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News ABLY ELLIM it I Mar Member of the Associated Press WELLINGTON. KANSAS, WEDNESDAY, JAN. 3, 1923 Volume XLIII, No. 107 FIRST SANTA FE ta I PENNSYLVANIA MASONS PUT BAN ON K. K.

K. Philadelphia, Jan. 3. The DEFENSE TESTIFIES AT HERRIN TRIAL A KLAN ANTIDOTE POINCARE TO PROPOSE ADOPTION OF FRENCH REPARATIONS PLAN The following is from the leading Methodist journal' of the world. The Christian Advocate of New York City, and is to be found in the last issue, Dec.

28: i rri i Tl it 1 ineoaore nooseven s- me edge by vhich to test claimants to "100 per cent Americanism." His freedom from racial and religious prejudice is a rebuke to the "Klansmen" who trade upon these meannesses for their own political or financial advantage. The story of his public and private life is especially recommended at this A NEW YEAR MESSAGE Independence, Jan. 3. In a New Year message, Mrs. R.

It. Bittman of this city, president of the Kansas Federation of Women's Clubs, sees grounds for hope that "high ideals" of the people generally have overcome "hysteria" and the promise for 11'23 is bright. Her message follows; "My hope is that, as a people, we have done with hysteria, realize the need for an industrious as well as, an intelligent citizenship, conscious of pur responsibilities and active in the discharge of the duties this imposes. "Never as a people have we had higher ideals and with the many organizations biding and strengthening the individual effort our country should show great advance educationally, industrially and spiritually in the coming year. "If we are only in earnest." time when the broad name of i i into proviniciausm ana racialism.

Dy a aespicaoie group oi ignorant and intolerant persons who are wickedly playing upon certain well-founded fears concerning the future of the re public. For an antidote to intolerance and KuKluxism read i i -ii a tt ti i i. jvooseveii. a rteugiuii, uy Liirisuan neisner. snows now loyal a man may.

be to Christ without hating the Jew; how true to his Protestant principles and yet recognize that Christianity is broader than the Reformed creeds." 1 i I iurmsnes a convenient strait- Americanism is being pinched i i i NEW YORK GOVERNOR FAVORS REPEAL OF THE VOLSTEAD ACT Smith Vould Also Do Away With Motion Picture Censors Through National Congress (By The Associated Press.) Albany, N. Jan. 3. In a personally delivered message to the New York legislature today, Governor Alfred E. Smith recommended the passage of resolutions urging that tha executive machinery at Washington be set in immediate motion to bring about a.

constitutional amendment, permitting light wines and beer. He also recommended initiation by this state of a federal constitutional amendment requiring submission to the people instead of the legislature, all future proposals to amend the federal constitution. The legislature, the Governor said, had ratified the Eighteenth amend ment in 1919 by a narrow margin. He recalled the 2.75 percent beer bill, passed by a substantial majority in the legislature of 1920, and subsequently rendered inoperable by a supreme court decision and declared, "If democracy means what wc all say it means," surely the history of our own state docs not indicate that a majority of the people are in sympathy with the Volstead act. If the people arc to get relief from this situation, NUMBER HERE NEXT THURSDAY EVENING First Entertainment On Santa Fo Reading Room To Be Given By Abel Concert A1" Orcher-tral Company The first number this season of tho -Santa Fe Reading Room entertainments provided for the Santa.

Fe employes, their wives and friends, will be held at the Third Ward Thursday evening, January 4, it was announced this afternoon by G. E. Honey, Santa Fe agent. The opening entertainment will be give by the Abel Concert and Orchestral Com-, pany of Dctriot, Michigan. This company has been touring in concerts for years and it will be a treat to Wellington people to hear it.

The following is the personnel of the company; Nellie Peck Saunders Manager and Stunt Artist Gertrude Heinze Greer Piano. Berta Adams Soprano. Eva Victor Reader and Imper sonator. Mav Liggett Abel Frederick L. Abel 'Cello The following announcement has been made to employes of the Santa Fe by S.

E. Busser, superintendent of the Santa Fe Reading Room; It is really unnecessary to print any statements concerning this company. If you Have ever spent much time in Detroit or in Michigan, you have heard of the "Abels" and their orchestra. It has been my privilege to hear, them several times, and I am within bounds when I say I never heard better musiciaons and a more finished program. Adams is a ricw iorK singer, and comes very highly recommended from a musical standpont, as well as from a social standing among the leaders of the metropolis.

They will give solos, trios, and ensembles, both vocal and These people earn big money in all parts of the United States, and two concerts would pay their expenses to California, and give them more time and less annoyance than this trip," but they say; "Wc learn from our work for tlc employes of thl Santa Fe, because they appreciate our work and know how to show it." Mesdames Victor and Greer are 'entertainers on their own account and frequently give concerts themselves, and Mrs. Saunders is a film actresH; who knows how to do it, and keep it in the clear. The public is cordially invited to attend the entci-tainment, it was said' by those in charge here. You don't need any tickets to attend the concert, Mr. Honey stated, and the doors will be thrown open to the public.

Don't forget the date. SANTA FE NEWS F. A. Meicrant has taken up- his new duties as chief clerk in the Su perintendent office beginning yesterday. E.

McElroy, former chief clerk in Superintendent's office, has begun his new duties us Transportation Inspector. According to Mr. Cook, who has charge of the installing of the instruments and completing of the nev telegraph office, the room will be ready for occupancy about Friday. The vacated rooms upstairs will be remodeled and will be used as offices The engineering department will be enlarged and the remainder will be used as offices for the Bridge and Building Department, formerly located in the room downstairs in which the new telegraph office is being moved and also as an office for the aissist-, ant Superintendent. HOLIDAY DECORATIONS TAKEN FROM STREETS Yesterday afternoon the main street of Wellington again took on its regular appearance, as the different colored electric lights and the evergreen trees disappeared.

That morning workmen began removing the electric lights, and by noon the lights and trees had all disappeared. The lights and trees were strung along the business section of Washington avenue by the Retail Merchants' Association a few days before Christmas. GOVERNOR PARDONS TWO PRISONERS (Ry (lie Associated Press) Topeka, Jan. 3. Fred Poll-man, serving from one to seven years in the state penitentiary for third degree forgery in connection swith tho La Cygne State Bank, Linn, county, and John G.

Moore, servinjj a life sentence for first degree murder of his wife from Cowley county, were pardoned today by Governor Allen. Pollman had served two years and Moore had served sixteen years. 1922 SETS NEW RECORD FOR SHIP PASSAGE IN PANAMA Hy the At.ioctted Press) Panama, 3. The passage of ships through the Panama Canal in the calendar year 1922 established a new high record. In 1921, the best of any previous year, 2,914 vessels used the waterway.

The tolls collected in 1922 aggre gated $12,573,407. Pennsylvania Grand Lodge of rree Masons has ordered its members not to hold membership in the Ku Klux Klan, which is termed an outlaw or- i xi i a i 1' i- crcaftcr hM mmK.1..lli in or h- affiliated wilh the hooded outlaws," said Grand Master A. M. Beitler, former judge of common pleas court. The Grand Lodge met here yesterday to install officers elected December 7.

Representatives of 640 lodges were present. The action of the Grand Lodge is taken as a refutation of the reports thruout the country that members of the Masonic order were encouraging te organization of the "invisible em- oire." pire. In addition to warning the member, ship against having any connection with the Klan, the Grand Lodge forbade the use of Masonic property by the Klan. That is, when a building owned or leased by a Masonic lodge is rented to any other organization for meetings, the greatest care must be exercised to see that such organi-! zation is not offensive to the Masonic body. The pronouncement is the Grand Lodge's first official acknowledgement that the Klan has been endeavoring to recruit members among the Masons in this state.

HOLD CONVENTION Topeka, Jan. 3. The sixth annual convention of the Kansas Association of Display Men is to be held in Topeka Januory in and 10. The convention will open at o'clock Monday morning, January l.r, with an invocation by Dr. Edmund J.

Kulp, pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal 'church. Speakers at theopening ses sion will be A. C. Danneficld, Salina, and Fred Violand, Topeka. At the afternoon meeting L.

A. Rogers, Chicago, secretary of the In- ternational association, will speak on 7. KTU. Oi TA A manufacturers' exhibit also will open Monday. The opening program also includes a card party for the visiting women, and a theater party for all members and their wives at night.

On Tuesday morning, George Stone of Topeka, will address the gathering C. C. Carl of Lawrence, and Walter E. Lemitch, St. Louis, also will speak.

A banquet and a dance will be held at Pclleticr's tea room Thursday night. Competitive contests in the art of making displays will be held during T. Whitnah, Crosby F.rothers, Topeka President; Fred McMurray, Pegues-Wright Hutchinson, first vice-president; J. H. Everetts, Kansas City, secretary and treasurer: B.

H. Logan, Knorr Clothing Wichita, Second vice president, and J. G. Wieg-and, Lichesky Great Bend, third vice president. and costs.

WHERE DID THEY GET IT? ii. (Dy the Associated Press) New ork, Jan. 3. Determined to find the source of the liquor which they allege was consumed in 'hotels and cafes on New Year's Eve federal officers have directed the proprieters r0f morc tnan a score of the leading hotels and restaurants to produce lor examination by a federal Grand Jury, their reservation lists. The government 'desires simply to run down the source, one federal official explained.

BANDITS RETURN DIAMOND RINGS IN CHRISTMAS MAIL. (By the Associated Press) Lawrence, Jan. 3 Returning here today from a holiday trip, Mrs. t.tij itiauac urcst, openea oeiatea vnnsi-mas mail and found a small box of diamond rings worth $2000, she notified the police today. The rings were stolen from her last February, when her purse was snatched in a dark al ley GAS SAVING DEVICES NOT BEEN INSTALLED It has been rumored that some of the gas limiting devices have been installed, but according to Mr.

Stewart manager of the Wellington Gas Com-any, none of the devices have been installed nor will be installed until the iajunction which is pending in court is they must look to the national Con- the convention. Prizes already have gress." Other recommendations made been offered by the Holeproof Ho-by the governor include one for the siery the Bradley Knitwear repeal of the motion picture censor- Ramer Confectionary, and Schrafffs ship law. Confectionary. A contest for the best photographs gloom marks session OF ALLIED Rreat- i Officers of the association are; It. Near Neighbor Of Lester Strip Mine Testify As To What They Wit- nessed At Mine I (By the Associated Press! Marion, 111., Jan.

3. Defense at the trial of five men charged with murder during the Herrin riots, today continued the introduction of testimony designed to show that acts of aggression on the part of the armed guards have directly resulted in the killing of the 22 non-union miners. The first witness at morning session was Frank Renfrow, a resident of Williamson County since 1880 and a member of the Mine Workers' Union. He said that early in the afternoon of June 21, the day the riot began at the Lester Strip mines, he went to the top of the tipple of another mine about a mile away, from which he could get a clear view of the strip mines. He said he heard shots and saw bullets fired from the mine fall into the road south of the mine.

He said that he did not see any one shoot into "You don't know whether there had been'any shooting into the mine before you went to the top of the tipple?" he was asked by Delos Duty, state's attorney, on cross examination "No." Mrs. Julia Gibbs, wife of a farmer who testified yesterday, was the next witness and testified that she had-seen Charlie Davis, a neighbor, held up by guards near the mine. "He did not hurt him, did he?" she was asked on cross examination. "No." A. W.

Keer, chief counsel for the defense, objecting to the manner in which the witnesses were being cross examined, declared that the form of the question was designed to minimize the testimony and to draw unwarranted deduction regarding its value. Judge Hartwell said that he thought the form of the questioning was proper, but that he would rule on specific objections when they were made. J. Hugh Gibbs, son of Isaiah Gibbs who lives near the Lester Mine, said that he saw armed guards near his home, the day before the riot and that he told him he would have to get a permit from them to pick berries in a field that he had rented from the Coal company. "One of the guards asked rac if I wasn't afraid of getting bumped off" he testified, "and I told him that I was Gibbs said that after the guards came to the mine, C.

K. McDowell, superintendent, closed a private road on mine property that he had been using and they made him build another path through the field to a water hole. "Was it not understood when you leased the land that the Company had the right to strip coal from it or to remove dirt at any time?" the witness was asked on cross examination and replied that there was such an understanding. "Did the -guards ever hurt you?" A "No, but they took a handful of berries after they had held me up and searched me in the field I had leased from the company." "REGULAR MAN" ENOUGH FOR HER (By the Associated Press) New York, Jan. 3 Henry Clav Pennell, 36, of Lawton, a paralytic, told Miss Norman King, 22 last summer at Atlantic City, where she was attending the Elks Con vention, that if he were "a regular man" he would run away with her without asking her consent." Miss King replied that he would not need to do that he was "regular man'' enough for her.

Seated in his wheeled chair last right Pennall was married to Miss King at the Medicine Square Hotel. CHECKS ARRIVING IN PAYMENT OF W. S. S. According to Postmaster Havens, those people who turned in their War Savings Stamps early arc beginning to receive checks in payment of them The checks are sent direct to the person and not to the postoffice, as some arc led to believe.

Mr. Havens says there are a great many who have not turned in the War Savings Stamps, but should-do so at once, for the interest on them matured January and they, will not draw interest from that time. WOULD BUILD NEW FEDERAL BUILDINGS AT KANSAS POINTS. Washington, Jan. 3 A need for large Federal buildings in 140 cities costing upward of $40,000 was re-Dorted to Congress today by Secre teMellon and Post Office Gener-' al Work.

Estimates in the recommendation included; Hutchinson, Kansas, 000; Lawrence, Kansas, Kansas, and Col umbia, Mo. $100000. Mrs. Lawrence of Argonia was in the, city this morning shoppin rr It Quit Different From British Pro-Which it Comprehensive, Says The Times (Ht the Associated Press) Paris, Jan. 3 The Cabinet Council of French ministers this morning instructed Premier Poincare to move in the conference this afternoon, the adoption of the France reparations plan as the minimum acceptable to France.

In the event the meeting does not accept the plan. Premier Poincare was directed to ask the confer-' ence to register formally, a lack of agreement among the allies. London, Jan. 3 Most of the morn ing newspapers endorsed the British reparations scheme as presented at Paris yesterday, but the wide divergence of the proposals from the French plan awakened fear in some quarters lest an agreement be impossible and the conference failed. The Times thinks that the British proposals are remarkably comprehensive.

The newspaper admits the possibility that a conflict of opinions may lead to a collapse of the Entente. The Times is reluctant, however, to. regard this as possible, believing that the spirit of reasonableness is gaining ground. "NOT BAD BOYS ONLY MISCHIEVOUS" Pittsburg, Jan. 3 There isn't' such a thing as a bad boy, but there are mischievous boys, according to Prof.

I. G. Wilson of the State Manual Training Normal here. Professor Wilson is engaged in a lecture campaign on behalf of the mischievous boy who is misunderstood and mistreated in the public schools-To meetings of teachers and parents he is carrying his campaign with an address which he calls "The 'Bad Boy' and His Teacher." As a teacher himself, Professor Wii won finds fault with the teacher who misunderstands the mischievous boy in her school and treats him as a juvenile criminal rather than a pupil. "Boys are not the professor says.

"They are naturally mischievous There are few downright mean, vicious boys and these boys are such thru no fault of their own in practically all cases." Failure to appreciate boy life on the part of teachers and parents, the educator says, develops trouble-making boys in school and at home. Alleged sarcasm, indulged in by teachers at the expense of pupils, is one of the bad things that teachers do, Professor Wilson says. Many teachers he adds, have a notionthat the way to correct a mischievous boy or encourage a backward boy is to resort to biting remarks, to sting the boy with words intended to make him ashamed of himself. Confidences and encouragement are to "boys' rights" which he should be permitted to enjoy, the professor declares. The boy should be able to repose his confidences in his teacher with assurances ithat she will keep them.

And the boy should have the constant encouragement of his teacher in his school work. The best solution of the "boy problem" Professor Wilson asserts "is a teacher who has a real grasp of what a real boy is and who directs his energy into having him do something worth while." 1 MINERS AND OPERATORS WOULD PREVENT STRIKE Vy the Associated Press) Chicago, 111., Jan. 3. Soft coal oncrators and miners of the United I States gathered here today for the opening season of their first meeting to formulate and sign an agreement preventing a general soft coal strike April first, watched not only by government representatives but by national bituminous coal consumers. Union leaders and coal operators in a telegram from John Hays Hammond, chairman of President HaVding's fact finding commission for the coal situation, were warned last night as follows; 'Your agreement will give the commission the necessity of fixing the blame for failure to adjust yo-r differences." Just how much this would effect the situation was unknown.

Phil II. lVnna of Tcrre Haute, Indiana, one of the leading operators, has predicted that no agreement will result from this meeting. He said that the Indiana operators and miners had failed to agree on a plan of operation and ventured the opinion that the same conditions would be represented by miners and operators of other states. CR I I I OKLAHOMA TOWN PASSED. BELIEF (By the Associated Preaa Sapulpa, Jan.

3. Precautions against possible racial trouble here following the killing of one policeman and the wounding of several others Monday night by a band of negroes, were continued today altho it that the crisis had passed. i By The AoHnted Preis.) Paris, Jan. 3 The Allied conferees met this afternoon for their second session with the delegates appear ing in anything but a mood Premier Bonar Law seemed partially depressed as the session opened with Premier Poincare in the chair and with ambassadors and experts in wait ing in adjoining rooms, as they were BULLETIN By the Associated Press) Paris, Jan. 3 The Allied Confer-.

i ence on reparation, sojourned this evening until 3:00 o'clock tomorrow r.fternoon, thu avoiding an immediate break, which has been expected in many quarters. HIGH SCHOOL MEETS ANTHONY HERE FRIDAY riday night is the big night for the local high school basketeers, when they meet their old rival, Anthony High School, in their annual basketball duel. For the last few years, a jinx has existed in camp, Wellington having the jinx on Anthony in football, and vice versa on the indoor game. Anthony has not beaten a Wellington football team in years, and for some time Anthony has always beaten W. H.

S. in basket-ball. This year, the jinx will be broken, say the boys, and when a fighting bunch of youngsters such as Dalbom has this year says the jinx is off, it is off. The personnel of the local team will probably be lined up with Routh and Springston at guard; Krcnzel at center, and Rogers and Hill at. the forward positions.

Also several other good men will be in suit, and may enter the game. The most likely ones of these is Shrivcr, a fast little guard, but handicapped considerably because of his size. Others are McDonald at guard, and Mcrryman at center. For, the last two weeks Merryman has been unable to play.but arrangements are being made so that he will again be eligible for the winter sport. The team this year will be light, as no heavyweights are out for the game at all, but for every ounce of lightness, they have a pound of fight.

They are working up some excellent early season team work and their accuracy at goal shooting is good. The Wellington girls have another fine team this year, winning from the Alumni girls, thus keeping a clean slate. As yet no game has been scheduled for them but one is expected for a week from Friday. The game will be played Friday night at the Memorial Auditorium, with the Junior High playing first with their first scheduled game in the O. K.

League with the fast Win field Juniors. KKK SENDS THREATS (By the Associated Press) Madison, Jan. 3. Warning was received by the state prohibition department today that unless it takes immediate action against certain of-ficilas of a Wisconsin city, where illicit liquor traffic is said to be car ried flagrantly, the Ku Klux Klan of that city will handle the situation in its own way to bring about a clean- up. AGRICULTURAL BILL PASSES WITH APPROPRIATION (By the Associated Press, Washimrton.

Jan. 3. The airricul- tural appropriation bill, carrying 0 7 bill carrvine- $68,981,553 was passed day by the House after Speaker Gillette had thrown out on a point of order, a motion to send it back to the commit-tee with directions to include for congressional free seed disv tr'bution. CHIEF OF POLICE ILL A. L.

Dillon, chief of police, is bed i fast following an operation last Mon- day. It was thought that the operation would be only a slight one, but it was more serious than was anticiDated more serious tban was anticipated Howpvpr. fTmpf ihilrtn is Tpnorterf as doing nicely and will be about again in a few days. FORMER CONGRESSMAN DIES (Bj the Associated Press) Washington. Jan.

3. Robert B. Gordon, former member of Congress of the fourth Ohio District, and subsequently during the 63rd, 64th, and 65th sargeant-at-arms at the House died suddenlyhere early today. Miss Verda Warnock is spending several days visiting friends i at lais Chester, Okla. THREE MAY DIE AS RESULT OF SCHOOL FIRE Authorities Seek Cause Of Blaze Which Caused General Stampede Among Students (By the Associated Press) Lamett, Jan.

3. Three children were not expected to live and five more were in a serious condition when school authorities started their investigation early today to determine the cause of the fire which burned the Lamett school here late yesterday afternoon resulting in a general stampede of the students. Mary Hammock, six; Essie May Weldon, six and Kate Pearl Peffers, 12, were so badly tramled upon in the wild rush for the exit when the fire alarm was given that their recovery was gravely in doubt, it was announced today. Injuries to spines, their bodies badly bruised, and internal injuries arc alongside their 'names on the hospital lists. All of the children injured and those participating in the stampede were assigned to class rooms located on the second When the alarm was rung they lined up in their rooms but when they cited the smoke they broke ranks and there was a wild rush for the stairs.

At the foot of the the children became clogged in a mass. They fought and trampled upon each other until they finally reached the open air. The teachers and older students rushed into the burning structure and dragged the badly maimed to a place of safety. A few minutes later the entire building was consumed in the flames. The origin of he fire is unknown.

The building was valued a $65,000. BURGLARY ATTEMPTED AT MAYFIELD STORE An attempt by an unknown man to rob the Alexander Mercantile store at Mayfield, Kansas, occurred about 1 o'clock this morning. Early this morning night watchman Frank Albright noticed a man walk the railroad track to the station hear where he was, turn and go up to the main part of the town. When he reached the house of the Alexander Mercantile Company he dropped to his knees before the door and pro-ceded to try to pry the lock. Albright very carefully stole his way to a telephone pole on the opposite side of the street, behind which he fired three shots at the burglar, who escaped running north.

One bullet fired struck the front plate glass window, went through two cans of salmon, and lodged in the wall in the rear of the, building. A wire was found this morning by Gar- nett Alexander, proprieter of the store, supposedly the only instrument the burglar had intended to use as a means of gaining admittance to the store. ORIENT RAILWAY STILL ON LAST LEGS (Dy tho Associated Tress) San Angelo, Texas, Jan. 8, With the Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railroad admittedly on its last legs and about to collapse, San Angelo and western Texas await eagerly the result of the conference called by Lieut. Gov.

Davidson to be held here today to stave off 'the possible abandonment of the only railroad transportation a great part of which Texas has. Mr. Davidson with W. T. Kemper, president, and other officials of the road arrived here last night coming from Hamblin in an automobile geared to the rails.

They had been making an inspection trip from Wichita, Kansas. PUT LOCKERS IN DRESSING ROOMS AT MEMORIAL HALL Yesterday the lockers of the high school were brought to the Memorial Auditorium. They will be installed in the men's dressing room and will to be used by basketball players. Weather Forecast Fair tonight and Thursday. Warmer tonight and In east and south portion Thursday.

yesterday. WHISKEY RUNNERS GIVEN The atmosphere of gloom at the I HEARING TUESDAY P. M. foreign office this morning was as Clyde Weston and Ed White, the deep not deeper than last night two Ponca City men whom local po-and art abrupt end of the premier's lice arrested last week on the charge conference was freely forecastedr! of drunkeness, were given a hearing Doubt was expressed that they would Tuesday in the court of Justice of the even decide to hold another confer-J Peace C. J.

Carver, ence. The British plan for the solu-1 Clyde Weston pleaded guilty of tion of the reparations problem is two charges, one 'of transporting liq-regarded by the other conferees as uor and the other of having liquor impossible and it is thought that it in hjs possession. He was fined $100 cannot serve as a basis for the dis-Jand costs, and thirty days in jail on cussion. i each count. Premier Poincare, it was urder-i Ed White, an Indian, pleaded guilty stood, has decided to break up the to being drunk, and'was fined conference at once if the British in- sjst that the conversation focus on; their proposal.

The French premier; seems to feel that he would obtain I full endorsement of his stand at the v.u. representatives Pans awaiting word from the Alhed premiers Detorc presenting tne new uerman proposal lor a reparations no reply naving Deen re- ceivea yei 10 mc request ox me German amDassaaor nere tnai ur. Karl Bergman, tne uerman spoKes- man, De neara ai tne coniercnce. ur Bergman said this forenoon that a refusal to hear him, would result first in his consulting his government jt before be could put the proposal writing. tw i It was said in German circles mat Wm-.

the eTenc.htV German premiers German request, the proposal woud The' German officials irtsciucu are franklv pleased with the British proposal, but express little hope that the British plan, even in its main points, would be accepted by France CUT PHONE RATES By the Associated Press) Topeka, Jan. 3. A decrease of 25 cents per month in the rates of approximately 1000 Lyon County rural subscribers of the Emporia telephone company as granted today by the state public utilities commission. W. W.

Finnley, president of the com-Tianv. aDDlied for the decrease late yesterday..