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The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-07-24
SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE SESSION OVER
ADJOURNED TUESDAY NIGHT AFTER A VERY BUSY SES-
SION OF THIRTY DAYS DURATION
MANY BILLS DIE ON THE LOWER HOUSE CALENDAR
Hobby Lieut. johnson and Speaker Of the House.
Thomson, Congratulate Both Houses For
Work Done During This Session

war. The Federal Government was
paying a monthly sum to the Univer-
sity and it failed to pay for the entire
cost by s175,000 for building and
$4,000 in equipment.
Among other measures which fail
ed to pass are the following: The
juvenile insurance bill; the bill to tax
dogs SO each; that providing for a
sanitary survey for all towns under
10000 population; the $500 soldier
bonus bill; the Hertzberg proposition
to give each Texas soldier a bronze
medal; that prohibiting the teaching
Of German in the public schools; the
bill appropriating $4,000 to pay in
county witness fees; the bill to re-
quire men to submit to physical ev-
animation before being issued a
marriage license; the bill to prohibit
the removal Of mortgaged personal
property without giving written no.
tice of such removal; Mr.. Tillotson's
bill to institute a civil service system
for State employees; Mr.. Tillotson's
bill making a general revision Of the
State irrigation, reclamation and
damage laws; the bill to require mer-
chants to place cost price on articles
offered for sale; the bill standardiz-
ing the guage Of all vehicles used on
public roads, and the bill making it a
felony to make false statements Of
financial condition to secure credit.
With the appropriation for the
State Highway Commission the total
appropriated for the State depart
ments for the next two years is $5,-
511, ,2S5, the first year being S2,735.-
202 and the second year s2,776,0s3.
Concerning the work accomplish
ed by the special session Of the Leg
islature Governor Hobby said he was
highly gratified The Governor gave
out the following statement:
"The called session Just ended has
ncTiOTUltu ils Nofh uhutt Nnt ulost
unsettled conditions that have pre-
vailed since the war between the
States. On the whole, am highly
gratified with the work accomplished.
Texas is growing so fast that her old
clothes won't fit, and there is too
much new in Texas to take care Of
the changed conditions by appropria-
tions that compare with previous ones.
The country bids fair to continue on
wartime prices and so the fiscal prob
in our history. ! consider that the
lem of the State is the most difficult
Legislature has faced this problem
with wisdom and fairness was lib
eral in the matter Of submitting sub
jects for legislation. because be-
lieved that the more subjects sub
mitted the less legislation would fol-
low. The results, think, have prov
en- this to be true"
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COURT STENOCRAPHER
RETURNS FROM DENTON

District Court Stenographer c. II.
Smith returned the latter part of last
week from Denton County, where he
had been to look after business inter-
ests He says crops look fairly good
in that section. but much Of the small
grain Will be ruined on account Of too
much rain.
Mr. Smith says this is the greatest
country in the world. After being
down in that section for week and
coming back to the plains he can the
more appreciate the splendid climatic
conditions Of Lubbock. He said he
did not see but three persons in that
country that were not tanning them
selves and they were paralyzed. Come
to Lubbock.
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DR.. RAMSDELL HERE
FROM SAN AUGUSTINE

DIR. r. L. Ramsdell, Of San Angus
tine, Texas, was a visitor in our city
this week. He is the owner Of a tract
of Lubbock County rich dirt, and
came out TO see ABOUT il. He pur-
chased il without seeing It. but is
very much pleased with his purchase.
He said he was going to improve the
property. and would have family To-
Gated on Il in short while. This is
the way we like to hear land owners
talk. Raw land Is Of not much bene-
fit to the people here or the owner.
and We would be glad TO see other
land owners do likewise.
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Reconstruction viii be rapid in the
Lubbock section. One can see many
evidences Of the retrun Of develop
ment TO this country Daily people
are coming to our city with view Of
locating and engaging in the various
pursuits Of the land. and those who
come here are in most cases highly
pleased with the prospects.
Lubbock IS one Of those live towns,
that the people are proud Of and work
together for It's advancement IN com
mercial lines. and this feature within
itself is one Of the best recommenda-
tionS that can be given TO progressive
people who want a new location Tor
business. For that reason our town
is finding favor among the high class
progressive business men Of the coun-
try and a. result our city will en-
iov in the future number Of add
tionsl business firms and some en-
tirely new enterprises.
Not only is this development no.
siceable in the business circles, but
people are moving to our town and
buying residential property, with ,
view to making this city their home
Our splendid climatic conditions, and
high class Of citizenship is drawing
card 70 this section. and people want
20 Join hands in working Tor the
development Of this great country
Still further the development goes
into the rural districts, new farms
are being opened, new ranches are be-
ing established and general recon
struction era is at hand and the peo-
ple Of the east and north and south
are looking to this great undcvrioped
body of rich land for safe invest
meats. Rich returns for their mon-
ey Is sure 20 result. which viii build
more villages and develop Lubbock,
the logically located city into one of
much greater prportions.
The general prospects Of this
great south plains country iustifies
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PRESIDING ELDER LYON RE
TURNS FROM COLUMBUS

Presiding Elder W +. Lyon. re-
turned last Thursday from trip to
Columbus. Ohio. where he attended
the Centenary meeting, and also Wis
tied his aged father in the old hen-
tucky home. Bro. Lyon reports a
very fine trip. which he enjoyed to
the fullest extent. The centenary
meeting was a great inspiration to all
who attended and a wonderful insight
10 what Methodism is doing in the
mission fields Of the world. Rev.
Lyon will preach Sunday at eleven
O'clock at the Methodist church
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ED y. MANN AND FAMILY
TO MOVE TO DALLAS

I'D =. Mann and family are max
ing their preparations to move TO
Dallas in the near future. The move
will be- made. We understand. for the
purpose of entering two Of his daugh.
tiers IN the southern Methodist Uni
verslly Of that place. Mr. Mann viii
however. keep an office In Lubbock
and work In the real estate business,
and after the completion of the girls
sourss ln that sshsal. they ALI return
o. Lubbock
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-07-24
BIC TIME PLANNED AT
TUCUMCARI. NEW MEXICO

The people of Tucumeari. New
Mexico. are planning big time in
that city on August 20. 81 and 22nd.
in their Fourth Annual Cowboys
Roundup. A fine program is being
arranged for each Of the three days,
and she public is cordially invited to
attend. The Avalanche editor ac-
knowledgcs receipt Of a season ticket
to the event. compliments Of the as
ISOLATION.
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RAIN AND ELECTRICAL STORM
AT DUNN AND SNYDER

Snyder. Texas. July 2l.--rhe crops
In a small section Of country near
Dunn werc seriously damaged BY the
heavy storm Saturday night. During
the same storm lightning put ti's
electric light plant out Of sommi>s'sn
for tvsnty.s|s houn aud Sunday
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A FINE RAIN FELL HERE
SATURDAY EVENING

Last Saturday evening between
sundown and dark a splendid rain
fell. which soaked the ground thor
oughly again. and il is making every
thing look hopeful and practically
assures bumper crop for this sec
ton of the country. As we have re-
port the fall must have extended over
a large territory and the amount of
good that it will do this county can
only be guessed at. but we know that
the benefits will be very great.
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SIxTY-SIx CARLOADS OF
WHEAT SHIPPED AT ABILENE

Abilene. Texas, July 20.-Sixty.
six cars Of wheat have been shipped
from Abilene and according to Local
dealers the main movement has not
yet set in.
Local dealers are buying from 100
to 800 wagon loads of wheat, averag-
ing seventy bushels each, daily.
1t is estimated that Taylor Coun-
ty's wheat crop will be not less than
1000. 900 bushels and possibly much
larger.
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SAYS LUBBOCK is Full
FILLING HIS PREDICTION

DIR. A. c. Leslie. pioneer and well
known physician OF Snyder, who ar
rived here Wednesday afternoon from
that place, to spend few days Wis
iting with DR. A. r. Ponton, speaks
very flattering Of the outlook Of our
city at the present time. He says
at was my prediction some years
ago. that when this place had secured
means Of transportation facilities,
that IL would be the best town on the
Plains" DR.. Leslie has made several
trips to this place in the past
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-07-24
STARTS MARKETING OF
SWEET POTATOES THIS WEEK

d. Blake. one Of Lubbock county's
successful truck farmers began the
marketing Of this years crop Of sweet
potatoes this week. Mr.. Blake is fast
establishing the fact that truck farm
ing on the South Plains is successful
from financial standpoint. and to
make success Of farming in this
country does not necessitate the cul-
tivation Of hundreds of acres.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-07-24
MAKING THE COMPRESS
READY FOR FALL USE

Mr.. Blair. representative Of the
Neal P. Anderson Co.. who own the
compress at this place, is here this
week making arrangements to get the
machinery and other equipment in
first class working condition for the
fall and winter months This com.
oany expects large business here
this fall and the earlier date Of ar.
rangement preparatory for the run
ming season is in order to take care
Of what business does come to this
city.
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BUYS 500 HEAD CALVES
FOR FALL DELIVERY

Ross Renfro. cattleman Of Terry
county. accompanied by his family
passed through here Wednesday
morning enroute to Matador for a
few DAYS visit. Mr. Renfro has re-
Gently purchased from Al Barton. a
nrominent cattleman Of the Matador
country. eight hundred head Of calves
70 be delivered this fall. We did not
learn the price paid Mr.. Renfro will
have the calves shipped to Brownfield
this fall and put on his large ranch
holdings.
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CHILDREsS COUNTY MAN
HERE TO BUY STEERS

B. p Smith and Sons. cattlemen
Of Childress county are here this week
looking for South Plains steers. Mr..
Smith has fine ranch in Childress
county and like most Of the other
ranges in the west, 1t is lacking in
stock. With prospects never brighter
for the farmers and ranchmen of his
country, il is his opinion that before
the winter months most Of these
ranges will again carry their normal
amount Of stock.
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sPENcERs BUY LARGE
TRACTS PLAINS LANDS

W. +. and J. +. Spencer Of Cisco.
and Rotan. have recently bought
more than a quarter-million dollars
worth Of lands near Plainsiew.
Among their purchases is the section
Of land just west Of plalnYicw. from
DR.. J. G. Anderson; this land il In
cultivation and part o. Il under irri.
CATION. Also from +. n. Perry. see.
ton near By. nlso half sectlon north
Of town adjoining Seth Ward add
tlen. Also from W. n. Rl-scs 4 sec
tlon Of land wsst of town. and from
W. L. Harrington ESQ acres of land
near Seth Ward and the Harrington
residence In fIsInyisv.
The spenesrs have sl.o hosGno
The Plains. rI>Isrlr
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MR.. AND MRS. SMITH OPEN
CONFECTIONERY HERE

Mr.. and Mrs. Horace W Smith who
recently came here from San Antonio
Texas. have leased the Russell build.
ing on Post Office Street, recently va.
Gated by the Rix Furniture and I'm
dertaking Co.. and are getting their
fixtures arranged for the opening ur
Of their confectionery business. They
are intending to nave various models
of candy making machines and other
facilities which 20 to make a good
confectionery.
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CORRECTED ANNOUNCEMENT
OF METHODIST MEETING

Last week the Avalanche made one
Of those unaccountable. uncaled for
mistakes in reporting the Methodist
meeting. We said that DR.. Mcintosh,
was the preacher whose services were
secured. when we should have said
Rev. Kline. Both these gentlemen
are among the strongest evangelsts
of the Methodist church. and Lub-
book church is to be congratulated up
on having either come to hold the re-
vival services.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-07-24
BUYS 425 HEAD OF
NEW MEXICO CATTLE

c. X. Johnson, cattleman of this
country. has recently purchased from
J. J. Lane Of near Tatum. \. NJ. four
hundred and twenty-five head of cat
tie. consideration Of the deal approx
innate S21.s75. From the reports
which We deem reliable. nearly four
hunored head were grown COWS aud
about twenty-five bulls.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-07-24
WILL HAVE WATERING
PLACE IN NEAR FUTURE

Geo. w Briggs, Secretary Of the
Chamber Of Commerce, says he has
taken the matter Of a public watering
place for livestock up with the city
authorities, and they have assured him
that this matter will have their
prompt attention. and there will soon
be Installed at convenient place a
proper watering place.
This is something that is very bad
ly needed. and il is to be hoped that
no delay will be allowed in getting
the matter properly installed.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-07-24
RESIDENCE PROPERTY
CHANGES HANDS

Trading and selling Of the Lubbock
town .-operty is very active at the
prc.ent time. Nearly every day we
hear Of homes being bought or traded
for. DR.. Bates. We learn from rslia-
ble sources has recently sold his home
in the south part Of the city, TO o. +.
Sears. and also bought the home Of
X NJ McCollum. where we andei-
stand he viii move in the near fu-
ture.
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mR. AND MRS. PECK RE.
TURN TO KANSAS HOME

VIM NJ. Peek. president of the Far
men National Bank, and wife. left
the first of this week for their home
IN cencordla. Kansas Mr.. and Mrs
peck have made Luhboek their tenn
parary home since the fut of Feb q
raary lhn year Mr. Peek has been
eserseelns he work Of remedsllnr
he Farmer. Nsllonsl HANK esl'a'ne'
hleh wss eomplsled Fesenl|f
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JIM ROBINSON CASE
STARTS TRIAL TODAY

A special venire Of fifty men were
called before the District court to-
day. from which viii be selected a
jury Of twelve to hear the evidence in
the case where Jim Robinson Gig
JIM is charged by the State with the
murder Of Tom Richmond. Il Is pro
bable the entire day viii be taken up
in ths selection Of these jurors.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-07-24
r. l.. JOHNSON SELLS
COUNTRY HOME RECENTLY Y

Probably one of the largest consid-
erations on a small lot Of property in
Lubbock county was involved when
r. l.. johnson sold his one hundred
and twenty acre farm. two miles
south of Lubbock to J. II. Petit. Con-
sideration reported to be S2l. 10000
cash. MIR. Petit recently sold his
ranch holdings in Lubbock county and
his intentions are now to make his
permanent home in the future on
the farm bought Of Mr.. Johnson.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-07-24
sPIkEsLEwIs TO OPEN
REAL ESTATE OFFICE SOON

John p. Lewis and Fred Spikes,
both formerly IN the mercantile busi.
ness IN Lubbock and citizens Of this
county for many years. have leased
rooms In the recently completed Far.
mers National Hank building and ars
sssasslns 90 spen their off|ee IN sss
near fsiufs.
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and had him cured. And now, al
though the word Glove" has passed
between them but once, and well
though Mckay knows (if author and
reader know better) that his schnapps-
full past and the lack of chaperon
have forever sealed his lips, these
twain are U. S. secret agents camping
together in the Swiss mountains, with
several pistols apiece and crate of
carrier pigeons, and when they find
that tunnel civilization is going to be
saved.
Meanwhile three army divisions of
Germans, disguised as lammergeiers,
auerhahns and edelweiss, are stalking
them day and night. Retreat is cut
off. For her capture means Fate
Worse Than Death. 1t means this on
every other page. In especially ten
der passages it means it even Oftener.
Carrier pigeons are running low.
One died, one the enemy bagged, the
third is not what he was How to no
tify headquarters that we have but
one carrier pigeon to give for our
countryf Soft! What is thisY By all
the gods, Sir W. Blint, in very bad
state of repair! His diary! All about
Manitou and Sir D. Haigl All about
a further accomplishment Of Mani
tou s; if you tie to his leg whistling
bell, whatever that may be-anyway,
here it is--he'l fly straight home over
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land and sea to the arms of Lady
Blint. And a silver whistle-here is
that whistle-will call him to you.
Courage, Kay Mckay! Look up,
Yellow-Hair! Stand up, audience!
Oh. Say Can You Sect That's an
American EGglet "Could it-could it
be that dead man s eaglei Could it be
Manitoui Could it, Kayi"
Well, as Mr.. Stephen Leacock would
say, could it or could it mott
Yon flight upon the long wing of
Cohan-cidence is possibly the gem of
a new novel bearing familiar trade
mark of authorship. Possibly, we
hedge; our mind is not made up. Fine
as it is, yet five or six thousand years
from now, when Time, the great critic,
has smelted away the dross and left
the gold, the pundits may like better
an earlier episode in the novel, pas
sage of arms and-er-limbs on a
Scottish moor, where ten or twelve
German assassins camoufaged as vul-
gar persons from Chicago have cor
nered Kay and Yellow-Hair on a rock
beside loch, and night falls heavily,
and his pistols are vomiting YER
million" and he turns his back while
she prepares to swim the icy waters
and fetch him more cartridges.
Or perhaps they will prefer his sub
sequent fights in the mountains.
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against eamouhaged enemies with
hand grenades, each side taking cover
behind an Alp and firing at will. Or
they may turn back near the begin
ming, to gloat over the lyrical incident
on the liner crossing the ocean, where
Kay, not quite cured, has his final
dipsy spasm and wants to jump in the
drink, but can't, because "she chung
the more desperately and wound her
limbs around his, almost tripping
him." Throughout as throughout his
later works, our authors delicate init
macies are as intimately delicate as
ever squeezed the last delicious SILVER
cut of high minded hero and heroine
unchaperoned in a boudoir or a will
derness.
After these few hints-the case Of
dipsomania, the lips forever sealed,
the delieacy, &c., not to mention the
headline up at the top of this page
it were futile to try further to with
hold the authors name. However,
some years ago we left off connecting
that name with a particular individ-
ual. Internal evidence prompted it.
Anybody, apparently, can be Robert
W. Chambers, on buying out the last
Robert, the plant and the goodwill.
The thing reminds us of the Andrew
Understands in play called Major
Barbara, except that here the success
sion is strictly business.
The original Robert was an idol of
youth. Even then we idolized him less
for what he was than for what his
bespangled imagination promised to
become.
But what did it not promise to be-
come? In those days we used to muir
muir, Meredith yes, we thought
him as good as that, and although to-
day we might exhibit more reserve,
still, reading over Cardigan and a re-
markable madness fantasy entitled
The King IN YELLOW, we are not sure
our verdant enthusiasm was as ex-
travagant as it seems.
That Robert Chambers died. At
least, nothing more has been seen of
him. The immediate successor must
have been an apprentice Of his, for he
had the same method, the same trick
of dialogue, the same tendency to pile
up ormOlu filagree. What he did not
have was the imaginative promise, so
to save himself trouble he standard
lied his plots and even his titles; the
pattp-z: of the titles was Pie BLINKING
Blank. He prospered and presumably
retired. Robert Number Three took
over the shop and the machinery, ex-
aggerated the decorative manner to a
popular super-rococo, and went in for
- But you know what he went in
for. We cannot say what became of
him. We lost track at about that
point.
And now here is fourth Robert,
whose weaker hand tries to follow the
traditions of the business, but who,
for line of wares, is reduced to FIVE
reeler pistolic melodrama. We urge
Mr.. Douglas Fairbanks to secure the
rights at once. Those patient Sierra
foothills will make nice Alps to climb.
THE SECRET. By RoBEsr W. CHAMsEzs.
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Another Robert Chambers
He Initiates the Earlier Roberts in Writing a Five
Reeler With Lots of Pistols and Carrier Eagle

NTANITOU was an accomplished
1V1 eagle, of the American or bald
variety. He belonged to Sir W. Blint,
Bart, who had run across him as an
eaglet in the States. Requested to
cheer for king and country, Manitou
would oblige with houp-gloup-houp.
Accused of being German eagle, he
would hang his head and moan. Re-
assured, he would right his aquiline
visage and houp-gloup superbly for
Uncle Sam.
He did all this to entertain Sir D.
Haig, who was convulsed, as Sir w.
Blint recorded in his diary just before
mounting his scout plane to explore
twenty canton of Switzerland,
unknown to the photographers, lying
between France and Germany and
suspected of being as full of Germans
as country store cheese of unpleasant
ness, and in much the same way.
For that canton contained the Great
Secret of the German High Command,
a tunnel under Switzerland into
France, no less-through which Bel
fort, Nancy and Verdun could be out
fanked. 1t had been started in II.
Lunatic labor from German asylums
was digging itA> Its existence was
known onlyto the German High Com
mand, the German secret service, the
secret services of Great Britain and
the United States, Our Hero, Our
Heroine and the author. In fact, at
the time of Manitou's convulsion Of
Sir D. Haig it was only dreamed of,
outside Germany, by the secret service
of Great Britain, Our Hero and the
author-and Our Hero was anguish
ing in a German dungeon, where they
gave him nothing but spirits to drink,
hoping to loosen his tongue and be-
tray him into telling them what they
already knew. (Tirpitz had been for
destroying him out of hand, but
milder counsel had prevailed in favor
of having him spurlos versenkt in
schnapps.) As for the author, he was
busy writing an Exquisite, Virile,
Wonderfully Fascinating Novel, and
could not take time off to intervene.
And the tunnel was nearly completed!
Sir D. Blint, with Manitoa perched
on the fuselage, few over to look into
it. A German airman got him and he
crashed in the mountain forest.
Stanch old Manitou-blessings on his
bald head and his emblematic heart
took up residence near the fatal
spot.
II.
A year has elapsed. Our Hero,
hereinafter to be known as Kay Nc
Kay, has escaped, dipsomaniac and
disorderly, to New York, where Our
Heroine, hereinafter to be cooed over
-. Volroxxx H., l,oc l-a,, L., -, hand
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A year has elapsed. Our Hero,
hereinafter to be known as Kay Nc
Kay, has escaped, dipsomaniac and
disorderly, to New York, where Our
Heroine, hereinafter to be cooed over
as Yellow Hair, has taken him in hand