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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-01-13
lankson,s EIaa Is Returned.

New Orleans, La.-Illinois formally
returned to the city of New Orleans
the flag carried by Gen. Andrew
Jackson's troops at the battle Of New
Orleans, and which was captured by
an Illinois regiment from Confeder-
ates during the civil war.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-01-13
cnoner county Notea DRY

Bunceton, Mo.-Cooper county, out
side of the city Of Boonyille, voted
out saloons by a majority of approx
mately $50 votes. Fifteen out Of 20
precincts voted dry. The total vote
in the county was 1926.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-01-13
25 Men to Put Man in GRAVE.

New York.-Twenty-five laborers
had a hard time easing Giovanni de
Blaze, weighing 500 pounds, into his
grave after 10 pallbearers strained
to get the casket there.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-01-13
paIImeyer cute Fair Board.

Col, w. a. Dallmeyer was not a
candidate for reelection to the presi-
dency Of the state Fair Board. George
Arnold viii probably be appointed to
succeed him. He Is at present a mem.
Der Of the State Board Of Agriculture.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-01-13
Spending More Than Collected.

Spending More Than Collected.
The state administration has suffi-
cient revenue in sight to meet cur
rent expenses for the next four or
five months, after which a deficiency
will appear which will grow until the
close of the year, according to esti-
mates made from State Treasurer
Deals annual statement, Just re-
leased. The deficit is variously esti-
mated at from $50O,000 to more than
a million dollars.
The administration spent $355,127.
SO more than it collected in revenues
during the year 1914, according to
State Treasurer Deal. OF this excess
in expenditures, $~2a,2S2.48 was ex-
pended on the state ~penitentiary to
meet a deficit of that amount in the
operating expenses of the institution
The balance in the state treasury
applicable to the coming years ex.
penses is given at $3,9S3, 296.68 This
is 1858, 1850 less than one year ago
The revenue fund at present stands
at SITS, S17.53, but there is a judgment
against this fund of $334,000 under a
decision of the state supreme court
in the school fund case.
The balance in all the revenue
funds is $355,127.S 9 less than it was 3
year ago.
The state penitentiary earned dur
ing last year $3S7,451.80 and spenr
$416, 734.2S.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-01-13

Berlin.-Emperor William has CON
ferred the iron cross IN Frau skolik
Of Gleiwitz for disclosing a bomb plot,
the work Of a SPY. This is the first
woman that has received the iron
cross.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-01-13
nMenacen TriaI Renlna Tan. AL.

Aurora, Mo.-Notice has been re-
ceived by attorneys for the Menace,
an anti Catholic paper. that the gov
eminent will be ready to prosecute
the case against the publishers in the
Joplin federal court Jan. IL.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-01-13
-Four creek BANKERS Indicted.

Chicago.-Four proprietors of the
Greek-American Bank, which closed
its doors here IS months ago, e in
dicted for enlightenment. The re-
ceiver for the bank found 500 assets
to apply on liabilities of s138,0o0.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-01-13
cvpsv LOSES Citizenship.

Chicago.-Hiligho Demeteas, who
claims to be king of the Gypsies"
in the United States, will lose his
American citizenship If a petition
filed by the government is granted.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-01-13
a. Limit on Ereiaht Bate.

Galveston, Tejas.-The British gov
eminent has limited the freight rate
on cotton from gulf ports to Liverpool
to So a hundredweight, with forfeit
ure OF ship as a penalty for charging
more.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-01-13

No Proof Of a Gasoline Conspiracy.
Washington.-The department Of
justice has no evidence as yet that
increased gasoline prices are due to
conspiracy in violation Of the Sher-
man law. For this reason no prosecu-
tons have been instituted.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-01-13
nu pont Plant Blown up.

Terre Haute, Ind.-Telephone sd-
vices from Stoy. ILL.,, were that the
plant Of the Du Pont Powder Com
pany there had been destroyed by
an explosion OF nitroglycerin.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-01-13
Medal to Gen. eorqas.

Chicago.-Maj. Gen. William G.
Gorgas, who waged successful war
against the yellow fever scourge in
Panama received a gold medal from
the Geographic Society of Chicago for
his distinguished services to human
ity.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-01-13
Tick From Bats Eve Needed.

San Antonio, Tex.-In need Of a
tick from the eye Of a bat for scien.
tific investigation, the British Mu-
scum has placed an order for the
specimen with the San Antonio
Municipal Rat Boost.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-01-13
RrltIsh offIcera caIled Home

Rome.-All British officers who
have been in Italy on leave of abb
sence we're recalled to England. Most
Of the officers are serving as observ-
ers with the Italian army.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-01-13

Rome.-Ralph W. Hills, secretary
of the American embassy here, has
resigned for personal reasons He
expects to leave shortly for the Riy-
iera.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-01-13
president,s Name on TIeket,

Indianapolis, Ind.-Authority has
been given to the Indiana Democratic
leaders by Joseph P. Tumulty. secre-
tary to the president, to use Mr.. VIII
sons name on the presidential pri-
mary ticket March 4.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-01-13
swift Sales Increase $75,ooo,oOO.

Chicago.-The year Of 1915 was the
greatest in the history of Swift &
Co, the packing company. Sales were
$500, 0O0, 900, an increase of $75,000,-
900 over 1914 and profite showed an
increase Of $4,637, 500.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-01-13
Flrst a Frisco.

At the Panama-Pacific Exposition
Missouri won the medal of honor for
general agricultural exhibit and the
grand prize for installation, in addi-
ton to II gold medals, II silver med
ais, Is bronze medals and two honor
able mentions.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-01-13
namand consurs Recall.

London.-Cologne Gazette and 9th
er German newspapers are demand
ing the immediate recall of Edward
Higgins, American consul at Stutt-
CART, on the ground that he has TX
pressed anti German sentiments.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-01-13

The Missouri supreme court has
convened for the regular January call
Of its October term docket There are
more than 200 cases to be submitted
in court en- banc and the two divis-
ions ut this call.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-01-13
U. R. Asks Delay.

A motion was filed by the United
Railways Company with the public
service commission, asking for an ex.
tension of time for the completion
of the work of equipping cars with
Decentralization heaters.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-01-13

Hamilton, Ozone man was killed
and two others seriously wound
a fight between strike sympathizrs
and nonunior moliers here. The
trouble occurred 1t the Hamilton
Foundry.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-01-13
morst.d Workers Get Raise.

Sanford, Maine.-Three thousand
employees of the Goodall Worsted Co.,
Sanford mills, Minerva Mills and
Maine Alpha mills, have received a
s per cent increase in wages.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-01-13
Wants Fare Reduced.

A petition was filed with the pub
lie service commission asking for a
reduction Of the street a fare Of 10
cents between st. Louis and Webster
Groves. The charge is called Excess
sive and unreasonable.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-01-13
Million Dollars from Income rax.

Million Dollars from Income Tax.
There is only one man in all Mis-
souri, who has a yearly income of half
a million dollars, according to figures
of the federal government sent the bu-
reau of labor statistics. His name is
kept secret for obvious reasons, but
he really enjoys that much income
for he pays taxes on 1t.
During the fiscal year which closed
June 8. 1915, the federal authorities
collected $934,139 as income taxes
from 11,628 men and women of Mis-
souri, whose earnings, n way or In
other exceeded $4,000 a year. This
was a considerable improvement in
amount over that collected the pre-
vious year, when Uncle Sam only de-
rived $656,514 from Missouri.
OF the 1923 Missourians paying an
income tax in 1915, 1886 were either
married men or women, and there
fore they had only to pay on the sum
which exceeded $4,000 a year. Sin.
gle men to the number of 1888 and
GAO unmarried women, and also So
married women rendering separate re
turns, paid on an income exceeding
$4,000 per year.
To give an idea Of how wealthy
other Missourians besides the one
with 100000 every year, there are II
in the state with an annual income
running from $100,O 600 to $15O,000; II
from $15O,0OO to 100000; 2 from
100000 to $250,00O; l from $250,OOt
to $500 900; 4 from 5000, 900 to $500,
900; three from 100000 to $4,000
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-01-13
Insidious Sheer.

Seth Singles says you are an
other Daniel Webster
YES" said Senator Sorghum;
Seth is always comparing me with
somebody who is dead"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-01-13
Mil. Raise WAGES Of 5000

Chicopee, Mass.-The Dwight and
Chicopee mills, manufacturers of cot
ton goods, have granted a 5 per cent
increase in pay to their 5000 en-
ployes.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-01-13
E.,rs conseription Of Americans.

Denver, Colo.-Mrs. G. c. Steuerie
has appealed to the state authorities
to aid in getting immunity for her
two sons from serving with Australian
forces in the European war.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-01-13
eequcsts for school and Churches.

Marlin. Tex.-Ten thousand dollars
TO the public schools of this city and
$4,000 to each of the churches here
were among the requests made in a
will Of B. G. Clark. banker.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-01-13
Eourteen cars Of Express Rurn.

Cincinnati, O.-Fourteen carloads
OF express valued at $4,000 were
destroyed in a fire at Nthe Adams Elk
press Company's depot. The loss Of
the building is $4,000.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-01-13
Kelly Pool for Secretary Of state.

]. Kelly Pool, secretary Of the state
capital commission, has announced his
candidacy for the Democratic nomi-
nation for Secretary of State. He ia
editor Of the Centralia Courier, and
IA widely known yer the state.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-01-13

II a woman,s credit Is good at q dry
goods store she never argues about
the price.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-01-13

When II comes to making angels or
men the minister isn't Ii 1t with mo
doctor,
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construction work In the open air.
3. The development of Riker's Island
as n modern municipal farm accommo-
dating all of the men inmates of the
w%orkhouse in small separate buildings
and providing agricultural WORK, where
vegetables may he grown for the use
OF the department upon the lane made
by filing In with street swccpings.
ashes and rubbish.
4, Tho establishment of the pcnitcn-
,iary. pursuant To the law. Ak a clear
ing house in which every man COM
mit.cd to the department under an in
determinate sentence may be studied
with respect to his mentality. his
physical condition, his training. his
education and his ability To work. and
then transferred Ia tho appropriate
institution, group and work.
6. The repair and renovation Of the
old structures of this department. max
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added to New York's bonded indebt-
edness with authorizations amounting
to more han $95. 900 900 a yea the
present administration has limited its
own authorizations to less than $l3.-
600, 900 n year Besides hating ad-
ditions to the city's debt 1t has secured
the enactment OF a law which pre-
by requiring the ;ity to pay for future
improvem, nts as obtains them.
| shalt not attempt to enumerate
the many other municipal problems
with wni,h the administration has
concerned itself. b II any resume would
be incomI 'ete With did not mention
its activities In re .tion to the limita-
ton of the heiGh. and area OF build
ings and ne Zon!nS for Use and occu-
pancv by VIII oh r al estate values in
his city may he stabilized II pro-
tected, tie Xpc.inents of the Gary
plan by which We lave sought to OBJ
tain increased school accommodations
by intelligent system rather than
through heavy bond issues; and finally
the efforts to secure "A fairer adjust
ment Of the relations between State
and city by which the city has been
and will he relieved of budget burdens
which are properly the care of the
State.
In a word this administration has
conducted the business Of New York
city with the point OF view and the
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City Government Renders More Service
at Less Cost Than Before, Says Mayor

the individual citizen realize his own
responsibility in conserving the health
OF the whole community, and has in
dictated TO him how his w as well as
the welfare Of his neighbors could best
be served.
And so each department OF the gov
eminent has been held to a higher
standard of public service. and has
measured up to that standard.
This he's been accomplished with
due regard to the financial limitations
which OF necessity circumscribed the
activities of the administration and
which or their own account call for
the most careful consideration.
The Board Of Estimate and Appor-
tionment has est iblishcd a financial
policy which will eventually free the
city from the incubus OF its enormous
debt. Where previous adm Illustrations
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municipalities, The new subway in
wolves a greater outlay than the on
struction of the Panama Canal and
tho new Catskill water system IS
scarcely second in size to the canal.
In addition, the business of the city
has been constantly increasing by
reason of the natural growth of the
functions of government. Payment
for all of these projects and activities
il made through the Department Of
Finance and the money with which
the bills are paid Is either collected or
raised by the Department of Finance.
| say these things In order to indi-
cate the rapid growth of the business
passing through the Department of
Finance. Despite this increase in
business, the budget Of the Depart
mcnt Of Sinancs has decreased, The
last oudge' made oy. the preceding ad-
mlnistr"ti1i. aams" TO- the year 1910,
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was s1,555,190. The budget for 1917
is sl.376,O75. about $4,000 less than the
budget under which We have been
operating in the current veal and
about $50. 900 less than when this adj
ministration came into office.
The budget of the city as a whole.
however. has increased from $159,12s.-
270.37 in the year 1910 to s2l1.115.-
016.s2. as the budget now stands for
1917. Putting 1t in another way the
Department OF Finance in 1910 cost
the city 9S cents out OF every 800 Of
revenues and in 1916 the department
cost "a cents in each 500. In the
single year now closing the cost OF the
Department OF Finance dropped $780,
600.
We have endeavored to Offset the
increased burden OF greater city htis!-
ness by perfec,irg Il processes. The
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Ing them physically clean and ut.
d. The development OF medical SER
vice providing new hospital wards In
the different institutions where pro-
vision Is made for the segregation of
those suffering from tuberculosis and
local and blood infectious diseases; the
provision Of additional nurses. addi-
tlonal physicians and especially for
careful treatment for drug addiction
disease and for blood diseases.
Z. The provision for work to replace
the blishting idleness which character
lied the department.; farm work at
New Hampton and Riker's Island: re-
pair work In all institutions, including
the city and district prisons. and the
development OF a modern shoe In
dustry and n modern clothing industry
at lIart's Island, &C.. =
s. The establishment throughout tho
department Of modern business &C.
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fact has shown itself to be that we
have not only taken care Of the growth
Of business but have taken on many
additional functions and at the same
time have reduced the cost Of running
the department.
We have installed machines 10 do
routine work and have relieved the
men who used to do maChinelike
work for duty requiring the use Of
the human mind. The administration
OF our stock and bond division illus
trates my point precisely.
TIT payroll for this division IN 1910
was s59,150, In 1916 II is s+2. $50. In
that time the business OF the ONCE
has very materially increased on ac-
count of the immense size OF recent
bond issues for subway and aqueduct
construction. 1t has also taken over
the payment Of coupons on city bonds
formerly done ny the Guaranty Trust
Company. This involves a saving this
year in interest formerly lost and in
the sum actually paid to the Guaranty
Trust Company for service amounting
TO s.5,663.
In connection with this payment OF
coupons, numbering about il million a
year. We have established a system of
machine audit which is more COM
pete and less expensive than that used
by any of the great private corpora
tons which we have had an oppor-
tun!ty to study. This division has also
taken over within the year direct pay
mcnt of the clty's bills and notes and
has saved thereby interest formerly
lost in excess of $40, 900.
Let me add that the pay Of three
quarters OF Tho men in the stock and
bond division has been increased
within the year. Nevertheless the pay.
roll IL materially less owing to the
fact that we have not hled vacancies
as they occurred but have improved
methods. instead. In the year cndcc
May 81 last this division handled tr
bond issues. redemptions. interest, and
transfers an amount Of business re.
Elected in the colossal total OF SSH.
3l5,066,6i, a IS per cent. increase owe,
seven years ago, when the payroll was
40 per cent. greater.
We have applied machine method.
also in the payment of the 100. 900 cit,
employees, To realize the size OF tn,
payroll OF the city Of New York on,
should imagine every wage vsrne,
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Continued on SECOND Pogo.
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Some Important Things That the
Correction Department Has Done

transforms the two old fashioned insti-
tutions OF the department into re-
formatories, lays the basis for a proper
classification OF all Of the inmates OF
the department and ends the useless
routine OF short sentences which have
been imposed occasionally fifty times.
frequently twenty times. and In the
case OF onc-half of the commitments
to the workhousc three or more times
upon each prisoner committed thereto.
2. Tho transfer OF the reformatory
from Its old location on Harris Island
between the branch penitentiary and
potter's field to New Hampton
Farms. where there are no cells. no
locks and no bars, and where there Il
abundance Of agricultural. dairy and
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BY BURDETTE C. LEWIS.
Commissioner of Correction.

THE more important accomplish
ments Of the Correction De-
partment during the past three
years have been as follows:
1, The enactment and enforcement
~ the indeterminate sentence and pa
role law, applying to tho penitcnt!ary
and tho workhouse as well as the re-
%'ormatory. This law makes the In
mates personally responsible for their
work, conduct and release. to positions
where work 10 provided for them. II
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counting and statistical systems. In
Guiding provision for a cost system in
the industries and the general estab-
lishment OF business efficiency
throughout the department.
., The elimination Of striped cloth
ing.
10. The provision Of a book of rules
and procedure governing the work of
the department,
II. The reduction OF tho census and
the consequent overcrowding of city
and district prisons n the peniten-
tiary and w~orkhouse. with resultant
reduction In the cost OF operating the
department. including provision for n
balanced dietary and ar increased pro-
vision for inmates clothing, including
light o heavy underwear In accord
apce with the season. and proper
-
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WILLIAM A. PRENDERCAST,
COMPTROLLER.

~ all the corporations in the
United States, the city of New
York does the biggest business.
The Department OF Finance is q clear
ing house for all none affairs of the
city. II objects the revenues and
aud!ts and pays the bills. Thus It is
the commercial and financial agent of
the biggest corporation in the United
States me in the world.
With the increase in the business of
the city of New York the work OF its
business agent clearly increases. At
present the city has in hand W un-
dertakings of a size unprecedented IN
The sun., 1916-12-17

The Municipal Administration in 1916
Reviewed or"The Sun" by the Mayor
and His acknowledgements Car
ried Out of Importance to the Health,
Security and General Welfare of the
Citizens of New York--Plans for 1917
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-07
American orange Production.

Although sweet oranges were known
in Florida previous to the Civil war
they were not considered of CONNER
cial Importance because of the alb
sence of transportation facilities. Com.
mercial orange culture dates back to
between 1865 and 1870, when the sue.
cess of the trees along the banks OF
the st. Johns river began to attract
attention to- this industry as a good
Investment. Inasmuch as profits were
large from the first, many financial
leaders were readily attracted to the
industry, SO that 1895 saw 6,OOO.O
boxes Of oranges produced.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-07
Coal We Can't Get.

Beyond the depth of 1000 feet it is
impossible to get coal as rule. The
great heat is the chief obstacle in
penetrating below 1000 feet At q
depth of only 5000 feet the tempera
ture of the earth amounts to 98 de
grees. The pressure of the air and
coal above is another obstacle in the
way. In the Deekinfield colliery, at a
depth of about $500 feet, the pressure
became SO great that it crushed in cir
cular arches of brick four feet in thick
ness, and in one case a pillar of cast
iron, IL inches square, supporting
roof only seven feet in extent, was
snapped in two. 1t was estimated by
the royal coal commissioners that the
English coalfields contain, beneath the
mining limit of 1000 feet, no less than
48,486, 6,000,000 tons of coal. Science
some day will undoubtedly find
means of getting this vast quantity tc
the service.-Exchange
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-07
Darwin as a Schoolboy.

Shrewsbury (Eng) school is proud
of having had Charles Darwin on its
benches. During his schooldays, how
ever, the great scientist gave little in
dication of genius, being described ty
his form-master as "a dull and aPa-
thetic boy" Tho only school looks
in which he took interest were Horace
and Euclid, and all his enthusiasm
was reserved for his play-time hobbies
Of collecting curiosities and blowing
up his friends in chemical expert
nents-an unpopular amusement at
the school where Greek was the teach
ers' pride and the scholars endeavor.