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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-10-15

"Once again came the piteous
appeal, Give us corn, 0, Pha-
raoh, for we die of hunger" He
looked upon them; the lips Of
want were drawn back from the
teeth of starvation; their eyes
were bloodshot from the agony
of hunger; the flesh had fallen
from their bones. They crouch
ed before him, a skeleton army
upon which death had cast his
ashen mark. Pharaoh knew the
time was ripe to enslave the
people, and he said: Bring hith-
err your sons and your daughters,
your manservants and your
maidservants.' When the an
Gent monopolist had concluded
his hellish bargain, he owned all
the lands, and all of the cattle
and all of the gold, and all of the
silver, and all of the bodies. Of
the countless hosts of the EN-
pire of Egypt. Five hundred
years afterward the Sacred
Writer declared, the people are
slaves even unto this day.
"Such is the story of the first
monopolist of whom we have
record in history, Every maj
who has since gathered the ne
cessities of life, cornered thu
means of production, conspiret
and combined until he dominat
ed the commercial world ha'
been inspired by the same mo
tives, has pursued the SAM
methods, and is no better thai
the heather king of 1000 year
ago."
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-10-15
PRESIDENT WILSON WILL
VOTE FOR WOMAN
SUFFRAGE

The following statement has
been sent out by President Will
son, defining his position:
"I intend to vote for woman
suffrage in New Jersey because
i believe that the time has come
to extend that privilege and re-
sponsibility to the women of the
States, but l shall vote, not as
the leader of my party in the
nation but only upon my private
conviction as a citizen of New
Jersey called upon by the Legis-
lature Of the State to express
his convictions at the polls.
Il think that New Jersey will
be greatly benefited by the
change. My position with re-
gard to the way in which this
great question should be handled
is we'll known. believe that il
should be settled by the States
and not by the national govern.
ment, and that in no circum
stances should it be made a par
ty question, and my view has
grown stronger at every turn o.
the agitation"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-10-15

Yes, he will be a candidate for
reelection to the Office of As-I
SCISSOR for st. Francois County.
That is the pleasing remark you
hear on every street corner about
our friend, Lawrence 0. Wells.
We do not say so from a politi-
cal or prejudice standpoint, but
we say it to be just to him. He
is the first real Assessor we have
had for many years. Mr.. Wells
assesses all alike; he goes to
their homes and sees for him
self what they have, he don't
stand on the street corner and
assess the entire block. An
other thing he has done that is
out of the ordinary for men who
have held the Office before his
time, and that is he has assess-
ed the majority of the foreign
ers, who have been allowed to
work here, live and enjoy our
liberty and not pay one solitary
cent of taxes, but now they have
to pay the same as Americans.
Another thing of Importance he
has done and that is to assess
some members of the lead COM
panies, who heretofore have
been allowed to "slip out" OF
paying their taxes here, by
claiming their residence in New
) York, at the same time they helc
a residence in the county. He
too, has lowered the general ta1
, for the laboring men all over the
county by assessing all alike
When you pay your taxes yol
must remember that the Gauss
of the increased taxes you hav'
to pay are not of the genera
tax, but is due to Increases
school taxes, which in many cas-
es have been doubled on accoun
of newly erected school building
which have been erected in mum
erous parts of the county, place
S that have only a small popula
: ton, and beautiful brick an
granite school buildings, whicl
n cost as high as 100000. MI
e Wells is not responsible for tina
e and if you will study your ia,
: receipt and compare it with tn
e old one you will discover wha
S we have tried to tell you-tha
e he has lowered your general tax
e st. Francois County Record.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-10-15

say. Let us interview the man
ager Of one of these stores. Six
dollars per week is the best he
can offer, he says, and the CASH
Ter is required to make up any
deficits found in the cash box.
We answer yet another "ad".
Wanted 49, Office assistant. A
neatly-dressed little maid meets
us and tells us that in order to
get the position we must pay
one dollar and they would en-
deavor to get the position for
us. "In case you fail?' we ask,
"The dollar cannot be refunded
of course" is the reply.
You see we have been nicely
decoyed into an employment
agency. think now that we
had better make inquiry among
the shop girls themselves ano
find how they have obtained
their positions. Some tell us
that they started on wages from
three to four and, in rare cases
seven dollars per week, and they
either had friends who made thu
board rate cheap or their homes
are in the city and they are do
ing this for pin money or to hell
exc out an otherwise scanty liv
ing.
/ Now let us figure a little. TAX
the maximum wage, seven dol
lars. Rarely can board be OBJ
tanned for less than five dollar
per week; laundry, car fare an
clothing are yet to be considered
! You see it isn't in the seven do
: lars, and the finely dressed clerk
. must find the means some othe
! way than their wage, eve
though they advance to ten do
: lars per week salary.
4 1t is true some climb the lac
! der to buyer for their special d.
partments, or to some other pc
2 sition of trust and remuneratio
!, that is worth while; this can OF
: ly be done through long servic
e special ability or influence.
Now, are you sure that yo
> are so we'll fitted for the ventul
as to take the risk? If so, |
I leave you, with BE sure you a
0 right, then go ahead" IT n
n sure, come let us go home al
g take up what lies around us.
= AUNT FANNIE.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-10-15
dependent avlihood for young

dependent livlihood for young
women.
Elmo McClintoek, official Court
Reporter for the 28th Judicial
District, made us an appreciat-
ed visit last Saturday. He re-
ports his brother, Earl is sue
ceeding nicely with the Himmel-
berg and Harrison Lumber Co.,
Cape Girardeau, as stenograph-
err and general Office assistant.
William Green was a recent
visitor in our Office, reporting
his daughter, Coda, has been
promoted to an excellent posi-
ton. It is in order to mention
that several other stenographers
are in the same Office with Miss
Green, having been there much
longer than she, but Miss Green's
work was Of so high grade that
she was given the promotion ov-
er these other young women.
Mrs. Barrett of Bismarck Wis
tied her daughter, Irene, one OF
our students, Tuesday.
Miss Margaret O'Sullivan,
who has been with the Palmer
Penmanship SO. for two years,
made us a highly appreciated
visit one day this week.
VIM. Kendall is now doing
ianitor service, superseding Mr..
Cook.
At this writing we have en-
rolled four new students this
week, and still have promises OF
others to enroll next Monday
, In fact, we are very anxious to
have all who can join US on the
18th inst, as new classes will be
organized,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-10-15
FOR THE RURAL SCHOOL
GIRL

When the rural school course
is finished the country girls are
sometimes at a loss for some
thing to do. The allurements OF
the city begin to- call them. Dali
sy or Mary have already been
there for some time and have
been sending home encouraging
reports. Before listening would
it not be better to look at what
lies around us?
For work there is always the
homework and cooking, each an
art in themselves. Then the
poultry, cows, bees, small fruits
and gardening. "Pheww you
whistle, 81 have close acquain-
lance with all you name" Do
you? Look up your farm papers
and if there is a farm bureau in
your county attend it's meetings
and all agricultural lectures Civ
en- in your county and see if all
these departments of farm life
do not have a different meaning
to you than mere drudgery.
A great appetizer for farm
life is a short course in home
economics and agriculture, al
one of the State agricultural
colleges or normals. Three
months in the latter can be hao
for about $780,, board and books
included. If this cannot be tax
en-, much information can be ob
tanned from the farm magazines
and books and by observing thu
successes and mistakes of others
For recreation, there are thu
birds to listen to and study, TIN
flowers and shrubbery to b.
looked after, fishing trips,
weeks camping out, etc. Yo1
say that is in story books; per
haps so, but all these and NOR
can be had on the farm. 1t is
will you, not can you, take recre
alton. 1t costs money becaus
it costs time, but costs less tina
doctors and funeral bills, and j
minus the suffering.
With this brief review 9
home opportunities, let US go t
the city. We arrive at Unto
station and in the large waitin
room are met by neat mother
ly old lady who invites us
pleasant lodgings. "How nice,
you exclaim. But no, see st
has no badge of the Y. w. c. 4
and we had better hunt one
their rest rooms which we ca
find by asking this policeman
There we can find directions
reliable boarding place.
Now that we are at home, Il
us answer this lad" Wanted
Doctors Office assistant, App
at two o'clock. Let us go t.
minutes earlier than the tin
specified, but what does tn
mean? There are twenty-fi'
ahead of us and the doctor opel
the door and tells us that
thinks he has already select
his assistant.
The wages paid for this muc
sought-after position? Five d
lars per week. Il believe wou
prefer a position as cashier in
large department store" y
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-10-15

Running water is badly need
ed on every farm. Are you
planning to provide it?
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-10-15

the Vaccinations of Wall Street.
The breach which was created
by the speech between the Pres
ident and Senator Reed rapidly
healed, but the fame of the jun
ior Senator's smashing attack on
the harvester trust and I. D.I
Jones brought him the nickname
of the "Battering Ram Of the
Senate"
Part of Senator Reeds speech
follows:
Monopoly is a quagmire that
has a common origin and a COM
mon bed. Touched at its cir
conference, it quivers through
out it's entire body. Shake it
and there will come crawling to
the surface the foul beasts that
inhabit it's slime. Their heads
will appear in concert, and their
angry cries unite in an inharmo-
NOUS chorus of malediction.
Disturb the international Hair
vester Co. and you arouse the
Steel Trust; awaken it, and you
excite a chain of subsidiary
companies; you arouse the ma
licious activity of every news
paper controlled by crooked bus
mess. Therefore, it is not a sur
prise to find that certain news
papers are attacking me be-
cause of my fight against the
Harvester Trust and against
this nomination.
Il deny, sir, that monopoly is
a good thing. There can be no
monopoly that is not built upon
the grave of human hopes
There can be no monopoly that
has not crushed out the life and
the prosperity of individuals anc
of communities. There never
has been a good monopoly, anc
there never will be. Until vol
can find a beneficent murderer
or a Christian burglar, or a kind
hearted assassin, you will no
find a good monopoly. Monopoly
is born of greed; it is Graded il
avarice; it's soul is cupidity
There never was monopoi.
j created in this world but tina
e the man who created it did s.
I in order that he might take ad
d vantage Of the necessities of hi
fellow man. Always and for
ever the vision before the eye o
the monopolist is so to contro
F a prime necessity of life that h
may be able to compel the peopl
to pay his price. His object i
not to compare in the market
y but to sell to hungry mouths a
II the price hunger is willing t
: pay.
y cit has been so from the frs
e The earliest monopoly of whic
II we have record was in the Ian
IL of Egypt. There were seven ia
" years. The world laughed wit
glorious harvests. The Valley
II the Nile was rich in FRUIT,
ie crops, Vast fields of graz
stretched away like shoreles
m yellow seas. The king learne
TX that there were to be sevt
Us years of famine, and so, at Il
n cheap prices of the hour he gatI
Of cred into vast granafies the il
o. measurable crops of corn. +
al awaited the hour when the pc
d. pie must buy. Then came Il
= years of drought. The hot 81
shot it's frey arrows into Il
burning soil. The earth OPEN
its mouth and cried for waite
Nature refused to produce h
fruitage.
"Then came the brown hos
of Egypt-the women who
sons and brothers had died
give glory to the Empire
soldiers upon whose stout shiel
had been borne to thousal
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-10-15

Newcastle, Ind Moab Tur-
ner, n, is dead. Thirty years
ago he suffered his first stroke
of paralysis and made his fune-
raj plans. A walnut chest was
turned into a coffin and given to
the local undertaken to care for.
He will be buried in the walnut
casket. u
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-11-02
TAKARI WANTED
TO TAKE entire
FAMILY TO JAIL

The fact that one Seyoka, a Japa-
nese. had wife and FIVE children to
support, was one of the reasons why
City Attorney A. M. Brown asked for
a suspended sentence for him after
he had been found guilty of assisting
in maintaining a chefa lottery.
Now there has come one Takaki.
also a japanese, who recently was
fined $3.50 for indulging in chefa, who
says that he cannot pay the fine and
therefore must go to Jail. Takaki
claims to have wife and six children
to support, and has asked Attorney
Brown for permission to take his fam
lily to Jail with him. Takaki claims
that his family will be without means
of support If he is taken away from
them.
Takaki's request was promptly re-
fused by Attorney Brown. There would
be no reason for sending seven people
to jail for one persons offense, says
the city prosecutor.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-11-02
Honolulu Businessmen Banquet
Baron ShibuzaWa, on Way
to United States

Baron ShibuZawa, one OF Japan's
greatest financiers and philanthro-
pists. told a group of Honolulu busi-
nessmen, Americans and Japanese, at
the Country Club last night that ia
pan looks upon the United States as
the nation which must take the initia-
tive to bring world peace.
His remarks. greeted with applause.
were the feature OF dinner given in
his honor by the Japanese Merchants
Association, Honolulu Chamber or
Commerce, Acting Consul General
Arita, Yokohama Specie Bank and
Mayor Lane. Fred L. Waldron, pres
ident Of the Chamber of Commerce,
was the postmaster Of the evening
and a number Of Honolulu bankers
were among the invited guests.
The spirit of the evening was one Of
cordially between Americans and
Japanese as promoting cordial rela-
lions between the two nations. Baron
Shibuzawa said that while he has no
specific object in going to the United
States now. he expects to inquire
carefully into the prospects for bring
ing about peace between the warning
nations of the world; to ascertain
what steps the United States thinks
Japan should take to secure peace,
and to talk with leading men of Am
erica concerning American initiative
for peace.
Mayor Lane, s. Awoki, manager Of
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-11-02
SIX NEW NAMES DRAWN
FOR GRAND JURY DUTY

In order to complete the federal
grand jury for the October, 1915,
terms, Judge Sanford B. Dole yester-
day ordered the drawing of six addi-
tional names. The additional jurors
are NJ. ]. Perry, Honolulu Manuel de
Arruda, Kauai; r. A. Cooke, Honolulu:
David C. Frederick, Honolulu; Henry
Bryant, Heeia, Oahu, and Alfred Ger
ner, Puunene, Maui. Those who live
in Honolulu we're notified to be
in court at 10 o'clock this morn
ing. Those living on the other
islands will not be required until a
week from tomorrow.
The grand jurors present yesterday
were H. Perreira, H. p. Beckley, ]. H.
Hertsche, John Effinger, ]. M. Perry,
H. H. Morehead, w. K. Motley, ]. c.
Mocine, ]. A. Wight, Theodore Wolff,
w. G. Pillar, Harry Harris, Parker
Cummings, NJ. /. Silva and Claude ].
Wheeler.
Those excused for the term we're
Charles A. Stobie, Jacob Kauhane,
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-11-02
NOTED JAPANESE SAYS AMERICA
MUST TAKE LEAD IN PEACE WORK

the local branch of the Yokohama
Specie Bank. Consul Arita, E. I. Spald-
ing of the Bank Of Honolulu, d Yone-
kura. president of the Japanese Mer-
chants Association and X. ImanishL
who was formerly manager Of the
Specie Bank here and later founded
the Pacific Bank. were other speak
ers. Mr.. Imanishi Is travelling to the
states on the Shinyo Maru. which also
carries Baron Shibuzawa and his par
ty. The party includes Editor Izumo-
to Of the Japan Times. profound
English scholar. He translated for
Baron Shibuzawa last night
The good feeling Of the evening was
first voiced In q toast by Mr.. Wald-
ron to the Emperor OF Japan; . mo-
ment later Baron Shibuzawa led In 4
toast to the President Of the United
States.
Mr.. Spalding and Mayor Lane wish
ed the baron godspeed on his friend
ly and informal mission to the United
States and the mayor dwelt on the
fact that race brotherhood will so far
to solve the problem of ending war.
Those present last night included
Baron Shibuzawa, Fred L. Waldron.
Raymond c. Brown. Mayor ]. T. Lane.
L. T. Peck, E. !. Spalding, i'll Cock
burn, A. Lewis, Jr., T. H. Petrie. j. H.
Drew, Riley Allen, Consult General H.
Arita, Vice.Consuf X. Fujie, s. Aoki.
r. o. Matheson, H. Koyasu. D. Yone-
kura, Y Mikani. X. Yamamoto, s.
Sheba, Fred Maxine, /. Nakasa, Y.
Fdwa, r. L. Halsey. G. c. Won Hamm.
T. Shibuzawa, B. Shibuzawa, X. Imam
ishi, z. Horikoshi and NJ. Izumoto.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-11-02
NO SUBSCRIPTIONS
REACH GOVERNOR FOR
HIS CHARITY PLAN

No subscriptions have been received
as yet by Governor Pinkham for the
charity at home" work that he has
offered to take in charge for collec-
tion and distribution. The governor
announced in the Start Bulletin on last
Friday that he would be glad to re-
ceive gifts for the poor of Hawaii,
many of whom are suffering from
want, and to see that these gifts were
placed in the right hands.
The governor stated in his an
nouncement that he believed it was
high time the people of the territory
should learn to place restrictions upon
the lavish gifts they are sending
abroad. and to do more toward aiding
the poor in Hawaii
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-11-02

To further investigate the city jail
scandal. the territorial grand jury
will meet In the Judiciary building at
2 o'clock next Thursday afternoon. It
is believed that an Investigation also
viii be made into the shooting of
Mrs. Eugene Buchanan at her home
in Kukuf street last Thursday morn
ing
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-11-02

Samuel r. Dowdle, ". C. Schoenberg.
John Ashley was excused until No
yember Is; James Glib until Decem-
Der s.; A. H. Wong until November
Is and James Webster until further
notice.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-11-02

President Wilson has decided to
spend his next summers vacation at
Elberton, N. j.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1915-10-07
FERNDALE

F, Miss Ruth Cederberg spent the
weekend as the guest of her cousin
Miss Hope Miller of Bellingbam.
Mrs. V. E. De Camp and daughter
Iris Vivian, who have spent the sum
mer here, have returned to their
home in Seattle.
Miss Angie Balmer spent the
| weekend IN Bellingham as the
guest of M. and Mrs. VIM. Weaver.
The local foot ball team was de-
feated by the fast Normalites on
the Normal field $50 Saturday in
Bellingham.
Mrs. Larry George, who has been
visiting friends here, has returned
to her home in Seattle.
Miss Stella Thompson has had rs
her guest the past week, her motEer
Mrs. Thompson of Bellingham.
A "Chink" supper was enjoyed
by the Woodmen of the World and
their families in the X. P. hall on
Friday evening. Dancing and card
playing were also enjoyed.
Mrs. NJ. A. Peterson and son mil
ford, who have been visiting rela-
tives in Vancouver, B. c. returned
home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. D. Brown of
Bellingham spent Sunday with Mrs.
Martha Brown.
DR.. and Mrs. Dawson of Belling-
ham have been the guest of friends
here
Leonard Hamshaw has accepted q
position with the Wear Ever Alum
mum Co. at Seattle.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Sather of
Cclebrook, B. c., have been visiting
the latter's parents, DR.. and Mrs. {.
w. Hamshaw.
Soren Robertson, Ralph Robertso
and F. Brundahl, who have spent
the summer in Alaska returned
home Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Reed entertained
at their home on Thursday evening
in honor of their three granddaugh-
tiers, Misses May and Bertha Beav-
crt and Mrs. E. Colby. Plates were
laid for fifteen.
Miss Ethel Thorlakson and Mr..
Arthur Newlean were quietly mar
ried in BellinSham by the Rev. e.
N. Askey at the Trinity Methodist
parsonage Monday. They will make
their homo in Bcllinghan
A pleasant surprise party was
given for Miss Rose Brown on her
sixteenth birthday.
Mrs. Elizabeth Rohl, mother of
Mrs. H. ]. Westphal passed away
at the home of her daughter on FRI
dav. The funeral services were held
from the Methodist Church Sunday.
The Rev. ]. M. Males offlciated.
Miss Alma Peterson has been Wis.,
iting Mrs. Fred Roessel of Alder
Grove.
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The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1915-10-07

en- Is shameful. "ya,;f mother WON
Jet you. is an insult But, My father
won't let me-" is dignifed explana.
eion and cannot be hooted. A boy is
ruined among his fellows IL he talks
much OF his mother or sisters, and he
nust recognize 1t as his duty to offer
at least the appearance of persecution
10 all things ranked as female, such as
cats and every species of fowl. But
ne must champion his father and his
Dog. and. ever ready to pit either
against any challenger, must picture
both as ravening for battle and abso
lutely unconquera BILE.
Penrod, of course, had ALWAYS talked
by the code. but, under the new stimu
ius. Duke was represented virtually
as cross between Bob. Son of Battle.
ana South American vampire, and this
In spite of the fact that Duke himself
often sat close by, living lie, with
the hope Of peace i'll his heart. As for
Penrod's father. that gladiator was
painted as of sentiments and dimen-
sions suitable to superdemon com.
posed of equal parts Of Goliath, Jack
johnson and the Emperor Nero.
Even Periods walk was affected.
He adopted gait which was a kind
OF haunting swagger. and when he
passed other children on the street he
practiced the habit Of feinting n blow;
then as the victim lodged he rasped
out the triumphant horse laugh which
be gradually mastered to horrible per
fection. He did this to Marjorie Jones.
Aye. this was their next meeting, and
such Is Eros. young. What was even
worse. in Marjorie's opinion, he went
on his way without explanation and
left her standing on the corner talking
about it long after he was out Of hear.
ing.
Within FIVE days from his first en-
counter with Rupe Collins, Penrod
had become unbearable. He even al
most alienated Sam Williams, who for
a time submitted to finger twisting and
neck squeezing and the new style of
conversation. but finally declared that
Penrod made him sick" He made
lhC VIII lCl WI Ouc
afternoon In Mr. Schofield's stable In
the presence Of Herman and verman.
You better look out. 'bo." said Pen.
rod threateningly. "IIl show you a
little how we do up at the Third"
up at the Thirdp Sam repeated,
with scorn You haven't ever been
mp there"
Il haven'tT' exclaimed Penrod. 81
haven't?"
mo; you haven't"
"Looky here" Penrod, darkly argu.
mentahve. prepared to perform the
eye to eye business. when haven't !
been up there?"
you haven't never been up there"
In spite of Penrod's closely approach
ing nose Sam maintained his ground
and appealed for confirmation. HAS
be- Hermann