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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-11-29

TO MAKE PEACE SURE

President Wilson's purpose in going
to Europe is to assure permanent
peace for the world. The United
States is the only nation which will
not have number of personal axes
to grind at the council table. Inev-
itably this country must hold the
scales of justice and equity and hold
them even. This means practically
that President Wilson will hold them.
He is more anxious that there shall be
settlement of all contentious and all
national interests and aspirations
which will leave the least possible
amount of unreeoncilable dissatisfac-
ton and international antipathy, than
that he adhere to old ideas Of dignity
or ceremonialism, or even that he look
after his personal safety. He wants
a league of nations to be formed on a
peace basis. Undoubtedly he
could WELD much greater influence if
present in person, to consult face to
face with the leading and responsible
men of other countries, than if he re-
manned in Washington and trusted to
the merely written or cabled word and
made others his mouthpiece. He is
after results, and he can get them in
Versailles better than he can in WASH
ington.
Opposition to his going comes
chiefly from Republican leaders and
organs. Why they are so solicitous
about the President making "mis-
take, when if it should be mistake
it would rebound to the advantage of
their party, does not clearly appear.
Perhaps they fear he would gain add
ed prestige both at home and abroad
by what he might accomplish, in
stead of making mistake. Those
party organs which fear the Presi-
dent might compromise the difnity of
his office by meeting on a common lev
ell with such inferior personages as
Premiers Lloyd George and Clemen-
ceau, are too easily alarmed. 1t is not
likely that he will sit as regular
member of the council, nor, perhaps,
will the others, and his dignity in be-
ing in the same town with them and
even in conference with them, will be
saved by the presence also of the
President of France and possibly the
kings of England and Italy. Presi-
ueilL WuSoH HAS never compromised
the dignity of the Office he holds nor
of the United States. Because of him
this country today holds higher
place in the honor and esteem of the
world than in any past time. He may
be relied upon to keep it there.
The fear expressed that there is
danger of losing his life seems at bot
tom to be fear that there would be
danger of Marshall as a successor,
which shows how highly President
Wilson and the great need the coun-
try has for him as it's directing cad
at this critical time is esteemed by
even his political opponents. All this
the President no doubt appreciates at
the full, but he is devoting himself to
the task of making the world safe for
domdcracy and perpetual peace, and
if he thinks he can do that better by
going to Europe, to Europe he will
go.-St. Louis Star
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-11-29
SENATOR CALLS BRIEF VA
CATION OF CONGRESS GRAFT

Washington, Nov. 22.-The ten-day
vacation of Congress will cost the
Government $250,000, it was estimated
today This is the approximate total
of mileage payments that will be made
to members. Senator Harding of
Ohio, today assailed the action of the
members.
Every vote for adjournment yes
terday was a vote for mileage graft"
Senator Harding said today. In the
House the adjournment resolution
was adopted without a roll-call. In
the Senate many members who were
present failed to vote when their
names were called.
at would not be so Objectionable if
members were paid the actual cost of
their transportation" said Senator
Harding. "As it is, the adjournment
is nothing more or less than a raid
on the treasury.
"The rate paid to members is 10
cents mile. In the case of mem
bers living on the Pacific Coast, mile
age payments sometimes amount to
as high as $1,000. In the period that
will elapse before opening the new
session, December 2, it would be pos
sible for Pacific Coast Senators and
Representatives to spend only one or
two days at home if they undertook
the trip. Mileage is drawn whether
the member does any travelling or
not.
81 was unwilling that ongerss
81 was unwilling that Congress adj
journ, even though the failure to ad-
journ would cost me $780," said Sem
ator Sherman of Illinois.
Senator Sherman lives in Spring
field, Ill. Taking the $400 paid to
him as an average-it is below the av-
total mileage outlay for
the 531 members of Congress would
be $212,40O.
Under instructions, the sergeant-at-
arms of both houses always have re-
fused to make known the total sums
Drawn by members in mileage. Some
have adopted a policy of re-
Fusing to accept their mileage allow
lnces.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-11-29
NEW KIND OF AMERICANS

The villagers know the A. E. F.
1t is the same everywhere, in fact,
where our boys go. They are splen-
did missionaries of Americanism
correcting decades of wrong impress
sions made by tourists. The French
are seeing American youth, high spir-
tied, jovial, clean, and gentle. The
America Of dollars and display is re-
placed by the America of pep" and
play.
This is the America the French did
not know existed, and it is peculiarly
sympathetic to them, to use their own
untranslatable word. Even the digni-
fed casino orchestra at AK is con-
taminated with the rag-time fever.
The more dignified casino frequenters
see American boys and American
girls dancing and romping about in a
way that is revelation, and whole
some revelation, of Anglo-Saxon sex
relationship.
Our furlough men share their
pleasures with the French wounded
and convalescent soldiers, with the
townspeople and villagers, with the
school children. To see Lieut.. Eu-
ropes famous negro band playing in
the open square at AK and Cham
berry and in the hospitals and the civ
ilian population of AK attending an
American "big show" in their own
casino, to hear hundred boys of the
Ecole Superieure singing on the stage,
Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old
Keet Bag to watch French gamin
of IL leading the negroes in Dixie,
with a perfect imitation of Lieut.. Eu-
ropes grin. there you have glimpses
of the new Franco-American alliance
in practice.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-11-29
Figures of u. S. Efforts in
War Are Increditably High
portant.
Germans Saw End.

Germans Saw End.
So largely were facilities increased
that the English armies could have
had their bases at the lower French
ports if necessary. In other words,
American work in port construction
lessened to a material degree the val
ue to the Germans of their channel
ports. These figures serve in a meas
ure to show the magnitude of Amer
lean accomplishments and the great
machine is in operation today as the
American Third Army moves forward
into German territory. During the
second stage Of the Argonne operation
a captured German Major, while in
casual conservation with an American
officer, said: eve know defeat is in
evitable. We know your first and
second armies are operating and that
your third army is nearly ready to
function. We know there are more
and more armies to follow. We can
measure your effort. The end must
come SOON"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-11-29
THE USEFUL TREE

The royal palm is the most useful
tree in the Dominican Republic. The
greater part of the houses of the
country people in this island are built
of the palm bark and the roofs are of
thatch made from the leaves. The
heart of the palm is eaten as salad,
and it is considered a great delicacy.
The berries of the tree are given as
Fodder to pigs. The tree is put to
many other uses in this island. Among
the articles produced are the follow
ing: Hats, beds, fenceposts, brooms,
baskets, mating, screens in which to-
baceo is packed and beehives made out
of the hollow trunk.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-11-29
About Croup

If Your children are subject to
Group, or if you have reason to fear
their b. ing attacked by that disease,
you should procure bottle of Cham
berlair's Cough Remedy and study the
directions for use, SO that in case of
an attack you will know exactly what
cour!e to pursue. This is a favorite
and very useful remedy for Group, and
it is important that yoa observe the
directions carefully. {aAy1
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-11-29
OVER $6OO,0OO FEDERAL AID
FOR MISSOURI ROAD WORK

The Forty-Ninth General Assembly
of Missouri created the State High
way Department, enacting laws ia
| guide the Board of Commissioners
with the view of securing the aid of
the Government, under federal law
in building roads throughout Mis-
souri. The Highway Department
came into being in March of 1917. 1t
found a big job cut out for it. Organ
ization was necessary organization
in the board, in the State, in the coun-
ties, in the many townships of the
counties and in the municipality of
road districts. 1t took time, but it
has been accomplished. And the
forthcoming report of the Board of
Highway Commissioners will show
that none of the money conditionally
available as the Governments share
in tho expense Of roadmaking need be
lost to Missouri.
The report of the Beard will show
that mere than enc hundred road
projects have been originated in Mis-
souri,; that many other projects are
under way, and that, Notwithstanding
abnormal conditions, some compilations
have been made and others have
reached advanced stage of construc-
ton.
The report will go fully into the de-
tail of these projects, and it will be a
complete answer to any and all
questions that may have arisen in the
minds of Missouri taxpayers and
road enthusiasts.
The report will show that the Mis-
souri, Highway Department has sub
mitted plans, specifications and esti-
mates to the United States Depart
ment of Public Roads for projects es-
timated to cost $577, 585.71, of which
sum the Government will pay as Fed
eral Aid, $113, 167. 34-the plans have
been finally approved and accepted
by the Government.
The report will show plans, specifi-
cations and estimates, approved and
submitted by the Highway Depart
ment, but not yet finally approved by
the Federal Board. which contemplates
an expenditure of S150,700, of which
the Governments share is $73,85O,
practically certain of contamination.
The State Highway Engineer, I'M
der the law, can not originate road
projects. The counties or districts af-
fected must do this. And plans in
addition to those enumerated have
been submitted and are now before
the Highway Board for approval, in
volving the added expenditure of
$141,669, of which the Government
will pay $70,834.. =
Other projects have been submit
ted by the State Board to the Office of
Public Roads, contemplating a cost
of $553,932. The Government will
be asked 10 pay sl38, 1888 of this.
The report will show that, in all,
over 100000 of Federal Aid will be
available for Missouri road building,
within the next year, and the Depart
ment expects that the total Missouri
allotment of $2,500,000 will be AIKEN
up within the five-year period.
The maximum amount available
under the Federal Road Law for use
in Missouri is here tabulated. The
State need lose not dollar of it:
Amount For year Available
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-11-29

mocracy is a world in which nothing
but the true democratic spirit rules.
And the true democratic spirit does
not rule where any human expedients
or arbitrary methods are utilized, in
the flame of democracy, to win a
struggle against autocracy. That is
the lesson, and very simple le -,
which the world has to learn tod
Christian Science Monitor.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-11-29
TAKE NOTICE

Hunters and trespassers are hereby
warned to keep off the farms of the
undersigned, under penalty of the
law;
VETIL PALMER.
GEORGE WORTH.
JOHN Bah.
10 MILLER.
JOETHURMAN.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-11-29
DARTING, PIERCING
SCIATIC PAINS
Give way before the pene-
tratins effects of Sloan's
Liniraent

So do those rheumatic twinges and
the loin-aches Of lumbago, the nerve
Inflammation Of neuritis, the wry neck,
the joint wrench, the ligament spra;n.
the muscle strain, and the throbbing
bruise.
The ease Of applying, the quickness
OF relief, the positive results, the clean.
illness, and the economy Of Sloan's
Liniment make it universally preferred,
New-York tribune., 1918-10-20

LESLEY MARTIN, Bel Canto
STUDIO: 1925 Broadway. New York
SiNGERS-Susanne Baker Watson, Cora Cross.
Pauline FrederckS. Andrew Mack, Nellie Hart
Marion Stanley, Estelle Ward Gertrude Hutcheson.
George Bemus, George Gillett, John Hendricks,
DR.. Eugene Walton Marshall, fiske O'Hara, Horace
Wright, Mabel Wilbur, John II. Stubbs, Edward
Foley, Albert WallerStedt, Umberto Sacchetti,
Marion Weeks. and many other singers now be-
fore the public in opera and church work
Evening star., 1918-02-07

A young officer of the Army, whose
name u withheld. is under arrest for
having given q relative the name and
date Of sailing Of the transport on
which he was going to France. Further
disciplinary action in this case awaits
result Of an investigation as to whether
he had received proper instructions
from his superior officer as to the
requirement Of secrecy in such mat
ters.
sued by the War Department follows:
THE War Department authorizes the
announcement that young officer is
held in arrest because he divulged to a
relative the name of the vessel upon
which he was about to start overseas
and the scheduled date of departure.
AS a result Of this prohibited informa-
ton the relative of the young officer, a
first lieutenant, sent a telegram to him
at the port of embarkation. This tele-
gram. which was not in cipher, fur
nished information which. in the hands
of the enemy, might have endangered
the vessel and all aboard.
The disclosure of such information
by officers and men about to sail is
strictly forbidden in general orders No.
Evening star., 1918-02-07
WEATHER TO STAY FAIR
Slightly Colder Prediction for To-
night, But Temperature Expected
to Be Above Freezing.

Continuation of fair weather, that
yesterday started a thaw in Washing
ton. was predicted for tonight and to-
morrow by the weather bureau. It will
be slightly colder tonight, tho lowest
temperature about "a. weather officials
predicted. Gentle westerly winds will
tend to make effective the thaw which
broke up the ice on the capitals streets
yesterday.
The coldest this morning was 80 de-
grees. at o'clock. The mercury climb
ed steadily toward noon. The ther-
mometer stood at A. degrees at mid
night last night and remained at that
figure practically all night. A drop oc-
Cured shortly after daylight
The maximum temperature a year
ago today was Al degrees; the minimum
was 10 degrees.
Temperatures rose rapidly In tho eas
today. The weather bureau reported
that for the first time in several months
they are above the seasonal average.
While 1t will be cooler tomorrow In
some sections Of the country, moderate
temperatures will continue in the At
lantic coast district.
Evening star., 1918-02-07
ALLIES ACCEPT UNITED
ATLANTIC SHIPPING PLAN
Unifcation Of Operations in Over
seas Service Announced by
Chairman Hurley.

Complete unifcatton Of Atlantic ship
ping operations is announced by Chair
man Hurley Of the shipping board. The
allies have accepted the plan to turn
over the direction Of all transatlantic
shipping to a ship control committee.
Creation Of such a committee was de-
ctded upon at recent conference Of
department heads. shipping interests
and representatives of the allies. The
members Of the committee are P. A. S.
Franklin, H. H. Raymond and Sir Con-
mop Guthrie. Sir Connop Guthrie was
selected to represent on the committee
the interallied chartering conference,
contingent on the allies acceptance Of
a plan Of allocating tonnage. Word has
just been received that the allied gov
ernments are heartily In favor Of the
proposal.
Vice Chairman Stevens OF the ship
ping board. who is to go to London,
will sit with the charterins conference
as the American representative, assist
ing on the other side in recommends
tions regarding the distribution Of
ships from general pool to be formed.
Actual ALLEGATION of ships in the pool
viii be in the hands Of the control COM
mittee.
Creation of the committee" said Mr..
Hurley. "is one of the practical re-
suits Of the interallied war council re-
Gently held at Paris. The move will
increase the efficiency of the merchant
fleets OF America and the allies. II the
maximum efficiency can be obtained
from every ship available, II carRoes
can be loaded and unloaded without de-
lay and ships can be moved promptly,
1t viii be equivalent to the addition Of
cOnstdera BILE new TONNAGE
The committee will be left free to CO.
ordinate the needs of the various gov
ernment departments. efrecting such
interchange Of tonnage and traffic as
may be practicable with the allied gov
ernments."
Evening star., 1918-02-07
GIVES DATE OF SAILING, u. S.
CAUSES OFFICERS ARREST

-, War Department, 1917. Warning is
again issued that officers and men must
not acquaint relatives or friends with
details Of arrangements for departure.
Disciplinary action faces offenders.
Tho case Of the young officer in ar
rest in this instance is before the War
Department for action, following inves-
ttgation at the port Of embarkatfon.
s.There Is also to be further inquiry
to ascertain whether the immediate su-
perior Of the officer held IN arrest prop
erly Instructed this officer as to re-
,quirement of secrecy concerning names
of vessels and sailing dates"
Evening star., 1918-02-07

gae ths point ut all You may not need
the money; but perhaps you do need a.
job. or job needs you Tho thing is
that that this this count country Is at var and every
something besides eating. sleeping and
being educated If you don't need the
cash. all the better. Did you ever hear
OF thrift stamps and war savings
stamps? You put your salary into those
and you'll be accomplishing three i'm
portant things.
First you'll be getting tho experi-
ence and training that only regular
employment can give. Second, by hold
Ing down q near-home and short-hour
low for more important work war
work, II you want to call It that, for
all work. including the carrier boys, is
war work. Third, by 1oaning your gov
helping your country win the war.
Think that over
Eloquence a Surprise.
Il didn't know I was SO eloquent. I
never had carried a route, but I know
men who have. Judging from results.
1t must be good training. I know one
serve me only few years ago. Now
he is high-priced executive. with
forty men directly under him. and. in
directly, 200 or 900 other employees.
Needless to say. he was good carrier.
We'll, sir. this patriotic appeal got
the kid going. for he has a logical
mind and plenty Of energy going to
waste. It got results. too, for he has
since seen newspaper circulation
manager and is serving a route. won't
tell you just where, but 1t may include
your block. What is more. he feels
thatNhe's an employe Of Uncle Sam. In
stead Of looking on his duties as a
burden. he's as proud as a peacock.
Don't you think ought to have gotten
married and had kids OF my own7 !
am some uncle. let me tell you. and that
boy will thank me to his dying day."
Well. the man to whom this yarn
was told was interested. He told it to
q newspaper man Of his acquaintance,
who was impressed with the new angle
and is from time to time going to put
into these columns other aspects of the
Importance Of kid jobs" like this one;
also some stories he has heard Of well
known Washington business and pro-
fessional men who can trace a direct
and beneficial connection between their
one-ttme door bell pushing and their
present desk buttin-pushing days.
Evening star., 1918-02-07
Made Eligible for West Point.

Eligibility for appointment to the
west Point Military Academy. now
given by law to a limited number OF
enlisted men in the regular Army and
the national board, has been extended
to include privates in the. National
Army. The number of appointees re-
mains the same as before, 10s men an
Commanders of divisional camps have
been Instructed to designate the men
whose records Indicate special aptitude
for commissions.
Evening star., 1918-02-07

DR.. Lemuel J. johnson of Middlesex.
N. @. has been indicted by the grand
jury at Richmond. Va. for the murder
Of his bride, Mra. Alice Knight John
son on tho pretense that Il Was A0-or.
kdlnaxSma61ca1Q1onaSatta1n y
Evening star., 1918-02-07
CARDS OF THANKS.

33okT. We WfSh % fhank ouf f9laf3v00
and friends foe thsir deep sympathy and ths
Of the death Of our wife and mother.
GEORGE J. BECKETT AND FAMILY.
HHDEY. We wish to thank our many fr1snds
and relatives for their kind expressions u Gym-
pathy and beautiful doral tributes at the
death Of our beloved baby, SARAH LOUISE
BY HER MOTHER AND IATRER. .
SxmKR. We wish b sxprssv sur sinua, and
deepest appreciation to our relativss, friends
end neighbors for letters Of sympathy and
beautiful floral tributes, sent on the eecasfon
Of death Of our baby SON. ODELL d. REEDER.
By HIS PARENTS.
Evening star., 1918-02-07
Pays Goodbye Call to White House

Chevalier w. L. F. c. van Rappard, re-
firing Netherlands minister, said good
bye today to President Wilson. He will
present his successor, August. Phillips
to Secretary Lansing in a day or SO.
Evening star., 1918-02-07
THIS LAD IS HELPING HIMSELF
AND UNCLE SAM AT SAME TIME
Didn't Need Money, Didn't Have to Work,
But Had Time on Hands, So He Gets
Job and Buys W. S. S.

This is a story along the line q shs
old. old proverb. Satan stiii finds mis-
chief for idle hands to do" More par
ticularly. 1t is along the lines Of the
converse proposition. Before tho yarn
ends. patriotism, that virtue which car
ries the strongest Of all appeals to boy
hood all over the world, will also have
crept into the plot.
my nephew has been homo from
school for a good many days. owing to
fuel shortage" said a jolly Washington
bachelor. this morning. land will. ap-
parently. be free for some days. At
first the unexpected holiday was one
Joyous round. Then It began to pail a
bit. Household amusements got stale
and snowballing lost its charms. A
day or SO ago he actually said to me.
"'Gee. wish had something to do
you get job?'
to go back to school when It reopens.
and I don't need the dough. True
enough, the kid has all the money that's
good for him.
well, 1 think can answer both
with one suggestion said. There are
jobs that don't conflict with school One
would help to pass tho time now. and.
later, when school opens. would not in
terfere with your work at all and only
doing something real
II didn't know there was that sort
OF job; suggest one,' he demanded, In
terested at once.
Evening star., 1918-02-07
How About Newspaper Route.

"Wel1. how about carrying . news-
paper routeT replied.
"Wouldn't that be taking q Job
away from some ono that needs It more
than I dor The kid is not only q good
boy, but a good arguer, you'll notice.
street car conversation I overheard re-
Gently between two route agents, who
each control a certain territory. They
have lost a good many carrier boys,
who. unfortunately. have had to leave
school to do a mans work, owing to the
war
well. don't really need the money
This was his final shot knew it was
coming and was ready for him.
Listen. boy told him. You don't