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The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-06-11
Damon and Pythias

The pictures of Damon and Pythias
will be displayed at the Photoplay
next Friday night, June Is. The
theater has been leased by the
Knights Of Pythias lodge for that
evening, and If the weather is fair q
record-breaking crowd is expected.
All members of the order will be
familiar with the different scenes as
they appear upon the screen, and
those who have studied ancient his
tory will derive great deal OF bene-
fit from the pictures. Any member
Of the local X. of P. lodge can supply
you with tickets at % cents each, and
no coupon or other ticket purchased
during the recent contest will be ac-
cepted These pictures are shown for
the benefit Of the lodge.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-06-11
New Elevator For Liberal

A lease has been secured by c. M.
Light for the erection of a new ele-
vator. 1t will be located at the back
end OF the Paul Light lumber yard,
and will have a capacity of 10000
bushels Of grain, Work will start on
1t right away and 1t is hoped to have
everything in shape to receive grain
by July 20. The new elevator will
have all the latest Improvements to
facilitate the rapid handling Of grain.
The firm will be known as the G. M.
Light Grain company, and Mr.. Light
will have personal supervision Of the
business. Charley is we'll known
among the farmers around Liberal
and ought to do good business with
the elevator right from the start.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-06-11

Mrs. W. S. Reseau and daughter,
Mrs. Elsie ONO, who have been visit
ing at the II. W. Magruder home, re-
turned Friday to their home in Gull
ison.
Mr. and Mrs. T. V. Symon left Sun
day for Kinsley, Kansas, to attend
the annual old settlers reunion,
which Is going on there this week.
Mrs. ]. E. Johnston of Logan, New
Mexico, visited Mr.. and Mrs. McDer-
mott and Mrs. Lipscomb the last Of
the week.
DR.. Higginbotham leaves Sunday
for Chicago, where he will attend a
convention of eye, ear, nose and
throat specialists, which is called for
the first of the week.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-06-11
To Address Fairgrounds
Association

Albert G. Ross, who was recon-
mended by Prof. McKeever for super.
intendent of the Fairgrounds, will
meet with the members Of the asso-
citation at the city council rooms to.
night. Mr.. Ross is recommended as
a man of wide experience and un.
usual ability for the job, and has been
hired by the association for the COM
ing year. The public Is invited to
hear him.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-06-11
Seward County Still Growing

We took time this week to 60 over
the county assessors returns to the
csunty clerks office, and found some
interesting figures relative to Seward
county's growth since the assessment
of 1914 Here is the tabulation by
townships, Uf personal property only,
for the year 1914:
Fargo Township 1921, 1880
Liberal Township 2l2,34O.OO
Seward Township 9O,OO5. 90
Liberal City 608,9O7.OO
Total 1892, ,998.OO
Fargo Township S373,2OO.0O
Liberal Township 27O,825.OO
Seward Township 137,625.00
Liberal City 729,085.OO
Total 1,5l0.735 90
The real estate roll has not yet
been completed, but we will furnish
the increase In that part of the
county's wealth as soon as 1t is pre-
pared. Nevertheless. there were A
quarters proved up during the year, a
good many brick and frame buildings
erected In Liberal, which, together
with the general raise In the price OF
land during the last year, will aug
ment last years record considerable.
Considerable grain is still held by the
farmers, the following amount hav-
Ing been given In to the assessors:
Oats 800 bushels
Corn l0,l87 bushels
Katfir, maize, etc. $500 bushels
Hay 139 tons.
This has never been advertised or
considered to he q corn country, but
with over ten thousend bushels of
last years crop still ON hand you can
readily see that corn raising is a
branch of farming here that only
needs development. Clip this article
and send 1t to your skeptical friends
back east, and let them know that
this country is not the barren and
desolate region they imagine 1t to be.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-06-11

o. M. Wood returned Tuesday from
a business trip to Hutchinson.
Attorney Robt. Garven came down
from St. John this week to look after
legal matters In district court.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-06-11

/ Attorney II. A. Mccoy of Hugoton
attended district court here this
week.
Horace Foster of Garden City
spent Sunday at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs Robt Hall.
Miss Corrlne Shumate went to
Guymon Tuesday to spend few days
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Il. Ellison.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-06-11
Someone's Getting Stung

With the prosperous times now In
vogue and plenty of money circula-
Ing In this part of the country, 1t
would seem queer If the people were
not bounded by agents of every des-
cription who would like to sell any
thing from pins to aeroplanes. The
latest "holler" coming is from some
who have been taken In on mall order
groceries, the aforesaid groceries not
panning out as per samples shown,
and at price which, If charged by
one Of the Liberal grocerymen, he
would promptly be put on the un-
fair list. These agents generally
have one or two leaders on which
they compare prices against that OF
home merchants, and the difference
thus noted paves the way for addition
al purchases, the remainder Of which
is usually higher than can be bought
from the home people. Another bad
feature Of the case is, that after the
head of the household has turned
down these oily-tongued ones, they
usually go around to the wives and
get the order, in hopes of making
father" dig when the goods arrive.
Groceries can be purchased In Liber-
al as cheaply, and Of as good quality,
as can be had in a larger town, and
there is no need Of anyone's patron
izing the tiy-by-night contingent who
are here today and somewhere else
tomorrow, whose guarantee Is gener-
ally not worth the paper 1t Is written
on, and against whom no action can
be brought If the goods do not meas
ure up to specihcatlons.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-06-11

Read the Democrat every week.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-06-11

MT. Public,
Anywhere, Everywhere
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-08-20
EXIT .CALOMEL
No More Nasty, Disagreeable
Effects

LIY.YER-LAX is now rapidly TAX
ing the place of calomel everywhere.
1t is just as effective, cleansing the
system thoroughly of bile, toning up
the liver and making that sluggish
feeling disappear like magic. Yet it
is pleasant to take, and has none Of
the disagreeable after effects that
make us dread calomel so much.
Feel fine all the time. Take LIY.
NER.LAX regularly, and health be-
comes habit.
Guarantee. Every genuine bottle
bears the name of L, K. Grigsby, and
il it does not give satisfaction your
money will be returned. For sale in
the big soc and 81 bottles at Glider &
Weeks.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-08-20
Converse Girls in Tennessee.

Miss Mary Link of Abbeville, S. c.,
Miss Mary Frances Pool of Newberry,
S. c., and Miss Aileen Shane of Colum-
bia, S. c., who have been the guests
of Miss Sarah Broyles, tie last ten
days, left this morning for Middle
Tennessee, where they will visit prior
to returning to South Carolina.-John-
son City Staff.
These young ladies, all Of whom are
former Converse girls, have been Wis
iting a former classmate, Miss Sara
B1oyles, at tner home in Johns City.
During their visit tney were recipients
Of many social attentions.-Spartan-
bury Herald.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-08-20
; Weighing the Case According to
the Law and Evidence.
Augusta Chronicle.

o o o o 9 o o o 9 o o o g. g % y o
If you haven't yet read the article
by Hon. Hannis Taylor, published in
the Hearst Sunday papers, on the vital
question of British interference with
American commerce-and which deals
particularly with the proposal to treat
cotton as contraband of war-let us
advise you to get a copy, at once, and
read it carefully and with an open
mind.
You know, of course, who the Hon.
Hannis Taylor of Mobile, Ala, is; a
former United States minister to Spain
and one of tie leading authorities in
this country on International law.
Then, let Mr.. Taylor tell you, quietly
and dispassionately-as lawyer who
knows his case and the law-some
things that you may not know; but
which, as an American citizen, you
oug!~t|to know.
Mr.. Taylor bases the whole case on
the Declaration of London, which was
the last authoritative expression on the
rules and agreements regulating mari
time warfare He points out, of course,
that the conference held in 1908, which
promulgated this official international
declaration was called by Great Brit
ain herself, that it met in her capital,
and that, after the experts on inter
national law and customs of all the
nations participating had carefully
threshed out all the questions at issue,
tie declaration was voted unanimous
y by the delegates present. These del
egates represented the United States,
Great Britain, France, Russia, Ger
many, Austria, Italy, Spain, Holland
and Japan.
The United States formally ratified
this Declaration Of London in 1912,
but other countries, including Great
Britain-because her constitution does
not provide for such action-neglected
to formally ratify the agreement;
though, as pointed out by ex-Minister
Taylor, and also by Rear Admiral
Stockton, who was the United States
representative at the London confer
ence, such formal ratification was rem
dered unnecessary by the fact that it
had the authoritative weight due to
the unanimous vote of representatives
of all the powers" and because the
British government "solemnly agreed
with us that The declaration was full,
final and formal restatement of the
rules Of maritime warfare
Note this: "restatement" of those
rules; not laying down of new rules.
And this "restatement'' and final Of
fetal declaration of how maritime war
fare should continue to be conducted
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-08-20

these contracts had been greatly eX-
aggerated; that only normal profits
would accrue in most cases, and that
in some instances there might be no
profit at all.
Must Meet Specifications.
T-is, it was said, was due to the rigid
surveillance exercised by inspectors
of Great Britain and her allies over
all deliveries Goods contracted for,
it was said, were held to strict
standard and where they did not come
up to this standard were rejected.
Another optimistic feature of the
foreign exchange situation was tie
general belief that second large Ship
ment of gold was on its way to New
York. Approximately s2O,000,OO0 in
gold coin reached here last week from
London. Wall street heard today that
int second shipment of gold was COM
ing from South Africa or Australia.
Other good shipments, too, it was be-
lieved, would follow, all of which were
expected to have a corrective effect
upon the exchange markets.
Bankers were reticent in discussing
these reports and no official confirm
alton of them could be obtained.
Not the least of the factors which
entered into the creation of today's
unparalleled exchange situation was
the delay in obtaining and executing
cable orders. Thus, at about the same
time, American securities were selling
at widely divergent figures here and
abroad. A notable case was that of
Union Pacific, which was down three
points in the London market and made
a net gain of three-eighths of one point
higher. This situation was ascribed
largely to the British censor's control
Of the cables.
Leading bankers were almost unani-
nous in the belief that England had
failed to awaken to She fact that she
had lost control of the worlds finances,
temporarily at least, and that by
failing to establish speedily an ade-
quate credit here still clung to the de-
Iusion that the pound sterling was the
standard of international finance to-
day, as it had been for generations
past. AS soon as London bankers re-
aiize fully that New York is in control
and establish the credit needed to pro-
tect their money, it was thought ex-
change rates would return to figures
more nearly approaching normal.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-08-20

SSUEpI1SC W
THE assertion that dollars and not
pounds sterling had been the financial
standard On which all contracts for
war supplies had been accepted in this
country came as a distinct surprise.
aside from marking the temporary
passing of London's control OF the
worlds treasure chests, it relieved
anxiety on the part of investors in So
Scalled war specialties in the stock
market who were confronted with the
sprosvect OF large shrinkage in pros
spetst#e profits due to prevailing low
rates OY exchange.
Measured in dollars and cents, 1t
was learned that the amount OF theSs
war contracts, on which full or nearly
full payments would be due on or be-
fore October I, next, approximates
800, 600, 900 to $5OO,ooO,o00. This is
In addition to the huge total of more
than 81 ,0oo, 100000 owed Ly Europe to
The United States at Bbe close of the
Hscal year June 80. It was also learn
ed from an authoritative source that
Ghe prospective profits on some OF
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-08-20
Malaria Or chiIs & Fever

Peeseefp6e0 Ne. o0s iapespsssd'SspeeiaBy
eoR RaALARQA. .os GNllGS q FEVER.
Five es oi3 de0ea win bseaE cay eaee, sad
q takea Ghea % Gosic Ghe Fever will nor
eeeurn. Is aces on the ivee better ehao
Colonel end does not eripe oe eickeoe 2Se
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-08-20

We commend the above strong, clear
convincing legal opinion, from lead
ing authority on International law and
diplomacy-who is not pleading the
cause of any of the belligerent Euro,
pean nations, but only the rights oi
lis own and other neutral countries
to the careful and prayerful consider
alton of those people who are permit
ting sentiment and nothing but senti-
ment, rather than common sense, to
control their judgment at this Vita
time in their country's Iistory and In
the history Of the world.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-08-20

these contracts had been greatly ex
aggerated; that only normal profits
would accrue in most cases, and that
in some instances there might be no
profit at all.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-12-27
PLACARDS IN DRY PARADE.

"A beef joint beats booze joint" "The path of misery leads from the saloon door"
 You can't buy dry goods with money spent for wet goods"
 "The cause of drunkenness is Ii. cense; the cure is total abstinence" One home in four must furnish a boy for the saloon. What about your boy?"
 Chicago knows enough to come in out of the wet"
 Well make the water wagon our jitney bus"
 "A dry Chicago means a clean Chi cago."
 Who gets your next pay envelope?" "The saloon is the poor mans club that kicks him out after he has paid his dues"
 Nineteen dry states. Come on in, Illinois! The waters fine"
 "The last to be hired, the first to be fired-the boozer'
 Nothing to drink Sunday; clear head Monday"
 When you down booze, that is per sonal liberty; when booze downs you, that is slavery"
The Prescott daily news., 1915-12-27
COMMISSIONERS SALE

Notice is hereby given, that Tn pur- suance of the authority and directions contained in the decretal orler of the Uhancery Court of Nevada County, made and entered on the 7th day of December, A. D., 1915 in certain cause (No. 131) then pending therein between E. l.. Cox, Dan Putnam, and w. V. Tompkins, as Trustee complain ants, and l.. J. Farabee, Katie R. Fara- bee, Will McElfresh and w. B. Hammer defendants the undersigned, as Com missioner of said Court, will offer for sale at public vendue to the highest bidder, at the North door or entrance of the County Courthouse in which said Court is held, in the County of Nevada, State of Arkansas, within the hours prescribed by law for judicial sales, on the 8th day of January A. D. 1916, the following described pro- perty to-wit:
 All the merchantable timber stand ing and being upon the following des- cribed real estate, to-wit:-
 Fr. NE14 sec. south river; SEA SEA sec 6; Eh NWA sec. 2; NEA sec. 2; NEA SWA sec. 2; NWA SEA sec. 2; all in Township eleven CID South, Range Twenty (20) West, in Nevada county, Arkansas, containing in all 588.34 acres more or less, with the right to cut and remove said tim her within years from April 20th 1915.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-12-27
CAMPAIGN PLANS.

AS part of the campaign program for the year the National w. c. T. U. has adopted the following: Increased ac- tivity of the Young Peoples branch In all lines of campaign work; the Loyal Temperance legion (children's branch) to have part in public meetings, dem onstrations and parades; campaign in stitutes to be held in the interests of national constitutional prohibition at state capitals, also county institutes at county seats, for the education and in- spiration of temperance workers and the general public; special campaign material furnished the newspapers by the W. c. T. U. bureau of publicity; parades, street meetings, medal con- tests, rallies and other public demon strations to be held frequently, secur- ing the cooperation of Sunday schools; circulation of the Sunday school peti- tion for national constitutional prohi- bition to be urged; the relation of woman's ballot to the destruction of the liquor traffic emphasized; the use of posters and poster parades recom- mended, July f and October 12 desig- mated as National Poster days; w. C.. T. U. speakers to present in public ad- dresses the status of and reasons for national constitutional prohibition and secure the indorsement of the joint resolution for it.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-12-27
DYNAMITE SHIP IN TOLLS.
Cargo Worth Four Times Original Cost, but It's Bankrupting the Captain.

Cargo Worth Four Times Original Cost,
 but It's Bankrupting the Captain.
 Lying off Staten Island is a German steamship with cargo of British nitro. glycerin and no place to go. The eX- plosive Is now worth four times what it was when the vessel, lodging Brit ish cruisers off Sandy Hook, reached the safety of the port of New York soon after the war started
 But the German captain can't sell the nitro because 1t belongs to British con slgnees. And unless he sells it he won't have enough money to pay wharfage charges and so will have to pass the winter at anchor in the fair. way at the mercy of floating ice.
 The India is the steamship. Last winter she docked at the municipal pier, Suspicion, having a special rate This year R. A. c. Smith, dock com missioner demanded regular daily wharfage, which will soon eat up the value of the cargo and the ship as well
The Prescott daily news., 1915-12-27
One forty horse power boiler.
 One thirty horse power Atlas en-

One forty horse power boiler.
 One thirty horse power Atlas en- zine.
 The duplex gang edger.
 Two cut off saws.
 Two rip tables.
 Two sixty inch circular saws.
 One thirty six inch top saw.
 And all belting, shafting, tools, fix lures, etc., belonging to said saw mill outfit. Being hardwood saw mill upr- chased by said L. J. Farabee from Rheinboldt and Rheinboldt with addi- tions and replacements, in Nevada County, Arkansas.
 Terms of Sale:-On credit till the 18th of March, 1916, the purchaser being required to execute bond as re- approved security, bearing interest at the rate of 10 per cent per annum from the date of sale until paid, and lein being retained on thee premises sold to secure the paymnt of the pur- chase money.
 Givn under my hand this 7th day of December A. D. 1915. .12-9-4wks. c. c. CALHOUN,
 Commissioner in Chancery.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-12-27
ADVICE TO UNCLE SAM.


 There is a certain queer old book which was printed in England more than hundred years ago called. "The Pleasant Art of Money Catching" It contains this good advice: First see that your comings-in be more than your layings-out." Suppose a man were taking ten thousand dollars a year over the counter of his store That might seem big to him. But if he had to pay ten thousand and one dollars for stock and rent and help and fire, he would not be prosperlng, but failing. Uncle Sam does get a great deal of money from the liuuor traffic. But he and we spend very great deal more in caring for it's vic tins. So this is had business, and when enough people have found it out the liquor traffic will go. phey are finding it out very fast. Everybody who has studied arithmetic can figure out the reason for national prohibit tion It is a matter of dollars and cents. Christine Tinliug.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-12-27
NEW MODEL CITY TO BE DRY.
Sunday Observance Also to Be En-
 forced In Wisconsin Town.


 The economic value of decent living and of Sunday observance is getting a thorough test on a great publicity work at Wissota, Wis, where the Wisconsin, Minnesota Light and Power company is constructing q $2OO0,O00 dam, in the building of q model city by the com pany, giving homes to 1000 persons. The company will provide amuSe ments such as educational movie pic ture theaters. establish a hospital and will make the city sanitary in every particular
 Among the first rules laid down by the company is that there shall be no dcsecration of the Sabbath, that gam bling shall he barred and that no in toNicantS shall be tolerated.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-12-27
NO USE FOR IT IN FIVE YEARS.


 A leading banker of Wisconsin vouches for the following incident. Within the past year the managers of brewery in one of the smaller cities of the state decided to build 8 new malt house at cost of 5000 They commissioned their president to go to Milwaukee and effect loan He naturally went to one of the big brewery banks of that city The yice-president to whom he applied for the loan, was formerly in the brew ing business and had made a hand the palmy days before the drys had begun to knock the big profits out of 1t. He very wisely got out of the busi- ness when the getting was good. not as now, when brewing stocks are all shot to pieces.
 To the utter surprise and .chagrin of the out-of-town brewer he was promptly refused the loan. He ex. claimed: Whats the matter? With all this fine property we got, ain't we good for $25,OOO?"
 Quick came the answer from the ex. brewer-banker: But what do you want to use the $25,00O for?"
 ITO build malt house, so we can enlarge our business said the brewer. But, you fool, don't you know that in five years you will have no use whatever for a malt house?" replied the banker.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-12-27
2.363,872 BOOKS IN LIBRARY.
European War Has Slightly Affeoted Growth Of Capital Institution.

The Library of Congress at the close of the fiscal year on June 30 last had 2,363,S72 books on it's shelves, accord Ing to the annual report of Herbert Putnam, the librarian. The library also owns 143,553 maps and charts. 727.S0S volumes aud pieces of music and 3S5,757 prints, besides many val uable pieces of correspondence and many rare prints aud documents.
 The Europeau war, the report says. has served to prevent the growth of the library to some extent, but the nd. dition of books nevertheless was al most as great as in former years
The Prescott daily news., 1915-12-27
WED TO DEAD SOLDIER.
Government Will Recognize Cereu7on,
 and Grant pensinn to Widow

Government Will Recognize Ceremony
 and Grant Pension to Widow
 The custom of marriage by proxy. which has come into vogue during the war, has placed a young Partisan wo man in curious situation She was married by proxy on Nov IT to Ser geant Joseph Conducher On Dec l she was informed officially that Ser geaRt Conduche had been killed at Souchez on Sept. 2S. several weeks before the marriage.
 Although the marriage is invalid in law, the authorities, taking account of Sergeant Conduches intentions. will give a widows pension to the be Feaved woman.