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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-06-25

purpose. Each member and his per-
sonal farmer guest will partake of a
fried chicken dinner served on the
greensward, but the real treat of the
evening, will be an address by Keno
phon Caverno of Canalou, Mo-, men,
ber Of the National Farm Bureau Fed
GRAFTON and the owner of an extensive
farming tract in New Madrid county.
Mr.. Caverno is an enthusiastic, farmer
and firm believer in progressiveness
and efficiency. He is an ardent advo-
cate of better selling and purchas-
ing methods and believes that a closer
relationship between the farmer and
the business man should be encour-
aged. He is we'll qualified to speak
on the subject since besides being q
farmer he is president of large man.
ufacturing plant at Kewanee, Ill. Mr.
Caverno has been invited to speak be.
cause of his excellent qualifications
and his address will prove healthy in.
structions.
The purpose of the meeting as eX-
! planned by the committee in charge is
to excite "get-acquainted- -with-your.
J llSiSitbpi apillL anu pIOHiDlS nll
mony and cooperation between the
! producers and consumers of this vi,
cinity. In addition to the address by
Mr.. Caverno several Rotarians ant
guests will make short talks.
/ Speaking of the proposed meeting
one member of the committee said:
"The affair at the Playground ParE
on Tuesday night is step in the ma
! tion-wide plan Of Rotarians to effect
u closer relationship between The
farmer and the business man.
Locally, we Rotarians feel that
there should be some definite mean,
of showing the farmers Of this viciu
ity that the business man is his frient
and desires to cooperate with him
There is no reason why there SHOULD
not be a feeling Of comradeship anc
friendiihess between businessmen anC
farmers, just as there is between the
business men and the farmers as in
dividual groups, since members OF
each group are willing to accept the
other man on equal plane, industrially
and economically. The meeting mex
| Tuesday night will be but the fore
runner Of other gatherings calculated
to achieve our purpose to promote
friendliness and understanding be
tween the members Of two great in
dustrial groups-the business men anC
the farmers.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-06-25
GOLDEN WEDDING

\, =, m, r. r,,,
Mr.. and MRS; theodore d. FISHER
celebrated the httieth anniversary Oh
their marriage on June 22d with a
dinner, at when were the 1oiioWlng
guests; Mr. and Mrs; M r. Cayce'
MISS susan Beeson, DR.. and MRS;
frank l.. Keith OF RiVermlnes, ana
MRS: James Whitelaw and Mrs M H.
smith OF St. LOUIS.
Mr.: Fisher, who was then edltor OF
the Troy (Mo' Herald, was married
to MISS SUSIE Mckloben IN ot. LOUIS
June ~, 1917. Later ne became edl-
tor OF Inc farmington Times, retlr-
ing in 1913. The children are: Dr.
lheodore u. flsher, ronIlac, MI MIS-
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-06-25
Circuit Judge
Huck Reversed

In the case of Messrs. Maynard and
Holmes against the st. Joseph Lead
Co., which was tried in the st. Fran
co.'s county Circuit Court about two
years ago, wherein Judge Peter Huck
decided in favor of the lead company,
and which case was thereafter ap-
pealed to the State Supreme Court,
the higher court has reversed the
Judgment of the lower court, and the
language in which such decision is ex-
pressed indicates that there was pres
ent strong indications to override the
law, as well as the plain rights of cit
izens. But the following opinion is
self-explanatory, and will be interest
ing reading to many Times readers:
jefferson City, Mo-, June 19.--The
Supreme Court today halted the eff
forts of the St. Joseph Lead Company
to take over the property of the Doe
Run Lead Company in st. Francois
county, where both operate large lead
mining industries.
The court holds that the efforts Of
the st. Joseph Lead Company to force
the disincorporation of the Doe Run
Company and to take over all of its
property has not the sanction of law.
In reaching this conclusion the
! higher court has reversed and remand
ed the Circuit Court. The suit was in
stituted by minority stock owners in
the Doe Run Company to prevent the
consolidation of the two interests and
the dissolution of the company stated.
The Doe Run Company is Missou-
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-06-25
AMERICAN TERRORISTS
NOT IN LUCK

The Communist ~'party" in America
doesn't seem to be in luck. Why it IS
called "party" we don't know because
it's aim is not to change our form Of
government by political means, which
is perfectly permissible, but by vio-
lence. The sole purpose of the COM
munists in this country-potential
terrorists-is to tear down every
thing, inaugurate a reign of terror,
establish Bolsheviki rule and make
Petrograd the capital and boss of the
hundred and ten million of us-minus
those that are murdered or die Of
starvation and communist torture.
Well, they are not in luck. Several
months ago bunch of American Le-
gion boys in Cincinnati, who risked
their lives for their country, discov-
cred the Cincinnati headquarters of
the Communist party in that city.
When Legion boys discover an enemy
of this nation, they go after them like
they went after the Germans, and the
result was that when they got through
with the headquarters, it was sight.
Therefore, the Communists, who de-
spise our laws, appealed to the law.
Law took cognizance and gave them
fair hearing. A jury has just given a
verdict against them in suit against
so American Legion boys.
We believe in order and justice and
law enforcement, but we can't see that
Ia group of people with violence and
murder in their hearts against mil
lions of our fellow citizens are entit-
led to the consideration of any of
those rights.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-06-25
There Should Be
a Better Method

Through some sort of mistaken
idea, the principal county road through
Desloge has been seriously defaced by
impediments, the obvious intention of
which is to retard the speed Of pass
ing automobiles, which purpose it
certainly serves most thoroughly. Af-
ter "going over the top" even at a
five-mile rate, an automobile is lucky
if it is able to proceed further, with
out repairs.
Such impediments as these
three of them in close succession
are sheer bump about eight inches
in height. While they mean destruc-
tion and death to the speed demon,
they arc also a serious impediment to
slower moving vehicles. In fact they
are dangerous, and the county would
doubtless be responsible for any in
juries resulting thcrefrom. They
should be removed and some other
means adopted, such as a watcher sta
toned there, to intercept speed de-
mons.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-06-25
NUGENT--HOWELL

oran Nugent and Miss Grace How
ell, both of whose homes are here,
went to Bonnie Terre last Saturday
afternoon and were quietly married
there. They are making their home
here with the groom's parents.
Both bride and groom are well
known here and are estimable young
people. Mr.. Nugent is an exemplary
young man and at present is employed
at the Pennington Tire Works. The
bride is the daughter of Mrs. Tom
Smith, and is we'll and favorably
known by many, having been librarian
of the Public Library for some time.
The Times wishes them much hap
piness.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-06-25

Under these conditions, it seems to
US that the best policy for the farmer
to follow is that of holding until the
price advances.
There is not an over-production of
woolen goods and we are not ap-
preaching a panic. Hence this sud
den drop in the price of wool is not a
natural or normal occurrence. Near
ly all of the people in a position to
know, expect prices to advance in the
near future.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-06-25

In one of McKinney's show win
dows recently appeared an attractive
display of various kinds of soft drinks
and extracts, all in bottles. An old
timer finally planted himself before
the window for a critical inspection.
His appearances indicated that he was
perhaps an "expert" drinker, now out.
Of job. Finally he turned away with
the disgusted remark: "Not kick in
the whole d-d window"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-06-25

A number OF young folks or this
city attended dance at Iron Mountain
Lake Wednesday evening. They re-
port a large attendance and an en-
joyable occasion.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-06-25
FARM BUREAU NEWS

Excess of water in soil shows that
some source supplies water faster
than it can be removed. Springs that
run the greater part of the year are
caused by excessive seepage from the
upland; while retentive clay, due to
the frmness of the soil, is too wet
primarily because the water is very
slowly removed from them.
Therefore, drainage conditions on
an area may be improved, either by
hindering the entrance of damaging
water upon one side or by facilitating
its removal from the other. To ac-
complsh one or both of these i'm
provements, drains must be construct
ed which will give gravity better op-
portunity to remove surplus water.
Those lands that have proper drain
age owe it to:
| 1. Some natural condition that pre-
vents the entrance of an excessive
amount of water
2. A valley or ravine to serve as an
outlet for the water that does enter.
8. A surface slope to allow the es.
cape of surface water to the outlet, OF
A. A sub-soi sufficiently porous tt
admit of some underdrainage.
Consequently, improvements IL
drainage conditions consist of:
/. Protection bitches in the absence
of natural protection.
2. Outlet bitches where there arr
no valley or ravines.
3. Surface bitches to aid the limit
ed slope in removing surface water, o.
A. Covered underdrains to facilitate
the removal of damaging water from
wet subsoils. Some areas need onl!
one of these types, while others neet
them all.
Protection bitches are those tina
serve as an eave-trough at the foot O.
the upland, to catch the surface o
seepage water before it gets where /
will do the damage. Where the uplan
is very high or the subsoil sandy o
gravelly, the seepage will cause al
most flood flow in these bitches TO
several days after the surface run-of
ceases.
Outlet bitches are those which ar
large enough to remove flood waite
from an area and deep enough to af
ford underdrains. Since they carr
water practically all the time, the
may be called "wet" bitches.
Surface bitches are those intende
only to conduct surface water to out
let bitches or to natural outlets. Sine
they are of use only during the foo
flow, they are dry most of the tint
, and may be called "dry" bitches.
Covered underdrains are artifieis
underground openings through whic
water may escape from the pore spat
es of the soil. The openings made b
the mole plows,' and those kept ope
by brush and cobble stones buried j
a trench, are included in this clas
Store, drains and board drains hav
been used and are still used in som
localities, but by far the most commo
means of improving under drainae
is the cylindrical drain tile. Tile al
moulded from clay and b,:rned, SON
are glazed and some are unglazed {
porous.
= 4 - 80 =
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-06-25
piness.

Rev. and Mrs. w, s. Courtney re-
turned the last of the week from a
months visit to different points in
Ncrth Missouri, where they had pre-
viously resided. Rev. Courtney also
pattended the General Conference in
Des Moines, Iowa, during his alb
sence.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-06-25

Delos Johns came in Monday from
Columbia, where he has been a stu
dent in the University, to spend the
summer vacation.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-06-25

According to some authorities, the
drop in the price of wool during May
is due to the price-cutting fever among
clothiers, particularly in the East.
Woolen goods are especially effected
and as a result, wool prices to the
farmer were reduced by from five to
ten per cent.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-09

William Farnum acquits himself
with rare excellence in the double
role which he carries in the Fox
production "A Tale of Two Cities"
run for the first time here yester-
day at the Crescent Theatre. In one
part he Is Charles Darnay, erstwhile
aristocrat and now among the peo-
pie. In the other role he is Sidney
Carton, a brilliant lawyer who Is pre-
vented by drink from attaining de-
served position.
The narrative. interpreted with
fine understanding in this picture, is
cast In London and Paris during the
French Revolution. But the story
has it's roots deep In the past, when
the will of the monarch and his pro-
teges was all-powerful. DR.. Manette
Is thrown into the Bastile because he
Is in possession of a secret deroga-
tory to h interests of the Marquis
st. Evremonde. When the Bastile is
destroyed in the stormy days of I'M
leashed human fury. the doctor is
saved. a wreck of the old system.
He is taken to England by his daugh-
ter Lucie. En- route they make the
acquaintance of Charles Darnay, of
the st. Evermonde house, out now an
outcast from the aristocratic family.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-09

elected Senator. then by virtue of
That office. l became the spokesman of
the Democratic party of the county"
Will Mr.. Brown explain how he
ever reached that understanding? ?"
1t Is a new one. 7 might ask him,
and he in turn might ask any of the
organization Democrats of Hudson
county, II Alex Simpson thought he
was to be spokesman for the county,
IT elected Senator. and since elected,
does he. or any else, look on him
as thei spokesman? If a man is
elected as spokesman Of his party
when elected OF the county
why didn't the state committee rec
ogntze Senator Heath of Mercer coun-
ty as the spokesman of that county
instead of selecting Mayor Donnelly,
as one of the "big four?"
The fact that a man may have been
elected to office by a splendid major
lty' Is no reason why he should be
selected to go to the convention az
q delegate. If 1t was a reason. I have
1t on Tom" as l have been elected
many times by splendid majorities."
The senator also says: That every
fair-minded member of the Demo-
cratic party Of this county knows
since my advent in the senatorial con-
test, and up to the present minute,
l have worked Loyalty at all times for
the regular organization" That lad
vent was Just one year last Novem-
Der, but Mr.. Grown fails to say any,
thing about his attitude toward the
same organization for ten years pre-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-09

vious to the advent" and let us not
rerer to IL, but l again want to say.
that for twenty years l have worked
faithfully for h success of the
Democratic organization.
h senator refers to our county
committee of elghty-six men, anu
asks If they were consulted, and I ann
ready to believe hat they were not.
How could they? The state com
mittee must have considered them as
OF no consequence, u proceeded to
select the candidate.
On entering this contest, L made TN
my mind to make no statements other
than a personal appeal to the voters
of u party, but in Justice to myself,
/ had to max this one, but serve no.
tice now, that l don't p to get
into a scrap over the matter, as 1t is
not worth 1t, and realizing that there
are only one or two more fights left
in me. I Will conserve them for IL
more important occasion.
Again referring to the county COM
mittce. 1 will make a proposition to
Senator Brown. and that is, that
County Chairman Hagerty call s.
committee. by secret ballot, so as not
to embarrass any OF them. determine
whether Senator Brown, myself or
any n they suggest be the one who
shall go as a delegate from this
county, and no matter who is selected
l will be satisfied with whatever dis
position the county committee will
make, no matter who they favor.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-09
HEARING ON OYSTER BILL
BEFORE HOUSE COMMITTEE
Other Tongers on Measure of
Senator Brown
81 Special Correspondert.

BIZ Special Correspondent.
TRENTON, March 9:-MemberS
of the State Board of Shell Fisheries
defended their course in leasing the
oyster beds in the Raritan river,
Staten Island sound and Newark bay
to private concerns to the exclusion
of the individual oystermen who use
tongs to dig the shell fish. They APP
on fish n game at the hearing
given on the bill of Senator Brown,
of Middlesex, to repeal the statute
giving the board the power to au-
thorize the leases.
Frank r. Austin, of Ocean county,
president OF the state board, stated
that by leasing the oyster beds to
concerns which engaged in the cult
walton of the oyster the board be-
lieved 1t was doing the state a good
service, as only in this way could the
product be increased. H. G. Els
worth, of Montclair, speaking for his
company which has large leases In
the Rarltan river region, stated that
his concern is ready to give up it's
privileges, as the waters in question
are barren so far as oyster producing
is concerned. He stated his company
has expended large sums to improve
them without the proper results.
Senator Brown, George Smith of
Keyport and Jacob Wintzel, of South
Amboy, the latter oyster "tongers''
from the region involved in the dis
pute, advocated passage of the Brown
bill.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-09
"SINS or THE CHILDREN"
At The DITMAS THEATRE

The announcement that the manage
ment of the Ditmas has booked THE
Sins of the Children" has aroused
much interest among local movie de-
voices.
The picture is the very latest thing.
in picture making. The leading roles
are assumed by Alma Hanlon and
Stuart Holmes. while Mahlon Ham
ilton Is prominent in the support.
The latter actor was recently seen with
Mary Pickford in the title role Of
Daddy Long Legs"
The critics say that the story is not
only timely, but is the most serious
protest against some phases of mod
ern society that has ever been pres
ented on the stage or screen.
The New York World in speaking
OF The Sins of the Children said:
In his scenes the author sometimes
goes dar1ngly far, yet his frankness
is ever bound about with delicacy.
His realism is justified by his SINGER
ity."
The Philadelphia North American
stated. There runs through the mar
rat1ve a fresh buoyant and thoroughly
natural tale of true love. One of the
most engaging and picturesque love
episodes available in present day liter
Cosmo Hamilton, who wrote ''The
of the Children" is also the author
of THE Blindness of Virtue" Scandal
The Door That Has No Key" and
several other works which have placed
his name in front rank of the writers
or the present day.
The picture has been put on sump-
tuously. the acting is excellent and the
press and public hace accorded it warm
praise.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-09
HOLDLOCAL MEN
HAVING LIQUOR
Four Men Are Arrested in This
City and eMtuchen for Trans
porting Liquor

Morris Mansbach. Of 1876 New
Brunswick enu was arrested lost
night for violating the Internal rev.
enue avn He vas caught in
Trenton with liquor worth about
IS. 900. Mansbach, 1t Is charged, was
selling whiskey to saloon keepers ear
rying the stun | nhis automobile and
delivering 1t from place to place. It Is
claimed that the whiskey came from
out of the state. Two other men
were arrested with Mansback, but
their names are not known.
Mansbach Is already out on bail.
having been arrested in February by
the United States officials for selling
liquor in New Brunswick. A hearing
for Mansbach- Is scheduled to be
held today in Newark before United
States Commissioner John Matthews.
Attorney Jacob s. Karkus Of this city,
has been obtained by Mansbach to
represent him.
METUCHEN, March 9.-Three
Perth Amboy men were arrested here
late last night by Chief Willard b.
Hutchinson charged with having In
their automobile sixty gallons of whis-
key. The men were taken to the bor-
ough hall and held all night. This
morning Deputy Collector of Internal
Revenue James Curran took the men
to Newark where they will be turned
over to the federal authorities. The
driver of the automobile gave his
name as Morris Manzback and he Is
said to be the same man who was ar
rested in New Brunswick on Febru-
airy 8. charged with having in his
possession two cans, each containing
five gallons of alcohol. Manzback was
to have been in Newark this morning
to attend a hearing in answering the
first charge preferred against him.
The Metuchen police were congrat-
ulated this morning by Mr.. Curran
for their work. Manzback gave his
address as 1856 New Brunswick ave-
nue.. Perth Amboy. and he said he was
twenty-three years old. The other
two men rave their names as Adam
Farlowski. thirty-two years Of 525
Jaques street and Joseph Maskey,
thirty-five Of 376 Stockton street,
both of Perth Amboy. The taxi in
which the men were riding was stop
ped at the corner of Main street and
Amboy avenue. as 1t had no lights.
The driver had no license. When the
machine was searched twelve five
gallon ans OF whiskey were found.
HANBACK, claimed he was hired by
F'arlowski to drive the other two to
Trenton. The other men claimed
they were on a business trip.
The men are said to have gotten
supply at the corner of Ne
vile street and Jackson avenue, Perth
Amboy. about 8 o'clock. Manzback
WAS fined $40 this morning for VIOLA
ton of the auto aw.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-09
METHODIST APPOINTMENTS
ANNOUNCED AT CONFERENCE
c Changes In New Brunswick Dis
trict Made by Presiding Bishop
Berry, of Conference

BY Snsctdl Correspondent.
ATLANTIC CITY, March S.-Bishop
Berry. presiding over the annual SEES
sion of the New Jersey Conference
which came to a close here today an
nounced the appointments of the min
listers in the various churches. There
was the usual number of changes,
many of them occurring among the
larger churches.
Next year the conference Will meet
in ASbury Park.
Among the appointments in the New
Brunswick district are: J.. d. Bills,
superintendent: Cliffwood, Frank Gim-
son; Keansburg. w. S. Ludlow; Key
port, Calvary, A. c. Brady, st. John,
A. L. Iszard; Matawan, E. f. Reed;
Midtown, IT. S. Hommond; Morgan
Vile. J. f. Heilenman; New Brunswick,
First church, J. B. Kulp; Pitman, Leon
Chamberlain; st. James z. r. Conner;
Sayreville, j.. f. Sechrist; South Am
boy; G.. w. Abel: South River, j. E.
Shaw.
Trenton misunderstanding. j. b
Shaw.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-09
COUNTY CLERK OFFERS
PROPOSITION ON DELEGATES
CONTINUED from page 1,

RN60
party for SO many years. and selected
the candidate.
L think Mr.. Frank Dorsey. who
was elected mayor of Perth Amboy.
by a very substantial majority, and
Who Is also president of the Perth
Amboy Democratic Club of n thous-
II members, and who with a hnan-
cial committee. raised the funds to
conduct campaigns, should at least
be consulted as to his wishes in the
matter.
MIR. Brown further states that il has
always been the custom of the state
committee to arrange q proper geo.
graphical distribution OF delegates.
Wen, If it had been. the custom of the
past, they surely shot tho custom to
pieces this year in selecting the "big
four" as W Of them come from
Hudson, one from Essex and the
other nineteen counties are left with
but n delegate. However, / never
heard Of the custom until l read the
senator's statement. and l think 1t
must have been invoked this year to
fit the occasion.
Let me quote tho senator again:
When l ran for senator of the coun-
ty of Middlesex. l understood hat II