a daughter bort
to him while he was in command al
Vera Cruz. The general arrived here
on a leave Of absence.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-24
ceethals Sale for United states.

Colon.-Col. George w. Cocktails.
governor OF the Panama Canal zone,
accompanied by Mrs. Goethals, de-
parted for the United States on a
months leave Of absence. He will
spend Christmas with his children.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-24

Port au Prince, Hayti.-The gold
coin deposited in the National Bank OF
the Republic Of Hayti by the govern
ment, was placed on board an Ameri-
can warship In the harbor here.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-24
Ball In Prospect.

wdTI III FTUbFSVt. NN" WW
Seven hundred invitations we're is
sued from the executive mansion for
the annual military ball and recep-
ton that will be given by Gov. and
Mrs. Major. The formal invitations
go only to state officers and officers
Of the national guard and to members
Of the governors personal staff.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-24
Mobile Man, Shot BY wife, Dies.

Mobile Man, Shot by Vile, Dies.
Mobile, Ala.-Reuben F. McBroom,
a Mobile merchant, who was shot by
his estranged wife, Mrs. THERESA Mel
son McBroom, died at a hospital. Mrs.
McBroom was arrested accused OF
murder.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-24

The five candidates for the Jeffer-
son City postmastership each received
a letter from Congressman Dorsey w.
Shackleford, in which he declines to
assume responsibility for selecting the
man who shall be appointed to the
place.
He says the choice properly belongs
to Senator Stone, Jefferson City being
the home town Of the senator Us well
as the congressman. If the senator
declines the responsibility, and ap-
parently he has done SO, then Mr..
Shackleford declares he will call a
primary to determine who shall have
the office.
At least two of the candidates, ].
Thomas Fisher, chairman of the Cole
county Democratic committee, and
John H. Delahay, who have been
working for the appointment for two
years, are not pleased with the pri-
mary idea.
The other applicants, DR.. o. l..
Moore, George J.. Stampfli and Judge
F. j.. Fromme, have. not expressed
themselves on the suggestion.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-24
PennsyIvanla suys D.. l. a c.

Cincinnati, O.-Announcement was
made here that the Pennsylvania rail-
road had bought the Dayton, Lebanon
& Cincinnati railroad, which runs
from Dayton, o., to Lebanon, o.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-24

J. Major johnson. a widely known
lawyer and politician, is dead at
Brookfield, after having been an in
valid nearly fourteen years.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-24

The much-talked-of Monaghan, Chi
nese and English ~pheasants that have
cost the sportsmen of the state more
than $4,000 under Jesse 4. Toller-
toms administration Of the game de.
partment, r practically extinct.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-24

A meeting Of the alumni was held
recently at William Jewell College to
plan a campaign to raise $150,000 for
the college. 1t is hoped $4,000 a year
may be raised the next three years.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-24
Hilton Before Commission.

In the railroad rate advance hear
ing before the public service commits
sion Alexander G, Hilton, passenger
traffic manager Of the st. Louis & San
Francisco system, was the chief wit
ness. He told Of the decreased earn
ings from passenger business after
the 2-cent fare law became effective
in Missouri.
Mr.. Hilton made the statement that
II the 2cent rate is to be continued
there must be further reduction in
passenger train service. The next step
would be the reduction of the through
train service, and eventually it would
come about in Missouri that all the
passenger trains would be local trains.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-24
wouTd sell AIaeka Railroad e D

Warrington. P. MorsAl con
fered with Secretary Lano and said no
oon would submit a proposal to sell
the Alaskan Northern railroad to the
government.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-24

Ewing G. Bland, Judge of the South
Side Municipal court, at Kansas City,
has been appointed United States
marshal. His commission, dated De-
cember 3, has been received al the
marshal's office in the Federal build
ing at Kansas City.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-24
Preacher ParoIed.

A parole granted by Gov. Major
frees Rev. Aaron B. Donaldson, form
erly Of st. Louis, from all the legal
entanglements growing out of bust
ness transactions in connection with
deals in mining stocks in which he
was alleged to have swindled James H.
Downs, a retired farmer of Assump-
ton, ILL.,, out of a large sum of money.
Donaldson, formerly a Southern
Methodist minister, was convicted in
st. Louis and sentenced to three
years Imprisonment. He appealed to
the supreme court.
In the meantime he was tried and
convicted in Illinois on a similar
charge, Downs being the prosecuting
witness, and was sentenced to two
years imprisonment. He appealed this
case also.
The Missouri supreme court af-
firmed the st. Louis sentence and he
was taken to the Jefferson City peni-
Tertiary, where he served nine
months. At the expiration of that
time he was. paroled by Gov, Major,
that his bondsmen in Illinois might
not suffer a loss of 10000 as the
Illinois supreme court had affirmed
his sentence in that state. 1t was
stipulated that he must return to JEFF
ferson City and complete his sentence
when the Illinois term expired.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-24

When James veach, a farmer who
lives six miles southwest Of Warrens-
burg, did not return from chopping
wood, Mrs. Veach sent two small chill
dren to the timber tract to call him
home. They found their father crush-
ed beneath the weight of a tree he had
felled. He had been dead several
hours. He was 4s years old.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-24
Ask for 3 4 issue.

Fbk IVT bUHu I"sUV. 1n 0f. N
Application was filed with the pub
tic service commission BY the Chicago
Great Western Railway company for
authority to issue bonds aggregating
1880, 900.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-24

Congressman James Lloyd, who has
announced that he will not seek re-
election to congress, has sem letters
to Democrats throughout his district
which indicate that he may run for
United States senator against Reed.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-24
State Home Ready in March.

State Home Ready In March.
The state industrial home for ne,
gro girls will be ready for inmates
about March 20, according to Miss
Jeanette McConachie, secretary Of the
board of managers. The home is To-
Gated neal Upton. The building is
practically completed. 1t will accom-
modate about 300 girls.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-24
New l Lieutenant.

New Lieutenant.
Gov. Major issued a commission to
Jesse r. Robinson Of st. Louis as first
lieutenant of Company G, First regi-
ment of infantry, N. G. M.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-24

Matt Ford, marshal at Osborn, was
shot through the hand by a robber.
The man, who was attempting to enter
a store, was surprised by the marshal.
Bloodhounds from Chillicothe traced
the man to a cave east of town, but
lost the scent there. Marshal Ford
has killed two robbers during his sery-
ice In office.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-24

Judge Samuel Davis, in the Saline
| County Circuit Court, has sustained
the demurrer to the second petition
in the case of the State of Missouri
ex rel. Attorney General John T. Bar
ker VS.. the Chicago & Alton Railroad
to recover excessive freight and pas
senger rates.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-24

Charles R, Luster, 81 years old, for
forty years engaged in newspaper
work in Missouri, is dead at his home
in Springfield of heart disease. He
was editor of the Brunswick MOI
News in 1870 and postmaster under
Harrison in 1891. He established the
Howell County News at West Plains
in 1895 and retired three years ago.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-24
Wants " Re clerk

Edmond McWilliams, editor Of The
Clinton County Democrat, P~lattsburg,
Mo-, is seeking the Democratic nom
nation for chief clerk Of the house OF
the Forty-eighth general assembly.
He Is one Of ave candidatsg.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-24

The united training conference for
leaders in religious work was in ses-
sion at Sedalia recently under the
auspices of the Y. M. G. A. state come
mittee.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-24

w. M. Cook, farm adviser Of Green
county, Ohio, has just been employed
as farm adviser for Carroll county.
Mr.. Cook will enter upon his duties
January /, 1915.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-24

0. Welsh, a miner, was fatally in
jured the other day by falling slate at
the Cohuila mine, southwest Of Car
thage.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-24

Eugene Talley and Alfred Vandyke
were killed when more than 5000
pounds Of nitro-glycerin in the separa-
tor of the Hercules Powder Company,
three miles southwest of Carthage, ex-
ploded. Fred Kent, another employe,
was injured but will recover.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-24

Cold Stops Work.
The cold weather has caused a com
plete suspension OF work on the new
Missouri s~tatehouse. The concrete
work was practically done, however.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-24
Million Per County.

MiHlon Fef county.
More than a Eiillion dollars worth
Of corn to the county is a record that
Missouri made for the year 1914, ac-
cording to returns made to the sec
rotary Of the Missouri state hoard Of
agriculture.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-24

The state law authorizing cities of
the third class to adopt commission
form Of government is demonstrations
al, according to a written opinion Of
Dean !. Loeb, professor Of constltu-
tional law at the University Of Mis-
souri,,
The citizen., 1914-02-27
!. S. TROOPS
GET CASTILLO
Mexican Bandit Captured on
the American Side.
SIX OF HIS MEN SURRENDER
Should the American officers Do So,
He viii Certainly Be Executed
For Setting Fire To the
Cumbre Tunnel.

Alpasa, TeXas.-Maximo Castillo,
sponsibility for the Cumbre tunnel dis
aster, in which ten Americans and II
others lost their lives, was captured
3s miles south of Hachita, n. NJ, by
American troops.
The information was conveyed to
Gen. Hugh l.. Scott, commandant at
Fort Bliss, in an official telegram from
Captain White, Ninth United States
Cavalry.
With the bandit were six of his fol-
lowers. According to Captain Whites
brief dispatch, they surrendered with
out a fight. They will be brought
here.
Castillo, to avoid a range of noun
tains on the Mexican side. made a de-
tour which brought him into Ameri-
can territory. Captain White was on
the watch, having received informa-
tion from Walter Mccormick, Ameri-
can manager of Las Palomas ranch, on
the Mexican side, that the muchwant-
Captain White telegraphed by Army
wireless to General Scott for instruc-
tions, and was ordered to arrest the
bandit should he put foot on American
soil.
Whether the prisoner shall be sur
rendered to the rebels is legal Ques-
tion which remains to be settled. If
this is done there is no doubt that he
will be executed for the Cumbre dis
aster. He is not charged with any
crime on this side.
Castillo set fire to freight train in
the Cumbre Tunnel two weeks ago.
The cars were burning when a pas
senger train crashed into it and every
life aboard was lost. The tunnel is
still burning.
A special to the Times from Hachita,
N NJ, says that the capture was made
by Lieutenant Rothwell, of Troop A,
and remarks that it was particularly
gratifying as coming on the heels of
the theft of Is horses belonging to the
regiment by Mexicans on Sunday. The
special continues:
Captain White will ask that
Castillo and Capt Emilio Garcia,
member of the band previously cap
tured, be transported Immediately to
Ell Paso, as the number Of soldiers on
duty here is limited"
Previous reports of Castillo's cap
ture, made to General Villa, proved un-
true. The latter expressed his gratifi-
cation at the capture. General Scott
was no less jubilant.
The citizen., 1914-02-27
SENATE RATIFIES
EIGHT TREATIES
Senator o'Gorman Says Vote Does
Not Mean That the Opposition To
the Repeal OF Exemption
Clause Have Laid Down.

Washington. - General arbitration
treaties just ratified by the Senate re-
newed for five years agreements with
Great Britain, Japan, Italy, Spain, Nor
way, Sweden, Portugal and Switzer-
land, and marked the first step in the
policy of President Wilson to place
the United States in more ad-
vantageous position in the world of
nations.
Amendments to the treaties having
been rejected, debate closed within a
few minutes after the Senate went
into executive session and ratification
resolutions were adopted one after
another. without a roll call. Oppon-
ents of the treaties made no effort to
delay the votes.
The treaties, briefly, provide for
references to the Hague tribunal of
legal differences, and questions relat-
ing to the Interpretation of other exist
ing treaties which cannot be settled
by diplomacy. They are not, of them
selves, far reaching; but in view of
the long delay in their ratification,
during which many disturbing factors,
both at home and abroad, have con-
tributed to general agitation, the feel
ing among the senators is that the
action will serve to place the United
States on a frmer confidential basis
with the powers.
No matter involving the vital inter
ests, independence or honor of the
contracting powers is included in the
scope of these treaties, and all dis
putes involving the interests of third
parties are also excluded. The method
of procedure toward arbitration fixed
by the treaties provides that a special
agreement shall be drawn up setting
out the details of the dispute and de-
fining its issues and the scope of con-
sideration to be granted to the arbi
traitors. Such agreements must be
signed by the President and ratified
by the Senate before the question can
be submitted at the Hague.