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The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-06-28
HARDWARE STILL ADVANCES.
Now is the Time to Buy as Govern
ment will Place Orders Soon

Advances in the price of hardware
are still the order of the day accord
ing to the Hardware Age. The ad-
vance in prices during the past two
weeks or more have been chiefly in
raw materials such as coke, scrap
iron, pig iron, and semi-finished
steel. Last week advances were
made in nearly all grades of pig iron.
This week there is another advance.
A higher price is being asked for
caves trough and gutter pipe this
week. From all indications this pro-
duct will go still higher!
Now seems to be the time to buy
glass since all of the glass factories
have shut down for the summer and
there is to be little glass manufac-
tured between now and fall. Since
there is very little of this product
on hand it is cheaper now than it will
be in months to follow.
Paints remain the same but lin
seed oil has fallen from two to four
cents a gallon within the past two
weeks.
Wire cloth is going to be the high
est thing the builder will have to buy
unless he gets his stuff at once. The
government is taking about all the
wire that can be made and as far as
the factories are concerned there is
very little being made. The lateness
of the season is all that has kept the
price from rising sooner. Jobbers
everywhere are advising against
waiting longer to buy screen wire.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-06-28
PRESS THOU HIS HAND

II thou hast bid thy friend farewell,
But for one night though that fare
we'll may be,
Press thou his hand in thine.
How canst thou tell how far from
thee
Fate or caprice may lead his steps ere
that tomorrow comes?
Men have been known to lightly turn
the corner of a street,
And days have grown to months, and
months to tagging years
Ere thee have looked in loving eyes
again,
Parting, at best, is underlaid
With tears and pain.
Therefore, lest sudden death should
come between,
Or time or distance, clasp with pres
sure firm
The hand Of him who goeth forth;
Unseen, Fate goeth too.
$40. Coventry Patmore.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-06-28
HELD ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING
Presbyterians Will Conduct Evangel-
istic Campaign.

The members of the local Presby-
terrain church held an enthusiastic
meeting at the church Tuesday even
ing at eight p. m. A splendid rep
resentative crowd was in attendance
and the meeting was success in
every way.
The purpose of the meeting was to
transact business which will deter
mine to a great extent the future ac-
tivities of the local church here. The
number of Elders was increased from
five to six, and Mr.. B. E. Lyle was
elected to fill the office of the sixth
Elder.
Early in the year an offer of 500
was made to the church to be applied
to the payment of loan or grant
made to the church years ago, provid-
ed the membership would raise the
balance, $500, and pay off the whole
amount at once. 1t was unanimous
ly decided by the congregation that
the amount be raised and the debt
paid off, thus releasing the church
from all indebtedness. A good sum
was raised at the meeting and a COM
mittee appointed to get the balance.
1t was also decided that the local
church adopt the plan of church work
government and organization as out
lined by the last General Assembly.
This will necessitate the adoption of
the new bylaws and change in the
plan Of carrying forward the work of
the church.
In the matter of the coming evan
gelical campaign the discussion re-
vealed that the sentiment of the Pres
byterian church is to carry out a Wig
orous preparatory program for these
meetings and to back up the work
with all the force possible.
Rev. MacLennan made talk
which was very pleasing to the men,
bership. Among other things he
stated that, unsolicited by himself,
he had recently received an inviting
call to church several times as large
as the Liberal church and paying a
much larger salary, but the work of
the members of the church here has
been so very satisfactory during the
past few months and with pleasing
prospect Of still greater activities in
the future, that he had decided to re-
main here at least during the present
church year. This statement was
applauded in manner that showed
just where Rev. MacLennan stands
In the hearts of the members of his
congregation.
Excellent refreshments furnished
by the members of the Session were
served after the meeting, and were
much enjoyed by all in attendance.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-06-28

Who got the worst of it is puzzling
Lewis Moore Of the Hume Telephone
to whom this was submitted for So
luton: A man once had 75c and
wanted 81. He pawned his seven
ty-five cents for so cents, then sold
the pawn ticket for fifty cents, thus
getting the desired 81.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-06-28
BITTEN BY A RATTLESNAKE

On last Tuesday the little twelve
year old girl of Mr. and Mrs. E. A.
Clark of few miles east of Tex
homa was bitten on the arm by a
rattlesnake. Medical aid was imme-
diately summoned and at present
under the conditions the girl is get
ting along nicely The rattlesnake
was small one, however the rattle
snake at any size is the most poison
Gus species of snakes and care should
be taken to avoid them at all times.
-Texhoma Times.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-06-28
HumOr and What Not.

"Ef yoh husban' beats yoh, mebbe
yoh kin have him sent to de whip
pin'-pos," ventured Mrs. Johnson,
comfortingly to the dusky bride.
EFF my husban' ever beats me-"
rejoined the other, calmly, "dey kin
send him to the whippin'-post eff dey
wants to, but dey'll have to wait till
he's outen the hospital"
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-06-28
cIRcUMsTANTIAL EVIDENCE

at is not always necessary to
make a direct accusation" said the
lawyer who was asking damages be-
cause insinuations had been made
against his clients good name. "You
may have heard of the woman who
called to the hired girl, "Mary, Mary,
come here and take the parrot down.
stairs-the master has dropped his
collar button. Chicago Examiner.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-06-28

The sympathy of Topeka is tender
ed by the Capital to the four Wilker-
son children of Oklahoma. The Will
kerson children, who have been
motherless for years, recently killed
their father and are now alone in the
world.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-06-28
APPROPRIATE SELECTIONS

Once in while the choirs do get
it back at the ministers. In a Con-
necticut church the minister announc
ed as his text, just after the choir
had sung its anthem, "Now when the
uproar had ceased"
But when the singers rose at the
close of the sermon they rendered
in most hearty manner the anthem
beginning, "Now it is high time to
awaken after sleep."-Chicago Ex-
aminer.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-06-28
AN OBSERVANT LAD

Schoolteacher Ito little boy)-If
farmer raised LOO bushels of
wheat and sold it for SLIT per BUSH
ell what would he get?
Little Boy-Automobile.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-06-28
A GOOD GUESS

Grin Thayer, the tin peddler,
won't be seen in our vicinity any
more with his wagon of goods as he
died last week.-Cherryvale (Pa.)
Free Press.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-06-28

One Douglas young man, when
asked by the draft registrar what col
or his hair was, replied, that it could
easily been seen, as it was standing
straight up and might be gray before
night.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-06-28

A characteristic warning from
Bert Walker: when opportunity
knocks, it has no time to wait on the
young man to finish a game of pool
before answering the summons.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-06-28
NATURALLY HE GAVE THEM A
LIFT

Mr.. and Mrs. Jonas Durgin have
fallen heir to $4,000 from the estate
of Mrs. Durgin's uncle, Horace Der
rick.-Walpole Is. CO. Mercury.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-06-28
BUILDING NOTES

|
C. M. Cox is building garage on
his farm northwest of this city.
Ralph Jones has just completed a
new modern home on North Kansas
Avenue.
The Equity Exchange Association
has just completed two 150-foot adj
ditions to its lumber sheds.
| Mr.. Peck has just completed a
modern home on North Pennsylvania
Avenue.
The new five-room house being
built for Mr.. Woodruff in Sunnyside
addition is nearing completion.
The Equity Exchange Association
has two large American flags painted
on its lumber sheds in South Liberal.
J. C. Wiens, of near Floris, is
building a large barn on his farm.
Earl Walker has just completed
three tile rental properties in South
Liberal
! Mrs. Ana Walker has just complet-
Ped new porch on the east side Of her
rooming house in South Liberal.
j. D. Hill, of Pratt, is building
large modern house on his farm eight
miles southwest of this city. He and
his family will move into the new
property some time next August.
The Equity Exchange Association
is moving its scales from its grain Of
flee to the lumber yard. The con-
crete foundation is now completed.
Clyde Atha is building a residence
in the Sunnyside addition.
Ray Millman has added a bath
room, bed room and porch to his
property on South Grant Avenue.
W. H. Vickers is building a two
story brick and tile building on
Washington Avenue, block east of
the postoffice. The building will be
used in connection with the wholesale
seed business which Mr.. Vickers in
tends to start soon.
Carpenters have begun work on
the addition to the building occupied
by the Griffith & Baughman real
estate offices. 1t will be occupied by
the News when completed.
T. V. Simons is building a mod
ern home in the Craig addition.
E. H. Burt is remodeling the house
recently purchased from E. F. Nc
Pherson.
The addition to the Citizens Bank
building, which is to be the new home
of the Democrat, will be ready for
occupancy some time next month.
Farmer Brothers are building a
two-story brick building on Kansas
Avenue.
Mat Dunlap has just moved into
his elegant new bungalow on Pros
pect Avenue.
Roy Gardner's new bungalow on
Seventh street is nearing completion.
Roy Lowry is building a new bum
galow on Fifth street.
Mrs. I. o. Sewell has just complet-
ed new residence in Sunnyside ad-
dition.
A. E. Handbook is building new
home in Sunnyside addition.
S. E. Dennis has completed five
room residence on Second street in
the Sunnyside addition.
]. E. George is preparing to build
fine new home on South Grant
avenue. His old house has been
moved to lot on South Sherman
Avenue. Excavation has begun
toward building the new home.
]. G. Ault is building brick and
tile business building on North Kan
sas Avenue.
The Equity Exchange Association
has just completed two new office
rooms at their yard in South Liberal.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-06-28
FOR SALE

Climax "B" Ensilage cutter, Is
tons per hour, "a foot convey pipe.
Price 500. 6tfc John L. Boles.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-06-28

1t is a strange year, the Clay Cen
ter Times says, when school is out
before the water is warm enough to
go swimming.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-08-30
YOUNG WOMEN ARE SUSPECTS
Three Dubuque Girls Under Arrest In
Connection With Murder of Two
Men.

Dubuque, Ia, Aug 29.-Three Du
buque young women, Marie and Laura
Street and Frances Crabtree are un.
der arrest being held for investigation
in connection with the murder early
last week of Albert Zenft and Frank
Wolters at cottage short distance
below East Dubuque, Ill. The ages of
the girls range from II to 81.
Abe girls tell of having visited the
cottage occupied by the murdered
men, visited there frequently, but deny
all knowledge of the events that tran
spired there on the night of the trag-
edy. The officers believe they know
more about the matter than they are
telling, believe that they know who
committed the crime though they may
not have been there at the time 1t
was committed. For that reason and
in order to prepare for other develop
ments the girls have been given five
days sentences for vagrancy.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-08-30
WAR PROFIT TAX RAISED
Senator 5orah, Leader Of Radical Ele-
ment, Favors Making Levy Three
Billion Dollars.

Washington, Aug. 29.-In an effort
to buttress the war revenue bill
against attacks, conservative" men,
bers of the senate finance committee
decided to increase the war profits tax
in the bill by about $150,OO0,0O0.
The pressure brought by radicals"
in favor of an increase has been ire
mendous. Senator Borah said he was
in favor of raising $3,000,O00,000 from
war profits alone.
Last years war profits were about
three billion dollars" he said. ut Is
estimated this year they will be about
four and a half billions. l see no rea.
son why we could not have a five bill
lion dollar bill, with three billion OF
this from war profits. ! would raise
most of the remainder of the bill from
income taxes
Senator LaFollette signlfied his in
tention of renewing his battle for higi
taxes on war profits by introducing /
schedule of amendments which he vii
introduce one after another.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-08-30
REAFFIRM THEIR LOYALTY
Federation of Catholic Societies De-
nounce Government of Mexican
Republic"

Kansas City, Mo-, Aug. ga res
olution protesting against the irrelig-
ious tyranny masquerading under the
aame of democratic government in
Mexico, and urging that the United
states withhold any loan until such
Ubiquitous laws are repealed and re-
ligion made free" was adopted here
last evening by the convention of the
American Federation of Catholic So
cieties.
Resolutions "acclaiming" the peace
proposal of Pope Benedict and re-
affirming the loyalty of the Catholics
of the United States were adopted.
The convention also accepted a
resolution providing for the appoint
ment of committee of five to repre-
sent the federation in cooperating
with the national Catholic war coun-
Gil, an organization being formed to
help the government carry on the war
against Germany.
The federation adopted the dioces.
an plan, which enrols the members
by dioceses instead of by county and
state and brings into affiliation all of
the smaller Catholic societies. The
diocesan plan provides for changing
the name of the federation to the
Catholic Federation of the United
States.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-08-30
FACES ANOTHER REVOLUTION
More Difficulties Show Up for the
Russian Government, Says Head
of Railway Employees.

BY William G. Sheppard, United
Press Correspondent, Moscow, August
29,-The spectre of a counter revolu-
ton in Russia was invoked today by
elements of difficulties in the Russian
national government.
The speaker was M. Orekoff the
chief spokesman of the railroad en-
ployees. He took the soldiers and the
workmen councils into his own hands
and he declared that if such revolu-
ton would come he and his fellow
railroad men would do all in their
limited powers to see that it faile by
tying up all of the communication in
the country.
There is no doubt but that the
counter revolution is growing daily.in
Russia" he said. "As the last action
we railroad men will call strike to
see that the movement fails"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-08-30
SALLINGER SUES FOR LIBEL
Supreme Court Justice Seeks $50, 1000
From Des Moines Newspaper.

Des Moines, Ia, Aug. 29.-Eight IL
bel and damage suits, aggregating $780,
900 have been filed by Justice B. l.
Salinger of the Iowa supreme court
against the Des Moines Register and
Tribune, Gardner Cowles, publisher;
Harvey Ingham, editor of the Regis
ter and against the Des Moines Capt.
tai.
Judge Salinger asks $4,000 from
the Capital in two suits for statements
made in an editorial which he claims
accused him of seeking &c evade work
on the supreme bench by urging the
appointment of an extra Judge.
He asks $4,000 from the Register
and Tribune in two suits, $4,000 from
Harvey Ingham and 100000 from
Gardner Cowles for alleged reflectory
statements made in an editorial ap.
pearing in the Register.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-08-30
S25O,OOO DAMAGES is ASKED
Amount from the Mississippi
River Power Company.

Fort Madison, Ia, Aug. 29.-Through
a suit filed in the district court by
the dity, through its attorney, the Mis-.
sissippi River Power Company be.
CONS the defendant in an action for
the recovery of $25O,OOO for alleged
damage to the sewer system, the
street ends and the river front of the
city of Fort Madison.
OF the sum of $25O,OOO which the
city is striving to recover, $4,000 is
asked for alleged damage to the sewer
system, $4,000 for alleged damages
to the street ends, and $4,000 for the
alleged damage to the river front.
The suit was filed only after a long
series of negotiations and as the par
ties in the controversy could appar.
emily arrive at no amicable agreement
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-08-30
PRICE OF WHEAT IS NOT FIXED
Committee Headed by Dr.. II. A. Gar.
field is in a Deadlock.

Washington, Aug. 29.-The COM
mittee headed by DR.. H. A. Garfield,
named by President Wilson to recon.
mend the price for the 1917 wheat
crop, has failed to reach an agree
ment and will continue deliberations.
1t had been announced that a price
would be fixed at tonights meeting
and rumors had said it would be be-
tween So and $3.50 as the basic price
for No. northern wheat or its equiv
alent. Prices for other grades are
to be left to the food administration.
Members of the committee declined
to discuss the situation, but it is un-
derstood several votes were taken. 1t
had been decided earlier that three.
fourths vote would determine the
price.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-08-30
JAPS To FIGHT FOR THE U. S.
Company in Hawaii National Guard Is
Going to the Front. Ian
sing Entertains Japs.

Honolulu, H. l., Aug. 2S.-The ma.
tional guard of Hawaii is to include a
company of Japanese, probably the on
ly company of the kind in the United
States. Such company was author
lied by Brig.-Gen. Samuel I. Johnson,
head of the national guard of the ter
ritory, and there was a rush of Japa.
nese eager to join the first Japanese
military unit under the American flag.
Lansing Entertains.
Washington, Aug. 29--The Japanese
mission was entertained last night at
a garden party given b. Secretary and
Mrs. Lansing in the grounds of the
Pan-American union and attended by
President and Mrs. Wilson. Within a
few days the mission will start con-
ferences with government officials ov-
er shipping and export problems,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-08-30
PEACE To REST
WITH THE PEOPLE
1T MUST COME WITHOUT AID OF
KAISER WILHELM.
EPIToME OF WILSON'S REPLY
Tells Pope Benedict the United States
is In This War for the Purpose Of
Freeing the People of the
World From Mllitlarism.

By Carl D. Groat, United Press Corr
lresl cndent, Washington, Aug. 90
Peace rests upon the decision of the
German people not upon the German
ruler. If there is peace to come II
must come about without the help of
Kaiser Wilhelm. The people of the
German government must come to
the conclusion that the Kaiser's mill
tary yoke is impossible for themselves
and also for the future safety of the
world
This epitomizes today President
WitCn's answer to the peace propos,
ais OF Pope Benedict and the reply
by this time is probobly in the hands
of the Pontiff.
Ills reply to the proposals at this
time stands out in diplomatic circles
as one of the most virile statements
ever passed upon during this or any
other war.
The President realizes at this time
mat 1t Is no mean task to get it to the
herman people for democracy as
the seeds has long been sown there.
Preparations for the distribution of
literature to the German people is
now underway.
Senators and diplomatic leaders
here today agreed with President VIII
son that the doors to democracy were
thrown wide open and have been for
some time but that the German people
must pass through the status quo and
leave the Kasier behind so as not to
bring any more outrages against the
world.
Why the U. S. Is At War.
Extracts from the Presidents reply
to the peace proposals of Pope Bene-
dict.
The object of this war is to de-
free the people of the world
from the menace and the actual pow
er of the fierce military establishment
control led by an enemy government,
which is seeking peace to dominate
the world and proceeding to carry on
the plans without regarding the long
charity principles of the nations as
to action and honor, or without even
stopping for the law of the barrier. 1t
has not only cost the lives and blood
Of the soldiers who are engaged in the
struggle for the saving of democracy
but 1t has also caused the blood shed
Of thousands of innocent women and
children of the world. And it has not
only hit the rich but it has also
struck the poor hard blow, and it
now stands baked by now defeating
the enemy of fOur-hfths of the would /"
and that is the reason the President
and the allied governments will not
make peace.
For We cannot take the world of
the rulers of Germany as a guarantee
to endorse any further peace unless it
is endorsed explicitly by the support
of the people of the conclusive estab-
lishments themselves. No other peace
will be acceptable to u.s."