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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-05-31
WORK OF ASSESSORS IN
1917 TO BE DONE OYER

The State Tax Commission has
again thrown down the gauntlet to
the State Board of Equalization,
which nullified it's work and the work
of assessors in 1917, by assessing the
assessors to assess all property Eat it's
true value in money as required by
section 1884 r. S. 1909" The as
sessment is to begin in June.
The commissioners formal order
to assessors was issued today and
mailed to every assessor in the State.
At the recent conference of assess
ors with the commission in jefferson
City, Attorney General Frank w.
McAllistcr, Secretary of State John
l.. Sullivan and State Treasurer Geo.
H. Middlekamp refused to address
them. The Tax Commission published
at the personal expense of its own
members and is widely circulating
copies of its report to the State
Board, which was rejected.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-05-31
MISSOURI, A WHEAT STATE

Missouri is tenth in wheat, with
27,500,000 bushels, which was more
wheat than IA other States grew in
1917. 1t required more than the to-
tai wheat crops of Maine, Vermont,
New Jersey, Delaware, West Virginia,
South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama,
Mississippi, Arkansas, Wyoming, New
Mexico, Arizona and Nevada to equal
the wheat yield of Missouri in 1917,
SO says Jewell Mayes, the State Ag-
ricultural Secretary.
Missouri increased it's 1918 wheat
acreage and percentage over the 1917
harvest more than any other State
adding one million acres, the biggest
percentage and acre addition proper
ton in tthc United States-first in
wartime patriotism.
Our 1918 wheat crop is 2,846,000
acres, the outlook on which is now
45,693,0 1000 bushels.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-05-31
BOOSTERS DOOMED

BOOSTERS were responsible for a
five-million dollar loss to the egg in
dustry of Missouri last year. Hens
will produce just as many eggs, and
better eggs, without the rooster. The
fertile eggs which are produced when
the rooster is allowed to remain with
the laying flock are susceptible to
spoilagc very quickly, especially in
hot weather. Infertile eggs which are
produced when the ROSTERS are iso-
lated from the laying flock have bet
ter keeping qualities than fertile eggs.
Poultry specialists of the University
of Missouri College of Agriculture,
together with the Food Administra-
ton, county agents, home demonstra-
ton agents, and produce dealers, have
designated June l to 8 as the date for
disposal of the male birds. Home
demonstration agents will demon
strate how the rooster may be elm
mated from the poultry flock, and
may be devoted to relief of the meat
shortage. By slaughtering the birds
and canning them by the cold pack
method, the meat may be preserved
indefinitely.
If the owners do not care to can
the ROSTERS they may dispose of them
to the produce dealers. Persons who
desire to keep their ROSTERS may do
so by placing them in internment
camps until warm weather is passed.
They are not necessary except when
eggs are being produced for Matching.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-05-31
WHAT FARM ACCOUNTS SHOW

What does one hour of man labor
orr one hour of horse labor cost the
farmer? What is the increase on his
total investment for the year? What
does it cost to produce one ton of hay,
or bushel of oats, bushel of corn,
pound of pork? Which is more
profitable, producing feeders or buy
ing them? How many farmers can
answer these questions directly, and
give figures which approximate ex-
actness?
Farm accounts will give accurate
answers to these questions. The fol-
lowing summary made by w. P. Hook
enberry, former short course student
in the University of Missouri Col
lege Of Agriculture of records kept
| on his farm, near Bunceton, shows
the value of farm accounts:
"Cost of hour man labor, includ-
ing board, etc., 12.47 cents.
"Cost of hour horse labor, not in
GLIDING interest, about IL cents.
Increase on total investment for
year about Is per cent.
"Hogs paid much better than cat
tie.
"Cost of producing / ton of hay,
including labor and interest at 5 DER
cent, about So per ton.
"Cost of producing one bushel of
oats, counting Irvine, labor, cost of
cutting, seed, interest or rent on land
at per cent per acre (adjoining land
valued at and selling for $40 to
$125 per acre. ETC., about 81 cents.
"Cost Of producing pound of pork,
counting feed, labor, interest, corn,
equipment, depreciation, etc., about
9.8 cents. Each bushel of corn fed to
hogs produced 1875 pounds gain, or
8 bushels of corn were required to
make 100 pounds gain this year. For
each bushel of corn fed into hogs we
received about $1.85 after labor, cost
of other feeds, interest, depreciation
and other just and reasonable expens-
es, as they appeared at the time, were
deducted.
Seattle gave a ready sale for rough
feeds at home at about their market
value, and besides helped maintain
the fertility of land. Record on rate
of gain and feed consumed show that
after dcducting cost of other feeds,
ETC., the calves fed for q while after
weaving paid about $1.00 per bushel
for their corn. Hogs followed and
gained some.
1--WE need purebred Shorthorn and
Duroc Jerseys, because it now seems
that we can make just little more
money for the same feed and care
We should get Shorthorns because
this is a Shorthorn community and
Duroc Jerseys because we have always
raised more pigs from the red sows
than any others. These high grades
should be kept until we can get good
purebred, high-producing individuals
Producing livestock is better fol
us than buying, shipping in, feeding
and selling later. 1t helps remove
speculation and gives us direct cash
income. We find this from experience
Bookkeeping pays and must be
continued as it helps US to know what
, we have done and are doing. How.
ever, farm bookkeeping is more com.
, pick than other kinds, for there is SC
much estimating or guess work about
|, it, but that makes one study his bus
! mess and use his judgment. Some &C
! counts are inaccurate. being only
rough estimates in reality"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-05-31
SAVE TINE IN
CULTIVATING CORN

By the use of harrow much time
can be saved at the first and second
cultivation of corn. Most of the corn
land is well prepared and in good con-
dition this year. E. W. Lehman of
the University of Missouri College of
Agriculture points out that on such
land the ordinary spike tooth harrow
is one of the most effective imple-
ments known to kill weeds, and it
can be used for all cultivation until
the corn is five or six inches high.
Killing weeds is the main object in
cultivating corn in Missouri. 1t is
also desirable to conserve moisture
during dry seasons by forming dust
mulch. The harrow will do both of
these.
In using a harrow give the teeth
slight backward slant to avoid in
jury to the small plants. Either har-
row before or a few days after the
corn is up. If the plants are just
breaking through the ground they are
likely to be damaged by the harrow.
The harrow works best on land that
is well drained and that dries out
quickly after rains. One can 90 into
a field of this kind verys soon after
rain and the weeds are then destroyed
before they have chance to get a
start. There are few fields in which
a harrow will not be effective.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-05-31
LIVE STOCK MARKET


Today Ago
A Week
Cattle ............ $500 $500
Hogs 10000 5000
Sheep ............. $500 $500
CATTLE.-The trade in a general
way has reflected a very bearish con-
dition upon the part of buyers and
with but few exceptions the market
closes sharcly lower than prices in
force a week ago today. The only
exception that can be noted where cat
tie have held fully steady has been
the strictly good kinds of steers SELL
ing from SIS up, or the low grade
killers, which had the combined COM
petition of packers as well as feeder
buyers and as result all thin steers
have sold fully steady also; then the
strictly good fat cows and heifers of
prime condition have likewise sold
steady, but the average classes of
medium to pretty good beef steers and
the rank and file of Gamers, mixed
stuff, cows and butcher calves have
broken fully so per cent with extreme
cases of sharper decline.
HOGS.-In the premeditated desire
upon the part of the country to IL
quidate holdings freely liberal sup
| ply has been received from day to day
during the past week and the Gull
mination of this is that the market
has reached the lowest tide that has
been recorded in many, many months.
This is Rreadily understood when we
h. 60 81.
market today the extreme top was
SIT, but at the finish it took the very
best lightweight fat hogs to bring
$3.50 per cwt. This shows the acute
developments in the trade and proves
conclusively that over-supplies are
working a detriment to the price ba-
sis and that a continuation of the I'M
usually heavy runs will only tend to
further disrupt the conditions of the
market and more than likely develop
a sharp curtailment in the receipts
and consequent reaction in selling
values. However, the conditions sur
rounding the trade are so unusual that
it is purely guess work to render at
random an acuratc opinion of what
the immediate future promises.
SHEEP.-This trade has been in
very satisfactory condition the past
week, in spite of the fact that the
supply has been more ample than it
has been any time since late last fall,
and with active competition upon the
part of buyers the trade has shown
an advance of fully $1.00 on lambs,
while sheep are 25c higher. In view
of the fact that the spring crop will
comparatively be quite liberal, we adj
wise holders of sheep and lambs that
are fat to let them come before there
is any chance of REIMBURSEMENT in the
market through any breaks which may
occur owing to liberal receipts.
National Live Stock Com. Co.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-05-31
And Make Money,Too

$3.50 to 1000 per month can DO made
with this permanent. substantial ana
dignlhed business.
This wonderful self-contained roller
mill IL revolutionizing milling. Makes
splendid -four at a better yield than the
previous milling experience can run It
successfully. Small cost, small power.
easy operation enables II to make
"Better Barrel of Flour Cheaper" You
can sack your flour under our nationally
advertised brand 'FLavo."
nan apk-
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-05-31

"The bluejackets man the ships
that make the ocean highways COM
paratively safe. The record of men
transported after more than year
of war is one of the brightest spots of
our participation up to this time.
With more and more men going over,
however, the Navy is compelled to
add to its forces, as the transport of
soldiers must be made with MINI
mum of risk.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-05-31

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on wheat and flour. Relieve the rail-
roads of this unnecessary congestion by
establishing In your community one OF
these wonderful American Midget Mar
vel Roller Flour Mills.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-05-31

WI bOh NaNS
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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-05-31
ROAD TO HAPPINESS

Be amiablc, cheerful and good ma
tured and you are much more likely to
be happy. You will find this difficult,
if not impossible, however, when you
are constantly troubled with consti-
patton. Take Chamberlain's Tablets
and get rid Of that and it will be easy.
These tablets not only move the bow
els, but improve the appetite and
strengthen the digestion. Obtainable
everywhere. (adv.)
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-05-31

"The biggest task for the United
States is to get men across the ocean
and on the firing line and to see that
an uninterrupted train of supplies is
reaching the land fighting units with
out delay. This is, part of the work of
the Navy"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-05-31
Get Rid of Your Rheumatism

Now is the time to get rid of your
rheumatism. You will find Chamber
lain's Liniment a great help. The re-
lief which it affords is alone worth
many times its cost. Obtainable ev-
erywhere. (adv.)
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-05-31

ain addition to convoy and patrol
duty, in which ships Of various types
and sea planes take part, the blue
jackets often make up landing par
ty for combat on land.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-05-31

"The Naval forces constitute per-
haps the most vital part of our mill
tary system" the Lieutenant said.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-08-22
PESSIMIST IN
PARIS is SIREN

theater wearing their costumes. make
up and all
In another corner group of Poilus
loaded down with their trench equip
ment. having been caught in the under
ground while on their way to the rail
road depot and to the front, were sing
ing "Madelon," their "Tipperary," in
rather discOrtlant tones. But II was
singing just the same.
Crap Game Holds Crowd.
An unusual feature of this particu-
lar "soiree' was genuine all-Ameri-
can crap game-not for keeps. 1t would
hardly he an exaggeration to sny that
half of the crowd In the station had
edged around the half dozen spare
American doughboys-three OF whom
were gentlemen of coIor-to witness
this contest In bone throwing.
The colored gentlemen handled their
dice with deftness that was delight
fully reminiscent OF somewhere in
Harlem" to say nothing of their pro-
ficiency in the vocabulary of the game,
which Parislans have since learned
IL a very essential adjunct to any skill
at II.
Investigation OF casualties following
an air raid over the capital have
proved to the authorities that the
greatest number OF casualties nre not
the result Of injuries received from
the bombs Of the raiders. but OF care
lcssness on the part of the victims.
Parisians have become too accustom-
ed to air raids. They stay out of doors
to see the bursting OF the shells from
the antiaircraft guns and others leave
their shelters and so home before the
signal.
AS result recently % persons were
injured. some because they did not
keep under cover long enough. and
others because they stood at their win
dows watching the bursting shells as
II II were an exhibition of fireworks.
The police have again. warned the pop
ulatiOn. THE better protection OF
the city," snys an order. ''is no reason
for neglecting the precautions dictated
by common sense
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-08-22

sured that 1t had been sent to him by
Pat. He accepted 1t as an open chal-
ienge and proceeded accordingly.
Needless of his former experience
when he was detained against his will
in the House of Mystery, Kelly de
cided to take his men back to Pats
headquarters and work from the '.in.
side"
Leaving one of his men as an out.
side guard. Kelly and his chief assist
ant climbed cautiously through a win
dow that admitted them to room
fitted up after the manner of busi-
ness office. Chairs and roll-top desk
completed the furnishings.
Just as Kelly and his men entered
the room the top of the desk rolled
silently back. and from its mysterious
Interior a hand reached out and
grasped the telephone receiver. The
desk then partially rolled down. leav-
ing a crack through which the watch
er might observe what was going on
in the room.
At the other end Of the wire, Pat. In
another room, heard the report of her
subordinate, who told her Kelly and
his man were moving cautiously
through the house.
Knowing where Kelly's steps would
lead him. because of the arrangement
Of the interior Of the House of Mys.
terry, the leader of the Apaches had
prepared and set the surrounding Of
q room for the detectives reception.
Around a large table sat ten Apaches,
cloaked in purple. with masks and
hoods covering their faces and heads.
Kelly moved cautiously down the
narrow passage that led to this room.
Drawing his revolver, the Sphinx en-
tered. The occupants of the chairs
around the long table paid no atten-
ton to his advance.
Kelly Immediately lined his assist
ant beside him and then shouted:
Hands upi Don't novel We've
got you all coveredr
Nobody at the table moved; every
one sat motionless. Kelly advanced
to the frst chair and then halted in
astonishment. Ten dummies stuffed
with excelsior were made up to rep
resent men. and in the semidarkness
Of the room Kelly had been complete
ly deceived.
"Fooled again!" Kelly muttered.
Lets get out Of here" was his COM
mand to his assistant.
exit through the door BY which they
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-08-22
FOR ARMY SUPPLIES
Build Warehouses to Cost $210,-
100000.
Permanent Structures Are BEING Es-
tablished at Chicago and Other
Places.

WaShington.4Ware construc-
tion. completed ur IN process Of build
tng. planned To facilitate the speedy
handling of materials at storage points
for use of the army, involves mn ex-
penditure of approximately S21S,O00.-
900. the war department announced
When completed the projects will pro-
vide about 33S0O,OOO square feet of
warehouse space, additional wharveS
and piers and improved harbor berths
ut various points.
With few exceptions, the war de-
partment announcement says, the
projects are permanent structures of
concrete. brick and steel The build
ing is being done under the supervi-
sion of the construction division of the
army.
Warehouses have been completed Mt
Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Baltimore.
Hoboken. Jeffcrsonvllle, Ind: Port
Newark. n. j.: Americus, Ga. Chicago
Dayton. O.; Richmond, Va; San ha-
tonic. and Middletown, Pa. Constru.-
.tion is under way at New Orleans, Bor-
ton. brooklyn, Chicago, ST. Louis. 1'hi.-
adelphia. Newport News, Little Rock.
Ark. Schenectady, New Cumberland
Pa; Columbus. o.; Charleston, s. c.
and Norfolk. Va.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-08-22

him. He was informed the execution
would be carried out in two hours.
The former emperor, 1t Is added. re-
ceived the announcement Of the sem
tence of death with great cnlmness, but
when he returned to his bedroom he
collapsed in chair. After few min
utes he asked for a priest. with
whom he was allowed to remain un-
attended. Subsequently he wrote sew
eral letters.
When the escort arrived to take him
to the place of execution Nicholas at
tempted to rise from his chair. but
was not able. The priest and sol
dier were obliged to help him get to
his feet. The condemned man de
scended the stairs with difficulty and
once he fell down.
AS he was unable to stand without
support when the place of execution
was reached. he was propped against a
post. He raised his hands and seemed
TO be trying To speak. but the rifles
spoke ami he fell dead.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-08-22
DIES like A COWARD
Ex-Czar Wits at Death; Propped
to Post.
colIapses When He Faces the Firing
Squad-German Paper Gives Ae-
count o. Execution.

Amsterdam-With two hours given
in which to prepare for the end. NichO-
las Romanoff former Russian emperor
was taken out by his executioners In
a state of such collapse that it was
necessary to prop him against n post.
SAYS the Lokal Anzeiger of Berlin,
which claims to have received from a
high Russian parsonage un account of
the emperor's last hours.
Nicholas was awakened nj five
O'clock on the morning of the day of
his execution by patrol of nom
commissioned officer and six men. He
was told to dress and was then taken
to n room where the decision of the
soviet council was communicated to
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-08-22
Novelized From the Motion
Picture Play Of The Same Name
by de Universal Film. Manu-
factmine Company =
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SYNOPSIS.

Patria Montes. while in Europe. was
snubbed by Phil Kelly, . famous detec-
tive, when he was introduced to her. In
her desire to bafne and humiliate THE
Sphinx" a. he H. known. Patsy" en-
tered upon = series of adventures. in
which shs invariably outwitted and out
mAnsuvered Kelly. Their operations nm
ally were brought to . sudden halt. when
the Paris police ordered both of the ad-
vsnturers to leave France. Patsy had
bssn made queen of the underworld by
the Paris Apaches, and when she decided
to come to America she brought author
The American branch Of the Apaehes
nswSd the battle Of wits with the girl
In the preceding episode Patsy was en-
ploysd BY Robert Jackson, wealthy man
ufactursr of high-speed motors for auto
mobiles, to ferret out . plot against his
commercial welfare. Patsy dtsguises her
self a. . boy and takes employment in
the factory. When Jackson leaves for Eu-
rope and H. subsequently, reported dead,
Kelly 10 called in by Jackson's heirs to
unravel the mystery attending Jackson's
death. When Kelly follows Patsy to
her home he enters the cellar to investi-
gats There he 10 trapped in an air-tight
compartment, supplied with an attach
S : h. % Rs1 u: .na R.sn s Tse ;Ma sen
are facing death. Jackson's niece enters
to drive a car in the Golden Cup classic.
but on the morning of the race Patsy dis
Govern some OF the Workingmen about the
factory tampsring with the machine. Her
Apachea overcome the conspirators and
lock them up, Patsy going on with the
rAce and driving.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-08-22
Gloomy Ones Are Named for the
UnWeIcome Air Raid
Signal.
opnMIsT IS A "BERLOQuE"
People Have Joyous Time While Wait
Ing in Subway Stations-CraP
Game Holds Interest Of
the Crowd.

Parts.-Two more words have been
added to that very growing dictionary
of war words. In Paris these two
words have achieved new signifi-
canoe. Pessimists are now known as
"sirens" and optimists are "berloques.'
The Significance is self-explanatory
to those who have experienced an air
raid In Paris. Many dread the screech-
ing. weird. bansheelike wall of the
alarm giving siren more than the act
unl danger from the raiders. while the
''berloque," that lively little bugle
call telling that all danger is past
and that one may rest safely in ones
bed. Is indeed friend welcome as any
oprlmlst.
A Paris bookkeeper who suddenly
left the city when the raids over the
capital became too frequent and went
to Nantes has been sued by his EN-
ployer for $50 damage for leaving with
out notice. The case. not the only
one Of Its kind In the French courts
today, Is attracting attention.
The bookkeeper's explanation was
that his nerves were upset by the
bombs and shells and that he thought
himself justified In getting out of dan
ger. The court held that n lombard
ment by airplanes and long-rnnge
guns could not be considered suffi-
cient reason for the breach of con.
tract and gave Judgment for the
amount named.
The darkened streets of Paris have
caused many persons to roam around
town after returning from the theater
or visit because of the difficulty In
finding the streets and house numbers.
An attempt to improve this condition is
to be made soon by placing luminous
numbers traced in little buttOnlike mir
rors which reflect and magnify the
smallest glimmer Of light on the houses
of the city.
One would think upon descending to
one of the large and centrally located
underground railway stations which
in progress instead of an air raid.
This is what the correspondent saw
one evening during raid when he
was Obliged to seek cover in one of the
subway stations:
In one corner violin, accompanied
by two guitars, was doing out tune
to which squadron" of youthful nvi-
ators were waltzing around, their part
ners being Il group Of pretty dnnseuses
who had hurriedly left n neighboring