Jacksboro Gazette (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 17, 1916 Page: 1 of 8
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Texas State Library
JACKSBORO GAZETTE
VOLUME XXXVlI.
JACKSBORO, TEXAS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1916.
NUMBER v 8
YOU HEED THE CHURCH, AND 1HE
CHURCH NEEDS YOU. OF WHAT DOES THE
CHURCH CONSIST, WHAT OF THE MATE-
RIAL OF ITS MEMBERSHIP?
'HALF AND HALF COTTON
NOT WANTED BY TEXAS
WHERE SHOULD THE CHURCH BANK?
Gotten Men. Will Brine Much
Less to the Bale Than the
Standard Varieties.
BRYAN CHALLENGED TO
PREPAREDNESS DEBATE
Dallas, Feb. 12.— A vigorous
campaign is under way to prevent
enormous losses to the cotton
/
R. L. Metcalfe, Former Business
Arsco'ate* Wants Joint Dis-
cussion in, Nebraska.
Omaha, Neb. Feb. 14.—Rich-
ard L. Metcalfe, for twenty-
eight years intimately associated!
WILSON WILLING TO 6E MOTE
WILL ACCEPT PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION IF
TENDERED BY DEMOCRATS. ONE-TERM
OPINION SETTLED MONTHS AGO.
growers of Oklahoma and Texas |in journalistic and publication
through the growing of “ half and j WOrk with William J. Bryan, sent
Has the Church a Place in Society, and What Is Its half” cotton during the coming a telegram today to the former
UNWILLING TO IKE
CONTEST
Influence, Are People Being Won By It, Or
Are They Being Turned Aside?
season, according to local cotton
dealers. Seme time ago the Dal-
las Cotton Exchange undertook
an explanation to the farmers
of the undesirability and positive
The church is the mekns ordain-1 there is a church or school n'ear j losses that will come through the
ed of God through which and by it enhances the value of their growth of this short cotton, ln-
I «rj
through whose fife the un-
searchable riches of the gospel of
His Son, Jesus Christ, is to be
preached and the world evangel-
ized. Therefore it is a, holy in-
stitution because it is otlJ divine
origin, whose head is Christ the
Lord, and whose foundation is the
Stone the builders rejected which
afterward became the head of the
corner, even Christ Jesus, the
Rock of eternal ages the sure
Foundation.
Holy, because this same Jesus
gave his life and shed his own
blood to’ establish it, and also
many of the good men of y£arth
gave their lives to support it,
and many are doing it today.
God has no other institution in
the world but the church, God
%as no hand in the world except
property, not only this, but the j formation was received yesterday
church property supported is a that Waco, Fort Worth, Houston
protection to the business man
who is willing and ready to put
h:s money into it, but the church’s
and New Orleans factors are also
a-;s‘sting in the campaign.
“Cotton buyers have advised
first need is the business man jus that they will not buy “half
himself, his presence and influ-half” at the market price,”
ence, and if we would not live said W. C. Barrickman, secretary
in the community without it why
not lend its presence to half make
of the Texas Industrial Congress
accept it, but it is sure to bring
it go, and to make it more ef- j from $15 to $25 a hale less than
fective.—For the ehurch needs the standard varieties.
you and you need the church.
‘This movcmcntSs one of self
Secretary of State, now at' Mia-
mi, Florida, challenging .him to
appear in joint debate before the
people of Nebraska on the ques-
tion of national preparedness.
According to press dispatches,
Mr. Bryan intends delivering a
series of speeches in opposition to
the administration preparedness
policy in Nebraska between the
Writes Secretary o! Statfe of Ohio Giving Permission
to Use His Name on Primary Ballot. Up
to the Voters for Him to Make Race.
Washington, Feb. 14.—Presi-
dent Wilson today consented for-
mally for the first time to the
use of his name as a presidential
candidate in the coming cam-
20th of March and the date of thejpaign. At the same time he de-
State primaries, April 18. Mr. [dared he was “entirelyy unwill-
Metcalfe asks that six joint de-
bates be arranged, one in each
congressional district of the State,
during this speaking'trip.
ing to enter into any contest”
for renomination.
This definition of the Presi-
dent’s attitude, in line with the
Mr. Metcalfe is now editor of a ! plaqg of his political assistants, is
weekly paper in Omaha. He de- expected to bring into the open
dares in his message to Mr. Bry-1 the campaign being made in his
an that he speaks “with no of- favor throughout the country.
defense for the cotton buyer, jfieial authority nor factional Mr. Wilson’s declaration was
/
Has the church a place in so-
ciety, and what is her influence?
There is no institution tliat has1 of manufacturing standard length ocratic rank and file of the State.'t^n that candidates for delegates
a more lofty aim, or stands for fiber, while ‘half and half’ pro- _ „ _ Ifrom that State to the national
more than the church, it lias duces a flye-eightlis inch fiber, BTT';HATC&N conventions must signify their
25
the statute.”
President's Declaration.
The letter the President inclos-
ed was as follow’s:
. ‘ ‘ While I ani entirely unwilling
to enter into any contest for the
presidential nomination of the
Democratic party, I am willing to
permit the use of my name, that
the Democrats in Ohio may make
known their preference in re-
gard to that nomination.
‘ ‘ In order, therefore,. to% satis-
fy the technical requirements of
the statutes of the State of Ohio,.
I hereby consent to the use of
done more to establish i law and aod is consequently below Stand-
order than any other institution. a"d. Therefore the dealers, if
The chttrch esUblished-a,,they are able t* sell it at alij _
human hands and God has no feet'high standard of education, and must do so at a much lower price.j v*
has done more to dignify society “Long experience has shown Favore Incre&y.Dg Tax on Arms,
than any other institution in all that the average of lint cotton
the World. Through Christianity, grown on an a re in Texas is
fostered by the church, woman1 slightly less than one-third of a
has been lifted to her rightful, hale. Last year the yield was
place by the side of man and ter a 1168 pounds, which at 12 cents
Cotton machinery in Europe and [prejudice,** but believes he rep-[made in a letter to the^ Ohio |my name as a candidate for the
elsewhere is planned with a view resents aMarge part of the Dem- j Secretary of State, who had writ- presidency by any candidate who
seeks to be elected a delegate to
the national Democratic .conven-
tion >^hich i^to assemble in June,
CONGRESSMAN BUCHANAN
j choice for President by Feb.
FOR PREPAREDNESS! and that no presidential candi-
dates c^uld he named in that
in the world except human feet,
and God’s great sympathy’ for
the needs and the suffering of
humanity, and his plans for the
elevation of the same is through
human instrumentality, therefore!
>nnec
Na
Incomes and Inheritance to
Raise? Revenuue.
ct.cn without their consent,
ame Already on Ballot.
In several other States where
no such requirements are imposed
Mr. Wilson’s name already has
;been placed on primary ballots
you need the church
ehurch needs you.
and the
level with man. If it wore not brought the producer $20.18. If
next.s!
Question Up to Voters.
The ' President takes , the posi-
tion lliat the voters will have to
determine whether Be .'will make
the race for the presidency in
1916 as the Democratic candidate.
In a letter to A. Mitchell Palmer,
then Representative frem Penn-
sylvania, before his inauguration,
and his friends generally ’ have;]
Austin, Texas, Feb. 10.—In a taken it for granted that he would Ir. Wilson made.itoplain that he
would only be a candidate again
for Christianity and the church the flattering statements in^de .letter to an Austin friend, Con- be a candidate if convinced there
we could not lie down at night [about'‘half and half’ are true, jGressman J. P. Buchanan, from was any considerable popular de-
with the assurance that we would the grower would gather 196 lbs. this congressional district, said: man d for it.
be safe and our home would be from the average acre, for which, “If conditions remain as they The President today -wrote to
protected during the night. at 7 cents a pound, he would re- are, I expect to vote to strength- Charles Q. Ilildehrandt, Secreta-
By the influence of the ehurch ceive $13.72. ' Seven cents is en the navy, our ooast fortifiea- ry 0f Slate of Ohio, as follows:
superstition has been driven out uable in making explosives for tions and for an appropriation “I_am inclosing to you a letter,
individuals whese lives as an of our country and a belter citi- the European war. When the war for more air scout flying ma- the occasicn of which I dare say
open book before the eye of the ! zenship • established, and business ends it is certain that the price chines. I am opposed to the Gar- will be quite obvious. Friends in j ly. The National Democratic-
critie, is scrutdinized by the un- men are coming to recognize the for lint rs and this short fibered rison continental army plan, but Ohio have called my attention to [Committee has prepared all the
•aved. Hence the demand for a church in many places and are 'cotton will suffer a marked de- will vote to strengthen the State Sec. 4,954 of the general Code of campaign material with the idea
clean life upon the part of those giving it their support not only [dine.” jMiLtia or National Guard. 1 hope Ohio as amended in 19*14 with re-j that he would be the party can-
if the Democratic voters desired
it.
Political advisers and friends of
the Resident have taken for
granted for months that &e would
be the nominee of his party and
have made their plans according-
who constitute the church as the! of their mqney, but of their lives
to have the pleasure, in order to' gard to primary elections and didate.
representatives of Jesus Christ, and effort and presence upon its Another Aviation School F reposed. raise this extra money for |pre- have requested that I indicate my | The formal announcement to-
for their lives and character de- services,—why npt the people of . { , paredness, to vote for an inereas- willingness to have my nanm used day is expected by Dvmoeratie
termine the tide of influence and Jacksboro. Out of a population v Washington, Feb. 14.—An ap- ed tax on incomes, on the manu- j “I accordingly take the liber- leaders to clarify the political
usefulness of the church, for as of twelve or fifteen hundred ProPrlati°n °f $300,000 for an facture of arms and accoutre- ty of sending you the inclosed 'situation throughout the country-
the flow of a fountain depends there were not exceeding two army av‘ation school site, at (.or-; mentis of war and on inheritances, letter as formal permission under I
upon the fulness of the reser- hundred and fifty in attendance jonado Hcights, GaJ*’ was ree0™-'As the wealth of the country will..____■» ... ■ . ■ ■■ 1^—=._____=. , -----
voir that feeds it, so does the:at all the churches in the town General Scott chief of 1 war^h should th*'t f°' Ta^no °- School Consus Sched- der the direction of the state de-
progress of the church depend last Sunday; a lamentable co#di- Maj01 Ueneral chiet or j war, it should pay the cost of pre- ° ____v
upon the spiritual life and loy-'tion indeed! Beople say they staff and ActinS Secretary of paredness in proportion to the
arty of her members, for the would not be without the influ- j" “r‘
members can not live an incon j ence of the church and are will- j ..... , K ' ■" ~
ilstent life and expect their lives! ing to put their mon-y into it, asked what his occupation was he
to count for God and the better-[and yet they withhold their pres- replied by saying, “My occupa-
ment of their fellow raau. j once from its services and by j tion is serving the Lord, hut I
So let's come clean, for the their actions ask the minister to' make sjxoes for a living.”
church is just what we make it, [preach to empty pews. This does If all of us will look at this all-
and if itiis not as good and as at j not inspire the preacher, for when important matter as the shocmak-
traetivc as we want it to be, let he preaches to twenty-five peo- j e:* did, we will realize that we
us rise up in the strength of Is- ! pic he has only twenty-five need the church and that the
.prcteeticn it receives.’
tiled to Start March 1st.
Austin, Feb. 12.—Taking of the
partment of education. The work
of sending out supplies and in-
structions to county superintend-
BAN PLACED ON schlastioe census in Texas will ents and to the presidents of the
PULQUE IMPORTS eon>mcnce March’1, according to ^school boards is just about com-
atinouncemrnt made by W. F. ' pletcd ,* so that the census trus-
— Doughty, state superintendent of tees may begin their work
Decree Promulgated by GovxrrL public instruction, and it is ex- j promptly March 1st.
or of Mexican Federal pxted that the scholastics inj The census trustees in a eom-
District. Texas will reach 2,200,000, which mon sehool district is appointed
__ cwould make an increase of 1,-. by the county superintendent, and
. . o„n *nfn • m y, , -j , 070,000 over the present number, jin independent districts by the
rael’s God and make it what it opportunities to benefit people, church needs us, and will not bej ‘ -vniomo, icxas, reo. n. ^ \52 pr.s'dcnt of the school board. The
should be a mighty 1,-rce for b^t if he .preaches to five hun-> absent from its services unless A new decree forbidding the, abnormal increase is due | work of taking Qie census of the
righteousness in our town. Would Ared he has that many epportum- we have a reason that we could 11 P°™,on. ot Pu“»u®» ^iXlc°Hto the passage by the Thirty- state requires in ail the service*
you be willing to liv«& in the com- ties to benefit people, and if you offer to God rs an excuse for “allonal ar 111 ^ B o(ici*al ; Wth legiglature‘ of the compui. Another important change was
munity without it? Then you will just put yourself in the min- not being present at all the ser- « ot tlie southern LeputHic education ]aw and the ex- to the effect that the scholastic
need t’e church and the church inters place, or if you would j vices of the Lord’s house. “ Dee“ Promulgated hy the ^ov-L ^ of/the age' of scholastics |a^ha 1 hereafter be 7 to 17 inelu-
needs you.
think about the matter from his: The Pastor’s Association of the ernor of the district, according to
standpoint of responsibility you town planned for what is styled: a dispa eh to the Mexican cousu-
.......u _„i. i.:„ _____late here. The intention, the
in the state. Heretofore thV tak-;
Where should the church rank? would not be satisfied to ask bin
It should have first place in the to preach to empty pews. If the \ on March the fifth, it being the message slated, was to decrease |
business life. It should he first church is to measure up to the first Sabbath in March. So let (he con
mn putnqeq xor v mn is si.mc,. * r. . . .. ing of the scholastic census was
Everybedy at church day, LlU here f he intention, the, g until May 1, but the
” ’ - irinwapp slated, was to decrease b • . J ’ .
mmption ol pulque by M logislature changed the tune.
Nueces to Vote on Saiobns.
* ; \
Corpus Cliristi, Texas, Feb. 14.
-In answer to a petition bearing
XU.C ' ----1-------- . . ' * - - | • . working in on : of 9,200 census trustees. ,
in our interest, for it has first standard and meet the require- everybody, both saint and sinner, wur*mt> mcn-1 ^ t jsivej instead of 7 to 16 inclusive, f
claim upon us, and should receive jments, and bring to an ultimate phu to go to some one of the Dent?n Qffcrs Qn pretti^r. as' heretofore. The extension of the names of more than a thous-
our best effort. For Christ said*^consummation th.< great task I ^imrelios on that day, and not Homo Contest the age limit will in no way in- and qualified voters, the Com-
crease the burden upon the school missioners’ Court today ordered
‘Seek ye first the kingdom of committed to her, she must have tU;U day> but every Sahlmth Denton, Texas, Feb. 14.—The
»udth”o fwSTw Trifi would IJr Lol'lVs »ur!ielvl's Chara,’"r »f Comm"rl- "»»
onto you” Matt 6-33. have the same, attitude ..tqward./n his sanrtuary for worship. (aside OW to be wd l,y the City
The church and school is a talk- the church and Christianity that, For U need the* church and the Federation as priz<s in the pret-
realistic men, if the shoe-maker assumed. When iohurch nc;ds U. tier home cont1 st.
mg t
joint for
authorities, since all children 7 dm election to decide whether or
to 21 are admitted as free pupils not intoxicating liquors shall be
to the public schools of the state, sold in Nueces County will be
Tli ■ school ecu us is made un- held cn Friday, March 10.
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Jacksboro Gazette (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 17, 1916, newspaper, February 17, 1916; Jacksboro, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth731055/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Gladys Johnson Ritchie Library.