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^ 33RD YEAR—No. 16.
SHIP DUBLIN WATER TO
BRECKENRIDGE, RAN6ER
AND TELEPHONE
ERATH COUNTY, TEXAS, FRIDAY AUGUST 13, 1920
EIGHT PAGES
MEXICANS STEAL SILKS
FIMM (TTKRHACh STORK
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o. w Fillbrook, In association with,
parties at Breckenridge and Ranger,
has made arrangements with the City
of Dublin Waterworks Department,
whereby the water from the Dublin
plant will be sold to Mr. FIilbrook and
associates and shipped in tank qars
to Rreckenridge and Ranger for drink-
ing purposes, these towns not having
an adequate supply of pure drinking
water. The water, for which the
water department will receive a stipu-
lated price per thousand gallons, will
be loaded into sterilized tank cars In
Dublin and shipped to those towns,
where it will be bottled and sold to
the ronsumer. Mr. Fill brook, who Iiuh
been living at Ranger, will locate in
Dublin to look after the details of the
service at this place.
According to Manager Walter Hamil-
ton. the new reservoir at the water
plant will likely be accepted by the
department within a few days. A new
deep well has recently been complet-
ed, giving the plant four wells with a
pumping capacity of practically 250,-
000 gallons per day. The additional
storage provided by the new reservoir
will enable the plant to take care of
this new demand which is estimated
to amount to from one to three cars
each day. Three cars of water went
out to Breckenridge this week, ship-
ments to Ranger not having com-
menced at this time.
The water at the Dublin plant has
been shown by analysis to be nlnety-
ine per cent pure, and it is this fact
hat brought the Ranger and Brecken-
ridge people to Dublin in search of
pure water for drinking purposes.
j Jesus Valds, Mexican, together with
another of hi* countrymen, was ar-
rested and placed In jail at Stephen-1
FARMERS CONGRESS
HOLDS LAST SESSION
The Texas Farmers' Congress psss-
10 it A BANKERS OIL CO. 1 III BLIN REFINERY HILL
INSTALLING MACHINERY j OPERATE IN THIRTY OA1S
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO
GATHER FARM EXHIBIT
vllle Monday by Constable W M ed Into history Wednesday at noon, In !» finished and machinery on the
Gibbs. The Mexicans are charged w‘llVth«
... ...... ,, . , , i at College Station to merge It with
with the theft bf merchandise valued I oth(.r farm organizations. The com-
at $600 from the t'tterbaek & Harris inlttee. that had the matter of reor.
Co. store In Dublin. Monday morning, ganlzation in hand reported that while
and had the goods in their possession' l,ie work accomplished by the oon-
when arrested. Mr. Gibbs also went *''eH» *n the paet has been highly
to Comyn and arrested two Mexicans beneficial, changed economic condl-
ln connection with the theft, who were thins necessitate changes In the ob-
later released. The men held are Jects and methods or the organlzu-
members of a large party of Mexicans Mon. It recommended the appoint-
who have been located in and near **>«»>t of committee to co-operate
Work on the f&wu Bankers Oil! The Dublin Oil & Refining company
Company's well, Dublin No. 1 is being lw*» let contract for the drilling of a
pushed as fast as possible. Derrick water well to a depth of four hundred
11 feet on their refinery site east of
gruuud. Drillers are rigging up at a I town This plant is rapidly nearing
rapid pace and will likely be ready to | completion and we understand the
spud in about the ttrstof next week, i company has made contract for a large
Enthusiasm is running high. Stock quantity of crude oil agd will begin
and leases are in big demand. Close- 'operation within the next thirty days.
BERLIN SCHOOL GRANTED
ADDITION A I. AFFILIATION
. _. »
in leases at this early hour tire run-1
nlng from $50.0(t to 1250.00 per acre. ;
Outsiders are fast investigating and I
passing their O. K. on this as being!
one of the-safest wild cat oil propo-' nubiic hl.h schoo'ls of Texis' has' re-
sitlons that Texas has ever known; i , " ” . * ' . ,
........ Uently informed Supt. S. L. Wolfe of
BAILEY DECLINES
NEFF'S CHALLENGE
TO MEET IN OEBATE
S. Si. N. Marrs. chief supervisor of hlm 'a U‘e yim'off-
Beaumont, Aug 12.—Pat M Neff
was given one of the heartiest and
most cordial receptions when he spoke
here on Wednesday night that he has
been given anywhere in Texas. Jeffer-
son county cast a big vote for him tn
the first primary and It is expected
that a much larger vote .will be given
Ihtblln. doing railroad work principal- with like committees from other ag-
ly hut a considerable number have ricultura! organizations looking to a
not been steadily employed recently, lonsilodation of alt such bodies, with
Officer Gibbs states that those who H» object of promising the Interest of
continue to remain Idle in Dublin will Texas agriculturalists,
be arrested as vagrants. , The enactment of legislation placing
M. GIBBS DECLARED
NOMINEE FOR CONSTABLE
the producers of Raids and raw ma-
terial on the same basis with more
favored industries by banifs in the ex-
tension of credits was strongly urged
by the committee on resolutions and
and as evidence of this fact, are in-
vesting their money In stock and
leases An this field. The company is
highly elated over the early prospects
of this well and expect to push same
to completion ou' record time.1
the Dublin high school that after ex-
| aminatlon of the papers'submitted in
advanced arithmetic.
Dublin
i schools have been granted one-half
iunit- affiliation with the State uni-
I versify. This gives the Dublin sc lido is
a total’ of 19% units of affiliation.
of all the people. Therefore, be it
"Resolved. That the farmers of j FREE FREIGHT AND FREE
Texas be urged to form local,1 district * RIDES IN RED IfCSSlA
and State organizations to be federal- After Oct. 1, Government shipments.
The Progress was misinformed in by the committee on resolutions and ed wm, various State organizations j consignments of authorized private j l“* severest, terms, a Joint discussion
reporting the decision of the county i which, was adopted unanimously. J Into a national body, to the end that merchandise and goods from national- between us is unthinkable. Assumig
democratic executive committee re- The congress adopted the follow- tbe farmers may be'in a position.to ized factories will be carried free on that you would say to me what
Mr. Neff has received a telegram
from J. W. Bailey declining to meet
him in Joint debate. The telegram,
which was sent from Lubbock, read
as follows:
"When issues can he discussed and
personalities avoided Joint discussions
help the people to better understand
public questions and are therefore de-
sirable.. But tn view of the fact that
ybu have said many things about me
which are not true and some of which
1 have been compelled to denounce n
garding the nominee for constable in Ing resolution:
precinct two. According to E. C. I "National welfare demands that we
Fewell of Dublin, one of the members, | take our places at the council tables
the committee declared W. M. Gibbs ; of the nation and umpire the age-old
the nominee. Instead of ordering that 1 fight between organized Industry and
use the power that should be theirs railroads throughout Russia, Hteeord-
aiong political and economical lines ' ing to an order made public at Mos
have said about me, and certain that I
would say to you what I have said
We .believe that the character of the cow. Workmen and families on leave I about .you. a joint discussion between
citizenship composing the fanners is 1 or ’ changing their place of employ-
such that in assuming the powers and tnent, invalids, students and workers
us could oply culminate in disorder.”
another vote be taken for this office organized labor, to the end that both authority thus obtained the effects of et. route to congresses will not be
at the run-off primary, as stated by may be made to realize that no part i their efforts will inure to the wreifare asked to pay transportation under the
the Progress. 1 of our people can disregard the rights ’fof the nattou." terms of the order.
Inasmuch as Mr. Bailey has insisted that the matter of the
open shop be made an issue in the gubernatorial campaign, an
explanation of the open shop problem in Texas will doubtless be
of interest to people in the rural districts and country towns.
This in view of the fact that the so-called open shop controversy
is confined mainly to the large towns and cities, and the farmers
and residents of the smaller towns, not being affected by the
problem, had given it little thought until Bailey forced the issue
into the campaign for governor and called loudly on the other
candidates in the race to state their views on the open shop.
Open shop associations have been organized during the past
several months in practically if not all of the United States by
employers of labor, principally the building trades in the cities.
The purpose of these associations are to get enough employers to
sign the open shop agreement that members of the labor unions
will be forced to desert their organizations and of necessity work
A large watermelon of the Tom
Watson variety, two well fruited
stalks of cotton and ten ears of yellow
dent corn have been brought to the
Chamber'of Comm^rfce office for ex-
hibit purposes by George Herd from
his farm three miles north of Dublin.
Mr. 'Herd states that he has about
fourteen acres of this corn and esti-
mates fie will make from forty to
forty-five bushels per acre. The Cham-
ber of Commerce wHl make an effort
to get together a general exhibit of
farm products and will appreciate any
assistance on the part of the farmers j in an open shop at a/ wage and at hours fixed by the open shop
along this line. There is nothing that | assocjatjon, the result so far having had no noticeable effect on
will advertise this as an agricultural , ’ .,,, _ , , . ...
the ranks of organized labor. Labor unions do not recognize the
open shop in towns where they have ,a local organization. It is
either a union shop or a non-union shop, the purpose of the labor
JHaskell Bailey made no mention of Neff’s land planks, but at Big
springs he condemned the lend plank as socialistic and as inter-
fering with the right of private property. He condemned suf-
frage for women with the terse explanation .that women could not
make laws any better than men could make babies’ dresses. He
boasted that if the Democratic state convention passed any reso-
lutions unfavorable to him, he would kick the resolutions out of
the window. Bailey says that if elected the legislature will not
dare oppose him in his actions as governor. Bailey tells the farm- j ,{alle.v at Lubbock is as follow*:
ers that he will save them from destruction at the hands of orga-
NEFF CHALLENGE!*
BAILEY TO DEBATE
At Houston Tuesday Pat M. Neff
challenged Joseph Weldon Bailey to a
joint' debate, or a series Of joint de-
bates. time and place to be agreed
.upon. '
Neff sent a telegram to Bailey, per-
sonally. conveying this challenge, and
asked him to give his decision soon.
Neff was given a good reception in
Houston and an enthusiastic reception
at the Houston Auditorium. He again
discussed with emphasis "Bailey and
the war," declared thai the issue of
tills campaign is “’Democracy rs. Bai-
leyistn." and insisted that Mr. Bailey
is making the race on false issues.
The telegram Mr. Neff sent to Mr.
section more than the displaying of
the products of the Boil and there was
never a more oportune time to get to-
gether such an exhibit.
Aged Woman Killed by Train
Governor of Texas must now come to
one of us. Loyal members of the party
whose commission we seek are entitled
to know Just bow we stand upon
national and State issues. I have
therefore asked you, through the press.
Mrs. Margaret McAlister, who for
years resided in Dublin, but for some-
time past at Stephenvllle. was run
over by a train at Stephenville last
Saturday morning, receiving injuries
from which she died in a short time,
Mrs. McAlister, was very far advanced
in age and for a long time had not
been able to hear well, and this is
evidently at least partly responsible j
for the accident.
APPEAL,FOR ORPHANS’ AID
Albany, Texas, Aug. 11.—The Rey-
nolds Presbyterian Orphanage at Al-
bany burned Monday night with a total
loss, Practically nothing saved. One
hundred and twenty orphans are with-
out a home. Ail beading, clothing,
cooking utensils and provisions burn-
ed, We send out this news to the
world so that alt may help if possible.
Send anything In the way of clothing,
bedding, cooking utensils or provisions
especially money contributions. HelR
Is what we want and need at once.
The loss Is about $88,000. A dormi-
tory will have to be built at once to
house these orphans. Send all con-
tributions to 8. C. Coffee. Mayor of
Albany, or Richard Dyess,. County
Judge. 8. C. COFFEE,
1 Mayor of Albany.
RICHARD DYESS.
County Judge of Shackleford County.
J. D. McNeill of Dublin has volun-
teered to receive contribution* for
tills cause in Dublin, and will see
that all such contributions are dis-
patched promptly to the proper au-
thorities at Albany. Donations of any
kind should be tent to Mr. McNeill's
residence In Dublin not later than next
Wednesday. Aug. IS. Mr. McNeill's
telephone number Is 87.
BROWN WOOD INCREASING
» JIATURAL GAS SFPPL1
Work hts already started on the
, laying Of a ten Inch main to supplant
, the 5% Inch main now In uug . be
twean the gas wells and the city of
Drown wood pipe is being unloaded
t at Baaga, and being laid as rapidly as
possible, so as to be available when
cold weather strlkas. This will In-
•are a supply of gas to Brown wood
•ancient to fll the neda ot thrse or
lour times its present population
organization being to make contracts with employers providing
that only union members be employed at certain wages for a j guilt and said that he had done no wrong,
certain number of hours. If a workman who is not already a
member of the union of his trade desires to work in a union
shop he can do so by joining the union, and if a member of a
union accepts work in a non-union shop he is automatically ex-
pelled from the union. And the same rule applies as to the open
shop association, except that in some cases the members of the
association are bound by a cash forfeit to abide by the rules of
the association for a certain length of time, and if during that
time he decides to make a contract with a union he forfeits his
cash along with his membership in the open shop association.
This is the status of the open shop controversy today and has
been for years. Although the open shop associations have been
in existence only a few months, the employers have for years had
their organizations confined to the line of industry in which they
were engaged.
Ba'ley declares that the “open shop” is the leading issue of
the campaign for governor at this time, and has took his stand
on the side of the open shop association. However, he has not
enlightened the^public as to how he intends to dispose of this
issue if elected governor.- The fact is, Bailey having no platform
on which to make the race, has chosen the open shop as a weapon
with which to array plass against class to his advantage in this
campaign. Bailey goes about the country telling the farmers
that unless he is elected governor the labor unions will make
wages so high in the cities that the farmers will be unable- to
hire any help. By this statement Bailey evidently intends to
infer that as governor he will make wages so low in the industrial
centers that the bricklayers, carpenters, printers, steel workers,
electricians, railroad men and mechanics of all kinds would flee
to the farms in search of a job. But the farmers know that in
the earning capacity and purchasing pointer of the great masses
of workers in the industrial centers lies the demand and the
market for his products. In fact, everybody realizes this fact
unless it is Bailey, who has perhaps never given the matter a
thought. Bailey tells the farmer that the high wages received
by the union workers in the cities results in the fanner having
to pay high prices for what he buys, and Bailey has no word of
condemnation for the profiteer, who exacts excess profits on both
the product of the fanner and the worker in the city, making
high wages necessary for those who live by daily toil.
Bailey is a demagogue, and his inconsistency cannot escape
the notice of the most casual observer. For instance, in his speech
at Big Springs last Saturday, where the population is composed
largely of union railroad employes, Bailey did not mention the
open shop at all, but on the following Monday at Haskett, where
his audience were mainly fanners, Bailey again made the open
shop and the labor unions the chief subject of his address. At
nized labor, he tells the world that he will drive the politicians
from power in Texas, but the majority of the voters do not believe
that Bailey came from his home in Washington for this purpose.
He says/ he came back to save the state from destruction at the,
hands of organized lai/or and the politicians, hut Bailey represent-1 'r r™ indorse the national Democratic
ed Texas in Congress for many years, without being accredited j ffa“rr.'hlsTjcf^a
with any measures in the interest of his constituents. On j crane nomination. The Democrats at
the other hand, after the people of Texas had honored Baiteyj Te*a* j»*v« the right to have this ques-
with public office for all these years, he showed his appreciation 'JS £322
by accepting employment for corporations who were seeking to : you. as Governor, would recommend
defeat the laws he had sworn to uphold. When confronted with !'fiat wyoid change in any way the
the evidence of this breach of public trust Bailey admitted hU j ^LTo’p. *i££r?l3B* S
There is- nothing to name even one thing that you could
indicate that Bailey has changed his views in this connection, and or would even try to do to change in
there is nothing to indicate that Bailey’s interest in the welfare!^ ^emST^ tCmplo*'
of the State of Texas has been increased during his residence ini. ■ you have never named or discuss-
Washington. At heart Bailey has no good motive in seeking the led one constructive proposition that
office Of governor of Texas. ; you wouid undertake In the event or
Bailey realizes that his hope of election lies in his ability t-o j <.ampuigm t* based absolutely ou raise
foment dissention amotjg the classes. He promises to destroy or-; issue* and your entire discussion m
ganized labor for the benefit of other classes. The supreme court I*60"1 tl‘inK1' ttmt >r°“ know ,h“t,y.°“
of the United States has ruled time and again that workeis in any vtebate win give a Wetter understand-
industry have the right to organize and bargain collectively by j ing of these issnes than can b« had
contract with employers, and Bailey with all his boasted power i ^ lo“* ,anK'* dDcnsions. Therefore,
cannot set aside a decision of the supreme court of the United j Uni(. #nd plart, t0 b„ aKrwed upon lf
States—even as governor of the great State of Texas. Tne farm- several such joint debates be held it
ers have their union, the employers have their organizations en-1]" °PiBl”n ,hal ,he pubUo wln th*a
abling them to act m unity m the matter of hiring labor, and,atP the j^roorr*ttc platform,
other matters in which they are interested. If any of these orga- "The profile win know what you are
nizations are seeking special legislation at the hands of the gov-‘ «olnK t0 d<>' Ir anything, to maintafn
emor of Texas the fact is not of public knowledge. The labor The pw)ple wlil know wlfat you are
unions are not seeking any special legislation for their benefit.* going to do «« Governor in regard to
Bailey has the backing of the open shop Associations, but if he what S’00 0811 an eight-hour taw-made
were elected he could not force the legislature to enact any laws sj(>nB 1 RUrp the volws ^ Tpxsh
that would destroy organized labor, and Bauey knows it. win be better acquainted with the
Neff has made the campaign on clean principles. He does not | ,bin« f‘" which you stand in the
promise to subjugate one class tn favor of another, but guarantees j £tto(| AdvtBe mp u to your (i„, m
administration of the state government in fairness to all. The j in reference to the acceptance of this
graduated land tax proposed by Neff would be worth more to the; challenge as your earliest opnveni-
farming industry than all the skilled mechanics Bailey could arive | en<‘*___
to thersrm from the citjr, even if he were successful in destroying < tin stance TALMADGE in
the 1 allot) unions. Neff Has always been satisfied with Texas as
his place of residervfe^ Bailey found that his large practice as a
corporation attorney ma>ie Washington his logical home place and
he moved there, But for a motive that has not yet come to Tine
surface he has come from his home in Washington to seek the
office of governor of Texas. There are good men for Bailey, but
unfortunately they are merely following the man who makes the
most noise and the most promises without taking in account
the logic of his doctrines. But the majority of the voters do not
want a corporation hireling for governor of Texas.
To sum up, there is nothing the matter with Texas. At any
rate, the ills of the grand old state are not so serious as to require
the attention of a specialist from Washington. The fanner is
prospering, the manufacturer and builder is prospering, the work-
ers are all employed who are seeking employment, whether union
or non-union. Business is good in all lines. Everybody is doing
well who would do well under any conditions.
Vote for Neff and put your stamp of disapproval on an outsider
who seeka to be governor of Texee by engendering class strife.
EMERSON.I,DOS STORY
Constance Talmadge as Mary lilake
in the tetest First National Attraction.
"The Perfect Woman," written by
John Emerson and Anita laws, has
for a starring vehicle one of the most
humorous and entertaining ztories
ever written for this Inimitable come-
dienne. v
The development of the plot, in
which Mary finds herself in the hyme
of Jim Stanhope, the man she w»»
determined to vamp, and a thrilling
little episode in which lour Bolshe-
viks have a prominent part, combine
to blend the humor with the most
pleasing kind of suspense.
This picture which will be shown at
(he Majestic Theatre. Monday.- Aug.
Id, Indicates that the popular taete In
motion picture oomhdy is constantly
demanding something light, and re-
freehlng without burlesque or slap-
stick to win laughter and approval.
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