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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-08-18
ROAD BONDS TO
BE READY SEPT /

Jefferson City, August 12.-Five
million dollars of the state road bond
issue of 100000, 900 will be issued and
sold on Sept. /, the State Board of
Fund Commissioners announced to-
night after an all-day session.
This was the amount officially ask
ed for by the State Highway Com
mission for Inauguration of the con-
struction of the state primary road
system Of 1900 miles.
Delivery of bonds must be made not
later than September 20 to purchaser.
The suggestion tentatively made by
Attorney General Barrett that a
suit to test every possible con-
tingency that may arise in connection
with them was not acted upon as a
majority of the board deemed it un-
necessary.
The issue is to bear interest at the
rate of 4 1-2 per cent year.
The injunction suit threatened by
State Senator w. G. Irwin of Jeffer-
son City has not been filed, but he has
stated repeatedly that if it is filed it
will not be directed against the issu-
ance of the bonds but against desig-
nation of the state primary system
of roads as made by the engineers and
by the State Highway Com
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-08-18
PARADE AT FARM
BUREAU PICNIC,
SEPTEMBER

Inspired by the Farm Bureau De-
cennia parade at Cape Girardeau last
week, and realizing the effectiveness
of parade in depicting the achieve
ments of the Farm Bureau, the Exec
utive Committee of the st. Francois
County Farm Bureau at meeting
Friday night decided to show some OF
the things accomplished by the local
Farm Bureau by a parade in connecc-
tion with the big Farm Bureau picnic
at Rion's grove, Sept. l. This latest
addition to the already extensive
plans of the Farm Bureau for the pic,
mic will increase the interest in and
attendance of the event. From the
interest manifested already in the
picnic, with this additional attrac-
ton. an enormous crowd is assured.
The committee on amusements has
the further announcement to make
that prizes of rs cents for first and
so cents for second in the following
events will be given:
Fifty yard dash for boys 8 years old
and under;
100 yard dash, free for all;
Sack race; three-legged race;
Cracker eating contest; watermelon
eating contest, and pie eating contest.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-08-18
PRIMARY VOTERS CAN'T
NOMINATE INDEPENDENT

According to a ruling of Assistant
Attorney General Merrill E. Otis,
furnished the st. Louis Board of
Election Commissioners, voters in the
primary election are barred from NOM
mating independent candidates by
petition. His opinion follows:
You have asked for the opinion of
this department as to whether a can
didate for public office may be nom
mated by petition of electors and,
if so, whether one who voted in the
primary election may sign a petition
of that character. Our information
is that you have made this request at
the instance of persons desiring to put
into the field an independent candi-
date for U. S. Senator.
The law of Missouri expressly pro-
vides for the nomination of a candi-
date for any office by a petition or
certificate of nomination signed by
voters. The signature of 1000 cleo
tors are required to nominate a can
didate for State office. Signers
must declare in writing in the petition
or certificate signed by them that
"they are bona fide supporters of the
candidate sought to be nominated and
have not aided and will not aid in the
nomination of any other candidate for
the same office"
A voter who has participated in a
primary election and, for example, has
voted Democratic ticket, has aided
in the nomination of the Democratic
candidate within the meaning of this
law and has no right to sign a petit
ton nominating an independent cadi-
date.
The theory of the law permitting
nominations by petition is that those
who belong to no party or who desire
to institute new party should have
some way of placing their candidates
on the ballot, but it is also the theory
of the law that each citizen should
have but one chance to participate in
making nominations for office. He
has no more right to vote twice in
nominating candidates (either by cast
ing ballot or signing a petiticn)
than he has to vote twice in elections.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-08-18
TEXT OF AGREEMENT ENDING
STRIKE OF go, 900 COAL MINERS

Cleveland, O., Aug. 15.-The text of
the agreement ending the strike of
more than 10000 of the 100000 soft
coal miners is as follows:
l. All mines of operators repre-
sented in this joint conference which
are now on strike, are to be opened
Immediately upon the execution of
supplementary contracts extending to
March 81, 1923, the terms provisions
and conditions of the contracts affect
ing such mines as they respectively
existed on March 81, 1922, except as
to renewal or continuation clauses in
such contracts.
2. The participants inthis confer
ence to send, and this conference in
vites the bituminous coal operators of
the United States to send representa-
tive delegates from coal producing
districts, or from substantial groups
of operators, which delegates shall as
far as possible be Representatives of
the bituminous coal industry of the
United States, such delegates to as
semble in joint conference in Cleve-
land, o., Oct. 2, 1922.
This joint conference shall appoint
committee Of equal numbers Of rep
resentative operators and miners,
which committee will formulate a
method to be followed by the bitumin-
Gus coal industry in the negotiation
of wage scale agreements to become
effective April /, 1923, and the meth
cd formulated shall by the committee
be reported to the joint conference to
be held Jan. 3, 1928, as hereinafter
provided.
Committee of Inquiry
8. The joint conference converting
Oct. 2 shall further select committee
of inquiry, the members of which
shall be of commanding public repu-
tation for character and ability, and
whose personnel shall be approved by
the President of the United States.
The duty of this committee shall be
to develop all of the pertinent facts in
regard to the industry for the benefit
alike of the public, the operators and
the mine workers. Such investigation
shall include every phase of the in
dustry deemed material by the Com
mittee of Inquiry, and such commit
tee shall be furnished with all infor-
nation desired and aided in every
manner possible by the operators and
miners alike.
In the event such joint conference
shall fail to agree upon the members
of such committee of inquiry by Oct.
10, 1922, it shall petition the President
of the United States to appoint the
members thereof in his discretion, and
in the event of a vacancy the President
is requested to fill same by appoint
ment. The cost of such committee of
inquiry shall be paid by the industry,
orie-half by the operators participant
ing in the joint conference, and one
half by the United Mine Workers of
America.
Such committee, after developing all
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-08-18
Coal Strike Ends i'm Z States
$4,000 Miners Resume Work

Following is the result of the con-
ference of representatives of the strik-
ing miners and mine operators held at
Cleveland this week, as given by Guy
Seem, staff correspondent of the
Globe-Democrat:
Cleveland, Ohio, Aug. 15.--Immedi-
ate resumption of bituminous coal
mining in seven states was ordered to-
night by officials of the United Mine
Workers, following unanimous ratifi-
cation by joint conference of operat-
ors and mine workers of an agreement
continuing the old wage scale and
April l, 1923.
Miners were being ordered back to
work by their district officials as fast
as the operators signed the agree
ment, and it was expected that about
100000 of the more than 100000 strik-
ing coal diggers would be back at work
within the next 48 hours. Representa-
tives of mining operations in West
Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana,
Michigan, Oklahoma and Washington,
with annual output of more than co.
100000 tons. had already accepted the
unions terms tonight.
While there was only relatively
small amount of the union coal ton
mage of the country represented in the
conference both union officials and op-
orators said that the agreement would
be the basis of future settlements
which will mean the end of the btu
minous coal strike. now in its twenty
second week.
Provisos of Pact
The agreement provided:
Immediate resumption Of mining op-
erations at wage rates and working
conditions including "check-off" as
was in effect prior to the strike;
Calling of joint conference in
Cleveland for October 2, next, to ap-
point a committee to formulate a
method of negotiation of new wage
agreements to become effective April
l, 1923, when the present contract ex-
pires;
Appointment of committee of in
quiry or "fact- commission to
investigate the industry and develop
the facts for the benefit of all con-
cerned, including the public.
The personnel of the committee shall
be approved by President Harding,
who also is given authority to make
appointments, in event miners and op-
orators fail to agree upon the men,
bers.
Establishment of machinery to pre-
vent future strikes, this machinery, to
be creasad ssy u joint conference to be
called in Cleveland on January g.,
1923, shall commence to develop q
wage agreement not later than Janu-
airy 8.
The settlement now is subject only
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-08-18
SHELF RICHARDSON
WRITES FROM COLORADO
Greenland, Colo. Aug. 13.

Greenland, Colo, Aug. 13.
Dear Editor and Times Readers: ...,
| will write few lines in regard to
the State of Colorado. | am in the
central part of the State, 27 miles
north of Colorado Springs and so
miles south of Denver. Am working
on a ranch of 1900 acres. My boss
has quite a crop-350 acres of corn,
wheat, oats, barley and rye, but we
have to hand it to old Missouri after
all for crops.
This part of Colorado is some coun-
try. All you can see are hills, pine
trees and scrub oaks. The scrub
oaks grow from three to ten feet tall
and are so thick a jack rabbit can't
run through them. 1t looks to me as
if jack rabbits, ground squirrels and
magpies are going to take this coun-
try.
l left home, Vale Mines, the 7th
of July and landed in Colorado
Springs on the 9th. | came out with
my cousin, who has tuberculosis. He
is getting along fine. l am a reader
of the Times and think it is a splen-
did paper.
This is healthy country. We are
6419 feet above sea level and the
wind blows all the time. They have
some awful hail storms here; one on
the 9th of July just riddled every
thing and the ground was covered an
inch and half thick with hail.
/ think that Thanksgiving will find
me back home.
Yours truly,
Shelton Richardson.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-08-18
Another Rail
Road Wreck

Another railroad wreck occurred on
Wednesday morning at HORNE, JEFF
ferson county, in which the fireman of
one train, E. f. Jones, of Chaffee, was
killed, and the engineer of another
train, George Weston of st. Louis,
suffered fractured skull. The scene
of the collision is seven miles south
of that of the terrible wreck that oc-
CURED at Sulphur Springs on August
5th in which 80 people were killed
and more than a hundred injured. In
this second wreck within a fortnight
near the same place the passengers
experienced shaking up, but none of
them was seriously injured.
Railroad officials after the colli-
sion said that train No. 801, the one
going south from st. Louis, had re-
ceived orders to take siding at Ho-
rine and let No. 806, the northbound
train of the Frisco, which takes the
Iron Mountain track at this point, to
pass, but that Engineer Weston dis
obeyed these orders. No. 806 was
late at the time, having been due in
St. Louis at 1920 a. m. Weston's
train, No. sol, left Union Station at
7:45 a. m.
Weston was 56 years old. His
fireman and his son, Michael Weston.
who stated that his father had received
the siding at HORNE, but that he had
insisted on disregarding the order, be-
ing convinced that No. 806 had gone
on in to st. Louis.
According to officials here, No. 806
was standing on the main track be-
tween switches, when No. S01 plowed
into it, travelling at a speed Of twen-
ty to twenty-five miles an hour. 1t
had been making forty-five miles an
hour, it was stated, but managed to
slow down when the other train was
sighted from a curve about 400 feet
away.
Fireman Weston jumped. and was
uninjured, but his father stayed in the
cab. Engineer George Davis of No.
806 also escaped injury, but Jones, his
fireman, was crushed and thrown
from the cab by the impact.
Engines of both trains were badly
damaged, and the baggage car and one
coach of No. sol were battered, but
not to leave the track. 1t was re-
ported by storekeeper at Horine
that several passengers had been
bruised, but officials and employees of
the railroad were unable to find any
with serious injuries.
After the wreckage had been clear
ed away, the passengers of the north
bound train were taken to st. Louis
by No. 824, local which arrived in
Union Station about noon. No. S06,
drawn by another locomotive, got in
about 2:15 p. m. Passengers on the
southbound train were furnished an
other locomotive, and proceeded south
ward from Horine at lis p. m.
T. A. Hamilton, vice president of
the Frisco lines, who was on No. 806,
made an investigation after the crash,
which resulted in the statement by
Fireman Weston that his father had
disobeyed orders.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-08-18
Farm Bureau Notes
THE FARM BUREAU DECENNIAL

The Farm Bureau Decennial cele-
bration held at Cape Girardeau, was
an enormous affair. Although a big
day was expected, yet one scarcely ex-
pected to see anything of the magnl-
tude that the celebration presented.
The parade composed of floats, put on
by the Farm Bureaus throughout the
State, was nearly two miles long, and
consisted of floats depicting Farm
Bureau achievements. Nearly one
hundred floats were in the parade.
The speaking program consisted Of an
address by Mr.. D. Dallmeyer, OF JET
ferson City, one by J. r. Howard,
president Of the A. F. B. F. and one
by Prof. S. D. Gromer of the College
of Agriculture. The advancement
made in agriculture and home life
since the Farm Bureaus have been or
ganized were depicted by the tioats
in the parade. Whole counties nave
practically been changed under the
guidance and inspiration of the Farm
Bureaus. These changes have been
brought about by the introduction OF
pure-bred sires in the county; by the
use of limestone, thus paving the way
for clover; by modern poultry man
agement including culling and feeding
balanced ration; by proper housing
and correct principles of breeding; by
the growth of soy beans; by cow,test-
ing associations; by pig and calf clubs;
by milk scales and Babcock tester;
by loan associations; and by many
other projects. By bringing about SO
many changes for the better the Farm
Bureaus have become recognized as
mighty factors of the present day rev
oreaniations have ever made such
rapid strides in the brief space of ten
wears. Perhaps the greatest of these
achievements is the securing and the
maintaining the confidence of the peo--
ple. The Farm Bureau movement
has been a stabilizing power, espe-
cially needed during the past two
wears,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-08-18

to ratification by referendum of 5000
local unions of United Mine Workers,
but actual digging of coal will be re-
sumed during the ten-day period re-
quired for this procedure.
Ratification of the settlement plan
came late today, and Immediately af-
ter its formal adoption the affixing
of signatures to the agreement was
started, A number of operators not
present signed the peace pact by
proxy, telephoning and telegraphing
friends who were in attendance to
sign for them.
District officials of the Illinois and
Indiana miners organizations immedi-
ately telegraped the coal operators
asking conference next Friday to
sign up the agreement. More, than g.
100000 tons from Indiana signed up,
not waiting for this meeting, while
representatives of Illinois tonnage
withheld their signatures pending the
Friday conference, with the permis-
sion of union officials.
No Separate Agreements.
All hope of separate state or dis
trict agreements was wiped out by the
action of the Miners Policy Commit
tee in adopting resolution today de-
claring that the Interstate agree
ment thus entered into and duly exc
cuted will be recognized by the Unit
ed Mine Workers as the basic scale
of the bituminous, and the officers of
the several districts are hereby en-
powered to negotiate supplemental
agreements with associated coal op-
orators or individual operating units,
as circumstances may require"
The policy of the committee also au-
thorized the immediate resumption Of
work pending the referendum vote on
the agreement. The action of the
committee in making the agreement
here the basis of all other settlements
is not in accordance with the custom
of the last twenty years in making the
central competitive field settlement
the basis for settlements in the out
lying districts.
Frank Farringon, leader of the Illi-
nois miners, long an advocate of sep
arate state agreements, informed the
committee today that he would go
along with the policy laid down and
would conform to the instructions of
The international officials in the mat
ter of settlements.
Pact Pleases All
Both operators and officials of the
miners union were pleased with the
agreement and final step bringing
about nationwide peace in the indus
try. -ssssss4s, ''F''' a}'--'
The signing Of the agreement was
hailed as a complete victory for the
United Mine Workers by John L. Lew
is, international president of the un-
ion.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-08-18
EMPLOYEES OR NOT EMPLOYEES? =?

Relative to the seniority issue which
now stands in the way OF settlement
of the shopmen's strike, David Law
renee, Washington correspondent of
the Post-Dispatch, makes this state
ment:
"The labor leaders insist that the
striker is still in the roads employ,
first, because he has not been dismiss
ed, and, second, has not given notice of
his intention permanently to remain
out Of the roads employ.
at is no simple matter to reconcile
this statement with the message sub
mitted to President Harding on Aug.
3 by the leaders of the shopr1en, os-
tensibly accepting the Presidents ear
lier proposal for ending the strike. In
this message the spokesman of the
strikers declared:
"They (the employes) respectfully
point out again that violations of larn
and refusals to comply mith decisions
of the Labor Board have been exhib-
tied only by the railway managements
and that it has been universally ad-
mitted that the employees, in exercis-
ing their right to suspend work under
unacceptable conditions, were neither
violating the law nor the decisions of
the board.
eff we follow this reasoning it
means that the employees may openly
evade all orders of the Labor Board
simply by suspending work, the infer
ence being that by suspending work
they are no longer employees and,
therefore, out of the Labor Boards
jurisdiction. Butw hen it comes to a
question of seniority they are en-
ployes and have never left their posi-
tions. Putting these two statements
together there is no other conclusion
than that the striking shopmen are
employees or they are not employees, ac-
cording as it serves the purpose of the
occasion. Post Dispatch.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-08-18

the facts, shall make such recon-
mendations as it deem proper and ad-
visable and shall so far as possible
embody these recommendation in
report to be submitted OF the joint
conference to be convened Jan. 8,
1928, as hereinafter provided.
Points for Consideration
In order to reach final and proper
determination of the controversy in
the bituminous coal industry, for the
benefit of the miners and operators,
and the public as we'll, the following
points are presented for consideration
by the committee of inquiry
The wage rate in any district shall,
as far as reasonable, be properly COM
petitive within the mining industry
and shall at the same time be fully
compensatory to the miners, being
sufficient to afford not only a living
wage, but also to allow reasonable OPP
portunity for accumulating savings.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-08-18
Public School
Opening

The Public Schools of Pennington
will begin on Tuesday, Sept. 5th-the
day after Labor Day. By that time
everything will be in first class condi-
ton for school, and it is earnestly
hoped that parents will see that their
children enroll on that morning, pre-
pared to remain in school for the full
day. ,-
All pupils intending to register in
the High School Department will
please report at the Superintendent's
office in the high school building on
either Friday or Saturday, Sept. l or
2, for registration. The office will be
open and in charge of competent
teachers throughout both days, for
the purpose of advising with pupils
and arranging class schedules. Regu-
lar class work will begin in the high
school, rs in all other departments, on
Tuesday morning and continue, accord
ing to program all day. Registration
before Tuesday morning is advised in
all cases.
In the primary grade, children that
become six years old before the 18th
of January, 1923, may enroll at the
beginning of school. Children becom-
ing six years old between Jan. Is and
May Is, 1928, may enroll at the be-
ginning of the third week of school in
January. If at all possible, all begin
ners that enroll should begin at the
very first of the term, as it will be i'm
possible to accommodate them later
than the second week of the term.
,,a..,y aono h1a nn,.oc of tanphnrc
has been secured for the coming year.
Every regular class room teacher has
had successful experience, and there
is every reason to believe that we shall
have a most successful school season.
All major work in the high school will
be in charge of experienced and unus-
ually capable teachers, and the high
class of work done in that department
in the past win be improved.
Regular graduates from the rural
schools of st. Francois and adjoining
counties will be received in the high
school and given every opportunity
for advancement. The enrolment of
rural students has materially increased
every year in the recent past, and the
prospects are promising for the conf
ing term. Anyone desiring informa-
ton regarding the work in any de-
partment may confer with the Super
intendent, in person, or by letter or
telephone.
The school spirit in Pennington was
never better, and Jealous cooperation
is assured from all sources. Much in
terest is being manifested in the ex-
ira curricula activities of the school
for the coming year, and every one
seems anxious for school to begin.
Come with us.
Respectfully.
W. L. JOHNS, Supt.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-08-18
Poultry Cuttings

Two poultry culling demonstrations
were held this week. One was at Geo;
Huff's in the King school district and
the other at Geo. Humphreys in the
Salem community. At these demon
strations, usually from third to one
half of the flock are classed as culls;
Reports show that those hens classed
as culls at the denomination are lay
ing few if any eggs. Mrs. VIM. Patt,
near Halle Run, reports that she kept
her rs culls a week and received no
eggs from them, while the other 81
hens laid from to II eggs day
She reports she fed them alike. She
has sold the culls.
Mrs. O. A. Rion reports that her ID
culls laid only 8 eggs in five days,
while the SO better hens laid 142 eggs
in the five days. She has sold her
culls.
One culling demonstration is ar
ranged for Tuesday of next week, at
]. L. Wigger's near Unity school
house, at $50 a. m. Everybody is
invited.