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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-24
CHRISTMAS PARTY FOR BOYS.
Square Circle Club VIII Entertain Boy.
at Industrial School.

A Christmas tree, feed and party
for the boys at the State Industrial
school. provided by the Square Circle
club, will be given at 8 o'clock Satur-
day afternoon.
The members of the Square Circle
club will meet at the EIks' club at
2:45 o'clock to go to the school An
invitation was extended to the Rotar-
ians at their meeting Thursday to at
tend the party
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-24

P'l'iard Cban,n ITnhoIds Honors.
Milwaukee. Dec. 24.-John Layton.
world Stbree- cushion billiard cham
pion. defeated Pierre Maupone. 50-40.
IN So innings in the final game of
their three-cushion match here last
night. -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-24
ORGANIZE ARTILLERY UNITS.
Ihree Kansas Towns Form National
Guard ORGANIZATIONS.

New battalions of national guard
artillery have been organized at Hia-
watha, Sabetha and Troy. The or
ganization work was in charge of Mai.
Charles f. Browne of Horton. Each
OF the towns enrolled more than fifty
men according to reports received by
Charles l. Martin, adjutant general.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-24
Commercial Treaty with Siam.

Washington. Dec. PA CONNER
clal treaty with Siam has been trans
mitted to the senate by President Will
son. The executive in another mes
sage asked for authority to call a
world dairy congress to meet in Wash
ington at a date yet to be fixed.
OKLAHOMA City, Dec. 24.-Bobby Hughes
OF New dreams and Young Farrell Of San
Francisco, baptamweights, fought ten fast
rounds to draw here last night.
Washington Journal., 1920-05-21

Make chicks for subscription payable
to Hermann G. Winkler, ITO Sixth
Street, NV, Washington, D. c.
Washington Journal., 1920-05-21

Entered as second-class matter August
7, 1915, at the post Office Washington,
D. c., under the Act of March 3. 1879.
Washington Journal., 1920-05-21
.masbins Aaeurnal.


Hermann c. Winkler, Proprietor.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1920-12-16
A Mild Winter Predicted

The soft weather the first of
week put to work the memory Of
weather forecasters TO recall the
pre-. evidence Of a mild winter.
They found the goosebone pre-
saged a mild winter, bats and
owls nests forecasted warm
weather; the corn had only IA
light shuck, and best Of all the
first snow fell when the moon
was only three days old. iudicat-
ing that we were to have only
three SHOWS and that We already
have had them. A cold snap can
easily reverse these prognostica-
tions and cold weather signs as
having taken place be remem ber-
ed Just as easily.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1920-12-16
Car of Cement Arrives

The Devon Oil Shale Products
Company, of this city, the COM
pany that is putting up the shale
plant on the Powell farm near
here, has received a car load of
cement this week. A car of sand
is to follow, and another car OF
steel, we are informed. L h is
company received car of steel
last week. 1t certainly begins to
look like they are going to do
something whether the project
proves successful, finally, or not.
The Times is with them in their
undertaking and wishes for them
unbounded success.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1920-12-16
Personal Paragraphs

II G.. Crabtree was a business
visitor at Beattyvllle Saturday.
John p, Ringo was in Winches-
ter Wednesday on a business mis-.
sion.
w. j. vnd G. w. Burke, Of
Winchester, were here Wednes
day.
w. b. Freeman, of Madison
county, is here with II. q Crab
tree.
T. G. White an d son, Bev,
were in Lexington Saturday n
business.
H. X. Page. of Lexington, was
here yesterday looking after his
lumber interests.
Paul TIpt n attended the Com.
missioner's sale of his fathers
land at Irvine Monday.
Col. T. G.. Stewart, of Win
chester, was here yesterday look
ing after his oil interests.
Joe Mountz was a business Wis
itor in Cincinnati Friday and re.
turned in a new Ford touring car.
Eugene Freeman motored 10
Lexington Saturday evenin 2
to meet Mr.. and Mrs. A. 7, Whit
on their return from New York.
Mrs. Mariah Rose, of Ravenna,
was here Monday on business.
Mrs. Rose likes Ravenna fine but
expects 10 return to Clay City in
the spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Wells and
son, Earl, ZENITH Bush and John
Eaton motored TO Winchester
yesterday where young Wells il
having his eyes treated.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1920-12-16
Promoting Radiator Factory

j. E. Barbee, of the Barbee
Mfg. Co. Louisville, was here
Tuesday. Mr.. Barbee, is inter.
ested in the stock promotion Of
his company which holds a pat
ent on an improved radiator.
The company hopes to have their
radiator on many Of the best ma.
chimes next year. The main
feature Of the radiator is that it
is built in sections and easy to
take apart and repair by any
person who can use soldering
iron. Mr.. Barbee is a minister
Of the Christian church an d
preached some for the Clay City
church few years ago. Mr.. X.
NJ Guthrie, of Lexington, was
here with Mr.. Barbee.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1920-12-16
To Enter Business Here

Prof. Franklin Margison has
rented the Thos. Edge store build
ing now occupied by Geo. ).
Ware and will conduct a pro.
duce and grocery store soon as
Mr.. Ware can give him posses.
sion. Mr.. Margison will move
his family to this city. He will
be valuable acquisition to our
citizenry, and we welcome him
and his family here.
Besides being a good merchant
Mr.. Margison is one of the best
teachers of this county. He will
finish the Spout Spring school
this week. The new law drives
hm from the profession a. it viii
do thousands Of other good teach
ers. While he holds "A first class
certificate, he has not had the
required high and normal school
training.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1920-12-16
Christmas Giving

This is the season of the year
when every ones mind turns to
the subject of gifts, and every
one is looking for something that
the recipient will appreciate and
will remember as token of friend
ship from the donor the oftenest
and longest. There is nothing
will serve this purpose better
than The Times. 1t goes to them
iifty.two times a year and brings
items of gladness to them each
week. Think this over and give
us the address of some friend
you Know will appreciate it. A
dollar a year still pays the bill.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1920-12-16
Is Farm Land Dropping?

The sales reported fail to prove
that farm lands are declining in
price even though the products
of the farm have greatly slump
ed. We read where one small
farm sold tins week in Clark
county at the high figure of
S566 66 per acre. All sales re-
ported in this county are sill
high as ever.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1920-12-16
Take Convicts off Roads.

That the establishment of road
convict camps causes state of
terror among women and chill
dren wherever they are estab.
lished, that the exposure to pub.
lie gaze harhens the men and
makes more diilicuit their re-
formation, and that they are
subjected to all kinds of tempta.
tions that 90 with the lax guard.
ing that is unavoidable under
such conditions, are some Of the
declarations made in a letter
from former Chaplain Walter G..
Nreeland, of the Frankfort Re
formatory, to Chairman II. Green
Garrett, of the State Highway
Commission. The Times regrets
that lack Of space prevents this
letter from being printed.
Had the road convicts been
kept in the prison at Frankfort
Miss Laura Parsons would not
have been cruelty and brutally
murdered on Pine Mountain.
State Highway Engineer Joe S.
Boggs said the past week at
Frankfort that there was consId-
erabie opposition to the use Of
the convlcts on the roads. Joe
is right. The Times agrees with
most of its brethren of the Ken
tucky press. The system ought
never to have been put into use
in this State.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1920-12-16
J. N. Burgher Loses Child

The many friends Of Mr. and
Mrs. j. n. Burgher extend their
sympathy to them in their sad
| SIS of their bright little fye.year.
Old daughter, Maryona, who pass
ed away suddenly early Friday
morning. The child took sick
the evening before, but was not
sick enough TO call in a doctor.
1t became suddenly worse in the
night and died from convulSions.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1920-12-16
Beattyville Enterprise Changes

Robt. 5. Smallwood has assum-
ed the publication of the Beat
tyville Enterprise, succeeding X.
I. Grove, who has heen steering
the destiny of that publication
for the past fourteen years. Mr..
Smallwood is a lifelong resident
Of Lee county, young man who
knows everybody IN his county,
and will make good, is our pre-.
dictioD. He has the best wishes
of his neighbor, the Times.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1920-12-16
To Improve Garage

Joe Mountz will equip his gar.
age with incline and run his ma
chimes to the second floor of his
building for storage. He will be
getting in new machines
winter in order 10 have them
ready for the Spring trade and
of necessity must provide storage
for them.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1920-12-16
Expenses Excessive

The State Inspector and EX-
aminer reports his investigation
Of the Department Of Public
Roads to disclose excessive eX.
penditures in number of its
branches. He finds automobiles
furnished the eleven division en-.
gineers of the State, and finds
that some Of these engineers have
run up enormous expense bills
with these machines. One of
these engineersat Bowling Green
and one at Louisville ran their
expense on machine alone up to
more than 81, 600 per year. This
the Inspector says Is excessive.
We are glad to note that no com.
plant is made of John S. Da n.
son, our division engineer, for
making biz bills, and we are sure
he doesn't.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1920-12-16
Locates in Kansas

Mr.. l.. j. Love, who left here,
together with his family, 81 y
weeks ago for Oklahoma, h s
made tour of that state, Texas
and Kansas. He has located per.
manently at Erie, Kansas, where
he has ordered their household
effects shipped.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1920-12-16
Attending Highway Meeting

Hon. Ii. q. Garrett, Chairman
State Highway Commission, is
attending the meeting of the
National Highway Association
at Washington.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1920-12-16
Looking for Christmas Trade

Hardwick d Company, h e
wide. wake Stanton merchants,
are calling for Christmas trade
through the advertising columns
of The Times. Our readers should
call and see this stock and Get
their prices when they are in the
county seat.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1920-12-16
Returns From New York

Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Whit and
little son, Addison, returned Sat-
urday from New York where
they had been for a ten days bus.
mess and pleasure trip.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1920-12-16
Carter REYNOLDS Makes Change

Carter Reynolds, who moved
from here last winter, going to
Carlisle, Ohio, where he bought
a nice home, has sold out there
and moved TO Franklin Ohio.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1920-12-16
STANTON.

John Crabtree. Torrent, was
here Friday on business.
Deputy Sheriff Floyd Wills
was In Lexington Saturday on
business.
Robert Baker and ID. N. Baker
were In Lexington Saturday on
business.
Miss Mandy Knox has gone to
Paintsville to be with Mrs. Sa-
rah Parmetter.
ID, Il Clark was at Indian
Fields Tuesday and Wednesday
of last week on business.
Mrs. ID. r. Clark and Miss
Maude Boone were in Winches.
ter Thursday shopping.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harman Orme,
Mt. Sterling, were the weekend
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Smethers.
DR.. j. f. Lemming has return
ed from the hospital and is now
visiting relatives in Grant coun-
ty.
Mrs. Alvin Faulkner visited
her sister, Mrs. Z. l.. Faulkner,
at Winchester several days last
week.
Sheriff VIM. Garrett and
daughter, Mildred Garrett, are
visiting relatives at Bowen this
week.
Mrs. Charley Johnson, Win
chester, visited her sister, Mrs.
Henry Faulkner several d days
last week.
K. T. Simpson and family,
formerly of Torrent, have moved
to the a. T. Stewart property,
west Of town.
Rev. II. A.. McConagha return
ed Monday night from New Con
cord, Ohio, where he was called
by the death of his sister, Mrs.
Walter l.. Bell.
County Clerk, /. S. Boone, has
received automobile license
plates for 1927 and those wishing
TO obtain them may do so at any
time. Also the 1921 dog tags are
now readw for those owning
dogs.
Ed Dennis has sold his house
and lot on Church street, known
as the Robt. Blackburn property,
to Jas. Profit, of Winchester.
Mr.. Profit and family came
Wednesday morning TO take
possession.
Miss Della Norton died at the
home of her mother, Mrs. Annie
Norton, Tuesday evening, De
cember 18th, after an illness of
seven weeks. Besides her moth
er, she is survived by one sister,
Mrs. Pete Burris, and one broth.
er, j. q. Norton.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1920-12-16
Lookout for Christmas

Mrs. Williams wants to help
you select your Christmas pres
ents, and is therefore inviting
the readers Of The Times 10 her
store TO make their selections.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1920-12-16
The Shortest Day

Next Wednesday will be { h e
shortest day of the year, after
which time the days will get
longer until next June.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1920-12-16
One Busy Day

Saturday was a beautiful day
and a busy one for Clay City. At
this season of the year, good bus
mess days come and 90 with the
weather.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1920-12-16

Once it was insulting to tell a
man TO 90 TO Halifax, but since
Halifax has voted wet they 90
without being told.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1920-12-16
Further Down

Butter fat has taken another
drop. IL is now only 46 cents
per pound, which is less prlce
than il has been for four years.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1920-12-16

The American people may be
short of money now bur will
have lots of change on March 4th.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1920-12-16
New Police

ID. b.. Hurt is serving as City
Policeman and Is making IA good
one. The boys will now have to
"stay putt or get pulled.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1920-12-16
Christmas at The Methodist Church

The Trinity Methodist church
of Clay City will give Christ.
mas cantata "Santa's Advance
Man., Christmas eve.
Opening Exercises.
Song, "Joy to the World"
by Congregation
PRAYER Rev. Nelson
Weicome-Mr. Joe MountZ, Supt.
Girls Chorus The Bells
Bible Drill by children
Characters:
Santa Claus,
Sunny jim, Santa's AdvanceMan
Everett Hurt
Helen, Selfish Grizzly Burgher
Percy, Philosopher Frank Mize
Fairy Queen Mary Eaton
Friends of Helen:
Marion, Nivien Mckinney
James Lois Robbins
Gladys Ethel White
.Joe o.. Clarence Eaton
News Sellers:
Nick Robert Eaton
Lena Myrtle Wright
Pedro Lester Carr
Sally Orpha Burgher
Chorus of Fairies and Little Tots
Everybody welcome.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1920-12-16

Chorus of Fairies and Little Tots
Everybody welcome.
The evening world., 1920-08-03

that case the increase will b. paid
entirely by purchasers OF those ex-
ports In other countries There IL also
the very considerable item OF the
freight on materials and products Of
all kinds bought by the Federal, state
ana municipal Governments which 10
paid through taxation.
Coal In one commodity the price OF
which will be directly and appreciably
Increased by the advance In freight
rates, the Increase ranging frpm "
cents to N.a5 per ton, hut even that
does not make a very great difference
In the annual budget Of the average
family.
The increase In freight rates should
have no appreciable effect on the
prices OF the vast majority Of things
which the ordinary consumer pur-
chases. This IL 40 for the reason that,
in the case OF almost all ordinary COM
modlties, the cost OF transportation is
at present such n negligible Item In
their selling price that an increase OF
even 40 per cent. In freight rates
would be an unimportant addition.
This fact Ii brought out clearly
when an analysis 10 made OF the SELL
ing prices OF almost any commodity
In relation 90 the cost OF transporta-
ton Of such commodity, Thus, In
the average household budget meat
constitutes one OF the most important
Items OF expenditure, the average
family consuming about 400 pounds
OF meat per year. In 1919 the av-
erage wholesale price OF meat in
Eastern cities was about 81 cents per
pound and the average retail price
almost twice as much
At the same time the freight rate
per pound for a haul of 1000 miles,
which Ia well above the average haul,
was less than Boven-tenths Of one
cent. Even when liberal allowance
IL made for the other transportation
costs entering into tha final price OF
meat, such as the hauling OF the cat
20 the slaughter house, the haul
ing OF food for the cattle, &C, II
seems clear that the total transporta-
ton costs In a pound OF meat is at
present not over 2 cents. A 40 per
cent. increase in freight rates, there
fore, would add less than 1 cent per
pound to transportation costs and, at
the maximum, should add no more
than the same amount 20 the retail
selling price.
In the case of a bulky commodity
such as -four, the freight costs would
he somewhat higher than in the case
The evening world., 1920-08-03

OF meat but even IN this extreme case
n 70 per cent. Increase in freight rates
should add comparatively little tp the
cost OF manufacturing -four and d e.
ing II on the market Thus, IN lhIg,
the freiGh VeharFe fUr hauling a iatrel
OF nour from Minneapolis TO Philadel-
ph!a was only 81 cents, with -four
selling at about ti4 per barrel
~ per cont, Increase In freight
rabe would therefore add, az q maxi
num- only ~ cents to the legitimate
cpat Of a barrel " flour carried from
Mlnneapolia to Philadelphia,
similar conditions exist In the case
OF clothing, In 1910 the freight rate
Oh $50 huit Of clothes for such an
unusually long haul as from Chicago
to Los Angeles was only % cents.
The great industries Of the country
could amply AFFORD 10 deduct the In
creased freight rate from the price Of
;heir products, thus allowing the com
modify 70 reach tho retailer at the
same price a. formerly by 40 doina
they would be decreasing their excess
profta less than one-fourth and would
still have left their full normal profit
ard three-fOurths or more or tho ex.
cess nroft which they are now making,
The evening world., 1920-08-03

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug 5.-The
steamer Yomei Maru. chartered by the
American Red Cross, arrived here yes
terdAy from VladiyostOk with 76O Rus
sian children en- route 10 their homes In
and near PetroErad from which they
were taken when the revowsien swept
Russia,
The evening world., 1920-08-03
KILLED BY CHICKEN THIEF.
BRyside Farmer Found DyinE IN
IIenhouHe lie was watching.

IIenhouse Hs Was watching.
Theodore swetkowsky. No. $50 Prince
street. Bayslde, l.. l.. died early this
morning In the Flushing Hospital OF
stab wounds supposed to have been In
flitted by chicken thief
For month swetkowsky. VINO had q
small farm. had been missing chick
ems. 10 last night he hid himself in
the chicken house with the idea OF
catching the thieves About midnight
his daughter, Mary, heard him grOa n =
Ing, and on going 10 the chicken coop
found him unconscious with a stab
wound over the right eye He died
without regadning consciousness,
The evening world., 1920-08-03
TO hit AT GOUGERS
BASING HIGH PRICES
. ON RATE INCREASES
w. j. Lauck Declares Railroad
Award Should Not Affect
Ordinary Consumer Much.

WASHINGTON. AuO. S.-Govern-
went departments. and especially the
Department Of JWstice. arc preparing to
check intsGNtlv dRV attempt on tho
part u producers, maHNfoctgrers or
asulers to 0roHteer ~ Increasing prices
- result Of higher frci0ht rate&
o6lctdls today declared that the IN
prease should haze no dpprCcidble effect
- the prices Of the east majority Of
eAiaOs aoAioA the ordinary consumer
ourohassa
W. let LdscIa. consulting economist
cd aatAorifV o. the cost Of uUtn0,
upAiIs pOiAeiAo Ous VuroUs means by
vAach sHoA On tAoreaso IN freight rates
DosId Aaps bseR avoided AND agreeing
uDitA tAs department. thdt no Gppreci-
Gle tncrease u the cost Of necessities
oAoNId result. to-day suggested thai
soission Of tAs problem " the Gbsorp-
con Of th rass Increase b. basic indus
ntss east of esoess profits HtS state
useat h y AStsd holoto
The evening world., 1920-08-03
BR W. lett LGuck.


Whist tie puoiio ought to know Is
that there would have been no occa-
am for such a large advance In rail-
pnad rates providsd the railroads had
hsan and were now efficiently and
economically managed. provided the
water were SQueesed out OF railroad
securities. and provided the railroads
weEs not themselves the victims Of
nAo prodteaEu In railway equipment,
neeai ana iron products, lumber, coal,
81, &C, to the ext0nt OF four or I'VE
hundred million dollars per year. a.
aAown by Investigation.
8tiig there " no occasion for alarm
- the prospect OF an addition Of q
biIlion and a half dollars to tho annual
transportation bill OF the country, pre-
vidsd this item 10 not multiplied four
~ FIVE times before u 10 presented TO
the people for payment For instance,
hy no possible computation can the
tncreased freight rates be made to
Justify an Increase Of 1 cent per pound
u the prioe Of meat to the consumer,
~ an Increase OF cents per pair In
che pricO Of Shona or an increase OF
~ cents In tho prioa OF a suit OF
oloGheA o. an Increase OF one-fourth
- I oent N the price of a loaf Of
broad,
n 2oESr<1 10 Sse5t survey oS Ssstc
Industries made prallmlnary 10 tho
presentation Of the railway employ
eeg' case bofOre the. Railroad Labor
Board showed that manufacturers
mlddIemen and Spectators Invariably
doubled. tFehled or quadrupled In
croAses In labor and other cost Items
and paA8ed them on To the public.
and Il " moi unreasonable 10 assume
that they win attampt the Same prof
stable process In dealing with the in
grease In transportation costs.
Hence, tho public should be Informed
and the forces Of the Government
should be on guard 20 see that no
WntuStinAhie burden IL imposed on
the people as result Of the Inter
state Commerce Commissions solu-
don OF the nnAnriAl problem Of the
railroads.
An added annual charge OF SIS per
capita OF SIS per family BeemS large
but a. a matter Of fact thu increase in
HaAlroad rates win not mean that
much a. 4 direct charge TO the indi-
vidual OF TO tho family. A substantial
part OF the revenues OF the railroads
comes from freight on exp0rts. and In
The evening world., 1920-08-03

You may squeeze through
the Summer without one
But If you're looking
ahead, why not profit by
the reductions2
Many of our mems suits
now $50 to SIS are suitable
for year-round wear.
ROGERS PEEr COMPANY
Broadway Broadway
at 18th st. -Four at 34th st.
Convenient
Broadway Corners" Fifth Ave.
at Warren ct 4lst st.