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The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-05-15

zen and others of Seward and Fargo
townships was presented and the
Board finding the petition legal and
proper bond having been filed, it was
ordered that the petition for view be
granted, and that said Board, acting
as viewers, will view said road or
the 18th day of May 1919, the coun,
ty clerk to make regular publication
thereof. Said road will be designat-
ed on day of view.
The Board on motion appropriated
the sum of three hundred dollars out
of the general fund of the county to
be used in Farm Bureau extension,
said amount to be paid by the coun-
ty treasurer to the treasurer of the
Farm Bureau for disbursement.
A petition was presented to the
board signed by two-ffths of all the
legal voters of proposed high school
district, the boundaries of which
proposed district are as follows:
Beginning as point in the north
east corner of section 36-31-31,
thence west seven and one-half miles
to center of section 35-31-32, thence
south four miles to the center of sec
tion 1929, thence west two and
one-half miles to the corner of sec
ton 21-32-32, thence south five miles
to the corner of section 9-33-32,
thence east three miles to the corner
of section 12-33-32, thence south
five miles to the corner of section
1-34-32, thence east one mile to the
corner of section 6-34-31, thence
south ono mile to the corner of sec
ton 7-34-31, thence east two miles
to the corner of section 8-34-31,
thence north two miles to the corner
of section 32-33-31, thence east four
miles to the county line, thence north
thirteen miles to the place of begin
ming. And for the location of high
school building in said district on the
following described school site
Block (three) in the town of Kis-
met, Seward county, Kansas; and for
the voting of bonds in the sum of
Fifteen Thousand and No-100 Dol
lars for the purpose of constructing
such high school building.
The Board, having considered the
petition, finds that the same is signed
by more than two-fifths of all the
legal electors of the said proposed
district; that the said proposed dis
trict contains not less than sixteen
square miles; that the boundaries of
said proposed district have been APP
proved by the county superintend-
ent; that the said petition states the
proposed location of the school site
and the amount of bonds proposed
to be issued.
Thereupon on motion it was ord
cred that the petition be granted
and that an election be called and
held on the 31st day of May, 1919,
at Kismet, Kansas, within. the said
proposed rural high school district;
that there shall be submitted at such
election the proposition to form
rural high school district from the
territory named in the petition, and
to locate said rural high school on
the site described in the petition,
and to vote bonds in amount of Eff
teen Thousand Dollars for the con-
struction of said high school building.
There being no further business
the Board adjourned.
]. F. FUEST,
Chairman.
ABE K. STOUFER,
County Clerk.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-05-15
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Sunday at the Presbyterian CHURCH
Fathers Day will be observed.
The sermon in the morning will be
in keeping with it, the subject being
sour Fathers"
The evening service will be at
$50. Theme, "The Witness of His
tory and Great Thinkers to Immor-
tally"
The Sunday school meets at 9:45
a. m.
The Christian Endeavor Society
meets at TOO p. m. Topic, "Life the
School of God, and Its Lessons"
Leader, Miss Velma Printz.
A welcome extended to all.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-05-15

Mr.. and Mrs. L. X. Monger and
daughter, Busy, of Liberal were in
the city Saturday morning on their
way to Kingman to visit Mrs. Mon
gers parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Bob.
Riney. The Monger's had just
reached the Union office when Mr..
and Mrs. Riney and baby of King
man arrived to take them the rest
of the way by auto. Mr.. Monger
was a former operator on the Union
and has promised to make us visit
before returning to Liberal.-Pratt
Union,
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-05-15

and coal -----..----...........-..-....Z Il.15
R. L. Neff, labor and mater
ial at jetties,..................... 77.24
Amos Briall, labor 400
+. P. Heathman, labor. 24.00
Francis Heathman, labor 49,. $500
Carl Hearn, hauling............ 1921
Z. A. Heathman, hauling. $50
Star Lumber Co., lumber. $3.50
Liberal Auto Co., auto hire. 1910
Z. E. Sparkling, Blacksmithing $40
John Fields, hauling. 7.8O
Big 4 Machine Co., blocks for
pile driver. ...--................. 100
Liberal News, County Pig. 55.85
Crane & Co., County Sup. 52.58
Sam'l Dodsworth, Co. Sup. 3.45
Anna Dettmer, Diploma Ex- 500
Ruth Tendick, same.............. 6.15I
Josie Walker, same......... 500
Frank Swink, same................. 600
Geo. Omission coyote Bounty 500
Chas. Kennard, auto road
work ................ ....... $50
Oscar Happier, same......... 1900
z. A. Heathman, same. 1850
Beler Burr, same. 27.O0I
Eagle Nero. Co., mdse for
paupers -------.--..... .......-.-.... 64.34
A. o. Edmonds, hauling. 21.10
I. M. Kirk, hauling coal to
pauperS -..--....- ............-.-..... 500
r. E. Benson Lumber Co.,
Mdse. .................... 1885
H. d. Massoni, coyote bounty 14.00|
Beler Burr, coyote bounty. 900
Joe Wyrick, county road
work ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 27OO
W. G. Tendick, county road
work ..,.,....,.,........ ...,.......... 27OO
A. L. Handy, Co. road work 58.15
w. o. Nelson, sheriff, April
salary and mileage, etc. 147.26
0. J. Ontjes, coyote bounty. 900
j. F. Fuest, Co. Com'r, April
salary, etc. 1856
W. W. Antrim, ca. Com'r,
April salary, etc...........-.... 1890
H. D. Massoni, Co. Com'r,
April salary, auto hire, etc 30.40
M. c. Hicks mdse for paupers 1892
W. T. Black, auto road work 352.25
The Board having previously view
ed the road petitioned for byH. L.
Olds and others of Fargo and Seward
townships, reported favorably there
on, granting the prayer of the petit
ton and ordering the road therein
described to be opened as a public
road, designating same as a town
ship road to be sixty feet wide.
The Board having previously view
ed the road petitioned' for by H. L.
Fackler and others of Fargo town.
ship, ordered that the petition be
not granted at this time.
The Board having previously view
ed the road petitiioned for by Ell
wood Franklin and others of Fargo
township, reported favorably there
on, granting the prayer of the petit
ton and ordering the road therein
described to be opened as a public
road, designating the same as
township road to be forty feet wide.
The road petition of S. M. Doug
las and others of Seward township
was presented and the Board and
finding the petition legal and proper
bond having been filed it was or
dered that the petition for view be
granted and that said Board, acting
as viewers will view said road on
the 18th day of May, 1919, the
county clerk to make regular publ
cation thereof. Said road will be
designated on the day of view.
The road petition of H. L. Jant-
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-05-15

One of the windows in the Stark
Music Store has been made very at
tractive and bright the last few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Akers have placed
a number of their blooming potted
plants on display there. They have
splendid variety Of plants, ferns
and bulbs. They also carry cut
flowers.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-05-15

DON'T get beat out of your rent.
, If you are renting houses use one of
our ideal receipt books. 25c each,
! for $1.00. Cali and see them. The
Democrat.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-05-15
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS
Office of the County Clerk, Seward
County:

Office of the County Clerk, Seward
County:
Liberal, Kansas, May 5, 1919.
The Board of County Commits
sioners met in reguler monthly ses-
sion. Present, ]. F. Fuest, Chairman,
W. W. Antrim and H. D. Massoni,
Members of the Board, G. L. Light,
County Attorney, and Abe X. Stou-
fer, County Clerk.
The following claims against the
county were examined and allowed
and warrants ordered drawn on the
County Treasurer for the various
amounts as shown by the Register
Of Claims:
R. W. Wares, coyote bounty 5 100
Charley Shore, same.......-... 100
0. l.. Linn, ame................. 100
Law Odneal, same.........-.-.. 900
V. R. Harnden, same.......... 600
T. S. Locke, Co. Treas, April
salary .............. ..............-- 10000
G. L. Light, Co. Atty, April
salary --.:;-...-.- ........--..:.--..:, 1918
Gertrude Carpenter, April
salary Register 10000
Emma Thompson, April sal
airy Co. Supt. .............. 87.25
Abe X. Stoufer, April salary
Co. elk, and Co. Assessor 10000
Myrtle E. Melvin, clerk hire
Co. Clerk ........................... 1900
T. G. Hubbard, janitor, April
salary .............................. 5000
T. W. Hubbard, ]. P. drawing
Jury for June term. 200
T. S. Locke, Co. Treas, mis-
cellaneous exp. for April. 51.55
G. H. Rose, trustee, assessing
Fargo township.................. 10000
G. H. Rose, trustee, oversee
ing poor of Fargo Twp. 900
L. G. Wessler, trustee, assess
ing Seward township. 1890
VIM. McNabney, trustee, as
sessing Liberal City,. 165.00
VIM. McNabney, trustee, over
seeing poor and pauper Ry
1are --.-.----.-- ----..----.-.----------- 1900
Miller & Finley, burial of
pauper ............................- s4.OO
S. A. Miller & Co., Burial of
pauper .-..-...---.-.----.------.-.---. 40.VU
r. M. Gilbert deputy, balance
assessing Liberal Twp. ...... 5000
w. A. Pointing, auto trips
acct. paupers .....................- 500
Liberal Tel. Co., Phones and
tolls first quarter.............. 50.05
R. D. Johnson, meals for jury
February term........-....--.. 7.3O
Scandrett & Fuest, Mdse. for
court houre and jail. 2.81
Paul W. Light & Co., lumber
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FOREIGN COMMERCE
OF DISTRICT DROPS
Chambers Report Shows Port
Did S4.O15.817.22G for Year
Ended June 80.
IS DECREASE FROM 1917
Approximately Half of Ma.
tons Trade Was Conveyed
Through This City.
S DECREASE FROM 1917

TIE foreign commerce OF the Dls.r.c,
of New York during the fiscal year cpd.
ed June so, 1918. suffered an appreci.
able drop over the total for the ,esr
preceding, according to advance saec,s
OF the forthcoming annual report q,
the Chamber of Commerce made pu,,n
yesterday. The fiscal year ended las
summer. however. showed a greater ds.
gree Of prosperity than the year ended
on June 80. 1915.
Tho coming report will say IN par:
The total foreign commerce ~ tic
district of New York during the Nsrs
year ended June 80. 1918. Including
gold and silver and foreign exports ac-
cording to official statistics which have
been furnished by the Bureau ~
Foreign and Domestic CONNER e, lg'
which will be slightly modified later IN
the fnal report of the bureau
amounted to s4.0l5.S17. 2@G. tbs ,orr.
pares with s4,6i7.i7S,45i in the tsla'
year 1917, a decrease OF s6ol ,661.2.s
and with s9,S04.Sl3.tJ2 in 1915. an go.
crease OF s21l.503.77i.
The total foreign commerce o. rs
balance OF the country (outside o. tie
district OF New York; In 1915. vas
~
S05.S70 in 1917, a decrease OF s2is.?lS-
ass.
The total foreign commerce o. the
United States in the year ended Jun.
80. 1918. was $3.50, 1887 comparing
with s10.3Si,7Si,324 in 1911. a decrease
OF 1851 .6o4,7O7.
New York districts share OF the TO
tai foreign commerce OF the United
states in 1918 was 1876 per cent. l.
1917 the corresponding PROPORTION was
4+.bS per cent, as compared with 51.H
per cent. in 1916. 1883 in 1915. "a
in 1914. i7.l5 in 1918. $3.50 In l9,.
and 1912 in 1911.
For the entire country the total don.,-
tic exports exceeded the imports h,
s3.103.e32.20$. compared with slail
5SS..5S in 1917.
Outside OF New York district the e1
cess of total domestic exports amounts
10 s1.6I7.012.353, compared with tll33
j0S.1jS in 1917.
For New York district the total ionles
tic exports exceeded the imports T.
s1,426.619,S5O. as against an excess e.
the fiscal year preceding OF sl,1e9,J9l -
| 1874.
The foregoing statistics include gold
and silver 80 well as merchandise tN-
ports and imports. Excluding the gold
~
and limiting the exhibit TO foreign i.r.
ports OF merchandise and domestic o[.
ports OF merchandise. the following COM
parsons appear:
The foreign imports AT the dis;r.c. ~
! New York amounted 10 sl.2jl. 100. 81"
comparing with s1.S94,969 900 at a"
=, other districts. and with s2,946,15e,40G 'n
/! the United States a whole. Nav
iorl;a share OF the foreign imports .
the country WASH 40 per cent. compared
with 5O.32 per cent. in 1911
! At the district Of New York the c>.
! ports of all articles OF domestic ne
| chandise amounted to s2.6l6.S5o $50
comparing With s3.3l1,434.96l IL ~
other districts, and with s5,92S.26ir''
III the whole United States. New tx
districts share OF the domestic ,u.,.
chandise exports OF the county -
All per cent. compared with 4.eE uar
cent. in 1917.
The sun., 1919-02-10

high pressure war work became the
dominating factor IN most Industrial
establishments. Many OF these corpora
lions have had to reduce dividends.
still others will be forced to do so
in the effort to provide the increased
taxation required by the provisions OF
the new revenue bill.
II is safe to say that the American
Industrial corporation never was man
aged more efficiently than 1t Is to-day
Most great consultations have been
financed safely. and many companies
/ which saw troubled times during the
rich mems panic OF 1903 are we'll sup
piled with working capital and an eX-
perienced operating force.
In the effort TO make good the Gov
ernment's guarantee OF s2.26 a bushcl
/ for wheat OF the 1918 and 1919 crops,
Congress has been asked TO enact spe-
cial laws to cover the case. It is not
clear Just what machinery will be de-
vised TO carry out the extraordinary OPP
GRAFTON. The situation IL altogether UNI
precedented The farmer is viewing
the situation serenely in the assurance
that whatever happens his profits are
safeguarded. as he Is sure to have n
market for his crop Mt the highest av-
. erage price ever known.
The sun., 1919-02-10
New Revenue Law.

Publication Of the new revenue bill
ala agreed to by the conference commit
tee OF the Senate and the House caused
renewed discussion OF the extra ordinary
scheme OF taxation which the Admins
tration has forced upon an already over
burdened community. In its effort TO
provide $4,000, 900 600 OF revenue through
levies on corporations and individual in
comes and from other Sources, tho con-
ference committee has imposed serious
burdens upon corporations and increased
taxation in other directions. Although
the country is In n measure prepared for
the burden, Il falls with great serious
ness at a time when corporations and
business interests are wrestling with
problems OF reconstruction, emphasized
by falling prices OF raw materials and
a greatly increased demand.
Such uncertainties applied TO our
foreign trade outlook are 30 great as
| TO cause the president of one great Wall
street bank 70 make hasty departure
| for Europe TO investigate conditions In
| Great Britain, France and Italy. The
| foreign trade situation is most cXtraor-
binary. and although there may be a
broad foreign arket for certain Ameri-
can products this may be ny no means
an easy market owing to effects OF war
abroad and necessity OF European
| Governments in providing work for
their unemployed.
Recent developments show that our
exporters will not have clear sailing,
hut that they will meet as severe com
petition as has been offered IN that
/ field, which does not mean that some
! American Industries will not be able
| to increase their sales abroad. Forty
or tifty American industries nave taken
steps to organize foreign selling
agencies under the Webb Pomerenc
law and Indications are that they will
be highly useful in certain territory
There would be good market for our
products and raw material IN South
America in Spain and in the Orient
but the situation in Great Britain and
other European countries is altogether
different.
4 factor OF great assistance IN al
these foreign trade arrangements will
he increased facilities growing out OF
development OF trade acceptance. That
fundamentally OF foreign trade is gain
ing a strong footho!d in this country
end the probability Is that the acceo.
The sun., 1919-02-10

Better prospects for the copper In
hustry are seem according to Walker :
Weekly Copper Letter. While curtai-
tallment is becoming general, II points
ont that there is a large amount OF
copper going into consumption. and that
within a few months the big surplus sup
Tly will he slowly disappearing. "A
considerable amount OF copper Is going
into consumption at tho present time,
faNs the litter. MANY OF our brass
mills are running three or four days a
week, and adv.cc7 from abroad state
t1at manufacturing operations to sup
ply industrial demands are getting well
under way again There IL a good pros
pect that within two or three months
consumption viii ovcrtake production
and that the gradual ABSORPTION OF the
existing surplus supply will begin. Cur.
tailment Of production Is becoming zen.
eral. only two or three mines the man.
sgementS OF which intend to continue
producing AT full volume Febr1larv',
output hav" hcen heard from and inn
ports are likely to lie 40 p.r cent he.
Vow November aSurss."
The sun., 1919-02-10

odd lots Notodd lot transactions
unless sales were made at prices outside Of the
The sun., 1919-02-10
FINANCIAL NEWS AND
THE MARKET SITUATION
By WILLIAM JUsTUs BoIEs.
New Corporation Financing.

lance system will be developed more
highly during this year.
New Corporation Financing.
The markets are preparing for i'm
poitant financing and Indications are
that come large loans will be announced
soon. The railroads will have nearly
aOo.oo0,0o0 20 provide before the close
OF tie present fiscal year TO cover i'm
portant maturities. 1t will be an easy
matter TO raise that capital II the rail-
road problem be solved in the mean
time. But the public must be assured
as TO stability OF the industry and pro-
visions for its sustained development.
Besides that financing, there will be
large loans negotiated for Industrial
companies which have been under
heavy expense In connection with the
effort to reequip their plants to pro-
duce material in demand before the
The sun., 1919-02-10

II ever there was time when the
security markets ought TO have been
affected b. the uncerta mites Of the read
justnent era II was last week. when de-
velopments OF extraordinary Importance
IN trade, politics and labor conditions
emphasized the sensational changes that
the war has brought about A reduc-
ton in the selling price OF copper and
the lowering OF the American Smelling
and refining Company dividend. to-
gether with the poor earnings exhibit OF
the American Steel Foundries Company
and other concerns, caused heavy selling
Of highly speculative shares But the
changes were OF less Importance than
were serious labor demonstrations. The
developments were coincident with the
announcement by labor leaders tina. I'M
employment in the United States had
reached stage in which 100000 men
we're Idle with no prospect OF immediate
employment.
But the most suggestive developments
related to railroads and efforts under
way to return them TO private control
! The amazing proposal OF the labor in
teres,s that the Government should pur.
chase the railroads outright and turn
them over to n single operating corpora
| ton, two-thirds OF tho directors OF which
should be elected by employees and III,
remaining one-third appointed by the
! President indicated as scarcely anything
else has the need for constructive &c
tior by Congress without further delay
Although the plan for cooperative op
eraticu by employees appears so gross
! iy absurd as TO not merit serious at
ttion, it is scarcely less unexpectet
! than was the insistence OF the union,
for adoption OF an eight hour day b!
! railroads as the only means of savin:
, the country from a nationwide strike
That proposal by the general coun.e
of the railroad employees brotherhood
Is the most interesting contribution L
the literature OF railroad control.
The sun., 1919-02-10
New England Securities.

BosToN. Feb. 9.--Sales OF New Eng
land manufacturing and other securities
for last week include
The sun., 1919-02-10
A Constructive Proposal.

1t was fortunate that Paul NJ. War
burg. almost at the moment when labor
leaders we're giving out their unique
plans. elaborated before the Chamber
OF Commerce his highly constructive
propose! fer supervising railroads and
providing for their development along
lines similar TO those followed by
the Federal Reserve Board. In super
vis.ng the country's banking system. Mr..
Warburg takes the view that the rail-
road problem being essentially a peace
problem must not be discussed In terms
applicable only TO war emergency and
adds significantly:
While the country must enjoy full
protection of practically unlimited Gov
eminent control OF railroads, private
capital is entitled to protection against
contiscatory over control. II must en-
Joy n guarantee that, in disregard Of
the law providing that the railways
are entitled TO earn fair return on
their invested capital II shall not be
deprived of a reasonable adequate mini
mum return. Without such assurance.
II is inconceivable to expect that pri-
vate capital will show itself reckless
enough to plunge. into the further de-
velopment of our transportation sys-
tenn
IF history had created a tradition
sumed as matter Of course, or that
/: could be adequately defined by the
courts. no such guarantee might have
| become necessary, but in the face of
! actual experience. ! do not see how 1t
can now be avoided. To use the word
| qua rantee in this case Is somewhat mis-
! leading, because IL is not so much de-
| fciency due to lack OF earning power
| that is contemplated as to be- made good,
! but much rather-like burglary In
surance---an assurance against wilful
Gripping OF that earning power by the
Governments regulating agencies"
| Mr.. Warburg believes that the nation
should have a supreme court OF finance.
| Of railroads. of trade and OF labor TO
provide expert handling OF technical
| questions and TO be at all times free
| from bias BY combining some OF the
features OF the present Railroad Ad-
| ministration with the general plan OF the
Federal Reserve system. an acceptable
scheme in Mr.. Warburg's judgment. could
| b. worked out. Although a solution will
! he difficult. Mr.. Warburg believes that
it can be attained and says that 1t is
| impossible to conceive Of prejudice more
deep rooted than was that against a
central banking system in the United
States Notwithstanding that prejudice
when time was ripe and the thought was
! clearly presented /. gained sufficient
strength to he accepted as the proper
basis for a campaign OF education.
That experience leads Mr.. Warburg to
believe that the railroad problem can be
solved in the same way II the people
are convinced OF what they want and &C
about TO get IT forthwith. Some such
system would he preferable in the tudg-
ment OF Mr.. Warburg to the appoint
ment of a secretary OF transportation. as
the railroad executives have advocated
since that appointment would plunge the
Industry into politics.
The sun., 1919-02-10

lance system will be developed more
highly during this year.