The Matagorda County Tribune (Bay City, Tex.), Vol. 88, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 24, 1934 Page: 3 of 8
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THE MATAGORDA COUNTY TRIBUNE, THURSDAY, MAY 24, 1934
Mary Imlay Taylor,
Omenst "anocistun ssavice-owm
Final Installment. ‘ Roddy nodded his white face drawn.
Roddy ran down through the Mor-!"I‘ll use anything he's got," he said
gan grounds, into the river meadow, shortly, "come, major. It's time—the
Then he stood still a moment, think- moon’s right!"
"Bully for you!" the major chuck-
ing, his clenched hand at his chin.
He remembered Major Lomax. Lo-
max! He started. The major was the
man! He loved Nancy. He had al-
ways petted Nancy.
There was a light in the study win-
dow; he knocked at the side door.
How long the old man was in com-
ing!
Then the door opened. The little
old man stood there in his shirt
sleeves, his eyes peering out of their
creases.
“I’ve got to see you major, at
once—alone!" he panted.
The major closed the door deliber-
ately. "Come in here. There's no one
about—Angie's gone to bed.”
"Sit down, Rod. What’s wrong?
Out with it”—he smiled grimly---
"honest confession’s good for the
soul."
"I haven't come to confess any-
thing,” said Roddy, with a dry throat,
"I’ve come to ask you to do me a
favor ,the greatest favor! To be my
second; I’ve challenged Richard Mor-
gan to fight me to night—out on his
own lawn-to the death.”
“What!”
“Morgan has insulted my sister
wtih a secret marriage, he's dragged
her name in the dirt, and I’ve chal-
lenged him to fight—now tonight!"
“A secret marriage What the deuce
d’you mean?”
“What I say! He did it and backed
out because—because I’m a rotter.
He’s ashamed to marry my sister.
He's insulted Nancy Virginia. I’ve
challenged him. He's accepted, he's
got to fight!”
The old man got up and began to
walk about the room. “Ive known
Dick Morgan all of his life, there's
something wrong—Nancy’s been try-
ing to hide something, to save some-
body, I’ve seen it!’ ’he stopped short.
“Rod Gordon, you’re the nigger in
the woodpile!” he shouted.
“It doesn’t matter what I am. I
am not here to answer questions!"
Roddy replied fiercely. "You know
my sister. I’m defending her honor,
I’m ready to die for it. Will you stand
by me or won't you? That’s the ques-
tion.”
The old man drew a long breath.
“I will!”
There was a moment of silence.
“I’m an old man." said the major,
“this is illegal. Who’s his second?
The cartel should be properly deliv-
ered You could fight tomorrow at
sundown. He has the choice of the
weapons, the place and the hour.”
“It's all fixed—I won't wait until
tomorrow!” Roddy's breath came in
short gasps and his eyes blazed, "he’ll
have a second when we get there;
he’s chosen pistols; the time is now,
the place, his own lawn—he'll die
there or I will, please God tonight!”
The major thought a moment. Then
he brought out a polished wood box.
"Duelling pistols. Rod, I’ve had ’em
years. Maybe they'll come in handy.”
led. His fierce old soul scented the
smoke of battle.
They took the short cut to the Mor-
gan house. Two figures were stand-
ing on the steps.
“By gad,” ejactulated Major Lomax,
“he's got Haddon!”
As lie spoke, the banker came down
the steps.
“See here, Lomax,” he said in an
aside, “can't we fix this up? It’s-
it's deplorable! It's our duty as sec-
onds, can’t we stop that young---
young firebrand?”
The major's jaw snapped to. “Do
you know what it’s about?"
"Some quarrel about Rod Gordon's
sister, isn't it?” Haddon was utterly
confused; had it been his fault? His
fault for telling Helena?
The major set his black box on
the sun-dial. “I reckon you've heard
of the scandal?" he said in an under-
tone.
Haddon started violently. "My God!
Is it that?”
Roddy was stripping off his coat
and waistcoat; his hands were firm
now. The moonlight caught the red
in his hair and showed it, clipped
close from the nape of his neck. Rich-
ard watching him silently, was
straighter, taller and stronger. The
boy was right, he ought to be shot—
he would fire in the air.
Richard came down the steps; chal-
lenged and challenger took their
weapons. Richard walked to his place
and the moonlight shone full on him,
d big man, big in body and soul. He
had not uttered a word. Both Lomax
and Haddon objected.
“Shift around—you’re a shining
His son gasped For a moment he
was dumb. Then he rallied, his young
face set hard and tight again.
“Did my sister go to this man for
money—to save me from jail.'"
“Yes, confound you, she did-that's
it, that's the whole of it. It's your
fault every bit of it, sir!"
Roddy reeled. For an instant tlie
world turned black; then a blaze of
fury burnt his shame up.
He went up to Richard and shook
his pistol in his face.
"I know why she married you now,
damn you. I’ll—I'll kill you for it!"
he shouted, "you damn' coward!"
Richard folded his arms. "Go ahead,
Rod," he said bitterly, "I deserve it—
but I’ve a word to say Mr. Gordon
Major Lomax. Haddon, all of you. 1
didn't know until tonight of the scan-
dal that has been launched against
the loveliest girl in the world. I de-
serve to be killed for exposing her to
it. I stand here tonight to expiate it
in my blood. Nancy Virginia is my
wife, gentlemen and I love her. I have
always loved her and I am glad—I
say this facing death here, as you
know,—I'm glad and proud that she
bears my name.”
Mr. Gordon caught at his son again.
"You hear him? He speaks like a
mark!" they exclaimed in unison.
Richard laughed dryly. “There's a
saying that Death loves a shining
mark. Red, I believe we shake hands
first."
“I'm damned if I do!" Rod said,
shaking with passion “I'll fight. Time
up, major?”
As he spoke there was a crackling
of twigs behind them and a shout,
a hoarse vociferous shout.
“Hi, there! Hold on, you — you
young rascal what're you doing here?"
Mr. Gordon came up, breathless,
hatless.
He plunged into the middle of the
group, snatched his son by the nape
of the neck, like a puppy, and fairly
shook him.
“Lomax, Haddon, Richard — what
the devil d'you-all mean by this?”
Roddy blazed at white heat,
wrenching himself away from him.
“I'm here to avenge my sister's hon-
or,” he shouted, “if you’ve forgotten
it. I haven’t. I'm a Gordon still.”
“Gordon fiddle-sticks!’ his father
shook with a passion as great as his.
“Its a damned pity you didn't think
of being a Gordon before, you young
scalawag! Do you happen to know
that that man’s money kept you out
of jail?”
man. He loves your sister. He’s mar-
ried her. Confound you. you donkey,
you, you're making a public scandal.
Lomax, help me take this boy home!
Richard, go in the house!" he shout-
ed. “what d'you mean by standing up
there for this lummox to shoot at?
You're a brave man. I take off my
hat to your courage, sir, but I—I’ve
had all I can bear! Rod Gordon, he’s
married your sister!”
“Has he?” Roddy breathed heavily,
his face rigid, “I want to see the li-
cense, I want to see the certificate of
this secret marriage. I want to know
if he’s made a dupe of my sister!”
Richard met his look squarely. His
own face was hard now. “You can
see them all. We were married in
church. But we'd better settle our
differences now. Do your duty, gen-
tiemen, I accepted his challenge and
I'm ready.”
"This can't go on!" Haddon gasped,
coming forward, “I want to say—”
Richard threw back his head. “All
right, Haddon, another time! Give us
the signal gentlemen.”
Lomax caught hold of Roddy’s fa-
ther and held him by main force. Mr.
Gordon was struggling violently.
“Damn you, Lomax, unhand me-
Roddy you young devil, you—”
“Give the signal, Haddon,” said the
major sharply, “I can't hold this old
octopus forever!”
Roddy sprank to his position, his
weapon gleaming in the moonlight.
Richard faced him. Haddon, shaken
and gray, began to count.
"One, two, th—”
Suddenly a white clad figure sprang
out of the shadow of the shrubbery.
Like a flash it leaped between the
duelists. Nancy covered Richard with
her own body.
“Stop!” she cried, panting, “you'll
have to shoot me first, Rod!"
Roddy recoiled, his mouth fell open,
his eyes fixed themselves on hers—in-
credulous. startled, maddened with
surprise. There was a terrible moment
of silence.
“God you love him!” he gasped.
His father, broken loose from Lo-
max now, had him by the arm, he
wrenched the pistol from the boy's re-
laxed fingers. Roddy sagged over
against him, while Nancy still faced
him, her face as white as a star and
her beautiful hair tumbling about her
shoulders.
Roddy was dumb.
Mr. Gordon dragged him along.
“Come!" he said huskily, and then,
“you young fool, you. she loves him
—you've made trouble enough, let
'em alone!” he whispered.
Roddy was still speechless. He
yielded to the older man's force; he
let himself be drugged away, Lomax
and Haddon following them—as dumb
as he was. They walked slowly. Twice
Koddy stumbled. His rars were sing-
ing. but he heard his fathers voice,
after a moment.
"You young donkey, you!" and then
it broke and grew husky, something
melted in him He looked at the boy's
dejected face.
"I'm proud of you."
Roddy was silent, his head sagged
with his shoulders, his face burned
He knew now the price his sister had
paid to keep him out of jail, and the
iron entered into his soul. He had
come, ut last, to the beginning of re-
pentance.
The father and son went slowly,
and the other two, Lomax and Had-
don melted quietly away toward the
river meadow.
Richard stood still, rooted to Uie
spot, his face as white as his shirt,
his eyes were on Nancy and hers
were fixed on the distance where her
father and brother had gone. Sud-
denly it came to her that they had
gone home and left her. Left her
alone with the man she had married
She drew a quick breath, a wave of
crimson rose slowly, it rose all over
her quivering body and rushed up
to her white face. Her eyes sank and
her hands shrank together. She was
alone— left behind—and he was silent.
But she had heard what he said to
her father and to the others. He had
said he loved her that he was proud
that she bore his name!
The silence grew and grew. It seem-
ed to her that it was killing her. She
heard the drip of moisture from the
quivering boughs of the trees; the
faint fragrance of opening buds came
to her, it was almost more than she
could bear.
Then Richard's voice, broken and
changed. ,
"Nancy, you didn't mean that? You
did it to save Roddy from murder,
you—"
She was dumb, but she made a
faint, wavering gesture of denial.
"Nancy, I beg your pardon—I did
not know the things that were said-
it's all my fault. It came up to me to
protect you, I---" he stopped and
then, hoarsely: “God knows I wish
you did mean it—I love you with all
my soul!”
She lifted her head at that, and the
moonlight found her face; slowly al-
most reluctantly, she raised her eyes
to his.
He caught his breath. A great light
broke.
"Nancy! You don't mean that you
—” his voice failed, it died in his
throat. He caught her hands with a
force that almost hurt them. Even
his lips were white.
"Nancy Virginia——” he drew her
toward him, looking into her face,
the power irf his eyes holding hers-
"shall I take you home—to them?" he
asked, and his deep voice broke on
the word, “or—?”
She could not take her eyes from
his. She no longer tried. Her face
quivered and softened into a happy
smile.
"Richard," she answered softly, "I
—I've come to you!"
THE END.
Plea For Removal of Federal Tax On Burlap
other purposes than in the manufac- |
ture of bags. Here we see the anom-
D TIT : 1 AI __1 D:. T-uur Ro aly of cotton producers using tax free
Bags, Which Are Used By Nice Farmers, Be- burlap as wrapping for cotton bales
: Crowers Co-on | whereas it has been repeatedly stated
ing Made By American Euce Growers OP. by cotton men themselves that if cot-
simply adds to the cost of production Conlon matonlwr di WWoufa V Tiliinuat
and will have to be borne without re-1
course to an alternative or competi-
tive material. The tax will not force
a greater use of cotton and the only
result will be the collection of a sum
of money from rice growers that they
cannot afford and should not be re-
quired to pay.
In opposition to our position, the
point is made by the agricultural ad-
justment administration that grow-
ers who must purchase burlap bugs
By HOMER L. BRINKLEY
General Manager, American Rice
Growers’ Co-Operative
Association.
By proclamation of th secretary of
agriculture in December, 1933, there
was placed in effect a processing tax
on burlap used in the manufacture of
bags, which of course, include rough
rice bags.
This action was taken under the
provision of the agricultural market-
ing act which provides that should
the secretary find that the imposition
of the processing tax on a basic com-
modity will tend to cause disadvan-
and pay the processing tax would be
compensated to some extent in the
higher value of the used bag. In this
connection we wish to bring out the
tages in competition from other com-
modities, a compensating tax may be
placed on the competing commodity.
Since the secretary determined that
jute burlap was in a direct compe-
tition with cotton in tlie manufacture
of bags, it was decreed that a com-
pensating tax should be placed on
burlap used in bag manufacturing.
'llus action has very direct effect
upon the rice growers since all of the
bags used in the handling of the
rough rice crop are made from bur-
lap and as nearly as we can esti-
mate, the adidtional tax will amount
to approximately 21c to 3c per bag
or nearly $200,000 in a season.
The American Rice Growers Co-
operative Association has been active-
ly engaged in an attempt to have
the tax on burlap used in rough rice
bags removed and the matter is now
under review by the tax experts of
the agricultural adjustment admin-
istration.
Increases Production Cost.
The entire rice crop of the South
with the exception of a small per-
centage, is packed, handled and
stored in burlap bags. It has been
the experience of rice growers over
a period of 40 years or more that
a bag made of burlap is the only prac-
tical container that can be used. Cot-
ton bags have been tried but with
very unsatisfactory results. We have
taken the position therefore, that re-
gardless of the tax on burlap which
is supposed to increase the price to
such an extent that a greater use of
cotton will be forced, no greater use
of cotton by rice growers will be ef-
fected since they have not and cannot
use bags made of cotton or any other
material other than burlap. The tax
several hundred thousand bales of
low grade cotton from the market.
A Clear Precedent.
Since the agricultural "adjustment
administration defines a bag as one
being less than six feet in length and
fact under the marketing agreement
for the Southern Rice Milling Indus-
try, approved by the secretary of
agriculture, there is no provision
whatever made for the reflecting back
to the grower the value of the used
rough rice bags, and to all intents
and purposes the value of these used
bags is reverted to the millers as part
of their conversion charge. While
this provision is not specifically made
in the marketing agreement, the very
fact that it is not prohibited is proof
sufficient that the millers and not the
growers are profiting by the great
value of the used rough rice bags.
Confusion Coufounded.
With further reference to tlie sub-
ject of containers, under the market-
ing agreement, millers are required
to add to their conversion costs the
sum of 9c per barrel for standard
100 pound single packages used in the
packaging of clean rice and an addi-
tional 5c per barrel for regular bur-
lap outer slips. Here we have confu-
sion worse confounded by glowers
not only having to pay a processing
tax on one container their own rough
rice bags, but on the burlap bags
used by the rice millers as well.
While it may be maintained that
growers are not actually out of pock-
et in having the cost of the package
used by millers made a part of the
conversion charge, yet it must be re-
membered that either the growers
are receiving that amount less for
their rough rice or the clean rice is
Game Heads Organize
National Council T o
Make Better Fishing
IRON IRAN IRON
I will pay you the highest price for scrap iron.
TURN THAT PIECE OF JUNK INTO CASH.
ANY AMOUNT TAKEN
Weldon Smith
LOCATED
BAY CITY GIN
crop in the United States. There is
required in the growing of rice ex-
tensive investments in machinery and
irrigation facilities and more cost
items than are normally found in the
production of other crops. Costs off
every commodity entering into rice
production have been increased, the
average increase being estimated at
| not less than 30 per cent over last
year. Furthermore we find a steadily
upward trend in costs. The addition
of the processing tax on burlap cer-
tainly comes in the classification et 1
three feet in width, wool growers who direct added cost to producers. Ex.
habitually use bags larger than this penditures for most of the things en-
ure not required to pay the processing tering into the production of a rice
tax This seems to be a clear prece- crop are beyond the control of gov-
dent already established for the elim- ernment agencies. However, the tax
ination of the tax on at least two ag- on burlap is decidedly within their
ricultural commodities and we can control and we believe our positions
see no good reason, particularly in in asking for relief in this respect in
view of the points we have made in
previous correspondence, why the tax
should not be eliminated as far as
rough rice bags are concerned. The
point is made by the agricultural ad-
justment administration, with refer-
ence to the protests made from the
Pacific Northwest wheat growers who
use burlap bags extensively that the
general program of the government in
the aid of agriculture has brought
benefits to tlie Pacific Northwest pro-
ducers, far in excess of the total
amount which must be paid in the
burlap processing tax. By the same
argument it might be maintained that
if taxpayers are to be benefited only
to the extent of taxes they pay then
those citizens who pay only a small
tax, or none at all, should be denied
the use of public schools, roads and
law enforcement and the general
benefits of a government maintained
by the larger taxpayers.
Have Toted Fairly.
No one will deny that rice growers
have received real benefits under the
government program and are in much
better financial condition today than
before the program was instituted.
We maintain, however, Unit rice
growers have done their part and
more in making this program possi-
ble and successful. We have reduced
our acreage in line with government
recommendations, and have followed
all necessary requirements of the ag-
ricultural adjustment administration.
Producers of rice pay as much in tax-
es as any other class of growers and
we are and have been bearing our
costing proportionately more, thereby
increasing the difficulties of distribu- fair and just proportion of the sup-
tion of clean rice.
It appears from the proclamation
of tlie secretary that in establishing
the burlap tax an exemption is ap-
parently made to burlap used for the
port of the government.
in asking for relief in this respect is
just and well founded.
Much Equipment Required.
We wish to point out, however, that
the production of rice is probably the
most expensive of any major field
We, as producers, are naturally
sympathetic with the underlying rea-s
son for the processing tax and sin-
cerely trust that the consumption of
cotton will be increased thereby. But 1
we feel that rice growers are entitled 1
to as much protection as cotton pro-
ducers and we believe that cotton in-
terests would not willingly be a part
ty to a program which would cause a
hardship on the rice growing indus.
try. Tlie imposition of this tax eta
burlap simply nullifies the agricul-
tural adjustment administration rice
program to the extent of the tax
amounting to many thousands of dol-
Ilirs annually, which as we stated bug
fore, rice growers cannot afford and
should not be required to pay.
It’s 70,000 To One "
You’re Wrong, Just 1
One Column Proves
The perfect alibi has at last been
found A statistician has worked out
the number of chances for mistake -
in one column of print. The number
is 70,000 to 1.
In an ordinary newspaper column
there are 10,000 letters; there are
seven wrong positions that a letter
may be put in; there are 70,000 chan-
ces to make an error and millions of
chances for transpositions.
In the short sentence “To be or not
to be," by transposition alone it is
possible to make 2,758,009 errors.-
Boston ' News-Record."
Drink, said the Irish preacher, is
the greatest curse of the county.
It makes ye shoot at yer landlord.
And it makes ye miss him.
A SIX COSTS LESS
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WASHINGTON, D. C., May 18.—In
an effort bring about better relations
between the angles and commercial
fishermen, and better fishing for
both, the U. S. bureau of fisheries
has been instrumental in organizing a
planning council of commercial and
game fish commissioners to co-ordi-
nate the work of the states and the
federal government, according to an-
nouncement of the American Game
Association. The organization was
perfected in St. Louis on April 23 and
the country divided into zones of ,
compatible interests. Zones are as fol-
lows;
Western Zone: Washington, Oregon,
California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona,
Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, and New
Mexico.
Midwest Zone: North Dakota, Min-
nesota, Iowa, South Dakota, Nebras-
ka. Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma.
Southern Zone: Texas, Louisiana,
Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, Ala-
bama, Georgia, Florida, South Caro-
lina, North Carolina, Virginia and
Maryland.
North Central Zone: Wisconsin, Il-
linois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan,
Ohio and West Virginia.
North Atlantic Zone: Delaware,
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York,
Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachu-
setts, New Hahmpshire, Vermont and
Maine.
The following were elected as of-
ficers: Chairman, I. T. Quinn, fish
and game commissioner of Alabama;
Vice Chairman, James G. Hammond,
fish and game commissioner of Con-
necticut; Secretary-Treasurer, Ted
Little, U. S. bureau of fisheries. Com-
missioner of the U. S. bureau of fish-
eries, Frank T. Bell was named hon-
orary chairman. Zone charmen from
various zones are: Western Zone, M.
F. Corrigan, president board of game
commissioners of Oregon; Midwest,
W. C. Buford, game and fish com-
missioner of Missouri; Southern Zone.
W. E. McIntyre, chairman of board
of fish and game commissioners of
Mississippi; North Central Zone, Fred
A. Westerman, in charge of fish and
fisheries, department of conservation
of Michigan; North Atlantic Zone,
Major James Brown, commissioner of
fish and game of Vermont.
"It will be the work of the nation-
al planning council to consider the
best ways and means of handling
fisheries so that all factions will reap
the greatest possible return," Com-
missioner Bell said.
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Engineering facts prove it.
Experience in building
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And the record of over 3,000,000 Chev-
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doubt about it: The only way to get
real economy in a low-priced car is
to insist on SIX cylinders and
OVERHEAD valves.
SIX cylinders —no more!-because
extra cylinders mean extra cost for
gas, oil, upkeep and parts. OVERHEAD
valves — nothing else! — for the same
good reason that airplanes use them.
And speedboats. And racing cars. They
get the MOST power out of the LEAST
gas. That’s why overhead valves are
the choice of leaders—and champions.
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Their unique flavor, plus the ease
with which they can be served and
consumed, make them the ideal hors
d’oeuvres at cocktail time. Serve them
in diminutive hot rolls or merely
spear them through the centers with
toothpicks and their tastiness will de-
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in
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