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The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-01-31
The Southwestern
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piled to the newspapers generally.
The report of the committee on paper
specifications to the joint committee
on printing was recently made, and it
shows that 65,00O,0O0 pounds of
paper will be required for govern
ment printing in the year beginning
March 1, 1918. This estimate is about
60 per cent of the quantity of paper
which the government printing Office
will use during the present year, the
extraordinary demands due to the
war having already necessitated an
expenditure of $2,200,OOO for the
first five months of this fiscal year.
1t is expected therefore that the
total amount of paper that the public
printer will have to buy for the pres
ent fiscal year will exceed 100,000,-
900 pounds, costing about $4,000, 900.
Some idea of the vast increase in
government printing due to the war
may be had from the fact that in nor
NAL years the public printer has re-
quired about 2s,OO0,0O0 pounds of
all classes of paper, while for the
coming year his estimate for book
paper alone exceeds this total The
war department itself estimated that
it will require 100000 the coming
year for printing, which is ten times
the amount it ordinarily expehds for
that purpose in peace times.
The joint committee on printing
itself has already taken the initiative
in the use of lighter-weight papers by
having the Congressional Record and
congressional documents printed up
on thirtyAfive instead of forty-pound
book paper. Including the estimated
saving to the post Office department
in the handling of the reduced weight
Of franked congressional.matter, this
has already effected an economy Of
about 100000 for the year.-The
Typographical Journal
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-01-31

ical dishes, and use the leftover"
for making palatable dishes-there
are many such.
Compared with most other foods,
milk contains much lime, but very
little iron. Spinach and other green
vegetables, and egg yolks are rich in
iron. This is one reason why combi-
nations of egg yolks or vegetables
with milk are good, particularly for
feeding children, for they have spe-
cal need for lime and iron.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-01-31
ALLEN TALKS ON HOME DUTY

Lawrence, Kan, Jan. 24.-Military
training, which is now compulsory for
all men students at the University of
Kansas, was approved emphatically
by Henry J. Allen of Wichita in an
address to students of the university
recently.
"If the war ends in 1919, as think
it will and as those over there think
it WILL" said Mr.. Allen, "there is little
likelihood of college men now under
draft age having to go to the trench
es. But if the war continues longer
the colleges here will be emptied as
they have been in Europe.
"You don't have to go to France,
wear a uniform, or even leave your
homes to help win the war. Do Every
thing in your power to aid our boys
who are giving their lives for you and
civilization. Do what the government
asks of you in food conservation, in
aid to the Red Cross and in buying
Liberty bonds and Thrift stamps
"Although / am proud of the anti
cigarette law of this state, | am
proud of the fact that as Red Cross
agent / distributed cigarettes and to-
bacco to the men in the trenches.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-01-31
ROUTE 2, TYRONE, OKLA.

The snow is mostly gone and maize
gathering is beginning. Threshing
machines are going to start and every
one is getting busy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sid Goodwin are the
proud parents of baby girl.
On Wednesday of last week the
Eureka Ladies Aid met and quilted
for Mrs. C. A. Myers. They took
lunch along and nice time was had
by all and the quilt was quilted out.
Rev. Stevens, the evangelist, took
Sunday dinner at the W, Bookless
home.
Richard Newman, Rufus King and
two of Walter Capp's children have
been on the sick list for several days.
Prayer meeting, which was dis
continued during the revival, will
be held again Wednesday evening at
Chas. Newman's. Everybody come.
This is for every one.
The revival at Crescent Chapel
closed Sunday night, and Rev. Stew
ems will go to his home at Yonkers,
Okla. He was a powerful speaker
and every one who knew him wishes
him to hold another revival for us
in the future.
Mrs. Harter left Saturday for a
short visit with her father, who is
sick at his home near Enid, Okla.
Mr.. Layton's little boy has been
sick the last few days.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-01-31
First published January 81, 1857
SHERIFF'S SALE

Public notice is hereby given that
under and by virtue of a Judgment
rendered in the District Court in the
County of Seward, in the State Of
Kansas, in an action wherein Carl
Hoffman was plaintiff and VIM. /.
Couch defendant, and of an execu-
ton issued on said judgment, to me
directed and delivered, l will, on
Monday, the 4th day of March, A. d.
1913, at 10 o'clock a. m. of that day,
at the west front door of the Court
House in Liberal, in the County of
Seward, in the State of Kansas, offer
at Public Sale and sell to the highest
bidder, for cash In hand, the follow
ing tract of land, situate, lying and
being in the County of Seward, in the
State of Kansas, namely: The north
east quarter tNEA) Section seven
(D, Township thirty-four (34l,
Range thirty-one (3I west Of the
9th P. M. Said property will sold
subject to one first mortgage in favor
of The Farm Mortgage Company for
the sum of seven hundred dollars,
one second mortgage in favor Of The
Farm Mortgage Company for the sum
of seventy dollars, and one Judgment
lien in favor of T. A. Tegarden for
the sum of four hundred seventy-one
and 90-100 dollars.
o. E. DoBSoN;
STA Sheriff.
sheriff's Office, Jan. 20, 1918
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-01-31
HERE'S A DUSTLESs MOB
FOR POLISHED FLOORS

Make, it yourself. Start with an
old broom. Cut the straw off just be-
low the wires which hold it to the
handle. Cover this with an old stock
ing and sew on to this covering the
legs of other old stockings cut about
twelve inches long and slit into one
inch strips up to two inches of one
end. Sew these around and around
the surface in rows about one inch
apart until the mop'is of the desired
thickness. Then dip the mop into a
solution of one-half cup of melted
parafin and one cup of kerosene and
allow the liquid to dry on the strips.
The mop may be kept moist by rolling
it tightly when not in use and cover
ing it with a paper bag.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-01-31
GOVERNMENT CONTROL
OF PRINT PAPER

Senator Smith, of Arizona, has in
troduced joint resolution in con-
gress providing for government con-
troll of the print-paper industry, and
its early passage is believed to be as
sured. The measure is war measure,
and is essential to the successful pros
ecution of the war. The government
must have a supply of print paper,
and news-print paper must be sup
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-01-31

You people who are fighting against
giving cigarettes to soldiers in the
trenches do not understand cendi-
tions or you would realize that the
least we can do for these men would
be to give them a cigarette when we
can. The army is school for war
and is no place to quarrel with man
about his social habits"
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-01-31
CONSERVATION HINTS
Government Bulletin

'
One reason there is such waste of
food in this country is because we
habitually set before ourselves more
than we can eat. Plan the meals
carefully and eliminate waste from
this cause.
To meet food needs in the best way
growing child should have quart
of clean, wholesome milk each day.
The greater part of it is given as a
drink, but it may be served in soups,
gravies, custard, junket, and other
buildings, or may be used in place of
water in cooking cereals or in similar
ways.
Do not be ashamed to plan meals
closely Provide enough, of course,
but practice thrift and plan econom-
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-01-31
DID YOU ATTEND
~ The Primrose
- Cream Separator
~ Demonstration?

# did not tell you many things abouhe Primrose
Cream Separator that will be the of making more money
for you.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-01-31
= + = + +.se !
A PARABLE

+ The Soldier threaded his !
+ weary way back to the Colonel's .
+ dugout. He had been in a half =
+ dozen skirmishes with the enemy =
+ in as many weeks. He was still I
+ intact but scratched and wearied =
+ from crawling through barbed 4
+ wire and in and out of shell =
+ craters. =
+ He entered the dugout and =
+ saluted with click of heels and 4
+ hand to cap.
+ Colonel, he said, 81 think / 4
=. will have to quit. The battles =
+ art getting to be so many. It's 4
+ rather too much of a good thing. 4
+ | have given about all I can of 4
+ time and strength and blood to I
= this war. l am going home"
+ No; the incident didn't hap I
pen. But why shouldn't it? 4
+ There are lots of civilians here 4
+ at home turning down such APP I
= peals as the Red Cross and the I
3 Liberty Loans because "the I
: calls are so many".-Smileage !
: News.
\ = q, 4. 4 4. z q. g, = . r z. q r. =
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-01-31
WANTS INCREASED RATES
Sugar Company Will Ask the State
Utilities Board for Readjust-
ment of Rates.

~ mcnt OF NdtcSs
The sugar company has served no.
tice on all users of electric power, in
Guiding the city, that it will shortly
ask the State Board of Public Util-
tiles to grant an increased price for
current furnished, claiming that the
increase in the price of fuel and
wages and material has advanced to
such an extent that it can no longer
furnish electric current at the old
price.
A number of the farmers have or
ganized to fight the proposed increase
and have employed R. ]. Hopkins to
present their side of the controversy
to the board. The hearing will prob
ably be held in Garden City.-Gar-
den City Herald.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-01-31
HE CONVEYED THE MEANING

There was a boy in the room that
could no pronounce the letter "R"
and the teacher gave him this SEN
tence to read, "Robert gave Richard
rap in the ribs for roasting the rab-
bit so rare" He looked at it few
minutes and then read, Bobby gave
Dicky a thump in the states for cook
ing the bunny so little. "-Kismet
Klipper
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-01-31

Every one, especially bachelors
and batchelor-maids, should help
adopt French orphan by getting a
ticket for the last numbers Of the
Lyceum, on sale at Taylor's Drug
Store; rs cents for adults and 80
cents for children.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-01-31

Miss Sarah Hinkle, who has been
with the Liberal Telephone Company
for several months, has resigned her
position there and is now looking af-
ter the Office work for DIR. Pellette.
Watch for the date of the home tai
ent play to be given under the aus
pices of the Woman's Club.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-01-31

Never in the history of the country has butterat commanded
such price at the present time The has butter
fat cannot afford to churn and deliver it butter The
creamery can get more butter from the than you and
therefore will pay more for it, And separator that does
get all the buerfa losing proposition Investigate the
Primrose Separator
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-01-31
How to Get the Most Value
For Your Money

NO mechanical adjustments to make except the turn
ing of one screw to bring the bowl to the correct
perhaps every bearing oiled with Clean
fresh oil before the handle makes quarter chance to
jure the spindle spindle bearings when replacing the bowl arc
three exclusive Primrose separator features
Just think what those features Nothing goes wrong on
because there is nothing to There
the right The milk goes right position either side
Every bearing pnfy oiled before begin The gears
all d fastened The bowl has ceanes dve
and the largest skimmng surface put into
The Primrose worth than other ses
less than many Of them Drop and let why
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-23
NOT TO TRANSFER
SALOON LICENSES
BEFORE ELECTION

The rumored rush Of saloonkeepers
from the dry zone to the wet district
is not likely to materialize, according
to the stand taken by the city COM
missioners.
The city council will not consider
applications for transfer OF licenses,
until after the local option election on
April 2, and even then It IL not GER
tain that any will be allowed to re-
open In wet territory. The commits
sioners feel that 1t would be wasted
effort to even consider the matter be-
fore election. A number Of applica-
tons have been made and many more
are likely to come.
With the wholesale houses, how
ever, It is q different matter. It Is
expected that q number OF wholesale
licenses will be transferred.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-23
SALOONS IN ROCK ISLAND
PROHIBITED ZONE GO OUT
WITH NO GREAT DISORDER
SOLDIERS CAN BE
GIVEN DRINK ONLY
IN PRIVATE HOMES

Lieutenant z. R. Beckwfth, member
Of the sanitary corps and one OF the
government agents sent. here to see
that all saloons within . radius OF .
half mile of the arsenal are closed, re-
ceived the following telegram today:
Newspaper stories relating to new
regulations under section IL were ab-
solutely erroneous. Tho old resula-
tons Gid not prohibit gift of liquor
to soldiers. except within the zones
around the camps. Tho new regula-
lions prohibit furnishing liquor to sol
diers in any way, except by gift In
private homes outside the zones.
This is . great extension Of pro-
hibition with respect to soldiers over
that established by the former regula-
tons. The new regulations will make
bootlegging IN every form illegal. No
subterfuge to evade the new regula-
tons will be tolerated. Give this
telegram the widest publicity.
by direction Secretary Of War.
RAYMOND B. FOSDICK."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-23
WHAT! MEXICO TO
USE DIPLOMACY?


Laredo, Texas. - Diplomacy. not
arms. has been called on to end the
latest revolt in Mexico-that OF Gen.
erals Luis Gutierrez and Francisco
Coss in Coahuila-while diplomacy,
plus arms and American influence ID
counted on to bring General Manuel
Pelaez to acknowledge the authority
Of the government and incidentally d.
vert to the natil,nal treasury the flow
Of money which Pelaez has been re-
ceiving from the Tampico oil produc-
ers. This information was brought to
the border by travellers from Mexico
City and supplemented from the care
fully censored stories appearing in
newspapers which recently have been
brought here trom Mexico City.
According to- story printed in Mex
leo City, General Pelaez, whose forces
have been guarding the district that
supplies the entente navies with fuel
oil, had made overtures to treat for
amnesty with the government. The
paper added, that the government
would consider nothing but .uncondi-
tional surrender and that General
Manuel Qieguez had been ordered to
press the campaign against Pelaez.
1t was STATED by one of q party Of
travellers who is in a position to know
the/workings Of President Carranza's
latest scheme to conciliate the warning
Mexican factions, that the recent seiz-
ure OF the feet o. the Mexican Navi-
cation company was not for the pur-
pose Of bringing fe,odstuffs from Cen
| trail America, but for transporting
| troops to Tampico and driving Pelaez'
forces from their stronghold. One
steamer already had been loaded with
soldiers at Vera CrVz the day he left,
| he asserted.
Another statement was to the effect
| that General Luis Cabellero had re-
quested the Tampico producers to use
their influence to bring Palaez back
into the ranks Of govern ment generals !:
and that, if this were not accomplish
ed, Pelaez would be attacked from the
landward and sea sides, with prob
ably disastrous results for the oil
fields, from a producing standpoint.
The claim was made that the govern
ment was determined to secure con-
troll Of the oil fields, not only that II
might get additional revenue, but also
to use its control Of the oil supply to
force favorable conditions for the ex-
portation Of foodstuffs and gold from
the United States to Mexico.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-23
ALL RIGHT, IF YOU CAN HOP.

Londoh.-f you can hop 20 times
on each foot without showing signs
Of undue fatigue the British army con-
siders your health good enough for
general service, according to a new
book Of instructions issued to the ex-
aiming medical boards. The test
recommended IL as follows: 1.-THE rate
Of the pulse is taken, and then the re-
cruit is directed to hop 20 times on
each foot, raising the other foot nine
inches. At the end Of this perform
ance, in health, there should be no
noteworthy breathlessness and no
pallor or anxiety of expression. Two
minutes later the pulse should be not
more than five beats more frequent
than 1t was before the exercise"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-23
SHERRARD

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Kinsey went to
Rock Island and Davenport Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Clark have re-
coast. visiting at Long Beach and Los
Angeles. Cal, where Mr.. Clarks mother.
Mrs. Emma Clark, and daughter Grace
reside. They were gone over two
months.
Mrs. John Haddick went to Coal Val
with her mother and other relatives
Mrs. Amos Swartz returned to her
home in Aledo last week after a two
weeks. visit with Mrs. Mary Wilson.
Miss Lula Trego visited her sister.
Mrs Emil Roquet. at Matherville last
week.
Charles Clark shipped a carload of
hogs Monday.
Earl sherrard returned homo last
week from Champaign. Ill, after two
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Swanson are the
parents of a boy who arrived Wednes-
day, Feb. 10.
Mrs. Frank Kracklow of Coal Valley.
who has been visiting her mother. Mrs.
Higgins, returned to her home Thurs
day. She stopped at Moline to see her
husband, who is in the hospital as the
result Of an injury received at the
Pryce mine.
Henry Nichols and daughter Mary
Jane and granddaughter were in the
tri-cities Wednesday.
Dr. R. III. Johnson and family expect
to move from Woodruff this week to
Sherrard
Mrs. Fred Engle spent Thursday in
Rock Island.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Thompson left
Wednesday for their home near Des
Moines. Mr. Thompson has been mine
manager in Sherrard for the Coal VAL
ley Mining company.
Carl Samuelson of Eureka Springs
visited with his sister. Mrs. c. E. Pc
terson, last week
Glen Samuelson has returned to
Stratford, S. d. after visit with his
sister, Mrs. J. c. Scheuss1er. west of
Sherrard, and relatives and friends in
Rochester and Pennington.
DIR. E. M. Sala was out from Rock
Island Sunday to see Miss Mabel Hol-
iday. who has been sick for three
months with pneumonia.
Mr.. and Mrs. william Gibson an
nounce the marriage of their daughter
Maggie c. Gibson of Sherrard, to Frank
Schurr Of Sherrard, Feb. 8. They will
be at home on the groom's farm after
March /.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Bosold are parents
Of daughter, born Feb. 10.
The Misses Mabel Sherrard and
Gladys Sincox are visiting in Silvis and
East Moline.
Frank Schurr and bride are spend
ing their honeymoon in Iowa, visiting
at Camp Dodge while on their trip.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-23

Carse & Ohlweiler, 426 Eleventh
street.
P. H. Schwab, 1903 Second avenue
Val Blatz Brewing company, 102
Sixteenth street.
Star Supply company, 104 Sixteenth
street.
Henry Thode company, 1913 Third
avenue.
Fritz T. Schmidt & Sons, 1917 Sec
Ond avenue.
Harry Morris, 101 Sixteenth street.
H. L. Becker, LOG Sixteenth street.
A D. Huesing, LOO Fourteenth
street.
Simon Lewis, 22S Seventeenth street.
Otto C. Seidlitz. 1920 Fourth avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-23
Item Corn Crackers
(Sweetened)

Good for breakfast, lunch or
supper. Serve with hot milk,
with cold half-milk and half
cream, with fruit butter, jam or
preserves. Many other ways,
too.
By the pound only.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-23
SCORE OF PEOPLE
PLEDGE SERVICE
Ono Hundred Rock Island usa -
Women Sign to Assist h ca.
wasting City in Drive
ONLY ASKING FOR NEEDED s,v
All Helping VIII Work for Two M
One-Half Hours Each Day n
Four Days and SUNDAY.

AS a result Of the meeting had a,
the Rock Island club about one Inn
dred pledges were given In to Chair-
man H. H. Cleaveland Offering ner.
sonal services during the iutensiv.
campaign which is scheduled to t,is
place during the week of March 4
These 100 persons have pledged them
selves for two and one-half honrs .
day for four days and in addition
have agreed to canvass from lao a
500 o'clock on Sunday afternoon.
As the plans of campaign and n.
details Of the Patriots Fund become
known it receives comment more and
more favorable. A comparison which
Is being made It the campaign head
quarters of the Rock Island proposi.
ton as compared with that Of yarious
other cities who are raising va cAent,
makes the local fund stand ont :.
unique in several ways. First, II IL
exceptional in that it covers all Of TIA
campaigns planned in the city for fAe
coming year; second, it is particularly
featured because of its modesty
Everywhere throughout the country
where these war chest funds are being
raised in towns that compare in pop-
ulation they run between $275,00O and
$350,000. When you compare this With
the modest demands of the local CON-
mittee for $1S5, 900 it is plain that Rock
Island has been both modest and
economical.
"It surely makes clear" said ". P.
Mullane, chairman of the manufactur-
ers' committee, that we have sifted
the demands down to the lowest DOS
sible minimum and we are not asking
the people of this community for one
dollar more than necessary to handle
the demands which are to be made
upon us. When the matter was first
considered ! understand that the in
clination Of some Of the committeeman
was to make demand for $3000OO
and make a terrific drive to raise this
sum of money and expend it during
the year by generous disbursements to
all Of the organizations involved.
Should Not Waste.
ION further consideration 1t was be-
lieved that there was limit beyond
which the local committee could not
go and that in all fairness the com
mittee had no right to raise one dollar
more than was necessary to meet the
economic demands of each institution.
The committee kept this idea foremost
that during these war times not one
dollar should be wasted even though It
was possible for the community to
raise a sum much greater than that
presented