Semi-Weekly Halletsville Herald. (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 97, Ed. 1 Friday, April 11, 1919 Page: 2 of 4
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HALLETTSVILLE HERALD.
The Hallettsville Herald
Published Every Tuesday and Friday Mornings.
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' HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY, Publishers.
Ferd. Hillje,
President.
_________1___________ - - —
James Howerton,
Secretary and Manager.
V Subscription Price $2.00 per Year in Advance.
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Hallettsville, Texas, Friday, April 11, 1919.
Discharge Soldiers and Sail-
ors to Retain Uniforms.
Camp Travis, Tex., April 7.
All persons honorably dis-
charged from the service in
the army, navy or marine
corps in the present war are
authorized to retain their uni-
form. Orders to this ieffect
have been issued at Camp
Travis.
According to Act of Con-
gress, approved February 28,
1919, any person who served
in the United States army,
navy or marine corps in the
present war may, upon honor-
able discharge and return to
civil life, permanently retain |fuT enthusiasm any church in
one complete suit of outer uni-! Texas has ever known. These
form clothing, including the I men will go, two by two, into
Centenary Celebration,
Texas Methodists—and there
are 304,155 n ithe churches
and 227,203 in the Sunday
schools—are going to « cele-
brate the 100th anniversary
of Methodist Missions by giv-
ing the biggest thank-offering
ever raised in the State of
Texas, no less than $5,163,-
996.77., the minimum ' which
they theinselves accepted.
This vast amount is to be
raised in eight days, May 18-
25, by the “shock troops” of
2,500 Southern Methodist
in Texas. These troops have
all been hand-picked and
trained at' campaign colleges^
and when the zero hour ar-
rives they are going over the
parapets of the most wonder-
overcoat, ^nd such articles of
personal apparel and equip-
ment as may be authorized,
respectively, by the Secretary
ot War or the Secretary of
the Navy, and may wear such
uniform clothing after such
discharge; provided, that the
uniform -.above referred to
shall include some distinctive
mark or insigna to be pre-
the homes of every Methodist
in Texas, and get' Victory
Bonds, cash and pledges that
will take care of Methodist
work for the next five years
to come.
Texas Methodists are to
raise one-seventh of the $35,-
000,0000, which 2,000,000
Southern Methodists through-
out the land will raise, all at
Shoulders
All Baking
Cares
When CALUMET
comes in, all baking
troubles take quick
leave. You go right
ahead and mix up bak-
ing materials, for biscuits—
cakes—anything without fear
of uncertainty. Calumet makes
you forget failure.
CALUMET
BAKING POWDER
is the most popular because it does give
most perfect results. It has the bie-
Kest demand because it is the most a*-
teratable. The fact that it is the big-
gest seller proves that it is the best.
A trial will convince you that there is
none ‘justasgood.” Buy acan—liyou
are not satisfied take it back and
get your money back.
Calumet Contains only such ingre-
dients as have been approved
officially by the U. S. Food
Authorities.
Tn u*e wka jam W9 it.
Ym mts when 70a uu it.
HIGHEST
QUALITY
HIGHEST
AWARDS
SOLDIERS PUN FOR,
FIGHT BACK ROME
Disturbed by. Report* of High Cost of
Living—Y. M. C. A. Offer* ’
Help.
... 1 .
Fluctuations of the political barom-
eter “back home” are watched with
Interest by the American troops tn
France and Germany, according to re-
ports coming from Purls. From men
who have reached America they have
received reports concerning the cost
of living which hnvg OWlived whin lin—
rest. This, has sharpened tfte soldiers’
determination to equip themselves
with Increased efficiency for the re-
turn to industrial life.
To offset the growing apprehension
! the Y. M. C. A. has Introduced a new
business system in its program with
the army. Secretaries have beep in-
j, strueted to take up with the men the-
L Question of work after the war.
1 Signs reading. “What are you going
to do when you get baek home?” are
prominently displayed In the Red
Triangle huts in Germany. -No matter
what profession or what special work
; a soldier wishes to pursue he will he
I able now to develop that bent by en-
1 rolling at the “Y” hut. There he will
he placed |u direct touch wMtli the
people back home who need and can
use his services.
, : The Y. M. C. A. will give men every
opportunity to study hooks that con-
tain professional and technical infor-
mation so when they do reach home
they will have obtained a rudimentary
knowledge at least of the enterprise
on which they desire to embark. Com-
ment made By the soldiers on -condl-
tions is indicative of the fact that
TROUBLE MAKING
CANTEEN TAKEN
OVER BY PERSHING
Grant* Earnest Request of Y. M. C. A.
Head—Did Better Than Expected,
• Says General.
7 _
Chaumont (Special).—At the earnest
request of fc. C. Carter, general over-
seas secretary of the Army Young
Men’s Christian AMBocIatTon, General'
Pershing has officially taken over the
army canteen, and in the future all ex-
changes, or “canteens,” will he operat-
ed by the military instead of the Y.
11. C. A., ns was the nges-oid custom
Before the present war. In replying to
Mr. Carter’s request, General,Pershing
says that as the reasons which im-
pelled him to request the Y\ M. C. A.
to undertake the canteen work no
longer exist, he Is glad to approve Car-
ter's suggestion. The general thanks
the Y. M. C. A. for the manner In
which It handled the canteen, declar-
ing that, “handicapped by shortage of
tonnage and land transportation, the
Y. M. C. A. has by extra exertion
served the. army better than could
have been expected, and you may Be
assured that its aid has been a large
factor- in tlie final great accomplish-
ments of the American army.
According to Y. M. C. A. officials and
Investigators of recent criticism com-
ing from overseas, the canteen has
been the cause of nineteen-twentieths
ot the organization’s trouble. In his
letter to Mr. Carter, General Pershing
declares that “the Y. M. C. A. under-
West-bound......................... 5:06 p.m
East-bound.......................... 2:29 p.m.
NIGHT TRAINS.
We* t-bound
East-bound
.10:33 p.m.
...5:06 a.m.
—t--------- . took the management of the post ex-
they Intend to^take a pronounced In- j changes at my request at a time when
It wms of the greatest importance that
terest in the affairs of the nation once
they are again oil this side of the At- '
lantic. ,
Market Report.
Cotton, new........................,21c to 2bo
Cotton new crop, bales............ ^365
. ............^PRODUCE. —■*>' "I;;,’
Egg* per dozen.................... 30 to 32c
Old roosters, each.....«................. 35c
Fryers and broilers, per lb.../.........25c
Turkeys per pound ...............20c to 22c
GeeBe, full feathered......................gQc
Ducks, full feathered............17c to 20c
Bacon per pound, Texas...... 25c to 30c
Hay per ton...w.,„.......................$22
Corn per bushel.......................... .1.40
Wood per cord.............$3.50 to $4.50
Butter per pound..................24c to 26c
Country lard per pound.........35c to40c
Cotton seed per ton.......................$61
Onion* per lb............:.................. 5c
Beeswax, per lb..............................22c
Butter fat.....,..#:..................: .......34c
Irish potatoes per pound........... 3 l-2c.
Peanuts............ 8c
Pecans............. 12c to 20c
scribed, respectively by the;the same time and in exactly
Secretary of War or the Sec-[eight days. This $35,000,000
retary of the Navy, such mark is the Southern part of
or insigna to be issued, re-, $115,000,000 to be raised by
spectively, by the War De- nearly 7,000,000 Methodists of
partment or Navy Department America.
SWEET CHOCOLATE
CARRIED UNDER FIRL?
-- .( hm
Chocolate Furnished by Y. M. Q.
Arrives Just When It /
Is Needed. ''
SCHOOL NOTES.
to all enlisted personnel dis-
charged. The work “Navy”
includes the officers and en-
“This is the greatest enter-
prise ever undertaken by any
church since - the days of
listed personnel of the Coastj Christ/’ said W. A. Kling,
Guard who have served with,field representative for the
the navy during the pr^ert,Methodist Centenary to ___ .............
ThP nrnvl-.ihnt.'nf the Art1?®1690* Texa8and ew M to theirs a good two **>•: river « rum*
The provisions Of the Att ‘CO. teeeher eeh,w.l It wan during the
apply to all persons who have
(F. Schoppe, Co. Supt.)
The people of Thompson
school ordered an election by
circulating a petition to levy
a flexible school tax in order
to apply for state aid. The
With the American Armies In
France.—Praising the , men of Com-
pany D, One Hundred anti Ninth Ma-
chine Gun battalion, Twenty-eighth
division,'Howard R. Keister, a Y. M.
C. A. man of Dunnellon, Fla:, tells
how, when without food, they sent
the sweet chocolate which he secured
for them to an isolated platoon, which
was under severe fire, across the
served in the United States
army, navy and marine corps
during the present war, honor-
ably discharged since April
6, 1917. In case where such
clothing and uniforms have
been restored to the govern-
ment on their discharge the
same shall be returned and
given to such soldiers, sail-
ors and marines.
Habitual Constipation Cured
in 14 to 21 Days
“LAX-FOS WITH PEPSIN" is a specially-
prepared Syrup Tonic-Laxative for Habitual j
Constipation. It relieves promptly but ;
should be taken regularly for 14 to 21 days ■
to induce regular action. It Stimulates and
Regulates. Very Pleasant to Take. 60c |
per bottle.
! Frank Bailey Good and Miss
Mrs, Bruno Cohn visited Maud Parr, April 7.
friends -at Eagle Lake Wednes-j Henry Wilkerson and Mollie
day. i Pearson, col., April 8.
teacher school.
Who would oppose the best
for his children?
Sweet Home Rural High
Double the Life of Your
Clothes.
Order an extra pair of
trousers with your new spring j appropriate "exercises” Satur-
suit, at small additional cosLiclay afternoon, April 12.
We will give you a dis- All schools desiring state aid
count of 60 per cent on an will do well by making appli-
extra pair of trousers when cation for same early in the
ordered with suit. Extra season., Notify your county
troUsers need not be of same superintendent at your earliest
goods as suit. convenience.
Come in and let us tell you Honey Creek school will
about it, and take your meas- give its closing exercises Fri-
ure- __ . day night, April 11,: and the
Your very truly, Sublime school the night fol-
J. A. Sommerlatte. lowing.
Marriage Licenses.
during the heavy fighting
eastward from Chateau Thierry that
the men of the Oner-Hundred and
Ninth Machine Gun battalion got
0 , , ... , ., , - ... ahead of their supplies, and the sweet
School Will close its term with, choeolate Which the Y. M. C. A. man-
aged to get to them was specially wel-
come.
The battalion reached the Vesle
river on Its advance. There the Ger-
man line held. Men' were thrown
across the river by various units to
keep In contact with the enemy.
There was terrific fighting all along
the line. A platoon of Company D
was hurried over to help In holding
the narrow strip that had been taken
at great cost by the American soldiers.
It was surroundjfd on three Bides by
the boche, who tried every means in
hiB power to dislodge .them—gas,
■* , r, , nr i j i A shells, machine-gun fire and snipers.
Mrs. Gentry Worley and lit- It wa8 , dlffl,nlt „„„„ to get food
tie daughter returned home to j over to them, for men with supplies
Houston W ednesday from a i had to cross the river, which was ex-
visit here to her grandmother, i posed and under heavy fire.
Mrs. Mary Searcy, and other! -—--— -
‘BATTLE BALL ” NEW
GAME, MAKES HIT
no available soldier should be taken
away from the vital military functions
of training and fighting.” Y\ M. C. A.
men everywhere are sure that with the
canteen In the hands of the army, all
tlcism. of the organization’s over-
sens work will eease, because of the im-
possibility of a civilian organization,
handicapped’ as the Y. M. C. A. has
been, operating such a mammoth mer-
cantile enterprise as the post ex-
change business proved to be.
General Pershing’s letter to Mr. Car-
ter follows in full:
relatives.
MI • v ■
Middle Aged
Womeiv
Are Here Told the Best Remedy
for Their Troubles.
Freemont, O.—“I was passing through the critical
period of life, being forty-six years of age and had all
the symptoms incident to that change — heat flashes,
nervousness, and was in a general run down condition,
so it was hard for me to do my work. Lydia E. Pink-
ham’s Vegetable Compound was recommended to me as
the best remedy for my troubles,which it surely proved
to be. I feel better and stronger in every way since
taking it, and the annoying symptoms have disap-
peared.”—Mrs. M. Gooden, 925 Napoleon St., Fremont,
Ohio.
North Haven, Conn,—“Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegeta-
ble Compound restored my health after everything else
had failed when passing through chango of life. There
is nothing like it to overcome the trying symptoms.”
—Mrs. Florence Ibella. Box 197, North Haven, Conn.
1st Such Cases
LYDIA E. PINKHAM’S
VEGETABLE COMPOUND
tim ftks greatest record fm tk® (greatest good
LYDIA E.PtNKHAM MEDICINE CO. LYNN.MASS.
Two Hundred and Fifty Men on a
Side—Invented by Army
“Y” Man.
Military officials at the head of the
Ofltpp Truvis—athletic council, Camp
Travis, Tex., are much Interested in a
new’ game of mass athletics which Is
the invention of Lu Rlngsmuth, an
Army lr. M. C. A. secretary. The game
combines much of the science of rugby
football, soccer ball, volley ball and
bgsket ball, and games have been
played at Camp Travis with as many
as 300 men on a side.
Using five ordinary footballs and an
ordinary football field, with goal posts
at the ends, the gnine brings Into
play a “skirmish” line and a “defense”
line of players. The halls are placed
on a line at the center of the field,
and at a given signal the “skirmish-
ers” race up to be the first to kick
the ball. It Is then kept In play by
kicking, throwing ns In forward pass
In football or passing in basket ball—
the aim of each side being to get all
five balls through the opponent’s goal
posts or over the goal line. To get the
ball through the goal posts means a
score of four, but to get lt\»ver the
gonl line means a score of two.
Maj. J. S. Leonard, head of the mili-
tary athletic council of the camp, has
become nn enthusiastic booster for the
game, and It Is likely that tlie game
will be carried to other places ns the
men leave Camp Travis. Organized
teamwork in this, as in other games,
which the Y. M. C..A. steadily encour-
ages, wins out, and fids has been
proved by the progress made by tile
Thirty-fifth infantry team, which hns
w on the championship of Camp Travis.
“Team” is hardly the word, for with
250 men on a side, the “battle” of
“battle Ball” Becomes very realistic
when the game is on.
“My Dear Mr. Carter:
“I have received your letter of Jan-
uary 20 asking whether in view of
the present changed situation it would
he possible for the army to assume
full responsibility for the maintenance
cf post exchanges throughout the
American expeditionary force. As
you correctly state, the Y. M. C. A. un-
dertook the management 1 of the post
exchange at my request at a time
when it was of the greatest lmp|ar-
tance that no available soldier should
hi taken away from the vital military
functions of training and fighting. As
the reasons which Impelled me at that
time to request you to undertake this
wmrk no longer exist, I am glad to ap-
prove your suggestions In reaching
this decision consideration has been
given to the new hardens in connection
with the entertainment and athletic ac-
tivities and the education that you
have assumed. I have accordingly
given directions that army units them-
selves take over and operate their own
)M>st exchanges. In making this
change permit me to thank you for
tee very valuable services and assist-
ance which the Y. M. C. A. has ren-
dered to the American expeditionary
force in handling these exchanges.
Handicapped by shortage of tonnage
and land transportation, the Y. M. C.
A. has by extra exertion served the
army better than could have been. ex’*-
pected, and you may be assured that
Its aid hns been n large factor in the
final great accomplishments of the
American army.
“Cordially yours,
(Signed) “JOHN PERSHING.”
ENOUGH BALLS TO RUN
LEAGUESWYEARS
Also 52 Miles of Bats—Furnished
American Troops by Y. M. C. A.
On the basis of there being played
150 games for the season and allowing
five new halls for each game, enough
baseballs have been furnished theAmer-
ican troops by the Army Y. M. C. A.
to run the National league and the
American association for 347 years.
Allowing tw’o new balls for each game,
there were enough baseballs to play a
series of 25 sand-lot games for 7,140
clubs.
There were 355,055 baseballs bought
and shipped by the “Y” from July,
1917, to November 30, 1018, for the use
of our armyl Side by side they would
reach 18% miles, and would mnke a
solid fence of baseballs six feet high
for three-fourths of a mile.
Over 100.000 bats were also fur-
nished. Placed end to end, they
would reach 52 miles. End to end in
the air, they would rise to ten times
the height of the highest mountain in
the world, or he equal in height to 568
Washington monuments one on top
of the other. If these were made In
this fashion into one long hat, a man
with the build and elbow grease of a
giant could stand in your town, swing
the bat and hit everything in n radius
>f 52 miles.
Among other things furnished our
boys by the \ . M. C. A. for the carry-
ing out of the national /sport were 2.220
baseman's mitts, t 120 catcher's mitts.
!■•' >" ?b u-|(>ves, 4.5KW masks, 200
1 c<‘ honu. .’dates, and 2.743 ln-
dleators.
Wanted To Buy—For cash:
Breen, Dry and Salt Hides,
Iheep and Goat Hides, Wool,
Goat Wool, Beeswax. Junk
bought only in hundred-pound
lots. Gus Samusch.
The Acid Test
The acid test of Paint
is Time
Masury Paint
Lasts
WE SELL IT
Hallettsville Hdw.
Company
Stallion Notice
At my farm at Wied will
stand my bay stallion, aged &
years, weight 1200 pounds,
16 hands high; fee $10, cplt.
insured. Also registered Ken-
tucky Jack, fee $10, colt in-
sured.
CHAS. PAVLICEK,
Route 2, Hallettsville, Texas.-
A, F, A. M...
^ Murchison
Lodge No. 80
Stated meetings
Tuesday night or>
or before the fulV
moon of each
month. Visiting
brethren in city
are invited to attend. Hall in second
story of E. H. Mitchell building.
Chas. Pillar, Secretary.
E. T. Long, W. M.
LESTER HOLT
Attorney at Law
Office in Strunk buildirg, rooms
formerly occupied by
R. B. Alien, Esq.
Old False Teeth Wanted;
Don’t Matter if Broken.
We pay up to 15 dollars per set. Also
cash for Old Golct, Silver and broken
Jewelry. Check sent by return mail.
Goods held 10 davs for sender's ap-
proval of our offer. Mazer’s Tooth
Specialty, Dept. A, 2007 S. 5th Street,
Philadelphia, Pa.
LIBERTY BONDS.
Highest market prices paid.
Send by registered letter di-
rect to us or through any bank.
Money Returned Same Day.
Also money to lend on farms
and ranches in any amount on
easy terms.
Correspondence invited.
J. H. DECKER CO.
/Established 1906,
310 Russell Building,
San Antonio, Texas.
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Semi-Weekly Halletsville Herald. (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 97, Ed. 1 Friday, April 11, 1919, newspaper, April 11, 1919; Hallettsville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth804231/m1/2/?q=%22Business%2C+Economics+and+Finance+-+Advertising%22: accessed July 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Friench Simpson Memorial Library.