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The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-01-22
Mail Clerk Goes Bughouse

There was considerable excitement
Friday morning when train No. 4
pulled into Liberal ii. g. French
one Of the mail clerks on the train,
nursing grudge against the other
two clerks, w. ID. Settle and VIM,
Lowery, and fortified inwardly with
nearly a quart Of Texas tirewater,
commenced to get busy with .25
automatic pistol, and it seemed for
a few minutes like the other Two
would get an assignment to the New
Jerusalem. 1t seems that French
had been promoted backward" in
service a short time previously, and
he blamed Settle and Lowery for the
departments action. lie had dwelt
or this considerably for several days
and finally decided 10 liquida,e his
troubles in squirrel ,whiskey, with
the result tnat Settle got broken
leg from one Of his Shots, and
Llwery escaped with a flesh wound
The train had Just left Dalhart when
all this happened. The drunken
clerk had taken ths precIuIion tOcut
the bell cord in the mail car tn pre-
vent signals TO the engineer, and it
was only after Lewery had bodnd him
with rope that he could stop he
train hy using the emergency air
brake. The train stopped long
enough at TeXhoma TO pick up sur
geon, and very ittle mail was dis
tTibuted between Dalhart and Liber-
al The train was met here by Sheriff
Dotson and DR.. Morrow, 1.-THE sheriff
taking the drunken man 70 the
Jail, and Or Morrow looking after
the wounded Lowery continued on
the trip to Kansas City, but Settle
was laid up in the DOCTORS Office for
several days. Assistant Postmaster
Holland acted as mail clerk on the
train until relieved by another force
from No. at Kingsdown.
Judge Ray MIllman was appointed
temporary U. S. Commissioner o give
Preliminary hearing Monday, but
the defendant waived trial and was
bound over to await the action Of the
Texas Federal court. He not only
will lose his job in the service but
perhaps will get to don littie tins at
Levenworth or Atlanta. At the
trial, French claimed to have no rec
objection of the whole affair.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-01-22
Former Liberal Citizen
Passes on

A message was received in Liberal
Saturday morning informing the
people that j. II. Cavanaugh had
died Friday night in an El Peso san
itarIum, where he had been for some
time for treatment. Mr.. Cavanaugh
was citizen of Liberal for four years,
during which time he was engaged in
the real-estate business. He had
been afflicted with for the
last three years, the most Of which
time he had spent in hospitals and
health resorts in hopes of being re-
stored to health and strength. He
was about 40 years Of age, and leaves
a wife and numerous friends tomourn
his death. The body was shipped to
Spearville, Kansas, his former home,
for interment. The ladies of Liberal
ordered a floral Offering TO be sent
from Kansas City to Spearville, as a
token of esteem in which he was held
by the people of this town. While
we were not acquainted with Mr..
Cavanaugh personally, we have heard
only the highest praise of him since
his death, and feel that his passing
on was cause Of genuine regret
among those who knew him best.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-01-22
A Full Page Ad

You will find full-page ad of the
Palace Clothing store in this issue OF
the Democrat. Otto Spradling, the
manager, is hustling young fellow
who knows good business methods,
and besides the ad he is putting out
a big batch Of bills for those who pos
sibly might not see the paper. The
sale is practically a so per cent reduc-
tion sale on everything advertised,
and we would suggest to our readers
that they look the same over take ad-
vantage of the bargains found there
I'm
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-01-22

The Democrat editor and wife
moved into the E. d. Cooper property
the last of the week. We have
settled down to the prosaic paths of
married life, and consider ourselves
full-hedged citizens of Liberal, now,
henceforth and forever.
Last Tuesdays dailies mentioned
the fact that there we're 500 bills in
the Kansas legislature to be acted
upon. 1t is such a surfeit of intended
legislation this early in the game
that makes the public tired. If some
one would ask to have that many
bills repealed instead of passed the
people would rise up and call him
blessed. And he would secure life
time job in the legislature, too.
From late reports 1t seems that the
officers of Texas county are on the
trail of Jones, the party who killed
Paul Hertzog a few weeks ago. The
murder appears to have been premed-
itated and in cold blood, according TO
the testimony of those who know
anything about the affair, and is
hoped that the perpetrator gets all
that such a crime merits The state
of Oklahoma still has capital punish.
ment, but there is strong sentiment
for the present legislature to abolish
the same.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-01-22

Go to the Mixed Furniture COM
pany for new and second hand goods,
wall paper aud rugs. ADV.
Miss Josie Johnson came up from
Hooker Friday to spend a few days
with her friend, Miss Vivian Booker
If you have room to paper give
us a chance at it. Mixed Furniture
Company.
Mrs. C. w. Edison and son, James,
returned Friday from few days
visit with friends in Meade and
Plains.
Miss Ada Hobble returned Friday
from Plains, where she spent few
days nursing case of sickness.
Mrs. W. r. Molthop spent several
days at Hooker this week looking
after her music class down there.
The Ladies Home Journal style
books are now on sale at The Econ
omy. Price, 25 cents, with pattern
Misses Mary Aker and Maud Dob
son went to Matilla yesterday morn
ing to visit with friends few days.
A. 7. Eddington went to Hooker
Tuesday to visit his son, Roy few
days and attend to business matters.
Mesdames j. d. Jones and w. w,
COINS arrived Monday from Plains to
attend to business and personal matt
erS.
Prof. and Mrs j. |. Bunyard re-
turned Monday to Tyrone, after
spending the week end here with
friends
Mr., and Mrs O. L. Dobson came
from Spearville, wednesday. They
had attended the funeral of J. w.
Cayanaugh,
Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe Morrell left
Friday for Nara Visa, New Mexico,
TO spend few days at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Jarrett.
Paul Wright came up from Optima
the last of the week to spend few
days at the home of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. w. N. Wright.
Mrs. Gidion Jones and son, arrived
from Eldon, Iowa, Wednesday to
yislt ao-the nome of RCEard fam-
bert.
Tan shoes dyed black and all kinds
of shoe repairing. First door north
of the Sanford Hotel at Mrs Burke's
shoe repair shop.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. B. Stockstill re-
turned yesterday from Sharon, Kan
sas, where they have been visiting
relatives for several weeks.
Mrs. A. L. Brown of Pratt county
passed through Liberal Saturday, on
her way to Tyrone, to be at the bed
side of her mother who is i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. X. Mann received
word Monday from DR.. Castor, Of
Pratt, that their son, Otto, had been
quarantined on account OF small pox.
The Democrat hopes he gets out of
the deal in good shape within short
time,
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-01-22
Variety Store Sold

"A zeal was maze Une last or the
week, too late for that issue of the
Democrat, whereby the ownership of
the Variety store passed from G. M.
Light to w. B. Simon. Mr. Simon is
known to the people of Liberal, hav-
ing lived here nearly year Mr..
Light will divide his attention be-
tween his farm and the real estate and
insurance business OF Light and Stou-
fer, of which firm he is "A partner.
The Variety has an ad in this issue Of
the Democrat to which We call your
attention, We hope the store pros
pers under its new proprietor
j. S. Guide made a business trip to
Tyrone Friday
Martin Woodward of Tyrone vas a
Liberal visitor Tuesday
Ralph Summers transacted business
In Guymon Thursday.
Commissioner, W. c. Stout was a
business visitor here yesterday.
Mrs. j. W. Cayanaugh arrived from
Spearville, Kansas, Wednesday.
II. w. Clutter of Dahart visited
friends here The first of the week
Aubrey Wright spent Monday with
friends and relatives in Tyrone
Mr.. and Mrs Lewis Parson Of
Pains were here On business Tues
day.
George Curtis and sister, Miss Faye,
spent Sunday with relatives in Hugo
ton.
Mesdames j. w. Elmore and Oscar
Hale, Of near Hooker, were shoppers
in the city Tuesday
A. w. Pankratz of Tyrone spent a
few days here with friends the latter
parr of the week,
Rollie Browning returned Sunday
from trip to Hutchinson and other
points.
Mrs. Myrtle Hallmark went to
Hooker yesterday for q two-weeks
visit with relatives.
Frank Swan returned Yesterday
from Hutchinson and other points,
where he had been on business.
You willfind the county commiss
toner's proceedings in this issue of
the Democrat. Read them.
Irwin Romer left Sunday for Hutch
inson, where he will resume his stud
les in the Salt City Business college.
The Star Lumber Co. again offers
to the trade the best grade of Colo
RADIO coal ADV.
Judge Grinstead attended district
court at Guymon a couple of days the
last Of the week.
Mrs. f. G. Davis left Monday for
Illinois, where she will spend several
weeks visiting friends and relatives.
Attorney John l.. Gleason of Guy
mon was here looking after legal busi-
ness Monday.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-01-22

brigade got in its work, Had the
wind not blown SO strenuously, we
would judge it to be about 6-inch
snow, which is not so bad.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-16

conclusion that this view is the correct one
although we are not disposed vigorously to COM
bat IT. The record of what may be called the after
events of great wars is not so dscouraging as one
might think After the civil war in our own coun-
try, where more than $1,000 100000 of capital was
Idestroyed-an amount equivalent to two or three
times that sum today-highy prosperous times
were experienced for nearly ten years. During the
four years after the conclusion of the war the
average discount rate. of the Bank of England
where the greatest money market of the world is
located, fell from 7I per cent to 2Io per cent and
while this fall in money rates was going on there
was a simultaneous and corresponding rise in
British consols. The financial history of the
years Immediately following the Franco-Prussan
war was of the sort; and the two records
afford little ground for the lugubrious financial
prophecies to the results of the present war of
which much has been heard in recent weeks.
We gather from all this mixed situation hope
rather than dismay. We think it has become
clear to sensible people, whether Republicans or
Democrats, that what is necessary for this coun-
try is not high tariff, a low tariff, but a
moderately protective tariff, and that changes in
the tariff ought to be initiated by a tariff COM
mission, which will act in the business very much
in the same way that the Federal reserve board
that has just been established, acts in the banking
business. 1t is just possible to reorganize the
work OF tarif-making it to reorganze
banking control, and we are firm in the belief
that the time is at hand when this will be
done. The basis of all normal business and pros
porous business is financial confidence on the part
of the community. People will be willing to pay
higher rates for money if they can make money
by so doing and the question whether 1915 is to
be good business year not depends almost
o1a 20 ~ tb
in their own affairs. The foundation for such con-
hdence has been laid in the economies Of seven
long years that are behind us. If it should turn
out, believe it will. that the disease of radi-
cal politics has its course just all diseases
do later and that the voice OF the people
will insist that the tariff shall be taken out of party
politics and placed upon a scientific and business
like basis, reason why the year 1915
should not mark the beginning of period of the
greatest and most glorious good times seen
in the history Of the United States.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-16
HOFFMAN, RECITAL PLEASEs.
He Plays Two Selections by DyOr-
sky Never Before Heard Here.

He Plays Two Selections by DvOr-
sky Never Before Heard Here.
A great deal Of hardihood and convic-
tiOn must be necessary to the bringing
on as a first number in a piano program
OF a work that has acquired a kind of
kindergarten personality through long
use as a third or fourth grade drill-or
whatever grade the Sonata Pathetique of
Beethoven comes under-as a teaching
piece. Joseph Hoffman, answered all
this with such perfection of detail at his
recital yesterday afternoon at the New
National Theater as to make that number
a triumphant test of his genius. The
three Beethoven numbers that followed
Rondo, known as the Fury Over the
Lost Penny" "Bagatelle" and the march
from the Ruins of Athens''-are rarely
or never heard, and were of great in
terest. TIE Rondo was given with a
charming neatness that brought out with
fine clarity the ingenius counterpoint.
The "Bagatelle' went off with a special
lightness and grace. The march, as a
study in neat shading. was highly appre-
ciated. and was given a second time.
Among the Chopin numbers was the
Waltz in + minor. and the Nocturne in
sharp minor. rarely heard, each in its
own way eXquisitely lovely. The rest of
the Chopin group, seven numbers in all,
were an imprompta and four etudes
Each Of~these etudes Chopin could not
be unromantic even in his studies) ac-
Quires a personality under the magic of
Mr. Hoffmann's playing. Hoffmann's s
greatness of musical comprehension will
not exaggerate or urge APPOINT The SIM
plicity of his utterance makes one forget
the performance.
Mr. Horfmanns readings were broadly
inclusive-the neat formal Rondo of
Beethoven the realism of Dvorsky's
"Penguine" and Sanctuary" and East
and West" the Chopin group. two pieces
OF Rudolph GAM and LISTS Rhapsody
No. II.
The three Dvorsky numbers deserve
especial mention, as the wOrks-remark
able for realism-of young Russian COM
poser, are not yet in publication. Mr..
Hoffman, had access to the manuscripts.
The last encore was an intermezzo of
Schumann.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-16
Sing Sing Welcomes Two
Big Men" as Its Guests

The prison physician, DR.. Charles
Barr, will examine them, the Rev.
Father William Cashiu will take
their educational records, and they
will probably meet Warden Osborne.
Cassidy and Willett were both ex-
tremely anxious to get out of Brook
lyn and to Sing Sing. Both seemed
to wish to begin their ordeal as soon
as possible. Practically as soon as
Justice Jaycox had signed their COM
mitment Curly Joe" asked District
Attorney Cropsey:
Cant we get started up the river
right away?"
THE sheriff has that in his hands
now. I'm through with the case"
said Mr.. Cropsey.
Wfllett. who was standing near by. put
in a word:
"Yes, I want to go, too" he said. "I
don't want to go back to Raymond street
jail
The district attorney called up Under
sheriff Murphy on the telephone, and
Murphy said he would try to 'accommo-
date the gentlemen" and soon sent
Deputy Sheriffs Bulch and McKeon. In
their charge and escorted by Warden
Wright of the Jail. Louis T. Walter, jr.,
who was freed by the Supreme Court day
before yesterday; John Cassidy, Marinus
Willett and some Democratic henchmen.
the two prisoners started for the Grand
Central Station.
Cassidy, although he Isaid he had been
tramping in the mountains for three sum-
mers and felt in fine shape, did not look
as rotund and cheerful as he used to.
His cheeks had paled and he had lost
some twenty pounds in weight. Willett.
on the other hand, seemed to be in good
condition. His eyes were clear. and he
walked with an air OF vigor. The former
boss met the newspaper cameras with no
concealment. looking straight into the
lenses. Willett paid no attention to them.
The party had to stop at the Jail for
few formalities and then took trolley
car for the Atlantic avenue subway sta
ton. Pedestrians noticed the group, and
many commented with qualification that
Cassidy and Willett were at last making
the trip to prison. At the subway station
Cassidy paid all the fares.
He was in excellent humor and joked
all the way TO the Grand Central Station.
Willett, seated beside his brother. read
newspaper. There were ten minutes to
spare before the train left for Ossining
when Cassidy and Willett reached the
railway station, and they remained in the
waiting room. No one seemed to know
them there. AS they passed through the
gates for the train their political follow
ers shook hands with them warmly.
wiIlett at the Raymond street jail gave
his brother his gold watch and chain. his
scarfpin and a match safe, receiving in
return an IngersolI watch. Cassidy was
watching this proceeding when some one
asked him if he had anything to say.
'I don't see what can say. I've got to
see this thing through. I don't see any
airships around" he repled.-New York
Tribune.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-16
HISTORY BUILDERS.
The Servant Who Was Wiser Than His
Master.
written Expressly for The Washington HeTald)
By DIR. f. J. EDWARDS.

written ESrTessly for The Washington HeTald)
By DIR. E. J. EDWARDS.
Several years after Grover Cleveland
retired from his second service as Presi-
dent Of the United States, had a pleas
ant chat with Col Daniel S. Lamont, who
had been CIeveland's private secretary
when governor of New York State and
also during his first term as President
In the second term, Col. Lamont was
Secretary of War. His service as Sec
retary of War gave him abundant Oppor-
tunity TO realize what was the stupen-
dous wealth in natural resources of our
great Northwest, especially that part Of
it which the Northern Pacific Railroad
penetrated. He became identified with
the Northern Pacific at the close of his
term as Secretary of War, and was JUS
tilted, as he thought, in investing all his
savings in Northern Pacific stock and
at time when that stock was apparent
ly worthless. This investment made Col.
Lamont very wealthy in the course OF a
few years.
I asked Col. Lamont why Mr.. Cleveland
did not become associated in some pro-
fessional capacity with some one of the
great railway systems OF the United
States, saying that had he done so he
might also have accumulated a sufficient
fortune and certainly would have found
himself in possession of a comfortable in
come.
Cleveland would not have succeeded
very well had he identified himself with
the railroad business" Col. Lamont said.
His pre-eminent abilities did not lie in
that direction. I don't think his imagtna-
ton was very greatly stimulated by what
ne saw of our railroad development and
he never seemed to me to have much
conception of what the expansion of our
transportation system meant for the ma
terial prosperity of the United States.
Cleveland needed money when he
came out of the Presidency. He did not
save much. II anything. Of his salary.
for there were constant demands upon
his purse of which the public had no
Princeton to live was because he was
satisfied he could not afford to live in
New York
at was a godscnd to Cleveland when
propositions were made to him to write
for certain periodicals.. l do not know
for certain. but 1t is my impression that
after he left the Presidency the second
time he had an income of only about
5000 a year and a growing family.
Il know that he gained by his writings,
principally for periodical publication, in
what he would have done had he not had
that source of income. Later he obtain
ed professional relations which brought
him in a steady and fairly comfortable
income. 1 think that the United States
should provide a pension OF not less than
So, 600 which would become available after
a man had served as President. Just
think how hard Harrison had to work
after he left the Presidency, and II was
with the keenest qualification that he ac-
The Washington herald., 1915-01-16

Curly Joe" Cassidy, late boss of
Queens County Democrats, and William
WiIlett, jr., who three years ago sought
to buy a seat on the Supreme Court
bench. set down to supper last night
with the idle squad in Sing Sing. Not
until their educational and vocational
records, which were filed away yester-
day by William ]. Cummins, index clerk.
have been scrutinized by Warden Osborne
and his assistants will they be assigned
to their prison jobs.
His bellhop cap perched jauhtly upon
his close-cropped curls. Curly Joe"
sought TO take a cheerful view OF his
predicament. Willett was silent and
morose. Soup. bread, rice and tea con-
stituted their supper.
DO we get tea every night" asked
Cassidy, with an attempt at gayety.
Two-score curious eyes turned toward
the speaker, but there was no answer
either from his companions in the idle
squad or from the guards. The former
boss gulped the rest OF his scalding drink
in silence. After supper the two new
prisoners were separated, Cassidy having
been assigned to the first tier, while his
former customer went to the third.
Before the two men had left New York
Sing Sing was tense with curiosity. From
man to man the word was passed that
a couple of big fellows" were coming
Big fellows always interest. Sing Sing.
the more so when a new warden il in
charge.
1t was soon after 2 o'clock when Cas-
sidy and Willett climbed from the sta
ton hack and entered the south gate
OF the prison. Willett's eyes were on
the ground. but Cassidy gazed about him
curlously.
so this is the placer he unused, in
quiringly.
After a. c. westlake, the receiving
clerk, had taken their pedigree, the
big fellows" moved along the well
worn route to the prison bath. Their
clothes were taken from them and
their jewelry. Both had gold watches,
and the former boss OF Queens had a
diamond ring of true Curly Joe" type.
"How's a fellow going to catch a
train IL you take his watch away?"
Queried the irrepressible Cassidy.
In detail and with perfect gravity
Westlake explained that there was a
twofold reason for taking their
watches. 1t removed temptation from
other prisoners and was n part of the
leveling process OF the prison system.
II they had watches worth less than
So. he added. they might keep them.
After being washed down with the
hose in the big stone-floored room
known as the bathroom, the two men
were passed on to Martin Deeley,
principal keeper. this time clad in
loose hanging prison gray. Again
they gave their pedigrees and went on
to the photographer, Louis Powers.
By the time their pictures had been
taken the light had faded and the
prison day was over.
Today they will finish matriculating.