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The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-06-15
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
MONTHLY DINNER

At the Chamber of Commerce meet
ing May 10, about 75 men expressed
q desire that a luncheon or dinner
meeting be held at least once each
month, and promised to attend If these
meetings were held.
The first of these meetings will be
June 81, at place to be announced
held at p. m, Wednesday evening,
later.
Matters of interest to every public
spirited citizen will be discussed at
these meetings, which will be in the
nature of an open forum, with leaders
of discussion for each subject, every
one present being given an opportun-
ity to present his views.
The price of this dinner will be
rs cents-not so high but that anyone
can afford to go, and not so little that
q good feed cannot be expected.
The Secretary will call on you with
q ticket the firht of the week. Please
don't kick him out until you have dug
up the correct change and obtained
possession Of ticket.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-06-15
GIRL SCOUTS TO HAVE
A NICE OUTING TRIP
Business Men of Liberal Contribute
Fund to Pay Expense of Their
Several Days Picnic

Frank G. Boles and j. B. Miller cir
culated a petition Monday and sue
ceeded in raising close to $3.50 which
will be turned over to the Girl Scout
Council to pay the expenses of four
day outing at the Beaver Club, south
Of Liberal
Rev. Eli Walker and Mrs. Walker
are to be in charge Of the expedition
and business men will assist by fur
nishing cars to convey them to the
camp.
Mr.. John W. Baughman is treat
ing the Boy Scouts royalty and the
business men thought the girls should
also have an outing.
They will start on the 26th Of June
and spend four days and five nights
in camp.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-06-15
The Rotary Club

Roy Ravenscroft was chairman for
the day and called for report on the
trip to McClure's Grove last Sunday.
Keen interest was at once manifested
by the club as to whether the COM
mittee caught any fish, and whether
they regarded the site as a suitable
place to fish. Rev. Eli Walker test
fled that Joe Fuest did not fish, but
Joe said there would be good fishing
with dip net. The grove was de-
scribed as being well fitted for picnics,
roomy, shaddy, with good water, a
nice place for youngsters to paddle in
shallow water with good bottom. By
giving notice few days in advance
suitable parties can use the grove.
A committee of three was appointed
to arrange for picnic July a, and Joe
Fuest, Frank Bales and Tom Pate
will see what can be done.
Bert Dubois wants some one to
change places at table with him. He
didn't just say that he dislikes the
people who sat near him week after
week, but wanted chance to get
away from them occasionally
Tom Pate wants some way to find
out what courses the different colleges
offer to inquiring youngsters. Jack
Evans stated that the answers to
questionairs sent to the high school
graduates were being tabulated and
that a list of colleges would be furn-
ished to those graduates, and that
those from junior high would be
helped into high school.
Mr.. Funk, of Guymon, was guest
of Henry Tucker. He expressed his ap-
probation of Rotary. Guymon is too
small town for a Rotary club, so
they have Good Roads club in lieu
Of it.
Ben Day, of the Entertainment
Committee said it was hard for his
committee to devise a program for
the noon meeting as the time allowed
was too short to carry out anything
but meager outlines.
These meetings are gaining in
friendly feeling and are increasingly
jovial. The spirit of Rotary is grow
ing.
Chairman for next week, Ira Riney.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-06-15
SUBSCRIBE FOR THE DEMOCRAI
I. o. o. F. ELECT OFFICERS

At the regular meeting Of the Odd
Fellows, the semi-annual election of
officers was held. The following will
be the officers of the local lodge
for the ensuing term, beginning with
the first meeting in July:
G. J. Borden, NJ g.; E. ]. Long
well, v. G.; ]. N. Evans, treasurer;
C. W. Rogers, financial secretary;
o. E. Robbins, corresponding secre-
tary.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-06-15
IMPROVING LIGHT SERVICE

The Liberal Light, Ice & Power
Company announce that they have
now installed the new transformer at
Eighth Street and North New York
Avenue, and will be giving better
service to the patrons of the new
Beatty Addition extension. The COM
plants Of service from that section
of the city have been numerous Of
late, but the company thinks that
now the greater part of the trouble
will be overcome with the new equip
ment.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-06-15
MRS. KINDS HAS SOME
GOOD GARDEN STUFF

Mrs. A. M. Kinds has one of the
finest gardens in the city this year,
and she is especially proud of her let
tuce, and brought a couple of heads
to this office this week, which were
exceptionally fine and of great size.
She has found ready market for
the surplus. She also brought q
beautiful bouquet of sweet peas and
pansies for which she has the thanks
O.. the office force.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-06-15

w. L. Banks, son Of w. S. Banks
who works at the round house here,
came up from his farm near Range,
Oklahoma, Monday. He reports plenty
OF rain and row crops looking fine.
He says he has five acres Of water
melons in bloom which promise a
good crop. He says there are lots of
fish in the blackberry and that he
catches enough each evening to sup
ply the table. He expects to market
his watermelons, muskmelons and
roasting ears in Liberal.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-06-15
NOTICES!

There will be a meeting of the tax
payers at the court house Saturday
evening, June 18th, at five o'clock.
All interested come out and let's talk
Low Taxes and Pay AS You Go.
COMMITTEE.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-06-15

The George Grocery and the PEG.
pies Cash Grocery have each installed
new meat counters. They are refrig-
orator cases and are very fine.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-06-15

D. W. Springmeyer Of near Perry
ton, Texas, was in the city Tuesday
on business. He was getting farm
machinery repairs.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-06-15
N. A. SMITH RAISED
SOME FINE TURNIPS

The Democrat owes N. A. Smith
of Hayne, thanks for nice lot Of
turnips and radishes brought in latter
part Of last week. They were excep-
tionally large in size, but the best
part was the delicious flavor. They
made a fine fee dior the family. Mr..
Smith always raises good stuff on
his farm. He says he planted 10c
worth of government seed and will
raise 20 bushels Of Iturnips from
them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Dir returned
Friday, after spending a few weeks
in Colorado.
Your next Ford Timer should be
installed by Exide Battery & Elec-
trical Co., with two-year guarantee.
Frank Robinson Of Beaver, Okla
homa, was transacting business in
the city Tuesday.
Henry Goss, Of the Baughman Of
flee, is confined to his home this
week with rheumatism.
Moore & Franklin have a fine
half section, three miles from rail-
road town; half in cultivation and is
summer fallowed for wheat. $500
per acre. Reasonable terms.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-06-15

]. F. Hightower Of Dombey, was
a business visitor in town Tuesday.
He says his wheat will be ready for
the harvesters in about ten days.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-06-15

The Exide Battery & Electrical
Co. would install your next Ford
Timer with 2-year written guarantee.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-06-15

A new electric sign of Rooms"
has been put up on the front of the
Green Rooming House, at corner of
West First and Lincoln Avenue.
Wrs. Fields-J ohnson is manager of
this house.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-06-15

Mrs. Winnie ]. Grinstead left on
No. 2 Tuesday for Topeka, where she
will attend the School Code Commits
sion meeting. She is a member Of
that board.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-06-15

If you want Farm Loan on we'll
improved farm, our new rates will
interest you right now.-Moore &
Franklin.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-06-15

Miss Josie Lipprant and Miss Alta
Miller accompanied Mrs. v. G. Bar
rett home. Miss Miller will visit in
Colorado for several weeks, and Miss
Liprant will attend summer normal.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-06-15

Ford timers with two-year written
guarantee are being installed in cars
by the Exide Battery & Electrical Co.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-06-15
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Dir drove to
Tyrone on business Tuesday.

Miss Beulah Reust, employed at
the general delivery window at the
post office, is spending her vacation
visiting in eastern Kansas points.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-06-15

DR.. F. W. Huddleston has been con-
fined to his home this week with an
attack of rheumatism
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-06-15

John Hacker Of Pratt, was in the
city Tuesday. looking after business
interests.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-06-15

Frank Robinson Of Beaver, Okla.
homa, was transacting business in
the city Tuesday.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-06-15

Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Dir returned
Friday, after spending q few weeks
in Colorado.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-06-15

Henry Goss, of the Baughman Of
flee, is confined to his home this
week with rheumatism.
Evening star., 1922-04-01
MOTORS LEAD THE
MARKET in TONE
BY STUART p. WEST.

NEW YORK. April 1.-Another
notable exhibition Of strength after
an uncertain start was given by the
stock market today.
For a half hour or so following the
opening the usual week end profit
taking appeared and caused a good
deal Of irregularity in the price move
ment.
AS soon as the first. symptoms OF
anything like reaction were mani
way to make it very clear that the
interests working for a rise were as
much as ever in the ascendant.
Studebaker, Baldwin Locomotive and
Bethlehem Steel B, which held first
place yesterday and the day before
General Asphalt and Pacific Oil became
the favorite.
The Pierce Arrows were bought on
the reasoning that they had not ad-
vanced commensurately with the
other members OF the motor group.
operations got to work, easily went
through its former high
Railway shares were strong again,
especially some Of the low-priced issues.
Outside the stock exchange the day
brought no important Developments.
The wheat market II not expected to
do much for the next ten days. when il
will be known whether or not the CON-
paratively high private estimates Of the
new crop will be SubStantiated by the
government Investigators
Sterling. francs and marks were little
changed from yesterday
Motor Stocks Lead.
Studebaker had another run-up at the
opening today. but later it appeared that
profits were being taken in this stock
and switched into some Of the other
members Of the group, on the theory
that these had not bad their proper ad.
Friends Of Chandler Motors insisted
that yesterdays move was not merely
sympathetic with Studebaker, but was
due to buying by people apt to know
what was going on In the inside affairs
of the company.
The Pierce Arrow stocks were taken
UP with moro vim than at any time sc
far, and the common pushed through Is
on heavy transactions.
It is still hard to get authoritative
figures on Pierce Arrows current
earnings, but enough is known to in
dicate that the statement for the
first six months of 1922 will show 9
CONT rtable balance on the right side
Of the ledger. The Improvement has
been most marked in the company's
truck business.
Decided heaviness in Bethlehem
Steel B was ascribed to. reports tina,
the dividend would be reduced at the
next meeting. These reports rather
took the street by surprise, in view OF
the strong showing made in the 1921
balance sheet Nevertheless they are
believed to have some foundation
The next directors meeting, at which
dividend action may be expected, is
scheduled for the last week in April
Evening star., 1922-04-01
'sP0TTY' CONDITION SEEN
INTRADE AND INDUSTRY

NEW YORK, April 1.-Bradstreet' S
report says:
. A curiously mixed, in fact, decided
ly spotted, condition exists in trade
and industrial lines as the country
enters the shadow of the coal strike.
First and foremost, there appears
the same Indifference to this threat
ened labor trouble previously noted
except in the immediate neighbor-
hoods of the coal mines where union
miners are expected to strike, where
trade buying is and has been re-
stricted, owing probably to the late
ness of Easter and the widespread
stormy weather of the week-rains,
hall, snow and cold being noted in
different sections. Reports from job
bing and retail trade in wearing ap-
parel, furnishings and spring attire
generally are nothing to get excited
about, while primary markets for
cottons, silks and woolens betray the
same unsettlement previously noted.
with trading largely on the quiet
side, except in the case Of export
buying of sheetings and some other
heavy cottons, induced by recent
price cuts. Trading for the far fu-
ture in the apparel lines, In fact, ap-
pears extremely cautious except in
novelty lines. Raw wool is easier. in
nrice and there is a reported fear
that New England strikes may in
voIve important wooden and worsted
interests.
Evening star., 1922-04-01
WOOL PRICES GROUPED,

BOSTON, April 1.-The Commercial
Bulletin today gives wool prices as
follows:
Domestic-Ohio and Pennsylvania
fleeces: delaipe ,unwashed, 46a47:
fine unwashed. 37a3s: " blood comb
ing. 40: s blood combing. 37a39
Michigan and New York fleeces: De-
laine unwashed. 43a44: fine unwashed,
34a35; !. blood unwashed, 37a3s; "
blood unwashed. 36a37: Y blood un-
washed, 36. Wisconsin,, Missouri, and
average New England: " blood, 36a-
81; as blood, 35; 4 blood, "a.
Secured basis-Texas. fine. twelve
months. LOS: fine eight months, 30.
California: Northern. LOS; middle
county. 95: southern. 80. Oregon
Eastern; No. 1 staple, 1.o5a1.1o; fine
and. fine medium combing, LOO;
eastern clothing. IS: valley, No. 1, 90.
Territory: Fine staple choice, 1.O5a-
1.10; " blood combing. 95a100: "
blood combing. rs; Y blood combing,
62a63.
Pulled: Delaine. Los: AA. s5: A su-
perb, 80a90.
Mohairs: Best combing. 34a37; best
carding. 23a26-
Evening star., 1922-04-01
Grain, Produce
LOCAL wHoLEsALE PRICES.


,Eggs-Strictly fresh, selected. per
dozen. "a; average receipts. %: souths
Live poultry-Reosters, per h.. Is;
turkeys, per lb., 35a40; chickens
winter, per h., 40a45; spring chickens,
fowls row ~: ~. soa7s; g. keats young EACH Soaeo'
Dressed poultry-Fresh-k killed winter
chickens, per lb., 40A45; hens. per lb.,
ssa1y; ROSTERS, per 1b., 20; turkeys,
PEI i6., 35a45; keats, young, EACH 80
bsaHY saUHrYkSsD1rsssed. o. small. DER lh.. IL;
Live stock-calves. choice. per lb..
medium. 7aS; thin, sal. Lambs
fn0ice' Gno per lb.. 12a13; live hogs. per d.
Green fruit-Apples. per bbl.. 6,ooa
psr So. bo 0:sfss fssso ssoas
oranges. per crate. 7OOa7 SO. Lemons
per box. 5.00a5.5O. Grapefruit. per box,
S.SVa5.o0. Florida oranges, 7.00a8 90.
xegetables-Potatoes. No. I. per bbi.
1Sas; %; per sack. 3.00a3.50. Sweets
SSSa4oo S0s 90 LETTUCE. southern, per crate te
Z00a4.0O. Romaine lettuce, 2.0Oa250
Cymblings, per crate. 3.00a5.00. Onions
100-lb. sack, 9.50a1050. Cabbage. new
per cwt., 2.00a3.00. Cucumbers. 3.00a
800. Eggplants, per crate, 4.00a5. o.
tomatoes per box. Florida 25oas 90
700. Kale. 75a1.25.
DAIRY MARKETS..
BALTIMORE. April l (SpeciaD.--
Live poultry. young chickens. pound
ssass; staggy and thin. asa 27a2S' az; win.
ers. 16al7: turkeys, hens. 4sa45
young gobblers, s5ass; old toms. 35
p0or and crooked breasts, 25a30
ducks. 2Sa36; pigeons, pair. 45a50
guinea fowl. young, each. 1Oa75: old
4oa455: dressed capons. large, pound
Eggs-Loss off-Native and nearby
flrsts, dozen, 23;' southern. 21a22
duck eggs, As.
Butter-Creamery, fancy. pound. SO
a5ass; ladies. 24a2s: rolls. 2oa2s;
process butter, 26a27.
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.
CHICAGO. April / Omitted States
bureau of markets). - Cattle - Re-
ceipts, 500 head; compared with week
ago. beef steers and she STOCK 10 to
20 higher: bulls. stockers and feeders
practically steady; veal calves. 70 to
SO higher; weeks beef steers top $40
weeks bulk prices; beef steers, 1.5Oa
S.35; beef cows and heifers. 5.1Oa6.75;
stockers and feeders. 6.25a7.15; veal
4.35; Gamers and cutters, 3.25a4.00.
Hogs-Receipts, $4,000 head: active
and uneven. but mostly steady. with
Fridays average; shippers bought
about 1000 head; good clearance; top
1880; bulk, 990a1000; pigs steady ia
strong: bulk desirable, 100 to 125
Founders. 9.75a1O.15. "a
Sheep-Receipts. 1000 head: today's
receipts practically all packers direct;
compared With week ago. fat ewes and
best handy weight fat lambs. steady
to rs higher; other fat classes, 25 to
so higher: shearing lambs. steady
weeks bulk prices, on wooled fat
lambs, 15.40a16.00: shorn. 13.00a13.50
wooled ewes, 9.00a9.75; shorn. s.00a
800: shearing lambs, 14.00a14.75.
Evening star., 1922-04-01
MARKETS ARE INDIFFERENT
TO THE USUAL INFLUENCES
Ignore Important Political and Labor
Events and See Only Easy Money
and Trade Improvement.

mands upon the money supply get
back to normal? The first tendency
will be to reduce the supply Of funds
now pouring into the investment
market.
This diversion may go far enough
70 bring about some hardening in
money rates, which will automatical-
ly lower the standard of investment
values 1t would almost certainly
stop the investment advance and
quite possibly shut down upon the
outpour Of new securities offerings
which is threatening to become ex-
cessive.
On the. other hand. there is much
leeway for reviving trade to absorb
bank money without injury to the
investment situation. The transfers
OF gold e,on to 1T this country have been
twelve months alone. This has pro-
vided an immense addition to the
cash resources available for financing
any business expansion while not
drawing seriously upon capital in
vested in securities.
Near Average Yield.
All private estimates now suggest
winter wheat crop of around $780,
100000 bushels that is not far from
an average yield. This is very differ
ent from what the grain trade was
figuring on a month ago, when the
May wheat option almost reached
$3.50 a bushel. In the course of ad-
justing themselves to the revised
crop statistics wheat prices have
come down about half way between
their low of January and their high
of February. Still the high prices
lasted long enough for the old wheat
lowing farmers to pay off their re-
naming bank loans and get back a
measure of their accustomed buy
ing power.
Reaction Felt in Trade.
The favorable reaction has begun to
be felt in general trade. The fortu-
nate move. which the Independent
steel companies made three weeks
ago, in putting up prices and forcing
the hand of procrastinating buyers, is
becoming constantly more apparent.
Reports of rising prices and rapidly
expanding production at the steel
mills have been the inspiring feature
of the business news during the last
week, the same as they were the
week before.
Advance In Stocks Extensive.
The stock market has continued to
justify the analysis made Of its out
look right along since the first Of
the year. 1t began to discount trade
recovery while business men them
selves were skeptical. Now trade SEN
timent is getting more cheerful and
can look back and see that Wall
street was right.
The advance in stocks since the mid
die of January has been very exten-
sive IN many directions. One cannot,
accordingly, feel as keen over the
markets possibilities as one could
six weeks or two months ago. Still
there can be no serious reaction. no
change in the main drift of prices, so
long as money rates keep low and
business continues to move toward
more profitable conditions. And as 1t
now looks there Is no chance yet
awhile of credit growing less easy.
nor is any check in prospect upon the
gradual Industrial recovery, now under
way.
Copyright. 1922. BY The star.)
Evening star., 1922-04-01
CHARGES EXCHANGE
'BUCKETED ORDERS

| NEW YORK, April lon evidence
given. at a recent John Dee" investi-
cation before Chief Magistrate Nc
Adoo and presented to the grand
jury by the district attorney. the
American Cotton Exchange. largest
| of its kind in membership in the
| country, and six of the directors.
were indicted yesterday. charged
with violating the penal code by
"bucketing" orders.
The individuals named in the bill
Randolph Rose, ST., of Rose & Son,
| vice president of the exchange; G. w.
Pratt, secretary; Angelo T. Jennings.
| Martin Goulko. Edwin l. Patton and
RAYMOND Palmer, each were held in
! $1,000 for pleading before Judge Ro-
salsky in general session on Mon
day.
Joint Charge Made.
Two Indictments were returned,
one Of which, Benjamin F. Schneider,
| assistant district attorney. last night
revealed. jointly charged the ex-
change as a corporation and the six
directors with having, since January
| l, crossed sales by making contracts
! on the basis of the market quotation
without intending to buy any cot
ton"
The, other indictment, Mr.. schrei-
ber said, accused Patton and Jen-
nings with permitting and inducing
the bucketing Of orders in that on
October 3, 1921, they made a con-
chase $50 bales of cotton at the mar
ket quotation without any intention
| of making a purchase or delivery"
The John Doe inquiry which led
to the indictments was an outgrowth
Of District Attorney Banton's inves-
in the financial district and the
snares set for the investing public
by get-rich-quick promoters.
Memberships Sold In South.
1t was brought out at the John Doe
| inquiry that many memberships had
| been sold in the south for prices as
| low as $125 payable on 1nstallments
The market value of membership 'on
| the exchange today was said to be
! undetermined. A minimum price OF
| $1,000 was fixed at the last meeting
| of the exchange.
| A. w. Graham, president of the -ex-
! change. was the only official to testify
| at the John Doe hearing before Mag
| istrate McAdoo, who stated that he
urehead in its administration.
! Mr.. Graham asserted in a statemen,
| last night that the grand jury action
| was anticipated. as the exchange ano
| its directors were denied the right tC
| cross examine witnesses or to intro
| duce any evidence before Magistrate
| McAdoo." He added that neither HIM.
self nor any broker on the exchange
| had been permitted to APPEAR before
| the grand jury, although requests hao
! been made to do SO.
| Defendants' Side of Case.
| 'They have from the beginning" ne
! said, claimed that the prosecution
| against them was insrigated through
! Interior motives. They have persist
| emily sought an opportunity to cross
| examine the witnesses against them
| whose motives they perfectly under
! stand, and to, furnish the evidence
| in their defense. This opportunity
up to the present. has been denied to
| them. Now they will have the chance
| to present their side Of this case"