The West Weekly News and Times. (West, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, February 20, 1920 Page: 1 of 8

                                
Wtsi Ufo&hj
AND TIMES.
ZEST TIMES Established 188b
*WEST NEWS Established 1909
| Consolidated January, 1913
WEST, TEXAS. FRIDAY FEBRUARY 20, 1920
VOLUME 12
NUMBER 19
\AN INTENSIVE FIGHT
l^BATNST TUBERCULOSIS
in, Texas, Feb 16.—The
Adders foi; 1020 in anti-
, r Hiw leaders £ jn xexas were
tuberculosiymeeting cf the
elected
board o^Health Association
as P/n, February 10.
officers of the Associa-
:or 1920 will be: Dr. Z.
tiAott, Austin, president; Dr.
|T.1 A. Wright. Houston, 1st
■Eroresident ; J. H. Allison,
Worth, 2nd vice president;
B. Rawlins, Fort Worth, sec-
tary; H. A. Wroe, Austin,
treasurer; and D. M. Alexander,
Fort Worth, attorney.
Twelve new members were
/ elected to the board of directors,
making a total of 48. They are
Mya P. Jones, Houston; Mrs. W.
ienson, AlvjfT; John W. Ever-
ir” Dallas; Howell Johnson,
Irt Stockton; Dr. Morris
nBoerner and Dr. Frank Gregg,
JuM.in; Dr. W. C. Farmer, and
ir. C. S. Venable, San Anto-
iio; Dr. John Potts, James H.
[Allison and Mrs. E. A. Watters,
Fort Worth and Mrs. Florence
Floore, Cleburne.
H. A. Wroe, president of the
American National Bank of
Austin, placed $100 with the ex-
ecutiye xommittee of the As-
sociation to be used to stimulate
'^health educational-work among
___ state normal schools. The
plans for the prize'contest have
(pot vet been completed.
en comj^ie executive
lowed the extent of health
rk done by the Association.
BAILY IN RACE FOR
GOVERNOR OF TEXAS
Gainsvillt, Tex., Feb.18—Jos-
eph Weldon Bailey, former
United States Senator from
Texas, todav formally announ-
xctors of the Tex- cet* his candidacy for governor
of this state on the democratic
ticket.
Simultaneously with Mr. Bail-
ey’s announcement he made
public a telegram from former
Congressman R. L. Henry of
Waco in winch the latter stated
that he would withdraw from
the gubernatorial race in favor
of Mr. Bailey.
Mr. Henry was the only “Bai-
ley faction’’ man who had an*
nounced his candidafcv and his
withdrawal, it is said, will con-
centrate the energies of the
faction on Bailey’s candidacy.
The Bailey announcement pre-
ceded an address in which the
former senator excoriated “pro-
gressive democrats” and the
national administration, brand-
ed the federal prohibition and
woman suffrage amendments,
invasions of state rights and ex-
pressed opposition to the league
of nations.
Senator Bailey gave the fol-
lowing statement to the Asso-
ciated Press:
'T sincerely hoped that the
men who believed in the funda-
mental principles of the demo-
cratic party coulctafipite in sup-
porting the candwg^ of some
SWEET POTATOES AS
A SURE MONEY CROP
There is in McLennan county
from forty to fifty thousand
acres c-f land well adapted to
the cultivation of Sweet Pota-
toes.
The sweet potatoe is one of
the most wholesome and nu-
tricious vegetable foods known
for the human body, yet it is
obtainable only a few months
during the year.
The climate and soil quali-
ties of McLennan County are
ideal to produce the sweet po-
tatoe cf the finest flavor and
quality, yet we do not produce
enough of them to supply the
local demand of cur .own peo-
ple. One commssion firm of
this city stated to me that they
handled over fifty cars of East
Texas potatoes last year.
The County Agents office dis-
tributed at cost about 200 bush-
els of fine seed that were pur-
chased from commission men
at Longview', Texas. We are
very much interested in getting
farmers to take up this crop
and try it*out as a money crop.
As stated above the rich
valley lands of the Brazos and
Bosque rivers are ideal for the
growing of sweet potatoes They
will produce under favorable
conditions from 150 to 450 bus-
hels to the acre. Mr. S. H.
INCOME TAX RETURNS
MUST BE COMPLETE
!L    H _______ Smith of 410 Dallas Street pro-
otffier citizen for the governor- duceck 457 bushels by measure
*** * "
'v>/?^exas, but friends in
"    \,4 j, *-r\' ~    1CArt8» Ullt JLTltJnuS 111
The report of the executive whose judgment I am confident,
lecretary, D. E. Breed, for 1919 insist that the only way to
avpid a division over candidates
among the men who cherish our
\ showed that 1,171,942; principles, is for me to make
is of health literature sent
from the Association car-
health education to thous-
of Texans, 431 lectures,
hoo! talks and 1056 eon-
brought the field work-
contact with 134,0171
the race. I still believe that
they are mistaken, but I do
not feel at liberty to oppose my
single judgment against the
practically unanimous judgment
of men who are as much interes-
ted as I am in reviving the
.    ,    ,    ,    v>tatoes
duced 4o7 bushels by
of Hanev Hall sweet potatoes
last vear. I could mention sev-
eral other instances of farmers
producing from 150 to 250 bush-
els per acre. Earnest Harris
of Waco R. F. D. No. 7 had
about one acre in sweet pota-
toes last year. He produced
Austin, Texas, Feb 16—A
word of warning to income tax
payers is contained in a state-
ment given out today by in-
ternal Revenue Collector, A. S.
Walker, who points out that
returns must show all Items
of taxable income for 1919.
“Guesswork, estimates, and
either hit-or-miss tactics are
barred wheh a person is making
out his income tax return. Ac-
curacy and completeness must
’ie insisted upon. And remem-
ber the return is a sworn state-
ment; as such it must be thoro
and accurate.
Salaried persons and wage
earners must not confine their
reasons to figures showing a
year’s nay or so much a month
The actual amount drawn should
be ascertained and reported.
Overtime, bonuses, shares ir^
the profits of a business; value
of quarters and board furnished
by the employer and a number
of other items of similar nature
which are compensations for
services, are taxable as part of
the year’s earnings, and must
be included.
It must be borne in mind
that compensation may'b| paid
in other forms than in cash.
A bonus paid in Liberty Bonds
taxable at the market value
fyr flty j*t its face reived
in payment for runon is is tax-
able income at its face value,
trlu" interCSt UP°n 11 is 3,80 For    years he had Leu
taxable.
Premiums paid by an em-
ployer for life or other in-
surance in favor of employees
is additional compensation to
HONORED AND BELOVED
TEACHER PASSES AWAY
Genuine sorrow was felt
throughout this community
last Saturday morning when the
announcement was made that
Professor Clay Cobb had died
early that morning. About ten
clays prior to his death, Prof-
essor Cobb was attacked by In-
fluenza, which later developed
into pneumonia. He was not a
vigorous man, and could not
withstand the ravages of the
disease ,• passing away at 6 o’-
clock on the above named day.
Deceased was born in Robert
son county, this state, on April
3, 1858. When but a small
lad he came with his parents
to this county, settling in the
McKeag community. He was
married to Miss Selina M. Flow-
ers on Aprl 29, 1889. To this
union five children were bom,
and all of these, together with
the wife, survive, as follows:
Olen, of this city; Mrs. J. E.
Temple ^f Beaumont; Misa Etta
Cobb of Fort Smith; Miss Lois
Cobb, a student of Baylor Col-
lege at Belton, and Harlaryl
Cobb, the vcungest son, living
at home with his parents.
Three brothers also survive, D.
C., J. W., and J. H. Cobb.
During his early life, Pro^
essor Cobb followed^/k0bb
tion of farmim-eariy llfe ' Prof_
before .fe6b followed the occupa-
«cbn of farming, but two years
BEN RICHARDS WINS
IN MAYORALTY RACK
Waco, Texas, Feb.. 18.—la
one of the most exciting city
primary elections ever held in
Waco, Ben C. Richards w»s
chosen mayor over Albert Bog-
gess by a majority of over 600
votes. A total vote of approx-
imately 5500, 90 per cent of
the total poll tax list, was cast.
In the contest for Fire Com-
missioner Dr. K. H. Aynes-
worth led his ticket; J. M. Pit-
tillo led for street commissioner,
and W. H. Cockcroft won first
place for the finance commis-
sioner.
None of the candidates Lor
commissioner having received
a majority of all the votes cast
it is necessary to go into sec-
ond primary, which will be held
on Tuesday, March 2.
POPULAR WEST COUPLE
WEDDED MONDAY NIGHT
Charles L. Harris and Miss
Velma Pass, both popular
young people of this city,
were happily married at Waco
last Ma^av evening at 8:30 a-
clock^it the Presb”*
•ed at
Ma^Is
yPii ......... .
Manse, Rev-. J. J . a* Waco
ating. Acff1' '*venm8 8:30 a-
l£C
Leslie-" t}ie Presbyterian
-dinse, Rev. J. J. Greer oflici-
2? w“k, “d™S'te,"'hS
at Closner School House, his
thirty-third school term when
stricken with the fatal illness.
around 140 bushels on this acre the employees
He ,s selling these ,t *2.25 a The Income T„ d
bushel, figuring the crop st 125 ply am(,u„ls    "
to whom they brought real principles of the democratic
e of good health.
party.
I have therefore con-
sociation carried the sented to become a candidate
>alth Crusade to 416,- for governor of Texas.”
children in 135 coun-    --o—-
jj in 1919; the public [MAN COMING TO HELP
ie examined 2,827 j INCOME TAX PAYERS
,0 Texas cities and|    -
er 17,000 school James R. Burnett, deputy
t health habits, j Unted States Revenue Collec-
tion realized that, j tor of this district, announces
:een tuberculosis (that he will be here cn March
the health of 11 and 2 (Monday and Tuesday)
1 negro popula- for the purpose of assisting
•ed for, and a the tax payers in the prepar-
bushels this would give him an
income of 281 per acre gross.
accident and health insurance,
mL    .TV-, or under workmen’s compensa-
The thin sandy post oak lands tion laws. and da
t ,LT,U1 ,y r aK rer; ered hy or settlement for
age pioduced <4 of a bale of j„juriea or sickneas jg also ex_
empt.
Tips received by waiters,
porters and others are taxable
income for such donations are
in recognition of services and
are not gifts.
A pension paid by an employ-
er or bv the U. S. Government
is taxable income. A widow
cotton and 20 bushela of corn
per acre will under favorable
conditions produce from 75 to
100 bushels of sweet potatoes
per acre. The sweet potatoe
can be grown and gathered for
less expense than cotton. I
am planning to plant 5 acres
on my farm this year of the
y and a lec-
nplcyed. The
xtured to 4,-
’•med health
mted 4,481
, nong them.
“ oes visited
state went
ed 30,654
personally
’ his own
.ans for
* Unst tu-
and will
otivities,
Secre-
aton of their 1919 income fax
returns.
To the uniniated, the prepara-
tion of these reports ia quite a
big problem, and it is for the
purpose of giving assistance to
these that Mr. Burnett is com-
ing to West. He will be lo-
cated at the National Bank of
West, and will not only assist
in making out returns, but will
jjfive any information desired
h A1» rry Income Tax. He is
in Tnt
ment
tax payers
Don’t fail to see him if you
are in doubt about how to make
out your report, or if there is
any other information you may
desire.
Porte Rican variety and would who received payments in r(fc_
like to get enough farmers in
terested in the crop to induce
some one to build a modern cur-
ing and storage plant in Waco.
The Waco Chamber of Ag-
riculture ia very anxious to as-
sist farmers in securing good
ognition of the services of her
late husband, may construe
such payments as gifts
Aside from what a person
may earn from his services,
there are many other sources of
income. He must include in
member of the Baptist Church,
was recognized a*, a most capa-
ble instructor; a kind husband
and father, and a generous
friend.
The body was prepared for
burial and laid to rest in Bold
Springs Cemetery Saturday
afternoon, a beautiful funeral
service being held by Rev. W
H. Cole, pastor of the Methodist
Church ofiglst.
To the^rowing wife, daugh-
ters, sons and other relaU
the sincerest sympathy of
host of friends is extended.
RESIGNS
OF
BAPHOT LI1UKUH
iploy of the govern-
jurage
gently
• sav-
'fedia
de-
>m-
aits
Var
.^wpioy or
an»-vhis ser
yers is '’fNTeT
seed and would like very muchjhia annuaI reconing the gain3
to distribute as much as one,he made in buainesa and othel.
good car of first class seed in ventures; also the income his
is county, so if you are con- money and proprety earned,
templating m planting any |    _
sweet potatoes, file your orders
with us at once and we will get
busy in helping you to secure
good seed.
J. A. Pipkin.
County Agent
At the Baptist Church
Only 75 Years Young
Snake Creek School
.Announcement is made that
the Snake Creek School will
open for the term on next Mon-
day, February 23, and ^a 11 pup-
In commemoration of the
seventy-fifth anniversary of her
birth, a number of friends
gathered at the home of Mrs.
M. E. Baker on February 12,
enjoyed a good dinner and spent
a goodly part of the day in
Rev. J. L. Ward of \\ aco will I happy reminiscences and cheer-
occupy the pulpit at the Bap-|ful conversation. While three
tist Church Sunday, and a cor- j quarters cf a century has paa-
dial invitation is extended all j sed since she first saw the light
who have no other place of wor- of day, Mrs. Baker is still ac-
shp to attend. Folic wing the j tive in both mind and body, and
service a conference will be held j is far from being “an old wo-
'and it is desired that there be! man.” May she live to see many
Rev. Holmes Nichols has
resigned his position as pas
tor of the Baptist Church of
West, and will return to his
former charge at £1 Reno. Ok-
lahoma. Mr. Nkiols action
was made necessary on account
of his failing health, the climate
of Oklahoma seeming to agree
with him better than that of
thia section. Hfe resignation
was received and accepted with
the keenest regret, not only of
his membership, but the com-
munity at large where he is
known and universally loved.
The prayers of his congre
gation and the best wishes of
scores of good friends through-
out this section go with him
and his good wife for their
future good health and prosper-
ity.
iy on tne nrst day for dMiffU •    '    .    .    1^*.    of tmr scores i - _ : -
made no arrangements as yet
♦o fill the place made vacant
by Mr. Nichols’ resignation.
-(V-
In Ohio a century ago there
was a law requiring each free
white man to deliver 100 squir-
rel scalps a year or pay a $3
ating. Acccmoanied by * Mr.
Leslie Garrison and Miss Katie
Willis, the young couple left
M est at 7:30 in an auto
went direct to the Manse, where
the ceremony was performed.
Immediately following the wed-
ding, the party went to the in-
terurban station, and the new-
1.' married couple boai’ded a.
cai for Dallas,, They spent
one day in that city, *and one
day in Fort Worth, returning^-,
to West Wednesday night, and-
are now happily domiciled in the
home of the bride’s mother
The bride ia the daughter of
Mrs. T. H. Pass, and a sister
of Sam Pass, both of this city.
She is a young woman of many
charming traita df character,
and well worthy ,the love of the
man-she has chosen for a life
mate.    ‘    -    *
The groom, “Charlie” Haa-
"ids, has lived in this city for wp
iber of years and ia a young,
man of highest honor and in-
tegrity. He served his coun-
try iii the Navy d^artment
during the world tfar, and made-
an enviable record in that ser-
vice. At the close of the war
he returned to West, and ac-
cepted a position with the dry
goods firm of Batea & Berringer
a position which he still holdst.
He has thetconfidence and es-
teem of both his employers
and the public.
That the fuAire holds for
them the richest blessings, in
the way of health, happiness
and prosperity, is the sincere
wish of a host of friends.
For State Senate
ft
“Announcement of Mr. Lynch
Davidson’s candidacy will be
found in this issue of our pa-
per. Mr. David
the leading citizel
Harris
The Baptist congregation has Cour[t-v and there has been no
aria    ~ ——  -------a    . chiiPitahlp DP    n m i oa! m
iy on tne first day for classifi-j
Chester Logan of :
needles were
charitable or civic project ia
Houston which has not had
his active and financial sup-
port. Mr. Davidson waa the
ffiairman in Fferris county for
the Salvation Army
diers friend) War
raised $50,000.00 t
although the qi
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