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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-08-04
Greatly Improved
Assembly Grounds

The Times editor was privileged to
visit the Methodist Assembly Grounds
at Arcadia Tuesday. We were sur
prised to find but few there that day,
until we were reminded that the
small attendance was the direct re-
suit Of most everyone having gone
home to vote, while those who re-
mained were expecting to make use OF
absent ballots.
This only shows that those who att
tend church assemblies are as much
interested in the elections as are
others-possibly more so. And why
should they not be? Much either for
good or evil depends on the elections,
and surely the church folks have a
right to be as deeply interested in.
election results as are any other class
of citizens. Correct service along
this line is really as much religious
duty as is any other.
The writer noted number of splen-
did improvements about those splen-
didly located grounds, prominent
among which is the piping of the en-
tire grounds and cottages with the
purest of water, which also enables the
sprinkling of the entire grounds. The
water comes from a splendid spring
| in Arcadia, and is supplied to the as
sembly grounds from an immense
concrete reservoir but recently COM
pleted on the crown of hill some dis
tance away. with an elevation of more
than fifty feet above the tabernacle.
Another improvement that will
bring the greatest amount of pleas
ure, comfort and convenience is
splendid rest rooms for both ladies
and gentlemen. Besides toilets, wash
rooms aNd dressing rooms, they are
equipped with shower baths, the water
for which is heated at the engine
house nearby. This structure was moi
only planned, but the necessary money
was also raised by Rev. 0. H. Dug.
gins, the able and capable Presiding
Elder of this District.
The greatest crowds that have ev'
er assembled on those grounds have
already gathered there, and even larg
er gatherings are expected before th'
assembly closes. The first week, ev
en- though the accommodations hat
been very materially increased. the!
were entirely inadequate to properl.
care for the many hundreds who wert
: there. A splendid swimming pool i
already an assured fact for mex
! year, the necessary money having
been pledged for such purpose.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-08-04
Badly Lop-
Sided Game

The ball game played in the Farm
ington park, between the home team
and the Leadwood American Legion
aggregation, was perhaps the most
one-sided game that has been played
in this city, especially during the pres
ent season.
While the visitors came with rep
utation for good ball playing, having
defeated number of fairly strong
teams this season, their play Sunday
did not uphold such reputation. In
fact most Of the players failed ahso-
luteiy to indicate the slightest base
ball ability.
There was a notable exception, how
ever. Freeman, the boxman, proved
to local fans that he has rare ability
in fooling the batters, of which the
local team is strongly possessed. He
retired many of them in one-two-three
order. The wonder is that he could
s.fanH any batter with the woeful lack
of support he had.
The game was so weak and unin-
teresting that the local team appeared
to lose interest, and during one inning
they made a series of errors which en-
abled the visitors to score three times.
Pennington scored IL, and in the sew
enth inning the second baseman for
the visitors, evidently becoming dis
gusted by their inability to play, de-
cided to quit, and the game ended in
most unsatisfactory manner.
The local team will play next Sun
day at Desloge, against the Lead Belt
Arcadia Valley team, which is an un-
usually strong aggregation, which has
been winning with great regularity
against all competitors. The Farm
ington team will be strengthened con
siderably for this game and are ex'
pected to give a good account Of them
selves. 1t promises to be fast game
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-08-04
Off for a Vacation

Early this morning The Times edi-
tor and family left in their car for a
two weeks vacation, which will be
spent driving through this State, Ok
lahoma and Arkansas. They will
leave the daughter, Miss Alma, for a
visit with her grandparents in Salina,
Okla, before she enters school. The
editor and wife, together with Harry
Williams as chaueffer, will continue
their journey through Ft. Smith, Hot
Springs, Little Rock and expect to
reach Charleston, Mo-, in time for the
meeting of the Southeast Missouri
Press Association there on the 18th
and 10th inst,
The writer hopes this trip will 90
much toward recuperatirtg and renew
ing the physical condition of his bet
ter half, as well as himself, as both
are feeling somewhat depleted, both
in health and strength. We are
pleased to be able to leave the bust
ness office of The Times in the care
of Theo. D. Fisher, who for so many
years managed the destinies of this
paper. He will be capably assisted
in reportorial work by our hustlint
and wideawake reporter, Eugene Nor
ris. With your assistance we know
he will please, you for your news ant
advertising needs, while our thorough
ly efficient foreman will look We
after all orders for job work. W.
hope our two weeks outing will bette
prepare us for the strenuous work O
newspaper making, which will be t.
your profit, as we'll as ours.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-08-04

self that with the possible exception
of wool, the so-called emergency tar
iff did not assist the farmer in the
least. We know that, under the tariff
we paid more for our flour and got
less for our wheat. And yet the Re-
publican National Committee has the
audacity to dub it effective remedial
legislation" I,
HBut this relief was not enough"
continues the article. 1--WE should say
moth "Vast numbers of farmers
were threatened with loss not only IN
stored crops but in lands on which
they had been forced to place mort
cages and liens. To enable them to
meet the obligations thus created, the
War Finance Corporation advanced
funds that enabled agricultural debt.
ors to come safely through the era of
stress"
Some truth here. But who created
the War Finance Corporation? Wood
row Wilson and Democratic Con-
gress. This corporation, after func-
| tioning successfully, was strangled by
hostile Republican Congress which
regarded any project launched by
Woodrow Wilson as dangerous and
was only revived by a Republican
Congress under President Harding at
ter repeated demands from agricul-
tural interests of the nation. The War
Finance Corporation is no more Re;
publican achievement than the Federal
Reserve System or the Farm Loan
Bank.
The author of this Republican arti-
Gle displays good sense in at least one
thing. He has gumption enough moi
to mention the permanent tariff IN
process of formation for more than q
year and still months away from pass,
age. Even the Republican National
Committee is beginning to sense that
the farmer is in an ugly humor wheT
this matter comes upstate Journal
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-08-04
RODGERs-MATKIN

Simplicity characterized the cere-
mony that united in marriage Floyd
Rodgers and Emily Frances Matkin
on the evening Of Aug. l, 1922, at
6:45, at the home of the brides par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Matkin. A.
bank Of green on the lawn formed a
back ground for bower of asparagus
ferns and garden flowers, under which
the impressive ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. l.. r. King, pastor OF
the Presbyterian church of Farming
ton, Mo. The ring ceremony was
used. Only immediate relatives were
present.
Little Margaret Huff was flower
girl. The ring, which was held in the
heart of white rose, was borne by
little Frances Irene Morris. Both
children are cousins Of the bride.
The bride was unusually attractive
in her going-away gown of kasha
Crepe of midnight blue, and wore q
corsage bouquet of sweetheart roses
and valley lilies, with uncurled os-
trich. W
An informal reception followed the
ceremony and the happy couple left
Immediately for a months triI
through the West.
The bride is the only daughter q
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Matkin and is :
favorite in her social set.
The groom formerly resided i
Pennington, hut is now located in st
Louis and ID an enterprising and ener
getic business man.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-08-04
Attempted Burg
larry Interrupted

About 1 o'clock Sunday morning a
burglar was interrupted in his work
in the Donze Motor Co. by the proprie-
tor, Oscar Dome, and made his es-
cape without getting anything. AT
least nothing as yet has been missed
from such midnight visitation.
Soon after midnight Mr.. Donze,
who with his wife lives above his es-
tablishment, was aroused by what he
thought was someone moving about
on the first floor of his premises. He
got up and went down stairs to inves-
tigate, but failed to turn on light.
Finding noting amiss, he returned to
bed, but In about twenty minutes he
thought he heard that same stirring
about on the first floor.
He aroused his wife and she also
could hear the same disturbance. He
again went to the head of the stairs,
but this time his wife accompanied
him, as she at once knew that things
were not as they should be and would
not permit her husband to rush into
danger. From the head of the stairs
he asked who was below, thinking one
of the proprietors Of the garage in the
rear might be causing the disturbance.
Immediately after speaking, owever,
they noticed the form Of man run
ming into the garage.
Mr.. Dome then raised window and
called to a man on the st. Francois
hotel corner, who proved to be Night
Watchman Geo. Sutherland, that
there was burglar in his place and to
run to the rear and intercept him.
Before the Night Watchman could
get to the rear of the long building the
burglar had made his escape through
window. He had moved the safe
several feet, apparently to get more
| light through the window preparatory
to working on the combination. But
he had not started such operation be-
fore he was compelled to give it up
as bad Job.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-08-04
Farm Bureau Notes
ALL SET FOR FARM
BUREAU DECENNIAE
A Number Of st. Francois County
Farmers Going. Will Be Repre-
sented in Big Parade.

Final plans are rapidly rounding in
to shane for the Farm Bureau birth
day party, which viii be held in the
fair grounds park at Cape Girardeau
next Thursday, August ~, the date
Of the tenth anniversary of the Farm.
Bureau in Missouri. One feature OF
the immense celebration will be- the
pageant parade which from present in
dications will be more than a mile IN
length ard contain floats and charac-
ter sketches representing the work OF
the American Farm Bureau Fedora
tion. the Missouri Farm Bureau Fed
GRAFTON, the Southeast Missouri Agri-
cultural Bureau, and sixty-four county
farm bureaus of this state. The st.
Francois County Farm Bureau is MAX
ing big preparations to take part in
the parade and will feature the fol-
lowing floats: Hereford Breeders, Jer-
sey Breeders, and Health.
1t is expected that several hundred
farmers with their families will drive
through from this county to see the
parade, hear James r. Howard, Pres
ident of the American Farm Bureau
Federation, and other state and ma
tional speakers including S. D.. Gro,
mer, Professor fo Rural Economics OF
the Missouri College of Agriculture
and economic adviser to the legisla-
tive committee of the M. F. B. f. Mr.
Gromer was treasurer of Porto Rico
during the Roosevelt administration
and has been representing the Farm
Bureau before the new constitutional
convention and doubtless will have
some very interesting facts to present
to Missouri taxpayers, John l.. Bo-
land, state president, will preside al
the afternoon session. An interstate
horse shoe tournament will be heio
and an old fashioned country dance
will be staged in the moonlight on one
of the new concrete streets at the
close Of the celebration.
The Southeast Missouri Agricul'
tural Bureau cooperating with the
Chamber of Commerce and Farm Bu'
reaus will conduct farm seeing toui
of the district the day following the
decennial for the benefit of visitors
who wish closeup view Of The
drained area.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-08-04
A Light Collision

About 8 o'clock Sunday evening,
while the motor truck of the Gardner
& Merseal garage was headed toward
Flat River on Liberty street, in an an
swer to distress call, Roscoe Wood
ward in his Ford Roadster with two
companions, attempted to pass with
out signaling, or if signal was given
it was not heard by w. A. Gardner.
who was driving the truck
As consequences Of lack Of room
to pass, the Ford necessarily collided
with the truck, to its own detriment,
At first it was thought the roadster
was very seriously impaired, but it
soon continued on its way under its
own power, and a thorough eXamina-
tion later disclosed but little damage,
beyond crushed mud guards. None Of
the occupants we're injured.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-08-04
st. Francois County Farmers to Go to
Cape Girardeau. sHt

Quite number Of st. Francois
county farmers with theii families are
planning on attending the Decennial
Celebration of the Farm Bureau at
Cape Girardeau August 10. The st.
Francois County Farm Bureau will
have three floats in the parade, show
ing Farm Bureau achievement. These
floats will show the development OF
the Hereford and Jersey Cattle in the
county due to farm bureau work. The
other float will depict the health work
pushed and developed by the farm bu-
reau.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-08-04
Best Fields of Wheat Traced Back to
Seed Tested by College.

While inspecting fields Of wheat for
the approved seed list published CO.
operatively by the Missouri Corn
Growers Association, and the Univer-
sity of Missouri, the inspectors OF the
University found throughout the state
many superior fields which are large
ly of varieties recommended by the
University as the result of repeated
tests conducted in different parts of
the state. 1t is noteworthy that many
of the best fields traced back directly
to seed that was sent out in small lots
to farmers from the University for
testing purposes, says d. W. Frear,
extension specialist in field crops for
the Missouri College Of Agriculture.
In quantity of seed which will be
! available and in general productivity,
the Fulcaster variety is in the lead;
Poole and Michigan Wonder also
make good showing.
Many farmers are buying seed each
year of varieties of which the pro-
ductivity and quality is unknown,
with the intention of producing grain
which can be sold as approved seed
and as a result very few, il any, OF
these fields are of sufficiently good
quality to be approved. This sug-
gests the desirability of farmers SOW
ing seed of known and tested varie.
ties which have been grown in the
state long enough to prove their pro.
ductivity. In some sections of the
state the introduction Of these new
varieties is complicating an already
very bad seed situation by increasing
the mixing of varieties caused by toC
many being grown in the same com
munity. Usually in any community
the same variety Of wheat can b.
raised with larger average yield ant
better results than will follow from
raising a number of varieties.
Many farmers who buy seed from
outside the state are induced to do 81
from seeing samples of threshed grain
or heads and from records of yielt
produced outside the state. Such rec
ords and samples are no guarantee al
to what the wheat will do whel
brought into the state and seldom d.
these varieties measure up to tn
claims made for them. Farmers VIII,
go outside the state to secure seet
wheat would save themselves none,
and disappointment in many cases, j
they would buy bushel or two of th
seed and try it out instead of making
large purchase of the seed. Thi
small amount Of seed carefully thresh
ed and planted each year will in yer.
short time, give them enough see,
with which to plant their entire field
4 providing it proves to be a desirabl
variety.
4 In addition to being of known va
rieties, the seed which is listed by th
Corn Growers Association, come
A from fields which have been inspecte
and which are known to be Of goo
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-08-04
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to extend our sincere
thanks, to relatives, neighbors and
friends, who SO kindly assisted us in
caring for our dear husband and fs-
ther, Thomas M. Cunningham; also
the good service rendered by DR.. J. B.
Graves, the consoling words of the
pastor, Brother AuBuchon, and the
beautiful floral offerings.
Wife and Children.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-08-04
To the Dem
ocratic Voters

take this opportunity of expressing
my appreciation to you for your 10y
al support of my candidacy for the
nomination to the office Of Presiding
Judge of the County Court. sin
cerely thank you for what you have
done, as well as what you may yet
do in assisting me in the coming No
vember election.
also extend to my latest opponents
my heartiest thanks and best wishes,
and feel that they will do what they
can in helping to- bring about Demo
cratic success in November, With
heartfelt appreciation and best wishes
to all, I remain,
Yours truly,
j, H. Orten.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-08-04
Constable St. Francois Township.

Chas. r. Wilson, of Kansas City,
spent last week with his wife, who
has been visiting her parents here.
Mr.. Wilson returned to Kansas City
Sunday but Mrs. Wilaon remained I'M
til Wednesday in order TO attend the
Rcdgers-Matk wedding.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-08-04

auality. and the local adoption of
which has been proven by their pro-
ductivity, Ample supplies of seed Of
tested varieties win be on the APP
proved list this year and farmers de-
string approved seed Will likely have
little difficulty in getting same.
Those interested in securing some
Of this approved seed should consult
their county agent or write the Sec
retary, Missouri Corn Growers Asso-
ciation, Columbia, Mo.
Chicken Culling Demonstration Being
Held.
One Of the first fundamentals in
profitable poultry keeping is the
elimination of those hens that do not
produce eggs enough to pay board.
Some hens, even when properly fed
and housed, will not be profitable to
keep, The future of hen, If she has
been properly fed and housed, can be
judged by her past performance.
There are certain characteristics that
are associated with high egg produc-
ton.
The time to look for these charac-
teristics is now. Many hens are now
moulting, which is not correlated with
high egg production. The best hens
do not molt until October 1st. Those
hens showing little capacity at this
time of the year, when getting plen-
ty of the right kind of feed are the
low producers. These and other
4 characteristics that are related to egg
production are being brought out at
the culling demonstrations.
Last week culling demonstration
were held at John Babb's in the Sink
Hole community and at A. A. John,
sons on the Jackson road. A total Of
20 people attended these demonstra.
tions. More than two hundred hens
were examined and 81 hens classed as
culls. Most of the peolpe present
| learned how to Gull and promised tc
Gull their flocks when they returned
home. A culling demonstration was
held this week at j. S. Horns, north
west of French Village.
Two demonstrations are planned fol
today, Friday, one at H. L. Keith's OF
the old st. Louis road, and one at VIM
PATS, near Doe Run. If you want 8
culling demonstration, leave your ap
plication at the Farm Bureau office.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-08-04

Rev. and Mrs. ]. w. Borah, of Ma
olewood, drove in from their present
some in Maplewood last Friday eve
ring for a visit with old Pennington
friends, where Rev. Rorah formerly
was pastor Of the NJ. e. Church. They
left Tuesday on their return home.
Rev. Borah is related to the famous
Senator Borah, though we failed to re
eive such information from the rev
.rend gentleman.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-08-04
Vote Not Tabulated

The following is the vote received
by State candidates not given in the
above tabulation:
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-08-04

Many county candidates, both Dem
ocratic and Republican, were sorely
disappointed with the story of the
ballots.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-08-04

A complete tabulation Of the votes
in st. Francois county, for both the
dominant parties, from each voting
precinct, will be found on the second
page Of The Times.
Evening star., 1922-12-17
BANK DEPOS|T0RS
FULLY PROTECTED
Controller of Currency Gives
Assurance of SoIvency of
Alexandria National.

The office of the Controller of the
Currency yesterday confirmed the
statement of c. F.. Nichol. president
OF the Alexandria National Bank that
the institution was in sound condi-
ton, and would sustain no loss from
the shortage of sS0.s6O04 which
President Nichol said had been discov-
cred some time ago in the accounts
of a former vice president, Lawrence
Perry
The shortage. it was officially an
nounced at the Treasury. had been
completely covered by the bank
from Perry. a $4,000 fidelity bond
covering Perry, and the personal
guarantee of the directors for any
deficiency, which Perry would be un-
able to make up. That deficiency.
guaranteed personally by the direc-
tors, Yesterday stood at Slightly
more than $4,000 but it was believed
Mr.. Perry might be able further to
reduce il.
The bank had received. il was an
nounced. $4,000 from the United
States Fidelity and Guaranty Com
pany of Baltimore. the fidelity COM
pany covering Mr. Perry. The direc-
announced by Judge Nichol, various
securities, including notes and bonds.
held by Perry on loans he was alleged
to have made from the banks funds
to his personal friends. a mortgage
for $4,000 on his new home. valued
by Perry at $4,000. a life insurance
policy of $500 cash surrender value.
five shares of stock in the Alexandria
National Bank. to the value of $500,
and certain payments in cash.
There had been some uneasiness
concerning the banks condition, fol-
lowing announcement of the $4,000
shortage, it was reported by officials
of the bank, but a signed statement
from the office of the controller of
the currency. that the bank would
sustain no loss. posted at the insti-
tuition. placed the matter in a clear
and favorable light. and answered all
inquiries.