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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-11-22
.Laboring Men
Should Organize

Now that the war is over, business
conditions may confidently be expected
to soon regain their normality, and ev-
en- a greater era of prosperity than
ever now appears to be dawning. In
view of such conditions, it is now
most timely and urgent that the
workingmen, especially the large num-
ber in the Lead Belt of st. Francois
county, should be getting their af-
fairs in such a shape that they will
be enabled to enjoy their full share of
such prosperity.
To this end, it seems proper that
they should perfect thorough work
ing organization, without which they
will be able to accomplish little for
their own betterment. There is per-
haps no line of business or industry,
in these days, that is SO helpless as
unorganized workingmen. In all
profitable industries there is now
thorough organization, without which
lack of organization is wholly unable
to compete. Even capital, which is
best able to look after its own best in
terests, is perfectly organized.
Then why should not labor be or
ganized for self-protection Such or
ganization should not be perfected
with the idea of "going on strikes"
which are invariably most disastrous
to all laboring men who participate
in them. Organization should be for
the purpose of working together for
the good and prosperity of the whole
mot to tear down, but to build up.
Then the laboring men in the Lead
Belt will be able to treat, in an under
standing and comprchending manner,
with the mine owners, to the end that
all may receive full benefit. Even
capital does not oppose organized la
Dor. In fact they would rather en-
courage intelligent organized effort
on the part of workmen.
There is no other way for labor to
receive it's just reward than through
thoroughly businesslike organization
Such conduct on the part of labor
will receive hearty general approval.
as there is no desire on the part of
the employers of labor to "beat
down" the laborer.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-11-22
MORE ABOUT THANKS
GIVING FOOTBALL GAME

Last week we made mention Of the
fact that football game would be
played here Thanksgiving and the
proceeds given to the United War
Work Fund. We have been requested
to state that this plan has the sane
tion of J. w. Mccarthy, Campaign Di-
rector, and that the game is now be-
ing boosted" by him.
The game, which will be between
the Pennington and Perryville ALI
Stars, will be an interesting one. The
squad of the Pennington All-Stars is:
Capt. Tom Mckinney, Gene Karsch,
Tom Miles, Herbert Radle, Earl
Swink, Joe Marty, Dodson Ridgeway,
Frank Highley, Taylor Smith, Allen
Burks, Elliot Klein, Johnnie Herman,
Lieutenant Bryan Halter, and Chas
Waldon.
A new football will be bought with
which to play the game. After the
game the ball will be auctioned off
and the proceeds will also go to the
War Work fund.
The game will likely be played on
the Doss field. Admission, 25 and 81
cents.
Allen Burks spent few days in St
Louis last week.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-11-22
BUSINESS COLLEGE NOTES

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morning
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working for the local Roard hare
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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-11-22
POWER OF PRESS WON WAR,
SAYS RED CROSS OFFICER

Trieste, Nov. 14.-"The power of
the press, not the power of the arm
les, ended the war;" said DR.. Eugene
A. Crockett of Boston, Mass, now a
Major in the American Red Cross
today. He added that he had inter-
rogated hundreds of prisoners of ev-
cry nationality who had returned
from Austria, and that all had agreed
that Austria's death blow was dealt
through the medium of the press, by
President Wilson when he announced
that he had recognized Czechoslovakia
as an independent belligerent state
and Power. I.
The press succeeded in sending the
news Of President Wilson's message
through the dual monarchy, where II
circulated among the people and sol.
diers. When the message reached
Prague, the Bohemians Immediately
ordered the Austrians to leave and sci
up their own Government within q
hours. The Austrians realized that il
was useless to resist.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-11-22
Christmas Parcels
for Boys Overseas


The final date for mailing Christ
mas parcels to soldiers and war
workers overseas has been extended
from Nov. goth to Nov. 30th.
In order to relieve the distress that
has been occasioned by the slow ar
rival of Christmas parcels labels
from abroad, and the fear that they
would not come at all, the War De-
partment has arranged to supply the
American Red Cross with labels which
the Red Cross in turn will issue to
relatives in the United States.
If you haven't received your Christ
mas parcels label, call at the Red
Cross Christmas package headquar-
ters at Mrs. Radle's and representa-
tives of the Red Cross will explain to
you, how you can secure one.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-11-22
VETS LEAD IN STATE
BY 1926 VOTES

With Rudolph and Linn, counties ui1-
reported, the prohibition amendment
was defeated at the recent election by
1926. With these two counties out,
the amendment reached st. Louis with
only 1881 majority. AS st. Louis
gave S8,226 against the amendment,
the State vote stood, for prohibition
215,977, against 291,272. The eight
other amendments, including single
tax, were heavily beaten. A compar-
ison with the vote on State candidates
reveals that 89,933 voters failed to
vote the amendment ballot.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-11-22
LAMKIN TO BE SECRETARY
OF STATE PUBLIC SERVICE

jefferson City, Mo-, Nov. 19.-U. w.
Lamkin, who was defeated for re-elec-
tomas State Superintendent Of
Schools, will be appointed secretary of
the Missouri Public Service to succeed
the late Thomas Bradbury. The five
Commissioners have announced they
win tender the appointment Of Lam
kin.
Sam A. Baker, who defeated Lam
kin for State Superintendent, probab-
ly will be appointed to place in the
Department Of Education until he as
sumes executive charge January /.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-11-22

Yes-sah, it's a fact; dey amt no
question about it a-tall. De white
folks done been maxim laws long
enough fer de cullud folks. Now,
dey's gwin ter be a big, black niggah
to make dem laws. Sho' nuff, honey,
it's so. An he's shine like de paint
on him wuz fresh. He's ralc mig
gah, and he's gwin ter set in de State
house, same as de white folks. Vas
sab. An he's Republican, too, jes'
as shore as you're bawn. Uh-hug. Us
niggahs gwin ter be represented fer
sho', and dey's gwin ter Oe nothin' but
possu,n dinnahs from now on, Wha'd
he cum fun? Why, bress your soul
honey, he come from Sent Louis, to
be sho. He couldn't cum fun no.
whers else. And his name is RILEY
Ye Gods!-- Mosby's Message.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-11-22
SCOTT FIELD TO
BE DISCONTINUED

Scott Field, the aviation training
camp at Belleville, Ill.,, will be discon-
tinued, it has been announced official
ly. Aviation students there will be
given the choice of continuing in their
studies at another camp to receive a
commission or to return to civilian
life. There are three aviation stu
dents from Pennington at Scott
Field-Fred Butterfield, Opal Evans
and Carlisle Rozier.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-11-22
NOTICE, RED CROSS KN1ITERs

The Pennington Branch American
Red Cross has just been notified
they will be sent yarn for the knitting
of 120 sweaters and so pairs of sox,
and they must be ready by the. 31st
of December.
If you can assist the Red Gross in
this work, phone Mrs. Henry Gies-
sing or Mrs. R. c. Tucker,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-11-22
DEAD FLIER FORMERLY
LIVED HERE

Marion. ILL.,, Nov. 15.-The body Of
Lieut.. William Vincent Macurdy, eld-
est son of Rev. and Mrs. W. G. Ma
curdy of this city, who was killed
Thursday in an airplane crash near
Fort Worth, Texas, will be brought to
this city for burial.
Macurdy was commissioned only
ten days before he lost his life while
testing plane. September rs he es-
tablished worlds record for altitude,
flying a Curtis J. N. No. A. He
reached 1880 feet for his heavy
plane.
He was graduate of the college at
Marionville, Mo-, and was engaged to
marry Miss Lorene Poole of that
place. He was formerly Y. NJ c.
A. secretary in St. Louis and gave up
an assignment abroad to take up fly
ing.
Lieut. Macurdy was well known to
many Pennington people, where he
lived several years ago, his father,
Rev. Macurdy, being in charge OF
Carleton College here.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-11-22

Lee Cofield Of st. Louis is visiting
his father, H. w. Coffield.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-11-22
John L. Swink
Leases Farm

John L. Swink recently leased his
splendid farm, near st. Williams,
known as the Dalton farm, to T. N.
Henderson. This action was taken by
Mr.. Swink in anticipation Of his son,
Earl, being called into array servMe.
In fact Earl had completed his prepa-
rations to go with the next contingent
into camp, when the end of the war
stopped all such activities.
But Mr.. Swink had already leased
his farm, which could not be "called
off,. Consequently he is compelled to
sell all his registered Hereford cattle,
of which he has many splendid spec
linens. His herd consists of 13 cows,
with calves at side, heifers and l
bull calf, II yearling bulls, and 8
yearling heifers. This is the best of
stock, and in good condition. Anyone
needing fine stock should not fail to
see Mr.. Swink's herd, on which he
says the prices will be made right.
His phone is 48, Pennington, Mo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Billie Robinson and
family who had been visiting in
Couthaac+ Missouri ratlirnnd TuaSday
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-11-22

Mr.. and Mrs. Billie Robinson and
family who had been visiting in
Southeast Missouri returned Tuesday.
While there both Mr.. and Mrs. Rob-
inson had the influenza but now are
entirely recovered, we are glad to say.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-11-22

Allen Burks spent few days in st
Louis last week.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-11-22

Total sales of w. S. S. ~-
and Thrift Stamps -. .$437, ,558.25
Respectfully submitted,
f. T. NOLAND,
County Chairman w. S. S. Committee,
St. Francois County, Mo.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-12
Mayor Orders Inquiry
Into Gas Quality

Following the lead Of the Public
Service Commission, which has recent
" been investigating complaints of the
iHferior quality Of gas supplied by local
companies, Mayor Hylan yesterday
wrote letter to Nicholas Hayes, Com
missioner of Water Supply, Gas and
Electricity, reminding him that the law
gives him supervision over the quality
of gas supplied to residents OF the
city
The Mayor asked the Commissioner
to give immediate attention to the mat
ter, to the end that the csndlepowcr
furnished BY the gas companies be
brought VI the reOurements of the
law. The Mayor alluded in his letter
to testimony given before the Public
Service Commission that the gas fur
nished to the people of The Bronx is
below the legal standard.
''lf this condition prevails in The
Bronx" wrote the Mayor "no doubt
the gas supply in the other boroughs
is below the requirements of the law.
The report shows that most of the gas
is tested when the least Of it is used,
and it is essential that the gas should
be tested moro thoroughly between the
hours of and IL p. m. The quality
Of the gas furnished to the consumer
in the City Of New York should be of
the quality required by law and the
corporations should be required to give
to the people that for which they pay"
New-York tribune., 1918-03-12
Dentist Says War
Estranged His Wife
She Was Policeman and De
Tended U-Boats, He Testi-
hes in Separation Suit

The invasion ef Belgium. the sinking
of the Lusitania. the resumption OF the
submarine warfare, may seem to the
world in general the steps that led US up
70 the war with Germany, but, accord
ing to DR.. Thomas NJ Hatton, dentist
of 200 Broadway, these events tc him
are merely reminiscent of marital quar-
rels, which eliminated in separation
suit brought by his wife, Mrs. Anna
Kramer Hatton, who charged abandon
ment and non-support.
Dr.. Hatton appeared yesterday in the
Supreme Cour. IN his own behalf. He
recounted the squabbes that each
fresh atrccity of the Germans had in
spired i'll his own household.
"My WIFE he related, defended the
sinking of the Lusita She defended
the invasion Of Belgium. She declared
that the entrance Of the United States
into the war was without foundation
and prompted by money. Oursrelations
have been strained ever since the war
began. At times we were not on speak
ing terms. | was sticking up for AM
erica and she for Germany"
Thetrial will be continued to-day.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-12
Delehanty Has 826
Lead Over Mcintyre

The final count Of ballots cast in the
election Of 1916 fox judge of Court Of
General Sessions shows that James A.
Delchanty has plurality of S26 over
Judge John f. Mcintyre. The official
figures were made public yesterday by
Albert G. Carmiencke, of the NonPar
tisan Judiciary Committee, which has
been aiding Delehanty in his Supreme
Court proceeding to prove his title to
the Office now occupied by Judge McIn-
tyre. Justice Sawyer, who has pre-
sided in the case, lifted the ban placed
on the publication Of the count and
figures heretofore have been withheld
because, with the shifting advantage
from day to day, the court feared that
the jury, which was not present during
the counting, might be influenced.
Only in one district did the recount
agree with the official count, which in
dicatcd the election of Judge Mcintyre.
In nine districts Judge Mcintyre gained
324 votes. while in twenty two districts
Delehanty gained 1856. Judge Mcln-
tyres largest gain in one district was
20. that Of his opponent 260.
The jury has been summoned to ap-
pear next Monday and render its YER
dict on the recount. The Mcintyre at
torncys have not indicated what move
they will make to prevent Delehanty
from taking Judge McIntyrc's place on
the bench, which means also the re-
funding by the dc facto judge Of the
salary he has received.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-12
Flat: Dweller
Shoots Alleged
|'Movie Burglar ~
Express Detective Wings
Intruder Fleeing by
Fire Escape
outh Wounded vice
OF Glass Which Robs Homes
While Families Are at
Theatre, Police Say
Y Youth Wounded Twice

Martin London. nineteen years old
said to be movie burglar" by tn
police, who apply that term to those
who plunder apartments while THEN
occupants are at motion picture the
atres. was shot and captured last night
by Don II. Wilcox, of 507 West 1911
Street, on the fire escape outside his
fourth floor fiat. London made TIC
mistake Of believing that Wilcox wa:
at the ''movies,' when in reality h,
was only asleep.
In payment for this error. he is now
in st. Lawrence hospital, with Il pul-
let in his rignc shoulder and another
in his right thiei: Wilcox, who is 4
detective employed by the Adams EX
press Company, is hcid at the West
l77th Street Police Station until his
employers can produce his pistol per
init.
Wilcox works "a night in the freight
yards at HobOkcn. lie was still asleeT
at 7 last evening when noise outside
tho parlor window aroused him. His
wife was in the kitchen, and in the
room with him his two daughters
Doris, three, and Irene, five, were sleep
ing.
Wilcox tiptoed into the parlor and
saw the shadow of man against the
window pane. He was standing on the
fire escape and was stretching across
to the other window, which was un-
locked. The detective stole back into
the dining room. got his revolver from
drawer and returned to find London
jus. climbing into the room.
When the intruder saw him he leapeG
+, o:n the sill back TO the fire escape and
IAN aloft. Wilcox sprang to the win
dow and called for him to halt. The
burglar kept on and the detective
opened fire. After the third shot =
voice called down from above:
"All right. You've got me. Don't
shoot again. III come down."
Come quick" Wilcox advised, "ol
I'll bring you down." and London
obeyed as rapidly as his two wounds
would allow Patrolman Rcuschlc, at
tracted by the shots, put him under
arrest and called for an ambulance.
London's picture is said to be in the
Rogue's Gallery. His record the police
say, reaches back to 1915, when he was
only sixteen years old. He was re-
leased from Elmira, whore he "did
time" for grand larceny, only month
or so ago
New-York tribune., 1918-03-12
High Wind Delays
Pigeon Messenger
Bird With Mrs. Wilson s Note
Expected to Arrive This
Morning

The carrier pigeon that left Washing
ton yesterday morning at 11:1O o'clock
with Mrs. Woodrow Wilson's note at
tachcd to his leg did not arrive in New
lork last night on schedule time, for
he had to fly all day against a strong
west wind. A. S. Vincent. a leading
pigeon fancier who bred snis messenger
of the air, said last evening that the
bird knew the route we'll and that with
cut a doubt would arrive this morning
early.
"Thc pigeon might have reached here
tonight despite the heavy winds if he
had been released at 9:3O in the morn
ing instead of after cleven," said Mr.
Vincent.
'lIe is blue, checkered rock pigeon
OF the same strain as those famous
birds who made the iftcen-hour record
from Spartanburg, S. c., to New York,
He is familiar with the route for he
has flown from Washington twice be-
fore. from Charlottesville twice, from
Wilmington, and last week from Phila-
delphia, making the trip in three
hours"
Mrs. Wilson's message, incloscd in an
aluminium capsule, is an answer to the
invitation to attend the military and
naval meet this week at Madison Square
Garden, sent on Sunday by three
pigeons. Her regrets were written bv
the five yearold daughter Of Secretary
Baker.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-12
Would Not Kill, Even
To Protect His Wife
[St0f. C0rrespondence

SYRACUSE. March II. $500 Summoned
before the district board to-day to eX-
plain the religious belief Of the Paste,
Russell cult as applied TO way, W. 4
Amburgh, of Brooklyn, secretary treas
urer OF the international Bible Stu
dents Association, said the sect had nc
standard tcnets or beliefs; that each
member acted as his conscience die
tated. and that ono could be a membe,
of the cult and yet be a soldier. He, per
eonally, would never kill man, he
said, and even though his own life
OF that OF his wife CT child was threat
encd he would not lift hand against
the assailant. The Lord would take
care of them, llc said.
The society has no list Of members
no fees, no form of initiation, and any
person who takes the Bible as his
standard of faith can be a member
There are probably thousands of work
crs throughout the country. he said
that the society knows nothing about
He admitted free distribution Of quo
tation marks conscientious objector'
afidavits, but denied they were offered
for sale.
The board reserved decision in the
case of Arthur G. butcher, of Bing-
hamton, whose claim caused Amburgh
to lie called here.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-12
Judge: Freschi to ST
In Gambling Inqu;,,,

Losing Judge wadhams. Of g.
SESSIONS as committing nasissr.s' a'sal y
the John Doe inquiry into ,a,e as.a,s
and other forms of vice will 10, S~'a0llns ;
the progress of the inquiry ss 'l'peds
to District Attorney Swami '0.0as
Wadhams: who Is organ!x:ng @r, 'adss
diers' Families OF America 'ae ",
out Of the inquiry last week " sNppsd
hlr: Swami announced thai I,,s.e sa.eesterdas
). Freschi, Of Special Sessionace Joha
preside IN place of judge ", ", ,would
giving three afternoons a weo,. "o,aohams,
work. week 70 TIC
Instead of there being .,.
in the Investigations" said nS;a! let-up
torney swann, there will be- hirr,es in,ss.A At,
activity from now on. The increased
hadn't begun our spring driva .ace Is We
. Assistant District ATTORNEY Js YET J
Smith, in charge of the prosecu.9es lanes 8
preparing several complaints usion, is
gambling clubs. He saws alss against
Will soon file another complain. mat he
Leon Sobel, the apartment bonsa as asalns!
OF 2lo Manhattan Avenue, sem INV v1whe'
leasing Of apartments for immo,ai ,sii'sgea
poses. Judge Mott, in General Soa al pun.
dismissed one complaint of this is'Ss'oas, ns.
against Sobel last Saturday wis wb;,a aa'ufs
porarily presiding in place ",'se Of len aena,
Wadhams. VI judge
New-York tribune., 1918-03-12
Members of Both Parties
Join in Opposing Con-
ference Report
New Rule Is Cited
Frelinghuysen Objects to Sec
tions Inserted by Joint
Committee

WASHINGTON, March 1l.-Provi-
conferrees in the railroad control bill,
which woul.. .i.r.;. during the period of
government operation the powers or
the states to tax railroads, drew at
tacks from both sides of the Senate
to-day.
Senator Frelinghuysen, Of New Jer-
scy. citing the new Senate rule adopted
last week prohibiting conferrees from
writing new matter into bills, made
point of order against the tax provi-
sion, and demanded that the bill be re-
turned to have it stricken out. He
asserted that both the Senate and the
House had adopted a clause providing
that the states taxing powers should
rot be interfered with and that the
confcrrees had exceeded their author
ty.
The conferrees stipulated that states
shall not tax the railroads in greater
ratio than their taxes bore to the tota
of state taxes during the year prevl-
Gus to Federal control.
Senator Knox said that Governors
of many states had been assured that
the bill could not curtail state taxing
powers.
The conferrees' provision would null
lily the provision of CALIFORNIA; consti-
tuition which gives the Legislature the
right to increase railroad taxes, de-
clared Senator johnson, of California.
Senator Gallinger asserted that it
conf1icted with New Hampshire's laws.
During the debate Senator Sherman,
Of Illinois, charged that by imposition
of new switching and car "spotting"
charges, amounting to S176,000,O00 an
nually in Illinois alone, it was proposed
to bolster up" Federal control and
artficially increase railroad revenues.
Upon the suggestion of Majority
Leader Martin, consideration of the
conference report was temporarily laid
aside SO certain precedents involving
this question could be examined. No
time was named for resuming consid-
Grafton of the report, but Senate lead
ers did not believe it would be reached
until Tomorrow
In opposing Senator Frelnghuysen 5
point of order, Senator Smith planned
to insist tomorrow that the new Sen
ate rule is not applicable because it
was adopted after the conferrees had
reached their agreement.