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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-12-04

viii be one of the very enjoyable fea-
lures of the program
Their songs cover a wide variety
and besides the songs of trench and
camp, their selections will also be on
the eternally interesting themes of
love and peace
The boys will render the first half
hour of their program in their ser
vice uniforms jazzy songs of
the camp and the march, like Il Hate
to Get Up in the Morning; the rally
songs and love ballads of the dough
boys-a1 with the typical doughboy
spirit.
For the main part of their program
they appear in evening dress a
straight male quartet giving such an
entertainment as only male voices of
perfect blend and harmony can give.
Passing from gems of classical and
operate music they render in their
inimitable manner the latest popular
airs Then for variety comes comic
readings, monologues, and specialties
| by various members of the Company
| The Lyceum management presents
| this company with great cOnflden &c
because each of the members of the
] company has had extensive experience
| in platform work before entering the
| service and there would be doub1
of the success of the attraction al
ordinary civilian quartet. With thei1
unique experience as a background
and the timely songs of trench ant
camp as an interesting part of thei
program, this quartet is bound to b,
one of the features of the Lyceun
Course this season.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-12-04
THE FIGHTING AMERICANS
Male Quartet On Iyceum Course

With vim, vigor, ginger, and youth,
these soldier boys give program that
is seldom surpassed in merit by any
male quartet They are real soldiers
who put over a program with the
same pep used in going cover the top
Songs of trench and camp, solos, du
cts, Quartets, readings, and character
sketches, are featured. All the mem
bers were professional entertainers
before going to war.
The first part of their program only
has the war atmosphere" The sec
ond and main part is a straight male
quartet program of songs, solos. read
ings, catchy novelties and stunts
The boys make specially OF clean
clever fun.
Hear them on the local Lyceun
Course soon.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-12-04

Place Your Ads in The
WOrld-s'The Paper With
The Big Circulation" which
is read in nearly every home
in TregO County and get re-
suits.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-12-04
FIGHTING AMERI-
CANS QUARTET

Few people realize the part that nu-
sic has had in the winning of the war
That never-give-in spirit called morale
is largely a product of the cheerful
ness due to the songs of the men on
the march and in camp And we
have all heard these songs sung-but
most of us only at second hand
The Fighting Americans, composed
of four young men from the A E. F.,
will render a program on the local
Iyceum Course that will completely
satisfy the longing OF the home folks
to hear at first hand the songs of the
boys in khaki.
great World War in music. And the
songs they will sing will show US that
not all of the war was tragedy Much
of it was fun and good lOwship
and so in their program these soldier
lads will show US the combination OF
3 fun thrills and tragedy which is mod
ern war. They will portray in song
and pantOmime the many sides of the
life that has made men out of weak
1jngs and heroes out of towards.
Besides the quartet numbers there
are excellent solos and duets. Each
member of the company is capable OF
sustaining his own part in solo work
most creditably and these numbers
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-12-04

Estrayed-One white sow, weight
about 800 pounds, from my place six
miles southwest of Wa-Keeney. Mo-
tify. F. j. Haf1ige.r Reward offered.
Adv 40 2tp
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-12-04
SOLDIERS AND EX-SERVICE
MEN

Have that army coat cleaned, dyed
and pressed and new buttons put on
it. An assor trnent of colors to select
from These coats make excellent
storm coats Send coat by parcel post
to
VESSELS STEAM DYEING AND
DRY CLEANING WORKS
211-2I3-2I5 Madison Street
LitchfeId, Illinois,
Adv. IL ct
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-12-04
FARMERS DECLINE WITHOUT
THANKS

When the labor union leaders in
vited the farmers organizations to
join them in a conference, the agri-
cultural producers declined without
thanks
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-12-04

For Sa1e-Pure bred dark red cock
rels, both combs, 81, So, SIS, each
BOURBON red turkeys Mrs. T. A.
Hawkins, Wa-Keeney- Adv 40 4tp.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-12-04
40 WHITE FACE COWS 40

For Sale-4O white face cows with
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sell
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L. K. Landrus,
40 blackberry, Kansas
New-York tribune., 1919-08-22
Black Cotton Gloves Are
Popular i'm VenezueIa

Climatic conditions and social Gus
toms are large factors influencing
glove buying in Venezuela. The use
OF gloves is small and buying is prac-
tlcally confined to the well-to-do citi-
zens of the city of Caracas, says a re-
port submitted by Consul Homer Brett
In the coast cities and towns the heat
makes the wearing of gloves of any
sort uncomfortable. The kind of gloves
in greatest demand are women's black
cotton gloves, for it is customary in
Venezuela to go in mourning even for
the most distant relatives. The men
DO not observe this custom as regu
Iarly as DO the women. Few gloves Of
KID or silk are worn and still fewer
are imported commercially because tie
persons able to afford them travel fire.
quently and make their purchases
abroad
Men use gloves to a less extent than
women. Army officers are practically
the only ones ever seen wearing gloves
on the street. Soldiers wear white
cotton gloves with full dress uniforms
on special holidays. Men wearing
full-dress carry white kid gloves. but
seldom put them on. The onlv work
gloves in use are those of rubber for
electrical work.
Imports of gloves for the year ended
June 50, 1918, amounted to $2,251, of
which $1,745 worth came from this
country.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-22
Shoe Dealers DENY
They Are Guilty
Of Profteering
Also Declare Prices Will
Not Go to $25 and $50
as Reported; Will Simpli-
fly Styles to Reduce Costs
Special Correspondence

Special Correspondence
ATLANTIC CITY, Aug. 21.-Vigorous
denial that there is any organized prof
iteering among the more than 5000 re-
tail shoe dealers of the country was
made to-day by officers and directors
of the National Shoe Retailers Asso-
citation, in convention at the Hotel
Traymore to discuss prices.
A. H. Geuting, of Philadelphia, pres
ident, commenting upon report from
Washington that Congress had ordered
or was about to order an investigation
of the retail shoe trade specifically,
made this declaration.
"Retail shoe dealers of the United
States represented in this association
fear no investigation. We have nothing
to conceal, now or at any other time.
We stand ready to place ourselves un-
reservedly at the disposal of Che gov
ernment, as we did during the war, for
the working out of any practical plan
designed to solve the price problem"
Officials issued sweeping denial Of
reports that shoes during the coming
winter are to sell from s25 to $50 a
pair.
"Thesc statements are absolutely
Philadelphia. "As matter of fact, the
bulk of the shoes retailed in the United
States the coming winter will be sold
at from IS to $12 pair. There will
be higher priced shoes. of course, but
the average purchaser will pay from
So to SIP.
at is perfectly evident to the retail
dealers that they are being made col
lectively the goats of political sit
witt ".
afraid Of any investigation that is fair
and under the right auspices. We are
satisfied that the most searching in
vestlgation will show there is no profit
eering on the part of the shoedealer.
"This association will take the stand
that it is not only unfair but absurd to
charge one branch of one industry with
profiteering when it Is conceded that
high prices arc universal and that
for this condition."
After conference between j. A.
Goldberg, chairman Of the styles COM
mittee, and the directors and national
officers, Secretary Mirkil was author
lied to inform the retail trade through
Philadelphia headquarters that all
freak styles in footwear will be
eliminated for the sepring season Of
1920 in the interest of curbing prices.
ne entire style programme Will
be formulated with view to elminat-
ing duplication of styles and all other
conditions contributing to avoidable
ccSts,' it was announced.
Instead Of the almost innpmerable
colors prevailing in footwear prior to
the war, shoes for the spring season
q 1920 will be made up in but nine
shades Retailers are cooperating di-
rectly with manufacturers to simplify
the output wherever possible.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-22
France Sails With
ZOO Passengers

On her first outward voyage as a
passenger steamer since the war, the
French liner France sailed for Havre
yesterday with $40 first cabin, 43O
second cabin and 900 steerage pasen-
gers aboard
William H. (Big BilD Edwards, COL
lector of Internal Revenue, left on the
France for his first voyage to Europe
on months leave of absence from
his work. in the interest of the Red
Cross. He said he viii. visit the devas-
tated regions of France, look over the
battieiields and generally inform him
self OF conditions abroad, preparatory
to taking part in the coming drive Of
the Red Cross.
A ltt.e more than ten years ago.
August 9, 1910, Mr. Edwards, then
.eanlns Commissioner, accom-
panied the late Mayor William j. Cav
~ ~ the per. just as he finished
bidding the Mayor goodby and was
turning away from the Mayor. who was
standing on the promenade deck of the
halSer Wilhelm der Crosse, James j
Gallagher, discharged city empioye,
hred bullet at the Mayor and wounded
him. Mr.. Edwards knocked. ,ne assassin
down.
81 have never been on an outgoing
ship since that time" the Collector
said.
The Princess Murat, who was for
merly Miss Helena Stallo, left for her
home in Paris after a stay of a month
IN New York and Newport. Prince
Murat accompanied the princess to the
pier Pressure of business, ne said,
prevented him from going abroad with
her at this time.
A. K. Macomber, owner of a strinc
Of thoroughbred racehorses, left for a
short trip to France. His horses are
~" Facing at Deauville, France, where
Mrs. Macomber is staying. Waclaw O.
Gorski, stepson of Ignace Jan Pade-
rewski, Polish Premier, and Mrs. Cor
ski, sailed to visit the Premier at war
saw. Mr. Gorski also is taking over
valuable documents to the Polish gov
ernmentA
Others on the France were N r.
Weber, vice-president of the Ohio
Cities Gas Company, and a party of
hfteen specialists, who are going to
France and England to look over the
field Tor the introduction of the com
pany's oil products, and Sonora Her
nandez PorteIa, wife of the secretary
of the Cuban Legation at Brussels.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-22
Leather Exports Rise as
Imports of Hides Fall

One of the reasons for the present
high prices asked for hides, leather
and shoes is found by comparing ex-
port and import figures for the fiscal
year ended June 80, 1919, with similar
figures for number of years previous.
Imports of all kinds Of hides and skins
have fallen off, in some instances to
less than a third of what they were
prior to the war, while exports of fin
ished leather and shoes show a re-
markable increase.
Statistics compiled by "The Shoe and
Leather Reporter" show that imports
of calfskins have steadily declined
from 20,359 1886 pieces, valued at $685.
530,a in 1913, to 975,942 pieces,
valued at $4,174,541, for the last year.
The imports Of cattle hides amounted
to 7,8l4,659 pieces in 1913, valued at
S46,298, ,964; last year imports totalled
5,697,9 1881 pieces, valued at S6O,324 1852.
From this it will be seen that while
we imported 100000 fewer hides in
1919 than in 1913, we paid about S14,-
100000 more for them Importation
of goatskns, when compared with the
quantity brought in during 1913, also
show a decrease in quantity and an
increase in value. In 1913 there were
imported 96.250,305 pounds, worth $24,-
79O,417, while last year the 89OO4,52S
pounds imported were valued at $751;
226,389.
summary of the total imports of
hides and skins shows that in 1913
there were imported 572, ,19669O pounds,
valued at S117,3S6.174; last year 448,-
141,726 pounds, valued at $149 ,2S8 ,544,
were brought into the United States
Exports from the United States over
the same period show a steady in
crease despite embargoes here and
abroad In 1913 the quantity of calf
leather exported totalled 9,765,16S
square feet, valued at s2392, 2,s61; last
years31, ,133,057 square feet, worth S17,-
III, ,6S2, were exported. Exports Of
shoes increased from 1O,3O4,794 pairs,
worth SIS, S,196, 1885, in 1913, to 1857
4o4 pairs, valued at $50, ,506,9S6, in 1918.
Exports of sole leather amounted to
71,881,412 pounds, valued at S21,351,- :
434, in 1918, to S2,961 1922 pounds, worth
S36. .825.842 last year
With the further removal of embar-
goes abroad exports will probably show
a big increase. Sooner or later the
blockade against the Central Powers
will be removed and demands for
leather and shoes from this quarter
are expected to run heavy
New-York tribune., 1919-08-22
British Customs Cut
Effective Sept. l.; List of Arti-
cles Benefited Is
Announced

LONDON, Aug. 21.-Imperial prefer
ence goes into effect on September /.
Inc commissioners of Customs have
issued list of articles produced in
the British empire to which preferen-
uad rates are applicable as folloys:
lea, cocoa, coffee, chicory, currents,
dried and preserved fruits, sugar, glu-
cose' molasses, saccharine. motor spirit
and tobacco pay five-sixths of the full
rate of duty; motor cars, musical in
struments, clocks, watches and cine
matograph films, two-thirds; wine, not
exceeding 80 degrees proof spirit, so
per cent; wine exceeding 80 degrees
IS 2-3; unbottled still wines. SO per
cent
On spirits preference will be given
by means of increasing the duties on
spirits not produced in the empire by
shillings pound on perfumed
spirits, 8 shillings 4 pence a gallon on
liqueurs, and half crown per gallon
on spirits of other descriptions.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-22
Plan Trade Excursion
To South America
Concerns in the Mississippi Val
Icy Seek TO Expand Ex-
port Activities

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Aug. 21.-A visit
TO Latln-American countries by Missis-
sippi Valley concerns interested in
taking advantage of new trade condi-
tons since the ending of the war and
to include representatives of Chicago,
St Louis, Memphis, Cincinnati. New
Orleans and many inland cities, is
planned for this fall and winter. Not
less than 300 commercial, financial and
business establishments are to be reD-
resented
1t is proposed to make an extensive
trip to ascertain by personal obserya-
ton the business conditions and posi-
blllties in South America and how the
Mississippi alley can best develop its
trading interests with the Latin states.
The movement was started by the
New Orleans Association of Commerce,
which already has delegated a commit
tee to interest other similar organiza-
tions and which also has taken up with
the United States Shipping Board the
question of obtaining a vessel for the
trip
1t is the intent to start about Novem-
per, on tentative itinerary that will
Saa. sake the delegati0n to Cuba. Jamaica,
Santa Domingo, Haiti, cities in Vene-
zuela, Colombia, Panama, Ecuador,
Peru, Chile and back through the
Panama Canal.
1t is quite certain from local in
formation, that Memphis and St. Louis
VIII be we'll represented and assurance
mas been obtained that Chicago and
Cincinnati will likewise send number
OF representatives. The proposal is Of
especial interest in the lover Miss;s-
slppi Valley because of recent an
nouncement and assurance that river
transportation is to be much improved
as tar north as Memphis and st. Louis
and likewise because of rapid devaIo-l
ment of livestock and agricultural pro.
gress In the lower valley country.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-22
Commodities
Cotton

The attention of tho cotton trade seemed
to be shifting from unsettled outside con-
ditions to renewed consideration of tho
crop outlook during, yesterdays trading.
situation, unsettled labor. conditions and
such matters seemed to be losing their in
nuence owing to the reduction in specua-
i've noIa'ngs. and when shorts attempted
70 cover they found comparatively few
contracts for sale around the ring.
Reportssof excessive rains In the South
STIMULATED the demand from this source.
and December deliveries sold up to 81 SO, or
lo7 points above the closing price OF We'd
nesday and 127 points above Wednesdays
low level. That position closed at 3lsO
with the general market closing steady at
an advance of rs to 90 points for the day.
factor Iss he ssqnF bsrs hns
heavy selling of cotton on the previous
DAY owing to the weakness of exchange
ported during the morning seemed to be
niue more than fuctuation 1t had a
sentimental influence. First prices were
sold some 6b to rs points above Wednes-
oay final figures. There realizing
enough at this level tot some irregu-
larity, but otherwise the market was under
pressure, and it seemed that the con
tinued complaints of insect damage to
crop prospects were rendering recent sell
showed renesed strength. reaching the
highest levels OF the day in the late trad
ing when active months sold "a to 107
points net higher. The close was several
points of from the best under realizing.
No Improvement was reported In the
demand demand from exporters or domestic trade
interests. There was buying OF Oc-
tober attributed to houses which
were heavy sellers of October several days
ago and were supposed to be replacing
hedges IN later months for Japaneses ac-
count. On the whole, however, the bulk
OF the demand was supposed to como
from Wall Street and Western sources
and to represent covering belief that
speculative long accounts had been we'll
liquidated and a considerable short inter-
est accumulated which might cause a
sharp advance should the crop news be-
come worse or should there be i'm
provement in foreign exchange. In respect
to the latter there were rumors late in the
day that stabii2ng measures might be an
nounced in the near future. Exports for
the day were 30.59l bales.
The market for spot cotton at New
York was> steady at an advance of rs
points to $3.50 for middling. but no sales
were reported.
Range OF prices follow:
New-York tribune., 1919-08-22
Argentina's Ouebracho Exports

Exports Of quebracno extract from
Argentina duringthe first nine months
of 1918 reached 7,735 tons. with sn
actual value Of $s,977.9o0 compared
with exports of 5S.675 tons, worth
50, ,967 900, during the corresponding
period of 1917. These figures. COM
piled by the Tanners Council of Amer
ica, show that of the total amount ex-
ported 41,730 tons went to the United
States, 1880 tons went to England,
1880 tons went to France, 8,740 tons
went to Italy and 1880 tons went to
Japan.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-22
Butter, Cheese and Eggs
Butter.-Receipts were o.1ss packag

Butter.-Receipts were o,1ss pncka =, &c s. 5,
57Iac extras. 03 score, sc u 066hc; frsts.
SS to 81 score, 5211 q SIC: seconds 83 to 81
score, 60952c' iowsr grades. 4s 4 g49H
unsalted higher tnan extras eo@SoMc
62@54c; state dairy. tubs, finest. 55M " %
66c; good to prime. b1@65c: common to
fair. 460boc; renovated. firsts. 6o@61c
lower grades, 56Qp4sc; ladies'. current
make. firsts. 4sQ49c; seconds, 4e % 47c;
lower grades. 43045hc.
Cheese: Receipts were. 2.2o2 boxes.
State whole mills fresh flats colored or
white, lb, 8oh Qp31c; average run, 1914 @
ials. whites or colored, so1a apa1c; average
twins, fresh. 300D31c: Single Daisies. col
ored or white, 81 u @32c: Double Daisies.
colored. fresh 2sN 931hc; Young Ameri-
cas- fresh. 34@34sc;o Canadian. ched-
specials. 22Q2so; primo to choice, 1870 zoe ;
fair to good, 14@17c; lower grades, 701sc.
Eggs--Receipts wore 1928 cases. Fresh
gathered. extras. dozen. 54065o; extra
hrsts. b106Sc; firsts. 47Q5oo; seconds AZ
T4ss a 1nder grades sG@ado dirtles e No.
grades, 26@sac: refrigerator, nrsts. buy
ers assuming charges 40047o; seconds
~ q 46c; state, Pennsylvania and nearby
Western. hennery whites. fine to fancy, 81
@esc: fair to prime. 5o@s5c; gathered
Coast whites express. SIC: freight, $50
62c; other Western and Southern, gath
cred whites. As 065c; state. Pennsylvania
and nearby .hennery browns, fancy, SO 90
graded. fancy. 53W5Gc; fair to prime. As
0i62C
New-York tribune., 1919-08-22
Camphor Prices Still Rising

Prices for camphor' in the local
market are advancing daily because of
the limited shipments arriving from
Japan. The 2h-pound slabs are now
quoted at $3.50 to s3.1o a pound, in
contrast to pre-war price of so cents
pound. No relief is in sight, dealers
say, as the industry in Japan has re-
celved such hard blows during the last
!nree years that government Subsidy
is now being extended. Workers have
been drawn into wartime industries
the best trees on the island have been
utilized, and the necessity of going into
forests inhabited by savages in order
to procure new trees has made the
gathering Of camphor gum a dangerous
undertaking.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-22
Ordnance Department
To Sell Cotton Linters
Nep York !

Nep York Tribune
Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21.-Director Of
Sales Morse announced to-day that the
ordnance department is negotiating for
the sale of the entire present surplus
partment, consisting of approximately
100000 bales of munition linters, 90 1000
bales of mattress linters and $4,000
bales of bleached linters. On May 90
last the War Department announced
the sale of this same stock of linters
to the Cotton States Products Corpora
tion, II Broadway. New York City.
That corporation has been unable to
fulfil its contract obligations, Director
Morse said, and the surplus has been
placed again on the market.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-22

Southern Spot Markets-Dallas steady
IS points higher, at Boise Sales, nil
Galveston, steady, 25 points higher. at 31c
Sales. 45o. New Orleans quiet 20 points
higher at 30.3Sc. Sales 8S5. Savannah,
nominal. unchanged at, 31.25c Sales nil.
Baltimore nominal. rs points lower. at
So5oc. Sales, nil. Augusta. quiet. ur-
changed. at 3oc. Sales. As. Memphis,
nominal, unchanged, to S2.50c, Sales, 400.
st. Louis, steady, unchanged at 33c. Sales,
nj. Houston, quiet rs points higher at
3lc. Sales, 1.737. Little Rock quiet. un-
changed, at SIC. Sales. 217.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-22
Army Nurse Corps Will Be
A Permanent Institution

WASHINGTON, August 21.-An-
nouncement was made from tho ofice
of the Surgeon General this afternoon
that the Army Nurse Corps would be
reestablished on permanent basis
and that reserve nurses at all the sta
tlons would be given opportunity
to join the corps.
Nurses appointed in the regular
corps with the understanding that
they would be required to serve for
the period of the emergency only soon
will be entitled to discharge upon ap-
New-York tribune., 1919-08-22
Petitions in bankruptcy

Petitions in bankruptcy filed yesterday
In United States District Court were as
follows:
LlNDERs- & CO. INC-An
Involuntary petition against Linders-A cl-
hart q Co., Inc, l8S Washington Street.
does not give liabilities and assets. Prin-
cipal claims are: Atlantic Packing Com
pany. s2,46S; ]. Louis E. Costello, $1,000
William F. Allen s. Co., $s.455. Fraser.
S,peir & Meyer, 20 Exchange Place. are
the attorneys.
JOHN CASA voluntary petition by
John Gass 81 Mount Hope Place. Bronx,
shows liabilities Of $25.4 and no assets.
Principal claims are: Barbara DIVA,
$s.s64; Berenieoe Barlow. $7.7s1 Cutting
Larson Company. $1,000; John Klein
Wagon Works, $3.o57 Charles Weishaupt.
800 Broadway Is the attorney.
Assignment
The Markley. Trading Company. Inc,
dealinx In mill and factory supplies at
20 West Broadway, has assigned for the
benefit of creditors to Irving Rosenberg,
fhe company was Incorporated in 1913,
with a capital stock OF $4,000. Joseph
r. Marlkley is president.