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The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-04-14

standpoint. Socialist dollars or Boil
shevik dollars will feed American
children as nicely as any and we're
for getting them.
The little seven year old girl of
Mr.. and Mrs. Williams had her ton
sils removed Friday. She is getting
along nicely.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Brown returned
the last of the week from Harper
where they had been visiting rela-
tives.
A number of young people at
tended dance IL miles north of
Liberal Friday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Carson re-
turned Saturday from a visit with
relatives east of here.
Mrs. W. G. Walls returned Friday
to her home in Texhoma after a
visit with her son Elmer Walls.
Mrs. Roi Nix came in from Okla
homa Friday for visit with rela-
tives.
Emerson Listers and Lister Guilt
vators at less than last years prices.
Thos. W Cav. 41t4c
DR.. Ben H. Day is planning on
building a new bungalow in the city
this spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Murchison are
here visiting at the home Of Sheriff
and Mrs. W. o. Nelson.
Rev. Albertson left FOR Fowler
Tuesday morning to attend a meet
ing of the Friends church.
Mrs. Hollar and baby were up
from Optima Friday. The baby is
being given treatment from local
physician and is improving.
L. E. Allen anil wife were up from
Dalhart on business last week. They
returned home Saturday.
Mrs. Homer Edison made a drive
to Hugoton, Moscow and Elkhart
Tuesday, Mrs. Lancaster accompany
ing her for the ride.
Mrs. Thelma Marshall and Floyt
Longwell played for dance at thu
Craig hall Thursday night. A larg'
crowd attended and all report yer!
enjoyable time.
The Forbes family were in Libra
from over on the Cimarron Frida,
shopping and looking after bushes
matters.
Mrs. C s. Peck Of Tyrone was
Liberal shopper Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ike Henline OF nea
Gray, Okla, were in the city Frida
shopping.
Mrs. Maude Gaines and baby LEI
the last Of the week for her home
Amarillo after a visit with the =.
George family and other relative
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HARRY G. ARMSTRONG
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-04-14

Emerson Listers and Lister Guilt
vators at less than last years prices.
Thos. W Cav. 41t4c
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-04-14

Mrs. Maude Gaines and baby left
the last Of the week for her home in
Amarillo after visit with the .. f.
George family and other relatives.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-04-14

DR.. Ben H. Day is planning on
building new bungalow in the city
this spring.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-04-14

. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Murchison are
here visiting at the home Of Sheriff
and Mrs. W. o. Nelson.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-04-14

Mrs. Chas. Ragsdale who has been
in local hospital here left for her
home near Gray, Friday.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-04-14

Rev. Albertson left FOR Fowler
Tuesday morning to attend meet
ing of the Friends church.
Evening star., 1921-08-05
BRITISH REVENUE PLANS
FACE DOUBTFUL FUTURE
Chancellor Of Exchequer Sees Lit
tie Hope for Revision for
His Estimates. ~

LONDON. July 24.-Sir Robert
Horne. chancellor of the exchequer.
has cold comfort to offer in respect
of any revision of his estimates of
future British revenue. Questioned
in the house of commons whether he
expected his original estimates to be
realized. he answered curtly. mo.
Of course not. No sane man would"
British revenue for the first quar-
ter of the fiscal year Just ended
amounted to f204.16s.3S5. q decrease
of no less than $110.Sl8,067, compared
with the same period last year.
Although income tax yielded rough
ly f10.000.000 more. excess profits
duty dropped nearly 100000, 600, and
under other heads also. important de-
clines were shown. 80 that, with a
total expenditure Of f271.42o,000 the
United Kingdoms balance sheet for
the nrst quarter closes with S67,-
300 on the wrong side.
The coal stoppage and a big drop
in the sales OF old war stores have
been important factors in producins
this unsatisfactory result. The coal
stoppage cost the state close to f29.-
100000. OF which sum the cost for the
defense force and the army would he
f7.000.000. the navy fl,225,O0O. the
air force f3s0.000. the civil emer4encv
organization 100000, the coal nnh.
sday saa 1lo.ooo.ooo and indemnifcation
Tor railway profits f10,0o0.000.
Evening star., 1921-08-05
OFFICIALS TEST CONCRETE USED
IN GEORGE7OWN BRIDGE ARCHES

port a weight of about ton on
each square inch OF it's surface
when about month old. but most
structures are SO designed that
they will receive only about one
third that load. On account Of the
heavy stresses put on the struc-
tuer Of a bridge the concrete used
in bridge construction must be
unusually strong mad 10 subject
to strains and stresses unusual
in ordinary building construction.
Experts say the concrete used in
the bridge construction is good.
Unlike steel. experts said today.
which is manufactured in q mill
under constant supervision, con-
crete is made of cement. sand,
gravel and water right on the Job.
usually by relatively unskilled
laborers. For this reasno many
of the leading engineers require
tests of concrete as it is being
placed in the structure, 30 they
may know the strength of the
concrete actually used.
Evening star., 1921-08-05
KILLED BY THIRD RAIL.
Dash From Taxi Driver Ends Fa-
tally for Young Woman.

NEW YORK. August 5.--Katherine
Hogan, twenty-four. was electrocuted
by the third rail in q Brooklyn sub
way today, after dashing down the
tracks away from taxicab driver:
who had carried her and two girl
companions to the station from Man
haitian.
Her companions told police that the
driver offered to carry them home
without charge. and that when he
asked for $270 fare as they alighted
near the subway station. they ran.
and two Of them jumped down upon
the tracks.
Two subway employees pursued
them. reaching the girls just in time
to dodge a roaring express by stand
ing between pillars separating the
tracks. When the cars had gone by
Miss Hogan again ran away. and 1t
was while trying to climb back on the
platform that she fell to her death.
The taxicab driver. arrested on q
technical charge of homicide. denied
Offering to convey the passengers for
nothing.
Evening star., 1921-08-05

The policy of promoting employees
in the service to executive positions
again was followed by the Commits
sioners today when they made J.
Blake Gordon. senior assistant en-
gineer in the sewer department, sani-
tary engineer of the city. He sue
ceeds Asa E. Phillips, who resigned
a few days ago, after thirty years Of
service.
Mr.. Gordon has been in the employ
of the city at various times since
1900, when he began as an assistant
to Mr.. Phillips. He resigned in 1905
to take up private engineering work,
but returned in 1910.
Iq 1917 Mr. Gordon was given mill
tary leave Of absence and enlisted
in the Engineer Corps as a private.
He assisted in laying of drainage
systems in camps in France and was
promoted to lieutenant before the
war ended. He resumed his position
in the District building in 1919.
1t is believed he was selected, by
the Commissioners because of his
experience In the sewer department
and knowledge of the position which
he will assume on August Is. Mr..
Gordon studied engineering at George
Washington. University.
Evening star., 1921-08-05
DENIES GREAT DISORDERS.
Russ Foreign Minister Explains
Russian Conditions.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
RIGA, August 4.-Rumors of great
disorders in Russia owing to the
migration Of peasants from the fam
ine-stricke7 regions are denied in a
note issred by NJ. Chitcherin, the boi
shevik foreign minister. to all coun-
tries. In the note NJ. Chitcherin gives
thanks for offers of aid. and says he
will attempt to explain the situation
Russia. as far as is possible.
NJ. Chitcherin declares that tn.
European and American press is full
of sensational reports Of disorders.
none of which is true. Although
there is a great migration from the
famine districts. II is controlled by
the government and there have been
no important disorders.
The foreign minister places at TO-
100000 the number of Inhabitants of
is confined. These regions embrace
Astrakhan. Tsaritein. Saratov. the
German Volga Commene, Samara.
Simuirsk. the Tartar and Tchuvash
territories and some districts of Urfa
and Viatka. In these regions. he says.
the crops either have been completely
destroyed or will yield only from 10
to IL per cent of normal. To feed the
people on half rations. 1000. 900 pools
of grain will be required. while seed
necessary to prevent repetition of
the famine next year will aggregate
100000 pools.
1t is pointed out in the note that ali
Russians, regardless Of politics. are
aiding in famine relief. The note re-
quests foreign governments to place
no difficulties in the way of the collec-
tion of relief for the Russians by any
organisation. and also to permit the
free movement of delegates of the
Russian famine commission.
A Moscow dispatch, quoting the
Rosta Agency says the foreign head
quarters Of the Russian famine relief
committee will be In London.
Evening star., 1921-08-05
BUREAU EMPLOYEES
CHARGE INJUSTICE
CONTINUED from First Page.)

hind the words 'agitators and trouble
makers"
That this is plainly so.'' continues
the brief. lis established beyond all
room of doubt by the names. character.
length of service and efficiency Of
the protestants under coifylde grafton.
They have not been fneffici ent. mat
time losers. But many of them have
been the victims of the spirit in which
the bureau has been and is being ad-
they have resented unfair
treatment; they have protested
against injustice. and they have as
serted their self-respect; wherefor,
they must be either 'agitators or
trouble makers
Oppression Hfnted.
But let it be questioned or even
denied that any one of the protest.
ants has in fact been removed from
the service for the reason indicated,
it remains that the instruction under
consideration Is neither proper nor
lawful; it is an immensely potential
weSpon Of injustice and oppression; !;
it is unprecedented in terms and in
comparably elastic for sinister and
tyrannical purposes, and it is wholly
without the pale of law or regulation
governing the civil service.
There is and there can be no such
classification known to the civil sery-
ice or any branch of it as that of
'agitator' or that of 'trouble-maker.'
These expressions are not classiffca-
tions. They are epithets, and epithets
to be applied at the whim or in the
malice of the acting authority; the
words haye no definition. NO. estab-
lished meaning. and those to whom
they may, secretly be applied are
without notice or knowledge Of the
application, and are defenseless
which the application implies"
The final paragraph asks that the
approval of the instruction be with
drawn and cancelled, and also that
those whose removal may be assigned
to it be restored to the service and re-
tafned therein pending Investigation
of their individual cases.
Evening star., 1921-08-05
EVIDENCE IN FRAUD CASE
SHIPPED OUT OF COUNTRY
Proof Expected to Be Used Against
Soviet Agent Sent to
Russia

NEW YORK. August 5.-The physi-
cal evidence with which it was ex-
pected to prove that Jacques Roberto
Cibrario converted to his own use
$3.50 900 from a million-dollar Russian
soviet fund on deposit in the National
City Bank. was moved out of the
United States aboard the steamship
Lackawanna Valley last Saturday.
two days before Cibrario was arrest
ed, Charles Reicht. attorney for the
soviet government, announced last
night.
The evidence. in the form Of 80
shipping cases filed with motion pic
ture equipment and Aims that the
complainants against CibTario declare
is not worth the amount 1t will cost to
transport it to Reval. had lain stor-
age here for two and one-half years.
The order to ship. according to the
shipping agents. came from the bank,
but no confirmation of this report
could be obtained from the bank Of
ficials.
Mr.. Reicht cabled Moscow to re-
ject the shipment at Reval and an
nounced that 1t would be returned to
New York On the Lackawanna VAL
lev,
Evening star., 1921-08-05
PEACE ANTHEM HIS HOPE.

cARNARvoN. Wales. August A.
Premier Lloyd George, speaking in
Welsh before 5000 people today at
the annual eisteddfod. or musical
and literary festival. alluded to the
forthcoming meeting of the allied
supreme council at Paris, and said
he could only hope the voices of the
Paris conferees would be as har-
monious as those singing in the fes-
tival yesterday.
The premier was given a great re-
ception. Marshal Foch was expected
to be present today, but sent word
that he was unable to come.
In the course Of his remarks the
premier said:
when I return to London shortly
shall be leaving for another
eisteddfod. an eisteddfod in Paris, an
eisteddfod of the principal nations
of the world. I should like to take
with me the archdruid, SO that he
might cry out. Is there peace?'
1.-THE four greatest nations of the
world will be represented there
America, France, Italy and Great
Britain. There will be four voices,
and those four voices will be sim
ing an anthem Of peace. I can only
hope that their voices will be as
harmonious as the voices singing at
the Welsh eisteddfod."
Evening star., 1921-08-05

Concrete in the arches Of the
new Georgetown bridge 10 being
carefully tested every day. by
Army engineers and experts Of the
bureau of standards to determine
the quality Of the material that
will support the bulk Of the
weight Of the bridge, the Depart
ment of Commerce announced to-
day.
Each day samples Of the con-
crete chuted into the forms which
incase the steel interior supports
Of the bridge are nodded into cyl
inders and sent to the laboratories
of the bureau Of standards. There
they are crushed in machines that
apply and accurately measure
pressures as high as $50 tons. In
this way the quality of the con-
crete used in the bridge construc-
ton 10 determined.
Ordinary concrete, according to
experts Of the bureau will sup
Evening star., 1921-08-05
TIRED AND ACHING,
co TO WORK AGAIN
Lads in Military Training
Corps at Camp Meade
Please Commander.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CAMP MEADE. Md, August s.
One thousand three hundred tired and
aching bodies dragged themselves
from bed this morning and prepared
for the second hard days work Of the
Citizens Military Training Corps at
Camp Meade. When the boys return
ed to their berths last night from
eight hours drill and exercises on the
parade ground, six infirmary cases
were reported to the top sergeant One
Of the Washington boys in Company
NJ sustained q severe sprain OF the lett
ankle and it was necessary to carry
him to the inhrmary. After applying
linament to the injured member he re-
turned to his company. but was un-
able to report for roll call this morn
ing without assistance The other
five students reported blistered heels
sore feet and 'store-up" feet and ach-
ing backs.
NJ. stated that these ailments were
common among the troops and that
good, hard daily exercise was neces-
sary to train the boys body SO that
1t can Withstand plenty of rough
outdoor treatment.
which was served at o'clock. the
boys removed their puttes and over
shirts and were marched to the ath-
letic field, there they INDUCED in
twenty minutes of setting up exer-
cises. Returning to the barracks.
they put OH their puttes and shirts.
equipped themselves with belts, bay
onets. canteens and first-aid sets. and
shouldering heavy rife the entire
Sd Battalion wae marched to the pa
rade grounds. where the manuel of
arms was executed under the direc-
ton of the battalion commander.
Maj. Hartigan.
Maj. Hartigan expressed himself as
being highly pleased with the pre-
liminary showing of the three battal-
ions now in camp and stated that they
were the best working green troops
that he had ever reviewed in his mill
tary camps. He was particularly en-
thusiastic over the showing made by
the Washington high school boys. who
are members of various high school
cadet corps and said that the school
authorities of the District were to be
system which was used in the nations
capital.
Beginning tomorrow noon. the boys
will be given their first opportunity
to leave camp. They must return,
however, for taps, which will be
sounded at o'clock. and IL they wish
to spend Sunday at home. it Will bE
necessary for them to secure another
pass from their company commander.
Most Of the Washington boys were
planning to leave camp Sunday noon
and remain home until late Sunday
night, but the regulations OF the
camp are that a pass shall not be
granted to student for a period
longer than one day.
Evening star., 1921-08-05
|R|SON IMPRISONED
ION NMURDERCHARGE
Declares He and Wife Quar-
relied Before She
Was Slain.

Formally charged with the murder
of his wife. Mrs. Regina Knell Rison.
at 317 Pennsylvania avenue early
yesterday morning, James T. Rison,
this afternoon was taken to the Dis
trict Jail and lodged behind the bars.
His case will be investigated by the
grand jury when that body recon
venes in the fall.
Rison was committed to Jail as
result of the verdict of a coroners
jury at an inquest held at the morgue
today.
Two brothers OF Rison came here
from Baltimore yesterday afternoon.
In response to q message from the
prisoner telling of his plight, and
engaged Attorney Frank Smith to
defend the interests Of the alleged
slayer.
Several times yesterday the police
made efforts to question the prisoner,
VINO hnally consented to respond TO
their questioning. His story to
Detectives Wilson and Emanuel of the
scratched his face with some in
strument. What transpired after that.
ne said. he did not know and could
not recall.
Rison told of his wife going to
Baltimore Wednesday morning to
siSit hef relatives. as hd0 Deen ner
custom since moving here three
months ago, and said he went home
from work that afternoon, dressed
and hurried to Union station to meet
her on her return.
Declares They QuarreIed.
His wife. he said accused him of not
remaining at work all day. and from
that time until they retired at night.
he added. they had several slight
quarrels. Early yesterday morning.
he said. his wife struck him with
something. he was unable to say
what. and after that his recollection
failed him.
Asked IL he remembered handing
Policeman r. II. Johnon his pistol
and telling him he had struck his
wife with what she had struck him.
II is stated. he answered In the af-
firmative.
DR.. Herbert L. Martin. deputy cor
oner. and DR.. D. w. Prentiss told
the jury Of the autopsy. II was eX-
planned that several pieces OF the
skull were missing, and these miss
ing pieces were produced by the pre-
cinct detectives. The spirit level, re-
volver, hatchet and other instruments
taken from the room at 31f Penn
sylvania avenue, the scene OF the killing
were exhibited.
Other testimony heard by the jury
enabled that body to reach the con-
clusion that Rison was the slayer OF
his wife, and such a verdict was
reported. Mrs. Rison's body will be
tahen to Baltimore for interment.
Evening star., 1921-08-05
LIGHT HORSE HARRY LEE
MEMORIAL GETS SUPPORT
overman and steadman Will Offer
Joint Bills for Monument to
Revolutionary Hero.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BIRMINGHAM. Ala. August 5.-1n-
terest IL growing In the movement to
erect monument to Gen. Light Horse
Harry" Lee on the battlefield in Ala
nance county, N. c. It was here Gen.
Lee killed 800 tories and caused zoo
others to disperse. thus preventing the
presence Of 1000 men in the British
army at the battlefield Of Gulford a
few days later. which meant so much
for American independence.
Senator Lee Overman of North Caro-
lima and Representative ]. M. Stead
man have agreed to introduce joint
bills in Congress asking for the erec-
tion of the monument.
1t ts proposed that monuments and
markers commemorating historical
deeds be built all along the line of
the Bankhead highway. from Wash
ington to San Diego, SO that this great
transcontinental highway will be one
1T the most interesting HISTORICAL
routes in the country.
Evening star., 1921-08-05
EMBARGO ON CHEMICALS
AND DYES is REQUESTED
Urges Provision in Tariff Law as
Only Means Of Saving
Industry,

Joseph H. Choate. jr.. representing the
American Dyes Institute. urged the Sem
ate finance committee today to embargo
dyes and chemicals in the next tariff law
as the only means of establishing per-
manently an Americal chemical industry
The United States will be afforded no
other opportunity to build up an industry
Of value to its national safety, health
and prosperity" Independent of the
world. Mr.. Choate said. Without such
aid, he added, the industry could not
last long once the ''tenacles Of the Ger
man dye 'axartel are fastened upon the
American market"
Let me say that those horrible night
mares about what the Germans are
going to do to US don't affect me in the
least" Chairman Penrose said. They
just roll off Of me without leaving a
scar
Mr.. Choate said he admired the chair
mans courage.
Evening star., 1921-08-05
CANAL SHIPMENTS GAIN.
Cargoes Increase 23 1-2 Per Cent
and Tolls SO 1-2 Per Cent

A total of 11.599,214 tons of COM
mercial cargo was carried through the
Panama canal during the last fiscal
year, or 231s per cent more than for
any preceding year, while the tolls
amounted to $11,276,S90. or 32k per
cent more than for any preceding
year. according to the Panama Canal
Record. In addition. government ves-
sells, which passed through the canal
tolls free carried 453,769 tons of
cargo.
American. British and Japanese ves-
sells carried 80 per cent of the total
commercial tonnage, the American
amounting to 40 per cent, British to
81 per cent and Japanese to per
cent. The total number of ships pass
ing through the canal was 1882, of
which 1912 were American, $40
British. 40 Norwegian and 136
japanese.
Evening star., 1921-08-05
WIND REMOVES ROOF.
Metal Top Of Dairy Barn Hurled
100 Feet-Loss by Lightning.

Special Dtsp0Icn 10 Inc St1F.
FREDERICKSBURG Va, August S.
During a severe wind and rain
storm at the farm Of Judge ]. L. Pan
coast, about two miles below this city
in Stafford county, q sudden gust Of
wind, with the force of q cyclone,
swept up from the river. tearing OF
one end Of the roof on the dairy barn
and carrying part Of the metal roof
and framework for more than q hun
dred feet.
Two wooden silos were utterly de-
molished and a tenant house was
blown down. but the occupants mirac-
ulously escaped injury. In one field
the corn was laid fat on the ground.
While the gust of wind had terrific
force, it was Of short duration and
seems to have been confined to q very
narrow strip. The loss to Judge Pam
coast is more than 81 900.
Lightning struck the barn Of W. 8.
Headley in Northumberland county
and building and contents were de-
stroyed. including an automobile
horse. farming. Implements. etc. The
loss was $1,000. with $500 insurance.
Evening star., 1921-08-05
Germany Must Pay
One Billion Marks
Before August %
BIZ Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily
Nawa C0nyr{pht 1921

By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily
News. Copyright. 1921.
PARIS, France, August s.
The exact status Of the repara-
tions settlement is now n fol-
lowss
Before August 2S Germany
must pay to the reparations
commfsslOn 1,0O0, 600 900 gold
marks. The payments made mp
to this time aSgre9ate 27S,S70,-
800 gold marks. All this money
In still in the hands Of the rep.
aratiOnn cOmmiasiOn.
Under the treaty of Versailles,
Belgium has a priority right ON
the frst 1900. 900 600 marks.
Under nm agreement reached
since the signing Of the treaty,
however. Belgium will receive
only S5O.OOO,OOO Of the hfst
loco. 900 900 marks. chiefly I'm
dollars, Belgian francs, hOrins
and pesetas. The sum paid by
Germany in French francs.
equal to about 10000, 900, will
be Given to France. while the
sum paid in lire. equal to about
30.OOO,OOO. will be accorded to
Italy.