The Matagorda County Tribune (Bay City, Tex.), Vol. 72, No. 9, Ed. 1 Friday, March 9, 1917 Page: 1 of 8
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pari in the debate for the bill.
Large
to
to join the party.”
Avoid Special
nearly all
special session a*
Hon. R
meet
every
and
the
pledged
people
eon
' RECLAMATION MEN
Pl I II' FUNDS TO
EDUCATE 1*1'111.14.
him a handsome silver service In rec
jognltion of the fair and impartial
manner In which ho has presided over
'the affairs of the committee.
Whenever Yon Need a Oeneral TVmlc
Take Grove’s
The Old Standard Grove’s Tairtelea*
ehiU Toaie ia equally valuable aa a
General Tonic beenuae it contains the
well known tonic properties of QUININE
and IRON. It actaon the Liver, Drive*
<rat Malaria, Boriahea the Blood and
BwBda up Uw >1»U.
Congress Rushing to
Session.
Congress is holding all day and
nearly all night sessions to get
'through with the great mass of bus-
' iness necessary before adjournment
j All efforts seem to he bending to
avoid an extra session, as it Is under-
’ stood the president and r."r!y
'this time.
Rob Henry Remembered.
L. Henry, who for several
years has been chairman of the com-
mittee on rules, was tendered a din-
ner this week by the members of the
[ committee, at which they presented
Congressional Delegation
Visit Texas.
The rivers and harbors committee
of the house have accepted an Invita
lion extended them by the Freeport
Commerce League, tn visit Freeport
Texas, early in May. Homer 1) Wade,
representative of that organization,
who is now in Washington, make* the
following statement with reference to
this visit:
“Fourteen members of the commit-
tee have stated for certain that they
will make the trip to Freeport, and
are expecting several members of the
senate commerce committee to join
us. also representatives of the engin-
eering division of the war depart-
ment
The
is
gross Io
San Antonio. Texas, March 4. A
I committee of nine appointed by the
I Texas State Conservation and Re-
iclamatlon Association, was here tins
afternoon with plenary powers to c.on-
' duct a campaign of education on the
1 proposed consitutlonal rights amend
[ment to be voted on August 21. The
committee is composed of C. S. Fow-
ler, San Antonio, chairman; H. A.
Kemp. Wichita Falls; L. M. Hewlt,
Navasota; T. H. Harbin, Waxaha-
chie; John W. Gaines. Bay City; R.
F. Burgess, El Paso; Luke C. Brad-
ley, Houston; Royal A. Ferris, Dal-
las; J. W. Munson, Angleton, and
President W. W. Seley and Secre-
tary James Hays Quarles of Waco, as
ex-officio members.
The committee is to
’two weeks.
Assistant Attorney General C. M.
I Cureton tiddrr red the meeting on
! proposed constitutional amendment,
land the need for its adoption.
| J A. Kemp pledged $1000
i paid $500 down for financing
'campaign; T. H. Harbin
'$1000 for Ellis County, paying $250
down; C. 8. Fowler paid down $100
personally for the campaign
plan of the Freeport
io afford tliis delegation of
i* (“very waterway project
in Texas ttiat their time will permit.
To that end. we will have special
train service for the convenience of
the committee. The party will con
eentrato at New Orleans, and go di
reel to Freeport after spending a dav
in the Crescent. City. Following th1’
they will then visit as many water-
way projects in Texas as. their time
will permit, and the Freeport Com
nierec League is hoping that they will
have time to visit each and everyone
of them. The league will invite the
Texas delegation of congress to join
the party al Houston on its way to
Freeport, and it. is confidently hoped
and expected that the visit of the
house rivers and harbors committee
and representatives of the commere"
[Committee of the senate will be the
most important visit ever made by a
congressional party to Texas. In ud-
1 dit.ion to the congressional partly.
Governor Ferguson and several other
prominent Texans have been invited
the president and
members of both houses of congress
are opposed to a
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VOTE
POLI I D
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PRIM ARIES SATI I1IIH
\ I Nt L FOR HOI 4-H (ND
.Sutherland
Returned
Office
to
Lots of Honduras ami III tie Rose Sold
Mayor by Decisive Vote.
at Top Figures for the Sea-
Houston oh
Friday.
Beaumont, Texas.
March
3.-
ed.
was
ever
for
Me-
ry
o
385
(Signed) G. C. Stoddard.
of the law.
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v
283
presslve. Military bands played the
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RANKER Tl It NED MINISTER.
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HOUSTON.T1XAS
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... 335
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236
146
of
GUARDSMEN CONDUCT
PATRIOTIC SERVICES.
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... 148
... 243
164
116
107
date
ceeds
stand
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Heretofore appropriations
ex-
Richards . ..
Eidman
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by fully 50 per OFFICIAL RETURNS OF
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WARNING: BUCKEYE
LANDS POSTED. For Mayor—
M. G. Klein
Jno Sutherland ...
For Aidermen—
T. L. Lewis
B. Richards....
S. Eidman
For Recorder—
I. N. Barber
For Secretary and Treasurer—
Edwin Zedler 236
L. E. Stagg 146
For Marshal—
J. A. McNeal.
Frank Carr ...
Frank Swinford
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i year
Merchant Vessels to Ana.
The hill to arm merchant vessels
was passed by the house Thursday
night of this week after a rather ex
citing debate. The vote stood 403
for to 12 against, three democrats,
j nine republicans and the socialist
:member voting against It. The mos’
i stirring speeches in favor of the
measure were made by Republics
Trader Mann and by cx-Spcaker Can-
non. Mr. Tjcnroot who is slated to
bo the republican leader of the next
congress, in the event Mr.
for secretary-treasurer.
Oscar Barber, who refused
for re-election.
Next to the mayors race that
city marshal evoked the keenest
Caldwell. Texas, March 4.—E.
Carrington cashier of the First State
Bank, was ordained to the ministry
last Sunday night at the Baptist
Church. The sermon was preached
by the pastor, Rev. M. C. Bishop.
Rev. Mr. Spradley conducted the ex-
amination and Rev. W. S. Laekey de-
livered the charge.
i to
Bay
and
V
a.n.-
Corpus Christi. Texas. March 2.—
jGuardsmen at Camp Scurry, joined by.
the civilian population of Corpus
Christi, this afternoon at Fort Park I
well as the ones elected have settled i Pon(lucted a patriotic demonstration
down to the usual routine of affairs. |Thr followed the theme of
all seemingly determined to make the ; American cltixenship on Texas Inde
i pendence Day and was signally Im-
- ■■ . 'national songs and the vast audience
*
/• CUT FL OW E R S
V / Qf WEDDING BOUQUETS
» J FUNERAL OFFERINGS
SBRVICK PLUS COVITIIT
| best of the results. As far as we
[know there are no 111 feelings. The
defeated ones have congratulated
thqir successful opponents, the at-
mosphere is serene and everything
exceedingly lovely and tranquil once
more.. .
Illi PAS I HI l b SAD
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District of Columbia Dry.
The Sheppard bill. providing for
prohibition in the District of Colum-
: I'iu which passed the senate about
two weeks ago. also passed the house
Thursday night of this week after one
of the most exciting fillibusters of re-
cent years. The vote stood 273 for.
and 137 against the measure. No
party lines wore drawn, and demo
orals and republicans supported it in
about equal proportion, 148 demo-
crats and 125 republicans voting for
it, and 68 democrats and 69 republi-
cans voting agaln-t it A large ma-
jority of the Southern and
of
in-1
terest and a hard fight was made for
this office. J. A. McNeal, the pro j
ent marshal, was re-elected by a safe '
vote over his two opponents, Messrs !
Frank Carr and Frank Swinford.
Raymond Cookenboo was returned I
... 147|
... 79 |
... 86
., . 75
.. . 383 !
,4
r rans swituotu .........
jFor Assessor and Collector
J. R. Cookenboo
Amos Loe
C. McDonald
E. Stinnett
For Surveyor—
E. L. Hawkins
For City Attorney—
W C. Foulks
'municipal chorus. Judge Henry D.
! McDonald. Mayor Roy Miller an 1
[Robert W. Stayton were the speakers
In the election held here Saturday
for the purpose of nominating candi-
x dates for city offices to be ratified i
at the regular city election on April (
3. some bard work was done by the i
candidates and candidates’ friends.
The interest was very keen all day ■i,a8t weck has 8een ni0,e actlvi, v
lotg and the voting spirited from the I
time the polls opened until they clos-
At the close of the ballot great I
crowds gathered down town in
grmips to learn the result. These
were not kept waiting long, for the |
Judges kept up with the count and ;
30 minutes after the polls closed the i
following results were announced:
For Mayor—
M. G. Klein, re-cleetion. ...
John Sutherland
For Aldermen—
T. L. Ix'wis
H. B.
C. S.
For Recorder—
I. N. Barber
For Secretary-Treasurer —
Edwin Zedler
L. E. Stagg
For City Marshal—
J. A. McNeal
Frand Carr ..
Frank Swinford
For Assessor and Collector—
J. R. Cookenboo
Amos Lee
G. C. McDonald
A. E. Stinnett
j. For Surveyor—
E L. Hawkins
For City Attorney—
W. C. Foulks 3861
The principal change made as a re- j
suit of the election was returning to
the office of mayor Hon. John Suther-
land. who was defeated by Mr. Klein
two years ago in a three-cornered
race. His return to the office was t
by a decisive vote, his majority be- j
Ing 95.
Mr. Lewis was the only new alder- ,
man elected. Messrs. Richards and
Eidman standing for re-election.
Edwin Zedler, the successful candi- '
sue- I
to l
The
in
the rough rice market and there wa
a greater advance in prices than in
any similar period this year or last,
'according to the Southern Rice Grow-
ers’ Association.
Manager E. A. Eignus of the asso-
ciation gave three reasons for the
marked improvement:
The continued activity of subma-
rine warfare, together with the pres-
ence of a German raider in the Indian
Ocean which has entirely checked im-
portations of Asiatic rices into this
country, creating a big demand for !
American rices in Cuba and South
America.
2. The possibility of war with Ger-
jg- many which has had a tendency of in-
icreasing prices of all foodstuffs and
, has caused considerable speculative
buying. ..
3. The unusual amount of helpful
publicity given rice as a food the past
week, which has increased the de-
mand throughout the North and East. I gtream, and the p<>n nsed by the
president, in affixing his signature to
I is was turned over to Mr. Hum-
phries. (hairman of the committee on
“ flood control, it being the same pen
of [with which he wrote the hill over one
ago.
for river improvements have been
clusively for navigation purposes, but
this one sets a new precedent, and
one that will doubtless prove of far
more practical value than that of
navigation. Mr Humphries will pre-
pen to commemorate the
bistorial event.
Western
representatives supported the meas
ure. while the principal opposition
came from the larger cities and from
| the New England States. The mea -
'lire is without the "bone dry” fca
ture and consequently “grog" can be
[Shipped into the District for the use
of members of congress. The Texas
delegation was about equally divided
on the measure.
sen at
i As a result there has been an ad-
! vance of from 35 to 50 cents a barrel
on rough rice and a corresponding
advance on clean. That the assona-
tion has confidence in the stability
, the market is proven by its policy
I of showing no disposition to sell ex-
cept at the new range of values.
"Comparatively little, rice remains
in first hands," said Mr. Eignus Sat-
urday. Tn Arkansas the amount held
T,v growers is 258.000 bags, while less
than 600.000 sacks are held by Texas i rrT” t|je
and Louisiana farmers. All varieties ]
sold at a high range of prices the
'past week. Honduras staying around
$4. with the top price of $4.16 1-2 be-
ing received at Houston Friday. Sev- |
’•al other lots of this variety sold I
above $4.
The Blue Rose market was particu-
larly active and good Blue Rose sold
around the $4 market.
Houston also topped the market on
this variety, selling a large lot Fri- [
day at $1.08 1-2. There was a good
inquiry for Japan, the top sale being I
at, Welsh, La., Saturday at $3.85.
There is an unusual demand for I )n the PVent Mr Mann is
clean rice and Mr. Eignus predicts | speaker, also took an aetlv.
the distribution for February and |
[March will exceed that of the same “
'month last season en it: wfti R\s os
to the office of assessor and collector I
by a good vote, leading G. C.
Donald, the next highest to him by
61 votes.
For recorder I. N. Barber, for sur-
veyor E. L. Hawkins and for city at-
torney W. C. Foulks, there was no
opposition, the gentlemen mentioned!
receiving practically the full vote
polled.
Perhaps not in the history of Bay
City has there ever been a more in-1
teresting election. L
Flood Control Bill Becomes Law.
At the first session of the 64fh
congress the house passed what is
known as the flood control bill, by
which six and one-half million dol-
lars were appropriated for the con
trol of the flood waters of tile Sacra-
mento River, and about forty-five mil-
lions for the Mississippi. This bill
passed by the senate on Wednes-
day of this week, and approved by
the president the following day. This
was the first act of congress ever
[enacted solely for the purpose of con-
trolling the flood waters of any
I stream.
Following are the returns of Sat
pirday’s city primaries:
February 15, 1917.—I have posted [
according to law all my lands in the
vicinity of Buckeye. Anyone hunting,
fishing, depredating, camping, open-
ing gates, taking down fences, or in
Prior to tho" elec-: other maaner trespassing on these
tlon speech-making was indulged In 'an<ts will be prosecuted to the extent
. . . law fl C
and some newspaper work done,
things heretofore, deemed unnecessary
In city election affairs. This activity,
however, was confined to the race for
mayor, Mr. Klein speaking Thurs-
day night and being answered from .
the same rostrum Friday night by j
Mr. Sutherland.’ The matter was:
fully settled Saturday and even this ,
early in the game those defeated as
ii bii i iiecoaies lad i’dor bin
Nl INI) I lil* Mil I IN*. < <». Ol
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IS IA 1(1 AL BAD.
ION 1’1 i« II ASFS |i M.S
IN ONI LOT.
; lie t an Sui(,k<
al Home Ii No ( till.
I’rieex
(Iren Are About But Good Night
Satixinclory
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Around.
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lheie l» n llnby
It’s
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have driven
you
crop
CARD OF THANKS.
1917.
A nd
that
Mo.,
Look
March
out!
I Hl
Kanx
. of
very
the
young
S. P.
m2-7tw
yes-
1‘. Borden, of Pierce,
entire
rough
Blessing. Texas. February 28,
My sincere thanks and appreciation
are extended to those who subscrib-
ed for The Tribune during the recent
contest and registered their votes in
my behalf, thereby assisting me to
win the valuable prixe awarded me
by the pabllshere. Very truly youra,
Alice B Duller.
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BISINISS INI) 111 1(1
DESERVING (H
building where children ure
o o- 1 ;<(.[,(.’■ And If you do you will bo
“GREENS” BRING $l.dl PER AI RE.'fimd from $10 to $25.
And furthermore, If the custodian of
a building, or a watchman, or a po-
liceman, sees you smoking and fails
to arrest you, he is subject to the
same, fine as is the smoker.
After the antismoking bill becomes
a law in Kansas, it is the intention of
its backers to spread the doctrine into
other States, they say.
Wanted to Buy Choice
cows with or without calves.
witli tlm company,
tile highest, respect for
The < ompiuiy has with
ladies mill g, ntlemeii, ns
evidenced by the way the people
Kansas City,
there! Smokers,
sas is uftor you.
And, whin Kansan goes after any-
thing it sometimes gets it.
Don't you dare pollute the atmos-
phere of Kansas with you vile cigars
and your dirty pipes.
Ami is for those "coffin nails"—.
■ill rolled or factory made they aro
an abomination on the soil of bleed-
ing Kansas .mil In the sight of Kans
sana.
The nme men wlio made Kansas
the prohibition eiipital of the United
States are now going after the "weed”
in (“Very shape.
HeprenenlafIve <>. I'. Jewett of
Dighton. Kansas, hue just introduced
a bill in the legislature of Unit State
io .ilmlisli toba<■«•(> I'he Kansas mind
lias decreed thut tobacco is wrong.,
when the Kansas mind decreM
am particular thing Is wrong,
then s never a compromise. Kansas
i hummeriiig away until the ob-
j, " lionahli tiling is eradicated.
Kansas started after prohibition 35
leni. ago Since then it Ims enacted
IMio law ind resolutions Io get pro-
hibition ( nforecd. And still tile legis-
lative mill (oniinucH to grind out pro-
hibition law mid resolutions.
So. while oine smokers laugh at the
IO w alilisiniiking bill, olhers, remem-
bering thr tenacity with which Kan-
sas sticks to its sumptuary Ideas, aro
inclined Io fear that sooner or later
the antismokinr. bill will bi* hamnmred
through gome I. glslalure and will be-
come tin Inw of the State.
The Jewiett iijitisiuoking bill is very
sweeping in its provisions. If you
happen to be a bachelor and can go
down to the "club" which, by the way,
must have a special room for smok-
ing and yet. the name "smoking
room" must be on I lie door, you can
escape Its provisions. And If you aro
a married man without nny "encum-
brances." you inn smoke to your
heart's content provided you stay
[Within your own doors.
But if you happen to be one of
those, home loving fellows who. lifter
n hard day's work, like to spend their
cvining home with wife and children
and a plpi or cigar, you are in trou-
ble. if this bill gons through.
You can't smoke if there are any
children in th, ho .e and that's all
there is about it.
And you cannot smoke out in tho
street no mutter who you are. Nor
can you smoke In tho calioosc of a
freight train. In fact, you can’t
smoke on a train of any sort, a street
I From Friday’s Dally.
One of the biggest lice sale.*, ever
made in the rice licit was closed
terd.iy when A.
disposed of ins entire holdings of
26.000 bags of rough to W. II.
I’lagenuaun, of Hay City, who repre-
sents the Standard Milling Co.,
Houston. The price paid was t
satisfactory to all concerned am!
delivery will be made at once.
E. O. Taulbee, traveling represen-
tative for Wrn. D. Cleveland & Sons
of Houston, in bis rounds last week
discovered a very successful and pros-
perous farmer In the person of J.
M. Burns, who lives six miles from
Eagle I«ike.
Mr. Burns* prosperity is due to
spinach (greens). He planted forty
acres to spinach and Just after mar-
keting $2000.00 worth the freeze
.caught him and bo thought $2000.001 Johnson. Van Vloek. Texas
[would be a fair price for the balance,
but last week an Austin buyer appear-
ed on the ground and offered Mr.
Burns $4060.00 for the remainder in
'the field.
The sale of the remaining
gave Mr Burns $6000.00 for his crop
of “greens” or $150.00 per acre.
El Campo, Texas. March 4.—W. A.
(“Shorty") Poulter was thrown from
an automobile and killed near here
Saturday night. The accident occur-
red about two miles north of town
and as far as can be learned was
caused by the left front wheel of tho
machine giving away The car was
being driven by Pat Smith, who was
also thrown from the car and at first
thought to be scrloksly injured. He
is suffering from numerous bruises
but not seriously Injured. Another
occupant of tho oar, John Kocurek,
escaped with a few bruises. The car
waa badly wrecked
! EL I tdl’ti M AN KILLED
IN AN AIIO MtlDENT.
file Millis Brown ’lent Theatre Co.,
wlm have been in our little city for
the past two weeks, leave us tomor-
row lor Palacios, where they are
booked tor a wcik's engagement.
From Palacios tbe'y are to play a
week in Wharton. The crowds who
have flocked to this place of amuse
, ment iiate Io see (he company leave
us, for they have met cm h and every
party connected
and have
them all.
them only
was
of our town treated them.
I'he players, who are composed of
Mrs. Jennings, Mr. and Mrs. Mc-
Intosh, Peck and Frank Brown, Mr
and Mrs. Morrish. Ed. Knopp and
Chas, Holsworth, are well on to their
jobs ami cun play any of their parts
well.
The company, besides giving you
a good, clean show, give the people
■ Ollie of the best specialties bet we< u
acts we hiive ever seen. After you
have witnessed one performance and
see McIntosh as the comedtan you
will also agree with the others Hint
In* is as good as the best
.1. J. Jennings is business tnanagei
of this successful organization and
Peck Brown i: stage manager and di
rector.
This company has given such good
satisfaction that, people
long distances to attend the show, and
have come back many times. Every
flight here are banks of automobiles
in front of the tent.
We want to say to the best people I
of our famous port city that they
have no fear of patronizing this show.
The wives and sisters and daughters
may safely be taken out to lhe first
performance and to each following
performance with no fear of impro
priety.
There are so many so-called anaue I
ment concerns in the country not j
j worthy of the patronage of good pi o- I
pie that Cliis statement concerning i
the Milhs-Brown Company would i
ear, a taxi, an omnibus, a public park,
seem to lx necessary to reassure our ,
. . or any other public place, nor in any
friends in nearby towns.
room or
kept."
WASHINGTON
LETTER
SIGGESIHICE OEM
Of THE SEASON
KEEK INTEREST K
DfflAlED IN El ECTION
OElilMO fOR BICE
GROWS RAPIDLY
KANSAS IS HOT
AFTER SMOKERS
(By J. I Mansfield \<ldri : van
of Rules Committee. House of Ri p
re.-entativ es. 1
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TO OUR COUNTY, OUB WHOLS COUNTY AND EVERT SUCTION OF OUR COUNTY
TO OUR PRIDK IN ITS PAHT AND OUR HOPE FOR ITS FUTURE, ADD VIGOROl H WORK IN THE LIVING PRESENT.
VDl.l ME 72
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RAT CITY, TEXAS, ERIDAA. M I R< II II. 11)17.
FIVE CENTN THE COPR
Ittntngorfca Countn tribune
. “THERE IN NOTHING TOO GOOD FOR Ot II FRIENDN"
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