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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-05-11
Charged With Sell
ing Stolen Cars

Sheriff Chas. H. Adams returned
last Monday evening from East St.
Louis, ILL.,, where upon requisition he
arrested John j. Harrington and
brought him to Pennington, on a
charge of selling stolen automobiles
to r. c. Pigg of Bonne Terre. De-
tectives assigned to trace automo-
biles stolen from streets of st. Louis
received information that several had
been sold to Pigg. They came down
to- Bonne Terre and Pigg told them
that he had bought the cars from
Harrington, who said he was acting
for q broker. The detectives consult
ed with Prosecuting ATTORNEY Math-
ews and Sheriff Adams, and a war
rant was issued for Harrington's ar
rest.
Sheriff Adams went to Jefferson
City last Saturday, got a requisition
from the Governor, and then to
Springfield, ILL.,, where the requisi-
tion was honored by Governor Low
den, He then returned to East st.
Louis where in company with the de-
tectives he went to Harrington's
place of business, arrested him on
Monday afternoon and returned with
himstp Pennington the same evening
and lodged him in Jail. \
Harrington is a saloon keeper, pol
iticjan and member of the St. Clair
County, ILL.,, Board of Supervisors. He
admits having sold number of cars
in the last few weeks and says he has
been acting as agent for a st. Louis
automobile broker named O'Neill. |
is said to have sold one
to Will Stephenson of East
st. Louis, who is a brother of Roy
of st. Louis, an auto
bandit who was sentenced to the JEFF
ferson City penitentiary for seven
years, but was recently paroled. |
When the detectives were investigat-
ing the machine sold to Stephenson,
they questioned an East st. Louis |
policeman who lives next door to
They say he told them
that Stephenson had bought the ma
chine from one of the biggest men in
East st. Louis. The detectives
learned that the "big" man was Har-
rington.
Tuesday some of Harrington's
friends came down and secured his re-
lease on bond for his appearance for
trial at the Circuit Court.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-05-11
Investigating
Conditions Here

w. H. Spain, District Commercial
Manager of the Western Union Tele-
graph Co., was in Pennington Fri
day investigating conditions with a
view of putting in a telegraph office
in this city. He made The Times Of
fee an appreciated call, frankly gave
out the conditions as he found them
here, and as frankly stated, that in
view of the conditions, as he had found
tehm to be here, he would be unable at
this. time, to recommend the putting
in of an exclusive telegraph Office at
this point.
He stated that his company be-
lieved in doing business "open and
above board, that they had nothing
to conceal from the public, on which
they depended entirely for their bus
mess. That their Pennington busi-
ness at the present time, as could be
ascertained by anyone at the DeLas-
sus station, amounted on an average,
to only about $35 per month. He
figured that if such business was in
creased 100 per cent, by the putting
in of an Office here, the company would
still be considerably short of ex-
penses in keeping up local Office,
which could not be done for less than
500 month. @ iH
He had no information on the extent
Of the telegraph business that is hand
led through Flat River and Elvins
from and to Pennington, but thought
a 100 per cent increase a very lib
eral allowance for all such business
hat could be secured. He was appar-
entity most candid in all his statements,
and appeared to be particularly anx-
GUS that the Western Union Telegraph
90. be not misunderstood in their po-
sition-they are always willing to do
The square thing-even to running a
chance. He said that if he could see
a chance of the receipts here being
soon built up sufficiently to pay the
expenses of the home office he would
recommend extending their line to this
,ity, which would cost approximately
$500. But for the present he could
make no such recommendation He
stated, however, that improvements
would be made in the present receiv-
ng station that would at least guar
antee more privacy in the handling
If messages.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-05-11
Electric Flag to Be
Dedicated Monday

The Electric Flat has been received
and will be dedicated Monday night,
May IA, at 7:30 o'clock. 1t will be
placed over the Post Office. Covers
Band will furnish inspiring music,
Hon, Il. A. Rozier will make the ded-
icati6h speech, and little Miss Cecilia
Giessing, daughter of Mayor Guessing,
will press the button that will start
the flag flashing.
After the dedication the.e will be q
moving picture at the Monarch un-
der the auspices of the Pennington
Loyalty Club, for the benefit of the
war relief fund. The picture, 4'In
again-Out Again." with Douglas
Fairbanks as the hero, is full of pa
triotism, laughs and thrills. This is
a new film that has just been released
(being played for the first time this
week in st. Louis at the Grand Cen
tral theatre) and the club is very for
tunate in securing it for presentation
in Pennington. Mrs. Fannie S. Shaw
will play during the picture. The ad-
mission will be 25 cents and 10 cents,
and everybody is expected to go.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-05-11
True Americans
Are Everywhere

Michigan" Jones returned to Farm
ington the latter part of the week, af-
ter several months absence, to look
after his property interests here. A
large part of the time he has been
away he spent with his family in
Michigan, but he has also travelled
extensively during that time, and he
is wonderfully pleased and enthused
over the apparent unanimity and sin
gleness of purpose with which peo-
pie everywhere are imbued in solid
phalanx behind President Wilson and
war preparations that are being
pressed with all possible speed in
these trying times.
He has noted with much pleasure
that there is a total lack of political
everywhere, and that all are
standing firm, like only true Ameri-
cans can, for upholding the hands of
the President when we are threatened
by common enemy. Mr.. Jones
seems to be more proud than he has
ever been that he lives in such coun-
try, where true loyalty is always to
the front in times of greatest stress.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-05-11
Organization
ofNeW Board

At the regular monthly meeting OF
the Board Of Managers of State Hos
pital No. a, which win be held next
Monday, the Board will be reorganiz-
ed by inducting into office the newly
appointed members of the Board,
which will be followed by the cleo
tion of President of the Board and
various other officers of that institu-
tion for the ensuing term.
The new members of the Board are
DR., James H. Buford of Ellington,
and Peter Benham, of Bonne Terre.
s. j. McMinn of Bollinger county was
re-appointed. The other two mem
bers of the Board are Judge N. C.
Chasteen, of Bloomfield, and Captain
R. B. Anderson, of St. Louis. There
is considerable interest manifested
here, as well as elsewhere, as to what
the action of the Board will be in the
selection of new officers of that insti-
tuition.
While it has been given out that
Gov. Gardner had already selected
DR.. Vernon, of Charleston, as Superin-
tendent, there is more or less doubt
as to whether or not the Board will
ratify his appointment. At this time
there is no absolute information as to
what the Board will do in regard to
filling that place, as well as the other
officers that are to be chosen by them.
But it is the earnest hope of our
people, as well as all others who are
interested in the proper management
of that splendid institution, that good
and competent officers will be select
ed for every position, and it is the
confident belief of those who are ac-
quainted with the Board members that
this will be done. When that duty
has been performed there can be no
just criticism of the Board for their
performance of duty to the public.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-05-11
Wheat Crop Short
800 Million Bushels

The official wheat crop estimate
announced by the Department of Ag-
riculture last Tuesday places the pro-
duction this year 116,000,000 bushels
short of last years poor crop, and
308,000,000 bushels short of that of
1915. The world is facing a bread
shortage, and the United States this
year will probably not raise more
than enough wheat for its own use,
unless the consumption is largely les
sened. The country's winter wheat
yield is estimated at only 336,000,00
bushels, the smallest in thirteen years.
There will be no estimate of the yield
of spring wheat until July, but with
crop of 250,000,O00, which is high
er than the average, this country
would grow this year total of only
6l6,O0O,OOO bushels, while the nor
NAL American consumption is more
than 600,000,000 bushels.
This estimate leaves nothing for
expectation to meet the large war de-
mands of England, France and the
other allied nations. 1t is recon-
mended that the people of the Unit
ed States consume more corn bread
in order to reduce the consumption of
wheat. The high price of flour, now
over $1,000 barrel, may indeed place
wheat bread beyond the means of
many, and force a more liberal use
of corn bread, and it would probably
be better for our people if they did
eat more corn bread in place of the
highly patented wheat flour bread.
Herbert G. Hoover, chairman of the
Food Committee of the Council of
National Defense, strongly favors a
more limited use of wheat bread in
this country, so as to lessen the con-
sumption and leave a larger amount
for expectation to meet as far as pos
sible the European demand on us for
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-05-11
Put the Streets in I
Perfect Condition

The time is now practically here
for oiling the streets Of Pennington.
But before such oiling is begun, there
is other most important work that
should be attended to before the oil
ing is proceeded with. The thing
that should be done just now, and done
properly, is to put the streets of this
city in proper condition to receive
such oil, so that the maximum amount
of good will result from such oiling.
The wear and tear on the streets
during the past year has necessarily
impaired the streets in places, as it
is an absolute impossibility for
dirt roads, even thought upholstered
with heavy rock surface, to with
stand a great amount of heavy haul
ing without in time showing need of
repairs. Then, too, it should be re-
membered that all the streets in this
city were not put in the best possi-
BILE condition before the oiling last
spring.
AS an illustration of the condition
of some of the streets in this city, we
would mention the block on "a"
street between College and Main
streets. There, at either end of the
block, can usually be found a mud
hole. While it is true that but few
dollars worth of real road work would
put this street in good condition, that
fact does not improve the street. The
work must be actually performed be-
fore that block will be in condition
for oiling, and all oil poured into those
mud-holes will mean that much oil
absolutely wasted. Far better would
it be to pour that much oil into cess
pools, where it might serve a good
purpose in serving to eliminate few
mosquitoes later in the season.
This particular piece of street is
mentioned for the reason that the
writer passes that way several times
each day, and is therefore more fa-
miliar with it than with any other
street scars in this city. In fact it
has become rather an eye-sore to us.
Now, there is but one proper solution
to this question, which must be appar-
ent to all. Before use of the oil is
begun on the streets, every street that
has to be oiled-and they should all
be oiled-should be put in the best pos
sible condition to receive such oil
coating, in order that the best possi-
BILE results will follow. All bumps,
depressions, jogs and holes should be
creased out, so that there will not on
ly be no waste of oil, but also that
every drop of oil will be made to serve
a good purpose.
We are informed that the oil that |
has been ordered will cost something
more than $500, while the work of |
the oil will bring the total
cost up to something near $4,000, |
which must be paid by the property
'wners of Pennington. We feel that
t is due such property owners to guar
lntee them the best possible service
or such an expenditure called for from
hem, and which they must pay. A
comparatively very small sum is all
hat would be required in order to
,ut the streets of Pennington in con-
lition to receive the maximum amount
# good from such oiling, and we feel
hat it is due those who must pay for
uch oiling that the streets be put in
rood condition before such oiling is
)egun.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-05-11

Farmers clubs are being organized
by County Farm Agent Foard and
County Superintendent of Schools
Akers over the county for the purpose
Of encouraging lager food produc-
tion. A club was organized at Liberty
vile Tuesday night and one at Doe
Run Wednesday night. Two meet
ings were held at Bonne Terre Thurs
day night-.-one in the interest of the
farmers and the other for the purpose
Of organizing gardening and canning
clubs. sts Fs
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-05-11
JoHNs0N-TAYLoR

Roy Johnson and Miss Mary Taylor
were quietly married at the home of
the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. R.
P. Taylor, in Pennington at 7:30
o'clock Saturday morning, May 5,
1917, Rev. Marvin T. Haw, pastor
Cabanne Church, st. Louis, and an un-
Gle of the bride, officiating. Mr.. and
Mrs. johnson left soon after the cere-
mony for st. Louis for a few days.
The bride is one of Farmington's pop
ular young women, and her large cir
Gle of friends wish them much happi-
ness and a realization Of their fond
est anticipations.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-05-11
Is Cent Quarterly
Dividend a Share

The stockholders of the st. Joseph
Lead Company have been notified that
last Monday quarterly dividend had
been declared of 25 cents per share
on the outstanding capital stock,
payable June goth, to all stockholders
Of record at the close of business
June 9th.
Also, that at meeting of the trus-
tees of this company on the 7th inst,
distribution from the reserve for
amortization of fifty cents a share
was declared payable on the same
date to all stockholders of record at
the close of business June 9th.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-05-11
New and Renewals

The following new and renewal sub
scriptions have been received the past
week at The Times office:
New Subscriptions-Nat Hewlett of
Route 5, and P. E. Welker of Route 6,
Pennington, w. A. Kennedy of Farm
ington, Roy E. Presnell of Elvins,
Enos Dalton of Barks, Perry Co., Mo-,
E. L. McClintock, Cape Girardeau.
Renewals-C. G. Ryan of Route 5,
Pennington, C. " Seger of Blackwell,
John X. Lowrance of Chattanooga,
Okla.
Mrs. A. o. Nichols was a st. Louis
visitor this week.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-05-11
Strike for More
Pay and Get 1t

The machine men working at Fed
eral shaft No. l struck the first of
the week for 25 cent a day increase
in their wages. They were receiving
SALT day, but the machine men at
some of the other shafts-all working
under a contractor-were being paid
S4.42. They demanded that their
wages be raised to the uniform price
paid other machine men, and the
raise was granted them.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-05-11
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
OF THE LOYALTY CLUB

The following gentlemen have been
appointed to serve as vice presidents
and members of the executive COM
mittee of the Loyalty Club: Geo. Tet-
ley, S. F. Isenman, L. H. Williams,
j. w. Mccarthy, E. E. Swink, H. w.
Manley, ]. B. Burks, o. J. Mayberry,
Peter Giessing, Ed Helber, G. c. For
ster, VIM. Good, w. L. Johns, w. R.
Lang, j. LePere, Geo. Gale, A. w.
Bradshaw and Harry Denman. New
names added to the flag subscription
are: DIR. o. A. Smith, D. Heidelberg,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. B. Gale, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Story and ]. L. Swink.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-05-11

8 John Boswell returned from Miami
last Saturday, where he was visiting
the Central Lead & Zinc mines, in.
which he is interested. He says that
last Thursday their mills turned out
IS tons Of lead and 4 tons of zine.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-05-11
CRANK KICKED BACK
AND BROKE HIS ARM

Last Saturday while Richard Will
liams, son of George X. Williams,
was cranking an automobile, the
crank kicked back and struck his right
arm, breaking it near the wrist.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-05-11

Born, May 6, 1917, to the wife of
Ed L. Young, son.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-05-11

The Board of Managers of State
Hospital No. a will meet next Mon
day, when an election of new officers
of that institution may be had.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-29
T. K. K. oFtIAL WILL
RETUa TO THE COAST

William Hlyery. advisor of the
Asano syndict who has spent nearly
a month Misunderstanding shipotng
conditions, 10 return to San Fran
cisco, as Ryt Asano. son of s. Asaro,
the principSWner OF the Togo Kisen
Kaisha lind not to come here and
meet MIR. kry as was first planned.
/ Mr.. AFefeclared this morning that
he had knowledge of what action
was beinf ken or was contemplated
in Wash ION regarding the granting
of six mFhs' licenses to foreign yes.
sells to age in the coastwise trads
IL maylarn something about this
when. / ch the coast" he says.
He afd, also, that no decision has
been Hhed regarding the advisable.
tty of T. K. X. Co. opening a sepa.
rate sping office here. /
Col nting upon HIS visit to the
islau the steamship man said:
II I've been nearly killed with
hAVery is to return to San Fran.
cisfSith her husband.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-29
ORDERS
INVESTIGATION
ALLEN ESTATE
Attorney Breckons Named to
Probe Alleged 0erelictlonS
on Part of Trustees

Attorney Robert W. Breckons has
been appointed by Circuit Judge c. W.
Ashford as a special master to inves'
tigate' what appears TO be certain
faults of administration and derelic'
tons of duty on. the part Of the trus'
tees of the estate of the late Bath
sheba NJ. Allen. Attorney Breckons
has also been commissioned to in
quire into the report of the Audit
Company of Hawaii, which was ap-
pointed master to examine the recent
annual accounts of the trustees.
Judge Ashford, in summing up the
circumstances calling for the investi-
cation, says that the trustees Of the
estate declined and neglected to give
certain information concerning the
assets of the estate and that, because
Of this, the master was put to a great
deal of trouble corresponding with cor.
porations abroad to ascertain the in
formation needed.
In an order which has been issued
by Judge Ashford. Attorney Breckons
Is requested to inquire into the al
legged faults of administration on the
ter Is to make recommendations to
the court if the conditions alleged in
the order are found to exist He Is
also requested to inquire into the rea-
sons for the delay of the audit
company in reporting to the court on
the accounts of the trustees and to
what extent, il any, the audit com.
pany, as such master, has been guilty
of neglect or other default in the
premises"
If neglects or defaults are found,
the special master is to report them
to the court with recommendations as
to the penalty that should be meted
out to the audit company, the order
concludes.
Further accounts of the trustees of
the estate, filed recently. have been
referred to H. Gooding Field, expert
statistician, instead Of the Audit Com
pany of Hawaii.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-29
Hawaii GIVEN HONOR OF LAUNCHING
RED CROSS CAMPAIGN in SCHOOLS

1t that they are distributed among
the school teachers for use in the class
room and display Of the pictures cut
from the numbers.
During the past few months the
Red Cross Magazine has been carrying
educational features which specially
appeal TO children. In one number the
flags Of the allied nations in colors
with data on each ally were printed
In another number the recruiting
posters OF various allied nations were
printed in colors, together with, data
OF a character that was instructive
and at the same time interesting
enough to appeal to the children, The
colors especially should attract the
attention Of the pupils.
F. y. Doubleday will leave shortly
for the Orient on his Red Cross alis.
sion but Is confident that by the time
he returns to the United States the
idea which Hawaii has been first to
propagate will have been taken UP.
aided by his publishing house staff in
Garden City. and have spread to the
uttermost corners of American soil.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-29
levi PERKINS,
KAMAAINA rail
engineer, dies

Levi Perkins, a resident Of Honolulu
for IS years and one OF the first rail-
road engineers TO come TO the islands.
died yesterday afternoon at the homH
OF his. son, Albert Perkins, 1908 Fort
street, after q brief Illness. The fH
neral services will be held Sunday a.
3 O'Clock at the II. II. Williams under
taking parlors, with burial at Makid
cemetery. Mrs. Perkins died several
years ago. He Is survived by four
sons, Albert. Frank, Robert and
Charles Perkins, and three daughters,
Mrs. Robert Leslie, Mrs. Charles he.
koa and Mrs. Henry Iaia, all OF this
city. 81! I. ..:Es -
Mr.. Perkins was born in South Coul-
tin, New York, on. August 6, 1853. He
came to the islands In 1872 and his
first position was with the KahuluI
railroad, on which he was the first 10
connective engineer. He worked for
that company seven years and then
went to the zOlowalu plantation as en-
gineer, remaining there five years.
The following two years he was with
the Heeia plantation and was then
engaged by the Oahu Railway and
Land Co., for which he worked nine
years. His last position was with the
territorial stone quarry, where ne h,o
worked ten years. 49,,
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-29
DEFENSE WITNESS
in CRUELTY CASE
IDSPROSECUTION

That he did not believe Detective
Maehado brutality treated Denicio Fer
uandez. Filipino. but that II he
did II was all right as the case war.
ranted such action, is the brief state
ment made yesterday afternoon by
Sheriff Q. H. Rose before. the civil
service commission before which Ma
chadc, Is on trial. Machado Is charg-
ed with beating up Fernandez during
the arrest Of the latter. Sheriff Rose
acted as Machado's counsel. The COM
mission will hand down its decision
this afternoon.
A surprise was sprung when one of
the witnesses for the defense, q Japa.
.nese woman, testified that she had
seen Machado lift the Filipino, and the
tight had so sickened her that she
fled TO her home. Attorney w. T. Raw
Inns, who conducted the prosecution,
forced Machado to admit that he had
previously been convicted OF number
OF various criminal offenses and also
that he knew how to fuse his hands. =
The alleged brutal conduct Of Ma
chado occurred last October, when he
with other officers raided Iwilei. A
number Of tFiiipinos were arrested,
among them Fernandez. who arrived
ct the police station with his face
pounded to q pulp as the photograph
IN the case shows. Maehado was
charged with inflicting the injuries.
The defense maintained that the In.
jures were caused when Fernandez,
attempting to run away, fell and
bumped HIS head on the coral road.