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VOL. XXX.
COMMERCE, HUNT COUNTY, TEXAS FEBRUARY 28, 1919.
No. 9.
PRINCIPLES OF
ROAD BUILDING
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
ACCOUNTANTS
AT GOOD SALARIES
to
tf
WAD DOG SCARE
J. W. PRATT GOING
e ::
NEAR HORTON
TO GREENVILLE
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4l.
Service
vis-
He
ROAD BONDS CARRY
MISTAKE ABOUT
<• I
MISS DILWORTH
ELECTION CARRIES
that the statement published
TAKEN TO AUSTIN
FOR BURIAL
L.
m.—Sermon.—I). A. Mc-
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If
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ik :; a
SACRED CONCERT
SUNDAY NIGHT
that
to maintain
College Y. W. C. A.
COMMITTE.
Box Supper.
Hurt By Fall.
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Ro to Sunday school?
♦ J
Seed Oats
.
i
ander and family.
At The Hippodrome Thursday
rust
mV
■3E
for other oats. —Tom Sayle.
I
PROGRAM HUNT CO.
WORKERS’ MEETING
BETTER SERVICE
MEETINGS HELD
vote for good roads March 22nd
strike
the returned soldier, while
time voting prosperity into its
Important points in the various
tides in the plan proposed for
E. B. Blakeney and family
m red to Lubbock.
want and enjoy it?
want that I do not
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all
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of
need
resident
posi-
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AT THE HIPPODROME
MONDAY.
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all (
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all
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mem-
con-
the
of
The master director has handled
a
grip the at-
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was
men
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they
ease.
t in-
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r an
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thru
f »he
was
clans
com-
nwn.
n of
4e«!
erful
J for
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i interest and <----
I mature bonds to the
i POO.—Whitewright Sun.
and it was one of these attacks that
caused the fall. He soon regained
consciousness and was given medical
.a’ention nd conveyed to his home
well though confined to his bed.
was a
live
WILL HELP GIVE
WORK TO SOLDIERS
There was a box
Theta school
February 24th.
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' ice since the tr.cr
ly separate lines.
IN LAMAR COUNTY ANOTHER ROAD
The Iv
day for the
soo.ooo bonds for building roads,
a vote of nearly eight to
The vote was 3,983 to .‘>12.
reports must be filed
Reve-
that the vote for good roads \ ‘
to Prevent through increasing the op-
Yowell P°rtuni’y for employment and giving
Ger-
I by
for
arms
J. . Pratt, the Yowell
ws, n Commerce today,
that ! ■■ is going out of business
Yowell and will mox’e
and
The election in Lamar county Tues-
— ,..e purpose of issuing $1,-
car-
one.
aitic
All matters
styj< confidence.
E. M. MOORE,
Office with The Journal.
I *
I and ugiest boy, he received
r on of
fconham street, where he is resting I
. • it I 111.... a.l. Aim C. .... .1 —— _ J
GOVERNMENT SEEKS “D0N7 CHANGE ASSISTANCE ON
ACCOUNTANTS YOUR HUSBAND^ TAX REPORTS
will rot be remitted this
will be handed
return, with the big job well
so many cases
means of earning a live’i-
a difficult and embarrassing
Their places have been
are no longer available.
Y. W. C. A.
lernoon. Dr.
ai Baptist church
Hunt County has done its full
in supporting the war activities
YowMl to Commerce so that the ^be Nation; it will do its full duty
every he,P‘nK ’» remove the troubles
Article XXVI.—Provides that good,
amendments to this pact must he rat-
ified by the major powers and three-
fourths of the minor powers.
One night last week there
disturbance among Pet Jones’ E.w
stock at his home near Horton, caused.
‘ ..i now thought, by a mad dog. Two
a calt that were in the lot
* gone mad.
v son. ♦'btt-k. worked u.th
dependence v ' ’ ’
tag to direct a trunk, a valise
suitcase to destination and the
About 1,-
—way
Railway Express
really means ahe
express companies of the
. is conducting an in-
campaign with its empoyes for
• til -- are
pur-
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o/inita S'tcw&rt
fflirtuoiisMfes
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Applicants will not be assembled
for a written examination but util |M>
sworn statements in
as to education,
upon corrobora-
r the Civil
The American
Company, which
consolidated c------
I nited States, is
tense
bitter express service. Meetings
Held in all offices weekly for the 1
\ ,arK'’ CP0Wd of Eirls attended the
meeting Wednesday af-
the
on
to Me.”
was followed by an interest
------on questions of
to
gallantly fought
are dependent upon
to secure
He said that he would not make the
mov^ if there was a permanent road
fi<K r~
children could drive to school
day.
lie;;
ry ::
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David L. Ormesher of Dallas,
struct or of the Club, delighted
congregation with several solos.
( lub is doing some fine work under
his direction.
ville Baptist church
fourth. 1919.
10:00 a. m.—Devotional.—J.
Roden.
10:20 a. m.—Reports from the bond
campaign.
10:50.—Burleson College.—Pres. B.
E. Masters.
11:15 1
Reynolds.
12:00—Noon—I.unch in church.
1:00 p. m.—Board meeting.
1:30 p. m.—Women’s meeting.
2:15 p. m_—S. S. Teacher Training
■ —S. T. Gray.
tn.—S. S. Method—H. H. J.
llneotne tax
with the Collector of Internal
nue on or before March 15th.
•Single men whose income
’ or more and married
was $2000 or more in
j a report. Blanks are
now available for the purpose of mak-
baggage are
J marks from
A. T. Nunn was in Dallas and Meg-
quite Sunday and Monday.
Mi. /. P. Haislip received a severe
cut on the back of his head this
morning by falling on the pavement
<>n the we.st side of the square. He
is subject to vertigo or fainting spells declared
she received the box of candy.
Mr. J. D. Dunn being the unlucky
the cake
sores on
uneasy it feu he r .-lit have be-
come inoculated with hydrophobia,
and he is now taking antirabic
s<ru«n at the hands of Dr. Wheeler.
Service Commission, Washington, D. 1 h‘s ,reatnient is administered hypo-
riwuld be sure that his report is cor-
rect. and expert assistance should be
obt; ->ed in making out same.
Penalties are attached for failure to
beauty. inaic report on time, and these pen-
study of|^r\* 'Vl,! ,,ot remitted this year.
in
form them.
The Income Tax Unit of the
reau < * ' ’ ~
Department, is in urgent
traveling auditors and
, a vote 1.
I 105 to 2 authorized a tax to pay the
| interest and create a sinking fund to
----- ...a amount of $30.-
ex-
rep- '
the United States,
Great Britain, France, Italy and Ja-
pan, and four other nations to be
•hosen later.
por. should be made up carefully as
the author of must be sworn to. Every person
— — •*<•• it U"
thor of “Don’t Change Your Hus-
ln the latter subject she has
I a story of breathless inter-
aml
deep psychological
never grow old
Pure Ferguson No. 71 red
proof seed oats for sale or exchange
for other oats. —Tom Sayle. wtf.
Provides that any war
a matter for these posit
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Feb. 21.—
The Government has some big tasks to’ thc question of marriage—and who
1 auditing on its doubt, one of the greatest whose jncotne
without
as a result of the war, and is d™mas of domestic life ever screened. 1*13 must make
—J the r* ”
bold and *ng report .
1 have made
rv man and woman in nsv Income Tax I.aw, and
---------------- -----<■ returns for
warring■■—and who nna business enterprises.
should be made up carefully
2:45 p.
Fling.
• »:25 p, m.—Notes of emphasis in
our preaching—E. S. Hutcherson.
Last month we had one of the
W hy do 1 [— -1 '
Why do I not go?
Do I get what I
If not, what do I
get?
The discussion showed that the girls
of the College appreciate the efforts
of the Commerce churches to furnish
them efficient Sunday school tec< her*,
but suggested some improvements In
physical accommodations and charac-
ter of lesson helps.
Mrs. Pickett sang very effectively
“My Mother’s Bible "
helping to — —
nonemployment, bearing most heavily bureaus are concerned, for
on the returned soldier, while at the U
1 same time voting prosperity into its
pockets at election—March 22.
it is
cows and
have sine
Mr. J.m
t/ic calf I f fair • • rfj slobber at ^owe^ but expects to do
Having some
one ot 11 ■ hi rds, he became
fc fee he r -ht have
with I
taking
tng of the first meeting by the presi-
dent of the United States.
Article V.—Provides for the elec-
tion of a secretary general.
Article VI.— Provides for diplo-
matic immunities for representatives
and officials.
Article VII.— Provides for a two-
thirds vote to admit any nation, and
for guaranti-es to be given for it.
Article VIII.—Provides for the re-
duction of armaments and for the
eutnmon action against offenders.
a perma-
>ion.
the tion
integrity Interstate
all which
The
( ommP-sion will
ions st any time until
further notice. Full information and
application blanks may be obtained
by calling upon the secretary of the
local board of civil service examiners
at the customhouse or post office in
any important city, or by communi-
cating with the United States Civil
• /
■t
■
dermically in twenty-one daily doses.
Most persons go to the Pasteur In-
stitute at Austin for the treatinen’,
though it is claimed that it can be
given as well hy a local physician.
in accounting and
hands r- -----11
willing to pay good salaries to men
and women who are qualified to per- question delicately, hut with
daring touch which will
Hu. tention of ever"
of Internal Revenue, Treasury America who has given some attention cd :n ntak
Of to the question of 1
350 traveling auditors and resident ls there that hasn’t? '
auditors for the higher-grade posi- Jeanie Macphearson, t
tions. which pay entrance salaries “Old Wives for New," is also the
from $3,000 to $4,500 a year.
The Ordnance Department of
The auditorium of the Presbyterian
, church was crowded Sunday evening,
, the occasion being a sacred concert by
J the Cadman Choral Club. It was al
I fine program and the Cluh rendered
| excellent nfusic. All of the selections
I were well chosen, there not being r '
weak number or an indifferent rendi- '
tion in the entire program.
Mrs. John Brigance is at the head
of the Club and a large number of
good singers has been worked up. Mr. '
--------„een lost,
according to a statement made at the
last Better Sen ice Campaign meeting
of the local express employes. At
this rate 25.000 shipments a nionth or
300,000 a year, go astray because tags
or labels have been tom off, thus re-
moving all means of locating either
the shipper or the consignee.
Agent Corbin who conducted the
.. meetings of vehicle men, platform
President Wilson his e^avan'Zi to I”™. “J'4 •W^yes. laid emphas-
care for the returning soldiers by
asking that all construction programs
especially highway building—be
speeded up. To come back to the
:ntry he has so
for to those who
his earnings anti be unable
employment is hard; it is a situation
„----------4 will help
------„ ...a op-
rated upon their
their applications
“">■ experience, etc., and g—-
11 tive evidence adduced by
Service Commission.
- torn off in handling.
500 pieces of baggage find their
into these "graveyards" of the busi-
ness, eighty percent of them being
there on account of old marks. The
present campaign aim- to cure this
trouble.
Pointing out the tremendous growth
of tiie express business in recent
years. Agent Corbin stated that more
than 500,000.000 shipments a year
are being handled by the American
Railway Express Company, which is
operating the express business on all
of the railroads of the country.
About 135,000 employes are now en-
gaged in various branches of the ser-
vice.
He declared that this
most extensive transportation cr
nation in the world and that the
tralized management has made it
-----> and better the
<£i)c Commerce Journal.
a careful study of the
, _..J am prepar-
individuals
These re-
as
The voters of Fannin county road
district No. 25, which embraces the
| communities of Ely and Orangeville,
authorized the issuance of $40,000
good roads bonds last Saturday by a
vote of 147 for the bonds and 10
I against.
, There was never any doubt that
------ the eection would carry by the neces-
Grandma Carruthers, aged C.!» sar> tw “-thirds majority, but it did
years, died at the home of her son- al)Pear ,hat there was more opposition
in-law, Prof. A. S. Blankenship, this)than that developed at the polls, indi
„■ The body was shipped to <at*ng that a considerable number of
ar-
- ,----- ------------ the ‘
League of Nations and read by Pres-
ident W Ison, follow. | |
Ar^ 1.—Provides for periodical
‘’“"te i :,es, meetings of the execu-
tive mil and the permanent sec-
retariat.
Article II.—Provides that each na-
tion that is a member of the league
shall have one vote.
Article III.—Provides that the
ecutive council shall consist of
resentatives of the United
is on the fact that better pacink and
bc‘tt< r marking would cure this evil.
’ As everything movable is sent by ex-
pt*'-.. the .<0 Mark bureaus are great
"junk shops," containing a lot of mis-
cellaneous material which the express
company has gathered together be-
cause delivery was made impossible
aue to inadequate marking and pack-
ing.
From July 1 to November 30, last
year, 127,859 shipments were receiv-
ed by the No Mark Bureaus .all of
which were entirely without mark, or
bore addresses that could not be made
out, or, consigned to destinations that
did not exist. The size of an article
makes no difference so far as these
_r —r even aero-
planes, heavy machinery and big cast-
ings sometimes go astray for the lac*
of an address.
Great quantities of I
left stranded because old
pievious trips have not been removed,
or dependence was laid upon a single
tag to direct a trunk, a valise or a
tag
To lx* held with the South Green- ’hat his daughter. Misis
...----- -------1 on March the worth.
Ix>t this one be still greater in both
------------- spirit. Missionary
Smith will organize the Home and
all Foreign Mission Campaign.
Last month four churches were rep-
resented by 10 or 12 members each.
Come and do us all
Ben A. Terrill of Dallas, who re-
cently received his discharge from
Battery B. 52nd Field Artillery at
Camp Travis, is visiting his sister.
Mrs. E H. Wray and Miss Ruby morning.
Temll. . ..
Austin this afternoon for burial.
soap.
The funds received i
j something over $45. r;
M n With ,hc fund»> hah '
Miss Bessie McClathey of Green- decided, but they will be
v He is the guest of Mrs. J. S. Alex- school purposes.
A PURCHASER.
merchant.
He stated
at [
to Greenville
open a store there on Lee street.
He has not yet disposed of his store
> so. M r.
Pratt is a successful merchant and a
good ritizen. The people at '. . .
Will doubtless regret to see him leave. lh,m| a ^ter chance to get the old job
-.e is making the change in order to
supper at the
house Monday night, |
The attendance was
good considering the weather being
so bad.
Miss Carrie Mullins of town was j
-------1 the most beautiful girl, and i
amounted to.
What will he ,
not yet been ;
! used for
But it should be equally understood |
that such a vote is not merely far 11 u
’ profits more easily made in farming, 1 hj
mer.aandising and other lines, and ! S Pl
for a general future prosperity, but i
that it also helps immediately in an-
other way. The Federal Government 'ear,-V a thousand shipments a day
is daily returning to our shores and ‘,re s, 'lt to the “No Mark Bureaus”
to civil life regiment after regiment I he e*press c°mpany, because all
ot our lads who were valiant defend- ’,ncunaof »tentification have been lost,
ers of our liberties against the Hun. ,
These young men. the choicest of our !
Nation, gave up their jobs to save the I
freedom of the world, and when they
j return, with the big job well done,
they discover in so many cases that
finding a
hood is i
proposition.
filled and
A
it is understood, will help to
the mud shackles from the producers
of Hunt County, as it costs four or
five times more to have bad mads I. ■ ,• - - ■---
■M.S to
u>.» ;« .1____1.1 . ‘ i uu-'
L. . Corbin, the agett at Commerce,
» these meetings legularly with
—» employes, discussing with the
boys the various questions and prob-
!< ’ii * that are met from day to day.
Nearly a thousand shipments a day
Rev. C. G. Dilworth of Ladonia
stated by phone today to The Journal ,7*^ b>’
si in th *
Dallas News Wednesday to the effect
Lula Dil-
a Red Cross nurse, had died
in France, was a mistake. She is all
right.
Article IX.—Provides for
nent military* and naval commi
Article X.—Provides that
league shall maintain the
and political independence of
members.
Article XL
or threat of war shall be r —
of concern to the whole 1/ague.
Article XII.—Provides all dispute
to arbitration before declaring war.
Article XIIL—Provides for an
ecutive council to enforce decree:
arbitration.
Article XIW—Provides for an in-
ternational court.
Article XV.— Provides for the pub- (;
lication of facts in serious disputes
and for a council to act against any
nation going to war in defiance of
award.
Article XVI.— Pro’ ides that if
nation shall violate Article XII,
shail be deemed at war with
other members of the league; <
Mtnic, military and naval measures
shall be taken against it.
Article XVII.—Provides that na-
tions not members of league shall In*
.isked to accept its privileges and ob-
ligations to avoid wars.
Article XVIIL- -Provides that the
Ittfigue shall supei\i> traffic in mu*
nftions.
Artice XIX.—Provides that
roan colonies shall br governed
various nations as mandatories
the league; slave, liquor and i
traffic to be forbidden in them.
Article XX.— Provides that
bers shall maintain fair labor
ditions at home and everywhere that
their business relations extend.
Article XXL—Provides that
league shall maintain freedom
trade and have special care for de-
vastated regions.
Article XXI1.— Provides that
international bureaus shall be
der league control.
Article XXIII.—Provides that
supplementary treaties must be
isle red with secretary general
league arid published; not to be valid
greatest meetings we have ever had.
be attendance and
Smith will organize the
'accountants at entrance salaries from
$2,200 to $4,200 a year, and 250 jun-
ion cost accountants at $ 1,2011
$2,000 a year.
The Interstate Commerce Comniis- exists,
sion wants 50 examiners of accounts.
I '■ «»• usually appointed at on [“ ' "
trance salaries from $1,800 to $2,100 1
a year, the higher-salaried positions,
paying from $2,200 to $3,000 a year
or more, being filled as a rule by pro-
motion.
All of these positions are open to
both men and women, except posi-
of examiner of accounts in the
< ommerce < ’ommission.
are open to men only.
United States Civil
receive applications
„ ... ,la<’l'* or allowing him to work at road
have better schools for his children. hu*,flinK for good pay. as he pleases.
duty
of
in
of
eating that a considerable number of
■ voters on the last day lined up for
good roads and good citizenship. The
have fnen<ls °*' ’he proposition are to be
I congratulated for their good work , d‘*Iared ,llat 'aad<’ it the
The Randolph road district also! . ‘ X"‘n®*Ve transportation orga»-
held an election simultaneous!'- with tral'Zl"1 *°r
j the afeove election, and bv a vote of ?an“«Tment has made “ P<*-
° |SIb|e to strengthen and better the ser-
rnerger of the previous-
The consolidation
has also cleared the way for an ag-
gressive drive to improve interim I
operating conditions and methods, and
the Better Service Campaign is the
first step in this direction.
Mr. Corbin is a hard-working,
pains-taking agent and he is striving
to maintain a service equal to the best.
unless this is done.
Article XXIV.—Provides that trea-
ties endangering peace should
abrogated.
Article XXV.—Provides
agreements in conflict with this pact
be abrogated; that no new ones con-
flicting with it may lie made. That is fine.
XXVI.—Provides that good.
W. c. Taylor of
gave an address
“What. Bible Study Means
His talk v ' "
ing open discussion c~
| Sunday school attendance.
in-
the
The
Article IV.—Provide* for the call-!
the band." I
Army needs at once 250 senior cost -fashioned
est and of great charm
It is a
to married life which will
as long as the institution of marriage
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