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The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-12-18

w. Y. Wood, who has been here
for the summer, left Friday for his
home in Bowles,, Ky.
A number of young folks enjoyed
rock party given by Ralph Boles at
his home Friday evening.
Miss Ethel Bangs left Sunday for
Hutchinson where she will enter the
Salt City Business College.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Roehr left
Monday for Hutchinson to spend a
few days with Mr.. Roehr's parents.
J. H. Yarberry, Mr.. and Mrs. L. o..
Hood, and W. E. Foster of Tyrone
were in the city shopping Saturday.
The Ladies Home Mission Society
of the Methodist Church met We'd
nesday at the home of Mrs. Patton.
Mrs. F. H. Wheat, Mr.. and Mrs.
W. w. Coons and Mrs. Smith Of
Plains were Liberal shoppers Friday.
Margaret Daugherty went to Kis-
met Saturday to spend the day Sun
day with her friend, Hazel Reickers.
Mrs. Fannie Mccormick left Mon
day for Green River, Wyoming, to
spend the Christmas season with her
parents.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. ]. D. Voght,
Monday, December 10, a tn pound
girl to which they have given the
name of Wanda.
Mrs. Chas. Lusk and sister, Nellie
Coffelt left Monday for Lindsey, Ok
lahoma, to spend the Christmas va
cation with her parents.
Mrs. Ira Hammer Of Liberal has
been visiting with her brother, Lorel
Mills, near Hugoton, while the Ma
tional Guards have been gone.
Mrs. C. L. Jones and family left
Friday for their home in Cabool, Mo-,
after attending the funeral of Mrs.
Jones' brother, Granville Gadberry.
Friends of Mr.. and Mrs. A. o. Lit
trell will be glad to learn that they
are located at Long Beach, Cal. Word
was received from them the first of
the week. They are well satisfied
with their location. They also spoke
of Mr.. and Mrs. Cramsey formerly
of Liberal, stating they lived just
next door to them. 1t would seem
rather nice to go to a strange place
and yet see some one you knew.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-12-18

j. H. Yarberry, Mr.. and Mrs. L. o..
Hood, and W. E. Foster of Tyrone
were in the city shopping Saturday.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-12-18

A number of young folks enjoyed
a rock party given by Ralph Boles at
his home Friday evening.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-12-18

The Ladies Home Mission Society
of the Methodist Church met We'd
nesday at the home of Mrs. Patton.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-12-18

w. Y. Wood, who has been here
for the summer, left Friday for his
home in Bowles, Ky.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-12-18

Mrs. F. H. Wheat, Mr.. and Mrs.
W. W. Coons and Mrs. Smith of
Plains were Liberal shoppers Friday.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-12-18

Margaret Daugherty went to Kis-
met Saturday to spend the day Sun
day with her friend, Hazel Reickers.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-12-18

Mrs. Fannie Mccormick left Mon
day for Green River, Wyoming, to
spend the Christmas season with her
parents.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-12-18

Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. j. D. Voght,
Monday, December 15, a tn pound
girl to which they have given the
name of Wanda.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-12-18

Miss Roma Brown spent the week
end with her parents at Kismet.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-12-18

]. L. Mared of Gray was in, Lib
eral the last of the week on business.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-12-18

j. E. Devoss of Wichita was in Lib
eral the first of the week on business.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-12-18

Mrs. Chas. Lusk and sister, Nellie
Coffelt left Monday for Lindsey, Ok
lahoma, to spend the Christmas va.
cation with her parents.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-12-18

Mrs. Ira Hammer Of Liberal has
been visiting with her brother, Lorel
Mills, near Hugoton, while the Ma
tional Guards have been gone.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-12-18

Mrs. c. L. Jones and family left
Friday for their home in Cabool, Mo-,
after attending the funeral of Mrs.
Jones' brother, Granville Gadberry.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-30
Wdge Must Be Paid That
Viii Enable Men to
Bring Up Their Families,
He Declares
Believes Trade Boards
Should Be Established in
Every Industry to Regu-
late Conditions
BY FRANK A. VANDERBILT

The changed and liberalized attitude
OF employers in England struck me No
most significant. Perhaps 1 could in
no better way illustrate that than nv
reproducing. rs well as can remember
an interview I had with an employer Of
first Importance. This is what he had
to say:
No one foresaw what the war was
going to mean. Least of all. perhaps,
did any one forescc that it was going
to mean a social revolution, a revolu
ton in the way mems minds work and
change in the point of view from
which they regarded relationships with
one another. We are just becoming
aware that we are going to emerge
from the war with an industrial revolu
tion already accomplished.
II would sum up my own view in re-
gard to society's relation to labor in
about this way: There. are five great
principles that we must accept. The
FIRST Of these is minimum wage. When
We see that labor is not commodity
that it is no longer to be treated as
a commodity, we will come to see the
justice in national laws formulating n
reasonable minimum wage. This means
n wage to all normal men that will per-
nit them to marry, to bring up n fam
lily. and have left reasonable morgip
for unusual emergencies. believe
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-30
FOREIGN EXCHANGE

New York. July 30.-The feature of
the carly transactions in foreign OK
change today was the acute weakness in
francs. which carried checks down to
7.34 and cables to 7.32, new low
record. This unsettled the rest of the
list and sterling. lire and Swiss were
easier. Guildcrs and pesetas were
steady and about unchanged. while
Scandinavian quotations showed fairly
steady tone.
Other quotations were: Demand
sterling 4.35, cables 4.36; lire checks
S.63, cables SCI; Swiss checks 5.55,
cables 5.53: guilder checks 3TA, cables
81 y: pcsetas checks 1910. cables
1920; Stockholm checks 24.GO. cables
24.S0; Christiania checks 1880. cables
1880: Copenhagen checks % 20, cables
%. 40; Belgian checks 7.52, cables 7.5O; 1;
mark checks GH. cables 62s; rubles
were quoted at 7h6S.
In the late forenoon francs de-
clined to 7.36 for checks and T.34 for
cables. but in the early afternoon raj
lied to 7.35 for checks and 7.33 for ca
bles. Swiss were heavy. falling to 5.57
for checks and 5.55 for cables. Ster-
ling was steady with demand quoted at
4.35 and cables at 4.35A.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-30
Leading futures ranged as follows:
DIVIDENDS DECLARED

I.iGgett & Myers Tobacco Company quar-
terly OF 3 per cent on common. payable
September to stock OF record August is.
Standard OIL Company OF California quar-
terly of $3.50. payable September Is to
stock OF record August 10.
Inland Steel Company. quarterly Of per
cent. payable September 1 10 stock OF record
August o.
Harb son-Walker Refractories Company
quarterly OF " per cent. payable September
1 to stock OF record August 90
Savage Arms Corporation. quarterly Of IN
per cent on first preferred. ~ per cent on
second preferred and ~ per cent on com
mon payable September is to stock OF record
August 81
Diamond Match Company. quarterly of Q
per cent. payable September IS TO stock OF
record August 80.
BufIalo Rochester and Pittsburgh. semi.
annual of per cent on the common and 8
per cent on preferred. payable August IL
to stock of record August II.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-30

mum wage. That would discourage all
attempt at improvement. There should
be left freedom for employers to pay
more than this basic wage in order to
secure men with special skill. energy
or industry. l am engaged in a food
products business. In my works the
present minimum for men is fifty five
shilliugs per week.
1T may be argued that it will be
found that there are industries which,
on account of the foreign competition
or other reasons. will find it impossible
to pay the minimum wage. If, after
fair trial, that is found to be SO,
the answer should be, scrap the indus
try If an industry is found to be on
such an economic basis that it cannot
exist and pay wage scale equal to
what Is found to be the basic necessity
for the standard Of life as have out
lined it. then the country is better off II
that industry goes out of existence.
"The second important point is that
of hours. My own belief is that forty
eight hours week will probably be
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-30

found to be right. At the present time
in the industry in which I am inter
ested we have a forty four hour week.
We have left It to the workmen to de-
eide how the hours shall be divided,
and they have decided to work nine
hours n day for four days and elght
hours for one day, and to have Satur-
day entirely free. think tnat decision
is wrong. We lose the advantage OF
the short days work and all the better
production that would probably follow
the short days work. l think the ar .
rangcment should be five days OF eight
hours, with four hours on Saturday.
However, our employees felt otherwise
and we are making the experiment, al
though we do not agree with the plan
of letting them do the full weeks work
during five days.
Security Against Unemployment
Third. Labor should be given sccur
ity against unemployment. That should
be accomplished. not as we are doing in
England now, but by means OF an in
surance fund to which the workmen
the employers and the state should al
contribute. Conditions In England IL
one respect are quite different from con
ditions in the United States. Here we
have nominally no large turnover OF
labor. In our works. for example, we
employ 5000 girls. Our average loss
of these employees is under 300 year
Our experience is that our employees
come to us when they first begin &c
work and the women remain with Us
until they marry.
Conditions In regard to unemploy
mpnt vary with different industries anC
NAV vary widely in the same industry
ot different times. That leads me tc
believe that, while a proper insurance
fund should mainly be created by the
employes and the employers in each in
dustry. there should be cooperation
between the industry and the state SC
ms TO sprcad the liability and not make
each industry wholly responsible for nj
of the unemployment in that industry
The present unemployment payments
arc not large enough, but they are
larger than can be borne perhaps Il
tborc Is not contribution to the funt
nv both the workers and the EN-
ployers.
(copyright. 1919. by the Macmillan Coz
Tomorrow Mr.. Vanderlip will con.
tinue his interview with the prominent
English employer on "Changed Views
of English Capital Toward Labor
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-30
MoNEY-LENDING RATES

NEW SORk-Money on call, mixed
collateral, opened at @ per cent; high
q; low 5A last ~ closed 5&i ruling
rate g per cent. Industrials opened
8R high Z; low o; last az closed
6i2; ruling rate 612 per cent.
The market for time money continues
quiet. borrowers are bidding @ per
cent for mixed collateral and 7 per cent
for all industrial loans. The offerings
are only moderate in volume and most
Of the transactions report renewals
rather than the putting out of new
money.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-30
BUSINESS NOTES

According to many manufacturers
and few buyers, a large number OF
retailers in the women's wearing ap-
parel field are "plunging" in making
their purchases for fall.
Reports reaching manufacturing fur
riers from retailers in the Middle west
are said to indicate that the volume OF
retail business is greater this year than
for several years past.
Prompt adoption Of some plan 10
finance European industries along the
lines provided in the foreign finance
corporation bill, sponsored by Senator
Edge, is urged by George Edward
Smith, president of the American
Manufacturers Export Association.
From a survey into the wool markets
of the country, the Liberty National
Bank, in a bulletin just issued. draws
the conclusion that ''it would seem
probable that fine wool prices will in the
course of the next six months remain
steady or decline, while low and me-
dium grades may be expected to RISE
The London wool auction sales were
continued today with offerings amount
ing to 5012 bales. Fine crossbreds
were steady, but other grades were in
buyers favor.
The Laurel Corset Shop, at 10 South
Tenth street, will have its formal open
ing on August l. This establishment
it is said, will be the largest corset store
in the United States. Mrs. II. Raab,
founder of the organization, will have
direct management of the store, assisted
by Mrs. NJ. Kane, formerly of Snellen-
burgs. The Laurel" idea was first
given to the public in their store at
Sixtioth and Market streets. ..
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-30
More Gold for the Orient
PENNSYLVANIA eastern Llnes'

New York, July 30.-During the past
week there was withdrawn from San
Francisco repositories gold aggregating
s.. .59S 900. and silver aggregating 50. =
043 900. for shipment to the Orient.
OF the gold So .S3S, 900 was. intended for
Japan. while the balance of $4,760. 900
in gold and all of the silver was con-
signed to China, as China is on a silver
basis
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-30
NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET

New York, July 3U.-The coffee mar
ket opened steady at advances of / to
2 points. This was thought to be a
poor response to the Brazil cables which
reported an advance in Rio spots of
100 reis and of 800 reis in Santos.
Receipts at the two principal ports
are considered unreasonable and far be-
low expectations of those bearshly in
clined.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-30

New York, July 30.-vigorous buy
ing, which assumed the character of q
scare of shorts. brought about violent
upturn in the cotton market today after
prices had suffered severe losses in the
forenoon, due to a big batch OF bearish
news, including a collapse in quotations
at Liverpool.
Good weather in the South and more
favorable crop reports helped the early
liquidating movement, md it was esti-
mated that during the first hour Liver
pool straddle interests sold 81, ZOO bales
here on narrowing differences. Wall
street firms also disposed of n great deal
of their holdings, and discouraged longs
followed.
The market closed at a net gain Of
A. to 70 points.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-30

Chicago, July 3O.-Assertions that
the crop already had suffered material
damage did a good deal to check selling
of corn today, and, after the market
had been weak owing to predictions
for showery weather over most of the
belt tonight or Thursday, with cooler
conditions quite generally, the tone i'm
proved, although final prices were below
yesterdays close, except on July.
Early there was liquidation by longs
and also pressure from commission
houses. The pressure from commission
houses was withdrawn later, which,
with covering by shorts for profits, help
cd the market
Statistics on stocks and receipts made
bullish showing. and offerings from
the country were light. Disturbed con :
ditions here aud agitation over the high
cost of living halted outside specula e
ton.
Oats also improved after having been
weaker. The market received good sup
port from local bulls and finished only
slightly lower. Weather conditions were
more favorable.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-30
BAR SILVER

Commercial bar silver was quoted in
New York today at SLOT. decline Of
1ac. In London the price advanced
-1Gd to 80 5-16d.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-30
GOOD BUYING BRINGS
UPTURN IN COTTON
Market Closes at Net Gains Of
as to rs Points-Crop
News Improves
COTTON BELT WEATHER CONDITIONS

COTTON BELT WEATHER CONDITIONS
New York. July 30. The following tenn
peratures were recorded In the cotton belt
San Antonio. Oklahoma city. Knoxyilis
and WilminEton. 70: Corpus Christi. Fort
smith. Little Rock. Vicksburg Meridian.
Chattanooga. Nashville and Tampa, "a;
SIhrsyeport Montgomery. Thomasviile and
Son,fksonviIe. 20; Galveston. Memphis. New
orleans. Pensacola. Macon, Augusta and
savannah, rs: Charleston. So The follow
ins precipitation was recorded: Galveston,
,eans 90 Meridian. 10: Little Rock, 1s,
knoxville. 30: Wilmington, 1. So; Tampa,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-30

there should be established trade boards
in every industry. l think that that
may reasonably be done IN the next five
years. To work it out in detail must be
matter of experiment and experience,
but within that time, although we may
not have it worked out in figures, we
should have laid the principles and be
on the road where we can logically ap-
ply those principles to all the varying
conditions of industrial life and even
tually arrive at the definite minimum
wage that every normal man. ready in
his capacity to do his part, may count
uDon.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-30
EARNINGS

The Company has paid 10 on its out
standing Preferred stock since incorpora-
ton, and for the last six months shows in
addition earnings at the rate of l29o per
annum on the Common stock.
The increased earnings as the result
of this new financing will be several times
the dividend requirements of the Preferred
stock
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-30
NetU York Bonds

ToDAf'S RANhE IN Liberty BOSDs
Sales Of Liberty Bonds IN tho Stock Err
chnn1" carry interest 10 date Of sale. Tbs
seller receives that Interest, IN addition to
the sale price Of the bond.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-30
PHILADELPHIA

cent; time, 5A @6 per cent; CONNER
cial paper, three to six months, 5L6
5la per cent, and six months, q per
cent.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-30
CHICAGO BUTTER AND EGGS

Chieago, July Neutrality-suspicious.
SO q b2X q seconds. 4afeasho. =
EG6S--Hee eeslp,s. M2fT cAsss Weak.
mls.sil. nlssslil ssses ~ ~ ssSa9f sa nrs' os0so q
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-30
CROP NEWS CHECKS
SELLING IN CORN PIT
Statistics on Stocks and Re-
ceipts Make BuIIish Show
ing.-oats Improve
GRAIN BELT WEATHER FORECAST

rNAlN BELT WEATHER FORECAST
thicaEo. July 80. 0.-Illinois--Fair to-
night! Thursday unsettled probably local
,hunder showers and cooler in afternoon.
MISsouri-Party cloudy with thunder
showers east and south Thursday and in
northwsst late tonight or Thursday:
cooIer Thursday afternoon Wisconsin,
showers probably tonight and Thursday;
cooler. Minncsota--Fair northwest, prob.
MhDly showers east and south tonight and
thursday; cooler west and south tonight
Sr1 nroh, no hTonth thursday iowaMshowe,rs
thursday and in west and central late
t0night. North Dakota-Fair tonight end
Thursday; cooler east and south tonight.
South Dakotn---Jnsettlcd, probably with
local thunder showers this afternoon or
tonight in east; cooler tonight; Thursdav
partly. cloudy and cool. Nebra ska--Thun-
der showers and cooler tonight; Thurs
day unsettled. with showers and cooler
cast and south central, Kansas-Partly
cloudy. with local thunder showers late
tonight or Thursday: cooler. Montana
Fair tonight and Thuraday: warmer east
Thursday WyominR-Fair tonight and
Thursday: cooler tonight and warmer
Thursday cast and central.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-30
Wage Scale Understanding

"After we have reached an under
standing as to what the basic wage must
be we must regard that really as n
minimum and not as the general wage
scale. / think we can reasonably leave
to the haggling of the market what will
be the reward for exceptional skill or
exceptional industry. 1t would be n
profound mistake to aim to fix n maxi
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-30
CONVERTIBILITY

A feature of this issue is that at offer
ing price it yields IT'S per cent, free of
tax, and offers exceptional speculative
possibilities through the privilege of con-
version at any time into the Common
stock on the basis of share for share.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-30

The Needham Tire Company was in
corporated under Massachusetts, Laws in
November, 1914, and is engaged in the
Manufacture of automobile tires, fiber
soles and rubber heels and owns its plant,
consisting of l6 acres of very valuable
land, with suitable buildings and a devel-
oped water power at Charles River Sta
ton, in the Towns of Needham and Dover,
Mass. There is and can be no mortgage
debt upon the Companys property ex-
cept by vote of 1870 of the Preferred
shareholders,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-30

LONDON-Money is quoted at OK
nor cent. Discount rates: Short bills,
3 I-16M315 per cent; three months
bills, 3 9-10M3M per cent.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-30
BANK Cl5ARINGS

Bank clcarlngs today compar red with cor
responding day last two years:
1919 1918 1917
Phila.. SG4. 53S. 7sO 500, 81 / 83O s54 $40. .G7o
Hoa'%n n7iS9Sss 555Ss9 Sa9 o1S oSs
Baltimore -. S95. 0S5 lO.2411l2 ,
Chicago. 85,SaI, ,2oI $3.50. Gsi 10. .ss5.. ..s3s
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-30
LABOR MUST BE GIVEN SECURITY
AGAINST UNEMPLOYMENT, ENGLISH
EMPLOYER ASSERTS TO VANDERBILT
BY CAPITAL
>. DECLARED ESSENTIAL

In his report the hbraized
Mr. anp
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-30
PURPOSE OF ISSUE

The proceeds from this issue will be
used to retire an issue of 100000 go
Two Year Notes due December !, 1919,
and to build an additional factory, now
well under way, which will be completed
by the first of September, including steam
plant, heating system, power station, ad-
ditional tire equipment and new mills,
increasing the capacity of the plant 5000
and to provide additional working capital
incident to this increased capacity.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-30
SECURITY

The Company will have no notes or
outstanding liabilities other than current
trade bills. This stock has preference as
to assets and is preferred and cumulative
as to dividends.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-10-22

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