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The Farmington times., 1919-01-17
Notice of RevOca-
ton of License

Notice is hereby given that by or
der of the United States Food Admin
istrator, dated January 4th, 1919, the
licenses of the Pennington Milling
Co. of Pennington, Missouri, and of
the Reuter- Milling Co. of Flat River,
Missouri, have been revoked for a pc
riod of ten (10) days, beginning on
January 10th, 1919, and terminating
on January goth, 1919, for the reason
that the prices charged by these COM
panies for wheat mill feeds during the
months of January, 1918, to Decem-
Der, 1918, inclusive, have been in ex-
cess of those permitted by the United
States Food Administration. During
this period Of revocation, these Milling
Companies annot transact any new
business. Authority has been given
to them to fill certain contracts,
which were outstanding prior to JAN
uary 10th; and in case a serious short
age of feed supplies should develop,
they may be permitted to sell wheat
feeds under the direction Of the Food
Administration in order to care for
the needs of the population.
f. B. MUMF0RD,
Federal Food Administrator for Mo-
J. p. CAYCE,
Food Administrator for St. Francois
County.
The Farmington times., 1919-01-17
The Mining
Situation

We are reliably informed that the
st. Joseph Lead Company has prac-
tically closed down it's entire mines at
Leadwood, and has laid off men at
its mines at Flat River and Bonne
Terre; and has let out perhaps a
thousand men in this county. The
Federal Lead Company has also re-
duced it's operation by letting out from
three to five hundred men, and draw
ing out about 100 mules from under
ground; and the st. Louis Smelling &
Refining Company and the Desloge
Consolidated Lead Company have each
let out quite a number of men; the
Baker Lead Company and the Boston
Elvins Lead Company have entirely
shut down.
In other words, the lead companies
of this county during the past few
days, have let out, in the aggregate,
some two thousand men.
We understand that these COM
panies justify their several actions
for the reason that lead has dropped
to $3.50, and there is practically no
demand for lead at this price.
1t seems to any reasonable mind
that this action is rather severe, and
especially so in view of the fact that
for the past four and one-half years,
these companies have, in cash value,
taken out of the ground in this county
not less than $125, 100000 in pig lead!
We do not know their net profits, but
we do assume that they have individ-
ually and collectively made more mon
ey than in any other like period in the
history of mining in this county.
Would it not be fair and just for
these companies to continue to run
their several mines at reasonable ca
pacity and hold their lead, rather than
throw out of employment, during the
winter months, these two thousand
men who heretofore at least assisted
them in these four and one-half years
of phenomenal prosperity? Should
not the fat years help support the men
during the lean years?
Has this action any connection with
the effort of three of these companies
to avoid paying their taxes?
The managers of these various COM
panies, who themselves are at best on
ly hired servants, are not responsible
for this action, and the leaving men
should not hold them personally or
officially responsible, and should not
in any way take rash or i'll advised
action Individually or collectively;
but the boards of management of
these various companies, the men
higher up and who do not live here
and who draw large salaries, are the
responsible parties.
We hope the situation will clear up
within the next few days.
The Farmington times., 1919-01-17
MONDAY CLUB ADOPTS
FOLLOWING RESOLUTION

The regular netting of the Monday
Club was devoted to the Children's
Code, the subject being presented by
Mrs. o. w. Rleeck, the District Chair
man for the Code Commission and af-
terwards discussed by the Club. The
following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That the Monday Club
heartily endorses the measures in
cluded in the Missouri Childrens' Code,
and that it will do all in its power
to the end that these measures may
become a part of the Statutes of Mis-
souri,,
And, be it further resolved, That a
copy Of this resolution be sent to our
representatives of jefferson City, that
they be published in our local papers
and that they be a part of the records
of the club. -
The Farmington times., 1919-01-17
U. S. PLANS TO DISPOSE OF
RESERVE WHEAT STOCKS

The Food Administration grain cor
poration announced tonight that it
soon will formulate a policy of dis
posing of a portion of its reserve
stocks of wheat to the mills, in order
that prices being asked for flour and
mill feeds may not be increased un-
duly because Of excessive premiums
being paid by mills for wheat in GER
tain portions of the United States,
especially in the Southwest and
Middle States.
The Farmington times., 1919-01-17
THE MONEY PROPER
LY ADMINISTERED

"You can be sure that the money,
whatever is given will be properly ad-
ministered for a people that need it
sorely."
So says former. President Taft, in
speaking Of the work of the Armen-
ian and Syrian Relief Campaign. Feb.
$40, to raise $50, ,000, 900. II jsssss,3 :,
The Farmington times., 1919-01-17
COUNTY COURT

James J. Croke, Collector, ordered
to return as erroneous $3.50 in ac-
count of real estate in City of Farm
ington. Assessed valuation should
read $3.50.
Pool table license granted to Ar
thur C. Bullock, of Bonne Terre.
Alva Arnold johnson, an insane per-
son, ordered admitted to State Hospi-
tai for treatment as county patient
Error of $26763 on school tax of
Missouri Pacific Railway, pointed out
by Collector j. J. Croke.
State Auditor authorized to draw
his warrant in favor of II. W. COT
field, Treasurer of ST. Francois coun-
ty. for salary due County Superintend-
ent of Schools.
Citation ordered served on Ed. Viii
lieL,s, citing him to be and appear be-
fore the County Court to pay arrears
on school fund loan.
James j. Croke, Collector, ordered
to return as erroneous $l00 Tor years
of 1914, 1914, 1916, 1917 and 1919 on
account of the real estate assessed TO
Mrs. Jennie Baines.
Dr G. B. Williams appointed to
be County Physician in place OF Dr'
T. L. Haney, who expressed uhWlll-
ingness to serve. =,
Gertrude Polite ordered admitted
m state Hospital No. for treat
ment as county patient.
Court orders j. J. Croke to return
as erroneous 5000 on account assess
ed against ]. B. O'Deu for wear 1918
Petit Jury Selected
Petit jurors for February term ap-
pointed, as follows;
St. Francois Township-H. Murrilll,
John White, Abe Mullins, FRANK
Simms, Tom Highley. II
Perry Township-T. j. Mitchell
Vetal Pratte, Frank Bell, Henry NC
Randolph Township-Tom Bradley,
jeff Tucker, Robert, Horton, Luther
Bearden.
Iron Township-John Keathley, Carl
Cooley, Ed. johnson.
Liberty Township-John Grow, Jo-
seph Brown.
Pendleton Township-Lee Welker,
Frank Harvey.
Big River-L. f. Cole, Henry Thur
man.
Marion Township-John Lahay. O.
T. Horn.
Road Districts
Road districts of county for year
1919 to oe numbered and established
as follows:
Road Dist.
No. 1-school districts 46 and 65.
No. 2-school districts 5, 80, 43, and
"A.
No. 3-school districts 10, 28, 81
and 63.
No. 4-school districts 49 and 40
excepting south one-half of Secs. "a
SIS, So, twp. 35, range f. and Sec. Ia
twp. 35, U. R. E. north of Big Riv-
er.
No. 5-school district IL, out OF
Bonne Terre, 1S, II, 20 and o.
No. 6--school district A.
No. 7-school district 3.
No. 8--school district 81.
No. 9-school district 81, AZ and 46
west Of Perine road.
No. 1O-school district At and 5e
and that part of 81 west of st. Fran
co.'s river.
No. 11-school districts 33, 10, Al
and that part of No. "a west of st
souls road and north Of Plank road.
No. 12-school districts 26, 27, "a
and 81.
No. 13-school districts %, 35 and
that part of 20 south and east Of Big
river.
No. 14-school districts Is and 16
The Farmington times., 1919-01-17

Top Sergeant Samuel Washington
Burks, U. S. Army, came in from
Camp Funston last Thursday night on
a ten-days furlough. Sergeant Burks
seemed to be glad to get home for q
short visit. He says he sure would
have demoralized the Germans II he
had been over there after them with O
bayonet. s,less -. 2t,.s'.j 80 -
The Farmington times., 1919-01-17
Old Officers
Retained

At the annual meeting of the stock
holders Of the Bank of Pennington,
which was held Tuesday morning in
the Directors room of that institu-
ton, all the old officers were re-elect-
ed, and the Board of Directors was
also continued without change.
AS an evidence of the business that
is transacted by that splendid old in
stitution the following report made at
that meeting will prove to be inter-
esting as showing to what extent it
participated in helping to finance the
war, by purchasing for its customers
the following government securities:
Bonds Of the First
Liberty Loan ..........$ 100000
Bonds of the Second
Liberty Loan ........ 135,000.00
Bonds of the Third
Liberty Loan ........ 260,650.0s
Bonds of the Fourth
Liberty Loan ........ 84,900.00
War Savings Stamps
(face value) ......... 100000
Thrift Stamps ,....... 1,O25.O0
U. S. Certificates of in
debtedness on Fifth
Liberty Loan ........ 23,500.00
Making a total of ....., 5000, ,075.O0
El Nuevo mexicano., 1919-10-30
Bell Hops Day
Cone ( oreyer

|"'" y - ~ "NfN ""WE. XL|
Say, misteri Any time a bellhol
averages S7 a day Al tbs thatll be
his last day, because he'll fail dead
Roy y Bernier, Chief page boy "a
lfhe Hotel Wisconsin, held IN bid
ieu hand q newspaper clipping. The
Particle elaborated on the luxury and
~affluence ofethe bellhop. In his right
hand he held nothing so tightly that
the knuckles showed white. Mr.
Bernier was dihpleased,
why say! X one Of these boys
makes So on q long watch he thinks
HTS something 10 50 nut and cele'
brate tor, put he doesn't dare be-
cause he'll probably make only co
cents tomorrow.
Nov, listen, BY the timasa guest
tips the porter On the train, and Tie
,redcap at the depot. and the taxi
driver and the dopralan and tine
clerk soaks him 81 or IS for i room
and mebby he slips the elevator
girl q dime--hll he's got left is a
crouch. The hellhop hasn't the heart
to iurn on tho lights IN the guys
room because he knows he's eoin'
to get sfiffed.p
"Stlffed,P it must be explained, il
translated into English, means the
guest steps into the room, goes
lblithely about lihe business OF re-
moving overcoat and hat, handles his
papers busily and keeps himself
otherwise engaged while the bell.
hop puts his grips where they be-
long, opens the window, turns on
the lights in the bathroom. see there
are clean towels and places the key
IN the door correctly. After which
the belibpy panses. the guest looks
at him In "a vague sort of way, taxi
ing great care 10 keep both hands
far as possible from his change
pockets. The hellb0y pauaes some
more and then departs while the
guests whistles merriiy on.
Bellhops In Milwaukee hotels do
not have the pest Of fortune, Mr..
Bernier asserts.
We do not get our meals at the
hotet, but buy them where we can.
room outside. The bAllhoys are
paid Sf3 per month. but they have
to pay $3.50 rent on uniforms every
payday. every two weeks.
Things were better before July
l. Then there used to be times
when some good natufed guest came
along who could be jollied until
they would SLID q fellow a dollar,
There were times when boys
made SIS in a single day, but they
were few. Nov all YOU q take a
guest Is a soda water, or pop. or
maybe matted milk, and does he
slip you a dollar2 He feels like
the drink at your head the
you OPEN the door,
El Nuevo mexicano., 1919-10-30
Let's Try 1t

District President Howat Of the
United Mine Workers said that 'he
would like to see this new power that
will compel miners to work whether
they receive a living wage or not
Acting President John l.. Lewis ol
the Mine Workers says that the presi-
dents action is without precedent
and SO far as know without warrant
Of law"
Timothy Shea announces that the
Firemen's Brotherhood Will defy any
antf-strike lawithat may be enacted.
These three eminent representatives
OF organized labor, in other words
defy the government and refuse TO OBJ
serve laws of which they do not ap-
prove,
1t would be q very good idea TO make
the tegt thorough aud conclusive To
try the experiment and find out
whether or not force will Oe effective
IN preventing the threatened coal
strike. 1t might also be interesting 20
demonstrate With equal conc~lusiyeness
whether or not any organization II
this country a refuse 10 obey laws
which it does not wish TO obey. II
the brotherhood or Locomotive Fire
men can refuse to comply with q law
there il no reason why the rest of us
should not have "A similar and equal
right 10 disobey any law which We per.
sonnlly regard as undesirable, And II
MIR. Lewis is qualified 10 decide wheth-
er or not the executive branch Of the
government is acting legally and gov
oin himself accordingly, there seems
El Nuevo mexicano., 1919-10-30
AND ROLPH
WORK FOR REELECTION
Prosecutor, Center Of
Mooney Controversy,
Goes in to Win

San Francisco, oct. 27s-Dlstrict
IAflorney Charles M. Wckert, and
Mayor James Rolph are CARRYING
forward campaigns which they hope
will result in their re-elention at the
general municipal election here on
November 4
Aai the county supervisors, two
police judges and other city officials
are also standing for reelection.
Matthew Brady, who has been en-
dorsed by San Francisco labor coup-
oil and the county democratic com
mittee, was said. to be the leading
candidate against Fickert for district
attorney. Milton n. U'Ren withdrew
from the race after II was too late
to take his name from the official
ballot. The other candidates are,
Daniel O'Connell, who was connected
with alleged violation Of war time
laws, Gilbert d, Boat and Arthur
M. DeVall
Fickert has been the center Of q
bitter controversy here ever since
his office handled the prosecution OF
Thomas j. Mooney Warren Billings
and others for completely in the
preparedness day. bomb explosion
here In 1916. Recently he underwent
a serious operation but this did not
prevent him from entering the race
for reelection. He mas the endorse
ment of the republican county com
mittee and the civil league.
Eugene b. Schmitz. former mayor
or san Francisco who was convicted
in the municipal graft case of 1907,
y considered to be the leading an
didate against Rolph for mayor.
Schmitz, now a supervisor, stood out
against a raise in the county tax
rate and he advocated a liberal pol.
icy toward amusements.
Mayor Rolph is completing his
second foursyear term as mayor OF
San Francisco. He al 10 candidate
Tor governor in the last statewide
prqinary election In California. Be-
cause his narpe has been mentioned
as a candidate for the United States
senate to succeed Senator James D.
Phelan next year some political writ
ers here have held that the result OF
1919 m%ayoralty race may be Of more
than usual Importance. Rolph has
the endorsement of the San Fran
cisco labor council.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1919-10-30
GUARDED
AS OCCUPIED CITY

Berlins-tBy the Associated ressl,
=eHardly has the train reached the
East station than one notices that
Budapest is an occupied city" writes
the Tageblatt's special Budapest cor
respondent. THE chief Of station is
a Rumanian officer, the station guard
lis composed Of Rumanian soldiers.
the arriving passengers are requested
with friendly blows from clubs to
stand in a long line and give the com
handing Rumanian officer the travel
pass.
The baggage is minutely searched
and it IS more than an hour before It
Is possible to leave the station. Il is
almost impossible to get a cab, and II
one does find one, the coachman inn
mediately asks il one has "blue
money the old Austro-Hungarian
bills in contradistinction TO the
Nwhitep money of the soviet regime.
'If one has the blue money the ride
throughout the entire city begins, for
lodging in a hotel is almost impossible
to find, since nearly all are taken over
by the entente missions and the Ru-
manian officers, It frequently hap
pens that strangers spend days with
out a place to sleep in Budapest.
sEverywhere there are Rumanian
patrols, including cavalry, with lances
and the Rumanian flag. The streets
at night are absolutely empty, SINCE
no one without a special pass may
be abroad after II o'clock. Only Ru-
manian soldiers are to be seen and
with Hungarian troopers may be hunt
ing an occasional bolsheYik.
I'm the daytime automobiles tear
through the streets carrying English,
American, Italian and Rumanian Off
GERS. From the official buildings
float the blu~e-yellDw-red Rumanian
flags. lii front Of the hotels where
the officers live. stand autos under
military guard.
Life is liveliest in the Hotel Ritz
where lives the American commission,
which made itself particularly popur
lar BY its attitude during the Jewish
pogroms,
An official declaration regarding
tho pogroms gives twelve dead and
400 wounded, one-third OF whom, how
ever, are not Jews. The anti-semitic
movement is beginning to increase
and has taken hold Of the schools, IN
the university, Professor Johann RI
took, one OF the unknown great ones
of the Hungarian scientific world, has
started an anti-semitic association
which has as its task the clearing Of
1.-THE university Of jews. a whole llst
Sof European professors has been
called upon to resign their chairs,
and Jewish students are not to be al
lowed al the university IN future
Even III grammar schools the anti
semitic agitation Is strong, and SOY
eral high schools have decided to ac-
cept no Jewish pupils.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1919-10-30
What Next2


(The Cincinnati Enquirer.)
The recent occurrences along thu
Baltic coast have once more forcet
uion ne world the question OF Ger
man ambitions ami Intentions
What are they driving az now? Il
this attempt to get possession q
llaiga and perhaps Danzig the same
old scheme Of world domination in q
new form2 Is the attack upon this
Let's and Esthonians an aggression
equivalent to that upon the Ser
bians2 Are the men who are co
operating with Goltz the same o.
similar TO the ones who fought un
der Hindenburg and ~Ludendorffi
BY tAe conquest sof Poland do the
5Germans hope to compensate them;
selves for the loss of ASsace and
ILorraine2 Has the war which we
hoped had terminated with the arm
isticet OF November IL broken out
once more, and must it be fought
all over again?
These are solemn questions and
challenge a thoughtfui and imme'
diate answer. The designs OF the
German leaders must be discovered
Their purposes must be revealed,
1t IS as important today to achieve
an accurate knowledge OF tire German
soul as before the recent a We
are up against the abstruse and
difficult problem Of German nsych-
ol0gy.
There are many people who VIII
find IL impossible to believe in the
survival Of tltese ambitions which
have recently received so crushing
a defeat, They will not be- able, to
believe that there can be- d recur'
renee Of that former political mad
ness. And their i%ncreduiity, will not
be strange, 1t Is incredible, II Is
incomprehensihle But is it any more
so than the first outbreak Of this
terrible distemper? All our former
woes befell us because we could
not bring ourselves to believe that
human nature was capable Of such
~peryersion. Are we again to permit
our childish incredulity to make us
victims Of another world disaster?
! II Is not too much to say that
tile future Of the world depends
upon the true Interpretations Of this
new move by the German army. This
us purely and simply a question OF
psychology. II we cannot fathom the
minds Of the men who are conduct
ing this perilous undertaking we
may lose all we have gained and
live to see the world under the
tyranny Of a restored and glorified
kaiser,
Ii win not only be silly but In
sensate for people who pooh-hooed
at the criminal ambition Of Ger
many before the war to do SO now.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1919-10-30
Airplane Duck
Hunting Is Latest
'{Omaha Worid.Herald.,

Time WAS when the festive maIlard
had a fighting chance with ths
huntsman. In Nebraska for years
hunters have hidden in the passes
OF tho sandhilis, in the tulles Of the
lakes and in various sequestered
hooks to await the advent OF the
green1necked birds. but . has ap
peared the full Pledged, honestto-
goodness flying duck hunter, who
stalks his prey by land, water and
air.
j. G. Haarman, with A. J. Nielsen
as pilot, left Omaha a week ago for
the sandhill lakes in a plane, with
which Nielsen has been making ex-
hlbition flights for the last three
months and went to Ainsworih in the
heart OF the sandhill lakes country.
Just ran q flock Of mailards into
A ra~incloud, but got two before they
could get away Haarman wrote 70
a friend in Omaha a few days later.
To those who may be ~skeptical rs
to the success Of such a venture,
the results of the hunters trip
speaks for itself. With f. "A. Bald
win. merchant Of Ainsworth, and +.
ID. ritter, a banker OF that city, they
Ragged II ducks in two days, Each
lof the four men used the plane,
Sandy Griswold, VINO has taken adj
vantage or the most Of the methods
used In hunting ducks, says: 'As
novel and thrilling as this aerial
duck shooting must be-literally on
the ~wine-there will be little chance
for much Indulgence In 1t, While u
sounds impractical 70 pursue and
shoot flying birds in a plane, It has
been proved to be altogether prac'
tleal,
Already such shooting has been
prohibited BY Jaw in many states
and probably will be "A all before
long. But the airplane q means
Of Transportation for hunters to in
accessible places before many years
will be Just as much a part Of the
up.to-date hunters equipment as q
dncking boat. AS game becomes
career and ducking places more in.
accessible, where Is There any con
yeyance that will transport the hunts
man as quickly and directly as an
airnlane2 The danger lies N the
possibility that migratory birds may
soon be- pursued BY migratory hunt
ors who viii shoot them out Of ex
istence
El Nuevo mexicano., 1919-10-30

Senator Thomas on Saturday m
troduced in the senate a resolution
calling upon the executive branch
Of the government to ~yindicate the
power and majesty Of the law in
regard to the threatened coal strike.
The power and majesty Of the
law" Is q joke and q 9 with
the class Of men who have been
assiduousIy endeavoring to wreck
American institutions. destroy indus
try, raise. the cost Of living to a
prohibitive figure, i~npoverish the
country and make the American pep
pie as uncomfortable and miserable
as possible.
What the country needs is a new
wholesome conception OF the power
and majesty Of the law. Tie necesi
sity OF the hour Is firmness, de-
tlsion and a willingness to strike hard
a1d quickly by the executive branch
OF the government. We have had a
superflmty of Investigations and ION
fefences and deliberations. Whatwe
must have is action, prompt, stern
action by the executive branch; a
demonstration OF the power and ma
jesty Of the law. Organized labor
has been preaching disregard for
the law, the flouting Of constituted
authority and the terrorism Of 4
power which it assumes to place
above the law and the government.
Ii a government has any sphere Of
usefulness at all, IL must protect
those who have set 1t up against the
attacks of those who despise It, The
principal idea of having a govern
ment is to secure public safety, or
der, peace, prosperity and the pur-
suit Of happiness. When a class
threatens to inflict privation, suffer
ing and death on the public to en-
force its class demands it is time for
the government to strike and strike
hard.
Meanwhile respect for the power
and majesty or the law should be en-,
forced upon those who while they
may not commit overt acts, preach
the gospel Of i~conociasm and de-
striction on the street Corners New
Mexico has a share, fortunately
small, OF the long-whiskered para
sites, parlor Bolshevists, who peddle
about talk OF the coming revolu-
ton which can only be averted by
g~roveling before the anarchists and
dynamiters and granting all their
demands; gentry who would be the
first 20 appeal in terror to the in
stitutions to which they affect y
mental superiority so long as talk
is safe and cheap. Such citizens
should DO taught THAT street-corner
.BolsheVism, no matler how asinines
is not safe in this or any other
state.
The key to the present situation
in this country is action, drastic,
quick action on all occasions, by the
executive branch, to uphold the power
and majesty OF the law.