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temple daily telegram, temple, texas, friday morning, march 17,1916.
TEMPLE DAILY TELEGRAM
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a. K. WILLIAMS Managing Rdl»or
A. L. WILLIAMS News Editor
DBAS. W. INOJIAM Associate Edltar
NETTIE GOO CM Society Editor
ANDREW McBEATH Exchange Editor
("The Texas Preas.")
ADA LASATEH Belton Reporter
EXECUTIVE STAFF.
B. K. WILLIAMS General Manager
J. P. BLACK AdT«rtl»lng Manager
WM. STEPHEN'S Bueltifcea Manager
TELEPHONES.
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THE TEXAS PRESS
FOREIGN REPRESENTATIVES.
CHICAGO—C. J. Anderson Spiral Agency.
Marquette Building. _ ,
NEW YORK—Ralph R Mulligan. ta Park
Row.
UNION
A TRAGEDY THAT HAS SHOCKED
A COMMIMTY.
It has been the disagreeable duty
Of the Telegram during the past few
days to pri«4 in its news columns,
the account of the downfall of an
erstwhile good and respected and
loved citizen—disagreeable because
Mr. Crouch was held in the highest
esteem by every member of the Tele-
gram staff—a duty because the mis-
sion of a newspaper is to give to the
public the information in which it,
the public, is concerned.
Any attempt to withhold or sup-
press this information would be worse
than futile, because unauthenticated
rumors are a thousand times worse
in their exaggerated and demoralizing
effect than a clear, printed state-
ment of facts.
Thus far the Telegram has handled
the matter briefly, in a news way, as
developments transpired.
It is the purpose of this editorial to
give some light on the matter; to in-
form the public, in so far as we are
able to do, just what acts were com-
mitted by Mr. Crouch, and Just why
they were committed.
This is done in justice to the fam-
ily and friends of Mr. Crouch, as well
as in Justice to the victim himself—
for indeed he is a victim, a victim of
relentless fate and circumstance.
It is also done in an effort to stay
the many gross scandal rumors that
are current, for be it understood once
and for all time, that the evidence
In the case points clearly to the fact
that Mr. Crouch committed no de-
liberate wrong; that he was driven to
his acts by the relentless lash of cir-
cumstances; that, due to a chain of
reverses, the provocation was great,
and the motives back of the deed
■were not vicious; that almost any
normal, ambitious man would have
done what he did under like circum-
stances, and that probably no victim,
yea, not all the victims together, of
his deeds of momentary abberation,
Will suffer the pangs of remorse that
he himself is doubtless suffering.
Briefly, the causes leading up to
the criminal transactions In the of-
fice of the Crouch Grain company
were a number of heavy losses sus-
tained in the regular legitimate busi-
ness of buying and selling grain. The
market was treacherous, and luck ap-
peared to be against the company, in
that several hundred cars of oats, for
instance, bought at A" cents, declined
to 40 cents before they could be dis-
posed of. Other unprofitable trans-
lations of this nature, coming one
after another in rapid succession, got
the concern deeply involved.
In the letter left to his brother,
Mr. Crouch says, in substance:
"After we had lost so much money
in the regular transaction of the busi-
ness during the past few weeks, I en-
deavored to forestall what appeared
to lie inevitable failure, and to save
the business, by speculating in fu-
tures. But, like everything else of
late, even this went against me and
Instead of regaining the money, I lost
heavily in these speculations, until
finally I saw there was no hope of
saving the business, so I decided to
leave, because I couldn't bear to stay
and face the consequences."
He then explains how, in a further
effort to stay the inevitable, hoping
the while that the market, or his
luck, would turn, he had duplicated
bills of lading and drawn drafts
against hypothetical, or imaginary
commodities, and in other ways com-
mitted illegal acts.
But in all these acts it should be
understood that the motive was sim-
ply to save the business and the
money of his friends—indeed, if any-
thing can be said to Justify a tech-
nically criminal act, the acts of this
man were justified.
Nothing that has happened in a
generation here has so thoroughly
shocked and horrified the community;
nothing that has happened in a dec-
ade has brought so much sorrow and
genuine regret to so many people;
hardly any individual calamity that can
be Imagined would be mors deeply
deplored than the fate which baa be-
fallen Mr. Crouch.
May the merciful Judge of the Uni-
verse, in Hia kindliest spirit of for-
giving, look down with tender mercy
on this deed of abberation, prompted
hgr relentless circumstance which
wielded an Influence more powerful
human clay tould withstand.
hri alt ejus Judex."
By Andrew MuBeath.
[AAAAAAAAAAA,
ffffffffvw"
Has Texaw a governor? It would seem
not. Her# U the Washington government
nsaentlng to the Invasion of Texas by the
armed forces of Mexico, and these forces
authorized to pursue, to capture or kill, and
the governor of Texas not sayiug a word In
protest1 The sovereignty of the state de-
spoiled and no on© to cali a halt!—Waco
Times- Herald.
We can settle that point by arbi-
tration after the war. We have a war
on our hands now and must get by
the best way we can. The sovereignty
of the state suffered considerably
when wo permitted the United States
to police the border, a task that the
people of Texas could have attended
to at a cost of about a hundred thous-
and dollars a week. Shall we fuss
about that also?
The Sentinel doea not like this "recipro-
cal" business with Carranza. believing that
he v ill turn on us at the first opportunity
but Uncle Sam will doubtless keep close
tab on him. (jince the United States suf-
fers both the Injury nnd responsibility of
lining to run down the outlaws who are
terrorizing both countries, it would have
been more becoming in Carranza to have
offered help without so many strings at-
tached to it.—Nacogdoches Sentinel.
Sure, but we cannot force Carranza
to do the becoming thing. Uuder the
circumstances the president of the
United Slates is at the head cf affairs
and we must loyally believe that we
will not suffer through the concessions
that have been exchanged between
our government and the de facto gov-
ernment of Mexico; those concessions
having been arranged by the president
as the best plan to keep down un-
necessary trouble.
bits of byplay
By Luke ftfcLuke.
The present threatened trouble with Mex-
ico will demonstrate how well prepared (?)
is our military arm to cope with an enemy.
It requires several days to equip the com-
missary department for nn expedition of
any importance, and Uncle Bam may as
well Kt't ready for the "real thing" as far
us Mejvico la concerned.—Mart Herald.
The opponents of prepar?dness will
be compelled to postpone their cam-
paign for awhile, as it is plainly
noticeable that we need some pre-
paredness. The world may be run-
ning' wrong but it is running the
way that it is running and we can't
stop it. We must meet the situations
as they prise.
The preparation heing made to chase Villa
with the army might be mistaken by a
stranger for preparation to invade and con-
quer Mexico.—Yoakum Herald.
It is not the intention of our gov-
ernment to send a bunch of peace of-
ficers into that country to arrest the
armed bandit who has become so ob-
noxious. Tho soldiers who go after
Villa must be able to cover the ground
they stand on.
It was a delicate, difficult task which
(General Funston took upon himself, one
requiring firmness, courtesy, consistency,
strategy, diplomacy and the power of dis-
crimination. He occupied a position between
two opposing demands. His was the task
of giving out enough news to satisfy the
popular appetite, which was whetted by a
seune of patriotism, and of withholding such
news as might destroy the element of sur-
prise which he counted so essential to the
early success of the campaign.—Sau An-
tonio Light.
Much as we like to know ail that is
going on we realize that the govern-
ment should not expose the soldiers
to unnecessary risk that we may
know their location, strength and con-
dition. We further believe that the
news services should respect the wish-
es of ihe government in giving out
news.
William Jennings Bryan is quoted as ex-
pressing approval of President Wilson's
course in sending: troop# into Mexico after
Villa, but he qualifies it by saying: "This
is the first time that we have had sufficient
cause to cross the border." We suppose
there may be a few Texan® who will agree
with him in the latter statement. The
Texas people have suffered much greater
loss of life as a result of border raids by
Mexicans than resulted from the attack
on Columbus, N. M. Few Texans will agree
with Mr. Bryan that permission to cross the
border In pursuit of these raiding bands
was not too long delayed, at the expense of
scores of precious American lives.— Houston
Post*
People have different viewpoints.
Some who wanted war with Mexico
long ago thought that sufficient cause
had been secured to justify invasion.
We have not been agreeing with Mr.
Bryan lately but it is our opinion that
he spoke the truth as quotei above.
The Invasion of the United 8tat.es by
a Mexican army provides tho first
cau?e for war against an element of
that country. We have had provoca-
tion heretofore, not just cause.
The flamuel Cupples Wooden ware com-
pany of »St. I»uis, now one of the largest
manufacturing enterprises in the world, was
a one-man concern when it began business
fifty years ago In a cellar. Its product,
which consisted of a few hand-made
articles, was delivered by Cupples to cus-
tomers in a wheel barrow. The first extra
hand hired by Cupples was Robert Book-
ings, one of the mifionatres of Ft. Louis to-
day. who stopped in the then small western
metropolis with 15 cents in his pocket end
went to work for Cupples for his board and
a place to sleep. All really great city-
building manufacturing Institutions had
small beginnings. it's a wise community
tli^t takes notice of the small manufacturer
with a view of helping him to expand to
the limit of hie possibilities.—Ueaumont En-
terprise.
The building up of our small in-
dustries is the proper scheme for en-
couraging the establishment of others.
We begin to realize the truth of that
opinion now that so much effort has
been wasted In bonuses to induce such
development.
The oil market Is soaring! Thrall crude
has advanced from ll.SO to $1.55 per barrel
in the past teu days, the last named price
having been posted yesterday, the 14th Inst.
The advance nt Thrall closely followed simi-
lar raises in the mid-continent fields. Pros-
ptcts for oil producers are bright ftt tills
time, and no doubt every effort will be
nm-le to hold the production of the Thrall
field up to its present figure, which Is about
1,700 barrels a day. Fritz Fuchs has com-
menced drilling a well close to ths I. &
O. N. tracks In a tiortheaaterly direction
from tlie proven field, hoping to pick up
a lead In this direction, as the territory has
not previously been tested.—Taylor iPrss*.
We Imagine that this will prove In-
teresting to those who have not yet
realized upon their investments in that
field.
Tested seed eorn already sprouted Is show-
ing a strong tap root and anywhere from
three to five feed root*. Dig up some that
was planted with no regard for whether or
not It would produce and see what you
find in the way of tap root or feeders.—
Navasota Ksamlner-Ksview.
Some of the corn that was not
tested will prove good, but wme of It
will show weakness. The object of
the test la to plant none that will not
come up atron^-. A corn grower should
not plant dead ones
Huh!
"Gee, but this is a slow train,"
complained the traveler. "Don't you
ever run faster than this?"
"No," replied the Conductor. "This
ain't the New York, New Haven &
Hartford road. We find it Is cheaper
to kill time than It is to kill pas-
sengers."
You Know Him.
He'll bet on anything, the gawk,
His wagers are quite rash;
But, while he puts up lots of talk,
He never puts up cash.
Waff!
Do you believe that 13 is an un-
lucky number?" asked the Old
Fogy.
"I sure do," replied the Grouch.
"I was married on the 13th of the
month."
The Flirt.
She flirts with men of all degrees,
With toiler, gambler, loafer, scholar,
She flirts with every man she sees—
This lady on the silver dollar.
Paw Knows Everything.
Willie—Paw, what does despond-
ency mean?
Paw—That's when a man gets so
hopeless that he doesn't even expect
the unexpected, my son.
Nothing In a Name.
"Meal Ticket" was the horse he played
At Juarez with his last two bones;
And now to eat he's seeking aid,
For no meal ticket has poor Jones.
Take Your Pick.
Miss Amanda Sweeter and Miss
Bernie Bitter were among those pres-
ent at a dance in Evansville, Ind., the
other night.
Notice.
Stanbv Hind of Butte, Mont., has
been appointed butler to the first
President of the Club.
Well, Well!
An actor Is a funy cuss.
And he is not a bit like ti<= ;
He works when he is at play,
And we do just the other way.
—B. T. Longfellow.
If She Promises Not to Oct Stwed.
Dear Luke: Can Ann Oyster of
Poughkeepsie, N. Y., get into the
Club?—Itetsowof.
Any Objection?
Anna B. Good of Chillicothe, Ohio,
wants to join the Club.
Things To Worry About.
A square inch of soap will pro-
duce 38,521 bubbles.
Names Is Names.
Wilbur Gesagain is a lawyer In
Toledo, Ohio.
Our Daily Special.
When You See Some Men You Are
Forced To Believe That Our Ances-
tors Lived In Trees.
Luke McLuke Says
Before he gets her, Two is Company
and Three is a Crowd. But after he
gets her Two is a Crowd and Three
is Company:
Some of these days a Dude is go-
ing to marry a Princess and there
will be a battle every night as to
whether Her corset or His corset will
hang over the back of the bed room
chair.
No matter how cheesy and insig-
nificant her husband looks, a wom-
an knows that every flip chicken in
town is trying to flirt with him.
Ever notice how easy it is to curb
your bad temper when the other
fellow is bigger than you are?
Another reason why George Wash-
ington didn't have any medals for
holding the Long Distance Truth Tell-
ing record was because he admitted
that he loved Martha when he pro-
posed to her. No man can be in
love and hot be a Liar.
Women are always longing for
Wealth and Beauty. But if you will
fix things so that a man has a place
to rest one foot and a speedy bar-
tender to fillemupagain, he wouldn't
swap portions in life with any one.
If a $10-per-wcek man sports a
three-carat diamond, that is his busi-
ness. But. if a $10-per-week girl
sports a sealskin coat, that is every-
body's business.
It must shock the Reformers ter-
ribly when they see how shamelessly
the 6-year-old girls wear knee-length
dresses that expose their Limbs.
Cs Americans imagine that we have
a Sense of Humor. And yet we al-
ways take the statement seriously
when we read that: "The Groom led
the Bride to the Altar."
A man doesn't mind having his
Newspaper come to the breakfast
table in a soiled wrapper. But he
hates to see his wife come that way.
A fellow likes to hold a girl on his
knee before he gets her. But he hates
to support her after he gets her.
When they are first married, She
thinks that He has Adonis backed off
the boards when it comes to Manly
Beauty. But a few months later She
discovers that Ho has an ingrowing
chin, and ant eater nose, monoplane
ears end catfish eyes.
As soon as a man finds out that he
can kiss a woman any time he wants
to, he quits wanting to.
One reason why there are so many
divorces is because most girls look on
Matrimony as a Vacation instead of a
Vocation.
! farmers'forum 1
t 1
A Boy's SarodM.
A Fat Stock show note in this morn-
ing'* Fort Worth Record state* that
Raymond Champion, one of the Baby
Beef club members from Brown
county, yesterday gold a Hereford
baby for $2f»0. Raymond Champion
hps pulled down many prises since he
began feeding baby beeves, and Is
known as one of the most successful
feeders In the state.—-Brownwood
Bulletin.
"flowers for the
.living" club
Coastitatiaa and By-Laws.
If with pleasure you are viewing any work
a man la doing,
It you Uks htm or jroa lore him, toll
him now;
Don't withhold you* approbation till the
parson makaa oration
At be Ilea with sno-y Ulla» o'er his brow;
For. no matter how yon shout It. ha won't
really care about It;
Ha won't know bow many tear-drops
you have abed;
If you think soma praise ta due him. bow's
the time to allp U to him,
For he can not read bis tombstone whan
he's dead I
— Masnnlo Observer. Minneapolis.
The appreciative neighbors and
friends of Mayor Dick Harris of
Henderson have arranged a banquet
in his honor for Thursday evening,
March 16, at 7 o'clock, and thus an-
other good town has Joined Long-
view's "Flowers for the Living" club.
A better man than Dick Harris could
not be found upon whom to bestow
such honors.—The Longview Times-
Clalron.
Roast.
It is as natural for a child to love
a flower as for the grass to blush
green under the kisses of the south
winds. Yet many homes lack flowers
even while overflowing with children.
It has been said that no man whose
soul delights in roses leads a crimi-
nal life. Perhaps it is untrue, but
certainly there are elements of truth
in the assertion, for crime is ugly and
roses beautiful. To love the latter
and follow the former Is not com-
patible with reason. At all events, a
flower garden adjacent to the home
must be a benevolent influence upon
the children of that home. Flowers
are visible music, flowers are nature's
poetry; and just as music and poetry
conduce to the refinement of souls
given to familiarity with them, so
must flowers fertilize the heart which
interprets their subtle message. The
brute beast in pursuit of its suste-
nance browses carelessly over the
tender violet, hidden amid the grass
leaves. That is because the beast is
a brute. If it were susceptible to the
fragrance and beauty of the violet It
wouldn't be a beast, for the way not
to be a beast is to not become sub-
merged in the gross business of feed-
ing. It is all right to eat, of course;
we do not blame the cow for that.
But it is all wrong to organize one's
life upon the theory that nothing
matters except material things. No
man Is quite civilized who would or-
der the vase of flowers from the din-
ner table in order to make room for
more hog and hominy.—State Press
in Dallas News.
question box
By Charles W. Ingram.
| RIPPLING RHYMES |
♦ ♦
# Br Walt Mason. *
The Annual Paintfest.
The time's at hand, O sons of toil, to
buy eight quarts of linseed oil, and
haif a peck of lead and zinc, and paint
the house that's' on the blink. O,
wield the brush with gladsome shout,
till painter's colic knocks you out.
There's nothing sadder than a shack
that's gone to ruin and to rack be-
cause the owner Is too tight to buy
some paint and make it bright. I buy-
some pigment every spring, and paint
the smokehouse and the swing, and
if no pigment is for sale, I buy some
hogment with my kale, and paint the
chimney, tall and broad, the cistern
and the lightning rod. I buy shellac
and turpentine and make the whole
blamed diggings shine, .and thus I
gladden up the hearts of people In
their choo-choo carts, who scorch
along the dusty road, and rubber at
my gay abode. "Gee whiz," they cry,
"that old fat bard must buy his shoat-
ment by the yard! A fine example
he has set to all the world, already
yet!"
,rtax
Origin of Political "Boom."
The word "boom," as applied to a
political movement, so far as known,
was first used by the editor of a re-
publican newspaper in St. Louis, Mo.,
pending the return of Gen. U. S. Grant
from the trip around the world un-
dertaken by him In 1876, Immediately
after his retirement fron\ the presi-
dency of the United States. The term
wag used so persistently and so clev-
erly that it soon began to lodge in
popular thought, and to take on the
meaning which the editor Intended to
convey when he declared that the
movement looking to a third term for
Grant was "booming," or when he
employed the invention as a noun and
spoke of "the Grant boom."
The idea had come to him from a
common expression used by the peo-
ple along the Mississippi river. When
that stream was at flood tide and
sweeping everything before It. it was
said to be "booming." The St. Louis
editor aimed to convey the thought
that the movement for the nomination
of Grant for the presidency in 1880
was like the onward sweep of a great
river under such conditions, and
therefore a boom. The term soon
came into general use, and has been
applied in the United Stales ever
since, alike to spontaneous and pre-
concerted or organized movements
looking to the placing of some person
in an office of importance, not neces-
sarily, but generally, the presidency.
—Christian Science Monitor.
Uiuiuifti NIK WORK
Everywhere men complain about
Vork; even boys and girls in school 01
•usiness find work tedious and irfc
i >me, but it isn't the work half so much
their own lack of physical strength
hat makes it hard.
Rich blood, strong lungs and health-
ful digestion make work pleasurable
in business, in school or even house-
work, and if those who are easily tired
—who are not sick, but weak and ner-
vous—would Just take Scott's Emul-
sion for one month and let its pure
concentrated food create richer blood
to pulsate through every artery and
vein—let it build a structure of healthy
tissue and give you vigorous strength
—you would fina work easy and would
Iook./or more. Insist on Scott's.
Scott & Bowse, Bloomfickl, N.J. 19-35
—. Are motion ptrtsres shown In ths
European countries?—Phan.
A. Yes; though the people there may
not ba wrought up over them as much as
Americana are.
Q. When was Alaska purchased and how
much did It coat?—Interested.
A. It waa purchased la 1**7 for $7,100,-
000. Since that time, tt might Interest you
to know, tt baa yielded over sixty-six times
Its purchase price.
Q. Was Andrew Johnson, president of the
United States, Impeached?—Voter.
A. Ha was tried for Impeachment but
waa acquitted. The houae of representa-
tives. you see, has the sola power of im-
peachment while the senate has the sole
power to try Impeachments. In Johnson's
ca8o the vote In the senate stood. S5 guilty;
19 uot guilty—a two-thirds majority being
necessary for conviction.
Q. Please tell me how to get rid of bed-
bugs that have gotten behind the wall
paper ?—Worried.
A. The usual remedy is burning sulphur.
To he efficient tho room must have every
door, window, crevice and crack closed. The
floor should be wet In advance so as to
moisten the air. A rubber tube should lead
from the burning sulphur to a keyhole or
augur bole and through It, and by aid of a
pair ot bellows air should be blown to facili-
tate comhusion,
Q. If a Rlt'l Is tired of her fellow how
can he find it out?—Queen.
A. Don't worry about that. The cirl
will probably find some way to let him
know about It.
Q. What Is real love?—Bachelor.
A. You've probably fallen in it or you
would not have asked the question.
Princess: The answer la "A. We do."
t DAILY LESSON \
IN GEOGRAPHY |
Crude Water Transportation.
Washington, March 16.—All kinds
of ships of war and of commercc
have been pressed into service in the
great European conflict. There are
over-sea boats, on-the-water boats
and under4>pa boats; there are super-
dreadnoughts, battle cruisers and dis-
guised commerce r;,lders; there are
great ocean greyhounds that yester-
day were floating palaces of the
ocean, carrying the wealth and beauty
of civilization on their migrations
across the sea, but that today are
grim havens of suffering where the
wall of pain and the shriek of ang-
uish have substituted the carnival of
music, and the sound of mirth.
But strangest of all the kinds of
floating equipment that the war has
drafted into service Is tho kelek. De-
scribing this strange boat, the Na-
tional Geographic society, with head-
quarters here, says:
"The kelek is probably one of the
earliest forms of water transportation
used by our ancestors In Asia. It
consists of goatskins inflated with
air, tied beneath a framework of light
poles. Often as man;- as 800 such
skins are used to give the boat the
desired bouyancy.
"The cargo is loaded on to the
kelek just as though it were a flat
bottomed barge, after which the craft
begins its journey down the Tigris
or the Euphrates propelled or guided
by oars. When it reaches its journey's
end it is broken up and sold as skins
and timber.
"The two great rivers of Mesopo-
tamia are very crooked and very Ir-
regular in their depths. The air
line's distance between Diarbekir and
Bagdad is 400 miles, while the water
route via the Tigris is about 1,000
miles. At many places the river is
deep enough to accommodate boats
of considerable draft, but at others it
is so shallow that a man lias diffi-
culty in swimming. But even over
shallows where a man cannot go as)
a swimmer, a well laden kelek will
float without accident.
"For thousands of years this bouy-
ant boat has helped the people of
Mesopotamia to move their com-
merce over the shoals and shallows
of two of the earth's moodiest rivers,
and has now come to play its small
part in the greatest war of human
history."
HOW II HAPPENED
J By Andrew McBeath [
A printer told ma that * fly got
after him the other night and he Just
couldn't run him away or kill him.
The fly would ret up in th« short hair
on the back part of the printer's bead
and make a noise like co^empt for
the white race. This wotna irritate
the printer and he would stop running
the type setting machine for » little
while and try to drive the fly on to
the next printer. But Is was no use.
The fly kept on coming back. This
printer said that tho same thing had
happened to him before and some-
times he would have to quit working
several times in order to try to shoo
the fly away. I know how that printer
felt about it for they bother me that
way sometimes when I am trying to go
to press in a hurry and haven't time
to get the swatter. It makes me
wonder if the flies are not costing
some real money in different places
around over town where the workmen
are forced to stop once in a while to
fight them. Proprietors might look
into this.
You can't blame a workman for get-
ting irritated when the files bother
AND STEEL II
Annual lteport of a Big Corporation
Shows Kuormous Bcmand, Remark-
able Activity uiid Great Prosperity.
him. He wouldn't be a good Ameri-
can citizen if ho didnt' get mad w' en
he Is imposed on.
I presume that people everywhere
are working to exterminate the fliea.
I Judge by the fact that they don't
have time to report on what they
have done. They haven't finished
their arrangements for preparedness.
A man told me that there isn't a
•tore in town that does not keep bak-
ers bread covered. He got the idea
that the story recently told in thU
column was Just made up to knock
on the bakers. I believe the letter
said that there was a fly on the in-
side of the can in which the bread
was kept and hundreds of flies in the
house. I am sure that the bakers
make every effort to keep flies off
the people's bread and I will never
publish anything to hurt their busi-
ness.
I wouldn't say anything to hurt
anybody's business. I am a friend to
everybody who has a business and an
enemy of the flies. I hope no one
will stand between me and the flies,
because the flies are what I am *.fter.
Do you blame me?
The military training camps will
show just the same.
A Holland child enters life with rea-
sonable assurance that it will live
more than fifty years.
It Is claimed that English children
have better stomachs and teeth than
their American cousins because they
are not permitted to have rich bon-
bons, being provided with candied
ginger instead. Some think that gin-
ger is better than medicine for child-
ren.
^WINS^ATTENTION^
WITH HAREM VEIL
aoca
NEW YOP.K, March 16.—The four-
teenth annual report of the United
States Steel corporation covering op-
erations for 1915, was issued today
and disclosed with much detail the
remarkable recovery of the steel and
iron industry from its low state of
the preceding year and the first
quarter of 1915, to the highest level
of activity and prosperity ever known.
One of the most Impressive features
of the report is the item recording
the corporations total volume of bus-
iness at $486,352,054, against f380.-
228,143 in 1914. Of the total amount
gained, domestic business showed an
increase of 15.9 per cent and export
business 122.4 per cent.
Earnings of $140,250,066 show an
Increase of $58,503,548 over 1914 and
balance of earnings, less interest on
outstanding bonds and mortgages of
subsidiary companies, is increasing
$58,732,396.
A not income of $97,967,962 is a
gain of $51,447,555, and the balance
after interest payments on all classes
of outstanding bonds is greater by
$52,337,064. Surplus net income
amounting to $44,260,374 replaces a
deficit in the previous year of $16,-
971,984, an actual gain of $61,232,308.
The average number of employes
totalled 191,126, against 179,*58 and
the total salaries and wages amount-
ed to $176,800,864 against $162,379,-
907. The average daily salary or
wage per employe was $2.92, an In-
crease of four cents. •
"The Improvement In the demand |
for iron and steel products," says
Elbert H. Gary, chairman of the
board, "which became evident before
the middle of 1915, continued in in-
creasing volume throughout the re-
mainder of the year both for domes-
tic and the export trade. Until the
latter part of the year, however, the
advances in the prices received for
domestic business were moderate and
the average,, selling prices received
for the.year were only slightly in ex-
cess of those for tho preceding year.
In the closing months of the year the
demand for products for the domestic
trade for future delivery exceeding
the producing capacity of the com-
pany, caused price advances. The de-
mand for products for export was the
largest for any year in the history of
the corporation."
•S-O-M-E Doughnut 1"
"Any time you want real
foodie* use Calumet Baking
owderl My mother uses it—
•he's tried all other* — she'*
learned her lesson—now she
tticka to Calumet
"Unequalled for making
tender, wholesome, light bak-
ings. Wonderful leavening
and raising qualities—uniform
results. Mother says Calumet
I ii the rtKHt economical to boy—mo«t eco-
| Don it: 1 (o uie. Try it at once.
Received Hifkoct Award*
, Sew Cm I But trm—
1*4 flip in fitunJCfM
Mr*. Harry Payne Whitney and her
daughter Flora at Palm Beach.
Several million children drop out of
the schools every year to enter the
ranks of unskilled labor. The com-
munity that does not make provisions
for this condition falls In Its duty. The
citizen should be given a fair start in
a life career. This could be done at
less expense than comes from mak-
ing later adjustments In the courts
and prison.
The second annual convention of
the Anti-Saloon League of Texas has
become history and a Temple man is
one of the vice presidents of the or-
ganization. Temple men just natu-
rally fit in where there is anything
doing.
<p1
Cheap and bigcan Baking Powders do not
save you money. Calnmtdoea—it'a Pure
and tar superior to sour milk and soda.
Do you
want to
build
energy ?
Ci«* your family the tturn-huiUing/ood
Eat the food that surpasses bread.
The jjreat value of rice lies in the fact that it
supplies in very palatable form, just what the system
needs to make energy.
Rice far surpasses bread, either white, whole-
wheat or corn-bread It, not bread, is "the staff of
life among nearly half the human race.
year the per capita consumption of rice in
the United States was almost as great as that of
Cu u e an^ more people are realizing that rice
should be a part of their daily food.
Always ask by name* Be sure you get Comet
Kice—the rice you will like best of the 1400 varieties
grown.
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