The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-05-05
State Association Begins Cam
paign for Improvementof
the Highways.
WANT BENEFIT DISTRICT LAW
Candidates for the Legislature Are
Being Urged to Indorse Plan
May Work convicts.

has begun its campaign in earnest to
encourage the improvement and main
tenance of dirt roads until permanent
construction can be obtained.
The association is stimulating senti-
ment for cross-state and national high
ways. Candidates for the Kansas leg
islature are being urged to take up
the good roads slogan.
The officers of the association are
]. T. Kincaid, of Topeka, president;
j. Frank Smith, of Pleasanton, vice
president; G. ]. Hinshaw, of Kansas
City, secretary, and E. Otis Perkins,
of Lawrence, treasurer.
The executive committee is COM
posed Of: First District, Charles Sny-
der, Leavenworth; second district, A.
M. Keene, Fort Scott; third district,
p H. Albright, Winfield; fourth dis
trict, o. M. White, Emporia; fifth
district, A. @. Miller, Belleville; sixth
district, W. F. Hughes. Plainville; sew
enth district, L. ]. Pettijohn, Dodge
City; eighth district, G. H. Hunter,
WelllnSlOn.
The platform, jointly with the 1885,
Day Road club, is given as follows:
First. The removal of the consti-
tutional provision prohibiting the state
from granting aid for highway i'm
provements.
Second. The codification Of all
of the state highway laws.
Third. The establishment OF a
state highway department.
Fourth. The enactment Of laws es-
tablishing an efficient economical sys-
tenn of road management, which shall
require that the dirt roads be properly
graded thoroughly drained and con-
stantly dragged
Fifth. An enabling act authorizing
the creation of good road benefit dis
tricts and an equitable distribution OF
the expense between the county, town.
ship and the land within the district.
Sixth. The employment of city,
county and state prisoners on the pub
lie highways.
Seventh The enactment Of such
laws by congress as will enable the
federal government to participate In
building and maintaining systems OF
improved highways"
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Is X. v. Queen-Miss Helen Daw-
son of Great Bend, senior In the
school of fine arts in the University
of Kansas, has been elected May queer
for the May fete to be given by the
K. U. women on the green on May
IL. Miss Dawson is member Of the
Kappa Gamma Sorority.
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| Train Kills Small Boy-A Frisco
northbound passenger train struck and
killed 3-year-old boy four miles north
of Columbus recently. The child was
the son of Jim Morris, laborer in
| the powder works at Turck, and was
playing on the track.
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Girl Dies suddenly-Lucy c. Rich.
ards of Minneapolis, Kas., sopho.
more at the University of Kansas, died
suddenly at 4 o'clock the other after
noon as she was leaving Robinson
gymnasium preparatory to talking ex.
| ercise.
Shot Son by Accident-Tom, the 3.
year-old son of Thomas Harrison Of
Atchison, is dead as a result of bull
let wound inflicted accidentally by a
| 22-caliber revolver in the hands of his
father.
Easton to Buy Light PTant-Easton,
q small town in the western part Of
Leavenworth county, is to have mu-
nicipal electric light plant. At spe'
cial election the proposition carried
by vote of SO to 20.
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| Muscotah corched-Three build
ings we're destroyed in a $4,000 fire
at Muscotah the other night. Several
other buildings were damaged The
origin of the fire is unknown.
Lawrence Must Vote Again-Be.
cause of technicality in the state
law regarding the publication Of city
ordinances, Lawrence will be com.
PEELED to annul the election at which
It voted $175,000 worth of bonds to
purchase the water plant, and hold
another election at cost of several
thousand dollars. Thomas Harley,
city attorney, has advised another
| election.
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| Fifty Years in Geary County-S.
Grant Hoyt, rs years old, resident
of Geary county for half century,
died suddenly at his home east of
Junction City recently. He had been
in poor health more than year.
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| Garden Contest for Salina-In an
effort to interest the children Of Sa.
lima in gardening, contests have been
started in all schools. More than
ninety have entered. and the work of
making gardens, both flower and vegs.
etable, is well under way.
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A $4,000 Horse Sale-Garden City
was crowded all week recently with
i stockmen to attend the Woods auc.