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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-02-18
Untax the Poor Man s Butter.

Now that the "oleo moonshiners"
have gone to prison and the laws
supremacy has been duly vindicated,
Congress should make haste to repeal
the odiously unjust and undemocratic
internal revenue tax on oleomar-
garine, "the poor mans butter"
The purpose of the tax was to boost
the price of butter-a sop to the diary
interests by crushing butter's then
rising rival, the oleomargarine made
of mixed animal fats and cottonseed
oil.
The law requires oleo makers to
pay 10 cents pound for using exactly
the same coloring matter the butter
makers use paying no tax. Itrequires
oleo makers to pay one half cent
pound for making uncolored oleo,
whereas no such tax is laid on butter.
Health authorities agree oleomar-
garine properly made is as clean and
healthful as butter. Untaxed, as
butter is untaxed, it can be made and
marketed for little more than half the
cost of good butter.
Its cheapness has caused it to be
used as substitute for butter by
millions who must make every penny
count. Sharp competition for the
patronage of this large trade has led
many men to try to evade payment
of the tax, SO they might cut prices.
Some of them, doubtless, pocketed a
part of the profit margin in the tax
they evaded. Proof that most of
them did not is afforded by uniform
advance in the price of oleo in st.
Louis, now that the large Illicit oleo
trade done here has been forced into
the open and made to pay the tax. 1t
is said st. Louis housewives will have
to pay $150,0OO year more for oleo
than they paid last year.
Whatever amount they so pay will be
tax the richest country in the world
lays upon one food product, used
chiefly by the poor, to restrict
it's competition with another food pro
duct, used chiefly by the well-to-do.
1t was characteristic of a Republican
protective tariff administration tc
impose such tax; it should be
characteristic of a Democratic ad-
ministration to repeal it.-St. Louis
| Post Dispatch.
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TAKE the following from Wednes-
days Globe Democrat:
A deputy from the Office of Sheriff
Dickman was placed in charge of the
Office of the Audit and Bond Com
pany Of America, in the Third National
Bank Building, yesterday, in connec-
ton with Judgment for $4,000, rem
dered against the bonding company
by the Circuit Court of Dade County,
Mo. The judgment was rendered in
favor of J. M. Davidson and the levy
was made at the behest of the sheriff
of Dade County. The officers of the
bonding concern were ordered to
make return to the Dade County
Circuit Court the second Monday in
March.
Now what do you think of that?
What could have happened down in
Dade County? Is it possible that this
is the same Audit and Bond Company
of America that was brought into our
county about three years ago for the
coveted purpose Of turning up"
some Democratic officials regardless
of whether their accounts were right
or wrong? Can it be the same Audit
and Bond Company of America that
made great discoveries in its investi- :
cation of affairs down in Dunklin
County, causing the grand jury to in
dict county official on the report
filed by the auditor, and when the
case was called for trial that same
auditor, who had turned up" such
startling discrepancies and irregular
tiles, could not be found high or low
to testify in support of his alleged
finding = thereby compelling the
prosecution to dismiss for lack of evil
dence? If / mistake not, those gentle
men about that time we're loud in their
exploitations of their oompany's ac-
curacy, infallibility, reliability and
financial soundness. Again / am con-
strained to ask, what has happened?
Gentlemen, don't all speak at oncel
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in lot four, ~, of the northwest
quarter; and lots four az, and five,
(5), of the northeast quarter of
Section four, az, Township thirty
three, (33), north of Range four, az,
east, as per plat of T. P. Russell's
lands, Book 20 of Plats: said petition
praying che Court to decree that the
said Junius HI. Jones is legally dead
without issue, and that the above
described lands be partitioned and
ordered sold and the proceeds of said
sale be divided among the owners
thereof, according to their respective
interests therein; which said action is
returnable on the first day of the next
term of said Court, to be held at the
Court House in the City of Ironton in
County of Iron and State Of Missouri,
when and where you may appear and
defend such action; otherwise Plain
tiff's petition will be taken as con-
fessed and judgment rendered accord
ingly.
And it is further ordered, that a
copy hereof be published, according
to law, in the IRON COUNTY REGISTER,
a newspaper published in said county
of Iron for four weeks successively,
published at least once a a<week, the
last insertion to be at least thirty
days before the first day OF said next
April Term of this Court.
J. M. HAWKINS, Circuit Clerk.
A true copy from the record.
Witness my hand, and seal of the
(sEAL) circuit court Of Iron County,
in vacation, this 18th day Of
February, 1915.
J. M. HAWKINS, Circuit Clerk.
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the defendants and each of

precluding the defendants and each of
them, as we'll as all persons claim
ing by through or under said defen-
dants or either of them, from hereafter
setting up any title or claim to said
property, and for all other proper
orders and relief in the premises, which
said action is returnable on the first
day of the next term of said Court, to
be held at the Court House in the
City of Ironton in the County of Iron,
and State of Missouri, when and
where you may appear and defend
such action; otherwise Plaintiffs
petition will be taken as confessed
and Judgment rendered accordingly.
And it is further ordered, that a
copy hereof be published, according
to law, in the IRON COUNTY REGISTER,
a weekly newspaper published in
said County of Iron, for four weeks
successfully, published at least once
a week, the last insertion to be at
least 80 days before the first day of
said next April Term of this Court.
J. M. HAWKINS, Circuit Clerk.
A true copy from the record:
Witness my hand, and seal of the
(sEAL) Circuit Court of Iron County,
this 18th day of February,
1915.
]. M. HAWKINS, Circuit Clerk.
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Order of Publication
STATE OF MISSOURI, :,
COUNTY OF IRON. 3d.
In the Circuit Court. April Term, 1915
Carrie H. Shotwell, Plaintiff,

In the Circuit Court. April Term, 1915.
Carrie H. shotwell, Plaintiff,
vs..
Jesse A. Dillon, William H. Logan,
Maria Everly, Henry Everly, w.
G.. Bently, and John W. Schneider,
and the unknown consorts, heirs,
devisees, donees, alienees, and i'm
mediate, mesne and remote, volun-
tary and involuntary grantees of
Jesse A. Dillon, William H. Logan,
Maria Everly, Henry Everly, w. G.
Bentley and John w. Schneider, all
deceased, Defendants.
The State of Missouri to the above
named defendants, greeting:
You are hereby notified that an
action has been commenced against
you in the Circuit Court, of the
County OF Iron in the State of Mis-
souri,, for the purpose Of trying, as
certaining and determining the estate,
title and interest Of plaintiff and de-
PENDANTS Of, in and to the following
described real estate, to-wit: North
west quarter, the northwest quarter
of the southwest quarter and the
south half of the northeast quarter OF
Section thirty five (35), Township
thirty Eve, (35), Range one, (1), west
OF the 9th p. M, situate lying and be-
ing In Iron County, State OF Missouri
and containing 282.10 acres, more OF
less; and, if the Court. finds that plain
tiff is the sole owner Of said real
estate, that an order and decree be
entered Of record forever barring and
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-02-18

and fifteen, (15), in Wilsouville as the
same appear on plat of Wilsonville, on
file in the Office of the Recorder OF
Deeds for Iron County, Missouri.
Also, all of block two, (2), in the
East Addition to the City of Ironton,
Missouri, as the same is represented
on the plat of said East Addition to
the City of Ironton, Missouri, on file
in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds
for Iron County, Missouri.
Also, all of the north one-half OF
the lot numbered two (2) in block
numbered thirty two, 1927, in the
City of Ironton, Missouri, as the same
appears on the plat of said City OF
Ironton, Missouri, on file in the office
of the Recorder of Deeds for Iron
County, Missouri
Also, all that part of lot No. five,
(5), in the northeast quarter OF Section
No. four, (4), in Township No. thirty
three, (33), north of Range No. four,
"a, east, bounded as follows: Be-
ginning at the section corner at the
northeast corner of said Section and
running south on the Section line 21
CUdlDS W d btdhO dbN otohOt eAShSS
west 1S chains and 93 links to stake
and stone; thence north 21 chains to
stake and stone on Township line;
thence east on said line is chains and
93 links to the place Of beginning, and
containing 1916 acres. Also, be-
ginning at the northeast corner OF a
tract Of two acres decided to Catherine
Bassett and afterwards decided to
Burwell Fox by T. P. Russell, running
thence east 10 chains with a street or
lane decided by said T. P. Russell
to @. w. Russell to point on
the west line of said @. w.
Russell's land; thence south Az rods
and 10 feet to said O. w. Russell's
southwest corner; thence east with O.
w Russell's south line 10 chains and
/ rod to point on the line of Joseph
A. Revburn's land; thence south with
said Reyburn's line 40 rods and 8 feet
to O. s. Russell's line; thence west
with said O. s. Russell's line So rods
and 6 feet to a point on said line;
thence north chains; thence west 6
chains and so links to stake; thence
north 10 chains to the beginning all
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Mr.. Taft and Americanism.

1t would be extremely difficult in
fewer words to make stronger
against an amendment to
the federal constitution commanding
nation wide prohibition than contain
ed in the following five sentences Of
the the address of former President
Taft before the Boston Bar Associa-
tion Monday night-sentences that 60
to the very bottom of American in
stitutions:,,
sit would revolutionize the national
government. 1t would put on the
shoulders of the government the duty
of sweeping the doorsteps of every
home in the land. If national pro-
hibition legislation is passed, local
government would be destroyed. And
II you destroy local government, you
destroy one of the things which go to
make for healthy condition of the
national government
"National prohibition is non-en-
forceable; it is a confession on the
part of state governments Of inability
to control and regulate their own
especial business and duty; if the
matter were placed under federal
control it would result in creation of a
machinery of government officials
large enough to nominate any Presi-
dent and would offer too great an OPP
portunity to perpetuate their power
in Washington"
There is the case in nutshell. Can
it be that our people are loosening
and losing their grip upon the funda-
mental principles Of American in
stitutions? Gan it be that citizens of
the present generation really have no
clear conception of the relations and
functions of the states and the gener-
al government? Can it be that they
do not know that in the beginning the
people of the several states reserved
to themselves certain great powers
and that this reservation is the very
heart of the American system and hat
been the bulwark against an empire
system of government? Can it be
that they do not realize the preserva'
ton of what are known as the police
powers Of the states is vital to the
preservation of American govern
ment?
Since his retirement from the
White House William II. Taft hal
become the Daniel Webster Of the
present generation in his defense O
the federal constitution. And he hal
gone further than Webster by alst
becoming the champion of the rights
OF the states. Whatever may be hii
views on purely partisan questions
he is performing great public ser
vice In defense Of genuinely American
institutions "a service thatis gradual,
making him loom large in the mind
of thoughtful citizens Of all parties.
That this should be so is matter 0
grave import; for Mr.. Taft 10 only ex
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-02-18
Order of Publication.
STATE OF MISSOURI >.

STATE OF MISSOURI, os
COUNTY OF IRON. '''
In the Circuit Court, in vacation,
February 18th, 1915.
Harry B. Jones, Thomas E. Jones and
Martha Francis, Plaintiffs,
VS..
Charles M. Jones, and Junius FL.
Jones, if living; or the unknown
consort, heirs and devisees of
Junius H. Jones, if he be dead, De-
PENDANTS.
The State of Missouri to the above
named defendants, greeting:
You are hereby notified that an
action has been commenced against
you in the Circuit Court, of the County
of Iron, in the State of Missouri,
for the purpose of partition of the
following described lots, tracts and
parcels Of land, situate, lying and be-
ing in the County of Iron and State
Of Missouri, to- wit:
Beginning at the southwest corner
Of the southwest quarter of the south
east quarter of Section thirty two,
(32), Township thirty-four, (34),
north of Range four, az, east, and
running thence north one degree and
"a minutes east 342 feet to cedar
fence post; thence north 60 degrees
and 5 minutes east 409.70 feet to a
cedar fence post near barrel spring;
thence south AZ degrees and ! minute
east 592.25 feet; thence south Al de-
grees and 80 minutes. west $3.50 feet;
thence west along and with the Town
ship line between Townships 33 and
"a north, distance of 711.49 feet to
the point OF beginning, and contain
ing 6.377 acres, more or less, out OF
the southwest corner OF the south
west quarter OF the southeast quarter
of Section thirty two, 1927, Township
thirty-four, (34), north, Of Range
four, az, east.
| Also, all Of lots one, "a, two, (2),
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Assignee's s Notice.

Notice is hereby given to all the
creditors of O. J. Percy & Son 20. J,
Percy, sole owner), Of Ironton, Mo-,
that will, on the 9th day of March,
1916, at the Office of Edgar & Edgar
Attorneys at law, in the City of Iron
ton, County Of Iron and State of Mis-
souri,, proceed publicly to adjust and
allow demands against the estate and
effects assigned to me by Q. j. Percy
& Son co.. j. Percy, sole owner) fol
the benefit of creditors, and will con-
tinue said hearing during the two fol-
lowing days.
GEORGE w. MARSHALL,
Assignee of 9. j. Percy & Son (C. ]
Percy, sole owner
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A Proper Warning.

The United States Government will
have the support of every true citizen
of the country in its warning sent to
Great Britain, to the effect that the
general use of the American flag by
British vessels is matter of grave
concern, and in the warning sent to
the German Government, that the de-
struction of American vessels in the
recently established war zone will be
looked upon as equally serious.
Promiseuous use of the American
flag by British vessels is a policy
which must appear absurd to every
intelligent person. If the custom were
carried to greater extent, and Ger
mauy were to hesitate before attack
ing vessel bearing the Stars and
Stripes, irrespective of the ownership
of the vessel or to what country it
really belonged, England would have
an easy and glaringly ridiculous
means of protecting her entire feet
of merchantmen.
At the same time, we're Germany to
take the stand that the general use of
the American flag by British vessels
made it impossible to determine which
vessels we're actually British and
which American, many of our ships
might be destroyed, and we could
hardly blame Germany or any other
belligerent for placing such con-
struction upon the unreasonable prac-
tice.
With the use of the American flag
confined to American vessels, Ger
many would have no pausible excuse
for their destruction, and an American
ship in the newly created war zone
flying an American flag should be as
safe from attack as when on the high
seas, Ii is evident that the perilous
war zone will not be so crowded with
ships at this time as to make dis
elimination Impossible or olscreIion
thing of the past.
The United States Government
should not only warn the countries in
regard to the two important develop
ments, but should demand that the
logical viewpoint of this country be
recognized and lived up to. We are
of the opinion that both England ano
Germany will see the reasonablenest
Of the United States position in the
| mattars in nlestion.-St. Louis Times
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knitting the Referendum.

In the State Legislature deliberate
assault is being made on the refer
endum by inserting the exemption
clause in bills to which it was never
intended to apply.
All of the "dry" bills have the ex-
emption clause admittedly inserted
for the definite purpose of preventing
appeal to the people through the ref
erendum.
The exemption clause is provided to
meet genuine emergencies such as
threatened epidemic which menaces
the public health and requires inn
mediate remedial action; or such a
condition that immediate action is
needed to preserve the public peace
and safety.
Measures requiring the closing Of
saloons by 8 O'Clock, prohibiting
saloons within FIVE blocks Of buildings
used for religious, educational or
charitable purposes and providing for
precinct local option, cannot under
the widest stretch of imagination be
labeled emergency measures in the
true meaning of the phrase.
Representative Shannon of Audrair
County, author of the O'Clock clos
ing law and "dry" leader, defends the
Insertion of the clause on the grount
that the "drys' have not had "a
square deal from the liquor interests ,
| A plea of this kind could be made
for any similar abuse of the exemp'
tion. The real reason for it is the
fear that the people may repudiate
the act of the Legislature.
The assault on the referendum il
probably step towards prohibition
without the consent of the people O.
Missouri, who Overwhelmingly defeat
ed it at the polls. If the exemption
clause saves stringent sumptuary law
from the referendum, the next steI
will be prohibition law with al
exemption clause and with sufficien
length of life before the people cal
rectify it, toinflict irreparable damage
on the State.
i Intolerance and tyranny grow witt
power. Fanatic movements to con
troll the personal conduct of othe
people eaisly slip into, efforts to de
prive the people of any voice in tn
laws regulating their personal con
duct. The destruction of all liberty
foreshadowed in the deadly assault o.
personal liberty and home rule.
Will majority Of the State Legisla
ture join in welding the knife on th
right of direct legislation which tn
people have established in th
CONSTITUTIONS Will the majority ap
prove the misuse Of the exemptio
clause to kill direct legislation2 81
} Louis POST Dispatch.
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VOLUME XLVIII.

Initiative and Referendum were di-
vided along "wet" and "dryn lines.
For one was strongly for the meas
ure named, and, theoretically, have
always been and always expect to be
"wet," statutorily speaking. In not
asingle instance can recall a "dry,"
as "dry," and "wet," as a "wet,"
being for or against the Referendum.
1t won't do, brother, this recent dis
covery of yours. It's a mental mir
age. The fable of the gored OK can
not be made to apply in excuse of the
solar walkers who, in their high step
ping zeal, tread upon constitutional
amendment adopted by the votes of
all the people.
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A TEXAS WONDER.

The Texas Wonder cures kidneys
and bladder troubles, dissolves gravel,
cures diabetes, weak and lame backs,
rheumatism, and all Irregularities of
the k:dreys and bladder in both men
and women. Regulates bladder
troubles in children. If not sold by
your druggist, will be sent by mail or
receipt of $1.00. One small bottle is
two m onths' treatment, and seldom
fails to perfect cure. Send for testi-
monials. DIR. E. W. Hall, 1925 Olive
Street, st. Louis, Mo. Sold by drug
Orirt -Adu
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For SALE OR LEAsE-The finest and
best located residence in Ironton, MO;
suitable also for Hotel or Institution.
Splendid brick dwelling and and am
pie grounds, in prime condition; has
anunfailing spring (known as Grant
Spring, with ample water supply for
all purposes. This property hast not
only a present investment value, but
is also OF historical interest. Address
H. M. Blossom, Pierce Building, st.
Louis, or Frank Mullin, Ironton, Mo.
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A BILL to make it unlawful tor a.
newspaper to publish liquor adver-
tisement! Pass it, gentlemen of the
Legislature, pass it! You are doing
everything you can to make Missouri
Republican next year, and this bill is
strictly in consonance with other
fanatical legislation you have put on
schedule. 1t goes little further, per-
haps, toward the utter intolerance
which is the ultimate goal of the self
righteous but it is strictly in line.
How contemplate it all is to every
man who prizes his individual liberty
above law w-created morality! Bigots
used by law to provide for and govern
the individual in his relation to re-
ligion, and we need not be surprised
to have that glorious usage return to
bless the commonwealth, In fact, q
bill against Sunday fishing is pending,
and church going enactment may
not unnaturally follow. Why notP
We statutorily guard ourselves against
our bodily weaknesses; is not the con-
servation of the soul of infinitely
greater moment? Let us go the whole
hog, gentlemen!
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-02-18

NoTE.-The precipitation includes
rain, hail, sleet and melted snow, and
is recorded in inches and hundredths'
Ten inches of snow equal one inch of
rain. set" indicates trace of precipi-
tation. w. H. DELANo, Observer.
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THE following is bit Of "history as

THE following is bit Of "history as
she is writ" by the Potosi Journal:
Time does change the views Of men
nightly. A few years ago when the
question of giving the people OF Mis-,
souri, the Initiative and Referendum
was up the drys were all for it and the
LIQUOR element fought it tooth and
nail. Now the whole thing 10 chang
ed; the drys are seeking the means
to suspend the referendum and the
vets find it their safeguard against
all prohibition laws enacted by the
Legislature. We say, let the Referen-
DUN alone, for the time will come
when the people will use it as q club
to knock out the vets who are now
hiding behind it.
Now, this is the first time that !
have heard that the advocates for and
the men opposing the adoption Of the
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The railroads are asking a restora-
ton of the three cent rate, and the
people are not protesting greatly
against it. But the Legislature and
the Public Utilities are standing in the
way.
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WHY isn't there a Tobacco Pro-
hibitive measure before our law max
ers? We are assured by "Temperance"
people that Rum and Tobacco are
twin evils that reinforce each other.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-02-18

During Big Stock Reduction sale,
February 9Th to February 27th, we
will sell 20 lbs Of best granulated
sugar for $1.OO to customers whose
purchase of other goods amounts to
$500 or over. LOPEZ STORE 90.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-02-18

THE Rotogravures in the st. Louis
Dispatch are the newest illus
trative work of the daily press, and
are beyond compare with the ordinary
production.