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The Dolores star., 1922-04-21
FOREIGN TRADE
SHOWS INCREASE
S74.o0o. 900 TRADE BALANCE IN
FAVOR OF U. S. is
SHOWN.
U. S. EXPORTS GROW
OF COMMERCE
REPORTS MISUNDERSTANDING
FIGURES FOR MARCH.
Western Newspaper Union News serin.J


washington.-Increa in the value
Of Americas foreign trade was report
ID by the Department of Commerce.
with announcement that exports last
month aggregated 32,0O0,OOO. the
highest since October. 1921, and that
Imports totaled S25S, 100000, the great
est since December, 1920.
The trade balance of s74,OO0.OOO in
favor of the United States shown by
the figures is the greatest since No
vember, 1921, when the total was $685.
100000. The trade balance In Febru-
ary was $25,OOO,OOO and in March, 1921,
s135, 100000
Exports last month compared with
1887 100000 during March, 1921, and
were nearly twice as great as the pre-
war figures Of SlSI 100000 in March,
1914.
Imports in March compared with
s252, 100000 II year ago, and with
slS3,OO0,00O in March, 1914.
Exports for the nine months ending
with March aggregated S2,Sl2,OOO,OOO
against S5,5O9, 100000 during the same
month of 1921, while imports for the
period totalled 81, $50, 100000 against
S3O09, 100000 during the same months
Of 1921.
Gold exports during March aggre-
gated s9S5,I43 against ST09,66S in
March last year, while imports of gold
aggregated 33.4SS,256 against SS7 .2I1, ;.
40 in March II year ago.
Gold exports for the nine months
ended with March aggregated sd 600,
600 compared with S131 100000 in
March n year ago while gold imports
for the period totuled SAB, 900. 900 com.
pared with S456.OOO,OOO for the CORE
spending months of 1921.
Silver exports for March aggregat
ed $5,3O6,56 compared with S2,91S,5 ,52s
in March 1921. while imports of silver
totaled S6,953, ,105 against S3,ST2,04T il
| March n year ago.
Silver exports for the nine month.
ended with March aggregated $4,000.
14S against SAG, ,729 during the cor
responding months last year, while sill
cr imports for the period totaled $54
OF, ,12S compared with S45,549, $50 70
the nine months ended March, 1921.
The Dolores star., 1922-04-21
Denounces Railway Transfer.

Washington.-During reargument of
The Southern Pacific case, the last Of
the railroad dissolution suits in the
Supreme Court, Solicitor General Beck
declared that the transaction cOnsti-
tuted one of the darkest pages in
American railroad history Referring
to them as ''the big four" the solici-
tor general declared that they had re-
ceived government aid for the con-
struction of the Central Pacific to
such an extent that it cost them no
financial outlay on their own part to
construct the system.
The Dolores star., 1922-04-21
WASHINGTON

A government-ownc and operated
corporation to be conducted under the
supervision of three directors appoint
ed by the President for development of
the nitrate and water power projects
at Muscle Shoals, Ala, was proposed
in congressional resolution made pub
lie by Senator Norris of Nebraska,
chairman of the Senate agricultural
committee.
Disregarding the demands and insist
ent appeals of President Harding and
House appropriations committee in a
bill laid before the House recommend
ed a slash of nearly 0O,000,000 in the
Navy Departments estimates for the
coming fiscal year and provided for a
reduction in the navy's enlisted person
mel from 101 900 to $1,000.
A memorial to Rear Admiral Robert
L. Peary, discoverer of the North Pole,
was dedicated in Arlington National
cemetery when n huge spheroid made
of white granite from his native state
of Maine was unveiled at his last rest
ing place.
By vote of 1O3 to &C the House ap,
proved the amendment added in com.
mittee of the whole to the bill provid.
ing appropriations for the Department
of Justice expressly forbidding the use
of funds in the prosecution of labor
unions for agreements relative to
wages or conditions of labor. The
amendment also prohibits the prosecu.
ton Of agricultural producers for co
operative marketing of their products
An accounting of the S35O,OOO, 600
worth of enemy property held by the
government was given the Senate in a
report filed by Thomas W. Miller, alien
property custodian, in response to a
resolution by Senator King of Utah.
"The final disposition of this proper
ty," Miller said. will, undoubtedly,
have a direct bearing on the economic
relations between this country and
Europe, with particular reference to
the late enemy powers"
Secretary Fall has left Washington
for an extended trip through western
states which have large public lands,
to make a personal Investigation of
Indian reservations, reclamation pro
jects and other field activities of the
Interior Department. Before begin
ming his trip of inspection, Secretary
Fall will first go to his home at Three
Rivers. N. NJ, to attend to some per
sonal business. After two or three
days spent at his home, the secretary
will go to Arizona and then cover as
many states as possible before return
ing to Washington early in May.
The Dolores star., 1922-04-21
Fire Sweeps Norfolk Suburb.

Norfolk, Va.-Berkley. a suburb of
Norfolk, was swept by fire recently,
which destroyed more than 100 houses,
covering an area one mile In length
and averaging from two to four blocks
In width. Five hundred families are
estimated to have been made homele IS
and the damage will run to nearly ST.
100000. The blaze originated in the
Tunis lumber mills on the southern
branch Of the Elizabeth river and three
steamers in the river were burned.
catching from sparks.
The Dolores star., 1922-04-21
To Press Claim on Lincoln Motors

WashingtOn.-The government will
proceed in an orderly way to file and
press the payment Of the claim Of the
War Department against the Lincoln
Motors Company Of Detroit for ap-
proximately $9,11s,0OO on aviation con-
tracts, Attorney General Daugherty
announced here after meeting with
private creditors of the defunct con-
cern, whose claims also amount to ap-
proximately $9,OOOOOO.
The Dolores star., 1922-04-21
SemenoH Unable to Give Bond.

New YOrk-Gen. Gregorie Semen
pff, ataman of the Cossacks, was
'ocked up in Ludlow street Jail after
frantic efforts We're made by several
lawyers to get bondsman who would
give $4,000 bail to Sheriff Nagle.
Semenoff was recently arrested on
civil warrant and freed on bail, but
mis- original bondsman refused to con-
linue as security.
The Dolores star., 1922-04-21
CONDENSED RE ORD OF THE
PROGRESS OF EVENTS AT
HOME AND ABROAD.
FROM ALL SOURCES
SAYINGS. ooIN S, ACHIEVE
MENTs, sUFFERINGS, HOPES
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
Cws.,.r. Newspaper Union s... ser,sL
WESTERN

Four babies, each weighing less than
one pound, were born to Mrs C. Tabbi
at the Bakersfield, Calf, emergency
hospital. Mother and babies are rest
ting nicely.
Seventeen persons are reported dead
and more than eighty injured as re.
suit of tornadoes and rainstorms which
swept from west Texas east into okla
homa toward Arkansas.
The shipwrecked crew of the steam
schooner Fairhaven. which sank off the
west coast of Mexico have arrived in
San Francisco on the steamer San
Juan. 1t consisted of Capt. A. l.. Laur.
four other officers and twenty men.
Approximately 100000 will be spent
by the Northern Pacific Railway Com
pany on additions and betterments of
its property in Billings, Mont, and vi
cinity this year, according to announce
ment of executives of the company.
Pilot Il. III. WinsIow, driving q
heavily-laden mail plane. set new
flight record for the trip between San
Francisco and Reno recently by max
blk llit Ill one ilbuI anu lNtU
ty-four minutes. The old record was
one hour and thirty minutes
While her husband, Homer Samuels,
placed the value of jewelry stolen from
Nine. Amelita Galli-Curcl at Los An.
geIes at $4,000, l.. E. Behymer, under
whose direction she is appearing in
concerts in this section, said proper
figure would be nearer 100000
Herbert Wilson, formerly minister
of the Gospel in Oregon and Canada
held in the county Jail pending trial
for the robbery of the mails at Los An
geles of nearly S1,OO0.O0O the night of
March 3, 1921. shot and killed his al.
legged accomplice, Herbert r. Cox. just
after officers had frustrated an at,
tempted jailbreak.
The efforts being made by Mrs
Angela Kaufman of Los Angeles t,
aid Mrs. Louise Peete. serving life
sentence in San Quentin penitentar!
for the murder of Jacob C. Denton
wealthy mining man, probably will b,
halted. Inability to verify the new
statement made Mt the prison by Mrs
Peete concerning the staying. it wa
said, may result in Mrs. Kaufman
giving Up her campaign in Mrs Peete'
behalf
The Dolores star., 1922-04-21
METAL MARKETS.

Bar silver (American). IS .SsS
Bar silver foreign) ..... .ssi
"copper" ......... .1Z y ~ IL
Zinc ................... tn
Lead .................... 500
Tungsten, per unit. ...... $500 400
The Dolores star., 1922-04-21
DENVER MARKETS.
Cattle,

Some of the best fat steers that have
been received here in long time wert
presented. An especially fancy lot thai
created much interest among the buy.
ers sold for IS on a freight-paid basis
Good to choice kinds sold for S7.25 u
$7.40. and heavier steers of good finish
changed hands from 81 to 37.25.
An active trade was reported in th'
female section. Quality there was alse
of an attractive nature which met with
IS to $5.25. and good to choice kind
at $5.25 to $3.50. The best heifers al
hand were selling generally at 81 e
$7.15. and fair to good kinds brought
from $3.50 to 81.
The feeder and stocker section of th'
market considerably revived from IT.
iethargic state of the last week Most
dealers estimated the general advance
at Is cents. Best feeder steers sold
Tor s710 and some pretty good animal.
$500.
Top hogs sold at 5000. and the bull
OF the sales were made in a range o.
$3.50 to $10.25. Rough heavy hogs wen
over the scales mostly at 1915. Tht
demand for desirable killing hogs q
good. Buyers prefer the good. we'll
finished hogs. Weighing from 200 q
240 pounds. but are taking readily al
that come this way. Demand for goot
STOCK piBs - ntrong. with prices rams,
grades.
Several loads of good quality lamb
weighing from s8 to 81 pounds sole
to packers at 315.10. while heavy lamb
went from $14.b0 to 314.85.
Ewes were very scarce. Buyers wer
wanting some good ewes but the de.
mand was not so strong as It was
couple of weeks ago. Good Quallu
ewes were quoted from $7.25 to $S.5o
and fair owes are bringing $3.50 to ~
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-07-13
RAY KENNEDY ENGAGES
IN BUSINESS FOR RAY
Has Bought Reed Agency and Will
Sell Real Estate, insurance
and Make Loans

Ray Kennedy has severed his con-
nections with the Griffith G. Baugh-
man firm and has purchased the in
surance business of A. c. Reed. He
will add real estate and loan depart
ment and do a general real estate,
loan and insurance business.
Ray is well ad favorably known in
Liberal and should make big success
of the business. He is hustler and
a god booster for Liberal. While he
was with the Griffith & Baughman
firm he devoted a lot time to public
enterprises, and will continue to
whoop it up for Liberal.
He has a nice little business to
start with and will no doubt build it
up into a real institution. Rays
many friends will be glad to know he
is to remain in liberal and will be
pleased to help him in his climb on
the business ladder. The Democrat
wishes him all success.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-07-13
LOOKS LIKE ROAD FROM
FORGAN T OHOOKER A GO
Men Investigating Say Company Can
Finance Line to South of
Liberal

The lack of interest on the part Of
the Liberal boosters in the proposed
road building from Forgan to Hooker
seems to lie in the supposition that
the men back of the road cannot build
it.
The Democrat has not gone into
the matter exhaustively, but the inves
tigation has been made and it looks to
the men closest to the inside that the
company is able to build the road and
will more than likely do it.
Whether Liberal or Hooker gets
the Forgan connection is up to the
people of Liberal right now.
What will happen if this line comes
mile south of Floris and on to
Hooker? Figure it out for your self.
We are told that Hooker is to
raise 100000 in Texas cunty; Boise
City 100000 in Cimarron County,
and Forgan $4,000 in Beaver county.
Incidentally these ammounts raised
at one time, and undoubtedly can be
raised again.
We are still wondering what Lib
eral will do with the proposition? 1t
would seem that SO much at stake
there would be something stirring
around a little. Can it be that LIB
eral has reached the place where 1t
is thought there can be no competi-
ton? If so, Liberal is on the slSids
for a slide. A city is no different
than an Individual. Whenever a man
becomes so great that he thinks he
IL the entire show, right then he is
skating on thin ice. No man, no
town becomes so great that there Is
a time when the boosters can quit the
job, and If Liberal expects to retain
her position as a commercial center
this proposition must be check-mated,
and the only way to do this is to Of
fer a better proposition.
Liberal can do this, but will she?
Hooker is anxious to know
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-07-13

musical numbers and lectures en-
brace some of the best in the music
al and lecture world.
A new location must be secured
this season owing to the paving. -Four
full lots are reuired for the big tent
and the Chautauqpa may be moved
further from the business section for
this reason.
Now that the war is over and con-
ditions are returning to normal the
Democrat will resume its usual prac-
tice of issuing daily during Chau-
tauqua week. Committees in years
gone by have given The Democrat
crdit for bringing increased crowds
through the advertising afforded by
the Daily, and this season we are
planning on better system of dis
tribution than ever before.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-07-13
WORK STARTED ON NEW
HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING
Contractor T. S. Howard Here This
Week and Excavation Will
Start Next Week

Actual construction will be started
next Tuesday on Liberals new SITS
900 High School building, according to
Lester Shields, assistant superinten-
dent of construction. Bangs Brothers
of this city have the contract for dig
ging and hauling and will begin the
work of excavating next Tuesday or
Wednesday.
T. S. Howard, the contractor, is
here this week getting things in
readiness and making arrangements
to have the actual work begun on
time. Fred Fargo, who will be the
superintendent of construction, will be
here the last Of the week. Mr.. How
ard will be here at intervals during
the time taken for the construction of
the building, which he thinks will be
ten or twelve months.
Several cars of material have been
ordered, among which are three cars
of lumber, one of cement, and one car
Of lime. Some Of the minor details
are being taken care of this week
such as building camp houses, tool
and store houses and getting some of
the material on the ground.
Ten or twelve months seems like a
long time to wait for the new high
school building, but we have waited so
long for. this building and the time
will not drag so heavily now that
actual construction is going on. 1t will
only be a short time now until Liberal
can boast of one of the largest and
best school buildings in the southwest.
This is just another step forward to
the ultimate end of making Liberal
the "Capital City of the Southwest"
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-07-13
DOWN 1850 IN SEWARD co.
OIL & GAS TEST
Everything Rocking Along Pretty
Says E. J. Skaer, In Charge
OF the Work

Luck is with the drillers at the test
of the Seward County Oil q Gas Com.
pany north of town, according to E. J.
Skaer who is in charge Of the work
They are now down 1850 feet and
still going good.
At the present rate of drilling and
barring unforeseen accidents this well
should be showing something at an
early date, and those interested are
beginning to show some interest. In
fact the oil game is strengthening a
little despite the recent troubles
which retarded progress.
There is nothing to report concern
ing the McQuigg Company. They are
marking time awaiting material for
their new rig on the Bunting to re-
place the one destroyed by fire a
couple of weeks ago.
This fire will delay them seriously
but they are bending every effort to
get under way as early as possible.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-07-13
LIBERAL CHAUTAUQUA DATES
HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED
Time Set By Redpath-Horner Aug
ust rs to 81. Program This Year
Said to be Fine

The Liberal Chautauqua will open
August 25 and close August 81 &C.
cording to advice received from the
offices of the Redpath-Horner Chau-
tauquas.
Advance advertising is being pre-
pared and will be ciculated at an
early date.
The program this season is said to
be one of the best offered by this
well-lnown concern. The Liberal
chautaugua will run seven full days
and during this time some of the best
talent in the country will be heard
in Liberal.
The big feature play this season is
"Turn To The Right" drama Of
exceptionally high class, while the
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-07-13
RAILROAD STRIKE STILL
HOLDING STRONG HERE
Few Men going to Work and These
Are Not Staying Long. No
,Et Picketing by Strikers

The railroad strike is in its second
week here with no excitment of any
kind. The strikers are remaining en-
tirely away from company property,
and there has been no intimation of
of intimidation or violence. In fact
the strikers do not deem it necessary
as they are well satisfied with con-
ditions here.
A few men have reported for work,
but while they have not been molested
in any way they have not remained
on the job, and at this time we under
stand that not more than one strike
breaker is at work.
The greater portion Of the striking
railroaders are still in the harvest
fields, and those remaining keep well
away from the depot and yards. The
men here are determined that no un-
favorable propaganda originate here,
and they are satisfied that their jobs
are remaining untitled.
The local labor circle is giving the
men good support. Wednesday, trou-
BILE with the lighting system at the
coal chute made the service of an elec-
trician necessary, but there was not
man in the city who would go out
and do the work. While only a part
of the electricians are union men, none
wanted to interfere.
Trains are still running but some
are behind schedule time, and the men
who are doing the work at the round
house cannot stand up under the load
of extra work they are doing. When
they have gone as far as they can the
strike is going to be felt if a settle
is not forth coming by that time.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-07-13
LIERAL MAY GET NEW
JOBBERS RATE SCALE
r. D. Logue at Work With Rock Island
To the Benefit of Liberal
Business Folks

R. d. Logue who recently came
here from Hutchinson and engaged in
the Transfer and Storage business un.
der the name of the Liberal Ware
house, Storage and Transfer Company
is negotiating with the Rock Island
officials relative to a jobbers rate
scale for Liberal, and informs the
Democrat that at this time everything
seems favorable that the deal will go
through.
Logue is live wire and good
business man and in this move he
should have the support of the town
to a man.
He says that if Liberal can get the
same jobbing rate as Dodge City,
Pratt and Hutchinson, it will enable
persons shipping from Liberal to COM
pete with these other towns in both
directions and help make Liberal a
good distributing center, and not only
help his business, but every business
in the city. According to Mr.. Logue
the rate expected will save from 20 to
25 cents per hundred on less than car
lot shipments.
Thus car could be shipped to Lib
eral and retailed out to towns up and
down the line in competition with
Dodge and Hutchinson which have en-
joyed jobbers rates for long time.
This is really big thing for Liber-
al and the Democrat is with Mr..
Logue in helping to put it over. We
believe the Chamber of Commerce
should assist in this effort for the
betterment of Liberal as jobbing
center.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-07-13
BIG HAIL STORM
NEAR .SATANTA
Hundreds of Acres of Wheat Dam.
aged by Hail and Wind. Heavy
Railfall.

The Satanta community, about
80 miles northwest of Liberal was
visited Monday night by a severe
rain, hail and wind storm. The
hail did the heaviest damage to
wheat and property, it being report
ed that large hail stones broke
through the shingle roofs Of sew
eral houses in and near Sataanta.
There was lots of wheat in the
stack when the storm hit, but grain
standing east and southeast of Satan
ia received all the way from twenty
percent to total loss. Chas Ellsae-
sser who had the T. F. Hopkins and
T. L. Gray wheat insured, adjusted
the loss Wednesday. Mr.. Hopkins
received a 81 percent adjustment on
2S0 acres and thirty one percent on
one hundred acres. He had about 600
acres of his wheat cut and part of it
threshed. Mr.. Gray was not so for
tunate. His wheat seemed to be in
the center of the hail strip and his
loss was adjusted at 85 percent.
On account of the frequent rains
there Monday night, the roads are
almost impossible, according to Mr..
Ellsaesser. He said he had to drive
through three lakes to make the trip.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-07-13
FIREMEN WIN TWO
GAMES THIS WEEK
Methodist Team Loses 2 to Z Friday,
and Railroaders Drop One
Monday 5 to IL


The Fire Department base ball
team have been making the fans set
up and take notice this week and the
outcome of the city league contests
are not so certain as a week ago,
Larger crowds are attending the
games each week and interest in the
games is not tagging.
AS the score in the Methodist Fire
men game Friday night, will indicate,
It was a very one sided affair. The
Fireman were all playing their best
and the Methodists were slow and
sluggish in the field. Tn Firemen
seemed to hit Frame of the Metho-
dists almost at will.
The game Monday night was bet
ter game and the Railroaders would
have given the Firemen real game
had their pitcher, Medlin, not sprain-
ed his ankle in the fourth inning and
had to retire from the game. Up to
the end of the fourth inning the score
was tied at a. Fred Voth, catcher for
the railroad team, hit what was said
by many to have been the hardest hit
seen in Liberal for years. Voth was
romping home before the center field
er picked the ball up, and 1t took three
relays to get the ball back in the
game again
Watch your schedule for the games
this week and be there to enjoy some
real sport.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-07-13
L. L. Holland, City Clerk.
RUSHING BUSINESS IN
CITY POLICE COURT

Police Judge King and officers
Swartz and Hubbard have been do.
ing thriving business the past two
or three weeks and they say they are
not through yet unless some Of the
speeders and violaters of the traffic
laws watch their step. They have
been doing a good job of cleaning up
in certain parts of the city, and the
law abiding citizens will all be glad to
see the good work go on.
Last week there were seven speed
charges booked, four men were brot
up and fined for drukeness, six crap
shooters donated to the Police Court
fund and six women were handled on
vagrancy charges. i
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-07-13
CHILD STRUCK BY CAR

Little Margaret Riley youngest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Riley who
live in the east part of the city, was
struck by a car Thursday morning,
near her home. The little girl sus-
tanned two broken ribs, and a very
badly injured ear. At the present
time she is getting along as well as
could be expected.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-07-13
TREES IN CITY PARK
IN NEED OF ATTENTION

The attention of the Democrat has
been called to the condition of the
new city park, and we are asked to
mention the fact that that there is
need for the weeds to be cut and the
trees watered. The cedars planted
seem mostly to have perished, and the
to-be park is not entirely creditable
ia. the city.