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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-03-04
ST. FRANCOIS COUNTY BANK
DEPOSITS GAIN $ssO,21O

Deposits in ten of the thirteen banks
IN st. Francois county increased to
the amount of $S3O,21O.O9 in 1920 ov-
er 1919, it has been announced by the
Harrington Chamber of Commerce.
Three of the banks did not reply to
questionnaires. One of the Desloge
banks showed an increase in deposits
IN 1920 amounting to nearly 90 per
cent. The second highest increase was
rs per cent.
The same compilation showed that
the ten banks held total resources
amounting to $5,642,O4O.S9, with to-
tai capitalization og $265,OOO. Total
surplus and undivided profits funds
amounted to $243,5OO. Pennington
bankers expressed the belief that
banks are in better shape as regards
deposits and earnings than those of
any other section.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-03-04
PREVENT SWEET
POTATO DISEASE

Sweet potato growers in Newton
and st. Louis counties have suffered
severe loss to their sweet potato crop
for several seasons on account of the
black rot disease. This disease, ac-
cording to J. T. Rosa, Jr., of the Hor-
ticulture Department, Missouri Col
lege of Agriculture, has gradually be-
come generally distributed in other
parts of TIE state. Control methods
are outlined by Prof. Rosa as follows:
Demonstration of control for this
and other sweet potato diseases were
made on the farms of several extern
sive growers of sweet potatoes in the
spring of 1920. Results show that
black rot was prevented almost COM
pletely by the methods used. The
treatment consists of three steps, the
first being to prepare the plant beds
with fresh soil each season. Clean
sand or soil from the woodlot are the
best materials to use. The next step
is to sort over the seed potatoes care
fully before bedding, removing and
destroying all roots showing rot of any
sort. The last and most important
step is disinfection of the apparently
sound roots, just before bedding. The
material used is corrosive sublimate
(mercuric chloride) dissolved in wa
ter at the rate of one ounce to 10 gal
Ions, in which the roots are soaked for
s to 10 minutes. This destroys the
spores of black rot and several other
sweet potato diseases which may be on
the surface of the sound seed, thereby
preventing infection of the roots of
the sprouts or plants later on.
Because of the increasing import
ance and value of the sweet potato
crop, it would be we'll for all growers
to take this inexpensive precaution as
insurance for crop of healthy sweet
potato plants. Growers producing
plants in large numbers for sale to
gardeners should be especially careful.
The spreading of sweet potato diseas-
es results principally from infected
seed roots, or bedding healthy seed in
infected soil whereby the plants be-
come infected thru the roots. Such
plants may die in the bed before trans
planting to the field, or they may be
apparently healthy at transplanting
time yet die after setting in the field.
Diseased plants may even produce
few small roots which of course will
be infected with disease. 1t is these
small diseased roots which make neces-
sary the careful sorting of the seed
stock just before bedding
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-03-04
BETTER Cows-BIGGER PROFITS

In the reconstruction period through
which we are now passing, the dairy
COW is the best market for grains and
roughage. And the better the COW,
the wider grows the margin of profit
on the coarse feeds consumed. The
safest and surest way to get better
cows is to use purebred sires of high
productive pedigree. Proof of this is
found in the degree to which Sultana's
Virginia Lad has improved the pro-
duction averages of the Jersey herd of
the Missouri College of Agriculture.
When the College bought Sultana's
Virginia Lad to head the Jersey herd
this herd was somewhat run down due
to the previous use of an inferior sire,
says E. M. Harmon, extension assist
ant professor of dairy husbandry. Sui
tana's Virginia Lad was selected
solely because he had sired high pro-
ducing daughters in other herds. The
wisdom of this selection is shown by
the records the daughters of old Vir-
ginia Lad are now making.
The daughters of Virginia Lad in the
college herd have an average milk pro-
duction as two-year-olds, A per cent
greater than their dams at the same
age, and their average production of
butter fat is go per cent greater. The
detailed figures show that these heif-
ers averaged only 7722 pounds of milk
and 445 pounds of butter fat a year
while their dams averaged 5346 pounds
of milk and 277 pounds of butter fat
for the same duration of time at the |
same age.
In face of these facts how can man
who is milking cows afford to do with
out high class bull to head his herd |
1t is evident that the az farm bureaus
in Missouri now competing for the
$1,000 prizes m the Missouri Better
Bulls contest are going to gain many
advantages in addition to the POSSIBLE
ity of winning prize. They are GO
ng to improve the best market now Of
fered for their grain and roughage
crops by improving the class of dairy
cows to which these crops are fed.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-03-04
DE SOTO BANK PROBE
BEGUN BY STATE

DeSoto, Mo. Feb. 25.-State Bank
Commissioner J. G. Hughes and As
sistant Attorney General Miller ar
rived today to investigate rumors that
the Peoples Bank of DeSotc accepted
deposits after its officials knew the
institution to be insolvent.
Miller left this afternoon by auto
mobile for Hillsboro, the county seat,
where the grand jury is in session.
This has caused rumors in DeSoto that
indictments may be asked.
Roscoe B, Jones, former cashier of
the bank, killed himself January 2 in
hotel in st. Louis. The investigation
following the death revealed large
overdrafts for which Jones was re-
sponsible.
Subsequent developments showed
that Jones, as administrator of the es-
tate of Mrs. Caroline Higginbotham.
had disposed of large part of the
$4,000 in cash and securities of which
he was the custodian.
The investigation made today by
Hughes and Miller shows that many
of these securities belonging to the
Higginbotham estate had been trans
ferred by Jones, as administrator, to
The bank of which he was the cashier, !
TO cover shortages.
Suit has been begun by the heirs of (
the estate against Fred Diedrick, spe-
ciai commissioner in charge of the
bank, TO restrain him from disposing
of these transferred securities and to
force their return to the estate. H. B
Irwin of this city is the attorney for
Diedrickiin this matter.
Hughes spent . he afternoon in con-
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-03-04
HOW,S THIS?

HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE
will do what We claim for it.
cure Catarrh or Deafness caused by
Catarrh. We do not claim to cure
any other disease.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE
is a liquid, taken internally, and
acts through the blood upon the
mucous surfaces Of the system, thus
reducing the inflammation and re-
storing normal conditions.
All Druggists. Circulars free.
/. FL, Cheney s, Co.. Toledo. Ohio.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-03-04

Pike County Shipping Assn. organ
ICES with headquarters at Bowling
Green.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-03-04
MY 10, JOHN

John Barleycorn, my 10, John,
They said you'd gone away,
And never would your spirit
Be seen in Volstead's day.
They buried you too soon, John,
For everywhere l go
I'm greeted by your fiery breath,
John Barleycorn, my jo.
The Western Horseman.
Holden spends $8512.97 improving
water works system
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-03-04

concerts. There's nothing but vanity
and vexation Of spirit about an enter
tainnent of that kind. It's advertised
to start at certain hour, say eight
o'clock, and you are credulous enough
to think that the specifications will be
lived up to. You break hame strap
to get there In time, and when you ar
rive, at ten minutes to eight, you find
you're the first one there. You sit
around, waiting for an hour or two, and
people walk on your feet and sit down
on your hat and make things unpleas-
ant as possible.
"By the time the curtain goes up,
you are wishing you had possessed
sense enough to stay at home. But, be-
ing there, and having paid for the priv
ilege, you determine to hold her nozzle
agin the bank, as 1t were.
"The entertainment usually is
opened by talksmlth. The man who
makes n few remarks always looms up
at such entertainments, and should be
taken to Jail for obtaining ni0iiey i'm
der false pretenses. When he has
said all that he can think of, the art
lists begin to dish up the music. It
may be elegant muslc-lt usually is.
But you can't enjoy 1t in comfort, for
the gentleman with the large splay
foot, In the seat directly behind you,
persists in beating time with that organ
until he drives you frantic. If you turn
around and dot him in the eye, you
will be elected from the building.
'"Then you will find that the woman
with shrill, carrying voice, who has
heard better singers, sits right in front
OF you, and she keeps on talking in a
maddening way. The last concert
attended had fine contralto who sang
some stem-winding songs Of the kind
we all like. But the woman with the
shrill voice was right in front of me,
and I could hear her saying: Really,
you should hear Margaret Reyes or
Christine Miller sing that selection;
this woman is impossible as a vocal
ist.'
"Then a man with hectic voice
and a name that he imported without
paying duty on it, stood up and whin-
MED like doggone zebra, and we were
expected to believe that he was sing
ing NeapOlltan song. never heard
anything that filed my nerves the way
that voice did. 1t recalled the halcyon
days when my father used to sharpen
bucksaw with rasp. Well, when
he finished his first number, the APP
plause was frantic, and he reared up
and did it all over again. Then the
applause was louder than ever, and he
whinnied something else. They kept |
that blamed pirate there for half an |
hour, and ! don't know when 1 suf-
fered so much.
1.-THE hall was Overheated, and was |
jammed in the middle of a row of seats |
so couldn't get out without climbing |
over number of ladies and gentlemen.
We were kept there for three hours,
and when I got out swore by my
Sunday hat I'd never go to another
public concert. i
"Next day | bought monograph
and a lot of records of the kind like,
and now enjoy my music. start 1t
when get ready, and quit when l am
tired. No punk singers are encored.
No Windy Jims introduce the singers
with a few pertinent remarks. II
singer displeases me, I stop the ma
chine and throw the record into the
alley. You'd better tear up your con-
cert ticket and come and hear my mu-
sic mill"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-03-04

ference with the directors of the bank
and said this evening that tomorrow
he would go over to Hillsboro and join
Miller.
He declined to state the result of his
conference with the directors or to
forecast what action, if any, would
be taken with the grand jury tomor-
row.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-03-04

more liberal than
that"
you'll break
yourself up in
business If you go
around wasting
yOnr substance in
that fashion," re-
piled the hotel
keeper. But you
W i'll have to
hunt up another
victim. Since /
bought a phono-
graph and a bunch
Of records I have
quit going to
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-03-04
BAED MUSIC

GCTTNHERES going to be great con-
l. cert at the opera house to-
night" said the retired merchant, "and
If you'll go along with me, I'll pay
your way and buy you five cents worth
of peanuts. I'm sure nothing could be
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-02-08
COLD WAVE WILL
SAVE FRUIT CROP

The maximum temperature register
ed at the local observatory for the
"a hours ending at o'clock this morn
ing was 40 degrees with 4 minimum
Of 80 degrees last night
Although the mercury showed .
degrees below the freezing point, no
Ice was visible oL standing pools OF
water in the city this morning but
the wind that prevailed all night WAS
held responsible for this fact.
The weather conditions for the past
few days has been favorable to fruit
culture and the buds that were be-
will be retarded by the cold wave Of
yesterday and last night thereby prac-
ically assuring \ fruit crop. The fruit
crop was killed last season and but
few peaches and apples were pro-
duced In south central Okiahoms.
Growers are looking forward to u
reversal OF conditions this year,
A slight rain fell here early yes
terday morning and mist continued at
intervals during the day. north Of
The Arbuckle mountains from Davis
north snow was reported falling yes
terday afternoon but the fleecy flakes
failed TO scale the slope OF the range
of hill. that act as buffer between
the icy blasts from the north ana
this city and county.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-02-08

The resolution was referred TO the
rules committee, on motion Of Sena-
tor Hill.
The senate passed the resolution
declaring November 16, the anniver-
sary OF Oklahoma's admission to the
union, Oklahoma Day. 1t referred 10
the committee on legal advisory the
resolution by +. Il. Beck, Gran:
county, of the house, which would au-
thorize the Legislature to remain in
session 70 working days while the
legislators drew pay OF Sc day for
Zach calendar day in that period.
. The special house committee which
has been investigating the alleged in
fluence for and against the chiroprac-
tic bill reported yesterday: charges
were not proved 10 the satisfaction
Of the committee.
The house passed 10 bills yesterday
on final roll can, practically all the
working time being occupied with this
business Among ahese was bin ex-
empting the farmers union, in the
same manner as the grange, from GER
tain fraternal insurance laws. Another
bill, by Edwin Dabney OF Altus, dem
ocratic floor ld1der, would abolish
the county court at Eldorado, Jack
son county. Another by Jehu Ogle OF
Haskell county would allow county
commissioners s. day and expenses
for road and bridge inspection In
Counties which have a population be-
tween $4,000 and $1,000 and have no
township organization. A bill by w,
A. Hornbeck Of Beckham county pass-
ed yesterday. provides for the ap-
pointment Of 4 police judge in cities
OF the first class.
Among bills introduced yesterday
was one by L. NJ. Frye OF Salusaw.
republican senator, which would make
robbery OF persons or of places occu-
pied by persons, punishable by the
same penalty Us first degree murder.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-02-08
A HOMEMADE GRAY
HAIR REMEDY
You Can Make Better Gray Hair
Remedy Than You Can Buy

Gray, streaked or faded hair is not
only unbecoming, but unnecessary.
Anyone can prepare a simple mix
ture at home that will darken gray
hair, and make it soft and glossy.
To half pint Of water add ounce
of bay rum. q small box OF Barbo
Compound and 4 ounce 0. glycerine.
These ingredients can be bought at
any drug store at very little cost, OF
the druggist will put 1t up for you
Apply to the hair twice 4 week until
the desired shade. is obtained. This
will make q gray-haired person look
twenty years younger. 1t is easy to
use, does not color the scalp, Is not
sticky or greasy and does not rub off.
ADV.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-02-08
WORK ON GORDON.NUCKOIL.S
ICE PLANT CONTINUES

Wilson. Feb. S.-Work on the Cor
don Nuckolls ice plant is going on
steadily at this time and according
10 statement made last night by
Mr.. Nuckolls will be ready for oper-
alton when the first warm breezes
begin to blow
The plant which is under construc-
ton will be one OF the most complete
and modern in this section Of the
state. 1t will have q daily capacity
of 80 tons which will be able to sup
ply the trade throughout the summer.
The storage room for ice will be 25I
Gj feet, eight feet in height.
The addition of this new plant Is
one that the city may well be proud
OF. and it is generally known that
many of the neighboring towns were
strong contenders for this business
but the owners felt that they would
be better benefited by having the
plant located in Wilson, the best town
in the fields.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-04-04
.STILLMAN WILL
PAY Wife Cash

WHITE PLAINS. ~. r.. Aprti a.
James A. siiIirnan today agrvcd to
pay his wife $500 per month tempo
rmry alifnony and counsel fees or
dered By Justice Morwchauser.
Acting for the banker In his al.
voro. suit. Outerbridgc Horsey draft.
ed an order providing for the pay.
ments 10 AIRS. suiiman. Horsey con.
unued arguments. however. for the
admission OF affidavi,s and alleged
lcfters said 70 support tho bankers
charges against his ~ffes conduct
J. Arthur Levy. OF stillman's coun.
sci. announced Mrs Stsllnan will be
paid $4,000 aiimony for March and
April within three days. and that
monthly payments Of 1880 viii be
made thereafter. Counsel fees Will
be paid. he said. In three ten-day In.
stailmcnts OF si5.ss3.3s each.
Justice Mornchauscr refused TO
unseal the affidavits which we're sub
miftsd to him after arguments on
the question OF alimony.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-04-04
Page One,
Column 3.
Safety week.
showed Sunday.

SaRety week.
showed Sunday.
Buddy. have you your bonus yr,'
Seattle rose show plannsd-fos
June.
saaitle has iixhtext rainfall and
lowest death rate.
ornitholowicai query. How many
swallows make a quartz
Washington State Retailers asso-
ciation meets at Tacoma
Navy men boost for appropriations
to keep up naval reserve.
Rooms for rent. Y. w. C. A.,
they've got 20 extras now.
The best safety device In careful
ness. Safety week slogan.
Disabled Emergency Officcrs' as-
sociation collecting data here.
-If you must commit suicide. try
poisop--it's cleaner. safety week
slogan.
seatti. Ad club: women's Ad club,
joint meeting Thursday. 6 p. m.
Blane's.
Government hospital AZ wiilows'
Uncle Sam win say yea or nay by
Aprn Is.
Fourteen u STUDIES Initiated: Phi
Delta Phi. national honorary legal
fraternity,
breaches first sermon here: Rev.
Ralph Aagee, new pastor First Meth.
odist church.
Police seize three stills and much
mash in house at s22 +. Alder st.
No arrests
Arson suspected Fire started In
tailor shop OF T. -Kumai. Tenth ave.
~. and Miller st.
Think it's Internal machine. North
Seattle car barns But tbs only fire
alarm out Of order.
Patrolman l.. a. Lovejoy's revolv-
er stolen from bis room In the Pull.
man hotel. 1920 Fifth ave.
Real estators report business bet
ter. Say it's spring But the city
was white yesterday n. m.
How 10 increase industrial efficien-
cy: John Lapp: Municipal league
meeting. Tuesday noon. Blanc's.
Charles Reidel. ~. Nader mer.
chant and banker. shoots self: de-
spondcnt over approaching opera
ton.
Chamber OF Commerce rcsoiutcs
again. This time message OF praise
to Gen. Hunter r. Iiggett retired
this month.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-04-04
wENArCHEE PROGRAM

/; D m. Hscrption committee and may
ors Of wasssngton cities leave Grand
Trunk dock 90 Admiral wstsoa 20 NEE,
wsnatehse q, Point No. Point
o m.--f~isxatiou from The city % We
ns,chse leaves Pier u ea tho Admiral
kvabs
.. m.--at~sner rsour leaves coiman
dock. oarr,tnS its limit Of paas-rgers.
TO escort WsnAtehee In harbor.
D m --stssn.r wenatehse arrives In
harbor. docking at Pier y. Smith Cove.
t.ts .. m. n.--nsoepiion at Pier n. Smith
Cows. Stree, cars wfii maintain special
ssrxies on First ave 20 pier
o M nsnau.t at New washinEton ho-
eel given ~ Chamber of Commsrce In
honor of Capt J y. Ouptlil and other
officers Of the wsnAtchee.
Delayed by strong head winds and
heavy seas the huge steamship
Wonatchee. first in the Ail-American
passenger service between Puget
Sound and the orient. will arrive at
Seattle at p. IN. Monday. instead OF
.. m. as originally scheduled.
She win steam into the warmcs
welcome ever accorded n vessel ar.
rivinR at this port
if'ttatAAf 80 lhsfft'b ~ 'iAAth'
Der OF Conmercc, win be carried out.
with the sole change OF y. m for
ceremonies on the dock instead OF
p. IN.
At $50 a. m. Monday the Cham
Der OF Commerce received the fol-
lowing message from Capt. j. f..
Guptill. plotting the wenatchee
from San Francisco 10 this port:
due 10 strong headwinds and
heavy seas the steamship wenat-
chee will not arrive until p. m.
''She Is fine ship and her per.
formsncc on this voyage insures an
Oriental service In which the Pa.
cific Northwest may take great
pride"
The reception committee. includ.
ing Mayor Hugh NJ. Caldwell. May
or Chase, OF wenatchee. and may
ors OF other Washington cities. left
at II a. m. from the Grand Trunk
Pacific dock on the Admiral wat.
son for Point -NoPoint to meet the
liner.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-04-04
CITYMovES TO
END CAR CASE

We are in the position OF the
down woif-ail the rest Of the pack
Jumps on us'
Thus Thos. J. l.. Kennedy. assist.
ant corporation counsel. likcned the
city OF Seattle. during his argument
on the city's motion 10 dismiss the
suit brought against II in federal
court by the Puget Sound Light s
Power Co.
The traction company asks for spc-
cific performance OF the contract
whereby the city acquired the street
car lines for si5.ooo,ooo. The city
contends that II has performed every
Obligation. and that as no default is
alleged there is no ground for action
in equity.
Hearing was expected 10 be con-
cludcd today before Federal Judge
T.. Il. Cushman.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-04-04
Crecian Prince
Dead of Wounds

ATHENS, April 4.--Princc An.
drew. brother of King Constantine.
has died Of wounds received In fight.
ing the Turks near Brussa. accord.
ing TO a Greek comnuniauo today.
Prince Andrew was 10 years old.
Since the return OF King constan.
tine 10 the throne. Andrew has been
with the army in Asia Minor as his
brothers personal representative.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-04-04
OFFENDERS
GET Limit
FOR OPIUM
PEDDLINC!
Two Years at McNeiI's and
Fine OF 1000 Each in
U. S. Court

A record IN dope penalties was =
tabiished Monday by Federal Judge
jeremiah Neterer when he sentenced
Andrew A. Austin and John Smith
to two years in Mcneil island peni-
tertiary and fined them 81 900 each.
after they had pleaded guilty u
smuggling smoking opium.
The judge at first sentenced each
10 three years, but upon being in
formed that the maximum under the
law is two years and 5000 fine,
modified the penalties.
Both Austin and Smith are mon
over so years OF age. Both h6vu'
served penitenfiary sentences be1G
for trafficking in dope. They we53
charged In a federal grand tpry n
dictment with smuggling 1sS nv
'tael tins Of smoking opium over the
Canadian border last February.