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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-06-07
He Was o Hero.

Red Bud has n hero, so the
rumor goes. The modesty of the
retiring gentleman forbids us men
tioning his name, but his courage
in case of emergency is none the
less sincere. The recent heavy
rains have, caused considerable
damage to the railroad r0adbed.
a few days ago our hero found Il
piece of track washed out. Just
about that time he heard the pas
senger train whistle and he knew
there would be wreck and many
lives lost if he didn't do something
quickly. Running into farmers
yard near by, he gathered up doz-
en- clothes pins from n line and
strewed them over the weak places
in the track. The train approach
ed with thunderous speed. When
the engineer looked ont Of the cab
and saw the clothes pins be- knew
there was wash out on the line
and Stopped the train in time to
save lib lives. Pilgrim.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-06-07
CHURCHES.

rprsRyTEmAN-Rdy. q. T.. IIlCKok. fas
tor-Preachlng sunday morning ana even
ing; Sunday school at $50 a. M VIM NJ
HARLAN, Superintendent. Prayer meeting
Wednesday evening.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL, SouTn-RKv. D. e.
Fontaine, pastor-Preaching every sundhy
morning and evening; Sunday schooi Ut
$50 q m. MERRILL PIPKTs, superintendent l.
PRAYER meeting every Wednesday evening
METHODIST EPISCOPAL Reverend L.
Thompson, observation-disclosures sunday
morning ana evening; sunday school NJ
e.U m. c. II. Denman, Superintehu l.
PRAYER meeting every "Wednesday evening
BAprIsT-Revcrend 5. =. BRiTE, 'astor'
Preaching every sunday, morning.nhd eve
ming. sunday school at $3.50 n. m, W. A.
CLOUD, superintendent. Prayer meeting
each wednesday evening Junior u.
=. L, meets sunday at 8p. m. ana senior
B.Y.P. U. at $3.50 y. m.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH -ELD, EDw. OVERS
PASTOR Preaching every sunday morning
and evening. Sunday school every sunday
at 1000 a NJ. :. CLAY, superintendent
LIrIiIRAS-REy. FBEDRIK kLuG, Pastor
Preaching every Sunday morning except
the fourth; catechism after church,
CATuoIIc-REv. BERNARD s. a. sroLTE
resident priest Mass every sunday except
first at 10 O'Clock; cntechism same day at
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-06-07
TROUSERS UNDER THE BAN.
Less Than a Century Age They Were
Considered lrreligious.

II will assuredly seem more than
strange that within the past hundred
years the wearing of trousers has
been regarded as irrcliglous The fact
that in October 1912, an order was
made by st. Johns and Trinity col
leges that every young man who APP
poared In hail or chapel in pantaluuns
or trousers should be considered as
absent Ii startling enough but L
would appear that eight years later
the founders of a Bethel chapel at
Sheffield inserted a clause in the
trust deed ordaining that under no
circumstances whatever shall any
preacher be allowed to occupy the
pulpit who wears trousers" This Is
striking, but II Is even more impress
sive to find that Rev Hugh Bourne,
one of the two founders Of the Prlmi.
tive Methodist ConneXlon, said Of his
confounder, THAT trousers wearing,
beer drinking Cloves will never get
to heaven" And II would need a stu.
dent of the Brooches Bible" to say
precisely when this assumed con-
neotion between theology and trousers
began and whore the departure from
1t will end.-Notes and Queries.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-06-07
WILL pELvg IN THE PAST.
Lons'1uried Cities Of Italy Are to Be
Exhumed.

All the world will Join in applauding
the resolution of Italy to dislnter what
treasures may yet remain under the
debris of the age-long forgotten cities
of Ostia and Paestum. Both cities
were unkindly dealt with by Provi-
dence. The glory of Ostla, chief port
OF ancient Rome, receiving the corn
and oil OF Sicily, Sardinia and Africa,
was slowly but surely betrayed by
Father Tiber and flung contemptuous.
ly out of reach of the shallowest ships.
Time. curiously enough. has. however,
failed to rob her of her industry which
first made her famous, and salt Is
still produced in small quantities from
the little village Of one hundred inhab.
itants that has stolen the old city's
name and pays the ruins homage from
the modest distance of two miles.
Paestum is more Greek than Roman.
and one may anticipate that II an.
other temple OF Neptune or temple Of
Ceres lies beneath the heaped.up dust
of the centuries It will be Athens and
not Rome that will be raised from
the dead. Paestum's fate is sadder
than that OF Ostia. for the Greek col
ony on Roman soil was early smitten
by malaria and an evil reputation
caused her to be buried in deeper
oblivion than the waye.washed col
umns OF Ostla.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-06-07
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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-06-07
Restricted Conversation.

81 said to myself" said the careful
man. that never again In New York
would ask a man how his wife was,
he is so likely TO have been divorced
and got him another wife between the
times I have seen him. No. Not un.
less his wife is standing right in front
Of me will ask him that, and then Il
is not necessary. But the other day.
mind you, | met a child | knew, and
said to her. Maud. dear. how are
your mother and father? and she
straightway answered Why, didn't
you know that mamma and papa had
separator SO now, you see, can't
ask after anybody. must restrict
my conversation entirely to the
weather"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-06-07
Final Settlement.

Notice Is hereby given thnt tho under,
signed, ADMINISTRATIONS OF the estate CT
n. W. KIRkPATRICk. Deed
VIII make finni settlement of said estate
al the next term OF the Probate Court OF 81,
frahcois county, Missouri. To. be begun ana
heiu AT the court house In Farmington I'm
s county, ON theEecond Monday in July,
May so. 1907. hdninistrator
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-06-07

Riley Saunders, night Waterman at
saw mill in New Madrid county,
started from work on the 27th ult. /,
went into II store to buy something
and tossed his coat on the counter.
There was pistol in the pocket, and
it was Discharged, woundiug him so
that he died in short time.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-06-07
Final Settlement.

Notice is hereby given that the under.
signed, Administrator OF the estate OF
JOHN W RIDDLE, Decd.
Will make final settlement OF said estate
ut the next term OF the Probate Court OF ST.
Francois County, Missouri, 10 he begun ana
held in Pennington, In said county. on the
second Monday IN July 1907.
c. -. McCIINToCK, Admir-,
June 7, 1897
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-06-07

these conservative people were fore.
sighted and took au enlarged view
ar their own interests, they would
see the necessity of reform in our
methods of government. Take the
steam as an illustration; il he cur.
rent is not obstructed there is no
danger in it; You can stand and lis
ten TO the singing of the waters.
But II You attempt TO put ii dam
across the stream the water rises
and presses against the dam; if you
raise the dam higher the water rises
higher yet, and after awhile there
will be force in that pent.up water
that no dam made by human hands
can long stay; and then the people
who live in the valley below are in
danger.
And so, my friends, if you let
the people have their way there is
no danger in any country, but il
you dare to obstruct the will Of the
people there is always pressure be-
hind the dam, aud the more you
raise the dam the greater is the pres.
sure; it there is any danger now it
is because predatory wealth has OBJ.
structed the " i'll Of the people for
years.
The more freely you allow the
people to rule, the more quickly
will every abuse be remedied. If
you scratch your finger and blood
poisinlng sets in your doctor tells
you to cut the finger off and thus
save the hand; if you wait he tells
y0u to cut off the hand and save
the arm, aud if you still wait he
tells You to cut off your arm in
order that you may save your body.
And so it is in the body polite; if
you will give the people II govern
ment that they can control, If You
let the people have their way they
will reform every abuse as soon ms
they find 1t out. But if you dare
ohStruct the will of the people you
/ simply invite more radical reform.
Ten years ago, when was can.
idate, linever mentioned govern
mcnt ownership of railroads, and
six years ago ! was so conservative
that ! never mentioned, either in
writing or speech, the possibility
of government ownership Of rail
roads, and yet so rapidly has pub
lie sentiment grown and 80 AFRO.
gantly have the great railroad cor
porations obstructed the will of the
people that republican president
has, in two messages threatened
government ownership if the rail-
roads did not get out of politics
and allow the people to attend to
their own business.
Is not that evidence of the truth
of what | have said, that if you re.
fuse mild remedies you must be
prepared sooner or later to meet
harsher remediesl
Now | believe in the initiative
and referendum, and have believ.
ed IN them for years ;and have he.
ieved in them because / believe
that they make it possible for the
people to correct abuses whenever
they want to correct them. This
is the only way,to save society from
great commissions for great remed.
les must be applied to great evils
know of nothing that is miIder
as reform than the initiative and
referendum, and | want to encour-
age You in fighting for it, be you
republicans or democrats.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-06-07
COURTS.

CIRCUIT LoURT--C. A. Killlan, Judge
second Mondays In Nay. August and NO
vemOer.
rousTY CouRT-First Mondays IN Februa'
ry. May August ana November
PROBATE Uouur-second Mondays III jan
uarr, April, july ana October
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-06-07
Final Settlement.

Notice is hereby given that the under.
signed. administrator OF the estate of
JOHN NJ. DEsLoGE. Decd,
win make finaI settlement of said estate at
the next term of the Probate Court OF st
Francois county, Missouri, to be began and
held In the Court House in Pennington, IN
said county. ON the second Monday in
July, 1901.
II. C. TUCKER, Admir-.
June I. 1907.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-16
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Giovanni B. Zito, who on May killed his wife
and his mother. and attempted suicide. at No. 80
Chrystie street. declared insane in the Su-
prene Court yesterday DR.. A McLane Hamilton
and Dr. Carlos F. Macdonald testified that Zito
insane. He will be taken TO Matteawan Asylum on
Monday.
Herman Palmer and Timothy Hogan. who vera
arrested while attempting TO rob saloon at Second
avenue and 37th street, were each sentenced to
two years and four months in States Prison in the
Court OF General Sessions yesterday. The men
are said by the police TO be the most expert safe
crackers in the country. They have long criminal
records.
Admiral Joseph B. Coghlan and several well
known naval and military men will attend the an
nual reception of the Anna W. Reaney Auxiliary
of the Spanish War Veterans Association az E-b-
lng's Casino, 81. AIMS avenue and 15Sth street on
November - Grand Army posts and Spanish war
veterans camps will be represented
Coroner Samuel D. Mutt. OF Queens County has
decided that Robert Chisholm. a watchnnau. OF No
IA Van Buren street, Long Island Civ vvbo 1y.z
supposed 10 have been beaten to death on JuIv 20
died from natural causes. His mother and sister
told the coroner that Chisholm was beaten h, tue
policemen in The Bronx.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-16
THREE SAVED FROM GAS.
Gasftter Refuses Treatment Until
His Mates Are Rescued.

The heroisn of John Doyle. gasftter. of No
SIS Hudson avenue. Williamsburg, who refused
TO be treated at the Eastern District Hospital
for gas poisoning until the physicians had gone
TO the rescue of his companions. saved their
lives last night. Doyle. who with William
Barnes. of No. GIL Bedford avenue: Franz
Kochendorfer, of No. So Aberdeen street and
Schuyler Averin. Of No 24S South street. are
employed by the Brooklyn Union Gas Company
went TO the sx-story double-decker tenement
house at No. 119 South 4th street yesterday af-
ternoon to make repairs on meter.
While work plug became loose. the gas
rushing out in volumes and completely filling the
room. Averill was the first to be overcome
and he fell into a bathtub unconscious. The
others did their best TO stop the flow of gas
but dropped one by one. until only Doyle re-
mained on his feet.
Rushing into the street he staggered to the
Eastern District Hospital. a few doors away
and told DR. Koenig and DR.. Haupt what had
happened He refused TO be treated until the
physicians had gone and brought back his com
panions The house was completely filled with
gas and the tenants rushed panic stricken INTO
the street with the exception of Ida Miller ana
Dora Gerselt. who tainted and had TO be carried
out by policemen. AT the hospital last night It
was said that all of the injured would probably
recover with the exception Of Averill, who was
in critical condition.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-16
HER DEFENCE.
Hrs. Bradley's attorney Outlines
1ns1cer on Killing of Bro7cn.

Washington. Nov 15.-The defence of Mrs
Annie NJ. Bradley, on trial in Criminal Court
No | on the charge of numbering ex-senator
Arthur Brown. of Utah, will be insanity. Ihls
was made evident in the preliminary state
ment made to the court to-day by her attor-
ney Mr.. Hoover.
The prosecution consumed the entire forenoon
concluding the examination Of IT'S witnesses in
cbief IN prove the facts of the killing. When
n rested Mr. Hoover followed with his pre-
liminarv outline of the case for the defence
He detailed the principal events Of Mrs Brad
levs life and entered minutely into the circum-
stances of her intimacy with MI Brown say
ing n would be proved that she was completely
under his domination.
He added that testimony would he presented
TO show that she mentally irresponsible
when she fired the fatal shot He also said It
would be shown that Mr.. Brown had performed
moro than one criminal act upon her with his
own hands and that he had given her the pis
tol with which she killed him. telling her she
should use It upon his wife II she gave her
trouble According to Mr.. Hoover's statement.
II will also he shown that there is a taint Of
insanity in Mrs Bradley's family.
The testimony presented to-day by the prose-
cution was all intended to show generalization
on the part OF Mrs Bradley in killing Mr..
Brown. 1t was stated that she had told men,
bers Of the police force in this city Immediately
after her arrest that she had not acted upon
any sudden impulse, and one witness from Salt
Lake City was introduced 10 testify she had
told him six months before the tragedy that
she intended 20 kill Mr.. Brown If he did not
legltimize her children by marrying her An
other witness from that city told of two efforts
by Mrs Bradley to Invade Mr.. Browns house
suDposedlv with hostile intent.
The court adjourned at . o'clock until next
Monday. 1t is understood that when the trial
is resumed the state will stubbornly antagonize
New-York tribune., 1907-11-16
NEW TRIAL IN PERLEY-sHUBERT CASE
Judgment for Former in $4,000 Suit Re-
versed by Appellate Court.

The Appellate Division Of the Supreme Court
versed the judgment OF the lower court and granted
a trial yesterday in the case of Frank L. Per-
ley against Lee Shubert, the theatrical manager.
The action was brought 20 recover $500 dana ges
for an alleged breach of contract.
In his opinion Justice Clarke says: THE record
impresses indicating far greater desire on
the part of the plaintiff to entrap the defendant
into the forfeiture Of S250oo than to carry out
fair contract. He evidently prefers a breach 10
performance Defendant did not repudate the
contract. He compiled with its terms The plaintiff
failed to establish cause for action. and the judg
ment and order must be reversed and trial
ordered. with costs to the appellant to abide the
event"
New-York tribune., 1907-11-16
GEN. WHEELER'S SALARY UNPAIDG
Daughter Brings Suit for $115,625 Against
Arms Company Of Cleveland.

Cleveland, Nov. IA suit was filed in Com
mon Pleas Court here to-day by Miss Lucy
Wheeler. of Wheeler. Ala. daughter of the late
General Joseph Wheeler. against the Mclean
Arms and Ordnance Company, Of this city. for
S11J625. said to be due her fathers estate. for
five and half years services rendered by
General Wheeler as president of the company.
Miss Wheeler Is Administrative of the estate.
The petition states that General Wheeler
acted as president Of the company from July.
1901 until his death January %. 1906; thai
he devoted his entire time TO securing contracts
from the United States and foreign govern
ments; that General Wheeler paid his personal
expenses during this period, and that no part
of his salary has been paid. The company
manufactures arms and weapons of war
New-York tribune., 1907-11-16
MORE CHARGES AGAINST STANDARD
Said to Have Paid Cassetty Oil Company
to Pose as Independent Concern.

Nashville. Tenn. Nov. 15.-Embracing charge
that in the consideration of $500 month paid by
the Standard Oil Company. the Cassetty OIL Com
pany, of Nashville. for five years, while holding IT.
self out an independent company, operated the
oil business of Nashville for the benefit Of the
Standard OF Company. and conspred with 1t TO
raise the price Of oil 10 the consumer, a supple
mental bill has been filed in the Chancery Court
here by Attorney General Charles 7. Gates, jr..
in the custer case.
II is alleged that at the end of five years the
Standard Oil Company refused to renew the con-
tract because Il had succeeded in gaining control
OF the business of the Nashville company and had
further for IL. Chancellor Stout took the
under advisement
New-York tribune., 1907-11-16
SENTENCES EMBEZZLER.
Prominent Men DeIuge Judge Ro-
SnLsb.n zcith 1npe0ls for LeniencY.

.As an example to young men, Judge Rosalsky,
in General Sessions. yesterday sentenced George H.
Brouver. former confidential manager for James
II Oliphant & Co. Of No. % Broad street. to serve
not than three years and nine months nor more
than eight years and nine months in state prison
More than fifty letters from prominent persons
were received by Judge Rosalsky begging extreme
clemency for the prisoner. who had pleaded guity
TO an Indictment for grand larceny.
Jay 5. Carlisle broker. who had office room
with the Oliphant firm, went TO Europe last sum-
mer leaving Brouwer effect the sale of a farm
in the Berkshires owned by him and deposit ihe
money with the Oliphant firm.
on his return AIr. Carlisle learned that the prop
erty had been sold, but the money had not been
put his account. 1t was learned that brou"eT
had also taken some Of the firms money. The
farm sold for S2750.
A week ago Brouwer pleaded guilty. In many OF
the letters received since then by Judge Rosasky
the writers termed Brouwer good fellow ana
asked for mercy. H. B. Henson. secretary and
treasurer of the Wabash PittsburG Terminal Rail
road Company, wrote:
Il have known him for twenty-five years. He Is
another of the unfortunates that have been swal-
lowed up in the maelstrom Of stock gambling
Similar letters were received from ex-Borough
President Jacob A Cantor and William F. shee-
ham former Lieutenant Governor.
James w Osborne. counsel for Brouwer, said in
appealing to the court for leniency: THE crime
was not committed to accomplish gain for himself
but to make good to his firm
In sentencing the prisoner Judge Rosalsky said
In my experience prosecutor, as a lawyer
at this bar and a Judge OF this court l have
never known of any person charged with crime who
had so many friends OF distinction speak so well
of him as have your friends in your behalf But
you have brought upon yourself this misfortune
Whether you intended to repay the amount OF your
peculations or not, judge must necessarily Judge
YOU according TO your act. which indicates crimi-
nality. Your confession Of guilt shows that you
committed crime for which punishment must be
| ont"
New-York tribune., 1907-11-16
JUMPS FROM FERRYBO4T
Z. F. SlOcum lSzcimS about Half an
Hour and Is Rescued.

Ernest F SIocum vice president Of the Safety Car
Heating and Lighting Company. jumped from the
Staten Island ferryboat Bronx. In apparent effort
10 commit suicide yesterday and then. apparently
changing his mind, about in the water for
half an hour. until he rescued. He was accom-
panied by his sister and his bride Of four months
at the time. and went the side after they had
made a desperate struggle to hold him on deck
Robert NJ Dixon. president OF the heating and
lighting company, said that exaggerated reports of
financial troubles had probably preyed on Slocln9's
mind but his family deny that money matters had
anything to do with the act. Last Tuesday he re-
turned from his honeymoon trip 10 Europe with
his bride, who Miss Maud Baker of Montreal.
Some time after the Bronx had left the slip at
St George passengers on the upper deck aft noticed
the man talking excitedy with his wife and sister
AS Robbins Reef was passed Slocum began 10
struggle TO free himself from the grasp of both
He successful. and before any one
could reach him he was at the side of the boat and
had climbed the guard rail. Here reports
differ to whether he fell jumped. but at any
rate he Immediately precipitated into the icy
water.
Mrs King the matron OF the boat saw the ac-
cident and pulled the signal cord to stop vessel
Captain HammeI ordered the Hfeboat lowered as
the boat stopped. But as the lifeboat was nearing
the it turned turtle. sending John J. L.arkin
and Austin Rivers, deckhands. after slocum.
Both submerged. and Larkn. who could
not swim, had gone down second time when a
rowboat, in which Michael Andrews, of No
10 Beard street. Brooklyn, and James Mcdowell
of No. 90 Conover street. along and pulled
tho two out. In the time Slocum, who
swimming about called out:
Take care Of that man! Don't mind mel I'll be
here when you back"
When the Bronx reached New York Socum was
taken prisoner to the Hudson Street Hospital 1t
was also necessary TO take Larkin 10 the same
place
Socum lives at Tower House Mansion Grymes
Hill, Staten Island Mrs, T. F. Slocum, his mother.
said last night that his act was not in any ways
due 10 financial trouble but TO a nervous disease
with which he had been afflicted lately. She said
that he received treatment while in Europe ard
visited by the ships physician daily on the
return journey.
President Dixon said that the firm in a flour
| ishing condition. but that there rumor that
Slocum had lost heavily in the Long Acre invest
| ment scheme.