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PAGE SIX
THE STEPHENYILLE EMPIRE-TRIBUNE, 8TEPHENVILLE, TEXAS
FRIDAY, MAY 12, 1929
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Heart of Texae
Preot Aftooiation
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National Editorial
Aaeoeiation
Mother's Day
(By P. Pierce Brooks)
You all remember Christmas, bright
lights, decorated trees, presents and all
the other things that go with the word
Christmas. Well, turn Mother’s Day in-
to another Christmas and as the present
for Mother bring yourself. She will
treasure that above all the fancy pres-
ents of Christmas. Let’s make it a real-
ly true Mother’s Day. A day in which
Mother can enjoy herself. Now by that
I don’t mean a picture of Mother at the
stove cooking a fine dinner for Mother’s
Day while you sit reading the newspa-
per. A day in which Mother wears her-
self out cooking and working. That
. would not be Mother’s Day, it would be
your day. This would be certainly a
" selfish way for you to ask Mother to
celebrate the day set aside for her.
Mother’s Day is supposed to be a day
of honor for Mother, not a day of La-,
bor. She does that too many days a
year. It is a day for reflection. It gives
you a chance to reflect on your mistakes
of p»st days. How many times have you
come home and said you were dead
tired? You went off to the living room
to rest. You assume that Mother is as
fresh as if ihe had just arisen. What
has she been doing all day? Has she
sat idle? No, no, a thousand times nol
Her work is as tiring as yours, if not
even more so. She sees few people and
does the Bame monotonous work. You
have diversions of new faces, of meet-
ing the public. Why not share the even-
ing toil with her? Remember that you
are both tired. Why not take her out to
supper7 That is an idea, have Mother’s
Day dinner out and let Mother enjoy
it as the lovely lady she is and not as a
servantwoman to a thoughtless family.
... She will appreciate it more than you
know. She will have more time to see
you and talk to you.
But a word of caution. There is but
one day officially called Mother’s Day.
But what of the rest of the year ? Are
we going to be thoughtful of Mother on
her designated day, and then resume
our thoughtless ways for the rest of
the year? You may come back by say-
ing that Mother loves to work for you.
True, remember there is a certain bit
of martyrhood in all Mothers. They
have grown accustomed to sacrificing
when we were young and helpless. That
does not mean that we have to allow
them to continue to do so after we are
grown. Why not turn the tables and you
try waiting on her awhile? Remember
that a man can dry dishes ahd help set
a table without losing too much of his
masculine dignity. So let’s carry the
Mother’s Day spirit through the entire
year.
I
No Snake-Eating
F you’re thinking of eating snakes in
public, don’t go to Kansas to do it.
It’s against the law. Nothing is pro-
vided relating to the eating of live gold-
fish, but we can look for such a law
any itme now.
The pro-snake statute is just one of
the freak laws encountered by Prof.
Newman F. Baker of Northwestern Uni-
versity in a trip through the wonder-
land of the state statute books. He
found laws against inciting hostile In-
dians to break a treaty, against hitch-
ing a stallion within 800 feet of a place
of common worship, against stealing a
neighbor’s cook or butler.
It’s easy to get a law passed, but hard
to repeal it, no matter how ridiculous a
change in times has made it Any sta(
which purged its statutes of all
useless lumber Would be doing a great
service.
And by the way, what has happened
to Congressman Bruce Barton and his
crusade to repeal a law a day?—Ban
Angelo Times.
The Function of An Editor
William ALLEN WHITE of the Em-
poria Gazette recently told the Ameri-
can Society of Newspaper editors, of
which he is president, that “we can say
what we want more convincingly if we
are ldnd than if we are all hot and
country,’’ he said, “American
■Him, with all its faults, and there
is the only free, unfettered,
vehicle through
which one way or another finally and
surely the truth comes to the American
people.”
He advised his fellow-editors not to
“emote too heavily” about politics at
home, but to direct most of their hot
stuff at Hitler and Mussolini.- ,
Which is excellent advice. You can
waste a lot of energy bawling out some-
body, trying to make him see your view-
point, and get nowhere. It is easier to
convince a man by reasoning with him,
trying to persuade rather than drive
him. The splenetic stuff goes well with
the crowd but it seldom convinces any-
body whose opinion is worthwhile.
This is why we think Walter Lippman
is incomparably a greater molder of
public opinion than Dorothy Thompson.
He uses the orderly processes of logic
instead of the flamboyant tactics of
nearly all of his columnar contempar-
aries. The more florid style, the shorter
and bitter word, the sledge-hammer at-
tack does well with the gallery gods;
but it convinces few among the think-
ers, who after all is said and' done are
the ones who matter.
The fire-eating editor who tore into
his enemies and the “isms” tooth and
nail attracted pretty much the same
crowd that rushes to dog-flghts; but as
soon as the fight is over they stroll
away.
Few are blessed with the gift of rea-
soning a matter calmly, but the woods
are full of the hell-raisers and the ex-
hibitionists substitute antics for ideas.
' Thec man who works under the as-
sumption that he might be wrong, after
all,' and the other fellow might have a
few good ideas himself may play to
empty galleries, but when results are
totaled up he will be found to have
established an enviable batting record.
The greatest gift of all is to be right.
The greatest blessing is to be able to
convince someone else that it is the
right.—Big Spring Herald.
Making1 Reputations
CoULD those members of the Texas
Legislature who are jockeying for po-
sition, scrambling around trying to
make what they consider a reputation
for themselves that trill advantage them
in political life in the future—could
they look far enough ahead to see what
would be thought of them and their
strivings they might conduct themselves
a little differently.
They would not have to look very far,
either. Who remembers the orations and
pleadingB and excoriations of individu-
als under similar conditions even a few
years ago? Except for the newspaper
stories of them they would be absolute-
ly lost. So it will be with these present-
day Legislators — what they seem to
think of vital importance now will per-
haps, by the next session of the Legis-
lature, be forgotten, an entirely new
chain of problems will have arisen,
many new faces will be seen in the two
chambers, and those of today will be
remembered but slightly if at all.
There is a way to settle the problem
of taxation and of old age assistance
and all the other knotty questions that
distress the legislative mind and heart.
That way is to sit down with informa-
tion at hand of what is needed in the
way of funds—really and justly needed
—and then provide those funds without
favor of one source over another. There
are some principles of taxation that are
fixed and that cannot be changed with-
out injustice. If tbfise be followed, and
the following be done honestly and sin-
cerely, everyone will be treated with
justice and the members will have made
a reputation with which they will not
be ashamed to live and that might last
longer than what they have already
made.—Paris News.
Apparently none of those tellers of
big fish stories thought of bringing
along the scales.—Greenville Banner.
Anyway, “purging” in Washington is
done merely with pen and microphone,
and stntasmen dictate only to their sec-
retaries—Hawkeye Daily Gazette.
A quart \of milk furnishes as much
energy as nine eggs or three-fourths
of a pound of beefsteak, or six and one-
half oranges, or two pounds of potatoes.
Milk is the only article of diet whose
function in nature is to serve food.
HEALTH ADVICE
Low of Maternal Life May Be
Avoided, Doctor Cox Bays
Austin, Texas, May 11.—“It is
logical that annually upon the sec-
ond Sunday in May an increasing
interest in Mother's Day should
be noted. This observance not only
pays tribute to the mothers of
yesterday, but also serves to em-
phasize fyhat, despite great ad-
vances in the field of obstetrics,
the penalty yet experienced by wo-
manhood in childbirth still is pa-
jthetically too high,” s’tates Dr.
Geo. W. Cox, State Health Of-
ficer.
“Officials can efficiently cope
with public health problems, such
as assuring pure water and milk
to consumers and other phases of
disease control. These lend them-
selves readily to organized efforts.
However, when the problem in-
volves personal conduct the solu-
tion becomes more difficult.
“Physicians and public health
official^ realize that scientific in-
formation and Hie part that the
individual must play in personally
applying such knowledge are very
different matters. The nigh mater-
nal Mortality rate is an example
of this fact %
“In the light of present-day
knowledge, nearly 30,000 annual
deaths in' the United States as-
sociated with maternity can mean
only that medical science is not
being given a fair chance in pre-
vention,
“Expectant mothers must real-
ize that both for their own sake
and for that of the new life the
time to become interested in a suc-
cessful outcome is the moment the
expectancy is realized. It so hap-
pens, however, that too many
mothers fail to surround themsel-
ves with the medical advice and
protection that are so important
not only at the conclusion of the
gestation period but throughout
the entire term. Many of the con-
ditions cause needless maternal
mortality piat can be traced to
ignorance or indifference to this
primary guard.
“Or, to express it positively, ev-
ery expectant mother should be
under the supervision of a physic-
ian during the entire prenatal per-
iod. Until this fact is more gen-
erally appreciated the present loss
of maternal life will probably con-
tinue."
IN TEXAS TOWNS
Methodists of Groesbeck have
completed plans for the construc-
tion of a new church building and
work is to be begun soon on the
new structure, according to an an-
nouncement made last week in the
Groesbeck Journal. This new
church edifice for Groesbeck was
made possible by the magnificent
gift of $32,000 from Mrs. J. P.
Morris, who gave the mom
memory of Mr. and Mrs. ..
Morris, parents of the late J. P.
Morris, who were charter members
of that church.
uey in
T. L.
For the second time within a
week Kerrville’s primary mohair
market announced the sale through
the Schreiner Wool A Mohair
Commission Company’s warehous-
es of 175,000 pounds of adult and
kid mohair for the price of 87
cents and 47 cents a pound, stated
the Kerrville Mountain Sun. The
previous Tuesday Schreiner’s an-
nounced the sale of two 100,000
pound deals at 36 cents and 46
cents, topping the market for sales
up to that time, the Sun said. Ac-
cording to a statement made by
Schreiner’s a total of only 160,-
000 pounds of mohair remains in
the warehouse at this time.
The new Byer-Rolnick Hat fac-
tory, recently completed at a cost
of more than $175,000, was open-
ed last week in Garland, reported
the Garland News. The new plant
measures 500 by 50 feet and is
located- on a 50-acre tract of land.
Remainder of the plot of ground
■will be utilized for recreation and
buildings. Built of brick and steel
construction, the factory has walls
of glass permitting the use of
natural light Required by hat mak-
ers. The plant has a capacity of
360 dozen tthtg a day.
Santa Anna Wool Association,
Inc., had last week its first wool
sale of the season, and, incidental-
ly, the first sale in its young his-
tory, stated the Coleman Demo-
crat-Voice. The sale was made to
Lucius M. Stephens for Henry
Stallings of Brownwood and was
for 33,000 pounds of wool at prices
ranging from 21 cents per pound
to 28 cents. Largest clip of 17,-
500 pounds belonging to Tom and
Robert Stewardson brought the
top price of 23 cents per pound.
The second largest clip, 6,500
pounds of 12 months straight De-
laine wool, which also brought 28
cents, belonged to W. T. and H. E.
Stewardson.
weighing
averaged
ED EJEIIONI*
COLGATE UNIVERSITY
FOOTBALL PLAYER.
WENT THROUGH THE
GRID SEASON UN-
NJURED BUT BROKE
HIS HAND RECENT-
LY WHEN HE FELL
OUT OF A DOUBLE -
DECK BED WHILE
DREAMING HE NAS
RAMMING TH' LINE
R3R THE WNNIN6
SCORE/
ODD NAME DEFT.
PROF JAS. a ENGLISH I
TEACHES SPANISH W /
GROVE CITY COLLEGE/
At EDINBURGH UNIV-
ERSITY THERE ARE HO
BELLS OR WHISTLES TO
ANNOUNCE THE BEGINNING
OF CLASS PERIODS. FOR
CENTURIES UNIFORMED
V (GLORIFIED JAN-
HAVE .SOLEMNLY
■ THE STUDENTS
TO CLASS/
Comanche county’s first carload
shipment of wool from Burton
Brothers’ Comanche warehouse
warn made last Wednesday, the
Comanche Chief reported last
week. The shipment
sround 80,000 pounds
about 22 cents a pound. Highest
price paid was 22tt cents with the-/*
lowest being 21 cents. Warehouse-
men and buyers estimate that over
500,000 pounds,of wool will be sold
in Comanche Bounty this spring.
Peak of the market will be reached
in about two or three weeks, the
Chief stated.
Although our civilization has
brought many foods, there is not
one that will take the place of
milk in the diet j.
Forty-Five and Twenty Years Ago
• e e sees see
In STEPHENYILLE and ERATH COUNTY
20 YEARS AGO
(Files of Tribune May 9, 1919)
Ernest Scrimshire of Sanger is
in town.
New potatoes, peas and snap
beans will soon be on sale from
local gardens. Some are already
using home-grown potatoes.
Robert Wallace came in over
the Cotton Belt Saturday from
an eight months’ stay in France.
He served there as a member
of the signal corps. Ha was not
sick n day while in the service.
Robert will likely go from here
to Oklahoma to employment with
his old firm. His employees pot
him on half pay while he was in
the army.
Farmers are feeling good over
the splendid prospects for crops.
The rains of the past week were
at a general nature and a good
season is in the ground. Garden
stuff looks good.
Ross Pearcy and wife returned
to Fort Worth last week After
visiting several days with Ross’
parents, A. V. Pearcy and wife.—
Bluff Diale News.
Lonnie Herring, who ia said
to be one of the handsomest
soldier boys who wore kahki in
France, has returned to Stephen-
ville and is now preparing to
help mnk« Erath county grow as
she never grew before.
Mothers’ Day will be observed
at the Presbyterian church Sunday
morning. There prill be an appro-
priate sermon and special music.
The rain of Tuesday night ex-
tended from Stephenville to Tolar.
Around Stephenville, with prev-
ious rains, it put a fine season
in the ground.
it crops are
in Menard
L F. Moser, who visited here
Tuesday, reports that
Ifei splendid rii
county, and cattle, goats and
sheep hare grown fat.
T. A. Parker and wife from
Thurber visited in Bluff Dale Sat-
urday and Sunday. — Bluff Dale
News.
Miss Agnes Standlee closed a
very successful school at Higgins
and arrived home the first of the
week.—Huckabay News.
Henry Stewart of Silver City,
New Mexico, is here this week
visiting his father, Dr. J. H.
Stewart. He is also prospecting,
and may locate here.
Miss Margaret Stone of Eason-
ville Alabama, who has spent the
winter with her sister, Mrs. G. W.
Jenks, left Wednesday for Hub-
bard.
45 YEARS AGO
(Files of Empire May 11, 1894)
(’ommissipners’ Court meets next
Monday.
Alex Walker of Duffau is be-
ing spoken of for representative.
He is a sound democrat, an indus-
trious farmer, a man who stands
well with his neighbors.
W. P. Orr was sleeted alder-
men in the second ward on Tues-
day, and will make an A-l alder-
man.
Higginbotham has the nicest and
best selected stock of spring goods
ever exhibited in Stephenville.—
Adv.
Mrs. J. M. Parnell is visiting
relatives and friends in Stephen-
ville.—Bluff Dale News.
Mrs. Emma Turner came in
Wednesday from Perry, Okla-
homa for an extended visit to her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. B.
King.
A fine rain fell east of town
Tuesday night, mixed with a lit-
tle hail.
John T. Trammell, was here the
first of the week to ship out the
remainder oft the Reil stock of
goods which was taken to Bowie.
E. H. Chandler ia expected
home in a few days from Birm-
ingham, Alabama. — Bluff Dale
News.
Fishing parties are numerous,
but we never see any fish brought
around.
At the Methodist church Sunday
Rev. J. J. Creed preached the an-
nual sermon for the fire boys of
the city, who attended in a body.
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The Stephenville electric light
plant has had a checkered career,
with many ups and dawns, bat
It ia now to he thoroughly mod-
ernized, recreated and adapted to
present-day methods. The old
structure is to be swept aside:
ss If It never had existence, tall,
poles pat in pines of short ease,
and the plant planed on the cir-
cuit of the Texas Power ft Light
Co., and it goes without saying
service will be ns near
that the
perfect as human agents can
make It The T. P. 4 L Co,
which takes over the Stephen-
viBe plant will give a 24 hour
service. The
Mrs. Ellen Bledsoe is visiting in
Cleburne.
The Antioch literary society
meets every Friday night at the
college building. They elected the
following officers last Friday
night for the ensuing fear ,
weeks t President, John Lhtgle;
vise president, Jim Mum secre-
tary, Mies Ella Florence; treas-
urer, Mias Thornton; editor, Jim
Moss.—Lingleville News.
Notice the announcement of
Riggs Roberts, who is a candidate
for constable of precinct No. 1,
subject to the democratic primar-
ies. Riggs has been raised in and
near Stephenville and is well-
known to nearly all the voters of
the precinct. Consider his claims
on the 19th.—Editorial.
The democrats of Hannibal met
on May 5 and organized a club
of 24, and several more will join
the next meeting, which will be
on the night of the 17th.
Prof. Patterson, who has tau-
ght for two years near Selden,
left last week for Missouri, hav-
ing received a telegram ef the
serious illness of hie sister. He
will not return till the latter part
of the summer.
Married, at the residence of the
bride’s father on the 6th, W. B.
Cantrell and Miss Bellie Stewart.
They left on the 7th for Hill
county, their future home.—Union
News.
W. F. HOOKER
PLUMBING
PHONE
490 ssssr 52
Our Flower S,
Is aa claw to ren
Call a* whan ran
Patted Plante nr
?r Shipp—
•• your Telephone
wmmt Cut riivm,
Remember—We Deliverl
Nifty Flower Shoppe
PhanadfS
Mia. M. C. Nlchala
On account of the Sam Jones
meetings at Brownwood the Fort
Worth and Rio Grande railway
will sell tickets to Brownwood «t
on# fare for the round trip. This
rate is for Sephsnville and all
points west. Tickets good May 14th
to 18th inclusive.—Adv.
‘ Fred Chandler returned Sun-
day to Thorp Springe, after hav-
Dr. J. C. Wilson
CHIROPRACTOR
Id Taaia to the Madlaal Prdadn
Often lad Fleer OM Pint NeUenel
Bank Building
Phene II Have S to U and 1 to ■
F. H. GAINES
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GENERAL PLUMBING
Dr. J. A. Whitacre
’DENTIST — X-RAY
Oftee ever Sag Tie, Drag Snare
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Dr. J. J. Mulloy
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
Often err* Santee Drag Stare
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Oftee Beam Stella.*. IteSp.*
JOHN M. WATTS
Life —- Automobile — Fire
INSURANCE
Ladies Store Bldg. Phone 186
DR. W. W. SNIDER
—Dentist—
Dublin, Texas
Office Phene 68
Residence Phone 84
Dr. J. 5. Nutt
DENTIST — X-RAY
Besstel Attenttaa Ona Oral
Pvrpajtaila end Treating Pjseihsa
Often ev«r A. A P. Store
Office I
4—.
Dr. Yance Terrell
Practtos Limited to Eye, Bar,
Nose and Throat
Stephen villa Hospital
Telephone 11
T. M. Gordon, M. D.
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
Oflae Sente Graham Street OfemHe
tarn her Ce. Bee. * Of. Phene T4
CUT rLOVBS AND POT PLANTS.
FLORAL DBBIQN* A SPBC1ALTT.
PHONE 141
Dr. A. E. Lankford
Oftee ever
GENERAL PRACTICE
rPhmaSST ■ Night Phan. 111
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