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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-09
BRILLIANT AFFAIR ENDS
FINAL OF THREE DANCES
Many Dinners Prcccde sub
ScriptiOn Reception Given
at the Plaza.

The last for this season Of the Three
Dances. a set OF subscription affairs
organized several years aeo by Nj. ira
Barrow. Mrs. Charles W Romevn and
Mrs. Henry BisshoT, Was held IA;
night AT the I'laza. u Was Vel "'-
tended and brilliant. being preceded bN
Il dinner se-N. ed IN the main restaurant.
Among those giving dinners. most "'
whom are subscribers 70 IN" dhh,"S
were Mines. Ira Barruws. charles W.
Romeyn, l. Lyttlcton Fox, william w
McAlpln. j. Alleu Townsend. Rowland
\. Robbins. Philip h. Jennings, I'chA'a
V. L~.!rdabuyy. W Lowe Rice. Henry
James, William Curtis peTorest. Ian
caster Morgan. Albert II Ely. Charles
\. Frank, Alexander n. Tiers. John W
Munro, Edward W. Harris and Robert
A.. Franks. Another OF the dinners was
given by Miss Prudence Sterry. After
ward the dance was held IN the main
ballroom, where at - $50 "a hunct supper
was served. dancing being resumed Late
Among those at the dinner and dance
wer, Mr.. and Mrs. william J. Surg =,
Nj. and MIS-. Carl Tucker. Mr.. and Mr.
David Heller. NJ. and Mrs. carter
Phelps. Mr.. ana Mrs. John II. Rallan-
tine. NJ. n MIS-, C;eulg. iIcddingtul'.
tho Misses Hope Colgate. Maud oBrieu.
charlotte Clark. Elizabeth Jennings.
Harr!ette McAlpin. Mildred and Elise
Rice. Esther Tiers, Marion Townsend,
Caryl Hackstaff, MARY Munro. Alc" and
Margaret Dickson, Gladys Robbins
Katharine Thaw. Emma RomeNu, Nice
De Lamar, Geneviev" ~CIendenln. Au'-
la!de Buckley and J'snnettc Riake Gil
bert curtis Demores'. Naury Jones,
Lindsay Bradford, George \ stevens.
,,a-rv shil.nd George T.. BrukdN
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-09
HOT SPRINGS GUESTS BUSY.
I.unchrOna mud bridge Also De-
rupy NiattOrs.

HoT SPRINGS. VI. Fcb. S.--Mr and
Mrs. +. Hoenlughtus ~ New York on
tertaiued a party If friends ~ Luncheon
and bridge to-day. Mrs, X VI. Stauncn
Of New York played = round Of golf
this AFTERNOON With the Ecv i \ Nor
ris. Mr., and Mrs. Red tatr r.. "
kearney. g. II Wombwc!l and Mr. and
Mrs. LOUIS Thtll ~ New York and J.
Flanagan were also on the links. Miss
Martha Won Reuter- rode over one Of
tn. trails.
J. II. Duties and Prof ard M'~ Ma
uudud Of Princeton, with th'Ir family.
arrived At the Homestead to-iIN Bell
amy Storcr. former Ambassador to
Italy, and Mrs. Stoler reached here this
morning from Cincinnati
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-09
ENGAGEMENTS ANNOUNCED.

Miss Al,hea May, daughter Of Angus
tus 5. May. treasurer Of the New Haven
road. and Maturin Waldo will he mar
ried on February - in st. Johns Epi9-
copal Church, bridgeport, The Rev.
stephen Fish sherman, formerly canon
Of the Episcopal Cathedral in Albany,
will perform the ceremony.
MIR. and Mrs, Charles Ernest Graham
Of Summit, y. j, announced at a luNrh-
con Yesterday afternoon the engagement
OF their daughter, Miss Ruth licrndon
Graham, to Henry \, Underwood. son ~
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward \, Underwood Of
Newark.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-09
Nine. Homer Takes n House.

Mime. Homer Of tho Metropolitan
Opera Company will make her home
during the opera season on Riverside
Drive. Tho Ave story American base
ment dwelling At 800 Riverside Drive.
which - next 20 the south corner ~
l0dth street. was leased yesterday nv
Nine. Homer and sidney Homer from
Mr.. \. g. rcniicld TIL" dwelling is
lease! furnished. III" loa~" was ar
ranged for The Homer hy P'tso a
Ellimiu.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-09
LINCOLN GODFREY.
PhiIa JclphiR Bnnkrr aud business
Man Dies, Aged go.

PHIIApEr pIir,. Fob s-Liucolu God
frey. %tnancier, and formerly a director
Of the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad, died at
his home here to-day after an Illness
Of two wears, lie was so years Of age.
Mr.. Godfrey was born here, and after
being educated IN private schools en-
tered his fathers dry goods business.
y. i. Godfrey u co. In lS13 he hccam"
a member of the firm Of William S,mp-
sons Sons. manufacturers Of cotton
goods, IN which lie maintained an in
r.rest until his death.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-09
WILLS AND APPRAISALS.

WILLIAM L. PROCTOR. Who died April
s last. left ~ estate ~ sl0i.9sl to his
widow Anne VI Proctor. he had "a half
Interest iu EeEi"s.on Rrue iron mer-
chants. loo SOUTH street, appraised at
SNIfG.
ADOLTH WAEcHrEN " diol .tprii
20 last. lett $685.. H. gay" only - 10
his adopted son. HuSs"l. Nt',h'"r. on ne
ground that he had made his adopted son
selr-sustniuinE He eft N" remainder Of
tho eetttn 20 hts Widow and dluEhtoI
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-09

The bulk OF the estate Of Richard A.
Garfield will he held not taxable In New
York state. "a a result ot action taken
In the S~urroeate's Court yesterday. whom
couns,l for the estate asked Surrogate
Fowler to declare Garfield a resident Of
Providence. r.. J., at the time Of his
death. william W. Wiugatc. counsel for
the stat" Comptroller. did not oppose the
applicaiiOn.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-09
M"dni for j.. Alden Weir,

luusrErpuIA. Feb. S.@The gold
n'"dI ~ horror uf tho Academy OF the
N' Nils he's been awarded to the presi-
VIM ot ~" National Academy of Design,
Ne" York j. Alden Weir, whose group
:. "h paintings is a feature OF the 1lith
Academy.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-09

RrNr. lcn. s. The Right Rev. CO.
yt.u. G,rmc, ltNlnr, AUXILIARY Bishop
90 -. l,ul. Mimi. has been nominated
BISHOP Of Lead, : II, il was announced
at rrr Vatican to-day
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-09

Since Ned Wayburn abandoned the
Century the New Theatre founders have
offered IN" house I" several managers.
among them Mr., Dillingham; Flo Xieg-
field, lr, Is another 10 whom the theatr.
has been rendered. 1t was said last
night at the Dillingham; offices tina, al
though the natter has been under con-
sider1tion 40 deal has been effected and
that no word on tho question has been
received from Nj. birmingham. who -
South covering from a slight illness.
Among others n it is understood are
negotiating for u lease ON tho Century
are hlg interests IN London, headed hy
Nlhcrt lie N~Ourville.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-09

Funeral services for Albert e. Ihil-
lips. formerly Of TUE SrS and recently
q member OF the financial STAFF of the
Times, who died suddenly ou Monday
evening. will I've held tins afternoon at
8 o'clock at MS home, sos West 1llth
street. TIL burial Will bc IN Trovi-
dence, where his mother is buried.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-09
Lewis u. /Irglcr.

lhUl>pElrUtN Fob : l"WI. f. Ir.-
Ter. aged -. uulN survivor ut Tire .hrn
manufacturing Arm 81 /cgl'r b.. and
for many years president u' tine Root
aud Sho" Manufactures ~ .,lt on.
died cart Ntn-dl! Mr. Iu,Il,r WI. a
member uf a uImn"r If clubs ,'' t~~o-
Citations, up'lUiIug the Na~.n. U.~'o"i.tl
p,,rt If i, unsl'yunI,. Nu,,u,'u ,'s
club and the board 80 arbitration 81 tho
Boot ana Shoe Mrnu'Ip'r.rs N~-oy'a-
ton
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-09

Albert l. Woodwork. - years old.
treasurer Of the H. /. Judd Company.
manufacturers Of hardware, died Mon
day at his home. zoo st. James place.
Brooklyn His wife. two sons and a
daughter survive him.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-09
TOO BIG, SAYS DILLINGHAM;.
t%cntur> Opera House Management
Not One Man Job.

PALM fEArli, Fla Feb rles
r. Dillingham;. To whom has been offered
the management ~ the Century Opcr,
House. Sew York, viii not he inter-
viewed on tn" matter However. soue-
thing 90 his attitude IS shown 10y tho
fact that In discussing the matter with
a friend here to-day he Is reported 10
hiN" aid
"lv" aol II, but don't wan It all alone.
It. too nlE for one man to handle"
Previously Mr.. Dillingham; had aid
hat he knew nothing about the matter
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-09

MIAMI. TIA, Feb, S.--Thc steam yach'
Alryouc, H. " Putnam, w.. New York
yawl Alcyonc, W, H. ltnochs. from Palm
Beach, and the yacht Vinceder, Law.
renee Jones, from Cuba. have arrived.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-09
Royal 4. Davis.

BosroN. Feb. S.-Royal \. Davis, aged
80. for many years holder OF the Now
England amateur checker championship p,
died to-day at Wohuru.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-09
Nh ED.

RANp-ToBI%-N WHIT" sulphur
Springs wes' Virginia. oH weir-sday.
February q. 'slt. Etho' Ma roh'n tn
charles W band Of N"" y'rk
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-09

MoSTrEAI. Feb. s.. H. Mckcchnie,
president OF tho Canadian Consolidated
Rubber Company. died here to-day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-09
COL. WILLIAM R. CASSIDY.
Former Nlcc-Prcsidcnt ~ Alba '
..\rgu>' pies In EngInud,

Lo>po~. Feb : COL W',.tm 70 no.
fort CASSIDY, formerly N,rc-nrcs.dcut and
secretary of the AlhauH Ar0rS. died At
Brighton on February
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-05-26
SILVER is CLIMBING

Silver, it appears, has "come back"
advocated by w. J. Bryan, w. H. Har-
vey and other prominent men two
decades ago, but through the unfor-
seen and unexpected circumstances
arising out Of the European war.
Silver is now quoted at around N
cents an ounce, which is the highest
it has been for more than twenty
years. In 1898 price Of n cents
was maintained for a time, but the
cost of production was much greater
then than now, due to cruder mining
and milling machinery, then in use,
and the present price means more. II
is stated out in the silver-prcducing
districts of Colorado that the present
price of n cents means as much as
81 would have meant twenty years
ago.
The present price, too, is all the
more important and interesting on
account Of the low price that has been
maintained since the war. Silver and
gold had been, up to this year, vir-
tuaily the only metals not favorably
affected. The average price for sill
yer last year was only 1859 cents
! In August the average price was At
Is cents, and the advance dates from
that month.
There are several explanations fol-
the rise in price, among them being Q
curtailed output in Mexico, heavy de-
mand from European countries where
silver is wanted for mining, and stor.
ing of silver for speculative purposes
The second reason seems to be chief.
ly accountable. European countries
must be provident with their gold
yet they cannot issue paper currency
Unfortunately without risking finan-
cial disaster. Silver seems the logica
recourse and they appear to be seek
ing it.
Locally the rise in silver may have
some Importance. Since the price Of
zinc and lead have been helped Sc
much by the war, Colorado miners
have become heavy producers of these
metals and have been neglecting sill
yer. Now that silver is climbing
they are likely to turn somewhat tt
that metal and to reduce their output
of zinc and lead.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-05-26
ZINC IN WASHINGTON COUNTY

Six thousand seven hundred and
twenty pounds of "blend carondelet"
assayed 44.60 per cent zinc, mined at
New Diggins two miles east of Potosi,
which sold for $3.50 per ton, was re-
Gently shipped from Potosi in car
with 1886 pounds of "blend silicate"
assaying 1920 per cent zinc, mined on
the lands of Pittsburg and Potosi
Lead Co., located one and one-half
miles west of Potosi, that sold for
$4,000 per ton. The zinc was shipped
by the Compton & Patterson Co., who
are mining in the casey Mines" west
of Potosi, where they have quite a
number Of men employed. The ship
ment brought $1155.07, out of which a
royalty of Is per cent was paid the
land owners; and the expense of min
ing the ore.
1t was the first car shipped by
Compton & Patterson and they hope
to improve the per cent of zinc in
the next by cleaning the ore better.
Judge Compton is very proud of his
efforts in the zinc mining industry.
Richeson Brothers and t. +. Rlount
are also shipping zinc from Potosi,
and from reports are doing very we'll.
Lead ore, zinc and tiff are being
successfully mined near Potosi. The
ores are all bringing good prices and
the miners are all doing well.--l'oto-
81 Independent.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-05-26
TRAVELLERS GUIDE

To reach Pennington you can use
either one of the following routes:
Via st. Louis)
Iron Mountain-Leave st. Louis at
1850 or 9:05 a. M, arriving at Farm
ington over Electric Railway from De-
Lassus at 1912 p. m.
M. r. & B. leave st. Louis at
1850 a. M, 3:15 and 5:31 p. M, ar
irving at Pennington over Electric
Railway from Flat River at 11:46 a.
M, and Gal and 9:22 p. m.
From the South
Iron Mountain via Bismarck and
DeLassus-Arrive at Pennington ov-
er Electric Railway at 12:42 p. m.
Belmont Branch of Iron Mountain
Arrive at Pennington over Elec-
trio railway from DeLassus at 2:07
p. m.
Cape Girardeau Northern--Arrive
at Pennington at $40 p. m. from
Cape Girardeau and intermediate
points. Going south the train leaves
Pennington at 700 a. m. Both
trains make connections with Frisco
trains at Perryville Junction.
To Reach st. Louis
You can go over either of the roads
at the following hours:
M. R. & B. T--Leave Pennington
over Electric Railway to Flat River
at 4:24 and 8:14 a. M, and 2:10 p. M,
arriving in st. Louis at 8:35 and II 80
a. m. and 6;10 p. m. Fare from Farm
ington, $1,66. Round trip, 1922, (if
passenger can go and return same
day, the round trip rate is 1929.
Iron Mountain-Leave Pennington
over Electric Railway to DeLassus at
1888 p. M, arriving in st. Louis at
6:10 p. m. Fare for one way from
Pennington, $1.90; round trip, $3.50.
ST. FRANCOIS COUNTY RY. co.
Time Table (COndensed).
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-05-26
Bottled Souls

J Mr.. Roosevelt is talking war again
This time he is giving the public his
opinion Of the American people--ol
! rather that large portion that does
not live on raw blood or satisfy its
literary taste with jungle tales. II
a preface to a book on the invasion OF
Belgium, he says:
august 4, 1914, the issue of this
war for the conscience of the world
was Belgium. Now, in the spring of
1916, the issue remains with Belgium.
For eighteen months our people were
hidden by their representatives at
| Washington to feel no resentment
against hideous wrong. They were
| taught to tame their human feelings
by polished phrases of neutrality.
Because they lacked the proper out
let of expression they grew indif-
ferent to supreme injustice.
"But today they are at least be-
coming alive to the inquiry Of the
crushing of Belgium. Belgium is the
battle-ground of the war on the west
ern front. But Belgium is also the
battle-ground Of the struggle in our
country between the forces of good
and evil.
an the ranks of evil are ranged all
the pacifist sentimentalists, the cow
ards who possess the gift of clothing
their cowardice in soothing and at
tractive words, the materialists whose
souls have been rotted by exclusive
devotion to the things of the body,
and sincere persons who are cursed
with a deficient sense of reality, and
all who lack foresight and who are I'M
informed.
Against them stand the great mass
of loyal Americans, who, when they
see the right and receive moral lead
ership, show that they have in their
souls as much of the valor of right
eousness as the men of 1860 and 1776.
"The literary bureau at Washing
ton has acted as a soporific on the
mind and conscience of the American
people. Fine words, designed to work
confusion between right and wrong,
have put them to sleep. But they now
stir in their Sleep"
He did not demand war at the time
Belgium was invaded, but the more
he thinks about it the madden he gets.
And to think that the only way to
keep the soul from rotting is to kill
somebody! If he Lord so made us
that blood letting is necessary to
keep us from becoming degenerates,
why not repeal all laws against muir
der, so that men of Mr.. Roosevelt's
type may not be restrained by "con-
ventional restrictions ?" Wars are
repulsive and, besides, it takes time
to work up first-class war, but or
binary homicide is cheap, or would
be but for the law which enables a
lawyer to collect a heavy fine in the
way of fee, even when the jury ac-
quits. If any philosophy can rot a
soul it is the Roosevelt philosophy
that puts man on the level with the
brute. w. J. BRYAN.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-05-26
A REPUBLICAN PLATFORM

The most difficult job ever attempt
ed will be the task of those selected to
write the Republican party platform
at Chicago. Not one of the old is
sues is worth a copper and cannot be
used even in Vermont.
Since something will have to be put
on, we suggest this list. One thing
being as good as another when look
ing for an idea:
We affirm that the earth is round
We consistently take the elevator
going up.
We reiterate our firm stand for
American labor and always discuss il
at the club over a cold bottle.
We. shall foster amicable foreign
relations, especially with our Chinese
laundrymen. See section 3 above.
We advocate public bath houses
because we find the bar too crowded
some times; some of these fellows
should be in the bathhouse.
We will increase waterway service
and run the Panama Canal to the tor
of Pixies Peak.
We insist on radical changes in the
Federal Reserve Bank system, so fan
as the jobs are concerned.
We deplore intemperance, but dc
not hold our conventions too far from
good cafe.
We renew our former remarks OF
woman's suffrage, but have forgotten
what thew were.
We have noted with genuine alarm
the big crops of recent years. This
seldom happened under a Republican
administration.
The Platform Committee, ETC., etc
HERBERT w. CANN,
in ST nllis Rani1hlic
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-05-26
$16O,OOO,O0O FOR NAVY
House Naval Affairs Committee Re-
ports Bill for Betterment, Also
Disarmament Proposal

vite all the great governments of the
world to send representative to a
conference which shall be charged
with the duty of suggesting an or
ganization, court of arbitration or
other body, to which disputed ques-
tions between nations shall be refer
red for adjudication and peaceful set
Element; and to consider the question
of disarmament and submit their re-
Communications to their respective
governments for approval.
"That the President is hereby au-
thorized to appoint nine citizens of the
United States who shall be qualified
for the mission by eminence in the
law, and by devotion to the cause of
peace, to be representatives of the
United States in such a conference.
"That the President shall fix the
compensation of said representatives
and such secretaries and other en-
ployes as may be needed, and for that
purpose 100000 or so much thereof
as may be necessary, is hereby appro-
priated and set aside at the disposal
of the President"
Secretary Daniels Satisfied
Secretary Daniels is understood to
be satisfied with the action of the
House Committee. The authorize
ton for five battle cruisers of the
most modern and powerful type prob
ably will prove as satisfactory in the
end as would have the authorization
for the two dreadnaughts and two
battle cruisers, proposed by Secretary
Daniels, and there remains the pros
pect that before the naval bill is
agreed upon by the two houses there
will be some recognition of the FIVE
year building program which the
Secretary laid before the Committee
Chairman Padget of the Naval AT
fairs Committee said the Democrats
of the committee held to the view that
the navy needs battle cruisers in
stead of dreadnoughts at this partic-
ular juncture in its development
Many naval officers, Secretary Dan
iels admitted, also held this view.
The number of submarines allowed
in the bill is below that recommended
by Secretary Daniels, but the number
may be increased before the bill sub
mitted by the committee becomes a
law.
The naval budget increased the per-
sonnet of the Navy by 16500 men
Of this increase 5000 is in the Marine
Corps.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-05-26
APunch in the Face

The editors of the Torchlight who,
through our columns from week to
week have advocated "Home Buying
and urged our readers to patronize
home merchants, got an awful slap
square in the face the past month,
when the members of the senior class
sent to an Eastern firm and purchas-
ed their Commencement cards with
out giving either of the papers in
Shelbina chance to even show sam
pies. Most of these young people are
sons and daughters of our business
men. Our columns are open always
for the boosting of home buying and
-ouT schools. Seldom a week passes
during a school term but what we
give freely of our space for all school
Items, especially the Lyceum courses
where they try to make their money;
to us. We have always boosted Shell
bina schools and glady do so, and now
when we had a chance perhaps of
little profit on some high class work
in comes representative of the afore-
said Email order house" and takes his
little" so per cent commission while
the home editors toll on, and next
time a school "doin's" comes along
publish mice little article" and grin
and bear it, just like all the other
merchants who have to set back and
see good old Shelbina money sent to
mail order houses.-Sh elbina Torch
light.
The Times received a similar
"punch in the face"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-05-26
AN ESSAY ON THE DUCK

A duck is low, heavy-set bird,
composed mostly of meat and fea-
theirs. He is a poor singer, having a
hoarse voice, caused by getting so
many frogs in his throat. He likes the
water and carries toy balloon in his
stomach to keep from sinking, The
duck has only two legs and they are
SO far back on his running gear by
nature that they come pretty neal
missing his body. Some ducks, when
they get big enough, have curls or
their tails and are called brakes
brakes don't have to set or hatch, but
just loaf and go swimming and cal
everything in sight. If / was a duck
/ would rather be drake.--Selected
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-05-26

Meanwhile the Senate continues to
debate the rural credits bill.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-05-26
WOLVES IN STE GENEvIEyE co

Frank Smith discovered the lair of
a wolf on the farm of Clarence Gov
reau near River Aux Vase and cap
tured four of the little cubs. A fifth
one made it's escape. On Monday Mi
Smith brought them to town and they
aroused considerable curiosity. He
sold one of them to Ed Basler while
here for $500. We are told that in
the southern part of our county
wolves have destroyed many sheep
for the farmers. We believe that
wolves should be killed wherever and
whenever possible so as to prevent
the perpetuation of the species. Ste
Genevieve Herald.