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The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-03-10
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H. |. Allison has sold his 1 section
of land.
A little daughter was born to
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Glover Tuesday
evening Feb. 26.
This community extended a
heary handshake and all good
wishes to Mr.. Floy Loutham and
Miss Amanda Handy who we're
married in Liberal Friday Of last
week. They are at home with
the brides parents at present.
Because of the bad weather the
oyster supper of the rabbit hunt
was postponed indefinitely.
Fred Rose captured a coyote
Saturday after about a ten mile
chase.
Mable Miller has returned from
the hospital and is feeling fairly
we'll.
The Kismet Literary elected a
new set of officials last Friday
night and it is likely that the So
ciety will pick up in interest.
E. j. Longwell gave US some
very nice pictures with his NOV
ing picture machine after society
Friday night. He has a good out
lit and with the assistance of Mr..
Doyle and Clifford Green working
in a few specialties they put on a
good show.
Longwell and Doyle put on
their show at Arkalon Saturday
night.
Ralph and Rolla Herman are
enjoying a visit from a brother
and cousin from Greensburg.
Geo. Doyle has moved into the
same house with Clarence Gill
strape. He vacated the one he
had for Mrs. Price from Mullin-
vile.
Everyone is watching with in
terest the wheat however most of
it seems to be coming nicely.
People around Kismet cannot
see why the road supervisors do
not get busy and fix these bad
roads now while they. need it and
while the tax payers have plenty
of time to work.
d. w. Fellers from Bucklahd
stopped at j. H. Lights Tuesday
between trains.
Some of the farmers are sowing
oats and barley this nice weather.
Mr.. and Mrs. Beler Burr gave
a party Wednesday evening.
They know how and exercise their
knowledge in entertaining.
Some broomcorn is still coming
to Kismet. We saw some top
corn sell for the low figure of $50.
That looks like stealing it.
-e--
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-03-10

Better buy town lots now, before
they are all gone. ElIsaessser,
Woods 6 Henry.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-03-10

State Of Kansas, county Of Seward, IS
In the District Court Of Seward county
state of Kansas
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PR0MINENI .CIIIZEN
 LAID TO REST
Wholesale Grocery Houses Closed Yesterday Afternoon Out of Re. spect to Late c. M. Ferguson
 Funeral at 3 O'Clock.

Out of respect to the late c. M. Fer. guson all the wholesale grocery houses of the city were closed yester- day afternoon during tie funeral when the remains of tie prominent wholesale g1ocer were laid to rest with services by Rev. J. I. Norris at the First Presbyterian church at o'clock, and a lengthy funeral cor tege from the church to the place of interment in Bellwood.
 The remains arrived in the city yesterday morning at 10:30 o'cSoch from Miami, Fla, where the deceasei passed away several days ago. His wife and her sister, Mrs. Fannie Burnett, Hinton H. Ferguson, his son, his wife and Mrs. J 0. Nash, o1 Atlanta, Ga., daughter of the deceas- ed, accompanied the remains to the city.
 A large number of friends met the Funeral party at the train. The body  was removed to the Ferguson resi- dence, No. 906 West Fourth avenue where it remained until the funeral hour. Col and Mrs. J. 0. Nash and little son. of Atlanta, joined the fun eral party from Atlanta.
 { The obsequies were impressive and largely attended A large numbei of beautiful floral pieces were sent tc the home.
 The ball bearers were: Honorary Ed Russell, V. M. Harrison, A. s Trigg, w. H. Westbrook, A. w. Nunn J. M. Hightower, Robert Finley al; Jo Nichbl; Active-R. M. Vance H S. Reynolds, J. U. w. Smith, Geo. Nc. Kinney, Fred Schneider. A. H. Rowel and Tom Gadberry.
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OFFERS TO JOIN
 IN CLUB BACKING

Texarkana, Feb. 14.-A., J Kizer president of the Kizer Telephone Com- pany, offers to be one of four men to finance a baseball team and as- sure the club finishing the season, MT. Kizer does not favor a stock com- pany as proposed at the meeting last night and does not intend that the quartette of angels shall be permitted to bear the entire burden.
 But if the fans will contribute to- ward a team MT. Kizer is willing to join three other generous fanatics in backing the club. No further action will be taken until the return of w. l.. Wood, Jr, manager of the Texar- kama Gas and Electric Company, but indications are promising for the South Central League.
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MAY BUILD
 THEIR OWN HOME

At the regular weekly meeting oi the Pine Bluff Aerie No. 2Os, Frater- nal Order of Eagles, held Monday night, three new members were lnie- iated and "a number of applications for membership received. L. D. Car ter and N F. Williams were among those elected to membership. CnaA man Dave Fullbright, of the oal' committee, reported progress for the third annual Colonial Ball, which VIII he given at their hall the nlght oi February 22. Meyer Solmson' cnair' man of the program committee, wnicn is arranging for the a.2ual memol ial services at the Elks Theater ear lv in March, also reported progress The Dagles are planning to eie.. their own home ir this city anu II their plans carry, the new ouiiuins will be erected at cost of nearis $2O,00O.
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Report Circulated in New York That Missing Heir
 ess Has Been Found.
TIE LIE GRAMS PASS
Between GriscOm and Arnold Family Relatives Won't
 Talk.
International News Special


 New York, Feh. 14.-A report was circulated tonight that the missing heiress, Dorothy Arnold, has been To- cated in private ward of hospital pn the East Side, where she has been staying since the latter part of De- cember Members of the Arnold family, however, refuse to discuss the report and referred all inquirers to the family lawyers, who were equally reticent
 Some report was given to the new rumor by the actions of George s. Griseom Jr., at Atlantic City. Gris- com received another mysterious let ter at his hotel this morning and i'm mediately afterwards sent telegram which was said to have been address ed to Miss Arnold. This was follow ed by anothed telegram addressed. to the Arnold family in New York. s..,
 A report that Miss Arnold had com municated with Young Griscom from Radnor. Pa, was denied tonight by Roger O'Meara, who is with the Gris- .coms at tlAtlaaaties .GitxsaT Thes ga naptrAs4 it that Griscom had talked with her ever the telephone at Radnor. O'Meara said there was no idea that Miss Ar mold had ever been there.
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sage of the first Toney salary bill oppose it. The Mass Moo%inr

The Mass Meeting. Tne call Issued yesterday for the mass meeting follows:
 10 the Voters and Taxpayers Of lief. fefson County, Arkansas:
 Owing to the fact that the delega. tion in the State Legislature from Jefferson county cannot agree upon the different provisions that a lief. ferson county salary bill should con. tain, and believing as we do that the people of our county wants it's offi. flals placed upon salary, we have decided to ask all interested white voters and taxpayers to assemble in mass meeting on Saturday night February 18th, and outline to us their wishes in reference to said bill.
 We think this matter ought to be figured in business-like way, fair to both the taxpayer and the official. and are of the opinion that if hand led in business way and less plays made to the gallery for political eff feet, better results can be obtained.
 We hope to meet as many of the voters of Jefferson county at this meeting as possible We especially desire and invite the entire delega- tion in the Legislature from Jeffer- son county to be present.
 Personally, we each favor a salary bill and are willing to work for and advocate the passage of bill that will meet the approval of the people of our county, and if you will come odt and make known to us what you want, that is what you shall have so far as it may be in our power to give it to you.
 If the Elks Theater can be obtained for this meeting, it will be held there, if not, it will be at the court house, but the public will be given ample notice in the meantime of the hour and place of meeting.
 Very respectfully,
 w. B. PINNEY.
 q n T,ATJSTER
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county should not sign the petition with a few exceptions.

A committee, composed Of Tracy Mills, W. l.. Matthews and E. M. Schober was appointed to confer with MT. Can't today, the object be- ing to prepare a special act, auth orizing an improvement district for Jefferson county, to secure the bridge. The law will be presented to Jeffer- son county's representative in the Legislature for adoption.
 New Directors.
 The Merchants Association elected nine directors last night who will meet this week and elect officers for the ensuing year. John H. Mccain, the retiring president, presided, and before the meeting adjourned made a line talk On what had been accom- plished during the past year. The new directors are F. B. Tomilson, J B. Simon, " o. Alexander, J. H. Me- Cain, D. w. Richey, John Reap, w. L. Matthews, B. M. Schober, and W. D.
  Hearn.
 Chamber of Commerce.
 The report of Chairman E. M. Scho- Der wNo was on a committee named some weeks ago to confer with the Board of Trade and other organiza tions relative to the organization of a Chamber of Commerce, reported that the matter had not been defin- itely settled owing to the departure of Dr. J. l.. Caldwell, with whom they had discussed it. They will confer with Acting Secretary E. A. Howell, of the Board Of Trade, along that line. The Merchants Association are elso preparing to move into suite of rooms in the new Citizens Bank building.
 During the evening short talks were made by w. c. McBryde, W. L. Mat thews, Tracy Mills, J. M Simpson, W. E. Mullikin, Meyer Solmson and J E. Simon.
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SUBMISSION BILL 10 BE INTRODUCED Anti-Saloon League to Ask
 Legislature to Call Vote on Prohibition.
S TU TGART BILL
Passed Over Governors VetO-Ker- wins Bill RecOnsidered-
 In The House.

Little Rock Feb. 14.-A bill has been drawn at the instance of the Anti-Saloon League of Arkansas, and will be introduced soon in the Senate, that is certain to precipitate the hard est fight of the whole session. It is a bill providing for the submission to the people of the state the question of statewide prohibition, to be voted on at special election to be held June 26, 1911. The annual conven- tion of the anti-saloon league will he held here Feb. 24-26, and this and other measures will be considered.
 kerwin's Bill Passed.
 Hereafter Oct. 12 is to be observed by the schools of the state as Col umbus Day, in honor of the discove rei of America. After it had once been defeated, the Kerwin house bill set ting apart the holiday, was taken up in the Senate and passed by vot, of 15 to II. Senators Robertson, To- ney, Keel and Dill spoke in favor of it, while Senators Holland and Erie dell were among it's opponents. The Senate passed the Confederate pen sion bill appropriating a total of $1,- 500,000 for the payment of pensious for 1e11-12, being 2n increase of $25o,- 900 over last years appropriations. There was mo opposition to it. The Senate cleaned up the House calendar Tuesday afternoon in an hours work and adjourned for the day, there being nothing else to do.
 Water Power Board.
 Senator Johnson has introduced a bill for the creation of water pow CT board for the preservation and utilization of the water power of the state.
 Stuttgart Bill Passed Over Veto.
 The expected contest in the Senate Tuesday over the question of special school legislation did not materialize, although action was taken that ef fectually settles the question for the remainder of the session. When :he question recurred on the veto of ths Stuttgart special bill by the govec. ECr, the supporters of the measure and the advocates of special legisla. tion were ready with an effective weapon. They introduced lengthy and scholarly opinion by Morris M. Cohn, prominent member of the Lit- tie Rock bar, which was received with the closest attention by the Senate, and apparently accepted as the l7w on the subject. He held that general acts do not cover the condi- tions sought to be reached by the special acts. "The Legislature is the sole and exclusive judge whether ill the special case general law is ap- plicable or not,'' said he." For 36 years the General Assembly has been passing special acts. Many of these acts have been attacked in the courts and all have been sustained by the Supreme Court. The pressure upon the Supreme Court to defeat special ,aws hae heen very great at tin l ,-,A in all cases withpt g single excep- ton tho Legislature was sustained. It YVES Chief Justice Hill who said in c~e orini9n. This question has so z
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ten been held to be legislative and not a judicial one that it would be a vast of time to cite the cases. When the Supreme Court held the right to determine whether special act should be passed to be the sole and exclusive province of the Legislature, and the Legislature, in the exercise of it's sov- ereign function of legislating, decid- ed that, in a special instance, this was proper and best, that would seem to settle the question of policy This was strengthened by the adop- tion of the amendment for the initia. tive and referendum giving localities the right to initiate their own legis- lation. MT. Cohn declared that ir some instances special acts are less hurtful than general acts, citing the celebrated case of the Hoxie- Walnut Ridge act of ten years ago.
 Continuing he said: There is much reason for favoring special acts grant. ing power to borrow money and mort gage paoperty and issue negotiable paper for school purposes I do not say that I favor special acts in cases where general acts can be made prop erly applicable. Bach case must be taken up on it's merits. Some per- :ons deny the propriety of this form of legislative activity, contending that ,he time of the Legislature is taken up in this manner. for the benefit of particular localities, at the general expense of the state. On the other hand there are equal number who prefer that the Legislature consume it's time in passing special acts, as- serting that this is the only form of legislation which iS not, calculated to do injury in the long run. Both c these contentious, if reduced to the last analysis, are untenable. Since there is no other mode of dealing wiz pressing local conditions, except by means of the Legislature, that meth cd must be resorted to for such pur- poses If no legislation of gen. eral character is passed to meet the emergencies created by .- designing men, the week and incapable will be- come the prey of the cunning and un- scrupulous' After the reading of this opinion, the vote was taken with-i out further debate, and the Stuttgart bill passed over the Governors veto, without dissenting voice.
 In the House.
 After skimming along smoothly on Senate Bills all day, the House struck a knot on s. B. 95, providing for the employment of an additional deputy for the Department of Education at a salary of $1,200 per annum. Tn a committee of the whole oplJosition developed but it was finally agreed to vote favorably upon the appropria- tion. Then came the real opposi- tibn D. D. Glover, of Saline, chair
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LEGALITY OF
 FREE BRIDGE Attorney N. J. Can't Ad- dressed Merchants Asso- citation Last Night. URGES SPECIAL ACT And Improvement District-New Dir ectOrs Elected and Ad-
 dresses Made.
URGES SPECIAL ACT

At q meeting of the Pine Bluff Re- tail Merchants Association last night, Attorney N. J. Can't declared that Jefferson county could legally build bridge acr pss the Arkansas river by securing the adoption of Ia special act by the General Assembly. author- lzlng that the entire county be formed Into one improvement district for the purpose of building a free wagon orldge, with the additional privilege or leasing a right of way across 1t for one or more railroads.
 MT. Gantt's address, which was de- Hvered by request to the merchants. showed that he had given the matter of free bridge much study and created much enthusiasm among the members. He declared, that in his opinion, the revenue from the right or way would be sufficient in the course of few years to enable the county to pay for the bridge with money obtained from the railroads.
 Mr. Can't asserted that he was per1 1onally interested in the develop ment of Pine Bluff and naturally in the free bridge proposition. Some thing must be done now, he said, to revive enthusiasm here in order to build up trade conditions and the free bridge seemed to be the most logical solution of the problem. The consti- tuition of the state prohibits the issu- ance by any county of interest-bear- ing bonds for public improvements and it is impossible to pay cash for the proposed bridge. The initiative and referendum, he said, might result ill amending the constitution, as far as Jefferson county was concerned, to give it the right to issue interest bearing bonds for bridge purposes, but he said the legal fraternity re- garded it as hazardous at this time to predict what the Supreme Court would do with such an amendment. Jefferson county might be inclined to take the question to the Supreme Court, but it would require months and months of waiting before decis- ion would come and then it might be unfavorable.
 The last Legislature passed spe- cial act, authorizing an improvement district for Sebastian and Crawford counties, with the free bridge pro- position in view The act resulted in the improvement district and a test case in the Supreme Court. That body upheld the law and the bridge at Van Buren is now nearing complet- ion.
 MT. Can't urged an improvement district law for Jefferson county. Ar ter the Legislature authorizes it a majority of the property owners i'll the county must sign the petition for the formation of the improvement ! district. MT. Can't saw no reason why every nroperty owner in this
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-FOR RENT-406 E. 18th, 5 rooms and hall, every modern convenience. House in the best of repair. Good neighborhOodl Rents $1S.OO per month-Cotton Belt Savings & Trnst Co. 2 15 At.
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FOR RENT-40S E. Sixth. Eight rooms and hall. strictly modern con- veniences.-Cotton Belt Savings and Trust Go. 3 il At.
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MASS MEETING SATURDAY NIGHT
  1ecislators Will Discuss the Jefferson County Salary Bill.
THEY ASK FAIRNESS
pinney and McAllister Call Meeting Toney and Kerwin to Cham
 piOn the Bill.

Following the hearing before the iudiciary committee of the State Sen ate at Little Rock on the Toney coun- u salary bill, which alone affects Jefferson county office holders, Rep resentatves W. B. Pnney and c. D. McAllister yesterday issued a call / for a mass meeting to be held in this city Saturday night, either at the Elks Theater or the Court House, for the purpose of getting an expression from the taxpayers of this county on (he salary system.
 Representatives Pinnaey and McAl- kter opposed the Toney measure be- ore the judiciary committee in Lit e Rock Monday night. They de- lare in their announcement of yes- erday that they favor the salary sys- em for Jefferson county, but they ssert that they believe the matter hould be treated in business-like banner, fair to both the taxpayer and De official. They. argue that Hess ays made to the gallery for political feet better results can be obtain Senator Toney and Representative J. Kerwin, who championed the lary bill before the Senate judiciary mmlttee Monday night, have been uted to be present at the mast eeting and will most likely be on pa to speak in defense of the pro- ed law. Senator Toney expressed oeslre some weeks ago to present
 matter to the taxpayers here ill ss meeting, but the county officials attended the judiciary committee j |rlng Monday night declare that
 n challenged to present the, mat
 Y suO pOOplC Ol JCll0ISOu COuuCy
 mass meeting here, he declined.
 nerlff Edgar Brewster. who went
 record before the judiciary com
 ee as being satisfied with the {, Y bill, with some amendments 4 eseed by him; County Treasurer
 Nichol and Circuit Clerk G. B.
 returned yesterday from Little
 where they appeared before the
 'lafy committee in opposition to
 aoney bill. Many favor the To- za measure, as drawn but the main
 70 't is the immediate effect"
 e.
 'e1erson county delegation is
 n the House on the bill. Judge ,e l' xho has fought for the salary
 2 for years, strongly favors it, ' senator Toney, it's author, in the 1V boat Representatives Pinney
 4A .N-
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JOHN H. HAMMOND
 SPECIAL AMBASSADOR
International News Special

International News Special Washington, Feb. 14.--John Hays Hammond today at the White House accepted the appointment as special
 ambassador to the Coronation of George V.
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FOR SALE-Residence property on West Side of Main street. Close in. Will soon be business property Favorable terms if desired.-Cotton Belt Savings & Trust Go. Z lo 4t
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FOR RENT-4os E. 9th. 5 rooms and hall strictly modern. House .n good repair. close to town ..as %SO.oo p 27 At & Trust Go.
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Do you wish to rent a house? Ask for our rental list, it will assist you in locating one.-Cotton Belt Sav- ings & Trust Co. 2 10 St.
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Continued on Page Eight.)

--aOOO Feet of New Pictures at ORPHEO Today.
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5000 Feet of New f'c'u'es "' ORPHEO Today.
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erly made from good Faorics insure complete fnd everlasting satis-
 faction. We use the pest materials the mar
 et can afford and tail
 Your clothes that are a of the common
 aef both in style and ppsarance. Our spring
 ee is ready when you
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se1erson county delegation is
 n the House on the bill. Judge r who has fought for the salary ' TOT years, strongly favors it, senator Toney, it's author, in the poat Representatives Pinney '0Allister. who resisted the pas