La Grange Journal. (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 8, 1919 Page: 5 of 8
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THE LAGRANGE JOURNAL
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To Fayette County Citizens:
This message will reach you but a few days before the great Victory Loan Campaign closes. Only a short time remains now in which to
“finish the job.” The greatest efforts will have been put forth when this paper reaches you, but you are reminded that we cannot afford to quit
work until the court house clock strikes the midnight hour, Saturday night, May 10. In every part of the county odds and ends are yet to be gather-
ed up; let’s see to them. There are people who, in the rush, have been overlooked and are waiting to be asked to get on the Honor Roll.
At this writing (Monday morning) the standing is as follows: 23 districts have gone over the top, having raised $173,450.00; 24 districts
have made returns showing that they are behind on their total quota, $33,500.00; 34 districts have not reported at all.
‘ Now, Fayette County must and will reach the goal. Our citizenship cannot afford to have it said that we failed to comply with the request
of our government, which is offering its notes, bearing 4% per cent interest, interest payable semi-annually, principal payable in four years, the
government reserving the right to pay them in three—on May 20, 1922; and the security is the best on earth, consisting of everything everybody’s
got in the whole U. S. A choice investment, such as has qever been known before, and positively! the last popular loan that will be offered to the
people by the government. *
Fayette has not reached her quota by far, but we are not interested in the county so much at present as we are in each school district in
the county. If the county’s quota were raised by one-half of the districts and the balance made a poor showing I would consider the compaign a fail-
ure. The success of the drive does not depend on what Fayette County raises as a whole, but what each school district does. And we will see that
each district gets its dues absolutely. Where a citizen subscribes in a district other than that of his residence, the subscription will be credited in
the final accounting to his own district unless the latter has gone over the top and does not need the subscription.
The feature of the campaign will be the Victory Loan Book of Fayette County, which will contain a full history of the drive, the Honor Roll
of subscribers, the workers, as well as the names of those who have refused to do their bit. This book, after its completion, will be accessible to the
public ai all times and no doubt will prove to be interesting, in later years especially.
It is to be borne in mind that any application placed in a bank outside of Fayette County will be lost to Fayette, as well as to the district.
Remember, one $50.00 Victory Note will pay the fare of an American soldier from France; $200 will bring him clean back home, and $400,-
000.000 will bring all of the hoys back from France.
In conclusion, I want to say that the delay in some of the districts not reporting is not entirely the fault of the people of that district. A
large part of the blame rests with me because 1 found it impossible on account of the rush here to furnish them all with the supplies in the beginning.
Most of the quotas were not mailed out until the latter part of the first week, and in some districts meetings were held last week and the work begun
even though they did not know the quota assigned to them, nor were they in possession of application blanks.
Friends, let us get busy. If you know of any one not on the Honor Roll see him at once. We need everybody’s help now, continuously and
energetically, until that court house bell strikes Saturday night and then we hope to be able to report a fine showing from each of the eighty-one dis-
tricts in old Fayette. It can be done, it must be done, it will be done.
Gentlemen, it's a man’s job. Put over that school district! When you have done so, you’ll thank me, I know. I will rejoice with you, and
Frank Smith in Dallas will simply have a conniption fit—he’ll be so glad.
Yours for the success of the Great Victory Loan,
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Geo. E. Lenert, County Ch’m
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MEN MAKE THE LAWS
Women Make Men Out of The Boys
They Bear
Editor Journal:
Since reading your statement, pub-
lished last week, that you wish to give
both sides a ‘‘square deal” I take the
liberty of sending this letter to you
and ask that you will please publish
the same in your paper. It was writ-
ten by Mrs. George F. Arnold of Hous-
ton, to a friend. By publishing this
letter you might encourage our people
to “take notice.”
A Subscriber.
“My Dear Friend:—I am glad to
have your letter, but 1 have been sick
and cannot answer as fully as I should
like.
“Women are making a great mis-
take in. wanting to do the same work
men are doing. Civilization has been
of slow growth. In the early ages,
before our present civilization, men
and women shared their work more
equally, women working at the same
tasks with men. Savages expect
their women to bear all the hardships
of men. But as people become more
civilized, the men took the hardest
jobs because they learned that women
are not strong enough to bear and
raise children and do the household
duties and do men’s work also. Men
acknowledge they are not capable of
performing the duties of women and
attend to their own business at the
same time.
“Women depreciate themselves and
their special calling when they aspire
to do as men do because they think
men have a nobler part in our scheme
of living. Why should women want
to be men? Women haye the most
important function. They raise and
train the boys and girls and they
make them into good or bad men and
women. Women must be the home-
makers. They must constantly watch
that the children, have good associa-
tions. They mint see that they are
properly clothed and nourished. They
must know what the children are doing
every day and every hour of the day.
, They cannot do all these things and
attend political meetings, and hold of-
fices, and go to conventions, and can-
LIFT CORNS OR
CALLUSES OFF
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callus off with fingers
Don’t suffer 1 A tiny bottle of
Freezono costs but a few cents at any
drug store. Apply a few .drops on the
corns, calluses and “hard skin” on bot-
tom of feet, then lift them off.
When Freezone removes cornsjfrom the
toes t»r calluses from the bottom of feet,
the skin beneath is left pink and healthy
aud never sore, tender or irritated.
vass for votes, and act as jurors, and
serve on boards, without neglecting
the most important thing in the
world, which is bringing up children
to be noble, good, capable men and
women. If every child in every home
in Texas should grow up to be honest,
honorable, intelligent, industrious,
there would be no need of laws—no
need of legislators—no need of courts
and lawyers and judges in the next
generation, for every one would do
right because he would hate wrong.
Mothers have the children in their
keeping and if they were wise enough
and diligent, and fully understand how
much depends on them, they could re-
form the world, as they cannot do
by voting.
“Casting a vote is simply express-
ing an opinion—indeed it is an infin-
itesmal act—in comparison with the
privilege mothers already have in their
capacity as mothers.
WILL GIVE FREE BALL
Opening of Armory of Co. I, 8th
Texas Infantry
Company I, located at Schulenburg,
Texas, will, on the eighth day of May,
give at their armory at Schulenburg,
the opening night of the company’s
armory, a ball. Everybody is invited
to come and see what the boys have
and how they are fixed up in their
new home.
The company is made up mostly of
Fayette, Colorado and Lavaca county
boys, and we want all friends of the
company to be present at the opening
night.
No admittance will be charged,'but
a box will be put at the entrance to
the armory and free contribution will
be asked for the company’s fund.
The ladies have promised to see to
the refreshments; punch, cake and
sandwiches will be served.
The big Sengelmann Bros, hall will
be used for the dance and the armory
for playing “forty-two” and “five hun-
dred” games; also for the serving of
refreshments. Good music will be
secured for the evening. Come out
and see what the boys have and help
them out with a little donation.
By order of Company Counsel.
By Serg. Robt. Kallus.
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Local devotees of Terpsichore and
others who are interested in making
the armory of the boys more home-
like, agreeable and pleasant for all,
should endeavor to encourage them
by their presence tonight, Thursday.
It is superfluous for us to add that a
good time awaits you.
“Men make the laws, but women
make the men out of the boys they
bear, so after all women are respons-
ible for the kind of laws we have.
“You and I have seen children run-
ning wild while mothers were attend-
ing to outside matters. Ask yourself,
politics or children? .
“The duties oi men ana women are
equally important but they are not
the same. It is so silly for women
to roam over the country and hold
meetings and scream for ‘justice’ from
their OWN FATHERS and BRO-
THERS and HUSBANDS. It is an
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they heartily ask the co-operation of
each and every person to watch their
step when around railroads and es-
pecially while crossing tracks and
avoid trespassing. Parents are asked
to request children not to loiter
around railroads. This is an appeal
to each and every person for your
active and hearty cooperation in avoid
insult to men and a disgrace to them-
selves. If a woman is willing to
marry a man she surely can trust him
to make the laws she and he and their
children live under.
“Most sincerely,
“MRS. GEORGE. F. ARNOLD,
“Houston, Texas, April 18, 1919.”
No Accident Month on All Railroads.
ing, in fo far as possible these acci
dents which result in such appalling
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The month of May has been desig-
nated by all railroads as “no accident
month.” A campaign is being put
forth by every railroad employee and
lost of life and so much unnecessary
sorrow and suffering. You owe it to
yourself, your family and country. ‘
H. W. Davidson, Agent.
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La Grange Journal. (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 8, 1919, newspaper, May 8, 1919; La Grange, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth998384/m1/5/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Fayette Public Library, Museum and Archives.