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The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-04-21

HOME. DEMONSTRATION AGENTS

Every indication is now favorable to a large
fruit crop and there will also be lot of garden
produce raised as usual We believe there is a great
need fox a Home Demonstration Agent especially
for the next three or four months. We believe it
Is a good investment the year round, but it
that our county commissioners differ with and
they hold the reins and are the watch dogs Of the
county finances, and have turned the proposition
down various times when submitted to them.
Thrift is of the greatest assets to the country
and we believe in the Home Demonstration work
which is taught thoroughly and Systematically
than through any other means hence the impor,
lance OF having a competent person in charge Of
this work The absence Of this department has
been greatly missed by the women Of this county
and the girls. who taking such interest
i'm the work while the county had Home Demon
stration department Lubbock stood high in this
line of work hen but through neglect has dropped
into the background and little is being done
We believe this work to be so important and neces-
sary at this time Of year that arrangements should
be made if possible 10 employ some one. If not for
a whole year. to through the summer months
This would certainly be Of great benefit and If
the commissioners court WILL NOT agree to the
proposition then believe that If il is taken the
people that individual contributions can be obtained
to take care of the proposition for three Of four
months. We understand that the question has
been discussed by the Chamber of Commerce some.
and urge that il not be disposed of finally with
out a strong effort being made to get the commits
sioners act which II favorable. then il il
cannot be handled in some other way.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-04-21
LUBBOCK MAN ASSISTS IN
OPERATING WIRELESS SETS

n. 7. Allen. manager Of the Texas
Utilities Of Lubbock, was here the
early part of this week assisting local
men IN learning 10 operate their new
radio Phone sets. Tuesday night he
worked with the SCI owned by G ID.
Powell and succeeded IN picking up
messages NJ intervals from the Den.
yer sending station.
The operation wns hampered. how
ever hv the defects In the aerial, az
= swinging motion In the wires often
broke the connection Mr.. Allen
snYs that the operation ~ n sef u
simply q natter ~ the operators
becoming accustomed H. the eccen.
irlr'iles and characteristics ~ his In.
d'V'dnal "a other onorafora here
have sucosedrd In getting message
and In hearing programs from ual
la, and occasionally from Catalina
Islands q n Miller sneeeeded n
getting Nss YaFk. w|ehIis Kansas.
snd AFsIea nsslh Ca||lofn|s. a
times 'kls e<<. H<.nv|<~ Isfsla
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-04-21
Tourists viii Find
That Prices Are
Very High Abroad

American tourists who are plan
ming 10 spend few months abroad
this year. and are thinking, perhaps.
that prices In Europe are very low
when paid in American coin, should
be advised that an upward movement
has been reported IN foreign prices
Of the principal natural products inn
ported. II the import prices have
climbed. e is 70 be expected that tho
prices for goods sold locally viii also
bee higher. especially II those goods
are % be consumed by American
tourists.
a downward movement in prices
was reported ia European countries
during the greater part Of last year,
but this has not only passed its eli
max. but a marked upward movement
has taken place. The import prices"
according 10 the present law. are the
prices quoted for the merchandise
ia the country from which Il Is ship
ped 10 the United States.
These gains IN import prices, ac-
cording % the trade record Of the
National City Bank Of New York.
have affected coffee, cocoa, cotton
cloths. flax, burlaps and even India
rubber. which previously had taken
quite lengthy tumble. Spun silk
and tea are quoted higher. as is wood
pulp and wool clothing and other
things.
This Ia not because the American
coin is worth less than formerly. but
because Of healthier condition ex-
isting abroad. II the import prices
have advanced. tourist may also he
expected 10 find other prices higher
also The advance viii not affect
one commodity without affecting the
others.
II is reported that steamship lines
already have booked passengers BY
the thousands, most Of them whom
are going over for brief tours Of
England and France. while a few
will extend their Journeys 70 include
Italy. Switzerland and Germany, and
a FIVE others may visit the Near East.
Bot the battle fields Of Belgium and
France VIII attract most Of the tour.
ists this year
Even so. there win be considerable
travel IN the United States this year.
II the railroads consent 70 make
prices that are not out Of the reach
Of the American OF ordinary means.
The American nconlc Ike ~ 20 on
short journeys II they can not 60 on
long ones. and the railroads can get
quite a large amount Of travel this
year II they show any disposition TO
20 after H. Those WIZ can not trav-
el abroad viii travel az home. be sure
Of that, II il be possible.-Ft. Worth
Record
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-04-21
STANDING IN THE WAY OF PROGRESS

The big land holder for number of years. and
in fact for great number of years has stood in the
way of progress of this great country. For many
years they had absolute control of this section
through the influence of representatives in the leg
islature who kept the land from the actual settler
and allowed the big ranchman to hold it for
grazing purposes thus retardng the development OF
the country by absolute lease for years and years
and allowed through many crooks and turns. and
schemes get the land by purchase when the lease
proposition would hold no longer. Many thousands
of sections of land in this great fertile Plains section
was filed on and purchased under fictitious name
and held down by broom tail horse, Tor the time
required by law, to prove occupancy and then the
transfer was made to the big rancher and in that
way got control of large acreage, and who are
st holding on and pulling back every progress
sve move. This is not true of Lubbock county
as in some of the neghboring counties and counties
to the west and northwest of US.
We have in mind our sister county to the west
of us-Hockley The county is largely in the hands
of big ranchmen, and the county officers repre-
sentatives of these interests, to the extent Of ma
jorty hence the progress will be slow in the mat
ter OF improvements and development This not
only works a hardship the people in general Of
that county but it affects lot of other interests.
Unfortunately the highway between Lubbock and
Clovis runs through of Hockey county. The
highway in Lubbock county is graded and in good
shape Likewise the road in Lamb county is in
fine condition, but there is link of road in Hook
ley that the Commissioners in that county WILL
NOT work. hence it is a barrier to the trade and
travel that comes this route. This ee
ment will greatly retard the development of that
section Of the west Further north in the Panhandle
this great barrier to progress is very evident ANA
rillo The Heart of an Empire faces this condition.
We have heard that three-fourths of Potter coun-
ty lands are owned and controlled by less than
dozen men which will hinder the growth Of ANA
rillo because of holding back the developments of
the surrounding territory The these large
land holders can be induced to turn their holdings
loose the quicker will be the development of this
great Plains country.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-04-21
THE WAY OF MADNESS.

II was once common. says the Wall
Street Journal, 10 see IN the windows
Of bird fanciers white mice, or per-
haps grey squirrels. spinning around
insanely fast, IN a cylindrical cage.
The faster they scampered, the more
they worked, the faster the cage went
around But the animals got no.
where, not a fraction OF a segment
higher from the horizontal. Outside
the whirling cage other animals fit
ted about, nibbling nervously. Soon
the exhausted workers would cease
their efforts and then outside ner-
vous consumers would become seized
with frenzy and rush in az the open
ing. Then, all together. they would
begin again their mad endeavors,
working frightfully. getting nowhere.
Chesterton once said. Hell Is effort
expended without joy"
This" said n prominent banker,
''is n picture u the industrial boom
IN Germany which Is soon destined
20 burst. Wages keep rising by
leaps and bounds, 20 do taxes and
the cost Of living. Imagine the In
sane efforts transferred % America
II would be- a. though the average
worker who In 1912 received f25 a
week was now called unon % pay
For iI.ccnt socks. f2oi Tor two
fresh from the lime ecgs. s., for n
quart 81 milk. "a. ior q plate of poor
roast beef. So, Tor n pound II but.
ter. Sac Tor . two-cent stamp, a.
fur ~ eight dollar pair ~ shoes.
a. 90 Tor q so suIf. , 600 How
loa uIll ne mara 90 How long 4
auIoce ~ afrIngf How h|fh Il : 81.
aan Texas Commrrrlal News
fsapls - I'D ehen hey 40 al
worksd 40. snd ihsI la their sseltsd
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-04-21
REJOICING

We are peculiarly blessed: good
rains have fallen. the school building
is under construction, the new Bap-
tist church IL going up, the streets
are being graveled and many other
good things.--Snyder Signal.
The Signal found the silver lining
without much trouble, not solely be-
cause the lining was there to be
found, but because II was sought for.
Sermonizing, Clip a. Comment IL %
confident that other towns can do the
same thing II they choose to; OF
course, II they do not want TO find Il,
although IL is there, they cannot do
so, unless trial is made to do 30
But the time for rejoicing has at last
come TO West Texas, and the people
Of the section have been not only re-
joicing but making profitable use of
the rains by getting their spring
blowing done early improvements
are being made in practically all Of
the towns. Abilene is experiencing
more building now than for some
time. and the building permits for
March doubled the January and Feb
ruary permits, which shows that there
is still faith IN the city and its fut-
ure. TIE fact IL that true West Tex
ans never lose faith in the future Of
their section. despite the drouths,
the hard times. and everything else.
Abilene Reporter.
We do not believe that 10 think n
thing Is so and so always makes II
so. bus We DO believe that often peo-
pie really imagine conditions are
worse than they really are. and the
pessimist worries himself TO death,
trying to believe what he wants 10 be
true. and at the same time makes life
miserable for his associates. We too
often fail TO see the silver lining, and
look only upon the dark side Of the
cloud
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-04-21
AVALANCHE sERMoNETTEs
(By the Office Preacher)


With the hnglo-Saxon love oe
home has always been instructive
II was so when our ancestors lived
the simple life, and II is so today.
The Englishman maintains that HI
home Is his castle. There he .feels
secure, and the home Is secure -
long az he has strength to defen1
Il. We In America approve and
applaud this contention. We hobos
the man who defends his homs
against invasion by force. and W
approve whatever methods may BE-
necessary TO make this defense e.
fective. II II not true, howsvss,
that many Of US take pride in tho
defense Of our homes who do nnkh-
ing else for them? Our fira wuU
to the home il 20 make II q 49,
10 those who live in II and wsD -
eventually 20 out from 1t -w1fh sho
impress Of it's life upon their liveA
The home life Of our people Is in
serious danger. Its greatest danger
is not that IL Is vicious, although
there are numberless homes into
which vicious influences have been
invited, and where they have found
welcome. The greatest danger 70
the American home is that Il has
ceased 10 be a home. II is just .
place 10 eat and sleep. The family
circle is no longer a circle, but II
daily broken up while its parts are
scattered here and there morning,
afternoon and night We canna
destroy the home life nor permit
il 20 decay without destroying the
Nation itself II has not been done
in any nation in the past, and n
cannot be done now. Warn any
man ceases TO have a home 90 which
he can turn for the healing II his
scars he begins at once 20 lose his
strength. Since the well-being 81
the individual and the State depend
upon the maintenance Of the real
life Of the home. its maintenance Is
vastly more important than disar-
mament conferences or conferences
on economic rcconstruction or any
thing else.
Shall we not rc-estabiish the fam
ily circle and az It's head reopen the
family atari There is no higher
duty: there can be no more worthy
patriotism. Christian Advo-
cate.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-04-21
BASEBALL

Now we're back 10 normalcy for a
time at least. The baseball season
has opened. Temple Telegram.
There are many people who enjoy
the game Of baseball. and since such
a large number do enjoy Il. II is cali
ed the national pastime. which Is Just
about right u is a great game, If il
is played straight. but when IL Is
played crooked. its just about the
worst game you can find anywhere,
for crOokednesa ruins baseball quick
er han anything. A great many peo-
PIE DO not like aseball believe that
Il is a waste Of time: that men should
spend their time az what they say
are more profitable things: that is
al right for boys but not for men,
and that it looks foolish 20 see men
play baseball. Maybe So. but base.
ball players are paid the largest sal
aries Of any profession 30 the
country. outside ef perhaps. the NOV
ing picture industry Whether that
means anything or not. Clip & Com
mcnt refuses % say, but he will say
there Is nobobdy but who would like
90 pull down the salary the baseball
players Ret.--A hilene Reporter.
Well, Of course there are a few
timse when good teams may fake
and throw the games away, but peo-
pie too often Judge a team as doing
this when the game was played with
all the might Of the players. Let Us
hope that all the games played on
the Lubbock Diamond this year will
be hard fought ones, and that il viii
be real baseball, clean and exciting.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-04-21
MEMPHIS BUSINESS MEN
WILL VISIT NEARBY TOWNS

Memphis. Texas, April 20.-The
Han County Chamber ~ Commerce.
has recently completed q trade es-
cufsl1n ln the Memphis territory
A large dclrgailnn II business men
made the ulr and speeches we're
delivered a. Wolf Plat. hrldle ne
and Turkey. The exluralon was
accompanied ~ the celebrated
Memphls lnnoefi Hand IaIks on
various agricultural nlhleria uefe
rIrgn and aslrpisTy Geo A. hsfeI
told q plans fnI lh9 gnIsIHFi Hal
caaniT lslF a nsmph|s ih's f-iI
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-04-21
THINGS mo- REMEMBER

Advertisers, contributors and all parties inter
ested in the Avalanche please remember these
things: We print the Tuesday Avalanche on
on Thursdays, press hour $3.50 m. Please have
copy for local notices in not later than noon Mon,
days and Thursdays. AID changes and copy should
not be later than 800 a. m, Mondays and Thurs
days It takes a schedule like this to get your ads
in the paper in good shape, and helps us give our
readers better service which means that the paper
will be Of better service to YOU which we earnest
ly desire il to be. We do not want 70 be exactng
but we must demand some things Of you, II you ex-
pect us 10 up 70 the notch.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-04-21

New houses popping up in Lubbock in every
direction. Many people coming here, and
do not have oil boom anything that is
abnormal exciting in its nature Just cracker
jack town in which to live. and wonderful country
in which to make home. hence the good steady
growth that Lubbock enjoys Since the $4,000
bond issue carried there will be hundreds of families
move here to make their home and the growth Of
Lubbock will be more rapid than during the
next six to twelve months This will bring on more
necessary increases in the public utilities. and the
old Daddy Tightwad is certainly going to have a
whole lot to grippe him within the next few years if
Lubbock public utilities keeps pace with the needs
of the city. The water and sewer plants will have
to be increased. The light plant enlarged. the paw
ing program heightened, and city halls and fire sta
tons will need charging and providing. Oh mama
how are some of the fellows who own five times
more of the town than they should will stand the
pressure do not know. but will venture a
weeks subscription to the Avalanche against a
cob pipe full OF Big Bale that of them will want
to sell their property at that When the boy
grows larger you get clothes to fit him. Lubbock
is entitled to the consideration.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-04-21

Lubbock's postoffice certainly needs additional
equipment The present outfit is entirely made
quate. The fixtures not sufficient to take care
of the patrons There is. and has been for years a
scarcity Of lock boxes There is understand a
waiting list all the time that puts fellow year or
from box and this is a great handicap TO in
divduals to say nothing of the business firms that
want a box, and cannot get it, because of the fact
that there are none to be had The building too is
entirely too small and is not what is needed for a
postoffce building in Lubbock. The help furnished
the Lubbock postmaster is but little than half
enough, which is bound to decrease the efficiency
in the office No class or of folks can do and
do right their work if they crowded beyond their
physical capacity and this is the that the ser
vice in this office is up to the standard that the
postmaster and his helpers would ike to put IT, 1t
is physical npossiblity. and there should be some
thing done to change the conditions.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-04-21

Lubbock has not wasted any money oil wells
yet. and we hope that she will not for while at
least There Is much constructive work needed in
Lubbock and money spent in that way Is 20
bring returns on the investment within few months
that will beat even an oil we'll Lubbock Is just
growing. She y not putting on any mushroom
siunts She Is not sprnging forth Ike the provcrbal
plant that came from the seed shown IN shallow
soil bur she i growing from well rooted source.
a substantial nature Of her growth will Withstand
many hard olfs without crumblnf. and the future
indeed holds out condition that has attracted the
attention al capital add each month brings en-
trrp<..<s. and .he~. steady gam ever the pssssd
.ns d>ys -l4
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-04-21

The Panhandle Press Association y IN session
az Amarillo tbs week-Friday and saturday We
lninhi have attended. bat Ne simply had 10 stay al
homr and help ihs hoys turn oui the be volume II
,sogk that y always hand n he Avalanche oiiirs
We simply have a. hn The ball
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-04-21

There is much complaint about the valuations
Of property being too high in Lubbock for taxation
for school purposes. That may be true still we
suppose you would it is caused by the rate being too
low. Fifty cents on the one hundred valuation is
not enough carry the Schools is necessary to
run them in Lubbock. hence we favor the raise of
the tax rate TO 100 on the one hundred dollars
valuation so that the values can be reduced Il is
not at all necessary TO use all the rate voted The
board need use only such amount a. they see is
necessary and we believe the school board Is con-
servntive. and will be economical with the funds
The Avalanche IL willing 10 trus, them. and we
would be willing trust any other set OF men elected
BY the majority Of the voters. because We do not
feel hat a majority Of The people would make a very
great mistake In the selection Of men for hat inn
porianf Office.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-04-21

You people have elected board OF trustees for
the Lubbock Independent District They good
men-competent men and women and they are go
ing to do the very best they possibly can for the
fore the board this year that will require much Of
their time, and hard study to make things go You
should give them your hearty support and help
them make the very best school that Lubbock has
ever had The new building is to be erected. First
the location is to be decided upon, and this not
going to be an easy task If you think so. just try
to find a location in Lubbock that you want for a
building site for a home and you will get some idea
about what a job the board will have in locating the
grounds for a high school building. 1t takes con-
siderable block of land to give high school cam
pus the room it should occupy. and that will add
much to the difficult task of getting the grounds,
and especially getting the proper location. But we
have elected the board and we should certainly
have confidence enough in them to leave the matter
up to their good judgment
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-04-21

Venice, Calf. April i7.-Benja-
min Brodsky loves children. He has
opened an apartment house here. He
announces that no unmarried per-
sons may rent apartments. Families
including more than one child viii
have their rent scaled downward at
the monthly rate Of s. a child Every
apartment where a child is born will
be credited with one months rent.
A newly married couple also will be
given a months rent, but II at the
end Of a year they have no children,
their rent will be doubled.
This Is certainly a very unusual an
nouncement. and would be a curios-
ity in the classified columns Of the
average newspaper. Ads usually read
mo Children Allowed"
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1922-06-14
Stories They Tell

Here's one by a member OF the
legal fraternity:
The case ON trial was one wherein
the plaintiff sought damages, claimed
to have resulted from an automobile
collision. m
Counsel: What resulted from the
collision?
Witness Tore off one wheel, in
jured the running board, and tore off
the skirt.
Counsel: What do you mean by the
"sldirt ?"
Witness: A long piece of metal,
along the inside of the running
board
Counsel: Placed thcre for what
purpose?
Witness: To hide the running gear.
Counsel: TO hide the running
gear? Skirts are so constructed as
to expose the running gear" | as
sumo the court will take judicial
notice of that fact?
The Court: Yes; the court has
judicially noticed. ]. G. w.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1922-06-14

radicalism of the lumberjacks easily de-
nlolished by the truth.
About year ago he started investigating
labor conditions in the East.
Recently he found somewhere a copy of
The Outlook with picture of an American
workingman the cover and underneath it
the caption Men Are Square" That struck
him being a compact statement of his
convictions In that issue he saw the state
ment of The Outlooks program for 1920,
dealing with the eight great problems that
face the American people Among those
problems he found these two: The problem
OF AmericanZing entire people, of replac-
ing ignorant radicalism with an intelligent,
educated citizenship" and The problem of
industrial unrest, the sterilization of the
triangular relationship of capital labor, and
the general public" He that on these
problems The Outlook would print a series
of authoritative articles, discussing each of
them from all sides So he came to us to
tell us the truth he found it. What fol-
lows here is his answer to our request to
tell our readers what he told The
Editors.