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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1921-04-15
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given, that Let
ters Of Administration on the estate
Of Jonathan A. Key, deceased, were
granted to the undersigned on the
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1921-04-15
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given, that Let
tiers Of Administration on the estate
of Charles A. Keith, deceased, were
granted to the undersigned on the
26th day of March, 1921, 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 my signature on this Goth
day of March, 1921.
ROSA H. KEITH,
Administrative.
Attested by Stephen N. Wilson Judge
of Probate for Lafayette County,
Missouri.
(SEAL April 1, 1921.
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Missouri, to be begun and held at the
Probate Court room, in the city of
Lexington, on the second Monday in
May, 1921.
CARL l.. RISTINE,
Administrator
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1921-04-15

Either Engraved or Printed
Calling Cards at this Office.
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LOST ON HIM

LOST ON HIM
Mrs. LongwInd concluding an ex-
haustlve haransue); And now, you
miserable %loafer, what have you got
to say?
Her Reereant Husband; Great
stuff Where you aoln' to deliver
that opeeeh2
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1921-04-15
STATE OF MISSOURI,
COUNTY OF LAFAYETTE-ss.

/ hereby certify that the above Is
a true copy Of the docket Of the May
Term. 1921, of the Probate Court OF
Lafayette County, Missouri, as set by
the Clerk Of said Probate Court, on
the 23rd day Of March, 1921.
MARTHA B. MARQUIS,
Clerk of Probate Court for Lafayette
County, Missouri.
(SEAL)
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-08

securities was demanded long ago. Sc
curities Of insurance companies. on de-
posit with the State today total $50, &C.,
COO.
The home insurance companies Of Indi-
annapolis are: Legal Reserve Life, State
Life Insurance Company, American Cen
trail Insurance Company, Reserve Loan
Life Insurance Company, Indianapolis
Life Insurance Company, Public Savings
Insurance Company, Indiana National
Life Insurance Company, Crescent Life
Insurance Company and Century Life In
surance Company.
The fire insurance companies; Grain
Dealers National Mutual Fire Insurance
Company, Indiana Lumberman's Mutual
Fire Insurance Company. Sterling Fire
Insurance Company, Columbian Insur-
ance Company of Indiana, American Mu-
tual Insurance Company, Merchants Fire
Insurance Company, Indiana Retail Mer-
chants Association, Meridian Mutual
Fire Insurance Company and Mutua
Fire Insurance Company.
Health and accident companies: EN-
pire Health and Accident Company, Fed
eral Savings and Insurance Company
Rex Health Ind Accident Association
American Travellers Association, Business
Mems Investment Association, Church
Members Relief Association, Gibraltar
Health and Accident Insurance Company
Hoosier Casualty Company, Indiana
Travellers, Accident Association, Interna-
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-08

tional BUSINESS Mems Association, Miners
Mutual Insurance Company and Neigh
bors Benefit Union
RecipA ocal orgr nizations are; Recipro-
Gals Protective Association of Indiana,
Federal Auto Insurance Association,
Growers Automobile Insurance Associa-
ton, National Auto Insurance Associa-
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-08

tion, State Auto Insurance association,
United Auto Insurance Association, Sc
curity Auto Insurance Agency, Interna
tional Lloyds and the Knights Of Pythias.
Branch offices are maintained here by
every reputable company in the United
States. Much money is brought to the
city by their operations.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-08
COMPANIES
PROTECTEn

Early In the development of insurance
companies Indiana discovered the need
for protecting and regulating the insur-
ance field. Safe reserve and approval of
The New York herald., 1921-10-30

He met a second rebuff less courteous than
the first At the third attempt the way
was barred by an office functionary.
Book agents n pedlers not allowed
here said the functionary. The old man
was ushered out of the Office swiftly. One
clerk, youth with many freckles and blue
eyes, seemed concerned. When the back of
the functionary was turned this youth
slipped through the door. He found the
old man in black sitting dejectedly in the
easement of a corridor window near the
elevators
Selling histories?" inquired Freckles,
and grinned, Lets see one maybe I'll
buy. | rave about history"
Five minutes later the youth was the
rossessor of receipt emitting him to one
set STANDARD History of Civilization" de-
liverahle thirty days from date, express
C. o. D. And crisp new $40 bill was
transferred to the pocket of the other.
Sell many?" asked Freckles.
mot many" was the reply given sadly.
Under encouragement Freckles learned
more.
The old man was a minister. Two years
before he had been retired, asked to leave
his charge, as superannuated. Only young
men seemed wanted in the pulpit, he ex-
planned falteringly. His wife was dead.
He felt strong. He undertook to sell books
so that a pension of $500 year which was
really due to him might be given to another
retired minister who was in poor health.
In thirty-five years of active ministry he
had prepared and preached $500 sermons,
performed 1,500 marriages and baptized
a md converted Q0O M an ond ,uornap Alec
during this time his salary had never ex-
ceeded $1,000 year and for many years
was only $500.
The small savings possible with this
stipend had been exhausted not long after
he undertook to sell books. Now he was
able to sell just enough to pay for food
and shelter. Probably sooner or later,
when he became unable to walk, it would
The New York herald., 1921-10-30
Leading Foreign Statesmen
Will Appear As Delegates

The following are the members of the
delegations of the various countries to the
conference so far as they have been off,
cially designated. In certain instances, as
OF Lloyd George and in the case of Italy.
alternates have been named if the Pre-
miers of those countries find it impossible
to attend. Two delegates will represent
the conservative element of Russia. One
delegate comes to represent Austria and
one also comes from Portugal. The delega-
tion from China is complete.
The delegations are as follows:
FRANCE-Aristide BRAND, the present
Premier was Minister of Justice, 1914-15.
He was born in Nantes, 1863 and educated
at st. Nazaire. In 1902 elected to the
Chamber of Deputies for the first time.
In 1906 he became Minister of Public In
struction and Worship Has served as
Premier in 1909, in 1918 and in 1916. His
home district is the Loire and at the COM
mencement of his parliamentary career he
was numbered among the Socialist party
along with Millerand. He aided in bringing
about the separation of Church and State,
but as Premier of the present time he has
conciliated the Pope, and France and the
The New York herald., 1921-10-30

discords, especially those relating to the
Anglo-Japanese treaty, will be solved, it
is hoped, without injury to the feelings of
either the Japanese or the British
In September President Harding an
nounced the appointment of the completed
American delegation to the conference. In
his letter the full title of the conference
was given. 1t is "The international Con-
ference at Washington to Discuss Arma-
ments and the Far Eastern Problem"
The American delegates are Secretary of
State Hughes, Senator Henry Cabot Lodge
tMass.), Elihu Root, former Secretary of
State, and Senator Oscar W. Underwood
lAla), Democratic leader of the Senate.
These delegates are not plenipotentiaries,
but will serve in Washington under the
personal direction of the President. A
brief resume of their career is interesting
on the eve of new adventure.
Secretary of State Hughes resigned the
Governorship of New York to accept
place on the Supreme bench and resigned
the judgeship to take the nomination for
President of the United States on the Re
publican ticket. He was defeated by Wood
row Wilson and was appointed by Wilson's
successor to his present Office He was
born in Glens Falls, N. Y, April IL, 1862,
and admitted to the bar in New York, 1884.
Elihu Root is member of the Perma-
nent Court of Arbitration at The Hague;
president of the American Society of In
ternational Law; member of commission
to draw up plans for permanent world
court. He was born in Clinton N. Y, Feb
ruary Is, 1S45; Secretary of War in Nc
Kinley's Cabinet, s1S99-19o4; Secretary of
State in Roosevelt's Cabinet, 19O5-O9
Senator from New York, 1909-15.
Oscar w. Underwood, United States Sena-
tor since 1915, was born in Louisville, KY,
May 6, 1862. He was admitted to the bar
in 1884 and was a member of the Fifty
fourth to Sixty-third Congresses, 1S95-1915;
chairman of Ways and Means Committee
Sixty-third Congress.
Henry Cabot Lodge, Republican leader
in the Senate, was born in Boston May IL,
1850. He was editor of the North Anteri-
can ReUie1o, 1S73-76; member of Fiftieth to
Fifty-third Congresses, 1SS7-93; Senator
since 1898.
The New York herald., 1921-10-30

These reports show that salaries of min
listers have been increased during the last
thirty-one years, but not in measure pro-
portlonate to the increases in other pro-
fessions. 1t should be made clear that this
is not due to the lack of understanding
OF church officials and others who fix the
compensation of clergymen. Rather it is
the fault of the giving public, which, dur
Ing the war years especially, failed to in
crease its donations in proportions needed.
In many cases ministers themselves have
deliberately fixed limits to their salaries
so That more money might be available
for charities. This, however does not alter
the fact that clergymen generally and their
families now are living on incomes far
below those generally held necessary to
insure what is called the American stan
dard Of living.
The clergyman, for instance, who re-
ceives the average salary of $3.50 is being
paid at the rate of 1912 day if Sundays
are included. Compared with industry
this is approximately the pay of the com
mon day laborer who is obliged to take
10 training whatever to earn 40 cents an
hour for an eight hour day. The minister,
on the other hand, must receive an edu.
cation which required from four to six
years of special training in addition to an
ordinary high school education.
The clergyman, it would seem. should be
classed as a skilled worker. In industry,
the skilled worker now obtains from Sc to
$S day and sometimes So or more than
twice the wage Of the minister.
1t takes two days Of the minister's pay
TO purchase a 81 pair Of shoes, while the
bricklayer, the carpenter or the machinist
can buy a pair of shoes with one days
labor and have money left over. The ma
chinist who assemblies automobiles re-
ceives 81 an hour and the minister aver
ages 46i4 cents an hour for twenty-four
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tion the average salary recently was dis
covered to have advanced to $780, But
this included, in most cases. sum calcu-
lated as rent and did not signify that all
clergymen of the division received that
amount in cash.
One effort Of lay officers of churches in
tended to make the financial sacrifice of
ministers less extreme is being directed
toward the providing of parsonages About
half of the more than 100000 congrega-
tions in the United States now provide
parsonages for their ministers. The value
or such property is estimated now to be
close to $500000,0OO, at present values.
BY Commercial Standard
Preachers Are Successful
Although clergymen are sometimes called
the lowest paid workers in the United
States. the official reports of the Census
Bureau indicate that they are probably the
most efficient and most successful In the
language of the business world, the Job of
the clerical profession is the selling of an
idea" to the American people. The idea OF
course is that of eternal salvation. Carry
ing out this commercial metaphor, the
clergymen have the United States SO per
cent. "sold." Few other bodies of statesmen
could claim such success
Nearly one-half of the entire United
States population now is affiliated or other.
wise connected with some church or re-
ligious organization. Approximately 45,-
100000 persons hold church membership, it
is indicated in the census returns. In
twenty-five years the ministers have
doubled the nations list of converts, the
official records show deSDite the fact that
the. entire population has increased in far
smaller ratio. In short, the church is
making sales" faster than prospects can
come into being. Church membership Is
increasing at the rate of nearly 100000
persons year, the records show. This
is because there is one minister for rather
less than each 500 residents of the United
States.
The New York herald., 1921-10-30
Plans Are Laid to Aid
Old and Feeble Minister

Leaders in all church denominations now
are staging campaigns to obtain money for
endowments to make it possible to increase
the salaries of clergymen. Homes are
being established by some denominations,
in which retired clergymen without fam
lilies may live, surrounded by comforts to
which their lives of service should entitle
them. In other denominations plans are
being laid for the payment of pensions
sufficient to insure the comfort of men un-
able to preach.
In some denominations the average sal
ary of ministers has been increased to
approximately $4,000 year. For a minis
ter with family of two or three children
this is barely sufficient to maintain what
the Labor Department of the Federal Gov
ernment has found to be a comfortable
standard of living.
For the average minister, however, COM
pensation can be said generally to be insult
ficient to insure savings which will make
for comfort in old age Debts which they
hope to pay only with the most extreme
privations are facing some clergymen, be-
cause of the sudden recent rise in the
prices of necessities.
Few clergymen complain at this state
of affairs. The Census Bureau, in obtain
ing information concerning salaries, re-
ceives replies from nearly 100000 minis
ters to missionaries at each attempt to
collect data. The ministers simply answer
the questions asked without comment
In few large cities salaries OF from
$4,000 to $4,000 year now are being paid
to some Protestant ministers. These, how
ever, are exceptions. In the Baltimore
division of one big Protestant denomina-
The New York herald., 1921-10-30


1910; deprived of succession to Shogunate
by revolution of 1885, President of House
of Peers in Japan; born 1868; studied in
England from 1877-1SS2; Chamberlain of
Imperial Court, 1882; visited America, on
way to England, in 1877; will be chief of
delegation to Washington; his appoint.
ment constitutes recognition of the Diet.
Vice-Admiral Tomosaburo Kato Minister
of Marine and Navy.
Baron Kijuro Shidehara, Japanese AM
bassador to United States since 1919; be-
fore that Vice Foreign Minister in Japan;
born at Osaka in Kawachi; graduate, 1895,
College of Law in Imperial University;
Consul at London and Antwerp; counsellor
of embassy at Washington, 1912; Minister
at The Hague; Vice Foreign Minister from
outbreak of war till 1919.
RUSSIA - Anti-Bolsheviki representa-
tives from Russia; Nicolai Avskentieff,
President of Constituent Assembly before
revolution; Prof. Paul Milukoff
AUSTRALIA Hon. George Foster
Pearce, Acting Prime Minister in 1916;
Member Commonwealth Parliament of Aus
tralia since 1901; Minister for Defence,
19OS-9, also 1908 and since 1914; born
IA, 1870: began life as carpenter; began
public life organizing trade unions and
political societies; president Trade Labor
Union Congress, 1899; member Imperial
Conference, 1911.
PORTUGALs-Mildo Barretto.
CHINA-Dr. w. W. Yen, Foreign Minis
ter.
DR.. " X. Wellington Koo, Minister
Plenipotentiary to London; graduate Co
lumbia University; formerly Ambassador
to Washington; president of the Council
of the League of Nations; is "a years old;
was English secretary to President Yuah
Shih-Kai.
DR.. C. r. Wang, graduate of Yale, 1906
held out against signing Versailles treaty
in May, 1919.
DR.. Sao-Ke Alfred Sze,' Ambassador to
United States; formerly Ambassador to
Great Britain; graduate Cornell Univer-
sity; director of Northern Railways in
China in 1908: formerly Minister OF Posts
and Communications and Acting Minister
of Finance in first Cabinet of Chinese
Republic.
Scene of the Conference
Has Picturesque Setting
The conference VIII be held IN the nan
of the Americas of the Pan American
Union Building in Washington. 1t is at
Seventeenth and B streets, northwest
three blocks south of the State Depart
ment Building. and stands in the midst OF
group which will also be utilized in
connection with the Washington confer
ence.
Across b street is the great cement
structure built during the war for the War
and Navy departments, in which there is
now much surplus space. This building
will be partly used as Offices for sections
of the British, French, Italian, Japanese
and Chinese delegations to the conference
Immediately north of the Pan American
Building on Seventeenth street, stands
the white marble hall of the Daughters OF
the American Revolution, with an audi
torium that will seat more than 1000 per-
sons. This will also be made available
for any large meetings. Also on Seven
teenth street, adjoining the d. A. r. Build
ing, is the white marble home of the Amer
lean Red Cross, which has quarters that
may also be utilized for smaller sectional
meetings Next TO that, also on Seven
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be necessary for him to go to home main
tanned by the faith and there live until
death.
would you be a minister if you had a
chance to begin life all over again?" asked
the freckled youth.
Certainly was the quick reply.
Thought so'' said the youth; my
granddad was one. Well slong, send along
the history soon."
Despite All DiscouragementS
Number of Preachers Increases
religious army of more than 100000
men, and few women, now is at work in
the United States reports of the Census
Bureau show. And the number is increas
ing each year, despite the financial handi-
cap under which many clergymen, priests
and rabbis work, the reports show.
In 1916 the total number of clergymen
and other professional leaders of religious
bodies was 191,796. In 1906 the number
was only 164,S30 and in 1890 it was ILL.,
o36. In the sixteen years between 1890
and 1906 the increase in the number of
clergymen was 49 per cent.
Schools, colleges and seminaries now
are turning out a new class each year of
young men who have spent from four to
ten years in preparation for a profession
in which their greatest compensation will
be the satisfaction that comes from work
we'll done. Like the soldiers going into
battle who know that not all of them will
return, the members of each new class of
ministers know that some of them will
find themselves in or near financial want
in later years.
The average salary of ministers and
clergymen of the United States now is ap-
proximately 1880 Five years ago it was
81 1,0S7, according to the official census re-
ports, while in 1906 tbe average was but
$66S.
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YMEN MORE NUMEROUS DESPITE MEAGRE PAY
Growing Increase of Churchgoers Indicates
Success of the Workers Ever Since
1890, Census Figures Show

hour day The minister is subject to call
in the middle of the night to visit the sick.
The automobile repair man must have
double time in return for giving up the
warm bed for his overalls.
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special Correspondence TO THE NEW York
HERALD
Copyright, 1921 by THE New YORK HERALD
New. York Herald Bureau.
Warrington, ID. c.. Oct. 80.
A TALL man in black clothes stood in
"A an open space at one end of long
office room of skyscraper devoted
to haste and business. Behind him the
Goor through which he had entered closed
Itself, shutting out the noise of battery
o. elevators. In front of him were rows
OF desks at which scores of young women
end young men worked swiftly over papers
and pamphlets. Typewriters clattered
Office boys dashed about. 1t was near the
end of the late afternoon rush.
The man in black hesitated, uncertain
to which clerk to address himself. Several
glanced up, then, catching his eye, looked
hastily away as if fearful of becoming the
object of attention. From beneath bent
heads others watched him covertly. They
saw a man of decided age. His shoulders
stopped. Gray hair showed beneath his
Black felt hat. His eyes seemed tired. His
suit, though neat, was extremely worn.
Book Agent Fearful
Of His Reception
A book was tightly clasped in the mans
right hand. 1t was fat volume, bound in
bright colored near leather, plainly belong
ing to what a certain brand of publishers
sell by the "set" Over the left arm hung
a cardboard, collapsible contrivance, which
when unfolded counterfeited row of
books or a set" The old man, it ap-
peared, was book agent.
Apparently summoning determination he
crossed to the desk at which worked
youth whose appearance gave evidence of
wide study of the style books of clothing
manufacturers.
May interest you in history Off,
began the old man. But the youth cut
him short.
Nav" he said mo time t. read"
The old man moved to second desk.
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Conference Draws Eyes of World; Washington Filling Fas

Continued from Preceding Page
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Average Salary 81, $50 Year Now, With Little
Hope for Future, Yet Call to Pulpit
Prevails Stronger Than Ever

special Correspondence to THE NEW York
HERALD
Copyright 1921 by THE NEW YORK HERALD
New York Herald Bureau.
WiaAhington, ID. C., Oct. 20.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-06-02

Mr.. BoK's foundation of the Phila.
delphia Award is fine bit of citizen.
ship. We shall see what will come of
a yearly offer of $4,000 to the resi-.
dent who does most to advance the
interests Of his town.
If the Box award had been in ex-
istence In 1776 1t is likely that
THOMAS JEFFERSON would have re-
ceived $4,000. His Declaration of
Independence was not written partic-
ularly for the city, but he gave Phtla-
delphia the best publicity it ever has
had. From 1776 until CONNIE MACK
sold the star players of the Athletics
Philadelphia was constantly famous
for one thing or another. If It wasn't
the Centennial Exposition Y was the
Charley Ross case.
Seriously, Mr.. BoK's prize Is most
praiseworthy. An institution of the
same nature might be of great benefit
to New York. If some citizen should
discover final solution of the trans
portation puzzle or the street con-
gestion his work would be worth
a hundred times $4,000.
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tion would be hopelessly split in two
parts, with no direct communica-
ton between Slovenia on the north
and Serbia and Dalmatia on the south.
Slovenia would thus be left without
an outlet to the sea or any direct
railroad connection with the world
markets.
1t is unfortunate that Jugo- Slavia
is deprived of the able services of DR..
VEsNTToH in the present crisis
through his recent death In Paris.
His able teamwork with DR..
TBuMBIToH saved many perilous
situations in the past. But the at
tempt to destroy the Confederation
is so evidently the work Of crafty
politicians that there is every reason
to believe the common sense of the
South Slav will successfully check
mate them.