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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-04-06
OK CARTS AND MOTOR CARS

To gaze upon the Stars and Stripes
fluttering from the walls of ancient
Moro Castle, is the welcome received
by the tourist in Porto Rico, says the
Literary Digest. Going ashore at
San Juan, one is in the midst of
strange and fascinating mingling of
the old and new. Here are Casa
Blanca, once upon a time the home of
Ponce de Leon, great modern piers
within few steps Of the city walls
century old, houses with Moorish bal
comics and modern shops with cleo
trio signs, OK carts and motor cars
orientalism and Americanism. But
Porto Rico's interest is not confined
to the creations of man, old or new.
Back of the sea there is a mountain
land which nowhere else in the trop-
les is exceeded for natural charm.
And over a system of government
roads through the wild mountain re-
gion, under the shade of mangoes and
poincianas, over the fruitful fields of
sugar cane, pineapples and tobacco
tempt the motorist in many direc-
tions. If you visit the island by a
ship calling at both San Juan and
Ponce, you may take the long drive
between those cities by autobus or
touring car Attractive, sixteen-day,
all-expense-paid tours to Porto Rico
are made every week from New York
by the New York and Porto Rico
Steamship Company at a cost of
S94.50 up, The steamers of this line
steam entirely around the island, call
ing at San Juan, Ponce, Mayaguez.
Ample time is allowed for motor trip
over the military road and visits to
important towns. Steamers of the
Red ID" line en- route to Venezuelan
ports also call at San Juan.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-04-06

The Federal Farm Loan Bank OF
this district, located at st. Louis, hes
received applications for loans total
ing $2,137,O99, distributed as follows;
Missouri, $654,375; Illinois, $507,SS4,
and Arkansas, $974,S40, according to
recent statement. This looks as if the
Federal farm loan act will prove a
popular measure with farmers, that
it was needed and that the farmers
are not slow to take advantage of the
opportunity which it affords them.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-04-06
YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU

In the present emergency the coun-
try needs the help of every Missouri
an of every age.
Wars are won or lost by the amount
of the food supply. The U boat war
fare seeks to starve England, as the
Allies blockade attempts to keep food
away from the Central Powers. The
European nations have food dictat.
ors. Let Missouri make one unneces-
sary.
If war does not come, or lasts but
short time, we can force down the
high cost of living. Maximum pro-
ducts properly preserved will increase
food supply and relieve distress in
times of peace, as well as during
months of war.
The plan fs to-
Use (a) all available space in the
country and (b) every vacant lot or
part of lot in town to
Grow articles Of food that can be
canned or stored for future use.
Use the boys and girls, who would
otherwise be idle during the spring
and summer, older persons not other
wise employed, men and women who
want exercise, and in fact everybody
who can WELD a hoe.
Neither the land nor the labor prob
lem is involved. The plan contem-
plates taking no now used land or
now employed person for this work.
Its purpose is to put the idle Missou-
rian to work on the idle ground. Give
every boy a job. Keep the weeds
down. Grow garden truck instead.
The Extension Department of the
College of Agriculture will
/. Furnish suggestions as to the
best vegetables to plant or raise.
2. Give directions from time to time
as to their culture,
3. Arrange for at least one practi-
cal and experienced demonstration in
each county, who will give actual
demonstrations as to the method of
canning and preserving products for
! future use, and
A. will provide markets for surplus
canned food products.
The State Superintendent of Public
Schools believes the shcools, which be.
long to everybody, should lead in this
important movement. In each coun-
ty a County Committee should be
formed to take charge of the work
As the logical head, he has asked the
County Superintendent of Schools tc
serve. Unless word is received by
April 7th that the County Superin,
tendent will take hold in earnest, an.
other will be appointed
The county committee should ap
point township committees and they
should see that there is someone il
every school district in the State Il
look after the following details of the
plan:
l. List all available ground.
g. See that it is planted.
8. See that it is properly cultivat.
ed.
a. Arrange for canning demonstra.
tons at the proper time Through
County Committee and College Of
Agriculture)
5. Keep record of what is done
and how much surplus products are
in each neighborhood.
In this work the schools SHOULD
have the support of the newspapers
clubs, fraternal organizations, banks
and commercial clubs, churches, coun.
ty courts, city councils, boy scouts
Camp Fire Girls, and all other organi-
cations of patriotic Missourians.
We have been talking patriotism
Now we can show it. Weld hoe
as we'll as wear flag! Let us all join
in the movement to supply the coun-
try with food.
"Your country needs you'll"
Very truly yours,
UEL W. LAMKIN,
State Supt. of Public Schools.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-04-06

Representatives of some of the
principal railroads of the country,
East and West, have made applica-
ton to the Interstate Commerce Com
misSion for an increase in freight
rates to counterbalance the increased
wages which the Adamson law in
gures railroad employees. The Su-
preme Court of the United States has
upheld this law, making eight hours
the basis of a days labor with extra
pay for overtime. The hearing was
begun by the Commission which is
now in session in Washington City,
on Tuesday, and will pass upon the
demands of the roads. From the IA
vorable reports that have been pub
lished of the earnings of railroads the
past year, it looks to an outsider as
if they might stand the increase in
wages which the Adamson law en-
tails at present rates of traffic. This
point. however, will doubtless be care
fully considered by the Commission,
and if the railroads are justified in
their claims, the increase asked for,
or some increase at least, may be al,
lowed. and the public will "pay the
freight, as It always does. q las
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-04-06

Mayor Keil was reelected Mayor
of st. Louis Tuesday by an over
whelming majority about $4,000
Such result indicates that his admin
istration of the affairs of that city
really have been satisfactory to a
great majority of the citizens of that
city, notwithstanding the reports that
have recently been published IN re-
gard to his "good-fellowship', which
usually means ahard usage" of the
municipality. S1
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-04-06
CAR BURNS

The four-cylinder Jcffery car be.
longing to Prosecuting Attorney
Thomas A. Mathews, which was be.
ing driven by Geo. Kell, was burned
Tuesday night between Elvins ant
Bismarck. The cause of the fire is
not known. Mr.. Mathews had the
car insured, but it will nothing like
cover the loss, as the car was good
one.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-04-06
SOUL MESSAGE OF EASTER

There is no death, who says there u.s. mistakes
Transition for decay.
Eternal life springs everywhere the same
Deaths story to dismay
Promise of everlasting life is writ
Plainly Natures SCROLL
AS with the trees the Towering shrubs and bulbs
So is it with the soul,
period of sleep, of darkness black
AS Calvary's blacklist night
And then the Resurrecton's sun shines forth
With Gods perpetual light.
Ah,fyou blind followers of faith or fate
Read for yourselves the roll
How knared brown root, apparent dead reyives
Thus is it with the soul
The shroud of winter mets into the mast
$50 Blue skies replace the gray
And then, reiuvenated, Spring returns
ts For this is Natures way.
At Easter when the woods gardens wake
$ And verdure every knoll,
The fresh. young of Sprngime speaks and Save
sa So is it with the soul.
~, = BY Matilda Ann Allen.
The Glenwood post., 1917-01-27
WE FATTEN DEER FOR UTAH
AND WYOMING HUNTERS

j. F. Engel state game warden il
northwestern Colorado, has prepared
he following statement regarding game
conditions in that section of the state.
He is thoroughly acquainted with con-
ditions in Routt, Moffat and other
northwestern counties, and his article
is authoritative. He recommends that
the game laws be amended to prevent
hunters chasing bear or other wild ami
mails with hounds. On the deer he
comments as follows:
The deer are on the decrease in the
state of Colorado, for the reason that
they summer in Colorado and winter in
Utah and Wyoming. Both of these
states have open season, Wyoming
with sixty-one days and Utah with
about the middle of November. The
deer are fat and in good shape, having
fed on good Colorado grass. From the
north they go into Wyoming and as
soon as they cross the Snake river
which is the dividing line between Wy
oming and Colorado, the bombardment
starts. The ranchers living on this side
of the river are barred from shooting
the deer, while the ranchers living on
the other side of the stream capture
the deer, and they have perfect right
to do so as there is an open season in
Wyoming, and this is an injustice to
the ranchers' living on this side of the
river in Colorado. The same fate
awaits the deer when they cross The
line into Utah as they have an open
season for sixteen days. We feel this
an injustice to this section of Colorado,
because we feed and raise the deer
here, to feed the people of Utah and
Wyoming. This is an injustice to this
state and will be looked upon as such
until we have a universal game law, as
we have a migratory bird law.
The Glenwood post., 1917-01-27
COLORADO sHALE REsERvA-
TIoNs HELD IMPORTANT

Washington, Jan. 22;-Secretary Lane
makes the following announcement:
'sThe most important single act dur
ing the month of December in connec-
ton with the classification of mineral
lands was the creation of two naval oil
shale reserves, one of 45,44O acres in
western Colorado, and one of s6,5S4
acres in northeastern Utah. The lands
thus set apart for the use of the navy
contain bodies of shale which, when
mined and distilled in properly con-
structed retorts, yield oil of good quail
ty. Thus far oil has not been extracted
from shale in the United States in
commercial quantities since the discov-
cry Of crude oil developed by wells, be-
cause oil can be secured in the latter
way much more cheaply than through
the more complex process of extracting
it from shales. But the oil shale indus
try has existed in Scotland for half 4
century in spite of the competition of
the oil fields of the world, and the
oil shale deposits of western United
States will also be developed in a COM
mercial why.
"The naval oil shale preserves have
been created to provide for the needs
of the navy during that future time
when the ordinary oil fields have been
SO reduced that it becomes practicable
and profitable to distill the more ex-
pensive shale oil. No other important
reservations were created during the
month and no extensive restorations
effected.
"In Colorado more than 5000 acres
were designated under the enlarged
homestead act in twenty-three counties
scattered throughout the state. A fair
percentage of this area is available for
new settlers. Some of the areas includ
ed are in the following counties: San
Miguel county, 27,50O acres; Mesa
county, 29,4O0 acres; Montezuma coun-
ty, $4,000; La Plata county, 1890
acres; Dolores county, 14,700 acres;
Archuleta county, $4,000 acres; Prov
ers county, 12,10O acres; Ouray county,
7,700 acres" ....
The Glenwood post., 1917-01-27
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the true life of the greater number with
their adventures, their conflicts of tenn
permanent, their failures and successes.
In 1917 The Companion will print 12
serials and story groups besides fully
250 single stories and sketches, all for
$500. The Forecast for 1917, which We
will send on request, tells all about the
great features of the coming volume.
By special arrangement ne wsubscrib-
ers for The Youth s Companion can
have also Mccall s Magazine for 1917
both publications for $2.10.
Our two-at-one-price offer includes:
l. The Youths Companion-52 issues
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2. The Companion Home Calendar
for 1917.
8. McCAl's Magazine-12 fashion
number of 1917.
4. Ane 15-cent Mccall Dress Pattern
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New subscriptions received at this
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The Glenwood post., 1917-01-27
ISSUED a-........
ON GAS DANGERS

Washington, Jan. .23-The bureau of
mines, department of the interior, has
called attention to the increasing num-
ber of persons who are being asphyxi-
ated through breathing the exhaust
gases from automobile engines in gar.
ages, and suggested that the danger is
greatly increased in the winter time
when the weather is too cold to keep
the doors and windows open.
A series of tests were conducted in a
garage, in which one of the chemists
was considerably affected by the pois-
onous gases. The tests led to the fol
lowing conclusions:
An automobile engine should not bs
operated in small garage unless doors
and windows are wide open.
In the tests conducted, the air in the
garage was rendered decidedly danger
GUS aftor the automobile engine had
been running fifteen minutes.
''The gas made by automobile en-
gires in inclosed garages is known as
carbon monoxide,' Said Director Van
Fl. Manning of the bureau. "It is a
colorless. odorless and tasteless gas. It
is extremely poisonous because it ccm.
bines with the red coloring matter of
the blood more readily than oxygen
does, and blood that is saturated with
it cannot take up oxygen.
"The dangerous symptom of this
carbon monoxide poisoning comes al
most without warning, and collapse in
a garage generally proves fatal, unless
outside aid arrives very soon, because
the running engine continues to gener-
ate carbon monoxide and continues to
make the air more poisonous.
"In the tests, the chemists fount,
dangerous amounts of carbon monoxidc
in the farthermost part of the garage
after twenty to thirty minutes running
of the engine, while near the engine
the air was extremely unsafe when the
engine had run about fifteen minutes
The observer did not remain in the
dangerous atmosphere except when tax
ing samples of the gas, and was not ex-
posed to the poisonous air longer than
three minutes on the whole.
"Smarting and watering of the eyes,
due to the presence of other noxious
products Of combustion, were the first
effect.
"After collecting the samples, the
observer contracted a headache, and
about an hour later became dizzy,
nauseated and very ill.
"This lasted for ten hours. The next
day he had completely recovered"
The Glenwood post., 1917-01-27
Mad DOGS BITE FATAL TO
YOUTH AFTER THREE MONTHS

Denver, Jan. r23.-Wounds received
on Oct. 80, when he was attacked by a
mad dog, caused the death Sunday of
Virgil Harrington, l5-year-old son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. H. T. Harrington, 725
Kalamath street. The lad died at
o clock of hydrophobia.
The slow but certain process Of the
disease began its deadly work early
Friday night when young Harrington
complained of having difficulty in
swallowing and breathing. During the
night he rapidly grew worse and al.
though attended by prominent physi.
clans, death was inevitable from the
start. He made the first complaint Oh
Friday and members of his family un.
til that time had thought he was out
of danger. He attended classes in the
school that day. al OIL. ~ .r
About Oct. 13 tramp dog came iltc
the neighborhood around Santa Ne
drive. The boys in the district imme
diately adopted it. For two weeks they
fed him and gave him place to sleep
On the afternoon Of Oct. 80, the dog
after morning Of wandering, appear
ed in the neighborhood. The lads i'm
The Glenwood post., 1917-01-27
mediately procured food for him. As
they were attempting to feed him, he

medlately procured food Tor him. AS
they were attempting to feed him, ne
attacked one of the smaller children,
James Fitzpatrick, years old, of 1853
Santa Fe drive. The boy screamed and
fled. The maddened brute's teeth
caught his clothing and tore it. At,
tracted by the screams, Paul Greenblatt
Is years old, S12 Inca street, attem7'
ted to protect the smaller youth.
The dog turned and attacked Green,
blatt, also tearing his clothing and
that of William Hale, 5, of $50 Fox
street. The fact that the skin of none
of these boys was broken is said to be
the reason that they were not affected
Young Harrington was the next vic,
tim of the dog, and was bitten on one
of his hands. His case attracted the
attention of the state medical board
and telegram was sent to Chicago
asking for plaster serum. This was
administered twenty-five times by sew
eral leading physicians of Denver.
The dog was killed and an examn-
alton of the brain, which was made by
DR.. w. G. Mitchell, city bacteriologist,
proved that the animal was afflicted
with rabies.
Funeral services for young Harring-
ton will be held tomorrow afternoon.
The Glenwood post., 1917-01-27
SNOW SLIDE BURIES
MAN AND BOY

Grand Junction, Jan. 22.-One man
probably killed and another badly
hurt is the result of a snowslide
that occurred about noon Saturday in
Boldt gulcb, about 13 miles from the
town of DeBeque and over the line in
Garfield county.
William Robinson and his son Jake,
residents of the Boldt gulch section,
were engaged in cutting mining tim
bers in the gulch. They were at the
foot of long, steep hill. Suddenly
about noon Saturday, great avalanche
of snow started moving down the hill,
and the two men, seeing it coming,
made a dash for their lives.
The father was caught on the out
skirts of the slide and managed to get
away, but suffered from badly
crushed foot. Jake, the young man
was buried in the gulch.
The old man gave the alarm, and
soon great crowd of farmers and
other citizens were at the scene. 1t
is known that the young man is bur.
ried under at least 20 feet Of snow,
and the desperate efforts of the res
cuing parties to dig him out had been
in vain up to the time The Sentinel
went to press this afternoon. There
is very little chance of him being taken
out alive. ..w '"
Two sleds filled with men have left
DeBeque for the scene of the snow
slide. .-t r .. ...
It has heen showing heavily all
week in theDeBeque section and es.
pecially in the country around the
Boldt gulch. r....
This is the first serious snow slide
that has been recorded in that section
for years.
Robinson and his son are both well
known in the DeBeque section.
The Glenwood post., 1917-01-27
PUBLIC TRUSTEES SALE

Whereas, W. R. Lee, whose address
is Rifle, grantor by his Trust Deed,
dated the 9Th day of July, 1914, and
recorded in the office of the Clerk and
Recorder of Garfield County, Colorado,
July 7th, 1914, in Book SO At
Page 5ss of the records of said
County, conveyed to the Public
Trustee of said County the following
land in said County, to-wit: Lots No.
Twenty-four (24) and Twenty-Five (25)
in Block Twenty.seven (27) in the
Town of Glenwood Springs, Garfield
County, Colorado, in trust to secure the
payment of one principal note Of even
date with said Trust Deed for 81 10000,
payable to the order of c. c. Parks, one
year after date with interest thereon
from date at the rate Of ten per cent
per annum payable quarterly.
And Whereas, Default has been made
by the said grantor in said Trust Deed
in the performance of the covenants
and conditions imposed upon him by
the terms Of said Trust Deed in this,
to-wit: That said grantor has failed
to pay said principal note when due
And Whereas, The legal holder Of the
luutDLouAcoe EcpIeschteo py ooAu Aoso
has filed with said Public Trustee no.
tice and demand in writing, declaring
said default and electing to declare the
whole debt represented by said note
and interest thereon ITO date Of sale
due and payable, and demanding the
sale of said land under said Trust Deed,
Now, Therefore, Public Notice is
hereby given that, pursuant to said
notice, election and demand, and under
and by virtue Of the authority vested
in me by said Trust Deed and the law,
I, J. A. MacRae, Public Trustee of said
Garfield County, will sell the above de-
scribed land for cash, at public auction,
to the highest bidder at the west front
door Of the County Court House, Glen
wood Springs, in the County Of Gar
field and State of Colorado, on Monday,
the 10th day of February, A. D. 1917, at
10 CLOCK in the forenoon for the pur-
pose Of paying said note, interest to
date of sale and the expenses of this
sale, and will give to the purchaser
thereof certificate of purchase there
for as provided by law.
Dated January 3rd, 1917.
]. A. MacRAE,
Prrblic Trustee Of Garfield County,
Colorado.
First publication Jan. l3, 1917.
sLast publication Fob. 10, 1917.
The Glenwood post., 1917-01-27
SPLENDID LIT-R AANoH

Here is something just right in the
way of small farm, very close to Silt.
OF the 81 acres one-haf is in eultiva-
ton, 10 acres in alfalfa, six OF seven
acres of spud or grain land and 1000
fruit trees. Good 5-room house, barn,
milk house and cistern, with water
piped into the house; good water right;
2 horses, wagon, sleigh, plow, harrow
and number Of small implements. This
property cost the owner nearly $1,000,
but he is not farmer and has asked
me to sell it for $500, and it is a
great bargain at that. $1,000 can stand
The Glenwood post., 1917-01-27
WIDOW OF SUBWAY
SUES FOR $4,000

Alleging that her husbands death
was due to poisoning induced by drink
ing gasoline by mistake for water
and not to poisonous gases inhaled in a
mine explosion, as had been generally
understood-Mrs. Emma Shumway, wild
ow of Edmund E. Shumway, former
president of the Rocky Mountain Fuel
company, has instituted suit in the Dis
trict court to recover the proceeds of
a $4,000 life insurance policy. The
London Guarantee and Accident COM
pany is the defendant.
According to the papers in the case,
Mr.. Shumway, on Dec. 12, 1913, drank
a glass of gasoline in the belief it was
water. He consulted physician and
was assured no ill effects would fol-
low, but died Jan. II, 1914.
Believing death due to other causes,
Mrs Shumway virtually surrendered
her claim to her husbands policy, and
it was not until some time after that
she learned the real cause of his death,
the complaint recites. She then noti-
fed the company.
The company had understood, and it
had been generally reported, THAT Mr..
Shumway died of poisonous gases in
haled while he was assisting in rescue
work at the Vulcan mine at New Cas-
tie, where an explosion occurred in
1913.
The Glenwood post., 1917-01-27
FINE RANCH PROPERTY

800 acres, 8 miles from New Castle,
all fenced, wire, In 8 parcels, 300 acres
cleared Of sage brush. Ready to plow,
so acres more to clear, making $50
acres tillable. Water adjudieated for
entire tract. Ditch out Of Garfield
creek, available water to about July l
plenty for small grain, corn or other
crops. or fruits; nice level land to farm
with tractor house 14x2s. Stable FOR
8 horses. Cistern 900 Dbl, galvanized
tank 400 Dbl. Sandy loan, mesa land,
70 acres piniou and cedar. $1,000, Y
cash, y time. A. ]. DICKSON.
The Glenwood post., 1917-01-27
HOW ABOUT THAT
FuR1IAHED ROOM

Henceforth, tourists will begin t.
f!ock to onr picturesque little town t.
while away the long hot summer days
How about that room, furnished m.
furnished, or the many other aceommo
dations which you have to offerf Many
prefer the conveniences offered in th.
private homo. Why not let them know
A three line I'd will do the work. .Adver.
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