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The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-02-19

As it was, he said in conclusion, to
correspondent of the Hutchinson
News, writing from Liberal:
"But as it was, had 5,540 bushels
of wheat, 3,461 bushels of maize,
$50 bushels of kafr, 400 bushels of
barley and 600 bushels Of oats"
In mo Mans Land"
Getting over toward Liberal in
Kansas, where these farmers trade,
David Curtis last year, on a strip of
land one and one-half miles square,
grew $4,000 bushels of maize. Mr..
Curtis says maize, kafir, feterita and
cane are remarkable crops there.
The prairie of this region, "plains"
no longer, TEEN with examples of the
production of this once neglected
and forbidden land. But those here
given are enough for the purpose of
this article, which is to lead up to
the "why and the wherefore" of the
panhandle Of Oklahoma" once the
hiding place of fugitives from JUS
tice, the practice ground of lawless
night riders, the scene of murders
and assassinations, the battle ground
of town site boomers, crossing over
from Kansas to fight out their feuds.
This strip of country, originally on
the map, or, more accurately speak
ing, in the vocabulary of the people,
was "No Mans Land"
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-02-19
RRINC FEM RACK

Persons having our ice cream pack
ers will please return same or call us
and tell US where they are. They are
expensive and we cannot afford to
lose them.
9Stfc EQUITY CREAMERY.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-02-19
First published February 5, 1920.)
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department of the Interior, U. S.

Land Ottlce at topeka, Kansas.
February A, 1920.
Notice is hereby given that Calvin
D. Day of Satanic, Kansas, who, on
March 10, 1917, made additional
homestead entry, Serial No. O471O
(O14254 D. c., for Ek NEA, Sec
W. 9Th Principal Meridian, has filed
notice of intention to make three
year proof to establish claim to the
land above described, before the Pro-
bate Judge of Seward county, Kan
sas, at Liberal, Kansas, on the 9th
day of March, 1920.
Claimant names as witnesses
Adam P. Ridenour, Otto Ridenour,
William C. Davis, Clarence R. Davis,
all of Satanic, Kansas.
GEORGE s. ALLEN,
3St5 Register.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-02-19
) A TALE OF NO-MAN'S- :
LAND A CAST-OFF
CHILD OF SLAVERY
This Once Bad Land Now Scenes
of Busy Activity in Worlds Work
By Fred L. Vandergrift, in

By Fred L. Vandergrift, in +
The Pittsburg Sun 4
+ T. + + i + + T. + + + = / + +
THE Hutchinson News, devoting
4 much of it's space to the south
western counties of Kansas and those
adjoining over in Oklahoma, is full
of progress of that region in the
worlds work. This purview covers
town and country. For, as the region
| fills with new settlers, the towns grow
accordingly, and branch line of rail-
roads coming in and the ranchers get
ting automobiles, scenes of activity
and immediate prosperity are wit
messed unknown in the old period of
pioneer settlements.
The automobile invites better
roads. A road in that region is easy
to build, since the porous soil absorb
ing rainfall, or the rolling surface
carrying it off quickly, the ground
packs by travel, becoming hard and
smooth as boulevard. But there
are numerous water courses, some
times called arroyas, word left in
the vocabulary of the west by the
Spaniards, who, centuries ago were
the first to cross these plains. The
water courses are dry, ordinarily, but
when it rains out that way, the storms
often are torrential, and flooding the
streams bankful, make the fords inn
passable. So the streams must be
bridged. This the counties are doing
by tax levy; if the streams be no
more than draws.
Building Massive Bridges
But the Cimarron, Beaver and
other large streams flowing out of
the billy country of New Mexica, re-
quire massive and costly bridges of
steel, and the money for this is raised
by voting bands. Just now, cap
paign is on for two bridges to span
the Cimarron in Morton county,
which lies in the far southwestern
corner of Kansas. These bridges will
be built for the trade Of new towns,
founded since a branch of the Santa
Fe railroad was built from Dodge
City southwesterly, a distance of 120
miles, to Elkhart, on the Oklahoma
border Elkhart is a new town come
into existence, following the advent
of the railroad.
AS the country in Kansas north of
the Oklahoma line is prospecting, by
the advent of new settlers, so it is
building up southwark, in the region
commonly known as the Panhandle
ofOkla homa." The soil and surface
are the same as that adjoining over
in Kansas; the same staple products
grown, the same prosperity and the
same neighborly relations. Indeed,
it is the same region of country, the
geographical line which divides it
making no difference in trade rela-
tions of the ranches, whose pastures,
fields and farmsteads lie on the Dor
der.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-02-19

NATIONAL Guardsmen- can get
genuine Army Shoes for the inspec-
ton Friday night, at the Evans Har-
ness Company. 4Ot1c
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-02-19
In the Panhandle"

In its original political sub-divis-
ion, following the creation Of Okla
homa territory, this region was
Beaver county," extending west
ward to the border of New Mexico,
and lying between Kansas and the
"TeXas Panhandle" Afterwards,
Oklahoma's statehood coming, it be-
came Cimarron, Beaver and Texas
counties. They are the Panhandle
of Oklahoma" comprising an era of
perhaps twenty-five miles wide and
1875 long. Nature designed it for
livestock and the production of feed
crops. So long as it was open range,
cattlemen let their stock run upon it.
However, becoming a part of the
homestead domain settlers, came and
took it in quarter sections and, i'm
mediately, it became land of farms,
people trading over the border at
Liberal and Hugoton. Another trade
center there since the advent of the
Rock Island railroad, is Guymon. So
this region has come to be reckoned
with in commerce. For it produces
livestock by many thousand train
loads and drouth resistant crops for
feed.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-02-19
Reporting Progress

In a recent issue, the Hutchinson
News, reporting progress" out that
way, told of ]. A. Alexander, a
rancher who lives near Guymon, on
the Rock Island. Mr.. Alexander
filed on a quarter section there
thirteen years ago, and by this start
has earned the money to pay for
900 acres. OF his land, he has
1000 acres in wheat this winter. Last
year he had 500 acres of wheat,
growing twenty-four bushels and
four pounds to the acre and selling
the crop for $4,000.
Wurner, settled th're ten years ago,
Alexander's neighbor, Gottlieb
Wurner, settled there ten years ago,
without a dollar. In 1918, he sold
his crop for $1,000, and the 1919
one for $4,000. lie has 900 acres
in wheat this year. Only visitation
of grass hoppers kept his wheat be-
low forty bushels rer acre last year.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-23

Lighthouse Laundry Soap,
10 cakes for ...,. .44c
Coffee Percolators; values
up to $3.50;
special S6.0S
Iced Tea Spoons, triple
plate silver; regularly
$2.50; set of 6. $3.50
Roach Traps, a sure de-
stroyer of reaches; reg
ularly soc; special. .27c
Water Coolers. mahogany
finish, 6-gal. size, 1920
Roast Pans, assorted
sizes; special ..., 23c
Carpet Brooms of quality:
special ........53 c
Cornstick Pans, heavy cast
iron; special .... 63c
o'Cedar Mops. $1,25 size:
special ......... SOC
Thermos Bottles; 1915
value; special .. .$2.9S
Floor Wax, best on the
market, Glib. can Soc
Children's Bath Tubs, ex-
ira large size;
special ......... $500
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-23
PEABODY CIVIC CLUB
ELECTS OFFICERS

An Aggressive campaign for civic i'm
,,,avantuts in the Peabody school dis
trict win be started immediately as a
result Of the organization OF the Pea,
body Civic clGb at a mass meeting Q,
citizens OF tNxt community lhuiso"s
night. ..,.. ..o oIactad
r d, Beneke. president; Russell Coeh-
ran vice nresiden1 w. A. Woodmanseo'
secretary, and l. o. Levy, treasure dss;rn'sn
G: 2. Proctor was aop U,tp the enS follow.
ing associates: Or. NeVvmon Taylor. y
B. Bowen, Jr.. Gwin CT Scott, Mrs A
NJ Boyd, Mrs. ]. w. Yarbrougn aho
Mrs. B. G. Moss.
H. L. Riggs, ]. B. Ban.erd ana pr
L. j. McRae compose a lnehpeLsniil
several hundred members. .che mex
meeting win be held TUESDAY night
Aug. 3, at the Peabody school.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-23
FEAR ELEY MAY NOT
TAKE SANITARY POST

whether Memphis is to have the
Saservices OF c. L. Isley, Jr., as sanitary
engineer is a question that is puzzling
DIR. ]. J. Durrett, head of the city
health department, and until some word
is received from Mr.. Isley, DR.. Durrett
declares that he is unable to say wheth-
err the position. has been filled or not
Mr.. Isley iss well qualified for the
position, DIR. Durrett says and he has
had three years experience in sanitary
work, part Of which time he was with
the government at the port of ernbarka-
tlon at Newport News. Va. He is a
graduate of the University Of North
Carolina, and native of that state; !,
pr. Durrett says that Mr.. Isley had
accented the position and was due to
reach Memphis on July 10. Sickness IN
his family prevented his leaving New ,,sNS
sages subsequently there has arisen
10 whether or not Mr. isley will come
10 Memphis. The matter has been
taken up again and Or. DuTett is Is
awaiting further information before
.ployed as sanitary engineer.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-23
UPTOWN M00NSHINER
BOOSTED HIGH ENOUGH

Evidently the operator Of the uptown
moonshining plant. found Thursday
night nj II South Second was following
tradition, for he got high up as the
regular sinners do In the mountains.
The plant was located by police Oh
the fourth floor.
The still had not been in operation
for some time, police said. II was
found in a trash room, without the very
necessary water or heating utllitles,
There was no worm. However, about
10 bottles OF white fluid, shifted by
Detective Bill Hendricks and classed al
doubtful corn" together with some
gallons Of mash also were found.
No arrests were made In connection
with the raid. The still was 3O-gailon
capacity and was locked UP at head
quarters.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-23
ARE WOMEN NATURALLY RESPONDENT?

A prominent writer so claims. Wo-
men are constituted with a delicate or
ganism and in nine cases out of ten
an abnormal condition of the system
which expresses itself in nervousness,
sleeplessness, backaches, headaches,
causing constant misery and as a re-
suit dependency. Lydia e. Pinkhams
Vegetable Compound, a simple remedy
made from roots and herbs, is the one
great remedy for this condition. 1t
goes to the root of the trouble and
overcomes dependency. adv.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-23
COMMITTEES MEET.

The executive committee of the Cham
Der OF Commerce and the Automobile
Tire Dealers association held meetings
Friday at noon. The finance commit
tee OF the Cotton States Merchants
association also met at 1875 Mt the
chamber and made further plans for
the entertaining of the visitors who
will attend the convention of the as
ISOLATION to be held in Memphis Aug.
10, II and L.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-23
FORMER MEMPHIANS
GLAD TO BE BACK

S. L. Kopald and wife are back IN
Memphis, and are as glad as any good
among the residents of the Bluff City.
Kopaid is the manager of Swift & Co. S
local refinery now under course OF con-
When the old Swift & Co. refinery
burned down last winter, the home. Of
flee called Kopald to Chicago, where
he and Mrs. Kopald took up their resi-
dence. But "Kope' has come back to
superintendent affairs at the new plant.
and will take charge when construction
work is finished.
The Kopalds have host OF friends
here. who will be pleased to learn of
their return They will live at 976 La
mar boulevard.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-23

Water Tumblers. plain or
Colonial; regularly soc;
special, a dozen 43C
Iced Tea Tumblers, Colo
NAL patterns; regularly
S1,39; special,
a dozen ........, 0Sc
Hummer" 2-Quart Ice
Cream Freezer; regular
ly S1.39; special csc
Wear Ever Aluminium
Sauce Pans. 4 quarts;
regularly $1.75;
special ......,.Si.10
Kitchen Cutlery, butcher
knives, Carvers, bread
knives; values up to
800; special ..,, 69c
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-23
RIVER is HANDLING
HEAVY AUTO TRAFFIC

Since the first OF this year 900 au-
tomobiles have been shipped to Mem
phis by way of the Mississippi river.
This fact was made known In a letter
sent Thursday by Henry Hayley. secre-
tary OF the Chamber Of Commerce, TO
Gen. Lansing H. Beach, chief engineer
OF the United States army, who in
tends to use these figures as data in
lectures that he win make in the naaR
future.
Some time ago Mr. hayley talked
with Gen. Beach about the amount OF
river freight that was received here
and upon the request OF the general to
obtain the exact amount received since
the first OF the year, Mr. Hayley COM
piled the automobile figures and sent
them to him. Gen. Beach has been
making several lecture tours of river
cities throughout the country in an
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-23
SAYS CORPORATIONS ARE
SLOW IN PAYING TAX

In letter received by Fred ]. 'Ferber.
deputy collector of internal revenue of
Memphis, Thursday, special attention is
called to the fact that several corpora
lions of Memphis have not made pay
ment of their capital stock tax which
is due and must be paid before the end
of July. The letter was from %. B.
Craig, collector, treasury department of
the internal revenue department at
Nashville.
Craig claims that not exceeding 20
per cent of the special tax imposed
on automobiles for hire has been paid.
It is due at this time and the limit for
paying such taxes is August /, under
penalty imposed by law.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-23
CHAMBER BOOSTING
LAND DEVELOPMENT

A letter is being sem out to $50 ma
tional advertisers throu&o,it the conn
try by the publicity SETON of the
Chamber of Commerce, 4 which tbe
rapid development and the increase in
tory is brought out. Other alters of
this sort will be sent out fronitin,a to
time and a follow-up system OF GORE
spondence with the prospective diver
Users will be used by the department
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-23

You know the wonderful values
we offer during these remnant
sales. All kinds Of ribbons, i'll
nearly every shade and width.
The actual values are up to SOC.
Your choice, SC the remnant.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-23

effort to revive the old-time river traf.
fic. In these lectures he uses actual
figures regarding the amount OF freight
received or shipped by a certain port
In a given length OF time.
Mr. Hayley said Friday that many
automobiles came through this port on
their way to New Orleans, where they
we're loaded on ships and sent 70
France England and other European
countries and that his figures did not
include these shipments.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-23
HEARING GIVEN.

Temporary hearings were given Mary
Jackson, negress, Ruby Rosenbloom
and Jesse Wall, two white men, ar
rested Wednesday night by the federal
narcotic" squad, and charged with the
violation of the Harrison antinarcotic
act, Thursday afternoon by United
States Commissioner Poole. The hear
was continued until Friday afternoon
at 2 o'clock. All three are held on a
bond of $3.50 each.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-23
NARCISSUS is BLACK;
ALMOST TURNS WHITE

Narcissus, the flower, is white in
color, and Narcissus Reed, negro wom-
an, South Second, came near being a
flower, so scared was she Thursday
>sternoor in city court when quizzed
Nv Judge Barker relative to quantity
e whisky found on her place. The
s..uor was white, too.
Narcissus' case was continued until
Friday, pending apprehension by off,
GERS of a negro man who 1t is said used
room near Narcissus' for bootlegging
headquarters. The negro woman denied
any knowledge of the whisky being on
the place.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-23
No Worms In a Healthy Child

.All children troubled with Worms
rye an unhealthy color, which indi-
;SaNs poor blood, and as rule, there
I'D 5epre or less stomach disturbance.
GRO'E'S TASTELESS chill TONIC
g a,i;,ss egularly for two or three weeks
. VII ,na'ch the blood, improve the di-
sessIion, nd act as a General Strength
enng LoNc to the whole system. Ma
Lure VIII len throw off or dispel the
worms ana the Child will be in per-
hect hedllh' Neasant to take. Coo per
pottle. adv
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-04
Employees of Postomcc
Supervise Management
Columbus System Brings About
Many Beneficial Changes,
Saws Postmaster

COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 9.-Unlikc
any other postoiiicc in the United
States. the management of the one in
Columbus is supervised by employees.
A system Of management by the en-
ployees similar to that adopted by
some of the courtrv's larger Industries
has been in operation since February
Postmaster Samuel Kinnear SAYS the
system has brought about number of
beneficial changes in the operation of
the postoiiice and is proving success.
The innovation was adopted to bring
about higher standard of efficiency to
the public and better working condi-
tions for employees.
Grievances or suggestions made BY
employees are reported to committee
men, OF whom there are about FORTY.
Following their investigation of the
complaint or proposal, their recon-
mendation is reported to the postOffice
council. composed of all committeeman
The council debates the subject and
either approves or rejects the recon-
mendation.
The postmaster has the power to veso
all recommendations of the council, but
it is said that anything approved by
the council is likely to receive his APP
prevail, as he is heartily in favor of the
Nothing of radical nature has yet
been proposed to the council.
system.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-04
Fingcrprints Convict
Slayer of Postmaster
Marks Found on Cash Boxes
and Revolycrs Result in
Death Sentence

LONDON. Juno 14.-"The Times' re-
ports from Wellington. the capital Of
New Zealand, that the trial Of Denis
Gum has proved to be the most SEN
sational murder case which New Zea-
land has seen for many years.
Augustus Braithwaite, the old post
master of Ponsonby, n suburb of Auck-
land, was found shot at his home on
the evening of March 80, and on the
same night the post office was robbed
The police found three revolvers and
the cash boxes which had been stolen
from the postoflicc in shrubbery near
Gums house, and one Of the revolvers
fired bullets similar to those with
which Mr.. Braithwaite was killed. But
The main evidence connecting Gum
with the crime was the finger prints
found both on the revolver and on the
cash zoxcs.
At the trial the evidence for the
prosecution showed that these marks
were Enthusiastically made by Gum, of
whose finger prints the police had
record. Inspector Fowler, the head Of
the New South wales finger print de-
partment. said: 81 am more convinced
that Gum handled the revolver and
the cash box than if I had actually
seen him." Gum sworc that he had
never been in the postoffice, and had
not handled the revolver or the cash
boxes, but he refused, on his counscFs
advice, to submit his finger prints for
examination.
The jury found Gum guilty, and he
was sentenced to death. The Judge said
that the case had indicated the value
of a scientific system Of finger print
identification.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-04
6 British Officers
Vanish i'm Siberia:
Reported Shot
letter From Member Party
Accompanying Kolchak's
Army During Retreat
Gives Last News of Men

MANCHESTER, June 14.-At the end
of March a telegram was received from
Major Vining, then prisoner in ST.
IBERIA, stating that Colonel Johnston,
Major f. r. Mills, Captain Neville and
Captain Smith, who had for some time
been missing and had been reported
shot, were alive at 1'omsk, says "The
Guard IAN" The War Office, which
transmitted this message, said the re-
port was confirmed by the Czechs, but
added that it should still be received
with reserve.
The Guardian had earlier published
a report that Colonel Johnston and
Major Mills had disappeared during the
retreat of kolchak's army late in 1919.
The first personal story Of their dis
appearance is given below in extracts
from a letter from Captain Fitzsim-
mons (Nancouver to Captain Harry
(Winnipeg), dated May 6:
after you left Omsk it was just a
short time until the Reds crossed the
river at kurgan, on October "a. Petro-
polovsk was evacuated Omsk fell on
November Ia. SO you can tell the speed
they were making.
Faced Billiards
~ left Omsk on November Is with
Major Mills. Vining, Colonel Johnston
and the military mission were all ahead
Of us. We could not gc through to
Novonickolius on account of so many
cchelons and lack of fuel and water
for the locomotives, so fifteen versts
the other side of Novo Nick we left the
cars and walked into Novo Nick, where
Colonel Johnston was waiting for us.
Owe took horses and sleighs out Of
Novo Nick on December 10 at noon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-04

one of the few undsturbcd by the war
and the least burdcned by foreign debt
OF any great nation, runs an annual
deficit of nearly $l00000,000 year.
1t has subsisted for the last few years
literally by shoestring financing that
cannot be dignifcd by the word fiscal.
In the meantime it has been cdgng
closer and closer to receivership. Now
1T is difficult to see how that can be
cvaded much longer.
The result is stagnation in admins
tration in more senses than one. At
critical periods there is no government.
Premier usually resigns, unwilling to
face the task of conducting a govern
ment without treasury.
AS this is being written there is no
Premier and nobody can be found who
will take the job. There arc other rea-
sons, Of course-~the unwillingness of
any self-respecting man to become the
tool of military chieftains, for one
thing. Which, Of course. is all that any
Premier can be. But the underlying
reason is the financial condition.
One thing must be made clear. A
sharp distinction must be made between
the Chinese government and the Chinese
people. The financial condition of
Chinese business is sound enough. The
people just now, except in regions
Systematically looted by government
troops, are prosperous.
People Against Government
Basically, Great Britain is the only
nation in Europe as sound financially
as China. The peasant, the artisan the
shopkeoper, goes about his business
TRANQUILITY, undisturbed by government
tribulations, asking only that every
thing governmental be kept as far from
him as possible.
He pays wha tevcr tax the local mill
tary official is strong enough and dar-
ing enough to exact from him, and he
pays it not for protection, but for i'm
munity from exploitation. A plague on
all its house is his attitude toward his
government. Nobody knows his govern
ment better than the individual Chinese
If a crash comes, it will affect only
the government. No disaster to tina,
could be SO great that it would not
benefit the Chinese people. 1t might
however, be great enough to be of con
Germ to foreign interests and to foreign
powers for the sake of maintain ne
stability in the Far East. The situation
in China will bear close watching by
the Western nations in the next few
months.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-04

One of the odd trades of Birmingham
is that OF artificial eyemaking, says
"The London Daily Mail" 1t has
never been more thriving than now.
Some makers have three months work
ahead. The war added to the demand.
and there are thousands of eX-service
mon who cannot possibly be supplied
for a considerable time The VARIETY az
artificial eyes is surprising. They differ
in the size of the iris, shape and the
color of the "white'' No two ewes are
alike, and the artificial eye has to match
the remaining one, matter of nice
Judgment. Formerly the Germans com
peted in the trade, but they "eyes" had
many faults.