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BABERS MEET.

Barber shops will return to the old closing hour of m. instead oi D. III. This was decided at a meet. ing Tuesday night at 22l Main street, when the following officers were installed:
 K. F Owens, president; George Duke, vice-president, c. A. Goshorn secretary and treasurer; J. l.. Free, man, recording secretary; B. M Stephens, guardian; Bert Schooler guide; Samuel P. Puckett, press secretary; c. M. Drake, Everett Garman, Frank Glover, finance com mittee; Charles Beckelheimer, J. R Freeman and c A. Holt, trustees c. A. Goshorn, R. F. Owens, J. T Freeman, J. E. Freeman and Frank Glover, delegates to trade council Mir. Goshorn is serving his ninth term as secretary and treasurer All members of the union attended the meeting.
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byterian Synodical convention al the First Presbyterian church Feb ruary 10 and II. At the weekly luncheon at the Hotel Pines yester- day Chairman c. II. Triplett urged all members to register at once.
 JudGe W. L. Toney urged all mem. bers to give their moral support to officers trying to enforce the law.
 Z. C Alexander asked that the club assist in making the Arkansas Havgood Industrial college com plete success.
 A committee composed of Albert Aleyander, Harvey Gillespie and J s. Wiley was appointed to prepare 2 list of the members of the First Presbvterian church, who do not be- long 10 the clnp. Visitors vester- day were John Mcleod of Minnesota here visitino his son. J A. Mcleod {: Clyde B, Smith. William Nichol Sheriff c. M. Nichol, Alex M. Barrow and Pay West.
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Denies New Army
 Plan Would Cost
 Government Billion

Washington, Jan. 2S.--Chairmar Wadsworth of the senate militar, committee, which agreed to report 1avorably on compulsory univer. sal military training plan, declared , tonight that Representative Mondell of Wyoming. republican leader of the house. was incorrect in his stata- mcnts yesterday that one billion dol lars would be required to adminis- ter the army reorganization bill with it's universal training provs- ions. War department estimates. Chairman Wadsworth said. showed that the annual cost would be ap- 'proximately $100.000,0 900 less than the figure set by Representative Mondell.
 "An examination of the estimates submitted by the war department" said Senator Wadsworth in formal statement, Twill disclose that, under no circumstances will the bill in- volve an expenditure of billion dollars annually or anything like that sum. They show that fol- lowing the passage of the bill, the annual expenditure for the next sue ceeding six years will run as fol- lows:
 1921. S645.379 .000: 1922. $670.630, 900; 1923, S6S0.O07 .O00 1924, $606,- 532,000: 1925, s700,937 ,0O0 and 1926, s692, ,753 900. These figures, the sen nte chairman said, were prepared on the theory that the regular army and national guard would be main- tained at the authorized maximum strength. and without taking into &C., count the enormous. quantities of surplus stocts of equipment now on hand. Absence of adequate training facilities Cor the nttlcEal guard, he added, leads the committee to be- ';s-e however. that instead of the national guard t.tsil,ng 425,O00. asI p,cvided by the senate army bill, it ,.iil r,.i cyceed 1sC flGi.
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PLAN S3OO,0OO HOTEL.

Jonesboro, Jan. 28.--Architect C. A. Edelsvard of Pine Bluff, who has been employed by c. M. Ducker, pro- moter of the new hotel for Jones' boro. is in the city today conferrlng with the Chamber of Commerce. tls plans call for six story structure to be erected at a cost of S300,0oo.
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Naval Hero Drives
 Engine in Italy

Rome, Tuesday. Jan. 27.-Com- mander Rafaele Rossetii, who tor pedoed and sunk the Austrian dread naught Viribus Units in Pola har- bor November 2, 1918, has addressed an appeal to all his colleagues in the navy as we'll as engineers in the service of the government to trans. form themselves into engine drivers Setting an example, he drove an express train from Genoa to Rome today.
 Socialist deputies presented in tho chamber of deputies motion claim ing the right to strike for employe in the public services.
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us: and September, were $2l,271.64 and for October. November and De cember. 1918. the receipts were $3l,- Il2.7G, when the three-cent postage rate was in effect.
 The latest report from the local postoffice IS the largest ever made in the history of the office, officials hero state, excepting the report when the three-cent rate was in ef. feet
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CLEANERS GATHER.

Kalamazoo, Mich, Jan. 28.-The Ancient Order of Cleaners opened it's annual convention here today with nearly 2,000 delegates from IA states in attendance Speakers dealt chiefly with the relation of present industrial and commercial conditions to agricultural interests.
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orocerv car to a corporation in Ida ho and will soon retire from tne gro cery business here to devote ms 'lme thie to the manufacture and sale o1 thls tyne of car. He is planning to nave tbe cars introduced in several other cities. one of which is Macon, Ga.
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OPPOSSE BOLSHEVIKJ.

Copenhagen, Jan. 28.-It is report ed that a Ukranian army of 6OOOO men IS operating against the bolshe- wiki forces in the neighborhood of kamenets Polodolsky. This report comes from Vienna.
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$29, ,777 Received At POstOffice in
 Last Three Months

The quarterly report of the Pine Bluff postoffice shows that the postal receipts for the three months ending December 3l. 1919, are $29. 1f7f0, which includes the sales of stamps, stamped envelopes etc. Re- cepits for the month of July, Aug
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BREAKS FLIGHT RECORD.

Douglas, Ariz., Jan. 28.-Records S for flight between El Paso, Tex, and Douglas, Ariz., 220 miles, were brok- en today when Captain Cecil Sellars, with Lieutenant George R. Usher, made the trip in one hour and ga minutes.
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Local Couple HI of
 Flu in St. Louis

MT and Mrs. l. g. Solomon, who went to St. Louis several days ago. are both ill in that city of influ- enza. according to news received here. Mir. Solomon is buyer for Froug's wash goods department.
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w. 0. w. NOTICE!

To the members of the Woodmen of the world:
 You may obtain any information
 you desire in regard to the new spe-
 cial rates by calling upon o. E. Per
 ", clerk, at Simpson and Webb Fur niture company, 212-214-216 West Second avenue Saturday evening
 from to 9 o'clock. 1-1O-1mo
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SNOW IN MEXICO.

Laredo, Tex, Jan. 2s.---Snow fell n the Mexican state of Mexico Sun day, according to Mondays issue of Tl Universal of Mexico City. which
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declares the temperature went down to freezing, A heavy norther was reported along the gulf of Mexico coast with intense cold in Vera Cruz.
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ran amuck here Tuesday, and have applied to the state department ol ! health for treatment.
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Open Private Homes
 for Delegates to
 Presbyterian Meet

Committees will find places in private homes here for some of the delegates who will attend the Pres
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MAD DOG BITES TEN.

Little Rock. Jan. 2s.--Ten people were bitten by the mad dog, which
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SELLS PORTABLE GROCERY.

F.. E. Moseley has sold his big casl
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-08-12
Southwestern Hardware Will
Build Modern Brick Building
Has Secured Temporary Quarters in Stamper
Block and Ordered Big Stock of Hardware

The Southwestern Hardware Store
was totally destroyed by fire last
Friday night, but the firm is intact,
and before great while will be bet
ter able than ever before to serve the
public.
According to r. A. Evans, mana
ger of he firm, plans are being con-
sidered for the erection of a modern
brick building on the site of the one
burned.
The structure will have frontage
of 70 feet on West Second and will
more than likely be two stories high.
Pendiny the erection of the build
ing the firm will have a temporary
location in the Stamper block on
North Lincoln avenue.
Mr.. Evans says they have $4,000
worth of hardware on the way and
will have several salesmen here with
in few days to take orders for more.
Two cars of implements are now
in transit and they are making every
effort to take care of their patrons.
They are expressing in the most
items at this time and have
received kilograms from several
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-08-12
MATERIAL ARRIVING FOR TRADERS N

of 10-inch casing arrived this week and will be
used in the second well to be drilled by the American Fuel Oil
& Transportation company.
The balance of the material has arrived yet but ii
has been the road time and due almost any day
Today continue to float to additional tests but
yet certain enough at least get definite
information which will warrant the staemen that they
assured and since it is purpose in this column print only
what know be facts, shall wait until know they
are real tests
One of the most encouraging signs of the week is the fact
that many of the oil who when the we'll first in
are returning to the city and occupied.
Several of them be in the hotel obbes and
the streets and their presence would indicate renewed activity
Another good sign the number of geoogs visiting the
city Many of them refuse to be interviewed but it is not
doubted but what they here representing of the
who at the first break of the oil news.
Liberal low ebb the last of the week when the drill
i'm the Traders well stopped of piece of steel
breaking off the bit Some cold feet in evidence and had
bought that market they could have cleaned up nice
pile However the drill started to pounding up the
piece of steel the pessmsc feeling passed and the lease
market went up several notches.
The original boom bursed and development
taking the place of the evered activity the early days
i'm the oil industry That the field will be thoroughly developed
lis longer matter of conjecture the start has been made
which guarantees this and Liberal awakening to this fact
The fact that such firms the American Fuel Oil Trans
portion Co., and E. j. Skaer possibilities here and
spending large in development work. and with the
cellen showing in the Traders WE'LL why
the field should not be popular with all classes of opera
tors.
1t freely predicted and from what have been able to
learn coincide with the opinion that there will be from
fifteen to twenty tests going in the Liberal field within the
next six months.
The excitement of the bringing in of the gasser caused
abnormal market and prices went to unreasonable heights but
the quiet of the past week has had beneficial effect and
brought sellers down to the earth again.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-08-12

wholesale houses, giving them the
preference in the filling of orders.
The vault has been opened and the
records are all in fine shape. This
is a big help to them in getting
things running.
The office force is on the job re-
ceiving money coming to the firm,
and taking orders for repairs and
other articles for immediate use.
While the Democrat reporter was in
the office this morning a gentleman
came in, called for the amount Of
his account and wrote a check for it,
saying that he had not intended to
settle now, but that he had always re-
ceived accommodations from the firm
when he needed it and felt that he
owed it to them to return the favor.
The fire loss was a heavy one to
Mr.. Evans and he feels it keenly,
but he is not wasting any effort in
mourning, and the way in which he
is going about to resume business
confines our first opinion, that the
would still be one Of
the factors in the commercial life of
Liberal.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-08-12

the roof, and even now it is said that
this was the largest single stock of
its kind west of Kansas City.
The firm carried hardware, imple-
ments, furniture, queensware, paints,
twine, cutlery, fencing, and in fact
just about everything needed in the
home or on the farm. In addition
to this well equipped plumbing
and sheet metal shop was conducted.
The firm employed a number of
men and did a great volume Of bust
ness The stock at this time is heavi-
er than usual, as the lines had been
filled for harvest business and the
great building was jammed to the
roof with goods.
The building and stock is total
loss. Not a single item could be
taken from the building, so hot was
the fire, and the dense smoke would
have prevented entrance could the
heat have been braved.
According to Y. A. Naylor, a men,
ber of the firm, Mr.. Evans had ex-
pected to erect brick building with
in the next few years, and it is his
opinion that as soon as arrangements
can be made new building will be
erected on the site and business re-
|sumed.
The loss is a severe one. not only
to Mr.. Evans and other members of
the firm, but to the town and COM
munity. The Southwestern has serv-
ed the people we'll and while it has
been profitable business, such a
heavy loss will take years to recoup.
The tangled mass of iron and steel,
and the smouldering heap of ashes
mark the passing of one of the fore
most business institutions of the
southwest, but no one doubts but
what the foresight and energy which
built the business will result in
modern building which will arise
from the ruins to keep pace with the
forward march of the city and coun-
try.
The garage and machine shop of
the Liberal Auto company is also
Continued on Last Page)
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-08-12
Traders Test Possibly
Nearing the Oil Sand
Formation Not So Hard Shows Evidence of
Sand. Drill May Have to be Stopped
Awaiting Casing

There is little new in the oil game
here today. The Traders No. l on
the Boles is drilling steadily with
little change in conditions, Accord
ing to H. H. McQuigg he formation
is not quite so hard and shows a
trace of sand. This is what he has
been expecting all the time, but now
he fears the drill will have to be
stopped until the six-inch casing is
placed.
This is on the way, but at last
reports had not arrived here.
They are drilling in three hundred
feet of open hole and are getting a
trife nervous. However they are
still drilling and the casing may ar
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-08-12
$4,000 Fire Loss
LAST Friday Night
THREE BUSINESS INSTITUTIONS VICTIMS
OF MIDNIGHT BLAZE. BUT LITTLE
INSURANCE CARRIED,

The most destructive fire in the hstor Liberal occurred
Friday night when flames wiped e Southwestern Hardware
company the Southwest Motor Sales company and the Liberal
Auto Company Garage
The blaze was discovered about II O'Clock and the fire
department summoned but by the time The made and
the water turned e flames had gained such headway hol
the wgter had little effect
The fire sorled in he Southwestern Hardware company
although Gremcn made determined effort This
building corner Lincoln Second As nearly be
ascertained originated he loading dock in The center Of
the building The fire spread in every direction
with rapidly tat startling and precluded all possibility
of savagng any of the stock
The rear doors were o'clock there had been
in that part of the buldngso it is mystery how the
fire started No one can advance idea the origin
The Southwest Motor Sales company occupied part of
the building the only division being section of wire netting,
and there nothing to stop the onslaught of the flames
The Liberal Auto Supply company garage next, and
ablaze, and was a total loss.
By hard work the fire confined to this building and
the offices and sales department adjoining saved
The loss sustained by the Southwestern is estimated at
something like $4,000 for building and stock
Manager j. G. Trnde of the Liberal Auto Company places
his loss $4,000 stock and machinery but says he did
consider the building worth much.
The Southwest Motor Sales Company loss will be around
$1,000 with $4,000 insurance.
Cecil Pierce discovered the fire He passing the
Southwestern building smelIed smoke. Looking about
he tongue c amen the of the building and hastily
called AL Buchanan of the Liberal Auto Supply company
geher they investigated and found the fire already under
good headway
fire alarm was turned in Immediately and in less than
five fire company had line of hose laid
playing the blaze But by this time the whole interior
the building seemed to be abaze and the best the remen
could do to keep the fire confined to the building
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-08-12

The fire was the most destructive
of any that has yet visited Liberal
and almost the entire town was out
to see the firemen battle with the
flames.
There was plenty Of water and the
pressure was all that could be wish
ed for, but the character of the build
ing was such that the flames spread
with great rapidity, and the heat
was so intense that the water was
vaporized, having little effect
The Southwestern Hardware COM
pany. was under the management of
r. A. Evans, he and his mother, Mrs.
T. E. st. Aubyn, owning practically
all the stock. Mr.. Evans is in Colo
RADIO with his family, and it was some
time before he could be located.
The Southwest Motor Sales COM
pany, is composed of Marion l..
Hayes and Roy Lyman. They handle
the Maxwell and Nash cars and
trucks, and had stock of repairs
and tires, and considerable equip
ment for repairing cars.
The Liberal Auto Company garage
was one of the largest in the coun-
try and was full of cars stored for
the night. In the rear was a we'll
equipped machine shop. The business
is owned by a local company and
managed by J. G. Trindle.
The fire last night destroyed some
of the first evidences of the growth
of Liberal. About 1905 B. E.
Blake & Son built the building oc-
cupied by the Southwestern Hard
ware and the Southwest Motor Sales
company. The building measured
162kx140 feet and under it was a
basement 175x100. 1t was of wood
covered with iron. When the struc-
ture was erected it occupied lonely
position and many has been the jokes
at the expense of AL Blake over the
isolated location. At that time it
was the largest building west of
Hutchinson, but it was needed to
take care of the growth of the bust
ness.
Gradually the town grew out to it
and beyond, and the stock piled to
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-08-12
RIG ON GEOUND nom THIPD TFeT ma

within a short time,
standard rig has been Hauled to the Fitzgerald
ranch five miles north and one mile west of Liberal
This well will be known the Skaer No. l. and is being
drilled by E. j. Skaer of the firm of Skaer Skaer
pioneer operators in the Butler county field
The location for the well saked by Carl Brier, well
known geologst of Newkirk, Oklahoma
Skaer Skaer well known operators n Kansas fields.
They completed wells in the past two and half years.
and at this time have two wells drilling in Dickinson
county and one in Saline county.
The Democrat pleased to Mr. Skaer take active
interest in the Liberal field Those who have followed oil
development in Butler county familiar with the part he
played in that field and realize that when he starts propo
sition # will be finished in the proper
This makes the third active test within miles of Liberal
and is but the forerunner of several more.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-08-12

The ice cream social given by the
Ladies Aid of the Hayne church was
well attended by Liberal people.
Some of those who we're out from
here are Miss Minnie Wright, Miss
Effe White, Miss Pauline Hancock,
Chester and Carl Franklin, Mr.. and
Mrs. R. W. Dickerson and Mrs. Dean
who is visiting them. and the Rev.
Eli Walker and family, and Miss
Ferne Ellsasser.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-08-12

rive before they decide to shut down.
Seward County Oil & Gas company
No. 1 on he Sealey is still making
hole steadily.
Leasing is a trife slow, but few
tracts are changing hands.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-06-19
.C0LORED TEAM WILL
REPRESENT RICHMOND

The Richmond Giants, formerly the
Kokomo c. N. BIS, will play their first
game of the season against the Win
chester baseball team at Winchester,
Sunday afternoon.
The Giants as organized are one of
the strongest teams in the state. Sew
eral open games are on the schedule
and fast county and state teams are
challenged.
The Giants will represent Richmond
as a road team and will play here
when the Richmond Eagles are on the
road. Sundays game against Win
chester will furnish proof Of their
strength.
Manager Cooper, s04 North Thir-
teenth street, says that applications
for games are to be made to him. The
lineup that will oppose Winchester
follows: c. Mitchell, SIS; Shumake,
3D.; Mitchell, 1b.; J. Lynch, IT,; C.
Cooper, CT. Burnett, RI; Christman,
Oh; E. Knox, c.; F. Mitchell, p. Avery,
Speaker and Saines are extra players.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-06-19
DELEGATES CHOSEN
FOR s. s. CONVENTION

A number of Richmond Sunday
school workers are TO attend the an.
nual state Sunday school convention,
TO be held in Charlottesville, Ind,
June 81, %, % and "a.
Several churches have appointed
delegates to attend. All members are
urged to attend, however. Richmond
not only is an active Sunday school
center, but has also had one Of her
citizens, <. II. Hasemeier, as asso-
citation president for the past year.
He will preside at several of the
sessions at the convention, and will
give the response to the greeting Of
fered the association by the mayor OF
Charlottesville, at the general session
Tuesday morning, June %.
Those reported Saturday as dele
gates include: Rev. z. Howard Brown,
pastor of the East Main Street Friends
church; Bradford Harrison, superin-
tendent of the First Christian Sunday
school, and Mrs. w. G. McVey, supec
intendent of the elementary depart
ment of the Sunday school; Edward
Hasemeier, Edward Neuman, Mrs. Joe
Miller, Mrs. Howard Klute. Miss Ag-
mes Meerhoff and Jesse Wiechman.
from St. Pauls Lutheran Sunday
school
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-06-19
SCHMITT, OF WH|SKEY
RING, GETS z YEARS

INDIANAPOLIS, June 19.-In con.
nection with the sentencing by Judge
A. B. Anderson in federal court Friday
afternoon OF the members of the
Evansville whisky ring sworn state
ments were made in court by two
Evansville Republicans, in which they
declared that political Offices in Van
derburg county had been bartered for
the support of Fred Ossenberg, polite
al boss of the colored district in
Evansville, and one Of the men found
guilty and sentenced by the court.
Judge Anderson sentenced Edgar
Schmitt, Evansville chief of police,
and Ossenberg to the Federal Prison
at Atlanta, and sentenced "a others of
the defendants to the Marion County
Jail. with fines; four to the Jail with
out fines; fined II without Jail sent
ences; took the cases of seven of the
men under advisement, and gave Is
others one day in Jail, each.
Schmltt was sentenced to the At
lanta prison for two years and fined
$4,000 and costs. Ossenberg was SEN
fenced to the prison for one year and
one day and fined $1,000 and costs
When attorneys for Schmitt asked
that he be released under the original
bond of $4,000 pending steps toward
an appeal Of the case, Judge Anderson
said the bond would be increased
And l think | shall have to have
Schmitt indicted for perjury" the
court said. He has sat on this wit
ness stand and committed rank per-
jury a half dozen times. Men must
learn that when they testify in here
they must tell the truth"