Winnsboro Weekly News (Winnsboro, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, April 29, 1921 Page: 3 of 8
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PUCES FOR BIRDS
[ ii Pelnta Out
for the Pr« rv«t on of
Marth A ••••
Uutory bir«U are to be in-'
f{r their prevent number*
ITj it in necessary to i*oii-
L|,r ami marsh areas, say
U 0[ tlir biological survey
jitcd Stat''# Department of
L Small lakes. «wanips
builders did work well
Reef *f W.Mmin.t.r Hall, Lo«H.n, „
• Wonderful Pioco of Cxoait
ft™ Corpontorin®.
died hearing favorite sono
AMENDMENT
hi1
I
A purty of members uf t|1<; J{o |
Institute of British Architect* re-
Witlv inspected the renovation of
Wertillfh ter hall r(KJf,
Hir Frank Hiiine* of the olliee of
works e*plaimd the progress of the
renovation ami pointed ollt j|U)
^4 u or inland or marsh 1 glories of llw old roof, which he de-
uced by these water fowl j cril;'d w* wonderful carpentry,
nj,, renting u'"1 rearing )"*" "•# nn ouiers who have writ-
^■j it in absolutely cs- ' (>l the roof an remarkable alike
iigre 'in^j with others who hnv
Jftit during their migration r"r Ul*' neautv and the ingenuity of
fmler the birds have these I ''oustruct:<>u, s«ys
- p|Uie- in which to live.
recoived by the biological
during the Inst few months
',11 part* of the country agree
th, former alarming decrease
lory wilil fowl, which pre-
j)h. treaty and the act of con-
fer tin' protection of inigra-
|bdn, has changed to a marked
Tin* successful outcome
bgnit inn- i :"t> measure has
Plppsreiit even more prompt-
r^, *h. anticipated. Thus tho
j important step toward l'nsur-
ithf i«r|K'tuatioii of wild fowl
rithout question a great national
4a* been achieved. Another
)of tiniest eipially vital impor-
thi specialists say, consists in
MtMTvatK.ii of lakes and marsh
JPE IS TAKING TO CORN
Hai Fostered a Bettor Opin-
ion of Staple Crop of the
United States.
motal plate
the I/ondon
I inie.-., t Apparently there was not a
single nail used, nor a
nor a bolt.
I lie ravii"e- <,f the minute para-
site called / 'stobiuin were ex-
plained. Such was the care exer-
cised by the old builders, said Sir P.
Haines, and the excellent quality of
the oak selected that dry rot was
practically nil, although there was
much decay, f'uly the marvelous ac-
curacy of the design in every detail
enabled the enormous pressures to
be resisted and saved the roof from
falling.
For the benefit ni posterity, it was
added, many water-color drawings
to scale have been made of the de-
tails of the roof. It was only natural
that there should be requests for
some of the old wood to lie made
into sniilf Im.xcs and other souvenirs.
For various reasons these could not
be gratified. The wood will be sent
to great innseums all over the world.
Alplno Guide Proae to Death IB |Iouw, |,.;n4 "ii 7~.. VT
> tana Joint Resolution No. 80.
Crovaeee Whll, Prion*.
Word. Ho Loved.
Relating to the amending of
1 Article 17, Sectbn 58, of the
Willi the "trains of his favorite Constitution of the
•ilk song ringing j„ his ears J«ai *
State of
tion from exercising any power, compensation of executive of-
or demanding or collecting any ficera." Those who oppose such
species of taxes, toll, freight, or amendment shall eraae by
wharfage, not authorized by marking a line through the
law. He shall, whenever auffic- words "for the amendment to
ient cause ex sU, seek a judicial Sections 5 and 21 and 22 an.l 23
\\cber, Alpine guide, trvrs tj pJJUJ,' "*he Board .®' i forfeiture of all such charters, of Article 4 of the Constitution
death a cruvawe of the famous ! rn,n,881oners; provid-'
(Jlarniwh stock glacier.
iQf for the supervision and
Weber was traversing the glaci.-r 'n «ffement of the Prison
with a group of companions. He System; under such laws
slipped and plunged down 40 feet <" be provided for by the
Legislature.
UUO H gaping crevasse. Although
he was not injured, he was wedged
bctwe n the walls of ice so thut lie
could not move.
No ropes were long enough to
reach him, so the stoutest of the
party made the hazardous descent to
the little town of binthal for aid.
Others r niained behind to cheer the
incased guide. Tliev sang one after
another of the song* that Weber had
known and loved since childhood.
As he felt death
lie it mi tlved by the Legisla-
ture of the State of Texas.
Section 1. That Article 17,
Section .>#, of the Constitution
ot the State of Texas, be amend
0.1 &■) as to hereafter read as fol-
lows :
Sec ton 58. The Legislature
.shall have full power and au-
thority to provide by law for
the management and control of
ag ority of the votes-cast in .-such
election; and
Those voters who favor such
FOR A CHANGE
Yrooman. director of the
ners' (lift-Corn ltelief, savs we
imiteri a market in Kurope for
|( ni products l>\ our relief work
jlTBg and -ui' ' the war. Our gifts
f Ireland during a famine,
fefsil a |M-riuanent market for
|t in that country. The same
! on h lar^'c scale happened in '
giun. where Hoover introduced ;
as huiiiiiii l< ' i during the war.
!arc now two big mills in Bel- j
for turning out hominy and
f il "" mi we now are
d, Austria, Hun-
other European 1
.'it starving will
i markets for I
•in in the e cour.; |
WTIOJc' ^(yl-ca %nr . s
IHspue-! . are ,,n„n> .... ,1((
Ptpr"'!. • i? coantr1 th.
drawin«|th^plifn syhtem of texa :
"car, Weber cri^d to them to "sing' aujhojftv^' ^ P<lt
ZrZL^Ty7\ hi*f | Prison a^tem under thfsuper-
..pturned appealinglyW't(iward hisj STch' offj^^A^uS!
ture may fivm time to time pro
vide for by law.
Sec. 2. The aliove constitu-
tional amendment shall be sub-
I „ , HI. ^. niHted to a vote of the qualified
free the victim, but arrived too late.e'e®^ors this State at a gener
was
companions. Before the last verse
of the song had been completed
Weber died.
The rescue party traveled all
night carrying ropes and axes tc
The next day they returned to Lin-
thal bearing his body.
<*il election be held on the
fourth Saturday in July, 1921,
at which election all voters fr.v-
United Statee Patent Office
Down Decision in Case of
fringement Claim.
ALLOWED TO TAG 0YCTPR«ii Pr°P°sed amendment
SI Er(S, nkall write or have printed on
Hand their ballot the words: "For the
|n amendment of Article 17, Sec-
I tion 58, of the Constitution,
! abolishing the Board of Prison-
The United States patent office, jer Coinissioners." And all those
only the other day, decided a dis-! °PP°Ring said amendment shall
pute concerning the validity of a write or have printed on thei
patent which had been granted for | lia,,ot .,the words: "Against the
an oyster tag I Amendnient of Article 17. Sec-
,Ti"; T1-1 7 «'•' '|aS;'th,thBoari of S
identifying oysters by fastening " Commissioners."
metal tag to the under shell of each Sec. 3. The Governor of this
one, indicating the source from ■ State is hereby directed to issue
which they came. \\ hen served on the necessary proclamation fo;-
the half-shell, thev would carry a said election and have the same
sort of guarantee with them.
The owners of the patent sued
rival concern which
published as required by law.
unless otherwise expressly di- of the State of Texas providing
rected by law, and give legal ad- for com pen sat n f ex cutive of-
vice in writing to the Governor ficers." And the result of the
or other executive officers, election shall l>e published ana
when reequesteil by thm, and declared according to the ma-
perform such other duties
may l>e required by law. He
t for his services a • amendment relating to mileage
'innual salary not to exceed and per diem of members of the
Seven Thousand Five Hundrol Legislature shall era- ■ by mark-
($7,500.00) Dollars, and no ing through the words "Agams:
more. the amendment to Section ,24 of
Section 23. The Comptroller Article 3 of the Constitution re-
of Public Accounts, the Treas- lating to mileage ar.d per diem
urer, and the Comm;ssioner of of the members of the Legia-
the Geneal Land Office, shall lature of the State of Texas."
each hold office for the term of Those who oppose such amend-
two years, and until his sue- ment relating to mileage and
sssor is qualified; receive an per dem of members of the
annual sadary not to exceed Legislature shall erase by mark-
Five Thousand ($5,000.00) ing through the words "for the
Dollars, and no more; reside at amendment to Section 24 of Ar>
the Capitol of the State during tide 3 of the Const tut ion relat-
his continuance in office; and ing to mileage and per diem of
form such other duties as are or the members of the legislature
may lie required of h:m by law. of the State of Texas." And the
They and the Secretary of State result of the election shall !>«•
shall not receive to the r own published an ! declared accord-
use, any fees, costs or prere- ing to the majority of votes
quisities of office. All fees that cast at such election.
may be payable by law for any Sec. 3. If a majority of ihe
service performed by any of- votes cast in the election here n
ficer *spec:fidJ in this Section, provided for should be in favor
or in his office shall be paid of the amendments proposed,
when received, into the State the maximum sum namel here-
Treasury. in shnll become effective and l>e
Section 24. Mileage and per the compensation thereafter to
diem; the Members of the Leg- be received by the officials nan.-
ialature shall receive from the ed therein on and after the first
public treasury such compensa- day of January; 1023 and so re
tion for the:r Rerviices as m ,y main until otherwise provided
from time to time, l>e provided by law, and the compemat.on
by law not exceeding Ten so allowed shal lie pad out of
($10.00) Dollars per day for any money in the State Trea.-.-
each regular session of one nun- ury not otherwise appropriated,
dred and twenty days; an 1 not Sec. 4. The sum of Hve
uxceeding Five ($5.00) Dollars Thousand ($. .<)(i(i.OO
per day for the remainder of so much thereof as may be nec-
such session; and provided fur essary is nereby appropriated
ther, that Members of the Leg- out of any fun Is in the Treas-
islature shall receive not to ex- ury not otherwise appropria v i
Sec. 4. The sum of $5,000.00 ^en^io^r^rr £ for & £££ ofT'vini th.
■h ventured to tag or^so much theieof aa. be day for each sl)ec.a? 3eSsion of necessary expenses of the prov-
ed or.
ux*y ■
Mr. Query
urvrt ,[ <lon.,
Tirvl T t
\ir
loiiiing
ever
i, the world's
msflt iTT have
M'starn hemi
ir<
d Til
Tar
rtisu
HOTEL Ft
Ma. i «_ri Ot- , AlTH.
Ki hiii(.t(iii \ anderlip, the pro-
Itr, «.^ talking in N'pw York
Bt ^Tinain' disarmament.
fOermaiiy declares she is disarm-
he sni11. 11111 France declares
Who is to be believed?
' ' •!"■>■ mi of faith, like the
ijjftll klll \V,
Pnnlli ciillnl on Brown one day.
Mrown was at home, but
. *"' 1 11 '"Id him he wa-n't,
|oRl:tll Hi • ,, :| y
hk' m v• dav Mrown called on
r" >;nitli. wh«. felt pr.'ttv sore
Pr 'lie wav lie had been treated
dav befo
|h<!.av :
"'I Hill*! a: I,
P'0 1I WII
N'"l ;l
P*. Vn:|
K til;,: "
|*.v
_ ' too,' said Smith.
( r servant told me \ou
' "'ue, and I lielievod him.
If P ' ' t'" w'lcn ' tell you my-
ni "'.t at bonis, you ought to
WORSTS.
H.
UVdU'l
nriii*r
cl' JI
claire 7!
cut w;i-
waa riot
a,
i.uinuu tur^d
BBTin *11 y
the lu fa in the Tre
I State not othfrn<
vwt,. d U> the ex pen
at sucu puoi .ut'on uiui elect;
3. L. STAPLEfl
'V) Sec. of
ie
callod from tim# t
(ioverrini. in a<lditii
comp -!i at i>n a bo v.
iOf, th'' vi •Mi'.iei
"ludi ua ui it itied to
• of tig nn 4
provide I
Ji H< use
VIQ llic
Stn
X <
«-oii 111v be
'ie.stilut4on No
X-
the
o'
town
ven-
ture, yelled out of the
.me!'
ighast.
11 -nie?' he said. Toint
l"n t e\| eet me to be-
m m,.
AT the same time
I • oJ | (•«• (' .
Li ommisaioner Bttnght
Ii'' 1 in New York the
I
1-0!,
Ot.
^"'s- erinie is rampant, I
I. « the same time—"
C . 'nri«lit "hrugged.
tj. '' '' ""I'lup man held np a
' ^ " "l,u'r 'lav, relieved him
. ro '• * matter of $S00. and
^ ""i"| him back $15 for sun-
' "r'krbt shrugged again.
L M'r" "> a nut shell." he Mid.
i Liw ";p difference between
K,l,l"l' .nan and the profitet^r."
w°man's club in china.
®^a'.ghai, China, the Ameri-
WH i *"" (,ub p*c*ntl)' eele-
« r.„: Pnly-M!«,ond birthdav at
tib" (>"fe ' that city. The
' "'les five departments—-lit-
il social, mothers' and
In thai xeeuoii
as ( iiartotU'iiherg there is
table hotel for horses. This hotel—
if we may be permitted to call even
a de luxe stable a hot-el—provides
luxurious quarters for the hemes of
a Berlin bus company, a-s well as
rents rooms by tlie day, week or year
for hors's vi.-iting or staying per-
maiieiitlv in the city. The structure,
which is of brick, is three stories
high. On i ach floor there is a roomv
halcony running Ihe full length of
the building and available for exer-
cising tli'.' horse's. An inclined run-
wav leads to all balconies. A corps
of uniformed attendants look after
the horses and give them every enre
and attention that efficient hotel
s 'n ice can devise.—Scientific
\mcriean.
FELT SOKE, TOO.
"Von look sore, old man," said
Rcrl dates to his friend. Will Red-
grove. "Did you propose to the
rieh man's (fought >r last night?
"Yes. that's what I did," returned
the melancholy one sadly.
'•Same story. I suppose?" queried
his friend sympathetically.
"What's that?" asked Will des-
perately.
"The father kicked you out of the
house."
"No."
"He didn't?"
Will rubbed himself ruefully.
"He didn't wait until I was out
of the house!"—Kvchange.
Mm i ic.no ur iAdic.
tm
i .nertl ng iTec' i>n o
( .irtitution of *he St
\',us as follows H S.'Ct uns I
I and 21 arm Zz and Z'6 ot Arti
1 clt 4, relating to the compensa
I eagt
ii
tl
(halt
& jsft V ®
, A j. inL Ke. pkitkn of the , the , ,,
«rdifl"lv ie riat- hl( n,l«. i e 0f the 1
lined s. I.- PHii - ■
irest
land
en cn;it' .• n ue
m ue computed by i
id most direct
rega TT.-.s, Sf "
r routes; and Uu-,
MOTHCr^'A Art
prepare and preserve a table of j
, ,, „ - . - .distance to each county seat.;:
achell Lindsay, the Ilooaier tmn ot executive officers; now or hereafter to be estab-
poet. is thrilling fashionable I/on-,and Section 24, Article 3, relat- lished, and by such table the'
| ing to mileage and per diem of mileage of each Member shall]
Members of the Legislature; be paid; but no member shallI
.lie it resolva 1 by the Legisia- |>e entitled to mileage for any
• ture of the State of Texas: extra session that may be called
"section 1. Sections 5 and 21; within one day after' the a
! 22 and 215 of Article 4. and! inurnment of a regular or ca-led ~
•S'Ction 21 of Article 3 of the sess'on.
( nstitution of the State of Sec. 2. The Governor is ■ t
| T xas shall be so amended as j hereby direted to cause to be j
ji. hereafter resul as follows: issued his necessary proclama- t
Section 5. He shall, at stat- tion for an election to be heh! I
<lon with his lectures.
.Mr. Lindsay mystifies London
quite as much as he thrills it. At
a dinner in Belgrade Square he
said:
"This pheasant is high, very high.
It is a queer taste to lik;; high
pheasant. The Piute Indians nr*
very -fond "f the material which
composes printing rollers."
Mr. Lindsay ate a little pheas-
his family, an old
ter, it is almost rif
youngster the i;_r'
whom the hook is I
Irwin is a new
library. On his
brarv he was d>
-ter.
r brut lie
•<sar\ ti
r or sis-
i ask the
r
Ill
times, receive as compensa ,.,n the fourth Satur lav in Jul.
r
t illllK
a i 1
ant. Then lie went on calmly: jt n for his sen-ices an annual 1921; at which election thes,
"I remember a Piute brave who: :.iry not to exceed Eight amendments shall be submitteo
used to conic into Cn/son City tunf Tuouaand ($8,000.00) Dollars to the qu il'fied electors of thl
hang round the olliee of the Ap|>eal i < '' r>° more, shall have the use State for adoption or rejecti i
to cat the rollers. When nobody ;l|'d occupation of the Govern- and shail make the publicat o
was looking he would sneak up and ••mansion, lixtures and furn-. required by the Constitutor
CRUDE HILARITY.
"Wine is a mocker."
"So 'tis." agreed llncle Bill Bot-
tletop. "And moonahiae licker ia
: one of our roughest pra«-tical
j jokers."
NEW PNEUMONIA TR«ATM«NT.
Injections of glucoae are said to
be beneficial in the treatment of
pneumonia. It ia advocated by an
American nhraician, who daaenbed
his «K~ai an America -«licl
aagazit*.
take a bite out of the roller on the
press. Th.'se Pintes used to like the
rollers best in summer when the
composition was soft. They would
ehew and cat them like caramels."
Mr. Lindsay looked round the
trble placidly.
"I am sure," he ended, "the Ne-
vada Piuti s would like high pheas-
ant."
OCCULTISM IN GERMANY.
All unprecedented wave of oo
cultism is sweeping over Germany.
Berlin and other large cities are
filled with card readers, astrologers,
clairvoyants and mediums. There
are hundreds of societies organized
for the study of spiritualism, the-
osophy. occultism and astrology and
not a few of them have long lists of
members. I^arge sums are asked
for investigation work by these or-
ganizations and in many cases the
money is quickly forthcoming.
jiture. | anil laws of the State. Sii."
Section 21. There shall be a election shall be held under an
. cretary of State, who shall be in accordance with the genera'
I appointed by the Governor, by election laws of the State an
nd with the adv'ce and consent the ballots for sa d eiect'i n
.if t!«e Senate, and who shall shall have pinto 1 or
continue in office during the thereon in plain letter
:• Tin of service of the Governor, lowing,\vords:
lie shall authenticate the pub-; "Qfr cial b Hot:" "For the
I ration of the laws and keep a amendment to Sections 5 an.
•'Aid !
years old
vo u:.
\' hi", i
in a shim!
wear a gr.
in g. llin
Ii ft my m
written! purehas ■.
the fo!-1 couple of
i whom
"AN
!=!Y
Ii
™ r register of all official acts^
an 1 proceedings of the Govern
or, and shall, when required, j/ay
the same, and all papers, ufin-
utes and vouchers relative
i a*
lays before. [ start
int. onlv to tind that
ng my hat on, I wai
met :l
1 rodne
d to
istea.
-till
■! .1 tew
lift iik
of hav-
w earing
the eve shade. Exchange.
QIVCS HIM A REST.
"He's my idea of a good neigh-
bor."
"In what way?"
"Just as soon as he sees me out
digging in the garaen he drop*
everything to come over ond Tieit 1 1 nv !'n
an ! 22 and 23 of Article T
of the Constitution of the State
of Texas providing for compen-
sation of executive officers."
"Aga'nst the • amendnient to
thereto, before the Legislature. Sec. 5 and 21 an ! 22 and 23 ot
or either House thereof, and Article 4 of the Constitution of
-diall perform such other duties the State of Texas, providing
is may be required of him by, for compensation of executive hp|() m h„r |lt(|o hjU)(i Aft.
'aw. He shall receive f. r his offiers.
s< t vees an annual salary of Five "Official Ballot:" For the
housand ($5,000.00 Dollars, amendment of Section 24 of Ar-
and no more. tide 3 of the Constitution relat-
Section 22. /The Attorney, ing to mileage and per diem of
General shall hold his office Members of the Legislature of
for two years and until his sue- the State of Texas." Ag inst
cessor is tlulv qualified. He the amendment to Section 24 of
* represent the State in atl Article 8 of the Constitution re-
i and pleas in the Supreme lating to the mileage and per
't of tWState in which the diem of Members of the Legis-
fe may
" illy ftquire --
1 rht. f all private corpora- amendment shall erase by mark
I awl :tom time to time ing a line through the words
BOTH HANDS WORKING.
Patsy, age two and a half, accept-
ed a nickel from her grandfather
and then hacked awnv with the (Hon
< r looking at the coin a moment, she
approached grandfather agiun and,
holding forth her other palm, she
inquired: "How about one for tlus
hand ?" ,
LOCAL ATMOSPHERE.
"Schoolin' has enahled our boy
Josh to speak wonderful smooth and
grammatical." remarked Mrs. Corn-
tossel, proudly.
"Yes," ^replied her husband;*
_ he'll have to stop it pretty M>en and
>e nai'A of the State; take "against the amendment to Sec- Up on hi* old line of farm
eh acti-H in the courts as tion_5 anH 21 iind 22l and 23 of di|ll^ t<> k ^ lummer
r and necessary to Article 4 of the Constitution of ^ ^ amused."
with ue."
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private corpora- the State of Texas providing for(
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