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The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-03-05

You. OF course. recognize the many
heneafs YOU personally derive from
every public Improvement made In
and around your own home town -
But. really. have you ever stopped
to consider the percentage Of costs
Of these Improvements that comes
from your local mercantile establish
mentsa An Investigation u this kind
on your part viii surely awaken 10
YOU realization of the fact that
the merchants In your locality con,
stiiuta source Of much money.
which IL used In Developments for
tho welfare Of your community.
had grocery merchant In
town Of some 5000 population admit
10 me that his annual purchases from
from mail order houses In distant CIT
,as amounted 20 several hundred dol
lars In fact. he had just ordered
delivery waron. a buggy and two
or three pleces OF farm machinery Ho
admitted 70 me. after some argument,
that this entire purchase could have
been made from local inplemen,
and vehicle dealer. Ne further adj
mlt,cd that he had made no com
parison OF prices before placing the
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-03-05
THE TAHokA LAKE
Party OF sIatonites Visit the Historic
Prairie. Basin and Pronounce u a
"Prairic Curiosity"

The Misses Hattie and Minnie Jop-
lin and c. W. olive went down TO
the old Jack Alley ranch. south OF
Wilson, in l.. +. Loomis ear Sunday
to visit the family Of $ W, Joplin.
The ranch headquarters are on the
west side Of the famous Tahosa
Lake. which is an object Of much
interest to all travellers and Is quite
a curiosity 20 those who have never
before seen IL. The lake Is a shall
low. but covers Two sections OF land.
and Is Oblong in shape. The wa
ter IN the lake is salty, or alkalold,
and remains an the year. during the
rainy season. covering more ground
than az present. Ducks stay on the
lake in laree numbers.
The wells near the lake have salty
water Ike that in the lake the fresh
water supply being a large spring
IN one Of the canyons leading to the
lake. A dam below the spring makes
a good earthen tank that impounds
quite large body Of fresh water.
An old stone house standing near the
spring was built years ago.
The ranch Is % sections IA extent
and the headquarters now consist OF
q nice. commodious house and milk
house. built Of stone. and large
barn and other Improvements. The
roads leading 10 the place are across
the wilds of the prairie and rocky
canyons and are too much Tor an
auto 70 attempt a second time
: W Joplin and family live on
this ranch and raise cattle. farming
only % acres-enough to raise feed
FOR the work and saddle horses. -
the cattle run on grass the year
round Mr. Joplin has the ranch
leased The present owner D. T. Lof.
Tin. lives Ia Fort Worth
The visitors enjoyed the hospitaii-
~ OF Mr. Joplin and family very
much The splendid dinner with
fried chicken as leader made hit.
The start homeward was noted with
many regrets on the shoriness of
the dsy slatonte
Though having served in the Office
Of District Judge for "a number OF
years. Judge Kinder was called upon
for the hrst time 70 perform mar
week. The couple Mr.. Lee Elder
and Miss Bertha Womack going
from Plalnview to Floydada for the
express purpose TO have Mr. Kinder
perform tho ceremony
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-03-05
HEALTHY SOUTH PLAINS
Terry COUNTY physician says re Has
But Little Practice, Barring
Accidents, etc.

Dr Treadway says tins - 'hs
healthiest country he ever saw anu
that there is little practice mere out
side Of accidents appendicitis ana
such like is easily explained when
he informs one that he has seen ou'
one case Of typhoid since ne mas
been here. fourteen months. and that
one passed through from New Mex
leo. RE has not had but one 50
rious case Of pneumonia ia that tme'
and only seven or eight mild ones
would cover the whole list. This Is
even more wonderful when one takes
into consideration that his practice
NOS ouiy covers Terry. but he ~
sometimes called into the neighbor'
ing counties OF Hockley, Gaines and
Yoakum.
Ia com paring the relative hesilthi'
ness OF this land and the ceintry
from which he halls. he said he bad
from 20 70 40 cases of typhoid every
summer. and almost that many cases
OF pneumonia Va the winter. ana the
population little greater and divided
among several physicians
But DR.. Treadwoy is nor dtssatis-
led with old Terry AZ he SAYS he Is
making living. and mat he has
reached that age in which he requires
more rest. NO" said he. inughing
In his big hearty style. the people
OF Terry comfy don't need mnch
medicine this rariaed ozone Keeps
them hearty
John Burnett and John Scudday
returned sunday from Kansas city.
where they marketed thoir cattle.
They report considerable loss. but do
not blame the silo for that but rath.
er the difference ia the price OF cat
tie now and last summer II il a
well known fact that all great feed
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-03-05

n man asks before joining In
any public enterprise. What can I
get out OF it, be Is going into IL
With the wrong spirit. II Is not what
man can get out Of Il, but what
be can give and do that counts.
However today as never before, It
Is true IN every walk OF life. that
as We bring something TO the gen
eral good we derive profit ourselves.
II IL also good plan never 10
knock another man. even II he Is I'm
the same business with YOU As he
prospers so win you. The man who
il in life simply what he can get
ont Of life for himself never really
gets much out OF life for himself
II is he who thinks Of others as wen
as himself who is ready TO aid any
enterprise that Is OF benefit 70 the
public az large. whether he sees any
immediate benefit for himself. who
really gets the most out Of life
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-03-05
Community Cooperation
Copyrighted Farm and Ranch. Holland s!Magazine.
BY X. X. Phillips.

order. although he steadfastly main
tanned that no was buying cheaper
than he could a. home
Replying 20 my question as 10
whether or not his brother merchant
or any Of his employees bought gro
ceries Of him. be stated. some
times" Here was q case " man
who was "a nearslghted that he
could not sec that portion Of any
money spent BY him in his local
markel for goods other than those
carried by aim would eventually and
i,s way hack to his cash drawer.
A visit 10 me store OF the dealer
In implements and vehicles proved
tha, be deserved the PATRONAGE OF
every buyer In that community In
need OF articles IN his line. lie dealt
almost exclusively In we'll known
brands. bearing the names Of rapu'
table makers. who are anxions and
willing to vouch. az all times, for
all products bearing thier names or
trademarks R v Holland.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-03-05

A Lubbock resident. away from the
city. met a stranger who asked about
Lubbock. The stranger said: ~
have been reading great deal about
Lubbock lately. II must be the best
town on the Plains" II pays 30 adj
vertise.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-03-05

\. :. Thomas, OF Crosby county.
was here the hrst OF the week. look
ing after business matters. He was
accompanied by his bright little grand
daughter. whom he sent TO her
parents In Mes Mexico. on the Lub'
bockCiovis cut-Otf train Sunday.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-03-05
lrrl1rleLo merHoo,srs

Littleneld. March s.--Rev. o. '. HI
ker. Presiding Elder OF this district
held the frat Methodist quarterly con
terence in IittleheId Yesterday Rev.
n. Y. Dickinson. the pastor. report
ed the work doing nicely. The sun
day school is we'll attended. and Rev.
Kiker is well pleased with conditions
and prospects.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-03-05
Chamber of Commerce Column
Onco Phone. No 49, Residence Phone. No 22s.
Geo. w. Briggs, Secretary.

check TO the Secretary Of the Cham
her OF Commerce, enclosed with a
note inquiring, ~Why don't you fell
lows get busyg
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-03-05

T. T.. Vaughn Is back from a bust
ness trip to Corpus christi.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-03-05

We now have knowledge of SIX
California papers which hsye had ar
tlcles sud pictures in them about
Lubbock and sudan grass. In less
than 10 days We received over 10
letters mourning about seed We
have sent each one fun explana-
lion OF the grass. also q small sam
pie or the seed Just enough 20 try
out. telling each one 10 bny their
seed al Lubbock next fall.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-03-05

white <yac" is absolutely guar
an,eed. or<~Qr money back y you
are not sa,isTjd You be the judge.
(3i-3tl
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-03-05

$500 loaves psEwses Ssutteraaks.".
Some recordl-R <'siartin. ts5-it)
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-03-05

tNfNN Nhfhi IT" Ut ~ "hftN
From Town Development;
What does It profit city to be
sltuated in the center OF a fertile
agricultural district. where crops are
always good, II IT'S country roads are
always in poor condition.
Does the man you buy from help
support your business. the schools.
the churches and the administration
Of your town. Does he help feed
your needy. or does he use the mon
~ you paw him 70 help build a sky
scraDer in some other and larger
city,
some men expect TO get past st.
Peter. at tho pearly gates. because
they hold receipts for church pew
rent promptly paid. They are the
men who deem their duty 10 the
community done when they send a
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-03-05

Avalanche-si.oo a year.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-03-05

II IA now a case Of Think Of Su.
dan grass. talk about Lubbock,
throughout rs or 20 states
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-11-14
BY MAX HAYES

PHILADELPHIA. Nov. IA
One Of the most Important mat
tiers that will come before the
a. r. Of L. convention, which
began Its two weeks session
In this city this week. will be
that OF demanding that Presl-
dent Wilson exercise his pow
ers 70 take control Of and op-
crate the mines dominated by
the Rockefeller Interests In Col.
orado.
Delegates are practically a unit
in demanding some action.
They declare working people in
the West are aflame with indigna
ton at the contomptuous manner
in which n few autocratic operators
have defled the laws OF Colorado
and also repudlated President VII.
sons plans OF settlement Of the
Colorado strike. in which scores OF
lives have been lost and hundreds
OF men have been imprisoned be
cause they dared TO call their souls
their own by exercising their right
TO organize.
Would Back Wilson
There is no question but that
the people OF the West would back
up President Wilson almost to a
man II he would clamh down the
lid on the Colorado operators,
said President Lord OF the A. +
of L. mining department. which
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-11-14
LABOR CONVENTION TO DEMAND
THAT ROCKEFELLER BE OUSTED
FROM COLORADO Mine DISTRICT

represents 100000 organized men.
The people Of the West are sick
OF Wall street domination. They
want 10 know whether the Rokefel-
lers or the administration at Wash
ington are In control OF the govern
ment. and they want to know soon.
Operators Broke Law
The miners fear that II the
Rockefellers are permitted 20 chaI-
lenge all constItut authorities
and laws in their unlon-smashing
campaign. operators in other dis
tricts will attempt to get away
with the same proposition"
There have been investigations
galore that established the fact that
the operators broke all laws DELHI.
erately. the miners say. and now
they want action" says Gen"
John Brown. who took control OF
the miners after the massacre at
Ludlow. when 10 women and chill
dren were roasted alive.
Shortly before the strike, a COM
mittee of the Colorado legislature
investigated and found that all min
Ing laws were being violated,
subsequently a federal grand
jury probe revealed the same thing.
I'VE want President Wilson TO
take over the mines and run them
ut least until the operators agree
to obey the laws and concede the
right OF the miners to organize II
they want to-"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-11-14

The Hon. Clarence examined the
names OF the tailors along the road
until he came TO the establishment
for which he was evidently seeking
He sauntered In.
'T--ah--understan that my son
has an account here which has
been owing or-ah--some consId-
cradle timer" he remarked TO the
bowling manager.
THAT is so, sir; but please don't
mention II. ] assure you there Is
no hurry. In fact"
"Ye-e-s. quite So" interrupted the
Hon. Clarence. 80 thought. or I
should not have called TO tell you
that In future intend 10 get my
ah--clothes here. tool"
Not a sponger
The pellcan's an honest bird;
II loves TO eat It's fIlI;
But never asks It's SrIends, I've
hoard,
To help IL pay it's bill.
Temptation
That man must be an insidiou
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-11-14

me for my dinner7" said Pat
"Thirty-fiye cents" replied tho
waiter.
Well. what will ye charge me
for my supper. them"
Twenty cents" was the reply.
Then. II ye please. will ye give
me my support" said Pat.
Well. Rather
The New Yorker was descendant
on the glories of Broadway.
The streets are ablaze with
iIght--a veritable riot" he said.
why, there is one electric sign
with 100000 lights"
Doesn't II make II rather con.
spicuous7" asked his English
friend.
More Frugal at Meals
Stout Lady twatching the lions
being fed)-'Pears to me. mister,
that amt a very big piece o. meat
for sech q big animal.
Attendant with show of polite
ness)-I s'pose II does seem like n
little meat TO you, ma'am, but It's
enough for the lion.
"FEEyeALL"
BY Jim Nance
When your foot Is on the football
And your shout is In the air:
When your chest is full Of sweater
And there's headgear on your
hair.
When your mind ia till OF signals
And you're playin' hard the game
That Is called Just common foot
ball.
It's a sign that fall 'has came"
A Plous Program
What are you going TO be when
you grow up, johnny"
I'm going to be pirate till |
gets old an sick" answered John
ny. Then I'm going TO turn to the
Lord"
A Celebrity
A palatial touring car had ut.
tracted the attention OF a visitor
to Boston. and he asked his friend:
who Ia the man seated in that
large carr"
The Bostonian glanced In the d.
rection indicated and replied:
That is the poet laureate OF a
well-known biscuit factory"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-11-14

of il all the profit that conditions will allow.
With the profit extracted from the communities
they milk, they will proceed, opportunity allows,
to extend their sway.
II is a mathematical certainty, that two
and two make four that time alone Is required to put
under vassaage to them the other communities UN-
LESS
The folks shall meanwhile decide to take over the
ownership and control Of their public service and
practice what they preach-home rule.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-11-14

On the other is list of of directors Of these
enterprises. There arc rs interlocking drectors75
who control the most profitable public-service
activities of fourth of the nation.
Mostly the properties under their control remote
from the cities in which they i've The majority of the
rs live in Boston, Philadelphia New York-the cities
which pay tribute to them scattered throughout the
republic.
In the service supplied in Oshkosh Seattle these
absentee directors have Just intcrest-to get out
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-11-14
PAYS BOARD BILL
IS YEARS OVERDUE

JOPLIN, Mo. Nov. 13.-The re.
lief OF a conscience pricked for IS
years over the beating OF n board
bin has enriched a little Joplin
girl IS. The money came in the
form OF postoffice money order
addressed 10 the postmaster from
a man In st. Paul. MINI.
Il beat woman out Of this 81
on board bill 1s years ago" said
the man, "and she was last heard
Of living In Joplin. n sho is alive,
give her the letter and money. n
she is dead, give II 10 her nearest
living relative"
The woman has been dead ten
years. Her nearest living relative
is a granddaughter who Will return
the money order to st. Paul TO
have II Endorsed over to her.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-11-14
U. S. IS BUILDING
BIGGEST OF ALL
D R { ADNAUCHTS

WASHINGTON. d. c.. Nov. a.
Work on the worlds greatest bat
tleships has Just been officially
commenced. following the neces-
sary signature OF certain docu.
ments by the secretary OF the
navy.
The California. the Mississippi
and the Idaho. the American
navy's new trio OF huge dread
noughts will have actually double
the displacement OF the original
American dreadnought, the Michi-
gan. built eight years ago. Not
only this, but they will be more
powerful both on defense and Of
tense than any fighting ship. built
or building. In any foreign navy.
When completed the new super
dreadnoughts will have cost the
American government close to $780,
100000. They will each carry
about LOO officers and men ex-
elusive of marine detachments.
The single funnel and the fighting
masts will be retained as features
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-11-14

CEATTLE folks heard opponents of municipal owner
- ship eloqueny set forth their arguments last week.
during the meeting here of the Tristate League Of
Municipalities
il Is interesting, in this connection, to note dia-
gram in Pearson's Magazine for December, which is
full of meaning
Il shows on one side list of several hundred gas,
electric light, power and traction companies represent
ing roughly about one-fourh of these publicservice
enterprises in the United States.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-11-14
Back to Boyhood

TN A RECENT visit to Michigan Thomas A. Edison tried
OF the he had done when boy-ke being
butch" the and clicking of telegraph messages
We are glad to see the great inventors youthful ine-
nations 1t is fine for have boyh spirit But
for many OF literal effort to get back to boy
hood would compcate things.
Imagine of Chcago's greatest bankers who weighs
two hundred and thirty, trying to away with chicken
like he did when boy and getting hung in the babedwire
fence.
And suppose the eminent senator whose head today
enables barber clear 90 per every hair cut
should try his youthful experiment OF meeting billy goat
on plane OF equality
Then there is quite spnking Of gentlemen who would
find difficult TO lift themselves OF yore, by their front
teeth clamPed onto > leather strap
the hccoughs by holding his mouth full OF water until you
count nine. real slowly
Anyway there good deal of fake about this getting
back boy business Very few boys but would give OF
their front teeth and three OF their be And
really very few men, II came down to pinch would be
boy again.
The old tricks unny-now. But they brought trials
Ind tribulations in those days
We know very distinguished who while a boy /
chased out of watermelon patch up dead tree by
bulldog He hung onto limb in the bisterng August
from 9 to p. 1t is awfully funny now; but we
doubt il all the watermeon in Texas would hire that man
to get back in that
Every age has its advantages but fellows own age
no matter what II is, ought 10 be the best.
ELEVEN STATES q.'ran.".a and Chicago Union
the alfalfa sss~
skirt. fight race
ABUSING mns ohio and California both
sULzER SAYS he made Roosevelt look
than looking like cents -
the sea around Ireland
oermsns IN. bu.v
people?
cARRANzA SAYS he knew Of the assanse villa
Ma hss duekng
to by
party" when the hasn't stood by him In 40
H. havs
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Hotel :;:; ;,.': i Privileges
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-11-14

Exactly one-haif, or ~, Of the ~
states have enacted workingmens
compensation acts during the last
four years.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-11-14

of these ships, as OF the recently
finished dreadnoughts.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-11-14
TEACH TO SHOOT
CLUBS IN AMERICA

WASHINGTON. d. c.. Nov. H.
Over 40 citizens rifle clubs have
been formed thus far under the new
law which authorizes the secretary
OF war to issue rifles and ammuni.
ton to citizens who agree to en-.
gage in consistent target practice.
The National Rifle association is
"a charge OF the organization Of the
clubs. II has adopted as a slogan
Lord Kitchener's laconic order.
Teach the men TO shoot"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-11-14
most ANYTHING.

lobbyist" declared Congressman
Grump.
What has he done?" inquired
Congressman Wayback.
He invited me to share a bottle
OF grape Juice with him."
Stung!
II have the darnedest luck!"
Whats the natter"
I'VE were having a little party,
and a serious-looking fellow came
up and said he was collecting for
tho Y. NJ. g. A. gave him S."
"Well?"
And now ! find he's n member
OF the Young Murphy's Cocktail as
ISOLATION.
Choosing Meal
Pat had Just arrived from the
Emerald Isle and he was feeling
very hungry. SO he went into n
restaurant close by and asked the
waiter how much he would charge
him for breakfast.
"A quarter" replied the waiter.
well, how much will you charge
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-11-14

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Nov. IA
No women or girls were permitted
to attend the funeral services OF
Charles L. Eberle, ~. prominent
druggist OF Germantown. That was
his dying request. He asked his
wife and son to disbar all women.
kind. as they attend funerals
"only to gossip over the corpse"
and he did not want any gossip
over him.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-11-14

Old
cay tha
ity. tn
tails ar |
putting
When |
any ond
ever u
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-11-14

PRIZE dundehesd s the fellow stand by u
party hasn't stood by him In 40 years.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-11-14

cARRANZA SAYS he Of the conspiracy to assssns,.
Maybe his for duking conferences
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-22
MURPHYfAGT0R
IN Naming OF
JUDGE EDINGS


Eugene Murphy 1.-THE Wailuku lawyer
who went to Washington on the ayow-
ed mission of getting" Judge S. B.
Kingsbury of Maui. had good deal to
do with the presidents nomination of
Judge Edings for the Maui circuit, ae-
cording to developments here.
Last week Attorney Murphy cabled
to Supreme Court Justice Quarles that
he had taken the matter up with At.
torney-general McReynolds and that
McReynolds would recommend Judge
Edings appointment This morning
Justice Quarles received the following
cablegram from Murphy: ~.
"Edings appointed. Notify Case" d.
H. Case is the Maui county attorney.
Murphy has several close Washing.
ton connections. He is former class
mate of Wilson's secretary. Joseph Tu-
multy, knows many Washington lead
ers and has the backing, 1t is said, of
Secretary of War Garrison. .".