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The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-12-15

G. l.. Light made a business trip to
Kismet Tuesday.
S. w. White of near Hooker was
attending to business matters in Lib
eral the first of the week.
Roi Nix left Monday night for
Quanah, Texas, to spend few days
with relatives.
Rev, Paul G. Gates spent couple
of days in Pratt on business and
pleasure the first of the week.
Carl Holt of Hooker was transact
ing business matters in the city Mon
day.
Mrs ]. c. Heberling of Guymon is
in the city taking treatments from
DR.. Pellette.
Mrs. Ida M. Pellette, who has spent
couple of weeks at the home of DR..
and Mrs. e. f. Pellette, returned Sat
urday to her home in Hutchinson.
The Democrat Office could use some
clean cotton rags in it's business right
now. Will pay cash for all we can
use. Bring them in. If
Miss Mollie Porter, who recently
underwent an operation, is recover
ing nicely from the effects of the
same at this time.
Old papers for sale at this Office
Just the thing to put on shelves, I'M
der carpets or build fires with on
these cold mornings. s cents per
large bundle. If
Don Henry arrived Monday night
from Topeka to spend week or two
here with his family, relatives and
friends. The government job seems
to agree with Don first rate, as he is
adding avoirdupois unto himself
ii6ht diUuS.
w. o. Mathews, a prominent farm
er living in Beaver county, who has
been taking osteopathic treatments
from DR.. Pellette, returned Saturday
to his home near Riverside, Okla
homa.
Mrs. j. G. Ault returned Tuesday
from Manhattan, where she and Mr..
Ault were called last week by the
death of Mr.. Ault's brother. j. G.
stopped off in Hutchinson to look af-
ter business matters a few days and
will return the last of the week.
On Thursday, December 2S, the w.
F. M. S. of the Methodist church will
put on demonstration of the General
Executive in miniature. This will be
something in the line of missionary
work out of the ordinary. You don'I
want to miss it.-Committee.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-12-15
HERE AND THERE
WORLD NEWS IN BRIEF
PARAGRAPHS
War News.

The Rumanians who have been re-
treating in Eastern Wallachia before
the Teutonic advance have made a
stand east of Ploesci, the Russian war
office announced recently. They as
sumed the offensive on the road from
Ploechti to Bureau and drove the Aus
tro-German forces back westward.
r + r
A new crossing of tho Danube, be-
tween Tchernavoda and Silistria, by
the Bulgarians is announced in Ger
man army headquarters statement re-
garding operations on the Rumanian
front, which also records a continued
advance by the Teutonic armies in
Eastern Wallachia.
+ 1. +
Pursuit of the retiring Russians and
Rumanian forces in eastern Wallachia
by Field Marshal Won Mackensen con-
tinues, but how far the Teutonic ad-
vance has progressed is not made
clear, in the latest official communi-
ques received from Europe. Berlin
chronicles the continuation of the ad-
vance along the whole front and Pet
rograd says the Russians and Ruma-
mans have been retiring since the
evacuation of the Rumanian capital.
r. + T.
Hill 304, in the Verdun region, and
the Forest Of Apremont, southeast Of
st. Mihiel, have been the scenes OF
the only reported activity on the west
ern front. Paris claims the Germans
were elected from section of the
trenches on Hill 3O4, but Berlin as
serts the troops of the crown prince
repulsed French attempts to retake
the trenches.
Military critics are somewhat re-
heyed by the news that the Rumanian
army evacuated Bucharest successful
ly and eluded the closing jaws Of the
Teuton pincers. Taking the German
statement that one hundred thousand
Rumanian troops were captured in the
To-day campaign as approximately
correct, it is estimated that Rumania
still has between 100000 and 100000
electives left to oppose further ad-
vance.
+ + T.
The defeated Rumanians are re-
treating along the whole front, the
war office announces. The Teutonic
troops have captured CAMPING. on the
railroad between Kronstadt and
Ploechti.
+ + +
The fall of Bucharest and Ploechti,
announced in a recent German official
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-12-15

Warning against undertaking too
great building program in navy
plants during the next eighteen months
is given in the annual report Of Rear
Admiral Taylor, chief constructor,
made public the other day.
Employers in New York have been
notified that more than thirty thou
sand members of the Amalgamated
Clothing Workers Of America had en-
powered the officials of the union to
call strike if the workers do not re-
ceive the 8-hour day.
+ r r.
Fixtures and furnishings, valued at
100000 in so-called barroom and din
ing room of the Hotel Cecil, were de-
stroyed recently with axes by the
dry" squad of the Seattle police de
partment for alleged violation of the
Prohibition Law.
The egg corner" is smashed. Food
prices are tumbling and spectators,
packers and produce men are "un-
loading" This was the good news
brought to Chicago housewives on the
heels Of the opening of the federal
grand jury hearing, egg and butter
boycotts and report of warehouse
men showing the selling out of big
holdings of eggs.
+ r +
IA
an address before the Geographical
Society of Philadelphia the other
night, predicted the government
would, within few years, build an
other great canal across the Central
American Isthmus.
The decision of the Bangor Il Aroos-
took Railroad to give bonus OF per
cent on wages earned in the last six
months to all employees receiving less
than $4,000 year was announced by
President Percy R. Todd recently.
r r r
The grand champion fat steer at the
International Live Stock Show in Chi
cago sold recently by Clay Robinson
& Co. to the Sullivan Packing Com
pany Of Detroit for SITS a.pound, or
S1,960. 1t weighed 1920 pounds.
e r r
Southwest.
From private but apparently reli-
able information, it was learned that
the protocol has not been signed by
General Carranza, bun that Senior PAM
is carrying reply from Carranza re-
Questing few minor changes in
phraseology. 1t was said the docu-
ment as a whole met with Carransa's
approval.
+ + + -
The Oklahoma state board of agri-
culture has lifted the quarantine re-
Gently placed on livestock from Mis-
souri,, Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa.
upon assurances that the reported dis
ease in those state was not hoofand-
mouth
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-12-15

communication, has not been confirm
ed from other sources, but the posi-
ton revealed by the previous German
and Russian communicates left little
hope that the Rumanian capital could
be saved.
In entering Bucharest, the armies
Of the Central Powers have taken their
fourth Entente capital. The others are
Brussels, Belgium; Belgrade. Serbia
and Cettinje, Montenegro.
+ r +
Washington
President Wilson will discuss leg
islative questions with several men,
bers of the Senate and House, includ-
ing Senator Sheppard, chief prohibit
ton advocate in the Senate, where a
determined effort is to be made soon
to pass a District of Columbia prohibi-
ton bill.
r T. +
The American governments formal
protest to Germany against the de-
portation of Belgians for forced labor
as violation of the principles of hui
mainly has been made public by the
State Department 1t was in the form
of note cabled to Charge Grew at
Berlin, with instructions that he seek
an interview with the German chan
cellor and read it to him.
r T. r
The administration present inten-
ton with respect to the German-Amer-
lean submarine situation is to get a
complete showdown on just how far
reaching and inclusive Germany's
pledges to America are.
+ + +
The volunteer military system again
has proved itself failure and should
be relegated to the past. declared
Maj. Gen. Hugh l.. Scott, chief of staff
of the army, in his annual report Just
made public.
+ r r
Bids for the battle cruisers author.
ICED at the last session Of Congress.
and the first vessel of this type to be
designed for the American navy, were
opened recently at the Navy Depart
ment. The Newport News Shipbuild-
ing and Dry Dock Company and the
Cramps offered to build the battle
cruisers at cost plus 10 per cent for
their profit.
+ + 4
Domestic.
George P. Bemis, who,. with his
cousin, George Francis Traine. built
the first tramways in London, is dead
at Omaha. He had been twice mayor
of Omaha. He was rs years old.
+ r +
Department of Justice officials an
nounced recently that chief activity in
the governments nationwide investi-
cation into the high cost Of living
would shift soon to the Middle West,
special attention being paid to the
activities of coal dealers in Cincin-
natl, Cleveland. Detroit, Toledo and
ether cities.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-12-15
Southwest.

The Oklahoma state board of agri-
culture has lifted the quarantine re-
Gently placed on livestock from Mis-
souri,, Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa.
upon assurances that the reported dis
ease in those state was not hoof-and-
mouth.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-12-15

The defeated Rumanians are re-
treating along the whole front, the
war office announces. The Teutonic
troops have captured CAMPING. on the
railroad between Kronstadt and
Ploechti.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-12-15
Domestic.

George P. Bemis, who, with his
cousin, George Francis Traine. built
the first tramways in London, is dead
at Omaha. He had been twice mayor
of Omaha. He was rs years old.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-12-15

The fall of Bucharest and Ploechti,
announced in a recent German official
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-11-04
ILSON TO CLOSE
CAMPAIGN TODAY

LONG BRANCH, n. j., Nov. B.
President Wilson will close his cam
paign for reelection tomorrow with a
speech at Shadow Lawn to people
from his home state of New Jersey.
For sentimental reasons he wishes 10
make his last campaign address to the
people of the state in which he began
his political career.
Many in the presidents audience to,
morrow will be political and personal
friends Of land standing. For TINS
reason he has promised to state his
views more completely than before
during the campaign. Democrats from
different parts of New Jersey have
arranged to come on special trains.
In his speech the president Will eX-
press confidence in the outcome OF the
voting next Tuesday. Mr.. Wilson has
no engagements before election. He
feels that the issues are made up and
that most of the people have deter
mined how they will vote.
After his return from New York to-
day the president received a message
from Victor Carlstrom, the aviator
who made a flight from Chicago to
New York bearing letter to Mr..
Wilson from Mayor Thompson of Chi
cagO
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-11-04
VILLA BANDITS ARE
AGAIN CUTTING EARS
FROM THEIR CAPTIvES

Ell PASO, Tex, Nov. 3.-Villa ban.
dts again are cutting the ears from
CAPTIVE CarranZa soldiers and then
sending them back 10 their commands
as a warning 10 other Carranza SOL
diers, said a Mexican civilian refugee
who reached here tonight from Jl-
minez, Chihuahua. He asserted ha
had seen 16 CarranZa soldiers at
Jiminez with their ears severed from
the heads.
The refugee said he had been told
by one Of the mutilated soldiers that
Villa bandits had cut off the ears OF
So Carranza soldiers AT Santa Rosa
liza, These sixteen soldiers, he said,
had reached Jiminez from Santa Ros.
ALA on their way 10 TOrreon and had
reported that Villa bandits looted
Santa Rosalia, impressng many cit..
izens of that town.
Torreon is now isolated, according
TO a report received by government
agents late today from Semi-official
sources in Juarez. The railroad is
reported to have been cut between
Iiminez and Torreon. and also south
and east of the Coahuila metropolis.
From the same source it was re.
ported that Villa captured a large
number of Carranza prisoners in San.
ia Rosalia when he occupied that
town last Friday. The entire Santa
Rosalia garrison Is said to have
ioined the Villa bandits and also 200
men captured from General Fortunatd
Mayc0Ute's Carranza command which
had been sent south from chihuahua
rity
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-11-04
E:NCY Is
LACKING IN CAR
D|5TR|BU ION
FORMAL HEARING HAS
NOW BEEN SUGGESTED
Cars of One Line Are Held by
Another as a Matter
Of Protection.

LOUISVILLE, Ky, Nov. 3-The ap-
parent shortage OF cars upon the rall-
roads of the country was declared 10
be the result Of a lack of efficiency
in their distribution by W. l.. Barnes:
superintendent of transportation OIL
the Chicago. Burlington and quincy
Railroad here today. He was one dt
the last witnesses 10 testify at an IN
formal hearing on the alleged short
age OF cars being held by I. 1. NC
Chord, member Of the Interstate CON-
merce Commission.
The declaration came as the result
of questions addressed 10 him with the
object Of developing the cause Of The
present situation as we'll as methods
by which it might bn remedied.
II was brought out that the rail-
roads of the United States now OWN
approximately 2,600.0Q0 cars and thai
the apparent Total shortage on all
lines is only about 60 900. Mr.. Barnes
gave it as his opinion that most of this
APPARENT shortage resulted from ship
pCrS asking for more cars than they
need, in order that their allotment
might approximate the number they
really want. Any apparent shortages
resulting from other causes, he said.
could be- met by Il more efficient dis
tributun Of the car supply.
Mr.. barnes III response 10 questions
as to why the Chicago. Burlington and
Quincy had failed 10 return cars owned
bv other roads, declared that system
had hecn forced in self defence to hold
foreign cars and would continue to do
so until some assurance was provided
that their own equipment would be re-
tuned. More than thrty-seven thous-
and cars Of all classes, belonging TO
the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
were held On foreign lines. he said,
while that system hold approximately
50 900 cars belonging to other lines.
Placed Under Oath.
When the hearing was opened his
morning all witnesses were placed I'M
der oath, aS the result Of suggestions
from attorneys for complaining ship
prrs in order that their testimony
might be available in the event Of
general inquiry into the situation be-
ing held later. =,
Aside from Mr. Barnes, other rail
road representatives today were ".
/. Park, vice president Of the Illinois
Central. J. F. porteriield, Of the same
system and G. B. Phelps, supcrinten-
dent Of transportation Of the Louis
Vile and Nashville Railroad. Short
statements were also presented by
representatives Of Ohio and Michigan
coal dealers and consumers.
MIR. Park was the first witness
called when the hearing opened. Tic
submitted figures showing that Of
81 900 cars of all classes owned by
(Coutinued on Page Fourteen.)
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-11-04
EPWORTH LEAGUE
NAMES OFFICERS

MORGANTOWN. Nov. 3.---The BIZ
ennial session of The West Virginia
Epworth league state conference ad-
1ourned today. The name Of the or
ganzation was charged to the West
Virginia Conference Epworth League
institution. which will meet annually.
Officers were elected as follows:
President. Rev. J. G.. Wells, Of King,
wood; first viCc-presidcu, Roy Me
Cuskcy. Of Wheeling; serGnd wee
president, Miss Daisy Watkins. Fair
mont: third vice president. Lynn
Rohrhaugh, Buckhannon; fourth vice
president, r. ". Roberts. McMechen;
Superintendent of Junior Work, Mrs.
S. J. Ball. Of Wheeling: Secretary, DR.,
+. NJ. Farnsworth. Of Ruckhannnn;
Assistant Secretary, Miss Jeanette
Johnson. of Buckhannon; treasurer
Rev. II. 3. Moore, Tunnelton.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-11-04
DISCLOSE PLOT
TO VOTE OVER
10000 NEGROES
GOVERNMENT UNCOVERS
BIG ELECTION FRAUDS
False Registrations, Coercion
andIntimidation Brought
TO Light.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 3.-An official
estimate that $4,000 negroes have
been transported recently from the
south into Ohio. Indiana. Illinois and
other states. was made by the depart
ment Of justice tonight, in statement
declaring that Z number OF the negroes
have fraudulently registered, ana that
other election frauds disclosed include
padding OF registration lists reaching
into thousands of false names IN one
city alone.
The statement issued with the sane
tion of Attorney General Gregory,
gives warning that conSpiracies TO In
fimidate voters will be promptly pros
ecuted. 1t is the department nrSt
official announcement that actual
cases of fraud have been developed
by its investigators.
Information received by the depart
ment of justice shows that within
the last three mouths approximately
$4,000 negroes have been transported
from certain southern states to north
ern and western states. mainly to
middle western states, particularly TO
Ohio. Indiana and Illinois," the state
ment says.
"Inyestigation has developed the
fact that a number Of these negroes
have registered in violation or the
laws of the states TO which they nave
gone and nave expressed the intention
Of voting in those states.
Plan to Violate Statutes
"sone information has been devet-
oped indicating plans IN dlHerent
states TO violate the federal statues
with reference to election III otner
ways, such as registration of non
naturalized citizens; false reglstra'
ton BY padding the registration lists
With fictitious names with the inten-
Of having persons falsely represent
themselves TO be the persons whose
names appear on the list and vote
under those names; what are COM
monty known as "repeaters raise
counts and returns by election boards;
entering on the poll books as having
voted fictitious persons or persons
who have failed to vote; lntlmldatlon
in various forms, including that oy
EMPLOYERS Of their employees through
threats which tend to coarce the VIII
of the employees.
Facts in the possession OF the de-
parment show in one city the padding
Of registration lists with fictitious
names to an extent which. in the llgnt
of accurate information already 90.
tanned, indicates that the number OF
such false names probably reacneS
into the thousands.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-11-04
REPORT MADE
On NEWS PRIN I
Investigation
COST LESS
THAN LAST ; YEARS
Federal Trade Commission
Makes Public Information
of Startling Nature.

WASHINGTON, Nov. Sin a state
ment tonight announcing virtual com
pletion of its Investigation OF news
print paper prices. the federal trades
declares that during the
first half of this year, when prlccs
already were soaring to unprecedent-
ed figures, the average cost OF produc-
ing news print paper in domestic mills
was less than S1.65 per hundred
pounds Or below the average cost IN
the past three years.
The commission announces that be.
fore Issuing It's report public hearings
will be conducted and manufacturers,
and others interested given
an opportunity to appear. No date Is
set for the hearings, but the reports IS
said TO be ready To send to the press
in the near future.
Certain facts developed by the In
quiry are made public now because
most Of the publishers contracts for
paper are about to expire. Contract
prices rose this year from less than
So per hundred to So and $3.50 and On
current market purchases the publish
ers have paid 81 or more for paper
brought in the same way prior to Jan
uary l for between So and $3.
uc SIdlGluClIL
1.-THE investigation of the advance
in prices of news print paper which
was undertaken by the federal trade
commission by direction Of the senate
has been practically completed and
the report will be ready to send to
press in the near future.
Considering the large mass Of data
involved the work has been done in an
unusually short time.
Time For New Contracts
'"This is about the time when negO-
tiations for the renewal OF large
number Of contracts between newspa-
per publishers and news print paper
usually take place. The
commission has, therefore, decided to
make public immediately certain fun
damental facts which have been es-
tablished BY the investigation. Some
OF the facts stated here have been as
certained through computations which
have just been made. Before the re-
port is issued the news print manu-
facturers, newspaper publishers and
other parties interested will be given
TO appear before the COM
at a public hearing.
The price advance IN news print pa
per which occasioned this inveStga-
tion began early in 1916, and has con-
tinued down to The present. Most
news print paper, probably about 80
per cent. is sold Oh contract for pc
rods Of a year or more. Before the
price advance began. contract prices
for news print paper were generally
less than $500 per hundred pounds,
f. 0. b. mill During the first half Of
1916 contract prices for large quanti-
ties in some instances went as high us
fConttnued on Page Eoutecr1
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-11-04
TIE GLASS INDUSTRY AND THE TARIFF

stockholders Ha
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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-11-04
.Cornwell on Brandels

John J. Cornwel candidate for Governor in
his paper Hampshire Review, referred to Louis Brande
now Justice of the United States Supreme Court
Undertaking Jew In giving his opinion OF Brandels and
Unermeyer Cornwe wrote the following which appeared IN
his paper of May g. 1915:
Who are these eminent special lawyers? Louis Brande
of Boston, organized the United Shoe Machinery Company some
years ago. Later information furnished by him. 1t was
indicted restraining trade He employed prosecute
the The government spent 100000 prosecuting TINS
alleged few days ago the Circuit Court OF Appeals
the Judges concing decided the company was not
trust had been great benefit to the
as well the public who them It took four years.
however to get decision, and it cost the company nearly
half million dollars. That is Mr., Brandeis style
Samuel Untermeyer is written down IN the Supreme
Court Reports Of New Jersey crook Chancellor Pltney
father of the Associate Justice having rendered the
opinion Rich smart and thsng for notorley ne rushed to
washington with of stenographers and clerks and
rendered his services with without pay He beaut
Be said the credit of Attorney General Gregory and
Solicitor General Davis they not responsible Tor the
eploynent of these two mucaer They doubtless resent
the employment of such special counsel Williams and
McAdoo employed them.