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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-10-16
Death of Joseph B. Williams.

Death of Joseph B. Williams.
Joseph B. Williams, highly
respected citizen of this county,
died Tuesday morning at 2:30
acute indigestion Monday
o'clock at his home about four
miles east Of Lexington. Mr..
Williams was taken i'll with
acute indigestion yesterday
morning about II o'clock. His
case was serious from the first,
and nothing could be done but
to relieve his suffering.
Mr.. Williams was born in Ken
lucky, February IA, 1850, and
was GA years Of age. He was a
prosperous farmer and was held
in high esteem by all who knew
him. He was a member of the
Methodist church of this city.
Besides a widow he is surviv-
ed by four sons and two daugh-
ters, as follows: Joseph B.
James, Edward, all af this coun-
ty, and irwin, of San Francisco,
Cal, Mrs. Edward Craig, OF
near Higginsville, and Miss
Mary Williams, who lives al
home. He is also survived by
one brother and two sisters.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-10-16
Saturday Night Cutting scrape.

Saturday Night Cutting Scrape.
Saturday night Sam Billiard,
who lives at the Aull mines, re-
turned home from town about
1890 carrying too much of AIS
liquid refreshments. He at
once started to beat up his wife.
His brother-in-law, Arch Lyons,
of Kansas City, who was
visiting there, interferred and
was Immediately set upon by
Billiard, who drew a knife and
slashed Lyons numerically.
Lyons was cut nearly in
shreds. He was brought to town
and was attended by DR.. Fred
endall. In the mixup, Mrs. Bull
lard was also severely cut. Bull
lard was arrested and lodged in
Jail.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-10-16
To the Public.

Since selling my place in Lex
ington, a report has been circu-
lated that was going to move
with my family to California to
live. Such a report is absolute
ly without foundation and false.
Ny wife and possibly my daugh-
ter may 60 to Santa Barbara,
California, and spend the coming
winter with my wife's brother,
on account of her very weak
physical condition, on the advice
Of her doctor, then return in the
summer. will remain here and
practice my profession as best
| can and try to accumulate to
help her and buy us a cottage
next summer. Hoping this fully
explains everything l cordially
invite all friends to come anc
see me while I bach, and dine
with me.
WC,,,e 4,,,,1,,
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-10-16
Real Estate Transfers.

Deeds filed in the Recorders
office at Lexington, Lafayette
County, Missouri, week ending
Saturday, October 10th, 1914.
Compiled by Lafayette County
Abstract Company, Lexington,
Mo-, Ike H. Noyes, Manager.
Taubman Realty and Agricul-
tural Co., to VIM. H. Scott, w.
D., $1,000, NV Sc NE SW D.
1927.
Dover Coal Co., to James H.
Gather, w. D., $500, E p Sc
"A NV "A 16-51-25.
L. w. Page to VIM. A. and
Bessie May Scott w. D., $1,8OO,
S p, lots l and 2, block 2,
HouX Addition Lexington.
Silas Parker to Macon Parker
w. D., $500, Ito int. in estate
of Peter Parker, deceased.
Thomas M. Chinn and wife to
julius Stoll w. D., $110, lot 4,
block 1, Chinn and Rechterman
Sunny Slope Add. Mayview.
Katherine and Cornelia s..
Ludwigs to Lena C. Wilcoxon,
w. D., 5000, lot IL, block SO,
First Add. Lexington.
Henry Williams to Dolly Ann
Ragsdale, W. d. $1.OO, lot 12
block az, Anderson's Ad. Lex
ington.
Dolly Ann Ragsdale to Dennis
Davis, w. D., 500, lot II, blk.
"A", Anderson's Addition to
Lexington.
Carl L. Ristine and wife to
Lewis Curtis, @. C. D. 5000, 4G
|2-3 #. off N. ends lots 7 and 8.
block 38, First Add. Lexington
VIM. H. Booker and wife tC
Carrie Hollins w. D., $L.O0, anC
% int. in S p S y lot II, soutF
| lot u, block 40, First Add. t,
| Lexington.
= Carrie Hollins and husband t,
: VIM. H. Booker w. D. $LO0, al
) int. in S p S p lot II, S S I
z lot IL, block 40, First Add. t,
! Lexington. Lot 6, block 3, Nc
l Girk's Add. Lot 6, block 3
: Buckingham's & Cos. Addition
| N p lot 7, block 8, McGirk'
= Add. Lexington.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-10-16

Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Weber
went t Kansas oCity Tuesday
morning for a few days visit.
Miss Lucy May Payne return
ed Monday evening from a
visit in Chicago.
Firman White returned to
Kansas City Tuesday after
a visit here with relatives.
Rev. F. E. Gordon returned to
Kansas City Tuesday evening
after spending a few days here
on business.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-10-16

Mrs. Robert Shelby left We'd
nesday night for her home in
San Luis Obisto, California, af-
ter an extended visit here with
her sister, Miss Pearl Hicklin,
and brother, Jack Hicklin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tilton Davis, Jr.,
went to Kansas City yesterday
morning to spend the day.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-10-16
Death of j. w. TompKins.

]. w. Tompkins died Wednes-
terday afternoon at 2 o'clock at
the home Of his step-daughter,
Mrs. 0. B. Starke. His death
was due to heart trouble. Mr..
TOmpkins was II years old Oc-
tober 1st.
The funeral services at the
grave conducted by Rev. Carl
Burkhardt, was held yesterday
afternoon at 3 o'clock.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-10-16

therefore have been put into
these properties in the past, the
fact remains that their present
valuation is much lower than
that Of the state owned rail-
roads Of Europe and what is still
more important, the rates charg-
ed are the lowest and the service
rendered admittedly the best in
the World. In this connection,
a statement contained in the
last annual report of the great
Deutsche Bank of Berlin which
has paid up capital and re-
serve fund of $75,000,0OO is in
teresting: american railroads
need higher freight rates. Their
present rates are the lowest in
the World-representing, for
instance, but a fraction of the
English railway rates-and
this in the face of the fact that
wages in the United States, on
the average are fully twice as
high as in Europe" Certainly
this view of the privately owned
lines Of the United States COM
ing from Germany which has
the most successful state owned
transportation system in the
world is worthy Of grave con-
sideration,
Letting Well Enough Alone.
In view Of these facts, the
average citizen may we'll ask
himself whether it is not best
to let well enough alone rather
than invite other ills we know
not of-whether it is not wiser
to cure such defects as may en-.
cumber the present system rath
er 5han run the danger of plung
ing this mighty industry int,
the whirlpool of party polite.
: for all time with it's attendan
2 opportunity for evil of whicl
the past affords such ricl
variety of experience. TIL
United States is still a youn
Country and in many section
only partially developed. Man
new lines and extensions ar
needed here and there to give
wider opportunity to eXpandin
Agriculture and Commerce an
nothing could be more unfortU
nate or disasterous than tina
these favors could hencefort
be obtained only by leave of tn
dominant political faction
which will reign at the Nation;
= capital in the years to com,
Political parties are intensel
human institutions and the ave.
age cautious citizen will prefC
to leave the railroad expansio
y of the future to the econom
law of supply and demand {
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-10-16
Yours truly,
CLARENCE VIVION.
Raids a Crap Game.

Saturday night while in the
act of raiding a crap game in the
negro Dump" west of the
Elks Club, Officer Rogers was
assaulted by Lum Dorsey. Rog-
ers, who was knocked down pull
ed his gun and shot Dorsey
through both legs just below the
hips, Besides Dorsey four
other negroes were arrested
and lodged in jail. This
Dump" has long been notori-
Gus for petty criminals.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-10-16
Going Somewhere?

Try a Chicago & Alton Home
seekers Ticket. You can buy
them to many points in Western
States. See S. A. Vermillion,
Ticket Agent, Higginsville, Mo-,
who will gladly give you further
particulars.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-10-16
L. II. S. G: II. II. s. @.

The Lexington high school
football team defeated the Hig-
ginsville football team by the
score of 6 to 0, on the academy
campus Friday afternoon.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-10-16
Norborne 25: Lexington 3.

The Norborne High School
girls basket ball team defeated
the Lexington High School
girls basket h2ll team IN the
academy drill hall Friday night
by the score of % to 3.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-10-16

Rev. R. N. Allen will preach
at Maple Glen schoolhouse Sun
day afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Fred Wilmot went to Kansas
City Wednesday night to spend
today on business.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-10-16
Winter in California.

The Chicago & Alton have on
sale daily Round Trip Tickets
to Los Angeles, San Diego or
San Francisco. Many attrac-
tive features, such as diverse
routes, long limit, etc. For
further information see S. A.
Vermillion, Higginsville, Mo,
ticket agent C. & A. R. R.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-10-16
WHY THE COST OF OP-
GRATING RAILROADS
HAS BEEN INCREASED
How the High Cost of Living
Has Affected the TranspOr-
tiOn Companies.

In the previous article the
question of what the railroads
do with the money they take u
was briefly analysed.
In this connection, it is Jppor-
tune to remind the reader that |
nine-tenths Of the abuses not |
only in the railroad world but
in the entire field of industrial
ism were committed in the past !
and that American Business
stands today on the threshold of
a new idealism which should
mean much for the future. In
a great new country like ours,
whose growth and expansion
has been the marvel of the
World, it was but natural that
greed and selfishness should
frequently show themselves in
all lines Of business activity and
the railroads of course, were no
exception. But one by one these
wrongful practices have yielded
to an aroused public conscience
which has not merely affected
the business world but which
has likewise taken hold of the
realm of politics. Time was,
not so many years ago, when
large corporations were consid-
cred the legitimate prey of all
who pursued them-and if they
sometimes employed like means
I to protect themselves it must
at least be admitted that the
provocation was very great.
But fortunately these things are
past and gone. Never before
in the history of the Republic
has its politics and its business
been conducted so much in the
open as today and that every
I honest corporation in the Coun-
) try welcomes the change goes
without saying. 1t is therefore
needless and futile to cucumber
the splendid era which lies
ahead of us by continually re-
verting to things that constitut-
i ed the mistakes of other days.
The Government Ownership
: Idea.
During the last few years the
advocates Of the government
d ownership of railroads have
+ been somewhat persistent in the
public press and the matter is
5 referred to here, not with any
d idea Of combating it but mere
ly that the people may briefly
= see both sides of the picture. Sc
: long as a lot of men welcome the
| wreckings Of the railroads or
the theory that the government
will take them over and that
such a state of affairs would be
preferable to private ownership
it will be impossible to obtair
from them fair judgment Of
the latter system which now
prevails in the United States. L
is impossible to go into thi,
great question at any length a.
this time but here are a few
things worth thinking about
much has been said in recen
years about the water con
tanned in American railroad
securities and in this connection
the valuation of the governmen
owned railroads of Europe i
very interesting. In Germany
the state owned railroads ar
capitalized at $114,1S5 pc
mile, in Austria at $120,692
in Hungary at $69,21O, in Ital
at $126,886, in Belgium at $3.50
Ola, in Switzerland at $1O2,
$50, in Roumania at $90,119, i
Japan at $S8,1O4, in New Sout
Wales at $71,391, while tn
privately owned lines of tn
United States, regardless G
what may have been forced int
them in specific instances, al
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-10-16

DR.. and Mrs. D. H. Carnes of
Albuquerque, N. NJ, left yes
terday evening for New York
after a visit here with the fam
lily of William Aull, Sr. Mrs.
William Aull, Sr., accompanied
them as far as Kansas City for
a visit.
Albert Young went to Kansas
City yesterday to spend the
day on business, His daughter,
Miss Elizabeth, and Miss Eliz-
abeth Eckle accompanied him
for a few days visit.
Mrs. S. 0. Hall, Mrs. George
Taylor, Mrs. B. R. Ireland and
Miss Agnes Wilson left Tuesday
morning for California, Mo-,
where they will attend the meet
ing of the Presbytery.
/ Miss Otillie Dammann and
Miss Maxine Stalling of Concor-
dia arrived Monday evening
for a visit here with the family
Of Mrs. D. Stalling
Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Drummond
and little son left Tuesday
for their home in Little Rock,
Arkansas, after a visit here with
relatives
The Missouri Pacific passen-
ger train on the river route was
unable to make its regular run
Saturday morning, owing to &
washout near Dover,
Omaha daily bee., 1914-04-05
new LINES MAY Be FORCED
Storm Certain to Rage About the
Federal Reserve Bank.
CITIES LOUD IN THEIR PROTESTS
strong Pressure VIII Re brought
ON various Members ana ON Pres
ident wiIsO nto Conform 90
Courses of frade.
tFrom staff correspondentl

WASHINGTON, ID. c., April 4.-(spe-
cial Telegram. 1-'rnEor1ation from all
sections OF the country received today
makes II certain that storm will rage
around the new federal reserve board
when that body Is finally completed as
to, five additional members. Secretary
McAdoo and John skelton Williams hav-
ing already been designated
Predictions are being made in some
cities that the. boundaries OF the reserve
districts, as formulated by the organiza-
ton committee, will not stand. However
there is nothing on the surface here to
warrant such a conclusion.
But even though no changes In the
boundaries may be made by the board
strong pressure will be brought to bear
TO alter the districts and this pressure
will be made on the president as we'll as
on the new board. New Orleans and It's
tributary region Is preT airing for big
fight. Baltimore will likewise make the
hardest kind OF protest. Senator Hitch
cock is preparing TO go before the re-
serve board 10 insist that Omaha and
the region round about be put In the Chit
cago district. instead OF the Kansas City
district.
In various other cases there will be
protests and It is by means beyond the
possibilities that the volume of these will
be so great that changes will be forced.
II is quite conceivable that changes
may be made in the boundaries OF re-
serve districts without altering the list
OF reserve cities. Changes In boundaries
Omaha daily bee., 1914-04-05
l. w. w. Woman Says
Would Like to See
Minister Kiss Her

NEW YORK, April 4-Jane Est, here
tofore identified with movements OF the
Industrial Workers OF the World, created
at the Metropolitan temple
today by trying TO force her way into
the trial of DIR. Jacob r. Price. pastor
OF the Washington Heights Methodist
Episcopal church, who is charged with
misconduct by nine women members OF
his congregatlon.
At the door she was confronted by DIR.
Frank j. Balcher. pastor OF the Five
Points mission acting az attorney for
the defendant.
Let me in" she shouted in tones
which Immediately drew a large crowd.
This Is not a private trial; ecceesias-
ticism itself is on trial, Ecclesliasticism
has always whtewsshed the church
Whenever charges are made against pas
tors, These trials ought to be held out In
the open where people can hear them.
There Is great deal OF talk about
shielding the pastor.
y want 10 sec Or. Price. I'd like 10
see him Try TO kiss me-
IL has heen charged that DIT, Price.
among other things, tried to kiss a
woman member OF his congregation.
Followed by the crowd the woman
succeeded, In pushing her way into the
temple. but could get no further than
the witness room. Here she described
herself as church cleaner"
Omaha daily bee., 1914-04-05
Mr.. Daniels Asked
President Wilson to
Withdraw Name

WASHINGTON, April 4-Confirmation
of Winthrop M. Daniels of New Jersey,
as a member of the Interstate Commerce
commission. after the notable three days
Fsenate fight, was followed today by the
revelation that Mr. Daniels asked Presi-
dent Wilson to withdraw his name and
thus stop the contest which he believed
TO be embarrassing the president and that
Mr.. Wilson refused.
There was naturally satisfaction at the
White House today that Mr. Daniels had
. been confirmed. The sharp contest was
regarded by officials as OF Importance in
revealing the attitude Of senators toward
the physical valuation of railroads.
There was lively speculation and various
attempts at construction of the presI-
dents support Of Mr.. Daniels in con-
nection with the railroad situation. Sem
ators to whom the president expressed his
desire for Mr. Daniels confirmation
found the president taking the attitude
that he expected only that Mr.. Daniels
would be fair. The opposition TO Mr..
Daniels arose out OF his decisions in cer-
tain utility cases in New Jersey.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-04-05
Asserts Wilson Is
Seeking War So He
Can Be Reelected

PHILADELPHIA, April 4.r-President
Wilson's Mexican policy was criticised
and defended at today's session of the
American Academy OF Political and So
cial Science. at which the situation in
the neighborlng republic, its problems
and obligations, we're discussed. There
was a general agreement among the
speakers that there will be no permanent
peace in Mexico until the land problem
is settled.
MANY speakers took up various phases
of the Mexican situation, and most Of
them agreed there should be no inter-
vention except as an extreme resort.
Major Cassius f. Gillette, formerly Of
the United States army, described con-
dtions in Mexico and declared that 1t
was his belief that the president of the
United States would not be unwilling to
become war hero in order to get a
second term. The speaker had no sooner
delivered these words than Kisses came
from different parts OF the hail. He said
he knew what he said would arouse pro-
test, and predicted that such situa-
tion would come about.
DIR. l.. S. Rowe. president of the acad-
emy, said, before proceeding with pre-
pared address, that he was not able to
make a psychological analysis OF the
president and that he must, therefore,
assume that the president is unalterably
opposed to Intervention, that in his mes
sage to congress he was sincere and that
in formulating his Mexican policy Mr..
Wilson believed he was doing the best
thing for Mexico and his own country.
Under five-minute rule for discussion,
Congressman S. F. Prouty OF Iowa took
the platform and resented the remarks OF
Major Gillette. Although am a repub-
lican and have fought all my life to de-
feat democrats" he said. Il will uphold
with all my power the president OF my
country in his Mexican policy and his
efforts to avert war" He also resented,
he said, the dragging OF the president
down to the level of Huerta."
The killing OF foreigners in Mexico, he
said, is an incident OF war and he ven
tured to add that there have been fewer
Americans killed in Mexico than there
have been by guhmen in New York.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-04-05
MONOPOLY
IN STOCK BUYING
st. Louis Live Stock Exporter Files
Damage Suit fer Quarter
Million.
CHARGE OF ooLLUMoN MADE
Complaint says Leading Dealers Ex-
change InformatiOn About ship
pers that Refuse First
offers.

ST. LOUIS. April 4--suit for $4,000
damages was filed in the circuit court
here today against the Live Stock ex-
change OF East st. Louis. the National
stock yards, two packing companies and
twenty Individual dealers, charging a
monopoly for dealing in live stock.
The suit was filed by Labron w. Bur-
ton, live stock dealer of st. Louis. The
packing firms named in the petition are
Morris and company and Swift and COM
pany.
The petition says that the defendants
have formed a monopoly, national in
scope, that this monopoly has fixed max
imum and minimum commission charges,
which are excessive, and that the de-
PENDANTS constitute close corporation
for dealing among themselves and freez-
ing out competition.
Mr.. Burton, who is a live stock ex-
porter. says that he is victim of the
rule of the Live Stock exchange, and es-
Inmates his actual damages at $4,000 and
his punitive damages at $4,000. Among
the charges in the petition, which Is 10000
words long, is one that there is a work
ing agreement between the National stock
yards at East ST. Louis. ILL.,. and the
stock yards at Chicago, Kansas City. Peo-
ria, Fort Worth, St. Joseph, Omaha, Sioux
City, Louisville, Denver, Portland, Ore.
Buffalo. indianapolis. Pittsburgh, Clncin-
! natl and Cleveland.
! Under the agreement, It is charged, II
a person declines an offer for live stock
at any one of these yards, a description
OF the cattle and the price offered is for.
! warded 20 the other yards and the other
yards Will offer no greater price than that
! refused at the first yard, even though
| the market quotations on that day bs
/ higher than that at the first yard.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-04-05
OF DANIELS CASE
No Secret Sessions Except When
Treaties Up or Ordered.
NINE ACTING WITH IowAN
La Toilette, Norris, Cummins and
Other Western Members Active.
LID.RA1sING CAMPAIGN IS ON
Legislators Assert They Are with
out Fear Any Attempt VIII
BE Made 90 Unsent
Them,

WARRINGTON, April 4-Open war was
declared In the United states senate to-
day against the time onored rule Of Sc
crecy relating to proceedings in execu-
tive sessions.
Following the defiance expressed by
several senators in closed session on FRI
day against suppresslng debate on the
confirmation of winthrop NJ. Daniels OF
New Jersey as a member OF the Inter-
state Commerce commission actual hos
tilities began when Senator Kenyon OF
Iowa after a conference with those OF
his colleagues who are leading in tho
movement to lift the ban on publicity,
introduced a resolution to provide for
open sessions on all matters except treat
les, unless otherwise directed by unani-
nous consent of the senate.
The resolution proposing to amend the
rules, which was referred to commit
tee on rules, reads:
? Resolved, that It is the judgment OF
the senate that executive sessions shall
hereafter be open to the public, except
when treaties are considered or when the
senate by unanimous consent orders
otherwise, and the committee on rules is
directed to prepare such amendments to
the present rules or to prepare new rules
or both. as may be necessary to carry
out the terms OF this resolution. and
present the same to the senate for action
thereon"
It was submitted with the backing OF
Senators La Toilette. Cummins. Gronna?
Borah. Clapp. Jones, Bristow. Norris and
Poindexter, who propose as they gave no.
tice on Friday, to discuss freely execu-
tive sessions debates on the qualifications
of nominees for public office whenever
they feel that the public should, be In
formed regarding them, r. ,.~i-
TThese senator's were united today in
the anti-secrecy campaign, and all assert
themselves without fear of any attempt
being made to unseat them on the ground
that they are violating the oath of Of
flee.