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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-30
A Misapprehension.

II understand" remarked Mrs. McGud-
ley, that they're on the lookout for
some speakeasy liquor around here"
"Yes It is very Objectionable
rs that so. ! kind o thought maybe
as how speakeasy liquor might be better
than the sort that keeps men up o nights
tryin' to sing at the top o their voices"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-30
Estimates of Capacity.

"Has your boy Josh completed his
education ?"
Il reckon So replied Farmer Corn
tossel. Il don't say that he's got all he
he's able to hold"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-30

Berlin will celebrate until o'clock
New Year morning. Many towns in
strictly neutral territory will limit them
selves to the midnight hour in spite of
their advantages in the matter of good
cheer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-30
The Stenographer.

She scribbles shorthand like breeze
Like diplomatic notes they stand.
She writes them with the utmost ease,
But finds them hard to understand.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-30

An association of clothing designers
has decided that mems wear will be even
more freakish next spring. High cost of
clothing may be next in line for inves-
tigation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-30

Germany has so much advance infor-
nation that she must be tempted to try
financing her enterprises to some extent
through operations in the stock market
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-30

Germany may be willing to postpone
plans for remodeling the map in the
hope of a discussion involving POSSIBLE
ties of Misunderstanding among the
allies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-30

A new dance is called ''the toddle."
1t sounds interesting, although few
dances succeed in being as picturesquely
absurd as their names
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-30
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Otherwise Engaged.

Opportunity knocks even at the door
of the pessmist"
eyes. But he is usually knocking so
busily on his own account that he doesn't
hear"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-30

A league to enforce peace will have a
somewhat delicate matter to decide in
how when and by whom the
force is to be applied.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-30

January has been selected in spite
of Happy New Year" customs as the
date for bringing railway misunder-
standings to decision.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-30
Some Difference!

From The Plttsbnrgh Ulspatch.
A round robin by commissioned
officers and privates in the Mexican
war seems different from a round robin
signed by commissioned officers in the
Spanish war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-30

Japan, though proverbially proud
with her plans for big navy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-30

There is enough agitation on the Mexi-
can border TO give "a perpetual hint of
the turraoil raging in the interior.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-30

Carranza would be referred to in
sporting circles as man who plays
his luck exceedingly strong.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-30

Communications from Congress leave
no doubt that Thomas w. Lawson's ad
dress has been definitely ascertained.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-30

Col Roosevelt positively declines to
say where he is going. His reticence
suggests another military secret.
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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-03-10

ligerent ships of commerce as the on
ly way to escape serious consequence
es with Germany, which they imagin-
ed the President was recklessly in
viting.
These high didoes reached the Ger
man capital of course, created the con-
viction there that President Wilson
was not backed up by the law-mak-
ing power of this government, but
was simply standing out for Ameri-
can honor and rights on his own re-
sponsibility and in direct opposition
to the sentiment of the country. 1t
had its natural effect-stiffened Ger
many's determination to resist the
demands that it adhere to information
al law, and rendered any agreement
almost impossible.
These Pacifists, who are so afraid
that some European power will come
over here and wipe us off the earth,
in their timid, panical attitude, are
more apt to embroil us in war than
nation of men like President Will
son, who stands firm for information
al law, and would let warning ma
tions understand that peaceful ma
tons have some rights which bel
ligerents must respect. And they
needed the rebuke given them by the
large vote in the Senate and House
sustaining the Presidents position,
as much as did Germany to learn that
this country is standing back of Pres
ident Wilson for peace with honor
and for American rights.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-03-10
LIVE STOCK MARKET
Special Report.

Cattle receipts 1890. The cattle
trade continues active and snappy as
last week. Present trade 15c to 25e
higher than week ago today. The
present market on cattle selling ur-
der SO is as high as it ever has beer.
Receipts of hogs $500, but only
1000 were on sale. Good hogs 15e
pounds up sold very well at an ad-
vance of 10c to 15c, bulk of these
selling at SO to $3.50; top $9.4O for
best weights with roughs $40 to.
$3.50. Pig market slow. orders light.
Those 12O to 140 pounds 1925 to SO;
lighter pigs $3.50 to So.
Sheep receipts $500. Trade steady,
for the good lambs; TOP
SLIPS. Fat sheep scarce and steady,
best are quotable at SITS to So.
National Live Stock Com. Co
March 7th, 1916.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-03-10

Gloss it over as you may with
shimmering gold lace and peans of
glory, aggressive war is just plain
murder, while defensive war may be
no worse than justifable homicide;
but there are hardly words to proper
ly characterize the Nervousness of
submarine warfare as it is practiced
on ships of commerce carrying nom
combatant passengers, stealing upon
them under water and without warn
ing sending them to the bottom of the
sea with men, women and children.
And its twin in fiendish and red-hand-
ed murder is the mountaineering air
craft, terrorizing, manning and kill
ing women and child[,aa in quiet,
peaceful villages. What an age of
Slaughtered kill, kill, kill How
quickly in the frenzy of war the We
neer of hundreds of years of civiliza-
ton rubs off.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-03-10
Literary Society

Saturday Night at 1880 O'clock
The regular fortnightly program O
the Pennington Literary Society will
be rendered at the High School Au
ditorium Saturday night, March II, a
1880 o'clock. This program, having
been twice postponed on account o.
other entertainments and affairs fall
ing upon the same night, will be Civ.
en- as below unless unavoidable chang.
es are found necessary: q
Piano Duett-Misses Virginia Castle.
man and Martha Raines. >. =
Address-Prof. Alternately. y
Violin Solo-Miss leila Mary Crac.
KEEL.
Reading-Miss Verena Blomeyer.
Piano Solo--Miss DeAllen Mckinney.
Vocal Solo-Mr. Chas. w. Francisco.
Song-High School Sextette.
The next program of the Society
will be given over to the third of the
series of inter-society debates, be-
tween the Pennington Literary So
ciety and the Flat River Literary So
ciety. Flat River has earned the de-
cision in one debate, while Farming
ton has won the second one. The
third of the series will doubtless prove
interesting in larger measure be-
cause of that fact.
The question to be debated is: "Re-
solved, that the United States should
warn its citizens against taking pass
age on belligerent ships, and absolve
itself from obligation to protect any
citizen while passenger on such
ships"
TIE debaters appointed to debate
this question are, for Flat River,
Prof. T. ]. Stewart and President Ce-
Gil Hughes of the Flat River Society,
and for Pennington, Prof. W. L. Johns
and President Clyde Morsey of the
Pennington Society.
In order to lend variety to the pro-
gram, the officers of the society have
made arrangements with Prof. Hugh
Porter to call out volunteer orches-
ira undr his direction for the evening,
to furnish music for this occasion, so
that the entertainment of the audience
will be complete. The date for this
program is Friday, March Oath
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-03-10
NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALE

Whereas, Isaac R. Graham and EN-
lily M. Graham, his wife, of the Coun-
ty of st. Francois, State of Missouri,
by their certain deed of trust, dated
August "a, 1910, and recorded in the
Office of the Recorder of Deeds for
the County of st. Francois, Missouri,
in Book 80 for recording Trust Deeds,
at page 1853, conveyed to Edward
Darcy Of the City Of st. Louis as
trustee, the following described real
estate situated in said County of st.
Francois, State of Missouri, to-wits
The surface of lot of ground in the
Third Addition to the town of Can't
well and designated as Lots Nos. Six
(6), Seven ~, Eight 49,, Nine (9l
and Ten (10) of Block No. Thirty
eight 1881 on a plat Of said addition
on record in the Office Of the Recorder
of Deeds for said county, having a
front of 375 feet on the West line of
Washington Avenue, by a depth of
140 feet to an alley 20 feet wide and
being bounded north by south line of
Walnut Street and south by north
line of High street. Which said con-
veyance was made in trust to secure
the payment of certain note and In
terest in said deed specified; and,
whereas, said note is now past due
and remains unpaid; and, whereas,
said Edward Darcy, the trustee nam
ed in said deed of trust, has refused
to act Hereunder or to foreclose said
deed of trust; now, therefore, at the
request of the legal holder of said
note, and in pursuance of the terms
of said deed of trust, the undersigned
Sheriff of said county will sell the
property above described at public
vendue to the highest bidder for cash
at the South front door of the Court
House in the City of Pennington, St.
Francois County, Missouri, on
Saturday, the LIST Day of April, 1915.
between the hours of 8 o'clock a. m.
and 5 o'clock p. m. for the purpose of
satisfying the said Indebtedness and
the cost of executing this trust.
]. C. WILLIAMS, Sheriff
of st. Francois County, Mo-, Trustee
Pennington, No., March 9th, 1916.
list publication, March 1Oth.)
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-03-10
MAD AS MARCH HARES

The time chosen and the panicky
spirit manifested by a certain ele-
ment in Congress, posing as Pacifsts,
to oppose the Presidents diplomatic
interchanges with European belliger-
ents, could not have been more mop
perfume or unfortunate.
The President was engaged in a
very delicate interchange of views
with Germany over the latter's de-
eiared purpose of attacking without
warning with her submarines any
merchant vessel that carried defen-
sive arms. The President held that
this was not only inhuman but in d.
rect violation of all international law
in plain language, outlawry. He
gave Germany to understand that she
would be held to strict account for the
lives of any American citizens who
might be sent to the bottom of the
sea by such illegal warfare.
Hundreds of American lives had al
ready been sacrificed to Germany's
submarine warfare in the sinking
without warning of the Lusitania and
other passenger-carrying vessels, and
after much diplomacy Germany had
finally agreed to make restitution as
far as possible for American lives
lost, and had given pledge that she
would not thereafter attack merchant
ships without the warning provided
for by international law.
But that was not practical or safe
for the submarine, so Germany would
alter Tor ignore) international law
for the convenience of her pet fight
ing machine, hence her later declara-
ton that she would attack without
warning and destroy any merchant
ship that carried defensive guns,
which would also mean the lives of all
on board.
1t was at the critical moment when
the President and Secretary of State
were engaged in the delicate diplo-
matte contention with Germany con-
corning this question, when the rela-f
lions between the two governments
were as tense as they possibly could
be without breaking, that the tops of
the heads of the panicky Pacifsts in
Congress began to fly off. Taking no
note of the tense, delicate situation
and the effect a false move might
make, they began to talk in shrieks
of passing resolutions forbidding
American citizens to embark on bel
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-03-10
The Ernploye Vote
Editor Pennington Times:-


If you will allow me little space
in your paper / will express few
thoughts that occur to me to be ap-
propriate at this time, especially to
the working men of this Lead Belt.
The matter / have in mind con-
Germs the independence of our bal
lots. beg you to remember that it
was not given to you by your en-
ployer; nor was it given to you for
his use. The right to vote was con-
ferred upon you by law. You had it
before you became an employee; it will
be yours after your employment ceas-
es. You do not tell your employer
that you will quit working for him
unless he votes as you desire him to,
and yet you have as much right to say
that to him as he has to tell you that
you will have to quit working for him
unless you vote as he wants you to.
There are people who think that
because they give men employment
that those men should vote as they
want them to or lose their jobs. am
not afraid of offending anyone by this
statement, because an employer of
labor who will use this means to in
timidate citizen or deprive him of
his constitutional rights is so low
down in the scale of humanity that
it would be impossible to offend him
in any manner.
Let me impress upon the workers
of the Lead Belt that your ballot is
your own to do with it what you please
and that you have only to satisfy
your own judgment and conscience.
The st. Joe and Doe Run Lead
Companies have in years past dab
bled in politics and attempted to con
troll the county politically. Whether
or not they are still attempting to do
this / cannot say-I hope not; but if
they are they can expect their troub-
les to increase four fold as each cleo
ton rolls around. Certainly the
officials of those companies are not
so blind that they cannot see the i'll
effects that their dabbling in politics
has had on the general welfare of
their companies.
1t is to be regretted by the work
ing men of the Lead Belt that Mr..
Robert Holmes is not on the Board of
Directors, for we sincerely believe
that he would make strenuous at
tempt to entirely divorce those pro-
perties from politics and would only
ask the employees faithful and eff
Gent services, leaving them (the en-
ployes) free to exercise the right of
franchise according to the dictates of
their conscience. q.
,o3 A WORKER.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-03-10
THE PRESIDENT AND
THE CAPE

The Endorsement of President Will
sons stand in vindication of the ma
tional honor and the rights of citi-
zens under international law contain
ed in the resolution which passed the
Cape Girardeau Democratic Township
Convention yesterday ought to reach
every politician who now has his ear
to the ground. The politicians may
rage and the members of Congress
imagine vain things, but the people
are with the President. The individ-
ual who acts on the contrary hypoth-
esis will wake with wild start in
the near future to find himself figur-
ing as an embarrassingly large Sec
tor of small and lonely minority.
This Cape Girardeau action is Pc
culiarly representative. Cape Girar-
deau is a community with both past
and present; many communities have
only one of the two, Its old families
represent the stock and the traditions
that long ago gave Missouri weight
in the council of States. Its later
growth has been phenomenal and has
attracted large numbers of men of
enterprise and substance. "The Cape"
is the metropolis of the fastest grow
ing portion of Missouri. The COM
munity appreciates the responsible
ties of leadership and of that utter
ance which expresses leadership.
With the resolution under discus
sion as a text, we wish to intimate in
the friendliest way in the world to
politicians all and singular that the
man who tries to get in the Presi-
dents way just now is going to get
run over--not by the President, but
by an overwhelming majority of one
hundred millions of people who have
carefully considered the present issue
and are anxious to go with the Pres
ident that they are going to be Just
a little careless about details.-Wed-
nesday's Republic,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-03-10
NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALE

NOAASL vi 1ROO EE . DALE
Whereas, Hugh Campbell of the
County of st. Francois, State of Mis-
souri,, by his certain deed of trust,
dated October 81, 1909, and recorded
in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds
for the County of st. Francois, Mis-
souri,, in Book 80 for recording trust
deeds, at page 36, conveyed to Edward
Darcy of the City of st. Louis, as
trustee, the following described real
estate situated in said County of St..
Francois, State of Missouri, to-wit:
The surface of lot of ground in the
second addition to the town of Can't
well and designated as Lot No. 35 Of
Block No. SO on a plat of said town
on record in the Office of the Recorder
of Deeds for said county, having a
front of 80 feet on the West line of
Cowling Avenue, by a depth of 1856
feet 8 inches to an alley 20 feet wide
and being bounded north by 10 foot
alley and south by Lot No. SO of said
Block. Which said conveyance was
made in trust to secure the payment
of certain note and interest in said
deed specified; and whereas, said note
is now past due and remains unpaid;
and, whereas, said Edward Darcy,
the trustee named in said deed of
trust, has refused to act Hereunder
or to foreclose said deed of trust;
now, therefore, at the request of the
legal holder of said note, and in pur-
suance of the terms of said deed of
trust, the undersigned Sheriff of said
county will sell the property above de-
scribed at public vendue to the highest
bidder for cash at the South front door
of the Court House in the City of
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-03-10

Prof. G. w. Moothart, in conversa-
ton with a Times correspondent the
other day, stated that he had heard
from most of the papers in the coun-
ty to whom he had recently written
soliciting an expression from them
as to what they thought of his en-
tering the race again for the Demo-
cratic nomination for Representative
of st. Francois county. He seemed
well pleased with the replies he had
received, and it seems altogether like
ly that Prof. Moothart will soon make
his official entry for the nomination
for that office, which he is so en-
inently qualified to fill with credit to
himself and the county.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-03-10

Harrington, St. Francois County
Missouri, on
Saturday, the list day of April, 1915,
between the hours Of o'clock a. m.
and o'clock p. m. for the purpose Of
satisfying the said indebtedness and
the cost of executing this trust.
J. C. WILLIAMS, Sheriff
of St. Francois County, Mo-, Trustee.
Pennington, Mo-, March 9th, 1916
list publication, March 10th.)
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-03-10
REMARKABLE, VERY

Greer W. Davis of Cape Gil
rardeau county holds the oldest
attorneys license in the State.
it having been granted in 1918.
Gen. N. W. Watkins of Scott
county is next, his license, having
been issued in 1922. A Mr.. OAR
by is said to be third, his paper
being dated in 1924. Mr.. Wat
kins is 81 years old and Mr.. Da-
Wis, 77.-Malden Merit.
That is certainly a very remark.
able statement and hard to reconcile
with facts. If Mr.. Davis license tc
practice law was granted in 1918, and
he is only n years old, then it must
have been issued Fl years before he
was born; and if Gen. Watkins IL
cense was issued in 1922, and he is
only 81 years old, his license was is
sued 10 years before he was born.
The age of Mr.. Darby, who is men,
toned as holding a license issued in
1924, is not given, but supposing that
he is living, that his license was not
issued before he was born, but that he
was in the neighborhood of 10 or 20
years old when his license was grant
ed him, he must now be in the neigh
borhood of Ill years old. All of
which, as we have said, is very re-
markable indeed.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-03-10

The President and the country are
still for Peace with big capital P,
but they would like for the world to
understand that they possess a few
shreds of honor, humanity and fair
play, and have a few rights of their
own as free Americans that they stand
ready to defend if necessary.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-03-10

The campaign for clearing off the
Indebtedness on the Elmwood Home
property is meeting with encourage
ing success. Rev. E. o. Sutherland
reports that three thousand and ten
dollars ($9,O1O0O) have been raised,
in cash and subscriptions, the first
three days of the canvas.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-03-10

Remember we are offering hundreds
of dollars worth of seasonable wins;
ter goods at almost your own price, as
we must have the room for our.
spring lines that are now coming in.
Harrington Mercantile Co.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-03-10
Announcements

We are authorized to announce the
candidacy of the following for nomi-
nation for the Office and by the party
named at the General Primary to be
held on Tuesday, August /, 1916:
DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
For Sheriff:
M. A. PATTERSON.
C. J. SUTTON.
B. A. EATON,
of Flat River.
For County Treasurer:
w. T. HALLE.
For County Recorder:
C. E. PORTER.
THoS. v. BROWN.
For County Judge First District:
W. A. MITCHELL.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-03-10
CITY OFFICES.


We are authorized to announce the
following for nomination for office in
the City of Pennington, which cleo
ton will be held on the first Tuesday
in April (the 4th):
For City Collector:
A. C. BOYD.
For Alderman, LIST Ward.
GUS SCHLIESSER.
For Alderman, End Ward:
BARRY PHILLIPS
For Alderman, 3rd Ward:
JOHN MOORE.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-03-10

For County Judge First DISTRICT:
W. A. MITCHELL.