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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-19

The Oil City Derrick, better known
among the people of Northwestern
Pennsylvania and in the newspaper
world as "Boyle's newspaper" has
issued one of the most notable of the
special editions of the year. 1t is
more than a mere newspaper publi7
cation; it is historical record of
that wonderfully endowed section of
the Keystone state and a review of
it's enterprises. 1t is as unusual from
a typographical standpoint as it is
for the matter that it contains.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-19

e. STACKPoLE,P Prsyt s. Editorin- Chief
F. r. OYSTER, Business Mdndger.
GUS NJ. STEINMETZ, Managing Editor.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-19

Published evenings except Sunday by
THE TELEGRAPH PRINTING co,
Telegraph Building, Federal Square.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-19

In certain French cities nearly one
third of the metalworkers are strong,
able-bodied women.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-19

Papermill workers at Camas, Wash,
demand union recognition.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-19

over one million women have di-
rectly replaced men in British indus
tries
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-19

The British labor party will con-
test two of the four parliamentary
seats in Newcastle.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-19

Detroit Iron Molders' Union has
raised wages from $3.50 to $3.50 a
daV.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-19

French women are making harness
and saddles for the army.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-19

The A. F. of L. advocates placing
sixteen years as the limit for children
engaged in gainful occupation.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-19

Canadian unions will work for la
bor representation in the Dominion
parliament.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-19

Trains running between st. Louis
and Memphis will hereafter have
women as ticket-takers.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-19

Wy ITH an unself1sh purpose and
w no thought other than the
welfare of a great political
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-19

Lynn, Mass, coal teamsters and
chauffeurs have raised wages 81 a
week.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-19

More than $1,000 persons are now
employed by the Government at
Washington.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-19

Congressman Wanger, of
Norriston, has suffered a mental
breakdown. He had been in ill
health for some time.
Friends of Senator p. C. Knox
say that he would not consider run
ming for governor under any condi-
tions.
Delaware county "drys' have
started their antilicense fight. A
Chester dispatch to the Philadelphia
Press says: There will be no an
nexation of Delaware county or any
part of it to the city of Philadelphia,
according to the leading men of this
county. This statement was made
to-day by a man whose business
and financial interests are the equal,
IL not larger. than any one man in
Delaware county. And he was not
alone in his statement, for 1t was
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-02-09
FROM THE KIsMET KLIPPER

/ Ernest Overly and family were in
Liberal shopping on Saturday.
f. r. Hess and Geo. Carter mot
ored over to Liberal Friday afternoon
on business.
The boiler makers for the Rock
Island were in Kismet last Thursday
making some repairs to the boilers at
the pumping station.
A plan is now on foot for a school
library The school has no library
and we will have one if we have to
get up an entertainment.
Mr.. Christ Buchfink of four miles
north. of Kismet left Saturday for
Hooker, Oklahoma, and Liberal, KAN
I'sas, on business
II, d. Massoni and o. C. Kirk went
to Liberal on number one last Wed
nesday on business, they both return
ing that evening in Massoni's car +
We are informed that there is be-
ing circulated in Seward Township
to the north of us, "a petition to call a
bond election to vote aid to the Colo
RADIO, Kansas and Oklahoma rail-
road
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-02-09
To Vote Bonds
Continued From Page |

ter of the price paid for grain Such
an elevator is about to be built at
Hutchinson which is not near so fay
orably located for such an institution
as Liberal with this road.
While dwelling on the advantages
to the country we must not overlook
the wonderful benefits which would
accrue to the city of Liberal, 1t
would take columns to enumerate all
the returns as a result of the road,
but we will attempt to mention few.
In the first place the road, which
would be a part of either the NJ. X &
tt or Union Pacific systems, would
be in competition. with the Rock Is
land,and would be the means of fore
ing muth better service than at the
present time, With a. competitive
line i'm the territory the Rock Island
would not be inclined to use their
own sweet time in delivering freight,
and we could expect to get shipments
some time within a year after they
were billed.
Then the item of transient business
coming to the town would be great
item. 1t is seldom that one makes a
trip but what there is lay-over eth
er going or coming The hotels, eat
ing houses, picture shows, and the
stores are bound to receive big vol
ume of business. Travelling mer
making the territory would bring 6
good hotel business alone, while it Il
seldom that man or family STAY
over night in town without spend
ing more or less money with the mer
chants. 1t is usually necessary wheI
money in every town visited. II tn,
hotel and restaurant men receive ;
good business they must necessaril!
spend large part of the money the,
make in the town and it will circu
late in tn irregular channels of trad,
here and every business is bound t.
get some of it in the end. Then there IL
the possibility of Liberal being made
a division point. While this is still ;
matter of the future it would seem tt
those who are most cOmpetent tn fig
ure that this is the logical location
for division. This would be help
too, but we are inclined to believe
that the benefits from the road with
out the division would be ample fol
the trouble 1t will take to get it.
Another point that has not been
thought Of before is the matter of the
-four MILL Such a road would make
this an ideal place for a big mill and
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-02-09
Off For Canadian
Continued From Page

they thought it might be possible to
hook on to the highway at some
point. come thru to Tulsa and
from that point on to Hot Springs.
All information the League had on
the subject of the proposed road and
the meeting Monday in Tulsa, was
given the visitors by Secretary Ebel
and Mr.. Summers announced his in
tention of getting into communication
with T.. Bee Gdthrie Of the highway
department of the Chamber of Com
merce, Tulsa, Immediately. Il
. I'VE know what good roads are in
rTulsa, declared Mr. Baughman;
and this new one has interested us
greatly. Why. do you know we can
get into our ears at Liberal, taking
Tan early breakfast at home, and dine
in Colorado Springs that same night?
I That shows what good roads will do
for a country. The distance from
[ Liberal, Kansas, to Colorado is only
$50 miles and it is no drive at all in
AN auto. We have done it several
! times.
Let me tell you. too, that if there
was a good highway connection from
Kansas to this resort, there would
! be great many of our people who
now go to colorado who would make
the trip to Oklahoma. get on the road
to this city and come to Hot Springs.
l hope the new highway becomes a re-
atty and l am certainly going to see
If it is possible for our interests to
find connecting point. We are very
keen on good roads and are always
looking for new one to hook on to,
for we find If we travel to other
places, other parties come into Kan
sas. 1t is mutual benefit, just as
broad in good results as it is long,
figuratively speaking
The distance from Colorado
Springs to Liberal via Garden City is
$40 miles, from Liberal to Wood
ward, 100 miles; Woodward to Enid
100 miles; Enid to Tulsa, 100 miles (;
Tulsa to Fort Smith, 1875 miles; Fort
Smith to Hot Springs. 1876 miles.
This would make grand highway of
$50 miles from Hot Springs to Colo
RADIO Springs. The local organiza-
ton, the Chamber of Commerce, is
ready to take up the proposition and
il there is the least chance Liberal
will become an important point on the
proposed highway.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-02-09
provide exceptional outlets for its

provide exceptional outlets for its
product
There are numerous other ways in
which it would benefit us. 1t would
give Liberal a prestige possessed by
only one OTHER town in Southwest
Kansas, that of having two trunk
lines, with all the attendant advant-
ages, and place the town really in the
lead OF all others in many ways.
As this is written it looks like the
dream of many years is about to be-
come reality. The spirit of the
people in this matter is commendable
Remember election day and work and
talk and vote and do Your part in this
undertaking 1t looks like it Is go
ing to be an easy matter to win. but
that is no reason why anyone should
cease work Let's make the majority
just as large aswe possibly can; g.,
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-02-09

Sixteen of the sport loving popula-
ton of Kismet, went to Liberal Mon
day night to see a wrestling match
between Mr.. Guy Guthrie of Hutchin-
son and Mr.. Falls, lightweight cham
poin of Oklahoma. The match was
good, Mr.. Falls winning by taking
the first fall in about 4 . minutes and
the second in about 90 minutes.
Frank Ollie, the wrestler of Kismet,
worked in the preliminary match
against a Liberal wrestler.
r. f. Benson and family and H. S.
Mooney and family took Sunday din
ner at the hospitable home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. HID. Massoni, west of ,Kismet
also spending the afternoon there
Miss Gertrude Andrews, Miss Vir-
gtnia Cook and Miss Ruth Haynes all
of whom are teachers in this neigh
borhood, were in Liberal Thursday
and Friday taking the teachers ex-
animation.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-02-09
FROM PRATT UNION

The mail service on trains SO and
"a are now daily except Sunday This
makes a gap of 81 hours between east
bound mails. Some service. ''f. e.
f. l.. Hall of Moscow, Kansas came
in last Wednesday to VISIT his niece,
Mrs. Charles Leatherman, across the
line in Stafford county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren. Mills of Mos
COW, Kansas, came in Saturday to Wis
it their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. A.
Baker and returned home Sunday
night. They drove over by auto route.
AS our fellow travellers fall one by
one, an observer can not but think of
Ebert Hubbard's words, "to have
worked is to have succeeded. Life
is too short to gather the harvest
we can only SOW"
Miss Hattie Sealey of Liberal came
in Saturday to visit j. D. Hill ant
family a few days. She will go from
here to Winfield to visit her brother
who is there attending Southwest
ern.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-02-09

Miss Faye Adams is spending her
vacation with her parents near Hook
er, Oklahoma. Miss Nadia Farmer
is working in her place at the post
office
Since the practice of stealing autos
has extended this far west it might
be good idea for persons, when leav-
ing a car standing in the street, to
remove the fly wheel and carry it with
them in their vest pocket.
The store windows are dreams this
week. The new wraps and dresses
being on display in several places.
From the beautiful shades being
shown we are inclined to thing that
lot of the talk about being short
age of dye stuffs is bosh. If we were
not mere man we would say some
thing about the exquisite styles. but
a man, and. an editor especially, is
not supposed to know anything about
matters of this kind, so we will let
it go with saying that the designers
are certainly doing themselves prou6,
in the new garments being shown ting
season
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-02-09

Lost: leslie gents gold watch, in
itials w. II. H. and Masonic emblem
on case. Finder leave at postoftice
and receive reward
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-02-09

Chas. Ellsaesser is erecting a mod.
ern, up-to-date residence in the west
part'of town.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-02-09

]. r. Bolin was here from Hutchin-
son and met with the Chamber OF
Commerce. He spoke in behalf of a
flour mill at this place, and volun-
teered to assist in the undertaking
should the people here see fit to get
back of it,. To The Democrat II
would seem that the proposition is
and would be mighty
good thing for the town.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-02-09

R. E. Wood of the Wood Motor
Company was here the first of the
week on business connected with the
opening here of a sales room for
the Chevrolet car. He had been in
formed that car had arrived, but il
was an error, so he returned to wait
until they come in.
The Parker post., 1917-12-22
KEEP YOUR LIBERTY BONDS.

The man who subscribes for gov
ernment bond, and is advertised as a
patriot for doing SO, is not patriot
if he Immediately. sells that bond on
the market when he does not impera-
lively need the money. 1t is not mere
subscription to a bond that helps the
government; it is by actually lending
money to the government and not by
merely promising it and shifting the
load to some one else that the citizen
really helps in this great time.
There is no desire, however, on the
part of the government to prevent or
to interfere with the freedom of le-
gitimate trading in government
bonds-that is, trading in good
faith.
The Parker post., 1917-12-22
ACREAGE INCREASED.

PHOENIX, Dec. 19.-That the
farmers of Arizona have patrioti-
cally responded to the nations call
for an increased acreage of winter
wheat, is shown by the crop report,
issued at Phoenix today. Reports
made to the Bureau of CropEstimates
December L, indicate that $4,000
acres were planted in the state this
year, which compares with $4,000
acres last year In some counties the
drought made it difficult fully to
carry out the planting program
The condition of the crop Decem-
Der 1, was below the average, due
to the dry weather. The condition
is reported at 81 per cent of normal
which compares with 95 per cent last
year and 81 per cent, the six-year
average.
The Parker post., 1917-12-22
Returned from the East.

Mrs. Ella O'Connor, after an abb
sence of a couple months in New
York city, whittier she had been call
ed by telegram stating that her
son, Theodore, was at the point of
death as the result of an accident,
has returned to Parker. Since her
arrival she has been at the bedside
of her husband, Jack O'Connor, who
is suffering from a severe attack of
bronchial and while she had
been back since Thanksgiving day,
few of our townspeople aside from
her nearest friends knew she had re-
turned. Mrs. O'Connor says that her
son, who is structural worker in the
above city, had a very narrow escape
from death at the time stated He
was at work on the sixth story of a
building when he lost his hold and
dropped two stories, striking on
some cross-beams where he hung un-
The Parker post., 1917-12-22

the alien enemies of America. Your
committee already having acted
along such lines, will naturally be in
a position to greatly aid the govern
ment census when such a census is
taken. No doubt many attempts
will be made to evade the official
government census and information
on the enemies in your community
will therefore be of greatest value" ;"
"You are enjoined to watch the
speech, associations and activities OF
every man whom you may suspect of
dislOyalty and to send in the immed-
late report. For further information
and instructions regarding the work
Of the Vigilance Corps of the Ameri-
can Defense Society, address Nation
al Headquarters, "A East 23d Street,
New York City.
The Parker post., 1917-12-22
RICH GRAVEL
IN OLD LA PAz
RECENT STRIKE ON PROPERTY
OF NEW LA PAZ GOLD MINING
COMPANY CAUSES FIGHT FOR
CONTROL.

The once famous La Paz, the pio-
neer trading point in Arizona and
the source of millions of placer gold,
is to be revived in the operations of
pany, whose property, is shortly to
be the scene of sluicing and cleanups,
says the Blythe Review.
Following the long and costly hti-
cation that determined the property's
exclusion from the Indian reservation
the company had no sooner begun ac-
tual installation of the immense
pumps, reservoir and hydraulic works
designed to wash the gravel, than
civil war started The president
and general manager, o. L. Grimsley
was the target of envious or dissatis-
fed stockholders, who tried to wrest
the control from him. They failed
in their efforts and Mr.. Grimsley an
nounces that the company will pro-
ceed at once with the installation
Of the pipe lines and reservoir.
Two sixteen-inch wells are already
completed capable of yielding
through two 1Ox12 pumps, $50
inches of water. A twelve-inch
pipe line will conduct the water,
several miles to the top of a hill,
already carved off in preparation for
a 1905 0,O00-gallon reservoir. From
the reservoir the water will be- used
under 20O-foot head to wash the
gravel banks into the sluices. Mr.
Grimsley reports that all of the ma
chinery, pipe and materials are
bought and paid for and would have
been in place but for the fight over
control, which was made the more
important and desirable with the
discovery of gravel that runs $40 to
SIS per yard. AS Mr.. Grimsley
states, there are two million yards in
sight, it is possible that the new La
Paz will exceed in production the
fabulous wealth of the La Paz of the
sixties and seventies.
Outside of the work of construction,
which will be completed by early
spring, the mining operations will
involve payroll of approximately
$4,000 per month.
The Parker post., 1917-12-22
AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY THIRD
LARGEST IN u. S.

The automobil industry rated as
third largest in the United States,
has, according to General Manager
Alfred Reeves of the National Cham
ber of Commerce, 230 makers of pas
senger cars and 372 makers of trucks
with capital investment of $735.O .OO0.-
900 and with 100000 workers, and
payroll of 100000. For year
ended June 80 production was 1906
1914 motor vehicles of which 112,200
were trucks, the total value Of the
output being $917,4 7,470,99S. Eigh-
teen million tires were made, valued
at $450,00O,000 Four hundred
thousand trucks annually transport
total of 100000. 0.000-ton mines of
goods.
The Parker post., 1917-12-22
OLD BOND SALE
AGAIN IN COURT
SANTA FE RAILROAD SUIT FOR
RECOVERY OF COMMISSION TO
SELLER OF COUNTY SECCRI-
TIES IN 1915 ON TRIAL.

Testimony, in the case of the Cali
iornia, Arizona and Santa Fe Railway
company VS.. Ike Proebstel, J. H.
;hanssey and ]. A. Donovan, individ-
ually and as supervisors of the coun-
ty of Yuma, and the First National
bank, was taken Tuesday in the su-
perior court. The plaintiff complains
that the commission of $28,500 paid
by Yuma county for the sale of high
way bonds in 1915 without author
ty of law The bonds were sold in
1915 by the board of supervisors
named in the suit Plaintiff prays
that the amount $28,5O0 be restored
20 the general fund.
When the bonds were offered for
sale the highest bidder for them was
Field, Richards and company, who
bid less than the par value of the
bonds by $28,5O0. The law forbids
the sale of bonds of this nature for
less than par value and accrued in
terest and there was a prospect of
delay in the road work which was
badly needed. Acting upon the ad-
vice of the then county attorney C.
H. COlman, and the advisory board,
the supervisors then appointed Theo-
dore M. Kirkhoff, agent for the firm
Of Field, Richards and company, the
agent for the sale of the bonds, which
were then sold to the company. The
vote on the question was two to one,
Donovan voting in the negative. The
S28,5O0 for the payment of the COM
mission was taken out of the general
fund by the supervisors.
The present case is brought by the
Santa Fe, it is understood as a mem
ber of the State Taxpayers League
Another suit arising out of the
sale of the highway bonds in 1915
was brought some time ago by H.
Maxey. This suit was for judicial
action to compel the present board of
supervisors to take $28,5OO from the
highway fund and reimburse the gen.
eral fund for the money taken for
Kirkhoff's commission The plaintiff
lost in the superior court and the
case is now before the supreme court
of the state-Yuma Sun.
The Parker post., 1917-12-22
New Employees Quarters.

Proposals for bids for the construc-
tion of employees quarters at the
Colorado River School are being ad-
vertised in The Post by the Commits
siOner of Indian Affairs The struc-
lures will be commodious, and equir
ped with all modern conveniences.
Plans and specifications and instruc-
tions to bidders may be examined at
the office of the superintendent of the
Colorado River Indian reservation
and at the office of The Post.
The Parker post., 1917-12-22
B. L. Vaughn in Town.

B. L. Vaughn, general manager Of
the Arizona-McGinnis Copper COM
pany, spent part of Sunday ands Mon
day in Parker. While here he Wis
tied the company's property and
stated that work on a good scale
would be started up about January
1. For the past three months this
property has been closed down, with
the exception J of the tunnel work.
After the first of the year force of
men will be put to work getting out
surface ore on top of the hill and
shipping to the smelter An aerial
tramway was constructed last sum-
mer to facilitate handling the ore
O bins near the road.
The Parker post., 1917-12-22

Ill he was taken down, apparently
nearer dead than alive. He was
taken to a hospital where it was
found that he had sustained the
fracture of several ribs, disloca-
tion of the shoulder and various
other injuries of such a serious
nature that his life was for time
despaired Of However, being a
hardy, robust young man, he sur
v1yed the worst of the ordeal and
with time will fully recover. He
has been drafted for structural work
in France, and will cross the ocean
as soon as he has recovered his
strength.
The Parker post., 1917-12-22
Meatless Holidays.

Patriotic Arizonans will eat no
meat on Christmas or New Years
days this year. An edict from the
Office of the state food commissioner
to meat dealers announces that the
restrictions for meatless Tuesday will
not be removed for the two holidays,
both of which fall on that day. The
statement was issued to clear up a
report that the ban would be lifted
on Christmas and New Years. POul-
try, rabbits and sea foods will be per-
mitted to be served, but liver, tripe,
kidney and other products of the
prohibited meats will be taboo.