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The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-09-28
An ACT RELATING TO CoMPENSA-
TON FOR VETERANS OF THE
WORLD WAR
SChapter 255. Laws Of ls2l.)

(Chapter 255, Laws Of 1919
enacted by the Legislature Of ths
SECTION /. There shall be submitted 70
vote OF the electors Of this state at the
general election to be held In the year
W., nSaz the Following act, which shall appear
compensation for veterans OF the World
war" and the vote for and against such
proposition shall be taken as provided by
AN ACT relating To compensation for
veterans Of the World War.
Ss enacted by the Legislature Of the
state OF Kansas:
"sncTIoN l. The State Of Kansas &C.
knowledges its indebtedness to. and prom
tsee to pay to each person. who was q
resident of the state Of Kansas at the time
Pr his entering the service. and who served
m nSyy m sny o G Ss 81 tss
states prior to November IL, 1918, and
who was honorably discharged therefrom,
the sum OF one dollar per day for each
gay OF his or her entire service, which
compensation shall be In addition to all
pay and allowances made by the United
states government
SEQ .. The governor, secretary Of
state. and state auditor are hereby author
LED and directed to issue bonds of the
state OF Kansas In a sum not exceeding
twenty-five million dollars to provide
tuhus Tor the purpose set out In section l
hereof: Provided, That such bonds may
De issued In tnstalments from time to
time In such amounts and upon such
terms as may be necessary to meet the
payments or compensation az the same
IRE allowed; such bonds shall bear inter.
est not TO- exceed Ia per cent such
Ponds or the portion thereof at any time
ISSUED shall be made payable at the fiscal
agency OF the state OF Kansas In twenty
nve equal annual installments, the first Of
winch Phall be payable one year from the
GATE Of Issue. and the last OF which shall
&c payable twenty-six years from tn.
eete OF issue. and which bonds shall be
than par.
$50. ,. There Is hereby levied upon
~ the taxable property Of the state OF
Kansas an annual tax sufficient to pay
me interest upon such bonds and the
principal thereof as they may become
que and the proceeds of such taxes are |
nareDy appropriated to the payment Of |
$50 T. There Is hereby created 4.
board consisting Of the state officer |
named In section 2 hereof, and the ad- |
lutant general of the state, who are here |
hy charged with the administration OF |
mis- law, and who shall, within thirty DAYS |
efter the taking effect of this act, make. |
establish and publish rules and reEula.
IONS providing for the proof OF claims
under this act, and for the method of pay
ment or the same and they are hereby
authorized In the general administration
OF this law. to establish other rules and
regulations
SEC. s. This act shall take effect and
pc In force from and after It's publication
In the official stats paper"
SEC. z. This act shall take effect and
pc In force from and after Its publication
In the statute book.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-09-28
A FEUD AT SOUTH DODGE
And Another Chapter is Written in
1t Thorough the Court.

Dodge City, Sept. 22-Another
chapter in the "feud' in South Dodge
between the Hampton family and 9TH
ers of the neighborhood was written
when W. H. Hampton was fined $50
and costs, totaling about S65, on a
charge of assault and battery, fol-
lowed by an appeal by Mr.. Hampton
to the district court, and when a
complaint was sworn to by Katie Ea-
gan and Mae M. billy in which it is
demanded that Mrs, W. H. Hampton
be placed under peace bond.
In their complaint Mrs. Eagan and
Mrs. Oily charge that threats of as
sault and to kill the compliments
had been made by Mrs. Hampton.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-09-28
THE TOURIST BUSINESS

Has been good. Is there a man In
town whom the tourist business does
not benefit in some way? During
the months from May to Sept. at
least $4,000 tourists have passed
through Liberal. Three thousand of
them have used our camp ground,
and all have spent at least $4,000
in Liberals business houses, Mr.
Business Man, you can figure the
profit on $4,000 worth of business.
We have spent less than $1,000 for
tourists accommodation, and reap a
800 per cent dividend every year.
Why not invest some more money
that way?-Chamber Of Commerce
Bulletin.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-09-28
WON'T HURT HONEST TRADERS

The much-talked of Capper-Tin.
cher bill to regulate trading in grain
futures is now law, having beer
signed by President Harding.
A dispatch from Washington gives
some interesting light on the new
bill. According to the terems of the
bill there is no interference with
Legitimate Dealers" and does not
stop hedging or other speculative
buying and selling"
Just what relief is in sight for the
farmers as result of the bill is diff
ficult to determine as the buying and
selling of futures" is the gambling
element which affects the price of
wheat through board of trade manip-
ulation.
A feature of the bill which looks
Z bad is hat the enforcement Of the
law is taken away from the attorney
general and placed in the hands OF
the secretary of the board of agricul-
ture.
Under the provisions of the bill
the secretary has authority to exam
inc the books and records of ex-
changes, but through Mr.. Wallace we
learn that the reports that this law
will put the exchanges out of busi-
ness is without foundation.
The last paragraph of Secretary
Wallace's statement is interesting.
"In year or two we should be able
to speak with authority concerning
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-09-28

gram exchange bearings. NOBODY
can do that now" says the secretary
After all the congressional investi-
cations and widespread publicity OF
the past several years it is certainly
interesting to learn that no one can
speak advisedly regarding the mat.
! ter.
The following is the dispatch ap.
! pearing in the daily press and was
handed us by prominent Repub-
lican of the county with the request
that we print it with comment for the
benefit of our farmer readers:
Capper- Tincher Bill Won't Hurt Hon.
est Traders.
Washington, Sept. 22-The Cap
per-Tincher grain futures trading
bill which became law with Presi-
dent Harding's signature yesterday,
will not interfere with the operations
of legitimate dealers, declares Secre-
tary Of Agriculture Wallace, who is
entrusted with the enforcement of the
measure.
The new act, which becomes eff
fective November 1, was passed by
Congress as a substitute for the
regulatory provisions of the Future
Trading Act of 1921, which provis-
ions were declared imperative by
the Supreme Court. 1t follows along
the same lines as the act of 1921, ex-
cept that it is based on the power
of Congress to regulate interstate
commerce while the statute to which
the supreme court found objection
was predicated on the taxing power
of Congress.
Grain exchanges coming under the
new act are those at Chicago, Mime
apolis, Duluth, Kansas City, st.
Louis, Toledo, Milwaukee, San Fran
cisco, Los Angeles and Baltimore.
Secretary Wallace, who as head of
the Department of Agriculture is
entrusted with enforcement of the
new law, declared in statement is
sued after the Presidents signature
had been affixed that he expected
cooperation "from legitimate deal
ers in grain and from all others who
favor free, open and competitive
"This does not interfere with hedg-
ng transactions on the boards of
rade," said Mr.. Wallace. Neither
Ices it interfere with ordinary spec
llation in the buying or selling of
contracts for future delivery. If,
however, there should be evidence
If undue manipulation or attempts
% corner the market, or of the dis
iemination of false or misleading in
about crop or market con-
litions by members of the exchanges
iuch conduct would be inquired into
md promptly dealt with, as required
" law. In addition, it prohibits the
Exchanges from discriminating
gainst cooperative associations of
rain producers who may desire
membership in order to obtain use
f the facilities of the grain ex-
hanges. The secretary of agriculture
lso is given the requisite authority
0 examine the books and records of
ne members of the exchanges and to
equire such reports as may be ne
essary to carry out its provisions.
"The reports that this law will put
lie exchanges out of business or in
,rfere with their legitimate func-
ons are without foundation. 1t will
Ut interfere with the proper opera
on of such exchanges. No one will
> prosecuted. The law gives us
| opportunity to observe and in
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-09-28

quire into the operations on grain ex-
changes and to put a stop to inn
proper practices if such exist. 1t
gives opportunity to study this sys-
tenn Of registering prices of grains.
In year or two we should be able
to speak with authority concerning
grain exchange dealings. No body
can do that now"
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-09-28

Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Collier left
Tuesday for Lubbock, Texas, where
they will be located for some time.
Mr.. Collier will be employed in bar
Der shop there.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-09-28

Grant Black purchased a new
Dodge Touring car Monday from the
Dodge Motor Co.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-09-28

Miss Ethel Davis of Sublette was
shopping and visiting here Saturday.
Miss Davis is teaching in Copeland
this term.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-09-28

Ollie Hale of Haviland visited Sun
day at the home of his uncle, Emery
Gordon.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-09-28

Born, to DR.. and Mrs. E. Trekell
Friday, September %, a girl.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-09-28

Mrs.Ernest Hauge of Spearman,
Tex, was operated on Friday at a
local hospital and is doing nicely.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-09-28

Mr.. and Mrs. Cliff johnson of Tex
homa visited at the W. E. Sally home
Friday and Saturday.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-09-15

LIKED P0MP AND CEREMONY
Early Settlers Of America Were BY No
Means Deeply Imbued With DEM
ocratic Ideas.

/. When the early American settlers
scame to the American wilderness they
brought with them persistent re-
aspect for the pOmps and the vanlties
SOf feudaliSm with its distinction Of
sclasses and Its conventions of respect
Sful observance. They showed q curl
{puS lack Of saving sense Of humor.
4 When the first settlement at James
stOwn was starving Sir Thomas Gates,
Jon relinqulshing his authority, fired
20 salute from the fort, and made his
departure like king abandoning his
srean. De In War;, arriving few
'd:ys later. landed with n flourish Of
{trumpetS and Il procession, with ban
fperS borne before him. When he went
ITO church he was attended by an es-
Fort in red cloals and guard of 80
Enen, although there were not more
|than 200 in the colony.
When the PuritanS. q people who
were supposed to have laid aside the
pomps and vanities, went to church,
they were summoned to Captain
|Stanhish's door by the roll Of a drum.
Each man wore cloak and carried
10 muSket on his shoulder. They fell
IN three abreast, led by n sergeant,
3Rnd behind this escort strobe Elder
Brewster with Captain Standlsh strut
fling stifily at his side, with a sword
In scabbard and bearing d cane 9f
sswand as an emblem of his a0thoHty.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-09-15
Most Fierce Eiohtjno Fish.

OF all the fish that fight, the cross
or war with several palms goes
10 the swordfish. 1t may bet prob
ably is-that he is the best fighter be-
cause he Is the best armed and not
because he Ia more valiant and skill
sful in combat than many others OF
The fierce fish that make q battlefield
Sof the sea.
s One Of the reasons given for the ap-
parent increase in the number Of
55Sharks is mans destruction Of the
5swordfish. for the swordfsh has no
more pity for shark than robin
mas for worm. Killing a shark seems
70 a swordtish but gentle form Of
sseXercise. The swordfish, in addition
sto being an enemy Of the shark, is
also said to be one Of the great en-
seuies OF the whale, and this is held
aasainst the swordfsh as one Of the
ssfsaS"ns why he should be destroyed
sand eaten.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-09-15
A C0NGRESSMAN'S MAIL

A congressman's desk Is full OF mail
and propaganda.
what do the people write about? you
ask
wen. about almost everything under
the sun. The congressman Is the blI-
rcnu or information for his distric He
Is the direct representative for his dis
trict OF the great government at
washington to which all people turn
when in need or distress.
Letters come favOring or opposing
legislation: asking for information on
every conceivable subject; asking for
government aid in all sorts OF enter
prises; asking help to get people out
or all sorts of difficulties and troubles !;
asking for information that will help
boys ami girls In debates; asking for
decisions to help settle bets; asking
for literature On all manner Of sub
1ects; asking for aid in getting post
offices and rural routes established.
The holneSteuder seeks his congress
mans assistance in land office. matters.
Inc OLD soldier and the soldier Of later
wars bring many problems to their
congressman. The mothers of soldiers
often have need of help in the way of
delayed insurance adjustments. Il dis
charge for the boy who enlisted under
age, and occasionally help to get
clemency for boy in prison. The
farmer asks for bulletins. agriculture
year books. garden seed. rare field seed.
farm loans and variety OF other
things. One wrote in and asked for
the loan of u government bull. They
also write often about fence laws, road
laws and high taxes on real estate
with all Of which the federal govern
ment has nothing to do.
Claims against the government pro-
duce much mail and some work. Some
Of the claims are recent and collecta-
BILE. but many are for losses during the
Civil war and before. and these, how
ever just. are hard to do anything with
at this late date.
Many people write urging larger ap-
preparations for various departments
Of the government Id YhI3 they or
their communities are directly inter
ested. Some urge greater abpropria-
tions and lower federal taxes at the
same time.
Some letters refer to jobs the writer's
would like to obtain. but as con-
gresham has little influence in procur-
ing jobs now since nearly all govern
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-09-15

iuent positions have seen but In the
civil service. this class Of letters does
not crowd the desk.
There are many unclasified requests.
such as one from the citizens of n GER
tain town alleging that the citizens OF
another town had stolen their court
house in the night and asking for it's
return through government agency.
Propaganda Is Plentiful.
Then there is the propaganda, which
is in Il class by itself Ir comes from
all quarters of the globe and covers
all subjects relating to life, from birth
control to government SraveyardS. 1t
IS delivered by wire, mail and meSsen-
ger. 1t runs in volume from a tele-
gram or post card to bound books. No
subject Is suggested in congress, 1t
seems, that does not bring forth
shower Of propaganda. and some sub
jects bring a deluge.
So you can see that congressman's
desk Is apt to be full Of mail. His Of
f1ce is quite business institution. Il
he had no legislative duties to perform
he would find his whole time well END.
ployed in taking care Of the mali. and
the requests tor Service which the
mails bring In,
And withal let me say that con-
gresham likes to hear from home. He
wants to be Of service to his constitil-
ents. He courts the business, so to
speak. He is proud Of the big bunch
OF mail that comes in and is pleased
to see 4 big bunch go out at the close
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-09-15
Moorish Influence on Spain.

Moorish influence on Spain.
In the Eighth century the whole Of
Spain. except Asturias, was conquered
by the MoorS. and their vocabulary,
phrases and proverbs made lasting
effect on the CaStillan tongue. (.
Many of the words concerned With
war. agriculture. Irrigation. gardenih
and the administration Of justice dfA
derived from Arabic; they are, indeaA.
the Arabic words themselveA EAfH
over with the definite article PfeH&
to them. But If the Moorish i6{idea6
on the outward forms Of Spanish no
was great. Its influence on Spanl&
thought was comparatively sn{A2.
"A. J. B. Trend. in IA PctdS
Of Modern Spain"
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-09-15

or the day. A Dig mali indicates q
close touch with home Most members
answer most letters. I fave replied to
every letter that has come TO my Of
fee from Colorado, except one. That
came from sort Of anarchist, would
Judge. Anyway, could hardly die
tate n proper reply to lady stenog-
rapher. so that single letter among the
thousands went into the waste basket,
unanswered.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-09-15
His Inquiry.

"Say, what's happened to that kidr'
demanded Gap Johnson Of Rumpus
Ridge. "He looks different from com.
mon, some way"
give just made him scrub his face
with soft soap and hot water" replied
Mrs. Johnson.
THAT SOP What was your Idly?
You hain't expecting that he'll be took
sick and you'll have to call the doc.
tor for him, are youY'-Kansas City
Star.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-09-15
In tho Fall They WIre-less.
At a Loss.

do you suppose Charley sapleigh
ever had an Idea In his llfe?"
HE may have had one. at some time
or other" said Miss Preacher, "but
doubt very seriously If he knew what
to do with it."-Birmingham Age
Herald.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-09-15
Not Ready to Die,

"A poor salesman, you say"
"He doesn't know the psychology Of
craftsmanship Ned try to sell Gem
etery lot to man who had been poor
all his life and had just inherited q
million" -Birmingham AgeHerald.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-09-15
Va All May Do IL

"New suit, eh?"
"New suit. nothing. This Is a suit
I made my wife hang onto for A18
years because told her I thought (
might need 1t to 60 fishing in"
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-09-15
PUNISHED FOR USING FORK
In 1850 tho instrument Was Con-
sidered to 30 tho Invention Of
tho Evil One.

Investigations made as to the exact
period when people gave up eating
with their fingers and resorted to forks
have failed to give definite results.
1t is known, how ever, that, In the
year 1880. in Constantinople, the
daughter-in-lnw Of OrseleOlo, doge Of
Venice, used fork to convey food
from plate to mouth and thereby
grently ScandaliZed the faithful who
appear to have considered this in
noration as an invention of the evil
one.
Saint Peter Damien relates the
affair with considerable pi0us indlg-
nation and. after explaining how the
Venetian princess made use of a little
gold fork instead Of eating with her
fingers, adds:
''But the Almighty Father made
known to this woman how odious to
Him was her vanity, and His wrath
was made manifest unto her, so that
brandishing over her head the blade Of
divine justice, He straightway caused
every part Of her body to rot away"
All this for the heinous crime Of u.s.
Ing fork! AS matter Of sober fact,
the doge's daughter-in-law and her
husband were cared Off in the great
plague Of 1850 among the victims Of
which, 1t may safely be said, were
many Of the faithful who ate with
their fingers. lie Petit Parisien.
Translated for the Kansas City starr
In tho Fall They WIre-Less.
Wiliie-Ma, teacher said the wires
on the telegraph poles are educated.
Ma-She couldn't have said that
What did she mean7
Wfllie-Weil, she said the wires
expand in summer and get saggy.
while in winter they contract and
become taut l-Science and Invention
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-02-28
FRENCH FARMERS MADE GAINS
Assertion That They Realized Large
Financial Benefits From the
War Seems Reasonable.

A class of French society that gained
large financial benefits from the war
is the farmers. They have become Of
Late great force in French politics,
thus far only defensively, in avoiding
taxation, but later they will surely
grow more aggressive.
In the old days many, If not most, Of
them used to rent the land they titled,
but now the tenant farmer has ceased
to exist-they have all recently bought
their farms. There were 100000
American soldiers in France, and it is
estimated that, Oh an average, they
spent dollar day apiece out of their
ewn pockets; this makes S2,OOO, 900
a day, and most of it went to the
French farmers, to say nothing of the
millions spent by our government to
supply ratiOns to these very soldiers.
The difference between the city prof.
teers and the farmers is that the for
mer are few, while the latter represent
a very large vote, which has the same
results that it would have in any
other republic, viz, those representing
the large vote are not taxed!
The needs of the French budget will
doubtless bring about a correction of
this state of affairs, when the farmer
vote will have to pass from the de-
fensive to the aggressive.-C. 81. Sher-
rill in the Outlook.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-02-28
Japanese Glycerin Production.

Until the outbreak of the war all the
glycerin used in Japan was imported
from the United States and European
countries, notes Finance and Com
MERGE (ShanghaD, but the enormous
demand resulting from the war led to
the establishment of a factory under
the protection of the japanese govern
ment, which has reduced somewhat the
volume of imports of glycerin. Orig
inally the manufacturers of glycerin in
Japan used only fish oil, but are now
adding to the supply by using tallOw,
vegetable wax and cOcOnut and bean
oils. China'S imports of glyCerin dur
ing 1920 showed a fair increase. Out
Of a total valued at about 107, 900 haik-
wan taelS, the United Kingdom sup
piled over 10000 taels' worth Japan.
$4,000 taels; the United States, II ,00C
taels; the Netherlands, 5000 taels, and
Switzerland, $500 taels, while Ger
many also sent some small supplies.
Shanghai is the largest absorbing cen
ter, taking about IS per cent of the to-
tai importations of glycerin into China.
(The average value of the haikWan
tael for 1920 was $1.24 gold.)
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-02-28

Vflh1almur Stefansson, the ex-
plOrer, writes of THE North That
Never Was" In the Worlds Work. and
kills a number of comfortable old geo.
graphical and meteorological myths. A
temperature as low as so degrees be-
low zero is rare on the Arctic coast
Of North America. During the five
years from 1913 to 1918 the lowest
temperature recorded by Stefansson's
expedition was 46 degrees below zero,
which is about the temperature of pop
ular winter resorts in northern New
York. The lowest temperature ever
recorded at Point Barrow, at the
northernmOst tip Of Alaska, and at
Herschel island In the Arctic ocean
near the mouth Of the Mackenzie
river. is the same. 81 degrees below
zero. Havre Mont. has registered SO
below zero, and temperatures between
50 and 60 degrees below are far from
uncommon in the Northwestern states.