Jacksboro Gazette (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 7, 1915 Page: 1 of 16
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jacksboro gazette
VOLUME XXXV
JACKSBORO, TEXAS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 7,1915.
NUMBER 3C .
A WORD OF APPRECIATION
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OFFICERS AND
DIRECTORS
W. A. Shown,
President
Sil Stark
J. R. Lilly
Vice Pres.
James Hayes,
Cashier
W. B. Mann
Asst. Cash.
Mrs.FrancesDuke
S. Castleberry,
J. H. Timberlake
h, T. Richardson
J. W. Kinder
To the friends
wlv» have entrusted their busi-
ness to us, we would remind
you, again, that we appreciate
your business, and we are con-
tinually striving to make every
phase of the service more pleas-
ant and convenient for you.
WE WANT TO PLEASE YOU
To the friends
who have not seen fit to entrust
their business to this bank we
would remind you, that we ap-
preciate your friendship, and
hope some day to count you as
our GOOD CUSTOMERS.
MAY THE YEAR 1915 BE A
BANNER YEAR FOR YOU—---
Jacksboro National Bank
CONE JOHNSON TO
GIVES OUT STATEMENT IN
DEFENSE OF PRESIDENT
AND ADMINISTRATION.
Veva Cruz Incident Is Reviewed
From Standpoint of Solicitor of
Departmeent of State.
vessels.
“Early in October exporters of
cotton not familiar with the mat-
ter of contraband, inquired of the
Department of State the situation
of cotton and were advised it was
not contraband and could be ship-
ped to any of the countries at
war, if carried in neutral bottoms.
On Oct. 10 the Solicitor of the
Department of State, a native and
lifelong resident of the South,
gave to the press a statement
which said: ‘Cotton is not con-
traband of war, for the manifest
reason that in its raw state it can
not be used for purposes of war.
In order to be available fob use
by the army or naval forces of a
belligerent it has to firstundergo
a considerable process of manu-
facture. It is ranked as noncon-
traband in the so-called London
convention. There is no legal
tmpediment to a ship load of cot-
ton going direct to Hamburg. If
American cotton interests hav
not already done so, they should
seek these markets.’ »
SHIP PUROHNSE BILL
TAKES FIRST PLAGE
BY VOTE OF 46 TO 29 SENATE
MAKES MEASURE UN-
FINISHED BUSINESS.
REPUBLICANS TO FICII
Urging Administrations’ Plans
Senator Fletcher Presents Fig-
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ures on Trade Vessels.
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Important Notice
Washington, Jan. 2.—(Mark L.
Goodwin, in Dallas News).—Cone
Johnson of Tyler, Solicitor in the
Department of State, takes Gov-
ernor Colquitt to task in a state-
ment issued tonight for the lat-
ter’s on President Wilson and the
Administration, published in East-
ern newspapers last Sunday morn
ing, and charges that the Texas
Governor is guilty of both igno- p]|cjt statement that cotton was
ranee of the subjects discussed n0^ on British list# of contraband,
and an amazing recklessness of would remain free, and tlfat they
statements. jhad no intention of interfering
Evidence of personal pique with shipment, even to Ger-
oozes from every line of his state- xiiany or Austria, when carried in
ment, ’ ’ says Solicitor Johnson, ‘ If vessels flying neutral flags.
Claims Charges Unwarranted.
Washington, Jan. 4.—Govern-
ment purchase of ships as propos-
ed in the Administration bill to
create a shipping board finanee r
$10,000,000 shipping corporation
Government, in October, an ex-
he wrote' without knowledge of
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the facts, his palpable representa-
tions should condemn him.
“Governor Colquitt no doubt
and expend not to exceed $30,-
As a still further assurance tojoo0,000 for the purchase or char-
those interested in hte export of tering of ocean carriers, became
cotton, the department requested today the foremost issue before
and obtained from the British1 congress /
By a vote of 46 to 29 the Sen-
ate made the ship purchase bill
the unfinished business, to be sup-
planted only by appropriation
bills. This action,
Senator Fletcher,
man of the Commerce Committee,
precipitated a showing on the par’
of opposition Senators which gave
‘From this statement of facts,
position. He declared the
had produced “a ship famine
and that the interests of all peo-
ple in the United States demand-
ed that the Government take i
mediate action to supply ships__
carry American products demand-
ed in the markets of Europe aMtit!
South America. He instanced tb*
fact that cotton sold at 19e 0
pound in Germany when it wad
bringing 7c in the United State*-
Germany would consume 500,000^ .
000 pounds of cotton if she couI&
get it, he said, and the South ha^t
fifteen times that amount toselL
Charter Rates Show Increase.
When the war began Sonatas'
Fletcher declared, England hadP
5,000 and Germany 2,000 vessels
in the over-seas trade, while ib>
United States had only six. BE*;
said that American merchant*
gave annually to foreign ship
owners $300,000,000 in oeea*t
freights. Charter raids here h«3f
increased in some cases 400 per-
cent since the war began, he__
ed, and ships under tthe Ameri-
can flag were not obtainable
any price. The emergency b:
opening American registry to for-
eign-budt craft, Senatir Fletcher
said, had not met the needs oP
American manufacturers. He rea«£
lists of the 105 ships which trans-
ferred their flags, to show that.
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on motion of none was a first class cargo-boat^
acting chair-over 50 per cent of thesT
were ships of companies whidfc
needed them for their own bu%
iness and, consequently, ad
nothing to the facilities for
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“We must see to it,” said
ator Fletqher, “that a war
sr the 31st day of January, 1915, a penalty of
it will be added to all taxes not paid by that
, certain w indications there werr,
it is clear that Governor Col- breakers ahead for the proposed transportation of general cargo*
.. .. , charge (l)that Great Briti legiglati0Q Charging that an " " ........
anticipated (and the event has am at flrst treated cotton as eon-!effort wag w made t0 rush
vindicated his expectations) that traband. (2) that it stopped ^ ^ undue
his assault upon the President, shipment until English spinners lican Senators, among them Stm-
the Cabmet and Congress would laid in their supplies; (3) that it ators Gallinger, Lodge and Root,
meet with the instant favor of the ^ agreed to declare cotton served ^ tbat the measure
enemies of Democracy, and to 0nn-contraband; and (4) that the;would be fougbt to the last ^cb.
make afisuranee of his acceptance Administration acquiesced in or. Minority members of the Fi-
wdh hem doubly sure lie adopts coanivedat ** action of Committee filed a report,
the whole creed of Republicanism British Government, is unwarrant written by Senator Burton and
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tween other countries shall nei
again cripple our industries
lack of ships.”
JEWS BEGIN WORLD
or ditions
because it would be
• possible for the Government to
“Every encouragement and fa- get ships enough to do any good.
It pointed also to dangers
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is to warn all to avoid that penalty, us it is ....... ,
by law and the Collector has no option in the °n the tariff cuirency legisla-.ed> Whatever else conspired to ^doreed'by Senators Nelson] Per-
tion, canal tolls, foreign policy, depress the priee of cotton, R can ki gmith of Michigan and Oli-
r css.-skt-s.-se
ord, to become a Republican cam- the preseM war declared f
paign document in the election of treated cotton as contraband
1916, which Governor Colquitt
says he has no doubt will end eility has been extended by the It pointed also to dangers of ;n.
[ the Democratic regime. Ills department to the shipment of ternational complications arising
|prophesy of defeat is an instance cotton to foreign countries; it re- declaring that “every craft set
, where the wish is father of the iaxed its custom and has trans-! afl t b tbe Government would
thought. In the hope of contrib- mitted cables and messflires a“®at by the ^
utiug to the defeat ot the party private persons and concerns who d :nto tbe r,Pesent war
he appeals as a last resort to the oould not get their messages\
hln™SS„f0i COtti!n fSrmer 111 throu«h “ seareh of forei?“ mar-l “One of the provisions contain-
|Sl:r: „nS paf‘™,!||ket® f0r C0t0n’ and fr0m the very ed in the bill for securing ships
| hut, unlike his Bepubhcon tutois, flrst it has a(iVBed shippers that ageravates the dangers of inter-
he has not learned the aijt of m-.c(j^ton was no^ be regarded as
W>
FIGHT FOR EQUAI
This notice is sent out in your interest, the law
?e it, but it is not my desire to put you to
Under the new law the Tax Collector is
1 to levy upon and sell such property of the tax
as he can find in said tax payer’s possession,
also provides that all delinquent poll tax payers
subject to a road duty for a period of three days
such year, in addition to any other road duty
by law to which such delinquent tax payer may
and prompt action on your part will save
Representatives Will Be
Peace Negotiations
' Belligerents.
being
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New York, Jan. 4.—In a
ration adopted at a pi
meeting yesterday of the
emancipation committee there
set forth the purpose of tbe Je
of this country to have
atives at the peace negotiations <
European b lligerents to
on the part of the Jew world-
) political emancipation. The
VERY RESPECTFULLY,
D. OWENS
TAX COLLECTOR, JACK COUNTY
dieting without attempting to contraband or subject to
[make allegations of fact.
port continued. “ Undoubtededly j
: mittee composed of proi
seizure ^ was one 0f the inspiring ino-
this
(Jews and Gentiles hopes to
; similar movements in Englai
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WANTED!
thickens!
| the anther of accusations against and cotton ( arricd-in them eo**/ T? ' naf'"cedc?ed liml*
the Administration which they, Ten gerl comftrL I a ^ “ Tv*
were too smart, and, let us be-^2 tie w
lieve, too honest, to father.” ds seizure by any of
I Refers to Colquitt’s Charge.
J France, Germany, Russia and <
European coma tries to co-opt r-
late there with t.he -Jc\
The President has gone tor . , , , „
'Gentile leaders who favor Je\
Chickens of all kinds, at
8th, and pay following prices:
Friers and Bakers, Sets per lb.
Rock Island Station, on Friday,
Hens, 8cts per lb.
Old Cocks, Sets per lb.
:the Republican loaders banned ^S^rompUy“ to tm“
I*- ‘tat the Governor of a i ^ b“n ““ “ * reStd‘ °*
j Democratic State might become insurance
' ^ *. > l'im mjiiiimt linn phi tpi a iiiini t i
ish political equality
The declaration points out
hundreds of thousands of
are in the front ranks of the ar-
mies engaged in the Euroj
war, and adds that “It is
attack upon the Drinocritic-j d<dia7,|that Prt>Sent
Demo- wj1jc|1 ]lad been made nnavailah)
Is it consistent with so
any of the beliig- s^rict an application of the neu-
Mr Town. x p erents as contraband. Governor j tral poliey to make at lea£t indi.
, Mr Johnson refers to Govern- ■ Colquitt’s motives in this, his la- tI available to one of the bel-
or Colquitt’s charge tliat the Ad-1test " ' ’ ^ ‘ ■ euy’ a%ailaDle to one 01 tfte heJ
tlif
Jews-
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IK E. ATKINSON
Brings Eight Cents.
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Record Price for Wheat.
Tex., Jan
-Three
id bales of cotton brought
i a pound, middling basis, in Gal-
today. The sale was made
D. W. Kempner. The name of
ser was not made pub
. All of the cotton is destined
markets, the 3,000-bale
iting all grades of the
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Jan. 4.—A |
appear as.absolute or
by them, incident* of war?” It0ry the of th“ *"
Concerning the Government I ma?d Eor the.stme C1Vl° J'T **''
ownership feature of the bill, tie ““d.hUn“n t0
|rep«.l of ftee report declares it to be an eaper-1 Ch"sUa“ ni',|?ht’ors'
Johnson Bays; linlent „that can not be justified Aecordmg to figure, given out
which by committee, the world
.. i movement affects 13,052,845 Jew*
the world. Of th»
ministration allowed England to Administration and the
dictate cotton shipments to Euvo-., wtic party, are pei’i' v tly appar
pean countries that “enable^ En-;c.,d>
glish <*otton spinners to rob the Answering Governor Colquitt’s
American cotton farmers. Mr.; ^j, ;,n fion t0 jbe
Johnson adds that on f our occa- J tolls, Mr.
| sious since the articles which they, ’ Free Tolls Question. !hv QT1V (
would treat as contraband of war,; “The Governor does not seemL; j th takia„
but in none of them docs cotton to know that the exemption from entirety of a naturally monopo-
eonditml the payment of tolls by Ameri- listic public enterprise
it was can ships passing through the ca-
as non- nai did not apply to ships engag-
Ile contin-. ed in carrying foreign commerce,
since the out- but only to American ships en-
n our coastwise trade,
treated cotton as contraband orwhich, for the Governor’s enlighti
intimated any intention of inter- enment, I will say means slups
fering with its shipment to any -—-_____
i country when carried in neutral ^ (Concluded on Fourth Page)
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strates than anything else in his-
Wichita Falls, Tex., oau. a j contraband, therefore,
record price for wagon wheat in | treated by Great Britain
this section was established today j contraband, or free,
when $1.20 was offered by localjues: “At no time
buyers, with little to be had at!break.of war has any belligerent j gaged
tliat price. Many farmers in this
section are still holding their
gram.
the shipping field is
naturally monopolistic.’
Senator Fletcher,
charge of the bill and
eently conferred with
Wilson concerning it,
because
far from
has
who
who re-
President] i
urged the
throughout
number, 1,903,926 are in the Uni
t’d States, about 1,400,000 having
their homes in this city.
measure in a lengthy speech, af-
Seerctary Rodfield at Wash
ington states that exports from,
the United States during Decern
ter Republican Senators had is- «itil December 26, exceeded the-
sued their pronuneiamento of op imports by $88,000,000.
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