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BULLETIN
7
VOLUME XIV.
BRbWNWOOD TEXAS TUESDAY. JULY 6 1915.
NUMBER 224
HOLT TRIES TO HLL HIMSELF BY
DIGGING INTO ARTERY OF WRIST
Celebration of Glorious Fourth
Costs Nineteen Lives and HeaVy
. Damage by Fire in United States
E
THE
DAILY
HEAVY FIGHTING
ON WEST FRONT
PACIFIC NOT
FROM
GERMANY
V
4
USES PENCIL TO OPEN ARTERY
AND SUFFERS FROM LOSS
. OF BLOOD.
IS IN A SERIOUS CONDITION
I
.1. I. .Morgan's Condition Continues
to Improve and lie Wants to
Lcine His Bed.
GLEN COVEr July 6 Frank Holt
at about midnight last night at-i
tempted suicide by trying to open the
artery in his left wrist with a pen-
cil point. A prison attendant saw:
him writhing in pain on his cot with
the blo'od flowing freely from his
wrist The attendant bound the wrist
securely. Notwithstanding the fact
that his attempt "was discovered soon
after it was made. Holt lost a consid-
erable -quantity of blood.
JLate yesterday Holt had paced his
cell crying9 that he wanted to die.
In Serious condition.
Holt appeared to be in such a ser-
ious condition- from Joss of blood and
refusing to eat that the county of-
ficials conferred today over the ques-
tion of taking him to a hospital and
adopting forcible feeding.
"Holt is very weak said district
attorney Louis Smith. 4l will not be
-surprised "if he dies. I don't know
. -
12Usv Tirana. Ur C
WW MUt- Hit Vtff&f O .X. lVCf
Jfc
Secretary Daniels and Board
Planning New NaVal Program
WASHINGTON July 6 The Naval
Program to be presented to Congress
.in the light of the lessons of the Eu-
rojfean War has not been definitely
. framed notwithstanding the fact that
'Secretary of the Navy Daniels and
his advisors have had the subject
under consideration continuously for
months.
The building plans for the coming
year will not be completed until the
list moment when probably.-President
Wilson will say the final word
as to the number and type of ships
the .Navy department . will' request
Meanwnne secretary uanieis nopes operations was destroved. EvmUj
for more information from the war the European war so'far as they are
zone upon which the Vnited States ! known apparently bearout that as-
can build with profit and safety. sumption in decking what shall h
So far little information has been tllP future Amerifcaii policV of nava
.received to aid the naval construct- construction. ' '
ors. All the belligerents are main-j xavy engineers now are deeplv en-
gaining the .strictest secrecy as to ;sagert Vlth experiments looking to
their plans or the lessons they have;tne discovery 0f sonie" practical de
drawn for themselves from the fewfonsp snhmarinn nttnf-v
sea battles. American navaj- attaches
at London. Paris and Berlin have
had little opportunity to furnish en-1.
lightening reports and there have
been no foreign observers aboard any
oi uv wai ua-ta ii atu.
Sfrlct German Cnards.
It is said -that the American at-
che at BerHn has had ortiy
i see considerable of the work goms
j k... :e u
'tache
to
on in iieriiian varus uui u ne ua
boon -undor the strictest injunctions
. t....v .. .... w.-rv. .
even in official reports during the
eonfinuance of the war.
The greatest r.:estion that has
come out of the war is .consM-ved
bv manv American naval officers to
be the- future of the dreadnaught So
far as .is known not a single capital
ship has boon. engaged and the value
of those enormously expensive fight- .
'ing inachine-i-is still as problematical
as it wa? when England launched the
first all-big-giin ship the Dread-
naught. . England s
' dreadnaught. the Q
bombardei the forts
-urtuin-.-. ut mi .m .-a.i ut-iJi-
ment advices go. she is the only ship;
in'i t. lu iiiui a. attui
far. . I
The reason for that navy officers j
say. is the full realization of predic-1
tions made for submarines when the
first undersea boat was constructed j
Against tnose smaii anu comparative- f
ly inexpensive weapons no adequate
ueen Elizabeth bus sidered impractical in any but spec- Urs from many of the larger cofireFtis 1 frZ. un c.rrrim Ao.t it iu
Netf Jobbing House Will Soon
Be Opened in BrovQnvQood for
Distribution Meat Product
The Chamber of Commerce an-
nounces today that a new jobbing
"house-will Re opened here. Paul Rice
State Manager for 3eo. A. Hormel
& Company 'of Texas handline pack-
ing house products is in the city com-
pleting arrangements for opening this
territory.
J. C. Levens will have charge of the
Brownwood house and J. E. Bouldin
and M. K. House will be traveling
salesmen for this territory.
The Geo. A. Hormel Company has
a packing plant at Austin Minnesota
and kills each day according to Mr.
Rice more hogs than Is shipped to
the Fort Worth market. Tho Hormel
Packing Plant has an interesting his
tory. Twenty-three years ago Mr.
whether he is trying to starve himself..
Unit he certainly doesn't eat."
It is announced that an examination
of Holt's body snows scars similar
to those known to have been on Mueh-
ter's body.
Morgan. Improved.
J. -P. Morgan was so much better
today that he wanted to. get lip but
his physicians refused to allow him
to move:
COURT DISMISSES BIG
MINERS DAMAGE SDII
Suit Grew
Out 'of - Riots at Prairie
Creek Coal Mines During Sum
mer or 15)14.
FORT SMITH Ark. July G The
I.2o0.000 damage suit of the Bache-
Deman Coal company against the of-
ficers and meii of. the United Mine
workers ot America was dismissed
by the Federal court here today.
The suit was filed as 4i result of
the riots of . last summer at the
Prairie Creek mines. The" court re-
fused to entertain the claims of the
company because the mine is jiot of
au imerbwup commerce cnaracter
...
Uo-rc l?Mirir1Q .
means 01 uetense has been tound and
the first line ships tf the fighting
navies are- behirid mine . field or
screens of torpedo boats and destroy -
ore biiv nir rim nH-Q iWL- Av
war to the bl4er-pre-'dreadnaught bat-
tleships the battle cruisers and light-
er and less expensive craft. -
Superiority of Submarine.
hen the first nmnpuvrps nf tho
American navy in whicji submarines
-. V.. -T.
participated took place some officers
declared the day of the battleship had
passed. In theory every big ship
which annroachod slinrp dnrintr t1ins
should ihey find a solution of the
problem the big $hip program will.be
vindicated. ' While nothing has been '
reVealed of their experiments it is!
assumed that questions of greater sub-
division of hulls and stronger buik-
J heads of armor to extend' about the
midship sections of battleshiiis hetow tl7 YZit.Z vViipr.lVv IT : .';
-the watorlin and.capahie ot rMif SSJ?' K."'
the blow of a modern tor)edo and al- y. ctmrilrholfi "o miiP u-..t nf in
'..' t ia Miongnoid v-mues west ol .M011-
su liip locaiiuu 01 suuiuariiiu at a cull-
.idi-rablp distance and their pursuit;
. . ..i... ......... w
suh as destroyers are being consid-
ered. The latter defense bs the 'oiih
pntctical one which seems to hayo
't with any success abroad so far
s is known yet officers here point
out that at best it is like searching
for a needle in a haystack and that J
the desti oyer defense does not meet;
the promem -in anyunng hkc an aue-.
Quaie way
x . ;. ; - "
l.frat-.oji and destruction of sub-
at the. Dar-.ial cases where weather depth ofin the association "promise to be. one L.ini n.i thar chnnid tho nerm bo
uu- anu uiuvi .j;uiiuiuuu iii.itvi.- iv(ui me most uengnuui leaiures oi me nuthorized at the noils there will be
possible.- Bomb dropping froni aero- i im-eting. Special efforts' have been.!' hVq1v contest for the two positions
ii.iiivj uiti mi lunuiiiu; luin. i
fortifications and other easily visible '
stationary objects has not roven so !
successful as to give much promise
where a small dimly visible shape
beneath the surface of the water is
rne Target
(CONTINUED ON PAGE ft)
Hormel was operating a small meat
market and a small dairy. From the
by-products of hla dairy he fattened
hogs for his meat market. Eventu-
ally his business grew and he estab-
lished a packing nlant and induced
the farmers surrounding his town to
raise hogs. He now draws his en-
tire supply of approximately three
thousand head ner day from a radius
of one hundred miles. The farmers
fatten their hogs on. milk and barly
and oats.
Mr. Rice says that the Brownwooi".
country is 'in better condition thar
any section of Texas and that Brown-
wood's location and the enterprise
and energy of hen citizenship will
11 i" i. ... 1 . t r
eventually majte ; ner a oig joijoin:
center..
BOTH FRENCH AND GERMAN OF.
FICIAL STATEMENTS REPORT
SERIOUS FIGHTS.
BRITISH AIRSHIP RAID FAILED
Russiuns Are Holding Their Own Ex-
cept hi Southern Russian
Inland.
BERLIN. July 6 Special dispatches!
.from the western front-say that in a
recent battle between Arras and La-
basse the French and British suffer-1
ed fearfully one jcommand alone los-
ing thirty thousand out of forty-two
thousand men.
A ertrnt hritish :iirllin :tt;n? rft
reeled atrainst tho German nnsftinn
in the German buy ol the North Sea
failed utterly.
A German official statement today
oalls nftention to ''Groat Rrltain's no-
tion in interfering with special and
unarmed passenger ships in Turkish
waters while at the same time she is
protesting against .German submarine
warfare."
Aethe -Western Fightimr.
London. -.riiiv fi' Tha "Russian lino
is reported to be hofding-its own along
the entiro front except near Krasnik
southern Russian Poland ' where the
' Austro-Oermans have broken' through.
Both the French and German offi-
' cial . statements today report active
fighting throughout the western
war
! 2one.
TEXAS FLO RI NTS MK.F.T . - 'connection with -.the alleged attempt-
- TODAY AND TOMORROW ed assault upon two Daniel Baker
Ff RT - WORTH Juiv C A large and irIs some weeks ago.
K ; recnutlve attrmaVice marked v
t'tnln"- here todav of the aa-inal-
conveiuion or the-Texas Florists As-
sociation. The sessions will bo
untied and concluded Tomornny.
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" RUliHUlM IV lit! 1 I Kb
ou
.
AT COLl'MBIA I Ml LRSlTi.
NEW YORK July C. Many of -the'
leading theologians of the "country'
are to lecture at the conference on f
r.iln .ui na n nrt '
. . ..'...
i te summer sess on at uoiuuiDia
wi un ouiaiuii ww.v
University. In adidtion to the con -
n-it-im- uiuu wuiaca n icoiun
hae been added to the summer school
and will continue through the .six
. ;
OARRANZA AND ViLLA
: FORCES IN BIG flfiHT
- .
r
'Ior's Maim That Two Thousand
-''n Ha' e Heen Killed and
Wounded.
LAREDO. July CSix hundred Car-
rfinii t ifrtc ti-tr IrilljiVl I nti
tprpv
it" is reported that eighteen th'iiu -
sanu troops were engaged-in tins jaat-
and that the total casualties on
;. joth sides were two thousand killtd
and injured. "
The attack was renewed by Canan-
7.n reinforcements- today. .
BKAI'TIKl'L FLOYi ER" DISPLAYS
FEATURE IX CONTENTION'.
p
UKl uuitl.H July .More tlian
;co.ll annual ?onvetitin of the State:
Florists .Association winch was to :
iiiauc ui gp ' a large aiicuuance OI
w nm flo.istt-. .-
" - 1- -
SPECIAL TRAIN OF ELKS
IIOPND FOR LOS. ANfJELES.
DALLAS. July 6. Texas ISlks are
preparing to attend the annual reun-
ion to lie held In Los Angele:; July
II. and a committee fi'oi'n the Dallas
lodge has been .appointed to arrange
speclfj.1 train to leave here early to-
morrow. The Elks from t':Is section
will be joined- at Temple by many
more. The "Ell's Special" is "due in
Los Angeles early on July 11..
GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA
WILL HEAD VI KOI MA DAY
SAN. FRANCISCO: Calif.. July C
Old Dominion exiles now resident in
this city and vicinity have made elab-
orate preparations for the reception
and entertainment of Governor Stuart
of Virginia and hjs party who are
to arrive here tomorrow. On Thurs-
day the Governor will be' the cen-
tra figure at the Virginia day exer-
cises at the exposition.
.GERMAN METHODISTS' MEET
FOR VARIOUS PURPOSES.
ST. LOULS Mo. July. Representa-
tives of. all the German-speaking
Methodist Episcopal conferences of
the country met in national confer-
ence here today to discuss Sunday
school methods church-literature the
limitation of the pastoral term and
other problems relating to the work.
; of the denomination.
CHICAGO .Iuly; 6. Nineteen dead arid nine hundred and three Injur-
ed was" the nation's sacrifice to a two days celebration of the Fourth this
year according to corrected figures compiled today by the Chicago Trib-
une Last year there were twelve killed and eight hundred and seventy
nine injured.
This year's fire loss throughout the nation was $239325 compared
with. !?f)Vl"j last year. The increased casualties this or are due to the
fact that In many places both the fourth and fifth were celebrated.
COUNTY COUF
IT GRINDS
OUT BUSINESS RAPiDLY.NOW IN ATLANTIC CITY
Three Cases Already Disposed of and
a Fourth Went to Triul this
Morning.
County court is grinding out biisl-J
ness without a hitch this week. After .
convening at 1:'0 o'clock yesterday
afternoop. three cases were complet- t
ed and a fourth that of. Harry Staton.j
.v..0v.v " wuvj.o i.uui
Haury Hall was under consideration
today. T he cases which had been dis-
posed of prior to noon today were"
The State vs. J. H. Stacy. charged
with wife desertion.- Conviction se
cured by jury verdict and a fine of J
.:. and costs assessed against defend-
ant This case had been on the
court's docket for some time.
The State vs." Miles Malone charg
ed with aggravated assault. Com-
1110 siaie vs- J- freeman cnarg
eu V1UI Wlie ueseruon. i'iea 01 gunry
Accepted and fine of $25 and costs
plaint reduced to simple assault and t .":" ..ou u?.6ue.w Amfnca Admiral von Truphel
plea -of guilty accepted. Defendant rl. r 6ainenngu wttI - a leadThg statesmen of
fin i nH nnctc Tm . plow to impressing upon the people cusses r he. ilinlnmnrta-
assessed against defendant. Free- t"lXZ ... Juul
man was arrested in. Goldthwaite a' The Mn Dollar Pier has been
v " UftVi LVf&4 v m IMU11I U KJi.. JUO
wife here.
kkkvpii f:iYPiiviivT is .
REPRESENTED VT FCXERAL.
im4 15l'T- VranU
' I&' - 7T tre ?u
"ont was officially represented at the
funeral herp this nmrntnir of Pnrftrio.
n T t.fMi ...mi i..- tn vmor
r" - T l Sent to Amer
n. .- ;
....... .... vi-pi iy( KIF
' ' ' vW 'mTi'i-r i v
i ii 1 !f V.l I 1 I ' II I . '
of hnalth
She declared that slip would not
testify in' Thaw's sanity trial and did
not appear in court this morning. - -
CIIKISTIAX FNDEAVOR
ro.wKXTiox in ni icvco.
CHICAGO III July 6. Every de-
la its formal ownint; ir . the
" -
01 delegates already are in tlie cit.
-
' TfY S SI'PRFMF H'DIiFS
AUK lmi'KI.KSST.V ItKlIIVf)
WITH THEIR 3fA'Y CASKS.
ACSTIN' July C Despite jthe fact
that much business was transacted
hv the s'tate supreme court during
the term just ended embracing a per-
iod of nine months the court still is
513 cases behind on its docket. This
number includes 342 applications for
wHts nf rror. Manv hiwvors thru
srtll for. the adoption on July 24 of the
lirnmJfH rnnttttitinnnt nnmmlmont
thus created. There already are ten
tentative candidates.
MILITARY TRAIMNO TO BE
ELIMINATED IN SOME CASES:
MATURE MEN TO BE EXCUSED.
COLLEGE STATION. July 6. The
Agricultural and Mechanical college
has announced that hereafter mature
men of experience desiring to fit
themselves for higher positions in life
may take courses in the college with-
out having to take- military training.
The faculty will" pass on each applica-
tion to prevent abuse of the privi-
lege. The concession is made to en-
courage" the attendance at the college
of teachers and men of practical' ex-
perience. DUTCH AND RED TO HE
TRIED IN SAINT LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS Mo. July d. The case
of Charles ("Dutch") Fronime and
Gus C'Red") Koenig under indict-
ments "charging them with the mur
der and robbery .of Frederick H. Sol
1 HARRY'S SANITY TRIAL. """wl ui MKreemenis wun t;reac Britain against
NKW YORK. July C.-Evelyn Nes-' n "tS ex-Governor Germany explaining that was most
Mf Thaw arrived here this- morning ; InTmXZ xl?" imVroblihle S to.' American diplo-
: .!!.. t.?. (pncp Richards of Ohio. Fred O. Blue matir traditions
Christian Kndeavor Convention wasij a" ppclU tra"f to ?onv?- ('ernan standpoint concludes Admiral
perfected. todav by the numerous com-UashIn Von Truphel. is contained in this
mm.M n ni ro Tho- m1i1iin neI"bors who Wlfl prespnt to Presl- question; "Can we hope so far as we
ler. came up in court today for trial. Butterfat (sweet) per pound 30c-
Soller. who Was paymaster of the SL.'Oats. bulk. No. 2 3.1c
Louis ReTrlgerator and cold storage
company was killed August 1" last
by four bandits who robbed him of
$1500 and escaped in an automobile.
Two-of the bandits were convicted and
sentenced ' to life imprisonment.
Fromme and Koenig escaped after.
the crime and were arrested recently
in Denver.
i DEMI RUM'S ENEMIES
I
j
- Twenty Thousand of the Forces of
-JHys Met "by the Sea and
.Occupy the Pier.
ATLANTIC CITY N. J. July G.-
Atlantic City's reputation as a resort
only of those seeking pleasure and
recreation received a solar plexus
today when an army of-20000 or more
sincere anu earnest workers in the
cause of prohibition captured the city
nd nitohprf its. tnnt-n rh Minr
and pitched its- tents on the Million
Dollar Pier. The "dry" army will swer to the American demands
retain jrossession of the resort for It is understood" that Germany has
four days during which time there-: proposed a joint system of inspec-
wilj .be held a war council of foes - tion Qf passenger steamers. It is
of the liquor traffic which will be unknown whether Germany will agree
without precedent m the number .of. t"o the carriage of contraband on board
its participants and in its representa- such ships
the character " i Armio far n
of the country the strength of the"
sentiment back or th. movement for
national prohibition. In its plans the
. . " 1 ' Vl
t . . - - "-"b".1- "i .iucn-
c;l'frs other organizations
" - -
league during the four days' confer-
.t-..v.-c-. ruunc nieeungs wju ue neid-
r..i.ii . .... .
mornings' afteruoons and evenings
t-'ovs- f States members of congress
ernors ot States members of congress
professional men and men at the head
nf rftnt Kll-ltlMa .:
t . . '. .
uu sao i
hombs at tho common foi-oid Demon'
auiua yernai torpedoes and gas
ni; "ivmucu m nit- uai ui must'
Scheduled to address the meetings are
Senator Gallinger of New Hampshire
C7 Ol " m.-
i0f UGSt Virinia- Richmond P. HoV
uu u. .vnuujua. eai .iuaif ur spue 01 resident Wilsons unques--Georgia.
Booker T. Washington the .tionable desire to reach a peaceful sor-
negro educator and last hut not-least Jution of' the problems that !hp rm
the redoubtable John L Sullivan who
Ibi'Iieves he would still be the world's
cnampion pugilist had it not Ireen
. rn. t f . i i r f.i. - .
muiHuic iijeiiusmp wun aonn lain conditions to kindle this feeling-
Barleycorn into a hostile outbreak."
At the end of the week it is planned
nhtefl hV nv iHi
5 dwoaudlns
.
STOCK SOLD ODER FALSE
. i ut.it. in nth l UAlU.fc.
PORTLAND. Ore. July C The case pardanell-ea and Suez canal. Subma-
of the United States Cashier Com- rinp warfare against merchantmen in
pany was called for trial today in the tnat Case could be modified or aban-
Federal District Court Officials of doned to obtain a more favorably nen-
the company are charged with having trality from and the friendship ot
sohl stock to the amount of $1000000 America which would be of great
under false pretenses. ' j value to Germany after the war. .
"If the answer is fn the affirma-
- 1 tive then the law of self-preservation
ATLANTIC MIDSHIPMEN TO would -Justify us in using the fullest
HAVE A PACIFIC CRUISE.' extent our -superiority in submarines
ANNAPOLIS Md. July B. Aboard
the battleships Ohio Wisconsin and
Missouri the midshipmen of the
United States Naval 'Academy wiH
start tomorrow on their practice cruise
through the Panama canal to San
Francisco and Los Angeles. The sea
trip was to have begun immediately
after tho graduation exercises
last
month but was postponed because of i
the inquiry into examination irregu
larities at the academy.
LOCAL MARKET REPORT
Produce and other farm stuff was fe.u" "iBos to the east of the sura- -listed
by Brownwood buyers at the ; ruit of the mighty Sierra Nevada r
following prices today. The price ! Range; on -the transcontinental &
glven are for a cash basis merchan-: line- It is a region of terrific -dise
exchange prices being slightly snows and of late years has be-
higher on certain commodities: t"" come a seat resort for Califor-
Hens per pound 7 l-2c
Broiler's and fryers per lb 12c.
Roosters each 5o
Guineas each 15c
Butter fresh per pound 20c
Butter packing stock lb -.....i4c
Eggs per dozen Sr
Butterfat. (sour) . ner pound ....20c
Oats sacked per bu .36 l-2c
"Wheat bulk No. 2 $1.00
Corn. bulk white bushel - 90c
Alfalfa per ton $8.00 t6 $9.00
Johnson Grass per ton ..$o.Q0
Cotton seed per ton $19.50
Mllo maize heads ton ...$15.00
Milo maize threshed per cwt ....90
Rd top cane seed per cwt. 90c
AMBASSADOR GERARD CABLES
PROPOSALS TO STATE DE-
PARTMENT TODAY.
CLARIFY SITUATION
Germany Admiral Discusses Possibil-
ities of Peace and War With
Cnlted States.
- WASHINGTON July 6. Secretary
rui aiaie Lansing announced today
that a dispatch had been received
jfrom Ambassador Gerard at Berlin.
giving inrormaiiy the views of the
I German government on the question
?f submarine warfare but Secretary
causing saia mat mis dispatch had
( not been answered by the United
iates.
While declining to discuss the con-
tents of the dispatch Secretary Lan-
sing let it be known that the pro-
posals in it are similar to those
which have been discused in the
erun press dispatches which indi-
cated a desire to clarify the situation
beforn nnrmmfv o r.i ..
before Germany makes a formal .m-
one of the
Germany dis-
citn'i?rr 'in
one gf the Berlin papers as follows
"A German-American war or even
a rupturo of diplomatic relations tho
v"c-t ui nuivu yvuuiu viriuaiiy oe as
uum injure uerman prospects-
more seriously than many believe-
mougn America at first would be
able to contribute little to the mili-
cent by an accfriprnrinn r th mr-
v... H J L lUU trill till Lt' ilillHS x
.
ions supply it could in time coopera-
ate .with considerable land and sea
tuit-fa anu wun urst class submarines
and aeroplanes in the complete isola-
tion of German. Tt also could exer-
cise such pressure -upon the few re-
inauuug-neuirai countries tnat these
would probablv be arraved -actiret?
ur passiv.eiy among our enemies
Admiral- Truphel discusses the pos-
sibjlity of. earlier exfstfntr Amonran'
' . ' ""CT -
.."But it is undeniable." he says "in
tiathies of a maioritv nf Amprimnc'9r
on the side of England and that only
a spark ijiight be necessarv under cer-
i . ... -
aiiu flcuiei ui me prooiem trom.-a
be.'aTe able to forsee. to fnrce England
' " i. T ' mrce England
o ts Knee8 thronsh suhmarine
; . ....
"If the answer is n thp nprativo '
"If the answer is in the negative '
; he adds "our submarines can find
better employment against hostile
' 1-; . t . . ..
yj(ups. particularly in tne nuntmgr
grqunds of. the Mediterranean
tho
amj "e ncuuniy accept an me con-
sequences of it.'
RANCHMAN SHOT
SLAYER GIVES UP;
PKCOS. July In '-a difficulty ab
Kent last Sunday afternoon FreTd Frby
sot G; T Pell.
4- - $ .
TRAMP'S HALF-1VAY HOUSE. 4-
TRUCKEE. Calif.. Juiv G. -This
little town of a few him- -dred
Inhabitants has the dis-
Unction of being the "Half-Way
" House" of the great army of un-
' entnloved. It is inst n -6-
nians vmi a desire to indulge
"J ln 'inter sports. A unique fea-
v tare oi tne lown- is a saloon v-
where tramps are always wel--.come
without money and without
price. During last winter an av- -
erage of 25 derelicts slept every
v nignt. on tne rioor by a hot stove y-
and each was sent pn his way - --
with a bite to eat and a drink.
Proceeding to the west the foot-
travelers enter the 40 .miles of
gloomy snow sheds maintained
Dy ithe railroad. If their route -
lies to the east they must jour-
ney across hundreds of miles of
desert before the cities by the
Great Salt Lake are reached.
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White, James C. The Daily Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 224, Ed. 1 Tuesday, July 6, 1915, newspaper, July 6, 1915; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth345251/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Howard Payne University Library.