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The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-01-09
By C. E. Russell

If we are to keep what was gained
for labor and the people while the
war was on we shall have to drop
everything else except the fight the
reactionaries are going to make for
us.
They have the cunning, the skill
and the organization. All we have is
the numbers and just and righteous
cause.
By every means in their power they
are going to try to get conditions
back to the pre-war basis.
That is to say, put labor back to the
old wages and the old hours and get
their hands once more on the great
pumps by which the wealth of the
country is gathered for the benefit of
the few. mean great pumps like the
railroads and telegraph lines.
The first big fight will be over the
railroads and the next over the tele-
graphs,
To get the railroads away from the
people the old time pump workers
have lined up every railroad Senator,
railroad Congressman, timid politi-
clan, kept newspaper and have or
ganized besides a marvellous system
of press agenting and propaganda.
You may have seen the intercepted
letter from a high officer of one of
the telegraph companies to a subor-
dinate instructing him to use every
effort to make failure of the expert
ment of government operation. De-
lay everything, retard everything and
make all possible trouble, was the
meaning of the instructions.
With the same idea there has been
an organized attempt to slip the still
etto into the government operation of
the railroads.
If you have travelled much in the
last year you have encountered it.
There is never a train late that some
body is not on hand to say that it is
late because the government is run
ming the roads now.
There isn't an accident that is not
charged up to the government, nor a
crowded train that is not used as an
argument for a return to the old con-
ditions of graft and plumber. Every
time there is cow killed on a cross
ing it is McAdoo's fault and when
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-01-09
We Offer This New Year Season

480 Acres, all smooth sandy buffalo wheat land, raw,
Just off the sand p mile school, 1 mile nice country
church, 10 miles Hooker Texas county, Oklahoma; 100
i'll section with 800 of this land for sale at right
price. Price of 480 a.. $900000 some terms.
Four-room house, porch, hen house and and park,
Store-houSe trees walks two eaStfront lots fine location
school. This nice little home 100000.
800 Acres sandy buffalo wheat land draw through
100 acres, balance SMOOTH miles good r. r. town. Sew
ard county, Kansas. 100000 cash. balance suit
TONER; percent Let us show you this $6OOO.0O
800 Acres smooth mixed land 100 acres in cultivation
100 pasture broom house. fair barn. granary for 1000 bu
40 wheat 10 miles of Liberal; possession March 1919
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-01-09
A NOTED AUTHORITY GIVES HIS
VIEWS ON THE RAILROAD SITUATION

ever a connection has been missed 8
leather-lunged chorus has bawled:
What can you expect The gov.
eminent runs the Railroads.&c.
Every increase of freight and pas.
senger rates has been made to the
sound of the rafting hammers. Ev.
cry time the government, engaged in
tremendous war, has cut off need
less train or canned a superfluous of
ficer the country has been invited to
take note of the disastrous results of
government operation.
Shippers whose goods have been de-
layed are tartly reminded that this is
what they must expect since the gov
eminent has gone into the railroad
business. Newspapers that miss the
fat juicy advertisements handed
around by the old system inform their
readers of the early ending of an ex-
pertinent that has proved failure.
The companies seem to have a gang
of knockers going about the country
saying these things and getting them
into print and great many persons
listen to and undoubtedly believe the
constituencies takers.
Yet all the time, here are the facts
The Facts
The government took over a
wrecked, broken-down and crippled
system that was in the last stages of
of physical and financial exhaustion
and has had to bear the accumulated
results of years of the lootings of
Frenzied Finance. Of a total of
100000 miles of line only 10000
miles were double tracked and less
than 10000 miles were equipped with
adequate signals, stone ballast or the
necessary apparatus for quick and
safe operation.
The equipment had been allowed to
run down to a point where there was
less than 70 per cent of enough
freight cars and the coal supply of the
nation was seriously impaired because
there were not enough cars to take
the product away from the mines.
The money that should have been
spent in equipment and the money
that should have gone to keep up
roadbed and tracks had been seized to
pay dividends on fictitious capitaliza-
ton.
Capitalization had been piled upon
some of these roads until the most
scrimping economy would not pro-
duce the required returns upon it and
dividends and interest could be paid
only by robbing maintenance.
Some of the railroads had the heav-
lest capitalization by the mile that
was ever known anywhere and the
cormorants that owned them were
piling still more on the top of these
dizzy loads.
Many railroads as a consequence
were in a physical condition so dilapi-
dated that it was extremely dangerous
to operate them, even at slow speed
and with the greatest caution. Again
and again trains running at most or
binary speed rocked themselves off
the worn-out track and rotten road
bed and went into the ditch.
Broken down locomotives strug-
gled to drag broken down cars over a
broken down track, while the finan-
ciers heaped up fresh capitalization
on the junk until they could heap up
no more. Then they got out.
With this crippled, ham-strung, and
spawned transportation system the
United States was suddenly called
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-01-09
PICTURE FRAMES
WILEY'S
WALL P APER
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First published Dec. 10, 1879
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department of the Interior
U. S. Land Office at Dodge City,
Kapuac naoopohar 1Qtb 1919
Kansas, December 18th, 1918.

hdHSdoJ DSSSHlDCl lOlIiJ lOlo'
Notice is hereby given that Mary
M. Aker, of Liberal, Kansas, who, on
July 18th, 1915, made Homestead APP
plication Serial No. 012391, for
NJ seq, SEA SEA, Sec. II,
NEA, NEA SEA, Sec. IA, Township
"a S., Range 81 W., 9th Principal
Meridian, has filed notice of intention
to make Final Three Year Proof, to
establish claim to the land above de-
scribed, before the Register and Re-
ceiver of the U. S. Land Office at
Dodge City, Kansas, on the 23rd day
of January, 1919.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Maude E. Dobson, of Liberal, Kansas;
Laura NJ. Wood, of Liberal, Kansas;
John N. Kneeland, of Kismet, Kansas;
Frances Wood, of Liberal, Kansas.
Not coal land.
R. R. WILSON,
31t5 Register.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-01-09
A PROPHET y

A PROPHET \
Or the son of a prophet are
not required to predict that
farm lands in Southwest
Kansas will never cost less.
Desirable, cheap government
land has decreased so rapidly
the past few years that i'm
proved farming lands in this
section have felt the law of
supply and demand and are
rapidly increasing in value.
Don't delay. See us today.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-01-09
Try This

$50 you sent six bits for that ad-
vertised appliance to keep your cleo
trio light bills down. What did they
send your"
"a paper-weight.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-01-09

SHOE REPAIRING at Burke Shoe
Shop at new location on W. 2nd St.,
first door west of Overland Garage.
"An old face in a new place" 33t4c
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-01-09

AN OLD FACE in new place
Burke Shoe Shop on W. End st. first
door west of Overland Garage. 33t4c
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-07
BY EDWARD T. LEECH

editor of the Memphis Press)
Shelby County jail, Memphis, Tenn.
When l was tried on a charge of
contempt of court there was a long
legal argument over the admission
of certain evidence given by various
witnesses, who were asked to ex-
press whom, In their opinion, they
thought the editorial The Shame of
1t All" was aimed at.
They answered that they thought
1t referred to Chancellor Israel A
Peres, though they didn't know.
Peres was not mentioned, nor was
any court or my litigation referred
to.
My attorney objected strongly to
such evidence. Finally he was sus-
tanned.
The Judge who rendered the opin-
ion against me stated, in so doing,
that the opinions of witnesses could
not be introduced. Then, a few
sentences further along, he said that
in his opinion it was clear that l had
referred to Chancellor Peres. 1t
was when he reached that point that
1 knew 1 had been convicted.
No written decision va given in
the trial court or in the supreme
court. The latter our simply de-
MED a petition to hear he case,
which had previously been sustained
in the court of appeals in a written
decision.
1t was in the latter court that two
of nv attorneys filed a brief which,
/ believe and ann informed by other
lawyers, is a splendid discussion OF
the law of contempt. In it they
sought to prove that "a newspaper
publication made in good faith and
ithou any intention of obstructing
the administration of justice, but
solely for the purpose of Influencing
be constructive contempt OF court
an election about to be held, Will MOI
even though, by the aid of innuendo'
II could be deemed to refer to q
pending case"
The courts ruled otherwise.
Memphis is now entering another
election campaign-a mayor ano
foTr commissioner are to be chosen
in November-and l look forward to
II with the realization that a prece-
dent has been created in Tennessee
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-07
WHY I Am IN JAIL!

under which similar suits may be
brought during the coming year.
litigation involving the personnel of
the elections commission or OF otner
officials may be brought on h eve
of this election, as has so frequently
been the case in the past when the
politicians were fighting for advan-
tage at the polls. If such should pc
the case, then 1t is equally posslDle
that any newspaper opposed to the
Judge rendering the decision, or 10
the ticket favored by him, might pc
faced with contempt charges grow
ing out of general political editorials;
It is this feature of my case-and
no the ten-day sentence in jail
which gives me the most concern.
AS a newspaper editor and an Amer
team citizen. 1 cannot help being
deeply concerned ecau 1T is posi-,
BILE to send newspapermen to jan,
while political lawsuits are technical
ly pending.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-07
Republicans Organize in End
By Election Of OFFICERS

The Second Ward Republican CLUB
was organized Tuesday night at a
meeting in h Republican
tiers in the Odd Fellows building: me
ollowi officers were elected; Presi-
dent. Nathan N. Pierce; vice pres1-
dent. G.. H. Van Dusen; secretary, W..
w. Henry, and treasurer, II. -. WIFI
ker oa and
There were about forty present ana
a stirring address was made by yonn
Pfeiffer. The next meeting Will De
held on Tuesday night. August IL.
The steamer ''Trinidadian' from
Mexico has arrived in local waters.
The vessel was brought up the Day py
Pilot John Ashcraft. us
The steamer schenectady salleo
for Cuba yesterday afternoon. Inc
vessel was taken to Sandy HOOK by
pilot .John Ashcraft. The vessel for
80 dsys prior to sailing mas been
LAYING in the sound while repairs were
being made to her boilers.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-07

Leech has served his sentence.
A former Mayor, n a former can
didate for mayor of Memphis were
there. Labor leaders and prominent
women, heartily seconded the motion
for a great meeting, which, they in
sist will serve a dual purpose, that OF
welcoming the editor when he comes
from Jail, and renewing the fight for
civic decency.
Another, and a new, plank has
crept into the program of these per-
sons. Now they are determined not
only to eliminate evil forces in gov
eminent, but to limit the powers, SELL
obtained, exercised by the judicial au-
tocracy. Already q powerful current
of public opinion has set in demand
ing that the state constitutional con-
vention this fall define n limit the
rights and privileges of Judges. 1t Will
make 1t impossible for judges to make
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-07

building, on the bank of the Missis-
sippi, where 1t fairly draws upon the
sun for the hottest of rays, n where
it Is securely protected against any
cooling breeze. 1 spent but an hour.
there talking with Leech. but in that
hour 1 had enough of Shelby-co jail
life to last me the rest of my days.
Leech has ten days n nights of
it, and yet, he says he is willing to
take another sentence of the same
sort rather thar quit his fight upon
political corruption and judicial dis
honesty.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-07
uerrlng over tho DIricuIty.

Two little boys. James, s, and
Alex, 4, went to their aunt's house
and she had always given them some
thing to eat. This time, however. she
had forgotten and as they were leav-
Ing Alex said to James: ASK me II I
Inn hungry"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-07
PARTY"
is BEING

The honest citizenship of Memphis
Is with him. That has been clearly
manifest since the day Leech went to
jail.
As soon as the door closed upon
him, hundreds of Memphis men and
women Immediately began prepara-
ton for a coming-out party when
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-07
Full Duty Not selno Done.

Much has been done for the child,
much Is now being done. but the best
Is not being done. 1t is toward the
best that all social endeavor should
aim, and short Of the best neither the
state nor the individual should rest
satisfed.-W. Clark Hall.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-07
Floor for DANCING.

A floor wanted for dancing should
be swept and scrubbed, and when
thoroughly dry well sprinkled with
powdered boracic acid. which should
be rubbed in thoroughly. The children
Of the house may with advantage be
allowed to dance on IT.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-07
DEMAND DEFINITION
OF JUDICIAL

AT the monster meeting now plan
ned for the day Leech m out OF
Jail, it is planned, the good govern
ment people say. to lay the foundation
of judicial contempt, putting 1t down
in black and white on the states
statute books what is contempt and
what is not, and how great. or small,
a protection will be granted a judge
against public criticism.
If that is accomplished, thousands
of Memphis citizens believe Editor
Leeeh will not have gone to jail frult-
lessly.
THAT will be worth going to jail"
Leech told me.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-07
by e. C.

N. Il. "A. DUNT VOTTUsIOHtIOITt.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Aug. Z. Il am
not sorry that l am in jail" admitted
Edward II. Leech, editor of the Mem
phis Press, sentenced to spend ten of
the hottest summer days in the Shell
by-co jail for alleged constructive
contempt Of court.
"I'd go to jail again If I thought
by doing so 1 could advance the u
of honest governmentSand decent ad-
ministration of public Office"
The Shelby-co Jail stands, a low
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-07

their own laws, and especially will the
question of judicial contempt be a
matter of much concern.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-07

MEMUHIS-This is the man who
found Editor Edward T. Leech guilty
of contempt of Court" because he
wrote an edito IA mat did not please
Judge Israel II. Peres. Heiskel said
he would presume Leech guilty until
his innocence was proven
, 1919-05-16
The Peace Treaty.
Continued from yesterdays A0j8.)

Continued from yesterdays Avjs.)
INTERNATIONAL RIVERS. The
Elbe from the junction of the Vitava
the Vitava from Prague, the Odar from
the Oppa, the Memen from Grodno, and
the Danube from UIm are declared in
ternational together with their connec-
tons. The Riparian States must insure
good conditions Of navigation within their
territories, unless a special organization
exists therefor. Otherwise appeal may
be had to a special tribunal Of the league
Of nations, which also may arrange a
general international WATERWAYS con
Venti0n.
The Elbe and the Oder are to be
placed under international commissions
to meet within three months, that for
the E!be composed of four representa-
tlves of Germany, two from Czecho-Slo-
vakia, and one each from Great Britain,
France, Italy and Belgium: and hat
for the Oder composed of one each from
Poland, Prussia, Czecho- Slovakia, Great
Britain, France, Denmark, and Sweden.
, 1919-05-16
The National Bank Of The Danish West indies

II any Riparian State on the Niemen
should 50 request or the league of ma
lions command a similar commission
shall be.established there. Those com
missions Snail upon request Of any Ripa-
rian State meet within three months
to revise eX sting international agree
mentS.
THE DANUBE. The European Dan
abe Commission re-assumes It's proper
powers. but for the time being with
representatives of only Great Britain
France, Italy and R0uaania The upper
Danube is to be administered by a new
international commission under d defni-
tive statute to be drawn up at a confer
ence Of the powers nominated by the
allied and associated Governments with
in one year after the peace. The enemy
GoVts shall make full PREPARATION of all
war damages caused to European Com
mission; shall cede their river facilities
in surrendered territory, and give
Czecho-Slovakia, Siberia and Roumania
a y rights necessary on their shores for
carrying out improvement in naviga-
ton.
THE RHINE AND THE MOSELLE
, 1919-05-16

The Rhine is placed under the Central
COMMISSION 10 meet at Strassburg within
SIX mo9ths after the peace and to be com
posed OF Q representatives of France
which shall in addition select the Presi-
dent, four Of Germany, and two each Of
Great Britain, Italy. Belgium. Switzer.
land and the Netherlands. Germany
must give France on the course Of The
Kin ne Included between the two extreme
points OF her frontiers all rights to take
water to feed canals, while herself agree
ing not to m Ike canals on the right bank
opposite France. She must also band
over to France all her drafts and de-
signs for this part Of the river.
SECTION.
Belgium is permitted to build a deep draft
Rhne Mouse canal as She SO desires With
IN twenty five years in which case Ger
many must construct the part within her
territory on plans drawn by Belgium. ST.
mllarIy the interested Allied Government
may construct.
Rhine Meuse Canal, both, If con
structed, TO come under the competent
(ContNpuSd on 4th page.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-11-26
THE BOOK OF REVELATIONS
DISCUSSED BY Mr.. WATTS
AT LIBERTY TUES. NIGHT

"The book of Revelations was given
by God to His church, with special
blessing promised to those who would
read it and keep the sayings written
therein" So declared Evangelist
Watts last night in his lecture on
"Papal Rome and Her War Against
the Church of God. He said:
"The woman in the 18th chapter
of Revelations represents the true
church, and the great red dragon rep
resents the devil and the powers which
he used to carry out his hellish work
in the earth. He used Herod, a Ro-
man governor, to put to death the
dren in Bethlehem. He used the
Roman soldiers to drive the spikes
in the hands Of Jesus and thrust a
spear in His side. 1t was Pagon
Rome that nailed the early Christians
to the crosses; covered them with tar
to give light to the blood-thirsty
throng, while the hungry lions were
turned loose to devour the men, wo-
men and children that had accepted
Christ as their saviour.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-11-26
$50 ACRE FARM FOR SALE

One hundred and seventy-five acres
of bottom land, remainder lays well
and all of the farm is in high state
of cultivation, more than million
feet of hardwood timber on place
within less than mile of the rail
road. Three hundred acres of land
on the place that will make fifty bush
els of corn to the acre, all of bottom
is well tiled and there are miles and
miles of Pages woven wire fence on
the place. Water abounds in every
field and there is not an open ditch
or scarcely a gulley. There are four
dwelling houses, four barns, two gra-
neries, three big cribs, pair of scales
and many other improvements. This
is one of the best farms in this sec
ton. Price $S0,O0O,00, one half cash
and remainder in six years.
T. H. CAMPBELL,
Newport, Tenn.
206-4t.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-11-26

"Papal Rome did Satan's bidding
through the dark ages. The church
fed into the wilderness, where she
had place prepared of God. Go to
the valley of Lucerna, where dwelt
those ancient Protestants, and who
held to the pure gospel through the
dark ages;' that lovely valley which
Rome converted into slaughter
house. Witness the horrible massaA
cres of noble men, women and chill
dren. She hated them, she hunted
them, she trapped them, she tortured
them, she stabbed them, she hanged
them, she roasted them, she fiayed
them, she cut them in pieces, she tore
them asunder limb from limb, and
dashed them against the rocks, she
cut up holy men, sainted women,
mothers, daughters, tender children,
harmless babes, hundreds, thousands,
millions! She turned all Europe into
slaughter-house. The sight dims,
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-11-26
Watch Your Blood
When The Iron Runs Low
You AreInD anger

The Same IA When The Mercury
Coca Down You Know There WIN
ho q Frost

Actuaa blood tests show that . tremen-
dously large number Of people who are weak
and III lack iron in their blood and that they
ara III for no other reason tSan lack OF iron:
Iron deficiency paralyzes healthy, torceiui
action, pulls down the whole organism and
weakens the entire system, A pale face,
nervous irritable deposition, lack OF
strength and endurance and the inability 70
cone with the strong vigorous folks IN the
sace Of iifo--4hese are the sort Of warning
signals thai Nature gives when the blood is
getting thin, pale watery and literally starry.
ing fol want Of iron. II you are not sure OF
your eord;l,n, 60 70 your doctor and have
lin take your t!ood Soant and zee where
Tou stand OF else make the following test
Soufself: See how long YOU can work OF
how far you can walk without becoming
tired; next take two ivegrain tablets 81
Nuxaled Iron three times per day after
meah for two weeks. Ihen TEST your
strength again and see how much you have
eained Nv enriching the blood and creating
new red blood cells Nuxated Iron strength
enc the nerves. rcbullds the weakened tissue.
and helms 70 ipstiil renewed energy ana
newer into the whole system.
Unlike the older inorganic iron products
Huyatcd Iron is easily assimilatcd, does noe
iniure the teeth. make them black nor upset
tha stomach. The manufacturers guarantee
euceessfui and entirely satisfactory results
10 every purchaser OF they will refund your
money. tis dispensed BY oil good druggists,
For Sale in This City By
E. T. MILLER & CO.,
SQUARE DRUG STORE,
CENTRAL DRUG co.
BOYD DRUG CO,
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-11-26

the heart sickens, the soul is stun
nedw
Mr.. Watts announced his subject
for tonight as "Papal Rome and Her
Blasphemy Against God"
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-11-26

Mrs. Thos. S. Forbes, of Norfolk,
Va, is the guest of her sister, Mrs.
H. N. Baker. Mrs. Forbes was for
nerly of Birmingham, Ala, but has
recently moved to Norfolk, where
Ter husband is in the regular service
Of the U. S. army, having been trans
ferred to the U. S. naval base at that
point.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-11-26

The many friends in this city Of
Mr.. and Mrs. James B. James will
regret to learn of their little daugh-
ter, Lucy Royce, being i'll of diph-
liberia at their home in Greenvillel
N. C.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-11-26

Mrs. Cooper gave six o'clock din
ner Monday evening. Covers were
laid for eight, The following guests
were served: Mr.. and Mrs. Harris and
son, James, Mrs. Lula Harris, Miss
Louise Biddle, Mrs. Leila Stanton
and Mr.. and Mrs. Cooper.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-11-26

Mrs. Z. P. Pierce and little daugh-
ter are guests of Mrs. Pierce's
brothers, Messrs. L. M. and Marcus
Meas, in johnson City.