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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-10-05
Visiting Sailor Boys.

Monroe Butler and Pierre Ma
vel, who enlisted in the United
States Navy in April, arrived
Sunday evening from Ports
mouth, N. H., where their ship,
the Montana, is undergoing re-
pairs. Both boys have made
marked advancement in the
short time they have been in the
service; Monroe is a Third class
yeoman and a petty officer in
the pay department, while
Pierre is an artisan-painter.
Their ship has made one trip of
nineteen days, as convoy to
transports going to France.
The boys have a ten days fur
Tough.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-10-05
Death of Mrs. BOnny Gray.

Mrs. Bonny Gray died Thurs
day morning at 12:4O o'clock, at
the st. Margaret's hospital in
Kansas City. She had been in
the hospital for several weeks,
being treated for dropsy.
Mrs. Gray was corn in this
city thirty-one years ago. She is
survived by her husband, one
son, one daughter. two sisters
and four brothers.
The body was brought to Lex
ington Thursday night and tax
en- to the home of Charles Gray,
where the funeral was held Fri
day afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev.
j. E. Alexander conducted the
services.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-10-05
Wentworth 6; NOrmals IA.

In the first football of the sea-
son Saturday, the Wentworth
team was defeated by the War
rensburg Normal team by the
score of IA to 6. The cadets led
in the first half by scoring a
touchdown. ,In the second half,
Aliens proteges used a long for
ward pass and got away with
it to the extent of two touch
downs. The cadets lost two of
their best men right at the start
of this half, which made posi-
BILE the visitors scores.
The teams we're pretty evenly
matched; both are green, but
showed promise of future devel-
opement.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-10-05
CORDER.

Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Slusher
attended the Sedalia Fair Tues
day and Wednesday.
Miss Daisy VanMeter return
ed home Wednesday evening af-
ter a several days stay in Kan
sas City.
Dave Garnett and wife of
Kansas City visited relatives
here last week.
Henry Holscher and daughter,
Miss Irene, were Kansas City
visitors Friday.
Mrs. D. G. Jackson and Mrs.
E. M. Moore attended the State
Fair at Sedalia Friday.
L. H. Burk and wife of Kan
sas City, are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Hugh Williams this week.
Miss Margaret Starke spent
the week end with Anna Mary
Starke at her home near Lex
ington.
Mrs. R. A. Roberts left Satur-
day morning for a weeks stay
in Kansas City,
Mrs. A. F. Bienbeik and Miss
Anna Blase, both of st. Charles
visited J. E. Blase and family
here this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Billie Hit were
lin Kansas City two days las
week.
Clayton Landrum of Waverly
was in town Tuesday.
Helen Groves who is teaching
at Gillian, spent Saturday anC
Sunday at home.
Miss Bess Maycock, who i
teaching school near Lexington
spent Saturday and Sunday her
with homefolks.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. F. Willive
attended the State Fair at Sc
dalia Saturday.
Miss Eugenia Roberts spen
Saturday and Sunday with Dan
Perry, north of Higginsville.
Mrs. E. NJ. Moore was hOstes
to the Rook Club Monday ever
ing.
Miss Minnie COrder of Hig
ginsville, was the guest of Ellie
Corder from Sunday till Wee
nesday evening.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-10-05
Morton.Green.

Miss Carrie Green, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Green,
and w. C. Morton, corporal in
the United States army, were
married at the home of the
brides parents on Taylor aven-
ue, Monday evening at 1880
o'clock, Rev. G. Garland Reagan
officiating. The bride was at
tended by her twin sister, Miss
Clara Green, and Mr.. Guy
Moade acted as best man.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-10-05
Sergt. Vaughan a Visitor.

Sergt. E. B. Vaughan, Jr., 73rd
Aero Squadron, U. S. Army,
arrived Tuesday morning
from Kelly Field, San Antonio,
Texas, on a ten days furlough.
ED" is looking as fit as fiddle.
Kelly Field is the largest avia-
tion field in the country and up
wards of 10000 men are there
in training. Squadrons are leav-
ing weekly for France. The 73rd,
of which Ed is a member, is all
packed and expects orders any
day to take up their equipment
and hike for the seaboard.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-10-05
AND BUCKS
BATTLE IL INNINGS
Mason Saved the Game in the
Ninth Inning by a Sensa-
tiOnal Catch.

In one of the best games play
ed on the local diamond this sea-
son, the Athletics and Buick Mo-
tor Car team of Kansas City,
battled eleven innings Sunday
afternoon, the Athletics winning
by the close score of 2 to l.
The home boys put one over in
the second, and the Bucks tied
'er up in the fourth. From then
on, the game was nip and tuck.
In the eleventh inning the Ath-
letics decided that the game had
gone far enough and hammered
out a run. Shehan doubled, adj
vanced to third on Wells teaser
to second, and then came home
on a fly by Merkel.
Mason, in right field, saved the
game in the ninth inning when
he made a very sensational
catch with two down and two on.
"Wolf" Mackie, who has been
out of the game for several
weeks, was on third and drove
in the first run by a double the
first time up.
Lefty" Shahan did mound
duty for the Athletics and Ray
Hale for the visitors. The for
mer allowed five hits and famed
an even dozen. Hale permitted
only three hits and famed a
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-10-05
County Court Proceedings.

OOuhAy Godi AVNSSNAhSS'
The court ordered that the
state, county, township and rail-
road school fund and county de-
pository interest as had been re-
ceived by the county and appor-
toned by the county clerk, be
approved.
A requisition was ordered
drawn on the State Auditor for
Lafayette's portion of the For
eign insurance money, and when
received to be apportioned by
the clerk according to law.
A requisition was ordered
drawn on the State Auditor for
the States portion of the Super
intendent of Schools salary.
H. T. Phillips, county super
intendent of schools, certified to
the county court the school dis
tricts entitled to free text books,
as follows: Nos. A, 10, II, 13,
Ia, Is, 20, 21, 25, 26, 27, %, 20,
80, "a, 50, 81, SO, 40, 43, 46, AT,
4S, So, SO, 81, 50, 62, 63, 65, 70,
70, S3, "a, 85, 80, 81, go, 90, 98,
/ 81, So, 18,
Saloon hncenses were grant
ed to Grant & Mcclure, Alma,
and Bretta & Geugen, Lexing-
ton.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-10-05
D. II. S. wins First Came.

Friday afternoon on Went
worth field Lexington High de-
feated Oak Grove High in a hot
ly contested game of football, by
a score of 18 to 8. L. H. S. gain
ed four times as many yards
as Oak Grove, although having
the lighter team. Both teams
confined their effor to straight
football. In Welsh and Curry,
Lexington has two as nifty half
backs as any high school could
want. Their off tackle smashes
and end runs gained from five
to fifteen yards, while Lundberg
and Amos sma shed thru the
line for consistent gains.
Lexington has but three of last
years letter men on the team,
but a deserved victory was won
by hard playing. In the line
Letchworth, Farrell, Souter,
an d Howe played excellent
games. All the new men show
ed up well.
L. H. S. will play Odessa High
next Friday at Odessa.
Officials in yesterdays game
Referee, Wikoff ; Umpire, Bates
Lineman, Day.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-10-05
services.
New Pastor Next Sunday.

Rev. Baxter Waters, of At
lanta, Georgia, the newly cho-
sen pastor of the Disciples
church of this city, is expected
to arrive Saturday and to con-
duct services Sunday morning
and evening at his church. Rev.
Waters is a brother of President
H. J. Waters of the Kansas
State Agricultural College and
has spent nearly all of his life
in Missouri.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-10-05
Hays-Hays.

Richard E. Hays of this city
received letter Saturday an
nouncing the marriage of his
son, Richard L., to Miss Mabelle
G. Hays, at LoVeland, Colorado,
Thursday, September 27, 1917.
Mrs. Hays is the daughter of a
large ranch owner at Lander,
Wyo.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-10-05
Recent Dealings in Real Estate:

John X. Taubman of the Cat
ron Taubman Abstract & Agen-
cy Co., has sold for R. A. Corder,
his farm of 1904 acres in the
Keene Lane, 5 miles south of
Lexington, to John C. and Beu-
lah L. Erdwins, consideration
.$13,0OO.00. He also leased to
George Galloway the residence
Of Edgar A. Slusher on North
18th Street, and then sold Mr..
Slusher the beautiful modern
bungalow Of Charles Simkins on
Franklin Ave-, consideration
S4800.OO.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-10-05

The ice dealers of the city will
conduct their business on a cash
basis after October 1st. This
will be an advantage to both
dealer and customer; the dealer
will eliminate bad accounts and
the customer can eliminate
guess weights.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-10-05

Henry M. Fieldcamp, who was
injured in the motor wreck in
which L. A. Golladay was killed,
was brought home from Harri-
sonville Friday afternoon in
an ambulance. Mr.. Fieldcamp is
on fair road to recovery.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-10-05

Mr.. and Mrs. Evert Logsdon,
Of Blackburn, Mo, announce the
birth Of son. Sunday, Septem-
Der 80, 19l7NNIrs Logsdon was
formerly Miss Florence Barron,
of this city.
The small home can frequent
ly be heated by one stove. Get
Coles High Range and both
cook and heat
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-10-05
All Leaguers VS.. Athletics.

The All Leaguers, a team
composed of League ball play
ers will be the attraction at Ath-
letic Park next Sunday, October
7th. This will be the last game
of the season for the locals, so
the management secured this
team for this occasion, that the
fans might see some big league
players in action. Battery for
All Leaguers; Roy Sanders, Art
Smith and Joe Crisp; Athletics:
Shahan and Shinn, Roy. The
admission will be % cents to
all. The World Series returns
will be announced between each
inning. Come out ana see a
big league game.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-10-05
Reuben Slade Enlists in Medics

Reuben Slade, who has been
with the Westerman & Barnett
Drug Company for the past two
years, has enlisted in the Med
ical Corps of the United States
army. He went to Wellington
Tuesday morning to spend a few
days with home folks before re-
porting at Jefferson Barracks.
Mr.. Slade is succeeded at Wes-
terman & Barnett's by Roy
Ford Of Odessa.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-10-05
Gee-Chanslor.

Mr.. Warren Gee of Fort Riley,
Kansas, and Miss Marguerite
Chanslor of this city, were mar
ried in Independence, Mo-, Sat
urday afternoon at 1870 o'clock.
They will make their home in
Manhattan, Kansas.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-10-05

To get a handsome set of
kitchenware absolutely free if
you buy a MAJESTIC range
next week is an offer worth in
vestigating. Visit our special
demonstration during the week
commencing October 8, and we
will show you this fine ware
which is an out-and-out gift.
ALBERA GILLEN
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-10-05

Mrs. A. w. Sexton of Centra-
liza, Mo-, arrived Monday for a
visit with her mother, Mrs.
Mary Drumm.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-10-05
Mrs. Meet Sells Ice Business.

Mrs. Meet Sells Ice Business.
Mrs. F. R. Meet has disposed
of her ice business to Ralph
Miller, of Jefferson City, and
will give possession October 1st.
The business was established by
Mrs. Meets husband a abou t
thirty-ive years ago, After his
death Mrs. Meet managed the
business with marked success,
and now owing to failing health
found it necessary to dispose of
it.
Mr.. Miller says that he will
endeavor to give the public the
same service as that given by
Mrs. Meet. Mr.. Miller was for
merly in the Internal revenue
service and is already known
by many in this city. He will
move his family here next week.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-10-05
Maj. E. A. Hickman a Visitor.

Major E. A. Hickman, United
States Army, spent Saturday in
Lexington calling on friends.
Maj. Hickman has been assign
ed to the seth Division of the
National army which is being
organized and trained at Rock
ford, Ill. He spent the summer
in command of an Officers train
ing camp at Fort Logan H.
Roots near Little Rock, Ark.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-10-05
Notice.

l have concluded to have no
Fall sale of hogs; but will sell
at private sale my Spring pigs,
a few sows and one extra
2-year old boar.
A P. YOUNG,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-22
memberships
TO RED CROSS
Still COMING
Leaders Delighted at Spirit
Of Workers, Which Put
City Over.

Qualification at the interest shown
in the effort to get 10000 members in
Wayne county was expressed Saturday
by the leaders in the Red Cross cam
paign.
Although Richomnd has more than
its quota of members the committee is
anxious that larger number of mem
berships be enrolled by Christmas eve
in order to overcome any deficiency
which might arise in the county.
The ideal weather Saturday help
ed workers in the county as well as
in Richmond.
Several Telephone EN-.
Several persons were not content to
wait for solicitors but teiephoned
their memberships to headquarters.
The increasing number of Red Cross
flags in the windows shows how gen
eral the response has been.
Saturday afternoon a mass meeting
for all women of Richomnd and work
ers in the campaign was held at the
First Presbyterian church.
Patriotic numbers and informal
talks by members of the teams and
their captains We're made.
Reports Of the number of white star
banners in each district were made by
the captains and lieutenants.
Among firms in Richmond display
ing white star flags are: Nicholson
Printing company, John L Rupe Mack
Paris, Haner and Rohlfing, The
Globe, Fred Grothaus Furniture Store,
Thistlethwaite Drug Store. Wayne
Tailoring company. Fulghum Victrola
Shop, Ackerman Dry Goods Store,
Jordan, McManus, Hunt and Walter
mann, Greek Candy Store, Palladium
Printing company. Greek Chocolate
shop, Boston Store, B. and B. Shoe
Store, Kennedy Clothing Store and
Romey Furniture Store.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-22
Bauis and His Backers to Play
Santa Claus to Rest of City;
Incidentally, Alfred Gets Job?

being none other than the famous
Doc" who so roundly defeated Bayis
at the polls in November.
According to a seasoned old politi-
cal observer, the new bureau cleverly
is being organized to provide a job for
Bavis and rallying place for his
gang for the next four years until
time for another city election rolls
round. The same observer declared
that checking up on the Zimmerman
administration" would amount 10 moth
ing more nor less than a recrudes-
cence of the famous to-be-continued-in
our-next articles from the trenchant
pen of the redoubtable Bavis, in wKch
.any and everything Mayor thinner
man does during his term will be lam
basted good and plenty. Said lambast-
ing being necessary in order to pro-
vide the proper setting four years
hence for heroic comeback to politi-
cal power and prestige by Bavis and
his gang.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-22

A devoted band of prominent citizens
of Richmond, having caught The Christ
mas spirit, are preparing gift for
the other citizens of the city. They
are planning to start, shortly after the
first of the year, Bureau Of munich
pal research, the chief executiyeship
of which will be offered to Alfred Ba-
Wis. retiring president of the board of
works of the Robbins administration
Preliminary steps for the organize
ton were taken at meeting Friday
night by Messrs, Bavis, William Dud-
ley Foulke, Stanley Hayes, Pettis
Reid, viii Kelley, DR.. Charles s. Bond
and n. C. Heironimus. 1t is under
stood that to this imposing array of
brains and wealth backing Bavis, will
be added the personality of William
Bond, the retiring city attorney.
According to a statement made by
Mr. Foulke Saturday morning the new
organization is being formed TO check
up on the incoming Zimmerman ad-
ministration. the aforesaid Zimmerman
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-22
Masses Are Starving
Says German Paper

LONDON, Dec. 22.-According to a
Reuters dispatch from Amsterdam,
Vorwaerts of Berlin, in plain spoken
attack on the system of Herr Won
declares that great masses of German
people not only are hungry but are
literally starving. The paper adds
that agricultural producers and rich
residents in towns are living in plenty,
as boarding is no longer prohibited.
Every war profiteer and million
aire," says the paper, has his kitchen
and cellar full of ham and ba4on, the
middle class ekes a precarious exist
ence, spending all it possesses on food,
but forty millions of the masse are
tarving and are unlikely to sit silent.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-22
Neutral Sailors Used to Bear Messages Written
in Code and Inuisible Ink to Foe, Uncle Sam Finds

crews and cargoes, and the dangerous
nature of many communications found
on ship board was Immediately dis
covered.
Before incoming ships were permit
ted to dock crews were mustered and
their clothing and other personal ef-
fects examined carefully Shore
leaves were given only by special lic-
ense and every precaution taken to in
sure against secret passage of letters
from the vessel to shore.
This action, taken suddenly without
notice to the crews caused the discov-
cry of many letters which heretofore
had been successfully concealed.
These were subjected to examinations
by chemists and code experts and one
in five was found suspicious.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-22

much of the information which the
German government is known to have
received concerning war preparations
in America have been transmitted un-
der well organized scheme directed
BIZ subjects of neutral countries as
sisted by some Americans.
~ 20 Percent in Code.
fWenty percent of The letters writ
ten in the United States or on ship
board and heretofore sent to Europe
by messenger or by a member of the
ships crew, have been found to bear
messages in invisible ink, or to con-
tain code or cryptic phrases suspect
ed of holding hidden meaning.
The discoveries were made by Gus
toms officials after having carried out
strict investigation of ships, their
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-22

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.--An ex-
tensive traffic in written communica-
ton to Germany, Austria and the
northern European neutrals, involving
use OF invisible ink and code systems,
has been discovered and stopped by
customs officials within the last few
weeks, treasury officials disclosed to-
day.
The traffic, it was disclosed, was
carried on largely by Swedish ships
and marine men.
Scores of persons are now under
surveillance and number of arrests
probably will be made soon. Evidence
that the channels of communications
have been open ever since the United
States entered the war has been un-
covered and officials suspect that
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-22
(jnDEnHILL IN
COURT AGAIN

Alfred Underhill, Of water main
fame, in city court Saturday morning.
pleaded not guilty to a charge of SELL
ing bad meat and was released on a
$500 cash bond furnished by him.
The penalty on the charge is fine
not to exceed $500 and costs or q Jail
sentence of not more than six
months. Both may be given under
the law
Underhill in city court, also request
ed that he be tried by a jury. And he
didn't want Mayor Robbins to sit as
judge in the case he, said. A special
judge will be appointed by the mayor
to hear the case, which was set for
next Thursday.
Underhill was arrested on the com
plaint of Clifford Gwir. All North
Twentieth street City Food Inspec-
tor Mckinley was notified and had
the meat examined lby two yeternar-
ians of Richmond and a government in
spector. 1t was found to be impure,
they charge. &
Gwin had placed the meat on a kit
chen table, without unwraDping it,
when ne reached his home. A neigh
Dor woman, who visited there, said
she thought there was some dead ami
NAL around the house
Underhill offered to return the
money when he was telephoned to-.
concerning the meat He was arrest
ed instead and taken to police head
quarters.
When Underhill opened mis- meat
shop on East Main street. The Palla-
dunn refused to accept his advertise
ments on the grounds that it was un-
desirable. Since that time the motor
ious butcher has subjected officials
of the Palladium to many mean an
uOvanCeS.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-22
ARMY REFUSED LEWIS GUNS.
BUT NAVY PURCHASED EN-

would not do anything until after the
tests ordered for May (when the new
Browning gun was adopted.) The
navy department also did not want to
place any order at that time until after
the war department tests but did order
some gun mounts.
After war broke out we again Of
fered guns to the war department and
were told again the tests would be
awaited. The navy department and
marine corps, however, ordered q
special test They did not want TO
wait for the war department test and
we had test for he navy April 8.
1t was successful. Admiral Earle and
General Barnett stated. The test was
so successful that the navy ordered on
April 20, $500 guns inside OF three
weeks.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-22

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-The gov
ernment's reluctance to adopt the
Lewis machine guns was described at
length today by z. F. Bories, manu-
featuring head of the Savage Arms
company, testifying at the senate mill
tary committees investigation of the
shortage on army supplies.
When the Mexican border trouble
began, Mr.. Bories said he offered $500
Lewis guns to the war department but
got an order for only $50 to use British
ammunition. Before the United States
entered the war he offered Lewis guns
to the war department and was re-
fused orders but got them from the
navy department, Mr.. Bories said.
Il went to the war department IN
February he continued, ''but they
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-22
MODS DEMAND
WAR WITH HUN
(By Associated Press)

The publication of kilograms sent
by Count Won Luxburg, former Ger
man minister, to the Berlin foreign
office has resulted in riots in Buenos
Aires, where crowds of people assem-
bled and demanded a rupture of rela-
tions with Germany.
A mob in the Sale Florida was dis
persed after a fight with mounted po-
lice. Guards again have been sta
toned around property owned by
Germans in the city and police are
guarding the office of La Union, the
newspaper for which Count Won Lux
burg obtained a subsidy.
Congress is expected to insist upon
an explanation by the government of
the conditions revealed in the Won
Luxburg kilograms.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-22
DILLON GETS
PLANT PLACE

James Dillon, savings teller at the
Second National bank, Saturday was
appointed by DR.. w. w. Zimmerman,
mayor-elect of Richmond, superintend-
ent of the municipal light plant. for
the next four years. c. A. Klein
knecht, the present superintendent of
the plant, will be retained until Feb.
Z.
Ed Inderstrodt, appointed city mar
ket master and food inspector, has re-
signed. DR.. Zimmerman has appoint
ed Tom Butler. blacksmith, to the
position. He will succeed George Nc
Kinley.