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The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-01-24

have tive boards, the Northern and
Southern, and together we number
over 100000 and rapidly nearing
the six million. OF the Northern, we
have at Philadelphia our American
Baptist Publication Society that dSes
our printing of Sunday school sup
plies and large booH publishing
business. This was formed in 1924
and the profits of this business are
all placed in the Missionary depart
ment. We have go sunday school
missionaries. In 1910 we originated
the idea Of Colportage Wagons and
now have 73 in the field. These wa
gons reach the parts OF the country
where the cars cannot go and house
to house visiting is a big part of their
work. One year they visited 1884
families, talking about Christ, pray
ing and leaving copies of the Bible In
homes where they had none.
In 1891 we built the first regular
chapel car In this country and God
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men WELCOME
\ REV. HOLSHOUSER

Ia Wednesday evening the men Of the
| Presbyterian cnurch and a few lnvit-
ed guests met In the Presbyterian
church for the purpose of becoming
acquainted with, and welcoming, Mr..
Holshouser, the new pastor Of the
First Presbyterian church of this
city.
Mr. Glenn planned, arranged and
supervised the meeting, as chairman.
The first number on the very in
teresting little program, which he
had arranged, vas selection by the
Presbyterian Male QuArtette. 1t was
followed by piano solo by Miss
May Flood. Mr. Glenn then read
some cunundrums which had been
sent In by some OF the ladies' OF tie
church, for the purpose Oftesling tie
knowledge OF the sterner sex. They
we're all answered but one. Next
came a Violin solo by Mrs. Myers
AfLer that came the feature OF The
evening; called Nursery Tales,
This feature proved TO all that Mr..
Glenn, VINO was The originator Uf the
liLtle stories is very versatile at satire.
The tales were, some poetry; some
prose; but all giving some we'll known
nursery rhyme, and then commenting
udricuOusly upon the Inconsistency
of Llleir meanings. One of the most
amusing was the one In which a cat
IS located In fiddle, COW Is jump.
ing over the moon and dishes and
other ware are running away. Fol-
lowing that was another selection by
The male quaItette; then for a short
Time the company spelled, but stopped
abruptly when the big rear doors
were raised and luncheon announced.
Good coffee was served along with
pickles, ham and chicken sandwiches,
After a sociable half hour while eat
ing, Mr.. Ward, pastor Of the Method
lst church was called upon 10 make a
few remarks appropriate 10 the affair,
which he did in manner In itself,
simple and sincere; wishing Mr.. HOl.
shouser a very hearty welcome TO our
city, and expressing hope that the
ministers OF the town might get TO-
gelher often and become acquainted
and cooperate in helping for COM
mon gOod t. mankind, Mr.. Bond
followed with q talk, the subject Of
which was much the same, but pOr-
traying, Of course, his rather idUsy-
craSys. MIR. Kirkpatrick then made
little talk, which was full Of feeling
and meaning, and he was followed by
The last speaker OF the evening, Mr..
HUlshouser, who very straIghtfor-
wardly and unStfectedly thanked the
men OF Liberal for their help and In
tsrest.
The social gathering then closed
with many handshakes and we'll wish
es for success and for repetition OF
such a pleasant gathering.
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started from two brothers, minister
and railroad man who were travel
ing In the West and saw towns with
out churches and Baptist churches
that needed help and could not af-
ford to hire the kind of man that
was needed TO help them out. The
idea came, why mob haye'a a car. with
chapel on one end and parsonage on
the other. and the denomination pay
the salary OF man and wife. who have
had experience in church building
and church upbuildingf
Rev. and Mrs Killian are the ones
in charge OF this car who have come
to help the local Baptist church and
Pastor Rev. w. A. hide, and the
cause generally. They will stay for
some weeks here to help the work.
Meetings this week will be held in the
car, which Is south 0f the DEPOT
Meetings Tuesday. wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday at 5000 and each
night OF the week. except Saturday.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-01-24

Mrs Wilson, wife of the president
elect, is said to have the happy knack
of making an unattractlve garden in
to a thing of beauty. In fact, those
who have seen what she did with the
Princeton garden conclude that she
has quite talent for landscape gar
dening and could nave made her Nv
ing in that way If the fates had not
ordained that she would be the first
lady in the land.
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CHAPEL CAR
EYANCEL /"

at 1880. After this week the night
meetings will be held In the Baptist
church.
Sunday at II a. m. and 1880 p. M,
services will be in the Baptist
church, and at 800 In the car FOR
MEN ONLY. Mr.. Killian will speaR
on MY Worst Enemy" All men are
urged to come.
We have asked Mr.. Killian to tell
about the plan and work of the car:
The Baptists OF the United States
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Our city has had many different
things to attract it, but this one OF
having a church ION wheels" is some
thing new to use. 1t is worth ones
time to go down and carefully eX-
anime it.
The cost of the car, when built
nearly 22 years ago, was $4,000, and
we-understand that to Luild one like
II now would cost $4,000.
This car and five others are owned
by the Baptist denomination and 1t
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-01-24

has placed His mark OF approval on
so to 100 people and we have a neat
the work. This car will seat IRON
chapel all complete for the comforts
of the people. The car is heated by
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-01-24

A. n. Beardsley Of this city is now
under arrest and in jail under a
charge Of lewdness. His trial will be
held in Justice ID. G. Woods court
about Monday.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-01-24

The Scandrett & Fuest window dis.
play Of saws Is attaaetIng quite a bit
Of attention.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-01-24

We've merchandising thryou next June
sell something that LITTLE BETTER than
the other fellow has to offer That One Secret of Our Success
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-08-15

Monument to the Builders of the
Panama Railway, w. II. Asplnwall,
Henry chauneey and John L. Ste
Vens, In the Grounds Of the WASH
lnston Hotel, Colon.
tons. The rounded tops of the rocky
islets have been cut off and little
army of men is busy blasting and SHOW
cling and preparing the bulwarks be-
hind which will be mounted long can
non and immense mortars. The four
islands are all being connected with
each other, and Naos, the nearest, is
joined to the mainland at Balboa by a
breakwater about 1900 feet long, on
which has been constructed railway
line.
Some eight miles away, nearly due
south, lies the larger island of Taboga,
and timid souls have suggested that it
would form safe shelter and recuper-
ating point for hostile fleet, for its
hills rise to a considerable elevation
and on it's south side there is plenty
Of deep water But if Colonel Goe-
thals' opinion is to be taken--and It
should be-Taboga need not cause
Uncle Sam any anxiety.
THE mortars to be installed In the
Pacific Notifications" said he. will be
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-08-15

trance of the canal. One is on Toro
Point, at the land end of the long
breakwater that shields Colon harbor,
and is on a considerable elevation. The
other is on Margarita island, low
lying islet close to the shore about a
mile northeast of Colon. Both these
Notifications are shielded from obser-
walton by the palms and other tropic
vegetation.
At the Pacific end of the canal, a
little more than three miles out in the
ocean and close to the eastern side of
the deep water channel, lie the four
little islands of Naos, Perico, Culebra
and Flamenco. These the United
States acquired with the Canal Zone.
On Culebra is the quarantine station
for that end of the canal. On the
others are being built strong fortifica-
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-08-15

| chances that such force would have
Of finding sustenance. Then little
groups of soldiers have been started
from various possible landing places
with instructions to make their way
as swiftly as possible to given points
along the canal, mapping the country
/ they traverse, in order to determine
what an enemy could do.
The result of this work of investtga-
ton so far, briefly and wholly ulofii-
cially stated, is that the shores of the
Atlantic ocean, within a good many
miles of the zone, are impracticable
for landing force because of the ma
ture of the country; that landing
could be made easily on the Pacific
side some distance west of the zone,
but between there and the canal the
jungle is so dense as to be virtually
impossible; that the dangerous dis
trict is that lying Immediately east Of
the zone on the Pacific side. On the
last mentioned shores an enemy could
well land an army, and the semi-open,
rolling savannas between there and
the canal would give easy access to
the zone.
The army officers on the isthmus
make no secret of the fact that their
Investigations are being carried on
mainly with the Japanese in mind.
How those islanders could land there
and what they could do If they did
land are the problems engaging the
attention Of Colonel Greene and his
men of the Tenth.
One defensive measure that has
been adopted is the clearing out of
practically all inhabitants from the
zone, except at the ends of the canal
and in several of the larger towns,
which, as have said, may be kept as
Of land are being valued by a mixed
commission and the residents moved
away. When the canal is completed
the jungle, much of which has been
cleared out, will be allowed to grow up
again, for the experience of centuries
has shown that that jungle itself is a
powerful defense against an invading
army. The practicable roads through
1t are few and far between, the
streams not navigable, and the growth
Of trees, brush and great vines so
dense that it is virtually impossible
for body of men. to say nothing of
cannon and supply wagons. A rapid
dash through the jungle would be en-
tirely out of the question, and when
the zone is deserted all food supplies
will have disappeared.
Some fear has been expressed that
a few men could land, make their way
quietly to the canal and blow up the
locks. But it seems unlikely that they
could get ashore and transport to the
canal, undetected, enough explosives
to do any great damage.
On the whole, the canal will be quite
adequately rotected-provided it is
not attacked too soon.
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omy, Kansas Agricultural College.l
over a bushel per acre The plot
double disked in July and plowed in
September produced PIN bushels OF
wheat per acre this season, while the
plot plowed on the same date but
not double disked produced l6ls
bushels per acre This is an increase
of more than IL bushels per acre in
favor of double disking and an in.
creased return Of S7.71 per acre after
paying for the disking. There is alb,
solutely no doubt of the benefit re-
suting from double disking ground
early in the season when it cannot be
plowed or listed Double disking early
in the summer not only insures an in
creased yield of wheat, but holds
moisture in the ground so that the
blowing can be done later with greater
ease and at less expense.
Listing.
Two methods of listing were tried
IN this test. One plot was listed July
Is, leveled with a lister cultivator
about Adjust /, and worked as nee.
essary thereafter to maintain a soil
mulch and to prevent the growth Of
weeds The other plot was listed IN
the same date. left one month with.
out being worked, then the ridges
split with the lister About two weeks
later the land was leveled with list
er cultivator and thereafter worked
as we considered necessary. The plot
single listed produced 27% bushels
per acre. while the plot double listed
made 29ls bushels per acre. a differ.
ence OF Ia bushels in favor of double
listing. For the first two seasons OF
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Culebra, G. 1.-THE strongest de-
tense OF the Panama canal, in my opin.
ion, is the fact that a hostile vessel
must come into 500-foot channel long
before 1t is within striking distance OF
the vital points of the canal, the locks,
and in doing SO must pass within easy
range of the forts that are being built
to guard the entrances"
So spoke Colonel Cocktails when l
asked him as to the vulnerability of
the canal in time of war. Continuing,
he said:
"The naval power of the nations is
SO nicely balanced now that no one
Of them would be willing to risk the
destruction of single battleship by
attacking those forts, which will be
equipped with powerful guns, and Of
course the accuracy of guns on shore
is much greater than that of those on
moving vessels. do not believe the
forts would be attacked from the sea
before the enemy had fought and won
naval victory"
The forts of which Colonel Goethals
spoke are nearing completion and the
emplacements for many of the heavy
guns already have been constructed.
No one not officially connected with
the work is permitted to approach
them, but venture to say that in case
IF urgent necessity the guns could be
hurried down to the isthmus and
mounted ready for emergency service
within very short time.
Two forts protect the Atlantic en-
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able to drop shells with accuracy close
behind Taboga island, making that
place untenable for an enemy. Be.
sides that, there is nothing on the
island that hostile feet would want.
The United States might have ac-
quired Taboga, but we didn't need it."
How strong land force is to be
kept in the zone by the United States
| believe has not yet been determined.
1t Is generally admitted that the great
est danger to the canal in time of war
lies in attacks by forces that might
have succeeded in landing on the 18TH
mus. AS defense against this 1t may
be that small army must be main
tanned in the zone, and it has been sug.
gested that the towns Of Empire and
Culebra, instead Of being destroyed
because they are on the wrong side"
of the canal, be utilized as quarters for
the soldiers. This would necessitate
connecting them with the other side of
the canal, where the Panama railroad
has been relocated, by ferry, bridge or
tunnel. No decision on this matter has
been reached yet by the authorities.
Meanwhile the army has not been
neglecting its part of the defensive
work. For some time the Tenth in
fantry has been encamped in the zone
and its men, in small attachments,
have been hiking" all over that part
of the isthmus. The possibilities of
landing hostile force on the shores
Of both the Atlantic and the Pacific
have been investigated, and also the
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-08-15

tBy L. E. Call. Professor of Agron
w lSKING is a desirable method
~ OF preparing the seed-bed
when used in connection with
blowing, but it is a poor method when
used alone several seasons in sue
cesslon In this trial the plot that
had not been plowed for three years
but where the seed-bed had been pre-
pared by disking just before planting,
produced only ga bushels of wheat.
The average yield for the last three
years from seed-beds similarly pre-
pared has been only 2-3 bushels 20
the acre. This yield is not sufficient
to pay for the cost of production. On
lighter types of soil, in the central
and western parts of the state. this
method has produced satisfactory
crops OF wheat for a single season,
cut when the method is followed year
after year 1t cannot be expected 10
equal blowing or any other good meth
cd of preparation.
Two plots were double dlsked July
To- One of these was plowed August
Is and the other September Is The
plot plowed Angst Is produced 29&
bushels of wheat per acre The plot
plowed September Is produced 271a
bushels per acre. This is a difference
"a bushels per acre in favor of the
earlier date of blowing. For the best
results ground that is double disked
early in the summer should be plowed
within a month after dlsking. II the
blowing is postponed later than this
much of the moisture saved by the
early diskins will be lost by the rank
growth o; weeds and volunteer wheat
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-08-15

the test single listing produced
slightly more than double listing. This
year, however, the reverse is true
1t will undoubtedly be found. as this
test is continued, that the plot double
listed will produce more grain than
the single listed plot. When single
listing is practiced, especially when
the listing is done each year in the
same direction, there is a tendency
for the lister to follow the old lister
track, leaving a portion of the soil
untrned from year to year.
Listing is good method of prepar.
ing a seed-bed for wheat, providing the
work is properly done. Ground can
be listed more rapidly than it can be
plowed, thus where large acreage OF
ground is to be prepared it can be
prepared earlier in the season by list.
ing than by blowing. 1t is advisable
however, when listing is the general
practice followed, to pillow the land
occasionally. The pillow pulverizes and
inverts the soil more Thoroughly than
the lister, and thereby puts it into
better physical condition.
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Domestic Items.

A message supposed to have been
written by Capt. Charles Nelson of the
Rouse Simmons, the Christmas
Ship" which went down with all on
board in Lake Michigan last Novem.
Der, was recently found by Frank
Lauscher, the son of a fisherman.
An increase in the freight rate on
-four from points in Kansas and other
Middle Western states to California
terminals from sixty-five cents to sew.
enty-five cents hundred pounds was
suspended by the Interstate Commerce
Commission until November 22.
The body of 14-year.old Bernie Hol-
stein was found under a clump of
bushes in Morgan Park, Chicago, with
a bullet hole in the head The police
believe the boy was murdered after
having been tortured.
Two persons were killed and about
fifty injured when two passenger
coaches plunged through a trestle and
fell fifty feet into Hoopers Creek near
Chester S. c.
Two are dead, six may die and
eleven others are injured severely as
the result of a motor cycle accident
at the Lagoon motordrome, across the
river from Cincinnati, o.
Damage to the extent OF 100000
was done at Alliance, o., when fire.
works stored in mill went off pre-.
maturely.
Parcels post stamps win be valid
on all classes of mail on and after
July l, and ordinary stamps, includ
ing commemorative issues, will be
good on parcels post packages under
an order just issued by Postmaster
General Burleson.
Two sharp earthquake shocks GOV.
ering an area of more than 100 square
miles, shook Mount Rainier. Wash
and rocked the gate houses of the i'm.
mense concrete structure of Tacoma's
$2,OOO,OOO power plant at La Grande.
thirty miles south of Tacoma.
Within the view of thousands of
spectators OSCAR E. Stuber, a profes
sional diver, leaped from the center
span of the unfinished free bridge al
st. Louis into the Mississippi river
and was drowned. His body never
reappeared after the 1OO-foot plunge.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-08-15

A frame for a photograph should
be simple. Plain, narrow, wood mold
frames may be bought at the ten-cent
counter They are stained brown or
black and all you need to do is %
remove the cheap picture in them and
substitute the photograph.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-08-15

Grapefruit, served In halves, Is
much more easily eaten If the mem'
brane partitions are shipped loose.
from the rind with a pair OF seis
sors.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-08-15

Ground sometimes is made hard to
cultivate by being plowed while toe
wet, and crops often are ruined by
putting the seed in the earth when il
is not in proper condition.
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Washington.

"Votes for women" were demanded
by delegations of suffragists from
every state in the Union, who be-
sieged the senate chamber and bonn
barded the senators with petitions
bearing thousands of signatures urg-
ing consideration of woman suffrage
constitutional amendment. The siege
OF the senate followed a demonstra-
ton in the course of which hundreds
OF women paraded from Hyattville.
Md, through the country roads and
city streets, down Pennsylvania ave-
nue. and through the capitol grounds.
Twenty-Five to fifty million dollars
of government funds will be deposited
in the national banks of the South
and West at once by Secretary Nc
Adoo to facilitate the movement OF
crops.
Like a giant fall cyclonlc storm
OF wind, rain and hail whipped back
and forth across the Nations capital
at Washington the other day, leaving
death and ruin in its wake. Three
dead, scores injured and hundreds OF
thousands of dollars worth of prop
erty ruined was the toll recorded in
the hurried canvass made when the
city aroused itself from half an hour
of helplessness in the grasp Of the
elements.
Criminal prosecution OF Martin NJ.
Mulhall, former lobbyist of the Ma
tional Association OF Manufacturers.
has been begun as the result Of his
testimony before the senate lobby
committee.
The appointment of Paul A. Jones
as postmaster at Coffeyville, Kan,
was rejected by the senate, opposi-
tion to the appointee having devel-
Oped sufficient strength to prevent his
confirmation.
Vigorous criticism and determined
defense of the attitude of Attorney
General McReynolds and the admin
istration in the Caminetti-Diggs white
slave" cases marked five hours of po'
htical debate in the house.
Secretary McAdoo has issued a
statement fatty charging that the de-
cline of government per cent bonds
to ninety-five and a half-a new low
record-was due almost wholly to
what appears to be campaign waged
with every indication of concerted &C
ton on the part of a number of In
fuential New York City banks to
cause apprehension and uneasiness
about these bonds in order to help
them in their efforts to defeat the
Currency bill"
President Wilson has received fur
Their assurances from leaders in con.
gress that his program of currency re-
form will receive favorable action al
this session.
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uniform production of good fruit
cannot be obtained from wet, heavy
soils.