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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-09-07
BOARD OF APPEALS BUSY


The Third District of Missouri Board
of Appeals under provision of the Sc
lectivc draft law has been in session
at Poplar Bluff for over a week. Over
400 cases are being handled, the board
giving the same attention to the cases
of men who passed the physical ex-
animation and claimed no exemptions,
as they are to the ones who have
claimed exemptions. A wife, childen
and even infrmed and dependent pa
rents seldom fail to be grounds for
exemption. The board is giving virtu-
ally no ear to industrial exemptions.
Even the farmers are being refused
unless the condition Of their farming
connection is such that refusal Of at
least temporary exemption would work
a hardship.-Ex.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-09-07
Close Call

Shelby Clark, 14-year-old son q
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Clark, who live
on the corner of College avenue and
"a" street, was quite badly bruised
about the head and body about 4;3C
o'clock last Friday, when he was
struck by DR.. Morgan's automobile
Young Clark was riding bicycle east
ward along Liberty street, but he was
new hand on machine, as was at
tested by the fact that he was on the
left hand side of the street when run
into. AS he reached the intersection
of the street in front of the Jail, Dr.
Morgan attempted to turn north on
that street, while going at about fiji.
teen miles an hour.
Before DR.. Morgan had hardly no.
ticed young Clark, who was moving
along in a rather wobbly fashion, his
machine was practically on him, and
before he could bring the auto to q
stop, the boy had been knocked from
his wheel and rolled somewhat before
the auto. Fortunately, no bones were
broken, nor were any really serious in
juries sustained, and the young man
was able to sit up the following day.
This should serve as reminder, how
ever, to careless auto drivers that
they should always keep on, the safe
side. Had DIR. Morgan not had his
machine well in hand, there would not
have been chance for the boy to have
escaped with his life.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-09-07
Partial List of Men Selected from ST.
Francois County for Military Service

Jasper Frank Falk, Bonne Terre.
Edward Paul Lindeman, Elvins.
Jesse Lee Ritter, Leadwood.
Henry Newbrand, Bonne Terre.
VIM. Dettmer, Elvins.
Kasher Herman Lunsford, Esther.
Raymon AuBuchon, Bonne Terre.
Floyd Herbert Montgomery, Flat
River.
Arthur Clay Miller, Flat River.
Clifford Richmond, Leadwood.
John Todd, Leadwood.
Albert R. Ross, Bismarck.
Eliza Harvey Stakey, Esther.
Jesse Prather, Elvins R. F. D. No. /.
Elvy Everett Jennings, Bonne Terre.
Gladstone A. Davis, Desloge.
John Butwin, Leadwood.
Gus Ludwig Halter, Pennington.
JEFF Daniel Moore, Elvins R. F. D. /.
Willard Wilkson West, Bismarck.
Samuel Henry Miller, Flat River,
Herman Swaringin, Flat River.
VIM. Edward Smith, Bonne Terre.
Ellis Lee Horton, Doe Run.
August Henry Autsen, Pennington.
Robert Mckinley White, Frankclay.
Harry Henry OLeary, Bonne Terre.
Frank Dudley, Marquand.
Claud E. Baldwin, Flat River.
Fred Marvin Fosher, Iron Mountain.
Roy Turner, Salem.
Ernest Earl Beck, Bonne Terre.
Alma Henry Horn, Bonne Terre.
John Albert Murphy, Flat River.
Orion Brothers, Esther.
Wellington Floyd Oder, Pennington
Fred Alden Warfel, Elvins.
Albert Crump, Bonne Terre.
George jackson, Elvins.
Marcus Emory LaBrot, Flat River.
Otto H. Miller, Bonne Terre.
Benjamin F. Halter, Elvins.
Erwin o. Schmidt, Bonne Terre.
Howard Raymond Moore, Libertyville.
Jasper Grady, Bonnie Terre.
Daniel j. Coleman, Elvins.
Benjamin Crawford, Pennington.
GLADDEN. N. Kinkead, Pennington.
Four Exempted by District Board.
The following named parties have
been granted exemption or discharge
by the District Board on appeal from
the local board:
]. Corbin Matkin, Flat River.
Earnest Stegall, Flat River.
Harry B. Walker, st. Francois.
John Martin Gosz, Bonne Terre.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-09-07
The Village Recruit

He's Just bonny lad, but his country calls today
And we honor his vaor love him for the way
his boh shoulders and lifts high firm round chin
While tie highway and the distant battles din
He's lust lad bonny soldier brave and true,
And we'll him the home and Sunday the
Where yesterday stood and my Country s of Thee
Swelling to Of triumph Sweet Land Of Liberty
He's lust lad bonny lad but the bug clear and sweet,
the glory of the coors and the drums insstent beat
Thrill him to manhood and his soul is swept with fire
From the altar kndled by his ancestral sire
~ ~ Gertrude Louise Small.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-09-07
Pleasant Thoughts

The Times management has fire.
quently felt flattered by the many
splendid compliments that have been
pouring in upon it. Especially has
this been true since mailing out the
recent statements, in which we sought
the collection Of what was due on sub
scription, as well as advance payment
on subscription. Those statements,
so far as we are aware, made two
Times readers "sore"-only two-but
they were so "sore" that they insisted
that their papers be discontinued
though both were absolutely unable
to say what had peeved them.
But we will try and forget all about
their "grouch", which we do not be-
lieve will be difficult, in view of the
many splendid compliments that have,
during the same period, been bestowed
upon this paper. That these compli-
ments are sincere, and from the heart,
there is absolutely no room to ques-
tion, as practically all of them have
come from Times readers whom it has
not been our privilege to know pre-
viously. To indicate the quality of
some of these compliments, it will be
necessary to quote only one of them.
P. E. Welker, of Route 6, Pennington,
in renewing, said that neighbor Of
fered to give him a subscription to
the weekly Republic, as the neighbor
was leaving. Mr.. Welker took two
copies of the Republic home with him,
but said there was so little of interest
in it that he refused to take it any
more. "Why," he said, "there is more
news in The Pennington Times than
in all those city papers. Everything
in it is good, and you do not have to
search through columns in order to
get a few items, of small interest So
long as can get the Times / care lit
tie for any other paper, as it seems to
contain almost everything | am inter-
ested in" I
The Times management cannot un-
derstand how it would be possible for
it to hold grudge against anyone or
anything, with such compliments as
the above coming in. And these are
not isolated cases. Many of them
have come in lately, of practically
equal worth to the one here quoted.
We feel sure that those two who last
week stopped their papers in anger,
would have. been back ere this to ex-
tend their right hand of good fellow
ship-together with a dollar to pay
for another year--were it not for that
devil that is inherent in all of us. He
must be put down-and held down
else he will, occasionally at least, get
the better of US. Come in and give
The Times trial. We are confident
it will supply your newspaper wants.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-09-07

The following list of names has been
reported by the District Board, for
Division No. 3 of the Eastern Dis
trict of Missouri, has been returned to
this county, with recommendation
that all those whose names follow are
found to be qualified for military SER
vice. The notice accompanying the
return of this list charges them with
an obligation to watch the bulletin
board of the local Board and to hold
themselves in readiness to report for
military duty at the Office of the Local
Board at a date to be specified in q
later notice to be posted at that office.
John Fred Wilson, Bonne Terre.
Marshal Inman, Leadwood.
James Martin Pullen, Elvins.
BENJAMIN Peter Sherman, Bonne Terre.
Geo. VIM. Amberg, Flat River.
Walter Square Matthews, Pennington
Albert Detring, Libertyville.
Ransom Hunt, Flat River.
August VIM. Jaster, Bonne Terre.
August Maigre, Bonne Terre.
Lee Emmett Polk, Bismarck.
James Walter Chiffon, Elvins.
Alvin Thurman, Desloge.
Otto Harrison Flanery, Pennington.
Martin Dee Eaves, Bonne Terre.
Emil Komandino, Flat River
James Curtis AuBuchon, Bonne Terre.
Charley Forster, Flat River.
Blondy Robert Hunt, Pennington.
james L. Tibbs, Flat River.
!, Marion Francis McGee, Bonne Terre.
John Irving Cottrell, Flat River.
Adalia w. Bono, Doe Run.
Edward William Wichman, Farming
ton.
Wm. F. Calister, Pennington.
Clyde Ben Good, Desloge.
Rond Adrain AuBuchon, Bonne Terre.
Walter Clup, Flat river.
Russell johnson Barger, Bismarck.
Aud H. Hunt, Courtois.
Joseph Rokocsky, Doe Run.
Virgil Earl Pirtle, Bonne Terre.
Ben Jarius, Leadwood.
Arthur Cox, Knob Lick.
VIM. Robert Boring, Flat River.
Arch Benz. Byers, Elvins.
William Sage, Bismarck.
Louie Wichman, Pennington.
Harry Horner Crocker, Bismarck.
Diab Salem, Bonne Terre.
Peter Fred Seller, Bonne Terre.
Chris Wise, Desloge.
Norman A. Stockett, Bonne Terre.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-09-07

County Court was in session Tues
day and Wednesday. Proceedings in
full appear in this issue Of The Times.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-09-07

Mrs. Oris Poupency and little
daughter, of st. Louis, arrived the
last of. the week for visit with her
brother, Prof, Hugh Porter, and other
relatives.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-09-07

VIM. Cover left on Wednesday for
New London, Mo-, where he will poin
the famous Kilties Band. Mr.. Cow
er has been the efficient leader of
Covers Band for the past two years.
We wish him success in his work
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-09-07
We Thank You

The following names have been add
ed to, or credited, on the Times sub
scription list the past week:
New subscribers--T. J. Link OF
Leadwood, John Cash of Bonne Terre
Mrs. J. B. Smith of Lebanon, Va.
John Corcoran of Doe Run, Mrs. J. s.
Beard of Bellfower, Mo-, Miss Mamie
Edwards of Pennington, George Lang
don of Elvins.
Renewals-Mrs. Henry Meyer Of
Route 2, G. A. Walker, Mrs. j. w
Calvird ana N. A. McHenry of Route
A, P. E. Welkcr and w. E. Marshall
of Route 6, Pennington Milling Co
and J. e. Klein of Pennington, j. E
Marshall of Knob Lick, D. j. Banks
of Bismarck, X. Govro of Elvins, j. R
Clay of Leadwood, Judge Peter H
Huck and ]. c. Stanton of Ste. Gene
We've, E. D. Turley of Coffman, Jos
F. Hogenmiller of Weingarten, Miss
Clara Mitchell of Libertyville, Mrs
w. P. Gibbs of Gordon, Texas, Miss
Cora Lough of Packwood, Iowa, Mrs
S. A. Elgin of Pennington, J. D. Nor
ris of Bonne Terre, Russell Doss Of
Miami, Okla, E. J. Mckinney and
Harry Dobbins of Pennington.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-24
ADMITS STEALING CAR
Bert Rogers Confesses He Took Ford
From Topeka Curbing June 4.

Mystery surrounding the theft of a
motor car belonging to r. L. Pitts
from in front of Kellam's hall the
night of June was cleared today
when Bert Rogers broke down and
confessed to Sheriff Hugh Larimer
and Undersheriff Bob Miller that he
had stolen the car. Rogers was ar
rested Saturday night at Manhattan
with an automobile in his possession
belonging to DR.. c. L. Williams
The 6-cylinder Chalmers belonging
to DR.. Williams was stolen from in
front of the Pelletier store at 1910
o'clock Saturday night At 1910
o'clock the same night the car had
been recovered by the sheriff of Riley
county at Manhattan and Rogers was
in Jail.
The next day Doctor Williams and
Bob Miller, undersheriff, went to Man
haitian and brought back Rogers and
the car. Rogers is only 10 years of
age, he says. A Colorado dealers tag,
No. 496. was found in his possession,
also several automobile keys
1t first he stoutly maintained the
stealing of the Williams car was his
first offense. Finally, officers say, he
admitted to stealing a Ford car the
night of June 4. Larimer and Miller
took him over the city and he pointed
out the location of the Pitts car on
the night of June 4. 1t was a Ford.
He tcld the officers he sold the ma
chine in Colorado. They say the car
can be recovered
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-24
MERGE REPUBLICS
Six Central America Nations
Consider Consolidation.
Conference Called as 1907
Treaty Expires This Year.
PRESIDENTS INDORSE PLAN
Strong Sentiment in Each Ma
ton for Centralized Govt.
Honduras Launched Plan; In
vitatiOns to Others To Join.

Washington, Sept. 24-Six Central
American republics may soon be fed
Grated into a nation of six million per-
sons living on 200, 345 square miles of
land. They are Honduras, Nicaragua,
Guatemala, Costa Rica, Salvador
now bound politically by treaties made
in 19O7-and Panama-new republic,
which will be invited to take her
place with the others.
A conference will be held by repre-
sentatives of the little nations. either
in Washington or Panama soon to dis
cuss plans of the proposed federation.
The Central American treaties now
effecting these countFies were signed
in 1907 and expire this year. They
have SerVed-thru court of justice
created in Costa Rica, where all inter-
national problems were settled-to
keep more peaceful a community of
nations formerly in constant disturb
ances thru wars and revolutions.
Delegate from Each.
1t is now proposed by strong fac
lions in these nations to establish a
centralized government, or at least an
interparliamentary union with dele
gate from each republic President
Bertrand of Honduras has launched
the idea and sent an invitation to the
other republics to participate.
President Chamorro of Nicaragua
already has accepted and suggested
either Washington or Panama as the
meeting place for the proposed con-
ference.
The state department, withholding
announcement of its position in the
matter, is sounding out public opinion
in Central America in the proposal
The position of Costa Rica is pc
culiar The United States has never
recognized the present Costa Rican
administration, but since the little re-
public has entered the war against
Germany she finds herself an outlaw
and allied nation at the same time so
far as the United States is concerned.
Steps are now under way to eliminate
this paradoxical condition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-24
No Medicine In A
Years" internal Baths

Mr. A. Czarnecki writes Dr. Chas- A.
Tyrrell of New York as follows:
Il must admit that the use OF the . "a.
L. Cascade has cured my chronic conssu
patton from which l suffered. Since May
II, 1913. have never even tasted any h,nr
of patent medicine or purgatlve.,, NY
health is excellent in every respect -,
Over half million bright, keen. intei,
ligent Americans have found that Internal
bathing is more essential to their health
than external baths - ..
Have found that used occasionally ~
night they feel like different peopie tne
next morning. No more of that bilious
tired. nervous feeling, but having by M
lures own cleanser antiseptfc warm
water-removed all the poisonous waste
from the lower intestine. they awake thoI-
oughiy refreshed by normal sleep, Win
all their functions acting properly. clear
headed. happy and confident, eager ana
CAPABLE for the duties of the day.
why not learn more about this rapluy
growing and natural practice? The j; B.
l.. Cascade" is produced by Chas A TT
rell. NJ. D. of New York. who is special-
list on internal baths. and 1t Is now oelnS
shown and explained by Tuily -McFarLand
Drug Co in Topeka. who will give you
free on request.an interesting booklet on IN
the subject called "'Why Man of Today is
Only 5OTo Efficient. "-Advertfsement
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-24
IT'S REAL FAREWELL
Medical Detachment Dance for Benc
fit Fund Big Affair Tonight.

With only 40 cents in the roomy
Golfers of the medical detachment OF
the First Kansas field artillery, and
with the time for ,entraining less thar
twenty-four hours away, the detach.
ment is running a race with their ex.
pected orders from Washington
A street dance will be given by the
detachment tonight on Topeka ave.
nue., between Eleventh and Twelfth
streets. The revenue from the street
ball will be turned into the roomy and
nearly vacant Golfers of the detach.
ment.
This afternoon the ropes were put
up at both ends of the block and the
street had been cleaned and polished
with fine sand. Later the sand had
been removed and the avenue was as
shiny as a Lincoln penny Tonight
just before the dance the pavement
will be sprinkled with corn meal
Music for the program will be fur
nished by DIR. Morrison's military
band, assisted by the orchestra of the
medical detachment In addition tc.
the regular dance program, the lead.
ing lights of REPOSITORIES bright cir
Gle will give a series of exhibition pop
ular dances.
Miss Nanon Herren will give several
readings as a part of the side enter
tainment Miss Iona Buchanan, Mrs.
E. G. Brown and Lieut.. Paul T Nc
Farland will give several vocal selec-
tionS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-24
REMOVE RESTRICTION
Kansas Shippers May Consign Wheat
to Any Milling Point

Kansas shippers may consign wheat
shipments to any milling point in this
or other states and act in accord with
the rules of the food administration
A telegram to this effect was received
today by Topeka millers from Julius
H. Barnes, president of the national
food administration corporation with
headquarters in New York.
Recently D. F. Peacock, food ad-
ministrator for the zone including
Kansas, ruled. the millers asserted
that all wheat must be shipped to
Kansas City, the zone headquarters,
before being distributed to other
points in this district. This ruling,
of course, left Topeka, Salina, Hutch
inson and other millers 'out in the
cold" They protested Immediately
When Barnes telegram was receiv-
ed today the Topeka millers were in
consultation with Governor Capper
and were asking his aid in altering
the ruling Barnes telegram said
Peazeck's ruling had been misunder-
stood.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-24
A CHASTITY DRAMA
Exhume Mrs. Bingham's Body
Without Notifying Husband.
County Health Officer Kept Sc
cret Issuance of Permit.

Louisville, KY, Sept 24.-Robert
Worth Bingham and his friends here
today awaited the next move of those
who, according to a statement given
out last night by counsel for Judge
Bingham. in the early hours of last
Tuesday morning caused the body of
his wife, a formerly Mrs. Henry NJ.
Flagler, to be eXhumed an autopsy
performed and some of the vital or
gans removed and sent to New York
after which the body presumably was
re-interred. The statement issued by
Judge Bingham's attorneys contained
the first definite assertion that Mrs.
Bingham's body had been exhumed.
The exhuming of the body was car
ried out surreptitiously and without
notice to Judge Bingham. the state
ment says adding, 1T belong to the
public to form it's own opinion of this
CHASTITY drama
After reciting that when Mrs. Bling
ham became i'll three physicians had
been called in attendance, the state
ment adds that when two weeks be-
fore her death her condition appar-
emily became serious her brother. VIM
R. Kenan, was sent for and came to
Louisville. He and Mrs. Bingham S
sister, who was called to Louisville a
few days later were informed of the
measures that had been taken and
gave their approval, the statement as
serts. In its concluding paragraph
the statement says if whispered sus-
picion" shall end in the making OF
charges the charges will then be
met with facts
Official Explains Secrecy.
Wilmington, N. c., Sept. 24.-Dr
Charles T. Nesbitt, county health Off
Ger, announced today that he had is
sued permit for the elimination OF
the body of Mrs. Robert Worth Bling
ham. He told Mayor P @. Moore
that ne would issue a statement to the
newspapers later and explained that
the reason he had withheld informa-
| ton was that he had been told by
those seeking the permit that they
| thought a crime had been committed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-24
PERMIT TO SANTA FE
City Approves Plan to Erect $4,000
File and Record House.

The final legal step for the erection
of the $4,000 file and record house
by the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
railway was taken this morning when
the building permit for the structure
was filed with Fire Chief Joseph Han
lon.
The building according to the per-
NIT, will be a three story concrete
structure to be built on the lots num-
Der sol to S21 East Fourth street.
The building. according to the papers.
will be strictly fire proof from foun-
dalton up and will be completed be-
fore July 81. 1918.
Work on the building will be start
ed within the next few days. accord
ing to F. NJ. Spencer who awarded
the contract.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-24
FOR VOTE MERCER
Five Different Political Stripes
Discuss Union.
Hundred Delegates To Meet in
Chicago October 8.

Chicago, Sept. PA political work
ing agreement among the Prohibition
lists, Progressives, Socialists, single
takers and union labor is said to be
the purpose of a conference to be held
October 8.
There will be one hundred delegates,
twenty from each contingent, and they
will meet behind closed doors.
Virgil G. Hinshaw, chairman of the
national committee of the Prohibition
party would not predict that a new
party was to be formed.
Such a prediction would consign
my own party to the scrap heap" he
said. Prohibition and Progressive
organs this week are expected to pub
lish articles an authority of Mathew
Hale and Frederick H. Chase, re-
spectively chairman and secretary of
the national committee of the Progress
sives and Mr.. Hinshaw and Secretary
Frances E. Beauchamp of the Prohib-
itionists. advocating the wedding" of
the two parties. Their plan would in
clude membership of other liberal
elements; joint headquarters in Chi
cago, New York and Pacific coast and
Gulf states cities. They would work
thru their separate treasures for the
election of at least forty selected con-
greSSmen in 1918.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-24
BIG BANKERS MEET
National Association Members Gath
cred at Atlantic City for Convention.

Atlantic City. N. J., Sept. 24.-Mem-
bers of the American Bankers associa-
ton from all parts of the country were
gathering here today for the forty
third annual convention of the asso-
citation.
As the bankers, who represent ag-
gregate resources of more than $780,
900, 900, 900 come together, a wartime
repression over the gathering is par
ticularly apparent. This is to be
war session of the association. the
financial war plans of the nation Will
be dis, used and it is difficult to get
the bankers to talk of general bust
ness conditions and prospects Every
one is reticent except on the subjects
marked for discussion at the sessions
The bankers from the south are
fighting shy of ny talk of cotton
crop prospects except generallties
The bankers agree, no matter from
what direction they hail, that the
banks will be able to handle the ma
tons business But the consensus is
that the second liberty loan will cause
the country to fall back on the redis-
count facilities of the federal reserve
system. because of the heavy loans the
banks already have out.