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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-09-01
EUROPE ON THE VERGE

A great many Americans have Wis
tied Europe this summer and among
them have been a large number of So
cial, economic and political experts
who went to investigate present condi-
tons. The reports of these as they
return are remarkably uniform in
their expressed conviction that the
European situation is dangerous and
is growing more dangerous. In this
they confirm the more or less guarded
statements Of European observers, Of
fetal and unofficial. And this danger,
it appears, is becoming a graver thing
than the economic chaos and social
suffering to which our senses are be-
coming blunted. The specter of war
is again discerned peeping malignant
ly over the horizon. 1t may be an il
fusion, but it has appeared to many
clear-eyed and cool-headed men. What
war would now mean has been well
stated by Mr.. Lloyd George in re-
cent address. The bare possibility of
it cannot be contemplated without hor-
ror.
The danger of war lies mainly in the
attitude and the apparent aspirations
Of France. France has persistently
insisted that there was no militarism
in its policy. that all it desires is COM
pensation and security, and this may
be sincerely said without altering the
fact that persistence in this position
is not only preventing the restoration
of Europe but is promoting the spirit
of war. France is firmly determined
to make Germany pay for the devast-
alton she caused by the war, and rath-
err than depart from this fixed deter
mination she will act alone" said M.
Poincare in his address at Barbecue
the other day. France will consent to
no moratorium whatever, he said fur
Their, unless the German state mines of
the Ruhr and the national forests are
put in the hands of the allies as a
guarantee, and mo matter what hap
pens France will not depart from that
policy" There was no installing that
ultimatum, which was obviously d.
rected not only to Germany but to the
Il world.
4 There is nothing new in this decla-
ration. 1t has been! the firm position
of France from the day of the armis-
tice But the manner and the form of
it. the time of it's utterance, and the
3 known views of the speaker, who is
Y the active head of the French govern
4 ment; give it new and disturbing sig
nificance. But back of it are condi-
tions that are even more impressive,
Writing from Coblenz, Mr.. Charles II,
Grasty, the well known correspondent,
a careful and impartial observer,
says: "Now that England and France
have definitely agreed to disagree, and
M. Poincare has made all his moves
with view to establish the principle
of action, there is increasing activity
on the Rhine in anticipation Of seiz-
ing the Ruhr, and whatever may come
after that With the control Of the
German and Silesian coal fields France
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-09-01
BRIGHTSTONE

Rev. Paderick held Lutheran SER
vices at the German school Sunday.
Mr.. and. Mrs. E. J. Fishbeck and lit
tie daughter visited Mrs. Fishbeck's
parents at Fredericktown last Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Pierce, of near
st. Louis, visited ut the home of Ben
Sticky and Geo. Weigenstein last
Saturday and Sunday.
Louis Jones, who is working at
Flat River, visited his family a few
days last week.
The German school opened last
Monday morning with lisa Bess
teaching.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. MCGEE were
called to Doe Run last Friday to at
tend the funeral of Fred Johnson, of
st. Louis, who died suddenly
Joe, Mathews and daughters, spent
few days last week visiting at Doe
Run. it
Mrs. E. ]. ,4Fishbeck and little
daughter visited their aunt, Mrs. E..
Fugate, atlEafnitgton last Saturday.
Ivy Chamberlain, Of st. Louis, WIS.,
tied her parents herefthe past week.
Aline Black. of~near Pennington,
visited friends here last week.
Mrs. VIM. II. Blanton, of Freder-
icktown, ivisited her daughter, Mrs.
Fishbeck, last Friday,
s. ~ -
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-09-01

panied their daughter, Mrs. jenkins,
and family as far as st. Louis on their
return home to Bartlesville Wednes-
day Of this week.
Those who spent last Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. f. o. Presnell were: Mr..
and Mrs. Roy Presnell and children of
Esther, Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Presnell
and children, Mr.. and Mrs. w. l.. Tom
linson and sons, Mr.. and Mrs. jenkins
and son, of Bartlesville, Okla, Mrs.
Julia Wallace and Mr.. and Mrs. J. E.
Wallace and Bessie Scott. At the noon
hour all did justice to a good dinner:
In the afternoon the boys enjoyed
playing ball, running races, and Miss
Cressie Presnell made number of
pictures of those present. Late in
the afternoon refreshments of ice
cream, cake and water melon were
served,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-09-01
1 LIBERTYVILLE

Services at the Christian church
next Sunday morning and evening.
Willie Wade left last week for Hos
pital No. A, where he has employ
ment.
j. |. Conrad is baling hay and
straw for several in this neighborhood
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Bell, of Farm.
ington, were visitors in this commun-
ity Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. C. Jenkins and son
Lowell, of Bartlesville, Okla, have
been spending the past week here with
the latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E
o. Presnell. They made the trip
in their car and say they had fine
trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Montgomery anC
children spent day recently with the
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-09-01

An English historian attracted by
the recurrence of the vigilante in our
laws and our secret societies has dis
covered the explanation Of it. He
saws the spirit of the Wild West still
pervades the United States. In the
Wild West there was no law except
such as the vigilante enforced. The
effect of this was much greater and
far more lasting than most Of US have
guessed. We are still without faith
in something being done except we do
it ourselves. This accounts for the
Ku Klux Khan. 1t accounts for pro-
hibition. 1t accounts for lynchings.
We are still riding at night, and TAX
ing things in our own hands. The
chief claim made for prohibition is
that the people themselves did it;
There is no other such spirit abroad
in the world 1t is an American nhe-
nomenon. The scene outside of Kan
sas CITY only last week in which a
class of almost thousand candidates
was inductad into the mysteries of the
Ku Klux Khan while a fiery cross
blazed overhead and thousands of
bug-eyed notential vigiantes looked
on cannot be duplicated in any other
country outside our own. The thing
originated in San Francisco in the
time Of the Forty-niners. when a COM
munity without law took things into
its own hands and did some things it.
thought should be done. We have new
err quit doing that, and goodness
knows when we shall.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-09-01

A school master once said to his
pupils that to the boy who would
make the best composition in five
minutes on "How to Overcome Habit"
he would give prize. When the five
minutes had expired, a lad of nine
years stood up and said: "Well, sir,
habit is hard to overcome. If you
take off the first letter it does not
change 'abit'. If you take off another
letter you still have a bit left. If
you take off still another the whole of
it remains. If you take off another
it is not entirely used up, all of which
goes to show that if you want to get
rid of habit, you must throw it off
all together" Result: He won it.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-09-01
latter's brother, Alonzo Moran, and

latter's brother, Alonzo Moran, and
wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Tomlinson and
sons, Loren and Benson, of Fornfelt,
spent the past week here with the lat
ter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. o..
Presnell.
The children and grandchildren of
Grandma" Moran surprised her last
Sunday by gathering at her home
with well filled baskets, it being her
82nd birthday anniversary, A good
time was had and all wished for
Grandma" many happy returns of
the day.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Tomlinson of
Fornfelt, Mrs. E. o. Presnell and Mrs.
Julia Wallace visited Mrs. Mary YES
sells, near Cross Roads. last Tuesday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. o. Presnell accom-
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-09-01
PRO Fl SANCTIONED

Herbert Hoover'si comment on the
Ford Motor Co.'s sdecision8to close
down its plants Is most extraordinary.
Expressing the hope that the Ford
company will reconsider its decision,
Mr.. Hoover undertakes to show how
easily it might be done. He observes
that Henry Ford, who thinks $3.50
ton fair price for coal, can get all
the coal he wants for $3.50. This diff
ference of So ton, Mr.. Hoover ar
CUES, would increase the price of a
Ford car by not more than $3.50,
which would not affect the Ford mar
ket at all. Then why not pay the ex-
ira price for coal and pass it on down
to the ultimate consumer? That, in
effect, is the proposition Mr.. Hoover
submits.
The Hoover argument is plausible.
Admittedly, the negligible increase of
$150 in the price of Ford car would
never close sale" Nevertheless, the
Hoover philosophy is thoroughly UNI
sound and thoroughly bad. It con-
dones profiteering. Coming from a
gentleman of Mr.. Hoover's peculiar
eminence it gives prohteering GER
tain responsibility within limitations.
The mischief of the Hoover philos-
ophy, however, lies in its rapaciOus
and certain application. If 1t is good
and seemly to practice profteering in
coal, why not in every other commodi
ty? If the manufacture of a motor
car may properly submit to an extor-
ton and make good his loss by passing
L. l.. Il 10, IN MI To
sumner, why may not the manufactur-
err of any other product do likewise?
Mr.. Hoover has pried open the lid of
Pandora's box. He has spread ont
pyramidal possibilities of avarice on
the cloth of opportunism and given
them his sanction.
The Post-Dispatch does not under
take to justify Ford's decision. AS we
have previously pointed out, Mr.. Ford
has made contradictory statements eX-
planning his action. The first state
ment related how he and his son, af-
ter considering the situation from ev-
cry angle through laborious night,
concluded there was no dependable
supply of coal in sight and, accord
ingly, were driven reluctantly to their
closure decision. The second state
ment admits that coal in unlimited
quantities may be had. but the price
is unfair. Which of those two state
ments is correct we do not pretend to
say. But in justice to Ford it should
be stated that his career is not the
fruit of Hoover's thinly coated phil.
osophy. The romantic success of
Ford is not predicated on all the traf-
fic will bear. It's basis has been the
directly opposite principle of giving
maximum value at minimum prices.
That any man in Ford's position
would cavalierly give an order that
will throw a million men out of EN-
ployment is inconceivable. His con-
flicting explanations warrant the in
ference that Mr.. Ford has not been
entirely candid with the public, Be
that as it may, the Hoover philosophy
is indefensible.-Post-D Dispatch.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-09-01

Mrs. George Forster and James
Watson arrived home last Friday
from Toronto, Canada, where they
spent the past month visiting friends.
Mrs. C. P. Thogmorton, who has
been quite sick the past two weeks
with typhoid, is slowly improving.
Mrs. John Robinson and little
daughter, Gwendolyn, returned yester-
day afternoon from two weeks visit
with relatives and friends in Charles
ton,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-09-01

For Judge of Supreme Court-Divi-
sion No. 1:
w. T. RAGLAND.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-09-01
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-05
HERE IS MI7TEN PROPOSAL
ON OPERATION OF NEW T" +"
Chiefs Letter to Wegen Is Basis Of Mayors Message
to Council, Read This Afternoon

This Is the text Of tho latest proposal
Of Thomas Il. Mtten, president of the
Rapid Transit Company, for the opera :
ton Of the Frankford "B,' the pro.
| posal which Mayor Moore answered
! in message TO Council this after
| noon:
December 81. 1921.
Hon. Richard Weglcin, President OF
City Council:
Responsive to your request that
Philadelphia Rapid Transit submit
some arrangement by which trnnktord
u passengers could be given through
service to West Philadelphia and Mar.
ket street subway delivery, l attended
the Councilmanic Committee meeting
December 10, and in substance stated
that IL =. Il. T. operate Frankford u
for city's account, the cost 70 the city
would not exceed that which the city
would incur by city operation OF
Frankford H.. with ''rrninuS at Front
and Arch streets.
"P. r. T. was willing to undertake
this task, expecting only 10 preserve
it's present earnings. City and COM
pany engineers, however, do not seem
able 10 agree upon the method TO be
adopted in determining rental Tor
Market street subway. This, together
with tho fact that the public is not
rightly informed in the matter, makes
it seem desirable that we proceed no
further in this direction.
"P. Il. r. recognizes the Importance
Of securing the greatest use Of Frank
ford a. to tho public. and this may be
best ACCOMPLISHED hy tho, agreement
now before City Council which, by its
terms, expires six months. after hnal
determination Of T. Il. T. valuation
nnd provides for the carrying Of an
estimated SO 600, 900 passengers for the
first year Of operation. with through
trains TO West philadelphia.
Under this agreement free trans
fers will bc continued between the
Market street ~ and connecting sur
face lines, aud in addition, free trans.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-05

| fable. to the present rate OF fare. either
as temporary or permanent rate.
Third. For the city TO agree to the
continuation Of the present rate of fare
would put it in the anomalous position
of being required TO object even tc
proceedings commenced by other par
! ties, or Initiated by the Public Service
! Commission. 10 reduce the present rate
Of fare. This would be necessary ir
order 70 preserve the benefits OF the
present proposition.
Fourth. Along the same lines. II
should be noted that this proposition
makes no provision for the contingency
of a reduction in the present rate of fare
II ordered by the Public Service Com
mission upon any ground whatsoever.
Fifth. The new proposition requires
the city to equip the Bustleton line.
The old agreement provided for the COM
pany to do this.
Other Amendments Overlooked
"Sixth. No mention is made in the
letter of December 81 of what disposi-
tion should be made Of number of other
proposed amendments TO the present
draft which have been discussed in City
Council, and some of which are regarded
by the city as important. For In
stance, the elimination of the present
clause providing for a physical discon'
nection of the two elevated structures
in u certain contingency.
Looking at the letter Of December
81 as the basis OF permanent ar
rangement running longer than the COM
! pIction of the valuation proceedings,
the above objections must be consd-
! cred and, in addition to these. the fol.
lowing:
Seventh. It may be considered an
objection that no reference is made in
the letter to the relations which will
exist between the company and the city
covering the other units of the city 5
high speed system.
Eighth. Should = lease bc entered
into with the rapid transit company.
| the property of the city, which IS being
conveyed by the lease. would undoubt- =
! edly be included by Mr.. Mittcn in the
valuation proceedings now before the
/ State Public Service Commission, and
! unqucstiona6ly the rapid transit com.
rany would ask for return based
/ upon 4 valuation of the city 4 property,
which would be, in all probability, not
less than seven (T) per cent on the fair
present value, which would mean that
tho Philadelphia Rapid Transit Com
/ INlS N'ulu lliulNuIdt'lN l'''lN' u ~
! turn of seven (0 per cent upon tho
, city's property, whereas the city for a
period of one year would receive moth .
| ing, and for the subsequent year would
receive I per cent. This would also
authorize the company TO increase its
net revenue over the entire system by an
amount which might even result In a
general increase Of fare.
, Ninth. Mr.. Mttcn, in his letter OF
December 81, says: p. II. T. during
1921 has earned surplus appro1imat
I ing 81 900, 600. which has been used Il
further improve conditions. This,
take it, means that his capital invest
Incnt has been increased by that
amount. II should also be noted that
during the last year Mr.. Mitten la,
expended large sums of money in th,
rehabilitation Of his roads, approximGt
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-05

fers will be issued between Frankford
II and all connecting crosstown sur
face lines north of Arch street. A single
seven.c cent cash -four tickets for
twenty. centsl fare will be charged
for ride between Bridge street,
Frankford, and Sixty ninth street,
West Philadelphia. Free transfers will
be given between Bustleton line and
Frankford H. An additional seven
cent cash -four tickets for twenty five
cents) fare will be charged between
Cottman street and present terminus at
Bustleton.
''In the present emergency Of city
and company disagreement, I will, II
desired by the city, recommend that =.
II. r. operate the Frankford l. and
Bustleton lines as n part of Its system,
and accept the agreement now before
City Council. amended as follows: 7
First. City TO deliver Frankford
J. line. with 100 cars: also the Bus
tlcton surface line, both fully equipped
and ready for operation.
"Second. z. II. Z. TO bear the
operating loss Of the first year; pay to
the city for the second year l per cent
on the cost OF the Frankford l.; for the
third year per cent for the fourth
year 8 per cent: for the fifth year 4
per cent, and fcl the sixth year and
thereafter 8 per cent, should this agree
ment continue for so long period
"All of the foregoing is based upon
the continuation Of the present rate Of
fare. whereas the payment of > per
cent TO the city. as provided in the
agreement now before City Council,
was acceptable only upon the payment
of straight seven cent cash five
tickets for thirty FIVE centsl fare upon
every car line in Philadelphia.
This PROPOSE provides for o per
cent return TO the city upon the cost
OF the Frnnkford l. for the sixth year
of operation, as against actual re-
suits of Market street l. system, which
did not earn per cent until the sew
cnth year of operation.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-05
4 REBUILDING SALE
is Mow Going on at DarZingtons Which
Brings Very, Very Unusual Possibilities
for Money-Sa0ing

KNF you have previous announcements OF this
N event, you will know that planning big things
&&HM for 1922!
With IS years of successful store keeping in Philadelphia
than four decades of which has been Chestnut
Street-behnd us, we are making many changes m our
building merchandising policy and to extent in
personnel that may be better prepared than ever BE-
fore we'll constantly increasing trade and to be
ready for the rising tide of prosperity which certain to
to the whole that the depressing aftermath
of World War is passing away.
That may have the specialize entirely on
those departments which going keep and enlarge
closing several lines though they have brought
for many large volume of profitable Business
So many moves and building betterments involved
in this policy that could think of better for the
than Rebuilding Sale We must ask that for the
next few weeks you will accept disorder in certain
tions but any slight which might arise from
this will be much than offset by the savings
which will come you The lines which to discon
tnue of course be marked prices which will
them quickly regardless of the loss And in addition
all the other stocks will be cleared away closely that may
have only fresh merchandise with which the
spring
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-05
"A Salesman
/ Is Wanted

by a fast-growing advertising
agency. A man who measures
UP to our requirements-who
has faith enough to demonstrate his
ability on straight commission
pasis--is offered a working partner
ship without investment. Write in
confidence to A 1875, Ledger Office.
Office.