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THIS STATE IS ALLOTTED se,2s1 200 FOR FOURTH LIBERTY LOAN WHILE SAN FRANCISCO DIS TRIcT MUST RAISE ITS ALLoT- MENT OF s4o2, ,ooo, 900
$50 BONDS TO LEAD
TREASURY DEPARTMENT DENIES HUN RuMoR THAT SMALL BONDS ABE TO BE ELIMINATED; PRESIDENT TO OPEN CAMPAIGN NEW YORK CITY
CBy Review Leased Wirel

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Sept. 25-The fourth Liberty Loan quota for the twelfth federal reserve dis trict is S402, 100000, with an allOt- ment of $107, ,S76,5O0 for San Fran cisco, Liberty Loan headquarters announced here today.
 The district quota is not quite double it's figure of S21O,000,0OO for the third loan, but San Francisco is called on to give twice as much as before.
 The quota for Arizona is $6,- 231, 200.
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 25.-ReaI estate on Riverside Drive. New
 York City. owned by Mrs. Lilly Busch. wife of the late Adolphus Busch. millionaire brewer of St. Louis. are to be sold by the fed eral custodian of alien property at
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Sharp and the president had long and cordial talk with them.
 Mir. GOmpers and several mem- bers of the delegation called to- day on Marshal Joffee, whom Mir. Gompers had met in the United States. The marchal cOngratulat ed the president of the American Federation of Labor on the great work he had undertaken and the happy influences he exercised among the working men in the United states.
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Captain Tardieu greeted Mir. Gompers as great friend of France. He congratulated him on having realized the complete mo rale unity of the working democ- racy and gave toast to the Am erican democracy, from w-ch Mir. Gompers had brought a frater- nal message
 President Poincare received Mir. GOmpers and other members of the American delegation. They were introduced by Ambassador
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LONDON. Sept. 25.-Sir Albert Stanley. president of the board of trade. announced tonight that the British government had called on the naval and military authorities Co assist the railways in carrying on the services necessary to the transportation of munitions and supplies for the entente armies and navies.
 lt was estimated today that the railway mems strike affected 30,- 000 to 10000 railway employees.
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FL PAso QUOTA.

FL PASO, Texas, Sept. 25.-Chair- man R. B. Crndorff of the fourth Lib erty Loan committee announced to- night that the quota for Fl Paso would be $2,692,5OO
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ENCIRCLINC. MOVE
ENEMY 5EWILDEREO AND sEPA- RATED ACT AS INDIVIDUAL UNITS; ExcELLENE GAINS ARE MADE ALSO ON FRONT AROUND ST. QUENTIN
UNDATED WAR LEAD. CBy the

UNDATED WAR LEAD. (By the Associated Press) ).-The Teutonic allied forces in Macedonia and Tur. key still are in flight before the armies Of the entente while on the highly important St. Quentin sector m France the British and French armies after hard fighting have drawn more closely their lines in the investment Of the town on the northwest, west and south The stubborn resistance of the Ger mans, in defense and in counter at- tacks. has been unavailing except to impede the progress of the men of the armies of Field Marshal Eaig and General Debeny.
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ALLIES KEEP HUN FORCES
 ON THE RUN

IN MACEDONIA AND TURKEY BADLY SHATTERED ENEMY FORCES CONTINUE TO FLEE BE- FORE OUR ADVANCING ARMIES: ALI LEN5Y TAKES 4O.OOO PRISONERS
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NATION IS
 CONCERNED
 BY EPIDEMIC

GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS PLAN MING TO HELP LOCAL coMMUNI- TIES COMBAT RAPID SPREAD OF INFLUENZA OVER THE UNITED STATES
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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-02-15
Circuit Court

The regular February Term of the
st. Francois County Circuit Court was
convened here Monday, Judge Peter
II. Huck presiding. The first day
brought an unusually large attend
ance, which was held up steadily to the
present. But little business has vet
come up aside from the whiskey cas-
es from different localities, which ac-
counts for the large attendance. both
of witnesses and interested on-lookers.
1t is noticeable in the countenances
OF large majority of those who have
been attending these trials that there
is an increasing determination among
the better class of citizens to make
the small minority, who appear to be-
ileye In the free and untrammeled sale
of liquors, even though in prohibition
territory, "shut up" or "get OUT. II
seems that the whiskey element has
now about reached it's limit, and that
the "boot-leggers", "blind-tigers," and
all such "vermin" must get out and
make room for something of pro
ductiye, rather than of a destructive.
character.
All cases so far tried have been be-
fore Judge Huck. No jury has vet
been empanelled. The Judge decided
in the beginning to hear all the whis-
key and bootlegging cases before rem
deringi any decisions. Among the
cases heard was that of VIM. McMa-
hon, who has been conducting bar
rel house in Ste. Genevieve county,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-02-15

good roads. Then why or how, in the
name of common sense, can the small
taxpayer be against such an enter
prise? As The Times has before fig
ured out this proposition, a suitable
bond issue for this work would, from
its very inception, cost the taxpayers
not one penny more than are the
makeshift roads the people are now
compelled to use. AS shown in fig
ures in these columns, heretofore,
there is enough money annually frit-
ted away in temporary work on the
present roads to keep up a sinking
fund and pay the interest on mil
lion dollar bond issue, and then have
probably sufficient left over to pay
FOR the little attention that the per-
manent good roads will require, from
year to year.
The Times understands that the
great lead companies operating in this
county are in favor of a good roads
bond issue. Such being the case, is
there even the semblance of an ex-
euse remaining why any ordinary
taxpayer should be against it. When
those great companies can see the ad-
vantage that will accrue to them
from permanent good roads, even
though their use of such roads would
be far less, perhaps, than any other
taxpayer, in proportion to the taxes
such companies must pay, it should
appear in letters of gold to the av-
erage tax payer, "Vote for Good
Roads Bonds The lead companies
pay approximately three-fourths of
the taxes of st. Francois county, and
when they are willing to bear the
lions share of this proposed bond is
sue, it is far beyond the ability of
this paper to figure out how anyone
can be opposed to such a bond issue.
II one should mention the war as an
excuse for opposition at this partic-
ular time, then it is a reasonably GER
tain proposition that after the war
has been won he will find another ex-
cuse for his opposition. The Times
has heard that there would be some
opposition to such a bond issue.
There may be. In this regard, how
ever, we will say that the Taxpayer
who world refs TO vote for suit
able good roads bond issue is voting
against his own best interest. The
necessary petition asking for the sub
mission of this question to vote of
the people-only 200 names is neces-
sary--should and doubtless soon will
be presented to the County Court.
When this is done, such election will
promptly be called for, as the County
Judges are heartily in favor of the
proposition.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-02-15

who informed them that they had been
communicated with in regard to such
highway, but that the Board had new.
er received any reply from them:
that it was the desire of the Board
that such highway should run through
st. Francois county, and the Secretary
was pleased to know that the Judges
were interested in the proposition.
Judge Garrett informed the repre-
sentative of the Highway Board that
no communication regarding the en-
terprise had ever reached the County
Court; that the Court was unanimous
ly in favor of the proposition, and
proposed to do whatever was in their
power to secure such State Highway.
He told the Secretary that it was the
Courts desire that the highway come
from DeSoto through the Lead Belt
towns and on through Pennington.
The Secretary gave him to under
stnd that such a route would doubtless
be chosen. Las that was the route which
had seemed best to the Highway
Board, even before it was known that
the st. Francois County Court would
favor the proposition.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-02-15
GOOD ROADS BONDS NOW
READY TO go OVER TOP"
Now Opinion Of Many of Best Citizens
Throughout County That a Vote on
Good Roads Be Not Delayed

There is now very apparent re-
vival of interest in regard to bring
ing the question of Good Roads Bond
Issue to vote of the people of st.
Francois county, without further de-
lay. Such feeling is becoming Strong
er and more enthusiastic that all that
is now necessary is to put the ques-
tion up to a vote of the people for
their decision, and that the Verdict
will be that the citizens of the county
will express an overwhelming senti-
ment in favor of lifting themselves
out of the mud at the earliest posi-
BILE moment. There is little fear ex-
pressed among those whom Times re-
porters have interviewed on this great
question, which is second in import
ance only to the world war now in
progress, so far as st. Francois coun-
ty is concerned, that bond issue Of
suitable dimensions to care for all
public roads in the county, would car
ry by a handsome majority
Practically all the larger tax-pay-
ers seem to be enthusiastic for bond
issue of sufficient size that there
would be no doubt about any Part Of
any public road receiving the atten-
tion it should have, for the accommo-
dation and convenience Of all who de-
sired to use such road. Suggestions
as to the size of the bond issue that
should be voted upon varies, some
contending that $750,000 should be
sufficient for all purposes, while other
estimates run as high as Sl,500,000.
So that it. would appear that bond
issue Of S1,000,000, every penny Of
which should be spent for permanent
good roads, would be a happy medi-
UNI. The Times believes that such
an amount would be sufficient to per-
manently improve every foot of pub
lie road in this county, though this pa
per does not believe that such a Job
can be properly done for much less.
Better to have little over than to
run short, and there is no question
but that every penny which is prop
erly spent for permanent good roads
is as good an investment as could
possibly be made.
While St.. Francois county has had,
and still has, some good rock roads,
a ride over them just at this time will
demonstrate to anyone, no matter how
skeptical he may previously have
been, the absolute futility of Patch
work road. The best roads in the
county are now exceedingly rough,
and the worst ones are simply i'm
passable. As stated above, practical
ly all of the larger taxpayers are in
favor of a wholesome bond issue for
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-02-15
Remarkable Negro
Musician Coming

The famous "Blind Boone", whose
home is in Missouri, at Columbia, and
who is a native-born Missourian him.
self, with his concert company, is
billed to give an entertainment at the
Monarch on Thursday evening, Feb
ruary 2lst. Boone has been here be-
fore, and, as claimed by his manager,
this eminent pianist lever fails to Sc
cure and eventually play return date.
lie has been travelling without inter-
ruption for 38 years, and is said to be
one of the worlds greatest perform
ers on the piano. One of his stunts
is the instant reproduction of any
composition played by any member of
the audience. His memory is said to
be marvellous. Losing his sight when
ne was only 6 months old, from brain
fever, Boone has succeeded in MASTER
ing music by his own efforts alone,
and is simply a natural prodigy, Un-
like the famous Blind Tom, who is
well remembered by the older people,
Boone is far from being idiotic or
crazy" He is a very intelligent
man, well educated, and of independ
ert means. He owns and occupies a
beautiful home at Columbia. and
numbers among his friends perhaps as
many eminent Americans as any other
man of his color ever did with the pos
sible exception of Booker T. WASH
ilngton. Pennington is fortunate in
having the opportunity for the sec
ond time of hearing this famous plan
ist. He carries with him two other
people, both musicians, and the con-
cert is said to be varied and interest
ing in every way.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-02-15
Individual Sureties
ConmunityMenace

The Times is indebted to Geo. C.
Forster for the data contained in the
following article, which is of utmost
Importance to all citizens of the coun-
ty, and should be food for most Sc
rious reflection on the part of all
those citizens who have been follow
ing the old fashioned practice of
standing surety" for friends, there
by weakening their own credit, alb
solutely impeding the progress Of the
entire community very materially.
Read and consider what such practice
really means:
The shrewder professional and bus
mess men of st. Francois county are
fast coming to the conclusion that
one practice noticeable in the local
courts is a serious detriment to the
business interest of the county.
Judicial bonds filed in the St. Fran
co.'s County Court between Dec. 1st,
1915, and Feb. 8, 1918, were for to-
tai liability of $195, ,145.O0. The bonds
were filed by eighty-seven admins
traitors and executors, and guardians
for minors and incompetent persons.
Surety companies signed five bonds
for total Of $18,000.00. Property
owning citizens of the county pledged
their possessions for SILT, ,145.00 on
the other eighty-two bonds.
The average man considers the act
of signing bond an empty ceremony,
trifiing service for friend, to be
forgotten over night. AS matter of
fact, he is signing without compensa-
ton or contract to pay the amount Of
the bond, or his share of the amount,
under circumstances carefully stipu-
lated. He is not only granting a
mortgage on his property collectable
under the terms of that contract, but
also creating present charge against
his credit.
Almost every merchant knows how
exacting his bank is about accommo-
dation endorsements and how freedom
from such entanglements is essential
if he expects line of credit from his
bank; in fact, an obligation not to en-
sdorse paper appears in almost every
partnership agreement.
Dangerous as is accommodation en-
dorsements, the signing of bond is
even more so because bonds are US
ually in much larger amounts than
any note man would endorse. Cred
it men are beginning to realize this
fact and accordingly are adding to the
liabilities of those seeking credit the
amount for which they have become
liable as sureties.
In view of this fact, it can be read
lily seen that the individuals who
signed the bonds now on file in the
County Court have unwittingly re-
duced the credit basis of the county
to the extent of $177,145.00. Of
course, in thus accommodating their
friends or acquaintanees they did not
realize they were handicapping local
progress. Bd .f .r M &
However, many others appreciate
the fact and are not only declining
to assume such obligations themselves,
but also advising their friends to leave
that risky business to the Incorporated
surety companies who shoulder the
liability with eyes open and are paid
for doing so.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-02-15

borers.
The company in the Lead Belt
which is now ready to advance the
wages of its workmen is perhaps Just
as greedy after dividends as are the
other companies. 1t is human nature,
we suppose, to want to "clean the plat
ter, especially where enormous
wealth is CONCEALED. But this out
standing company evidently has at its
head men of broader vision than are
those in control of the other COM
panies. That management can see
that the longer the wage scale is kept
down to the minimum, the more surely
is the goose that lays the golden
egg" being starved to death. When
that district has been stripped of
practically all its best workers, then
what will the mine owners do? Bet
ter dig little more deeply into their
earnings, in payment for labor, than
to permit such labor to depart from
them. This is evidently the view that
is taken of the situation by the one
company.
This is an age when conditions are
such that workmen can get fair pric-
ess for their labor, and it is up to en-
ployers of labor to recognize such
fact if their works are to continue to
run. The laborers throughout the
Lead Belt, generally speaking, are of
an unusually high order, when the ma
ture of the work to be performed is
considered. The wages that are be-
ing paid workers in that district are
not as high as is being paid in other
tields for similar work. Wherefore it
is the opinion of The Times that an
increase in the wages of workmen
throughout the Lead Belt is now
about due.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-02-15
Why KeepSoldiers
In the Lead Belt +?

Several times recently has the ques-
tion been asked in The Times ot1ce
"Are the soldiers still in the Lead
Belt?" This question we have been
compelled to answer in the aitrma-
tive. But when the additional quess,,,
tion. which often follows, of why Z"
We are compelled to answer. We
don't know" What is the "why" OF
keeping the soldiers there? Do you
know? Is there any real necessity
for keeping that district guarded and
patrolled by soldiers? -.
The Times is free to. state that 1t
does not believe there is any need OF
keeping the soldiers in. that district,
where things are as quiet and peace
able as they should be in any COM
munity. That district is composed Of
a law-abiding people, just as much as
are the people of any other commun-
ity. It is only when the populace, or
a large part Of it, feels that they are
being Disseminated against that there
is a spirit of assertiveness Expressed,
Just as there would be in any other
community.
Furthermore, who is paying the ex-
penses necessarily entailed by keep
ing those soldiers there? They are
evidently kept there at the request. OF
the mine owners. But are the mine
owners paying the. necessary expeIn,s-
es for keeping them there? The
Times does not believe they are. 1t is
the general impression that the State
or government is bearing this unus-
ual expense, for which the average
citizen can see absolutely no need.
If the mining properties were in
any danger of being damaged by an
outraged public, then there would be
a tangible reason for keeping troops
in that district. But many of the
best citizens of that locality are enl-
phatic in their expressions that no
such danger exists. 1t is the general
feeling throughout that district that
these troops could be used to much
better advantage elsewhere than in
the Lead Belt, in thsse times of real
war. Many of the workers in that
district are going to other fields for
employment, where wages are bet
ter, so that there is now no real rea-
son to fear another uprising of the
miners.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-02-15
Present Price of Lead Justifes
Material Increase in Wage Scale

While The Times is not given to
prophesying, it will say that the time
appears now practically present when
an. increase in wages should be forth
coming to the workers throughout the
Lead Belt. This paper has it, on the
best of authority, that one of the
great mining companies in that dis
trict is now ready and willing to give
the wages of its workmen very ma
terial boost. The only reason that
this company has not already raised
its wage scale is that it does not want
to appear mandatory in boosting the
wage scale, and is waiting for the
other companies, which have been
holding back, to join with it in ad-
vancing the wages of their workmen.
The chances are, however, that the
company which is leading in this boost
in wages will not permit the inaction
of others to hold them back much
longer.
There are several very apparent
reasons why it would seem Of advan-
tage to the mine owners TO grant an
increase in the wage scale. In the
first place, the market price of lead
will justify such an increase. But a
far more serious consideration, from
the standpoint of the mine owners, is
that many of their best miners have
been going to other fields, where they
have been drawn by better wages.
Owing to the scarcity of labor, in all
departments of work, it is not easy
to get men to take the places Of those
who have been drawn elsewhere. Some
have gone to other mining fields,
while others perhaps have been at
tracted into other lines Of work, for
the government or in the various lines
that are now urgently calling for la
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-02-15
Prospects for
State Highway

Presiding Judge C. l. Garrett and
Associate w. A. Mitchell report a
splendid meeting of the State Asso-
citation Of County Court Judges, which
was held at the Statler Hotel in St.
Louis last week. One of the princi-
pal desires which possessed Judges
Garrett and Mitchell in attending that
meeting was desire to learn more Of
what is the contemplated route Of the
proposed State Highway, as the St.
Francois county Ju1scs are unani-
mously in favor of securing that
highway through this county.
~ They were fortunate in meeting the
secretary OF the State Highway Board,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-02-15

just over the st. Francois county
line. A permanent writ of injunc-
ton has been asked against further
continuance of such barrel house.
The case was brought to this county
by agreement.
Other cases that have been heard
are the State VS.. o. w. Bequette, and
State VS.. Sam LaRue, both of Elvins,
and State VS.. Crabtree & Moyett,
State VS.. Geo. Brand, and State VS..
John Craft, of Bonne Terre. In all
these cases permanent writs of in
junction were asked, and Prosecuting
Attorney Mathews and Assistant
Tucker are making hard fights to upT
hold the law-abiding elements I! Of
these different communities. 106
Yesterday afternoon Judge Huck
decided that permanent writs of i'm
junction be issued in all the whiskey
cases that have been tried.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-02-15
New Subscribers

The following new Times subscrib-
ers have been added the past week:
Mrs. Eisenberg Beard and Judge X.
o. Weber of Farmfngton, Mrs. B. L.
Beal, Joseph Weber and w. A. Cloud
Of st. Louis, ]. H. Eaton and Bert
Stapp of Leadwood, A. M. Hoy of Es-
ther, Everett Anderson of Knob Lick.
E. G. Papin of French Village, John
1. Chapman of Bonne Terre.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-02-15

Born, Wednesday, February 18th, to
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Wright, OF
Pennington, son, The baby has
been named Glenwood Morris Wright.
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