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BY JOHN E. DAVIS
MESQUITE. TEXAS. FRI DAY, FEBRUARY 1. 1929
VOL. XLV. No. 28.
No Substitutes
The druggist who recommends a
"just as good" article, stakes the
customer's future business against
a few cents profit—eventually he
loses both.
At our store you will always find
high grade goods—the kind ad-
vertised in your favorite mag-
azines.
We have no substitutes for na-
tionally advertised goods.
PORTER & GROSS
Druggists
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MMqnitt, Texas
Short News Items
From Over Texas
Locating the 100th meridian,
which forms the northeastern
boundary between Texas and
Oklahoma, has moved 40,000
acres from Oklahoma into
Texas.
Luther Hall, girl's dormitory
at Baylor College. Belton, was
destroyed by fire Saturday, en-
tailing a loss of $250,000. No
lives were lost and only one
girl, Miss Dorothy Williams of
Dallas, was sliRhty bruised.
250 girls roomed in the build-
ing and 600 took their meals in
the main dining room of the
building which was burned-
Two Oak Cliff banks have
consolidated, the Jefferson
State Bank having been ab-
sorbed by the Oak Cliff Bank
and Trust Company.
Two bandits held up a man
in Dallas Saturday night an t
robbed him of $2.00—a dollar
apiece.
Congressman Tom Blanton,
who retires on March 4, will
practice law in Abilene with
his sons, it has been announc-
ed
Afi Austin newspaper re-
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porter names fifteen of the
thirty one State Senators as
possible candidates for Gover-
nor. The list includes two from
Dallas — Lieutenant Governor
Barry Miller and Senator Tom
Ivove-
Fire of unknown origin de-
stroyed the administration
building of Abilene Christian
College early Monday, with a
loss estimated to be around
$75,000. approximately half
covered by insurance.
Frank Doran, who moved to
Texas in 1881 and established
the first meat packing plant
in Dallas, died there Saturday
To Transport Race
Horse Bay Airplane
New Orleans, La„ Jan. 28--
Plans were made here for the
air transportation of the Peter
Pan colt, Vermajo from the
Tiajuana race track to the
New Orleans track early in
March.
The colt, owned by W T.
Wagoner, Texas oil magnate,
is here at present to run in the
New Orleans handicap Friday.
After this race he will be
shipped to Tiajuana for the
redby and Coffroth handicap
there, the latter to be run
March 12.
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News Notes From
The State Capital
(By John E. Davis)
Austin. Texas, January 29
—Col. Thompson of Houston
believes in compelling mini?-
i r« of the gospel to ••iU'k i.»
their j ulpits, :».s he ha? offered
a joint resolution proposing to
change the Constitution to
prohibit min sters from luhl-
ing the office of Governor,
member of the Slate Senate or
of the House of Represents
tives. There is no probability,
however, that such a propoii
tion will ever be submitted to
the people, and I do not think
the time has come or ever will
when a citizen of Texas will b.-;
made ineligible to hold office
by reason of his occupation, as
lonsr as it is an honorable one.
and certainly that of a minis-
ter belong* in this catagory.
My belief is that ministers wh"
are too active in politics lessen
their ability and opportunities
to render service to the church
and to God and under ordin-
ary circumstances where two
men are candidates for office
and everything else was equal
1 think T should vote to elect
the other man and retain the
preacher in his chosen field,
but there could !>e situations,
of course, where I would vote
for a minister for any office
and that would be where I
thought he was the best quali
fied man in the race. Coloqe]
Thompgpn is | very intelligent
gentleman but I cannot see
how he figures that the reso-
lution he has proposed will
have any chance to pass both
the Senate and House by a
two-thirds vote or that it
would he adopted 1# the peo-
ple if submitted to them in an
election held for that purpose.
When this »e»sion of the
Legislature convened notice
was served that the seat of
two of the members of the
Hous<> would be contested by
men who were candidates
against them in the general
election. One of these seats is
held by Representative John
son of Smith County and hii
seat was contested by Rev. H.
H Wallace who waf a member
of the hi«} legislature. Rev.
Wallace was renominated for
election without opposition
but in the campaign preceding
the general election he de-
clared that he would not sup-
port the Democratic nominees
for President and Vice-Presi-
dent. The Democratic ex.
ecutivo Committee of Smith
County thereupon ruled his
name off of the ticket and sub-
stituted that of Mr. Johnson,
l^v. Wallace then ran as an
independent and conducted a
wrfte-in campaign, as his name
did not appear on the ballot-
We understand that the cam'
paign was rather warm but at
any rate Johnson was elected
by something like 300 vote;
out of a total of about 5.500
cast in the county. The
grounds on which Rev. Wal-
lace based his contest were,
first, that the executive com
mittee of Smith County had
no authority to rule him oti
of the Democratic ticket be-
cause he refused to pledge
himself to support the entire
ticket. He also said that man<-
persons who voted for him in
the general election simplv
wrote it "Rev." or "Bro." Wal-
lace and that some of them
spelled his name with only one
"I" and that all such ballots
were thrown out. However,
this contest has been settled
in favor of Mr. Johnson, it be-
ing held by the committee on
Privileges. Suffrage and Elec
tions that Rev. Wallace failed
to comply with the law in the
matter of filing the contest.
The other contest which :l
still pending is against Rep.
W. R. Montgomery of Hidalgo
County. His seat is being con-
tested by Ernest M. Smith
who though a Democrat, ran
on the independent or "Good
Government" ticket. Mont-
gomery was elected on the
face of the returns by some,
thing over 1,300 majority but
Smith claims that 950 legal
votes cast for him were throw i
out and that Montgomery re
ceived 2,200 votes which were
cast by Mexicans who are not
qualified voters. Montgomer.
is now serving his fourth term
in the House and was a can-
didate for the Speakership. A*
this is written the outcome is
in doubt but the chances al-
ways favor the man who is in
as the contestant will have to
Even beautiful lips must be prove beyond a reasonable
*ed. | doubt that he was legally elect
Always a Way to
Help Cupid s
By AD SCHUSTER \
WHEN La turner Nyw, artUt In
the attic, stopped la the hall
to talk to Carol Deiutng, first floor,
au instructor In piano, Sally Soomat
halted on the stairway hunting
herself la delight. Hally was tha
"lady of all work" in tha room-
ing establishment ot Mrs. Byron
Drlscoll and Sally s pleasure was
the pursuit of romance.
Tharaafter when she swept tna
studio of the musician she made
reference to artists and to the
splendid pictures she saw when she
worked in tha room up under the
skylights.
"You wouldn't believe It, ma'am,"
aha aald, "but that Mr. Lat-
tlmer can Just talk with a
paintbrush. That's what it la.
Ha makes the darlingest little cu-
pids you ever saw, and whan he
has a cow standing down- by the
water It's so real and artistic with
the reflection and all that you can
turn It upside down without know-
ing the difference." She looked at
the young woman to note tha effect
and went on:
"And. yes, ma'am, there's one pic-
ture of two old gentlemen playing
cards, and you Just know pretty
soon one Is going to cheat. I Just
know some day I'm going to Up the
other off."
And in Latimer's room the priv-
ileged Sally talked of music, of a
girl who was so kind to tha chil-
dren who came for lessons.
"To see her with those kids,
now," she said, "would make you
Just declare she should have some
of her own. And the war aha can
play the piano. UeaUy, there ain't
none of those mechanical ones, no
matter how much they cost, can
do a bit better."
As the friendship between attic
and first floor increased, Sslly's
heart sang with the Joy ot match-
making. it was ail her doing, and
she knew it.
"I wouldn't be a bit surprised if
they asked me to the wedding. I
might be bridesmaid or matron of
honor or something."
When a misunderstanding arose,
that ended the meetings in the hall,
the little walks on Sunday after-
noons and the occasional visits to
the theater, there were three sad
Krsons in the rooming hoqse, apt]
lly seemed the saddest. \Vhm(
she tried to talk to Lattlmer in the
studio of the pianist, she was si-
lenced, and not onca did she dare
mention the musician in the pres-
ence of Lattlmer's forbidding look.
"Look at that now," ahe said,
glancing over Latimer's shoulder aa
he sketched idly with a pencil. "If
that wouldn't make a splendid val-
entine for me to give to ray—well,
to somebody." Sally blushed as It
caught In a secret.
Lattlmer finished the sketch has
tlly and gave it to her.
"It's yours. Send It off to the
happy man. Far be It from me to
stand lu the way of the coarse of
true love."
"My," Sally was happy. "And
it's band-made, too. Ton kuow, I
like the hand-made pictures every
bit as well as those what are print-
ed." And she hurried out carry-
ing her treasure close to her
breast.
On Valentine's morning Carol
Deming received a penciled sketch
which carried no greeting and was
without signature. For a moment
she was puzzled, then with the pic-
tured Cupid to remind her, remem-
bered the day.
"He drew it, of course,she said.
"No one else I know could draw
like that. And lie remembered Val-
entine's day, and Is Just old-fash-
ioned and dear enough to remem-
ber me. I am going right out and
buy bim a regular heart and lace
valentine and send it up by Sally."
Sally did not wait for the ele-
vator when she got the missive.
She all but flew through the halls
and np the flights. On tiptoe she
approached the artist's room and.
following the Instruction of Carol,
slipped the envelope under the
door.
There was no time wasted after
its receipt Lattlmer, happy afld
A little breathless, knocked on
Carol's door.
"xob are wonderful to remember
Valentine's day," be said quite as if
she were the llrat girl ever to take
advantage of the day. "And I sm
so glad you did."
"And you," said Carol, holding
out his sketch, "did you think I
could not guess whom it was
froml"
He looked at it a moment in as-
tonishment, then grinned.
"Say," he said, "when we get
married, let's ask Sally. It's Just a
wild idea of mine that it will give
her a lot of pleasure."
(Copyright.)
OM Sayiay
Harold Buress had the gang out
to his home on Beverly drive to
play a little poker in celebration
of Hoover winning the Preaidentlal
pot Among the guests was a new-
comer who hadn't seen Harold for
some time. "I thought yon were
In college," he exclaimed.
"I was, for two years," Harold
explained, "and then I had to go
to work."
"Oh, well." consoled the other,
"half a loaf Is better than none."
—Los Angeles Times.
Early LigMheutes
The bureau of lighthouse says
that the first lighthouse built in
America may have been some S|Mtn-
ish aid. of which that office has no
record. The first lighthouse to bo
bull within the confines of the
Unl.ed States |« that known ss
"Boston lighthouse, .\Ih<h„" estab-
lished September 14, 171C.
Many Fish Sleep in Mmd
Many fish bury themselves In tha
mud to escaiie tha wiuter's cold.
The black bass frequently squeezes
Into rock crevices, where ha lies
lu more or less of a impld stata
until spring.
Fall Calves Best
Says Dairy Expert
Cows that calve in the fall
produce about 15 per cent more
milk during the lactation per
iod than those that calve in the
spring, according to J. A.
Clutter, professor of dairv
husbandry at Texas A. and M.
College. The demand for dairv
products is better during the
winter months, also, he says,
making the greater volume of
milk sell for better price.
Under this schedule the low
point of production will fall
during the hot months of July
and August, when green pas
tures are scarce and the vol-
ume of milk is likely to be lo*
aryway.
Coolidge May Be
Head Of University
Detroit, Mich., Jan. 26—De
daring that he had "good rea-
son to believe the leadership of
8 Kreat state university, such
as Michigan, would prove ap-
pealing t0 Mr- Coolidge." John
S. Haggtrty, secretary of state
today launched a plan whereb>
President Calvin Coolidge
would succeed Dr. Clarence
Cook Little as prtsident of the
University of Michigan.
Haggertv said that the pro-
posal already l^d been brought
tq President CooVdge'* atten-
tion. hut refused to divulge, at
this time, by whom the tender
was made.
Haggertv declared that De.
troit alumni of thg University
of Michigan are planting ..
large banquet for Dr. Mt^e.
retiring 'prexy," ear|y jn the
spring, and that he had been
assured by President Armin
Bickel and other alumni lead-
ers that the plan to bring
President Coolidge to Ann Ar
bor lias "their unqualified sup-
port."
' We hope to work t|> t
statewide movement for !'resi-
dent Coolidge before the tjme
of the Uttle banguet and that
time to formally make the of-
fer to President Coolidge bv
persntts who are "very close"
to him. Haggertv said hi
could not blame these persons
at this time.
Although conjecture has
been rife as to what line of
endeavor would be followed by
President Coolidge after turn-
ing over the reins of govern-
ment on March 4 to Herbert
Hoover, the president has not
/indicated publicly by word or
actjon, what he expects to do
after leaving the executive of.
flees at Wash ington, according
to advices from the capital.
Chiefly mentioned amonc
his rumored ^occupations was a
report that he might take over
the leadership of a college. Thf
only college that had been
mentioned 5n this connection,
however, had been Amherst
college, his own alma mater,
Break Ground For
New Garland Church
Ground was broken Monda\ j
for a new house, of worship;
for the congregation of the!
First Presbyterian church atj
Garland.
The building is to be two
stories, of brick veneer con-
struction and is expected tu
coat in excess of $20,000. It i-.
hoped to have the new church
ready for use within 90 days
Rev, J, N\ Russell is the pas-
tor.
Texas Weekly
Accident Report
The Texas Council of Safety
\ustin, furnished the follow •
ing summary of accidents,
their character and result for
Jan. 8-13:
Causes-— Injured. Killed
Automobile
Railway train..
Interurhan car.
J. C. RUGEL, BELOVED
CITIZEN, IS DEAI
| Heart Attack Fatal To Prominent
Banker, Citizen And Churchman.
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Mr. J. C. Rugel. leading ci:
izen, churchman, "lianker and
friend, died at hs home Tues
day evening at 7:45 o'clock af-
ter a short illness. Mr. Rugel
to one who had himself been
most remarkable friend. Th
beautiful floral offering ah
attested the great esteem i>
which he was held. Interment
"Well looks like the wome*i
have flnallv decided to give
In?"
"Give in? How do you
mean ?"
"Here's a big headline in tho
paper, it says: 'Ladles Ready,
to-wear Clothes."—Ex
Drowning
Firearms
Explosions
Other causes -
Total...
Of the above seven were in-
jured and one killed in home
accidents and four injured and
five killed in industrial acci
dents.
From Jan. 1, 1929, to date
436 were injured and 84 killed
in accidents of all kinds, and
for the corresponding period
of 1928 there were 169 injured
and 32 killed.
Curtis President
For 10 Minutes
Washington, Jan. 28- Vice
President Elect Charles Curtis
—technically at least—will be
president of the United States! ££ M.'fem-
fur a brief time on March 4■ , J Rockwall, «—
according to congressional '' , . '•
constitutional authorities wh . **stor and Wn8 *,me
ed, otherwise, it will be de
cided in favor of the sitting
member. In other words, the
burden of the proof is on the
contestant rather than the man
against whom the contest is
filed.
The bills relating to the sal-
aries of the Judges of the
County Courts at Law for Dal.
las County were passed to en-
grossment Tuesday. The orig-
inal biJl provided for an in-
crease from $3,600 to $5,000 ef-
fective immediately and it was
signed by four members of the
House. There was an inclina-
tion on the part of all the
members to favor some sort of
an increase except myself
though there was a difference
of opinion as to the amount of
the increase and the date it
should take effect. With all the
others favoring some increase,
I thought it better to effect an
agreement to make It $4,200
and effective Januarv 1, 1930
rather than to take the chance
of the hill being Passed in ♦
still more objectionable form.
Personally you know I did not
favor any increase at all but
had I not agreed to this com
promV they might have suc-
ceeded in passing it with the
salary at $5,000 or effective at
once
have delved into the exact
time l imits of presidential and
congressional tenure.
The odd situation is pro-
voked by the provisions of the
constitution, the construction
placed upon it hv the first con J
gress, changes which have)
grown into custom and the
proposed order of inauguration
Pres. Coolidge. ,lt is held,
automatically retired as presi.l
dent and does not hold offico'
until his successor qualifies. i
The inauguration plan calls
for induction into office of;
Vice Pres. Elect Curtis at
1201 p. m. March 4.
Pres. Elect Herbert Hoover,1
however will receive the oath
anywhere from 10 to 30 min..
utes later in front of the cap-,
Itol.
Thus, it is argued, the vice
president becomes president
during the brief interim.
A study made by Rep. Can-,
non (democrat) of Missouri,
house parliamentary expert,
revealed that the first congress
decided that the presidential
and congressional terms began
on March 4, 1789.
While a congress, therefore.!
expires at midnight on March
3. congress operates on legisla-
tive days and was contended
that the legislative day extend,
ed to noon. March 4.
This custom. Cannon says,
now has all the force of com-
mon law so that neither the
apparent hiatus in the presi-
dency or the apparent illegal j
meeting of congress on the
morni!ng of March 4 will cause
any difficulties.
was recently confined to hi.; was in the Mesquite cemeterv.
home for two week, with in- Mr. KugH was bom nean
fluenza which left him n ,i (Xalbott, JeftVr unt
Tennesst-f. March l'J. 185.5. .
Dr. and Mrs. Ferdinand Rukc'J
Dr. Kugel, who was the son o
a Baron of VVurtemburg. Get'
many, was sent tq America b
I a medical firm to rovestigat
the medical properties ofl
plants in America. H ate
practiced tried cine. Later he|
was married to Laura Cather
ipe Hell of Tennessee and ofl
this ttn'on jf. C. Rugel wm
born. He received his educa-
tion n a school Uci" Talbot*,
in Ray's High School af |
Morristown. and at Cumber-
land UnVcrsity at Lebanon.
Tennessee. He came to Texas,
in 1873 and obtained wor!<l
wherever available. He dull
general farm work, did thresh-)
ing in various parts of Dalln-
county,
Mr. RukcI was married to
Miss Florence Frierson of I
Centerville Dallas county, in
July, 1876 To this union eleven |
children were born, 8 sons,
Chr sman, George, Daniel. Joe
Willie, Walter, and John and
three daughters, Pauline. Car-]
rile and Edna. Chrisman, |
George. Willie and Walter died
in infancv. Mrs. Rugel died
May 10," 1«17. Miss Edna
Rugel died January 15, 1927
Rugel married Mrs. Allie
Brown, June 17, 1924 My.
Rugel died at the *ge
years on the fiftieth at.-*-
sary of his father's death. a<».
within two hours of the same
time-
In the year 1873 he estab-
lished his residence in Mes-
quite and taught the Rennet:
school located one mile south
of Mesquite. The huilding ?t;:'
stands and is used as a barn on
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weakened condition. He re-
sumed his active manner of life
until last Monday morning
when he had an attack of heart
trouble. The attack occur re.',
again Tuesday morning as he
was preparing to go to the
bank and he grew worse during
the day. His children were no.
tified of his condition and
some of them arrived before
his death, Mr. Rugel'a last day
of activity was significantly a
busy day in the services of his; Mr
church and of the orphanage of
which he was president.
Funeral services were held
at the First Presbyterian
j church Thursday afternoon at
2:30 o'clock. Rev M. U- Con
former
_ friend,
conducted the service. Many
fr iends both local and out At
town were present to pay their
last tribute of respect and lov.
The modern girl has simply
decided her face can either hie
her fortune or her misfortune,
Corsicana Sun.
TRUE TO LOCATION
"Does your son Josh ever
come back to visit yon. since
he got in the movies* at Hollv
wood?"
"Every summer,*' answered
Grandma Tnttle. proudly; "ev.
erv summer of the three yean
he's heen gone."
"And did he bring his wife
with him?"
'Each time." she answered.
"And they were three as purtx
girls as you ever laid eyes on "
[—Exchange.
Children will play outdoors then,
grown folks too. All of which
puts the supreme test to the fa
brics which go to make up your
costume. Colors in cheaper ma-
terials soon will when exposed to
sunlight and gradually disappear
under the scrubbing and boiling
they will have to go thru wiih in
washing. That's why it is real
economy to purchase.
EVERFAST FABRICS
The few cents more you pay are soon
forgotten and every time you launder
EVERFAST you realize more that
you have really saved in your buying.
We are showing these I'abrics that are
guaranteed fast to sun, fast to boiling
fast to anything they may encounter
as a wash material.
Everfast Suiting Suiting Prints
Printed Sateen Gingham Cloth
Drapery Material Playtime Prints
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