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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-05-11
POSTAL SYSTEM AND REVENUE

The attempt to increase postage
rates, not to meet the cost Of service,
but to provide general revenue for the
government, is something new under
the sun. This has not been the policy
of this or any other enlightened gov
eminent. 1t has been the constant
aim to afford the very best facilities
for transmission of intelligence at the
very lowest cost. Until few years
ago, there was always postal def
icit. That condition disappeared,
partly through economies and i'm
provements in service and partly
through increases in the quantity of
the higher classes of mail, which all
students of the problem concede were
stimulated by advertisements carried
in second-class mail. Attempts to in
troduce economies that would impair
the efficiency of mail service have in
variably met with popular resistance.
No matter how eager officials have
been to make a showing of economies
which they thought would increase
their political fame, they have found
the public insisting on service as the
chief consideration. Even when the
annual deficits were large, there was
no grumbling by the people. They
realized the prime Importance to the
general welfare of the expeditions
transit and delivery of mail and were
willing to bear the trifiing burden Of
taxation the deficits entailed.
The establishment of a 1-cent let
ter rate has long been a dream that
would have been fulfilled but for a
popular fear that it might lower pos
tai efficiency. The proposal to in
crease letter rates to cents and to
raise the price of post cards to cents
comes as a shock. 1t is not rate
but tax. The Federal Government
has been taxing almost everything,
but nobody seems to have foreseen
AN effort to turn our great postal sys-
tenn, the institution of which Ameri-
cans have been proudest, into ma
chine for taxation. The people should
protest in such volume as to cause
Congress to stay its hand.-Globe-
Democrat.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-05-11
LAST OF HER FAMILY DIES

Mrs. Elizabeth Mcfarland died
May I, 1917, in the 69th year of her
age, and was the last of her family.
She was the eldest of family of ten
children, all of whom preceded her in
death. In 1871 she was married to
A. c. Mcfarland. To them two chill
dren were born, who with her hus-
band also passed on before, her hus-
band dying in 1898. She united with
the ST. Francois Baptist church ear
ly in life, and at the time of her death
was member oft he Baptist church
at Elvins. She was a devoted Chris
tian and was loved by all who knew
her. Funeral services, were conducted
by her pastor, Rev. A. M. Grain, in
the church where she first professed
her faith, and her body was laid at
rest in the old Pendleton Church GEM
etery, near Doe Run, where she was
born ff ..tr'f- .r.-.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-05-11
PAGE FIVE

Congress.
The blanks are designed to furnish
complete card index Of every male
of military age who is subject to
draft. The Senate favors age limits
of 21 to 81 years, while the House Of
Representatives has proposed 81 to
40 years for CONSUMPTION. The War
Department blanks do not indicate
what the age limits are to be, but
when public notice is given that males
between certain ages are to register,
those who fail TO comply within a
time to be specified will be subject to
penalties, also to be specified by law.
Even males of military age who are
not citizens are required to register,
according 10 the banks.
The blanks ask answers to all per-
tinent questions, such as: Date and
place of birth, nationality, occupation,
married or single, what military SER
vice, detailed physical description,
and whether there are grounds for ex-
emption from draft. Residents of
African descent are required to tear
off one corner of the registration
blank, for the convenience of War
Department Tellers in asserting the
rards.-Globe-D Democrat.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-05-11
OFF For Fort RILEY

Attorney Henry Davis received or
ders to report at the officers training
camp at Fort Riley Wednesday and
left yesterday for camp. Mrs. Davis
accompanied him and will remain
during the training period. Mrs. Da-
Wis brother, Major Lindsay, is sta
toned at Fort Riley.
Several persons from this county
have undergone examination for of
ficers' training and been accepted,
among them Carlisle Rozier, Prof.
Dearmont, Fred Isenman and George
Guessing of Pennington, and F. G..
Antoine of Doe Run. Mr.. Davis is
the first from here to be called to re-
port, and others from here may re-
ceive orders soon. About 5000
applicants in the Fort Riley training
camp district have been accepted, but
the number for that camp is limited
to $500. Calls are now being made
from among them daily to report at
Fort Riley, Kansas. Those who miss
out now may be more fortunate when
the training begins of civilians for
officers of the second 100000 recruits
of the 100000 which the President
is authorized by the army bill to call
out.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-05-11
JUST A MINUTE

If we're thoughtful, just minut,
In whate'er we say and do;
If we put a purpose in it
That is honest thro' and thro'
We shall gladden. life and give it
Grace to make it sublime;
For, though life is long, we live it
Just a minute at time.
Just this minute we are going
Toward right or toward wrong;
Just this minute we are sowing
Seeds of sorrow or of song.
Just this minute we are thinking
Of the ways that lead to God,
Or in idle dreams are sinking
To the level of a clod.
Yesterday is gone; to morrow
Never comes within our grasp;
Just this minutes joy and sorrow,
That is all our hands may clasp.
Just this minute! Let US take it
AS pearl of precious price,
And with high endeavor make it
Fit to shine in paradise.
Selected.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-05-11
LOCAL MENTOR
A BUNDLE OF GOOD CHEER

AS we grow older, and the shadows
begin to lengthen, and the leaves
which seemed so thick in youth above
our heads grow thin and show the sky
beyond, and as those in the ranks in
front drop away, and we come in
sight, as we all must, of the eternal
rife pits beyond, man begins to feel
that among the really precious things
of life-more lasting and more sub
stantial than many of the objects of
ambition here's the love of those
he loves and the friendship of those
whose friendship he prizes.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-05-11
GOVERNMENT CROP REPORT

A summary of the May crop report
for the State of Missouri and for the
United States, as compiled by the Bu
reau of Crop Estimates (and trans
mitted through the weather bureau),
U. S. Department Of Agriculture, is as
follows:
Winter Wheat
State: = May / forecast, 100000
bushels; production last year final
estimate), 16,575,000; two years ago,
81, 100000; 1904 average, 33,747,-
900 bushels.
United States: May 1 forecast, $685.
000,0o0 bushels; production last year
final estimate), 481, 744,000; two
years ago, 673,947, 900; 1904 aver
age,- f94, 654 900 bushels.
= fe."as Rye .
State: May forecast, 285,000 BUSH
sls; production Hast year final esti-
match; 231 900; two years ago, 1885,
600 bushels. r .s..
United States: May 1 forecast, co.
100000 bushels; production last year
final estimate), 47,383,000 two years
ago, 54,050,000 bushels.
Meadows
State: May 1 condition 81 compared
with the ten-year average of 81.
United States: May / condition 1877
compared with ten-year average of
87.9.
Pasture
State: May / condition So, compar-
ed with the ten-year average of IS.
United States: May condition ST.
8, compared with the ten-year average
Of S5.2.
Spring Flowing
State: Per cent done to May l,
1917, estimated 76 per cent, compared
with 81 May l last year and 65, the
ten-year average.
United States: Per cent done to May
l, 1917, estimated TIA per cent, COM
pared with 70.4 per cent on May l
last year, and 1913, the ten-year av-
erage.
Spring Planting
State: Per cent done to May /,
1917, estimated so per cent, compar-
ed with 48 May / last year and 49,
the ten-year average.
United States: Per cent done to May
l, 1917, estimated 58.7 per cent, COM
pared Win OO.i per CeHC Oil way
last year and 56.3, the ten-year av-
erage.
Hay
State: Old crop on farm May 1, es-
timated 451, 900 tons, compared with
SCI 900 year ago and $4,000 two
years ago.
United States: Old crops on. farm
May /, estimated 12,500,000 tons, COM
pared with 14,452,000 a year ago and
10,797,000 two years ago. Ia
Prices
The first price given below is the
average on May l, this year, and the
second the average on May 1, last
year: sl
State: Wheat, 261 and LOG cents per-
bushel. Corn, 152 and 70. Goats, 72
and 40. Potatoes, 318 and 106. Hay, !
$11.30 and 1920 per ton. Cotton, 1850
and 11.2 cents per pound. Eggs, 30
and Is cents per dozen.
United States: Wheat, 245.9 and
1925 cents per bushel. Corn. 1896
and 72.3. Oats, Ito and 42.6 cents,
Potatoes, -- and 94.S centso Hay,
$14.44 and $12.22 per ton. Cotton,
1879 and 11.5 cents per pound. Eggs,
300 and ISL cents per dozen.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-05-11
ARMY DRAFT BLANKS

While the Senate and House of
Representative are disputing over the
age limits to be placed in the con-
scription bill that has been pending
several weeks, the War Department
has placed 10000 registration blanks
in the hands of the st. Louis Election
Board, and proportionate amounts in
every other city of the country, to be
used as soon as a law is enacted by
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-05-11

Christian Science

Christian Science
Subject: adam and Fallen Man"
Golden text: Romans 5;19.
Services are held each Sunday morn
ing at eleven o'clock and Wednesday
evening at 1880 o'clock, in the News
building. The Wednesday night meet
ing is the testimony meeting. A free
public reading room, maintained in
the same building, is open on Monday
and Thursday afternoons from two
to four o'clock.
A cordial invitation is extended to
all to attend these services and visit
the reading room.
Gospel Team meeting every Sun
day evening at $3.50 o'clock at the
M. E. Church.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-05-11
Presbyterian Church

Services Sunday morning at II
o'clock. Pastor will preach. Sub
ject, Zone Thing We Know in the
Midst of Many Doubts"
Baccalaureate sermon for High
School at the Baptist Church for the
evening service. Public cordially in
vited.
Cottage prayer meetings, as an
nounced in last weeks paper, are
postponed one week to the day. The
revival meeting will begin May goth,
instead of May 18th, as announced;
The evangelist, Rev. Thomas, could
not arrive till then.
Senior Christian Endeavor at 7
o'clock.
Sunday school at 9:45 a. m.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-05-11
Lutheran Church
H. Hallerberg, Pastor

H. Hallerberg, Pastor
Rogation Sunday.
Sunday school at $3.50 a. m.
German preaching service at 1890
a. m. Subject: praying in the Name
of Jesus"
English preaching service at 1880
p. m. Subject: "Christ's Work and
the Work of the Holy Spirit"
A cordial welcome to all.
The Gotta Circle meets next We'd
nesday afternoon.
Next Thursday, being ascension
day, German preaching services will
be held at 1890 a. M, commemorate
ing the Lords ascension into heaven.
The Concordia Y. P. S. meets next
Thursday evening.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-05-11
NOTICE

Beginning Monday, May 14th, The
st. Louis Times and Star will be As
cents month each, by order of pub
Iishers-Pelty's Book Store.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-05-11
CARD OF THANKS

To all the friends who showed us
kindness and sympathy during the ill
ness and death of our father, we wish
to express our most heartfelt graf
itude.
NETTIE, ARTHUR and
GRACE DENNY.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-05-11
First Raptist Church

o. H. L. Cunningham, Pastor
II a. M, Mothers Day Serman."
$3.50 a. M, Sunday School.
8 p. M, Baccalaureate sermon by
Rev. Boyd.
Wednesday, 1880 p. M, prayer meet
ing.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-05-11

I0TES-Trains Nos. 22S and make come
Belmont Branch trains.
Train No. 2O7 runs daily except Sunday.
All other South-b0und trains run daily.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1917-06-14
|IKADO
of the Redpa,h Chau,auqua Program by Company Of 80
Orchestra.
! the Direction Of Ralph Dunbar)

Adgc Nanooh Ed Andrews conceded to be the greatest 10
10 generation lie has sung the part 1900 lie possesses
a hunderous and sings the with and delightful
Many famous comedians have played koko but few
able obtain intelligent conception and interpret Gil
bert's humor and brilliant Ed Andrews has.
Mr. Arthur Aldridgc like Mir Andrews, OF the great inter
prefers OF his roe-Nan Pooh In the revival OF the Gilbert
sullivan Operas he scored tremendous with Dewo Hop
per He has appeared recently the mammoth New York Hip
podrome productions and recognized New Goks leading
light opera Indeed critics have been kind to
that he has few equals among the world famous grand
The leading feminine role the company will be taken by Bertha
James Gilbert.
Beautiful unique effects have been secured the scenery
built especially for the Redpah Cauauqua by Sosman Lands Of
Chicago.
The company will have orchestra directed by Miss May
Valentine successful directors this country
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-07
KANSAS FIGHTER
IS COMING STAR
Treweeke, Amateur Kansas
Lightweight, Is Making
Them Take Notice.

out in Kansas there Is an amateur
athlete who may win his way into
the spotlight as the worlds champion
before the summer is over. for his
performances. which have only lately
begun TO attract attention, stamp him
as a conner with more promise than
any youngster who has come forth
in the Jumps for years.
His name is Treweeke. and IN =
recent athletic meet he tied for first
place in the high jump AZ s feet l Il
inches. and then placed in the broad
jump with a leap Of a feet 4 IL inches
Few great jumpers stand out as
greater performers in the jumps than
this youth Richards. OF Cornell. Oler.
OF Yale. and Kraenzlein, and old timer,
are foremost among them
Floyd Risley. new athletic coach at
Hamilton college. is one who could be
ranked with the westerner. He form
erly did six feet or better in the high
jump and often better than % feet in
the broad jump.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-07
CHICAGO PITCHER
TO LOS ANGELES

Pete standridge and Emil Mussel.
Cub pitchers. are on their way to Los
Angeles where they join Frank
Chances Los Angeles. Both were
given to the former manager Of the
Cubs. Chance now Is negotiating for
Artie Shay. q shortstop and Dutch"
Reuter-. a pitcher.
Business men Of La Crosse. repre-
senting every line OF work in that city.
have met to discuss ways and means
to obtain a franchise in the Central
association President Ford has ex-
tended encoura cement. and IL interest
ed parties here raise $4,000 baseball IS
assured for the coming season.
Tommy Walsh. manager OF Knock
out Brown, Johnny Coulon. Pal Moore,
Ret DOlan and who has a half interest
in Charlie White. has received word
from Jack Dillon that he-Walsh-is to
be his next manager Dillon has sew
cred relations with sam Marberger.
Lynn Brown OF Hastings. Mich left
handed pitcher. whose work with the
Hastings and Michigan Agricultural
college teams during the last few
years attracted the attention Of many
big league scouts. has signed with
Mobile in the Southern league.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-07
GOOD RUNNERS
COMPETE IN EAST.
Overton Is Capable of Doing
Better Time Than in For
mer Match. Is Belief.

Following the match race for a mile
recently held in New York between
Joie Ray and Johnny Overton. Abel
Kiviat. former champion miller. said
that Overton was Handicapped because
OF poor judgment Kiviat opined that
OTerton would have had a much
greater chance had he carried Ray to
the half-mile mark in at least min
utes 1 second. instead OF letting Ray
carry him to that point in PIG.
Ki7iat may be right with regard to
the judgment used by Overton, but
many who saw the two sturdy filters
battle for the supremacy believe that
Ray would have won. no matter what
the pace for the first half, because Ray
is energy personified-
In a sprint over a shorter distance
Oyerton proved a week previous that
he is capable Of faster time than the
Chica sOan. when he outran him and
established a worlds mark for the
1000" But he isn't the compact bunch
OF wire muscles, nervous energy and
reserve strength that makes Ray the
wonderful runner Of the age
When the men toed their marks for
that memorable race both did 90 with
the determination to wear his man
Ray will wear any runner in the
country down at the mile or two mile
distance. according TO those who have
studied him
Ray and Overton may and may not
meet on the cinder paths out OF doors
this summer but II they do, Overton
viii no doubt adopt different tactics.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-07
Hawaiian Native On Coast
-:H:- AZ -:0:- -:II:- -:H:-
Island Player Making Good

X EATTLE. Wash. April Vernon
- Ayau, the Hawaiian Chinese short
- stop. who was signed by manager
BIZ Leard for the local team OF the
Northwestern league. bids fair to be
come the baseball sensation OF the
season.
When the announcement OF Leard's
contract with the Chinese player was
given TO the press, the sporting writ
ers OF the coast took it as a huge joke.
Since the arrival OF the EnEpPy
little ShorfStOp in Seattle. however.
they have changed their tune. He
is about the fastest thing ever seen
on n baseball diamond and IL be-
gins TO look As IL his advent into
the limeIight with a following mad
scramble by the big league man.
ayers, il n fOregOne conclusion.
Riley Allen. editor of a Honolulu
newspapers. has watched the progress
Of the young Chinese for several years
and u letter TO A local sporting
writer tells how good he thinks the
younEster is = portion Of his letter
reads
Nearly every one who has seen
Ayau in action. says that he is
conner. II he gets off right and the
fans give him half chance ne VIII
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-07

be one OF the most popular baseball
players that ever wore a Seattle uni
form He is a clean little gentleman.
and can do stunts on the ball field
just as flashy as those that made
Bancroft the best fielding shortstop on
the coast"
Not alone In Honolulu has the
worth of Ayau been appreciated
for the newspapers here nre loud
in their praise Of his work. Some
authorities contend that he il the
equal Of Bancroft, who made such
reputation on the coast for miracu-
IOus fielding. while others go 80
far a. to claim his work f. even
superior.
Ayau is - years old. weighs 13S
pounds and is built something along
the lines OF Walter Meanwhile. He is
feet inches tall. bats right handed
and throws right handed. He was
born in Hawaii. went to St Louis col
lege. a preparatory school in Hawaii,
and was a crack player even as a kid
When the Chinese travellers organized
their team TO go to the mainland four
or five years ago Ayau was taken
along, and he was then about the best
shortstOp on the island He has made
all the trips this team has taken. and
has played in more than 500 mainland
games Altogether he has played more
than 1000 games OF baseball
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-07
JINGLES
FROM SHORTHAND

Some day the players. youths and
vets. win catch fly balls on bayonets.
X
Dixie Dave rises TO remark that
some OF the rockies have been sunk
without warning.
For the ball players all schOonsrs are
in the barred zone.
X
The average youngster in the big
league is about one TO a club.
Texas Will miss the big leaguers.
but it won't be fifty-fifty.
The Little Stranger on Third" would
be a good title for a story about a
rookie stealing. with the bases full
X
In order to increase the speed OF
sprinters college coaches Will equip
them with boxing gloves.
The Giants are still kicking about
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-07
PITCHER WOOD RESTORED
TO STANDING N GLIB.

Cincinnati. o.. April THE national
baseball commission Friday restored
pitcher Joe Wood OF the Cleveland
American league club TO good standing
Wood was carried on the 1916 ineligible
list Of the Boston Americans because
Of his failure TO report last spring and
has been released by that club TO the
Cleveland club with which he has con-
tracted and now is playing.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-07
GUISTO IS STAR
RIGHT FIELDER

Guisto. who was a stellar fielder
and -2S6 bingier with Portland, has =
mans sized Job on his hands If he
makes Cleveland forget Gandil Chick
wasn't a wonder with the stick last
year. hitting only .25s. but he fieIded
1926, Just five points away from a per-
feet average in 146 games.
Fielder Jones. so ST. Louis scribea
tell US. is delighted with the way Gene
Paulette. his new first sacker, is show
ing up this year. But Pauletts must
make good with a terrible wallop II he
persuades Jones that he can afford to
use him at first base and move Sisler
to some other position
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-07

wv YORK, April is there
N jinx lurking on the trail OF the
Yankees and Giants.
VIII the work Of hoodoos affect their
chances in the big league pennant races
this year? New York fans are won
dering. They are contemplating these
questions with anything but cheerful
thoughts.
There are reasons
Every baseball fan in the country
remembers the tough luck that fol-
lowed the Yankees throughout the sea
son Of 1916.
There was not a time after the
two weeks of play that Bill DOnO-
van really had his best team in the
field. First one player and and then
another was injured. and compelled
TO spend from one to three weeks In
the hospital. No club ever had
more bad breaks in a single sea
son.
Can the Yankees shake off that
Jink2 Can they go through the sea
son with a representative team in the
field Or will a succession Of injur-
les to players wreck their chances
again2 So far this spring II sens
that the jinx is still on Bill Dono-
vans neck. Several members Of the
Yanks have had a tough time getting
into shape. and Illness, especially the
attack suffered by Nick Cullop. star
leII hander. mas WOrrled W lld W lily utn
But mebbe bad beginning will
mean a good ending. The fans are try
ing TO console themselves with the
thought
The SuperstitiOuE bugs are the
ones most fearsOme for the Giants.
And it's all because John Nc
Graw-s boys are universal favOrites
to win the National league bunting
Those Giants are TOO popular"
say the fancifui fans. They'll be
more liable to crack than any other
club in the National league, just
because everyone is picking them
TO win.
"And look at the way the betting
fraternity is backing EN-. You can't
get better than six 10 five against the
Giants. That's a fright; it's jinX- No
club that starts out as strong a favor
lite ever wins the rag
So the supersitiOus ones rave on. and
the chances Of the Yankees and the
Giants are the cause Of many discus
siOns here in New York
Yet the Giants continue 10 reign IA
YOrite IN their league, and the Yankees
are conceded to have an equal chance
with the Red SOx, White Sox and Tigers
10 win the rag in the American loop
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-07
HERRICK HAS CHARGE.

Cambridge, April Head coach
Robert F. Herrick has returned to
Harvard and is now in active charge
of the rowing material al the uni
versity-
The varsity crew IS fast rounding
into shape, and the freshmen have IN
covered some likely oarsmen- Pros
poets for a winning crew in the var
cording to Herrick. who is under the
impression that he has some of tho
best material ever in college to mold
into championship form