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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-01-07

Mr.. John Boswell and family were
visiting relatives in Morehouse Sun
day.
Miss Trixie Hulsey visited rela-
tives in Desloge last week.
Mrs. A. J. Polite of Elvins and
Miss Myrtle Lottridge of st. Louis
were the guests of Mrs. Daniel
O'Sullivan Sunday.
Mrs. L. Bourgeois and son, Law
renee, were visiting relatives in
Bonnie Terre this week.
Mr.. L. Bourgeois was in Farming
ton on Monday on business.
Frank Harvey of near Doe Run
was Pennington visitor Friday.
Fred and Cora Keeling were Wis
iting relatives in Pennington the lat
ter part of last week.
Marion Hammers of Elvins was the
guest of Mr.. Adam Keeling the lat
ter part of last week.
Samuel and Jim Crawford were
visiting in Elvins Thursday and Fri
day.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-01-07
DOE RUN

Mr.. Philip Turpin of Bonnie Terre
was visiting relatives here last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Turpin and son,
Harold, was visiting Mrs. Bourgeois
and family the latter part of last
week.
Mr.. VIM. Cromer is very ill, but is
better at this writing.
Misses Ruht and Hazel Brown of
Flat River were visiting Virginia
Swinford last week.
Annabelle Silvey of st. Louis was
visiting home folks Saturday and
Sunday.
Misses Dora and Critic Watkins
have returned to st. Louis. They
have been spending few weeks with
home folks.
Misses Lydia and Ruby Woow We're
visiting Mr.. H. B. Reed and family.
Minnie Reed was visiting relatives
in Elvins the latter part of last week.
Nellie and Joe Faulkner of Elvins
are guests of their grand parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Joe Foulkner, here.
Lorine Grader is visiting in the
Lead Belt this week.
Mrs. Charley Yeager was a Farm
ington visitor Wednesday.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-01-07

old Khayyam said, laid us in the clos
ct one by one. When the forms were
finally ready for the press Thursday
evening and gasp of relief was rea-
dy to ascend two columns of type
were pied. If the laymen can mag
inc the Martinique earthquake and
the Johnstown flood in one he can APP
proximate this calamity in a newspa-
per office. This outdistances any Sc
ries of calamities that ever occurred
to us. The only thing that can be a
balm is the kind tolerance of our
readers. 1t is our creed to smile
whatever happens. Our capital stock
was nearly submerged this time, but
by setting our teeth hard we man.
aged even to laugh.-Vandalia Lead
err
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-01-07
DISTRIBUTES $4,000
AMONG EMPLOYEES

The Levis-Zukoski Mercantile Com
pany, 1113-23 Washington avenue, st.
Louis, on December 5 distributed $16,-
0G0 among its 100 employees to reim-
burse them for 10 per cent reduc-
ton made in the salary of every en-
ploye on January 1, 1915. The an
nouncement was made yesterday by
members of the firm.
The fund distributed among the en-
ployes represented 10 per cent of the
original salaries for the entire year.
1t was announced at the same time
that salaries would be advanced to
the original figure.
Reductions in salaries were made
last January when business conditions
were bad, in order to prevent adding
to the large number of unemployed
people. Instead of reducing the force
each employee suffered a cut in sal
airy. No reimbursement when bus
mess improved was expected.
When the fund was distributed the
employees crowded the offices of the
company to express their apprecia-
company, and VI A. ZukoskiHRD
ton. Leo Lewis, president of the
company, and w. A. Zukoski, vice
president, have been business partners
for fifty-two years.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-01-07
ELVINS

Henry Evans of Fredericktown
spent the first of the week here with
friends.
The public schools re-opened Mon
day morning, January Bird.
Clyde Mcclure of st. Louis, who
has been spending several days here
with home folks, returned home Sun
day.
Lottie Douglas spent the past few
days in DeSote with friends.
A watch night service was held at
the M. E. Church Friday night, De-
cember 81.
Beginning Monday, January 3rd,
a week Of prayer will be held at the
church.
Mrs. E. Owens and daughters, Hat
tie and Kate, who have been the guests
of Mrs. M. A. Langdon for the past
few days, returned to their home in
Silver Springs Saturday.
Miss Helen Myers of st. Louis
spent this week at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. John Maurer.
Dewey Smith spent few hours
near Pennington Thursday.
S. 1. D. Smith, formerly resident
of this place, now residing in Flat
River, was on our streets Saturday.
Hadley Brown of Bonnie Terre
spent Saturday here with friends.
Willie HUH was a Desloge visitor
Saturday.
Susie Degrant spent Friday and
Saturday in Esther with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. H. Cameron of
Flat River, Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Doss
j of Desloge spent Sunday at the home
Of Mrs, M. A. Langdon.
7. C. Adams of Leadwood spent
Sunday here with friends.
Raymond Rogers spent few days
the latter part of the week in Farm
ington with his grandparents.
Felix Dixon and wife departed for
Springfield, ILL.,, Monday to spend a
few days with friends.
Messrs. Murdie and Robinson of
Flat River were the guests of Mrs.
Jesse Holloway Monday.
Mrs. Henry Howard of Pennington
spent Monday here with friends.
Ola and Howard Downing of Flat
River spent Saturday here with Louis
Large.
David Lee, little son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Socrates Neil, died at their
home in Elvins Thursday, December
30, 1915, of pneumonia fever Fun
eral services were conducted at the
NJ. E. Church Saturday, January L.
by the pastor, J. L. Gray; interment
vas made At Eouae Terre.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-01-07
USELESS HYPHENS AND
SILENT LETTERS

French and British statisticians
have been figuring the waste in the
printing bills of the two countries
through the printing Of silent and use
less letters in words and through the
use of the hyphen in to-day" ''to.
night" and Tomorrow" as it is used
in Great Britain. By eliminating the
silent letters from the English and
French languages, one of these genii
for figures has calculated $4,000 600
annually would be saved the two
countries. And another statistician
figures that enough energy is wasted
daily in putting the hyphens in "to-
day." tonight" and tomorrow" to
draw train across Europe and that
the value of the paper and ink wasted
would buy bread for one day for ev-
erybody in Yorkshire and Middlesex.
In the $500 periodicals published in
France, the foe of silent letters COM
puted 108,000,000,000 letters used
yearly. He found 10 per cent of these
letters were useless, so that 14,200,-
100000 letters were wasted labor. He
estimated the annual cost of this use
less expenditure of printers ink in
France alone to be $1,988,000. Of the
English newspapers his calculations,
based on total of $1,000, showed IL
per cent of the printed letters ignored
in pronouncing words.
The insertion of these letters, he
estimates, necessitates the expendi-
ture of $7,000,0OO per annum. Useless
letters occupying SO much space in
the printed page that at least S15,-
100000 are annually squandered by
English-speaking people and $4,000
900 by the French.
If the time taken up in writing
these useless letters were estimated
at SIS day for each journalist, it
would amount to $4,500,000. Then by
his reasoning eliminate the silent let /
tiers from the English and the French |
languages and nearly S33,0O0,000 will /
be saved each year.
The other stitistician figures that
the three words, "to-day," Tonight"
and tomorrow" are used oman av-
erage Of 48 times daily by 178,236,592
English speaking people and an av-
erage of five times every forty-eight
hours are written in long-hand.
The daily output of hyphens, tie
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-01-07
ALL HOTELS AGREE ON RATES

James E. Smith, chairman of the
National Conventions Association, has
announced that the question of hotel
rates for the Democratic Convention
in st. Louis had been settled salts
factorily and conclusively.
The associations Executive Com
mittee had conferred Monday with the
management of the Jefferson and
Planters, and yesterday it held ses-
sion with representatives of all the
other hotels.
The result was that the hotels
agreed to abide by the schedule of
rates originally formulated and pub
lished, and which were deemed accap-
table to the Democratic National
Convention.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-01-07
CHESTNUT RIDGE AND ROUTE 8

Master Preston Burgess, who is at
tending school at Esther, spent
Christmas week with his mother,
Mrs. Jake Grader.
Jules Grader of Doe Run spent
Christmas week with his uncle, Mr..
Jake Grader.
Messrs. Adlie and Homer Bono of
Doe Run spent one day last week with
their uncle, Mr.. VIM. Porter.
New Years day Messrs. Will Cleve
and Charley Kniess drove from Ste.
Genevieve and intended going to Mr..
Kneiss' fathers near Copenhagen, so
they left the Ste. Genevieve road a
half mile west Of Chestnut Ridge
church and turned down the Emile
road that goes to st. Mary's road
This way was several miles nearer
than to go through Pennington, but
when they got to Sand creek the wa
ter was deeper than they thought,
there was no water guage to guide
them, and they drifted below the ford
which is very narrow, not more than
eight feet wide The buggy turned on
its side; fortunately each man caught
a wheel and managed to hold onto
them until Mr.. Grader, who saw the
accident, could bend limbs of brush
es near by and rescue them. The
horses were washed to the other side.
Eliza Burgess was the only man who
could get to them, and used every eff
fort possible to save them, but only
succeeded in saving one. The finest
one, beautiful brown, drowned
Misses Pearl and Ruth Hawk spent
Christmas with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. U. G.. Hawk. Miss Pearl only
remained two days, after which she
returned to Jefferson City, where she
has a position; but Miss Ruth remain
ed week, after which she returned
to st. Louis, where she has a position.
Miss Mamie McElligott returned
home last Monday after spending
three weeks in st. Louis with her sis
ter, Mrs. D. H. Gorder, and aunts,
Mrs. Steve Knapp and Miss Mollie
Burner.
Charles Porter speht Christmas
with his father, Mr.. William Porter.
Charles was loaded with presents and
many pleasant greetings. Come again
Charles, and especially don't forget
Christmas times.
Mr.. R. E. Hawn attended the fun
eral of Aunt Mamie Clay last Friday
at Claytown.
Master Paul Clay of Pennington
visited his aunt, Mrs. r. E. Hawn,
last Wednesday night and Thursday.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-01-07
CLARK's LITERARY AMBITION

According to Monroe county man,
Champ Clark would not consider. the
Governorship of Missouri except for
the fact that he is anxious to write
history of the State and believes
that in four years at Jefferson Clay
he would find the leisure to do it. The
Monroe county man further says Mrs
Clark is ambitious for her husband to
win a permanent place in literature
and that, therefore, she would not op
pose the Speakers return to Nilsson
ri as the States Executive. 1t is ad
mitted, though, that Speaker Clar
appears to be satisfied with his jol
of making history at Washington
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-01-07

Ave. for an examination of his eyes.
While entrances and exits to the Of
fees were guarded by Gordon of
officers and United States Marshals,
DR.. Hill made careful examination
and fitted the former president with
three pairs of glasses.
A large crowd, which gathered out
side meanwhile, was held in check by
the police.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-01-07
!: COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE !

Mrs. Fred Halters was in Flat Riv-
er Monday.
Mrs. E. Panel of near Doe Run
spent Sunday and Monday at the
hme of Mrs. John Alexander.
Mrs. Ira Black and little son, Wood
row, spent the first of the week at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Smith.
Prof. E. E. Dunn and family re-
turned from Cornwall Sunday.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-01-07
THE EDITORS STORY

1t took all the philosophy that we
have been acquiring through a long
life to smile at the many tricks
fortune played in The Leader office
this week. For once we were real
pirate Of pleasure taking Christ
mas holiday along with the force and
reducing the time to get out the pa
per to four days. Then the grippe
smote the office, hip and thigh, and as
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-01-07
CORRESPONDENTS WANTED

This paper wants good, live, en-
ergetic correspondent from each school
district in st. Francois county, to
send in good local news from each
community each week. We viii be
glad to pay well for service rendered.
For further information, call on or
address
A. W. BRADSHAW,
Editor The Pennington Times,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-01-07
THE SECOND HAND STORE

Carries a full line of furniture and
stoves, which we win sell for Y. to
l-3 the price Of new. We do furni-
ure and stove repairing, and uphols-
ering Of all kinds, We also carry
inc of good composition Roofing,
Barn and Roof Paint; Roof Cement
or patching all kinds Of roofs.
We solicit your patronage.
f. s. P. COUNTS, Manager.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-01-07
GENERAL HUERTA'S
EYES EXAMINED

At Elpaso, Texas, considerable in
terest was awakened, in the retail
shopping district, recently when Gen.
Huerta, the former President of Mex
leo, who is prisoner of the militar
authorities, was taken to the optoms
trical offices of c. c. Hill at 421 Mes
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-01-07

to change the shape and
color of unstable brands
to initiate the Prince
Albert tidy red tin, but
il 10 impossible to inli-
tate the flavor Of Prince
Albert tobaccol The
patentedprocessproteets
thatl
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-07
FINANCIAL NEWS
LEADING ISSUES SHOW WEAKNESS
DESPITE LARGER SUPPLY OF MONEY
Speculative and Banking Interest Diverted From Recently
Active Stocks to Low-Priced Railroad Shares-Reor-
ganized Companies Securities in Demand
NEW YORK. Dec. 7.

Although the
removed with of
ne
end
Of the
AZ the n and
including the securities
o shares and Missouri Pacific
trading In other railroad a
In fact the tone Of the railroad market
on shares and
accumulation n
Of the
and
the owpriced
OF
dividends
probable
ant nwaltng tho
also Of this of
Of
found enough believers along tho downward
with issues nj in the otrndng
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-07
REORGANIZED RAILS
ADVANCE ON CURB
Higher Prices Reached on Specu-
lative and Banking Interest
Buying-Oils in Demand

NEW YORK Dec. Speculative and
banking interest continued almost entirely
devoted TO the rcorEanized railroad stocks
IN the trading on the Broad street Curb.
Dealings In those issues were on large
scale and all of them were established at
higher prices during tho first half OF the
day
Rock Island moved up from - TO above
IS and per cent preferred sold at % to
% u and the per cent preferred at 7Sia
to 40. pcre Marquette new common nd-
vanced from 81 to 80 and the preferred sold
al So Western Pacific common ranged from
33}i to ASK Wabash Pittsburgh sold at
~ TO 24is.
The war order stocks showed an absence
Of demand and these stocks were pressed
for sale at substantial concessions. Sub
marine wa one OF the weakest features.
falling from 37ia to 3iL. and Lake Tor
pedo dropped from 10 to ga. steel Alloys
was firm. with sales at GSs and 6 ~ Mid
vale steel ranged from 69Is TO GSis.
Tho oil stocks were In brisk demand, with
Prairie Pipe Line advancing from 1886 to
$40, Ohio OH from 3S5 to 39i. Standard oil
Of New Jersey from 692 TO 500 and STAN
dard oil OF New York from 279 To 2sl.
Tho independent oil stocks were irregular
with Utah Petroleum heavily traded In at
~ and a. Wnylaud sold at 8 to SIS,
Cosden at l7A and Sinclair at 6l7s to 6i 4
The foreign Government bonds were
hrmer, with French municipal bonds selling
at % X to o..
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-07

Higher rates for money have had one
very noticeable enect--banks have aNailed
themselves of the rcdscounting privilege
with the Federal Reserve Bank 10 a greater
extent In this city, where the rate on caIl
loans has been boosted 10 per cent. the
highest since the latter part Of 1919 and IN
the early part Of last year. the Federal
Reserve Bank has done more rediscounting
for member banks in tho last few days Than
ever before To-day the Investment Of the
Federal bank In commercial paper was
close To $4,000 600 Most N this paper
natures In lesa than fifteen days and some
In flyc days In New York several Of the
iarse banks have rediscounted with the
Federal bank. some s7.O00oO0 being oh
talncd there by the institutions. This Is tho
first time that Institutions In New York
have availcd themselves Of the rediscount-
Ing privilege.
Not only bankers but business men are
watching with much interest this feature
OF the reserve act 20 see how u VIII work
out In times when II Is really needed Tho
action ~ the New York institution. taken
when call money was around 10 per cent.
was reflected Immediately In gradual de-
cline In the ratio 10 . per cent yesterday
and today the ratio was around I per cent.
and at one time II was ~ per cont This
has given banks money which
they need. as they were all pretty we'll
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-07

NEW YORK, Dec. 7.-TradlnE was small
on the Cotton Exchange this morning, The
tono at tho start was considered steady In
view OF n rather sharp decline in Liverpool.
Prices here showed losses OF to points
There was some hedge selling. but II was
not significant and n southern commission
house sold. The buying was small. some
local commission houses taking small
amounts and Wall street and Liverpool also
purchaslng moderately.
Al the time OF the start here Liverpool
was 10 II points net lower. the distant
months being the weakest. Prices were due
to come TO points net higher.
Private cables said there was Continental
and local selling abroad,
The Liverpool selling here during the
FIRST hour was established at about $4,000
bales. and seemed to bo largely responsible
for a decline OF i2 or IL points from last
nights closing figures.
Az the price approached zoo for january
support became more aggressive, however.
aud the market firmed up after IL o'clock
on covering and renewed buying by some
Of the more prominent operators OF yes
torday,
The rally carried active months back TO
or shade over last nights closing figures,
and there may have been buying on rumors
that a bulllsh private crop estimate would
be published by Chicago authority at
midday.
The late forenoon advance carried the
market about , 10 points net higher.
There WAS western buying, which may have
been inspired by the Clement Curtis esti-
mate. placing the crop at l0es9,0O0 bdles
OF 500 pounds excluding linters, and the
production OF llnters at 100000 bales,
support also came from some OF yester-
days more prominent buyers. but the de-
mand tapered on above 10000 for May. and
prices showed slight reactions early in the
noon hour.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-07
HIGHER MONEY RATES RESPONSIBLE
For MORE REDISCOUNTING BY BANKSI
Investment of Institutions in This City ExpandsMos Of
Paper Natures in Less Than Fifteen days-Trad-
ing in Stocks Is Small

loaned up and reserves had been cut dos.
Boston banks too, have done considerahi.
redscounting, the total today being ab,.,
SO 900 0OO. against $500. 900 at the clos. >,
business last Friday. The FIRST test on ~.
bank act has come. and although n ~.
not been very urgent one. IL has show
how Il can he worked out II there h any
real stress at any time.
The same attitude OF caution present an
week. was still In evidence today. Todav
was the uuietest Of the week. In no stoci
except United states steel common had m,
transactions mounted to the 1000. .shar,
mark by the last hour OF trading. OF ths
local issues Lehlgh Navigation was ths
most active. and II was lower throuFhoue
the day. The action OF the stock. which Al
one time was on I u. indicated that sorns
holders were disappointed because no
definite news came out regarding the deai
between the company and the Pennsvl.
vanla Railroad over the Lehlgh and Nsv,
England Railroad. Pennsylvania is aftsr
an interest In the road. Late In the dav
another sinking spell overlook NaviEatloa
and II closed with a loss OF - points
Lake Superior was also soft and was thu
next most active 20 Navigation. READING
was strong. and this was In sympathy with
the market In New York. and Erie, too. IA.
yeloped some strength. The bond division
was even more quiet than stocks.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-07
DIVIDENDS DECLAREn

Western Electric ~ per cent on preferr,g
stock and - ON the common. both payabis ~
eember so 10 stock OF record December 81
American Can. regular quarterly Of IA ma.
cent on preferred stock. payable JanIarr -
stock of record peeembeF IS !"
Cluett. Peabody : Co, regular uuart.rI, . .
Il per cent on pFeteFred stock. payable Ian
uary 10 stock Of record December 2O
United Paper Board Company REGULAR ,,,sr
terly Of " per cent on preferred stock pasabis
January 10 70 stock of record pecemhar s0
Glrard Trust Company. regular auartsrl, of
per cent, payable January 2 70 sioekhoidsSs
Of record December is.
Rubber Goods Manufacturing Counnan., 49,
lar quarterly of N per cent on preftrTsd .tsSst
payable December Is 10 stock of record DeseTa
ber II.
United states Trust Company. resular s..,,.
annual Of % per cent, pay able Jahuafs Il io
stock of record December ~. -
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-07
Cation Buyers and Sellers

Januarys-AieEnRny oconnor. W. Gum
Gems and Bartlett bought McFadden. c.
Hicks and Cone sold.
March--Sellar. Glover. Bartlett, Cone,
smith and Freeman bought n. Hubbard.
Hopkins W Gumoens and Oryis sold.
hfay- Kelner. Bartlett, Chairman, Geer
an4 Harteorn bought Hyman. Sellar,
sehutt, H. HUBBARD and Royce sold.
Jniy-Clearman Parrot, Bartlett. Nc
EHany Bassford and Hess bought Wilson,
II Hubbard and Hartcorn sold.
august Rosenberg and C. Hicks bought I;
Smith sold.
Ectober-Deegan aud Martin bought ;
Wilson. orvis ana Rountres sold.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-07
FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK, Dec. THE feature OF the
foreign exchange market this morning was
the nrmness In quotations for Swiss and
pcsctas exchange Lire and rubles were
easy and marks steady. Sterling and
francs were unchanged 6O-day sterling was
quoted at HI4.7i4 and 9O-day bills
at iGo0A69L.
The market was dun at the outset, with
comparatively few transactions. A better
feeling prevailed because Of the decrease In
the money market situation.
Quotations follow: Demand sterling
475la, cables 476 7-l6: franc checks
s s5A, cables 5.sih; rcchsmarks checks
&C u, cables &C 9-i6 lire checks G.79. ca
blcS 6.7SH: Swiss checks 5l5iA. cables
514: Vienna checks ll.iO. cables lii2 /:
Stockholm checks 2s65, cables 2s75 pose
taH checks 81 X. cables 81 Il Eulder checks
40M plus l-i6. cables 40 1916 plus l-lG /.
ruble checks $40 and cables 1850.