Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, June 7, 1918 Page: 2 of 8
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PALACIOS
Texas Items
Oil operations In the Coleman, Tex-
as, field are growing In number.
The Texas Bar Association will con-
vene at Wichita Falls 011 July 3.
— -i.
The South Texas Wholesale Gro-
cers' Association will meet in Galves-
ton on June 13.
THE COTTON SITUATION
DEMANDING ATTENTION
The community cannlns plant at
Hearne is now in operation. It has a
capacity of 800 cans per day.
Good rains are reported in many
counties in Texas that have not been
getting their share of moisture of late.
A call has been issued for a meet-
ing of the democratic state executive
committee to be held at Waco on June
10th.
County food administrators of Tex-
as are urging the women of their re-
spective counties to can all the fruits
and vegetables possible.
One setting of Barred Rock eggs,
donated to the Red Cross war fund,
was auctioned off at Jacksonville, Tex-
as, and brought $64.30.
The song of the harvest machine is
being heard in many parts of Western
Texas these days, operating in fields
of exceptionally early wheat.
Fatmera of Washington county have
decided to hold the rotato crop at a
minimum price of $1 per bushel. The
spuds havo been selling as low as 54c
per bushel.
A Committee of Bankers Appointed by
Their President to Investigate
Transportation Matters.
Dallas, Tex.—Realizing that at pres-
ent there is $60,000,000 to $70,000,000
worth of cotton tied up in Texas,
which has heen sold for export and
is being held at various ports awaiting
cargo space for shipment, bankers of
this state are thoroughly aroused to
the seriousness of the situation that
will confront the cotton producers this
fall when the 1918 crop is ready to
move. W. W. Woodson, president of
the Texas Bankers' Association, has
appointed a committee of Texas bank-
ors to thoroughly investigate the mat-
ter, and to aslt the co-operation of the
government and all concerned in other
Southern cotton-growing states. This
committee was appointed Friday in
Waco during a meeting of the execu-
tive committee of the Texas Bank-
ers' Association and comprises the fol-
lowing men:
Howell E. Smith, past president of
the association, chairman; F. M. Law,
Houston; J. Dabney Day, Dallas; War-
ren Andrews, Fort Worth; I, H. Kemp
ner, Galveston; Morgan Graves, Clarks-
ville; E. O. Tenison, Dallas; ex-officio
members, Lynn P. Talley, Dallas, iind
W. W. Woodson, Waco. This commit-
tee will become active immediately.
The thirty-fifth annual convention
of the association will be held in Gal-
veston May 20, 21 and 22, 1919.
The members of all standing and
| several special committees were ap-
pointed. W. A. Philpott, Jr., of Dal-
las was re-elected secretary and com-
mended for his work.
N, PALACIOS. TEXAS
D
FISH
l nm thankful
Fish.
m
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J. L. West, freight traffic manager
of the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Rail-
rend h&s boon appointed clip.iritip.n
the St. Louis district freight traffic
committee. Mr. West has accepted
the appointment.
The Texas Passenger and Ticket
Agents' Association has disbandod.
Notices to this effect have been sent
out to the various members of the
association by its secretary, L. B.
Shepherd of Dallas.
State veterinary examinations will
be held June 11 and 12, and a large
number of applicants have
b#en. tl&ed. The£twte y?
.j r__ Cbrtstl *111
found gtrilty of obstructing the. recruit-
and enlistment service In the United
States District Court Friday and re-
ceived an 18 months' sentence at the
United States penitentiary at Fort
I^eaven worth, Kansas.
Diplomas were presented to the 92
graduates of the 1918 classes of the
University of Texas Medical College
and School of Nursing by Robert E.
Vinson, D. D„ LL. D., president of
the University of Texas, at the com-
mencement exercises in Galveston last
week.
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The board of directors of the Texas
Industrial Traffic League held con-
ferences in Houston this week, dis-
cussing matters pertaining to the new
order issued by Director General W.
G. McAdoo of the railway adminis-
tration, increasing the freight and pas-
senger rates 0.1 the -lines throughout
the country.
ALL EXPRESS COMPANIES
TO DE CONSOLIDATED
Washington.—One united express
company for the United States was
created Tuesday by agreement be-
tween Director General McAdoo and
the Adams, American, Wells Fargo
and Southern express companies,
whose transportation business wJUnbe
merged under a new prlvato Ra-
tion with capital of more
000,000, to "b« known probab^-c^the
The city council of Austin has de-
creed that men bathing at public re-
sorts must don skirts instead of the
regulation tight-fitting bathing attire
heretofore in vogue. A ban is also
placed upon men lounging about re-
sorts in abbreviated apparel. No-
where in the bathing regulations ap-
pears a word with reference to wom-
an's attire.
It is estimated that not much mnro
than 1.300 cars of onions will be ship-
ped this season from Laredo. Early
estimates placed the onion crop yield
at 3,000 cars from the Laredo section,
but thrlp and the heavy rains in April
reduced the crop more than GO per
cent.
From every sections of the state re-
ports are coming to the state depart-
ment of education at Austin that large
numbers of teachers are leaving the
/_ schools Lo entei^ome primary or sec-
bndary military ■rvice of the country
or to engage In^frrical, commercial
or industrial occupations at salaries
or wages much larger than they re-
ccivo as teachers.
. —4— "3
"Tiie velvet bean and the peanut
are enriching the farmers of Alabama
and Georgia," states Sam H. Dixon of
the federal food administration,' "and
the food administration wants to know
why the farmers of Texas are not
planting a greater acreage of velvet
beans.'1 The crop not only furnishes
a rich food for live stoclc, but, being
a legume, also enriches the soil.
rect shipments 'rtor «*lP%^w»rtout
regard to cortiyany, *nd soon thereaft-
er the Individual names of tbe sepa-
rate companies will begin to disappear
from wagons, stations and care. The
company will be the express-carrying
agency of the railroads, operating pri-
vately, but under contract to turn over
501/4 per cent of their gross revenues
—more than $200,000,000 last year—
to the roads for transportation privi-
leges. Three smaller railroad-owned
companies, the Western, Great North-
ern and Northern, may join the com-
bination later.
A pending application for 10 per
ccnt increase in rates will be passed
upon soon by the interstate commerce
commission.
More than 100,000 employes of the
four companies are to be retained un-
der the new corporation and their
wages will be raised in many cases, ac-
cording to Mr. Taylor. The amount
will be determined after the scale of
wage advances for railroad employes
is examined- carefully.
Through economies by the common
use of wagons, trucks, distributing sta-
tions, city offices, warehouses, railroad
cars and other equipment, and the sim-
plification of accounting, the merged
companies hope to save many millions
of dollars and to render better serv-
ice.
"There's one
for," said Mrs. Ftj
"And what
that, my dear?1
asked Mr. Btajj
iii-itd Fish, looiij
ing at lief out ,
his glassy b)M
eyes. • ,'i !l
"I may be eln
ed Mrs. Fathea
Fish," shu sni<)
"because my hoH
In rather ftj
But your head
much, mneh fni
ter, and £hat
how we have til
name — all frof
your head."
"I think It's
great honor," sa]
"to be named af
head is the mostl
creature, In thfl
with which we .-I
"That's no n|
Fathead.
"And there aitel
we hear." 2 !
"How bright
said, splashing
so at all I
"And there
happy mouth8."|
"Why happy,]
Fathead, who
"Because Into'
food—the goodie:!
mouths are hapii
"I never heard!
just that way be
her. a.
"My dear, ar|
mind?" asked >lrI
cd at his wife In f
ner. "Do you
you've forgotten ;
mouths?"
"I haven't foftrj
Fathead,- "
anyone call
queer "
•Tfl
Fat
Fatti
■ With a Silly Grin.
I Mr. Fathead Fish,
one's head. The
nportant part of a
head are the eyes
»»
to me," said Mrs.
'the ears with which
are," Mrs. Fathead
?if she did not think
our mouths, our
iy tell?" asked Mrs.
curious now.
:r mouths goes the
|ihat we eat. So our
souths spoken of in
i>re," said Mrs. Fat-
ton losing your
| Fathead as he look-
very worried man-
inn to tell me that
lat we eat with our
ten that," said Mrs.
lever before heard
«. happy. It's Just
;l«.l <>r it," said Mr.
liked you because
iter 'head, and |;
Tempting veal loaf
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your shelves—for quick lunch-
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Barridoe.
"He's consistent, anyway." "Why?"
"He pronounces 'barrage' the same
way he does 'garage.'"
< "the flsh'i
for much
head.
"Then be ai
replied Mr. Fi
Now Mr.
fatter head thti
His forehead
He Is quite a p
12 dorsal spines,
flns are usuull
he is very pi
some color.
"I think I'll
races this aftern
head.
"Good idea,"
"We'll have all
and we'll see whl
fastest, and the
most tricks.
swimming races
was a happy sug
"Dear me," sal*
happy thlngr he
you. There are
happy suggestion
"Shows my fl
Mr. Fathead wit]
Soon the rac
queerly all of t)
look, but they
ing queer heads ti
in the least.
Texas Will Supply 45,000 Men.
Austin, Tex.—According to esti-
mates made in the selective draft
service Texas will supply about 45,000
men out of approximately 1,000,000
who must register June 5 next in ac-
cordance with the act of congress pro-
viding for the registration of all men
who became 21 years of age since
June 5, 1917.
Men to Be Called This Month.
Washington.—Official announcement
wan made Saturday that 280,000 men
will he. called to the colors during
June. They will bo ordered to re-
port June 24, but. it has not yet been
determined to what camps they can
be assigned, so the list of apportion-
ments is for the present withheld.
12,000-Barrel Well at Saratoga.
Houston, Tex.—Saratoga was placed
firmly on the map Thursday as a real
Oil field when the Austin Oil Com-
pany's No. 1 began gushing oil at the
rate of 12,000 barrels a day. This
well was completed two weeks ago at
about 2,000 feet and flowed about 1,200
barrels-a day until it sanded up.
nto Our Moutl
Goes the Food.
pared and 'then
fnmous story oi
having a fine, fat
"Well," said M
guests had left,
heads ftijp some
may not think v
we have n good
Yes, we have a
Mrs. Fathead's
laughed, for Mi
called everythlc
mouths," "hoppj
"Happy times."
slble
e8 *rore never noted
,** said Mrs. Fat-
as you can,"
Fish has a much
!rs. Fathead has.
really extremely fat.
ecullnr fish and has
Bis sides and his
y bright red and
oud of his liand-
rlve some swimming
K>'n," said Mrs. Fat-
Said Mr. Fathead.
the Fathead family,
eh one can swim the
ne which can do the
e haven't had any
or a long time. That
?estion of yours."
1 Mrs. Fathead, "how
•e are according to
happy mouths and
« ft
u
ve disposition," said
a silly grin.
s began and how
e Mr. Fatheads did
ere so used to hav-
»at they did not mind
Cousin Fanny
Fathead won the
prize for the best
tricks, and Cous-
in Frank Fathead
won the swim-
ming race. The
prizes were little
"baskets filled with
Insects which the
Fathead family
like to eat.
After the races
were over of
course there was
a wonderful sup-
per which Mrs.
Fathead had pre-
Ir. Fathead told bis
the Importance in
head as he called It.
Fathead, after the
we may have fat
)lks and some fishes
are beautiful, but
time In spite of it.
ery happy time."
flns shook as she
Fathead certainly
"happy"—"happy
suggestions," and
Important to Mother*
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for infants and children, and see that it
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The other morning while I was work-
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with his regular message: "Mamma,
I love you," I said: "I'm glad, for
I love you. How much do you lovo
me?"
Ho hesitated a moment then replied:
"Oh, to the end of the counting!"—
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Tucker, T. L. Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, June 7, 1918, newspaper, June 7, 1918; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth411996/m1/2/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Palacios Library.