The Commerce Journal. (Commerce, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 38, Ed. 1 Friday, September 17, 1920 Page: 1 of 8
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VOL. XXXI.
COMMERCE, HUNT COUN!
No. 38.
FEDERAL
GOVERNOR C
INTIMIDATE
VE
STATE UTILITY
BOARD WILL SOT AID
CHARGEDfO G. 0. P
COMMISSIONER’S
WASHINGTON,
of
PAPER PISCES
UP MIKE THAN
the
PER CENT
of
of the governor’s
oats.
n j
MEXICO
.NOW
Fl
Y TO US
was called to the bed announced a n<
PARENTS
That
Son
No. 1Q£3.
RESO
ICES
collateral
Bai
HARLOW
OSS1NG
PROHIBITION AGENT
Acceptances and Bills of Exl
Other Resources:
Suapens.
OPEN/TO TRAVEL
TOTAL
$263,669.83
IABIL1
t to check.
mnts
TOTAL
$263,669.83
Subscribed and sworn
lo before me this 15th day of Sept, 1920.
her.
65c, $1.26.
CORRECT—ATTEST:
Sulphur
I
State of Texas, Count 1 of Hunt: We J. G. ■
and H. D. Wynn, as cas ier of said bank, each 4
swear that the above sti ement is true to the be:
and belief.
An Era of Moi
Between Al
re denied today
; of the Federal
poll taxes or
certificates.
tn the exercise
aid election.
: t upon i
lay hereafter
t to section
institution of
general’s
nineteenth
the next
I there-
which opened
Discussing I the
J. G. ALLEN, President,
H. D. WYNN, Cashier.
vote
elec-
of
sell
the
ge David E. Blair,
member of this Missouri Public Ser-
become more and
;o enlist new capital
i and the public will
h> chief sufferer.”
of
Write for
to,
1U
kill
wi:
of
em-
with
the
au-
$166,557.69
19,591.16
1.000.00
9,009.08
3,000.00
32,982.51
1,560.72
29,722.00
246.67
such
be
10,
' the
Capital Stock paid in J
Surplus Fund J
Undivided Profits, net a
Individual Deposits, subfl
Cashier's Checks ... £
Pills Pavable and RedisK
led,
pro.
FINANCING COTTON
J. W. SURRA Tl^
CLAUDE KELLY,
W T. ROAN, OifcectorsL
-----—*
Z___7
MAN JEALOUS OF
WIFE LIES IN WAIT;
ONG MAN
stock to meet <
which would ei
ually liquidate
their low gradi
■Market.
The Federal)
keenly alive toi
ing everything
in all *ections|
Governor told I
adding that tlj
thorized to de«
action might I
them.
Recent estusj
this year's stag
000,000, he stl
credit to assisB
<4f the eountq|
SSf.OOO,000,0004
James Med
Raiser of New
^very farmejg
J. L. Bostii
completed th«
at the Harlot
road is now I
to travel. T|
the people 11
to get to Cog
ty and will til
parties.
MEXICO C»
that General <J|
ed president, a
friendship bets
United States j
Government i
are hoping th
ened for the
000,000 loan
who have mi
financial net
loan Mexico
which amou)
000, satisfy
whose propo*
the various r
banditry '
railroads anj
been serioufl
posed to of fl)
as security I
in the way
ingnesa of 1
American fi|
they intend I
they get it.
AUGUSTA, Mail
Mrs. William R. 1's
the Democratic lea
member of the III
Committee, today!
the Republican pa
to unfair method*
women voters ml
tangall accused ■
ers of intimidutB)
when they went
ing Republican
to enroll as Replb
“The action <■
publican worker! ;
SAN FRANCKCO, Sept. 13.—
Stigar eontinuedpto drop on the local
‘ - -’M - The
WASHING'
Neff, Democr
ernor of Tex
Washington,
Senators Cull
Secretary to ,
and Postmastl
In the afternd
non, accompli
daughter. N<
York tomort
will visit De,
quarters andr
ing the comi|
and tell the
calamity,”
suggesting
cotton men sellj? their
hands as they arise
ble them to gradu-
leir debts and hold
cotton for a better
1 the association
of credit on cot-
at approximate-
order to permit
their cotton and
the market st a
but this country and in Europe, because
■ ! goods
len,
Lus
morning with
Western
interested
coun-
nWW.—
Office with
Phone 19.
stu-
Read
men
Read
extensive
you
J. S. SMITH.
Notary Public Hunt County, Texas.
pec-
the
that
high grade
$ 25,000.00
7,500.00
6,523.08
173,873.77
373.95
50,399.03
Mrs. D. L. C
have returned)
they have he* visiting her
Mrs. W. H. FT
*T-SNAP and
\>f a Hog."
BRICKSON,
jtounty Agent.
SUGAR DOWN ’
TWO CENTS MORE
• >
' the problem fac-
>rx, Gov. Harding
iroducen and their
earning more thiu: a reasonable
turn over a snap of years at
war prices, incr**ed rates were nec-
essary or disastw inevitable.”
“T J.. I Ji. ■ • - •
or Daughter, What About
Their Future Success?
jSan.,
Rapenstie.
not necessary <
compulsory forlhem to enroll at all.•
”1 think, however, that many
these young ■
enrolled as Ri
secrecy of thi
the Democrat!
tion.”
ST. LOU1
conditions ai
shortage are
of hew cotton damaged in any
will add to the great quality of
desirable cotton now on hand
will help to cut dqiwn still more
price that growers will get for
■ new crop. In addition co
field handling every cotton
in the south ou|
■ states that he has
■epair* on the bridge
■crossing and that the
I good shape and open
■ makes it possible for
ing south of th® river
nerce wilhouteMfficul-
yf great be^fefit to all
"I Spent $125 o.
T SavsS th. Prig
Ikers, and cash on hand .
b Fund
[•................................
%........................
Showing th* s
dorsements *. I
l-mploy our Ko
lescription of
kical courses of *b
will see that the Tyl®
Calege ranks among Ke
with
her
$300,000,-
claims of Americans
)• was destroyed during
rotations and the years
md finance Mexico's
industries, wfiich have
crippled. _>t is pro-
11 revenues
One thing
the unwill-
ticials to tell
detail what
the money if
prt^erly.
can I
tire cotton belt t)n
question that goqd
fit from 8 to 151
13.—Labor Present market. '
white paper JNO. fl
to be
ud in a statement
; proclamation:
legislature to pass
lose who have not
teen days in which
t equal to the poll
’oters who have
d have paid, in or-
voting in the No-
I shall further
funds derived bj
I collection of such
available school
this plan, all voters
4. November election
of
omen who are thus
lubliqpns will, in the
voti* booth,
ti*et at the
was in
Citizens Sta|e Bank
at Commerce/® tate of Texas, at thi
Sth day September, 1920. pub
nal, a newfl^per printed and pfl
JOB NO SINECURE) KILLS
¥
Ality
i«dutj
ilflc utilities compan-
! o easy time of it
necessary.
persons in Tel **, men and
who qualified hemselves to vote in
the November election
obtaining
mixing
dogs won’t touch it. Three mses, 35c
Sold and guaranteed by
Young HardwareaCo.
Ju nior ManMl
WP«lngs Monda*
A. G. Dec|
home at Far)
ing his sister!
here.
f
(ept vendor'^ lien notes for
Lie to trady for North Tex-
|t Texa.- Itad.
■this lan is in the South
^try (/.ubbock county)
this wnie of the Plains,
id cgn be found in
l paces are low.
b:»f'>urth the price
Mnd that produces
■ to the aere, 40 to 60
to the acre, and all
'beat, oats, fruits,
Their ability to think, to do, to
act, according to the laws of a well
trained mind will measure their suc-
cess.
How to give them the
this important training
est time ary1 ** *L ‘
the questiol
America's ]
school
group
owooooooo*
whether itfl)
church, aifl
kind of afl<
or girl, coflt
ed parent *
tages of tSt
what won*
lished for ■
remarkably!
' and at a sfl
I a eatalogse
IS SENT Tfl TEXAS ™T,!±
£ [ ronized thiy
what they,
ness of nf
nt James She! ) normal
charge of en-[
Act i
loll as a 1
I poor girl do I
led, when as a mat- the people do not want the
or that can be made.lrom it.
At this very ti?ne it is being used
as p strong force to pound down the
prite of this year's crop. Every bale
way
un-
and
the
the
careful
grower
igbt to cooperate in
the movement ta marke^. this crop
If the holding movement
be made successful J>v r the cn-
lere if no sort
c<Kon will
c«-n£- above
training
Whenever a
gdl together,
titer adr adral
g, picnic, or
tion of the
to give a boy
sAnie well inform-
ijron of the ad van-
■s institution and
Fesults it accomp-
or daughter in a
period of time.
i'kf expense.
■the Tyler Commercial
I Read the endorse-
fchr, t who have pat-
*stitution, and note
yttps to the thorough-
ing. and as to the
hgs of the student
head the many en-
gpur former
success.
business
iduates.
four
[dy, and
t Commercial
foremost
coun-
try When your son daughter
■as graduated from this fystitution
they will hold a diploma ®iat rep-
resents efficiency, and will got only
l e a passport into the best hklaried
positions, but will be unquestionable
evidence that they have achieved a
great accomplishment. They will not
have to go back home and wait for
something to turn up, they can go
into the business world and turn
something up.
Fill in and mail for our free cata-
logue.
Name
Address
Choice Jist of West I^xas land for
sale on elsy terms.
Will ac|
all or part
Have sJ
as and F.J
Some <>(
Plains cod
and some
No better I&
West and tM
Land for 1
Hunt countyl
bale of cottoi
bushels of cd
kinds of feuil.w
vegetables, Ztc.y
Call at dur oftce and learn about
the great /arming region of the
plains. 4 memb* of our firm has
just visited that country and we can
give yow the latest Information about
lands, /rices and cr^p conditions out
there.
Better still, join ouP party and go
out and see for yourself.
JOURNAL INVESTMENT CO.
Office with the Comerce Journal,
Commerce, Texas.
f close of business on the
fished in the Commerce Jour-
dished at Commerce, State of
Texas, on tile 17th day of Se^ember, 1920.
I
age in Texas,
lion given the
by the attorn£
will be permiBvd to vote regardless
of whether t&< y have or have not
paid a poll tgx. This should be
avoided because it is unfair. Even
though this Situation is due to cir-
cumstances Oyond the control of
Texas, it woBld be discrimination
just the sam$ to hold an election at
which 750,00# persons have been re-
quired to pa| a poll tax of $1.75 fn
order to exdrcise the suffrage fran-
chise while it is possible for 1,750.
000 to vote Aithout the payment of
an equal amount.”-
PAT NEFF VISITS
IN WASHINGTON
Ites ofr the value of
le crogs are $22,000,-
pd expansion of
leers in all parts
Id mean about
MIS.
State public tftlity commissions,
charged with thiyduty of regulating
the rates of pul
ies, have had
since the beginii) ig of the period of
high prices brot ;ht on by the war,
according to JU
•
vice Commissiod in a recent address
before the St. Li uis Electrical Board
of Trade.
“I assure yol
pleasant task t<
which have resulted in
street car far®, gas
charges for elegbricity, water
beyond the rates
named in supposedly airtight fran-
chises,” said Judge Blair.
“But what ere we poor commis-
sioners to do? Xf we regarded our
oaths and followed the law, rate in-
creases were gAerally authorized
beacuse generalw required by the
facts.”
“If the given Utility had not been
re-
pre-
more
few
relief
; wholesale marled today.
j 'ortua-Hawaiu^iRefining Company
J new basis price of $15
Thi»is a cut of two
d.%
____ ____„ Ssa)
WASHINGTON, sJpt. 16.—Prohi- n*»s «f '/r "Wj
bition supervising a*nt Janies Shel ! normal s/rruun*
vin, who has been Si charge of en- ■ while ir^chool. 1
forcement of the lft>lstead Act in dorsemjmts from'
New York, has begn transferred to dents
Texas. Shelvin hasAhe most difficult' the el
prohibition enforcement job in the who J
country, especially! as New York was) the
not inclined to eaforce the prohibi l"’<|
tion law.
Officials said the transfer was
made in the interest of the service. </ucational institutions wf the
No announcement was made as to I
where the present enforcement offi-
cer of Texas wTH be segt.
most of
; in the short
■1 at the least .cost, is
I that a catalogue from
Irgest business
I answer,
parents (
sooooowhet
be at homj
the quq/t
education 1
ps up,
id a pa
s famd
Irful jf
■ si*
i1/
■ attorney
Kf the I
Biplied to
I of Texas.
I legislature, because
lit creates an
Ian be dealt
kte action on
Ke’s legislature
pt legislative action
I is afforded for
ig. though to what
jer of repeaters and
Irauduhint votes at
to change the result
the situation. The
such a thing should
■tatute."
■ a higher considera-
tion than thea i which makes action
Th ire are about 750,000
women.
“I do not the erason for it,
but it is nevertheless true that while
men smilingly an# complaisantly pay
two or three tides the old prices for
food and clothii^g, building materials
and for their adtsements, an ad-
vance of from 20 to 40 per cent, in
utility sen-ice rgfes is always met by
a storm of popi llUr disapproval.”
“Somehow thf^general public does
not get the i h’ik that if fuel, labor
and materials Mve advanced from
75 per cent to |M)o per cent their
utilities will haft difficulty in ren-
dering service a* the same old price,
or have any hopfest claim for an in-
crease in the p&v of their produt.”
“This is a mfitt short-sighted atti-
tude. But it ik the attitude of at
least the unthinking part of the pub-
lic, and these constitute tne chief
critics of the cwnmission.”
Among the other heavily increased
costs of the utilities, s«i:ii ; id e
Blair, is the cos#, of finan ing or re-
financing. which has risen in propor-
tion. He mentioned cases where it
had been shown recently before the
Missouri CompUssion that cor-
porations perfedBy solvent had found
it necessary tojjssue notes bearing
7 12 per cent interest and then to
discount these Kme securities, in
their sale, to a* low as ninety-four,
making the cos&f the money to the
company 9 1-2 ger cent!
“Service is paramount to but not
regardless of tl»< earnings of the
utilities, said th, Missouri commis-
sioner. “Bare dost of operation does
not furnish or*guarantee ability to
render service*
“Unless ret*ns on utility invest-
ments are mad$ more attractive and
certain, it wiB become more
more difficult;
in such businel
ultimately be I
WESTERN TEXAS LAND
We leave SulhBfr
quite a few piwplkts for
Texas Land. jfT you
in trading fqpiand in I ih$
ty. see us before Saturday
Journal Investment Co.
The Com«rce Journal.
WASHINGTON, -Bept. 16.—Re
quests of the Ame«$»n Cotton As-
sociation for governmental aid in fi-
nancing the marketing of the cotton
erop of the South i ‘
by Governor Hard)
Reserves JJ," rd. ]
Representatives J
had asked extensie;
ton loans, estimat#
ly $500,006,000 1
the growers to hM
prevent dumping?#
loss.
<^The solution fef
ing cotton produhe
said lay with thq^
home banka.
“Go back hon^
pie to quit talklpv
Governor advises,
r Mexico'* «i
Ir the l°a*
) the loapjp
lexican
■nciera
V-do 4
ei)c Cnmnicrcc Joufinil.
I nnMMPwri?! ttttnt nninjfv, TEXAS, FRIDAY, SEPT. 17. 1920.
PICK YOUR COTTON
WHILE IT IS DRY
-------8--
There is urgent feeed this fall to
pick your cotton dry and save in as
good condition a^Jpossible. It will
.—The Texas
to convene in
special session at 1 t^i'clock Sept. 21,
by Governor Hobbjf today.
The governor stfled that he had
called the legislature to “give con-
sideration to the ^object of safe-
guarding the geneqfi election of No-
vember, 1920; to piesenbe qualifica-
tions for votes; ttfr revent discrimi-
nation among votfep
of the franchise ■
“To consider al
other matters as )
presented, pursuM
article 3, of the I
State of Texas.” j
The governor ■
accompanying tha
”1 shall urge th*
a law giving all ■
paid poll taxes, fj#
to pay a fee of tff
tax which thosen
previously quaLf##
der to qualify f*
vember election^?
urge that all tl
the state from I
fees shall go
funds. Under
will vote in thi
on an equal bal
Another port)
statement said t
“I accept th!
interpretation ■
amendment as I
general election
fore convene tn
in my judgmetd
ergency which 1
only by imnieJ
part of the st]
thority. With#
the opportuniB
fraudulent vota
er there is da®
the carting of*
such an electic
does not altei
advisability of
be avoided by
“But there |
■ Reserve Board is
Ke importance of do-
L sustain agriculture
If the country, the
ksociated members,
I board was not au-
lin prices, though its
ive an effect upon
as president,
do solemnly
our knowledge
WICHITA,
Charles W. 1
with first degi
Oliver L. AndSws lies dead
result of a
triangle. R<wn
wife of receiviifr
other man. !■ 1
visitor and whin
his home, fir<« ’
One proved f.ija!
The curiousgwist was the
that Andrews was the wrong
Rosenstiel collMsed when he learned
of his mistake ind prayed hourly at
Andrews’ bedside for his recovery,
r
West Texas Land.
See us about our West Texas land.
—Journal Investment Co. dlwtf.
■timings and children
From Dallas where
sister,
can cause,” san
“When a workil
is advised to ert
and what can |
enroll as sugges
ter of fact it I
SPECIAL SESSION
TO PROTECT VOTE
- A" -- *-
Hobby Believe* Changes Needed to
Make Texas Stand •*
AUSTIN, Sept. ».
legislature was call
special session at 1
TQN. Sept. 16.—Pat
nominee for Gov-
spent the day in
Mying social visits to
bison and Sheppard.
Ae President Tumulty
* General Burleson.
Mn he went to Mt. Ver-
■ied by his son and
eft will leave for New
■w. While there he
■erratic national head-
■offer his services dur-
#g campaign.
Ir left today for his
kille, Va., after visit-
iMrs. C. E. Ablowich,
■-, Sept. 13.—
Ktangall, wife of
Ier and herself a
Locratic National pay to gather it lyee from trash and
publicly charged ( din; to gin it dry^t-k-an and without
ity with restoring gin cuts and to iwt it as soon
in registration of ginned under suer) shelter that it
famous Uni'
y, aay*: “I advise
ded with rats to
Med everything
$1.25 on
jats it
a Vug.”
OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF THE FINANCIAL CONDITION
OF THE
than 400 per
years, and c
murt be secured.
---*
G. S. Max ■
side of his Mother, W. H. Mayes, of a hundred.
Snyder, OA. who is very ill. | cents per pound
V
Loans and Discounts. fKrsonal
Loans, real estate . 2i.
Stocks in Federal Reserv*
Equity in Banking House!
Furm.. re r d F xtures
D • ' -i < er inks and
Interest in Depositors' Guan
by paying
exemption
here are at least 2,-
560,000 men ind women of voting
Under the construc-
lineteenth amendment
general, all of these
IK Sept.
M the white paper
fheduled to be the
principal topi« of disoussion at the
thirtyfourth ■ nual convention of
the United T] iothetae of America,
an organizati n of master printers,!
here today.
paper shortage,
delegates poi te out that the price I
of paper sto< ;s had increased
cent in the last
e iphasizetl that
as
can
^laine. Mrs. Pat- n tecou. • allied or damaged any
kpublican employ-! v.sy until it is sohl and delivered
Ig working girls Mura than four iljdiion bales princi-
o register by hav- paiiy of unuesuatale cotton have
amen induce them been carried over. Much of it is
alicans. stained, matted or otherwise so dam-
some of the Rc-\ged or si Jiurt Ju; it cannot be
around the regis- used in making ctaili and other cot-
tration booths wBl hurt the Republi- ton products of nigh grade.
Mrs. Pattangall. Thi.- enormous quantity of low
girl regiaterd she grade cotton thal :has been carried
Republican over is not wanted-by the spinners of
Sept. 14,—
is charge-!
murder today, an
1 as th'
nefl twist to the etema
instiel accused hii
attentions from ar
laid in wait for the
1 Andrews passed
three shots at him.
■
fact
man.
gyfrat*.
Figured th?
j* the price of
P come* in cake form. No
'ith other food. Cat* or
been no
in rulings
increasing
rates and
and
Mrs. Pat-
employ- !
!
it has
'. t«i concur
resMted
far®,
'.4
telephone servie#
Cordial Relationship
rica and Mexico
ertod
', Sept. 16.—Now
•gon ha* been elect
V era of more cordial
■hen Mexico and the
is at hand, Mexican
ticials and financiers
(the way ha* been op-
bating of a $1,000,-
n America. Officials
l a study of Mexico's
say that with thi*
>uld pal’ her debts,
to about
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