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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-28
COMING BACK NEXT LEAR
Then you want these
woods kept green.

woods kept green.
LEAVE NO FIRE BURNING.
The above is one Of numerous signs
that Commissioner Colby has sent
broadcast throughout the State. Not
only are these being given to town ON
Gals and to the fire wardens for post
ing, but liberal supplies have been sent
to the railroads to be placed IN the sta-
tons along the steam lines.
Another one of the signs reads:
STOP AND THINK
Before you drop a match
Or Leave a Camp Fire
IS 1T SAFE?
Another one Of the cards gives the
following valuable information and
suggestions:
SAVE MAINE FORESTS
Maine forests, comprising 100000
acres. are the most valuable asset In
the state.
Thousands Of people are furnished
employment in the Maine forests
$4,000. Oo0 worth of water powers are
protected by the Maine forests.
Maine forests furnish a play ground
for the nation.
Good Citizenship demands-The Law
Commands
That you observe the following pre-
cautions:
Don't throw away burning matches.
tobacco. cigars and cigarettes. kindle
campfires in dry periods or in danger
Gus places. near logs. decayed wood,
leaves, etc, or at a distance from
water.
Always totally extinguish camp
fire before leaving it.
But all Of tho cards. prepared by
Commissioner Colby are not for indi-
viduals. There is one that gives the
full text of tho slash law passed by
the Legislature in 1915. This is regard
cd as one of the most effective pieces OF
conservation legislation ever enacted
for it is designed to remove one Of the
most frequent causes Of fire that eX-
lists. the piling Of slash" after lum-
bering or clearing operations.
The warnings issued by Commission
or Colby are printed on the most dur
able kind Of light cardboard. The ink
used is black and red and the signs
are bound to catch the eye no matter
where they may he posted.
These signs are the kind that will not
wear out, for all they are but paper
Mr.. Colby. in addition to being forest
commissioner and state land agent is
the president of the Kennebec Valley
Protective Association. A year ago
this association posttd notices in the
forests and they We're printed in the
best red ink that could be secured At
ter being exposed to all kinds Of
weather, rain. snow, heat and cold.
they arc now almost as legible as when
they We're posted The next cards will
be printed with the same kind Of ink
SO there will be no excuse for anyones
not reading the words printed on
them.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-28
RESIGNATION OF
CHAS. w. MULLEN

Inc resignation Of Hon. Charles w
Mullen or Bangor. the Democratic
member or the Public Utilities COM
MISSION mas been received by Govern
or carr r. Milliken, who has acknowI-
edeed me receipt Of it. In his letter of
acknowledgement Governor Milliken ex-
presses regret that Mr.. Mullen is
iea'ihe the board and adds his appre-
ciation OF Mr.. Mullen's services as a
member Of the board.
an MIS- letter Of resignation Mr.. Null.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-28

len requests that the resignation take
effect June Il. and in any event no,
later than July /.
Thus far there are four candidates
for the vacancy on the commission
which will result from Mr. Mulens
resignation: Hon. Rcucl j. Moves G
Augusta Major Frederick Eoruc OF
East Machias; Bion Bradbury ~ For'-
land and Frank Keller of Rock ud
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-28
NOMINATIONS BY
THE GOVERNOR

Governor Milliken Saturday made the
following nominations
Trial justice-Arthur l.. Cakes
Rangeley.
Notary public-Guy G. Porter, Houl-
ton; Seth S. Thornton. Houlton.
Justice of the peace-Russeu Halo
National Soldiers Home; Harold p
Smith. Whitefield; Robert r White.
house, Portland
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-28
AUTOMOBILE
STATEMENT

The following statement was issued
saturday noon by the automobile de-
partment:
Total registrations and licenses 10
May 2s. 1876
Registrations Observation-Disclosures. 1895
'D'~''oNS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. s'''
Trucks ... 1850
'~'''' - ..................
motorcycles NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ~
Motorcycle Dealers ............... ~
Total registration and licenses
Registrations :n;'
Licenses 3,il'
Trucks 29i'
N'i'is y '''..'..... Observation-Disclosures. "V
Motorcycles ss1
80
Motorcycle Dealers ............ :.
Total receipts to may 2s. 1916. s2$
o4b.25; total receipts to May IS lsl'
1927 ,905,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-28

Adjutant General George Mel Pres
son of Pennington. the provost mar
shall Of Maine. Saturday sent out let
ter to every physician and every min
lister of the gospel in the State asking
their assistance in the registration of
men between the ages of 81 and 81
years on registration day, June 5th.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-02
CLAIMS TO HAVE PERFECTED
SURE SUBMARINE DESTROYER

Rockport, Ind, Feb. 24.-With the
perfection of John S. Parks subma-
rine destroyer, the local inventor says
ne feels the position of the United
States will be secure in time of war.
Park, who is the inventor of the self
oiler used on all engines, a fue clean
er in use by large factories, a patent
post-hole digger and numerous other
devices, has been working for some
time on a new submarine, and now
announces its perfection.
The vessel, its originator says, will
decoy submarines to their destruc-
tion. 1t can rise or sink in the space
of ten seconds, and it will have more
speed than any submarine now in ex-
istence, the inventor says. Its pecu-
liar shape will make it difficult to hit,
and impossible to sink by ramming.
At the same time the two powerful
torpedo tubes that it carries will make
it effective against a submarine or
regular war vessel.
Being cheap in construction, the in
yentor says, it will be possible for the
United States to use a much greater
number of these wasps in the defense
of our coast line in case of war.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-02
Mining Companies
Incorporate for
$2,OOO,OOO

The Ottawa County, Oklahoma,
mining fields appear to be booming,
and men of money and mining exper-
ience from all over the United States
seem to be getting in as "the water is
fine."
The latest to organize are the Ma
homa, Nichols Williams and Buck
horn companies. The Mahoma is in
corporated for $750,000 capital stock,
the Nichols Williams for $40G,0 900 and
the Buckhorn for 5000 900. These
companies are the ones in which A.
o. Nichols, Geo. X. Williams and
other Farmingtonians and st. Fran
co.'s county citizens are financially in
terested, and we understand that Mr..
Blanchard of Boston, Mass, who was
connected with the "Jake Day" prop
erty, and A. o. Nichols and Geo. X.
Williams are the promoters.
These properties are each very val
liable and have several mills in opera
tion, and from all reports have struck
it very rich. Those interested claim
that the ore is very rich, especially as
to lead, and has very fine face. AL
together, especially the Nichols Will
liams and Mahoma, these mines are
among the best, if not the very best,
in that very rich field. Success to ev-
eryone interested.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-02
Speedy Action

Willard McCutcheon last week stole
an automobile from Hugh Mitchell,
proprietor of the Bequette livery barn
at Flat River, and got as far as st.
Louis with the goods, where he was
arrested by the police, who had re-
ceived information of the Flat River
theft, and Sheriff Adams was notified
of the arrest.
q Deputy Sheriff Leslie Mitchell went
for him Monday, brought him back
and lodged him in Jail here. He waiv-
ed preliminary hearing the same day
before Justice VIM Good, who bound
him over to Circuit Court. He was
arraigned before Circuit Judge Peter
n. Huck the same day, when he plead
guilty and was sentenced to two years
In the penitentiary. Sheriff Adams
left with him yesterday for the peni-
tentiary.
While McCutcheon is merely boy,
he made record time in his chase to
the penitentiary. He is only 10 years
old, and we understand that his pa
rents live in Webb City. At the time
the notion struck him that he chad
the makin's" of a successful automo-
bile thief, he was working in the Beg
uette livery barn at Flat River.
Besides taking McCutcheon to JEFF
ferson City Wednesday, Sheriff Chas.
Adams had also the following recru-
its for the penitentiary: George H.
Ratley, VIM. Buxton and Clarence
("Bud') Smith.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-02
Important Meeting

The annual meeting of the St. Fran
co.'s County Farm Bureau will be held
in Pennington at o'clock to-mor-
row Saturday.. The principal OBJ
Ject of this meeting will be to start
an organization campaign, and officers
will also be elected for the ensuing
year. This meeting should mean much
to every farmer in st. Francois coun-
ty, and it will mean much to all who
will lend their influence to such meet
ings and take unto themselves the
great benefits that are offered and are
to be obtained from attention to these
meetings. ]. Kelly Wright of the
State Board of Agriculture. and P. H.
Ross, leader of County Agents, will
be present and will be among the
speakers at the meeting.
The farmers of st. Francois county.
generally speaking, have never taken
the interest in the work of the Farm
Bureau that its merits would appear
to justify as judged from it's accomp-
lishments in other fields. No farmer
can individually become so familiar
and conversant with the soil, it's prop
er care and capability, that he is be-
yond learning from others. Those en-
ployed in the farm demonstration work
have behind them the best that has
been learned from the past experience
of the entire world of agriculture.
horticulture, stock breeding, etc.
In view of all this, does it not seem
to be slightly presumptuous in any one
individual attempting to place his
knowledge of such things against the
accumulated learning of experts in
these various fields of enterprise and
study The Times feels assured that
there is not farmer in st. Francois
county who cannot improve his pres
ent productions very materially, with
similar seasons, by identifying him.
self with the Farm Demonstration
work and attending these meetings.
We hope that all our farmer friends
will attend the meeting tomorrow
and identify themselves with this
movement, which will mean so much
for all in introducing improved meth
DDS of farming, Labor saving and
production has been and is being I'M
proved in every other line of endeav-
or Then why not in farming? There
is something more to farming than
merely the sowing and reaping. II
you will interest yourself in this work
It will mean an increase in your prof
its.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-02
TWO PROMINENT CITIZENS
OF POTOSI DIE SAME DAY

Edmund Casey and Hugh McGreg-
or, two of Washington county's most
prominent and best known citizens,
died at their respective homes in Po-
tosi last Monday, February 26th.
Mr.. Casey was II years old and all
his life had been identified with Wash
ington county, and was foremost in
many of its most important enter
prises. He was leader in every
movement for the upbuilding of Po-
tosi and the county, prominent and in
fiuential in politics and all public af-
fairs, and enjoyed the confidence and
highest respect of the people through
out Washington county. In 1862,
when a mere lad of II years, he en-
listed in the Confederate army and
served as soldier until the close of
the wGr.
Mr.. McGregor, since he first came.
to Potosi about 80 years ago, had
been one of it's most energetic, wide
awake business men, engaged in min
ing, merchandising and banking. He
was director and organizer of the
first bank instituted in Potosi, and was
the life of every movement in which he
was engaged He was brother-in-
law of Mrs. P. 8. Cole of Farming
ton, having married about twenty
seven years ago Mrs. Millard VIII
liams, formerly Miss Roberta Lee
Richeson, whose first husband died
while in business in Pennington. Mr..
McGregor was about SO years of age.
The death of these two men is a
great loss to Potosi, which is deeply
felt and regretted by wide ac-
quaintance throughout this section of
the State.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-02
Crushed to Death
By Falling Rock

Henry Cheek was crushed to death
by falling rock last Tuesday in Shaft
No. of the National Lead Company.
He and Roscoe Morris of Desloge, his
working partner, were engaged in TAX
ing down loose rock in the shaft,
when Cheek was struck by a slab Of
falling rock and instantly killed. The
rock also knocked Morris down
bluff several feet, but he was only
slightly bruised. An inquest was held,
and the Coroner's jury rendered the
following verdict: "The deceased came
to his death by falling rock in the St.
Louis Smelling & Refining Company's
shaft No. q" Cheek was unmarried.
This is the first accident by falling
rock in the National Lead Company's
mine since 1913.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-02
Germany Planned Alliance
With Japan and Mexico to
Make War on United States

Washington, Feb. 28.-The Asso.
-ciated Press is enabled to reveal that
Germany in planning unrestricted
submarine warfare and counting its
consequences, proposed an alliance
with Mexico and Japan to make war
on the United States, if this country
should not remain neutral.
Details were left to German Minis
ter Won Eckhardt in Mexico City, who,
by instructions signed by German
Foreign Minister Zimmerman at Ber-
lin January 10, 1917, wss directed to
propose the alliance with Mexico to
General Carranza and suggest that
Mexico seek to bring Japan into the
plot.
These instructions were transmit
ted to Won Eckhardt, through Count
Won Bernstorff, former German AM
bassador here, now on his way home
to Germany under safe conduct OBJ
tanned from his enemies by the coun-
try against which he was plotting
war.
Germany pictured to Mexico, by
broad intimations, England and the
Entente Allies defeated; Germany and
her allies triumphant and in world
domination by the instrument of un-
restricted warfare,
A copy of Zimmerman's instruc-
tions to Won Eckhardt, sent through
Won Bernstorff, is in possession of the
United States Government. 1t is as
follows: Bn$t
Berlin, Jan. 10, 1917.-On the first
of February we intend to begin sub
marine warfare, Unrestricted. In
spite of this, it is our intention to en-
deavor to keep neutral the United
States of America.
"If this attempt is not successful,
we propose an alliance on the follow
ing basis with Mexico: That we shall
make war together and together make
peace. We shall give general fnan-
cial support, and it is understood that
Mexico is to reconquer the lost terri
tory in New Mexico, Texas and Ari-
zona. The details are left to you for
settlement.
"You are instructed to inform the
President of Mexico of the above in
the greatest confidence as soon as it !
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-02

] is certain that there will be an out
break of war with the United States
and suggest that the President of
Mexico, on his own initiative, should
communicate with Japan suggesting
adherence at once to this plan; at the
same time offer to mediate between
+ Germany and Japan.
"Please call to the attention of the
! President of Mexico that the employ
fment of ruthless submarine warfare
/ now promises to compel England to
make peace in few months.
(Sig ned) ZIMMERMAN.
This document has been in the hands
Iof the government since President
Wilson broke off diplomatic relations
with Germany. 1t has been kept Sc
cret, while the President has been ask
ing Congress for full authority to deal
with Germany, and while Congress has
been hesitating.
1t was in the Presidents hands
while Chancellor Won Bethmann- Holl-
veg was declaring that the United
had placed an Interpretation on the
submarine declaration "never intended
by Germany" and that Germany had
promoted and honored friendly rela-
tions with the United States "as an
heirloom from Frederick the Great"
Of itself, if there were no other, it is
considered a sufficient answer to the
German Chancellor's plant that the
United States "brusquely" broke off
relations without giving authentic"
reasons for its action.
The document supplies the missing
link to many separate chains of cir
cumstances, which until now have
seemed to lead to no definite point. 1t
sheds new light upon the frequently
reported, but indefinite movements, of
the Mexican Government to couple it's
situation with the friction between the
United States and Japan. 1t adds an
other chapter to the celebrated report
of Jules Cambon, French Ambassa-
dor in Berlin, before the war, of Ger
many's worldwide plans for stirring
strife on every continent where they
might aid her in the struggle for
world domination which she dreamed
was so close at hand. 1t adds climax
to the operations of Count Won Bern
storff and the German Embassy in this
country, which have been colored with
passport frauds, charges of dynamite
plots and intrigue, the full extent of
which never has been published.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-02
FARMINGTON GRIEVANCES
ARE DECIDED TO BE JUST
State Public Service Commission Issues
Order Requiring the Electric Line
to Give City Better Service

A full statement of the findings Of
the State Board of Public Utilities. il
regard to the grievances made b,
farmington citizens recently, at s
hearing in this city before Commits.
sioner B. j. Bean, was received here
the first of the week. The findings Of
the Board are in favor of the com.
plants, and an order was made re-
qulring that the electric line amend
the shortcomings complained of,
While the findings of the Board are
practically altogether in favor of this
city, there is absolutely no desire or
intention on the part of the citizen
ship of Pennington to work any in
justice on the management of the
electric line. On the other hand, there
is an evident spirit of cooperation
with such line among our people. All
they want, or desire, is fair accommo-
dation on the part of this public SER
vice corporation, and when that is
rendered them, then the last vestige
Of friction, or opposition, will disap-
pear from this community in regard
to the electric line, and our people can
then be depended upon to be a posi-
tive asset in the upbuiIding of the
electric line.
Bickering and hard feeling never as
sisted an individual nor a community
to get anywhere that was desired
Our people would like to regard the
electric line as an asset to Farming
ton, and when fair and just treatment
is accorded them by the management
of that line, they will so regard it.
But there must be a mutual feeling of
cooperation in this matter. as in all
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-02
Interest Increasing

The following splendid lot of new
and renewal subscriptions to The
Times has been received the past week,
for which the management of this pa
per feels duly grateful:
New Subscriptions: w. C. Wallace,
C. Canterberry, Stanley Gray, G. w.
Baker, M. P. Arnold, and w. E. Beard
of Knob Lick; Mrs. J. A. Cunningham
of Route a, Edgar Stark of Route 5,
and NJ. @. Spaugh of Pennington; w.
B. Murrill of Desloge, Pat NARROW of
Bismarck, w. E. Hicks of Frederick
town, W. A. Cloud of st. Louis.
Renewals: Mrs. Jennie Gruner and
Frank Simpson of Route /, Mace Tur-
ley of Route 2, and Merrill Pipkin of
Pennington; DR.. F. L. Keith and c.
R. Bramblet of Flat River, C. T. Tul-
lock of Bismarck, S. ]. Hensley of
Texarkana, Ark.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-02

others, in order that the best and
greatest good be accomplished. The
Times is positive that if the manage
nnent of the electric line will put a
little more "human feeling" into its
management, that it will "take on
flesh as never before in its history,
and there will be neither time nor in
elination to figure on getting even"
with anybody or anything.
The following order has been made
by the Public Service Commission, to
govern the car service in Pennington,
to take effect the 18th inst, which
was made after quite a lengthy re-
cital of the evidence that was pro-
duced at the recent hearing in this
city:
Ordered: /. That the said defend
ant run its said cars Nos. 210 and 200
from the State Hospital through the
city of Harrington to Flat River and
intermediate stations, and that de-
fendant run it's said cars Nos. POI and
POT from Flat River through the city
of Pennington to the State Hospital.
Ordered: 2. That this order shall
be in full force and effect on and after
the 18th day of March, 1917.
Ordered: 3. That the Secretary of
the Commission shall forthwith serve
a duly certified copy of this order up
on each of the parties hereto.
Ordered: 4. That the parties here
to within ten days after the receipt of
a copy Of this order shall notify the
Commission in writing, in the man.
ner specified in Section 25 P. S. C. L.,
whether the terms of this order are
and will be obeyed.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-02
GROWING SUNFLOWERS
IN MISSOURI

1t is now almost fifteen years since
sunflowers were first grown CONNER
cially in Southeast Missouri. In 1914
the seed crop, harvested principally
in the vicinity of New Madrid, Mars
ton and Portageville, amounted to
some thirty carloads, valued at about
$4,000. That year, at harvest time,
the seed market opened at $3.50 per
hundred but later went to $500, with
choice planting seed selling the next
spring at $3.50 per 100 pounds. The
natural result was a great interest in
the crop, which is planted just about
as is corn. Later developments, how
ever, indicate that under existing con-
ditions there is but little money in
growing the crop commercially, de-
sirable as is small patch for poultry
feed. An extensive grower, who was
formerly enthusiastic over the crop,
writes to the assistant secretary of
the Missouri State Board of Agricul-
ture as follows: "0ur first exper-
'ience with sunfiowers was very favor
able. We happened to strike good
season and a good price. Today | am
not believer in sunfowers. There
are but few buyers of seed and the
result is there is no stable, dependable
market. While we were offered as
high as $3.50 per 100 pounds for the
1915 crop, we are today offered about
$500, notwithstanding that the 1916
crop was probably less than half that
of the preceding year."
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-02
FLAT RIVER WINS End GAME

The Harrington High boys and
the Flat River High boys played q
fast, exciting game of basket ball on
the local court last Saturday night,
Flat River being victors by score Of
~ to 20, and thereby winning the
championship of st. Francois county.
The Flat River boys and Pennington
boys go to Cape Girardeau to play in
a basket ball tournament Friday,
March 81, at which time they will bat
tie for the Southeast Mo. champion
ship.
A large number was over from Flat
River to root" for their team. B3si
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-02
LICENSED TO MARRY

Feb. 23, Barton Eaton and Gene
We've Perry of Pennington.
23d, Franklin Sawyer and Alice Bar
ton of Desloge.
10th, Layton Simpson of Leadwood
and Marie Housherr of Cherryville.
24th, Edward Pritchett and Carrie
White Of Desloge.
26th, John Postlewait and jessie
Bailey of Cantwell.
26th, Harry M. Lewis and Viola
jenkins of Pennington.
27th, John Rieffer of DeSoto and
Barbara Ellen Hoffman of Caledonia.
28th, Ira c, Colson and Mary Her
mann Of Desloge
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-02
CARD OF THANKS

We want to thank our friends,
neighbors and representatives of the
Gospel Team for their kindness dur
ing. the illness and death of our beloved
father. We also thank Hospital No.
4 for their beautiful flowers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theo. F. Lockridge.