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SEE J. SANDFORD SMITH FOR FIRE, LIFE, AND TORNADO INSURANCE, MEXIA, TEX.
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Eighteenth Year.
MEXIA, TEXAS, THURSDAY, NOV. 15. 1917.
$1.00 Per Year.
PATRIOTISM"
(By Lee J. Rountree, George-
town, Texas.)
Tremendous responsibilities
confront the liberty loving peo-
ple of the world. A mighty
conflict is before us and the ti-
tanic struggle calls for heroism
never before surpassed in the
world's history. Has not the
time arrived when American
patriotism, the real patriotism
that will save the world from
German despotism, should be
aroused to the very limit? The
red blood of Americanism has
been dormant, waiting, hoping
and trusting in Providence to
save us, but the supreme hour
of action has come and we must
arist from our lethergy _ and
save ourselves and the sleep-
ing nations. Men have not
awakened to the danger—the
crisis is on and we must meet
it with our last dollar and our
last man.
German efficiency and Ger-
man brutality hrfLTws world by
the throat and is marching on.
For forty fears every man has
been taught In Germany to be
efficient in his place. There
has been no surplus energy
wasted in Germany, there has
been no work of duplication
while our systems in the Unit-
ed States have been lacking in
the essentials. In ordinary
times our 'democratic system
has been able to meet the is-
sues. But the new crisis has
called for reformation. Nation,
state and municipalities and
the people must readjust our
economic system. There are
thousands of unnecessary of-
fices; millions of immaterial
workers, and thousands of men
doing duplicate work. Our bus
iness and politics is burdened
with extravagance. Thousands
of men must give up immate-
rial labor and go to work to
produce something substantial
to save the allied nations. It is
not a theory but a reality. Our
drummers, solicitors, credit
men and middlemen, those en-
gaged in the delivery system,
private and public, must give
place to more active production
by these men. It is not pat-
riotism to do immaterial labor
in this crisis.
More than 3,000,000 men in
the United States should be
shifted to other places than
they now hold. We have been
called on to conserve the re-
sources of the nation and in
the Food Conservation the peo-
ple of the United States have
responded nobly. But conser-
vation is not enough. There
must be more efficiency, produc-
tion and labor performed. This
reform must reach from top to
bottom and the people of the
United States must realize this
fact. No man is too rich or
too poor to do more work and
produce more—the nation must
have more efficiency to save
the world for democracy. The
gulf between capital and labor
must not widen. The raising of
prices, advance of wages and
the cutting down of production
will destroy the prosperity of
every industry. Big profits
should be made criminal of-
fenses in these troubulous
times. Capital and labor must
not be brutal as they have been
in the past.
There must be more efficien-
cy, production and labor than
ever before by every person.
The supreme test has come.
Indifference and extravagance
must cease. Men must do their
duty—antimore. The middle-
men and the manipulators must
give up their extortion—they
are enemies to a world-wide re-
form and the triumph of demo-
cracy. If men will not do
right on their own volition they
must be forced to do right.
This is no time for a nation-
wide strike, tying up the indus-
tres of the world and putting
millions of men, women and
children on starvation. There
should be more patriotism than
to trump up strikes and lock-
outs. The man with money
must give it and the man with
labor must give it, if our coun-
try is saved. Acts of brutality
and inhumanity must cease or
the storm cloud will gather and
in the maelstrom that follows
darkness will come to our great
country. We should do our
duty willingly and cheerfully.
It will take more wheat, meat
and clothing to save the world
and the man who does not pro-
duce more and conserve more
will only add to the burdens
and cripple the efficiency of the
nation. In this crisis "will we
choose life or death—which?"
The issue confronts us and we
must meet our duties and the
business of the country must
not be looted by either class.
If so, then Germany will rule
the world and the honor of
men and the safety of women
will be "soundiij^ brass and
tinkling cymbal."
COW H!DtS_WANTED
We are paying 17c per por 1
for green hides. Green hides
should be salted leaving as
soon as possible, and shipped
by express. Put one tag with
your name and address inside
of the sack and one on the out-
side.
We also handle horse hides
and wool.
A. Golenternek & Co.,
Tyler, Texas.
FOR It ORPHANS
The committee appointed to
get up clothing for a Buckner's
Orphan's Home box are anx-
ious for any one who has good
second hand clothes that they
want to give to phone them.
They will see that some one
comes for your bundle. The
Orphans are in greater need
for clothing than ever before.
Any one interested who wants
to make a cash donation may
hand it to Bro. Taylor or the
committee.
Mrs. Polk Knox.
Mrs. Houser.
Mrs. Chitwood.
Heartburn, heaviness in the
stomach, bloated feeling, coated
tongue, bad breath, dizziness
and vertigo (blind staggers,)
quickly relieved by Prickly Ash
Bitters. People who have used
it say they can eat heartily
without misery, where before
they tried it the most healthful
food seemed to get them out of
fix. Mexia Drug Co., special
agents; Price $1.25 per bottle.
THE HAT HOSPITAL
We also do first class Clean
ing and Pressing, French Dry
Cleaning. Bring that old hat
and Suit .to the City Tailor Shop
—we will make them look like
Phone 77.
AMERICAN JMTfD ARMY
IF NOT SENT TO FRANCE *
MAY BE ASSIGNED TO
FARMS AND FACTORIES
EVERY REGISTERED MAN, UNDER ORDER ISSUED
SATURDAY BY PRESIDENT WILSON, wiLL BE
LIABLE FOR ASSIGNMENT TO SOME BRANCH OF
THE MILITARY SERVICE.
DRAFT MACHINERY COMPLETELY REORGANIZED
President Calls Upon Every Lawyer and Physician to
Assist Selection Boards in Arduous Task to Be Complet-
ed in Sixty Days.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10.—President Wilson today or-
dered the complete reorganization of the draft machinery
on lines which makes every man subject to war duty, if
not in France, at least in the fields and factories.
In a roreword to the new regulations under which the re-
classification of the 9,000,000 men not called in the first
draft will be made, the president makes a stirring appeal
to all citizens, especially lawyers and physicians, to aid in
the work.
The regulations themselves will be given to the public
on Wednesday. They will govern every consideration in
the division into five classes subject to successive call of
the reclassification.
In his foreword today the president, over his signature,
says: %
"The task of selecting and mobilizing the first contin-
gent of the national army is nearing completion. The ex-
pedition and accuracy of its accomplishment were a most
gratifying demonstration of the efficiency of our demo-
cratic institutions. The swiftness with which the machin-
ery for its execution had to be assembled, however, left
room for adjustment and improvement.
"New regulations putting the improvements into effect
are, therefore, being published today. There is no change
in the essential obligation of men subject to selection.
The first draft must stand unaffected by the provisions of
the new regulations. They can be given no retroactive
effect.
All Must Do Their Part.
"The time has come for a more perfect organization of
our man power. The selective principle must be carried
to its logical conclusion. We must make a complete inven-
tory of the qualifications of all registrants in order to de-
termine as to each man not already selected for duty with
the colors, the place in the military, industrial or agricul-
tural ranks of the nation in which his experience and
training can best be made to serve the common good.
This project involves an inquiry by the selection boards
into the domestic, industrial and educational qualifications
of nearly ten million men.
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R. L. Maddox/
HIDDEN FOODSTUFFS
BROUGHT TO LIGHT
SLEUTHS UNEARTH GOODS
TO VALUE OF $73,000,000
IN NEW YORK
Flour, Sugar, Butter and Other
Supplies Stored Contrary to
Law—Germans Own Part
of the Stores.
New York, Nov. 12.—Secret
service agents have discovered
foodstuffs and other property
valued at more than $73,000-
,000 stored in warehouses in
this city which has never been
reported to the government as
required under the trading
with the enemy act, it was
learned Sunday night.
This is only a small part of
what is expected to be uncov-
ered before the search ends.
Flour, sugar, eggs, butter
and canned goods of various
kinds are contained in the list
of foodstuffs compiled by the
secret service men. Large
quantities of iron, steel, copper,
cotton and chemicals also have
been found, a part of which it
was announced is owned by
Germans.
The value of the foodstuffs
not reported to the government
was placed at $38,496,742 and
the metals, cotton and other
materials at $35,449,028.
It was reported that one con-
signment of 700 bags of jute is
known to have been bought
with money deposited here by
the Deutsche bank of Berlin,
the official financial institution
of the German government.
About three-quarters of the
commodities are said to be held
as collateral for loans made by
banks, but nothing regarding
the nature of the loans could be
learned.
Nice span coming 3 year old
mare mules, just alike, bays,
one nice bay hix horse 5 years
old, fine traveler. See them at
my farm, Tehuacana.—J. L.
Higginbotham. - lw4
$1,000,000 COMPANY
BEING ORGANIZED
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To Build One Hundred Peanut
Warehouses Over the State
and One Large Centrally
Located Factory to
Manufacture All the
By-Products of
Same.
When you hear one speak of
a peanut proposition of any
kind, you naturally think of an
insignificant little proposition
scarcely worthy of notice. But
M. Harding of Dallas, Texas,
has taken it upon himself to
change this general sentiment
and is fostering a Million Dollar
association for the purpose of
building one hundred peanut
warehouses, scattered over the
state at different railroad con-
centrating places where ship-
ping facilitieis are ample for
the localing of seed nuts to the
surrounding country for seed
purpose, and a large centrally
located factory to manufacture
all the by-products of the pea-
nut, which are as follows: Pea-
nut Flour, Peanut Butter, Pea-
nut Meal and Cake, Peanut
Cooking Oil, Peanut Lard Com-
pound, Roasted Peanuts, Salted
Peanuts, Peanut Picks for
Chicks, Hog Feed, Pigeon Feed,
Peanut Candy, Peanut Soap,
Fertilizer, Prepared Dairy Feed
etc.
Mr. Harding informs us this
association is to be financed by
the corporative plan, which
plan, handled honestly and ju-
diciously, is the best organiza-
tion plan known. It has proven
so by the success of so many
of the large nationally known
concerns who have cut their
capital stock up into small
shares and scattered them
broadcast all over the nation.
Mr. Harding says, owing to
the increased popularity of the
peanut and the world-wide de-
mand for food and cooking fats
that he expects to have the
support of every bank and busi-
ness organization in Texas.
Mr. Harding's enthusiasm is
plainly visible and he says there
are ten thousand reasons why
Texas people should get behind
this organization and push it to
its thorough completion. The
principal reasons are that it
will put millions in the pockets
of Texas farmers and enhance
the value of Texas land fifty
per cent, aside from being a
big factor in replenishing this
old war-ridden world with edi-
bles. We can bring it closer
home by saying peanuts can
make Texas a hog-raising state
like Iowa, a poultry State like
Indiana, and as little as you
think about it, fifty acres of
peanuts planted to every sec-
tion of grass land in the drouth
stricken section of Texas would
have saved every cow that died
from starvation and none
would have had to be shipped
away.
Mr. Harding says that in or-
der that everybody may become
familiar with this association
he has decided to call it THE
TEXAS PEANUT WORKS
with its domicile in Dallas, Tex-
as, office in the Slaughter
Building.
Mr. L. J. Baker, a thorough
and experienced optician and op
tometrist has opened an office
at Roller's drug store, and
would be pleased to serve you.
Up-to-date optical goods and at
prices that will let you live.
GOVERNOR HOBBY
UP IN THE AIR
State's Chief Executive Flies
Over City of San Antonio
With Major J. W.
Heard.
San Antonio, Texas, Nov. 9.
—Taking an airplane flight
over San Antonio and later re-
viewing an army of 25,000 men
at Camp Travis, William P.
Hobby, Governor of Texas,
made a wide and exciting de-
parture today from the routine
of his official duties as the
State's Chief Executive.
The review at Camp Travis
was characterized by officers
and civilians alike as the most
inspiring military spectacle
seen at ths military post with-
in recent years. Men who had
served as war correspondents
expressed surprise at the show-
ing made by the citizen soldiers
as they marched in battalion
formation with a precision that
would not have discredited
them if they had been regu-
lars.
At noon the Governor and his
party were luncheon guests of
Maj. Gen. Henry T. Allen at
Camp Travis. Tonight they
were guests at a banquet given
by the San Antonio Rotary
Club.
The Governor's visit to Kelly
Field, where thousands of men
are in training for the aviation
branch of the service, was cli-
maxed by a flight which took
him about a mile above the
city. The machine was piloted
by Maj. J. W. Heard. Adju-
tant General Harley went up
with Maj. J. M. Reynolds. Sev-
eral of the Lieutenants of the
aviation section went aloft to
form an "aerial escort" for the
Governor. Part of the time ten
airplanes were in the air.
It was Governor Hobby's
first visit to any of the military
establishments in and around
San Antonio. He, like others
of the visiting party, expressed
wonder and admiration at the
hugeness of the contonments
and the apparent proficiency at-
tained in so short a time by the
men in training.
THIS IS THE FIRE FAN
Here we have a Fire Pan. He al-
ways beats the Fire Company to the
fires with his little Cflemlcal Extin-
guisher and has the Blaze out by the
Time the Boys get their Hose Uncoiled.
But some day there will be a Big Fire
and then the Fire Fan will have to Go
Away Back and Sit Down.
A Photograph of Father,
Mother, Sweetheart—will glad-
den your boy at the front. Call
early at Gosha's Studio and
avoid the Christmas rush—
popular prices. Mexia, Tex. tf
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Houx, N. P. The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 15, 1917, newspaper, November 15, 1917; Mexia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth302512/m1/1/: accessed July 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Gibbs Memorial Library.