The Bartlett Tribune and News (Bartlett, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 48, Ed. 1, Friday, May 10, 1918 Page: 4 of 10
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$ ' Published Friday of Each Week
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FRIDAY, MAY 10TH.
Bartlett went over the top in
the Liberty Loan Drive. Now,
over with the Red Cross drive.
A subscriber suggests that in
dealing with loiterers we ex
empt the fisherman. We'll agree
to that if they are required to
establish the absolute truth of
every tale told, and demonstrate
that they have really contribut-
ated to the meat supply. Bel-
ton News.
In some Chautauqua towns,
there are families who do all
their baking and cooking, so
s possible, the week before
hautauqua starts, and then i
give all their time to tne,
ms when the Chautauqua1
commences, and arrange picnic
parties and lunches, making itj
a vacation week. Each year
Chautauqua week becomes more
and more a vacation week.
The Waco Times-Herald right-j
fully declares that the domi-'
nant issue in the gubernatorial I
campaign is the "question pf
whether or not Jim Ferguson
thad a square deal at the hands
of the legislature. Hobby's
.supporters cannot establish the
justness of his impeachment.
"They, cannot afford to beg the
.issue. W$nt is there left for
them tq-'do? Lorena Register.
LUCICY
IGAEtETTE
EVERY month we make enough
Lucky Strike Cigarettes to reach,
end to end, from New York to China,
the long way around. That's
15000,000 A DAY
Regular men like the Lucky Strike
Cigarette good, solid Kentucky.
Burley tobacco, fine for a cigarette
because
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There are -girl slackers, wo-
men slackers -and men slackers
in every community. The R-hI
Cross sewing rooms are short
on help, while healthy, strong
girls and women are riding
around in automobiles or play-
ing bridge, whist or coddling
poodle dogs ; there are men who
refuse to buy bonds and stamps
and help in the ways' to win the
war; as a matter of fact there
are selfish, grasping people still
in the world, as there always
have been and always will be.
But their numbers are growing
perceptibly smaller, and when
the bloody strife is over they
will have to organize a colony
of their own and live with each
other henceforth. Those who
have done their duty will refuse
to recognize them. Taylor
County Times.
Every one loves a band!
That is the reason the Band is
coming to the Chautauqua this
summer. There is something
about the tremendous volume
of the band music, something
about the harmony of a great
number of instruments of brass
and wood, with the drums and
kettles, that has a universal ap-
peal. The program this season
has an unusaul number of patri-
otic selections and the throb-
bing, thrilling, stiring strains
of the military music will make
your blood tingle and arouse ev-
ery spark of latent patriotism.
Come early on band day and get
a good seat at the Chautauqua.
The impression seems to have
gotten abroad in Texas that
there are no teeth in the hoard-
ing law. Such is not the case.
Any person convicted of having
in his possession more than six-
ty day supply of any of the li-
censed food commodities (ex-
cepting those packed seasonally,
and except flour, which is re
stricted to a thirty days sup
ply) is subject to a fine of 5000
or imprisonment for two years
in a federal prison or both.
An exchange says of the great
dant to be constructed on Sun-
day River in Africa, "wjill im-
pound sufficient water to support
10,000 persons." Just how
much water does it take to sup-
port a person, anyway? Belton
Newh.
Don't know, Bro. Savage.
But its going to take more than
ever after June 26.
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What They Think of Fletcher
In "His Old Home Town."
Brooks Fletcher has a nation-
al reputation as the platform's
foremost dramatic orator. For
years Redpath has booked
Brooks Fletcher more than two
hundred nights a year, from
cost to cost.
It has often been said that
Marion, Ohio has two "First
Citizens." That city is proud
of the fact that it is the home
of the two most famous news-
paper editors, for a city of its
size, in the United States, Hon-
orable Warren G. Harding edi-
tor of the Daily Star and United
States Senator from Ohio, and
Brooks Fletcher, editor of the
Marion Tribune.
Every time Fletcher is anno-
unced to appear in his home city
the house is packed. The last
time he appeared at the Marion
Chautauqua, the audience of
two thousand not only applaud-
ed they stood and cheered.
The Marion Chamber of Com-
merce sends out a booklet all
over the country entitled,
"Brooks Fletcher in His Own
Home Town." It's a pretty
nice thing to have the respect
and admiration of the folks
"back home." Brooks Fletcher
will speak at the local Chautau-
qua. W. S. S.
Writes Editorials on the Train.
People often wonder how
I Brooks Fletcher, who comes
j here to speak at the Chautauqua
travels 40,000 miles, speaks
over 200 times, and yet is able
during the entire year to keep in
touch with his newspaper, the
i Marion Ohio Tribune.
Brooks Fletcher reads, writes
and works every minute of the
timte he travels. That is one
reason why his messages are
always new. Hundreds of chil-
dren write to Brooks Fletcher
after they have heard him. He
always wants the children on
the front seats. He urges each
citizen to be some young per-
son's "pal" the night he lectur-
es, and bring a boy or girl. The
child will understand the lecture
will remember it, and will re-
member the friends kindness in
making it possible to attend.
His lecture is one of the great
features of the Chautauqua and
every mjan, Woman alid child in
the community should hear it.'
W. S. S.
Fresno, California has heard
Brooks Fletcher, the Chautau-
qua lecturer, nine times and
every time he gets a big crowd.
At Los Angeles the Firestone
Tire Company offered the Red-
path Bureau $100 if they would
cancel his lyceunv lecture and
allow Fletcher to address a
meeting of Firestone agents, in
place of it. Long Beach, Cali-
fornia closed their stores Satur-
day, their busiest day, rented
the Municipal auditoroum and
invited their clerks, the Club
women and others to hear his
address "Community Dead-
heads." W. S. S.
Sharman Had The Most Mud.
Lieutenant Sharman who
speaks here at the Chautauqua,
has a particular gift of telling
the little personal incidents,
which people want to hear, yet
telling them in a modest and un-
assuming manner. "One day
they were giving out coniVnis-
sions," said Lieutenant Shar-
man, during his address before
the City Club, at Kansas City,
"and when they threw out a
Lieutenant's commission, I was
standing there in line with 'more
mud on me than any of the rest
of the soldiers and it stuck to
me".
Lieutenant Sharman was in
the battles of the Ypres, Somme,
battle of the Orchard, and Reg-
ina trench on the Somme. He
joined the mechanical transport
service at the outset of the war,
although he Was unable to pass
the examination and had to
"steal a uniform and hide him-
self in the transport until it was
several days out at sea.
BARTLETT MATTRESS
FACTORY.
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YOUR RED CROSS
An Army Without a Gun
By MEREDITH NICHOLSON .
Of the Vigilantes.
THE Red Cross is the greatest instrument oi
mercy the world has ever seen. Noble as the
service of mercy and helpfulness was in Civil War
days, the Red Cross surpasses it immeasurably not
only in the range and variety of its effort, but in
efficiency and effectiveness.
The Red Cross is, we may say, the arms of the
mothers of the world reached out to their sons to
bind up their wounds and comfort them. The Red
Cross is an army without a gun that wages war
only upon suffering and heartache. Where the
flag of the stars goes there the banner of the Red
Cross must fly beside it. We watch our boys go
forth to war with a spirit of hopefulness because we
know that this great agency of humanity presses
close behind them; that its work is not incidental,
but the intelligent directed effort of one of the
most marvelous organizations ever contrived by
American genius.
We have all contributed to the Red Cross; we
shall be called upon again to contribute to its
funds, again and perhaps again. And we will
respond again and yet again ! For this is a war for
the defense of civilization, and we of great, free,
splendid, glorious America, have every intention
that it shall be fought with the army of the Red
Cross solidly supporting our soldiers.
STRETCHING PARIS TO
THE RED CROSS HAS HELPED WHERE GOV-
ERNMENTS WERE HELPLESS. t
The uMilanche of refuneejj tlint
swept Into Paris fiom tin- north of,
I'Yimce litul been the ilospalr of thi
civil authorities. These homeless.,
81 mined people wore n new responsi-
bility to he lidded to the thousands of
wounded men thut came steadily from
the bhanihles of the west front,
I'.'irls Is an old city. It whs not
ready to take in Us neighbors' chil-
dren. Its population was already a
tight fit. So It made the best of its
poor hospitality by ofTcrlui; up Its tur-
rets. New building construction seem-
ed Impossible. .Men were scarce. The
mechanic was either mnunliiK the
tienclies or tighthiK the light ll the
war factories. I'ails was distracted.
ll is wonderful Indeed how nobly
I'arK Died to meet this condition.
And it is remarkable how I'aris met It
WlHi, the aid of our owu-Itei i.m..
Unhampered by red tape or precedent,
out Uci Cross put on overalls and
Jumper, carried the hod, became archi-
tect, engineer and contractor and wont
Into the building of homes. Here was
ii church lot that lay wieant; here an
unfinished hospital ; there n worn out
THE RED
By AMELIA JOSEPHINE BURR.
Of the Vigilantes.
Broken with pain and weariness
And sapped with vile disease,
Back to the land of ruined towns,
Of murdered men and trees,
Through Switzerland from Germany
The trains of wreckage ran,
And on the French frontier they found
A Red Cross Man.
And when to what had once been home
Those haggard exiles came,
Young wheat was green above the scars
Of steel and blood and flame
Hound new built houses where once more
The work of life began.
And stMI they found to welcome them
A Red Cross Man.
There the husband clasped again
The (wife he mourned as dead
Tho'child was on its mother's breast,
Thf old were comforted.
What wonder if they hope to find
Th& Angel of God's Plan
Who meets them at the heavenly gate
7 A Red Cross Man!
building, all of which in a fortnight
were started on their way toward new
apartments, rooms and sleeping wards.
We heie at home who associate the
great Ited Cross moenient with band-
ages and white gowned nurses must
lose this old illusion In the light of a
thousand other works for humanity.
In this case wo see the Red Cross
first as diplomats convincing the civil
authorities of Paris as to their ability
to remedy the situation, then as
architect!, remodeling buildings, cliang
Itig htiilding plans, hiring labor gath
eied liy themselves fiom the ex-sol
tilery and the older num. all the while
wot king under every Imaginable hand
lenp, while Father Time cried, "(Jet It
done, get It done."
So out of the gnrrets came these de
spnlring people to tlnd new hope It
,....! homes, to get new cheer out ol
sheer bodily comfort and fresh cour-
age to again take tip the great trust
that France has kept so vell-"to car
ry on." It Is not strange that out
French brothers believe In your own
Ited Cross Just a little more than you
do. Hut should this be?
CROSS MAN
Political Announcements
The Tribune is authorized to " '&
announce the following candi-
dates foi office, subject to the
dcirfocratic primaries in July :
1 (Bell County)
For Slnte Senator
A. C. Buchanan.
DeWilt Bowmcr.
For County Clerk,
B. I. Hall.
J. W. Surghnor.
For County Attorney '
Hiding P. Robinson, Jr.
Lewis L. Jones.
For Weigher. Hollund-Bartlelt
' DAN OLIVER. ,
Drew A. Wallace.
FOR TAX COLLECTOR:
Jake Nelson. (Re-electinn . I
Frank Carter.
l'UK DISTRICT CLERK: , ,W
Gene Upshaw, (Re-election) !'
L,. H. Carll.
FOR TAX ASSESSOR:
Ernest L. Walters. ,
W. A. Gilmer.
For SherifT
Hugh Smith.
D. C. Burkes. t
For Commissioner, Beat No. 2 K
J. P. Edwards. SiM
ror uonsiaoie, (uari.-noiianaj:ia
'TistLr TCnilnc- Kfifl
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I Williamson Cnuntv.) "!
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Tini. Cnlinixr TlTlrrn .&fl
Richard Critz. fr-lfr.finnVti
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r. v. i.ove.
Knr Tlisfripf Aflnrnpv
John E. Shelton, (re-eleclion)-
For County Attorney V
A. A.. VXAM.W.7. ?
Dan Moody.
For District Clerk
rti II) ITT! I Ii?
jl. . wnson, re-eiecuon. j?'-i
C. H. Gee. -(
For County Clerk
C. T. McMurray, (re-election) ?
Airs. T.inni'p Pnmnhpll. '
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T,ii QlinnrintAnflnnl .. .'.J
J. i uuH-.....ii..Uv..i ., ,uV
Prof. Nolan Queen. iWH
For Flotorial Representative pfe'
H. E. Faubion, (Marble FalIs)JjT'
W. S. Dillingham, (Briggs).,
T? r j4!.. J&
A' III iCJJl CSClllilLlVC
E. H. Lawhon.
For Tax Assessor
F. C. Humphrey.
For Tax Collector-
Ed Boldinc.
J T. Kellum.
For County Commissioner
M. M. Gardner.'
For Public Weigher - W
C. E. Scales, (Bartlett.) ?
For Constable Precinct No. 5 -ii
Henry Krnavek.
For Constable, (Bart.-Granger)
Harvey Densen.
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Cates, R. F. The Bartlett Tribune and News (Bartlett, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 48, Ed. 1, Friday, May 10, 1918, newspaper, May 10, 1918; Bartlett, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth49074/m1/4/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bartlett Activities Center and the Historical Society of Bartlett.