The Weekly Herald (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 8, 1919 Page: 2 of 8
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WEEKLY HERALD
rad at the Poetofflce at Weather
Texas, as second class matter.
Published Every Thursday by
TWW HERALD PUBLISHING CO.
121 York Avenue
SUBSCRIPTIONS RATES:
SM Year In Advance___________$1.00
Mi Months In Advance________ .80
T^eee Months in Advance_____________ .35
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TELEPHONES:
•*>“'ta4eBtera 850. Independent 240-B
THURSDAY, MAY 1, 1919.
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The hen that lays an egg a day is a
for its employment subjects the pur-
chaser and the vendor If he connives
in it, to the penalties provided in
section 1308 of the act.
The following articles of food or
drink are subject to tax within the
meaning of section 630:
All beverages when compounded or
mixed at the fountain, such as orange
ade, lemonade, pineapple juices, coca
cola, root beer, maxie phosphates,
fruits and flavoring syrups compound-
ed or mixed with carbonated or plain
water, milk shakes in any form, cream
and egg shakes, ice cream, ice cream
sodas, ice cream sundaes, ice cream
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BUSINESS CONDITIONS NORMAL
AND NO WIDESPREAD UNEM-
PLOYMENT IN DISTRICT.
Dallas, Texas, May 3.—In the Elev-
enth Federal Reserve District as a
whole a sound and normal business
is being transacted. Thus is the con
_____llc,m dltion throughout the district sum-
sandwiches, flavored ices and all oth-I nlarized today by the federal reserve
er similar food or drinks, including Hpen* 'n rePort for April. Agricul
malted milk. * !,ural prospects show further gain, the
This list, however, is not intended j l*ve«tot-k industry is getting on its
or considered to be complete but [ *<el ant* improvements in trade dur-
merely illustrative of the class of ar
| ing the transitory period, while grad-
i ual arc none the
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son from the hen. Lay up for your
future by investing regularly in war
savings stamps.
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tides subject to tax. iual ar* none the less conspicuous.
There are certain drinks which are Except in the building industry most
lines are well satisfied with the busi
often sold at soda fountains, ice cream
parlors, or similar places of business
which are not regarded as soft drinks
or ice cream products or similar ar-
! tides of food or drink within the
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great benefit to Parker county farm j meaning of section 630 of the revenue
ers. In many places the rain was ad.
badly needed. It will help the grain j Such beverages are exemplified by
as well as all kinds of row crops.
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What about about the Victory Lib-
erty loan? Have you done your duty
to assist the government in raising
money to pay the debts incurred by
sending our boys to France to fight
for you? Many sacrifices were made
In the Argonne and St. Mihiel drives.
What have you sacrificed in an effort
to. finish the job? The Victory notes
are njore attractive as an investment
than any that the government has is-
sued. Don’t be a slacker at'this late
day, but go at once to your banker
and take the limit. The drive doses
Saturday.
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hot beef tea, coffee, hot, cold or
lea, buttermilk, hot chocolate or co-
coa, hot dam broth, hot clam bisque,
hot tomato bisque and hot tomato
bouillon.
No tax applies on the sale of bev
erages or drinks, such as gingerale,
root beer, maxie mineral water, etc.,
ness in hand,” continues the review.
’ The steady development of other
wealth producing industries, such as
oil. copper mining, diversified farming
and stock raising has rendered the
district less dependent upon the cot
ton crop returns, the review says,
iced ! "and while ’he lethargy in business
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resulting from the slow marketing of
cotton is still apparent, it is never
theless set off by other aetivites.”*
The slow movement of the cotton
crop continues lo make its effect felt
on the banks although further liquids
tion by sales of cotton is evident
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^ put pep-in-your-smokemotor, all right, if you’ll
ring-in with a jimmy pipe or cigarette papers and
nail some Prince Albert for packing!
when served directly from a contain- within recent weeks. On April 15,
er, in which case the manufacturers | total discounts and open market trans-
tax on such drinks has already been
levied, however, if any of the drinks
or beverages herein mentioned are
compounded or mixed with carbonat-
ed water or extract, or other ingredi-
ent at the fountain they are taxable.
There are certain medicines, such
as bromo seltzer, citrate of magnesia
The subscriptions to the hotel in j roehelle salts,_ seidlitz powder, biear
Weatherford is dragging. Every citi- j bonate of soda, castor oil, epsom salts
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and essence of pepsin which are often
sold at soda fountains, ice cream par
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xen ought to volunteer his services to
assist the committee in putting ta;..
proposition over. You people that
have been talking the need of a goo i;
hotel in Weatherford ought to get
busy. If you have been in earnest I
heretofore, you ought to ’show your j
earnestness by coming down a little! MANY OLD DOCUMENTS
heavier on the subscription list. . IN TEXAS STATE LIBRARY
Never mind the location, raise the -
money, elect your board of directors
and then select the site. Weatherford
ought to be ashamed of herself if she j
lets this opportunity to build a mod
era hotel fail.. We just can't afford
not to ^:arry the plans through.
actions of the Federal Reserve Dank
were $54,364,239 against $57,087,230
for March 15. A large part of the de
crease was in paper of member banks
secured by government obligations,
the report said. Dank clearings for
the nine chief cities of the district for
March show an increase of 24.2 per
cent over March, 1918, the 1919 totals
being $361,476,713 as against $290,
948,298 in 1918.
Postal receipts, however, show a de-
Just between ourselves, you
never will wise-up to high-spot-
smoke-joy until you can call a pipe
by its first name, then, to hit the
peak-of-pleasure you land square
on that two-fisted-man-tobacco,
Prince Albert !
Well, sir, you’ll be so all-fired
happy you’ll want to get a photo-
graph of yourself breezing up the
pike with your smokethrottle wide
open! Talk about smoke-sport!
Quality makes Prince Albert so
appealing all along the smoke line.
Men who never before could
smoke a pipe and men who’ve
smoked pipes for years all testify
to the delight it hands out! P. A.
can’t bite or parch! Both are
cut out by our exclusive patented
process I
Right now while the going’s
good you get out your old jimmy
pipe or the papers and land on
some P, A. for what ails your
particular smokeappetite !
luis and similar places of business j crease of .9 per cent for the same pc
wiiicli are not soft drinks or ice cream j,iod, the 1919 March total being $569,-
pio'lm:., or similar articles of food 589 as compared with $575,263 for
or drink and hence are not taxable. I March 1918.
* 1 Huilding permits showed an Increase
of 119 in number and 48.5 in per cent,
the total being $911,342 and the max
Copjrlfbt lilt
fry R. J. Key
Yon bavPrince Albert everywhere tobacco ie Mold. Toper red bags,
tidy red tine, handsome poandttnd half pound tin humidors—and
—that classy, practical pound crystal glass humidor with sponge
Tobacco
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—mui nuif/, piuciiiHi pvuni/ crystal glass humidor with iBORfe
moistener top that keeps the tobacco in such perfect condition.
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem, N. C.
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THE NEW DRINK TAX.
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Collector of Internal Revenue A. S.
Walker has issued the following in
explanation of the federal tax on soft
drinks which became operative on
May 1, 1919. This tax is contained
In the revenue law recently passed
by congress and affects all patrons of
fountains and similar places:
The rate of tax is measured by the
price for which the food or drink is
sold. It is on the actual sale price
st the rate of 1 cent for each 10 cents
or fraction thereof of the amount-paid
|or any of the articles mentioned in
section 630.
^3ach sale for 10 cents or less is
taxed 1 cent and each sale for over
10 cents is taxed 1 cent for each 10
cents for fraction thereof of the price.
The tax is upon \he whole amount
of the price paid by the purchaser
when the price is paid at one time,
though in payment for several arti
oles which are the subject of a single
transaction or purchase.
The total prief paid is the unit for
computing the tax. Thus if the pur
• chaser orders two sodas at the same
time, each sold for 15 cents, the tax
is 3 cents and not 4 cents. If, how
over, he buys one soda for 15 cents
the tax is 2 cents, and if he then im-
mediately purchases another 15 cent
drink the tax is 2 cents on the second
sale, which cannot be treated as part
of the first sale
Any means by which separate pur-
chasers pool their order for the pur
pose of defeating or escaping the tax
imposed by section 630 shall be care
By A#mhiaicd F*ri‘ss.
Austin, Texas, May 3. In a cage in
the state library are approximately
3,000 old documents, known as the
Lamar papers. They were collected
| by M. D. Lamar, one of the early
(presidents of the Republic of Texas,
j whom it is said contemplated writing
a Texas history from the material he
I gathered.
The papers include notes made by
Lamar and for hint on nearly every
event of importance during the early
days, and to their existence is due on cue.
much of the accurate knowledge oi
early Texas. For instance, one of the
papers is a list of the men who par
ticipated in the battle of San Jacinto.
Thi* list is in the handwriting of Gen
eral Sam Houston and was made
shortly after the battle.
The University of Texas is having
made and will have printed a calendar
of these old documents.
In the library at the University
there is a similar collection of docu-
ments made by Stephen F. Austin.
Preparation for the publishing of
these are also being made.
imum valuation being in Houston, I
i where 208 permits were issued for a :
total value of $288,415.
"The lethargy prevailing in the buil
ding industry throughout the country
is apparent in this district.” said I lie
federal reserve agent, "and the reluc
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furthermore the average weight was $2oo,ouo,uuo more for the purpose of
pounds more per hog in 1918. Thus assisting the states in the construc-
":.*n the aipim1 Is are lurneil into pork'tion ut good roads. Of this sum
ami lard wo l ave a total production ni there is now available and will be
11.225,00 Hum pounds in 191S as against i available this year and next to the
S,lT8.289.uoti pounds in 1917. an in Stale of Texas a little less than $12,-
FARMER BIG FACTOR IN AVERT- crease of 2,747,355,Olio poinin-, or 22.1 (000.000, making a total available from
ING CRISIS, SAYS BUREAU
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OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY.
By A»soi-)>itu(l I’li**'*.
Washington, May 1. American
l*er cent nearly one third.” federal aid of $10,093,000. In addi-
Sinking increases in exports an lion the act was amended so as
also.shown by the bureau. Ileef ship-j allow a slate to expend this sum on
. , meats abroad in 1918 were 94 per cent roads that are now used or can he
tance to proceed with new buildings i Washington, May 1 American mor„ lhan in m7 th(. chief 1918! used lor post roads, thereby giving
seems general. In fact the direct ef-l^sed meat production, including mu. .„ - , pounds ol a great deal more latitude in allot-
feet is now most noticeable in the lackj>‘"‘>. nmounied In 1918 lo 20.129? ... f„.„h „ , ............ pmlml, ot men,s made to the different counties
of housing facilities which in itself Pounds--a quantity never I, canned beef. Exports of pork and lard ! "The original, as well as the amend-
presents unlimited possibilities for apprdhcheu ,n magn.tude by the h.c ,1918 ani01lnM t0 2,279,287 050 1 ed act, provided that this fund should
the day when construction begins in | "'o'* •Mvy ot this or any other | whi(.h wat 71.7 percent more than the not be used to aid the construction of
couii'.ry. The corresponding figure quan(ily 8ent abroad in 1917. „Iiy llighway not to exceed 50 per
• ••;■ ”fv,v»l of building has |for the year 191, wjs 16.317,OOa.tPH) Thw bureau shows that in the „g cent of its total cost. From that pro-
stimulated the demand tor lumber and Pounds.- 1 hree-tourths ot this enor grrgaU. Inoro meal by far i:, eaten ln vision the idea has been gained that
during the last 30 days dealers report |>' 0"s tncret.se v.a.s pork and one ,he UnilP(J states than in any other the federal aid could match every
LEGISLATURE CONVENES
WITK^ QUORUM PRESENT
Bt Associated Press
Austin, Texas, May 5.—The Texas
legislature convened in special ses-
sion today with a bare quorum pres-
ent in each house. All indications are
that the session will be a short one.
Governor Hobby's first message sub
mitted only the subject of allowing
discharged soldiers and sailors to
vote without the payment of a poll
tax.
Warning—Keep Out.
The public is hereby warned to
keep off my place when fishing, or
subject themselves to penalty of the
law. ' B. F. SPAIN.
EVERY ONE SHOULD KNOW
unprecedented orders. The ability of
the mills to produce stocks seems to
be materially affected principally on
account of weather conditions and la
bor. Prices are higher, attributable
lo two causes, first abnormally low
products, and second, the strong de-
mand in the face of light business.
Authorities predict a continued ad-
vance in price rather than the looked
for decline.
"Skilled and unskilled labor usually
busy with the building industry finds
allied and similar aotivites attractive
at high wages, and the general situa-
tion remains good. There is no wide-
spread unemployment in the district
and between the heavy calls from the
farms'and the oil fields, labor gener
ally is well situated.”
Retail merchants report a fair in
crease in trade, according to the
bank "The urban population contin
ues its unstinted demand for higher
Priced goods, which necessarily swells
the total sales in practically all lm j
fourth was in bmi.
The meat surplus in 1918 was so
great that extra export demands made-
little impression on it, although 1918
export shipments of meat and laid
nearly doubled the 1917 figures—ris-
ing from slightly less than one and and litmb
three-fourths billion pounds to slight
ly more than three billion pounds—
and these figures do not include ship-
ments to American military forces
abroad.
The aggregate 1917 consumption oi
dressed meat and lard in the United
States was approximately 14J billion
pounds, but in 1918 it rose to seven-
teen and one-quarter billion pounds.
This means, after allowing for in-
crease in population, and addition of
23 pounds for evexy man, woman and
child ln the country—despite the food
conservation campaign which in 1917
caused consumption to decline con
siderably.
While the people as a whole
through their abstinence averted the
country in the world—although some
spaiseley settled countries raising
much meat have a larger per capita
consumption. It also says that there
is room in the United States for a
great expansion in the use of mutton
portant centers. Notwithstanding [immediate crisis, it was the farmer
this cause of increase volume in dol *ho was the really bfg factor in the
lars, merchunts generally report a fair |ultimate situation,” says the Bureau
increase In quantities. The weather j of Animal Industry, United States De
—tho child should ba( taught —
that the business of living is the sum
of all earthly concern.
The whole scheme of life is fully
met by conserving the forces about
us and within us.
Thrift forbids waste of vital force as well as of
material force or substance.
One mission of Banks is to cultivate and stimu-
late thrift. Let us help you.
M. & F. State Bank
conditions have been favorable to the
sales of seasonable merchandise.”
The volume of sales of automobile
supplies shows an increase of 100 per
cent over 1918. Prices are higher,
collections better and there Is an in
creased demand for higher grade
types.
CORN DROPS TEN CENTS
PER BUSHEL AT CHICAGO
OX Associated P-a««
Chicago, III., May i.—Following the
statement, of Julius H. Barnes, presi
dent of the grain corporation, that the
corporation had arranged for a rnoder
ate importation of wheat from Can
ada, corn dropped ten cents per bush
el on the board of trade today.
TEXAS FLYING FIELDS
WILL BE
Washington, May 5—The war de
partment announced today that the
flying fields, Carruthers, Love, Rich
Barron, Call and Taliaferro, all ln
Texas, will be abandoned as soon as
the equipment can be stored els&
where.
partment of Agriculture "The produ
cer, of course, was expected to do his
part, but he did it with such powerful
effect that in a single year the meat
shortage was turned into a pronounc
ed surplus. Thus In 1918 there was
not only meat enough to supply all
foreign demands compatible with the
restricted shipping facilities, but a
greatly enlarged quantity was avail
able for home consumption.
'The total number of rattle slaugh
tered in 1918 is estimated at 15,750,000
as against 13,723,900 in 1917. Their
average weights were practically the
same for both years, and the beef pro-
duced from them was 6,686,000,000
pounds in 1917 and 7.641,000,000
pounds in 1918. Ths was a remark
able achievement, as it hardly would
have been credited that beef growers
ABANDONED |coul(l increase their production a bil
lion pounds in^ie year.
“The hog matures quickly, therefore
a much more rapid incivase would be
looked for than whis the ease with cat-
tle. Even so, the results for 1918 can
be described only as stupendous. The
hogs marketed In 1118 numbered 69,
864.7M M agalnet 57,483,800 in 1917,
STATE AND FEDERAL AID
FOR HIGHWAYS EXPLAINED
Austin, Texas, May 4.—There is an
erroneous impression fhroughout the
state as to how aid can be granted a
county for the construction of state
highways, according to Chairman
Hubbard of the highway commission.
A number of statements have appear-
ed in the press to the effect that a
county colud receive an equal amount
or state and federaLaid to that which
they put up themselves for the con
struction of state highways. Mr. Hub
bal'd explains that this is impossible
if all the counties are- to receive a
reasonable proportion of the amount
of money available. Mr. Hubbard
said:
I would like to correct an erron-
eous impression that seems to be in
vogue In regard to the amount of fed
eral and state aid. In 1916 the federal
government first appropriated aid to
the different states. At that time
$75,000,000, which was considered a
large sum, was appropriated for the
purpose of aiding the states of the
Union in constructing good roads. Of
this sum, the State of Texas was al-
lotted approximately $t,500,000 to cov-
er the building period of five years,
beginning with 1917, In which year
there was available the sum of ap-
proximately $300,000, or one-fifteenth
of the total. In 1918 there was avail-
able two-fifteenths, In 1919 three-fif
teenth, in 1920 there will be available
four-fifteenth, and in 1921 the remain-
der, or five-fifteenths.
“Since the highway department
was organized in 1917, and due to the
Intervention of the war, although we
have appropriated and allotted to the'
different counties the entire amount
available from the original allotment,
there has been only a small amount
expended. As a ‘further limitation,
this amount was available only ior
post roads.
dollar raised by the local community,
but as the state has only $16,000,000
of federal aid available for Texas anil
about $4,000,000 state aid, and In rec-
ent months there have been voted
$2,530,000 in bonds and $34,000,000 to
be voted upon in the near future, it in
readily seen that the state and federal
aid can not begin.,to*match these
enormous sums.
“There iR only one way that the
State of Texas can keep abreast with
the times and keep step w!th the
progress of the nation. That was
to provide ft sufficient amount
money to help build the best system
of state highways in the United
States. This can be done on.<Nor. 4
by voting the $75,000,000 state road
bond issue.” ,
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CALLED SE8%JON CONGRES3 ‘U
WILL MEET ABOUT JUNE 1
Washington, May 3—The intimation
that a special session of congress will
be called by President Wilson to meet
about June 1, is contained in confi-
dential dispatches received in Wash-
ington today. It is said In authorita-
tive administration quarters that it is
quite possible that if the situation in
Paris should develop rapidly the spe-
cial session might meet even before
June 1. ,
A nice, pleasant purgative that also
has a gental stimulating effect in the
liver and stomach Is one reason why
Prirkly Ash Bitters is so well liked
by men who have used It. They find
It a good medicine for the whole
family Price $1.25 per bottle. R. W.
Kindel Drug Co. and Cherry Akard
Drug Co., special agents. Adv.
“Tkia year congreaa appropriated
I Will Buy Your
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JOE J. CALDWELL
Lieaattd Irokar
Boom 20, Kuteman Building
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