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The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-02-02
Elrat 10 praetlos palml,trx.

Gypsles introduced the practice Of
palmistry into England. This appears
from a statute OF 1881 called an "Acte
concerning Egypsyans," which recltes
that "afore this tyne diverse and
many outlandysshe People. callynge
themselves Egyptians, using no craftei
nor faicte Of marchaundyse. have
comen into this Realme and gone from
Shire to Shire and Place to Place.
and used create subtyll and crafty
meanes to deceive the people that
they by palmestre could tell MEME and
womens fortunes, and have by cratic,
and rubtyltIe deceived the people Of
their money"
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-02-02
Asbestos shinqIes.

Asbestos shingles are now being
manufactured in this country with sue
cess, and the trade has grown enor-
mously. The new products are Of the
lightest weight, and fireproof up to a
temperature OF 1000 and more de-
grees. They are proof against acids
and weather, and last as long as a
concrete building will.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-02-02
Decided chanas.

Mrs Brown-Do you think mar
riage changes manl
Mrs. Jones--vastly. Look at my hup-
band He used to offer me penny
for my thoughts; now he often oisra
me $50 to shut ~.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-02-02
Notice

On the order of the Council,
the ordinance regarding splitting
on sidewalks will be rigidly en-
forced. j. T. Gray, Marshall.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-02-02

Bringyour butter, eggs, poultry
and cream to us and get the cash
for them. Liberal Cold Storage
20. Soft
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-02-02

We both lose if you fail to IN
vestigate the KlemD kitchen cabi-
net at Hoskinson Bros. new furni-
ture store.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-02-02

We are still headquarters for
pictures and for picture framing.
Come in and get your pictures
framed before the rush.
F. X. Sutton,
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-02-02
For Sale

By the twenty-four lots
in block five of the Terwilliger
addition. ) viii sell cheap. In
quire at the Liberal Democrat.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-02-02

See the new line of Pullman
Dayenports at Hoskinson Bros.
store. oppotite Blake's Hardware.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-02-02

For the best coal oil and gaso-
line, call phone 80.
The Washington herald., 1912-11-24
HOUSE OF COMMONS
UNABLE TO DECIDE ON
CORRECT WELSH EMBLEM

Special Cable to The Washington HeraId-
London, Nov. 3.-Which is the correct
emblem Of wales-the leek or the DAFT
fodil?
On this interesting problem some
amusing questions were addressed to the
Chancellor of the Exchequer in the
House OF Commons.
The point was raised by the Marquis
Of Tullibardine. who wanted to know
why the dafTodil had been used on The
insurance stamp instead of the lesk as
emblematic OF the Welsh principality.
Before that question Is answered" in
terjected Llewellyn Williams, may I ask
II the chancellor is aware that the Welsh
for dafTodil is 'ceninen Pedr.' which. be-
ing Interpreted, is Peters leek? Is it
not due to a blIndsr of Shakespeare, or
Bacon, or some other Saxon 0aughter)
that the Welsh national emblem has been
changed from a charming flower into a
sinking vegetable?
When the laughter subsided. the chan
ceIIor replied: Il am afraid" he con-
fessed, II cannot follow my honorable
friend into this somewhat recondite
question. II is sufficient for me to say
that the use of the daffodil in lieu of the
leek for the insurance stamp follows the
precedent of the investiture OF the Prince
of Wales at Carrarvon last year
The Washington herald., 1912-11-24
PARTISAN ROBS
YOUNG AMERICAN

sIec-Al CaOlc to The Washington Herald
Paris. Nov. IA young American has
had a disconcerting experience in the
world where Ton s'amuse." In A hotel
in the Rue de Rivoli he made the ac-
quaintance Of a young women. and had
T" difficulty in commencing himself To-
her. The acquaintanceshlp proceeded
aEace, and before he knew where he was
the American found himself robbed Of 4
number OF banknOtes and check for So
The thief could do nothing with the
check, and then wrote to her victim. in
forming him that il she had robbed him
II was only for fun. Il had no other OBJ
teCt but to teach YOU to be careful in this
dangerous city" she added. 1T II your
self alone I esteem. and not your money
Meet me this evening at the Cafe de
Paris. We will dine together
The American went TO the cafe, but
waited in vain for his charming friend.
He dined alone. and then went on To
the boulevards. where he had the good
fortune to meet her. The encounter was
not pleasant for the Charmer who was
taken to the police station in the Place
NendOme. where she was asked to ex-
plain her conduct. She had a small
sum Of money in her possession and the
check. Though he deplOred the loss Of
his bank notes. the American was glad
TO get his check back. The girl was
locked up.
The Washington herald., 1912-11-24
SEEK RELEASE OF
WOMAN ANARCHIST
Maria Rygier Reported to Be Dying
in Dungeon of Mantellati
Prison.

speCiaI Cable TO The WashInston Herald
An eloquent appeal has just been sent
out for the liberation OF Maria Rygier. the
brave young anarchist leader and writer.
now dying OF consumption in the Mantel-
lati prison in Rome.
Maria Rygier was sentenced a year ago
for an article which she wrote in the
revoIutIonist journal. L'Agitatore. of Bo-
Iogna. At the beginning Of the Tripor war
young soldier. Gaetsno Masetti, fired
a pistol at his colonel when the troops
were leaving Bologna for the front, shout
ing Down with the war. Long live an
Rrchy.
The report was spread abroad that
Masetti was an irresponsible maniac. and
il was TO contradict this lie that Maria
RyGIer wrote the article which brought
upon her the revenge Of the authorities.
She hailed the young soldier as hero
and a martyr. and q pattern to all his
countrymen in face OF the wild frenzy Of
the war. When on her trial she refused
to retract a single word Of her article
or a single tenet OF her faith. she was
given the exceptionally harsh sentence OF
four years solitary confinement.
To Maria Rygier this is a sentence Of
death. She was on the verge OF consump-
tion AT the time Of her sentence. and the
disease rapidly progressed in dungeon air.
Now her health is so undermined that she
is not expected to live out more than half
her term. This woman Is the Sorgue of
Italy. an unfinching leader in fight
where the quality OF courage is all too
rare She comes Of a race Of revolution
Ists-sre Is by birth a Pole-and, like
many others in the international move
ment. is an aristocrat by birth.
The Washington herald., 1912-11-24
DANGERS MURDER
PUZZLES POLICE

Paris, Nov 23-The murder OF a
dancer. named JulieJte Souavin. in the
Bois de BouIogne. is at present occu-
Holmeses of the detective force. The
woman was walking in the woods with
two friends, but left her companions
and went OF alone. She did not re-
turn. and a search was made for her.
Shortly afterward a man was found
engaged in the occupation OF digging a
hole. BY his side lay the dead body of
the dancer. On being discovered. the
man jumped on bicycle and rode OF.
As yet there is no trace Of him. The
body was seen by NJ. Guichard. chief
OF the detective force. and NJ. Bertillon,
the director of the anthrometric serv-
ice. and other magistrates made
careful examination of the spot sew
eral photographs being taken
On the ground a Cigar-Cutter. in the
form of a pistol. and a half-smOked cigar
and a franc piece were found. A mans
handkerchief, tied around the woman's
neck bore the letter &C" The murderer
had not taken the rings or the earrings
from his victim. An important state
nent was made by a woman. who is a
regular frequenter of the Bois de BOu-
logne. She gave description of the
man, whom she saw following Juliette
Souayln.
The crime has attracted more than ordi-
nary attention by reason of the fact
that the murderer had attempted to dig A
grave for the victim. The dancer fire.
ouented certain houses, where she eXhib-
tied herself lying in a comm. The body
has been removed for a post-mortem ex-
animation.
The Washington herald., 1912-11-24

Furthermore, wives have the right to
get a divorce in case anything displeases
them in the household. This they can
get by making declaration before a Judge
and two witnesses. The divorced hus-
band must restore his wife's dowry and
also pay her alimony until she marries
again. Under this aspect. Turkish wom-
en- are more privileged than We are.
Il have found women of harems bear
ing most beautiful names Some bore
the name of Queen of Sheba,' some
were known as Generous others were
named Flower Of Granada
Turkish women are, as a rule, very
beautiful. They have adorable eyes.
They are good iinguists, are polite, and
of modest demeanor. They are very
polite and formal, even with their hus-
bands, whom they never call by their
first name. For example, a wife OF a
hey or of a pasha, would not say my
husband. Abdul So-and-so,' but 'Moham-
med Bey,' or 'Mohammed Pasha.'
''Rudeness and flirting, such as are
sometimes encountered in European sa-
Ions, are entirely unknown in harems.
There is no flirting because men are
not allowed to enter the feminine part
Of the household. Music and poetry are
never replaced by rough jokes. After
the noise of Paris, find nothing so
soothing as this quiet of a Turkish
household"
The Washington herald., 1912-11-24
GAMBLING FEVER
GRIPS LONDONERS
Baccsrat, Although Illegal Game
in England, Is Popular
Attraction.
Special Gable to rhs wasbinriOn HeraId

Special Gable to Ths Washington Herald.
London, Nov. 3-London has the
gambling fever very badly Just now The
game Of the moment is baccarat There
are fashions in these things. After the
cally died out in England. It has prob
ably never had such a vogue, however,
as it had at the present time Auction
bridge is voted too slow by the ardent
gambler. He wants his excitement quick
and often and without and tedious pre-
liminaries. Baccarat and its variation.
chemin-de-fer. are just the games that
supply the qualities he requires
Now baccarat is an illegal game In
England. but it is played every night
in London in scores Of places with more
or less publicity. Most nf these places
are so-called private houses. but in
many cases they have been taken by
their present tenants expressly for the
purpose and. so far as their privacy
goes. there is little or no difficulty about
gaining admittance. Any member of a
London club who is known as a card
player is liable to receive an invitation.
1t will probably come to him through a
chance club acquaintance, or it may
even come by post. Most of these enter
tainments do not begin until midnight.
Play frequently continues until or 5
o'clock in the morning. In many of the
houses an admirable supper Is provided
by the host and visitors are treated
with a greatest consideration. A good
glass of wine and a Corona are always
at their disposal They are not pressed
TO play. but are invited to look on il
they like and every guest Is asked
to come whenever he pleases. and to
bring his friends. Men only is the rule
at most of these houses. but there have
recently been started in one or two
places baCcarat parties where women
are invited.
The Washington herald., 1912-11-24
Standard Oil Soon to
KnOW Fate in Germany
Reichstag VIII Take Action Within Few Days.
), Subject Causes Wide Discussion and Gets
Columns in Newspapers.

ing that the average prices for 1898 ia
1911 were ass per quart. free Of charge
to the house Of the retailer.
AdyersarIes Killed on.
Answering this assertion the German
company says:
''The years from 1893 to 1911 were not
normal years. In this period the Ger
man-American company was engaged in
many battles in order to kill other en-
terprises by underselling them. The con-
sequence was frequent fluctuations OF
sales prices that sometimes brought a
quart of oil to more than three times
the average figure given by the German-
American concern. Besides. systematid
delivery to the retailers began only dur
ing the last decade"
The Standard oil says in one pamphlet:
Everybody must admit and the history
of our country proves that in all tho
years during which We controlled the
market we never took advantage of our
position
The Germany Company replies to this
that the Standard Oil not later than
last June proposed to raise the price
of oil one Pfennig, but was stopped by
the fact that the German Oil Company's
severed its relations with the German
American Company. In a pamphlet pub
lishsd BY the &c trman Company II says:
1T is one Of the tactics Of the Ger
man-American Company to so twist facts
that they Mt into its politics and to al
ways hypOcritiCally proclaim itself the
bemefactor OF the German people
Russian Product Less.
It is claimed by the Standard Oil that
the participation Of Russia and Galicla
in providing oil to Germany will soon
be out of the question, owing TO the
great shrinkaE- Of production in those
countries. which also would apply to
ROumania and Austria. especially since
all Of these countries have plenty Of Gus
toners in other lands.
Enemies of the bill insist that Ger
many is the logical customer Of Austria.
and that all business done with the
father countries was transacted under
the stress of circumstances. since the
downing Of the oil business in Germany
by the Standard Oil Company male IL
impossible for the Galacians to dispose
OF their entire output here.
Antagonists Of the bill also reckon on
the assistance Of two independent Amer
lean companies. the Gulf Refining Com
pany and the Union Petroleum Company,
both being credited with sufficient power
Of supply to avert a dangerous situa-
tion. The Union Company alone shipped
5000 of oil abroad last year. which il
more than one-tenth of the yearly de-
mand of Germany.
The Washington herald., 1912-11-24
FLASHES FROM OLD WORLD
.RL0GGING FOR
WHITE SLAYERS
England in Arms Over Extent of
TRAFFIC bill introduced in

special Cable 10 The waShing1oR- -HssAlAs--- \.
London, Nov. 2Szvidespread agitation
against the white slave evil In England
has resulted In the introduction Of bill
into parflament TO. check the trafac by
enaeting law providing Tor hoggtng the
offenders The agitatioH has BECOME so
acute that a paper esIEed the Awakener,
devoted exclusively to combating the
evil, has been started! The Archbishop
OF Canterbury in a public speech, re-
plying to those who objected TO the use
Of the whipping post made the, follow
ing statement b.. -.-....- 49,
Il, Archbishop Of Canterbury. with
my own hand would hog the white slave
trafficker IL thereby / thought 1 could
help to render less likely the ruin Of one
innocent girl"
George Bernard Shaw. the author and
playwright, takes caustic exception to
the primate's statement. and In the first
number OF the new magazine prints an
article In which he says, in part:
The fundamental condition OF the ex-
cess of this traffic is that society must
be SO organized that a large class OF
women are more highly paid and better
treated as prostitutes than they would
be as respectable women. and that peo-
pie who organize their labor make larger
profits than those who organize the Ia
Dor Of respectable women.
Most OF those who are living on such
profits will not be fiogged. Already they
are among the most indignant advocates
OF the fiogging. They are ladies and
gentlemen, clergymen. bishops, judges.
members Of Parliament, highly connect
ed ladies leading society in cathedral
towns peers and peCrCsses, and pillars
OF solid middle class Puritanism.
These people have shares in industrial
enterprises which employ women and
girls. Thousands OF these women and
girls get wages which are insufficient
to support them and are treated with
less personal respect than any prosti-
tuta -
The Washington herald., 1912-11-24

Special Gable TO The Washington Herald.
Berlin, Nov. 3-Withln a few days the
fate OF the Standard OIL in Germany will
be decided by the German Reichstag.
OF all the commercial and political eco
nomic questions that have ever occupied
public attention in the United States and
Germany at the same time. this case hss
assumed the most gigantic proportions.
The outcome Of the ReIchstag proceed
ings IL awaited here with feverish eX-
pectancy.
In both countries agitation for or
against the proposed German legislation
creating q government oil monopoly to
oust the American oil trust has stirred
spirits to the point Of battle. Every
newspaper here has taken up the subject
with interest equaling almost that Of the
Balkan war printing views from every
camp and every party. and commenting
editorially on the political and CONNER
clal aspect of the proposition.
On the whole, the bill is not very pop
uIar in Germany. Three Of four of the
leading parties. among whom are the
Social Democrats and Clericals, with a
large number Of votes In the Reichstag,
are preparing 10 fight the passage of the
bill! tooth and nail. and there is pos
sbllity. II not a probability, that the
Dill Will De Ine H1OSI neat
ed debates in the history OF the Reich
stag.
Retailers swing Into Line.
Meanwhile, various agencies are at
work sharpening weapons for the final
fray. The Standard Oil people have
solicited and obtained from retail mer-
chants signed statements that they are
satisfied with existing conditions, and
that the service and quality OF Ameri-
can oil leaves nothing TO be desired.
The German Oil Company contends
that many retailers have refused to sign
these papers and that methods Of the
Standard OIL are too well known to
attach any Importance to the number
ot signatures. In two pamphlets pub
lisncd by the Standard Oil. the question
is asked by the German Oil Company
why the Standard people were not con-
suited before the bill was drafted, to
which the German company says:
The contents OF both pamphlets OF
the Standard Oh so misrepresent the
facts and conditions that the German
government would have been sorry to
consult them even IL II were customary
10 use a goat for a gardener"
The German OIL Company is very bit
ter IN denunciation Of its powerful Amer
lean rival. On the other hand. as rep
resented here by the Deutsche Amer
ikanische Petroleum GeseIlschaft. il is
maintained that the German consumers
ought to be thankful for low prices. stat
The Washington herald., 1912-11-24
Partisan Poet Describes
Life in Turkish Harenl
Nine. Lucie de La Rue Madrus Tells of Pleas:
ing Side of Houris' Life-Can Get Diporce
Easily IF Not Satisfied.
pecial Cable to The Washington Herald.

Special Gable to The Washington Herald
Paris, Nov. 23.-Mme. Lucie de la Rue
Msdrus, Partisan poet. playwright and
authority on harems, has given her views
about this Turkish institution, now about
to disappear from Europe forever. Mime.
MadruS said:
Il have frequently visited harems in
Constantinople and yet there are travel
ers from Turkey who win tell you there
: not a harem in the Turkish empire.
At the risk of being a little pedantic let
me tell what a harem is. Bear in mind
that to say there are no harems in Tur-
key is synomous with saying there are
nc women in Turkey. The word 'harem
is Arabic, meaning primarily the in
volatility of a sacred thing. It's second
airy meaning is women or wife.
BY a slight extension 1t has come TO
signify where a wife or woman dwells'
Hence whether there be one woman or
twenty in the house of a Mussulman' the
part where she or they dwell is the
harem. In a word, the harem Is the
feminine element of the household, ana
they comprise mother, sister. wives, or
daughters.
Divorce Easy for wife.
Plurality of wives, especially in towns
Is not quite as common as It used to be.
Our sisters Of the Orient really prefer
their husbands should have but one wife.
The Washington herald., 1912-11-24

cent s.drf of parchment-tinted old lace
in a ia srnine design, the lace falling in
a shower of folds over one shoulder.
HCr long sleeves were edged with
swansdown. while two lines of the same.
like narrow ridges of snow. outlined the
collarless vest OF pure white net. which
was appliqued with a great lace motif.
cluster of wax-petaled orange blossoms
and leaves being tucked into the front.
The beautiful lily-patterned brocade,
with its shImmering silver effects, was
chosen for the train, which was sus-
pended from the shoulders and lay in
heavy folds on the ground.
The Washington herald., 1912-11-24

of millions of flies is Parasitic fungus
known as "empusa muscae' and is Pc
cliar to the domestic fly. 1t results in
the fiy's corpse being enveloped in q
gray haze. Spores OF this fungus are
imbibed by the fly with his food, but all
attempts to cultivate the spores arti-
fcially hitherto have failed. Hesse now
claims to have succeeded and exhibits
a dead fly, the victim OF artificial en-
pusa. He suggests that refuse heaps,
the most prolific breeding grounds Of
flies, be infected in the early months
of the year, thus starting an epidemic
which would exterminate all flies Hesse
in continuing his researches with the
object Of making artificial media WHERE
on to grow the fatal fungus.
The Washington herald., 1912-11-24
MAY CALL AGAIN.
nc..l cable to m. wa.hius,On H.rald.

SpcrAI CabIe 70 ms Washington Herald
London. Nov. Alt is rumored in So
cIety circles that the Duke and Duchess
of Connaught were so pleased with their
recent visit TO the United States that
they intend making a second visit short
Iy after the inauguration 50 they can
pay their respects TO President Wilson
at the White House.
The Duke and Duchess have received
number of letters from prominent
Americans inviting them to repeat their
visit. and the governor general has in
dlcated that, II he goes at all, he will
travel on a more extended scale. visiting
all the large cities IN the Middle West
as well as in the East
The Washington herald., 1912-11-24

Fully" replied Mrs. Moschini. ''and
it was through his efforts that l could
marry him under my true name. Strang-
est OF ALL after my marriage with Signor
Moschini, even my allowance OF 500
month from my mysterious benefactor
stopped and my maid disappeared
In the brief year OF her married life.
Mrs Mosch.ni was introduced at court
and was often a guest at court balls.
She was also received in private by
Pope Plus.
The Washington herald., 1912-11-24
IRVING MAITLAND NUPTIALS
PROVE MOST FASHIONABLE
EVENT OF WEE KIN LONDON

SPECIAL Cable 10 The Washington Herald
London, Nov. 23.-The most fashionable
event of the week here was the wedding
of Miss Ivy Belle Irving, a great North
Country heiress, and Hon. Ivan Matt
land. son of Lord and Lady Maitland.
and grandson of Earl 1.aUderdale.
The brides gown was Of pearl white
satin brocade, with a design in great
silver lilies and leaves with a kind of
frosted effect. made in princess style and
falling in soft, biIlowy folds to her feet.
Wrapped twice around was magnif-
The Washington herald., 1912-11-24

The Nimrod of society. Paul J. Rainey,
has cabled that he has started from
London on another hunting expedition
in Africa. He has chosen two delight
full companions with tastes exactly like
his own. the Marquis and Marchioness
of Stafford.
The marquis. a little more than twen-
ty-four, is heir to the Duchy OF Suth-
erland, and is a great sportsman. a fine
The Washington herald., 1912-11-24

shot. a terror to hounds and a daring
traveller
The girl he married only last April
was Lady Eileen Butler. daughter of
Lord and Lady Iansborough. She Is
one OF the most popular beauties in
England. She is described as Just the
right sportswOman mate for her hus-
band. a good rife shot and a fine horse
woman.
The Washington herald., 1912-11-24
NEW FLY KILLER.
London TaxIderInist Discovers n
Deadly Fungus.

Special Cable to The Washington Herald.
London, Nov. IA new way OF kill
ing that fly by spreading a special fly
disease has been discovered by Edgar
Hesse. assistant to a London taxiderm-
list. and q student at the Workmen's $
College. Or. Monckton Copeman, one of
the medical advisers to the local gov
eminent board, is taking encouraging
interest IN Hesse's work.
The disease which ends the existence