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Evening star., 1916-09-24
Ev@rybody's Business

OARLOR phrases only for paror phases. Nice words
. cannot clarity un-nice situations
There when strong language necessary
as strong medicine. =
Sugared sentences are as valueess in crisis as sugar
pills IN an epidemic.
Therefore is perplexing to con6ne discussion of the
social evil to the eSpurgated and emascuated vocabulary
OF Pr1tans and the unspeakabe conditions revealed by
the big investigation New York City affect the wei
fare and security OF all America extent that demands
frank and angry national consideration Of the disclosures
What has happened in part of the country will be
peaed other sections unless and prompt
adopted to prevent it. j
he possibility is proporoned by the size of cities
Where the people live it is difficult to control civic
morals But since the agents Of this henous industry
searching for guble wherever to be found, it be-
hooves all parents to help promote rigid PROTECTIVE
MEASURES against the further spread of white slavery
The most valuable lieutenants of seducers silent
mothers and fathers 1t is nconcevabe that responsible
adult permit girl to attain maturity without first coach
her the of the world and realization the forces
which menace credulous, unwary and Foolish Virgins
Fill their lamps with the oil of your experimentation
light they cannot into the shadows.
Tell them the truth about the lies that tell, before
such have chance tell them lies about the great
truths upon which honor and happiness depend.
UNIFORMED and neglected children are at the mercy of
the first plausible scoundrel they encounter.
We must stamp out this Infamous traffic. It's existence
is nexcusabe and possible only because wholeheaed
deavor has ever been made to discourage it.
Spasmodc crusades utterly futile So long as there
complacen communities ready receive the bands driven
from region they will begin fresh ground
All previous attempts put the pandeers of business
merely brought local relief. While one asylum remains
open they will regain their strength and lay plans to resume
activity.
Nothing short of concerted and uniform legislation as
drastic plague quarantine, solve the problem
Let's begin and this time make cleanup
Bad find affairs, we are quite likely to undergo an
even experience in the future.
Before long peace will descend upon Europe and with its
coming of poverty unprecedented in modern annals
Millions of orphans and widows present provided for
by allowances, will upon the cessation hostil
GtB Reserved
Evening star., 1916-09-24
~ Herbert Kaufman's w eefzly MESSAGE
It's never too late
to ascend

tiles find themselves unable gain livelihood there
and will naturally turn to America, where money be
picked up in the CUTTERS
not pleasant to read write of such sodid contin
gences but precedent valid guide for the future
faced with probable influx of vicious characters,
mention host of bewdered and ignorant peasant girls,
percentage P whom will certainly fall into the hands of
na organizations if do Immediately devise ways
guard our country against the continuance of traffic which
will scatter them from coast.
This must be prevented all Every student Of
economies appreciates that the threat will be fulfilled do
not forfend
Act!
Evening star., 1916-09-24

taken its name from the United States.
and its platform is business admins.
tration. Its candidate is Senior Rosendo
Lopez.
Other candidates have platforms of
tneir own. but there is really very little
In Nicaragua actually is one of person
Antics, and the matter which is of most
concern is that the best personality
snail be honestly elected president.
attempting revolution If he is not.
there may be an excuse Yet Wash
lngton may determine that whoever is
declared elected is .the best in sight"
ana counsel the disaffected groups to
acquiesce in the result
Inc next few years are really vital to
Evening star., 1916-09-24

ent regime would be beneficial to Mic
araugua or mot is a matter which the
Nicarauguans should be left to settle
for themselves. But the charges are
made that they will not have a chance
to settle II for themselves, unless the
United Stairs prevents the pernicious
activity of the DiaZ administration
President DiaZ has had the support of
this countr:' since the marines under
Admiral Southerland landed in Nicara-
qua and stopped the Nicaraguans
slaughtering one another. This sup
port was justified on the ground that
his administration was the only one in
sight whict could offer grounds for
recognition.f
In the view of Washington it was
both de facto and de jure govern
ment. and the canal treaty was nego-
Evening star., 1916-09-24

dustrious, but there Is the excuse that
IN the past there has been no induce
ment to be Industrious The country
people are kindly. and they are easily
managed by those who understand them.
The women are more inclined to work
thSn the men. Under Zalaya, many of
The men were forced into the army. and
the claim was made that they could be
spared from the agricultural idustrfes
because the women would do the work.
While 1t does not appear on the sur
face, it may be readily understood that
the control of this $4,000 600 from the
United States is one of the live issues
OF the campaign. But over and above
all the chief thing to be determined is
whether the moral influence of the
United States is sufficien, to insure a
fair and free election in Nicaragua
Evening star., 1916-09-24

the progress of Nicaragua Under an
honest and efficient administration the
progress.
sense of security on the part of for
eign capital now exists and is based
on the feeling that the United States
is definitely committed against allowing
the country to be disturbed by periodic
revolutions. There are important rail-
way projects which may be carried out.
and there are also other plans for de-
veloping the rich resources of the
country
Nicaragua has valuable resources of
tropical agriculture. and it has also
some natural wealth of the temperate
zone.
The half million inhabitants, who are
largely Indian. are not particularly in
Evening star., 1916-09-24
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By HERBERT KAUFMAN


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Evening star., 1916-09-24

~ NE OF the rank and file of our
w city postmen. one of the men in
gray who for seventeen years
has given his best effort to the service.
has told, from the letter carriers stand
point, the story of their daily work.
First of all. the carrier must arise
at such an hour as will enable him to
report at the post office Monday morn
ing at $50 o'clock, and the remaining
nve days of the week at 6 o'clock For
one hour thereafter the workroom is
as busy as a munition plant in war
time. In that short time each man
handles on an average 500 pieces of
frst-class mail and about seventy-five
newspapers and magazines, besides
parcel post packages weighing less
than four pounds. In addition to this
he makes up his returns" which is
post office parlance for transferring
certain mail to other routes. After
signing for registered mail, &c o. D."
packages and paying for due letters,
he must be ready to leave at the sound
of gong which strikes promptly at
Z o'clock.
Inc men with routes near the Office
walk, others use street cars, while
seventy-five are whisked to the busi-
ness and outlying districts in automo-
biles Ordinarily it takes about two
hours to deliver the morning mail
After this comes swing or lay
over, during which the mailman goes
home for a second breakfast, provided
he has been lucky enough to partake
of first before going to work. Eleven
o'clock finds him reporting for his sec
ond trip Thirty minutes are spent in
routing it, and one hour in delivering
Returning to the office, about fifteen
minutes of his time is taken up in re-
viewing indorsing unbelievable mail
and copying changes of addresses from
the familiar pink cards. These duties
finished, the majority of the carriers
repair to the swingroom, where they
may read. smoke or have quiet game
of cards or checkers.
Quite number go to the ciubroom
of the post office for the more interest
ing and strenuous games of pool and
bowling. The last trip of the day be-
gins at 2:15. Only fifteen minutes is
allowed to route it, and the last piece
must be delivered at 4 o'clock. to keep
within the meaning of what is known
as the eight in ten law
ings. so peculiar to Washington. the
latter-day construction of terraced
rows, together with the circuitous mean
dering necessary to the delivery of mail,
cause each carrier to walk about twelve
miles day.
Seventeen years experience in han
ding mail qualities carrier to fur.
Evening star., 1916-09-24

the votes and the bringing out of the
electors, so that full expression of
public opinion may be had.
Several of the groups are bitterly op-
posed to the United States supervising
the election. 1t may be that this is
because they fear they would get the
worst of such an arrangement, or 1t
may be because they really believe that
such supervision would impair the SOW
ereignty of Nicaragua.
Evening star., 1916-09-24
BY CHARLES M. PEPPER.

O q ICARAGEA has an election i'm
Mu pending as well as the United
Nj States. 1t comes in October.
- The issues between parties are
not SO sharply drawn as in this country,
but several groups of Nicara guam poll
tcians think they are just as important
The October election in Nicaragua
will be practically under the guidance
of this country. The treaty under
which the United States paid Mica
raugua s3.00o.000 for canal rights and
for privileges in Fonseca bay does not
specifically provide for a protectorate
In this respect it is much less specific
than the Haitian fiscal protectorate.
Nevertheless. everybody knows that the
eyes of the United States are on Mica
raugua. and Nicaragua herself is
keeping a weather eye on Washington.
II is the hope of Washington that
the moral influence of this country
will be sufficient to secure an orderly
election, in the result of which all fac
tions or parties will acquiesce. Orderly
elections in Nicaragua in the past have
not been rare The trouble usually was
Evening star., 1916-09-24

Whatever course is adopted by the
United States. there is one thing that
cannot be evaded. This is the respon-
sibility for whatever happens at the
October election. The canal treaty!
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-12-21

Mrs. A. A. Meador. who has been
dangerously ill, is better at this writ
ing.
Mrs. j. M. Hawkins, who is quite
sick at the home of her daughter, MRe.
W. H, Russell, is not reported any
better.
J. NJ. Dotson of Potosi visited his
sister, Mrs. ]. N. Sherrow, the first
OF the week.
Fred and Water Bollinger of Green
vile were here a few days last week.
Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Bell spent last
week in st. Louis.
Howard Weekley and sister, Miss
Ethel, of Frederick, North Dakota
are here to spend the winter with
their grandmother, Mrs. J. L. Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. J o. Campbell and
Mrs. j. @. Ricketts, we're shopping
in Ironton Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs A. G. Ricketts, left
Monday to spend the winter with Mr..
Ricketts, parents in Mt. Sterling,
KY.
Mrs. Glen Smith is visiting her
mother in De Soto.
John Warren, of Portia, Ark, is
visiting his uncle, Newton Warren.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jessie Hawkins of Iron.
ton, spent Sunday with their mother.
ALPHA.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-12-21

Springs train, now stops atArcadia on
flag, at 1852 A. N. No other changes.
Longtime residents will recall the
Smith family, who lived in Ironton 80
years or more ago, making their
home in a house located about where
the Gay & Kindell store building now
stands. In the family was a boy nam
ed Preston. The following acount Of
his death is taken from the last issue
of the Poplar Bluff Republican: "The
funeral of Preston Smith was held
Sunday from the home of T. Penney,
the Knights of Pythias lodge having
charge of the services. The Rev. E..
II. Behner of the Presbyterian church
spoke at the services and gave a talk
of profound depth. Preston Smith
left this city some years ago but is
still remembered by many. Shortly
after marrying Miss Annie Penney,
daughter of Thomas Penney of the
Eastrside, he made his home in Colo
RADIO. Through promotion he attained
the Office of chief bookkeeper and
paymaster of the Denver & Rio
Grande railway His health broke
and other climates tried did no good.
He died December 8, at Somerset,
Colorado, with members of the family
at his bedside. Mr.. Smith was a
brother of Mrs. George @. Orchard"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-12-21
In Memoriarn.


Full of years, and crowned with the
loving respect of her community, and
the esteem of all who knew her, Sis
ter Monica departed this life on De-
cember fifteenth.
Her longing soul heard the Divine
call, and, made strong with the sac
raments of the Church, went forth TO
meet Him, whom she had served long
and faithfully.
Sister Monica was eighty-four years
old, sixty-two OF which were spent in
the Cloister.
She was one of the first five Ursu-
lines who came to Arcadia in 1877, and
her greatest joy was to see one build
ing after another erected, until the
"College" properly resembles a viii
lage.
Requiem High Mass was celebrated
by the Chaplain, the Rev. L. O. Wer-
merit, after which he paid a beautiful
tribute to the childlike simplicity of a
great soul.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-12-21

W. A. Abney and family visited
Mrs. AS parents last Saturday night.
The stork left a fine boy at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Claud Carl on
the Sd inst.
@. s. Lucas and wife visited rela-
tives at Edgehill last week.
G. II. Croker lost a fine horse last
week.
Eta and Maggie Mayberry return
ed home from Hopewell last week.
Rev. Vance of Carydon preached
here last Sunday.
DIR. Ramming and wife returned
from st. Louis last week.
There are several saw mills near
here, which are running most of the
time.
The Sligo Furnace Company is ex-
tending its railroad east from East
End. This may seem a foolish ex-
preston, but it is true. W. l.. S.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-12-21

Rachel Guessing of Desloge, and a
host of friends to mourn their loss.
Mrs. Schwab was a kind hearted
woman, a compauionable, agreeable
home making wife, a devoted moth
err, a sincere friend, and a true Chris
tiah. She a a member of the
Lutheran church at Pilot Knob. A
broad minded Christian, she not only
did good work in her own church, but
served cheerily where she found she
could be useful. She will be missed
in the Valley, but the spirit of her
noble Christian life will abide in the
hearts of those who knew her and
thus, she ''being dead, yet speaketh."
N. B. II.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-12-21
Good Roads Organization.
IRoNroN. Mo-. December 1s.

IRoHroN, Mo-, December 16, 1916.
Meeting,calied to order by DR.. Far
rar, Chairman.
There were quite a number of talks
by county citizens and visitors from
out Of the county and state.
Mr.. Hall, representing a road ma
chinery and implement company of
Chicago, made an interesting talk on
the value of using machinery in build
ing of roads.
MI. A. II. Hinchey, Missouri Com
mercial Club organizer, from Cape
Girardeau, vas present and gave a
very interesting and enthusiastic talk
on the value of good roads to a coun
ty and town. He showed how other
counties were building roads up to
Iron county, and failing to be able to
get across our county had to detour
in order to get around the bad roads,
which we have in abundance. He
showed how the various industries
were developing other counties in
which they had good roads. Wayne
county people and those beyond must
go around or o go. The people of
the north must stop at Ironton, or go
east by Fredericktown or west by
Rolla, thus leaving our county in the
luroh. Mr.. Hinchey is a very en-
thusiastie talker on good roads or any
other subject for the betterment of
the people.
Hon. Otto Ramsey of Bismarck
made short remarks, also DIR. Jones
of Wayne county.
The meeting named superintendent
Hanson and DR.. Hickman a committee
to formulate a plan to get the people
together in the various parts of the
county and thus arouse a greater en-
thusiasm on the good roads question
The meeting was a good one and
much enthusiasm was displayed.
The weather being real bad at this
season of the year the meeting ad-
journed to meet on call of the chair
man.
DR.. G W. FARRAR, Chairman.
DR.. j, l.. HICKMAN, Secretary.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-12-21
Good Books (for all ages) by best
authors at Lopez's.
Des Arc Items.

We have had some winter.
I never saw business in such a rush.
Mostly on account of the holidays
coming. The stores and shops are
busy. 1t is a good thing they all have
money. l never saw everything SO
high. In the lead belt eggs and but
ter are fifty cents. l saw ribs and
back bones selling at Is cents; fresh
hams, IS cents; -four, $40 a barrel.
But everybody in the lead belt gets
big wages. Mine la Motto wants 100
men. Cars are getting more plenti-
full. Saw mill men are moving their
lumber and ties are moving, too.
came to Bismarck Friday over the
Illinois Southern. Train % was late,
and standing at the station. l asked
the auditor if I had time to get a tick
ct. He said that had and while / was
buying it the train pulled out and left
me.
Well, Christmas is here again. There
will be some sad homes, where dear
ones are gone, while others are suffer-
ing from hunger.
R. H. Stevenson took his son, Her
bert, to Kirksville Monday, where he
will receive treatment in an ~osteopa-
fhio % pitori1po
E.. W. Graves and wife are shopping
in st. Louis this week.
N, A. Jordan and family returned
home Saturday from a visit to rela-
tives in Gainesville, Arkansas.
Ben Keathley and family from st
Louis are visiting relatives here.
Bert Dunn and little son from Para
gould, Arkansas, we're here last week
to visit relatives. He is a grandson
of the late S. j. Jordan.
Miss lola Howard is in Poplar Bluff
having her eyes treated.
Miss Virginia Huff is spending the
holidays'at her home at Glover.
Mrs. Maude Brewington aad little
daughter, Lorene, spent Sunday with
Mrs. d. w. Wilkinson in Ironton.
Mrs. John Reed went to Ironton
Saturday in the interest of the W. @.
T. U. work.
Miss Mary Belle Huff from Glover
is visiting her aunt, Mrs. W. IL.
Hughes.
The w. o. 7. U. ladies will render a
program Christmas week.
Rev. o. s. Taylor preached here
last Sunday. The B. Y. P. u, which
he organized here last month"; grow
ing In numbers and the young people
are taking an interest in the work.
The Juniors rendered a program Sun
day night, which was very interest,"
ing and we are very proud OF our
young Juniors, ISAAC.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-12-21
MEETING.

Notice is hereby given that the an
n ual stockholders meeting of the
B elleview Valley Bank will be hello at
its banking house IN the city of Belle
view, Missouri, on Friday, the 9Th day
of January, 1917. SAID meeting will
be convened at 10 O'Clock A NJ and
continue during at least three hours,
unless the object for which the meet
ing is called be accomplished sooner.
The purpose for which this meeting is
called is to elect directors for the said
bank to serve during the ensuing
year, to reduce the number of direc-
tors from sever to five, and for the
transaction of any other business
which may properly come before the
meeting.
December IS, 1916.
S. E. BUFORD, President.
o. R. ROBINSON, Cashier.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-12-21

Leah, the daughter of Christian and
Anna Lachat Schneider, vas born
at Berne, Switzerland, on the twenty
third day of April, 1859 In 1865, her
parents immigrated to the United
States, and after spending eight years
in Plttsburg, Cincinnati, New Orleans,
and st. Louis in an unsuccessful effort
to find a satisfactory location, locat-
ed finally at Pilot Knob.
Leah readily learned to speak the
English language, made good use of
the advantages offered by the public
schools, and in 1888, entered the Cape
Girardeau Normal School, where she
spent the year. 1t was here that the
writer made her acquaintance, since
which time he has not lost sight OF
her She was a studious, faithful
pupil, intelligent, refined, and always
on the side of good government. At
the close of the year, she secured a
position in the Marble Hill public
school, and afterwards taught in other
places, always acquitting herself
with much credit.
In 1893, she was united in marriage
to John Schwab, an estimable citizen
of Ironton, with whom she lived hap
PLY until his death, March the I'd, 1911.
Before the wounds from this sore
bereavement were healed her only
child, Albert Richter Schwab, a duti-
full son just blooming into beautiful
young manhood, was called to higher
service in the unseen world, and this
additional grief 81 emed for a time al
most unbearable. However, gather
ing all her strength, and supported by
divine grace, she rose to the magni-
tude Of the demands upon her, and
entered upon her solitary duties,
triumphing through him who doeth
all things well. Again she turned to
the school room and taught a session
at Granite vile, closing her career as
teacher at that place last spring.
For some time, her health had not
been very good, hence she settled
down to the quietude OF the home lie,
enjoying the beautiful and soothing
environment OF her sequestered place,
smiling and speaking cheerily to those
shesmet when she ventured out, thus
co~ncealing her ills and leaving her
friends unaware Of the fact that she
was under the. care of the physician.
On Tuesday night, December IL, she
became suddenly i'll, soon lost Goa
seriousness, continuing to sink until
one O'Clock Thursday morning, when
sne " ent away to join her husi and
and son. The leaves one sister, Mrs.