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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-18

BERLTN-A petition requesting an
investigation into the alleged rela.
lions Of the tobacco trust" with the
German cigaret industry, was sent to
The secretary of the Interior by tho
Hausa league, national association Of
business men.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-18

United States for immoral purposes
left Los Angeles in the custody Of
Federal Officers. who said she would
be deported from some port on the
Gulf of Mexico.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-18
TEMPERATURE REACHES
127 AT SILVER LAKE, CAL

SAN BERNANDlNo, Cal, Sept. IS.
What is believed to have been the
maximum of heat this year was rPn""-
ed at Silver Lake yesterday when the
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-18

Los ANGELES ~ Mrs. Clara.
Melcher, tile Viennese laundress, who
Shafgedthat Prince sulkowsld Of
Austria induced her to come to the
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-18
Left for College.

Miss Margaret Ward left today
for Smith College to resume here
studics.- Charleston Gazette.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-18
Announcements Received.

Cards announcing the marriage OF
Miss Freda Kane to Mr.. Henry c.
Alexander have been received in the
city reading as follows:
Mrs. Nellie Kane
announces the marriage og her
daughter
Freda Winifrcd
to
Mr.. Henry Cooke Alexander
on Tuesday, the sixteenth of Septem-
Der, one thousand nine hundred
and thirteen
Clarksburg, w. Va.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-18
MEMS STORE AT 6

woman's husband, is locked in the
county Jail in Kittannlng charged
with shooting to murder. The shoot
ing occurred at the home OF a daugh
ter, Mrs. Michael Hockey.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-18
Etz.Black.

Friends of Miss Frances Black, of
Charleston, have received invitations
to her marriage to Harold Oscar Etz,
OF Wheeling, which will be soiemniz-
ed on Wednesday, October list. The
cards read:
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Kay Black
will give In marriage their daughter
Frances
to
Mr.. Harold Oscar EtZ
and the honour of your company Is
requested at the wedding re-
ception on the evening Of
Wednesday, october the first, from
nine to eleven o'clock
Fifteen hundred and slxty-seven
Virginia street, Charleston
on-Kanawha, West Va.
At home
after December the first
"Maplehurst" Woodsdale- Wheeling.
West Virginia.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-10-02
MR.. MARBURY HoNoRED
BY THE CONFERENCE

The st. Louis Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South,
which met ut Jackson, Mo-, last
week, conferred the distinguished
honor on Mr.. Benz. H. Marbury Of
this place of electing him dele.
gate to tho General Conference Of
the Church, which meets at Okla.
homa City, Okla, next May. The
other delegates are: Clerical-Dr.
w. +. McMurry, Rev, Marvin r..
Haw and Rev. Robert l.. Russell;
lay-Benj. II. Marbsry, DR.. Sparks
and John Mabry. The General
Conference Is the body that elects
the Bishops aud all correctional Of.
ficers of the Church, enacts the laws
governing II and is the court of APP
peals on all cases originating in
each Annual Conferences. 1t is COM
posed of some OF the ablest and
most distinguished workers of the
Church, ministers, lawyers and
men of other calliugs, and com.
pares favorably In ability to our
national Congress. Hence, we I'D
visedly say that Mr.. Marbury Is
highly honored. We congratulate
him.
The Conference at Jackson also
voted to change the name of the
Church from Methodist Episcopal
Church, South, to Methodist Epis-
copal Church in America. This
was the original name Of the Church
when first organized and before the
division when one branch called IT.
self the Nj. +. Church, South. The
change is not effective unless three
fourths of the Annual Conferences
agree TO the change by two
thirds vote of each Conference.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-10-02

Little Margaret Ellen Mccarthy
celebrated her fifth birthday ami
versary September 10th by enter
tanning the members of her Sunday
School class and the children of the
neihgborhood. The little folks had
most delightful afternoon.
When your son or daughter goes
away to school do not neglect to
send them their town paper for 1t Is
a weekly letter from home, full OF
many things neglected or forgotten
in letter. II you send your own
paper 1t will cost the postage each
week and you may want to refer to
your paper later, and so will not
have it. Do 1t now, send The
Times.
The Times job department the
first of the week turned out 81
page catalogue of the registered
Shorthorn cattle to be sold at pub.
lie auction at Brlckey's Landing on
October 18th by MIR. n. A. Au.
Buchon of French Village, proprie-
tor Of Willow Lawn Stock Farm,
and Mr.. A. J. Whitby of Hazel
Run Stock Farm. They are offer
ing some fine pedigrecd and regis.
tered stock. See advertisement of
sale on another page.
Mr.. b. NJ. White of the south cas-.
tern part OF this county was in town
on business Tuesday. Mr.. White
is one of the gentlemen who sold a
bunch of cattle, y head, to J. NJ.
Kline Of Sikeston, mention of which
was made In The Times last week
Mr.. White thought the way the item
read some one might think he was
in partnership with MI. McBrieu,
who also sold "A big bunch to Mr..
Kline about the same time, but that
he is In the live stock business by
himself.
Mrs. Cora B. Harter of Route No.
3, daughter of MI. and Mrs. J. l..
Counts, of this place, who has been
quite Ill for some time, was taken to
the Bonne Terre Hospital last week
and operated on Friday for append.
citis and other troubles. Up to
yesterday evening Mrs. Harter was
getting along as comfortably and as
well as could be expected In her
weakened condition on account OF
protracted illness. The many friends
of the family wish and hope for her
speedy recovery.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-10-02
ST. FRANCOIS COUNTY CON-
FEDERATEs GET PENSIONS

| Thirteen eX-Confederate soldiers
OF this county have been granted
pensions under an act of the Mis-
souri, Legislature passed last winter,
appropriating $4,000 to be distrl.
buted as pensions among INDECENT
veterans of the Lost Cause" They
are: w. 5. Miller, Napoleon b.
Raines, Isaac X. Campbell and
HolcOmb Patterson of Pennington
and vicinity; Benjamin League and
j. II. Welch of B0nne Terre; w.
II. Mitchell aud David Callahan of
Flat River; John Hunter Sr., and
Charles HUFF of Bismarck; VIM,
Alexander of Elvins, 5. 5. Taylor
of Fraukclay and Enos Dalton of
Desloge
There were l,4l2 applicants for
pensions under this act, of which
653 were granted. They are to draw
$40 a month each, beginning yester-
day, October LIST, for period of two
years, when the pension will cease
unless the Legislature makes an
other appropriation for the purpose.
The 6jS will exhaust the appropria.
tion Of 100000 In less than six
months, so that each of the pension
ers who were passed will receive
only about $50,
George O'Rear, % years old Jop.
lin, Mo-, and John Westbro0k, o.,
Cover, Mo-, are the deans Of the
pensioners. Only two others among
the 653 have passed the 80 mark
They are b. f. Sargent, Jane, Mo-,
"a years old, and Jasper NJ. Triplett,
80, Bloomfield, Mo.
The "young lads" are: N. B.
Woody, Gladstone; William Pear
son, Boonville; j. y. Stovall, Pine.
willie, and William Wagner, Bod
gett, Mo-, each of whom is 20 years
old.
Fifty.One Of the men are over 50
and under So years old, while seven
teen are 80 or over. There are 4i4
between the ages OF 20 and 80 years,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-10-02
Jim Polk Kills Eagle

w. II. Sinms, Al. Booth, Jim
Polk, John Fenton, Pat Kimmel
and Earl Garrett went to Iron
Mountain Lake Saturday evening
to camp there over night. While
several of the party were out In a
boat Sunday they saw bald eagle
swoop down to the water and pick
up n crappie about s inches long and
fly TO tree at the edge of the lake
The distance OF the party from the
eagle was about 7j yards, but Polk
decided to risk a shot with the re-
suit that he crippled the eagle. II
started to fly across the lake, COM
Ing directly towards those in the
boat, and another shot killed 1t. 1t
measured o feet inches from tip to
tip. This was the first eagle seen
In this section of the country for
several years. AS Corb Huddleston
is n member of the Eagles the claws
were presented to him.-B .smarck
Gazette.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-10-02
THE REGNIERs.

The first entertainment of the fall
and winter course of the Farming.
bon Lyceum Course will take place
at the Opera House next Wednesday
night, October Sth. Mr.. and Mrs.
Regnier are both exceptional enter.
tainers, and combining their talents
they furnish delightful evenings g
entertainment. The one is fine
tenor, impersOnator and tromboist,
and the other mezzo soprano, ac-
companist and pianologueist, their
program consisting of vocal duets
impersonations, solos, etc, furnish
ing both pleasure and amusement,
Don't fail to attend this first mum.
ber of the Lyceum Course.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-10-02
TOWN And VICINAGE

It's fresh at Klein's.
New kraut at Kleins.
Fresh celery at Klein's.
Northern seed rye at Klein's.
Mrs. A. o. Nichols is st. Louis
visitor this week.
Choice timothy seed, $500 per
bnshel at Klein's.
Mrs. w. w. Waters is a St. Louis
visitor this week.
For SALE-Three l0.foOt Counter
Show Cases. Call at Times office.
Miss Villa Buck has gone 10
Redlands, Calf, to spend the win
ter.
Mrs. Pat NARROW and daughter OF
Bismarck visited friends In togn
last week.
Mrs. Burgess of Lynn, Mass, Is
the guest of Mrs. Robert Tetley and
other relatives.
Mr.. Funk, one of Doe Runs lead
ing merchants, was in Pennington
on business Saturday.
Mrs. Rhine Lang and her children
went to st. Louis Wednesday to
spend several weeks.
The w. g. I. u. will meet with
Mrs. Oscar Halle on Tuesday, Oc-
tober Z, at O'Clock. All interested
are invited to be present
Mrs. Matte Rider came up from
Cape Girardeau last Friday to spend
"A couple OF weeks with her sister,
Mrs. NJ. X. Smith.
Mrs. +. A. Lawrence is enter
tanning her mother, Mrs. Wise, of
Mexico, Mo-, and her sister, Mrs.
Davis, of Little Rock, Ark.
Mrs. w. G. Eaves is spending the
weekend at Knob Lick with the
family of her brother, Mr.. X. A.
Murphy, and other relatives.
Miss Augusta Lawrence visited
Ste. Genevieve friends last week.
While she was there, Miss Ruth
Yokerst entertained for her with a
card party.
Mrs. j. B. Case and Mrs. Kent
Jarvis of Webster Groves were the
guests for the week end OF Mrs. NJ.
p Cayce and Miss Beeson, return.
ing home Monday.
The family of Rev. Warner II.
DuBose arrived here last Saturday
and they are occupying the Presby-
terian Manse. Mr.. DuBose went up
to st. Louis to meet them.
Mr.. q. A. Eaton, formerly cashier
of the Irondale Bank, has re.
ceived the appointment of State
Bank Inspector and will make his
head quarters at Charleston, Mo.
Mrs. Sam Tetley left Monday
morning to attend the State Con.
vention at Columbia as delegate
from the local W.C.T.U. Mrs. Ray
district president of Desloge, anc
Mrs. Barber Of Flat River will also
attend.
Judge and Mrs. +. e. Swlnk, En-
met Jr. and Joe, Lionel Tetley
Peter Schmidt and j. f.. Cover wer,
among those who attended the Stat,
Fair at Sedalia this week. Mrs
Swink is hostess in the Woman'i
Building.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Gale lef
Friday for New York where they
will spend few days before attend
ing the International Convention o.
the Christian Church which meet,
in Toronlo, Canada, September 30tl
to October 6. They expect to b,
gone several weeks and will risi
different places.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-10-02
CONFERENCE APPoINTM'Ts
FARMINGroN DISTRICT

The st. Louis Conference OF the
Nj. +. Church, South, at Jackson
adjourned Monday, after the ap-
pointments had been announced by
Bishop Hoss. Following are the
appointments for this (Farmington)
district:
Pennington william
Court, Presiding; Elder Arcadia, j..
r. A. Vaughan; Bonne Terre, N b.
Henry; Bismarck and Hickory
Grove, ]. n. Broadhead; Belleview
Circuit, NJ. NJ. Blaese, supply; Gale
donia and Irondale, j. b. Lyle; Des-
loge, J. w. Ham; Elvins, NJ. H..
Markley; Esther Circuit, Virgil
Wilson, supply; Flat River, A. 5. j.
Raldrldge; Fredericktown, II. p.
Grove; Pennington, l.. X. Jenkins !;
Pennington Circuit, j. N. Sitton,
supply; Lutesville ard Glen Allen,
l.. Eaker; Leadwood and f. Clay,
j. o. Evitts; Libertyville Circuit,
l.. f. Sitton; Marquand Circuit, s.
J. Starkey; Mineral Point Circuit,
+. I. Brent, supply; Marble Hill
Circuit, /. n. Sherrow, supply;
Eeely's Circuit, ia. Wood; Oak.
ridge Circuit, ID. NJ. Margraves, sup.
ply; Sedgewickville Circuit, g. e.
Bone, supply; Whitewater Circuit
J. L. Gray; York Chapel Circuit, +
a. Hearn.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-10-02
CLUB OPENINGS,

The Monday Club will hold its
first meeting next Monday, October
6, at the home of the president,
Mrs. j. &. Morris. The Fornightly
will hold its first meeting on Satur-
day, October IL, at the home of its
president, Mrs. Florence Walker,
with lecture on Domestic Science
by Miss Gertrude Conant, teacher
of Domestic Science at Flat River.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-10-02
Licensed TO Marry.
Number 40

Sept. %, Jesse Smith and Miss
Julia Eta Gordon of Eivins.
10Th, Michael BaszkO and Tacy-
anna Huatiw of St. Francois.
18th, Wazel Kuey and Mgdaalena
Boguaka of Desloge.
9th, J. Il. Bouchard and Miss Ada
McMahar of Bonne Terre.
30th, X. G. Horton and Miss Olive
Matkin of Bismarck.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-10-02
W. G. T. u.

The w. &. 4. U. will meet at the
home of Mrs. Oscar l.. Halle Tues.
day, October 7th, at two o'clock.
The new president, Mrs. Samuel
J. Tetley, will give "A report Of the
Annual State Convention at that
time. All the members as well as
the friends of temperance are invited
to be present to hear this entertain
ing lady give the report in her own
original and vivacinus way.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-10-02
PAN CAKE SUPPER.

There is something pretty good in
the eating line when you drop into
the pancake supper. Pancakes
with butter and syrup will make a
very acceptable combination. Par
,ticulars later.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-10-02
One Good Deed Assured.

Every man living has done some
good thing in his life, even II he did
1t unconsciously .-Manchester Union.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-09-02
FRANKNEss TO BE COMMENDED.

patriotic American who guidance allnowng
railroad also American, has in weeks every
thing in Europe worth seeing has returned conessedy little
of breath but with opinions the
thus studied which not that account the less confident
Oh and incidentally while abroad he represented Oregon
International Road Congress- and made deepcomparatve
study of highway surfaces under the of traffic
His wel-deduced conclusion that Europe isn't mucta
the Europeans know about roads than do
that their habit of speaking other languages than English silly
and fad and that the auomobng this country
pretty good Americans getting from desire
TO Europe just to IA lot of ruins
The sailing lists hardly bear the verdict of this interesting
visitor the cities and learner their
the taste for fingers abundan here else rather
Americans unlike this find other things Europe than ac
tectural wreckage from adown the centuries
Far far be from criticise Mr. Chamberan-N C. 7.
Chamberlain of Portland Oregon him full his fully
served identification Both his and his humor
able and is to be than suspected that another Amer
ican after vergnous flight through the Continent frank
as he, would make similar report of his Impressions
And Mr. Chamberlain be quite of Phstine
he preends In the of his he
acquisition lot of instructive books Europe the
to read them when he time Through darky
gmmes appreciation of large factspossb yearning
Europe after the instructive books have been read
traverse 1T less rapidly than when he got five hours sleep night
and ate out of a nose-bag."
There really is for the belief Europe
be than and h place somebody
beheaded.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-09-02
THE PASSING HOUR.

lobby that could influence the weather bureau to reliable line
of favorable predictions might be appreciated.
is what the public utilities commission has done that should
corporation but what has been getting ready to do
Mexico will send entire
aona guard eghone down there and teach lesson
I1ucra insists being candidate, the latest from Mex
SomeolH sh take him gently to side and hand him
copy the political history of Link McCandess who also
sisted.
The time Sheriff Henry lays hands Chung Duck Soon 1t
will be careful in the kind of shackes
slippery The Territory time might be-
the expense incurred the wfu destruction OF good
steel handouts
Secretary of State Bryan Fported being busiy engaged i'll
computing which Mexico will be required Americans
Cor property namuch the administration opposed
the force putting to the murder OF Americans
Mexico place the nature of the plans
of the Secretary Peace for collecting the half million dollars
for damage property neghboring Republic
Automobile No 1882 officially registered yesterday There
will be enough machines make the proposed
citation of automobile drivers help the police enforce the law
possible but useful OF the thirteen hundred odd drivers
the city fifty need looking after in the interests of chau
feu particular the public general With the other twelve
hundred and fifty looking for violations of the speed traffic
ordinances the fifty should be held pretty well in line
The federal forest has decided send out band of sheep
bait for spotted fever the Beroot national forest Mon
idea being the ticks will gather the sheep and then
the sheep will be dipped and the ticks end their fever carrying
This offers for the Honolulu supervisors in their
swat the fly campaign Why not hang sheet of sticky ypaper
the back of each worker thus combining the business of fly
catching with the pleasure being the city payo Mayor Fern
also might carry and aft and become really useful to those
who buy his gasoline
The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-09-02
AMERICAN NEGLECT OF SPANISH.

The need of change Of attitude in the United States toward the
Spanish language official Much
recently public by the
the dcutty of having Spanish generally taught
schools and colleges but would that far little real
been opinion of the Christian Science Monitor Tins
capable mparting
the Spanish American teachers otherwise qualified
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the needed the southern
pubcsbut because their inability the language of the
applying for them the positions filed by Europeans
Kalbach chief of the bureau education Washing
reports that the department the United
responsible
in Latin only find generally that those
might qualify other particulars speak Spanish
language.
reply a inquiry officer of the best
institutions of the United States informed the bu
Through investigation it has been revealed that although Spanish
institutions of learning comparatively
few students avail themselves OF the Here
another phase be termed widespread and
fortunate neglect of educational opportunity But it than
this least indifference the Spanish language reaches farther
than this 1t the neglect also of industrial opportunities and
peoples the north south which could only result
There would be far less difficulty clearing MISUNDERSTANDING
between this republic and Latin neighbos If the relationship
between the peoples intimate This relationship
unable to
IN the language of those whose friendship they would like
tivate 70. .,
Consideration of the equally fact that the United
large Spanisspeakng population of its deal with
to deal with ntegeny and agreeab is left of the
here because if there Arizona and New Mexico
Philippines and Porto Rico would still be incumbent
of the United both nehboness
learn something language that spoken throughout
a of the three Americas
The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-09-02
SACCHARIN.

In vain the manufacturers of saccan against the ruling
of the authorities Washington prohibiting the
their product interstate trade substitute for We have
from the of this letter pleading
in this wise:
1.-The saccharn manufacturers having unbonded faith in
the Legitimacy of the product been advocating that where
charm used food product the be stated
label We have further than that by suggesting that the
label read Guaranteed to be sweeened with saceharn
Wholesalers would such label retail bakers provisone
and restaurant keepers would it, but would the individual
umer In probably But the refined
In buying sweetened food product the buyer does buy
Tor the that contains for the food value the
the product"
Not consciously perhaps. But of the
ated forms of nurment Saccharin which five hundred times
weter than nutritious at ALL and the substitution
the sacarn for important food element the board of consulting
scientific the department of agriculture
aulterao under the food drugs 1906 Probably
people would substantial article of food not because of its nu
ment value but because tasted well Deprive of its nutrmen
and they are, assuredly, cheated.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-09-02
PEACE, IF SUCH BE HONORABLE.

When Senator chairman of the foreign relations commit
tee called upon support the President his Mexican
policy irrespective of politics. he voiced the opinions of the vast
While the situation in the Mexican Re
public exaseratg while it is true that there oenses
against foreigners including Americans Mexico and
that money by millions represented in American IN
endangered the American does not
want plunge country with Mexico 1t not through
of such that mpes the Amer
his hand for be preserved with
honor appealing to the sword if the better
better otherwise obtained 1t be that Amer
lean army will invade Mexco the authorities
ing eventually and the day of invasion the Mex
world will realize that it not from
that hand has been stayed for long
knowledge back of the words uttered by Senator
Bacon he addressed the senate and urged
action i'll support of the Executive
Emergencies of opinion the committee said
could be otherwise Some few favor
others The committee generally sympathzes
Presidents desire avoid Intervention anything that
produce those however who favor drastic
confidence the President and supporting him in his
think with few exceptions there is disposition
lines think that is true OF both Republicans and
the committee and in the senate generally
''Whe small in this that would like
the large majority of the people depecate it most
thoroughly sympathize with the desire of the President
o avoid
There greater responsibility than rests
the President of the United States guard this
being involved of Mexico and believe that 1T
the duty every inside and who has
dence in the integrity and capacity of the President to hold
hands the effort he making and to do little possible to
embarrass him working successfully the difficult undertaking