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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-09-09

Missouri Agricultural Experiment
Station, has been published and is now
available according to an announce
ment from the department. The Sur
vey was made to determine the nature
of soil types in order that local farm
ers may be assisted in fitting crops to
soils to best advantage.
The report of the survey contains
detailed color map of the county,
showing the extent and distribution of
the various soil types. 1t contains 80
pages of text which describes the va
rious soils and discusses their capabil-
tiles. The report also includes brief
historical and geographical S ketches of
the region, together with statistics re-
lating to the climate and farm prac-
tees.
Lead Mining is an important indus
try in st. Francois County, but gener-
al farming is carried on in the eastern
| par NltLt WI lls WHICH, tlllN it'oo tAlS
principal crops. The raising of live
stock is of chief Importance in the
hilly regions and it is probable, ac-
cording to the report, that the extern
ton of the live stock industry, togeth-
err with a more liberal use Of manure
and fertilizers, would result in more
profitable agriculture throughout the
county.
The soils of the county are residual
from limestone, sandstone and granite,
and on the basis of origin, topography
and agricultural value fall into four
general groups, The survey CLASH
fies the soils of the county into Is
types and one phase. Copies of the
report may be had free on application
to the United States Department Of
agriculture, Washington. D. c.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-09-09

Time is proving the business wis
dom of Mr.. Bess in establishing this
unique passenger service. AS the SER
vice becomes better known, the pat
ronage increases so that at the pres
ent time the three cars will not take
care of tic business. 1t is believed
that the fourth car will not adequately
take care of the business long and
that other cars will b. necessary.
With tie addition of the fourth car,
some adjustments will probably be
necessary in the time of leaving and
arriving, but the service will be i'm
proved rati.er than injured.
Two mechanics are employed here
all the time, one in the day and the
other at night. Each ca, as soon as
it comes in from the trip, is given a
careful examination and every ad-
justment necessary is made at once
SO that tic car leaves the shop in the
best of condition. This will maintain
reliability of service and assist in
maintaining the record already set.
The quick time made, Il e beautiful
scenery along tie route and the COM
fort of TIE cars adds to the populari-
ty of the sc.v:ce.-Fredericktown
Democrat News.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-09-09
KANSAS WHEAT ABOUT PAYS
FOR AUTO GASOLINE AND OIL

Wichita, Kan, Sept. St takes the
proceeds of practically the entire
wheat crop of Kansas to keep the
automobiles of Kansas in gasoline
and oil for each year, according to
figures compiled by Tom Voss of
Wichita, collector of motor car IL
censes for this territory.
Mr.. Voss has estimated that of the
100000 cars in Kansas, an average of
81 day is expended for oil and gas.
This means total of $109, 100000 a
year. Kansas wheat growers this
year produced 122,OOO,OOO bushels of
wheat, valued at approximately $122,-
100000. He then estimated that the
difference 12,5OO,0OO bushels OF
wheat-will cover seeding and other
expenses on the farms for the year.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-09-09
WASHINGTON LETTER
Old Shipping Board Run by Republi.
canc

In the discussion of the present
Shipping Board scandal, efforts of
partisan Republican Senators to place
the blame for the condition of the
Boards affairs upon Democrats and
a Democratic administration were
completely frustrated by Senator
Fletcher (Dem., Fla.), in his master
full way of exhausting the facts, fig
ures and logic of the subject with
which he deals. He reviewed the his
tory of the Shipping Board and the
legislation relating thereto and effec-
lively controverted the attempt being
made to create the impression that
the Shipping Board is a wreck with
view to abolishing the Merchant Ma
rine.
He showed that the large eXPend'-
lures and enormous contracts were
made under the chairmanship of
Charles Piez and Charles M. Schwab,
with J. H. Rosseter as Director of OPP
erations. He emphasized the fact that
all three of these men were Republl'
cans and contributors to Republican
campaign funds. He called attention
to the fact that there was no Shipping
Board from December 6, 1920, until
June 8, 1921, because the Senate had
refused to confirm the nominations
made by President Wilson.
Therefore" said Senator Fletcher.
''the claim that a DemocrasT Ship
ping Board must be held responsible
for alleged waste and extravaganza
and crookedness and graft must be
considered in connection with the
fact as to who were the men actually
doing the work resulting in this al
legged extravaganza and inefficiency
and incompetency and worse"
OF Chairman Lasker and his en-
ployment of men at exhorbitant sal
aries, among other things he said:
ave find that Mr.. Lasker begins his
work here by inviting three men, two
at $4,000 a year each and one at
$25, 900 a year, three men at $4,000
to begin with, to have charge of OPP
eratons. Mr.. j. H. Rosseter could
take all three of them on his knee and
teach them their A, B. C's in marine
transportation"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-09-09

Gardner and Oldfeld Riddle FOrdney
Tax Bill to Untax the Very Rich.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-09-09
ANOTHER CAR is ADDED
TO BESS TAXICAB LINE

Another fine new Hupmobile was
bought by the Fredericktown-St'
Louis Taxicab Co. and brought down
yesterday. 1t will be put in service
Sunday morning, making four cars
plying between hele and st. LOUIS
Four trips will be made each way each
day. giving Fredericktown and the
other towns between here and st
Louis the best service for which they
could possibly ask.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-09-09

Two great Democratic speeches
were made in the House in opposition
to the Fordney Tax Revision bill, one
by Representative Garner of Texas,
and the other by Representative Old
field of Arkansas. The Fordney tax
bill may be epitomized as a bill to I'M
tax the rich and over tax the poor.
Mr.. Garner rebuked Chairman Ford
ney for saying that he had voted to
take over the railroads during the
war in order to put the President of
the United States in hole; he cor
rected the statement of Chairman
Fordney that the railroads had cost
the government $4,000,000,00O by
showing that the total appropriations
to date were $2,600,000 He called at
tention to the fact that the express
companies were relieved of $17,000,-
900 in taxes but no taxes taken off
the parcels post.
Mr.. Garner challenged any Repub-
lican to explain the administrative
provisions of the bill, but no one ac-
cepted the challange, because as Mr..
Garner had pointed out, the Ways and
Means Committee had accepted the
bill as written by Treasury Depart
ment employees and did not under
stand it themselves.
He put his finger upon the issue
when he said that the Democrats
would join in increasing the exemp-
ton of the small married taxpayer
and the additional exemption on ac-
count of dependent children, but would
not join in reducing surfaces Of the
rich from maximum of 65 per cent
to so per cent. THAT is the issue"
said Mr. Garner. "You are trying to
justify the relieving of the rich from
paying their just proportion of the
taxes according to their ability to
pay, because. forsooth, you permit
the married man to Lave $500 addi-
tional exemption"
Representative Oldfeld presented a
table showing exactly how the repeal
of the excess profits tax would effect
corporations, which in effect was that
thosewiththe highest percentage of
income profted by it. while those with
the lowest percentage of income or
capital invested bore increased taxa
ton.
Among other things, he said:
"You admit that you lose S45O,OOO,
600 when you repeal the excess prof
its tax and you gain $133,75O,OOO by
your corporation fiat tax of II IL pei
, cent. The trouble is that you relieve
the big corporations, the profiteerinf
corporations, of $450,000, 900 and place
the burdens on the little corporations
81 can not for the life of me under
stand how any Republican can give
satisfactory excuse for the passage o
this legislation. l think it is the mos
vicious bill | have ever seen in m.
term of service here. cannot under
. stand how any honest man can sup
! port this legislation, regardless of pol
tics"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-09-09
PREPARING FOR THE CRASH

Drivers of automobiles who make
trouble finally with a crash of seri-
Gus character usually have history.
Just as the seemingly sound oak tree
when it lies PROSTATE before the gale,
lies revealed weak and defective at
heart, so as a rule there is an explain
alton when some driver side-sweeps
the citizen quietly going his way, or
terribly overturns himself or others,
perhaps with fatal results, Not al
ways, but often.
Quite recently young man met his
death in his car. AS the details came
out and all the facts, It developed that
his fast and Needless driving was re-
marked His friends knew it and
commented on it. He was not as other
automobilists are. This ran on some
time; at last the law of chance-si'
lent, remorseless-caIght him.
Some time ago another driver
wrecked a party and created sensa'
ton. The victims were severely in
iured, the driver escaping by thai
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-09-09
SOUTHEAST MISSOURPS
OPPORTUNITY

The Missouri Public Service Com
mission will within few days, begin
it's fight to secure relief for shippers
and receivers of Southeast Missouri
from unfair and exhorbitant railway
freight rates. The specific course of
action planned by the Commissions is
to seek to force re-opening of the
Memphis southwestern case which
was responsible for ruling by the
Interstate Commerce Commission in
creasing freight tariffs from st. Louis
into certain prescribed territory in
Missouri, embracing the section
known as Southeast Missouri. AS a
result of the Interstate order promul-
gated in December, 1919, intra state
freight tariffs in the section of the
State south of line extending from
the Mississippi river to Willow
Springs and east of line extending
from Willow Springs to the Arkan1s
line were placed on the same level as
the interstate rates materially above
the standard rates prevailing else
where in the state.
The east and west line fixed in the
ruling touches the north limits of
this city. Every railway shipment
from St. Louis to Cape Girardeau has
first-class freight charge of $1.04R
per 100 pounds while under the stand
ard rate the charge would be approx
imately $50 per 100 pounds. The rest
of the territory prescribed in the rul-
ing is affected in the same proportion.
The Public Service Commission has
| informed the local Chamber of Com
merce that the Commission is ready to
file motion with the Interstate Com
| merce Commission for re-opening
of the Memphis-Southwestern case
and is prepared to make fight to
bring the rates in Southeast Missouri
down to the state standard. The Com
mission members explain that only
$4,000 has been placed at the dispos-
al of the Commission for the coming
year, the amount being about so pei
cent lower than the appropriations Of
previous years. Hence it is obvious
that if the fight is a protracted one
the Commission will not be able tt
finance its fight without expanding
more than the proportionate amour
| for this section of the state.
This freight rate fight affects thu
interests of every man, woman anc
child in Southeast Missouri and bus
mess men, shippers and receivers cal
find no better investment than the eX
penditure of $500 to aid in freigh
tariff reduction if it becomes neces
sary. The Commission will furnisI
the legal talent and the rate experts
and, if success is attained which i
considered probable, thousands of dol
lars will be saved to Southeast Mis-
souri.-Cape Girardeau Sun.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-09-09
WATER DlsrORTS BEAUTY BEFORE CAMERA

Trying TO pho
tograph. even .
champion SWIM
mer, through the
water gets funny
results 49, as this
picture proves. 1t
was taken off
Brighton y Beach,.
Long Island, the
other day. as the
champion Amcri.
can swimmer was
finishing in front
Her name is Miss
Ethelda Bleib-
trey. of N e W
York. She is the
champion woman
swimmer of the
world. q h a vi &
won her crown at
til e Oily m pic
games in Ant,
werp last year.
In the big race
last week, , she
clipped 80 sec.
onds off the old
record. swimming
the three and
one-half miles in
5o:H.- m ute
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-09-09
The Lasker Shipping Board Scandal

The Lasker Shipping Board Scandal
The Shipping Board scandal got a
good airing in the Senate just prior
to the recess adjournment-not the
old charges of extravaganza and
waste while the war was on, war it
self being extravaganza and waste of
everything-but the new scandal of
the Lasker administration, which is
seeking to employ two men at $4,000
each and one at $4,000 in the opera
tons department, and host of law
yers at salaries ranging from S25,OOO
down to $4,000 and others at slightly
less.
President Harding approved the
Lasker plan in writing.
The character and nature of this
employment was thoroughly exposed
by Senator Harrison Dem., Miss.),
who showed that some of the men to
be employed at large salaries had re-
Gently been employed in government
departments at comparatively small
salaries.
Senator King (Dem., Ut&h), pointed
out that some great law firms in New
York made it a practice to employ
young men who have secret informa'
ton obtained as employees in govern
ment departments and then utilize
that information against the govern
ment.
"Reprehensible as that is, that is no
the worst story of the controversy,
said Senator Harrison. "The facts
are disclosed here that practically ev
cry man who is an attorney in the lie
gal department under Mr.. Laske
came in on the recommendation o
some big law firm in New York, SOM
of whom have cases against the Ship
ping Board"
Senator Harrison read testimony o
Mr.. Schlessinger, head Of the lega
department of the Board, that he hat
offered one lawyer $4,000, but tn
lawyer was holding off because Their
were some things he wanted to tall
over. He then testifies that this law
yer's firm has 200 cases against tn
Shipping Board.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-09-09

Secretary Glass Guarded Treasury
That the Shipping Boards affairs
are in an inextricable tangle was as
serted by Senator Glass, former Sec
rotary of the Treasury and one of
Americas great financial authorities.
If his method as Secretary of the
Treasury had been followed, much of
the present muddle would have been
avoided.
"When was at the Treasury" said
Senator Glass, 81 served notice on the
Chairman of the Shipping Board that
unless he would present to the Treas
ury his accounts for an audit as re-
quired by law, | would not agree to let
him have another dollar out of the
public Treasury. He promised to
meet the requirements, but it has new
er been done as yet. Of the accounts
presented there were rejected ac-
counts amounting to $500, 100000.
Gardner and 0ldfeld Riddle FOrdney
| Tax Bill to Untax the Very Rich.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-09-09
SOILS OF ST. FRANCOIS
COUNTY SURVEYED

The report of the soil survey of st.
Francois County, in the southeastern
part of Missouri made by the Bureau
of Soils, United States Department of
Agriculture, in cooperation with the
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-09-09

Rub My.TIsm is a powerful anti
septic. Cures infected cuts. old sores,
etc.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-09-09

666 cures Malaria, Ci,ills and Fever,
Bilious Fever, Colds and LaGrippe, or
money refunded.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-07-29

farmer having received a good price
or more than his product was Tcrth.
Now the consumer bought graded
and properly handled sweet potatoes
from the retailer previous to the re-
talers receiving this shipment, and
the consumer again orders potatoes
in good faith, but has potatoes decay
on him as soon as purchased since
they were improperly handled away
back in the farmers hands. In this
transaction the grower and the re-
taller gained, or rather did not lose
any money. However, the whole
saler or jobber and also the consun-
er did lose; and the next transaction
might mean a loss on the part Of the
farmer or the retailer, and so on, un-
til every party could expect a graded
and properly handled product. All
losses will never be eliminated, it is
true, but lot of gambling or chance
work can be eliminated by intelli-
gent cooperation in handling prod
ucts preparatory to marketing.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-07-29
NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS
MEETING e.

A meeting of the stockholders of
Abbeville Motor Car Company, a
corporation organized and existing
under and by virtue Of the laws Of
the State of South Carolina, is call
ed to meet in the Office Of VIM. P.
Greene at Abbeville, South Carolina,
on Wednesday, August oath, 1921
at 6 o'clock, P. M. to consider reso-
luton then to be presented that the
said corporation 60 into liquidation,
wind up its affairs and dissolve.
All Stockholders are notified to be
present at such meeting either in
person or by proxy for the purpose
of voting on said resolution.
VIM. P. GREENE, President.
July %, 1921 to Aug. "a
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COOPERATIVE MARKETING

Clemson College, July 25.-When
we have a community or state or
group of states growing any parti-
cular product for market, we want
first standardized product, let it be
cucumbers, sweet potatoes, Irish po-
tatoes, cantaloupes, asparagus, or
any other truck or field crop, says
F. L. Harkey, agent in marketing, IN
speaking of the value Of cooperation
in preparing farm products for mar
ket. For example, we want varle-
ty of watermelons that will stand
shipment to the markets that will re-
ceive his tonnage, and we want a
watermelon that will have a good
flavor. In the second place, we want
a standard size Of sizes, which may
be called grades in some cases. Then
we want uniformity in color, uni
formity in weight, and uniformity in
ripeness.
These things can not at present
be done by each grower working IN
dependently of his neighbor, and
just so long as we fail to realize
this, we will have enormous losses
on the part of the grower, the broker
the iobber, the wholesaler, the re-
taller and the consuming public.
When there are as many grades
and types of packages as there are
growers of certain product in some
community then selling and buying
are more or less a gamble. Fhe
farmer sells to the wholesaler OF
jobber a car of sweet potatoes, which
he represents to be graded or to have
been handled properly. He may be
honest or dishonest in his representa-
ton. The car of potatoes is found
by the wholesaler to be ungraded OF
not measuring up to standard grades
on his market. He is then forced to
sell at a loss to the retailer, the
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-07-29
s u M M o N S

State Of South Carolina,
County of Abbeville. .
Court Of Common Pleas. ~>
Roy Clement. and the minors Helen
Clement and Ruth Clement by
their Guardian Ad Litem J. S.
Clement, Plaintiffs.
against ~
George Godfrey, Jim Donaldson,
and if he be dead, then the un-
known heirs at law of Jim DON
aldson, Defendants. ..r
You Are Summoned and required
to answer the Complaint in this ac-
tion, of which a copy is herewith
served upon you, and to serve copy
Of your answer to the said Complaint
on the subscriber at his office at Alb
beville Court House, South Carolina,
within twenty days after the service
hereof, exclusive Of the day Of such
service, and if you fail to answer the
Complaint within the time aforesaid,
the plaintiffs in this action will ap-
ply to the Court for the relief de-
manded in the Complaint
!. + HOWARD MOORE.
49,. . Plaintiffs Attorney.
June 9th, 1921" ~
To the absent Defendant, Jim Donal-
son, and if he be dead. then to the
unknown heirs at law Of Jim Dom
Alison: |
YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NO.
TICE, that the complaint in this ac-
ton toether with the Summons, Of
which the foregoing is copy, was
filed in the office of the Clerk Of
Court for Abbeville County, South
Carolina, on the 9th day Of June
1921. .t
J. HOWARD MOORE,
... Plaintiffs Attorney.
July 18th, 1921. 1twk 4 wks.
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ed that farmers who are interested
take up the matter with the county
agents, who will be supplied with
full information on the subject.
Detailed information and instruc-
tions for the use of picric acid in
stump blasting can be secured by ap-
phcation to the Bureau of Public
Roads, Department of Agriculture,
Washington, D. c.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-07-29
Preach Holy War.

Belgrade, Jugo Slavia, July To-
An independent, Republic has been
proclaimed by the Mirdites, a Chris
tan tribe inhabiting upper Albania.
A president, Marc Djoni, has been
named. Troops are being sent to put
down the movement, the chiefs of
which are said to be preaching holy
war. -. "
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-07-29
PFcRIc ACID AN EXPLOSIVE
Supply Obtainahe From Depart.
ment Of Agriculture

Clemson College, July 24.-The
extension service is in receipt of in
Formation from the United States De-
partment of Agriculture that the
Bureau Of Public Roads has supply
f picric acid for sale to farmers for
agricultural purposes, such as stump
blasting, ditch digging, etc.; that
South Carolina's quota of the sup
oily is 900 pounds; and that pic
ric acid may be ordered through the
agricultural college or other central
agency. Director W. w. Long, OF the
extension service, announces that
the extension service will undertake
to handle orders provided there is
sufficient demand from South Caro-
lima farmers so that the required
carlot orders may be made to the
Bureau of Public Roads.
Picric acid, a high explosive used
in the world war, though not to be
classed as an agricultural explosive,
is to be distributed by. the Govern
ment to stimulate land clearing &C
tiyities, and s recommended to those
farmers who can obtain it at a cost
less than that for commercial explo-
sises. It is safe explosive for use
in any open air blasting operations,
and is being prepared in six-ounce
cartridges about equal in strength
to the eight-ounce cartridges Of COM
mercial dynamite.
The cost Of this government picric
acid will be six cents per pound plus
freight and handling charges, which
for South Carolina would make the
total cost around 10 to IL cents per
pound. Because Of the greater cost
of freight in less than carlots, max
ing the total cost 10 the farmer too
great to justify it's use in place Of
commercial dynamite, the Bureau OF
Public Roads will not receive orders
from individual farmers but will
deal only with cooperating agency
which will receive individual orders,
consolidate them into carlot orders,
and forward these to the bureau. The
extension service may act as the CO.
operating agency and it is suggest
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-07-29
THE CONFEDERATE COLLEGE

THE CONFEDERATE COLLEGE
81 Broad St. Charleston, S. C..
A Boarding and Day School for
Girls. Begins it's session Sept. 27,
1921. Historic Institution situated in
healthy location. Advantages Of
city life, with large College yard for
outdoor sports. A we'll planned course
of studies in homelike atmosphere.
"A Business Course open to Seniors
and Elective Courses to Juniors and
Seniors. July 1.13wks.c.