The Weekly Herald (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 16, 1918 Page: 2 of 8
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Mr Representative—
C. F. SENTELL
For County School Superintendent—
V. P. CRAVEN
MISS JEWELL BRATTON,
tlor County Judge—
E. A. SWOFFORD.
Mar County Attorney—
E. H. GRINDSTAFF.
Par District Clerk—
G. W. BUCHANAN.
Par County Clerk—
BEN C. HOLYFIELD. ^
Pm~ Tajx Collector—
■ , MEL HUFFAKER.
W. T. MALLORY.
E. T. (DORA) SCOTT.
h M. TAYLOR
W. LUTHER HOBSON.
HENRY BARBER
T. R. ERWIN.
MRS. T. C. THOMPSON.
their ability. For the past ten years
the governor of Texas has been serv-
ing the state for glory and honor, and
the records show that the successful
candidate has spent several times
what he received in salary in his
scramble for the office. We say scram-
ble advisedly, for there has not been
a campaign in a decade but that a po-
litical scrap has dominated the cam-
paign. We need to pay our governors
more money, to be sure, but we need
big, broad minded men to conduct the
affairs of the state as they would a
great business institution, ind not for
political preferment,
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A WARNING TO AUTO DRIVERS.
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Sheriff—
JOHN MARTIN.
JOHN R. BROWN.
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JOB T. JORDAN.
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J. B. (JESS) MILLER.
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Tax Assessor—
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T. W. C. NEALY.
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Mr County Treasurer—
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6AM P. NEWBERRY.
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Commissioner, Precinct 1—
J P niT.T.TT.Avn
A large number of autoists are ut-
terly disregarding the ordinances re-
lating to speed as well as parking cars
on the streets. In many instances cars
are left standing headed north when
they should be headed south and vice
versa. Again, when autoists go to the
postoffice from the square the drive
straight down Fort Worth street when
they should drive to the right and
turn west in front of the postoffice.
Our people know these regulations
and when they go away from Weath-
erford they observe them, because
they know th,ey are likely to be
“pinched” if they do not . They ought
to set a good example at home.
In the matter of speeding, the Her-
ald wants to call special attention to
the way the jitneys are running that
handle the soldier boys to and from
Camp Joffre. Coming in at night many
of these cars run up South Main street
at a speed of thirty miles an hour, and
unless such practices are stopped
some serious accident is likely to oc-
cur. This fast driving is evidently
caused by drivers who want to make
as many trips as possible at 25 cents
per soldier.
The Herald wants to commend the
M. P. who apprehended the parties
that ran into a boy on a horse on
North Main street Wednesday after
noon and required them to return to
the scene of the accident to find out
the results. The accident might have
been unavoidable and the driver of
the car may not have been any more
responsible for it than the boy on the
horse, but it was their duty, and the
law requires it, to 6ee if the boy was
hurt and to assist in providing for his
injuries, if any.
If our officers would exercise a lit
tie more diligence in seeing that the
state law regulating the driving of
auto* was enforced, there would be
leaa chance for accidents of a serious
nature.
Mr Commissioner, Precinct 2—
R. FRANK HUGHES.
F. E. BOLHY.
T. R. PETTYJOHN.
W. C. 8TARK8.
Fir commissioner, Precinct 3—
8. 8. GILBERT.
L. G. COFFMAN.
For Commissioner, Precinct 4—
M. BOTLEs
A HOT ONE.
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Tbe Parker County Red Cross Chap
tog bas spent $6,227.40 for material
•find in making military supplies since
Organisation. These good women, and
are scattered all over Parker
cmnty, have denoted much time to
this labor of lore ior their country,
that oar soldiers and those of our al-
lies might have everything necessary
tor the dressing of their wounds and
iot their comfort while In the bes-
pithls hi France or elsewhere. The
drive for $12,500 to be raised In this
odunty starts next Monday. Be ready
to contribute your part of this amount
and do it cheerfully, not grudglingly.
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Governor Hobby launched bis cam-
paign for governor at McKinney last
Saturday. After reviewing his acts
as the state's chief executive, which
included the adoption of the ten mile
Bone law and other prohibitive meas-
uR%, Be stated that there were three
Vital subjects for constructive legisla-
tion before the people that he would
•Upas in his campaign They were
adficatian. good roads and (be making
possible for the tenant or any person
who cultivates the soil to become the
owner of it. The mission of Texas
Just now, Governor Hobby declared,
was helping to win the war, which he
termed a war of progress “The vie
Tories of our country heretofore have
been nationwide; the victories of our
Country hereafter will be world wide
and the blessinfk to mankind will de-
scend through all the ages yet to
come.” The crowd that heard the gov
ernor was estimated at a thousand
people, many of whom stood through
Out the two hours yiat be spoke.
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The Paducah Post, says: “We hate
a pro-German worse than we hate the
caboose end of a squnk; we bate them
worse than we hate the venomous rep-
tile that lies sneakingly by your path-
way and thrusts its fangs into your
body when you pass; we hate them
as we hate Judas and those who be-
trayed the Son of God on earth; but
we have the most profound respect
for them as compared to an anti-Amer-
ican—one who was born under the
protection of the Stars and Stripes,
who is doing more to hurt the cause
of America than the pro-German. They
are the ones that appear in sheep’s
clothes. They are the ones that are
not worthy of any country, or the
slightest respect of any liberty loving
people. They are the ones who have
been bellyaching since the war start-
ed, saying that it was not necessary
for this war to come about, that Pres-
ident Wilson had no right to declare
war. They are the ones who have
been kicking because they could not
get all the flour they wanted. They
are the ones who are raising sand on
every occasion because they are asked
to buy Liberty bonds or war savings
stamps. They are the ones who say
there is no use of the public and pat
riotic meetings, that it is all a waste
of time. They are of the lowest down
brand of curs imaginable. They are
cowards from the start to the finish
They do not even have the courage
to come out in the open. They will
be the ones who would run at the
first sound of a gun if thrown into
battle. They are the ones who would
desert their families and leave their
wife and daughters to be ravished as
were the sweet Belgian women in
case Germany could get the opportun
ity to invade this country. Th^y are
the ones who are so cowardly and
sneaking that they will even read his
and not resent it.”
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SWIFT A CO. INCREASE
London, May 12.—The appearance
of American National army men on
parade in the streets of London yes-
terday aroused the enthusiasm of the
Sunday pagers as have few events in
many months. The writers unite in
giving unstinted praise to the appear-
ance of the men and predict for them
record of splendid achievements
when they reach the front.
“Since the thrilling days of the first
months of the war,” says the Observ-
er, “London has not known such a
notable scene of enthusiasm as that
evoked yesterday. 'The finest sight )
have seen since the war began!’ was
the verdict of a young soldier who has
seen service on four fronts. The men
are a fine-looking body and appear to
be in the pink of condition. The com-
panies filed past with light, elastic
step, keeping excellent time and cre-
ating a mighty favorable impression
of their marching qualities and phy-
sique.”
"Londoners cheered yesterday as
they have not cheered for many
months,” said Lloyd’s Weekly News.
“From the moment when the first bat-
talion detrained to the last minute
farewell when the crowd called out,
'Come back soon,’ the day was one of
heartening friendliness.
“It was the women who gave the
Americans a spiritual welcome. ‘God
bless you,’ they cried all along the
route. Mothers lifted their children
that they might have a sight of the
soldiers from across the sea who were
going to fight side by side with Daddy.
“And the waiting crowds found a
new name for the visitors. As the
first battalion swung out from Water-
loo station someone called out to a
friend that they were ‘a real husky
lot.’ The word pleased the fancy of
ti'e crowd and soon everyone was
'..H og for chee • for ’the huskies ’
“It was a great friendship which
was struck up t't'wee.i the London
crowd and the American i>oys who
•have come across to give them a hand.
That was the feeling that persisted to
the last When th? visitors said good-by
for the time beire; to London.”
Frederick Wile, in the Weekly Dis-
patch, says that as an American, he
knows that every man in the regiment
felt it was the happiest and most
memorable event In his life. He adds
that the Dispatch has received a sheaf
of letters from over all Great Britain
with countless schemes for organized
hospitality for the American troops
The Sunday Pictrial says, “The king
could not help but notice the grit and
determination of the Americans re-
flected in their clean-shaven faces and
square jaws.”
“Finely built, clean-looking troops,"
says the Sunday Herald. “They made
an excellent impression. Everywhere
they were enthusiastically welcomed.
As one broad-shouldered giant said,
'your people’s hearts seem as big as
the streets are broad. We had to
leave New York without a cheer and
this makes up for it.’ ”
Lord Denbigh, addressing the Aff-
glo-French Society of London yester-
day, said one of the most inspiring
sights he had ever seen was the inarch
of the American battalions in London.
They were as fine a lot of men as he
had ever seen for a long time, he said,
and looked to be the men that would
become good soldiers very quickly.
By Associated Press.
Washington, May 14.—Realiaing
that America and the allies have gain
ed the mastery over the present type
of submarine, Germany now is said to
be planning a new series of big U-
boat cruisers with which she hopes
to again assume the advantage in her
unrestricted underwater warfare,
Announcement of the new German
scheme is made by Georgy Leygues,
French minister of marine, in an in
terview received here in an official dis-
patch from France. No details regard-
ing the new U-boats were given by
M. Leygues, but from information
gained from other sources it appears
the cruiser submarines will be heav-
ily armed and will be designed espe-
cially to meet the menace of torpedo
boat destroyers, which proved so ef-
fective in hunting down the smaller
submarines now in operation.
M. Leygues declared the allies are
preparing to meet Germany's new ef-
fort and that they will not rest until
“fine results are obtained.”
Just how effective has been the war
against the U-boats is shown by fig-
ures of destruction of allied shipping
given to the naval committee of the
French chamber of deputies Saturday’
by Minister Leygues. They reveal
that sinkings of merchantmen have
fallen off to the point where new con-
struction is exceeding the destruction
even now before American shipyards
are in full swing on the building!pro-
gram mapped out by the shipping
board.
THREE AMERICAN 8NIPERS
PENETRATE HUN POSITIONS
By Associated Press.
With the American Army in France,
May 13.—Details of the fighting in the
Luneville sector on Sunday tell of an
encounter between American and Ger-
man forces in No Man’s Land. Three
American snipers dressed in camou-
flage suits, set out to discover a nest
of sharpshooters who had been oper-
ating with much succes* and had kill-
ed one American officer and one pri-
vate. They penetrated the enemy po-
sition and suddenly encountered a
number of Germans with an officer
standing a few feet away. The Amer-
icans quickly opened fire, killing the
officer and three men before they were
obliged to withdraw.
During their return one man became
lost and three scout officers and four
men returned in search of him. They
again penetrated the enemy position,
where they had another encounter
with the Germans without casualty to
the American side. The missing man
came in while the second party was
looking for him.
When the searchers returned, they
found that one of their men was mis-
sing. He was last seen setting up a
machine gun in a sbellhole. Two offi-
cers went back to look for him and
encountered a German outpost. In
the fight that ensued one enemy was
Milled.
DRAFT QUOTAS NOW BASED
ON NUMBER MEN IN CLASS 1
Include
MAJOR MARR, Singer,
Who Come* to Chautauqua.
Captain Fallon
Lieutenant tougher
Harriet Bird Warren
The Marr Entertain-
ers
“Liberty’s Torch”-
the children’s
play
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♦ MORE THAN 1,300,000 AMER- 4
♦ ICAN8 NOW UNDER DRAFT 4
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4 By Associated Press. *
4- Washington, More than 1,300,- ♦
CAPITAL TO $150,000,000
The Comanche Chief wants the sal
try of the chief executive of the state
raised to at least $10,000 a year and
believes that by so doing the atate
will get more of her brainy men to at
for for the governorship; that In J<7$
Chicago, 111., May 14.—Stockholders
of Swift A Co. at a special meeting
here Monday formally approved the
plan to Increase the capital Mock of
the corporation from flOO.OOWOO to
$150JX)0,000. Half the IncreaatAJs to
be distributed among the abarebo^ders
as a stock dividend, while the
Washington, May 14—The bill
changing the basis of draft quotas
from state population to the number
of men in ylass 1 was signed late
Monday by Vice President Marshall
and Speaker Clark and sent to Presi-
dent Wilson for his approval. This
measure has been before congress for
several months. It will be put into
effect as soon as signed by the Pres-
ident
Final steps toward completion of
the legislation amending the selective
service law were taken. A complete
agreemnt was reached by the senate
and house conferees on the bill ex
tending the law to youths attaining
their majority since last June.
The dispute over exemption of theo-
logical and medic^ students from reg-
istration was compromised with the
adoption of a provision exempting
them if actually enrolled when the
act is signed, but requiring registra-
tion of those who enter schools after-
ward.
The provision placing new regis-
trants at the bottom of the eligible
list was retained.
4 000 men have been called In the 4
4- draft so far and either are in 4
4- France, in camp, or under call 4
4 for service before June 1. 4
4- It is indicated that more men 4
4- will be called in June than were 4
4- summoned in May and the pro- 4
4- gresslve monthly mobilization 4
4 will continue as the cantonments 4
♦ are enlarged. 4
4 Although American troops have 4
♦ been going overseas in large 4
A numbers, the ordnance depart- 4
4 ment has been able to keep up 4
4 with the new program and all 4
4- who are going abroad are fully 4
♦ equipped with arms, the ordnance 4
4- bureau anonunces. Artillery and 4
4 machine guns already/ are in 4
4 France in sufficient quantities, 4
4 it is said, to meet immediate de- 4
4 mands. 4
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For
Complete Program
See
C. F. DRAKE
See. Weatherford
Chautauqua
NEXT ECLIPSE WILL COME IN 1923
—PLAN8 MADE FOR OBSER
VATION AT DENVER.
Photographs also will be taken of
the sky in the region of the sun In
search of any stray comet and also dt
the mythical planet Vulcan, which
some astronomers have asserted baa-
Us orbit so close to the sun trat It
can be seen only during an eclipse.
The existence of such a planet Ibj
doubted by most astronomers, bow
ever.
TOTAL LOANS TO ALLIES
HAVE REACHED $5,763,850,000
When our proarot constlutlon was
Bdoptad, $4,600 a year was a magnill $25,600,000 worth of additional
ecot sun; that wa have outgrown our will be offered to shareholders for
•elveo and that If we expect to get * the rate of one share of
the boot mm to accept the chief
Washington, May 14 —All platinum,
iridium and palaldium held by refln-
era, some importers, manufacturing
jewelers and large dealers have bean
commandeered by the government
fTh* platinum price was fixed at 66*»
tor troy ounce
By Associated Pr**s.
Washington, May 14,-LSecretary
McAdoo today authorized loans of
$200,000,000 to Great Britain, and
$100,000,000 each to France and Italy,
bringing the allied loan to $5,763,850,
000.
5,000 TEAMSTERS AND
CHAUFFEURS ON STRIKE
Chicago, III., May 14.—Five thou
sand teams and truck chauffeurs
struck without warning today. Union
officiate say that 16,000 will be out by
night They demand a wage increase
of apprcnhaately 63 00 i week.
By Associated Press.
Denver, Colo., May 13.—The total
eclispse of the sun forecast to occur
on June 8 has been postponed for one
hour. This is not the result of any
error in the calculations of the aatron
omers nor is it due to an order by a
modern Joshua that the sun stand
still, but is chargeable to the opera-
tions of the daylight saving law as a
result of which the clocks throughout
the United States, were set forward an
hour on March 31.
in consequence the eclipse will be-
gin in Denver at 4:12 p. m„ will be-
come total at 5:22 p. m., will pass from
totality at 5:24 p. m. and will end at
6:27. The same varltion in the hours
of the eclipse will prevail throughout
the length of the fifty mile belt, ex
tending from the southeastern coiner
of Washington state to the cost of
Florida, in which the total eclipse will
be visible.
This change in hours will not affe^L
the astronomers, however, as their
clocks still are adjusted to standard
sun time.
Preparations for observing the
eclipse, the first total eolipse of the
sun visible in the United States .dare
1900 and the last until 1923, are going
ahead rapidly at the University of
Denver observatory, where astrono-
mers from Yerkes observatory will
make their observations. Professor
Edwin B. Frost of the Yerkes ohser
vatory at Green Bay, WIs., recently
of the department of astronomy of the
University of Denver, that several
shipments of especially prepared in-
struments are enroute. Professor
Frost is expected here in the middle
of May to begin installing this equip-
ment.
One of the principal pieces of appa
rat us la a special spectroscope to be
attached to the 21-inch telescope at
the Denver observatory with which to
pbotogrmpb tbe son’s corona. Oppor-
tunity to photograph tbe corona is af-
forded only daring a total eclipse end
astronomers are greatly interested la
Besides the staff from Yerkes obser-
vatory, other astronomers are plan-
ning to work at the Denver observa-
tory. Among them are Professor A.
V. Turner of the College of the City
of New York, Professor Schlesslnger
of Alleghany observatory, Professor
Beifield of Denison University and
Professor Moore of the United States
Bureau of Mines.
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Although astronomers consider
themselves fortunate in that the path
of the total eclipse includes the Den-
ver observatory, with its high power •
telescopes, they have experienced
much difficulty In obtaining special
appratus because of the war.
As a precaution against unfavorable-
weather conditions at Denver on June
8, the Yerkes observatory also will
have men stationed at Green River,
Wyoming, and other observatories will
have observers at other vantage points
throughout the mountain states.
Points at which the total eclipse
will be visible Include South Bend,
Wash.; Chehalls, Wash.; Hood River,
Ore.; Baker City, Ore.; Pocatello, Ida-
ho; Green River, Wyo.; Denver, Colo.;
Garden City, Kan.; Dodge City, Kan.;
Enid, Oklt.; Guthrie, Okla.; McAles-
ter, Okla.; Arkadelptya, Ark.; Yazoo
City, Miss.; Jackson, Miss.; Grove-
Hill, Ala.; Leesburg, Fla., and Orlando
Fla.
TEXAS CAVALRY UNIT8 TO BE
MU8TERED IN U. 8. SERVICE
opportunity to study tbe composition
of this great outer bolt of luminous
gases which surround the run.
Houston, Texas, May 14.—“The
First Brigade Texas cavalry will prob-
ably be ready to be drafted Into fed-
eral service by June 1,M Brigadier,.
General J. F. Woltera says.
The number of applications for field
commissions are growing leaa each
day, due probably to the fact that tbe
federal government wUI require 0
field officer to pass a rigid tactical ex-
amination to determine hie fitnesa for
service. When this fact became knows
many seekers after tbe leaves of maj-
ors and lieutenant colonela and a lew
began
year's crops.
to speak about thin
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