The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-07-24

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Secretary Bryan has announced
that he will sign peace commission
treaty with Minister De Pena of Uru-
quay soon, and that he will sign SINH
lar pacts with the Argentine Repub-
lie, Brazil and Chile. Before August 1,
Mr.. Bryan will send about twenty of
these peace treaties to the senate for
ratification.
Protests against the definitions of
unfair practices" contained in the
Clayton antitrust bill, as it passed
the house, we're lodged with President
Wilson by a delegation of business
men from Kansas City, headed by
r. A. Long, Charles S. Keith and ]. B.
White.
News of General Huertas resigna-
tion as provisional president of Mex
leo was hailed by official. Washington
as the first practical step toward a
quick solution of the Mexican prob
lem.
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Exoneration of all senators con-
eerned in the charge of misuse of Of
fetal letter paper for promotion of
North Carolina gold mine is contained
in the findings OF an investigation
committee which has just completed
its report. The report holds that SEN
ators who bought stock in the mine
did so as individuals and made no
use of their official positions in pro-
noting it.
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With the senate insistent upon re-
tanning the present allowance of 20
cent mileage for congressman, the
house voted 1872 to 212 to recede from
its vote to cut the mileage allowance
to 5 cents. The house conferees had
been instructed to insist upon the
house provision for cents mile.
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For five hours the senate In execu-
tive session fought over the issue Of
making public the testimony of
Thomas d. Jones of Chicago, nominee
for member of the federal reserve
board, before the banking and cur
rency committee which voted recent
ly not to recommend his confirmation.
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"One OF the most glartng instances
Of maladministration revealed in all
the history of American railroading,"
is the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion's Characterization of its findings
in the investigation Of New Haven
railroad financial affairs, just report
ed to the senate. "A reasonable es-
innate OF the loss to the New Haven
by reason of waste and mismanage-
ment," says the report, will amount
to between $50 900, 900 and 100000, OOO."
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Domestic Items.
Attorney General Ross of Missis-
sippi has compromised for 100000 an
antitrust suit OF the state against
the Standard Oil Company of New
Jersey, the Standard Oil Company of
Louisiana, the Standard Oil Company
of Kentucky, and the Galena Signal
Oil Company.
Nine defendants accused of using
the mails to defraud in connection
with the Barr & Widen Mercantile
Agency of Chicago we're found guilty
by jury before Federal Judge Ian
dis. They are; Abram H. Freeman,
superintendent of agents, Chicago;
Frederick Wendler, general manager
in the st. Louis office; Charles F.
Day, Kansas City; James T. Nine
hart, Robert H. Fender, Pittsburgh;
Joseph Stevens, Kansas City; w. w.
Fellers, Kansas City; ]. H. NORMAN,
st. Louis, and Joseph Finkleman, st,
Louis.
Charges that the Kansas farmers
are losing Ave cents a bushel in the
marketing of export wheat in Kansas
City have been made by some of them,
and Dudley Doolittle, representative
from the Fourth District, has intro
duced a resolution for a congressional
investigation.
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Eleven Denver boys we're injured,
one fatally, it is believed, when the
cornice of a one-story building from
which they were watching an exhibit
ton run of the fire department gave
way. They fell to the pavement.
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Miss Esther Cohen, cashier of the
l.. Cohen Wholesale Grocery Company
of St. Louis, was robbed by high
wayman of $4,000 in cash and checks
as she was on her way from the store
to deposit the money in bank. Miss
Cohen, who is 10 years old, is the
daughter of Louis Cohen, president OF
the grocery company.
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Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo
has designated Miss Lysle Christen-
sen as collector of customs at Salt