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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-07-04
IF A WAR MEDAL
WHY NOT A BALLOT?

That women suirragists served their
country while they worked for the
vote is proved by the fact that two
suffrage officials serving on the Wo-
mems Committee, Council of Nation
al Defense, have been awarded the
Distinguished Service Medal.
These were DR.. Anna Howard Shaw,
National Chairman of the Woman's
Committee, and honorary president of
the National American Woman Suf-
frage Association. She was the first
American woman in civilian life to be
decorated by the government for de-
votion to duty during the war. The
second was hannah J. Paterson, res
ident director of the Woman's Com
mittee, to whom was given the same
honor by Secretary Baker early in
June. She is now assistant director
of the Council, as the Woman's Com
mittee is disbanded. She was secre-
tary of the National American Wo-
man Suffrage Association in 1916.
Three women doctors and one
nurse, serving in the Women's Over
seas Hospitals, U. S. A.--the hospitals
supported by the National Suffrage
organization-were decorated with the
Croix de Guerre by the French Gov
eminent for signal bravery during an
air raid when their hospitals were
bombed by Germans, These three
doctors were: Caroline Finley, Anna
Sholly and Mary Edward; Miss Jane
Mckee was the nurse. They had all
been residents of New York.
Dr.. Mabel Seagrave of Seattle,
Wash, and Doctor Marie Formal of
Philadelphia, also on the suffrage hos
pital staff, won the French Medal Of
Honor.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-07-04

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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-07-04
FARMS FOR SALE

75a, mi. from Pennington, $4,000
78a, 5 mi. from Pennington, $3,700
156a, mi. from Elvins, $4,000
39a, mi. from Pennington $1,000
STA, 6 mi. from Pennington, $4,000
GOA, 6 mi. from Pennington, $1,000
80a, mi. from Pennington, $500
55a, mi. from Pennington, 81 500
Apply to G. o. WATTS, office in
Pennington Undertaking building;
phone 256. Res. phone, 1873. If
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-07-04
ICE CREAM SOCIAL

Ice cream supper given by the la
dies of the Presbyterian church, on
Mccormack lawn, opposite Presby-
terrain church, Tuesday, July 10th, 6
to 10 p. m. There will be ice cream,
sandwiches, lemonade, etc. The pro-
ceeds of the sale will be applied to
building sidewalk in front of the
Orphanage. The public is cordially
invited to come and aid in this chart
table and civic enterprise.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-07-04
Lutheran Church
H. Hallerberg, Pastor.

Third Sunday after Trinity
Sunday school at 1890 a. m.
Morning worship at 1890. Sub
ject of sermon: "The Seeker of the
Lost"
A hearty welcome to all having no
church home.
No evening service during July and
August.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-07-04

The pioneer stage Of farming is
about over. Another generation will
see the last of the free land snapped
up The younger men among us will
find land values increased during their
day in proportion to the dearth of
land and the increase of demand. Idle
acres will slowly come into use. Wild
cat speculation will gradually sober
down. Time will bring about the adj
justment of the type of farming to
the soil and market conditions of the
locality. We shall hear less Of big
money crops. We shall find more Of
solid farming values and real con-
tentment.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-07-04
BOYS BICYCLE STOLEN

Liberal reward will be paid for the
recovery or any information that will
lead to the recovery of a boys bicy-
Gle that was stolen from my yard on
June 25th. J. w. Mccarthy.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-07-04

"Y" to Open Clubs for Troops.
At the request of the French minis.
ter Of marines the Y. M. G. A. Is
planning the establishment of clubs for
American and French troops in Toulon
and in the suburbs of that city.
Smyrna times., 1919-08-20
.FIREMEN'S CARNIVAL TO
OPEN SATURDAY N SMYRNA
MUCH LOCAL ENTHUSIASM AS
WEEKS EVENT APPROACHES
Free Act and Band Will Not Start
Until MOnday.-Many Attrac-
tive Booths and Tents.

All is in readiness for the opening
of the big Firemen's Carnival, on Sat-
urday evening, on the school grounds,
and with favorable weather it is pre-
sumed that a large crowd will attend
on the opening night and help the
boys to get good start. While it
was impossible to secure the band and
free act on the opening night, the
numerous other attractions will be
open and a general good time is ex-
pected. On Monday night both the
Harlan Band and Marvellous Melville.
the blue devil of the air, will be pres
ent, the free act of Marvellous Nell
vile being worth travelling miles to
see. The company held a special
meeting on Monday and Tuesday
evenings, and a genuine interest on
the part of the members was mani
fest. Judging from the enthusiasm
shown, the members will be almost a
unit this year in their efforts to sur
pass the carnivals of past years. The
ice cream, candy and novelty booths,
as usual will be in charge of the la
dies, who have cheeTfully volunteered
their services to the committee in
charge. In addition to the free act,
there will be a band concert each
evening at 1870. The company is
very anxious to be successful this
year and with a liberal patronage
they can reasonably expect to clear
a sum sufficient to pay off the indebt-
edness on their fire engine. Mr.. Fer
ris Giles, of Wilmington, will be in
town this week with a full line of
decorations for business places and
private residences. The Company
hope to see the citizens decorate, and
also invite their friends from a dis
tance to attend the carnival, and in
this way assist in a general way in
boosting the matter along A prize
is offered for the best decorated place
of business, also residence.
Smyrna times., 1919-08-20
TOWNSEND GIRL BRIDE-ELECT
Miss Arrellee Hart LattOmus and
Harry HOch, Wilmington Lawyer,
To Wed-Unique Announcement

Townsend, Aug. 19.-Miss Ethel
wyn j. Maloney entertained at "cards"
at he rhome in Townsend, on Tues
day afternoon, last week, at which
time the engagement of her cousin,
Miss Arrellee Hart Lattomus, to Mr..
Harry Hoch, of Wilmington, was an
nounced. After the "cards" the
guests were ushered into the dining
room and were delighted with the
novel decorations, the color scheme
being yellow and white. The room
was artistically decorated with gold
en- rod and wild asparagus. Over
the center of the table, bell of white
crepe paper and ilies-of- -the-valley
was suspended, under which stood a
kewpie bride and groom in full regal
ia, with back ground of banked
miniature plants. Over all was can
opy of yellow and white satin ribbon
streamers; attached to each one was
a heaIt-shaped box containing a for
tune and a fake solitaire for each
guest. On drawing the ribbon at
tached to her box Miss Lattomus re-
leased a shower of confetti over the
bride and groom, and of course her
box contained the ring. Miss Latto-
mus then presented each guest with a
beautiful rose and an envelope con-
tanning the formal announcement.
Miss Maloney's guests included Mrs.
Winfield LattOmus, Mrs. L. L. Ma
lOney, Mrs. Jerome D. Niles, Mrs. J.
Austin Hart, Jr., Mrs. Joseph H.
Jones, Misses Anna VanDyke, Lillian
West, Marian Reynold, of Townsend;
and Miss. Madeline Pennington, of VIII
mingon. Miss Lattomus is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Winfield
Lattomus, of this town, and a grand
daughter of the late Levi w. Latto-
mus, a pioneer resident here. Mr..
Hoch is rising young attorney of
Wilmington, being associated with the
Hon. Daniel o. Hastings.
Smyrna times., 1919-08-20
DIR. CORLEY OUT OF BOARD.
His Place on Smyrna School Board
Filled by E. c. Graham of Clayton

His Place on Smyrna School Board
Filled by E. C. Graham of Clayton
Dr. R. F. Corley has resigned as a
member of the Board of Education of
Smyrna Special School District, ow-
ing to business reasons. Governor
Townsend has appointed E. C. Gra-
ham, cashier of the Clayton Bank, a
member in his stead. The three men,
bers are: Rev. Thomas Getz Hill,
Walter w. Hynson, of Smyrna and
E. C. Graham, of Clayton. The Board
met last evening and discussed the
budget and other matters but did not
fill any of the vacancies in the lower
grades. Prof. C. w. Schantz, the new
superintendent of Smyrna Schools,
met with the Board as its secretary,
and is now on the job in Smyrna. The
vacancies in the lower grades will be
filled at another meeting.
Smyrna times., 1919-08-20
KENT APPLE CROP DAMAGED.
Between 5000 and 5000 Baskets Beat
en- to Ground By Storms.

The loss to fruit growers especiaIlv
those farmers and apple growers who
several weeks ago sold their entire
fall apple crops at Sc to $3.50 per bar
rel is very heavy. 1t is estimated
by some who have made an inspec-
ton OF the apple orchards in Kent
county, that from 5000 to 5000 bask-
cts of apples were beaten to the
ground in a single orchard. In a large
apple orchard, north of Cheswold.
many Of the trees were partly blown
over, while some We're torn I'D bv
the roots. Many whose trees were
only partly blown over are pulling
then, back by block and fall and stalk
ing them with props, as the roots
were intact. Large quantities of
peaches are being brought to the
Dover canneries and are of excellent
quality. While many thousands of
baskets of peaches were beaten to the
ground during last Wednesdays
storm. There are many thousand vet
on the trees. Peaches are being
shipped daily to the city markets by
trucks, as far north in PENNSYLVANIA
as Allentown.
Smyrna times., 1919-08-20
LARGE DREDGES FOUNDERED.
One Man Drowned and 81 Others Es-
cape at ListOn Point During Storm

One Man Drowned and 81 Others Es-
cape at ListOn Point During Storm
Blackbird, Aug. 19.-One man was
drowned and fifty-o1fe others barely
escaped with their lives when the
"Seveln" and the chesapeake" dred-
ges, working in the Delaware river
channel opposite Liston's Point fOun-
dered during the storm Wednesday.
The man who was drowned belonged
in Baltimore and was known only as
"Chris." The rescued men were land
ed at the mouth of Blackbird creek,
some distance below, and went to Port
Penn, awaiting transportation back
to Baltimore, the headquarters of the
Maryland Dredging Company, own
er of the dredges. 1t is thought that
these can be salvaged. The corn crop
in the farming district around Port
Penn will prove a total loss, it is
thought, having been beaten down by
the wind and rain and further dam
aged by the hail which fell at the
height of the storm.
Smyrna times., 1919-08-20
WHITE RTBBONERS' PROGRAM
Smyrna Union Had Charge of the
Evening Service at Asbury Church

Smyrna Union Had Charge of the
Evening Service at Asbury Church
Last Sunday evening, the service at
the Asbury Methodist Episcopal
Church, was in charge of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union. The
program follows: Opening Hymn;
Prayer, Mr.. Walter w. Hynson; Scrip
ture Lesson, Mr.. William A. FAIRIES;
Solo and Chorus, "Twine the Ribbon
Round the Nations" Miss Mary Rob-
erts and the choir; statement con-
cerning the Jubilee Fund of the Ma
tional Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union, Miss Annie w. Sutton;
Reading of an article upon the .'Ob-
jects of the Fund.-" Miss Pearl Ja-
cobs; Hymn; Readings by Mrs. Mary
E. Cantwell, Miss Emma Stevenson
and Mrs. Mary E. Chandler; Singing,
"America;" Doxology; Mizpah Bene-
diction.
Smyrna times., 1919-08-20
WHOLE NO. 1868
MAY ABANDON LAKE COMO.
COrbitts Not Yet Decided Whether
They Will Dam Up POnd.-WiH
Meet Highway Commissioners.

Since the break in the causewav at
Lake Como, the Corbitts, of Odessa.
owners of the pond and Webb's mill
property, are undecided as to the fu-
ture of this once picturesque and
beautiful body of water which for
years has been pride and a iov to
smyrna. The pond now cOmpletelv
emptied by the break may be aban-
doned and Webb's mill run by gasoline
or electric motor power. Mr.. Daniel
=. Corbitt was here Monday looking
over the proposition and is now wait
ing to meet the State Highway next
week to see what course thev propose
to take in or around Smyrna. If
they come thru Main street. Snvrna
the dam will be rebuilt. If thew 90
as one survey has it, back of Webb's
mill, the road will take a course from
the corner of Odd Fellows Cemetery
across the meadows. Smyrna folks
are deeply agitated about it and want
to see the present causeway repaired
and Lake Como kept up. Smyrna
Town Council may be importuned to
take hand in the matter, though the
town IS only responsible in keeping
up the road over the causeway. Citi-
zens all over town are demanding
that this causeway and Lake be re-
built and restored, and are hoping the
Corbitts will do something speedily.
Smyrna times., 1919-08-20
BURNED BY A LIVE WIRE.
Miss Mildred Hanson Badly Burned
at Camden, Sunday.

By the breaking of an electric wire
at Camden. on Sunday, Miss Mildred
Hanson, 19-year-old daughter of
George Hanson, was badly burned
about the hands and arm when she
started to pick up a sweater which
had fallen on the wire. One finger
was burned to the bone. 1t necessitat-
ed the breaking of the wire from the
young girls grasp by a rubber boot
before she was relieved from her
agony. The live wire remained in the
street from 8 o'clock in the morning
until after 2 o'clock in the afternoon
before being repaired.
Smyrna times., 1919-08-20
PORT PENN FORFEITS THE GAME
Saturday Game Ended In Port Penn
Player Having Two Ribs Broken.

Saturday Game Ended In Port Penn
Player Having Two Ribs Broken.
After player had been injured in
the sixth inning, the Port Penn base
ball team forfeited last Saturdays
game by a score of l to 0. The mix
up occurred when Robert N. Foulk,
Smyrna's first sacker, after getting
safe on an error, and stealing second,
ran into Raymond Yearsley, Port
Penn's shortstop. Yearsley had fun
bled grounder knocked out by Smith.
and was endeavoring to recover the
ball when the accident happened. He
had turned completely around and
started for the ball when Foulk ran
into him. Port Penn tried to have the
runner called out, and at the UNI
pire's announcement that Foulk was
safe, the manager called his team
from the field and refused to continue
the game. Yearsley proved himself a
iuC SpOiCSlhal Wlleh He Willingly DC
knOwledged the runner was safe. In his
fall, the plucky Port Penner had two
ribs broken. Smyrna met the Coast
Defense nine this afternoon. A fast
team from New Castle also played
here his afternoon, and as the locals
have not lost a game since the
Fourth of July, good games are an
ticipated.
Smyrna times., 1919-08-20
NEW BELL ST. PETERS CHURCH
Largest of Pea lOf Four, RemOulded
But Found To Be Half Tone Flat.


But Found To Be Half Tone Flat.
The Friday night services at st.
Peters church, Rev. Thomas Getz
Hill, rector, will be resumed this week,
and it is expected that every one will
be in the accustomed place. Even
song and Address at 7.90 p. m. I'm
mediately after the service there will
be a meeting to make final arrange
ments for the annual picnic. Services
on Sunday, August oath will be Holy
Communion at 7.30 a. M, and Morn
ing Prayer and Sermon at II. There
will be a meeting of st. Peters Yes
try on Monday night at $50 O'Clock.
The large bell, which has been re-
moulded has been put back in place.
It was rung for the first time on Sun
dav last, and was found to be about
half a tone fiat. 1t is hoped to nave
this remedied very shortly. In the
mean time only the three bells will be
used as in the past six months.
Smyrna times., 1919-08-20
SMYRNA GIRL WINS HONORS
Miss Sydney A. Scout, Laughter of NJ.
NJ. p. Scout, Receives Highest Degree

Miss Sydney A. Scout, Laughter of NJ.
NJ. P. Scout, Receives Highest Degree
Miss Sydney Allen Scout, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. NJ. P. Scout, of
this town, has the honor and distinc-
tiOn of being the only student of the
recent Delaware College Summer
School at Newark, who made the one
and only rating of "a" in the Eng
lish Composition Course. During the
full winter term last year, there was
but one "a" given in the Women's
College, and two in the Mems Col
lege at Newark, which makes it all
the more significant that Miss Scout
made her "a" in six weeks. In her
other subjects-Sociology and Amer
icanization-her final marks rank
among the highest. In addition to
her regular class work at Newark
Miss Scout wrote the Summer School
Song and took the part of the Dean,
Miss Mary E.. Rich, in the faculty
play, which was given in the college
Hilamum, on Saturday evening, July
26, 1919. Miss Scout served as chair
man of the Publicity Committee, and
as a member of the Social Commit
tee. She has been made secretary of
the Delaware State Teachers Asso-
citation, which is now being formed,
and acts as representative of the
teachers of the city of Wilmington in
this organization.
Smyrna times., 1919-08-20
'MYRNA WITHOUT GAS SUPPLY

3's Fiant Without Coal; Residences
ana Industries Depending On 1t.
smyrna has been practically with
II gas the last week, due to running
II Oh gas coal. A car load came in
SS'erday noon. Besides the many
stoves out of commission, The
usrna Times. plant, gas equipped,
II thrown a day late issuing last
- and is also late this week by the
ae reason. Conditions promise to be
#''er in the future.
Smyrna times., 1919-08-20
PATTERSON REFUSES CODE.
Fifty Attend Meeting. and Vote Was
Unanimous Against Consolidation

4 my AbtCHu hccJiuS. dIU NOle w dS
Unanimous Against Consolidation
Blackbird, August ia meeting
of the taxpayers of Paterson school
district 711s was held on Monday
evening, August II, to protest against
the consolidation and increased school
taxes. The meeting was called to-
gether, Edward S. Boyd acting as
secretary, and James Boyd as chair
man. The code was carefully ex-
planned by the secretary. Represen-
tatives were present from Oak Hill
and Blackbird schools. The attend
ance was about so. The vote was
unanimous, consolidation being
strongly opposed.
Smyrna times., 1919-08-20

CONTINUED ON FIFTH PAGE
Smyrna times., 1919-08-20
New Clerk at Swain's Pharmacy.

New Clerk at SWANS Pharmacy.
William Hughes, of Wilmington,
has succeeded William Rose at
SWANS pharmacy. He is a graduate
pharmacist and comes highly recon-
mended.
The sun., 1919-05-04

ent expansion is on a scale which as
sures the addition of 80 per cent. more
The biggest concerns are everyw here
adding to their capacity. In the north
central Texas field. now the greatest
boom oil territory since the exploita-
ton of the Gushing field In Oklahoma
forty-two retineries are building or
projected between Dallas, Fort Worth
and the new Ranger field. In this
north central Texas area the daily pro-
ductlon Is now about 10000 barrels.
and the best oil Judgment is that
1t Is destined TO increase until 1t will
equal or pass the high water-or oil
mark OF the Gushing field. which at its
maximum turned out about 100000
barrels n day. 1t Is in this north Texas
field that the real romance of present
day oil development is being written.
Texas is the seat and centre OF the
present American oil boom. There is
exploration and more or less develop
ment going on in almost every one OF
the imperial States counties. Fields
are being exploited In various parts OF
the State. but the marvel of the time
is the Texas Pacific Coal and OIL Com
pany operation in tho Ranger field A
year or 30 ago Ranger was a sidetrack
and depot on the line Of the Texas and
Pacific. a bankrupt railroad that ex-
tended from Texarkana, Dallas and
Fort Worth west by southwest across
the State. one Of the saddest rail prop
critics In sight. seemingly destined to
the everlasting ministrations OF receiv-
ers and courts. Well. the discovery OF
oil in October. 1917. In the Ranger re-
gion has been followed by such a
movement Of supplies and people. such
a development Of the country. that to-
day the stock 1f tbs Ea:,xol1 Company.
The sun., 1919-05-04

lie utilities although its largest inter-
ests ore now in oil production, has
control OF some o25,o00 acres OF West
Virginia oil lands. and has reflneries
near Charleston, in that State, as well
as in Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas
Its president is B. G. Dawes, of CO.
lumbus. In n recent consolidation this
company took over the Pure Oil Com
pany and the Quaker OIL Company.
Romances of wealth.
Harry T. Sinclair, head of the Sim
clair Oil Company. Is one of the men
whose careers are romances. He
started with not much but enthusiasm
and capacity, became a member of the
White and Sinclair combina ton, and
ultimately bought out tho White in
terest. II Is said that his greatest
single "killing" in oil was made when
he bought out the properties of John
T. Mlliken of St Louis. They were
splendid producers throughout the Mid
continent field. Milliken started in
the chemical line, expanded into OIL,
and has been wonderfully successful.
having the precise qualities of the
man who can win in oil-nerve, deter
mination and utter incapacity for dis
CouragemCnt One day, the story goes,
while going west on a railroad train
he received a telegram from Sinclair
asking IL he would put price on his
properties.
THAT would be r!diculous,- he said
to a friend who was with him. NO
body would suspect them worth an
much as / know they are"
But there must be II price at which
you would sell, John" suggested his
friend. "Why don't you name II. any
to the other fellow"
So Millikcn wired that no would take
$40 ,OO0,000 and straightway back
! came a telegram: Offer accepted"
Sinclair it is avouched made more out
OF the properties at that than Milf
ken had made. Which isn't so re-
markahle when II is considered that
when the Gushing Pool was turning
out 800 900 barrels a day il was worth
40 cents barrel and the same oil Is
now worth s2.25.
Milliken died only about three
months ago, and his executors found
at conservative figure his fortune
topped 100000 600. He had been one
of the really great figures in the mid
west development
! The immense interests Of the Do
| heny party. headed by Mexican Pc
! troleum, have had a spectacular ca
reer. millions have accrued to the
people on the lucky side of Mex
! Pete" in recent months. The Henry
| l.. Doherty interest, widely scattered
| through the various fields. mas for q
/ long time been power. Mr.. Doherty
! is head OF the Cities Service Company
and controls string OF public utili-
ties as well as his oil properties. Like
! Doheny, he has been a fighter and
man of tremendous personal force and
determination.
The sun., 1919-05-04
AN OIL FREl GHTER OUTFIT

tribution OF control there cannot be
without interest. The on Trade Jour
nal finds that the world produced
464 600, 900 barrels OF petroleum In
1916, of which 800 900 900 came from
the United States. In 1918 Mexico
produced 6S.000,000 barrels, one-third
of 1t credited 10 the Mexican Eagle
Company. now affiliated with the
Dutch Shell. and one-thlrd to the Ed
ward l.. Doheny interest (Mexican
Petroleum.. Whenever Mexico settles
down to something like stability and
fair opportunity for development 1t
will undoubtedly have a wonderful de-
velopment. Similarly the Dutch Shell
group is strong in production con-
troll in California, Oklahoma, Texas.
1t controls pipe line from Oklahoma
to East st. Louis, where IT has a re-
! tinery. The Atlantic Gulf OIL Com
pany, affiliated with and regarded as
subsidiary of the Atlantic, Gulf and
West Indies Steamship Company, has
taken a line of properties in Mexico,
in the Tepetate district OF the State Of
Vera Cruz. The American controlled
Carib Syndicate is engaged in a con-
siderable development work in Colom-
bia, having some production already.
These things suggest the character
and extent OF the international move
ment in oil. But so far as the average
American buyer and Spectator is con-
oerned interest naturally relates to the
present development In this country.
Gentlemen write learnedly of whether.
| perchance. the wars end may cause
some diminution in the demand for pc
troleum products; but the answer
seems to be found In the policy OF the
great producers. There are about 500
rcanss.es II ths country ana the pres