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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-06-22
Secured Debt, Tax

The law enacted at the last session
of the Legislature providing that Sc
curities for the payment of money
shall constitute a separte class Of
property for taxation, went into ef'
feet June 10, 1917.
Under this law all debts secured
by collateral or otherwise must be re.
corded and stamped with the amount
of the tax by the Recorder of Deeds
of each county.
Any and all bonds, notes, deben,
lures or obligations for the payment
of money which are secured by col.
lateral security, deeds of trust, mort
cages or agreement; all bonds, de-
bentures or similar obligations for the
payment of money, whether forming a
part or a series or otherwise, by
which the terms are not payable with
in one year from their date of issue
and the payment of which is not Sc
cured by the deposit or pledge of any
collateral security, nor by mortgage
or deed of trust, wholly or in part
upon real estate; and all bonds, notes,
debentures or obligations, issued by
any State or political subdivision
thereof, are included.
The tax on such to be paid to the
Recorder is, 5 cents on the 500 or
fraction thereof of the face value of
secured debts which shall mature more
than one year and not more than two
years after the payment of such. tax;
10 cents on the 500 face value which
shall mature more than two years and
not more than three; Is cents on the
500 face value which shall mature
more than two and less than three
years; and an additional cents on the
500 face value for each additional
year added to the maturity of the
debts, for State revenue purposes.
In addition, each county, incor-
porated city, town or village or
school district may levy a similar tax
on their respective inhabitants holding
such secured debt bonds, debentures,
notes and evidences of debt, when no.
tice of the levying of such tax is
furnished the Recorder by them.
After the payment of this tax, the
secured debt upon which the same
shall be paid shall be exempt from
all further taxation by the State,
counties, cities, towns, villages. school
districts and other legal subdivisions
of the State, except that any renewals
of any such debt shall be taxed as pro-
vided by this law.
Until the tax imposed by this law
upon any secured debt is paid to the
Recorder, such secured debt shall re-
main subject to taxation as now pro-
vided; that is, may be assessed and
subject to all taxation that other
assessed taxable property is.
H. NJ. O'BANNON,
of Deeds Of St. Francois Co.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-06-22
BUsINEsS-A BATTLE OF BRAINS

Of two armies with equal numbers
of men and the same make of guns,
one conquers the other. Why? Be-
cause of its men. Of two business
houses, side by side, with the same
equipment and stock, one succeeds and
the other fails. Why? Because of
its men. In this connection, the Iron
ton Register says:
Take two merchants, A and B, in
an average town. They carry the
same line of goods, general merchan-
disc perhaps, and each has a stock
valued at $4,000 A sells his goods
at 10 per cent profit and turns his
stock over once year. His annual
profit is $4,000. B is content with
profit of 8 per cent and spends 2 per
cent for advertising. AS a result, B
sells $4,000 worth of goods in a
year. Eight per cent is 5000 or, 10
per cent Of his capital stock. His ov-
erhead expense, salaries, rent, heat,
light, etc, is no greater than that of
his neighbor and he has not charged
any more for his goods. Yet, in the
same length of time he has made his
capital stock of $4,000 earn him ST.
200 more than his competitor. Who
will win this battle? The merchant
who uses every available influence for
SUGGESTIVE man who has learned that
advertising speeds the turnover and
lowers the cost of distribution.
This will be the theme of the great
convention of the Associated Adver-
tising Clubs of the world to be held in
St. Louis June 3rd and 7th next.
Many of Americas biggest business
men will be present to discuss this
subject which is of such vital interest
to every merchant.
What is the value to the merchant
of an idea that will insure the success
Of his business? At this greatest of
all business conventions, merchants
can secure the ideas--the ammunition
that viii make them the yictors,-inl
their fields. 1t will be worth to any
nerchant many, many times the cost
OF the trip and it is near home this
year, much nearer, perhaps, than for
many years to come.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-06-22
Notice Publishers

The County Textbook Commission Of
st. Francois county, Mo-, will re-
ceive bids for textbooks for the use
of the schools of said county until
twelve o'clock noon of the 9th day of
July, 1917.
As required by the statutes of Mis-
souri, adoptions will be made ,in all
of the subjects named below:
Speller-500 copies. "'
Primer-200 copies.
Reader-500 copies.
Arithmetic-40 copies.
Geography-400 copies.
Civics-100 copies.
u. S. History-200 copies.
Language-3O0 copies.
Grammar-200 copies.
Physiology-200 copies.
Agriculture-100 copies.
Dictionaries-200 copies.
Copy Books-500 copies.
Drawing Books-500 copies.
The Textbook Commission reserves
the right to reject any or all bids.
The members of the Commission will
grant interviews to representatives of
Publishing Houses until twelve o'clock
noon of the 9th day of July, 1917, af-
ter which adoptions will be made at
some future time to be designated by
the County Superintendent. Adop-
lions will be reported in due time to
the Publishers who have been award
ed contracts.
Done by order of the Commission at
Pennington, st. Francois County, Mo-,
this 31st day of May, 1917.
Signed:
]. CLYDE AKERS,
Co. Supt. of Schools.
F. E. GIDEON,
Sec'y of the Commission.
P. W. KEAY,
Member of Commission.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-06-22
ON HISTORIC GROUND

Earl McClintock, who has a respon-
sible position as stenographer in the
Agricultural Department, at Wash
ington City, writes his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. G. B. McClintock, an inter-
esting letter under date of June 4th
from which we are permitted to make
the ofllowing extracts:
81 am getting along o. K. Am be-
coming familiar with the hard terms
and am having no trouble with my
work, although kept very busy.
81 went over across the Potomac to
the great Arlington National Gene
terry on Decoration Day to attend the
memorial services. / have never been
in more beautiful place in all my
life, and it is all historic ground. The
big mansion overlooking the Potomac,
at one time the home of Robert E.
Lee; the Temple of Fame, the mon
ument to the unknown dead, the
monument to the Confederate dead,
the great amphitheatre now under
construction, the hundreds of impos-
ing monuments marking the graves Of
the officers of army and navy, and
THE Field of the Dead are all sights
worth seeing.
Probably the most impressive
sight is that of The Field of the
Dead where are buried privates who
lost their lives in the Civil War. The
headstones are set in rows, the same
distance apart. You can get some
idea of this when l state that there
are 10000 soldiers buried there. 1t is
certainly wonderful place and the
view from it is grand. 1 quote:
1.-THE view is wide and far-reach-
ing, and it has many attractions up
on which the eye fingers long, but
Washington is ever it's central and
commanding feature. So Federal
City and National Cemetery stand
here close together and look each up
on the other. And this is we'll; for it
must needs have been that the men
who rest at Arlington should die for
their country. What more fitting
that in the bivouac of the long night
they should sleep on the heights ov-
erlooking the Capitol itself, close to
the heart of the Nation they gave
their blood to maintain
II heard President Wilson make
short address at the service. l wish
every citizen of the country could
have heard his sincere and earnest
expression of Americas position in
the present conflict, and / believe
there would be little doubt in the
minds of any but what Wilson has
been actuated by the highest mo-
tives in pursuing the course he has"
"The big annual Confederate I'm
ion started here yesterday with
program over at the Airing
ton Cemetery. l went over, but there
was such a crowd l couldn't get close
enough to hear Senator Clark of
Florida, who made the principal ora
ton. / saw the President and his wife
again. They were on the platform.
The reunion lasts all the week and it
is expected that there will be as many
as 100, 900 visitors in town. 1t is GER
tainly an imposing sight to see the
old gray-haired veterans in. their
gray uniforms"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-06-22

The West Plains Journal, perhaps
uncolsciously, remarks: "When
woman winds towel around her head
and calls for a bucket of water, it
means the beginning Of a big day,
but when a man winds a towel around
his head and calls for water, it means
the end of a big night" Such re-
marks do not sound exactly right,
coming from supposed dry territory.
You may be forced to stand on your
Constitutional right" brother, if you
do not refine your language some
what,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-06-22
CROP FAILURES IN GERMANY

Throughout Germany, according t.
reports coming via Copenhagen, al
valuable grain crops are burning up
as they did in 1915, in an unprece
dented heat wave. At Berlin, on the
18th, it is said was experienced the
hottest weather recorded by the
Weather Bureau in seventy years. A
drouth has prevailed for several
months, and it is reported that only
three-tenths of an inch of rain has
fallen since the first of May in the
vicinity of Berlin.
The people of Germany have been
on short rations, Systematically doled
out by government control, practical
ly ever since early in the beginning of
the war, and the food condition has
been continually growing worse, if
reports may be believed. Even the
rations of her army on the fighting
fronts, where substantial food in
good quantity is necessary to keep
the men in fighting trim, have been
reduced
A failure of Germany's crops at
this time would be a greater blow to
her than the loss of a number of i'm
portant fortified and trenched-in po-
sitions, and handicapped as she is in
the matter of food resources, might
force her to sue for such peace as
the Allies are generous enough to
grant. She started out with her
atrocious submarine methods of de-
struction with the avowed purpose of
starving England and France into
suing for peace on her terms, and
while this warfare has been ruthless
and violative of all recognized meth
DDS of conducting wars among civil
lied peoples, the process of starva-
ton seems to be threatening her in
much larger degree than the Allies.
What effect the failure of her crops
may have in bringing the war to an
early close is speculative and prob
lematic. 1t will not do to rely upon
that possibility to any appreciate ex-
tent, and it will have no effect in
causing the United States to relax it's
preparation to place formidable
army in France and Belgium to drive
Germany back and prosecute the war
no her own SOIL Then peace will come
such peace as will bring larger liber-
tyvand self-government to the peoples
of Europe and release of the Ger
man people themselves from the ty-
rany of Prussian militarismS and
czarship mastery ..sJss's
81 "a. "a
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-06-22

A son of Edmond P. Grove, editor
Of the Dexter Statesman, volunteered
and went off a soldier brave. Apro-
pos, the Statesman of the 9Th con-
tains the following: stLast Saturday
night we bundledpthe Queen-o'v Hearts
and took her to jefferson Barracks,
70 see our youngest born, who had
daught the war fever and had fol-
lowed off the drum and fife, playing
patriotic airs. That fellow was not
dreaming who sailor wrote, 40ld
men for counsel, young. men for war"
1t is in a red-blooded American young
ster to want to fight and rough It, and
when he. springs from gtsnddads OF,
both sides who wore soldier hearts
in their vests and fighting blood il
their veins, why, you can't blame the
kid, can you q"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-06-22
BE CANNY

Home preparedness-cans loaded
with food.
That rubber ring you put on your
preserving jar helps you to stretch
your income. t.
The awful question "What shall
have for dinner?" is easily answered
if your shelves are full of home can
ned products.
Can't eat 'em all in summer? Not
enough in winter? Home canning. is
the answer.
You put a lid on waste every time
you seal preserving jar.
Canned berries are bird-proof.
Frost doesn't nip canned vegeta-
bles.
Canned green peas and yellow
peaches help fight the blues.
See that your garden produces dry
beans, cabbage, potatoes and root
crops that can be kept without can
ming. 6Bs
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-06-22
THE STATE TAX COMMISSION

The act authorizing the institution
of a State Tax Commission, passed by
the Forty-ninth General Assembly,
went into effect last Monday, and
Governor Gardner has appointed on
the Commission former Secretary of
State Cornelius Roach, j. H. Ge-
leener of Sikeston, the Republican
members, and James Y. Player of St.
Louis. The purpose of the Commits
sion is to reorganize the taxing sys-
TEN of the State, look into the modes
of assessments of the various coun-
ties and equalize them.
Its authority is quite broad, and it
may appoint agents and other help to
assist in the onerous work, and the
Commissioners must give their undi-
vided attention to the duties marked
out for them in the act. There has
been much and long complaint over
alleged inequalities of assessments and
taxation, and it is hoped with a com
mission of this character to remedy
the faults in our public revenue sys-
TEN. The labor is not light one, and
whether it shall accomplish the pur-
pose for which it was inaugurated re-
mains to be worked out. The Com
mission will have to bring to bear on
the work all the skill and knowledge
they possess of tax equalization.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-06-22

The espionage bill passed by Con-
gress was signed by the President on
the 18th. 1t is said to be regarded by
the Department of Justice as one of
the most important pieces of legis-
,lation that has been enacted since the
declaration of war. Under it every
fragrant act of disloyalty may be fer
reted out and prosecuted, and secret
agents of the Government will keep
close watch on the movements and in
trigues of spies and everything tkl-
culated to embarrass the Government
in its prosecution of the war. 1t will
also safeguard against the develop
ment of embarrassing situations on
our southern border in the matter Of
clandestine shipment of munitions
and arms into Mexico.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-06-22

inaugurated by Governor Gardner.
The failure to tie them up with ref
erendum will enable the Governor to
close his deal with St. Louis bankers
for a loan of 100000 to meet obi
cations of the State past due, and it
is calculated that the additional rev.
enue under the new legislation will be
sufficient to cover the needs of the
State.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-06-22

The sporadic effort 70. referendum
the financial measures passed by the
Legislature to restore the credit of
the State has slumped, and all of
these measures went into effect last
Mondays the. 18th, Upon their sue
cess and the realization of the esti-
mates Estate revenue to be derived
through them largely depends the sue
cess of the business administration
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-06-22

day, and that they have been tax
ing consumers s5O,000,O00 a month
for half a year. No wonder food
prices have scared. Rush along that
food control bill in Congress, and
give the people a show.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-06-22

The Dexter Statesman claims that
Grays Ridge, little town of 100 in
Stoddard county, deserves a medal as
being the most patriotic town in the
State. 1t is said to have ten in the
army as enlised men, and two in the
navy and one in the aviation corps,
and during the recent registration of
citizens, not one of her inhabitants
claimed exemption from service. They
must like fighting. Just naturally
can't stay out of it. But they are the
kind that will twin the war"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-06-22
NOTICE TO DELINQUENT ~
OIL TAX PAYERS

All persons owing an oil tax to the
City of Pennington are requested to
pay same Immediately. Unless this
tax is paid it. will be necessary to
take legal action to collect 'same.
Please pay at once and avoid the pen
atty.
THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-06-22

Government Food Administrator
Herbert c. Hoover says the food
gamblers profits are $1,65O,OOO a
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-06-22
ABERDEEN-ANGUs CATTLE
LIVE STOCK A LIVE QUESTION
Country's Needs Demand Best
j, Breeds.
Wonderful Work of the Black Cattle.

Great as has
been the progress
in every depart
ment of agriculture
d urin G re ce n
years, tn ere is
probably no prob
lem deserving more
The Clovis news., 1917-12-13
An Unexpected
Christmas Present


~ NJ christmas day some years
" ago AlmaS temple of the Shrln-
erS of Washington gave its
annual dinner To the poor. II was Il
wcll-planned affair, generously contrib
uted 10, and turned out big success.
But the most notable thing about 1t
was not on the program and made the
hit of the occasion. Whenever mem
herS of the temple think of the celebra-
tlon they chuchle over their unexpected
christmas glft,
While the Shrlners were feeding
their guests there came to their hail
$50 loaves of bread. The huge SIX
foot Santa Claus was busy cracking
Jokes rs b" waddled about ana took
down the gifts from the Christmas
tree. IN the middle of one of his sto-
ricS there entered anoth"r big fat
Santa Claus, carrying n colossal has
ket full Of bread, and b"hind him were
three or -four negroes also carrying
The Clovis news., 1917-12-13

ihn ,.tol amount to br distributed
S1Gi -Ji.05. or almost ~. per capita
for the states school population l.
drawn from the Common Schn"lN III
come fund. derived from rcuIalS "I
.rtc~ school land In addition {" the
au.,unt Alrcady transferred 10 the De
p,rtnrnt Of Education, the state
Auditor has still a considerable sum
remaining Of the common school lalld
income fund which has been pilu III
lbs state laul Commissioner ErNI'h
and which will 20 10 the Sch""lS ~ u
later apporiionmcnl
The Clovis news., 1917-12-13
Mrs. Santa Claus.

Pray. who IS 1t has a reason
To he sorting pretty toys
That will 90 this 'cs'itc scnsou
To good little girls aud boys
PRAY. who rs u that f. hurried
10 the point whore she cries Laws;
declare IL has me worried,
WHY. IT'S Mrs. Santa Claus
She Is such busy woman!
Lfy. but she's busy woman!
such a very busy woman!
why she has to fix the labels
on the things In Santa's pack
TOYS and books and NUTS and sables
Soon he'll carry on his back
And. since men are 5o forgetful.
An his clothes she must prepare.
For when men are cold they're fretful,
And then children must bcwarel
SO she's quite a busy woman
Ny. but she's busy woman!
Such very busy woman!
From the pot there comes a savor
That betokens best Of cheer.
She cooks things to curry favor
While he's currying the deer
/ have heard-'tis merely rumor-
That old Santa's tempcr's bad.
She must keep him In good humor.
Or the children would be- sad.
So sh 3 quite "A busy vnmari
NJ, hul shes Il busy woman.
Sucn a very busy woman.
--Grif Alexander in St. Louis Globe Dem
ocfat
The Clovis news., 1917-12-13
THE CRIME or "NMAS.'

iEl pHSu Morning 1lllr>
How would 1t hr this year I" get
away from our originality, aS II Is
demonstrated IN calling christmas
Xmas" Christmas is really sacred
period Of the year. but We fail t" soc
anything except the rawr'l kind "l
sncriryc in the contraction "NmaS.
You do not speak this thing To your
friend. and if You should You would
at once sound iiplic. Neither do \"l
find il in your songs or carols, for il
WuuM stamp YOU ~ Il hulloon among
all who heard you Onc can hardly u"
considered Il praiSr-givcr who W"llld
stand ny aud sing "llallcluJah y is
risen 80 The Su-callcd original ldra
has found It's way into the lWhllr
prints. but when YOU look AT ii on lm
per Won are reminded of an election.
booth stamp "Nmas' is H. Nru,clr~> a>
il Is silly. needless aud the certain
sign of lazincSS and impicly. 'Nma>
means y. aud \ means nothing II
should he Christmas thus giving Ia
the lluly Child the reverence. upiill
ing thought and respectful love that
is Ills due
The Clovis news., 1917-12-13
ANNUAL MEETING.

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D.. ,ul ,m.i,nn, ,s noysihl, Tr,
NOM. hu.inns. v,. r,n, nvcr fully
The Clovis news., 1917-12-13
ALMOST 81 PER CAPITA
FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN

Santa Fc. \. NJ, Dee, 10 ON his
return from Washington this week.
where he has been attending an i'm
portanl war work conference. State
School Superintendent j. H. Wagner
will distribute to the common >chooIs
Of New Mexico II total Of 500 l,0Gj.N3
hcing the largest single apportionmcnl
ever made to common schools Of New
Me. "a in the hi>lur. Of the state. Uf
The Clovis news., 1917-12-13
FOR SALE, \ SNAP.

GlO Acres decided land aud 100 acres
leased. nice level tight land 30 acres
Of this land IN cultivation aud planted
in wheat. \ good ,iN room house. a
biz barn. sheds, corralS, chicken house,
VI good well aud windmill and water.
ing troughs. Price $1,000 per acre.
Liberal terms Oh part This price will
mot hold good mt Il short time. Can
and sec me or write. {. T. DowniuS
Office up stairs over RodrS Dry Goods
store. Clovis, y NJ
The Clovis news., 1917-12-13
Notorious Criminal
Escapes
OFFICIALS COMPLETELY
BiFFLED.
Rain of Bullets Fail to stop Conxig,
No. % in Wild Dash From
state Prison.

The most daring escape in the his
tory Of the state prison was thar to-
,Iay Of Convict No. -. known lo ml-
Ihorilirs as "'rhc Eci who gained his
freedom after mad dash through %
shower Of bullets and who had up to
n late hour successfully covered ever,
trace Of his whereabouts.
"Thc Eel. convict No -, is hcllrr
known To- the public rs Charlie chap
lin the famous SG7OOOO.OO comedian
Motion pictures Of his daring escape
were made aud will hc shown in The
Adyculurcr" nest Thursday. Dee. 2uth.
al the I.yccum.