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The Farmington times., 1918-09-13
PRIMROSE

Miss Rhoda Miller of Bonne Terre
spent the weekend at the home OF
her sister, Mrs. C. C. Blackwell, of
near Melzo.
Mrs. Hoelzel and daughter, Miss
Minnie, of Melzo, were shopping in
Bonne Terre one day last week. While
there they visited at the home of E.
F. Meyer,
Miss Nellie Moon was a guest of
Misses Elsie and Edna Rawson Sat-
urday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Holdman and lit
tie son were Bonnie Terre visitors one
day last week.
Mrs. Hattie Crossman was a guest
at the home of VIM. Moon Saturday
evening.
Mrs. Ida Jones and children spent
Sunday evening at the home Of Sam
uel Whittier.
Mrs. Alice Moon was a guest at the
home of Morris Jones one evening
last week.
Several from here attended B. Y. P.
u. at the Prospect school house last
Sunday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Jones and lit
tie son were Bonne Terre visitors one
day last week.
Richard Rawson and family Of
Bonne Terre spent Sunday here with
relatives.
Lawton Crossman and Samuel
Jones were guests at the home of
VIM. Rawson one evening the latter
part of last week.
Willis moon was guest at the
home of VIM. Moon one day last week.
Miss Nellie Moon was a guest of
Miss Katie Hoelzel of Melzo one eve
ming last week.
Morris Jones, Lydle Williams and
John Pettes attended an administrat-
or's sale near Blackwell Saturday.
School opened here last Tuesday
morning. Miss Vada Humphrey has
been employed to teach.
James Rice of near Bonne Terre
transacted business in the vicinity Of
Melzo one evening the latter part of
| last week.
Everybody is blowing for wheat.
Lawton Crossman and Charley Law
son, Misses Minnie Hoelzel and Nell
lie Moon motored to the Iron Noun
tain Lake Sunday and spent the day.
w. A. Jones and family of Melzo
motored to Arcadia last Sunday and
spent the day. During their absence
| someone attempted to burglarize the
store as the ware room was broken
into.
Ferman Moon was a guest at the
home of Morris Jones Friday morn
ing.
Lee Turley transacted business in
Bonne Terre one day last week.
Several from here attended church
at the Prospect school Saturday night.
Willis Moon transacted business in
Bonne Terre one day last week.
Mrs. John Rawson was shopping in
Bonne Terre one day last week.
John Cash of near Big River at
tended the agricultural meeting at the
Primrose school house Saturday night.
The Farmington times., 1918-09-13
Mrs. L. F. Reed left Thursday for
Kansas City to visit for several days.
BONNIE TERRE

Mrs. Sallie Raines was in Flat River
Sunday visiting friends.
Miss Pearl Thompson went to Her
culaneum Friday, returning Sunday,
where she visited friends.
John Poston of the local post office
was in Flat River Sunday afternoon.
Grandpa Berry, our mail carrier to
and from the station, was a Flat Riv-
er Sunday. 1880
A farewell reception was rendered
the family of Rev. w. w. Pierce in the
Baptist church Tuesday evening,
where members of the church and
friends of the late pastor gave them a
showing of their esteem. The fam
lily will leave shortly for Louisville,
KY, where Rev. Pierce will attend a
college the coming year, unless he is
called for Y. M. c. A. service.
The first number of the lecture
course for this winter will be here
Oct. 1st, in the Lyceum building. A
good, strong course is contracted for,
the first number being lecture by a
Canadian soldier, Sergt. John Flahiff
Paul Marrell came in from Lead
wood to spend Sunday with home
molks.
Henry Radle of Pennington was in
this city Friday.
The colored folks will observe
Emancipation day Sept. %, with 8
patriotic program on the hill.
Mrs. w. G. Patton and children have
returned from a visit with relatives
at Marvyille. Mo.
The funeral of Frank Hill, former
citizen, who died in East st. Louis
last week, was held here Sunday anc
burial made in the Hill family Gene
terry. Four children survive, they be
ing: Mrs. C. f. Swarty, Frank Hill
Jr., Miss Susie Hill, and Mrs. w. H
Combs.
The death of Mrs. Gertrude Hooc
took place in this city Sunday, ant
the body was taken to Doe Run fol
burial Tuesday. She leaves HUSBAND
and one son. She was daughter ot
Mr.. and Mrs. Clay Thurman.
Chas. East is advertising a sale ant
will 90 to live with his daughter neal
Melzo. Mr.. East has been in poo
health for some time, but is improv
ing.
The Farmington times., 1918-09-13

Paul Perret and Arnon Waller of
Hazel Run visited at the home of VIM.
e. Heaton Wednesday.
Misses Anna and Ada Heaton were
guests of their sister, Mrs. H. C.
Rhodes, Monday evening.
Several from here attended the par
ty at Matt Nussbaumer's Saturday
night.
H. C. Rhodes was a Herculaneum
visitor Wednesday.
Mrs. r. H. Rowe visited her daugh-
ters in st. Louis the latter part of
the week.
Edw. Heaton of St. Louis visited
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. E.
Heaton, Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Hazel Weller of Hazel Run
and Miss Eta Moore of Flat River
were guests of Mrs. Smith Waller
Saturday and Sunday.
Misses Anna Heaton, Gertrude and
Gladys Wass, Lon and George Moore
and Bryan Thurman attended the par
ty at Mr.. Nussbaumer's Saturday
night.
H. C. Rhodes was a Flat River vis-
itor Saturday and Sunday. a.
Floyd Long and Steve Sykes were
Festus visitors Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. E. Heaton and
children were guests of their daugh-
ter, Mrs. H. G. Rhodes, Sunday eve
ming.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Whitesell visit
ed at the home of Mrs. Effie Turley
| Wednesday evening.
Cpoith Wn11o,. n Don-o To.-1
visitor one day last week.
! Arthur and Alb Sykes of st. Louis
| visited their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S.
A. Sykes, Saturday and Sunday.
Albert Riddle visited Edw. Heaton
Sunday evening.
Misses Elsie and Susie Richardson
of French Villege were guests of
their aunt, Mrs. Frank Richardson,
Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Rowe and chill
dren, Evelyn and Lindell, were guests
of relatives in Bonne Terre Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Barley of Ha-
eel Run visited Mrs. Barbey's moth
er, Mrs. Sarah Rowe, Sunday.
Miss Gustina Buscher was shopping
in Bonne Terre Monday.
Mrs. Fred Polite and children of
Festus were guests of relatives here
Saturday and Sunday.
Several from here have been at
tending the Fair in DeSoto this week.
A party was given at the home of
MIR. and Mrs. Smith Waller Saturday
night. The following were present:
Misses Elsie and Susie Richardson,
Mamie Benham, Anna Rowe, Blanche
Sykes, Ada, Olga and Elsie Heaton,
Nettie and Eta Moore, Hazel Waller;
Messrs. Amos AuBuchon, Wiland
Burgess McCarty, Paul and George
Perrett, Otto and Alb Doe, Arnon Wal
ler, Edw. Heaton, Arthur, Alb, Steve,
Earl and Clarence Sykes, Urel Ham
mock, Albert Riddle, Jake Buscher,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Eaton and Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl Moore. All present re-
ported fine time.
The Farmington times., 1918-09-13

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Payne visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas Skaggs of Mine La
Motto Sunday.
Mrs. Paralee Abshier leaves Monday
for California, where she will spend
the winter with her two sons who live
there.
Miss Anna Tetley and Miss Della
Robinson were business visitors in
Pennington Friday.
Little Miss Evelyn Clayton of st.
Louis was guest of Miss Florine Webb
Saturday and Sunday. t
DR.. and Mrs. T. L. Haney are visit
ing the parents of DR.. Haney at Coff-
man this week.
Lionel Rehkop, Cloud Cole, Earl
Limbaugh, Forrest Murrill and Kos
suth Allen were down from st. Louis
Saturday visiting home folks.
Miss Blanche Beaudin returned Sat-
urday from St. Louis, where she has
been employed and will now attend
business college at Pennington.
Glenn Webb of St. Louis is home
visiting with parents for a few days.
He will return to st. Louis after Reg
istration Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. V. Smith visited
Mrs. W. E. Papin of Desloge Sunday.
James Scott and wife of Goodwater,
Mo-, returned home Friday, after
spending two weeks here visiting rel
atives. Arthur Mayberry accompanied
them home, taking them through in
his car.
Joe Briley and family of Leadwood
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. L. s.
Simpson Saturday.
Chas. F'linchbeau and wife and lit
tie daughter, Lucille, and Fred Die.
mer and family of Picher, Okla, were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. M. L. Miller
Monday.
Len Richardson and family OF
Loughboro passed through here from
Bonne Terre Saturday, where they
had been visiting friends and relatives
Rev. H. A. Smoot, pastor of the
First Baptist Church here, and Rev
W, W. Pierce of Bonne Terre exchang.
ed pulpits Sunday for the morning
services.
Miss Salome Graves has just re.
turned from five weeks stay at Dex.
ter, Mo-, spending her vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Richardson anc
daughter arrived Wednesday of las
week from Pitcher, Okla, to visit rel.
atives here. Mr.. Richardson lef
Tuesday for his home but Mrs. Rich
The Farmington times., 1918-09-13

MARE STRAYED--Dark Brown,
almost black, about years old, about
l5 hands high, small saddle lump on
back, shod in front. Reward for in
formation leading to her return to
jeff Mcdowell, R. F. D. No. 6, Farm
ington. 35-2t
The Farmington times., 1918-09-13
WALES MINES

4 Miss Sally4 Semar visited her pa
rents at Frankclay from Friday un-
Til Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Moore Of st.
Louis and Miss Nettie Moore of Flat
River were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Smith Waller q few days during the
week. -.s,,3r., -.ssg,,,....
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-22
CONFERENCE 0F
 CATHOLIC CLERGY Meeting of North Alabama Deanery Proves of Great
 Interest

At the mi-annual conference of the senior clergy of the Catholic church of the north Alabama deaney, held at St. Paups rectory Wednesday, the fol- lowing were present: The Very Rev Dean James k. Coyle. St. JPaul's church. the Rev Father Dennis, St. Vincents hos pital; the Rev. Father Canepa, St. Marks; the Rev. Father Reichmeycr. Our Lady Immaculate; the Rev Father O'Kelly, Our Lady of Sorrows; the Rev. Father Lugousky. St. Stanislaus; the Rev Father Carroll, Blessed Sacra- ment: the Rev. Father Schmidtner. St. James, Gadsden: and the Rev. Father Earl, Sacred Heart, Anniston. Dean Coyle opened the conference with prayer and presided.
 Father Reichmeyer read a paper on the Gospel O. St. Mark, establishing the fact that Mark was really the author of the book attributed to him.
 Father Lugousky contributed q brief but forceful treatise, on the Catholic sac rament of matrimony. He spoke In Latin.
 Father Carroll. in brochure on Moral Theology" discussed church censures, and drew distinctions between excom- munication, suspension and intcrdtct. The changes brought with church legis- lation by the new cannon law was clear ly set forth,
 Father Downs submitted an illuminat- ing paper on "Altars and Church Fur nishings.'
 Fathers Schmidtner and Earl made short talks The conference IS said to have been one of the most interesting yet held.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-22
NOTED PRESBYTERIAN
 DIVINE WILL PREACH HERE SUNDAY NIGHT
Dr. w. w.. Moore of Richmond to In- stall Dr. MacSporran as Pastor
 of First Church

Dr. W. w. Moore. president of Union Theological Seminary, Richmond, Va., and one of the most noted Presbyterian divines in the entire country, being a man of splendid personal appearance and magnetism, as we'll as noted theo- logian, will officiate on Sunday night at the First Presbyterian church upon the installation of Dr. J. A. MacSporran, the pastor of that church, who has recently taken up his work here.
 Dr. Moore will, aside from presiding at the service, preach the sermon. He will be assisted by Rev. A. Grady Harris of Camp Sheridan, pastor of the Sec end Presbyterian church, who is now a chaplain in the army. He will charge the congregation. Rev. J. w. Hick- man of the Vine Street Presbyterian church, will charge the pastor, while F. D. II. Spiva will act as elder, complet- ing the commission.
 The Vine street and Second Presby- tcrian churches will omit their usual Sunday evening services in order that they may worship with the First Pres byterian congregation on this occasion. It is understood that other Presbyterian congregations will do likewise.
 While in the city Dr. Moore will ba the guest of Judge John H. Miller.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-22
MOTOR TRUCK ROUTE BETWEEN GADSDEN
 AND B|RM|N CHAM
Line Will Be Put in Opera ton as Soon as Competent Drivers Are Secured.
 To Establish Others

The plan to connect Gadsden and Birmingham by motor truck mail route has been adopted by the government and will be put in operation as soon as competent drivers. can be secured for the route, according to statement made last nIght by Bradley E. Strope, motor truck route agent, representing James l. Blakesley fourth as/istaht postmaster general MT. StroI< states the government wants men of recog- nized mechanical ability. Two drivers will be employed on these routes, each one working every other day. The Gadsden route will be connected with Rome, also.
 MT Strope states these routes, the object of which is to bring the con- sumer and retailer in the city in direct communication with the producer, have been established in every state east of the Mississippi and in the west, and would have been in many more states by this time but for the interference by the war with the obtaining Of trucks for this purpose It is the plan of the government to eventually con meet Birmingham with Atlanta. Chatta- nooga, Knoxville, and Mobile, via Montgomery Any farmer will be per- mitted to stop the drivers of any of these trucks anywhere on the route and mail letters or parcel post pack ages. By this plan produce can be re- ceived in Birmingham from any place on the route in four hours or less after it has been delivered to the driver. A large trunk line truck of a ton and half capacity will be used on the route out of Birmingham
 L. G. Jenkins, travelling mechanician, rural motor truck service, is in Birmingham to give instructions to prospective drivers about the care and operation of the trucks. MT. Strope, also, will gladly furnish any infornia- tion he can about the service during his sojourn here. He states that it is due to the untiring efforts of Birming- hams postmaster R. B. Smyer. that it was decided to- connect Birmingham and the cities named by motor truck mail routes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-22
Stolen Goods Being Rounded Up Here
 Runs Into Thousands
Inspector Moore of the Secret Service Law Division Compliments
 Police and Detectives

Several weeks ago the theft of goods ranging in variety from those handled in small retail drug store to whole which ran into the thousands, was un- covered by the local detectives
 These goods were being stolen from the cars of various railroad companies lead- ing into Birmingham. Several arrests have been made in connection with the thefts and hundreds of dollars worth of goods have been recovered at various times.
 Yesterday afternoon Detectives Pitt man and Burgc with R. H., Moore of the United States railroad administra- tion, recovered from the store of Joe Rosenburg, a merchant of Bessemer 216 pairs of shoes, eight dozen pairs of over alls six dozen suits of underwear and '13 bolts of cotton flannel, valued at ap- proxima,ely s1200. besides smaller quan- titles of goods found at other places in Bessamer. They also returned $220 worth of cigars and cigarettes to the C.. c. Snider Cigar X Tobacco Co.,, and s1O50 worth of Portina cigars to w. C.. Patter- son, claim agent of the Seaboard. The officers still have a large quantity of unidentified goods on hand, 1t Is report ed. Inspector Moore of the secret, serv- ice law division and property protec- tion section arrived few days, ago to take part in the rounding up" and stat ed last night that too much could not be said in praise of the police and de- tective departments in their work and co operation shown since he has been here. M
 Raymond M Hudson attorney for the property protection section of the rail- road administration, will arrive this aft crnoon, it is said. to prosecute all all legged thieves concerned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-22
CHRISTMAS CARTONS DISTRIBUTED BY RED
 CROSS COMMITTEE
Time Limit for Overseas Packages is
 Nearing Close and Early Return of Cartons is Urged

Many. Christmas cartons are being dls- tributed by the committee of the Red Cross.i charge of this work and a good number are being returned for shipment daily.
 Persons who have just received their foreign labels can secure the carton by applying to Christmas parcel headquar- ters, 20OS First avenue and presenting foreign label. Instructions will be fur nished with the box and must be fol- lowed. After the boxes are packed they must be returned to headquarters for inspection and the committee will pre- pare them for mailing.
 Postage iii the amount of 36 cents should accompany the parcel but should not be placed on the box and neither should the foreign label. Packages will be received for shipment until November 30, no parcel being received after that date. Mrs. Gaston Terrence, chairman of this committee urges everyone to return their parcels to headquarters at the earliest time possible so as to avoid the rush and congestion at the last minute.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-22

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 I nm glad to know that the Civic association Is promoting a great community thanksgiving, as an- nounced in your columns this morn ing, and I feel sure that the CO., operatien of all the churches will be given in this glad expression of the mighty throb or joy that fills the heart of our great, patriotic and splendid community; but while commenting this timely enterprise unreservedly, trust that n note of emphasis upon the chief purpose of Thanksgiving Day and especially of this particuiar Thanksgiving Day, will not be out of place.
 Our people of every name (ns far as my observation has gone) have not in the past kept the day in n profound and general spirit of deep thankfulness to Almighty God for his mercifuI goodness, and num- berless blessings youchsafed to us individually ano as a nation--"as- sembline ourselves in our various houses of worship 10 offer up our loving gratitude, praise and thanks" and to recopsecrate our selves to Hts service.
 There Is not room enough in aII of the houses of public worship for white people of every form of re- liEiOn in our midst to accommodate
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-22
Pastor Urges Everybody To Obserue ThanksgiUi By Assembling in the Churches

20 per cent of the white population of our city. If that be the case (nnd I am certain that 1t isl if we are to keep this Thanksgiying Day in q manner that does not dishonor God, and in any way worthy of the com munity, every house of worship in the city will be crowded to the doors next Thursday morning. By all means, let us have splendid service planned by the Civic asso- citation, but let us not allow this holy day to be neglected as in the past.
 Why cannot the city fathers de- clare Thanksgiving Day a day of cessation of business dedicated to God in recognition of His mar velous goodness and manifest blessings to uss Let us nII as- semble in our churches next Thurs day and make thanksgiving in some measure worthy of the great occasion, and in keeping the day let us not forget to remember each other as members of the great fam fly of our common Father, md thereby be drawn more closely to- gether, remembering that "we all be brethren"-Christia of every name, Jews and GentiIes, and those that are not numbered in any camp; for certainly Thanksgiving Day especially this Thanksgiving Day is n holy day for all of our people. "Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet, be with HIS yet, lest we forget"
 WILLOUGHBY N tCLAYBROoK, Rector St. Mary's EpiscopaI Church.
 Birmingham, November 21, 1918.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-22
Democratic Committee
 Will Meet Here Today Chairman and Secretary Will Be Elected and Committee Dr.
 ganized

For the purpose of organizing and to attend to such other matters as may come before it, the state democratic executive committee elected at the August primary will meet at the Tutwiler hotel at noon today. It is not believed that any mat ters of great importance other than the election of a chairman and secretary Will come up for consideration at this time'
 I. Kelly Dixon of Talladega, chair man of the old committee since last May, and w. D. Nesbitt or Bir1nln g. ham are the only members whose names have been mentioned in connection with the chairmanship, and it is probable that one of thsse will be elected.
 Ira Champion of Montgomery and Claude Estes of Birmingham, whose father, George H. Estes, was secretary of the old committee at the time or ms death recently, have been mentioned ln connection with the secretaryship.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-22
COAL PRODUCTION SHORT 19,l66 TONS
 FOR LAST WEEK
Influenza and Peace Cele- brati0ns Blamed for De- crease in Output by Pro-
 ductiOn Manager

Peace celebrations and influenza com bined to keep down coal production in the Birmingham district last week, the output being s291so tons, a decrease of 1s,1l6 tons. compared with the SS,soS tons mined the week before.
 The influenza epidemic, which it was believed a week or 10 days ago had sub sided, broke out again at several of the mines during the past week, and caused a considerable curtailment in the output. During the present week it has grown worse at some places, which fact will keep the tonnage down for several days yet.
 While influenza has been reported
 the past few days we have not been called on for help said Judge II. C.
 Selheimer, manager of production, yes-
 terday. and we are hoping that condi-
 tions will rapidly improve"
 Alabama coal interests are likely to
 permanently lose good part of the trade
 they controlled prior to the war unless
 some means of increasing the output is
 found" said Judge Selheimer. When
 the fuel administration created the zone
 system last spring 1t took away con siderable, part of the territory heretofore supplied by this district and placed it in other zones. Tennessee and Kentucky mines were permitted to ship to the Ten
 nessee valley towns, and Illinois and
 western Kentucky to the Mississippi val ley. Birmingham mines have been un-
 able even to supply the demands of the
 restricted territory and will not be able to do so again until the production here Is considerably increased.
 There is plenty of soft coal in the United States. but not in the Birming- ham district, and I fear we are going to see a good proportion of our trade permanently lost unless we exert greater efforts in the near future to take care of it. r.V
 With the loss of this trade not only will the operators suffer curtaiment of business, but npny of the miners will be out of employment. In order to keep our mines going full time when peace conditions are here again there
 must be a demand for their product. With the mines of other districts supplying l the trade that is rightfully Birmngham's s there will be less business for the oper- ators and less work for the miners. Now that the war Is over we have l got to look to the future interest of Bir- mingham; to see that she holds not only l her pre-war territory, but reaches out | for new trade To do this we have got | to be in position to supply the needs of | that trade territory. Coal is one of | our principal products and the people | of the southeast and the gulf states will take it if we have 1t to sell. If we | have not got it they will get 1t else where. It Is strictly business propo- siton and must be treated Nas such. The | operators and the miners are equally in- 1 terested; the operator in selling his coal | and the miner in keeping his job"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-22
Postmaster Smyer Asks Consideration of Public
 In Mailing Packages

Postmaster R. B. Smyer is calling on the public to cooperate with the local postoffice in preparing and mailing Christmas parcels and calls their atten- tion to the following suggestions which should be observed:
 Fully prepay postage on all parcels. Address parcels fully and plainly. Place name of sender on all matter. Pack ar ticles carefully; wrap them securely, but do not seal them,sa sealed parcels are subject to postage at letter rate. Mail parcels early. Insure valuable parcels.
 Inscriptions on parcels may be made such as: Do not open until Christmas Merry Christmas, Happy New Year. With best wishes, etc.
 Books may bear dedicatory inscrip- tions not of a personal nature.
 Communications prepaid at first class rate may be sent with parcels if placed in envelopes securely attached to the outside of parcels