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PAGE TWO THE FARMINGTON TIMES. PARMINGTON. MISSOURI. - PRIEST AND THREE OTHERS TARRED BY MOB AS DISLOYAL Four men, including a Catholic priest, were tarred and feathered by a mob of 300 men and boys at Chris topher, 111., last night for remarks that offended the Americans of the town. Christopher is a town of about 8,000 population, 100 miles south of bt. LiOUIS. The priest who was tarred was Rev. John Kovalsky, pastor of a Pol ish church. He was given a trial in the main street of the town, found guilty, tarred, made to wave and kiss the American nag, and assert nis loy altv. When the mob had finished Father Kovalsky mounted a barrel and de clared: "You have given me just what I needed. I had no business say ing the things I did. Father Kovalsky had eluded the mob until 12:15 a. m. He Was not at home when the mob visited his home earlier in tho night, having hidden elsewhere when he completed the ser vices in his church. When the mob returned he had arm ed himself with a shotgun. A 16-year-old boy gained entrance to the house, sneaked up behind the priest, who "was sitting in a chair with the gun across his knees, and disarmed him. The boy then threw open the door to the mob. Father Kovalsky was taken to the main street and there witnesses told of remarks they had heard him make against the government and President Wilson- Meanwhile, members of the mob were reheating the tar that had been used on the other three men, earlier in the night, and which had grown ecld. When the mob pronounced Father Kovalsky guilty, after giving him op portunity to deny the statements of witnesses, the priest was led to an al ley about forty feet off the main street His shirt was stripped from his back. Tar was applied to the upper portion of his body with paddles, and a pillow case full of feathers shaken over him. He then was made to pa rade up and down the main street at the head of the mob, and carrying an American flag. The tarring party was the out growth of citizens' indignation at the light fine assessed against a grocer at his trial on a charge of making disloyal remarks. The - trial tool; place during the afternoon. Theodore Kunger, the grocer, who had been placed in jail in default of payment of his $100 fine, was taken from the jail and tarred. The crowd sawed a lock from the rear door of the jail and one from the cell in which Kunger was confined. Kunger's arrest followed remarks in his storo when a woman complained at having to buy wheat substitutes with wheat flour. Kunger said to her, she said: "Don't blame,me, blame that Wilson." Kunger was led from the jail to the heated tar, and tarred and feath ered. He then was compelled to head the procession, shouting his allegiance and carrying a flag wmcn ne had Deen made to kiss. Kunger was placed back in jail by the mob. Early today he paid his fine and costs, amounting to $110.25, and was released. It was said today that Mrs. Kunger stood by and watched her husband tarred, without making a protest. W. R. Jones, a lawyer of Benton, 111., seven miles from Christopher, who had defended Kunger at his trial, had heard the murmurs and departed for home. He was overtaken a few miles from Christopher and brought back and made to parade with the mob and perform acts of loyalty. He was not tarred. The crowd next sought Henry Ten brook and Herman Wcclcr and learn ed they were in a clubroom downtown. Tenbrook and Weeler fled to the roof of the building in which the clubroom was, an"4 hid behind a chimney. A member of the mob pointed his finger at them and they came from their hiding places. They were given a coat of tar and feathers and made to walk in the same fashion as Kunger. They were made to shout, "Hurrah for Wilson, to hell with the Kaiser." ROAD DRAG INSPECTORS WILL REPORT INFRACTION OF LAW Road drag inspectors, acting under the direction of the State Highway Board, will report counties where in tercounty seat roads are not properly dragged. In many counties the high way hoards allow road drag funds to accumulate end no effort is made to put the roads in proper condition after each rain. The law provides $15 per mile per year to drag or otherwise improve the 11,300 miles of inter county seat highways in Missouri. Because of the scarcity of farm help, and the pressing need of teams for agricultural work, it is difficult for county highway boards to contract with parties who will not sacrifice the roads for their own personal ben efit. Many road overseers in the Stat also proceed on the theory that they are to do road work only when the weather conditions are unfavor able for farm work or crops are laid by. If the roads in your section are not properly dragged you should noti fy the State Highway Board and an inspector will see that the condition is corrected. DONT OVERLOOK THE SIGN BOARDS ON ROADS It's a real annoyance for a stranger to try to follow an improperly marked public highway. The law requires road overseers to construct sign boards, giving directions and dis tances, at all crossings. This pro vision of the law is ignored in many sections of the State, according to a report made pubile by the State High way Department, and all road over seers in this county are urged to com ply with the law. , ..; Special correspondents, by the way, have almost beaten the railroad to it a conspicuous failures in this war. Estimated War Tax Hits The Rich Very Hard Collector William H. Edwards of the Second, or Wall Street, revenue of fice, commented yesterday upon the estimated taxes of America's richest individuals, pointing out that, right or wrong, the estimates should dispel any idea that the rich were not bear ing their share in the war. It has been estimated that John D. Rockefeller would be called on to pay a tax of about $38,400,000 this year, based on an income of $60,000,000. It had been figured, also, that Henry C. Frick was Mr. Rockefeller's closest rival, who would pay a tax approxi mately $7,100,000. The 29 wealthiest individuals after Mr. Rockefeller would pay taxes, it is estimated, ag gregating $86,100,000. "While these estimates were not given out by this officer," said Col lector Edwards, "I think the showing made is of a character to dispel the erroneous idea that the rich are not called upon to bear their share of the war's financial burdens. "In this connection it should be borne in mind that all incomes of $2, 000,000 or more must pay a surtax of 63 per cent. In addition there are Rockefeller, J. D Frick, H. C Carnegie, Andrew Bakeer, George F Rockefellere, Milliam Harkness, Edward S Armour, J. Ogden Ford, Henry Vanderbilt, W. K Green, Edward H. R Harriman, Mrs. E. H Astor, Vincent Stillman, James Ryan, Thomas F Guggenheim, Daniel Schwab, Charles M Morgan, J. P. Sage, Mrs. Russell McCormick, C. II Widener, Joseph James, Arthur C Brady, Nicholas F. Schiff, Jacob H Duke, James B ". Eastman, George du Pont, Pierre S Swift, Louis S '. Rosenwald, Julius Lewis, Mrs. Lawrence Phipps, Henry The operation of the income tax as well as the excess profits tax has come as a big surprise to many, es pecially to the men whose incomes were increased by war activities last year, une or tho most notaoie exam ples was cited yesterday by Collector Edwards. It was a case where a man who made $100,000 last year was obliged to turn over to the Govern ment in taxes $63,000. "When this FARM NEWS By A. L Foard, Coanty Agent. , Boys' and Girls' Club Movement. A large number of boys and girls over the county are going into one or more of the Boys' and Girls' clubs which are now open for membership. Already enrollment has been made in the calf club, pig club, poultry club, corn club and garden club. The pig club seems to be the most popular of all. There will likely be 150 or 200 join the pig club alone. Poultry Flock Demonstrations. Mr. Townslcy, of the Agricultural College, spent a day in the county last week with the County Agent in the interest of poultry improvement. Demonstrations in poultry husbandry have been taken up with Mr. W. E. Matkin's flock and the flock belonging to Hospital No. 4. Mr. Townsley will visit these flocks from time to time during the year. Visitors will be invited in at these oc casions and a demonstration in some line of poultry husbandry will be made. One of the interesting fea tures will be a hen culling demonstra- tion late in the season when the poor layers will be culled. Definite records will be kept with these flocks showing the exact profits at the end of the year. Joint Worm Investigation. The County Agent discovered last fall in some of the wheat stubble of this county a bad infestation of joint worm. This is a bad pest in the wheat Mr. A. F. Sattorthevoit, the government field entomologist, located at Charleston, Mo., has been engaged to assist in outlining some method of control of this pest. Mr. Satterthe voit is working with the County Agent this week on this matter. Farm Bureau Saved one Man $125. Chas. J. Belken, of Mine La Motte, informed the County Agent one day last week that he had saved him $125 by informing Mr. Belken of a place where he could buy 100 bushel of cowpeas $1.26 cheaper per bushel than where he had intended to buy. A great deal of assistance has been ren dered the farmers this spring in lo cating seeds and spray materials. . Linn Clardy Gives Wheat a Top Dressing. Linn Clardy began Monday an ap plication of acid phosphate as a top dressing on his wheat. This is a splendid practice and is to be highly recommeended. Seed Corn. ; The County Agent had' an oppor tunity last wek to see the seed corn of Mr. J. S. West which tested above 95 per cent strong germination. This corn was field selected last fall and stored in racks in an outbuilding. Mr. West has tested each ear he intends to plant and has discarded all except those testing 1UU per cent. The tests run at the Farm Bureau office have shown a few farmers to have some good seed com. while the majority have a poor quality. We are in a po sition now to teH farmers where they can get good seed in the county. Loughboro Farmers' Club Meets. Thirty farmers attended the meet ing of the Loughboro Farmers' Club normal taxes and the excess profits tax. Few of the richest men will have to pay an excess profits tax, as their incomes are derived from securities, the taxes on which are paid by the corporations. While, as I have said, the list shown to me cannot be consid ered official, there is no law against estimating an individual's wealth." Three women figure in the list of the thirty wealthiest Americans. They are Mrs. E. H. Harriman, with nn estimated in come of $4,000,000; Mrs. Russell Sage, $3,000,000, and Mrs. Lawrence Lewis, $2,500,000. The list of the thirty wealthiest Americans with their estimated in comes and accruing incomel taxes could not be verified as to amounts at either Collector Edwards' or Col- lector Eisner's office. Collector Ed wards said all income tax transac tions were held strictly confidential by the Government. While express ing no opinion as to tho correctness of the figures as put before him, the Collector was not inclined to regard the estimate as fantastic. Incomes and taxes payable of these thirty per sons, as estimated, are as follows: Estimated Income Tax Yearly Based on This Income. Estimate. $38,400,000 $60,000,000 11,250,000 10,000,000 7,500,000 7,500,000 6,250,000 6,200,000 ... 5,000,000 5,000,000 6,000,000 4,000,000 3,760,000 3,500,000 3,500,000 3,500,000 3,500,000 3,500,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 2,500,000 2,500,000 2,500,000 2,500,000 2,500,000 2,500,000 2,600,000 7,160,000 6,400,0(10 4,800,000 4,800,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 3,200,000 3,200,000 3,200,000 2,360,000 2,400,000 2,240,000 2,240,000 2,240,000 2,240,000 2,240,000 1,920,000 1,920,000 1,920,000 1,920,000 1,920,000 1,600,000 1,600,000 1,600,000 1,600,000 1,600,000 1,600,000 1,600,000 1,600,000 H.ouu.UUU man got through paying his taxes he had only $37,000 left out of his $100, 000," the Collector said. Practically all the persons named in the above list draw incomes from corporations whose offices are locat ed in Collector Edward's district, and nearly all live in that part of Man hattan included in the Third Internal Revenue District, of which Mark Eis ner is collector. last Thursday night. The County Agent and his assistant attended the meeting. They discussed the ,new or ganization plan of the Farm Bureau and the poor conditions of seed corn throughout the county, explaining common methods of testing. Soil Tests. The County Agent tested three dif ferent types of soil on the farm of Mr. J. B. West of Loughboro commun ity. Only one of these showed much acidity and it was white buck-shot soil. A ton of lime to the acre would benefit this soil a great deal. The ridge land and well drained bottom lend showed very slight acidity. Information for Gardeners. (A) No home garden should be raised except by labor of the family for the use of the family; in other words, a home garden with hired la bor is not advocated. The hired la bor should ba released to engage in general farming to add to the food stores of the Nation. (B) Garden seed, especially of certain important standard crops, such as beans and peas, must be con served and not wasted. (C) Good soil, sunlight, and air are necessary for goqd gardens. It is a waste of seed and labor to plant on land not suited or where shaded a large part of the day. (D) In small backyard gardens, plant only those crops which produce large quantities on limited area, such as string beans, tomatoes, lima beans, beets or onions. Corn, peas, potatoes, and other such crops require more space than is needed for the other crops. HOLD THE HOME LINES Every home in the land has been affected by the requirements of war. In every community tho customary methods of action and control must be reorganized. New and far-reaching measures of collective effort have had to bo adopted suddenly. Welfare agencies and institutions that before were over-loaded, are now struggling with the additional burden of these baffling problems. The home casual ty list, consisting of children neglect ed and gone astray; homes broken under the strain of war; sickness and poverty grown apace are some of the problems that must be studied if the home lines are held. Preparation to receive the handi capped returned soldier must be made. What of the day of reconstruction? Are the nine-tenths of us who must remain at home doing our utmost, and doing it intelligently? Problems of the reconstruction period will be discussed at the National Conference of Social Work which will be held in Kansas City May 15-22. Despondency Due to Constipation. Women often become nervous and despondent. When this is due to con stipation it is easily corrected by tak ing an occasional dose of Chamber lain's Tablets. These Tablets are easy to take and pleasant in effect. Ob tainable every. - (adv.) Things change so fast in Russia that it takes a snanshotskv ta anaO Trotsky.. .. - .. I in tl . 2-2 Mllion Families I cn H in the United 5 : cup cud corn 2 Ubleepoon shortening S.ve eujyof tb. measured flour for board. Pour milk ov corn meal, add hortentag tnd Jt WJM cold, add sifted flour and baking powder. Roll out lightly on floured board. Cut with biscuit cutter and bake in greased pan fifteen to twenty minutes. New Red, White and Blue booklet, "Best War Time Recipes," containing many other recipes for making delicious and wholesome wheat saving foods, mailed free. DR. PRICE'S CREAM BAKING POWDER, 1011 Independence Boulevard, Clicap FOOD Weekly War England and Italy Reduce Shoe Prices by Standardization. There has already been a drop in the prices charged by retailers for footwear in England in view of the Government's action in placing on the market standardized shoes made at controlled rates of profit, according to a report to the United States De partment of Commerce. At a recent exhibition of "war time" boots 39 samples were shown, ranging from heavy boots for cart ers and laborers to shoes for ordinary Prices range from $2.06 to $6.38 a pair. The shoes are made entirely of leather and the retailer's price is stamped on the sole. -" Italian shoe factories are manufac turing standardized shoes, using leather furnished by the Government, which controls the system of sales to the public In England the manufacture of standard cloth for men's suits has made rapid progress, 24 patterns be ing included in the first goods shown. As now planned, provision is made for 750,000 to 1,0000,00 suits ready for delivery from June to August. The project may later include production of certain classes of cloth for wo men's wear, with a gradually widen ing range of production under Gov ernment standardization. Agricultural Department Shows Rang of War Emergency Work. Of the total of nearly $20,000,000 asked for war emergency activities by the Department of Agriculture it is proposed to use $8,000,000 for the purchase and sale of seed to farmers for cash at cost;$6,100,000 for the development of the co-operative ag ricultural extension work in co-operation with the State agricultural col leges; $1,369,655 for combating ani mal diseases, stimulating the produc tion of live stock, and encouraging the conservation and utilization of meat, poultry, dairy and other ani mal products; $911,300 for the pre vention, control, and eradication of insects and plant diseases, and the conservation and utilization of plant products, $2,368,958 for extending and enlargingthc Market News Service of the Bureau of Markets, preventing waste of food3 in storage, in transit or held for sale, giving advice con cerning the market movement or dis tribution of perishable products, mak ing inspections and certifications re garding the condition of perishable agricultural products, and gathering information in connection with the demand for and the production, sup ply, distribution, and utilization of food; and $1,080,980 for dealing with the farm labor problem, enlarging the informational work of the department, printing and distributing emergency leaflets, posters, and other publica tions, and extending the work of the Bureau of Chemistry, the Bureau of Entomology, and the Bureau of Bio logical Survey. Only 8.18 Per Cent of Men Called Fail to Appear. Of the 3,082,949 persons called un der the selective service act, 252,294, or 8.18 per cent, failed to appear for examination, according to a state ment issued by the Provost Marshal General. This number, however, in cluded men, who had previously en listed Or been commissioned and had failed to notify their boards, some who had died, and many who were transferred to other boards but by mistake had been carried on the books of their local boards estimated at 100,000. ... Many of (the remaining 150,000 were aliens, a number of whom left the country to enlist in their own arm ies. The statement estimates the number of real "slackers" at not more than 50,000, or an average of less than 10 for each local board. Public Health Service Studies Means to Check Disease Near Army Camps. An investigation for the purpose of improving methods for prevention and control of communicable diseases, es pecially near, amy camps, is being made by the United States Public Health Service. The work will re late largely to the standardization and preparation of serums. ' The first serum to be studied will be that used in cerebrospinal meningi tis, which has lately been prevalent in camps. . ":'':, Russian DerelopssepU Worry Editor 4 CUPS OF WHEAT FLOURvTO THE POUND If each family used 4 cups of flour less per week, the saving would ba 22 million pounds or 112,244 barrels every week. The greatest help housekeepers can give to win the war is to make this saving and it can be done by using this recipe in place of white flour bread. Corn Meal Biscuits scalded milk teaspoon salt 1 cup white flour 4 teupoon Dr. meal WILL WIN THE WAR News Digest. of German Newspaper. Translations of editorial comment in the German press, made public by the Committee on Public Information, in clude the following from the Berliner Tageblatt: "The terms of the ultimatum to Russia will please even the most un relenting advocates of violence. It would be interesting to hear Hert ling, who accepted Wilson's second principle that people are not to be bartered about from sovereign to sov ereign, explain just what differences exist between the political methods of the past and those of today. It may be conceded that today the German Reichstag is informed of coming changes, but not until the matter has been settled without it. We all hope this policy will bring peace and pros perity, but we cannot conceal our anx iety at the birth of these new States." Vast Amount of Food Goes to Allied Countries from United States. Statistics compiled by the Food Administration show that the grand total of all food exported to the four allies the United Kingdom, France, Italy and Russia from July 1, 1914, to January 1, 1918, would furnish complete yearly rations for 67,100, 933 adult persons, with a surplus of protein capable of supplying this por tion of the diet for 22,194,570 addition al men. Since the beginning of the war the United States has averaged to supply the allies with food enough each year to support 16,314,552 persons, and with an excess of both protein and fats sufficient for several millions more. The total exports of wheat and wheat flour to the three principal al lies, Russia getting but a very small per cent of the whole, were equivalent to about 384,000,000 bushels, or an av erage of about 110,000,000 bushels a year. Of this total amount the United Kingdom got 145,348,000 bushels of wheat and 8,512,000 barrels of wheat flour; France got 79,798,000 bushels of wheat and 5,462,000 barrels of wheat flour; Italy 87,136,000 bushels of wheat and 1,895,000 barrels of wheat flour. Rusfcia received only 130,000 bushels of wheat and 25,000 barrels of wheat flour. The total exports of pork products were nearly 2,000,000,000 pounds, a yearly average of about 570,000,000 pounds. The total sugar exports- were over 2,209,000,000 pounds, a yearly average of about 648.000,000. Of corn there was exported 23,332,000 bushels; oats, 207,981,000; rye, 3,. 407,000. Report Shows Increase in Wages Paid to Iron and Steel Workers. A report to the Department of La bor covering the six departments of the iron and steel industry shows that, while not so pronounced as the rise in prices, wages increased, since May, 1915, as follows: In blast fur naces, 52 per cent; in Bessemer con verters, 58 per cent; in open-hearth furnaces, 36 per cent; in bloominge mills, 35 per cent; in plate mills, 50 per cent; in sheet mills, ifo per cent. In nearly every case the bureau found men working approximately the same number of hours per week as in 1915. Since this report was compiled tljcre have been additional increases of ap proximately 16 per cent. No Need for Agents in Placing Claims for War Risk Insurance. Soldiers, sailors or thoir beneficiar ies under the soldiers and sailors' in surance law need not employ attor neys or claim agents to collect the in surance, according to the Treasury Department. Circulars have lately been sent out by claim agents and at torneys offering to assist persons en titled to the benefits of this insurance in collecting their claims. The procedure for the presentation and collection of insurance claims is simple. Blanks may be secured from the Bureau of War-Risk Insurance at Washington. The name of the per- on m service wno was Killed or in jured, and the relationship which he bore to the person making the claim, should be given. War Trade Board Finds German Sub marines Directed at Neutrals. Germany's war leaders are using the submarine to prevent fulfillment of America's agreement to feed and relieve European; neutrals, according to a statement tty tna war Trade tales Price's Baking Powder Board. It says: "A mass of cumulative evidence and indications in the possession of the War Trade Board shows that Germany is employing the submarine menace to prevent neighbor neutrals receiving any food or favors at the hands of the United States and its as sociates in the war, and to coerce these neutrals through starvation and political and economical dependence upon Germany, quite as much as to strike at the communications of its. opponents Germany's ostensible aim in proclaiming the ruthless submarine campaign. "Further indications tend to show that these submarines are being used along similar dog-in-the-manger lines,, to destroy neutral shipping without regard to its employment" Increase of Meat Animals in Year Over 6,000,000. Reports based on figures from the Department of Agriculture show that January 1, 1918, the number of meat animals in the United States was. greater by more than 6,000,000 head than it was January 1, 1917. The num ber of inspections for slaughter indi cate a decrease in consumption. The summary shows the total num ber of cattle in the United States January 1, 1918, was 66,830,000, an increase of 1,247,000 head over the same day the year before. Hogs in creased 3,781,000 head, or 6.7 per cent. The increase in sheep was 1,284,000, or 2.7 per cent. Post Office Department Gives Form of Address for Oversea Mail. Persons who send mail to members of the Expeditionary forces are par ticularly requested, in a statement is sued by the Post Office Department,, to use ink only in writing the address es. Every piece of mail matter should also bear the name and address of the sender. Heavy paper, canvas or cloth should be used for wrapping packages. When canvas or cloth is used the address should be written on a shipping tag, with the name and address of the sender on the reverse side. Given names should be written in full, instead of initials. The title of the addressee and the full name of the unit or organization to which he is as signed should be added, it being suf ficient in tho way of further address to use the words "American Expedi tionary Forces." The good farmer's mtfiqns about pigs are constantly enlarging. If the hens contributed as much as they cackle we mighty have two fried eggs for breakfast now and then. Try It! A medicine which has given satisfaction to its users for over 40 years, as Cardui has, must be a good medicine. If you suffer from female troubles, and need a reli able, strengthening tonic, of real medicinal value, as proven by the experi ence of thousands of women users, TAKE The Woman's Tonic Mrs. d S. Budd, of Covins, Calif., in writing of her experience with Cardui, says: "I took a bottle at 13 yearsold, and it cured my headaches. I have taken It since mar riage, and received much help from it. Cardui is the best medicine I ever took . . . It was the only medicine . . . that helped , my back ..." Try Cardui. AO Druggists EBia mm WW' r