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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-01-26
BIRTHDAY soCIABLE

The Ladies' Aid of the M. E. Church,
South, has instituted pretty custom
in which a birthday sociable is given
each month byothe members of the
Aid who have birthday anniversaries
during the month, TO which the ladies
of the Aid and other outside friends Of
the hostesses for the month are in
vited. Wednesday afternoon in the
basement Of the church, the hostesses
of this month, Mrs. J. B. Graves, Mrs.
e. M. Laakman, Mrs. George A. Tet-
ley, Mrs. Hugh Mitchell, Mrs. VIM,
Black and Mrs. John B. Robinson, en-.
tertained about ninety guests.
A delightful short program was
presented, in which Mrs. o. HI. Dug
gins gave violin solo, Mrs. Eisep.
berg-Beard playing piano accom-
paniment; Mrs. Yancey White gave
reading, Mrs. y. B. Graves and Mrs.
Hugh Mitchell sang vocal duet, and
Misses Helen Graves and Leila Davis
executed a pretty piano duet. iF
|. Refreshments of maraschino ice
cream and cake were served, and with
the social intermingling, the affair
proved q most delightful diversion TO
both, hostesses and guests.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-01-26

We take it for granted that our
farmer readers are interested in the
Federal Farm Loan Act, the progress
that has been made towards putting it
into operation, how the Farm Loan
Banks are to be capitalized and kept
up, and how the farmers who may
wish to borrow money on their farms
are to proceed. Hence we have sum-
married. the following authoritative
facts and made them as plain as we
know how:
The Federal Farm Loan Board, of
which Secretary of the Treasury w.
c. McAdoo is Chairman, George w.
Norris Farm Loan Commissioner, and
Herbert Quick, w. S. A. Smith and
Charles E. Lobdell are the other mem
bers, appointed by the President, has
organized the United States into
twelve farm loan districts and desig-
mated central city in each district
where Federal Farm Loan Bank is
to be instituted. Missouri is in the
Sixth district, which is composed Of
this State, Illinois and Arkansas, and
st. Louis has been selected as the
point at which the bank for this dis
trict is to be located.
These banks are what their name
implies, Farm Loan Banks, and will
loan money only to persons who are
owners or about to become the own
ers of farm lands and who are or in
tend to be actually engaged in farm
4 ing. The capital stock of each of the
,e, 20 hA hn
stock to be taken by anyone wishing
TO invest therein, but any stock not
subscribed for within thirty days OF
the opening of the subscription books,
the Secretary of the Treasury is au-
thorized and directed by the law to
subscribe for on behalf of the United
States. Only the stock held by the
Government and by the national farm
loan associations has voting power.
Now, the capitalization of $780,
900 for each Farm Loan Bank is not
expected to meet all the requirements
of the district in which it is located,
that is, the demands that may be
made upon it for loans, but additional
funds for this purpose will be pro
vided by the issuing and sale of bonds
for which the farm loan mortgages
will serve as collateral security. AS
these bonds will bear interest at the
rate Of about A per cent per annum
and will be exempt from all taxation,
the same as United States bonds, they
will prove a most popular invest
ment.
The Federal Farm Loan Act pro-
vides that these bonds "shall be law
full investment for all fduciary and
trust funds and may be accepted as
security for all public deposits" !" But
this, Secretary McAdoo explains, re-
lates only to fiduciary and trust funds
under the jurisdiction of the Federal
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-01-26
President Proposes World Concert to
Preserve Peace

which peace would rest, not perma-
nently, but only as upon quicksand." !"
He leaves the impression that the
United States would not be drawn
into any agreement or concert to
maintain peace so insecurely found
ed.
In closing his address, the Presi-
dent said:
Sand in holding out the expectation
+, that the people and Government of the
United States will join the other civ
ilized nations of the world in guaran-
teeing the permanence of peace upon
such terms as | have named, speak
with the greater boldness and conf
dence because it is clear to every man
who can think that there is in this
promise no breach in either our ira
ditions or our policy as nation, but
fulfillment, rather, of all that we
have professed or striven for.
81 am proposing, as it were, that
the nations should with one accord
adopt the doctine of President Monroe
ass the, doctrine of the world: That no
nation should seek to extend its policy
tower any other nation or people but
| that every people should be left free
to determine its own policy, its own
way Of development, unhindered, un-
threatened, unafraid, the little along
with the great and powerful.
IL am proposing that all nations
henceforth avoid entangling alliances
which would draw them into competi-
tions of power, catch them in net of
intrigue, and selfish rivalry, and dis
turb their own affairs with influences
Hintruded from without. There is no
entagling alliance in concert of pow
er. When all unite to act in the same
sense and with the same purpose all
act in the common interest and are
free to live their own lives under a
common protection.
I II am proposing Government by the
consent of the governed; that free
dom Of the seas which in information
al conference after conference repre-
sentatives1 Of The United States have
urged with the eioquence Of those who
are the convinced disciples of liberty;
! and that moderation of ornaments
which makes of armies and navies 9
power for order merely, not an in.
strument of aggression or of selfish
violence.
"These are American principles
4 American policies. We can stand foI
no others. And they are also the prin-
ciples and policies of forward looking
men and women everywhere, of ev-
ery modern nation, of every enlight.
ened community. They are the princi-
Piles Of mankind and must prevail
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-01-26
A Few More

The past week has been rather
quiet in regard to securing new and
renewal subscriptions, but this is us
ually considered about the most quiet
time of the whole year.
New Subscriptions-P. C. Stevens,
Geo. M. Raines, John M. Allen, Murt
O'SulIivan, and C. D. Thomason of
Route d, Pennington; T. P. Counts of
Flat River, M. L. Doughty of Chica
go, ILL.,; Lee 7. Bradford, Black Rock,
Ark.
Renewals - R. 9. Detchmendy,,
Goodman & Dehoritz, A. j. Banes and
P. S. Bates of Flat River; Annie
Brockmiller and Charles Dittrich of
Route 5, Pennington; jeff Turley of
Frankclay; J. H. Tullock of Bismarck;
o. M. Randall Of Morley, Mo-; A. N.
Sheriff., Leadwood, and F. |. Tetley,
Bonne Terre; Mrs. A. E. VanSickle,
Fredericktown.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-01-26
DOES FARMINGTON WANT
A GOVERNMENT BUILDING?
If So, Now Is the Time to Secure 1t, Be
fore the Appropriation Reverts
Back Into the Treasury

But the government asks no sort
of contribution from this city. 1t
is willing TO pay reasonable amount
for the site, put up splendid build
ing that would be an ornament to
Pennington, keep it up in the most
attractive possible condition--bring-
ing nothing but pleasure and profit
to this city and community. The
Times is free to confess that if there
is any opposition to Farmington's ac-
cepting this benefcience, then such
disposition is absolutely unfathom-
able to us. Why, such building
would add more to this city than most
any other single enterprise could. 1t
would increase and stabalize the prie-
es of every piece of property in this
city, as well as increase its Importance
in the eyes Of the world. Surely this
great chance for the Improvement and
upbuilding of Pennington will not be
permitted to pass by.
The Chief Clerk thought most fa-
vorably Of the Wilson corner, where
the Womack hotel is located, but he
was unable to get a price fixed on the
property. He also thought well of
luG AudHu Olliiln CoiHtIg Oh WHlSu
a blacksmith shop now stands. He
also thought well Of the Reuter- mill
site, near the depot, as well as the
STAN block, on the northeast corner
of the square. Any of these sites will
be satisfactory to the government,
and it is now up to the citizens of
Pennington to secure the site that
best suits them. If larger amount
is desired for the site that may be
chosen than the government will pay,
then it would certainly not be diff
cult matter to raise the difference in
the price wanted and what the gov
ernment will pay--which, we are in
formed, is $5,000-by popular sub
scription. They should come most
freely and voluntarily. All that
should be necessary in this regard
would be for someone to say "enough"
when the proper amount had rolled in.
Now we will see whether or not
Pennington desires to go forward, or
is content to remain IN the same old
tracks. Farmingtonians, wake up,
and show that you are in favor of bet
ter things!
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-01-26
SOME COON

Last Friday as Lewis Hopkins was
cutting across his fathers farm he
spied two big fat coons taking 81
esta together up tree. Coon meat
is considered by some people deli
cacy comparable to 'possum. You on
ly need to air it well for couple of
cold, frosty nights, then parboil and
bake it with plenty of rich seasoning
and sweet potatoes. Visions of such
a feast fitted through Lewis mind,
and he went after those coons with an
energy, determination and skill born
of wood-craft, and soon had their
scalps dangling at his belt. They
were whoppers of their species, one
of them weighing Is pounds net. A
friend, with whom Lewis shared one
of them, sung the succulence and saw
oriness of his coon feast to us so elo-
quently that our mouth has been wa
tering ever perhaps because
we have never tasted coon meat.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-01-26
LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
HOLDS MEETING-EYERY-
BODY URGED TO JOIN

On last Friday night, January 10th,
the Pennington Public Library Asso-
citation held its annual meeting in the
Library hall, with thirty-three men,
bers present.
For the purpose of this meeting,
every organization in the city of
Pennington was requested to send a
delegate who, for the time being, was
declared a member of the Association,
and the other members consisted of
the charter members, together with
persons who had given financial aid
to the Library since its beginning last
May.
The Association adopted bylaws
which had been prepared and sub
mitted by the board of managers,
heard the reports of committees and
officers, and elected six Trustees who
shall hold Office for one, two and three
years, respectively, as follows: J. H..
Tetley and Mrs. Anna Lloyd, three
years; Mrs. M. P. Cayce and Clyde
Morsey, two years; Prof. w, l.. Johns
and Mrs. G. E. Scrutchfield, one year.
Two trustees will be elected each year
hereafter, to fill the places of those
whose terms have expired.
The report of the Treasurer showed
that there had been a total amount
collected the sum of $743.33 since
the beginning of the Library last
May; that the expenses to date
amounted to $412.65, leaving a bal
ance on hand of $330.68.
The Supervisor of the Library re-
ported that there were now on hand
1045 books, and that the Library had
issued as high as 122 books in one day.
The action taken by the Library AS
l.sociation at this meeting, in the adop-
tion of it's present bylaws, dispenses
with representation by delegates from
organizations about town. The by
| laws make it possible for everybody in
| Pennington or st. Francois county to
| join on his individual account, the on
| ly requirement being that he pay the
annual dues, which, we are informed,
will probably be $1.00 per year, and
that he be accepted as such member.
All who become members will have
! the right to vote at the annual meet
! ings.
In this connection it may be well to
1 say pAidI ttIC A<tDAdAy 10 AAOCy oliu OiiS
does not have to become a member in
the manner here prescribed to get the
use of the books--although itsis de-
sirable that everyone Shouldn't
anyone can have use of the books by
securing the endorsement Of any MEM
ber Of the Association. fe3G
While the Library has made a good
start and has shown healthy condi-
tion during the past seven or eight
months, yet it is necessary that it have
funds for the purpose of furtherine
and carrying on its work in the flu
tuTe.
The Association urges everybody ir
Pennington and vicinity to become in.
terested in this Library and invites
all book loving people and others tC
Join the Association. The burden vii
| be very light and the benefits to thoss
who join and to the public in genera
can hardly be estimated. If you art
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-01-26

President Wilson delivered a re-
markable address to the Senate last
Monday touching upon the European
war, suggesting the question whether
the United States shall modify its
traditional policy of isolation and no
entangling alliances, and take part
in a world league or concert to pre-
serve peace after the war. The ad-
dress ably upholds the principles and
policies of our government. The
President said he believed the time had
come for the world to know Americas
position, and discussed the grounds
upon which he believes permanent
peace of the world may be maintained.
While the President was speaking di-
rectly to the Senate, his address was
in the hands of all foreign govern
ments or on its way to them, which
might mean that he entertained some
hope that out of his proposal of a
concert of nations there might possi-
bly, be found way to end the pres
ent war.
Speaking of the expressions of both
groups of nations now at war, "that
it vas no part of the purpose they had
in hand to crush their antagonists \
he said they implied, first of all, that
peace between them "must be peace
without victory" Victory" he de-
clared, awsuld mean peace forced up
on the loser, victor's terms imposed
upon the vanquished," leaving ere
sentiment and better memories upon
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-01-26
Local Genius Makes
Unique Instrument

Pennington is well aware of her
mills and factories whose products are
widely advertised by their makers, but
one artist-craftsman who is a citizen
of the town is scarcely known, and
certainly not appreciated, outside a
limited circle of musicians who know
and value his work at its proper es-
innate. We refer to Mr.. j. H. Radle,
who is violin maker of gradually
growing reputation which may in time
number him among the "old masters.
Not only does he make the violin or
fiddle" as we know it, but he is a
deep student of the history of the vio-
lin and its progenitors, reaching back
into the days of antiquity when mans
musical knowledge and appreciation
was but little developed, though the
natural craving for "sweet coreord of
sound" found expression through the
medium of primitive and crudely
formed instruments.
Lately Mr.. Radle has completed a
remarkable musical instrument which
is called Roman fiddle, because its
prototype was in use in the days of
ancient Rome before that splendid city
fell and in its fall carried away all but
the most meager history of its music,
musicians and instruments. Mr.. Ra-
die, through his researches in the mus
ty tones devoted to the early history
of instruments made to carry strings,
has been able faithfully to re-create
one of these almost prehistoric instru-
ments, and hence the name, Roman
fiddle"
This instrument, while having hol-
low box-like body, bears little resem-
blance to modern stringed instruments,
and is crude in appearance, as it must
be to follow faithfully its historical
genesis. 1t wears" only single
string, and the tone produced from it
with bow has an eerie, nasal, pene-
trating and almost "spooky" timbre,
at the same time pleasing, sonorous
and of true musical quality.
After completing the instrument
Mr.. Radle presented it to Mr.. Edward
c. Barroll, who quickly learned to
play upon it, and will use it this sum-
mer in his work as member of Nj
cola's Old Colonial Orchestra, in Chau-
tauqua, with which organization he
has lately signed contract. 1t is
possible there is not another histori-
cally authentic "Roman fiddle" in the
United States, with the possible ex-
ception of the Smithsonian Institution
at Washington, and it is likely that
Mr.. Barroll is the only living per.
former upon the instrument.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-01-26

The Chief Clerk of the U. S. Treas
ury Department spent several hours
in Pennington Monday in looking ov-
er proposed sites for a government
building in this city, appropriation for
which was made by Congress several
years ago. Owing to the fact that
the Government has been unable to
secure a suitable site for the build
ing, at a price considered equitable,
nothing further has been done in the
matter, and the time is now nearing
when such appropriation will revert
back to the treasury, unless suitable
site can be secured.
The Chief Clerk Of the Treasury
Department, who is Secretary Nc
Adoo's right hand man, was in this
section of the State last week, and
knowing that an appropriation for
Pennington had been made, which was
changing fire., he decided to come to
this city and see if there was any
thing he could do to give this city the
benefit Of such appropriation. While
here he spent some time in looking at
proposed sites for the building, in
company of Postmaster Smith, and
he gave it out that if a suitable site
could be secured, at a fair price, per
haps thirty days would not elapse be-
fore the contract would be let for the
building, and work started immedi-
ately.
About $4,000 was appropriated for
government building in this city,
and it seems incomprehensible how
and why this proposition has not long
since received the earnest and enthu-
siastic support of our entire citizen
ship. Surely it cannot be possible
that there is desire, even on the part
of few of Farmington's citizens, to
permit such a splendid appropriation
to pass by unaccepted. Then what is
the reason for such remarkable de-
gree of inertia on the part of our cit
izenship? Such splendid building,
for which the appropriation has al
ready been made, would profit the pro-
perty owners of this city several
times the cost of any site proposed,
even though the city were asked to
furnish the site, without a cent of
cost to the government
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-01-26
M. r. & B. I. TO ADD NEW
ROLLING STOCK TO MEET
. INCREASING TRAFFIC

The M. R. & B. T. Railway Com
pany recently ordered two 92-ton en-
gines, two steel combination express
cars and- two steel passenger cars, to
meet the increased passenger and
freight demands upon its road. The
new engines and cars are expected to
arrive in a short time. The passenger
accommodations on this road have
always been good, but owing to the
increase of travel over it the trains
are at times a little uncomfortably
crowded. To obviate this and meet
the demands of the travelling public
no less than its constantly increasing
freight and express business, this adj
ditional rolling stock, which we under
stand is the very best of it's kind, has
been ordered. Our people will appre-
ciate this commendable enterprise and
desire on the part of the company to
accommodate the public.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-01-26
DEATH OF MRS. J. H. oRTEN

Mrs. Missouri Virginia Ortcn, wife
of Judge j. H. Orten of Pennington
Route No. 2, died at the Davis Hos
pital in Pennington on Saturday,
January 20, 1917, aged 81 years, 2
months and 19 days. Mrs. Orten,
whose maiden name was Edwards,
was born in Ste. Genevicve county
November l., 1859, and ON March s.
1878, was married to j. FL. Orten. To
this union was born only one child, a
daughter, who died at the age of nine
teen years. Besides her bereaved hus-
band she leaves an aged mother, Mrs.
Martha Edwards, and a large num-
Der of relatives. Several weeks prior
to her death she underwent serious
operation for tumor at the Davis Hos
pital, and for a time it was thought
that her condition was much improv-
ed, but relapse occurred, and the
end came last Saturday.
Mrs. Orten was a woman ofgentle
unpretending virtues, whose influence
about the home and among her friends
was always of a wholesome nature
She was an earnest, sincere Christian
and since her fourteenth year, wher
she united with the Southern Meth
odist Church, she sought to live in
harmony with the teachings of the
Master, whose law of life is Love. She
will be missed in the community il
which she lived, and the hearts of hel
bereaved husband and aged mother
are filled with a penetrating grief anc
sorrow. though not as those who have
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-01-26
LICENSED TO MARRY

January 10th, Walter Jaco Of Ell
wins and Coda Hoehn Of Womack.
goth, William Marion Brown of st.
Francois and Lillian ]. Simpson of
Desloge.
goth, Horace w. CofieId and Cora
Morris of Desloge.
22d, Elmer Dalton of st. Francois
and Lizzie Fingers Of Elvins.
Gath, Audrey Gorich and Katrina
Srok Of Flat River.
22d, Bernard L. O'Farrell Of st.
Francois and Bertha M. Bennett Of
Crystal Heights, Jefferson county.
oath, Barton Gamblin and Anna
Wright of Mine La Motto.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-01-26
CARD OF THANKS

Editor Pennington Times: I wish
to express, from the very depth of
my heart, through your paper, many
thanks to the relatives and friends
for their kindness toward my dear
beloved wife during her sickness,
while at home and at the Davis Hos
pital, and last, but not least, can
not find words to express my appre-
citation for the kindness, tenderness
and watchfulness given her by DR.. G,
L. Watkins, Mrs. A. F.. and Miss Clara
Davis, during her stay at their hos
pital.
May God place his richest blessings
on them for their kindness and watch
fulness, and to all VINO have been
placed under their care and treat
j. H. ORTEN,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-01-26
Selling at Big Profit

The Central Zinc and Lead Co.,
which is composed almost entirely Of
Pennington and st. Francois county
people, report the recent sale of $50
acres Of mineral land in the Miami,
Okla, field, just over the Kansas line,
for S25,000 cash and 5 per cent royal
ty. This land is known as the Naylor
tract.
Henry Guessing, of this city, is sec
retary. and general manager of the
Central Zinc and Lead Co. Friends
of the various stockholders in this
company will be pleased to learn of its
apparent prosperity, as this sale rep
resents large profit to them.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-01-26
TWO ARRESTS ON CHARGE
OF CRIMINAL ASSAULT

Sheriff Adams made two arrests
this week on charges of criminal as
sault. Last Monday he arrested Jack
Wilborn Of Desloge on complaint of
Cora Carr, and was placed in Jail to
await preliminary examination, which
was set for yesterday before Justice
Marchand at Bonne Terre. On Tues
day he arrested Jack Wright, also of
Desloge, in st. Louis, on complaint of
Stottler girl for attempted rape. He
gave bond for his appearance before
Justice Ramsey at Flat River today.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-01-26
COMMITTED ON CHARGE
OF FIRST DEGREE MURDER

William Buckston, who shot and
killed his wife at Elvins on the 18th
inst, had preliminary hearing be-
fore Justice Ramsey on Wednesday
morning, and was remanded to jail
on a charge of murder in the first
degree to await trial by the Circuit
Court.