The Daily Herald (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 348, Ed. 1 Monday, February 14, 1921 Page: 1 of 4
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
WEATHERFORD, TEXAS. MONDAY. FEBRUARY 14, 1921
S. COURT OF CLAIMS HAS
HAD FEW VERDICTS
RESERVED.
IMPORTS AMOUNT TO 24.0C0 BALES A*s<wiaten rre»»
WHILE EXPORTS GIVEN AS Jefferson City. Mo., l'tb. 14. Asser-
606 000 BALES. lion that “ha,t ‘‘lad women «ra ™n
__ ning about the halls of the capitol
As.< .--latiMi I’n ss | building" was made before the House
Washington, F. b H.-1—Cotton con-j judiciary committee of the Missouri
sunied in the United States during j legislature here by Representative .)• j dollats—and
January amounted to 366,270 bales of!c. Dyott of Howell county, during a ale repre8tl:
• luw suits wi
lint and 23,549 bales of linters. the ; hearing on an injunction abatement
Census Bureau announced today. j bill aimed at resorts. iint° 1 e 1
C'liiimfi cts o
Cotton consumption in January, last: "I believe the mothers of this coun-
world wa t*
year, amounted to 591,921 bales of lint try are helping to send their daughters
■ 1 rr^'dtptl to d
and 27,243 bales of linters. i to hell by permitting them to walk the
'SIPS Ijf I wet
Cotton on hand January 31 in con- j streets almost in a state of nakedness." i
1 tlie govern in
stinting establishments was 1.273.607 j Representative Dyott claimed in do- i
i tie Attoi
bales of lint and 231,075 bales of lint- nouncing what he termed immodesty!
, amount ol
ers, compared with 1,952,320 bales of in dress. land that in
lint and 276.346 bales of linters one The discussion of present-day ten-j^. caseii j,
year ago. i denotes in women's dress came while n c,alms
In public storage and compress hold- j Miss Variua Jackson, representing the '
ings were 5,645,368 bales of lint and j Women's Commercial Club of Kansas ' <n,e' ultimati
336,961 bales of linters. compared with j City, was pleading with the commit-!, ti ( d
fer.l garment for any little,
&ny little girl. Saves their
liothes and allows, perfect
i in playing.
Ifaki trimmed in red.
Steifel Cloth trimmed in
—Just one hundred to sell. Made of per-
cales in stripes, checks and plaids. Each
apron has two pockets—trimmed with rick
rack.
—CHOICE 59c—WEDNESDAY ONLY.
Khaki.
■, ..
—Sues 3 to 8.
, $1.35 A
I —
to Close resorts, a similar mu nasjhavlm! ,;harK,, of the defense of
been enacted in thirty-nine states, she. thcst, ac,i<>ns has been doubled to
sa’d- enable it to cope with the flood of
“Can you ever enact a law which new litigation,
will put chastity in human beings?"! These war claims are brought into
interrupted Representative Elnier. | the court by plaintiffs having claims
"No, you can not," replied Missjagainst !(u departments of the gov-
Jackson, "but you can remove evil: ernnienl. The War Department has
from easy access and thereby help to;claims involving approximately "$5,-
kee]j temptation from the boys and (Kl0,0Dl),()00. The Bureau of Internal
girls. There can be no big reform in ' Revenue now has pending claims for
the country until you can clean up the I refunds and rebates aggregating
lit aits of men and women." j $650,000,000. The £
“You might substitute the Bible for has cancellations of
ibis bill," remarked Representative jvolvgin over $$.50,001
jl'or patent infringejnent are
Attorney General at
The Railroad
! tion has differences with
I roads amounting to
j $750,000,000.
There are
ately large in amount
the Housing Corporation, the War present
| Risk Biiieau, and the Food and j lions u
i Fuel Administrations, and it is I affiliate
i known that there Is a large amount ja|e. On their return they told a motor"
I of other claims of miscellaneous representative ol The Times about 0rt^s> 5(
icharacter which have not yel been iheir interview with the Bolshevist cange*.
1 j
I filed. j Premier.
In preparation for Hie disposition
|of this new business the Court of
so cleared Its dockeis
suits but
Store Closes
Store Opens
question of affiliation with Moscow
will be decided.
delegates presented
Associated Press
Fort Worth, Texas. Feb. 14.—James
McDonald, age' 47, and Paul Lockhart.
18. lost their lives last night in the
tire which destroyed the Commercial
Hotel at Grandview Forty other
guests escaped. McDonald’s lived at
Grandview, while Lockhart’s home is
llenryetta. The loss was $10,000.
The Spanish
the three objections of the Spanish
socialists to l ^“nine's twenty-one.
points, (terms of admission to thh
Third Internationale) and brought"
back a stirring appeal from the «*-
for | ecutive committee of the Interna-
communists . tionale to the Spanish proletariat to
of their
Associated Press
London. Feb. 14.—Nikolai Lenine,
jlshevist Premier of Russia, ex-
contracts in- i peels the Russian peasants to
Claims jtinue their resistance against
estimated! dictatorship of the proletariat
$100.-140 years but says the
Administra- j will continue that government until disregard the hesitations
the rail- they submit, according to the dele-j chiefs and give adherence to the
approximately gates of the Spanish Socialist Party iCommunist body.
1 who have just returned from Mos- i .---
also claims proportion-1 cow. TALKING MACHINES
arising from; The Spaniards went to Russia to! RECORDS AT COS'!
a statement of the condi-1 $150 machines, $95. $90.00
Associated Press
Austin. Texas. Fell. 14.—Governor
Pat M. Neff today told the joint ses-
sion of the legislature if he could, he
would, before sunset, abolish about
Miss Jackson said the organization j by the
she represented was working to curb 000.000.
immodest styles among women and ad-j
milted that the high skirt has a bad,
moral effect. [
"What we need.’ she said, “is more j
fatherhood and more motherhood. I;
believe it would be a lpt better if fath-
er would tell his daughter lie did not
think the dress she is wearing is pro-
per; bill lather is too busy playing
. golf."
) Miss Jackson agreed to lobby for a
The j bill to regulate extreme styles among
bill girls and women if sueli a measure was
Missouri ranks fourth in
Claims has
■ that not only (lending
, I actions based upon these war claims
IWOOD an‘ receiving immediate attention
‘and all cases are disposed of as rap-
Brownwood. Tex.. Feb. 14 —Fire at | idly as they are presented. One of
3 o'clock Sunday morning originating j the first and most important cases,
, in the Dixie theatre building destroyed j affecting cla ims estimated at $100.-
Tho renter of i a,, entire block in the heart of thejeW.000 was begun on May 1-.. 1920.
by the 1920 j business section here with an estimat-! Judgment was rendered June 28.
xtreme south ; ed loss of $215,00, with fire insurance an(1 an KI,(>,‘aI was arfa,etl 1,1
inty, Indiaua, ] of about $185,000 The losses are. i,he r s- Supreme Court on Jan
iles southeast: R. R. Rogers Dry Goods Co., build-!uar>' 7Ul-
it was offlict- mgs and contents, $156,000. j "The volume of important adjudi-
t ffln! Dixie Theatre, building and con ! rations in the Court of Claims during
__________ tents. $25,000. ! the past fiscal year,” says ihe At-
........ Coggiu National Bank, damage to tornev General, ii equalled, has
building and fixtures. $5,000. I certainly never been exceeded. Since
! 1 ! Moore Construction Co. and Brown-"1*1 or,ginul ao1 of February 24. 185a.
I! wood Electric Co., buildings and con-1 Priding a forum in which citizens
. .... | of the United States might have
COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO
STOP WASTE IN INDUSTRY
Amoelaled Pith*
Syracuse, N. Y.. Feb. 14. The ap-
pointment of a committee of noted en-
gineers and technolog'sts to./eliminate,
waste In industry was included in the
opening of business here today at the
tonvention of ^he American Engineer-
ing Council. Herbert Hoover, presi-
dent, said the committee would be di-j
reeled to make a national assay of;
waste. Nearly 200.000 engineers in;
the country will be asked to aid. by i
study of the nation as a single Indus-!
trial organism, in an attempt to locate!
weaknesses in the country’s produc t
tire system.
Associated Press
Little Rock, Ark., Feb. 14.
house today passed the senate
which Increases the tax levy for the j introduced.
University from 1-10 of a mill to one j morals, she said
mill, and provides for .12 of a mill tax
lor the branch normal u| Fine Bluff. ! EXPL°SION CA
Knights of Pythias.
Tiie Rank of Esquire will be conferr-
ed upon a class at the convention of
Lone Star Lodge No 4. K. of P., Tnes-
dav night. All members are cordially
invited to be present.
TULLIS COFER, C. C.
CENTER OF POPULATION IN
OWEN COUNTY. INDIANA
SUBSCRIBE FOR THE HERALD
SEARCH STILL CONTINUES
FOR MISSING AVIATOR
Associated Press
El Paso. Texas, Feb. 14. -Major Leo
Hefferman, commander ot aviation at
Fort Bliss, took the air today for San-
derson, where he will direct the search
for Aviator Pearson, who has been lost
since Thursday.
WE INSIST
—That we can do family washing
cheaper and better than you are not*
getting.
—Send us your family wash and
make us prove it.
WEATHERFORD
STEAM LAUNDRY
—Our listed resources do not and cannot include those
assets of friendliness and helpfulness which this bank boasts
in tlic personnel of its board of directors, its officers and
employees.
—These are the assets which pay dividends to our pa-
trons in service and satisfaction.
—Your business is appreciated at this bank—ALWAYS.
—Few women nowadays would
feel perfectly gowned without
the Brassiere which smoothes
out and finishes off the figure so
that the gown fits and shows to
perfection.
—To be as effective as they
should be, however, they must
represent the very highest type
of the designer’s skill, for their
lines and fit must be perfect to
get the ideal result.
—The secret of the remarkable
vogue of "H. & W.” Brassieres
is that they are the product of
the most expert designers pro-
curable, whose knowledge and
experience also cover the mak-
ing and fitting of the gowns
themselves.
I press or implied, is presented to inai
| court, and in addition under the so-
called Dent Act of March 2. 1919.
I agreements entered into during the
! war of an informal nature may be
j brought to the Court of Claims lot-
award of fair and just compensation.
Tlie small jiercentage of the decis-
ions of the Court of Claims reversed
i by the Supreme Court of the Fnited
States testifies to the character of
the decisions rendered."
. Among the claims already filed in
j the court are 60.000,000 for shipping;
! $20,000,000 for railroad requisition;
‘$26,000,000 for patent infringement;
$2,200,000 for aircraft engines and
! guns; $2,000,000 for transportation
j of troops and supplies; and $2,500,-
1000 insuits commenced by the pack-
j lug companies.
OHIO REPRESENTATIVE
IMPEACHES JUDGE LANDIS
First National Bank
Washington. Feb. 14—Federal Judge
1 Kenesaw Mountain Landis, of Chicago,
j was impeached in the house of repre-
sentatives today by Representative
Welty, Democrat, of Ohio, who charg-
ed him with “high crimes and misde-
meanors" in connection with his accep-
tance of Hie position of supreme arbi-
ter in baseTjul! at a salary of $42,500
per year.
IT’S A FINE
thing to know that when
our Mechanic does yo\yr
work it is done RIGHT,
and REASONABLE, too.
Bring your car here and
give us a trial.
GIVEN LICENSE TO PRACTICE
IN DISTRICT SUPREME COURT
Washington, Feb. 14. —Attorney Gen-
eral Palmer and Representative Scott
Ferris of Oklahoma, are among those
soon to retire from public office who
were admitted today to practice before
the Supreme Court of the District of
Columbia.
Prominent Oklahoman Dead. 1
Oklahoma City. Oklu.. Feb. 14.—
Thomas B. Ferguson, territorial gover-
nor and prominent Republican leader
in Oklahoma pre-statehood days, died
I here today.
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