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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-11-16

number and took the cas- to court. Pullman paid 81 and let it go at that.
A short time later, the elder Pullman drove his car into the same re-
striGed part of the street. and again Barbee got him. 1t happened each time
in front of Mr. Pulmans office in G street, between Fourteenth and Fifteenth
streets northwest.
The first time Barbee arrested his chiefs father, the policeman had no
idea If the elder Punmans identity beyond his name, and three days elapsed
before someone told him what he had done. The second time Barbee caught
Mr.. Pullman, however the laters identity was no secret at all, tut Barbee
didn't finch.
SO that's how Barbee came to be a high bidder for the title Of the worlds
bravest "cop" and he did it without chasing a burglar, although Barbees
record shows him a frstclass burglar chaser too.
Barbee has q record that is envied by many OF his friends IN the ponce
department. He has acquired it by conscientious and efficient service COM
bined with the quality known as nerve" He has a long list of good cases.
to his credit meaning that he has recovered much stolen property and caught
numerous violators of the law. .ta-
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Bodily ousekeepin
(BY V. N. PIERCE. N. d

The subject of drinking water with
meals has been misunderstood.
In recent Yeas investigation by
means of X-rays, the observations Of
scientists such as Cannon, G~rutzner,
Pavlov, Fowler, Hawk, prove that an
abundance of water taken during d.
gestion is necessary in good bodily
housekeeping.
If your kidneys are sick, or you suf-
fer with lumbago or rheumatism at
times, pain in the back or back of the
neck, take a little Anuric before meals.
This can be found at any good drug
store. Therefore my advice to young
or old is, always drink plenty of pure
water. And for long life, occasionally
take tablets of Anuric three or four
times a day.
Anurie acts-much more quickly
than lithia. You will find it dissolves
uric acid as water does sugar.
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ent time number 95, of which $40 are American, and the other 16 foreign.
The total number of periodicals. whose issues come into the library is now
S184, IS compared to 1892 just a year ago, which shows the rapid increase
in the work of this department. Only those arr taken which it is thought will
be Of value to the public.
Collections of old newspaper files are constantly being acquired by the
periodical division, and the librarians report last year referred to the great
volume of files there now as forming a collection of material which Is notably
rich and in ensemble nowhere else to be duplicated, constantly used by
students and investigators"
But the historical value that appeals to students and Investigators IS not
the only value of the literature of this division. Fashion periodicals have to
be bound in double strength leather to preserve them from the feversh
fingers O" the fashion seekers. Also the Sunday editions of the newspapers,
containing the funny sections, show much wear and tear from the grlmy
fingers of youngsters.
The division has recently acquired some old files of papers published in
the South during the Civil war, notable among them being the Chattanooga
Daily Rebel
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OutcIassed His Owner.

Vice President Marshall says that
for subtle humor he believes the fun
niest story he knows is the one about
Mark Twain meeting the mar who
owned q dachshund.
AS a matter Of fact, the mar was
extremely proud of the dog because 1t
was a bit of an oddly in appearance,
besides being intelligent and highborn.
Twain, however, ~studiously avoided
looking at it.
Somebody asked him why he acted
as if he didn't see the dog.
Because" replied Twain, II was
afraid the owner might be sensitive
about having it."
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-11-16
Republicans Demand a Recount of Votes in Several
Close and Pivotal States.
RECORD BREAKING INTEREST IN THE NEWS
Entire Nation Kept in Suspense While Election Judges of a Few
States Counted to the Last Ballot Before Result Was
KnoWn-SOder Vote a Factor.

full states, and as it soon appeared that
almost every electoral vote would be
vital, the returns from down on the
border were grabbed hot off the wires.
After veering back and forth for days,
New Mexico was definitely placed in
the Wilson column, though there, too,
the presidents margin was so scant
that a basis was afforded for the call
for a recount. A few mistakes dis
covered in the figures of the precinct
officials might well swing the state
i've to Hughes.
Wilcox Demands Recount.
On Friday National Chairman Will
cox of the Republican party handed
out the following statement:
1.-THE result still depends upon the
vote in a few close states. 1t must be
borne in mind that the returns thus
far announced are, in most states, I'M
official, and may be changed by the
official count required by the laws of
those states.
"Twice during these unofficial COM
putations yesterday in California mis-
takes in additions were announced
from that state, substantially changing
figures previously given.
at is a common experience that the
result of the official count almost al.
ways varies from the returns first an
nounced.
"Where the vote is as close as thai
reported in several states, it may well
be that material changes will result
from the official count.
"We owe it to the country to take
all necessary steps to see that an ex
act and honest count of the vote il
made. When the current seemed to b,
running against Mr.. Wilson on Wednes
day the Democratic managers an
nounced their intention to demand
recount in every close state.
"All we desire is to make sure tina
the vote is counted as cast"
Both sides conceded that no matte
what action might be taken in regar,
to a recount there was little likelihooi
of a contest being carried to the hous
Of representatives as it was after tn
Hayes-Tilden campaign in 1876. Legis
lation enacted in 1887, 1t was sale
made the state sovereign in pronounC
ing Judgment in a recount of the pres
idential vote.
M How Congress Stands.
Congressional election returns, neal
ly completed, assure President Wilso
in the forthcoming administration
Democratic senate, but with five dii
tricts still undecided, the best that tn
i Democrats could claim was a pluralit
I Of four votes in the house.
. Upon the basis of revised return
the Democrats have elected 215 men
v bers of the house and the Republican
e 211. In addition there have been cleo
& ed one Independent, n Socialist, OF
Progressive and one Progressive Pr
t~ectionist.
-Four districts in West Virginia, tv
Of them nominally Democratic, and tv
Republican, and one district In Ne
Mexico, are still undecided. II the
II districts do not change, the DemOcra
will have 217 and the Republicans q
t. a plurality Of only three.
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How Ii Is Done.

A man, engaged in buying a necktie
for himself, turned the pile over and
over and at last put aside two as not
worthy of further consideration. The
salesman placed the rejected ties in
a separate box. The man asked wheth-
err they had been placed by mistake
with those he had been examining.
"Oh, no." was the polite response;
'but we have orders when five or six
men turn down a tie to take it out
and put it aside"
"What becomes of themT'
ave sell them to women who come
in here to buy ties for men,"
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began to crank that machine as if he we're endeavorng to start an earth
quake. He cranked and cranked and cranked, with the thermometer at 1OS
in the shade, and mighty little shade at that. He spun the motor and spun
the motor, until his head spun with it and the perspiraton made little pools
at his heels. His arm ached; his head ached; his shoulders ached; his back
ached. and he was about to die and end all his troubles right there when one
of the two ladies said in a sweet voice:
"Wait a minute. Suppose / try the seh-starter"
Mr.. Chance staggered from in front Of the machine, and the lady touched
her dainty foot to the selfstarter button. There was a grinding noise and
then that blessed whidng which means the engine is going.
"Oh, we never thought of that" said the other lady. And as Merritt
Chance passed away into a trance the two bright things motored onward
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prohlbItlonlst Confident.

Chicago, Nov. 10.--National prohibit
ton is to be forced upon the parties
as an issue before the next presidential
campaign. Ira Landrith, candidate for
vice president on the Prohibition tick
ct, made this declaration after a 60-day
election tour.
He called the campaign a great edu-
cational one and predicted that com.
plete returns from all owe the coun.
try would show the Prohibition party
had doubled its 20S,OO0 votes which
were polled in the 1912 election.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-11-16

In q London church tower there is
a clock which strikes the hours and
quarters but has no dials nor other
visible evidences Of the time.
Revolution indicators for aeroplane
motors have been invented by an Eng
lishman to enable an aviator to esti-
mate roughly his speed and distance
Travelled.
A Frenchman has invented q smoke
consumer for kitchen ranges that adj
mits air, superheats 1t and, combining
IL with the coal gas and dust, causes
! them to burn.
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Democrats Face Refcit.

New York, Nov. 10.-The Democratic
national committee had run into debt
to the amount of S20O,000 at the close
of the campaign. The announcement
was made by Henry Morgenthau,
chairman of the finance committee.
He said that the total receipts had
amounted to $1,650,0O0 and the ex-
~penditures to date to $1,S5O,OOO. In
making the announcement Mr.. Nor
genthnu said he was confident there
would be no difficulty in raising a sum
amply sufficient to wipe out the deficit
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-11-16

Mr.. eau is the sol of DR.. q. I. eau of Cincinnati He is a graduate OF
the Ohio Mechanics institute of Cincinnati.
A motMless monoplane capable of reaching a height of II miles, ut OF
range of gunfre, is the invention that A. V. Wilson of Bar Harbor, Me, in
tends to place before the national board of aviation.
Wilson's aeroplane has been patented and he has been working fol the
last FIVE years to solve the problem of keeping the aviator alive 1t that height
and at a temperature of 100 to 30 degrees below zero. The desired warmth,
he says can be obtained by a solution of one pound of lime and eight ounces
of water. This warmth will prevent a hydrogen tank from freezing, he says.
and therefore will provide the necessary air for the aviator.
The principle of Wilson'S plan is to counterfeit gravity by turning the
planes. On calm days, he admits the plane would have to be shot into the air
with a catapuIt. Once in fight however, he claims that he can stay in the
air indefinitely.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-11-16
Constant Peril.

sDo you fear for the future Of your
country%
"Of course" replied Senator Sor-
ghum. my country has always to
face the chance of my landing in the
minority or even being retired to pri-
yate life"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-11-16
FROM ALL OVER

Frank A. vanderlip, president of
the National City bank, in New York
city, Is a machinist by trade.
British sportsmen are out now to
provide a fleet Of 100 ambulances at q
cost Of 100000 ($20O,000).
During the kaiser's visit to Mltau
two Russian airmen flew over the
town and dropped a number Of bombs
Beer has been raised In price In Rlc
de Janeiro. Foreign beers cannot com
pete.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-11-16

New York, Nov. lion the face OF
the returns, unofficial and still incom-
plete, Woodrow Wilson has been re-
elected president of the United States
with a majority of at least eleven in
the electoral college. But the Repub-
licans place a cloud on his title that is
likely to remain for a week or ten
days, and in the meantime the Repub-
licans are declining to pay their cleo
ton bets.
The situation is extraordinary and
has resulted in days of nerve-racking
strain for the people of the country.
If the election officials of a few remote
precincts In a few states know how the
nation has been waiting GREATNESS to
hear from them, they must be sWelled
up enormously with a sense OF their
Importance. For on those few pre-
cincts has depended the nations choice
of it's chief executive.
That Mr.. Wilson'S victory over Mr..
Hughes will not be conceded without a
recount in the close states, such as Cal
ifornia, New Hampshire, New Mexico
and North Dakota, vas determined at
conferences Of the Republican leaders
here. Chairman Wilcox asserted a re-
count would be demanded wherever
the margin of Democratic victory was
so small that comparatively few votes
would turn the scales. He and his as
sociates say they take the position
that there should be no cloud upon Mr..
Wilson's title to the presidency. The
Democrats, for their part, declared
that there must be a recount in New
Hampshire, even though the returns
gave the state to Mr.. Wilson.
That the returns are still incomplete
is due to the presence on the border Of
the National Guard Of a number OF
states. The soldiers are permitted tt
vote by mail, their ballots being for
warded to the auditors of their home
counties, and in Minnesota especial,
the vote Of the Guardsmen is likely tt
cut a figure in determining whether thu
Asate goes into the Wilson or thu
Hughes column.
Minnesota was as bad as Californii
in the matter Of shifts, and as it's dele
cation is nearly as large, it, too, wa
watched with the %intensest interest
Through days and nights of counting
the race was a see-saw, with but
thousand or so Of votes separating tn
candidates. Neither side would &C
nit defeat, and even now both ar
awaiting the soldier vote and the off
cial count.
New Hampshire a Surprise.
Perhaps the most surprising Of a
the states was New Hampshire. !
alone Of all New England failed to civ
the Republican candidate a substantii
plurality, and for days no one kne
in which column it would land. III
astonishing ~closeness of the vote wf
shown by the rival claims, three da!
after the election, of 100 plurality Il
Hughes and "a for Wilson. In the cl
cumstances 1t is no wonder that Il
Of both parties should d
-mand a recount.
New Mexico, with three elector
votes, attracted national attention
placing itself early in the list OF dout
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-11-16

in front of him was another machine
stuck tight. 1t wouldn't bulge. 1t
seemed to have that stolid, squatty,
immovable attitude of Plymouth
Rock, and in strong contrast to the
silent immortality of the machine
was the fiuttering manne of the two
ladies who were the sole passengers.
"May l help your suggested Mr..
Chance, and the two ladies were only
too glad.
Whereupon the well-known and
eminent postmaster shed his coat and
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-11-16

In a short time Major Pullman
will draw up the list of policemen in
his department whose record entities
them to promotion, and Barbee has
put some finishing touches on his own
record which will make it difficult to
overlook him.
Regulations r regulations, ac-
cording to Barbee, and when he found
that Peter r. Pullman, father of the
local police head, had parked his au-
tomobile in a tabooed location, Bar
bee calmly took Father Pullman'S
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-11-16

TUNdIo -
FResuIt in Minnesota, with IL votes,
will not be known until soldiers vote
is counted. 1t Is possible that recount
in close states may change the total to
some extent.
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Washington Cop Twice Arrests Chiefs Father

tD OBJ" BARBEE, a policeman attached to the First precinct, has made a
ID mighty blow at the record of the worlds bravest "cop" Barbee has
twice arrested the father of Major Pullman, his chief, within a few weeks.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-11-16

BUlS GdSIIy U"ISCUVtIdUIG UJ CIUPTUHVo
in the European war.
He explains that compressed air
is used to discharge the projectiles,
which will have a greater range and
penetrating power than any present
powder-driven shell. Twenty to thirty
miles is the estimated range. Dis
charge will be caused by the combined
use of liquid air and timers. The
shell will be constructed in 8, 10, u
and IA inch sizes and they will be
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JUDGE Works way on ship to Vote.

Judge WuTKs way uH 0HHP
San Francisco, Nov. 1O.-W. N.
Thomas, Judge Of the sperior court OF
Santa Ana, Cal, arrived on the Mat
son liner Lurline from Honolulu, hav-
ing technically worked his way as an
oiler to be in time to cast his vote.
The Lurline was the last liner that
would reach California in time for the
presidential election. On account OF an
accident IL was not allowed to carry
passengers. Judge Thomas felt ne
should vote, and shipped as a member
" the rev
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-11-16

In the various walks of life some
people have a walkover and others are
walked on.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-11-16

A girl is pretty safe in marrying a
young man whose mother cannot cook.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-11-16

facts or figures that people do not
come there for, and they generally
find what they want. Newspaper
files dating back so or IS years can be
produced in a minute or two, and the
history of those periods can be studied
with greater detail than is afforded in
any other conceivable kind of literary
production.
Mr.. Slade says that he has 26
miles of bound newspapers on file.
NTo-reNnnorc cf1hcarihad fO or tho nrpS-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-11-16
Some New Inventions for Uncle Sans Fighters

1T ONWARD GAU, a twentytwo-tearod inventor, of Cincinnati, has come to
II Washington to offer to the war department a powderless gun projectle.
He SAYS the new weapon eliminates the detonaton and smoke which make
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-11-16
Postmaster Chance Helps Two Lady Motorists

MERRITT CHANCE, the wer-known and eminent postmaster of Washing
Nl ton, was out on a country road during ne of the hottest days we ever
had since time began. He was driving an automobile, and there in the road
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-11-16

A woman never fails to boast of her
intuition every time she makes a good
guess.
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Files In Library Of Congress Well PatrOn1ed

VIZ ASHINGToN-The newspaper and periodical division of the Library OF
w Congress is becoming a more important department of that institution
every year, according to William A. Slade, chief of the division. There is
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-04-28
DRILLING FOR GAS
 NEAR M0RRIL10N

Drilling for oil and gas in Conway county was resumed near Morrilton on Friday of last week and the drill is now down several hundred feet, says the Morrilton Headlight. The drilling is being done under the direc- tion of G. T. Braden, of Tulsa, Okla, who is associated with Col. Streeter, a man who in the past has spent hundreds of dollars in drilling near Plumerville, but who so far has been unsuccessful in getting either oil or gas in paying quantities. The we'll is being put down about two miles northwest of Plumerville. MT. Braden is president of the Caney River Oil X Gas Company of Oklahoma and his associates with him have leased over 23,000 acres of ground in Con- way county for the purpose of pros pecting for gas and oil. Their en- gineers say that all signs point to
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-04-28
HENDRIX LOSES, 13 TO l.

Ruston, La., April 2S.-The Loui- siana Industrial Institute yesterday made monkeys out of the Hendrix College Bulldogs, copping a one-sided ball game by the score of 13 to 1. The locals were never in danger, scoring almost at will. The series is now even, each team winning one game. Coach Bill Headrick of Hen drix will send Swede Mccormack to the hurling hill today in an effort to win the final clash The Conway team vii return home tomorrow.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-04-28
FAMOUS Y|0L|N|S1
 IS HERE TONIGHT

Jules Falk, renowned violinist, as- sisted by Mrs. Sidney Mutt of Hot Springs, accompanist, will give re- cital tonight at 8:30 o'clock in the auditorium of Central College. Mr.
 Falk was the principal violin soloist in the musical festival at Little Rock this week, and the press of the capital city devoted much space to his offer ings. The recital here is given under the auspices of the Orpheus Club. The admission fee is 75 cents and Sl.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-04-28
HENDRIX-C X-CENTRAL DEBATE.

The debate between representatives of Hendrix College of Conway and Central College of Fayette, Mo-, will be held in the high school auditorium here Wednesday night. The subject to be discussed will be: Resolved, That the Present Congress Should Take Immediate Steps to Increase Materially Our Means of National Defense" Hendrix will support the affirmative and Central the negative.