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THE DEMOCRAT-VOICE
FOR COLEMAN AND COLEMAN COUNTY
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Volume No. 83.
Coleman, Coleman County. Team, Friday, December 11.1914.
No. M.
COTTON LOANS UNDER
SYNDICATE PLAN WILL
SOON BE AVAILABLE
Much has been written and printed
about the Cotton Loan Syndicate
which ii in process of Anal organiza-
tion and which purpose* loaning
1 1135,000,000 on cotton at 6 per cent
7 interest, direct to farmers. The Syn-
dicate plan, in process of operation,
is fully explained in the following
letter, towit:
American Exchange National Bank
Dallas, Texas, Dec. 5, 1914.
Mr. L. E. Collins, President.
First National Bank, Coleman, Tex
Dear Sir:—In reply to yours of the
85th ultimo. We are informed that
the Cotton Loan Syndicate will soon
be available and the plan Is, for in-
stance:
A customer of yours, say, will have.
,100 bales of cotton, basis middling.
He will make a note for $3,000 at
taching thereto the cotton receipts
together with insurance,_ the note to
be payable on or before six or possi-
bly twelve months, drawing (1 per cent
per annum interest Accompanying
! Ahfs note, he will make remittance
• 'by bank draft of $750, which will cov-
er his subscription for Class B Cer-
tificates, which will be issued to him,
drawing six per cent per annum in-
terest from date. He will further
remit three per cent of the amount
of note, or $90, which amount is to be
held In a special fund, to defray ex-
penses and losses, if any. Then a
draft will be made by him, with the
aote and collateral and two drafts,
as stated, attached, for $8,000 on
either the Local Committee or the
Committee in New York, as he may be
directed, which is to be paid prompt-
ly.
Trusting this explanation covers
the information you desire, I am,
Yours Truly,
ROYAL A. FERRIS, President.
Other Conditions to Loan.
It may be stated, in further expla-
nation, that cotton to be available
i.dpr loan must be warehoused and
^nsured. The loan is made on the
basis of six cents a pound middling,
the cotton remains in the hands of
the farmer and he may sell anytime
he sees, fit and retire the loan. He
pays six per cent iriterest on the
amount of his loan and draws six
per cent on .the amount of his stock.
In the transaction cited in the lettef
of Mr. Ferris, the farmer would pay
six per cent interest on $2,250 and
would receive six per cent interest
oh $750, the amount of his stock. It
is stated that loans will probably be
available before the end of the present
week.
Henry D. Lindlcy of Dallas, chair
man of the Texas loan committee, in
a recent interview, says;
"The only real danger to the success
of the plan is for the bankers in
small towns throughout the state not
to become actively interested in it.
he loans will be made by the com-
ittee through the country banks to
e individual. Success depends upon
the co-operation of the small banks,
and they owe it to their communities
to see to it that this fund at a low
rate of interest is taken advantage of
fully. To accomplish the far-reach-
ing effect that we hope for, even-
banker in every town in Texas should
be active in seeing that his commun-
ity gets just as much of this $135,-
FARM PRODUCE FROM
PRODUCERTO CONSUMER
BY PARCEL POST ROUTE
t
Mr. B. M. Burgher, Postmaster at
Dallas, has been authorized to com-
pile a list of names of the farmers
having for sale anything that can be
transmitted by parcel post mail di-
rect to the consumer. This informa
tion should be given under three
heads; first, butter; second, eggs;
third, general produce, giving ap-
proximately the amount of each kind
of the articles enumerated that could
be furnished per week; also the price
that would be reasonably expected,
delivered at Dallas,
Any Coleman county farmer desir-
ing to try out thiH method of mark-
eting farm products should send a
communication to the Postmaster at
Dallas, giving this information, his
name will be listed and furnished to
the consumers of such articles in or-
der that they may order from him
from time to time such of the above
mentioned produce as they may need.
This “From the Farm to the Table’’
movement was recently inaugurated
by Hon. A. S. Burleson, Postmaster-
General, and has been put into effect
at a few of the larger cities in the
United States, Dallas has been de-
signated as one of the offices to as-
sist in trying out the plan in Tex-
as.
NEWS IN PARAGRAPH
000,000 as possible. Texas ought to
borrow at least $30,000,000, or more,
There is no specific limit to the.
amount Texas can get. The idea is
Just this—those will get it first who
apply first. Texas farmers and bank-
ers should realize the significance of
this. The sum of $135,000,000 is to
be loaned throughout the South, as
the demands are made. When the
fund is exhausted, it is exhausted—
that’s all.”
HOME SCHOOL LEAGUE
MONDAY, DECEMBER 14
The sixth cotton ginning report of
the season, compiled from reports
of Census Bureau, issued December
8th, announced that 18,086,105
bale* of cotton has been ginned prior
to’ December 1, 1914. This compar-
ed with 12,088,412 bales or 86.5 per
cent of the entire crop, ginned prior
to December 1st, last year. The av-
erage quantity of cotton ginned prior
to December 1st, in the past four
years was 11,724,868 bales or 86. t
per cent of the crop. Texas ginuings
to December 8th is 3,746,694, as
compared to 3,572,105 last year.
With an electrically driven saw,
Dr. R. 11, Albee, noted bone special-
ist of New York, removed a portion
of infected bone from the left leg
of a patient in the Medico-Chirurjji-
’cal Hospital in Philadelphia and
transplanted a piece of healthy bone
from his right leg. The unusual op-
eration was performed- at a clinic
attended by specialists from several
cities. Thomas Irwin, was the pa-
tient. His leg was broken in an auto-
mobile accident several months ago
and the bone became infected.
One federal court has held invalid
the fixed price contract which an au-
tomobile company had fastened upon
its agents. A motor sales agency of
Dayton, Ohio, advertised to sell a cer-
tain make of machines at a reduced
price. The manufacturing company
sought an injunction to restrain the
sales agency from representing that
they could sell that particular make
of machines cheaper than the price
fixed by the company. The court or-
dered the dismissal of the bill.
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The regular monthly meeting of
the Home and School League will be
held Monday afternoon nt 4 o’clock
at the south ward school building.
At this meeting; definite outline of
work will be presented an.! other
matters of importance taken up.
It is very important that all mem
tiers attend each meeting of this club.
Don’t forget the date, second Mon-
day afternoon of each month. In-
addition to matters of genoin* im-
portance, the following special pro-
gram wil] be given Monday, Dec. 14:
1— -A general survey of the Mothers'
Club movement.
2— Paper: Sex Hygiene in our
Schools.—Dr. Aston.
3— Some problems that demand the
combined efforts of teachers and
parents. General discussion.
Coal! Coal!
Best griade deep shaft coal. Let us
have your orders before cold weath-
er starts. Coleman Grain & Mer-
cantile Company, ’phone 75, Coleman.
Texas. 50tf
One result of the present war may
be the realization of the dream of
centuries past—the setting up of
Palestine as an independent Jewish
state. Both England and Russia will
favor the project, says the London
Globe- England because a small
neutral state in the Holy Land Will
he the best possible protection to
Suez and Egypt, Kue-da because it
will make the way easier for her to
settle certain Jewish problems with-
in her own borders.
another big yardi for Mexican catt'e
outaid%rthe city. T. D. Love of Sier-
ra Blanca wan elected president of
the new company and stock was sub-
scribed by a number of Texas and
New Mexico cattlemen
“For God’s sake help us,” are the.
concluding words of an appeal of the
citizens of Naco, Arizona, to the
United States senators representing
that state, in which they want soma
moaiis brought to bear to put a stop
to woufidWg and killing of citizens of
that border town by stray bullets
fired by the contending factions
seeking control of the Mexican part
of the town. Five persons have
been killed and- forty-two wounded
on the Arizona side of the line and
the message declares that there is
no safety in the streets, day or night,
and very little in houses.
It is stated that forty thousand
hotels and restaurants in the United
States will be asked to use cotton
instead of linen on tables.
An unconfirmed report from Mex-
ico states that General Carranza
has been arrested in Vera Cruz, by
his own officers, charged with loot-
ing the treasury of that city.
A drouth which ha* existed in
some sections of Kansas since Aug.
1st, was broken December 7th, by a
slow rain. Snow 'was reported along
the western border of the state.
Robert Bailey, aged 35, deacon in
the Scission Church of St. i/juis, be-
came infatuated with Nannie
Strickland, a twelve-year-old girl,
whom he claimed as his child sweet-
heart. As the result of his infatua
tion he shot and killed her, then at
tempted to take his own life
CHAMBER COMMERCE
REPORT MANY FARMERS
COMING TO COLEMAN
The Coleman Chamber of Com-
merce reports a number Of families
here and many others from all parts
of the stated headed for Coleman
county. Some of those already here
are finding places and farms to rent
and will become citizens and there
are others who have not yet located.
Iutnd owners desiring tenants or
day laborers should get in touch
with the Coleman Chamber of Com-
REORGANIZATION OF
BOY SCOUTS ISUNDER
WAY IN COLEMAN
At Sylvester, Louisiana, negroes
murdered Charles M. Hicks ' in his
store, robbed the store of money,
saturated Hicks’ body with kerosine
and set fire to the premises. The god
ty negroes were apprehended nnd ,’l
of them were lynched. The fourth ne-
gro implicated escape
set ■
The Canadian government has
, aside SundBV, January 30th. as a
Morris (o., meat packets. r*"• Hay of special prayer on behalf »f
cently purchased thirty acres of 1and,(he Itritish Rn<1 a||ied fause jn the
along the river nt El Paso, adjoining war gnd a trihutp t„ the memory
fifteen acres already owned by that j ^ thos( who haV(, fa!|en in battle
I concern. It is reported that p a.ns ^ This Sunday will he observed in
| are being drawn for a big three story Rrpal I!ritain in a ,imilar manner.
I rick stock exchange building on the .. .
plot, containing offices io be used by
cattle owners, buyers and commission
merchants. Cattlemen who claim that
Morris & Company is trying to -get
control of the stock yards situation
at El Paso, organized the Cattle-
men’s Stock Yards Association, with
a capital stock of $500,000 to build
President Wilson’s message, just
completed, consists of nearly four
thousand words. It is stated the Pres-
ident will not propose any new leg
illation but will urge the enaetmen*
of the shipping "bill, the Phillippine
independence bill and the ronserva
tion measures.
Everyone who has given the mat-
ter any thought realizes the impor-
tance which attaches to the Boy Scout
movement in shaping the destiny of
the boy, who, today effervescent with
the enthusiasm and imagination of
youth, becomes the mature eitisen
and man of tomorrow. The wholesome
teaching and discipline which seout-
dom impresses upon its young mem-
bers, showing them the way and meth
merce, call at the office or telephone od of meeting the responsibilities
No. 355. The Chamber of Commerce and exigencies of .maturer life, is aa
its doing commendable work in using I aid to them such as no other training
its organization as a clearinghouse j school cah give,
for employers and employees There is now afoot plans for -the
I re-organization of a troop of Boy
| Scouts in Coleman and parents should
| encourage their boys to become mern-
! bers. Boys who are Interested should
consult Mr, Jack Duncan who has the
matter in hand.
Judge Edward Porterfield of the
Kansas City Juvenile Court urges
every parent In that city to induce
his boys to join the Boy Scouts. “If
every boy in the city would join," he
says, “the gangs would disappear,
the Juvenile Court would be » strong
er to the youth and we would rear a
generation of men thn* would not
require much police protection, I have
never had a Boy Scoot in my court,
and there are 1,200 of them in Kan-
sas City."
This splendid tribute to an organ
ization scarcely five years old is a
well-merited one. Roys are retail
bundles of corked-up enthusiasm
This enthusiasm must have a vent.
If there be no other outlet, the gang
is the result.
The Boy Scout not only is provided
a paving well. That there is, already, i witb outlet for his exuberant
oil at the Babington well and indi-1 8Pirit*- ,bUl he »* titught th® ,0TO
cations of a greater strike imminent, | future in the open. He learns, too,
not even the4 pessimist will deny. 10 care V°r himself and for his com-
The delay has been trying on an anx- rad<fs unfi,‘r conditions. The first _
iotfs public but the expense has been to the injured treatment is one
j of the Boy Scout’s first accomplish-
ments.
While the*- is nothing military
about the Boy Scout organization,
the youngsters are taught a whole-
tome discipline, a tenderness for the .
weak and a respect for the rights of
others. . Let’s encourage the move
ment in Coleman.
3000 FT. CABLE REC'D
AT BABINGTON OIL WELL
Muddy road* and bad weather for
several weeks has prevented the
progress of operations at the Babing-
ton oil well. Owing to impassable
roads the freighting of fuel oil from
the Trickham well was interfered
with and active operations were sus-
pended pending the clearing of the
weather
A new 3.000 foot steel cable, seven-
eights inch, has lately arrived at the
well and will be put into service aa
soon as weather permits. The public
have had many ideas regarding the
outcome and condition of this well.
Many are optimistic regarding its
outcome; others,more especially those
who are always to be found on the
reverse side of any enterprise, are
doubtful and even adverse in their
opinion regarding the possibilities of
great on the shoulders of the pro-
moters, Messrs. Robertson A Son,
who, although having spent a great
»um of money in, the development of
this well, are now very sanguine and
confident of the development of a
great oil field at Coleman. Whatever
degree of success is achieved wii! be
due entirely to their untiring energy
and the spending of their own money.
That we are in the midst of an ex-
tensive oil field the immediate future
will undoubtedly verify and its' cen-
New Ruling of Santa Fe.
Agent G, E. Dalton of Coleman has
received a ruling from the head office
THE BIG NOISE HAS STARTED
—ZUDORA IS NOW RUNNING AT
THE DIXIE THEATRE. WATCH
FOR ADVERTISING. FIRST’IN-
STALLMENT DECEMBER 10.
‘The Old Reliable’
Fir^t National Bank
Capital Stock . .
Surplus and Profits
$100,000
$163,000
Credit.
The greatest asset of any man is his credit; and
it is made or marred by the man himself. The surest
way for one to build up this coveted asset is for him to
pay every dollar he can whenever he can, on whatever
indebtedness he may have. In other words, “come
clean” with the man he owes. When this is done the
community is not long finding it out and he has a cred-
it standing, good as far as it goes. This bank takes
off its hat to the man who thus conducts himself and
stands ready to lend him assistance which otherwise
would be withheld.
L E. COLLINS, Pres. . R. H. ALEXANDER, Cash.
C. E. PIPES ACQUITTED
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT
Judge W, M. Weatherred’s county
court was occupied Monday ,of the
week in the trial of C. E. Pipes, dep-
uty sheriff, charged with aggravated
nssault upon the person of S R
1’harris. The case was given over
NEW FEE BILL BECAME
OPERATIVE DECEMBER I
Austin, Dec. 8. - Unde* the amend-
ed county officers’ fee bill which be-
came operative December 1st in
this state, county officers hereafter
are to operate on a straight salary
basis. In many instances, it Is said,
to the jury late Monday and early'the new act will reduce the incomes
Tuesday morning the jury . returned of certain county officers and in
a verdict of acquittal. I i other cases merely regulate them. In
The testimony of Defendant Pipes several of the larger counties sher-
was to the effect that he had been iff’* cojnpensatioa will be reduced by-
summoned to his cotton pickers'} about fifty peFce®t.'
ramp, about one or two , o'clock at —*—
ter will be within sight of the court-1 Santa Fe which prohibit* any
hou-e at Coleman i but employes inside the office dfr
~ l artment of the station. Hereafter
Other Oil Development. the public will be required to tram.
The Oil and Gas Journal of Tulsa,.:l 1 ,l! business with the com pans
Oklahoma, in its issue of December through the window.
3rd. says: -
"The*big oil companies of the East, Notice of Shareholders’ Meeting,
are taking interest in oil. develop- The annual meeting of the share
ments near Coleman, in Coleman holders of the First National Bank
county. A deal has just been eonsum- j 0f Coleman, Texas, is .hereby called
ated whereby a representative of one for the ae(.ond Tuesday in January,
of the largest companies of the East j the same being the 12th day of the
secured a lease upon 110 acres three ■ m0nth, to meet at the offices of said
miles southwe-t of that place, for a j bank at 10:00 o’clock a. m„ for the
rash consideration of $11,000 Devel- purpose of electing a board of <M-
opment work is to begin within nine- rector* for the ensuing year and to
ty days. ! transact such other business as
come before the body.
CHRISTMAS ROXKS. WE HAVE
ALL SIZES AND MANY DIFFER-
ENT DESIGNS. BOX YOUR GIFTS
IN PRETTY BOXES. GATES
STARR-XLLEN CO.. COLEMAN.
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ALEXANDER. Caahiar.
Our darge stock of Christmas
good* is on display. Come in aad
see! Bowen’s, Coleman.
(kdeman County Not Affected.
Following are the maximum salar-
ies fixed by law for counties with
less than 25,000 inhabitants, which
will include Coleman: County judge,
$2,050; sheriff, $2,750; county clerk,
the premises and asked him what county attorney, district clerk, tax
he was doing there. One word foi • ! collector and county asiessor, each
lowed another and, according ■ to $o,250.
Pipes’ testimony Pharris grabbed for The meaning of the law, as in
his gun, when Pipes fired. terpreted by some of the officer* is,
, Pharris testified that Tie, aa con that the earnings of the officers
night by one of the negroes, who,
came to his house and reported there i
was a man at the camp with n mask
ovey his face. Defendant and hi-
brother, Mitchell Pipes, went to the j
camp and found Constable Pharis on <
stable, went to the negro camp for
the purpose of catching the negroes
Gambling and denied that he reached
for his gun when in conversation
with Pipes. .
Following the verdict of acquittal
of C. E. Pipes, the case against
Mitchell Pipes, charging aggravated
assault in connection therewith, was
dismissed.
Meeting of City Federation.
The City Federation ^ill meet at
the Library on Saturday, December
12th, at 2:00 p. m. Every member
is requested to be present.
, MRS. R. G. HOLLINGSWORTH,
< Secretary
Marriage Permits for the Week,
Havden Mercer and Bennie Huey.
J. F. Farris and Cora Stephen*
W. G. Hollowell and Ethel Mar
ehall.
Roy Stone and Myrtle Ratcum
Ray F. Bradner and Mary Dena
Dodds.
Pedro Roeale* and Juana Rota*
(Max.),
above all expense* will be paid them
up to the amount of the maximum
salary fixed. Inaamuch aa the offi-
cers of Coleman county under the
foe system In effect have never
reached the maximum salary as fix-
ed bv the new statute, it is plain that
conditions existing In Coleman
county will not be affected thereby
The Home and School league will
meet Monday, December 14th, at
418 p. m., at the south ward school
building. Plea«e let us have a full
attendance. MRS. II J. O’HAIR,
V Press Reporter
Mis* Mary E. Gearing of Texas
University Extension Department
will lecture at the court house In
Coleman, under the auspices of the
C.ir|»’ Study Club, Friday night, De
rertber 18th, beginning at 7:30 Sub-
lets “Home Economics," Prices
15* and 25c. .The' public is urged to
attend.
Th* Weather Calendar free
OoaUon’a Drug Store, Coleman.
The Key Stone of Success
IS AMBITION
One of the elements of ambition is the
desire to be independent, The surest
way of being independent is to acquire
wealth. The only way to acquire wealth
is to save. The time to save is while
your health is good and your capacity
great. Open an account with usf begin saving now
The Coleman National Bank
“THE PROGRESSIVE BANK”
J. E McCord. President D A. Paddleford. Vtce-Preeidaat
W. R Mcdedan. Vtoe-Prea. H. R. Starkweather. Vtoe-Proa
C F. Dumas. Cashier
t. L Bowen G. P. Roqaemore
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