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Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1916-05-12
Bound Over on a
Serious Charge.

A young man named Claud
Dotson was arranged before Esq.
7. A. Lewis here on Friday morn
ing on a charge Of violating the age
Of consent law, the prosecutor
being Onis Arnold Dotson, wife OF
the defendant.
Young Dotson now resides in
Memphis. He came voluntarily
to face the charge against him.
He pleaded not guilty to the
charge before the justice Of the
peace, waived examination and
was bound over to await the
action of the August grand jury,
giving bail in the sum of 81, 1000.
The prosecutor is the wife of the
accused and alleges the offense
occurred prior to their marriage,
since which he has abandoned her,
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1916-05-12
Protest Against Juvenile Bill.

Judge Gilbert 0. Nations wires
us to urge every subscriber to
Immediately write his congress-
man, strongly protesting against
H. r. 1908, known as the Juve-
nile Court Bill, and which enables
a Judge to bring any child before
him and to proceed against it
secretly in chambers without no.
tice to parent or guardian. The
record may be Withheld from all
but guardian ad Item, appointed
by court, and who may be faithless
to the child. Court can commit
child to any private or sectarian
institution and by severe punish
ment, extort support from parent.
Neither appeal or habeas corpus
releases child who is denied pre-
sumption Of innocence and jury
trial guaranteed adult criminals.
Immediate protests should be
poured into congress from patriotic
Americans from every section of
the land. Do not delay an hour,
write your congressman. -Ex-
change.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1916-05-12
TWO BIG
GEST TOBACCOD DAYS
More Tobacco Delivered In Dresden On Thurs
dayARd Friday Of LastWeek Than Any
Two Days h Towns History.

Last Thursday and Friday were
red-letter tobacco days for Dresden,
more of the weed being delivered
here on these days than any two
days in the towns history. And
on Saturday there we're number
OF loads delivered here, contrary
the to rule Of receiving tobacco on
Saturdays.
During the three big days,
counting Saturday, McCuan un-
loaded total Of 225 wagons, pay
ing out for the weed about the
sum Of $4,000. Crews were
stationed at both barns belonging
to Mr.. McCuan at the depot and
the growers were relieved Of their
loads as rapidly as possible. How
ever, several wagons which reached
here late were forced to remain
over night. Mr.. McCuan was too
busy to figure up the number OF
pounds received, but his barns
were pretty we'll filled.
Mr.. f. G. Ezell, in east Dresden,
received on Thursday seventy-hve
loads, or about $4,000 pounds, and
on Friday lis loads totaling about
100000, and on Saturday a num-
Der Of loads we're delivered. Here,
too, big crews we're on hand to
assist in the unloading at the five
doors, at each of which twenty
five wagon loads per day are taken
care Of.
Both these factories are running
large crews in asserting and grad
ing and prizing, turning out many
hogsheads daily. Both present
busy appearances.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1916-05-12
SIS Loads Tobacco
Delivered at Martin

Thursday, Friday and Saturday
we're big tobacco days in Martin,
the Lewis & Moss Tobacco Go.
receiving 355 loads on these three
days, so Bob Freeman informs
us, paying out during the three
big days over $4,000 for the
weed.
This was just the receipts Of
the one house and does not in
clude the amount received by the
several other buyers at Martin.
We have been unable 70 get their
receipts for the three big days,
but they, too, unloaded number
of wagons, paying out big sums
of money, and it is safe to say
that $4,000 or $4,000 was paid
out in Martin last week for to-
baccO,
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1916-05-12
1t Happens So Often,

Almost every week someone
calls at the Enterprise office asking
for a copy Of the last issue Of the
Enterprise, saying, There was an
article in there that my neighbor
was telling me about which |
wanted to read and which the
paper that / take didn't mention.
/ | wish | had the article"
Yes, this happens almost weekly
People who don't take the Enter
prise don't get the county news
until their neighbors who do take
the Enterprise try to tell them o.
important events which have been
noted in the county newspaper
Then they wish they had the
Enterprise.
This paper has no other mission
10 perform than that of giving the
county news. It is not interested
in the political fortunes ofany mar
or set Of men; it is controlled by
neither clique, clan nor class-but
i published in the interest of the
citizens Of Weakley county who
desire all the news all the time.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1916-05-12
Gard Of Thanks.

Through your pR per | wish to
express my sincere thanks and
good feelings to my Dresden
friends and acquai1 tances for their
kindness at the funeral of my
beloved wife. AN ough my wife
and l moved from Dresden about
twenty years ago, find that kind
and courteous spirit still exists
among the good Beople there. j.
B. Steen.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1916-05-12
One WOman'S
Dairy Experience.

One club OF United Farm Women
and a few in other communities
have made and marketed 10000
pounds of butter in the past year.
One member sold something over
/ 100 pounds from her herd OF i've
cows, had enough for home use,
and fed several calves and pigs also.
In looking over my accounts ! find
| have sold
510pounds OF butter at an average
OF ~ cents per pound........,,,Sl5I'IO
rs gallons buttermilk, at 10 cents
per gallon. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS" hoO
Cream Ills
One pig fed on skinned milk,
profit. lA'oo
Sold one calf ................ $3.50
Total amount old..e..............S 2|4.|o
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1916-05-12

II you are receiving the Enterprise
and do not expect to pay for it, or
do not wish it continued, you will
confer favor upon us by notifying
us to discontinue the copy going
to your address. II you continue
to receive it we shall expect pay for
it. Look at the date and see if you
owe anything and send that along
when notifying us.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1916-05-12

Have one registered calf on hand
valued at SIS, and two grades
valued at $2b each.
Several other porkers were
largely fed on skim milk, and we
used all necessary for a large
family, and hired quite a lot OF
homework done with milk and
butter, also divided with several
neighbors part of the year. | feel
sure that what has been sold is
mostly profit as it seems to me the
calves on hand, the meat made by
feeding milk, the stable manure,
and the Joy Of having all the good
fresh milk and butter the family
has used should pay for the greater
part of the feed. Mrs. ]. q, Green,
in The Progressive Farmer.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-04-21
CARTHAGE

Sixteen hundred years ago hard
listed, practical farmer named Cato
arose in the Roman Senate and held
aloft, SO all the other Senators might
see it, bunch of wonderfully large
and luscious figs, fully ripe, although
it would be several weeks yet before
figs would be ripe in the neighborhood
of Rome.
"Those figs" said Cato, "were
picked three days ago in Carthage.
If carthage is so near, and can pro-
duce food like this so much better
and earlier than we can produce it
here, there is for US no other choice
than to destroy Carthage"
And from that moment the watch
word of Rome was: "Delenda est
Carthage" Carthage must be de-
stroyedW
At that time the Romans and Car
thaginians had been facing each other
for several centuries, contending for
for the markets of the then known
world. The Carthaginians were not
warriors. They were the pacifsts of
that day. They We're manufacturers,
traders, sailors to all the ports of the
Mediterranean. They did not want
war. All they did want was to be
let alone so they could go on getting
more and more of the trade Of the
world and getting richer and richer.
The Romans lived by war. They
were the greatest warriors the world
had ever known. They lived by con-
quering and robbing other nations.
Farmers like Cato, knew that they
could not compete with the vineyards
of Carthage and the merchants of
Rome knew they could not compete
with those of Carthage, and so, when
Carthage had grown rich and fat, the
great military system of Rome was
set upon her and crushed her.
1t took long time for Rome to do
it, for the Carthaginians proved to
be good fighters when once they set
their hands to it; but with the Ro-
mans there was no let up and after a
siege that lasted several years they
laid the city of Carthage and its sur
rounding country waste, and over the
site of the great city they ran the
pillow and sowed grain, thus fulfilling
a threat made by the Romans to So
utterly destroy it that not a vestage
should remain; and today the site of
that great city is barren field into
which archaeologists dig for relics
Kansas City Times.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-04-21
THE TINES GROWTH CONTINUES

Beginning this week, The Times will
hereafter be set in solid 8-point type
throughout the news columns, except
as to the editorial department, which
will be continued as heretofore, s.
point face on 10-point body. This
change has become necessary by rea-
son of the increasing demands on our
space. 1t is indeed very decided
Improvement, as it will make room for
approximately nine columns more OF
reading matter, with the usual amount
of advertising.
Such change will, of course, add
very materially to our expense both
in regard to news gathering and COM
position. While we had thought that
The Times, as it has recently been
printed, was most attractive, we be-
lieve our readers will agree with us
that this dress is even a trifle more
attractive, and the fact that we can
now print page and half more
news in this form, seems to us to
make the change altogether to be de-
sired.
This improvement is in conformity
with the promise of the present man
agement, that we are always ready
and willing to make every improve
ment in The Times that may be pos
sible. Under the present Circumstance
es, however, with the price of paper
and ink practically doubling in price
within the past few months, all adj
ditional expense that we are mourning
in order to give our readers the very
best that is possible in the way of a
newspaper-still keeping the sub
scription price at only $1.00 year
is indeed trying, but we work on the
theory that Times subscribers are en-
titled to the very best.
We trust, however, that no subscrib-
ers will keep US waiting on the sub
scription price, which only about pays
for the blank paper on which their
copy is printed. Not only that, but
we will deeply appreciate it if they
will pass their papers on to Their
neighbors, who may not be sub
scribers-or tell them about it-and
perhaps get them to subscribe for it
In this way you can render us a val.
liable assistance, which, we assure
you, will be deeply appreciated by
The Times management.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-04-21

Judge Jere S. Gossom of Caruthers-
vile, one time Judge of Probate in
this county, is candidate for the
Democratic nomination for Judge Of
the new Judicial Circuit composed Of
the counties Of Pemiscot and New
Madrid, cut out of the 28th Judge
Frank Kelley's) circuit. Judge Cos
som has been very successful in the
practice of law since he removed from
Pennington to Carutheriville, and has
served several terms as Prosecuting
Attorney of Pemiscot county. He
has a popular following there and the
prospects of his nomination-which is
equivalent to an election down there
are very bright. His old friends back
here will be glad to see him succeed
in his judicial aspirations.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-04-21
SHOOTS SCATTERING"

! Regarding The Times recent rotor
to the Bonnie Terre Register, will say
that the "reply" in that paper last
week was nothing worse than we ex-
pected. We have met Wolpers' kind
before. 1t seems that the family
has spread to all parts of the country
the only difference being that they
are more numerous in some sections
than they are in others.
In his reply" he drags in matters
in which this paper has no concern
evidently because he was unable ia
refute the statement in The Times
He even dragged in the name of ]. C.
Watson, as though that would help
him out of his dilemma We hold no
brief for Mr.. Watson, but we will say
that if the editor of the Bonnie Terre
Register is getting along as wen
mentally, physically, financially, and
in other ways that count for some
thing, then he may consider himself
exceedingly lucky.
But we are convinced that Mr.. Wat
son has no time to waste on the Reg
lister or its Wolpers. And neither has
The Times any space to spare in such
proftless and dirty work, so will dis
miss the Register and its editor from
these columns with the statement
that A. W. Bradshaw is in full con-
troll of the policies and destinies Of
The Times, and that any intimation
to the contrary is a lie, pure and sim
ple.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-04-21
MAsoNs HOLD BIG MEETING

Bloomfield, Mo-, April 19.-One of
the greatest Masonic meetings ever
held in the State outside of the large
cities, was held in Bloomfield yester-
day. Local officers opened Bloomfield
Lodge No. 1853 at a. M, and turned
the stations over to the Grand Mas
ter Frank r. Jesse of Webster Groves,
and other Grand Lodge officers.
DIR. Charles II. Pope, j. H. Gran
field, Taylor r. Young, all of st. Louis,
and James A. Boone Of Charleston,
took parts in the work. The crowd of
more than 200 was made up of rep
resentatives from nearly every Mason
ic Lodge in Southeast Missouri. One
family represented three generations,
all Grand Masons, w. C. Harty, his
son, A. L. Harty, and grandson, Har-
ny Harry.
At $3.50 p. M, the women of the
Eastern Star, in honor of Grand Mas
ter Frank r. Jesse, served a six
course banquet in Tucker Hall, A. L.
Harry serving as POSTMASTER. The
third degree was confirmed on six
men.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-04-21
THE COMMISSION IN ACTION

Some months ago representatives in
this country of an association of sisal
growers in Yucatan began an attack
upon the International Harvester Co.,
charging that it was attempting to
monopolize the sisal crop and conse-
quently the supply of binder Irvine.
The Harvester Co. promptly replied
that the other fellows were the real
monopolists, and in due course the
quarrel reached Congress, where an
investigation of the sisal question is
in progress.
To the American grain grower the
question had a great and immediate
interest because there was danger that
the fight might interfere with the
supply of raw material from which
his Irvine is made. 1t is possible that
the two opposing interests could af-
ford to hold up the supply Of sisal
while they fought out the question of
prices and methods of distribution,
but the American farmer could not
afford to wait.
In that situation the suggestion was
made by the growers that the Fed
eral Trade Commission take over the
duty of marketing this years crop,
and Congress has directed that this
course be adopted. The fight may now
go on to the hearts content of the OPP
posing interests and so may the har-
vest when it is due.
At the time of the creation of the
Federal Trade Commission we do not
suppose anybody dreamed of such a
situation, but it was intended in gen
eral way that the Commission should
handle trust problems so as to pro-
tect business and the public from the
evils incident to unrestrained "trust
busting" The solution of the acute
phase of the sisal question by calling
in the Commission makes a good H.
lustration of what such an agency
can do in a specific instance for the
accomplishment of that purpose
Republic.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-04-21
LIVE STOCK MARKET

Cattle receipts 1890; hogs, 10000;
Sheep, 1900.
Cattle: Fat steers slow and 10c
lower than yesterday or the cores
ponding time of last week. The trade
for stockers and feeders on the other
hand is active with current values
some stronger than week ago. All
kinds of butcher stuff steady.
Hogs: Market steady with yester-
days decline; top 1895. Bulk of the
good hogs 100 pounds and up $3.50 to
$3.50; pigs 120 to lao pounds $8.75
to 1925; lighter pigs 81 to $3.50;
rough hogs at $685. to 1925. Trade
closed very active at the prices.
Sheep: Lambs fully steady with
yesterday, but 25c lower than last
weeks close. Best wool lambs Sill
60; clipped lambs at S9.75. Fat wool
sheep $8.75 to SO.
National Live Stock Com. Co.
April IS, 1916.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-04-21
NOT ALWAYS FAULT y
OF THE PRINTER

Col. Bob White of the Mexico Ledg-
er, whose signature, while substan-
TALLY good at his bank, has puzzled
many hotel register clerks, probably
could contribute interestingly to the
following from the pen of E. ]. Con-
ger, editor of the Linneus Bulletin:
mental anguish, Claribel, is what
writer feels when he sees an article
he wrote about dinner party de-
scribe the table decorations as punk,
when he wrote it pink. 1t is what
Mr.. Bryan feels when compositor
on the Commoner sets it them asses
instead of the MASSES 1t is what a
society editor feels when the types
make him say the brides feet were
encased in ferry boats" when he
wrote the brides feet were encased in
fairy boats And say, Claribel, don't
let anyone tell you that mental an
guish isn't the real goods."- Repuh-
lie missouri Far and Near"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-04-21

We printed last week from the st.
Louis Republic an account of the pur-
chase of 1850 acres of "rich ore pros
poets" in Madison county by James l..
Noel of st. Louis. According to the
account it was big and important
mineral land deal, and the purchaser
expected ito develop part Of the hold
ings and would probably dispose of
some of the tracts" We were glad
to hear Of such evidence Of mineral
land activity in our neighboring coun-
ty, but it turns out that the IA sepa-
rate tracts were bought at land tax
sale, which means of course that the
title owners didn't think enough of it
to keep the taxes paid up, and was
bought in at a nominal price for spec
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-04-21

Governor Major several months ago
to fill vacancy on the bench, will not
be a candidate to succeed himself,
We understand that at the close OF
his term in January he will locate in
st. Louis and open law Offices there
The Judge is Southeast Missourian,
having been reared in Bollinger coun-
ty, and practiced law in Pennington
for a short time. He has many friends
in this section who have watched his
rapid progress with interest.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-04-21
WHY NOT ST. FRANCOIS

Jefferson county last Saturday vot-
ed by decisive majority to bond it.
self for 100000 to construct good
rock roads and bridges throughout
the county. On the 10Th inst. Wayne
county is to vote on the proposition
of bonding itself for 100000 for the
same purpose. The feeling of hurry
ing up the Improvement of the roads
is growing all over the State.
st. Francois county is gradually
improving its roads, but it is neces-
sarily slow work, depending upon the
annual road tax, which the County
Court cannot exceed, however anx-
ious it may be to put good macad-
am bed on every public road in the
county. Are not our people ready to
make quick and permanent job Of
good road construction throughout
the county and follow the example of
some of the more wide-awake coun-
ties of the State?
Why not bond st. Francois county
for 100000 or 100000 for good
roads? Are you ready for the ques-
ton?
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-04-21
NO GERMAN-AMERIcANs NOW

Richard Bartholdt, former Congress-
man, apostle of peace and, since the
European war, protagonist of the
German cause in America, declared to
reporter for The Star at his home
4066 Flora boulevard, this morning,
that the present crisis dehyphenated
German-A Americans.
He was asked what the Germans in
the United States would do in case of
war between the countries.
"There is no excuse for such ques-
tion," he said. History has shown that
the Germans always were the most
loyal citizens of the United States in
time of war. In this crisis there are
no German Americans. We are all
Americans. st. Louis Star.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-04-21
Many splendid compliments Of Hor

Many splendid compliments of Hon
Frank w. McAllister, of Paris, Mo.
candidate for the Democratic nominal
ton for Attorney General, are appear
ing in leading Democratic papers in
all parts of the State. The Times ed
itor is pleased to have personal ac-
quaintance with Mr.. McAllister, whom
we know to be high-class gentleman,
lawyer Of splendid attainments, and
a true man in every avenue of life.
Heiwas candidate Off this office four
years ago, and was defeated by the
small majority of LABS votes. Such
a splendid race, his friends feel, en-
titles him to another trial for that Of
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-04-21

The National House of Representa-
tives recently passed bill to con-
tinue indefinitely the tariff of a cent
pound on sugar, which by terms OF
the Underwood tariff bill would be
rescinded May LIST, The Senate
amended and passed the bill, continu-
ing the tax to May |, 1920, instead Of
indefinitely, and it is now being con-
sidered by a conference of the two
branches Of Congress.