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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-02-14

"All you need furnish IL personal
clothes and foOd-and II you do not
wish to bother with the food problem
We have an excellent cafe Ia the build
Ing"
The speaker was the manager Of a
large apartment hotel In Chicago. He
was demonstrating the convenIences
Os his building to some prospective
tenants.
In this two-rOOm suite four people
can be accommodated" he continued.
The beds fold up and disappear in
The wall; the library table can be
quickly converted into n dining table;
the kitchenette Is revealed by throw.
Ing back the doors. Everything Is SIM
pie, complete yet compact. We fur
nish your dishes. table linens, gas, ice
even the writing materials In that
desk. You are freed from absolutely
every bother, and have a home com
bining the social attractions of a hotel
aud the privacy of an apartment"
Thus he summed up In n few words
the features Of a type OF building that
is revolutionizing American cities.
From the ample residence Of twenty
year ago to this amazing specimen of
our tendency to eliminate household
duties and make one room do where
five existed before is a change that
has just about reversed the average
Americans habits.
And the change has not been con-
fined to dwellings, either. A walk
down the prominent street Of any large
American city today cannot help but
Impress one. Where once there exist
ed structures Of one. two and three
stories for the most part, we now find
skyscrapers towering eighteen, twenty
five and forty stories into the sky. So
completely has the skyscraper sup
planted the old-style building that
business centers of American cities
have been practically rebuilt during
the course of only two decades. In
no other country has such Il revolution
occurred. The story of how 1t came
about Is interesting.
1t was, of course, Inevitable that a
need should be felt for higher build.
ings. As cities grew larger and land
values scarce, owners of buildings
found that their properties were not
returning q sufficient income on the
investment. 1t was felt that Il parcel
of land should be utilized to greater
extent than by erecting a three OF
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-02-14
James Disappointment.

In Henry James "The Middle
Years" he tells Of once hearing Ten.
nyson read from his own works. His
disappointment Is expressed in true
Jamesian style.
$50 lucldly all the while l consld-
cred. so ~detachedly / judged. so dis.
seemingly, to tell the whole truth, l
listened; pinching myself, as ! say,
not at nil to keep from swooning,
but much rather to set UP some rush
Of s%ensibility. 1t was all interesting,
II was at least all odd; but why In the
name Of poetic justice had one an.
GENTLY heaved and flushed with ones
own recital Of the splendid stun II one
was now only to sigh In secret. oh,
dear; oh, dear. The author lowered
the whole pitch, that Of expression,
that OF Interpretation above all;
heard him, In cool surprise, take even
more out Of his verse than he had put
In, and 80 bring me back to the point
I had Immediately and privately made,
the point that he wasn't Te%nnysonian.'
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-02-14
"The American
Business Empire"
Business, Not Political, Em-
pire Of FutureJ Americas
Glorious Destiny Hastened BY
By S. W. STRAUS
Qssnineat New Yssk md Chicago Bslka)

History repeats itself" Time-worn,
but how universally true!
When Phoenician gold hunters dis.
covered Europe about 1900 i. G. the
land they explored possessed II
marked similarity to the America
known to Columbus. Marquette and
Cabot. At that time aboriginal Eu-
rope was covered with prih. sval for
ests. Its natives painted themselves,
scalped. w%orshiped the devil and
dressed like the American Indian.
And Europe was colonized about
the same way as were the Americas.
The Phoenlcians s~ubjugated the land
just ms vigorously as the Spanlards
did South America and carried home
in enormous quantities the treasures
gathered In the virgin territory they
exploited.
1t Is ever reasonable to assume that
the Phoenician small boy who re-
manned at home got many thrills Gas
did the American boy later In his west
ern tales) readins about wild and
woolly Europe"
History has certainly repeated Itself
In not only the case Of Europe and
America, but with other countries rs
well. Sit back for Il moment and
trace mentally the course civilization
has taken since the dawn Of history.
What do you tlndf
You will probably be impressed. II
the thought never occurred to you be-
fore, with the uniform tendency west.
ward. You will picture In your mind
the rise Of ancient India, AssyrIa and
Babylon. You will see their civiliza-
ton decline and the ascendancy Of
Greece. Greece will surrender 81.
bremacy to Rome. Rome to western
Europe and western Europe tO-but
there you will have arrived to the pres.
ent time.
III this brief survey Of the worlds
progress during 1000 years you will
find illuminating proof Of the state.
mcnt, westward the course of EN-.
pires takes It's way" You will notice
what seems to be the deliberate plant.
Ing Of that spirit among a people
which causes II to become great and
virile. You will see q nation under
its stimulus rise to n pre-eminent posi-
ton In world power. And then, u
though the spark wcre removed and
given to another people. the nation
1 will steadily decline and her neighbol
70 the west awaken from sluSnbsr.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-02-14

foor-eeory BUILDING on L. nat theeo
vsee practical di@culties ID the way.
A building under the "a plas a
construction could not be much h.
creased In height. The necessity Of
having enormously thick walls. II
height was to be obtained. resulted In
loss Of light and space. especially on
the lower floors. where room was at
a premium. Until the advent Of the
steel skeleton type Of construction.
therefore. little progress was made In
attempting larger buildings. The new
idea swept aside at once the cOnstruc-
ton difficulties.
Then there was another problem to
be solved. How were the larger build.
ings to be financed7
At that time the first mortgage bond
issue was practically unknown In
America. II q builder desired to &c.
cure financial cooperation in erecting
a building. 1t was necessary to enlist
the MD Of a bank. insurance company
or private capitalist, and secure q
straight mortgage. But there were
limits to the size Of loans to be obtain
cd In this amer. Institutions and In.
d~ividuals, even though they were able
to invest the money, hardly desired to
tie up large sums In one project. A
mortgage Of $4,000 was difficult to
secure. When n considers what a
drop in the bucket $4,000 is in finan-
cling a skyscraper, some idea of the
financial problem confronting builders
Of that time Is gained.
Often times when money was tight
or financial institutions had loaned out
their limited allotment OF capital for
the year u builder was actually unable
to secure financial cooperation to any
extent.
As a result of this condition worthy
building operations were frequently re-
stricted or abandoned and the develop
ment Of American cities suffered.
But, almost simultaneous with the
introduction Of the skyscraper In Chi
cago, an adequate method Of financing
was also brought to the attention Of
the public. The idea vas not new,
having been borrowed from Europe.
The principle was to place a straight
mortgage on the property. This mort
gage was then to be divided into frac-
tional parts and offered to the public
In bonds Of convenient denominations,
Thus, not one, but many, investors
might share In financing u project and
loans Of almost unlimited size could
be secured. The plan was tried out on
one Of the pioneer skyscrapers In Chi
cago. The opportunity to share along
with the large capitalist in a mortgage
Oh the highest grade property appealed
to investors and the bonds were read.
lily sold.
The success Of the experiment soon
led to the use Of first mortgage bond
issues in other projects and today |,
is perhaps the most widely utilized
method Of financing buildings. With
out the Introduction of the first mort
gage bond issue, 1t is difficult to con
ceive how American city building coult
have progressed 49, 1t has during thu
last twenty years.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-02-14

Unless all signs fall, history is go
Ing to repeat itself and America will
be n Of the empires Of the future.
But not, as in the past, a political EN-
pire-it will be the American business
empire. Its bonds will consist of CON-
mercial relations between free nations.
Our products and our influence will
extend to every corner Of the globe.
Can anyone read the facts In regard
to vi tremendous development of for
elgn trade without seeing evidence Of
this future American business empire
now taking form?
When the war ends and the period
Of reconstruction is completed, there
will be readjustments. There may
even be temporary periods of depres-
sion. But the fulfillment Of Americas
glorious destiny cannot be permanent
ly retarded. 1t cannot be, because
America is In every way fitted for a
prominent position In world affairs.
We have the resources--great undevel-
| oped natural endowments Of forest,
mine and land. We are a young and
progressive people. America has Mt.
| tracted to its shores the strongest men
and women of other lands. Dissatis'
fed with their worldly lot at home
they have come to US, eager to work
with all their might for improvement
Americas opportunity has been hast
ened by the war. We have been shak'
en- out Of our insular complacency
and forced to cast our lot with the
| nations who will soon form u league
Of democracy that will be pre-eminent
In the world.
The day Of the autocratic political
empire Is gone, but the business EN-
plre is coming. Among the fOremos,
Of these empires will be America.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-02-14

work Is q pleasure. tell ell ny friends
who have any trouble Of this kind what
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com.
pound has done for me. "-NELLIE B.
BRlrrlNcHAM, 609 Cslverton I'd, Bald.
more, Md.
It is only natural for any woman to
dread the thought Of an operation. So
many women have been restored 70
health by this famous remedy, Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, after
an operation has been advised that 1t
will pay any woman who suffers from
such ailments to consider trying it be.
fore submitting to such . trying ordeal.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-02-14
Be Urged to Take Insurance.

More than 1000. 900 soldiers and sail
ors are uninsured and the time in
which they can take advantage of in
surance furnished by the war risk bu-
reau expires Feb. IL, according to a
telegram received from W. G. clifford,
a director of the national council Of
Defense
F. B. Mumford, chairman of the Mis-.
souri, defense council, Immediately no
tilted Secretary Saunders 70 take steps
at once to arouse Missouri men in mil.
ttary service to the necessity Of this
protection. The plan suggested by
Mumford is to get IL touch with the
families Of the men and through them
reach the soldiers and sailors.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-02-14
To Change to Electricity.

Sedalia, Mo-. R. Underwood, the
manager Of the Katy CRANKY mine, de-.
cided that electricity is the best plan
for operating a mine. and has replaced
the steam power for q 76.horse power
westinghouse motor,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-02-14
Rich Missourian Kills Woman.

Rich Mtssoufian Kills woman.
Fred ]. McFadden, wealthy citizeu
Of Knox City, Mo-, shot and Killed Mrs.
Ethel Lagendyk in the Clifton hotel 4
Grand Rapids. Mich. The shooting
apparently was the result Of i quarrel
following q love affair. %Fae~#R
Shortly after the shooting a letter
from McFadden. addressed IL Mrs. La.
gendyk at Knox City, arrived at the
hotel. In 1t McFadden limited he would
kill himself and added: "You can
think Of it the rest Of your days-that
you caused my death"
1t appears that McFadden came on
the same train that brought his letter.
Mrs. Lagendyk's husband lives here.
She had been estranged from him two
years.
McFadden is survived by a wife and
four children in Knox City. He and
the Lagendyk woman lived together
in Alberta, Canada, for some time. Nc.
Fadden was sought by draft officials
He was 20 years old.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-02-14
Bond Issue for Ct. Charles County.

St. Charles, Mo.-This county will
probably vote on q good roads bond
Issue In April. The county court is
having petitions sent to various road
districts and returned to them filled
out completely. Under the law 200
voters must petition the county court
before that body may act In the mat.
ter.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-02-14
High School Work Delayed.

Independence, Mo.--Owing to the
unprecedented cold weather work has
been delayed on the new high school
and It will not be ready for occupancy
until next September.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-02-14

vousness and head.
aches and every
monthwould have0
stay In bed most of
the time. Treat
men6 would relieve
me for Q time but
my doctor Was a.
ways urging me b
have an operation.
My sister asked No
to E. Pink.
b Q ms ve0etable
Compound before
consendng to an
/ took
five bottles ofitand
1t has completely
cured me and my
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-02-14
No Chance.

THAT lawyer made y bald state
ment In the case"
"vvise lawyer. THIN the other side
bad no opportunity to split hairs over
u"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-02-14

"Are you lending money"
"Yes, and borrowing trouble."-Bal.
timOre American.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-02-14
Money Gone From Bank.

An inventory and report filed In the
recorders office at Clayton by Viii
liam H. O'Brien, special state deputy
bank commissioner, who is winding up
the affairs Of the Valley Park bank,
shows that when he took charge he
did not find the $49.oS2.25 deposits
which the books showed should have
been on hand. In place of the depos.
Its were notes, many Of them unse.
cured, evidencing loans made by the
bank to persons in the Missouri Plate
Glass Co. group. which controlled the
bank az a subsidiary.
It also has been disclosed that the
bank deceived the examiners by car.
rying "a assets deeds Of trust cover.
ing pieces Of property which were in.
cluded in the blanket deed covering
all Of the property.
The report shows that unsecured
notes to the amount Of $14.4A6 were
found. The largest amount loaned
within the organization was $7.100 to
the Missouri Plate Glass Co., which IL
nov In the hands OF Il received.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-02-14
Why He Liked Church.

sDo you like to go to church, Samf"
"Oh, yes, sab. I likes t. 90 t. church.
sah."
And do you like to 20 to experience
meetings, too, Snmw
ooh, no. sab. I doesn't like those
'sperience meetin's."
"Why don't you like the experience
meetings, Sam?"
"Why, boss, how's a Teller goin' Z
sleep wiz everybody talkin'?"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-02-14
ODDS AND ENDS Of
MISSOURI news
HAPPENINGS At VARIOUS POINTS
OVER STATE OF UNUSUAL
lNIeREoT.
MESSAGES FROM the CAPITAL
Weddings ard Deaths q Prominent
Missouri people-othse Occur.
renee Which Make w
oay's News.
Will Enforce Flour Ruiea

Will Enforce Flour RuisA
Columbia. Mo.-To prevent the
boarding Of flour as a result Of the
presidents proclamation in regard to
the restricted 8 Of wheat flour. r. B.
Mumford. federal food administrator
for Missouri, has announced the rul-
ing in regard to the quantity sales Of
flour will be rigidly enforced in this
state.
Sales Of flour by retailers or millers
or other dealers In towns or cities to
individual consumers shall not exceeS
o%ne-eighth or one.quarter barrel guam
titles. the ruling specifies. In rural
or foreign communities no more than
one-quarter or one-half barrel may be
sold at a time.
The gross maximum profit for
wholesale dealers in flour should not
exceed from so to rs cents a barrel,
Dean Mumford also announced. The
profit exacted by retail dealers in
original mill packages should not OK.
coed from so cents to $1.2O a barrel,
depending on the character Of the
service performed.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-02-14
Personal Touch,

Personal Touch.
Maisie-Wasn't Ethel amused when
she saw your mustache?
Reggie--M'yes 1t rather tlckles her
sometimes London Opinion.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-02-14

Sedalia. Mo.-With the thermome.
ter 20 degrees below zero this city Ia
without heat or water owing to a
breakdown Of the electric and water
plants.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-02-14

IMITATION IS SlNcEREsT FLATTERv
but like counterfeit money the imita-
ton has not the worth Of the original.
insist on LA Creole" Hair Dressing
It's tine original. Darkens your hair In
the natural way, but contains no dye.
Price $1.OO.-Adv.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-02-14
The

"They put everything on me. I'm
always the goat. "That Is because
you will persist In buttlng In"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-02-14

If you do not want your feelings
hurt cultivate due consideration for
the feelings Of others.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-02-14

Piles Cured Ia s to II Days
Druggists refund money II PAZO OINTMENT fsih
y cure Itching. Blind, Bleeding or Protfudtng PILES
First eppleauon gives relief. 10.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-02-14

Clinton, Mo. - Linnie Webster 10
dead OF spinal meningitis at the home
Of his parents on Washington street.
He was 16 years old.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-02-14
DOCTOR URGED
An OPERATION
lnsssad I took Lydia E Pink.
ham'sV Vegetable COMPOUND
and Was Cured.

Baltimore, Ad-"Nearly four yeaso
suffered from organic troubles' neF.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-02-14

"Anger and reason cannot live to
gether." .t..@
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-02-14

NEEDLE only with those people who
NEEDLE with you, and not always with
them.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-02-14
Old Question.

This year We refrain from asking the
annual question Can you step inside
your coal bin yeti"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-02-14

DR.. Pierce's Pellets are best for liver.
bowels and stomach. One little Pellet
for o laxative, three for a cathartic. Ad.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-02-14

Kirksville. Mo.-John d. Heinz. sta
toned at Camp Doniphan. who is Wis.
tting bis parents here has been pro.
NOTED to first lieutenant.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-02-14
Urged to Pay Income Tax.

George H. Moore, internal revenue
collector, sent out between 10000 and
1000 income tax return blanks to
men and women who are known to be
within the regulations Of the income
tax law requiring returns by March l.
In . letter accompanying the blanks
Moore appeals to the public to make
their returns at once, not waiting for
the time limit, and asks individuals to
accompany their returns with q check
for tax payment, In view Of the eruer.
gency created BY the war.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-02-14

THIS 10 THE AGE OF YOUTH.
You will look ten years younger il you
darker your ugly. grizzly. gray hairs By
using la Creole" Hair Dressing.-Adv.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-02-14
TO Continue Taxing Railroads.

Secretary w. g. McAdoo informed
Gov. Gardner In q letter that the nor.
NAL taxation Of, railroads by the state
authorities shall continue as In the
past. The governor had asked for In.
formation on this subject.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-02-14
Flour Law Held w.

FlouF Law HeId Up.
The new food regulation governing
the sale Of wheat flour will not 80
into effect In Missouri until Feb. IL,
IL days after Its enforcement IN most
states. according 10 Dean F. b. Mum.
ford, state food administrator.
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Use Rag Doll Tester.

The ''rag doll seed tester a simple
and reliable method of determining
termination, will tell you whether your
seed corn is fit to plant. This method
of testing corn is described In detail
in Farmers Bulletin 948 Of the de-
partment of agriculture. Briefly 1t
consists of strip Of cloth. preferably
bleached muslin, 16 inches wide and
from to feet long. The cloth
should be marked off into squared sec
lions and the squares all numbered.
The ears to be tested should also be
given corresponding numbers. Six or
more kernels should be selected from
different parts of each ear, and placed
in the proper section. When the test
er is filled, fold over each side so that
the edges meet in the center, roll up
and soak the tester for a few hours
in lukewarm water. Drain the excess
water off, and place the dolls in
warm place to terminate. They should
be covered with a wet cloth to keep
them moist, and In about five days
should be sufficiently well terminated
to show their fitness for seed.
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THE SPRING DRIVE

Our boys are going "Oyer the top
and into "No mans land" this spring.
No one has any doubt of their ability
to get there. There will also be a
spring drive on this side of the ocean,
because March is the years "blue Mon
day." 1t is the most fatal month of the
year. March and April is a time when
resistance usually is at lowest ebb. 1t
Is trying season for the rundown"
man. But medical science steps in, and
says, sit need not bel We should Gull
tivate a love of health, sense Of re-
sponsibility for the care of our bodies.
Do not allow the machinery of the body
to clog. Put the stomach and liver in
proper condition. Take DIR. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery, to be had at
most drug stores in tablet or liquid
form, tablets sixty-cents a vial, COM
posed Of native herbs. This puts the
stomach and liver In proper condition.
You may be plodding along, no spring,
no elasticity, no vim, but as soon as you
have put the body into its normal physi-
cal condition-oiled the machinery, as
1t were-you will find new vim, vigor
and vitality within you. A little pep"
and we laugh and live. Try it now.
Send DIR. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y, Zoe. for
trial package. A little energy will save
the day. The prime necessity of life is
health. With spirit and energy you
have the power to force yourself into
action. The Golden Medical Discovery
ls the spring tonic which you need.
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sible. this can be brought about b

sible. this can be brought about by
putting the work on the piece basis.
The function of the home demonstra-
ton agent and the county agent is TO
see that the county exchange lists all
women desiring work, as well as the
farmers desiring women farm workers.
II there were a sufficient demand in
certain communities for women. one
of the local woman Committeeman
might act as the medium of local ex-
change. The home demonstration and
county agents will also keep in touch
with the farm help specialist, employ
ed by the Office of farm management
of the department. She will be ready
to advise the various committees as
to whether the conditions under which
women work on farms are satisfactory,
and not detrimental to their health
and morals.