The Taft Tribune (Taft, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 15, 1924 Page: 4 of 16
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OLD KING TUT
. ,.« . «r«c wonderful sport,
the most luxurious chariots and pleasure vehicles ot his time. , . iotg (,ad been
hink how much more pleasure and comfort he would have enjoy e i
with FIRESTONE BALLOON TIRES, the tire that takes the bumps out ot
pierce Oil Products
Hl'DDKN
SERVICE.
Firt stone Tires
and Tubes,
CROW BATTERY
4
Through Mutual Aid t
i power. A.i tli>‘ "funner1? friend,” lie
ir.tn f.,r tlm Republican nomination #or
! governor in lull, and failed, Inn in 1020
'tin secured the iimnumtInn ami wn*
! swept inli' office with the landslide
i of Unit yenl'. Recently he was still tile
| faivmT’s frieim” nnd a polltlcii! i*ow-
j er when he was trV.nl fiefiire the Stale
courts. the trial ending In n disagree-
intent fl»t* »’«- f; ! laws. which
i have a way of moving mere relentlessly
lain! with more e\aet justice timn do
j state lawn, hail lieeu violated, and Oov-
j ernor Mct'niy of the sovereign srnte of
{,Indiana was hailed before the saver-
I cignty of 'lie t:tiited States of Atnerleu.
! A federal j'try required hat ten mtn-
! life? to convict Governor McCray, ami
the federal vudi;e followed with a sen
j tenet of ten years iuiprls. iiment.
j The laws of the land functioned and
'a "t-rook” who had elevated himself to
an office where duties musts!ed of en-
forcing laws found the law enforced
nguinst him. True. Ids political Infill
erne was enough to prevent the laws
a little eatieiis of n tew deiegates wish
lint to take part in a state convention.
Now that we tune nine candidates
running for governor In the slate of
| Texas, free entertainment 1“ furnished
many jieople foi two or three months,
j any way. We hope at least to see one
I of the nine elected.
■ • Ui.i rsy lot 8 V !; ! pit ’ If
THE TAFT TRIBUNE
Progress
alive to inr interests am. ........ .....cotikologv. kin* will most nut! urn II y
tare of Taft and surrounding r,,r«l i firail,. h|u, for irnuttt utlveiieas. It
districts. The purpose of the orgm.l- wniP,In the best regnlai-
satlon and the motive in view is to jMinw,twl,js
build a better ami greater Taft, to j •
keep not ing on the up-grade and tin- j a man and a woman were walking
5>rovi’.,g arid developing where ever the along the street together and the umu
opportunity presents a chance f«r iiu-jwtis lagging the woman to give him
gsroyement. j five dollars, (it used to he the other
Practically every business man and way). Tin* woman finally stopp-d,
snary of the rural reside at* are as-1 stooped down, reached into her nsd-
beiiefici'*' Moults
Co-operation-all working together bring vaster anti mere
than individual effort;- alone.
You are co-operating with your community when you deposit money nerc.
It is used to advance the business interests of Taft, whose development
brings greater progress to the community as a whole.
Thee** -;s, therefore, a civic value to your bank account.
against him. But our duel sy stem of M
| government, federal and state* was do- jyj
vims! for a purpose. Federal judges* ______
wlio are apjiointed for life or “tluriug *0*
good behavior." are usually beyond the is
reach of {Hilitieians. and tholr court fpr
rooms are not permeated by political Zj ^
influence. All Met ray * politically m
. powerful friends can not '‘get” the pre* yv B i
jddln.se federal judge. ?}
Meanwhile Met‘ray, who ha« re- JaL
! signed ns governor, is on his way to §x
serve a term of ten years, with time off
for jo od bohnvtor. to which he \v«n; 4J
'unanimously el.v-tod by twelve of bin J^|3£|^3C^3CS,;^3£2:"3l
fellow eiti/,eus of imliann. H i- one----—----------
|of life's ironies. A little over three Cosily Visits
years ntu Warren T. McCray was elec- “Suy flarn threw over '
te.i hy ids fellow eitijscns of Ititllnuu to ,|(,(tor she wna going with?"
.It term of four years, and. us it proved, •• y,,*, an.l what do y.m
with time oft for had behavior. ,o*t only rciuested her to i
One uiuy is' tempted to wonder to-
day if our thousands of politician*
ever rend the life of Washington.
Anyway, it may have !»*•!■ a fortunate
thing for Georg, that he was one of
file first instead of one of the last.
Now days when a Rpeaker is unable
to electrify his audience, he simply
turns «n the hot nir arid gases it. And
the more hot nir. gives some an idea
rhut the speaker is a wonderful orator.
Taft’s Bank of service
INSURE VOTR ('itEDIT
| One of the demands of a bank mak
! iitjr a hmn in to know If tin* borrower
] carries ainpltf imsunune on hiy lift*
laud upon Ids property, It la easier
! to yet a personal, unendorsed Ion 1
when it is known that the borrower
• ha?» something back id him -i lvs hiv
i honor. Honor or charnel -r tuny bo
iri-otl for thousands so loiuf i-is the man
; lives. Tim bank knows be will pay
But Hft‘ i* nor certain for any thru go
< ir is “ssi*n*ial that soivieboiH.
'-oino other p rsor. or cthjX'nition suoli
m- on ins’rrnnn* r'unpany. imvo )i< r -
; somroi-s book «»f fb«f is rr.nv**r in oov
bo do. s nor live to pay (bo no‘«.
Tb • ijur(‘at(,r tin- incifdji'iolnoss tin*
croutcr t)n> not'd < f ;>mplo saf»’ in-m
| anon on 1 iff> ;;nd propopry, b -r it is jjot
j fair to lho wifi* arid ohdldrvn tl . t thoy
| bo «ud(»‘*iiiy brought fjiov* to Sun- vv iI i 1
?! I; obMrtflthni of in(k‘bloduos> tvitn no
j roKonryoH jif hand to m»“-J this uot^.
1 "No !solf-ro«|H*i,l!ng roan will or should
j oonswit to marry and hting up c.bildn n
into the world/’ soys Insurin'.->• Bom-
minsSom r A. S. Uahlwdl. " if ho fr-o!.-
Itimt tlodr si pjKirt haujes wholly on thy
' fbroad of his own 15fo and slmnbl
’ broad In* brokon fboy would h*' doom -
‘d to want Mai pov.-rty/' He muy
I well buvo .'.d “dooiuod to fjobt om-
. biirrasMnm.t/'
It worth! }»■ intrusthd lioh-od, if w*
jootild giro thy total lib* irr-manro
: onrriod by (bo fnnnors h> protoot thoin
j whilo thrv - any tho enormous in
, debt wit vs that now nroratls. Sorn«'
POLITICAL ANNOI N( KMKNT8
be found in tbo neigh boring trade
centers.
Taft offers many advantages to th*.*
trade in the Industrial plants which
will he found wognisjed hi our ad
Tortisliig columns Tt.< packing plant.
fhi» tee plant, oil inl.il, mixed feed mill,
four gins, imtiii’ul gas. excellent water
aiiiil a vvtmdorful field for an extensive
•dairying mtiTcst, just hegimdiig to b**
jfleveloped.
Afl poliliral advertising rharge«v at
the rate of $10.00, payable in advance.
mu rr»M ai issi< >Ni;it
i herei.iy taki* this means of announc-
ing my candidacy for »omruissioiier
from this precinct Htthjcct h> the lo -
tion of the Democratic Primary. Hot-
ter roads moans hotter living.
W. L Hi I I I utn.
Boll Weevil Control
May Be Assert'd by the l'«.- <-f Niagar;: (. irt
T -ne I. st >rs and C:Cc 'on? Ar- *.o
<{Ualit> an
From th*
X. S, Tl XM f.f. ..f maker
announcement of bis rnudid:t<-\ f«»i
re-electhn. n* < «iUJtni.Hsionv;- for |»j>
Irict No. i. Fan Patricio fount'*. .uU
,,-ct to t, July I>onjo«ratic i'rituary
IPL'i.
PICKKU AT RANDOM
Some ^rlrirs wouldn’t g.-t married ai
rail if they tbovmiit they could not Ret
n divorce.
excltjsp (V a* or.- 1 n •
once axb? :»< rent ■ ■ -
iactur* - a >*• cum type of b
Mult* Back If.. 1" rt.
Niagara Ccriam Arsenal-•
the •■>..!••• t ar-i m -1 ' 1 r*1 •«? cn p
purpo a s,
t* Van Supply You.
We know svhy some men never get
marnoi.V They do not like fin* idea
being rcforsioMi b> a vvomaiG
FOR rOMMISSIOXFK
1 wish to ntmounce that I will bo n
(•undidatc for coinmiMsiomr for this
di triot, No, J. San Ptitricio county,
subject it* the will of the i b'tnoci ati •
voters at the July primaries.
J. r. MOORK.
!a• 1 ed w here as
r Boil Y\ #•» v il control
l*rcsi<!i»»it t ’oididye
fame by his ability
31c by iu.»t trying io
i- han won somi-
te nppenr in pub
]>i ise a s an ora tor.
Kuhn; *V 1‘hillips, HwcUy ( u.f Sin ton, Texas.
One reason why wemau *1111 in• p
gferet so well, is that she invariably
*r.4 another woman to help her keep
To The Voters of Prerimt No, 4
i> will in- Impossible for me to sc«*
all the voter* in my district, but ! ns-
sure you your vote amt inflwm-e will
certainly U appreciated and si-ouid j
Ih* elected r promise unv that there
wd! be no graft while ! am u member
of the "otfimissi*merf)* <-ourt. for 1 b*
Hevc in euu.tl rights to nil and special
privileges io non,-.
W. B. HI LI/1 A RI).
rMoqara
Many «» old girl never made n leaf?
year profKvsal But just wait. When
the right kind nf gink liappens ahmg
hell lx* landed.
one great advantage the poor have
*»rar the rich )s that the former is
never liothir***! aUed alimony or
breach of promise.
X ' »lt I '<»fM IS:-I< INER
II I. Mcf'nnn mu!,. - .-Minmiiu ,'mcn
* ' ■ ■' lj“ Will I t- ;t rtilldl-iillt'’ fur i-i.gt
>uU»iiK»*r for this ilDti-hf, Xu. *. .>
.s,!!t I',tfritio -ounty. *--.jGj.-.-i t,, tu-
■Iilly Is-intttral;< primsrj.
After liie ti()i>n>i>rt9tlni< «(»! the tax
hills ore ont of the wav, the senate
ha* premised >'• give rigkt-of-wa. t.»
farm relief leglsluthiii.
Seine pgst]de feel grafel’id f*»r the
SreHtness thrust np»ti they hy having
ilielr ; ?elme nphear ei, a jrwent metii-
, teitiiueidBi card.
n»R cuT’NTV .ll'DGE.
t Itct'-l.y tumotmcv ioj-M*lf u eandi
date fttr the Office Ilf CittJHty Jutlgi
sul.jet t In the tictiett ttf the Demirt-taii
it I'rlmttr.v. .Inly ”(‘,tli.
ttWSDiND MIT.I.KN
c ity Gild "Wh.it tin* veil deic.g
17 wifi?” "i'ntnltig this a (title tree,"
say* riicli-. "Oh! I tierer knew before
"tit,vt wr get o»tr prunes."
TWO TERMS, WITU TIME OFF
(luelmutti rimes-Stlll- ■ Tie movie.
(Inn t.f Governor Wurreu T Mefra.i
■d Indiwiia hy a federal grand jury
for having vised the mails to defraud
is at first glance disheartening, hnf tin-
merit you ions the facts in the fin e the
greater Is ynnr confelcte'e hi ‘-ur In
stifntlons. Mcf.'ray was a political
n tit TAX ( )>U.E( T(iR.
I hi^ js i‘) unnouiHf
£ tiodidsiU* for Tax c*'*»?i
Ibdriuo f’odill v ,<ubjc.; 1
P>21 DeiuoiTaiic Priiaar;
V our voL» anil ioflneu.
prc-claunl.
A man makes a mistake yu out
and look over hi."* fences. He should
inspect the postholes. The posts may
inave bcs-o tfta»iwr*,tl with.
<! I itm a
or of Si* rj
W. H. PETERS
new
TAFT, TEXAS.
It is said the revelation irt fnbtt is
« Kuwil affair. Vtflfbiips it was just
W. M. StTALCfP.
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Clark, W. S. The Taft Tribune (Taft, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 15, 1924, newspaper, May 15, 1924; Taft, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth712221/m1/4/?rotate=90: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Taft Public Library.