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The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1918-12-26
MAN MOURNED AS DEAD
FOR 20 YEARS RETURNS

Bolton. Texas. Dec 22-Douglas
Hammer, formerly Of this CITY, mourn
ed as dead for twenty years. wake
in on relatives here yesterday. from
California. for which point he left
here twenty-scven years ago. leaving
two brothers. both Of whom havr
since died Nothing had been henri
from Mr. Hammer for more THAI
twenty years and he had long since
been thought dead. but instead he
had become wealthy ir California od
interests.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1918-12-26

Immediately upon their release.
Americans who had been imprisoned
during the war by the Turkish gov
eminent. began to do relief work
mone the destitute and starving
reoples Of western Asia. Among the
prisoners we're William Nelson, for
me- vice.consul " Trino Syria. sna
Charles Arthur Dana. Of the Presby-
r~i0n Board Of Foreign Missions
rhev were accused Of espionage BY
he Ottoman government. the charge
having grown out Of the help the
Americans had given TO Armenian
refugees.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1918-12-26
THE WHEAT ACREAGE

The federal department Of agricul-
ture reports an increase of 6,726000
acres. or nearly l6 per cent winter
wheat sown this fall above the acre
age sown in the fan of 1917.
With conditions reasonably favor
able. the yield of winter wheat next
year is forecast as 765. 900 600 bush
els. which is sO,O00.OO0 more than
the highest record
When the government called upon
the farmers last year for an increas-
ed acreage of wheat the response was
beyond expectation II is difficult
to overestimate the effect which the
wheat crop Of 1918 had
toward the winning of the war.
Facing the necessity Of greatly in
creased exports in the coming year,
our farmers have again shown their
patriotic spirit by providing for a
larger wheat harvest in 1919.
The American farmer merits tn
respect and honor Of his country
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1918-12-26

\
,joseph Tumuliy, KniAit'of Columbus
thirty-third degree. vSelds the great
est political power Of any man IN
America. ard as a true Catholic he is
exercising the great tr1st which God
has given into his hands for the glory
Of the holy church Through his ac'
and holy zeal he has created q warml
friendship between the Catholic
Church and President Wilson. TO-
gether with the Democratic party
other presidents have feared the
power Of the holy church and have
courtcd is support politically. By
granting u childish favors. which de-
ceived no one But this Is the first
time IN the history o. the country
when the President ard n great poll
teal party have openly sought ar
equal and honest alliance with the
Catholic church And before seeking
this political alliance the President
and his party have shown their good
faith by works Through the effort
% Hon Joseph rumulty. President
Wilson hrs practically granted ihat
education in the Philippines 90 shall
be under control ~ the Catholic
Church ard 'hst re'cious actvif
the great American Army shall he
under the direction u the Rniphfs o.
Columbus This means the addition
20 the church Of one million 81 the
country's best and bravcst young
men. or NJ least their strong prefer.
ence end svmnathy for the Catholic
church We must make the most ~
this opportunity. President Wilso-
has also shown every encouraeement
and sympathy with the program ~
the church in bringing the war-orph
aned children 81 Belgium and France
to this country Those children are
solidly Catholic. and will be reared
and educated in the faith
All these things. and more. show
that President Wilson and the Demo-
cratic party are sincere in their
friendship for the Catholic church
This is only as II should be. because
the Democratic party IL the one in
which is found almost ninety per cent
of the Catholics. BY an alliance be-
tween the Catholic Church and the
Democratic party. the ideals Of both
will be made secure by creating
dominant political organization. This
may be proved by actual figures. The
country is normally Republican by
about three million votes There is
not much doubt that the Catholic
Church can give to she Democratic
party two million more votes, espec-
tally with woman suffrage. because in
their devotion to the church. the wo-
men Of the catholic faith win vote
first for lis interest
The Catholics will soon hsve IN on
portunity to prove their appreciation
81 President Wilson's friendship. and
at the same time increase their poll
teal prestige and strength. The Re
publleans are making a desperate
effcr, 10 wrcst control Of ceasress
from the Democratic party, and In
ihs why dlae'sdlt the President, Their
marty machinery Is oulel hat deadly
Ia elselans that have slready heen
held ,hey hare made decided gains,
PARTLY through an exceptionally
strong olrnnlsa,len and nas IA thru
tho Indifference " the pen'eefsile
veisns Every Catholic must awake
- hs aulS and stand b hls fhsf'h
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1918-12-26
NJ. =. BiHAL DIED
HERE TUESDAY MORNING

" y, Bihal, age i6 years died at
his home In this city last Tuesday
morning after lingering illness Of
typhoid pneumonia. lie with his
family had recently moved here from
foakum county, where they fasmsd
the past few years The remains
were prepared for burial by the Rix
FURNITURE and Undertaking Com
pany, bar on account ~ the severe
weather.. burial was postponed gu
saturday IIis parents are hsfs from
snsdsr funeral services will h. hsii
b klisf sAnas. Il he ssmsisf,.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1918-12-26

Z President Wilson Your duty Is
plain The Republican party is the
recognized and open enemy Of the
Catholic Church Every recognized
leader in rs org nization from the
loves, 20 he highest is a member Of
the secret and pagan order ~ Mason
~. the ancient and most dangerous
enemy Of the Holy Catholic Church
and the true faith National Catho-
he Register.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1918-12-26
No Worms in a i,ealsl,y Child

AL children troubled Nth vorms have
healthy color. which n<iicstes poor blood. and as
rule. there Is more O. less stomach disturbaocs
prove the digestion. and nct Is General Strerfil
enins Tonic to the whcse system. Nature will tn
thro~ on or dispel the worms. aud the Child will b
In perfect health. Prasant 10 take co. per bos,s
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1918-12-26

PUBLIC OPINION
Plan to Prevent Droyih

Lubbock. Texas. Dec. 20 iI'vinr
read several articles on The question
Of how to prevent drouths in arid re-
gions. some have advocated planting
trees. but this is not feasible. from
the fact that il would require water
20 make the trees grow. and this, Of
course. would take large number Of
wells with windmills 10 supply water
to irrigate the land 10 give moisture
for trees growth. and, again, II would
be years before any benefit would be
derived at best. Now. ] have lived on
the plains of West Texas for about
thirty years. and have observed the
rainfall: in fact. have record % the
dates rain fell for several years J.
has been my observation that II rain
fell in a scope Of country and filled
up the lakes. the rains following
would make the same route. There
fore. il is my opinion that the more
water in reservoirs the more rain we
would get in the arid regions.
Now. the Salton Sea. when il vas
full. in my opinion. gave us more
rainfall than we have had since II
went dry. Now. instead Of PLANTING
trees. il is my opinion that il would
be best to dam M all canyons and Try
and create large bodies Of water ard
get moisture by Evaporation. and by
this means believe we would get
more rainfall. as moisture hegets
moisture. After getting these large
bodies Of water in our canyons. then
around the banks plant trees. II is
an evident fact that on the plains II
we once get our lakese full Of water
we have an abundance Of rairf ~
through the best part Of the ~ .
The trouble now with US is that we
have not the vast herds that We used
TO have and instead Of our dry lax z
holding water by their tramping the
lakes now go dry almost at once
In writing this il is not what my
opinions are worth. but TO give impe-
tus 10 someone versed in the matter
and who win give il serious thought
The plains is one Of the richest nor
tions Of our great State and all we
require is rain, rain. Even this year
the worst ! have ever seen in nv thir
" years experience the rains fell ov-
er the same portion Of country and
outside Of that belt almost nothing
was made. while in that rain bell good
crops were made IN my opinion the
first fall caused the clouds 10 follow
the moisture first produced. and III
that was the case then impoundinR
the waters Of our canyons win give
us rain By building several dani
up Yellowhouse Canyon (which sup,l
plies water the year round) we would /
have several larve bodies Of water /
and Blanco Canyon has the same
conditions
Take parts Of Hale County which .
have large lakes that hold water, also .
part Of Crosby County, and il is q i
fact that in the neighborhood Of those 4
LARGE bodies Of water they have more
than whore these lakes al
over other portions Of the plains arcs
dry OF course. 10 make these reser
roirs the lands would have 20 be ias
I'd to build them. Let US hear fror
someone else living on the plains Of
thirty years experience. B Mob
ley
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1918-12-26
APPROPRIATIONS FOR TEXAS
PUBLIC BUILDINGS APPROVED

Washington, Dec. 21.-Secretary
of the Treasury Glass today recon.
mended to Congress the following ap-
preparations for completion Of Texas
'uhlic buildings: Comapche s35. 900
Gilmer $4,000: Honey Grove s27..
200; Mount Pleasant s2s,50o; Or.
ange $4,000; Pittsburg. s29.50O.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1918-12-26

Picking out those who shall starve
20 death has become a necessity for
some relief workers in western Asia.
on account Of shortage Of relief
funds, according TO a telegram from
United States Minister Stovall az
Berne. Switzerland, The telegram
is dated from Constantinople where
Mr. Stovall gathered information re
garding conditions among the stary-
ing, homeless refugees Of the Near
East. To supply sufficient funds Cor
the immediate relief and the rehabi-
litation Of these peoples = campaign
for $4,000 600 viii be conducte =
January l2-l9
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1918-12-26
SAYS LEMON JUICE
VIII. REMOVE FRECKLES
cirlsyMaks this eAes7 bcau,yr5.lou
10 efsar and whten yo-r ssin.

OTIaW INHNe WIS fFftd3 bC1ttT F5tIon
10 cfear and wit,n yo-r skin.
a Bt4 Nptf ..t WrafAat IL
ep'Aarh wh.4 Alake vi eGt y 81
q1trtc' r.F of N = ~ b, $50
tan 1otion, "a cotr. so Feei 4. u
vsrf, very NAL sd.
Nour grqsr has ts,, hFlou- and any
drug store ~ toilat dpumrmil supply
thrce ounfos Of orcfafd NJ for a i.w
cents MASSAGE this swNesly fra~rant
lotion ifro the fac& neck, arms aud
hands essth day and ~ how frcoklcs and
blemislts disappear and how clear. soft
and white the skin becomes. Yes! Ii
IN harmless.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1918-12-26
NOTABLE AND INFORMING
CATHOLIC UTTERANCE

Below appears a Catholic utter
ance Of far more than passing inter
est Il will be read with deep con.
Germ at this time Il was evidently
written by a Catholic and was pub.
iished IN a Catholic paper, the Nation
al Catholic Register
Catholicism and Politics.'
Catholicism is, and always has been
4 practical religion There j. no sin
That Il cannot forgive or absolyei
there is no human soul so ignorant
lowly or degraded that cannot seek
shelter and peace under rs divincly
protecting wings 1 vas founded hy
Jesus. the Son Of God and Mary up
on the eternal rock or truth; and Je.
sus was practical He bestowed spir
itual blessings upon every soul-weary
sinner who came seeking the life
eternal; He healed the sick and fed
those who hungered In founding H.
church He bescechcd His apostles to
be practical. using whatever good
thing the Father placed within their
each. be it political power, education
or other material thing. All
things consecrated to the use Of the
Holy Catholic Church are sacred and
blessed
II is Gods plan that the Holy
Father of Rome should be the spirit.
ual and temporal head Of His King
dom on earth. II is the same today
as in the time Of the first pope The
best way to accomplish this Is through
political power through religious ed
ucaiton and service God has doubly
blessed the Catholic Church Of Amer
ica by placing one Of its most faithful
sons at the right hand OF President
Wilson. Nest 70 the President. Hon
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1918-12-26
"a SYRUP OF FIGS"
TO CONsTIPATED CHILE
oeIieIe0s Fruit L<tstIve" can't harm.
/tsody little stomach, liver
//Isap6 abwelsI

mn I-H ~
Jo& AZ ihe fpese, mother II
ord, yar iittlelone' stomach, liver
and b9dels need cleansing AZ once.
wnen pecsysh, foss, hstless/ docsu't
slecr, cat u act naturally. " y fever.
p, iionycb souJ breath bt has sore
ihroia. diarrhqa full of yedd. give
isasPooninl uf 'Csliiornfs syrup Of
Figs and in 4few hourk all the foul,
sonstipated wyte. undigested food and
sour bile gcnvy moves out Of ia it'll.
bowels without gripping, and YOU have
veil playful child AGAR Ask yo1
lrugris, for a bottle Of "Calif1ru'
syrup Of Figs" which contains
directions for babies, children Of az
nd for crown-npA
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1918-12-26
Quit Laxatives,
Purges; Try Mr.
Mr. Tonight - Tcmoncv Feel Right

It is mistake 10 continually dcse
yourself with so-calied laxative pills.
caiomel oil, pufgss and caihfrtics
and force bowel action II wSikcns
the bowels and liver and make con-
slant dosing necessary.
Why don't you begin richtt0Cay TO
overcome your constipatlo1 and get
your system In such fhapefthat daily
puIring viii he uaLece vnryf You
can do 10 " you get aI2,c box Of
Natures Renee. CNn abieisl and
take one each hight for week or 80.
Mr. Tah.-k 30 MAG more than
merely cTHs rlSasApt fnsy bowel ac-
ton. az Wt,lciNSfscis upon the
digestive 4 ysil as Il ninativs organs
promote good diFfton. causes 'he
body 10 g, (the no.fisAment flom all
the food ~ cat (vsA you a good.
hearty appse. ~ ngttns the liver.
and bowel sr,kn ypd riAs he wh~s
body a thofpn.lf clcanlfk oui This
medicine sv.r1 d1ys An ssicnal y y
ton and you ~ alway7'feci yuuF irst.
Try Nssurs'sYesu ~ 'Nis Iah's,o
and prove thi4 III ~ The beet no~si
medicine that Sou can usa and erets
only 800 per ~, cantaiuinr snouEh 10
last tvsnty- Ne days. Natures esm.
sdy MI TeQsssl IL Hoid, HHanintesi
and rsoomn3ndsd ~ yoaf dfuns.st
3. y. ttOPHihs. LUBBOCK. TExA
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1918-12-26

For best tailoring $hh1f Lubbock
Tailoring Company. y (27D
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-06-04

It is vital that nothing goes wrong
during the precious moments. TIA
observers we're hampered Q few dayu
ago by a high wind which blew over
a tent housing the Fauth transit, .
delicate instrument with zenith
telescope attached, which determines
the latitude and time to within ten
feet and 1/100 second. respectively.
While the instrument was not dam
aged. it, had to be readjustsd. Dam
age to It would have been real set
back to the work.
Practically all the study Of an
eclipse being possible only through
photographs. more than fifty will he
taken The principle subjects to be
studied are the, composition Of the
solar atmosphere and its extent from
the suns surface.
Nearly all the questions In this
phase of solar research have been
answered and 1t is hoped by the re-
suits obtained at this time to clear
up this particular phase Of astrono-
mical study.
The coronal photographs to b
made are of three classes and came
ras and srectroscopes of three types
are being made ready, one to photo
graph the inner corona. one the mid
die and one the outer
During the observations II Ia ne
cessary that there be no noise at all.
as confusion Of any kind would pre-
tcontinusd on page T.,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-06-04
FRANCE ATTEMPTING TO PRESERVE
HISTORIC MONUMENTS IN WAR ZONE

Paris. April IT, Correspondence
of the Associated Press) Steps
have been taken by France to con-
serve and repair historic monuments
IN the war zone.
The historic monuments commit
Tee has had double task to per-
FORM" says report Of the budget
committee to the chamber Of depu-
tiss- ''Its FIRST task has been to re-
move all pictures. statues. stained
slass and wood carvings; Its second
Aas been the protection so far as
possible. OF what could not be re-
moved.
Thousands OF works OF art have
thus been saved from destruction.
such a. the statues and stained glass
windows Of the church OF Thanh. the
mausoleum Of Rene de- Chalons. LI-
xjer Richler's famous skeleton now
~ Bar-le-Duc, the windows OF the
churches Of Chalons, Point-au-Mous-
son, and Epernay ana AL the art
treasures Of Rheims.
Whatever. couiu not be removed
Whether within churches or standing
IN the open. has been protected by
means Of framework filled with bags
III earth. In this way the famous
Place stanislas at Nancy, the facade
of the Musee Lorraine and the tombs
oi the Cordeliers tGrey Friars) have
heen rendered practically proof
agdinst shell md bomb sflre
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-06-04
TWO HOUR DAY
IS AIM OF L.W.W.
Object Of Organization IL Disclosed
by Witnesses at Chicago Trial
General Strike Planned

Chicago, June A two-hour
work day with . minimum wage Of
80 per day was the ultimate aim Of
the Industrial Workers Of the World
In the western mining centsrs. This
vas disclosed today by government
witnesses who testified Al the trial
Of the I. w. w. leaders before Fed
eral Judge Landis.
Francis L. Kirby. . ranger Of the
United States forestry service at MI
ami. Ariz.. the nrst Of several wit
nesses called to show that the I. w.
W. was responsible for the strikes In
the copper mines Of Arizona last
year. told Of attending numerous I.
W. W. meetings In the district pri.
or to the strike which began July 2.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-06-04
HUN U-BOAT Melted
BY j. S. DESTROYER

An Atlantic Port, June 4,--Hover-
ing for two days over the sea where
the American tanker William Rookie
feller had been sunk BY German
submarine. a flotilla succeeded in
capturing the U-boat, according to
naval officers, survivors Of the dis
aster. who landed here today.
The sea about the spot where the
fatal blow struck the tanker was
closely watched by destroyers and
their accompanying seaplanes
At last the submarine. which had
stayed below the surface so Ions
that its air tanks had become ex.
hausted. rose to the surface and was
netted.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-06-04
ON0.Sc.
RAILROAD GRANT LANDS

The total number OF filings on o.
4 c. grant lands In Josephine coun-
ty amounted to 140. with 10 sue
cessful applicants. Jackson county
had 55 successful applicants. The
list Of names Of successful applicants
cannot be secured from the land Of
nee as individual cases will require
decision from the general land Of
nee.
Unsuccessful applicants will have
a prior right to file on land up to
June 10. after which date the filings
are open'to any person.
The land opening has been dis
appointment to the public and prob
ably to the land ONCE as well. Had
the land been thrown open for set
tlement last year or the year before
II is probable that thousands Of ap-
plications would have been made.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-06-04
SIX WEEKS CAMP IS
ASSURED U. OF ORE.

Eugene, June An officers
training camp to be held on the
campus OF the University OF Oregon
for six weeks beginning Monday.
June "a. became a certainty yester-
day when President r. T.. Campbell.
returning from Washington. where
he has been In conference with the
war department ofiicials. authorized
Colonel John Leader to put h,I plans
for the summer encampment into i'm
mediate effect. Eligibles 10 the
camp viii include not only college
graduates. anxious to prepair them
selves for army service. but any cIti-
zen who qualIned In any war. either
through snficicnt early education or
through business or professional ex-
pericnsc IL TO undertake the training.
Colonel Leader. late commander
OF the Royal Irish Rifles. will be In
command OF the camp, assisted by
an American army oficer. whom the
var department will send here. In
structIon In photography, bridging.
mapping. field engineering. bombing
and bayonet, hygiene sanitation.
mathematics. signalling and other
necessary military subjects viii he
furnished by the university.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-06-04

The Cathedral Of Amienr nas
received special attention ana has
an independent fire brigade attack
cd to II, with a water power sufii-
ciently strong to reach the spire. so
far repairs to historic monuments
have consisted In rendering the
churches weather-proof. but archi-
tects are already preparing definite
plans and estimates with a view to
permanent restoration.
I'm regard to the ruins which the
Germans have left in their wake the
authorities have already decided not
to give over to total destruction GER
tain relics, but to leave them for
future generations as eloquent w.t.
nesses OF the war, Side by side with
monumental ruins such as Ablain-
Saint-Nazaire. Perthes. Massiges,
Souain, which tell Of the disasters
OF invasion. there are other memen-
toes which Will be OF the greatest
interest and value hereafter as In
stances and object lessons OF the
character and methods Of the war.
such as the more important field
works. but the legal status OF these
souvenirs has yet to be fxed.
There are places which have
been the scenes Of so much heroism
that they have become places Of pill
grimage. II Is the duty Of the state
to assure their preservation ana pro-
tect them from commercial profana.
tion."
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-06-04
GOVERNMENT MISUNDERSTANDING
PREPAREDF0R TOTAL ECLIPSE Ed{ sun

Baker, Ore. June 4.-Astrono-
mers of the government party here
to study the total eclipse of the sun
June have completed all construc-
tion work and now until the day OF
the eclipse will tune up" the instru-
ments and rehearse the schedule by
which their observations will be
made.
J. s. Hammond is in charge OF
the government party with C. c..
Wylie and William NJ. Conrad of
the naval observatory as his assist
ants. Others in the party are Prof.
s. A. Mitchell, director OF the Lean
der Mccormick observatory, Univer-
sity OF Virginia. Prof. s. l.. Hoxton
Of the same institution. Other Sci
entists who win be here for the
eclipse will include DR.. P. w. Mer-
rill OF the bureau Of standards. DR..
Harriet Bigelow and DR.. Mary Hop
kins. Of Smith college; Edward d.
Adams and Kempton Adams of New
York.
During the 11S seconds the sun
will be eclipsed totally here, the
chronometer beats will be called
each second and on each second In
numerical order some particular
thing viii be done. The observers
must be letter perfect in this work
to make the most Of the one minute
and 5S seconds available for study
for which they will have made Ave
weeks Of preparation.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-06-04
OPPOSES
DRY MEASURE
House Would Prevent Expenditure
of S0,OOO.0O0 unlcss President
Cut liquor Manufacture

Washington. June i,--President
Wilson In a letter today to Senator
Shepard declared his opposition 20
further prohibition legislation until
the food administration decides that
Il Ia necessary TO conserve foodstuifs.
An amendment TO the appropria-
ilon bill has been passed by the
house that viii prevent the expcn-
diturc OF $4,000. 900 unless the pres
ident exercises his authority under
the food act, TO prohibit the use Of
grains In making beer and light
wines during the war.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-06-04
CHARLES W. FAIRBANKS
rs SINKING RAPIDLY

Indianapolis. Ind. June 4.-Chas.
W. Fairbanks. former vice-president
who has been III at his home here
for the past few weeks. last even
ing passed into a state OF complete
coma and today is sinking rapidly.
The attending physicians announc-
ed late this afternoon that his death
may be within few hours.