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Evening star., 1919-09-24

have been established which are pre-
sumably well known to all motorists
and drivers. If those rules are strictly
observed, and if pedestrians exercise
fair degree Of care there will be a
material reduction in the number of
mishaps.
It is the duty Of the traffic police
squad to enforce the regulations, to
make arrests for violations, to give
warning to prevent repeated infrac-
tions. These officers cannot personally
conduct vehicles through the streets or
pedestrians across them. They can
only safeguard life and property
through their unremitting efforts to
make the laws effective.
! Motor thieving has gone to such an
! extent that no machine can be regard
ed as safe. It is very difficult to catch
a thief, who uses the thing he steals to
! make his escape. Yet through CO.
operation of the police Of different
cities many recoveries are effected.
The penalties for motor stealing should
be more severe.
Evening star., 1919-09-24
The Era Of Big Figures.

The present may be described as a
billion dollar era. Millions do not pos
sess their former consequence. The
war has raised all figures higher than
ever before. How long they will keep
their existing attitudes is a question.
Longer perhaps than many could wish.
But there they undoubtedly are.
And in other than money matters
figures have been raised to a great
height; and just now it is to the in
terests of the politicians to note how
crowds have increased in size. There
are outpourings Of the people. The
largest halls are proving inadequate.
Overfows are often larger than the
meetings under cover. The star orator
of an occasion must have assistants
to take care of those unable to get
within sound of the stars voice.
Even mobs are larger than ever be-
fore. Where violence occurs in cities
or towns the streets are jammed. Par
Elephants and spectators alike number
thousands.
This on the eve of our great quad
rennial political contest argues con.
dition Of things the managing politi.
clans must prepare to take care Of
For the condition is certain to con.
tinue over next year.
Now and then there has been diff
Guilty in waking the people up; and al
such times the party leaders have been
almost in despair. They have tried al
known devices for creating and con
tinuing public interest. They have
complained of the enormous expense
and explained large campaign funds or
that score.
Now. the opposite state of case ex
lists. The people are not only awake
but wide awake. They yield readily tt
all sorts of excitement. Nearly any
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thing brings them out, and big things
bring them out overwhelmingly. They
respond alike to q street parade, mob
demonstration, or political discus
sion.
And here is a new problem. What
effect will all this have on campaign
ings Will it add difficulty in keeping
track of votersf They must be mus
tered, and kept in line for service on
election day. Will it add to the ex-
pense, and, hence, make necessary the
raising of larger campaign funds than
hitherto3
There seems good reason to believe
that passing the hat next year will
meet with few rebuffs. The people are
in spending mood about most things,
and those people most interested in
politics will contribute literally in sup
port of favorite candidates and poll
cies.
The stakes are big. Control of this
country in the new circumstances the
war has produced appeals with great
force to those who know how to WELD
control. The players will include all
the experts on both sides. The outside
world will make the gallery, for more
attention is fixed on America now than
at any time since the government was
FIRST established.
Evening star., 1919-09-24
The Evening Star Newspaper Compan
Railroad Legislation.

Leader MondelIs assurance that a
railroad measure of some kind will be
1eported out of comnittee at this ses'
sion VII attract the attention it de.
serves. There is no more important
problem in hand on Capitol Hill than
that relating to railroad transporta'
ton, and both House and Senate have
it in hand.
But when may we expect legislation
How long will the House debate the
measure it will receive from the COM
mittee9
There are three propositions for set
Ting the railroad question. Two have
senatorial sponsorship. Mr.. Cummins
stands for one, and Mr.. Frelinghuysen
for the other. The Plumb proposition
originated outside of Congress.
All three propositions have aroused
spposition. The Cummins proposition
was under fire at Senate committee
hearing yesterday, when Mr.. Gompers
Chief Stone of the Railroad Engineers
Brotherhood and Mr.. Plumb, the
author of the Plumb bill, criticised it
sharply.
The real matter to be settled is, Shall
the government own and operate the
railroads. Since confscation is not
suggested from any responsible quar-
ter, government ownership would mean
increasing the governments debt bur-
den by about twenty billions of dol
lars. Is this good time for piling
: taxes as high as the mooni
As for government operation we have
been having sample these past two
years. It is expensive in the extreme,
and unsatisfactory on general scores.
The transportation business is not in
the governments line.
The best opinion inside and outside
congressional circles at present is that
owners, but under sitter government
regulations than existed before the
war. The details have yet to be work.
ed out, and both the House and the
6enate viii assist.
But whatever settlement on this
basis may be made by this Congress,
it viii be challenged next year by the
advocates of government ownership
and operation. They are already pre-
pairing to take the question before the
two leading national conventions, and
ask for an expression in the plat
forms.
Their threat that if they fail to Sc
cure satisfactory recognition by the
old parties they will organize a new
party and nominate a ticket of their
own is causing no alarm. A party with
but one issue. important as that might
Be, would command no great attention
at time when there are many issues,
al of them important, and all requir-
ing some sort Of recognition by or
CARNATIONS asking for the control Of
the government. And firing in the air
next year when the targets will be so
tempting will not appeal to yoters of
the practical kind
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Respect for Authority.

AS a pleasantly, the President the
other day referred to his special train
as "a travelling show" The descrip-
tion occurred in a few remarks ad-
dressed to a small crowd which had
gathered at an inconspicuous railroad
station to meet him.
He is probably noting with pleasure
that the "show" is drawing well. Wher-
ever it stops crowd awaits it. At
the more important places q great
throng greets it. And even at places
too small for a stop. the people group
themselves simply to see it rush by.
There is no surprise in these dem
onstrations. They inhere in our ma
tional life. The great majority of our
people respect authority, and show re-
spectful interest in those invested with
it. They will journey long distance
and put up with many discomforts to
take part in the honoring Of q man
who is holding a high commission in
the public service.
The higher the commission the
greater the interest in the man hold
ing it. As the presidency is the high
est place under our government, the
man occupying it receives many evi-
dences Of public appreciation.
Let us hope this spirit long con-
tinues. Let us all note it with special
pleasure just now. A counter spirit
is working. Agitators are sowing the
seeds Of contempt for authority, and
urging public displays of discourtesy
toward men in Office. Soap-box ora
tors are increasing in number and in
the boldness Of. their utterances. In
many places the law is openly Knocked.
Mobs assemble and do bloody work
while you waits
Excuse is sometimes made that the
war has produced these things. Not
so. They existed before the war broke
out. Gradually, but much too rapidly,
lawlessness has been increasing in this
country for q score of years. Men Of
high degree and men Of no degree have
been among the offenders. As a re-
suit, the country is faced now by wide
unrest and some outbursts, and anx-
iety is becoming general.
There is no i'll in our body polite
that cannot be remedied by the pre-
scriptions provided. There is the right
Of public expression. There is the
ballot, with the right to cast it in
secret. There are political parties, and
the right to choose among them. The
people are sovereign. The lowliest-
born native citizen is eligible to the
highest Office under the government.
What more can any man ask who
wants to share in the protection and
benefits of government of, BY and for
the people?
While we stick to the forms devised
and bequeathed by the fathers, and
obey the laws enacted by those elected
for the purpose, We may hope to OBJ
tain, as we have in the past, lib
eral measure Of what is coming to us.
Evening star., 1919-09-24
Occoquan.

The visit of commission from In
dia to the Occoquan penal farm, to
study the methods there employed with
q view to the possible application of
similar methods in the corrective in
stitutions of the distant land they
represent, furnishes an evidence of the
world repute in which the workhouse
! Of the National Capital is held.
Ten years ago the 25,000-acre tract
now occupied by the institution was
a wilderness. Today that tract con-
tains one of the most completely and
scientifically equipped penal units in
the country. Upon it have been con-
structed. all labor being furnished by
prisoners during their sojourn upon
the premises, the many buildings es-
sential to the housing and maintain
ing of the prisoners and officers, a
brickyard with daily output of over
$4,000 bricks, and a scientific and
model farm. Five years after the con-
struction Of the first of the many per-
feet roads that have been built by the
prisoners the institution paid to the
United States government $4,000, not
including the added value of improve
ments to the plant.
The pride of Washingtonians today
in the significance of the visit of this
distinguished commission from India
will be deserved source Of satisfac-
ton to those responsible for the origi-
nation of the Occoquan scheme and the
progression to its unique status today.
Evening star., 1919-09-24

The crowded condition Of cities is
causing people to remain longer than
usual at the seashore or in the noun
tains. The resort landlord threatens
to be an all-year institution.
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Bookkeeping is now an essential OBJ
legation in all branches of public econ
omy. Any person found misdating his
eggs may expect to be severely dealt
with.
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Many a small boy is wondering
whether shortage Of school accom-
modations is going to be misfortune
entirely lacking in elements of con-
ISOLATION
Evening star., 1919-09-24

Next seasons pennant will very soon
be regarded as the one worth consider
ing. A base ball league has no am
bitions to settle its particular style Of
contention once for all.
Evening star., 1919-09-24

Work on machine guns and subma-
rines did not cause German command
ers to neglect their typewriter prac-
tice.
Evening star., 1919-09-24

Plans Of politicians to resume bust
ness with kaiser may lead the Ger
man people to put a "verboten" sign
on the throne.
Evening star., 1919-09-24

Whichever side wins in a strike the
public may figure on enduring a GER
tain amount of loss, including that Of
time and possibly temper.
Evening star., 1919-09-24

Lenin has failed to show how his
style of autocracy is any improvement
on the tyranny of car.
Evening star., 1919-09-24

It is slightly in the nature Of a para
dox that insistence on an open shop
should close down the works.
Evening star., 1919-09-24

So much referee talent is being need
ed that the umpires whose base ball
activities are ceasing may look for en-
gagements in industrial affairs.
Evening star., 1919-09-24

"Votes for colonies" is now q much
more important question in Great Brit
ain than "votes for women"
Evening star., 1919-09-24

NStrike while the iron is hot" is an
old motto. In the present emergency
the strike causes the iron to cool.
Evening star., 1919-09-24

D'Annunzio grew tired Of writing
poetry and decided to make some his
tory.
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SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Truth and Poetry.
"You should keep to the straight and
narrow path"
"True," said Mr.. Chuggins, with great
earnestness. "The journey of life, like
every other journey, seems to be at
its worst in the detours"
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Inevitable Censurs

Inevitable Censure.
Men said, 'The proper course and wise
For you is to economize."
I did so and ere long they roared,
ut is extremely wrong to hoard!"
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} Difference of Custom.
'1n old England people showed their
excitement by saying 'ZoundsP"
"And in New Jersey the commuters
say tZonesr"
Evening star., 1919-09-24

The Equinox.
"There are no equinoctial storms"
A man Of wisdom said.
"The notions one Of many forms
Of superstitious dread"
So resolved to give no ear
To tales which aymen tell,
And when the equinox drew near
I scorned my old umbrell.
The equinoctial storms a myth
To this I pust assent.
I lack the learned facts wherewith
To frame an argument.
But somehow when each fall and
spring
That equinox is due
The Same old rain contrives to bring
A drenching, through and through
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Discussion Without Action.
"What is your explanation Of the
high cost of livingp
T haven't any," answered the man
who is trying to produce. "I'm not
sure that some Of it isn't due to time
wasted in overexplanation."
Evening star., 1919-09-24

Blankness,
"Is that poetry what you call blank
versef"
II think so," answered Miss Cayenne.
"Any way, it reads as if the mind Of
the man who wrote it was q blank"
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-02-13
VICKERS is GETTING
READY FOR SPRING
Has Seed Tester Going Testing Out
Garden and Field
Seeds.

An institution that promises to be-
come big one for Liberal is the seed
business of the Vickers Grain and
Seed Company.
This company arranges with the
farmers in this section to raise seeds,
and the past season good stock was
secured. At the present time the
local-grown seed is confined to the
grain crops.
Realizing that there would soon
be demand for all kinds of seeds the
company installed a tester and is
testing out every kind of garden and
field seed in stock. Those which come
up to the test are kept and those fall
ing below are thrown out.
The tester used resembles an in
cubator. A small lamp keeps the re-
quired temperature. The seeds are
laid on a sheet of blotter over pan
of water which keeps it damp. A
certain number of seeds are placed in
little square and the date marked
down. At the end of a prescribed
period the seed which have sprouted
are counted, which gives the average
fertile seed. A careful record is
kept of each batch of seed in book
which is kept for that purpose.
w. w. Nelson has charge of the
seed testing. He is an old employee
of the firm, but has been away for
several months. Since returning he
has been busy with his incubator" in
which he takes great pride.
Another innovation at the seed
headquarters of the southwest is
power elevator. J. H. Salley, the
junior member of the firm, claims it
is the first power elevator in Liberal,
and come to think of it we have seen
no other. When he has load of
feed or seed for the second floor he
cuts in the switch and the motor
hauls the load upstairs.
And yet another convenience to be
added this season is the seed bins.
These are on the second floor, and
hold several bushels of seed. Pipes
run down thru the floor and the con-
tents of the bins can be run into
sacks on the ground floor, yet the
bins are upstairs out of the way.
The firm expects to increase their
seed business and enter the wholesale
market on large scale, and it will
be big boost for the town when it
expands to the proportions it should.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-02-13
ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL
DREW LARGE CROWD
Majestic Theatre Packed to Capacity
at Meeting Honoring
Deceased.

The Majestic theatre was filled to
capacity last Sunday when the serv-
ices in honor of the late Theodore
Roosevelt were held.
The Boys Glee Club of Liberal
High School rendered two selections,
one of them being the favorite hymn
of Colonel Roosevelt, "How Firm a
Foundation.
Rev, Barrier of the Presbyterian
church gave the invocation, after
which Rev. Wilkinson of the M. E.
church delivered the address.
Rev. Wilkinson has a personal ac-
quaintance with Mr.. Roosevelt and
was therefore especially able to do
justice to his subject.
He spoke at length of the life of
the Colonel, his activities and works,
and paid fitting tribute to his genius.
1t was great meeting, truly an
honor to great man.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-02-13
RED CROSS PLANS

If there is no hinderance to the
present plans, the local chapter Red
Cross will have a series of lectures
given for the benefit of those who
desire to know something about
nursing, some time this spring or
summer. There will be, or should be
many people interested in these lee
lures. The Influenza epidemic has
taught a severe lesson, and these lee
lures are offered that no epidemic
shall come again and find the COM
munity unprepared to fight the dis
ease and help those who must suffer.
At later date announcements will be
made telling when the lecture will be
be given. Meantime arrange to
have some member of the family at
tend.
That the members, the enrolled
nurses of the Red Cross may know,
this announcement is made that the
Red Cross magazine which regular
price is So the year may during the
next few weeks secure the magazine
at the rate of 81 the year. 1t is ex-
pected that there will be several sub
scriptions for the magazine placed
in this county. See any of the Off
GERS of the Red Cross or write the
Publicity Department, Red Cross,
Care of Chamber of Comerce, Liber-
al, enclosing check for 81 and your
address, and you will receive the val
liable publication which will give
all the Red Cross activities in this
and from time to time will
recite much history Of the work per-
formed "over there" This special
price applies only to members Of the
society and enrolled nurses.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-02-13
ENGINEERS NOW AT WORK
ON THE CITY STREETS
Forerunner of Work of Paving Now
Running Grades on Kansas
Avenue.

The engineer employed in connec-
ton with the paving of the streets
began work Wednesday morning and
we can now realize that paved streets
are not far off.
Ray Millman is collecting a brick
building in connection with the paw
ing proposition. He is receiving
sample bricks from every company
that manufactures brick and already
his table is fairly Uttered up. Ray
says that at the present rate if there
are enough companies in the brick
business he will put up brick build
ing this fall.
The Democrat is willing to risk the
prediction that when the work of
paving starts that things are going to
pick up in Liberal.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-02-13
MAJESTIC HAS BIG BILL
FOR THE COMING WEEK
This Weeks Shows Up to Advertis-
ing.-People Are Talking About
Majestic Shows.

AS will be seen by reading the ad-
vertisement of the Majestic Theatre
in this issue that popular playhouse
has strong bunch of attractions for
the coming six nights.
The shows this week have been ex-
cellent. Last Friday night "The Es-
cape" was given. This is a play that
should be seen by every girl and boy
in the country. 1t is sermon itself,
showing the folly of hasty, ill-advised
marriage and the terrible conse-
quences of vice.
The feature show Tuesday night
was "Blue Jeans" with Viola Dana
in the lead. A good house greeted
thp production which was of high
order.
The bill for Saturday night this
week is one of those whirlwinds of
comedy-fve reels-besides the Of
fetal war picture. Monday night the
Menas-Anderson Company, the third
number of the High School Lecture
Course, will have the house.
The program for Tuesday night
will be a five-reel Triangle drama,
and Wednesday is "The Regenerates"
featuring Alma Rubens, and one
reel comedy, "A False Alarm"
Thursday night is a big society
drama, and Friday night is the Big
Feature Night. This is Metro spe-
cial, "The Legion of DEATH" with
Edith Storey in the lead. These fea-
,ture pictures are played but once a
week and they are top notchers. This
is the only night the admission is
raised, but they are new stuff and are
expensive, yet every one shown SC
far has been worth the price.
Look up the ad and plan to attend
some of these good shows.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-02-13
$1.5O PER YEAR.
CRAIG SHOE COMPANY
is HOLDING A SALE
Putting the Kibosh on the High Cost
of Wearing Shoes This
Week.

The latest sale to be started in
Liberal will open Saturday when the
Craig Shoe Company starts big Cut
Price Sale on shoes. Craig's handle
nothing but shoes, but they have a
lot of them, and judging from the
advertising they are putting out they
want to sell lot of them.
The management informs us that
they have got to get rid Of these
shoes because they have more than
they have room for, so if you expect
to buy par of nice kicks for Sunday
evening or pair in which to wade
the mud, or some for the missis or
the kids, just take slant at their
ad in this issue.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-02-13
MISS LANE SANG AT
ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL

Miss Gertrude Lane, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. H. W. Lane sang in the
chorus at Convention Hall in Kansas
City at the memorial service for
for 7. R. Roosevelt. The chorus was
made up of the select voices of the
different choirs and musical organ
izations of the city, and Liberal is
justly proud that a Liberal girl
should be recognized in such a selec-
ton. Miss Lane is member of the
choir at one of the cathedrals in
Kansas City.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-02-13
MeNAY-LOCKHART

A very pretty wedding was solemn
lied at the ]. A. Fuller home on
North Lincoln, Sunday afternoon at
2:3O when Mr.. Fuller's neice, Miss
Vada McNay was united in marriage
to McLain Lockhart Of near Hugo
ton.
2 Elder Wilkinson of the Methodist
Church performed the ceremony in
the presence of the immediate rela-
tives.
Mrs. Fuller served a sumptious
dinner Immediately after the cere-
mony.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lockhart will make
their home on the J. A. Fuller farm
near Hugoton.
Congratulations and good wishes
are extended the splendid couple.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-02-13
cox SISTERS OPEN
MILLINERY STORE
These Popular Young Ladies Will
Have Parlor in Boles
Store.

The Misses Estelle and June Cox,
formerly of the Economy Store,
have opened a millinery parlor in the
Boles Dry Goods Store, and have
some of the advance styles on dis
play.
These young ladies have such q
wide acquaintance here and their
ability to please the ladies in the mat
ter of head-dress is so well known
that we need say but little for them
Both are artists in their line and
we are of the opinion that they will
enjoy a good patronage.