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Iron County register., 1921-09-29
IRONTON MO-. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER %, 1921.
Of the Republicans than under the

of the Republicans than under the
Democrats. And while the Repub-
licans have absolutely controlled
Congress for these thirty and one
half months, taxes have not been re-
duced one single penny. 1t is not
necessary to prove these things; they
are matters of common knowledge.
The country is still paying war taxes,
almost three years after the signing
of the armistice, and those ever
changing proposals for reduction,
none of which have been carried out,
are mainly in the interest of the big
corporations and the millionaires,
such as Secretary Mellon himself,
while the proposals will actually in
crease the taxes of thousands of small
corporations. The average income
taxpayer is offered sop in the way
of an increased exemption. No one
doubts that he needs it and a good
deal more.
OF course the President merely used
Senator Mccormick as peg on
which to hang letter which was in
tended to draw public attention from
the shortcomings of the Republican
Congress, but it rather serves to re-
mind the people that these faults of
the Congress are many and that they
cover long period, and it also re-
minds them that the Senator has been
one. though only one of many, of
those legislators who accept the
salary of the position while loating
on the job.
Iron County register., 1921-09-29
The Blue Law Movement.
iFrom the WASHINGTON Posts

lrTom tne washington PoStD
There is apparently on foot well
laid and concreted plan for the en-
actment of Sunday blue laws during
the coming fall and winter, In four
Southern States-Alabama, Florida,
Louisiana and Tennessee-rigid Sun
day closing bills are awaiting the re-
convening of the Legislatures for dis
cussion and action. The Florida
measure, which is reported to have
the Endorsement of an important new
citizen of that State in the person Of
William jennings Bryan, purposes to
prohibit the use of electricity and
music on Sunday except for church
and Sunday School services, for the
private home and for public streets
and to close every place of amuse-
ment and all establishments where
soft drinks are sold. Under the terms
of the Tennessee bill, drafted by Noah
W. Cooper, who favors national
blue law, all Sunday trains would be
stopped and the publication of Sun
day newspapers prevented.
The first point of attack, as was the
case with prohibition, is evidently to
be the South, and when the South is
solid, or nearly so, the venue will be
changed to the District of Columbia,
to army and navy reservations and to
other territory controlled by the
Federal Government. Extention to
the rest of the country will be the
next logical step. There is no doubt
the movement is making headway.
Earnest and able men and women,
some of them not overburdened with
scruples as to the personal liberty
the property rights of the vested in
terests Of others, are behind 1t and
pushing it might and main. In op-
position is the Anti Blue Law League
of America, which appears to be a
determined and wide awake organiza-
tion that senses the ultimate national
aims of the Sunday closers. Between
the two contending forces the fight
gives promise of being stiff one. At
all events, the issue is fairly knit and
the country will not be taken un-
awares, as it was in great part in the
wet and dry campaign. If it adopts
Sunday blue laws, it will do SO with
its eyes open.
Iron County register., 1921-09-29
"Corn Chop" Must Be Registered.

Jefferson City, Mo-, Sept. 26 "A
ruling of the Missouri State Board of
Agriculture has been issued, requir-
ing "corn chop" to be registered un-
der the Shannon Click feedingstuffs
act of 1917. This has become abso-
lutely necessary to protect legitima te
millers as well as the buyers of live
stock and poultry feeds, partly be-
cause some mills and mixers use corn
bran and other by products in "corn
chop" "Corn chop must be regis-
tered and tagged the same as other
feedingstuffs. .
A number of mills and mixing plants
are reported as selling "corn chop"
without registering and tagging, and
unless these are registered immediate
ly prosecution must be instituted.
There are no fees and no tonnage tax
in connection with registering and
labelling.
Iron County register., 1921-09-29
Kansas City Officers Beat Up Guardsman
missouri State Journal.)

missouri State Journal)
In the newspapers of the state ap-
pear accounts of the brutal and
cowardly assault ot a member Of the
Kansas City police during the State
Fair at Sedalia. The mass of evidence
secured by the investigating commit
tee shows it to have been one of the
most contemplate bits of police
brutality following series of similar
acts perpetrated by members of the
Kansas City force on peaceablc cit
izens during the past few weeks.
The slogans, "Shoot to kill and ask
questions afterward" and "Bring 'em
in on slab, treat 'em rough" issued
some weeks ago, seem to have struck
the fancy of the hard boiled officers
and they have added them to the Ten
Commandments.
High handed methods of the de-
partment. in beating and shooting
people has caused the residents of the
states western metropolis to live in
fear of the very officers who have
been employed to protect them and
uphold the laws.
The abuse of YES ted authority by
members of the Kansas City force is
a disgrace to the state of Missouri
and such that it is unsafe for the best
citizens to make inquiry into their ac-
ton for fear of being clubbed.
Z While the pelice board has dismiss
ed an occasional officer whose offense
is so fagrant as not to be disregsrded,
the rough work continues unabated
and some officers who have been
charged. with having been in more
than one mixup when the night stick
was unhesitatingly brought into play
continue on the force.
For brutality to citizens and steal
ing coniscated liquor the police force
easily leads all others, regardless of
the claims Of efficiency made for the
department by Governor Ayde and
members of the administration. In
beating up reporter for the Kansas
City Star the police brought their
brutalities to the attention of the
"friend of the department.. Gov
ernor Hyde, however, is sticking by
the ship and his political appointees
and friends, Matt Foster and John E.
Wilson.
Iron County register., 1921-09-29

Dictionary defines it, "Favoritism;
extended toward nephews and other
relatives; undue distinction, especially
IN governmental patronage, in favor
of relatives" In common usage it
means the abuse of the power of pub
lie office to bestow official power and
spoils upon relatives, whether inde-
pendent or dependent, rich or poor.
"Ben was the only man upon whom
the reciprocal and old time companies
could agree" the Governor is quoted
as saying in further justification of
the appointment. Worse and more
of it. 1t seems that the companies
agreed upon Ben Hyde to avert the
appointment of man closely con-
nected with one class of insurance
companies. But why should the
agreement of the insurance COM
paIies determine the appointment of
the Insurance Superintendent? Who
appoints the Superintendent of In
surance-the insurance companies or
the Governor? For whose benefit
was the Office created-the peoples
or the insurance companies? Whom
does the Superintendent of Insurance
serve-the people who pay for insur-
ance or the companies that supply it,,
as the Governor says, at exorbitant
rates?
Did the insurance companies in
dorse Ben Hyde because they thought
he would reduce the rates to fair
basis? We do not wonder at the re-
ports that Republicans are indignant
over Gov. Hyde's announced inten-
tion to appointh his brother to one of
of the most important posts in the
State. They know that it is the worst
blow that has yet been struck at Re-
publican supremacy in the State.
Iron County register., 1921-09-29

League. And while some features of
the league were disappointing, par
ticularly the patronage accorded the
league games in some of the towns,
and also the fact that some of the
teams were compelled to discontinue
before the season ended, taken as a
whole, it proved very successful ex-
pertinent. To H. G. Harrison, who
organized the league and served as it's
President, is due no small credit for
the success attained. He was the
final arbiter in all the various dis
putes, and there were many, and his
patience, tact and above all his sense
of fairness are to be greatly COM
mended.
Iron County register., 1921-09-29

The guitar. was introduced into
Spain by the Moors about the year
l2S8. BY the beginning of the Nine
tecnth century the Spanish guitar had
become a fashionable instrument on
the continent. Ferdinand Sor, Span
iard,- brought the guitar into. great
popularity in England with his COM
positions. He succeeded in banishing
the less perfect English instrument.
Mauro Giuliani, an Italian, was a dis
tinguished rival of Sor's. Other we'll
known composers were Legani, Kreut-
ger and Leonard Schulz. Berlioz and
Paganini were guitarists of note.
Iron County register., 1921-09-29
THE GOOD OLD HYMNS.

There's lots of music in 'em-the
hymns of long ago,
And when some gray haired brother
sings the ones used to know,
sorter want to take hand, I think
of days gone by,
son Jordan's stormy banks I stand
and cast a wistful eyel"
There's lots of music in sem-those
dear, sweet hymns of old,
With visions bright of lands of light,
and shining streets of gold;
And I hear 'em ringing-singing,
where mem'ry, dreaming, stands,
"From Greenland's Icy m ountains te
India's coral strands"
They seem to sing forever of holier
sweeter days,
When the lilies OF the love of God
bloomed white in all the ways;
And want to hear their music from
the oldtime meetin' rise,
Till 81 can read my title clear to man.
sions in the skies.'
We never needed singin' books il
them old days-we knew
The words, the tunes of every one
the dear old hymnbook through!
We didn't have no trumpets then, nc
organs built for show,
We only sang to praise the Lord
"from whom all blessings 1ow."
And so love the good old hymns
and when my time shall come
Before the light has left me, and my
singing lips are dnmb--
If can hear 'em sing them then, I'll
pass without sigh
To "Canaan's fair and happy land
where my possessions lie."
Atlanta Constitution.
Iron County register., 1921-09-29
Pennant Goes to Williamsville.
Piedmont Journal Banner.)

piedmont Journal Banner.)
After great deal of hot air had
been exchanged between the man
ayers of the Williamsville and Pied
mont base ball teams, it was finally
decided to play one game to decide the
tie in the Wayne-Iron League pen
nant race. The game was played
Sunday afternoon at Williamsville
before the largest crowd that has
witnessed baseball exhibition in
Wayne county this season and the
Bronks come up on the short end of
to l score.
The game was hard fought and
feeling run high throughout. The
Bronks got off in the lead in the first
when the Braves third baseman made
wild heave and Hixon, the leadoff
man, perched.on second. He was
continued homeward in instailments
by two passed balls by CLANCY. The
Bronks punched errors in the fifth
and presented the Braves with run,
and again in the eighth the Bronks
erred thrice in succ ession and sue
ceeded in pushing the winning run
over for Williamsville. Outside of
these two innings the Bronks put up
an air tight defense and the Braves
did not even threaten the plate.
This ends the Wayne-Iron League
season and Williamsville has used
outside players all season and has
been to considerable expense to keep
their team at the top. Piedmont has
used home lineup, has been ap al
the top fighting for the pennant all
the way and has played consistent
game and while we do not wish te
detract from the glory OF the flag
winners, we believe aside from the
pitching staff that the Brcnks were
the superior of any club in the
League.
This game rang down the curtaii
on the first season Of the WayneLIrol
Iron County register., 1921-09-29
The Cars Waive Examination.
(Potosi Journal. ]

(POtOS1 Journal
Russell Carr and wife, Nellie Carr,
who are charged with completely in
the bank robbery at Caledonia year
ago, and who were arrested in st.
Louis, where they were living, were
brought here Friday noon of last week
and arranged before Justice of the
Peace D. s. McGready for prelimi-
nary hearing. The prisoners waived
examination and were held under
bond of $4,000 each for their appear
ance for trial in the circuit court at
the October 1st adjourned term.
AS they were unable to give the re-
quired bond, they were taken back to
st. Louis for safe keeping in the Jail
there. The Carrs claim they are not
guilty and will make fight for their
liberty The charge against them is
based upon a confession made by
Charlie Harris, now serving a thirty
years. sentence in the penitentiary
for having had hand in the robbery
Whether there is a reliable evidence
to substantiate Harris confession re-
mains to be seen when the trial of The
Carrs comes up. By itself, Harris
confession would be worthless as
evidence.
Mrs. Carr is daughter of Harry
McGrew, former resident of Bel
grade,
Iron County register., 1921-09-29
Washington Correspondence.

Washington, D. c., Sept, 24-The
usually amiable gentleman in the
White House has written a letter to
Senator Medill Mccormick in which
he ruthlessly assails the Democrats
for the tremendous expense of con-
ducting the Government at the pres
ent time. The President evidently
feels that the Illinois Senator, who
has been spending number of weeks
il Europe while zhe~opuasry gasped
for relief at the hands of Congress, is
in need of some information as to the
state OF affairs at home.
The President at some length con-
graduates the country on the great
amount of good legislation passed by
the Republican Congress in the six
months that have elapsed since it be-
gan to function. He apologies for
the fact that none of the three big
things has been done that the Presi-
dent and the country expected Con-
gress to do. The tariff DILL has not
been enacted, the tax reduction has
not been passed-in fact, the Senate
Committee on Finance is just begin
ming to tear the House Bill to pieces
in order to re-write it. After the
Senate Committee e-writes it the
Senate gets chance to tear it to
pieces, then it goes back to the House
and that body may, by that time, be
in the humor to do little rewriting
of its own. The President even al
ludes to his hope that Congress- may,
after the recess, pass the railroad
funding bill. According to the daily
press, he is not, however, depending
entirely on that chance, for he is re-
ported to be trying to find way to
pay off the railroad claims and refund
the Governments claims without
legislative authority.
In assailing the Democrats for the
present high cost of Government, the
President has amazed Washngtonians
by laying himself open to severe
criticism. Certainly the President
cannot have forgotten, even if he
thinks the country has, that all of the
power over appropriations has been
held by the Republicans themselves
for two years, six months and sixteen
days from the date of this article.
They have had the sole power, which
the Constitution gives to Congress
alone, to levy taxes and appropriate
the sums secured from such taxation.
While Mr.. Wilson was President for
two years OF this time, Congress DUR
Ing those two years was Republican
in both branches, and Mr.. Wilson and
the Members of his Cabinet could not
alter the rates of taxation or name
the objects upon which the tax should
be collected, and they could not ex-
pend one penny of revenues without
the Item having been provided for by
the Republican Congress. Every one
knows that the appropriations of the
present fiscal year and OF the last
fiscal year were made by Republican
Congresses; II they are excessive, let
the President lay the blame where it
belongs, on his own party. Leaving
out the special expenses necessary to
the conduct Of the war, the general
expenses of the Government have
been larger under the appropriation
Iron County register., 1921-09-29
The Tax Bill.

Washington, Sept. 26-While Con-
gress has been in recess and business
has been under the strain of q months
additional delay in waiting for the tax
revision bill, three matters of ad-
ministration policy have been de-
veloped definitely for action when the
extra session reconvenes on Septem-
ber 81. The measures to, which the
President has given his approval, in
sisting that they be passed; are:
Repeal of the excess profits tax and
higher surtaxes to be made retroac-
tive January l, 1921, instead of Janu-
ary 1, 1922, as passed by the House.
Passage of bill appropriating $780,
900, 900 to aid the railroads.
Passage Of Penrose Bill for refund
ing war loans.
The tax bill as originally drawn
provided that the repeal of the ex-
cess profits tax and the higher sur
taxes be made retroactive as OF Janu-
ary 1, 1921, but the injustice of lifting
these taxes from the big corporations,
war profiteers and multi-millionairs
for the current year, with mo corre-
spending benefit to any one else was
SO apparent, that the House Republi-
can caucus refused to sanction it.
This change was referred to by Rep
resentative Garner (Dem., Tex.,) of
the Ways and Means Committee,
when the bill was under discussion, as
| follows:
"How could you defend, is there a
man living who can defend, the prop
osition of repeating the excess profits
taxes for this calendar year 1921?
Nearly eight months of the year are
gone (nine months now) and proba-
bly, ten of them will be gone before
this bill finally becomes law, and yet
the Republican members of the Ways
and Means Committee reported to
your conference bill which would
have repealed the excess-proflts. tax
asof January /, 1921, To do this,
after these corporations who will pay
the tax have already made the prof
it's, would have been 80 manifestly
unjust that imagine that some intel
ligent Republican, some one who has
some lingering regard for the masses
of the people, called attention to it in
your conference, and because there is
still left portion of your member
ship who believes in some semblance
of Justice, you defeated the PROPOSE
ton to repe al the taxes as of January
l, 1921, and repealed them as of Janu-
ary 1, 1922. The same proposition
holds with reference to the reduction
of the sur taxes"
Big business, however, had been
promised this reduction, and Presi-
dent Harding's reported decision to
insist that the repeal Of these taxes be
made retroactive is at least an effort
on his part to keep his party's pledge.
If the Senate shall submit to execu-
tive domination and lift these excess
profits taxes, which heretofore have
yielded s45o,soo,ooo, from those most
able to bear them, there is nothing
yet to indicate that the House will
agree to it. And il it shall recede
from Its former attitude where are
the taxes to come from to make good
the loss from excess profits and high
er surtaxes .of approximately three
quarters of billion OF dollars?
Iron County register., 1921-09-29
NUMBER 18
Catarrh Cannot Be Cureo

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they
cannot reach the seat of the disease.
Catarrh is local disease greatly in
duenced by constitutional conditions, and
in order to cure it you must take an
internal remedy Halls Catarrh Medi-
cine is taken internally and acts thru
the blood on the mucous surfaces of the
system. Halls Catarrh Medicine was
prescribed by one of the best physicians
in this country for years. It is com
posed of some of the best tonics known,
combined with some of the best blood
purifiers. The perfect combination of
the ingredients in Halls Catarrb Medi-
cine is what produces such wonderful
results in catarrhal conditions. Send for
testimonials, free.
Z. J: CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo, o.
All Druggists, 75c.
HaVs Family Pills for constipation.
.-Advartisan an
Iron County register., 1921-09-29
Gov. Hyde On Nepotism.
tst. Louis Post-Dispatch., !,

Gov. Hyde says the appointment Of
his brother to the State Superintend-
ency of Insurance is not nepotism,
because his brother is man Of indie
pendent means and neither needs mol
wants the Office.
This is new definition Of nepotism
We thought It was Us the STANDARD
Iron County register., 1921-09-29
Ancient AImanaes.

The clog almanac, once in common
use in parts of England, is a square
stick, on the four edges of which are
cut notches to represent the days OF
the week and various symbols to indi-
cate different festivals and holidays.
More ancient than clog almanacs are
the Scandinavian runic calendars,
made of wood, or sometimes of horn
or bone, and inscribed with runic let.
tiers.
Iron County register., 1921-09-29
Chinese Eat lots OF Dous

The number Of edible dogs eaten an
nually in China is estimated at FIVE
millions. The dogs are Of a special
race, raised wholly for food purposes.
Iron County register., 1921-09-29
c. A. FULDNER, OPT. d.
-0F THE

FIRM OF FULDNER Ct COMPANY.
tSuccessors to Fuldner 4 Kitchen,
Marina Bldg, 306 N. Grand Ave., st.
Louis, Mo-, specializing in the Cor
rection of Eyesight, Eyestrain, and
che proper Fitting of Glasses, will
again be in
IRoNToE, WEDNESDAY, OcT. IL,
at the New Commercial Hotel, from s
A. M. to / P. NJ. Any word may be left
for him there.
Bismarck, Wednesday, October 12,
Write for appointment.
Write for information or appointment.
NOTE DR.. FuIdner's visits TO Iron
ton are On the second and fourth Wed.
neSdayS Of each month. -Aay
For Sale Two Shetland ponies
harness and carriage; also Goa
stove. S. w. ANDREWS.
Phone 1877.
Iron County register., 1921-09-29

I am now selling Cement, Lime,
Plaster and every thing in Building
Material. Phone No. a157.
FRANK RIEcHERT, Arcadia, Mo.
Iron County register., 1921-09-29

Advertisement t
The Washington herald., 1921-01-29
OLD DOMINION
RAILROAD FINED
FOR POOR SERVICE
Washington Suburban
Line Assured by Virginia
Corporation.

RICHMOND. Va, Jan. 2s-Tbe
Washington and Old Dominion Rail-
way Company was today fined 500
by the State Corporation Commits
sion for failure to comply with the
commissions order issued December
1 requiring a vastly improved serv-
ice on all of its lines. In addition
the company has been ordered 70
appear before the commission Feb
ruary 10 to show cause why they
should not comply with another part
of the order requiring a better
schedule on the Great Falls diyi
sion. Tho company was fined sl.15o
when the order was issued hut an
PeaIeo the assessment to the Su-
preme Court of Appeals.
1t was said the company was
given until today to show a salts
factory reason why it should not
give adequate service to its patrons
but as the excuse given was not
satisfactory the Commissioners said
the rule against tn ecompany re-
suited. lndignatio nmeetlngs were
held by patrons in communities
along the compsny's lines and pro-
test against the alleged poor serv-
ice sent to Richmond. An investi-
CATION by the Commission resulted
in the order OF las tDccember for
betterment of service.