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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-12-22
in this direction.

Some interesting figures have been
compiled from official records show
ing the proportion of state revenues
city of St. Louis contributes. 1t ia
not asking the state that the city be
relieved of any Of his burden, but
under the proposed provisions Of tho
report of the Committee on Counties,
Cities and Villages the city of ST.
Louis would eb given the power to
say what should be done with its own
funds for purely local purposes. OF
the more than fifteen million dollars
derived from various sources for
state purposes the city of St. Louis
contributed $6,439,6 in the year
1921, or approximately 43 per cent of
the total. In the following list Of
various sources the first amount b
the total; the second the amount paid
by st. Louis and the third the per-
centage of the whole paid by that
city:
Notary commissions, $15,2sO; So
174; 60.
Fees, secretary of state, $13,894.2e;
$9,725.94; 10.
$104,712.23; 10.
Inheritance taxes, $1,229, OO1.s4;
$444 1851; SO.
Corporation franchise tax, $780,
876.37; $2,222,1 57,28; rs.
Fees, public service commission
$14 ,425.49; $10,097.84; 70.
Sale of laws, $40, S02.07; $10,151.04;
so.
Fees, state auditor, $1s,721.O3; 3d.
360.52; so.
Egg traffic. s22, 1926; s11,ss1.ss;
Private car tax, $19,765.O2; $685.
81; so.
Secured debt tax. $41,27s.s5; $2s,-
891.35; 70.
State board Of optonietry, $12.5SS,i
IS, 1880; 10.
Income tax, $4,7s4.4s5.7s; $685.
1853; so.
County collections, real and person
al property. $3,32s, s09. 1923; $748,56s:
% 1-2.
Sale Of soft drink stamps, s127,-
581.09; $76,548.65; so.
Fc9s, oil inspection, $176,518.N;
$105, 911.26; so.
Fess, clerk st. Louis Court of Ap-,
peals, City only, $4,043.Ss.
Fees, warehouse department, $2Ss-
1926; $172, 267.96; go.
Express company tax, $79,287.7ss
$39, 643.S5; so.
Collateral inheritance tax, $2s,4St,-
90; $19,902.S3; 10.
DIR. w. H. Black, president of ME-
souri, Valley College, extended
thanks to his fellow-delegates on
Thursday for the testimony of their
personal esteem and interest in the.
work he is doing, In substantial cor
tribution made by them to the endow-
ment fund of the college which is Ia
process Of being raised under his a.
rection.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-12-22
M. R. & B. T. Ry. Trains
NORTH. BOJJND

would make crime more prevalent
than it was at present, though one
speaker quoted figures to show that
the percentage of capital crimes per
hundred thousand had been less in
states where the death penalty was
not inflicted than in nearby states
having the death penalty. 1t was de-
clared that the experience of two
years in Missouri without the death
penalty was not long enough to
prove whether or not the plan was
good or bad, since it was tried in the
midst Of crime wave prevalent all
over the country. On the other hand
the advocates Of capital punishment
declared that society should be pro-
tected from the outlaws who held life
and property in so little regard, that
they had no mercy on their victims,
and it was not right that mercy
should be shown to them when they
were convicted of the crimes of which
they were charged.
The last report to be made to the
convention, and next to the shortest,
is that of he Committee on Agricul-
ture, Conservation and Industry,
which came in the first of the week.
1t consists Of only two articles with
two sections to each.
The first, referring to agriculture,
as a basis of all economic develop
ment and the paramount industry,
affecting the happiness, prosperity
and welfare of all people, directs tho
legislature, forever, by all proper
manner and means, to promote and
encourage agricultural success, prog
ress and welfare, and to provide for
agricultural research and education.
1t also provides that farmers and
fruit growers engaged in producing
agricultural products may unite in
associations, corporations or other
wise, for the purposes of processing,
preserving and marketing such pro-
ducts, of persons so engaged, and for
the promotion Of such industries; and
in such capacities have agencies,
make contracts and perform any acts
necessary to effect such purposes.
The second article, referring to La
Dor, recognizes the right Of wage
earners to organize, to bargain col
lectively, TO be represented by repre-
sentatives of their own choosing, in
negotiations and adjustments with
employers, in respect to wages. hours
of labor and relations and conditions
of employment.
1t also provides that nothing con-
tanned in the constitution shall be
construed to limit the power Of the
legislature to enact laws for the pro-
lection of the lives, health or safety
of employees.
A minority report, signed by two
members of the committee, objected
to the introduction of what it terms
legislative matter into the constitution
or the mandate to the general assem-
bly, that it should pass laws Of the
nature mentioned. It was held that
the general assembly now had full
powers to do all these things and that
it had never been antagonistic to ag-
riculture or labor and so no such sug-
gestion was necessary. It was fur
Their pointed out that the people
could initiate laws if the general as
sembly failed to meet the popular de-
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-12-22


take nossession of the Ruhr, then
there would be something upon which
to begin to work out a plan of saliva
ton"
This is specific enough, and it is
perfectly logical, from the stand
point of isolation, but it is much as
| il banker were to say to an appli-
cant for credit: "Straighten out your
affairs. pay your debts, place a cash
balance in the bank and / will lend
YOU money on satisfactory security"
The applicant in that case would say
to the banker: ''Thank you for no.
thing. If | could meet your condi-
tions | wouldn't need your money"
1t is no less true that if Europe
could meet the conditions laid down
by Senator Borah it would have little,
| if any. need for American help, for
some of the things he prescribes are
| lust those which stand in the way of
European self-restoration and have
persistently stood in the way ever
since the armistice. II German repa-
rations were reduced and adjusted ato
point which would permit GERMANY
to paw and live,' if land forces were
reduced and the idea of occupation OF
the Ruhr abandoned the gateway 10
European recovery would ne onened
and it could get along without any
aid from us except possibly that
which private interests womb then he
glad to give governmental assist.
ance. moral or material. TO meet the
urpencies of war settlements would he
no longer renuired Our co-oneratior
| for The Continued maintenance Of
peace would still be most desirable
but that is another matter.
Scoldiny Europe for the conditions
that exisf over there Cannot mand
matters. Whether we are in anv de-.
gree resnonsible for those conditions
| is q debatable question We think WE
could have been of great helm in max.
| ing adjustments If we had continued
TO participate in their counsels. iust
as we think that now we can he Of
great helm. and obviouslv the Govern.
mont Is beginning 10 think that we
can be and must he. Bnt none the
less the situation is Of Eurone's own
MAKING That reflection however
proyides NO remedy The man who
through his own careIessness Is
strnck bv an automobile il inst &C
badly hurt and iust as much in need
of a surgeon az If he were wholly
blameless Nor shonld we feel toy
self-righteouslv consorious about Fin.
rome No doubt. under similar condi.
tions. we would feel and act nretty
much as thew do.
The inescapable fact is that a sit,,a.
t;on ov;cto which not onI,, ,.o,orts A.,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-12-22

Hnn Cures Malaria. Chills and
UUU Fever. Densue or Bilious
Fever.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-12-22
NEWS OF THE CONSTI-
STITUTI0NAL CONVENTIt

Written by J. S. Hubbard, executive
secretary Of the Missouri Press AS
sociation.)
Jefferson City, Mo-, Dec. 15.-The
constitution convention, after being in
session for 159 days, by official rec
ord, recessed today until April 16,
1923. Provision has been made to
have the secretary and assistants and
some members of the committee on
employees and printing remain few
days to close up the affairs and store
the property. A clerk will remain
during the recess to look after the
correspondence of the convention and
maintain an office.
The convention also adopted res
olution authorizing. the Committee on
Phraseology and Arrangement to
meet at some time during the recess
for few days to get its report ready
on the reports that have so far been
acted on in the committee of the
whole and the convention. That COM
mittee is composed Of Geo. H. VIII
liams, st. Louis county; C. H. Nc
Clure, Warrensburg; Henry Parks
Lay, Warsaw; Alfred M. Gossett,
Kansas City; Norman Cox, Joplin;
Romulus e. Culver, st. Joseph; and
M. E. Benton, Neosho. The last
named member was appointed in place
of Judge Guy B. Park, who resigned
from the committee.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-12-22

Action on the report of the Com
mittee on Preamble, Bill of Rights and
Distribution of Powers consumed all
the time of the convention this week
and it went to the Committee on
Phraseology and Arrangement with
few changes from the old constitu-
tion. Most of the changes suggested
by the committee were voted down or
amended.
The last question before the COM
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-12-22
SOUTH BOUND TRAINS

anil
making connection with Missouri Pacific Belmont Branch Trains
All trains run daily
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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-12-22
ST. FRANCOIS COUNTY RAILROAD COMPANY
TINE CARD NO 46
Effective Sunday. Dec. "a. 1922
NORTH BOUND TRAINS

Notes Trains Nos and start from DeIasss at 1910
making connections with Missouri Pacific Belmont Branch Trains
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-04
EDWARDS SILENT ON THE BONUS

Governor Edwards in announcing what he considers
the leading issues in the national campaign this year, fails
to mention the bonus. AS it is Senator Frelinghuysen's
record on the bonus that is being used against him, it is only
fair that the Democratic candidate should state what he
would have done had he been in the senate when the recent
bonus bill came before that body. AS there is every reason
to believe that another bonus bill will be introduced in the
next congress, it is up to the Democratic candidate to de-
clare himself on this issue.
Possibly Governor Edwards would try to duck the is
sue, just as he is evidently trying to duck it now, but that
is not a mans position. Say what one will about Senator
Frelinghuysen, he has not been afraid. He has stood boldly
by the principles he believes in even when he knew that by
huysen is not opposed to compensation for the ex-service
men, but he was opposed to the bonus bill as it was pre-
scented in congress and he gave his reasons for opposing il.
The fact that the bill would have been an enormous drain
on the United States treasury without providing any means
whereby the money could be made up was enough to dis
credit it.
Everybody knows where Senator Frelnghuysen stands
on the bonus. Where does Governor Edwards stand? Would
he have favored or opposed the bill that the President We
toed? How can the Democrats consistently make political
capital out of Senator Frelinghuysen's stand on the bonus
when their own candidate is afraid to tell the people how
he stands on this issue?
Governor Edwards is ducking and hedging in his GUS
tomary manner. He has got to travel a long way to measure
up to the out-spoken, straight forward attitude of his Re-
publican opponent.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-04

If you could come back to earth 1000 years from now, the
chances are that you would find every one living under
ground.
There is a new idea for you. 1t comes from Prof. A. M.
Low, brilliant young inventor who had charge of British wlre-
less control work during the war.
His prediction does not seem so bizarre and Impossible
after YOU follow the way he reasons it out. For instance:
Our remote ancestors, far back in the mists OF time, must
have had the strength and endurance of gorilas. Other
wise they would have lost out in the external struggle Tor
existence.
Steadily the human race grows weaker.
If we were suddenly thrust into the rough sort OF lie
that our ancestors lived thousands OF years ago, we Woulq
die of cold and exposure, for our physical powers OF resist
ance are infinitely weaker than were theirs.
So says Low: "W human beings are growing weaker
every day. Our teeth are growing worse, our eyes are 1ali-
ing, our limbs are more delicate. We need parasols to keep
off the sun, umbrellas to keep off the rain.
els it illogical, then, to suppose that IN time to CONT
we shall be unable to bear even the slight hardsh1ps TO winch
we are now subjected? l think not.
ssOur eyes will be too weak to stand the light OF day.
And we shall burrow underground and only come to the sur
face with special precautions.
1t is almost pathetic, to watch the extremes OF toll TO
which men in sedentary occupations resort TO keep theI
bodies functioning h~ealthily. Physical exercise is resorted
to az an antidote to counterfeit the weakness that inevitably
is resulting from living unnatural lives.
Riding in autos and street cars and elevators, II persisted
in, will result in a race with weak, pipestem legs. And event
ually by the laws of evolution, legs seldom USED VIII prae-
tically shrivel up and vanish.
Millions of men still toll on farms and in mills and fac
tories. But twilight is descending on that day, machinery
taking the place of human labor.
What shape will man. body eventually be deformed IN
to NV the unnatural life of little or no physical activity
Quite easily he might develop into a spider-ike individual,
largely head.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-04

@. Is "copyright-1922," attach
ed to a. newspaper or magazine arti-
Gle, the correct form to use for its
protection FL. w. ID.
A. The Copyright law proscribes
the form thus: Copyright 1929 by
John Smith," Amy person
who attaches a copyright notice to
his material without promptly af-
forwards complying with the for
mality Of depesiting printed copies
with claim of copyright for regis
tration fails to comply with the ex-
press requirements of the law, and
cannot bring suit for infringement
until he has done SO.
@. How many women are there in
the German Reichstag?-E. G.
A. There are now 81 women in
this governing body.
@. Where can I get the coins
stamped with handpresses from
carefully FURNISHED dies at the
mint?-D. r. K.
A. The Office of the Director of
the Mint says that proof coins are
no longer made.
Q. How much will a magnet lift?
r. F. d.
A. A piece of hardened steel in
the shape of a horseshoe can be
magnetized to lift approximately 10
pounds per square inch. AS the
cross section is increased, the
length must be increased proper
t~ionately to retain this strength per
unit area.
@. How much sulphur is used
to the pound of crude rubber for
automobile tires?-B. s. P.
A. About IN ounces of sulphur
is used ii n pound of crude rubber
@. What state first created a bu-
reau or department of labor?
A. The oldest labor bureau Or de-
partment of labor of the various
states is that of Massachusetts,
which was organized in 1869.
@. When was Imprisonment for
debt abolished?-I. ].
A. The abolition of imprison-
ment for debt in this country began
in Kentucky in 1921.
@. Did lacquer work originate In
Japan or in China?-F. G, v.
A. While the art of lacquer work
was first known to the Chinese and
taught by them to the Japanese this
latter nation has SO far excelled all
others that authorities have said
that lacquer in all its uses and dec
orations is a truly Japanese belong
ing.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-04
.IE REFEREE
lBy Albert Applet

Blue-Laws
tnian, England. is elated at
y'Tsste Cousins decision that
! rslm, candy and fruit may be
a q, sundays up to $3.50 at night
sssctioner had been arrested
iaping his shop open after 5 in
Maing.
ne TgIments in court sounded
! nj convention of American vets
atnn talk about restrictions of
.,r,,l liberty"
d. ase was settled by the Mag
.4,s iigging up the old Sunday
,sfince act passed in 1857, a
,ssilre that sounds familiar to
M 6s acquainted with American
arS
nr everywhere usually is more
,ssitnt than common sense.
Colors
Do you want a purple tree on
rr avn? Or a blue or red? A
Gnln chemist perfects a process
II Fbch a tree, while growing, can
I ransformed into any of these
I4e colOrs. His Method Is to feed
Srti dyes to the roots. They rise
lvr.h the sap cells and color the
as
Enhsr a foolish thing to start
4yaatng in a world quick to
,i5t the atrocious. Green is the
~st bsautiful color, also most rest
# 10 the eyes. That's why nature
rs # in grass, leaves ard nearly
n vgetation. Imagine the coun-
n a. endless mass of purple, blue
o. ri!
Flying
Inpmtant safety device for air.
r1r: is placed on the market by
Y Roe & Co. 1t Is a shock-ab-
y,sg to make landing easy and
Eliminate bouncing, especially on
parh ground. If you live 20 more
rsNs you will see airplanes settle
agl as slowly and lightly as a
Father, moving a few inches right
rlt so paint will not be scratched
Thla entering the air garage
through the roof.
Censor
psple of influence induce the
bg,rsse government to suppress
M news about a murder. The Kobe
Herald appears with this headline,
Terrible Tragedy Below is a
blank space.
You can't imagine it happening In
America. And that is the chief rea-
Gan We have no such autocracy as
have the Japanese. Freedom of the
Noodle begins with freedom of the
pr,s. It also ends when press cen
urshp begins.
Pets
The average city dweller Is not a
lme Of pets, says Frank d. Hutch
ms, mcretary of the Pet Dealers
Ax0Gation.
H finds foreign-born citizens
VERY fond of pets" especially Ger
mans Irish, Scotch and Italians.
The leading demand in the pet
business now is for pigeons, which
are selling at SIS to $3.50 piece In
New York. .
Il i all very fine to be kind to
animals, But a good deal of affee-
Is wasted on pets that should
80 to humans.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-04

@. Where is the key Of the Bas-
tile IN. G. p.
A. This huge key was presented
to General Washington by Lafayette
and hangs in a frame in the hall
at Mt. Vernon.
@. Is vermillion wood indisen-
uos to the United States ?-F. e.
A. This name is applied to ev-
eral species of the tree Peterocarpus
and is Indigenous to India and the
Andamas. 1t is exotic in the United
States.
@. What Is the legend about a
bird removing thorns from the
crown placed on the head of Christ?
IT. l.. e.
A. The medieval legend is that
the crossbill, a bird of the family
of finches, whose bill is peculiarly
formed enabling it to extract cub
stances deeply ~imbedded, worked at
the thorns of Christ's crown, seek
ing to extract them, and its plumage
became stained with blood. For
this act of mercv it raj blessed by
the dying saviour. :
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-04

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-When
Justice John Hessin Clarke resigned
from the supreme court the other
day. he did a service not only to the
man appointed to succeed him, but
also. though quite incidentally, to
n or more news photographers in
Washington. A new justice on the
supreme bench meanS a new photo
graph of the supreme court, and a
new photograph of the supreme
curt is worth many hundreds of dol
lars to the photographer who Sc
cures 1t.
But photographing the supreme
court is all in the days business for
the news photographer in the a
tional capital. although not many
photographs are SO valuable. A.
photograph of the supreme court has
a historic value which auses it to
be purchased not only by newspapers
and magazines, but also by lawyers,
law libraries, ct al, to use legal
~plraseology. Yet 1t frequently hap
pens thai the new photographer
by some lucky shot a pic
ture that o~utdistanees the formal
group photograph of the supreme
justices as a seller. This Is usually
a view OF some great mar in an IN
posed and human attitude-the well
known picture of Mrs. Harding fas-
tening a rose in her distinguished
husbands button hole was an tx
ample-but it may be merely a still
picture of some scenic phase.
The man who first photographed
the reflection of the capitols dome
on the wet asphalt made himself a
small fortune. How many copies
of the photograph of the poisoning
cherry trees along the tidal basin
in Washington have been sold? Tens
of thousands of them. Some day,
preach to the Lincoln Memorial is
done, some lucky button presser will
get that right; and there will be an
other fortune made.
No other city in the world Is so
thoroughly photographed, both as to
it's distinguished inhabitants and
visitors and as to its streets and
buildings as Washington. The firm
OF Harris & Ewing alone owns over
half a million negatives of Washing
ton pictures Of news value past and
present. The firm of Underwood &
Underwood, although established in
Washington only for a few years,
also possesses an enormous file. Be-
sides these there are several other
photographers whose business is
primarily a studio business, but who
deal in news photographs to a great
er or less extent. 1t is probably safe
to estimate that there now exist
the negatives of a million news pho
tographs of Washington and its peo-
pie taken by professional photo
graphers. And the oldest of these
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-04
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