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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-05-19
ARMY BILL AGREED UPON
BY CONFERENCE COMMITTEE

Washington, D. G., May 16.-Re-
vised figures on the army reorganiza-
ton bill as agreed upon by House and
Senate conferees and submitted to the
Senate today by Chairman Chamber
lain, show the new army will be even
larger than announced when agree
ment was reached last Saturday.
Careful analysis shows the maxi
mum strength in time of peace will
be 211 900 officers and men, including
$4,000 staff troops, Philippine scouts
and unassigned recruits, and that the
war strength win be 236,50O officers
and combatant troops, which with
staff troops, scouts, etc, added, will
bring the aggregate maximum
strength of the regular army to 261,-
500 The National Guard as reor-
ganized would total $4,000, making
total of 718.500 available.
Provides Well-Balanced Army
"The results of the work of the
:onferees, while possibly disappoint-
ing to some few who have made hob
bies of certain features" Senator
Chamberlain told the Senate, "must
as a whole be welcomed by all who
are reasonable and unprecedented, as
good bill.
"For the first time in our history
we have provided for an army that
is well balanced throughout and which
will be an efficient fighting machine.
1t provides for troops enough for the
required overseas garrisons and the
remaining troops at home will be
such as will make up complete brig
AIDES and divisions and the regular
army will no longer be hit and miss
collection of regiments and battal-
ions as it has heretofore been, due to
piecemeal legislation of former years.
Not only are the higher tactical units
properly provided for, but the inter-
nal structure of regiments and COM
panies of all arms has been improved
to meet the requirements of lessons
learned in recent wars.
Companies Real Working Units
"The company units will no longer
be skeletons, but real working units
of abouts two-thirds' war strength.
An infantry company will be 100 men
in peace and $50 in war; troop of
cavalry will be 70 in peace and 105
in war; battery will be 1876 men in
peace and 100 in war. 3
"The officers reserve corps and the
reserve officers training corps have
been adopted as written in both orig
inal bills. They provide for the edu-
cation, selection and training of civ
ilians in time of peace for the duties
of officers in time of war.
"The National Guard will have
greater inducements to improve and
progress than was hoped for before
this year, and it will be on trial dur
ing the next few years to prove that
the claims made by it's representa-
tives were correct and that it was on
ly held back from becoming real as
set in our national defense by forces
over which it had no control. These
obstacles, it is hoped, have been re-
moved in the new bill and time alone
can tell whether or not the National
Guard will take its place as an i'm
portant factor in the army"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-05-19
A FRANKING ABUSE

Congressman Tavener Of Illinois
recently granted Mr.. Ford of auto
mobile notoriety the privilege of US
ing his frank" in sending two mil
lion copies of the speech of the former
through the mails. We don't know
just the nature of the speech, but up
pose it must be along the peace lines
which Mr.. Ford affects. 1t is pc
culiar political alignment, Mr.. Tave-
ner posing as a Democratic Repre-
sentative and Mr.. Ford as one of the
"peace" priests being voted for in the
primaries of several Of the States as
a possible nominee of the Republican
party for President. But it is not that
to which we would call attention, but
to the abuse of the Thanking privilege,
by which Congressman's name writ
ten or rubber-stamped on an envel-
ope or package takes the place Of a
postage stamp, and in which Mr..
Ford, the i-millionaire automo-
bile manufacturer and private citi-
zen, joins him in loading down the
mails which the government must pay
the railroads for hauling and the rural
free delivery carriers for delivering
at their final destination.
We call it an abuse of the frank
ing privilege, which Congress, in the
name Of the people, has voted to its
members, but such use of the privi-
lege, and other uses made of it dur
ing political campaigns, might be
called by harsher name. 1t was
probably intended in the first place
to apply to official correspondence,
and any other use to which it may be
put is an abuse. But it has been di-
verified from its original purpose into
a graft, Why should any one, be-
cause he holds office at the expense
of the people, be permitted to conduct
his private correspondence and his
political campaigns at public expense?
But as long as the franking privilege
is permitted to exist, Senators and
Congressman will abuse. it, burden
the Government printing office with
extra work in grinding out tons of
speeches inspired for political cam
paign consumption and send them
through the mails to serve their pri
yate or some partisan aims at the
peoples cost. 1t is one of the many
gratis against which the public ought
to protest until they are all wiped
out.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-05-19

w. T. Brown, First Vice President
of the Order of Railroad Telegraphers
according to St. Louis papers, an
nounced Saturday night that he had
effected an agreement with the Mis-
souri, Pacific Railroad Company,
whereby all station agents and te-
legraphers Of that system are to re-
ceive six per cent increase of wages,
shorter hours, a1fifteen day vacation
with pay and an increase in overtime
pay. He left for Chicago, where he
had similar negotiations with other
railway companies. It is said that
rules were affected for the making of
better working conditions for all the
men. 1t is 70 be hoped that this is
the beginning of an amicable .rlsider-
standing enlargement between the
railroads and their employees. ii the
latter's demand for an eight-hour
haul, over which the general strike
and the blocking of all railroad traf-
Iic is threatened, and that such a
strike, which would denibralize and
smbarrass business all over the coun-
ny, may be happily averted.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-05-19

Bride of Almost Month Travels
1000 Miles to See Husband for First
Time," was a heading in Mondays
Globe-Democrat. The article that
followed told of marriage which for
distance, we believe, has esldom been
equalled. Juan Villa, of st. Louis,
wooed his bride, Senorita Crispi, of
Barcelona, Spain, through correspond
ence, married her by proxy on April
Oath, and the couple were really unit
ed in New York last Sunday. The
couple will reside in st. Louis, where
they will doubtless soon become better
acquainted, and we trust will enjoy d
long and happy union.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-05-19
JUDGE PETER H. HUCK
FOR REELECTION

The announcement Of Judge Peter
H. Huck as a candidate for re-elec-
ton as Judge of this 1.-THE Twenty
seventy Judicial District, and for the
Democratic nomination, we believe
will meet the favorable consideration
of large majority Of the people of
the circuit, regardless of political
predictions. While under our party
allignments it is the universal rule
to make party nominations for judicial
as well as other offices, there is no
politics in the position-only ques-
tons Of law construction, impartial
sitting in judgment on the cases that
come before the bench for trial and
adjudication, and a clear knowledge
and penetration of the principles un-
DERIVING all law. In the nearly six
years that Judge Huck has been on
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-05-19
SOUTHEAST CONVENTION
OF CHRISTIAN CHURCHES

The Christian Churches of South
east Missouri held one of their most
successful conventions at Sikeston
last week, The work of the Christ
ian Church in Missouri is divided in
to districts, this part of the State
comprising the Fourth District. The
conventions are held annually for the
purpose of discussing the various
phases of church activity, Bible
Schools, Christian Endeavor, mis-
sionary organizations and the adj
vancement of the work in Southeast
Missouri. About $1,000 was raised at
this convention to help carry on the
work. The meeting was alive with
interest, and sermons and addresses
were delivered by a number Of the
ministers present as well as the car
rying out of the regular business pro-
gram.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: President, j. M.
Bailey of Pennington; Vice President,
J. M. Gordon of Poplar Bluff; Treas
urer, r. A. Sisler of Dexter; Presi-
dent the Christian Women's Board of
Missions, Mrs. Robert Moran of
Bonne Terre. The latter two officers
were reelected.
The following were elected members
of the District Board: J. M. Bailey,
Pennington; S. L. Cutler, Bunker;
G. B. Gale, Flat River; X. A. Brum-
back, Cape Girardeau; G. C. Minor,
Charleston; G. A. Hoffman, Bloom
field; R. E. Bailey, Sikeston, for three
years. and Mr.. Meredith of Poplar
Bluff for two years. G. C. Minor and
]. H. Tiller are new members of the
executive committee.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-05-19

The undercurrent of feeling in the
Republican party seems TO be that
there is no chance for Republican ma
tional success with any of the favor
lite sons for President who are reach
ing out after the nomination. There
are Root of New York, Weeks Of
Massachusetts, Sherman of Illinois,
Burton of Ohio, Cummins of Iowa,
Fairbanks of Indiana, and even Roose-
welt to choose from. Yet the Repub-
iicans look askance upon them all
they can't discern winner in the
iot-and turn with longing but doubt
full expectancy in the direction Of
Supreme Justice Hughes But the
gowned jurist is coy and elusive; he
deprecates the use of his name in
their State primaries, and as far as
anybody knows has given no hint that
he would accept nomination by the
Republican convention though the par
ty pachyderm might hand it to him
with the most graceful wave Of his.
trunk. Would he accept? It IS the
puzzle of the Woman or the Tiger"
over again. Yet, in the sore dilemma
in which they find themselves, they
nurse the shadow of a hope that the
bosses of the party viii in some sort
# desperate strait nominate him and
AXE the chance Of his acceptance.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-05-19
STATE AUDITOR GORDON

State Auditor John p. Gordon, who
is a candidate for the Democratic
nomination to succeed himself, was in
Pennington Tuesday getting in touch
with our people. Mr.. Gordon is serv-
ing his second term as Auditor and
is one of our most efficient and popu-
lar State officers. His wide-aweke,
energetic and courteous nature in
vites confidence and respect, and he
made number of new friends during
his short stay here. st. Francois
county has a candidate for State Au-
ditor, which of course Mr.. Gordon I'M
derstands, but he wanted TO visit and
get better acquainted with our peo-
pie. He left Wednesday morning for
Flat River and to take look through
the Lead Belt.
No man in the State, perhaps, bet
ter understands the financial situa-
ton and needs of the State than Mr..
Gordon. He says the low condition
of its general revenue fund at this
time is nothing new nor strange, but
is something that has occurred every
year about this time for the last thir-
ty years, all because of the inflexible
provisions of our State Constitution,
and not because the Treasury is short
Of money. There is plenty of money
in the Treasury--ovcr six millions.
More than a million dollars of this
amount in the State interest fund
and S126,O00 in the "escheats" fund,
whatever that is, he says, lies idle in
the Treasury, practically dead money,
because certain provisions of the Con-
stitution will not permit it to be di-
verified to the general revenue and
used as the State needs it, and these
useless funds continue to grow and
increase in amount. He declares that
this can never be remedied until the
Constitution is eliminated of its him
dering provisions or we adopt an en-
tirely new Constitution, He is de-
cidedly in favor of Constitutional
Convention to draft a new, modern
and up-to-date Constitution to be sub
mitted to the people for their APPROX
al, for there are many provisions of
the present instrument that are him
drance to the advancement of the best
interests of the Safe. The readers of
The Times will be interested and get
much valuable information by care
fully studying the Auditors monthly
statement, issued tho first of the
month, to be found on the second page
of this issue of The Times.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-05-19

Edison, the electric wizard, has an
nounced that Roosevelt is the only
man for President. We all concede
that Edison knows a good deal about
electricity, but we have never heard
him accused of experiences in state
craft or in superior judgment as to
the fitness of neil to conduct the
Ship of State. He shines to better adj
vantage in his laboratory.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-05-19

The General Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church in ses-
sion at Saratoga, N. Y, by vote of
447 to 280 declared the church, as an
employer, opposed to giving prefer
ence to union labor. The negroes
were solidly against the proposition
of preferences to union labor, and in
speeches opposing organized labor de-
clared that the union had discrin-
mated against negroes in many cases.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-05-19

We are authorized to announce pos
itively that Hon. Benz. H. Marbury
will not be in the race for the Demo-
cratic nomination for Attorney Gene
raj at the primary election. We I'M
derstand that this decision was reach
ed on account of Mr.. Marbury having
to devote major portion of his time
to his Oklahoma mining properties.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-05-19

Seven is the scriptural perfect num-
Der, and that is the number of aspir-
ants. for the Democtatic nomination
for Governor who have to date fled
their declarations siof candidacy with
the Secretary of State Which of the
following the number win prove lucky
to win be revealed at the August pri-
mary; Cornelius Roach, W., r. Paint.
er, John 7. Barker. John M. Atkinson,
w. A. Gardner WI. n. Houchin and
Rev. Mr.. Lindsay.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-05-19
Notice of
Primary Election

State of Missouri, County of st.
Francois, SIS.
COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE
Notice is hereby given that a pri-
mary election will be held at the reg
ular polling places in each precinct
of said county of st. Francois. on the
first Tuesday of August, 1916. being
the first day of August, 1916. for the
following offices to be voted for
at the general election to be held
ON Tuesday, the seventh day of No
vember, 1916:
Senator in Congress for Missouri.
Governor.
Lieutenant Governor.
Secretary of State.
State Auditor.
State Treasurer.
Attorney General.
Judge Supreme Court, Division Nc.
One.
!. Judge Supreme Court, Division No.
Two (Unexpired term.)
Judge st. Louis Court of Appeals,
Representative in Congress, Thir-
tenth District.
q Judge Of the Circuit Court for the
Iwenty-Seventh judicial Circuit.
representative iniathe General AS
sembly. ~ ;Sae 9
County Judge, First District.
County Judge, Second District.
Presenting Attorney. 81.
Sheriff.
Assessor
Treasurer. -
Recorder tUnexpired term).
Surveyor.
Public Administrator.
Coroner.
Township Constables.
Given under my hand and officiaf
seal at Pennington, NO., this Sch
(SEAL day Of May, A. d. 1916.
ALBERT WULFERT,
Clerk of the County Court.
May s, ~, 10 and 26.)
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-05-19

Now that the Kaiser and the better
element of Germans have fully and
frankly acknowledged the Justice of
President Wilson's demands and the
German government specifically prom
'ised to comply with them, the critics
Of the administrations policy and
those bowling that the neutrality Of
our government IS false, are left in a
sorry predicament. They ought to
have desccncy enough to take their
copperhead principles and stink away
with the other whipped ours.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-05-19
10 THE PUBLIC

! hereby give notice to the public
that during my absence IN West Tex
as, for perhaps the next month, Mr..
VIM. 0'Sulliyan will be in charge of
my private business here, and / will
stand behind any action he may take
IN transacting business for me. ANY
contracts, leases or other business he
may transact in my name will be
strictly adhered to BY me.
]. G. WILLIAMS.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-05-19

Several States will send women del
egates to the National Democratic
Convention. The California Demo-
Gratis have elected three women dele
gates and one alternate; Colorado
two women delegates, and Kansas one
woman delegate and three alternates.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-05-19

The Kaiser seem to be in search Of
somebody to show him the way %
peace. t7's'F
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-05-19

Glove Test Blinded Him., SAYS a
headline. It's way love has.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-05-19

Your own property is concerned
when your neighbours house is on
fire.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-11
GALLON OF "GAS"
IL All Depends Upon Whether It's An
American or An Imperial Meas
ure Used.

When is a gallon not gallon?
That all depends on the point of
view.
IL Is not gallon when mentioned by
a Canadian in the United states. II is
not gallon when alluded to by a citi-
zen of the U. S. A. temporarily in the
Dominion
This startling fact recently came TO
light at the Maxwell Headquarters in
Detroit. in the progress OF an effort to
reconcile some performance of Max
well cars In Canada with feats OF rec
ord In the States.
II. F. Girdwood. Montreal Maxwell
distributor. was telling OF Maxwell
economy as demonstrated by cars I'M
der his observation.
There often average around forty
miles 20 the gallon OF gasoline ne de-
ciared. Il have myself driven one OF
them on a trip where we undoubtly
scored better than ~ miles on a run OF
more than zoo"
What do you mean by gallon OF
gasonneE he asked at random.
why, regular. lmperia I measure
gallon. OF course" replied Girdwood
great light dawned on the factory
man. Investigation disclosed that the
English gallon. on sale In Canada rs
almost 20 per cent larger than the gal
lon measure provided in the United
states Incidentally. IL costs CORE
spondingly more
Motorists who have toured in both
the United States and Canada viii now
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-11
DRYING OWN CARS
Distributor o'keefe Of Franklin Autos
Says Employing chauffeurs Here
Is Rapidly Diminishing.

The percentage of privately owned
automobiles being driven by chauf-
feurs is diminishing in the Wheeling
district as well as all over the coun-
try" said J. J. O'Keefe. local distrib-
utor OF the Franklin car.
Complications I'm design and con-
struction may be all right IL the chauf-
feur has the proper mechanical knowl-
edge. although even then unnecessary
complications are open to criticism.
Here are some suggestions concern
ing the best way TO select a motor
car. given by an expert whose ex-
perience dates back to the infancy OF
the automobile industry in America:
Look upon the purchase OF your car
as an investment. bearing in mind that
depreciation is as much a part of the
cost of ownership as are running and
repair expenses.
Other things being equal. simplicity
reduces depreciation TO the minimum
depreciation being recognized as the
difference between tfH purchase price
of a car and the figure at which it is
sold secondhand.
Buy a car best suited to your par.
ticular needs, which means. i'm other
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-11
COULDN'T DO IT
Man Said Aged Automobile Could A..
Do Six Miles Per Hour and
GETS Away With Plea.

Claiming that his Ford aurono,r.
could not exceed six miles an 49,.
Edward Handy, arrested for violet.
the traffic ordinance. was relesse,
without being fined by Judge Honact
er in police court yesterday NORMA
Handy claimed that his machine va
like IL used to. "'"
John Glat and Sandy Holmes mr.
rested in the city building FOR bei,.
drunk. pleaded guilty yesterday MOI
ing and were fined FIVE and costs CO.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-11

Friday was again a big day in the
Intelligencer's remarkably successful
Dollar Bin contest, when 3S3 coupons
we're received, In which quotations
were made from nearly every display
advertisement In the paper. IN the
effort TO land the dollar. The adver.
tisement OF the Marshall County Bank
81 Moundsville was adiudged 10 have
the most effective phrase. SAVING
First" and as stated above lady
from Edgwood IA the winner for the
day. and win receive the prize money
this morning.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-11
QUOTED THE PHRASE SAVINGS
FIRST" AND GETS
DOLLAR BILL.
Another Big Day In the Little Con
test, With 3s3 Coupons Re
eeiVed Friday.

Among the out-of-towu advsrffa-
srs IN the InteiiiRencer 10 the MAJ
shall county Banf, Of Mound gviile,
IN the save ana Have dopartmonf
This bank heads it, adverfiaement
with the phrase, Savings Firstu
ana twelve contestants yesterday
quoted these words. Mrs.. Joseph
AnsNForth- Of 30 Poplar avenue, Edg-
wood, was fortunate IN sending ths
coupon that bore the earliest post
maxi, and gets the dollar bin.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-11
BELIEeToz ELECTS.

Special Dispatch to the tnteuieencer.
BELiNGTON. w. Va. March 10-rhs
municipal election in Belington resulted
IN the election of the following offioerr.
Mayor. vs.. y. Huffman. Recorder. D. W.
padisman. Counciimen.- If rrorrr,
J. ID. Thacker. T. j. kcItcr. D. ~ Hoff-
man and l. NJ Jackson.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-11
COMPLAIN OF PoLLurror.

Complaints have been filed In the mo
ed States district attorneys office ~
by citizens along the Now and Ks-,
wha rivers about the pollution ~ 10.
water caused by the washing 81 49,
ore. particularly in the western dist-i-,
OF Virginia. District Attornev M r
Barnhart has been asked TO take action
but he declared today that tbc feJe--l
statutes require action, TO be brought \,
the district where the offense Is cor,
mitted. Notwithstanding the effects me-
with no opposition there.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-11

The indianapolis speedway manage
ment now has had control Of eight
cars which it owns and flee divers Tsut
slN OF the eight cars win be- started at
any ono time and another driver ,viif
D. retained. ~ may BE- that an extra
driver viii b. signed 80 that Johnfe
Aiiaen. one OF the clcvcrcst track
generals On the country. may direct tho
Work Or tho team without active partici-
patton in th- driving 90 the cars in CON
tgtta. the service Of Aifkcu on tho
iqe linc are looked upon as morevnIu-
able than behind the steering wheel or
"a car in race
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-11

Bob Burman. the Speed King viii
return 90 indianapolis right after fho
corona Grand Prize race which b. echa-
aulcd Lor Auril q. az Corona California.
when thurman reached the Hosaler cant
tol y 4. farian. The special engineer
~ the Premier company who has iu
sharEc OF the construction 81 the two
Premier racing cars for tho Frdfar.-
polls speedway. viii have the work well
pr hand and Hurman will DO the finish
ing Wurk and leave as soon a. possible
opening race az the speedway Circuit