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New Britain herald., 1918-03-09
NEW PERSIAN CABINET.

Washington, March 9-The Persian minister today informed the state de- partment of the personnel of the new Persian cabinet, headed by MostovS El Manlalek as premier
New Britain herald., 1918-03-09
WILL NOT SELL PROPERTY.

Washington, March "A Mitchell Palmer, enemy alien custodian today announced he has no intention of selling enemy property which he holds in six or seven wooden and worsted mills in PaSsaic, N. Y.
New Britain herald., 1918-03-09
STNESON PROMOTED.

Ensign Gunnar H. Suneson of Pleasant street has been recom- mended for the position as assistant paymaster in the navy, through the efforts of Congressman Augustine IOuergan.
New Britain herald., 1918-03-09
SURGICAL WORKERS
 to OVER THE TOP
Excellent Results Obtained Here
 During Month Of February

The report of the New England Surgical Dressing committee, auSili- ary of the American Red Cross for February, is as follows:
 During the month of February boxes No. 3S3-415 were shipped to headquarters, containing the follow in
New Britain herald., 1918-03-09
RESIGNS
 FROM CABINET
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at Vladivostok. It was added that the presence of Japanese cruisers at Fladivostok had no connection with the situation in Russia. The British embassy said British warships had gone to Vladivostok to protect allied subjects against disorders.
New Britain herald., 1918-03-09
ny7rKv HOLMES AN UMPIRE.

T,,,icaeo. March 9-Howard Ducky Holmes of Dayton, ohlo' was addea to tho American association 1918 staff of un1pires by President Hickey yesterday.
New Britain herald., 1918-03-09
CITY ITEM

Hazel Tim brell, or confined to her homo
 George K. Bunny company is spending at his home on Trim
 Mrs. William street, is indisposed blood poisoning of
 Mrs. John Heni ford, formerly of taken to St. FTans day to be operate0
 Bessie AndrewS property on EucItd well Land Co.
 Baden P. ThoE navy is spending with his parents
 Samuel Martin, and Mrs. Grace Church street, wAs riage license toda%
 Attorney David appointed trustee G1 company by Refere mans.
 Nicholas RoselkuA street, has reported someone entered hiA ing and extracted sIa drawer.
 Ruben Boswell Kibbe. intendent and Mrs. GeoT8 of the Town Home, has @been to the New Britain hospital, from pneumonia.
 Hertz Schulansky has brough for $500 against John Berberia Itocky Hill Real estate belong, the defendant was attached vest by Deputy Sheriff M. D. Stpc The writ is returnable in tine court on the first Tuesday in Al
 Sergeant Walter Campbell of 301st Machine Gun Battalion of Devens is home on a short furl
 Paul Kockanick of Overlook hitten yesterday by a dog belo to a neighbor, requiring the ]On or LIT. 1eHFy |. bIdS.
 A demonstration in physical cation will be given on Friday ming, March 22, at the new Burritt school by the pupils 0 school. This is the first event held in the new school and wi held in the auditorium. The ceeds will be given for the bent the Junior Red Cross.
New Britain herald., 1918-03-09
.u, L-ATIl FOR CLASSIFICATION.

WANTED-Man. forty or over. Easy work with good pay. all year around. Near home. Write us. Pc Qu0d Nursery Co.,, Meriden. Conn.,
 3~9-2dX
New Britain herald., 1918-03-09

Russia and Rumania have been at odds for several months and a :lum- Der of battles have been fought by the former allies. Rumanian troops dlsarmcd Russian force left in Ru- mania after the conclusion of peace with Germany. saying the Russians were p1underi1g Rumanian towns. Rumanian troops were sent into Bes- sarabia, a Russian province, saying they had been asked by the BessaraD- ian authorities to intervene and re- store order. The Russians made a nunher of ineffectual attempts to subdue the Rumanians and several weeks ago issued an order for the ar rest of King Ferdinand of Rumania.
New Britain herald., 1918-03-09
No German Aid For Rumania.

Amsterdam, March S.-Comment- ing on the treaty with Rumania, the her1n Tageblatt says the auadruple dihance has taken the standpoint that the Bessarabian question must De settled between Rurnania and Rus Sla' put that the alliance already mas lntl1nated that the union of Bes- sarabla with Rumania would receive it's approval.
 Eumania adds inc nawsnsner must herself win and hold Bessarabia and may keep a sufficient number of troops nobilized until she has con- quered Bessarabia and arranged for its protection against the Russians.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-11-22
LARGE PART OF WAR EARN
INGS EXPECTED TO DIS
APPEAR WHEN PRICES
BEGIN TO GO DOWN

Boston-Swift & Co., have pre-
pared a reply to the accusations of the
Federal Trade Commission filed with
Senate subcommittee on Sept. %.
The company states that in it's
whole consideration of profits, the
Federal Trade Commission fails to
realize that the profits reported by the
packers are not profits that have ac-
tually appeared in the form of cash,
but are largely book profits tied up in
inventory which will undoubtedly dis
appear in large measure when prices
begin to go down. Even if the war
had lasted five years longer and no
drop in prices until then, the loss
would be just as real.
For the meat and by-products de-
partments, which are subject to the
9 per cent limitation of profits, the
statement continues, the rate of turn
over is approximately 8 1-3 times a
year. at must be remembered that
part Of the steer consists of by-pro-
ducts which move slowly, that some of
the beef is cured and sailed, and
large portion of pork products con-
sists of cured products which move
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-11-22

very slowly and that even in the sale
OF strictly fresh meat it takes some
time for the money to return to the
company's Golfers after the actual sale
is made.
"The commission says that the
packers profit of one-quarter of
cent per pound on beef amounts to SIS
ton as compared to only rs cents
per ton profit on coal. AS matter of
fact an average quality ton of beef
is worth at wholesale at present about
$500, whereas ton of anthracite coal
at tidewater is worth only about 81.
Compare SIS profit on $500 sale
with rs cent profit on 81 sale. The
beef profit is only about / Id per
cent, coal profit over 8 IL per cent.
"1n 1917 Swift & Co. filed over 3d.
O00,O00 orders of all products with a
total Of about 100000 items, a
large part of which had to be weighed
and wrapped separately, while coal is
delivered in CARROTS or ton lots"
Answering the charge that packers
have agreed among themselves upon
division of livestock receipts, com
pany gives the maximum and mini
mum weekly percentages of cattle pur-
chases made during the year Sept. /,
1917, to Sept. /, 1918, as follows:
Max. Mini Diff
perc per C. fer
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-11-22
LABOR AFTER THE WAR

The pronounced stand of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor delegates to
the Pan-American Labor Conference
against the l. w. W. and their SYM
pathizers is a gratifying although not
surprising manifestation of the COM
mon sense of the high leadership of
American labor. Nor do we interpret
the reported "ultimatum" of President
Gompers as to labor conditions after
the war to mean that union labor will
fight to preserve the existing wage
scale in America in all industries. No
advantage in the way of shorter hours
and better working conditions will be
surrendered, nor ought they to be sur
rendered. No arbitrary scaling down
of wages should be countenanced.
But this does not mean that there
will not be reduction of wages in
some industries, especially those of
such vital Importance to the winning
of the war. 1t was an abnormal con-
dition which created an abnormal
shortage of a particular kind of la
Dor. The withdrawal of over 100000
of the physically fittest men for mill
tary service accentuated the shortage.
The wages in shipbuilding and numer-
Gus other special industries that
could be mentioned was determined by
this and by other exceptional condi-
tions. The excessive rent, the fact
that many of the laborers came from
great distance without bringing
their families with them and that
numerous causes had raised the cost
of living to unprecedented figures,
were among these elements.
There was general increase Of
wages, but it was by no means uni
form. The real sacrifices of this war
were not made by the laborers en-
gagged in the "war industries. We
are not referring to the men in the
army and navy. Nobody's sacrifice,
of course, was comparable with that
Of the soldiers and sailors, living and
dead. But the people whose work did
not contribute directly to the prosecu-
ton of the war had to live, and their
wages generally did not keep pace
with the soaring prices of necessities.
The disparity between their compen-
sation and that of the workers who
happened to be in the industries es-
pecially essential to the conduct of the
war, cannot be maintained in peace
times. Conditions, foreign as well as
domestic, will force readjustment,
as they have after every war. But it
should not be done arbitrarily, either
by employers or employed. Nor should
the problem be approached with the
announcing of ultimate. Facts should
be honestly faced by all sides, en-
plcyers. employees and the public
Globe Democrat.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-11-22

"There are some people who will
not understand; there are some peo-
pie who do not understand all that is
meant by the willingness of the peo-
pie of the democracies to fight and
make the sacrifices in order that a
better time shall come to the worker.
The time has come in the world when
the working people are coming into
their own. They have new rights and
new advantages. They have made the
sacrifices and they are going to en-
joy the better things for which the
whole world has been in a CONFUSION.
"The American labor movement
intellectually supported this world
struggle, and we know just what was
involved.
"The American labor movement will
cooperate with all other agencies to
help in this reconstruction time. Our
movement is not to destroy, but to
construct. And all may just as well
understand now as at any other time
that the advantage which the workers
of America and of the allied countries
have gained and which we hope to ex-
tend to the people even of the con-
quered countries, are not going to be
taken away from us. And we will re-
sist that attempt to the uttermost."
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-11-22
Union Labor, Through Samuel Comp
ers, Issues After-War Ultimatrm

Laredo, Tex, Nov. 16.-Samuel
Gompers, president of the American
Federation of Labor, in the closing
hours of the Pan-American Labor
Conference here today, served formal
warning that no general reduction of
wages, nor increase in working hours
after the war would be accepted with
out bitter fight by organized labor.
He issued a statement inspired by
a recent public utterance of William
H. Barr, president of the National
Founders Association that a reduc-
ton of wages and longer hours would
be the only means to enable American
manufacturers to continue to cope
with foreign industries after the war.
"Notice is given here and now"
Gompers said, chat the American
people will not be forced back by
either Barr, his association or all the
Bourbons in the United States"
Reads Bars Statement
President Gompers read into the
record published statement in which
Barr was quoted.
perhaps / might not have taken
notice of this declaration if the same
character of information had not
come to me from various quarters"
Gompers said.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-11-22
WINTER FARM HORSES
ECONOMICALLY

The wintering of horses is a most
important farm problem because of
the high prices of feed and the neces-
sity for ample horse power next
spring. E. A. Trowbridge of the Uni
versity of Missouri College of Agri-
culture would give colts and growing
horses plenty of good nutritious feed
during the winter, and see that they
have plenty of exercise, satisfactory
shelter and good water. Older hors-
es, including those doing light work,
should be wintered with an eye to
economy, he says, but also with an
eye to full service in the spring. They
should not be permitted to become too
thin, yet it is not necessary to main
tain them in extremely high condition
during the winter.
Farm work horses weighing an av-
erage of 1889 pounds were wintered at
the Missouri Experiment Station last
winter on ration composed of corn
and cob meal 14.77 pounds, linseed
oil meal 1.67 pounds, and oat straw
l4.34. These horses did 5.55 hours
work daily and lost only ID pounds in
trial. Dat straw can be utilized to
good advantage by work horses and
mules. Horses weighing around 1850
pounds have been wintered at the
Station on 5 pounds alfalfa hay and
Is pounds corn silage. They lost an
average of IS pounds per head. A
ration of 6 to pounds of alfalfa or
clover hay and 10 to 20 pounds of
corn silage of good quality, has kept
horses doing no work through the
winter in satisfactory condition.
The principle upon which to base
the wintering of farm horses is to
keep the colts growing well, to keep
the work horses in reasonably good
condition in which to start spring
work, and to utilize as much home-
grown feed, especially roughness, as
possible.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-11-22

its inevitable consequence.
Mr.. Wilson wrote to Mr.. Hoover
authorizing him to undertake, on be-
half of the United States and in CO.
operation with the other governments
of Europe, a huge relief project.
The President expressed in that letter
his warm appreciation of the remark
able work done by Mr.. Hoover and his
splendid staff in handling the food
problem during the war, and asked
that the same instrumentalities be
employed to conduct the work through
the critical days of peace.
Defeated Foe in Dire Need
Germany, it is calculated, can get
through to the next harvest, but needs
meats and fats. Austria is in very bad
straits. The Czecho-Slovaks and Ju-
go-Slavs and other liberated peoples
are in need of both food and cloth
ing. While there is confidence here
in the ability of the German people
because of their habits of discipline
and education, to keep orderly, no
such assurance is felt about the peo-
Piles of what was the Austro- Hungar-
ian monarchy.
The whole situation is so disturb
ing that even in the moment of his
greatest triumph, the President is
deeply concerned for innocekt persons
in Germany and Austria, but a fear
that the germ of Bolshevism may
work its way to Italy, France and
England.
While other drafts of troops prob
ably will cease and the war machine
will be slowed, nevertheless it may be
some time before the American army
can be demobilized. 1t will be needed
for police duty, which may not mean
the occupation of all Germany, but
simply the maintenance of a potential
force to compel respect for law and
order.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-11-22
BURN CHINCH BUGS
IN EARLY WINTER

l. FIRE the Chinch Bugs and
help to save the 1919 wheat and Corn
crop. We need the food more than ever
before
.. NOW is the time for actor.
Burn the chinch bugs during Novem-
Der and early December. The far
mers can now strike the insect pest
fatel blow.
3. BUNCH GRASS and clump
grasses, litter, weeds and trash along
fence rows, roadsides and ravines near
old corn fields are the winter quar-
tiers of the bugs. Practically all of
the chinch bugs which survive the VIM
ter are found in these places. Kill
the chinch bugs by burning these pla-
ces. If the bugs were in your corn
during the summer, they are now
near the corn fields in these hiberna-
ting places.
4. ORGANIZED ACTION is I'M
PORTANT. Cooperate with your
neighbors in destroying and preventing
this worst insect pest of wheat and
corn. Burning in the fall or early
winter is about twice as effective as It
is in spring, because fall burning ex-
poses theb ugs to the severity of win
ter weather. Burning does not ma
terially injure meadows or pastures.
NOW is THE TIME TO ORGAN
IZE YOUR COMMUNITY AND
BURN GRASS GROWN FENCE
ROWS, ROADSIDES AND RAVIN-
Els. THIS WILL PRACTICALLY
ELIMINATE THE CHINCH BUGS.
For further information, write to:
Agricultural Extension Service, COL
lege of Agriculture, Columbia, Mo.
Prepared by T. J. Talbert.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-11-22
ONE MISSOURI RESPONSE TO
THE CALL FOR WHEAT

Mississippi county threshed 1,073,-
ia bushels of wheat this year. Last
year, according to the report of the
State Board of Agriculture, Missis-
sippi county was credited with but
443,819 bushels. This increase of
629,355 bushels is shown in reports
from owners of threshing outfits in
that county as compiled by E. e. Van
malta of the University of Missouri
College of Agriculture Extension Ser
vice, who as until October LIST county
agent in Mississippi County.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-11-22
ACHES and PAINS
QUICKLY RELIEVED
You'll find Sloan's Linimens
softens the severe
rheumatic ache

Put Il on freely. Don't ss5 Il IA.
Just let It penetrate naturally. What .
sense Of soothing relief soon follows!
External aches, stiffness, soreness,
cramped muscles, strained sinews,
back "cricl1s"-those ailments can't
Fight off the relieving qualities Of
Sloan's Liniment. Clean, convenient,
economical. Ask any druggist for it.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-11-22
FOR STUBBORN
COUGHS and COLDS
Dr.. Kings New Discovery
has a Fifty year record
behind ID

Il built its reputation on its produe-
ton Of positive results, on its sureness
Ia relieving the throat irritation Of
colds, coughs. grippe and bronchial
attacks. fts5tG
sDr. Kings New Discovery Why,
my folks wouldn't use anything elsels
That's the general nationwide esteem
In which this well-known remedy ID
held. Its action is prompt. its taste
pleasant, its relief gratifying.
Half a century Of cold and cough
checking. Sold by druggists everywhere.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-11-22
About Croup

If your children are subject to
Group, cr if you have reason to fear
their bling attacked by that disease,
you should procure bottle of Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy and study the
directions for use, so that in case of
an attack you will know exactly what
courre to pursue. This is favorite
and very useful remedy for Group, and
it j. important that you observe the
directions carefully. (advl
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-11-22
Bowels Out of Kilter1

That's nature calling for relief.
Assist her in her daily duties with DR..
Kings New Life Pills. Not purgative
In theIusual dose, but mild, effective,
corrective, laxative that leases tho
bowels into action and chases "blues.s
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-11-22
FOR TRUsSES

Supporters, Belts. Shoulder Braces,
Clutches, Crutch Tips, see e. M. Laas-
man, Druggist
The Mena weekly star., 1918-09-12
RESPECTED CITIZEN PASSES ON
L. ". Averitt of Hatfield Succumbs
 to a Long Illness.

L. ". Averitt of Hatfield died at his home Sunday afternoon at 7:05 o'clock after lingering illness, the result of blood poisoning which came from a bruise received in a fall last July He was paralyzed on his left side five years ago, from which he never fully recovered, and it was while walking about his home that he stumbled and fell, rceiving a wound which produced blood poisoning and kAally resulted in his death. He was aged about 67 years and had lived at Hatfield eight years, moving there srom Clarksville, Tex.
 The deceased is survived by the widow and by eight children, as fol- Jews: Mesdames D. D. Cook and Fl. A. Terry of Clarksville, Tex; Mrs. J. N. Cockrell of Westover, Tex; Mes aazes J. c. Allen of Cove, Lewis Johnson. w. H. Terry of Hatfield. Mrs. E. Nj. Sharp of Prescott and J. F. Averitt of Mena.
 The funeral services were conduct cd by the Rev W. B. Arnold, pastor d the M. E. church, South, Monday at o'clock, and the remains inferred ~ the Hatfield cemetery.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-09-12
Quick Finish to Whisky Case.

The shortest criminal case on rec ord in the history of the United States district court so far as the presentation of the prosecutions tes- timony is concerned resulted in Ed Kelly of Rocky, Polk county, being acquitted Wednesday on a charge of selling liquor.
 The prosecution asked three ques- tions of Henry Langley of Rocky, the government'sy only witness. To these three questions Langley said he pur- chased a pint of whisky for $2 from Kelly March 25 last.
 Kelly, testifying in his own behalf, denied the charge and said he had been a prohibitionist since childhood because his father had been addicted to drink. Witnesses testified Kelly had a good reputation while that of Langley, whom Kelly said held a grievance against him, was unfavora- ble.
 The government asked for verdict of aequittal from the box.
 Only 20 minutes was required to hear the case and render the verdict.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-09-12

range, is preparing to come to Mena and get in on tho manganese market.
 Mir Parent is planning on moving his family to Mena, and advices re- reived ny acquaintances already here indicate the Duluth man is coming in the near future.
 Visiting Capitalists Inspect Claims.
 Among those who came to Mena to inspect manganese prospects on the holdings of the New Find Company, near Standing Rock, were R. J. Dyas, St. Louis; A. M. Lewis, Minneapolis; L. H. Falley, Kansas City; L. P. Buchanan, Joplin, and R. B. Vaughan, Dallas. The visitors are representa- tives of various capitalists, who are desirous of investing in the Mena field. Under the guidance of Man ager J. F. Little, the visitors were shown the company's properties and put in several days in the most searching inspection.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-09-12
FIRST MILL BY CHRISTMAS.
Santa Claus May Get Manganese on
 Annual December Delivery.
[ Robert M. Berry.)

It is estimated that at least 90 days win be required for the erec- tion of a mill to reduce manganese ore in the Mena district.
 Men who are familiar with ore re- ducing processes as practiced at Mi ami, Ok, Baxter Springs. Kas., Jop- lin, Mo, and other mining centers agree in their opinion that the first min in the Mena district can hardly expect it's initial output before Christmas.
 Richard Messall, president of the Messall Manganese Company, which is planning a 150-ton mill, said on this point:
 ''.rhe best present I could imagine would be to have our mill running by Christmas"
 Santa Claus may have to get extra reindeers to handle Mena manganese at Yuletide
The Mena weekly star., 1918-09-12
NOW CAPTAIN E. H. HAWKINS
Mena Physician Gets Notification sf Appointment in Medical Corps.

Dr. B. H. Hawkins was notified by telegram from the adjutant generals office in Washington, D. C., of his appointment as captain in the Medical Corps. He was directed to wire his acceptance, which he imme- diately did. The telegram further di- rects that he report within ten days at Fort Ogelthorpe, Ga, to the com handing officer for instruction in the medical officers training camp at Camp Greenleaf.
 Dr. Hawkins will at once shape his business to respond to the cali