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The Liberal Democrat
n.f (Successor to The Independent)
CARL C. EDDY
Editor and Publisher.
Published every Friday morning
at Liberal, Seward County, Kans
Application mde at the I'ostolllce at Lllwral
Kansas for admittance as second class mattar.
"There's so much good In the worst
of us, and there's so much bad in the
best of us. that it doesn't behoove any
of us to speak ill of the rest of us.
RELIEF NOT AT HAND
REPUBLICAN PARTY PLANS NO
TARIFF REDUCTIONS.
President Taft'e Message, In That Re-
peot, Disappointing In the Ex
tremeDelay of at Least a
i Year la Proposed.
; In considering severally during the
jpaat year the claims of different
countries to be entitled to the benefits
of the minimum tariff, the case oi
Canada gave President Taft particu
lar difficulty and was disposed of
last of all.
' After it had fortunately been de
cided that the penal maximum tariff
ohedulea should not be imposed on
Imports from that country, negotia
tions contemplating a formal reel'
proclty treaty between Union and Do
minion followed as a natural sequence,
These negotiations, Interrupted dur
ing the " summer, were resumed in
'October and continued Into Novem
br. They are now in suspension, and
jMr. Taft, accordingly, gave no details
In his message to congress and only
lezpressed a hope that they may be
successful.
It is evident that Mr. Taft sincere
ly desires the conclusion of the pro
posed Canadian arrangement and
will permit no stand-pat resistance to
Interfere with the object of the nego
tiations, so far as they are in the con
trol of the executive.
The possible reduction in duty on
few Canadian imports that would
result from the suocess of the nego
tiations Is, however, the only tariff
reduction Mr. Taft promises the peo
ple for an entire year. To the wide
spread demand for early relief from
some of the more outrageous pro
visions of the act of August 6, 1909
which popular demand was evidenced
In very striking fashion during the
campaign- the only response he
makes is the response of himself and
the administration leaders during the
campaign's continuance.
That is to say, he again promises
Irellef through his "Tariff Board." the
name by which he dignifies his "as
sistants" in the matter of the tariff.
whose official character Is question
able and who have no greater author
ity than an assistant secretary or
stenographer In the president's office
or a decart mental clerk. Mr. Taft
say frankly that these "assistants'
cannot complete their work and sub
mit recommendations during the pres
ent session. He hopes, however, to
present something from them during
the session that begins a year from
this December.
It may be pointed ont that. It is ex
tremely doubtful whether any reci
procity treaty with Canada, eren If
one la arranged, could be ratified by
ithe senate before the beginning of that
session.
Annual messages have rarely con
tained passages as disappointing.
With the state of the publlo mind and
almost every other circumstance
favorable to a reform of at .least four
or five sohedules, a reform to which
he himself la privately Inclined, Mr.
Taft Ignores the psychological . mo
ment, so far as his party is concerned,
and weakly consent to a delay of a
whole year.
Any relief from the more burden
some tariff exactions that is given be
fore March 4 next must come from
the initiative of Insurgent and Demo-
Icrats. The White House declines to
furnish the initiative and If an at
tempt la made will probably offer ob
struction rather than help.
The Latest Sugar Trust Scandal.
A the Investigation into the charge
khat the sugar trust ha unlawfully
acquired large traots of Philippines
sugar lands proceeds publlo presump
tion will be that the trust Is guilty as
charged. For the people have come to
regard this trust as an offensive out-
Haw, utterly beyond ordinary consid
eration as a business Institution.
It 1 charged that In the Philippines
oase the trust has used and abused
the government; that it has proceed
ed on a land policy that, if continued,
would give the sugar Interests a mo
nopoly of the Philippine sugar busi
ness, and that the purchase hare
been mad on a ruling by Attorney
General Wlckersham that Is obviously
contrary to law.
8o far as the trust is revolved in
these charge, the accusation 1 en
tirely plausible. For many year the
sugar trust ha been the backbone of
exeesstv protection duties. Through
th tariff It ha used the government
to extort from the people, for It ha
lawfully collected vast tribute an
average of about $60,000,000 per year
In price far in excess of it rate
In free trade England. Then it was
caught stealing reveau to the extent
of many million of dollars. It
Ulsaltciil lawyers, tn. coojtaoClL look
ing for technical law In the" "tariff,
and through some of these .flaws the
trust has had refunds amounting to
(millions, the refunds being for duties
collected by the government, but tor
which the trust already had taxed
the consumer. In the refund bus!
nee the trust enjoyed a double graft
The oountry will hope that the con
gressional investigation may b thor
ough, and that no one who ha been
a party to a new sugar trust imposi
tion will be spared.
We have not for a quarter of a cen
tury had a Republican tariff that was
really made by oongres. All were
made by the mtoreeta. And w know
that the interest do not wish a down
ward revision that they will not per-
imtt It
Liberal School Notes.
Quite a number of new pupils have
enrolled since the holiday vacation
This makes some of our rooms in the
grades very full. After the end of the
second week Miss Mabel blenn will
have charge of the tifth grade and
Miss Wells who is now In the fifth
grade will take part of the third and
fourth grades. This arrangement
will relieve the most crowded grades
and will give the teachers a chance
to do better work.
The mid term examinations will
come next week. Each pupil in the
school will be required to take this
anal for the first half of the year
If he does not make an average of
75 per cent he will be put back to
where he began the first of the year,
The new plan of having two finals
a year makes it so that a pupil that
is weak in his studies is put back
just a half year instead of a year as
formerly.
There seems to be some misunder
standing about children entering the
primary. The primary will not en
roll new pupils until raid term, or,
January 23 nd and any time during
the first few weeks after that date.
The teachers and pupils of the
graded school wish to express their
sincere sympathy to Mr. Will Petty
and family in this their great loss of
wife and mother. . Especially does
our sympathy go out to the little
ones who have been under our care
during the school year.
Visitors In the second grade this
week were: Mrs. T. J. Smith, Mrs.
Eidson, Mrs. Friermood, Fern flack
ett and Mary Friermood.
The second grade-now has an en
rollment of 41.
man school notes.
Roy Jones who has been out of
school on account of ill health re-en
tered Monday.
Mr. Boss Telford of Pes Moines,
Iowa, enrolled Monday.
The class In Agriculture are study
ing poultry management this week.
The experiments In egg testing prove
quite interesting.
We are sorry to learn that Miss
Gladys Allphln will soon leave with
her parents for Pratt, Kansas. Miss
Gladys is a bright student and we are
loath to lose her.
The school year will be half over
January 20th, and the mid year ex
aminations will be given next week.
We hope every pupil desiring promo
tion will be present ao take tuem.
Don't neglect your fire insur
ance. I ou mav lose all in a few
hours. Without tornado insurance
you may lose all in an instant.
Fire rates three years 80 cents per
$100. Tornado insurance 50 cents
per $100. for three years. Phone
Land-Thatch Land Co.
Farm loans S. W. Smith.
For Sale.
A good residence property,
close in. I will take a good team
of mares, wagon and harness, as
part payment on property, you
can see me at the furniture store
second door west of the post
office.
S. D. Newby.
$100.00 Reward.
I will pay the above reward for
the arrest and conviction of any
person or persons illegally hand
ing, driving off and disposing of
or butchering any of my stock.
(J. M. Light,
. Liberal, Kansas.
R. I. Owns New Line.
Agent W. A. Montgomery has
received a bulletin from the gen
eral offices of the Rock Island tell
ing of the recent acquisition of the
company of the Chicago, Rock Is-
and and El Paso line. This was a
short road which has been under
the control of the Rock Island for
some time, but the actual owner
ship is but recent. The line runs
from Bravo, New Mexico, to Tu
cumcari, New Mexico. Hutchin
son News. . .
FIRE AT GUYMON
Courthouse and Many
the Records Destroyed.
A few minutes before 1 o'cloc:
Saturday morning, the village of
Guymon was roused by the fire
alarm. The courthouse was then
burning rapidly. The blaze seem
ed to have started in the south
side of the building in the office of
the county clerk. By the efforts
of the citizens, a number of the
records were saved. The frame
building was a total loss of about
$2,500. Just how many and what
records were destroyed is not yet
known, but it is believed that the
tax rolls were all saved, while
most of the records of the Regis
ter of Deeds were destroyed
The tire will be a costly one for
the county, for it means a new
courthouse and the added expense
of copying up the records from
the abstracter's books there
There were some of the books in
the vaults, whicti were old and de
fective, and these are believed to
have been destroyed. Coming at
such a time, just before the new
officers took charge, and following
so bitter a compaign as that of
last fall, it is openly talked in
Ouymon that the fire was the work
of an incendiary. A special ex
aminer was auditing the books at
the courthonse last week, and had
not completed the work Saturday
when the courthouse burned.
Real Estate Transfers
J. W. and Alice Wooden to
J.C. Nuss, lot 3 bloek 2 Craig Add
J.M. Wheeler to H.G. Chapman
lot 7 block 21 Hayne Kansas.
D. T. and Rose D. Edwards to
John Baughman southeast i sec,
23, township 31. range 32.
J. W. and Ella Baughman to I). T.
Edwards northeast i sec. 11, town
ship 31, range 31.
Gurney Ranch Co. to C. W
Ellsaesser. southwest i section 5
and the west i of the southeast ,
and the southeast i of the south
cast i sec. 5 township 33, range 33
W.D. Miller to G.P.Lyman, lot
18 block 25 original Liberal.
C. and Hattie Ellsaesser to Hat-
tie Merchant, southwest I of sec
5 and the west i of the southeast
i and the southeast i of the south
east i of sec. 5 town. 33 range 33
Amanda Boles to Arlie Atha
northeast i sec. 18, township 35,
range 3. '
E. L. Gaskill to Grigsby, lots
9 and 10 block 14, old Liberal.
R. C. and Annie Griggs to R. P.
Smith,lot 1 block 5, Wheeler Add
L. D. and Lina Foutz to C. W
Finley, lots 5, 6, 7 and 8 block 3,
Frisco Addition.
J. W. and Ella Baughman to
G. M. Dudley, lots 1 to 32 inclus
ive, block 8,Baughman's first Add.
Farm loans S. W. Smith.
Will They Do It.
While many are wondering
about whatlaws the present Legis-
ature will pass, all of western
Kansas is keeping its eye on the
mortgage tax law. It is not only
double taxation, for both the
owner ot the property and the
holder of the mortgage pay taxes,
but it keeps interest rates up high,
eeps capital from coming in, and
drives still other capital out. It
takes a lot of money to develop a
new county, and any law which
keeps needed capital out, is a hind
rance to us, not a "help. We
should boost for the repeal of this
aw, because Gov. Stubbs vetoed
such a law as we now want, and it
will take plenty- of boosting to
pass to this year.
L. A. Cole & Son.
For all kinds of shoe repairing.
Neat and good work guaranteed.
East side Kansas Avenue.
Photographs.
For a short time we will make
Post Cards for 95 cents a dozen.
All other work at half price.
Platter and Packard Day studio.
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY
Commissioners:
County Clerk
County Treasurer
Clerk DUtrlet Court
Register Deed
County Attorney
Probate J uilife
Slier I If
Surveyor
Coroner
County SuDftrlntendant
county Assessor
I J F I
T W
COUNTY,
I J F Fueat, Chairman
i Harding
Taylor
E. u. uper
Ueorge A smith
E 8 Irwin
C VV Finley
C. U. Commons
H Hulu
H. H. Ellison
J. G. Trlndle
A L Knlsely
Mary E Todd
fc Mini
Judge 32nd Judicial District, Hon William H
inompaon, address, Garden City, Kans.
TERMS OF DISTRICT COURT
W.wlnocl.. ,,... .til., T" , . .1 '
Wednesday after second Monday of September
Wednesday after second Tuesday ot December
CITY
Mayor
Councllmen
Police Judge
Marshal
Clerk
Treasurer
street Commissioner
J E Miller
A F. Blake
A Shumate
I M H Scandrett
raui Light
L Longenecker
rT W Lane
G. E. Youst
J. Karau
T J Smith
A Shumate
Liberal R. R. Time Card.
EAST BOUND.
No. B2, except Sunday,
No. 4. Limited
No. 8.
No. 34,
.. 7:20 a. m
. 7:10 a. m
, 11:20 a. m
. 2:35 a. m
WEST BOUND.
No. 83. except Sunday, " . . , 6:00 p, m
no. i, ... i :4A p, m
No. 3, Limited, " . . . ll:0i" p. m
No.33, ... ;45a.m
L. C. VoctlM. Agent.
For Trade
I wish to trade improvements in
Pratt Center, consisting of one
lot and a half, 75 foot front, with
new 8. room house, modern im
provements throughout. Good
barn and other out buildings
Close to school and not far from
railroad, for land in the vicinity
of Liberal.
Pomohot Williams,
Rt. 3, box 14.
First published December 16, 1010.
Notice of Dissolution of Part
nership.
Notice Is hereby given that the DartnershlD
neretorore existing netween Unas. Taylor and
I). G. Hamilton, under the firm name of Chas.
Tavlor & C'omnanv. for the mirnose of con
ducting a general druir business In the clti nf
i.iiK'rni. Kansas, has been dissolved and mat
1). G. Hamilton has retired from said Arm and
business In the city or Liberal, Kansas,
liy the terms of such dissolution It Is agreed
that said D. G. Hamilton Is to lie relieved of
all liability for any contrat-Ui or hills made
by said Di m.
The said dissolution to take effect October
I. 1110. D.G.HAMILTON
12-HWt. CHAS. TAYLOR '
f irst published December 9, 1910.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department of the Interior, U. 9. Land Office
at Dodge City, Kansas. December 3, 1910.
Notice Is hereby given that
WILLIAM J. BARREL,
of Liberal, Kansas, who. on February 4, 1WU.
made homestead entry 224110. serial No. 02073,
for the northeast quarter of section 12, town
ship 34 south, range 3f west, 6th principal me
ridian, has Hied notice of Intention to make
dual Ave year proof, to establish claim to the
laud aliove described, before the clerk of the
district court of Stevens county. Kansas, at
tiugoton, Kansas, on
JANUARY 16, 1911.
Claimant names as witnesses; David W.
Scott. Charles W. Scott and Walter W. Heath,
all of Liberal. Kansas, and Albert Welch of
Ematon, Kansas.
Not coal laud. H. F. MILLIKAN, Register.
First published December 9, 1910.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department of the Interior. U. S. Land Of
fice at Dodge City, Kansas, December 3, 1910.
notice is nereny given that
WINNIE JUNE HARREL,
of Ematon, Kansas, who. on February 4, IPOI,
made homestead entry 22491, serial No. 02076,
for the northwest quarter or section 12. town
ship .44 south, range west. 6th Drlnclnal me
ridian, has Hied notice of intention to make
Anal Ave years proof, to establish claim to the
land almve described, before the umbate itidire
of Stevens county, Kansas, at Hugoton, Kan
sas, on
JANUARY 16. 1911.
Claimant names as witnesses: David W.
ScotU and Charles W. Scott, both of Lllieral,
nansas. ana jesse u. Manner ana Allien
Welch, both of r.maton, Kansas.
Not coal land. H. F. MILLIKAN. Register
J. F. MACY
PHOTOGRAPHER
Liberal, Kansas
S. W. SMITH
ATTORNEY AT-LAW
Office over Citiieni Stale Bank Bldg.
Phone 271, Liberal, Kana.
Oklahoma License 275 Kansas License "ft
DAVID CURTIS
Embalmer and Funeral Director
Special Attention Given to Dlsentrments
and Shipments.
10-28-10
The New
Oklahoma Pile Salve
s now on the market. Painless, and nodecen
tlon from business. Guaranteed or money
refunded.
For Sale by all Druggists
HuberA Matthew, Mfra. Tyrone, Okla
UUI. li. 11.
Wilmeth
J
Better known as
"Rabbit foot Bill''
Town site, commer
cial and live stock
auctioneer. Write to
(in.vmon, Oklahoma,
Herald for dales.
I J. E. George, Pres. L. A. Etzold, Vice Pres.
C. E. Woods, Cashier
First National Bank
Capital- - - - $25,000
Surplus and Profits $25,000
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Hal G. ReicPs Jewelry Store
. LIBERAL, KANSAS.
For Jewelry, Watches, Clocks, Silverware, Cut
Glass and Hand Painted China. We do Watch
Repairing, and "if it ain't right, we'll make
it right" :: :: :: ::
Watch Inspector for the C. R. I. & P. Railway.
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GEO. S. SMITH & BRO.
Books
Stationery
Jewelry
and
DRUGGIST'S
SUNDRIES
Paints, Oil, Glass
Fancy
and Toilet
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Fish and Poultry
Fresh and Cured Meats
City Meat Market
FRED B. HULLET, Prop.
Phone 86
I buy and sell live stock and pay the highest market
price for butter, eggs, poultry and hides.
Courteous treatment and Prompt Delivery
Your Patronage Solicited
Fish every Thursday
Phone us your orders
Get your dates at this office.
When it comes to furnishing lumber and building
material, we have the finest
LUfflB
in town. Call and get estimates for the material
for your building
CMAIC IS
m)fh( Lumber
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