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Iron County register., 1922-03-02
Big Road Program in Iron County
Poplar Bluff Republican,

Poplar Bluff Republican,
AS an additional link in the chain of
roads which are being constructed in
Southeast Missouri at this time Iron
county is soon to begin construction
work on more than twenty miles of
road; the twenty miles Is divided into
three projects; project "A," which
begins in the vicinity of Arcadia and
continues for a distance south of
9 519 miles, at an estimated cost of
$9l, l,215 Al. Projeet"B," J" 7.o75, the es-
timated cost being, S1OS, ,31S.45. Pro.
ject "C,n 1887 miles, with an esti-
mated cost of $34, 4,77751. Thus plans
and specifications are complhte for
more than twenty miles of good road,
the same to extend from the vicinity
of Ironton to point south of Annap-
oils, and near the Wayne county line.
E. w. Graves, of Paplar Bluff, and
who owns extensive property inter-
ests in Iron county, states that II will
be only short time when the county
will be ready to accept bids for the re-
naming small section of road on the
south which is to connect with the
Wayne county road. As is generally
understood, Wayne county has very
excellent road now in a manner com
pleted from Piedmont to the vicinity
| of Des Arc.
Bids for the Iron county road con-
struction are to be opened March Sd.
The plans call for IL foot. gravel sur
face.
1t will not be long until one can
drive from Poplar Bluff to Ironton on
a hardr-s surfaced road of modern con-
struction.
Iron County register., 1922-03-02
Watch Your Irons in the Fire.

There has never been an age that
ohered such attractive opportunity for
putting an extra iron in the fire. IT
seems there is a demand for every.
thing. Everybody wants men. And
everybody seems, TO want anything he
can buy. And strange as it may seem
most folks seem to have the where
with to buy what appeals to them. So
the demand goes on. One can sell
almost anything. So the fellow with
reasonable push works hard at his job
and then begins a little something on
the side to get farther ahead with. 1t
may not be much but it's an extra
iron for the fire. Sooner or later ii
will get hot and then if the fellow
isn't there with the hammer his iron
will burn and he will be poorer than
If he had not attempted anything ex.
ira. Lucky the~man who knows how
to do it when the time comes.-Ex.
change.
Iron County register., 1922-03-02
IRONTON NO. THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 1922.

Industrial Cancellation act, an act
authorizing the creation of a bureau
of war risk insurance and volunteer
military service act, aside from the
usual grist of minor legislation.
What has the present Congress to
compare with this record? And why
on top of its glowing record is it now
covering IN fear of righteous action
on the bonus bill? The opposition
could ask no better campaign ma
terial than the record of the Republic
lican Congress to date.
Iron County register., 1922-03-02
1921 Farm Census Facts.

On February II, 1922, Secretary
Jewell Mayes of the Missouri State
Board of Agriculture certified up the
1921 State Farm Census. The time
ended for the Assessors to make re-
port on February 1st.
There are 1853 ,O04 farms in Missouri,
and the Assessors reported the Farm
Census on 222, ,756 farms, or S5 per cent
of all farms, thus giving an absolutely
workable basis for statistics, the 9TH
er Is per cent being easily calculable.
The following are the returns of the
different acreages as gathered on the
222, ,756 Missouri farms by the County
and Township Assessors for the year
1921:
Corn, 5,Os2, ,4O2 acres; winter and
spring wheat harvested in 1921, acre
age of 2, 2,772, 274; oats, 2,o79,523 acres;
rye, 2S,Ol3 acres; barley, 3,ss9 acres; /;
Irish or white potatoes, 1886 acres;
tobacco, ,2,464 acres; cotton, 79,0S1
acres; cowpeas, 64,041 acres; soy
beans, 13,9s7 acres; sorghum for sir
up, 25 1922 acres; kafr and forage sor
ghums, 12s, s,O9s acres; clover and tim
othy for hay, 2,447,67 acres; alfalfa
hay and alfalfa pasture, 13l,757 acres;
Wild or prairie hay, 1O6,266 acres;
other crops cut for hay, 1O7 1886 acres;
orchards and small fruits, 143,o2l
acres; all other field truck and gar,
den crops, 164, ,6O5 acres; all land pas
tured in 1921. 9,759, 500 acres; cror
land lying idle, 325, ,463 acres.
Iron County register., 1922-03-02
Must "show" Our People.

Governor Hyde and his administra-
ton are making big propaganda
about the state tax being less for last
year than 1t was for the year previous.
Heis out telling the people of the state
that the income to the state for last
year is more than million dollars
less than for 1920. He is trying to
make the people believe that the in
crease in their taxes was not caused
by the state levy. But the people of
Gentry County will have to be shown
that they are paying less for state up
keep than in previous years. For last
year the people of Gentry County
paid in state taxes $32, 1857 .S9, and for
the year 1920 $24, ,5S4 81, an increase
of 81 682 SO. And vet the governor
tells us our taxes are not higher.
If it is true, and we accept the gov
ernor's fignres, that the state will re-
ceive more than 100000 less taxes,
and the agricultural counties have
paid from twenty to forty per cent
more, it is evident that somebody is
getting off with much less. Who do
you suppose these somebodies are?
They are the big corporations, the
landed interest in the big cites, such
as the railroads, the telegraph and
telephone companies, insurance COM
panies and others of that kind. The
interests in the cities will probably be
strong for Hyde and his administra-
ton, but not so in the agricultural
districts.
Some of the counties were forced
to dig up more than $4,000 for the
support Of the Hyde administration
than they did in the last year Of the
business administration of former
Governor Gardner.
| The governor boasts that he has
placed 81, 900, 900 more into the schools
than in any previous year, but he
fails to tell the farmers that this
money was left in the treasury by the
Gardner administration. Not only
was it possible to give this increased
aid to the schools as result of the
efficiency OF the Gardner administra-
ton but total surplus of almost $5,-
0OO, 900 was left in the stats treasury
by the previous administration. The
surplus was more striking because
Gardner had inherited a deficit of
~, 800, 900 when he assumed office.
Albany Ledger.
Iron County register., 1922-03-02
Lodges Opening Gun.
fSt Louis Post-Dispatch. J

tSt. Louis Post1Dispatch.)
Senator Lodge has opened the con-
gressional campaign with citation of
figures showing how much more
cheaply a Republican congress can
carry on peace than Democratic
congress can carry on war, with
recital of the achievements of the
arms conference.-the achievements which
would have been attained year or
two years ago had it not been for the
obstructive partisan leadership of
Mr.. Lodge-and by the astounding as
sertion that "no Congress in time of
peace has ever shown such an amount
of important, effective and remedial
Legislation as has been enacted by
the present Congress since it has been
in session.
The Senator's speech at Boston was
full of climBxes. The most striking
of these followed his claims Of the ac-
complishments OF the arms confer
ence when he said: "These are ques
tions which arise above the region of
politics, but the face remains that it
was under q Republican President
that steps have been taken under
which thoroughly American policy
has been carried out"
f " a - l.. -
Fashions change with Mr.. Lodge.
He might at least have named the
date when, for him, ''thesen became
questions awhich arise above the
region Of politics" That date was
election day, November. 1920. Now
the Senator indicates that the period
Of peace above politics already has
|come to an end. Notwithstanding
his apology, be has taken the lead il
exploiting the arms conference as 9
Republican achievement.
| AS to the glowing reward OF achieve
ment Of the present Congress We
would apply to Senator Lodge for I
| bill OF particulars. Weknow that tht
first Congress under President Will
son passed a tariff reduction ant
J revenue bill, the Federal reserve act
, which was bulwark in war ant
(which has saved the country through
the recent and continuing industria
q depression; the act creating the Fed
eral Trade Commission, an act sup
! lplementing the antitrust laws, 4
Iron County register., 1922-03-02
Sharp Practices on the Bonus.


tMissouri State Journal.l
The President and Congress are
thrilling the country by their exhibi-
tion of reluctance to assume re
sponsiDility in the bonus question.
The President is on record against
the bonus, and the Secretary of the
Treasury continuously protests against
it, but with the approach Of the con-
gressioral elections the opposition to
the bonus in Congress steadily fades
away. The average Congress, under
the practices Of recent years, is con
cerned in nothing very much except
as it may affect the elections, and the
present body is conspicuous ex-
ample. So they had just about made
up their minds to pass bonus, willy
nilly, and find out how to pay it after
ward. Then business organizations
began to protest, and his amalgamat-
ed association of weak kneed brethren
got frightened, and then they de-
manded that Harding tell them what
to do. AT last reports Mr.. Harding,
who Is against the bonus, was UNDER
stood to be telling them. He told
them that If they passed 4 bonus bill
they would have to provide salei
tax wherewith to pay it. Thus the
matter stands.
Harding dealt poor Mr.. Congress
y man Of his own party terrible blow
when he called for the sales tax. HI
pressed his Willingness for the bonus
to which he has beenopposed, If Con
gress would provide sales tax, t.
which Congress is opposed. Th,
scheme at least is clever. Itiilustrate
how buncombe artists perform whel
caught in sore straits.
Once the sales tax is established
and it is the one tax big business in
terests want, for|the sake OF reliev
Iron County register., 1922-03-02
McAdoo Vindicates Federal Control Of
Railroads.


The testimony Of William G.. Nc
Adoo, former Director General of
Railroads, before the Interstate Com
merce Committee of the Senate, in
reply to criticisms of his administra-
tion Of the transportation lines is gen
orally regarded as complete vindi-
cation of Mr.. McAdoo and drastic
Indictment of the management of the
roads prior to Federal control.
The high points in his testimony
were as follows: 5
That railroad transportation was in
a state of collapse at the time the
Government took control of the
roads.
That the roads were operating in
the fall of 1917 with the same equip
ment they had in 1916.
That the roads then needed 1902 To-
comotives and 1853, ,056 freight cars.
That passenger traffic was in the
same state Of inefficiency as freight
traffic.
That there was congestion and con-
fusion on traffic and duplication of
effort and expense.
That the credit of the railroads was
destroyed prior to Federal control.
That. under. Federal control the
needed motive power and cars were
supplied, congestion relieved. living
wages paid to the men and more than
5000, 200, 900 in rentals paid to the
owners of the railroads.
That under Federal control, despite
the burdens OF war and increased
wages, the roads had been efficiently
and economically operated, and that
through efficient operation the danger
that our troops in Europe would be
cut off from their base of supplies
here was averted.
That since the roads have been re-
turned to their owners they are cost
ing the public at the rate of $54,774,
1872 per month more than under Fed.
eral control, or $657, ,2s6,722 per an
mum.
His testimony was based on fact
and figures of record and upon th'
statements ofthe railroad executives
themselves.
Iron County register., 1922-03-02
Loves Late Dream.

We are just young couple, in spite
OF our years,
The bride came from far distant
lands,
And here in this valley of gladness
and tears
We two have joined our hands.
And this is the blessing / wish for our
home,
May the bells of joy ever chime,
And each day be like beautiful
poem,
And each hour add new rhyme.
And may our dream last till the
shadows fall
In the twilight of life's golden west,
Until hope and love and dream and
all
Are closed by that endless rest.
But now is our day. and our sun is
bright,
And the music of life has its trills,
And there's plenty of pleasure and
joy in sight
And may never we meet Life's ills.
OTTo LUEDDEoKE.
Pilot Knob, Mo-, Feb'y. 2S, 1922.
Iron County register., 1922-03-02

ing themselves of heavy income taxes
and corporation taxes, it would stand
for much more than the period re-
quired to raise the money to pay the
bonus. Therefore, the President is
playing smoothly for the accomplish
ment of what he has long desired, but
which Congress has denied him But
what will Congress do? What will be-
come of the bonus?
Iron County register., 1922-03-02
SOUR STOMACH
INDIGESTION
Thedford's Black -Draught Highly
Recommended by a Tennessee
Grocer for Troubles Re-
sulting from Torpid
Liver.

East Nashville, Tenn The effic-
iency Of Thedford's Black -Draught, the
genuine, herb, liver medicine, is
vouched for by Mr.. W. N. Parsons,
grocer Of this city. "It is without
doubt the best liver medicine, and I
don't believe could get along without
it. take it for sour stomach, head
ache, bad liver, indigestion, and all
other troubles that are the result Of
a torpid liver.
Il have known and used it for years,
and can and do highly recommend It
to every one. won't go to bed With
out it in the house. 1t win do all II
claims to do. 4 can't say enough for
it."
Many other men and women through
out the country have found Black
Draught Just as Mr. Parsons describes
valuable in regulating the liver to
fits normal functions, and in cleansing
the bowels Of impurities.
Thedford's Black Draught liver medi-
cine is the original and only genuine.
Accept no limitations or substitutes.
Always ask for Thedford's. Em
Iron County register., 1922-03-02

Fifty six acres, one mile and three
quarters west of Cedar Grove in Iron
county, known as the L. L. Sinclair
place; about ferty acres in cultiva-
tion, three-room house and barn, Ea-
sy terms. See or address B. P. Sin
clair, Caledonia, Mo-, for further in
formation.
Iron County register., 1922-03-02
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS. as they
cannot reach the seat of the disease. Ca
tarrh is a blood or constitutional disease,
and in order to cure it you must take in
ternal remedies. Halls Catarrh Cure Is
taken internally. and acts directly upon
the blood and mucous surface. Hairs
Catarrh Cure is not quack medicine. 1t
was prescribed by one of the best ply
sicians in this country for years and is
a regular prescription. 1t Is composed OF
the best tonics known. combined with the
best blood purifiers. acting directly on the
mucous surfaces The perfect combina-
ton Of the two ingredients Is what pros
duces such wonderful results in curing
catarrh. Send for testimonials, free.
r.. U. CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo. O.
Sold by Druggists, price 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Advertisement.
Iron County register., 1922-03-02
First Fossil Skeleton.

The megatherium was the first fos-
sil skeleton ever mounted. Nearly
two centuries ago Spanish colonist
in the viceroyalty of Buenos Aires
now the Argentine Republic-discov-
cred the skeleton of huge animal.
The skeleton was sent to Madrid and
Inter mounted.
Iron County register., 1922-03-02
Days of Week.

NOTE. The precipitation includes
rain, hail, sleet and melted snow, and
is recorded in inches and hundredths.
Ten inches of snow equal one inch of
rain. "T" indicates trace of precipita-
tion. ARCADIA COLLEGE Observer.
Iron County register., 1922-03-02
Lemberu and Limburu.

There is but one Lemberg, in Aus
Hungary, the place in Galicia that
was recently taken by the Russians
There is a Limburg in Germany, a
Limburg in the Netherlands and q
Limbourg in Belgium.
Iron County register., 1922-03-02
rbe lnhanpv Small Fish.

sardines have disappeared from the
panish coast. That's the way of the
small fish they always have to clear
out for the larger:
Iron County register., 1922-03-02
c. A. FULDNER, OPT. d
Or THE
FIRM OF FULDNER & COMPANY.

FIRM OF FULDNER G COMPANY.
tSuccessors to Fuldner & Kitchien,)
Marina Bldg, sO6 N. Grand Ave., st.
Louis, Mo-, specializing in the Cor
rection of Eyesight, Eyestrain, and
the proper Fitting of Glasses, will
again be in
Y IRoNToN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8,
at the New Commercial Hotel, from s
A. M. to 1 P. M. Any word may be left
for him there.
Bismarck, Wednesday, March s,
Write for appointment.
Write for information or appointment.
NOTE DR.. Fuldnef'S visits to Iron
ton are on the second and fourth We'd
neSdayS Of each month. ADV
Iron County register., 1922-03-02
Weather Report.

meteorological Report of Coopera-
tive Observer at Ironton, Iron County,
Mo-, for the week ending Monday,
February 20, 1922:
Iron County register., 1922-03-02
j. E. GRANDHOMME
IRONTON, MO.
A Hartford Farm Policy
covers
Hay and Straw

Experts have now recognized
your need of a Special
Farm Policy.
1t covers all farm buildings,
household goods, provisions,
fuel and personal effects,
grain, seeds, hay, straw and
fodder, all kinds of stock feed.
farm tools, Implements and
machinery, harness and SIM
liar equipment, vehicles,
horses, mules, cattle, sheep
and hogs against the hazards
Of fire, lightning, tornadoes,
cyclones and windstorms.
You may also buy protec-
ton against hailstorms in
connection with the above
liberal coyerage.
Stop Taking Chances!
H. B. POTTS, Farm Agent
IRONTON, MO.
Iron County register., 1922-03-02

Early President'o Long LIE.
John Adams died in his ninety y-first
ear, the highest age attained by any
President.
Iron County register., 1922-03-02
II arm for Sale.

Advertisement.
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cess of several weeks during short
evenings.
at Epwortii League last night.
officers were elected for the en-.
suing year rs follows: President,
is. j. Smith: first vice president
j. II. Hoult; second vice president
Miss Hazel Bowman; third vice
president, Miss Florence Wiles:
fourth vice president Ray Bow
man; secretary, Miss Edna Hoult;
treasurer, Mrs s. j. Smith; or
ganists, Mrs. Edna Huffman and
Mrs. W. II. Hall.
A. p Jones and Howard Clay
ton OF tho Business Mems Biily
Sunday Club of FaIrmont were
guests of the league and spoke on
tho evenings topic
Personals
Mrs. Earl Holbort and two small
daughters, Josephine ard Gerald
line. are visiting her sister, Mrs.
William Bunncr near Hopeweli
Church.
James and Margaret Ttchnel
! were visiting their uncle at Cataw.
ba last week.
B. D. Robertson OF Fairmont
was a guest OF Mrs. Olivia Kcrna
Sunday.
Misses Anna Sergent and Jettic
Barnes Of Fairmont were guests
OF Mt. and Mrs. F. L. Barnes
sunday.
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BANK OFFICIALS SURE
VAULT WAS NOT oPEN9


MoRGANTowN. April'25. = al.
though officials OF the Bruceton
Bank, at Bruceton Mills, Preston
County, near here, had not been
able TO open the vault door today,
they were confident that the -four
burglars who entered the bank
early Monday morning had been
unable to gain access to the vault
and the $4,000 In securities and
cash contained therein.
While awaiting the arrival OF a
Representative OF the safe manu-
facturers to open the door. officials
were following With close interest
the. chase for the four men sus'
rected OF robbing the bank, who
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-25
COAL OPERATORS
TO DEMAND ACTION

NEW YORK, April 25-Anthra-
cite officials returning TO New
York today to resume conferences
With operators in an effort to end
the strike, declared they would
add another demand to the nine
teen already submitted de-
mand for more speed in the nego-
uauons OF subcommittee on
wage contracts.
The idle men in the anthracite
region arc clearly tired Of their
vacation and are becoming i'm
patient over the delay in settle
ment Of the strike.
Among the coal operators a
similar dissatisfaction with the
progress OF negotiations was ex-
pressed. Local officials are agreed.
they said, that their unpreparod-
ness to tell miners what wage re-
auctions will be demanded has
practically deadlocked the sub
committee.
A nationwide check up OF bit.
luminous RESOURCES was begun to-
day By both miners and operators
to determine to what extent the
strike had depleted stocks on
hand. Some coacern was express
ed among the unioE men at cir
culated reports that non-un!on
mines had kept up with the de-
mands Of the industry since the
strike was called on April /.
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TENNIS OPENING

MoRGANToWN, April Is
Handicapped by unfavorable
weather conditions and inability TO
practice on outdoor courts the
West Virginia University tennis
team will open It's 1922 season here
On the Beechurst Avenue courts to-
morrow afternoon at two o'clock
with the Lehigh University net
men.
The Mountaineer squad has been
working out indoors for the past
six weeks but SO far Coach Mumma
has been unable to secure an out
door court and this had RETARDED
the progress considerably. Up un-
til yesterday afternoon the Beach
urSt courts were still unfit for play
and according to Coach MumDla
they will not be ready for use until
time for the game tomorrow aftef-
noon.
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JUNIOR LEAGUE is
OFF TO BIG SEASON

Miller School won the first
game of the Falrmont Junior Base
ball League yesterday when
Barnes School was defeated Q to
4. The play was above the ave-
rage all the way through the
game.
The league is composed Of pub
lie school teams and is composed
OF Miller. Barnes. Butcher, East
Park, White. Fleming and Cen
trail.
The schedule for the league is
as follows:
April 25-Butcher VS. East Park
at Eighth street.
April 26-White vs. Fleming,
at Eighth street.
April 27-Central vs. Barnes, at
Old Fair Grounds.
April 29-East Park VS. Flem-
ing, at South Side Park. (1O:3O
a. NO. 7
Central VS. White at South Side
Park $500 a. m.)
May miller vs. Butcher, at
Eighth street.
Barnes vs. East Park, at Old
Fair Grounds.
May Central VS. Miller, at
Eighth street.
Grounds.
May 4-white VS. East Park,
Eighth street.
May Central, VS. Butcher; at
Eighth street.
May 6-Whitc vs. Miller, at
South Side Park $500 n. ND
Butcher VS. Fleming, at South
Side Park (10:S0 a. M
May S-Barnes vs.. White, at
Old Fair Grounds.
Fleming VS. Central, at Eighth
street.
May 10-East Park VS. Miller,
at Eighth street.
Butcher VS. Barnes, at Old Fair
Grounds.
May 13-Miller VS. Fleming, at
South Side Park (O:00 a. m.
Central VS. East Side, at South
Side Park (10:20 a. m.
The Fanus loving cup has again
been offered to the winner OF the
league race, as was the case last
year.
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LEW eRopY DIES.

NEW YORK, April Is. = Lew
Brody, a lightweight pugllist, died
in a Brooklyn hospital early today
after knockout at the hands Of
Frankie Hitcher, whom he met IN
the ring last night. Physicians de.
clared the cause OF Brody's death
was cerebral hemorrhage. Officials
Of the district attorneys office TO.
day began an investigation OF the
case.