Mercedes Tribune (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 31, 1917 Page: 2 of 16
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PAGE TWO
MERCEDES TRIBUNE
MICHELIN
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Notice the curve ip which
Michelin Tubes Naturally Hang
INSTEAD of being simply a
1 piece of straight tubing ce-
mented at the ends, the Michelin
Tube is formed on a circular
mandrel in the shape of the inside
of the casing. Thus when inflated
it is neither stretched on its outer
side nor compressed into de-
structive wrinkles next to the rim.
This perfect fit gives theMichelin
Tube greater durability and prac-
tically eli minates danger of pinch”
ing the tube*
A. G. CRAWFORD, Mercedes, Texas
Registration Day June 5
Questions to Be Answered
Questions will be asked for you to
answer in the order in which they ap-
pear on this list. These questions are
set out below with detailed informa-
tion to help you answer them.
1— Name in full, age in years: This
means all your names spelled out in
full. State your age today in years
only. Disregard additional months or
days. Be prepared to say “19,” or
“25,” not “19 years three months,” or
the like.
2— Home address: This means the
place where you have your perma-
nent home, not the place where you
work. Be prepared to give the ad-
dress in this way: “232 Main street,
Chicago, Cook county, Illinois;” that
is, give number and name of street
first, then town, then county and
state.
3—Date of birth: :Write your birth-
day (month, day and year) on a piece
of paper before going to the registrar
and give the paper to him the first
thing. Example: “August 5, 1894.” If
you do not remember the year, start
to answer as you would if someone
asked you your birthday, as “August
5.” Then say “on my birthday this
year I will be (or was)-years old.”
The registrar will then fill in the year
of birth. Many people do not carry
in mind the year they were born.
This may be obtained by the registrar
by subtracting the age in this year’s
birthday from 1917.
4— Are you (1) a natural-born cit-
izen; (2) a naturalized citizen; (3)
an alien; (4) or have you declared
your intention to become a citizen
(specify which?):
(1) If you were born in the United
States, including Alaska and Hawaii,
you are a natural-born citizen, no
matter what may have been the cit-
izenship or nationality of your par-
ents. If you were'born in Porto Rico,
you are a citizen of the United States,
unless you were born of alien parent-
age. If you were born abroad, you are
still a citizezn of the United States
if your father was a citizen of the
United States at the time you were
born, unless you have expatriated
yourself.
(2) You are a naturalized citizen if
you have completed your naturaliza-
tion; that is, if you have “taken final
papers.” But you are not a citizen
if you have only declared your inten-
tion to become a citizen (that is, if
you have only “taken out first pa-
pers”) ; in the latter case you are only
a “declarant.”
You are also a naturalized citizen
if, although foreign born, your father
or surviving parent became fully nat-
uralized while you were under 21
years of age, and if you came to the
United States under 21.
(3) You are a declarant if, although
a citizen or subject of some foreign
country, you have declared on oath be-
fore a naturalization court your inten-
tion to become a citizen of the United
States. Receipt from the clerk of the
court of the certified copy of such de-
claration is often called “taking out
first paper.” You are not a declarant
if your first paper was taken out after
September 26, 1906, and is more than
7 years old.
(4) You are an alien if you do not
fall within one of the three classes
above mentioned.
5— Where were you born? First
name the town, then the state, then
the country, as “Columbus, Ohio;”
“Vienna, Austria;” “Paris, France;”
“Sofia, Bulgaria.”
6— If not a citizen, of what countrj
are you a citizen or subject? This
need be answered only by aliens and
declarants. Remember that a “de-
clarant” is not yet a citizen of the
United States. If an alien or declar-
ant, state the name of your country,
as “France,” “Japan,” “China,” etc.
7— What is your present trade, oc-
cupation, or office? This does not
ask what you once did, nor what you
have done most of the time, nor what
you are best fitted to do. It asks
what your job is right now. State
briefly, as “farmer,” “miner,” “stu-
dent,” “laborer” (on farm, in rolling
mill, in automobile, wagon, or other
factory,) “machinist in automobile
factory,” etc. If you hold an office
under state or federal government,
name the office you hold. If you are
in one of the following offices or em-
ployments, use one of the names here-
after mentioned:
“Customhouse clerk,” “employed in
the transmission of the mails,” or
“employed in an armory, arsenal, or
navy yard,” “mariner, actually em-
ployed in the sea service of citizen or
merchant within the United States.”
8— By whom employed? Where em-
ployed? If you are working for an in-
dividual, firm, corporation or associa-
tion, state its name. If in business,
trade, profession, or employment for
yourself, so state. If you are an of-
ficer of the state or federal govern-
ment, say whether your office is un-
der the United States, the state, the
county, or a municipality. In answer
to the question as to where you are
employed, give the town, county and
state where you work.
9— Have you a father, mother, wife,
child under 12, or a sister or brother
under 12 solely dependent upon you
for support? (specify which)
Consider your answer thoughtfully.
If it is true that there is another
mouth than your own which you alone
have a duty to feed, do not let your
military ardor interfere with the wish
of the nation to reduce war’s misery
to a minimum. On the other hand,
unless the person you have in mind is
solely dependent on you, do not hide
behind petticoats or children.
10 -Married or single (which) ?
Race (specify which) ? This does not
ask whether you were once married,
but whether you are married now. In
answer to the question as to your
race, state briefly whether “Caucas-
ian,” “Mongolian,” “Negro,” “Malay-
an” or “Indian.”
11—What military service have you
had? Rank? Branch? Years? Nation
or state? No matter what country
you served, you must give complete
information. In answering these
questions, first name your rank, using
one of the following words: “Com-
missioned officer,” “noncommissioned
officer,” “private.” Next, state branch
in which you served in one of the fol-
lowing words: “infantry,” “cavalry,”
“artillery,” “medical,” “signal,” “avi-
ation,” “supply,” “marine,” “navy.”
Next, state the number of years’ serv-
(Continued on page 7)
Dr. F. E.'OSBORN, Prop,.
C. D. MOODY, Mgr.
THE REXALL STORE
Mercedes Drug Co.
MERCEDES, TEXAS
Before Hog Cholera starts in your heard be ready for
it. We carry Hog Cholera serum. Guaranteed
to do as recommended.
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Our fountain and service has the name of the best in the
Valley. Our drugs and service is just as good
and our pleasure to please you.
Mercedes Drug Co.
C. D. MOODY, Manager
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CLEAN AIRY ROOMS RATES $2 PER DAY
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BEER CIGARS
S. A. BARNARD, Mgr. Your Patronage Solicited
ANNUAL MEETING
Unit Marketing
SYSTEM
MONDAY, JULY 9th, 1917
AT SAN BENITO, TEXAS
Every member should attend this meeting
Bring your neighbor with you
Don’t forget the Date, Monday, July 9
You will hear Good News
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Hoyt, L. T. Mercedes Tribune (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 31, 1917, newspaper, May 31, 1917; Mercedes, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1063205/m1/2/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Dr. Hector P. Garcia Memorial Library.