The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-09-15
MACHINES THROUGH FENCE
Five Persons Injured In Two Wrecks
During the Motorcycle Races
at concordia Fair.

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county fair in Concordia recently.
Fillmore, on his second lap, ran against
the fence and tumbled In a heap In the
middle Of the track with both legs
broken, his jaw dislocated, and inter.
nal injuries.
Hefner, following. ran into the
wreck. He was thrown clear Of the
fence and machines and suffered only
"a sprained ankle. His machine caught
fire and the gasoline tank exploded,
throwing burning gasoline over the
track
E. e. Henderson of Leonardville was
the next man to run into the mixup.
He was thrown over the fence and
alighted on his neck He was uncon.
scious when removed to the hospital.
After an examination 1t was found that
Fillmore and Henderson have little
chance Of recovery.
In the stock car race, o. H. Munger
of Athol went through the fence and
seriously injured Ell Charter Of Con-
cordia and Rudolph Walno Of Ames.
Walno was cut about the head and his
nose was broken. Charter was badly
bruised on the body. The car was de-
molished. Munger was rendered un.
conscious, but upon being revived he
seemed to have suffered no serious
injury.
The first day Of the Cloud county
fair was the largest in the history OF
this part of the state. More than 1000
automobiles were parked inside the
grounds. The estimated attendance
was 1000. >s-%s sal IN La.
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sheriffs Slayer consesses.-Homer
M. Cullor, wanted for the killing Of
Sheriff Walter Davis Of Lyon county,
has admitted his guilt In his con.
ffession made to Chief of Detectives J..
IL. Client, at Kansas City, Cullor ad.
mits he shot Davis on August 16, last,
when the sheriff attempted to arrest
him. Cullor's statement makes no
mention, however, of four men, said
to have been wounded by him in the
battle at Emporia that resulted In
Davis death. Immediately after Gull
lor made his confession, he was taken
to Topeka by Sheriff Jones. Feeling
in Emporia is keen against Cullor and
officers fear mob violence IL he is
taken there now. He will be held In
the Shawnee county Jail at Topeka
until his preliminary hearing is held,
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Mysterious Fire at Pratt.-The Jet
Mercantile Company's store and the
Morrell store burned at Pratt recent
ly. The loss is estimated at $4,000.
The Jett Mercantile Company burned
out last February with loss Of $780,
900. The origin Of the fire is not
known The night telephone operator
received call from the store. She
answered and the party hung up. She
then saw the fire and turned in an
alarm. The same occurrence hap
pened last February, when the other
;store burned. ~ +,r.S1
Five Claim $1,000 Reward.-Five
men are claiming the $1,000 reward
which was offered for the arrest Of
Homer M. Cullor, the man who has
confessed to the killing of Sheriff
Walt Davis of Lyon county. ]. G. LiY.
ingston of Mountain Grove, Mo-, P. j.
McNerlin of Keota, Ia, and three
other men, who are said to have as
sisted in the bandits capture, are
claiming share of the reward. Gull
lor is in the Topeka jail. The con-
troyersy may be decided in the courts.
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Sunday Movies Voted Down.-Mo.
ton pictures on Sunday were voted
down at a special election held at
Wichita recently, by majority of
1878. An initiative petition to repeal
an ordinance prohibiting Sunday
shows was presented to the people fer
enactment Out of a registration Of
19,4S1 but 10000 persons voted.
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Takes Blank checks.-The offices
of the Prairie Pipe Line Company
were broken into at Neodesha and
ninety blank checks were stolen. One
of the checks was forged and cashed
at restaurant few minutes after
the robbery.
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Henry Allen to Maine.-Henry j.
Allen, editor of the Wichita Beacon,
and Progressive candidate for COVER
nor in 1914, has left for Maine where
he will make Republican speeches I'M
til September Is. In October Mr..
Allen will go into the general cam.
paign for the Republicans.
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$4,000 Fire In Lawrence.-A short
circuit caused a fire which destroyed
the Peerless garage at Lawrence re.
Gently. The loss is estimated at $1S,.
900. Five new cars belonging to
Lawrence merchants were destroyed.
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Paralysis Attacks Kansas Boy
Paul Sugar, the 7-year-old son of ]. H.
Sugar, living three miles from Par.
sons. is i'll with infantile paralysis. his