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The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-05-08
CHARLES K. WE'LL.
Does Anyone Know of
Him or His Family.

The following letter has been re-
ceived at this office from the Equit-
able Life Assurance Society, of New
York City. asking for information
about Charles X. We'll. at one time a
resident of this city.
Perhaps some of the older citizens
Of the town or county can give us
the desired information. The letter
is az follows:
Central Record.
Lancaster Ky,
Gentlemer -
tulicy No I07,Tii Cha, les X Wei!
We are trying to locate The above
named rolicy holder fr.i' whom we
have not feard u many y'ars
Mr.. We'll IL living Ia cighty-two
years old. In his application to the
Society in 1869 he stated that he as
merchant in Lancaster.
The policy is written in favor Of
his wife. Mrs. Carrie We'll lie gave
as the name of an intimate friend.
William Sellers. also of Lancaster
We thought perhaps you might be
interested from news point Of view
to know that we are trying to locate
Mr.. Well and that you might possibly
inquire from the oldest residents in
your town for clue to the where
abouts of this family The policy
has been paid-up for forty-five years,
and while no claim has been made
Hereunder. we believe the insured to
be dead. The Society will greatly
appreciate any information you can
furnish concerning this matter.
Yours very truly,
W. Il. Parsons. Stunt "
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-05-08
Not a Summer Resort.

Very few Europeans are able to live
in Hyderabad, India, during the sum
mer. and the stalwarts who manage
to endue the awful heat do not venture
Out of doors during the middle Of the
day at all. The white troops stationed
there are not allowed out Of barracks
from nine O'Clock in the morning TIL
five O'Clock. or later, In the evening, as
'he scOrching sun and desert heat
have claimed many victims from sun
stroke and heat apoplexy.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-05-08
Taxpayer Take Notice

NJ a meeting Of the City Council.
Monday, May 9Th, was instructed
by that body to notify all that are in
arrears with their city taxes, that
same mus: be paid at once and If not
paid within thirty DAYS. same will be
advertised according TO law, and the
property sold to meet these taxes,
some Of which is long past due. |
positively will do rs instructed by the
City Council and give this as warn
ing to all m arrears.
L. +. Heron, City Tax Collector
5-s-it.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-05-08
Republican County
Convention.

DIR. Il B. Montgomery. chairman
Ct the Republican County Committee
has called county convention for
next Saturday, May 10th, at which
time sixteen delegates will be select
ed to attend the Republican State
convention at Lexington on May. IL
The meeting will convene at one
o'clock at the Court House and IL Is
Thought large crowd win be on
hand.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-05-08
robably Astonished Pussy.

A cat has been in the habit of sleep
ing on a rubber mat under dynamo
in Cleveland's power house. Somebody
removed the mat and the cat slept on
an iron plate. II didn't seem to hurt
the cat. but her fur became 50 charged
with electricity that ever since 1t has
stood stiff on end like the bristles OF
d hairbrush.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-05-08

fresh appearance. To clean them put
a piece of soda about the size of a pea
into bowl of water hot enough to
dissolve the soda. Rub some ordinary
soap on the fingers. then rub on TO the
beads between the hands. Rinse them
in clean cold water.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-05-08
Bring in your Red Cross sewing.
Commencement
Address.

Prof. Z. +. Farquker of the Depart
men, Of English Of the University of
Kentucky, will deliver the address
on Commencement evening, Monday,
June 2 s. 7. VI. His subject will be
"The League Of Nations. Professor
Farquhar is very scholarly man
and an unusually attractive speaker.
Those who miss hearing him will be
the losers.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-05-08

Some time back In the prehistoric
era and probably antedating the time
when mankind had tanned the wild
hens and organized them in the bush
ness of producing strictly fresh laid
eggs, human kind had annexed the
bee, or. anyhow, had made a business
OF robbing the wild bees. Bee farm
Ing Is no new thing under the sun, but
the bees were never before so care
fully bred and cross-bred nor so In
telligently assisted In the honey-lnak.
ing game as at present.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-05-08
puttino OF the Dark Moment.

Robert had been arriving home late
from school. At noontime his mother
told him if he repeated the offense she
would punish him. When he came
home that evening II was five o'clock
and supper was ready. Upon seeing
his mother he thought he might coerce
her into forgetting. and said. Mamma,
Is nearly starved-let's eat first and
talk business later
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-05-08
PUTTING II Plainly.

A judge, whose personal appearance
was as unprepossessing as his legal
knowledge was profound, interrupted
Il female witness. "Ilumbugged you
my good woman :" said he. "What do
you mean by thatY' well. my lord,
said the witness, II can't explain II
exactly. but If girl called your lord
ship handsome man she would be
humbugging you"
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-05-08
Sunny Oispositicns.

] think IL was Carlyle who said:
"The man who can laugh way down
deep in his diaphragm can never COM
init murder And ne should have
added that the man with whistling
disposition can never be mean, abuse
a child. betray friend or refuse to
pay his rent.-Fern Howard, in Mil
waukee Sentinel.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-05-08

a little plant called the adoxa or
is often found in Welsh
hedgerows, and is (writes a natural
is) the only species Of its genera in
that country. The leaves have this pc
cularity that whilst they emit de-
lightful musk.like odor, when handled
or crushed they become absolutely
scentless.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-05-08
Creatures That Weep.

Among the creatures that weep most
easily are the runinants. All hunters
know that the stag weeps. and IL is
asserted that the bear sheds tears
when severely wounded. The giraffe
Is not less sensitive and regards with
fearful eyes the hunter who has
wounded ii.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-05-08

To put yourself in the honorable
position of creditor to the United
States you have only to follow the
crowds subscribing to the Victory
Loan.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-05-08
Much In Lump Of Coal.

The fragrance Of jasmine. musf,
hyacinth. the perfumes for seeming
most expensive soaps, originally began
In n coal mine. Cr.osote. pitch. oils
carbolic acid, nntlseptics and high ex.
plosives are all hidden away In lump
OF coal.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-05-08

The statement made in a recent
sermon that Gin this life we only
reach the stage of leaf and blossom"
recalls to us that we have met var
ious people who had apparently
reached the nut stage.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-05-08

The ex-Kaiser mas been officially
charged with the commission of
thirty different crimes. We are not
vindictive, and will be satisfied if he
receives a light sentence of one years
imprisonment upon each count.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-05-08

1t is noted this year that instead
of the song-sparrow' usual strain
"Sweet, sweet, sweet, very merry
cheer, he is singing wheat, wheat,
wheat, very, very dear"
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-05-08

President Wilson must not be sur
prised at the failure of his popular
ity in Italy. An earlier and a great
err than he heard the cry "Hosanna"
to-day and Cruelty him" tomorrow.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-05-08

Who would have thought two years
ago that the ownership of seaport
town upon the Adriatic could inter-
est public feeling throughout our
country?
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-05-08

The soldiers mess kit has been 50
long his plate and salad plate and
Observation-Disclosures plate and vegetable
dish that he is astonished to realize
once more how much china it takes
to serve a simple meal.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-05-08

Italy got to the place where she
wouldn't play in the back yard or
slide down the cellar door with any
body. So she took her dolls ard
dishes and went home.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-05-08

In Chicago every purchaser of
s25, 200 worth of the Victory loan Is
entitled to a ride in an aeroplane.
Some of US woald pay $4,000 ,if We
had III to stay out of the darnci
thing
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-05-08

Besides carrying their fifty-romi
packs, the Rainbcw div',.on lads
came home staggering under the
weight of their citations ald deco
rations.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-05-08

II Postmaster General Burleson is
thrown overheard to tighten the ship
of state, will she reach a safe har-
bor?
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-05-08

Chauncey Depew says that light
public. speaking is an antidote FOR
old age. Il sometimes tends to age
the hearers, though
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-05-08

The central powers may have been
Chasing rainbows". but our Rain
bows in Europe did all the chasing
themselves.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-05-08

FOR 900 Sweet Po,a-
to plants Ey.iy known variety.
Orders by mail. promptly hllcc by
parcel post r. T. lson.
Phone Ssh. Buena Vista Ny.
3-23-,f.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-05-08

who shall decide when doctors
disagree? And who can be expect
ed to be peaceful when a peace con-
ference can't?
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-05-08

With Italy boiling and japan slip
pirg the traces the peace conference
certainly is experiencing some hard
GONG
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-05-08

In the peace reconstruction in
Europe the American porker is be-
coming a prominent element.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-05-08

WANTED;-.55 good locust posts.
old ones preferred Also two end ard
two brace posts. A. X. Walker.
SLIT. Lancaster. Ny
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-05-08

President Wilson could apparent
ly find plenty Of peace-making right
here at home among his cabinet.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-05-08

General Leonard Woods shadow
seems to be lengthening out toward
the White House.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-05-08

FOR SALE:-A few loads of SPLEEN
did corn NJ the crib. $1,000 Dbl.
SLIT ". F. Moss. Lancaster Ky.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-05-08

FOR SAlE:-Tobacco sticks in
any quantity $1,000 per thousand
+. T. C,o'c.. Cartersviilc. Ny
3 ! -.t-nn
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-05-08

FOR SAIE:-Gentle driving pony.
Mrs. Grace Sutton. Route 1.
!-2S-tf. Stanford, Ky
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-05-08

There are excellent prospects for
large crop of presidential candi-
dates in 1920.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-05-08

sOR SALE,-rranspllnted tomato
plants Best varieties.
5-l-3t. George smith. Sr.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-05-08

"1he Big Folr' seems - have
to Three of a Kind.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-05-08

LOST:-Near Josephs store, n
baby signct ring with letter III.
Kindly return to this office and get
reward. II.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-05-08

AUTOMOBIIE:-lgis Dodge
Touring Car Al condition 10; sale.
ID. 4. Thomas.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-05-08

J. VI. Metcalf. surveyor, 2j years
experience Blue prints furnished.
All calls answered promptly. Phone
ls5, Stanford, Ky. 2-l3-tf.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-05-08

CORN FOR SALE:-T. Y. Hudson.
i-2i-3t-pd. Marcellus. Ny.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-05-08
RATES.

Sweet Potato plants for sale. Call
John Williams.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-05-08

All Red Cross Sewing must be in
by May 9th.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-05-08

W. b. Parsons. Supt.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-30
ADDITIONAL TROOPS GUARD
OMAHA STREETS; CITY QUIET

OMAHA, Neb,. Sept 30,--Additional
military forces, II officers and $50 men
from Camp Funston. Kas., and 20 off,
GERS and $50 men from Camp Grant,
H., today Joined the federal troops al
ready on duty here as a result OF the
race rioting Sunday. Maj.-Gen. Leon
ard Wood, commander of the central
department Of the army, also arrived TO
take charge Of the military operations
The city Vas quiet during the night
and there NAs no sign Of trouble, a
heavy rain Serving to keep people off
the streets. This fact was considered
great aid to the authorities who had
taken precaution to guard against a
which resulted In the lyncbing of a
negro, the death of one white man,
injury 10 many others, heavy damage
by fire TO the county courthouse and
an attempt on the part of a mob to
lynch Mayor Edward P. Smith
Reports today from the hospital,
where Mayor Smith is confined as a
result of injuries inflicted by the mob,
said he was improving
Decision was expected to be made
today by judges OF the county's dis
trict court as to whether there shall
be a special grand jury called TO In
vestigate the riot.
Reports today continued to recount
how the attempt to lynch the mayor
was made after repeated Jendeavor on
his part to prevent rioters from Sc
curing William Brown, negro, who was
finally taken from the county jail by
the mob. shot, burned and hanged.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-30
BRITISH TRAINS MOVE
VERY SLOWLY, IS REPORT

LONDON, Sept. SO.-British trains
are slowing down and in some in
stances hours are being added to jour
neys.
This is particularly true of trains
going out Of London The pre-war
time of train from London to Bir-
mingham was two hours. Now It is
Two hours and half To Liverpool
the pre-wa time was three hours and
30 minutes, now it is four hours and
The northeast coast has suffered Sc
verely. The Scotch express service,
formerly the best of all. is now looked
upon as quite the worst. For example
the Journey from Euston station to
Aberdeen, which during the railroad
race in August, 1895, was accomplished
In . hours, 81 minutes, now occupies
nearly IA hours.
The trains which carry pleasure seek
ers to resorts in the south also have
slowed down, and some of the best
have disappeared, never to return un-
der government control, many persons
believe
Opponents of government control
point out that only one company has
emerged from the war with an i'm
proved service--the Southeastern &
Chatham. AS long as any one can re-
member, the Kentish lines were spoken
of with ridicule and abuse, but for the
summer of 1919 Kent is the only part
of the country enjoying an express SER
vice which Is better than the best pro-
yided before the war.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-30

Brown was charged with having recent
ly attacked 19-year- old white girl,
Mayor Smith about o'clock Sunday
evening arrived at the courthouse where
he remained with Police Commissioner
Ringer ard Chief of Police Ebersteln
until 1890 o'clock. During the time
they were in the building the mayor
and his companions remained on the
fourth floor after Chief Eherstein had
stationed his officers on all the floors
and in all stairways,
Rioters were in the streets about
the building in quest Of Brown, and
the courthouse had been set on fire
by members OF the mob
According TO Commissioner Ringer
and Chief Eberstein, the mayor was
firm in his conviction to uphold law
and order to the last minute,
I'VE were determined to protect our
prisoner to the end" said Chief Eber-
stein. THE mayor was most emphatic
in his determination to stand by the
ship, as we all were, for that matter
And we could have protected him, too
II they had not smoked us out with
the fire"
After the mayor left the burning
| building he was seized by band oil
| 30 or 10 persons. according to one eye
witness Members Of the mob dc.
manded release of the negro prisoner
they sought, hut the mayor insisted tht
rioters allow the law to take It's rours
| His refusal to grant their demands EVIL.
| IDENTIFY infatuated the mob which, placed
moose about the mayors neck ant
| dragged him TO the traffic signal sta
! ton where he was strung no.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-30
FROM WALL STREET
FirmneSS CharaCterizeS EARLY
Trading in Stocks, Led by
Big Jump in Steel.

NEW YORK, Sept. SO.-Fnmncss,
which soon developed into pronounced
strength, attended the early dealings
on the stock exchange today. despite
yesterdays furry in the money market
The steel group was hesitant at the
outset, but soon hardened under the in
fluence Of another spectacular move
ment In Crucible Steel, which rose al
most IA points to the new maximum
OF ga Oils, motors, equipments. to-
baccos and food shares registered gains
Of | to points, American Can, Baldwin
Locomotive and Central Leather repre-
senting the strongest issues in their re-
spective groups Initial gains We're eN-
tended before the end Of the first half
hour.
Call loans rose to seven per cent dur
ing the midsession but the firmer money
tendency failed to check the advance
OF popular issues. Steels and equip
ments dominated the trading at gains
OF two to eight points. Motor. leather
and food shares also Increased their
gains.
Stocks reacted one to seven points
later on the further rise OF call money
TO ~ per cent, but not before u $.
Steel and several other leaders had
recorded highest prices Of the current
movement The closing was strong.
Sales approXimated 100000 shares.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-30
Cost of Sugar Making.

"Of course one of the greatest OBJ
stacles standing in the way of the pro-
duction of food through this method is
the present cost of making the sugar
which can only be manufactured as yet
in small quantities. Our greatest com
petitor in this important field is the
plant itself which thus far undersells
the synthetic method"
Prof. Osterhout, who has taught at
many Of the large universities through
out the United States and has attained
an International reputation as a man of
science, is a fellow of the American
Association for the Advancement of
Science, and of the American Academy
of Arts and Sciences. in addition to
many other scientific and research So
cieties has been professor Of bot
any since 1919. He told of the diff
Guilty of carrying on important botanical
research with the limited equipment at
Harvard and stated that he hoped more
funds would be forthcoming from the
increased endowment Of 1890, 900 which
Harvard graduates will raise during the
first week in October, from former
Harvard men throughout the country
and abroad f5'fFN
''In this connection 1t is interesting to
note the high value Japan places upon
education" the professor said. Last
year Prof. Maybe, a noted Japanese
u botanist, who was sent to this country
to study American methods told me
! that the salaries of all japanese pro-
fessors throughout the kingdom had
been increased 40 per cent to meet the
\ increased cost of living in that coun-
try due to the war"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-30
W.JoNEs SUMMARY.

NEW YORK. Sept 30.---Carnegie
steel company say fine gains were
made everywhere yesterday there have
been no LOSSES and mills are running,
WallSout called at Bethlehem Steel and
Jones' Laughlin plants a failure, In
other districts situation about un-
changed Senate committee lnVesti-
region to make personal inquiry into
conditions. Existing contract between
anthracite mine workers and operators
to continue effect until March 81, 1920,
clash thereby avoided. Call money
touched Is per cent at yesterdays close.
highest since July, Former Justice
Hughes in opinion to association OF
railway executives holds unconstitu-
tonal provisions OF Cummins railroad
bill, which would take for government
excess earnings OF roads over fair
return. British railway strike weaken
ing 20 industrials 1902 up 30; 20
railroad S0,22 up II.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-30
.SczdnlUeLi Was One
Sinister Figure In
Budapest Commune

BUDAPEST, Sept. SO,-"Comrade"
sezamueH, one Of the organizers of the
Red army, who was shot while at
tempting to cross the Austrian from
tier after the fall of Bella Kun, was one
of the most spectacular figures in tho
brief but sanguinary reign of the Hun
garlan Bolsheviki
ScZamueli was 80 years old, the son
Of small landowner. He worked on
the Budapest radical newspaper, Nep-
save, and was rather an obscure mem
Der of the left wing of the social demo-
cratic party, He entered the army and
was among the officers captured by
the Russians In 1915. Then sent him
to Siberian prison camp where he
remained until the Bolshevik revolu-
ton, when he went to Moscow. Here
he took leading part among the agi-
tation Of the prisoners of war, and be-
came interested In the Bolshevik move
ment.
Returning to Hungary after the down
fall Of the Hapsburgs, he worked I'M
ceasingly In preparation for the Bolsh
evik coup d etat, enjoying great popu-
larity among the soldiers.
After the soviet government was set
up, Sczamueli entered the government
as member of the war college, and
passed much Of his time organizing the
Hungarian red army. He took a per-
sonal part In resisting the Rumanian
advance.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-30
SIBERIA SAVES CARS
FROM BOLSHEVIKI RULE

OMSK, Sept. &c. via Vladivostolt. Sent
29.-Ninety per cent of the railroad
rolling stock in the Perm, Ekaterinburg
\ and Cheliabinsk districts was pulled
out before the territory was given over
to the Bolshevili according to Gen
mittee, who assisted In the evacuation.
Over 10000 freight cars and approxi-
mately 900 locomotives were saved.
The railroad bridge over the Kama
at Perm, $40 yards long, was put out
of commission by the Siberian mil
Hously damaged, however, that it cannot
abe easily repaired One complete span
twas dumped into the river
The Kama fleet, 80 vesels several of
which had been converted into gun
boats, but later dismantled, was acct
dentally burned, ..
Gen. Jack left Perm four hours be-
fore Bolshevik shells began to fall in
the town. With him came Otto T.
\ Glan1an, American vice consul who
had been asked by the Russian author
tiles to remain at his post as late as
possible for the moral effect of his
\ presence on the population during the
Y Gays Of evacuation. Gen. Jack was
f'A~d In his praises Of Glaman for val
4 liable assistance rendered him In keep
ing trains moving.
The peasant population as well as
the bourgeoisie fled before the Bolshe
yik advance. families loaded their pos
sessions onto carts or box cars and
I took the read east Every country road
4 leading out was filled with these carts
\ moving in caravans leading cows and
L farses,5 often carrying pigs and fowls,
\ It was not unusual to find family OF
four or five crowded into box car
1 with all their domestic animals and
household goods, bound eastward with
no fixed destination.
n Practically no stocks of merchandise
We're moved. The railway machine
y shops were left intact, as were facto-
ries of all sorts, no effort having been
made to destroy them, as would prob
4 ably have been the case If evacuating
i to q foreign foe.