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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-09-30
ARKANSAS [ NcHIN6
A Mob Storms 0Iathe Jail and
Seizes Bert Dudley a Con-
fessed Slayer.
PUT TO DEATH AT CITY LIMITS


Olathe, Kan--Sept 21.-A> johnson
county mob took it upon itself shortly
after midnight this morning to avenge
the murder of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Muller, who were killed on the farm
near Stillwell. this county. the night
of August 20.
Bert Dudley, an ex-convict, who was
convicted Tuesday of murder in the
first degree for killing Mr.. and Mrs.
Muller, was taken by fifty or more
armed men from the county Jail about
1:30 o'clock this morning, placed in a
motor car with a rope around his neck
and started out of town at a hot pace,
accompanied by the mob.
Less than thirty minutes later the
mob had taken Dudley to the Frisco
depot. near the edge of town, where
they proceeded to hang him to a tele-
phone pole.
"We're Prepared to Take Him."
The men came quietly to the resi-
dence of Sheriff Carroll, which adj
joins the Jail, about midnight. They
demanded that Dudley be turned over
to them at once. The sheriff refused.
Better let US have him." the ring
leader said. I'VE are prepared to
take him."
And somebody In the crowd fired a
revolver in the air.
Other shots followed. The sheriff
soon gave up.
Meantime, Mrs Carroll, the sheriff's
wife, ran away with the keys.
Called Fire Department.
A deputy sheriff and the town mar
shall came to try to prevent the
storming of the Jail, but the mob soon
began battering away at two sets of
heavy doors.
A fire alarm was turned in.
The fire department responded by
turning streams of water upon the
crowd, but soon were forced to re-
treat by men who held revolvers.
The doors were soon battered down
and Dudley was seized and taken
about two blocks where motor cars
were waiting. There a rope was
placed about him.
The mob took care that no other
prisoners in the Jail escaped.
Dudley killed Henry Muller an aged
German farmer, and his wife, near
StilwelI, Kan. seventeen miles south
east of here, Sunday morning, August
20. Dudley was an ex-convict- The
double murder was discovered a few
days later when Sheriff E. G.. Carroll
went to Stilwell to arrest Dudley on a
from Muller After killing the aged
couple and hiding their bodies in an
old cellar near an abandoned house a
quarter of a mile away, Dudley hired
boy to help him with the farm work.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-09-30
The RICH ARE THEIR PREY
Five Mer and Three Women Under
Arrest in Chicago Accused OF
-BIackmaiIing-

Chicago, Sept 1S.-Eight members
of an alleged blackmaiT gang charged
with using the beauty of their women
members and the fascinating powers
of their male confederates to mulct
wealthy men and women out of more
than S250,000 are in custody of fed
eral authorities here today and will
be taken to Philadelphia for trial.
The band, including five men and
three women, were arretsed shortly
before midnight last night in raid
by department of justice officials on
a fashionable South Side apartment
hotel.
The women, according to the au-
thorities, are young and beautiful.
The men are wel1-groomed and of a
type calculated to impress society
women.
They are accused of fleeing men
and women of social prominence in
Chicago, Baltimore, New York and
Philadelphia, through organized eff
forts.
Their schemes, according to Hinton
G. Clabaugh of the department of
justice, was to comprimise their vic
Tins and then blackmail them. I'M
personation of department of Justice
officials is another charge against the
men. They are said to have used the
charms of their women confederates
to win attention from rich men and
then to have threatened their victims
with prosecution under the Mann act.
Those arrested gave the names of
Henry Russell, Edward Donahue.
Helen Evers, Mrs. Frances Allen,
Mrs Edward Donahue, James Chris
tian, Frank Croker and George
Bland.
George Irwin, alleged director OF
the group, is still at large.
The chief charge against the band
is the alleged kidnapping of Mrs. Re
gina H Clifford of Philadelphia, one
of their reputed victims and wanted
as government witness. She was
spirited away to Canada, it Is charged.
at the time she was wanted to testify
against the band.
1.-THE chief offenses charged against
the band occurred in Philadelphia and
for that reason they will be taken
there for trial. said Clabaugh today.
'They will be arraigned for prelim-
mary hearing here Tuesday,
Clabaugh said there were fifteen
known victims of the gang and that
the amount obtained from these VIC
Tins will reach probably $3.50, 900.
Forty thousand dollars were obtained
from one victim and $4,000 from an
other, C1abaugh said.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-09-30
SETH LOW DIES IN NEW YORK
Former Mayor of City and Ex-PresL
dent of Columbia University
Succumbs to Disease.

New York. Sept. 1S.-Seth Low. for
mer mayor of New York, died late
today at his country home, Broad
brook Farm. Bedford Hills, N. Y. He
was Sc years old and had been ill
several months of a complication Of
diseases.
A change for the worse was an
nounced last night and it was then
said the patient probably could not
recover.
Seth Low was twice mayor of
Brooklyn once mayor of New York
and for eleven years was president of
Columbia University. He was one OF
the leading figure IN New York City
life
Born in Brooklyn January IS, 1850,
he came of a long line of merchant
princes and men -of culture. His
father, Abiel Abbott Low, founded a
big business in the importation of tea
and silk in New York.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-09-30
A Low RECORD DEATH RATE
Only 1875 Persons Out of Every Thou
sand Died in United States
Last Year.

Washington, Sept 20.-Only 1876
persons out of every thousand in the
United States died in, 1915. according
to figures by the census bureau today.
This constitutes the lowest mortality
rate ever recorded in this country.
''The widespread awakening of the
people thuoghout the United States
said the bureau, together with the
great progress in medicine and sani-
tation, has resulted in the saving of
10000 lives over 1905, decade ago.
The decrease in the mortality rate
in the decade is 1877 per cent, or al
most one-sixth, the report said.
The death rate a thousand. Included
in the 1915 registration in Kansas was
10-1: in Missouri. II. Washington was
lowest with s.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-09-30
CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS

Many lives have been lost and enor-
nous damage has been caused near
GablonZ, Bohemia, by the bursting of
a dam in the Valley of Weissendesse,
according to a dispatch to Reuters
from Amsterdam The onrushing
waters carried away numerous glass
polishing factories and it is feared
there were many victims.
1t is reported from the German
frontier that the German government
intends to expel 10000 Italians in
reprisal for the treatment of Germans
in Italy
Maj Gen Albert L. Mills, chief
of the bureau of militia affairs, holder
of the army medal of honor for
bravery under fire, builder of the new
West Point and former president of
the Army War college, is dead In
Washington after fifteen hours III
ness from pneumonia,
Two firemen were killed, two en-
gineers badly injured and another
uainman less dangerously injured re-
Gently when two Missouri Pacific
freight trains met In head-on col
Hsion not far from ToWner. Col
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-09-30
VILLA CUTS OFF FEDERALs?

San Antonio, Tex. Sept. 21--That
Francisco Villa will soon cut the Car
rama line of communications be-
tween Chihuahua City and Juarez, if
he has not already done so. was sug-
gested by General Funston today af-
ter he had read a report on Villas
chihuahua engagement received from
Brigadier General Bell at Ell Paso.
General Funston refused to give out
all the details of the Bell report for
publication, but he said that it con
firmed previous accounts of the battle
and indicated even more serious con
ditions than were admitted by the Car
ranzistas-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-09-30
REPuLsED A VILLA ATTACK
Bandit Chief Lost a Number of His
Followers in a Raid on
Chihuahua

Chihuahua City, Mex. Sept 1S--
Villas own troops executed a sur
prise attack on Chihuahua in the
dark the other morning, which. al
though successfully initiated. ended
in a complete victory for the de facto
government troops under General ia
cinto Trevino. who received a flesh
wound in the left fore arm under the
fire.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-09-30
MORE GuARDsMENTO HOMES

Washington. Sept. 10. - General
Funston was directed by me War De-
partment today to return one national
guard regiment to its home station for
each new regiment of the guard sent
to the border.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-09-30

Pinkham's Vegetable Compound? My
mother bought it and the next month I
was so well that worked all the month
without staying at home day. am
IN good health now and have told lots Of
girls about it Miss CLARIcE NORM,
q Russell Street, Taunton, Mass.
Thousands of girls suffer in silence
every month rather than consult q ply
stefan. If girls who are troubled with
painful or irregular periods, backache.
headache, dragging down sensations.
fainting spells or indigestion would take
Lydia E Pinkham,s Vegetable Com
pound, . safe and pure remedy made
from roots and herbs, much suffering
might be avoided.
Write to Lydia e. Pinkham Medicine
Co. Lynn, Mass. (confidentiaD for free
advice which win prove helpful.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-09-30
More Wilson Money Now.

New York. Sept 20.-Betting on the
presidential election is more active
today than at any time in the cam
paign. One wager OF $4,000 on
Hughes =. 2 to 1 was reported VIII
son money is more plentiful today,
though, than for the last few weeks.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-09-30
submarine was U. 8. Boat.

New London. Conn. Sept 1s--The
submarine reported approaching New
London late last night. which was be-
Heved to be the German undersea mer-
chairman Bremen. was an American
craft of the L type
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-09-30
Reoren Army Rif1e Plant

small arms plant OF the Rock Island
arsenal is to be opened September 20
and the government is anxious to get
workers.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-09-30
Report a Riot in Germany.

London. Sept 21.-A Central News
dispatch from The Hague says the
rioting started Saturday in Chimnitz
when the news arrived of the heavy
losses OF Chemnitz workmen in the
Somme battle.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-09-30
Fatal Iowa Motor wreck.

Holstein. Ia. Sept. 18.-Mrs Barney
Nanyoy. wife of q farmer, was killed
and Mr. and Mrs John Buck of SchaI-
Ter, Ia. were dangerously injured, in
a collision of their motor cars near
here today. Mrs. Vanvoy was thrown
from the car and her neck broken.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-09-30

20 8 cay at nomo
from work and suf-
fer q long time
One day q woman
came to our house
an d q $ K e d m y
mother why I was
suffering. Mother
told her that I SUI
fered every month
and she said, Why
don't you buy q
boftIa nf ,vdia z
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-09-30
Sent Prince AIsert Homo an

London. Sept 18.-Prince Albert,
second son of King George. has been
invaHded home ON account OF an alb
dominal abscess. says m official com
munication issued today.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-09-30
Powder BIowup Kills Five.

Huntington, Pa, Sept 21--Five men
were instantly killed and another dam
gerously injured when the air dry
house of the Mount Union plant of the
Aetna Explosives Company was
wrecked near here early today.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-09-30
Dutch Army 10 MobiIize.

Amsterdam, Sept 16.-The news
papers say a test mobilization of the
Dutch army will be ordered at once
The mobilization viii occupy about
four days.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-09-30
Hughes Off on Long Tour.

New York. Sept. 1e.-Invigorated by
a 5-day rest. Charles E. Hughes left
New York at o'clock this morning
on his second campaign tour and from
now on will be on the road almost
constantly until election day, Nov. z.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-09-30
FIERYRED PIMPLEs
eoothed and Healed by cuticura SOAP
and Ointment. Trial Free.

Smear the affected skin with Cuticura
Ointment on end of finger. Let 1T re-
main five to ten minutes. Then wash
OF with plenty of Cuticura Soap and
hot water. Dry without irritation.
Nothing like Cuticura for all skin
troubles from infancy to age.
Free sample each by mail with Book
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L.
Boston. Sold eyerywhere.-Adv.
Canada has 1850 miles Of railway.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-09-30
GIRL COULD
NOT WORK


Taunton, Mass.-AI had pains in both
Sides and when my periods came / had
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-09-30

-NRAluA1A b NO more neceeearY
VUAUIIIf than Smallpox. Army
HHIh experiencs has dcmonstxzfeg
the almost miraculous effs-
eaey. and hsrmiessness, Of Antiyphod Vaccination.
Ne vaccfnzted NOW by your phystct<n. you ane
Ask your physician druggist OF send for Have
200 had Typhoidf'' telling OF Typhoid Vaccine
results from use. and danger fron Typhoid Carriers.
Prsduslns vassIass and ssruns sndsr u g license
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Canada has 1882 miles of railway
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-11-21
BIRTHS


At a Lexington hospital Satur-
day, November 18th, to the wife of
Mr.. J. Carroll Hamilton, of this
county, (nee Miss Mary Woodford)
twin sons were born. The little
fellows have been named Colonel
and Carroll.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Greene, of this
county, are receiving congratula-
tons upon the arrival of a bright
little daughter at their home. The
little miss has been named Nell
Wilkerson in honor of her parental
grandmother. Mrs. Greene before
her marriage was Miss Sarah
Weathers, of Fayette county.
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DIES IN WISCONSIN

Relatives here we're notified Sun
day of the death at La Crosse, Wis,
of Mrs. Lula Hale Spratt, the young
wife of John p. Spratt, Jr., which
occurred suddenly at their home.
Before her marriage she was the at
tractive Miss Lula Hale, of Nash
vile, Tenn, and is survived by her
husband and one little daughter, 10
years old. The body will be
brought to this city for burial and
will arrive, here at noon Wednesday
and will be inferred in Machpelah
cemetery. Mrs. Spratt was a sis
ter-in-law of Drs. S. E. and R. L..
Spratt, of this city.
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COMMISSIONERS SALES

At the courthouse door Monday,
w. A. Samuels, Master Commits
sioner. sold at public auction the
124-aere farm belonging to the es-
tate Of the late Green Osborne,
about three miles from this city, to
r. r. Whitsett for 1892 an acre.
The 15S-acre farm on Lulbegrud
creek, belonging to Douglas Day,
was sold at public auction for
$62.50 an acre, the purchaser being
James 7. Wade, of this county.
Possession of both farms will be
given March /, 1917.
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WOMEN INVITED

The Montgomery Woman's Liter
airy Club extends a general invita-
ton to any woman of our county to
use our headquarters as a rest room
while in the city Of Mt. Sterling
upon the payment of the small dues
of one dollar per year. Water, heat
and lights are supplied free. For
further information apply to Miss
Georgia Sledd or Miss Lucy Ran
dial at the Peerless Exchange.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-11-21
CHRYSANTHEMUM SHOW

The chrysanthemum show at the
Mt. Sterling Greenhouse Friday and
Saturday was well attended and the
visitors were highly pleased over
the beautiful appearance of the
greenhouse. The prize offered for
the nearest to correct number of
visitors that attended these two
days was won by Judge G. B. Swan
go, whose guess was SO. Miss Ida
Heath Jones guessed "a and won
second prize.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-11-21


She is frequently the widow of
lsome man whom the community
held in high esteem. In a moment
of fatal weakness he annxed her to
his life, and very soon that life be-
came worthless to him and he wa
glad to lay it down.
Since worrying him into his grave,
her ambition seems to be to send him
plenty of company for fear he may
become lonesome, deprived as he is
of her presence. ..
Nothing is begun, carried on or
completed without ner meddlesOme
interference. She knows the full
history of every man, woman and
child for miles around, and if an i'll
timed breath of scandal is needed
to wither and destroy promising
career, she furnishes it with glee.
Having long since parted with
any youthful charms she may have
once possessed, the possession of
attractiveness in the young people
seems to fill her withered heart with
gall. The boys of the community
are all trihing and vicious, the girls
weak and silly. Their mothers and
fathers are no better and really
one cannot imagine what the world
is coming to.
No affair of community or family
life is too big or too little for her
meddlesome tongue to dip into. She
annoys us, but we tolerate her. She
nags us, but we bear it. AT times
she almost runs us crazy, but we
endure it.
And there is no remedy, no re-
course
Yes, there is one. DIR. Dssler
suggested it, and was frowned out
of court. But, honestly, when con-
templating the tyrannical rule of
this community meddler we some
times wonder if the world was not
too severe on the Doctor.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-11-21
THE SICK

Miss Stella Stephens was confin-
ed to her room at Georgetown last
week with diphtheria, but has el
tirely recovered.
Miss Mary Elizabeth Coons, who
underwent an operation for throat
trouble at the Good Samaritan Hos
pital in Lexington last week, has re.
covered sufficiently to return home
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-11-21
For Sale.

Seven-room 2-story modern home
on West Main street, is on brick
street and all street taxes paid.
Possession can be given at once.
Leslie Mccormick,
No IL Mantelle Park, Lexington, Ky
20 At
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-11-21
For Sale

Seven-room 2-story modern home
ON West Main street, is on brick
street and all street taxes paid.
Possession can be given at once.
Leslie Mccormick
No IL Mantelle Park, Lexington, Ky
(2O-4t)
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-11-21

The reception given by Mrs. j. g..
Graves and the Misses Graves Sat-
urday afternoon at their home on
Holt avenue was one of the pretti-
est events of the fall social season.
The house was tastefully and elab-
orately decorated with cut flowers
and potted plants and presented
beautiful appearance. An elegant
luncheon was served and those
that called during the hours enjoy
ed a most pleasant time. The guests
were met at the stairway by Miss
Minnie Turner. in the parior stood
Mrs. j. C. Graves, Misses Graves,
Mrs. Molhe Gatewood, Mrs. T. X
Barnes and Mrs. Emma Graves, of
Winchester, in the receiving line.
Mrs. John Barnes, Mrs. Amanda
Howell and Mrs. Ben Turner enter
tanned the guests. Delicious frappe
was served in the music room by
Miss Lucy Clay Woodford and Alice
Young, and those assisting in en-
'ertaining the guests here were Mrs.
Rein Howell, Miss Mary Smith
and Miss Hazel Grubbs presided at
the victrola. In the hall were Mrs.
Sam Whitehead and Miss Bessie
Shackelford. Yellow and green was
the color scheme in the dining room.
The square table was of especial
beauty in its appointments. In the
center of q handsome lunch cloth
was large silver tray with a sill |
yer filigree basket filed with hand
some yellow chrysanthemums, sur
rounded with silver candlesticks
holding yellow candles. On the
corners silver bud roses were used
with punches of small chrysanthe-
NUNS and tied with tulle bows. A
most delightful lunch of substan-
tials was served the guests, Mns.
Roger Gatewood and Mrs. Percy
Bryan assisting. AS the guests
passed out Misses Louise Barnes |
and Jenmol GatewOOd pinned pretty |
favors, suggestive of Thanksgiving |
The out-of-town guests were Mrs
Ed. Grubbs. of Winchester; Mrs.
Robert Armstrong of Virginia, and
Mrs. Mark Stevens. of Lexington.
About two hundred guests called
during the afternoon and were
charmed with the beauty, brillance
and hospitality Of the occasion.
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/ SOCIAL EVENTS


Mrs. Bridges White will enter
tainy the Bridge Club on Thursday
afternoon at one o'clock.
Mrs. Robert Howell etertained n
few intimate friends last Thursday
in honor of Mrs. Cox. of Missis-
sippi, who is visiting Mrs. William
Howell. There we're sixteen guests
to enjoy the elaborate luncheon af-
ter which many interesting games
of Rock we're played.
The second of the winter series
of Germans to be given in this city
will take place at Ringo's Hall on
the evening of Wednesday, Novem-
Der %, and it is expected will eclipse
any of the previous efforts of the
German Club Several out-of-town
guests are expected to attend.
Mrs. Charles A. Lindsay was
hostess at the beautiful Kirkpatrick
home last Wednesday afternoon to
the Bridge Club and on Thursday
entertained number of her friends
at Five Hundred. Both the affairs
were largely attended and much en-
joyed, and the guests were served
with delightful luncheons.
One of the most delightful Five
Hundred parties given during the
fall season was that Friday after
noon at Ringo's Hall with Mesdames
William II. Strossman and Dllard
Haaelrigg as hostesses. The hall
was lastly decorated in winter flow
ers and presented pretty scene,
with about 100 guests participating
in the games, which were highly in
teresting and enjoyable. After the
games delightful lunch of sub
stantials was served. Those assist
ing in entertaining were Mrs. C. T..
Derickson, Mrs. Charles II. Petry,
Mrs. Matte Coleman, Mrs. Joe M.
Conroy, Mrs. c. T. Hazelrigg, Mrs.
ID. j. Prewitt, Mrs. A. G. Prewitt,
Mrs. Charles d. Grubbs and Miss
Hazel Grubbs.
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relatiyes sand friends in thereeunty.
This is his first visit to his old
home since he went away forty-four
years ago. He finds many changes
in the appearance of the country,
and recognizes but few faces he
then knew.