Thibodaux commercial journal., July 15, 1922, Image 2

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ffribodaux Commercial Journal
PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY.
THIBODAUX,
LOUISIANA.
C. N. DUPRE, Publisher & Prop.
PER YEAR IN ADVANCE $1.50
505 WEST SECOND STREET.
TELEPHONE.
.NO. 8
Entered at the Post Office in Thibo
daux, La., as second class mail matter.
SATURDAY, JULY 15th., 1922.
FORGET IT!
We trust before this reaches
Rjr readers all possibility, as
well as danger, of an extra ses
sion of the Legislature will have
vanished and been put to rest.
Judging from regular session re
cently terminated, there is no
reason to believe, composed of
warring elements as is the body,
that anything would be accom
plished, and little else considered
than race track gambling. Until
th'e personel of the Assembly is
different it is useless and hope
less to endeavor to accompilsh
anything except spending mon
ey, wifch all due respect to those
of the body who did their duty
and acted as their conscience dic
tated. Certainly some legislation
was passed, and while beneficial
to an extent, all told there is
nothing to brag aboufr. If any
one thing was established, it is
the fact that the Legislature is
no place to try to shape morals,
or to legislate free men into be
ing sanctimonious. If people will
turn to the source, the only
source from which character, mo
rals, and good precepts are possi
ble —the church—and cut mo
ralizing and preaching out of le
gislative bodies, the country will
be a darned side better off. Send
level headed business men, com
petent and conscientious, and
cut the preachers, and profes
sional or paid reformers, out of
law enacting bodies the country
will save more and reap more be
nefit. As for the last session it is
best forgotten, and as for an ex
tra session—perish the thought
and forget the idea.
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AGAIN WE RISE.
Again we arise to say, the New
Orleans dailies are not giving
this community, its activities
its advancement, and its un
equalled and enviable progress
the amount of comment, publici
ty and notice deserved. When we
observe the nonsenciscal, stale
musty, and uninteresting items
killing space from other commu
nities, we wonder how it is that
cosmopolitan dailies fall for such
stuff, and palm it off as news
Big doings, improvements, or
unusual happenings, seem to
continuously pass unnoticed
This is no fault of local correspon
dents, but there is shome one to
blame. The patronage the paper
gets in any one community de
serves, for that community some
notice, some prominence, in the
dissemination of happenings o
consequence. We see however
matters of unusual consequence
and import absolutely passed up,
while obituaries severeal weeks
old, occurring in Alligatortown
sent in fromFrogville,are panned
off. We see yesterday's despatch
es reprinted in to morrow's pa
per, with no concern or apology
In the face of all" this we can not
understand how many of the
things, the big financial stunts,
buildinig, and 'exceptional doings
in this town, and parish are
passed up, or mentioned with
little if any comment. There is
enough reason to arise and
complain when we see one or two
communities exploited at the ex
pense of the others, accomplish
ing equally as much, if not more
APPROPRIATE TRIBUTE.
Fit tribute was paid to the late
Chief Justice White in this com
munity last Sunday in the insti
tution of a General Assembly of
the Fourth Degree of the
Knights of Columbus. It is the
first monument, if we may so de
signate it, to commemorate and
perpetuate his name. It is appro
priate that it should have been
under the auspices under which
it was established, because spon
sored by the same faith and
creed to which he was loyal, and
in the parish in which he first
saw the iight of day. The late
Chief Justice was an ardent and
devout Catholic, and it seems
but natural that an organization
so closely affiliated with his
creed, and whose purposes are
patriotism and the safe guarding
of the sacredness of the Consti
tution of the United States, to
which he was so loyal, should
ha\ 2, in the land of his birth,
and his ancestors, in the commu
nity where he was baptized, the
first honor to apply his name by
desingnating the first General
Assembly of the order launched
in this country, bearing his wor
thy prij distinguished name. No
ii.oi* c appropriate tribute could
have been paid the deceased ju
rist or the organization itself.
WHY SHOULD YOU?
If you belong to an association,
and it has set days or dates, and
specified hours, for holding ses
sions, and despite the fact that
due notice is always given you,
that you rarely, if ever attend
these sessions—in all honesty, is
it just right, fit, or proper for
you to take exception to every
thing which is done ? If you
might have attended some parti
cular, important meeting, and
you did not, do you think you are
just correct by'taking exception
to the honest action and inten
tions of those who did attend?
Do you think the street comer,
the street, or the club, is just the
place to give vent to your dissat
isfaction—or to exploit the sups
rior ideas you hold on the sub
ject? Men who pay to belong to
an organization, and who with
out remuneration give their
time, effort, and best thought, at
least deserve your good will and
support. To give them hard
knocks, and to boast your mipe
rior ideas after the matters at
issue are decided comes with iil
, ... , ,. ,
grace. am. certain v should not
be the means of currying favor
foi you with any i îpîit thinking.
oi civically inclined and well dis
postal citizen. The place to set
youiself ught. the time to maxe
know your views, or your ob.iec
rons, is at the cfhciai meeting.
not any time or anywhere, after
the issue is decided. You are in
tne same category, if in this
class, as the individual who of
ters to vote the day after the
polls close, ilonest mistakes are
possible, and it is only by occa
sionally making them that we
do profit. If every citizen will see
ma.ters in this light we can all
accomplish more for the parish, |
the town, the state and our mu-l
tual benefit and advancement.
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WE ARE TOLD.
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ufacture of sugar in this state,
hopes are being bolstered up by
the situation presented, instead
of endeavoring to make oursel
ves believe something that is
not, we would be immeasurably
better aff. Now it is a well known
fact that the present tariff bill
only gives the agriculturist an
incidental tariff', at best. The bill
is drawn favorable to the manu
is to get the raw material, the
unfinished product, with as low
a tariff' as possible, and then con-|
vert it and have the tariff high to
protect the finished article
agains the onslaughts of foreign
competition. Does not every one i
see that unfim> ished sugar, on a
parity and test with our product,
is imported, and that the tariff
consequently is low for the rea
son that the refiners of the finish
Tu buy and control it at
their figures, then convert it and
S f >rv, agai - nS u f ^"
cle. There is but one solution, the
impurer the article the higher
ofrs t w y 'fffe, thep ? d . U "
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be passed, and that proportion of
p^ed1nThe h bu\ n0 Wh1„ y l b u,ts
are not forthcoming they must
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■ g. appening to bolsteii
some cause or future. It is about
time we ceased deceiving our-1
selves about the tariff and every-1
thing else. If we did, and faced
the tariff, to contend otherwise,
ori in the face of present condi
tions, is but to deceive ourselves.
OMISSIONS.
The omissions of a newspaper
are about equal to its commis
mission of errors. The presenta
tion of one fact, happening
description, is always due to the
coopération and work of several.
There is the writer,, the typeset
ter, and the proof reader, while
very frequently one and
same, oftener different indivi
duals, yet the omission or the
commission is unavoidable. With
the best intentions we can not be
perfect—we can not always even
please. This time it is one omis
sion. the next time another. Thus
it goes, but in the press it is so
readily observed, that the way of
the publisher, and the editor and
the typesetters are as hard, as
the willing transgressor. Credit
seldom obtains, but blame al
ways attaches, and on the face of
the papers it is understanable,
and certainly always excusable.
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Time for Prayer.—A visitor at
the capitol was accompanied by
his small son. The little boy
watched from the gallery when !
the House came to order. J
Why did the minister pray for
all those men, papa ?" he ques
tioned.
He didn't. He looked 'em over,
and prayed for the country,"
as the answer.—From the Lon
don Blightly.
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Rait.
tie large for you?" asked the
husband. j
"Yest,," said tb? wifo «ti,« '
cook is preparing
■ I'm getting clothes
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tn Ipavo ^
loth es near
enough her size to keep her inte
rested in lingerin."-—Washintr
, , . _ Washings
i ested in lingering."—Washing
ton Star.
"DU2 U KNO?'
Speaking cf the injustice of
this world, there a very few of us
who get the punishment we de
I serve.
If rewards are measured out
in keeping with conduct, and
service rendered, many get more
than fair treatment.
Because we only remember that
which is agreeable and pleasant,
we see the injustice from the
other angle.
Perfection is not for most men
—some with all their endeavors
fail and.fall.
If angels once fell, it is only
reasonable that men should oc
cassionally tumble,
Those who do fall, realizing
their-error, usually have the op
portunity to pick themselves up
an d get a new start
If our . fellow men did not make
concessions, many of us would
not always get a fresh start
Fortunately the memory is
short, otherwise unpleasant re
m j n( j ers of .the past would al
ways be in order .
If one could fashion the ways
an( j regulations of the world, all
Jth e others would find objection,
Better that we all object, or
find fault> and be with the majo
L^y—because we are all wrong,
Accept what is, and what hap
pens, and there is less to get hot
M n the collar about.
The prayers or invocations in
the Legislature could not have
been for the lawmakers.
It must, have been for the citi
zenry of the State to preserve
them from worst than what did
happen.
Fortunately the Lord heard
some of the invocations—as
there is no telling what might
have been.
It is about time we ceased send
ling moralists to the Legislature,
and send more people familiar
lauu senu xiiuie p.tjuuit;
with parliamentary law.
Outside of sretting even with
one another, delaying and pre
venting, what else was actually
done of any material benefit,
CongrESS however is not much
^ demonstrating that the
people are not sending the cali
£ e / of men once sent
we are tti fierce and
h ^ mi , ating . res B ults .
No drun £ en assembly ever did
accom lish some of the monstro .
sitjes £ ( fojsted a
ti t b] > j d J t d
,, ^ ,,
y er ^ through a
5° ld 5 wea » thinking w ? have been
found out,only to realize we have
been again abte t0 get by '
Funny is the feeling when you
£se circumstances, and are asked
questions which make you think
V 0 " have tned onee too often
With it all the narrow escapes
i we have, and the close calls, do
not often urge us to mend our
ways
Caught with the goods—is one
devil of a predicament to be in, if |
you know what that is.
jj- j s no t k es t thing to be
L 00 sen sitive or too easily shock
ed at some of the pleasantries we
h ear
When men used more liquor
L nd better liquor they appeared
L, have exercised better judg
men ^
sjn j e we are sendjng the maJo .
rity favorable to the non use of
L „ ~ .
|folks affairs
Too many things are accepted
at face value, and wrong is too
frequently accepted neverthe
less.
Fortunately we are not expert
detectives, or we would be still
further meddling into other
If some folks attended to their
business, assuming they have
business, they would give other
r°'^ s ^ ess con cern.
Many times, for want of occu
pation, we find satisfaction and
the!delight * n butting in where we
realize the bargain was mutual,
Many only get what they in
vest; a return of what they ex
their "say.
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. Fault finding with an organize,
are neithr needed or welcome.
Many people to whom we owe
nothing are truly in the position
of those whom we owe.
The ones do not appear to get
any more than the others, even
though they take a chance.
Truly, life is a lottery after all,
even the goods we sell are a gam
ble, we win a prize when we col
lect the price.
If people only collected all they
sold, those who buy for cash
might still buy it for less.
It must be Halifax to hope for
a peach and get a lemon in the
game of matrimony.
From the manner some folks ac
cept their situation—they must
pend and lavish—they are vic
tims of the golden rule.
Stop suggesting after the pro
position is decided, and there
will be less breath lost.
Those who are really interested
make it their business to be pre
sent at the right time and say
tlon > association, or individual, is
easy ~ any one can do that -
Pe °P le w '"'0 accomplish, who do,
ccrr ® ct errors, faults, misappre
hensions of those
the most.
who criticise
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When you buy a RANGER FOUR you get class and quality.
Keep Southern Money in the South.
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Hope looks into the future and visions
the home that will be yours.
Sut hope alone will not accomplish what
you desire.
The practical man knows that no build
ing can well be erected until the foundaflcn
is laid.
He also knows that no fortune can be ac
quired until he learns to save.
Start an account with (his bank to-day,
and build for the future.
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M R- 5 E „ DAVI ^ r 5 '; mu , s champion, again won the annual
vVheatland Plowing Match this year,-but in a new cla« His
previous championships have been won with horses This vear
he won with the Moline-Universal Tractor. '
Why did he select the Moline-Universal Tractor and why
did he win ? • J
Like all good plowmen, Mr. Davis likes to sit on the
seat of his plow, so he can adjust it to meet all varying soil
conditions instantly and do a good job of plowing. At any
time he could stop and back up with the Moline-Universal
as easily as he could go forward. "..And the Moline-Uni
versal has the power to plow right along in the even tenor
of its way in tough places aa well as in the easy going—
122 per cent reserve power at Salina, Kansas, in 1908 and
108 per cent reserve power at Columbus, Ohio, in 1919.
Mr. Davis is a great plowman and the Moline -Univer
sal Tractor is a great tractor. They made an unbeatable
combination. That's why they won.
And Mr. Davis has a tractor in the Moline-Universalwhich
the can use from one year's end to the next-for all fieldwork
Including cultivating—and plentyof power for belt work
SHAVER &
Phone Box 295.
NAQUIN,
Thibodaux, La.
Idem Sonans—His name was
"Chu Hop," and, strangely
'nonçh, he was accused in a Mani
c t cf opium eating.—X.
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Cushion's Fuzzes—"Do you
t!ii: c side wiskers will ever
cc "se in fashion again?"
'They're in fashion now," said
Mr. Rufnek. "The girls are wear
ni' 'em over their ears."—Wash
ington Star.
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Manufiici ui t i' of and Denier In
BOOTS and SHOES of
ALL KINDS.
Men, Women and Chil
dren.
Repairing* a Specialty
ALL WORK GUARANTEID.
Received a Full Line of
"Buster Brown" School
Shoes for Boys and
Girls.
Ihibodaux, - - La
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LET THIS OFFICE DO YOUR
JOB WORK.
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THE PARKVIEW HOUSE
i 1703 Coliseum corner Euterpe,
NEW ORLEANS, LA.,
Mrs. J. Cafiero, Prop.
Nicely furnished rooms by day
or week.
f nveniently located, four car
s —the Coliseum, Magazine,
ytania and St. Charles cars—
all at your service.
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