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The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-04-15

time taken and partly due to the
loss in weight by shrinkage.
1t has been time and time again
demonstrated that hogs can be hauled
to market by motor truck with a
great saving of time and energy,
and this is especially true when the
hauling is done by pneumatic-tired
trucks, where shrinkage is reduced
to the very minimum.
Most stockmen use a tarpaulin in
the warm weather to shade the ami
mails and protect them from the heat,
and this, in addition to the shorter
length of time taken, delivers the an
imals at the market in a much better
condition.
Trucks are making it possible, al
many places, to haul fattened an
finals direct to the slaughter house
from the farm, thus eliminating the
loading and unloading and rough and
irregular feeding that accompany rail
transportation.
The trucks used, however, should
be selected with care in order that
they may withstand the difficult OPP
Grating conditions to which they are
usually subjected in farm work. A
few of the things that are of prime
Importance to the farmer who is Sc
lecting a truck are these:
First-Pneumatic tires, which will
enable the truck to negotiate bad side
roads and lanes, and even go right
out into the field to pick up its load
if necessary.
Second-It should have large en-
CINE, capable of giving the truck
fully loaded, a good rate of speed
when travelling on a highway, in or
der that time may be saved
Third-The truck should be hexi
BILE, because it is not travelling over
paved city streets, and should be cap
able to withstand the weaving anC
straining to which it is subjected il
farm hauling.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-04-15

sustaining; neither are whole cities,
and were communication with the
outside world to be stopped, the peo-
pie in our cities could live for only a
few days.
Most of us eat meat, if we can af-
ford to do it, and here is just one
place where motor trucks are of
great assistance.
All of the livestock raised on our
farms must, in some manner, be dis
tributed to us, and the more direct
the route, the lower the number of
profits that are made by various mid
dlemen, the lower the price to us.
Next to the question of labor,
transportation is about the biggest
factor in the cost of everything. The
stockmen, by the use of motor trucks,
can market their animals much more
efficiently than they could without
the truck. They can sell when the
market is at its best-in other words
at a time when the demand for stock
is the greatest.
But even aside from the cost OF
hauling and the timeliness of motor
truck hauling, there are many other
points which are of Importance both
to the stockman and to us.
eve used to see animals driven or
the hoof to market or to the ship
ping point from the farm-a very ex
pensive and inefficient method, part
ly because TO the great length OF
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-04-15
USE TRUCKS TO COMBAT
HIGH COST OF LIVING
(BY Charles Benoistl

We hear it said from time to time
that the peak of high prices has been
reached, and that henceforth we may
expect prices to decline. 1t may be
we are getting so that we do not be-
lieve it, but whether we do or not,
these are days when people are think
ing more and more about the high
cost of living and the relation of in
come to expense.
Production and more production,
especially of foodstuffs, is the cry
that is sweeping the country.
We all want to see prices go down,
and anything that will help in this
direction should receive our best sup
port.
High prices are not the result of
production, of initiation or any other
cause alone. Many factors enter in,
and one of the big factors is distribu-
ton, which, as our population tends
to become centered in large cities, as
sumes an ever-increasing Importance.
Civilization itself is only the result of
distribution of ideas, goods and ev-
erythng that is used and made by
man.
The individual today is not self
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-04-15
FARM LIFE CAN NOW BE
MADE MORE ATTRACTIVE

without a doubt the government
in calling attention to the increased
use of automobiles and motor trucks
on the farm has laid its finger, in my
opinion, on the one big factor that is
going to not only make farming an
attractive business proposition, but
will increase the number of produc-
tive farms and make life on the farm
more attractive" says M. C. Hays of
the Southwest Motor Sales Company,
dealers in the Nash cars.
"The government schools teach
men how to operate farm tractors
successfully, thus creating new
business or profession, that of the
farm mechanical operating expert,
man who can take hold of hte pro-
duction activities of the farm and
thru the correct operation Of trac-
tors, motor trucks and other motor
driven implements and appliances,
can double and treble the production
and distribution of farm products.
"The automobile insures quick in
dividual transportation from one
field to another on the farm, or from
the farm to the nearest shipping
point or city, and farmers of this
district are enthusiastic over their
ability as equipped now for quick
transportation, to live on the farm
in the city. The motor truck, like
wise, insures economical and depend
able transportation of produce and
live stock from farm to shipping
point or city. With the tractor in
surfing equal efficiency in production
of farm produce, the farmer of to-
day will be the equal of his city
brother in the matter of employing
time, labor and cost-saving equip
ment that not only increases produc-
ton, but makes the actual work
more attractive and remunerative.
without doubt, the farmer of a
few years hence will employ motor
driven equipment nearly on the same
scale that the manufacturer does in
the city, insuring the same benefits,
increasing his products, and decreas-
ing his farm depreciation"
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-04-15

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Arizona republican., 1920-12-15
Revenue Bureau
 Still Auditing
 Returns of 1917
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WASHINGTON. Dec. 14-Methods of raising sufficient revenue to offset the losses through the prospective appeal of the excess profits tax were consid- cred today by the house ways and means committee as the second step to- ward tax revision. The committee at previous sessions has considered the changes in taxes on incomes.
 The days hearing brought from the treasury an estimate that more than a billion dollars" were outstanding in uncollected taxes, most of which, the treasury spokesman, Dr. Thomas $. Ad- ans, said was traceable to inability to audit thousands of corporation re- turns.
 Mir. Adams declared that the rev enue bureau had not yet completed the work of auditing the returns of the year 1917 because of the gigantic ad- ministrative burden of tax collection Majority members of the committed revealed at today's hearing a virtua agreement with respect to the repeal o. the excess profits tax. Their immedi- ate work, if was said, lay in findins a substitute levy which would produc, an equal amount of revenue.
 Although the committee will take III it's regular schedule of hearings to morrow and probably will not reacl tax questions during the day. member said tonight that they expected to con tinue to delve into the intricacies 0 corporation taxation until some tangibl policy is developed.
Arizona republican., 1920-12-15
Farmers Congress
 Asks Legislation
 To Handle Grains

CHICAGO. Dec. A. - The farmers committed of r. appointed by the A,oerIcan Farm Bureau federation to ,nvestigate agricultural marketing conditions. today announced serles ,,f recommendation which 1t urged be ;1cinded in any system used in han diing the country's grain crop. It also adonted a resolution condemning short seIiing and urging congress to enact laws to stop it.
 rho committees recommendations ,.osarding the handling of the grain crop follow:
 Farmer-owned elevator companies and sales agencies to operate on the local and terminal markets of the United States.
 Farmers export companies and sale aeencies to operate on foreign mar lrets for the purpose of handling the exportab1e surplus.
 The grain growers of the United states should. as soon as possible, by ,,,,t1IaI contract or otherwise, arrange for the sale of all grain on the basis of cooperative bargaining.
 That the foregoing shall be carried into effect with the ultimate view oi +he protection of the just rights of tht nroducer and the orderly marketing oI farm products.
Arizona republican., 1920-12-15
BORAH REQUESTS PRESIDENT TO SEEK s YEAR NAVAL BUILDING
 TPLCE WITH BRITISH AND LAPS
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  whether anaresi in 0 reducing armaments" Daniels presented his recon nnnendat maya afford England and Japan will suaq Q the United States  other would pi oR amon
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Arizona republican., 1920-12-15
Missing Ottawa
 Theatrical Man
 Found In Texas
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GALVESTON, Texas, Dec. 14-A tag sewed into a trousers pocket of the man found dead here yesterday, upon which was marked the name U. P. Hammill," tonight was regarded by police officials as definite proof that the dead man was the missing Ottawa, Canada, millionaire.
 All other marks of Identification had been torn off. Initials perforated in the band of the dead mans hat had been torn out leaving a barely dis cernable 'J." In trousers pocket was a handkerchief on which was faintly marked the letter, "H.'
 The contents of the trousers pockets however, yielded three street cal tickets, two of them bearing the name Hull Electric company and one oi the Ottawa Electric company.
 No clue to MT. HammilPs wander nigs since his disappearance was af- forded by the contents of his pockets He is believed to have come to Gal weston from Fort Worth while suffer ing& from loss of memory.
 An inquest was held today by Jus tice of Peace Kapsa, but the verdict was withheld until the coroner car confer with Mrs. Hammill.
 Police authorities, however, ex- pressed the opinion that the Ottawa man died as a result of complications resulting from exhaustion and expo sure.
Arizona republican., 1920-12-15
HARDING DENIES
 SENDING AGENTS .TO LEAGUE NEE l.

MARION, Ohio, Dec. 14.-With his conferences here on an association of nations only fairly begun, President elect Harding let it be known today that he already had gathered informa- tion and advice which greatly encour- nged him.
 Making his first comment on the progress of the consultations, he said they had been "vcry interesting and raUfying."
 It apparently will not be so diffi- cult as some people had supposed" he added, ito find a common ground for agreement"
 The senator would not discuss spe- C!fic conferences or detailed sugges- tions of fan association plan. He indi- cated that he had given considerable agreement not to declare offensive war except in response to a popular refer endum, but he said he could express no opinion on the subject i It is understood that Mir. Harding has felt particularly pleased with the information regarding conditions and l opinions abroad as described to him by Herbert Hoover( Elihu Root and oth- CTS who have seen him here. Still more detailed surveys are to be given him in conferences yet to come. il t<N-AAc teA1ACiA HUI 6i ctlllCti ti4lA slflIOAl others Senator Mccormick of Illinois
 who now is in Europe, will see him
 within a few weeks.
 NIr Harding tonight denied directly however, published reports that Sen
 ator Mccormick was acting as a rep tresentative in conferences with Flu ropean statesmen. The president cleo
 said "he had no agents in Europe. 1T
 the United States CT in any other par
 Of the world"
 Today Nr. Harding saw few callers
 ana held no conferences on the asso-
 citation plan. Gov William c. SprOu Cf Pennsylvania and W. W. Atterbury vice president of the Pennsylyanfs
 railroad, were on his engagement list
 but requested that their appointment,
 be put over until a later date. Tomor- row he will see Raymond Robbins, former leader of the Progressive party , and q member of the Republican ex.
 ecUHye campaign committee iii tn, : 1920 campaign.
 , How long the president-elect vii remain in Marion still is undetermined
 and published reports of a definite pla1
 to move to some southern resort in tn near future all were denied today a i Harding headquarters. Officials san lmany invitations had been received bu l Inc definite action taken. The genera , understanding has been that a south ern trip probably will he taken som ttiLpe il January
Arizona republican., 1920-12-15
ALLIED PO VI: RS.
 MAKE TEMP PORARY.. FOR !. GERMAN CABLES
Cables Wifi Be Operated as at Present, Ens.t Financial Accounts Will Be.T-qualIy Apportioned.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14- Sessions of the international communications conference threatened by disruption several days ago over failure to agree on disposition Of the former German cables, will continue under a modus vivendi adopted today at a plenary ses- sion.
 Representative of France, Great Britain and Japan, in the meantime, will return home to confer with their governments relative to the primary questions at issue, none of which had been settled at the sessions which be- gan here October 8. The ambassadors of three nations will continue the nego- tiations as substitutes for the specially appointed delegates.
 The modus vivendi as drawn up at today's session and made public by the state department tonight, further pro- vides:
 That after January l, the German 1 cables seized by Great Britain and France during the war, win be operated as at present, but for the financial ac-
 counts of the five powers, (Great Brit ain, France, Japan, Italy and the | United States), provided, however, that | in accounting for such operation, the income after deducting operating ex- penses, shall be apportioned in accord
 ance with the e7firal disposition to DC
 made of such cables.
 "That should a final agreement as to disposition of the cables not be reached < by next February 15, the conference shall immediately arrange for new modus vivendi to become effective or or before next March 15."
 1 Concessions making possible today: provisional agreement were understood to have resulted in large part iron pressure brought to bear in the confer. lence, by Acting Secretary of Stat, Davis who last week obtained from tn, senate foreign relations committee as surances of support for the Americal delegates contentious. The Americal
 and Italian delegations were under
 stoodNto have objected to any adjourn ; ment of the conference without som l sort of an agreement.
 } Disposition of the Island of Tap, cen ter of cable communication in the Pa cific, for which has been suggeste Japan be given the mandate as we'll a ] the settlement of the principle insiste Iupon by the United States of equa landing rights upon the island for tn cables of all countries were question : which were left unsettled It wa
 stated today that the eventual disposi ? ton of Yap might be arrived at onl by a settlement entirely independen of the communications conference an l after an examination of the status C
 Japan's title.
 The principal other bone of conten , ton which prevented a settlement . = this time of the disposition of th . former German cables was the refus; e of the French delegates to admit tf !, claims of Italy or the United State r to the German trans Atlantic cab d held by France connecting New Tor
 with Brest.
Arizona republican., 1920-12-15
STEEL TRUST IS
 ACCUSED IF PART IN GOTHAM GRAF I.
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NEW YORK Dec. 14-Testimony that the Bethlehem Steel company, the Unit ed States Steel corporation and manu- lecturers of fabricated steel are block ing building operations in New York and other cities by attempting to force their "open shop" policy upon builders who employ union men was heard to- day by the joint legislative committee Investigating the alleged "building trust"
 Enforcement of the "open shop" prin- ciple in steel construction in New York and Philadelphia, it was testified, is merely the opening wedge" of the sys- tenn which was to be extended through out the country.
 Despite personal appeals to Eugene Grace, president of the Bethlehem Steel company, and Charles NJ. Schwab, the chairman of the board, Paul Starrett pany, and Louis Horowitz, president of the Thompson -Starratt company-two of the largest construction companies in 1 the United States-testified they were unable to purchase structural steel di- rect for erection under union shop con ditions.
 l They declared they had been virtually driven out of the steel erection business because of their employment of union men and have had to have all of their
 structural work done by members of
 the Iron League of New York or the 1 National Erectors' association thus in- creasing the cost Of construction work The committee also began an in- quiry into the alleged combination of bridge builders and structural steel workers organizations - the Bridge Builders and Structural society-which
 includes in it's membership the Amer ican Bridge company, a subsidiary o1 the United States Steel corporation ard the Bethlehem Steel Bridge company.
 c. F. Clifford, secretary of the so- lciety, admitted it's twenty nine mem
 bers had a system of exchanging btd; and that it's book of rules" contained provisions whereby estimates could bC revised to meet outside competition
 He said Vice president Earle Of tn,
 Bethlehem Steel Bridge company, i. head of the society.
 Samuel Untermeyer. the committee counsel, real extracts from the associa,
 tion's minutes showing tha- it haC been supporting the "open shop" move tment.
 A resolution adopted by the asscia. ton was read Into the records by Couu- sel, placing the National Steel FabrlCar. Ors' association on record as being un, {, Ireservedly and entirely II favor ot th, open shop in all tahricating plants
 recommending that the policy Of tn. members of the association should [, } ito adjust their business" so that tn, steel fabricated by them IS erected un der open shop conditions The reSCIU } ton instructed the executive committee 9 to use all influence iH It's power will ] mills, fabricators and factories and 2 business associations 10 bring ahoU
 the above policy.
Arizona republican., 1920-12-15
MAJOR BASEBALL LEAGUES MAKE 25 YEAR AGREEMENT I
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 NEW YORK, Dec. 14.-The National league at it's annual meeting today ex- tended for three years the term of President John A. Heydler and granted to him a substantial increase in sal ary. President Heydler's present sal ary is s10,000 a year and the increase, while it was not officially stated, is said to have been 50 per cent. The additional years will make his present term expire Dec. 31, 1921.
 The new agreement with the Amer ican league, which is to run for 25 years, was adopted and formally signed by each of the eight clubs and President Heydler. The agreement was adopted without even the sugges- tion of an amendment.
 Baseball as an institution has re- sponded quickly and courageously to meet an unprecedented situation grow 1 ing out of the discovery of crooked . 1 ness" said President Heydler, in sub mitting his annual report. "'rhe whole ! governmental structure of the game | has been changed to meet this issue of dishonesty within the ranks and to cope with the gamblers attack from | without. No one need fear of the out come.
 Prior to the 1920 season, our New York club barred two players for the best interests of the game, thereby practically destroying it's pennant chances. The Chicago club dropped another undesirable. and successfully defended a damage. suit brought by this player. The trial was public one, the evidence presented by tho league being of such relentless fore, as to warrant a finding against th, |. player by a jury of his own townspeo pie This verdict for clean baseball proved of far-reaching value.
 "At this time there persist in circu lation rumors having to do with tn probity of several other players. You president has followed up each an, every tangible report of this characte to the end of calling players con ! cerned before him for examination an, preserving records of testimony" The 1920 season, the president said , , proted the most successful in the his tory of the National league, the pal : attendance being more than one mil ! lion in excess of previous season: During the season the clubs used 27. : 924 baseballs. an increase over 19l of 10.24S. This increase was du mainly to the enforcement of the ne7 pitching rules. Mir. Heydler said.
 A constitutional amendment wa adopted which provides that whe waivers are asked on players in waivers may be withdrawn. unde the present rule when waivers ar asked and club puts in a claim fc the player, the transfer must be cor
 summated.
 The league voted to recommend 1
 the new advisory council created UT
 der the new agreement that spit ba
 players now playing in the league !
 permitted to use that delivery unt
 the end of their careers in the lcagu
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Arizona republican., 1920-12-15
SUB CONM| l TEE WILL CU7 HEAVY .|NARDEPARTMENT !. APPROPRIATIONS
Will Close Half of Army Camps and Make Appro- priation for Army of Not More Than 175,000.
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WASHINGTON. Dec. I4-Sharp con flict between congress and the war de partment over the amount Of money to be appropriated this year for the military establishment developed today at the initial meeting of the house sub committee to draft the 1922 army ap- propriation bill.
 Representative Anthony of Kansas. chairman of the ub-committee. pre- dicted that the army appropriation for the coming fiscal year would be cut approximately to $500, GOO. He ad- vocated restriction of the size of the army to 115,000 enlisted men, aban- donment of half of the camps main tained by the war department and i'm mediate sale of the army's surplus sup plies.
 Secretary Baker and Major General March, chief of staff appearing before the committee, urged the appropriation this year of approximately $700.00e.o09 for army expenses. The war depart ment was allowed S392 900 900 for the present year.
 Secretary Baker estimated that the war department would incur deficit of S60000,000 during the present year Of this amount. he said. S3S.000.0oo will be needed for the pay or enliste> men. Chairman Anthony. however said members of the committee were convinced the var departments deficit would total at least s10o, 100000. ! The war department secretary was asked to submit report showing what camps were being maintained and for what purpose they were being used. We must close at least half of our camps particularly those located in more remote districts which cannot b. kept up as cheaply as those closer. to supplies Mir. Anthony said. "It has been shown that it cost much more to maintain troops on the Mexican border than at centralized posts The com
 mittee, for the sake of economy, in tends to provide for the withdrawal of many of the troops now on the border
 Another policy of the committee. Mir
 Anthony indicated. would be to pro
 vide for the full strength maintenance of only two divisions instead of nine
 as the war department favors. The remaining divisions would be main
 tained in slSeletonized form and would
 be increased 10 full strength only ii
 emergencies.
 Immediate sale of between 30.000 ans
 10000 motor trucks now held in re . Iserve was said by Mir. Anthony to b, favored by the committee. z Secretary Baker. in reply to a ques , llons Sdlu me army al present conSisfef of approximately 216,000 enlisted mel sand 14.000 officers.
 Members of the house military com. ! mittee have charged the war depart ment with breaking faith with congress Tn recruiting more than the 1S0.000 mel for which provision was made in tn, 7 army appropriation bill
 This year." said Representative An
 thony. i've will appropriate for an arm
 of not more than 175.000 men and il
 addition will put mandatory provision
 in the appropriation bill of the war de
 partment is not to exceed that number