Austin American (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 213, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 30, 1916 Page: 4 of 8
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. DR. NEAL L ANDERSON
Heles MU Mt und
a tela,
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“*01 rise at cow"
to
M
aner
that no mubeeriber
SOCIETY
ith’a rental to
Am Maa.
L
II of warmth rea
she would
MARTHA DIAL
PHONE 780
az:
love to be more caretul and tail War-
“IT i
ut
ly staled. the ordanence sub-
milled te votera of Austin by the city
Ca
ele
V
CALL
♦
but
14, aoftly:
tog bar for a moment.
Punay Fur
eat inveetore.
(Coorright.)
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BUILDING TRADES
PERSONALS
lighra
DIVC
ED WIFE IS
prestqegt.
ADMITTED TO RAIL
4one after ten years, and at tee ead
are fixed and the mode of procedure
I
SAVED BY VETERANS
BRU'
laaa
DUrmiCT COURT AT corto.
CUERO, Tezan, Dec.
1*.— Dintriet
LODGE ELECTIONS
DISCUSS CAR SHORTAGE.
•TOCK AND FIXTURRS SOLD.
(To-tnormr—Ayrioot Iee Cream)
1
7
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THE
Aus
Y IRWIN, MAKER
F LAUGHTER, AT THE
Nearly All Leading Institutions
of State Are Represented at
Meeting Held in Waco.
New England Corn Bread
By CONSTANCY CLABKB.
Hi
n
-rEr MEN TO MIGIrE.
Special to The Amertcan.
Gun
MAN A
A Hotel I
irican.
Texaa, Dae. 20
Marov A P. Woolangge, as to well
known, to heartily in tavor at the tel.
FORM ASSOCIATION
OF TEXAS COLLEGES;
DR. BROOKS IS HEAD
Mayor Says People Should
Read Fair Statement
ture. I*
apectalk,
rpairim
212 Fas
ED.
FIGHT ON TICK TO BE
MADE IN LEGISLATURE
, which will
fact. he ad-
An app
the state
D. T. Bal
mu to 41
cubic feel
the Rio t
1000 acre.
The bean
Feb. 11 li
water era
HA
MAT
rs Sam Beware at St. Louis, who
been vtslung her sister. Mra, J,
re in a corner, dime and swart,
ida a bronze bust of Bonaparte.
> with his white horse rides in all
pale engravip on the wall.
of any five-year period therearter dur
tag the life of the contract.
GOOD Re
ME
the murt a*
see base more
« a on
in case of
, growing
eligence of
yourseit that ttmee
bn year, and we
hes Special Sermon Sunday at
Presbyterian Church, U. S. A.
West Seventh and Lavaca Streets
Public Cordially Invited
■see are
prtoe, a
eery Tea kog
bar. beea hard
Ese
matter of rates to arbitration. The
petition may even nominate two at
the arbitrators, the company then ee-
HrunK two and the four choosing the
Aa ola Room.
> is an old low room I love;
broken plaster spreads above.
by la board the muffled tone
ring sluice and sewmurs drone
furmture’s of ancient mold,
pireanesteuzmpdana goia
d flower-enwrought brocade.
For Olds
tin
af7-419
This is as exceltent recipe tor corn
bread.
Take Md M» of yelle" eora ■ o
• piuch of salt, one tabtespoonfut et
MOS'- eeald wih pne cupful of boil
tag water and lot It .land for twenty
er thirty minutes, when cool Mir to
mW an* el anos flour with two
tatteapoonfule of baktns powder, one
uabtespooatul of melted batter, MV
hafi mp el milk, ‘one welbbeaten
MI. miz well together, pour imto a
detion of the two local telephone u
chan.ee, gives to the city and tele-
phoee mes the tollowing Ancontest-
able a4vantages:
All local, rural and long distance
mervice now -poseibie over two tele-
phones will be combined in the aerv.
ice oC ona
Austin win aecure, the immediate
apent a to* or money M that trip,
tot alone the money we told out M
the MT."
The tollowing colli___
riam were represented:
PAYS TO ADVERTISE”
T HANCOCK NEW YEAR’S
Special to The
FORT wk
How Rates May Be Drtermtoed.
In recogntzing the right of the oity
to control rates the franchie ord-
okcase old of speckled birch.
• mneeive carvings darkly perch.
■ many a poet of romance,
be, aa o'er the backs we glance,
Atterborn with flowing hair.
mer, the second guest;
Uy at Sharon’s bard le there
4 Brier-Rose’s priest.
ephone mercor orau
be voted on Jan. 4.
meet give not only a m florae* sry char-
acter of nervtoe, mat alee a jenerei
service.
LUFT
BXTE sEwIG KAOUmM
dotez
Helen.
With the construeton of a new
central eEchanse bullaine. fire-profea
suded..Ar.wiree 2 underground the
KT" eats to com in exceas of 8300,
ELaI MAN BADLY SUTAwP
IM CRITICAL OOMMHOM
NetaEru
But as long as the company to per-
mittea to operate the tejepnone eye-
tern in the ety under what amounts
To ba healthy, joyous and beautiful,
1st Mra. Shntar, 441 Brasos, de
your hair dremwing. mantcurine. mes-
equrtne. Electrtoml sad suit batea
EtI, Texas, Doe 11.—In a eem-
trovermy over settling aa eatate, Willie
Dusek waa severely nt, recetying mey-
oral mevere wound, over the body. He
. In a critical condition and my dle
The aged mother witneesed the treg-
edy.
John W
ehairman
of the Bit
has called
tee to be
the office
highway
building
portance t
muted to
state hlgt
consdered
ntte, as are the other eUpuiatioao of
the ordinanee Methode of appretmal
tising campaign by plastering the bil-
boards with posters reading "1» Soap.
Unlucky far birti"
Warren Suolda EelenFor spending"Too Much Money and Then
elntaLitle.
court for the January term will con-
vene Jan. 1, Monday being e lemal
shed against his leg and he
te pot bar.
bar eome mier* ba
We ere not
NOT mete ’
and ready I
off the mive
■IQ<
fAnORS j
|MT Cengre
paid it per month for the rural rorr.
ie. of the United company and 11 per
month tor the local and long dims nee
seryice of the Southwester compeny
will receive the combined beMOl.
lean the ennpyance and inconvenienc
of two telephone bells to answer, an
will effect a saving of in annually.
At the meme time esidence subeerib.
Im Susie Davidson will spent New
to with her brother in Beaumont.
Mr. and Mrs W. L. gumlan wiu
entertain this evening with a dancing
party in honor of Miss Cieo Rumm
and Calvin 6linilan.
_ Mra. Mar wortham and Mia. Clara
Root Wortham at San Antont ar
th. wuewts of Mra Eiton Perry.
Miss Eleanor Atkinson in visiting
Mins Allee ALkinson to San Marcos,
haring gone down for the dance las
evening.
Irwin, America's greatest com-
a. will be seen at the Hancock
matinee and night, in her latest
fork eucce=, "41 Washington
a" Never has this much be-
qa7thlag of te
abeolutelr nece--
pose of modifying, annulling or abro-
gating the terma of the award.
Oity Mey Purchunne Telephone Plant.
But the control of ratm and mervice
• AVTI er WILL PREPAX vnEIGHT so MLs
berger & Leppin, Pflugerville
the telephone company or the Jotnt
fault of the city and the company.
This clause i. espectally interesting in
view et the fact that the city of Austin
owns Ite own eleetrie light and power
plant, and to A combined resposibII-
ity to wer pomaible through the danger
of falling wires Thi part of the
contract, though applying in legal
phrases only. Is considered highly Im-
portant If the interesta of the elty
are to be conserved.
—
here today. Samuel
of Waco, waa elected
WATER
■
n2.12pcnotananlla
him 6o.
“I said we woula bare to take a
i»as euvenaive aa*. bag M eourse l
LxnNOTON, K*.. Doe. a—Two
t beam nd Contederat veterane mavea
the State Cmfederate home in Pe-
wwe valley from burning te the
ground late today by forming a fire
brtede. The veterane gave th. .14
rebel yell an they went to the raera.
of the homa
lohan faces, dim with dust.
s mute and trigid bust
thin noae is bold and free,
sloed liP: curl silently.
Special to The American.
DALLAS, Texas, Dec. IS—The Dal-
las building trades council and the
Deila. Builder, assocteton, the tot-
ter composed of all the contractors
in the city of importance, have atened
a contract to employ only union labor
hereafter.
This unionises the entire building,
trade after a war that baa lasted eft
and Ml for ten years
to Adverse” to from th.
"What ar yea oigbtng abogtr l
suppose rou don't ini* th. idea M
ecobomtslag. Well, I MS toil yoe
222
MANVMTUDENTS
sarestrzazrmsomeeu,t,am:
mennt2Celien• I! the. openin ot Ehe
"PEanf Srphon.toreumipevt.
E Lander, for th. holidays, returns
to her home Sunday.
Visiting Mra J. B Leader for the
holidays are Mr. and Mra Frank
Leader of Lubbock, who will return
to their home Sunday.
SPpAE2sTeAmeBe"e_nglrona
otnieleis, eapectally those in the ear
service department, mM In Dallas to-
day to diac use the car shortage and
to arrange plane to relieve it. it waa
deelded to check up both shippers
and Unto that delay Mr* to unloading
er in transit. Beyond this nothing def.
InIte wae dene.
development of the local telephone
symem Hnes must be ewf ended, con-
dull lengthened Each year wiu pe.
more and mor* work nocompitshed.
By the terma of the tranchise the
dM’i RMS IS 44
kind uples it to
pay a rm tons ble return .a the mM
•f the necemsary constuetion in-
voived
yotated such a move more than two
years age. believing that it would an
the people money in addition to being
a enventence both to individuals and
buninea interesta. "I believe las tele-
phase merger orainance ahouta pace
modem' fireproof building." “in which
will be installed up-to-date apparatun,
and add materially to Ite outride plant,
expending within eighteen month.
8300,000 in tmprovementa, and to giv-
ing employment to hundreds of work-
ers. L’ntil this work is completed and
service given over ths new exchange,
the.new rates do not go into effect.
Wires wil be placed underground
in the busineas eeetion and along sub-
Manually all paved streets, and Im-
provements will be continued from
year to year with a minimum aver-
age of 2000 feet of new conduit placed,
or overhead construction rmove
from paved streets each year; thus.
In fact, contemplating Improvements
to the local telephene pystem far and
away exceeding the lift 000 to be
LOCKHART WOODMEM CIRCLE.
Spectal to The American.
LOCKHART, Texas, Doe. —The
Woodman circle has elected the fol-
lowing oftteers for the ensuing year:
Duardton. Mrs. W. B Lnam: advteor,
Mrs. Kallis Lynch; banker, Mrs J. C.
Roberta; clerk. Mra J. a. stagner:
chaplain. Mra. H M. Andrews; at-
tendant, Mra J. F. Stroud; outer men-
UT’ Mr*. KL Whitonides; inner ton-
try, Mra witam Muecke: mane
Mrs. Carra Martindale.
u-- puns -- ar* by no means the only advantage.
The exchange of accruing to the city by ths terms of
— has about 404 thle contract. It la ezpresety provided
and 1440 that the city may take ever the tole.
phone ayatem at the actual appraisal
of the plant and business as a going
concern, but with no value to be at-
tached to the franchise This can be
Within thirty dare after the accept,
ance of the franchise the "orce of
operator* wil receive a io per cent
Increase in pay.
. - __xew very WM1 teal ths
ear su a heavier berden than Wer-
rea thought it would be "I'm mra
dear, that thecari couti a 1st"
The Oar to a Sara Spat win Warem,
The ear was • ear* npet wi J War-
rea He had reallzeg that t-n-t
fVMr-nunEied
on neutral may maha a
veetigatten te hacertain
constrructign of a new telephone buta-
lag with equipment and plant Im-
mphSr. to*
solaplete to-
the actual
a thle deci-
The ity.
The farce of local telephone opera-
tor* in Austin will receive en increase
in pay amounting to not less than 10
per cent, and the operators of both
oompanlee will be retatned.
The company undertakes to indem-
nify and hold harmless the city and
it electric nght plant on account of
all damages and suits growing either
out of the sole negilgence of the tele-
phone company or the joint fault of
the city and the company.
The oity insures to itaeit tun regu-
latory powe, net only as to the char,
actor of telephone service, but as to
ratee to be charged, and the company
recognizes this right
There can be no incrense in local
telephone rate, as tiged by th. ordi
nance, tor itv. yeara, although thore
m. b. a decroaie it conditions Jus-
“4 duplicate, dengerous and un.
rightly overhead telephone construc-
Hn will be quickly removed from
he oity streels and provisions mad.
•r th. gradual removal of all over-
head construction along permanently
paved theroughtares throughout the
eptire city.
. One duct in all underground conduit
conatruction and apace on the top
cross-aria of all poles I* reserved to
the city for the development of the
fire and police alarm aystems, and
thin without cost to the city.
ground telephone system le made prac-
uical and is ordered, thus further car-
rying out the plan of city improve-
ment
But the erdinence goee beyond the
tmamediate poeribiliUM for betterment
to the epparange of the utree and
thorourhtares it looks ahead to the
Uma where there will be no pole une.
upon any permanentiy improved hih.
way. A. rapidly aa poseibl. all trie
phone wires will ba relegated to the
alley* or under the burace
DALL8, Texas. Dec. 11—Jitney
mM met tonight and decided t. right
in the ourta the plan of the at,
oommisslon to place a kaaww bond on -
itys and prevent people from rid- SpestaitoThe.Amenonn.
ng en ear doors. t-— ne
holiday. Judge John M Green pre-
riding. A heavy docket await* the
Murt and nome investigations for th*
ury probably will occupy the
Im« of that body
To Improve Apperapce of the Cty.
But in fixing the terms of the cn-
tract the city counel and the city at-
torney had more in mind than the
rimpls development of tinanciai and
service advantage: to the community.
At prerent the two teiephone ays-
tems maintain uplicating pole lines
over many of ths SUDOU. By the pro-
visions of the trenchie the immedi.
While this Increase in pay goes Into
effect thirty days after the accept-
ance of the franchise, and work muet
commence ou the new building within
mix months, no change in telephone
renteka.wiu be permitted until after
•pedal te The Amerlean.
ELOIN, Tezan, Doe. 14—The Mock
•f grocerten, together with the atore
ftxtursa, belonging to the J. T. Law.
hon estate, wae sold through the ad-
minintrator, James Keeble The stock
waa bought by Ben Fromme fir the
Fromme Orocery company »nd the
xkures were cold to R. J. sllh.
cuy Hea Pree ar Demage CteiMl
The princtpie *f general and com-
enengtve eryice calle for the broad
le held Ma
^^“-CONFEDERATE HOME
AU8TOI 4MJWCAM. tATUBDAT MOKNINQ. DECEMBER N. 1916
"Certatnly But; the UUI. thtaqs
that coupt up tar mor. than a bls, .
sestled thing that I toaat an payia ed,
tor dettpitel every monta." ‘
1300,000 ha. been pent In improve-
monte and bervice to diven ovu th.
new awttchboara. In addition to this
th. city may, upon proper ahowing.
reduce telephone rentals at any time
while the company to prohibited tram
increasin them for hive years, aad
cannot do so than or at any Uma
tnerearter unlems it can prove it to not
earning a reasonable return on Ito
investment as defined in the ardi- tected.
nance. t1-----
phonen, ha aggregate of $7 per month
for both. The residence rate at *1
per mont rematns unchangea.
may be deprive rt bervice without
due notiee, it to pet down that any
appHean for telephone service, withi
th. cty tmita, aad not sacra than 300
teet from a pole lin. or conduit, mum
hheepthomautor", the malto, chrinot
Mid Warrm. irritably “What do tareuzhHetnaceer
Warre mhintstared te Pum» Furr
Mew’s wests and then turned to
HMm ulekiy.
"Weh get along all Hitt,*' he sate
reaqsurtugiy, "It’s not seHlous enouz
ta womy about," Asa Helen, know
lag that it was bto way of making
rarao. Milled aad waa eottor
Betore any future telephone con.
mtruction not immediately contem-
plated by the ordinanoe to permimi-
Me plane and profile, must b. filed
with the city. Trees muet be pre-
2 When excavation: are mad.
the straw or alley must be rwtorM te
Ite original condition.
All wires in the bumtnem section
muw be placed underground wlteout
delay This work is apeciticall, or-
derea, and in each conduit room must
be.tett tor wires ot te cit fre
police alarm system
idvancea te inter- rate of
----make the funny eed st
tuattehs that hteotutd la the nteM.
"It Pays te Adverttow” furnished the
toughing treatiment that overrbody
needa, and its adroit construction to
Oiled with busines. ooming Mona that
particularly appeal to th. opumaistie
man ct attaifs and th. wok-a-da,
world at general.
DALLAS FEARA COAL FAMINE.
Bpeeta! te Th. American.
orPatathotti BafazrA."uk
tine .»f M th. in tel. 00‛Fr
cumgeh.rshjucaguduznszenE-7
S2imep"ac2t,2-7V-m2457.
^•KS 22m2Kuin2nm
most rt the irder yard, the .h.na**
to terr proneuned. Coal dratora
larithrnnatrond tor ***• thei
“Bv rththe ta almost raMr.
mother, aad I'va done everything
alene." Then she looked up said aaw
. werrem. He erossed over to where
* eh. wae standing aad stood watch-
Mr sad Mr*, eullen F. Thoma*
and Cullen Jr. have relurned to their
home in Oriis, etter a deliuhtrul Viatt
with Judge and Mra B. T- Moors.
Mr. and Mra Duval! Davis and Du-
vall Jr., spout the holidays with Judge
and Mra W. L Pavidama.
Mrs N rille B. Clemente has returned
to her work in Dallas
_ Mrs. E J. prueher has returnea
Oom a delightful visit wUh relatives
in Fort Worth.
spestalseneamertgan. .mTho""o"hp.tntcuhesrphemetnothe
Mra carrte McLaren wae Dosn ball 202ek: S2nan“dzmhgFep2P3art:
to the sum of $1000 Thureday with- lter.not Eiven over the Southwestern
mzeshamnin, 2".""
of her divorced hupband, F. R. Me- J'- v. :■ —-
Lam. who was killed Nov. 21 whan . _________
that other tromen bar* to help their
baabaada, women -he don’t have half
the tatoM yen i »*
"why. Warren, you know bow glac
t will ba te help yaa. if fee will tel
me ua where I can help."
"You can begin on the monthly
Mila at the gtrea. I laid you not
L charge ‛tte things. Yea bat.
Terr alTova.ee, aad y.a can pay ter
all neb thinga aa haadherchtets pad
pertume aad ibpona These Utile
thins couat ip vara than ya«
weald beltave."
"What else, gear; can’t we get rid
•t the eart"
destruetive power of flood am. na An appeal to the legisiature t. join la
wind are atcounted. a atlewide fight upon the cattle
lick, wil be made at the joint coa ven-
5400 local telephones in the city, each
telephone with nation-wide long es-
taace connection. -
the United telephoe
telerhones within the city ____
qutaide, at) having connection by rural
line* to every part of Travis county,
and with a limited long dtatance serv.
rural telephone now a payt of the
United exchange, and this wUhegt ad-
ditiongi coot to them.
Under the terms ot the tranchine.
all tong 4istance linen at precoat con-
nented with the exchange el the
Unjted Telephone company will be
connected with the new telephone ez-
change, and telephone user* will haw
the right to use either Southwetern or
independent ion* distance aervice.
Complete Modem Telephone HAM.
Under the terms of the tranchime
the Southwestern Telegraph and Tri-
epnone company mubt, within rix city - -_____
i- months after the frapchuse ordinance damage c trims, and suite
- _ accepted, commence work on • etther out of the sole nog
Theca arbitrators are empowerea te
investigate all relevant records to de-
termine the capital investment and co
decide u to w hether or not the earn-
ings are out of unt proportion, and
the doctalon shall be binding, and
neither the company nor the city
may appeal to the courts for the pur-
Much to the kero’s surprise, his
pubiletty methods prove most ernea-
lous, and a Mg demand le created
HANCOCK SATURDAY
of the aforearid hero to acquire
money to cepitaliz his ac ho ms and
the----- - ----------
providing ter tee conmou-
Use Martin's ers producer and
poultry regulator. Panea 44. C 3
Martin.
a MS w ■ - —
COLORED nArTITS MuETIXG.
advaaM to requtred if no pole need
be net. otherwae three montha rentel
"52:
A.clone "tudy ot the pubshed ordi-
nance will demonstrate.
Not only to it proposea to insure
EE the peoPie et Austin, new end in
thetuturs, f hteh grade of telephone
mertee.at,the Minimum of ram »d
with the least economie waste, but
actual qubile ownerahip is made pou.
zibie .addition to the bea:
Uen of the etreate and avenue. 1 i
propoeed to suar against danger and
at. ihe. same time to provide for the
integrity of the Mer to thono who
m.7h "arned to depend upon"i to
at the end of ten years and at the
end of each tve-yar period there-
after, to purchase the telephone plant
at Ite actual appraimea value
The city will receive 1 # per cent
of the Kross receipts of the telephone
company, as based upon local tele-
phone rentals, and. In ndaiuon, $1250
ennually.
In the event of any failure on the
part et the company to carry out the
terms of the franchise, provision to
made for the cancellation of the
francbtoo by the city.
Under the terms of the franchise the
company to allowed a local telephone
"fl per month from resdence
per month for business tele-
it muet furninh a one-way
-------1 semes at 11.44 per month;
this aervice either for toward or out-
ward use. At present citizene of
Austin are pevig |4 a month for
Southwester straight Une business
tiephgnes and 11 per month for
L sited straight line business teie-
Speelal to The American.
BKYAN, Texas, Dee. 1» —A barn
in Twenty-second street, owned by
Lee Morgan, wae entirely consumed by
fire, with all Ite eon taste, teetsrday
afternoon. No insuranco was carried
on barn er eontonte. A fire at the
home of A. MoKenste, in Twenty-nev:
enth street, was quickly ext‛nguinhe4
by the fire department with a nominal
a
Former
tonlo calle
yesterday,
attorney ol
vleltor. Bl
had a chat
Ing some p
ate removal et all unnecenaaiy over,
head telephone construction to eon- -
y temptated. With the acqulrement of a
- all telephone Hnes within the muniei.
pal II mite by one company tele will
be rendered posaibie At the am
ume a iarEe Increase in the under-
nance goee further and provides the
methods to be adopted le handling
controversies bearing upon the imsus
should any arise.
The company le granted the right
to earn a reasonable return upon the
capital investment as defined in the
ordinance, and muet make reports to
the city once each year, and oftener
if required. In the event the council
is not satisfied with the reports, an
audit Of ths books may be ordered by
the city and the facts ascertained.
Based upon these reports or upon
- . 22.---------— an audit properly made. >4 per cost
A trpnentse to a contract, an agree- of the qualified voters of the city may
ment between parties, which should petition the city council to submit the
be tetr to both, and-by which each —— —.........
to benefits* This franchise to a con-
tract between the elty and the tele-
m c untvar. I phone company, defining the terms
aHueftmKntxnbasekantcntudent.in upon which the company ehall base
A“ziultunel AndsMlrahenica collefele future large investments in Austin
izann“az hankoldav 3.. Autn . * city council ban made an advan-
w tir«hiz.parenta. Rev. and Mra Hltageoua contract by which it grins
W. Knickerbocker.___ te the people of Austin certain doH-
w r v.vahana.et- .. nite advantages generally enumerated
cMmEnMsanne secratorz.o‛athel bove. Each of these my be elab-
Commeretej cIud et EMU Pane, whQ I orated upon
ppent «hofqayw"hu.parent A EPvoe Over One Telephone.
Mtnna MhM.M.McFeland.huz At present the South wor.ern Teje-
xeturned to the border to resume ntslaraph and Telephone company main-
“uu" _ trine an exchange of approximately
been too hasty ta buyng s ezpnsive
3 car. If they bad bought ne not
m heavy, the xasoltne aad MI and
wor •• tires woula not he costina
him half what they ver see. He
-.-22-"
make up to another.
Heles elzhed, aad it wae the rig-
sal for another disagrecabie remark
from Warren.
sold ...___
Helen »U op the polnt or saving
•he woul4 4* ft, wbM the thought
oceurred te her to 1st Warren hols
'The milk to Is the lee boz. Here
to her ese ear, fill it up and ehe tea
here some pteces nt chieken "
Special to The American
ELGIN, Texaa, Doc. 14.—The Mouint
Moriah Bapun church, coIorod. with
Rev J. C Lott, pastor, to entertain-
tog the ezecuuve board it UU II John
Regular Baptist nesoclation. Judge
.W. Webb, an Elgin attorney, de-
livered an interesting address thurn-
day morning at 1 o'clock and Rev.
W. A. Wester, pastor of the Iirat Bap:
Uet church, epoke Friday at 11
o'clock. The entertainment will con-
unue until Jan. 1. with regular
changee daily in tee program Many
colored visit: are arriving daily and
large crowds attended the meetings
today.
TWO FIRES AT anvas.
rate as first
_ --------- Agrtoultura
jana Meohanical College of Texas.
College stetion; Austin cellege, sher.
man: Baylor college. Bellen: Bayior
university, Waco; College of Indus-
trial Arie. Denton; Danti Baker eol-
lego. Brownwood; Howard Payne sol-
Special to The American.
WACO, Tosas. Doc. It.—Tbs amo-
iauon of Texas Colleqos was formed
I Patmer Broshe
DAYS DAINTIEST DISH
COoKEKY V BECOME A NW JOEHOf
2..................... ,/
i lege, Brownwood; southern Metodlt
untverstty. Dallan; Southwestern uni-
vernity. Georgetown; Tezan Chhatian
university. Fort Worth; Texas Wom-
ens college. Fort Worth; Trinity uni-
versity. Wexahachie, Unlveretty of
Texas, Austin.
Junior colloges were repremented a
tollows: Abilene Chrindlan college,
Abilene; Alexander Collegiate institute,
Jacksonville; Meridian college, Morl,
dial; North Texas Kamala college,
Dallas; st. Marya Collage, Daltaa: has
Antonio Femnle College, Ban Antonis;
stamfora college. Stamford: They*
•pringw Caristan college, Thorp
Bpringe; Wooley college. Greenvil;
Wentminster college, Tehuacana.
The Bouthwest Tessa Stat Normal
located at San Marcos was the only
normal represented and to Uis only
normal school that is a charter mem-
ber of the annociation.
The follewing permanent commit-
toso were named: Credential-c. A
Nichole, southwestern univermit: J.
H Keen. ■ M U. A. B. Porter. Daniel
Baker college. Permanent organtza.
on.r ■ M Brey, penion; J. a.
tUr«r.e»»ee: J. L Hendermon, Aus-
tin, Constitution-—Chkrloe Puryear.
Colloss Station: C. E Evans, fan May.
css; W B Park*. Fort Worth.
GIANT TEXAS LEMOX.
Special to Th* American
CORSICANA. Texas Dos. •»—Y P.
Httle of thio city la tn pomesion of a
lemon grown at Brownavile, whisk
weighs right pounds ana measures
twenty inohes In elrevnatereuce
DEATH OF AGED WOMAN.
Special to The Amerlean
CORSICANA. Tessa Dec. 29.--Mra
Blair Boyd, an old nettier at thle
county, died at Navarro todax. Age ft
years.
bettered pan and bak, about thirty
minutes IB S qulek oven.
Csvs bread mads witb buttermk
is alee good Best three ets very
Itght, then ad to them one eup of
buttermilk one cupful of cor mesi,
OS* tablespoontul of melted buuter,
one saitapoonful of toll, mix woN
together, then odd one-hait eup of
buuermiik, etirrine ta onshalt ten
spoonful «f bakz soda Baks
quickly to Mitered pan.
value et tee plant Vrou
- _ _ __ mon there to no appeal__-
ot Telephone Ordinance
got the ehickea rea4y to cream and
mizea up some mutin, Nora had
baked a cake the day before and
Helen opsaad » can of bar poach pre
rerrer that Warren eras ss toad of.
h. haa She hummed adot her work sad
worked quletly, ao that bag meteor
would not come out to beip. Bome-
how she wasted te maa age every-
Qim stoss. Just as ehe wss tura-
tog from tee oven door after s hasty
took at the muffin* she heard a step
added te the already extensive elty
aad le** elelenas bervice et the
southwestera company, so teal every
aubasriber wiu have connecton with
*11 tee oubscribsre of both ayutema
Pusineas men who have Seretetor
_____- wa’vo been
to go extravagintt" said
1 aotress bean more popular
ig tee people of this country than
Mau In a recant letter to Pres-
, Wilson, sent st a psychological
ML ehe asked him to organize a
ant department of laughter and
i her tee head. Later ehe took
entire company from the Park
or. New York City, and played a
# performance for tee president
the National Press club at the
sal theater in Washington. The
wae sensatiqnaily successtul, end
Irwin partictpated in the marked
ment to discourage tee tririers
were at that time trying to an-
he prenident in the midst of bi*
la foreign discussions
■ Irwin will bring the original
York production and cast. The
to onto to be eerily the best she
ver had, U is a dramatisation
i nove by Leroy Scott. Ths stage
“2"" 7=
yos meaaf"
"I mess ike’ I have noticed for
coms time test fee have boos wor-
ried. Do you remember the lime
test Carrie charged the hat ee our
bill aad you aerueed me of bayleg
UT I hall naver forg.t it"
“Woll you have beea known to do
chimgs like that before. aad tuae for-
get all aboat them," raid Warreu.
hushing a ieue.
"Perhapa," amsented Helaa. "bat
not inch a big article aa a bat"
"Perbap set " he agreed.
It wss Bunday atternoon. a gieeay
sort of a day It bad set raised. het
every moment Halen had especial to
aee it Mart, asd they pad Mt ven-
ture ezt in the <*'
Winifrd waa > toe*, ana Helaa i
mother had lata dewa. Nora waa
eat, aad Helen had bees trying to
read Warren had been gloomy all
day, aad when Helaa had leokea a*
sad remarked casually that the
butchor btll had been aa high that
week Warren had growled ost the
remark about
tone Dy bazzes on the rill.
te clock-o long pendulum le suan,
to anguorous breath et jasmine
pout*
em blooming bushes out of doors,
hue pungent from a near-by vase
mmos OCMt of rose-leaves aee
Bleb through the bright prigmatic
phud“ttrssottensa.redtusta Frod.
Ing (trans, by C. W, Stork).
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Seymore, after
ending the holidays with their par-
ts. Judge and Mra E. T. Moore,
.ve returned to their home in El
ton of the Tosas Jerey cattle club
and Texas Dairyman’s ameociation,
hero Jen l and *. it will be
argued that Tessa aas become rimoot
isolated becaune of the eradicauon of
tee ticks is nearly all of tea mouthern
atates except Tasso.
on of the piece was in the hands
lam Collier, who wae once an
Me of Miso Irwin with the into
I Irwin will ring soma tspic-
rwimeeque conga here. it wilt
> tint time in several measons
le has consented to ring tn pub-
mong tee songs will be: Thoee
tee Happy Days," “Buezin‛ the
"Cairo, lltinoia," “Pray for sun-
but Bo Prepared tor Hala."
e did Robinson Crusoe Go with
on Saturday Might T' and
ng Mlns Irwin’s excellent cost
yer* are: Frances Gaunt, Ala-
owier, Donald Mook. Joseph
torn. Mario Burk, Belle Belo,
oorgs Clark. Frank J. Woods.
Honson and Arthur Sullivan.
en and Harris have hit the bull's
ft Mceem again. The latest
h to enttted "It Pers to Ad
#” aad wil be aeon at Hancock
, komo Mender, matinee and
2 .Etert 1017 rightt En-
traine export ete-
peokkeepera, masters of
l merviee employes—teat
Th?harezerkaqhedantwct. me
elty council and telephone company is
pni "amrar
Jection ever raiged to the plan of
uniting the two dupticauing telephone eases ■*
""2 DALLAS UNIONIZES
No eynopalt tee ordinance ean
be made to include all the advantages
to.be «Ained by the city through the
ratirietlon of tee agreement by the
voters.
rea every MW ana then of bar emall
erforta. What fas H would be.
"Well, WB'II m ten hard," she
sam bapplly as ebe roes and throw
her book on the table. "Aad. arer
eU. dear," ebe said, beading o
him and layinz her cheek ginat
Mr hair for a moment. "If we do it
ungether nothing else matters."
TThat’s sll very wel to theory."
sold Warren, eoothing down his per*
that Helen bed disturbed. "But ne
tiena speak louder than worde. Let’s
e** Mw you bear eat year promises
aad then it wil be time to be senti-
muental about IL"
Helen tried to iaug st the Aun
teat Warren’s carelesa eords left in
her heart. How much better II
woula bo It ho had been receptive
aa 4 had thanked her for her cop-
eration. Helen noticed, aa she left,
the room, that it waa starting to
rein, sag that the twilight had atari-
ed to settie in early. She would go
out and try her skill st maktng
prmething for supper. Bverythiag
ta the kitehen wee IB perfect order,
and Helen began making prepere-
Hone for aa appetiatnE meet she
vvweI O1
____-__________ wind are discounted.
This part of the pereement to def- meTt"t,enehin or At.ntanda-repre-
and etudy it t oompiet. o zork
anansoinit. In it ntfptationa’ It
represents the modern idea AnA tH
apirie if |. “Aometnine
hon,“imont wondertul in ita eoncep-
to sollect before calle are anewered.
—- - ■ -------- . Service may even be ordered given
er* will eecure connection with all tee when the premines of the APplcani
--- - 5----------- - — happen to be mere then 4M feet tren
an axtaUag polo line er ooadulL pee-
viatng H le ahown that rentals will
Frank Davidson, an Attorney of
Beaumont has returned to bts home
after a delighttul stay with his par.
ante. Judge and Mrs. W. L Davidson
Mra J. N. Keith has returned after
a six weeks' stay on the Flying U
ranch to McCulloch county.
A utue son ha* come to gladden the
home of Mr, aad Mra Cari Enape,
and haa been given the name of
curtor4 Stanley._______
Mice Sarah Root of Chicago to the
cuest of Mra Elton Perry on Balor
Street.
“Tee wiu stmpiy kava te seese
mice er etoe w• will have t move
late a chesper apartment”
Il ill M. > it last This telag
that ! ‛ea bad beea fraarisg ter
come time Ma had telt shat oe
treubles of nome klye had beea wor-
rylag Warren, tor be bed so* bees
like himself ter several weeks.
"Why, dear." she aaid, "why
didn't yes tot ms know before abost
ter l hav 1 es wogdartas what
be served. One
(their married LIFE
his automobile ran ever an embank-
ment. Bote tee machine sad Me-
Lern’a body wars burned.
The Williamson county grand jury
to to meet Mpwdsy. at wkicb time Me-
Laren’s death will be probed.
No attempt, la so far as known, has
been made to obtain ball tor Calvin
McLaren, eon. and Harry MeBride,
nephew of the dead man. The negro, j
Jim Bollard, Ie wtill confined undr at
charse of complicity.
spent during th first ell mnonthE
Austin a Firse-cLs Tepha “uL
A* thle work to accom»1641«
tin springs late Importarc< • , _ -.
class telephone point, reting wita
other to the soth, with service end
•alaries commensurate.
e a uremendous majority, ” ay
Mayer Wopldpide, sad the people
ehoula read the ollowlne abstract of
the measure, which to fair ta every
particular aad makes the subsece
lain
•tripped et its legal verbiage.
, brought dewa to ita elemental facts
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