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The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-11-01
new MARSHALL.

MT. l.. T.. Heron, who has been our
city marshall for the past year or more,
resigned before the Board of Council
last Monday night and his resignation
was accepted at once. Mr.. W. S Car.
rier was unanimously elected to serve
A. Chief Of Police and he was sworn IL
Immediately. That Mr.. Carrier viii
discharge his duties faithfully and well
goes without saying. and his appoint
ment 10 u popular one.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-11-01
ALL night SERVICE

Beginning last Saturday night. the
lights in the city are kept burning all
night. iiastin Bros, are rushing things
as fast Ms could be expected from them
under the circumstances and the fact
that We are now getting all night ser
vice is only stepping stone to the
twentv-four hour service we will have
in a few days. A number of power
motors are beng installed throughout
the city and at the presen, price of
gasoline and coal, the economy OF the
electric motor can at once be seen.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-11-01
Pie SUPPER

There Will be two pie suppers in the
county this week; one at llerrings
school house Friday night and one at
Beechmont school house ON saturday
night These suppers are given for
the benefit If the libraries of these
schools ana should be well pstronizvd
EVER body cordially invited
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-11-01
ELECTRIC MOTORS

This Office is being installed with
three new electric motors under the
supervision Of Msssrs II. v. and w. X
Basin. A motor for each of the three
presses. takes the place of our old gaso
line ensine and when fully installed,
We will be as proud Of them as a boy
with his first pair of boots.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-11-01
We are now receiving new corn. We
nay the highest market price.
Hudson. Hughes & Faonsu.

All of those who have knit socks will
please wa,h them m luke warm water
and soap before handing them IN u Red
Cross.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-11-01
SIMPSON HOUSE FOR rent

On account Of moving away We de-
sire 10 rent our residence ON Richmond
stree, for the year 1915. Anyone de-
string to see same. call at residence.
Mr. and Mrs u. D. Simpson.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-11-01

II know of no Other way IN which
tine individual citizen can help better
20 win the war than 10y signing the
pledge card AMI aiding in the food con
seryation. movement. WOODROW vii.
son
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-11-01

The baptist ladies Aid Society will
have Bnzaar and Exchange Deeem-
Der 9Th 10 ~ -.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-22
NEW C. OF C. MENU
Mitchell Says It's So; Eat There To-
morrow and See.

The jaded palates of members of
the Chamber of Commerce are to be
tickled and pampered from tomor-
row, henceforth and forever, accord
ing to an announcement by Chas L.
Mitchell, president. President Mitch
ell refused all opportunities to divulge
the nature of the new order of things.
All he would say was that beginning
tomorrow a new and improved menu
will be the order of the day at the
noon luncheons.
If the Chamber of Commerce mem
bers feel any curiosity in the matter,
the only way for them to obtain fur
ther information is to attend at the
noon hour tomorrow and rely on the
presidents promise of something en-
tirely new and exceedingly toothsone.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-22
find DEAD BABY
Premature White Child Thrown
Away Near Santa Fe Bridge.
Coroner Narcotic Is EndeaVOr-
ing To Locate Parents.

A white boy baby of six months
was found dead at noon today near
the wagon road which passes under
bridge. The baby had been placed in
a pasteboard box. no larger than a
shoe box, and a Topeka newspaper
of November Is had been wrapped
around the box. The parents of the
child are not known.
Two boys, Gaspar Brent, 522 Larsh
street, and Joseph Gartner, $40 East
FairchiId street, found the package.
They unwound the paper and upon
discovering its contents, carried the
box and baby to the city dump at
Crane and jefferson streets. The
baby was hidden there. the boys went
to police headquarters and told their
story.
Sergeant Sturm called Coroner o. F
Narcotic and an investigation was
made. Coroner Narcotic stated that
the condition Of the child indicated
that it had not been delivered more
than twenty-four hours. From the To-
cation of the package in which the
child had been placed, it could easily
have been tossed to the side of the
road by persons in an automobile OIL
on a train.
IF we learn that it was nothing
but a premature baby, then no crime
has been committed so far as the law
is concerned" said Coroner Narcotic.
However, it is a crime against de-
cency and humanity to throw a child
away and not give it decent burial
1 intend to conduct a thoro inVestiga-
ton of the affair. So far. no clew has
the child. The county will bury the
child
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-22
Kansas Railways Show Big
Gains Last Nine Months.
Gross of S5O,OOO,OOO Is Shown
in Late Report Here.
ROCK ISLAND IN ONLY SLUMP
Other Lines Made Large In
creases, Gross and Net.
Missouri Pacific Displays Great
est Earning Power.

Gross revenues of the six principal
railroads in Kansas increased nearly
fifty million dollars during the first
nine months of this year as COM
pared with returns for the same dates
last year That was the statement
from the pubic utilities commission
today based on figures compiled from
Mondays Investors reports. Net reve-
nues jumped more than ten millions
and benefited all except the Rock
Island lines. which slumped more
than two millions in net earnings.
While the railroads showed enor-
nous growthS in their gross revenues,
the increase in net earnings was hard
ly in keeping with the growth of bulk
business. The report as issued from
the public utilities commission covers
the entire systems of the six principal
roads in Kansas. In the cases of the
Santa Fe and Missouri Pacific taxes
were reduced. Through the reduction
of taxes, the Santa Fe system shows
net earning somewhat below normal
Missouri Pacific Showing.
All of the six lines showed a growth
for the six roads being S49,763, ass,
while the net increase was S1O,707,-
14S. The Missouri Pacific displayed
the greatest net earning capacity with
an increase in nine months of So
09S,004 over last year. The Union
Pacific ranked sixth with a net in
crease of $943,5OO. The greatest in
crease in gross business was shown by
the Santa Fe which reported earnings
of 1920, 1919 4O, an increase of $16,-
404,5S2 over the same period last
year.
All of the roads have met an in
crease in the cost of labor and equip
ment, with boost in expense for
taxes and materials. These elements
of increased expense, it is explained.
have been responsible in the case of
the Santa Fe and other lines in hold
ing down their proportionate increase
in net earnings.
The reports for the various roads.
for the nine months period, as shown
in the statement from the public util-
tiles commission We're as follows
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-22
RICH FARMER SLAIN
Unknown Assassin Shoots Thru Win
dow With Shotgun.

Verona, Mo. Nov. 22.-George
wilkes "a years old. a well-to-do
Lawrence county farmer. was shot and
fatally wounded in his home one mile
north of here last night by an assassin,
whOE escaped. Wilkes left his wife at
the supper table. saying he was tired
and would retire early. While disrob-
ing in a bedroom. a shotgun was dis
charged thru n window, the load of
bucKshot taking effect in Wilkes's alb
doulen. When Mrs. Wilkes attempted
20 notify the authorities here by tele-
phone it was discovered that the wires
had been cut near the house Wilkes
lived about one hour.
It, is not known that he had any
enemies. Bloodhounds were rushed
here from Pierce City and followed a
trai4for more than a mile
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-22
DEMAND DEATH!
Extreme Penalty Sought for
Chilean HeiresS.
Shot Husband in Back; Said
She Hoped He Would Die.

Mineola. l. J., Nov. 22.-Denounced
as a deliberate murderess, Mrs. BIZ
anca De Saulles white and wide-eyed,
sat in Justice Manning'S court here
this afternoon and heard District At
torney Weeks demand that she be
sent to the electric chair for killing
her former husband, John Longer De
Saulles. clubman, politician and for
mer Yale football player.
'She shot him in the back and said
she hoped he would die" exclaimed
Weeks in his opening statement
Mrs. De Saulles had taken little in
terest in proceedings until yesterday.
But this afternoon she livened, as
founded at the indictment drawn
against her.
Contention Over Child.
This defendant was married to De
Saulles in Paris said Weeks.
They had one child. They were
divorced in 1916. The decree awarded
the child to the father five months
and to the mother seven months. By
express agreement this arrangement
was changed so they could alternate
in having the child This defendant
agreed. On the day of the shooting
the custody of this child was rightly
with the father.
This woman telephoned her for
mer husbands house, the night of Au-
gust g." Weeks went on. She was
told De Saulles was out, but would
return in an hour. She called three
times for a taxicab. When it arrived
she told the driver to take her to the
De Saulles house as fast as he could.
'She went into the living room. De
Saullcs arose from the couch and
came toward her He held out his
hand. She demanded the boy He
said the boy was rightly with him and
turned his back. She fired five shots
and one hit him in the back and
caused his death
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-22
Rotary Club To Collect Read
ing Matter for Soldiers.
Every Home in City Should
Give, G.. G.. Moore Says.

At a meeting of the Rotary club at
the Chamber of Commerce this noon
the club voted unanimously to under
take the work of collecting books and
magazines for the use of the soldiers.
Robert Stone and George Godfrey
Moore were placed in charge of the
collection.
Regarding the, giving of books to
the soldiers, Moore said:
Every household in Topeka ought
to contribute at least two books or
magazines, and say for me that we
will be glad to call at any address for
the purpose of taking charge of any
literature intended for soldiers use.' -
After collection by the Rotarians
the books and magazines will be
turned over to the state librarian for
distribution to the camps.
The entertainment feature of the
luncheon was a paper on the auto
mobile industry by Noel V. Wood,
manager of the Topeka Buick com
pany. Woods paper gave brief his
tory of the founding of the automobile
industry and its growth from infancy
to its present enormous proportions.
However, the greater part of the talk
was an exposition of the merits of the
new Liberty motors and trucks, which
are built after plans furnished by the
United States government, and which
SApSClSO 10 D0 d very great factor
in winning the war. The fact that in
nineteen days and eighteen hours aft
er plans for the various yart of t 81
Liberty trucks were laid before tia
various manufacturers, the parts had
been made, expressed, and the trucks
assembled to the latest detail was
characterized as the greatest monu-
ment to the efficiency of the automo-
bile industry in the present emer-
gency.
Marco Morrow gave clever auto
biography of Wood
LUproarious greeting was accorded
two out of town Rotarians that were
present as guests at the meeting, T
j. avn Duesen, Davenport, Ia, and
George w. Hart of Denver, Colo.
George Hart hasn't visited the club
since he resigned as secretary and
went to Denver for the Remington
Typewriter company. He was forced
to give a speech.
The next meeting of the Rotary
club will be held in the dining room
of the First Methodist church. and
will be a social affair for the wives
and daughters of the ROtarians
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-22
FOR OREGON MAN?
w. j. Kerr, President o. A. c.,
May Succeed III. j. Waters.
Portland Dispatch Says He Is
Offered Kansas Job.
LEWIS IS N FOn Trouble
X. s. A. C. Alumni Object to
Hays Normal President.
Topeka Organization Would
Have an Outside Man.

William j. Kerr of the oregon state
agricultural college, has been offered
the presidency of the Kansas state ag-
ricultural college as successor to DIR.
Henry J. Waters, resigned, according
to dispatches received by the State
Journal today from Portland. ore. The
dispatches are based on kilograms SEM
to Portland from Washington, D. g,
where members of the Kansas state
beard of administration have been at
tending educational meetings and al e
said to have conferred with Kerr
State department heads this after
noon denied all knowledge of the re-
port of election of Doctor Kerr. NO
news of selection of Doctor Waters
successor had been received at the gov
election to the office of Doctor Kerr or
Sessions, private secretary to the gov
ernor James A. Kimball, state man
ager. denied knowledge of either the
election to the office of DR.. Kerr or
tender of the position to him. He
stated, however, that members of the
state board have been in Washington
the last week and that negotiations
might have been made without his
knowledge. The news of the selection
of Doctor WaterS'S successor came VIA
Washington.
Doctor Kerr is a graduate of Utah
State university and Cornell. was a
member of the Utah constitutional
convention, later an instructor OF
mathematics and astronomy in Brig
ham Young college. He went to the
Oregon Agricultural college in 1907,
is n member of the American Associa-
ton of Agricultural Colleges and Elk
pert Statisticians, and was first vice
president of the organization, 1909
Ill He was a member of the eXecu-
tive committee of the international
dry farming congress 1909-1O and
vice president of the National Educa-
ton association during the same pc
riod. He is a member of the national
council of education. American math-
ematical society and the American
academy of political and social
science.
President w. A. Lewis of The Hays
State normal. mentioned as a possible
successor to Doctor Waters, is due for
a fight if the state board of admins
tration gives serious consideration to
his appointment. Trouble for Presi-
dent Lewis was forecast today by
members of the Alumni association of
the State Agricultural college in To-
peka.
Protests against appointment of
President Lewis will be sent to Gov
ernor Capper. it was asserted. One of
the chief complaints against the Hays
normal head is his inability to produce
a degree sufficient to arouse the en-
thusiasm of alumni members. They
will urge selection of an outside man.
If the report from Washington and
Portland should be verified, their wish
will doubtless be gratified.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-22
TO GIVE BACK MONEY
City Preparing the Way for Refund
ing of Poll Tax.

First steps toward returning to the
2,4oO citizens of Topeka the money
they paid into the city treasury as poll
tax under the act of the last legis!a-
ture were taken by the city commits
sion today. The commission instigated
resolutions for first reading which
provided that the city clerk be in
structed to draw the vouchers and
the treasurer to honor them.
The resolution will be adopted at
the next meeting. Then, as soon as
red tape can be unwound, those who
paid their poll tax before the supreme
court held that the law does not ap-
ply to first class cities will be able to
get their checks The checks. how
ever will not be ready in less than
two or three weeks Notice as to
when they may be obtained will be
given later thru the newspapers, mem
bers of the commission said today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-22
LOCAL MENTION

The Ceramic club will meet with
Mrs. Cleveland Lopez, 14th and Bos-
well avenue, Friday afternoon at 2:3O
o'clock.
Church of Christ, 522 Polk street
Services each evening of the week,
held by Evangelist D. T. Broadus.-
Adv.
Safety razor blades sharpened bet
ter than new 25c-35c doz. Brunt-
Martin Drug Co.-Adv.
The Research club will meet at the
home of Mrs. G. w. Hunt, 215 East
Eighth street, Friday, November %.
Walter E. Doyle, who was on the
fire department here for four years.
resigning in 1910, is visiting friends
in Topeka. Mr.. Doyle is now a wealthy
rancher located at Hartman, in south
eastern Colorado. Hartman is noted
for having the largest alfalfa mills in
the world. Mr.. Doyle says that the
statements regarding the great less
of cattle by starvation thru this sec
ton of the country is false, as he has
been all thru the eastern part of the
state, and he reports that cattle are
all in good condition.
You too can wear diamonds" Easy
payments. See Harris oar's-AdV.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-22
Usage co. GOES OVER
City Alone Raises 81, 200 in the Y. NJ.
c. A. Drive.

Usage City, Nov. 22.-In the aIIot-
ment for Usage county in the Y NJ. c.
A. drive the past week, the county
was given $4,000 to raise and Usage
City's share was $1,000. The Usage
City, campaign was placed in the
hands of w. L. McElfresh, H. c.
Sticlrer and c. H. Curtis with instruc-
tions to get the money. Mr.. Curtis
was taken sick and is now in the hos
pital at Halstead, but the remaining
members of the committee got busy
and organized the city and the routes
and the first two days netted $500.
Tuesday evening they passed the
$1,000 mark and are now out to make
il $4,000. with indications of success.
The scounty will report her full $1,000
raised this week
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-22
TURKEYS AT Al CENTS
At SO Cents for Cash CustOmers-Illi
nois Food Board Fixes Price.

Chicago, Nov. 22.-The turkey
which is to make the grand entry to
American tables one week from to-
day should not, at the maximum, cost
more than Al cents a pound. This
price is for the best possible bird,
with the expense of charge account
and delivery included. If the same
fowl is bought for cash and carried
home 1t should cost only SO cents. A
cold storage turkey should cost two
cents less. ...- o.. -.
These prices We're announced as
fair by the Illinois division of the
food administration today. 1t allows
to the retailer a profit of one cent
pound on the cashand- carry home
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-22

New York. Nov. 22-MONEY-M Mercantile
paper, 51A@5%.. Sterling, 60 day bills.
41112; comrpercial, so day bills on banks,
All; commercial, 60 day bills. 4 7OIs de-
mand, 455A cables, 40 7-16. Francs,
demand 5.I3; cables, 511H. Guilders de
mand, A: cables. Az. Lires. demand.
s95; cables. S.93 RubIes. demand. u;
cables, 121s. Bar silver. S45Sc: Mexica n
dollars. G4Ac. Government bonds EASY
railroad bonds. Irregular Time loans
steady; 60 days. 8; 80 days, 81 a 81. G
months, 512M5a4
Call money was easier high 5: low. 2% :
ruling rate, AZ closing bid 215 offered
at 2A last loan. 2A.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-22
DEATHS AND FUNERALS

ISAAC MILFORD, for many years a
resident of Hoyt. died this morning at
his home in that city. The funeral SER
vices will be held tomorrow afternoon at
the home. Burial in .Hoyt cemetery.
MRS CLARA HUICK. The funeral will
be held tomorrow morning at O'Clock
from the Church. of the Holy Name. Burial
in Mt Calvary cemetery.
THOMAS Y JONES. The funeral will
be held tomorrow afternoon at 1 80 o'clock
from PenwelIs chapel. The body will be
shipped to Lawrence Kansas, for burial.
Lords Flowers Satisfy Tel. SIT
Adv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-22
AFTER KAN. FARMER
Federal Agents Inquire Into His Al.
legged Seditious Statements.

kansas City, Mo, Nov. 22.-Fred
Robertson, United States attorney, on
the Kansas side, today started special
agents of the department to justice to
Smith Center, Kansas, to make an
investigation of alleged seditious re-
marks made by J. w. Fletcher, a re-
tired farmer of that place
= FLETCHER is reported to have said
that the United States was induced to
enter the war by England, that Ger
many's cause was just and that Ger
many had right to sink American
ShiDs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-22
POISON TEXAS HOGS
Animals in Shipment Die - Has
Reached Alarming Stage.

Austin, Texas. Nov. 22.-State au-
thorities today declared that the mys-
ferrous poisoning of hogs during ship
ment in Texas had reached an alarm
ing stage.
Reports received by State Food and
Drug Commissioner r. H Hoffman.
Jr-, have caused deep concern and
that department started today an
analysis of the contents of the stom-
achs of a number of poisoned ami
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-22
Limit Bread in Italy.

Rome, Nov 22-The government
has issued a new decree limiting the
amount of bread for each person to
onehah pound per day. One of the
causes of the scarcity and high price
of food has been the buying up of
large quantities by over cautious and
greedy customers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-22
Major Bishop.

Major Bishop of the British royal
flying corps has brought down more
German airplanes than any other
living lace" He has a record of at
least forty-seven and has winged
many others where it was impossible
to be sure whether the Hun flier
escaped alive or not Bishop weighs
but little over one hundred pounds
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-22
ATTENTION. STAGS!

"A members are requested to be at
the Rail, 119 West Sixth street, tonight
at Sto'clock. Election of officers for
the coming year Dr. w. r. Duprec
supreme director of the order of St
Louis. Mo- viii be present and give
us aelecture on the order Don't fail
10 rralaat him A dN
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-22

turkey, and five cents for the charge
and deliver.
Householders who plan more mod
estly should pay from 25 to 81 cents
for fresh hens and chickens weigh
ing 2 II to pounds and 26 to 80 Genus
for those weighing from y 10
pounds. The cold storage hen ana
chicken costs to cents less and the
best rooster should sell from 20 to
"a cents
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-22
TURN TABLES ON BARBER
HE WAS NEXT" HIMSELF

Hoboken. N. j., Nov. "a
You're next" said Heinrich Hen
niger. barber. as he finished with
a customer.
mo, l guess you're wrong about
that. you re next" said a secret
service man and he took Henri
ger into custody as an alien enemy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-22
..Bridge,, Bcnefit Nets ss5.

Manhattan, Kan, Nov. ga bene-
fit Bridge party given recently by the
comforts committee of the 314th en-
gineers, now in training at Camp
Funston. netted $S5, enough to buy
wool for sixty-five sweaters The
committee consists of the wives of
officers of the regiment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-22
..$+O5, so7.5s9 $49,763, 456
NAf RarnnnE



For September, the state commits
sion announces, the six roads each
showed an increase in gross earnings
although the Santa Fe, Rock Island
and Union Pacific showed a decrease
in net earnings
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-22

The Court of Honor lodge will give
social dance in their hall, second
floor Masonic building. 621 Jackson
street, Friday evening. Non-member
gentlemen, 25 cents.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-22

Paris, Nov. 22.-One French ship
of more than 1900 tons and two fish
ing vessels We're sunk by submarines
or mines last week. One ship was at
tackled successfully.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-22
New York stock Marked.

Wall St. New York Nov 22-STOCKS-
Stocks were freely offered in the last hall
Of today's dull session after irregularit es
Sales approXimated 100000 shares
Shippings aud Steeis led the extreme
reactions of to ; points in the unset
tied final hour. The closing was heavy
Liberty Is changed hands at 97.96 to $50
the 312s at $3.50 to 90.