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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-17
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-17
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The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-01-06

he declares, and cannot remain at the
existing level much longer. He says
his firm, like some others, has on
hand stock that cost more than they
will be able to rgalize from it in
finished state.
st is not a question Of getting out
whole; it's simply a matter of how
little We shall lose on the corn for
which we paid fancy price d rlier
in the year." he said.
Mr.. Ginns said labor is as high, or
higher now than at any time since
workmen began demanding big pay
during the war. 1t is even higher
than it was six months ago, with
workmen in Chicago and other CEN
tiers on strike for better pGy. How
ever, Mr.. Ginns says ne great re-
duction in broom corn prices make a
drop in retail prices of the man1fac-
tured product inevitable.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-01-06

other way to get living price for
their cotton. He urged the farmers
to know the cost, plus profit which
would enable them to educate their
children to high plane of citizen
ship. do this" he said, "and you
won't have any night riders, I. W.
WIS and the like"
It was masterful talk throughout
and we returned home with the
thought that McGreevy should be
prevailed upon to come to Liberal
and talk to the wheat growers.
He talked of the business men, and
unlike most organizers, he did not
give the business men and bankers
the worst of it, but made the state
ment that the farmer and the bust
ness men were partners in a bust
ness way, and should cooperate in
every way possible.
Mr.. Hoefer also talked interesting
ly Of wheat prices. He has made an
exhaustive study of conditions and
knows whereof he speaks. He char
acterizes the "farmer legislation" in
regard to tariff on Canadian wheat
as more or less buncombe. He told
that the price of wheat was made in
Liverpool, and that If the British
could buy Canadian wheat cheaper
than American, they would do 1t, 80
it would make no difference in the
establishment of the market price.
The Democrat had special repre-
sentative at this meeting, and he re-
turned thoroughly satisfied with the
program of the association. There
is nothing radical about these men.
We have been personally acquainted
with the men who started the organ
ization at Hutchinson last May. They
are common, everyday farmers, and
have been for years. A. A. Slaugh-
ter and Ed Garrett, of Wakita, Okla
loma, were the instigators of the
which has spread to every
wheat growing state in the union,
and now numbers over 100000 MEM
oers, and which has had the most re-
growth of any organiza-
lion ever started.
1t has come to us that some peo-
pie imagine it is a branch of the
Non-Partisan League of North Dako-
Ia. Nothing could be farther from
the truth. 1t is true that both the
Non-P Partisan league endorsed their
program, as did the opponents in
North Dakota, two bitter enemies
uniting in support of the movement,
but Townley or his bunch have moth
ing whatever to do with the Asso-
,iation.
1t seems to us that it is a move in
the right direction, and should have
The encouragement of the business
men of the country, since their pros
,erity is that of the farming industry.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-01-06

where grower hauled load of corn
to Custer City, Oklahoma, distance
and received a total of $35-less
of thirty-fve miles from his farm,
than he paid a teamster to convey
it. Total cost of production and
marketing the load, he said, was $7S.
The Wichita man says broom corn
raisers in the Liberal district in par
ticular, are facing a discouraging sit
uation. Their product is worth from
$50 to 500 per ton, the latter price
being insufficient to yield a profit.
However, it is only the best quality
that brings 500, he says. Mr.. Ginns
says the raisers around Lindsay sold
early before there was any damage
from rain, and received from $3.50 to
$3.50 per ton, realizing nice profit.
Mr.. Ginns says brooms are certain
to experience a reduction in selling
value. They are selling too high now,
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-01-06
BOILER EXPLODES AND
TWO BADLY SCALDED
Threshing Outfit Scene Of Terrible
Accident in Which One Man Will
Probably Lose Life
LOW WATER SAID TO Be THE CAUSE

Jim Cochran and Ellis Oberdick
were brought to local hospital yes
terday sucering from injuries re-
ceived when the boiler of a thresh-
ing machine which they were running
suddenly exploded Friday evening.
The outfit was running on a farm
thirty-five miles west of Liberal.
Cochran was acting as engineer, and
oberdick was the water man. Coch-
ran will probably recover, but no
hopes are held out for Oberdick.
According to reports the water in
the boiler had gone down below the
crown sheet, the soft plug had be-
come corroded, and failed to melt
out. Cochran told Oberdick to run
some water into the boiler. The or
der was complied with, and as tho
crown sheet was red hot, the steam
burned and the boiler exploded with
terrific force. The crown sheet was
blown out, pulling As stay bolts.
The two men were in the cab at
the time. Cochran was blown into
was thrown twenty feet by the force
the corner of the cab. while Oberdick
of the explosion.
Both men were terribly scalded.
There was not a spot on Oberdick's
body untouched by the scalding wa
ter except on his legs, which were
protected by leggings. He was i'm
mediately picked up unconscious full
ly twenty feet from the machine.
Cochran was badly scalded, but
leather vest prevented his being so
badly burned as was Oberdick, and
this is no doubt responsible for the
fact that he has a good chance to
recover.
A physician was summoned from
Hooker, and the two men were given
attention until yesterday, when they
were brought to hospital here.
Oberdick lives at Nashville, Kan
sas. His mother was notified and
came in this morning on train No.
81. Cochran lives near Hooker.
The outfit belongs to Fred Gibson,
and the boiler is almost total loss.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-01-06
BROOM CORN MEN LOSE
BUT HOUSEWIVES WIN
Growers Unable to Sell Product at
Cost of Production They Declare
Some Much Less

Broom corn growers are losing
money but housewives will find
brooms retailing at lower prices, &C
cording to Harry Ginns, of the Harry
L. Ginns Broom Corn company, who
returned Tuesday from a trip of in
spection in the Liberal and Lindsay,
Oklahoma districts.
Mr.. Ginns tells of one instance
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-01-06
Mr.. FINLEY is WELL
SATISFIED IN NEW HOME

The Democrat is in receipt of a
letter from C. W. Finley, formerly
of this place hut now of Pomona,
California. Mr.. Finley is at present
manager of paint and paper store,
and is getting along fine. He writes
that he is we'll satisfied with his new
home, and does not speak of coming
back to Liberal to live.
He spoke of seeing AL Blake and
the LITERAL families, few days be-
fore his writing.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-01-06
WHEAT GROWERS HAD A
BIG RALLY AT BUCKL|N
National Officers We're Present and
the Town Furnished a Grand
Feed For Visitors.
HUNDREDS OF FARMERS WERE THERE

One of the greatest gatherings of
wheat growers ever held in the
Southwest, was held in Bucklin Sat
urday night, when the Bucklin local
Of the National Wheat Growers Asso-
citation and the business men of Buck
lin Joined forces in a big rally.
Invitations had been extended to
all the wheat growers in this part
of the state, and several hundred ac-
cepted the invitation.
A supper was served to something
which they assembled in the spacious
auditorium at the high school build
ing to listen to speeches by some of
the national officers and organizers.
W. H. McGreevy, national secre-
tary; A. G. Bailey, state organizer,
A. G. Hoefer and others made inter
esting and instructive talks.
1t was wonderful educational
meeting, and the farmers and bust
ness men learned some interesting
things about the National Wheat
Growers Association, and their pro-
gram.
National Secretary McGreevy was
the headline speaker, and we are
sorry that we are not able to print his
talk in full. His remarks showed a
thorough knowledge of the problems
5f the farmer and the methods by
which they must be met
Two points made are worthy Of
especial mention, however:
Spanking of the need of business
methods on the farm,M McGreevy
said that the farmer must know his
cost of production, before he could
talk intelligently about a profitable
business. "The clothing merchant
knows hiS/ cost" said McGreevy,
"and when you go to buy suit of
clothes he charges you the cost of
and distribution, plus his
profit and it is profitable transac-
ton. The same is true of the hard
ware merchant, the grocer, the lum-
herman, and every line of business.
These men know what they must |
charge to stay in business and when
you 90 to buy their wares, you pay
that price or the goods stay on the
shelf. But what about the farmer?
He has a guess at the cost which may
or may not be right. He does not
know and cannot set a price, there
fore he takes whatever is offered for
his products"
Then McGreevy asked the ques-
tion chow long would the merchant
last if he sold his goods at just what
the people wanted to pay for them?"
and answered it himself by saying
that when his stock was sold out he
would have to quit, and predicted |
that this was what would happen to
the farmer unless he improved his
business methods.
He also made an interesting point
radicalsm. He took up
the case of the southern cotton grow
ers, comparing the percentage of il
literacy with other states. "They
have night riders down there, said
McGreevy, "who post notices on the
doors of the gins stating that if they
pay less than certain price the gin
will be burned" The reason for this
is that those people have never made
enough money to educate their chill
dren, and theese children composing |
the present generation, know of no
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-01-06
CAYLOR-MooRE

Miss Pearl Caylor and Mr.. William
Moore of Beaver City, wer united in
marriage at the Presbyterian manse
by Rev. Barrier, on Friday, Decem-
Der 31st.
Miss Caylor has been employed at
the s. G. S. bakery for some time, and
is known by any of the people of Lib
raj. They have a host of friends
that wish for them a long and pros
porous married life.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-01-06

Thelma Heating returned to Law
renee Monday, after spending the
Christmas holidays with relatives and
friends here.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-01-06

]. B. Miller went to Bucklin today
to visit with mother. Mrs. Miller and
sons, Lowell and Raymond will re-
turn with him Sunday.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-01-06

MissSAnderson teacher in the Lib
eral schools, returned Sunday after
visit with friends and relatives at
Newton.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-01-06

Coach B. W. Woods returned from
Salina Sunday. He has been visiting
relatives and friends there during the
Christmas holidays.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-01-06

Mrs. Glen Pennington, who was
taken to a local hospital several days
ago, is reporting as doing nicely.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-01-06

l. N. Pennington returned from a
business trip to Satanic the last of
the week.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-01-06

Jess Hammer and family of Stevens
county visited with Mr.. and Mrs. ].
N. Hammer Sunday.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-01-06

Lon DeCamp and family of near
Hugoton, visited with Mr.. and Mrs.
]. N. Hammer Sunday.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-01-06

Mrs. j. f. Benson of Kismet, was
a Liberal shopper Friday.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-01-06

Mrs. D. Haven Of Hugoton, was in
the city Friday, shopping.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-01-07
HOT "SH0T" FOR NEIGHB0R
lrritated Mr.. Dobson While
He Was Worried.

Mr.. Dobson came home early In the
evening, but IL sheets in the wind. He
negotiated the steps to his front door
on his hands and knees. Finally, when
he reached the top, he fished his keys
from his pocket without much Diff
Guilty, but the keyhole, of course, could
not be found.
After several attempts to locate It,
In which he failed mlserably, he hap
pened to look over his shoulder. and
discovered the woman next door
watching him.
"Wnsh you wan'?" he demanded.
81 don't want anything" she replied.
but didn't go away.
The man made another attempt to
find the keyhole, but being again I'M
successful turned in disgust and asked
the neighbor If she had borrowed the
keyhOle.
"Of course not. don't know any
thing about your keyhole except that
you can't find it," said she.
swell, you've borrowed everything
elsh we've got, sho l thought maybe
you borrowed our keyhole," came the
reply.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-01-07
Famous Mine May "come Back"

The Comstock lode, once known as
the richest silver mine IN the world,
and from which millions of dollars
were taken during the height of It's
fame, is about to come back to Its
own. For years the lode was almost
deserted. and Virginia City, New, lived
along in lethargy that included the
slow crumbling of its buildings and
the rotting of its sidewalks, until what
was one of the most colorful, blazing,
Observation-Disclosures towns in the
United States, became a monument to
dead hopes and mockery of Its for
mer self.
II has been discovered that thou
sands OF tons of 1ow-grade ore now
are standing in giant dumps, and yet
other thousands of tons resting in the
mines themselves, can be made to yield
as high as $40 a ton under modern
methods Of extraction.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-01-07
Peter and Paul Were in Rome.

According to the evidence and dis
coverles of two famous archaeologists
Of Rome, Professors Grossl Condi and
Orazlo Maruechi, there no, longer re-
mains any doubt that the Apostles Pc
ter and Paul both went to Rome and
suffered martyrdom there.
That doubt has been raised Several
times in controversies between various
schools OF archaeologists.
''The Apostles Peter and Paul." pro-
fessor Marucchi said, "dld go to Rome.
| have found traces of their burial in
a catacomb hewn out of the rock on
the Appian Way, behind the ancient
church of st. Sebastian.
'"There are graves in this under
ground burying place, which of course
prove nothing. Bat there are also writ
ings on the wall, and these writings all
invoke the aid of Peter and Paul, de-
scribed as lying there"
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-01-07
OLDEST OF STATE moTTcss
That Of Maryland Was Adopted In
te4s-Enshrined In History Of
the Commonwealth.

The Maryland suffraglsts who pro
pose altering the states motto, "Fattl
Maschy Parole Feminae" Ito use the
old spelling), are proposing to put
rough hands to what should be sacred.
The offensive translation, deeds are
masculine, words are feminine" is not
the only one possible. The secretary
Of state could readily be directed to
give official approval to 'manly deeds
and womanly words" which would
give women recognition they enjoy
in no other state motto.
But the best reason for jealousy
guarding Maryland's motto is that It is
the oldest the nation can boast-the
date of its adoption is placed in 164S
and is enwrapped with Maryland
history to remarkable degree. Throw
away the Baltimore motto and Mary
land might as well turn the portrait
of George Calvert, first Lord Balti-
more, to the wall.
There are other state notices that
are open to attack. Alabama's Here
We Rest" suggests an obvious joke.
So does Washlngton's "By and By"
virginia's motto recalls John Wilkes
Booth, New York's the rather tawdry
defamation by Longfellow which II
inspired, and those of several other
states-like Kansas "Ad Astra Per
Aspera"-the rhetoric of commence
ments. While these states cleave to
their notices Maryland may well be
boastful Of hers and its associations,
New York Evening Post.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-01-07

the means OF saving labor costs. The
labor records should show just how
much labor and team work is required
on each crop and the time in the sea-
son when IL is used. They should
show what proportion of the labor Is
devoted to work that produces an in
come and the amount that is consum-
ed by odd jobs of unproductive tasks.
This will enable the farmer to deter
mine the number of days of man and
horse labor necessary to produce IAN
acre Of any crop, or the care of any
class of animals for a year. Thus he
may be able to rearrange his system
of management so that he can get
along with less labor and at the same
time maintain production.
A years labor records show also
Just how much man power and horse
power is necessary to run the entire
farm at different seasons, and point
out accurately Just when the rust sea-
sons occur. With such records be-
fore him, the farmer knows approx
mately what his labor requirements
will be in advance of the rush season.
He is able to increase or decrease the
different farm enterprises and fit
them together until he has outlined a
complete years work with an even
load of labor for the entire season.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-01-07
One Ounce of Strychnine Kills "a
Thousand Rabbits.

A good lively machine gun is harm
less when compared to strychnine-
at least, when it is used to extermi-
nate rabbits. dn Lincoln County,
Idaho, the farmers working in CO.
operation with the Bureau Of Biologi-
cal Survey, United States Department
of Agriculture, report that ounce of
the poison killed 400 rabbits. Farm
ers in Gooding County did even bet
ter with their poison and average l.
600 rabbits to the ounce. Minidoka
County, conducting poison campaign
under the direction of the bureau,
killed 40, 900 rabbits.
These figures are illustrative OF the
work that has been done under Gov
eminent direction in eXterminat1ng
rabbits in the Western States, where
they are so plentiful as to be extreme
" destructive to orchards and crops.
Large-scale campaigns were organic
ed in Oregon, Washington, Nevada
and Arizona under the leadership of
the Department of Agriculture repre-
sentatives and along cooperative
lines in which the State governments,
the State extension services, and the
landowners assumed share of the
responsibility. In addition to the
poisoning methods, great rabbit
drives were conducted, some of which
resulted in the killing of as many as
10000 rabbits.
The representatives of the Bureau
of Biological Survey emphasize the
fact that, in the West, the rabbit is a
serious menace. Rabbits often de-
vastate large fields of grain and de-
stroy valuable orchards and vine.
yards. There are instances where Or
chards, representing the work and
savings of a lifetime have been de-
stroyed in a single night by jack
rabbits.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-01-07

Q young man who practiced medicine
in rural district became famous and
was called in consultation In many
towns and cities because of his sue
cess in the treatment of disease. This
was DIR. Pierce who afterward moved
10 Buffalo, N. Y. He made up his
mind to place some of his medicines
before the public, and he put up
what he called his wFavorite Pre-
scription,n and placed IL with the
druggists in every state in the Union.
For fifty gears DIR. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription has sold more largely
throughout the United States. than
any other medicine OF like character.
It's the testimony of thousands Of
women that IL has benefited or en-
tirely eradicated such distressing all
ments as women are prone to. 1t is
now sold by druggists In tablet form
as well as liquid.
NEwBERRY, s. C.-"Atter using Doctor
Pierce's Favorite Prescription l feel like
q new woman. My friends all tell me 1
look so much better. i am more than
pleased with the result. L know that I
can't praise any one OF DIR .Pierce's REM
edies too highly. always keep them on
hand in order 10 keep well."-M MRS.
LEILA SUFFER, Route l = Box ".
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-01-07
RuIrushes Found Of Value.

AS a result of a German professors
discovery that the roots OF the ordi-
nary bullrush contain as much as 30
per cent of cane sugar, special dredges
are now being built for the purpose OF
harvesting them, reports Popular Me-
chanics Magazine. The roots grow In
thick horizontal masses, and In one
part of Germany are believed to I'M
derlie everywhere tract of marshy
land comprising 100000 acres. Though
sugar is the product chiefly sought,
secondary processes yield alcohol and
a nutritive cattle food. From the
Juice there is made. also. strong beer
resembling porter.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-01-07
EXAMINATIONS

Common School Diploma May IA
and Is at Hartford, Beaver Dam
and Fordsville..
May 21 and 22-County Teachers
Examination at Hartford. (white).
May 2S and 29-County Teachers
Examination at Hartford. (Colored).
June is and 19-County and State
Teachers Examination at Fordsville.
(White).
June 20 and 26-County and State
Teachers Examination at Hartford.
(Colored).
Sept. II and 1S-County and State
Teachers Examination at Hartford,
(White).
Sept. "a and 25-County and State.
Teachers Examination at Hartford.
(Colored).
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-01-07
WOODEN CONTAINERS
OF EXPLOSIVES

1t is found that boxes in which ex-
plosives are packed may themselves
become explosive by reason of having
absorbed some of the explosive COM
pound. Despite the fact that their
contents have been carefully taken
out, wooden kegs in which black
blasting powder has been packed may
blow up with considerable force if
recklessly handled. Nitroglycerine
is sometimes absorbed by wooden
boxes in which dynamite is packed
and the right kind of shock may set
it off with disastrous results.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-01-07
500 Reward. S100

The readers OF this paper will be
pleased'to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages land
that is catarrh. Catarrh being greatly
influenced by constitutional conditions
requires constitutional treatment Halls
Catarrh Medicine is taken internally and
faces of the System thereby destroying
the foundation of the disease, giving the
patient strength by building UP the con-
stitution and assisting nature in doing its
work. The proprietors have so much
faith in the curative power of Hairs
Catarrh Medicine that they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any case that it fails
to cure Send for list of testimonials.
Address Il. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo,
Ohio. Sold by all Druggists. 75c.