The Democrat-Voice (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, April 6, 1923 Page: 3 of 10
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THE DEMOCRAT-VOICE, FRIDAY, APRIL 6,1923,
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Increased Tax on Motor tlre'rate per
Trucks Under NewLaw
Owners of motor trucks in Texas
registering these vehicles after June
15, 1923, ami for the year 1924 will
have to pay largely increased fees
under the new State highway law
adopted at the last session of the
Legislature.
The new law reduced the horse
power fee from 35c to 17Vic per horse
power, but adds a schedule of weight
fees which increase the total tax in
every instance. The weight fees are
on a sliding scale, with higher charg-
"wrfortfttnw equipped with solid tires
than for those with pneumatic tires,
The, schedule of weight, fee* jj* grad-
uated upward with the weight or'fhe
trucks and the increase over the pres-
ent scale, while not so great for the
lighter trucks, is an increase of as
much as 300 per cent on some af the
heavier makes.
In their endeavor to impose a pen- . ,v,
ally on the heavier trucks the legis- load 22.200, solid
latow have imposed » tax so high That tax fT,115.78.
It is agiWdored almost confiscatory by
sotnwof the truck owners.
1 Blowing is the schedule of taxes
on several classes of trucks:
Ford, one ton, weight with load
4,000 pounds, pneumatic tire, rate per
cwt. 80c; tax 115.86,
Reo speed wagon, weight With load place was raided before 10 o’clock.
Buick delivery, weight with loai
2,740, pneumatic tire, rate per cwt
30c; tax (11.73.
Dodge commercial, weight with load
4,405, pneumatic tire, rate per cwt
30c; tax 117.88.
Federal, capacity 2tt tons, weight
with load 11,900 pounds, solid tire
rate 80c; tax $100.10.
G. M. C., capacity 3ti tons, weight
with load 10,714, solid tire, rate $2.00;
tax $341.78. G. M. C. five tons
$427.78.b-
Intcrnational, capacity 3 . tons
weight with load 12,000, solid tires
rate 80c; tax $101.08.
Maxwell, 1H ton, weight with load
6.080, pneumatic tire, Pate 40c; tax
$28.26.
Oldsmobth, 1 ton, weight with load
5,100, pneumatic tire, rate 30c; tax
$19.15.
Republic Rapid Tr.. weight with
load 5,900, pneumatic, rate 30c; tax
$21.20
Pierce-Arrow, 5 tons, weight with
tires, rate $5-00;
Then and Now.
Daughter—I bet, dad, you
saw dancing like this back in
days.
Dad—Yes, I did—once
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| News of the Week |
R. W. Burleson of Wear, Texas, a
small town between Taylor and
Georgetown, was taken from an auto-
mobile Sunday afternoon by a band
of masked men, driven to a point near
the San Gabriel'River, whipped and
beaten on the head with pistols, then
taken to Taylor and chained to a tree
on the north side of the City Hull and
three bucket* of creosote dip poured
on him. According to Burleson’s
statement, he was notified that an at-
tack was to be made on him by a Bap-
tist preacher who handed him a card
bearing- the name of “Ku Klux Klan
No. 176 of Georgetown.” He was told
he must quit going with a pertain
Woman. ,
Governor Neff has called a special
session of the Legislature to meet
April 16. It is stated that the Gov-
ernor has called the special session
earlier than anticipated because of the
AhtWiKg'igkwqt jn_th«B
which,
revenue4fund
general
some have said
Financial Condition °f the
City of Coleman, Texas,
February 1st,
1923
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ASSETS
Water Work* complete consisting of mains, pumps,
machinery, lake, reservoir, dams and real estate $
Electric Plant complete consisting of plant, poles,
wires, transformers and etc.
Real Estate and parks
Office furniture
Street Department consisting of concrete culverts,
graded streets, tools, etc.
Rock crusher
New street lighting system v
Fire Department, 1 lot, brick engine house, I*a France
fire engine, hose, etc.
(ash on hand
Liberty Bonds,
War Saving stamps
Delinquent tax
New lake, construction
New lake, land
may go to $10,000,090,
never _
your] Thomas M. Campbell, aged 67, twice
governor of Texas, died Sunday night
hiir the I ’n John Sealy Hospital, following
nearly a year spent in that institution
suffering from pernicious anemia. He
is survived by his wife and six chil-
dren, all grown.
l.ate new* from Doom, Holland, is
to the effect that the ex-Kaiser and his
wife, Princess Hermine, have definite-
ly separated as a result of domestic
troubles. The correspondent, states
that when Princess Hermine left
Doom recently she WHit ostensibly to
I inspect family estates in Germany but
jin reality ha* gone to live with her
j near relatives. The correspondent [
describe* the ex-Kaiser as "one of the
most tragic figures in Europe today.”
Monday, April 2, the State Board
j of Education made a Scholastic ap- j
portionment of $6.50 per capita, or a!
<54,825.38 grand total of $8,432,048, It is stated j
2 741 501this apportionment will wipe out the!
, ofti'oc j financial deficiency in the State school
Ir-J.l.-O j ,y,t^ni which has existed for several j
years. The large apportionment, it .1
was stated, was made possible by the]
transfer last week from the general]
fund of the $3,000,000 emergency
school appropriation, passed by the!
last Legislature, to the available
school fund, together with the regular
monthly transfer of school money
5 000 00 M»wt»g this time to nearly $5,000,
A fire at Cross Plains Monday
morning, originating in the L. & S
63,706.86
37.462-41
5,644.00
1,557.25
10,422.40
.191,206.70
TOTAL
Bon4i ou Island i ng
So
>ruto t
rpfu*
TOTAL
, ’
LIABILITIES
Bond* Outstanding
Redeem
Due After
5,030.26
11,181.19 .....
6 IV, f.ft Cafe completely destroyed a half block
’ * | of the South Main street business dls-
” 7— triet, with an estimated loss of $40,000
407,054.80 to 150,000 The cafe, Rccdef Barber
Shop, Majestic Theater and Texas
Cafe were wiped out, with all contents
and a racket store owned by G. W
Cunningham, was badly gutted. The
Cross Plains Drug Company, Fashion
Shop and the E. H & A. Davis Cloth
ing Store sustained heavy water dam
*g»-
248,500.00
158,554.80
8 407,054.80
40 Yrs 15 Yrs 5‘>
10 Yrs 15 Yrs 5'.
40 Yrs 5 Yrs 5’.
40 Yrs 15 Yrs 5',
Date
Water Works Refunding
July 1st, 1900 40 Yrs 5 Yrs
Electric Light. Apr 1st, 1902 40 Yrs 5 Yrs
Water Works repair and ex-
tension, May 1st, 1905
Water Works supply and im-
provement, Sept 1st, 1909
Electric Light Improvement
July 1st. 1910
Street Improvement, Sept, 1,
1911
Water Works, new lake
Feb. 1st, 1922, 11 Years and Annually
TOTAL
Sinking Funds
Cash in bank to credit of above bonds.
Water Works refunding
Electric Light
Water Works repair and extension
Water Works supply and improvement
Liberty Bonds .
War Saving Stamps
Electric Light Improvement
Street Improvement .......,;!
Liberty Bonds
Water Works, new lake
. Total
Total Bonds outstanding
Sinking fund credit bond account
Rate
ofint"
‘4*
44
Amount
4.500.00
1.500.00
8.500.00
30.000. 00
16.000. 00
23,G00.u0
160,000.00
At Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, Sunday
morning, six members of a band of six-
teen hooded Ktt Klux were shorn of
their masks in a scrimmage after they
had been, ordered from Bellevue
Methodist1 Ejnscojml Church by the
Dresses for Women
at Less Than Cost
Your Choice of any
Dress in our entire
stock of Silk Dresses
for ten days only
This is below actual whole-
sale cost. Remember there
is no restriction, come in and look the en-
tire stock over, pick the dress you want and
all you have to pay is $15.00 none higher.
We hereby guarantee that you can’t buy a dress in
this county, similar in workmanship and quality as our
dresses, at the above price.
....... *■
Come make your purchase—if you find that it is not as we claim it is, your money will
be cheerfully refunded._-
Leon Dry Goods Co.
Two Doors Watt of Post Office
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Urmy The
$248,500.00
$10,431.00
2,500.00
828.00
10,487.72
, 2,500.00
2.647.11
2.720.26
4,407.93
13,759.00
6,312.63
12,987.72
2,882.77
$,45,717.36
$248,500.00
45,717.36
BaUvg£ bonded indebtedness ------------- —
CASH ON HAND IN FOLLOWING FUNDS:
Common fund w,_. JU................— -----------— I
Water fund ----------■
Light fund — ------------—.........—~
Water Works.pew lake ,f«
202,782.64
; 6,018.91
3,200.15
2,932.35
128,893.42
TOTAL ___________—---—----
TOTAL CASH ON HAND
Credit Bond Account—------—-----
Less Liberty bonds and W. S. stamps
Common fund -------—1>_-------------—,~L-
Water fund--------------------------——-----
Light Nn S~--------------— ---------—
Water Works new lake ---------------
$141,044.83
Cash in office
Less overdraft in street fund
The total assessed valuation for 1922 was
The total tax to be collected was
Total tax collected — T:r- —
$45,717.36
. 5,828.00 39,889.36
6,018.91
3,200.15
_ 2,932.35
128,893.42
WFL59 151,462.42
$191,351.78
145.08
$191,206.70
$2,509,933.00
33,080.95
30,189.02
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pastor, the Re1
Easter Sunday service had just begun
when the whiterubed figures entered
anti walked down an aisle toward the
pulpit. They were stopped by a mem-
ber of the church board. At this
point the pastor intervened. "Gentle
men,” he said, "1 shall have to ask
you to retire You are disturbing the
services here, which is a violation of
law. You will be welcome to remain
if you remove your disguises. Other-
wise you must go ” The hooded men
marched silently frpm the church, fol-
lowed by a number of men from the
congregation. Outside the church a
general scrimmage ensued ami the
hoods and Bowing white robe* of six
of the band were torn away, revealing
their identity.
Federal grand jury in New York
returned an indictment against the
Great State Petroleum Company, Inc.
of Texas, and 10 individuals, charged
with using the mails to defraud inves-
tors in the stock of the corporation
The individuals named in the indict-
ment were Albert E: Shahan, Albert
E. Rick. Harry A. Hurt, Wilrocr F
Sims, Charles L, Chattelle, Alexander
G. Parker, Fired G. Jones, F. Barker
John S. Alderhoff and William G. Os
goodby. . United States Attorney Cot-
ter said Meat of the defendants lived
in Dallas and that Parker was a minis-
ter there. The alleged frauds, he said
netted the defendants about $1,000,-
000. According to the complaint, it
was claimed that the oil company had
gross assets valued at $7,500,000 and
at conservative estimate $6,700,050
and that the total annual earnings
amounted to $1806,750. There as-
sets were described by the defend-
ants, it is charged, aa leased oil lands
nffgre^ating 20,712 acres, and a 50-
mile pipe line. The indictment charg-
es that these alleged representations
were false._^_
Bring oa De Feathers!"
While driving a wagon hauling hot
tar to bo spread on the surface of the
Jefferson Highway in the eastern edge
of Harrison county, the wagon turned
over when rounding a curve and the
contents spilled.
A portion of the tar fell on the
driver, a negro named A. H. Moore.
Although badly burned about the feet
and legs, Moore cried to those who ran
to his assistance; “Bring on de feath-
ers. Ise done de tarrin1 part myse’f!”
Everything bought, in sotek or in
transit and due to arrive, all go in our
Cost Sale. Pessels’. 14x
THE WORTH OF THE SUNDAY
SCHOOL.
(By I. C. Atchley)
The supreme purpose of the Sunday
School is the same as that of every
other school: It is to help the student
make the most and best out of his life.
The supreme teacher of the Sunday
school is Jesus of Naxareth: his assis-
tants are ail the finest spirits of the
past and of the present, and all the
world of beauty ami wonder and mys-
tery around us The supreme Text-
book is the Bible.
In the American Magazine for
April, H G. Wells, who is regarded by
culture, no matter how extensive or
elegant. Can among Europeans or
Americans, form a proper substitute
1 thoroughly believe in a university
education, but I believe that a knowl-
edge of the Bible without a college
course is more valuable than a college
course without the Bible.’ ’’
A few weeks ago when I was point-
ing out the supreme- importance of
Bible knowledge, there may have been
a few who regarded my words as the
vaporing* of a crack-brained enthus-
iast. 1 am glad to present this testi-
mony from men whom the judgment of
mankind has already stamped as truly
Their testimony, and that of others
like them, make the Sunday school an
institution of the highest importance
for even the skeptic and agnostic and
atheist—for every man who desires
the best preparation for the largest
'teT? redo MB *3 o;XhJv.rind that our Jprern
rXh ^e fhe ten mosUt r Teacher is the adorable Son of God and
portant books in the.Bible, it seems
Delinquent tax for 1922 —.
Delinquent tax prior years
Total Delinquent----
2,891.93
2,138.33
.....$ 5,030.26
R. V. WOOD, City Clerk '.
Good For Weak Eyes
The quick action of simple camphor,
hydrastia, witchhaxel, etc., as mixed
in Lavoptik aye wash astonishes peo-
ple. One small bottle helps any case
weak, Sore or strained eyes. Alumi-
num eye cup free. F. M. Bowen A
Son, druggists.—Adv.
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only all-sufficient Savior of all who
believe in him; that a knowledge of
our Bible and of our Christ not only
brings to us the highest happiness and
succuss of this life in this world, but
all that is best in-all worlds,"for eter-
nal ages .
The first three months of this year
have been crucial times for Coleman
county Sunday schools; our public
many as the most powerful living K Talt.!
writer and by some as one of the
greatest writers of all time, names
“The Ten Most important Books in
the World,” He says. ‘T have to tell
the reader frankly that I am not theo-
logicaliy a Christmm Tet he a£e use^ujness amj enjoyment in this
hi fn noi lfst d ! ®°rid. What shall be said of its im-
l iL Xmk hi? , portance to the Christian, to the m*»
Xet^rltllre ' " Abelieve* that our Bible is the
we are going to
to a king which are the ten most tm
portant books in the. Bible, it see
reasonable to pick out a book or so
as a representative to stand for all
those two bodies of thought and litera-
ture-- the Old Testament and the New
.... 1 am making Isaiah and St
Mark each stand for a starry cluster
of associated books."
This "whole literature." this “star-
ry cluster of associated books" which
one of the keenest and most icono-
clastic literary critics in the world
one of the most widely read, and yet
one who frankly confesses that he is
not a Christian—this literature which
Wells easily puts first, from which he
intimates the whole ten most impor-
tant books might be taken, and from
which he did take his first two as rep-
resentative of the others, is our su-
preme Sunday school textbook.
In this same article, Wells says, "1
think that Jesus Christ was the great-
est of teachers, and his particular doc-
trines of the Universal Fatherhood of
God and of the Kingdom of Heaven
have profound .meanings to me, in
which I believe entirely.” And in an-
other recent article on the greatest
men in history, he said there could be
no question about the first place be-
longing to the Man of Galilee. This
makes the Sunday school the world’s
greatest educational institution both
as to its supreme teacher and its su-
preme textbook, even frqm the stand-
point of the non-Christian.
The Houston Chronicle is not a re-
ligious paper: in the daily of March
21, we are told, with its approval, of
recent utterances of “Dr. William Ly-
on Phelps,' internationally known wri-
ter and literary critic, in which he says
that priests, skeptics, atheists, agnos-
tics, and theologians are generally
agreed that the authorized version of
the English Bible is the best example
of English literature that the world
has ever seen. Dr. Phelps* declares
with emphasis that every one who
has a thorough knowledge of the Bible
is educated; and no other learning or
Eliminating Mosquito*.
The Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel
March 29, contained the following no-
tice: “Dr. R. G. Hollingsworth of
Coleman, connected with the State
Board of Health, and Mr. Carl Martin
of Jacksonville, sanitary engineer
working under the jurisdiction of the
health department, were in the city
Thursday for the purpose of launch-
ing a campaign for the elimination of
the mosquito menace from this city.
They began with locating the breed-
ing places of the insect as shown by
a blueprint made some time ago from
a survey of the city and its environs,
and are making preliminary plans for
the regular campaign which will be-
gin early next week., The visitors are
being ably assisted by Dr. C. D. At-
well, of the local Red Cross, which or-
ganization will supnly a considerable
portion of the funds necessary to
prosecute the campaign. The city
will also bear part of the expense.”
The Democrat-Voice received a card
from "Dr." Hollingsworth, dated Jack-
sonville, Texas, April 2. in which he
said: “Am leaving Jacksonville this
morning for Marshall; will make Ty-
ler and Longview and be home by
end of the week.”
Doctor (noticing squalling picanniny
on floor): “Misses Brown, that baby
is spoiled, isn’t he?”
Mrs. Brown: “No, sah, Doctah, all
nigger babies smells dat way.”
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schools have gone right on with but
little interruption; most of our Sunday
schools have been closed most of that
time, and but sparsely attended at any
time. We have not been showing our
faith by our works. How our cheeks
should crimson with shame over our
□ast failures. Shall we realize that
for some of us the opportunities of
all the ages may be nearly gone! Shall
we work the works, of him that sent us-
while it is day: “the night eometh
when no man can work.”
...... ----- ”
Troubles of Brudder Brown.
A colored parson, calling upon one
of his flock, found the object of his
visit out in the back yard working
among his hen coops. He noticed
with surprise that there were nc
chickens.
“Why, Brudder Brown,” he asked
“whar’r all yo’ chickens?”
“Huh," grunted Brother Brown
without looking up, “gome fool nig-
gah lef de’ do’ open an’ dey all went
home.”
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