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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-06-28
THE COUNTRY'S
FINANCIAL STRENGTH

The report of the comptroller of the
currency on the condition of the ma
tional banks of the country at the
close of business May 10 shows that
the war has not shaken the financial
strength of the United States. The
total resources on that date amounted
to $18,249,0 100000, an increase of
$234,000,000 over the previous call,
March a, and an increase Of $2,105,-
100000 over May l, 1917. The i'll
crease in deposits for the year was
$1,309, 100000. Loans and discounts
amounted to $9,260,000,000, an inc
rease of $120,000,000 in sixty days and
of S50S,000,000 in year. The in
crease in holdings Of United States
bonds and certificates Of indebtedness
for the year was $1,S89, 100000, but
this was largely represented by the
short-term certificates. One of the
most satisfactory features of the
Third Liberty Loan was the distribu-
ton of the bonds among 100000
subscribers. Had it been necessary
for the banks to have taken a greater
part of the offering, it would have
been at the expense of general bust
ness.
The total cash on hand increased
during the year but $133,000, 900. The
increase of national bank circulation
for the year was only $24,345,000.
The excess of reserve over require
ments was S114,66S, O00 or more than
10 per cent. The total reserve car
ried by all national banks Of the coun-
try was 1914 per cent, as against TO-
27 per cent on March A..
Since the call for reports the banks
have gone through one of the Sc
verest tests, the payment of the huge
taxes on incomes and excess profits
of corporations. The payments were
met with no disturbance of the money
market and with no impairment of the
reserves. The federal reserve sys-
tenn has been employed in the gov
ernmnt's great financing operations
to great advantage. The banks are
in fine condition to take their quotas
of the new short-tcrm certificates of
Indebtedness, to be issued in advance
Of the Fourth Liberty Loan.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-06-28
TWO MARINES COMMENDED
News Dispatches Tell Of Exploits Of
c. II. zorn and c. Nj. Jennie
at War Front.

News dispatches from the French
front tell of acts Of bravery per
formed by Charles H, Zorn Of st.
Louis and Clarence M. Jennie, Of Fes-
tus. Mo-. when the town,of Bouresches
was captured from the Germans by
American units with. the French
forces. zorn, together with several
others, volunteered to drive truck
loads Of ammunition, and food over
roads that were being heavily shelled
to the forces occupying the town, thus
enabling the Americans to maintain
their gains.
Zorn Is q private in the marine
corps. He is rs years old and is the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Zorn of
St. Louis. He enlisted in May, 1917,
and has been in France about six
months, his mother said.
Jennie served as dispatch runner
during the battle and with number
of comrades passed dozens Of times
through artillery and machine gun
barrages without injury.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-06-28
DID NOT TRY TO INFLUENCE
PRESIDENT NOT TO DE-
CLARE WAR.
PEACE ONLY WITH HONOR
HAS Supported Every Movement Look.
Ing to Vndication Of Amerl-
can Arms in Fight
for Liberty.

Senator Whitley has no apologies to
make for his signature to the message
to President Wilson asking the execu-
tive to maintain peace with honor, II
possible, but declaring his willingness
to abide by the Presidents decision.
The Senator says:
my attention has been called to an
attack made upon me in the st. Louis
Star, the personal organ of my oppo-
pent, both in its news and editorial
columns, based upon a telegram dated
March 8. 1917, addressed to the Presi-
dent of the United States and signed
r me, along with, a number, OF other
citizens Of st. Louis. An attack upon
the Americanism of myself or any
other candidate i'll becomes newspa-
per with the record as recently made
by the st. Louis Star. This so-called
thVCpChuCn 81. AUutb huWoPoRSi . bh
the st. Louis city campaign of 1917,
upon the very day that President VII
SON asked Congress for q declaration
Of war against Germany, declared It.
self openly and strongly against VII
liam c. Connect, the Democratic cam
didate for Mayor OF the city Of St.
Louis, who was running upon plat.
form of loyalty and Americanism and
was supported on that platform By the
st. Louis Republic and the st. Louis
Post-Dispatch.
"If the Star makes that attack in
good faith as a professed servant Of
the public and believes that the send
Ing OF that telegram units me from
serving my state in the Senate. why
did 1t not serve the interests Of the
public by attacking me when my ap-
pointment was under consideration by
the 0Overncr2 1t had Ia It's files then
the same information It displays in
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-06-28
Z + + j. f. !. 4. + + + I. + +
+ CHAIRMAN BoGGs SAYS
+ whitley WILL BE A
. CANDIDATE IN 1920

+ To the Democratic Voters of +
+ Missouri: +
Z am authorized by Senator x. +
: p. Whitley to make this announce +
Z ment regarding his future plans +
Z and to set at rest false reports 4
+ circulated by his opponents: +
: When Senator Whitley accept I.
, ed his appointment from Gov. +
3 Gardner 1t was without any reser. +
. walton or agreement whatsoever I.
3 as to a future candidacy. Moth. i.
3 ing was said, minated or i'm I.
= piled that Senator Whitley was +
Z to step aside for the Governor 4.
{ In 1920 or at any other time. I.
. There were no strings to the ap- +
. pointment ta,. +
3 II Senator Whitley Is nominal Z
Z. ed and elected to the. United 4.
3 States Senate this year-and we +
Z believe he will be--he in all hui +
Z man probability will be candi. =
= date at the election two years +
= hence and will have demonstrate 4
= ed by his record for broad Amer 4
= lean craftsmanship the right to 4
= come before you for your sup 4
. port. JAMES E. BoGGS, +
= State Chairman Whitley Cam. =
= paign Committee. EH Z
= 4 4 = f + + 4 4 z + 4 = &
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-06-28
A Business Man
for Congress

The Times is pleased this week tc
present the name of Hon. W. A. Leof.
fer, of Lutesville, as a candidate for
the Democratic nomination for Con-
gress, to abide the decision of the vot-
ers at the August primary. Mr.. Leof-
fer has a splendid and extensive ac-
quaintance among all the counties
Representing the Thirteenth Congress.
sional District, especially among the
business men, having been meeting
with them at frequent intervals in the
| capacity of commercial traveller fol
the past fifteen years. Among all
his friends and customers he is eX-
ceedingly popular, he being a highly
intelligent, most affable and compan-
ionable gentleman.
Mr.. Leotiier was born in Wayne
county about fifty years ago, was ed
Gated at Bellevew College, at Gale
donia, and continued to live on the
farm until he was twenty-five years
old. For a number of years he
taught school, in which profession he
was very successful, his last school
being taught in this county, at Flat
River, where he was superintendent.
He then went on the road and has
again proven himself a thorough bus
mess man. In fact he has been emil
nently successful in every line of bus
mess in which he has ever been en-
gagged. 1t was indeed his winning
qualities that first attracted the at
tention of his many friends through
ont this Congressional District, and
caused them to use their influence in
inducing him to announce as a candl-
date in this race.
Mr.. Leoffler presents himself to the
voters of this Congressional District
as a business man, who has always
been successful in the various lines he
has pursued. This is rather new
platform for a Congressional candi-
date to stand upon. Formerly it was
considered that lawyer was about
the only person who could suitably
represent his constituency in the nails
Of Congress. Mr.. Loct!ler's friends
say that he knows everything except
law, and for that reason he has unus-
ual qualifications as Congressional
timber. Such friends, of course, go
on the theory that less law and more
business in the Congressional halls
would be hailed with delight among
the people, whose principal desire is
to have as little as possible to do with
the law.
In other words, many seem to think
that Congress is even now top-heavy
and wohbly with an overdose of le-
gal lore. Mr. Leoffler is not only a
scholar, but he is also a gifted speak
er, to whom it is a pleasure to listen.
Later on he will make a speaking
trip through this and every other
county in the district. He is full 100
per cent American, and for some
time past he has been dcvoting a
large part of his time and activity to
the encouragement of the Liberty
Loan, Red Cross, Thrift and War
Stamps, and other activities in the
district of pushing forward the war
to an early and successful conclusion.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-06-28
THE AUSTRIAN REVERSE

What begins to lock like a debacle
has already begun along the Piave
The Austrians appear to have begun
a retreat which may be more disas-
trous than was the retreat OF the
Italians last year. They may lose
masses of men and enormous numbers
of guns and great quantities of mu-
nitions and supplies. The present
prospect is that this will be the case.
They may be driven back to the Ison-
20 before they can make stand that
will hold, and if there is chaos behind
them even the Isonzo may not be the
limit of heir-retirement.
The Austrian army of today is not
the same as the one which, under Ger
man leadership and with a large coli
tingent of German troops, made the
drive toward Venice last year. 1t is
as strong in numbers or stronger. 1t
has as complete equipment and as
great supplies of munitions. Its Or
ganization is as perfect. But it has
not the same kind of men. The mo-
rale of the Austrian army has dis
appeared. The men fight because they
have to. Their heart is gone. Many
of them belong to other races than the
Teutonic or Hungarian and have no
desire to see the dual empire made
stronger and the subjugation of their
own races more sure. Of these great
numbers would rather fight in the
ranks of the enemy That is the kind
of army the Italians are defeating.
Back of them is worried, hungry, re-
bellious, war weary people, of differ
ent races and inharmonious in spirit
and desire. Upon those inharmonious
and diverse elements the defeat of
the army is likely to have profound
effect. It may precipitate general
rebellion, against Germanic control,
which is the one common thing upon
which the other races can agree.
Apparently the drive was started
at the command of the German mil
itary rulers. as an aid to the campaign
in France. 1t practically staked all
that Austria had on that one move,
because it was recognized that disas-
ter to the army would increase the dis
content at home and crystalize it into
action. Yet it is, the German policy
to stake all on success this year. Full
realization of what the United States
has already accomplished and what
we shall be able to do next year has
forced the German strategists to this
hazard. They minimize and are scorn-
full of the American power officially
for home consumption, but they do
not ignore it in their plans. Austria
is being offered up on the altar of inn
l. aV1Lz
have already been offered more than
half million German soldiers. What
is happening in Austria should be,
and will be, a hint to the German
leaders Of what will eventually hap
pen to Germany next year or the
year after.-St Louis Star.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-06-28

HOTEL LEACH FOR SALE.-27
rooms in all. % are well furnished,
doing good business, have, eight reg
ular boarders at $40 per week, and
three roomers from whom we receive
$40 per week, good transient business.
Rent Of building is $50 per month.
Will sell for $1,000. If Interested
come to Flat River and look it over.
It's bargain.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-06-28
From st. Louis Republic,
From st. Louis Republic,
June 16. 1918
WHITLEY SPURNS
BAUER'S HELP
Senator Says Publication Of Letter
"Was Contemplate Petty PoIit-
... ieaI chicanery."

Senator Xenophon P. Wiley yes
terday gave the Republic a copy of HIS
letter addressed to Ignatius ]. Bauer,
Secretary Of the Retail Liquor Deal
ers' Association.
Bauer recently wrote letter to R.
Perry Spencer, an employee of the
State Insurance Department, assuring
Spencer that saioonkeepers and liquor
interests would support Whitley az
against Joseph w. Folk.
Whitley in his letter to Bauer de-
clares the preparation and publication
Of the Bauer letter was "the most
contemplate form of petty political
chicanery."
Whitley in his letter to Bauer tells
bin he will make public his letter to
him. The letter is as follows:
"Mr. Ignatius J. Bauer, st Louis,
Mo.-Dear Sir: have letter before
me purporting to be signed by you,
and a copy of st. Louis newspaper
In which is published the same letter
addressed to R. P. Spencer. In this
letter you pretend to be writing as
secretary Of the Retail Liquor Deal
ers' Association, and you express most
violent opposition to my opponent in
the race for United States Senator.
Says inference 10 Clear. ...
From the language of your letter
the inference is clear that you are op-
posing Gov. Folk because of injury
which he has done to your associa-
ton. real or imaginary, and you clear
ly intended the inference to be drawn
that you have received, or expect to
receive, favors from me.
Il might have been puzzled by your
letter IL It had not come to me at
the time I received the letter and the
newspaper clipping. that carbon
copy OF the letter to Mr.. Spencer had
been given to the press by my op-
ponent before 1t reached its destina-
lion.
From this significant circumstance
{ am forced to the conclusion that
four letter was written for the pur-
pose Of favoring what II seemed to
oppose. and in the preparation and
publication Of your letter there was
desire to arouse in some Of the vot-
srs OF the State prejudice against me
by inferring, what no man can charge.
that have asked for your support, or
that you can expect favors from me
Tor consideration OF II,
Attacks Methods Used.
'T shall not undertake to express
my opinion OF the methods adopted
On the preparation and publication of
his letter further than to say that it
represents in my Judgment the most
contemplate form Of petty political
:hicanery.
Il do not believe 1t viii serve its
Intended purpose of misleading any OF
The voters Of Missouri when the facts
are known. and am giving this letter
TO the press Of the State in order that
The people may be informed and may
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-06-28

dNOiu Lne leItlnS Oh DlOOC, tnen was
un-American. That telegram was an
appeal to President Wilson to save the
nation from war, II possible to do so
without the surrender of principle or
the sacrifice Of honor. II is dated four
days after the Inauguration of Presi.
dent Wilson. That inauguration fol-
lowed his election after a campaign in
which one OF the proudest boasts Of
our party was He kept us out Of war.
In addressing this telegram we who
signed 1t were but expressing the hope
that he might continue in the accom-
plishment on which a majority of the
voters Of the United States had set
their approval.
Peace Only With Honor.
off my hope for honorable peace
was un-American, then every mother
who prayed to the God of Peace to
keep us out of war and thus avert the
sacrifice of her son upon the field of
battle was un-American. Then the
hosts Of young men of this country,
who have come forward bravely in re-
Spouse to the country's call since we
entered the war, but who hoped for an
honorable avoidance of war, were I'M
American. But assert that the moth
ers who prayed for peace, but who
have bravely given their sons to their
country, are 100 per cent American;
that the boys who have gone to the
front and who are going, but who also
hoped for peace, are 100 per cent
American, and that the rank and file
Of the American people, who hoped for
peace and loved peace, are 100 per
cent American, and any man who
seeks to make 1t appear that because a
citizen favored and hoped and prayed
for honorable peace he is in the slight
est degree un-American libels the best
OF American citizenship. 1t is but a
cheap way for gentlemen now to
profiteer in sentiments Of loyalty and
Americanism. The closing words Of
the telegram making the basis of this
attack are as follows:
'".Permit us also to again express
the nope that you will succeed in keep
ing the United States out of war with
out the surrender Of principle or the
sacrifice OF honor, and at the same
time to assure you Of. our conviction
that Congress and the whole people
will stand solidly back Of you IL it
becomes necessary that you make an
appeal fortsupport In defending Amer
ican rights ~ r@"F n"
81 was then ready to back up the
President in defending American
rights, and. as | have said, since the
call to arms / have supported the
prosecution to the utmost Of my abil-
ity. Both before and since. my ap.
pointment to the. Senate haye said
and say 'now-ithat am for the pros
ecution OF this war to the ultimate
and absolute, most unconditional
terms Of peace. dictated by America
and her allies. III. the end the peace
which shall be made must be q peace
founded upon liberty and justice and
equal rights Of men and peace that
shall be-, lasting and that shall mean
the end OF militarism and autocracy.
I stand now, IS have always stood,
with the President, with my country
and with the boys in the trenches.
Upon my record and upon this plat
form ask to be nominated and elect
ed United States Senator"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-06-28

FOR SALE.--Will sacrifice fine OPP
era piano for SIPS II taken at once.
Adde'S, Box 50, or phone 1856, Lead
wood, Mo. A 22-St.
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-11-30
CASA GRANDE LOOKS
TN VAIN FOR PLANE

CASA GRANDE-Last Monday a
lot of citizens of Casa Grande had
cricks in their necks, and most of
them thought they were experiencing
the first symptoms of the FLU" cpl
demic, until after second thought the
fact came to them that the day be-
fore they had been rubber-necking for
the big Loughhead aeroplane which
was supposed to come through Casa
Grande on it's way from Los Angeles
to Washington, D. c. The plane has
not arrived yet, owing to mishaps en-
countered at Gila Bend and Tacana.
Arizona. Last accounts were receiv-
ed Tuesday afternoon to the effect
that it was close to the Southern Pa
cific tracks near Gila Bend, badly out
OF order.
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-11-30
TO RAISE 800 ACRES
CANTEL 0 u p T. S IN
CASA GRANDE DIST

+ CASA GRANDE-Chas. Hall, one of
the big figures in the western pro-
ducts commission business, has turned
his optics on the valley of the Casa
Grande and written a letter to our
live wire booster, F. L. Davis, which
should result in world of good in
advancing the prosperity of the pro-
duce growers in this valley Mr.. Hall
has informed Mr. Davis to get busy
and sign up at least 500 acres in can
teloupes for next growing season and
ne will install an icing plant here.
Mr. Davis has, at this writing, Sc
cured 600 or 700 acres, and more will
come in. If interested direct letter
to F. 1. Davis, giving acreage you
wish listed, or request for further in
formation. When the required amount
CT land is obtained Mr. Hall will make
AZ visit here to close agreements and
settle details CT ice house construc-
ton. And thus this great and only
valley continues to grow.
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-11-30
MRS. WATT DIES
FROM INFLUENZA

CASA GRANDE--Wo was receiv-
ed from Ajo by ]. F. Brown Tuesday
that Mrs. Frank Watt died in that
camp Monday. November 25th. Mrs.
Watt lived here for number of
years, her husband, Frank Watt, and
herself, having taken up government
land short distance north of town in
1912. For several years they lived in
the Elliott residence adjoining the
Shonessy buildings on the south side.
Mr. Watt is working in the power
house at the big copper camp. Mrs
Watt was a sufferer from asthma,
and an attack of the influenza is pre-
sumed to have brought on a compli-
cation. causing death after a short i'll
ness. Previous to coming to Casa
Grande the Waits lived in Phoenix.
Many friends throughout Southern
Arizona will be grieved to- hear of
the lady's passing away.
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-11-30
i + -. =. :. :. !. = i. :. :. 4: :. :.
: 1T. GREEN TELLS. :
!. OF CITATION FOR
: VALOR AND BRAVERY :

: Lieut.. E. T. Green, in a letter ::
= dated Oct "a, tells of his citation ::
: for bravery, at which time he :
: was awarded the French Croix ::
;: de Guerre. Green says: ::
:. Just before l left the French ::
!. Escadrille, they awarded the ::
:. Croix de Guerre, with a silver ::
:: star and the led and green ::
( fourrgier Ga cord which is worn ::
: over the left shoulder) to me. ::
: The citation is very elaborate, ::
= and says for valor, bravery, de- ::
:. votion to duty and GOODNESS un- ::
!. der fire. all of which were most ::
+ extraordinary ::
: Lieut.. Green is now attached ;:
: to Aero Squadron, Number 9 of ::
: the U. S. Army, and has been en- ::
: ployed principally on night re- ::
!. connaisance work. ::
$. :. :. :. :. !. :. :. :: = :. :. :: = :. ;.
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-11-30
Fred Humphreys,
Former. Casa Grande
p. M. Killed in France

CASA GRANDE-On last Monday
night Mrs. Coperning received a tele-
gram from the war department, stat
ing that her brother, Fred Humphreys,
was killed in action on the French
front on October %. Every one in
the county knows Fred Humphreys,
who was postmaster here before going
to war about one year ago. His father
ard mother and sister all live in Casa
Grande. His brother, Ed. Humphreys
lives in California. This sad news
cast gloom over the town and valley,
rs Fred Humphreys was well liked by
yrybody.
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-11-30
HAYDEN NOTES

Mr.. E. w. Curtis received word of
the death of his brother in Phoenix
recently and left on Monday to at
tend the funeral
The health authorities announce
that the schools will resume their
work on Monday, December 2, pro-
viding there are no indications of a
renewal of the epidemic Miss Brown,
superintendent of the school, an
nounces that all beginners will be ac-
cepted when the school opens. 1t has
been the custom to receive them only
at the beginning of the term and after
the Christmas holidays. There will
be no beginners accepted after this
during the present school year.
Mrs. G. w. Cook left on Wednesday
for Mammoth, where Mr.. Cook is en-
ployed. They will make their home
there in the future.
Miss Larson returned recently to
resume her work in the school.
The Victory Girls, under the direc-
tion Of Miss Brown, have pledged $24O
toward the United War fund. This
was considerably over their quota.
H. S. Green left on Wednesday for
Prescott, where he has accepted a po-
sition in the Prescott State Bank. Mr..
Green has been cashier of the Gila
Valley Bank and Trust Company in
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-11-30
CHURCHES, THEATERS
ARE READY TO OPEN


Theaters, churches ard pool halls
have been disinfecteG and cleaned and
ready for the opening day when the
quarantine will be lifted. DR.. William
G. Carson says that at present there
are no influenza cases in Ray or So
nora, and it is hoped that DR.. o. H.
Brown, state health officer, will lift
the quarantine. DR.. Carson states
hat several people had laid the blame
on him because the quarantine has not
been lifted before this time Such is
not the case as the state health Off
Ger has full authority in this matter
and the quarantine cannot be lifted
until he gives such orders.