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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-07-21
Home Coming
and Pageant

AS was announced last week, the
Board of Trustees of the Pennington
Public Library, at their meeting on the
7th inst, made an initiative move for
a Pageant and Home Coming event
a splendid one and no time should be
lost in inaugurating working plan to
carry out the suggestion in good
form and with success. The follow
ing Committee of Arrangements was
appointed to begin the work: Alder
man Barney Petty, Mayor e. j. Nc
Kinney, Clyde Morsey, E. C. Barroli,
Miss Emma Lang, Mrs. o. w. Bleeck,
Mrs. G. O.. Nelson, Mrs. Anna Lloyd
and Mrs. John Murrill.
The committee is a good one, as
they are all people who take an ac-
tive interest in whatever is for the
advancement and good of the town,
and each member is full of local
pride and energy. Let all Of our
people take hold of the matter at once
and back up the committee and what
ever they may plan to do. The COM
mittee ought to set a date at once
and begin the work. Advertise, ex-
plot the enterprise every day and
week from this on. Too much pub
licity cannot be given to it. Settle
on the date and then push the ar
rangements. Have the friends of ev-
erybody who ever lived in Farming
ton or st. Francois county write their
friend or friends and extend a press
ing invitation to come to the Home.
Coming. Make it county affair.
Arrange for grand barbecue and en-.
tertainment. Make it a big occasion,
so that everybody will want to come
back the next year.
Don't let any doubt or hesitation
enter into the calculation. Start off
with the determination to make he
affair a success and it will be sue.
cess. But it is going to take some
work and concerted action, too. Don't
forget that, but be ready and willing
to do whatever work is necessary and
to meet whatever contribution you
may be asked to make, if it is within
f. your means. Wake up all the local
pride of which your nature is capable.
Let's up and at it. We haven't any
too much time if we begin this minute
then let Us begin.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-07-21
HOSPITAL NO. A FOUND
TO BE IN FINE CONDITION
After Several Days of Searchlight Work
the State Board Finds Institution
in Most Excellent Condition

ing that the Superintendent and
Board of Managers get together in q
written agreement. Such suggestion
resulted in several conferences being
held by the opposing factions, after
which the Board Of Charities and Cor
rections presented a written state
ment, which they considered fair to
all parties concerned, which was sign
ed by Charles X, Pratt, hcairman of
ed by Charles r. Pratt, chairman Of
tendent Scrutchfield.
By the terms of this agreement
Superintendent Scrutchfield and all
other officers and employees are re-
tained in the positions they have been
filling, most creditably it now appears,
for the best interests of thet institu-
tion. The agreement also obligates
all to harmonious personal and of
fetal acts, and should any further
trouble arise in the management of the
institution, it is to be submitted to
the Board of Charities and Correc-
tions for settlement. 1t was further
agreed, on the part of each of the
members of each board, that nothing
was to be given to the press, and that
no Growing" was to be indulged in
by either side.
Thus what appears to have been
very largely tempest in a teapot"
has been exhausted, leaving State
Hospital No. absolutely unimpaired
in its splendid working ability. The
few lightning flashes have clarified
the atmosphere and brought some
whose thought may have been wander
ing back to themselves, it is hoped, so
that this splendid institution will be
permitted to proceed unimpaired in its
good work of lifting and restoring
fallen humanity. Just now The Times
does not believe there is State insti-
tuition in the Union that can make
better showing, in each and every de-
partment, than State Hospital No. 4.
Harmony should be the watchword
there, and the writer feels that such
will be the case hereafter.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-07-21
MiscOnStrued

We made some complimentary al
lusions last week to the work done by
and the efficiency of County Assessor
L. O. Wells. This we did because we
believe a good public official should be
commended on occasion, as he general
ly gets plenty of blame. Some of the
friends of Ferd F. Beard, who is also
a candidate for the Democratic NOM
ination for Assessor, have taken Of
fense at the article and assumed that
The Times was endeavoring to boost
Mr.. Wells in his candidacy for the
nomination for a second term. That
view of the question was not in the
mind of the writer at the time-he
was not thinking of the candidacy of
either of the aspirants or the primary
election-nor did he wish to convey
the impression that Mr.. Wells was the
better qualified of the two men. Ev-
erybody who knows Mr.. Beard knows
that he is an exceptionally efficient
man, is we'll informed as to land and
property values in st. Francois coun-
.ty, and to his capability to fill that
or any other county office to which he
may aspire, may be added that he is
as honest and square as any man
in the county.
The Times entertains the high
est regard and appreciation fol-
both of these candidates and can as
cheerfully support the one as the
other in the fight to be made to-carry
this county for the Democracy.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-07-21
Our Citizens
Are Lining Up

The Times is exceedingly pleased to
note, since its mild criticism in last
weeks issue of the failure of the
Electric Line to give satisfactory
service by failing to run it's cars
through this city frequently enough,
that some of the leading citizens of
Pennington had assembled themselves
and discussed the matter of taking
action intended to relieve this most
inconvenient and unnatural condition
of affairs
After a discussion of this matter, as
it was presented in The Times last
week, they decided that if relief was
not afforded at once by the Electric
Line in the matter of rendering more
correct service to the people along its
line, then they propose to carry the
matter up to the Public Service Com
mission for adjudication and adjust
ment. If the matter is taken before
the State Board, and presented in a
fair and equitable manner, there is
absolutely no reason to doubt that
the people will be given the benefit of
such a decision. The management of
the Electric Line should remember
that some things were required of
such line before it was granted fran
chise. There is no reason, either, to
suppose that they will get off more
lightly if the matter is carried up to
he Utilities Board by the citizens OF
this city.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-07-21
BRYAN SHOWS 'EM
HOW TO KEEP COOL

William Jennings Bryan showed a
chautauqua audience at Granite City
last Monday how to keep cool in a
tent when the temperature is above
80 degrees, says the Post-Dispatch.
Mr.. Bryan was the orator of the day.
Throughout his address he kept his
right hand on a piece of ice in a pan
by his side and did all his gesturing
with his left.
Occasionally he lifted his right hand
from the ice and gave the bald spot on
his head cooling acress.
The plan worked well. Bryan kept
as cool as any cucumber could have
-ept under the same circumstances
It did not work so well for the audi
ence. The cake Of ice kept Bryan go
ing longer than he would have beer
able to without it. And there were ne
cakes of ice for his hearers.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-07-21
BLIND TIGERS LAIR
RAIDED--BOOZE SEIZED
Constable Schaefer and Deputies Make
Haul of About 27 Barrels of Beer
and 10 of Whiskey

charge of perjury and Downs and
Harris on a charge of bribing wit
ness.
Last Tuesday night Burl Cundiff
was at the place where the bootleg
ging was carried on, got very drunk
and during the night was robbed of
$50. He didn't know who got the
money, but he reported the matter
Wednesday to Prosecuting Attorney
Davis and made affidavit that he had
bought liquor there, got very drunk
and was robbed or lost his money
there. On his affidavit the Prosecut-
ing Attorney ordered Constable Jake
Schaefer to raid the place, and that
night with three deputies, Jim Rich
ardson, largo Bowling and largo
Lewis, all well armed, for they had a
tough gang to deal with, descended on
the blind tigers lair and captured
about 81 barrels of beer and 10 bar
rels of whiskey.
Frizzle and Montgomery are the
men who had charge and did the sell
ing, but several others are said to be
interested in the illicit business at this
place, and they will doubtless be
caught in the net and have to answer
for their crimes. Prosecuting Attor-
ney Davis is determined to break up
the lawless trade in intoxicants, and
these illicit dispensers of intoxicants
are going to find that the law is a
more potent factor in the county than
any gang of defiant bootleggers, for
the good and law-abiding people are
behind him in his fight.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-07-21

A bootlegger's rendezvous at Elvins
was raided Wednesday night and q
barrels of beer and 10 of whiskey
seized. Prosecuting Attorney Henry
Davis has had his eyes on a gang of
bootleggers at that place for some
time, and he finally secured an afi-
davit from Luther Boen on which in
formation was filed against 10 Friz-
zle and VIM. Montgomery. When ar
raigned before a justice for prelim-
mary hearing, Boen failed to show up,
and Mr.. Davis ordered an immediate
attachment for him. 10 Downs and
Henry Harris were present at the
hearing, and they left at once in an au-
tomobile and went to Boen's, got him
and took him to hiding place. When
a deputy went to his home to serve
the attachment and inquired where he
was, the party inquired Of mistook
him for friend of Boen who was in
the plot to get him out of the way
and told where they were in hiding,
and the deputy was not long in find
ing his man.
When he was brought before the
Justice and placed on the witness
stand he denied making the affidavit
or said that if he did make it he was
drunk and did not know what he was
doing. That he was not drunk when
he made the affidavit was witnessed
by several persons who were present
at the time. He also said that Downs
and Harris had bribed him not to tes-
tify. AS a result of this, the Prose-
cutting Attorney had him arrested on
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-07-21
GOOD CULVERTS FOR
COUNTY ROADS

The average country road requires
many culvert structures, and fire.
quently the cost for maintaining them
takes large part of the available
road funds, leaving but little for other
work. 1t is therefore important that
the culvert be built in such a manner
so as to reduce this maintenance cost
as much as possible.
According to bulletin being is
sued by the Extension Division OF the
University of Missouri on Country
Roads," the construction of cheap
perishable culverts is usually expen-
sive in the long run. Ordinary wood
en- culverts are no longer desirable
as the life of such culverts is not more
than three or four years, and while
in use they are continual annoyance
and expense.
Vitrifed-clay pipe culverts are sat
isfactory where openings larger than
f2 to ID inches in diameter are not
needed, and the cost is comparatively
small. Such culverts, however, can
not safely be used where they are di'
; rectly exposed to the shocks of traf-
fic. They should be protected by al
!. least two feet of filling, and the road
f.way graded smoothly that vehicle
may pass without shock over the cul
: vert.
Corrugated metal culverts are more
desirable than vitrifed-clay pipes, al
they resist shocks of traffic better, arr
easier to handle and cost approximate
ly the same. The life Of such cul
verts depends upon the ability of tn
metal to resist rust. Pipes made o
nearly pure iron have given good re
suits.
Concrete is, in most cases, the bes
material for use in the construction o
highway culverts. When properl,
constructed, these culverts last indef
initely, and are usually lower in cos
than those made from other durabl
materials. In the construction of con
crete culverts it is essential that goo
material also be used. The eoncret
should consist of a proper mixture o
portland cement, sand, and broke
stone or gravel The quality of tn
concrete depends largely upon tn
thoroughness of mixing, and should b
placed Immediately after the mixin
is done.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-07-21
Two Accidents
On Electric Line

Wednesday morning car loaded
with coal was being pushed in from
Esther on the Electric railway, and
near the Day residence it broke loose
from the engine. The grade is rather
steep on that street and the car kept
gaining momentum as it sped along
until it came to the curve into A
street, where it left the track, turn
ing completely over, throwing about
half the coal into Harry Highley's
residence lot. Harry was sitting on
his front porch and narrowly escaped
pelting with the flying coal, some
of the Jumps falling on the porch. A
passenger car coming in from Flat
River the same morning broke en- axle
and delayed traffic a couple of hours
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-07-21
UNFORTUNATE ACCIDENT

Last Monday morning Henry Dali
ton had the first and second fingers of
his left hand cut off with saw while
working in the Mccarthy Gonstruc-
ton Co.'S shops. His loss of course
is serious, but we are glad to say he
is getting along as comfortably as
could be expected. Mr. Dalton is one
of the company's most trusted and
useful men.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-07-21
Serious Accident

Fred Scrhamm, son of Mr.. Schramm
of the Schramm Bottling & Ice Co.,
met with very painful and serious
accident last Friday. While storing
some bottles of soda water under a
counter, one of the bottles exploded
and he was struck in the face with
several pieces of the flying fragments.
He received an ugly cut on the left
cheek and one piece struck him just
below the brow Of the right eye, cut
ting through the lid and making a
slight cut in the surface of the eye
just above the iris. There is some
fear that the cut may injure his eye
sight, but we are glad to say that he
is getting along quite comfortably.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-07-21
DIR. Keith Sustains
Serious Operation

DR.. Frank L. Keith of Flat River,
who has been in precarious health for
the past year or more, underwent a
very serious operation yesterday
morning at Mullanphy Hospital, St
Louis, where he has been the past
week or so under treatment. On ac-
count of his weakened condition some
fear was entertained as to the result,
but we are glad to say that the first
reports that reached here are very
favorable and his many friends hope
for his rapid recovery.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-07-21
Grand Rally
and March

Last Monday night the Sunday
School children and people attending
the big revival of Burke and Hobbs
now going on here, formed march
ing line and paraded the streets The
procession was nearly a mile long
and was some indication of theintense
interest being manifested in these
meetings. The meetings here will
probably close Sunday, as Messrs
Burke and Hobbs have an engagement
at Kennett for next month.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-07-21
Still They Come

Notwithstanding the extreme heat
ed term is now in process of unfolding,
the people are still anxious to have
the news carried to their homes each
week. And that they know where to
get the news they want, the recent
splendid list of new subscribers The
Times has published during the last
few weeks affords abundant testi-
mony. The following are few new
ones the past week: Mrs. E. E. Suth-
erland and Beulah Allen of Farming
ton, A. H. Moore of Bonne Terre, Nor
NAL and Normal Library of Cape Gil
rardeau.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-07-21
TEACHERS EXAMINATION

County Teachers Examination will
he held at the Pennington HIGH
School building August 4th and 9TH,
beginning at a. m. on each day.
J. CLYDE AKERS,
July 81 and 2s. Co. Supt'
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-07-21
FROM RACE
FOR COUNTY COURT JUDGE
Bonne Terre, Mo, July Il

Bonne Terre, Mo-, July II
Editor Pennington Times:--
Dear Sir: Kindly make announce
nent of my withdrawal from the race
as candidate for Judge of the County
Court First District). Owing to
sickness and death in my family, |
have been unable to make a canvass,
heace my withdrawal
Yours truly,
JOSEPH A. THORNTON.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-07-21

Miss Constance Morgan and Miss
Catherine Sullivan Of st. Louis are
visiting the formers brother, Rev.
Father Morgan.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-09
Cotton

Cotton prices fell approximately 80
points during yesterdays early session
and made an almost complete recovery
in tire afternoon. showing losses or
only 3 20 points at the close. The
early break was traceable almost
wholly 20 the governments report on
the amount of cotton glnned up 20
September T. The total was far DO
excess of all expectations. being, m
fact. the largest on record. s5o,o5-
bales. compared with 46l. 1857 bales a
year ago and 100. 900 bales IN the big
crop year of 1913. Compared with the
high figures of last Friday, prices
showed losses Of over s. a bale, and the
idea was expressed that trade interests
would soon be buying on larger scale
especially as prices for cotton good,
had remained strong IN the face OF
c0tton's weakness. This opinion was
soon verified. as spinners began buying
the 1917 deliveries on a large scale
which prompted active buying Of the
list by short sellers. Although large
Southern markets showed further de-
clines OF 30 90 81 points IN spot quota
tions. reports from some interior mar
kets asserted that planters we're not
d.sposed 20 follow the decline, ana
we're storing their cotton. They also
contend that the big ginning figures are
due 90 an eagerness 20 sell al curreNl
attractive prices, rather than any pro-
ducti0n IN excess Of earlier estimates,
which bearish traders had claimed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-09
Hooking Valley.
Dividends

West Jersey & Scashore. Regular
seri- annual dividend Of Z.s per cent,
oavsblc October 2, 90 stock OF record
Sentember IS.
safety Car Heating and Lighting.
Quarterly dividend ~ per cc"- pay
able October 2, % stock OF Iec''N
September ID.
American Graphophone. Regular
ouartcriy dividend Of D.. per cont on
..e common stock. payable october e.
20 stock Of record September 10.
Montreal Tramways Regular sem
annual dividend Of -'1 ocr cent on ~.
debcnture e'ocz payable October = 10
stock ~ record September i7.
West Indies Electric. Regular GUAR
terly dividend of . per cent. pay "''s
October 2 20 stock Of record oep'em-
Der H.
81. Louis. Rocky Mountain & Paci-
fc. Regular quarterly dividend 81 I"
Der cent on fhc preferred stock, pay
able September 3d. % stock o. recofN
September 20.
Warren Brothers Regularly quar-
terry dividend a. ~ per cent on me
fret preferred ! = per cent on The see
ond preferred and a dividend Of ] per
cent On the common stock, all payable
October !. " 1tock Of record Scptcm-
Der ~.
Sloss-shemeld steel and Iron Reg
uIar quarterly dividend 81 IA per
cent on the preferred stock. payable
October 2, % stock Of record Sep'cm
Der u.
]. T. Case Threshlng Machine. Reg
ular quarterly dividend ~ y per cent
On The preferred stock. payable Ocfo-
bcr 2. 10 rf0ck N record September
~.
Nanah Sugar Regular quarterly
dividend ~ "a per cent on tne pre-
ferred stock. payable October z, 10
stock Of record September -. lt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-09

first submitting the shares 20 the Curb
Association FOR It's approval. Some
securities are regularly listed that is,
they are approved for trading By the
Curb Association. and it is required
that Information concerning them vii
be filed from time TO time wiki the
secretary. Such Information IS
open 20 public inspection. Some
other securities. like the Standard
OIL subs diaries. are admitted %
quotation" without a regular listing.
A greater number are unlisted. No
enc has any authority over them. IN
listed stocks are marked thus: ).
Thew are PRINCIPALLY mining stocks,
and most OF them are prospects 0ut
there is nothing 20 distinguish pros
poets" from operating properties n
the unlisted group. There are Few
listed Mining stocks. and among these
prospects" arc distinguished by tae
abbreviation "a pros after the
rame. With this notice duly given.
Tho Tribune VIII hereafter print all
quotations without further resno1si-
biity. Transactions and prices yesler-
dav were reported az follows;
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-09
Susie n &c
Cereals

Wheat. The great intrinsic value
OF wheat was again emphatca.ly
demonstrated yesterday. September
contracts were higher all day and car
ried the more distant deliveries along
when they wcu- % tho seasons high
esq levels 10 the afternoon. For
time az tine outset the remote con-
tracts we're q fraction easier. over d
large part OF the southwestern wheat
heIt there were rains ranging from
frrt 90 heavy. which had been great
IS needed 20 put the soil IN GOOD con-
clt.ou for fall plougning. TINS im-
rrovement, and the fact that the gov
eminent report was expected az the
close. led 20 fairly heavy liquidation
by holders A. the opening The fact tina,
cash and nearby deliveries renamed
s-u5bornly strong soon caused an
ABRUPT reversal. prices advancing 5 2
90 4it cents from earlier low levels.
lr Chicago September got up 70 Sl03
and December % Si.57ls. II Is inter
esting 90 note. however, that Chlcag9
took it's cue from outside market.
Cash markets In both the Northwest
and Southwest continued 20 move up
ward. making it increasingly evident
liver wheat IN Chicago this month
would experience great difficulty and
rossibly suffer material loss. IN spite
Of the high prices ruling. farmer
are still making small deliveries and
arrivals az terminal markets are OF
small volume Meanwhile there IS
brisk competition between elevator
owners. millers and exporters. As q
result record prices were paid for
The actual grain. Kansas Clty re
ported sales Of No. 3 hard az Sl.5'
and a car Of new No. I Montana sold
at SIP IN Minneapolis. Even though
this was seed wheat, u shows clearly
the striking scarcity Of choice grades
IN comparison the prices for future
contracts in Chicago certainly look
cheap. Liverpool advices continued
encouraging. with American winter
cargocs Sd higher. News regarding
the defeat OF Rumanian forces also
had a strengthening eject. making
. the outlook seem rather less bright
for early shipments Of wheat from
the Black Sea. and also suggesting
destruction OF Rumanian crops in
case the Teuton.c allies make further
progress In that country. Another
significant factor IN the foreign situa-
ton was the claim that Argentine
wheat ia Liverpool costs about 10
cents more than North American
grades. The Argentine shipments
were l0s0.000 bushels. about 100000
larger than expected, but the bulk
was destined for Continental and nom
European ports. Still, the Argentine
visible supply increased % ll,40s 000
bushels. against only 2,e44,00O a year
ago.
when the monthly report Of the
Department Of Agriculture came out II
was found 70 be about as unfavor
able as anticipated. az IL placed the
crop Of spring az only 10000 900
bushels. against ii5000.000 hushel.
20 l5s.000000 bushels. according Il
several private estimates This con
trasts sharply with le9.O00000 esti
mated last month and $4,000 ,Ool
/ bushels last year
The grand total now stands Al GIL,