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The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-03-16

Garden City and Finney county
voted for the building of Colorado
Kansas & Oklahoma railroad last
Tuesday with a big majority. The
day was ideal and good vote was
polled. Up to the time the Democrat
goes to press the complete returns
are not available, four precincts not
having reported. However, these
are sparsely settled communities and
have not votes enough to change the
result.
Without these precincts the vote
for the bonds is 1,435, with only 103
against, which makes It absolutely
certain that the proposition is a win
ner.
This is the last vote to be taken on
the proposition. Seward and Hask-
ell counties last Tuesday set their
vote Of approval on the matter, and
with the big majority in Finney coun-
ty it is now up to the officials of the
Colorado, Kansas & Oklahoma rail
road company to get their engineers
in the field and make the surveys and
then proceed with the building Of the
line.
At this time it seems to be fact
that north and south railroad is to
be built in, Southwest Kansas. There
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-03-16
~ANTI.CIGARET LAW
Minors Are to Have No Tobacco in
the Future.

Topeka, March 13.-Cigarets are
under the ban more than ever from
now on in Kansas. Governor Capper
yesterday signed the new anti-cigaret
law. This measure doesn't make It
a crime for full-grown man. or wo-
man, to smoke cigaret, or even to
hace one in their possession for per-
sonal use, but It barely misses doing
that. The measure. House Bill 1896,
by Graham Jackson. does prohibit
cigaret advertising. II makes 1t
misdemeanor for merchant to have
cigaret papers about his place OF
business. It gives the city and coun-
ty authorities inquisitorial powers
similar to those allowed in ferreting
out stocks Of intoxicating liquors.
The sale or gift of tobacco in any
form to minor is made misde-
meanor. II also is made misde-
meanor for minor using tobacco to
be allowed to loiter about or frequent
any place OF business. A "place Of
business" as defined by the act, is
any shop. factory, office, theatre, re-
creation or dance hall, pool room,
hotel, lodging place, cafe, restaurant,
street car, interurban or passenger
coach Violation of the act is made
a misdemeanor, punishable by fine
of from $25 to 500 for each offense.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-03-16
MONEY FOR AVIATION
Legislature Made AN Appropriation
for Phil Billiard.


Topeka, March 10.-By appropria-
ting $4,000 to Captain Phil Billiard OF
the Kansas nation guard, the state
legislature made possible the opening
Of an AVIATION station for the Kansas
national guard. The bill was passed
in the last hours of the session and
today 1t became known that Captain
Billiard was planning on training four
aviators at his aviation grounds near
Topeka and that at the end Of the
year these men are expected to take
federal examinations. If the men pass
the examinations four $4,000 aero
planes, and $4,000 for the mainten-
ance of each machine will come to the
Kansas station from the federal gov
ernment IL is stated.
Captain Billiard stated today that
he and the four men whom he will
train will become the Kansas nation
al guard aviation company, providing
federal requirements can be met.
Captain Billiard owns his own aero
plane and is an experienced flyer.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-03-16
REV. HESTwOOD WAS
RETURNED TO LIBERAL
Methodist Conference Makes No
Change I'm Pastor OF Liberal
Church.

The list of appointments of the M.
e. Conference which has Just closed
shows that Rev. C. D. Hestwood has
been returned to the pastorate Of the
church here. This will be pleasing
news to the Methodist people as well
as many friends of Mr.. Hestwood and
family outside his congregation.
Among the other appointments for
this section are r. c. Terrell, Elkhart /;
]. e. Murphy, Hugoton; C. c. Brown,
Liberal East; Fred Denury, Liberal
Circuit, ]. e. Perkins, Beaver; Cliff
ford Kirk, Beaver Circuit; H. o,
Pringle, Floris; C. H. Cavit, Forgan;
F. e. Lewis, Uneeda.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-03-16
CESSNA TALKS OF FUTURE
m OF TRAVEL IN THE AIR
AeropIane Of Today Is Where the No.
ter Car Development Was
Few Years Ago.

What of the aeroplane for the fu.
ture? What are its possibilities? Is
it to go thru the same stages as the
automobile? And is 1t destined tC
soon come into quantity production
These are few OF the many ques-
tions asked Clyde v. Cessna, aviator
who recently returned from New York
City where he spent week attending
the first Pan-American Aeronautical
Exposition of which he was an honor
airy official.
"The aeroplane is now where the
automobile was ten or twelve years
ago." stated Mr.. Cessna yesterday.
"Then the automobile was just be-
ginning to be recognized as mode
of transportation that was practical,
convenient and safe. Today the aero
plane is in transition from the exper-
iemental and sporting stage to the
commercial, and in its growth it is
encountering the same fundamental
problems that the automobile indus
try met and conquered so ably and
rapidly.
ITO the automobile industry, with
which 1t is SO closely allied, the aero
plane industry must look for aid, not
only of precedent, but of experience,
and the finishing of actual manufac-
turing and engineering facilities.
1.-THE daily mileage of flight is as
founding to layman who reads in
the papers nothing save accounts Of
sensational accidents. Hundreds of
men fly thousands of miles with per-.
feet safety and thousands Of aviat0rs
are constantly at work in Europe.
"Old-time motor show goers were
carried back to the first few automo-
bile shows by the exhibit Of many
things that are destined to revOlu-
tionize the industry" at the New York
show. These young things are in
separable from exhibitions held early
in the development of an industry
and are interesting not only because
they are more or less bizarre but al
so because some of them are sure to
contain germs that will develop and
expand and some day fill important
pages.
"In short. look for the aeroplane
in five years to be ahead of where the
automobile is today"
With crew of three men Cessna is
now at work on his new two-passenger
monoplane at his plant in Building /
of the Jones Motor Car Company's
factory in North Wichita. He expects
to have it completed within thirty
days and ready for flying purposes
Wichita Beacon.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-03-16
Farm Loan Association
viii Meet Saturday

There will be meeting of the Lib
eral Farm Loan Association at the
court house on Saturday, March 18th,
at 1880 p. m. This will be an import
ant meeting and all members are re-
quested to be present.
JOHN l.. BOLES, President.
- lIklp. DROADWELL Sec. Tres.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-03-16
HAD A FINE SNOW HERE
TUESDAY FORENOON

Tuesday was typical Western
Kansas day. In the morning snow
began falling and the fall continued
until about noon. About that time
the clouds cleared away and the af-
ternoon was as balmy spring day as
one could wish for, while the early
hours of the morning was young
blizzard.
The snow was full OF moisture ami
will be of great benefit to the wheat.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-03-16
A PECULIAR ACCIDENT

While making an erasure on the
blackboard Monday morning. Miss
Myrtle Seacat, a student of the Buck
lin high school. in some, unaccount-
able way dislocated her shoulder
The doctor declares that 1t is one OF
the most peculiar cases that has ever
come under his observation. Buck
lin Banner.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-03-16
NJ. FEINBERG GOES EAST
TO PURCHASE MORE STOCK

M. Feinberg has again gone east to
make additional purchases. Accord
ing to Mr.. Hyman of the store. Mr.
Feinberg was invited to attend
special sale, and the opportunity to
make good buy attracted him. He
will return within the next few days.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-03-16
500 NEW HOMES
That Many Built i'm Liberal In Past
Year Is Report

Liberal. March 6.-only an en-
barge on lumber to Liberal will stop
the building in the capital city of the
Southwest. Three hundred new
buildings were erected last year. and
this year has good start to make
record. Hutchinson News.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-03-16
TIRE HOSPITAL ADDS
MORE MACHINERY

The Tire Hospital has recently add
ed machine for re-treading tires.
1t is late model and does nice work.
The firm is engaged exclusively in
vulcanizing, re-treading and half
soling, and has enjoyed nice bust
ness.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-03-16

Rev. Lindley A. Wells came in on
No. 8 Wednesday evening to begin
the revival at Friends church.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-03-16

G. r. Hickman Of Tyrone was In
the city on business Wednesday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-24

shall continue to hold that line.
Whether she holds II or does not
depends upon the will and judg-
ment of this government of plow-
men, carpenters, blacksmiths and
teamsters. We shall have to take
them to our hearts, therefore, no
matter how much our aris.ocratic
souls may revolt at the thought.
In the next place, some of us
that really want to sympathize
with all this have been disguised
by what we believe to be the fail
ure of Russia to respond to the
needs of her allies and do her
share of the fighting. Six months
have passed since the revolution,
we say, and Russia hasn't begun
to fight yet.
Hence we are pleasedto say that
the Russians must be flabby and
deficient in fighting quality. We
say that their long delay is assist
ing the common enemy and are
bumptiously confident that they
must have dictator to keep them
in order and SO forth.
Six months-yes. Well, almost
three years passed before this
country got ready to fight. | don't
know what right we have to throw
bricks at country that has taken
only six months. The American
casualties in the war so far. in
Guiding those murdered on the
Lusitania, are about 400. The
Russion casualties to date are T.
100000. When we have suffered
In proportion we may with propri-
ETY. talk of the slackers In other
nations.
Russia has undergone the great
est revolution and internal convul-
sion in history. AS rapidly as pos
sible she is pulling herself to-
getjer. The American press is not
giving her any help on the job. but
she is doing It anyway.
And as for assisting the common
enemy, let me tell you something.
THERE is NOBODY IN RUSSIA
THAT is ANY YELLOWER THAN
THE OLD BILL STONE GANG IN
HE UNI led OlA lEo SENAIE
so LONG AS OUR COUNTRY is
ADORNED WITH HESE SPECI-
MEMS OF THE SKULKER AND
THE BACK-FIRER WE HAD
BETTER KEEP SILENCE ABOUT
SIMILAR AFFECTIONS ELSE
WHERE.
But anyway, the Norniloff pipe
dream and bugaboo has passed.
The specter of eivilar war that the
feverish correspondents saw plain
ly to be raising its head in Russia
has put It's head down again or
taken to the woods. But be not
disappointed. Merit week will see
lanother pipe as historical, as lurid
and as unsubstantial as this.
The next horned monster to oc-
cupy the center of the stage will
probably be dissensions in the cab
inets or a raid ON Petrograd by a
block of jabberwocks.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-24
Street Lights
For East Side

Sixteen new street lights in the
east side of Tacoma we're ordered
by the city council Monday, after
residents OF that district had pc
titioned for As new lights. Com
missioner Gronen reported that
the 16 lights would be sufficient
to illuminate the district.
Action on petitions for lights in
other parts of the city follows:
Fairbanks and East N. denied; So.
10th and Anderson, granted; East
M and Harrison, denied; East
59th and ] and East seth and X,
denied; South tSeele. 9Th and
10th, granted; 57th and Il, grant
ed: 57th and ID, denied: 66th,
Gath and 62nd on Mason, denied
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-24

have no scene or anything like
that. My car is waiting and you
can escort me to it."
Mrs. Farling, however, does not
always succeed in having matters
60 so smoothly. She got on a
crowded street car the other night
and saw two half intoxicated ne
groes taking up enough room for
four people and making them
selves otherwise Objectionable.
She asked them to move and they
started mumbling rough language.
Knocks EN- Out.
A man stepped forward in Mrs.
Earnings defense, but she told
him not to bother except to press
the button so the car would stop
at the next corner. The negroes,
seeming trouble, lunged forward
to get out of the car, pushing the
men aside. Mrs. Farling swept
one of them off his feet onto the
back platform and grabbed the
other by the nape of the neck
and dragged him helpless into the
arms OF the conductor and a wait
Ing policeman. The other negro,
thoroly cowed, was handed over.
too.
z No, this was not the worst en-
counter ! have had" Mrs. FarlinR
explained. THE worst, think
was against three negroes
caught shoplifting. ] had to knock
two OF them absolutely out before
I could handle the third"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-24

4 c.E.RUSSELL ar marching up
on Petrograd at the head OF
mighty host to Gust the horrible
radicals and show the incapable
Russians what's what.
And now he, too, lies in prison
with a pretty fair chance of being
shot and his innumerable host"
which consisted of himself and
about 16 other lunatics is no more
BUT THE RUSSIAN DEMOC-
RACY GOES ITS WAY UNDIS-
TURBED AND UPON THE ROAD
MAPPED OUT FOR 1T.
This is a fair sample of the
hectic dream stuff that comes daily
oiut of Petrograd to cheer the
dropping hearts of cave jewellers
and dismay the friends of Russia
that happen to me uninformed.
Anybody that knows Russia
knew from the beginning that this
chattering Korniloff person never
had chance for anything except
the firing squad. YOU COULD
NO MORE ESTABLISH A MILL
TARY DICTATORSHIP IN RUS
STA THAN YOU COULD SAIL AN
ICE YACHT IN PERDITION. At
the least prospect Of any such
thing the. whole Russian people
would arise to stamp 1t to death.
Outside OF certain foreign EN-
bassies and colonies there is not
one element in Russia that would
not fight to the end against any
such enterprise, no matter who en-
gineered 1t.
Many American newspapers, in
Guiding some that should have
knownsbetter, were fooled into
giving Sympathy and support to this
craek-brained excursion into the
rrealms of fantasy.
/ They had editorials expressing
the opinion that Korniloff ought
to win and praying that he night
printing these things between
visions Of the fall Of the revolu-
ton and the inauguration of that
One Man Power that for some rea-
lson unknown we are determined
to have in Russia whether Russia
will stand for it or not.
There are four bottom facts
about the Russian situation, plain,
certain, unchanging facts, and II
the American newspapers will
keep them handy and refer to
them when these various pipes
come forth from Petrograd about
impending disaster, they can avoid
misleading their readers and
WHAT'S still more important, avoid
tangling still further the relations
between this country and Russia.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-24
: Orniloff Sand Dance"
Goes Into the Discard

1t is most unlucky that these
facts are lost sight of IN this coun-
TRY. The editorials and reaction
airy articles that American news
papers print go straight back to
Russia and create there the i'm
lpression that America Is hostile to
the Russian democracy and wants
to see 1t go down. ~.
Intelligent Russians know well
enough that there are other peo-
piles in the world that are hoping
to see the failure of the Russian
experiment, but what was hoped
for from America was sympathy
and unders. anding. Instead OF
sympathy and understanding a
large part of the American press
is handing to the Russian republic
nothing but a choice assortment of
hard words and the hope that 1t
will choke.
understand, of course, that for
some of this attitude of ours two
fairly adequate reasons exist.
In the first place. it. is tough for
some of US to support a govern
ment conducted by plowmen, car
pentrs, blacksmiths and teamsters.
But bitter as the pail may be we
shall Just have to swallow 1t In
this case, brethren.
Because that is the only kind
of government there Is or will be
In Russia (unless Germany
squelches IT. and Russia Is our
ally and II Is vital to us that she
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-24
Answers Editorial.
EDITOR THE TINES:

EDITOR THE TIMES:
| read with much interest Your
editorial about letting the jury or
two juries decide the value Of the
land in the army post district.
am conscious of the fact. that
many Tacomans have been and
still are positive that the land in
this district Is almost worthless.
/ liven In Tacoma for years and
thought this land was no good un-
til a few years ago l learned
better.
/ did not learn that there was
some good land until l turned In
to one >of the places. When we
travel from 20 miles an hour and
up in an auto we cannot learn that
there is good land in this district.
Turn off the road and see and
you will learn like others have.
The speculator and land grab
Der will probably get it in the
neck this time. The men handling
this affair, namely, County Off
GERS T. II. Bellingham, James r.
IO'Farrell, j. w. Slayden, r. G..
Remain, and their special counsel,
J. t. S.. Lyle, gave us special IN
formation thru the press March
q, 1917, and part of this infor-
nation was as follows: The
property owners in the district
will be safe In letting their cases
IRo to the jury on the evidence OF
| the county appraisers alone. II Is
Jour desire to pay exactly what the
landkis worth"
I'VE have been assured sqnare
dealing, but the condemnation
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-24
In the
Editors Mail

board composed of the five named
above have surely forgotten the
promises made during the army
post election campaign and for
gotten their statements to us
thru the press March 81.
Duplicate what we have, the
same distance from good markets
with good roads, fine scenery,
mountain and sea breezes, con-
genial neighbors and good drink
ing water, and view of Mt. Ia
coma, and we do not care what
you pay for 1t or what we are al
lowed for our present holdings.
The way this condemnation suit
is going the property owner, If
forced to accept less than he is
or has been willing to sell for or
he is forced to go to the expense
of fighting his case in court.
We have been assured that II
would not be necessary for us to
appear in court as the condemna-
ton board would be SO fair that
we can "let our cases go to the
jury on the evidence of the coun-
ty appraisers alone"
The people in this district feel
as tho they have been deceived
Iand will be greatly wronged II
their places go for the prices set
lin Mr.. Lyle's office.
Duplicate what we have and al
low us moving expenses.
Very truly yours,
CHESTER Fl. THOMPSON,
r. /, Box 142, Lakeview, Wn.
Sept. 81, 1917.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-24

Here are the facts:
mo matter what may
come along. II there is any
Russia at all the plain peo-
pie will rule IL.
2.--These plain people un-
defstand very well the prin-
ciples of democracy and are
absolutely determined upon u
thoroly democratic system of
government.
3.--They are not ignorant,
they are not irrational, they
are not light headed and
they cannot be fooled by any
wOuld-bo Napoleon. They
know what they wan in gov
eminent and IL Germany.dOes
not get them before they have
time to pull themselves to-
gether what they want is
what they are certain to have.
4.-The governing power
I'm the country Is not the
wealthy and the eminent but
the National Council of Work.
mems, Soldiers and Peasants
Delegates, because this coun-
Gil represents the people OF
Russia and their will. Who
ever wishes an Indication as
to the course Russia will pur-
sue about anything need go no
further than the council, for
this, speaking for the Russian
people, will always be the last
word.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-24
Arrest Driver
For Hitting Man

w. P. Sheehan, 1101 So.
Washington ST., member of the
automobile firm of Sheehan &
Linck. suffered a broken leg and
other injuries Sunday evening
when an autom obile driven by T..
Fl. Downing of Carbonate ran
into him at 10th and Pacific.
Downing's car crushed Sheehan
against another machine standing
in the parking space of 10th
street. After the accident he was
booked at police headquarters for
investigation, pending the out
come of Sheehan's injuries.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-24
fepecial to The Timtls. J

ESPECIAL 10 lie llmcS.D
WASHINGTON, d. c., Sept. "a.
Call her the masked woman, be-
cause neither President Wilson,
Bnf(e Bielnski of the secret serv-
~ nor Major Pullman, chief of
1G3fce or Washington, will per-
nfit her to have her picture taken
without a mask.
xHer work, Major Pullman says,
il proving sovaluable to the White
Z House. the department of justice
and 1.-The government generally
that 1t Is essential for her to re-
main unknown and free to as
sumo any one of the many dis
guises she uses when rubbing ell
bows with militant suffragets,
German spy suspects or the dis
orderly elements of Washington.
= Officially she is known as Sarah
V<Earl,ng, active member OF ma
j0E Pnllman's police force.
Carries No Stick.
She impresses one as an attrac-
tive woman in the full bloom Of
robust haelth. There is note
OF seriously and sympathy about
her countenancea which invites
confidence, but one can readily
see she means business.
She car knock a man down as
easily wth her right arm as d
policemen can with his night stick
and thefefore she carries no stick.
She Was assigned to duty at the
White louise because 1t took two
or thru policemen to handle ey-
cited 4ffragets with banners,
while Mrs. Farling simply takes
. Kindly grip on any one of the
diSturbers and the. banners fall.
Cares For Girls.
6 Mrs. Farling, who is the presi-
dents mainstaysin. protecting the
WhitetHouse against the militant
suffragetst is herself an ardent
suffraget. She believes that the
vote for women is certain 10 come
and should be sanctioned now.
Helping girls under age who
leave their homes at night to seek
excitement in TIE gayeties Of
bright lights or motor car rides
Is one OF the Incidental phases of
her work. ~
TIN other night she started
early and worked until 5 the next
morning. She mingled sWithethe
jewellers ia <0a1ice halls and Chi
nese restaurants. and ACQUIRED
BRIGHT lighted sections or secliid-
y motor car roads In q machine
her own. She took and escort
a them to their homes. mTno
ulnslc care had the girls parents
~ idea where their daughter
Her Work ,Effcctivc.
1cef 80 involved 2 very
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-24
WIFE CHOOSES
ANOTHER MAN.:
ARRESTS HER

Mrs. lillian Mehan of Hart,
Mont, and S. L. Hunter, Taco
ma barber, were placed on trial
in police court Monday afternoon
charged with illegal cohabitation.
Mrs. Nehan came to Tacoma sew
eral weeks ago. Her husband, ar
irving from Montana Sunday even
ing, found her in company with
Hunter and Immediately caused
the arrest of both.
Mehan was willing Monday to
drop the charge if his wife would
return to him, but Mrs. Mehan de-
clared emphatically to Capt. Kin
caid that she would rather be
dead" than, live with her husband
any longer.
Domestic troubles caused the
separation.