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The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-03-18
AMERICAN LEGION NOTES
by Gene Stoufer)

To make our American Legion a
permanent recognized institution, it
is necessary for the "Buddies" to
snap out of it and come to the meet
ings and take part in the understand
just what we are doing and trying to
do. There will be something come
up in the next meeting that will be
of interest to the whole Legion and
you must be there to help push it
thru. You men are becoming to be
half-hearted in your efforts. To make
success of anything it is necessary
for us to have unity and the help
and opinion of every man. If you
wish to supply the Legion with one
of the most needful aids come to the
next meeting.
The proposition of the Base Ball
team in Liberal is before the Legion
and it is very necessary for the men,
bers to attend the next few meetings.
These questions that come before the
organization are not to be, and can't
be decided upon by one or two men.
We must have the whole membership
or at least a majority to vote upon
the issues. Why not wake up and
give us hand. Come out to the
meetings and take part. Let's make
the town and state realize that we
are really power to be reconed with
and not merely an old ladies sewing
circle.
The Legion is planning another
home-talent play to be given in the
next couple of months. This is to be
of an entirely different nature than
the last one. A comedy something
new, a real royalty bill that will be
a treat to the theatre goers of this
city. Watch for further announce
ment.
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tinuously. At this speed the gener-
ator is delivering current to the bat
terry at its maximum charging rate,
An overcharged battery overheats,
with the result that the active materi-
al in the plates loosens and falls to
the bottom Of the battery, shorten
ing its life. Most cars have an auto
matte cutout in the electrical system
which is supposed to prevent over
charging, but this, like many auto
matte devices, sometimes fails to
work at the proper time.
The safe way is to burn your lights,
at least part of the time, when on a
long drive. This takes the load off
the batteries and insures against ov-
exchanging.
The next time you see motorist
driving along the street at high noon
with his lights on, don't yell at him
Motor Age.
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American Legion from having "poli-
cies". In other words, the indivi-
dual members Of the Legion, having
offered their all for the protection
and perpetuation of a government
"Of the people, by the people and
for the people,, are becoming more
and more interested in said Govern
ment, and the manner in which it is
operated. The Lyon will never be
heard to condemn one political party
(unless it be the N. P. L., or some
similar radical organization) or to
uphold another, but when former
service man throws his hat into the
ring, with either party, if he is man
of character and fitted for the office
for which he strives, he can rest as
sured of the backing and support of
the members of the American Legion,
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-03-18
RAILROAD NOTES

Dora CULLEN and Miss 10 Handles
went to Wichita Saturday to attend
the convention, returning Monday.
Lawrence Weidensaul made a bust
ness trip to Dalhart Tuesday.
Mrs. C. E. Mayo left the last of the
week for Dallas, Texas, being called
there on account of the illness of
her brother
A. ]. Barrett left last week for
Wichita on business trip.
Mrs. R. R. Young, wife of a former
mechanic of this place, but now of
Wichita, died last Wednesday from
the flu. Her mother, Mrs. Bay, left
Immediately for Wichita to be there
for the funeral Monday.
W. H. Culver, car carpenter, took
a lay off Wednesday.
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Even when every other part of the
tractor is in perfect trim, if the ig-
hot spark, the motor cannot run and
develop full power. Most tractors
put on the market now are equipped
with high tension magnetos, which
are the simplest and most reliable of
all systems of ignition. 1t is self
contained and there are no wires, ex-
cept those running to the spark plugs,
and possibly one running to switch.
Therefore, most ignition troubles are
not due to the magnetic. To test the
ignition is very simple matter. Re-
move a spark plug, place it upon some
metal surface of the engine so that
you can see the points when the en-
CINE is cranked, and connect the
spark plug wire. If you get spark
of sufficient intensity to fire clarke
when you turn the motor over with
the magnetic set for starting, you
know your ignition system is all
right. Sometimes spark plug will
fire when it is in the open air, but
will miss when it is in the cylinder,
but not often. A missing cylinder
may be singled out by short circuiting
the plugs one at time with ham,
mer or wooden handled screwdriver.
If there is no difference in the run
nigg of the engine when the plug is
short circuited, it indicates that the
cylinder is missing.
About the only parts of the mag
neto that need attention by the oper-
ator are the breaker box and the
distributor. If anything else should
become wrong-and this is not likely
no one except an expert should at
tempt to remedy the trouble. The
distributor, that part from which the
spark plug wires run, should be re-
moved occasionally and cleaned with
a cloth dampened in gasoline and
then Immediately wiped dry with a
clean cloth. The breaker points
should be kept free from oil and dirt
and should be kept smooth and prop
erly adjusted. The wire running to
the switch will cause trouble if the
insulation on it becomes worn and al
lows the bare wire to touch some
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Secretary.
LoRENA ITEMS

There is some road work being
done now.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. M. Maricle spent
the first of the week with their
daughter, Mrs. C. F. Stephenson, re-
turning to Elkhart Tuesday after
noon.
Harry Boards spent Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. Holland
Friendship school will play basket
ball with Enterprise Friday after
noon at the Enterprise school house.
The game between Lone Star and
Friendship was not played Friday af-
ternoon.
Miss Bertha Foutz and Rexford
took dinner at the Evans home Sun
day.
Lola Venable visited at C. G..
Combs Sunday night and the Friend
ship school Monday.
Luther Williams is remodeling
their house-building it larger.
Jud Nickeson's baby, who has been
very sick, is better at present.
There is a party at Fred Wind
sors tonight, Wednesday.
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DON'T YELL AT DRIVER WHO
BURNS LIGHTS IN DAYTIME

Many motorists do not know that
there is as much danger in letting
their batteries get overcharged as
there is in letting the charge run too
low and should be told by the dealer
or garageman. Overcharging is like
ly to happen during long runs when
the car is operated at 20 TO 20 miles
an hour for a number of hours con-
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metal part Of the tractor. To test
for trouble at this point, disconnect
the wire and see whether the mag
neto operates with the wire off. II
it does and no spark was delivered
when it was connected, then the wire
is bad and should be tapped or re-
placed with new one.
The Impulse Starter
The impulse starter is part of the
equipment of most tractors now, and
J sometimes this may cause a little
trouble in starting. It's purpose is
to quickly snap the magnetic over
when the motor is being cranked in
order to give the magnetic high ro-
tative speed. This will give a hot
spark for low cranking speeds. The
springs in the impulse starter may
become broken and cause trouble,
but as long as you can hear it snap
as the engine is turned over compress
sion, there is not much danger of
trouble in the impulse starter.
Most magnetos on tractors cause
very little trouble. Most ignition
trouble can be traced to faulty or
dirty spark plugs. A plug which has
cracked porcelain, even tho the
crack be very small one, will not
work well. If a plug looks oily or
sooty it should be cleaned. The gap
at The points of the plug should be
kept about the right size.
When you are reasonably sure that
the ignition system is all right and
that the compression is normal, then
the trouble most likely is traceable to
a defect in the fuel or carburetting
system. When you start to hunt trou-
BILE with the fuel system, first be
sur ehtere is plenty of gasoline in
the carburetor.
Having fuel in the carburetor and
knowing that the ignition and COM
preston are good, set the carburetor
needle valve open about the right
amount, and then start the engine.
After it has started, then the prop
err adjustment can be made, accord
ing to instructions issued by the
manufacturer. After this adjust
ment has once been made, do not
bother it unless you are a carburetor
expert or thoroly understand the
working principles of the carburetor
Loose Bearings
Bearings must be adjusted after
an engine has been run for sometime.
Those bearings which need most fire.
quent attention and adjustment are
the connecting rod and main bear
ings. A loose bearing will let you
know when it is loose by knock, and
a good operator never iallows his
engine to knock. If loose bearing
is not adjusted, it will become worse
and worse and possibly cause an ex-
pensive breakdown and a long delay.
A connecting rod bearing when it
becomes loose enough to knock will
give light metallic sound like a
distant tapping of steel. This knock
can be heard best if you will speed
up your engine quickly and then sud
denly close the throttle. A main
bearing knock is more of dull thud.
Always use good grade of oil and
, change it often. Follow the makers
, Instructions on this point As rule
the oil should be changed about every
} 80 hours of operation when Kerosene
is used as fuel. Watch the level
of the oil in the crank case and keep
, it about normal.
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FOR TRADE OR SALE-Good
four-cylinder car, all up in good
shape. Engine, tires, and body, in
fine condition, and all ready to go.
Will trade for city property, land or
lots.-Griffith & Baughman, Phone
121. 44tlc
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HIGH GRADE USED PIANO FOR
SALE-We offer for immediate sale
a high grade used piano, taken in ex-
change on a player piano, quality full
ly guaranteed, located near Liberal.
Liberal terma TO responsible party.
Particulars will be furnished to any
one addressing E. B. Guild Music
Company, 11l9 Grand Ave-, Kansas
City, Mo. 42t3c
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FOR SALE-18-36 Aultman Tay-
lor Tractor, two 3-bottom self-lift
plows and ten-foot tandem disc har-
row, all in first class condition, for
$15OO.00. Am enlarging my farm
and need more power.-Floyd Kelly,
Tyrone. 44t3p
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-03-18

The Constitution and Bylaws of
the American Legion wisely provides
that the Legion shall not mix, as an
organization. in politics. But moth
ing can be construed to prevent the
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-03-18

The Misses Geneva and Helen Fof-
gren, who have been nursing at the
Liberal Hospital for some time, have
resigned and Miss Reynolds and Kate
Kate Holly have taken thier places.
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R. C. RHODE ISLAND RED
EGGS for Matching. Full blood
Rehkphof strain. $3.50 for 15.-Mrs.
Grace Erlewine. Phone 3Ll 42t4p
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STOCK SALT-We have a sur
plus of stock salt on hand. Call and
get all you want.-Liberal Equity
Creamery. Attic
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FOR TRADE OR SALE-Good
one-room house, on two weh-located
east front lots. Will trade for larger
house, or will sell on easy terms.
Will also consider good Ford car
Griffith & Baughman, Phone 121. lc
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FORD COUPE-With wire wheels,
good as new. a bargain for quick
sale. Must go this month. Liberal
Buick Co. 4vt2p
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Wallie Heaton was one of the high
school "rooters" who made the trip
to Lawrence with the basket ball
teams.
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BUY your meats of Cooper, and
your groceries of the Star They
are in the same building. Phone 95.
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WE have the EMERSON imple-
w. CAV. 43tfc
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FOR RENT-A good sleeping
room. Lou G. Jones Sr., l24 South
Grant. Phone 90. 38tfc
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Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. John West,
March Is, a girl.
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GET our proposition on farm
loans.-Moore & Franklin. 44t1c
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FOR choicest cuts of meat go to
Cooper's Meat Market.-Star Gro
Gerry Co. Phone 95. 44t1c
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S. basket ball teams to Lawrence.
Nolen Bond accompanied the L. H
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MEN WANTED TO SELL GRO
CERES; SELLING EXPERIENCE
NOT NECESSARY-0ne of worlds
largest grocers Capital over $1,000
O00.00) wants ambitious men in your
locality to sell direct to consumer
nationally known brands of an ex-
tensive line of groceries, paints, roof
ings, lubricating oils, stock foods, etc.
No capital required. Write today.
State age and occupation. John Sex
ton & Co., 1852 W. Illinois St., Chi
cago, Ill 44tlp
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Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Whip.
pc, March Is, boy.
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FOR RENT-A sleeping room suit
able for two.--Mrs. Hattie Mer-
chant. 44tfc
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WE have the EMERSON nipple
W. CAV. 43tfc
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FOR SALE OR TRADE-A No. 9
Oliver Typewriter, practically new.
A bargain in a good typewriter.-R
N. Via, AZ S. Sherman or Sinclair
Oil Co. 43tfc
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NOTICE OF CAUCUS

Notice is hereby given that The
Citizens Party will hold caucus
Tuesday, March 23rd, 1920, for the
purpose of nominating candidates for
the Annual City election, said caucus
to be held at the following times and
places, to-wit:
First Ward: At 8 o'clock p. M, at
the Overland Garage, on West Sec
ond street.
Second Ward: At 8 o'clock p. M,
at the school building on West Fourth
street.
Third Ward: At 8 o'clock p. m. at
the City Hall.
City as a whole: At $50 p. M,
at the Armory building.
A. A. FARMER,
Chairman.
H. M. GOSS,
Secretary
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Look to the Ignition

ten screwing them back down tight
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SEE Moore & Franklin for FARM
AND CITY LOANS. 29tfc
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HOW TO GET THE MOST
VALUE OUT OF TRACTOR

Continued from third page.)
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FOR SALE-A number of good
milk cows.-R. J. Hill. 36tfc
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FURNISHED ROOM-For gentle
man, in strictly modern home. Phone
Al city. 38tfc
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-04-27
Monroe Township High
School Programs Giuen;
Thirty.Four in Class

The program for the Monroe high
school exercises, to be held in Monroe
township high school, Preble county,
was announced Monday. The various
exercises follow.
Glass Day will be April 20, 1920, at
1880 p. Jurisdictions, High School
Orchestra; Grafton, Criticism" How
ard Morris; Class poem, Carl Suman;
Selections (vocaD, Glass 20; Glass
prophecy, Eva Parks; An apprecia-
ton, Alma Miller; The Debutante.
High School Orchestra; Original
Story,-"A Senior, Edward Creech;
Vocal solo, Katherine Penland; Piano
solo, Ruth Crane.
Baccalaureate will be May 2, 1920.
2 p. Involuntary, Piano, E. Vernon
Moore; Caballero, High School Glee
Club; Scripture reading, Rev. o. F.
Bileer; Song of a Man, H. S. Giee
Club; Sermon, the Rev Joseph Ben
nett; Twilight Serenade, H. S. Glee
Club; America, Congregation; Bene-
diction. the Rev. A. c. Barnhart.
Glass Night will be May 4, p. m.
-Fairest of the Fair (March), John
Philip Sousa; Invocation, the Rev.
Thomas Murray; Moonlight Serenade,
Neil Moret; Salutatory, Levi Creager;
Grafton. Footprints" Carl Leas !;
American Patrol. S. W. Meacham;
Valedictory, Lois Hoover; More Fra
ternity (March). Henry Fillmore;
Class Address, DR.. David NJ. Ed
wards, president of Earlham college
A Garden Matinee (Entr' Act). Ru,
dolph Friml; Presentation of Diplo-
mas, Edward Rautsaw, president OF
the board of education; The Bohemi
an Girl (selection), Balfe; Benedic
ton. the Rev. H. S. Weaver; Music
by Cranes Orchestra. Eldorado, Ohio
The class play Miss Somebody
| Else" comedy in four acts, will be
held May 7, 1920. Music by Cranes
orchestra.
The members of the class are
Levi Creager, Carl A. Leas, Leonard
l.. House, Karl l.. Miller, Harold H
Longnecker, Carl X. X. Campbell
Loren Juday, Florence E. Black, Lo
well B. Penland, Robert F., Swihart
Paul E. Christman. George H. Morris
Carl w. Suman. Kari r. Coming, 10
we'll Whereby, Elizabeth Horn, Ed
ward l.. Creech, Helen L. Blackford
! Esther Ware, Katherine Penland
Lois Ware, Gertrude Hoover, Dol;
NJ Brown, Fannie Smith, Ruth Crane
Alma Miller, Grace V. Hoover, Mar.
E Gingry, Fern M. Woolf, Eva A
Parks Lois J. Hoover, Lois F. Rich
ards and Frieda B. Splitter. l.. F
Schieser is superintendent
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-04-27
Heart Problems

Dear Mrs. Thompson: l am a mar
ried nan of "a years. l love my wife
and I believe she loves me. l never
leave her alone late at night, but If
go to town a little while in the even
ing after work she always cries when
] come back. I don't believe she is
jealous. but is of a very nervous dis
position and thinks l ought to spend
all my leisure time with her.
Please advise me what to do and
which one Of us is right in the mat
ter. DISCOURAGED.
II your wife's nervous condition is
due to some temporary physical dis
turbance, humor her and spend as
much time as possible with her. If
she has always been nervous and will
probably remain so. insist upon your
right to have little freedom during
your leisure hours.
Remember that your wife needs a
change as we'll as you do, and perhaps
more. She is busy in the home day
after day without diversion while you
have the interests of the business
world. Take her places with you. To
spend more than one night in two
weeks away from her is not fair.
Dear Mrs. thompson: I am deeply
III AoNC with d youLS IIldI d lc" ycdl :
my senior. l treat him as nice as
possible and he does not pay any at
tention to me. What could I do to
win his love? H. NJ E.
Seek love and it will fee from thee :;
fee love and it will follow thee"
have quoted this time and time
again because it is so true and some
thing all girls should remember. You
might just as well learn to forget the
young man. Love goes its own way
and cannot be forced
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Earlhan

Because all students of the college
were not present at chapel at Earlham
college last Friday when the endoW-
ment campaign was launched, 1t was
briefly explained by Ralph Nicholson
again Monday morning, with the re.
suit that 303 students had subscribed
a total of $8,28850 by Monday evening
Although only the young women of
the home economics department had
been asked to contribute to the Amer1-
can fund of $4,000 for the establish
ment of home economics department
in Constantinople, all the young wo-
men of the college are joining in the
campaign. Students are asked to con-
tribute rs cents and instructors 81.
Miss Elsie Chappell is chairman OF
the drive among the dormitory women,
student women.
Mrs. David M. Edwards has gone to
Furnessville, Ind, to see her father,
Edwin Wey, who is very i'll.
1.-The Wild Rose" an operetta, will
be presented in Lindley Hall. Satur
day evening, May 1, by young women
of the Madrigal Club under direction
of Prof. Samuel B. Carton.
Arrangements are advancing fol
alumni and old students day June 8
when reunions of the classes of &c
and II; 80 and 81; 80 and 81; 100
and '01; 10 and IL will be held. This
arrangement of classes meeting pro
vided that members Of two classes
which were in college the same veal
may return and meet old friends. The
former method brought together
groups who we're five years apart III
college attendance, and as a rule un
acquainted.
Various luncheons and stunt" meet
ing will be participated in by the re
Cnionists on Nav s. Persons expected
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-04-27
The Diary of an Engaged Girl
BY Phyllis Phillips

romp like honest to goodness children,
even when they were tiny bits of girls
And they always have had round,
SNUG faces that never showed the
least sign of emotion. They dislike
me as cordially as l do them. so it's
quite all right.
Cathleen Is taking a course in mod
ern' cooking-bless her unimaginative
soul-and Annabel is soberly looking
about for a perfect husband. Neither
of those two girls could possibly
marry anything else but same. And
knew Immediately that Aunt Molly
had come all the way down from
Poughkeepsie to see and hear about
me and my engagement. She seemed
surprised that l had captured such an
eligible "parti." for some reason. and
gave me some good advice for the flu
ture, the kind that makes you sneeze
suddenly and violently for fear you'll
laugh in her face.
Yes, we spent a dull, family eve
ming, discussing each other and fer
reting into the future in a way that
would make most intelligent artists
quail. But not SO with my family.
They fear nothing. They are the
greatest analyzers ever born. l am
resting now, gratefully, after six hours
of it.
(To be continued.)
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-04-27
Bob Boyd Couldn't Turn
Ed: Drove to NeW Paris

Robert Boyd, local chairman for
Major General Woods presidential
campaign, bought a new Ford last
week, according to Sheriff Glenn Carr.
Mr.. Boyd sauntered out Saturday
afternoon to try the new bus, said
the sheriff.
He drove in an easterly direction
on the New Paris pike until he re-
membered the scarcity of gasoline, so
he decided to turn around. But he
remembered that turning around was
not in his automobile vocabulary.
What to do caused him several
miles of troubled thought" said the
sheriff. until at last he arrived in
New Paris, and discovering a square
block encircled it and found himself
once more headed for the barn in
which he keeps his Ford"