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The Farmington times., 1918-02-08
COUNTY SCHOOL NOTES

Miss Mary Ware of the Loughboro
school writes: "As the older boys of
the school have usually had to drop
out of school early in the spring to
help on the farm, | am making up
those two weeks now by teaching on
Saturdays. Instead of school closing
the 10th of April, it will now close on
the 9Th. We are now owners of new
American flag which the children are
proud to say, we bought They were
given the flag as a premium for SELL
ing seeds for the Henry Field Seed Co.
We intend To fly it in front of our
building and let everyone see our col
ors."
Prin. Aubrey ]. Knight of the Nit
chell school states that his board has
purchased about $50 worth of supple
mentary books, two dozen kindergar-
ten chairs, basket and volley balls and
nets as well as few other supplies.
He further states that a new flag
pole has been ordered for the school
and that on the arrival of the same he
expects to have short fag-raisine
program.
P. w. Key Of the Davis Crossing
school is taking hold of the Thrift
Stamp campaign in most effective
way. He is asking not only his pupils
to join his War Savings Society, but
their parents as well. Mr.. Keay is de-
termined to make a great showing
and will succeed.
List of pupils receiving attendance
certificates from this office, continued:
Ruth Ringer and Damon Ringer of
the Walnut Grove school; Matilda
Bieser, Herbert Burlbaw, Ernest Burl-
baw and Leanna Laws of the Valley
Forge school; Margaret Rickus and
Ethel Black of the Copenhagen school;
Zell Meyer, Haden Counts, Adalia
Cleve, Arthur White and Roberta
Meyer of the independence school;
Jessie Eaton, Susie Hardy, Ralph Eat
on and Rosa Isenman cf the Cedar
Falls school; Grace Robertson and Es-
tclla Buxton of the Barton school;
Platt Welker and Roy Bray of the
Hildebright school, Elberta Richard
son, Henry Richardson and Ivan Rich
ardson of the Roughly school, and
May Reed, Glenwood Hutchings of
the Patterson school, and Rosa Burch,
Wilma Burch, Rosa Raby and Noah
Raby of the Burch school.
An extract from the report of the
State Superintendent on the work of
the Desloge High School is as fol-
lows: "The report of the high school
inspector before me shows that your
high school is well equipped, well Or
ganized and that the work of students
and teachers was found satisfactory
by the inspector. am pleased, there
fore, to retain your high school on the
list of approved high schools of the
The Farmington times., 1918-02-08
COUNTY COURT

Court met in regular session Mon
day morning, adjourning Tuesday
evening to attend the National Con-
ference Of Road Builders in session
this week at the American Hotel, in
st. Louis. The Court expects to re-
convene today. "a
Geo. May of Flat River granted
billiard table license for IL months.
Court makes settlement with T. H.
Weddle, road overseer, Dist. No. l.
Same as to E. o. Brooks, District
No. Z. $3.50
Same as to Harry Sutton, District
No. 21.
Same as to W. L. Eaton, District
No. 16.
Alex C. Hanson borrows $500 from
school fund.
Settlement made and approved
with G. F. Boyd, road overseer, Dist.
No. Is.
Same as to John Cash, Dist. No. 6.
Bond of Martha Meyers ordered re-
leased from record.
Settlement made with VIM. Dugal,
road overseer, Dist. No. 10.
Same as to NJ. F. Goggins, Dist
No. 25. .
Foreign Insurance Tax money ap-
portioned among school districts sup
plying free text books to their stu
dents.
Court orders bridge erected across
Big River at ford near Iron Mountain
depot at Blackwell.
New road ordered opened as prayed
for by petition of J. d. Huff ct AL;
Adam Weiss allowed $3.50 for right of
way and removal of fences.
E. o. Presnell ct al, make report
on right of way for new road.
The Farmington times., 1918-02-08
SHALL WE FEED THE BIRDS?

Our younger readers should take
pleasure in feeding the soutdoor birds
at times when the deep SHOWS and
hard frosts make it impossible for
them to get food from their regular
sources of supply. We all know that
the increasing cost of every kind of
food makes the times hard both for
man and beast and that we must avoid
waste that we may feed human suf-
pferers, to whom first our charity is
due.
But we can feed the birds at such
times as they may be threatened
with starvation without taking an
atom of food away from any human
sufferer. Could we count the pounds
of food suitable for birds which we
throw away in places where birds
cannot get it, the figures would amaze
us and we should realize that our
wastefulness and neglect to feed hun
CRY wild birds were nothing short of
cruelty.
Crumbs, crusts and scraps from the
table make the very best food for the
birds and no one will be the poorer
anu HoIle VIII Ue deprived VI HeceS-
sary food if these odds and ends are
placed for the use of our bird allies.
Let US be willing to adopt meatless
or wheatless days to relieve those
whom war has brought to the verge of
starvation and also let us meanwhile
give thought, and hand when need
ed, to our bird friends by living waste
less days. eAay
The Farmington times., 1918-02-08

The first American transport, con-
veying soldiers to France, has been
sunk by a German submarine, and
about 260 American soldiers were
drowned. This wholesale murder
that is what it is--naturally suggests
the question, "What will be done with
Germany when she is once licked
licked hard-and lies helpless. No
thing short Of total dismemberment
of that country, in the opinion of
The Times, and dividing it between
those countries she is trying to rape,
will be acceptable to Uncle Sam.
The Farmington times., 1918-02-08
SILVER MINE PROPERTY TO
BE IN OPERATION AGAIN SOON

News from Mr.. Henry Knox of
New York this week reveals the fact
that the tungsten mine at Silver Mine
is to be re-opened in the near future,
possibly within month or six weeks,
and operated on scale larger than
heretofore attempted.
George Warren Tower, who spent
more than a week here last fall en-
amining the ores, is to be the new su-
perintendent and will remain at the
property. Mr. Tower spent two yeaDs
at Portugal working tungsten prop
critics and while there discovered and
perfected process of treating the
ores which increases the grade Of the
concentrates from 4S to 65 per cent.
His process will be used at the Silver
Mine property.
Mr.. Knox says that more and diff
ferent machinery will be installed at
the mill and that it is the intention
of the owners to make the property
a much larger producer Of tungsten
ores than had at first been planned.
1t will be remembered that with the
resignation of Mr.. Edmundson to 60
into the army, the work began to be
gradually suspended. Many feared
that with some legal difficulties, the
property would be abandoned. The
news that bigger things will be at
tempted is a source of much pleasure
to the people of the county. The own
ers have shown, and are showing
commendablc spirit Of cooperation in
all matters of civic improvement and
their attitude in all business dealings
has been fair and prompt. The Mad
ison Mining Corporation has so con-
Quoted it's business in this county that
if it has an ill-wisher, we have net
heard of it.-Fredericktown Democrat
News.
The Farmington times., 1918-02-08

The Times is this week pleased to
present the name of Bert Stapp, a
splendid young Democrat of Lead
wood, as a candidate for the Demo-
cratic nomination for County Clerk of
st. Francois county, subject to the
will of the voters at the Nominating
Primary, which will be held on Aug.
9th. Mr.. Stapp is 27 years old and
has spent most of his life in Lead
wood, having been born in Iron coun-
ty, near the st. Francois county line.
He graduated from the Leadwood
high school, where he proved his in
dustry by close application to his
studies, and during vacations assisted
his father in the building trade. For
the past seven years Bert has held
the position of bookkecper and Sec
retary Of the Stretesky-Stapp Lum-
ber & Coal Co., in which he has dem
onstrated splendid business ability.
More than two years ago he was the
principal mover in establishing the
Leadwood Building & Loan Associa-
ton, which has prospered largely,
and Bert is still Secretary of that en-
terprise. He is splendidly qualified
to fill the position of County Clerk, is
an enthusiastic, working Democrat,
and his nomination would be in line
with the policy that must be pursued,
in this county if it is to remain in the
Democratic columns, of nominating
only coed. clean men for the different
offices.
The Farmington times., 1918-02-08

Roger A. Debourge, John Frank
O'Bannon, James Gordon milne, Os-
car Charles Book, Lynn "A. Horton,
Carless Province, Harry iKcllefman,
Enrico Mottal, Firman Jules Pratte.
The Farmington times., 1918-02-08
EXCUSES FOR DELAY
IN ROAD BUILDING

The man whc wants to wait until
the war is over before building bet
ter roads will find another excuse for
delay just as soon as the war ends.
1t is patriotic duty to improve our
public roads. The marketing of farm,
orchard and garden products will be
greatly facilitated by the building of
better roads. Don't be Stacker in the
road game.
The Farmington times., 1918-02-08
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Feb. Wesley Warden, Of Black
well, and Bertha Pruitt. of Blackwell.
Feb. Ewing C. Sternmetz, of
Bonne Terre, and Ornie Chandler, of
Bonne Terre.
Feb. 5-James C. Deweese, of Lead
wood, and Eva Hayman, of Leadwood.
The Farmington times., 1918-02-08

Present indications are that the St.
Louis street car strike is getting no
better fast. But the fares" must
suffer all the inconvenience while the
strike is on, and will soon be forced
to liquidatc all differences after
"peace" has been declared. Why
should the U. R. or the strikers wOr-
ry?
The Farmington times., 1918-02-08

first class. l wish to commend espec-
tally the care with which the elemen-
tary grades have been equipped. The
good conditions both in grades and in
high school speak we'll for Superin-
tendent and faculty"
CO. SUPT. OF SCHOOLS,
The Farmington times., 1918-02-08

It is announced that, with proper
conservation, the fuel shortage will
last all winter.
The Farmington times., 1918-02-08

Trotzky denounces the Kaiser but
he shows little disposition so far to
re,.ounce him.
The Farmington times., 1918-02-08

Just now the lion is unable to fine
a lamb to lie down with.
The Farmington times., 1918-02-08

Petrograd is all bound round with
a woolen string made in Germany.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-27

Sugar is extracted from 16 varieties OF
palms in Ceylon.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-27
The Spectator
KITES.

KITES.
In the brisk breeze which heralds
The approach of gusty March, the in
eVltaoie urcaln, by some spontaneous
premonitlon knew that it was kite
time, so hled himself to the corner
store for white pine box and tissue
paper.
A trip to his mothers sewing bas-
ket netted the necessary thread, and
DIP INTO the flour barrel and few
drops OF water provided all the paste
needed for the construction of the
aerial wonder.
After preliminary difficulty with
certalD unruly knots three long thin
sticks appeared out of the box, and
the back steps were Uttered with
shavlngs. He had, in, the meantime
improved his personal appearance by
having to wash his left hand and
dfess a cut which was part of the
cost of kite flying. Bandages, how
ever, make excellent tail, and with
a few mysterious measurements
which boys, and those men who re-
main boys only know, the bride was
rugged up and the kite launched.
1t dipped, spun around and left part
OF the expensive tail in the branches
of tree which any decent kite could
have lodged. Down it came. Then
more tail, jerk of the bride, and
the hummers working overtime. the
kite sailed into the blue.
Up, up, it went, till it seemed a
trained bird which obeyed the will
of its small captor Then out of the
West came a louder humming, and
an airplane scared into view. I'm
teathered to the earth, yet obedient
to its human pilot it seemed to salute
its younger brother in passing and
the urehin far below, with the yearn-
ing of youth, sighed for khaki and
goggles and other worlds to conquer.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-27
GERMAN INTERPRETATION

Mr.. CreeIs official bulletin devotes con-
siderable space to the Interpretation of
President Wilson's latest speech by two
German editors
The Muenchner Post Of February Is,
says: WILSON'S reply to Hertling and
Czernin shows the strong desire for gen
eral peace. 1t is even more emphatic in
this regard than the January message,
which this paper warmly supported.
This is from the Muenchner Neuestc
Nachrichten of the same date:
"Wilson is mistaken in assuming exist
ing differences between the military party
and the German people < = 1t is hoped
that the Reichstag, in close cooperation
with the government, will Immediately
convince Wilson of error. 1t should not
be difficult for Hertling and Czernin, by
defining more closely their former declara-
lions, to come to an agreement in principle
with Wilson. But the later should also
see the justice of applying this beautiful
principle to the allies * * x Today it is easily
understood why America is not politically
represented at Versailles. 1t is because
Wilson'S present policy is not the policy of
Clemenceau and Lloyd George"
So does Germany distort the truth If
anything in President Wilson'S message
gives aid and comfort to the enemy they
are welcome to it. Germany ought to
know. by this time on what terms she can
make peace.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-27
ONLY ONE ANSWER

Allied cooperation and concentration of
all efforts on national salvation are two
essential conditions for making use of the
resources of the allies, Niscount Miner,
member of the War Cabinet, of Great
Britain, declared in recent public utter
ance
There is only one answer to the Ger
man challenge he said, 'and I will not
conceal what that answer involves Great
and wonderful as have been the efforts of
the British nation during the last three
years and a half, we must be prepared for
greater efforts and hardships in the i'm
mediate future, but the more fiercely the
storm RACES, the higher the spirit of the
nation will rise. There are two essential
conditions for using our resources to the
full. First, more perfect coordination of
effort by all of the allies. Second, mainte-
nance within the borders of each allied ma
ton of unity of spirit and purpose, sup
preston of domestic discord, and the CON
centration of all efforts on one supreme OBJ
ject,-national salvation
Niscount Miner contrasted the recent
allied conference he had attended with
those of year ago and said they were
more busness-like and something like rea-
sonable machinery for attaining perfect CO.
ordination was being attained The SUI
preme War Council at Versailles was a
permanent body of experts always sitting
together and always engaged in the study
of war problems from the viewpoint of the
alliance as w hole.
Until peace negotiations are reached"
he said, 1--WE are fighting for our lives and
the very existence of the free nations of
Western Europe. AS a result of the col
lapse of Russia, the military party of Ger
many is again firmly in the saddle Doubt
less many of the people of Germany oathe
the continuance of bloodshed, but at pres
ent they are quite powerless."
Viscount Miner contended that it was
no longer a question of destroying Prussian
militarism, but whether Prussian miitar-
ish would destroy the allies and dominate
Europe and Asia.
'President Wilson and Premier LLOYD
George have made it perfectly clear that
we have no desire to dismember Germany,
dictate her constitution or exclude her from
a fair share of the worlds intercourse
There is no fear of revolution in Eng
land, +" he declared, 'but unity and co-opera-
ton of all the free nations of the world will
assuredly bring enduring peace"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-27
The ==....
Retired Politician
MOraliZeS

THAT was an interesting rumor on
the streets this afternoon and gives
promise of bringing the coming cam
palgn TO a definite head" said the
Retired Politician, while sitting in
Roch's yesterday. Eyes, it had a
bearing upon the local political sit
uation. and the old blood in me fired
up. for anything like lively polit-
zeal situation stirs within me, and
cannot help it. You have heard all
along that Pou had his eye on COM
mlssloner's job again. Pou was the
long-termer on the triumvirate, and
was the surprise of the election some
four or five years ago, for he, a
stranger in politics apparently, ran
ahead of all his opponents and landed
safely in the middle of a good four
year job at $4,000 per year. AS time
wore on, however, his term expired.
and he ran again but was defeated by
Frank Sanders. Now, as | said be-
fore, Pou is cunning for somebody's
political scalp, and news from over
West Romano street way indicates
that Frank is not sleeping. But to-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-27
THE CITY LIE PALMS.

The strategic and historic lmpor-
lance Of the fall of Jerusalem quite
naturally made it a subject of great
er interest that the recent capture
of Jericho by the British forces.
( Aside from the sentimental appeal
a biblical account of the fall of
Jericho which makes the modern
story of conquest more interesting by
contrast. In Joshua, vii:12 to Is in
elusive we find the following:
'And Joshua rose early in the
morning, and the priests took up the
ark of the Lord
And seven priests bearing trum-
pets and rams horns before the ark
of the Lord went on continually. and
blew with the trumpets: and the
armed men went before them; but
the rearward came after the ark of
the Lord, the priests going on, and
blowing with the trumpets.
"And the second day they COM
passed the city once, and returned
into the camp. So they did six
days.
'And it came to pass on the sew
enth day, that they rose early about
passed the city after the same man
ner seven times, only on that day
they compassed the city seven times.
And the walls fell down flat"
A curse was placed upon the "City
of Palms" and it was forbidden that
anyone should ever rebuild it. Three
cities have stood on the site, but
have been destroyed, and all that the
Australian cavalry found on entering
the city under General Sir E. H. H.
Allenby was a few huts, tourist
hotel and "a Russian church.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-27
WASTING WHITE COAL"

In the early days of our country the grist
mill was built where there was water pow
err, and in time other industries also located
there for the same reason. Many of our
largest manufacturing cities have grown
up around these grist mills. But many of
the best water powers were so inaccessible,
and the surrounding country so unfit for
agriculture that no mills and towns have
ever taken advantage of the cheapest mill
power known.
Today, thanks to the electric motor,
transmission lines, and high voltage the
factory may locate convenient to transpor-
tation and labor and have the water power
brought to it.
According to writer in the Popular Me
chanics Magazine, every twenty-four hours
there goes to waste unused water power
equivalent to the coal energy of 100000
tons, or 365, 0O00 900 tons each year. At a
low average of present prices this waste
represents two billion dollars yearly.
Switzerland gets her coal from Germany.
This year the supply is only two-thirds OF
requirements, vet Switzerland will pay Ger
many over $4000O0O for coal At the
present moment there are undeyeloped
water powers in Switzerland amounting
to 100000 horsepower which, with the
$4,000 horsepower already harnessed,
would make switzerland almost, 1IlQepenQ-
ent of outside coal supply.
Our own unused water powers remain
undevelopea because the restrictions our
government demands do not appeal to
private enterprise, which is naturally
1uctant TO invest vast sums under a fran
chise which may be terminated at any
time With the financial burden with
which our government will emerge from
this war, it will doubtless be years before
congress would feel justified in appropriate
ing the moSey necessary to make this de
velopment. 1t would seem wise, therefore,
rather thaQ wait for an indefinite number
of years, that franchise of say fifty years
should be granted, with privilege of taking
over the properties at the end of that time
on some basis of valuation fair to the gov
eminent and owners. On such basis, de-
velopment would begin at once.
In the meantime the one million tons OF
coal is rushing to the sea every twenty
four hours, an absolute waste, without the
slightest benefit to anybody.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-27

days rumor put different light on
the political aspect of things. 1t is
that of John Welsh becoming a can
didate. Johnnie is city tax collector,
and all along, to friends, he has told
them he would not stand for the Job,
but from what can learn now Welsh
is to announce shortly, and will
make his speech to the dear people
soon Well, since it has been almost
a foregone conclusion that Jim John
son was not going to be a candidate,
and Will Meyer says he does not want
the job, or rather. would prefer TO
look after lucrative business rather
than hunt ctr Sb, it puts a new
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-27

does announce, and / believe he VIII,
there viii probably be trouble for
Pou in the west end, for Johnnie may
be expected to pull heavily in fifteen.
In that precinct the mayor, Thomas
Johnson, has his voting place, and
both, it appears, will pull from a pre-
cinct which in the past has gener-
ally rallied strongly to Pou's stand
ard. Can't tell, though, for in the
first election Pou was an unknown
quantity politically, and ran away
with everything on the ticket that
looked like opposition. Then it is re-
ported that an effort was made to
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-27

The bills pending in Congress to increase
the price of wheat will be opposed by the
full influence of the administration, &C
cording to dispatches from Washington.
The opposition to these measures is based
on the ground that their passage would up
set the entire wheat and bread programme
of the Food Administration. In addition
to this it must be recalled that the presi-
dent himself has full authority to readjust
the price if it is found advisable.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-27

get Philip BeaIT out for the commits
sionership to be filled this year. Well,
I'll say this for Philip. If he had
squally times for Mayor johnson. ac-
cording to my way of thinking.
Mayor Johnson, however, has made
good commissioner in the past and
with the obstacles which he has had.
to overcome, and his friends believe
the office could not be improved
upon. There have been many things
brought. up, however, which will be
used against Tomnnie, but that il
just what he must learn to expect in
politics"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-27

John D. Rockefeller, Jr., has written a
magazine saying ministers should have not
only seminary training but s'should spend
months, years possibly, working with his
hands in the fields or the shop to acquire
practical knowledge of human life That's
the way young Rockefeller gained all his
isn't it?-wearing overalls, doing manual
labor and getting real dirt on his hands
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-27

Well, Big Business had its chance at Hog
Island. didn't it? We notice that when
B. B. has an inning the government has an
outing.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-27

Over 20 members of the faculty of Uni
versity of Chicago now in the war
service.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-27

There are 5000 stones i'll the crown of
the British king.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-27

@. b. Woodhead age r. of San Fran
cisco, fer As years has eaten only one meal.
daily.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-27

Granite contains nearly all food neces-
arv for many plants.