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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-02-27

ty Court--or possibly the County
Board of Equalization--was the pro-
per party against whom the companies
should have instituted legal proceed
ings if they thought they had been
over-assessed, or they shourd have
brought suit against the County
Court for restitution. But by some
hocus pocus proceeding, in which FORM
er Collector Croke appeared as the
defendant, they got their injunction
upheld. The county was not repre-
sented at all.
This 100000 and little more in
taxes still stands on the county tax
books as due and unpaid. We under
stand that the County Court is now
having these unpaid taxes audited, by
which we presume that an effort is to
be made to collect them. OF course
the lead companies will put up a stiff
fight in the courts, if proceedings are
commenced, to evade payment, but it
seems to us that the county ought to
win out, unless, tn , asad companies can
show that they have been unjustly
assessed and taxed. With properties
in the county worth at the least cal
culation $SO,O00,OO0 or $9O,OOO,OOO,
and assessed at only $140O0,000, or
only about one-sixth of their value, we
don't see how any court of justice
could give the lead companies a ver-
dict.
1t is unfortunate that We have in
the county industries so averse to the
general public interests and so pow
erful and wealthy that they can defy
the constituted authorities, or force
the county into expensive litigation,
without any first cause, while other
property holders are assessed at dou-
bic and treble the amount that these
lead companies are assessed at, and
who pay their taxes without any pro-
test.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-02-27
More Revenue
Needed for County

Following up The Times suggestion
last week of the county's pressing
need for more revenue, if we would
keep our roads in repair and construct
other good roads, another item has
been brought to our attention that
emphasizes the need of more revenue
the cost of caring for our poor and
insane. The demand upon our pau
per and insane fund has been gradu-
ally increasing, until last year it
amounted to $28,614. 1t is conserva-
lively estimated that it will reach
$4,000 or more this year.
On account of the high cost of ev-
erything--food, clothing, fuel, ETC.
our State Hospitals have been forced
to advance the price of board and at
tention for patients, and this increas-
es the cost to the county of it's pa
tients in these institutions. The same
thing applies to our Couny Infirmary
in caring for our INDECENT poor. We
cannot, in this enlightened day, neg
lect these unfortunate ones. Human
ity and Christian fellowship impel US
to do the best we can for them and to
make their lives as tolerable as pos
sible. To do this the county must have
more revenue.
There is only one way to get the
revenue and that is by increasing the
assessed valuation of property for
taxes that is now assessed far below
its true value. The County Board of
Equalization, which meets in April to
equalize the assessment for taxes for
the current year, is expected to take
up and dispose of this matter. We have
already pointed out where the in
crease in the county's assessment may
be justly and -equitably made. Twen-
ty-two million dollars Is too low ali
assessment for county like ST.
Francois, teeming with mineral
wealth, which is being exploited by
five or six wealthy mining industries,
who figure their assets away up in
the millions, and whose properties are
assessed at only about one-sixth of
their value. Thirty millions would be
a reasonable assessment for this coun-
ty, and we must have it and collect
the taxes on it if we would meet our
financial obligations and keep pace
with the demands of progress and
necessary improvements.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-02-27
This Was Not
Jesse James

The boys and girls of the High
School basket ball teams went to
Fredericktown Saturday, where they
played teams at that place in the eve
ming. Very fortunately, it now seems,
most of the players and rooters re-
turned home that night, but a party of
five girls stopped at the Commercial
hotel until Sunday, and the manner in
which they were worked" at that
leading hotel is sufficient to kill all
desire in the average person to wan
der from their own fireside. These
five girls were jammed into a single
room, with two beds and little else.
They were not robbed that night, but
the touching up" process was ap-
piled the next morning when they paid
their "bill and then a plenty" The
five of them were "stung" to the tune
of $14 for that one cheap room, SO
the girls report.
The Times is not informed as to the
name of the party who is thus "hold-
ing up" the trade at the Commercial
hotel in Fredericktown, at this time,
though we know it is not Jes' James.
Jesse never learned his trade so pro-
ficiently as that. He would be nov
ice in comparison, as he held up only
men, and usually took a chance. Un-
der such management that hostelry
should be capitalized at million or
two, which stock, once properly dis
tributed throughout the community
should be able to pay dividends that
would cause the travelling" wolf of h.
C. |. to shy at that community. But
under such conditions even grown-ups
are no longer safe invisiting neighbor-
ing towns, much less young girls.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-02-27
St. Francois Hotel
Will Change Hands

The lease of the st. Francois Hotel
in this city, together with furniture
and fixtures, has been sold by E. A.
Sample, to Henry Ruth, of Frederick
town, who will take charge of the ho-
tel on April 1st. Mr.. Ruth is at pres
ent conducting a hotel in Frederick
town, and has had considerable ex-
perience in the business. In this field
his opportunities for a greatly en-
larged business will be at hand, if he
will give to this city a public hostel
ry that she is entitled to. By estab-
fishing truly frst-class hotel, and
working up more of community spir-
it between the hotel and the commun-
ity, much business could be secured
than the st. Francois hotel has not
been enjoying.
During their management of this
hotel, of something more than year,
Mr.. and MrssaSample have enjoyed a
good businessl They have also made
many friends here during their brief
management
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-02-27
Mining Corporations Continue
to Refuse to Pay Legitimate Taxes

The st. Joseph Lead Company has
refused to pay its taxes on certain
property assessed to it for 1913
tracts embracing 206 acres and Is
acres in survey 3099-claiming that it
owns only the underground rights on
the 206 acres in question, and for
some reason, not clear to US, on the
Is acres in Survey 3099, although we
believe it does not deny owning this
land. The underground rights on
which it refuses to pay taxes for 1919
are part of the company's assets,
as we find in its annual report for the
year ending December 81, 1919, this
item:
Ore reserves and mine
raj rights ........$17, 723,144.78
Less reserve for deple-
tion -. ........ 5,798,352.62
ASS"A 's' s's'" SO va AJOpfJ'C-
This refusal to pay taxes on under
grourf. Yightsr-the most valuable part
of the land--appears to be new tax
dodging scheme of this wealthy COM
pany, whose assets are placed in its
last annual report at $30,476,711.72,
and which paid to its shareholders in
1919 the neat little dividend of ST.
50,479.60, according to the presi-
dents statement.
The total assessed valuation of its
property on which it refuses to pay
taxes is $3S7,9S0, the taxes on which
amount to $7,O17S2. The year pre-
vious the lead companies of the coun-
ty, acting collectively, refused to pay
taxes assessed against them to the
amount of 100000 in round figures.
They got out an injunction against
former County Collector Croke col
Letting that amount of their taxes. To
our way of thinking, it was hardly a
proper legal proceeding, as the Coun-
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-02-27
Adjourned Meeting
of County Court

There was an adjourned meeting of
the County Court last Friday, its spe-
cial purpose being the selection of a
County Highway Engineer and road
overseers for the ensuing year. Ow-
ing to considerable contest being made
in regard to road overseers in some
of the districts, no appointments were
made on Friday, and on Saturday
Judge Jones was sick, so that the
meeting was again adjourned until
Monday, with the hope that Judge
Jones would then be able to be pres
ent
But on Monday Judge Jones was
yet unable to be present, being >still
confined to his bed with influenza and
kidney trouble, to which he is sub
ject. 1t being particularly desirous
that full membership of the Court
be present to make the necessary ap-
pointments of Road Overseers, Court
again adjourned until next Monday,
which will be the regular March term.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-02-27
Senator Reed as a
National Delegate

Isn't there a little too much intoler-
ance on the part of some of our Dem
ocratic friends anent the probability
or possibility of Senator Reed being
sent as a delegate to the Democratic
National Convention? Because of his
persistent antagonistic attitude to-
ward the League of Nations and the
strident opposition he has manifested
to many of the policies of the Wilson
Administration, his popularity as a
public man and representative Demo-
crat has fallen far below par among
large majority of his former sup
portcrs and admirers, and there is a
strong, outspoken opposition to even
the suggestion that he be sent to the
National Convention in any represen-
tative capacity. But in the absence of
any formel and definite expression of
the party on the League of Nations,
is it wise to make Reed and his atti-
tude an issue in the State Convention
With the undisguised popular feel
ing against Senator Reed in this
State there is not possibility that he
could be elected Delegate-at-Large,
an honor that would be accorded him
if he were not so far and so arro-
gantly out of line with the party of
his own State. But there are many
who take the extreme position chat
even if his congressional district (Kan-
sas City and Jackson county, where in
spite of his attitude he seems to re-
tain a modicum of at least personal
popularity-should elect him as one
of its district delegates, the State
Convention ought to refuse to accept
him as such. Would it be in conform
ity with the spirit of democracy for
the convention to assume the role of
debating to the congressional districts
whom they shall choose to represent
them, thus infringing upon the rights
Of the local organizations
Senator Reeds election as a dele
gate-at-large by the convention would
be construed as an Endorsement of his
course by the party organization of
the State, but not so his election by
his district as one of it's representa-
tives. For a man of his national rep
utGtion and former standing in the
party to be turned down as delegate
at-large by convention of Demo-
Gratis of his own State would be a
singing rebuke that he would feel
keenly, and we believe that he de-
serves such a rebuke, but that would
be as far as it would be wise or po-
little for the convention to go.
We notice that Senator Frank II
Farris, an avowed aspirant for the
Democratic nomination for Govern
or, takes this view, and no one can
accuse Senator Farris of being a
blind admirer and apologist for Sen
ator Reed. On more than one occa-
sion he has roundly denounced Sena-
tor Reed for his antagonism to the
League of Nations, and last winter at
the State Capitol led the bolt from the
hall when Senator Reed was speaking
before the Senators and Represents
tives against the League of Nations
We believe Senator Reed has been
radically wrong in his attitude all
along, but let US not allow our intol-
erance to carry US too far. When the
Democratic National Convention lays
down its platform perhaps Mr.. Reed
may find it so hot that he will have to
don refrigerator slipperators to keep
his footing, or else get off.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-02-27
WEEKLY NEWS NOTES
(By the County Agent.)
Mrs. C. C. Schuttler Attends State
Farm Bureau Federation Meet
ing at Nevada, Mo.

ing at NtFdud, NOs
Mrs. C. C. Schuttler, who is mem
ber of the Executive Committee Of the
Missouri Farm Bureau Federation, at
tended the meeting of this Committee
at Nevada, Mo-, last week.
Mrs. Schuttler reports remarkable
progress as being made by the State
Federation. Already approximately
a dozen counties have been organized
under the plans of the State Fedora
ton, which call for membership fee
of not less than five dollars per year
and memberships are to be taken for
life. Several of these counties oragn-
lied on a ten-dollar membership Zee
and have secured memberships rang
ing from 450 to 1900 per county.
The State Federation of Farm Bu-
reaus is putting on the membership
campaigns in all the counties that de-
sire to become members of the State
organization. Practically every coun-
ty which now has a Farm Bureau has
signifed it's intention of joining the
State Federation and have requested
assistance in carrying on their MEM
bership campaign. From twenty to
forty men are working in different
counties in the State at the present
time in carrying on these membership
campaigns.
Under present plans, three cam
paigns are put on at the same time IN
as many counties. Each campaign
lasts lust a week and then the cam
paign workers are moved to other
counties, As soon as the organized
counties of the State are covered, 1t IS
the plan of the State organization to
90 into the counties that do no have
Farm Bureaus and organize them un-
der the new plan. .,
Surely the farmers of Missouri and
other States are waking up to the
possibilities to be found in State
and national Farm Bureau Federation.
Big things are taking place for the
benefit of the farmers. Practically
every newspaper of the day is carry
ing articles about the work Of the
Farm Bureau Federations.
C. b. Denman Assisting in Farm Bu-
reau Drive ip st. Louis County
Mr.. C. B. Denman, one of our local
Farm Bureau workers, is assisting the
Missouri Farm Bureau Federation in
carving on their membership drive
in st. Louis county this week. 1t is
the policy of the State Federation to
use a number of farmers who have the
big vision of Farm Bureau work to
assist and direct local workers in the
county in soliciting memberships. We
are looking to St. Louis county to roll
up nice membership for this big
work.
w. D. Styers to Make His Own
Lime-Sulphur.
Mr.. w. D. Styers, of Pennington,
ore of our best orchard men, has pur-
lased plant to use in maaufactur-
jag his own commercial lime-sulphur
de states that with the use of this
plant he can manufacture his own
spray materials much cheaper than
they can be shipped in. sy;,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-02-27
LICENSED TO MARRY

Feb. 2O-Noot Scott and Thelma
Kelley, Flat River. te,ss
/, Feb. 20-Earl Raby and Leatha
Jones, Flat River.
Feb. 23 -Thos. J. Haynes, Doe Run,
and Viola Hayes, st. Louis.
Feb. 23-Leroy J. Crawley, St.
Louis, and Mathilda Merod, Bellville.
Feb. 25--Gaude c. McCarty and Iva
B. Morris, Bonnie Terre.
Feb. 26--George e. Callahan and
Nettie Moore, Flat River.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-02-27
FLAT RIVER BAPTIST
CHURCH BURNED WEDNESDAY

The Flat River Baptist church was
completely destroyed by fire Wednes-
day afternoon. The church was being
heated in preparation for funeral
and it is supposed that an overheated
furnace was the cause of the fire.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-02-27

Misses Helen Driskill and Y Lois
Wescoat returned from their home in
Oran last Sunday, where they had been
recuperating from Influenza to re-
sumo their High Schecl work here.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-02-27

The last number of the Lyceum
Course, which was to have appeared at
the High School auditorium tomor-
row night, has been postponed until
q later date, on account of the inabil-
ity of the Overseas Orchestra to ap-
pear on the date set.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-02-27

q The Fredericktown boys basket ball
team will play the local team here
tonight. Fredericktown was defeated
by small score q few weeks ago and
a tight game is expected.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-22

they did not wish the bodies returned
IN DOUBT SnS Sss wshs say ons
1t il quite legitimate thcn to add this
I.Q62 hc 1880. malsisE. 3o.s7l ae-
tually opposed to 1t against tho $4,000
While tho desire to these relatives to
returned to them Is easily understood
and should in every sense be respected.
is nooD1s ,nst IN tho ma Of
without due consideration in the mat
ter and because tho whole truth as to
them.
They have been assured by people
no wo 70 Paks
propaganda anu furtherinS commercial
interests. that there will be no chance
body Is consigned to them as it's own.
the sresess care s sheTe M bo
were present at many OF tho burials
arc positive that there will be thou
sands, and those who went through tho
experience OF seeing tho bodies OF SOL
Trancis SEQ att the SpanisRo America
War: know that wholesale mistakes are
Not ono of the $4,000 next of kin"
can ever be certain that IT is not the
remains Of stranger that they have
should any ono feel positive that he
has not been tho victim OF an error in
identiiicatione
Withcu, tho comfort Of certainty
that he is receiving tho body OF his
own son what comfort can a gold star
parent possibly have in subjectinE the
Semai1s OF some som hero t nsl SACRIFICED
II &c could have expressed his prefer
cncc would probably have chosen 70
rest where no FEM 10 the Decorating
viciss;tudcs that must OF necessity fol-
France?
All that any gold-star parent can
any one else is that handsome
hermcticaily sealed caskct costing $3.50,
and for, whish q grateful government
has paid $1,000 for transportation. etc.
will be delivered 10 them some time
within the next two years. What tho
casket contains no one will ever be
Fifty million dollars Will be dissi-
pated in this effort of the United States
10 keep its promise that the bodies
have been accomplished TO the satisfac-
ton OF even one individual OF the a.
9o9. who have insisted that it be done.
How much moro sane seems the atti-
tude OF the So.S7l nearest OF kin" who
have taken all these conditions under
consideration and have decided that
honor in France. where future genera.
lions may take Gratcful account o.
:hcir sacrifice. If these men who are
70 lie there undisturbcd could speak
they would certainly protest against
the removal Of their comrades who
will be deprived OF this homage
because they have been moved 10 dis
tant and obscure family plots by rola-
tives who are being guided by emo
ton rather than reason. and who are
being grossly deceived by propa-
gandists.
It is not yet too late for parents who
have decided hastily 10 reconsider and
"a cancel their request in the War De-
partment. Sc that their boys will rest
with their Comrades on q field OF honor.
NJ. l.. DANACH.
New York February IA 1920
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-22

To the Editor of The Times Dispatch
Sir.-Thc conditions prevailing Lass.
year Vase The sugar Equalization
crop o. raw sugars (which is the
principal source OF supply for this
country and It's aliiesj. had been pur-
chased OF basis OF $3.50 {. .. b. Cuba,
which equals s1.2S duty paid New York
and refined price set by the Sugar
Equalization Board OF 50 per hundred
weight, t. o. b. New York to the
Wholesale distributor, and under the
government regulations about II cents
per pound retail, vas considered fair.
Thus you Will see that the Cuban
crop OF last year was called upon 20
supply not only the demands OF this
country. bu; of It's allies. In spite OF
this, this country consumed CSC per
cent per capita more than In any pre-
vious year. This is easily explained by
The increased demand for sweets
brought about by prohibition and other
causes.
While the government was delaying
action in contracting FOR the Cuba
crop OF laIel92o. which usually be-
gins TO become avaiia bic in December
tho Cuban growers wcro free on an
open market 10 sell their raw product
and other countries OF the world were
buying until about one-third OF the
crop was sold before this government
announced lis position and consented
for the refiners OF this country to pro-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-22

coed to contract for the now crop Of
raw sugars. BY that time, the market
for raws had gotten TO about the
present position. which costs the Now
York ronners more than s13 per hun,
dredwetght duty paid New York, and
weight. loss. per cent discount for tho
refined product to tho Wholesale dis
with tho cost of the raw product to
Who AZ, are nov, nov busy nlling contracts ON
moro orders at this timo and some
reilnerics hnvo never been willing to
sell below SIG T. Q. b. New York. at
available under contract for delivery
within tho next thirty to sixty days.
1t Is fact that ut times during last
year the various shortages were caused
BY detects in the plan OF distribution
under government control and other
Causes such as strikes. etc. when sugar
was really In Cuba instead of being in
tins country, whero it was needed.
Actual statistics can be quoted to
prove prov, that there wae prasticaily no
back of sugars by reiincrs. growers,
and dealers generally, but the facts
contracted for at much higher prices,
Immediately following an old crop con-
traStc ,h Tor at q lower price.
Familiar with tho condi in an" It is is
generally believed that the sugar situa-
tion would have adapted itself gen
orally very much better had tho gov
crnment never attempted 10 control it.
II is true that prices might nave been
higher earlier. bnt they would prob
ably be much lower today, because
the worst would have been over and
by now conditions would have been
about normal
by this VIC do not mean that sugar
would have been as cheap as it was in
1917. because everything is higher
now: but the natural law OF supply
and demand is generally better tha N
Why are clothing. shoes. hats. coal.
paper, and most all commodities
| higher today than before the war?
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-22

now than tho question brssAGrare ana
prohibition. that hns taken. the time OF
our Legislators 50 far. and that Is our
lack OF rural schools. There Isn't one
of tho older States that IL as poorly
supplied With rural schoolsfas Virginia.
Tho towns all have SCHOOL, but thou
sands or farmers have to board their
children or send them four. orS Ave miles
to school, or let them grow UP in iE-
norancc.
Now. while our Legislators are
throwing away money on useless
things, let them place schools within
reach OF every child in the State, and
II there Is any legislator who doesn't
know how 1t can be done without In
ceIreasing the taxes. and wants TO know,
IL ne VIII write me Will gladly tell
S. S. SMITH.
Farmville. Va. February 10, 1924.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-22
The sur,r Situation.

New York. February II, iS2
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-22
FEW IN ALLIES HANDS
Some Germans listed rs War Grim
ina's Already In trruNrr>'
Custody.
iBy Associated Press (

LONDON. Feb. 2I--Thc lis, OF war
criminals presented 70 Germany in
GUIDED some offenders now in Ire
hands OF the allies. Premier Ilovi
George Informed ,he Hous. Of Com
mons today Whether these accused
persons would pc tried by an allied
court would depend upon the reply
mad. by Germany 20 the recent a.
licd note, lie Premier added.