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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-07-16
TAKES HIS FOOD AT
POINT OF GUN; HAS
POSSES GUESSING

BELLINGHAM, Wash, July 16.-Ihe Cana
dian bandit who, with his partner, robbed two bank
messengers near Nanaimo, B. c., July S. has once
eluded his pursuers.
The highwayman was seen last making his way
west end of Shaw Island. The so Canadian and
a dilemma, as they do not know whether the man
is still the point has made his escape.
his old in Germany die
TAUNTS OFFICERS; AFRAID TO LAND
ON HIS ISLAND, HE SAYS
outlaw at where
Monday purchased food
filled bottles walked into tho
Canadian
officers we're afraid 10 land The outlaw
from navy which had left in the bottom OF boat
high
the highwayman. the latter
William whose home he ate three meals sunday These
John Gosops place The bandit demanded that
mainland his launch but Glossop told him
The mac order
o
officers Of
rowe
to captured has escaped
HAS TWO AUTOMATIC REVOLVERS
AND GOOD SUPPLY OF AMMUNITION
TIL patrolng
The hodup automatic evolves and plenty of
munition. rife
Monday ounby declares, the
beach
shore and dared them TO come ana
and make give ride R,ingham."
Qunby the fugitive shouted
ounby desperate admits he
which way TO 60
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-07-16

PHILADELPHIA, July 16.--Mlss
Amelia Douglas has foresworn the
hobbIe skirt. Although an excellent
swimmer she was almost drowned
before help reached her when she
fell overheard from Alfred Cart
Iedge's yacht.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-07-16
LOVES LABOR LOST
You potIsseh.
He potlatehes.

BLOOMINGTON, Indiana, .uly
ts.-Five Indiana university stu
dents, who broke into sorority
house last night and serenaded the
fair goods, have been ousted BY the
faculty.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-07-16

she Flo girl
and and 1t wTlm money o
Tnofth will 'front.'
ouou
You to
golden rdcin big Waller
Suttonw who have he a a
gold
will m a
Ifou happen be close by when she stops
do n o o o
We Who in the o the
and eand n
oumight meet might
gpdycl wgodh homth mint
wnlgi OF
ou do n
tnocl and gold
wHl
be lin
Golden Polatch
Friday Saturday And she will
gold
wait watch for the Golden Pouatch Girl
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-07-16
A SAD ACCIDENT

MEXICO CITY. July 16.-FYfteeu
conspirators involved In an alleged
plot TO assassinate President Huer-
tn, Gen. Felix Diaz and Gen. Blan-
quet, are reported to have been
shot at sunrise here today. Confir-
nation could not be obtained.
II was suggested by the authori.
ties that there was possibility
Of the train whereon the conspira-
tors were sent to Moreless having
been attacked and the men killed
during the fighting"
Suit for $500, charging false ar
rest. has been comenced In Judge
Cushman's court by A. l.. Wells. a
real estate dealer. against the Fire
Insurance Co. OF Newark. n. j.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-07-16
TYEE COMES FROM
NORTH TONIGHT
TO OPEN POTLATCH
to potla,ch" Is a verb.

"Potlatch" be But Ito poiatch" a
schooboy coniugaie
poslaseh. We pota'eh.
He potaehes They potaeh
Everybody potiatch o.
amiabic
gold will arrive this
salute OF 25
be the OF the Tilkum parade.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-07-16

A party OF eight. on a walk from
Kansas city 10 San Francisco. an
nounce that they viii shoot squir-
rels for food--if the squirrels don't
get them first.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-07-16
DEATH FROM SKY

MINNEAPOLIS. MINI. July 10
Three persons are dead as a direct
and indirect result ~ the most sc.
we're electrical and rain storm In
this section this summer. which
continued all night and this morn.
ing. The dead: Mrs. Ella Henry,
Philip Raabe. David Watson.
Three-auarters Of an inch Of wa.
ter fell during the first 10 minutes
flooding many Easements and cel
lars.
DOUGLAS, Arlz.. July 16---A
rancher. his wife and their two
children. living near Mababi. Ariz.,
were instantly killed when their
home was struck by lightning The
name Of the family was reported "a
the coroner,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-07-16
We posiateh.
You potiatch.
They potiatcn

Have q good time. but don't
be a ro~dy or hoodlum.
Chief Banniek wants all the
rough stuff cut out. Ne has
placed the official ban on
confetti. wife bessers."
powder and flour. feather
tickiers. and motto bands"
with Improper svsaesslons.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-04-04
A New POSTAGE Stamp.

Carmen Sylvia, the pOetess queen OF
ROumania, is issuing new series of
postage stamps to aid the charities In
which she Is Interested Unlike most
stamps Of this kind, the Roumanian
queens Issue is good for all mailing
purposes. The four designs of the new
series will represent (l the queen Of
ROumania spinning, the motto on the
stamp being God guide our hand;' q,
the queen weaving, motto Woman
weaveS the future of the country" 81,
the queen nursing wounded soldier
motto THE wounds dressed and the
tears wiped away and q, an allegor-
ical picture. motto But glory. honor
and peace to all that do good" An.
other set of stamps Of similar chanc.
ter, issued in 1907, bore Il picture rep,
resenting the Princess Maria and her
children receiving II poor family at the
gates Of their palace.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-04-04
albIicar Measures.

The discovery near the site of the
house of CaiaphaS In Jerusalem, Of
various ancient Hebrew weights and
measures seems To end the uncertainty
that has long existed regarding many
Of the weights and measures mention
ed In the Bible According to the Scien
tlfc American. the vessels unenrthed
include Il cab. " hin. seah. a bath or
ephah, II homer us well as Il complete
set Of the fractions aud multiples OF
the homer. Most Of the measures were
found in a small chamber next to a
mill, and careful examination Of
them shows that the Jews had differ
ent sets Of measures before and after
the captivity tB. e, GO6,. Biblical
scholars will undoubtedly be able now
to determine the equivalent. In modern
weights and measures, Of n talent of
gold or silver or Of homer or IN
ephah Of wheat.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-04-04
SELECT CULLINCS.
A Bio Railroad Job.

With Sl0,O0O.O00 at his command! Al
fred w. McCune. an American. Is at
work on one OF the biggest railroad
Jobs on record. The line will extend
from the top Of the Andes to the west.
ern limit Of ma vigatiOn on the Amazon
and its tributary, the Ucayali. dis
lance Of 270 miles, and II is stipulated
that II must be completed by the open
ing Of the Panama canal Connecting
with the railroad which Henry Melggs
built forty years ago from the Pacific
at CallaO, 100 miles west to a pass
over the Andes. the new line will fur
nish the last link In the first rail and
water route across equatorial South
America and will join the two sections
Of Peru now separated by the high
mountain range. With the complete
system in operation. products now in
transit for months can be transported
In four days, A large part of the rub
Der from the Putumayo district now
freighted down streams to lqnltos.
1890 miles from the mouth of the
Amazon, and loaded on steamers for
North America and Europe will he tax.
en- by rail to CaIlao, on the Pacific,
and thence by steamer through the
Panama canal. -ArgOnaut.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-04-04
AUMOR Of THE DAY
Hair COmbinu Time.

Oh, dear! Oh, dear-thls hair OF minel
It's long and thick and curly,
And people seem TO be possessed
10 comb II late and early.
And oh, my goodness, how Il hurtsl
That comb goes yanking through II,
And when whimper mamma says:
why, child. I've got to do It!
"Your hairs all Snarled and tangled up.
Stand still, you silly goosie!
Now, II you jerk and whine like that
III have to spank you, Lucy"
And that's the way II always goes.
My curls are such bother
l wish my hair would go, away
And leave me bald. like father.
I'd like a white and shiny head,
With here and there some stubble.
I'd throw that old comb half mile
And stop this endless trouble.
-Woman's World.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-04-04
MAN.MAnE ELnnns

Just as the recent tornado losses
have been at least aggravated by the
tendency to erect unsubstantial build
ings, so the awful floods OF the Ohio
valley may be largely traced to the
works of man. Whenever the bal
ance of forces is upset. Nature soon
er or later takes revenge.
That occupation by man tends to in.
crease disastrous freshets is suggest
ed by the commission that studied
the flood problem at Pittsburg. 1t
was found that In the five years FROM
1871 to 1875, there were but two
floods passing danger point. In the
five years from 1906 to 1910, there
were eleven such dangerous floods.
The ruthless sacrifice of forest
growth, turning vast acres of soil
sponge into hard runways is famil-
lar cause of food damage. But even
II the losses at Dayton and other cit
les were not due to any large extent
to this reason, other consequences
of mans acts do increase hazard.
Men build factories and railroad
tracks and bridges and dams along
stream tending to restrict the nat
ural outlet of the water. Their NILS
let loose debris and silt that fills up
the river beds. A still greater fac
tor is the erosion from cultivated
fields, which is a far greater factor
than that from the original unculti-
waited soil.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-04-04
He knew.

On one OF these awfully cold nights
man was Fastening across the public
square with his overcoat buttoned up
to his chin. He was rather anxious to
know what time 1t was, but he was too
lazy to open his coat ia order to get at
his watch Just then he saw a well
dressed man approaching and he re-
marked to himself; This is a cinch.
III cen ask yon genteel stranger what
time 1t Is, and he will unbos0m."
He perceived that the stranger was
buttOned up just as he was. When he
came up the man who wanted to know
the time removed his hat politely and
said, "Slr, do you know what time
1t ls?'
The stranger paused, removed his
right glove, unbuttOned his coat from
top to bottom. unbuttOned his under
coat and finally pulled out his watch,
while the chill wind cut into his un-
protected chest Holding up the watch
so that the light would shine upon Its
face for an instant, he glanced at 1t
and growed:
yes"
Then he passed on without another
Plain Dealer.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-04-04
DOBY ITEMS

Geo. Cross and son, Harley, fur
nished the music at the dance at
Hugoton last Monday night.
We are having very cold weather
here lately. We had little snow
Tuesday and Wednesday.
Geo. II. Brewer and Will Rossel
are to have sale April 18th at Mr..
Brewers place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bell, Pearl Clyde
and Willie Bell, Sam Brewer and
Mr.. and Mrs Geo. Cross and son,
Harley, spent Easter at Mr. and Mrs.
VIM. Lininger's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Peterson and
family expect to move to their farms,
two miles north of the post Office,
soon.
VIM Lininger was at Moscow
Monday on a business trip.
Miss Edna Lahy returned from
Wichita. last Friday, where she has
been attending school.
Jared Hansen and son returned to
his place last Monday. Jared has
been back east, visiting relatives, for
some time.
Charles Dahl returned Friday from
Texas. He has been away a year.
We hope he will make this his home
now. We are all glad to see Charlie
back again.
A powerful windstorm visited us
Sunday. Several fences were blown
down and the phone lines are in bad
shane now.
Edna and Frank Lahy attended
the dance at Hugoton last Monday
night, and report a good attendance
and good dance.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-04-04
Unclaimed by Time.

They had parted years ago. Now In
the deepening shadows Of Scotland's
twilight they met again.
Here is the aud stile, Annie" he
said.
"Ay, and here are DOR initials that
you carved, John" she replied
The ensuing silence was only broken
by the bu2zinG Of an aviator overhead.
Honey laden memories thrilled
through the twilight and flushed their
glowing cheeks.
"Ah, Annie" exclaimed John, sud
denly seizing her fair. slim hand, we're
just as beautiful as We ever were, and
ha never forgotten We, my bonnie
lass"
And We, John" she cried, while her
blue eyes molstened TREMENDOUSLY, "are
jist as big lear as ever, an believe
ye jist the samew-LondOn Tit-Bits.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-04-04
EUREKA

Mr.. Hooker's wind mill and Mr.,
Sellers barn blew down during the
wind storm on Easter Sunday. We
were very thankful to escape with
only dust.
V. and w. r. Caps and Walter
Elliott were helping w. A. King on
his silo last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Capps called
to see Mr.. and Mrs. Powell at the
Chas. Newman home Monday night.
Mr. Harter and Charley Sellers
helped Robert Sellers rebuild his
barn last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. II. Moorehouse
and Mrs. w. T, Capps spent Monday
at the home of their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. C. T.. Moorehouse.
Mr., Powell and family started
overland for their home in Colorado,
last Thursday.
Mrs. G. h. Moorehouse and daugh-
ter, Mrs. w, T. Caps, were In Ty-
rome on Wednesday.
Mesdames c. H. and G.. h. Moore
house and Mr. and Mrs. d. Ireland
called at the Chas. Newman home
Tuesday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. V. Caps spent Sun
day at the w. I. Caps home.
Miss Capper our school teacher,
visited at the AL Lawder home from
Friday night until Sunday.
A large number of the Eureka
people attended the Easter services
at Sunshine last Sunday. The pro-
gram had been postponed as Easter
was too stormy.
Little Rufus Kind took dinner
with Floyd Ireland Saturday.
Little Charley Moorehouse stayed
over night recently with his grand
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E, Moore
house.
Mesdames s. A. Capps, w. A. King.
and C. II. and C. E. Moorehouse
we're in Liberal Friday.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-04-04
Aviation Record.

Since 1908 the speed of the aerOphne
has advanced from % mikes an hour to
over l0S miles an hour in the latter
part Of 1912 and has more than qund
rupled. From the modest height Of 2UO
feet previous to 1910 maximum alti-
tude OF $4,000 feet, ninety-fve times
the earlier record, now stands
The year 1912 also saw a distance OF
1927 miles accomplished, amounting to
sixty times the record distance Of fifty
miles scored In 1909. The most prarti-
cal advance in the science of air navi-
CATION is shown In the jump OF the du-
ration record. 1t was less than an hour
until late In 1908 At the beginning Of
1909 1t was nearly two and half
hours. The early part of 1912 saw 1t
stand at close to twelve hours. The
present record for sustained flight is 10
hours II minutes. New York Sun.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-04-04
LIMITATION OF ARMAMENT

The proposal of Winston Churchill
in the English Parliament, that the
people of the world stop building new
war armament for year, will no
doubt be received across the water as
very much Of joke.
Yet it shows that there are num-
Der of people in Europe who have a
degree Of intelligence equal to what
was exhibited in the United States
100 years ago
During the year 1917, it was
agreed between this country and
Canada, that the naval armament on
the inland lakes should consist of
only four vessels for each side. These
toy ships should not exceed 100 tons
burden each, and each might carry
an lS-pounder, one for Lake Cham
plain, one for Lake Ontrio, and two
for the upper lakes. About 100 forts
were dismantled, and their guns
turned into park ornaments.
Who can tell what an enormous
help that agreement has been to the
prosperity OF the United States and
Canada? Had it not been maze,
Congress and the Canadian Parlia-
ment would be besieged yearly for
more fearsome engines OF war and
slaughter, all of which would go to
the scrap heap every few years, |
through some new discovery.
This is no argument for the dis |
armament of the United States This
country sits at the first table of world |
politics, and 1t must play the game
with the hands 1t has to meet. II
must keep on building battleships
and hold somewhere near its present
naval rank. This must continue I'M
til such time as the European pow
ers acquire an amount of business
common sense equal to what was
shown in this country and Canada
since the year 1917.
Since that time there have been
many bitter, irritating disputes be-
tween the United States and Canada.
They have been settled with the pen
and the typewriter through trading
concessions and advantages. All they
have cost has been the day labor OF
a few able diplomats on each side
About when will Europe learn this
simple lesson and stop throwing its
money and ours into the sea?
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-04-04
Mbdsrn RiHs Wounds.

WOunding an enemy in war is better
than killing him, for unless he Is cap
tured it imposes on his side the burden
Of taking care Of him. The Balkan war
has again proved that the bullet Of the
modern high power rife with its ter.
rife speed will 20 straight through a
man, penetrating the most vital organs
without killing him. and it has even
been found to 60 through from four to
six men, one behind the other. This
puts them out Of the fight, but at the
same time 1t is good thing for the
fighter. for 1t gives him n far better
chance for his life. Popular Mechanics
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-04-04

Flood damage is an enormous an
nuai drain on national wealth. The
railroads are said to have lost $S5,-
600, 900 by the floods Of March 20
and following dates. The Ohio river
floods of 1907 cost 100000, 900.
When the Mississippi river gets on
rampage, 1t is likely to do equal
damage.
Calamities like these quickly pass
out OF mind except in localities I'm
mediately affected. Meanwhile such
a project as that for reservoirs con
trolling the Allegheny and Mononga-
hela rivers, involving $4,000, 600
expense, is regarded as extravagant.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-04-04
Her Awful Crime.

A curious old law. which dates from
no. has been used to sentence the
owner OF vineyard at Capestang. near
Bezlers. FrancA. to ine and costs for
picking her own grapes, She was pick
Ing the grapes which had been left on
the vine in her vineyard after the au.
tumn gathering. when the local police
man told her that she was committing
an offeIse against the law. as ah
grapes left on the vines after the har.
vest were the property Of the poor
The court at Beziers confirmed the pc
liceman's opinion, and the woman wus
convicted.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-04-04
corrsetsd.

In the sixth grade at Irving school
the teacher was questioning a boy
about NapoleOn's disastrous Invasion
of Russia and the subsequent retreat
from Moscow.
What did the French do then?" she
asked
They ran away" said the hoy.
"Yes, that is what they did" said the
teacher, "but ran away is hardly the
correct phrase to use. What should you
have said2"
The boys face lighted up with under
standing.
"They beat IT, he exclaimed proud.
ly.-Kansas City Star
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-04-04
And Then He Ranu on.

A stout old gentleman was having
trouble with the telephone. He could
hear nothing but confused tumble
Of sounds, and finally he became so ex-
asperated that he shouted into the
transmitter:
who's the blIthering fool at the end
Of this line?'
He's not at this end" answered a
cool, feminine Chicago Record
Herald.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-04-04
nit Of EriendIY Caution.

New Merchant-How big an ad
would you advise?
Advertising Man-That depends on
how many tons Of customers your store
floor will sustain. You wouldn't want
'em to break through into the cellar,
of counsel Electric Traction.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-04-04
MOn,.nsurO,s EXPORTS.

Tainted with the fact that Monte
negro had no valuable exports. King
Nicholas replied. You forget my
daughtersr'
Certainly his daughters have made
wonderful marriages. One married Il
prince OF Battcnberg. two married Rus.
sian grand dukes. another. now dead.
was the drst wife Of King Peter or Ser.
via, and 9th il queen Of Italy.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-04-04
hsr Wauai,h Hubby.

Mrs. Youngwedd (shOpping)-Look at
this new stove with the glass door in
the oven. Wonder what it's made OF
glass for?
Youngwedd-It's to make the bread
lighter. | suppose Boston Transcript.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-04-04
John Coca Up Hsad.

Johnnie" asked his teacher. can
you give us a sentence using the word
income In IT."
Johnnie hesitated a moment; then
"Yes'um," he replied" The boy open
ed the doors and In come q cat -
WOman's Home Companion.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-04-04
What rhan Miami no.

do you think that we should have u
more elastic CURRENCY" asked the old
fogy.
TT IS elastic enough replied the
Crouch "why don't they make II more
adhesiveg' Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-04-04
Inaultsd.

Why doesn't Miss Brown
deal at your shop any more?
Grocer--One OF my clerks insulted
her.
CustOmer-HOw?
Grocer She overheard him telling
some one that she was our oldest Gus.
tOmer.-New York Journal.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-04-04
Farms to Lease

Improved farm north west of
Liberal, half section, 200 acres
for spring crop, more land joining
if wanted.
John w. Baughman
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-04-04

Entered as second-class matter January g..
1911. at. the post office at Liberal, Kansas
nder the Act OF March 3. 1879.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-04-04

There's so much good in the worst
Of US, and there's so much bad In the
best of us, thatit doesn't behoove any
Of us to speak III of the rest Of u.s.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-04-04
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