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The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-02-09

Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Pennington
aud little daughter, Mable, visited at
Hooker Saturday afternoon.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-02-09

George Bane was in the city the
first Of the week, visiting friends.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-02-09

r. w. Helsel of Pratt, visited few
days this week with his son, Earl,
who lives east of town.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-02-09

E. B. Venable was an out-of-town
business visitor in the city Saturday.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-02-09
W. A. Naylor made business trip
to Perryton Monday.

to Perryton Monday.
Mrs. Ed Kerns was Liberal shop
per Saturday.
Miss Lucille Erb was attending
the Teachers meeting here Saturday
and doing some shopping.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Pennington
aud little daughter, Mable, visited at
Hooker Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Lorenz and two
sons visited at Tyrone Saturday with
relatives.
Wallace Roehr of near Hugoton,
was in the city Monday looking after
business interests.
E. T. Boles, who has been quite
III at his home on North Pershing,
is reported some better.
Miss Ethel Davis was in the city
Saturday, shopping and attending the
Teachers meeting.
Wade Gaddis of near Hugoton,
was doing some trading in the city
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Boles were in
from the farm near Hugoton Sunday
and visited at the E. T. Boles home.
Oliver Two-Row Listers for Ford
son or other small tractors.-Thos.
w. Cav, Liberal. 34t3c
Mrs. Earl Hagerman and children
we're shopping in the city Saturday.
Mrs. Roy Ellis and baby visited at
the home of her brother, Rev. F. o.
Hunt. Sunday.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-02-09

Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Lorenz and two
sons visited at Tyrone Saturday with
relatives.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-02-09

L. S. Hobbs and wife of Perryton,
visited at the J. A. Wilkes home a
few days this week.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-02-09

Wallace Roehr of near Hugoton,
was in the city Monday looking after
business interests.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-02-09

marketing produce.
Oliver Two-Row Listers for Ford
son or other small tractors.-Thos.
w. Cav, Liberal. 34t3c
H. C. Brisendine of Kismet, was
attending to business matters in the
city Monday.
r. w. Helsel of Pratt, visited few
days this week with his son, Earl,
who lives east Of town.
L. S. Hobbs and wife of Perryton,
visited at the ]. A. Wilkes home a
few days this week.
T. W. Gray and wife were up from
Gray, Oklahoma, Tuesday, doing
some shopping and visiting friends.
T. ]. McDermott made a business
trip to Guymon Tuesday, in the in
terest of his ranch near there.
Mrs. Charles Savage arrived Tues
day from Newkirk, Oklahoma, for
visit with relatives.
Mrs. M. A. Thompson went to Guy
mon Tuesday afternoon on short
business trip.
Miss June Cox returned home Sun
day night from Chicago, where she
has been doing her spring millinery
buying.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-02-09

E. T. Boles, who has been quite
III at his home on North Pershing,
is reported some better.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-02-09

Miss Ethel Davis was in the city
Saturday, shopping and attending the
Teachers meeting.
, 1922-02-03

Increases
There was not the slightest com
plant from any railroad executive
that wage increases in 1918 wero too
high" he said. 80 - The charge
that the wages of railroad labor were
unnecessarily raised and That wages
were thereby elevate throughout the
country is false. The exact contrary
is true
The schedules of wages promulsat.
ed by the railroad administration dur
ing 1918 were SNaeraily below those
In other basic Industries. and well be
low III rates fixed by the navy yards.
the National Var Labor Board, and
by 10 shipbuilding adjustment boards.
Conditions in the war in.
dustries necessarily caured the nd.
vanoes In the rates of pay Of railway
workers. The railroad administration
was itself a conservative Instead of
an initiating influence in the general
advances in wage payments. Its
awards did not 70 far
enough in meeting competitive condi-
tons in Increasing rates and classify
ing certain classes OF workers"
All the increases approved by him
, 1922-02-03

n. the conference. The announce
meut reads.
Contrary to the announcement
published in certain newspapers. II Is
inexact that the French government
made known yesterday by a telegram
addressed 10 Rome that she accepted
the invitation TO participate In the
conference at Genoa
las tbs premier explained In the
chamber Of deputies. Premier Bon
omi. IN eonvoking the conference
merely executed the decision taken at
Cannes by the allied powers. incluc'
ing France. It is in h name OF the
supreme council that he sent the In
vitations and It vas also at Cannes
that the program vas adopted
Therefore. there Is no occasion FOL
the French government TO give for
ma acceptance on either point"
In political circles It was expiaines
that the communique was intended q
establish that France already wa
bound under former Premier Briand'i
action at the Cannes conference o
the supreme council
, 1922-02-03
FRANCE TO join
IN GENOA MEET,
PARIS REPORTS
Communique Issued by For
eign Office Gives Assurance
of Participation in
Conference.

PARTS. Feb. 2.-By Tho Associated
Press1France will be officially rep
resented at the international eco
nomic conference at Genoa early nexi
month. It was announced today.
The assurance Of Frances attend
ancs was given in a communique
from the foreign office which does not
say In so many words that Francs
will be represented. but let's It be un'
derstood hat she already is commit
ted as a member OF the supreme cou
ell.
The statement Is in the form Of q
denial that Premier P%olncare had teie.
graphed yesterday to Premier Bon
omi OF Italy. accepting his invitation
, 1922-02-03


testified before a senate iuvesti-
cation committoa He said II was cost
ing under private control now an aver
axe Of s515,4lz.1s5 per month
I'm other words. the cost OF private
-ope-atton, since federal control, has
been 81 per cent higher than under
the railroad administration MI. NC
Adoo said In concluding.
speaking on the general results
and effects Of restored private con
troll. and the return 20 the OLD 10
called competitive system OF railroad
operation with It's great wastes and In
e~fdciencies. with ,:ie tremendous bur
ds, imposed on the public OF Increased
freight and passenger rates. tho cvil
ecu OF which are reflectea
Z, the prostration of agriculture. abo
ard industry. of the colossal claims
mnde by the railroad corporations
n. ainst the government for alleged
,I,derinaintensnce. inefnciency OF
Iahor. etc ] am convinced that II
would havo cost h American people
,c-s money to have maintt.ned con-
ttoi for a test period than has result
cd from TIER return to private con-
trol.
81 am al, convinced that the pres
enf level q freight and passenger
rates would have been unnecessary
because here is no question In my
mind that a well-directed n u.ltleo
or,ration OF the r~ai,roails would eitor-
n.uusly reduce the cost OF operation
nrd greatly increase efficiency
while the time has gone by" he
said, ito urge retention OF the rail-
roads by the government. In h first
year Of government operations tne
total savings made ny the raiiroal
administration in unified operation
was $4,000 900. as against
under private operation"
Mr.. McAdoo returned to the attack
on his critics among railroad exccu
tives, today. dealing chiefly with W
charges. the first concerning under
maintenance, while the second was a
warm defense OF his own labor and
wage policies. Railroads went BACK
TO private ownership he said with
more locomotives and more cars
than they had given the government
As TO the charges of neglected repairs
he said that the total cost OF htting
freight cars for service after the gov
ernment concluded was not more thai
, 1922-02-03
IRRIaATIoN PROJECT SURVEYED

SPOKANE. Wash Teb. s-Aa5.
Gen. George W. Cocktails arrived hers
Thursday to- begin n survey OF
the Columbia Basin irrigation prof.
ect. and 20 minutes later was IN con
ference with Dan A Scott. state d.
rector. of conservation and develop
ment. and Fred A Adams. supervis-
or OF the state Columbia Basin sur-
vey.
, 1922-02-03

The mos, powerful aerial station in
the world has been constructed at
Dion. in France. Its light. which
can be seen for two hundred miles.
Is composed OF eight arc lamps WITH
a power OF 1000. 900 candles.
, 1922-02-03
Lincoln Motor
Holdings Are
Put On Block

DETROIT. Feb. 3-saie of the hold.
ings OF tho Lincoln Motor company
here Will be carried out at a public
aution at 10 o'clock Saturday morn
ing. despite action OF Judge Morris in
United States district court at VII
mington. Del. vacating his order Of
sale. It was announced by United
States District Judge Arthur ]. Tut
tie OF the eastern Michigan district.
, 1922-02-03
COST Of PRIVATE OPERATION OF RAILROADS. Upper
CENT HIGHER THAN UNDER j. s. CONTROL, IS CLAIM

ment members of the board. he said.
except that which involved the aboli-
ton OF piecework IN railroad repair
shops The pisce work system. he
said. had mo advantage I'd efficiency
over day work." and resulted in large
paymants TO workmen which was not
performed Also It involved less than
10 per cent Of the employees OF the
railroads
, 1922-02-03
For Cold. Grip or Influenza

and as a Preventative take laxative
BRoMo oUININE Tablets. The gen
uine bears the signature of F. w
GROVE. DE sure YOU get BROMOl soc.
, 1922-02-03
McAdoo Submits Figures to Show That Expenses
Have Increased $50,000,000 a Month Since
Roads Were Returned to Their Owners

WASHINGTON, Feb. Stalking into consideration every
expenditure, by shippers, travellers, or by congressional ap-
preparation the railroad system of the United States only cost
the American public an average of S470,637 .404 per month
for all the wartime period when the government ran it, Will
liam G. McAdoo. first director general of the administration.
, 1922-02-03

exert an immoral influence on imma-
ture readers. Among h publications
which viii be not be permitted by the
police TO be SOLD publically arc THE
, 1922-02-03

whiz Bang. 1.-THE Hot Dog" and
Jazz"
Help school children Nowadays"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-09-28
Much Dissatisfaction Over
Location of the New White
Wav Posts on Main Street

white way
setting the footing the posts.
When
Third disclosed
Fourth Main
the walk the Hansen Emerson This particular block has
sidewalk the
the lowering of the awning.
city
the foongs this particular block and there di
What the Herald practical this
widen the
Third that
would be blocked in this particular block.
Herald that the afford make these
block find they willing and anxious
widening the sidewalk IS inches in order remedy
believe will be serious mistake the white
stalled at its present location.
argument may making of change
of light e Herald be-
decidedly this than
to
sidewalk Third and west of Main street
The white improvement and the mistake be
and with than allowed be finished
as planned at present.
Third
materially affect the traffic
the
purpose
City Council what they should should
public there much dissatiac
Power Commission
be public demand should
Council Water Light and Power Commission
done with comparatively small
Power
mission.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-09-28
Highway Commission is
Repairing Old Landmark
Bridge on North Main Street to Be
Paved With Crescote Blocks
Traffic Closed

One of the old landmarks of the
city, the bridge across Sank river on
north Main street is being entirely
overhauled by the State Highway Com
mission, which now has entire control
of the bridge east of the city on the
Melrose road, as well as the bridge
now being repaired.
The improvements have been going
on for the past two weeks, the iron
work was first painted and then the
pedestrian portions of the bridge
were re-forred and on Monday morn
ing the bridge was closed to vehicle
traffic. !; 1ss3eS
The old floor has been entirely re-
moved; the structure will be strenth-
ened by the addition of new joists; a
plank floor A inches thick will be laid.
upon top of which will be several
thiclznesses of felt paper, to be COM
pleted with creosote block paving.
A temporary bridge has been erect
ed about two blocks east of the pres
ent site sufficiently strong for light
traffic.
The Herald understands that it will
take the state highway department at
least two weeks to complete the i'm
provements. ~
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-09-28
COAL PLANS ARE READY
No Information on Anthracite; Blum
inous Shipped in Large Quantities.

Washington-With the appointment
OF G. P. White, as the Northwest Fed
eral fuel distributor, with Jurisdiction
over coal and other fuel to the North
western states, plans tentatively ar
ranged for the distribution of coal in
the Northwest territory will be put in
operation Immediately by the central
states fuel committee and Mr.. White
it was announced.
Purchasers will list their wants and
send these orders to the Northwestern
Coal Dock Operators association COM
mittee, who will refer the orders to
the central state fuel committee mem
bers for approval.
Then Major c.. J. Bailey of the ser
vice bureau Of the Interstate Com
MERGE Commission will furnish cars
for the distribution of this coal.
Mr.. White had no information rela.
tive to the anthracite fuel shipment
to the Northwest. The soft coal, how
ever, is continuing to be shipped to
Duluth and Superior in large quanti-
ties, and the immediate wants are be-
ing cared for.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-09-28
Catholics Have Big State
Convention at St. Cloud
Sank Centre Sends Delegation of
25O-Rev. Anthony ART Eelected
Delegate to National Meeting.

The annual convention of the
Stadesverband, being combination
of all Catholic Societies in Minnesota,
including the Catholic Aid Societies,
opened very successful three day
convention at st. Cloud Sunday with
a parade consisting of a dozen
bands and 1000 members Of the var
ious societies in line. Marching four
abreast in close formation it took the
parade 43 minutes to pass a given
point, and was witnessed by 10000
people.
Sank Centre and vicinity was
represented with fully $50 in the
parade. The local delegation was
headed by the Sank Centre band and
made the trip by special train and
automobile.
Rev. Anthony Arr was elected as
one of the nine delegates from Mime
sofa to attend the National conven-
ton in Milwaukee in August, 1923.
]. B. Schonehoff and Steve Schwarz-
bauer were delegates to the state
convention at st. Cloud, taking an
active part in the proceedings.
The st. Cloud convention was the
oath annual meeting of the Stades-
verband and is generally conceded to
have been the most successful in
the organizations history.
The 1923 state convention will be
held at New Ulm next September.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-09-28

owners and general manager of a
large wholesale grocery Co., at Fon
Du Lac. Wise, and her youngest
daughter, Miss Julia, was for 20 years
teacher in the Los Angeles public
schools but now has a splendid posi-
ton with the Pacific Mutual Life In
surance Co., at Los Angeles. She
owns beautiful home in that city and
it is with her that Mrs. Tubbs re-
sides.
The following report of the special
services at the Congregational church
Sunday morning contributed by one
of those at the celebration will. be
of interest:
I'm connection with the visit of Mrs.
Tubbs to Sank Centre delightfully."-
interesting little ceremony took place
Sunday forming when Mrs. Tubbs at
tended the service at the Congrega-
tionaI church. Mrs. Tubbs is the only,
charter fefber of the church and the
church officials and members took the
opportunity Of expressing their love
and affection for her in a charming
way. Just before the sermon Hle pas
tor, Rev. C. S. Sparkes, referred to the
presence of Mrs. 8 Tubbs and spoke
briefly of how in January 1857 Mrs.
Tubbs had Joined with a dozen others
in organizing the First Congregation
al church of Sank Centre; how through
the IS years that the church has ex-
listed Mrs. Tubbs has always retained
her interest in it. Hhe referred to the
hardships of those early days and
what it meant to do what this lady
had done. He also spoke of the joy
it gave the present members, as well
as those who knew Mrs. Tubbs, to
worship with her on the occasion of
this visit, and as token of the love
of the church for her asked her to &C
cept a basket containing 55 Pink and
White Carnations.
REV. Sparkes referred to the symbo-
Ilism of this token, the pink color for
joy at this happy visit; the white as
the church was founded; the green
foliage as an assurance Of immortali
ty, and the IS blooms representing
each year of the church's life. He
Caughren to come forward and present
the basket which she did in dainty
style. 1t was touching scene to see
a representative OF generation Wh1ch
has passed, (Mrs. Tubbs being nearly
SO years old) receiving the gift at the
hands of one of the coming generation
The pastor did not fail to bring out
this symbolism as this wonderful old
lady came forward to receive the gift.
after the congregation had joined
in singing Blessed be the tie that
binds Rev Sparkes spoke from the
text We Have Goodly Heritage
pointing out how the church had been
blessed in having these wonderful
Christian characters in it's midst and
Of the challenge to pass on that heri-
|tage to the rising generation.
at was a unique and inspiring oc-
casion and will long be remembered by
those present. After the service Mrs.
Tubbs had the opportunity of meeting
friends old and new and she surprised
many by her wonderful memory and
her keen interest in everything"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-09-28
CONGRESS ADJOURNS SINE DIE

Washington-The second session
of the 67th congress adjourned sine
die Friday, Sept. %.
With the final disposal Of minor Leg
islative matters the last gravels re-
leased members for attention to cleo
ton and home affairs until the pros.
pectfve session to be called by Presi-
dent Harding about Nov. Is.
Speeches on political and other sub
jects occupied the closing hours Of
the session, while both houses
awaited the conference report on the
deficiency appropriation bill passed
by the senate late as the last impor-
tant bill on the republican program for
passage before adjournment. Opposi-
ton to the Liberian loan and the Dyer
antilynching bill, republican leaders
said, would prevent vote being
reached.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-09-28
SPEED AND PERSONAL LIBERTY

The average speed artist has very
little liking for the motorcycle police
man on the state highway. The
speeder usually imagines he is the
only driver on the road to be consid-
cred and when he is arrested loudly
bowls that his personal liberty is be-
ing interfere with. A few sentences
of ten days in Jail would give the
speeder plenty of time to think the
matter over and he might come to a
decision that liberty is fine thing
although he must travel at a reason
able rate of speed while enjoying it.
Little Falls Transcript. ..-
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-09-28

proximately $3.50 acres of which
780,899 are in 1858 farms, an average
of 1898 acres to the farm. These
farms are operated by 3,793 owners
and 805 tenants. .
The population of the county is
55.741. Of these 1S,479 are urban and
37,269 rural. There are only 1000
foreign born citizens in the county.
Of the foreign born 3,767 cafe from
Germany, ATT from Sweden, 437 from
Poland and 1926 from other coun-
tries.
The county has s3 churches of the
following denominations: Catholic,
Baptist, Congregational, Christian
Science, Church of God, Evangelical,
Lutheran, Methodist, Mission, Presby-
terrain, Salvation Army, Seventh Day
Adventist, Unitarian and Zion Evan
gelical.
There are 210 school districts with
ID consolidated high and grade
schools outside the city of st. Cloud.
The rural schools have 10,105 pupils
with 369 teachers.
Livestock in Stearns county is
valued at $7,333,625. The value les
in 23,157 horses and mules. 36,316
head of cattle of which 1885 are
beef and 69,6S1 are dairy. There are
4S,532 hogs and 10,O51 sheep. Beef
cattle are valued at $760,508; dairy
cattle at $3,556,474; hogs at $1,0l7 :
;407; sheep and goats at $109,232.
The value of poultry and eggs in
the county is s1,O3O,419. There are
660,O19 hens producing 1,590,102 doz-
en- eggs per year.
Bees, of which there are 1,420 hives,
are valued at 1882 and the product
at $6,265 annually.
The annual yields of farm crops is
estimated at $12,77O,786. The produc-
ton is as follows: 250,990 tons of
hay; 1,243,745 bushels of wheat; g.
115,247 bushels of oats; 1,897,342
bushels of corn; 389,777 bushels OF
rye; 1882 bushels of potatoes, and
a large amount of small fruit.
On January 1, 1922, there were in
Stearns county 1920 automobiles, ECO
trucks, 236 tractors, 80 silos, 1857
cream separators and 204 farm cleo
trio plants.
In 1900 the farm valuation was
SIS, 633, 814; in 1910 the valuation was
$34, 548, 484; in 1920 the valuation was
$S7 1925
With this wonderful record in agri-
culture, leaders in the movement are
confident that Stearns will have the
largest county delegation at the Ma
tional dairy show.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-09-28
Son of Sank Centre Lady
Wins Boy Scout Honors
John Matthews, Best Example of
What Scout Movement Stands for,
Awarded Gold Medal

The Boy Scout movement in the
West and particularly at Spokane,
Wash, is very much of a going con-
cerp Several Boy Scout camps were
held at Diamond Lake, Wash, during
the past summer and John Matthews.
member of troop 4. son Of Mrs.
Blanche Howard Matthews was
awarded a gold medal, the highest
given any boy attending the recent
camp as the best example Of what
the scout movement stands for.
The following from recent issue
of a Spokane daily explains somewhat
in detail a portion of the camp pro-
gram: j !"
"A scout leaders, training course
conducted during the last week Of
the scout camp has proved most
beneficial, Mr.. Oberteuffer said.
cit was under supervision of the
held department of the national
council and "a leaders and their fam
lilies, from all parts of the Inland
Empire, were in attendance" he said.
&C. X. Warner regional executive, was
in charge.
GIN the mornings there were tech
nical instructions and life-saving
methods demonstrated by Lester Cot
ter of Kellogg.
"The afternoon periods consisted of
instructions in forestry, fire proven
ton and reforestration methods, under
direction of Professor Behre of the
University of Idaho; mass games and
setting up exercises were led by Pro-
lessor Mcmillan of the university.
"There were two camp fire talks
by L. H. Hawkes., lately Of the Near
East relief in Syria. Miss Annette
Francisco, executive secretary of the
Camp Fire movement, was in attend
ance and spoke on the Camp Fire
aims"
The boys mother was formerly
Miss Blanche Howard of Sank Cen
tire who left here about twenty years
ago.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-09-28
U. s. to Aid in SMYRNA.

London-A Reuter- dispatch from
Athens says that Admiral Bristol has
informed the Greek government. that
the United States will undertake to
portect the removal of the remaining
100000 refugees in Smyrna if Greece
provides the means of transport. The
Americans further undertake to pro-
vide shelter and food for the refugees
and fixes a limit of one week for their
embarkation. The Greek government
has gratefully accepted the offer and
will begin work at once.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-09-28
ORIGINATED in America.

The familiar expression used up"
for being tired or exhausted origi-
mated in America. The first known use
of the phrase, in print, occurs in Sam
Sticks Human Nature" page 1872.
well, being out, night arter night
she got kinder used up.'