The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, May 14, 1920 Page: 1 of 8
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SEE J. SANDFORD SMITH FOR FIRE, TORNADO, LIFE, AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE, MEXIA, TEXAS,
VOL. XXII. NO. 20.
MEXIA, TEXAS, FRIDAY, MAY 14, 1920.
$1.50 Per Year in Advance.
BOSTONIAN SR. >ES MARE YOUR FEET LAUGH
—Priced
at
$9.50
$11.50
$12.50
$16.50
and
worth it.
-This
popular shoe
comes
in
Black
Tan
Cordovan
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Bostonians Give Satisfaction
The best recommendation any article can have is the repeat customers
for that article. ,
We have been selling Bostonian Shoes to the men of Mexia and vicini-
ty for the past 15 years, and have hundreds of customers that wear this
shoe regularly.
We recommend Bostonians to our trade as the best shoe your money
will buy. '
Let your next pair of shoes be "Bostonians," and you will have entire
shoe satisfaction.
Bostonians come in dozens of styles to suit your every demand—reas-
onably priced—always.
Home of
Stetson
The
Styleplus
Store
LEADERS IN MEXIA FOR 10 ODD YEARS
Contracts for road work were j The stockholders of the Mexin
let Tuesday in Groesbeck to j Karmers Warehouse Company
Sherman & Boyd of Houston foi raej. jag^. ]yjon(jay an(| elected the
the Tehuacana gap, the amount
of the bid "being approximately
$20,000, and including the grad-
ing and ditching. Contractor
Ruby was awarded the con-
struction work in the Thornton
district. These contracts were
for county road work and do not
include any of the highway con-
struction work.
following directors: J. D.
Speight, R. H. Stokes, C. L. Mor-
row, E. H. I-Iines and H. T. Phil-
lips. The directors then met
and elected C. L. Morrow presi-
dent and R. H. Stokes secretary-
treasurer. The directors will
meet again on May 22 to elect a
manager for the next season.
Move Toward Separat-
ing City from Schools
Some effort has been made re-
cently toward a complete separa-
tion of the City of Mexia from
the Mexia Independent school
district and the election of offi-
cers to take care of each organi-
zation separately.
A rec6nt letter from the at-
torney general joints out the
fact that a special bill will have
to go through the legislature in
order to effect the change, after
which a set of officers for both
the City of Mexia and the school
district can be elected to care for
the business affairs of each, in-
dividually.
Some seem to think this a
ripst desirable move and Mayor
[ Smith has strongly recommend-
i ed the move for some time. We
! have not learned the attitude of
j the members of the school board
I regarding the proposition, and
! have no information as to whe-
| ther an effort will be made soon
I to bring about the change.
It would serve one purpose,
jsay those who advocate the
j change, and that would be in per-
mitting the school board to as-
sess all property in the school
district at a higher valuation in
order to provide more funds for
the schools without using any of
these funds by the city. Prop-
erty owners outside the city lim-
its are said to be unfriendly to-
ward an increased tax unless an
assurance that the funds will go
to the schools only be granted.
This change would guarantee the
schools exclusive use by law of
all funds collected by the school
district.
The legislature meets in spec-
ial called session on May 20th,
and if the separation of the City
of Mexia and the scholo district
is attempted the matter will no
doubt come up within the next
few weeks.
Mayor Smith and
Com. Barnett Resign
Mayor B. S. Smith and City
! Commissioner W. W. Barnett
| tendered their resignation at the
j meeting of the council Tuesday
! afternoon, to take effect at an
eliection of their successors.
! An order for a special election
on June 1st was a^50 posted. In
I a statement Wednesday morning
I Mayor Smith said that his reas-
| on for resigning was not because
Ernest Adamson
Killed in Runaway
Ernest E. Adamson, 48 years
old and a groceryman of Mexia,
where he has been a resident for
many years, died Wednesday
morning about 5 o'clock from in-
juries received in a runaway ac-
cident late Tuesday evening on
the street near his home.
Mr. Adamson was returning
home from his place of business
and driving the animal to the de-
livery wagon used by the groc-
ery firm of Stevens & Adamson,
of which he was a member, when
the horse either became fright-
ened or uncontrollable and plun-
ged down the street in a full run.
While no one so far as we have
been able to learn, witnesed the
accident, it being almost dark, it
is supposed that Mr. Adamson
was thrown from the hack after
the horse had run only about a
block.
Neighbors hearing the crash!
rushed into the street and found J
Mr. Adamson lying face down-;
ward on the ground in an uttcon-!
scious condition and bleeding at!
the nose.
It was just beyond this point
that the hack crashed into a hea-
vy telephone post and it was at
first thought that rM. Adamson
was dashed against this obstruc-
tion, but a close examination
seems to prove that he had been
thrown from the wagon an in-
stant before. His body struck
the ground on his right shoulder
causing internal injuries from
which he died as agove stated,
never regaining consciousness.
Deceased was reared in Lime-
stone county, the family being
among the very early settlers.
He was a man conservative in all
things and led a Christian life
which set an example for many
to follow. His sudden death
casts a shadow over the entire
town and his loved ones have the
sincerest sympathy from the cit-
izenship in their great sorrow.
Surviving him are his wife;
mother, Mrs. Mary M. Adamson
of Tyler; two sisters. Mrs. Wil-
mer Smith of Tyler and Mrs.
Maggie Reynolds of Weathor-
1 ford; three brothers, Messrs.
John Adamson of near Mexia,
' Dr. Fred Adamson of Anson and
I Jim Adamson of Teague.
ables him to be fai
problems just now
the minds of the i
gard to our schools.
Mr. Williams is a
cated and capable bt
thoroughly conversai
affairs of state, and
inexperienced in politics, r
having made a political rac<
fore, he believes with the w
hearted encocuragement j
the leading citizenship of:
section that the people s,
whole will respond to his
nouncement and give him 1
thoughtful consideration. T
who know Mr. Williams
mately believe in him absolu
and have urged him c'ontiw
to make the race. It is to?
wer this earnest petition
brings forth hia announcem
over the district and asks
He plans an active camp
friends to give him their i
ence. So far no other candi
has announced from this cf"
for flotorial representative,
it is not known whether he 5j
have opposition. I
City Commission Re-
vokes Gas Franchise
The city commission in regu
ar session Tuesday afternoo
sent the following order to the
management of the Mexia Oil
Gas Co., which revokes the spe-
cial grant in the form of an am-
endment to their franchise al-
lowing an increase in the gas
rate for Mexia:
May 11th, 1920.
Mexia Oil & Gas Co.,
City. . .
Taking advantage of our priv-
ilege in amended franchise gran-
ted your company Feb. 10, 1920,
we hereby notify you that said
franchise is cancelled, effective
sixty days from date.
City of Mexia.
By B. S. Smith, Mayor,
W. W. Barnett, Commissioner.
The special grant in February
was in response to the company's
request for an increased rate,
and the result of the above ord-
er will be to effect a reduction
after sixty days to the old rate,
charged prior to March 1st. J
ANNOUNCEMENT
More Disclosures in
Naval Investigation) of any friction "or dissatisfaction
® ] but a desire to be relieved of the
(By International News Service)
Washington, May 13.—Admi-
ral Sims was unjustifiable, and a
forged telegram was presented
as part of the testimony before
the Senate committee investigat
duties incident to the office in or-
der that a successor might be el-
ected who could devote more
time to the affairs of the city
than he had been able to do. He
also expressed a desire to see
new life injected into the council
ing the conduct of Secretary of i with a more frequent meeting of
the War Daniels today charged that body.
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the document questioned an out
lined policy of convoy which Sec-
retary Daniels denied ever had
been entertained.
Daniels read a document
which he said was secured from
the files of the British Embassy.
He also claimed that Sims was
not in office at the time of the
arrival of the first convoy but at
the time was in Queenstown tak-
ing the place of a British Admir-
al in command.
Daniels told of a warning sent
by the German submarines of an
intended attack by them on con-
voys and a denial of these facts
by Sims. The convoy was at-
tacked that night, as the Germ-
ans threatened %ould be the
case.
Suit Filed Against
Carranza Collector
ma
ie to meet the indiv Hnol den1..
of your car.
Call for a Free Battery Test
MEXIA TIRE COMPANY
The Battery Doctors
Phone 22
(By International Newt Service)
Eagle Pass, May 13.—A suit
for the possession of $100,000
was entered here this morning
by an attorney representing Del-
j abuerta, chief of the liberal con-
! stitutionalists of Piedras Negras
(against Manuel Oachoa, Carran-
za's revenue collector.
The latter protests the action,
I saying that he doesn't recognize
the rebels. Oachoa ia no
1 Eagle Pass.
Commissioner Barnett gave a
like reason, adding that he was
overburdened at the present
time with duties pertaining to
the road commission, of which
board he is a member, and ex-
pressed a desire to be relieved of
the responsibility on the city
council.
J, C. Williams For Pic-
torial Representative
President J. C. Williams of
I Westminster College of Tehua-
j eana* has determined to make
'the race for flotorial representa-
tive from the district composed
of Limestone, McLennan an*:'
Falls counties, and has placed his
announcement with the Herald
for this issue.
, Mr. Williams professes an ear-
nest desire to be of some mater-
ial benefit to the people as a
member of the legislature, be-
lieving his long relationship with
educational problems as head of
the college at Tehuacana and in
other responsible positions en-
j Having a desire to serve the
(people of Texas in the Legisla-
ture. I hereby announce my can-
didacy for the office of Flotorial
Representative from the district
j composed of Limestone, Tails
and McLennan counties, subject
i'o the Democratic Primaries, on
'July 24th. J. C. Williams,
Pres. Westminster College
Tehuacana.
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"Eyes of Youth"
From the topmost pinnacle of
the giant Himalayas he came, a
prophet garbed in wierd oriental
togs. In his hand he held a crys-
tal globe and he bade the happy
girl to peer into it. '
"I am the 'Eyes of Youth,' he
said. "I am the dream of life
reaching out from the cloud-land
to earthly mortals. You are hap-
py now. but see into your hence-
land. Herein lies for you—
"The greatest of agonies; the
depths of poverty; the height of
wealth; the abyss of misery; the
lowest of betrayals, and though
I show it to you herein, ytfu can-
not ayoid it for you are being
guided by a destiny greater than
the very earth before you."
Such is the vision Clara Kim-
ball Young sees as the character
of "Gina" in Max Marcin's poig-
nant dramatic document, "Eyes !
of Youth." To be presented at
at ] the Opera House Monday, May j
17th, matinee and night. J
Los Angeles, May 11— A care-
ful check made today on the con-
fessions of Bluebeard Harvey,
points to nine wivqs murdered
out of twenty-one he admits hav-
ing married.
Reference to other wives and
a mass of data found on his pos-
session leaves doubtful the fate
of the others.
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The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, May 14, 1920, newspaper, May 14, 1920; Mexia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth302588/m1/1/: accessed April 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Gibbs Memorial Library.