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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1921-08-18
POOR OLD u s. A.
please omit foweH)

(PleaSo omit HOWeTSD
The awful truth is out
Among the lame, the halt, and the
blind, the U. S. A. is sick toad with
a broken leg and a weak heart.
1t Is only per cent of the worlds
population
And even the world isn't so much,
being only a spark of the sun, and
having one single star competitor
Betelgeuse'' which, alone, is $50, 900
times as large as mother earth.
Poor old u s. A only covers per
cent of the worlds area.
1t only produces IS per cent of the
worlds wheat.
It has but 80 per cent of the
worlds manufacturers.
It must be content with a neasley
IS per cent of the worlds wealth,
and SO per cent of the worlds gold.
It contains in natural resources
the following scanty stores: 40 per
cent of the worlds coal; 40 per cent
| of the worlds iron; SO per cent of
the worlds copper; Sc per cent of the
worlds petroleum.; sc per cent of the
/ worlds cotton; rs per cent of the
! worlds corn; etc. etc.
| Among the miserable one hundred
seven million people the average
wealth is a meager S4,675.OO for every
man, woman and child.
And the terrific, unbearable bur
densome public debt is all of s224.5(
per capita.
j The seriousness of business failures
which seemed to multiply themselve:
| in 1920, is indicated by the fact tina
the total liabilities amounted to one
fifth of 1 per cent of the total wealth
of the U. S.
There are twenty-five million fam
| lies; and there are eight million wag,
| earners among manufacturing ant
mercantile enterprises, etc.
Only five odd million Individual
have had to report for income TIA.
| in addition to million businesse
reporting.
There are only nine million passen
ger automobiles and one million com
mercial trucks.
The number of farms total abou
seven million only average o
one farm to feed three families.
1t takes three hundred and seventy
five million dollars worth of soap a
lone to keep the people in this coun
try clean.
Last year their bill for sweets sue
as candy and ice cream was one bill
lion dollars or ten dollars per capits
They smoke 1--WE used to say che
but now it is +ethey'') seven hundre
million worth of tobacco.
Their perfume and toilet article
bills were seven hundred and fift
nillion-and here again we must sa
FEthey' and not merely "she".
The drug bill was three hundred an
fifty million.
The electric appliance bill was or
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1921-08-18
MRS LINDA HARROD ENDORSES
CHAMBERLAIN'S TABLETS

CT suffered for years with stomach
trouble and tried everything I heard
of but the only relief I got was tenn
porary until last spring 1 saw Cham
berlain's Tablets advertised and pro-
cured a bottle of them from our drug
gist. 1 got immediate relief from that
dreadful heaviness and pain in the
stomach after eating. Since taking
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1921-08-18
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to publicly express our
sincerest thanks to our many kind
friends and neighbors who gave US so
much assistance, sympathy and flow
ers at the time of the death of our
beloved husband and brother, Ernest
G. Mensing-, Such acts of kindness
will always be remembered.
Mrs. E. G. Mensing and family.
Mrs. Thurman PhareS.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1921-08-18
See Hoch at Hays TO

See Hoch at Hays Tor monuments.
Quality first consideration Adv 16.
For SaleATwenty-one lots improv-
ed with buildings, fruit trees, fenced
and broke out. Price $4,000, part
time-Chas. Moore, WaKeeney, Kan
sas adv. 23-3tp.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1921-08-18

billion two hundred and fifty million
The bread and fancy pastry bill |
was billion
five million to pass the movie ticket
window
1t certainly is a tough world
The improvidence of our people,
especially, is appalling.
There are only $3.50 900 depositors
in saving banks In other words,
only one person out of every two
families has "a savings account
According to a survey by the bu-
reau of labor, Washington, D. c.. the
condition of unemployment right now
! is terriblei Almost 81 per cent of
the population of this country are
now out of job Replies to govern
nnent questionaires on this subject re-
veal that the majority of these are
out of employment until they agree
i to a more equitable wage adjus tment-
In the busiest of all busy times
| during the war, the unemployed a
mounted to only 1 per cent
When you stop to think that ID 4
per cent of our voters are scratching
their heads, now, waiting for job
to knock them down and apple pie
salary to smash on their dome and
teach them the Ike Newton of grav-
. ity it certainly does seem serious.
Probably some OF them won't land
a job again until they decide they've
got to WORK.
The trend of times is very unfair
to those who would have success, cas-
lily and quickly. Business success,
they say is much like married life; the
| first twenty-five years are the hard
est, and after that we ether become
, accustomed to it or resign. And, by
gosh, of we can't become led
to it we ought to resign.
. Maybe everybody will stop eating
Maybe they will stop wearing
things. sometimes it looks like it. }
Maybe they will stop coming and
/, | gong; planning and building; or think
ing and doing Maybe they will stop
breathing all of sudden.
But a look around must convince
the a-pessimist that we are, or
an average ,disgustingly healthy, vor-
f | aciously ambitious and content only
E | with better things not worse.
Come out of it old scout.
~ Three punctures in succession make
: the whole trip sour. But look bacI
: fifty niles, not five nniles-and SCI
| if it hasn't been a pretty nice ride
, | after all We can't coast down hill
after all. We can't coast down hill
forever, without landing in oblivion
;, Business never yet has died. It i
nowrunning 80 per cent of its peal
volume. Ideal business condition
would be somewhat around 90 pc
$ cent of that peak volume. But evel
y during the worst panic we ever ha
y in 1872 that volume of business onl
dropped to 70 per cent of par.
q Don't let the drowning swimme
get the deadlock on you Crack hir
re on the bean, if necessary, and he'll
. pull him to shore. 'tSink or swim, 1iv
: or die, go ahead bust" Patric
n Henry used to say.
HARD TIMES are not coming
iii Just SOFT TIMES goin.
iii "a per cent of this country's @Efai
ures" last year, according to Dun
report, were concerns that did not &C
I'LL vertise- They We're afraid to spen
rnonek to make money.
|U @<tGood Fixture" Magazine
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1921-08-18
APPROPRIATE

ing back
'.Show me your Identification tag"
demanded the medical officer of a
colored private
"Ah done chucked it overbo'd,
suh," confessed the other, "Ah JUS
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1921-08-18
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank our friends and
neighbors and especia11y the Masonic
Order and Eastern Star for their kind
ness to US during the recent illness
and death of our beloved husband and
father, and also for the beautiful of
feringS-
Mrs Josephine Rhoden,
and Family
pr1ra horne made Lard at Raker,a
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1921-08-18

two bottles can eat anything I want
without distress writes Mrs. Linda
Harrod, FIT. Wayne, Ind.
For Sale by All Druggists.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1921-08-18

naturally amt got ambition for
no more of dem death checks-"-
American Legion Weekly.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1921-08-18

For Sale or Rent-The E1k 30-14-
23, NV Il 21-14-23 and Sc 2-12-23.
Not able to look after these and need
some money. Liberal terms to right
parties. Will be in WaKeeney soon
J. h. Oliver.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1921-08-18

Pure home made lard at Bakers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-19
BEGIN CAMPAIGN AGAINST PLAN TO
 PAY CASH BONUS
By Associated Press

Washington, June ls.-Ths Cham Der of Commerce of the United States opened today campaign against the proposed cash bonus for former service men, sending statement Of It's position to the President, the cabinet members of Congress and 1 400 trade and commsrcial organiza- tions. While insistent on the physi- cal and mental rehabilitation of diss abled men, 1t said, the organization seriously doubted benefits which might come from cash payments to physically capable veterans.
 The world war has laid a mort gage of approximately s1sl35 on every family in the United States, the statement said, and the chamber could not subscribe to d programme increasing this burden.
 "The continual excess of govern ment expenditures over revenue rep resented by budget deficits is a se- rious obstacle to economic rehabili- = tation, and our financial obligations are such that we must face the ne- cessity of conserving our resources and lessening our burden of taxa tion," the statement said.
 The statement calls attention to the fact that all except six states have enacted some Kind of legisla- ton providing relief or bonus pay ments and opboses federal duplica- tion
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-19
HOPE TO PREVENT WAR
 BETWEEN CREEKS AND
 TURKISH NATl0NALISTS
Bx Associated Press

Paris, June 19.-The best and quickest way to prevent the inn pending war between Greece and the Turkish nationalists occupied the en- tire time of the British foreign min ister, Lord Curzon. and Premier Bri- and, who held two conferences today a. the foreign office. Count Bonin- Longare, the Italian ambassador. par ticipated in the afternoon confer ence.
 No decision was reached, but after an exchange of the latest informa- tion and views concerning the situa- tion, it was decided to meet again tom orrow morning, when sugges- ticns of the British government for bringing about peace in Asia Minor will be considered.
 An official statement issued after the conference failed to reveal the suggestions made by Lord Curzon. but 1t is understood that these in- cluded the giving of all Anatolia to the Turks and making the Vilayet of Smyrna autonomous Should the Turks refuse this arrangement, it is declared that financial aid will be against the nationalists.
 The British foreign minister said that his government had been using every influence to bring about peace in the Near East
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-19
SENATE FACTIONS
 READY FOR FIGHT
Another Senate Battle Over FreIinghuysen Coal Bill Is
 Certain Next Week
By Associated Press

Washington. June 1S--Senate fac tons today prepared for another bat tie next week over the Frelinghuy- sen coal bill,
 Reports that certain Senate ele- ments planned to use the measure which would provide reduced sea sonal rates on coal as q vehicle for many Fundamental transportation Amendments. including repeal of the so-called railroad rate guarantee. caused opposing forces to prepare for battle.
 Members of the unofficial agricul- tural bloc of Senators were said 10 be behind the amendment programme.
 Besides pressing 8 proposal for re- peal of the rate guarantee, 1t was said that other amendments would strike at the interstate commerce commission's power to regulate state rates. This has been protested from many states.
 Another amendment reported Tn prospect is for reduction of freight rates especially on agricultural products
 Reports of probably precipitation of general railroad legislation into consideration of the Frelinghuysen programme led opponents to consid- CT obstructive measures. Among these, to be held in readiness on Mon day. was a motion to recommit the seasonal coal rate bill and also the Frelinghuysen coal "stabilizatton measure on the ground that lnsuffi- cient hearings have been held.
 Still another angle developed when several senators were said to hold that the proposed measures were not sufficiently drastic. Efforts were threatened to put teeth into the bills.
 Coal organizations also were re- ported preparing vigorous opposition to the tabilization measure, which would provide a measure of govern ment supervision over the coal in dustry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-19
NATIONAL SEARCH ON
 FOR ACC0MPLICE IN
 KABER MURDER CASE
By AssocIated Press

Cleveland, June 1s.--A search that may reach across the country has been started for vittorio Pisselli O. Cleveland. indicted with Salvatore Gala of Cleveland. by the county grand jury today for first degree murder of Daniel F. Kaber in his Lakewood home nearly two years ago.
 Gala was arrested near Buffalo. N Y. yesterday, and Is being held there awaiting extradition. Detec. tive Phil Mooney left for Columbus today to obtain the necessary papers from Gov. Harry L. Davis of Ohio. From Columbus he will go to Albany N. Y, where on Monday morning he will present papers to Governor Mill Ter for Calas extradition and then go to Buffalo for the prisoner
 Today's indictments followed pre- sentation to the grand jury by County Prosecutor Edward c. stan ton and Detective Mooney. of !. signed confession obtained from Gala in Buffalo last night and other ev- idence gathered by Mooney.
 The indictment of the two men to- day places the number now charged with first degree murder of kabcr at six. the other four being Mrs. Eva Cathrine Kaber. widow of the slain man Miss Marian McArdla. daugn. ter, and Mrs. Mary Brickel. mother of Mrs. Kaber. and Mrs. Erminlau Colavito, midwife and alleged pois- oner.
 Emphatic denial to parts of Gala x confession were made today by Mss McArdle and Mrs. Colavlto.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-19
AMUNDSEN IN NOME
Explorers Ship, Damaged By Ice,
 Must Be Repaired
By Associated Press
 tla e,tr a I1fna

Nome, Alaska June lo.--tsoa'" Amundson, the explorer. whose ship the Maude. wlntered off Cape Serge, Siberia, arrived in Nome yesterday and will leave for Seattle on the first steamer. he announced. The Maude lost a propeller in the ice during the winter and will be lowed to Nome this summer for repairs.
 The explorer noted for his discov- cry of the South Pole and his many arctic and antarctic voyages. said he would continue his efforts to reach the North Pole by drifting with arc tice ice floes as soon as repairs to his vessel were completed.
 He spent the winter on board the Maude with one native and three white companions and said the party experienced few hardships. Hc reached Nome on the trading schoon- CT Herman. which had picked him up at East Cape, Siberia.
 With the explorer were the daugh- ter of Charles Carpenter, Siberian trader and a Chuchuk Esquimo girl, whom he will send to school in Nor way
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-19
LRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
Farmer BlowS Off Side of His Head While In
 Act of Handling Gun

CuIlman, June 1S.-(Special.)-- 4 very dcpIorable accident took place at JOhnson's Crossing, Just below town, when Clavson Bland accidentally shot the side of his head off with n shotgun.
 MT. Blnnd was one of twin boys, Lawson and CIawson. They had recently celebrated their fortieth birthday. ClaNNsOn Bland was living at the home of his mother, Mrs. D. A. Bland. and his twin brother lived only short distance away.
 MT. Bland went into his room to shave. His shotgun was over his room door on rack, His mother, in the adjoining room, heard shot ring out from the room. She rushed In and found Clawson lying on the floor with one side of his face torn away. He died instantly, never making n movement nor sound after his mother reached him.
 The funeral took place at HOpeVille. the Rev. Whitaker md the Rev. Move having charge of the services. He was one of the most successful farmers in the county and was liked by all of his acquaintances.
 Besides his mother he is sur- vived by one sister, Mrs Edna Weeks, three brothers, Lawson his twin; K. Bland of Grand Junction. Colo, and Mack and Will Bland of Hunccyille.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-19
NEW COMMANDERS
 OF TWO FLEETS
Jones to Command Atlantic and EberIe PacifiC-Both
 Are Southerners
By Associated Press

Washington, June iS,--Vice Ad- miral II. P Jones was assigned to- day to command the Atlantic fleet with rank of admiral He will suc- coed Admiral H. B. Wilson, who will lower his flag on June 30 to 5as- sume command of the Naval acad- emy at Annapolis.
 Rear Admiral E. W. Eberie. now commanding a battleship division in the Atlantic fleet, was named as fleet with the rank of admiral. He will succeed Admiral Hugh Rodman. who will be assigned to command the naval operating base at Hampton Roads. Va.
 Rear Admiral John D. Mcdonald, now commanding the navy yard at New York, will become second in command of the Atlantic fleet ana in command of the batttleship force with the rank of vice admiral. lie succeeds Admiral Jones. Rear Ad- niral w l.. Shoemaker, now com manding the Fourteenth Naval dis- trict and the naval station at Pearl Harbor, becomes vice admiral of the Pacific fleet.
 Native of Texas
 The new commander of the Pacific fleet is a native of Texas and served on the famous battleship oregon dur ing the Spanish American war. Be- fore his assignment to his present station as commander of battleship division No. ,, Atlantic fleet. he was superintendent of the Naval academy. His home is at Fort Smith, Ark, f Admiral Jones is q native of Vir- ginia. and also served in the Spanish American war. During the World war he was commander of Division cruiser force raider guard Atlantic fleet.
 Admlrals Wilson and Rodman are completing their two years as com manders of the two big fleets Ad- miral wilson was assigned to the At lantic fleet after his return in 1913 fl om overseas, where he took prom inent part in the naval operations of the World war as commander or the American naval fores based on France.
 Admiral Rodman commanded the sixth battle squadron, the organiza- tion of American dreadnaughts that became part of the British grand fleet during the war, and was Ia vorite with the officers and men or the allied service When former Sec retary Daniels sent half of the united States fleet to the Pacific coast after the war the task of organizing the new Pacific fleet division was m trusted to Admiral Rodman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-19
TESTIMONY GIVEN
 FOR TIE DEFENSE
Guard at Patton Testlfles 10 Conversation Heard at
 Time of Killing

Jasper. June Especial l---N the close of today's session of the trial of John Bland for the murder of Deputy Sheriff Edgil at Patton last September, the examination ot Sylvester Lowery had Just been cont pleted. He was put through most grillng cross-examination by " q. Davis. one of the defendants law yers, but for the most part remained unshaken in his first statements On direct examination. He denied ever signing any statement but said q man visited him near Columbus, Miss, and had with him piece of paper. He claimed to have seen Bland in the road with gun and shooting up the road. and also saw John Thomas.
 A negro teacher in the Corona fn- stitute testified that he saw a num- Der of men in the vicinity of the sta ton at Patton junction and many of them were armed and that many shots were fired. This witness saw Lowery running in the direction of the college and this man unarmed.
 
 from Is to 20 minutes. Charley Walker, who came here from without the state as state witness, claimed that he saw Bland in the house with hat which had holes shot in it and Bland advised that the hat be destroyed. This morn ing the defense introduced some wit nesses. J. R. Morris of Sylacauga be- ing the first to be placed upon tho stand He was a guard at Patton at the time of the shooting and tes- tffied to having heard this conver- sation between Edgil and Adler:
 We will go down there and dis arm them, take their guns away from them"
 After they had started he claims that Edgil said:
 Close up the line, boys. Keep up; don't lose your nerve"
 At this juncture. Adler said, ac- cording to the witness:
 If there Is any shooting file to the left"
 They then went on toward the de- pot, the witness said, and as they neared a small house shot was fired and immediately thereafter volley of shots were fired. Then the guards began to scatter and the wit ness stated that both sides began to fire.
 The line of evidence was very much the same as that yesterday and the usual line of sharp competition between the lawyers on both sides was in evidence.
 The state has not completed It's case as yet and it is believed that most of next week will be consumed in the case.
 There are 2S indicted In these kill- rngs. with two indictments in each case.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-19
BODY ARRIVES
Funeral of War Hero to Be Held al
 Anniston Today

Anniston. June Especial. )-The body of Private Anderson L. Nunnal- ly. Battery F. One Hundred and Sew enteenth field artillery, who was killed in France in 1918. reached the city Saturday. and will be inferred with full military honors at the Mid dleton cemetery Sunday afternoon at o'clock.
 The former service men of thla county are requested to meet at l:SO o'clock Sunday afternoon at the par lors of Smith and Usrey. cars to transport the soldiers to the Middle ton cemetery to assemble at that point.
 Private Nunnally was the son of Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Nunnaliy or Ohatchie, and was one of the fifst of the Calhoun county men to make the supreme sacrifice during the World war The funeral services are to be conducted by Rev. Noah Stephens and Rev. James M. Soney
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-19
CYST OF THE NEWS
GENERAL.

 Government by commission has be- come n menace.
 Outline of future "associatiOn" pol- ley is Given.
 Bad deals made by French gov- ernment, is charge.
 Colleges over country are all play lng safety.
 British hope we will he gentle" with Admiral Sims.
 Administration trying to bring Lib- erty bonds to par.
 Conservatives in organized labor seem to be in saddle
 Woman's National Foundation buys valuable land.
 Methodists will erect largest building soon.
 Cotton fails to hold gains; ran seiIiny features stocks.
 STATE
 Forty-eisht cases transferred to the supreme court.
 Colbert county votes bonds by large majority.
 Hanceville farmer had been sleep ing nightly with snake. Deserving people in need of food, says Dr. J. A. Bryan.
 Deputies held for grand jury in Lindsey killing. Pevear points out necessity for car revenue increase. Committees to take the field In relief campaign Tate is suspicious of jaiPs effect on minds of inmates. Pixitu'x 1O-story department store @ be most modern In country. lReads volunteer lower rates on Dast pkg iron from Birnlingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-19
LEWIS CERTAIN ID OPPOSE GOMPERS
Railroad Organizations to Support Him for President
 of Federation of Labor
By Associated Press

Colorado Springs, Col, June lS.-- rrba nrobability that John l.. Lewis, |nresident of the United Mine Work CTS. would oppose Samuel Gompers flor reelection as president or the American Federation of Labor was increased today by reports thai rep resentatives of the majority or the railroad organization at a conference last night had decided to support his candidacy.
 These reports. brought here today by delegates to the federation con- vention who came from Denver on a special train for an outing In the Pikes Peak region, declared Lewis would announce his candidacy before next Monday.
 The miners chief, however, con- tinued to maintain silence, but his boomers were busy rounding up sup porters for his candidacy. They claimed that Lewis had sufficient votes to win if he decided to run. Published reports that certain al- legged anti -Gompers interests had rep- ressntatives operating among the delegates with $10O,000 'slush fund.- created considerable excitement Sev- eral labor leaders asserted that the entire matter would be brought be-
 fore the convention next Monday and
 demand would be made for proof oi
 these charges.
 Representatives of President Gom-
 pers have declined to make any state
 ment regarding the situation except
 to say that they are confident that
 the veteran labor leader will be re-
 elected
 Up to the present time, however. nc
 international union has publicly an
 nounced which candidate 1t will sup
 port if a fight for the leadership
 takes place. Many of the interna-
 tional officers admit that they have
 not decided.