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The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-05-12

Mr.. L. 0. Stanley of the Bank
OF Plains, Kans., was consulting
an eye specialist in Liberal, Tues
day.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-05-12

The Photoplay is the real popu
lar place these days for those who
like moving pictures.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-05-12
A Good Showing
Our Young People Won
Most of the Literary Con-
tests at Meade.

the High Schools or the southwest
was held at Meade last Saturday.
Meade, Cimmarron and Liberal
were represented in most of the
events. The afternoon was devOt-
ed to the athletic events, in which
Liberal did not make as good a
showing as the other schools,
which have been training for it for
some time. In the sprints, as well
as the distance events, the boys on
the east side had the best of it,
Jimmie Sealy entered the 50-yard
dash, and the l00-yard dash. John
Bolin entered the running broad
jump and got second place and
also entered in the standing broad
jump, one of the running events
and won second, in the running
high jump. Harry Crackel got
second place in the standing high
jump, and was also entered in sew
eral of the running events. Earl
Wooden entered the mile race, and
in the mile relay race, with Chas
Sealy, Harry Crackel, and John
Bolin. Chas. Sealy entered the
shot put and hammer throw.
Claude Bunyard got second place
in the pole vault at seven feet, six
inches. The fellows from the other
schools we're much older than the
boys who represented the high
school here, showing that we are
more progressive in education than
the other schools represented. This
was again proven in the evening,
when the literary contests were
held at the Opera House. In de-
clamation, Miss Pearl Wartenbee
won first place, with her rendition
of Ben Hur's Chariot Race. Miss
Freda Harris was awarded first
place in the vocal solo. Miss Mil
dred Hood was awarded first place
on her essay The Ideal Woman"
Miss Grace Etzold and Miss Mil
dred Hood took first place in the
piano duet. At this stage Of the
contest the judges evidently decid
ed that it wouldn't be right to give
Liberal all the firsts, so they award
ed Meade the first places in the
Grafton and in the piano solo. All
those who heard Claude Bunyard's
Grafton on The Power of Money
thought he should haye had the
first place. Miss Grace Etzold was
also a victim of the policy game Of
the judges of the contest, when
they awarded the first place to the
representative of Meade in the
piano solo. Of course it would
have been pleasant to have had all
of the first places in the literary
contests, but then Meade as a mat
ter of consolation should have a
couple of the first places, and also
to encourage their students to try
again. We wouldn't like to win
so much that our high school
would be barred from future con-
tests with those on the east side.
Cimarron won first place in the
fields events, and only entered two
representatives in the literary con-
tests which gave Meade majority
of the seconds and gave her a sec
ond place in both the field and lite
rary contests. Liberal fell a little
short in the contests of Drawn. but
made an excellent showing in the
brain contests. 1t was the general
opinion that the meet was not
managed as well as it might have
been. About thirty people from
Liberal attended the meet and
came home mighty proud of
the showing of Liberal.
John Baughman returned the
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-05-12

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. G. f.
Stutsman on Monday, May 9Th, a
girl.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-05-12

Bolin-- Hall loaded out two cars
of flour this week for New Mexico,
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-05-12

John Baughman returned the
first of the week from a business
trip to Iowa.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-05-12

The thermometer registered 81
Tuesday afternoon.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-05-12

Two new reels of pictures at the
Photoplay every night.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-05-12

John Edmonds was operated for
throat trouble, Monday.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-01
.BOer Woman
Had Six Husbands,
Many Children
Married at IS, Mrs. Van Wyk Has
Fulfilled Literally the Biblical
Injunction.

PRETORIA. Dec. s1.-(special to The
Bee 1.-THE Transvaal claims a record for
Mrs. Thila Van Wyk. aged 49, She has
fifty children who called her mother and
go grandchildren Born on October 20,
1882, Mrs Van Wyk began what was to
prove an eventful matrimonial career at the
age Of eighteen, when she married Petrus
Jacobus Lubbe.
At the end Of two years she became a
widow with one child. After being a widow
for ten months she married Nicholas
Marthinus Pertorius, a widower with four
children. After living with him for a year
and five months he also died, leaving her
with five children. After five months she
married for the third time David Step
hanus Pieterse a widower with seven chill
dren. With him she lived eleven years
and had seven children, when he also died.
After five years widowhood she married
for the fourth time, Daniel Lodewtkus
Cronje, a widower with eight children.
With him she also lived eleven years and
had four children, when he. too, died. Five
years later she married, for the fifth time,
Hendrix Hopper. With him she also lived
eleven years, and had ten children, when
he also died After two years she mar
ried for the sixth time, on this occasion
with Conrad Hendrix Van Wyk. a wild
over with five children. and with him she
had four children. After having lived to-
gether for eleven years he also died.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-01
WORK IN QUEER COLONY
PAID IN HOURS OR KIND
Members save Their Time Instead of
Money and Devote ID 10
Recreation.

BUENos AYREs, Dec. a.-Cspecial to
The Bee 1.-THE Colonia Cosme. on the Par
aguay above Asuncion, is one Of the most
curious in the world. The members of the
colony make or grow everything they want
and import nothing. The workmen have
seven hours work a day and earn not
money, but time. Their wages are hours
and half-hours. These they sometimes
save up TIL they have a week in hand and
then 90 off on an excursion. II a man
wants a chair OF table he pays for II in
hours OF work, which are deducted from
the balance to his credit.
Three men went off up the river in a canoe
for three weeks holiday. They sold their
canoe at Asuncion for s. and came home
overland in ten days, lodged IN the best
houses In the villages on the way and yet
had some money at the end.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-01
NORWAY'S new DIVORCE ACT
Operation of Mutual Consent" Law
is Quite Satisfactory.
NO NEED 10 GO 10 COURT
II Husband and wife Agree They Do
Not suit Each other, or One L.
Given an Unfair Deal, the
Split-Out a. Easy.
BY ERICK GRUNDMARK

COPENHAGEN. Dec. S1.-tspecial to The
Bee. )-Norway mutual consent divorce
law has been in effect now for just year
and has on the whole been thorot \ Ny sat
isfactory in its working. Even tne Clergy
which looks with disfavor upon divorce. Is
inclined to concede that the law has tended
to a higher standard Of morality.
Under the Norwegian law men and
women have equal rights and response
blues. II man and his wife agree to
dissolve the marriage they need no public
lawsuits or complaints against each other.
Separation always is granted by the mag
strate when il is demanded by both par
ties IL the husband and wife are not
agreed on separation either person can
force the separation IL the other has been
unfaithful or is drunkard or in-treats
the mate or the children or uses the in
come to the family's ruin, or has a deep
rooted dislike to the consort.
The ministry of justice, in case the
couple is not agreed, decides the issue,
and says which shall have the children.
In the case Of management, where only
one person wants the separation. the mar
riage cannot be dissolved by divorce until
after two years separation. In case of
one year Of separation. After a divorce
either party can marry again.
Women Police All Right.
Sweden now has women policemen. Sew
eral have been enrolled in Christiania and
their work among women has been salts
factory.
King of Greece FOresiEhted.
AS an indication of the feelings of the
king of Greece N regard to the security
of his throne, II has just transpired thai
he has become the owner Of three palaces
in Denmark and has also purchased val
liable properties in Paris and Austria.
Cable Line tn Greenland.
The North Atlantic cable scheme has not
yet been considered by the Danish govern
ment, but should It be accomplished IT will
provide communication with Greenland
and will thus undoubtedly serve Danish
interests The president Of the Great
Northern Telegraph company declares that
his company looks forward with pleasure
to the carrying out of a project which II
has always been anxious to further, but
which has hitherto been looked upon as
impracticable As far as Canada is con-
cerned, that country some twelve or fif-
teen years ago negotiated with the Great
Northern company on the subject, while
attempts have been made by former Dan
ish ministers to establish telegraphic COM
munication between Greenland and Den
mark.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-01
NEW MINERAL DISCOVERED
Find Made I'm Spain May RevOIu-
tfOniEe SuIDhate of Soda
Industry.

MADRID. Dec. a-(special to The Bee
Several million tons, it is believed, Of a
new mineral lie in a remarkable vein, of
which sample has just been discovered
at Bsnahadux, near Almeria, which has
been named oalafauta, after its finder,
Senior Calafat. This mineral consists of a
substance which, after being calcined, pro-
duces pure alumina and pure sulphate OF
soda.
1t is thought that this discovery may
bring about a revolution in the sulphate Of
soda market, which has up to the present
been monopolized by the Germans. An
American firm has already made a firm
offer to purchase $4,000 tons OF the new
mineral annually but so far no decision
has been arrived at
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-01
Mrs, Napoleon
Worries Belgium
Wife of French Pretender Sets Up a
Toy Court Mensge that May
Explode.

BRUSSELS. Dec. s1.-(special to The
Bee.)-Tho Belgian government has a
rather difficult problem on its hand. Prin-
cess Victor Napoleon. who was Princess
Clementine. is not only settling in Brus-
sells. but also seizing the excuse OF her DO,
sition as wife OF a Napoleon TO surround
herself with French ladies-in-waiting re-
cruited from the French nobility II Is
feared that such a menace might easily
cause offence to the French government.
with whom Belgium is now very friendly.
and though Prince Victor Napoleon is for
hidden TO issue manifestOs. or otherwise TO
further his cause on Belgian territory, II
is nevertheless being pretty plainly limited
that It might be better IL the pair would
settle, say, in Italy instead OF Belgium.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-01
Queue Cutting
Popular in China
In Hong Kong Alone 1000 Men
Have Discarded Once Cher
ished Appendages.

HONG KONG. Dec S1.-(Special TO The
Bee)-Hong Kong has just witnessed a re-
markable queue-cutting demonstration. Six
wealthy elders, the aggregate Of whose
ages is 449 years, set an example to their
fellows on the platform of the Chinese club
while an Indian. military band played Sc
lections from Gilbert and Sullivan operas.
Hundreds OF other men followed their lead.
The promoters Of the movement had eff
fectively cited the case Of an oiler who was
killed when his queue became entangled
in machinery.
The movement has become so widespread
that in Hong Kong alone within three days
11.0O0 men voluntarily discarded their
queues, No change in the national costume
is contemplated.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-01
MONKS LARDER HELD OUT
Party Isolated at HOspiee In the
Swiss Alps by storms Has
Good Luck.

GENEVA. Dec. 81 Especial to The Beef
For fifty hours last week were the monks
OF Petit St. Bernard and twelve travellers
imprisoned IN the hospice. 7.O65 feet high.
by snowstOrms The hospiee Is always pro-
visioned as n for a Sege. and there war.
therefore, no danger OF the monks and
their guests going short OF food.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-01
BERLIN PRISONERS UNRULY
Authorities Find it Necessary 90 Arm
the Prison Warders with
sabera.

BERLIN. Dec. g.-(special to The Bee.)
Owing to the frequent assaults made by
prisoners In the local courts on warders
these officials will hencefogth be provided
with sabers. Several warders have been
seriously injured by Infatuated prisoners.
It took six men to subdue one Of the latter
in a court recently.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-01
German Brewers
Resent Wilhelm'S
Newest Policy
Keepers of Berlin Beer Halls Also
Take Hand in Voicing Their
Displeasure.

BERLIN. Dec. s1.-(special TO The Bee.)-
The brewers and saloon keepers threaten
TO make more trouble for the emperor than
the socialists have made. His repeated
utterances in favor of temperance they re-
gard as tending to kill their business one
saloon keeper has gone to the extent Of
publicly censuring him. Another whose
place Of business is near the palace has
hung up a placard announcing that he
sells ''the same kind Of beer that the
Kaiser drinks"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-01
HAT WITH A HEN ON
German Woman Creates a Sensation
by Wearing Exact Imitation
az q Nest.

BERLIN. Dec. d.-(speeial TO The Beef
A woman created a sensation a few days
ago IN the streets OF BOcholt, by wearing
hat which was the exact copy Of a birds
nest. with a large hen In It.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-01
SWITZERLAND CUTS BUDGET
Money for Military Instruction and
War Material VIII he spent
SparlnRIy.

BERNB, Dec s1.-(special to The Bee)-
While the military budgets of most coun-
tries are increasing annually, Switzerland
has Just decided TO reduce hers by S2il, 500
The chief reductions are SIS, $50 in military
instruction, A4,SOO In war material and
81 200 in Notifications
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-01
PART TWO

Society and Drama
PAGES ONE TO EIGHT
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-01
Freed from a Brute.

Nine Parat, who claimed that her hus-
band forced her TO wear a padlocked belt
ana chained her 70 wall in a dark room,
was granted a divorce. She was given the
custody Of their children. whom the de-
PENDANT will be permitted 20 visit twice
a month In the presence Of a relative. He
has to make an allowance OF about
$50 week TO the family. In Its judgment
the civil court says the poor woman's life
was a long martyTdOm.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-01

Among the visitors here recently was an
American whose name Is said 10 be Willis
ID. Danbro, who, thanks 10 the tables OF
Monte Carlo Is e6Aoo0 richer. The first
day he played he risked el.ao0 and won
heavily. He continued and az one time had
a credit balance OF esS.O00. From that mo-
ment his luck turned, and he won and lost
from Rl2OOO 20 Rl6OOO day. He finally
decided that he had passed the maximum
OF good luck. and 50 let well alone. For
ten consecutive years he has been TO the
Riviera IN the summer and autumn, when
the hotels are quiet. and one can give
proper attention 20 the game
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-01
Another shaw FaiIure.

George Bernard Shaw has made anothe
failure, here, He has written a play upol
the life Of Shakespeare, called THE Darl
Lady Of the sonnets." To Judge by TN
reports OF Il. Il Is one OF the tiresome liter
airy practical jokes OF which Mr.. SHAY
has become proud and the public has be
come sick.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-01
COnvicts KAN WarderE.

Three convicts in Kharl1off prison killed
two warders with crowbars, seized their
keys and revolver and rushed out into
the courtyard, where they killed a third
warder and mortally wounded three more
While attempting to climb the prison wall
they were shot The remaining ninety-six
cohvicts were passive spectators Of the af-
fair. order has now been restored.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-01
(Clinednst. Washington)


the fourth class every Sunday morning to
listen to the long and persuasive sermons
delivered on this subject. IL each sopho-
more escorted one or maybe two freshmen
TO divine service frequently he would not
only be improving the freshmen. but would
be able to share in their pleasure and profit
himself
What else is wrong with freshmen usual
ly? Oh. their manners, OF course.
TIE experience Of many people on this
point Is that there Is nothing like good as
snciation and good example. The social
code is entirely matter of exchange and
imitation. So that. after all. no amount
OF tabasco sauce. tattooing, all-night hur-
rahs or the like will have any noticeable
effect in making tho freshman manner less
crude.
Sophomores are, Of course quite right in
feeling that their sense OF fneness Is hurt
by the rawness and insolence OF the fresh.
man bearing. But the simplest and most
effective remedy is TO teach them better.
Teach them by example that 10 lone
across the campus with all the clumsy
looseness that one must accept as inevi-
table from elephants is rot the best stvIe
for 1.-THE. strong bodied young men. The
sophomore's stride Is, OF course, alert. his
bearing erect and athletic, and ne walks
with spring which suggests conclusIvelv
that the arch OF his foot is not broken
GOWN Can the freshman's attention to this
New-York tribune., 1911-01-01

o,,oo,,orated ideas are not changed or maze
.ruor nv rolling a peanut for blocks along
crowded broadway; nor is self-righteous-
,oss Ir,aIv TO be corrected by singing
Nearer. My God. to Thee all night HUI"
the top Of a telegraph pole.
Yet these and others like them nave Oeeh
the measures heretofore adopted.
new era is coming. Not only are the
present methods inappropriate, Out .hey
have become so unpopular with the coHeso
authorities. and even sometimes Win tnS
municipal authorities, that ingenuity III
hazing has been seriously interlereu Will
by the necessity of secrecy
What is to be done? The freshman IS
certainly an "unbearable cub and must oe
licked into shape during those trying
months of the first term.
Instead Of destroying the fresnmens .
dress suits, high hats and general wardrooe'
why not take up a decent contributor
among sopbomores for the purpose Of buy
ing the proper sort of clothes for fresh
men? Every sophomore knows that fresh-
men dress abominably for college needs'
They overdress dreadfully. Good Knock
about suits, caps and shoes should De
bought for them, both for their own sooo
and for the sake of the standing or the
college. This task very naturally rails uh-
der the sophomores' supervision ana Wouid
enable them to give a very creditaole ex-
hibition of good taste
AS for pride and self-righteousness, those
are two qualities that are universally de-
cried in every church and chapel through
out the land. simple and untroublesome
,,o,bod of checking their prevalence among
freshmen would be 10 take the members q
New-York tribune., 1911-01-01

ton celebration. a new secretary in the
person of Raif Bey will accompany him.
and their most distinctive marks will be the
red fez worn continuously as a part of
their uniforms.
Particular interest attaches to the pres
entation tomorrow Of the new italian Am
bassador, Marchese Cusani Confalonieri.
who, with his wife and young daughter, ar
rived late this fall.
An almost entirely new staff will accom-
pany the marchese, Mobile Lassaro del
Marchesi Negrotto Combiaso, the counsel
lor; Sgnor Augusta Rosso, attache, and
signor G. B. Ceccato, commercial delegate,
all having been appointed with the new
ambassador. The naval attache, Lieuten-
ant Commander Carlo Pfster was de-
tached from the embassy here for a short
time, but has returned and with Nine.
Phster will greet President Taft for the
first time.
In connection with the appearance of the
German Ambassador and Countess Won
Bernstorff and their fair daughter, Coun-
tess Luise-Alexander Won Bernstorff, the
parsonage most looked for in the staff will
be Count Pourtales. attach6. whose engage
ment TO the young countess was recently
announced. He was appointed to the en-
hassy few months ago, and at once
fell in love with the ambassadors daugh-
ter, with the result that there will be a
wedding at the embassy i'm the spring.
Major Herwarth Won Bttenfeld. recently
appointed military attache. and Nine. Her
warth Won Bittenfeld. and Baron Heyl zu
Herrnsheim, second secretary, will be the
New-York tribune., 1911-01-01

Sefior Riano will wear the gold emDrold-
cred uniform which marks his rank ana
will be accompanied by his wife and Senor
Don Francisco de yea Bermudez. first sec
rotary.
Ecuador will send its greetings by new
minister, In the person of Senor DR.. Don
Rafael Maria Arzaga, who has an entirely
new staff, composed Of Senior Don Alfredo
Flores y Caamano. first secretary; Sehor
Don Carlos Cordovez. second secretary;
seior Don Rafael F1orencio Arl2aga, at
.ache and son of the minister. and Daniel
Cordova Toral. attache.
II. II. Bryn, recently raised to the rank
Of minister and representing the Nor
wegian government, will extend his greet
ings to the President and Mrs. Taft for the
first time and will be accompanied by Nine.
Bryn and an entirely new staff. with Mr.
Aubert as secretary and Wilhelm Thorlief
dc Munthe de Morgenstierne, attache.
Besides the new ministers other newly
arrived diplomats who will be in line at
the reception tomorrow are Captain Ar
turo Cuevas, naval attache for Chill, who,
with Sefor Yoacham, charge d'affaires, Is
IN mourning for the late minister Senor
Cruz who died suddenly two weeks ago:
Jonkheer W. II. van Weede, Netherlands
secretary; General Juan f. Paroles, from
Honduras: Edgar n. Numa, secretary OF
the Haytian legation. and Alexander YOU
ros, first secretary and charge daffaires
for Greece.
But even all of these notable male fig
ures, in their brave unifO ms with cank-
ing swords and silver and gold spurs and
gorgeous helmets and decorations, would
pass with half the notice were it not for
the charming women who accompany
them. Without Baroness Hengelmuller,
Nine. Jusserand in a chic costume of one
tone and fresh from the most famous or
French shops; the wife of the Italian AM
bassador. with her daughter, each in rich
furs and jewels, and the handsome wife
and daughter of the German Ambassador,
whose gowns are faultless the pageant
New-York tribune., 1911-01-01

evice outranks all OF the other foreign
ministers and all OF the diplomats with the
exception of Baron Hengelmuller. VINO
came here as Minister from Austria in 1891
and was raised to the rank of ambassador
In 1902 He ard his family will head the
long line of representatives with the rank
OF minister.
The Bolivian Minister will present his
bride. Sonora b. Monica de Calderon. TO
| the President, and will be closely followed
by Mira Ali Kuli Khan. the charge
d daffaires for Persia. and Nine. All kuli
Khan. Moraveh- -Sultaneh, which latter
title means the Light of Persia.
Seiior Don Jacnto L. Vilegas, charge
d'affaires for the Argentine Republic, came
last March to open a legation at Washing
ton for his country in the absence OF
Senior Portela, who has since been re-
placed. Sefora Dona Helena Hamilton oe
! Vinegas and their daughter. Senorita
Maria Helena Villegas. and Sehor EDUARDO
Racedos. second secretary, will be the new
figures from that country.
DR.. Alfredo de Castro, who has been
| charge d'affaires for Uruguay for several
months, is another new diplomat to be
| presented, and Senor Don Francisco San
| chez Iatour, charge d'affaires for Guate-
mala, is another The latter will be ac-