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The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-04-15
WILL PUBLISH OIL MAP
OF LIBERAL OIL. FIELD
Ellis B. Black Makes Proposition to
Chamber of Commerce and
Is Accepted.

The Liberal Oil Field will soon be
made known to the oil fraternity of
the United States thru the medium
of an coil map" being issued by Ellis
B. Black of the Right Way Advertis-
ing Company of FL Dorado, Kansas,
with Wiggly Weidensaul as artist.
This map will show the wells and
locations of the Liberal field together
with information regarding the re-
sources of the town, cuts of promin-
ent industries, and will give just the
information desired by the oil specu-
lator, driller and supply companies.
Two thousand of these maps will
be published and these will be mailed
to all parts of the United States to
oil men, oil papers and investors in
oil stocks and leases and should place
the Liberal field on the oil map of the
United States as could nothing else.
w I'M JNO JGSIS dClutillN uiiiiihS =
right at the town and number with
in a short distance, and with the To-
cations already made the map will
really surprise a lot of people right
here in Liberal, and will be big
boost to the oil game.
Mr.. Black is an advertising man
of ability, and he also understands
the oil game, so we feel safe in say
ing that he will put out a map that
will do the business.
He announces that he has secured
enough encouragement, both from
the Chamber of Commerce and indi-
viduals to be safe in saying that the
proposition is assured
The mailing will be under the
charge of the Chamber of Commerce
and this guarantees that they will be
placed to the best advantage.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-04-15
FARM LOAN ASSN.
HAS LOANED $17O, 10000

The annual meeting of the Liberal
National Farm Loan Association was
held Saturday, April 10th, at the
court house, there being good at
tendance of members, and quite lot
of interest shown in regard to the fu-
ture of the Federal Farm Loan act
which will shortly be determined by
the decision of the United States su-
preme court.
The report of the secretary showed
sixty-two loans made in this associa-
ton, with a total of $170, 100000 at a
rate of 5 " per cent interest. Divi-
dends have been paid all members on
their stock semi-annually to date.
Officers for the coming year were
elected as follows: President, Ralph
Heath; Vice President, E. D. Kelley;
Secretary-Treasurer, Harry G. Arm
strong. Members of loan committee
are: C. A. Sealey, o. NJ. Nix and M.
D. Grossman, with Dave Scott and
Charles Neff as alternate members.
With favorable decision of the
supreme court the prospect is good
for large amount of business for
this association the coming year.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-04-15
THE WHY OF THE WHITE WAY

Owing to a disagreement between
the city council and the Mann Auto
Company as to where the white way
pole should be placed, in the vicinity
of the Mann garage, an injunction
was brought by the company to re-
strain the city from placing the pole
where they had located it.
The pole was removed, but the
base was left for time, later it was
destroyed.
Since the base has been removed
the cable carrying the current must
be spliced or a new cable purchased,
involving quite an expenditure, and
until the injunction suit is tried in
District Court at the June term it
cannot be determined whether the
pole will be replaced where it was
originally or whether it will have to
be relocated. This naturally brings
up the subject of the expense of NOV
ing the pole temporarily.
The council does not want to go to
the expense of making the change
and the company does not want to,
so until the case is tried there will
likely be no white way, and the little
birds can build their nests in the nice
white globes with comparative safe
ty.
We understand that Mr.. Mann's
objection is that the pole is so close
to the doorway that persons backing
out almost invariably strike it, and
gives this as his reason for wanting
it moved. To our mind an ordinance
requiring cars to be driven out of
garages front first would cure this
evil, and as such an ordinance will
have to come some time in Liberal as
in other places this might be as good
time as any to make it.
And so Liberal has a white way
and no white way at the same time.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-04-15
RAILROAD NOTES

/. L. Pratt, local freight agent, and
H. f. Round, switchman of the Rock
Island, went to Liberal Thursday to
attend the safety meeting.-Hutch-
inson News.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. P. Quillen were in
Montezuma on business Thursday.
H. o. Wideman and wife returned
Sunday from a short visit and bust
ness trip to Pratt.
Miss Cora Jameson, waitress at the
Grier, left last week for Amarillo
Texas. The will be employed as
waitress at the railroad hotel there.
R. R. Bragg was in the city the
last of the week on business.
Mrs. L. E. Allen and son of Dal-
hart came in Friday for a few days
to look after business matters.
Mrs. G. Devine left Friday for Chi
cago to visit relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Freeman Of
Gray, Okla, spent Monday with their
daughter, Mrs. Eldridge, the depot
matron.
R. E. Woods and family returned
to their home in Pratt Monday after
a short visit with Mrs. Woods par
ents, B. F. Freeman, at Gray, Okla
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-04-15
THE EDITOR OF MEADE
NEWS-GLOBE MARRIED

The Democrat is in receipt of the
announcement of the marriage of
Miss Agnes Wehrle and Mr.. Roy F.
Todd, which occurred at Meade
April 4th.
Miss Wehrle has for several years
past edited the News-Globe at Meade.
Sh is a lady of culture and a splendid
business woman. Mr.. Todd is a men,
ber of the hardware firm of Casteen
& Company and is one of the live
business men of Meade.
The Democrat extends heartiest
congratulations and best wishes for
a happy and prosperous future.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-04-15
EUREKA LAUNDRY INSTALLS
WATER SoFTENING DEVICE
Re6nite Water Softener Enables
Institution to Do Better
Work.

Manager c. H. Lete of the Eureka
Steam Laundry believes in keeping
right up to the head of the profession
in matter affecting the quality Of
work turned out by his plant.
The latest addition is a Refinite
water softener, which takes common
well water and converts it into water
in every way equal to the first Mis-
souri, rain water.
The apparatus is more or less COM
plicated, and if anyone wants to
know just how it works they will
have to go over to the laundry and
have Mr.. Leete explain it to them,
as we confess we cannot repeat his
explanations altho we understood
what he meant at the time.
What we can tell is that the ma
chine does the work all right, and
that clothes coming from the Laun-
dry look much whittier and fresher
than formerly.
The installation of the machine
was rather expensive, but Mr.. Leete
says he cannot expect to get the
business unless he can get the work
out right, and he expects enough ad-
ditional business to make the invest
ment profitable.
The Eureka Laundry has always
kept pace with the town and there
is every reason to believe that it will
keen I'M the lick already set.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-04-15
LIBERAL LEGION WON
LAST GAME OF SEASON
Tyrone Town Team Annexed Small
End of % to IL Score
Friday Night.

The last game of the basket ball
season was played at the Armory Fri
day night between the Liberal Legion
team and the Tyrone town team, Lib
eral winning 23 to IL.
The game was fast and furious,
the first half especially being close.
However the Liberal fellows gath
cred a new bonch of pep in the last
half and walked away from the fast
Tyrone team.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-04-15
LIBERAL WON THE
TRACK MEET TODAY
Defeated Guymon High School 65 to
81 in First Meet of
Season.

The Liberal [Guymon Track Meet
held this afternoon at the fair
grounds resulted in victory for
Liberal high school, the score being
65 to 81.
This was the first meet Of the
season and Liberal is proud of the
winning the meet. A good crowd
was in attendance.
Wednesday, at Fowler, a quad
rangular meet will be held, liberal,
Fowler, Meade and Plains competing.
On mkt Friday the annual Pan
handle meet will be held at Hooker.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-04-15
By ]. B. MILLER
DEMOCRATS ELECTED
DELEGATES FRIDAY EVE.
A Big Crowd Out to Help Select
the Delegates to State
Convention.

Truly democratic in every sense
Of the world was the meeting held
Friday evening to elect delegates to
the Democratic state convention at
Wichita April %.
The meeting was called to order by
Chas. M. Tucker. A. A. Farmer was
elected chairman and j. B. Miller
secretary.
A number had previously an
uounced themselves as candidates for
delegate, and as Seward county is
allowed but six delegates there were
not enough places to go around. In
order that all might go who cared to,
a motion was made that twelve dele
gates be elected with one-half vote
each. This motion carried.
Chairman Farmer then asked all
who desired to go as delegates to
make the fact known, and the dele
cation was quickly filled. Upon the
list being read motion was made
that the twelve persons named be
elected as delegates and carried
unanimously.
Upon motion each delegate was
empowered to appoint his own alter
nate.
Those selected were as follows;
A. A. Farmer, Chas. NJ. Tucker, M.
II. Flood, H. W. Magruder, S. A.
Cox, j. B. Miller, Mrs. Lou G. Jones,
Mrs. 0sa Nichols, Mrs. Chas. Neff,
R. W. Dckerson, A. II. Thompson,
C. D, Gasoway.
Upon motion of T G. Hubbard the
meeting voted unanimously that the
delegates be instructed for William
H. Thompson and Jouett Shouse as
members of the Big Four.
A motion made by M. II. Flood
that the meeting 20 on record as Op-
posed to universal military training
was carried unanimously, while Mr..
Floods motion that the meeting also
go on record as opposed to the In
dustrial Court in its present form
carried with but one dissenting vote.
The meeting, while open to all, was
very harmonious affair, and there
was no fixing pr Manipulating of
delegates. Any man or woman was
Just as eligible as Rnother and should
there have been more than were
nominated several had agreed to
withdraw. As the delegation stands
every interest in the county is rep
resented
The size of the crowd was surpris-
ing, showing that the people take
more interest in politics than most
folks imagine. 1t is seldom that the
rank and file have an opportunity to
do more than vote, and this causes
them to be neglectful.
Party leaders in Seward county
have determined there shall be no at
tempt at ring rule, and we can have
cleaner politics if members of the
party will take the time to attend
meetings and help in the work of the
organization.
The large delegation from the rail-
road brotherhoods, who attended the
meeting, were very welcome, and
were given two places on the delega-
ton to the state convention.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-04-15
FIRE DEPARTMENT CALLED
TO "CARRANZA" FLATS

The fire wagon was called to the
east part of town Monday night. The
fire was in one of the Mexican houses
but no serious damage was done be-
fore the fire was extinguished.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-04-15
"A. A. LIEN BUYS INTEREST
IN THE FULLER MARKET

A. A. Lien last week purchased the
interest of ]. W. Fuller in, the meat
market on Nest Fifth street The
stock will be increased, a delivery
service put into commission and ev-
ery effort will be made to bring the
business to the best possible shape,
so as to merit the patronage of the
people of Liberal.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-04-15
WORK WILL START AT ONCE"
SAYS PRES. BYERS OF K.&O. RY.
Liberal Completed Quota Necessary, Commit
tees Raising 0,000 Saturday and Mon
day, and Mr.. Byers Wired as
Above Wednesday.

"How is the railroad coming
along?" This question has been
asked hundreds of times daily in
Liberal the past few days.
The answer is now definite. The
road will be built.
The west line from Liberal to the
state line was financed by township
hnd city bonds. The line from Lib
feral to Forgan had to be financed by
contributions from the farmers liv-
ing in the territory benefited.
After several months work it was
learned that not enough money
could be raised among the farmers
to build the road and Mr.. Byers di-
rected letter to the Liberal Cham
Der of Commece saying that he
deemed it inadvisable to start the
work without the money in sight to
complete it, and that unless Liberal
could raise enough to fill the quota
he would have to drop the PROPOSE
tion
Accordingly a meeting was held
at the court house Friday evening to
determine whether to go ahead with
the proposition or quit At this
meeting, despite the efforts made by
a few to kill it, the people voted to
go ahead and raise the money.
Committees were appointed to
make a canvas of the town and as a
result sufficient money was sub
scribed to assure the building of the
road.
When Mr.. Byers was appraised of
the result he wired back that "work
will start at once" and it would
seem that after all the discourage
ments and disappointments Liberal
is 20 have another railroad, and this
before snow flies next winter.
Material had already been pur-
Shased, grading crews contracted
hnd everything is in readiness to
build the road.
In this matter, as in all other
things, Liberal has been equal to the
occasion. The people realized what
it meant to get this road and were
willing to put up their money to get
it. This is the spirit that it takes
to make town, and town that is
so alive to every opportunity cannot
help but make city.
We believe this road will mean
great deal more than most people i'm
agine, and that it is just the begin
ming of greater things for Liberal.
It is unfortunate that in this great
undertaking there had to be a few
who sought to throw cold water, but
the success of the venture was never
for a moment in doubt We knew
there were enough real boosters to
put it across, and that Liberal would
make good
Liberal always makes good and
that is the big reason Liberal is des-
lined to live up to Ray Millman's
slogan-"The Capital City of the
Southwest"
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-04-15
PREMISES, STREETS AND
ALLEYS TO BE CLEANED UP
Week of April 10 to "a Every Citi-
zen to Devote Whatever Time
Necessary to the Work

Next week, April 10 to "a, has
been designated as "Clean-up Week"
by the State of Kansas, and the May
of Liberal and the city fire depart
ment are cooperating to make the
city more sanitary, safe from fires
and more beautiful. Every citizen is
called on to devote whatever time is
necessary to the work of cleaning up.
On the last two days of the week
the authorities will haul away the
refuse that is piled along the curbing
of the alleys. The mayors proclama-
tion follows:
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-04-15

Word has been received here Of
the recent marriage of Miss Phoebe
Mcclure to Mr.. Arthur Victor Mich
OILS in Whittier, California. Mrs.
Nichols at one time lived here and
the many friends join in wishing
them happy married life.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-04-15

The Southwest Motor Sales Com
pany unloaded a car of Nash six cars
today but they were all sold as soon
as unloaded.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-04-15
BIRTHS

Bon, to Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. Mad
den, April 2, daughter.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Dorsey G..
Allmon, April 12, an eight-pound boy.
Mrs. Dorsey will be remembered for
merly as Miss Maud Chaplin.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. John Whit
lock, April IL, boy.
J. B. Meyer of Anthony is the
guest of his son, Rey Meyer.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-04-15

A new sign adds greatly to the ap-
pearance of the Wilson Furniture
Company building.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-04-15

W. B. Summerfeld and Mae c..
Roberts were married April 8, by the
Rev. A. E. Henry.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-04-15
MARRIAGES

Edd Byers and Carrie Mann were
married in Liberal April 8th by the
Rev. A. E. Henry.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-02-13
ENLOE DEFENDS
THE STATE BOARD
OF EQUALIZATION
EXPECTS STATE TO DERIVE
GREAT BENEFITS FROM EoUlT-
ABLE ASSESSMENT.
SAYS new ASSESSMENT IS JUST
Believes Capital. viii Be Attracted to
State When Tennessee Reduces Her
Tax Rate-Cites Instances Of un.
Just Assessment.

Col b. A. EnlOe, chairman of the
railroad and public utilities commits.
sion, has addressed somewhat
lengthy communication to The Her.
aid, with reference to the new tax as.
sessments of the state.
Col Enloe's letter follows:
In May last the state board of equal
ization published statement explain
ing its plans for the assessment of all
the property in the state at its actual
cash value.
In the furtheg progress Of the work
made since that fine volumes of evil
dence have been added to the record
which have demonstrated the impos-
sibility of making legal and consti.
tutional assessment by the applica-
ton OF any percentage rule TO the
former assessment. Three concrete
cases, one from each grand division
of the state, which We shall now men
tion, show the utter wrong of proceed
Ing by any other method than the plan
OF this board to value each piece and
each class of property at its actual
cash value
One corporation in West Tennessee
was assessed in 1918 at little over
$300,00000 The sworn testimony of
Witnesses acquainted with the proper
iy, shows that il shonld have been
assessed at $4,000, 10000, or ten times
the former assessment. On the other
hand, proof taken by this board shows
that there are many thousands of
pieces of property in West Tennessee
assessed at from SO rs per cent, and
some even as high as 80 per cent of
their value II win be seen that
the application OF the percentage rule
to these various properties, doubling
the property of this corporation
would have been assessed at one-fifth
of its value, while the thousands of
other taxpayers would have had their
property assessed at from 100 to $50
per cent of the actual cash value.
In East Tennessee. a large foreign
corporation had its property assessed
at $2Gl 100000 When called upon by
the representatives of this board for
an appraisal of the same property, the
company made showing of $1,000
100000 in value upon which 1t is willing
to be assessed. The assessment Of
Continued on Fifth Page,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-02-13
SUBMITS TO fine
WHEEL TAX CASE
SEVERAL CASES DISPOSED OF IN
CRIMINAL COURT, OTHER
CASES SET FOR FEB. 27.

Several cases have been disposed
of in criminal court as follows Don
Holt. charged with public drunken
ness, has been dismissed on account
OF insufficient evidence.
Tom Love, charged with violating
the wheel tax law, submitted his case
and accepted a minimum fine of So
and costs, which was suspended for
thirty days pendigg application for a
pardon.
The case of Riggs Jackson, charged
with selling liquor without license
was set for Feb. 81. as was the case
against Henry Gibson, who is charg
ed with petit larceny.
These latter cases will practically
bring the February term of court to
an end.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-02-13
FIGHT ON RATIFICATION
PEACE PACT TO CENTER
ON ARTICLE 10, IS BELIEF
INDICATION OF DIFFICULTY TO
BE OVERCOME is SEEN IN RE-
JEcTioN OF "coMPRoMlsE.o
HITCHCOCK WILL NOT ACCEPT
Says "Heralded Compromise" Is More
Abject Surrender of Democrats
Than the Original Lodge Reset-
walton Proposed.
lBy United Press. }

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.--lndica
tions Of difficulties that must be over
come before the senate can reach a
compromise on Article 10 in the league
OF nations covenant was seen today In
the rejection by Democratic Leader
Hitchcock OF the widely heralded
compromise submitted by the mild
reservationists.
Senator Hitchcock declared that the
acceptance OF the compromise" by
:he democrats would involve even
more abject surrender than the orig
inal Lodge reservation proposed
The compromise modification of tie
Lodge reservation, which Senator
Lodge declared has been accepted by
the mild reservationists, provides that
"The United States assumes no obli-
cation to preserve by use of its mill.
tary or naval forces, or by boycott, or
by any other means the territorial in
tegrity or political independence Of
any other nation, etc"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-02-13
MT. PLEASANT TO
SEND DELEGATES
TO LODGE MEET
JUNIOR ORDER Is EXPECTING
GREAT MEETING TO BE HELD
HERE TONIGHT.
TO DISCUSS TEACHERS SALARY
Patriotic Organization Believes That
None But Best Teachers Should Be
Employed to Mould Characters Of
the Youth Of America.

A delegation from the Mt. Pleasant
Lodge, j O. L. A. M. will meet with
the Columbia Lodge tonight for the
purpose of discussing higher pay for
school teachers of the state and ma
ton. II is expected that the meeting
of the lodge tonight will be largely
attended, as members of the local
lodge are greatly interested in the
welfare Of public schools, and stand
squarely behind any movement that
will tend to increase the pay of those
who instruct the youth of America.
Members Of the order say that with
the exception of the mother, the
school teacher does more to mould the
character of the child than any one
agency, therefore, none but the best
teachers should be employed In or.
der to secure good teachers, II is go.
ing to be necessary TO pay higher sal.
aries. Members of the order believe
that this is one of the best preventa-
tives against Rolshevism, and an
ounce of prevention is worth pound
of c,ne.
Light refreshments viii be served
by the Columbia lodge, with cigars
on the side.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-02-13
FIRED CHRISTLEY JOINS
THE FIFTH CAVALRY
HEARS THE CALL OF HIS COUN-
TRY-ATTACHED TO HEAD
QUARTERS COMPANY.

Fred Christley, who has for the
past several weeks been employed in
the circulation department Of The
Herald, has enlisted in the army of
Uncle SAM Fred left this morning
for Nashville, from there he goes to
Fort oglethorpe where he will be fit
ted with uniform and sent on to Mar
ia, Texas, where he will be assigned
to duty In the Fifth Cavalry. He will
be attached to the headquarters COM
pany and assigned to Office work.
Young Christley is a brother OF Nor
man Christley. of this city, who holds
an important position with the Colum.
bia Ice & Cold Storage Company.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-02-13
LOCAL MERCHANTS
OFFER GOOD PRIZES
NATIONAL ESSAY CONTEST Is
CREATING MUCH INTEREST
AMONG SCHOOL CHILDREN.

Here is the national army recruit
essay contest All school children
who are competing, watch for the
Irizes. Practically all of the local
dealers in town are enthusiastic sup
porters of the contest and all are go.
ing to be in the game Here are one
or two Of the prizes but the complete
list win be published later.
The Smart Shop offers the winning
girl a pair of kid gloves Columbia
Bank & Trust Co offers $500 In cash,
and Ritters Grocery Company, W. w.
Evans e. Co. and the Maury Dry
Goods Co are among those Offering
prizes in merchandise.
The latest news from Nashville
shows over a hundred prizes there.
Here is our goal: A first. second and
third prize for the town; first, Sec
ond and third prize for the county; a,
prize for the winning girl and the win!
ming boy in every grade from the fifth
TO senior high school inclusive. and
a first. a second and third prize for
each school in the contest. and they
are all in IL. That gives all the local
dealers a chance to be represented.
and even the little fifth graders have
a chance at prize. But don't forget
the trip TO Washington and the gold
medal.