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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-27
PRIZE FOR SCHOOL
DIR. ID. Berrey Offers $50 for Cleanest
Grounds and Healthiest Pupils.

To the county school showing the
cleanest grounds and the greatest i'm.
provement in health of the pupils. a
prize of $50 will be awarded by Dr.
ID. Berrey, county health officer.
A committee of women is now Wis.
iting the county schools with the pur.
pose of obtaining data upon which to
base the award.
A barbecue and entertainment will
be given at the Los Angeles Heights
school at 6 o'clock Friday evening. A
feature of the entertainment will be
the womanless wedding" to be staged
after s o'clock.
In Hot Tamale Land" will be the
title of play TO be presented at the
Alamo Heights school Friday evening
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-27
VETERAN OF CIVIL
WAR, ID, SENTENCED
ON LARCENY CHARGE
Pleads Guilty to Theft but
Denies He Is a Biga-
mist.

Nilkesbarrc, Pa, April 2s.-Carts
W. Davis. the 14-ycar-old Civil War
veteran. who is alleged TO have mar
ricd twenty or more women in nearly
as many states in the last two years
and then disappeared with their valu-
ables, was sentenced to from two
years and ten months to three years
in tho Eastern penitcntiary.
Davis pleaded guilty yesterday to
the larceny Of valuable securities from
Mrs. Emma Secger. of this city. whom
he married at Cleveland, Ohio, in Dc
tober. 1879.
Davis told the court he was born
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-27

$1,000. The full cooperation of mer-
chants. stockmen and farmers is as
sured and their exhibits will far sur
pass the displays of previous years.
The half mile circular race track. con-
ceded to he one Of the fastest in the
state. will doubtless prove a large
drawing card. An election Of officers
will be held Mt an early date.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-27
EDITOR GETS $50
JUDGMENT AGAINST
BILLIE MAYFIELD
Suit for $4,000 Crew Out
of Alleged Attempt TO
Kidnop.

Houston. Tex. April %. - ludg-
ment of $50 for C. V. Sanders. form
er editor of the Houston Press. was
returned Thursday by Judge Ewing
Boyd in Sanders suit against Billie
Mayfield and others for $4,000 dam
ages.
The suit was based on the alleged
attempt TO kidnap Sanders from Il
party at the Houston country club
during martial law at Galveston in
1920.
Judge Boyd ruled that Houston
was not within the zone of military
government and that the acquittal of
Colonel Mayfield by a military court
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-27

of the Jim Wells County Fair As
ISOLATION new directors were elected
as follows: p. \. Presnan, q. L.
Cannon, ]. c. McGill. &. A. Clegg,
u. \. Kempe. Brown Fuller. W. II.
Perkins. +. +. Holmgreen and 4. H.
Willbern. In furtherance of a plan
to promote next falls fair. citizens
of the town pledged in excess of
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-27
SAYS HE WAS FRAMED
Missouri Lswmaker Claims Theft
Charges Made for Political Purposes.

jefferson City, Mo-. April 2T-Rep
resentative Allen u. Morrison Of Sui
Ivan county. who has been named by
Attorney General Jesse W. BarrcttC
and Prosecuting Attorney Sam Haley
of Cole county. in connection with the
theft Of typewriters and other prop
erty from the state capitol after the
last legislative session. arrived here
late last night and declared that the
charges issued against him are with
out foundation and are made purely
for political purposes.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-27

martial was no defense to the civil
suit.
The fact that editorial matter pub
lShCd in the Press ives alleged 10 re
fleet on the integrity and ability oi
the officers and men Of the national
guard did not justify assault on the
editor in the form of attempted ar
rest. the court decided.
Defendants with Mayfield were L.
+. Abbott. j. A. Dempsey and julie
II. Smith.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-27

in 1910 aud that the name Taylor
he used as an alias, was that of his
step-father.
He declared that he was not a big
amiSt and that the stories Of wives
other than Mrs. Secger were untrue.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-27

Fair Association Elects.
Alice. Tex. April 2S.-At n meet
ing Tuesday night of the stockholders
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-25

cherries days, we wear browns,
grays. like the clouds, and black.
l guess that is why I bought
this gypsy hat. it appealed to my
Romany instincts. And yet I
showed the yellow feather in a
way, for this is of plain mate
rails. I really desired one in fig
ured pattern in the loveliest old
gold, blue and rose shades, but,
having lived so long in this at
mosphere, where one must never
wear gaudy colors and most as
suredly not on the street., could
not quite bring myself to buy
the colorful thing.
T .ADY with white hair showing
from under mauve hat:
From the time that was a child
I have loved parasols. And in the
years that have come and gone.
parasols have been in and out Of
style, but never as lovely. as pic
turesque and as frivolous as today.
IT caunet resist buying thsnAa
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-25

tone to the girl next to herr
won't old pruncs and prisms
have a fit when she discovers that
almost all the sport dresses are
without sleeves, and this summer
shows signs Of being a very sporty
one"
ADY in fallow crepe dress and
hat las mannequins walk past,
dressed in white evening gowns(-
Nothing can take the place OF
white, and l am glad to notice
that even in the orgy of color that
seems to threaten to engulf us this
year, white is able to hold it's own"
Lady Cicely wrote me the other
day that she was going to tie Phi
Viera very soon and that would
adore a model she had purchased
in Paris for the trip. AS I re-
member her description it was
white drapvella, which is, j think,
a chiffon weight broadcloth with
a glaze. 1t was trimmed with
white fox. A scarlet leather belt
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-25

completed the costume and gave
that touch of color without which
a French woman is lost.
Another interesting thing she
wrote was that long gloves, and
everybody wears them with the
sleeveless dresses, had been cut
to show the wrist watch l hope
the style will come here, for it is
shurley sensible one and not an
affectatiOn.
7 .ADY in turban hat--"The mil.
liner told me it was called n
gypsy turban, and when wear
it with this sash hanging over
one shoulder, l feel like a poem
i read once about gypsy dressed
in red. with a purple kerchief
round her head
II feel that we Americans are
too somber. In Italy or Spain
every one wears the most Eaudy
colors, and in all manner of COM
binations. while here, where we
have hundreds OF cloudy and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-25

make is that. the Russians are
deeply religious"
The girl still insist they are
heathens to Kill each other off
the way they do. But l love
their earrings. especially those
that hang down to the shoulder.
I feel wicked and heathenish
when I wear them. And in these
days when fIappers are out of
style, one SIMPLIFY must hunt
for a new feeling.
.ADY with ermine lined wrap
Mountain haze is not really
a new color. They have just
taken 4 our old friend orchid and
tinted it UP bit, and given it
rosy blush, and 10, it energies az
new color. can remember
that my mother had a tea gown
in that shade. but she called it
mourning, dove gray. I see now
that lingerie has fallen to its
charms, and the stores are en-
deavoring, to: see who will be the
first to display a morning haze
collection, - 90
Lady with gray. suit, looking
at the paradsng mannequins-
THAT scarlet coat is quite chic. 1t
is rather strange that - mo one
had realized the possibilities of
leather until the last few years.
; Today the smartest sport things
are either trimmed in leather or
made entirely of that material.
Speaking of leather, I saw an
unusual cape the other day. The
cape was skirt length, the top
part was Of perforated, brown
leather, and the lower part of
tan chenille cloth. A tan and
brown leather hat in suede was
displayed in case nearby as a
suggested mate"
Lady in blue-"That model looks
we'll in the suede coat, 1 mean the
white coat worn with the tan
crepe, accordion pleated skirt"
GAS another model comes on the
floor. All. that's pleasing affair.
I should call that, according to the
last fashion reports, freely red,
and from here the material looks
like English cricket cloth and the
trimmings are of white-leather, /
should judge. What clever things
they do turn out for the flappers"'
DETERMINED voice coming from
behind the meshes of a chenille
embroidered veil-"You may all
have your short sleeves or no
sleeves, which fashion l personally
think very unwoma N.Y.. but will
cling to the long sleeve. l cannot
remember when was more pleased
than when that mannequin came
out with that long sIeeVed frock; /
mean the one in the navy twill
dress that had sleeves buttoned
with tiny buttons from the should,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-25

er to the wrist. Dignified, womanly
and lovely, / think
Girl in coral crepe dress at the
same table-''For myself, | would
prefer to have such sleeves laced
rather than buttoned. | believe
did read that tailored dresses were
sponsoring that style. Anyway, it
will give the fashion editors some
thing to write about, and clever
captions, such as The game Of
button, button who's got the but
ton on new setting, or MiladY
discovers a new use for laces'-a
silly idea at best"
Lady with the determined voice
why, only the other day / saw
the most ridiculous thing, crepe
dress with absolutely no sleeves,
not even the slightest suggestion
of what might pass as a sleeve,
and yet this same dress was tied
with bands of the fabric Just be-
lew the curve of the shoulder.
Part of the material of the long
ties would have made a sleeve"
Gx4 ~ coEal Gock Gn A Uudav.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-25

Happenings in Egypt
Full Of Meaning To
Those Who Follow
Styles Closely.
EWs and fashions are akin.
The Inauguration OF anew

Jews and fashions are akin.
The Inauguration Of anew
5. president is sure to bring
into prominsncefthe faporite coler
Of his wife; ! grana han in:vsniee
dictates the style for the svSning
gowns Of the following season.
But never have news ana fash.
ion been 50 closely allied a. With
the discovery Of the tomb Of Tut
AnIh. Amen. wan hierogIyptics
become the pattern for ! beautitul
dress silk; iewelry found ii the
tomb isicopied to Be adaptable tor
modern wear; head dresses of gods
whose statues have guarded the
dust Of the king are seen IN tie
boxes Of the horseshoe circle.
Mr.. Al. y. Stokes, OF !. III, Gid.
ding Company, Is deeply interestsd
in this combination 81, news and
fashions and has gwen 81 MS IN
SEPARATION and ideas In the creation
sotk some special ssTut. tnodels dis
PLAYED lat that shop, The e7Siu
.tion of the ornament frOm the siin
pie. monogram cfs last year. to tn
symbolic characters that ENHANCE
THE dress Of the hour illustrates
further the effect Of the press 81.
tAe.wcrld of fashion. as
Last year ! wel-known .deElctes
.at the Riviera had, her monogram
embroidered / onF her BLOUSE Eir
lures .of this blouse reached this
country; others copied the idea
and the style was established and
the past. six months has seen mon nor
ograns on everything. Now tina
has given way to designs bsiIss
cabled daily from Luxor and
Theses. ~
The influence Of high coIorrs;i !
we learn from Gadding,s, ';and hish
color pcombinat ions ana pecuiiAr
Egyptian figures vim b felt sy iSr
where. The wide publicity il catls
ing : crest demand Tor these things
and the people generally, are de-
lightSd with the change tobrseht-.
!. er .colors and ito the ten1brCidery
and designs borrowed from The
Egyptians. The loOse-fitted things
have begun to be in demand and
the accordion-p leated i skirts ana
pIeatad fashions are renninisScs,nnt
OF the diaphanous linens With thor
presssd.inple that we're . rrt
of the Egyptian I: woman.s Wsrd-
robe
The nilliner, the hairdresser,, the
ejeWelry designer, the bcotmalser
and the mediste scan the daily pa.
pers for news from Luxor. The
plan to dress in the loose rebss
( Of the Egyptians, to, wear head
dresses with jeweied. ear tabs. TO
encircle the arms with bracelets.
to wear sandals OF gold eneruated
leather, to live in homes with gcld
statuettes and huge, decorative
Jars and beds of exquisite work
naanship is;a3visiens rylone. but the
subtle influence Of designs ana sug-
|. .gestions. viii dominate the styles
for spring and summer. and each
new discovery will bring forth =
corresponding new copy. =
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-25

The fashioned from the woeln
fabric
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-25

+. @. - = Z Z -. = 4i 3.
and the girls declare that soon !
shah be compelled TO hare q mist
tress !: Of the .parasols, $50 many
have II collected! But who could
resist one 4ot lavender chiffon ruff
ffes, with the inside decorated
with ribbons of different widths
and shading from the red Stosviolet
] in pastel tints?
'I should >haye gone to Palm
Beach to exhibit; oil my array, bat
I did not wish to leave EnInie. and
she hates the place, SO Itshailshaye
to wait for summer and startle the.
beach devotees by my never endi4g
parade Of paraSols." !. :.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-25

ADY toying with an ice
But am sure that the new
est earrings are Russian, and
not Chinese or even Egyptian.
Girl sitting across the ia
b1e-"Well. all those countries
are heather, and yet why ar.
cue China-Russia- Egypt
An older woman-"CeciL, how
absurd. heard a lecture, or
was it sermon? Well, it's i'm
material. the point ! want to
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-25

MOdes plCtued By Che cOurtesy of enc Ffnk Jleff In
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-02-09
MANY OLD SCORES EVENED
Stenosrapher Improved Glorious OPP.
portunIty to Administer a Gentle
Rap to Her Fellow Workers.

The Stenographer In a business Of
fee in southern Indiana town had
endured many jests based on her sin.
gle state and the number Of her birth
days. Chief among her tormentors
had been the "boss," whose own birth.
days had passed the half-hundred
mark, but whose appearance belied
this He took great pride In this latter
fact.
One morning the, stenographer an
swered the telephone, to hear hel
brothers voice inquiring for "the OLD
man." meaning their father, also EN-
ployed in the office. She did not ap
prove of thus mentioning her father
and she saw, too, way opened to re
pay some of the jests of which she had
been the object.
"Old manY' she inquired. "Well
there ara several old men around here
just to which one do you have refer
ence?" she asked In tone that was
audible all over the office.
Absolute silence for several minutes
was followed by the voice Of the
'bOss," repeating, Several old mer
around here."-Indianapolis News.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-02-09
DATE HAS HIGH FOOD VALUE
Fruit Not Properly Appreciated, Ae-
eordlng to Experts Of the De-
partment Of Agriculture.

According to the Atwater bulletin
on food composition issued by the
United States Department OF Agrieul-
ture, the dried date Is composed rs
follows: Carbohydrates, 70.6 per cent;
protein, 10 per cent fat, 2.5 per cent;
water, 1873 per cent; ash mineral
salts) IL per cent; refuse (flber), 10
per cent.
"The protein and fat content,
though small, is in readily available
form, the protein as builder and the
fat as a fuel" writes DR.. Charles L.
Bennett. "a man who includes two
pounds of dates as the bulk of a days
ration will not require much additional
protein. In fact, pure date dietary
meets the requirements Of many Arabs
in everyday activities for long periods
at time, without the addition of
other foods"
'The value Of the date as food is
not half appreciated by the American
public" writes another authority, DR..
John Harvey Kellogg. "The date not
only furnishes a variety of sugar
which is readily assimllated and which
is much more wholesome than cane
sugar, but it also supplies a fine quail
ity Of food iron, which Is entirely lack
ing in cane sugar. An ounce Of dates,
in fact, supplies one-third more food
iron than an ordinary beefsteak and
iron Of much finer quality"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-02-09
OUR FARMERS have A
MONEY MAKING CHANCE

"The year 1928 presents wondertu'
chance for money-maktng to level head
ed common sense farmers all over the
South said H. G. Hastings, prominent
agricultural ieader, recently.
by this we do not mean an expand
ed cotton acreage over that of 1922, but
Just the contrary. There were enough
acres planted in cotton last year to
furnish, under normal season Of growth,
all the American cotton that the world
can afford to pay a price for that VIII
reward the cotton grower adequately
for his work
Every effort will be made by cotton
spectators and the European cotton
mills to encourage larger acreage. The
present price Of cotton distinctly en-
courages our folks to go cotton crazy
again just as they always have in high
price periods in past years. Every
time there has been increased cotton
acreage in high price periods there has
followed a mountain of debt and farmer
bankruptcies the following fall and VIM
ter.
Increased acreage in cotton in 1928
should be fought like fire. Stick to
that acreage which has been found safe
under weevil conditions. Cultivate and
fertilize to increase yield per acre as
much as you please, but don't Increase
acreage. If you do You simply play
into the hands of the spectators again.
PLANT every available acre outside
the limited cotton acreage in food, grain
and forage crops. No farmer can af-
ford to buy food and grain from mer-
chants when that food and grain can be
produced on home acres at certainly
not more than half the store price.
Further, every dollars worth pro-
duced on home acres in the way OF
needed food and grain for home con-
sumption means a dollar less spent or
gone into debt for If we all lived at
home and boarded at the same place
most of our cotton money would stick
in our pockets or tc our account in the
bank instead of all going to pay debts.
The money that sticks Is the money
that counts"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-02-09
Free Flower Seeds

You viii be glad to know that Has.
tings, THE South's Scotsman vii
give away about 100000 packets Of
seed Of the Soutb's most popular flow
ers this spring.
There Is nothing In the home that
can compare with rich colored flowers
They brighton us all up and make any
house attractive You can't plant to'
many flowers and this opportunity t
got Shirley Poppies, Everlasting Flow
ers, Zinnias, Cosmos and Mexican Burn
ing Bush absolutely free, is certainly ia
be welcomed by al readers Of this
paper.
You can get them! Just write tc
Hastings for the new 1928 Catalog. II
tells you how to get flower Feeds free
1t has 100 pages Of beautiful photo
graphic pictures and correct descrip
lions of garden flower and field seeds
bulbs and plants, and also is full Oh
helpful information that is needed
almost daily in every Southern home
It's the most valuable seed book evel
published and you will be mighty clac
you've got It. Just write and Gsk fol
tho new Catalos.
H. @. HASTINGS CO.,
Atlanta, Ga.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-02-09
Ragman Put In Stoke.

In England the punishment Of the
stocks has been inflicted within the
memory Of men now living. In the
Manchester Guardian of June ii, 1872
there Is an account of a rag and bone
dealer of Incorporate habits being dlxed
In the stocks for drunkenness and dig
orderly conduct.
"Twenty-six years had elapsed sineG
the stocks were last used" states thia
account, land their reappearance ere
ated no little sensation and amuss
menty several hundreds of persons be,
Ing attracted to the spot where they
were fixed"
The amusement" does not appear to
have been shared by the prisoner, who
was released after four hours and
seemed anything but pleased with the
laughter and derision of the crowd"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-02-09
THE COST OF PROGRESS.

Taxes are tremendously high. The
load they place upon industry is one
Of the principal handicaps that the
country has to struggle under. And
yet when it comes to some greatly
needed outlay, called for to promote
progress and remove obstacles from
the path of human advance, it is Of
ten almost impossible to get the mon
ey for it.
In many places people complain
about the cost Of their schools. This
has been largely augmented within a
few years by increasing teachers sal
aries. Yet if teachers pay is not kept
we'll up to the present level, the de-
gree of professional ability drawn in
to this vital calling will gradually de-
cline. The efficiency of the future
generation must suffer.
A great increase could be made in
10 years in productive power, il tech
nical and agricultural schools were
multiplied so that the young men fit
ted for such callings could all be
come skilled and brainy and ambitious
workers. The cost of such develop
ment would be heavy, but it would
pay.
The economic progress of the coun-
try is being held back by the bad con-
dition of country roads. 1t will be
tremendously costly to improve them.
yet it is tremendously costly to haul
produce to market over them.
In spite of all their grooming about
taxes, the American people continue
to use money freely. They have
spent SIS, OOO,OOO,0OO to $2O,0OO,-
600, 900 for automobiles and trucks
during the last Is years. They did
so because they believed they were
getting results that were worth the
money.
If you can show them that techni'
cal schools and good roads and other
improvements will advance the condi'
ton of the country as much as auto
mobiles have, and they certainly
ought to do so, people will spend their
money with equal readiness for sucF
projects.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-02-09
THE DECLINERS

When a community organization
sets out to appoint its officers and
committees for the year, there are us
ually considerable number Of per
sons who decline to serve.
The difficulty in getting people to
accept such responsibilities may not
be generally realized, since a nomina-
ting committee may have been work
ing for weeks interviewing folks and
getting their consent to take certain
positions. Sometimes it may be
necessary to see dozen persons be-
fore you can find one who will serve
These decliners have all kinds Of
excuses, some good and some frivo-
lous. The most common real reason
is that they do not want to give up
any of their own precious time for the
good of the community. Every one
has "a hours in his day. Some people
are SO burdened~>with private cares
that they have good excuses for de-
clinations. But in many others, if
people had the right feeling of com
munity spirit, they could somehow
find time to do public work.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-02-09
Colorado Towns Claim 70 Fam.

Meeker, Colo, lays claim to being the
third largest inland city in the United
States, and is county seat Of Rio Blan.
CO county, the last remaining undevel.
oped empire in the Union, and the last
stamping ground of the Ute. Rio Blan-
co county claims the greatest oil domes
in the country; enough unmined coal
to supply the nation for 80 years and
the largest and greatest length of out
groupings of uranium and vanadium
ores in the world, an extensive natural
gas field, carbon black plant and extern
sive asphaltum beds. Meeker was the
scene of one Of the greatest Indian
massacres the country has ever known.