The Matagorda County Tribune (Bay City, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, March 8, 1918 Page: 3 of 8
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Charity, or gifts, to individuals not deductible—
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Six afternoons; 37 members pres-
ent; made 10 paperback pads; 1 cot-
ton pad; 1 waste gauze pad; 1 pneu-
monia jacket; 14 wipes 4x4; 35 many-
tailed. bandages; 363 compresses 8x4
Total 425.
workers present
249 compresses
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Corn Is Going to Bring Money
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RESTRICTIONS ON
FISHING TAKEN UP.
Get this assured service of proven service
by getting the conquerors of America’s
roads. Get “America’s -Tested Tires,’’ ahd
you get long mileage and dependability
wherever you take your car.
If, during 1917, you contributed money toward the support of a
needy family this contribution cannot be claimed as a deduction.
Contributions, or gifts, made to individuals do not constitute al-
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Mr. R. T. Anseline, of Eagle Lake»
spent a part of the week in the city,
visiting with Mr. Frank Anseline,
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Night Circle (Parish House).
Two evenings; workers present 41;
made 151 wipes 4x4; 288 compresses
8x4. Total 439.
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the house and
This bill pro-
500 acres of land on
the west side of the
Colorado River in
Matagorda County
TERMS CASH
of a sort of camouflage to detract at-
tention from what is really going on.
All the countries engaged in the war
are pushing their war measures most
vigorously, and in this respect, Uncle
Sam is no exception to the rule.
I “So long as the present conditions
continue the only special restrictions
we ask are the beefless and porkless
Tuesdays.
“The meatless meal and the pork-
less Saturday* are no longer asked.”
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FARMERS READ THIS.
“In order to secure the minimum
amount of corn which present trans-
portation affords where it is requir-
ed from the above markets the food
administration will co-operate with
dealers to secure cars and you will
receive applications from dealers.”
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One afternoon; workers present
18; 245 compresses 8x4; triangular
slings 16. Total 261.
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Mr. E. C. Van Ness, of Collegeport,
passed through the city Saturday on
his way to Camp Bowie, where he
will take up Y. M. C. A. wrork for the
government’s cantonments. Mr. Vgn
Ness has had much experience ia
this line of work, having devoted, a
lifetime at it, with the exception of
the past few years. In telling us
good-bye he said it was like an old
soldier going back into the ranks
after years of absence.
They triumphed, SIL VERTOWN
CORDS and BLACK SAFETY
TREADS, with an endurance that
doubled Goodrich’s pride in the
structure ' of the spiral wrapped,
cable-cord tire' body, and the tough-
ness of the cross-barred, close-clutch
non-skid black safety tread.
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be tried in the fire of the road test'
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In the Matter of J. E. Meyer, Bank-
rupt—No. 137L
To the Creditors of Said Bankrupt:
Take Notice:
That the trustee will sell at public
sale for cash to the highest bidder on
Thursday, March 7, 1918, at 2 p. m./
at the bankrupt’s former place of bus-
iness, Blessing, Texas, the stock of
goods, wares and merchandise, fix-
tures, notes and open accounts, and
all other property of the bankrupt
subject to administration, and report
his actions in the premises to a meet-
ing of creditors which is hereby call-
ed to meet at the office of the under-
signed referee, Cotton ExchangeBldg.,
Galveston, Texas, on' March 8, 1918, at
10 o’clock a. m., at which time and
place the report of the trustee will
be considered, confirmed or rejected,
and such other business will be trans-
acted as may regularly come before
said meeting. Wm. B. Lockhart,
Referee in Bankrupty.
February 23, 1918. W-l
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SURGICAL DRESSINGS MADE
DURING WEEK ENDING MAR. 2.
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War Measures Being Pushed.
The war situation in Washington
•remains unchanged. Peace is being
discussed, through the newspapers,
and the government leaders of all the
■countries involved are delivering
■speeches to the legislative bodies of
their respective governments, but
while peace ia being thus discussed
as a sort of side issue, it is perhaps
serving no other purpose than that
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NOTIFY YOUR NEIGHBOR.
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in taking shrimp and the restriction
of 12 pounds on red fish.
The work of drafting the bill and
securing its enactment is in the hands
of a committee consisting of V. Q.
Thomas and T. E. Hubby, represent-
ing the game, fish and oyster depart-
ment of Texas; Roy Jackson and
Duncan Ruthven, representing ths
wholesale fish dealers, and Judge
S. A. McMeans and Colonel Wolters,
representing the United States food
administration.
South Circle.
Two afternoons;
16; 98 wipes 4x4;
8x4. Total 347.
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ing Stamp is a step
towards Peace.
For sale at every
Goodrich Branch and
Depot
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great many of the “old settlers” call
it, Matagorda County lost in livestock
$100,000, due to anthrax. Of this
$60,000 was in cattle, $30,000 in-horses
and $10,000 in sheep) goats and hogs.
In point of number&1750 head of cat-
tle had the disease and of these 1600
died. Four hundred and fifty horses
and mules had anthrax (charbon) and
300 died. There were many more cat-
tle than horses and thus the differ-
ence. This loss could have been
greatly alleviated if the people had
vaccinated their stock, and had vac-
cinated early. As it was 25,000 doses
were used and of the animals vaccin-
ated only 400 died, or the death rate
among the vaccinated animals was
only 1.6 per cent. These figures were
obtained from Dr. Scott, who at that
time was county health officer,
that time more ]
ated and the death
much less.
A much deeper study has been made
by the veterinarians and -the U. S.
bureau of animal industry and im-
proved methods of control have been
found. Probably the greatest advance
has been along the lines of vaccines.
In the last four years the simultane-
ous method of Vaccination has been
perfected for anthrax, placed on the
50 to 100 years.
years,
farm tractors 4 to 5 years.
If a taxpayer wishes to claim the full amount of depreciation esti-
Austin. Texas, March 4.—Colonel J.
F. Wolters of Houston arrived in
Austin Monday in the interest of leg-
islation which will remove restric-
tions as to the taking of salt water
fish, oysters and shrimp and in other
ways aid in a larger supply in order
to meet the restrictions upon the use
of red meats.
A bill to meet the situation, whica
has the approval of the food admin-
istration of Texas,
with which Colonel Wolters is act-
ing, will be introduced in the legis-
lature as a war emergency measure.
The proposed law provides that
during the period of the war and for
12 months after peace has been con-
cluded, all restrictions as to the tak-
ing of salt water fish, oysters and
shrimp shall be suspended, and pro-
vides that no red fish, trout, or mack-
erel less than 11 inches in length
shall be sold.
The purpose wreuld be to make an
all year open season and to remove
the limit on the length of seines used
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Mr. H. H. Harrington, former presi-
dent of the A. and M. College, and
Hon. Geo. M. Crutsinger, county su-
perintendent of Victoria County, have
been in Washintgon this week.
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TRUSTEE’S SALE; BANKRUPT.
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• the same time somewhat increase our
• consumption. In these circumstances,
• the food administration considers it
property is located, changes ® wise to relax the voluntary restric-
tions on meat consumption to some
• extent with a view to further decreas-
® ing bread consumption.
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mated to have occurred in the value of a building or other property ©
used for business or trade purposes he may do so, but this precludes •
his claiming a deduction to cover any amount expended during the
same year in making repairs. If he wishes to claim a deduction on
account of repairs their cost must be deducted from the full amount
of depreciation and the balance may then be claimed as a deduction
under the heading of “Depreciation that is, if the taxpayer expends
$100 in making repairs to a building which will depreciate in value
$200 during the calendar year, he may claim $100 as a business ex-
Depreciation—How to Figure It.
As the rate at which depreciation may be claimed is dependent,
in a greater or less extent, upon local conditions, the use to which
the property is put and its probable lifetime under normal business
conditions, no specific rates at which it may be claimed have ever
been established. The law states that a “reasonable allowance” may
be claimed, and it is for the taxpayer to determine what constitutes a
“reasonable allowance.” To compute the amount which may be
claimed, a taxpayer should determine the probable lifetime of the
property, then divide its cost to him by the number of years it will be
usable in a business in which employed, and the result thus obtained
will represent the amount which may be claimed each year as a de-
duction, e. g. a frame building, the probable lifetime of which, without
repair or replacement, is 25 years, cost $5,000. Divide $5,000 by 25
and claim $200 each year as depreciation.
While each taxpayer must determine the propable lifetime of his
property without regard to the following figures, it has been estimated
that the average usable lifetime of a frame building is 25 years, a brick
building 35 years, a stone building or a steel and concrete building
The estimated lifetime of ordinary machinery is 10
that of automobiles used for business or farm purposes and
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Rice Continues Strong With Light Re-
ceipts for Trading.
New Orleans, La., March 4.—All
but two saAs of rough rice received
today were for the mills and brokers
found nothing on the tables to work
on at the Board of Trade. Clean con-
tinued very strong with a tendency to
advance. Head Blue Rose and Japan
both advanced 1-Sc over Saturday’s
close, and all offerings were taken up
quickly. Receipts were 7,614 pock-
ets of clean rice, of which 3,314
pockets were for export. Receipts
rough, 7,195 sacks. Sales, 544 pock-
ets clean Honduras at 7 3-8@8 ^3-4c;
1,961 pockets clean Blue Rose at
6.45@8c.
Quotations:
Clean—Honduras strong; head, 7
3-4 @8 3-4c; straights, 7@7 l-2c;
screenings, 6 5-8c@6 7-8cp No. 2, 6@
6 l-4c. Blue Rose strong; head, 7 1-2
@7 5-8c; straights, 6 7-8 @7 l-4c;
screenings, 6 5-8@6 7-8c; No. 2, 6@
6 l-4c. Japan strong; head, 7 l-4@
7 5-8c; straights, 7@7 l-8c; screen-
ings, 65-8@6 7-8c; No. 2, 6@6 l-4c.
Rough — Japan, $7.25@8.00, no
sales; sales 86 sacks Honduras at
. $7.80@8.10 and 107 sacks Blue Rose
at $S.10@8.15.
By-products—Polish, $65.00 @66.00
■ per ton; bran, $45.00@46.00.
is the Goodrich idea of a
tire. Therefore, Goodrich Test Car
Fleets, six of them, for a year ham-
mered Goodrich Tires from state to
state, putting them to the road test,
of rock, sand, and gravel. The tires cable-cord tire'body, and the tough-
emerged tested warriors of the
road, from a grand mileage of
4,178,744 tire miles.
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Naturalization of Aliens.
I have received a number of letters
■concerning aliens who have taken out
their first papers only, and those who
have lived in this country for many
years under the impression that they
were already citizens, and that no
naturalization papers were necessary.
For their information I will say that
a bill for their relief is now pending
in congress, and the indications are
that it will soon become a law.
has already passed
gone to the senate.
vides that aliens who have taken out
their first papers, or "who, on April
6, 1917, were entitled to become citi-
zens ,may now be admitted to become
citizens, if otherwise entitled, not-
withstanding they are really citizens
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pense and $100 as depreciation, or he may claim $200 as depreciation •
and nothing for repairs. In short, the aggregate deductions claimed 9
on account of repairs and depreciation must not exceed the full amount •
of depreciation estimated to have occurred. •
(Note—The repairs referred to in this paragraph are such as are ®
general in character, representing replacements, etc. Small items, •
such as replacement of broken window panes, papering, minor repairs,
etc., are allowable, even though full amount of depreciation has been
■® claimed.)
In claiming depreciation the following fundamental principles
must be taken into consideration:
(a) Only such depreciation as results from exhaustion, wear and
tear of property arising out of its use or employment in business or
trade can be claimed. Depreciation in the value of a home or any
article of property, such as automobiles used for personal pleasure or
convenience, cannot be claimed; the property must be used for the
purpose of producing income.
(b) Depreciation other than that ariisng from wear and tear,
such as a lessening of values due to changes in the social or business
conditions in the neighborhood in which a
of street grade or fluctuations in market values, etc., cannot be
claimed.
(c) Depreciation in the value of land, whether improved or un-
improved, due to ordinary erosion, exhaustion or any other cause, can-
not be claimed.
(d) Where, in the course of years, the owner of property has
claimed its full cost as depreciation in his income tax returns, no fur-
ther claim will be allowed.
(e) The value to be cared for by depreciation is the actual
amount invested in the property and not the value which may be arbi-
® trarily or otherwise fixed.
Temporary suspension of the meat-
less meal and of the special restric-
tions against the use of pork on Sat-
i urday was announced by the food ad-
® ' ministration Sunday night as a read-
j justment of its food conservation pro-
grata. Increased meat production and
the necessity for still greater saving
in ■wheat, it was declared, make the
change advisable.
The suspension is made effective for
an indefinite period, and it probably
will last for three months or longer.
Since all restrictions on consump-
tion of mutton and lamb had been
lifted previously the food administra-
tion now asks the public for the time
• to deny itself in meats only of beef
i and pork on one day a week—Tues-
day.
Increased meat consumption, food
administration officials believe, will of
itself curtail the use of wheat and
for the present there is no intention
to add to the restrictions already in
force against the use of flour.
In a statement Sunday night set-
ting forth the reasons for the change
in program Food Administrator
Hoover said: “The allies have made
further and increased demands for
breadstuffs, these enlarged demands
being caused to some degree by short-
age in arrivals from Argentine. It is
therefore necessary for the food ad-
ministration to urge a still further
reduction in the consumption of
bread and breadstaffs generally, if we
are to meet our export necessities.
“Experience shows that the con-
sumption of breadstuffs is intimately
associated with the consumption ofo
meat. For various reasons our sup-
plies of meat for the next two or
months are considerably enlarged and
we can supply the allies with all of
the meat products w’hich transporta-
tion facilities render possible and at
Federal Food Administrator for
Teyas E. A. Peden was notified today
by the United States food administra-
tion that to provide a sufficient
amount of corn for allied purposes it
wreuld become necessary during the
next three weeks to withdraw from
fixe-hundred-thousand to seven-hun-
dred and fifty-thousand bushels of
corn per day out of the market re-
ceipts which are estimated between
a million and a half to two million
bushels per day and the food admin-
istration has arranged, for the ap-
pointment of committees in the grain
exchanges of Chicago, ■ Minneapolis,
Duluth, Milwaukee, Omaha, Kansas
City and St. Louis to secure this need-
ed corn.
This means if it becomes neces-
sary to ship any of this corn to Texas
permission must be secured from Mr.
Peden, Mr. Hoover’s telegram receiv-
ed today says:
market and proven to be one of the
best. It was given a thorough trial
in Orange and Jefferson Counties last
year, ■when the charbon outbreak was
at its neight, and found to be good.
Drawing from the experience received
there the method was still further im-
proved.
For Matagorda County demonstra-
tions in simultaneous vaccination
against anthrax (charbon) will be
held at the following places on the
dates mentioned below. Farmers de-
siring demonstrations should imme-
diately write to County Agent Elliott
and let him know how many animals
they have and where they are. Un-
less this' is done some will not re-
ceive the benefit of this work.
Week of March 11-16—Blessing,
Monday and Tuesday; Midfield, Wed-
nesday; Clemville, Thursday;
Northern, Friday; Bay City, Saturday.
Week, of March 18-23—Chalmers
Monday; El Scott and Van Vleck,
Tuesday; Sugar Valley and Pledger,
Wednesday: Buck’s Bayou, Thurs-
day; Lukefahr, Friday; Bay City, Sat-
urday.
Week of March 25-30—Markham
and El Maton, Monday, Ashby and
Prairie Center, Tuesday; Collegeport,
Wednesday and Thursday; Simpson-
ville and Wadsworth Friday; Bay
City, Saturday.
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(By J. J. Mansfield.)
Zone System ofPostage on Magazines.
I have received a number of let-
ters from ladies requesting me to fa-
vor the abolishment of the zone sys-
tem in postage upon magazines. I
also received a number of resolutions
•adopted by ladies clubs and societies
to the same effect. I have made an
investigation of the matter and find
that the government handles over a
hillion pounds of this mail each year,
at a cost of a little more than one
hundred million dollars, and receives
•only a little more than eleven million
dollars in postage. Colliers Weekly
cost last year $1,705,936 to handle it
through the mails, while the govern-
ment received only $189,548 from that
■publication. More than half the
weight of magazines consists of ad-
vertising pages on which they receive
large incomes, their charges in some
instances being $5,000 per page. Un-
der the circumstances, the ladies can
see that it will be impossible for me
to comply with their request, for
even with the zone system -which has
just recently gone into effect, they
are paying but a small amount of the
actual cost to the government for
handling such mails.
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Smith, Carey. The Matagorda County Tribune (Bay City, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, March 8, 1918, newspaper, March 8, 1918; Bay City, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1294484/m1/3/: accessed July 3, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Matagorda County Museum & Bay City Public Library.