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The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-08-22
Held For Burning Building

Tuesday morning, about daylight,
a building at Arkalon was burned
and Two boys who had arrived that
night were susplcioned and were
caught at Plains and brought to this
city after they had confessed or made
statements which implicated the
owner Of the building, j. N Wallace,
OF Bloom, Kansas The building
was insured for $4,000 and had lot
OF goods owned by other parties In it..
Chester Anderson and Bert Gillett
are the two boys and they claim that
Wallace hired then to do the work
and they were to receive a small sum
OF money for the job. Anderson had
contracted to do the piece OF work
and II seemed that Gillett accom-
panied him from Bloom and was a
sort OF accomplice, Sheriff Edison
went to Bloom and Wednesday even
Ing brought Wallace here. The boys
are only about twenty and claim that
this is their first of'ense. The pre-.
liminary will be held as soon as the
insurance adjuster.can get here.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-08-22
Is This You?

During the coming year, Seward
county will pay for teachers wages
alone approximately SlS,O0O.OO. This
appears to be a large sum and it is,
: but it does not represent all the value
connected with the schools of the
county. Over twice this amount is
invested in building and equipments.
Ii is hard to find any one that will
say that we are putting too much
money In schools. Still some do not
seem to appreciate this great public
effort to educate the young citizens
of this comfy according to the tru-
ancy records.
The greatest step in the progress of
civilization and citizenship was the
establishing of free schools If this
be true is it not up to US as indivi-
duals to put what force we have be-
hind mot in front of it and do our
share TO see tnat this enterprise is
given every opportunity within its
reach.
Every machine wastes power and
the school is no exception to this
rule, The ways in which this is
done are many, such as nOn-loyalty
gof the patrons to the teacher, ETC.,
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-08-22

Jacob Orth was in Wednesday
leaving a government crop report.
Miss Dolly Hill of Liberal is
the guest of Mrs. Guy R. Heck
man this week.-Tyrone Observer
Found-Bracelet, at the South
West Hardware Company store,
owner can have it by paying for
this ad and identifying. 8-29-2tad
Wanted-Good six room house
close in. will rent for one year,
call on w. d. Wiley. 8-15-tf-adv
Farmers Favorite and Kentucky
drills, dirt proof guaranteed disc
bearings, Superior feed.
adyt-S-15. Thos. w, Cav
Mrs w. N. Wright of Liberal,
and daughters are visiting at the
home of her sister Mrs. nack
Cain. Tyrone Observer.
The Rev. T. w. Hockett, of
the Friends church, this place,
has resigned his place on account
of i'll health. The place will be
filled as soon as arrangements can
be made to get some one to take
the place.
For sale or trade-Hand broom
corn seeder, four-horse power l..
H. G. engine and Reece boiler,
also feed grinder attaceable to
engine. H. G.. Dietrich, Route 6
Lorena, Okla. S-16-4t-adv,
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-08-22
Teachers and Grades

Now that the schools are to open
In the near future parents and pupils
are wondering what grades the teach
ers will have assigned to them. The
enrolment may change plans little
bus the teachers and grades will be
about as given; Miss Olive NetI, lst;
Miss Bernice Fulton. lst; Miss Cora
Norman, End; Miss Irene Vickers,
3rd, Miss LaFaun Wilkins, 4th b;
Miss Emma Thompson, 4th A; Mrs.
Matte Roberts, 5th B; Miss Nellie
Carter, 9Th A and B; Miss Ole
Brooks, 9Th A and 7th b; Josie Walk.
er, 7th A. Ernest Fulton Is the
Principle Of the grades. Assisting
Prof. Rindom in the High School
is Miss Winlfred Pfaff, domestic sci.
ence and algebra; Florence Tredway,
latin and geometry; Vera Fawcett
English; Mabel Helkes, Principle OF
high school, Miss Mary Beecher will
have charge of the music In all the
grades.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-08-22
Methodist Church

Morning subject BE D.ligent'
In the union outdoor meeting
next Sunday evening, Rev. Bolton
will preach. Sunday School,
First church, 9:45 a. m. Weasley
Chaple. 3p. IN. Glass meeting
12 m. Epworth Legue, Z p. m.
Topic Books that Have Helped
Me-. Leaber Miss Leah Lipprant
104 we're at prayer meeting last
week, Thursday 8 p. m. You
will enjoy this happy hour. Our
young Mems Gospel Team will
hold services at union school
house next sunday afternoon.
We extend to all a cordial well
come.
VIM. 7. Ward, Pastor
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-08-22
Returns From Motor Trip

Earl Cooper came home the first OF
the week from Downs, Kansas where
he had been visiting relatives. He
made the trip on his motor and said
that he saw much worse prospects
for the farmers north of here than
around Liberal. Some places where
the hoppers had eaten all the spring
crops the people will not have a thing
to feed. Where the hoppers h a d
eaten the farmers stuff they had al
most disappeared but seemed to have
drifted farther south and some places
people who travelled In autos had to
wear shields to keep the insects from
hitting them in the faces.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-08-22
LIBERAL SCHOOLS OPEN
All Departments Ready to
Begin Work September /

All departments of the Liberal
Schools will begin work Septem-
Der l.
Pupils desiring to enroll who
have been attending elsewhere
should bring reports from schools
last attended. If no report is
presented, an examination will be
given to determine classification.
On Saturday morning, August
80, beginning at 900 o'clock, an
examination will be held at the
high school building to determine
the classi6cati on of pupils who do
not bring reports from the schools
last attended and for persons de-
string classification in advance of
that shown on their latest reports.
1t is important tnat all pupils
whose classification must be de-
termined by examination be pre-
sent at that time. After school
opens the time of the teacher will
be claimed by other matters and
prompt classification will be next
to impossible.
In accordance with our custom.
no beginners will be admitted to
the primary department for the
fall term after September %.
At this time we wish to emphas-
ize the Importance of regular at
tance. Interest and efficiency go
hand in hand but irregularity de-
stroys both. We sincerely hope
that every pupil who can possibly
do SO will be on hand September l
and continue in attendance
throughout the entire term.
The Liberal School Board has
spared no pains to have everything
in readiness for the coming year
at present, prospects for sue
cessful term are the most fattering.
Considerable sums have been ex.
pended for repairs and equipment
which will add greatly to the or
ganizanion and efficiency of the
schools.
May we have large and reg
ular attdanceq
F. o. Rindom,
s City Supt,
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-08-22

Rev. j. B. Frisbie left this week to
attend the Baptist quarterly meet
ing at Ness City.
Mrs. o. T, Wood came home Sat
urday from visit with relatives IN
Stevens county.
Sunday Grover Keown started for
Kansas City to take a vacation and
visit with his wife's family who live
there. Both he and his wife, who
was takiug care of sick folks, will be
home about the first of the month.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-08-22
Fast Recovery

Miss Fay and Mark Adams came
over from Hooker. Sunday to visit
their sisters, Miss Eunice Adams
and Mrs. o. NJ, Wood. Mrs. Adams,
who has been here taking care OF
Miss Eunlce returned to their home
at Hooker, Sunday, leaving t h e
patient who had undergone an opera
tion for appendicitis recovering better
than had been expected by the most
hopeful. The young lady was out of
bed the first OF the week and Is out
of the house though not allowed to
take much exercise. 1t is expected
that she will soon be out Of the house
and at her place In the Cash Depart
ment store.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-08-22

Mrs. Ed Tregallis who has been here
visiting her parenes, Mr.. and Mrs. I
n Pennington returned to hsf hum,
at Pratt, Tuesday.
Gordon HlgglnbC than is back from
his visit with his parents in Creels
boro, Kentucky. He spent the sum-
mer there and came back, Wednes
day to make his come here.
Jesse McCoid, who lived north oi
town but who has a claim In Colora
do was In Liberal with a bunch oil
horses which he thought of Offering
at public sale but decided to hold
them until later.
Mrs. W. S, Wolley and daughters
Misses Hazel and Ruth, came home
Sunday from Hutchinson and Wood.
ward, Oklahoma, where they were
visiting relatives. They report hay
ing had the time OF their lives on
camping and fishing excursions.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-08-22
County to Furnish Bran

For the purpose OF extermlnating
the grasshOppers and thereby protect
ing the wheat to be sown this fall
Seward county will furnish a limited
amount of bran and Paris green to
resident householders making writ
ten application therefor In order that
an apportionment OF the amount
supplied may be made. The applI-
can't must state in his request the
number of acres of wheat he will SOW.
Those using the poisoned bran will
be required to supply the amount of
syrup and oranges or lemons to make
a mixture as prescribed by the State
Entomologlst and spread the same at
the proper time around the edges OF
the fields.
1t is estimated at this time that
not to exceed pound or poison per
acre of wheat sowu can be furnished,
but applications must be received be-
fore definite apportionment can be
made. Therefore II YOU are interest
ed in poisoning the grasshoppers and
will spread the poison make your ap-
pllcatlon without unnecessary delay.
Either make application In person
or mail same to
Il. d. COOPER, County Clerk,
Seward County, Kansas.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-08-22

but the greatest of all is the parent
who thinks he needs his boy or girl
at home when that boy and girl
should be in school five days every
week.
| know of several persons and SO
do you that are in line for promo
tion but never will be promoted for
no other reason than no common
school education" Now some one Is
to blame as they we're raised In a
land of free schools. If it is their
father that father has handicapped
his son for life. Shall we have this
charge laid at our doors in years to
come. Respectfully yours,
A B. FULLMER, County Supt.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-08-22
First Namesake for President

Monday, W. T. Lowery, of the Lo-
rena Oklahoma neighborhood was In
TO attend the circus and brought with
him the first child to be named after
the now muchly praised Woodrow
Wilson, president OF the us, Wood
row Wilson Lowery is several months
old now and is a credit to his name
sake andis to receive some kind of
recognition from the chief executive
himself.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-08-22

A fine ten pound baby boy came to
live with NJ. J. Townsend and wife,
August 10th. All are doing we'll.
Edward Kindschi left Tuesday
morning on q business trip to Hutch.
inson, Kansas City and Garfield. He
expects to combine business with
pleasure and will be gone several
weeks, returning about the first OF
next month.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-08-22

Miss Lottie Finley, OF the South
western Hardware Store left the first
Of the week to spend her vacation
with relatives In Carrolton, Missouri.
Tom L. Gray, the second hand
man, came up from Guymon Tues
day morning and spent the day in
town. Mr. Gray owns a store at
Guymon, and is interested here with
Mr.. Beaver in a similar business.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-08-22
Pastor Resigns

To the Friends of Liberal Church
Liberal, Kansas:
l this day resign my place as pastor
OF the Friends church In Liberal thil
10th day Of August 1913 as my health
will not permit my carrying on the
work any longer.
Respectively,
T. K. HOcKETT,
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-08-22
Baptist Church

Sunday School, 9:45.' Preach
ing Service, II a. m. Mrs. V. H.
Grinstead will occupy the pulpit.
B Y. P. u, Tsp. m. Union
Services 8 o'clock. Prayer meet
ing Thursday evening 8 o'clock
j. B. Frisbie, Pastor.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-12

owasst - me phnadsipal. Inquirer conp.a
BY JIM NASIUM
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-12

! champions would get practically as
much per man as they do now and at
the same time leave ample balm for the
runpers-up and the various other strag-
glers all the way down the line. Nat
urally the divisions would be graded ac-
cordipg to merit, thus making it an OBJ
Ject for every team to fight to the very
last ditch.
Excellent arguments might be adj
vanced Ill favor of Hermann s pet
idea. Certainly there is every reason
to believe that it would be welcomed
with enthusiasm In cities like Pitts
ton, where but ono league is estab
lished. 1T would give the fan Of each
big league town a chance to see big
league ball, its stars, virtues and faults
from every angle and thus arouse an
enthusiasm never before known. In
the towns which boast both leagues it
would give the rabid partisans clear
line on the respective abilities of the
home representatives.
Best OF all it would provide two sea.
sons each year. Before interest had a
chance to wane over the regular cam
paign the prospect Of the DOW order Of
world Is series would bo upon the sup
porters of baseball. The cream Of fuan-
ciai returns for the maguates at pres
ent is the spring fervor of tho fan.
First division clubs reap the harvest
from April to October. But the fel
lows in the lower berth have little at
traction for the general populaco after
July A. Hermann 8 scheme then ap-
pears a good thing for magnate, player
and public. 1t would be adopted In a
moment if the magnato were as conf
dent of tue public as be is in the player
The chief objection raised SO far is
that it might reflect on the honesty Of
purpose in organized baseball. The
ma gnates fear that the public might
think baseball was being hippodromed
in degree; that the whole orgauiza
tion was a money grabbing scheme;
that interests were pooled in one com
mon cause. In fact that the major
leagues were one huge combine, work
ing toward one end. the deception of
the public SO far as honest rivalry was
concerned.
Promoters are afraid that patrons
would lose coDfidencc in tho fidelity
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-12

there for 8 long period Of Subsequent
usefulness. McAleer at once began "a
spread the news of his discovery Of
Reese among other bail players similarly
afflicted, with the result that ball play
ers from all over the country began ia
flock TO Reese for trca tment and the
| Charley horse and the glass arm
began to lose much Of their serious as
pect, and today there is hardly ball
player enjoying long term of efficient
service in The big leagues who does not
owe the length Of his term Of usefulness
to "Bonesetter" Reese
"Old Cy' Young. whose long period OF
efficient pitching in the big leagues has
been the wonder of the baseball world.
would never have accomplished his re-
markable record OF twenty-five years
twirling IN the big leagues had it not
been for the treatment "Bones setter
Reese administered on numerous ocea,
sions TO that great pitching arm. Some
years ago "Old Cy's" arm went bad and
he. was tagged for the bushes, but after
q visit to Reese "Cy" came back and
pitched the best ball OF his career. with
the result that right up to the time OF
"Cy s. retirement last summer, after
twenty-five years OF big league service,
Reese was the official custodian of that
veteran pitching wing Hans Wagner.
whose sixteen years record in the big
league has marked him as one OF the
physical msrvels of the game, owes his
long term of service 90 this same wizard
of the physical organs, as several years
ago it WIS announced that Hans was
permanently out of the game with rheu-
matism, for which he had been treated
by several physicians until Reese discov-
cred his ailment to be wrcnched lisa-
ments. and promptly put the great player
In shape to continue his long and honor
able career on the diamond.
Baseball owss lot to this Youngstown
mill man, who might we'll be termed the
official physical repairer to the national
game Most every ball player Of note
that has sprung up in the last decade
has gone into Reese's drydock for repairs
at some OF other, and veterans of the
gams like LAjoie, Fred Clarke. Tommy
Leach, Bobby Wallace, Earl Moore, Cy
Young, Hans Wagner, Mathewson and
others owe their long term of efficiency
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-12

Of the national pastime if the lines of
friendship between tho leagues were
drawn any closer than they are at
present. They believe that baseball is
what it is simply because Of the strong
rivalry-or the apparently strong ri
valry-that has so far kept the two
circuits distinctive institutions, each
depending solely on itself.
Hermann is broad-minded man.
He credits the populace which patron
ICES this grand sport with more intelli
gence than to be swayed by any petty
bigotries. Hermann may be right or
he may be wrong. He is not sure that
he is right, but he very wisely says;
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-12

most profoundly pretentious style.
There would be no question then as TO
the ultimate winner being the very best
collection in fast company. Accord.
ing to the lights of the chairman of
the National commission all tho pres
ent benefits of the recent world g series
would be maintained Other benefits
of broad reach would accrue, while
most Of the existing evils of the pres
ent post season classic would be elm
mated.
Let Ms first consider Hermann s
scheme. IL embraces two seasons; at
least two pennaDt races each year. He
would shorten the playing season in
the respective MAJOR leagues to liz
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-12

ssone, when about all the conditionins
the big league bali player got was de.
rived from hs own "elbow grease" and
Q bottle Of witch hazel that he lurgcd
IN his hip pocket, and if he sprung q
Charley horse" or contracted a glass
arm" It was trp to him to cure the NAL
sdy himself or beat II back to tho old
job IN tbs billet factory. His training
eonnsted largely OF mere "practicins
out there on the ball lot before the
games started, and many star who
scintillated when the game was Young
has had has diamond career cut short
through the failure OF 'bum whip" to
respond TO this homo treatment.
While the care that ia exercised now
sdsys in the physical preparation of the
ball player for bis season of strenuous
]aborz has largely reduced the danger of
serious injury to his salary limbs, the
Increased demand for speed and good
arms together with The ficrco competi-
ton furnished by an overabundapce Of
material, would cause the Etjll frequent
recurrence of The Charley horse" and
the glass arm" among ball players 70
be Just as fatal to their period of USE
fulness on the diamond today RS OF yore
were it not for one Developments de-
velopment that has kept pace with the
progress that has been made in other
branches of the game and arose from
the necessity that the cages tell Us ais
the mother Of invention"
This Development that has robbed the
hugaboo Of the professional ball player
oe much Of its terror is nothing more or
ias than the abnormal development of
an ability to deal with the exigencies Of
che occesion in o angle human being
John D. Reese, of Youngstown, Ohio,
BOW known ell over the world OF sport
"a 'Boneaetter" Reese.
Reese, a roller IN the iron mills at
Youngstown, was Hr,st discovered 10
b&sebsl circles score of years ago
through his treatment of Jimmy Me-
Aleer, The old Cleveland outfelder and
now president Of the Boston Redsox,
whose home was also in Youngstown
Rsese put MeAleer, whose principal
baseball asset was his great speed in
the outield and on the bases, back IN
the game at a. time when it was thought
he would have 10 retire permanently
from q Charley horsc," and kept him
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-12

"Let's give it trial for once; lot
us put il squarely up to the people. If
old way and win be nothing out.''
A very. very sensible argument, il
seems Certainly tho second division
teams would be taking no chance at
any rate.
The evils Of tho present world g
series system arc many. Not the least
is bitterness toward clubs absolutely
out of the running when their time OF
experimenting arrives. No matter how
fairly they may play, disappointed con-
tenders invariably believe they have
always got the worst OF it from the
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-12
FIRST BROKE. INTO
6ASE-BALL, B1.l .lNEHTlN6s
eNN1H. hSAbEEE.

That man who has been compelled
TO earn his bread by the sweat Of his
brow" at the butt end of pair of tongs
in an iron mill should prove himself more
able TO cope with physical organs out of
eilter than practicipg surgeons and physi-
clans of note is showing the miraculous
about as close as we get to those things
in this practical age, and condition Of
affairs that has proved Godsend to the
national game. But there is none OF
the "Oivine healing" bunk aud the sl-
pernatural connected with the practices
the practical application of an abnormal
" keen insight into what is required OF
the physical organs to perform certain
physical functions, combined with a
high knowledge of anatomy and an ex-
traordiuarily developed tactile sense.
What is known in baseball vernac,ilar
as the Charley horse" and the ''glass
arm" is usually a wreuched or dislocated
hgarnent, cases which Reese, with his
acute X-ray touch, appears TO be able
to diagnose to O certainty from super
ficial examination, following which his
knowledge of the structure of the human
limb and the great strength Of forearm
and hand with which nature has endow-
ed him enables him TO force the offend
ing members back into their normal po-
sition where they may be expected to re-
sumo their normal functions. Many q
bali player who has been unable TO comb
his owp hair for weeks has foeted out
of 'fBonesetter" Recse's drydock with
bis mits tanning the sgitated atmosphere
at arms length above his knob. 1t is
only when the Interpretation of the play
er arises from a deeper source than a
mere local injury to the limbs that Reese
is compelled to pass his patient along to