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The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-07-28
HOW TO GET RID OF ANTS

AS long as household conditions
are such as to attract ants, measures
for getting rid of the insects will be
Of little value. The first step in free
ing a house from these pests is to
clean up all food that may be scat
tered about and to keep supplies
which may attract ants in ant-proof
metal containers, or in ice boxes.
Cake, bread, sugar, meat and similar
substances especially are likely to at
tract the insects.
The use of bats is not recommend
ed because of the danger that these
merely will serve to draw more in
sects into the house and thus actual
ly to increase the nuisance. Where
1t can be safely used, however, a
syrup poisoned with arsenate of
soda has been found effective.
The formula for this syrup is one
pound of sugar dissolved in a quart
Of water to which should be added
1875 grains of arsenate of soda. This
mixture is boiled and strained and on
cooling is used to moisten sponges,
which are placed where they can be
reached easily by the ants. The in
sects collect the syrup and convey
1t to their nests, so that the whole
colony ultimately is poisoned. AL
though this method has been found
effective 1t should be remembered
that the arsenate of soda is poison
GUS to human beings and to animals,
and that its use must be safeguarded.
When the ants can be traced to
their nests, and these are in accessi-
BILE places, it is possible to destroy the
colonies by injecting with an oil can
or small syringe little disulphide of
carbon, kerosene or gasoline into the
nests. All these substances are in
flammable and precautions must be
taken against the danger Of fire.
Though the common garden or
lawn ants which build their little
crater nests around houses are dis
tinct species from the true house
ants, they may find their way into
the house. Their colonies may be
destroyed by drenching the nests
with boiling water or injecting a
small quantity of kerosene or coal oil
into them. Where larger areas are
affected 1t is sometimes advisable to
spray the lawns with kerosene emul-
sion or with very strong soap wash
prepared by dissolving any common
laundry soap in water at the rate OF
one-half pound to one pound Of soap
to gallon of water.
Another method is to inject bisul-
phide of carbon into the nests, the
quantity of the chemical depending
upon the size of the nest. After the
bisulphide of carbon has been inject
ed the entrance to the nest should be
closed by the foot in order to retain
the chemical, which then will pene-
trate slowly through the under
ground channel and kill the ants. AL
though its fumes are disagreeable
they are not poisonous to man and
the higher animals.-From the Unit
ed States Department of Agriculture.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-07-28

station the first of this week to one
of the Office quarters in the Farmers
State Bank building which will afford
more convenience to all concerned.
This is q valuable Improvement to
this town and COMMUNICATIONS
Times.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-07-28
To the Public

II have been using Chamberlain's
Tablets for indigestion for the past
six months, and 1t affords me pleas
ure to say l have never used a rem
edy that did me so much good
Mrs. c. e. Riley, Illion, N. Y. Cham
berlain's Tablets are obtainable ev-
erywhere.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-07-28

+ The STAFFORD Courier reports one
Of its citizens as being in half mourn
ing over the loss of a pet peccary.
Now, let US expose our ignorance by
inquiring, whatthedevil is a peccary?
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-07-28
OVER THE STATE !

Last fall Wyandotte county man,
through a matrimonial bureau Sc
cured mailorder wife. The couple
got divorce the other day, which
goes to prove that 1t is better to trade
at home.-Ensign Record.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-07-28

General Cipriano Castro, former
president Of Venezuela, and his wife,
who arrived at New York City re-
Gently from the Port of Spain, Trini.
dad, on the steamship Vauban, were
ordered deported from the United
States by special board of inquiry
At the Ellis Island immigration sta
lion.
+ + +
Serious floods in North Carolina,
South Carolina and Virginia have
caused five known deaths, rendered
hundreds homeless, and damaged
property and crops to the extent of
e10,OOO,O0O, according to first esti-
mates, and demoralized railway, tele-
graph and telephone communication.
+ + +
Five persons were killed and one
Internally injured when the motor car
in which they were riding was struck
by Wabash passenger train one mile
west of Jacksonville, Ill.
+ + +
The battle ship Louisiana, designed
as practice ship, has sailed from
Norfolk for ten days cruise, manned
by an enlisted skeleton crew and naval
militia from Louisiana, Texas, North
Carolina and Florida.
r + +
A marked increase in both the num-
Der Of new cases and deaths in the in
fantile paralysis epidemic in New
York was shown in the latest report
Of the health department.
+ + +
Ten soldiers of the Iowa national
guard stationed at Camp Dodge, await:
ing orders to depart for the Mexican
border, were struck by lightning and
badly stunned during fierce electric
storm the other afternoon.
+ r r
Indications that there may be large
schools Of sharks in unaccustomed
waters along the Atlantic coast has
brought warning from the bureau
Of fisheries cautioning fishermen and
bathers to use the greatest care In
boating or swimming.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-07-28

day, Tuesday and Wednesday of last
week. The machine did its first work
in Kansas on the Roddy place, being
shipped from Stockton, California,
and farmers came for miles around
to see 1t work. Col. Roddy says that
the machine did the work perfectly.
The conditions, of course, were ideal,
the grain being dry, and how the ma
chine would go in wet weather Col.
Roddy doesn't know, but is of the
opinion that it wouldn't do so we'll.
The machine cuts 24-foot swath,
and the sickle carried the wheat
right into the machine, and a wagon
drives alongside receiving the grain
as 1t is threshed, leaving the machine
to go to the elevator. Col. Roddy's
wheat averaged about ten bushels to
the acre, and tested 61h pounds
Col. Roddy says they think they are
up to date on Broadway but they
should see him harvesting and
threshing wheat at one operation
and get some fresh ideas.-Larned
Tiller and Toiler.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-07-28

drop word Of cheer and kind
ness-just flash and 1t is gone, but
there's half hundred ripples circ-
ling on and on and on, bearing hope
and Joy and comfort on each splash
ing, dashing wave, till you wouldn't
guess the volume of the one kind
word you gave" Pink Rag.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-07-28

my folks are so considerate of me
and my company" sadly remarked
Miss Everhope, one of our popular
spinsters, that when do manage to
get young man on my calling list
the whole family sits up to help en-
terrain him. "-Jamestown Optimist
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-07-28

In Kansas City, when Mr.. B. Coli
wanders into some ice cream, thereby
causing sickness, possibly, to some
one, the newspapers get up in arms
and forget to print any news. But
when brutal policeman gets it into
his head to crack open the skulls of
a few innocent people, 1t seems to be
perfectly all right.-Salina Union.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-07-28

Col. bill" Roddy, who had 200
acres of wheat in Haskell county,
had it cut and threshed with a COM
bined harvester and thresher, Mon
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-07-28


While returning from the ball
game at Texhoma Thursday evening
five Guymon boys-Jerry Lancaster,
Aubry Farr, Willis Bradshaw, Glen
Reck and Walter Baird-met with an
accident that might have proven ia
tai. The boys say they were driving
along at 2O-mile clip on a smooth
road when a front wheel of their car
collapsed, causing the machine to
turn once and half over. This fact
alone saved the boys from at least
serious injury. Besides the broken
wheel fender was bent, the wind
shield shattered and the top broken
off. The accident happened few
miles this side of Texhoma. After
returning to Texhoma for a new
wheel they came on their way rejoic-
ing. With the exception of Stub"
Bradshaw, who limped around for
few days, and Jerry Lancaster with
few bruises and scratches, you could
discern nothing wrong with the boys.
Herald.
Editor Reece of the Stafford Cour-
Ter gives the following three rules
for eluding your wife when she in
sists on your wearing rubbers, from
which we gather that Editor Reece
is a married man and speaks with
First, tell her you pos
itively will not do it. This will pro-
duce in her an attitude of resigna-
ton and she'll almost forgive you for
not wearing them for giving her a
chance to act the role of martyr. Sec
ond, say that you never wore rub
bers before you were married. She
will then tell you that you were al
ways sick, too, and will work her
self into a jovial glow by thinking
what good care she is taking of you.
Third, wear the rubbers to keep
peace in the family"
s. N. Cayton of Cimarron county
was transacting business in the city
Wednesday. Mr.. Clayton tells of
strange occurrence in his community
last week. A fourteen-year-old boy,
the son Of Fred Burrows, was in the
act Of driving up the cows during
light shower Of rain. He was on
hoseback. Lightning struck and
killed the horse he was riding and
also killed cow which was nearby.
The boy was thrown to the ground
and was unconscious for q few hours,
but has totally recovered. 1t was q
very narrow escape for the boy
Texhoma Times.
The Western Union telegraph Of
fee was moved from the Rock Island
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-07-28

The typical farm in Mexico is not
of 100 acres but of million. In
the state of Morelos twenty-eight ha-
ciendas own all the agricultural
lands. Twelve own nine-tenths Of it.
The territory of Quintano Roo, dou-
BILE the size of Massachusetts, is di-
vided between eight companies. The
greater part of the state of Yucatan
is held by thirty men, kings of sisal
hemp. A major fraction Of the Chi
huahua is owned by one family. Low
er California, equal in size to Ala
bama, is nearly all held by five great
corporations.-Iola Register.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-07-28

This man may be homely skate,
his necktie may be red; he may have
warts upon his ear, his awkward feet
may interfere and bald may be his
head. But no mans ugly when he
hauls a bundle from his overalls and
blithely pays his bills, who pays the
tailor for his buds, the washerwoman
for her suds, the sawbones for his
pills.-Walt Mason.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-07-28

The Western Union telegraph Of
fee was moved from the Rock Island
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-08
SUCCESSFUL SESSION CLOSES
FOR THE COUNTY TEACHERS

With a program featured as greater
interest day" Fridays session brought
to close one of the most successful
county teachers institutes ever held
i'm FL Paso. Under the direction of Miss
Myra Winkler. the county superinten-
dent. Fridays sessions were devoted
TO the question of enlivering school
work 10 the end that both pupils and
teachers would evince keener interest.
W L Moore spoke on The Value OF
Music and Opening Exercises in the
Rural Schools" Mr.. Moore contended
that the old. faVOrite songs. Memory
Gems" should be taught TO the pupils
i'm order TO give them more affection
ate attitude toward their schools and
teachers Miss kathryn Glenn told how
physical drills and motion songs bene-
fitted the pupils in the schools where
she has taught
Games on the play ground constituted
the topic for a double discussion, led by
" H Turner, who spoke on boys
games. and by Miss Nina Dennison. OF
the FL Paso city schools. who talked on
girls games and folk dancing.
\ superintendent period WAS sched
uled for the afternoon session Miss
Adelina Escajeda was to speak on
Weekly or Monthly Special Programs
and Miss Helen Hargrove on The
Story Hour" After a business session
a victrola concert with Clarence Mans
field officiating was planned as the
closing number of the program
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-08
DR.. R. A. HIGGINS
DIES IN MILWAUKEE,

DIT r 4 Higgins. a well known
veterinary surgeon, died at Mount
sinai hospital at Milwaukee. Wis. at
$50 p. m. Thursday.
The deceased left Fl Paso for Mil
yvaukee on July -. TO recuperate after
a nervous breakdown He was lmproN-
ina- RAPIDLY. until last Monday. when he
was stricken with pneumonia
Relatives in Milwaukee teleGraphed
Mrs. Higgins on Monday night TO come
af cuce. She left Fl PasO the follow
inc dav. but did not arrive in Milwau-
kee until an hour or so after Dr. His
rins had died. Interment Will be MADE
in Milwaukee. where Dr.. Higgins hao
lived prior to coming to Fl Paso eisht
Years ago. He was 80 years Old
Or. Higgins was one Of the organ
izers of me first Il Paso fair and had
charge Of the racing program for TINS
fair. which was small but was com
nIete success DIT. Higgins devoted
uuch time to the harness racing game
here and. with sam Gatlin and other
horse lovers kept the sport alive until
the automobile usurped the place OF the
bIooded horse among FL Paso's repre-
sentative business men,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-08
MEXICO TO HAVE MINING
EXHIBIT AT EXPOSITION

B L Farrar. chairman of the com
mittee having in charge the mines and
mining exhibit at the Soil Products
exposition. has called a meeting OF his
committee for { o'clock. Friday AFTER
room. in order to take stock Of the
work which has been done and TO plan
for further work
we will have a good showing Of
minerals from all parts of the south
west. particularly from Arizona, Ne"
Mexico and west Texas said Mr. Far-
rsr. and we hope to have good snow
ing from old Mexico We are IN 2
fair way to have the best portion OF
the magnificent exhibit of mineral
specimens which formed the permanen-
exhibit Of the mines of Chihuahu4-
enc Of the purposes Of the meeting 10
be held this afternoon IS 70 deNiSe
ways and means Of bringing the best
OF that exhibit to Fl Paso for the eN-
position this fall ..
The mines OF the Silver City. Clifton
Morenci. Globe-NIiami. Ray and War
ron districts IN New Mexico and Ar
IONA have been approached and nave
promised to send some of their nest
specimens.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-08
SCHOOL PAGEANT
To BEPOSTPONED
Delay In Opening the High
School Causes Postpone
ment Until Next Spring.

It has been found impossible TO pre-
pare by October L the pageant planned
10 be given then by the public school
children and teachers. II will be given
in the spring
The pageant committee OF the school
heard had expected to be able TO STAT
schools on September I which woul1
have given time 70 produce the pageant
on the occasion of the exposition held
here during the middle OF October Tie
nigh school opening has been post
roned till September IS. and even II
that date there probably will be 50
many unfinished features about tn -
building that il will be difficult Io-
regular school work to proceed prop
erly.
As more than half the burden -
the pageant fell on the high school,
The strain on teachers and students
there Of rehearsals and preparln7'
would sacrifice the necessary program
Of classes, the teachers say.
Present preparations viii be Simply
held in allegiance and taken up IN me
suring either as a commencement le--
stadium Not Done.
The stadium field is stil now N
an unfinished condition" said superlh-
tendent r J Tighe There is no re-S-
Mar means Of transportation to ana
from the stadium. which II was eN-
Decred would be installed by OctoDe--
--be music for the pageant was an ltcil
y, HIGH could not be paid FOR. OWING 70
limited funds Military bands mIsn'
have been had II was expected. VIII
out cost. but this was prevented "g
local musicians. This difficulty aloh-
was most discoura ging-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-08
HERO MEDAL FOR
GASSER'S WIDOW
City Clerk Writes to Car
negie Hero Fund to Get
Medal and Endowment.

Jack Dawson. city clerk. took steps
Friday to obtain recognition by the
Carnegie hero fund of Lew Gsssers
sacrifice of his own life Monday in at
tempting to rescue Mexican from =
gas-fiIIed excavation II successful.
there will be a pecuniary endowment
settled upon Mrs. Gasser. the widow
besides the rendering TO her of medal
commemorative her husbands heToism-
CITY clerk Dawson Friday mailed to
+. NJ Wilmot. secretary and manager
Of the Carnegie hero fund, q Pitts
burg. newspaper clippings telling OF
Gasser's brave deed and an editorial
from The Herald paving tribute to
the dead man.
It is expected that on receipt Of the
records in the case man will BE- sent
here by the Carnegie hero fund to in
vestigate and that favors bic action
will be taken.
Draped Fire Wagon.
Lew Gasser's funeral VIII De held AT
, o'clock Saturday afternoon from the
chanel of Mclean. Simmons x Hart
ford. on North Stanton street. 4 dele
cation of firemen from the central fire
station will attend the funeral and will
ride on one of the fire trucks from the
central station. The truck Will be
draped in black and the men will wear
mourning on their uniform coats Al
though Gasser was not a member OF
the paid fire department. he was al
WAYS active at fires ana the fire de
partment has decided TO honor him.
The detachment viii he in command OF
assistant fire chief John T Sullivan.
who is acting chief in the absence OF
chief John W Wray-
Mayor Pail Bearer.
The list of active and honorary pail
bearers for the funeral are as follows:
Active-Mayor Tom Lea Maurice
Schwartz. !. !. Connors. H. p Jackson.
r D. Richey. J. J. Sullivan.
onorary-Alderman J. 2. O'COnnor,
Horace 3. stevens. Joseph l. kOpf
Frank Powers James J. Watts. James
= Primm. Geo W Theisen. Jack r
Dawson. ". Y. Mccoy and l. Z Behr
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-08
10 DAIRY KEEPERS ARRESTED
ON BOTTLE LAW CHARGES

An investigation of the disappearance
of empty bottles belonging TO different
dairies of the city viii be conducted
This afternoon in police court by Judge
paul D. Thomas when 10 proprietors
of as many dairies in the city appear
before him On charge of violating the
CITY bottle ordinance All 10 arrests were
made bv the police Thursday afternoon.
following the issuance Of warrants
signed by the sanitary department and
include nearly all of the dairies of the
CITY who distribute their milk in bot
ties
Those arrested on warrants and who
will appear on the charge this after
noon are: Mrs. Ochoa, A. Brewster,
:. Dominguez. P Barrina, Pablo Ra-
Inirez, P. Robelda. $. Estrada, the Price
dairy. P. Reza. c. Monilet ii. Manners,
6. De La o. George Reid, the Hawkins
dairy. A Furiba. F. Garcia, g Madrid.
G Dormand and =, s. Thurmond.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-08
UNIVERSITY CLUBS WILL
ENTERTAIN HEAD OF TEXAS u.

President r. E Vinson. of the univer-
sitv of Texas, will be the guest of the
Texas university club Saturday at a
luncheon at Hotel Paso del Norte. All
former students or graduates of the
state university are being urged TO at
tend this luncheon and. as the clubs
roll is not complete. the officers are
anxious for the members to notify
Robert L Holiday if they can attend
the luncheon.
Tuesday DR.. Vinson will be the guest
of honor at the university club lunch
con in the clubrooms at the Hotel Paso
del Norte. other entertainments are
to be given in his honor while he is
in FL Paso-
Dr. VinsOn is here to make an inspec~
ton of the Texas School of Mines and
he is enthusiastic about the future of
this school. While here he is the guest
of Dean 5. H. Worrell, Of the mine
school.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-08
MEXICAN HIT BY MOToRBIKE:
- TAKEN TO HOSPITAL.

Pedro DLille. a laborer I'm the en-
tanned severe bruises and \ badly
sprained knee Thursday afternoon
when he was struck by motorcycle
owned 10y the National Telegraphone
and Supply company. and ridden by
on employe. at Arizona and Mesa
avenue
DLIle was removed TO Hotel Dieu.
The rider Of the motorcycle abandoned
his machine which had been badly
damaged after crashing into the curb
ing
DLille was crossing Mesa avenue
and the motorcycle was coming down
Mesa avenue
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-08
WIFE OF DR.. R. D. HORTON
DIES AFTER LONG ILLNESS

Mrs. Clara Horton. wife OF Dr. r y.
Horton. died Thursday night at l--i9
o'clock at her home on Iyrtle avenue
liter a lingering illness. Mrs Horton
,sas - years of age and was a native
of Green Lake. Wis. where relatives
reside
Dr. and Mrs. Horton came 20 E. Paso
Il wears ago from Green Lake and re-
sided here continuously up to the time
~ her death. Recently Mrs. Horton re-
turned from California. where she had
ccne in the hope of improving her
health
Funeral services have not been ar
ranged but viii doubtless De held sun
- Or Horton is awaiting the an
swers to a number of kilograms to rela-
rives at Green Lake
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-08
OFFICER No. z
GETS THE CAN
sergt. Snider, Who Asked
Rioters Permission to
Move Car, Is Out.

There should be no misunderstood
ing as TO the action that has been
taken toward the police department
said mayor Tom Lea Friday morning
when asked about the statement in a
morning newspaper that Serst IL g
snider and policeman William Cromer
had not been dismissed as result Of
the street car riots on Monday
These men are no longer on the
oolice force or in the service Of the
civ There sholld he no cause for
any controversy on this question The
men are simply out. And in this con-
nection / want TO repeat my statement
of THURSDAY that. while the lnVestl-
cation is still on. the efficient men on
the force have nothing to fear II IS
only those men who proved themselves
unworthy or Labor day that are III
danger Of dismissal
Five Men Let out
The dismissal Of Snider and Cromer
makes five men who have been dropped
from the force since Monday The
others are a. \ Funk. Robert Bridges
and Charles Bunts
Snider was officer No. > who asked
permission OF Duke to move street
car -.
The grand jury Friday morning con
tinued its work, although no witnesses
we're heard. II is presumed the time
was occupied in making out indict-
ments. of which a large number are
renorted to he pending. Several wit
nesses were summoned TO appear at
the afternoon session of the grand
jury
The sheriffs office continued the
making OF arrests on the indictments
already returned by the grand jury
The latest arrests in connection with
the street car riots were those OF r
p Norre. r Lampe and e. T. Doug
las. charged with assault with intent
10 nurder 3 ". Duke was held on .
charge of aggravated assault
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-08
FL PASO INSTITUTION OPENS
EUROPEAN QUARTERS IN PARIS

Tbe Popular Dry Goods company has
esta blished direct European represent
alton. Its Paris offices are at > Rue
de Italiens The firm has just re-
cefved from its representative most
interesting story OF modern styles. to-
.erher with illustrations and samples
o. merchandise
While this material is sent over es-
pecialIy for the guidance OF the Popu-
lars buyers in selecting tashlopa pie
n~erchandise. il is also interesting to
women desiring clothes that are out
OF the ordinary. and will be valuable to
the public in the dress goods and SILK
department
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-08
EIGHTH MASS. INFANTRYMAN
DIES AT BASE HOSPITAL

PVT Fred W Huston OF company n,
eiebtb Massachusetts infantry. died at
me base hospital at one o'clock Friday
morning following an attach of peri
tonitis He had been suffering from
snnandicitis and was taken to the nos
mai for an operation but did NOT sur
His home was in Lynn, Mass, ard he
ie survived by his mother, Mrs Emma
n. Trumble of Lynn
funeral nv the eighth Massachusetts
infantry and the body will he shipped
70 the former home OF the infantry
ma