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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-12-06
Beginning to
Press Down

Now that the price of lead has be-
gun to give way slightly, the great
mining companies in st. Francois
county are already seeking "retrench-
ment and REFORM measures. This is
exactly what The Times has always
contended, that they never have given,
nor do they propose being willing ev-
er to give, their workmen an "even
break" When lead prices began to
soar something like four years ago,
the companies were exasperatingly
slow in giving the workmen even
small increase in wages, and doubt
less laid by millions in added profits
before they decided to give the miners
even a single bonus.
Their latest move is apparently ex-
planned in "notice" that was posted
Wednesday morning by the Federal
Lead Company, reproduced below.
We hope this is not another attempt
to deprive labor of it's Just wage, but
coming as it does Immediately on the
heels of the break in the lead mar
ket, The Times fears that it is.
But The Times does not believe in
taking appearances for facts, conse-
quently 1t is slow to charge that
sharp practices" are to be used be-
fore such fact becomes apparent.
However there are some interesting
points that can be brought out, since
the price of lead began its upward
climb, which it will soon give to it's
readers, perhaps next week, when suf-
ficient time is given for gathering the
data and preparing copv.
The following is the notice, which
we are informed, is participated in by
all the great lead companies in this
county:
NOTICE
"For the past several years large
proportion of our lead has gone into
war munitions and now that the war
is over, we are able to find market
for only portion Of our present cur
rent production.
"We are forced, therefore, to de-
crease our production somewhat and
in order that this curtailment may
bear as lightly as possible upon our
employees, especially with winter now
at hand, we will continue for the pres
ent to run our mills and mines at
practically full capacity, but until fur
ther notice will operate only five days
a week instead of six, closing the
plant at the end of Fridays night
shift and resuming work Monday
morning.
"This curtailment will become eff
fective with Saturday, December 7th.
"The price of lead in st. Louis has
fallen from "a to 6 3-4 per pound,
due to poor demand, and at these
prices, our older and lower grade
mines cannot operate without loss.
However, we are making no reduction
in the extremely high wage scale at
this time, as the cost of living is very
high, and we are hoping that the two
adjustments toward normal condi-
tions, namely, some reduction in wag-
es, and lowered cost of living can
be accomplished at about the same
time"
al. G. WASHBURN, Manager.
Flat River, Mo-, Dec. a, 1918.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-12-06
Should Stand Pat

A petition has been circulated the
past week among the patrons of the
post Office asking the Post Office De-
partment not to make change in the
name of the local post Office. The
petition has 1876 signers.-Bismarck
Gazette.
From the above, it would appear
that many of the citizens of our
splendid little neighboring city are
getting "cold feet" over the proposed
changing of the name from Bismarck
to Loyal, which action was legally
taken some months ago. While it is
true that the name Bismarck has
much blood and iron to the tone of it,
it also savors quite strongly of lin
burger, pretzels and Werzberger. In
fact, the way it rolls off of German
lips is liable soon to become very dis
tasteful to American citizens, since
the Hun language has become very I'M
popular in this country.
Loyal is a pretty name, a patriotic
name, and The Times believes will
better serve our Loyal little neighbor
Don't "back up" Make good the
change in name.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-12-06
Two Good Ones

Splendid representation from Lead
wood this week adds much to the APP
pearance, as we'll as to the interest
that The Times correspondence page
will hereafter have for its readers
The initial appearance of this com.
prehensive and interesting news let
ter indicates that the new correspond
ent is entirely competent to give that
splendid community the representation
it deserves.
This unusually newsy letter will be
duplicated each week, and should be
greatly appreciated by the good peo-
pie Of that sterling community. Next
to having a good, live paper in their
very midst, such splendid correspond
ence comes as the next best thing
The Times welcomes the new Lead
wood correspondent to it's large fam
lily of newsgatherers, and trusts that
weekly letters will be regular.
All of the above can, with equal
truth, be applied to the newsy CORE
spondence from Elvins, which appears
this week for the first time from The
Times very competent correspondent
which arrived too late to be included
in the above mention. This CORE.
spondent promises to put much added
zest into the Elvins news, which will
be eagerly looked for by many Times
subscribers.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-12-06
OVERWHELMINGLY


Judge J. H. Orten and Mrs. Mary
McLarney, both of this city, were
quietly married in this city Wednes-
day evening, to the surprise of the
many friends of the contracting par
ties. Both are well known in this
community, where they have hosts of
friends, with whom The Times joins
in wishing them the unalloyed happi-
ness that is the portion of happy mar
riages.
The Judge did considerably pussy
footing" in carrying out the necessary
details to this happy consummation,
and doubtless thought he could keep
the marriage secret indefinitely. But
as he grows older he may discover
that the keeping of such events from
his friends is among the 3impossi-
bles." The happy couple drew" a
fine charvari last night.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-12-06
To Secure An
Auto Fire Truck

The need of Pennington for an au-'
to fire truck, which has been advo-
Gated by The Times at frequent in
tervals for some time past, appears
now to be coming to be appreciated
by many citizens of this city. Realiz-
ing this increasing demand for more
up-to-date fire department, "Billy"
Robinson started out the first of the
week to see what the chances are for
raising the necessary amount of
money for the purpose of buying an
auto fire truck by private contribution.
Billy" who is machinist, has but
little time he can spare from his own
business, but the first hour of the
first day which he devoted to this
work convinced him that it would not
be a very difficult matter to secure
the necessary amount of contributions
for this purpose.
He has estimated that a good and
serviceable truck, for carrying the
hose and other fire-fghting parapher-
MALTA, can be secured for about ST.
200. Such equipment would enable
fire fighting to be commenced in the
least possible time, and doubtless
would result in the saving, each
year, of property amounting to sew
eral times the price of the cost of
such equipment. Not only that, but
it would prove to be very material
safeguard to all the property in the
city, and should have a tendency to
decrease the cost of fire insurance.
That an auto fire truck would be
splendid investment for Pennington
there can be no doubt, and The Times
is in hopes that this effort will be
persevered in until such improvement
becomes an accomplished fact
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-12-06
CABLEGRAM RECEIVED
FROM CLYDE PHILLIPS

Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Phillips were
greatly relieved. and thankful last
Saturday, when tthey received ca
blegram from their son, Clyde, saying
that he had come safely through the
din and strife. of the bloody warfare
in France. The message consisted of
three words, short but conveying a
message that was most enjoyable.
The message said: FINISHED safely.
Phillips
Clyde was in the S9th Division and
had seen severe fighting. 1t was en-
joyable news, indeed, to Clyde's
friends, as we'll as his parents, to hear
that he had finished safely"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-12-06

Dir. A. o. Smith returned home Fri
day evening from Camp Pike, Ark,
where he had been mustered out of
the service, after receiving his com
mission as Captain. While his
homecoming brought joy to his
family and friends, the scene of his
old home, which was last week raw
aged by fire, pressed upon him with
increasing force, and fully justified
him should he again in his heart
damn the kaiser"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-12-06

Grievously Errs

In Tuesdays Globn-Democrat ap-
peared an editorial, in which a very
grievous error occurred. The nature
of such error is such as to make it
appear that the staid old CD. has
finally taken leave of the careful ed
iting on which it has for years prided
itself. The fact that such a publica-
tion would get an appropriation mixed
up and changed for a deficiency, in its
editorial columns, which are supposed
to be even more carefully edited than
most other parts of the paper, seems
almost inexcusable.
The following letter from DR.. ]. L.
Eaton, Superintendent of State Hospi-
tai No. a, to the Globe Democrat, is
self-explanatory:
Pennington, Mo-, Dec. 8, 1918.
Globe-Democrat, st. Louis, Mo.
Gentlemen:-In today's issue, ed
itorial page, it rccites the fact that
Hospital No. 4, at Pennington, has
a deficiency of $34,650. This is gross
ly incorrect; our total appropriation
for the biennial period of 1917-18 is
this exact amount, $34,650. Of this
amount, the Governor held up SO, 100
leaving the balance due to be expend-
ed, $25,550, which has not all been ex-
pended, for we now have on hand in
the State Treasury, $12, 2,690.66. There
will not be one dollars deficiency at
State Hospital No. A.
l feel that the error was not inten-
tionally made, and that you will do
us the justice to correct the state
ment which has placed us in a false
light.
Sincerely yours,
j. L. EATON, Superintendent.
1t does not seem right or fair that
such splendidly managed institution
as is State Hospital No. a should be
put to the trouble of denying such er-
roneous publications. But the one
way that such injustice can be avoided
is for such publications as the Globe
Democrat to guard more carefully
against the appearance of such er-
rors, for when such erroneous publi-
cation is made, and by a reputable pa
per, it is going to cause much trou-
BILE before the resultant harm can be
checkmated. The statement that
State Hospital No. is reported with
deficiency of $34,650, when the facts
are it has an unexpended balance of
$12, 2,69G66, after $9,1O0 of it's unusu-
ally small appropriation had been held
up by Gov. Gardner, is very justly re-
sented by the people of Pennington.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-12-06
LICENSED TO MARRY

Nov. 27-Roy Gam, Flat River, and
Mamie Scaggs, Mine La Motto.
Nov. 27-Earl Griffin, Pennington
and Mary Pritchett, ,Desloge.
Nov. CIV. A. Schaefer, Farming
ton, and Doretta Elizabeth Revoir
Doe Run.
Dec. Al. H. Orten and Mary Nc
Larney, Pennington.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-01-12

uo lnoonslderaDle part 81 tho funds
tncl" sam seeking 10 finance the
war.
u AN came about when a bewildered
married man ASKED meekiy. as befts
H.. who has a mother-in-law In his
H.uu whether he was entitled 20 5000
exemption on his income duo 90 tho
zoo, that his wifo's mother has made
herself q part Of his family circle and
elected him her sole support.
The first answer was yes. The see
md was no. The third was w st,
YOU ought not have tho 5000 eNemp-
ton. but there are ceroaln conditions.
You are allowed exemption only for
those dependents who ar" under your
direct control. Can you control your
mothcr-in-lawP
Goodness. no" exclaimed the star
tied applicant. she's the boss at our
touse. and she doesn't care who knows
IT,"
Then" was tho response. at would
seem that YOU cannot haye kemp
ton"
zone Of ms ancestors signed the
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-01-12
KUTE KLIPPINas


LATHE Willie, taking a long waIh
with his Dad one DAY. nav a sign
Painless Dentist
Said Willie. Dad what L. q pain
less dentist 900
"A painless dentist. my son, is a
liar "
You know. think the day the
prUdigal son came back must have
been AN awful slippery day
Why So"
Because The Bible says when his
father came out to welcome him he
fell On his neck
Jim-Do YOU worry over your CON
%fcctioner's bill'
John Whats tho sense OF me and
the confectioncr wqkryin' over tho
same bil'
Visitor to Hospital Atieudant-is
Mr. Murphy in
Hospital Attendant to Nisitor-Nes
he is conyalcscing now.
Visitor 20 Hospital Attendant Very
well IN wait
Bill. 10 YOU know thai Uurr ".
down the CtS saves matches
Coed 40. I thought thai Iurrius
down The gas frequently mad match
-.
The tenor Eh, sing last night re-
minded mc ~ q pirate
'Rccause he Md murder ON the hiR,
o.
Baltimore american.
4 preacher was describing the bad
place 20 q congregation uf naNa.
cadets. Friends he said. you've
seer molten iron running out OF d
furnace. haven't you7 II comes ou'
white hot. sizzling and kissing Well
The preacher pointed a long. lear
finger at the lads Well. he coutin.
ued. they use that stuff for ice cream
in the place / have been speaking or
Utica Globe.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-01-12
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The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-01-12

Springer aud Mrs Hunt returned
SATURDAY. Co Albuquerque after e visit
to the Hunt Wilmington home
Little John sackett. son VI Nj and
Mrs Edward sackctt 81, reported Co
he recovering from u brief. serious
illness.
Mrs W ~ Valentine left last night
for her home W tierru. y. NJ. after
u f%ortnights visit with her parents
-
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-01-12

The twenty five singers In the Lend
Avenue Methodist church were en-
]tcrtained Thursday evening az the
home 81 Miss Pearl Tompkins. Tho
word entertained is used adVisedly
The rehearsal sessions of this choir
are becoming nothing les sthan SO
cial functions. and each member In
turns cntertains In 4 right Jolly way
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-01-12

The Fortnightly club community
chorus will rehearsc az the Preshy-
terrain church tomorrow afternoon at
z and Monday evening NJ 1870. Re-
hearsals viii be called promptly.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-01-12

Rehearsals are going forward Tor
q patriotic entertainment 10 be staged
by the students OF - hary's school
February ~ Mary Shipman An
drcws' dramatic story The Perfect
Tribute will he enacted by the stu
dents Local musicians will lend
their prestige Ia the occasion in eN-
pert solo work and orchestral num-
hers.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-01-12
CnmmIsslnncrs EIccIel-

A tribute To the new city charter
was the action taken - the last met
inE Of the Christian EndeavoT so
cietv ~ the Congregational church,
when the commission form OF govern
ment for the society was adopted
The commissioners who Will conduct
the e.. y. affairs will be: John Seth.
Roy schick and Ralph Gibson.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-01-12
White Hibboncrs En,crtaincd-

W e. r T.. was held Tuesday after
noon at the home of Mrs Randolph
Cook. Echoes of tn" national con-
veutiun recently held In Washington.
u G.. and Of the campaign IN which
nationally prominent white ribboners
participated prior to the passage
of the constitutional amendment pro
hibitiug the manufacture and sale OF
lutoNicauts were items cullcd from
the Union Signal and read
Letters OF thanks for the uumer-
Gus comfort bags made ny the W
G. r &. and sent To soldiers in the
army and navy were read from sol.
diers who received them.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-01-12

Chicago. Jan. The mother-in-law
question obiruded itself yesterday IN
10 the collection OF the new income
tax ana bids fair to tie mp for "A timo
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-01-12
IitiIc Lady Celebrates Birthday-

Josephine Harrison was hostess
this afternoon To- eighteen close
friends 1T her home. 40 North
Second The national tri-color and
numerous flags made up u brilliant
decorative scheme for the CONS and
the dining table. Games. music u
a d~clectuble luncheon kept the young
guests merry for several hours, Mrs
Harrison was assisted In looking after
the entertainment 81 thu invites, hy
y =, Collister and Mrs. steve Ball
ing The guest list included: Isabel
sullivan. Ester Switzerland, 'atherin
Corley. Ruth i-athrop. Marcclla
Rcidy. Eileen Graham, Alhertha Len
cioni. Margaret 'orcoran, Eunice
Herkonoff. Celiua Chauvin, Wilma
Wagner. Helen McShane. Virginia
DohIe. Nilc Strumquist Ruth Jacob
sen. Mary Emma Scott Grace Scott
and Howard Collist"r
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-01-12
Mrs. Gcr,ig Entcrtains Club

The ladies OF the Good Cheer club
enjoyed the hospitality of Mrs r. \.
Gertig yesterday afternoon at her
home on Coal venue
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-01-12
Additional Society

Additional Society
United States. This week this soldier
motorcyclist Is taking the cNamina-
tion for appointment 10 the officers
training camp at Leon Springs.
Lawrence Philbrick. an alumnus
Of the Albuquerque high school 1915
Is with the T.. : forcstcrs engineer
ing corps stationed 1T Lynn. Misss.
Massachusetts,
Jack Franklin u popular Albupuer-
que youth who has been In the L. :.
navy FOR years and circled the globe
In the service. II aboard one 81 the
L. :. torpedo boats hunting and sink
ing enemy submarines iu the water
war zone between England and CT
braltar Jack has written that the
great rock Of Gibraltar and the con-
tlguous country remind him of the
huge boulders. aud the sand and
snFerush country Of hts home.
John Hughes IL now in France
with the lt3rd l.. :. engineers regi-
mont Farmer John viii bring
home stories Ut adventure and enjoy
ment IN foreign lauus.
Lieut.. Desmond Farrell ~ 81 pres
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corps In France tell nf happy holi-
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The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-01-12
Mi,pah sewing Circle

Miss Ethel Herby was az home TO
ihe industrious workers OF The MizpUh
sewing class Of the congregational
sunday school. The making ~ band
ages for surgical dressing Co be used
boz war hospitals occupied most " The
evening. nut nhn was dominant. as us
ual where these congcnia' classmates
assemble.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-01-12

us easy 60 say what another should do
ln the struggle foy glory cor uclt.
rat when the same problems go" .Il
up 60 you
NIu.t 70 hard Goo dc..Ir f.r Yourself
.-N l.uIuH-.. SION.
church understand your boy tool.
drawing lessons while tt college.
tiotham-S So ne DID.
What was his specially OF"
drawing ON me.
Nuukcrs statesman,
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-01-12

Another proof that increased lest
liz given tu pleasure when the indul.
rcnce benefits % worthy cause was
the large attendance and evident en-
iovmeut ~ the card party given hv
the Young Ladies' Sodality 81 the
Catholic church Wednesday evening
in 81 Mary's hall
Everybody enrolled az card play
crs in the parish was there aud
brought thcir friends with them. Al
the tables the game of tiv" hundred
was wuged by about half the COM
puny and the other half made up an
audience who enjoyed conversation
aud KNITTING. and music pf course
7 evervhodN enjoyed the music, Each
number was u treat There were
songs ~ those @favorite vocalisis, Joe
! McCunna. I'M Mcdonald aud Joe
Swillum \ violin solo was played
hN Miss Eleanor Lynch. accompanied
ON the piano hS Miss MagdJlcu" Az.
when the anne were over and
scores counted. prizes for expert
/ playing were awarded "a Miss Viola
Hcrkeuhou and " \ Eelchcr This
- the first iu q series ~ benefit en-
tertaiumcnts planned los the parish
toners Tor q fund To purchase q pipe
organ Ton the Immaculate Conception
church This initial effort was q graf
flying financial as well AZ social sue
cess
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-01-12

"The Fire Fly is going 60 hum in
Albuquerque. Yes. II seems too good
To- he true. hut rs q fact Miss Mabel
shelton will stage this popular opera
with student singers aud actors There
will be ten to act leading role" and
rinety singers In the chorus, besides
ono or two picked choruses
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-01-12

will be- u natablc contribution to the
army supply.
Several letters were read To the
company from soldiers who received
n appreciated the Christmas fruit
cake and the fifteen knit garments
that have been shipped to men in
the environments.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-01-12

That busy hands make hours ny
was demonstrated at the happy gath
ering In Mrs Charles o. ClUrk's home
on High street Tuesday afternoon
Tho busy hands belong to the mem
crs ~ the Eastern star sewing circle
aud during ~" afternoon all were
engaged in making baudages FOR use
In Red Cross hospitals. or were busy
knitting for suiticrs. Mrs clark was
assisted by Mrs John Ncnahlc
Plano aud cornct music rendered 10y
Mrs Clarks talented daughters, Mrs
Ralph Whitesides aud Miss May liuh
helped ~ speed the hours pleasant
is tho white the work went on.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-01-12
Mrs. ,ann a, Home to \u,iniary-

The wumen's auxiliary 90 the mis-
sion board of the Episcopal church
met AZ the home ~ Mrs. :. r Nanr
81. Wednesday afternoon business
and pleasure were combined in an in
teresting session. a reading from the
mission Journal THE Spirit Of Mis-
sions' by Mrs. w u. Waters was an
excellent contribution 10 the pro
gram. plans FOR aiding b new rec
tor in his work at the c-antonnent at
peming were discussed hut no defi-
mite action taken The afternoon
closed with the serving Of tea, The
new set Of recently elected Officers
~ tho society are.
president-M Miss Martha valiant
reelected.
Vice president and educational sec
t,tuN Mrs. j. T.. Newhall.
Secretary Mrs. Mike Ndshe
Treasurer Mrs, r. n. Strume
Treasurer for the united offering
I Mrs. a. p Morrissettc