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The Lexington intelligencer., 1920-09-17
CHINESE OIL WELLS POOR.

It has been known for a long time
that there we're oil wells near YEN
chang, in Shensi, near the Shensi
border, where several small oil wells
give about 5000 gallons a month,
and small Chinese refinery makes
fairly good product, marketed To-
cally, and at Sianfu However, as
engineers sent over by an American
company in 1914 reported that oil
did not exist there in sufficient guam
titles to make extensive development
profitable, little has been attempted.
The Lexington intelligencer., 1920-09-17
DANGER FROM FILMS.

Warning is sent out by the Ma
tional Board of Fire Underwriters
to all who work in flm-storage build
ings to take special precautions
against FIRE. As long as motion pic
lures are printed on nitro-celnlose
film, there will be serious hazard
from the explosion Of mhammable
gases In practically all Of the large
cities Of the United States many
lives art thus endangered.
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Trustees Sale.

Whereas, John Pollard tnow more than
nine months deadl and Julia b. Pollard. his
wife. by their certain deed Of trust dated
the 5th day Of August. 1918. and recorded
in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds in
Lafayette County. Missouri in Book 244
page 373 conveyed to the undersigned as
trustee the real estate hereinafter describ-
ed TO secure the payment Of the note in sad
deed of trust described: and whereas de-
fault has been made in the payment Of the
principal Of said note and the interest due
thereon, and there is a sum of money due
thereon which remains unpaid: Now there
fore, |, the said trustee. at the request of
the legal holder of said note, hereby give
notice that | will on
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14tb, 1920
between the hours Of nine o'clock in the
forenoon and FIVE o'clock in the afternoon
Of that day. at the Court House d0pr in the
City Of Lexington. Lafayette County, Mis-
souri, proceed to sell, and will sell at pub
lie vendue. TO the highest bidder for cash
in hand the real estate in said deed Of trust
described situate in Lafayette County Mis-
souri, to-wit; The east half of lot number
ed three go and all Of lot numbered four
"a all in Block numbered two (2), IN Pom
eroys Addition to the City of Lex ngton,
Missouri for the purpose OF paying the "a
mount due on said note and the costs and
expenses Of this sale.
Given under my hand this the 18th day
Of August. 1920.
E. NJ. TAUBMAN. Trustee
Anouat 90 1920
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lGaUNE TO PEAT AND TIME
tiiero- gan 'sms Found in Paper
Have Most Remarkable Tenac-
ity to Life.

Researches conducted recently by
a French scientist brand as absolute
error the general supposition that
paper is rendered sterile by the
many processes Of Its manufacture.
He finds, on the contrary, that pa
per Of every sort harbors living and
cu.tiyable micro-organisms. Fur
ther, these organisms are in them
selves remarkable. Filter paper,
for example, may be subjected to a
temperature of 100 deg. G. for half
an hour without any effect on them.
And just as they are comparatively
unaffected by heat, so they seem to
escape the ravages Of time. Living
micro-organisms we're discovered, in
fact, in books Of the eighteenth and
fifteenth centuries, in Chinese man
uscrlpts Of about 1909 A. d., and
finally in piece of Egyptian pa
pyrus more than 1000 years old.
Though they had rested immobile
for a score Of centuries, organisms
from this last substance wriggled
about as if a day old after an inn
mersion of three hours in sterile wa
ter.-Popular Mechanics Magazine.
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EXECUTORS NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given, that Letters
Testamentary on the estate of John
Quincy Plattenburg, deceased, were
granted to the undersigned on the
18th day of August, 1920, by the Pro-
bate Court of Lafayette County, Mis-
souri,. All persons having claims a
gainst said estate are required to ex-
hibit them for allowance to the un-
dersigned within six months after
the date of granting said letters, or
they may be precluded from any bene-
fit OF said estate; and if such claims
be not exhibited within one year from
the date of granting said letters, they
will be forever barred.
Witness our signatures on this 18th
day Of August, 1920,
HARVEY WATSON PLATTENBURG
HENRY C. WALLACE,
Executors
Attested by Stephen N. Wilson Judge
of Probate for Lafayette County
Missouri.
(SEALl Aug. 70, 1920
The Lexington intelligencer., 1920-09-17
PLEASANT ATTRACTIONS

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Let us relieve you of wash
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TOMATOES FOR SALE.

| have tomatoes ripe or green
for sale, for slicing, picking or
canning, until frost. viii sell at
rs cents a bushel. viii deliver on
Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Phone 1878. Phone in your or
ders. w. F, MCGOWAN.
9-4-2wk.
The Lexington intelligencer., 1920-09-17

Mrs. B. M. DeMoss returned
to st. Louis Monday, after an
extended visit here with her sis
ter, Mrs. J. W. Sydnor.
Mrs. w. M. Pearson of Roman,
Wyo., arrived yesterday morn
ing for a visit with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. j. O. Coffin, in this city
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ORDER OF PUBLICATION.
sTATE On MISSOURI

lAlE VT mlSoOOhis
COUNTY OF LAFAYETrE-ss.
In the Circuit Court Of Lafayette County
Missouri, October Term, 1920, at Lexington.
In vacation August 27th, 1920.
James horher flantln
vs..
Now this day comes the plaintiff herein
by his Attorney and files his petition his
Aiidayit having been heretofore filed. alleg-
ing. among other things, that defendant Sa-
matra Horner is nonresident of the State
of Missouri, or has absconded or absented
herself from her usual place of abode in
this State; Whereupon, it is ordered by the
Clerk Of Said Court in vacation as follows
To the said defendant Samatra Horner, you
are hereby notified that the plaintiff has
commenced a suit against you in this court.
the object and general nature of which is
to obtain a decress Of divorce from the
bonds Of matrimony heretofore contracted
between plaintiff and defendant on the
Samatra HOrner be and appear at this Court,
at the next term thereof. to be begun and
holden at the Court House in the City Of
Lexington in said County. on the lth day
of October ne1s, and on or before the sa d
first day answer plead to the petition in
said cause the same will be taken con-
I ssed and judgment will be rendered ac-
eordingly.
hereof be published accordingly to law in
the Lexington Intelligencer a newspaper
published in said county Of Lafayette. des-
gnated by the plaintiff and his attorney Of
record for four weeks successfully. publish
ed at least once a week, the last insertion
T. be at least fifteen days before the frsI
day Of said next October Term OF this Court
W. T. TUTT Circuit Clerk
BY FELIX C. YOUNG. Deputy.
True Copy From The Record.
Witness my hand and seal of the Circuit
Court Of Lafayette County this 9th day Of
August 1920.
". T. TUTT, Circuit Clerk.
BY FELIX G. YOUNG. Deputy.
(SEALl September 9. 1920
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The Best Advertisement.

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The Lexington intelligencer., 1920-09-17
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given. that Letters of
Administration on the estate Of Anna Doel-
ling deceased, were granted TO the under
signed on the 2sth day of August 1920, by
the Probate Court of Lafayette County. Mis-
souri, All persons having claims against
allowance TO the undersigned within six
months after the date of granting said let
ters, or they may be precluded from any
benefit OF said estate; and IL such claims be
not exhibited within one year from the date
Of granting said letters. they will be forever
barred.
Witness my signature on this 2sth day OF
August. 1920.
IDA DoELLING.
Administrators
Attested by Stephen NJ Wilson Judge Of
Probate for Lafayette County. Missouri.
(SEAL) Sept. 3, 1920
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EASY BARGAINS.

"Pa needs a new easy chair"
"Well, when we so to Europe this
summer I'll see if we can't pick him
up a couple Of thrones over there"
The Lexington intelligencer., 1920-09-17
ADMINISTRATIONS NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given, that Let
ters of Administration on the estate
of Benjamin Pangborn deceased, were
granted to the undersigned on the
3rd day of September, 1920, by the
Probate Court of Lafayette County,
Missouri. All persons having claims
against said estate are required to
exhibit them for allowance to the un-
dersigned within six months after the
date Of granting said letters, or they
may be precluded from any benefit
Of said estate; and If such claims be
not exhibited within one year from
the date Of granting said letters, they
will be forever barred,
Witness my signature on this 3rd
day Of September, 1920
w. o. PANGBORN,
Administrator,
Attested by Stephen N. Wilson, Judge
Of Probate. for Lafayette County
Missouri.
(SEALl Sept. II, 1920
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FASTEST WORLD elRDLrR.

The fastest trip around the world
was made by John II. Mears in
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utes.
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Send in your news items. You
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Ernest y Liaeai IlhI-y ID. oteele,,..
........................ .............. Plaintiffs
VS..
Solomon Cox, John A. Edwards, Will
lam H. Farmer, Jacob McReynolds,
Edwin Carter, and the unknown
heirs, consort, devisees, donees, i'm
mediate, mesne or remote, volunta-
ry, or involuntary grantees, execu-
tors, or administrators, of Solomon
Cox, John A. Edwards, William H..
Farmer, Jacob McReynolds, and
Edwin Carter, er,....................D Defendants
The State Of Missouri to the above
named or described defendants, Greet
ing: You are hereby notified that an
action has been commenced against
YOU in the Circuit Court Of the
county of Lafayette, in the State Of
Missouri, affecting the title to the
following described lands and tene-
ments, to-wit. The following describ-
ed real estate, situated in the County
of Lafayette, in the State OF Mis-
souri,, to-wit:
The northeast quarter of the south
east quarter and the northeast quar-
ter of the southeast quarter of the
south east quarter of Section
IS, Township 81, Range 25, and
the southeast quarter of the north
east quarter, and the south half Of
the northeast quarter of the north
east quarter of Section IS, Township
81, Range 25, and the northeast quar-
ter Of the southwest quarter of the
northeast quarter Of Section Is
Township 81, Range %, and the south
half Of the southwest quarter Of the
northeast quarter Of Section 16
Township 81, Range 25, except
acres, more or less, situated in the
southwest corner of said last describ-
ed tract, described as follows
beginning at the southwest cor.
ner Of southwest quarter Of
northeast quarter of said Sec
ton 16, running thence north on the
west line thereof 375 feet to the cen
ter Of gulley, thence in a southeast
erly direction and following the me
anderings Of the center of said gul
lev to the south line Of said south
west quarter Of the northeast quar-
ter at point 500 feet East Of The
beginning point, thence west to thu
point Of beginning. also except th'
coal and mining rights heretofore
The Lexington intelligencer., 1920-09-17

DR.. G. w. Fredendall accom-
panied by Mrs. Fredendall and
daughter, Miss Catherine, re-
turned Friday evening from
q two months stay at Rainey
Lake, Canada.
The Lexington intelligencer., 1920-09-17
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

STATE UF WISSUUKI,
COUNTY OF LAFAYETTE-ss.
In the Circuit Court of Lafayette
County, Missouri, at Lexington, Oc-
tober Term, 1920. In vacation, July
31st, 1920.
Elnest E Elsea, Harry B. Steele,
pa;,A;Hs
The Lexington intelligencer., 1920-09-17
You Can Increase Your Yield
3 to 9 Bushels per Acre

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planting your small grain crops
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W. 7. TUTT, Circuit Clerk.

ny " 4 ~ O@NO1 - W
A True Copy From The Record.
Witness my hand, and seal of the
Circuit Court of Lafayette County
this 18th day Of July, 1920.
w. T. TUTT, Circuit Clerk.
By FELIX G. YOUNG, D. c.
(SEAL)
H. c. Wallace, Attorney for Plaintiffs.
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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-01-25
ARSENALS NOW
MAKING CHURNS

London, Jan. 4l.-Even the great
Woolwich arsenal has turned from the
manufacture Of war material to the
peaceful pursuits Of trade. Ten thous-
and butter churns have been manu-
featured in the great building. which
during the war sent out vast quanti-
ties of munitions for use against the
Germans
The nickel purchased to manufacture
bullets is being used in the arsenal to
make scent pieces for British Hon
duras currency. There is a world short
age Of locomotives and railway cars
To meet this it has been decided 70
manufacture these articles in the ar
senaI and work already is under way
there on orders for $500 cars, 100 loco
motives. and for repair work on 700
cars.
This serves a double purpose. Thirty
thousand persons now are employed
in the arsenal, where 10000 were at
work in war time. Thousands Of these
men are skilled munition workers. BY
keeping these busy making locomotives
and other peaceful products. the gov
eminent not only gives them work
but retains their services. In event OF
another wa rthey could return imme-
diately to the munition works in which
they are skilled.
One OF the side-Iine products OF the
arsenal since the armistice has been
the striking of 100000 war medals.
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the beginning that the first Informal
ton reaching Germany concerning
the mystery ships would cause all sub
marines TO be wary of all mercan-
tile craft, and would greatly dimin-
ish the chances of sinking submarines
BY this means. They We're therefore
Obliged largely to abandon the easy,
safe. and cheap methods OF sinking
ships by bombs or gun fire, and were
consequently forced to incur the dan
ger Of attacking with the scarce and
expensive torpedo. Moreover, barring
the few vessels that could be sunk
by long range gun fire, they were prac-
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ably unique in this peculiar war. We
built nearly 400 of these little vessels
in eighteen months; and we sent TO
TO such widely scattered places as
Plymouth, Queenstown, Brest, Gibral-
tar, and Corfu. Several enemy sub
marines now lie at the bottom Of the
sea as trophies 10 their offensive
power; and on the day that HOSTILE
ties, ceased, the allies generally recog-
nized that this tiny vessel, with the
listening devices" which made it so
efficient. represented one of the most
satisfactory direct answers to the
submarine which had been developed
by the war. Had Il not been that
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-01-25

lily restricted to this method of at
ia on pain OF abandoning the sub
nine campaign altogether.
The Tiny American Subchaser.
Tho would ever have thought that
ftle wooden vessel. displacing only
81 tons, measuring only ITO feet
n bow to stern. and manned by
lcers and crew, very few of whom
1 ever made an ocean voyage,
I'D have crossed more than three
'uSnd miles of wintry sea, and
oved one of the most formidabl
enres OF the submarine? The story
the American sub-ehaser is prob
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-01-25
The Dunrayen and
the Santee

Every situation. has it humorous
aspects, ana the case Of the Dun
ravens fight with U-boat, for all it's
guinness, still yielded some laughs.
Ihus one gun crew could hardly re-
strain its laughter when bluejacket
called up to Captain Campbell and
asked If he could not take his boots
off. He came of a respectable family,
ne explained, and did not think it
becoming to die with his boots on.
But the roar of the fire. which had
now engulfed the larger part of the
snip, and the constantly booming
smells, which were exploding, one
after another, like mamoth firecrack-
ers. interfelred with much conversa-
ton. For twenty minutes everybody
lay there, hoping and praying that the
U-boat would emerge
me German ultimately came up
but ne arose cautiously at the stern OF
the ship, at a point from which the
guns OF the Dunraven could not bear.
On the slim chance that a few men
might be left aboard, the submarine
snelled u for several minutes. fore
and aft, then, to the agony of the
waIchlng Elglishmen, it again sank
oeHeeaLh the waves. Presently the peri
scope shot UP. and began moving slow
" around the blazing derelict it,s eva
apparently taking in every detail: he |
was so cautious, that submarine com
mander, he cid not propose to be ont
Wltted again! Captain Campbell now
saw that he had only one chance; the
cohLlagration was rapidly destroying
MS vessel, and he could spend no more 4
time waiting. for the submarine to 1
rise But he had two torpedo tubes
ana ne determined to use these against
the submerged submarine As the
perlseope appeared abeam, one OF the
'0unraven's torpedoes started in its di-
rection; the watching gunner almost
wept when il missed by a few inctsuuaa
l&IL the GH1lrn
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the war ended before enough de-
stroyers could be spared from convoy
speed and offensive power. hunting
groups Of these tiny craft, it is certain
that they would soon have become a
still more important factor in destroy
ing submarines and interfering with
their operations.
A Defensive- Offensive Measure.
The convoy system, as 1 have al
ready explained, was essentially an
offensive measure; it compelled the
submarine to encounter its most for
midable antagonist, the destroyer,
and to risk destruction every time
that it attacked merchant vessels
This system, however, was an indirect
offensive, or. to use the technical
phrase, it was a defensive offensive.
It's great success IN protecting mer-
chant shipping, and the Indispensable
service which il performed to the
cause Of civilization, I have already
described But the fact remained that
there could be no final solution of the
submarine problem, barring breaking
down the enemy morale. until
definite direct method Of attacking
these boats had been found.
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served by Parsons Magazine. Lon :
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&~ilof see it, and
- sAlVsySpe csS1nly appeared on the
other side o. the ship. The second
torpedo was fired; this also passed
just about a foot astern and the
submarine saw 1t. The game was up.
What was left of the Dunraven was
rapidly sinking and Captain Campbell
sent out a wireless for help. In a few
minutes the q. S. armed yacht Mona
and the British destroyers Alcock
and Christopher, which had been
waiting outside the prize ring" ar
rived and took off the crew. The
tension of the situation was somewhat
relieved when a Jackie in one of the
panic" boats, caught sight of his be-
loved captain, entirely uninjured, Jump
ing on one CT the destroyers.
"Gawdt' he shouted, in a delighted
tone, IF there amt the skipper still
alivet"
we deeply regret the loss of His
Majesty's ship" said Captain Camp
bell, in his report and still more the
escape Of the enemy. We did our best.
not only to destroy the enemy and
save the ship, but also to show our
selves worthy of the Victoria Cross
which the King recently bestowed on
the ship"
What Sims Thought of "Dunraven."
They did indeed
Ny own opinion of this perform
ance / expressed in a letter which
could not refrain from writing to
Captain Campbell.
Ny Dear Captain:
Nave just read your report of the
action between the Dunraven and a
submarine or August last
have had the benefit OF reading
the reports Of some of your former
exploits, and Admiral Bayly has told
me about them all; but in my opinion
this Of the Dunraven is the finest OF
all as a military action and the most
deserving of complete success.
IL was purely incidental that the
sub escaped That was due. more
over. to an unfortunate piece OF bad
luck. The engagement, judged as a
skiIlful fight, and not measured by
its material results seems TO me tc
have been perfectly successful, be-
cause / do not think that even you
with all your experience in such af.
fairs, could conceive of any featur,
OF the action that would alte'
if YOU had to do il over again. Accord
ing to my idea about such matters, tn,
standard set by you and your crew
is worth infinitely more than the de
struction of A submarine. Long ate
we botn are aust ana aSneS, the SIoT.
of this last fight will be a valuabI
Inspiration to British (and American
naval officers and men-a demonstra
ton of the extraordinary degree t
which the patriotism, loyalty, persona
devotion, ano bravery of crew ma
be inspired. / know of nothing fine
in naval history than the conduct o
fae after-gun crew-in fact, the entir
Few Of the Dunraven. 1t goes withou
saying that the credit of this beha
vior is chiefly yours.
With my best wishes for your fu
ture success, believe me, my dea
captain
Faithfully yours,
(Signed) VIM s. SIMS.
What the Mystery Ships Did.
The records show that the myster
ships sank twelve submarines. {
which Captain Campbell accounted fc
four vet this was Darhans not the
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-01-25

LISTENING American listening devices were
the most successful of all produced in he
Anaero noto only
its
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-01-25
BRITISH MOTOR
LAUNCHES AT SEA.

These were the British
equivalents for our sub
chasers. They were 30
foot boats, and most of
them were built in the
United States and sent
over on the decks of ships.
They rendered excellent
service as patrol boats in
restricted waters.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-01-25

A SUBCHASER IN A
HEAVY SEA.
This looks some
thing like a dread
naught but it is really
the bow of enc of these
littlc boats fighting 2
heavy storm.
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Faithfully yours,
4 GfevadA NNRT s SIMS

IEoIrIAENJ
What the Mystery Ships Did.
The records show that the mystery
ships sank twelve submarines. of
which Captain Campbell accounted for
four; yet this was perhaps not their
most important achievement. From