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THURSDAY, MARCH 28,
IS THRIFT STAMP DAY
FOR DENTON COUNTY
63^,399 TONS COTTON SEED YET ON
HAND AT MILLS.
ALL CLOCKS WILL BE
TURNED FORWARD HOUR
ON SUNDAY, MARCH 31
SALARIES FIXED FOR
CO. COMMISSIONERS;
NO VOTE ON SUFFRAGE
GERMANS ADVERTISE
WESTERN DRIVE; ASK
NEUTRALS TO SEE IT
MISS KELLEY WILL
TALK HERE TONIGHT
THE SUCCESSFUL
BUSINESS NAN
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- facturers some very exclusive
designs in Silk Taffeta and Silk
Poplin Coat Suits. These are
shown in the following colors:—
Pekin Blue, NAvy, Gray and strip-
ed effects.
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Smart Styles for Women and Misses
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Cheer your soldier with the
best news from home—your
photograph.
Make the appointment today.
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New Millinery Comes In Daily
It is not too early to think about that new Easter hat.
We have a collection of real beauties to select from and
if you don’t see what you wan’t—leave your order and
we will build one to your notion.
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Salesroom North Side Square BUICKS and FRANKLINS
Society Brand,
Clothcraft.
Russet
Conveyancing
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WASHINGTON, March 19—Cottonseed
statistics for the period from August 1
last to Feb. 28 announced today show:
Receipts at miils 3.892.905 tons: crush-,
ed 3.203,433 tons; on hand Feb. 28, 633,-
399 tons. ,
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| LAND MORTGAGE BA
JOE L. BLEWETT, Manager.
of today could not get along
without a check book. He
would commence to go back
at on^e if be attempted to do
business without IL WltAl is
good enough for the man with
large affairs should be a good
example for those of smaller
transactions. We solicit their
accounts.
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ALVIN HILL. President.
That citizens must not “gang up”
about visiting airplanes and that they
must not run their cars onto the field
is the warning of Major Netherwood of
Love F^eld, Dallas, who was here Tues-
day conferring with Mayor Boyette and
Secretary Earl Mann about the local
aviation landing field, which he pro-
nounced excellent. He a!$o warned that
taking photographs of the airplanes Is
a violation of Federal laws and mils'
not be permitted. The danger to the
aviators and -to the public. It is sjld,
is the reason for the warning, which
will be enforced if necessary bv police
officers if the field is to be maintained
here.
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WASHINGTON, March 19.—TUp crea-
tion of a price fixing Committee under
the War Industries board which will
pass upon the' prices for all basic raw
materials purchased by the government
and establish a price-fixing policy from
time to time to be approved by the
President, was announced today by the
Council of National Defense.
Executive departments meeting dif-
ficulty in handling price fixing matters,
it was said, will have the advice and
assistance of the committee.
2 KILLED. 33 INJURED WHEN STORM
WRECKS MIAMI, FLA.. HANGAR. .
MIAMI, Fla., March 19.—Two men
were killed and thirty-three others in-
jured earlv today in the collapse of an
unfinshed hangar at the Dinnerhey na-
val air station, five miles from here, du-
ring a storm.
Petition For Dry Election hr
Chicago Is Declared Invalid
CHICAGO, March 19.—Citizens of Chi-
cago will not vote on the question of
• wether the city shall be wet or dry ter-
ritory at the election AgHI 2 unless the
courts intervene. The election board
decided the petition of the Chicago dry
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■Hon to the voters is invalid because it
doesn’t contain the required number of
legal signatures.
jrkan & Co,
rtry, nour-—-
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READY-TO-WEAR UNMATACHABLES
Positively these suits, dresses and skirts and coats—
are the greatest we have ever shown. No two a like.
Get your Easter toggery now.
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WASHINGTON. March 19.—The
daylight saving bill was signed to-
day by President Wilson, it will
put all clocks forward an hour on
the last day in March and turn them
back again on the last Sunday in
October.
DALLAS. March 19—An interesting
figure at the Cattlemen’s convention to-
today was J, E. Ferguson, former gov-
ernor. He said he Is making active
preparations for the race for governor.
Citizens Must Not “Gang Up”
About Visiting Airplanes
Djer Kiss Toilet accessories.
The kinds you never have to
apologize for.
Visit our store and inspect
our stock.
You will be pleased.
At 2 o’clock on Sunday morning,
March 31—a week from next Sunday—
every.clogk and timepiece in the Uni-
ted States is to be turned forward one
hour under the new Federal daylight
saving ia>v, and they will remain so un-
- til the last Sunday morning in October,
when the hands will be turned back-
ward an hour.
Railroad trains, banks, business gen-
erally run will run-on the new time;
working men will begin work an hour
earlier thruout the United-States, and
quit an hour earlier. It is estimated
by experts for the government that
millions of dollars in fuel will be saved
in the seven months during which
standard time will be put up an hour.
Necessity for_ the burning of millions
of employment during the period of
the advanced time from March to Oc-
tober and this would effect a large sav-
in coal for illuminating purposes.
The bill ,provides that at 2 A. M. of
the last Sunday of March of each year
the standard time in each of the five
zones in the United States shall be
advanced one hour and at 2 A. M. of the
last Sunday in October the standard
time of each zone shall be set back an
hour. The effect of this is to start
and close all business activities an hour
earlier than at present. This will give
opportunity, for recreation and outdoor
work and activities long beform sun-
set after the close of business.
While^the strong argument advanced
for the step was the saving of fuel con-
sumed for illuminating purposes, ag-
ricultural experts and conservationists
asserted that men employed in offices
and factories would have plenty of
lime, thru the earlier closing of places
of employment, to work their gardens
and thereby contribute to the food sup-
ply of the nation. The bill as it passed
the Senate provided that daylight saving
should start on the last Sunday of
April and end on the last Sunday of
September. a period of five months. On
representations from Dr. Garfield and
Mr. Hoover, who presented the saving
of fuel and the conservation ideas, the
House extended the time to sevm
months.
Rangers To Clairemont; Will
Investigate Higgins Shooting
FORT WORTH, March 19.—C. C.
Higgins, for eigthecn years district
judge in the Plains country around
Snyder and Clairmont, who was
shot thru the back while eating sup-
per at Clairemon, Kent county, Sun-
day afternoon, died at Spur early
this afternoon, according to a mes-
sage received here.
Judge Higgins was identified with
some of the biggest civil and crim-
inal trials in the history of West
Texas. The hody will be shipt to
Snyder for burial.
AUSTIN, aMrch 19—Rangers were
today detailed by the Adjutant Gener-
al’s department to proceed at once to
Clairemont, Kent county, to investigate
the shooting there of Judge Cullen Hig-
gins. The shooting occurred while he
was at supper.
The rangers were instructed to make
a strong effort to capture the party
or parties responsible for the shooting.
Judge Higgins was District Judge at
Kent for eighteen years and was well
known. After firing the shot the would-
be assassin escaped.
Ferguson Says He’s Getting
BRITISH IN SUCCESSFUL RAIDS.
LONDON, March 19.—English troops
carried out three successful raids last
night and captured a number of pris-
oners, the War office announces. Ene-
my trenches were raided by Portuguese
troop, who brought back prisoners and
two machine guns During the night
the enemy attempted three raids, but
were repulsed with losses each time.
There was considerable hostile artillery
activity in the Ypres sector.
In times like these you do
not know who is your enemy.
Do not be unduly suspicious,
but on the other hand do not
be unduly reckless.
Keep a still tongue, work,
save, lend your money to your
country and help to win this
war
That is the
every American.
No other kind of people have
any business here.
EXCHANGE NATIONAL
BANK
(Established 1881)
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS 1150,000.00
J. R. CHRISTAL, President.
ED F. BATES, Vice-President.
J. C. COIT, Cashier.
E. D. CURTIS. Asst. Cashier.
•£.23
To loan on farm lands and city prop-
erty. No red tape, no delays. Gan pay *
you the money in twenty-four hours If
your title is good.
In our Real Estate department we
have most any kind of farm you wanv
and upon most any kind of terms It
you can get 81,500 or 82,000 together,
see us and stop paying rent. ■
“Yh ca> pick a Williams’ Store Slit
Ht ia aiy crowd af yaut mea.”
There a fit, a style and a swing that
Identifies them. They stand out, so to
speak, from the average run of clothes..
Of a known quality from Nation-fa-
mous makers.
Steia-Biich,
Chas. Jaffee,
Navy Blues, Myrtle Greens,
Browns, Heather shades and Irridescent
^effects.
Military patch, slash and slant pock-
ets, raised sleeve shoulder, panel backs,
one-eighth lined. These are some of
the more prominent features.
$18.80 to $40.00
Big bunch came in Saturday. Come
In—try them on before our big mir-
rors.
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Watch Even Your
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Quick Service
If you want a farm loan and desire the money without any unnec-
essary delay, it will be to your interest to place your application with
us. -We have an ang-rm nts whereby we can give the quickest service
obtainable. Many other special features worth investigating. Ask us.
Miss Elizabeth Kelley, lecturer un-
der auspices of the National Food Ad-
ministration and counted oce of the
most capable talkers in that organiza-
tion, will talk at the cou^t house ’o-
night at 8 o’clock on the war with
special reference Io Its connection with
food supplies, the whys and where-
fores of the necessity food conserva-
tion.
F. F. Hill, local Food Administrator,
who will introduce Miss Kelley, urgaj
a large attendance commensurate with
the importance of tier talk r.hd the in-
terest generail taken here in her sub-
ject. *
JUDGE GORDON RUSSELL TAKES THE
“HIDE” OFF SLACKERS.
TEXARKANA, Tex., March 19.—Slack-
ers should be forced to wear^ large
yellow stripe down their coatbwks and
down their shirts when their cnats are
on so they could be recognized. Judge
Gordon Russell, presiding over the Fed-
eral District court for the Eastern dis-
trict of Texas, said today in defining a
"slacker.”
•Judge Russell was trying a writ of
habeas corpus to prevent a draft board
from placing a man into immediate mil-
itary service. The application was de-
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federation submitting the saloon ques- military authorities.
The Judge declared that cowardice and
selfishness were the chief characteris-
tics of the “slacker."
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Dresses, Coats, Coat Suits and
Separate Skirts.
We are just in receipt of a large shipment of Phoenix
hose—the best hose for the money that can be made.
They come in two shades of gray, brown, ivory and
Tuxedo tan, also in black and white ranging in price
•from 50c for fine lisle to $2.50 for the best silk.
Our Hosiery department is now conveniently ar-
ranged near the front with saleslady always ready to
serve you. We invite you to inspect this stock at your
earliest convenience.
WASHINGTON NOT .ADVISED.
WASHINGTON, March 19—Requisit-
ioning of the Dutch hips still awaited
word from London at noon today an«k
officials indicated that the actual seiz-
ure would not take place until the Neth-
erlands government had been heard
from. A reply to the British and Amer-
ican demand was said to have been
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The Quickest Way to Win the War.
The quickest and surest way of winning a satisfactory victory in the
monster conflict that is being raged across the sea is to FIGHT HARD.
Fighting hard means that every American zmust think nothing but
war; that every loyal son of us must expend no 'energy, either physi-
cal, mental or spiritual but that is directly centered on spme war
activity.
Fighting hard means co-operation, unified action, co-hesion of all
forces—America thinking, feeling, acting, seeing, LIVING as one man.
We cannot begin to fight hard until we learn to pull together.
Take an inventory of self. Itemize your own activities. Catalogue
your daily war accomplishments. Are you measuring up? If not,
why not*
Why Employ a Good Attorney
To examine an unreliable abslrart? He only passes on the title
as shown by the abstract, and his opinion cannot be any nearer correct
than the abstract furnished him.
Have your abstract made by a reliable Company, with a complete
set of abstract books, If you wish to 'know exactly the kind of title
you are getting.
We have the ability and equipment to make abstracts correctly.
Our Certificate in an abstract means something.
BETTER BE SAFE THAN SORRY
DUGGAN ABSTRACT COMPANY,
P. R. BIRD, Manager.
HAGUE SAYS HOLLAND
ACCEPTS OFFER BUT
REPLY NOT RECEIVED
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LONDON, March 18.—No confirmation
having been received either th nt the
British Minister at The Hague or the
Dutch Minister here ol Holland's re-
ported acceptance of the'allies* terms
respecting the use of Dutch shipping.
Great Britain, it is learned, has sent a
fresh note to The Hague. In this, it is
said, that failing unequivocal accept-
ance of their terms, the allies must pro-
ceed immediately to requisition the
vessels.
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VOLUME XVIII.AUSTIN. March 19—The House today
passed finally under suspension of rules
the bill by Representative Davis of Dal-
las fixing the salaries of county com-
missioners courts.
Election Law Changes
The House yesterday passed finally
three bills bearing on election reform
—the bill for majority nominations
thru a double primary, the literacy tret
bill prohibiting election judges from as.
isrting voters to prepare their ballots
unless over 60 years old, citizens for
21 years and unable to read dnd write
and the bill to permit only citizens of
the United States to vote in primary
elections. The House adopted an
amendment which eliminates the pro-
vision refusing certification to a nom>
inee legally disqualified from holding
office, but there is a feeling in the
Senate to insert that clause, in effect
to prohibit the name of a person go
ing on the ticket who is ineligible to
fill the office sought. The Debogory
hill as passed by the House sets the —-----~ -r ■
fourth Saturday in July for the first I yarding the results of recent air raids
primary and the third Saturday in •»-" »
August for the second.
i New Committed Would Aid in
Ready Fur His Next Campaign Price Fixing on Raw Materials
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LONDON. March 19—Fifty persons
were killed and great ma;erial damage
done by bombs drop! by allied airmi’n
when they raided Coblenz. Germany,
March 12, according to a neutral trav-
eler who arrived Monday at The Hague.
"The people believed the rahiers were
Americans," said the traveler. I was in
the neighborhood of a big munitions
wvyks when suddenly all th? factory
wlfistles started blowing and ihe si-
rens sounded the alarm. Many women
rushed from the works for hombprnaf
shelters, while passing street cars were
sfopt as the crews bolted into houses.
Four or five airplanes were visible,"
“Presently,” said the traveler, “some
one exclaimed, ‘They are Americans.’
’ "Another person screamed, ‘The
Americans are coming.’ A Dutchman I
knew rushed up to me and said. ‘Didn’t
I tell you the Americans would come
sooner or later?’"
BRITISH HAA-E MADE 255 RAIDS IN
GERMANY; LOST TEN MACHINES.
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LONDON, March 19.—Two hundred
and fifty-five flights into Germany have
been carried out by British aviators
with a loss of only ten machines, it
was announced In the House of Com-
mons today in answering a question re-
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into German territory. More than a
. ton of bombs were dropt on Mannheim
-■March 18.
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Weot Coart Sqaare. | y Denton, Texae.
LONDON, March 19.—The heads of the
German army have invited a fiuumber
of neutral correspondents to be present
at the German offensive on the west-
ern front, the Exchange Telegqgph cor-
respondent at Copenhagen reports.
The correspondents, it is stated, will
leave for the front Wednesday.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, Monday.—American artillery
on the Toul front today bombarded
towns within the enemy lines. On sev-,
eral occasions a considerable number
of gas shells were used. The Ameri-
can gunners also dropt projectiles on
German territory. Some of the shells
hit the town of Essy and others in
Montsec. z ,
HUNS DISCOVER AMERICAN PATROL.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMMY IN
FRANCE, oMnday.—An American pa-
trol In the sector east of Luneville was
early this morning discovered by Ger- „TO1 WUI„1IU a<MU ,u „
mans who put down a heavy barrage, dispatched thru London, but it has not
the shells striking among the party. In- ” - -
fermittent artillery fire proceeded on
of lights in factories'and5 other places j^‘8 front All day.
nr th- nprind ' H^yY AR11LLERY F!RE AT VERDUN.
PARIS, March 19.—Heavy artillery
fighting is in progress on the Verdun
front, said last night’s statement. On
the Belgian front there were severe
struggles before the Germans were ex-
pelled from positions in which they
had gained a footing.
FRENCH PENETRATE GERMAN I INSSS
PARIS, March 19.—French patrols op-
erating last night in the vicinity of
Riieims penetrated the German iin<^ to
a distance of more than fhre-i-flflhs of
a mile, in Ihe same region 'he at-
tempt of a German raiding party was
Thursday, March 28th, has been
set apwrt as Thrift Stamp day in
Denton county and on that date 't
is planned to have speakers visit
every school house in the county
to urge the purchase, of thrift
stamps.
At a meeting of the executive .com-
mittee of the county thrift stamp or-
ganization Tuesday morning it was de-
cided that a day would be set apart
designated as.thrift stamp day'on which
date effort would be made to reach ev-
ery part of the county. The plans as
, agreed upon are that a team of speak-
ers will be assigned to ever? school
house in Denton county. Th -y will
= visit the schools during the afternoon
and address the school ■child’’, n and
will remain for the night me^Hns.
which wjll be for the people of the
community generally.
This wid mean that as many teams
are to be selected as there are s-'hool
| houses in the county. The team will
be assigned to a definite place and will
be responsible for its visit to that par-
ticular community and the -peaking
for ’he afternoon and night meetings.
A letter is to be sent to every school
teacher in the county announcing* the
I thrift stamp date and asking that a
short period be arranged for :hc thrift
stamp speeches during the afternoon
They will be asked also to assist in
arranging the night meeting and Io have
• the pupils announce to their parents
that such a meeting Is to be held. Gen-
eral advertising is to be done and every
Bl effort will be made to teach a b£
yl | majority of the people of every com-
| f munily on March 28th. Ttie speakers
H will carry with them a supply of thrift
and war saving stamps and will make
an effort to place as many as possible
on that day.
Gus W. Thomasson of Dallas, assist-
ant to Louis Lipsitz, state chairman of
the war savings committee, attended
the meeting here Tuesday morning. He
commended the work of County Chair-
man L. H. Schweer and his co-workers,
but announced that the county as a
whole has not come up to its allotment
so far in the sale of the^stamps. He
urged that prompt and energetic action
be taken to present to the people as a
whole the absolute necessity of getting
in behind the thrift stamp movement
at once, as the government must win
the present war and to do so must hav°
i funds. The mon^y is going to bd* rais-
ed, Mr. Thomasson stated, and ’he gov-
ernment will have to get it either i>y
borrowing it and paying interest or by
taxation, as this is the only alternative.
While in Denton Monday and Tues-
day Mr, Thomasson enlisted practically
every merchant in Denton as a selling
agent for the stamps and sold several
hurdred dollars worth to them to car-
ry m "stock. Already a large number
of the merchanls were selling the
stamps, two or three having sold hun-
dreds of dollars worth. Mr. Thomasson
visited the -Normal college Tuesday
morning and snoke to the students,
and occupied his time while here in
assisting Mr? Schweer in planning the
work for the county. He has visited
twenty-five counties in Texas already
in the thrift stamp Work and stated
that interest in general is very good.
Horizontal IncreaseTor All
Postal Employes Recommended
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WASHINGTON, March 19.—Flat pay
increases of 15 per cent for all em-
ployes In the postal service, whether on
annual salaries or day pay basis and in-
cluding those of al', grades and classes,
was recommended today by the Senate
Postofflce sub-committee in revising the
annual postofflce appropriation bl’l.
i The recommendations are subject to
approval by the full committee, but
are expected to be'adopted.
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PrqrEaster presentation of beautiful garments
! for all occasions. Simplicity is the watchword of
I foreign and American designers and this will be
I noted in our collection of lovely things we are
j showing in our Ready-to-Wear Section.
Our showing of suits in jersey silk, dresses and
have you try orte
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We have just received from one
of the leading New York manu-
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THE HAGUE, March 19.—Holland has
accepted with certain conditions the al-
lied demand regarding Dutch shipping.
This was announced today by Foreign
Minister Loudon, who added that Hol-
land could go no further and was now
awaiting a reply to its latest communi-
cation. The Minister’s declaration will
be discussed by the Chamber of Dep-
uties Tuesday.
Consent Based on Conditions.
Dr. Loudon said that the assent of
the Dutch government was based on
conditions. Included among these con-
ditions were the claims that the allied
governments should guarantee that no
troops or war materials be transport-
ed on the Dutch ships and that vessel^
destroyed be- replaced by others after
the war.
NEW YORK, March. 19.—Apparently
thru a misunderstanding one of the
Dutch ships was boarded by officials of
the naxal reserve today and her com-
mander notified that they had come 'o
take possession of the ship in the name
of the American government. The com-
mander was told that the American flag
wou,d go up at noon.
5 Killed in Coblentz Raid;
Americans Did It is Rumor
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