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The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-09-03
Fire in Wiley's Drug Store

The unearthly shrek OF the fire
whistle about 400 o'clock Tuesday
morning reused the people of Liberal
out of their slumbers. Upon inquiry
it was found that Wiley's Drug store
was on fire, and in a few minutes the
fire fighting force and large crowd
Of citizens had gathered on the
streets. The fire was firstdiscOYered
by f, B. Stribling, who rooms at the
White House, and the alarm was i'm.
mediately given. 1t was gotten un-
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-09-03
Fixing the Streets

Quincy Holland and two assistants
are this week working some of the
streets leading to the fair grounds.
They are using a road grader and
thresher engine to do the work, and
are doing mighty nifty job of 1t.
The Holland brothers have thresh-
ing outfit of their own operating in
the country, but Quincy is patriotic
enough to neglect his own rig to
help the town get the streets in
shape for the heavy travel during
fair time. The steam outfit is the
proper thing for fixing streets, and
it wouldn't be bad Idea for the city
fathers to hire one when the rush of
farm work is through and give every
street in town a good going over.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-09-03
To Lay Cornerstone

Saturday, next week, will be big
day In our neighboring city on the
west. The cornerstone OF the new
school building is to be laid with ap-
propriate ceremony; the Masonic
lodge from Hugoton is asked to otlici-
ate, the state superintendent and
county superintendents
are invited The Steward Hardware
Co. will have big implement demon
stration of farm tools and engines,
etc. The Hayward Bros. g. Lowery
will show the qualities of Overland
automobiles for which they have the
agency in Morton and Stanton count
les. Liberal band is expected and a
free lunch at noon is being planned.
There will be big times in Rolla.-
HugOton Hermes.
A number OF Liberal Masons in
tend to be present at the above men,
toned festivities.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-09-03
Organize w. o. w. Camp

A lodge of Woodman OF the World
was organiged under the direction of
Deputy G. E. Colby on Thursday
night of last week. The meeting was
held in the A. O. U. W. hall. The
following officers were elected: A. }.
West, consul commander; Geo. A.
Stewart, adviser lieutenant; DR.,
Chas. Wehr, clerk; Ezra Shorb, bank
er; R. w. Wolf, escort; II. A. Smeltz-
er, watchman; w. A. Marymee, SEN
try; Frank Gray, Dave Scott and W..
5. Lamb, managers.
The lodge started off with good
membership and the proper kind of
enthusiasm, and good time is re-
ported at It's institution. The mem
pers and visitors enjoyed an excellent
luncheon at the Annex Cafe after the
installation of officers. The w. ..
w. is grand institution and has
done much in its time toward making
the load lighter for those who have
been bereft of the breadwinner of the
family. The Democrat is pleased to
see it added to the roster of the diff
erent orders represented in Liberal.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-09-03

der control in a short time and was
out in about two hours, but Mr.,
Wiley suffered a heavy loss from the
fire and water while it lasted Near
ly the entire stock In the back of the
store was either burned or ruined by
water, the large mirror in the soda
fountain was cracked, and all the
fixtures were damaged by the heat
till it is doubtful If they can be used
again. Jeweler Reid, who has his
store in the drug store, suffered some
loss in his post card and stationery
stock, but had his most valuable arti-
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-09-03
About the Carnival

The Reed Carnival which showed
here all last week closed Saturday
night. There seems to be some Diff
erence in opinion as TO the merits of
the aggregation, and we are publish
ing two opinions from the different
towns in which they have shown. The
first is from the Harper Advocate:
Reeds Greater Shows are In Harp.
er this week. They are located on
East Main Street and extend from
the fountain two blocks. This Is one
of the largest and best carnivals that
ever came to our town. They have
So people with them and travel In
five cars. They are very courteous
and well hammered people and every
thing is done in manner indicating
high degree of efficiency,
"In about the center of the attract
ions is located the vaudeville tent.
A nice clean bill is presented. Inter
spersed among the larger attract
ions are various booths where there
are shooting galleries, knife racks,
novelty stands, etc.
"We like to have a nice clean carni-
val to come to Harper for several
reasons. One is because we like to
see the attractions and observe the
children enjoying themselves. Its a
good deal better tocome down town
with your friends, spend few dimes
at the different attractions and go
home cool and refreshed than todrag
wife and kids off to some strange
place, spend lot Of money and come
home at night tired and dusty VOW
ing you would never go again"
The Bucklin Banner has the fol-
lowing to say about 1t:
"The carnival packed up Saturday
night and left town and the Banner
sincerely hopes that hey ne"er re-
turn. 1t is hardly faiI 10 a carnival
to call this aggregation such. The
merry-go-round was the only real
amusement they had. They had
some animals, a lot of catch-penny
games, a midwest show and a mo-
tion-picture and vaudeville, the
vaudeville containing some girls who
might have been pretty forty or fifty
years ago. The aggregation sold ad-
| vertising on oil cloth and picture
show slides charged enormous prices
for the shows and tried to yet enough
to pay their license. 1t is the gener-
al opinion that the outfit was punk"
and the little stunt they pulled off
in endangering the public by allow
ing vicious horses to get loose did
not do them any good. 1t is getting
so that any old graft which promises
to furnish amusement can get away
with some coin, and the brand that
has been coming here lately has been
about the worst anyone would care
to see"
This Is one instance where the
Democrat desires to maintain a
'strict neuterallty," as Potash and
Perlmutter would put it, and the
people who saw the show can endorse
either of the opinions printed above.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-09-03

Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Long and daught-
er, Miss Maurine, returned Friday
from trip through Colorado in their
car. They were away over a month
and report splendid time.
Mr. and Mrs. j. Dawkins of Whites
burg, Texas, left Friday for Groom,
Texas, where they will visit awhile
before returning home. They have
been visiting their daughter, Mrs,
W.T.. Randles near Lorena.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-09-03

Ochiltree came out best in last
Sundays ball game to the tune of l3
to 5. The Ochiltree boys are good
players and good scouts in every way,
and the result of the game has left
no sore spots that we know OF.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-09-03
$3.50 Per Year

cles in the safe which was not badly
damaged. The cause OF the, fire has
not been ascertained at this time,
and it Is doubtful II the exact cause
will ever be known. The store will
remain closed until the loss has been
adjusted by the insurance companies.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-09-03

Miss Geniveve Tracy left yesterday
morning for a visit with her mother
In Corydon, Iowa,
Arizona republican., 1915-04-05
The AmentIments

In it's remarks from time time the twenty four proposed amendments the city charter, The Republican has not claimed that all of them bad. On the contrary. some of them good but the bad in the list overshadows and overwhelms good who feel that they unable to distinguish the good the bad had better vote against all of them.
 There is amendment, No. :. the ballot, further regulating the control of sewers anG cess pools giving the city power to force connection with sewers. and that is good one. There seven amendments. Nos. l4 to 20. both inclusive, designed clear up antiquities in the municipal election pro- visions of the charter There is another amend Inent No 21. specifically providing for the preparation of the annual budget Another, No. 22, relates to the handling of claims against the city. Another amendment, No. 23, looks to improve ment upon the present plan of advertising for bids for and the awarding of contracts, and No "A would amend the charter that the cost of all municipal advertising would he greatly less2ned
 All the foregoing amendments meritorious, and those who take time to study them and tain their merit should support them. But if voter is in doubt he should against all the amendments. leaving to another time the reforms which the meritorious amendments would institute
 The bad amendments are those which would convert the city commission into il powerful oli-  garchy. If all the power of appointment of so many officials have for the conduct of govern pent, with all their clerks and assistants, should be lodged. these amendments would lodge it, in the hands of five men, each with a personal following five by working tremendously could so intrench themselves to perpetuate themselves in office Their influence could be made extend anywhere l they should decide to profit financially from their positions there would be city official to expose them. There would be absolutely check them. An impenetrabe and impossible wall would clude a public of their manipulations of the public finances. (We are not mpugning the integ- rty of the present commission)
 We should have such d municipal government nowhere else in this country any civilized country.
 If Boss Tweed another dead and gone plunderer of municipalities. wherever he may be now, could look back and behold such system of government these proposed amendments would give Phoenix he would regret the limitation of his opportunities when he earth
Arizona republican., 1915-04-05
THE TOMATO IN ITALY

The tomato given to the world by America but Italy is today teaching the rest of tho world by example how it should be raised and how it should be preserved Italian canned tomatoes have practically pushed the American product out of the English market and have gained enormous mar ket in the United States. The Italians raise d solid meaty tomato of fine color, it is so packed in the cans that the consumer is not obliged to pay fer large percentage of water
 Canned tomatoes, however, put up principally for the export trade The Italians themselves pre- which is nothing less than boiled down tomato pulp minus the skins and seeds, set forth in an interesting manner in a report by Commercial Agent J. Alexis Shriver entitled. Canned Tomato Industry in Itay,' recently issued by the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce. This sauce is put in and is used by the Italians in a great variety of dishes, of which spaghetti is perhaps the most familiar to Americans.
 According to fairly accurate statistics the area planted in tomatoes in Italy is about 22 900 acres producing about 3S5.00O tons. The exports to the United States amount to about 20,000,0e0 pounds canned tomato and tomato sauce and S00OO00 pounds of the product go to South America The total value of the tomato exports from Italy is well over s6, 6,06OO
 The skins and seeds that formerly wasted are utilized the former stock feed and the latter of oil. The crude oil is suitable for soapmaking and for lamps, and the refined oil is said to be edble-Bulletin, Department of Com
Arizona republican., 1915-04-05
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of Tampico. over 15Go00 barrels of oil nave been lost result of the perforation made by bullets in the tanks, and in consequence foreign office is deeply stirred It's serenity is ruffled appears, onlya when the tide war dashes up against the sacred oil tanks Tampco With jealous and impatient eye Washington watches those oil tanks. Elsewhere in Mexico watchfuness is patient, un- cndingly patient
 Midway in the CarranZa revolution govern ment warned the Huertists and the Carranzstas who coming into conflict about Tampico that the Standard Oil tanks those a British company be preserved inviolate. Again a menace of the oil tanks at Tampico moved take umbrage at alleged outrage by irresponsible Mexican soldiers against flag and then broke the power of Huerta at Tampco that there might be peace and order in the vicinity of the tanks Thus it has been throughout the The American Eagle dozes peacefully until alarmed by the uproar neigh bolhood of the tanks. when ne screams threaten nsly We have cared less about the sping of the blood of defenseless American citizens in Mexico than have cared about the sping 0 the oil of Amer ican and British citizens who not in Mexico but who have their dollars there
 When the Mormon coonists driven from their homes, when their property, all they had in the world, confiscated when they were nur- dered. and when their wives and daughters were worse than murdered department heard all these things with cquanimy and sometimes with pretense of increduty. They were nic- dents of the war; perhaps the stories of outrage were congregations; anyway, due time repara- tion would be demanded, when the Mexcans had wrought out their own destiny and had establish ed peaceful and orderly republic similar to our 
 But d mere menace against the oil tanks. even violence in their vicinity which may in acci- dental injury to them and consequent loss of oil; even report that there is a possibility that damage may be done to the tanks by indiscrminatc and reckless shooting, state department to alertness
 But We may all be thankful for this much our gov ernment is not the supine thing which the more thoughtless of have suspected If it is indif- lerent to the flow of the blood of helpless American citizens it stands ready prevent by force if need he, the flow of the oil of influential American citi- ncns
Arizona republican., 1915-04-05
The Statement of the Commissioners

That there may be accusation of unfairnesS against The Republican, print this morning iong statement. signed by the mayor and the missoncrs going over their proceedings against former City Manager Parish. and presenting the charter, conveying to the commission supreme control over the affairs of the city of Phoenix.
 This statement will be recognized eleventh hour document prepared evidently by an astGte and persuasive attorney. We may pass over the sportsmanlike conduct of assailing the record of man who has suffered as most residents Phoenix believe unfairly. at the hands of the mayor and the commissioners. We do not think this will appeal to the fair minded women and men of Phoenix.
 In arriving at the conclusions which the state ment says the commissioners reluctantly reached result of the hearing of the charges against the former city manager, the statement fails utterly 9f allusion the we'll known fact that those charges were preferred by three former employees of the city whom the city manager had discharged and who gentlemen. who remained in the background, in struments for an attack long planned, against the manager It is. too fact, which the statement ignores that majority of those who attended those hearings and those who followed them, regarded the whole proceeding as d farce, alike disgracefui to the commission and to the city.
 As to the argument in favor of the proposed stated that experience has shown that the present managerial system is failure. It has only been shown that the commission has failed.
Arizona republican., 1915-04-05
School Ma'ams and Matrimony

A question which is now agitating several cities and towns in this country may be viewed from diff ferent sides and angles-Shal married women teach in the schools? In New York, matrnony terminates the relation of with the schools the theory evidently being that woman who has become the presiding genius of home through marriage is necessarily afflicted with such a distraction of at tention that she longer cope with the per Ilexng problems of the school room This distrac- tion becomes marked, naturally, after maern- ity, and it maternity that precipitatcd the agitation of this the schools of Ne.y York City.
 That matrmony impars the usefulness of many women teachers is doubt true perhaps in d majority of cases but certainly not in all cases Some women regard teaching d profession a life work, and marriage as an incident. They look upon the home they have acquired as no less q sanctuary than it appears who expect to remain in it all the tme If views of the case were all that might be considered, we should say that there ought to be hard and fast rule barring married as teachers If they have lost none of their efficiency by marriage they should be retained, but if the new relation should result in distraction from their school duties they should be dismissed Each should he dealt with separately by school boards.
 There is still another way look at it. When woman is married she is presumed to have found a home and to have been relieved of the necessity of teaching as means of Livelihood She is occu- pyng two jobs to the exclusion of less fortunate women who would like to have either of them, pre- 1eraby the home job, and all things else being equal the unmarried woman should be given a pre- fcrred place in the schools. But again, that is .. matter for individual consideration. the unmar- red woman is not good teacher her more fortunate married sister, she should be given the preference over her The schools should be above all
Arizona republican., 1915-04-05

out of her teens but this is on drawback to her performance what ever. Some of the greatest drawing cards in the music world today are among the younger artists. Mischa Elman was so young a few years ago when he took the world by storm that he was ashamed to tell his real age. He was eighteen and is now but twenty-three. Efrem Zibalist, violinist who married Alma Gluck, is but a youth of twenty. Paloma Schramm, wonderful child prodigy toured the United States at the age of nine Kubelik was nineteen when he was proclaimed the worlds great est violinist. The early start in d musical career is the element which gives the world the high degree of proficiency and attainment. For mat ter of fact the earlier works of Mozart, Chopin, Tschaikowky and others are more popular today than their creations which were contri- buted later in life.
 The Woman's Guild have prepared some very unique programs for their affair and announcement is made that the performance will commence at SIS promptly.
Arizona republican., 1915-04-05
UNIVERSITY WEEK OPENS
Representatives of Nearly All High Schools of State Expected at Tucson for the Contests Beginning Tuesday
Especial to The Republican,

TUCSON, April 4.-University Week, with it's gathering of high school stu dents and athletes, will burst upon Tucson tomorrow. Practically every institution Of the intermediate grade in the state is represented by at least member of it's faculty, and many are sending track, baseball debating and other teams. Scholarship in nearly all branches will constitute the basis of many contests as will baseball and track in the athletics department
 The program for Tuesday, the open ing day:
 Meeting of School Officials
 The program for the conference of school officials of the State of Arizona, April to 10, is now announced by the university.
 The list of speakers includes d num- Der of the best in the state. Lunch will be served each day at the univer- sity dining hall at 12:3O; dinner at C o'clock. The complete program is as follows:
 First Session, Tuesday, April 6, 10 a. nn.
 President R. E. von Kleinsmid pre- siding.
 Symposium How may the university assist the high schools of Arizona in securing better results in the work of pupils in the various departments?
 ta) English-Supt. w. F. Lutz, Douglas.
 (b) Mathematics - Supt G. C. Sher- wood, Mesa.
 Co Science - Prof. Claude D. Jones. Phoenix. (d) History - Supt C. A. GoSgin. Morenci. (e) Language - Supt. Homer Davis, Glendale. Q) Music. Art. Manual Training. Do- nestle Science - Supt. w. D. Baker, Prescott.
Arizona republican., 1915-04-05

bilitv of his removal at any tune will result in his giving to the work of his office the diligence. care and attention required and the possi- bility of his removal by q majority vote of the commission will take away the incentive to build up q political machine It is no answer to say that the commission may also play politics for it must be remem- hered that their term of office is short and they are always subject to recall by the people and their hold upon the office depends upon their ability to please majority Of the people of the city.
 As to the charter amendments per hitting the removal of the other of- ficers appointed by the commisSioH ov q vote of three fifths of the com mission. what has been said with re- gard to the office of city manager applies also to these.
 We believe that the city attorney should be appointed by the comnis- sion. because he is it's advisor in gil matters and particularly in the met ter of the adoption of ordinances for the governance of the city: and we are also of the opinion that the city clerk and city treasurer should be appointed by the commission and not by the manager, because their duties are independent of and apart frorl any over which the manager has control.
 With regard to charter amendment No. F, we desire to correct the published statement that it's adoption will permit the commission to fix their own salaries. A reading of the proposed amendment will be suff'- cient to show that it does nothing of the kind
 With regard to the other proposed amendments of the charter. we think they contain sufficient merit to war rant their submission and invite tte careful attention of the voters of the city to each and every of them. Respectfully, GEO. U. YOUNG. Mayor. JOSEPH COPE P. CORPSTEIN, NJ. J. FOLEY. FRANK WOODS. Commissioners.
Arizona republican., 1915-04-05

is wholly independent and not ac- countable to the commission for his acts.
 However perfect any scheme of may he from a thcoie.i- cal standpoint. it's true test is cN- perience The experience of the city government during the past year has demonstrated that there must he harmony between the city commis- sion and the city manager and with out it the city will be more or less in perpetual turmoil. To secure this harmony, either the city commission or the city manager must be sub- ordinate, one to the other To say that the appointing power shall he subordinate to the appointee is to reverse the order of things as die tated by reason and common sense.
 The commission is elected by the people and is subject to recall by the people. If the manager may only, in case of his failure or inca pacity, be removed for cause. no matter what method be pursued to establish such cause, the city suffers because of the general demoraliZa- ton which results therefrom.
 We recognize that there may be some truth in the suggestion that q wholly independent manager may be an advantage in some respects, but we believe that these weigh less thar do the disadvantages of the system. That the city manager may be SUD- ject to the temptation to build up q political machine is obvious, and if he so desires and has any political ability he may succeed in controlling the election of city commission if he be continued long enough in Of flee. There does not seem to he, therefore. any force in the suggestion that to keep politics out of the city affairs the manager must needs be independent of the commission in the sense that he may not be re- moved except for cause. x
 It sinners down to this one nro- position in our judgment, is the city more apt to have a better business management under the one system than under the other. and as to this we are all of one mind. To secure the highest efficiency on the part Of the manager. it is wise to restrict him to the duties for which he is ap- pointed and we believe the possi-