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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-12-18
NOTICE

The annual meeting of the stockholders of
the Searsport National Bank will be held at
their banking rooms in Searsport on Tuesday,
Jan. Is. 1920. at o'clock p. M, to elect direc-
tors for the ensuing year and transact any
other business as may legally come before the
meeting.
1w5I W. r. BLODGETT, Cashier
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-12-18
COON KITTENS WANTED

WILL BUY few dozen healthy, long
haired Coon Kittens if shipped at once.
Write, describing as to color, age and
sex, c. c. GARLAND,
2w51 Old Town, Maine.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-12-18

A fast and interesting game of basket
ball was played in Union hall last Thurs
day night between Castine Normal school
and Brooks High school, the score being
C. N. S. 38; b. II. S. %.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-12-18

Mr. and Mrs. Ernest L. Toner were
called to Orono. Me-, last week by the
death of her brother.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-12-18

that no bond be required from the executrix
of said will is contained in the petition for
probate thereof.
EDITH A. YATES, late of Belfast, deceased
Petition presented in vacation 18th day of
December A. d. 1919, by McClintock Building
Company, a corporation located at Belfast in
said county by John R. Dunton, it's Treasurer,
duly authorized. creditor of the estate of said
deceased, for the appointment of Charles r.
Coombs of Belfast as administrator.
ELLERY BOWDEN.
Judge of said Court.
A true copy of the original Attest:
CHAS. E. JOHNSON, Register.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-12-18
Names Power is Names Opportunity

TO supply the which
Central Maine Power Company developing Sovhegan
$2OOO0a
To the people Of the Company
The rising
has combined
MANUFACTURERS turning power obtain
- hthe must 60 where had quantities. reasonable
That is why manufacturers turning
the silk industries fed and Richmond and the fishing
With blocks
Grafton and with the industrial future Of the depending
can be developed there at reasonable So the SoWhegan
5000 power Should AepS hs Wis pits do b fall
development 10000 power
stations the Company combined
The first this plant operation should Company
This the bought
other companies
this present average price will
million
hand much to the
Company stockholders and Maine the Company authorized
Utilities Commission issue shares Central Maine Power Company
hi non-asessb preferred stock and sell tat slO7Oa share
stakeholder o
243 already been sold This leaves considerable
supply the demand OF territory
considering purchase bv before January
January delivery should their
selling this keep earnings Of
Will atenterpr
placed employee direct The price
is $1o7 SO share The yield 100 net
Central Maine Power Co.,
AUGUSTA, MAINE
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-12-18

The teachers had the affair in charge
and the cooperation of the students
helped to make the entire pageant
success. The school extends its hearty
thanks to all who helped in any way to
carry out the plans which have brought
so much to the school, not only in funds
but realization of personal ability.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-04-10

streets or sidewalks; and any person,
firm or corporation owning, keeping
or maintaining any such nuisance
who shall fail or neglect to remove
the same from such street or sidewalk
within ten days from being mott
fled so to do by the city shall
be deemed guilty of a misde-
meanor and upon conviction shall be
punished by fine of not more than
$lOO.OO; and such nuisance shall be
abated and removed by the city mar
shall and the costs and expense there
of assessed against the owner of the
property as other special assessments.
Section S. Any person, firm or
corporation violating any of the
terms or provisions of this ordinance
shall be deemed guilty of a misde-
meanor and upon conviction shall be
punished by fine of not more than
$4,000.
Section 6. All ordinances or parts
of ordinances in conflict herewith
are hereby repealed.
Section 7. This ordinance shall
take effect and be in force from and
after its publication in the official
city papers.
Passed the Council April 4th,
1919.
Attest:
JENNIE KARAU,
City Clerk.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-04-10
PUBLICATION SUMMONS
To Will Graves:

10 VIII GraVeS:
You are hereby notified that you
have been sued in an action wherein
you are defendant and the J. E.
George Grocery Company is plaintiff
for goods, wares and merchandise
sold and delivered to you by the
plaintiff. You are further notified
that Albert Holcomb, as garnishee in
said action has filed his answer show
ing that he is indebted to you in the
sum of $54.50 and that said cause
will be tried before H. A. Gaskill,
justice of the peace, at his Office in
Liberal, Seward County, Kansas, on
the 25th day of April, 1919, at 2
O'Clock p. m, and unless you answer
on or before said time, said sum of
money will be applied on plaintiff s
claim, and the costs therein.
GENE DAVIS,
46t3c Plaintiffs Attorney.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-04-10

solved and ordered that the Mayor
of the City of Liberal, Seward Coun-
ty, Kansas, duly make and issue his
notice and proclamation of said cleo
ton for the date and at the places
designated, and that he give notice
of said election by publication of
said notice and proclamation for
three consecutive weeks prior to said
election in the Liberal News and Lib
eral Democrat, weekly newspapers
printed and published in said city and
county and in general circulation in
said city and county.
Therefore, |, Thos. J. Smith, Mayor
of the City of Liberal, Seward Coun-
ty, Kansas, by virtue Of authority in
me by law vested, and in pursuance
of the above resolution and order of
the said Mayor and Councilmen, do
hereby give public proclamation and
due notice that a special election
shall be held in the City Of Liberal
at the places above designated, on the
Goth day of April, 1919, to determine
whether said City of Liberal shall is
sue such bonds to aid said railway on
the condition set out in said petition.
Such election shall, in all respects,
be conducted, returns made, results
ascertained and declared, all as pro-
vided by law for general elections.
In witness whereof, l, Thos. j.
Smith, Mayor of the City of Liberal,
Seward County, Kansas, have here
unto set my hand at the City of Lib
eral, Seward County, Kansas, this 4th
day of April, 1919.
THOS. J. SMITH,
Mayor of the City of Liberal,
Seward County, Kansas.
Attest:
E. ]. STUTSMAN,
Ats Acting City Clerk.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-04-10
First published April 10, 1919
MAYORS PROCLAMATION

For a special election in the City OF
Liberal, Seward County, Kansas, in
the matter of the Kansas & Okla
homa Railway Company.
To the qualified electors of the City
Of Liberal, Seward County, Kan
sas:
Whereas, on the 4th day of April,
1919, there was duly presented to the
Mayor and Councilmen of the City
of Liberal, Seward County, Kansas
(said Mayor and Councilmen being
duly convened in special session., a
petition duly signed by two-ffths of
the resident taxpayers of the City of
Liberal, Seward County, Kansas,
praying said Mayor and Councilmen
to call special election and submit
to the resident taxpayers of the said
City Of Liberal, a proposition to aid
The Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad
Company, which company proposes
to construct line of railway into or
through the City of Liberal, in Sc
curing or paying for land, for right
of way, depot grounds and other ter
minal facilities, by issuing to said
railway company, municipal bonds of
the City If Liberal in the sum of
twenty thousand dollars $780,
000.00) all on conditions as set forth
in said petition, which petition, sigma
lures being omitted, is in words and
figures as follows, to-wit:
Petition
To the Mayor and Councilmen of
the City of Liberal, Kansas.
We, the undersigned, being more
than two-fifths of the resident tax
payers of the City of Liberal, Seward
County, Kansas, 1.-THE same being a
city of the second class under the
laws of said state) hereby petition
your honorable body to call and hold
a special election and take a vote
therein of the qualified electors of
said city upon the following propo-
sition, to-wit:
Shall the City of Liberal, Seward
County, Kansas, aid the Kansas &
Oklahoma Railway Company, its sue
cessors and assigns, which company
proposes to construct line of rail-
road in or through said city, in Sc
curing and paying for land for right
Of way, depot grounds and terminal
facilities, by issuing to said company
forty (40) bonds of the said City of
Liberal of $4,000 each (totaling
20,000.00) payable to bearer at
the fiscal agency of the State of Kan
sas thirty years after date, with OPP
ton to pay same at any time after
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-04-10
First published April 10, 1919
ORDINANCE NO. 22O

ONbIlNAINSE nv. ZZO
An ordinance relating to the obstruc
ton of certain streets and side.
walks, prohibiting the use thereof
for advertising or other purposes
regulating the use thereof and en-.
entertainments thereon, and pro-
viding penalties for the violation
thereof.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Council of the City of Liberal:
Section /. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person, firm or corporation tC
erect, construct, keep or maintain
upon the following streets and side
walks adjacent thereto in the city of
Liberal, to-wit: Kansas Avenue,
from Fifth Street on the North to
Elm Street on the South, and Second
Street from Pennsylvania Avenue on
the East to Grant Avenue on the
West, any signs, sign posts, station
airy awnings with posts or supports
resting on the streets or sidewalks
or any gas or oil tank in the street or
under the sidewalk, or any pump or
other device for measuring and sell
ing gas or oils in the street or on the
sidewalks, or any wagon scales in the
streets or on the sidewalks, or any
telephone, telegraph, or electric
light or current posts or poles; pro
viding that the city may erect and
maintain upon said streets or side
walks posts or poles for the purpose
of lighting the streets.
Section 2. That no wooden avn
ing shall be erected, constructed or
maintained in the streets and over the
sidewalks mentioned in Section one
hereof, or no awning with supports
resting upon the streets or Sidewalks
/ but all awnings shall be securely
fastened to the building and secure
ly braced from above or below, and
no case to be less than feet above
the sidewalk.
Section 8. No overhead signs shall
be erected, constructed or maintained
in the streets or over the sidewalks
mentioned in Section one hereof with
supports or posts extending to the
street or sidewalk; but all such over
head signs shall be securely fastened
to the building and properly braced,
and shall in no case be less than eight
feet from the sidewalk; before any
such sign shall be constructed or
erected written application for per-
nit therefor shall be made to the
city council, specifying the material,
the dimensions and weight thereof,
and if the council shall determine
that the same is not detrimental to
public safety permit may be issued
therefor, but no such sign shall be
erected or constructed until such per-
nit is obtained.
Section 4. That any and all of the
things mentioned in Sections one,
two and three hereof, and which are
forbidden to be erected, constructed,
kept or maintained, which are now
constructed, erected, kept or main
tanned upon the streets or sidewalks
mentioned in Sec. l hereof, are here
by declared to be and constitute a
nuisance and they are hereby
ordered to be removed from such
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-04-10
First published March Is, 1919
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department of the Interior
U. s. Land Office at Dodge City,
Kansas, March 10th, 1919.

Kansas, March 10th, 1919.
Notice is hereby given that Laura
M. Wood, of Liberal, Kansas, who,
on July goth, 1915, made Homestead
Application Serial No. 012652 for
Eh SWA Sec. II, NEA NWA
NWA NEA Sec. 20, Twp. "a S.,
Range 81 W., and on May goth, 1916,
made Additional Homestead Applica-
ton Serial O12706 for NWA Sec
II, Twp. "a S., Range 81 W. 9Th Prin-
cipal Meridian, has filed notice of in
tention to make Final Three Year
Proof, to establish claim to the land
above described, before the Register
and Receiver of the U. S. Land Office
at Dodge City, Kansas, on the goth
day of April, 1919.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Mary Aker, of Liberal, Kansas;
Maude Dobson, of Liberal, Kansas;
Flora Shore, of Kismet, Kansas;
Charles C. Dickerson, of Liberal,
Kansas.
Not coal land.
r. r. WILSON,
43t5 Register.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-04-10

ten years from date, with interest al
the rate of six (6) per cent per an.
mum, payable semi-annually, which
interest shall be evidenced by cou.
pons attached to said bonds and pay.
able at said agency.
Said bonds above referred to shall
be issued and delivered to said rail
way company upon compliance with
the following conditions:
When said the Kansas & Oklahoma
Railway Company, its successors or
assigns, shall have in operation its
track connection with thetracks of
the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
Railway, and its line of railway con-
structed therefrom to the point of
location of its station in said city at
a date not later than December 81,
1920, the said bonds shall thereupon
be delivered to it. Delays by litiga-
ton, government restrictions or 9th
err causes beyond the control of said
railway company excepted.
We further petition your honorable
body to adopt and use the following
form of ballot in submitting said
proposition above petitioned for to
qualified voters of the City of Lib
eral, Seward County, Kansas:
ITO vote in favor of any question
submitted on this ballot make cross
x in the square after the word Yes.
To vote against it make a similar
mark in the square after the word
NO.
Shall the following be adopted:
Shall the City of Liberal, Seward
County, Kansas, aid The Kansas &
Oklahoma Railway Company, its sue
cessors or assigns, in securing and
paying for lands for right of way,
depot grounds and terminal facilities,
by issuing to it forty (40) bonds of
$4,000 each of said City of Liberal,
payable in thirty years with interest
at the rate of six (6) per cent per
annum, payable semi-annually?"
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-04-10
First published March 81, 1919
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department of the Interior,
U. S. Land Office at Dodge City,
Kansas, March oath, 1919.

Kansas, marcn z4tn, 1919.
Notice is hereby given that Bert
E. Hottinger, of Liberal, Kansas,
who, on June 26th, 1915, made Add
tional Homestead Application Serial
Township dp0' 81 S. Range G 81 % 9Th ST.,
Principal Meridian, has filed notice of
intention to make Final Three Year
Proof, to establish claim to the land
above described, before the Probate
Judge of Seward County, Kansas, at
Liberal, Kansas, on the Srd day of
May, 1919.
Claimant names as witnesses
Tiffany M. Bowles, Henry o. Jones,
Albert Perry, Henry L. Monroe, all
of Liberal, Kansas.
Not coal land.
R. R. WILSON,
45t5 Register.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-04-10
Respectfully submitted,

Respectfully submitted,
And whereas it was resolved and
ordered by said Mayor and Council.
men that such election be held on the
goth day of April, 1919, at the usual
voting precincts in the City of Liber-
al, to-wit:
First Ward-Star Grocery Store.
Second Ward-Pate's Photo Gal
lery.
Third Ward-City Building.
And whereas, it was further re-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-05-10
NATIONS STUDY
PEACE TREATY
Ewes of World Focused on The
Versailles Peace Con-
greSS
MANY QUESTIONS
ARE BEING ASKED
Generally Believed That Ger
many Will Sign But Must Be
Forced to Make Good

Washington. May S.-The eyes OF
the world today are focused on the
treaty OF Versailles. Statesmen and
diplomats everywhere are turning
over the phrases OF the official pub
Iished summary Of the terms TO form
their opinions.
In the United States tho questions
being asked were: How did 1t at
feet America? Will the senate ratl-
cy il? VIII Germany accept? of;i-
cial Washington, with the president
and secretary of State in Paris, con-
sress in adjournment and many lead
ers of both sides absent. was rather
devoid Of authoritative explanation OF
the first two questions. For the 'hifo
the generally accepted opinion seem
ed to be that the Germans would ac-
cent the convention. but that It
might require economic pressure 10
being about the ful1illment OF some OF
its terms.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-05-10
President Wilson Issues Pro-
clamation by Cable For
Special Session
TO MEET ON
MAY NINETEENTH
The Date is Much Earlier Than
Party Leaders Expected

Washington,' May President
Wilson issued q call by cable today
for a special session of congress to
meet Monday, May 18th. Secretary
Tumulty. in making the announce
ment, said it will be impossible for
the president to be here on the open
ing day. The date is fixed much earl
ier than Democratic leaders expected.
officials said in naming the early date
the president was guided largely by
advices from Secretary Glass as TO the
necessity of passing appropriation
measures. which failed in the closing
DAYS of the last session.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-05-10
Division Of Colonies
England, Australia, New Zea'
land and Japan Control Ger
man Possessions

Paris, May (Hy- the Associated
Press)-The council of. three has
agreed upon the disposition Of the
former German colonies. The mandate
for thu German Samoan Islands goes
to New Zealand, and for the other
former German possession south II
the Equator to Australia. Japan Is
TO be mandatory OF the islands north
OF the Equator.
The official communication on his
subject says:
THE council of three. N. Clem"n-
ceau, President Wilson and Nh. Llo:d-
George yesterday decided as to the
disposition Of the former German col
onies as follows:
'Togoiand and Kamerun-Franee
and Great Britain shall make a ;olnt
recommendation to the league Of ma
tons as to their future.
German East Africa-The man
cate shall be held by Great Britain.
German Southwest 1Africa-The
mandate shall he held by the union
of South Africa.
THE German Samoa lslands--Tn"
mandate shall be held by New :-ea-
land.
The other German Pacific posses
sion: south of the Equator excluding
the German Samoan Islands and Niln
the mandate shall be held by AUS
tralia.
"Nauru Pleasant ls1anO = Tl'e
shall be given to the BritiS:4
Empire
"The German Pacific Islands no";h
of Equator-the mandate shall BE
held by Japan.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-05-10
Over The Top
Five Counties Have Raised
Quotas of Victory Loan

Columbia, May S-Charles H.
Gerald, secretary of the State central
committee, reported today that the
following counties have gone over the
top in the Victory Loan drive: Union,
Marlboro
Mr.. Gerald says that reports from
Greenville, Anderson and Spartan
burg are very encouraging and he ex-
poets those counties with full quotas
to report in the safe column in the
next for1y-eight hours.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-05-10
Council of Four Now at Work
On Text Of Treaty
J:
BIG INDEMNITY TO
BE ExACTED
Premier Orlando Present To-day.
When Program for Austria
Was Taken Up.

Paris, May S.-The council Of four
with Premier Orlando of Italy pres
ent, began today to arrange the pro-
gram for the presentation Of the peace
terms to the Austro-Hungarian and
Bulgarian delegations. The Austrian
treaty has begun to take form, por-
tions having already been drafted
1t appears that instead Of Germany
being required to pay the entire IN
demnity demanded by the allies, a
considerable sum will be demanded
of Austria. the estimate at present
being five billion crowns.
This indemnity provision and the
delimitation of new states and from
tiers will be the main features Of the
treaty
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-05-10

as we'll as the treaty of Bucharest
with Rumania.
German prisoners Of war are to be
repatriated, but the allies will hold
German officers as hostages for Ger
mans accused OF crimes.
The preamble names as parties Of
the one part the United States, the
British empire, France, Italy ana
Japan. described as the principal al
lied and associated powers, and Bel
GUM Bolivia, Brazil China, Cuba,
Ecuador. Greece. Guatemala, Haiti,
the Hedjaz Honduras, Liberia Mica
ragua, Panama, Peru, Poland, Por-
tuSal. Rumania. Servia. Siam, Czecho-
Slovakia and Uruguay, who. with the
FIVE above are described as the allied
and associated powers, and on the
other part, Germany.
1t states that: Bearing in mind
that OF the request of the then i'm
perial German government an arnliS-
tice was granted on November II,
1918 by the principal allied and as
sociated powers in order that treaty
Of peace might be concluded With
her. and. whereas the allied and as
sociated powers being equally desirous
that the war in which they were Sue
cessfully involved. directly or indirect"
ly. and which originated in the decia-
ration Of war by Austria-Hungary on
July 90. 1914. against Servia. the
declaration of war by Germany
against Russia on August 1. 1914 and
against France on August 3, 1914, anG
in the invasion Of Belgium, should be
replaced by firm, just and durable
peace the plenipotentiaries Chavins
communicated their full powers found
in good and due form) have agreed as
follows:
From the coming into force Of the
present treaty the state of war will
terminate. From the moment and
subject to the provisions of this
treaty official relations with German
and with each of the German states
will be resumed by the allied and as
sociated powers.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-05-10
Three Seaplanes Left RocAaway
Beach for Halifax at Ten
O'clock
FIRST LEG FIVE
HUNDRED MILES
The Route Runs to Trepassy,
Azores, Portugal and Thence
to England.

New York, May S.-The first trans
Atlantic fight was begun today when
three navy seaplanes left Rockaway
Beach at 10 A. NJ. on the first leg OF
the journey, from Rockaway to Hal
flax, $40 miles.
Seaplane NC was the first plane
to leave and NC-1 and NC-4 follow
ed closely They are expected 10 ar
rive at Halifax before night. Thence
the rot. .e runs four hundred and sixty
miles to Trepassey, thirteen hundred
and fifty miles to Azores, another
eight hundred miles to Portugal and
on to Plymouth, Eng.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-05-10
China Refuses To
Sign Treaty
Japan Warns China About the
Anti-Japanese Agitations

Pekin. Tuesday May 6.-(By the
Associated Press.--The Chinese cabi-
net at meeting today decided to in-
struct the Chinese delegates in Paris
not to sign a peace treaty assigning
the German rights in .Shantung to
the japanese.
Japan Warns China
Toxic, May 7.-(By the Associa-
ted Press. s.)-Japan has notified China
that the anti-Japanese, agitation in
Peking at present is liable to cause
Misunderstanding The japanese
Government also has adviser the Chi
rese Government that it would be
well to prohibit the national dis
grace" meeting planned today in Pc
king.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-05-10

MAY GO HOME
FOR ORDERS
Rumored That Members Of Ger
man Delegation VIII Con-
suit Government
NO COMMUNICATIONS
YET MADE ON TREATY
All Exchanges Between Dele
cation and Germany Hage
Been Kept Secret.

Paris, MAY -Intimations reach
ing the Peace Conference lead to the
belief that Two or three members OF
the German peace delegation Will
probably return to Germany TO con-
suit their government, the others re-
naming at Versailles. Germany has
not yet submitted any communica-
ton regarding the peace treaty, all
exchanges between the delegation and
Berlin being kept secret. ~ copy Of
the treaty was sent to Berlin last
night by courier.