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The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-07-01
LORENA

Not much of the wheat is ripe
enough to cut with the header.
Harvest hands seem to be plentiful
in this neighborhood.
R. L. Hills father came from Ills.
for several days visit with relatives.
He is brother of Geo. Hill.
Mrs. F. c. Smith, d. A. Harris and
wife and Mrs. C. Davis and Mrs. Leas
visited U. w. Kent's last Thursday
and called at C.'B. Evans in the af-
ternoon. Mr.. and Mrs. Harris lived
near Lorena a few years ago but are
now at Forgan.
Fred and Erma Elliott who have
been visiting relatives and friends
near Altus, Okla, returned home last
week.
Mrs. Minnie ]. Grinstead will
preach at Independence church next
Sunday morning and evening and ar
rangements are being made to have
her preach for several months at In
dependence.
Mrs. c. F. Stephenson's uncle, a
brother of Mrs. Maricle, is visiting at
the Stephenson home and will help
in harvest then go to Efkhart to visit
the Marbles
Marv Sealey of Liberal is helping
Mrs. c. B. Evans with harvest work.
Come to s. S. and church next Sun
day.
Miss Bessie Crisswell and sister,
nieces of Mrs. F. Groves are spending
the summer at the Groves home.
Their home is in Illinois.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-07-01
NOT WANTED IN FORD COUNTY

The Dodge City Globe of recent
date, has the following to say re-
garding undesirables in Ford Co..:
Last night the representatives of
the different labor unions in Dodge
City expressed their disapproval of
the Nonpartisah League YIN a set of
resolutions adopted at meeting of
the Central Labor Union. The Union
representatives also stated that at the
beginning they had had a wrong
view of the matter and that if the
situation had been understood by
them at the time it is more than like
ly they would have joined the Ameri-
can Legion boys in Kidding the COM
munity of the organizers. The reso-
lutions were signed by the represen-
tatives of different unions.-Meade
Globe News
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-07-01

Leo Hall and wife were up from
Forgan Sunday visiting at the Harry
Malone home.
Mrs. L. A. Forester of Kansas
City visited her mother, Mrs. W. S.
Knight near Tyrone.
Mrs. Ethel Foist of Herington is re-
ported as having undergone an oper-
alton for appendicitis the first of the
week.
Mrs. Oma X. Lyle left the first of
the week for her home south of Lib
eral to spend the week.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-07-01
WAS HIT BY CAR

Harry Messersmith while playing
around some cars with other boys,
Thursday afternoon, when a passing
car struck him and knocked him to
the curbing with great force causing
several bruises and scratches. 1t was
narrow escape for him. The acct
dent occurred on Kansas avenue.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-07-01
BIRTHS

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. MILFORD Hos.
kinson, Saturday June 26, boy.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Patter.
son of Hugoton, at the Morrow hos
pital, June 80, boy.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Ginns Of WITCH.
tia, are the parents of boy born last
week
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-07-01
BROKE LEG AT BALL GAME

Dan B. May, the taxi driver, is suf-
fering from a broken leg received
Sunday while watching the ball game.
He was in the lines and as he watched
high ball, failed to see an on-com-
ing catcher whose eyes were also on
the ball, and the catcher struck May
with such force that one of his legs
SNAPPED in two.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-07-01
$25 PER ACRE
FOR OIL LEASE

A farmer living in the Wideawake
neighborhood, 2la miles from the oil
derrick on the Boles' place, was offer
ed S25 an acre for lease Of 40 acres
a few days ago. The farmer refused
the offer.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-07-01
BURNING MATCH CAUSES FIRE

The Pullman Cafe was afire Fri
day morning when some one accident
ly threw burning match behind the
cigar case where it ignited some pa
pers and caused quite blaze before
it was put out.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-07-01

Section 2. That all ordinances or
parts of ordinances in conflict here
with are hereby repealed.
Section 8. This ordinance shall
take effect and be in force from and
after its passage and publication in
the official city papers.
Passed by the Council June %, 1920.
Approved by the Mayor June 2S,
(seaD W. V. GRIFFITH,
Attest: L. L. Holland, Mayor
City Clerk.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-07-01

Mrs. Mark Perrin issued invita-
tons the first of the week for two
parties for this afternoon and this
evening.
The Washington times., 1920-09-01
PUTSCLERKS'
RATING FIRST
Steward Leaves Tomorrow for
st. Louis to Boost
ReCIaSsificati0n.

The subordination OF all special
legislation involving waSas and en-
ployment conditions OF Govornmen
employees TO the report of the joint
commission on reclassif1catton OF
salaries. will be one OF the princi-
pal recommendations TO be made
before the annual convention OF
the National Federation OF Fed
eral Employees by President Luther
c. Steward.
The Washington delegates to the
convention in st. Louis leave tomor-
row. Sessions will be held in the
Planters Hotel. The executive coun-
ell will meet Saturday morning. The
convention proper will convene Mon
day morning and will likely continue
throughout the week.
URGES CENTRALIZED ACTION.
In regard to reclassifcation, which
will be tho biggest issue to be con-
sidered by the convention, President
Steward will say In his annual ad-
dress:
TT Is highly expedient that the
National Federation of Federal EN-
ployes center it's efforts upon broad
Legislative measures of general use
fuiness instead of scattering its en-
ergies in many directions to beneft
various groups, one at time.
I'VE have before US the biggest
piece of Legislation that has ever
been proposed on behalf of Federal
employees. 1t means much more than
the temporary adjustment of indi-
vidual injustices or sporadic attempts
to establish wage scales for groups,
because II will provide machinery for
ready adjustment of all personnel
problems for the entire service. which
at present have been taken up indi-
viduaIly. with different standards and
different practices obtaining In every
branch of the service"
WILL REVIEW YEARS WORK.
President Steward will review the
work Of the year and report con-
siderable progress in the passage of
legislation for the betterment OF the
conditions of the Government EN-
ploye. Among such measures were
the retirement bill and retention
OF the bonus.
Extensive plans will be mapped out
for the procuring of additional leSis
Iation during the next session of Con
gress.
Those who leave for the convention
from Washington tomorrow are:
President Steward. Secretary-Treas
urer T.. ]. Newmyer. Joseph G. Gurley
editor of The Federal Employo."
Delegates from Local No. 2-Presi
dent Burd w. Payne. Urley J. Billel
lStewart z. Blassingham, jeremiah
Connolly, william ]. Hendricks
George A. Hill, Miss Juliette Stebbin
and Van A. Zahn.
|, Delegates from Local No. 1o5-
President Gertrude NJ. McNally, NOR
B. James, Matilda Lindsay. katherin
Tracy and Belle A. Trouland.
Local No. SO will send no delegates
but will convey its credential
through Miss Lindsay Of Local Nc
los. Local No. II, also OF this city
will also send credentials.
The Washington times., 1920-09-01
MAPES winner IN
RACEW|TH WOMAN
Defeats Mrs. Wheeler, Also Man
Opponent, in Michigan
Primary.

Congressman Carl f. Mapes chair
man OF the District of Columbia Com
mittee Of the House, was an easy win
ner in the primary held yesterday in
the Fifth Michigan district, accord
ing to reports reaching his office here
today. He was opposed by Mrs.
Aletha Wheeler. proof reader at
the Government Printing Office, and
Huntley Russell, former land commits
sioner of Michigan.
Another member of the District com
mittee. Congressman James p. Woods.
of Roanoke, Va, will have opposition
in the primary to be held in his dis
trict this month. w. n. Doak, vice
president of the Brotherhood of Rail-
way Trainmen, has been put in the
running by the labor faction. Mr..
Doak has taken a leading part in the
settlement of the so-called outlaw
strikes of railroad workers which
have been staged in various railroad
centers during the past six months,
The Washington times., 1920-09-01
SUES TO WITHHOLD HIS
INSURANCE FROM EX-WIFE
F. A. Sabbs Seeks to Restrain Com
pany from Paying Divorce
81. 900 Endowment.

Because he refused TO assign TO MS
wife the proceeds OF $1,000 endow-
ment life insurance policy, she ordered
him from their home, alleges Fred
erick A. Sabbs, who today fled suit
in the District Supreme Court against
Mary f. Sabbs and the Metropolitan
Life Insurance Company to enjoin
them from disbursing, receiving and
disposing of the policy.
sabbs says they we've married In
this city, June rs, 1903, and lived to-
gether until May 20, 1918. On July
"a, 1908, he says he applied to the
life insurance company for ffteen-
policy for $1,000,
stipuiating the proceeds be paid upon
maturity to his wife, Mary II. sabbs.
He also declares that about year
previous to the expiration of the poll
icy, which occurred August 22, 1918,
his wife commenced to importune
him" to assign his interest In the
policy to her. He refused, he says
and she thereupon ordered him from
their home. He left, particularly as
the house they occupied was owned
hy hts wife's mother"
His wife obtained an absolute d.
vurce from him In Alexandria, Va
June "a last, alleging "wilful doser-
tion for more than three years"
The Washington times., 1920-09-01
PLAN FOR SCHOOL
X OPENING TODAY
Simon Calls First Meeting OF
Board-Van Schaick Ex-
peCted to Attend.

Preparations for school opening on
20 will be made today,
when the Board Of Education meets
at 4 o'clock in Franklin School, the
first meeting since July 1 last. No
important school matters are due to
come up today. the entire meeting to
be devoted to routine.
DR.. Abram Simon, new president OF
the school boand, will preside for tho
first time since his election. DR.
Frank w. Ballou, new Superintendent
of Schools, will be present with rec
concentrations regarding textbooks,
changes In personnel, and plans for
the coming school year.
No recommendation Is expected
from DR.. Ballou regarding Roscoe G.
Bruce, colored assistant superinten-
dent of schools. who, 1t is charged by
the Parents League, is inefficient.
DR.. Ballou will probably issue a state
ment regarding Bruce shortly before
school opening.
John Van Schaick, former president
of the schol board and resigned mem
ber. and DR.. Charles p. Neill, former
member Of the board, are expected to
he present at today's meeting. Van
Schaick, whose resignation has not
been accepted, may sit in at the
meeting.
The Washington times., 1920-09-01
16DA|R|ES TO
KEEP OLD RATE
All But Three Milk Dealers An.
nounce Present Price
Will Continue.

Failure Of the dairy farmers in
Maryland and Virginia to notify milk
distributors in Washington of an ad-
vance in the wholesale price of this
commodity today resulted in sixteen
OF the nineteen dairies announcing the
present price of 10 cents a quart and 8
cents pint would continue indefi-
niteIy.
The remaining three dairymen an
nounced an increase in the cost of
milk to II cents a quart and 0 cents
q pint. These dairymen are: George
Oyster, who is one Of the largest dis
tributors In the city; Wise Brothers,
and Thompson's, 2012 Eleventh street
northwest.
The, wholesale price was due to in
crease 4 cents today, from SO to 40
cents a gallon. No formal notifica-
tion to this effect was received at any
of the sixteen dairies who are not in
creasing the price Of milk.
WHOLESALE PRICE RAISED.
eve are increasing the price of
milk because the wholesaler is charg-
ing us cents more gallon" said
Joseph A. Wise of Wise Brothers, to-
day, This same reason was given by
the manager of Thompson's dairy.
~The milk distributors here are to
be commended" said DR.. Fowler. 81
was confident they would comply with
my request not to increase the price
during September. My Investigations
have proven to me that there is no
Justification for a raise at this Tina
The milk served by the three dairy
men who raised the price is of a good
grade, DR.. Fowler said today.
There is a possibility Of some deal
ers increasing the price in the event
they receive a notification from the
dairy farmers of a raise in the whole
sale price. This. however, is unlikely.
Dr. Fowler says he believes they will
make no change until at least Octo-
Der l.
The Washington times., 1920-09-01

simultaneously with this report, dis
patches received by The Times TODAY
from Baltimore state that Capt. Will
liam II. Foxwell OF Baltimore, was
found dead Monday night aboard his
schooner, the William H. French, from
q gunshot wound.
A negro, Allen Jones: q woman. Net
tie Clark, and her son, Thomas HOG,
who are said to have been on tho
schooner. are being held for the COM
rnonwealth's attorney OF Lancaster
county, Virginia. According to tho
dispatch, n coroner's jury yesterday
held that Captain Foxwell had been
shot by some person unknown to the
fury, but this verdict, II is said, was
not unanimous, several Jurors being
OF the opinion that he had shot HIM
self
SAW WOMAN AND CHILD.
1--WE were passing vidon creek,
about eighty miles down tho river"
said Captain Bailey todsy, when we
The Washington times., 1920-09-01
METAL PLANE
DROP KILLS z.
Max Miller, Of Hobart Place,
Loses Life In Explosion Of
Gasoline Tank.
WIFE HAS PREMONITI0N
Farmhands See Machine as It
Becomes Unmanageable at
Low Altitude.

Two air mail service men, one {
washing tonian. were burned to death
by a gasoline explosion in an all
metal aeroplane, on the New York
Chicago route at New Vernon, near
Norristown, N. j., this morning.
The dead are Max Miller. pilot. 1904
Hobart place, Washington. and Gus
tav Rierson. mechanic, Troy. Idaho.
The plane left Hazeihurst Field.
Mineola, L. l.. at 8 o'clock this morn
ing. Farm hands on the estate Of r.
II. Thomas. former president OF the
New York Stock Exchange, near Nor
ristown, saw the machine flying at a
low altitude and noticed that II seem
ed to become unmanageable. The
pilot had just lodged a tree. a mo-
ment later IL fell, and there was q
burst OF flame. as the gasoline tank
exploded. The two occupants we're
pinned beneath the machine. and their
bodies burned beyond recognition.
The first person in Washington to
know that Miller was one of the VIC
Tins was his young wife, Mrs. Marie
Thomas Miller, daughter OF J. Ed
wards Miller. of 1904 Hobart place.
Mrs. Miller has retained her positin
as clerk in the Postoffice Department,
which she held before her marriage.
When the first bulletin came from
New York. saying that two unidenti-
fled men had been burned In the
plane. 1t was received by Mrs. Miller
"Max was flying this morning" she
exclaimed. II must have been his
plane"
y Office associates sought to assure
Aer to the contrary; but Mrs. Miller
was not convinced. She continued
at her work, until another bulletin
arrived, giving the names. Then she
was sent home in an automobile
Mmembers of the family said she was
unable to discuss the. accident.
Miller was the best man who
ever sat in an air mail plane" said
Otto Praeger, Eecond Assistant Post
master General, in charge Of the air
mail service.
This was Miller's second fre. Last
summer, while flying over Belle
fonte, Pa, his plane ignited while
he was 5000 feet in the air. He made
a nose dive, and the machines speed
extinguished the flames, while he was
still high enough to right himself.
Not daunted by this narrow escape.
he continued in the service. A mem-
ber of the family said this morning
that Mrs. Miller had expressed no
fear of a fatal termination to her
husbands career.
Miller was a native of Christiana,
Norway, and entered the airmail serv-
ice in 1913, just after it was estab-
lished.
At the Postoffice Department 1T was
stated that this was the fourth ffre
in 900 900 miles covered in the serv-
ice.
The Washington times., 1920-09-01
MRS. WILSON'S COSTUME
OUTSHINES ALL OTHERS

Washington women who during the
past few weeks have visited the U.
8. National Museum have been heard
to remark that perhaps "the good old
days" wren't such good old days after
all.
The saying-trite through It may
sound-was uttered with deep con-
viction when the black evening dress,
worn by Mrs. Woodrow Wilson at the
Pan-Americen ball and recently con-
tributed to the museum, was COM
pared with the dresses OF Mrs. Thorn
as Jefferson and wives OF other
presidents on exhibition at the mu-
scum.
For comfort-solid comfort--the
modern woman says, she'll take the
low-cut dress of Mrs. Wilson every
day in the week in preference to the
high-collared gowns worn by wives
OF presidents OF the olden days.
And whether II Is prejudice in IA
vor of prosent-day styles or not, II
cannot be denied that the costume OF
Mrs. Wilson is one OF the most beau
tiful in the entire collection. The
gown In fashioned of black velvet,
with Jet trimmings. and is lined with
electric blue silk.
The Washington times., 1920-09-01

in the country, for self-protection,
carried large stocks, because they did
not know when they would be able to
replenish their supplies and the prices
were steadily mounting. 1t was i'm.
perative that they carry large sup
plies. both from the standpoint of
supply and prices.
High prices and high WAGES con-
tribute to prosperity, another mer-
chant said, and as long as the prices
keep within the reach OF the high
wages no one suffers.
Bankers say the people in Washing
ton are we'll supplied with money.
Many of the savings Institutions are
enjoying the most successful year OF
their existence. due. they say, to the
thrift lessons the people learned dur
ing the war.
The Washington times., 1920-09-01
|Pue Killed Captain Is,
Hail From Riuer Boat;
Find Body, Hold Negro

Declaring that while his boat was passing another
schooner about eighty miles down the Potomac river Mon
dav negro yelled to him that he had shot and killed his
captain in sefdefense Capt Thomas Bailey of the water
melon schooner bugeye Thomas Kirby at the Eleventh
street wharf today reported the incident to police head
quarters He said he passed this boat the name OF which
he did not make out.
The Washington times., 1920-09-01
DRVEON
.CHANCECARD
Police Make an Arrest In Cam.
paign to Curb Lottery
Scheme.

with one arrest at the Interior De-
partment this morning and moro ar
rests promised, Detectives Embrcy
and Thompson have started a clean
up on the "chance card" business In
Washington. The opening OF cam
paisn against the punch board agents
takes the cap of u secret ipvestiga-
ton which has been under way Tor
some time.
Sol Abraham Himelfarb. of 800 Flor
Ida avenue north west, was taken into
custody by Detective Thompson few
minutes before 8 o'clock. In his pos
session, II Is alleged. was found some
Of the chance cards. He was taken
to headquarters and questioned. He
gave his occupation as salesman,
but Is alleged to have admitted en-
gaging in the punch board business.
He Is thirty years old.
Complaints of these dkalers in
"chance cards" have been reaching the
police for some time. 1t 10 alleged
that these salesmen have been visit
ing business buildings and Govern
ment departments with their cards.
These cards were numbered according
to the value of the prize. Each num-
Der bore a girls name, and a girls
name was under the stamp on the top
of the card. This name was the win
ner.
The promoters" are alleged to have
urged messenger boys and other en-
ployes to take the cards. your girl
will win; pick her." Is the way they
operated. according to detectives.
Prizes such as razors. manicuring
sets. cameras. and the like, were
given.
The dealings are expected to stop
with more arrests.
The regulation under which the
prosecutions are to be made Is Sec
ton S63, of the District code, under
the heading. "Offenses Against Pub
lie Policy" The passage reads:
III any person shall within the
District, keep, set up, or promote, or
be concerned as owner, agent. or
clerk. or in any other manner. in
managing any policy lottery or policy
shop, or shall sell or transfer any
ticket, certificate, bill. token. or other
device purporting or intended TO
guarantee or assure to any person or
entitlc him to q chance of drawing or
a prize to be drawn In any
lottery, or in the game or device
known as policy lottery or
policy, or shall, for himself or an
other person sell or transfer, or shall
aid in selling, exchanging. negotiat-
ing or transferring a chance or
ticket in or share of ticket in any
policy lottery or any such bill, GER
tificate, token, or other device, he
shall be fined not more than fve
hundred dollars or be imprisoned not
more than three years, or BOTH
The Washington times., 1920-09-01

case. He Is being assisted by Detec-
tive Stanley Gingell, of Rockville.
The officers believe II possible that
the robbers had visions of a big haul
when they carted the safe so many
feet after having frst robbed a tool
shop to get the tools to break into
the drug store and to force the bars
of the window through which the safe
was lifted.
1t Is recalled that Sandy Spring.
where safeblowers last May blew n
bank safe and got away with s150000
In cash and securities. is only n few
miles from Silver Spring, the scene
Of the Monday night robbery.
II Is quite possible, tho police say,
that the robbers who Monday night
took the safe from the silver Springs
drug store were given heart for their
task by visions OF the big Sandy
Spring haul.
The silver Spring drug store has
been broken into and robbed three
times within recent months.
The Washington times., 1920-09-01
RED CROSS MAY
LOSE LARGE sum
Failure to File Claim Likely to
Cost Million Spent on Eng
Iish Hospitals.

Failure to fle a claim with the
United States Government before
June 80. 1919. may cost the American
Red Cross s1.211, ,529.s6. which amount
was spent for the erection OF
hospitals in England during the war.
according to a communication sent to
Secretary Baker today by the Con-
troller of the Treasury, w. w. War
wick.
During the early part OF 1918 war
Department representatives in Eng
land submitted a proposal to the
American Red Cross authorities there
for the establishment OF hospitals
and the Red Cross was informed that
IL would be reimbursed by the War
Department for the expenditures. due
to the fact that military hospital
was required. This plan had the ap-
proval of General Pershing.
The claim was passed upon favor
ably by the Surgeon General OF the
war Department and put in line for
settlement by Secretary Baket. The
claim was sent to the auditor OF the
war Department. through error, VINO
reviewed the case and sent the Red
Cross a notification of disallowance
OF the claim.
Controller warwick today notified
Mr.. Baker, however, that the
auditors action would be reversed
and that the claim would be returned
to the Jurisdiction of the War De-
partment for such action as II may
deem proper under the authority OF
the Dent act OF March ., 1919, which
gives the Secretary OF War full power
to adjust, pay or discharge any agree
ment.
However, attention was called TO
the fact that under the Dent act no
payments are to be made OF claims
not presented before June 30, 1919,
1t appears that the claim OF the
American Red Cross was not pres
ented TO the war Department until
March, 1920.
The Washington times., 1920-09-01

were signaled by a schooner. As we
neared IL negro on the deck yelled
that he had killed his captain and
wanted us TO take him to Wsshins.
ton. There was also a woman and
child on deck. or course, we refused
to take them here, but I reported the
matter to the Washington police, In
case they land here"
According to dispatches, Captain
Foxwell's boat was sailed into Reed
willie, Va, by the negro, who attempt
cd to get in communication with Bal
timore. Captain Bailey today de-
clared that he was sure IL was the
same boat that they passed down the
river.
Captain Foxwell has a son, Howard
Foxwell. who is employed at st. Eliz-
abeths Hospital here. He said that
he had received n telegram from rela-
tives in Baltimore stating that his
father was seriously injured and to
return home at once. He left for Bal
timorc this morning.