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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-20
Note There

BERLIN, April 20.-President
Wilson's submarine note reached
the American embassy here At IL
O'Clock this morning.
One section of the ultimatum
was missing.
Ambassador Gerard expects to
give the entire note to Won Jagow
this afternoon.
A confidential message to the
en- hassy enjoined absolute
silence.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-20
No Bluff

WASHINGTON, d. c., April
2O.-That the United States
meant just what it said in the
submarine note, and is not bluff
ing, is believed to he the advice
given to the German government
by Ambassador Won Bernsdorff In
a loGg dispatch sent to Berlin
last night.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-20
TELLS LANSING
IT WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN
Tacomans Some
With Wilson and
Others Opposed

citizen of the nation to stand back
of the president in whatever
course he takes.
IL remember in 1898, when the
nation was facing war with Spain,
every democrat in congress stood
by President Mckinley with votes
and voices.
IF that same thing had been
done by all party members
throughout the present difficulty
the country now would be lot
better off than it is"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-20

II. Germany will simply answer
with another evasive note and
what can we do?"
Prosecutor Erred Remain: ut
Is up to the Dutch Kaiser to stand
'pats The note might have done
some good six months ago, but
not now. II Germany were to re-
move the submarine blockade, 1t
would simply be aiding England
in getting more supplies"
When asked where he was born
the prosecutor said, I'm Ger
many"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-20
Attorney Says He's
With the President

Maurice Langhorne, attorney:
I'm with the president to the
finish.> This is rather an elusive
matter in some ways, but I'm with
the president all the way.
IL believe 1t is the duty of every
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-20
BEFORE AND AFTER

BEFORE AND AFTER
A certain Tacoma paper
before election said that the
reason IL took no stand on
the merits Of the candidates
was because the people Of
this state are too intelligent
to need any suggestion.
An Old Town reader this
morning called our attention
TO the fact that there must
have been a woeful slump In
Tacoma's literacy since Tues.
day, because this same paper
has found IL necessary -
explain In considerable de-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-20
IT ak O. the Times :.
tail why Gronen, Petit and
Shoemaker were elected.

Lincoln Park studies report that
W. c. Orr. the mathematics
shark, is growing absent-minded.
He asked junior in his alge-
bra course the other day IL he
hadn't had brother In the class
the year before.
"Oh, no." explained the young
ster, Il am taking IL over again"
Extraordinary resemblance,
though! Extraordinary" was
Orr's comment.
There Is no shortage In the
price OF gasoline anyhow.
When a, street car conductor
becomes engaged. one OF his first
duties is to ring the fair.
April showers make Aug
ust double-headers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-20
Courthouse Splits;
Remain With Kaiser

J. #. Ledwidge. court sten0g-
rapher: THE note should have
been written a year and a half
ssf. "a n humorous to think Of
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-20
The Wonoan's
Account

This Bank looks upon
the deposits of woman
with especial favor
BECAUSE
a woman regards her
bank with the utmost
confidence and friend
ship.
SHE
speaks well OF the Bank
to her friends and neigh
bors; also
ADMIRES
accuracy, efficiency and
attention.
We aid in any way posi-
BILE.
Puget Sound
State Bank
i115 Pacific Ave.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-20
mate ruin"

County Commissioner Slayden:
THE note, coming at this time,
may precipitate trouble. l be-
lieve IL 1t had been sent several
months ago there would have
been some chance of 1t doing some
good, but now II looks as IL Will
son has delayed too long"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-20
Greetings, have you had
strawberry shortcake yet?
NAME AMT D'LosS

NAME AMT DLUSS
The sporting editor asks us to
announce that the Switzerland
who struck out and lost the Tig-
ers their game yesterday was not
The Times reporter Sutherland.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-20
British and French
Papers Believe That
Kaiser Won't Yield

Cor text OF Wilson's ulti-
matum TO Germany see page
three.)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-20

of will
to n
at
Manyo of he
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-20

April showers mako Aug
ust double-headers.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-03-13
collar are features you should study
if you are interested in advanced
styles.

Love may be blind, but when you
are saying gOOd-by to HIM on the
front porch remember the neighbOrs
have mighty good eyesight- t.--a-
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-03-10
THIS SOUNDS LAUGHABLE,
BUT 'TWASN'T TO THE BOY

Joe Smith, a Sikeston lad, had a
peculiar accident happen to him re-
Gently. He was using roller skates
on the sidewalk when his heels flew
out from under him and he lit with
such force that handful of matches
that he had in his "hind" pocket were
ignited. In this same pocket was a
celluloid comb that caught fire from
the matches and burned both ways
rapidly. They do say that no con-
tortionist ever went through his stunts
more quickly than Joe did in getting
rid of the hot pair of pants. Women
and girls from both sides of the street
viewed with wonder the performance.
Bill Madglin came to the rescue with
a pair of trousers that enabled him to
beat an orderly retreat. In years to
come Joe can tell that the scar that he
has on his anatomy was received in
defense of his country.-Si keston
Standard.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-03-10
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that letters
of administration on the estate of
Andrew M. Wallace, deceased, were
granted to the undersigned on the
11th day of February, 1916, by the
Probate Court of st. Francois Coun-
by, Missouri. All persons having
claims against said estate are re-
quired to exhibit them for allowance
to the Administrator within six
months after the date of said letters,
or they may be precluded from any
benefit of said estate; and if such
claims be not exhibited within one
year from the date of the last inser-
ton of the publication of this notice,
they shall be forever barred.
JULIA WALLACE, Administrators.
First insertion Feb. rs.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-03-10
QUAINT OLD CHARACTER

Mrs. Mary J. Pierce, highly re-
spected pioneer citizen of this county,
who passed away in this city last
Saturday, February 26, aged 80
years and 9 days, was the mother of
our efficient County Collector, Chas.
r. Pierce. Her maiden name was
Many Jane Law.
She was quaint old character and
had but little faith in banks, and had
formed the habit during the past 20
years of concealing money and other
valuables in all kinds of places about
her home. A search of the premises
after her death revealed the following
money, valuable paper, etc, all of
which had been hid in different plac-
es: Old coins to the value of $10.96;
paper and silver, Sits; one bottle of
gold dust; gold coins, SIS; money in
apron pocket, $3.50; pennies, 21; old
coins $1.90; and the following war
rants on the st. Francis Levee Dis
trict, No. 131 for $69.sS; No. 994 for
$36.2S; No. 1856 for $4,000, which
were issued away back in the seven
ties and all of which had been pro-
tested, the interest on the three war
rants amounting to $2S0.30, or $685.
Fl more than the principal.-Cape Gil
rardeau Tribune.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-03-10
The Court Of Last Resort

Around the stove of the cross roads
grocery is the real court of last re-
surt, for it finally overrules all 9th
ers. Chamberlain's cough remedy
has been brought before this court in
almost every cross roads grocery in
this country, and has always received
favorable verdict. It is in the
country where man expects to receive
full value for his money that this rem
edy is most appreciated. Obtainable
everywhere. (adv.)
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-03-10

who would not have been anything,
possibly, without his training.
recall a young man in the first
year of the High School course, who,
instead Of going on with me in the
High School, came over to "Moot-
hart" at Flat River, and took bus
mess course and is now secretary to
one of the leading men in the lead
business in New York City, and his
salary is at least $3.50 or $500 per
month. That is, perhaps, remark
able; but if thought that business
education meant only that you were
to be an ordinary stenographer, to do
typewriting, should not be so much
in favor of business education, but
l do not believe that business edu-
cation will be completed in the walls
of business college. l think it will
always be growth. That you will
be able to get broader, more intelli-
gent, and greater understanding of
the classical truths, that l think are
perhaps over-emphasized in the other
schools.
For example of one who has bust
ness education and a classical edu-
cation, President Wilson, who would
consider his classical education very
incomplete without the business edu-
cation which he has, and believe that
the business college can teach just
as great and just as vital truths as
the classical colleges.
Competition is becoming so great
that it will be necessary for man
not to use tobacco or intoxicating IL
ing of one cigarette or one cigar will
render ones bodily tissue so that it
can never again be so proficient as it
was before, and believe that compe-
tition will be so keen that he must
have every faculty of his at its best,
and that he cannot exist if he handi-
caps himself in any manner.
I say to you young people, and l
believe that l am giving you some ad-
vice which l think is essential, and
you are bright young men and young
women, and l do not see why you can
not see these things before you are
twenty-five or thirty years old, and
if you do not take my advice, I do not
want you to come around when you
are twenty-five or thirty and bemean
yourselves; l do not want you to come
here and lament the fact that you did
not take the advice of your teachers
and others.
In closing, want to speak as am
sure the members of the faculty have
cautioned you, that at all times you do
your work in the best, most proficient
manner that you are capable Of. With
the thought of the poem by Longfel-
low:
In the days of ancient art,
Builders wrought with greatest care
Each minute an unseen part,
For the gods see everywhere.
If the piece of work may not be-
fore the human eye, let that work be
done as thoroughly as if it would be
placed before the most critical inspec-
tor. p
Could we not become missionaries
for both the classical and business
schools, so that finally education would
reach the purpose of socializing fac,
tor, that from every community
should be enthused that radiant light
that has always given light and in.
spiration until that light shall become
relic of the past?
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-03-10

Factory Inspection, st. Louis, Mch
8, 1916.
Editor of The Pennington Times:-
Dear Sir: have read with much in
terest the article in your issue of Feb
ruary 25th, signed by "A Worker"
relative to employers liability for in
juries to workmen. AS indicated in
that statement Missouri should pass
a WorlSmen's Compensation Law
which, regardless of whether the in
jury was due to the negligence of the
injured person, would indemnify
either him or, in case of his death, his
family.
Missouri still retains the old prin-
ciple in law of refusing compensation
due to carelessness either on the part
of the injured or a fellow employee.
The result of this old principle was to
deprive incapacitated employees or
dependent families of compensation,
increasing in proportion to the growth
and development of industrial life.
No incentive was given to employers
to safeguard their employees against
injury, and has been so truly stated,
it was cheaper from the standpoint
of the employer to kill and main than
to safeguard machinery. This con-
dition still exists in Missouri although
more than half the States in the I'm
ion have within the last few years
adopted workmen's compensation
laws.
Innumerable statistics prove that
from fifty to seventy-fve per cent of
all industrial accidents are prevent
able. The chief duty, therefore,
which the State owes to industrial
workers is to prevent accidents. On
ly very small percentage of the &C.
cidents. 1t is for this latter class of
souri, are what properly can be term
ed Inevitable" or unavoidable" ac-
cidents. 1t is 70 this latter class of
accidents, therefore, that workmen's
compensation laws are necessary.
By this it will be seen that the mere
passage of Workmen's Compensa-
ton Law will not fully and automat-
ically accomplish the desired result.
1t will, however, aid not only those
who are injured, but will stimulate
the prevention of injury. For, to the
extent that accidents are eliminated,
the necessity for compensation will
be lessened.
The minimizing of accidents re-
quires not only a compensation law
but what is even more important, pos
tive organized effort on the part of
the State.
This effort could, and should, be
made, even without workmen's COM
pensation law; and, as matter of
fact, this is one of the purposes for
which the present State Department
of Factory Inspection exists. 1t seeks
to secure the safeguarding of ma
chinery, but because of numerous de-
fects in the law even this work is not
anywhere near as efficient as it should
be.
Perhaps even a more important
part of the States duty should be the
education of both employers and en-
ployes. Understanding the causes of
accidents, to say nothing of the best
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-03-10
YOUNG MAN WANTED

TO qualify for civil service or busi-
ness position; salary $40 to $500
per year; experience unnecessary. /
win pay half your tuition and help
defray your expenses while learning
in exchange for few hours assist
ance at your home. This offer is linn
tied, must be accepted Immediately.
G. w. Ransom, Pres, Ransomerian
Business School, 1884 Grand Ave-,
Kansas City, Mo. Write him at once
for full particulars. (Dec. 81
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-03-10
LABOR COMPENSATION
ACT COMMENDED
State Factory Inspector johnson APP
proves Of Such Legislation and Gives
Some Facts of Public Interest

means of preventing them, the State
should provide means to give this in
formation to those whose interests re-
quire it. 1t is impossible at the pres
ent time for this department to I'M
dertake any such work. 1t is on a
fee basis and does not receive and
never since its organization, has re-
ceived penny from the General Rev
enue. Fund of the State for its sup
port. Only seven deputy inspectors
are allowed even though the work de-
mands more and though more could
be made self-supporting by the fees
collected.
Inspections can be made only in cit
les having population of ten thou
sand inhabitants or more, because the
law restricts the collection of fees to
such cities, notwithstanding the fact
that various laws from ime to time
have been passed making it the duty
of this department to enforce them
everywhere throughout the State.
Needless to say, there is not now, and
never has been, any serious attempt
on the part of this department to en-
force any law, regardless of what it
is or how broad its application, out
side of cities having a population of
ten thousand inhabitants.
For instance, there is a Statewide
nine-hour law relating to the employ
ment of females, and the enforcement
of which is charged to this depart
ment. This department does not, how
ever, make any attempt to enforce it
it Harrington. A Statewide occu-
pational disease law was passed by
the Legislature of 1918. The lead In
dustry is particularly affected by this
law, but we never have tried to en-
force the law in Pennington or Flat
River, or any part Of the Lead Belt,
because there is not city having a
population according to the last GEN.
sus of ten thousand inhabitants and
no way in which we could collect fees
to pay our expenses for doing so.
What is the use of having a law if
it is not going to be enforced? /
don't believe in it, and, therefore, l
am extremely anxious that the next
Legislature should make revision,
not only of our laws relating to the
safety of employees and the liability
of employers, but, in doing so, to so
amend the laws relating to factory in
spection that there will be adequate
State inspection. 1t is my hope and
expectation that there will be pre-
scented for consideration of the next
Legislature similar bills to those in
PRODUCED at the last session of the
Legislature providing for workmen's
compensation and also for the estab-
lishment of an Industrial Commission
to replace the present department of
Factory Inspection.
This commission should have
charge of the administration of the
Workmen's Compensation Law, to-
gether with the enforcement of all
laws relating to the welfare of indus
try and labor, including the power and
duty to require the prevention of ev-
cry preventable accident.
Very sincerely yours,
A. s. JOHNSTON,
State Factory Inspector.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-03-10

Thirty years ago from Tuesday of
this week Mr.. o. ]. Snider and Miss
Ella Stevens and J. Q. Stevens and
Miss Cornelia Sites stood up in the
little church at Glen Allen after a
church service and were married by
Rev. Joe Russell. This week Mr.. and
Mrs. Stevens came up from their
home at Glen Allen and joined with
Mr.. and Mrs. Snider at their home
here in the celebration of the Thrift
eth anniversary. Mr.. Stevens is Mrs.
Snider's brother and Mr.. Snider and
Mrs. Stevens are cousins.-Freder-
icktown Democrat News.
At the home of her son, w. L.
Hancock, near Eatty, on Friday, Feb
ruary rs, 1916, Mrs. Mary E. Hancock,
consort of the late Shadrach B. Han
cock, passed away at the age of SO
years. The remains were buried Sat-
urday in the burying lot on the Han
cock home place. Religious services
were conducted BY Ed. /. B. Dodson,
of Pleasant Hill.-Potosi Independ-
ent,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-03-10
A SLY SHAVER"

Peter Schmitt of Pennington, Mo-,
"the little German barber" and we'll
known sportsman, was a st. Louis
visitor last week. He told about feed
ing Gus Reinhart and Eddie Flach-
meier on "wolf stew" while they were
his guests on a recent hunting trip.
"They wanted to know if wolves were
good to eat" said he, $50, as l had
just killed one, l thought l would let
them enjoy themselves at wolf
stew. Ste. Genevieve Herald.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-03-10
Proper Treatment for BiIliousness

For a long time Miss Lulu Shelton,
Churchville, N. Y, was bilious and had
sick headache and dizzy spells. Cham
berlain's Tablets were the only thing
that gave her permanent relief. OBJ
everywhere. (adv.)
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-03-10
OFFICE OF ST. FRANCOIS COUN-
TY RAILROAD COMPANY.

Pennington, Mo-, February 8, 1915.
Notice is hereby given in accord
ance with the provisions of Sec. 3O89
of the Revised Statutes of Missouri
1909, that meeting of the Board of
Directors of the st. Francois County
Railroad Company will be held at the
offices of the Company in the City of
Pennington, Missouri, at the hour of
900 a. m. of Tuesday, the fourteenth
day Of March, 1916, for the transac-
ton of such business as may properly
come before such meeting.
M. P. CAYCE, President.
F. H. DEARING, Secretary.
First pub, Feb, list, e
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-10
GETS BACK $780,:
SAYS THANK YOU
BankrOll Found on 81"
Seat Is Returned to
Owner.

There is one woman in New York
who evidently possesses not trace OF
the proverbial feminine curiosity. Last
Tuesday she showed an insignificant
looking small package through the win
dow of the City Hall station of the
Third Avenue 81" as she purchased a
ticket.
Here's little bundle picked up in
an elevated train over in Brooklyn
she said. az guess it don't amount to
much, but some one may call for IT,"
As she hurried for train, j. A. Mani
fold. ticket agent, tossed it over among
the pile of umbrellas, handkerchiefs,
gloves and other lost articles, and
later sent them all to the lost and
found department, at 800 Eighth Ave
nue..
When W. ]. O'Connor, general store.
keeper of the Interborough, opened
the soiled little package he gasped.
rubbed his eyes and took a second
look. 1t contained roll of gold and
silver certificates. He counted the
money and found il amounted to sl,25O.
The next morning Mr.. O'Connor read
in a newspaper that just about the
time the unidentified woman was turn
ing in the lost package Joseph Rorner,
of East Norwalk, was excitedly ex-
planning to the Brooklyn police that
he had left $3.50 on a Fulton Street
elevated train.
Mr.. O'Connor wired Rorner to call,
and he appeared yesterday with his
attorney. ., 4,
81 thank YOU" he said, as he walked
out, with his bankroll safely stored in
an inside pocket.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-10

forum meetings on "The New Prison
system" and on education. Thomas
Mott Osborne will be one of the speak
ers of the prison forum, the others
being William II. Wadhams, judge or
the Court of Special Sessions, of New
York; +. Stage Within, chairman OF the
executive council of the National Com
mittee on Prisons, and DR.. Charles r.
Stokes. =,
Morris Hillquit will deliver one OF
the lectures in the forum series on
Socialism and the European War" and
Professor William r. Shepherd will tell
of a hundred years of development IN
inter-American association in four lect-
ures on PAN American, old and New.
The list is pianists, singers and en-
semble players who will give recitals
and illustrate the lectures on music IN
cludes players familiar to the concert
going public. Mr.. and Mrs. David Man,
mes and Messrs. CASTOR and Edouard
Dethier will give recitals for violin and
piano. Miss Ethel Leginska is TO give
a piano recital, and there are TO be nu-
merous folksong recitals. ensemble con-
certs and quartet and trio performances
by such well known players as the
Saslavsky String Quartet, the Mar
gulies Trio and a quintet of the New
York Chamber Music Society. FOLK
songs of Scotland, Ireland and Ger
many, primitive music and language
songs and legends of the sea, are among
the subjects which will be illustrated
with voice and instrumental ACCOMPANY
ment.
A feature of the lectures are oral
book reviews delivered by literary ed
,ta1 nd
of the modern drama by professors OF
literature and dramatic critics, &C
counts of current events in the theatre,
lectures on household economics ana
chemistry and courses of lectures on
historical and social subjects,
Commenting on its work, the latest
report of the institute says
Three years ago the Institute OF
Arts and Sciences as a division OF
university was an untried experiment:
There was grave doubt on the one mana
as 10 whether such a system OF popular
lectures on subscription basis would
receive adequate support in New YORK
City. which already offered so many
fire, lectures and also the best IN the
field of drama and music. lhere was
doubt. on the other hand, as 10 how far
the university could undertake the
of knowledge without
detracting from or interfering with the
regular academic work and standards.
SThese fears, happily, have not been
confirmed. Rather the gratifying TACT
has stood out that the institute mas dis-
covered for the university a constitu-
encv of earnest, thoughtful people who
are ready to receive eagerly and sym
and in surprisingly large
numbers, not as dilettante, but as Sc
rious students, the best the university
has TO offer them