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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-08-16
Must Put Drive
"Over the Top

By the end of the year 1918, we will
have an army of more than four mil
lions of men who must be fed, clothed
and furnished with the other necessS-
tics of war. The money to supply
their requirements must be raised by
the people of the United States, and
everyone, both high and low, is ex-
pected to do his or her part, and do
it literally.
August 26tll has been designated as
Pcrshing's Birthday Drive to raise
Missouri's allotment of War Saw
ings Stamps. Our county is short in
making its quota. The purpose is to
raise it between now and the night of
the 26th, then hold monster mass
meeting in Pennington on August
9th that we may wire General Perch
ing, so that it will reach him upon
his birthday which occurs early in
September, the results Of the drive,
and our congratulations and best wish
es for him and his noble army.
1t is said that in some sections OF
tie country a sort of a vigilance COM
mittee exists in each voting precinct.
This committee calls in each citizen
and asks what he or she is doing to
help win the war. A record is made,
and if they are doing their full part
they get white card; if they are do
ing only part of their duty they re-
ceive blue card. If they are able
but are doing nothing, they get yell
low card.
We do not want TO see any such
committees operating in Missouri and
especially In st. Francois county, and
do not believe there will be occasion
for it, as we feel that the all power of
this county, "The People," will be-
tween now and the 26th of August
make good our deficit by subscribing
to the canvassers who will call upon
them st their homes and places OF
business for as many War Savings
Stamps as they can pay for before
December 31st next. 1&'t:
The captains for each school district
! in the county have been appointed,
the allotment Of their district has
been furnished them. Their instruc-
tiois are to canvass every eligible per-
son. male and female, white and black,
! in their district, and report the re-
suit totaled to the mass meeting In
Pennington or the 9th.
If you have subscribed or purchased
War Savings Stamps, report it on a
card that will be presented to you by
canvassers and increase it for as much
as you possibly can.
If you have not subscribed for such
stamps, you should do 50, as it is the
duty Of ali loyal citizens to help the
Government by lending it their mon
ey. The purchase Of stamps is not an
| expense; on the contrary, it is the
best investment in the world; they
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-08-16
WHY YOUR NAME
WAS NOT PUBLISHED

Since the publication in the press
of the county last week of the names
of those who have purchased or pledg-
ed to purchase one hundred dollars or
more of War Savings Stamps, it has
come to our attention that a number
of citizens have either purchased or
have pledged to purchase Stamps,
whose names did not appear in the
list published.
The names published were taken
from cards secured in the drive of
June 28th, as reported to this depart
ment by the various school districts
and is the only knowledge we possess
of either the amount OF purchases or
pledges of individuals. ls5-s
The Government has ordered an
other drive to be known as aPershing
Day Drive" for the purpose of COM
pleting our quota. The drive is now
on and will terminate on August 26th.
Captains for each school district have
been appointed to canvass each per-
son in their district, that every citi-
zen may receive full credit for his or
her subscription made heretofore or
to be made in this drive, we ask that
they at once make out cards, filling
each blank thereon, and turn them
over to the captains OF their respec-
tive school districts in order that they,
the county and the district may re-
ceive proper credit.
Very respectfully,
&. T. holland,
County Chairman w. 5. $. Committee.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-08-16
SAW BATTLE IN AIR

Mrs. w. D. Druce, of this city,
brought to The Times Office yesterday
a COPY of the Kahoka, Mo-, Free Press,
cf August 9th, from which the follow
ing is taken in regard to her brother,
Roy S. Davalt:
6Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Davalt re-
ceived a letter yesterday from their
son, Roy S. Davalt, awho is quarter
master Sergeant and doing service in
France. Roy writes cheerful letter,
He is in best of health, and says that
lust recently he watched an airplane
battle between four machines, anc
that the Allies brought down the
Hun"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-08-16
NoxiOlis Weeds

The Times feels constrained to
again call attention to several in
stances, in different parts of this city,
where noxious weeds are spreading
out over the sidewalks, making it not
only disagreeable and distasteful to
pedestrians who must pass that way,
but also destructive to fine garments,
especially to the delicate fabrics of
ladies' dresses. The Times has fire.
quently called attention to this defal-
cation in duty on the part of certain
citizens, and it may be that further
notice of this duty that has never
been performed by them, is useless,
in view of the fact that previous no.
tees have never apparently touched
them."
And yet, on the other hand, such
repeated notice may have the desired
result. Even though it might fail to
arouse interest in the minds of those
comparatively few residents that this
notice applies to, it might possibly find
tice applies to, it might possibly find
Judgement in the minds of some of the
city fathers, who could correct this
duty, which has already been entirely
too long neglected, Immediately and
| forthwith. If those residents herein
referred to continue to violate the city
ordinance, requiring that weeds along
pavements must not be permitted,
then it is the plain duty of the city
council to see that such ordinance is
enforced. If the members Of the city
council, for any reason or purpose,
fail or refuse to enforce the provi-
sions of such ordinance, then but one
of two things should remain to be
done-the ordinance should either be
repealed, or else such councilman, or
councilmen, should resign, so that
others may be elected who. will see
that the ordinances are enforced.
There is only one way to insure
the doing of anything, and that way
| is to go ahead and do It. This propo-
sition can be absolutely depended up
on, without fail: Weeds left to them
selves will never regulate themselves.
The Times really believes that the
resident who will permit his sidewalk
to become at least partially lost in a
fungous growth of noxious weeds
should be compelled to peranibulate
such walk several hours each day, so
that when he was forced to attempt
| to sneeze off the noxious odors, the
poisonous weeds would creep into his
mouth and tickle his nose, just as
they do the innocent pedestrians who
ARE compelled to pass that way. With
a few more instances of this unre-
stricted growth of weeds permitted,
Pennington may lose that prefix of
'beautifup', which Is 30 often APP
/ piled by strangers. Can'we afford to
permit things to recede To that extent,
owing to few slackers in the COM
lmunity, who have failed to keep their
fplaces in sanitary condition? OF
4 course we cannot4 2 Clean up and put
lin sanitary condition all such places;
not. for the benefit Of the Stacker, who
has been solely responsible for such
4 unsightly and unhealthy condition
but for the protection Of his unfor-
tunate neighbors, his wife and his
children.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-08-16
ANOTHER MATERIAL RISE
IN WAGES IN LEAD BELT
Broad. Policy Of Wilson's Administra-
ton Forcing a Change in Methods
That Had Long Been in Force

Gaping the painful process" Of being
forced 10 the raise for the past seve-
raj months. The Times makes no such
assertion, as it does not know that
such is a fact, but it does know
that the great mining corporations
doing business in this county are cap
able Of such propaganda, All this pa
per desires, so far as the mining bus
mess in this county is, concerned, is
that the workmen in this great indus
try are treated fairly--as human be-
ings.
Whether or not ..the4m mine owners
will feel sufficiently resentful to want
to bring SUIT against the War Labor
Board for the recent raise in the wage
scale at Herculaneum, which was re-
sponsible for the latest raise in the
Lead Belt, remains to be seen. The
Guggenheim inerests, in particular,
are known to have a faculty Of taxi
ing things generally into their own
hands, and just what they may de-
eide to do in this case cannot be fore
told. Possibly they have been forced
to realize that Uncle Sam does not
propose to be hampered or interferred
with in what he considers his duty.
Then there is still another possible
horn to the dilemma. The st. Joe So.
may possibly conclude that Robert
Holmes is responsible for this "inter-
fering" in their business, and may
again sue him for damages. There is
such a suit now pending against him
by this company, even though the
Holmes family are among the largest
shareholders of St. Joe Co. stock.
While the fight that has been on for
several years past between the st.
Joe Co. and Robert Holmes has doubt
less cost the latter considerable time
and expense, the st. Joe Co. has by
no means escaped, and it is perfectly
safe proposition that the former will
continue to as cheerfully pay the ex-
pense entailed on him by such litiga-
ton, as will the latter, just so long as
anything like justice is obtained for
the laboring man, which appears to
be one of Mr.. Holmes principal OBJ
jects in life. A full measure of sue
cess to him, is the earnest wish of
The Times.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-08-16
Ford Owners,
Attention

l have just the thing you have been
needing-a RADI0-LITE-for your
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Cannot get out of order. 1t is the
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LITE costs you only $500, and gives
100 per cent increase in light at low
speed and positively protects bulbs
from burning out ON high speed. Your
money refunded if not satisfactory.
Order one at once, or write for fur
ther information. .. E. DAVIS, Box
Cd, Knob Lick, No. %s.s-s
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-08-16
Slaekers Must Go.

The fourth Liberty loan drive is soon
to be inaugurated, which will involve
by far the greatest loan the Govern
ment has ever asked the people to
raise. And it will mean quick action
as the period that will be given to the
sale of these Liberty bonds will not be
of long duration. 1t will, therefore, be
necessary to get everything in order
before the initiation of such drive to
proceed with the sale of such bonds
without unnecessary delay, in order
to accomplish this stupendous task in
the best possible way.
In order to start this drive off pro-
perly all the people must be brought
to full realization of what is expec-
ted of them. In other words, many
should be notified just how many
bonds they will be expected to buy, es-
pecially those who have earned the
reputation up to this time of being
slackers in this regard. Every man
and woman who have not acquitted
themselves in the past, in the way of
purchasing Liberty bonds, in the mon
ner that their financial condition
would justify, should be made to un-
derstand, plainly and unequivocGlly,
just what amount they will be expect
ed to buy in the approaching drive,
There is no longer any room for the
Stacker in the country. A Stacker is
a traitor. There is no getting around
that plain designation. They are
really worse than was Benedict
Arnold, who really received some
bloody money for his trcachery. The
person who buys a, Liberty Bond really
makes tho best investment in the
world today; while those that can
possibly make such purchase, and
who fail TO- do so, should have what he
has taken from him, and then forced to
4 tread waterqas long as possible, or
swim to Germany. This country has
no ships to spare to carry such lost
and damned souls across the water,
any more than it has no waste land on
which such characters, should be per-
mitted to exist. -
The Times has heard Of several cas-
es in this county where the draft laws
are apparently being evaded, which
should receive mere strict attention.
| One case in particular is that OF a
young business man, Of draft age,
married but having no child, who
lives with his father-in-law, has an
apparently prosperous business, which
lie claims Is unincumbered, rides in
4 his own automobile, and who yet
claims exemption, on the ground that
his wife is not sufficiently strong to
work. Shame on such a characterl
What would be your definition of him !?
1t is now high time that all such
i slackers were being weeded out. Any
u community would be better off with
| out suchiFexcuses" for manhood.
! Tho time is now here for drastic
: action in this matter. Those who are
not for the United States are for Ger
many. There is no getting away
from such proposition. The. traitors
J can no longer be tolerated. They
must get right--or get out. The boys
, Iwho are making their noble fight fol
. the liberation of the world MUST
, BE UNANIMOUSLY. SUPPORTED
GET READY FOR THE DRIVE.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-08-16

The policy that has been adopted
by the Wilson administration of TAX
ing hand in the fixing of wages,
where the former wage scale is shown
to be insufficient, is bringing about
needed relief in all districts through
out the country, and especially in. all
those sections where aflarge amount
of labor is required. Last week The
Times told Of how the Government
War Labor Board had decided on a
raise in the wages of all laborers in
the great smelling plant at Hercula-
neum of from 10 to 33 1-3 per cent,
and also suggested that while such
increase was good, as far as it went,
it should be put into effect through
out the Lead Belt of st. Francois coun-
ty. a.f a
This week The Times is pleased to
be able to state that the lead COM
panies, anticipating such action by the
War Labor Board, has granted an in
crease in the pay of all laborers of
from zoe to SOC per shift. This in
crease will give to all underground
workers an increase of Soc per shift,
and to top men zoe to 30c per shift.
Whether or not such increase will be
considered sufficient by the War La
bor Board remains to be seen. But it
does at least demonstrate the fact that
the big employers of labor are COM
ing to appreciate the fact that tho
Government is not only willing, but
ready, to intercede in behalf of labor,
wherever it is seen that the laborers
are not getting the wages they are
justly entitled to.
The increasepthat went into effect
last week in regard to the workmen i'll
the Herculaneum plant also provided
that the raise in the wages should date
from last April. The Times is not in
formed as to whether or not the later
raise in the wages of the mine work
men date back at all, but we do not
believe it does. If not, this is per-
haps another reason for the mine
owners so promptly coming across"
with the raise, in the hope of i'm
pressing the War Labor Board with
their Willingness" to do the Square
thing" by their workmen, and thus es-
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-08-16
LOCAL BOARD NEWS

A call for two negroes to go to
camp within 8 days after August %
has been received. They are Bob
Williams and Phil Thornton.
A call for-seven limited service
men to leave within2 days after Aug.
80 has been made. They are: Mar
shall Inman, Lee Emmett Polk, Louis
Edward Ames, Harry Cecil Jennings,
Douglas Macdonald Dunbar, Charlie
Joseph Baker and Henry Albert Har-
ris.
Geo. Estol Mallow left Wednesday
for Camp Funston and Francisco Gil
bilterra left st. Louis yesterday, un.
der orders from this board, for the
same place.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-08-16
Complete List of Districts in County,
Captains and Amounts Raised, To-
gether With Allotments and Balances

In the drive Of June 28th the dis
tricts marked with opposite their
number exceeded their quota. An
other allotment has been made, adding
to their quotas and decreasing that Of
districts less able to purchase. II is
difficult matter to make an equita--
Bile allotment of quotas. Those hav-
ing it in charge have cndcavored to
make a fair and just one:
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-08-16

Tho following table gives the names
of the Captains of the Pershing Drive,
to be made between now and mid
night, August 26th, for the purpose
of making good the deficiency in the
sale of War Savings Stamps by st.
Francois county; also the allotments
of each district and the amount that
has been provided, showing the bal
ance to be raised.
The Press., 1918-03-21

Edward Shea of Camp Deyens, Aver, was home over Sunday.
 Francis Mullins of Bristol was in town Sunday visiting relatives
 Miss Helen Linnell spent the week. end in Manchester with friends.
 Mrs. Edward Stephens of Nit Vernon. N. Y, is visiting relatives in town.
 Roy Johnson of Camp Devens, Aver. was iu town over Sunday visit. ing friends. @
 Miss Gertrude Holt, who teaches in Manchester, has been home i'll with the grip and a cold.
 A theatrical troupe has engaged St Edwards hall for Easter week and will give stage performances each evening.
 Rev. c Fl. Puffer will be the four. minute speaker at the OOmique theatre Saturday evening; his topic is" Ship building. "
 The following week there will be the usual Holy week exercises at St Edwards church and Sunday will be observed as Palm Sunday.
 Peter Dawson, aged 62. died at St. Francis hospital Friday. He is sur vived by two brothers, John Dawson of Beacon, N Y, and Michael Daws -sou of this place. The body was buried in Pittsfeld.
 In accordance with plans of the State Council of Defense an agrioul- tural survey of all towns in the state will be made commissioning March 25. Those appointed to do the work in Stafford are Ralph A. Booth. Everett L Fletcher. Fl. A Glszier, Theodore Martin, Wayland 8 Charter, 4 n. Cady, Francis W.AChaffee, John M Larnad, Roland B. Hatoh, W o Rockwell, Myron ". Leonard Frank l.. Upham. Martin M GoodelI and Austin Witt , o..
 Amos G Henderson. aged 69, died afternoon of carcinoma of stomach at his late home on Main street, after a long illness. Dir. Henderson was born in Scotland in Is49 and came to this country when one year old. He was married to- Aleza Nicely 46 years ago and has resIded in this town for eight years. He is survived by his wife, two bruthers, George of Mansfield and Walter of New York, and 8 sister, Mrs Jeanette Sohaffer,, of New Haven, and four daughters and q son. Mrs. John Hanlon of Providence. R. |, Archie of Boston, Mass, Jeanette, Isabella and Mabel of this place. The funeral will be held at the home to- morrow at 10 a. m, and the body will be placed in the tomb with burial in Mansfield later. Rev. L. Rees will officiate.
The Press., 1918-03-21
HOLLAND.

The Epworth League of the Let M. E. church will hold social in the town hall Friday evening. !, MT. and Mrs. Donald J. Grant anG Ison of Mapping were the guests ovel Sunday of MT. and Mrs. Frank T, lNewoomb.
 The Thursday evening meeting o1 Ithe Congregational church will be held at the parsonage with Rev. anc Mrs. B. E. Case.
 The prayer meeting of the Lee M. E. church will be held Thursday even ing at the home of MT. and Mrs. Myron G. Sparrow.
 The social committee of the Y. P. Is. O. E. are rehearsing the play sts Photographers, - which they will give next month.
 The pupils of the Hicks memorial school are practioing for patriotic entertainment in the near future. The proceeds are to be used for the Red Gross work.
 Mir. and Mrs. Wm. c. Williston of Springfield and MT. and Mrs. Fred Olds of Andover wore the guest Sun day of MT. and Mrs. Myron G. Sparrow and family.
 A letter was read in the Congre' gational Sunday school from Gordon Christopher. He is somewhere in France in the trenches and reports his enjoying it very much
 Communion was observed Sunday in tho Congregational church. Two united with the church by profession of faith, Miss Phyllis N. Newcomt and Miss Florence E. Moacham.
 Miss Lilly K. Roos of Delhi, NY, was recently the guest of her uncle Hugo Harmer On her return tril Miss Minnie Harmer accompanied hP1 as far as Hartford where she spent { few days.
 The Red Cross will meet Tuesday afternoon at tue home of Mrs. l. ! IVEu0SU 44uAL. A u ASS tItA' been started by few who feel tht need of studying the most popnlal language of the day.
 Dr. Paul P. Swett of Hartford made a professional call un Dr. Willard W Simmons Sunday. Dr. Simmons has been confined to his home with rheumatism for a long time and Ina! not been out of his chair for over three months.
 At the meeting of the Thrift Stamp Club Wednesday evening at 1.-the home of Rev. B. F. Case, the following officers were elected Pres, Rev. B. F. Case; secretary, Wm. B. Ludlow; program, Mrs. Wm. B Ludlow, Mrs. c. H. Reed, Miss Luoile AgaTd. ......-
 At the Y. P. $. c. E. meeting Sunday evening tho twenty third Psalm was the topic. A poem, "'The Song of the Syrian Guest' was read by Wm. B. Ludlow, ana the Misses Katherine Bartlett and Miss Frances Tomijan sang. There was business meeting of the society at the close.
The Press., 1918-03-21
ELLINGTON. Ns-A.1 TL

Mrs. E. B. Neff of Rockville has returned from a weeks visit with heI daughter, Mrs. A. NJ. Richardson.
 Miss Anna Downes, who has been caring for her sister law, Mrs. Wm. Downes, in Wilmington for two weeks, returned home Sunday.
 Leslie Dimock, who has been em. ployed by Robert Hyde in Ellington during the winter, is now working for his brother, Perlin Dimock, in West Stafford.
 Joseph Moss, who has been the rural mail carrier for about sixteen years through Crystal Lake, has resigned and his successor is Mir. Hartman of Rock vile who began his duties Monday morning.
The Press., 1918-03-21
American MedaIs of Honor

It will surprise many to learn that medal of honor of the United States, given for bravery on the field of battle, has existed ever since the Civil war. It is five-pointed star of rose gold tin- ish, bearing the head of Minerva and the inscription, United States of America" Upon each point of the star Is an oak leaf. The sinr Itself is en- circled by a green enamel laurel wreath. Surmounting the star. and wreath is an eagle resting on a bar, upon which is the word "Valor" in raised letters. The reverse side Is left plain for engraving the name of the recipient, which is preceded by the in scription,% Congress to -" The decoration is pendent from q concealed pin by blue watered-siIk ribbon. upon which are embazoned 13 stars in white. The medal, which Is the same In every instance, is bestowed upon commissioned and noncommissiOned ranks alike.
 Chile has 6,014 miles of government owned roiIN"1YS
The Press., 1918-03-21
UNION.

Leon Roberts of Camp Merritt, N. J., is home on fve.days' fur. tough.
 The Ladies Aid society will have an entertainment at the town hall, Wednesday evening at ' 30. If stormy Wednesday it will be held the follow. ing evening. A play entitled "The Matrimonial Advertisement, y will be given and several readings by the young people, also dialogue, entitled "Going Somewhere. {" After the entertainment sandwiches, coffee, cake and ice cream will be served. Ad. mission: Adults, 5 cents; children, 10 cents. Hostesses: Miss Mahel Heck and Mrs. T. O. Newell.