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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-03-25
Paul, Young Son Of
E. R. Little, Kidnapped
Big Ransom Demanded and II Is Re-
ported Same Will Be Paid
by Father

Paul Little, 11-year- son of f.
r. Little, of Lexington, formerly of
this city, was kidnapped from in front
Of the postoffice in Lexington about
4:3O o'clock yesterday afternoon. AT
about z 80 o'clock last night mes
sage was delivered to Mr.. Little stat
ing the boy was being held for a
ransom of $4,000, which it is re-
ported, will be paid by the father
without question.
The story of the kidnapping from
the best information obtainable is as
follows:
Paul met the stranger about 80
o'clock in front of Hamilton College
on North Broadway and was offered
81 to carry box of candy from the
postoffice to a house on North
Broadway. He is student in the
preparatory department of Hamilton
College. He told several playmates of
the arrangement and was playing
marbles in the front yard of his home
with them about o'clock when the
kidnapper walked by and called him.
They walked to the postoffice, follow
ed at a safe distance by the other
boys, who had grown suspicious.
At the postoffice the hoys went
inside and watched from the window.
Paul and the man were standing on
the front steps. He offered each of
them % cents to go to GAO East
Main street and bring some clothes
that he said were in tailor shop he
owned at that address. The boys re-
fused and went back inside the post
office building.
During a time when they were not
looking out the window, not over two
minutes, according to Frazee Wilson,
the man and Paul disappeared. A
| hurried search of surrounding streets
failed to locate them and they re-
turned home.
The kidnapper is described as be-
ing about thirty years old, six feet
tall and dressed in & checked brown
and white or black and white suit,
with old tan shoes and a cap wern
over one eal,. lie has light brown
hair of medium length, sunken grey
" blue eyes, and a dropping mouth
He wore a pair of badly fitting yellow
goggles with tortoise shell rims. The
boys state that he was apparently
not accustomed to them as he re-
placed them and moved them continu-
0usly with his hand.
A bundle wrapped in a newspaper
was carried under one arm. 1t seemed
to contain something soft, possibly
clothing, the boys said. At 3 o'clock
he stopped in front of the Postal
Telegraph Company's office, on East
Main street, and offered Clarence
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-03-25
Montgomery and Bath
Are to Get in Line

The sentiments in both Montgomery
and Bath counties is strong for i'm
mediate construction of the Midland
Trail, and once the issue is put
5quarely up to the people of those two
counties there is every reason to be-
'ieve they will fall in line with their
istcr counties and provide for build
no their respective mileage of this
treat Trans continental highway,
which means so much for the de-
velopment, upbuildhg and prosperity
of all this section.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-03-25
Grasp This Opportunity and
Grow Big and Prosperous

The completion of the Midland
Trail sections in tile counties named
above will sew up all of Kentucky's
mileage. The business interests of
Boyd, of Clark, of Fayette, of JEFF
ferson, should be as keenly concerned
about completing construction in the
counties names as in their own.
The Midland Trail is only very
alluring red line ON a map for these
latter counties until the breaks have
been filled in and filled in they must
be.
To delay is to court the possibility
Of the selection of another route when
the federal authorities get into ac-
ton under the provisions of the new
national highway bill, backed by the
biggest combined business interests
of the. country and regarded as sure
to. become law in the near future.
Viewed from a Trans continental
perspective this particular route does
not enjoy monopoly of advantages.
This is of course a little disconcert-
ing, but it is nevertheless an actual
condition to be taken into serious
consideration. Once construction is
provided for it becomes certainty and
takes its place as an actual and inte-
grail part of the great Midland Trail.
Its construction practically guaran-
tees that it will be taken oyer by the
federal highway commission, and
maintained in perpetuity by the fed
eral government. Moreover, when that
is done, the federal government will,
as provided for in pending legisla-
ton, reimburse each county by CON
strueting new highways of equal
grade of construction and equivalent
mileage. What a splendid opportun-
ity for all these counties. And if they
act promptly, if they get in now, they
can have these splendid roads, hard
surfaced, all the year round roads
constructed with one half of the cost
provided for by the federal govern
ment, and divide the cost of the other
half with the state government.
They can do that or they can con-
tinue to pay their share of the state
and federal staxation from which the
federal and state aid funds are de-
rived and see that money used for the
building of good roads, all-the-year
round roads in other sections.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-03-25
BUILDING

w. II. Blevins has begun the cree
tion of a handsome two-story resi-
dence on Samuels avenue, and when
completed Mr.. Blevins and family
will move to the place to live.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-03-25
Carter Has a Problem
But Is Game 10 the Core

And now we move on to Carter
county. From. Kilgore on the Boyd
county line, construction is under
way TO Grayson. Contracts for con
struction from Grayson TO Olive Hill
are drawn, being temporarily held up
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-03-25

Nine shades in Mallory Cravenette
Hats. We guarantee to match up
your Easter suit in Fashions latest
headwear for men.
UNITED CLOTHING STORES.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-03-25
Mass Meeting at
Grays0n Suggested

1t has been suggested that a great
mass meeting be held at Grayson, at.
tended by whacking big delegations
from Boyd and all the counties clear
through to Jefferson. The Gray son
folks take mighty kindly to the sug-
gestion and say, Come, by all means.
And so that matter is being. con-
sidered. Carter really has consider
able to do yet When the Olive Hill
Rowan line stretch is arranged for,
there is yet to be provided the sur
facing of the entire mileage through
the county, the provisions thus far
made taking care only Of the grading
and drainage. But Carter county pro-
poses that the surfacing shall be
done. Nevertheless the thing must be
pressed, and there is yet mighty work
to be done by all good roads advo-
Gates in this section.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-03-25

Society Brand" clothes for young
men who stay young. $50. 90 to $4,000
UNITED CLOTHING STORES.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-03-25
Montgomery,
Bath, Rowan
And Carter to
Get a Hustle

At the recent meeting of the Ken
lucky Midland Trail Association held
in Ashland, committee was appoint
ed by Vice President Rodman Wiley,
for the purpose of ascertaining the
exact situation in those counties that
had not yet arranged for construction
under the provision of Che state and
federal aid laws. Editor B. f. Forgey,
of the Ashland Independent, was
made chairman of that committee,
and the writer was named as one OF
the members. Mr.. Forgey made one
trip to Frankfort in the interest Of
this project, and later the writer took
the matter up with State Highway
Commissioned Boggs, and. interview
ed citizens and officials in Grayson
and Olive Hill, in Carter County, in
Morehead, in Rowan county, in Mt.
Sterling in Montgomery county, where
he also conferred with representa-
tives Of Bath county, and in Winches-
ter in Clark county.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-03-25
Editor Robbins of \
Winchester Scores

Spread the news TAR and VIDE that
Clark county has gone over the top.
Editor G. G. Robbins, of the Winches-
ter Sun, has waged militant fight for
the construction of the Clark county
section of the Midland Trail for over
a year. Backed by the business men
of Winchester, he has put up one of
the most vigorous good roads cam
paigns ever waged, and when things
seemed to be moving too slowly he
has hesitated not to sound the toes
sins, to slash right and left, call mass
meetings-and have them held, too
and now the specifications are drawn
and contractors have been invited to
bid. Clark will build, forthwith.
That carries the Midland Trail.
construction all provided for, slam
up to the Montgomery county line.
As yet Montgomery has not taken any
steps to qualify for the state and
federal aid. Neither has Bath. The
writer has been invited to cooperate
with good roads advocates in those
counties in conducting such a cam
paign as was so successful in the
counties of the Big Sandy in which
the counties of Lawrence, Johnson,
FLOYD and Pike voted bond issues of
total of $l5OO,OOO and qualified for
approximately $4,500,O00 of state
and federal aid funds.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-08-09
Arrest Man Said to
Have Taken Absent
Owners Belongings

Joe Varga, machinist. 1929 North
Eleventh street, was arrested by Po-
lice Officer Zich last night and is be-
ing held for investigation. Varga
was arrested near the home of John
Kilyan. 4s18 North Sixteenth street,
who disappeared about Easter time.
without informing anyone of his in
tended departure.
Kilyan had been living alone. He
has no relatives in the city, his
children being in Austria. according
to the police. Following his disap-
pearance. the kew to Kilvan's place
was given to Mrs A. Simpson. a
neighbor, 4S52 North Sixteenth
street. Mrs. Simpson made Kilyan's
place more secure by putting a pad
lock on, it. the police say.
Varga is said to have secured the
key to the place from Mrs, Simpson
some time ago on false pretense,
and later to have refused to return
it. Last nieht when Varga went to
the place. Mrs. Simpson called the
police.
Burned matches were found on the
floor. and neighbors say that Friday
night they saw Varga carrying some
of the property away, according to
the police. Varga admitted that he
had sold some of Kilyan's stock. but
claims that>he sent the money OBJ
tanned to Kilyan's daughters in
Europe. say police.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-08-09
Doug. and Mary Fail
TO Arrive; Disappoint
Many Omaha Admirers

Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pick
ford, or rather Mr.. and Mrs. Doug
las Fairbanks, weH-known stars OF
The silent drama, failed to arrive in
Omaha Sunday, morning on the
Overland limited as scheduled, with
the result that several hundred ad-
mirers left the Union station disap-
pointed.
The FairbanksAwho recently land
ed in this country from tour OF
England and France. were to have
left Chicago Saturday noon bound
for the west The Overland Limited
Oh which they were expected to ar
rive. rumbled into the Union station
on scheduled time Sunday morning
hut without Mary and Doug. A close
examination of the train disclosed
that there had been two reservations
made for the Fairbanks. but when
the train steamed out of Chicago il
was minus the famous screen stars
According to local movie magnates
the Fairbanks will be on the Over
land Limited due in Omaha this
morning
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-08-09
FIVE INJURED AND
CARS WRECKED
AS AUTOS
Witnesses Say Two Machines
/ Speeding When Third
Is Hit.

Speeding Sunday afternoon re-
suited in five persons being injured
and two cars badly wrecked at
Thirteenth and bancroft streets
Otto Keller, driver of one of the
cars, was headed north on Thir-
teenth Street when an unidentified
car travelling at high speed going
the same direction made an effort
to get in front of the Keller MA
chine, and as a result collided with
the latter car, sailing it on the other
side of the street, where it crashe d
into another machine, he told po-
lice.
Keller suffered bruised hand
and Mrs. Keller had two teeth
knocked out and her head bruised.
The machine Keller struck was
piloted by Frank Scott, 2520 Ed
monds street, South Side. Scott
suffered bruises OH the eye and face.
Mrs. Scott sustained cuts Oh the
head, Eugene Blasing, 7 years old,
grandson of Scott, suffered severe
bruises on the mead and face All
were attended by Police Surgeon
Johnson.
Witnesses told the police that
Keller and the unidentified car go
ing north were racing. Keller, po-
lice were told, was leading the other
car just before the accident oc-
CURED. s...
The Scott machine was headed
south, and Scott told police that he
observed that both cars going north
were racing. No arrests were made
yesterday. but police are making an
effort to locate the driver of the un-
identified machine.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-08-09
GIRL INLOFTIS
TRAGEDY WE'D TO
>OLD-TIME LOVER
Elopes With Man Who Came
To Her Aid in Million
aires Apartment.
BY CHARLES A. SLOAN.
Chicago Tribune Omaha Bee Leased Wire,

Chicago, Aug. 8.-Ruth Wood, Is
years old, bookkeeper, who two
weeks ago was found leaning over
the dead body of Samuel T. A.
Lofts, wealthy diamond broker, in
his palatial north side apartment,
was married yesterday in Waukegan
TO Roy M. Shayne, advertising sales
man, whose name was linked with
hers in the widely -heralded tragedy.
The marriage came as surprise
to both relatives and friends of he
couple
The first announcement was in a
telegram to Miss Woods mother at
the family home.
1--WE are married. Both very
happy On our way to quiet rest
ing place. the message read. 1t
was signed "Roy and Ruth"
The romance of the pair is sea, ce-
ly two months old, and yet has last
ed over a decade of years. Then
Roy Shayne was manager of his
fathers business, the John 1.
Shayne company, dealers in furs.
Was His Stenographer.
Ruth was a typist, barely out OF
school She worked for the firm,
and Shayne became attracted to her.
Later she left his employ for 10
years and. did not see him. Then,
six weeks ago. the fates which had
decreed their participation III one
of the most sensational stories" Of
the year brought them together
again They met at the Edgewater
Beach hotel, where Ruth was ell,
ployed.
Shayne became devoted to her ana
met her daily at her home. Three
weeks ago he introduced her to
Samuel T. A. Lofts, wealthy dis-
mond dealer and head of the firm
of Lofts Bros. & Co.
Calls Her to Hotel.
Six days later Lofts called Miss
Wood at the hotel Come to my
apartment. | want to talk to you
about Roy's future" was his mes
sage. Five hours later Shayne,
awaiting her arrival at her mother S
home, received a phone call 1t was
Ruth. Come and get me; Pm at
Lofts house-and hurry" was The
message.
An hour later officers came rush
ing to the house, Lofts lay dead
on the floor. Shayne was awaiting
them and Miss Wood had fed.
Shayne refused at first to tell her
name, but finally consented. Both
were arrested. Both were 'griiled.
And both were exonerated. For FIVE
days they have not been heard from,
Tonight they were married.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-08-09
Scenes Of War Days Re-
Enacted When Steel.HeI-
meted Soldiers, Armed for
Battle, Escort TramWays.
so CARS OPERATED ON
LINES ALL OF SUNDAY
Striking Trainmen Refuse to
Go Back to Their Jobs Until
Company Officials Fire
StrikebreakerS.

Denver, Colo, Aug. 8.-Striking
trainmen OF the Denver Tramway
company, at a meeting today declin-
ed to return to work until company
officials meet their demands that they
be allowed to resume their duties in
body and discharge the strike
breakers. The company has refused
to treat with the union.
No formal vote was taken at the
meeting OH the question of contin-
uance or cessation of the strike. By
acclamation the men accepted a sug-
geston 0 ftheir leaders that the mat
ter be left in the hands cf their
executive committee and their at
torney, Wayne c. Williams. Henry
Silberg. president of the union, said
the men were going to stand pat"
on their demands, and that no more
mass meetings would be called by
the executive committee until it
had some concrete proposition to
present to the men,
Cars Are Started.
While the men were meeting,
street car service was resumed in
Denver. Cars were manned by
strikebreakers. Behind each car was
an automobile loaded with federal
troops, carrying service rifles and
trench guns. The troopers wore
steel helmets. Sixty cars on four
teen of the IS lines of the city were
operated. No. attempt was made to
interfere. The normal daily service
is 325 cars.
Five hundred picked federal troops
of the 10th division from Camp Funs-
ton, Kan. reached here at E o'clock
this morning. They came into the
city quietly and marched to the city
auditorium where they were quarter
ed. There were no demonstrations
To Court for Contempt.
Seven officials of the union were
to appear tomorrow afternoon BE-
fore. Judge Greeley w. Whitford in
the district court for sentence on
charge of contempt. Judge Whit
ford found them guilty last Friday
for calling the strike in violation o.
an injunction granted city officials.
1t was indicated tonight that the
union officials would contend they
had called off the strike with GER
tain conditions and they could not
be blamed because the company
could not be forced to accept the
union proposal that the men be taken
back as a body and the stfikebreak-
erS be DISCHARGED.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-08-09
BONDS
At PAR IS PLAN
OF REPUBLICANS
Convert Government SeCuri-
ties Into Serial Script to
.<. Save Millions, Hard
ing's Program.
Chiesso Tribuns -omaha Bee Leased wire.

ChlcABO lffDuD0-Omhnh DeO Lehseu WIFE.
Washington, Aug. 8.-Quoting
Senator Harding's assertion that
"this government should make it's
Liberty and Victory bonds worth all
that it's patriotic citizens paid in
purchasing them the republicans
publicity association proposes con-
version of the securities into serial
bonds as means of bringing them
back to par.
There are probably 100000
bond holders in the country today
and to them Senator Harding's s
statement brings encouragement
that their securities will be en-
hanced in value about 81, 10000, 900,
restoring the loss sustained through
depreciation" says the association.
The candidate implies that if he is
elected he will do his utmost to re-
store to par the war obligations of
the government.
by refunding of all the Liberty
issues into single serial bond is
sue bearing interest at the rate oil
) Ia per cent the market price would
probably go Immediately to par, the
interest return to bondholders would
be increased by from 10 to IS per
cent, the entire amount of the bonds
would be retired by June IS, 1947,
the latest date of any Liberty bond
and the whole transaction would cost
the government no more than an ad-
herence to the present sinking fund
method.
The conspicuous advantages of
serial bonds over an issue having a
single maturity date were strikingly
set forth by former Senator John w.
Weeks of Massachusetts, in an ad-
dr&s to the senate. on September IL.
1918. duringsthe discussion of the
fourth! Liberty loan act. At that
time he demonstrated how billions
OF dollars could be saved to the tax
payers by the adoption of the serial
method, but his recommendations
were ignored by the democratic ad-
ministration. 1t is not yet too late
to secure the advantages of the serial
system if refunding plan should be
adopted by the Harding administra-
ton"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-08-09
Cass County Is First to
Get Referendum Petitions

Lincoln, Aug. 8.-(SpeciaD D.-Cass
county is the first county to have
mailed to it the referendum petitions
in the coming election. Another
consignment went out to Dundy
county and others will follow as fast
as the envelopes, which are already
directed, can be stuffed" Besides
the referendum petitions on the Rey-
nolds- primary law, the envelopes
will contain the explanatory matter
pertaining to the coming proposed
changes to the constitution. There
are 225.000 letters to go out, and It
will take A month to get them into
the mails
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-08-09
Woman's Life Happier Than
Mans After 35, Saws Doctor

London, Aug. 8-Addressing the
Medico-Legal society on the suicide
idea, DR.. Josiah Oldfeld said statis-
tics covering large number Of years
indicated that women's lives after
IS years were pleasanter and more
attractive than mems
In spite of the popular idea that the
young woman was the queen of the
earth, and that at sweet II she had
the world at her feet. it was evi-
denced that from the ages of Is to
IS more young women committed
suicide than young mdn,
After 35> the burden of life be-
came so much heavier for men. or
life became so much more rosy fo:.
women. that from IS to 50 men were
always largely in the majority
among suicides.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-08-09

There is no reason TO expect a
collapse of business or anything i'll
the nature OF financial or industrial
depression, according to information
gathered by the New York World
from bankers in every section of the
country.
The World is campaigning for
endorsement of plan to refund
Americas loans to the allies into
bonds which would be exchanged for
a similar amount of United States
liberty and victory bonds, thereby
relieving this countrys burden of
national debt. In the course of this
campaign it received the following
expressions as to general business
conditions:
Omaha, Neb. - THE writer is
pleased to state that in his experien e
of IS years. he has never seen crop
conditions so favorable as at present.
The small grain is made. the wheat
is being cut and is of fine quality.
The grains of wheat are well filled,
due to the very favorable cool wealth
er we have had up to date. The writ
er has never seen such luxuriant al
falfa; we are in the second cutting;
the corn is far advanced and of
splendid color, and can only be dam
aged by hot winds the later part of
this month or the first part of next,
and the conditions which produce
hot winds are utterly lacking. The
oat crop, which is large crop with
us, is in splendid condition and bids
lair to be the best we ever had.
However, our financial condi-
tions are very unsatisfactory. It
seems that the Kansas City Federal
Reserve bank, under whose jurisdic-
,ion we are. is very drastic i'll its re-
uuirements. and. while the banks
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-08-09
Razors at 81, First Goods
From Germany Since War

Washington, Aug. 8.-The first
German made goods to be Offered
tor sale on this side of the Atlantic
since the armistice have appeared ST.
multaneously in Ontario. Canada,
and in New York. according to re-
ports reaching the Department OF
Commerce today
The article in question is the
Boeoker razor, which used to sell i'll
the American market in competition
this meant Sl.20 The same razor is
now sold for 80 marks in the land
with American razors for about
S25G. 1t is now offered at 81.
This razor, in .prewar DAYS. cost
marks in Germany With the
mark at its normal value of "a cents,
of It's manufacture.