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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1922-12-28

Cotton, California, Information:
sMr. and Mrs. M. B. Wood with Mr..
and Mrs. N. L. Farmer and daughter,
Wilma, returned home Sunday after
noon from four days. visit in San
Diego. The Cotton people. despite
the disagreeable weather conditions,
had very delightful visit with rela-
tives. The return trip was made un-
der some difficulties, because OF slip
perry pavement, many machines being
stuck along the highway"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1922-12-28
Or dishonest. The Columbus Enquir-
er-Sun.
Charged With Grand Larceny.
tFarmington Times.)


H. o. Tiffany, q former well known
auto mechanic of tLis city, was brought
back from st. Louis Sunday evening
by Sheriff Hunt, to answer to the
charges of burglary and larceny which
had been lodged against nim here.
Tiffany had been arrested in st. Louis
the last of the week, when it was dis
covered by detectives for an insur-
ance company that he was driving 9
Hudson car, which thay identified as
the one that had been stolen on the
night of June 14th last from j. r.
Cayce in this city. Tiffany had q
slight wreck in st. Louis county, and
the investigation that followed result
ed in the Identification of the car by
the engine numbers and other marks.
Otherwise all Identification marks
had been eradicated by repainting,
changing OF wheels, etc.
Last June the garage of J. ?. Cayce
was broken into and his fine car stolen,
Tireless efforts were put fourth to
trace the thief, as well as the car
But all efforts apparently failed of re-
suits, until the little accident in st
Louis county last week, which dis
closed the stolen car and perhaps the
thief. At the time the car was stoler
there was considerable suspicion Of
Tiffany, and it was often openly ex-
pressed, but evidently no direct evl'
dence could be found to connect hin
lup with the theft. He had beer
working on the stolen ear, and it wal
said that, aside from the Cayce fam
lily, he was the. only one who knew
how to open the garage door. UP Z
that time Tiffany had been wei
thought of in this community, in fac
was quite popular with many, and j
was perhaps such friendliness tina
prevented his arrest at that time.
His preliminary hearing was set TO
Monday afternoon, which he waived
and his bond was fixed at $4,000 ant
he was returned to Jail. AS yet b
| has failed to give bond, in which cas-
he will be compelled to remain in jai
until trial date, which perhaps will b
at the February term of circuit court
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1922-12-28
Electric Road.
tDe soto Republican,

Are De Soto and Jefferson county
to be connected with the southeastern |
extremity of the state by an electric |
line? A very persistent rumor, and
one that has been given mention in
the st. Louis papers, says yes.
A dam has been built on the three
forks of Black River to supply power
for proposed traction line starting
from Cabool in Texes county and ex-
tending to st. Louis. The line would
pass thru Texas, Shannon, Reynolds,
Iron, st. Francois, Jefferson and st.
Louis counties.
Unlike railroad, tram line can
negotiate sleeper grades and would
connect with all centers Of popula,
ton. Altho no survey has been made,
the fact remains that there is a dam
on one of the swiftest streams in Mis-
souri,, and its purpose is obvious. BY
following the course of waterways
with which this section of the coun-
try is blessad, an electric line could
be built which in no place would ex-
ceed four or five per cent grade.
| The citizens of the lead belt are
agog with excitement over the pro-
posed line, and it was from one of
| the influential business men of that
section that the route of the proposed
| line was obtained.
Let us lay foundation, and if plans
are made to build such a road and
De Soto and Jefferson county can be
benefited by the building, let's 60
after it. More anon.
With the rumor of building such q
line, it will be recalled that in 1890 q
company was organized and plans
formulated to utilize the energy OF
Big River for a power system to sup
ply Southeast Missouri. In the "Big
4. Bend'' country the river makes q
sweep of about IS miles and passes
again within three quarters OF a mile
Of itself. There is spot on the road
to the Old Ditch Creek where q per-
son can stand and see the river or
either side, ell within three quarters
Of mile, yet the river has scornee
thousands OF acres of land to make {
| horseshoe bend.
The history of the company Is one
of disappointment and failure. Lear
years were encountered, times were
hard and capital did not at that time
speculate on project to supply
thousands with electricity. But thu
condition exists today. The heritage
is there and all that is needed il
capital.
I Another rumor, which, however
could not be substantiated, is the con
Meeting of De Soto with the M. r
and B. T. railroad at Oakvale, a dis
tanca of about six miles. The idea
implanted as it is hoped it will not ia
on barren ground. De Soto with tw
railroads-fne. Will that transpire
1t is the earnest wish of every mar
woman and child in the communlt
that something will be done to a.
leviate conditions that exist today.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1922-12-28
"Appeal to Reason" Deserts Former
Field.
Advertisement.

The Appeal to Reason, weekly
magazine published at Girard, Kan,
and which for 2z years has expound-
ed socialism, has ceased to exist, ac-
cording to announcement by 3. Hald-
man Julius, who for the last five years
has published the periodical. The
name and policy of the paper will be
changed, he said.
The new name will be the Halde-
man-JuliIs Weekly, and it's policy
will be devoted to advancement in
historical, scientific and philosophical
matters, the announcement stated.
Declaring his attitude toward mass
movements s.has undergone q fnnda-
mental change, y Mr.. Haldeman- Julius
declares in his statement giving rea-
sons for the change in the papers
policy that its future policy would be
nto educate, rather than to agitate."
II do not believe humanity can bt
helped by institutional REFORM" tht
statement continues, ST am an in
| dividualist, not a communist or col
llectivist. !"
ssNot believing in political institu
tion as the panacea for humanity, bu
rather in an enlightened individual
4 ism, Icannot further edit the Appea
: TO Reason.''
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1922-12-28
Still Insists on Being silly.

( Two days after the election the
Columbus Enquirer Sun carried an
editorial headed, aTom Watson and
the Ku Klux Klan Elect a Governor"
Well, that's better than having the
Catholics, sore-heads, lobbyists and
politicians elect one, at that.-W alton
(Ga. Tribune.
Oh, forget, Editor Camp; that sort
Of talk, will be going out Of fashion
now. There are not 5000 Catholic
votes in Georgia, and you know IT.
You know, also, that they couldn't
do any selecting' anywherein Georgia,
even If they all vote alike-which
they never do simply because there
are not enough Of them.
If every Catholic in Georgia (there
are only 20, 900 Of them) lived in the
one city of Atlanta, for instance, there
1 wouldn't be enough Catholic votes
to elect mayor Of that city.
/ SO, what's the use trying to keep
up this clap trap? Why not help the
fright thinking, broad minded men
i and women of Georgia to pitch politics
on a higher plane in our state. And,
BY SO doing, put an end TO all this bit
terness and hate.
For our partan we are still g
Methodist, you know-we have al
ways considered it both .cowardly anc
contemplate to pick on minority il
this manner. 1t always reminded Vi
! OF the big bully who made practice
OF picking on the small boy ct school
But you'll find that the decent
minded people Of Georgia are gettini
sick and tired Of this sort Of thing
for those who have sense enough 7,
I to think for Themselves know tha
Georgia is in no more danger Of hav
ing her 10000 Catholic citizens, mer
Z womenSand children out Of tots
i of nearly 5000, 900 carry elections !
3 this state. than she is in danger {
having them carried BY the Chi RI
fraternity; il as much. 50 why N
quit being sIlIy about III Either th'
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1922-12-28
Jobs for the Jobless.
Missouri state Journal. !


missouri state Journal.
1t is to be hoped that Missouri Re-
publican leaders will be able to induce
Mr.. Harding to find appropriate JOBS
for all retiring Congressman from
Missouri. Every administration, fol
loving crushing rebuke in the mid
die OF it's term, has to wrestle with
the sslame duckn question. and if the
Harding administration neglects its
dnty In the case of the Missourians,
the President will show but little
sense Of gratitude. What other group
Of Congressman pursued the presi-
dental bent more faithfully than the
Missouri crowd? They voted for
revenue legislation that eased off some
Of the burdens OF Secretary Mellon's
magnate friends. They swallowed
ssbunk'' about emergency tariffs, and
I voted with the White House. They
went to the slaughterhouse TO man,
when the Fordney McCumber bill
was voted on. They stood for the
Dyer bill. Finally, they absorbed the
ship subsidy bill, whether 1t be the
most indigestible Of products or not
They are loyal.
One Of the delegation, Mr.. Mill
spaugh, banker Of ability end not 9
mean q Republican that he canno
pick up q lot Of Democratic vote
where he is best known, quit befor
the cruel ides Of March rolled around
His capacity and experience mad
him very acceptable appointee ]
the state administration, and he didn
wait for the axe to fall. The res
however, are notso fortunate. Som
Of them are without known occups
tions and may be compelled to TAX
almost nything that offers. But ths
ahould be cared for. Common justi'
ID hard circumstances demands
much.
Give tenn jobs, Mr.. Harding, gi'
en- jobs, whether Spencer likes u
not,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1922-12-28
IRoNToN NO. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28 1922.
Fredericktown Democrat News

Fredericktown Democrat-News:
"December 9th the contract will be
awarded for the construction OF the
State Highway running west to the
Iron county line. The formal adver-
tisement of this project appears in
this paper. This road has been under
consideration for more than two years
by the county, state and federal
authorities. 1t is to be built under
the provisions of the Morgan McCul-
Tough law by which the county, state
and federal governments cooperate in
the financing, the county furnishing
only about 45 per cent of the total
cost. The letting of the contract has
been pushed so that it would come
within the present year, as the federal
funds are not available after January
/, 1928 The estimated cost OF the
road to the Iron county line, dis
tance of almost IA miles is estimated
by the engineers at $4,000. At the
present time only $1S7, 900 is available
but it is expected that before that
amount is used up, other state bonds
will have been sold and sufficient
funds made available to complete the
road. Engineer Lamb expects that
work will begin this winter, soon after
the letting of the contract. Work will
start at Fredericktown and proceed
| westwardly."
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1922-12-28
Catarrhal Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion OF the ear There Is
only one way to cure catarrhal deafness.
and that ia by constitutional remedy.
famed condition of the mucous lining of
the Eustachian Tube. When this tube 10
infiamed you have a rumbling sound or inn
perfect hearing, and when 1t is entirely
closed, Deafness is the result. Unless the
Inflammation can be reduced and this tube
restored to its normal condition. hearing
will be destroyed forever. Many cases OF
an infiamed condition of the mucous sur
faces Halls Catarrh Medicine acts thru
the blood on the mucous surfaces of the
system
any case of Catarrhal Deafness that cannot
be cured by Halls Catarrh Medicine. Cir
culare free. All Druggists. T5c.
F. J. CHENEY G. CO., Toledo, O.
advertisement
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1922-12-28
Can Sham Endure?
(st. Louis Post .Dispatch.l


We hope that when the President
and the Governors go into conference
on the state of the country with re-
gard to prohibition laws they will be
moved by sincere desire to discover
the truth about the laws and the at
titude Of large part of the people
toward them; that they will try hon.
estly, uninfuenced by political sham
and cowardice, to understand why
there is disrespect for the prohibition
laws and why they are violated SO ex-
tensively.
The first question to determine is
whether the disrespect for the laws
and the official corruption in connec-
tion with their enforcement is the
fault of the Legislatures which adopts
ed them. It is maxim of law that q
law not In accord with public opinion
is not a law and cannot be enforced.
This is the common expression of the
principle in this country. Lord Park
or, the eminent English authority on
Jurisprudence, affirms that law
which is numerously violated is not a
Law.
These maxims mean that law in it's
essence is formulated public opinion
and unless it is in accord with public
opinion and is generally regarded as
rightit:is nullity the people refuse. to
obey it and juries refuse to enforce it.
In all the history of mankind it has
been impossible to enforce laws Great
ing crimes and offenses of act not in
herently criminal; 1t has been i'm
possible to enforce foolish laws or laws
overriding human rights. Sumptuary
laws have invariably been failures.
The statute books are cluttered up
with dead-letter laws-laws designed
to control human conduct with regar6
to things harmless in themselves ane
to deprive individuals of their proper
liberty of action and their rights
They have been laughed out of court
or ignored.
When great body of citizens, in
cluding not only the lawless ane
ignorant, but the so-called better ele.
ments, the best elements, who are a
q rule lawabiding, treat certain law
with disrespect and habitually violat'
them, the authorities should seriousl.
consider the character of the law
which are thus treated and whethe
they are good laws and work for pub
lie good or public whether tn
fault is not in the laws rather than il
the people.
The examination may we'll begin i
Washington and in the state capitals
where officials who make the law
and officials who enforce them, fror
the highest to the lowest, violat
them. How, under these circum
stances, can the people be expecte
to respect the laws or enforcement
officials to enforce them?
There is no force to legal wrong
and shams and never can be. II th
President and the Governors will loo
honestly into this aspect of prohib
tion the conference will make PR
gress.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1922-12-28
C. A. FULDNER, OPT. d
Or THE
FIRM OF FULDNER q COMPANY.

fIkM OF FQLOlvEN u ~0MA nASA.
lsuccessors to Fuldner & Kitchien,)
Marina Bldg, 3O6 N. Grand Ave-, So.
Louis, Mo-, specializing in the Cor
rection Of Eyesight, Eyestrain, and
the proper Fitting Of Glasses, Will
again be in
IRoNToN, WEDNESDAY, JAN'Y TO- .
at the New Commercial Hotel, from 3
a. M. to / p. M. Any word may be lett
for him there.
Bismarck. Wednesday, Jany 10.
Write for appointment.
Write for information Or appointment.
NOTEDf. Fuldner's visits to Iron
TOD are On the second and fourth wee
nesdays Of each month. -Adv
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1922-12-28
MOTTO !!

Anyone who desires insurance with
the Hartford Fire Insurance Compa-
Nv. which Is one of the most reliable
companies. Call at Kroger's store Or
write G. n. GoGGTN,
Box 81. Ironton, Mo.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1922-12-28

James Seward of st. Louis, convict
ed ct killing Andrew Deck at Hercu-
laneum February 26, 1921, will be
hanged January 26, 1928. The SUI
preme Court, Division No. 2, in an
opinion handed down Saturday affirm
ed the death sentence passed by the
Circuit Conrt of Jefferson county.
The record of the case is without
error, the opinion says. The ludg-
ment of the Circuit Court of Jefferson
county in imposing death sentence
on Eugene Hays, charged with the
same murder, was reversed by the
Supreme Court, Division No. 2, in an
opinion handed down Saturday. The
case was remanded for a new trial,
on account of the court having denied
an instruction to the jury to which
the defendant was entitled.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1922-12-28

NOTE. The precipitation includes
rain, hail, sleet and melted snow, and
ID recorded in inches and hundredths,
Ten inches of snow equal one inch OF
rain. ATn indicates trace OF precip'ta-
ton. ARCADIA CoLLEGE Observer.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1922-12-28
weather Report.

Meteorological Report OF Uoopera-
tive Observer at Ironton, Iron County,
Mo-. for the week ending Monday,
December IS, 1922:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-29
Startled Society When
She Returned to Hubbv

But just when society was spcculat-
ing whether divorce proceedings would
follow Mrs. Shaw Gibbons startled
her friends by returning 10 the man
sion of her husband. He thereupon
made the announcement that a recon-
citation had been effected.
The reconstructed romance did not
endure for long. however. Before many
weeks and even before friends were
aware that the couple were again IN
mental disagreement. Mrs. Gibbons filed
an application for divorce, demanding
also the custody Of her child. Shirley
Anne Gibbons.
Her meeting with George f. Multi
gan, the sculptor, had taken place at
a time previously, when she and her
husband were stlll outwardly devoted at
least. Here is what Mr., Mulligan him. =.
| self said to the interviewer in regard
TO their sentimental meeting:
Il must confess first of all that
feel deeply in love with Dorothy al
first sight. ] had known Mr.. Gibbons
and he had given me commission tc
execute a portrait study of his wife
She is-but perhaps I'd better tell thc
facts first!
IT made the portrait study, hu
! it heen Of any one else, perhaps.
would have been quite content TO pocke
my fee and forget about it.
But this--this commission
how seemed to be different, an
afraid there was something besides ar
mixed up In my feelings over tl
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-29
But Young Artist
AStOunded Father

This rather stung the young artist,
but he WAS undaunted. He secretly
repaired three of his best portrait stud
les and submitted them, unknown to
his father, TO the Committee If Judges.
Every one of them was accepted and
the three studies were exhibited next to
the work of his father.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mulligan say that they
do not intend 10 make their permanent
home in the French capital, for already
they are planning what they shall do
after the bridegroom S studies are com.
pleted,
Their plans include Chicago resi-.
dcnce They are going back to brave
the social lion and Mrs. Grundy.
The young bridegroom final words To
the interview were:
II am ready for greater and newer
things now that Dorothy Is part OF
my life,
And the piquant bride observed:
Il have given up what | once thought
was everything, but don't care, for
love him, and know now that love 10
everything
And the words OF her affidavit came
back:
There is no wealth greater than .
great love-"
And the lucky MulliSans have Il. +
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-29
Meant Her Affidavit
as Rebuke to Some Men

Mrs. Mulligan indicated by manner
and gesture that her little affidavit"
was meant not only as her creuo Tor
domestic bliss, but that she meant it
| as a rcbuke to men, and to one par
| ticular man, who may still think that
! anything can be bought with gold and
| held with gold.
No romance bound between the covers
of popular novel ever contained more
elements of the bizarre and unexpected,
moro delicate nuanCeS of devotion. more
tender mastery by man, more sacri-
fee by spirit of woman, however, de-
spite the simplicity of the brides ex-
prcssions, than this Shaw Gibbons
the records OF the law.
The bride of the sculptor is the
daughter of a Georgia publisher and
she was one Of the bellies Of Atlanta
when she met Walter G. Gibbons, who
He courted her with the familiar ardor
of military lovers. With the feeting
glamour of war in the air. their romance
moved toward the altar in double quick
time, for that was a period when Mars
did not wait on Cupid.
Soon after. the young mans father.
Harry r. Gibbons, treasurer of Cook
County, Illinois, multimillionaire man
ufacturer and widely known in national
political councils. died. This left young
Gibbons the heir to great fortune.
With his beautiful and vivactous bride
from the South, the young man went to
live in the family mansion in the ia
nous Sheridan road OF Ch!cago's North
Side.
But before long reports Of marital
disagreements were passed along the
Gold Coast" by mutual friends. They
were not violent reports, nor did they
contain any suggestion that might pref
udice the reputation Of either the hus.
band or the wife. The domestic situa.
ton was barred TO nn extent when the
bride filed a plea for separate main
tenance.
She declared that 'cruelty" was the
basis of her complaint. but added
frankly that the cruelty was "more
mental than physical" 4 formal hear
ing was held and the wife was granted
the desired decree.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-29

Something of dread or doubt must
have been in the back of her mind,
s.y her friends, although she does
not admit it herself, for she bound
herself by solemn oath, in legally
executed affidavit, to share the for
tune of her new husband, to follow
him even to a hovel uncomplainingly
and to help him in the battle of life
10 the extent Of her ability.
Dorothy Shaw Gibbons married
George Ely Mulligan, handsome
and earnest follower of art in clay
and stone. The marriage, it was
frankly admitted, was illegal in the
State of Illinois.
The bridal couple found them
selves to be in the peculiar position
Of being liable to prosecution if they
crossed the border between Illinois
and Indiana, in which latter State
the second ceremony was performed.
But this did not worry them at the
time they made their vows and it is
not worrying them at this moment.
They are preparing for future in a
humble studio and tiny apartment in
the gay and carefree Latin Quarter
Of Paris.
In Paris their art will thrive and
their love bloom, says the bride.
As the result of her marital quest
Of happiness in love and love alone,
Dorothy is virtually ostracized by
the most prominent element in the
society in which she has moved. She
was a leader in that society herself
for years. Yet she proclaims her
Joy over the situation in which she
now finds herself. To show that she
took the second step toward happi-
ness with her eyes wide open and
her head quite clear, she has made