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The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1921-10-20
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
FROM LAMESA JOURNAL

Lubbock came down Wednesday to
play football with our local team.
Well, our boys are not yet in trim
and therefore did not make a very
good showing They will give n good
account Of themselves later on. The
uniforms have arrived and the boys
are proud Of them.
The new residence Of Rodd Weaver
Just north Of town is nearing COM
pletion. Three additional wells have
been put in on the ranch, which will
give better water supply. The ranch
IS fairly well stocked at this time.
and heretofore the water supply has
been inadequate. OF course, even
with the new wells, there viii still be
shortage Of water, but there will
be some relief, especially with any
thing linke a good rainfall.
A vast throng Of people from this
and adjoining counties attended the
funeral Of Robt. Houston, who gave
his fife in the World War, last Sun
day. Services were held at the Bap-
fist Church, conducted by Rev. /. A.
Smith, pastor Of Lamesa NJ. +. church
The body was laid 10 rest in Lamesa
Cemetery with military honors.
Sometime between midnight Mon
day and Tuesday morning, a man
named Johnson, employed on the
night shift at the Fuller gin, was
attacked by two white men just out
side Of the gin building and struck
on the head with a blunt instrument.
He was Knocked senseless and re-
,f...I l., 4bat au,,t ttto,, Fnv five pr-
six hours. Al this writing (Wednes-
day) he is still dazed, but is gradual
~ recovering Johnson says he be-
liuves he could identify one Of his
assailants, but up 70 this time the Of
ficers have not been able TO find a
clue upon which 20 work. II is be-
lieyed the ruffians were laying for
someone else and attacked Johnson
BY mistsse Johnson did not have
any money on his person az the time.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1921-10-20
As Terry Editor
Saw Panhandle
South-Plains Fair

Literally hundreds of Brownfield
and Terry county people have visited
the South Plains Fair at Lubbock
this week, and especially Wednesday
as that was Terry, Lynn and Dawson
county days, and il is said that Brown
field presented a rather deserted APP
pearance, Tuesday.
The South Plains fair is hummer,
and 10 surely makes one feel proud
Of the great South Plains 20 see just
what they are doing in an agricultur-
al line; what they are doing in truck
and fruit growing lines; TO see the
great strides they are making this
the premier stock farming country on
earth II one did not actually live
in the country, and see the progress
witt his own eyes, he would almost
be ready to believe that Adalin was
rubbing his old lamp again. The
transformation IL indeed rapid
The booths Of the different bust
nces houses Of Lubbock is worth the
trip alone Here one found some
beautiful examples Of the art Of dis
play
IN the Woman's Building. domestic
science in IFS fullness greets the Wis
itor, and II he has never studied the
matter before, one soon realizes Just
why there are so few domestic in
CAPABILITIES on the plains Here, too,
rrea physicians and trained nurses
are examining. measuring and COM
pairing and weighing women's babies,
Prescribing the proper diet and med
icine for them, thus keeping TO a
minimum infant mortality.
In she 1--we stock section is where
the real eve opener comes All real
ize that this is a great stock farming
country. but II stands out in bold re-
lief mere where the real article is
brought home 70 you. Hogs, sheep,
cattle both stock and dairy, horses
Of all breeds, as fine as any country
can produce.
At the agricultural building, one
has time to reflect and to think prob
ably that God wRs much better 20 us
in reserving for us the great South
| Plains than he was TO the lsraelites
when he turned over the land Of Can
, nan for their habitation. Here the
Lubbock county individuals and the
several school districts are vieing
with each other for the mastery. and
all have done a great work. Then
too. six of the South Plains counties
have exhibits here. Lubbock excepted
rs she is hostess. They are Terry,
Lynn, Dawson. Gaines. Crosby and
/ amb. All have exhibits that would
do Justice 20 the greatest fair on the
earth, and the nice part Of it all is
/ that the winners are not knocking
| the losers, nor the losers is not ham
mering the winner. They are all Of
the sisterhood Of the greatest coun-
try on earth, and they have no brick
bats for each other. To illustrate the
point more forcibly. when Lynn Co.
found that Terry had won first prize,
one Of her artist Immediately drew
n cartoon showing two typical west
ors shaking hand; one was Lynn and
the other Terry; Lynn was saying
81 congratulate you Terry
Lynn county won second place and
Dawson third. Thus the sandy land
counties swept all before them.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1921-10-20
SOME NEWS ITEMS
FROM POST CITY POST

Cara County is still dry, tho the
mornings are dark and cloudy which
makes II fine for cotton picking And
cotton is coming in rapidly, both gins
running day and night II is now
estimated Cara County will average
one half bale TO the acre.
Monday night members Of the
Commercial Club assisted by some Of
our lady boosters rendered TO the
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1921-10-20
ARRESTED ON A THREE
rEAk old CHARGE

Dr. Tanner was arrested sunday In
Happy BY sheriff W. @. nIack and
landed IN the Amarillo jail on the
charge % s~indllnk hola Mayo eut Of
nuick car three years aEo. Tanner
and Mayo wsfe partners N the s.sei-
nation buslns.<. Mayo was seat "a
I.nhhask 70 look after the firms In
lefssl and fsnnsF y accused pf ran
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1921-10-20

DR. J. J. Middleton, brother Of
Chas. S. Middleton Of this City, ac-
companied by his wife, spent a few
days visiting here last week enroute
from their home in Grand Junction,
Colo. 20 Corpus Christi, where they
will spend the winter
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1921-10-20

public a very interesting program OF
music, reading, speech making, etc.
The Methodist congregation have
a new pastor since the District Con-
ference at Amarillo last week. Rev
D. W. Dodson Of Moran has been
sent here and Rev. II. o. Scoggins
goes to Moran Mr. Dodson will
preach al both hours at the Methodist
Church Sunday, you are invited to
hear him.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1921-10-20

ming away with Mayo's car. Mayo
followed him for several months
three times getting sight Of him. but
Tanner always managed 20 ret away.
Tanner had not been able % male
bond the frat 81 the wssk. Randall
County News.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1921-10-20

Prosperity 4 most appreciated
whsa q fellow works hardest 10
achieve Il And on that theory yea
ought % be able % eontFibuts koek.
efsllsr 10 charity vl,heat fssllns .
dsnt
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1921-10-20

The regular session ef pistf'st
Coaf, foe ie.kum County eenysae1
Monday mefnle< VI IhIs uesk ~
PLANE
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1921-10-20
Colds Cause Grip and influenza

LAXATIVE BRono QunuNE Tablets remove IN
s.u... There IL only one "sromo ouinine
Z ~. GROVES signature on box 1c
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1921-10-20

Mrs. Joe Hilton visited in Lubbock
last Friday.
The New York herald., 1921-03-06

ys
Dainty Spring Cottons
present a fascinating spectacle IN their crisp
coorful array of newest weaves and patterns.
An unusually interesting group of values is
featured for Monday and Tuesday, foremost
of which is
A Special Purchase of
New Silk Stripe Voiles
35 inches wide-self-tone contrasting flowered ef
fects on various colored groundseg. value $l3S 80
Dress Voiles Figured Voiles
aloyer patterns variety of floral designs
and patterns effectively patterned white
dark grounds ground-were .73 80
New Plaid Suitngs Crinkle Crepe
Cevery designed Aover floral desgns-aso with
represent finest wool sports fab Japanese mot-loVey oo
rlc-w 81 =
Imported Cotton Goods
at Tempting Reductions
Imported Voiles Imported Shirtings
bordeed insel de-
signs IN dark and medium col splendid
no++ar,s
AIover-were $2.45... 20 were Sloo...., 20
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-06-04


Judging by the reports, the Central
Vermont railroad station at Richmond
which has been twice burglarized with
in a few weeks, is standing invita-
ton, even with reckoning hand, to
thieves, as the door remains unlocked
all night, the cash is left in an un-
locked drawer and nothing but sim
gle pane of glass intervenes between
the burglar and whatever loot he can
find in the entire office. Furthermore,
the town constable goes home at one
O'Clock in the morning while the re-
mainder of the town slumbers. If there
is a better chance at the unholy game
of playing fast and loose with other
peoples property we are not aware of
it at present.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-06-04

There is some significance perhaps in
the fact that boy bearing the name
of Fernandez tAngel by given name
carried off the spelling honors in an
Orange county contest recently held
at the county seat in Chelsea. The
surname of the boy, as well as the
given name, gives unmistakable evil
dence of foreign extraction of the boy,
presumably of Spanish parentage al
though probably born in the United
States. Though of foreign parentage
and without the advantages of long
Arnericanization which would tend to
give proficiency, at least familiarity,
with the English language this young
ster stepped in and carried off the hon
ors in competition with dyed the
wool Americans having generations of
English-speaking people back of them
and with Americans of more recent
foundation whose parents base their
Americansm on birth in the United
States. In fair field and no favors,
this son of Spain, once removed, stood
up before the three judges and took on
word after word with unusual skill
and saw his competitors go down one
after another in the task of putting
letters into accepted form to make
words. Yankees of generations back
and more recent Americans could not
match their proficiency successfully
against his, and when it came to the
final test Angel Fernandez stood alone,
the champion speller of Orange coun-
ty, at least as far as the competition
in question was concerned. 1t is a
distinction worthy of notice, fully as
remarkable as it would have been had
nm American youth captured the same
honors in a similar competition in
Spain with Spanish words being pre-
sented And while noteworthy, the per-
Torrance is also indicative of the keen
ness in adaptability being shown by
many of the sons and daughters of
foreign parentage in the United States.
The natives will have to look to their
lsurels.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-06-04
THE FURRY OVER BATES
NAME


The Newport Express and Standard
which was, we believe, the first Yer,
mont newspaper to bring out the name
of Stoddard Bates, ex commissioner OF
highways, as possible candidate for
lieutenant governor, now asserts that
it did so without knowledge or consent
of the mentioned person, thus bearing
out The Times contention that Mr..
Bates probably was as much surprised
as anybody else to see the mention
made of his name. The north coun-
try contemporary declares also that it
is still in ignorance of Mr.. Bates at
titude toward the proposition, so it
cannot be said that the contemporary
was conniving with Bates in the mat
ter. The facts of the case seem to
be that a west side politician suggest
ed to the contemporary that Bates
might be likely candidate, and the
contemporary being staunch support
er of Bates decided to make mention of
his possible candidacy. Hence all the
uproar created about the state. To
add to the excitement, the Newport
paper has given the Burlington Clipper
and Rutland Herald each a guess as
to the identity of the west side poll
tician who made the suggestion. Good
stuff for hot weather sport, gentle
men.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-06-04
vERMoNT'S RECORDS IN
TWO WARS.

The records and rosters Of Vermont
in the various wars Of the country
ought to be placed in some permanent
form so that they can be preserved for
all time. Already more than century
has passed before a move was made
TO prepare the records and rosters of
the state in the War of 1912 and al
most quarter of a century since the
Spanish-American war. Still it is not,
perhaps, too late to make an accurate
compilation. This work Is TO be done
under the direction of Major Charles
\. Barber, who should receive all the
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-06-04

Our esteemed contemporary, the Rut-
land News, has increased its capitaliza-
ton from $4,000 to 100000. In other
ways, too, Publisher Babbitt has
shown that his paper is enlarging.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-06-04

assistance and cooperation possible
from officials and citizens in order to
make the work as complete as it can
be made. No doubt Major Barber will
welcome such assistance and eo-opera
ton.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-06-04

Some of the marble quarries at Bran
don have been shut down because of
business depression. However, the
marble will keep.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-06-04

Automobile operators license sus-
pension seems to be resting heavy
hand on the northern part of the state,
the place where Canada leaks.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-06-04
Beyond the Law.

Complete disarmament is urged,
But while the sex has charms
And young men are susceptible
Our girls will be in arms
Boston Transcript
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-06-04

Is Woodrow Wilson practicing law I?
We haven't seen his name mentioned
in the court news yet.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-26
Why No Guaranty?

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: For months l have been in
quiring in vain in many quarters for
some comprehensive reason why the
United States refuses the beau geste
which would cost us nothing, would
send most Of Frances 100000 soldiers
back to the production of food, cloth
ing and shelter and would be the sig
nal for general reduction of armies.
Even Ludendorff himself would admit
that with a British-American pact in
existence to guarantee France against
German aggression such aggression
would be out of the question, even
when Germany has got back to where
she could cope with France alone, and
that will not be for a generation or
more at the present rate.
If we are averse to binding ourselves
permanently, G fve-year withdrawal
clause world 'ssve us sufficiently free
and would afford France time for prep
aration. CHARLES T. ROOT.
New York, Nov. %, 1921.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-26
Colonels Who Fell in France

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: In his review of "Everyday"
Percy Hammond says: "No American
colonel is said to have fallen in France
or thereabouts."
I personally knew the following
American coloneis who were killed in
action in France:
Colonel Bertram T. Clayton, regular
army, former member Of Congress
from Brooklyn; Colonel Hamilton A.
Smith, regular army; Lieutenant
Colonel Shannon, regular army; Lieu
tenant Colonel Griffith, temporary Of
fcer, formerly of the Philippine Con-
stabulary.
There were. of course, many more
temporary officers of the grade OF
colonel who were killed in France.
Earl. HAMILTON SMITH
Former Major, A. E. r.
Chicago, ILL.,, Nov. 23, 1921.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-26
Putting China ON Her Feet

From the international point of
view the conferences decision to
surrender extraterritoriality is a
gratifying response to China's de-
mands. Extraterritorial privileges
granted to foreigners are a badge
of national inferiority. They call in
question the will and capacity of
the nation which comedies them to
administer justice where foreigners
are concerned.
Japan's first effort after blossom
ing out as modern state was to
regain full sovereignty by termi-
mating her extraterritorial treaties.
The United States gladly met Tokio's
wishes. Other powers followed suit.
In view of her own experiences
Japan couldn't well hesitate to in
dorse China's liberation "in prin-
ciple." Nor could any other power
interested in strengthening China's
national position withhold assent.
II China is to be helped along the
path to genuine political independ-
ence' the right to administer justice
to foreigners must be conceded to
her. subject to demonstration that
she can maintain courts which for
eigners need not fear to enter.
In the separate peace treaty made
with Germany extraterritoria]
rights were abolished. The Ger
mans must take their chances in the
local courts. China's judicial sys-
tenn is thus to be put to test. II
the test is met, other nations will
have no good excuse for maintain.
ing their own courts on Chinese soil
Ch;na's feeling Of equality as q
member of the family Of nations
will be heightened by this breach in
the old system of foreign tutelage.
But there are other infringements
OF Chinese sovereignty which go
deeper, because they are economical
- we'll - political. In order to re-
New-York tribune., 1921-11-26
Old Abuses Warmed Over

The Capper bill and other meas
ures Of similar intent have drawn
much criticism in hearings before
the Senate Committee on Interstate
Commerce. They seek to amend the
transportation law so as to restore
a free hand in rate-making to the
various state railroad commissions.
They would deprive the Interstate
Commerce Commission of it's present
power to annul discriminatory intra-
state rates. This would be a long
step backward in railroad regula-
tions. The railroads have been
brought more and more into a ma
tional system, intended to serve ma
tional needs. They do actually serve
them to a preponderant extent. APP
proxinlately 85 per cent Of the total
freight traffic of the railroads is in
terstate traffic; but this business
may be hampered and interfered
with if state commissions are al
lowed to impose discriminatory rates
from one point within their boun-
daries to another point. The roads
would have to carry for state ship
pers at lower rates than they do for
interstate shippers. A rivalry among
the states would thus be excited,
each community trying to get the
better Of adjoining communities.
The Supreme Courts Shreveport
and Minnesota decisions swept away
these old abuses. Congress wrote the
courts decisions into the transpor-
tation act. Now some of the former
advocates of state interference with
the national rate fabric are trying
to have the new powers vested in the
Interstate Commerce Commission
annulled. Railroad operation ought
never again to be subjected to the
vagaries of forty-eight state bodies
each striving parochially for limited
local advantage.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-26
The Deported Parasites

IL am coming back when America
is free" said Hyman Lochowsky, one
Of the four pardoned fer violating
the espionage act, on agreement to
leave this country. Molly Steiner,
who was of the party, announced
that she hoped to see the time when
there would be no governments
that some day the anarchists would
destroy them all.
Among some there has been doubt
as to whether in fact these involun-
tary emigrants were guilty of the
offense charged against them. They
removed all doubt by their farewell
declarations. America opened her
doors to them-gave them the pre-
cious boon of an equal chance in life.
They repay by malevolent hatred Of
their kind national foster-mother.
In puzzled search for rational
explanation Of such radicals it is not
easy to keep cut Of mind the query
that Koko put to the melancholy
tomtit. "Ts it weakness of intellect,
birdie?' I cried" Yes; it must be
that. AS some are born with crooked
bodies, so others are born with
crooked souls. Such would shoot the
protecting albatross.
No punishment to fit the crime has
been devised. No island has been set
aside for exclusive habitation by
those who are at war with the hu-
man race. 1t has seemed too cruel to
put them all together, for then some
would be compelled to work to live;
perpetual talking could not be the
privilege of all and the passed hat
would come back empty. Frightful
is it to be human parasite.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-26
store China's national vitality and
freedom Of action these must also
be removed.
Fanatic Friends

The friends of prohibition are
of two classes. There are intelligent
friends and there are fanatic friends.
The last named seem to have been in
charge at Washington recently and
in an excess of zeal to have done pro-
hibition no good.
An act which forbids doctors to
prescribe malt liquors either as food,
tonic or stimulative medicine is OF
doubtful constitutional validity. The
Supreme Court is tolerant of legisla-
ton that comes to it in the clothes
of regulation. To enforce the pro-
hibition against the use Of alcoholic
fluids as beverages, it deems it rea-
sonable to restrict the amount a doc
tor may prescribe for non-beverage
use. But flat prohibition against
any use of malt liquors for nom
beverage use while vinous and spirit
uous liquors may be prescribed
here is another matter.
On what theory is it possible to
hold that alcohol diluted with water
favored with hops should be taboo,
while alcohol diluted with water
favored with grapes gets by? More
over, under the new law a beer
maker may put his fermented mash
into a receptacle and distill vendable
whisky from it, whereas, he may not
sell the weaker liquid out of which
this whisky is condensed. Surely
Congress has not devoted much time
to studying industrial chemistry.
But though the Supreme Court
sustains the new act it will scarcely
help the cause of prohibition. Pro-
hibition faces the problem of. en-
orcement-cannot get away from it.
If policy of savage rigidity, as it is
called, is followed, an orgy of boot
logging, smuggling, bribery and the
like is certain. Doubtless this should
not be so, but no sensible prohibi-
tionist can doubt it will be so. And
in proportion as there is general re-
sentiment, the enforcement problem
is made more difficult of solution.
The fanatic friends of prohibition
are to be regarded as prohibitions
most dangerous enemies.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-26
Periodic Meetings

One Of the most interesting and
practical Of the points proposed by
China for the settlement Of Far
Eastern questions is No. 10.
provision is to be made," 1t
reads, "for future conferences to be
held from time to time for the dis
cussion of international questions
relative to the Pacific and to the
Far East as the basis for the deter
mination of common policies of
the signatory powers in relation
thereto"
This point recognizes frankly the
difficulty Of settling permanently az
any single session or conference the
highly complicated and constantly
changing problems of the East
China, as we'll as Siberia, is in a
state of flux. Until China is on her
feet again and until the fate of ST.
IBERIA has been settled there will b.
ever recurring difficulties in the
Orient. An arrangement made
to-day may prove useless within
two years. What are the problems
Of to-day may disappear tomorrow.
To meet this condition the ma.
tions concerned are asked to assem-
BILE from time to time. The phrase
"the nations concerned" seems
used advisedly. There is no advan-
tage to drag in states which are
only remotely interested. The prob
lens to be considered will be for the
greater part specific questions. And
as such they can best be settled by
the principal powers directly con-
cerned with and affected by their
settlement.
China, Of course, neither wants
nor will accept formal international
supervision over her affairs. But
China surely will not object to
following her own suggestion and
will take part in periodic con-
ferences.