Record and Chronicle. (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 111, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 20, 1913 Page: 1 of 4
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DENTON, TEXAS, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 20, 1913
are a
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
sortiqents left of a number of splendid gift articles
DIRECTORS
THE TAX LIMIT PUT AT $1.80
GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP BILL
PRE
Madeira
We recommend
RURAL SCHOOL CONSOLIDATION
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Ask us for suggestions
Store will be open at nights until Christmas
messen
Lee
The Willia
N. Y. BANKERS CHANGE
FRONT; READY NOW
Customers
This store is the home of Hart Schaffner & Marx clothes
Denton County
cumbrance
See them for details
Useful Gifts
Bath Robes
Manicure Sets
work is being
Auto Robes
Stetson Hats
McClurkan & Co
Both Phones 423
The Choicest Fruits
Where courteous treat-
are paramount
CALL UPON US
receive our appreciation
receipt of some
guardian Saint
FRITTS,
MALLOY,
The Exchange
National Bank
Biz-
7:30
e'd Ollt
liption
of the metropolis
enter the new sys-
the bill.
had been asserted
DEBATORS LEFT AT NOON
JO DEBATE LEWISVILLE HIGH
vs unknown Hedgecoxe
remove cloud from title.
thank Miss Jenkins for
performing her duties
NANCE, President.
COIT, Cashier.
CHR1STAL, Vice-President.
CURTIS, Assistant Cashier.
Nothing is nicer than an Indian Sweet Grass basket
fora gift The best stock of Furs we have ever shown.
Onyx Silk Hosiery at 50c to $2.00 in black, white and
colors, >JLong White Kid Gioves.
—In the management of a
bank is the personal pains-
taking care of it’s officers.
Recognizing this responsibil-
ity. the officers of this insti-
tution keep themselves in
touch with every important
detail of business. And the
outcome? A generous and
steadily increasing business.
Some Art Needlework pieces that we have used to
show the finished work will be sold at cost.
la addition to our wagon we will have special
ger service until Christmas. „
NEW KIND OF STRIKE: I NIONS
WITHDRAW DEPOSITS FROM
BANK THAT OFFENDS THEM
Fire, Life, Accident,
wind Hall and Tornado
A. J. NANCE,
J. C. COIT,
J. R. CHRISTAL,
ED F. BATES.
DR .1. M. INGE.
ALVIN C. OWSLEY
JOHN H. PAINE.
on your own plans and according to your own
The Denton High team of debaters,
from the boys’ debating society, left
at noon Saturday for Lewisville, where
they will argue the negative side of,
the compulsory education question as
a state issue. The team is Sam Allen
and Emmet Whitehead. The Lewis-
ville team is Wheat Williams and Hugh
Purnell of the Lewisville Academy.
The debate will be held in the Lew-
isville Academy, the program to open
$1.80,
being
rnical
ami to
were considered the worst needed.
The committe adjournd at 10 o’clock
subject to call of the Chairman.
T. A.
J. N.
NANNIE KAY
COTTON DROPPED $2 A BALE ON
GINNING REPORTS FIGURES
GROUP OF INTERNATIONAL BANKS
TO UNDERWRITE HUERTA LOAN
PARIS, Dec. 20d.—An international
group of bankers today arranged to
underwrite lhe bond interest pay-
ments of the Mexican government
due Jan. 1. To obtain this money
was Huerta’s most pressing need.
The group is composed of London,
Paris and New York bankers. The
amount and terms of the loan are
kept a secret
R. M. Huffhines, car foreman here
for the joint track, has been honored
by Division Superintendent Johnson by
being placed on the Safety committee
for the Fort Worth district, a place of
honor among railroad men. and receiv-
ed a letter Friday asking him to notify
the officials of the members of his
family that an annual family pass may
he furnished to all of them. Mr. Huff-
hines also had a letter from his su-
perintendent congratulating him on the
efficiency of his work the past year.
PRESIDENT TO PASS CHRISTIAN
Associated Press Dispatch.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 —If is official-
ly announced that the President will
go to Pass Christian, Mississippi, for his
vacation.
THE ACTION OF SURROUNDING
COINTIES ATTRACTS ATTENTION
IN DENTON COUNTY TO ROADS.
ALDERMA.NIC PLAN RECEIVED BUT
ONE VOTE—COMMITTEE FAVORS
EXTENSION OF CITY LIMITS
NORTH. SOUTH AND WEST BY
UNANIMOUS VOTE.
LEADERS OPPOSED EFFORT LED BY
MURRAY TO AGREE TO SENATE
BILL WITHOUT CONFERENCE.
PRESIDENT TO PASS CHRISTIAN
FOR VACATION.
Associated Press Dispatch.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 20.—Cotton
dropped nearly two dollars a bale on
account of the ginning report.
to launder your shirts, collars, etc.. If
you are particular about your linen.
The more particular you are the bet-
ter we like it, for we know our work
will appeal to you .Suppose you send i
us your things this week? We know i
our laundering will meet your mostjj
WEATHER REPORT
Tonight fair, colder, freezing
Sunday fair.
For Denton and Vicinity:
each of our ma
portion of your
Win COMMOTE
FAVORS COMNia
FORM FOOTTOfi
. C. DYESS OF SANGER, SUPERIN-
TENDENT McCOOK, MISS BARNUM
AND J. N. MALLORY MAKE SHORT
TALKS—HANDSOME GIFT
SE.NTED TO MR. McCOOK.
The KcKinney road district in Collin
County lias just voted a road bond is-
sue of $450,000 by a majority of about
three to one. At-Bonham a *300,000 is-
sue is to be voted on January 24. In
Cooke county me matter is being agi-
tated and there is to be a mass meeting
this week at Gainesville to start the
campaign. The record of the issuance
of a million and a quarter dollars in
road and bridge bonds last month In
Texas is a record that the State as a
whole is proud of. It is announced
that there will be thirty more elections
in this State at an early date, when
issues to the amount of $6,560,000 will
lie decided.
With Dallas and Tarrant county al-
ready having magnificent road systems,
Collin, Cooke and other nearby coun-
ties coming to the front, Denton county
is waking up, too, and many people ar?
enquiring when a bond issue will be
called for here. The present condition
of the roads has added scores to the
good roads volunteers and some who
have heretofore opposed bond issues
are asking for good roads at any cost,
having become convinced that it is
cheaper in the long run to spend more I
on initial costs and less for mainten-1
ance.
Associated Press Dispatch.
BERLIN. Dee. 20.—The labor unions
of Germany today decided to withdraw
*5,000,0<X) in deposits from a leading
bank in Berlin because it recently dis-
charged one of its employes for trying
to organize a bank clerks 'union.
Associated Press Dispatch.
NEW YORK, Dec. 20.—The passage by
the Senate last nigtit of the currency
bill finds New York’s great banking
community disposed to accept the sa-
lient features of the bill, notwithstand-
ing recent opposition.
The President of a big Wall Street
bank said today that all of the thirty-
six National banks
can be relied on to
tern established by
Only recently it
that the National banks would refuse
to enter the system and would have to
operate under State charters.
CONCLUDWG SESSION
TEACHERS’ INSTITUTE
RESOLUliONS PASSED
this Institute indorse by a
standing vote the energetic and efficient
work done by Mr. McCook in his un-
tiring efforts to further the cause of
education in this county.
5. Whereas, a new era of education
has arrived in the history of our
schools based largely upcfn the demand
for improved rural conditions in the
7. Resolved that this Institute ask
the County Superintendent to change
the time of meeting from December to
Sptember.
8. Be It Resolved, That the County
Superintendent appoint a committee of
three to devise apian for organizing cir-
culating libraries in those communities
desiring such libraries.
9. Resolved, That these resolutions
be printed in the Record and Chroni-
schools, in the homes, and upon the
farms.
And, Whereas, these conditions have
been brought about largely through
the lack of better facilities for instruc-
tion in more scientific and progressive
methods toward industrial pursuits,
and
Whereas, material assistance in these
matters is being rendered to the schools
At Friday
tendance at
rather slim,
ers having
noon in order t
day. The feature addre:
PROMINENT W ALL STREET BANKER
SAYS ALL NATIONAL BANKS IN
METROPOLIS WILL REMAIN UN-
DER NEU SYSTEM: RECENTLY
THREATENED TO DENATIONALIZE
DISTRICT COURT DOCKET:
NEU CASES ARE FILED
unknown heirs
et al; to remove cloud
And in your prosperity we
Want you to keep constantly
in mind that we shall continue
as in the past, to bold our-
selves in readiness to serve
you in any and every way
that it is within our power
to do.
The empty stocking brigade work is
progressing slowly. There is some
il fiiculty, as there tias been each year,
in getting correct reports and accurate
addresses of homes where Santa Claus
must visit, and to date the committee
in charge have very few names which
they can connect up with an address.
There will be ample provision made
fur ail children wtio are reported, and
it is the sincere desire of the Brigdac
workers that no child is cheated out of
its rigid to a visit from the Christmas
saint. The work is not being done
from any thought of charitableness, in
the general sense of the word, but be-
cause of a firm belief that one child
has as much right as another to its
part of the spirit of Christmas, and
that it will be a real loss to the com-
munity if any in it are allowed to wak-
en Christmas morning without the
beautiful lesson whose best illustra-
tion for the child is the
tangible evidence of a
of Christmas.
The United Charities
carried on in connection with the
stocking brigade work, inasmuch as it
will be necessary to furnish the proper
setting for the Christmas stockings in
some cases, that part of the work be-
longing to the U. C. committee.
R. M. HUFFHINES MEMBER
OF SAFETY COMMITTEE
this worin Chicago and other large
cities. The teacher must be we
enough informed to be able
means for the prevention of disease.
He must he able to detect disease de-
veloping in the School.
"The advantage of gymnastics over
play. Good health insures good -men-
tal work and good morals.
The resolutions passed were as fol-
lows :
Me, the undersigned committee on
resolutions, beg to submit the follow-
ing report:
1. That we heartily thank the min-
isters of the town, the Normal and
Industrial institutions, and the various
visitors who have so kindly aided us
in our sessions.
2. We desire to .thank the Record J B- C. Dyess,
and Chronicle for the careful attention
given by its columns to our daily pro-
ceedings.
3. We
faithfully
secretary.
4. That
matters upon which definite
was taken, as stated, discussed
ally many different features
government. The agreement
unanimous that all franchises
amendments thereto and all bond is-
sues should be submitted to a referen-
dum vote of the people. The question
of the right to purchase public utilities
after a certain time, however, showed
a difference in sentiment. The initiat-
ive, referendum and recall showed a
considerable difference of opinion
among the members, but it was pass-
ed without action. The members pres-
ent, judging from their remarks, seem-
ed about evenly divided on the neces-
sity of putting those features into the
charter.
greatest difference, however, was
e subject of the taxation limit
nabling act permits the placing
of lhe limit as high as $2.50 on the
$100, and a straw vote, which was first
taken to get an idea as to the opinions
of each member, showed a range of
all the way from $1.50 up to $2, with
of the votes centering around
and that limit was agreed on as
sufficient to carry on the econo-
administration of the government
cure the improvements that
House Slippers,
Holiday Ties,
Traveling Bags,
Box of Hose,
HOUSE SENDS BILL
TO CONFERENCE
OVERWHELHIHC VOLE
W. B. McClurkan, President
J. L. Blewett, Vice President
B. H. Deavenport, Cashier.
R. M. Barns, Ass t Cashier.
D. It Turner.
W. J. McCray
J. r. Raley.
G. H. Blewett
afternoon’s session the at-
tbe County Institute was
the majority of the teach-
been forced to leave at
get to their homes Fri-
s was made by
or Sanger, who spoke on
lhe subject, "The Consolidation of
Hural Schools.” At tiie close of the
prograiiL J. N. Mallory of Ponder, on
behalf of the institute, presented
County Superintendent McCook withm
very handsome watch fob, Masonic
Blue Lodge emblem, in his presenta-
tion, Mr. Mallory claimed for Denton
County lhe lead in the advancement
along educational lines, and attributed
much of ttie success attained to the
work of the county superintendent. In
reply Mr. McCook expressed his thanks
to ttie institute for their evident ap-
preciation of his efforts, and wished the
teachers all success in still greater
achievements.
The institute passed resolutions of
thanks to all ttie agencies through
which any assistance had come, during
their week's work.
Ttie program of (lie afternoon’s ses-
sion began with Supt. Dyess’ talk. He
said, among other things:
"The problem of consolidation in a
densely populated district is not what
the problem is in a sparsely populat- .
ed district. In Denton County we have
only two or three schools to a town-
ship. Here we have 86 rural schools
to an area of nine or ten hundred
square miles. Our rural schools are
from three to five miles apart. Where
the round trip from school to home
and back, consolidation is impractical.
Complete consolidation seems impos-
sible in Denton County.
"Wherever a village school is avail- '
able, le( it furnish the center of con-
solidation
Four and
combined
roads are
tion.
The salvation of our own rural
schools lies in consolidation. The one-
teacher rural school is utterly insuffi-
cient. Keeping school and teaching
school are two different things."
Superintendent McCook in indicating
some of ttie opposition against consoli-
dation said country people have not an(1 agricultural interests of the
yet learned that it is better to go three j county by the services of expert farm
or four miles to a good school than to demonstrators whose supervision of
go only three nr four hundred yards ' ,he farm "ork of the county and in-
to a poor school. j struction to the schools are o’ the
Miss Mattie Barnum discussed “Hy-|n>ost practical and effective character
giene and Physical Education,’’ giving : to bp afforded, therefore, be it
instances of applied theory. I Resolved, by the Denton County
"Special medical advisors look after , Teachers' Institute that we heartily in-
dorse this most useful and helpful aid
II | in the solution of (tie problems above
take . mentioned, and that we most urgently
I recommend the continuation of the
| services of a capable farm demonstrat-
or for Depton County.
j 6. Resolved, by the Denton County
Teachers’ Institute, that we indorse the
work of the Department of Extension
of the State University. That we co-
i operate with the division of that de-
partment known as the Department of
Public Discussion by organizing the
Denton County Interscholastic League
with the following branches and offi-
cers: Debating and Declamation Lea-
; gue. J. W. Beaty, Director. Athletic
I League, R. L. Hunter, Director. Direct-
or General, P. D. Kennamer. Solicitor,
Ivory Mirrors,
Ivorv Puff Boxes
Associated Press Dispatch.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.—The House
sent the currency bill to a conference
today after a hot debate by a vote of
294 to 59. The leaders opposed an at-
tempt, led by Murray of Oklahoma, to
agree to the Senate bill without a con-
ference.
Wilson’s Second Achievement.
The second great legislative achieve-
ment of the Wilson administration in
ttie first nine and a half months of its
existence was assured early last night
when the Senate passed the Owen cur-
rency bill by a vote of 54 to 34. Six
republicans and one progressive voted
with the democrats in passing the bill.
They were Poindexter of Washington,
progressive; Crawford and Stirling of
South Dakota, Norris of Nebraska,Jones
of Washington, Perkins of California
and Weeks of Massachusetts, republi-
sans. Vice-President Marshall appoint-
ed nine conferees as follows:
Owen, Reed, Pomerene, Shafroth, Hol-
lis, Nelson, Crawford and Bristow—6
democrats and 3 republicans.
It is expected that the conf reos will
report by Monday oi
conference work is s
already, and it will tl
in both Houses, go '<
his signature..
Ttie City Chapter committee went on
record at its first r^al meeting Friday
night as favoring for Denton:
1. The commission form of govern-
ment in preference to the aldermanic.
2. A tax limit not to exceed 81.80 for
ail purposes.
3. The extension of the present city
limits one-fourth mile north, one-
fourth mile south, and west to the Den-
ton and Fort Worth road, west of the
Owsley place.
The vote on the first was 9 to 1. The
vote on the second was 9 to 1 the “1”
being, however, a different member).
The vote of the third was unanimous.
Members present at the meeting
were Chairman McCormick, Judge
Robt. H. Hopkins, Joe L. Blewett, Dr.
J. M. Inge, J. W. Beaty, Judge
Zumwalt, Dr. M. L. Martin, W. C.
wards, P. J. Beyett and Dr. W. B.
zell. The session continued from
until 10 o’clock and in addition to the
action
inform-
of city
seemed
and
May this be the merriest
Christmas you have ever had
and the New Year be the
happi est and most prosperous
We trust that the Future
holds in store for you a little
more than your share of
wishes, on the easy payment plan, just like paying
rent, and in the end you own a home free of in-
“S p u g” is made up of the initial letters
of the Society for the Prevention of Useless Giving
and give High School work,
five rural schools may be
in Denton County. Good '
indispensible to consolida- j
Very fancy Emperor Grapes
Extra fancy Mo. Pippin Apples
Fancy Black Twigs
Fancy Jonathans
Baldwins and
Ortleys,
Fancy California Oranges.
We also have Fancy Florida
Oranges to arrive.
We wish to impress the fact
that you can also get the best
Chocolate Candy to be had, here.
Here’s an Opportunity to Own Your
Home on Easy Payments.
WILL DENTON ACT?
ASK GOOD ROADLRS
Come here for your Christmas Gifts.
TOYS OF ALL KINDS. BICYCLES and
SEWING MACHINES.
Taliaferro Brothers
North Side Square Both Phono
“The Question Solved,”
ask you to send us the work and we will prove our
class dry cleaners, pi essers and tailors. Our most
Big Line of
CHRISTMAS G
Ttie following cases have been fil-
ed in the district court:
Dona Jefferson vs. Ollie Jefferson
divorce; charge, desertion.
G. H. Kimbrough
of Wm. Neill
from title.
A. J. Fonts
heirs et al: to
Evis Givens vs. T. & P. Railway et al;
suit for damages for personal injuries
sustained in handcar wreck: damages
asked in sum of $2,500.
Georgia Moore vs. J. B. Moore; di-
vorce anti custody of two children;
charge, desertion, cruelty and neglect.
Useful Gifts. That’s the whole idea in
the word Spug, not to spend less for
Christmas, but to spend wisely.
Come and see some of our “Spug”
Overcoats and Suits, fine, warm, winter
coats at $15.00 to $20.00. Excellent
values at $25.00. Good values in other
makes. Prices $ I 0.00 to $ 1 7.50.
Join the Spugs today. You are a mem-
ber the minute you buy a useful present.
GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP BILL
Associated Press Dispatch.
WASHINGTON, Dec. *>0.—Representa-
tive Lewis of Maryland introduced a
resolution to direct the House post-
offlce committee to report a bill for
government ownership of telegrapti
lines to be operated by the postoflice
department. Ttie Lewis plan is for the
Interstate Commerce Commission to
appraise the telephone properties and
lhe government to buy them by issuing
three per cent bonds. No action on
the resolution has yet been taken.
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