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New-York tribune., 1915-03-26

IhiS simple niue nOllce, printed at
the head of every theatre programme
used in New York, proved its worth
yesterday. But for this lesson taught
bv Fire Commissioner Adamson there
might have been a serious panic, when
small fire occurred in the Lyceum
Theatre, in West Forty-fifth Street.
As it was, the audience calmly filed out
Of the theatre. The house was filled
with Stoke, but the matinee goers
seemed to realize the best way to gain
safety was to keep cool.
The intelligence of the audience won
commendation from the iremen. Chief
Kenlon said:
81 want to congratulate that audi
ence. It's action was wonderful. There
was not the slightest sembance of a
panic. When the people were asked
to leave the theatre they did so quiet
ly and quickly. Not single person in
that entire audience of $50 persons ap-
peared in any way overcome by fear"
Smoke Stops Matinee.
The fire occurred just as the matinee
of "Outcast," the play in which Elsie
Ferguson has been a successful! star,
was about to begin. The run closes
tomorrow night, and there was big
audience, mostly ~omen and girls. IL
was lust 2:2S clock. An usher smelled
smoke and saw it coming out of the
ventilators in the floor. He investl-
r.ted. and found brisk blaze in
little room leading off the smoking
room. lie ran to Daniel Frohman, who
was sitting in a box, and Mr.. Frohman
told Il. c. Wyndham, the stage man
ager. to disperse the audience.
Mr.. Wyndham did this very cleverly
and automatically. He merely SAID
+ ere was an insignificant fire in an
adjoining building.
please step out quietly until we can
find if the fire next door IS serious;
he said. "There is lots of time. Don I
crowd. Just take the nearest exit
Womel. and Children Calm.
The women and children started out.
Daniel Frohman, William Walters. the
house manager, and Victor Kennedy
the company manager, stood at the
ends of the principal alsles, ana the
ushers manned the others. They kept
reassuring the audience, but 1t hardy
seemed necessary. The audience was
no. excited in the least. Not even
hat was knocked sidewise; not even
white spat was trod on.
The audience met the iiremen IN tne
street. Acting Deputy Chief Ross ana
"Smoky Joe" Martin were on the Joo'
Firemen were bringing out the deep-sea-
Overlooking smoke helmets and run
ming lines of hose in the stone passage
inst west of the theatre entrance. Inc
theatre was filled with heavy smoke By
this time. and Daniel Frohman and a
force of men had already gone into the
smokeroom to fight the fire with some
of the theatre hose.
The blaze was in narrow passage
beneath the stage. The passage was
lined with lockers containing the
ushers' clothes. and the fire had broken
out here, probably from cigarette II
was said.
BY this time the fremen started IN.
Deputy Chief Ross. in the forefront,
Continued on page IL. column
Imported IA CAROLINA cherutos, 1oc.
fifteen minute smoke. Mild and sweet
New-York tribune., 1915-03-26
Russians Crowd Back
Foe in NareW Region

Petrograd, March 25.-The first echo
Of Przemysl comes from the borders of
North Poland, where the Germans are
desperately trying TO gslvanize their
weakened offensive. Great forces
across the streams running from the
Mazurian Lakes toward the Narew
have been counter-attacking in an at
tempt 10 recapture the trenches lost a
week ago, but the Russians are press
ing slowly forward, helped by raids OF
light cavalry, for the possession OF the
plantation below Myshinetz. There
was fierce fighting, ending with the de-
structlon OF two German battalions.
The third fed.
An important development took place
on the north bank of the Niemen,
whore strong Russian column entered
German territory westward OF Jurburg
ard Tauroggen and engaged an impor-
tant body OF the enemy which had moved
from Tilsit. The advance was of
different character from the expedition
70 Memel, which. however, secured i'm
portant prisoners.
Germans Reinforced.
There are signs that reinforcements
are reaching General Won Eichhorn,
whose task is now TO fight 20 the utter
most TO retain the foothold in western
Suwalki. A Russian cavalry patrol
captured his automobile mail train on
Monday.
The fortress OF Ossowetz, where the
German bombardment continues, re-
mains to-day the key to the situation
on the German front, according to the
best opinion OF Russian observers.
Both TO the north and 10 the south OF
this point. in the Augustowo and the
Omolefr regions, respectively, the Ger
mans are developing lively attacks to
prevent the Russians from encircling
the 0ssowetz fortress or from occupy.
ing the town of Szczuczyn. Tn.s loca-
tion is directly behind 0ssowetz on the
East Prussian frontier. and its occu-
patton BY the Russians would obviously
New-York tribune., 1915-03-26
RUSSIANS, REINFORCED,
PRESS AUSTRIANS BACK
THROUGH CARPATHIANS
FRENCH WOMAN SHOT
AS SPY BEFORE TROOPS

LuneviIle, France, March 25.-
Marguerite Schmitt, French
woman sentenced to death as
spy after n court martial, was
shot yesterday in the presence OF
the troops of the garrison, drawn
up to witness the execution. BY
her own admission at her trial, the
woman accepted forty dollars from
the Germans to enter the French
lines and obtain information.
New-York tribune., 1915-03-26
NEW ALASKA GOLD STRIKE
Pay Dirt Found in Hills Only
Four Miles from Nome.

Nome, Alaska, March ga placer
cold strike Of unusual richness has
been made on Dexter Divide, four
miles from Nome. Many operators
have struck dirt paying SO pan. 1t is
estimated that s15O.OOO worth Of dirt
has already been blocked out.
The pay streak is twelve feet deep
and sixty feet wide, extending mile
cast and west. It heads near Grass
Gulch, running toward Cooper and
Specimen Gulch. Many operators have
leased ground and arc preparing to
work the claims on large scale.
New-York tribune., 1915-03-26
WIDOW WINS T0LST0Y MSS
Russian Senate Decides Long
Suit in Her Favor.

London, March 26.-"The Times an
nounces that the four years. Itlgatloh
~ dccide the ownership of Tolstoy's
nannscripts has just ended with the
P"ssion Senate's final decision in favor
If Tolstoy's widow, who has presented
Tho fne collection OF manuscripts here
tofore held in the Moscow Historical
Museum as a gift to the Roumiantsov
Museum of Moscow.
Countess Tolstoy also consents to
the Petrograd Academy of Science tax
mo nbotocraphic fac-similes Of all the
manpscrjpts maj and publishing, without
fec or royalty, a complete edition OF
Tolstoy's works.
GREAT BEAR SPRING WATER-50c.
the case OF six glass stoPlered DottIes.
-AdVt.
New-York tribune., 1915-03-26
SCRANTON WIFE"
ASKS MAYO DIVORCE
Alleges Desertion in 1897
Report of Settlement
Heard There.

Scranton, Penn, March %. Suit for
divorce from Virginius J. Mayo, OF
New Haven, was started in the local
court to-day by Mrs. Florence Weeks
Mayo, of Sunset Avenue, this city, who
says she is his second wife. 1t was
announced that the court would be
asked to grant alimony and counsel
fees. The libel summons Mayo to ap-
pear here at the May term.
J. W. Carpenter and Frederick f.
Scott filed the suit as Mrs. Mayo's at
torneys. The libel states that Florence
W. Mayo and Virginius J. Mayo have
been man and wife since May IA, 1890
Mayo is charged with desertioa in De-
cember, 1897.
A special messenger will carry to
New Haven a subpoena for Mayo. Mrs.
Mayo declined to discuss the case. Her
lawyers would not comment on re-
port that a settlement has already
been arranged with Mayo and that the
proceedings to-day are formality. Mr..
Carpenter was in New Haven last
Wednesday and consulted there with
Mayo's counsel.
Mrs. Mayo has resumed her work at
the correspondence schools.
By Telegraph to The Thbunel
New Haven, March cj.-Virginius j.
Mao tonight denied, through his
counsel, Slade & Slade, that he had
received any notice OF the divorce suit
in Scranton. The SHADES deny that
they have taken up the matter with
the Scranton lawyers who represent
Mrs. Mayo, and insist they do not be-
lieye that the Scranton woman was
ever married TO Mayo.
IL was stated tonight that Mayo
would not appear in court Saturday,
when the hearing on the charge OF
Susie Wahlers. that he is the father OF
her child, will take place before Justice
BENJAMIN Land. The hearing was to-
day formally transferred from Lands
Office and set for the Superior Court
building, because of the demand for
seats.
Friend. OF Mayo say that attempts
have been made TO compromise the
case with him, but that he Will insist
on a thorough trial.
New-York tribune., 1915-03-26
Ship Chased by Submarine

Baltimore. March 25.-Captain
Whimster, of the British steamer Par
thenia, which arrived here to-day from
Glasgow, reported that on March IL,
when off the southeast coast of Ire
land, the Parthenia was chased for two
hours by German submarine.
New-York tribune., 1915-03-26

The following notice is printed by
order 81 'he Fi~r Commissioner:
LOOK AROUND NOW AND CHOOSE
THE NEAREST EMIT TO YOUR
SEAT. II CASE OF FIRE WALK
(SOT RUN TO THAT EMIT. DO
NOT TRY TO BEAT YOUR NEIGH
BOZ TO THE STREET.
ROBERT ADiMSON,
Fire Commissioner.
New-York tribune., 1915-03-26
WEATHER

RAIN OR SNOW TO-DAY. PROBABLY
PAIR TOMORROW.
Yesterdays Temperatures:
High, IS; Low, 81.
Full report on Page f3.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-09-16
Care of Poultry.

The Missouri State Poultry Experi-
ment Station at Mountain Grove, in
extending the scope of its work in
prevention and cure of poultry dis
eases, has secured the services of
Prof G. d. Horton as bacteriologist.
Prof. Horton will devote consider
able time to research work in con :
nection with bacillary white diarrhea,
roup, banker, chicken pox and black
head.
Blood samples will be taken by
Station employees wherever it is
possible to visit focks, at cost of five
cents per bird, and flocks which are
free from white diarrhea germs will
be certified. In one years time he
reduced the baby chick mortality in a
large Oregon flock from 65 per cent
to 2 yer cent.
ITO prevent your young chicks
dying from White Diarrhea, bacillary
form,sor in other words to raise strong,
vigorous, healthy chicks, you must
breed from strong, vigorous, healthy
stock. fyour chicks have been dy-
ing from white diarrhea, bacillary
form, youSmay take ii for granted
your breeding stock is unhealthy
Now the problem is to weed out the
unhealthy infected fowl. This can be
done easily by means Of the blood
test.
"About a teaspoonfuI of blood is
taken from the wing vein of each
fowl, not enough to hurt the fowl, and
this blood is used for the test. Now
is the time to attend to your breeding
stock. Prevention is better than
cure. y
Write the Missouri State Poultry
Experiment Station, Mountain Grove,
for further information.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-09-16
To the Presidents Critics.

When the Arabic was sunk there
was instant demand on the part Of
certain critics of the Administration
Tor an immediate rupture OF dip
lomatic relations with Germany. How
short is the step from this point to
war the history OF nations proves.
President Wilson refused to be
stampeded, and quietly announced
that he proposed TO wait until the
facts we're fully before him before
taking action. Now comes a telegram
to the German Ambassador from his
home Government, declaring that the
Government has, as yet, no official
knowledge Of tie occurrence, asking
that action be deferred until Ger
many's side OF the case be heard and
asserting that IL Americans have lost
their lives on the steamer that it was
"contrary to the intentionsn Of the
Berlin Government. At the moment
we should like merely to ask the
Presidents critics two questions:
When the action came, after such
elaboration, has it ever smacked OF
weakness or indecision? And, second:
in view of the tenor and temper OF
the dispatch just received from Ber-
lin, do the iingoes wish that the Presi-
dent had broken off diplomatic re-
iations with Germany last Friday, re-
gardless OF the incompleieness OF his
Information as to what had happened,
and how It affected matters IN dis
puteY st. Louis Republic.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-09-16


SHERIFE'S SALE UNDER DEED OF TRU S T
Whereas, Eliza Hale and Nellie Hale,
his wife, by their certain deed OF trust,
dated the 9th day OF September, 1910
and recorded in the Office OF the Recorder OF
Deeds for the County OF Iron, State OF Mis-.
Arthur Huff, trustee, the following describ-
ed real estate, situated in the County OF Iron,
State OF Missouri, to wit;
All OF the east half OF lot six t6l OF the
northwest quarter of section two, (2), in,
township thirty-three, t33l, north, of range
three (3) east containing iorty.two (i2) acres,
more or less. This deed OF trust is subject to
deed OF trust given by the parties OF the
first part to Anselm Begley, dated May
1906, and for SjOo00, and recorded in Book
46, page 393;
Which conveyance was made to the said
trustee, Arthur HUFF, in trust, to secure the
payment ora certain note in said deed
specihed;
And, whereas, default has been made in
the payment OF the principal and interest
due on said note and said principal and in
terest are now past due and remain unpaid I;
And, whereas, it is provided in said tdeed
OF trust, that in case OF death, removal from
the state or refusal TO act OF said Arthur
Hun, as trustee, the then acting Sheriff OF
Iron County, Missouri, shall act in his stead,
and sell the foregoing described property in
case OF default;
And, whereas, Arthur Huff trustee in said
deed OF trust, has reused to act as such trus-
lbG anu lOfeClOSc the properly conveyed Dy
said deed oftrust:
Now, therefore, at the request of the legal
holder OF said note, and in pursuance OF the
conditions named in said deed OF trust, /
the undersigned, the duly elected, qualified
and acting Sheriff OF Iron County, Missouri
will sell the property above described at
public vendue, to the highest bidder for
cash, at the courthouse door in the city OF
lronton, County OF Iron, State OF Missouri, on
WonaaI, lie mn day Of 0eto6ey, 19L5,
between the hours OF O'Clock A. NJ and )
o'clock P. NJ, for the purpose OF satisfying
said Indebtedness and the cost OF executing
this trust. kWM. BLUE, Sheriff
Iron County, Missouri, and Acting Trustee.
Ironton, Missouri, September 7, 1915.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-09-16
Order Of Publication.

In the Circuit Court of Iron County,
Missouri, in Vacation, July %, 1915.
The State OF Missouri, at the relation
and to the use of b. p. Burnham,
Collector of the Revenue OF Iron
County, Missouri,
against
John G. Preston, if living: or the un-
known heirs and deYisees of John q.
Preston, if he be dead, defendants.
(Action to Enforce Lien for Taxes.)
Now at this day comes the plaintiff
B. P. Burnham, collector Of the revenue
Of Iron county, Missouri, and files his
petition and affidavit, setting forth
among other things, that the defendants,
John G. Preston, if living: or the un-
known heirs and devisees OF John c.
Preston, II he be dead, are nom
residents OF the state OF Missouri,
and that they cannot be served with
summons in said state; it is there
fore ordered by the clerk Of the cir
cult court Of Iron county, Missouri, in
vacation, that publication be made
notifying said defendants that an
action has been commenced against
him in the circuit court OF said county,
the object and general nature Of which
is TO enforce the lien of the state Of
Missouri on the following real estate,
belonging to the said defendants for
back taxes for the years 1912 and
1918, to-wit;
Lot 10 in block 3S Of Murdoch Crumb
Company's subdivision Of parts of
sections 20 and 81, township 81, north,
frn aoat. l.i,<.t t<, ..t.. ,..t =
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-09-16
IRONTON. MO. THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 10. 1915 NUMBER

real estate for the years aforesaid,
amounting in the aggregate to the sum
of four and 62-l0G dollars, is filed
with said petition as provided by law.)
And unless they be and appear at
che next term OF said court to be holden
for the county of Iron, and state of
Missouri, at the court house in said
county on the fourth Monday in
October, next, 1915, and on or before
the third day thereof (if the term shall
so long continue; and, if not, then
before the end of the term), and plead,
answer or demur to said plaintiffs
petition, the same will be taken as
confessed, Judgment renderedin accord
ance with the prayer of said petition,
and said real estate, or so much thereof
as may be necessary to satisfy said
Judgment, interests and costs, be sold
under special fieri faeias to be issued
thereon.
1t is further ordered that copy here
of be published according to law in the
Iron County Register, a weekly news
paper published in said county of Iron,
and state of Missouri.
JESSE NJ. HAWKINS,
Circuit Clerk.
A. true copy from the record;
Witness my hand and official seal, this
[sEAL] 22d day of July, 1915.
JESSE M. HAWKINS, Clerk
Circuit Court, Iron County, Mo.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-09-16
State Auditor Jno. P. Gordon
on the School Fund.

A great deal has been said recently
in regard to the apportionment of
public school funds. There is no cause
for alarm from any quarter. The
school children will get every dollar
that is coming to them. The Man
damus Suit to settle this question is
absolutely necessary at this time.
For many years it has been mooted
question as to what the intention of
the law was in regard to the appor-
tionment of this money. The expert
accountants appointed last winter by
Legislative Committee, on making
their report on this office, used the
following language:
In the course of our examination
we checkedall appropriations for the
two biennial periods into the appro-
priation ledgers and checked the
various transfers authorized by statute
or ordered by the Board of Fund Com
mlssioners. These we found to be in
order. We observed however, that
the Auditor has some difficulty in
making the periodical transfer of one
third OF Ordinary Revenue to State
School Moneys. The reason for this
IS that there is no definition of Ordin-
ary Revenue SO that he has to decide
for himself and we found that he did
not take the same items each time he
made the transfer. We believe that
it would be advisable to have a defini-
fI0n mazda nf tho IN
Revenue'.n
simply want to do what the law
requires; and I wish to say to the
public that / am the custodian of this
money and am under heavy bond and
wish to emphatically state that not
q single, solitary dollar of this money
will ever get away from the school
children and it never was intended
that it should get away.
1t does not make any difference
what the Courts decision may be.
II the Court decides in favor of the
law as it has been formerly construed,
the balance of the $500,000.00 will
Immediately be apportioned to the
children of the State. If the Courts
decision should be against former
practices, shall hold the money in a
separate fund to itself, and not a
single, solitary cent Of 1t shall be used
to pay any other demand or account
against the State. And the Governor
has agreed with me that, if necessary,
he will call the Legislature in Extra
Session to make the special appro-
priation for the public schools.
wish to say in closing, that there
is no cause whatever for alarm, and
to repeat that not a single, solitary
dollar will get away from the school
children; and this is the wish and de-
sire of every State official. But it is
important that the question shall now
be settled by the Court for future
guidance.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-09-16
the State OF Missouri, and Mary E
Branham, defendants.
[ Action to Enforce Lien for Taxes.

faction to Enforce Lien for Taxes
Now at this day comes the plaintiff, B. P.
Burnham, Collector of the Revenue of Iron
County, Missouri, and files his petition and
affidavit, setting forth among other things,
that the defendant, Mary F. Branham, IS
non-residents of the State of Missouri, and
that they cannot be served with summons
in said State;
1t is therefore, ordered by the Clerk of
the Circuit Court of Iron County, Missouri,
in vacation, that publication be made notify
ing said defendants that an action has been
commenced against them in the circuit court
of SAID County, the object and general nature
of which is to enforce the lien OF the State
of Missouri on the following real estate, be-
longing to said defendants for back taxes
for the years 1910, 1911, and 1913 to-
wit:
The north one-half of the southeast
quarter of section IS, township 3d., north,
range east, SO acres-al in Iron county,
Missouri.
Can itemized statement in the nature of
tax bill showing the amount of taxes, inter-
est and costs now due on said re al estate for
the years aforesaid, amounting in the ag-
gregate to the sum of Ten and 6fty-seven
one hundredths dollars, is filed with said
petition as provided by law.)
And unless he be and appear at the next
term of said Court to be holden for the
County of Iron, and State of Missouri, at
the Court House in said County on the
fourth Monday in October next, 1875, and
on or before the third day thereof (if the
term shall so long continue; and, if not,
then before the end of the term), and
plead, answer or demur to said plaintiff S
petition, the same will be taken as con-
fessed, judgment rendered in accordance
with the prayer Of said petition, and said real
estate, or SO much thereof as may be
necessary to satisfy said judgment, interest
and costs, be sold under special feri facias
to be issued thereon.
1t is further ordered that copy hereof
be published according to law in the IRON
COUNTY REGISTER weekly newspaper
in said County of Iron, and State
of Missouri.
JESSE M. HAWKINS,
Circuit Clerk.
A true copy from the record:
Witness my hand and official seal, this 26th
L5EAL] day Of July, 1915.
JESSE M. HAWKINS, Clerk
Circuit Court. Iron County, Mo.