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Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-12-14
HAVE YOU HELPED KEEP
HOME FIRES BURNING?
Question on Lips of Boys Who Faced
Enemy's Bullets, Now Returning
From Across the Seas.

Houston, Tex.-When the boys come
home from across the seas to be wei
coined back as conquering heroes
there will be an unspoken question on
their lips, and we who have remained
| at home must answer it. They are
going to ask, What have you done to
help win the WARP" and What have
you done to help us boys while we
were over there facing the enemy's
! bullets?"
We may not have been fortunate
enough to share in the glorious fight
ing by which they achieved victory.
We may not have been so fortunately
situated that we were able to sacrifice
our all for the cause of democracy and
| freedom. Many of US were compelled
| OF suffer keen regret and dispappoint-
ment because we could not go across.
! But there isn't a one of US that has
| not been given the opportunity to
keep the home fires burning" In o
| hundred different ways we have had
the chance of helping the boys over
! there to win victory and 1t was the
| knowledge that we at home have back
| ed them up with our dollars and our
hearts that has sustained the boys un-
der General Pershing.
Now the opportunity has come for
US again. And it isn't going to cost
much in money-just single dollar.
This is the sum that the American
Red Cross is asking us to invest in or
der to make the world little happier.
For that is what the Red Cross has
been doing throughout this war and
must continue to do-make the world
happier by providing food, clothing
and warmth to those in need, both in
the war-stricken countries of Europe
and at home.
Phis dollar will buy a membership
in the Red Cross. It will buy place
of honor in the worlds history of good
ness and mercy. The Red Cross is out
to enlist every man, woman and child
as member this year, and when this
is done on Christmas morning cable
gram will be sent to General Pershing
telling him that universal member
ship has been enrolled in appreciation
of his great services and those of the
boys.
The war may be over, but the work
of the Red Cross must go on without
interruption There are thousands of
starving people in France, in Belgium,
in Holland. The released American
prisoners must be fed and clothed.
The Red Cross has pledged itself to
carry on this relief work and it's pledge
must be redeemed. It is up to every
individual to help.
"All you need is a heart and dol
lar"
B. F. Bonner of Houston is the Tex
as member and director of the Red
Cross Christmas Roll Call campaign
of the Southwestern division and in
charge of South Texas.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-12-14
COURT HOLDS WRITING OF
NAME ON TICKET is LEGAL

! Austin, Tex-In an opinion by AS
sociate Justice John w. Brady, the
Third court of civil appeals Thursday
rendered a most important decision
affecting elections. Holding that
where the voter writes the name Of a
man on the ticket and there is no
doubt as to the voters intent that the
vote shall be counted, even though
the name was not written in the blank
space on the official ballot set aside
fer such purposes.
The office of sheriff of Falls County
was at issue and the appellate court
reversed the decision of the trial court.
The case was styled c. o. Moore ct al
VS.. c. H. Plott, the latter having been
name was not printed on the ballot.
The record shows that Moore received
1,454 votes and Plott 934. Plott Sc
cured an Injunction forbidding the
county commissioners from canvass
ing the vote and declaring the result
on the ground that there were not 500
legal votes cast for Moore because
many times his name was not written
in the blank space on the ballot, but
in some other place, such as under
Plott's in the democratic column.
Article 1868 civil statutes provides
that where a voter desires to vote a
mixed ticket he shall run a line
through the name of the person
scratched and "by writing the name
of the candidate for whom he desires
to vote in the blank column and in
the space provided for such office"
The question arose as to whether
the provision is directory or manda-
tory. The court holds it is not manda-
tory. Judge Brady reviews large
number of cases in illustrating the diff
ference between mandatory and direc-
tory provisions of law and to show
that the case at bar clearly comes
within the directory class The gist of
the authorities, he finds, is that
vote shall be counted where there has
been no violation of the law and the
voters intention is so clear as to his
choice as to preclude the least doubt.
He further holds that the canvassing
of returns is a political and not a ju-
dicial act, therefore, no injunction
could properly lie. Complete reversal
is ordered and the Injunction is dis
solved. The commissioners court may
proceed to count the ballots and de-
clare the result of the election.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-12-14
OVER 2s MILLION CREDIT
BALANCE IN STATE FUNDS

Austin, Tex.-Cash balance to the
credit of the various funds in the
state treasury on November 80 aggre-
gated $5,268, ,133,47 and bonds amount
ed to S23, 3,279, ,o60.26. making a grand
total of $2S,547, 1878, according to the
statement of Treasurer J. NJ. Edwards
for the quarter ending November 80,
which has just been completed. The
disbursements for the quarter amount
ed to $4,S06, 1856 cash and $25,887. so
bonds
On November so there was to the
credit of general revenue $1,889,-
975.67; available school funds, $685.
1896; permanent school funds, s141,-
Ss4.4S cash and $21,S9S, ,035.76 bonds;
prison commission funds, 1864, ,94943;
confederate pension fund, s167 7,277.93,
and state highway department fund,
$s5s.1S2.9s.
During the quarter s3,186, 1854 was
drawn against the general revenue
fund, S24,102 available school fund,
s21S,s96.55 cash and s25,SS7.5O bonds,
against permanent school fund; $780,
900 pension commission fund, $780,
1881 confederate pension fund and
$578,926.71 state highway fund
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-12-14
NO STATUTE PERMITS SALE
OF STOCK IN OIL CONCERNS

Austin, Textile attorney generals
department, in an opinion written by
First Assistant Attorney General C.
NJ Cureton and addressed to Secretary
of State George F. Howard, holds that
there is no Independent corporate a1l-
thority in Texas to organize corporq-
tions whose main purpose is tn sell oil
royalties; that. there is no statute in
Texas authorizing the formation of
corporations whose business is to sell
stock in oil companies.
1t is also held that an oil company
chartered under article 1121, revised
statutes, has the right to acquire royal
ties in oil wells or Oil properties, and
necessarily have the incidental right
to sell these royalties; but these pow
ers are incidental to it's main purpose
to conduct an oil company. An oil
company has the right to acquire oil,
and the grant of royalties from the
production of oil on tract of land is
a grant of oil on the land.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-12-14
AMERICAN WOUNDED TO BE
BACK HOME BY CHRISTMAS

London.--All American wounded in
England, with the exception of about
500 of the most serious causes, will be
back in the United States by Christ
mas, according to present plans.
Aboard the Empress of Britain are
the 307th, 361st, 337th, 256th and
S34th aero squadrons, the Tenth, TLir-
teenth, Seventeenth and Fourteenth
air service construction companies,
and number of casuals and sick and
wounded. There are eleven officers
and 241 men among the casuals, not
regarding special attention and 154 en-
listed men who are bedridden from
wounds or illness.
The Adriatic carries the S2Sth, 338th,
336th. 334th, 472d, 377th and the 637th
aero squadrons, the Fortieth, Sixtieth,
Eightieth and Ninetieth air service
construction companies There are
thirty officers and one enlisted man
among the casuals on the Adriatlc
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-12-14
"LETTERs-FRoM-HoME" WEEK.
War Department Commission Wants
Soldiers Kin to Help Maintain
Morale of Army.

New York.-The week of December
Is has been designated by the war de-
partment commission on training camp
activities as time for special letters
to be written by mothers, fathers, sis
ters, wives and sweethearts of the
men now overseas. The week has been
called Letters -From-Home" week, and
the purpose is to apply the home
touch to broad-gauged military pro-
gram for maintaining the morale of
the men who find themselves idle
after weeks of strenuous fighting. The
war department hopes, through these
letters, to keep the men contented,
straight" and ambitious to live up
to the high ideals of American man
hood.
A model letter such as the govern.
ment wants the mothers and fathers
especially to write has been prepared
by the war department. This, with
letters from Secretary of War Baker
and Raymond B. Fosdick, chairman. of
the commission, indorsing the plan.
has been mailed to newspapers
throughout the country The letter
particularly asks that the men over
seas direct their attention to whole
some recreation and activities, instead
of to the unwholesome influences that
might result from the enforced period
of idleness wherever large bodies of
troops are awaiting orders to return
home
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-12-14
Germans Silent as Americans Enter.

American Army of Occupation. No
demonstrations, either friendly or hos.
tile, marked the entry of Major Cen
eral Dickman's army into Germany
Sunday. The frontier was crossed ear
~ in the day and BY nightfall the
Americans had moved forward twelve
miles, reaching Radgen on the left and
saarholzbach on the right. The line
extended along the Saar River and
through Saarburg and Treves.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-12-14

Total Loss Worlds Merchant Tonnage
London.-The worlds total losses of
merchant tonnage from the beginning
of the war to the end of October, 1918,
by enemy action and marine risk was
1868, 1856 gross tons.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-12-14
FOREIGN NEWS.

British merchant tonnage losses
were 9.031, 1928 gross tons from the be-
ginning of the war to October 81, 1918,
according to an official statement
made in London Friday.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-12-14

The Hungarian government has de-
cided, to intern the whole of Field
Marshal Won Mackensen's German
army of 10000 men, in accordance
with the demand of the French gov
ernment
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-12-14


The Netherlands government has ap-
pointed a commission to report on the
position which the former German en-
peror occupies in Holland The rela-
tionship of the Dutch government to
legal questions which may arise re
specting William Hohenzollern' ad-
mission to and his stay in Holland also
will be inquired into. The commission
consists of B. G. J. Lodaer, Professor
A. A. H Struyeken and A. e. Alex.
A British fleet arrived Wednesday
at the port of Libau in Courland on
the Baltic.
Hundreds are homeless at Lemberg
as the result of pogroms among the
Jews in that city. It was reported that
many people have been killed and
wounded, three churches and eighty
houses burned and wholesale looting
has taken place.
No demonstrations, either friendly
or hostile, marked the entry Of Major
General Dickman's American army in
to Germany Sunday.
Eight more German submarines sur
rendered Sunday at Harwich. England,
making total of 122 which have been
taken over by the allies.
Coincident with the departure from
Constantinople of Enver Pasha, the
former Turkish minister Of war, and
his colleagues, the disappearance of
25. 900 900 Turkish pounds OF public
funds placed in various banks was no
ticed.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-12-14

In a paper recently read before the
| Chicago Medical Society and being cir
culated by medical journals DR.. Al
| bert ]. Croft of Chicago, H., express
| ed the opinion that the influenza
| which has swept over the world is
caused by poison gas In the air and is
not spread by the victim coughing and
sneezing, as most physicians contend,
/ but due to what he calls "irritated at
mosphere." DR.. Croft points out that
the present epidemic started on the
gas-poisoned battlefieIds of Europe.
The motion of B. \. Garrett for
change of venue of his case where his
former wife, Mrs. Bessie Lee Garrett,
is suing him for 100000 damages for
alleged breach of promise of remar-
riage, was granted Thursday by Judge
William Masterson in the fifty-fifth
district court at Houston, Texas. The
case was sent to Richmond, in Fort
Bend county, for trial.
rious funds in the Texas state treas
ury on November 80 aggregated S.,
268, ,133.47 and bonds amounted to $685.
279, 9,06026. making a grand total OF
$2S, ,547, 1878, according to the state
ment of Treasurer J. NJ. Edwards for
the quarter ending November 80, which
has just been completed. The dis
bursements for the quarter amounted
to $4,806, 1856 cash and $25,SS7.50
bonds.
Somerville, Texas, voted dry by a
majority of three to one in the local
option election Wednesday.
At West Columbia, in BraZoria coun-
ty, Texas, an oil well was completed at
a depth of approximately 5000 feet
Wednesday and its estimated initial
production was 5000 barrels. This is
the largest well ever completed at
West Columbia and will revive inter
est In that field.
Mrs John Drew, wife of the actor,
and herself an actress, until her mar
riage, died in New York City Wednes-
day Mrs Drew was Miss Josephine
Baker of Philadelphia, daughter of
John Louis Baker, an actor.
A son was born Saturday to Alma
Gluck, the concert singer, formerly of
the Metropolitan opera, and now the
wife Of Efrem Zimbalist, the violinist,
at her home in New York City. Nine.
G1uck was married to Mr.. Zimbalist
in 1913. They have daughter, Marie
Virginia, who is about years old.
Mrs Catherine Callan Hayden,
daughter of Patrick Callan, who lost
his life when the Lusitania was sunk
by German submarine off the coast
of Ireland, Monday appeared at the
United States district attorneys of |
flee in Chicago, Ill, and asked that a ,
warrant be issued for William Hohen-
zollern, former kaiser of Germany,
charging him with murder
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-12-14

The nomination of Representative
Carter Glass to be secretary of the
treasury to succeed William G. Nc
Adoo was confirmed Thursday by the
senate without objection.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-12-14

Marshal Foch has sent new ulti-
matum to the German armistice dele
gates demanding that Germany give
up the rest of the locomotives agreed
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-12-14

President Wilson has appointed
George L. Scott sf Chicago and Jesse
Jones of Houston, Texas, to fill the
places in the American Red Cross war
council made vacant by the resigna-
tions of Harvey D. Gibson and John D.
Ryan.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-12-14

Secretary Baker told the senate
finance committee Thursday that,
through contract cancellations, the
war department expects to save ap-
proximately $7,25O000,000 of the $24,
281 100000 voted by congress for the
army during the war.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-12-14
STATE AID DOMESTIC NEWS.

The attorney. generals 7partment,
in an opinion written by First Assist
ant Attorney General c. NJ, Cureton
and addressed to Secretary of State
George f. Howard. holds that there is
no independent corporate authority in
Texas to organize corporations whose
main purpose is to sell oil royalties:
that there is no statute in Texas au-
thorizing the formation of corporations
whose business is to sell stock in oil
companies.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-12-14

Mrs. John Drew, wife of the actor,
and herself an actress, until her mar
riage, died in New York City Wednes-
day. Mrs. Drew was Miss Josephine
Baker of Philadelphia, daughter of
John Louis Baker, an actor.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-12-14

The president said he hoped to see
formal declaration of peace by treaty oy
the time spring has come"
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-12-14

Somerville, Texas, voted dry by
majority of three to one in the local
option election Wednesday.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-12-14

Declaring he had no private thought
OF purpose" in going to France, but that
he regarded il as his highest duty the
president added:
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-12-14

'It is now my duty to play my full
part in making good what they (Amer-
ica's soldiers) offered their life's blood
TO obtain
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-25
now FRANCE has BEEN
RATIo<ED HER BREAD

France has had her war bread doled
out in small fxed quantities for over
six months, for since January, 1918,
France has been on a bread ration.
Long before this date. however. ow
ling to the alarming and constant de-
crease OF cereal supplies two bread ra-
Itioning systems had been worked out
and the dates set for their enforce
ment But neither one ever became
effective except In one or two com
nunes
The first scheme had TO be aban-
ldoned as a national bread rationing
system because its provisions were too
generous for the amount OF bread ce-
reals on hand,
The second attempt at bread ration
ling was based on an elaborate classifi-
Ication OF the population and a scale OF
lrationing according 70 age and social
conditions. Such a scheme would
have taken considerable time to put
into effect and so had to he discarded
ifor~France suddenly awoke to the fact
that unless she pat a ration system into
immediate operation four ffths of her
people would get up some morning and
| find they had no bread
So the scheme finally instituted was
made az simple as possible. to provide
for tho following sliding scale OF bread
rations:
T.. For children under years. Y
Foz per day.
I . From 3 to "a years, : or per
/ day
/ 3 For hard workers from , to so.
( "a on. per day
( A. For other persons from 8 to 60,
/ !. o.. per day.
/ 3 Persons above so years OF age.
1 7 on per day
This rationing system was put into
effect in April. 1918.
No tickets are required for bread
served in restaurants but the restaur-
ants are allowed 10 serve only 3 5
ounces per meal served.
/ Although almost from the first
/ year OF the war the price of bread
scared inv England, the price was kept
down to The pre-war average for the
4 French housewife until the first OF
this year This was done by the
French supply commission which buys
all foreign wheaIand re-sells IT TO the
departments in need OF it. Between
Mas and the end Of Dncein Der, 1915.
this commission bought wheat at :.
price much higher Than that charged
! the consumer. the loss being borne by
+ the state The French housewife was
paying this equivalent Of 1874 cents in
tApril. 14li. for loaf of bread weigh
1 ing four pounds six ounces, while in
England a loaf weighing four pounds
cost the equivalent of 202 cents.
/ The wheat crop for 1871 however.
was so far below normal that the
commission found itself unable To meet
The dencit between the cost Of the in
creased amounts of foreign wheat and
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-25
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-25

New York. Sept 24.--A great
deal of interest has been aroused by
the appearance of the newly or
gained Reach stable and it's splendid
showing on the Maryland tracks this
fall.
1t was organized recently by
Richard + Carman, the well known
turfman. and two associates who are
newcomers on the tEsek-=IAe& are
Messrs. Ellsworth and Pendleton. Of
The New York Union club Both men
have been staunch supporters Of
racing for several years and lovers
of the thoroughbred horses, but this
Is the first actual appearance OF
either of them in racing circles as
owners.
From the flying start that the new
stable made at HayTe De Grace, II
may be predicted that it Will figure
largely in the future of the turf and
1.-THE turf records. Its hackers are al
lready fairly on the way to success in
building up a strong stable.
The purchase of sunny Slope. the
winner OF three straight stake races
lat belmont park at the fall opening
there, was a surprise 20 many FOL
lowers. but 1t showed clearly that II
Is the intention Of the hackers OF the
Beach stable. to collect some of the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-25

Vile. secure couple of songs and
Vile houses on amateur night" And
that settled It,
She took the stage directors ad-
viee and went into vaudeville and
She found she could make people
laugh by swishing her arms and legs
around so swish she did. The rest
was easy; her success was assured
Lee shubert, who was attending a
premiere of one of his shows in n
small town SHORT distance from
New York happened te drop into a
vaudeville house and saw Miss Green
woods arms and legs flying about
aud heard "a good voice coming from
somewhere in the mixup. He was
duly impressed and, almost before
she knew it, she was signing her con-
tract to appear in the next Winter
Garden show, The Passing Show"
of job In that production she
created a sensation in New York and
in every city where she appeared,
Oliver. Morosco, producer Of so
Long. Lefty" saw her work and de-
cided that he needed just such a
character in one of his new produc-
tons. He placed her under a three
year contract. Her first appearance
under the MorosCo management was
with Pretty Miss smith" After APP
pearing two season In this play Mr..
Morosco and Elmer Harris wrote $50
Long Lefty which is especially
suited TO her personality. MIR. Mo-
rosco has surrounded Miss Green
wood with typical Morosco cast and
a chorus of stunning girls from Cali
fornid
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-25
MELlEN ADMITS THAT
he KICKED HIS WIFE
by saying She Assaulted Him with
Ash Receiver and China Ekg.

Pittsfeid. Mass. sept 2f.-M r s.
Charles s. Mellen. wife of the former
president of the New Haven railroad.
was kicked through doorway by her
husband who also slapped her face
until 5her nose bfed. according to tes-
timony given today by Meilen. who Is
suing for the right to dispose OF his
property without his wife's consent.
Mellen explained his confessed as
sauIts by stating that his wife on the
first occasion had struck him with
glass ash receiver. nearly breaking his
nose. and that on the second occasion,
while intoxicated. she hit him with q
china egg. injuring his little finger.
Mrs Melen has started divorce pro-
ceedings, which are to be tried next
month About half Of thirty love let
ters. alleged to have been written by
Mrs. Mellon TO Harry Douglas Brown.
assistant manager of the Vanderbilt
hotel. New York, lent added spice to
the testimony. Many OF the letters were
signed Kitten" These letters is the
basis for the Mellen suit and serves
also for the cause Of an action OF $780,
600 brought against Mrs. Mellen by
Mrs. Brown for alleged alienation.
Meiien gave his age as sixty seven
and said he had married his second
wife. the present Mrs. Heilen, twenty
Ave years ago in Brooklyn. She was
Katherine Livingstone,