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Glad You We're pIrnsrd.

Glad You Were Pleased.
Dear f:ditor,-l certainly thank you
Tor putting. my story IN The paper
Is. WILLIAM WEINFELD, JR.
Dear Editor received my badge
and rules yesterday. ! was very glad
10 get them. l. ann sending a story
today, which | hope 10 see in print.
Sundays paper, and hope / will soon
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running in The Times Dispatch.
Hoping same Is acceptable for pub
LEGATION in the I'D. c. G., remain
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send me a .!st o! rules,
Yours truly.
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drawing this week and hope Ia see
IL printed soon. ] see that some OF
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am real glad that have joined the
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he out | am in school now. |, is
time for our spelling now, so | will
close, with love 10 all from
MILDRED LUCILLE CTIII.ES,
Gilmore Mills, Va.
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My Dear iditor,-Although have
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/ have been reading the letters and
time. Editor, did you ever See such
changcahlr weather? went 10 an
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and eight eggs. hope you and nil
OF the members sprnt pleasant
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room, i viii close. Hoping to see
my story in print. ] ain as ever,
AUDREY GINGLEy.
Lancxu,. Va
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another prize soon. | hope You had
a nice Easter. had 4 very nice
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Your new member.
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BndHr Received.
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tn think that | am member OF the
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Az W Main.
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SPRING.

Spring is drawing nigh.
Birds sing on high,
Till the woods
Look bright and beautiful,
With flowers so bright,
In the gay sam light:
The butter flies Hitter about.
The gay green grass comes again
And birds begin building their nests.
ELEANOR NJ. ROYALL.
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Puzzle and Charade Department
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Ny first Is IN II. but not i'm train.
dream.
Ny third is in c. but not in cain.
My fourth II ia &, but not cream.
Ny whole is in the club be-
long 70.
Ey EDITH MAI,T;N.
Jnmbicd Names of Girls in My Class.
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ESTElLE CARRICE.
JumbIrd Names of BoyS.
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chilean.
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Rct!aw.
Bcrtlig.
Nnthlan.
SathDm.
Written by THOMAS BEACEY.
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their lives. Both died on their
iiftieth anniversary OF the signing OF
the Declaration Of Independence
July {. 1926
by one Old Member,
MARVIN HOWELL.
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MY second IL n T.. but not In par
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Ny third is in II. bu. not in rat.
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MY NTH is IN T.. but not in lion.
"H sixth is IT. :. but NJ. in sheep.
house
My eighth is in o. but not INF OK,
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nv tenth is in T.. but not i'm eve.
MY eleventh is in Il. but not in
My twelfth is in s. but no, in
show, -
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have very often.
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Names Of noy> in Figures. I.
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NORWOOD JOHNSON.
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Az W Main.
Nl'JIl Sand ~ SnnA

VIII SrnU u SOM.
Dearest Editor.--I am a new mem
and asking for rules. 1t was about
ten days ago when | wrote and I
haven't received rules" yet. When
| wrote sent a story Of '"Thcllnu
and Dorothy" ! haven't sern my
story or my letter IN the paper. 7
am now sending in charadc which
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DcAr EditOr,--l ann seudlmu I'm -;
poem FOR the page and ~ dime fol
claude, was glad To sccsthat / hat
won prize sometime ago. and wish
|" thank you for it. My birthdu,
was last Thursday; | was II Year.
oid. Thanking you again for award
ing ME Il prize, remain,
EDW ARD Il RlsEI.Ii
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hope 70 see in the paper next sun
DAY aud am SO hoping to see my
story. Tor IL was an Easter one. And
You know next sunday Is Easter
SUNDAY. viii close. looking for
rules and hoping 10 sec my story
and choradc in next sundays paper.
Yours truly.
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I.ancNu,. Va.
Try Hard

Dear Eiiior.-I received my rules
In think that / am II member OF the
r. H. G. G. Editor, am not sending
in my story that I made up. But
Viii send ii in ncXt week
SOnr new member.
BLANCHE !:0NlD. o.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1921-01-27
MnHarding and The Senate.
lSt. Louis Post-Dispatch.l

(St. Louis Post-Dispatch.)
Mr.. Harding is having a lot of
trouble selecting his Cabinet, and the
trouble is largely of his own making.
The consensus of friendly newspaper
correspondence is that the President
elect is trying to avoid offending his
former colleagues in the Senate, some
of whom have objected acrim onious-
ly to several of the proposed ap-
pointees.
1t is easily understood why Mr.,
Harding should wish to remain on
good terms with the Senate. Never
theless, the task of choosing the
Cabinet is Mr.. Harding's. 1t cannot
be delegated to the Senate. Emphatic
ally, the Senate's approval should not
be obtained at the price of naming
inferior men.
The Senate has wasted no time in
showing its teeth to Mr.. Harding.
ludG bu6 SltuhtiOu 10 CduciAS ulul
anxiety cannot be questioned. But
Mr.. Harding has an element Of
strength in the circumstances which
he can call upon. Public opinion is
with him. The public realizes the
magnitude of the burdens he is to as
sumo. The public is aware, too, that
not only is Mr.. Harding pledged to
choose the best Cabinet officers avail
able, but that the Senate is similarly
pledged. One of the vociferous
grievances against Mr.. Wilson was
the character of his Cabinet appoint
ments. The solemn promise was
made by the Republican party that
it's candidate, whoever he was, would
surround himself with citizens of
recognized ability.
The Senate may be willing to dis
regard that pledge. but Mr.. Harding
should not permit himself to be coerc.
ed into such betrayal. The President!
elects genius for conciliation may be
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1921-01-27
Peoples Bank is $47,675,oO Short.

A discrepancy of SAT ,675,5 81 has been
found in the accounts of the Peoples
Bank of De Soto, Mo-, which has been
closed and in the hands of State Bank
Examiners since Jan. g. The Peoples
Bank is capitalized at $4,000 and has
a surplus of the same amount. The
discrepancy apparently represents an
Impairment OF the banks capital to
that extent, since it is said there are
no notes of collateral to show for this
amount.
Frank Dietrich, secretary of the
Jefferson Trust Co. of Hillsboro, is
now in charge of the affairs of the
Peoples Bank, having been appoint
ed special deputy bank commissioner.
He filed his commission with the JEFF
ferson County Recorder of Deeds
Saturday. <
There are in addition overdrafts
totaling $72, 2,622,74, which are said to
be almost if not entirely, protected by
collateral that has been provided by
those overdrawing, since the time the
overdralts were discovered.
With Dietrich's commission there
was filed 10-page type written re-
port made by w. W. Seibert, Bank
Examiner in charge of the Peoples
Bank investigation. Recorder w, G.
Reinener said he had not had time to
learn the purport OF Seibert's docu-
ment, but rave the correspondent an
excerpt showing the condition of the
bank on Dec. 80, the last day it was
open for business, as compiled by
Seibert.
The discrepancy is given as "state-
ment differences" in this list and is
placed in the resource column, chow
| ing that much to be lacking in the
resources. Loans and discounts are
the principal resource, being $773,
1851. The bank had $6754.75 cash
when it was closed. However, "cash
items" amount to $57 1856, repre-
senting among other things checks
in transit.
The deposits total 1861, 1,550.86. The
total of'resources and liabilities each
listed by Seibert, is 81 200, ,425.05
Officials of the bank are not aware
of what caused the discrepancy in its
accounts. They say that the over
drafts have been protected. 1t is not
known by them when the bank may
open for business again and as YET
there have been no statements as tc
the amount depositors may receive
on the dollar.
| When the existence of the over
drafts became known, the directors
who are among the wealthiest citizens
of De Soto, said they would be able tc
protect any loss in that direction.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1921-01-27
Drawn BY Real Merit.

The pulling power of actual worth
is we'll illustrated in the decision of
practical farmer who recently sold
his high priced farm in a neighboring
state and bought land equally pro-
ductive, tho not qnite half so expen-
sive, in Missouri. 1t was with this
advantage that g. F. Becker sue
cessful farmer. recently moved from
Northeastern Iowa to Central Mis-
souri,. He now has farm only three
miles from the University of Missouri.
Becker drives from farm to town in
just ten minutes over gravel road
and has. enrolled for the full four
year course in the Missouri College
of Agriculture He has liberal arts
degree from an Iowa College receiv-
ed ten years ago and will be able to
complete his farm course in two years.
After several months in his new loca-
tion, this, man is highly pleased with
his exchange, and it is interesting to
note that he first investigated similar
possibilities near the agricultural
colleges of Iowa and Nebraska.
Thisincident of every day occurrence
is significant for two reasons. 1t
illustrates the drift toward the rea-
sonably priced farms of Missouri and
the eagerness with which men are
now turning to the agricultural col
lege for training to meet the complex
problems of farm life. More than
1900 students have received instruc-
ton at the Missouri College of Agri-
culture within the last twelve months,
the agricultural building is overflow
ing and the classes are crowded.
Real merit, both in farm land and in
farm schooling, has won recognition
among practical men.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1921-01-27
Huzzah Items.

We have had nice weather for some
time, but there is snow on today.
Mrs. Martha Hall has returned
home, after short visit with her son
in Bunker.
Almost everyone is sick with bad
colds.
Our students from the Salem high
school spent the holidays at home.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bay spent Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. R. T. Bay.
Died-At the home of uncle r. T.
Bay, Jan, 9, Chas. H. Smith. He had
bt en- visiting relatives here for six
weeks. His home was in Oklahoma.
He was gassed while in the army in
France. The gas settled on his lungs
and caused consumption. The de-
ceased was 20 years old. The re-
mains were laid in the Asher cemetery
Miss Grace Clements of Hercu.
laneum, spent Christmas at home.
Wood cutting and hauling has shut
down. Several men and teams are
out of work.
Rev. N. @. Conway preached at the
Baptist church al Boss last Sunday.
1t is reported that quite crowd at
tended. ANGELO.
Jan, 10, 1921.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1921-01-27
From Goodfand.

Fine winter weather.
G.. G.. Adams has built new black
smith shop on his farm.
Elmer Adams is our new barber.
Ernest Adams is working at Ira
Carl's sawmill at Goodwater.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Martin of
East End are rejoicing over the birth
of a little son.
N. W. Adams is making baskets.
w. FL. Smith and sons are busy,
saving ties to fill, an order received
lately.
Alfred Pryor will leave for parts
unknown the coming spring and Oh.
Martin will farm Mr.. Mayfield's place.
Prayer meeting at the home of j.,
L. Brooks last Wednesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Q. Stephens are
visiting relatives at Black.
F. M. Adams, Sr., of Belgrade spent
a few days lately with his brother Dr..
Adams, at Goouland.
Our telephone Rne was thoroughly
repaired last week and we are having
a good time listening now.
Grandma McMahan is visiting
friends on Clayton creek for a few
weeks.
Not much doing at East End in the
way of work.
At last reports Mr.. S. A. Imboden
was very sick.
Frank Holtz has gone to West Fork
to work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Noah Whitaker and
baby lately visited his mother, Mrs.
Henson, at Redmondville.
We are glad to hear from Mr.. Black
of Jefferson City.
The writer owes thanks to Ironton
friends for a very fine calendar.
E. D. A. will certainly have to write
another piece of poetry to Offset the
effect on the nerves of the last one.
Prayer meeting and singing every
Saturday night at Goodland church.
TIMOTHY HAY.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1921-01-27
Goodwater Items.
Jan. 13, 1872

The ground is covered with snow.
"Bad colds" have been epidemic
here for the last two weeks.
Earnest Adams, of Goodland, spent
last Tuesday night at the home of
Sam Crocker.
L. A. and w. L. Crocker motored
to Ironton last Tuesday.
All the tie companies have quit
buying ties here except they Potosi
Tie and Timber Co., and it has cut
the price 15 and zoe.
Hascall Lucas and Jesse Payne
made business trip to Salem last
Tuesday.
Mr.. Wilbur Crocker and Miss
Beulah Huitt were quietly married at
the home of your correspondent
Tuesday evening. l.. w. s. officiated,
Their many friends wish them sue
cess in their new adventure.
Corn is selling for $1.OO per bushel.
L. w. s.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1921-01-27
Good Seed Corn Pays.

Corn yields exceeding 100 bushels
an acre were the feature of one of the
recent corn shows conducted under
the Extension Service of the Missouri
College of Agriculture. There were
three yields, in fact, exceeding that
figure in the Harrison County show
according to the report of Glenn S.
Hensley, County Agent. Argyll Tilley
grew 115.1 bushels to the acre. Q. nj:
Burris 107, ,32 bushels and Cleo Mock
1862. bushels. Two yields ran be-
tween 95 and 100 bushels and three
between 80 and 95. The average. of
the yields secured by the fifty con-
tsstants on their five acre plots was
80.1 bushels.
Several years ago the Bethany
Commercial Club started holding corn
shows and auctioning off all the corn
shown. These early corn shows
brought in good corn from other
counties in this state and several
entries thigh class corn from Indiana
The Harrison County farmers soon
got tired of these folks from Indiana
and from other counties of this state
coming in and taking off all the first
prizes SO they began buying the best
seed corn they could secure. Two
years ago Argyll Tilley, young farm
Ner in Harrison County, paid $62 for a
bushel Of seed corn. OF course, folks
laughed at him and said he was .fool-
ish. Last year he won $125 in prem
inms on corn grown from this seed
and sold over sou bushels of seed al
$5 per bushel. This year he won first
at the County Show. His bushel Of
corn shown counted so per cent ol
his score and his yield the other sc
per cent, and by the way his yield
was only 1851 bu. per acre on his five
acre plot. The yield feature has beer
recognized in our county shows only
since they came under the direction
OF the Farm Bureau. Fifty entries
were made in the five acre yield class
Ia the recent show. The measuring
bf each entrants plot was supervised
BY the County Agent and the yiels
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1921-01-27
Fanaticism and Fundamentals.
tst. Louis -Dispatch,J


After the trial of two cases, in
which the charge was violation of the
State prohibition law, Judge Miller of
the Court of Criminal Correction dis
missed the entire panel of jurors and
continued the remaining cases on the
docket until February when a new
panel will report for duty.
In explaining his action Judge
Miller said he felt the evidence in the
two cases. that had been tried was
convincing, but the juries had been
unable to reach verdict. Under the
circumstances the Judge concluded
it would be useless to proceed further
with the prosecution, because, he
felt, the jurors were not in sympathy
with the law prohibiting the manu-
facture OF liquor in the homes. Con-
viction, therefore, was impossible.
The question, from the standpoint of
the courts functioning, accordingly /,
is in allegiance.
But the question submitted to the
public cannot be shelved. 1t is sharp
ly before the house, 1t must be met.
1t cannot be met iu the customary
fashion of the prohibition zealots by
denouncing the jurors. Nothing will
be contributed to the solution of the
problem by impassioned declarations
that prohibition, drastic, inquisitorial
intolerable, is the law,of the land and
must be enforced. Prohibition may
possess the form of law, but if it lacks
the substance it is only q tyrannical
regulation. And the substance of
law is the expression of public senti-
ment. Manifestly the State prohibit
ton law does not express the senti-
ment of the dismissed jurors.
To what extent does prohibition
express public sentiment? That is
the question. Evidence is widespread
that public sentiment does not ap-
prove the degree of prohibition which
intolerance has ruthlessly imposed.
1t is hardly an exaggeration to say
that the American nation is in re-
bellion against this regulation. The
rebellion has many moods-jocular,
indignant, mercenary. 1t operates in
different ways-in individual expert
menting, in conspiracies financed
and manned like invading HOSTS
But whatever it's mood or manner, it
all shows contempt for the law, and
the result is acondition of lawlessness
without precedent in our history. !.
The findings of the juries in our
Court of Criminal Correction and the
construction of such findings by the
Judge, together with bis action in
adjourning court, so to speak
emphasize the fact that fanaticism
has finally collided head-on with g
fundamental, namely, that this is q
Government of public opinion, and
that any mandate that lacks the sup
port of public sentiment is "a dead
letter.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1921-01-27
IRONTON, MO-, THURSDAY, JANUARY 81, 1921.

for the first time, which mobilized
the financial resources of the country,
without concentrating them, and
above all proved its supreme useful
ness in financing our part in the great
est war in all history. The Repub-
licans are still the servile agents of
New York fiaahcial interests, and we
may yet have another money ques;
tion in our politics.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1921-01-27
c. A. FULDNER, OPT. ID.
Or THE
FIRM OF FULDNER G COMPANY.
Successors to Fuldner & Kitchen,

tSuccessors to Fuldner & Kitch1en,)
Marina Bldg, 306 N. Grand Ave-, st.
Louis, Mo-, specializing in the Cor
rection of Eyesight, Eyestrain, and
the proper Fitting of Glasses, will
again be in
IRoNToN, WEDNESDAY. FEB'Y 9TH,
at the New Commercial Hotel, from
A. NJ. to l P. NJ. Any word may belett
for him there.
Bismarck, Wednesday, February 9th,
Write for appointment.
Write for information or appointment.
: NOTE-Dr. FnldGer's visits to Iron
ton are on the second and fourth We'd
nsSdays Of each month. ADV.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1921-01-27
How's This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
efor any case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Medicine.
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advertisement
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1921-01-27
Striking atthe Federal Reserve System
Missouri state Journal.l

missouri state Journal.)
Senator Curtis of Kansas visited
Marion, Ohio, the other day, talked
with the new President, and gave
forth significant statement. Mr..
Curtis said: Sat a proper time I in
tend to suggest some amendment to
the Federal Reserve plan, which will
look to establishing the original Re-
publican program of single central
bank with branches. This would
make it possible for the system to
accomplish the results for which it
was intended, namely, the provision
of proper financial facilities, without
any intention of earning profits. The
present difficulty is that the regional
banks are in competition with each
other to earn as much money as
possible, and it is not a desirable
situation"
A Central bank, indeed! And for
the purpose of eliminating the profits
of the regional banks! Wall Street
was never so innocent, so guileless in
presenting it's plans. One of the
identical reasons for the regional
banks in the first place was that each
section might take care of it's own
needs, without depending upon New
York and Chicago. II we are to
sacrifice the regional reserve system
and substitute therefor central bank
in the city of New York, and all
branch banks of the system and ell
the member banks would become
mere feeders for New York's financial
centers. 1t may be true that the ad,
ministration of the regional banks has
developed some competitive features,
it may also be true that the banks
could not have failed to make profits
on their transactions during the last
few years, if they had tried. The real
trouble is that the regional banks
made the profits, instead of the big
banks OF New York. All made
money, but the latter would have
waxed rich until they attained un-
dreamed-of magnitude, If it had not
been for the regional reserve banks.
The decentralization of reserves, re-
discounting agencies, and even pro-
fits, constitutes one of the strongest
elements of safety in the Federal
Reserve act,
Democrats predicted in past cam
paigns that oAe of the first things to
be undertaken by the Republicans, if
they ever gained power, would bethe
breaking down of the Federal Reserve
Banks. Senator Curtis does not wait
until the party reaches the point of
holding complete official power, he
plans in advance--or, at least, he
voices plans; we may well imagine
whose plans they are-to strike at
the most vital feature Of the system,
the distribution of the banks through
out the country, with separate and
distinct control. A central bank is
to be the successor OF the system
| which has brought the currency of
| the United States to an elastic basis