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Imperial Valley press., 1913-07-17
Many I Problems Soluble
by Right Use Of Water

merely doubled. it is multiplied. For
example. the rain-belt farmer cuts hay
once q year: the deseF farmer harvesls
from six I" ten hay crops year, and
he gels more hay at each cutting. Or
HE irrigation farmer may take from
the same land in one year a crop of
barley of better than ton to the acre.
and a crop of cotton, cantalonpes, corn
or almost anything else.
Irrigation is making the region from
The Missouri to the Pacific ocean ready
for the coming Of thc millions, who
are TO populate the western third Of
the continent even more dcnsely than
the Atlantic coast region now is pop
ulalcd, and perhaps play the last act
in the world drama that was staged
when the first Aryan foot was set upon
the western trail.
What has made possible the build
, ing of the cities Of the southwest? II
Is commOn-anu ShalloW-remark
that Los Angeles was creSed by and
exists because Of the tourist Not so.
Irrigation explains Los Angeles and all
the other cities Of The southland. Tie
: country l. attractive to tourists and TO
! hrmcscckcrs because Of The marvellous
results Of tie bringing together Of
soil. sunshine and water together.
Without irrigation Southern California
would still he a vast cattle range, dot
ted with isolated haciendas and sup
porting a few land barons and their
feudal vaqucr0s.
From Kansas to California from
Wyoming to The Mexican border. re-
! clamation of arid lands by irrigation is
Wipin- the desert off the map. and yet
the work is but Just begun. Millions
Of acres have been converted from
barren waste into fertile farms by
wafer readily available. but there are
Nasfer areas remaining that can be re
claimed when the flood waters of west
| ern rivers are conserved in storage res
ervoirs and 4 comprehensive plan Of
/ stream control is carried out That is
work for the government, ana a WAY
/ to do it is pointed out by the Newlands-
/ Barhold bill in congress. the passage
of which is being urged systematicalIy
( 10y allied organizations representing the
Mississippi and Ohio valleys. Arizona
! and California, The people Of the
Ohio and Mississippi valleys are not in
/ tCrested directly in irrigation. but they
are concerned vitally in river regula-
tion and control. and the same system
Of regulation that would protect them
! from disastrous imundation would,
When applied to the Missouri, the Colo
RADIO and the Sacramento, make pos
sible a vast extension of the irrigated
+ area Of the west.
During the freshet season Of the
Imperial Valley press., 1913-07-17
FIGS for Sale.

Delivered in any part Of town, five
cents a pound. Send order TO Arthur
Gary when and how many wanted.
(Adv} t6-tt
Imperial Valley press., 1913-07-17

Tart and snappy-a Limeade, at
Dunaways ADV 60
Imperial Valley press., 1913-07-17

our ices and ice creams are the best.
Dunaway's s. Adv 90
Imperial Valley press., 1913-07-17

No drink like a Limeade, at Duna-
ways. Adv 6?
Imperial Valley press., 1913-07-17

Cool and refresh yourself at Dun
5way's fountain. L-Adv.) 50
Imperial Valley press., 1913-07-17

Why does Royce move most Of the
Pianos ADV. tt
Imperial Valley press., 1913-07-17
Dirt Delivered.

Dirt from the Barbara Worth hotel
delivered on Your lot, blocks, 25c per
load, 10 cents more for each additional
block. Apply Supt Huffman, on the
JOB.
BELL DEVELOPMENT co. Adv. 6-
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-12-04
A HUMANE MAN

looks after the comfort of his dumb
but intelligent servants. We want
TO aid you in this direction, and SO
offer for your examination a fine
line of horse blan kets and lap fobes.
That we have everything else In the
uav of harness and horse access
series goes. without saying.
IupDRRS gIDnLERY GO.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-12-04
Business College Notes.

Miss Bessie Cashion of Perry
vile, visited us a short time Mon
day. Miss Cashion was on her way
to Marble Hill, where she Is stu
dent In the Will Mayfield College,
pursuing a teachers course.
The new student this week is
John Brockmiller, OF near Farming
ton. Mr.. Brockmiiler will pursue
the business department and com.
mon branch work for a few months
before taking stenography.
Mr.. and Mrs. William linn, who
have visited In the home of Prof.
Moothart during the past few weeks,
left for their home in Argenfa, ILL.,,
Monday of this week.
Prof. and Mrs. j. f. Gossett spent
Thanksgiving visiting relatives and
friends In st. Louis they accompan-
led by Prof. Gossett's father, Mr..
John Gossett, one Of .St. Francois
County's honorable and industrious
citizens.
Robert Marks, who has been an
attentive student of ours since Sep
TENDER, has found IL necessary to
give mp school work, very much to
his regret, but he promises to be
with rs again as soon as conditions
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-12-04

On Thanksgiving evening the
Senior class of the DeslOge High
School entertained the High School
Faculty with a supper at the home
OF Miss Bethel Eaton. The dining
room was beautifully decorated in
old gold and black, the High School
colors. From the ceiling over the
center OF the table hung wide
strands of old gold and black crepe
paper which was draped to each
corner OF the table. In the center
was huge boquet OF yellow chrysan-
themums. The parlor was decor.
ated in red and white, the class col
ors.
At nine O'Clock the guests were
invited into the dining room where
a bountiful supper was served CON
sisting of everything appropriate
for Thanksgiving.
After supper many interesting
games were played. Among the
most interesting were the Turkey
contest, the Puritan puzzle and the
corn contest. Miss Vineyard won
first prize in the turkey contest,
While Supt. j. F.. Howard and
Miss Vineyard tied for first place in
the Puritan contest. Each was
rewarded prize. Mrs. Howard
was the fortunate winner Of "A box Of
corn flakes in the corn contest.
Several instrumental solos were
rendered by Miss Hope, Stella For
shee and Matte Green.
The guests departed at late
hour declaring that they had spent
most delightful evening. This
Thanksgiving will ever be remem-
bered by the Seniors.
Among those present were MI.
and Mrs. J. f. Howard and daugh-
ter, Helen, VIM. Phelan, Misses
Virgie and Ethel Hope, Alice Vim
yard, Matte Green, Elsie May,
Florence lain, Bethel Eaton, Stella
and Edna Forshee, Messrs. Henry
Downey, Marvin Vest and Paul
Gardener.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-12-04
CHURCH NOTICES.
Catholic Services.
Sunday, December I, 1918.

Sunday, December I, 1913.
At Farmington-One Mass at $3.50
q. m.
At Doe Run-Mass and sermon ut
$3.50 a. III.
Monday December s, the Feast Of
the Immaculate Conception, will be
observed the same as Sunday. Mass
at six O'Clock and nine O'Clock. The
teaching that Mary, even from the
very first moment of her existence,
was immaculate, that Is, free from
stain, dates from the days OF the
Apostles.
Besides the sc riptural evidences
both in the Old and New Tesla.
ments, 1t is a doctrine that appeals
both to our sentiment and to our
reason. Chosen from among all
women to be the one who was TO
bring the Redeemer into the world,
the Father ordained that His crea-
ture Mary, from the very first mo-
ment OF her existence, should be
free from any faint Of sin. The
curse pronounced upon our fret pa
rents, Adam and Eve, on account
of their disobedience, did not rest
upon her soul. "There is no stain
In her," "Haili Full of grace" as
Gabriel saluted her. 1t would not
be becoming that our Holy Re-
deemer should for one moment, even
involuntarily, be unfriendly to her
Maker. The coming of Mary, and
the honor and respect shown her by
God the Father, wss the dawn of
the uplift VI woman.
FATHER COLLINS.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-12-04

'RNON. Joseph AtterhHr. .
ILL., prominent in banking err.
Giles and former member
of the Missouri legislature. tavors
discipline in the penitentiary and
gives his views as follows:
Il am convinced that convicts IN
the Missouri penltentiary get bet
ter treatment today than ever be.
fore. 4 whole lot of them get
much better than they ever had on
the outside and much better than
they deserve. Discipline Is Just as
necessary over there, and more so.
as in an army, and with hundreds
of desperate men always on the
alert for chance to do mischief
and make trouble it would be a
miracle If harsh measures were not
necessary once in a while, on the
same ground that policeman in our
cities and in our smaller towns Oc-
casionaliy find it necessary to use
force with unruly men before trou-
BILE can be stopped ! am for hui
name measures, of course, but |
have no tears to shed for Grim
iual who gets what is coming when
he insists on having his own way.
| imagine the officers at the peni-
Tertiary would have a sweet time if
they should let a few desperadoes
run the institution to suit them
selves rather than to occasionally
invoke the only sort of punishment
that would hold them in check. If
nothing short of whipping will
make them behave, let them have
it; otherwise, they will lead all the
others into characterization aud re-
volt. | have been around the pris.
on enough to know it is no kinder
garten job to manage two thousand
criminals, and am surprised that
anybody should pay serious atten-
ton to efforts of a sensational
sheet like the Post Dispatch to
make political capital ont of the
occasional punishment of desperate
men who would not be molested if
they behaved themselves"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-12-04

NnN; ~uudnymoruiHg the pastors
theme will be, "TAe Word All
tar service, ,l the day will be held
at the u-1a! hours. sunday school
Cd, $3.50 Pablo worship "a, 1880 and
$780, Epwor,u League G:30.
The month oi Noyemher, ia spite
u, the bad weather last sunday
when 2U4 were at sunday school,
wound up with an average attend
aucc of ~, an average Of four
above the mark set for the month
and thirty-four above the same
month last year. The average for
December ought to be not less than
30 Let's.
Kobinsin Crusoe, in three thous-
aud feet OF film, will be given Fri
day evening as special TO which
all who care to come are invited.
Program begins as near seven-thirty
as possible. This will doubtless in
terest all children under ninety
years OF age.
The ladies would like for all TO
bear In mind that they will give
a bazaar in good time for Christmas
and would like you to leave some oil
your Christmas shopping till then.
j. w. BORAH, Pastor.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-12-04
THE RALLY OF THE FAITHFUL

The bugle blast has been sounded
out and the boys are rallying to the
encouragement and support of The
Times In way that would indicate
the publication is facing toward an
era of unprecedented growth and de-
velopment. Many are calling at the
Office to get acquainted, and have
an encouraging word. Some are
paying up back subscriptions and
renewing, and others are bringing
in new subscribers. Withal the
most appropriate title for this col
umn appears TO be 1.-THE Rally of
the Faithful"
That big Honor Roll" that APP
peared in last weeks issue and is
not so very small in this weeks is
sue was swelled nightly by our
good friend NJ. T. Moore of Desloge.
Just now MIR. Moore has to his cred
It thirty-one new subscribers added
to The Times list. The Editor is
profoundly thankful to Mr.. Moore
for this bit of encouragement and
euppcr.. But after all men, this Is
the thing that will make possible a
publication here at your county
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-12-04
will at all permit,


Last weeks items, with reference
to the cigarette condition in Farm
ington, has brought a number of
commendation aud will just add
that the officials whose duty il Is to
enforce the laws OF the state of
Missouri, should be performing
their sacred obligations, thereby do
Ing that which would be benefit and
blessing to the users OF this intern
nj destroyer, nerve-racker and "cOf-
fin nail" business which slowly but
surely retards the school work and
general use fitness OF boys and
youths, practicing this vicious habit
The writer trusts that all school
teachers, and officials not only in
Pennington, but st. Francois Coun-
ty, will keep up agitation until this
great evil is banished from our pre-
sence. We admit there are other de-
plorable evils entering into tho
every day life of our boys, and girls,
yet this one stands out prominently
and should be dealt with vigorously
by all interested in the welfare Of
humanity.
The honor grades In General In
formation for the month OF Novem-
Der, were made by Eugene Orten,
i
first and Earl McClintock, second.
while the Spelling honors are Dottie
O'Deli and Clara Hoehn, first, and
Ebert Hunt, second.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-12-04

seat that you will not be ashamed
of. Now let friends of The Times
in every community get up a big
list of new subscribers. If II is not
convenient to get them for n whole
year, part of a year will do.
Above all things be sure and get
the list, and just as big a one as
you possibly can.
Later: An honor roll of about
% was omitted.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-12-04
NOTICE.

Any one desiring to donate a can
of Fruit to the Missouri Children's
Home Society Is earnestly requested
to bring 1. to Mrs NJ. r. Smiths
home the gift will be highly appreci-
ated, not only by the homeless chill
dren, but also by the Society.
MRS. NJ. r. SMITH,
MRS. j. w. BUCK,
MRS. A. j. MAYBERRY,
Local Commute
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-12-04
Christian Church.

Services next Lords day as usual,
Bible School at 10, a. N. Preaching
services AT II, II IN. ana 1880 p. IN. At
the morning services We will give
the second Of the series on our dis
tinction plea.
You are welcome, come and wor-
ship with us.
j. VI. BAILEY. Minister.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-12-04
Elvins Christian Church.

Next Sunday, Dec. 7, there viii
be services morning and evening,
ll:00a ~. and 7:lj p. m. Bible.
School 1000 a. IN. Subject Of the
morning sermon, THE Supreme
Question" the evening theme will
be "The Faith that Saves
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-12-04
n. Z. Church, South.

Morning sermon subjct. The
Human Element" Evening subject
"The Soul who was"
l.. X. jenkins, PASTOR
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-12-04
PENNINGTON, MO. NOVEMBER 81. 1913.
1NA / ERTA, Mexican assassin
ILL., and dictator, is still hang

"% I'm l ~, h'NlChu hHshNrlu
ILL., and Dictator is still hang
ing on by the skin Of his
teeth to the presidency OF our Sis
ter Republic on the South. Only
the patience and forbearance of
this government in the face Of his
iusuleucc has kept the American
nation from bringing him TO terms
I'll, future outlook grows more and
more dark. His capital city is lu-
'r>'rd with the enemy. His fnau
r.s are at low chb. H. is 'ra.v
'up against it, His reign VII.
go down in history as brief AND
stormy aud revolving TO the .i....
I'D world.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-12-04

For SALE-A dandy good hot
water heater or coffee urn. Nickle
plated. Burns gasoline. Just the
thing for q Restaurant or Barber
Shop. A bargain. For further In
formation inquire at Times Office.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-07-28
HOLD SERVICES FOR
UNIDENTIFIED DEAD
BrNGHAa1ToH PAYS TRrBUTE-ro
VICTIMS OF IT'S FIRE
DISASTER.

BINGHAMToN. ". Y, July III
Binehamton paid tribute to the I'M
Identified dead, who persisted In the
Binghamton Clothing company Are,
today. Twenty-one caskets contain
ing all that was mortal of the poor
girls who met such q tragic fate, were
placed in q circular plot in Spring
Forest cemetery amid scenes which
brought many q tear. In the center
Of the plot a monument Is to be
erected with money obtained by popu-
lar subscription. The pail of death
was deep over the city from early
morning, and many buildings were
draped n mourning,
Services were held at Stone opera
house, and hfteen minutes after the
doors were opened every available
seat In the theater was filled. Many
hundred persons waited outside the
building until the services had been
concluded. and Joined In the vast
throngs which accompanied the bodies
to their last resting place.
There was one particularly large
and beautiful floral piece, furnished
by the city, Inscribed I'm Memoriam."
II was Intended to bring the caskets
on the stage, but this plan was
abandoned, and instead the flower
covered cases were brought from the
morgue Just rs the services at the
opera house had been concluded to
be escorted to their resting place.
Services at the opera house were
opened by Mayor John j. irving, Ioi-
lowing the singing Of Nearer My
God to Thee" BY the McEwan choir
Of two hundred voices. Mayor Irving
made a brief address, and introduced
the first speaker. Rev. J. ]. McIough-
lin. of st. Patricks church. who made
a brief address dwelling on the Inn
portance of being ever ready to stand
before the creator. He announced
that a mass for the repose OF the
souls OF the departed would be held
tomorrow morning In st. Patrick's
church. Rev. A. r. B. Hegeman,
Rev. John Francis Rev. Samuel Dun
ham. Rev. G. A. Richie. Rev. John j..
Porubsky. and Rabbi Anspacher. OF
New York. also spoke briefly.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-07-28
ALL BALKANS To
Be REPRESENTED
NOT CERTAIN WHAT TT is, BUT
THEY CALL 1T A "PEACE
-
CONFERENCE"

LONDON, July 2s.-All the Balkan
belligerents have agreed to send rep
resentatives to the peace conference
at Bucharest. The Roumanian and
Bulgarian delegates have already ar
rived there. and others. including the
premiers OF Greece. Servia and Mon
tenegro, are on the way 1t Is hoped
that the first meeting will be held
on Tuesday. The Turks asked to be
represented, but the request was re-
fused.
1t appears that no program has as
yet been agreed upon. but at Buch-
Arrest 1t is called the peace confer
ence." The idea Of a simultaneous
meeting at Nish has been abandoned.
A dispatch from Constantinople
SAYS that Mussulman refugees from
Adrianopie are beginning to arrive.
Il is persistently reported that Turk
ish troops are crossing the frontier
near Mustafa Pasha- and that the
government intends to mobilize two
army corps to advance toward
Drama.
1t is reported from ST. Petersburg
that the Russian government Is like
" to send warships to Burgas, In
Eastern Roumelia, on the Black Sea,
to protect Russian subjects and pre-
vent the Turks from occupying that
place.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-07-28
OPEN-A|R MEETING
!. N HIGHLAND PARK
DIR. AsRuHY cHKIsrIAN WILL BE
PRINCIPAL SPEAKER AT :
TEMPERANCE RALLY.

This evening at $3.50 o'clock an
open-air temperance meeting WHY b.
held in the park at Highland Park
under the auspices Of the Womans
Temperance union.
DR.. w. Asbury Christian, former
presiding elder of the Richmond dis
trict and late pastor Of Union Station
Methodist church. will deliver the
principal address Of the evening. The
Lyric quartet, under the direction OF
Ernest Thomas. will render special
music, and other musical numbers
are on the program.
The devotional exercises will be
conducted by Rev. s. H. Templeman,
Rev. Charles H. Boggs, Rev. w. E.
Hutchison, Rev. c. o. futile and DR..
A. L. Martin. Literature will be dis
tributed by Mrs. G. NJ Smithdeal.
Mrs. f. w. Russell. Mrs. w. c. Smith.
Mrs. C. v. Meredith. Mrs. d. M. Bur-
CESS, and Mrs. A. T. Quarles. A num-
beroof the members Of the temperance
union will be on hand with the pledges
and will try to get a number OF names
signed to them.
Refreshments will be served while
the open-air meeting is in progress.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-07-28
-FOUR CRUSHED TO
DEATH UNDER CAR
TWISTS FROM ITS COUPLINGS IN
ROUNDING CURVE AND
ROLLS OVER.

NETLEY. N. j.. July 27.-The mid
die car of a seven-car construction
train on the Newark branch Of the
Erie railroad, twisted from its coup
lings as the train was rounding
curve at the rate Of Ave miles an hour.
eight hundred feet west Of the Kings
land road. at West Eutley this after
noon. and rolled bottomside up into
ditch alongside the track. OF the
twelve trackmakcrs in the car, four
were crushed to death by the ten and
half ton car. or slowly suffocated
by its cargo OF cinders. Three labor
ers were injured. one so seriously
that he was taken to st. Michaels hos
pital in Newark.
County Physician William Fl. Nc
Kenzie, of Essex county. after max
ing a personal investigation at the
scene: said that ne saw no reason why
an inquest should be ordered. He was
thoroughly satisfied. he said. that 1t
was purely an accident.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-07-28

Secretary-william George Jordan.
Observation-Disclosures konta, Her
bert L. Brdgman. John @. Agar.
Charles r. Lamb, Joseph Rowan. E.
NJ. Cravafh. Alfred II. Saunders.
George Grantham Balm and William
George Jordan.
Treasurer-E. NJ. Cravath.
Managing director--William George
Jordan.
IncorporatorB--Just Victor J.
Bowling. Major General r. d. Grant
u. 8. A.: Oswald Garrison Willard.
Herbert l. Bridgman, DR.. George +.
kunx, A. B. Hepburn, John Barrett.
Melville e. Stone. General Thomas II.
Hubbard, DR.. william Milligan Sloane.
Robert G. Ogden. John q. Agar. DR..
Melvil Dewey. Alexander konta, DR..
Talcott williams George A. Pimpton.
Hamilton Holt, J. n. Larned. William
T. Evans. Colonel D. L. Brainard. z.
r.. A.: John De Witt Warner. John
Cotton Dana. Roger Foster. Charles
r. Lamb, DR.. Arpad g. Gerster.
Joseph Rowan. D. Smith Ely Jolline.
Frederick g. Lamb, w. r. IArned. A.
Is. Van westrum, Edward Hagaman
Hall, Arthur Dillon. Joseph Edgar
Chamberlin. Charles r. Lummis. VIII
liam Marion Reedy, George s. Johns,
John Purroy Mitchell. e. NJ. Cravath,
Alfred A. Cook. Louis Mansfield Og-
den. Justin Mcirath. Godfrey konts,
Alfred H. Saunders and Henry Col
Inns Walsh.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-07-28
BAILEY HAS EYE
ON G0vERN0RSA|P
FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENT OF HIS
CANDIDACY is EXPECTED IN
i
TEXAS SOON.

AUSTIN, TEXAS, July 27.-Some-l
thing of a stir was caused in Demo-2
cratic circles by the statement of Close
friends of former Senator j. W. Bailey
today, that he has decided to make
his race for governor next year, and
that formal announcement Of 4his
will probably be made by
him in a public address that he Will
deliver at Pilot Point, on August 9Th
Co-incident with this developments
came the announcement OF former
Congressman Thomas H. Ball. o.
Houston, that he has retired from
the race for governor. Mr. Ball ana
Mr.. Bailey are warm political ana
personal friends.