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Iron County register., 1920-12-02
Renters Refuse To Pick Cotton.

Poplar Bluff Republican,
Never before in the history of this
country have farming conditions been
quite so discouraging as at the pre- s.
ent time, according to the statement
of many farmers coming into Poplar
Bluff, and particularly is this condi-
ton true as relates to the cotton
growers. When cotton reached the
low price of 4-1-2 cents few weeks
ago, it was the expressed hope, and
belief, of everyone that it would not
go any lower, but last Saturday it is
said that only 2 Ia cents was being
offered at Neelyville-and. at this price
renters particularly in that vicinity
are refusing to continue the work of
getting out their crop. In the first
place, they claim, it is costing $3.50
per 100 for picking; in order to get
100 pounds for themselves, which they
can SELECTION being usually grown
on the halves, they must pick 200
pounds; the picking of this they esti-
mate at $3-and when they sell their
share of,the 200 ponds, or 1O0pounds
they receive only $2.25; therefore,
they say, if they go on picking, on
every 100 pounds they will have to
sell they must lose IS cents.
But there is another feature of pr o.
fit, or possible profit, in the cotton
business which many fail to take into
account when reckoning this problem
and that is the seed. The present
price paid for seed, it is said, will pay
for the picking and the ginning OF
cotton.
1t is reported that in many instanc-
es land owners are canceling their
claims to rental, thus offering tenants
the full crop; but even at this it is
claimed that thousands of acres in
southern Missouri and northern Ar
kansas remain untouched.
| Most farmers seem to agree tha
there is nothing to be gained in leav
ing the cotton ungaehered, as all fee
sure that prices must sooner or latel
take an upward trend and that at al
events shalt loaf is better thar
none.n From every cotton growing
Iron County register., 1920-12-02
Mass Meeting at New Madrid.

The Cape Girardeau Daily Sun of
last Monday says: An open meeting
was held in the City Hall of New
Madrid last Sunday at which state
ments were read by the Mayor of the
city, which had been signed by a
number of people, alleging in SUBJ
stance that Judge Finch's activities in
the recent campaign, had tended to
foster a feeling of race equality
among the negros of that city.
After number of statements had
been made by citizens of New Mad
rid to this effect, the Mayor of the
city, w. r. Pinnell, was called upon
to get some definite evidence about
the matter. He secured several
written statements from citizens
among whom are said to be some of
the most prominent people of the
city. These statements were read to
Judge Finch by the Mayor and were
branded as lies by Mr.. Finch.
The Mayor then called, an opers
meeting at the City Hall to which
Mr.. and Mrs. Finch who were said to
have also been very active anon g
the Negros, were invited. Mr.. and
Mrs. Finch did not go to the meeting
and when they did not appear, the
Mayor read the statements that had
been made and told of Judge Finch's
denial. He said that the statements
were read to the public in order that
they might Judge for themselves who
had lied about the matter. Reports
state that feeling over the matter is
running pretty high in the city.
Iron County register., 1920-12-02
IRONTONv MO, THURSDAY, DECEMBER D. 1920

Mr. Fred Cureton has purchased
new Ford runabout.
Miss Mae Henderson and Miss Callie
Lythe were Pennington visitors last
week.
Mr.. Lindsay Crocker made a bus
mess trip to Iron Mountain last week.
Henderson & Son receive d a car
load of feed this week.
Miss Callie Lythe has returned 20
her home in Fredericktown aftsr
spending couple of weeks with rela-
tives near Doyle and East End.
Mr.. James Hedgecoth and family
are moving to Flat River where they
hope to find work.
Mr.. Jack Sumpter aud family have
returned from Bales Scott, Arkansas
and will make their home near Buick.
"Where is Dew Drop? Have the
cold days got her goat?"
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs, Isaac
Sumpter fine big boy.
Nov. 19. BLUE EYES.
Iron County register., 1920-12-02
Goodwater Items.

My nerves having become more
nearly normal over the "doings" of
Nov. End, l shall attempt to write
few lines to your most valuable paper.
We are having fine weather.
Farmers are busy gathering corn.
The yield is good.
Not much wheat was sown here,
but large acreage of timothy was
soWn.
n Mr.. Ed Berry, of Viburum, taught
singing school here two weeks. He
trained good class of singers.
Mr.. Jas. Payne and daughter, Fan
ME, visited relatives at Flat River
recently.
Mrs. Emma Yount, son and .daugh-
ter, of Ironton, visited relatives hare
last week.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. W. S. May
berry, on Nov. 10Th, a girl.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Mer-
ritt, on 18th inst. girl, but the loved
one was not permitted only short
time until it was called sup higher "
Mr.. Sylvester McClain, of near
Quaker, and we'll known in this coun-
ty, died at hil home on the morning
of the 10th inst. after having suffered
six months from a complication of
diseases.
\ Homer and Jesse have enlisted in
the U. S. Army. They are located at
Camp Pike, Arkansas.
Mr.. G. H. Crocker and family Wis
tied Mrs. C.'s mother at >Graniteville
recently.
On account of the high price OF
labor, and the very dull sale of lum-
ber, the saw-mill men are unable to
handle anything except white OAK
ties. Several of the mills have closed
down.
Mrs. L. w. Scott and son, Herber t.
and Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Merritt motor :
ed to Desloge vest erday.
Nov. 81, 1920. L. W. S.
Iron County register., 1920-12-02
Huzzah Items.

Thanksgiving will soon be here.
Mrs. Nancy Williams has been on
the sick list for some time.
The boys from the Salem High
School are coming home for Thanks
giving.
Miss Dollie Hewkin Of East End
visited her, cousin, Miss Frances
Hewkin, Sunday.
Miss Letha Bay has returned to
Salem, after short visit with home
folks.
Mr.. Fred Hewkin's house burned
down last Wednesday. Almost every
thing burned with it.
a pie supper will be given at the
Elm Spring school house Wednesday
night. ANGELO.
Iron County register., 1920-12-02
Where Uncle Sans Money Goes.
fMosby,s Missouri Message.l

(Mosby's Missouri Message.)
According to the United States
Bureau of Standards, SO cents out OF
every dollar of Uncle Sans money
this year goes for war, past, present
or to come.
Only one cent out of every dollar
goes for education and the Improve
ment of the public health.
Copies of this remarkable analysis
of our national budget may be secur-
ed on application to DIR. E. B. Rosa,
United States Bureau of Standards,
Washington, D. o.
Whereas the cities spend an aver
age of So per capita for education per
year, and the states and private
agencies about So per year per capita
for education, Uncle Sam with his
huge billions only spends 6 cents per
capita for education, and some OF
that goes to the "land1grant" colleges
for military drill!
Without any one in the country real
izing it, your Uncle seems to have be-
come obsessed with militarism to the
exclusion of the normal, balanced in
tsrests of government. OF course
the truth is merely that the army ant
navy have developed technique
for extracting from Congress huge
appropriations, whereas the Other
departments have not.
According to- the analysis quotee
above, the national government il
lsvying a tax of $50 this year upol
every man, woman and child in tn,
United States, and of this amour
$3.50 goes for war and militarism.
Now on top of il, that exsactor
Congressman Julius Kahn of Cali
fornia, genially proposes Q system 0
universal military training which vii
cost the country, according to Con
gressman Mondell, the Republical
floor leader and watchdog of th
treasury, in the neighborhood of on
billion dollars year!
Iron County register., 1920-12-02
The Senate's Famous Victory.
Isl, louis Post-Dispatch.)


American financiers have evolved
an ingenious plan for lifting the
blockade on foreign trade, and more
particularly, trade with Germany.
The plan is to utilize the alien pro-
perty now held in custody by the
United States, approximating $780,
O,O0O, as the basis for German credit.
: Bankers have agreed to raise an ad-
ditional 500, 900, 900. on which total
credit estimated at $4,000, 100000 can
be erected. With such credit Ger
many will come bounding into the
American market for the vast sup
plies of cotton, copper, wheat, wool
and other, commodities she so badly
needs. And with Germany thus re-
established commercially, will not only
American industry be galvanized into
tremendous activity. but the trade of
the entire world will shake off its
torpor.
There are three objections to put
ting the plan into effect. First, we
are still technically at war with Ger
many, a condition which palsies
every effort to revive normal rela-
tions. Second, the amount of the
indemnity to be paid by Germany
has not yet been fixed, an uncertainty
which keeps Germany cropping in the
dark, industrially, and seriously OBJ
,structs the worlds business recovery.
Third, the alien property held by the
United States is held in trust, and the
requirement of holding this property,
either in cash or in Government
securities, thus precluding it's invest
ment in any Enterprise, however de-
sirable and seemingly safe, seems
binding.
But it is in the first two reasons that
the explanation may be found for the
present decentralization of trade and
its ruinous possibilities. And re-
sponsibility, of course, can readily be
placed for the fact that we are still
technically at war with Germany, al
well as for the fact that the amount
ofthe German indemnity is still un'
determined. Had we ratified the
Versailles treaty, no technical state
of war would today plague US, ano
there can be little doubt that France
with the assurance of our participa'
tion in the task of world reconstruc
ton, would long ago have cast aside
her fear of rejuvenated Germany
and consented to practicable in
demnity, on practicable terms of pay
ment =
The United States Senate won it'
fight with the President. 1t defeated
ratification of the peace treaty. Blu
the cost of that victory is alread.
prodigious and it's ultimate cost i
incalculable. The farmers of th'
United States have already paid ou
millions. for the Senate's "famou
victory" and every American in
dustry is now paying for it.
Iron County register., 1920-12-02
Doyle Items.

We are having some real winter.
Farmers are busy gathering corn
and preparing for the cold winter.
Mrs. nj. e. Henderson and children
spent Saturday and Sunday with her
mother, Mrs. s. Stri2klin.
Iron County register., 1920-12-02

community comes the report that
merchants and business men who
have extended credit to planters dur
ing the crop season are showing
some anxiety about collections.
Iron County register., 1920-12-02

ATTENTIoN.-Whe in need of Fruit
Trees, Vines, Shrubbery, Plants or
Bulbs, see J. T. Griffin, the local au-
thorized representative of the Stark
Brothers Nursery Company.-Adv.
Iron County register., 1920-12-02

Strayed-From my farm, sixN miles
north of Edge Hill, Mo-, one two
year-old red heifer with horns and
white face and white feet; bush of
tail also white; has hole in right ear;
tip OF ear frozen off. Last seen in Ju-
ly. Information rewarded.
AVERY TATE, Edge Hill, Mo.
Iron County register., 1920-12-02

Farm for Rent-12S acres, 2 miles
south of Bismarck. Apply to A. H..
Hinze, z43S North Spring Avenue, st.
Louis, Mo.
Evening journal., 1920-01-14
COUNTY OFFICIALS SHOULD REBEL.

m HERE was time when the Levy Court authorized
a county official to appoint additional clerks to en-
able him 10 keep pace with the growing work Of his
ofce and then left it the county official to select his
new subordnates.
That time seemingly has passed.
Under the new order, the county Official applies for
the additional clerks; the Levy Court creates the new
Offices then the Levy Courtmen proceed to make the
appointments themselves forcing upon the county official
men Of their selection.
notorious case of that sort occurred recently when
Recorder Of Deeds Furman G Cole, asked for between
twenty and thirty additional clerks the plea that the
work OF his office was behind and that without them
ne could not bring the records up-to-date.
The Levy Court authorized the appointment of
twenty-one such clerks
Did Recorder Cole select them2
BY no meansl
The appointments fsrmed out among members
Of the Levy Court who in Instances farmed them out
among political friends and supporters in the several
districts.
Recorder Cole placed in a position where he must
take what the Levy Court Commissioners and their lieu
tenants nt TO give him.
The result The giving to the Recorder OF Deeds Of
a clerical force not selected by him and which he
would have only nominal control
10 what extent this system has been extended to
the other county officials do not know, but certainly
SC does not make for good service.
Each county official should be permitted to select
his subordnaes and 10 have power to them for
nelclency or other reasonable cause He should be
sponsible to the public for their conduct There should
be division Of that responsibility, should any
subordinate be permitted to feel that. because Of the
political favor Of Levy Court Commissioner that Of
politician who is behind Levy Court Commissioner,
he Is beyond the reach Of his immediate superior
It is time for county officials to rebel against this
new system the Levy Court has nausurated at the
pense Of official self-respec and efficiency OF public
service.
Evening journal., 1920-01-14

IS some such division. The common
sense question for them Is not whether
they ought TO be able TO keep what
hey get but whether they ever will
be permitted to get it unless some Of
tic eacess beyond a reasonao;e re-
turn is yielded by them. They never
Will get It else.
Consider the alternative Not many
men Will question the power sud the
right OF the Government TO tax out
Of the railroads for the purpose OF
public revenue their excess earnings
beyond a reasonable return. The Gov.
ernment could lay a revenue tax that
would take from all railroads every
penny beyond such reasonable return
But this IN truth. would kill that ln-
centve which Mr.. Hires declares is
necessary 90 efficiency. II would stmu-
late extravaganza and waste. II would
put q premium on failure instead Oi
success. In the. end Y would degrade
evry efficient. rlch and powerful road
10 the low level Of the poorest and
meanest.
Director General Hines pronosed a na-
tional railway programme. which broad
minded and president Americanlsm can
back-a programme TO which al the
railroads. no less than the country
sooner or later will be glad TO come.
Evening journal., 1920-01-14
paw wALKERs-AMarrun AND professional

IN HE PROFESSIONAL "lay walker" who has been in
Wilmington has started tour Of other cities
and towns in Delaware to teach amateur "jsy walkers
how to safeguard their lives and limbs
The dlerencesbetween the professional and the anna
teur Jay walker Is this The professional Jay walker"
uses MS head; the amateur does not The profess
sional Jay walker is Jay thinker" he knows what
he is doing. The amateur jay walker" is Jay thinker
he doesn't think what he is doing he doesn't
The professional his head and thereby escapes
injury under crcums which ordinarily would
death being seriously crippled He falls front Of
street cars he darts IN front OF speeding automobiles he
jumps Off OF moving trains he violates; apparently all
the rules Of safety and doesn't get scratch But the
one safety FIRST rule he violates IS that OF not
thinking. He never really careless He only
There method in his careessness II is careessness
carefully studied and practiced.
The amateur doesn't use his head. He violates rules
OF safety because he doesn't think He jay thinker
and there the fundamental Of most accidents
not thinking, downright careessness Don't be Jay
walker" is good rule. Don't be "jay thinker Is a
better one
What the professional Jay walker" does generally
amuses the onlookers because they know he isn't going
to get hurt But what he really the reproduction
Of tragic incidents which costs the lives OF OF
Deawsreans every year The Public Safety Committee
OF the Delaware Safety Council has just issued figures
showing that 2iS Delawareans lost their lives In 1913
In accidents which might have been prevented and during
the nrst nine mOnhs or 1917 10 more DeaWareans lost
their lives from the causes. This certainly Is
tragedy. There is nothing funny about It. It sad
commentary upon the careless habits OF many Della
wareans.
The professional Jay walker" going through the
State travelling under the auspices Of the Public Safety
Committee Of the Delaware Safety Council. which hopes
his work will the people TO realization Of the
awful cost OF Jay walking and Jay thinking" His
tour part of campaign being wased against
lessness which results loss life in accidents which
MAIN and cripple for life which deprive communities Of
valuable citizens famessof breadwlnners, parents Of
children and society Of useful members There is every
reason believe his trip will be productive Of splendid
results and the 1920 list prevenlable accidents will be
smaller than the lists Of previous years.
Evening journal., 1920-01-14
coon srIlrr. on lAzz srIFE2

T>HERE is little encouragement for James N Gnns,
lessee and manager Of the Playhouse, book good
plays for Wilmington when such noval and charming
optimistic comedy Dear Me-" being staged there,
fails TO MI the house and bring reasonable monetary
return him. The play clean as a hounds tooth.
Il abounds wit humor and funny situations and yet
neither Monday night last night the house sold
out.
There is scant wonder that Mr. Glnns, disappointed
keeny by such lack Of appreciation exclaimed last night
when he realized that the house was not going TO nl:
Il try to give to wilmnstonIans the best payes can
get and cannot understand why they fall to avail them
selves Of opportunity to see show OF this winsome
and meritorious nature"
Whether the same lack OF appreciation Will manifest
Itself this afternoon and tonight remains be seen Ger
ain u is that every seat in the house should be sold for
both performances
Evening journal., 1920-01-14
WANTED-RED-
BLQ0DED MEN!
Happy and Successful Peo-
pie Everywhere Are AL
ways in Great Demand
BEST FRIENDS
RED-BLOODED
Pepto-Mangan Produces Bet
fer Blood-Sold in Liquid
and Tablet Form

Get into the red-blooded class n you
are not there now Take a few weeks
course Of that splendid tonlc-Pepto-
Mangan, and note how you improve in
health and looks. PeptO- -Mangan IL 8
red-blood maker and Is for sale at the
drug store right near your home. II is
put up in both liquid and tablet form.
Take which you choose. but see that
the name "Gude" Is on the package.
Without "Gude" II is not Pepto- Man
gan.
1t is the cry everywhere-"Wanted-
Red -Blooded Men" The soldiers and
sailors that won the war were red
blooded, two-flsted fellows. In busi-
ness II is the red-blooded man that
stands the strain and wins the big sue
cesses. The world has no place for the
thin-blooded weakling. II is natural.
too, that red-bloOded men and women
should have more friends, and they do.
They are better human beings than the
thln-bloOded anemlcs. who are likely to
be "grouchy" and irritable most Of the
time.-Advertisement.
Evening journal., 1920-01-14

what must be done for the roads and
what, while it is necessary for the
workers ard for the public.
Mr.. Hines is right n Ais yiews thai
an immovable obstacle in the way oi
getting general rate Increases adequate
to the needs OF the poor roads is the
fact that some few roads are making
and always do make high dividends and
rich surpluSes. Any rate that would
put the destitute roads Of q region OF
their feet would make the rich roads
dUubly and trCbly rich. The publ
always will be unwilling 10 approve and
pay rate increases which pour forth
showers of gold into the laps OF those
roads already opulent VIII le merely res
cu.ng The great majority Of the roads
from poverty row.
Undoubtedly this proposal OF Mr.
Hines will be very unwelcOme TO
some railroad men 10 VIII be unwel-
come TO them although Mr.. Hines
urges the necessity of giving roads
enough Of the excess earnings beyond
a reasonable return to be a powerful
stimulus to inl3istive. economy and
efficiency. Undoubtedly also his sug-
gest'on will be a shock TO Others who
sincerely believe that If IL Is not le-
gally unjust IL is wrong In principle
and immoral in practice 10 take from
the road or the man what IS honestly
earned by diligence, competence and
morit % give 20 the road or The man
lhst for whatever reason, does not earn
ar cannot earn a living.
But 70 Is a cOnd tion not a theory
which confronts the railroads. II is
a hard. cold fact Of this condition that
the Government is intrenched in the
very center OF the American railroad
system as the owners themselves are
not and never were. 10 is hard, cold
fact that the Government determines
how they may operate and how they
may not where they may 80 and
whue they may not, what they may
charge ard What the msy not. II *
A hard. cold fact that the Government
n ITS control Of the roads. its eXer-
else Of the functions essential to their
welfare. its authority TO feed them or
starve them. its power OF life and
death over them. Is IN effect the over
senior partner, so TO speak.
of this vast national business tnstitu-
ton.
And It Is hard. cold fact Of this
condition that the TOads, which are
to give up any OF their eX-
cess profits, will not get the rates to
make those excess profits unless ther
Evening journal., 1920-01-14
Washing Won't Rid
Head OF Dandruff

The only sure way to get rid Of dan
druff is TO dissolve 70, then you destroy
Il entirely. To do this, set about four
ounces OF ordinary liquid arvon; apply
II at night when retiring; use enough TO
molsten The scalp and rub II IN gently
with the finger tips.
DO this tonight. and by mornlns, most
n not all, OF your dandruff will be gone,
and three or four more applications viii
completely dissolve and entirely destroy
every single sign and trace OF 1t. no
matter how much dandrun you may
have.
You will md. too. that all Itching ana
DIGGING OF the scalp viii stop at once
and vour ha'r will be fluffy, lus'rous
glossy. silky and soft. and look and
feel hundred tines better
You can get rQuld arvon at any drug
store II Il Inexpensive and never fails
to do the work.
Evening journal., 1920-01-14
Ire afv Referendums
(From the New York Trlbune.)

President Wilson has urged turning
the next Presidential election into a
great and solemn referendum" on the
question OF ratifying the Treaty Of Yer
sailles. On this point he finds himself
In complete harmony with the anti
ratiflcationists in the Senate-the So
called bitter enders. They are ultra
montanists. So Is he.
But II the next Presidential election
is TO be converted into a treaty refer
endum, how is a clear and morally
binding decision to be reached2 How
IS the question Of unconditional ratitlca-
tion, rejection or ratification with res
ervatiOns TO be divorced from party
politics. Is one party to nominate an
advocate Of ratification without quali-
tlcations, another an advocate Of ratin-
cation with the Lodge reservations.
another a champion OF ratification with
compromise reservations milder than
those which the Senate has attached TO
The treaty, and still another some
leader OF the Knox-Borah-J johnson
group who favors the rejection OF the
treaty and the restoration OF a peace
status by Joint resolution?
Manifestly, there aren't enough, par
ties 10 go around. Moreover there are
millions Of voters In both the Republl-
can and Democratic parties who want
to see the approaching calnraign
fought on domestic Issues and who are
only mildly interested in the treaty
controversy. These voters are mainly
concerned with party victory. They
don't care TO be scattered into four diff
ferent new groups In order to express
their preferences as between ratiGca-
tion and rejection and as between three
or more modes or ratification They
would revolt against a referendum
which tied the result up with the
fortunes Of the various Presidential
candidates.