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New Britain herald., 1916-08-18
BOARDING HOUSE BLOWN UP

in Minnesota Mining; To,,rl-I1nnin-
 cer'S Homo Wrecked by Dynamite.
 Biwabik, Minn., Aug. 1S.-An eX- plosion which early today wrecked a boarding house in which were ten persons, at the Biwabil1 Mine, located near here. is laid by the authorities at the door of the Industrial Work CTS of the World. No one was in jured. The I. w. w. leaders, it is charged, had threatened the miners with death if they did not quit work. One member of the I. W. ". Is held on suspicion.
 Another explosion which the au- thorities also charge to the I. w. w. occurred near Hibbing. The entire front of the house of John Smith, hoisting engineer at the Philbin Mine, was torn away. Smith. his wife and five children were in the rear of the house and were uninjured. Smith re- fused to strike recently when the I. w. w. members demanded it, and has recently received several threat ening letters. No arrests have been made,
New Britain herald., 1916-08-18
ACCEPTS LTNCOLN'S BIRTHPLACE

Washington, Aug. 1S.-President Wilson today formally accepted for the United States the birthplace of Abraham Lincoln at HOdgcnsville, Ky, authorized by a recent act Of con- gross. Formal ceremonies transfer ring the property to the government will be held at Hodgonsville, Septem- Der 4, with the president as the chief speaker
New Britain herald., 1916-08-18
COLUMBUS DAY CELEBRATION.

The United Italian societies held g meeting last night at 28 Lafayette street to plan for celebration of Co., Iumbus day, October 12. There will be a street parade and dance. The dance will be held at Lithuanian hall on Park street. The committee of ar rangcments is composed of c. V. Ba- silo, chairman; Louis Falletti, treas urer, and F. Cianflone, secretary.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-18
Beigians Capture Lake.

Havre, France, Aug. IS, 5:47 a. m.- A brigade of Belgian troops has cap- tured and occupied the port of Karema on the eastern bank of Lake Tanganyika German East Africa says an official Belgian announcement Karema is about 125 miles south of Ujiji.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-18
INDEPENDENCE FOR FTLIPINOS.

Washington. Aug. 18.-Final ac- ton on the Philippine bill promising independence to the islands as soon as @ stable governme ent Is established was taken in the house today when the conference report was adopted and tho measure prepared for Presi dent Wilson's signature.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-18
SALE OF POST OFFICE.

Washington, D. C., Aug. 1S.-Bids for the old post office building at New Haven were opened today at the treasury departm ment. The highest bid was from Louis w. ROsenbluth, who made the figure $377, ,5O0.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-18
CHILD LABOR BIT4I PASSES.

Washington, Aug. 18-Tho child la- Dor bill was finally passed without do hate or record vote today in the house. Senate amendments wore ac- cepted without change. It now goes to the president.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-18
RAILROADS REFUSE
 PRESIDENTS PLAN
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lngtOn, acted as spokesman. It was officials would listen to President Will sons presentation of his plan, MT. Holden should ask questions in order to make the situation clear. and the railroad presidents should return to their hotel to hold meeting and de- eide on their action.
 It was tentatively arranged that when the answer was sent to Presi- dent Wilson it would be given to the public.
 For the thirty-one railroad presi- dents, MT. Wilson was told that while they could only speak for their own roads, they were disposed to accept the word of the managers committee that an eight hour day was imprac- tica ble.
 Refuse Presidents Plan.
 The railroad presidents today told President Wilson they stood by the decision of their managers commit tee, that an eight hour day was inn practicable.
 President Wilson refused to take ho LOT an answer to nlS piopoSdl that they accept the eight hour day and asked them to return to the White House tom morrow with their for another conference.
 Just after the railroad presidents left the Whie House it became known unofficially that the employees had voted to accept President Wilson's proposition and that some of the lead CTS had gone to the White House to tell him so.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-18
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.
Alice Elizabeth Ncumann.

Alice Elizabeth Neumann, the sev- en month old daughter of MT. and Mrs. August Neumann of 296 Chapman street, died last night. The funeral will take place tomorrow afternoon at 1:3O and Rev. A. c. T. Steege will offl- ciate. Burial will be in Fairview cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-18
Mrs. Mary Jane Chaipel.

The funeral of Mrs. Mary Jane Chaipel was held at o'clock this afternoon from her late home, 33S Park street. Rev. Harry l. BOdley ofnciated and interment was in Fair view cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-18
PERSONALS

Dr. Henury Martin, Dr. F. J. Dray and Charles c. Mccarthy reeurned today from a vacation at Block Is- land.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-18
KILLED BY 4O-FOOT FALL.

Worcester, Mass, Aug. 1S.-Ed- ward P. King, superintendent of he Union Water Meter company was killed today by a forty-foot fall down e.n elevator shaft in the factory.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-18

New York Stock Exchange quota tions furnished by Richter &s Co.,, members of the New York Stock Ex- change. Represented by E. w. Eddy.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-18

Mrs N. E. Mag of Seymour street is sojourning at Walnut Beach.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-18
RUSSIANS RESUME GALICIAN ATTACK
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Tn other sectors they were completely repuIsed.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-18

Abra ham BerkoWitz of FPS Stanley street will return home tomorrow from a weeks stay in the Catskill mountains.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-18

John Kelly of Union street. mana ger of the Catholic Transcript is in in New York attending the convention of the Catholic Press association.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-18

Rev. Warren F. Cook, pastor of Trinity Methodist Episcopal church, left this afternoon for ChautauQua, N. r., where he will spend his va cation.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-18

Henry Schwab of Bassett street is home from his summer place at Col linsville where he has been spending several months.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-18

Mrs. Fred Mettey of 2S0 Main street has returned from her visit to Can-, ada.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-18

Inspector John T. O'Brien of the health department will spend the next two weeks at Lake Sunapee N H.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-18

There have been broad intimations that the revision which proposed to remove retired officers from the jur isdiction of courts martial was Tn the interest of a certain retired officer who was waiting for a time when to make a public attack on the army. The officer, whose name was men l toned in connection with the report
 was, while in service, very active in | legislation affecting the army. The presidents veto of the bill is
 one of the developments of years of l contest between the army and Chair man Hay The downfall of the con- | tinental army scheme and substitu 1 tion of the national guard reorgani- ] cation against the recomme endation of | army officers Is attributed to him. | Only the force of President Wilson's 1 interference put the regular army in | crease in the new reorganization bill 1 through the house in the face of 1 Hays opposition. Recently Presi- dent Wilson appointed Hay to ! iudgeship on the court of claims and | he now is serving his last term in 1 congress.
 The war department contends that many features of the army bill were written into it in the conference and | never were debated in house or sen ate.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-03-24
THE HoUcHIN PLATFORM

Take the families off the payroll.
2-Install the merit system for Penal
and Eleemosynary Institutions.
3-Use convict labor to build perma-
nent roads. 1t can be done without
additional taxation.
Manage State Institutions as you
would your own business.
demand a dollars worth of SER
vice for every dollar in pay.
6-Put the paddock on useless desks
abolish idle clerks.
7-Systematize State departments
and stop the leaks.
oppose progression from one Of
flee to another.
9--Put the penitentiary on a more
business-like and humanitarian ba-
sis.
10-Give labor square deal.
11-Stand for improved rural condi-
tions.
Better schools and school-houses.
Better churches,
Better roads.
12-Equal taxation--see that all pay.
49, Encourage capital to invest in
Missouri. We need rail and inter-
urban roads.
14-Vote for the Land Bank Amend
ment. We will then enact law
that will give needy farmers money
at low interest. The present law
would be a joke if it were not so
dangerous. Read discussion of it
in another column.
This is the platform on which am
candidate for Governor. ! am not
hunting salary. You do not pay all
of your State officers enough to hire
me for the money alone. My heart
is in the principles l am advocating.
/ offered to support any good Demo-
crat for Governor who would champion
them. No man responded and | en-
tered the race. have an ambition to
accomplish what others have not done
and in some instances have moi
tried.
Taxpayers object, and properly SO
to means for raising more revenue
until better results are shown from
the revenue we now have.
(adv.) JAMES A. HoUCHlN.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-03-24
HOUCHIN SHOWS UP GARD
NER LAND BANK BILL
Law Drawn by City Man No Help to
Farmer.

Many people have said to me: eve
want rural credits system but we
think the Gardner Land Bank Bill is
vicious law-shall we vote for the
constitutional amendment? reply
BY ALL MEANS, VOTE FOR the
amendment. Then enact law that
is not joke and is not vicious. The
Gardner bill would be funny il less
dangerous; that is true-it was not
drawn for the farmers nor by the
farmers. II was drawn by city man
to get farmer votes.
It is no good because it limits the
loan to so per cent valuation. Farm
ers can get that and more without a
land bank.
1t is NOT A LAW. 1t is merely a
"scrap of paper" for which a power
full lobby forced an endorsement
through the Legislature. Even il
this Amendment carries, the Gardner
bill will be as dead as any measure
that went into the legislative SCRAP
bag. 1t was unconstitutional wher
endorsed and change in the consti
tuition now cannot breathe into it th'
breath of life.
1t is vicious because it puts the ad
ministration of the land bank in tn
hands of partisan politicians, and un
der its craftily worded provisions
those politicians could perpetual
themselves in office.
A LAND BANK must do more tina
regular loan companies will do. Whe
an applicant shows honesty, integ
rity and enterprise he should be pei
mitted to borrow rs per cent or more
as in other countries.
! (adv.) JAMES A. HOUCHIN.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-03-24
Tells Merchants
How to Write Ads.

Four definite rules for writing adj
vertisements for newspapers were re-
Gently outlined by j. B. Powell, in
structor in advertising in the Univer-
sity at Columbia, in speech before
the Iowa Retail Lumbermen's Asso-
citation. MIR. Powell said:
/. Forget about yourself-your
customers are not interested in you
until you have demonstrated you are
worth while.
Q. Pick out definite person in
your community whose trade you de-
sire and write your ad. directly at
that person. If you interest him you
will interest hundreds of others.
8. Talk in your advertisement just
as you would talk if the prospective
customer were in your store. Be hon
est, for exaggerations do not infiu-
ence persons any more, not even in
circus ads.
4. Use plenty of good pictures in
your ads for picture of new spring
suit will tell more than page of de-
scription.
Mr.. Powell said these rules for writ
ing advertisements were of as mucf
Importance to farmers in the sale o.
their products through advertisements
in the local newspapers, as they wer'
to merchants in selling their mer
chandise. He also said that if thes'
rules are followed it makes it mucl
easier for customers to do their buy
ing, for they can quickly look owe
their newspapers and choose the mer
) chandise they are interested in.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-03-24
500 Reward. 500

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there Is at least one
dreaded disease that science has been
able 10 cure in all its stages, and that Ii
Catarrh Halls Catarrh Cure is the only
positive cure now known to the medical
fraternity. Catarrh being constitutional
disease, requires a constitutional treat
ment. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken In
9ernaIly, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system. there
by destroying the foundation Of the dis
ease, and giving the patient strength by
building up the constitution and assisting
nature in doing its work. The proprietors
nave SO much faith In its curative pow
ers that they offer One Hundred Dollars
for any case that ii fails to cure. Send
for list Of testimonials
Address: r.. j. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggisis. 7bc.
Take Hairs Family Pills for constipation.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-03-24
Barroll's Orchestra
Treat to Patients

Friday night at the State Hospital
the patients, employees and officers
and visitors were given an enjoyable
evenings entertainment by Superin-
tendent Scrutchfeld, which many were
heard to say was the best of the kind
ever given at the Hospital.
Barroll's Orchestra was engaged for
the evening, and staged one of its
characteristic programs, with light
and tuneful selections throughout. AS
always, the orchestra performed well,
and in the splendid Auditorium of the
Amusement Hall at the Hospital was
heard to particularly good advantage.
Members of the orchestra contributed
two excellent vocal solos, trombone
speciality and novelty violin num-
Der.
Little Miss Barbara Caroline Tul-
lock, violiniste, rendered delightful
solo as only this dainty youngster
herself can do it, and with an inthu-
siastic round of applause from the
audience demanding an encore.
Mr.. George Munsch, one of the
Hospital force of employees, put on
some screamingly funny German COM
edy winding up with clever parodies
accompanied by the orchestra. Mr.
Munsch is always scream, and II
this instance "put it over" with &
Epunch.
/ Prof. Hugh Porter, by special re
quest, rendered two splendidly don't
violin solos, choosing two always pop
ular and pleasing numbers from hi
repertoire, which were given in tn
finished and artistic manner whicl
has helped win him so enviable a pc
sition as a teacher and master of hi
instrument.
Mrs. G. o. Nelson, the talented in
tsructor in voice of the Schuber
School, also by request, gave tw
charming vocal selections, the frs
] Carrie Jacob Bonds "Perfect Day
with Obligation by Mr.. Porter) an
the second dainty descriptive mum
Der, the Cuckoo Clock" Mrs. Me-
son invariably pleases an audienc'
and was greeted with warm applaus
!, on this occasion.
DR.. Scrutchfeld, in thanking the OF
{ chestra and those who assisted, e2
pressed the intention of giving anothe
of these pleasing entertainments
the near future, because of the III
f doubted enjoyment of them by the p'
tients under his care, as well as thos
who attended as visitors, and the ea'
- and facility with which such an Ell
tertainment may be given owing
n the preparedness" of Barrolls O
chestra and its business-like way
! handling such an engagement.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-03-24
Good Uses for Salt

To keep milk from souring add a
tiny pinch of salt.
Sprinkle a little salt in the skillet
before placing the fish in it to fry
and it will not stick.
4 A pinch of salt takes the bitter
taste out Of coffee.
Cakes won't burn if little salt is
sprinkled in the oxen.
A paste of salt, alum and boiling
Of floors, serve as a cement.
To rid the pantry of ants, clean the
water will when pounded in the cracks
floors and shelves and cover with fine
salt. Allow the salt to stay for a
time and ants will disappear.
To clean deep vases allow a solution
Of salt and vinegar to stand short
time, then wash with. clean water.
Clothespins boiled in sailed water
will keep the clothes from sticking tc
line in cold weather.
A handful Of salt in the rinsing wa
ter will keep blueing from streaking
the clothes.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-03-24
Students Favor
Wilson as President

Students in American History class
es under Prof. f. f. Stephens in the
University of Missouri at Columbia
favor Woodrow Wilson for the next
President of the United States. In
a recent straw vote of sixty-seven stu
dents, the canvass showed Wilson to
be by far the most popular.
The results were-choice for Pres
ident, regardless of political party:
Wilson, So; Roosevelt, 6; Root, 4;
Hughes, 3; Hadley, |; Johnson, /.
Choice of Democratic candidates
Wilson, So; Bryan, 8; CLARK, /. Choice
of Republican candidates Roosevelt,
1s; Hughes, IA; Root, 10; Taft, 5;
johnson, 2; Hadley, /; miscellaneous,
a; no choice, 13.
A straw vote was also taken on the
question of the number Of terms the
President should serve. There were
20 opposing more than two terms.
Only four favored a single term; 6S
favored more than one term. Some
of the ballots which opposed sec
ond term of office favored Wilson for
President.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-03-24
GRIPPING PARCEL POST

It was Thomas Jefferson who said
"that eternal vigilence is the price of
liberty" 1t would seem that Con-
gress requires eternal vigilance also
if it is to legislate in the interest of
the people, instead of the corporation.
Last week the House of Representa-
tives voted down the proposition to
increase the limit Of Parcel Post pack
ages from so pounds to 100 pounds.
This was a great victory of the Ex-
press companies, because all pack
ages weighing over so pounds can be
sent only through the express COM
panies, and they can accordingly
charge good fat rates which the peo-
pie must pay. Congressman Lewis of
Maryland, who is the father Of the
Parcel Post, fought the express com
panies with all his power, but 1t
seems that the express companies
own more members of Congress and
the Senate than the people do.
However, this measure may still be
amended for it now goes to the Sem
ate, and if every voter will write q
letter to his Congressman, and one to
each of his Senators, and insist that
the limit of parcel post packages be
increased by law from so pounds tc
100 pounds, the Senate will amend the
Post Office bill accordingly. Nearly
all the European countries carry par
eel post packages exceeding 10(
pounds in weight. Congressman Lew
is, in fighting for this increase, stat
ed that if Congress would turn thu
proposition down it would send tn
stock of the express companies up
ward more than $25,000,000.
Some of these here young spark
are SO stingy that they never spen'
anything but the evening.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-03-24

Buy Prince Albert all over
the ciUhized worIci Toppyred
bags, Sc; tidy red tins. Ioc;
pound and half pound tin
hunlidors--and-that classy
crystaEglass pound humidor
Nth sponge-noistener top
that keeps the tobacco in
such fine shdpe-alt0ays!
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-03-24
GOLDEN WEDDING
DIR. and Mrs. VIM. NifOng Celebrated
seth Anniversary March IA, at
Fredericktown.

Two weeks ago DR.. and Mrs. VIM.
Nifong issued invitations to friends
and relatives to join them in cele-
brating their Golden Wedding day
March 14) and near two hundred re-
sponded, although the day was one
of the worst of the season.
The affair was beautiful in its sim
plicity. The bride and groom of fif-
ty years, assisted by their sons and
their wives receiving in a very inform
al manner. No couple stands higher in
this community than DR.. and Mrs. Mi
fong, as was attested by the hearty
congratulations showered upon them
upon this occasion. The Christian
Church, where the reception was. held,
was beautifully decorated, the pulpit
and choir loft being banked in ferns
and cut flowers. AS is usual on such
occasions the bride was the central
figure and was handsome in her gray
silk gown with long stemmed pink
roses.
N. B. Watts, in very appropriate
words, presented to DR.. and Mrs. Nj
fong a basket of beautiful cut flow
ers. the flowers hiding three gold
pieces, amounting to $50, dollar for
every golden year, token of love and
esteem from their old friends. -Fred-
ericktown Democrat News.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-03-24

Some of these here young sparks
are SO stingy that they never spend
anything but the evening.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-03-24
EXPENSIvENESS
OF PREPAREDNESS

One 14-inch cannon and equipment
costs $4,000. One targct-practice
shot costs as much as President John
Adams education at Harvard Uni
versity.
whether your shell hits the tar
get or not,
Your cost is six hundred dollars shot.
You think of noise and flame and
power,
We feed you a hundred barrels OF
flour
Each time you roar. Your flane is
fed
With twenty thousand loaves Of
bread.
Silence! A million hungry men
Seek bread to fill your mouths again
One brGadside from a modern
"draadnaugllt" costs almost $4,000.
Were half the power that fills tn
world with terror,
Were half the wealth bestowed o.
camps and courts,
Given to redeem the world from error
There would be no need Of arsencl
and forts"
from aWar-What fcr?" by Ge'
r. Kirkpatrick.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-03-24

Clarence Whaley was notified last
week that his aunt, Mrs. Sarah Harris,
had died at her home near Elvihs on
February 27th. She was the first t.
die of triplets at SO years old. The
other two sisters are living. Perry
vile Sun.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-03-24

What Bryan loves and delights in
is a defenseless country-one that any
little pee wee nation can insult with
impunity.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-03-24

Moses called Canaan the Land of
Promise, but he never knew anything
about Germany.
First thing the Texas "Cyclone Da-
Wis did, after DOMINIC collar, was to
get hot under it.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-03-24
DEATHS OF AGED 5, +. PEOPLE


Joel H. Hammers died at the home
Of his son, B. w. Hammers, at Esther
on Friday morning, March 3, 1916, Of
heart trouble, aged 76 years, II
months and days. Mr.. Hammers was
born in Ste. Genevieve county March
26, 1889. When the Civil war came
on he enlisted Us a private in the 47th
Missouri Infantry. Soon after the
close of the war, he was married to
Miss Martha Evans, who, with their
seven children, survive him.-Ste.
Genevieve Fair Play.
Mrs. Maria Geiler, nee Waltz, died
at the home Of her daughter, Mrs.
Philip Shoemaker, in st. Louis Mon
day afternoon, March Is, 1916. The
deceased was II years old, and was the
widow of the late Valentine Geiler.
Mrs. Geiler was a resident Of this city
until last December, when she went to
st. Louis to reside with her daughter
and receive medical treatment.-Ste.
Genevieve Pair Play.
]. H. Holtzman, a veteran of the
Civil war and resident of Poplar
Bluff for six years, died Wednesday
at the home of his son Roy, in the
Turner Flats. Paralysis as the result
of bullet wound in the eye while he
was one Of General Grants soldiers,
has caused him untold suffering for
many years and since he has been liv-
ing with his son he has continued to
grow more feeble month by month un-
til death came to his relief. He was
born in Lancaster, Ohio, rs years ago,
and in war times was sergeant in
Companies c and X, Hath Ohio vol
unteer infantry. He was serving un~
der General Grant during the battle
of Vicksburg and the wound ne sus-
tanned in fighting for his country
brought the paralysis which culminat-
ed in his death.-Poplar Bluff Repub-
lican.