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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-09-11
RAISULI BANDIT
OF RARE CHARM

Washington, D. C.-That relentless
bandit, Raisuli, the Villa of Morocco
whose present raids have caused a pc.
litical crisis in Spain, has another side,
HE could not bear to hear a child
cry, while on several occasions / no.
ticed his care even to avoid allowing
the bees collected on his cup to drown
is the surprising statement, not of q
friend, but of the wealthy American
who was held for ransom by Raisuli in
1904, until President Roosevelt sent q
feet of war ships and his famous ulti-
matum, "Perdicaris alive or Raisuli
dead" to Morocco.
Ion Perdicaris' own story Of his ad-
ventures as the prisoner of the "Moroc-
can Robin Hood" is told in a commune
cation sent by him to the National
Geographic society soon after his re.
lease.
I'm many respects the man inter.
ested and attracted me, in spite of all
my natural motives for dislike" said
Mr.. Perdicaris. "Raisuli was at once
so gracious and dignified, not to us
only, but to his own wild a~dherents,
who evidently idolized their chieftain,
whose position among them seemed
that of the head of a Highland clan in
the olden times.
Has a Superior Character.
"He was quick to e the humorous
aspect of a situation, while his repartee
was as immediate and to the point as
though he had been born in County
Galway itself. In fact, I discovered to
my CONSERVATION that l was beginning
to like the man, in spite of my natural
resentment. 1 found myself uncon-
sciously accepting his contention that
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-09-11

al the Wr department. Just hold the wie" the major answered and
rushed to the colonel.
That" said the colonel, lis a matter which requires some elaboration
/ wills send you the desired information in a moment"
When the major had departed he frantcany called up q band leader at
Washington barracks and learned that the aforementioned instrument is
something like a bassoon, and is taught tin the army. Whether or not its simn-
itude to a bassoon made the character of the sarrusophone more comprehen.
sble to the colonel he made the following notation to the major:
"Of course the contrabaSs sarrusophone is taught in army bands. It
resembles the bassoon and is a very important instrument"
"You should have all that information at your fingers ends" the major
telephoned the captain. "The instrument you speak Of is like a basoon and
our bands would sound fiat without it."
What the captain told the sergeant is not known, but. the sergeant told
the prospective recruit to sign the dotted line.
He also added-to himsef-that this "baboon" business was new to him
and, probably some new feature of the educational scheme.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-09-11

hull. Better. but not satisfactory, re
suits were obtained. Up TO this time
the frame of the boat had not been
used as a ground"
The lower side Of the loop was re-
moved and the ends Of the wire fas-
tened to the bow and stern. The top
Of the loop was submerged eight feet;
signals from Nauen, Germany, were
clearly heard. Very sharp indications
of direction were obtained when under
water or on top of II. And soon other
stations were heard, including Carnar-
Won, England; Rome. Italy. and vari-
u merchant vessels. Later expert
ments showed that communications
can be carried on at sea under all con-
ditions more efficiently with the closed
loop aerial than with the ordinary
antenna now In general use.
When a submarine equipped with
the perfected apparatus is submerged
any North American or European sta
ton can be received as distinctly as
when it is on the surface. The maxi
mum depth of submergence at which
signals can be heard is determined by
the a length.
Signals can be transmitted from the
loop to a distance of ten or twelve
miles when the submarine is COM
pletely submerged, the maximum dis
lance being obtained when the top of
the loop is practically at the surface.
The distance decreases to two or three
miles when the loop is eight or nine
feet below the surface.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-09-11

goods If he wasn't going to buy 'em? Kids are responsible for the ruchon
For when it was decided to fashion this seasons skirts from hides of the
eapric younger set the designers VOTED not of structural limitations imposed
thereon thereby.
The son and daughters of William and Nanny Goat are such little fellow
that. II you're adhering to a oneskn-skirt principle that skirt has got to be
ALFRED short. Paris Is adhering and the skirts certainly are.
Well all the pofteeresses and other rich ladies will shoehorn them.
selves into kinds this fal-except those who. less pecunious, choose to reveal
their legs through transparent creations. II =
In former years Partisan designers have worked to please the American
girl; she was their principal customer and what pleased her had to please
every one else.
Now it trarspires that during the war the French women have become
subscribers to Paris fashions to such OIL extent that all STYLES are created
with a view to pleasing her first, others incidentally.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-09-11
Reward for Globe FLIGHT.

Hoquam, Wash.-Deeds to 1000
acres of Gray's harbor land, lying
within what It has been hoped for
years will prove an oil belt, are to be
placed in a local bank as a reward for
the aviator who firsts encircles the
globe. George J. Hubbard, a Seattle az.
torney, makes the offer. and has set
the time limit for winning the land at
Aug. |. 1920.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-09-11
BREACHES GOSPEL,
UNEARTHS STILLS
Preacher Uses Bible and Shot
gun in Business Of Breaking
Up LaWIessnesS.
PULPIT is ARSENAL
Hunts Down Moonshiners, Destroys
Their Stills and Pours Out Whis
ky-ls Terror to Lawbreak-
ers In Mountains.

Elkwood, Ala.-A Bible and 9. shot
gun are the weapons the Rev. John
B. Coins, uses in his business. SUM-
day morning he breaches to his con-
gregation in a little church near the
mountains. When he enters the pull
pit, the trading parson," as he is call
ed, places a shotgun in the corner and
lays a revolver beside the open Bible.
On Sunday afternoons the pastor
roams over the hills. hunting for
~moonshiners, destroying their STILLS.
pouring out the whisky and arresting
the mountaineers, If necessary.
The pastor is an ordained minister
and also an internal revenue officer
appointed by Uncle Sam to put the,
moonshiners out of business. Recent
ly he was so active against the o
shine industry that the moonshinerss
sent a delegation to his home. The
parson told the delegation that he was.
going to preach a sermon especially
for the lawbreakers of that district ont
the following Sunday, and he invited
the moonshiners to bring their.
friends and attend the service.
Takes Guns Into Pulpit.
Elkwood's tiny church was packed.
The "raiding parson'' went to church.,
carrying a revolver and a shotgun.
"Now," he said, Il am going to.
preach this sermon into you, or / ann
going to shoot it into you. You can
take your choice" He preached the.
sermon. But later somebody threat
ened to dynamite his house. He ig>
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Keep Parents on Island in Con.
slant Fear.
Authorities Act to Prevent Further HUI.
man Sacrifices by the
Worshipers.

Havana. Cuba.-With the recent sud-
den outbreak Of cannlbalistic practices
by voodoo %worshipers, which have re-
suited in tho deaths Of at least three
innocent children and a half dozen Of
the voodoos, the latter by the applica-
ton Of lynch" law for the first time
in this country's history, fathers and
mothers are living in constant fear
that their little ones may be spirited
away by the superstitious negroes to
be offered up in sacrifice to Change"
the god Of the "Brujos." as they are
called in the Castilian language.
The voodoos are divided Into vari-
Gus scSts, each with its separate god.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-09-11

person only through injury to an
other.
Voodooism is not practiced by the
negroes alone. Many white persons
also are said to secretly take part in
their religious meetings, and accusa-
lions have been heard In various quar-
tiers OF the difficulties encountered by
officers seeking to break up their tenn
pies because of the obstacles placed in
their way by persons of influence.
An active campaign by the authori.
ties In Havana and other parts Of
tne Island have resulted in the cap
ture Of numerous "Brujos" and the
seizure Of many curious and weird oh.
jects used by them.
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nored the threat. He was shot at from
ambush. But he kept right on.
One Sunday he preached his regu--
lar morning ermon In the afternoon.
he got word of a moonshine still OPP
Grating in his district. On the way he,
met a prospective bride and groom.
He tried to dodge them, failed. andi
married them by the roadside.
Then he hurried on to the still. He
slipped through the underbrush, COW
cred two men with his shotgun andl'
marched them in as prisoners.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-09-11

west, anu OF LneSe oU are IN CnlcaSO,
with V others in Illinois, according
TO the federal board Of vocational edu-
cation, while eight commercial and in
dustrial establishments in Illinois, Of
which six are In Chicago, have under
taken to train disabled men.
1t Is the policy Of the board to
utilize existing institutions for instruc-
ton rather than to set up special
schools and classes for the re-educa-
tion Of wounded soldiers for civil life,
and also to assign the men, wherever
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-09-11

hagerSCOWn, Mo-, VINO mas rendered"
musical pieces with the home band, en-
tered the army recruiting office at 500
Tenth street and said he would enlist
in the army if he could be taught to
play the contrabass sarrusophone.
The sergeant seemed undecided as
to whether to throw him out or take
him seriously. Then he asked the cap
tain. The captain assumed an attitude
OF deep thought and, murmuring some
inaudible plea, retired to his back
room, where he telephoned the major
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-09-11

Francals. The latter threw up their
hands and vowed they'd never, posi-
lively not ever, dare to take home
those things" for American girls.
Their hostility toward the 'last
word" in Partisan fashions failed to
awaken the old-time solicitous interest
Of the creators. Of course it's too
bad, the latter said, but explained that
they're really rushed to death making
things to reveal the pretty calves Of
their own girls. And would Monsieur
American please not paw over the
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-09-11

possible, to institutions in or near their home A total of % courses has bee
provided, the instruction ranging from bee culture to bonermaking farm man
ngenent TO photography and from concrete construction, sheet metal work.
auto mechanics. and plumbing to sahsmanshfp, theology, diamond cutting,
medicine, and dramatic art.
Educational institutions In Chicago to which disabled men have been sent
number 81
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wom.r walked AlIeoed THIEF to jail.

Canton. Orally Muccili Of Cam
ton, O., attempted to snatch q purse
from q woman sitting next to him In
n moving picture theater. The wom-
an was Mrs. Lillian Manderbaugh, pro-
baton oficer. She escorted the young
nan to the city jail
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-09-11
Wide Range Of Schools Open for War-DisabIed

N ! TIE SAG schools, colleges and universities which have opened their
~ doors for the re-educahon and vocational training of discharged soldiers,
sailors and marines disabled in the world war; more than 100 are in the middle
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-09-11
VOLTA Kid Skirts for American Profteeresses

WASHINGTON modistes are exercised over reports from Paris that design
w RS are telling American buyers that if they don't like the new knee
length skirt style-they can lump it!"-or the equivalent in parlevous
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-09-11
Contrabass Sarrusophone Stumps Army Officers

A SIMPLE and a civil queshon-can a n army teach a man to play the con-
n trabass NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. lost a recruit to the military establish
ment and caused some trepidaton at the war department Elmer Swami Of
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The Day of Glory

Dorothy Garfield. whose "Home
Fires of France" was one of the finest
pieces of literature produced about the
war by an American, has issued sup
Elementary volume, "The Day of
Glory which carries on the tale be-
gun in the earlier book. The volume
takes its title from the closing story.
which tells of what happened in France
when the guns doomed announcing the
signing of the armistice. And this
story ends with the incident of a fair
haired lad in the uniform of a poilu
making his way through the crowds to
the Strasbourg statue. He had little
bouquet of red roses and forget me-
nots. He did not see the people. His
eyes were on the statue. AS he
reached it he laid the flowers at the
base and his lips moved all unconscious
of the spectators. Some one spoke to
him. He explained that he had escaped
from Strasbourg to fight for France and
that his family was still in the city.
An old woman with tears on her cheeks
called him her son, and others, young
men and young women, called him
their brother. And the book ends.
This woman did some good things be-
fore she went to France, but her war
experience has created her anew and has
given to her power of expression
which must be the envy of all the lesser
members of her craft.
THE DAY OF GLORY BY Dorothy Can.
held. New York: Henry Holt Co. 81.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-12
ROYALTY At GRIPS
WITH REVOLUTION
"The Kings " idow" Puts
Some POst-U ar Domains on
Map OF Fiction

Eiistrn and pannonia have not yet
been chartpd on rpmanped and recon
structcd Europe. but if you happen to
have map Of Icnda and Graustark
handy YOU will find these new countries
respectively north and south of Mcssrs.
Homes and McCutchcon's kingdoms.
Mrs BaiIie Reynolds. who romanccs
about one of the high points Of their
national history. even cndows them with
languages. though it is not stated
whether they belong to the Czecho-
Slovak or ,Iugo Slavic ethnic and lin
suistic groups.
Kilistria and Pannonia. at this pc
riod. shortly after the great war. unlike
most other prinCipalitics. have no
vearnng for repubicanism. but are
thoroughly loyal to royalty. They seem
sngularly free from bolshevism. too.
though a street revolution has resulted
in the assassination Of the newly chosen
Pannonian king NOrdcrnreiCh. the i'm
perial minded and COvptous neighbor.
runs true to form in promoting scan
dalOus intrigucs. with the design first
of influencing and then absorbing this
desirable domain.
The Pannonian king had married by
proxy q Kilistrian princess before his
mysterious murder. She has never felt
sure of his death. and consequently
holds off from the matrimonial prize.
dangled before her gaze. of Nor
dern princeing by the astute Nordorner
capital--which might be Berlin, though
this isn't so stated.
Out of this doubt and the fact Of
the monarrh's actual but secret escape
from death by the sacrifice of friend,
THE Kings Widow" weaves a dash
ingly adventurous, high colored fabric
of breathlcss and moving fiction.
THE KINGS WIDOW BY Mrs Baille
Reynolds. New York. George H Doran
Company. 81 so
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4 JuUenile Canterbury

Very pleasant reading for boys and
girls from eight to eighteen is con
tanned in 1.-The Joyous Travellers. Few
books we have seen for young people
have quite the range of interest and
scope of age limit as this. 1t is a sort
OF Canterbury Tales" for children. the
Souires Little Son, the Pedlar, the
Elder and the Younger Sister and others
recountlng in prose, verse and music a
splendid array Of stories. humorous. Sc
rious, sentimental. historical and what
not. It is by two experts in preparation
of childrcn's literature-Maud Lindsay
author of THE Story Teller for Little
Children.' and Emile Poulsson. author
of Child Stories and Rhymes" The
charming pen and ink illustrations and
decorations are by w. NJ. Berger,
THE JOYOUS TRAVELLERS. BY Maud
Lindsay and Emile Poulsson Eoston. :.
lothrop. lee Shepard Company. 81
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For Our Merchant Mariners

Especial timclincss attaches to "Sim-
pie Rules aud Problems of Navigation"
in view Of the revived interest in our
merchant marine, restored to its olden
status on the seven seas through the
urge Of winning the war. This work
by Charles II. Cugle. licensed master
mariner soon became standard after
its publication.
The present. third. edition has been
revised and corrected by Bradley Jones
instructor of navigation. Massachusetts
Institute of Technology. 1t is purely
practical work. technical in its matter.
and not propagandistic or "hurrah'
book on developing the merchant ma
rinc. 1t contains all the rules of both
old and new methods of finding ship $
position at sea. with abundant prob
lens. in explanation, fully worked out.
The international rules of the road are
also given, as we'll as those for inland
waters.
SIMPLE RULES AND PROBLEMS OF NAV,
IGATION. BY Charles II. Cugle. New
York: f p Dutton & co. 81
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The Fatherless

4 book. which will help the settlement
workers in towns and cities. is "The
Fields of the Fatherless" BY Jean
Roy. 1t Is the story Of an illegitimate
girl. told by herself in the simplest way
with most truthful touch throughout.
of life in n wretched home in Scotland
where drink was the curse. To earn her
living she works in n mill in Glasgow.
is a house servant, a barmaid and
stewardess on a river steamer. The
oneSpersonality which makes the strong
est impression of those with whom she
came in contact was the doctor who
cared for her when sick. Among the
few bright things in a life full Of
shadows We're her passion for music and
her love of nature She ends her story
with thankfutness that "I am awakened
in the morning by the finest orchestra
in the world-the joyous singing of the
little birds. Who can call me poor?'
THE FIELDS OF THE FATHERLEss. b,
Jean Roy. New York: George II. Doran
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Norel of the Underworld

Jimmie Dale. alias "the Gray Seal, y
alias Larry the Bat" and alias half
dozen other aliases. reappears in Frank
L. Packard's THE Further Adven
lures of Jimmie Dale Jimmie is
society beacon light and clubman
with a fair for unusual doings in the
underworld. He has a wonderful re-
sourcefulness and marvellous hardihood,
which enable him to meet the criminals
on their own depraved plane and right
some of the wrongs they cause and to
thwart-"bilk" is the word that used
to be used in the good old 'Nick Car
ters''-their schemes of depreciation.
The various episodes are ingeniously
devised. and the narration is vigorously
red blooded
THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF JIMMIE
DALE BY Frank l.. Packard. New
York: George II. Doran Company. 81 so.
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The History of Democracy

The history Of the growth of democ-
racy has been written from many an
giles. 1t has remained for Charles Sey
mour and Donald Paige Frary, of the
history faculty of Yale University. to
write it as it reveals itself in the cleo
toral methods of the various nations.
They begin with a discussion of the
four theories of the suffrage. namely,
that the vote was first considered as
natural accompaniment of citizenship
in a state; then as an attribute only of
the landowner or the titleholder; third,
as an abstract right to which every man
is entitled, and finally as a function Of
citizenship to be exercised at the will of
the state. There follows review of the
electoral methods of the middle ages.
succeeded by six chapters devoted to the
history of voting in Great Britain. Five
chapters are given to the United States
and three to France. The systems of
Germany. Austria. Italy. Russia and
Scandinavia are explained and the au
thors have even found something to saw
about the Turkish and japanese prac
tees.
The book is a valuable compendium
of useful information on the whole sub
Joct. and 1t is also an illuminating dis
russlon of the progress which men have
made in the art of self government,
HOW THE WORLD VOTES. The storv ~,
GGetmoGra nc development in elections By
Yae nSeEst% and PrGfessor nons,d q history
SSrnsfsd. Mass 2 A. A. Sichols ts ocGixsTsiay cOmpshy
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Romance OF The East Side

There is more evidence of the jour-
nalist than the novelist in "a Chance
to Live" Zoe Beckley, the author, is
very well known woman reporter.
sometimes functioning as what is known
in newspaperdom as a sob sister. +"
Length and breadth Of experience and
observation of the submerged. the pow
erty stricken. the unfortunate and the
struggling have equipped her to write
Understandings, accurately and sym
rathetically of East Side conditions.
Her book has breadth if not depth. 1t
is. however. deep enough to record un-
mistakably the distresscs. depression.
personal moods and racial tcmpcramcnts
of the social strata from which the
writer takes her characters. The grind
ing routine. the grueling punishments
of destiny. are starkly recorded with
biting realism that etchcs them on
the readers mind. There is romance.
too. often pitiful and pathetic.
A CHANCE TO LIVE. BY Zoe Rcckrey
New York: Macmillan Company. 81. so
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MORE NEW STORIES
BY FANNIE HURST
"Humoresque" Has the Typi.
cal Merits and Faults Of
the Author

"Humoresque. the latest collection
Of short stories by Fannie Hurst. is
marked by the special merits and typical
faults of this author. Possibly one
should say fobles rather than faults,
for Miss Hurst's deficiencies and de-
fects are not Of substance but Of man
ner. Manncrism is her besetting sin
If sin it be, Reading these stories at
irregular intervals in magazine publica
tions her hammered style is naturally
not obtrusive and not offending. But
take the stories. one after another. for
consecutive reading in volume form and
the stylistic peculiarities b constantly
iterated and the formulary Leads
constantly repeated pail first and then
weary. Hardly one of the new stories
is free from the tangential approach to
her theme characteristic of Miss Hurst,
hardly one is free of prolonged and
involved figures Of speech, hardly one
lacks a good deal Of roundabout writing.
Sometimes one wishes very much that
Miss Hurst would be fortnight in hen
and direct in her nara
tive.
But her faults are only in the We
nccr or polish. not in the grain. She
has an uncanny insight into human
motives. n keen analytic understanding
of human nature. a marked capacity of
projecting both psychology and char
upon the page. If one can
forgo irritation at externals of style
one will find these stories rich in es
sential knowledge of life.
HCMORESoUE. BY Fannie Hurst. New
York: Harper Bros. $50.