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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-01
YES" Answered Billy CheefuIIy.

EYES," Answered Billy CheefuIIy.
O. those books around here, added
the drug clerk rather beIIigerentIy.
well now" said Billy good ma
turedly, because that kind of knOwI-
edge don't exactly appeal to you is
no sign that there are not others
whose lives and libraries would be
incomplete without it."
The chatting and laughter that
followed was broken into by Al Bar
kun calling out: ooh, come on boys!
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-26
MYSTERIOUS MURDER

St. Paul, Minn., April 20. - Police
puzzled over mysterious murder of
Mrs. Frank Dunn, %, young society
woman. as she slept early today. Di-
voTced husband taken to police sta
ton to be questioned. Was found
asleep at his home two hours after
murder occurred.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-26
AMERICA TAKES FIRMER GRIP
ON MACHINERY OF WAR

washington, April Zo.-AmerlCa
today made war plans with firmer
hand than at any time since declara-
ton against Germany.
World war conference between
French, British and American COM
missions plunged into details of put
ting United States on firm war basis
as soon as possible
Every phase of days developments
tended to make this task easy. Con-
gTess' opposition to the cOnscriptiOn
bill was gradually crumpling under
OnslaUghts of the administration.
Officials in a position to know ex.
pressed belief that the bill, only
slightly changed will bebefore presi-
dent for his signature by first of next
week.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-26

care for her family or household
duties.
The three Flaherty children, Annie,
Mary and Richard, JT, join with their
father in the suit against Siegel-
COOpeT's and Keim.
This is the first time a department
store has been sued in Illinois under
the dTamshOp act
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-26


hour before husbands retUTn-when
there is business of eating cloves or
onions or chewing gum - and the
habitues Of questionable flats can
have their alcoholic wants easily
filled at the department store sa-
looms.
There is comparative safety from
being found out while buying booze
at a department store counter.
The department stores, since the
police are keeping a closer watch on
liquor sales in the Wilson av and
Hyde Park districts, have gotten a
greatly increased volume of wOmen's
liquor trade. Up on Broadway it used
to be possible for a woman to slip
over to the corner drug store and
get a pint of 1OO-prOOf booze when
ever she felt like having a Jolt" or
had some callers for whom she want
ed to mix up a nice tOddy. But the
police reminded the druggists that
they were not running under saloon
licenses, so most of this feminine
booze trade has gone to the depart
ment stores, it is said
A judiciOus use Of advertising in
afternoon newspapers has let the
women of the town know thatthere
are family liquor departments" in
State street stores. Every so often
there is a bargain" sale of booze.
FIaherty asks $4,000 damages
from SiegeI, CoOper's or Keim. Keim.
according to Atty BIumenthal holds
the license for the saloon in the
SiegeI-Cooper store because a cor
poration cannot take out Va saloon
license.
FIaherty in his bill of complaint
says that, for a period of three years
preceding Aug. 1, 1916, this depart
ment store saloon provided his wife
with intoxicating liquor, although
warned not to sell to her
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-26

GERMAN >EDlTOR KNOCKS OWN
GOVERNMENTS PEACE PLANS
The Hague, April 26.-Dissatisfac-
ton over Germany's failure frankly
to announce her war aims is openly
expressed in German newspaper edi-
tOrials reaching here today.
1T is deplOrable," the Tageblatt
declares, that all declarations of the
German government regarding war
aims. are unintelligibie, artificial, in
distinct and of many meanings"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-05-11
PRESERVE EGGS FOR
WINTER USE

One half of the yearly egg crop is
produced in March, April, May and
June. More eggs are produced then
than are consumed. Egg dealers put
this surplus into storage and sell
when production is light. H. l.. Kemp
ster of the Missouri College of Agri-
culture suggests that the consumer
do likewise and store enough for his
own use. Cold storage is the practi-
cal commercial way to preserve eggs
but for home use other satisfactory
methods can be employed. One of
the most common is the "water glass"
method. Water glass, or sodium sill
icate is syrup liquid which can be
purchased at drug stores. Mix one
gallon of this with nine gallons Of
water which has been previously boil
ed. This solution should be placed in
some container such as a stone crock
or jar. The eggs can then be put in
the solution and used when desired
They should be stored in room which
is cool and in which the air is fresh
and sweet. The jars should be cover
ed to keep the solution clean and in
spected occasionally to see that evap-
Grafton has not exposed the eggs.
There should be three inches of solu-
ton over the top of the eggs.
In selecting eggs too great care
cannot be exercised. Only clean, I'M
washed fresh, strong-shelled eggs
should be used. Infertile eggs are
better than those from a flock where
male birds are present. If possible
the eggs should be stored the day they
are laid. If this is impossible they
should be candled and those which
show effects of heat, incubation, or
which have large air cells should be
discarded. Spring laid eggs are bet
ter in quality and are less likely to
be bad than those produced in sum-
mer. One gallon of water glass
will make enough solution for fifty
dozen eggs.
Another method of preserving eggs
is to coat them with a commercial
egg preservative. Such preparations
close the pores of the egg so that air
and germs of decay are excluded and
evaporation is prevented Some pa
thence is required to thoroughly coat
the egg but this is repaid by the ease
with which the eggs can be handled,
as they can be stored in egg cases.
The cost of these preservatives is
about i cent a dozen. If such eggs
are sold, they must be offered as pre-
served eggs.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-05-11

The beautiful memorial to Mary
Baker Eddy, the Discoverer and Found
er of Christian Science, has been
turned over to The Christian Science
Board of Directors by Ebert S. Bar
low Of New York City who held tho
contract for its construction.
The memorial, which is at Mt. Au-
burn cemetery, Cambridge, Mass, has
required over year and a half to
complete. The fund for its construc-
ton, amounting to over $4,000, was
first announced by the directors in
June, 1911, and was some time ago
fully subscribed. These contributions
have been made as expressions OF
sentiment by Christian Scientists
throughout the world.
The site on which the memorial is
located is not only one of great nat
ural beauty, but ON account Of its
grade has rendered possible a more
picturesque and interesting treatment
architecturally than would be possi-
BILE on a perfect level lot. The plot,
which is approximately 80 feet square,
slopes gradually from the level Of
the roadway to the lake with a drop
Of about ten feet. The memorial con-
sists of a circular open colonnade of
eight columns, resting upon q stylo-
bate of three steps, surrounded on the
front by circular platform slightly
above the natural grade, from which
platform double flight of steps leads
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-05-11
SHERIFF'S SALE

By virtue of transcript execution,
issued from the office of the Clerk of
the Circuit Court of St. Francois
county, Missouri, dated the 10Th day of
April, 1917, made returnable to the
May term of the Circuit Court of St.
Francois county, Missouri, for 1917,
to the Sheriff of said st. Francois
county directed and to me delivered, in
favor of the Goddard Grocer Co. Ia
corporation) and against F. B. Hall
and Mrs. F. B. Hall, partners doing
business under the firm name of Min
ers Friend Company, l have seized
and levied upon all the right, title,
claim, interest and estate of the said
F. B. Hall and Mrs. F. B. Hall of,
in and to the following described real
estate, situate, lying and being in the
county of st. Francois and State of
Missouri, to-wit: The leasehold right,
together with all buildings and i'm
provements thereon in and to that
piece of ground known as lot IL, block
20, Flat River, Mo-, being Doe Run
Lead Company lease No. 3083; and
| will on
Monday, May 81, 1917,
between the hours of nine o'clock in
the forenoon and five o'clock in the
afternoon of that day, at the south
front door of the Court House, in
the city of Pennington, in said St.
Francois county, Mo-, and during the
session of the Circuit Court of said
county, sell at public auction to the
highest bidder, for cash, all the right,
title, claim, interest and estate of the
said F. B. Hall and Mrs. F. B. Hall of,
in and to the foregoing described real
estate and improvements thereon, to
satisfy said execution and costs.
CHAS. ADAMS,
Sheriff St. Francois County.
April q, May a, II, 18.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-05-11
GOVERNMENT SHOULD
PROTECT FARMERS WITH
PRICE GUARANTEE

Dean f. B. Mumford of the Mis-
souri, College of Agriculture urges
farmers to support the recommends
ton of the Secretary of Agriculture
that minimum price for food crops
be guaranteed by the Government.
"The farmers of the country are be-
ing urged to exert every energy to
secure maximum production of food
crops for the prosecution of the war;"
said Dean Mumford recently. No
class of citizens will be more patriot
ic than the farmers. But the farmer
is opposed and rightly so to raising
maximum crop and having it pass
into the hands of the spectators for
private gain and to the harm of both
producer and consumer. The farmer
will not hesitate to produce maxi
mum crop If he can be assured that
what he produces will become direct
ly available to the Government for
war purposes, and will not be sub
.jected to the manipulation of specu-
lators in food products.
"Some farmers will not exert their
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-05-11
IF OVERFLOW KILLS
CORN, REPLANT

Frequently bottom lands in Missouri
are flooded during May and June ant
much of the corn crop is lost. Wher
floods occur as late as the middle OF
June, the second planting should be
made with an early-maturing variety
such as one of the following: Iowa
Silver Minis, Leaning Yellow, Silver
King, To-day Bristol, 90-Day Dent
If the water does not leave the land
until July 1, varieties that will ma
ture in 80 days must be planted. Such
variety will be one of the follow
ing; Pride of the North, Minnesota
%, North Dakota White Flint, North
western Dent, Rustlers White Dent,
Any of these and possibly even ear
lier ones may be obtained from seed
men in Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota
or the Dakotas. The farther north
the source of seed the earlier the crop
will mature in Missouri.
The department of farm crops of
the Missouri College of Agriculture
suggests that farmers who have land
subject to serious overflow provide
seed for one or more of these early
varieties. Should the overflow not
come this year the seed will keep for
three or four years, if properly stored,
and sooner or later will be useful.
Although the imported early matur-
ing varieties planted late will not
make as good crops as the home seed,
planted early, they provide the best
means of utilizing overfiowed lands.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-05-11
WAR FACTS

The United States is the eleventh
nation to enter the fight against
Germany.
We are the fifteenth nation in the
war.
America entered the fight on the
last day of the 154th week of the war
All of our wars have been declared
in April, except the war of 1872
which started in June.
This is the seventh war of the
United States.
1t is nineteen years since we de-
clared war upon Spain, April, 1898.
This is the first war in which
America and England will fight on
the same side.
War followed Ga days after Ger
many's note breaking her pledges
to the United States.
The so-called eight "great powers"
are now all at war.
This will be our first war against
a combination of countries.
The first, third, fourth, fifth and
seventh strongest nations are ranged
against Germany. The German navy
stands second, and the Austrian.
eighth.
The United States bring in 112 mil
lion people against the Central En-
pires.
We have averaged one war in ev-
cry twenty and two-sevenths years.
Kansas City Star.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-05-11
MISSISSIPPI COUNTY
FARMERS TROUBLES

One of the representative farmers
of Mississippi county was interviewed
recently as to bumper crops and high
cost of living by an Enterprise-Cour
Ter reporter, says that paper, and il
will be seen that all is not entirely as
it should be with the farmer, even if
wheat and corn are high.
The trouble is that the farmer got
very little of the big price, most of
them selling their wheat from 81 to
SIPS, and their corn from rs to 80
cents. The margin between these
prices and those now prevailing shows
the great gain made by others than
farmers and these are the men who
are making hot biscuits luxury that
may soon have to be RELOCATED to the
Sunday table only for the laboring
man.
Mr.. Farmer came to town to seek
help. "Perhaps you do not realize it, "
he said, "but the farmer is up against
real proposition when it comes to
help. Why, really don't know what
we are going to do, if things keep on
as they are. The other Monday morn
ing a neighbor Of mine kept waiting
for his hands to show up, and finally
along about ten o'clock they came
out from town pretty drunk, and when
the farmer demonstrated, they said
they did not have to work, anyhow,
and went back to town.
81 know some farmers in this coun-
ty who have "staked" their help all
winter, paying for feed and clothing
for the families of their colored help,
and they have all pulled out now for
the north, to work on the railroads.
"Can you blame them, when they
are making considerably more than
they could on the farm?" was asked.
"No, perhaps not" was the reply,
"but what about the cash advance to
help for food and clothing and other
supplies? Do you suppose these dark
les will ever pay this back? | know
several farmers who stand to lose
considerable money this way, and the
help they were depending on to make
their crop, as well. tell you, it is
serious.
"0ur farmers are being urged to
increase their acreage and raise
bumper crops, but with the help prob
lem unsettled, as it is now, / think
we shall do well if we grow an av-
erage crop this year."
"Why not get tractors and cut down
part of the help?"
"Well, many farmers are not able
to buy tractors, and there is much
work about corn crop that cannot
be done with tractor, in stumpy
land, and in cultivating corn after it
has been planted. Take it from me,
the farmer has his troubles, the same
as other people"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-05-11
MISSOURI CROP REPORT


Columbia, Mo-, May 5.-Missouri is
in immediate need of sunshine anC
warmer weather, according to tht
crop report issued today by w. L
Nelson, Assistant Secretary of the
State Board Of Agriculture. The report
foullows:
Since April 26 unseasonably COO
weather, with some snow furries anC
frost, but with practically no sun.
shine, has prevailed throughout much
of Missouri. Rains, which were great
ly needed in most sections, have been
sufficient.
"In some parts, though, especially
in few of the Southern counties
where there is shortage of seed and
feed, the acreage will be reduced
Many farmers lack sufficient seed to
plant their fields.
"Corn-Cold rains during the last
week of April put stop to all corn
( planting. Previously work had pro-
crossed rapidly. Correspondents es-
innate that despite the temporary
suspension of planting, 81 per cent
of the crop was in by May /.
"A preliminary report as to prob
able acreage places it at ITO per cent,
at follows: Northeast, 113; northwest,
112; central, 1909; southwest, 1909;
southeast, 107. This would indicate
probable increase of almost three
quarters of million acres of the 1916
crop of 7,368,000.
"Most of the increase in acreage
will come from old meadows plowed
up or from fields where wheat was too
poor to let stand. Very properly but
few good blue grass pastures have
been plowed for corn.
"Wheat-Wheat has failed to show
the hoped-for improvement. Instead,
it has continued to go back, so that
the condition for the State is now
but 51.9 as compared with Sic one
month ago, 62.8 one year ago, and
10-year average of 1875.
"Oats-The condition of the Mis-
souri, oat crop is reported at 93.7, the
highest May l showing for more than
10 years.
"Other crops-Much old clover is
dead; new clover generally good; av-
erage condition Of clover, I'll. Re-
ports on timothy show condition of
85.2, with prospects for rapid i'm
provement since the rains. Condition
of alfalfa is SO. A considerable acre
age was winter killed.
"The cotton crop will probably be !
10 per cent greater than for 1916.
"Fruit-Outlook for fruit crop is !
rs per cent. Peaches will be failure,
except in the southeast section, where !
the prospect is for one-third of a |
crop. The commercial strawberry
crop promises about two-thirds that
of 1916, with quality good.
"Live stock-There is a shortage
Of all young stock. Pigs estimated at
n per cent, compared with last year.
Calves are reported at 81, lambs at
SO and colts at SO per cent"
Springfield, Mo-, May 5.-Fruit
trees throughout the Ozarks, pota-
toes, tomatoes, beans and all unpro-
tected fruit and vegetables were dam
aged greatly today by a heavy frost.
A temperature of 81 degrees was re-
corded here.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-05-11

to lower platform at the lakes edge.
The scheme has no prototype and Is
merely a screen Of columns open to
the sky, inclosing homegrown cir
Gle.
The material used for the memorial
is Bethel white granite, the tnscrip-
ton in the frieze and upon the top of
the pylons being Of white bronze set
deep into the stone work The, detail,
which on account of the size of the
reproduction is only indicated, is en-
tirely floral in form and free in treat
ment, the wild rose and the morning
glory being used as the main motives.
1t Is interesting INTELLECTUALLY to
note that while 1t is extremely free in
treatment and not at all conventional,
1t Is generally very classic In feeling.
The extreme width of the memorial is
about fifty feet, and the colonnade is
eighteen feet in diameter. The COL
umns themselves are fifteen feet in
height and are similar In general
character to those In the Clepsydra
Of Andronicus of Cyrrhus. The large
pylons were exhibited at the Ameri-
can Institute of Architecture In New
York a short time ago and experts
pronounced them the finest pieces Of
carved granite ever executed.
The architect is Egerton Swartwout
Of New York City who designed the
new George Washington memorial,
the new Missouri state capitol and the
new Federal building In Denver.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-05-11
UNIVERSITY WOMEN
PREPARE FOR WAR

Realizing that food conservation is
as important as food production, wo-
men in the College of Agriculture and
the University of Missouri are fitting
themselves for home demonstration
work. DR.. Louise Stanley of the
home economics department is giving
a series of six lectures and demonstra-
tions in anticipation of a demand for
women to enter the field as canning
agents.
A few women students in the Col
lege of Agriculture have returned
home to take up poultry and vegeta-
BILE raising, but many had no oppor-
tunity to do such work. Most of
these will take advantage of the spe-
cial course so that they will be pre-
pared in case they are needed. 1t is
not unlikely that call will come for
demonstrators in women's work. Many
women students in the University
have had preliminary training which
with the special course will fit them
for demonstration or canning work.
The call may not come, but if it does
these women will be ready, and if it
is necessary to put an agent in each
county in the State, they will be quail
flied.
The home economies department is
also working on other methods of
preserving foods. 1t is probable that
cans and jars will be scarce, so that
drying will be offered in the special
course
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-05-11
FARMERS MUST ORGANIZE
TO PROTECT THEMSELVES

Speculation in food to the disad-
vantage of both producer and con-
sumner will continue just as long as
the producer and consumer permit it,
according to A. ]. Meyer, director of
the Missouri College of Agriculture
Extension Service. If farmers ex-
pect to obtain a guarantee of mini
mum prices for war crops which they
are growing they must act immedi-
ately. An act by Congress will be
necessary to prevent exploitation of
farmers by spectators. The Secre-
tary of Agriculture has recommended
that such action be taken. When that
body considers the plan the farmers
must be heard and represented. The
accustomed Indifference will be cost
ly. Farmers cannot expect their own
interests to take care of themselves.
They should make their stand known
to Congressman and to Congress by
letters and petitions.
The farmers are expected to pro-
duce the food which will win the war
They must be protected from specu-
lators, but they must take the initia-
tive in securing this protection.
"The National Council of Defense
and the State councils, supplemented
by the United States Department of
Agriculture and all the State Col
leges Of Agriculture, are working to
eliminate speculation, provided farm
ers will organize so that they can be
dealt with as a group, and provided
consumers will conform to whatever
system of distribution is adopted"
said Mr.. Meyer. This means that an
effort is being made to give the farm
er sufficient guarantee of price so
that he can increase production to the
maximum with minimum risk. 1t al
so means that an effort is being made
to protect the consumer so that he
will not have to pay excessive prices
for food. In other words the differ
ence between prices which the con-
sumer pays and those which the farm
err receives will be reduced to the
minimum or just what it takes for eff
ficient distribution.
Such regulation to eliminate spec
ulation is to the interest of both pro-
ducers and consumers, but it is evil
dent that such action will not be TAX
en- unless producers and consumers
demand it.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-05-11
SHERIFF'S SALE

By virtue of a general execution is
sued from the Office of the Clerk of the
Circuit Court of st. Francois county,
Missouri, dated the 3rd day of March,
1917, made returnable to the May
term of the Circuit Court of st. Fran
co.'s county, Missouri, for 1917, to the
Sheriff of st. Francois county directed
and to me delivered, in favor of F.
L. Stevens and against Louis j..
Casey, | have seized and levied upon
all the right, title, claim, interest and
estate of the said Louis j.. Casey of,
in and to the following described real
estate, situate, lying and being in the
county of st. Francois and State of
Missouri, to-wit: Leased lot 8, block
10, in the town plat of Desloge, to-
gether with all improvements there
on; and / will on
Monday, May 81, 1917,
between the hours of nine o'clock in
the forenoon and five o'clock in the
afternoon of that day, at the south
front door of the Court House, in the
city Harrington, in said st. Fran
co.'s county, Mo-, and during the ses-
sion of the Circuit Court of said coun-
ty, sell at public auction to the high
est bidder, for cash, all the right, IL
tie, claim, interest and estate of the
said Louis J. Casey of, in and to the
foregoing described real estate and
improvements thereon, to satisfy said
execution and costs.
CHAS H. ADAMS,
Sheriff st. Francois County.
April q, May d, IL, 10.