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The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-02-25
STORY TOLD BY
SENTINEL UNTRUE
JAPANESE NEWSPAPER SAYS Of
FIClAL INQUIRY REVEALS
REPUTATION.
Sentinel Who Killed American Lieu
tenant Cancelled First Story of En-
counter, Consul Reports-Reports
That the Sentinel Had Been Found
Guilty Not Confirmed.

Tokyo.-Official inquiry has shown
that the story first told by the sentry
who shot and killed Lieutenant w. H.
Langdon, of the United States Cruiser
Albany at Vfadivostok early this
month was untrue, says the Asahi.
Shimun, of Osaka, which quotes Con-
sui Kikuchi, of the political depart
ment of the Japanese army. The Con-
sui, it is said, has declared that the
sentry Cancelled his statement and en-
phasis is placed on the declaration
that his action was not the result of
interference OF pressure by the for
eign office on army authorities The
investigation of the incident was not
influenced by political considerations,
it is asserted.
"The fact that Admiral Albert
Gleaves, of the American Asiatic fleet
left Vladivostok after a days stay"
the newspaper says, "shOws he recog-
nized the sincere and upright atti-
tude of the men conducting the in
quiry."
Reports published by the Yomi Uir
Shimbun, of this city, to the effect that
the sentry had been found guilty and
that Japan would apologize to the Uni
ted States for his action, have not as
yet been confirmed at the War Office.
The newspaper asserted that the find
ings of the Court Martial which tried
the sentry had been received here.
The American Consul at Vladivostok
has published an announcement that
the United States had not asked any
government to lend assistance in pro-
tecting lives and property of Ameri-
cans in Siberia and that he was not
aware that any government had made
any such request
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-02-25
Ransom Plot Scented.

Elizabeth, y. J.-Belief that the van
dals who broke Into the mausoleum Of
Senator John Kean intended to steal
the body and hold it for ransom was
expressed by his brother, Julian Kean.
Three layers Of concrete over the cas-
Ket prevented the thieves reaching it..
They gave up the attempt, it was be-
Iieved, to obtain tools with which to
complete the job.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-02-25
Envoy To Reds Opposed.

Washington.-The House voted down
a proposal 10 pave the way for ap-
p0intment of an Ambassador to Russia
and struck out of the diplomatic ap-
preparation bill a provision for rails
ing the American Legation at Peking
to an Embassy. Then, finding its feet
entangled III difficult diplomatic prob
lens, it quit work with an agree
ment to continue consideration of the
bill
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-02-25
Disasters in United States Number ST

Washington.-Official reports made
public by the national headquarters of
the American Red Cross lists the num-
Der Of major disasters" in the United
States in 1920 as 81, and shows the
loss of 425 lives, injury to 200 people
and property loss estimated ut SILL
250OO0. Relief extendA by the or
ganizatiOn amounted to -$780,O00, not
including the special contribution OF
$50O,000 expended for relief of vic
tins of the Corpus Christi (TeXas)
flood.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-02-25
Murder Of Hoxie Girl Admitted.

New York.-James Brown, negro,
who was arrested by detectives after
he is alleged to have attempted to rob
an apartment, according to detectives,
admitted the murder of Ream Con-.
stance Hoxie, II years old, February
2, 1920 In addition, the detectives
said, the negro admitted that, on No
vember 4, he entered the apartment
of Mrs. Lorella Smith and beat her so
that she was sent to Bellevue Hospital.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-02-25
Trotzky,s Kin SOUGHT BY Police.

Paris.-The French police have in
augurated nationwide hunt for
Madame Jivotofski, a sister-in-law of
Trotzky. The woman was reported as
having been at st. Jean de Luz wear
ing an unique pearl necklace valued at
$5OOO,0OO, which formerly was the
property of Maria FeOdorovna, Rus
sian Grand Duchess.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-02-25
oscuIator is Busy-kisses AZ Women

oseuIator Is 6usy-kisses az Women.
Red Oak, Iowa.-WOmen and girls
remained at home with doors and win
dows barred because an unidentified
man Rugged and kissed AZ women.
Most of them were on the street when
he rushed up to them. The same man
broke into IL bedrooms, where girls
were asleep, and stole small articles
from their effects.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-02-25

pels Worms or Tapeworm. Its action upoD
the Stomach and Bowels il beneficial No sec
ond dose or after purgative necessary,-Adv.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-02-25

Insomnia may be the effort Of ma
ture TO fell one that he seeks more
sleep than he needs.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-02-25

Yes, dear, some queer birds roost in
family trees.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-12-02
Do Fertilizers Iniure the Soil?

NJ. F. Miller, Professor of Soils,
Columbia, Mo-, says: Fertilizers ap-
piled in comparatively small quanti-
ties to a crop like wheat, which is
grown year after year without change,
give a measurably better wheat yield
but have no influence in building up
the soil. AS matter of fact, if such
a practice is continued for four or
five years and then wheat is planted
without fertilizer, the yield will u.s.
ually be found to be smaller than at
the beginning. The fertilizer has add
ed less to the soil than the crops have
taken out, but it's use mas made it
profitable to grow wheat longer than
if it had not been used. Such an eff
feet has often been observed and
farmers have concluded that the fer
tilizer has injured the soil, when as
a matter of fact, it was the exhaus-
tive cropping of the land rather than
the effect of the fertilizer that was
responsible for the injury. Where
fertilizers are used in small or in
large quantities in connection with a
satisfactory cropping system, and es-
pecially where farm manure is care
fully returned to the land, no such ef-
feet will be observed.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-12-02
G. of G. to
Reorganize

A well attended meeting of the
Harrington Chamber of Commerce
was held in the Masonic Temple last
Friday evening. From the hour the
meeting was called to meet, it was ev-
ident there was strong desire to keep
up the organization, which had for the
past few months been permitted to
become somewhat inactive, and con-
siderable enthusiasm was developed
at the meeting.
Several matters Of Importance to
Farmihgton were brought up at the
meeting and discussed, but it was de-
cided that no further work would be
entered upon until the Club had been
reorganized To this end committee
was appointed to make selections for
President and Secretary, and to see
to it that those recommended for such
positions would accept such response
bilities before their names are report
ed to the Club, and it was decided to
meet again in two weeks from last
Friday evening to receive the report
of the nominating committee, when it
is the earnest hope of the entire men,
bership of that body that the best
possible organization will be perfect
ed.
Already the Pennington CONNER
cial Club is entitled to much praise
for the splendid work it has done, ev-
en- during its brief existance. There
is nothing discouraging in the record
it has made up to the present time,
while there is much to encourage and
stimulate such organization to greater
efforts, even though it is the general
opinion that the original organization
got off with bad start. On the re-
port of the nominating committee a
very great deal depends, as therein
largely lies the ability of the organi-
zation to succeed. That it must and
will succeed now appears to be the de-
termination of practically the entire
membership.
On motion, the chairman appointen
the following to constitute nominat-
ing committee to nominate officers to
serve for the ensuing year. A. S. Da-
Wis, Ed. Henderson, G. A. Tetley. VI.
C. Spaugh, w. M. Harlan, R. L. AL
len, j. G. Morris, B. T. Gentges, H. w.
Manley, G, B. Snider and E. f.
Swink.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-12-02
ST FRANCOIS COUNTY WOMEN
ASSIST ONE ANOTHER

The following appeared in the
Twice-a- Week Globe Democrat of
Nov. oath, accompanied by a picture
of Miss Elnora Baker, Home Demon
stration Agent for St. Francois coun-
ty. The article was prepared by Ira
d. Mullinax, Field Editor of that pa
per, who recently attended the agri-
cultural and live stock fair in this
city:
Community organization with the
aid of a capable home demonstration
agent is bringing about better coun-
try life in st. Francois county. In
each organization program of work
is mapped out for the year, always a
program in which the farm women Of
the district have some particular in
terest. At present there are various
communities organized with yearly
programs Of work. There are nine or
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-12-02
Most Important
Cases Thus Far

! Most of the jury cases that have
thus far been tried in the present
term of circuit court have resulted in
hung juries. Such condition of affairs
causes increased speculation as to
whether or not trial by jury is the
most satisfactory manner. Of admins
tering justice. 1t is recognized that
jury trials afford lawyers greater op-
portunity to exhibit their knowledge
and skill in the manipulation of cases.
Therefore it will doubtless be diff
ficult task to have such method of try
ing cases dispensed with, as unques-
tionably the lawyers have most to do
with the making of all such laws.
The first jury trial of Importance
was that of Lawrence Ryan, on the
charge of statutory rape. This case
was hard fought by both sides, and re-
suited in hung jury, a single juror
causing a mistrial. This was the Sec
ond trial of this cause, the first re-
sulting in similar manner. Before
this case is finally disposed of there
will doubtless be several thousand dol
lars in costs piled up, which will per-
haps be saddled onto the taxpayers.
The next jury trial was that of
Braz Rongey, on the charge of assault
to kill. Rongey had previously been
convicted on this charge and sem
fenced to three years in the peniten-
tiary. He was given a new trial, and
on Saturday the jury assessed his
punishment at $25 fine.
The next jury trial was that of Geo.
Brand, of Elvins, charged with selling
whiskey. In this case also a hard
fight was made by both sides. The
State also had its prosecuting witness
U. S. Prohibition Enforcement Officer
Hogg, who testified that he had made
liquor purchase of Brands agent,
and therefore fled the suit. 1t would
seem hard to get more positive evil
dence than that of U. S. officer in
such case. Yet it was insufficient,
in the minds Of the jury, which again
failed 10 agree.
1t would seem there is a "screw
loose somewhere" in the administra-
tion of Justice to the "pOor unfortun-
atas" wha become .entangled in the
meshes of the law. Is there no rem
edy for such condition of affairs?
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-12-02
sHAw'S GARDEN, ST. LOUIS

The Chrysanthemum Show at
Shaw's Garden is still on.
The entrance to the Floral Display
Building is banked on each side by the
snowy beauties. AS you enter the
main building, grove of palms with
thick messy, green carpet under
meath greets your eyes, and then you
turn to the right and if there is a
spark of love of beauty in your soul
you will shuttle out of the way of the
crowd and stand and gaze. Overhead
great hanging baskets of the trailing
NUNS all in full bloom, on each side
of the long room palm trees and ferns
were arranged and against the rich
green the great ostrich plumes in all
shades, next the lower growing vari-
eties, double and single, all colors,
some yellow with red centers and
some with red and yellow petals al
ternating and still others with differ
ent colors on the same bush.
After taking in the general view
you walk down the steps to view at
close range and find at your feet a
modest little yellow mum marked
"The Original Chrysanthemum"; so
after all man must be the greatest
creation God has made, for he used
his intellect and hands to bring forth
all that gorgeous beauty from the one
little humble yellow flower that God
gave him in the beginning.
Besides the Chrysanthemums, the
student of botany can find about any
plant or tree that was ever named,
then there are so many kinds of tiny
fish, some perch-like in shape, no
larger than your thumb nail, some are
spotted, others striped like tiger; al
SO there are many other interesting
things that | saw and didn't see that
go to make up great museum. This
and Forest Park certainly puts the
high school and college students of
st, Louis far in advance of those Of
most cities in the way Of educational
opportunities. F. E. B.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-12-02
Rotate Your Garden Crops.

Farmers have found that by rotat-
ing their crops, they reduce the in
jury from plant diseases and insects
and also increase the fertility Of the
soil. This principle applies to the
home garden, where, if possible, it is
better to make a new plan each year,
placing each vegetable where some
other grew the year before-peas on
the old tomato ground, beets and car
rots after corn, etc.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-12-02
CHURCH
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Baptist Church
John ]. Schuler, Pastor.

John j. Schuler, Pastor.
Are you planning to be on hand next
Sunday. at Bible school?
Preaching services at IL a. m. Sub
ject: Building the Temple"
B. Y. P. U. at $3.50 p. m. The As
sociational B. Y. P. U. meeting is at
Elvins this Friday night.
Sunday evening service at 1880.
Subject: Repentance"
Weekly prayer and Bible study
Wednesday at 7:30 p. m.
A welcome to any of our meetings
is extended to you.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-12-02
Christian Church

Our Bible school will meet at 9:45
next Lords Day. The superintendent
will be so glad to have all that possi-
bly, can come to be there and on time.
The 4th Lords Day is Christmas Day
and also Decision Day. Let every one
try to win one for Christ by that day.
Preaching service at II a. m, Sub
ject: "The Cross and the Crown"
Officers meeting at p. m. We de-
sire full attendance.
Golden Rule Society meets every
Sunday evening at $50. They gave
splendid program last Sunday eve
ming. All who heard it were delight
ed.
Prayer service at 1880 each We'd
nesday evening. We covet your pres
encc.
Women's Missionary Society will
meet Wednesday, Dec. 7th.
You are invited to all these services.
j. M. Bailey, Minister.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-12-02
Grand Jury
Completes Work

The Grand Jury. after two weeks of
investigation into law-breaking in st.
Francois county, were discharged by
Judge Huck, with thanks for their
Jealous efforts toward lew enforce
ment. About $50 witnesses were
summoned before them, but, as usual,
II was exceedingly difficult generally
to get any material evidence from
them. A great majority of the wit
nesses were troubled with a "lapse of
memory, so that the sum total of
the work of the Investigators were
nineteen indictments, most Of which
are supposed to be for liquor viola
tions, though their nature has not yet
been made public.
Before final adjournment last Sat-
urday, the Grand Jury inspected the
County Infrmary, Court House and
Jail, and made the following recon-
ritndatiOns regarding those institu-
tions;
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-12-02

Pennington friends have received
cards the past week from Miss Paula
Jean Oliver Jones, who arrived at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Jones in
Kansas City on Nov. 10th, 1921.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-12-02
MEETING OF ORDER

UF DE WULAI
Pennington Chapter Order of De-
Molay for Boys, regular convocation
Monday, Dec. 5, 1921, at 1880 p. m.
All Master Masons invited, and mem
bers expected to attend.
OTIS S. BUGG,
JOE SWINK, Secretary.
Master Councillor.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-12-02
Annual Meeting of the Farm Bureau.

Plans are being made to hold the
annual meeting of the Farm Bureau
Dec. 18th. An effort is being made to
get some speakers for this date. 1t
is to be hoped that large crowd will
be present at the meeting, and that
the Farm Bureau members will come
prepared to offer suggestions and rec
concentrations as to the work to be
attempted next year.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-12-02

AS The Times goes to press the
weather is cloudy and rainy, with in
dications of falling temperature,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-12-02
Farm Bureau Notes
Mrs. Schuttler Addresses A. F. B. F.
at Atlanta.

Mrs. G. C. Schuttler, Pennington,
R. F, D. No. /, spoke to the delegates
and visitors at the third annual meet
ing of the A. F. B. F., at Atlanta, Ca,
last week. Among other things, she
spoke about, according to the Twice
a-Week Globe-D Democrat, is the part
that women play in the American
Farm Bureau.
"Women," she said, "have been,
from the beginning, an integral part
of the A. F. B. F. There never has
been any question as to how they
might get in. They were in. The
problems of the farm are not prob
lens that are divisible along sex lines.
They are problems that affect the
farm family"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-12-02

county jail, as it is impossible without
strong partition walls OF prevent COM
munication between the prisoners in
the county Jail and such delinquenrs
confined in the Juvenile Court, social
ed; and further because said Jail has
not the requisite number of rooms to
contain the adult prisoners and also
the juvenile delinquents. ...
And we further recommend that a
bath room be provided and equipped
both in the main Jail and the rooms
adjacent thereto for the convenience
of both prisoners and the jailor and
his family.
Court House
We do further recommend re-
modelling of the Court House in some
manner so as to prevent the necessity
of two or more officers having to oc-
cupy the same office rooms, and to
that end we recommend that either
an extension on the east and west
wings Of the court house or an extern
sion of the side walls on the north and
south side Of each wing thereof so as
to proudce more office room, as it is
only a matter of time until something
Of this kind must be done or the of
flee rooms will be full of records that
must be preserved, and as conse-
quence the officers themselves will
have to use office room elsewhere
than in the building.
Summary
We hereby certify that we have
examined all of the county property
including the court house, Jail and in
firmary, and find it all in good shape
and we'll cared for by the occupants
thereof.
We do Furthermore recommend the
installing of sanitary drinking foun-
tains in the court house.
We do further recommend the re-
moval of Mrs. Jacobs from the County
lnfrmary, she being mentally unba-
anced, to State Hospital No. 4.
Respectfully submitted,
J. D. HOWELL, Foreman.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-12-02
County Poultry Association To Be
Organized.

From the interest being taken in
the project, it looks as though coun-
ty poultry association will be organ
lied soon Eleven people have ex-
pressed themselves as desirous to join
the organization. AS soon as suf-
ficient number of people have isgned
the agreement to pay 81 for member
ship in the association, to make the
proposition reasonably sure of success,
a meeting will be called and officers
elected and constitution and bylaws
drawn up. Those people actively en-
gagged in pushing the proposition are
Sylvan G. Powell, Doe Run; H. 0.
Williams and A. E. Calvird, Farming
ton. Anyone wishing to help this
along can do so by dropping in at the
Farm Bureau office and signing up.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-12-02

IT, HaIItTDeTg, FdSIOT,
Second Sunday in Advent.
Sunday school at 9:15 a. m.
Preparatory service for communi.
cants at 10 a. m.
Preaching service with Hold Com.
munion at 10:30 a. m.
A cordial welcome to visitors.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-12-02
County Infrmary

We hereby recommend immediate
repairing of the fues of the buildings
of the County Infrmary, and the roof
of the buildings around and near said
fues so as to prevent leaks during wet
weather, and we urge that the flues
be Immediately repaired to lessen the
probability of fire at said building,
making it likely that sparks and fire
may thereby fall upon the roof of the
building.
We also recommend the repairing of
the porches of the main building both
on the north and south ends, and
painting of the interior.
County Jail
We hereby recommend and sincerely
urge that the County Court at the
earliest possible time provide some
place of detention for delinquent chill
dren who have to be temporarily con-
fined and recommend that that place
of detention be elsewhere than at the
The Newark journal., 1921-09-08
GEESE GOOD GRAZING STOCK
FowIs Play Important Part in UtiI- king Waste Grain About Stables
 and Feeding Pens.

Geese have an important part in the endless war on waste. They are in a class with chickens In utilizing waste grain about stables and feeding pens. In larger measure than chickens or any other kind of poultry they are grazing stock, getting their living in large part from the ordinary grasses of the pastures, say poultry special ists of the United States Department of Agriculture. When 1t is considered that the demand for geese is steady, and extended over almost the whole year, not confined to holidays, as in the case of turkeys, that geese excel all other poultry as producers of fat, the importance of geese in the poultry scheme is realized
The Newark journal., 1921-09-08
GUINEAS FAVOR FREE RANGE
Fowls Can Be Depended Upon to Pick Up Considerable Portion Of
 Their Food.

(Prepared by the United States Depart
 ment of Agricultural
 Most guinea raisers allow their breeding stock free range of the entire farm at all times, and this helps to keep the birds strong and vigorous During the winter the breeders should have been fed grain mixture of corn, wheat and oats twice day, and where no green feed was available, yege- tables. such as potatoes. turnips, beets and cabbage. Animal feed is essen tial to best results and can be supplied by feeding meat scrap or skinned milk. Given free range. where the sup ply of natural feed during the win ter and early spring are ample, as 1t usually is in the southern portion of the United States, the guineas can be left to pick up a considerable part of their feed, say poultry specialists of the United States Department of Agri- culture. Free access to grit, charcoal, and oyster shell Is necessary through out the breeding season. Avoid hay ing the breeders too fat, but keep them in good, firm flesh.
 Like quail and most other wild birds guinea fowls in their wild state mate in pairs and this tendency prevails among domesticated guineas, also, pro- vided the males and females are equal in number. As the breeding season approaches one pair after another sep arates from the remainder of the flock and ranges off in the fields in search of a suitable nesting place. Once mated this way, the male usually re mains with his mate throughout the laying season, standing guard some where near the nest while the hen is laying, and ready to warn her of any approaching danger.
 However, it is not necessary to mate them In pairs under domestic condl- tions to secure fertile eggs, and most breeders keep but one male for every three or four females When mated in this way the hens are more apt to lay near home, and several usually lay in the same nest, thus making 1t much easier to find the nests and gather the eggs.
 While guineas can be kept in the best breeding condition upon free