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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-01-03

nign God, and as soon as we thorough.
iy recognize that fact the sooner will
the world be the good place to live in
that it was intended to be.
We are not preaching Socialism
We don't know what Socialism is. We
are trying to preach the doctrine of
mans humanity to man. We are try-
ing to open the eyes of our people to
the shoals ahead--shoals that will
wreck the craft of civilization unless
we steer the life craft straight.
A benign Providence has seen fit to
endow some of US with superior men,
tai equipment and others with great
physical strength. We don't believe,
however, that a benign Providence in
tended that a nimble mind was to be
used to prey upon less brainy broth
ers or that muscular body was to he
employed to crush weaker brothers in
to the dust.
=, we are our brothers keepers. 1t is
the part of those who have great
minds to use them for the benefit of
their brothers and not Cor pe,9,5SnnI
gam. 1t is the duty of those of great
= oti Wig VII W use CHaL strength
TO shield the weaker and not to take
the subsistence from their faltering
hands. 's
Achievement is not the bigpest
thing in life. Emerson pictured the
man who built a better mouse tran
tnan his neighbors as a figure worthy
OIL great praise. We would not mini
mlze achievement. Yet, if in building
the excellent mouse trap, it was neces-
sary for the inventor to ruin the bus
mess of six other mouse trap makers
and underpay his own help, then he
was dismal failure.
We must learn the lesson of broth
erly love. Those of us who are strong
must help the weak. This will entail |
sacrifice, but no life is worth living
without sacrifice. God sacrificed his
own Son, DO teach US a lesson that
most OF us appear to have forgotten, |
We expect to elaborate on the trend
ot the new era in future articles on
thls page. We pretend to no vast |
knowledge and to no profunditv of
IDEAS, but we feel that the subject |
IS one that should be brought forth
Tor contemplation and discussion.
Don't you think so?-Yesterdav,s
Republic.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-01-03
County Collector Temporarily
Restrained From Collecting Taxes

When the County Court met Satur-
day, Collector James j. Croke ap-
peared before them, asking that his
appointment of BENZ. H. Marbury TO
assist his regular attorney, j. P.
Cayce, in the collection of delinquent
taxes, be endorsed by them. His
reason for this was the refusal of
several of the big mining corporations
to pay taxes that had been assessed
against them for the past year. Such
companies had offered to compromise
by paying about half of the taxes
that had besn assessed against them.
On his declining to give them a re-
ceipt In full, they failed to make a
partial payment. Consequently Col
lector Croke engaged Mr.. Marbury to
assist in the litigation which then be-
came apparent must be entered into
to compel such payment of taxes.
When the matter had been fully
gone into before the Court, the mem
bers promptly decided that the prop
er thing for them to do was to en-
dorse the appointment of Mr.. Mar
bury to assist Mr.. Cayce in the COL
lection of such taxes, which became
delinquent on the 1st inst, and on
which a penalty has already gone in
to effect. As a petition had already
been filed in the U. S. Court in st.
Louis, by the mining companies, ask
ing for a restraining order against
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-01-03
Ring in the New

An inspection of the marriage IL
license record in the Office of Recorder
o'Bannon dlscloses the fact thar there
were number who desired to improve
their condition before entering upon
the New Year. The Times hopes and
trusts that the wedding bells will ring
IN for all of them the beginning of a
new life of unprecedented pleasure
and progress.
On last Thursday, Dec. 3Oth, a well
dressed and dignified old gentleman
stepped into the Recorders Office. and
told Recorder O'Bannon that he de-
sired to secure marriage license.
The Recorder at first thought that it
was for the visitors son that the IL
cense was desired, but on asking the
age OF the applicant, the dealer was
considerably surprised with the re-
tort, Il am 70 years old, SIR" He gave
the name of his bride-to-be as SIS
years.
Everett LeGrand returned from
army service in time to open up the
years business in the marriage H.
cense office. The following are the
week: S
Dec. l7-William Deathridge, of
lDesloge, and Dora Bayless, of Bonne
Terre.
Dec. 28-Clyde E. Deardorf, of
Galloway, Neb., and Anna Lucille
Craig, of Pennington.
Dec. 28-Chas. E. Pembert, of De-
troit, Mich, and Minnie Baldwin. of
Mitchell, Mo.
Dec. 3o-J. l.. Brewer, of Leadwood,
and E. ). Sage, of Leadwood.
Dec. 30--Geo. H. Cain, of Irondale,
and Lucy A. Phillips, of Bonne Terre.
Dec. 31-Kirby Taylor, of Frank
clay, and Beulah Snow, of Frankclay.
Jan. Everett LeGrand, of Hercu-
laaneum, and Ethel Fatchett, of Bonne
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-01-03
HORSES AND MULES
AT PUBLIC AUCTION

lhere will be sold at public auction
at Camp Funston, Kansas. January
I, 1919, and continued until all ami.
mails are sold, approximately 800 heat
or: $50 Cavalry horses, 275 ARTILLERY
horses, 300 draft mules and 32 pack
mules. pawn
These animals are being sold be-
cause the government has no further
use Tor them and not because thev are
worn out. A great number of ex-
cellent animals will be found among
this lot and doubtless can be pur-
chased at a reasonable figure. These
animals all passed government in
spection when purchased, have had
very little if any service and have
been at this camp since first pur-
chased. A good halter will be given
with each animal. The terms of
sale are either currency, certified or
cashiers check.
1t is the duty of every patriotic cit
izen to assist the government in dis
posing of its surplus supplies to the
very best financial advantage. There
fore, as such citizen you are request
ed to give this sale as much publicity
as is within your power. If your To-
cal paper will publish news item Co
advise its readers of this sale, it will
be doing a patriotic act that will be
OF great help to the government.
Buy mule or horse and give it to
a discharged soldier.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-01-03

Collector Croke, to prevent his seizine
any of their property for taxes, il
was necessary that the attorneys for
the Collector, or rather for the county.
should be present at that hearing
which occurred Monday.
The st. Joseph Lead Company. the
Federal Lead Company and the Des-
loge Consolidated Lead Company each
appeared before Judge d. P. Dyer, of
the Eastern District of Missouri. at
st. Louis, in Chambers last Monday
morning and filed their petition,
wherein they each asked for pre-
ilminary injunction restraining James
J. Croke, Collector of Revenue for St.
Francois county, from collecting the
taxes on the real estate of these
companies, amounting TO over $40O,-
600; and these companies rendered in
cash $4,000; whereupon Judge DYER
issued restraining order against the
Collector, and set the case for the
first Monday in March, 1919.
These actions will, in all probable
ity, result in judicial construction of
the power and duties of the County
Assessor, the County Board of EQUAL
lation, the State Board of Equal
ization and the State Tax Commission.
and will finally construe all the rev.
enue laws of Missouri. These COM
panies will, in no event, escape pay
ing just tax.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-01-03
swing and very flattering results are

swing and very fiattering results are
being secured.
The necessary addition Of extra
work for all pupils, both grade and
high school, makes it very necessary
that social conditions be not allowed
to interfere with the work of the pu-
pills. The earnest cooperation of pa
rents, the different pastors of the CITY.
the Parent-Teachers' Association, the
women's organizations, the young peo-
pies societies in the various churches.
and the social organizations of the
community are sincerely requested
that the work of the pupils be not in
terrupted by midweek parties and
other diversions. An educational cri-
Sis is upon US, and the pupils in school
are to be the victims if we do not
make good in our years work. The
entire course of life of many a pupils
is at stake, and no social consideration
should be allowed to interfere with
the educational progress of our pu-
plls. The young people of Farming
ton who have finished their education.
and older people as well, owe it to
iOoS Wv hl oeLooi, uHuer uIlIaVOraDle
conditions, to cooperate and encour
age the work of the schools rather
than to hinder it by thrusting before
our pupils the allurements of society
at inopportune times. The school
invites free and full
discussion of this important matter.
in order that public sentiment may
exert its proper influence in its cor
rect solution. Shall our school work.
especially in the high school and up
per grades, be hindered at short in
5ervals throughout the year by mid
week social functions that keep the
pupils up until late hour and away |
rom their studies? Or shall we be |
as patriotic in local matters as we |
'aye tried to be in pational matters,
md lend our support to the serious
work of the schools? What say YOU?
And what is the attitude of the organ
zation that you represent?
Mrs. VIM. Harlan is teaching in
Miss Ruth Swink's room, the present
week while Miss Swink is detained at
Lome on account Of sickness.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-01-03
The Times Has
a Rush of Work

At this season of the year, when the
merchants are busy taking invoice
land winding up the past years busi-
ness, there is naturally a great fall
ing off in the regular advertising of
newspapers. Hence it is that The
Times columns this week are unusu-
ally full of reading matter, for a con-
siderable part of which we have called
on the printers good friend, the West
ern Newspaper Union, to supply.
From the great mass of excellent
reading that company is all ready to
supply, we have selected matter of
unusual interest at this time. The
page of Chronology of 19t8", which
Is presented to our readers this week,
VIII be found to be most interesting
and useful to all readers, and should
be preserved, as it will be most valu-
able for reference. Another feature
we are presenting this week a series
OF articles on Germany Must Pay"
which are well written and contain
much useful information.
The Times force is unusually busy
during this period when there is u.s.
ually time to gather up the odds and
Va eiS Paot year y DuSlneSS. DuCn
rush is largely caused by the printing
OF the Biennial Report of State Hos
pital No. 4, which will make book of
something like 100 pages, and must
be ready to be placed on the desks of
the members of the Legislature when
that body meets next week. The
printing of this report will be on a
par with the management and record
OF that institution-thoroughly high
class and without a flaw. While we
do not say it boastfully, we believe
that this report will be one of the most
neatly printed that has ever been pre-
sented to the Legislature. Also the
recommendation made therein, by
the Board of Managers of Hospital
No. 4, arc all most deserving of i'm
mediate and favorable action by the
Legislative body. This institution has
never received the appropriations to
which it is justly entitled, in com
parlson with those bestowed on other
eleemosynary institutions of the
State, and the time has arrived when
considerable repairs, as we'll as new
must be installed there in
order to preserve the health and we'll
being of the over TOO inmates, Ex-
nminations have shown it to be the
best managed institution in the
State, and its splendid work should not
De retarded by failure to make suit
able appropriation for its upkeep and
Improvement at the coming session of
he Legislature.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-01-03
PUBLIC SCHOOL NOTES

The public schools of Pennington
re-opened on Monday morning with a
very gratifying attendance in all de.
partments. The average for the first
day was above so per cent, and the
High School department and upper
grades were well above that per cent.
DR.. W. J. Hawkins, Field Secretary
OF Washington University, visited the
High School on Tuesday morning, and
as usual was enthusiastically received
by the teachers and pupils. He made
short but inspiring talk to the
school, and held consultation with
the Senior Class on their future edu-
cational plans. DR.. Hawkins is a
well-known and much loved education
al worker and his broad vision and
deep insight educationally is much
appreciated by the teachers of Mis-
souri, and neighboring States.
Definite plans have been formulat-
ed and are being worked out for the
completion of the school work of the
year by the usual number of pupils.
AS a part of the program the Board
of Education has authorized the teach
ing of school in all departments on
Saturdays. This will amply provide
for four weeks of the lost time. In ad-
dition, both pupils and teachers have
volunteered to attempt one-ffth more
work each day than has been the av-
erage in the past. By this method
the regular work of four more addi-
tional weeks may be completed by the
usual time of closing school. Three
additional weeks of work will remain
to be made up by lengthening the
school day after the days become long
er, and by teaching overtime at the
end of the regular school term. The
addition of an extra one-fifth to each
days work will require the constant
and consistent application of the pu-
pills, and the cooperation of their pa
rents in every reasonable way. Pu-
pills from the third grade up will be
expected to do more night work for
the rest of the school year than thew
have been accustomed to do in the |
past Particular stress will be placed |
upon those subjects that are consid- |
cred more essential, while the less es-
sential ones will not receive so much |
attention. In all the grades, reading,
writing and language or grammar
will receive more attention, and in the
grades from the third upward Arith-
metic will be stressed. In the High
School teachers will attempt to make
a wise selection of the essentials of
each subject taught and stress those
particular sections. When school clos
es we hope to have the usual number
Of promotions and to be assured that
the pupils are as strong as if the
years work had not been interrupted.
The constant cooperation of parents,
pupils and teachers will assure this
condition. The process is now in full
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-01-03

on bridge at Elvins and Leadwood,
100000; Amy C. Wells, Assessor
services on Income Tax books, s41.72;
G. l. Garrett, Presiding Judge, expens-
es on trip to st. Louis in regard to
Garford truck, $1,000; F. NJ. Matkin,
two days services on court and mile
age, $10.70; W. A. Mitchell, two days
services on court and mileage, SOTO;
{. |. Garrett, two days services on
court and mileage, $11.75; w. A..
Mitchell, County Judge, expenses trip
to st. Louis in regard to Garford
truck, $1,000; Chas. Adams, Sheriff,
two days attendance on court, $4.00.
Louis Bourgeois, supervisor of ex-
penditures for improvement of the
Doe Run and Bourgeois road, files ac-
count for such work, which is by the
court approved.
j. D. Huff, road overseer of Dis
trict No. s, files his settlement, which
is by the court approved.
County Clerk Albert Wulfert pre-
sents his annual report, showing ex-
cess fees of $563.79, which is ordered
paid into the county treasury.
There being no further urgent bus
mess, the court adjourned until next
Monday, which is the date for their
annual monthly meeting, at which
time the newly elected members of
the county court will be installed.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-01-03

Judge w. A. Mitchell attended a
called meeting of the County Court
Monday to attend to important bust
ness in regard to looking after COL
lection of the taxes of the great min
ing corporations. The Judge told a
Times reporter that he had suffered
a severe attack the first of the week
from his stomach and kidneys, and for
a time he was careless of its outcome,
just SO he could get relief from the
intense suffering. But he is again
looking fine and appears to be good for
many full years of pleasure and en-
joyment on his splendid farm in the
Esther neighborhood.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-01-03

Judge and Mrs. Swink, DR.. and Mrs.
Owen Smith and Will Fleming and
wife motored over from Pennington
Monday, headed for Little Rock. Rev.
N. B. Henry and wife accepted Mas
ter Harry Smiths invitation to ac-
company him to Pennington in his
beautiful Sedan, where they attended
a group meeting of the Methodist
Centenary Of Missions in the United
States.-Bismarck Gazette.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-01-03
COUNTY COURT

County Court met last Saturday
Dec. 28th, pursuant to adjournment
with Presiding Judge C. |. Garrett
and Associate Judges w. A. Mitchell
and F. NJ. Matkin present.
In the matter of the erroneous as
sessment of the real estate of the
Bak ker Lead Co., said company appears
before the court by its attorney, B.
II. Boyer, and files an affidavit of J.
Z. Burns, agent for the company,
claiming an error in the assessment of
such real estate, setting up that at the
April meeting of the County Board
Of Equalization it was agreed that
the valuation of this property was
fixed at $140,000, instead of 100000,
as appears in the tax statement re-
Gently sent to the company by Col
lector Croke; that such assessment
was agreed to by the agent, though
he still thought it little high. At
ter reading such affidavit, and hearing
other evidence, the court decided that
an error of record had been made;
that they had agreed on an assess
ment of $4,000 for such property.
The court therefore orders the record
corrected in conformity to the agree
ment of the Board of Equalization.
In the matter of the erroneous as
sessment of John r. Chapman, the
Collector is ordered to return as err
roneous S235 on assessment.
In the matter of erroneous assess
ment of c. A. Wichman, the Collector
is ordered to return as erroneous S12O
on assessment.
In the matter of appointment of at
torneys for j. ]. Croke, County Col
lector, to look after the collection of
taxes of several of the mining COM
panies who have refused to pay their
taxes: the court appoints B. H. Mar
bury and j. P. Cayce to attend to le-
gal proceedings that may be neces-
sary to collect such taxes.
In the Matter of H. M. Wclty school
fund bond and school fund mortgage,
the court directs the Sheriff to sell the
real estate to highest bidder under
the bond and mortgage of H. M. We'll
ty. -.
Court adjourned until Monday, Dec.
goth, when court again convened with |
all judges present.
Quarterly settlement of County !
Clerk Albert Wulfert is by the court |
approved.
F. Marion Horton, Assessor-elect,
files bond, which is by the court ap-
proved.
In the matter of erroneous assess
nent of Ed Elser, the Collector is Or
Tered to return 1920 on such assess
nent.
Warrants Allowed
C. /. Garrett, days services as
jounty Judge and mileage, $6.75; w.
4. Mitchell, days services on court
md mileage, $5.70; F. M. Matkin,
lays services on court and mileage,
$50; Chas. Adams, Sheriff, days
attendance on court, $500; Garford
Motor Truck Co., transportation and
aullng charge, etc, $223.50; Geo. NJ.
hughes, supplies furnished Mrs. Tom
$4,000; j. D. Huff, road .ov-
rseer, improving road in District No.
!, $16.08; Clerk Albert Wulfert,
tamps and inventory, $500; Albert
Vulfert, Clerk, fees for month, S174.- ;
8; DR.. F. M. Braning, services Will
orn child, $3.50; Louis Bourgeois,
Improvement Doe Run and Bourgeois |
bad, $4.75; H. G. Washburn, Sec, SER 1
ices influenza patients by Red Cross, j
S38,6l; Louis Bercherding, payment
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-01-03
Congressman Back
to Washington

Congressman Walter L. HensIey left
yesterday on his return to Washing
ton, where he expects to remain un-
til the close of the present Congress.
He came home early in October. for
the purpose of assisting in the last
campaign work. Soon after his ar
rival, however, the influenza ban was
put on, which necessitated the aban-
donment of all speechmaking.
But he has found other business to
keep him occupied in the meantime.
he has purchased a. home and looked
after getting his family comfortably
located therein. He has also spent
some time in the great Miami. Okla.
mineral field, where he owns exten.
siye interests. The Times under
stands he has also made arrange
ments for opening law office in this
city soon as his Congressional term
expires, and his many friends will be
pleased to know that he intends to
continue his residence in Farming
ton. = N.
Il .
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-01-03

b. H. Boyer left yesterday afternoon
for jefferson City to look after the
interests of clients in the case of
Bond VS.. Williams ct al, which has
been appealed by the plaintiff to the
Supreme Court, after suffering de-
feat in the lower court.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-01-03

Wednesday night was the coldest Of
the winter thus far, a ,7
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-03-04
CaIPLEY JURYMEN
ROAST HOLD-UP OF
HAND MURDER FUND

Chipley. March 3.-(SpeciaL) AL
though an Injunction has been taken
out in the local courts, in an attempt
to prevent payment of funds to De-
tective Moore for his work in the Hand
murder case, the last grand jury IA
vors the payment of the funds.
In their presentment, signed by
Hoyt B. Fryer, foreman, the follow
ing endorsement of Moore's work is
given:
I'VE do not know whether the in
junction suit brought by a tax payer
will preclude the payment OF the ex-
pense which Mr.. Moore was put to in
working on this case or not, but We
desire to state that our opinion is that
the good name of our county and her
citizens will not be satisfied to have
Mr. Moore or any one else spend his
money and then be forced to lose it
because of the small cost of a penuri-
Gus tax payer, which allows him 10
bring an injunction suit to prevent
the payment of what his part of the
tax money would be and thereby pre-
vent the payment of the whole
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-03-04
BANKS and CAY
BATTLE NEGRO
BOOTLECGERS
TALLAHASSEE OFFICERS FIRE ON
BOOZE LADEN AUTO-BlG STILL
LOCATED ACROSS GEORGIA
LINE,

Tallahassee March 3.-(SpeciaD-
Deputy Sheriff w. f. Banks, and form
er Deputy, j. d. Cay, had an encoun-
ter last night with three negroes who
were violating the law against the sale
of Intoxicating liquors. Banks had been
appraised that the negroes were COM
ing to Tallahassee, on a certain road,
with a Ford car loaded with the liquor.
He and Cay went out several miles
and secreted themselves, and await
ed their coming
Finally the car came up and Banks
stepped into the center Of the road,
leveled his gun at the occupants and
demanded their surrender. Instead
of giving up, the driver put on full
speed ahead, drove straight into
Banks. knocking him down and in
juring him considerably. But Banks
was not to be outdone. He fired sew
eral shots to puncture the tires, and
succeeded in doing so. but the driv-
or swerved his car, out of range Of
the officer and managed to get to
town with a badly damaged car. Three
shots had pierced the tires and the
body of the car. Banks knowing who
the negroes were came on to town
and arrested Son Coleman, John
Bushnell and Perman Johnson. Goods
were found in possession of each of
them.
Banks finding from one of the men
the still as located just over the
Georgia, line, in Grady County, Geor-
gia, secured United States deputy
marshal. and together they unearthed
one of the biggest illisit stills ever
found in this section of the country.
There were really two stills in opera
ton and ten barrels of mash were
found.