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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-06-17

Missouri with an aggregated invested
capital Of 81 ,631, 900, and the deposits
$685. 900. They had in circulation a
total of $585, 900 in bank notes secured
by United States bonds worth $2,250,-
900. Their 1854 loans totaled 1885,
900. The profits of the seven banks
that year totaled $4,000.
Missouri's War Time Prosperity
From 1864 on, Missouri's national
banks increased with leaps and bounds
until in 1914, the year the world war
began, there were 100 in the state with
an aggregated invested capital of
$35,570,000 and assets totaling $685.
073,00O. The paper money in circula-
ton that year totaled $37, 500, 900, par
TALLY secured by United States bonds
worth $29, $4,000 In 1914 profits Of
Missouri national banks totaled &c.
$4,000 and the aggregated deposits
reached $139, 391,O 900.
And now comes the record-break-
ing prosperity facts and figures Of
1920 of 1876 Missouri national banks
A period of six years, due to increased
manufacturing, mining and agricul'
tural outputs and the higher value Of
all such commodities, saw the depos'
its in Missouri's national banks in
crease from $139, 1891 900 to 0324,575,
900, gain of $185, $4,000, or nearly
1873 per cent. Total assets increased
from $379,073,OOO to $76s,925,O00, ;
gain of $685., $4,000, or nearly To-
per cent The profits bounded from
$6,142,O0O, the year 1914, to ST., 4S2,
900 for 1920, a gain of $11, 100000, o
nearly 1856 per cent. The cash on hanC
at the close of 1914 was $29;504,O O
and on the same day in 1920, $57,
495, 900.
A similar story of Missouri finan
cial prosperity is told by compari
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-06-17
cash on hand was ST., zoe. OOO.

cash on hand was $57 ,495,000.
Missouri cities with two national
banks were: Ludlow, Golden City,
Columbia, Kirksville, Unionville, Jop-
lin, Springfield, King City, Nevada,
Chillicothe, Clinton and Green City.
The other nationally directed financial
institutions were scattered over the
state with no other Missouri city hav-
ing over one. Included in this latter
largest division are such fiourishing
industrial centers as Jefferson City,
Washington, Warrensburg, Moberly,
Fulton, Cape Girardeau, Caruthers-
vile, Independence, Mexico, Butler,
Rich Hill, Pennington, Poplar Bluff,
Excelsior Springs, Boonville, Calfor-
MIA, Webb City, Lexington, Brookfield,
Neosho, Louisiana, Marshall, but the
fact that each has only one national
bank is offset through each having at
least three equally as good state-su-
pervised banks and trust companies, a
number having four and several five
such domestic institutions.
Missouri National Banks Seldom Fail
Since June %, 1877, period OF
nearly forty-four years, only twelve
Missouri national banks have been
forced into receivership, five Of this
number being in Kansas City, two in
St. Louis and one each in Platte City
Warrensburg, Springfield, Sedalia and
Butler, Bates county. The total cap.
ital of these institutions at the time
of their failure was s5,60O,000. The
twelve had in circulation a total Of
$655,810 in paper money, which the
United States government promptly
redeemed. All these receivership'
were paid out in due time and the
banks since either opened again fol
| business, or closed entirely after al
! creditors had been reimbursed to thu
extent that available resources mad,
possible.
1 Missouri's first national bank open
ed its doors in st. Louis in 1868. 1t
capital was 100000. The first annu
al statement made to the Unite
States government revealed the fol
lowing interesting facts: worth 0
United States bonds on hand, $105
600; cash on hand, $4,000; inyeste
capital, 100000; total Of loans, SAT
loco; total deposits, $4,000; and final
lily, total assets. $241,00O. no pape
money was issued by this institutio
that year and no surplus was reporte'
The profits Of the first year wer
$1,000.
So successful was this venture
finances that year later, 1864, four
seven national banks in business
The Yale expositor., 1921-02-03
after 7 YEARS.
OF POOR HEALTH,
TAKESHYPO-COD
In lust a Few Weeks This Gentle
man of Seventy Feels
10000 Better.

MY husband, seventy years old, 70,
several years has been in very poor
health. He had something like bron-
chial trouble, a bad cough and for the
last year he just couldn't eat anything
except light foods and had become SO
nervous he just couldn't rest at night.
The last few months he had been con-
fined to the house not able TO get out"
declared lady whose name and ad-
dress Is given below.
"He had been treated by doctors
and taken hundreds of dollars worth
Of medicine and / am glad to say he
found the right thing when he began
taking Earle's Hypo-Cod. He had
been taking Hypo-Cod for about five
weeks and improved wonderfully. He
goes out now, can sleep good and eats
anything he wants and in every way
he Is 1000 better. This tonic has
done more for him than all the other
treatments put together, including
some electrical treatments he took.
We can't praise Hypo-Cod too high"
continued Mrs. John Grerson, 8l4 K.
Third ST., Flint, Mich.
Many people have found Earle's Hy-
po-COd ideal, according to their state
ments. 1t Is so pleasant to taste and
agrees so nicely with the weakened
stomach that even children like 1t.
There is nothing secret or magical
about 1t. The formula is on every bot
tie. Read 1t at your druggist tonight.
Druggists, chemists and experts assert
1t Is good and thousands of users rec
ommend 1t TO you. Give 1t trial.
Earle's Hypo-Cod is sold by all good
druggists.-Adv.
The Yale expositor., 1921-02-03
NOT A"TRENCH" OF BAYONETS
True Story Of Famous Incident at
Verdun, Which French Bravery
Has Made Immortal.

The scaffolding has now been taken
down from the monument over the ia
nous "Trench of the BayOnets" at
Verdun which President Millerand has
1naugurated. But the term trench"
is misnomer. The true story is
this:
Fifty-seven survivors of two Breton
battalions were holding the line there,
not in n trench, but in series Of
shellhcles. nearly regularly spaced and
aligned The men were so packed that
when any were wounded they were I'M
able to fall down, while for security
they held their rifles, with fixed bay
Onets in the air.
During the whole of June IL. 10 and
13, 1916, terrible artillery duel ragged
round them. Caught between the
French and German barage fires, one
by Onc the men died, while the burst
ing shells buried them under waves of
tOr1-up ground. When the scene could
be visited all that remained was Il
lire of hayonets protruding from the
groun6-C Continental Edition of the
London Mail
The Yale expositor., 1921-02-03
Rev. Parker Moon

Nearly everybody In Southwest Mis-
souri, either knows or has heard of
the Rev. Parker Moon, who for a full
half century has devoted his life and
talents to Sunday school and Organi-
zation work for the Society of Friends
or Quakers.
"Uncle Parker" as he is more famil-
iarly known, came from fine old rug
ged Quaker stock, and there is not a
better known or more highly respect
ed citizen In that part of the state.
In referring to his remarkable res
toration to health by Tanlac, he said /:
About five years ago l suffered
a general breakdown. My principal
trouble was nervous indigestion. My
appetite was very poor and my food
seldom agreed with me, and / had to
live on very restricted diet. suf-
fered a great deal from headaches
and dizzy spells; l had severe pains
across the small of my back and was
badly constipated most of the time.
In fact, l was so weak and rundown
| was not able to attend to my duties
This condition made me very nerv-
Gus and l could not sleep at night
Frequently l would lie awake most
all night and was In that condition
more or less for FIVE years. My ply
stefan said he could not do anything
for me and suggested change Of
The Yale expositor., 1921-02-03
WAS VICE PRESIDENT AT SO
John CabelI Breckenridge Of Kentucky
the Youngest Man Ever to Hold
the High Office.

Franklin ID. Roosevelt, Democratic
candidate for vice president, was
asked whether, if elected at thirty
eight, he would be the youngest vice
president of the United States. He
did not know, but hoped some of his
friends would look the matter up.
John Cabell Breckenridge was
elected vice president on the Demo-
cratic ticket with James Buchanan in
1856. He assumed office March 4,
1857, when he was thirty-six years,
one month and fourteen days old.
When Breckenridge completed his
term he was candidate for President
as representative of the save-holding
interests, but was defeated by Lin
coin The same year he was elected
to the United States senate, but soon
afterward joined the Confederate
army. From January to April, 1865,
he was secretary Of war in the cahi-
net of jeff Davis. He died i'm Lexing-
ton, KY, May II, 1875.
The Yale expositor., 1921-02-03

climate. l then moved to Texas and
went back and forth three times, but
did not get the relief had hoped for.
Finally, I got so. bad off 1 was not
able to get around with any degree
Of comfort. | was also told l had
heart trouble.
~ had read about Tanlac and, as II
had been very highly recommended
to me, l decided to try it. l got q
bottle and had taken only a few doses
until l could notice a marked Inn
provement in my condition. I noticed
especially that was not troubled any
more with sour stomach after eating.
which was great relief.
II kept on taking Tanlac until I
fully regained my health. My appe-
tite Is splendid; I enjoy my meals and
do not find it necessary now to take
any laxative medicines Of any kind.
l can sleep much better and am not
nearly so nervous
II take great pleasure in recon-
mendlng Tanlac to anyone who needs
good system builder, or who suffers
with stomach trouble. have recon-
mended Tanlac to a great many of my
friends and am pleased to reach others
by giving this statement for publica-
ton"
Tanlac is sold by leading druggists
everywhere.
The Yale expositor., 1921-02-03
Stomach
on Strike
20 Years
Eaf0ss5c Settled Efy

"Eatonic is wonderful" says c. w.
Burton. II had been sufferer from
stomach trouble for 20 years and now
/ am WELL"
Eatonic gets right after the cause of
stomach troubles by taking up and
carrying out the acidity and gases and
Of course, when the cause is removed,
the sufferer gets well. If you have
sourness, belching, Indigestion, food
repeating or any other stomach
trouble, take Eatonic tablets after
each meal and find relief. Big box
costs only trifle with your druggists
guarantee.
The Yale expositor., 1921-02-03
ONLY is, MARRIED THIRD Time
Widow and Divorce Obtains Fathers
Consent for Ceremony.

Bonneville, Ill.-SiXteen year old
widow and Divorce, that was, is now
Mrs. James J. Dewey-Hall. Granted
a divorce from Carl Dickinson one day
she caught the first train to Boone
vile, where she and Hall were mar
ried, after the court clerk had OBJ.
tanned the consent of her father She
was first married at the age of 13 to
Elon Campbell and became a widow
within a year
The Yale expositor., 1921-02-03
schwab Absolved of CHARGE.

Washington Representative Henry
}. Steele, Democrat, of Pennsylvania,
a member of the Walsh committee
which has been sitting in New York
investigating activities Of the United
States Shipping board, declared here
that Charles M. Schwab was entirely
guiltless of charges made against him
regarding a voucher for $260,000 for
personal expenses" "These charges
said Steele, ARE absolutely unjusti-
Hed, unfounded, improved and un-
true"
The Yale expositor., 1921-02-03
DETROIT QUOTATIONS
Feed and Grain

WHEAT-Cash No. red, $l.S5; March,
S1.SO; May, Sl.7S; No. white and No. :
mixed, $1.S5.
CORN-Cash No. yellow. Sc; No. 4
yellow, 6Sc; No. 8 yellow, 5Sc; No. 6 yell
low, SEC
OATS-Cash No. white, A l-2c No 3
white 43c; No. 4 white, 40c.
RYE-Cash No. ,, $l63 bid
SEEDS-Prime red clover, cash, $12.75:
March, $1,000: alslke, SIG; timothy, $40.
FEED-Bran, $35M37; standard mid
dlings, $35037; cracked corn. $32m33;
coarse cornmeal, S2750M29: chop, $26 50
M2S per ton in 100-lb. sacks.
HAY-No. timothy $22m23: standard.
$21@22; light mixed, S2l@23. No. tim
othy, $20M2l: No. l clover mixed. S19m
20; No. / clover. $1,000: rye straw. $3.50
IA; wheat and oat straw, S12Ml3 per ton
in carlotS.
FLOUR-Fancy spring wheat patents.
$lO75m11; fancy winter wheat patents.
S11.500t 1850; second winter wheat pat
ents, 49, 756t TO- %; winter wheat straights.
$S.75@9.25 per Dbl.
The Yale expositor., 1921-02-03
RIVERS BILL CUT TO S15,250,OOO
$47, 149,0o6 From Other Appropriations
Still Available for Year.

Washington-A rivers and harbors
bill carrying a lump sum of S15,250,-
900, or Sal, $4,000 less than the esti-
mates. was reported to the house by
the appropriations committee.
The committees report said an I'M
expended balance. of $47,149.006 for
rivers and harbors was on hand last
Dec. /, making a total of $62, 399, OOS
available until June 80, 1922.
The Yale expositor., 1921-02-03
Robber Made Good Investments.

New York.-Robbery. followed by
stock investments of the proceeds. DO.
lice charged, provided q lucrative in.
come for Thomas r. Jones. 20, of
Brooklyn. Jones, the officers said. con.
fessed to having committed more than
20 burglaries here recently The pro-
ceeds, amounting to more than $780,
600, he told them, he invested so
well that he has an income of several
thousand dollars yearly He was held
under $4,000 bail for hearing Feb.
ruary 3.
The Yale expositor., 1921-02-03
The Likeness.

"a beauty doctor taking the skin
off the society queens compilations is
very much like sexton at the church
chimes"
81 can't see the likeness / must
say"
isn't he peeling the belles?"
The Yale expositor., 1921-02-03
JAPAN TREATY HEARING SOON
Senate to Be Given Opportunity tc
Approve Settlement.

ngton.-Assurance that the
state department would not approve
the proposed treaty between the Uni.
ted States and Japan until oppor-
tunity had been afforded members of
the senate and others interested to
place before the department their
arguments were given Senator Phelan,
OF California, by Secretary Colby.
The Yale expositor., 1921-02-03
Live Stock and Poultry

CATTLE-Best heavy steers. $3.50:
best handy weight butcher steers $6.50m
500; mixed steers and hefers $6m725
handy. light butchers, .$5m6; light butch
ers. 50; best cows, $5.50M $50 butcher
cows, S4.50M $50: cutters. $3.25M4; can
heIs. $275m3; choice bulls 81: bologna
bulls. S6M7; stock bulls. $5M5.5O; feeders
$6.5O@I50; stockers $5i6.25; mixers
and springers. S50m9O.
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Best lambs
$lO.26@ 1913; fair lambs, $Sm9.5o; light to
common lambs. S5N7.50; fair to good
sheep, $4@5; culls and common, 81 5O@3
HOGS-NIiXed hogs. 50. 50t g.. 20: roughs
Us; pigs and lights $1,000; stays. $3.50;
CALVEs-Bcst $15a15.5O: cuns and
common. $7d12; heavy. $45Om I. so.
LIVE POULTRY-Spring chickens.
large. colored, 29a SOC; Leghorns. springs.
24@25c; hens, faur pounds, 32@32c; five
soc; old ROSTERS. zoe: ducks. 3Sc: geese
2702Sc; turkeys, seven pounds and over.
40042c per H.
Farm and Garden
APPLES-Michigan $ld125 per bu:
fancy. $l.5O@l75 per bu; western. s3m
CABBAGE-65a75 c per bu.
=, oNl0NS-Indiana. $1.25al.5O per 100
PoTXToEs-Michigan s2a225 per
DRESSED HOGS-Light. 120tIc.
heavy, 10m11c per ID.
LETTUCE-Iceberg, $45065 per crate:
DRESSED CALVEs-Choice. 1s09oe.
medium, 15@17c large coarse iO@ 13c
pei h.
CELERY-Michigan 40@5oc per doz.
Michigan square S1@1.50; rebunched. 75c
6Ds1 per bunch.
Butter and Eggs.
EGGS-Fresh candled. 5S6p60c ner do,
BUTTER-Fresh creamery 3g0i45c per
h., as TO quality.
The Yale expositor., 1921-02-03
If Not Now. When?

Judge Ito old man)-Are you not
ashamed, such an old man. to steali
Old MAXWELL, your honor when |
was young | was asked if / was not
ashamed, such young fellow, TO
steal? And when I was full grown. ]
was asked If I was not ashamed, such
an able-bOdied man, to steal? When
is a fellow to steal?
The Yale expositor., 1921-02-03

PRESCRIPTION q n d
also the Golden
Medical Discovery.
l have always de-
pended on these
medicines W b e n
weak and rundown
or in q nervous
condition. I espe
cially found them
good to take after
motherhood to give
me strength and
build me up. After
The Yale expositor., 1921-02-03
To Have a Clear Sweet Skin

TO HaVe a Clear Sweet Skin
Touch pimples, redness, roughneSs
or itching, IL any, with Cuticura Oint.
ment, then battle with Cuticura SOAP
and hot water. Rinse, dry gently and
dust on little Cuticura Talcum to
leave a fascinating fragrance ON skin.
Everywhere 25c each.-Adv.
The Yale expositor., 1921-02-03

taking these medicines always
feel like new woman.
JESSIE BUCKLEY, 1912 22nd St
All druggists; or send 10c to DR..
Pierce's Invalids' Hotel in Buffalo,
N. Y. for trial package OF any OF
his remedies. Advice is given free.
The Yale expositor., 1921-02-03
The Menace.

"Oh, yes" she admitted, II keep {
diary"
And he never called again.
The Yale expositor., 1921-02-03
For Weak, Nervous
Run down Women

Detroit, Mich.-T can highly
recommend DR.. Pierce's Favorite
The Yale expositor., 1921-02-03
She Had an Object.

Benham-"Why do you wear your
hair over your ears?" Mrs. Benham-
$50 that I won't hear your clothes"
The Yale expositor., 1921-02-03

The man who is always telling you
that the coat doesn't make the man
Is not In the tailoring business.
The Yale expositor., 1921-02-03
important to nNothers

The Writer and the Reader.
Care should be taken, not that me
reader may understand II he will, but
that he must understand, whether no
will or not.-Quintilian.
The Yale expositor., 1921-02-03
UTILITIES TO LAY
ALL Their CARDS
Face UP ON TABLE
COMMITTEE OF GAS AND ElEC.
TRIO ASSOCIATIONS ORGANIZE
FOR THIS PURPOSE.
NO PART IN POLITICS NOR
LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES
Former Grand Rapids Newspapermar
to Direct Work in Ann Arbor
Headquarters.

Ann Arbor-Through the Michigan
Committee on Public Utility Informa-
ton which opened headquarters here
this week, the gas and electric com
panies of the state are determined to
establish u better and more SYM
pathetic understanding of their bust
ness and their problems. Henry
Douglas, head of the Washtenaw Gas
Co. and dean of the gas men of Mich
igan is chairman of the committee,
which, he points out, is designed to
represent the industry rather than
any single company.
Mr.. Douglas explains that the pur-
pose of the committee is to lay all
the cards on the table for the gas and
electric companies and to take the
people wholly into their confidence.
I'VE know there is nothing to conceal
nor anything to be ashamed Of" said
he. Our houses are clean. We in
vite scrutiny, not only of the com
panies, but of this committee, it's
finances, its organization, its records
and it's activities. It's title perhaps
best explains the function it aims to
perform.
The Yale expositor., 1921-02-03
No Part in Politics.

1.-The committee will have no part
in political, legislative nor controver-
sial matters. 1t will be financed, from
time to time, through the long estab-
lished Michigan Gas Association and
Michigan Electric Light Association.
Henry H. Tinkham, who has been
with the Grand Rapids Press nearly
twenty years, has been named direc-
tor of the committee and it's chief
ambition is to establish a reputation
for prompt service, accuracy and de-
pendablity in assembling and dis
seminating facts concerning the utili-
ties. No matter what may be the
motive for an inquiry, nor whether
the information hurts or helps the
companies or the industry, this COM
mittee will furnish the facts, fully,
frankly and honestly.
I'VE in the utility business realize
we are serving and must continue to
serve the public. We want to be
friends with our patrons and we real
ize there must be a basis of mutual
understanding for the sort Of friend
ship between the public and the utili-
ties that will spell service for our
customers and success for us and cor
responding industrial development for
our great commonwealth"
The Yale expositor., 1921-02-03
A Surprise.

A Surprise.
A boy, after growing up, is always
greatly surprised to find that the mem
bers of brass band don't play for
the fun of It
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-02-19
FELLOWSHIP CLUB
TO DINE TUESDAY
Chicago University Professor
to Speak on Life of
Washington.

The principal speaker at the 10th
monthly dinner OF the Fellowship
club OF fNishawaka at The Hotel
Mishawaka Tuesday evening next
will be Prof. Andrew Cunningham
Mclaughlin, professor Of history at
the University Of Chicago. The fact
that Tuesday Is the anniversary Of
Washingtons birth will add to the
interest OF the occasion. Prof. Nc
Baughlin speaking on some phases
Of the life OF Washington. The pro-
fessor Is recognized as one of the
leading American contemporary his
torians. He was born at Beardstown.
H., Feb "A, 1851, and Is a gradu-
ate OF the University OF Michigan
from which he was given the hon
orary degree of LID in 1892. He
has been professor Of history at Chi
cago university since 1906. lie was
a director Of the Bureau Of Histori-
cal Research of the Carnegie insti-
tute at Washington from 1908 to
1905 and a fellow of the Royal
Historical society Of Great Britain
lie is also the author of numerous
historical treaties. among them be-
ing a history Of the American ma
ton. a revised edition Of which was
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-02-19
NITRO ONESCHO Is
FOUND NOT GUILTY
OF LARCENY CHARGE

Nitro Onescho, 712 - E. Lawr-
ence St. was found not guilty of a
charge Of grand larcency by Judge
Ralph S. Feig, in the city court Fri
day afternoon and was discharged
from custody and his bonds of $500
released. The trial consumed the
greater Part Of the day and consider
able evidence was introduced
Onecho was arrested on the COM
plant Of John Dubanics who charged
him. with stealing $3.50 from him
while he was entertaining Onescho
on the eve of his departure for his
native land. Hungary. The evidence
failed TO prove that Onescho stole
the money. According TO the tes-
timony given, Dubanics invited
Onescho to go to South Bend with
him and after celebrating they enter
ed the Palace hotel at an early hour
and engaged a room and went to
bed. ON Dubanics awakening he
discovered his money had been
stolen and his friend had left. He
Immediately swore out a warrant
for Onescho's arrest but when taken
into custody. Onescho only had So
on his person.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-02-19
FIREMEN RELIEF
ELECTS OFFICERS
Annual Reports Show AssO-
citation in Good Standing
Dance Saturday.

Harve Hartman was elected PREF
ident OF the Nishawaka Firenen's
Relief association at the annual
meeting at the central fire station
Friday morning. other officers
elected were William Roggeman.
vice president; Charles r. Shelton,
treasurer; Edward Christian. secre-
tary. Chester kindly. John Hen
bricks and Joseph Scheibelhut, d.
rectors. The annual reports sub
mitted showed The association TO pc
in a good financial standing, having
S319 cash on hand, $500 in Liberty
bonds, $500 in War Savings stamps,
S66S.S5 in city bonds and tax certt-
Gates, making a total of S1,7S7.S5.
The hremen will entertain at their
annual ball at the x. Of p hall sat
urdav evening. More than 500 tick
cts have been sold and it is expected
that this years dance will far sur
pass those previously held. The
Joseph Arts orchestra VIII furnish
the music. 4 number of new fea-
lures will be introduced. William
Ravencroft Will act as floor man.
ager. The committee in charge OF
the entertainment is Chief Charles
r. shelton. chairman; Edward
Christian, William Roggeman.
Franklin Hatch and John Hendricks.