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The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-09-13
Not the Only Ones

A farmer out in Seward county
takes his hogs to market in an auto
mobile. These are not the only
hogs that ride in automobiles in
Kansas, however" tearfully remarks
the Leavenworth Times.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-09-13

BY the combination of Gollmar
Bros. and Herr Driesbocks Shows,
the American public can now wit
ness the only troupe of lions, that
has been trained by a lady. This is
positively the first American appear
ance Of this wonderful troupe OF
Wild Animals.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-09-13

The only troupe OF Black Named
Lions, pure African, in the world
Is owned and exhibited by GollmaI
Bros. Twelve Of these Monster Mon.
archs Of the Jungle have been and
are worked and exhibited by Miss
Driesbock.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-09-13

In addition to the monster Three
Ring Circus, G0llmar Bros. are pre-
senting Miss Driesbock and her
trained Black Named African Lions
Miss Driesbock and her lions have
been the sensation of all Europe
for the past six years.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-09-13

FOR SALE-One 7-room house on
lots II, IS, 10, 20, block 5; east
front, water in kitchen. VIII take
$4,000. If you mean business cor
respond with the owner, T. j. Thur
man, South Jefferson street, Enid,
Oklahoma, or see l. D. Ford, Lib
eral. 9-6-4tp
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-09-13
How the Women Vote
On reply to Allce Hodgesl

lin reply to Alice Hodges)
And after 1912, you say,
That women's rights will have full
sway?
Well, haste the day that they go to
the polls
And vote for right and to save mems
souls;
But not in a day or year alone,
Can they right the wrongs the men
have done.
Let's watch the women as they go by
And find, II we can, the reason why
They go to the polls on election day
And use their right to have their
SAY"
There are young and old and rich
and poor,
But all want their vote. of that we're
sure.
Here's Mrs. Jones with the saddened
face,
Who walks alone to the voting place;
She'll vote for the men who stand
for right
And who help the women in the tenn
perance fight
But where Is her husband?
Down in the moat, so drunk that he
cannot cast his vote.
Now here come more, the College
girls.
eyes, they've pretty clothes and they
do wear curls)
Their eyes are bright and their minds
are keen,
And they're not ashamed that their
ballots be seen
For what to vote, and how, they
know,
And you may be sure, they'll vote
it so.
Now, the next that comes is Mrs.
Nash;
She owns stocks, bonds, land and
cash;
A good citizen and a friend of the
poor;
She's entitled to a vote, I'm doubly
sure,
And for better laws for the city's
need
She is always working, she is. in
deed.
Now, here is another, young NJ. D.;
For the good of mankind she is
working, you see.
For women and children, especially,
she works,
And none of her duty she ever
shirks.
For the hyglenic condition of the
labOring classes
She is the champion of every good
law that passes.
And so it goes on from morn It'll
night,
The women vote for what is right,
And look at it any way you can
A woman knows as much as a man,
For do they not read and study too,
And think as much as the men ever
do?
And a man loves his wife even more,
you bet,
When she's sweet and intelligent and
a Suffragette.
Mamie A. Kent.
DOmbey, Okla.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-09-13
HARNESS, HARNESS,

A new firm at the c. Wright old
stand and harness man OF over 20
years experience to look after your
every want. connected with the busi-
ness. Call and look US over; we can
sure do you good.
LIBERAL HARNESS COMPANY.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-09-13

w. +. Robinson has sold his
broom corn warehouse in Wichita,
and will return to Liberal, where he
will be engaged in the business in
the future.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-09-13
HOUSE MOVING

If you want building moved,
write or see me for figures. All
work guaranteed. S-3O-tf
l.. w. BAKERSFIELD,
Liberal, Kansas
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-09-13
annie A. Kent,
Dombey, Okla.

These two pieces of poetry"
ought to thoroughly settle in the
minds of all humanity the Suffrage
question. Let us hope for the BEST
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-09-13

j. E. Baker of Hooker was a Wis
itor in the city for a few hours last
Friday.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-09-13

TOWNSHIP CONVENTION TO BE
HELD AT ETHELTON SEPT. Is.
MORNING SESSION
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-09-13

devotional Exercises led by.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-03-20
The Convention at Work.

Al Ills, Chairman Wilson called the
convention to order and the call Was
read by Secretary w, +. Curran of
Bangor Robert s. Hudspeth Of Jersey
City. of the New Jersey state and
national committed, who is here work
ing IN the interests of the candidacy
of Woodrow Wilson for the Presidency,
stepped upon the platform as the
reading of the call was closed and was
greeted with cheers and applause from
the Wilson sympathizers among the
delegates.
Prayer WAS offered by Rev. Leroy
w Coons, pastor of the Winthrop
Street Universalist church.
Chairman Wilson announced as Che
presiding officer United States Sena-
tor Charles +. Johnson. The announce
ment Of the selection was received
with an outburst of applause led by
the Kennebec delegation. William f
Curran of Bangor was named as Sec
rotary. with Leon O. Tebbetts of Au-
gusta, Francis l.. Littlefield of Port
land and Z. J. Carter of Stonington as
assistant secretaries.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-03-20
Address of Senator johnson.

Senator Johnson, on assuming the
chair spoke in part as follows;
The conditions under which you
meet to-day, in striking contrast with
those under which you have met here
tofore during my political life, or with
in the memory of the great majority
of those before me. speak more elo-
quently than it is possible for me TO do
of past accomplishments and we'll
grounded hopes for the future. You
have travelled a long and rocky road
with no assurance that its end would
lead to the supremacy of your party in
this State but along all the way you
have remained loyal to the principles
which gave rise to the Democratic
party. Republican leaders, intoxieat-
ed with success and believing them
selves secure in power, have failed to
recognize the wonderful vitality OF
these principles. springing from faith
in the people, and their eapability fol
government.
We hear much to-day about a new
a progressive Democracy, but l fine
my mind satisfied and my duty as &
citizen fully outlined in the teaching:
of the old and believe that an adap'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-03-20
PRESIDENT TAFT FINISHES
HIS new ENGLAND TRIP.
Speaks, Tuesday, at Concord and Nashua
Leaves in the Evening for New York
Roosevelt Issues Statement on
Presidents Boston Speech
ROOSEVELT ISSUES STATEMENT

New York, March 19.-Col.. Roose-
welt, today, issued statement in
which he discussed President Taft S
speech in Boston, yesterday.
President Taft is reported as say
ing at Boston, yesterday" Col. Roose-
welt says, that the voluntary primary
power. as he calls it, the soap box pri-
mary--that is method adopted by
the people as the only way in which
to express their wishes when their
Legislatures deny them any other OPP
portunity to do so-is worse than
nothing. But the President continued
to say that he favored a preferential
primary for the Presidency.
Il am exceedingly glad that the
President has taken this ground, and
if his campaign managers will sin
eerely back him in the proposition,
we will be able at once to get the Pres
idential preferential primary in Mich
igan. Illinois. Maryland District of
Columbia and New York. On the 5th
of this month, Matthew Hale of Bos-
ton, acting on behalf of the Massachu-
sets Progressive Republicans, who
We're making desperate fight for the
passage of the Presidential prefer
ence primary bill, wired the President
at the White House. asking him for
his moral support in securing the pas
sage of the Massachusetts bill. Mr..
Hale referred specifically to the fact
that the Presidents adherents in
Massachusetts were using every means
to defeat the passage of the bill. On
the 9th of March, the Presidents sec
rotary. Mr.. Hilles. wrote Mr.. Hale a
brief note saying that his message had
been received and by direction of Mr..
Taft referred to his campaign man.
ager. Congressman Mckinley (who at
the time was doing all he could to de-
feat q similar measure in Illinois,.
Nothing further was heard from the
President or from his campaign man
ager, Mr.. Mckinley. by Mr.. Hale. OF
BY any one else in Massachusetts, as
far as / know. and no moral aid, COM
fort or support was given by the Pres
ident or his managers to the men in
Massachusetts, who We're making a
most desperate fight to overcome the
efforts of the Presidents supporters
in that state to defeat the bill How
ever, public opinion was aroused and
the bill went through, and | am eX-
ceedinglv glad that the President
now nearly week after the bill has
become a law-should say as he doe:
that he favors it and welcomes it.
'But l earnestly hope that tn
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-03-20
Sefore the Conventinn.

me ran began to fill up as early as
CLOCK and long before the hour for
eae opening of the convention practi-
caily all of the delegates except the
late corners, who We're having their
credentials approved, were in their
seats IN the sections marked out for
the various counties. The Augusta Mil
itary Band played a wide variety of
selections during the assembling of
the convention.
Judge Fred Emery Became of HALO
Well, although no longer a member of
the state committee, was moving
about from delegation To delegation
giving words of friendly counsel and
advice. Attorney General Pattangall
WAS to be found in the midst
|of the Kennebec delegation over
iii tie right hand gallery near the
stage.
Tho Wilson boomers were still at
work and it was insisted by some of
the most Jealous that the movement
was gaining strength over the proceed
ing night and that a man had already
been selected, who would make the
fight upon the floor of the convention
for the adoption of resolutions binding
the convention to his support.
Speaker Morey of the Maine House
OF Representatives was warmly greet
ed rs lie took his seat with the andre
scogGin County delegation.
United States Senator Charles f
Johnson, the presiding officer of the
convention, was in conference in The
cloak room a few minutes before the
convention opened with Secretary Of
state Cyrus w. Davis. the clerk o.
the committee on resolutions. Attorney
General Pattangall. DR.. E. L. Jones %
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-03-20

Fred Emery Beane in regard to the
fnaP form of the platform.
over in Kennebecs corner in the
right hand gallery County Attorney
Joseph Williamson, in voice that
could lie heard all over the hall. was
calling off the Kennebee county slate
for ratification by the members of the
delegation.
At 1916 Chairman Wilson of the
State committee. arrived with large
sized megaphone, came UP the SIDE
aisle. with Judge Elisha w Pike of
Passport, who is slated for State com
mitteeman from Washington county,
close beside him.
The delay in calling the convention
to order was reported to be caused by
a strenuous effort to patch up differ
enees as to whether or not instrue-
tions should be given the delegates to
the National convention.
At 1855, Governor Plaisted entered
the hall amid great applause and tile
band struck up Hail to the Chief.
President of the Senate Nathan Cliff
ford of Cape Elizabeth and Speaker
Morey held a brief confab in front OF
the cloak room and the band played on
It was lilo when Chairman Wilson,
Gov ernor Plaisted, Senators johnson
and Gardner and Congressman Gould
and McGillicuddy and DR.. II. l.. Jones
of the National committee filed upon
the platform amid loud cheers and q
general outburst of welcome which
lasted for q full minute.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-03-20
THE SPECIAL SESSION
OPENS, WEDNESDAY.
Administration Liquor Measure Stands
But Little Show Of Passing Either
House. somerset Strongly Op-
posed to RediStriCting Plan.

For the first time in more than half
a century a Maine Legislature is to
meet in special session and at 10 a.
NJ, Wednesday, the 18th Legislature
will meet in accordance with the proc
lamation of Governor Plaisted who,
on Dec. %, issued call for the re-
assembling of the Legislature for the
purposes of revising the election laws.
re-districting the State and submitting
to the popular vote some form of liq-
uor legislation.
The revision of the election laws
seems likely TO be about the only ad-
ministration measure which will pass
the special session. The principal fea-
lures of this revision are to be pro-
vision for the return of the ballots to
the State House within As hours after
the election and some mandatory leg
islation with a severe penalty in re-
gard TO the making of proper election
returns.
Congressman Gould in his address
before the Democratic State eonven-
ton, Tuesday afternoon, served no.
tiee upon the Democrats of the State
that he was opposed TO the plan of
the Democratic State committee for
re-dstricting the State and demanded
that the districts remain as they are.
The Somerset county delegation may
be expected to be a unit in opposing
the re-districting scheme. Should it
succeed in passing both branches
there is still the referendum to be
applied to it. SO that it cannot by any
possibility become effective for choos-
ing representatives to Congress until
the election of 1914.
The line which the proposed liquor
legislation is 10 take was laid down
by the Democratic State convention
OF Tuesday. Members of the House
temperance committee are already
said TO be at work drawing up bill
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-03-20
HiIsvi|Ie Assassins Re-
ported Near Allen Home.
Jack Allen, Brother Of Outlaws,
Visits the Town.
lntimaies That Brothers Will Fight
To the Last Ditch.

Hillsville Va, March 19-Messen-
gers from the posses guarding the
roads in the mountains have reported
the Court house assassins at point
about five miles from Floyd Aliens
home Every available man in Hills
vile has hurried up into the hills, in
the hope of surrounding them before
they get away.
Just after dusk fell man riding a
gray horse covered with foam rode
into town and had hurried talk with
Detective Felts, head of the posse. Not
even the men who had been in the
saddle all day were spared from the
call and the party gailoped off on
what will be an all-night ride. AT
best they cannot reach the point the
messenger indicated to them before
dawn.
Jack Allen, one of the brothers who
did not take part in the court house
assassination, came into town, today,
70 consult a lawyer about the attach
ments which the authorities are maxi
ing of Sidna's and Flovd's properties.
Allen galloped up to the court house
and created a Juror. The towns folk
thought he was heading another raid.
He ventured the suggestion that his
brothers probably had shot in self de-
fence. and would fight to the last
ditch.
Sidnas wife came To town in a
ricketty bareuche in pitiful contrast
to her former visits. She wanted the
prosecutor to exempt her husbands
store from the attachment, but he re-
fused. About $4,000 of his property
has been tied up for the heirs of his
victims.
Contrary to the reports that the
Aliens had cut the telephone wires.
the fact is that they haven't been cut
at all.
Ella Wilcox and her sister, the
operators. refused to take fright at the
Aliens and have been sticking To the
switchboard. night and day.
A day or two before the shooting
Continued on Page Twelve)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-03-20
PRES. LEAVES FOR WASHINGTON

Boston, March AL that the adj
ADMINISTRATION wants is q square DEAL
said President Taft. speaking at sum
set, today. from the steps of the Con
cord, On. H.) State House, at the lose
OF his two-days New England visit.
Several thousand people heard the
President in his 20 speeches and learn
ed pretty definitely his attitude on the
tariff, his reasons for opposing the re-
call of judges and decisions, and his
continued hope of ultimate arbitra-
ton.
Just before leaving for Washington,
where he will arrive at 9.45, tomorrow
morning, the President said:
II am deeply grateful to the people
of Massachusetts and New Hampshire
for the warmth of their reception, and
am gratified by the interest displayed
in the discussion of questions of con-
stitutional government and with the
interest shown by the people in main
tanning a constitutional form of gov
ernment." His speech making activi-
ties, today. took him to Nashua, Man
chester and Concord, and so balmy was
the weather that it was a greater
pleasure to listen to the President from
the out of door stands than within the
stuffy confines of public halls.
Some of the Presidents most en-
phatic remarks ON Progressive meas
ures were hurled at a crowd from the
portico of the Granite State Capitol
with Gov. Robert p. Bass one of Col
Roosevelt's most ardent supporters, as
a respectful listener.
10
shire seemed eager to see and hear the
President. Railroad square in Nashua
was well filled with mill hands OF
many nationalities. After leaving
Manchester he passed through NV,
lines half mile long, of secular and
Continued on Page Twelve)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-03-20
LOOKS FAVORABLE
Minimum Wage Bill May
End London Strike.
Passes Its First Reading in
House OF Commons.
Government Anxious to Have Miners
Return to Work, Monday.

London, March 19.-The coal mines
minimum wage bill, designed to put
an end to the coal strike, passed its
first reading in the House of Com
mons. tonight The bill is backed by
Premier Asquith, Foreign Secretary
Grey, Chancellor Lloyd-George and
Sydney Buxton, president of the Board
of Trade
1t consists of six clauses and a
schedule describing q districts, the
country being divided for the purposes
of the bill. As outlined by the prime
minister the bill provides reason
able minimum wage for the miners
and safeguards the owners. these to
be arranged by district boards The
minimum will be paid from the date
of resumption of work. The enact
ment is for three years.
The government is anxious to have
the miners return to work, on Mon
day, as the shortage of coal has re-
suited in the dislocation of railway
and public services as well as business
of all kinds. and the situation is be-
coming disastrous. Therefore every eff
fortW i'll be made to get the bill
through The House of Lords will
hold special sitting, on Saturday,
in order to carry the measure through
the necessary stages.
Further rieting occurred in Lanark-
shire today, on account of non-union-
lists, who went into the pits. Serious
collisions between the police and mi
nors ended with the arrest of some of
the rioters and the injury of others.
similar disturbance occurred at st.
Helens, Lancashire. 1t is announced
that the North British Locomotive
Works will be shut down, tomorrow,
throwing 5000 men out of work.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-03-20

providing an amendment to the pro-
hibitory amendment, which will be
presented in the early days of the ses-
sion. THE 81 per cent. BILL" as it has
already been styled by those opposed
to it, will be presented by a member
of the committee on temperance and
it is said that Representative Allen
of Jonesboro, who is a Congregational
minister, will introduce the measure.
II WAS this same Mr.. Allen of Jones'
boro, who conducted the resubmission
debate in the House in the 18th Legis
lature.
The general opinion is that such
measure cannot pass the Legislature.
Senator Foss of Cumberland is unable
to attend the special session on ac-
count of illness and his absence would
leave the Democrats lacking one of
the necessary two-thirds to pass the
measure. In addition to this two Dem
ocratic senators, Boynton of Lincoln,
the Democratic floor leader, and
Donigan of Somerset may be relied
upon to vote against the proposed leg
islation.
The Democrats lack Is of ma
ority in the House and for the neces-
sary two-thirds they must look to the
Republican members. 1t is not thought
that more than one and possibly two
Republicans will vote for the measure.
Another measure that will come up
at the special session of the Legisla
ture, and which is not included in the
administration program. is a bill pro-
viding for the recall of delinquent Of
fieials. This bill, which is favored by
the Maine State Grange. has already
been drawn and is said to be in the
hands of the Grange legislative COM
mittee. awaiting their final approval.
Whether or not any matters of priv
ate and special legislation will be al
(GentiuneG ON Page Twe1Ye.)
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Democratic State Convention Declares for Regu|a-
tion Of Liquor Traffic in Cities and Local Op-
ton in Towns, Good Roads Bond Issue
And Bureau Of Commerce and Trade.

The we'll oiled Democratic machine
the same machine that crucified Oba
diah Gardner, was in evidence at the
Democratic State convention, Tuesday
at City hall. 1t was not Boyden
Bearce, however, who led the protest
against machine methods but Clinton
Stevens of Millinocket who desired
the instruction of the delegates to the
National Convention for Woodrow
Wilson for President.
Joseph Williamsons motion that al
resolutions be referred to the COM
mittee on resolutions without debate
brought the Millinocket man to his
feet in protest against steam roller
methods. But the privilege of de-
batting upon the floor a resolution
stating that the sentiment of the con-
vention was for Wilson was denied
him. The Wilson resolution was
promptly smothered later in the day
OIL the committee on resolutions
The resolutions declare for an
amendment to the prohibitory law
providing for regulation by the Leg
lslature of the sale of liquor in cities
/ and local option for towns upon petit
ton of 81 per cent. of THE legal voters
and approval by majority of the
voters of the town, good roads bond
issue, public utilities commission.
State Bureau of Commerce and Trade
and equalization of taxation The
platform also gives an unqualified en-
dorsement to the administration OF
Governor Plaisted.
A number of minor scraps develop
Ell in the various county and district
delegations over the selection of dele
gates and alternates to the National
Convention at Baltimore and down IN
Knox county fight was on over thu
| choice of State committeeman. where
| Tyler Coombs of Vinalhaven sttemnt-
ed to take fall out of Judge Hurley
out was unsuccessful in defeating the
| WHY Knox county politician for n re
election for State committeeman.
| An amusing incident occurred in the
lhlrd District Convention, which had
already organized when Senator DouI.
gan arrived upon the scene with &
Nehnebec county man, Everett NJ
mower OF Augusta as chairman. Sen.
ator Donlgan protested that the Ken.
neoee county delegation was runnfns
me Dlstrlct convention and it was NOT
~i'ii ne saw the delegates from the
oeher counties present that he dis.
covered his mistake Meanwhile NJ.
mower vacated the chair and Senate,
pohlgah was chosen chairman in or
aef To soothe his wounded feelings
senator Donigan then put the district
slate through and afterwards evnroes,
ed MS regrets to Mr. Mover that he
mad interfered in the choice of chair
man.
/; The convention was an unusually
oemohstratlve one the Democrats
| present being almost overcome with
JOY at the situation of for once being
members Of the dominant party. The
speakers were loudly cheered and urg
uu 10 80 on whenever they stopped
ne only people who were not su
premely happy We're the Wilson cham
plohs' who had run against the steam
roller"