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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-06-06
Dedication
Day Exercises

The memorial exercises of the G..
A. R. Post were held last Friday al
ternoon, Decoration Day, at the Mon
arch theatre and at the Masonic Gem
etery. The day, though hot, was ia
vorable to the celebration and good
crowd was on hand to pay homage to
the old veterans and their comrades
Who have passed on ahead of them.
Shortly after two o'clock the parade
assembled at G. A. r. Headquarters
and marched to the Monarch theatre
making one circuit around the court
house square. The parade was com.
posed of the G. A. R. Post, eighteer
in number, eighty school children anc
the Decloge band. The parade was II
charge Of Capt. w. A. Kennedy.
After recching the Monarch the pa
rade fell out of ranks and assembled
inside. Supt. w. L. Johns, as Maste1
of Ceremonies, took charge and TN
following program was rendered:
Prayer-Chaplain of Post.
"America"-Baptist Choir.
Reeding Of Lincoln's Gettysburg Ad
dress"-T. D. Fisher.
Solo, "Tenting Tonight" Ear
Carleton.
Music-Desloge Band.
Reading, Memorial Day Vision
May Myers. :,
Song, "Sweet Bye and Bye"-Audi
ence.
Address Hon, s'r5 Bob Davis, of Fredor
! When thc above program he'd bee
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-06-06
I'd Vote On Good
Roads Bondfssue

\ / Harry D.I Griffith, III DeSoto, who
Is District Highway Engineer, ms
district comprising eighteen counties
in this State, was in Pennington We'd
nesday and had conference with the
County Court on the, matter Of
submitting proposition to the vo..
ters of st. Francois county for good
roads bond issue Of 81, 100000. lie
proposed to get busy among the people
of the county, to The end of getting
up petition to the County Court call
ing for such an election. =,
The County Court Judges readily
agreed to call for such an election,
when lawful petition was submitted
to them authorizing such action.
There is little doubt that such ac'
tion will meet with the hearty ap'
proval Of all good citizens OF this coun,
/ ty, and there appears to be small
room for doubt that in such an elec'
tion st. Francois county will readil,
ego over the top" in the interest o.
good roads. 5, 3'Has
/ At the present time there are man!
public roads in this county that arr
practically impossible, and certaini!
all those who have use for such road
are now sufficiently aroused to caus'
them to vote for their permanent i'm
provement, thereby lifting themselve
out of the mire of impossible roads
and putting themselves in a position
| to do necessary travel, without wait
ing for weather conditions to max
such roads passable and usable. But
best of all, the people of st. Francol
county are particularly fortunatel!
1 situated in the matter of voting for
million dollar bond issue, in that tn
great mining companies of the count
would have the principal part OF sue
burden to bear--and quite justly an
properly.
4 THINK 1T OVER.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-06-06
Big DAMAGES
Are Awarded

The case Of Willard Wampler against
The Federal Lead Company was decided
by jury in the Circuit Court, at 1880
Ia. IN. Thursday morning, and their YER
dict gave him $8,000.00 Judgment for
Injuries he received while in the en-
4 ploy Of said Company April g. 1918.
The testimony disclosed that Wampler
sfter finishing his days work as a
fireman, washed, changed clothes,
walked out of the changing room onto
the track of the Lead Belt Railway
Company, and as he walked on the
track he looked to see if train was
approaching. He also looked at his
watch at 3:11 and had in mind the
fact that the train usually got there
not earlier than 3:15 and knew he
could get home in that length OF time
| by walking down the track, so pro-
ceeded on homeward. It seems from
the testimony that the train approach
ed in a few minutes, overlook and ran
over him, cutting off his right leg and
causing other bruises about 'ihs body
and head. :,
Wampler is a deaf man and coult
not hear any whistle or bell If any
were sounded. The theory Of the
plaintiff was that the Company was
liable on the Humanitarian Doctrine
for failure to exercise ordinary care
to prevent his injury after his position
was discovered on the track. The the
ory of the defendant was that he wa'
q trespasser and should not have com'
upon that track at that time. Th'
Jury adopted the theory of the plain
tiff and found for him as above stated
The plaintiff is a man 81 years oil
with wife and four children who ar
dependent upon him. He is a poo
Young man and has to make livinj
for himself and family by his labor
as he possesses no property or income
Wampler was represented by w. I
Golfer, Prosecuting Attorney, and
N. Threlkeld, of Elvins. The defens
was represented by Robert A. Hollan
of st. Louis. 1t will be noted that tn
local attorneys possess just as muc
integrity and ability in winning thes
damage suits, if not more, than at
torneys from st. Louis, and local at
torneys do not exact such high fee
from their clients. The st. Louis at
torneys seem to make a speciality Q
grabbing up damage suits as soon a
they hear some one is injured.
The case was hotly contested o
both sides and attorneys for plaintii
and defendant exhibited marked ski
in the handling of the interests Q
their clients. We think the verdict
the jury was right inasmuch as Wan
| pier is deprived of the use of his linn
and is a permanent cripple for tt
rest of his days.
Defendant has appealed the case
the Supreme Court. E.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-06-06
Important Case
Is Continued

The case of the State ex rel Prose-
cutting Attorney W. E. Golfer VS.. the
st. Francois County Court Judges,
was called for trial Wednesday morn
ing, but owing to an unexpected turn
in the proceedings, Orin L. Munger,
one of the attorneys for the County
Court, asked for further time in which
to get lis case in readiness, in order
that he might be able to make a cred.
liable showing, both for himself and
for his clients, While the County At
torney objected to any postponement
stating that he was ready to debate
the questions involved, Judge Huck
was persuaded that the questions al
issue might be found to be more in,
tricate than the prosecutor knew, ano
continued the case until the next tern
of court.
This case is the outgrowth of az
action on the part of the Count,
Court Judges allowing Attorneys o
IL. Munger and T. A. Mathews $500 q!
retainer and expense money to aid II
the prosecution Of an action to recov
or S107, ,514.45, balances on delinquen
taxes due st. Francois county from
the st. Joe, Federal and Nationa
Lead Companies. The attorney fo
the defense suggested that he though
it would be wise course for the mat
ter to be handled in briefs, which sug
| gestion was accepted by the Courl
and the prosecution was given sixt,
4 days in which to file his brief, Will
the defense would be allowed thirt
DAYS to file its reply. This was agree
to by the attorneys for both sides;
Those who have been CAREFUL
watching the progress of this cas-
from its inception are Of the opinlo
: that there will be some very impoi
Il tant disclosures to tie taxpayers
dSt. Francois county when the matter
/ that are involved in this cause ar
carefully gone over and threshed ou
Therefore the proceedings in thi
cause will be watched with much II
Iterest.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-06-06

The first arrest for violating the
cut-out law in Pennington was made
last Friday evening. The culprit, who
was from the Lead Belt, was taken
before Squire Zolman, who promptly
assessed an appropriate fine. Only a
few such examples will be necessary
to make the cut-out abomination a
thing of the past.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-06-06

James O'Sullivan and others have
deposited a donation of $400 with the
County Treasurer for the Improvement
of the Burks road, northeast Of Farm
ington, some of the donators being
residents of Ste. Genevieve county. The
County Court has agreed to appro-
pirate like sum of $400 for this inn
Fprovement.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-06-06

The High School Freshmen spent :
aeliphtful evening last Friday at (
marty at the home of one OF thelI
members, Miss Dorothy Rickus.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-01-21

The Clearwater Sun makes the fol-
lowing remarks concerning govern
ment ownership:
"A passenger arriving by the short
route special from Cincinnati yester-
day states that in a train of five
sleepers there was no water on any
Pullman. He thought his complaint
was out of the ordinary and In telling
it to party of friends they gave him
the laugh, and told him he ought to
have been 'out of towels, and have
soiled linen on the BEDS and a few
other inconvenience they put up with.
A citizen of Clearwater has son at
Ellis Island, he believes. He is re-
turning from France where he served
his country and served it well. A week
ago he wrote home, but in such a
tone that it gave rise TO the belief
that he was sick and was trying to
conceal the fact. Having waited a
week for further word from him, his
father. telegraphed. There was no
answer to the wire within twenty
four hours. He sought the telegraph
Office to ascertain whether or not the
telegram had been delivered to him,
or the officer in command, and was
told that under government owner
ship no service can be had. You sim
ply pay your money and take your
chances of the message being deliver
ed. If you call up any long distance
phone you pay whether you get con.
nection' or not. If the operator at the
other end of the line is slack in duty
he can make revenue for the govern
ment controlled phone lines by simply
ignoring the call. And there is no rea-
sen this side of Washington, D. c.;
and very likely none there. How do
you like government ownership"
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-01-21
UNIVERSITY EXTENSION
proposed by the Palm Beach Post)

Putting Two and Two Together
Those who agree with what are
called the best writer's and thinkers
will say, that progress is not a pro-
duct of the police industry, nor does
it owe anything to dry rot.
Also those of us who keep the cob
webs from cluttering the cupola know
that this means that you cannot force
the mental molecules to mobilize any
more than you can make pioneers and
patriots out of the stalled brothers
-self-complaisancy and self-sufic-
iency.
To be perfectly plain about it, there
is but one way to go ahead and that
way may be described as the process
of putting 2 and together and get
ting 4.
This is the thought process and we
need but to keep this in motion among
the people to underwrite their future.
For there is one pleasing popularity
about this thought process-the more
it's done the more it can be. done and
the appetite grows with the eating.
Education feeds the thought pro-
cess and directs it into the wide
spaces where freedom is, by pointing
cut the narrow defiles of prejudice
and fear where stagnation lies. So
education must be carried to the peo-
pie by all available routes, with the
speed limit thrown in the discard.
Whenever we sound the hurry call
for passengers to the pierian spring,
we are reminded of extension, for this
happens to be the fastest way yet de-
vised to pass around the trimming
gourd dripping with the sparkling
waters, that carry in their bright and
dancing drops all that is desirable.
Taking the school to the people as
extension does, and thereby reaching
those who are so busy they can't hear
the school bell, is the only way we
can think of to get the people educat-
ed fast enough to keep up with the
death rate.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-01-21
Y. M. C. A. SECRETARY
HONORED FOR BRAVERY
Brooklyn Man Is Awarded creix de
Guerre by Commander Of
Polish Forces

Paris. Dec. 11.-"For heroic and un-
firing work for the soldiers while un-
der fire." Stanley Modra, OF 2123 Ca
ton avenue. Brooklyn, a Y. M. c. A.
secretary, has Just received the Croix
de Guerre from General Halter, com
mander-in-chief of the Polish army,
and has been mentioned in the off,
cial citations. He is the third Y. M
C. A man thus honored for conspicu-
Gus bravery.
Modra has been with the Polish
forces continuously since his arrival
in. France five months ago. and has
given many notable exhibitions Of gal
lantry and fidelity TO duty. During the
last days OF the hostilities he served
with the First division in the Vosges,
in charge of a hut in a narrow valley
between the first and second line
trenches. From this hut he made trip
after trip, carrying supplies to the men
at the most advanced posts, and was
under fire repeatedly.
When the fighting was at its heavi-
est Modra and the men associated with
him in Y work continued their minis
trations to the soldiers. ~erving cocoa.
cakes, when the men were in position
to receive them, and cigarettes. This
service contributed much to the high
morale OF the troops and won not only
the praise of the officers but the Last
ing gratitude OF the men.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-01-21
BROADWAY IN THE SCRUB

Max Plohn, owner of the theatrical
productions "Flo-Flo" and Watch
Your STEP" very seldom gets away
from Broadway, but on account of
both of his attractions being booked
III Florida about the same time, he de-
cided to take run down here. At
Jacksonville he met Ed R. Salter,
who in the summer galavants with
Johnny ]. Jones Exposition and in
winter peregrinates with d. w. Grit
fith's Hearts of the World" Max
has convinced himself that he is a
fisherman and hunter and the first
thing he asked Salter was, "Ed, where
can / go for good fishing and hunt
ing around here ?"
Immediately Salter thought of a
gang of roisterers at Ocala and gave
Max a Letter of introduction to his
friend, Ed Bennett, manager of the
Temple theater. Max arrived in Ocala
just in time to start out with Bennett
and his bunch. They dressed Max up
until he resembled real hobo, and
left for their camp" On the way
the hunters" took turns relating
hair-breadth escapes they had en-
countered on different occasions while
hunting. Lions, wildcats, etc., figur-
ed very largely in the stories. Arriv-
ing at camp, Max kept pretty close to
the tents and on the first trip out
complained of illness and remained
behind, but requested that the colored
attendant be allowed to remain with
him. That night many peculiar noises
were heard outside of the sleeping
tent and in the early morning when
the hunters awoke it was found that
Max was missing" He had bribe6
the colored servant to drive him tc
Ocala, and Bennett ascertained he
had taken the first morning train to
rejoin his bevy of beauties with
watch Your STEP" Bennett is anx.
iously awaiting Max's report of his
Florida hunting expedition.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-01-21

Editor Russell of the Palatka News,
who is well acquainted with state af-
fairs, describes the newspaper situa-
ton in Tallahassee as follows:
''The Tallahassee Record has been
consolidated, or merged, with the
Tallahassee Democrat, but whether
the merged paper is to be known as
the Record or The Democrat. this
deponent sayeth not for the reason
that he doesn't know The Demo
crat was edited by Milton A. Smith, a
little man who is really better equip
ped for managing a Sunday school
class of curly-headed mama's boys
than engaging in anything so world
ly and vulgar as editing democratic
newspaper in dry zone where the
weary long since ceased from trou-
bling and the wicked do the rest.
Thos. ]. Appleyard, state printer,
real democrat, but he has had his
faith sorely tried since the present
state administration began to hamper
him. However, he is not hopelessly
lost to the party, and under proper
conditions might still become valua-
BILE as political writer and guide.
Until we learn which one of these men
is to conduct Tallahassee's one and
only paper, We'll be anxious. Hope
springs eternal in the human breast
Smith is hopeless, unless as a molly
coddler. He cut US off his exchange
list more than a year ago because we
refused to espouse the cause of Cats
and Billy Parker and J. V. Burke and
the other politico-bunco steerers who
were then rampant throughout the
state. Appleyard is simply good
man who through force of cireum-
stances over which he had no control
was caught in bad company and COM
PEELED to stay with 'em. He cut US
off his exchange list because he had to
economic on paper. The case is not
hopeless-there are lots of good dem
ocrats in Tallahassee, and no matter
how much the government organ is
out of tune, its discords will not ham
per the work of reform in the state
beyond the next general election"
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-01-21
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE
OF TRAINS AT OCALA

Seaboard Air Line, NOrthbound
No. A: Arrives 1:41 p. m. Departs
1:56 p. m.
No. 16 (Limited): Arrives and de-
departs at 4:07 p. m.
No. 2: Arrives ESQ a. m. Departs
2:55 a. m.
Seaboard Air Line, SouthbOund
No. 8: Arrives 500 p. m. Departs
1926 p. m.
No. Is (Limited): Arrives and de-
parts $40 p. m.
No. L: Arrives 2:45 a. m. Departs
2:50 a. m.
Atlantic Coast Line main Line)
NorthbOund
No. 10: Arrives and departs GAP a.
m.
No. 40: Arrives 2 p. m. Departs
2:20 p. m.
No. SO: Arrives and departs 3:27
a. m.
Atlantic Coast Line (Main Line)
Southbound
No. 81: Arrives and departs 3:1o
a. m
No. 80: Arrives and departs 3:35
p. m.
No. 8: Arrives and departs 1913
p. m.
Atlantic Coast Line Branches, South.
bound
No. Isl (Sunny Jim): For Wilcox,
Monday, Wednesday and Friday,
leaves 7:10 a. m.
No. 80 (Sunny Jim): For Lakeland,
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday,
leaves 7:40 a. m.
No. 141: Daily except Sunday, ar
rives 11:50 a. m. from Wilcox.
No. 40: For Homosassa, leaves 3:25
p. N.
Atlantic Coast Line Branches, North
bound
No. 48: From Homosassa: Arrives
1853 p. m.
No. $50 Sunny Jim): From VIII
cox, Monday, Wednesday and Friday,
arrives 6:45 p. m.
No. 80 (Sunny Jim): From Lake
land, Tuesday, Thursday and Satur-
day, arrives 10:48 p. m.
No. 140: Daily except Sunday,
p. m.
Oklawaha Valley
No. II (southbound) ARRIVES pm.
No. u: (northbound): Leaves $3.50
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-01-21
ADVERTISING RATES

Display. Plate 10c. per inch for con-
secuIive insertions. Alternate fnser-
tions Is per. cent. additional Compost
hon charged on ads. that run less than
Sax times sc. per inch. Special position
90 per cent. additional. Rates based on
4-inch minimum. Less than four inches
will take higher rate, which will be
furnished on application.
Reading Notices: sc. per line for first
Insertion; &c. per line for each subse
quent insertion. One change a week
allowed ON readers without extra COM
position charges.
Legal advertisements at legal rates.
Electros must be mounted, or charge
will be made for mounting.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-01-21

The Times Union has shown COM
mendable enterprise in putting its
papers on the streets of Ocala at
noon-or rather at 11:50 a. m.-every
day. 1t does this by sending papers
by auto to Palatka, where they are
brought by the "Peavine" to Rochelle,
and from there to Ocala on the Viii
cox train. The people of Ocala, who
have had to wait until 2 and p. m.
for morning papers, appreciate the
enterprise of the T.-U. in this matter.
but can't help wondering why it
wasn't done years ago.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-01-21

Some of the papers are fussing be-
cause the railroad administration has
cut off their advertising. The Star
has not had much advertising from
the railroads for the last dozen years.
However, it always carried, when the
roads were under private ownership,
a notice telling of the arrival at and
departure of trains from Ocala, and
continues to do this under government
control. 1t is information for the peo-
pie and we don't think any newspaper
loses anything by printing it.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-01-21

daughter, Mrs. J. H. Workman, in
Miami Monday afternoon. DIR. Dodge
was a good man, an excellent citizen
and a sincere Christian. During the
years he spent in Ocala, the Star
found him a kind and helpful friend.
We join his other friends in deep
sympathy for his widow and children.
In the record of a well-spent life, he
has left them a priceless heritage.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-01-21

At the regular session, beginning
in April, the legislators should make
provision for submitting to the peo-.
pie of Florida, at the next general
election, an amendment giving wom-
en- the right to vote. This should have
been done four years ago, and cannot
in common decency be put off any
longer. In the meantime, the people
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-01-21

The Tampa Times testifes as fol-
lows for prohibition: monday, under
the old regime of the unrestricted
sale of liquor, used to be known as
Big Drunk Day in the Tampa police
court. 1t has lost that distinction since
the first of January. Not single
case in court this morning, and only
five cases since Jan. 1, as against 45
cases in the same period last year."
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-01-21

The other day, in trying to swat the
Star, the Miami Herald said people
of Miami never had any of those lit
tie differences that cause friction in
other towns. But in an editorial
Monday, in which it refers to the dis
pute about the aviation station at
Dinner Key, it accuses a number of
Miami business men of wearing two
faces under one hat. Where does the
Herald think it gets off, anyhow?
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-01-21

If the Bolsheviki found out that all
the Stars reading matter was set on
a bourgeoise slug, they would blow
up the office.-Oeala Star.
Not if they saw Benjamin first
Clearwater Sun.
You mean if Benjamin saw them
first.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-01-21

Prince John, youngest son of the
king and queen of England, died Sun
day. AS an usual thing, an American
would. view the death of a prince
with indifference, but King George
and Queen Mary have shown them
selves such good democrats and
friends to America that the people of
this country will feel at least a throb
of sympathy for them.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-01-21

who are annoying Senators Fletcher
and Trammellsbecause they refuse to
vote for the resolution now before the
Senate, should have the fairness to
let the senators alone. Fletcher and
Trammell have not received any in
structions on this subject from any
body who has the least authority to
speak for the people of Florida.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-01-21
X. OF p. HALL

A series of Christian meetings will
be held in the K. of p. hall over
Greepe's drug store, beginning next
Thursday at 8 p. m. Subject, as
There Life After Death" Speaker r.
E. Matlock, of San Francisco, Calf.
No collections. 20-2t*
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-01-21
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
Domestic

The Miami Herald doubts if leg
islature always represents the people
of state. If a legislature doesn't
represent the people, it is the fault of
the people.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-01-21

Did you notice that the American
champions of woman's rights are
questioning the right of our soldiers
to marry French girls Tampa Tri-
bune.
Some American girls we know, who
don't care hairpin for woman's
rights, are of the same way of think
ing. They want the boys themselves.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-01-21

Everybody in 0cala and many peo-
pie all over the state, particularly in
jacksonville, where he made his home
for years, will feel sincere sorrow TO
learn of the death of Rev. w. I'll.
Dodge, who died at the home of his
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-01-21
OAK FIRE WOOD

Seasoned oak fire wood 10 to Is in
ches long, delivered anywhere in
Ocala. Phone 1854. J. c. Johnson,
Ocala, Fla. SLIM