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The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-06-23
TWO FAMILIES HERE
TOTALLY DESTITUTE

Two Mexican families arrived in
the city Monday and made the depot
their headquarters while looking for
employment. The men came with
the expectation of obtaining work
which had been pictured to them as
plentiful. 1t is said that farmers re-
fused to accept the men as harvest
hands, being afraid they would not
deliver the goods.
The Chamber of Commerce looked
after the women and children, pro-
viding food. There were many little
children and all were hungry. They
slept about the floor of the depot
while domiciled there.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-06-23

Sheriff Nelson who made busi-
ness trip to Hutchinson the first Of
the week went in to see Harry Ellis
whom he says is willing to reply
to all questions and officials be-
lieve that he Is telling the truth. In
talking to the Sheriff, Ellis told the
same story he has heretofore given,
He says that Miller and Smith killed
Longenecker for the money he car
ried and that he (Ellis) did not
know they were going to kill him
until they had driven to his farm
and he again asked Miller what he
was going to do with the gun he h2d
borrowed. He informed him that
they had come for the money and
would kill Lonegnecker to get it.
During the tragedy that followed
Ellis sat in the back of the car and
had no part in it, until he was or.
dered to get away with the Longe.
necker car which he did as before
stated. The Staying of Smith result.
ed because of his demand for more
money, says Ellis, and he was com
PEELED to do the killing to save his
own life.
A startling story was given thu
Sheriff in which Ellis told him that
Miller and Smith suspected tn,
PUNK boy and the young girls will
whom they went with, and he mil
ler) said that he had something t,
put in the PUNK boys car the frs
chance he had, that would blow it t,
atoms and everyone in it. The chem
ical was thought to be ether, al
though it is not known.
It appears that Ellis was but al
accomplice having been accidentll!
brought into the deal and made t.
shield others. That Ellis would have
been killed by Miller is more thar
likely by the master criminal whom
it is said has two other murders
his record besides these two here.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-06-23
HOME TALENT PLAY
HAD SMALL HOUSE
But Play Was Good ad Well Rem
dered by Liberal People

While the crowd was not what
the play deserved by any means
the home talent production cts All
in The Pay Streak" given at the
Majestic last night was we'll hand
led.
The play was given on short no.
tice, but the careful selection Of
the cast overcome this difficulty
and the participants got away in
good shape.
The bill ws a heavy one, a 3-act
melodrama, but all proved them
selves equal to the occasion.
Miss Sarah Snow played the lead
and was as charming as ever. Cliff.
ford Leete who had the opposite
role is well known to Liberal audi.
ences and handled his part natural
ly. Capt. Hilyard of Co. e played
the role Of the prodigal son, and
while it was a new experience fol-
him no one would not have known
that his speciality was comedy. Dor
Grace as the old colored nanny
could hardly have baen improved
upon, while c. V. Rice as father OF
the heroine was far above the aver.
age.
Miss Vera Young, as the noun
tain girl, handled her part like q
professional Miss Young never fails
to please with her renditious.
Mr.. Courtey as "Pay Streak
showed much ability as an actor a!
well as director.
The play was given under his di
recton and those who took part pro
nounce him whirlwind in that lin,
Of work. Not only is he good de
rector but good fellow and he hal
made lot of friends in Liberal dur
ing his short stay here.
The play will be given again thi
evening and we hope to see a pack
ed house out to witness it. The pro
ceeds are for the benefit of Com
pany E. and are for a worthy cause
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-06-23
new engine FOR
LIGHT PLANT HERE
Came in Saturday and
Foundation is Under
Construction

The new 365 horsepower Diesel
engine for the Liberal Light Ice &
Power Company arrived in the lo-
cal railroad yards Saturday night
and is ready for unloading.
A representative of the Democrat
went down and looked the new ma
chine over, and can say that it is a
wonder. 1t is the very latest and
most approved type of Diesel engine
and is going to be a wonderful adj
dition to the plant.
For several days men have been
pouring the foundation but il viii
take many days yet to finish it. The
magnitude Of this task can only be
comprehended by seeing the work
in progress. It will take as much
cement as any building in Liberal as
we'll as several car loads or sand
and gravel. Just about all the old
iron in the town has been thrown
into the mixture to tie 1t together,
ad it is a piece Of work one seldom
sees in this country, and the size Of
the foundation will give one idea
of the power of the big machine
which will rest upon it.
The work on the foundation new
er stops, the men working in shifts,
by the aid of lights strung at inter
walls over the scee of activities.
1t will be several weeks before
the engine is set and running, but
when it is started there will be no
question Of sufficient light and
electric power for the city and some
to spare. With the addition of 365
horsepower the plant can easily take
care Of any load that is required Of
Il.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-06-23
RINEY & NEWLY
MARKET NEW WHEAT

Riney & Newly, one of the live
wire real estate firms of Liberal
marketed the first three loads of
new wheat at Moscow Wednesday.
The wheat was sold to E. L. Gaskell
the Moscow grain man and brought
$1.10. Riney & Newly contracted
10000 bushels to Mr.. Gaskill at that
price.
Mr.. Newly says the wheat is
averaging arounl IA bushels to the
acre and testel SO. This tract was in
the dry streak in north Stevens
county and is not yielding as heavy
as the county in general, but Mr..
Newby says that after paying the
expense of planting, harvesting and
threshing there will be profit left.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-06-23
LIBERAL IN DOUBLE
HEADER AGAIN SUNDAY

Liberal let Forgan beat her by a
score Of 10 to 8, last Sunday when
the team from the southeast city
came up and took Liberal through
a swift game.
In the Liberal and Sublette game
Liberal made over her opponents
8, thus redeeming herself in a meas
ure for the loss to Forgan.
There was a very good crowd at
the ball park and between the games
and the aeroplane flights Liberal
had quite an exciting day of it.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-06-23
THREE-DAY PICNIC TO BE
HELD AT GRAND VALLEY

A big three-day picnic will be held
at Grand Valley, Oklahoma, about
thirty miles south of Tyrone, in the
Sutton Grove, beautiful place fol
large gathering, on July %, 29
and 80. There will be boxing, wrest-
ling, ball games. horse racing and
many other amusements. A merry.
go-round and other carnival attrac.
tions will help amuse the crowd. Ev.
erybody is invited to attend.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-06-23
T. c. HUBBARD HIT
BY AUTO SAT. NIGHT

While crossing the street at the
Enterprise grocery store corner last
Saturday night, T. G. Hubbard was
struck by an auto, and after being
carried a few feet on the radiator
fell to the pavement.
He was not seriously injured
but was badly shaken up and sus.
tanned few bruises about the body
The accident was due to bright
lights on the car which blinded Mr.
Hubbard.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-06-23
FELL FROM WINDMILL
BROKE ARM IN TWO PLACES

Little Donald Helsel, son of L. A.
Helrel,9 fell from the "A. u Cure
windmill tower, Monday morning
while playing with number of chill
dren there. Donald had climbed to
the top of he tower when he fell He
sustained two broken places near his
wrist by the fall and was shaken up
badlysqiacgT apsYT
,sapR % ssS
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-06-23
NUMBER OF NEGROES
HIRED FOR HARVEST

Sheriff Nelson obtained number
Of colored men to- assist in the har-
vest fields here, and the men arrived
Wednesday night from Pratt. They
had oil been spoken for before they
came to the city, and the farmers
were there to meet them when the
train arrived. The men were recon.
mended as good workers and re-
spectacle fellows.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-06-23
EPISCOPAL SERVICES

The Rev. j. W. Jones of Hutchin-
son will be here Sunday, July Bird,
to hold Episcopal services at the Bap-
tist Annex.
Holy Communion at 8 A. M
morning prayer and sermon at II A.
M. Everyone is invited to these SER
vices.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-06-23
MISSIONARY TO SPEAK

Florence R. Smith, a retutncd
missionary from Souht America will
speak at the Friends church Friday
night. All are cordially invited to
come.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-06-23
RAIN AND MORE RAIN

This section has been abundantly
blessed with rain this week, several
good showers having fallen and more
are promised. The rain has some
what retarded harvest, but is not a
bad thing for the spring crops, and
and bumped yields of these crops
now seem certain.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-06-23
CHILD DIED FROM BURNS

Glen c. Pope, little son of Mr..
and Mrs. c. s. R0pe of near Gray,
Okla! died at local hospital Tues
dy, from result of burns received
three weeks go, when he played
with matches and ignited his cloth
ing.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-06-23
FELL AND BROKE ARM

Little John Holton son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Holton who live southeast of
the city fell and broke his arm this
morning while running about the
yard.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-06-23

Rev. A. E. Henry was called TO
Hutchinson ON business Wednesday
morning. 80 bgfaisg 'rs9d ssd
,Esaw
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-06-23
ELLIS TELLS OF PLOT
TO BLOW UP CAR
Says Miller Would have
Killed PUNK and
Two Girls

Late r: A rumor is current that
in q later confession Ella has en-
tirely exonerated Henry Smith from
any part or knowledge in the MUIR
dor of John Longenecker.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-06-23

J. A. Morgan of Kismet was here
Thursday on business. sSs
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-06-23

AIT. Wright of Tyrone was in
tovn the first Of the week on BUSH
ness.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-09-04
nnI IIEY TIL h
IN U. S. SCHOOLS.
National Survey Makes Charge
That Politicians Hamper e.
fiCiency of Education.
FINANCES ARE ANALYzED
Teachers Salaries Aggregate 81 Per
Cent of Total Current Expenses Of
Schools-377 Cities Covered
by Survey.

New YOrk.-Two Prime causes of an
alleged "deporable' condition of
American public schools are red tape
and the handicapping of boards OF ed
ucaton by politicians, according to ii
survey of public school boards and
their receipts and expenditures, by the
national committee for chamber of
commerce cooperation with the public
schools and the American city bureau
The survey. which covered 311 cities,
said that in 47 per cent of cases where
boards of education were "indepcnd-
rnt' or free from political manipula'
tion the most efficient administrative
and educational results are obtained.
City officials Hamper Schools.
THE best interests Of the public
schools" says the report, cannot be
served in II city where the budget of
the board of education may be reduced
and remodeIed by city officials
The survey shows that the school re-
cripts in the 81 cities for the last tis,
cal year were $@53 260, 600 and that the
expenditures ef these same cities dur
ing thar period were about $2.W0,Wki
less than income.
The funds are from five sources and
are supplied in the following proper
tons: From the states, MIG per cent
the federal goSermment, l.3 per cent
the county. - per cent; local taxes,
Gl.i per cent; n0nrevenue or mIScel'
Eeneous sources, including income
from sale Of bonds or Short-time loans,
! Il per cent. The survey shows that of
| all cities reporting 20 per cent do not
! receive a dollar from the federal gov
eminent. Teachers salaries aggrrgat'
/ Ell SlNONOO. OOO. or ca per cent of the
! lotal Of the current expenses of the
| school,
SIS Per Cent for Buildings.
The relation of capital outlay. aggre
Entlng $51 .T27.554. to the total expen
ditureS showed that nearly So per cent
was utilized on sites and new build
ings. A total of $1,341 900 was ex
pended for medical inspection anC
dental and nurse service In the 81
cities named. The part of the tota
expenditure spent for the alteration
and equipment of old buildings was
only is per cent. Commenting on this
the committee said:
THE Smallness of this amount is o.
particular interest in connection will
the findings of this committee in theil
report on school housing conditions II
American cities. This report shows
that large percentage of the children
in the public schools are continual!
menaced by the unsanitary conditions
and fire hazards in many old sCh0o
buildings now In use. In Eastern Citie
the conditions are particularly bad"
The basis for the committees Surve.
was an inquiry sent to the Superintend
pntS of schools in cities with popula
lions in excess Of 5000.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-09-04
Being Cut Five Times Faster
Than II Is Grown.
Annual Cut and Destruction Of Tim
Der Amounts to 26,ooo,ooo,ooo
Cubic Feet - Growth is
6,ooo0o0,ooo Feet.

The original forests of the United
States have been estimated us cOntalh-
ing S22,UOO,OOU acres, which has been
reduced by cutting, cuItivating ana
burning To 1871, 100000 acres; or, to put
il another way, our virgin stands nave
been reduced to One-siXth of their orig
inal area. SIXTY per cent of the orig
inal timber stand is gone leaving us
balance Of approximately 2,2l+Wo,o00,-
uUO feet of merchantdble timber, says
Norman W. SCherer, assistant protes-
Sor of forestry, Ohio State university.
Now that we know what our balance
amounts to, we may logically ask the
question: what is our annual con-
sumptiunF 1t includes an average
annual cut of 4O.OOO,WUWW feet OF
lumber, somewhere between 100000
900 and l21.OUO,WOO railroad ties,
100000 cords Of pulpWood, ana
about l1OWO.OOO cords of fuel. Tn
der normal conditions, our per capita
consumption of timber amounted TO
between .CN and 80 board feet, but
with the pressure of war this was
brought down To approximately "oO
board feet, and we are still suffering
| from the economic CurtHilment. The
average consumption for Europe
! amounts tu 60 luard feet per capita,
| while for all other countries it Is about
| four board feet. The average for The
world population of l,6oO,OooWo as
saw material is 40 board feet.
Our tremendous consumption OF
/ lumber has been a NEST potent factor
in plevating our standard of living, and
it would not he happy solution OF
the problem to curtail our conSunp'
ton. Rather let us increase our pro
duction.
The annual cut and destruction OF
timber amounts to 26,WNWWWN
cubic feet. while the annual growth
amounts to only G,VOO,0o0,mO cubic
feet. We are consuming timber, then
about five times as fast aS we are pro
ducing it.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-09-04
PROVED HE WAS NOT YELLOW
Jumps From Williamsburg Bridge on
Dare-Later Saves Drowning
Friend.

New York.-There is no doubt now
in the minds of George korach's
friends as to his courage. He has
satisfied them beyond need of further
proof that he has no yellow streak
A month ago one of them tauntingly
dared him to jump off the Williams
burg bridge and K"rach jumped. Now
he has saved another Of his friends
from drowning in the East river.
KOrach, who is twenty-five years old.
started on swim with Frank PuSpick.
7hcy set out from North Fifth street,
hut had gone only a little way down
the river when Posuick got cranp
and Was swept by the current under
one Of the Brooklyn piers. korach
found him and swan with his friend
back to the North Fifth street dock
where friends helped them out of the
WatsS
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-09-04
at Grand Two Days

He was a proud and sensitive
young Britisher, who, piqued at the
thought that his fiance had broken
her engagement, resolved to humll-
late his parents by marrying beneath
his station. He would marry into
the oldest aristocracy Of America
He would marry an Indian maiden
How she was transformed into ra-
diant beauty-how the husband be-
came a derelict, but found regener-
alton, are events which spell a most
interesting hour at the Grand thea
ter next Monday and Tuesday. The
picture is Behold My Wife," adapt
ed from Sir Gilbert Parker's cele-
brated story, "The Translation Of a
Savage" A cast that includes Mil
ton Stills, Mabel Julienne Scott, ELL
lot Dexter and Ann Forrest inter
prets this feature, which has been
directed with consummate skill by
George Melford.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-09-04
BAN AUTO TIRES AT BEACHES
Atlantic City IN. J) officials Say
euoys Are Dangerous When
They Debate.

Atlantic City.-OnCe again the ban
has been placed on the use of auto
mobile tires as floating mattresses Cor
bathers by Chief Beach Surgeon
Charles BosSert. Several near-drown-
ings were ascribed TO them, and they
have been baniShed from the beach
in consequence.
The tires act rs a perfect buoy as
long as they remain inflated. but once
the air begins to leak out of them
they leave the bather at the mercy
nf the waves.
Experience has taught us that they
invite hatherS to venture into peril. '
said Surgeon BOSsert. IF they were
permitted. the use of them would in
crease, and it would impose just so
much more responsibility on the
guards"
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-09-04

ny Associated Pressl

St. Petersburg, Sept. 9.-George
pringle had the honor of being the
fist Boy Scout in the city to report
on the mosquito survey to DR.. W. E.
A. Wynn, head of the City Food De-
partment Pringle, who was accom-
panied on his tour by another Scout
reported he had covered six city
blocks, making more than 300 in
spectors. Of the 800 residences visit
ed he found only "a where mosquito
breeding was encouraged. He said
fuor persons became angered because
of his visit but no one ordered hin
from the premises. More than thirty
Scouts are taking part in the work,
DR.. Wyman said.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-09-04
SURGEONS FEE LIMIT, $1,000
Johns Hopkins Hospital Trustees at
Baltimore Set Maximum
for Operation.

Baltimore. Md.-The trustees of
Johns Hopkins hospital issued the fol-
lowing dlctum:
THE maximum fee that any sur
geon ought 10 charge for an operation
no matter haw wealthy the patient
may he. is $1,000. The maximum
charge that any physician ought to
make for attending patients in hos
pltal is 1876 a week"
The dictum takes on the force Of
an order to physicians and surgeons
practiclng in the hospital, limiting fees
to be charged.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-09-04
MULES DRIVE OUT CAPTAIN


Defiance. O.--After SO years of mil
itary service. Capt. a. b. De Kay has
resigned a. commanding officer of the
local National Guard company because
he doesn't like mules.
Captain De Nay has always been an
infantryman. Recently the guard
here was converted from company A,
Second infantry regiment. TO a howitz-
rr unit. and was issued half-dozen
mules to draw the light artillery.
"Whrn they began giving Us howit2-
ers and pistols and mules said Cap
tain De Kay. Il knew | was through.
I'm rifle and bayonet fighter"
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-09-04
.Satasdn4
Are Rescuing Fish
,By Associated Press.

New Orleans, Sept. Slight en-
ployes of the Louisiana state depart
ment of conservation recently as
signed to the task of rescueing
stranded fish have already rescued
more than 100000 fine game fish
in the 400 miles of streams covered
by them between St. Joseph and New
Orleans, according to reports made
to NJ. L. Alexander, commissioner in
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-09-04
AIR LIMOUSINE
Owns Ranches and Uses 1t in
Preference to Trains and
Automobiles.
PLANS TRIP TO new YORK
California Woman Invites Her FRIENDS
Out for Air Flight Just as One
Would for Ride in Motor
Makes Record Trip.

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you want |" mop "'l l'l '''' ",'>,
wlth'h sasoI'ne r"ilSe' ii,'I',l ."I n, w.
your ar cl'""'l'u' an" '''' '''''' W
lie vi p""l le""'' ~,
l''"' - Whit N''S' ~ t.,
owner Oh s'lli's VI i"''t i'''
Nevada dlu lile "'nel VA! "''" ''''
DECIDED TO ny |" heil"' ~,
Mrs. heuule' VIII" Pui'''HS'" ,''
plane some u"'e "E", ''t'''' ,'' ..,,a
up her nlioI ana SAID Leu ~ az wv
O'Clock. linen she c''ltu W. ''ri - " w.
Mrs. Maize fauik ol """
and asked her I" 20 along AIS ""'N
accepted pr"hto'
Great Convenience.
W. W. Williams, formerly OF 'he
ROYAL FLYING Corps OF Canada, who
acts as pilot, had the motor turning
over when the two women, dressed in
flying toys, reached the Marina. AS
soon rs the women had taken their
seats he stepped on the throttle and
the big Standard il plane, with a
Curtiss K-G motor. was on its way.
Mrs. Keddie, who acts as manager
for her various ranches and calls
FaIlon. New. her home, purchased the
machine some time ago to fly between
her various ranches she found it SC
successful that when she found it nee
essarv to return to Reno in n hurry
she tpIegrophed to FaIlon for the ma
chine and stayed another day in san
Francisco, finishing up business affairs
Landing fields have been built at
each ranch and a system of lighting
has been installed so that night land
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-09-04
CAUGHT a Shark.

Lewes. Del.-When fishing in the
Delaware bay, off Lewes Breakwater,
Frank Wallcn caught shark weighing
10 pounds. WaIlen heads a party Of
New Jersey fishermen who say there
is better luck this side OF the bay.
They had had large catches the last
We weeks.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-09-04

M o~1.s-. O.,
Thousands of fish, man.
the finest game fish to be +
where, were left STRAND,
receding waters in shallow
pits, where the hot SUI
would soon kill them unlq,,
removed TO live streams,
Black bass, Dream, es
other sunish, small bas,
buffalo and catfish make vr
of the stranded victims rev
the pools for the hooks d
mas fishermen.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-09-04
Earm.r. Demand Barley Beer

Washington. Representatives Of
grain dealers and farmers Of the state
Of Minnesota. Representative Vol
steals home, have demanded that con
EresS lpgalize 2.T5 per cent barley malt
beer as means If aiding the barley
growing districts.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-09-04
---------------7~ -
NEW HOTEL AT W. p. b.

West Palm Beach, Sept. 3.-Work
has begun on a 70 room hotel at Lake
view Avenue and Chase Street here
by G. A. Carson, of Charleston, w.
Va. Each of the 72 rooms will be
equipped with bath and the struc-
ture will be freproof. The building,
(which will cost approximately
100000, is expected to be ready for
occupancy December /.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-09-04
Pricks Tire Dirt Bubble;
Explosion Blinds Farmer

Lancaster. Wis.-HObart Doll.
farmer, residing In BeetOwn,
near here, was seriously hurt
and probably will he permanent
ly blind as the result of the
explosion of an automobile tire.
Doll is said TO have scratched
a dirt bubble on the tire and
the explosion followed, shoot
ing dirt and sand directly into
his eyes at 20 pounds pressure.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-09-04

We are proud of the confidence doc
tors, druggists and the public have in
666 Chill and Fever Tonic.