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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-03-25

UNDER the heading, personal
Liberty" Saturdays POST Dispatch
had an editorial which l commend to
the attention of thoughtful readers;
"Nothing can strengthen the princi-
pie of personal liberty like discussion,
and we are gratifed to perceive that
a number of our readers are sufficient
ly agitated over the issue to write
letters about it. Nothing is more
fatal to a republic than ignorance of
the principle of personal liberty, and
we take the liberty of clearing up a
bit of typical ignorance as expressed
in the communication of Mr.. r. c..
Myers, published on this page Thurs
day:
We, who deride your so-called plea
for personal liberty" plead not for
personal liberty'' not for "liberty"
only, but for political liberty; and
this last is no abstract phrase. The
state does not exist forthe individual,
but it exists as much for you as for
me, and as much for the other fellow
as for you.
"The state does exist for the in
dividual, not the individual for the
state, or for any group of individuals.
Men were born before governments.
Men created governments to serve
their needs, their comforts, their well
fare. Certainly rational man, whose
elevation is the prime purpose of re-
publican government, cannot, will
not, submit to ~enslavement by a
Frankenstein of his own making. No
discussion of personal liberty is
possible without %reverting to the
Jeffersonian proposition that 'if we
are made in some degree for others,
yet in a greater are We made for our
selves" 1t were contrary to feeling
and indeed ridiculous to suppose that
a man has less rights in himself than
, one of his neighbors, or, indeed, all OF
them put together. The tyranny that
would override personal liberty in q
! republic is an assumption of other
peoples political and personal and
natural rights. No pretended morality
and no argument of temperance So
! called can render it otherwise thar
odious and intolerable to free Amer
lean citizens. If one set of people
can impose their brand of "morality'
on another set through sheer force 0
numbers and without respect to basit
rights, not even religious liberty will
8 long be immune in the United States
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-03-25

kicked by a mule a few days ago, and
is in a pretty bad shape to be going
around at all, at the age of SO years.
Sam Middleton of Cranepond is in
town to-day giving us his weather
visions and says we are going to have
the best crop year this season for the
past twenty-five years. Hope he is
correct.
There is lots Of sickness here, but
mostly grip and bad colds.
Reverend Brooks preached at An
napolis Saturday night, Sunday and
Sunday night, and is getting out Of
heart. Never get out of heart, Brother
Brooks.
E. F. Thurman is in town to-day
looking after his mercantile business
in Annapolis of the firm of A.. Reese
& Thurman. They are are doing Q
large business at present.
BULLETIN.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-03-25

AN article by Stoughton Cooley,
printed in the Chicago Herald, of
February s, deals at some length with
the question Of the censorship of the
press. We quote two Of the closing
paragraphs:
Surrender the right of free speech,
trial by jury, and a free press, and the
very foundations of democracy have
been destroyed. Instead of enacting
the Fitzgerald bill, giving the POST
master General power to decide re-
ligious controversies, Congress should
repeal the laws already on the statute
books that withhold from the citizens
the right Of a jury trial and the right
Of appeal. The liberties of a people
are not lost through q direct attack,
but through indirection. No member
OF Congress would dare to q
law to revoke the right OF the citizen
to q trial by jury. Yet laws having
that effect are now on the statute
books-and It is seriously proposed ia
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-03-25

THIS from the Henry County Demo-
crat is a bouquet not ~undeservedly
thrown at our own Ex-Governor
Dockery: "While Uncle Sam is a
trife extravagant in some directions,
he is making money in his postal
business for the first time in the his
tory of this nation. In fact the post
Office department for the past year
showed a neat little profit exceeding
$4,000, 900. And a large part of this
profit is due to the splendid business
administration of our own Missourian
Alex Dockery. What is even more
notable is that the postofice service
has increased in efficiency and much
of red tape and unbusiness-like
methods have been relegated to the
scrap heap"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-03-25
Des Arc Items.

We had a regular winter week, but
very little rain and some snow.
Graves & Stamp are getting a good
many ties--about Al loads a day.
There is no one else buying at present.
/ was down at Hendrickson last
week. Met my friend, Nicely Har-
Well. He is a merchant there and is
doing a fine business. Business is
gradually getting better. If our Legis-
lators had helped the Railroads out
in advancing freight rates, we would
have had much better times. AS tits
our small farmers will have a hard
time to pull through.
The body of Frank Wilkerson, bank
robber suspect, who was reported
shot and drowned in Black River nea
Mill Springs, has never been found.
1t is generally supposed now he is at
large. / was travelling with Grant
Evans, former Postmaster at Far
mington. He tells me that you can
write your return on a postal card as
we'll as a letter.
R. 1. Stamp was in st. Louis on
business last week.
VIM. Thompson, our night operator,
was in Poplar Bluff Friday.
Robert Shell, clerk at the depot
here, has gone to Bessyille to visit his
parents. Homer Smoot is working
in his place.
Ed Maddox and wife have return
ed to Hoxie.
R. Davidson was called to BellevieV
recently by the death of his sister
Mrs. E. J. Hapner.
Marshall Stevenson, who is working
in the store with his brother a
Taskee, was home to spend Sunday.
t Will Walcott and wife are visitini
relatives at Taskee.
Mrs. Chas. Hickman and daughte
Minnie are visiting the former
. daughter, Mrs. Carwitt Myers, a
Q Ironton.
8 Mrs. Hester went to St. Louis t
!, spend Sunday with Rev. Hester.
: A baby girl arrived at the home {
2 Grover Hinkle and wife last Thurs
day.
Miss Louise Brewingtcn accom-
g panied her grandmother, Mrs. Rus
o sell, from Lilbourn last week and VIZ
q the guest OF her aunt, Mrs. d.
d White. She returned to her hon
IS Sunday.
9 Mrs. Mary Danley is visiting reli
tives at Pennington.
t Fred Govereau, from Hogan, spel
: Sunday at the home of VIM. Hughes
Mrs. Arthur Cox has gone to Kal
sas to join her husband.
=, Miss Gladys Lovelace, has been vi
d ting her grandparents, G.. w. Wal
" and wife, and returned to her hon
40 at Brunot.
u Mrs. Grace Brown and baby a
:, visiting her sister, Mrs. John Steve
Is son.
ve Mrs. r. Davidson has return
lg home from a visit to her sister at I
" wins.
n Miss Pusha White went to Piednlo
to Friday to visit her sister.
ms Little Katherine Strader is VISIT
a. her grandparents.
+ Mrs. Marvin Keathley, who b
or been seriously Ill, is improving.
a Ed. Schmidt has moved into [
en- house near the barber shop. 10
w Nation has moved his family into I
to house across the creek owned by |
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-03-25
The Miracle.
Consider the Pumpkin.

Consider the Pumpkin.
Is hideth itself amidst the growing
corn.
It is the LOWEST OF all things
that groweth in the fields.
The proud Farmer spr.rneth it and
small Boy laugheth it to scorn.
The Wise, Men of the Agric ultu raj
College lectureth not upon it. Never
hath it caused a al shortage.
The bugs devoureth it not and the
beetles and the worms and the m oths
and the weevils and all the mil ghty
host that preyeth upon the haug ,hty
Corn and the Wheat and the Sp,1ds,
give it the go-by.
Behold it is the Goat Of the VI ,ge-
table Kingdom.
Yet there cometh a day when the
wife of the husbandman cutteth the
Pumpkin into golden squares and
boileth it in the syrup of the 6 ugar-
cane and addeth thereunto sweet
spices, yea even cinnamon and cloves
and ginger.
And Lo! A miracle is wrouf .hij.
She bringeth forth from tile over
the Pumpkin Pie, and the odor I here
of is sweeter than the breezes from
Dutch.
And the husbandman and tho SINAI
boy and the Hired Man nallsth dow
in alteration and watsrath at th
mouth.
For 1t is a morsel ft for Kint . an
Princes.
You know 1t.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-03-25

l HAVE just been reading Watson's
Magazine for March. A little of it
goes a long way with me. The number
before me contains a review of the
Frank case and some editorial
Notes"-all marked with bitter bias
and insane intolerance. Here is an
extract from his "Notes."
That a concerted movement is on
foot to make America Catholic" has
long been known. Since Woodrow
Wilson's election, it has gained i'm
mense Roadway. Few can doubt that
he and his managers had made a
secret bargain with the pope's Amer
lean subjects.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-03-25

add another. No controversies + so
devoid of reason, justice, and charity
as religion contentious, and to subject
them to the decision Of a man who
may be a partisan Is simply to add to
the fury OF the dispute.
one-man power is for despotisms,
not republics; for rulers by divine APP
pointment, not for the servants OF q
free people.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-03-25

The scheme to remove the School
of Mines from Rolla to Columbia
came to naught. The REGISTER will
some time indulge in a little reminis-
cent ratiocination anent Columbia and
the original location of that same
School of Mines.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-03-25

WHAT must the Buddhist and Mo-
hometan and Confucian think of the
Christians son earth peace, good
will toward men," as exempliied by
the carnage and devastion now dom
mating European civilization?
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-03-25

Sol GoFoRTH was bound owe to
Circuit Court by an Eminence justice
of the peace, a few days ago. So he
remained in legal bondage and didn't
go forth. IT'S thus that contradictions
arise to puzzle the wisest of US.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-03-25

MY brother of the Jackson Cash
Book rallies to the excuse-not to
day defense-of the Hon. 0. P. Dam
ron, of Iron. Mr.. Damron is fortunate
in having for an apologist so good
and able a man as Bro. Mcclure.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-03-25
Farr. There are very few empty
houses in Des Arc.

houses in Des Arc.
Rev. 0. L. Taylor failed to fill his
regular appointment at the Baptist
Church here Sunday, owing to the in
terest he was having in a revival in
his church at Belgrade. A letter from
him to the church here Saturday
stated thai he was having a very sue
cessful meeting; So converts, and still
great interest. He thought best to
stay over and he will later come and
fill the appointment here. Our people
were very much disappointed and are
expecting him DON to preach for us.
Rev. Myers will fill his appoint
ment here next Sunday.
ISAAC.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-03-25

THE st. Louis Republic courts I'M
popularity. That paper is now ad-
vocating more extended sessions OF
the Legislature. The fates forbid!
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-03-25

Mr.. DAMRoN refers to the ''little
two-by-four newspapers" Wonder
how he would classify the lawyers (?)
that happened into u late and
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS legislature.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-03-25
Notice Of City Election.

NOTICE Is hereby given that an
~ election will be held In the City
Of Ironton, Mist ouri, on
TUESDAY, APRIL 9Th, 1915,
for the purpose of electing the follow
ing officers for said City:
A Mayor;
A Marshal;
A Collector; y
Two Aldermen from each Of the two
wards of said City;
And voting on two propositions:
one to permit the G ows to rnn at large
within the city limit 8, and one to per-
NIT all stock to run at large within the
city limits.
Said election will be held for Ward
No. 1 at the Court HouA,e in said City,
and for Ward No. 2 at O room In the
l. %. o. F. building in sail City.
ROBERT A. R.ASCHE,
Mayor Of the City Of Iroi1ton, MO.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-03-25

WELL, the Missouri Legislature has
adiourued-thanks be to the constitu-
tional SIS a day limit. How wisely in
some instances built the trainers OF
our fundamental laws!
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-03-25

IT is to be hoped that the political
crop next year, Democratically speak
ing, will not depend upon the lack OF
good sowing by the Legislature OF
Missouri this winter.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-03-25

For SALE-Near Fort Davidson,
Pilot Knob, Mo, a new four-room
House, with seven ifty-foot lots, two
wells, several fruit trees, large vine-
yard and a variety of small fruits and
berries. See JACK H~EDGEcGTH, Pilot
Knob, Mo.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-03-25
Days Of Week.

NoTE.-The pr, ~cipitation includes
r ain, hail, sleet anti melted snow, and
is recorded in inch IS aud h~nndredths.
Ten inches of snow equal n inch OF
rain. toT,, indicates trace OF precipl-
tation. W. H. LELANo. Observer.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-03-25
Weat her Report.

M~eteorologi' ,al Report Of Coopera-
tive Observer at Ironton Iron County,
Mo-, for the week ending Tuesday,
March q, 1876.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-03-25

SAYS my old friend, Bro. Purcell, OF
the limo Jimplicute:
Had the present legislature been
composed of men of the Frank Farris
calibre instead of a bunch of top
waters, more legislation in the inter
est of the people would have been ae-
complished.
A general "amen!' to this goes up
all over the state.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-03-25
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Webb visited

Mr.. and Mrs. Will Webb visited
their daughter, Mrs. Pearl Whitney.
Little Clyde Clements has recovered
from his burn.
Sumpter Parker spent Monday
night with Mr.. and Mrs. s.. H. Dodson.
Miss Nora Strickson calls on her
aunt, Mrs. Lizzie Dodson, quite often.
Our school will close April the I'd.
We are planning to have a nice time.
ANGELO.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-03-25

Dinger s. Hill, Manufacturers OF
Screen Doors; also make screen
windows on order and do repair
work Of all kind. Phone TIA, 1ronton
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-03-25

Paints and Oils at A. Rieke 6 SONS.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-25
SALOONKEEPER KILLED
Victim Apparently Shot as He Was
Fleeing From The Man in
Bar-ROOm

Philadelphia, Sept. 25-Shot through
the, right side of the head by sup
posed hold-up man, James P. Camp
tell, 65 years old, proprietor of a
saloon on the southwest corner OF
Twenty-second and Market streets,
in an entry leading from the bar to a
side room, died inthe Medico-
Chirurgical Hospital just before mid
night. From the position in which
the saloonkeeper lay when found the
police believe that he was shot as
he attempted to escape from the hold
up man by rear door. The bullet
struck him from the rear, and, after
piercing his brain, fractured his fore
head.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-25
MACKENSEN is
BEATEN BACK
Russian Army Turning Tide
On Austro-G German
Invaders.
MAKES STEADY SWEEP
Intellectual Attempts of Austrians to
Halt Muscovitcs in Volhynian Fort
ress Triangle

Petrograd. Sept. 25-Recapture OF
he city of Pinsk and the fortress OF
)ubno by the Cars troops was pre-
,icted by war office officials today
Field Marshal Eon Mackensen is
icing hard pressed in the Pinsk re-
yion. His left wing has been thrown
pack five miles by the Slavs, who re-
.aptured Logishin His right flank
laundering in the marshes south
If Pinsk ard Russian troops nave
.rossed the Jassi river Il few mics
asst of the city.
The Germans have suffered neavy
osses and have abandoned large num-
,ers Of guns in their retreat.
The Austrians are counter-attack-
ng determinedly, but have been un-
.blc to stem the Russian advance IN
he Volhyn;an fortress triangle. fe-
.apture of the fortress of LutSk and
he taking of 1000 prisoners mas Deen
Hicially confirmed.
The enemy is retiring upon Dubno,
whose works are not suitable for de-
Tense against an attack from the north
and it is believed here that the fort
ress itself will he reoccupicd within
l few days.
The battle all around Dvinsk and
long the Dwina continues with un-
abated fury. The official statement
rom the war Office at midnight Gom-
nents on the gusts of fire. from
Inc enemy's artillery, and reported
hat the Germans were making fur-
JUS attacks. The Russians are main
aiming their positions at every sec
ur of the Dvinsk battlefront, despite
the cnemy's heavy attacks.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-25

but persisted in her efforts to es'
cape for a distance of IS miles, Whici
probably consumed at east four hours
During all this time the German
commander of the submarine mign'
lave fired upon the Anglo-Columpla
and if he had sunk the Columpla
during the chase his action would nave
been justified both from the stand!
,oint of international law and from
that of the position Of the United
States as outlined in it's notes tc
Germany in the submarine contros
versy. In these notes the United
States has repeatedly stated that yes.
sells which try to escape or which
offer resistance when challenged by
d submarine must be regarded as
having lost immunity and as being
subject to attack.
Thus it would appear that although
The German submarine commander
had period Of four hours or more
while chasing the Anglo Columbia
during which he would have been.
justified in torpedoing that vessel, tn
submarine commander refrained from
doing so until after the fleeing lnei,
had been halted so that fair warn
ing might be given and ample time
for passengers and crew t.
be saved. The action of the sub
marine commander shows that in this
insance he went considerably out OF
his way in order to make sure tha'
no lives would be lost despite the:
fact that Anglo Columbia was be-
ing used as mule transport by the.
british government and had fortified
by a continued effort t..
escape.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-25
CLASS RUSH PROVES FATAL
Brings On Herat Failure in Freshman
at Princeton.

Princeton, n. j., Sept. % Heart
failure, superinduced by participation
in the annual class rush at Princeton
University, yesterday caused the
death of Stockton Wells, a freshman
from Madison, n. j.
Physicians worked for an hour ana
three-quarters in an effort to restore
consciousness before pro2oprcirg ;s;m
dead
A slight abrasion over one hip was
the only injury discovered on the body
after a careful examination.
Representatives Of the four classes
at the university met tonight and de-
cided unanimously to discontinue all
class rushas for the present year.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-25
Allies Striking at the Turks
Base of Supply at
Straits
SUBMARINES ACTIVE
Four Turkish Transports Sunk Near
ardanelIes-Work of Aviators on
MOSlem Bases. {

Paris, Sept. 25-A review of recent
operations in the Dardanelles has been
issued by the French war Office read
ing as follows:
''In the Dardanelles the last weeks
of August saw little activity. They
were marked chiefly by artillery duels
and sapping and mining warfare. On
August 80 our mountain cannon fore
ed the defenders of a field fortifca-
ton located in the Valley of Kereves
Dere to evacuate the work, and when
night came our soldiers finished its
destruction. During this time our ar
tillery continued to fire upon the bat
teries located by our aviators in the
stone Notifications Of Achi Baba and
on the Asiatic Coast. The Turkish ar
tillery is capricious. On certain days
it appears to be lacking in ammuni-
ton. and its silence. especially, that
of the heavy guns, is almost complete.
On the other hand, at other times its
bombardment of our zone is as abund-
ant as possible. We have suffered only
material damage and of small impor-
uance
"The work Of our aviators on the
Bay of Akbachi Sliman. the prnci-
pal point of debarkation for Turkish
supplies and reinforccments for the
southern zone, has been happily conf
pleted by the fire of the feet. Many
vessels have been thus sunk by our
allies, and the Turks have been forced
to abandon the work of deharkaton
during the daytime.
"The British submarines. whose
activity in the Sea Of Marmora is mar
velous, have accomplished even in the
Strait some particularly difficult OPP
erations. On the Doth of August they
sank. two Turkish transports in the
Bay Of Akbach Siman and tow 9TH
ers between Niagara and Gallipoli.
''In the northern zone our valiant
allies obtained on August 81 par
ticularly advantageous result in ef-
fecting the junction of the troops de-
bar&ed at the Bay Of Suvla with those
occupying the heights dominating
Gaha Tepe.'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-25
COMPANY'S NEW OWNERS
!. =. Morgan or Charles NJ. Schwal
Generally Believed TO be
Back of Deal

Philadelphia. Sept. 24-The Mid
vale Steel Company was formal!
turned over to new owners today. AL
arrangements for, the sale to interest!
whose identity is kept a secret were
made last night. The selling price Is
reported to amount to Approximately
$19,0OO,0eO.
In financial circles today the sale
strengthened the belief a gigantic
combine of independent steel COM
panies is about to be formed. Though
much secrecy is maintained over the
Midvale company's new owners, it is
generally believed they are either the
L.P. Morgan or Charles NJ. Schwab
interests.
Formation of the new steel COM
States Steel Corporation was the chief
topic of discussion today among f.
nanciers.
The steady sale of large blocks of
Cambria Steel during the last wee!;
is taken to indicate Cambria is also
passing into new hands. 1t is believed
the same interests who purchated
Midvale are buying up the Cambria
holdings, and will form a new COM
pany that would be the neucleus OF
the new steel combine.