Chillicothe Independent (Chillicothe, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, July 4, 1913 Page: 2 of 4
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THE INDEPENDENT
JAMHS T. BUCK, Editor nd Proprietor.
Subscription Price $1.00 a Year.
FRIDAY. JULY I. 101
Crosby county is going to build
a $40,000 court house right away.
Anderson county has let
contract for a new $148,438 court
house, and work is soon to com-
mence on same.
The average yield of oats in
McLennan county is from forty
to forty-five bushels per acre,
which is less than last year but
the quality is said to be better. ! States leads the world, and it
The Breakdown of
the Criminal Law.
There is a great deal being
said about the break-down of the
criminal law. Unfortunately, the
; break-down is not a myth. Crime
j is on the increase throughout
i every portion of the country,
especially crime against the per-
| sop. Homicide and kindred of-
j fenaes grow in number year by
'year. Neither the courts nor the
| prisons seem able to cope with
[the situation. The increase in
j crime against property is not so
marked, Jpossibly because it is
dealt with more severely and
consistenly. In her annual crop
I of murders, however, the United
Good rains have visited this
section of country since last is-
sue and crop prospects are good,
especially cotton. Corn, however,
is spotted, but with later rains
it will make a fair yied.
A dispatch from Hereford
states that more than half a mil-
lion pounds of wool will be mar-
keted at that place this season.
Numerous buyers are on the
ground and are paying from 11
to 14 cents per pound.
Twelve new oil wells, with a
total production of about 15,000
barrels, were brought in last
week in the Wichita county oil
field. Nino of these now wells
were at Electra and three at
Burkeburuett. This field's aver-
age daily production is now about
25,000 barrel's.
The railroad commission of Ar-
kansas has announced that the 2- j
cents passenger rate on railways
in that state, sustained by the:
U- S. supreme court, is now of-1
fective. Similar action has been |
taken in other states where thi
rate had previously prevailed.
Near-beer dealers in Texas are
strictly up against a hard prop-
osition, according to a ruling of
the attorney general. It is the
holding of the department that
the law imposing a tax of $4,000
on dealers in non-intoxicating
malt liquors applies in wet as
well as dry territory.
The Orient railway is making
considerable improvements at
Hamlin. A round-house, coal
chute, turn table and more yard-
age is included among the im-
provements now under construc-
tion, and still other and exten-
sive buildings will be erected
there before the summer is out.
One Martin M. Mulhall of
Washington City, who has been
very close to the powers that be
at the national capitol, has made
some startling charges of brib-
ery, implicating many of the
leading public men of the coun-
try in some ugly dealings. And
now comes Samuel Gompers, the
great labor leader, who says
that every word of it is so. A
big investigation is now in order
and doubtless many sensational
disclosures will be the result.
We pdulish a well written
article in this issue from George
C. Moffett in opposition to the
amendments to the state con-
stitution to be voted upon on the
19th. This is a very vital ques-
tion to the people of Texas at
present and it should receive
their close scrutiny between now
and the day of the election, and
for this reason we will give space
for a full discussion of the ques-
tion in the columns of the Inde-
pendent. So if you are wearing a
different kind of spectacles from
Mr. Moffett, or if you want to
endorse his views, send in your
argument in as briefly worded
< article as you can.
may be suggested that the large
cities are not wholly responsible
for this unenviable record, either
We have got into the habit of
harping on the crimes of New
York, Chicago, Philadelphia, San
Francisco and other large cities,
ais though no guilt existed in
rural sections. Such is not the
case. Texas, which is a rural
I state, stands well up in the van
: with her yearly contribution of
murders. She has no occasion to
' act the part of the proverbial
"kettle" in calling New York
bla:k.
According to the report of the
state board of health for the
years 1011 and 1912, our annual
crop of homicides may be esti-
mated at something like 300.
This means that out of every 100
uersons who die in this state one
dies' by violence at the hands of
his neighbor. Not a very attrac-
tive proposition to speculate
upon, Avhen seriously considered.
Y<vtdirnes against the person
uriJ marPverety ^y
th« Koa); and juries of this
sU^rfhan those against property,
notwithstanding human life is
the only real possession with
which man is endowed by Prov-
idence. This may be due by the
commercial spirit of the age,
which tends to measure evrey-
things by dollars and cents, and
which is exagerating the relativ e
importance of propriety over
person. When it is supposed that
salvation can be purchased, and
a broken heart repaired with a
definite sum of money, the con-
clusion quite naturally follows
that money is of primal impor-
tance and that the preservation
of life and liberty is of secon-
dary consideration.
Another thing that has caused
the break-down of the criminal
law, so far as the prosecution of
the person is concerned, is the
exploitation of the defense in
great murder trials, which has
been given attention by some of
the brightest minds of the Amer-
ican bar. It is surprising to what
thinness the defense of murder
has broadened out. A mother
who steals bread for her starv-
ing children can not avail herself
of the extenuating circumstance
that they were hungry and that
their suffering preyed upon her
mind until it was unbalanced.
But the murderer has been per-
mitted to make the motion of a
hand, or the repeating of a third-
threat, ample justification for
committing the supremest crime,
if a murderer can kill on impulse
or misconception and be excused
from punishment on account of
such impulse or misconception,
why can't the same logic be ap-
plied to the thief or forger? Or,
if the thief or forger can not be
so executed, why is it not con-
sistent to reverse the method in
dealing with murder?
Frankly, the great trouble .has
been that juries have come to try
murder cases as between thejde-
fendant and the deceased instead
of between the defendant and
the state. The offense is not re-
garded so much against society
as against the individual. This
condition has also been largely
brought about by the exploita-
tion of defense, in which the
weeping wife, the prattling child
and ' the impulse-driven defen-
dant have been used with dra-
matic effect. Houston Chronicle.
Hardeman Couuty &
Large Farms.
The average farm in Harde-
man county contains 290.6 acres
j and in each farm the average
I number of acres of improved
land is 124.7. The Farmers Union
is strongly advocating the re-
duction of the size of the farms
of this state and its presdent,
Hon. Peter Radford, has pre-
viously, through the press, called
attention to the number of large
farms in Hardeman county.
Federal census records show
that we have 831 farms that con-
tain more than 100 acres. Mr.
Radford claims that if cheap
money were available more ten-
ant farmers would become home
owners and the owners of these
large tracts could be induced to
place their property on the mar-
ket in small tracts.
We now have 1068 farms in
this county and 609 of them are
operated by tenants.
Kill the Fly.
With the buzzing of the flies
everywhere carrying disease
germs and filth on their spongy
l'cet and depositing their harbin-
gers of death on the faces of
children and on food of all kinds
to be eaten by the family, it is
time to begin the fight on this
arch allie of the cemetery.
The hog cholera in a commun-
ity creates quite a commotion,
when there is disease among the
chickens the housewife is fright-
ened, the boll weevil terrorizes
the cotton farmer and the strong
arm of the law is thrown around
the cattle to protect them against
the fever, yet the fly, the most
deadly enemy to human life,
glides subtilely throughout the
length and breadth of the land,
unchallenged carrying disease on
its wings and leaving death and
destruction in its wake. So noise-
less and cunning does it wield
the sickle ef death that it takes
a deadly toll of thousands of hu-
man lives per annum without
arousing serious resentment.
It is in the power of the far-
mer to protect his family from
such danger. The house should
be screened. No accumulation of
should be permitted on the place
and no decaying material of any
sort be exposed or allowed around
the place. The food on the table
affords a cordial reception to
bacteria and microbes flourish in
milk and when exposed to con-
tamination even drinking water
has its perials. Scraps from the
kitchen table and vegetable re-
fuse are a joy to lifeloving mi-
crobes. It takes nine days for
the common fly to hatch and one
pair will lay millions of eggs. If
there is no dirt or filth there will
be no flies. Take an inventory of
your premises, remove filth and
kill the flies. —Mrs. E. P. Turner
Lost—On the picnic grounds
at Medicine Mound last Satur-
day by the editor's little daughter
Pauline, a little red leather
hand bag which she prized on
account of the giver. Finder will
please her by leaving same at
the Independent office.
Hamberger Stand.
1 am located just south of
the Bank of Chillicothe with
a Hamberger Stand where I
ask the traveling public and
the farmers especially to call
when they want a nice lunch.
I also handle cold drinks,
so step around and slake
your thirst.
G. C. KINQ
Farmers' Union Cot-
ton Grading School.
Houston, Texas, July 1. The
Farmers' Union Cotton Grnnd-
ing school will be conducted here
this summer in charge of E. A.
Calvin and E. F. Shropshire,
manager of the Union soiling
Fair W am ing.
Ti is is to remind the public
that thot"'1 is an ordiiuuieo pro-
hibiting the t itling of bicycles on
the concrete sidewalks within
the city limits of Chillicothe and
violators of thi-. ordinance are
subject to prosecution and will
ti. II. Jones, Mayor.
We luvve sold all our Lay-by
Go-Devils and are trying to got
more so if you want one phone
us your order now so wo can en
ter it. .1 W Rose Sons
agency which is also located in | bo dealt with,
this city. In this school every-'
thing will be taught concerning
cotton from the time it leaves
the field until the time it reaches
the factcry.
Grading and classing, buying j
and selling, pulling and measur-1 „ , . .... .
ing staple, figuring and averag- t Card ot I nanus.
ing will be taught frgm aprac- j. ^ hereby extend our hoart-
tical standpoint and by actual t0'.t than!.s^,to our friends and
demonstration. Students will' lor their kindness and
first be taught the art of scien- 3ymPathy shown us during the
tiOc classing, then two methods j s'c'vness and death of our baby,
of averaging and then how to :uu' Pray that God may give
staple and measure. The school: l'iem health and strength to help
began on June 23 and will con- °thers in sickness and distress.
tinue for six weeks, and can be
entered at any time during the
term.
A New Financial System.
President Wilson insists upon
Congress giving the country a
panicless financial system and
those whose vision is sufficiently
acute to penetrate the dense fog
surrounding our currency plans
are framing up their bills, and
chieftains who have grown gray We have the Champion binder
in the service of the dollar will twine> the best length and the
now be in the spotlights of pub- j W iUS*
licity.
Many of us who are unable to Special Train Excursion to
make money faster than others Yellowstone National Park.
R. A.Jackson and Wife.
FOR SALE -Red Top cane
seed, $1 per bushel.
J. B. Rutledge
Ben F. Griffin is going to give
away his beautiful little Shet-
land pony "Prince" to one of
his customers. Drop in at his
drug store and register your
claim for the pony.
can take it away from us would
like to see a system evolved that
would make two dollars grow
Join the Southern Methodist
University's Second Annual Per-
sonally Conducted Special Train
wnere one grew before and a Excursion to Yellowstone Nat-
currency system adopted .thet ional Park. It is easily Amer-
would keep us out ot: thenet of ; ic&'s Greatest Scenic and Health-
the get-rich-quick fisherman, getting trip and will leave Fort
There are so few people that Worth July 4th. Total expense
can work these financial systems.
We need to get them down to
where the common people can
turn the combination.
See our Texas Dandy cultiva-
tors, something new and the
best yet. J W Rose & Sons
New Restaurant.
I have opened a Restaurant
next door to the Frazier-Potts
drug store and I solicit the pat-
ronage of the eating public and
promise you a good square meal.
O. G. Gattis
Mrs. Fowler of Harrold came
in yesterday to visit relatives.
For particulars, including lit-
erature illustrative of the num-
erous interesting sights and un-
usual experiences to be enjoyed,
write Frank Reedy, manager,
care Southern Methodist Univer-
sity, Dallas, Texas.
Bicycles, cutlery, guns.
Shive-Napier Implement Co.
Geeo has everything in tbe
furniture line and does not pro-
pose to be undersald.
Dallas News and Independent
$1.75 per annum.
Let us show you our Monarch
oil stove, the fuel saver, lc per
meal for fuel. J W Rose &Sons
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ONLY START! Bank and save one-third only of your
come for 15 jtsis. Then the INTEREST ALONE wil
Pay you for the rest of your life, one-half of your previous
income, whatever it may have been.
If you begin to deposit one-third of your income, it will
grow BIGGER. Why? As you see the result of your labor
(your bank account) grow you'll work harder, please your
employer and yourself better and increase your income.
Let Cur Bank be Your Bank.
FIRST STATE BANK
1 Don't You Ov:e
Yourself Something?
For benutifully illustrated lit-
erature descriptive of the num-
erous splendid, home-like and
not unreasonably expensive re-
sorts throughout Wonderful Col-
orado and along the Pacific Coast,
including the Great Colorado
Chautauqua at "Boulder-the-
Beautiful," address A. A. Glis-
Hon, General Passenger Agent,
"The Denver Road," Ft Worth,
Texas. Little vacations in those
directions are always worth
more than they cost.
Harness of the old reliable
kind and at right prices.
J W Rose & Sons.
Get your sewing machines and
fixtures, at Geeo's.
Boys we have the best selec-
tion of summer lap dusters in
town; prices 65c up. See us to-
day. J W Rose & Sons
5 FOR SALE.—Blackeyed, cream
and field peas; all $2 per bushel.
Also sweet potato slips. R. R. 1,
Chillicthe. A. G. Thornton
(001 COLORADO
= IS THE NATION'S =■=
Trouble Cemetery
AND THE DOUBLE-DAILY
FAST THROUGH TRAINS
of the
Ft.Worth& Denver (ity
Railway —
(nThe Denver Roadn)
Are l'v* Undertakers llmt avoid F.jn! •Iiu-
ing and Oihrr Expenies incident < twir
Inirrmi'ntI lit rare combination of hi&K
altitudes, cool-dry and pure atmosphere,
numerous splendid reaorti, (springs of med-
icinal nnd cry:'. !-put ' waters and it's
picturesque rugged'k -s,in connection with
t! e e—*tlio only through-trains operated
from Texn —provide* every thing possible
for both pleasure seeking vacationists ar.d
those in v -d cf heahh renewing influ-
ences! 'I hi service includes Through ffl
Sleepers between Denver and principal
points on the Trinity & Brazos Valley, the
Tutus & Pacific and iito Kans. & Tei. Rys,
also rinse connections from end to points
in Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana.
Let me send you some Convincers,
booklet form, free of charge!
A. a. glisson, g. P. A
Fort Worth, Texas
Mtzckies & Kennedy
Real Estate, Rental and
Collection Agents.
—o—
We handle all kind of Real
Estate and Live Stock, rent
Town and Farm Property
and Collect Accounts- Let us
look after your business
Nuckles & Kennedy
Chillicothe, Texas.
Dr. A. S. Kerley,
Dentist
Office up stairs in Webb building
Office hours from 8 to 12, 1. to 5
W. O. SCOTT,
Lawyer.
Fire and Tornudo Insurance.
Office over Bank of Chillicothe.
L. W. ALL RED
Attorney-at-Law.
Prompt attention given to all bus-
iness entrusted to my care.
Chillicothe, Texas.
see
J. O. FERGUSON
Land Title Offce at Quanah, Tex.
for abstracts of all lands and
town lots in Hardeman county.
Have your title perfected before
you attempt to sell.
EYES WITHOUT DEFECTS
are rare. These defects can
usually be corrected by properly
fitted glasses.
DR. JOHNSON
will test your eyes Free.
Office in Owl Drug Store.
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Buck, James T. Chillicothe Independent (Chillicothe, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, July 4, 1913, newspaper, July 4, 1913; Chillicothe, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth232433/m1/2/: accessed June 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.