The Paducah Post (Paducah, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 8, 1917 Page: 1 of 8
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VOLUME XI.
PADUCAH, TEXAS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1917
NUMBER 39.
McKIBBEN & SWINT GET THEIR KEROSENE OIL IN TANK CARLOADS DIRECT FROM THE REFINERY
II $, PREMIES
EXPECTED WAR ON GER-
MANY MAY BE DECLARED
AT ANY TIME
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.—The
United States and a large part of
the world today entered a period
of suspense, not knowing what
»,the German-American rupture
may bring forth.
f All agencies of the Government
turned to the problems of de-
fense against possible hostilities,
while officials and leaders of all
Classes and interests in this coun-
try expressed earnest hope that
War would not grow out of the
break of diplomatic relations yes-
terday.
| President Wilson held no con-
ferences on the submarine ques-
tion during the morning, but at-
tended church.
S’" In Berlin, American Ambassa-
dor Gerard was preparing to has-
ten home with his staff and all
American consuls now stationed
In Germany; in Washington Ger-
ian Ambassador Von Bernstorff
id his passoprts. He w’ill leave
.e country as soon as arrange-
ments can be made.
;:jp A similar break with Austria
lljfcreatens if she announces her
ilKncurrence in Germany’s plans
unrestricted submarine war-
sJ Spain will assume American
diplomatic interests in Germany
|id Switzerland will represent
.ermany here. _
| Word from other neutrals is
raited with keen interest in re-
onse to the United States’ open
|vitation for them to join in
-jbsisting Germany’s aggression if
ffcey feel their rights are violated.
Fhe Spanish ambassador at Berlin
bill represent the United States
^ continuing the demand, pre-
.nted shortly before the break-
ag of relations, for the release
7 sixty Americans taken by the
erman raider from British ves-
fels in the South Atlantic and
ow held prisoners in Germany.
Special Domestic Laws
To combat German sympathiz-
ers in this country, whose depre-
ations are forecast, it is believ-
S, by a number of petty acts re-
brted in the last twenty-four
purs, congress has set to work
i frame laws covering such con-
hiracies and othef government
Irces are taking secret action to
\adow suspected persons.
[National guardsmen may be
led extensively to guard manu-
Jeturing plants, bridges and
pblic buildings, it is said.
Movements of navy vessels, pub-
shed daily unil yesterday, are
few not divulged and orders
kve been issued by the war and
Ivy departments to bar visitors
■om all military . reservations
Id navy yards where damage
light be done or secret informa-
tion obtained.
* German ships which took ref-
uge in American ports at the out-
break of the war are being now
watched wih special zeal since
receipt of reports that the crews
of several have attempted to dam-
age several and make them use-
i less.
Inaugural to Be Simple
The question of arming Ameri-
can merchant ships or of convoy-
ing them through the submarine
zone i9 before government officials
and a decision may be expected
before long.
Issuance of passports for travel
to Germany has been suspended
by the state department.
There was considerable talk
in Washington today of the pos-
sibility of abandoning plans for
elaborate inaugural ceremonies
for the President and. Vice-Presi-
dent and it was thought the func-
tions may be limited to the sim-
ple administering of the oaths
one month from today.
Precautions Against Outbreaks
Machinery of national, state
and local governments sprang
into sudden activity to take pre-
cautions against any acta of Ger-
man sympathizers which threat-
ened damage. Preparations for
national defense by army, navy,
and the industries which supportj
them showed a quick response to!
the stimulation of the break with |
Germany.
Many manufacturing concerns i
sent word of their willingness to I
put government work ahead of'
private contracts, and congress
had before it Secretary Daniells’j
request for authority to coinman-,
deer, in case of emergency, plants j
w’here munitions and equipment i
are under contract.
Early this week the senate is j
expected to act on measures pre-1
pared by the department of jus-1
tice and pending in committees i
for several months, to cover un-|
neutral acts committed within
the United States and for pun-
ishment of which no laws have
existed.
squqds of armed men. The White j
House grounds have been closed i
ington and its branches, mints!
Treasury Guarded
The treasury building in Wash-
and assay office in other cities j
will be guarded by increased |
to visitors and extra police sta-!
tioned at all gates. Admission j
to the state, war and navy build- j
ings, where thousands of import-!
ant public, documents and ree-|
ords are kept, is now by official
pass only.
INSTALLED NEW PRESS
BLIND CONGRESSMAN
re-
J. M. Pope, the tailor on the
North side, installed a late model
Hoff-Man Steam Press last Thurs-
day. The machine is the best
that can be manufactured, with
curved buck, new steam adjust-
ments, etc.
Mr. Pope invites the public to
call and see this machine at work,
feeling assured that they will
appreciate the qualities as he
does.
The figure at the right is Hon. D. Schall, who is totally blind,
cently elected to Congress. It was a remarkable accomplishment,
his, election, handicapped by blindness.
FIRE COMPANY IS
RE-ORGANIZED
RAVE BRICK PLAN!
MUCH INTEREST IS BEING
TAKEN—OFFICERS WERE
ELECTED
LOCAL
OF
MEN ARE TALKING
ESTABLISHING A
FAbTORY
MARRIED AT WELLINGTON
i Last Thursday night, February
j 1, a rousing meeting of the citi-
j zens was held at the City Hall
for the purpose of discussing the
future of the Fire Department.
Last Thursday morning, at
the home of the bride’s parents,
Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Couch, Mr.
Hughel Wilkins of Paducah, and
Miss Grace Couch were united
in marriage.
Miss Grace is one of Welling-
ton’s most accomplished girls, ^ ^ ^ ^ ^____________
and by her sweet disposition j wou]j no pjr0 Company.
^ won for her a host of triends too -
i numerous to mention,
j Hughel has lived in Paducah
j for several years, and is one of
Paducah’s most substantial citi-
zens. A good business man,
he has won a place in this city
which is very enviable, indeed.
The Post wishes for these
young people many years of hap-
py married life.
A move is now on foot by lo-
cal men of this city to establish
a brick factory at Paducah, the
work to begin within a few weeks
if it is carried through. The com-
heretofore have been extremely
pro-German in sentiment, Satur-
day switched completely around
and are upholding every action
if President Wilson.
In the Nebraska legislature the
German members of the house
rose one after another and de-
clared for America forever. Rep-
resentative Fred IiofTmeister,
German born and with close rela-
iVes fighting in the German army,
offered a resolution upholding
the President in every way. With
tears streaming down his cheeks,
Iloffmeister pledged his three
sons to answer the first call for
troops. The resolution was adopt-
ed unanimously.
The German Tribune, leading
western German daily newspaper,
heretofore a severe critic of the
administration, Saturday editor-
ially said :
“Our allegiance belongs to
America, first, last and all the
time. We have duties towards
our adopted country. These du-
ties we must and will perform
and will perform above all con-
siderations, regardless of what
the future may have in store
for us.’’
FEDERAL AID IS
NOW HERTAINTV
ORGANIZATION HAS NOW
PERFECTED THE WORK
AND MADE IT A CINCH
CALL CONVENTION FOR THE
GOOD ROADS
For some reason interest had be- Plin}' wiU be composed entirely of
gun to flag for the last several men, tlm purpose of which
months, and Chief Eason Camp-
bell put the proposition up to
the town that unless something
was done, and done at once, that
so far as he was concerned, there
He
J. W. Colston, Welborn Grif
fith and the T.-C. man motored
to Chillieothe Tuesday to have a
conference with the leading men
of our neighbor town in regard
to good roads.
At the meeting it was brought
out that Wilbarger is going to
follow the good example set by
Wiehita County, and vote a large
bond issue for the purpose of ma-
cadamizing their part of the Col-
orado-to-the-Gulf highway. The
Wilbarger folks are anxious to
carry the good road movement
on farther, and suggested that
they meet with our people on
half-way ground.
It was decided to call a good
roads meeting at Chillieothe to
convene at ten o’clock Friday,
February 9th, at which the presi-
. _ _ dent and secretary of the Colo-
brick for building j rado-to-the-Gulf association are
men.
is to furnish
purposes in this and surrounding | expected to be present, as well as
towns at a price cheaper than wej]argP delegations from Memphis,
. i . Qdidress, and Quanah, and towns
between, as well as from the eoun
ties below.
AUTOMOBILE LIGHTS RE-
VEAL BURGLAR
At the close of the moving
picture show Tuesday night, what
was supposed to be an attempt-
ed burglary at the J. W. Alli-
son Dry Goods Store was inter-
rupted, when the crash of glass
above the awning was heard by
some of the show attendants as
they were about to enter their
autos, by flashing their lights
against the building in the direc-
tion of the noise. This threw a
little too much light on the sub-
ject for the comfort of the would-
be burglar and he was seen has-
tening north along the awning
and finally disappearing around
the corner of the Thacker build-
ing. He made his escape by pass-
ing into the alley and leaving no
clew as to his identity.—Foard
County News.
LANDS TO BE OPENED
It is rumored now that some
of the ranch lands near Padu-
cah will be placed on the market
within the near future. The
Matadors are likely to put on a
part of their pasture lands north
of the city, while Swenson Bros,
are quoted as having expressed
their intention of putting on sev-
eral sections about seven miles
southwest of Paducah.
There will be no trouble in
finding buyers for this land once
it cornea on, the market. It ia
some of Cottle County’s choicest
agricultural tend and will go
a hurry to hungry homeseekt
im
:er».
have been having to pay.
There is no doubt but what,
the clay east of town is a fine
brick clay. The court house here
was built of brick that were made
cited the fact that the members
ing, but that lately the citizens!^ and absolutely shows "«
sign of defect. In fact, it
did not seem interested in wheth-
er the boys had the proper equip-
ment or not.
Last Thursday night about 25
business men assembled at the
City Hall, and the matter was
brought before them in a plain,
business light. That which is
needed most is a larger truck.
The one which has been in use
is too small, and will not answer
shows no
has
proved to be as good brick as
was ever brought to the city.
With a briek factory here there
is no telling how much it will
aid in improving the business
and residence section of the city.
A number of men are now wait-
ing to see whether the company
Ls organized, arid if so they are
going to build briek business
houses. A number of people are
for this work at all. Money was mouses. f ^
and it was ordered on the 2d of tarnished,
this month. After many inter-
esting and enthusiastic talks had
A good birok factory at Padu-
cah would help its growth just
now as much as anything else
I that could come our way. It
1 will mean an addition of many
new business houses, besides the
residences.
MANY FARM BUILDINGS
been made, a business session was
gone into, and the following of-
ficers elected for the ensuing
term:
Eason Campbell, Chief; Jno. W.
Carroll, Assistant Chief; Claude
Christian, Secretary; M. S. Smith,
TriTthe entire citizenship put , Th“
their shoulders to the wheel andi*?ra .us *ia nCV, ilimher used
help these men form one of the' *hereL beecn s0 much W
most efficient fire companies in ’ hgf“™£n buildtog since
| last fall, and the only reason that
! more dwellings have not gone up
companies
any small town of Texas.
CALL MEETING if. M.
in the country was for lack of
If a common working basis
can be eg^ed upon, we ought
to have within three years a ma-
cadamized road running all the
way from Fort Worth to the New
Mexican border.—Quanah Trib-
une-Chief.
GINNERS' REPORT
The tabulation of the card re-
ports shows telegraph summary
to be correct. There were 12,-
584 bales of cotton, counting
round as half bales, ginned in
Cottle County, from the crop of
1916 prior to January 16, 1917,
as compared with 10,502 bales
ginned to January 16, 1916.
WHEN THE WAR WILL END
A call meeting for the A. F. & | carpenters. .
A. M. Lodge of this city has been! In a11 P“ v^rioM
Absolute knowledge have I none,
But my aunt’s washerwoman’s
sister’s son
Heard a policeman on his beat
Say to a laborer on the street
That he had a letter just last
week
(Written in Latin—or was it in
Greek!)
From Chinese coolies in Tim-
buetoo
Who said the niggers in Cuba
knew
Of a colored man in a Texas town
Who got it straight from a circus
clown
That a man in Klondike heard
the news
American
weather is not favorable at that
time the meeting will be post-
poned until Saturday night.
There will be a good team at
there. Men who own improved
farms are adding more buildings,
which indicates that a perma-
nent wave of prosperity is, in-
We
this meeting and every member thi" frw
i. wfced U prwnt!7 £& &
will be noted for its pretty
lie buildings.
FLEDGE U. 8. LOYALTY
you won’t have to say much
about it What you have done
will speak for itself.
Boxing and football go by dii
fevent
ter.
names—they are an
r difc
sinil-
OMAHA, Neb., Feb. 4.—Ne-
ll breaks Germ an-Americans, who
About somebody in Borneo
Who heard of a man who claimed
to know.
Of a swell society female ‘rake
Whose mother-in-law will under-
take
To prove that her seventh hus-
band’s niece
Has stated in a printed piece
That she has a son who has a
friend
Who know* when the war is go-
ing to end.
The following letter is self-ex-
planatory to those who have been
keeping up with the good roads
movement in this county and
state. It is now a certainty that
we will come in for our portion
of the Federal aid that was prom-
ised us:
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Feb. 3,
1917.—Presidents and Secretaries
Good Roads Association: We
beg to advise that the House of
Representatives on second read-
ing changed the Highway Bill
so that one-half instead of one-
third of registration fees, as orig-
inally planned, would be return-
ed to the counties.
The money appropriated by the
U. S. for good roads and availa
ble sinee last July is $231,927.50
and double that amount, making
a total of $875,782.50 will be avail
able on July 1 this year. The U.
S. allotment increases $291,927.50
each year so that in 1920 it will
be $1,459,637.50.
If the law should return one-
third to the counties it is prob-
able that we could meet the Gov-
ernment money dollar for dollar
without asking the Counties to
raise any, leaving them their
money for local road work. Of
course, the registrations will in-
crease each year but we cannot
hope this to equal the increase of
the U. S. appropriations.
You understand that the entire
amount collected, except 8 per
cent or 9 per cent for adminis-
tration purposes, eventually goes
back to the counties through
which the State and National
Highways will pass, serving 90
per cent of them directly and all
of them indirectly but with one-
| half retained by the Highway De-
part ment we would have to star*
out with a deficit of at least
$275,782.50.
Will you please wire me care
Driskill Hotel at Austin whether
you prefer the division to be as
planned so that we may obtain
the entire $4,515,750 from the U.
S. or as amended, which will
cause us to lose a good portion
of it!
We feel absolutely certain that
you favor the bill as approved by
our Association so that we will
get the full benefit of the Federal
Aid money but will use our best
efforts to meet the desires of the
majority of the units. As the bill
comes up for final action in the
House Tuesday, please wire me
promptly at Austin.
Yours truly.
TEXAS GOOD ROADS ASSO-
CIATION,
D. E. COLP, Secretary-Treasurer.
WEATHER FORECAST
WASHINGTON. Feb. 3, 1917-
West Gulf States: The weather
will be generally fair and cold,
but there is a probability of mod-
erating temperature and rain on
the coast and rain or snow in
the interior Thursday and Fri-
day.
Plains States and upper and
middle Mississsippi Valley: Ex-
cept for snow Wednesday or
Thursday, the weather will be
generally fair with the tempera-
ture somewhat below the seasonal
normal.
ENTERTAINED
Mrs. W. H. Abernathy enter-
tained the Missionary Society
Monday afternoon from 3-30 un-
il 5:30. Some of the la Ves
brought tbeir work and worked
a little while. Then the Bird
contest was passed around. We
had a jolly time trying to guess
the answers to fourteeen ques-
tions asked about different kinds
of birds. At the cloee of the
pleasant afternoon a delkfeua
course of ham sandwiebee, cheese
and pemiuto sandwiches, olves
4
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al&ssY Wmm
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Carlock, E. A. The Paducah Post (Paducah, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 8, 1917, newspaper, February 8, 1917; Paducah, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth755893/m1/1/?q=%22~1%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bicentennial City County Library.