The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 345, Ed. 1 Friday, March 14, 1924 Page: 3 of 14
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. STATE IS WINNING
(BATTLE AGAINST
' DESTRUCTIVE PESTS
' f
i prairie Dogs Being Ex-
i terminated; Cause Big
Losses
li " AUSTIN Texan Mb r-li 13. A bat-
'' tie againat four hundred million prai-
. ' rie dogs waged by the iVate of Texaa
V tor several jenr.-. is beginning to fell
t ! n the t in rem lied enemy. Victory
I V: aiay-soon be Ciiiacd by the aivereian
v "8tl against n pent which according
1 tv estimates every year destroys
' enough giuHx and oilier prooucta to
vv'fe! l."i(t..r(IO head of cuttle. :i
a 1020 advices -from tbe federal gov-
' Seiunieut state "irat ureas of Went
J'exaa we? tcimu bv Ihct.'! little
;. at anala which ir reulir y are not dogs
j-- bwt inenibei-K ibe squirrel ainily.
; " -J. 8. Wnmlui'ii. inspector io the de-
i pnrtnient f rnn( iiltnre l illcti 00 per
! (.-ent of I I.j oMiiirlive littl- auiniii's
In Terrv cir.iii'.i twu yir-i ng- with
the aid ot iln iaud owners who put
t' out poison under his direction.
& In Lipscomb aud Ochiltree counties
.. Mr. Woodard smvi'i'deul iu externiinat-
ing 75 per cent of Hie prairie dogs
last spring. They are reported to be
very umucrous in HaiiKford and otuer
': ttrM Texas imiiilirs. but it is ex-
uected that I In- exteruiination work
there will soon bring the matter under
control. Mr. Woodard saio.
Millions Lost Yearly.
i According to figures of the State
department of agririilture H- of these
pruine (Ioks loiisunii' as much grass
as one slicen u tic) li.'ili cut as much as
is consumed by one row. These fig-
ures show that Texa loses every year
millions f dollars through their work.
t'oiinly coinmisNionoi's courts are
now empowered liy n legislative bill
to wage war upon prairie dogs wolves
wildcats coiotc!-. gophers ground
owls rats anil other destructive an
. jnals which feed upon t lie agricultural
fcvrops. caiisiiif; gnat losses annually.
Hy this law the -oniinissioners'
courts are authorized to purchase poi-
son to he furnished at cost or free
' as Ihev mav choose to the citizens of
their counties. A certain day is desig-
nated for tin' nutting out of poison.
Twentv clavs' not in- must he given to
the farmers through lix-ii! newspapers
or by posters put up in public places.
State Required to Help.
The department nf agriculture is
reiniiieil b law to assist the eomniis
sioners' courts in furnishing formulas
for preparing the poison as well as
nlans fur using it. The commissioner
of agriculture is required upon re
guest hy a iummisKioncrs' court to
demonstrate and give instructions on
how to nrenare and apply the poison
The law makes cooperation on the
part of the farmer obligatory and
places a penalty for failure to observe
the act.
I'ralrie dogs ground owls and rattle
snakes live together in the same holes
sometimes it is said.
The prairie dogs have many pecu
liar characteristics one of which is
llieir apparent ability to foretell the
weather. When ii is going to rain
tliev inav be seen iu groups about
their homes building up little dykes
with their front paws and noses To
prevent water from going into thejr
.lioinc- 1
i ' Other Pasts Destructive.
These titiiuiak are -seldom found
dead away from their burrows. When
'i fatalK imisnncd l Lev will invariably
manage i.i act to llieir holes before
dvine and when one member of the
. family dies in Hie underground home
the other uietuhers proceed to fill up
the ho e am bun him.
Hats. mice ralihiis and ravens also
have b i vcr destructive in Texas
- according to the lalexf report of the
department of agriculture. Several
years ago it estimated that the
auimal loss iu Texas y depredations
of wild animals. Mime of them car
rier of disease aggregated the enor
nious tninl of seventy-f ive million to
uue hundred million dollars. Insects
and nlunt li-ca-i"i were also esti
mated a.s being resiioiisi hie for a loss
o I in osi us ureal The annual loss from
these causes according to a report or
the depart inent of a"
eiimigh tii run the s!m.
ss
. nine n
over 1" years.
WHARTON AGAINST CHANGE.
WHAKTON. Texas. March l."l.-
Tlie i lection held here Tuesday ti
decide whether the city of Wharton
snould continue ilie present system
nf gov ernnii'iit or adopt the commis-
sion form resulted in a vote of It'll
ginnst i haogini; and 11! for.
ASTONISHING THINGS
TOLDAB0UTIL1E01CINE
WOMEN ARE USING
Facts About It Are Openly
and Freely Discussed
Wherever Girls and
Women Come Totgether.
hen so much mik about the re-
ntal Ruble and almost miraculous
'nitigs which the nieillcine known as
jjl Joseph a j. K. I'. la doing began
u. sweip all over thla part ot the
.ountry. many leading women took It
on themselves 10 find out of this med-
icine is icalb 'lolng ihe things which
liavf been reporteil about it.
The result of tries tests and a thor-
ough sifting out of Ihe facts regarding
Ihe theories ot the discoverers of 8t.
.Ineeph s li. K I' seema to be over-
whelmingly in tavor of this wonderful
metilcine. judging by the many public
statements which are being made by
these women every day In the press
The quick and easy way In which
i y p relieves their suffering- and
pstn. restores their enersry and vitality
and builds up their weight and
strength raises their enthusiasm to
the point where they cannot any longer
keep back the wordu of praise for this
remarkable medicine.
suffered for years from nervoua-
nssa. and pains In the back and sides"
says a mother of five until 1 began
ualnc St. Joseph e 0. K. P. From the
very ftrat I began plcklnar up and now
1 never feel a single achs or pain in
my body and my frlenda tell ma that
I look like a different woman." An-
other lady saya. "I was weak and thin
and Buffered such pains In my periods
that 1 was desperate. I tried every-
thing: without any luck until 1 began
nalns Q. K. P. I am now on my third
bottle have gained eight pounds and
feel and look ten years younarer."
Theaa axamplea. from aunong thou-
aanda of public endorsements concerning-
thla great medicine aerva to show
the things which can be expected by
'women who are aatng a. f. P.
.Vbncn Now Depend on
TOB&SOVQHT
BY AMERICANS
H1N lrllAVTrt March 13.
Treadures ot the ancieut fahled Axtec
city of Bada will be nought by a
party of adventarers who . will leave
hare earlv next month. according to
plana annouxicad by General Meltille
Boynton cnatinser and aoldier fit fpr-
tun.
Twentr-four men and Miss Mayme
Willlaonon. artist and former army
nurse will make up the party. The
couiitry Into' which the expedition will
go ia in the high and impenetrated
reaches of the EMerra Aiaare mouu
tains of Mexico where cold and the
difficulties of travel have deterred ex-
ploration according to General Boyn
ton.
Headouarters will be established at
Cu Macau the search for Facia will
sweep in a 200-mile circle about that
fioint. The Axtec city representative
of a civilization antedating the ancient
Ervntians. contains untold riches ac
cording to Indian legends.
Board May Free Many
Military War Prisoners
WASHINGTON March 13 The
special army board investigating
cases of military prisoners indicated
today in g preliminary report that it
would recommend clemency for a
considerable number.
The board reported that it was "im-
nressed in numerous cases especially
those of first offenders with thf fact
that the men bad learned their les-
sons and further confinement would
not improve their condition.
CITY OFFICERS ANNOUNCE.
TAYLOR. Texas. March 13. An
election of city commissioners to fill
the exiiired terms of Dan Nowlin
Charles (Josaett and Charlie Aderholt
will be held here in. about two weeks.
and at the solicitation of their many
friends T. fJ. Hyslop. A. C. Arnold
and Tom Jones have auDmittea tneir
names as candidates.
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TRADE
MARK
HIS MASTER'S
MB) W Saa
BOAJUVOE HEALTH
APPOINTS
SM1TARY OFFICER
Factories Increase Work
Of Water Pollution
Prevention
Auatia Bureaa
Tha Houston Pot.
AUSTIN Texas March 13. The
appointment of Edgar Whedbee of
llonoatra as district sanitary engineer
was announced today by the State
i.n.rH f health. At nresent he is
consulting engineer of Bonhnm and i
a Cornell graduate.
His work for the State will be in
a district lying northeast ot uauis
and his activities will be confinee
npineiiualli 'in the direction of moi
iiuilo control work supervigion of
water purification and sewage di-
uoKal plants. At the same time he will
devote isonie time to stream pollution
The gradual growth of manufactur-
; oitshiiHlimenta In Texas compli-
call's and increases the work" placed
on the State board of health. Some
factory waste such as that coming
from cotton mills box factories and
tannerieK. is difficult to treat and to
purify sufficiently to permit it to
enter the streams of the State.
Swimming pools to which very lit-
tle attention has been given in the
past are becoming popular and UI
eventually require some regulatory
measures to protect bathers from in-
feetionR. In the section to which Engineer
Whedbee lias been assigned a number
of sew-Re disposal plants enlarge-
ments and water filtration plant im-
provements are under way or con-
templated and some 12 or 15 towns
in the territory will be under his
supervission in the work on mosquito
control.
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McConnack
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VOICE
Trustees Hold Meet
' Houston Poet Special.
WACO Texas. March 13. Begin-
xut with the next school term Ihe
scree. of bachelor of buiiueas admin
istration will be awarded at Baylor
unJverslty. This was the decision
reached by the board of trustees at
their meeting. Tuesday night at which
Governor tat M. Naff presided. 1
The resignation of Mr.T.sH. '.'lay-
pool superintendent of the women s
department at Baylor since 1903. was
received by the board and accepted
Her successor will not be named until
June and Mrs. Clay pool will contiu le
to serve until that time.
aVaco Legion Plans
Municipal Building
Houston Tost Special.
WACO. Texas March 13. A new
municipal building for Waco to he
erected in the form of a memorial to
the Waco boys who served in the
world war is the object of a move-
ment started by the Jas. Kdmoud
Post American Legion it a meeting
held Wednesday. Post Commander
Iawrence Wertbrook and Ben H.
Chastain. United Stttes army in-
structor brought up the proposition.
A committee was appointed to work
out the details and recommend plans
for such a structure. A bond issue
was suggested as the probable means
of financing it.
CITY GETS BIOS.
TAVIXIK. Texas. March 13. Bidg
were received Tuesday afternoon by
the city commissioners on the dress-
ing; rooms band stand and small of-
fices for the city park. Only two bids
were received the lowest by G. B.
Rrieger of this city was for $12500.
R0TARIANS BANQUET.
MKXIA Texas. March 13. About
GO Mexia Rotarians and their ladies
attended the banquet extended the
Mexia club by the t orsicnnn Kotan-
ans Wednesday evening at Oorsieana.
The banquet was given ai a result of
a membership contest engaged in by
the two clubs in which Mexia won.
comparison.
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John McConnack
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Minor
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Concert (is F Minor) Ipace Jan
Chopin Uazt. Paderewalcj three great namei of piano
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Melodious Instrumental
Come Back to Erin aw Alberto Salvi 1
Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young 45391
Charnu Alberto Salvi j
Two Irish melodies by this great master of the harp. Years
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Light Vocal Selections
f A Roundup Laillaby Royal Dadmua log 7
I Rounded Op in Glory Royal Dadaa. t '
Two bariton) aongt taking inspiration from Western cow-
- boy hie th second being' a favorite with cowboy evangelists
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( Cadi Me Back Again Peerless Quartet j 9228
I Norine Maureen Peerless Quartet
Heart-aongt for men's voice with the orchestra. Irish
melody in one aand Irish metre in the word-rhythm of the
ether. Just isauod in time for St Patrick'a Day!
I Days of Yesterday Elliott Shaw
Songs of sentiment in the popular manner one for tenor
one for baritone. Hard to tell which aids of this record you'll
Though Wendell Hall once sang "It ain't gonna rain no
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LUFKIM SHERIFF
Kvenlng Post Special. .
LUFKIN Texas March 13. K.
V. (Big Boy) Watts sheriff of An-
gelina county who on the night of
February 20 fired into a mob ni the
county jail rather Ihan deliver n
prisoner Booker T. Williams negro
slayer of a sawmill store keeper will
be opposed in bin race for re-election
by the man who captured the negro
ufter the murder.
His office will be sought by Ben K.
Smith. Smith was endorsed along
wilh a complete county ticket for the
July primaries at a meeting of HO
members of the Karm-Lnlior union
Tuesday night.
The shots fired by Walts in de-
fending the negro woiridoil two inciii
bers of the mob and brought about
a situation which kepi ii iiun
atretnble with excitement i hrmighmit
the night. Watts is over 70 years
old. but is huge in stulutc. weiKlnn
over 300 pounds.
Williams has been tried and given
the death sentence.
Carter Relinquishes
All Claims on Tomb
LONDON. March V.i. Howard
Carter and Ihe execulors of Lord
Carnarvon's estate have given the
Egyptian government a written under-
taking says the Iaily .Mail's Cairo
correspondent abandoning any claim
now or in the future to anything
found in the tomb of Tut -uiikli-amen.
EL CAMPO C. OF C. TO MEET.
EL CAMPO Texas March 13.--I'resident
M I. Iteinhardt of the Kl
Campo chamber of commerce stales
that the nexl meeting of I lie club will
be held March - and that the agri--u)tural
agent of the Southern Pacific
lines .1. I. Metlregor. will deliver an
address. !. It. I .owe. representing
the Associated t'lnbs of the World
will also be present and make an ad-
dress. DOUBLE-FACED
Nun.br
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6438 2.00
Paderewslu
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G)ntcst Stirs Interest
liouvton I'ot Special.
NAC'OGDOCHKS Texaa March
13. The W. O. W. attendance con-
tent -with C. C. perman aa captain
of one aide and 8. M. Adams cap-
tain of the other baa yet two weekx
to run and at preaent Captain Den-
nian'a team ha a fiO point the advant-
age of Captain Adams' team. At the
meeting Tuesday night tbe at I end
ame wih 90 and 79 respectively.
The losing side is to give a baniinel
to Ihe winners.
Thirteen new npplicatinna were re-
ceived Tuesday night. G. W. Child-
em received a caah prize of 'Z7 for
handing" in tbe greatest number
of applications to come freui any
one member of the order.
Palestine Names Body
To Study School Needs
Houston I'ohi .Special.
PALESTINE Texaa March 13.
At a meetinr of citizens called by the
loenl Mc-hool board to consider a bond
issue for a junior high achool here
a ciMii mittec of 12 men was appointed
to make a study of recommendations
made by the board survey tbe needs
of the achoola. and report to another
meeting to be held on March 21
Mayor II. V. Hamilton was named aa
chairman of the survey committee.
Baby Chicks Swamp
Orange Post Office
Houston Post Special.
ORANGE. Texas. March 13. The
parcel post deportment of the local
office Iimh been taxed to cope
mill the situation since the approach
of spring as a result of Ihe heavy
shipment of biihy chick a from various
point m in Texaa. The indications arc
Hint the poultry business will be much
improved in Orange county tbia year.
Women's WearJSpecially Priced Today
Silk Dresses
'34.5P
Dresses of all shades tints and stales in Cantons
and crepe de chine. Every phase of spring is por-
trayed in these new creations. Thie trimmings in-
clude beads lace embroidery orn aments and ma-
terials of contrasting colors. Truly a group of
beauty.
Spring Coats
W.50
Spring Coats of new light weight materials; solid
colors plaids and stripes. The swagger lines of
these Coats hold fascination for wc rncn and misses
who are pridefnl of their appearance. Chic style
adaptations from Paris and New York designers
certifv to the genuineness of these models. It is
said that there is always a price at which buyers
will huv. and we'know that youv i 1 1 surely respond
tu this low pi ice.
Jersey Petticoats
6.75
Silk Jersev Petticoats in bright canlors offering a
big and v aried selection. At this price there is no
reason for neglecting to purchase a new Petticoat
now.
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taa awajaaa tt aUaaatloa aa4 eHaa-
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OadawdtlracxUardxae. Made
I aanae tegiedkepts tbeo caody
aateacL Foi chlVttan and adults.
TAX INCREASE
UNANIMOUSLY
lloaton Poat Special.
NACOG sOOCHES Texaa. March
13 The K a-owth of educational eenti-
mentintb "iiral diatricts in Nacog-
doeheirouaity is illuatrated by the re-
aulls of a a election to increase the
local tan f s-oin 50c to $1 in th; Pleaa-
ant Hill o a- "Bok" district Bituated
in anino'-ated section of the eouiiiy
and 17 tnilfM from the county seat.
The vole w-ns 'JO for the increase uud
nolhini a.r.-iinst il. as shown by the
returns filod WedneKday with Miss
Kxier llaud lewis county superin-
tendent. Anderson County Fair
Officers Are Elected
Houston Pout Special.
rALKSTlNE. Texaa March 13.
The fair c-onimittee of the Palestine
business lague liaH elected the fol-
loWini ofriers for the ensuing year:
E. J. Hummers president: It. N. Hush
vice president; V. I). Wilson treas-
urer; M. F. Ward secretary.
The norrie of the organization has
been ohanuf ed from East Tom a Fruit
Pnlaft to .Anderson County fair an"
plans have been adopted for a larger
and better- exposition man ever oe-
fbre. TO OPEN EXCHANGE.
NAC0OJDO0HES. Texas March
13. The Hosin Hardeman building
on Wed VI a in street has been leased
bv Charles Malear of Jacksonville
who will ogpen a cotton and grnin ex-
chann Hat: urday according to intor
mation liven out here today. The
exchange will curry oontinuous quota
tions from both the New Orleans and
the New York exchanges.
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Alaska Refrigerators
Just Received A Full Carload of These Justly
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Alaska Refrigerators have been on the market for
45 yars. They are not built down to a price but
up to a high standard. It is the company's iron-
.dad policv to give the very finest in materials con
strue- tion and finish that
(lur sotck is complete
I'ricts range upward
iruni
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Ah'hl a cup of
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FKANKUN Texas -March Ue
Ilv a vote of 103 to 6 eitlsett ot b f
KrankUn Independent school district
Suliirday voted n $S0000 bond isu v
to be usedr to build a modern ataool i t
home. Work will begin on tha build- " ;
ing as hooii as the bonds can be It "'i ;
suiil and sold. ."
The bonds are to bear ti per cast -; -(
inlen r and are to run 40 years. " -v'
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