Palestine Daily Herald (Palestine, Tex), Vol. 15, No. 148, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 7, 1916 Page: 4 of 8
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* Every charitable act is a <•
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“ *** ‘K*t0“SJJhPt"l879: ' * -Henry Ward Beecher. *
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Every Afternoon—Sunday + + ♦* + + + + + + + + + + + ♦
Excepted.
COTTON AND ITS Ut)OSTERS.
Would you like to see a real live
hustling business organization doing
itr dead level best to accomplish a
few important and definite things
during the coming year? if you want
such an organization you can get it
by signifying your interest.
Amusements!
ud H. V. HAMILTON
n and Proprietors.
/ .Telephone 4-4-4
Hft,* Hamilton Boys, You Know.'
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mi, 15 Cents the Week—By spinner,
the Year, $640.
te the Public—Any erroneous
tten upon the character, stand-
os reputation of any person, firm
which may appear in
The Herald will • be
corrected upon H being brought
fHaeciieu upuu
Ibe or reputaiio
m eorperaties
columns of
attention of the publishers.
resolutions of respect and
, at fhufcii at leas than seventy-
woeds .will be publish e&free of
For all word# hi excess of
a’^Mdge of one cent a
will be made. Be sure to count
and *end rigni amount
or stamps to cover for ex-
words, or else the matter will nor
be printed. ,v • .
8ATURDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1916.
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A DAILY LES8QN IN HI8TORY.
p e
st.
One Hundred Years Ago Today.
1816—Edmund ^Harmond Hargreaves,
discoverer of the great gold fields
of Western Australia, bom in Eng-
land. riled at Sydney, N. S. W., Oct.
29, 1891.
Seventy-Five Years Ago Today.
1841—Don Diego Leon, heading the
revolutionary movement in favor of
Christina, led an unsuccessful at-
tack on the royal palace in Madrid.
Fifty Years Ago Today.
1866—The second national council of
(Roman Catholic church in th,e Unit-
ed States convened in Baltimore.
Twenty-Five Years Ago Today.
1891—An equestrian statue of Gen.
Grant unveiled in Chicago.
One Year Ago Today In the War.
Oct 7, 1915—Russians turned on the
Germany and stopped drive toward . bumdinger-
IK.
M. Zaimis became premier
l Greece; Russian cruisers bom
aided Bulgarian port Of Varna;
Greece’s protest to Entente powers
against landing at Salonika made
public; Bulgaria rejected Russian
demandh and sent ultimatum to Ser-
bia demanding immediate settle-
meat of Macedonian controversy.
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DULL BU8INESS THERE-
T~?r ■*
While we are congratulating the
town oft the return of good buslfffess,
and bobsting for more business, we
are reminded that there' is one insti-
tution where business is down to its
lowest ebb; in fact, trade there is at
the minimum, and it may be that the
sheriff trill close the thing out most
any day. We refer to our more or
less commanding county jail, where
entertained
many guests have been
1 ’k v . ■ i
and detained. There have been times
when its capacity was taxed and
when it seemed totally inadequate for
tie purposes. but not so now. In
fact, Sheriff D, H. Guinn •teiis the
Herald that he averaging V about
“Is it the spinner who is putting up
the price of cotton?" queries> the
!
Waco Times-Heraui. No; it isn’t the
There is a minimum supply,
of cotton; there is a maximum de-
mand. There is no holdover stock j thought,
worthy of ‘the name. There are thir-
teen nations at war. Soldiers of these
nations need high explosive shells;
soldiers of these nations need
forms; all the hospitals of these na-
tions need cotton goods supplies.
All the world needs cotton, but the
spinner is not responsible for 15-ceat
cottcn and1 he is doing all he can to
hammer the price down.
Wise little Japs are buying cotton
for the mills of their country. They
are buying cotton for China and Rus-
sia and the neutral countries of Eu-
rope.
Cotton is a gold . proposition this
year and a very fancy proposition.—
Forte Worth Record.
Cotton is selling at a good price for
The brother over at Pittsburg on
the Gazette is showing by what he is
satisfied is convincing evidence that
tliis section is the original Garden of
Eden. It is a garden, and we are
willing to admit that much on first
The predicted cool snap failed to
n-aterialjze, and summer garments
uni- ! are still the vogue. But there is’com-
1 iLg a day when we will have to put
aside the breezy things and consult
THE QUEEN.
Today we are showing final chap
ter of “Exploits of Elaine," the great
mystery serial featuring Pearl White
and Creighton Hale. In this episode
the Clutching Hand is exposed. “The
Ore Plunderers," featuring True
Boardman and Marian Sais; a thrill-
ing picture, with U. S. soldiers and
Mexican bandits galore. “The Chalk
Lane," one of those ftinny Rosemary
Theby and Harry Myers comedies.
“Canimated Nooz Pictorial’’ is a good
cartoon comedy. Prices 5 and 10 cents.
Monday, big double program, eight
reels.
m BjgS;
Thursday, Robert Edeson
with the wood man at so much per* jjm a five reei Gold Rooster
each consult. . Y
J NOW Wm
;: BITTER GRA^fR
• THAN EVER...
-•FAMOUS --SHOWS -
The HIGHEST CLASS
^ EXHIBITIONS OF
teTHEIR KIND
THE
WORLD
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JSEKlWa
Palestine
TUESDAY
ATHLETIC
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There is no reason why the people
of East Texas should not live as well
as any people in the world, when we
consider that so many good things for
the table can be\ raised right nere at
heme. ■ ‘
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the very simple reason that thfc de-
maud is strong, and the supply is ad-
mittedly limited. And we suspect that
if the truth was known it would be
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selling for a still higher price. The
whole organized movement is to beat
the price of cotton down. The only
effective way to keep the price up is I
It would not be unreasbnable to
imagine six hundred noble Palestine
men in Sunday school every Sunday.
The men are here and the Sunday
schools are here.
production.
‘M
( Advertisement. >
THE BEST.
A William Fox production again to-
Big business days are getting to be
the rule - in Palestine now. With
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everybody on the job East Texas is a
great country.
for the men who own the staple to re-
fuse to rush it,on the market. 1
PLAYING THE SUCKER.
The following from the Kemp News
sounds funny, but it is not so very
fenny after all. It is an illustration
of how easy some of the people are
to fool. Get the following:
The man who wag here last Friday
ai d Saturday selling various articles
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on the streets was what we call a
Thd truth of tne busi-
ness is he had the best line of talk to
•eatcb the people we ever listened to.
The Elkhart Record appears
\ week as an eight page paper, and will
I make a harder effort to keep Elkhart
c ix the map. Elkhart should encour-
age its paper.
The fans are lined up several mil-
lion deep this afternoon, getting the
He actually took a piece of Dallas
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News, tore it into pieces and sold it
for five cents apiece and did many
other things equally as unbelievable.
One thing he did was the selling of
so me four or five dozen razors. He
told the buneh before he started to
3ell them that they were not worth a
cuss, that you could not' cut your
throat with them and that he would
not give them 10c each back for
them. They went like hot cakes and
t - ‘
after he sold them hd told the buy-
| V - ; . r - . f - ■■ ' .
ers they were fools; that they bought
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the razors with their eyes open after
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being told that they were worthless
and that he would bet that every man
that bought one owed some man in
Kemp and that they had better be
paying their honest debts than fool-
ing their money away with him. In
all he must have sold 8500 Worth of
stuff and each time he told the buy-
ers what they were getting. He was
M least the most honest man we ever
heard sell goods on the streets and
the way the suckers bit we are
bound to remark that a" fool and his
“money soon part.
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The weekly papers of* the state. In
most towns at least, are filled^ with
bright and snappy business announce-
ments by the local .merchants, indi-
lg that big business opportunities
are at hand. Palestine merchants
should get in the game and go after
the country business with renewed
determination.
JB-'
day. Hairy Hilliard and June Caprice
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In “OftftfiCe of the Mountains," a re-
freshlpj^atory of the out-of-doors, re-
pleto ijrtfh dramatic interest. This is
a photthdrama with new feature, but
true Fox type. Miss June Ca-
price new discovery in filmland,
very young, but an act-
e same. Henry Hillard,
of other Fox films, is
d talented. Prices only
ts. We give S. & H.
stamps.
ceum attraction, Ralph
philosopher, who
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over America. x
five-reel World feature,
n.
IONS
IVELY
NOVEL
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MORHi N G
TWO PEI
DAILY i
_______ OPEN AT 18 7 PM.
;C • C E N T~ FLY -• BROS.- - FAMOUS- - S MOWS
FURNITURE MEN
ARE HELD; MISUSE
OF MAILS CHARGE
Toledo, Ohio, Oct. 7.—Charged
•\ft
with using the raaHs to defraud, Rein-
hold Merschel and Ernest W, Toad-
vine were arraigned, in the United
fighting for the first two games ot *
,the series, carpenters. will be bunj~
extending the seating accomodations
at the Brooklyn field. The additions
will bring the capacity to ’ about' 27,-
000. V *•
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States dtetricttcourt here.' The men. |
ir ia alleged bv federal officers, did
business as the Union Furniture Com- ]
pany'and had an office here. Most of
Kidnapped Man
Made His Escape
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THE GEM.
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all good snbjects, will
results of the first game of the world
scries.
The cotton wagons continue to roll
iii, and the staple is putting money
in circulation.
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Gem today. “Bren-
is a typical Univer-
», produced and
Cunard and Francis
,of Peg 0’ the Ring,
reel Irish drama, the
SWORD FISH
A HOLE
STRATEGEM FAUL
Galveston, Texas, Oct.
United States engineers’
Nueces was rammed* by
swordfish Thursday while
tercoastal canal between
creek and the Brazos river, accord-
ing to Captain George PrendergaA,
commodore of the engineers' dredg- :
ing ieet, who was on the Nueces j
making an inspection trip when the ;
vf ::p > i *j
attack occurred.
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A big hole was made in the Nueces
below the water line, but she was
kept afloat. The swordfish was -shot
and hauled aboard and the sword re-
moved. The sword measured five j
feet in length.
Members of the Nueces' crew said |
“The Panel
Imp drama, tea-
d Nye and Roberta
Lady From the Sea” is
full of beautiful scene-
le-Double Cross” i^an-
s L-Ko comedy. Pathe
New* 77, full of the latest news
Price* only 5 and 10 cents.
MoMay. third episode “Ubferty;”
also jlftrj* Fuller In two reels and an
L-Ko- edaedy.
? , (AdvertlBi ment > -■
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y Conspiracy Claimed.
^eV*Vork, -
assassinate
Oct.
Theodore
t
7.—Conspiracy to
P. Shonts end
Fqank Healey, president and general
| manager respectively of the
Inter-
New
borough Rapid Translst and
j York Railways companies, has been
unearthed here, according to the
police. Two men liave been detained
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, . , , detectives are said to be search-
the shock of battle was distinctly . - *
. , , >ug the city for others alleged to be
.felt when the lish, apparently driven | .
, I involved. The police declare a con-
churning | :- • '
! versatlon ip a saloon which was over-
turned • - . c
, -*i heard by a disinterested person led to
and attacked it. : „ • •
_, ' tlie discovery of tne alleged plot
into shallow water ov the
of the little craft, suddenly
MAINE TROOPER
SHOT AT LAREDO
4 4 3 '. -i ?»* •
Laredo, Texas, Oct. 6.-—Corporal
Leopold L. Lovell of K Company. Sec-
ond Maine infantry, stationed here,
was shot and instantly killed at 10 ;
o’clock last night as he walked from !
a store. Investigation thus far has
not developed who fired the shot.
Lovell was from Farmington, Me.,
where the body will be shipped today.
against the two largest transit com-
j nanies affected by the strike of the
unionised carmen. ! - ^,
Our job printing department wants
to do your printing—Letter Heads,
Bill Heads, Note Heads, Statements,
>’ any kind of printing. Phone 444.
VEftYBOOY’5 FAVORITE
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Special feature,
Irish drama.
G Raymond
‘The Lady/from
Bi
“A7 Doubl
“Path
Full of the
Cross”
y-
. 77”
the world.
■Doubl
Lrko Com
lews N
eventB
Prices Only 5 and
Monday, “Liberty,” that
Uahrersal aerial. Don’t
number—its great Mary Fuller
two reel feature and fine lrko c
edy.
HARRY HILLI
V ,
CAPRICE
EA
1AM FOX
resents ^ I
D AND JUNE CAPRICE
In
their business is said to
tiansacted in Texas.
have been
(By Associated Wm)'
Oak Creek, Colo., Oct. 7.-—With one
It is alleged that their scheme was j dead and f<wr sdftpects under arrest
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at Steamboat Springs, Sheriff Coving-
to send agents to form clubs of 35
and get women to sign contracts
which the intended victims^ere un-
able to understand. The women
would pay 50 cents a week on the
understanding that there would be
weekly drawings. These whose names
were drawn were not to pay any
longer, ^heif names were never
drawn and they lost their money.
Thirty-two negroes from Texas have
been brought here as witnesses. Y.
ton and dd$uties are pursuing half a
dozen members’ of a band that kidnap-
ed B. M. Perry4, a coal-mine manager,
Wednesday and held him for two days
under a fifteen thousand dollar ran-
som. 'Ferry, late yesterday, grabbed
ft. . . y .S
a .revolver from one of his abdnetora,
killed his guard and made .his eehapd.
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TO MAKE UNIVERSITY
OF FIRST CLASS j
(By Associated Press.)
Austin, Texas, Oct. 7,—Before he
retires as chief executive of Texas,
Governor James E. Fergusoil proposes
to make the University of Texas a col*
lege bf the first class, even should it
involve the expendRure of $5,000,000
or $6,000,000. This . announcement
was made by former Senator T. H.
McGregor, a close friend qf the gover-
' Ov
nor. t
Plans for a larger and better equip
ped. university have already been pre-
pared. ^nd it is these, it
governor plans to carry out. Already
a great number of the so-called
“shacks” which dotted tlie university
jampps have been removed. These
shacks were erected at one time’ as
temporary student quarters, on ac-
count of shortage of dormitories. The
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details: of the governors plans will In
all probability be made in bis mesJ
sage to the legislature in January.
War News
Of Today
tBy Associated Press.) *
War Summary: French troops oi
•the Macedonian front have joined the
offensive with the British, and the
Paris war office reports the .occupa-
tion by the French of the town of Ger-
man, on Lake Presba.
0
The lull continues on the Somme
front. Today’s Paris statement says
is said, the 'the night was pass
entire French b&ttli
iL
atly on the
BROOKLYN PLAYERS
GIVEN CHEERS AS
THEY DEPART
wonderful
'miss this
THl
A Refreshing ptory of t
Regular Pricis of Admi
JAINS
>ut-ctf-Doors.
WE GIVE “8. A Vf/' GREE1
ion 5/and 10c
trading stamps.
New York, Oct. t:.—Brooklyn gave
the National League pennant winners j
a rousing sendoff today for the open-
ing game of the world series to be
played in Boston tomorrow. Thou-
sands of enthusiasts gathered at Eb-
bets Field long before the hour for
the departure of the players'. In the
crowd were many city officials, busi-
ness men, and the “Brooklyn Boost-
ers,” who go to Boston with the club
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to cheer the^players to victory—or
to condole them jn defeat.
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A band led the big parade from Eb-
bets field to the 4qbway station, and
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_a multitude of fans Bne.d up behind.
“We have more applications for
tickets to the Brooklyn games than
we can fill,” said President Ebbets of
the Brooklyn club. Applications have
been pouring in from ^11 part^of the
country and as far south as Cuba.”
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While the players are in Boston
TheVRusso-Roumanian offensive In.
Dobrudj^ is being successfully press-
ed, Petrograd announces. The cap-
ture of two towns On this front and a
>•
Hdge connecting are reported.
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British forces operating on the east
bank of the Struma, on the Mace-
donia front, pressed the Bulgarians
further back, London announced, say-
tng several villages had been *»cctt-
v- ' * '
pied.
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Ground has also been gained by the
Germans near Crsova. German troops
yesterday made four consecutive
'counter attacks against the Russians •
ir an effort to capture lost ground* in
C-alicia, but Petrograd declares \hey
weve each time^re^Iled with ft4*vy
looses.
Try Hetald want adff when you have
something for •ale.'' wdftt to rent ’a
house or furnished rooms, and get
quick results. vr: yw
• We can print your letter heads aa
well as any other printer. Phone 444.
A
m
in its sleep,
b Sleeping, picks
sd breath, fickle
exion, and dark
; it iu
■-—¥
If the
grinds its
at the nose,
appetite, pa
rings under the
and as long as Unu icuaui m ui« ui- ^
testines, that ciiilk wilF be sicklju^^
WHITE’S CREAM VERMIFUGE
clears out the tweruas, strengthens
the stomach and bowels and puts the
little one on theft ronrf to health and
cheerfulness. Pnce*25c jfer bottle.
Sold by Bratton Drug Co. and J. D.
Smullen 4 Co. ... 164 Adf
e eyes; it has worms;
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Hamilton, W. M. & Hamilton, H. V. Palestine Daily Herald (Palestine, Tex), Vol. 15, No. 148, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 7, 1916, newspaper, October 7, 1916; Palestine, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1014067/m1/4/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Palestine Public Library.