Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 167, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 1, 1923 Page: 4 of 6
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SATURDAY'S ELECTION.
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yiJROM MANY standpoints the elec-
f;JL tioa'to be held Saturday to deter-
mine whether additional school bonds
for baildbtg purposes shall be issued
and to pass Jadgment upon five char-.
ter amendmends is one of great im-
portaace. Special emphasis has been
"given to the school bonds and school
tax amendment proposals hut im-
portance also attaches to the revision
of tax levies for the general fund of
the city -and to amendments relating
to the Cemetery Association and the
Carnegie Library. Every citizen should
inform himself as to the five charter
amendment proposals and the bond
Iwe proposal and vote with a view
to promoting the .welfare of the city.
' ;The Bulletin recently erred In stat-
M that no additional school bonds
cam he Issued without amending the
charter so as to increase the sinking
land tax. We are Informed that the
head issue can be authorized and tb4&2flU Austin.to. testify before the
K"-' boftdr iBMed and sold without such
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amendment but the fact remains that
additional school building facilities
Wosld 'be of comparatively little value
mnieee the School Board be given ad-
ditional funds for the operating ex-
jretses of the schools. So It Is essen-
tlal that the charter amendments re-
lating to revision of the tax levies be
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adopted in order that the schools may
maintain the growth that Is neces-
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aary to &eet the demands of the situ-
ation. Meanwhile the charter amendment1
' ralatiTe to an increase in the tax levy
for the general fund of the city is of
iaaportance. The present city admin-:
-Jstration would derive little comfort
from such amendment because the in-
- creased tax rate would not become
operative in time to provide the pres
ent administration with additional
. fands. But succeeding adminlstraitons
will find it impossible to .maintain nec-
essary departments of the municipal
establishment unless the
increased
" general fund tax rate In authorized
because the revenues of the city would
. be Insufficient Heavy warrant issues
would be the alternative and no citi-
sen wants the city to he forced to that
alternative.
The amendments relative to the
Cemetery Association and the public
library Tequlre no explanation. Green-
leat "Cemetery is now and for years
fc&s been in a deplorable condition and
there ;ls little hope for Its Improve-
Jmait except under the direction of a
K properly supported organization. The
. - Carseeie .Library has never been gir-
X ea svflcient financial support and as
- a cemlefuence came near falling Into
4 djecay.j It mast be supported by;the
" r Municipality If -It is to remain in ser-
' Theipeople tf the city in Saturday's
eiectMB will come face to face with1
Cke tlx problesi. Adoption of - the
cfcarter 'amendments and of the bond
Smc pre$oeal will mean higher taxes.
Jtejectioa of the charter amendments
oC the bond Issue proposal will
. .
Inadequate school iacmtles a
Wwec Vaadard of public school work
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Icipal admlmisirawoo unaer
jB64he4e'-tt --attending
:stWactio afid waste continued
Sffect of tfec cemetery and of the
peoleu)t Browawoodare filling to
pay the tar rather than accept the
conditions -whieh would follow rejec-
tion of the several proposals offered
in the election Saturday. ;
RILING THE CRITICS.
YOUNG Mr. HULL Youngblood . of
San Antonio has been figuring
prominently in the . public prints dur-
ing the past several days a part of
which time he spent in the Travis
county Jail- The district court' at
Austin Monday sustained the joint leg
islative committee which had held;hlra
in contempt and if the Court of Crim-
inal Appeals sustains the district
court Youngblood will have to spend
tweriiy days In Jail in punishment for
what the legislative committee calls
contempt
The offense of young Youngblood
was (that he refused to be sworn - and
to testify before the legislative inves-
tigators as to statements which he is
alleged to have made in a recent
speech at San Antonio In which he
was. quoted as having severely criti-
cised the Legislature individually and
J collectively. His position is that he
'has committed no crime in criticising
the Legislature and is therefore not
required by law to testify under oath
as tb what he has said.
The Legislature has made a moun-
tain iof a molehill. If It should under
take to investigate and reprimand
every young man who calls the legis-
lators "rabbit twisters" It would be
in session twelve months in the year
and would have no time for Junketing
trips; because the pastime of criticis-
ing the Legislature has been popular
for many years and so far as the rec-
ords show Mr. Youngblood Is the first
to go to jail for It. It may be as a
matter of law that the legislative
committee has legal authority to send
to jail any one who may refuse to give
sworn testimony before it during Its
hearing but the folly of such proce-
dure Is monumental.
The Bulletin wants it thoroughly (un
derstood that the above and foregoing
is not criticism of the Legislature and
that if The Bulletin should be sum-
committee it will swear heartily rath
er than go to jail.
.Over at Beaumont there Is a fed
eral judge "wbo has foiled the lawyers
having cases pending in his court. In
order to prevent delay while bailj
are looking for lawyers the court has
ordered that the lawyers be summon-
ed and the court xoom locked with
the lawyers inside until the consider
ation of the docket has been complet
ed. Lawyers says the Judge have a
habit of running about the building
when they should be waiting their icas
es and they are going to have to re
vise ineir habits. Lawyers aTe re
sponsible for much of the law's delay.
Now that the Brownwood postofllce
has a Republican postmaster and is
therefore subject to the criticism of
all loyal Democrats The Bulletin de-
'sires to remark that the custom of
locking the door to the lobby of the
j building every night at 10 o'clock is
as unnecessary as it is inconvenient
for many . patrons. Even the Parson
admits that it isn't practicable.
A facetious paragrapher comment
ing upon recently published statistics
showing the alarming growth of the
.feeble-minded population and the cor
responding decrease in the number of
strong-minded persons says it means
merely more suckers for the strong-
minded to swindle." Maybe he's right
about it ; I
DOINGS OF THE DUFFS
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THE MATTER. J I KNOVW VET? FW
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THE OLD HOME TOWN
FOLKS VJHO UET THEIR. COWS CrRA"Z.B
CA4 THE DE STREETS ARE GIVING
MAYOR SlfAON DOOLITTLE AND MARSHAL
wOTEV "WALKER. SOfACTHIH& To WORRY ABOUT-
THE SHACKELFORD OPTIMIST
It is not often that one runs on to
a genuine dyed-in-the-wool optimist.
An optimist is a person who always
sees the flowers and overlooks the
rocks thorns and bad places. An op-
timist sees the rose and lets other
folks takecare of the thorns sees the
beauty and glory of the clouds and
leaves the description of tornadoes to
other people. An optimist revels In
sunshine of his own making and on
days when there are clouds he attunes
his harp to the situation and like the
poet says "behind the clouds is the
sun still shining" and by and by the
sun sets clear and beautiful in the
west Out in West Texas there is a
genuine optimist a man who just
runs over with optimism every day in
the year whether It Is a cold day a
windy day a cloudy day or a stormy
day It is all the same to him and
through it all life is one grand sweet
song. That man Is a newspaper man.
Think of a newspaper man being an
optimist all the time in spite of what
he sees and hears and a paradox is
apparently presented. The optimistic
editor is Dick McCarty of the Albany
News up In Shackelford county. He
never sees anything but the bright and
better side of life. A song Is always
on his lips a melody in his soul. He
went out riding in the country last
Sunday and when he came back here
is what he wrote in his paper:
"We went out driving last Sunday
down toward Ibex and the flowers.
PARAGRAPHIAS
Europe- will get well when she
makes up her mind Undo Sam is not
the only doctor who can cure her.
Toledo Blade.
Scientist says that violin-playing is
hair tonic. Well a lot of it is un
deniably hair-raising. . New iorK
American.
One of the triumphs of democracy
Beems to be that the minority has the
say and the majority has to pay.
Brooklyn Eagle.
The Treasury plans to abolish the
twn-dnllar bill. The five-dollar bill
has taken its place of late years.-
Minneapolis Journal.
Secretary Mellon proposes a further
decrease in the income-tax rate and
the chair has lieard no dissenting
voice. Detroit News.
Outside of the Ruhr Europe is so
quiet now that It Is almost impossi-
ble to believe that Hiram Johnson is
there. Boston Transcript
Evidently Franco intends to keep
her foot on Germany's neck until tho
Germans admit they are well heeled.
Norfolk Virginian-Pilot.
Henry Ford says he has a plan to
burn coal twice. That's a good idea.
now that we are paying two prices for
it Nashville Lumberman.
"John D. Rockefeller Jr. -derives an
annual income of $12000000 from oil."
But It Isn't any of his stock the ped
dlers are trying to sell you. Toledo
Blade.
HELP TO
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PY STANLEY
Ano-Ho-isay
vgardem work
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HERE
COMES
THAT OLD
MEWH-W
the grassy dells the bird songs and
the fructified air just made us want to
shout for joy and we did. Yes the
hills are covered with the fragrant
sweet nea blossoms and the Texas
Blue Bonnets were nodding to the
breezes down in the fertile valleys. Of
course- we ain't never been to Italy
and beheld her blue skies towering
mountains and beautiful bays neither
have we been to California and gone
rambling through her orange groves
nor strolled through her flower gar
dens nor sat beneath the shadow of
her giant Red Wood trees and wo ex
pect that it is a grand sight to behold.
But shuckin's out here in grand old
Shackelford county where the gods
plant the wild flower seeds and they
Krow without cultivations and tho
cloud isles nature's great irrigation
scheme dips the water from the. Gulf
Streams and minus dams and ditches
and locks and the April showers as
gentle as the morning dew give life
and vitality to all plant life without
money and without price and oh such
a lovely wild flower garden.. Then
there is Hubbard Creek as clear as
crystal jumping over water falls and
frisking around the boulders and tho
bass and the channel cat gobbling up
tlie red worms and live minnows yum
yum fried crisp and brown It's tho
paradise of creation and it's just a lit
tle ways over there to where God
builded beautiful Eden. Come to
Shackelford county."
ai(im
Swat the fly. Flies come Into 'the
house without wiping their feet.
A great many people living on the
fat of the land are living on tho fat
headed of the land.
The road to hell is paved wljlch is
why the traffic is heavy.
A neighbor tells us he has already
cotten a meal out of his garden. It
was a chicken.
Experience isn't such a great teach
er if you spend all of your time on the
lesson.
Distance doesn't lend any enchant-
mont to a tack In your shoo.
Absence of winter makes tho heart
grow fonder.
You can't keep a good head of hair
down.
Baseball fans blow almost as much
as electric fans.
People go to a lot of trouble they
should keep away from.
Naturally tho rising generation gets
out of bounds.
Every man thinks his garden plot
is the land of promise.
All good feelings should be express-
ed. Most of them arrive as it sent by
freight
Eyen it she does rouge nicelyi find
out if she can cook. Two can't live on
rouge. '
When you see onions in tho front
yard instead of flowers hubby 13 tho
boss in that home.
Get ready for tho biff lot salo to be
held soon one dollar down and one
dollar a week. Watch this pnpor for
announcement
Help Wanted
THAT POOR FLLOVf now DON'T
IS .HAVING TROUBLE ) YOU GO OUT
With his car -wcMDEfi there a.md
IP I CAN BE OF ANY fCT ALU FULL
HIM?
OF GREASE -
HE'LL GET IT GOING
IN A FEWMNUTES
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Texas News Briefs
SAN ANGELO. Coleman was se-
lected as the next meeting place of the
Women's Presbyterial Auxiliary of the
Brownwood Presbytery at the annual
convention just closed here. Mrs. B.:
D. Kenedy of Coleman was named
president of the auxiliary and Mrs.
S H. Gray corresponding secretary.
Approximately 100 women from West
Texas counties attended the meet.
COLLEGE STATION. A large fu
ture market for American and partic-
ularly Texas stock in .Mexico is pre-
dicted by C. M. Evans livestock spe
cialist of the A. and M. college here.
EvanB has just returned from Mexico
City where he assisted representatives
of different American breed associa-
tions in staging a livestock exposition.
FORT WORTH. Fort Worth now
has an estimated population of 158821
according to information received from
the Federal census bureau. The bu
reau in its official report recently
plaoed the population at 143831. This
report does not include several su-
burbs that have recently been added.
SAN ANTONIO. Mexicans In San
Antonio will gather May 5 in the an
nual "Clnco do Mayo" celebration.
The celebration is to- commemorate
tho battle of Puebla when Gen. Igna-
clo Zaragoze defeated French occupa
tion forces. May 5 1862.
FORT WORTH. The Central Texas
conference of the women's missionary
society held its thirteenth annual con
vention here recently. Approximate
ly 250 delegates from central counties
attended the meeting. Addresses by
Miss Mary Minor Tarrant missionary
to Soo Chow China and Miss Laura
Edwards missionary to Korea featur
ed the program.
ELGIN. A community fair will be
staged here on Elgin's next Trades
Day May -14. County Agent King is
co-operating with extension workers
of Travis and Wiliamson counties in
preparing for the affair. Club work
of three surrounding counties will be
featured. .
BRACKETTVILLE. Prospects for
the largest crop of pecans in recent
years are reported to local authorities
by growers in this county. Weather
permitting the production is expected
to break recent records. The produc
tion last year was about one-tenth of
a crop.
SAN ANTONIO. The-San Antonio
Chamber of Commerce recently went
on record as opposed to the repeal of
tho $600000 reclamation and flood con
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trol bill passed at the regular session
of the legislature. A delegation of San
Anfqnib Citizens recently went to Aus-
tin to appear at a public hearing in
opposition to repeal of the faw. 3
MARSHALL. The first example of
overland transportation of laborers to
other states was evidenced here .this
week when twenty-five Mexicans pass-
ed through here in motor trucks
bound for Shreveport La. where they
will be engaged. Large numbers o
laborers have recently been shipped
from Texas to others states accord
ing to labor bureau reports.
SAN ANGELO. Bleachers to ac
commodate 4500 persons to be added
to present accommodations; for the
historical pageant and other outdoor
features have been purchased by the
local city development board. The
bleachers will be used particularly for
the annual convention of the West
Texas Chamber of Commerce May
21-23.
Hfost remarkable lot sale ever held
in Brownwood. 'Will be announced In
few duyg. .Watch this paper.
WANTED Clean cotton rags at The
Bulletin office; will pay spot cash
for them.
KC-KC-KOKOKOKC
For Finer Texture
and
Larger Volume
in the baked goods
use
ivv Powder
Same Price
for over 30 years.
WHY PAT WAR PRICES?
MILLIONS OF POUNDS BOUGHT
BY OUR GOVERNMENT
KC-KC-KC-KC-KC-KC
Millinery
Extraordinary Values in
Ladies
Hats
We have received a large assortment of very fine Hats whick:;
.we know we are offering at prices advantageous to the pur-
chaser. Hats of Net and Georgette of fine horse-hair braids Leg-
horn and Georgette combination Milan and hair braids
Georgettes flower trimmed. .
Priced at very special $11.50.
A beautiful selection of Ribbon Hats made of Gros Grain.
Ribbon all shades at ..... . $5.75
AN EXTRA SPECIAL These are $5.00 values soft crown
Sailors and Polks at $3.50
filack and Black-ancTWhi.te Sailors at .$3.10
us on all articles of wearing
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mii'siir. cast.
A page from screendom's he'Who
that's the way Ibe ca 'cCedl B.
De Mille's current Taj amount picture
"Adam's Bib" which come to the
.Lyric theatre. Thiirsday nd Friday
reads.
Here is the quintet of principal se-
lected for the chief roles: MHtda SW13
Elliott Dexter Theodore KosU? An-
na. Q. Nilsson and Pauline Gaff a. The
supporting cast includes an6h well
known players as Julia Fayes ClarMce
Geldart Luclen Llttlefleld Rofteri
Brower and Kalla Pasha. "
Jeanle Macpherson Is both author
and scenarist of this successor to
"Manslaughter" which Misa Macpfcer-
son also adapted to the screen. The
quintet of principals includes three
face new to Cecil B. De. Mille cast3
but well and favorably known to the
ater-gbers: Milton Sills Anna Q. Nil-
sson and Pauline Garon. Sills most
recent screen work was In "Buraisg
Sands;" Miss Nilsson recently com-
pleted a important role' In 'Tfiak
Gods" for Paramount.
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