The Matagorda County Tribune (Bay City, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, March 8, 1918 Page: 6 of 8
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THE DAILY TRIBUNE
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FOOD WILL WIN THE WAR
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today representing the democracy of
If so, show us when,
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SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
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gels!
profanity of the C-ourier-Jour-
abhorent.—-Christian Church-
BIG POTATO ACREAGE IS
BEING PLANTED HERE.
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READY TO MAKE
DELIVERY OF BONDS.
democracy and a worthy,
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of its existence ,
bread.
The toil, the intelligence, the en-
ergy, the foresight, the self-sacrifice
and devotion of the farmers of Amer-
ica will, I believe, bring to a trium-
phant conclusion this great last war
for the emancipation of men from the
control of arbitrary government and
the selfishness of class
Think of it, cold storage egg deal-
ers are howling for protection since
eggs dropped 27 cents all of a sud-
The poor, injured, darling an-
l making
then
Potato Men of the Eagle Lake Section
Are Doing Their Fart Toward
the Food Campaign.
Secretary —Bauer
months.
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The people of Eagle Lake and the
community around rejoice to have Mr.
and Mrs. H. C. Thomas back with us
again. Mr. Thomas began work for
the Frank Stephens Company today,
he having been at Bay City for the
past two years.
American soldiers are using Colt’s
automatics in close quarters in pref-
erence to bayonets. Now watch for
the Hun to call such warfare brutal.
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Two thirds of the audience of the
above were white citizens and they
pronounced the program splendid and
much praise is due Shellie Belle
Swinson, the colored teacher, who in-
structed the characters of the pro-
gram. The proceeds amounted to $15
which she promptly turned over to
the Matagorda Red Cross Auxiliary.
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CULINARY ARTIST IS
INSTRUCTED TO BOIL WATER.
Keep posted,
Dailv Tribune.
MATAGORDA COUNTY TRIBUNE
By TRIBUNE PRINTING COMPANY, Inc.
CAREY SMITH, Editor
Entered at the Postoffice at Bay City, Texas, as second class mail matter
under Act of Congress, March 3, 1879.
Any erroneous reflection upon the character or standing of any person or
business concern will be readily and willingly corrected upon its being
brought to the attention of the publishers.
The paper will be conducted upon the highest possible plane of legitimate
newspaper business.
j'Pr.oparelT'by the Legal
Food Administration.)
Bakers selling flour at
on the same basis
and sales of flour
tailers, except
A French girl, 16 years old, has
written to a prominent war worker in
Washington: “There is a river in
France so narrow that you can talk
across it, birds can fly across with
one sweep of their wings. There are
great armies on either bank. They
are as far apart as the stars in the
sky—as right and wrong. There is a
great ocean—it is so wide that the
seagulls cannot fly across it without
resting. Upon either shore there are
great nations. They are so close, i
however, that their hearts touch.” I
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it matters not from what direction.
To battle with treachery is worse
than fighting the enemy and Russia
has been ‘treacherous. She has sold
her birthright and forfeited every
claim for consideration, so why not
let Japan clean things up over there,
even though she cleans up Russia
itself?
It gives The Tribune pleasure to be
authorized today to publish the an-
nouncement of J. T. Bond for re-elec-
tion to the office of county clerk, his
candidacy being subject to the action
of the White Man’s Union primaries
which will be held on Saturday,
April 20.
Mr. Bond has held this responsible
position for one term, and during the
time he has administered the affairs i
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The Jobson System is sweep-
ing the country. It produces
the largest yield at lowest
cost — the common sense
method of deep plowing and
bigger profits on the farm.
Every Texas farmer should
own one. Costs only $5.00
complete, delivered. Send for
free circular. Address
ELLAGENE FARM
State Agent
ALDINE, TEXAS
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time he has administered the affairs
of the office he has gained the good
will and admiration of the people, be-
cause of his affable manner, courtesy
and tho ahi© and impartial way he
nas of attending to business.
We doubt whether there is a pub-
official in Texas
liked ana appreciated, and we feel
that we are voicing the true sentiment
of the county when we say that it
is our earnest desire to see him make
his present race and be re-elected
without opposition. And this is said
with no spirit of unfairness to any-
one who might feel inclined to make
the race, but because of the fact that
we know the office is now being filled
with an honest, conscientious, capa-
ble man, which fact is recognized by
all, and which should preclude the
possibilities of another trying for the
position.
Mr. Bond appreciates his friends
and will appreciate, deeply, any kind-
ness shown him in this race.
His candidacy is submitted for your
careful consideration.
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SALLEY-SUL ADIE.
the country?
where, how?
The world has gone mad after fads
and isms, but the pendulum is swing-
ing back and the country will find its
senses as it has always done. Dem-
ocracy was not born to be killed. It
is immortal, and will live until etern- ,
ity, the clamor of the Chronicle’s ilk '
4 CUPS OF WHEAT FLOUR TO THE POUND
If each family used 4 cups of flour less per week, the saving
would be 22 million pounds or 112,244 barrels every week.
The greatest help housekeepers can give to win the war is to
make this saving and it can be done by using this recipe in
place of white flour bread.
Corn Meal Biscuits
% cap scalded milk % teaspoon salt
1 cup corn meal 1 cup white flour
2 tablespoons shortening 4 teaspoons Royal Baking Powder
Save J/ cup of the measured flour for board. Pour milk over corn meal, add shortening and salt. When
cold, add sifted flour and baking powder. Roll out lightly on floured board. Cut w’ith biscuit cutter and
bake in greased pan fifteen to twenty minutes.
Our new Red, White and Blue booklet, “Best War Time Recipes,” containing many other
recipes tor making delicious and ivholesome wheat saving foods, mailed free—address
ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., Dept. H., 135 William Street, New York
Mr. DeWitt Salley and Miss Mary
Suladie, two popular young people of
• we’e united in marriage at
the Baptist parsonage in this city by
Rev. J. P. Gilliam last night. Quite
a number of friends and immediate
members of the families of the con-
ji-. ting parties were present to wit-
ness the ceremonies.
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Subscribe
Flour supply cut to 12 pounds—
News Item. Come on you Texas
wil<->t. crop.
Much shouting and exultations have
been brought about in Germany and
Austria over the Ukrainian peace.
“Now’ we w’ill have bread and wheat,”
cried the people of both countries.
But when the people of Germany and
Austria begin to realize the awful
truth that Ukrania has not, within the
past four years, produced half enough
wheat for her own people the shout-
ing and exultations will be turned to
mourning and the gnashing of teeth.
Read what J. Ralph Picket, a Chicago
grain expert vho Kerensky would
have made food administrator of all
Russia, has to «ay. “In 1915 the
Ukraine produced TO.Ow.OOO bushels
of wheat, out of which spared
Russia about 10,500,000 bushes jn
1916 the production wms but 4xqoO,-
000 bushels, with no surplus for Ri^.
sia. In 1917 the Ukraine production
of wheat was but 37,000,000 bushels. |
Russia got none of it, and even
Ukramia herself lacked grain.”
Why can you not observe the “less”
days, especially since the substitutes
afford you a greater variety of
and a more healthful diet?
can’t you?
nowhere disputed.
be explicit and we hope we make
selves reasonably
Property Purchased, Sold, Inherited,
Etc.
How you determine what amount of
gain, or profit, derived from a sale
of property is returnable for income
tax purposes—
If you acquired the property sold
prior to March 1, 1913, you should
take its fair market price or value as
of that date, and thereto all amounts
subsequently expended in
permanent improvements, then de-
duct the aggregate of all claims for
depreciation in value of property
as deductions on previous re-
turns, and \ne difference between
tne result thus Gained and the sell-
ing price is tne amount t0 reported
under “gross income.”
If you purchased the property on
or after March 1, 1913, the difference
between its cost, plus all amounts
subsequently permanent
improvements, less depreciation pre-
viously claimed, and its selling price,
is to be returned.
If the property came ho yon nn or
after March 1, 1913, as an inheritance,
the difference between the appraised
value placed upon it. at that time,
plus al lamounts subsequently ex-
pended for permanent improvements.
REGULATIONS GOVEh. !Xj, ( SF
AND SALE OF TEXAS
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tious, brave and brainy exponent of;
Jefferson
loyal stickler for the constitution,
the seventeen years
the Chronicle has changed seventeen
time, twice within the past six weeks.
Stand ye, and choose between dem-
ocracy of the Bailey type and poli-
tics of the Chronicle’s type. Which
will ye have?
must leceiie pajment cf at least 30 cries on all subscriptions,
per cent of the market value of such
stored commodities.
One licensed as combined public
and private cold storage, warehouse-
j man may own commodities stored in
his warehouse, and, if he deals in
any licensed commodities, must be li-
i censed as dealer and observe the
I rules and regulations pertaining to
such.
Marketing foodstuffs with the date
of receipt, required of private cold
storage warehousemen by subdivision
C, special rule 6 (amendments and
additions) also applies to combined
public and private cold storage ware-
housemen.
Storage cheese may be held in suf-
ficient quantities to fill reasonable
requirements throughout the period
of scant or no production, but not
longer without the written permis-
sion of the administration.
June 15 marks the official begin-
ning of the 1918 production season.
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PROFANITY.
The following is the program ren-
dered by the colored school of Mata-
gorda for benefit of Red Cross. (Shel-
lie Belle Swinson, teacher):
Welcome Address—Ed. Kershaw.
Chorus—“Dixie.”
Birth of Washington—Elna
Powell.
Which General?—Jessie Ellis.
Days of Glorious Washington—Irma,
B. Green.
Our Flag—Lula Thomas.
“Song: Columbia, Gem of Ocean.”
“Boys We Need”—Frank Holt.
Hatchet Story—Frank Baines.
Love of Washington—Stella Holt.
Duet: “Far Away”—Misses Jenkins
and Green.
A Hero—Harris Taylor.
We Bless Our Washington—Minty
Allen.
A Flag Drill—-Boys.
“Our Washington”—Tom Royster.
Song-Pantomime: “Old Black Joe-
David Boone.
“Three Emblems”—Lula Thomas.
“Battle of Shiloh”—Dallas Dean.
The Grave of Washington—Willie
Ray.
Song-Pantomime: “The Last Rose of
Summer,” by Grethel George.
Song: Soldiers, Farewell—Dallas
Dean and Grethel George.
Song-Pantomime of the Star-Span-
gled Banner—Lula Thomas, Grethel
George, Willie Ray.
Dialogue—Tom Royster and Ed eKr-
shair.
“Yankee Doodle Drill.”
Patriotic Address—Prof. DeLeon.
as
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merciful. This
would put the
The
nal is
man.
“Those vehicles of disjointed
! thought,” as Dr. Rush called them—
the newspapers—wever never more
“disjointed,” and, for the matter
that, as far as light and leading
less ‘Vehicular,” than they seem just
now. To say truth there is much to
perplex the average space writer do-
ing his daily grind. Turn whichever
way he will he encounters dragons;
she-dragons and* he-dragons; the
wild geese of women suffrage and
the wet hens of prohibition; not to
mention the war. “He was a bold
man,” the dean of St. Partick's tells
us, “who first ate an oyster.”
he who tackles a reformer is a hero.
Yet, nevertheless and notwithstand- *
To the Purchasers of Liberty Bonds
of the Second Loan;
We are now ready to make deliv-
including
bonds paid for in installments, and
if you will kindly call at the bank we
will be pleased to deliver your bonds.
Yours very truly,
First National Bank.
J. C. Lewis, Cashier.
Bay City, February 28, 1918.
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Mr. A. S. Collins left Sunday
Bryan as a witness for the State in
the prosecution of Em Sapp.
Good evvling! N0; chronicle
„ liasn’t change. t0(Jay
This paper has* received from
Swift & Co. a big envelope full of
literature in which Swift sets forth
an eloquent description of the patriot-
ism of the packers. After a most
careful perusal of the matter we
Just why there should ever have
'-eh any opposition to the Japanese
tak '^5 an active part in. the war is
one those inexplicable mysteries of
mode”?rn times. They entered the war
promj -)tly and the fact that they have
been looked upon with suspicion is
certair Shy not to the credit of those
nations0* who have harbored the sus-
picions.1/ Japan had as much right to
a full , .swing in the matter as any
other c< buntry and. the fact that she
has beet1 held back shows a lack of
judgments and foresight. Had Japan
entered t°be war on the side of Ger-
many no ^nower on earth could hava
held her n.' millions of well trained sol-
diers off oU’ the battle lines. The
United Stages’ willingness to have
Japan participate actively in the
Russian affairs xis the wisest step so
far taken. It is1 no time for us to
be treating the R ussians with concil-
iation. She has di< jested herself of all
decency as well ar> self-respect and
the only thing she is entitled to is
the very worst that cd mes to her, and
The law is “BUNK.”
Houston Chronicle.
If, therefore, you decide to rec-
ommend to the legislature of Texas
the establishment of zones with a
radius of ten mil°n an sol-
dier rtps'ln Texas, within which
liquor should not be allowed, and
the legislature shall pass such a
bill, the State of Texas will have
made a contribution to the welfare
of the army of no mean propor-
tions.—Secretary of War Baker to
Governor Hobby.
That makes no
Chronicle will chage its mind tomor-
row and point out where and how
thoroughly it has “fully agreed with
The Tribune has received the fol-
lowing letter from the First National
Bank, which is being sent over the
county to the people and which
speaks for itself:
Vivian Martin, the dainty photo-
dramatic star who will be seen at the
Grand on Saturday in the Pallas-Par-
amount production, “A Kiss for
Susie,” had been bragging about the
studio as to what a culinary artist
she is but her ability as a chef is
now under suspicion. During the
filming of some of the scenes of her
present production in which has to
preside at the cook stove, she not
only friend an egg on the wrong
side but in trying to reverse it, bad-
ly spattered herself with hot grease. S'
To prevent her from damaging her-
self or her reputation as a cook still
father, Director Thornby instructed
her to devote the rest of the day to
learning to boil water.
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Mr. H. C. Braxton, of Naples, Texas,
arrived in the city yesterday with his
family and will make this county his
future home. He is a farmer and
will follow that vocation.
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Wanted, clean white cloth for wrap-
ping surgical dressing. Leave at par-
ish house, or phene 110.
Marse Henry, editor of the Louis-
ville Courier-Journal, says, “To Hell
w’ith the Hapsburgs and Hohenzol-
lerns” is not profanity. Most Assur-
edly it is not, for it is never profane
when the destination of one or more
is designated with such apt certitude.
And, too, there are times w’hen one
feels justified in pointing them the
vzay with even stronger language
than that.
Eagle Lake Headlight.
Potato planting is the order of the
day in this section. February 5 is
the day on which potato planting usu-
ally begins in an ordinary season, but
this year being so dry the farmers
waited for rain to come. Some few
of them, however, planted prior to
the rain, and their crops will be
ready for market several weeks in
advance of the general crop. One of
the first to plant a small acreage
was Mr. J. L. Wadell, who planted
the latter part of January. Since
the fine rains have fallen and made
things ideals for potato planting, it
is believed that the acreage in pota-
toes will be considerably increased
over former estimates. Eagle Lake
growers will plant probably 6,000
acres, Wharton about 3,000 acres and
Simonton about 1,200. Up to and
preceding the rainfall, which amount-
ed to about five and one-half inches
throughout the potato section, little
rain had fallen here for months and
the ground was very dry. The plant-
ing season had arrived and some
growers were putting seed potatoes
in dry dust, trusting
come later to cause
rains would
germination.
However, but little seed had been put
in the ground prior to the rains.
Some of the largest growers had de-
clared they would cut down their po-
tato acreage this season but the fine
rains have caused them to make a
change in their plans.
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J. T. BOND ANNOUNCES
FOR RE-ELECTION.
_______ __________ _ ! In the exclusive tea
was 20 years ago, a virile, conscien-1 r00ms which formerly served wheat
bread, pastries, etc., we find a large
demand for corn bread, corn griddle
cakes, mush, etc., and little or no call
for pastry made of wheat, or wheat
Farmers plant corn! And
then more corn!!
Ex-Senator Bailey is probably
right, and undoubtedly sincere, in
suggesting the need for a conserva-
tive party. It requires no extraor-
dinary intelligence to perceive that
there is little room for reaction-
aries in either the democratic or re-
publican camp. Yet there is still
quite a number of men who believe
in a weak government and strong
trusts, in spoils, patronage and old-
fashioned politics. They are en-
titled to an agency through which
to expres such a belief, and the
country deserves the privilege of
being able to identify them as a
distinct group.
Their present association with the
two ranking parties is a hindrance
to all concerned. Division, not
only makes them impotent, but pre-
vents the people from discovering
exactly where they are or what
they are up to. It were much bet-
ter for us, as w’ell as for them, that '
‘-hey should stand out in the open
and >w t]ieir colors, for they cer-
tainly repi^..ont a gchool of ideas
which has littib jn common with '
Wilsonian democracy progres-
sive republicanism.
There is a far happier commun-
ity of spirit between Bailey and
Penrose than there is between
Bailey and Sheno^vH
associ«C1Vm should be guided by this .
. rather than by the nominal
influence of party names.
The time has clearly arrived
when those who do not believe in
the progressive tendencies of either
party should group themselves to-,
gether. The issuer that formerly
separf>+-='i’tnem, such as the tariff,
have well nigh disappeared, and
they can well afford to make com-
mon cause.—Houston Chronicle.
Never fear, bud, it is coming all
right, and we’ll bet you any reason-
able stake right now that you will be
whimpering around like a spanked
baby for a look into the democratic
ranks before 1924. There will be no
xjlcvv pcvity ourn, out the democratic
party, on a real democratic basis, will
be reorganized and purged of every
faddish element and all progressive-
ness of the Chronicle’s type. Know-
ing the Chronicle’s penchant for ex-
pediencies we can say that no one
need be surprised when it takes its
flop after democracy again gets in
full swing. And there will be others, wr°te Swift and told him to tell it
many others, who will have their eyes
opened, once the old
back into her own. Why not Bailey
and Penrose on common grounds?
Why not the brains, sincerity and pol-
itical honesty of all parties united?
Is the so-called democratic party of i
Bath to Pensacola.
heard that it is best to tell a big
if you have got to tell one.
There are mighty
Thomas and Mrs. >
Thomas and we believe we can say
without a word of flattery that every
person in the town is glad to have
them back with us again. Mr. Thomas
has purchased the former Yates cot-
tage on State Street where they will
make their home. Their son, Mr. J. C.
Thomas, the popular agent at the
Sap, will make his home with them.
—Eagle Lake Headlight.
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THE INCOME TAX.
Over in France a nation-wide asso-
ciation has been formed to entirely
do away with German trade after the
war.' In the United States the man-
ufacturers are splitting hairs over
this question but there are about 104.-
OuO.OOO people who will never buy
any more German-made goods, asso-
ciation or no association, peace or no
peace, victory or- no victory. Their
minds are thoroughly settled on this
point.
It is our desire to
our-
clean, when we
say “to hell with the Hohenzollerns
and the Hapsburgs!”
Is that the kind of profanity the
Christian Chruchman abhors? If it
is we’ll be hornswaggled if we don’t
repeat it six days in the week
twice on Sundays! - There!
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MR. AND MRS. THOMAS ARE
NOW LIVING HERE AGAIN.
Henry Ford is now engaged in
turning out the new American inven-
tion, “the submarine killer.” Well,
we have heard of all the possibilities few like Heni’y
of the Ford automobile, but this is
the first time we have ever heard of
the darn thing being able to swim.
ing, the dissonance of the press may
after all prove a good thing. Out of
a multiplicity of counsels, we are as-
sured, wisdom comes. The one es-
sential point of agreement—that we
are going to lick the Huns—that we
are on the way to Berlin in Prussia
legislation; and Vienna in Austria, not to men-
and control, and then, when the end tion Kalamazoo, in the Black Forest
has come, we may look each other in and Kickapoo on the Rhine!—will be I
the face and be glad that we are
Americans and have had the privi-
lege to play such a part.—President
Wilson. .
Corn, once upon a time, was
ways on the table either as a cereal,
bread, vegetable or desert,-but when
wheat came in corn went out. Again
corn is king. As a child we remem-
ber the humiliation we felt at hav-
to the contrary notwithstanding. Sen- in^ to eat corn bread, but how times
ator Bailey is the same today that hb ' bawe changed!
retail are
as to purchases
as are other re-
that in purchasing
| flour to be used in baking bread or
substitutes they need purchase only
one pound of substitutes for every
four pounds of such flour.
Educational institutions, neither
charitable nor governmental (federal,
State or local) operating a bakery
flour and meal a month, must have a
license.
Bakers manufacturing bread to be
: used in the observance of religious
rites requiring all wheat flour are
not required to use substitutes in the
manufacture thereof.
Canners have been requested to
holid for 15 days, subject to further
instructions, all canned tomatoes,
corn, peas, string beans and salmon,
owned or under their control. This
does not apply to goods sold and not
shipped.
Combined public and private cold
storage warehouses selling commo-
dities and holding all or a portion
> thereof for the unpaid purchase price, j
WASHINGTON DAY WAS
OBSERVED AT MAT AGO-' DA.
to Heney. The packers are about
party swings patriotic as a pack of wolves in
herd of sheep are ------””
brand of patriotism
kaiser’s army on the streets of New
York in six weeks’ time and line the
Atlantic coast with submarines from
But we’ve always
one
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