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The Washington times., 1911-10-14

the court ruled that he should be pun
lshed.
Morgan seemed unaffected by the
sentence. While he had been led to
believe that he might be paroled, and
already had made plans TO go to work
on his release from the Upper Marl-
boro jail, where he has been confined
since the arrest several weeks ago, he
told the jailer this morning that he
was ready to accompany him to the
Maryland State prison anytime he
might suggest.
The charge of having stolen s1o5t
from Herbert A. Gill. In Hyattsville.
two years ago. was dismissed by the
court.
Morgan. wearing a black mask and
carrying a small bag in which he in
tended carrying his loot. entered the
Laurel bank, and, covering the en-
ployes with a pistol demanded all the
money in the vaults. He received as
an answer two shots fired by Cashier
Walters in his direction. Both shots
missed fire, and the youngster ned He
later was captured In a woodshed near
Laurel by a posse Of citizens.
The Washington times., 1911-10-14
Capt. Bowyer Retired
As a Rear Admiral

Capt John w. Bowyer. former super
intendent Of the United States Naval
Academy, at Annapolis, today went
upon the retired list of the navy as
a rear admiral. He left the active sorv-
Ice upon recommendation Of the medi-
cal board.
Captain Bowyer was appointed to the
Naval Academy from Iowa In 1870. Dur
ing the Spanish war he served aboard
the gunboats Princeton and Yorktown.
and later commanded the cruiser Co
lumbia. He was the youngest COM
mander in the famous cruise OF the
fleet around the world.
The Washington times., 1911-10-14
"Boy Preacher" Comes
To Capital Church

The Rev. Thomas Harrison, who,
twenty-five years ago. earned the title
of THE Boy Preacher" through his
evangelistic work for Methodism. will
preach tomorrow night at the Metro
politan Memorial M. e. Church.
DR.. Harrison has conducted some of
the most successful revivals in the his
tory of religious work.
The Washington times., 1911-10-14
FNE.yEAR TERN IN
PRISON PUNISHMENT
|. FOR YOUNG ROBBER
J.. W.. Morgan, Who Tried to
Hold Up Laurel Bank,
Is Sentenced.

Five years in the penitentary for
attempting to hold up the Citizens
National Bank of Laurel, several weeks
ago., age, will & be the punishment punishment & Tor John
In spite Of the pleadings of his sister,
Miss Gertrude Morgan, a trained nurse
in Baltimore hospital, and the re-
quests OF the bank officials that leniency
be shown the youthful hold-up man,
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Col. Woodward Retires
Voluntarily From Army

Col. Charles @. Woodward. Of the
Coast Artillery, today closed his active
career in the army. He was transfer
red to the retired list upon his own
application and under the thirty years
service law.
Colonel woodward was appointed to
the West Point Military Academy from
Maryland, in 1877.
The Washington times., 1911-10-14
Finder Claims Pearl.

CHICAGO, Oct. 14.-Elmer Thiesen
nearly strangled on a pearl he bit
into while eating clans furnished by
a : caterer. The latter grabbed the
gem. Thiesen today instituted suit
to recover II.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-04-21

Catch The Opportunity" In
vest IN Liberal Town Lots NOW.
See Ellsaesser, Woods, 6 Henry.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-04-21
Bluebell.

Corn planting has begun and every
body Is busy.
Jesse Pointing Is helping his father
'llst In" corn this week.
Lon Wright Is the hrst on broom
corn planting. He Is planting this
week.
Mr.. Lands s0n-in.law, Mr.. Stillwell.
came out Saturday for q short visit
with his wife.
A number Of Bluebell people at
tended the Easter Exercises at Valley
Center Sunday evening. All report
good program.
A Friends church was organized In
this part of the country Monday
Mr.. Burns and wife took dinner
with the Wright family Sunday.
Friday will be the last day of the
the Bluebell school. A program will
be rendered and a good time is an
tIclpated. We have had 7 months Of
school with q good teacher and good
atteneance.
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Baptist Services

l trust that everyone will be at all
services next Sunday, as but one
more Sunday intervenes before the
Fifth Sunday meeting which will be
held at the First Baptist church
April Goth to 30th, when we are ex.
pecting to have a great time.
| will close my work as pastor here
the first Sunday In May and we wish
to have everything In readiness as
far as possible for the coming OF q
new pastor l wish to say to the
public that 1t Is with deep regret
that sever my connection with the
work at Liberal, but l think l can
do as much good somewhere else.
am compelled to haYe q better salary
than | am now getting l do not
give up the work because there Is
some dissatisfaction, but because |
think It Is best for the cause In every
way. think l can truthfully say
that / love every member of my
church and every person In Liberal,
of cousce that does not mean that
love all their ways, but 1 love their
souls. | have In Liberal many Of the
truest friends and l will always have
q warm place In my heart for the
people here. They have been kind
to my family and to me.
May the Lord safely lead US all
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-04-21

Odneals.
Harry StaGard went to Liberal
Sunday after his mother who he
expected from Iowa.
Our school closes Friday. We
had a good seven months school
and expect to have eight months
next year.
Neff Bros. have quite a scheme
for the sandy roads, by planting
broomcorn along the sides and
cutting it green and throwing it
in the road.
What has become of the painter
at Liberal who was going TO paint
all our mail boxes so fast.
Mr.. Coots from Liberal has built
a new house and barn on his place
south of Blue Bell school house.
Jes Pontings is putting q chicken
wire fence around his garden, they
intend to irrigate this summer.
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Liberty Items.

WmDale and family left lasI
Monday for a few DAYS visit near
Logan, Oklahoma, with relatives
VIM. Grain has purchased the
Vickers quarter and is contemplate
ing moving on it this fall.
Frank Hayward and Will Goblet
of Romero, Texas, spent Sunday
with home folks.
Ounce Holland made business
trip through this vacinity last
Friday.
Oats in this yacinity are looking
fine.
George Adams and Tom Hicks
made a business trip to Liberal
last Friday.
Ed FITZGERALD had the misfortune
of having his hen house unroofed
and partly blown down by the
hard wind.
Marion Carsons spent Sunday
with Mr.. Genslers.
Chester Heathman is helping
his brother Pearl build fence.
Friday the IA was school meet
ing day. Nearly all the patrons
were there and much interest was
taken. Augest Sidel was elected
TO fll the vacancy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidel spent Sun
day evening with Harlow Conklin.
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Rural Route 4.

The school meeting last Friday
was we'll attended. Mr.. Hammond.
tree was elected treasurer.
Some of the neighbors are now
talking over the new phone. A
few patrons haven't their phones
in yet.
Mr.. Hunt is breaking on the
north quarter of the Whelend land
he expects to put out quite a sod
crop.
Last Friday night was the last
night of literary at the Blue Bell
school house for this season.
Mrs. Fred Odneal has a / l pound
girl baby.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pointing called to
see the new baby Sunday at Fred
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-04-21
home to the rest that remaineth to
the people Of God.
L. II. HARPER, Pastor.
Eureka Items.

miles south and miles west Of LibeHal)
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Newman took
dinner at G. A. Kalps Sunday.
An interesting Easter program was
rendered at the Sunshine school
house last Sunday.
Miss Bertha Moreh0use closed her
school at Nabisco Friday afternoon.
A number OF the patrons we're pres
ent In the afternoon. They were en-
tertained by photograph music ana
all had an enjoyable time.
Mrs. W. A. King was In Liberal
Saturday.
Ed. Strickland, e. Vanderbilt and
W. A. King each traded a span of
mules to Jay McCune, the horse
buyer at Tyrone, for team of mares.
About forty of the members of Eu-
reka Sunday School gathered at the
Kali home Easter Sunday afternoon
and the children enjoyed an egg HINT.
All report good time.
Mrs. King called at the G. e. More
house home Monday afternoon.
W. L. Hooker and wife were in
Tyrone Friday.
Geo. Evering has partly recovered
from a recent attack OF Rheumatism
and is able TO be out again.
D. Ireland and family and George
Clark attended the Easter exercises at
Sunshine last Sunday.
Mrs. H. G. Molehouse and children
spent Monday at c. r. Warehouses;.
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Coyote Iterns.
Ii2 miles southeast

OrVal Kinds has moved on the
Chamberlin farm.
Mrs. Duberly is spending a few
days as the guest of Mrs. Bryan
and her daughter Mrs. Gallagher.
Mrs. Duberly is in very poor
health.
Mr.. and Mrs. Porter were out
soliciting aid for Rev. Lathrop
Friday. Mr.. Lathrop having the
misfortune to lose his house and
household goods by FIRE last Thurs
day. We understand they had
real good success. We sympa-
thize with Bro. Lathrop and hope
We may all bear q small part of
his BURDEN and help him to get to
housekeeping again soon.
Mrs. Riley Walker and Mrs.
Meredith we're out calling Friday.
They visited Mesdames Garlic,
Miller, Wheeless.
Don't forget the appointments
next Sunday the 23rd. Rev. Glib.
son and wife will preach at the IT.
win school house at 1000 O'Clock
and at the Bethel school house at
800 o'clock in the afternoon.
Everybody come.
Rev. Gray is holding meeting
at the Locust Grove school house.
Mr.. Harlow, merchant at Beat
rice, went to Liberal Wednesday,
after goods for his store.
Guy Meredith is building a new
house for John Smith. This part
of the country is improving fast
in the way of good houses.
You can make more money by
investing in town lots than you
can BY counterfeiting. Let US tell
you about them. Phone 40.
Whnn, nn,, rmnnA N nrnnI I'll
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Antelope Valley.

G. H. Ellis and wife returned
from Wichita last Saturday.
There will be no Sunday School
next Sunday on account of the
convention at Superior,
j. N. Stickler, R. E. Crowder,
VIM, Arbuthnot. A. H. Thorn
pson and I. s. Locke put in a
cement step and graded around
the school house Tuesday which
adds greatly to the looks of the
property.
The schoolmeeting last Friday
was a quiet affair. VIM. Arbuth-
not was elected treasurer. 1t was
decided to have seven months
school.
q. E. Hancock has a force at
work planting spring crop this
week.
@. E. Hancock is laying the
foundation for Mrs. F. L. Lusk's
new house.
Ben Holland of Tulsa, Okla,
visited last week with his parents.
Hatty Sealey visited the first Of
the week with Mrs. 7. s. Locke.
1t was reported that D. Locke
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Beautify the Home.

One of the best ways to make
the home more cheerful is by APP
pealing to the aesthetic sence of its
occupants. We have just received
a large assortment of wall paper,
and it can be seen at Feathers
furniture store.
d. A. HARRIS, paperhanger,
and inside decorator.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-04-21

had traded his land to a sheep man,
but it was mistake, the trade was
no nearer made than the man look
ing at the land.
Miss Sarah Thompson is enjoy.
ing a visit from her cousin and
friend from Halstead, Kansas.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-04-21

The money you will make on a
few town lots will be just like
picking money off the trees"
Don't wait too long, our lots are
going fast.
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The Tornado Season is here.
Are you insured9 Let us write
your policy. We write all kinds
insurance.
Ellsaesser, Woods 8 Henry.
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A market the year around for
butter, eggs, poultry and hides at
the highest market prices, at the
Liberal Cold Storage plant. Bring
them TO us and get the cash for
them. 8-5-tf
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For $500 the Liberal Dray Co.
will take your stove, store it for
the summer, and set it up in the
fall. Call phone ITO.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-04-21

Remember the Palace Cleaners,
oil work guaranteed. East side
Kansas Avenue. IF.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-04-21

Isaac Suell's baby is on the sicE
list.
Frank Haywood spent Sunday
with Isaac Suells
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-04-21

When you want a good job
of painting, call r. o. Thurman at
the broom factory.
Evening journal., 1911-05-08
A Graceful Gait.

y Graceful Salt
Practically every woman walks too
rapidly for grace
A tall woman for some reason walks
more slowly than short one. Her
elbows. shoulders and hips move from
side to side
To be graceful don't look at your
feet, but hold your head well up in the
air. Don't shuttle. A, little thoughtful
ness and practice in high stepping will
soon break you OF this ugly habit.
Don't bend your back at the waist un-
der the impression that you are there
by walking erectly. 1t throws the
stomach forward and is almost as
inimical to grace as round shoulders.
Don't allow yourself to walk pigeon
toed"-that is. with the toes turned In
or straight
1t is always hard to tell what TO do
with the hands. The natural way, to
have them hanging at the sides OF
loosely clasped in front, is not beauti
full. And TO have them glued to the
sides as far as the waist line and ther
bent IN at the elbow is not only awk
ward in itself. but elevates the shOul
ders 10 the most unlovely way. There
fore most women try 10 obviate th'
difficulty by carrying something.
Evening journal., 1911-05-08
Many Quaint New furnishing fabrics

There is nothing on which the true
lover OF old furniture viii bestow more
careful attention than the choice Of
the furnishing fabrics which are TO be
used with his or her treasures in oak
mahogany OF walnut The most care
fully furnished period room may fall
short OF success by the intrusion OF
modern looking curtains. and the beau
" Of some old settee may be impaired
by a covering that is out of harmony
with its own distinctive character.
Quite admirably are the needs OF the
,astidious votary Of period decoration
catered for in the delightful private
copies Of old printed calicoes. linens
and other fabrics supplied this season
by the shops Many OF the designs
apart from their decorative value. are
OF special historic interest-As. for er-
ample. the reproduction Of a printed
linen Of the Jacobean period The
groundwork is covered with a close
scroll work in black outline upon a nat
ural toned ground, and above this are
printed here and there the quaintest
architectural and figure subjects
All these picture motives are IN dull
reds and greens upon a plain vellum
toned ground. the whole making a com
bination Of color and design that seems
imperatively 10 call out for compan-
ionship With old oak paneiing and fur
niture- Another fascinating linen.
Evening journal., 1911-05-08
AMERICA.

Assistant Deputy Attorney-Generai
w. NJ largest in answer to INJURY
from the Philadelphia Commissioners
of Navigation as to whether the ship
ment of wet nitro-cellulose in the
Philadelphia harbor was permissible,
wrote:
The act of March 2s. 1887. entitled
"An Act for securing the city Of
Philadelphia and 'neighborhood there
Of from damage by gun powder reg
ulates the shipment of gun powder
into and out of the port. of the city of
Philadelphia and prohibits its ship
ment except as provided by said act.
The act of March 16. 1S47, is en-
titled "An Act TO provide against
damage from gun cotton. and extends
the acts Of 1887 and 1918 20 apply TO
gun cotton "as II the words gun cot
ton were inserted IN said act"
The act OF Assembly does not make
any distinction between wet and dry
gun cotton. I am. therefore. OF opin-
ion. and so advise you, that nitro
cellulose. either wet or dry. is within
the provisions Of the acts Of Assem-
bly, above referred to and its ship
ment regulated thereby.
The action was brought about by a
request from the y. l. DUPONT de Ne
mours Powder Company TO make a
shipment from Port Richmond on a
vessel sailing fon San Francisco
Evening journal., 1911-05-08

printed entirely W purplish gray upon
cream after the fashion OF an old wood
cut Is the reproduction OF the Fon-
tanges linen IN the Victoria and Albert
museum. London. the scenes depicted
IN the design showing Louis XIV. and
Nine. de Fontanges strolling IN the
gardens at Versailles. with a grey
hound IN attendance and a pastoral
background IN which farmyard animals
disport themselves and nynnphs and
shepherds play and sting to the accom-
paniment OF plashing fountains.
A Spitalfelds brocade OF tho late
eighteenth century is delightfully."- re-
Wved IN an odd rose tafeeta, with de-
sign OF towering trees and baskets OF
roses interVoven In mellow cream col
OF. and the Chinoisertes OF the Chip
pendale period are echoed IN a printed
linen wtch queer Chinese figures and
impossible but none the less delightful
flowers and animals.
Light summer window draperies will
be a requirement Of the near future.
First come the curtains Of durable net.
Vast Improvement and development
have been made IN this class OF goods
during the last few years. The designs,
based in. a great many instances on fine
antique examples of filiet. Venetian and
other laces. are noticeably good, and
many OF the curtains have a style and
decorative value that arc very striking
Evening journal., 1911-05-08
PUBLICITY.

There is a fine tradition about Gu
tenberg. the inventor of movable types
and pioneer printer.
One day. the story runs. while the
first printer was at work in his cell
in the monastery of St Abersgot. he
heard a voice bidding him cease his
Iabors because his invention would be
used by bad men to propagate wick
edneSs.
He took up the hammer to break his
types when
Another voice was heard urging him
10 proceed. assuring him that more
good than evil would come from his
invention and that right would tri-
umph.
Surely the second voice was right.
Comment has been made concerning
the secrecy of the proceedings in some
of the divorces in high life. 1t has
been suggested that the evidence in
all divorce cases be heard in private
and a sealed verdict returned.
20.
Guienberg's second voice was truth
ful. There is more good than harm in
publicity
II is common TO inveigh against the
alleged sensationalism Of the newspa
Evening journal., 1911-05-08

pers ana TO deny the right OF the
press TO print divorce proceedings
Nevertheless be IL said many a man.
many a woman. shrinks from divorce
merely because of the fear Of pub
hcity.
Is it not so?
Here is one. say. who has a good
reputation abroad. but who in his
home is cruel or a ,tyrant He knows
his reputation will suffer II he gets
into court He is thus kept within
bounds.
Publicity is a deterrent Of all kinds
Of wrongdoing. The dread Of the
lmelight keeps many persons straight.
The newspaper is a good policeman.
OF course there are individual cases
where wrong is done. where the in.
nocent suffer. but it is better that one
should suffer than society Occasion
ally harm may come. but generally
more good than harm.
Turn on the light
Let divorces be as public as mag
riage. Let the press continue TO light
up the dark places.
Screening the adult wrongdoer bene-
fits neither the individual nor society.
The Master put the whole matter
into single sentence when he said
Men love darkness rather than
Hight because their deeds are evil"
Turn on the light
Evening journal., 1911-05-08

While l was in Russia trying TO get
a contract for steel rails. requiring a
typewriter. I engaged one who spoke
little English. kept him busy
typing letters. contracts. specifications
and other such documents
Alexis Breutowski was his name.
and he was born in Russian Poland. a
quiet. unobtrusive fellow. very poor
and out at the elbows. took a fancy
to him and told him that if he cared
TO go with me l would take him to
the United States arN secure a posi-
ton for him in the steel works 1 rep
resented. He accepted the offer.
That was at a time when nihilism
was threatening every man prominent
in the government. from the czar
down to the superintendent Of police
I tried to learn something about the
nihilists from Alexis. but he appeared
to take no interest in what they were
doing. or, rather, said he did not ap-
prove Of their methods. The only
man he appeared enthusiastic over
was Count Tolstoy. whose policy was
nonresistance.
However, when ] made a friend Of
a Russian and Alexis saw that was
with him a great deal he told me that
It was dangerous to be seen with the
man. When 1 asked hin-why he re-
piled that he had heard through a rel
ative who was connected with the po-
lice that the man was a suspect, which
meant that he was being watched by
the government for completely with
nihilism. Having no wish to become
suspect myself. 1 dropped the man
like a hot coal.
/ was successful in getting an order
for rails and after the contract was
signed applied for permission TO de-
part. l understood from Alexis that
he had also made application. had
hired a suit of rooms which used
Evening journal., 1911-05-08

both FOR living and Office apartments.
and that might at all times have my
typewriter handy ] gave him one Of
them for q sleeping room.
When the time came for my depar-
ture Alexis had not yet received his
passport. told him that ] had been
dealing with representatives of the
government and I thought that II
told them I wished to take my type
writer to America to give him a busi-
ness position they might hurry the de-
livery of the document But Alexis
shook his head. saying that there was
so much suspicion of persons entering
and leaving Russia that my making
such an application might deter rather
than hasten the granting of the pass
port. but If / would wait a few days
he was quite sure he would receive It.
l told him that must leave the next
day, but since / intended to remain in
London until the ship on which had
engaged passage sailed he could Join
me there. offered to leave with him
the price OF the tickets. but he de-
clined, saying that the money would
be advanced by his relatives.
What was my surprise the next
morning on arising from my bed to
find the suit Of clothes had taken
OF the night before missing. I looked
in Alexis room: his bed had not been
slept in. Had he stolen my clothes and
decamped? Ny money was all right;
he-had not taken that. But my pass
port was gone.
I ran over the probabilities in my
mind and remembered that be was
about my age. height and build.
was a blond; so was he. The eyes
Of both were blue Then it occurred
to me that he who had worn a full
beard had the day before cut It of.
leaving only a mustache, as In my case.
Fearing" l said to myself. that he
would not get his passport in time to
go with me. he has taken mine. made