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The Washington times., 1922-04-16
Carload of Wood Alcohol
Seized i'm Boston Yards

BOSTON, April IA carload Of
wood alcohol, which arrived in the
New Fork, New Haven and Hartford
railroad yards last night, was te?h.
nically seized today when no one ap.
peared to claim II.
The consignment had been shipped
20 a fictitious address. The alcohol
is valued at nearly $4,000.
The Washington times., 1922-04-16
Nearly Six Feet,
Boy of Is Is Too
Young For Work

DANvILLE, Va, April is.
WHEN George Law, Of
Wv Schoolfield, a strapping
and well developed young
man, apparently almost six
feet tall, was arraigned in
court here on q charge of be-
ing a loafer, he gave his rea-
son that he was not old
enough to work.
He said that he was just
fifteen years Of age and that
his father took care of him.
The Washington times., 1922-04-16

Exceptionally Good Porch Rocker
Moderately priced, made of solid
maple with high back and double
woven cane seat.
Cedar Chest-A need for every
home, made of solid cedar, equipped
with lock and key. Special value,
$3.50.
Cretonne-covered Porch or Canoe
Pillows, SOC Each-Neat designs and
colors, flied with kapok.
Stamped Cotton Pillow Cases
For scalloping or for lace edge
45x36 inches, $1.85 and $500 regu-
lar, for S1.50.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1922-09-28

40 miles graGirG: ne;'At = ' cr,a,nge,'
paving; g. detour c t:n rtalns aHG
Pm mll ana resurfacing; H) 20 miles grad
U.s. 'u m Riieng gra dix ny mles Srading
grazing; 15) 1S mites g f " {iS5
TX miles gIraading.
r. H. No. t."' By Er:!f proiectsHcn m,os
gr4aiag; i2?7 mics reSurfac <? miles
gradag N and g7av Pf1G5se'x 5] 70 miss miss
sc;airlfylng and resurfacing; l3) 20
mile, miles grading; 2 miles graveling, 10
m mile ., Paying: a. 16 miles grading and
II. II: No. go projects@ID s Miles
graveling; CD ~ miles re-shapins
a 1sj 3 mile Mills grnvflnE alsG cY'vsr{s
(62 miles grading. ''''' = ~ = ,
ut; r.: H. a:s No: - ,project~-O "
ing s. { 60 M ~ miles graveling:,
Fr 4. H. g. ( ~ %,ss srad;2g
ge 5 60 20 miles regraveling: (3)
% miles -graveling and bridge
pa vi r. s NS; 4Sml Proj 1;s 4 miles
r. II. No. ID projects-D 7 miles
re:-,shaping: (2) 10 miles gravcling; is
miles grading and paving
r.. II. No. 45-1 project-(D 6 miles
grading and paving.
IT.. IL. No. 4G-1 project-n 10 miles
Grad!ng, II miles graveling and miles
T.: II: No: 80 project~-W 14H
ml mile, graveling, o5A miles graveling
ana AZ br ddg 81 miles surfacing; (3)
Is mics grading and graveling.
II. II. No. Isl proJect-D I miles
resurfacing.
rc Is a; Mo- 4e ~ ;;ss mlsS
y. II. No. sos project~miS) AZ
mi1 1nf,s re-shaping and resurfacing; Is
miles grading and paving.
+: II. No. 51--1 project-I) Bridge
T: II: No. 53-2 projects-(D II miles
grayeling and culverts; (2) II miles
grading and l mile paving.
IT: II: No: o., 540s projectsS(D 12 miles
g 1no g., 12} miles grading; CD II
T. H: No. 5e-3 projects-(1) 4 miles
EravsnE s. miles miles g gradnE and and
T. II. No. 81 project-(1) bridge
repairs.
sn II; HI; Mo- Sod s sr51e pt1o5eet- miles
reshapins Is III S'eS niles 2e 81 m1ag
sRa sis' ana Sdge mfs g5A mss and
surfaGing, 2 miles scarifying and re-
sr1s,s: x Ssa o sa7inR s,s s7sG. Rs
miles grading and graveling; (s1 6
miles graveling; "a miles grading
(52 II, miles Ne. gray giraXye nInie.t.,, villas
surfac;ing; (2> bridge; go Ak miles
graveling.
r. H. NO. 64--1 project-Q) bridge.
T.. III. No. 6I- prOjects-(1) 10 miles
grading; (2) 5 miles reshaping and sur
facing; 90 II miles grading and gra-
yelling; (4) rs miles grading and gra-
Yelling.
II. n. No. 6s- projects-{D 1S miles
crawling and miles grading and paw
ing; (2) miles reshaping and culverts:
(3) IS miles grading; ~ miles grad
ing. =
+. II. No. CO. proiects-(1) 6h
II. HI. No. 70-2 projects-(1) Is miles
reshaping and Isurfacing; ca mile
filling and surfacing. =
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1922-09-28

gdraveling; Gs) 20 miles crawling and
s: g65' l5 me s gravs m1ss aHi
T: H: No. e-27 projects-C) 4 miles
graveling and grading; (2) lin miles
graVeling; go 5 miles grading and
sbnb;e;s( 3; 2H miles miles surfscing and re-:
90 4 miles re-shaping ana resurfac.
ing: (S) 1917 miles Grazing and miles
graveIjng 81 ~ mi niles grading and
4 AZ miles gSavelng; as ss miles re- re-
s snlh Q3) Fl miles graveling; 14)
reiIisnap Ina land and reegrayeling; O5) 10
ei Ii1es era graading; Ie) II miles gray
cling; i1s) IA miles graveli ny and GuiV G
M 92oe e G5rad m3g; Gs9 20 miles grayeling
and resurfacing; (2$) miles gradine
and and paving; {24) $ miles scarifying
and gr aiGns j2sj So? miles, %lfs gpadns
and I miles resurfacing; (27) / mile
rr =; II: NO. 70, ~: 'pse'eet.-l> miles
miles grayelling., 3 miles scarifying and ID
Gf oil g. bridge: (s5 8 miles scarify y-
niles gradn m:le Is, r1ggrag ;1ns 60 u
2e7z miles re-shaping: 1O) Is miles
gf;asaiag and miles graveling; Oily 2
s] Il miles grad di st and gr aHe
ei1ng, also paving; CD bridge; G5)
II II miles graveling: Ge) 10 miles grad
i I'M t17) II miles re-shaping; (1s) S
%ss graains a and g Rsay m9s ps2n 80
!2O miles pavement shoulders and
4 miles re.shaping; (21) Is miles grad
ing: 81 miles grading and IL miles
n =
paving; ga sA miles pavement Shout
ders: (25) IS miles crawling, also II
miles nnl re-shaping; S26) 2 miles grading
an f. e. gr1Ny Ne 14, s2D n,oi ditch york
ing; ls) Il miles gradfng and d't Il g mi1es
paying; ~ A miles grading and rs
rs p miie ia 90 mile resnrrfac1ng;
surfacing; (s5 miles fe sg nss and md
STOCK piling;~ 90 Is miles grading; (1O)
1 II ; n; miles grading: l1ll 4sA miles re-
miles grayeling:, tls), 4 miles gravel
ing; CD 2A miles surfacing; 115) ii
miles miles grading and graveling; G6) AZ
m mus gfra a,yg 3l7l 10 miles grading
and gruvbbing;; ,t1s., 81 miles re-shap.
=: II: No. 12-15 pro,ect.-a) 7 miles niles
miles grading and Is miles graveing:
{2l miles re-shaping and scarifyine: :
81 y miles regrave1ing;(4 ~ 14k miles
grading and IS r miles graveling; Isl
81 miles resurfacing; (65 mile grad
Ing: "a miles grading and crawling:
z{S) I3 miles grading and graveling:
els miles resurfacing; t10) IL miles
grading and graveling Til II IS miles
ssurfacings (12) n miles resurfacing,
etcan bridge REPAIRS us) IL miles
crawling and p bridges; (15) gravel
ing. fl. s@ On IS E,s->, 49, ~
1 81. No. 13-5 projects -(11 81 miles
grading also paving 3 miles gray
ing;E t3 IL miles re shaping; 114l1.7
4 mites crawling & Cd Is miles grading
.. H. No. Ill projects(I) miles
sresurfacing; Ga 70 miles gra ding and
gTayeilngf e bridge and approaches:
d I'd concrete spill ay: I5l. So Mills
# miles grading ana
ssgraye1in niles grayeHng Is1
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1922-09-28

l1S) 24h miles re:sha ping; (2o) ~
miles mil ST sn1rfacing; CID ~ miles grad
miles graveling; (2s) sM miles re:shap.
ing; ga? miles graveling, 4,488 it..
Guard rail and 40 miles re-shaping and
surfacing; (25) 2 miles surfacing; (26)
bridge; (27) miles grayeling.
r. III. No. 5-22 projects-G "a miles
grading and graveling; ca II miles re-
shaping and II miles graveling: go II
miles re-shaping, S miles scarifying,
pairs on 2 bridges; (4) 16 miles re-
sna2,ng and <a T1esSurfaScing - Is miles
miles ,regraveling: (D miles re-
shaping bridge repaired: (S) 6 miles re-
shaping and miles scarifying and OIL
M; 60 sh miles resurfacing and ~
mlles re-shapfng and regraveling; 1O)
ing: Q2} 8 miles re- SHAPING ana g g
cling; Gs) stock plling gravel; (14)
90, miles crawling; also II miles
Grading and graveling; (17} 10 miles
mile grading and surfacing; (22}
~ miles general repairs.
~ miles graaing and gaing as rs
2h miles surfacing; a. 1917 miles
grading and 12h miles grayeling; (5)
~radina on eg ~ ~ zok miles
! miles grading; (S) II miles grading:
(9) miles grading and graveling, also
bridge: Qo) re-shaping and guard rail.
shaping and regraveling; (12) asa
miles grading and graveling, also
bridge; us1 25A miles graveline; I45
: miles graveling. also miles grad
shaping and graveling; is IS miles
grading and graveling; 17) patch
g gfia1yeli Ing a. miles surfaeing: 1s} IS
miles grsyeling; eos 51 * miles sl gra1 70
cling; CD 9 miles re-shaping: (22) 10
I mics grading and graveling;. $3.50 S
m ahaninr re- aha go Is miles re-
ss} bridges :ots US 20 '1 miles, r eridgp
ing. IAN miles surfacing, and bridge:
S2s) ~ miles grading and paving; (29)
80 m mfiss g graa;ding and graveling. !so)
II; Il. No. Z-21f projects-(D 1 mile
pf pawn s miles paving shoulders sur
e e1tns1 a aa5 sA miles grading and gray
(s) 5A miles regravelinE and 3 miles
re.shaping detour; a. II miles gray
Hi ng ana aiso ss. BRIDGES @ 4 miles grad
graveling; 17) IN miles re-shaping and
grayeling: is miles s gra Edn COS a19
, mlies grading and s miles graveling;
grading; (12) miles grading: (1a1 3
| bridges; t14l grading; {15) s miles re-
crawling; I6) 3 miles ,re-shapinE ana
ffeesspnr55a chg: 40 2: miles crawling;
<!1s) miles ,re-shaplng and lsnrfae,.
ing:SS1o) II II miles graveling;; (21) 81
miles Il resshaping and resurfa cinE. . E
/ $50 e. NO 80 projects-f1) "A miles
paVlng ana IT miles grading; f2) 4
miles patch grave1ing and Ill miles re-
graveAng; (s) 1915 miles resurfacfne:
{f} IL miles grading and crawling;
Ing and crawling si75s IL miles erad-
ing; cd II miles grading; lg1 81 mile
grading and claying; t10) 3 ilesclay
| surfacing; I'D s miles grading: (l2)
grading and .l3 V miles travelling: Gill
SO les grading and gravelings; 1ilSl s
miles trading and bridge; l16l claying:
sll71gsls& miles grading and 2Oat miles
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1922-09-28

mile grading and paving and miles
graveling; l0) 1914 miles resurfacing.
4 r miles thing. and miles re-shap-
ing; i) 20 miles grading and gravel
Il: III. No. 15-4 projects-G) 2 miles
surfacing; (2) 1114 miles grading and
graveling and 9 miles re-shuping: 60
ing and paving.
r. II. No. 1G-5 projects-(D 9A
miles m sho g g and paving; 90 Is miles
grading and crawling; 4) 10 miles re-
shaping and 7 miles resurfacing; (5)
bridge.
60 miles resurfacing; (s} u miles
grading and graveling; (4) 8 miles
grading and graveling; (5) miles re-
g E,a' IN (e) | mile grading and pay
1ngs 90: ~ miles regraveling; (S) "a
miles grading and crawling.
grading; (2} 10 miles grave1ing; @3) 3
ml1e1 aresurf IA; q? miles e1ayinE
graveling; (6) miles grading: (D -
miles graveling and Is miles grading.
IT, H: No: 49, projects-(D II miles
claying; CD miles surfacing; 80 5
miles re-shaping and surfacing
T. II. No. 2O-13 projects-1> II
miles graveling; CD 81 miles gradinr:
= miles paving, IL miles graveing; (3)
niles mi'es sra gdrindin g and bridge; ~ 9
bridges and miles grading and grav
Surfacing; (7) is miles grading: az
at ~ m'le ,i, gre; grave1inng; g? graveling and
uD Il miles graveling; (12) SO miles
rensaurfacing;. 13) S miles Restricting
ana e-shaping.
ms: 70: t27 prSjfis ss e1a}3 miles lies
Erayeins miles m!sS g TfveinE a 955
m no, II cu1Verts; go 5 miles grad
ana 3 miles gravelhg; 's) bridge re-
gr a; n: Ne p; - 'nso'eet.-D miles
T. II. No. 2s-6 proieets|(D Grading
Eradlng and bridges; a. Il miles grad
" i H. 10. 24-2 projec,.-c, 7 miles
9per ,sila (2) 3 miles re-shaping and
mlles clay surfacing.
II. IL. No. 25-5 projects-() Is miles
and bridgs repara 4 Is nils mis f c5syi1g
- a. @f br fSSshsPaE @ies
r: H: No. % an pr etasellnG IS miles
(s>a Ipi ilsgs and dr;egrayeling; (2) bridge
:. Il f. H: No; 27-7 pre,ect~-<1> 25 miles
brages }sj miles mi resna g pinI ~ and
miles grading; (63 5 miles grading and
'I =. Il. Nc go % u piles re.shaping;
erading H and pa1in Pro5}sseSt<;n "a ;,d mile
yelling. .1e miles gradins fsp p''ss n gras
grn5iding; - 3 miles grading ' and graz
Vert; rs }'} u mi mlles grading; 80 cul
re-shaping and surfacing: III mi1es
Eraye1ing; 90 IS mIies graS ave nam" and
i IN m'aes m g;f1ading; go % miles gravel-
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1922-09-28
N A NJ, T O B A

jects-D II miles grading. also paw
Ing; CD miles re-shaaping; CD IA
ss e. Il mi 20 g mfs ?"es2
bridges; 60 10 miles grading and paw
ing; go 25 miles grading and bridges;
paving; lo) % miles detour, and 10
miles pavement shoulders; lD Z
miles grading, also paving; U2) 3
da) Is miles regraveling and miles
reshaping: t4) 81 miles resurfacing
l5) a miles resurfacing: Q6) 40 miles
also bridge repairs; (is5 6 miles grad
ing and graveing; Q9) 20 miles re-
surfacing; (20) miles grading; e2D
10 miles resurfacing and miles re-
bridges as pridge sS r Ehi" a ana
8 miles resurfacing; (24) 14h miles
gradding and and br ias (Ss} m q1a
miles resurfacing. also brush clear
ing; (2O 3 miles grading and gravel
ing:
rs1 II; H. No; sT13 grH1eet.D 10 miles
Ing and graveling; as niles gray gray
\ cling; 90 miles grading and gravel
Ing; go II miles grading and II miles
paving; tS) miles grading and paw
ing; go miles grading; (10) / bridge,
7 miles. grading and graveling; G1)
ing; Q3) l mile grading; (14) miles
re-shaping and graveling; (16) IL miles
grading and bridges; d7> detour con-
+: H: No. s-ss projects-(1) IS miles
grading and mile, graveling; (2) I
miles paving shoulders; (s) IS miles
sses n,1fa ing q CD . miles grading; IS
grading and graveling, also i bridge:
CD miles graveling; (8l / mile hand
ditching;, (s) miles crawling, and
mile mil s, grading and paving; to) miles
re-shaping. also. surfacing and, stock
piling gravel; (1s) 80 miles re-shap-
1ng; 90 miles s,g grading and paving;
bridge repaired; 90 miles grading
an and d, pavi wing, S1s9 miles grading ana
nE nIea le aet grndag and
12l2 II miles grading and 'payings (22j
l mile grading and paving. (23l 6 miles
Era1s 81, ca? 20 mss and
scarifying. also 8 miles lresurfacing
(26) miles grading; (27) By miles re,
shaping. Is. miles graveling, s miles
gsesurfacing. 6 miles Jscarifying; f(28)
mile paving and grading; t2sl 10. miles
graveling, 4,340 IT. guard rails, and 3
miles sarfacing and guard rails; ts0l
10 niles e ssalhe a and mie resbs s
ing (s25 S miles y resurfacing: Atssl
miles grading and graveling; iS4)
mnes re-shaping; (s5) IS miles grav-
q r. H: No. AR projects-(1) 10 miles
grading and crawling and / bridge;
(2l 20A miles re-shaping; g sl 517H
miles grading and grayelina.s also /
bridge; sd e miles graveling; Cos II
. and pavement: (D IN miles re-shap.
ing and resurfacing; (s) s miles re-
\ graveling. also bridge and approach;
t91 s miles grading Coy IL miles re-
n " miles rs-sha ping; (is) is miles
grading and crawling, also bridge:
(14) stock piling 15) IL miles grad.
ASH miles re-shaping ana Il 5 mia.
( surfacing Gid 81 miles re-shapinE
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1922-09-28
>uhe,y &xt,u Service is Demanded
Firestone Cords Dredominate

w 7 t;e@s and **. IS: Of : :i;ss
are most severe-there
you will find Firestone Cords
in universal use.
The hard jobs seek Fire
stone. And so well has Fire
stone responded under difficult
conditions $50 consistently has
mileage mounted to totals i'm
possible to obtain from ordi-
nary tires that today Most
Miles per Dollar is the buying
slogan of thinking motorists
everywhere.
The blending and ternpering
of rubber, gun-dipped cord
construction, air-bag cure-all
these mileage methods have
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1922-09-28

been developed by men whose
life work is the production of
constantly increasing tire val
ues for the public.
Users in this vicinity verify
Firestone reputation, and re-
port almost daily some new
Firestone record of extra dis
lance travelled.
Don't be satisfied to buy
tires-buy va1ues-the longest
mileage at the lowest price con-
sistent with such reliable per-
Torrance.
Make Most Miles per Dollar
your principle of tire economy
- choose your next tire on
that basis.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-09-24

Editors Doie: The Daily News ash.
ID Mr.. sapp 90 write u brirf review
u the Texas homestead laws Zoe the
real estate section which features
The sssnsai cen, enlon 81 the T.xss
Association Of Real Estate eoarJ~ NJ
VI i'x<o this w-sa. Mr.. sspp holds
an 4. o. peEree from The tni,~rslt,
VI Missouri ss'd m LIN. dsrvr
from the law sehcol Of Harvard MI
yersiiy. Following his return ~
America from the world wnr In
France. he opened an office In ANA.
rillo. ~ the request II the News. the
article II mot filled with technical
references 10 law reports.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-09-24
What TEXAS HOMESTEAD Law IS.
BENEFITS AND DISADVANTAGES
Of PROVISIONS AS They STAND

ana the Object n the hw would be- n
foctd,
Aud n there should b. q voluntary
rale hs the husband and wife of on
',si'i4s'siilous million dollar Office build.
~ homestead too The purpose and with
The intention III Investing the procf'.ls
Too Colorado Sold mine ~ - playing
The races 10 i.aionia. or perhaps. q In.
gs,inr IN suue Uf the wonderful uppor.
thnliiss offered hy Texas ~ I0,h. still
DE- hunhl" rfor.iNman with bis h.ll
you'd have uu rights iga.n~. the maj
tty 81 he scored homestead money &C.
b,frr . statute which ,Nrmuts ~,
1l"c"ods Il a voluntary sale ff0m VA.
1iishn"ui ur forced Hilr Within dN
VOnihH Ifitr surh sale " d frIt easy
NJ dnd,at. hones,ead aul su bring
Rcnefiy under ths homestead ,haric.
isr
10 wUIld almost serm tn h. easier o.
ir'~Hto a homestead than o. abandon
enc, 70 create one there must w. -
lst'lOn and az Intention o. urcupy as a
heue accompanied bv acts indicating
such intention When you have thes,
yer H. ~ y homestead nrolkng thr sd
oh. , vicani 90 with the decArlt ON
thaugou arr commencing house To-,
BE- nurupicd as your home w,ula d. .uf
fici'ri "sndow The gop'iy with the
homestead character. or the placing Of
lumbar uIon pusmiss~ for 4 house with
ihc inioatIon T. build q hous 10 be- o.
Icppisil ~ 10, family Residence hss lssn
held a. he sufficient a. endow u withl
the hcniesiead character Placing house.
hold gossls IN house with hi. lntenilon
4 snaffisgr aud o-euiuncy has been
held a. - sufficient The tesi N whpth.
- there are acts sufficient o. show
bona fidc intention 20 occuuy ~ a home.
afa Can't Mortgage d.
The provision IN the constitution nrn.
hlbiing the m0rtgnginr ~ the home.
stead h prol1lily the mosi exceptional
and unuSlal provision ol the law Many
other states protect the homestead from |
liability Tor sale by creditors hui uroh. |
ably none hui Texas and Arlsansas pro.
hint the borrowing e money by an |
owner upon his home II l. true that = |
lien may h. given upon a homestead
for inpruyems nts thereon hy an instru. |
meni executed and Acknowledged hy the
husband and wife before the commence.
ment q that Improvement. and TO be
valid even this must b. done az time
prior a. the commencement Of the i'm.
pfovemsni and the contract mus; D..
executed and acknowledged in certain
and prescribed way. and II there Is a
allure g. do any one Of these things
then the lien b not valid and there II
M legal way of making II valid even
though all parties desire Il. and the ma
ierial man and contractor and laiorer
have no recourse and equity. the right |
hand % justice. viii not aid them.
The wisdom of the provision prohIb- |
iting morieags- and deeds Of trusts. ex.
cept Tor the purchase money. IL very
questionable Instead ~ Inducing one To |
buy 90 build a home. and ~ carry out
the puriDse and int.n, u the law. this
provision has a deterring effect Tor bus.
mess men with small capital and even
thtse with large capital hrSitai. io nut
money IN a home. when. by ~ doing
the Nancy " placed beyond their reach |
as a capital asset. and cannot be used J
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-09-24

promotes and places preinium upon
dishonesty, that Il ternpts the w~'k
business man To hide lehind Il ana o..
lisve himself from his honorable obli.
cations. that II wsaksns the moral fiber
~ those who rely upon IL and cOnd0nc
u. fes, there are Ktiil some descenda NJ .
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-09-24

BREcKENRiDCE. sept. sj--Nayor
Fuiwirr has announced an essensi,"
program q improvements aud ex'sn'
pIons to the local telephone syslep.
Practically every section Of she city viii
he given service.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-09-24

of the straight laced odd puiiiaDs who
arc su honurahic ana stand - straight
that ihrS lean backward, men who
would scorn 10 hide behind any law
which would excuse them from the
payment II their lust and honorable
obligations. men perhaps 81 stcrne-
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-09-24

siuff than most VI ns. but who may
Wen ask II theil weaker brothers. on
IInoor. what strange dwellings We I'VE
In. Oh Justice. where is my h'ainE
place.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-09-24
IianiicaI,s Given.

Becnuse at this provision prohibiting
mortgages money invested in u home
o. completely taken out u commercial
and business enterprises II IN dead cap.
itai IN "a state sparscly settled and only
~ rtly d'yeloped. such ~ TcNas. cIDi-
tnl is o. greatssi need hui even after
the stale hec'mss ,hickly populated II
| ne bard 40 imhrin, on, farmer ON
every two hundred acres and every two
hundred ucros homestead. And after
al the property in the state had acqulr.
81 The homestead character. then all
business banking ana credit would
necessarily have to b. done upon u
personal property basis. Il could be- done
and We could ga back Ia barter and
beads as "a medium 81 exchange but n
would De- dtJtc a handicap to business.
A. the hW non silIlsls a hniasstead
II liable too general taxes and mas he
sold fof taxes. but this does not include
special tax assessments fur Improve
nieuis such ~ Uaving and this accounis
for the occasional unimproscd spots on
cur saved streets when sou see an
unlmpruycd r-tanglc In front 81
hou. on d paved street you can he
certain that there you have u honest cad
and that tho owners relied upon their
constitutional right and refused To give
a contract for lien executed ana ack
nowlsdgsd by the husband ana wife In
the sane manner a. a deed. And this
provision Of tie Law has held up and
prevented more street paving than all
the i,alance 90 the laws combined. And
today u II preventing paving improve
ment IN every progressive Texas city.
Amarillo has had her share II obJectors
and she has some checker hoard Iaving.
Tn" peopl. q TEXAS generally seem
10 be hostile io Gay amendment 81 tho
constitution affecting IN. homestead
law. hut the provisions holding the
homestead sacred from assessment for |
special improvements W obviously Diet
crs IN. growth. progress and upbuild. !
ing Of a city that II l. possible u not |
prohahl. that this part viii eventually |
he amended which will be the first
breach In the wall since 1889.
should Consider Ideal.
In critlcising the law We should not
forget it, object and It's benefits. its
purpose IL To provide "A home for each
family where II may be sheltered and
live nsyond the reach of financial mis-.
fortune. Aud the state IL concerned
with thu shelter ~ the family and In
securing 10 the family. and especially
the wife and children, an asylum from
which they cannot be- deprived by cred
itors. And II must he recognized that
the law has saved home io thousands
u men who have afterward made good
citizens and respectable success ARA
fortune In business.
II IL ,Ometimes argued that the law
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as laHis for credit. and eanao, De
touched or ieeched in their hour al
need money which might It'd. them
over q iiEht place or might save them
from failun. No matter how great the
need, not how willing the wife 90 aBK.
ious the husband. they cannot use their
bone to secure credit ur borrow money
Th. only way that the capital Invested
In a home can b. realized upon IL by
sale of the Koincstsad and this n what
actually happens IN innumerabl. vases
when the head - the family Is forced
io raise money. such sales are ~ course
forced and necessarily hurried and m
consequence IN" owner often has "a
farflnce his property for small
amount ~ it, value In many cns"s II
b unauesiionably true that Il the "wner
could have mortetgcd his home H.
would have been able Ia retain u and
~ We find the purpose and intent Of the
iaW being defeated by ~ own -trlngcn.