The Jacksboro Gazette (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 1, 1920 Page: 2 of 8
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Thursday, January l, 1920
A CHRISTMAS GIFT!
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Of this kind will last the home a
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We have spent over twenty years in the piano business.
♦♦♦ Over twenty years’ experience teaches us how to buy pianos to
V save our customers money. We handle the best pianos and
X P^yer pianos that money will buy. You need not have 'any
A knowledge of music to enjoy our player pianos; there is no limit
A to the variety of music you have at your command, and until you
y have had a player piano in your home you can not realize the
y enjoyment every member of the family will get out of it. The
symmetrical case design of our pianos will appeal to many and
X harmonizes well with any style of furniture or decoration.
«!♦ Our pianos have a powerful tone of full, rich, singing duality,
evenly balanced, and equally pleasing to the trained ear of mu-
sician or natural lover of good music. The action of our pianos
is the brass flange metal double repeating action which enables
you to get the best results from the correctly strong scale sci-
entifically constructed sounding board.
We pay no rents. We pay spot cash for these instruments;
ship them direct from the factory to your home and save you
over $100.00 on the price of a piano.
We have a nice line of organs.
Phone or write us your order at once. We are limited on
instruments.
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The Phonograph of Marvelous tone—Brings Life, Music and Mer-
riment in your home as a Christmas Gift for the whole family
One gift for all instead of buying some presents for each that
may be put aside and soon forgotten. Get a Harponola or Phoe-
nix, and give lasting pleasure to the whole family. The' symmet-
rical cabinet design of our Phonographs will appeal to many,
and harmonize well with any style of furniture or decoration.
The motors used in our Phonographs are the very best that
money and brains can make. These motors are guaranteed by
the factory, and also by us. They are powerful tone, full, rich,
natural human voice. The reproducer used in our machine is of
the highest quality,—by a turn of the hand enables you to play
all makes of Records. They have the Universal Tone arm, play
dance music, instrumental or vocal solo; or concerts by famous
bands and orchestras. There is no limit to your selections if
you get one of these machines, because it plays all records of
any size or make, and plays them natural as life. Y
Phone or write us your selection now. The supply is limited X
and you may be disappointed if you wait too long.
Models and prices from $75.00 to $350.00. ^
We will deliver these machines to your home upon your de- V
mand at once. We pay no rent; these musical instruments deliv- X
ered direct from the factory to your home for less money than %
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GEORGE SPILLER
irveyor, Notary Public, General
Land and Collecting Agent.
Has Only Abstract of Jack County
Land Titles.
Policies in any of twenty of the
Best Companies.
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W. ISBELL,
ABSTRACTER
A PROBLEM OF PEACE
INSURANCE FOR ARMY,
NAVY AND MARINE
PRESIDENT DIRECTS RAIL-
ROADS BE RETURNED TO
OWNERS EARLY IN YEAR
INSURANCE
Office in Tax Collector’s Office
JACKSBORO, TEXAS
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Simpson & McComh
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
GENERAL PRACTICE
Office over Walters’ Drug Store
JACKSBORO TEXAS
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During the world wrar more than
four and a half million of our sol-
diers, sailors and marines had
their lives insured by the United
States Government for a term of
five years, in sums ranging from
LOANS! $1,000 to $10,00.0, the average pol-
icy approximating $8,700. Because
of the rapid demobilization and
the confusion attending a resump-
„ tion of civil life, a great many of
Jno.P. Simpson Jno.D.McComb those who were insured have al-
lowed their insurance to lapse or
be canceled. The problem now is
to get them back.
Co-operating with the Bureau
of War Risk Insurance in a gen-
eral educational campaign are
leading social welfare organiza-
tions and thousands of volunteer
units, making up an enormous
field force for spreading the gos-
pel of permanent Government in-
surance.
This insurance is not for every-
jone—it is only for the former ser-
vice men and women of our Army,
Washington, Dec. 24.—President
Wilson tonight is -red proclama-
tions returning the railroads and
express companrs to private eon-
rious systems have been retained
virtually intact by the railroad ad-
ministration the returns of the
railroads to private control will
involve legal and financial rather
than operating questions. Those
departments of the railroad ad-
ministration will remain in exist-
ence with increased personnel for
eral of railroads, or his successor
in office, is hereby authorized and
directed, through such agent and
agencies as he may determine, in
any manner not inconsistent with
the provisions of said act of March
deuce is a “ long-frocked molly-
coddle.” Perhaps State Press can
answer the query emanating from
the head of navigation on the
Trinity.—McKinney Courier-Ga-
zette. Certainly. A long-frocked
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21, 1918, to adjust, settle and mollycoddle is a mollycoddle in a
close all matters, including the long frock. State Press wouldn’t
making of agreements for com- vote for such a thing to be govern-
tro! March 1. Failure of congress months after the operating officers;pensation and all questions and’or. He never has voted for such a
to enact remedWi legislation was have left the government service, disputes of whatsoever natures thing. He never has known such a
given as the reason for extending j Swager Sherley, former chair- arising out of or incident to feder- governor. He has voted for gov-
for two months the time original-(man of the house appropriations al control, until otherwise provid- ernors who wore long-tailed coats
ly announced. In his message to'committee and now director of ,ed by proclamation of the Presi- on occasions which demanded such
congress last May President Wil-
son said the roads would be turn
Drs. Wade & Locker
PHYSICIANS and SURGEONS
JACKSBORO : TEXAS
Office Phone 242
finance for the railroad adminis- dent or by act of congress and garments. He would do it and
tration, probably will be the man generally to perform as fully in all I probably will do it again. What is
ed back at the end of the calendar|chosen to wind up the govern- respects as the President is au- the objection to a long-tailed coat?
year. iment’s business in railroading. thorized to do all and singular the;It keeps a person warm, and is
No agreement having yet been . Even bigger problems confront acts and things necessary or prop- preferable in that respeet to a
reached by congress, Secretary Tu- Uhe express companies. Consoli-
multy said, in ara oimcing the dated into one system under gov-
proclamation, “it b^omes neo<*s-jernment operation, the four orig-
sary in the public interest to ailow inal corporations are reported to
in that
er in order to carry into effect this ■ sweater. Who is it that would cut
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a reasonable time to elapse be-
tween the issuing of the procla-
mation and the date of its actually
taking effect.
The President is advised that
the railroad and express compa-
nies are not organized to make it
possible for them to receive and
manage their properties if actual-
j Navy and Marino Corps. Congress ]y turned over to them Dec. 31.”
The Esch-Cummins bill designed
to meet conditions incident to the
; wanted them to enjoy certain priv-
Funerdl Director and UeBes-of^life insurance protection
Embalmer
IN JACK COUNTY.
C. O. HESS
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ive, and behind every policy
WANTED—Clean cotton rags at stands the security of the United
Gazette office (white preferred. States.
Will pay 5c per lb.
during the war, and it wants them j return of the railroads is now in
to continue the protection now j conference with the prospect that
that peace has come. The terms :an agreement on differences be-
of Government insurance are low,' tween the house and senate will be
ithe provisions liberal and attract- threshed out before March 1.
While one provision of the bill
would order the return of the
roads at the end of the calendar
-The Gazette |month *n which the bill was ap
_| proved it was considered hardly
1 The Home Paper-
I’kcjy that an agreement would be
reached quickly enough to put the
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GIVE YOUR CHILDREN THE KIND OF FOOD THAT
WELL BUILD THEM UP TO HEALTH AND STRENGTH
BREAD
THE BEST OF ALL FOOD
It is the most delicious, most nutritive, most
economical food you and your family can eat.
Order plenty of Bread today. Use it generously.
It will help you lower the “high cost of living.”
City Bakery
broads back Feb. 1 or one month
'earlier than ordered by the Presi-
dent. There are indications of a
lively fight before either house
[adopts the other’s position on an-
have asked the department of jus-
tice if there would be any viola-
tion of the Sherman anti-trust law
in their remaining a nuit. In two
years of physical possession of the
railroads, the government has en-
countered a deficit of approxi-
mately $646,000,000 according to
estimates submitted by Mr. Sher-
ley to Senator Cummins. When
the roads were taken over Jan. 1,
1918, congress guaranteed them a
rental of $900,000,000 annually
based on the average income of a
three-year test period.
The proclamation contains the
following:
“Whereas T now deem it need
ful and desirable that all railroads
systems of transportation and
property under such federal con-
trol, be relinquished theerfrom ; *4,
now. therefore, under authority of
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proclamation and the relinquish-
ment of said railroads, systems of
transportation and property.
“For this purpose of account-
ing and for all other purposes this
proclamation shall become effect-
ive on the first day of March, 1920,
at 12:01 a. m.”
Some Formality Necessary.
Editor Leonard of the Gaines-
ville Register recently declared
that the people want a statesman
for a governor, “and not a long-
frocked mollycoddle.” This led
Editor Fitzgerald of the Fort
Worth Record to inquire what the
out all ceremony ? Who is it that
would cut out formality? Who is
it that would play the demagogue
to geese by appearing as a plueked
gander?—State Press in Dallas
News.
An increase of 82.2 per cent in
the cost of living for American
wage earners between July, 1914,
and November, 1919, is showm in
a statement issued by the National
Industrial Conference board, bas-
ed on its most recent investiga-
tions.
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section 14 of the federal control
act approved March 21, 118, and
of all other powers and provisions
of the law thereto enabling me, I,
Woodrow Wilson, President of
the United States, do hereby re-
;ti-strike clauses of the bill or the linquish from federal control ef-
| question of continuing the govern fective the first day of March,
1 ment guarantee to the roads until 1920, at 12:01 o’clock a. m., all
I they can obtain increased rates to railroads, systems of transporta-
meet advanced operating costs, tions and property of whatever
Also it was said tonight in con- kind taken or held under such
: gressional quarters that because federal control and not heretofore
|of the President’s decision no at-
tempt would be made to rush
through the necessary legislation.
Inasmuch as the staffs of the va-
relinquished and restore the same
to the possession and control of
their respective owners.
“Walker D. Hines, director een-
Wm. W. McClendon, C. E.
(Texas A. & M.)
A. B. Purnell, C. E.
(La. State University)
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MINERAL WELLS, TEXAS
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