The Commerce Journal. (Commerce, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 40, Ed. 1 Friday, October 5, 1923 Page: 3 of 8
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THE COMMERCE JOURNAL, COMMERCE, TEXAS, OCT. 5, 192S
1 PRESBYTERIANS TO INSECT CONTROL BY LONGHORN BAND
MARIA DECIDES
GOING GOOD
By CLARISSA MACKIE
BELTA MOTOR OHS
up measures
in
unJ
pass
In Medium and Heavy Grades
Manufactured by the
ACUUM OIL CO.,. REFINERS OF GARGOYLE
MOBILOIL.
inactive
tieally all other oils manufactured in this state.
growth
early
Never before have you been offered any oil
of such
Remember this sale is limited.
to repeat.
response
P W. MALONEY
Shiloh Items
Legislator Dead
Ike
Nonna Talmadge is coining.
■*
to
FALL APPAREL FOR CHILDREN
known
well
I expect you
The Carleton
Mis.-
CHILDREN’S COATS
Commerce Journal, |1.50 per year.
JUST OUT.
The popular Carleton coat of Russian Cara-
••i
cul and Bolivia in an assortment of sizes and
are
colors.
A coat for long wear.
Prices—
Torn Mix, Hippo Saturday.
$5.95 to $1795
"Old
Mr.
CHILDREN’S DRESSES
a
The Carleton dresses for little girls in wool
crepe and serge.
You will find a large assort-
ment of these dresses here to pick from and at
C
the popular prices—
$5.95 to $17.95
Wo could
SEE OUR WINDOW
THE GRAND LEADER
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Commerce Journal, |1.5O per year.
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In buying for the fall and winter seasm we have not omitted a complete line of
popular children’s apparel. The child is mtitled to a popular and
iress or suit that will give long wear just so much as the older ones.
ilothes for children are nationally known.
entertaining
this
in-
at-
THE CULTURE CLUB
OPENS ACTIVITIES
(omn.it
regional
believe
b (I rfed
and
contalnlnk
me-
grave
(be
two
about
Texas
bls
to
growth early
If
an.I
mo-
ion.
6.
on
re-
Merely
tlHJ
I See
TRAINMEN AT©
CONDUCTORS TO
ASK WAGE RAISE
’fr>'f. fan h irons anil
Presbyterian Or-
'''■ *'•* < ' Tex-Mex. In-i
Hi \in.- ville j
SPECIAL LIMITED SALE
SKELETON FOUND
NEAR ORANGE MAY
REVEAL MURDER
letter
the
contentedly,
there."
DISTRIBUTE MONEY CULTURAL MEASURES]
FOR EDUCATION
of age and
less while acting as
1 Austin.
$20,”'ij; 1 hurch
. Aus In, jmo.ii'Hi; Presbyter-
. oik at College of Industrial Arts
II other institution ■ will use their
. ; iriionment for equipment as fol-
low- Work nt Vorra! School Cen-
-f ■ o’ r'c- - Fan Marcos
H -”-.V>!!
know
Mana's high
little at t!..- tl'.’U rht
yet Io co.;ie. She
answer; the
new growth
WACO, Texas, Oct 2.—Colonel
I-ooney. representative from Milam
county in the lower bouse o£ the Tex-
a- le-ii lature. died at his horae near
Ben Arnold this mo; .ling, according
to advices received Lire
winter successfully.
12. Killing cotton
1 removes the food of the weevil.
COMMERCE Will. GET klOJXM)
SCHOOL* \x» OKI’HAMiES
BLMFICIUHES.
ditches, and other such waste places,
in mid-winter, and thus destroy
individuals hibernating there.
Nos. 4 and 16.)
18. A farmer cannot prevent
weevils coming to his cotton in the
spring that another person has wint-
Buru the trash along fences, ered.
bear of
of Com-
I o not burn crop refuse
Texas farms need this
turned to the soil humus,
killing the plants as suggested in No.
15 will, in most cases, secure the
benefits aimed at.
The attendance Sunday at both the
morning and evening service at the
Church of Christ was good. Rev. W.
W. Freeman filled the pulpit at both
hours. Sunday sdhool attendance en-
joyed an increase due to the new
' ollese students. The offering was
$12.00.
killing
short
15.
prevent new growth
plow shallow and turning out
plants, or by some equally effective
means.
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the fields.
Maria did not- speak,
her eyes was maternal.
Job.
<>t <<i>urae. I don’t blame you a]
bit -me a dallying around putting off
the da.; Just ix'i-ause we were so happy
— and al nays thinking that some day
wed hitch up together,
got tired of wafting?”
"It baa bi-en a long time,” she ad-
mitted gently.
*T could get over It, I suppose, but
I don't want to," he confessed. “Since
I •mine In Just now, I feel hurt to
think you asked me to eotue—kinder
spiteful, Maria, and that's not like
you.”
"No. I have nothing to be spiteful
fbir. Job."
Job looked around the room, famil-
iar tn him through the long courting
period, and be smelled ths lilacs. Lilac
time and Marta was going to marry
another man.
“Who is It, Doc StnlthT’ he want-
ed to know.
“No."
“Matthew Hayes?"
"Of course not.” Indignantly.
"Oh, I suppose It's that man who
Bella vanilla ext net—Phoebe White
said he admired you.”
"Phoebe Is a foolish gossip."
"Who is IL Marla?"
“Can’t you guess. Job?"
He pondered deeply.
Feun."
"Rubbish." sniffed Marla. “If I
must tell you. Job Lemmon, the
bridegroom Is standing in the door-
way.”
.lob whirled around, saw no one, but
dirl see his own reflection In the pier
glass In the parlor.: He stared In-
credulously and blushed.
"Me, Marla," he whispered.
“Who else?"
"Maria Day!”
1 used to
r my
The weevil breeds only in cot-
ton squares and bolls.
7. The weevil can live for several
months without food w hile hibernat-i
iag aad inactive.
8. It does not become j
until the first killing frosts.
9. Previous to the first
frosts, it can live for only a
time without food.
10. Killing cotton
prevents new weevils breeding
permits only the older ones to enter
hibernation.
11. Very few of these older weev-
Prc-byter-1Hs haVe 3uffic,ent vitality to pass the
ia:i School for Mex. an Girls. Tart.]"
for i'Diversity Stu-’
|10$,0b0; Presbyter-1 , v“'i *•
"rowth of cotton is entirely kill-
aud North Texas'stsie’ Nmma“' Den-: as early as two weeks before
ton, $10,005; Presbyterian work at lro-ts’ Poetically a” weevil will
received a
from bis son. Curtis, who is in
Navy and who has been in the hos-
pital for several weeks. He is still
in the hospital and says he Isn’t im-
proving very fast. It Ls thought he
will get a discharge from the navy if
be doesn't soon Improve.
Cross Timber, where are you?
''one on you failing in your grades.
SHIIXHI GAZETTE.
Crit lelsm.
The best story of the week Is a
remark made by a certain theatrical
man not partial to David Heluscw
”1 don't like his sluff," said he,
*—and ru find a reason ysL”
By R. R. Poppert, Entomologist Ex-|
tension Service, A. & M. College
of Texas.
Fall an.l winter clean
control the boll weevil.
1. Weevil infestation, in spring,
starts fneen the few weevils that
the winter.
2. The weevils developing late in
the fall ate the ones most likely to
As she carefully
visualize Job
i two
___ fro; ts. practically all
A. .-. M. College, C ortege Station* *$40.-Star'e before ‘bey can into win-
| The remainder of the fund will be'
used for debts incurred by the
stitutions because of Increased
tendance and inability to care for the
larger number by the Colleges.
CLEVELAND, Sept. 27 General
chairmen of the Brother!*' el of Hail
road Trainmen and Order of Railway
Conductors within a few days will
present request- foi wage increases
<f approximately 12 per cent to rail-
uad* in the Eastern, Western and
.Southern section* of the ( >untiy fol-
lowing completion today of the count-
ing of ballots In a joint referendum
■ ote of trainmen and conductors,
■thick was practically unanimous in
favor of presenting the wage increase
I roposal to the railroads.
Chairman and executive
tee members of the three
-i.sociation of the two organizations,
headed by President I. E. Sheppard
of the conductors, and VV. N. boak.
ice president of the trainmen, have
t een counting the ballots for three
• lays. The increase is asked to re-
place the practlually 10 per cent wage
reduction handsd down by the Unit-
ed States Railway Mbor Board on
July 1, 1921. President Sheppard
said.
The < utture Club opened its fa’!
activities with a six o'clock dtnn- •
given at the Brook's Boardin- House
,inl| i Thursday evening. Besides tin- club
members a number of invited guests
were present..
Music was furnished by Mrs. T. R.
Harris’ orchestra. The club colors,
green and white, prevailed in the
house decorations The retiring presi-
dent. Mrs. W. W. Sherrill, welcomed
the new officers and the
was giien by Mrs. C. J. bebenport,
the new president.
Roll cal! was answered with ‘ af-
ter dinner stories” by the members.
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(S. by McClure Newupaper byuUicuLe.)
JJT ARIA DAY looked about her neat
house and decided that then
. wasn't one more thing to be done
The sun shone in on spotless white
| paint, bhiniug cliinu uud gl.;-.,
w .is relic, led iu the web-iu'*., d ma-
lto;: tny furniture. Marin had done
e. Tj bit of work hezsell, for Hu- small
i was a pleasure to keep
The p.iti ry, too, was ii.
W-bat do you mean?
married? '
“Yes. Job."
SUem e tell upon the little house.
All the ruddy color left Job's hand-
some face, and he looked luiddle-
aged.
"You—might have told me, Marla.”
The look in
She loved
New they were side
by side, a handsome,' mature pair, with
love In their honest eyes.
"I Just had to do It to get you start-
ed,” she whispered, “and I thought I
would leave the rest to you.
go somewhere In the car—"
"Somewhere? Well, I (newt We'll
go to the city and buy a new car and
then we'll go to—wliat say, Niagara
Falls or Washington?"
"Niagara Falls,” Sighed the bride
“I always wanted to go
This it. not a gasoline by-product oil. such as are prac-
higli quality at such a low price, and we don't promise
The dealer whA lx always Just out
of things the patron need* 1- not the
hustling sort of scout who in
t, ade succeeds. 1 used to go
^Mlfead's store to buy my kickless I
Kraut, and he would tell me evermore
"Ah chee, we are Just out. We have
a shipment on tfie way, that should
l.e here right qqtek; meanwhile I
have some splendid hay. and stove-
• ood by the rlcl(»” "I am not eat-
ing stovewood nww.” I said, in high
disdain; “and hay. while soothing to
my cow, gives me a convex pain.
I've patronized ybut store for years,
until I have the blues; for when I-
ask for roasting eats you try to sell
me shoes. I ask for oodfit-h in a
• r, and you are ftnt of that; you of-
fer me a can of tar. a >iiousetrap or
a bat. You've always shipments on
tie way, of which you proudly speak,
but I would have tfiy kraut today, and
not some time negt week.” So now I
trade with Snide ft Snell, who make
ll'.eir business pv: they keep the
goods and do not tell of shipments
on the way.—Waft Mason.
New Telegrapher
The Western Ufeion Telegraph Co.
has transferred Hklph Haynes, form-
er local operator, in Clarksville, and
installed Virgil White of Austin In
the Commerce station. Mr. White
eirftCt here from Iwngvlew.
He is only 17 years
learned the but
messenger hoy
AUSTIN, Sfept 28.—About eighty
I men, most o^ whom are new. have
! signified their intention of trying out
I tor meuibi r.-thip in the I.'niversity of
Texas Longhorn Band : ' he
leadership of Director Burnett Pharr.
Stitt practice - to be held during the
- - •' -..k,.. .. ,o I...u p.
Smith, manager, since the band will
survive the winter. ’ : n ' ’ feotbell
1 Man,, weevils will survive the gatnM ofJ* seat,on. but v ill also ap-
winter in field* where cotton stalks. Pea! th® IPXai Slate ^^‘t’on to
together with grass, wood*, and oth-
er refuse material offering shelter,
are allowed to remain.
4. Great numbers successfully
pass the w inter in Spanish moss, and
in dead grass along fences, ditches,
and other places.
5. The weevil eats only green cot-
■ jiies of ’ll season, but ■ ill also
pear at the Texas State Exposition
be heid in Au.-t u from October 1 to
6 Iniform* for the members are
r :-.;dy and will be di ‘ -ibuted as soon
a th '^petition : >.■ positions ha -.
; complet-i. Am mg those trying
out are the following ommerce boys:
Dudley V.'ynn. I^on Roan. Frank
Sayle and Travis Baker.
ORANGE. Sept. 27.- The finding of
human skeleton this week buried
by the side of the upper Orange and
Beaumont road, in the Vidor vicin-
ity, may lead to the discovery of a
mysterious murder, officers of this
city believe.
The skeleton was found by a road
crew engaged in grading and widen-
ing the roadwny between Vidor
Necus River. A purse
$1.50 In sliver money and other
talllc substance found in the
leads officers to believe that
Ixwiy has been burled about
years.
Officers recall the fact that about
two years ago a negro man was found
hanging from a trw not far from the
place where the kelcton was found
this week.
Some be It* vo that the two men lost
their lives at the same time.
75c per gallon in 5 gallon
lots, if you furnish the can
uliite house
!n rrder.
order.
On the groaning * Selves were row#
of dtdU .nijM mid cakes, tv.«* r.i.ist
ed eld kens, glasses of ruby jeJly, and
a sj'ti.vy heap of fcathe*? be u;*>
waited under a ftnov.y dnhia-:* u.ip
kin. '1 ii.'j would still be warm ia uu
hour when it uoyhl be all over.
“ft” wan her weiiding.
The parlor wats ail .sei for th ? cero
nioiiy. Spring tl-avers ba?; | in
mantelpiece and a great jar «>; Id.: s
tilled one cornier and ma le the air
redolent with d» laate odors, due
minister would Miami in ft n; o; :iia
mantelpiece—he had be»*n saoiu lo
Mtcrecy,unil so hud his wife.
A secret wedding-even Job Lem-
mon. the bridvgi <»om, did nut
It was to take pkue!
Bpirit quailed a
of the Interview
must set the table for the weddinj
feast, change her gown, and then
wait for Job, who had prom st d Lu
cuine there at six o’clock, dressed in
his best clothes,
dresaed, she <.uuld
brushing his graying hair, his tine
bronzed face beaming with pleasure.
She could see him rushing up to the
door, as he had done for the past
fifteen years, only in the beginning be
had come with a horse and buggy, and
afterward cars—three of them bad
worn out before Marla made her great
decision that she had been engaged
long enough and that it was time U
b»» married if they were ew g »ing
to be.
Job was devoted, there had never
been another girl for him, but out
■Ide of his busin« >s he w»«s a pro-
crastinator. “Soine day, Maria, wtien
we get hitched up.” was a favorite
saying of ids. Now it was about U
happen.
When Maria came downstairs,
dressed in the stiff, white satin that
bad trern prepared for ten ' ears, an .
which she had remodeled, Job way
coming up the path to the front dour,
She looked very handsome, standing
tin •• in the yellowing satin dress, het
: huDdaiit bro., n hair > »wing benr.itb
her grandmother** wedding veil. Her
br<»wn had u scared k>o.» now us
the door oprn.-d and J »b paused on
the threshold of the p irlor.
“Jiiuln rrh' ts. Maria I ' he gasj»e<]
You going to be
Schedule, are now being arranged
for the 8tate-wide Presbyterian
Movement for Christian education,
carrying with It a quota of $1,350,-
000, according to announcement re-
ceived by the local publicity represen-
tative in this city, Mrs. W. W. Sher-
;iil. It 1* planned to open up the
work throughout the State at an ear-
: ■ and finch up if possible by
July 1, 1924. According to informa-
tion received there are about 40,-
000 I-itsbyterians in Texas and
hearty support is being given the
movement to strengthen their educa-
ticm-1 institutions. The apportion-
uio fixed ex follov*.*:
Pre«byterfan < o!’.-;e. Mll-
'or ;i . nt and SI >,-
i’-i endowment.
■ tin I’resbjrferian Seminary,
a >:i SlOu.OOO tot endowment.
I B.- ! er College. Brownwood.
i*;r t-qand $100,00'}
Ml..ai Doria Moore who has been
taking a bu due. * course in Paris.
!a finished and returned home Sat-
urday. She will remain home until
•he goes to work.
Mr. aud Mrs. .$1 C. Patrick and
childlen. Hk- I ,;td Dori*, left Sat
udaj for a vi it in Muakogee. Okla .
to take in the Oklahoma State Fair
which began Oct. 1st.
Mieses Nelle and Tlielma Joe Pat-
rick. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Kelly
j son. Kenneth, Miss Oeie Moore
toted to Wolfe City Sunday after-
noon.
Marshall Myer* 1,
quite a i. w in bi* cotton field
w eek.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Dodd were Coie-
nerce visitors Saturday.
Mrs. J R. Moore 1.* on the sick list.
M. C. Patrick has purchased a new
Ford.
A Mr. Minor from Alabama is vis-
iting his daughter and family, Mr.
and Mrs. Ed Stringer.
Dick Poe stepped out with
Pauline Leemau Sunday.
Everybody’ was sorry to
die death of Dr. M heeler
meres.
M. C. Patrick
ter quarters.
13. Destroy cotton growth early;
if possible, by October 1st.
11. Merely shopping or clipping
the stalks off will not
stumps will throw out
ideal for weevil food.
Killing the plant entirely and
by setting a
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