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VOLUME 75—NUMBER 47.
BAY CITY, TXAS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1918.
FIVE CENTS THE COPY.
development
RESfflCTIONS ON WHEAT FLOOR LIFTED
unavoid-
a
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of
to take proper ad-
so
best
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PRIORITIES COMMITTEE HAS EX-
TENDED LIMIT TO 37 1-2
PER CENT.
wave,
BROWS
weather prevailed the ]ocatjon of Sb many cantonments
Some good rains occur- Wjthin her borders.
The way circumstances have com-
for
November
- ,
and
and
Congressman J .J. Mansfield of this
district has been slated for the place
ed to 25 per cent; though household-
ers were required to buy 50 per cent
MISS DAFFAN QUITS
CONFEDERATE HOME
FOR TEXAS WOMEN.
PRESENT HEADQUARTERS
LEWIS LAUNDRY AT THE
BAY CITY TAILOR SHOP.
Department Has in Its Possession
Cigar Box Containing Bottles
Filled With “Some-
thing.”
and
His
Governor Hobby Notified That Na-
tional Guard May Be Drafted.
THEMHSOF
INFANTRY DESIGNATED
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to cross continent November 19 to 23,
warm wave
25.
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BUSINESS PROPERTY
CHANGES HANDS.
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OPPORTUNITIES NOT
TO BE IGNORED.
into the State be apportioned
to cause
March,
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WILL INCREASE
AUTO PRODUCTION
TO OUR COUNTY, OUR WHOLE COUNTY AND EVERY SECTION OF OUR COUNTY.----’-----------------U’Z ----
-THERE IS NOTHING TOO GOOD FOR OUR FRIENDS”
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BLESSING AND MARKHAM
BANKS MAKE GOOD SHOWING.
E. F. McDonald has sold the J. 0. B
Young business houes on north side
plaza to V. Schill, consideration $5000.
This is the fourth business house sold
on that side by Mr. McDonald this
year, each bringing $5000.
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BUY WAR > A VUGS STAMPS.
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From January on until the present
time the food administration went
through a stage of "substitution’ which
•reached from the farm to the public
institutions. During February there
was a marked shortage of flour over
Texas and great judgment was needed
to see that the small amount coming
so as
In
After cleaning out the Germans
and scouring the country from Cha-
teau-Thierry to the Vesle with only
a couple of face washes in three
weeks, our usually immaculate sol-
diers regarded soap and water as re-
sembling a million dollars. The Y.
M. C. A. handles twenty-four differ-
ent brands of soap in its post ex-
changes and for the months of Sep-
tember, October and November order-
ed 1,800,000 bars. More proof that
ours is "the cleanest army in history."
AND DATS OF ALL WHEAT BREAD RETURNED
------- CAN BE SHIPPED.
Houston, Texas, November 15.—Re-
strictions upon the use of wheat by
the American people have been lifted
by the United States food adminis-
tration and the Texas food adminis-
tration reecived telegram Wednesday
morning, November 13. announcing
that effective immediately the “80-
20” rule requiring the use of one-fifth
substitutes with wheat flour is with-
drawn.
The withdrawal of this restriction
is the last chapter in a remarkable
(program of wheat saving in the United
r self-denial
Austin, Texas, November' 18.—The
attorney general’s department is re-
■! GENERAL iS
SWAMPED WITH QUERIES
vacated through the retirement of
Congressman Dies. If the republicans
give the democrats enough represen-
tation to give Judge Mansfield his
chance, he will be the man to look
after the needs of the Texas ports.—
Eagle aLke Headlight.
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OUR COUNTRY. .
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RICE FARMERS CLAIM MILL
BE SMALL LOSS FROM RAIN.
Orange, Texas, November 18.—Al-
though subjected to losses because of
the flooded conditk of their rice
farms, Orange County rice growers
say that unless more rain comes they
will be able to harvest their crops
with small losses. They claim that
the improvement of conditions, driv-
ing out the salt water and seasoning
the ground, insures them a good crop
ifor next year.
Even if this could be done:
received it would be a mistake, because it | States through voluntary
a mistake, because it ou^fi i which aided not inconsiderably in de-
the production of such anjciding tbe war; because it wag the
assurance by America that the peo-
ples of England, Italy, France and
regulations is attributed to the recent lopsided,
end of the war developments.
Rulings imposed by the government ’ available, and there is plenty of mar-
against automobile shows have also Ret for raw materials, provided they
been removed, and a change in the au-’are produced with regard for what Is
tomobile tax regulations of dealers is . wanted.
also expected. No change has been) The government is so impressed
made regarding present truck manu-. with these consideration that it is un-
facturing. President Vesper of the dertaking to homestead returned sol- I
National Automobile Dealers Associa-, diers on a large and comprehensive
tion has protested this fact before the scale.
senate, j Government activities in this direc-
The proposed floor tax on repair tion can, and should be, supplemented
parts has been struck from the pend-
ing revenue bill, and an equitable sub-
stitution is being considered by the
committee.
This word has been conveyed to the
Houston dealers, and the increased
output of automobiles was welcomed
gladly.—Houston Post.
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LONG RANGE FORECASTS
BY W. T. FOSTER.
The transitional period from war to
pe^e holds nothing but expansion for
. 5^4'asi, and particularly for this sec-
of it, it v'e exercise reasonable
Intelligence. z
Texas is not only the greatest agri-
cultural State in the Union right now,
*>ut it possesses the greatest agi’icul-,—>
possibilities. |a Tast and splendid monument, not
The war has not only emphasized of oppression and terror, but of wis-
fhe necessity of agricultural develop-' <iom. of peace, and of liberty, upon
meat, but the industrial readjustment which the* world may give with ad-
wiiich is about to take place will make miration forever.—Daniel Webster.
End of War Will Bring Relief From j
Other Restrictions Also, Includ-
ing Rulings Against Auto-
mobile Shows.
Cuctomers of the Lewis Laundry
will please leave their bundles at the
Bay City Tailor Shop until further
notice.
I assure you that all business en-
trusted to the care of Mr. Cole will
meet with your entire satisfaction.
His driver will call as usual for your
work. T. L. Lewis
l,9d
Let opr object be our country, our
whole country, and nothing but our
country. And, by the blessing of
God, may that country itself become
by those of a private and local char-
acter.
Putting soldiers out of the ques-
tion, thousands of men and women are
going to be looking for rural homes
and independent vocations.
Thousands have been working for
unusually high pay in the gun foun-
dries, munition factories and other
war enterprises of the North.
They are not going to be satisfied
with pre-war work and pre-war wages
even if they could get them. The
will have to move
of wheat and
flour. During
‘wheatless days’
The first day to be so designated was
Wednesday. During the latter part
of December, 1917, Monday was des-
ignated as a wheatless day; and in
February the conservation of wheat
was increased from Monday and Wed-
nesday to also include the evening
meal throughout the week.
Simultaneously with the institution
of the wheatless meals and the wheat-
less days, the regulation of the bak-
eries of the United States began and
all through tile months of November
and December the bakers of Texas
were coached and instruced in their
new duties with regard to wheat con-
servation.
Thd advance in the cost of wheat
led to advances in the selling price
of bread but after months of thresh-
ing the question out it was at last
determined in Texas that a fair whole-
sale price would be 7 and 8c and a re-
tail price of 9, and 10c . Administra-
tor Peden is glad to announce that
these prices have been almost uni-
versally observed on the one-pound'
loaf.
During mid-January, 1918, the wheat
loaf was replaced by the substitute
loaf made of part wheat and part sub-
stitutes. The bread came to
known as Victory Bread and many
hardships were faced before the bread During the first part of September,
came up to a desirable standard. Vic-11918, the fifty-fifty rule was abandon-
tory Bread had to contain at least 20 j ed and the “eighty-twenty” rule came
per cent of substitutes. Later in the I into existence. That rule has been
summer this percentage was increas- with us until now—and with its exit
the curtain falls on a situation that
may never again repeat iself in Texas
of substitutes with an equal portion1- Teaxs who faced the problem
of wheat flour. splendidly and so well.
Washington, November 17—Last
bulletin gave forecasts of disturbance great majority
I anyway, because they are living in
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Austin dispatches announces the
resignation of Miss Katie Daffan as
superintendent of the Confederate
Woman’s Home in Austin. She has
been succeeded by Mrs. S. J. Thomas
of Comanche, Texas, whose appoint-
ment was recommended by Miss Daf-
fan and approved by Governor Hobby
and the board of managers.
Miss Daffan has been superintend-
ent of the home since its establish-
ment in 1911 and the work with her
was a labor of love. She endeared
herself to the splendid old women un-
der her care and made their comfort
and welfare her personal task. She
is beloved by all her charges and will
carry with her their blessings and
good wishes wherever she may go.
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READY TO CLEAN UP.
(From the Chicago Post.)
He sits in his palace, gaunt
gray .specter of his former self,
sunken eyes are haunted with fear.
At the softest of footfalls he starts,
shivering at thought of assassin’s
cold steel.
For him the clock of doom has
whirred—-the fatal stroke impends. The
remnant of his proud army is flying
before the allied host like leaves be-
fore November’s blasts. From the
street comes the murmur of a sullen
populace.
He dozes anon and his dream of
world empire—a dream belated by
two thousand years, gorgeous but
molded in a madman’s brain—clutches
him again. He sees a domain stretch-
ing from the icy waters of the Baltic
to the pomegranate groves of India’s
ocean. ’’Mine—all mine!” he mutters.
He sees a world bearing him tribute
on bent backs. He sees former free-
men of every clime and race blanch-
ing at his frown, prostrating them-
selves at his feet and humbly mur-
muring, "Sire!”
He wakes,x maunders, draws his
cloak closer. Earth hates him. Earth
curses him. Earth, with ite multitu-
dinous lips, calls down upon his head
the vengeance of a just God. He be-
holds a world reeling under the shock
of great guns, lurid from the flames
of burning homes and churches, de-
luged with blood.
Before him floats a ghastly pano-
rama. of babies’ bones mouthed by eels
on the bottom of the sea; horrid crus-
taceans fastened upon the white, dead
breasts of women: innocence defiled;
millions of husbands, sons and fath-
ers turned to carrion; prisoners of
war starved, tortured and crucified:
and, as in a glass, he sees himself,
the world’s byword for perfidy, cruel-
ty and lust.
All his handiwork! All th* pric*
of his compact with hell?
But yesterday the word of Caesar
hight hare stood against th*
world;
Now lives he there and none so poor
to do him reverence.
,TO,GUR S PAST JVND JJUR HOPE FOR ITS FUTURE, ABD VIGOROUS WORK IN THE LIVING PRESENT
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The federal fuel administration,
Among the inquiries received today administrator for Texas,
was one from an army officer, ac-
cording to information from the at-
for the torney general’s department, who ask-
ed if it would be unlawful for an ex- ■
press company to transport to him a
small amount of beer and wine'to be
used on his table. He was answered
that this would be a violation of law.
The department has in its posses-
sion a cigar box containing two bot-
tles filled with “something.” It was
consigned to a certain person by ex-
press in a certain county of Texas
and received by the agent of the ex-
press company for shipment, but was
not delivered. The attorney general’s
department proposes to have the con-
tents of the two bottles analyzed and
in the event they are found to be in-
toxicating liquor prosecution for fel-
only will follow, said Judge Keeling.
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THE LONELIEST MAN.
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of the United abundance of labor.
per cent of the j it is useless to expect that
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agricultural
able.
Hundreds of thousands of people
are going to be thrown out of employ-
ment permanently if they can’t find it
on farms and in fields.
We have increased the army of our
workers by many per cent during the
past year in order to fill the places
left vacant by departing soldiers and
•to meet the unusual demands of war.
j The multitudes of women who have
| taken up regular occupations are not
going back to their former state, and
when our army is demobilized and
our munition factories are closed
j down there is going to be an over-
tary of War Newton D. Baker. The
telegram from Secretary Baker reads:
“The three regiments of infantry,
national guard of Texa#, recognized
by the military bureau, have been des-
ignated for draft on a date to be de-
termined later.”
This place the brigade of Texas in-
fantry in the same status as that of
the two brigades of Texas cavalry,
with the exception that a date has
been set for the federalization of the
cavalry, which is January 2 next.
Equipment for the three regiments of
infantry has been received and will
soon be distributed.
The designation of the infantry is
construed to mean that the three reg-
iments will yet see service, but the
nature of it is not yet known.
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FUEL ADMINISTRATOR
ISSUES GENERAL THANKS.
has sent out the following:
Dallas, Texas, November 1.7.—I want
to take this opportunity of thanking
each and every one of you for the
hearty and full co-operation that you
have extended in handling fuel mat-
ters in our State. Without your able
assistance, it would have been impos-
sible for me to have accomplished
anything. As it is, the results ob-
tained through your efforts and help
are such that our people have been
protected, our government has been
helped wonderfully, and with the re-
sult that the most cruel war ever wag-
ed has been brought to a successful
conclusino, and our flag never trailed
in defeat is today waving proudly in
victory on foreign battlefields.
For this great victory we should all
feel proud, yet our hearts should be
softened by the sorrow that has come
to many and for those into whose
homes the death angel has entered, we
should extend a true heartfelt sym-
pathy. Remember that the supreme
sacrifice paid by their loved ones
made our victory possible.
The obligations that we as a people
and a government, must assume
through this victory will call for the
greatest constructive thought of our
nation. Our government needs the
full support and help of everyone of
its citizens at this time. The work
of returning to a peace footing from
one of war will be a gigantic one. We
should bear and forbear with each
other and uphold the hands of those
in authority to the end that the Amer-
ican people will pass through this re-
constructive period as happily and
successfully as we accomplished the
war work we set out to do—by exam-
ple and by teaching bring to the
■ minds of all the people the needs of
' full co-operative help.
Dr. Garfield wired me on Monday
last that our work had not come to an
end, and requested that the fuel or-
ganization in Texas be kept in tac.
Your are kindly asked to bear this in
mind and to give to our country your
best efforts in the future as you have
so unstintedly done during the past
year. While it is believed that it will
be necessary to have supervision over
fuel affairs for sometime to come, yet
that supervision should be made as
light as possible and only exercised
when the necessity demands. This I
know Dr. Garfield will endeavor to do,
and for him in this work I ask your
assistance. Wiley Blair,
Federal Fuel Administrator for
Texas.
18 to 22, cool wave 21 to ' temporary homes, and will have to
This will bring unusually severe !seek new residences as well as new
storms and be of much importance to employment.
i A large percentage of them will go
This to the country and try farming, be-
i cause uie Ulgll CUSL vl living nil-
The reports of the Blessing and
Markham banks which appear in to-
day’s Tribune indicate prosperity in
their respective sections. Good crops
have been gathered in that part of
the county and the farmers are in
good shape, as is evidenced by the
good showing made by these two pros-
perous banks.
Austin, Texas, November 17.—Des-
ignation of the three recently organ-
ized regiments of infantry of the na-
tional guard of Texas has been or-
_ dered by the war department, accord-
ceiving a large number of inquiries, notification received to-
both by telegraph and mail, asking if Governor Hobby from Secre-
it would be a violation of law for ship-
ments of liquor to be made by rail-
roads and express companies to
points in Texas.
“There seems to be a misapprehen-
sion prevailing among certain people
of Texas as to the provisions of our
prohibition laws,” said Assistant At-
torney General W. A. Keeling today.
“The department is swamped with in-
quiries and in answer to them we are
reiterating that it is a felony for any
railroad or other common carrier to
receive, transport or deliver any in-
toxicating liquors to any point in the
State of Texas. This also applies to
any agent or employe of these com-
mon carriers and to any firm, corpor-
ation of person. That is the law and
it will be enforced.
“The only shipments that can law-
fully be made are of liquors for sa-
scramental, scientific or mechanical
purposes, and then only in accordance
with the provisions of the law.”
There is. however, plenty of land i al„talned theil. morale dnring the
jdar kdays when Americas’ troops be-
gan first to land on French soil.
The United States Grain Corpor-
ation, financed by the government
with $50,000,000 at the suggestion of
Herbert Hoover on September 4, 1917,
was the first steps taken by the food
administration to stabilize the price
consequently wheat
October, 1917, the
were inaugurated.
minimum hardships.
1.918, a rule was made that
wheat flour might only be sold on the
basis of 6 pounds to the person per
month. Wheat became scarcer as
shipments abroad had to be intensi-
fied and on March 24, Hoover wired
Administrator Peden the consumption
in America, would have to be cut from
sown an unusually large
winter grain. I doubt their reaping i
«ood crops. If a dry spring follows
great losses will occur on the large
acreage of winter wheat sown in last
summer’s dry section.
Next warm wave will reach Van-
couver about November 24 and tem-
peratures will rise on all the Pacific
slope. It will cross crest of Rockies
V close of November 25. plains sec-
tion 26, meridian 90, Great Lakes, raid-
v die Gulf States and Ohio-Tennessee
valleys 27, Eastern sections 28, reach-
ing vicinity of Newfoundland about
November 29. Storm wave will follow
about one day behind warm wave, cool
wave about one day behind storm
wave.
This will be preceded by a cold
Northern blizzards, heaviest
of the winter north and heav-
iest rains of the winter south,
followed by a great warm wave
quiet weather with a shortage of pre-
cipitation. Quiet weather is expected ~ ~
with moderate temperatures till tl^0llL|on rivers and harbors committee,
December 10, after which colder than
asual is expected and not much rain
or snow.
For the balance of the year, the au-
tomobile production
States will be 37 1-2 per cent oi me | it is useless to expect that over-
1917 production instead of 25 per cent abundance to be absorbed by normal
as first ruled by the priorities com- industry. ]
mittee, according to word
here by George Conant, president of would be
the Houston Automobile Dealers As-' involve
sociation from national association amount of luxuries and superfluities '
headquarters. This relaxation in the as would make our life disgustingly:
Belgium should not go hungry which 52,000,000 bushels to 21,000,000 bush-
els. During the latter part of March,
1918, the situation became so acute
that the hotels and restaurants decid-
ed to set a great example and elimi-
nate wheat products from their menus
entirely. Early April of 1918 found
the request that the 16-ounce loaf be
reduced to 12 ounces, as a conserva-
tion measure.
During the first part of April, 1918,
Grimes County wired Administrator
Peden that the people of that county
were willing to go without wheat un-
til the war is won. Nevt came the
offer from Fort Bend County—and
then the idea spread like wild fire
over the State. Administrators re-
questing that the found public opin-
ion on a wheatless period
State; and the answer came back
from all over Texas: “We can do it
-—we are ready to do it.”
On April 12, with such a backing of
eagerness and patriotism, Administra-
tor Peden announced that Texas would
go on a wheatless period from April
15 to June 1, and longer if necessary.
Retail stocks on hand were to be con-
served for babies, invalids and young
children.
Word of Texas action was wired to
Washington and the nation was thrill-
ed at the magnitude o fthe thing. Mr.
Hoover cabled General Pershing and
General Pershing cabled’ back thank-
ing Texas for its sacrifice and assured
Texas that the act had helped to sus-
tain the morale of the army abroad.
The result of the wheatless period
Texas returned to the six-pound per
person per month ration, the wheat-
less days and meals continuing. Dur-
ing, the latter part of August, Wash-
be ington announced that the wheatless
meals and days would be discontinued.
sections where a shortage of rain oc- ’
rurred the past crop season. rr""'"
will be the last great storm period of ■ cause the high cost of living has im-
the year and the last hope of good pressed them with the dsirability of
rains for the dry sections. Following being at the source of production,
it the storm forces will be weak till j Texas has the land, the climate, the
Bear March 17. This promises a; transportation system and the proven
shortage of precipitation for four | reputation.
months, from near November 1 to j Texas has been given a tremendous
March 17. ! amount of advertising during the
This shortage of winter precipita- war> n0£ oniy because of the promi-
tion, particularly of snow, was one nent part some of her sons have play-
reason for advising not to sow winter ed jn national affairs, but because of
grain where dry ----”
IqcL anmYnar Cnmo rrrxnH roina nrr-nr-'
lfl.pt. >5 l-lL > nSv —------
red during the predicted severe storm |
periods of October where last summer, bjned in her favor is simply astound-
it was dry, and many farmers who doling> but it jo no good unless her
>ot get these weather bulletins haV(?. j peOp]e proceed
amount of; vantage of it.
What Texas needs right now is a
tremendous co-operative advertising
campaign—not a lot of silly slush that
fails on its face, but a sane, sensible
presentation of the facts in such a
i way as will reach people who are in -
iterested and impress them.
I The chambers of commerce, com-
; mercial clubs and other business or-
ganizations of this State could well
afford to unite on such a campaign.
California did, and with marked
success, though lacking the stimulus
of any such a favorable situation as
surrounds us.
California moved half a million
people from the Eastern States clear
across the continent in the space of
ten years, and California had no more,
if as much, then we have.—Chronicle.
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MANSFIELD SLATED FOR PLACE.
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Smith, Carey. The Matagorda County Tribune (Bay City, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 47, Ed. 1 Friday, November 22, 1918, newspaper, November 22, 1918; Bay City, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1294521/m1/1/: 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.