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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-03-15
were used last year.

In spite of unsettled conditions, the
total American trade with Russia
amounted to $43S,000,00O in 1917, a
decrease of only 500, 100000 as COM
pared with 1916. This decrease was
in the trade with Asiatic Russia and
is attributed to congestion and i'm
port restrictions at Vladisvostok.
All persons or firms engaged in i'm
porting, manufacturing, storing or
distributing fertilizers or fertilizer
ingredients must secure licenses on or
before march 20. Application must
be made to the Law Department, Lii
cense Division, United States Food
Administration, Washington, D. c.
At the last meeting of the National
Educational Association a program
was proposed to better rural schools
and asking Federal aid to the extent
of $140,000,000. The plan would be
carried out in 10 years, one-tenth of
the money being spent each year, the
Government to cooperate with the
States and counties.
A Canadian order in council pro-
vides for the free admission into Can
ada of meat cattle until Feb. 7, 1919,
when imported by bona fide residents
of Canada under regulations by the
minister of customs. Cattle, except
for breeding purposes, are ordinarily
dutiable at 80 1-2 per cent.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-03-15
PERSONS SUBJECT
TO PAY LICENSE

The Federal Food Administrator for
Missouri has issued instruction letter
number 81 giving list of those who
must pay license to do business. Those
who are interested are listed.
/. Retailers whose gross sales of
food commodities do not exceed $780,
900 per year require no license. If
their sales exceed 100000 per year
they do require license.
2. Wholesalers and jobbers of food
commodities all require license re-
CARELESS of the volume of business
done by them.
3. All millers require license.
A. Gamers of peas, dried beans,
corn, tomatoes, salmon or sardines
whose gross production is more than
100 cases per year Except home can
ners and bona fide boys and girls
canning clubs reorganized by the De-
partment of agriculture) require a Ii
cense. Those whose gross production
is less thart>500 cases do not require
license.
5. Tomato Products. All persons,
firms, corporations or associations en-
gagged in the business of manufacture
ing tomato soup, tomato catsup or
other tomato products must have a
license.
6. Meat packing plants. All per-
sons slaughtering, packing and dis
tributing fresh, canned, or cured
beef, pork or mutton whose gross
sales of such commodities do not ex-
mn 10
quire license. If their sales exceed
$4,000 per year license is required.
7. Operators of poultry or egg
packing plants whose gross sales do
not exceed $4,000 per year do not re-
quire license. If their sales exceed
$4,000 they do require license.
8. Bakers, hotels, restaurants, 9TH
er public eating places such as public
boarding houses and clubs whose con-
sumption of -four and products exceed
or equals three barrels per month
must have license. If less than three
barrels per month, no license is re-
quired.
8. Farmers, gardeners, co-opera-
tive associations of farmers and gar
deners, including livestock farmers
with respect to the products of land
leased, owned or cultivated by them
require no license. If they deal in
products of lands of other people in
jobbing way, they require license.
10. Farmers cooperative asso,
Citations will require license if they
do more than 100000 worth of bus
mess per year.
All licenses must be applied for tc
the United States Food Administra.
ton, Law Department, License Di'
vision, Washington, D. C. There is
no license fee.
Any person subject to license who
does business without a license, is
punishable by fine not exceeding
$4,000 or by Imprisonment for not ex.
ceeding two years, or both.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-03-15
Sugar Supply Assoured for Manu-
facturers of Food Products

Manufacturers of essential food
products have been advised by the
Food Administration that they will be
able to obtain their full necessary re-
quirements of sugar for manufacture
ing purposes during the coming year.
This applies particularly to pack
ers of fruit, condensed milk, such veg
etables for the preservation of which
sugar may be necessary, as well as to
the housewives, for usage in preserv-
ing purposes. AS soon as the car
shortage is relieved, according to the
Food Administration statement, sup
plies of sugar will be available for
these purposes. Shipments from Gu
ba are steadily increasing.
All Gamers have been advised to
hold for war purposes such quantities
of canned corn, peas, tomatoes, string
beans, and salmon as they may have
on hand. Such quantities as are not
wanted will be released within few
days after receipt of reports showing
stocks on hand, which must be sub
mitted to the Food Administration be-
fore March Is.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-03-15
THE PEOPLE ARE SAVING

Evidences are accommodating that
the habit of saving among the Ameri-
can people, especially among the pa
irons of savings banks and postal saw
ings, is outstripping the financial de-
mands made upon them by the gov
eminent.
While no exact figures are avail
able at present, it is known that pos
tai savings deposits have steadily
gained during the year 1917, and no.
tably since the first of July of that
year, which was after the first issue
of the Liberty Loan.
The reports from savings banks
also show a steady gain, and the same
is true of cooperative building and
loan associations.
Nor have the people of small means
been the only savers. 1t is estimated
that the savings of the whole people
of the United States, ordinarily S5,-
00,0O0,000 to $6,000,0Oo 900 annually,
were increased to $14,000,000,000 to
$4,000, 100000 in 1917.
The response Of the people to the
national need of economy and saving
has been general and generous.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-03-15
Lack of knowledge of Gas Defense
Fatal to Soldiers.

The necessity for thorough and con-
tinuous training Of troops in gas de-
Tense is shown by statement proved
by captured German documents:
The Germans at a certain position
on the western front knew the Brit
ish were planning to deliver a gas at
tack on a German division equipped
with masks, but poorly trained in their
use. In spite of the fact that they had
several days to drill before conditions
were suitable for the British attack,
when it was finally made hundreds Of
German casualties resulted.
Many kinds of gases are used in
modern warfare. Some merely af-
feet the eyes temporarily and are more
inconvenient than serious. Other gas
es are terrible in their effect unless
proper protection is available. They
are employed in clouds, or in shells,
bombs and hand grenades.
1t is the work of the Field Training
Section of the Gas Defense Service to
bring home to the American soldier
the Importance of his gas mask, to
thoroughly drill him in it's use and to
inspire confidence in its efficacy.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-03-15
URGES GARDEN FOR
EVERY FAMILY

A home garden for every family is
even more important this year than it
was last. The United States had just
entered the war last year when the
garden season opened. A year of ex-
perience in reduced consumption,
transportation difficulties, and high
prices has demonstrated the wisdom
of those who raised home gardens last
year.
The food shortage is even more
acute this year than it was last. The
railroads are burdened with war Or
ders and prices are still advancing.
The necessity for producing and con-
serving food is, therefore, greater this
year than it was last. The home gar
den will not only produce vegetables
that will reduce the consumption Of
other foods during the summer, but it
will produce vegetables that will take
the place of other foods next winter.
Every can Of vegetables that is pre-
served this summer means just one
more can that will not have, to be
transported next winter for local con-
sumption and it relieves just that
much more food for the army and for
those persons who are not prepared
to cultivate garden.
The University of Missouri College
of Agriculture is urging that every
family in the State raise a garden.
Every vacant lot in the cities and
towns should be devoted to food
crop.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-03-15
Special License Issued to Cover
Shipments to Troops Abroad.

According to an announcement by
the War Trade Board special IL
cense has been issued covering ship
ments made by persons in the United
States to, and for the personal use of,
individuals serving in the United
States Army or Navy or the Ameri-
can Red Cross abroad.
This license does not permit ship
ments by persons in this country to
American prisoners of war, but has
been issued to facilitate small person.
al shipments to soldiers and sailors
and Red Cross workers by doing
away with the necessity of securing
an individual export license in each
case. Shipments by mail under this
license must be made in accordance
with the regulations of the Post Of
flee Department. If it becomes neces-
sary later to limit this license to GER
tain specified commodities notice will
be given through the press.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-03-15
AID WILL BE GIVEN
Washington, D. c., March s

Washington, D. c., March 5.
To the Public:-It has come to my
attention by letter and otherwise that
in some instances the dependents of
men drafted into the National Army
are experiencing some delay in re-
ceiving allotments from the govern
ment, as provided by recent legisla-
ton. There should be no serious diff
ficulty experienced in this. am TAX
ing this means to state that will be
glad to aid anyone where l can in
pressing such claim for early and IA
vorable action.
l also desire to say in this connec-
tion that | have for free distribution
some Year Books and Farmers Bulle-
tins of the Department of Agriculture.
/ will be pleased to send a copy of
the Year Book, as long as my supply
lasts, to anyone who will write me.
/ will also send to anyone, if he will
write me, list of Farmers Bulletins,
from which he can make a selection
and will take pleasure in sending such
Bulletins as he may select, if avail
able. Yours truly,
w. L. HENSLEY, M. C.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-03-15
ADVISES AGAINST SPRING
WHEAT IN MISSOURI

Many Missouri farmers are inter-
ested in the possibility Of increasing
their total wheat crop by spring seed
ing. According to the Department of
Farm Crops of the University of
Missouri College of Agriculture spring
wheat does not thrive in Missouri,
except in remarkably favorable sea-
sons such as the spring and early
summer of 1917.
But under the best seasonal condi-
tions, spring wheat is not likely to
compare favorably with winter wheat
even when the stand of the latter has
been badly winter killed. Thus win
ter wheat should not be plowed up
unless it has been damaged extreme
ly, for the same weather conditions
that would make a successful crop of
spring wheat would also revive the
winter wheat. For the same reason
it will not pay to disk up and re-seed
scattering killed patches of winter
wheat.
If it becomes necessary to pillow up
winter wheat that has been killed, the
land, says the Department of Farm
Crops, had better be devoted to oats
or corn. From all the evidence that
the Missouri Experiment Station has.
been able to gather, corn will prob,
ably yield four or five bushels of
grain for every bushel yielded by
spring wheat, on any land in the
State. The advantage of oats over
spring wheat is not so great as that
Of corn, but il is large enough to
make oats the more profitable and
useful crop.
1t is therefore clear that in general
the planting of spring wheat in Mis-
souri, must be discouraged, although
a few possible exceptions should be
noted for the northern part of the
State. Land which otherwise would
lie idle for lack of labor to handle
corn crop might be planted with
spring wheat if sufficient acreage of
oats had already been planted. Scat
tered, winter-killed patches in the
winter wheat might be re-seeded with
spring wheat, if such patches have
been completely killed, although in
this case the inconvenience of harvest
ing such mixed crop should not be
overlooked.
In making this general recommends
ton against spring wheat, the occa-
sional reports of successful crops
along the northern border of the
State are not to be set aside alto
gether, and it is hoped that the few
men who may have consistently pro-
duced such crops will not discontinue
successful practice. But men who
are enthusiastic over spring wheat
from their single experience under the
extremely favorable conditions of the
1917 season, should be warned that
this crop is an extremely unreliable
one for Missouri.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-03-15
Use of Soldiers as Guards for Indus
trial Plants Is Not Recommended.

A memorandum made public by the
War Department concerning the use
of armed guards about industrial
plants contains the following:
"The soldier in training who has of
fered his life for the defense of coun-
try should not sacrifice his effective
ness by performing police duty in the
protection of property back of the
lines. This is the duty of the citizens
at home.
The theater for operations for arm
ed soldiers is the battlefield of Eu-
rope. Each civilian should aid his
country by acting as guard for the
detection and prevention of intrigue,
deceit and all the familiar stealthy
operations of the enemy in our midst.
Each soldier unnecessarily detained as
a guard in this country aids and abets
the enemy in Europe.
"Often a guard may be needed for
the safety of factory. When it is,
it should be supplied by the owner of
the factory, by the municipality, or by
the State.
"These measures apply not only to
manufacturing plants, but are equal
Iy applicable to shipyards, grain ele-
vators, and stores of supplies"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-03-15
Surgeon General Removes Many Of
ficers from Medical Reserve Corps.

From the declaration of war to
Feb. %, the Surgeon General of the
Army has removed 1850 officers of
the Medical Reserve Corps. In the fol-
lowing table the reason for discharge
does not isolate under "inaptitude for
the service" all those whose dismissal
was in considerable degree due to in
efficiency and incompetency, since
these reasons had weight in many cas-
es otherwise classified.
Discharged for physical disability,
All; inaptitude for the service, 1874;
to join other branches, 3O6; domestic
difficulties, SO; resignation, 88; need
ed by communities, hospitals, schools,
32.
During the same period there have
been 1926 promotions, including some
officers promoted more than once.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-03-15
Weekly War News Digest.
ior Four Minute Man.

Farmers Borrow Over I50,OOO,000
from Farm Loan Banks.
During the month of January SILL
1851 were paid out to farmers of
the United States by the Federal land
banks on longtime first-mortgage
loans, according to a statement by the
Federal Farm Loan Board.
On February the total amount of
money paid out to farmers since the
establishment of the Federal land
banks was $50, 1872, 432, covering a.
020 loans closed. The total amount
of loans applied for up to Feb. was
$3.50, 1881, representing 1l2,146 ap-
plications.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-03-15
Gifts for Men Serving in England
Nav Go Duty Free.

Packages containing dutiable gifts
sent to members of the Expeditionary
Forces temporarily serving in Eng
land, will be delivered free of duty,
providing the contents are bona fide
gifts, the quantity is not beyond the
personal requirements of the address
see, and that the parcels are ad-
dressed for delivery to the regimental
address of thesrecipient.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-03-15

President Wilson's address to Con-
gress, though couched in admirable
English, is likely to find a peculiarly
interested leadership among the Ger
man speaking people of Europe.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-03-15

By termination test of every ear
of seed corn, perfect stand as far as
seed is concerned, can be had. Allow
ing IL 1-2 decrease for unavoidable
losses, wind, weather, and pests, al
gain of 15 per cent in yield Of corn
is still possible as result Of testing.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-03-15

One of the refreshing signs of the
spring is the manner in which ex-
perts are already figuring on the
probably high cost of next summers
ice supply.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-03-15
New U. S. Army Rife Shows I'm.
promements Over Other Models.

The United States rifle, model of
1917, commonly called the modified
Endfeld, has now been tested in the
service of the Army a sufficient time
to warrant the assertion that it more
than jusifies the claims made for it,
according to a statement authorized
by the Secretary of War.
The new rife takes 30-caliber car
fridge, which has the advantage over
the British Endfield of being rimless.
1t has been found that unless rim
cartridges are fed through the mag
azine uniformly with the rim Of the
top cartridge ahead of the rim of the
one Immediately below, jams are like
ly to occur.
The model of 1917 has an overall
length of 46.3 inches; total weight
including oiler and thong case and
bayonet of 10 pounds and ounces.
The breech mechanism is of the bolt
type.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-03-15
Junior FOur-Minute Men VIII Aid
Campaign for Third Liberty Loan.

Plans have been announced for the
organization Of "Junior Four-Minute
Men" in every school in the country.
According to the Division Of Four
Minute Men of the Committee on
Public Information, bulletins espec-
tally prepared for school children will
be sent during the third Liberty Loan
campaign for distribution by superin-
tendents to all schools in the United
States. Addresses will be prepared
from the material in these bulletins
just as regular Four Minute speakers
in motion picture houses prepare their
own speeches from bulletins supplied
by the government.
In each school the children submit
ting the best speeches are to deliver
them in public. According to the
plans the boy or girl awarded first
prize is to get a certificate from the
United States Government as Jun
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-03-15

India leads all countries in the i'm
portation of cotton goods.
Enlistments in the regular army
since April l, 1917, have been more
than $4,000.
The War Department Commission
on Training Camp Activities now has
55 women deputy sheriffs working in
vicinities of camps in all parts of the
country.
The period during which rye flour
may be used as a wheat flour substi-
tute in Victory bread has been extend
ed to March 81, as in some sections of
the country other substitutes are not
yet available.
The campaign to raise a second
81, 900, 000,000 has been announced by
the American Red Cross for the
week beginning May 6. To date near
ly 500, 900, 900 600 has been appropriat-
ed for war relief work.
1t is reported from Germany that
wood is being largely used in place
of celluloid, ivory, and other sub
stances, for the manufacture of
combs. Excellent toilet combs are
made from thinly cut birch and beech
wood.
Only the 12-cylinder type of Liber-
ty motor for airplanes is now being
built, it having been thought best in
view of developments abroad to con-
centrate on sthe high-powered engine
instead of the eight-cylinder. \.
Massachusetts, and Michigan chap
tiers of the Daughters of the Revolu-
ton are establishing Intending rooms"
in environments. These departments
are opened for hospitals, where hun
dreds of garments are mended each
week.
A navy base hospital with a capac-
ity of 500 beds has reached the war
zone. 1t will take care of navy per-
sonnet, both ashore and afioat, and if
accommodations exist will also be
available for army and allied sick and
wounded.
Near beer and temperance drinks
coming within the designation of malt
liquor are included in the Presidents
proclamation limiting brewers of beer
to 20 per cent of the amounts of
grains and other food materials that
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-03-15
Signal Corps School for Aerial Pho
Biography Opened at Rochester, N. Y.

In the new school opened at Roches-
ter, N. Y, to train photographers for
the Signal Corps, the primary train
ing will cover four weeks along highly
specialized developments brought out
in the war. At its close the success
full graduates will be sent on for a
months advance training, after which
they will be organized into units and
sent overseas.
Men with the highest grades will
be given still further training for COM
missions as Photographic intelligence
officers, first at school and then in
actual flights at the flying fields.
The Denver star., 1918-08-03
CITY
NEWS
KNIGHTS OF PYTHiAs GRAND
LODGE.

Never in the history of the Grand
Lodge have so many delegates met to
conduct the Grand Lodge business
with such an unanimous voice and &C
tually go through the session without
the characteristic pickering and dis
turbances which generally accompany
such bodies. as the Grand Lodge
which convened last week in Denver.
More real progress, harmony and sub
stanial business was done than ever
heretofore. Men seemed to have
realized the object and purpose for
which they assembled and did not
swerve until the purpose was accom-
plished The election of officers re-
suited as follows: Grand Chancellor.
Chas. S. Muse. Denver; Vice Grand
Chancellor. Percy Lawrence. Pueblo;
Grand Prelate.- VIM. Gudgell. Colorado
Springs; c. Master OF E. J. a. We'd
.dington. of Pueblo: G. Secretary of
Endowment Board. DR.. T. f. Mcclain.
Denver: G. Keeper OF II. and s.. Floyd
T Smith. Denver: G. Master OF Arms.
A. Jackson. Pueblo: G.. Marshal. Ben
Hatcher. Pueblo: G.. Past Chancellor.
A Prukleton. Pueblo; G.. Inner Guard.
j. Anderson. Denver: G.. Outer Guard,
j. Howard. Denver: Supreme Repre-
sentative. W. II. Bess. and Major A.
r. Butler. Chairman Finance Com
mittee.
The Denver star., 1918-08-03
DOUGLAS UNDERTAKING CO.
FUNERAL NOTICE..

Lorenzo d. Jones. SO years, beloved
husband of Mrs Annie Jones, Ios
Utica street. departed this life. Friday.
July 26th. Funeral services were held
Monday. July 29th. 200 p. IN. from
Zion Baptist Church. under auspices OF
Rocky Mountain Lodge No. 1880 G. u
o. of o. F., Rev. ID. F. Over officiated'
Interment Paramount cemetery
Helen Brassfield, Is years, beloved
neice of Mrs. Jessie Madison. 2o2o
Curtis street. departed this life July
ohth Remains were accompanied by
Mr.. and Mrs J. w. Madison July 10Th
to Weston, Mo-. for interment.
Carl ]. Harris. infant OF Mr.. and
Mrs. George Harris. 2155 Shelton
street departed this life Tuesday. July
3Oth. Services were held from Doug
lass Chapel. 200 p. m. Thursday,
August 1st Rev. A. F.. Reynolds oni-
ciated. Interment Fairmont Gene
terry.
The Denver star., 1918-08-03
IN ARTISTIC SOCIETY.

A very pretty tea was given by
Nme. D'shman Monday, July p. in
honor of Nine. DeNeal. president OF
the DeNeal Modern Method OF Beauty
Culture and Hair Growing. Inc. with
headgua rters in Sattle. Wash. and
Miss Georgia Nugent. of Louisville
Ny. chairman of the Executive Board
of the n. A. C. w. c. After meeting
he guests and being served with re-
freshments in the house while lister
ing to the sweet strains of music by
Mrs. Jessie Andrews Zachery. tea was
~eryed on the lawn by Misses COilia
Gross and Thelma Thomas. Nine. De-
Neal Is leaving for Colorado Springs.
Pueblo, Rouse. Colo, New Mexico, re-
turning to Seattle by the way of Chi
cago, St Paul and points in Montana.
poth left having spent delightful
time with old friends.