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The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-08-24
LARGE CROWD AT
PERRYTON CELEBRATION

A number Of Liberal people attend
ed the big third annual Celebration at
Perryton, Texas, Tuesday and they
report large crowd, plenty'of enter
tainment and a good time. The pro-
gram of the day started off at 8 o.
clock with a gun shoot and was fol-
lowed by comedy races and childrens
contests on the main street. There
were band concerts by the Liberal
American Legion band, tournament
riding, roping and milking contests,
relay horse races, ball game between
Canadian and Perryton, big Knights
oe Pythias parade in the evening, Am
erican Legion boxing show and a
dance.
Those who went from here with the
American Legion Band are: E. Grove,
Almon Barbour, Lloyd Snyder, Ches-
ter Willy, Bert Holloway, L. c. Cham
berlain, Roll Krouder, Bill Bartlett,
Jewel Livingston, Cecil Pierce, H. N.
Wilkerson, Darl Chamberlain, Homer
Ralph Hazel, and G. v.
Rice.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-08-24
Lone Star Items

1t is still hot and dry here. A lit
tie shower fell here last Friday after
noon but not enough rain fell to help
the wheat ground.
The baptizing at Hollands was well
attended Sunday.
Quite number of the young folks
who have their names on the M. E.
church book attended the dance given
at A. E. Ross's last Thursday night.
There is going to be another one
there the Oath of this month. That
is the plans at this time.
There is going to be choir practice
at the ohme of u. w. Kents Friday
night. Everybody is welcome. Let
us try to build up our singing once
more.
Misses Gladys Kent and Pearl Hiatt
and Mr.. ]. Dietrich were dinner guests
Of Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Holland Sum
day. Mr.. Dietrich is an old resident
Of this country.
Miss Ollie Scott, who has been stay
ing with her cousins at the F. A. FL
lexson home left for her home In
Granville, New Mexico. Miss Scott
has been working for the family while
Mrs. T. A. Ellexson Is gone.
Frank Ellexson and children left
Saturday to visit his wife who Is In
Grenyille, N. M. He will take her on
to Las Vegas from there. Her many
friends wish her speedy recovery.
Rev. Frank Neff was dinner guest
of Miss Dora Warren Sunday.
BEN Richardson Of Liberal called at
the R. E. Tepner home Sunday.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-08-24
A KNOT HOLE IN THE FENCE

Recently we read news item which
hearlded the fact that during the pres
emit base ball season one Of the play
ers in the Western Association haC
knocked two home runs because the
ball he hit went through large knot
hole in the fence which surrounded the
park.
Who said there was no such thing as
luck in the world? Why, if the God
Of luck did not keep constant vigil
over some people in the great base
bal game of this life, they would
never get to first base.
But this writer never was able to
establish himself in the graces of the
God of good luck. While we have
played the game with as much tenac-
fly as the average participant, we
would regret to see our batting aver
age thrown upon screen before the
world. We would not whimper over
our losses and disappointments, ac-
eusing the Great Umpire who rules
the destinies of our life of partial
ity or unjust decisions.
But every time we go to bat some
break Of the game deprives US of the
coveted hit which might enable us
to score and receive applause from
the grand stand. Sometime we con-
meet with the ball, but some chesty
player invaribly idolizes himself with
the fans by making a freak stop or
catch Of the drive that would have
gone for a safe it for the average
player who has god luck.
There is no such thing as a knot
hole in the fence that encloses the
base ball park of our experience. So
far as we are concerned if the fence
was made of net wire with two inch
mesh and the team of this life was
using base balls the size Of buck shot,
II we ever made long drive the ball
would hit partition in the netting
and bounu b,.ek into the nit of an
agile fielder. Or the fence might be
removed entirely and we would knock
a pop up only to be caught out by
the catcher. After all, some people
can only accomplish great things in
this life by great strength and awk-
ardness.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-08-24
REAL HOOTCH FACTORY
FOUND NEAR HAVILAND

Kiowa county officers unearthed a
real hootch factory near Haviland
recently, according to reports from
there. 1t is said that the still which
was of unusually large capacity, was
found on the farm of C. A. McAnar-
ney, an old time resident of Kiowa
county. The report states that Mr..
McAnarney and a man who was work
ing for him were both taken into GUS
tody. About 600 gallons of "mash"
is said to have been destroyed-Hutch-
inson Gazette.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-08-24
CAR INSPECTOR KILLED -
BY FALL FROM TRAIN

Jesse Christopher, a car inspector
for the Rock Island, died at the Min
escah hospital in Pratt from injuries
received when he fell from the top
of coach on Rock Island passen-
ger train. Christopher was on top of
the each when the signal was given
to pull olt. In climbing down, he is
said to have missed his step and to
have fallen to the brick pavement be-
low. Mr.. Christopher is survived by
his wife and five children.-Hutchin-
son Gazette.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-08-24

You would not make disparaging
remarks about your family. Would
you disparage the town where your
family lives? Speak a good word for
your home town at every opportun-
ity. When the town grows and be-
comes more prominent your own in
terests will advance.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-08-24

Published Every Thursday at Liberal,
Seward County, Kansas
OFFICIAL PAPER OF SEWARD
COUNTY, LIBERAL CITY AND
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE.
Subscription price......$1.50 Per Year
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-08-24

Mr.. and Mrs. L. v. Gardner drove
to Haviland Friday where Mr.. Card
ner had his face treated, for cancer
He is very much improved at this
time.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-08-24

Some people don't appreciate what
Is done for them because "they
don't like to be DONE"
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-08-24

Sometimes we wonder which is
he worst disease, indigestion or in
discretion"
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-08-24

The motion picture industry OF
America is obsolete. They still
show bar scenes.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-08-24

Entered as second-class matter JAN
uary 6, 1911, at the post office at
Liberal, Kansas, under the Act Of
March 3, 1879.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-08-24

Much time could be saved If the
average person could say something
without talking so much.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-08-24

George Bane spent Wednesday Wis
iting friends in Minneola.
Miss Margaret Stoufer who has
been visiting with her brothers Eu-
gene and Paul Stoufer in Chicago will
return home Tuesday. She will visit
friends in Kansas City on her way
home.
Mrs. w. D. Connley will have
charge of the Music department in
Taylors Drug Store, which position
was formerly held by Miss Mildred
Cure, who leaves this week for Law
renee, Kans.
DR.. and Mrs. Bland of Goltry, Ok
lahoma who are visiting at the r. B.
Ravenscroft home accompanied by Mrs.
Ravensroft drove to Perryton We'd
nesday where they visited friends and
relatives until this morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. T. Wood and fam
lily left this morning for Topeka, the
Misses Mildred and Ruth Cure will
accompany them to Topeka where they
will visit a week and will go from
there to Lawrence, Kans, where they
will attend Kansas University. Miss
Ruth will be a sophomore in the Uni
versity this year.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-08-24

George Bane spent Wednesday Wis
iting friends in Minneola.
The New York herald., 1922-03-25
SIS, 900, 900 VEHICULAR
TUNNEL BILL is LAW
Among 81 Measures Signed
by Gou. Miller Yesterday.

Special Dispatch to THE New York HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
Albany, March rs.
Gov Miller added fifty-seven laws to
the statute books to-day. They include
the appropriation OF s5.5o0.ooo as New
York States contribution for the con-
struction of the New York-New Jersey
vehicular tunnel and the measure legal
izing the two platoon systems for fire
departments in first class cities.
The Governor has converted 237 bills
into laws so far this year. and he in
tends to stick to his desk until he has
disposed of all Of the 750 bills left in his
hands at the adjournment of the Legis-
lature. The Bloomfield bill, which would
enable the Acknowledgement to prose-
cute violators of the medical practice
act is attracting the most opposition.
Hundreds OF letters protesting against
ii, mostly from women, are received
every day. The Knight mental deficiency
bill comes next. There Is widespread
opposition to it.
Considerable attention Is also being
paid to three bills before the Governor
affecting marriages. One makes absence
of Ave consecutive years ground for d.
vorce on the presumption that the absent
party is dead. Under the second DILL
the marriage OF person under IS is not
to constitute right Of annulment unless
1t is so held by a court The third bill
provides that two regular clerks in the
office OF the New York City Clerk can
perform marriages.
The New York herald., 1922-03-25
MASSACHUSETTS GAINS
BIG WHITNEY PRESERVE
10000 Acre Tract Goes to
State for $50, 600.

spsciat Dispatch 70 TIE NEW YoRK HERALD
PIrTsFiELp, Mass, March 24-The
sreat Whitney game preserve OF 10000
acres on October Mountain was decided
this afternoon to the Commonwealth OF
Massachusetts for $4,000, OF which the
State pays $4,000 and private citizens
the rest.
The Whitney Realty Trust, which
sells the property. consists of Harry
Payne Whitney. Payne Whitney and
Thomas ]. Regan Of New York. The
late William c. Whitney established the
game preserve In 1894.
Contributors OF $4,000 each toward
its upseep were Mrs. Henry White,
Cortlandt Field Bishop and Harris
Fahnestock of New York and Kelton p.
Miller. editor OF the Berkshire Eagle at
Pittsfield
A tract OF 1000 acres, mostly in
Lenox, adjoining the Whitney property
which was owned by the late Frederick
Augustus Schermerhcrn OF New York,
is to be given TO the Commonwealth as
A part Of the reservation by his sister,
Mrs. Richard T. Auchmuty.
The New York herald., 1922-03-25

dress rehearsal with the three press
agents In morning coats. wearing orchids
at the lapels. gaudy and a trifle ridicu-
lous.
In the second place. Zip. the Human
Whatisit. whose habits never have been
pleasln to old circus men and particu-
larly disagreeable to DIR. Fellowes, who
claims the honor OF having discovered
Zip in 1868 and OF introducing the freak
to Phineas 7. Barnum that year, got
stewed on piwarrie, disappeared and
was not to be found last night. There
was real sadness in the Garden, for Zip
the poor nut. is very popular; but the
sadness was tempered by resentment
over Zip's inconsiderate conduct.
As a matter of fact Zip. who II he
had any more sense would be half
witted. acquired the piwarrie habit from
DR.. Fellowes himself. Right is right
and the truth should prevail. Fifty
years ago, in the tropics. DR.. Fellowes
became cassava addict. chewing the
fleshy. farinaceous roots which are of
the genus manihot and of the splurge
family. and for years has carried
liberal supply in the pockets of his coat.
Zip found a method of distilling the
acrid. milky juice of the cassava and of
making a liquor called piwarrie, drafts
of which made him soused to the top
Knot. 1t was In that condition just be-
fore the dress rehearsal of last night
that the nut disappeared carrying the
violin he has played for half a century
The third misfortune had to do with
the jealous behavior OF the giant, George
Auger. due to the arrival on the Royal
Mall liner Orbita yesterday of the Ger
man giant and giantess Mr.. and Mrs.
William Van Droyscn. seven feet eleven.
and seven feet six, respectively. AS DR..
Fellowes pointed out with considerable
patience and self restraint. considering
the various misfortunes that had wal
loped him during the day and evening.
giants are notoriously sensitive. A bad
feeling exists in Freak Hail. The esprit
de corps is virtually ruined and trouble
may break out any minute.
Except for these disagreeable episodes
all went reasonably well. Several thou.
sand persons attended the brilliant dress
rehearsal last night, at which nearly
forty new acts were tried out satisfac-
torly. The doors will open at p. M.
to-day for the first performance OF the
1922 season
The New York herald., 1922-03-25
Big DAM And DRAIN
TO SLICE ESTATES
Jersey Property Owners Likely
to Fight Water Plan for
Bayonne.
RAMAPO RANGE TOUCHED
Program Denounced as Grab to
Get Supply for Newark
Bay Section.

Special Dispatch 10 THE New YoRK HERALD.
TRENTON, March 24.--Some OF the
finest estates In northern New Jersey
would be ruined under plan for in
creasing the water supply OF Bayonne
and nearby cities adopted to-day by the
State Board OF Conservation and De-
velepment. The program accepted for
the development of the Ramapo water
shed will include the construction of a
giant dam In the vicinity of Oaklands
The dam would create reservoir eight
miles long. extending about to Suffern
n. Y.
The area affected by the proposal In
cludes estates that are valued in the
millions. Among them are the Have
meyer estate, that OF the Mcmillan fam
lily, formerly the Darling property. ana
the Garrison and Chapman estates. In
addition to the estates. property owned
by the American Brake, Shoe and Foun-
dry Company and the Oakland Realty
Company would be severed.
The plan to utilize the Ramapo shed
was opposed by representatives of
land near where the big dam would be
built The scheme originated with Bay
onne men. In granting the request for
permission to undertake the develop
ment. the board imposed several condi-
tions having to do with the construc-
tion. Bayonne must supply water to
any municipality when ordered to do
so by the board and at rate fixed by
the board
1t became known tonight that J.
willard Deyo, Prosecutor at Paterson,
who is acting as counsel for the bor-
oughs of Oakland and Hohokus, as we'll
as the owners OF several estates in
opposing the scheme. is planning to take
1t before the Supreme Court on a writ
or certiorari.
If the plan goes through the water
shed will be developed without delay to
yield a supply Of not less than two
thirds OF its maximum capacity by 1929.
The maximum capacity shall be estab-
lished when the board demands It, All
rights secured by the grant must be
surrendered and the plant sold to any
board or committee created By The State
having authority to acquire and consoli-
date existing public water supplies at
cost, less a fair amount of depreciation.
As the plant stands now it proposes
70 divert $4,000 900 gallons OF water
daily from the Ramapo. Bayonne will
be required to maintain minimum how
OF at least 5000. 900 gallons daily ex-
cept under conditions of drought when
smaller flow may be sanctioned.
From time TO time various estimates
have been made on the cost OF the
Ramapo development. They have ranged
between S12,000,000 and SIS, S,000, 600.
In Hackensack last night Prosecutor
Deyo said the plan looked TO him like a
deal between Newark and Bayonne to
crab the water of the Wanaque and
Ramapo rivers and hold it for the ~
selves.
The New York herald., 1922-03-25
shearn suave to o'Brien.

Judge Shearn turned toward the smil-
ing Corpora ton Counsel. Il think We
can count on the Corporation Counsel
in speeding up this work. can't we. Mr.
OBrien?" asked the examiner in his
most seductive tone.
Wen, will be very glad replied
Mr.. OBrlen, 'to present facts at any
time to the Board of Estimate in be-
half of the commission, but that. OF
course is another proposition. We VIII
hear other excuses. as we always have
heard them. for the failure OF the In
terborough 10 do the things required
OF them.'
Spiling another barrel OF oil upon The
ruffled waters, Judge Shearn continued:
II do not know whether we shall be
able to have our service orders carried
out IL orders are made, but | am pro-
ceedng here upon the assumption-pos-
sibly optlmistie-that everybody Is going
TO lend a hand and try to meet this
situation. We are putting all the facts
on the record, but am not particularly
interested concerning where the blame
for what had gone before"
The examiner said that at the next
session he expected to take up with Mr..
Hedley the problem of the non-rush
hour service, which, without any. addi-
tional new cars. can be materially inn
proved merely by adding cars to exist
Ing short car trains and by running
trains at closer intervals
In asking an adjournment Mr.. Quack-
enbush said next week would be a
critical period in the Manhattan lease
negotiations. Dwight Morrow or the
j. p. Morgan banking firm. chairman
of the committee representing the Inter-
borough per cent. bonds. would then
be back from Cuba, and George Wool
worth Murray, counsel to Alvin w.
Krech's special committee of the Man
The New York herald., 1922-03-25
NEW STEPS IN WILSON DRIVE.

Plans for raising 100000 toward
the 81, 900, 900 endowment fund that is
being solicited by the Woodrow Wilson
Foundation, win be discussed at meet
ing of the New York State Founders
Committee of the Foundation to be held
at the Manhattan Club. Madison avenue
and Twenty-sixth street Tuesday eve
ming.
The 100000 fund will be solicited by
the Founders Committee, Of which
Judge Martin r. Manton of the United
States Circuit Court of Appeals Is
chairman. More than 100000 of it al
ready has been raised. Some of the
most prominent Republicans and Demo-
Gratis of New York State are among the
members of this committee.
The New York herald., 1922-03-25
ZIP SIPS AND SLIPS
AWAY FROM CIRCUS
It'll Open Anyhow To-day
Despite Detection of the
Human Whatisit.

Hysterical phone calls from Madison
Square Garden and the great educationai
exhibition which is camping there TOT
the next few weeks suggested yesterday
that something had happened of burning
interest to the public, and such. inoeeo'
proved to be the case. Following tne
usual lines OF investigation this news
paper assigned a young man OF SOBER.
serious habits and an earnest passion
for truth unadorned to grab the item.
Very little. of course. could be made
out of the blab-blab that yputtered over
the telephone line as the three pub
licity agents of Ringing Brothers &
Barnum 4 Bailey tried simultaneously
to get their stuff over, but a few min
utes OF critical questioning on the scene
and amid the vast tangle and litter
of preparation for the circus opening
this afternoon served to elucidate the
mystery 1t seems that into each lie
some rain must fall. Here was the Big
Show ready for the biggest session in its
history, with the dress rehearsal COM
ing off last night and not cloud In
tha Sky. when all of q sudden mis-
fortune broke all over the place.
The opening blow was a note from
Sam fI. Schulmann, cleaner and presser
around the corner in Fourth avenue
from the Garden. that 1t was impossi-
BILE to expect him TO deliver, pressed anu
free from grease spots, the combination
dinner coat suit possessed by the three
press agents, Ed Norwood, DR.. Dexter
Felowes, Ph. D.. LID, and Wee Willie
Wilkin.
A brief word OF explanation to the
public will suggest the heartrending ma
ture OF this refusal. DR.. Fellowes, who
had worn the press agent dinner coat
suit last year, and who, in the press of
affairs. had overlooked the payment of
40 cents to Schulmann for the cleaning
and pressing Job of the season of 1921,
too late that he had left in
the inside pocket of the coat prescrip-
tion for a cold cure. AS 1t turned out, 1t
was impossible to appeal to the better
nature of this Schulmann and for the
first time in years the circus went to
The New York herald., 1922-03-25
CITY GROWS s7,S79 IN YEAR.

An increase in the population of New
York city OF $4,000 since the Federal
census of 1920 was estimated yesterday
by experA of the Health Department.
The present population Of the city, ac-
cording to these unofficial estimates. Is
5.S3s73s an increase over last year Of
s7.S-9.
These figures are made up each year
by the Department OF Health in order
to compute the death rate. and are based
on the records OF births. deaths. immi-
grafton arrivals and other sources and
are considered sufficiently accurate to
he accepted by the Federal Government
each year
The New York herald., 1922-03-25
FAMOUS DRAPER HOUSE
IN WASHINGTON IS SOLD
Princess Boncompagni Dis
poses of Old Family Mansion.

Special Dispatch to THE NEW York HzALD.
Now York Herald Bureau, Il
Washington, ID. c., March "a.
The sale of the Draper House. X
street and Connecticut avenue, by
Princess Boncompagni. formerly Miss
Margaret Draper, to the Masonic Mutual
Life Insurance Company of the District
OF Columbia was announced to-day.
The old mansion. famous for its hos
pitality. will make way for an eleven
story office building. and thus another
historic landmark will go. The famous
old Corcoran house. where Daniel Web
ster once lived, a block or two away,
Is being demolished.
In the great ballroom of the Draper
home Miss Margaret Draper and Prince
Andrea Boncompa gni were married just
before the world war. An unusual fea-
ture OF the ceremony was the fact that
Cardinal Gibbons came from Baltimore
10 pronounce the vows.
The New York herald., 1922-03-25
Needs Inspection Yards.

To utilize 800 new cars, the witness
said. he would require early completion
OF the Jerome avenue and the lS0th
street inspection yards.
$50 that IL we can surmount these
two big Ifs so far as practical consd-
erations are concerned, IL you can
finance these $50 cars which will cost
about $4,000 apiece, and IL the city
will vote funds for these two yards
as provided in the contract and fur
nish added shop facilities at Lenox ave-
nue. and 147th street. on the site al
ready obtained for that purpose" said
the examiner. lining out his big hypo-
thetical question. you could promise 10
put them in operation within approx
mately seven months?"
within about six or seven months
after the contracts are awarded, should
think" replied Mr.. Hedley
Corporation Counsel OBrien. suave
and concilliating. announced at this point
that he had just heard that the Board
OF Estimate had voted the $4,000, 600
appropriation For the extension OF the
Belmont tunnel through from the Grand
Central to Eighth avenue.
THAT is the long delayed Times
son7aret extension commented Commis-
sloner Harkness.
1--WE learn IT naturally with great
deal OF satisfaction" chirped Chairman
McAneny. 1t began 10 look as though
somebody really had put salt on the
tail of the dove Of peace.
The New York herald., 1922-03-25
ALL WATER TRIP TO DANzIG.

With the sailing of the Olympic on
April % the White Star Line voyagers
bound for Danzig can make an all water
trip to that port from New York in nine
days. This will be made possible by
the transfer at Southampton to a,steam-
ship of all destined for Danzig.s The
ItNVhite 'Stas Liae kassna de this arrange
ment In anticipation of a heavy move
ment OF second and third class travel
TO the Baltic countries