Winnsboro Weekly News (Winnsboro, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 36, Ed. 1 Friday, May 6, 1921 Page: 3 of 8
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0i mm DOWN j MR CURRENTS JOLT AVIATORS MAKE PROVISION
n p,c That Nation# of the
^ Are Drawing Closer
v to Each Other.
mouth* of war
of w&lU fall*
between
I during the b'i
*>"R0'0Ug
Wills of partition
I, <11 broken down;
walls of clot*
!iiT1
#f convention
Ip,, aluiOft totally destroyed j
hi large degree destroyed. Per-
is uo more conspicuous
of material tearing down
that of the old city wall of
which by the command of
Are S.i id to Produce a Senaotlon Muen
Akin to That of "Eumping
toe Bumps."
The experiences of aviators With
winds that blow up and down in-
ftead of parallel with the ground,
aro summarized in
for pet;
mol-Hoarted People Frequently kMVt
Sums of Money to Insure Their
Propar Care.
' y fK,ull,ls a year was recently
' ft by an eccentric old gentleman iu
the north of Knglnnd for the upkeep
"I a lank of perch which he had
AM 5NDMENT
■——mmm
<'oi' Resolution No. 30.
'tutf
tion from exercising any power, compensation of executive
iT>u,uuui, >u ^ or demanding or collecting any ficers." Those who oppose
the* "amending of Bpecie8 of taxes, toll, freight, or amendment shall erase
>ectV>n 58 of the WharfaKe' "0t "W marking a line through
of the State of
law. He shall, whenever suffic- words "for the amendment
ient cause exists, seek a judicial Sections 5 and 21 and 22 and £3
for
makers^ ***' ^ °' W,U* f*™** ** Provid^*or by "the
L'itoo<l. I n night at aunset
CZlocked to keep out the pirates
|(o protect its citizens; at sun-
it wan o|H'ned to let in the (
Mn and food for its teeming
The ground on which the
A certain lady recently left $350
a year for the maintenance of three
goldfish, provision also being made
in her will for flowers to be placed
"ij their graves. An Italian count
left a handsome annuity for his pet
carp, which he kept in an elegant
massive bowl in his saloon, with spe-
cial directions for it* treatment.
Several instances might be men-
tioned of legucics being left to pro-
u, .. — the Missouri
Weather Keview.
"The disturbance# of the air due
to daytime convention are one of the
puma sources of bumpiness," states
the article. "Kt|>ecig||j on hot sum-
mer days strong, rapidly rising cur-
- I . . , renU ot mr penetrate to great alti-
.mtJioritiea i* being completely tudes nn l, where encountered, jolt
For almost 2,000 years the airplane. Where the cooler air
is descending the .'fleet is similar to
that of falling into a 'hole.' The
height to which the effects of sur-
face roughness extend when the
wind is blowing depends upon the
_ M ■Pml °f the surface wind and the
litood ia to be transformed into height of the obstruction.
the free air aviators' observa-
0. China tell us that land on tions show how the layers of air flow
r tide of this highway is to be over one another, the interface sorne-
jto the most prominent business times being marked by clouds and
i of the great city. j aometinics entirely invisible \t
agencies of tinman welfare m sometimes experienced in flying! ■ ' ' ^ J
knowing that the highway itself '
hinir the Bom rl f' ca.his, see* a judicial sections o ano si anu ci, an.l co
lissioners- nF -<i i'or'e'ture of all such charters, of Article 4 of the Constitution
supervision ^ d1 ur,'e88 °therwise expressly di- of the State of Texas, providing
placed m his i^rden, a«vrd7ng to management of the *PrhllL1 reCt®? by law'and *ive le^al a(J" for compensate f executive of-
I^iidon Tit-Hits. This bequoet calls System; under such , ' |v,ce ,n ^'t1^ to the Governor ficers." And the result of the
or other executive officers, election shall l>e published and
when reequesteil by thm, and declared according to the Mis-
perform such other duties as ority of the votes cast in such
may be required by law. He election; and
„I41ue 17 ' ^or his services at) Those voters who favor such
Section 58, of the Constitution unr,ual salary not to exceed amendment relating to mileage
State ol Texas, lie amend Seven Thousand Five Hundrui and per diem of members of the
heieufter read as fol- ($7,500.00) Dollars, and no Legislature shall erase by mark-
58. The UiMatuJ™-'- ~ ~ N( through th. wort. "Again.:
Legislature.
re;,,lved l>y the Legisla-
ture of the State of Texas,
•eetion 1. That Article
lows:
Secton
shall have full ^we7 and "au^ ofSlk AccoJnU, Vhe't^s- r 24
thority to provide by law for urer, and the Commissioner of Lti,^V :[ "nht|tuton| rf-
the management and control of the Geneal Land Office, shall ?f £ , f th i ,7"
Vide lush for the poor. Every year,th® } nson System of Texas; each hold office for the term of £.ftl^ T #u of f /(T-^
during u-nt two barrels of herrings thlf, end 8,™ll h«ve pow-jtwo years, and until his sue- Those who op ' 1 " ch 1JJ(U<'S:J.
are distributed among the poor of nriim au}hor,ty }o place the essor is qualified; receive an t re atin . to r ' ' f.
Clavcr.ng, Knsex four herrings to prU,,n under the super- annual sadary not to exceed ™Crden
mturied eo'up.e, tw^to^ 5JL. ^
(khmwTi P<'r dem of members
oJ Wialature shall erase
Of 1 (!
by rri.irk*
- ■ - SSSftK® aaaf.*ssw t
in the sixteenth century.
I king Krettt('r "ceds for girls, is
on tlie highway purchasing
B0HN-HEAD
i'tJpnal
m'
above
^amendment shall ^ sub- may be required of him by law. ^ ot the I^.si i u
of the State of Texas." And V
FACTS ABOUT THE PLANETS electors of this State at a gener 8'iall not receive to the r own
ations that have life
Conventionalized, Many Per-
Still SSiver at Mention of
me ef Stevenaon'a Piratea.
|Ti can acarcely believe that Rob-
| Louis Stevenson's pirates, who
l novel in their day, were not al-
i part of the equipment of the
l'l nuriery. They have hard- !
I into a convention like Gilbert
I Sullivan opt ras, and we are a
I tired of their obvious manner,
[have become characters, not of
ir, but of ridieule, asserts the
■ Times.
has in pood earnest made
"a perfect figure of fun;"
i these stamping, roaring, toast-
!,iUutting emblems of impossible
troubl ir no more.
i w« long it the plauk has
|ai
i heH op >• 4 j ",i,
i iikiu. of ui«
•*< •" Ui«r* the
I'on t3 a shnet ai
*"v ar- iiht the ter-
1 Shot
fcsn fi- wr.-on's mind,
f ar, perform,
'•? f 1 w'« stick" is
Vouched for Them.
Neptune, the outermost of the
planets, is nearly thirty times as far
away from the sun as we are.
... KL'SSh'Sw tide 3 of the Constitution refot-
con8titu-, form «uch other dot.es as are or to mjl<,ag(, an(| ^ ,,.e , ,,
al election tic be held" on" the use, any fees, costs or prere- pS"5hed ^.itSar'id "sfc.'orM
ing to the majority of vot >
cast at such election.
Sec. 3. If a majority of the
votes cast in the election here n
provided for should be in favor
of the amendments propose r.
the maximum sum name.' here-
in shall iKicome effective and be
the compensation thereafter to
be received by the offic als nan.-
"Bohn's wife boasts that she made
him what he is."
"If in ! She seems to have neglect-
ed the job any higher than his neck."
Matter* That Have Bsen Generally Ac- fourth Saturday in July, 1921, quisities of office. All fees that
ccpted Because Aatronomera Havo at which election all voters ff.v- may he payable by law for any
oring said proposed amendment service performed by any of-
shall write or have printed on ^'cer spec fio.l in this Section,
their ballot the words: "For the or 'n his office shall be paid
amendment of Article 17, Sec- when received, into the State
.. „ , . _ , tion 58, of the Constitute, Treasury.
Mercury, on the other hand, is not abolishing the Board of Prison- Section 24. Mileage and per
much more than one-third as far er Comissioners." And all those diem; the Members of the Leg-
away from the sun as we are. It opposing said amendment shall 'Mature shall receive from the
gets from the solar orb 13 times as write or have printed on their P.ub,ic treasury such compensa- on and afteJ th" fir t
much light and heat as we get. ballot the words: "Against the tion for ther serviices as m ly ^ januarv. 1923 anil > r -
A hot title planet, Mtp-cury. About Amendment <rf Article 17, Sec- fro,T1 time to time, be prov doj
three times rlie si/e of our moon it ^'on ,r>^1 the Constitution, 'aw n°t exceeding Ten
is a more solid body than the earth, abolishing the Boar,! of Priso.i ($10.00) Dollars per day for
Commissioners." each regular session of one hun-
Sec. 8. The Governor of this and twenty days; and not
State is hereby directed to issue exceeding Five ($5.00) Dollars
the necessary proclamation for Per day for the remainder of
said election and have the same such session; and provided fur
published as required by law. ther, that Members of the Leg
Sec. 1. The sum of $6,000.00 islature shall receive not to ex
weighing as much as a sphere of lead
of c<|iial bulk.
Venus, slightly smaller than earth
and nearer the sun, is enveloped by a
cloud canopy such as that which cov-
ered our own world during the coal
forming period.
I iu
If that planet is or so much th#>r*>nf
i,„ eppd TPI no-
main until otherwise pvovi led
by law. and the conipcnsat' n
so allowed shal be pad ou: of
any money in the State Treas-
ury not otherwise appropriated.
Sec. 4. The sum of Five
Thousand ($5,000.00) Dollars or
so much thereof as mar be n«- -
essary is hereby aniiropii.ili <l
out of anv funds in ...t- T. <•;.
PROTfiCTINCj ART TROSURES V
ii ir
• of posterity.
the uight-
| DARWIN'S WASTED TIME.
lording to Sir Oliver Lodge,
«pent many hours studying
h . and on#; day remained fixed
I * '•••'•silioiwf before a certain
N.
stood and stood, and
*o«l stared at the flower which
•ubject of his meditations
!• 1 lie hour for tea came,
f* '' n in moved not.
housekeeper made several fu-
to bim, but did not suc-
1,1 er effort* to attract his at*
""j titli intent eye he studied
7,r "on of his flower, doubt-
* M g jn |,ig rnind some of
riw which later delighted
liow the of :h' I rit !i
ta >fuuf ini« prot . d iur > the
air mw is ieac/ibc1 In an 01 ,il
**'"* ' iin.iA TU# most iwrf
wilt w n tha po. 1:object:
..jtlqoities, in-
cluding fi. trme ol the Parthenon, j
the of the "« ses sn^
b -nn/r • fb* Mi \
liefs, the lto*etta stone and th lihest
."•t.'i of inciievai an, k gtUi«r
with practically the whole collection
of coins and medals, were trans-
ferred to a station on the newly com-
pleted Postal Tube railway, some
fifty feet below the surface of Hoi- ,
born. Fifteen vanloads of the most j
precious library and artistic treas-
ures were transferred to the Nation-
al library of Wales at Aberystwyth,
and a sirall selection of exceptional-
ly valuable printed books was housed
by C. W. Dyson Perries in the
strongroom of his house near Mal-
vern.
me
'**
rant,
th tit
plant"
necy y is hereby appropriat-
ed 011 th' funis in the Treas
ury < State not otherwise
fi • I ■
■p dm. cation election.
8. L STAPLES,
> Sec, 0
FLOWER FOOO TF3T8.
sti t
,t' frtr
Jr >t
.f
i or
of
the Legislature that mav
called fron. ttme to time b>
Governor. In addition to
co . ^.r at < atx>ve .u
fo. , the Mfm^ers of eitcii il
he < n^ttV'i I "rrr
go; ^ and returftihg fri r M
seat of Government . ucn mII-f
eage shall be 'en cents per mile, I
the «*■ ihpuled by.
.icreuiid^r
S L. ST U'Li),
tr
lat
I ItesoiuUon No I
I: '-ohiiion of the
>f the Sta
ilpcrt^'ng Sections
1 ititution of the St <te of
1 vaa as follows: Sections 5
and 21 and 22 arid 23 of Arti-
cle 4, relating to the compensa-
ers for their state flower, favored by : k'"'1 , executive officers; now or hereafter to
gardeners who have an ugly wall to ? C^'?n j'- re'a^ lished, and by such
A pp vn! twin's
0* itib celUciiO UiuytlilVlll
England in the nineties and
chosen bv the vigorous Kansas farni-
.iit .
City
Counc:
dles.s of rail
tMiu vviivci iwultiii 1 ana Cjh*
Comptroller of the State shal! . ^ . . . .
prepare and preserve a table of Tuesday night
distance to each county seat.;
be estab-
table the
Ippl < Vt' i
at regular
R. R
and
Crook
a new field of usefulness. The ex
poriment station at the Kansas State
Agricultural college is about to test
find 8hip in sano.
an
t *ortl,y housekeeper was
llW,r( '*• *dooking at his old
►lie fumed. "It's
^""'thing to occupy his
,N WASHINGTON.
SfitJr1 chi^ wants to
I,, d building for his bu-
"e «>s he
i'«-i.S- ",k ""'J1 *14'
P111'' what
•t«ator
they all
w - say, snort-
f .inPUg' i'^teen thouaand
pit J"' f ""
fonrnal —^uisville Cour-
8'LKWORM diet.
'wS? of Jap«n
lie .;h ' r"1 lmPTOTP*i menu,
rwpl wh"
I muJbe^ tm ,or
INuwr "J'"*"1 • '*■*"
lies. JaP*n-—Popular
The residents of Rwkaway Hraeh
are much concerned over I he appear-
ance of an old wooden ship that was
washed out of the sand on the beach
at Fifty-sixth street, in the recent
storm. The craft is over 101 feet
long and (irmly constructed with
old-fashioned, hand-made - spikes.
#rn ! I Capt. Joseph Meade of the Arvrrne
,,« p,jnrfj gtjtion said that the
boat was probably an old British
man-o'-war or a privateer that had
been wrecked during the Revolution-
ary war. Attempts to dig the boat
out of the siind will be made as soon
as the weather moderates and in the
meantime those interested in nau-
tical history will try to learn the
ahip's name and what date it was
wrecked.—Brooklyn Eagle
hide, attractive to the squabbling ''!* V* m''°age and per diem of mileage of each Member shall
sparrows at seed time, has come into ^ien?Pers ®f the f"ii6' be paifl: but no member shall
„ «.u m..p.ii.w.e„ Tka ov., '>(' 't 5es? o ® LegiSla- entitled to mileage for any
ture of the State ot Texas: extra session that may be called
Section 1. Sections 5 and 21 within one day after the ad-
., , . . .. . . , anu 22 and 23 of Art cle 4. and journment of a regular or cailed
its butter-making qualities when fed Sectien 24 of Article 3 of the aess on
to cows in the form of ensilage. A ; Constitution of the State of ' See. *2. The Governor is
silo has been filled with the wild Texas shall be so amended as hereby direted to cause to be
variety which tfrows profflsely in to hereafter resld as follows: issued his necessary proclama-
Kansas and feeding tests are under Section 5. He shall, at stat- tion for an election to be held
way to determine its value as a dairy times, receive as compensa 0n the fourth Satur lay in July,
food. This persistent weed may be- tion for his services an annual 1021; at which election these
j salary not to exceed Eijfht amendments shall be submitted
1 Thousand ($8,000.00) Dollars to the qualified electors of this
Mayor protem.
Water, sewer
commissioner, J.
way.
City Health Officer.
L. Hill.
Fire Marshal,
lett.
City engineer,
enson.
Citv Marshal.
D.V ine
meet-
Howell,
street
Atta-
Dr. J
Walt
B
ir-
Will E. Si ev
J. H.
Hitt.
C
come a useful plant.
Elect on manager.
Moore.
Fiscal agent. R. W. Dnnii
\uditing committee. .!
Bhvmes. C. C. Chapman.
Equalizat on boai'i O
Thomas, T. S. Steed. II.
W.
H.
retribution.
th| ^'^ficuutv.
10 only with
fd that b«
thin*
witi < n«trued aa aerv-
IU
"And jnst as the Qerman let go of
hi* machine gUn and howled 'Kame-
rad' I recognized him as an old res-
taurant waiter."
-Oh, and then V
"I tossed him a boinb and told
him to keep the change."—Home
Sector.
depends on point of view.
"Sometimes, when the princesa
opened her mouth, pearls came out "
"Yes?"
"Again only toads emerged."
"Well ?"
"What do you understand by
that?"
"Sort of an allegory. The lady
was a political speaker."—Louis-
ville Courier-Journal.
and no more, shall have the use State for adoption or rejection Grainger.
Fire chief. N. TT S
| and occupation of the Govern- and shall make the publ'cat on
:>r's Mansion, fixtures and furn- required by the Constitution
pehi'man.
COMMITTEES
Water and sewer, J. B. Par-
•• chairman.
Street c.>mmiss;oner.
unprotected.
"If Miranda Muggins catches cold
between now and May," remarked
the woman with thin lips, "it Bervea
her right."
"What did she do?"
"Wore all her summer fura out
last summer."
ir. L.
Cnnnaday, chairman.
Claims committee. J. R. How-
all chairman.
Legal, renditon and taxa-
tion. R. B. Howell, chairman
Building and improvements,
Dr. Sam Brook, cha'rman.
All aldermen to be members
mind's clear.
depended.
Miaa Oldgirl (very rich)—To«
love me now, but will jour love
a «r change ?
Hunter (abeently)--What are
four investments ?—Boston Tran-
script — .
"Has prohibition made much of e
change in Mr. Jagsby?"
"Decidedly."
"In what respect?"
"For one thing, he can frequently j *
remember where be spent the eve- ^
ning."—Birmingham Age-Herald.
iture. anH laws of the State. Said
Section 21. There shall be a election shall be held under and
Secretary oi State, who shall be in accordance with the genera'
appointed by the Governor, by election laws of the State and
and with the advice and consent the ballots for sa d e'eet c n
of the Senate, and who shall shall have pinte.l or written
continue in office during the thereon in plain letters the fo;-
term of service of the Governor, lowing words:
He sliaill authenticate the pul> "Off rial b.dlot:" "For the
location of the laws and keep a amendment to Sections 5 anc
fair register of all official acts 21 ani 22 and 28 of Article •
an.! .proceedings of the Govern- of the Constituton of the State ,a',,e,me11 lj" 1
or, and shall, when required, lay of Texas, providing for compen- T f, \ c'?ninil, .ee'l
the il;une, and all papers, min- sation of executive officers." Libraiy boarl to l>e supplied.
utes] and vouchers relative "Against the amendment to ^
therdio. before the Legislature, Sec. 5 and 21 anil 22 and 23 of BRIGHT GRA\ DEAD
or ^ther House thereof, and Article 4 of the Constitution of
shall perform such other duties the State of Texas, prov ding A message was receivdl bv
as if iy be required of him by for compensation of executive relatives here Mondav that
law.\ He shall receive for his offiers." Bright Gray died suddenly of
serve! s an annual salary of Five "Offcial Ballot:" "For the heart fa-lure that morning in
Thou and ($5,000.00 Dollars, amendment of Sect on 24 of Ar Silver City, New Mexico T.
and io more. tide 3 of the Constitution relat M. Newsome left immedi >telv
Se< tion 22. The Attorney ing to mileage ami per diem of for EH Paso where the lx)dv
Gene -al shall hold his office Members of the Legislature or was burnt! Thursday.
two years and until his sue- the State of Texas." Ag inst
jor is tiuly qualified. He the amendment to Section 24 of Misses Isabel Carlock and
J1 represent the State in aill Article 3 of the Constitution re Charlene Weir are visit'njr in
aod pleas in the Supreme lating to the mileage and pe, Dallas this week.
of the State in which the diem of Members of the Levris-
may be a party, and shall feture of the State of Texas.'
iilly inquire into the char- f Those voters who favor such D, nnev visited the-t
ighte of all private corpora- amendment shall erase by marl* -igter at aikn this \* eek
%d from time to time ing a line through the words a,8ter at A,ha th,a uwk-
rihnie of the State; take "against the amendment to Sec- _ ^
'action in the courts as tion 5 anki 21 and 22 and 23 of To Cure a Cold la Om Day
proper and necessary to Article 4 of the Constitution of ^£
any nrivat« corpora- the State of Texas providing for to*- c w (.iROvie s aisutan on Mch bo*, mo.
AO money ooee.
ter
"Money doesn't fo a* far aa It
jam .In
used to.
"It goes farther, but it ao*n't fr )v
seem to do anything to make the trip evfi
worth while."
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Weir, Homer R. Winnsboro Weekly News (Winnsboro, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 36, Ed. 1 Friday, May 6, 1921, newspaper, May 6, 1921; Winnsboro, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth268170/m1/3/: accessed May 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Mineola Memorial Library.