The Ponca City Courier (Ponca City, Okla.), Vol. 11, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 6, 1923 Page: 3 of 8
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THE PONCA CITY COURIER
THE PONCA CITY COURIER
The I'oncu City Courier was first established in
.his community in 181)2—31 years ago.
Published Every Thursday
ERNEST L. HUBBARD,
Editor and Publisher
Business
Office: 120 North Second Street
Ponca City, Oklahoma
TELEPHONE NO. 28.
Aii muependent newspaper, published solely to aiu
iu the progress and development of “The Wondei
City of the Southwest,” offering only to serve the
best interests of the entire community.
Subscription Price $2.00 Per Tear
One little drink of hootch he took,
ltut tiiat wus quite enough;
Within u graveyard, quiet nook,
Tlte sexton did his stuff.
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MARTIN MADDEN ON THE TAX QUESTION
A NEW STUDY
On first thought most people will deny, but on
further consideration they will admit, the truth of the
statement made by Congressman Martin It. Madden,
of Illinois, in an interview in a recent issue of the
.Saturday Evening Post, in which he said that: “jy
one and the same time the people are complaining
of high taxes and demanding more government ex-
penditures.”
Taxpayrs criticise Congress, State legislatures
and county hoards because of the high taxes they are
called upon to pay, and yet neither Congress nor a
State legislature nor a county board levies taxes or
appropriates money unless it is either absolutely nec-
essary for the maintenance of the government, or in
response to a demand from their constituents. There
may be a few minor instances of crookednesj^n legis-
lative appropriations hut the amounts involved in
these are so relatively small as to be inconsiderable.
People demand public expenditures, thus making pub-
lic taxes necessary.
In his interview above quoted Mr. Madden cites
a number of instances of recent departures in Federal
activity requiring new Federal expenditures and con-
sequently increased Federal taxation. One of these
is Federal aid in the construction of roads. Most states
and communities have a feeling that if they get money
from the Federal treasury for local improvements
they are that much to the good. And yet if any man
stops to think where the money comes from he real-
izes that it must come out of the pockets of himself
and his neighbors. This may not be true directly but
it is true indirectly.
Other instances cited by Mr. Madden of Federal
appropriations for matters that were formerly con-
sidered of purely local concern are covered by the
Maternity Act and Federal health work. Mr. Madden
has very appropriately described a Federal appropri-
ation contingent upon local co-operation as “seduction
to extravagance,” compelling the States to match
Uncle Sam's dollar with their own.
Perhaps somebung might be accomplished if it
were possible to adopt Mr. Madden’s suggestion that
our tax laws be revised so that every citizen would
become a direct payer of taxes and, therefore, would
become interested in the whys and wherefores of ap-
propriations and whether the money is being appropri-
ated for some necessity or merely for some scheme
that some other fellow thought desirable.
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Silence may he golden but the Chautauqua orator
cashes in by the opposite route.
We have no desire to add to the already heavy
burdens carried by our school teachers, but we want
to offer u suggestion we believe worth while aqd
that may go a long way toward saving life and limb.
That Is to have teachers in t>ul>lic schools around
Ponca City devote a few minutes each day to teaching
"Safety First."
Not long ago our government gave out statistics
showing that autos kill one person in the United
States every 50 seconds of the day and night. Why
not have the scholars figure out on the blackboard
how many that means each day, each week, each
month, and each year? Then, for the next day's
lesson teach them the value of listening carefully
before starting across a street, or while on a public
road, ltring to their attention tlie old adage that
"an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.”
and Impress upon them its full meaning. The n.tto,
it might be taught them, is not the only danger to be
uvoided in modern civilization. There are dangers
all about them when they go swimming, sknting, or
when they play iu the woods where poison vines and
herbs abound; dangers from wind • and electrical
storms. Teach them these dangers, and teacn them
the best way to avoid them. Invite them to suggest
remedies they have learned from their parents, and
encourage them to tell what they would do if sur-
rounded by danger, or if in an accident.
The number of fatal accidents is mounting so
rapidly in this country that unless we are careful we
will soon come to take accidental death ns a mntter
of course, instead of realizing that almost every death
due to accident could have been avoided if care had
been practiced. We believe a lesson each school day,
of a few minutes duration, on “Safety First” would
lie as valuable ns anything that could he taught our
boys and girls.
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Pity that Illinois man who trailed a stylish look-
ing female for eight blocks and when she turned her
head in answer to his salutation he found himself
face to face with—his mother-in-law.
DRIVE CAREFULLY
Twenty-eight persons are killed
in the United States by automo-
bile accidents every 24 hours.
Reduced to smaller figures this
means one death from this
cause every 50 minutes of the
day and night.
Just what is your part in this
terrible toll?
Do you, by your negligence or
car teesness in driving, contrib-
ute to any of thecauses respon-
sible for the death of so many in-
nocent persons?
Do youobserve allthe rules of
safe and sane driving?
Do you approach ail intersec-
tions carefully?
Do you “Stop, Look and Lis-
ten at all railroad crossings?
Are you on the watch for heed-
less children who scurry across
the streets?
Drive carefully.
Keep an eye out for the other
fellow.
Let your driving be “fool-
proof”—that is, be on the lookout
for the person who is not on the
lookout for himself.
OUR POLITICAL CRITICS.
“Whenever I meet the political
kicker I ask what election and as-
sembly district he lives in and who
are the committeemen of his owu
election district. It is not once in
fifty times that a citizen can an-
swer the question, and it is very,
very seldom that I meet a man or
woman who takes an active In-
terest in this basic political propo-
sition. No one has a right to be a
kicker unless he or she has ex-
hausted full duties of citizenship.”
—Wilbur F. Wakeman.
The above is a common sense
comment upon two glaring faults
of the American people; first, their
neglect of their electoral duties,
and, second, their tendency to com-
plain and find fault with officials,
regardless of their efficiency. It
seems to be the rule In the United
States that we elect a man to office
with great enthusiasm, and then
begin to damn him.—Wheeling (W.
Va.) Intelligencer.
Why is it the average Ponca City
woman spends part of her time iu
knocking her husband to other folks
und the bulauce of her time iu de-
fending him when other folks do the
knocking?
“America must save the world,’
says Woodrow Wilson. We suggest
starting on the wheat crop.
INVESTIGATE FIRST
Did you ever hear of a Ponca City
man losing a lawsuit who didn’t
think he could have conducted the
case better than the lawyer?
Recent fuilures of concerns In this country in
which millions of dollars worth of stock hud been
sold again demonstrates the need for caution on the
part of prospective Investors. Time heals all wounds,
even financial ones, and the man who loses once isn't
apt to profit by his lesson. So long as there are
rainbows and glib-tongued promoters there will be
rainbow chasers. The tragedy is that it is nearly
always the small . avestor who gets hooked. It is
the widow or the family man pust middle age who
loses when a financial crash comes; they are the
ones who pay the piper. Before yau invest, investi-
gate. Most banks offer advice without a cent of cost
to you, and their advice is gained through many
years of experience with investments. A little delay
may prevent years of disappointment and disillu-
sion. Investigate before you invest—ask your bunker
friend for his advice.
Irene Castle, the dancer, has re-
turned from Europe with a pet goat.
They usually get somebody's goat
before they are through.
All corporations are not soulless.
When the crippled body of little
Clyde Patnoe, of Cisco, California,
was swept over a 30-foot falls, the
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
toiled night and day with steam
shovels, dynamite, picks and wheel-
barrows and turned the angry
waters of the Yruba River into a
new channel. The body was recov-
ered from between jagged rocks just
below the falls. The child was a
cripple and a great favorite with
the workmen. Atter the rescue of
the body the river was turned back
into its old channel. The electric
company’s books show an item of
more than $20,000 on the red side
of its ledger.
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GO TO THE
Lenoir studio
“Where Quality Counts”
FOR THE BEST IN PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY
It is becoming more generally known that this
studio makes better portraits than any studio
in the state.
PHONE 545-R FOR APPOINTMENTS
Ponca City, ------------ Oklahoma.
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The under dog proves that a lot
of us never do our best fighting un-
til we are down.
For Sale
Several small houses, in
WORTH THE MONEY
TERMS.
good locations, modern.
AND REASONABLE
Insurance of All Kinds.
KINNEY REALTY CO.
Over Fern dale Cafe
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We wonder If the women who
want to protect children from
wicked movies ever tried keeping
them at home.
From OKLAHOMA STATE
BOARD OF HEALTH
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DU. A. E. DAVENPORT
Commissioner
CROP INSURANCE
For years there has been talk of wholesale crop
insurance us a means of reducing the element of
chance In farming and at last the Department of
Agriculture, after long study of the field and its
possibilities, lias expressed the belief that It will
work out. The need of some such protection is plain,
for every year sees billions of dollars invested in
crops of all kinds, und millions of dollars lost.
Many citizens of Ponca City will recall that some
years ago insurance companies offered to insure crops
in certain Northwestern States and lost heavily be-
cause of the drouth, while another corporation of-
fered to insure Income from every acre seeded and.
as a result of price fluctuations, had to pay claims,
even on perfect crops.
The government proposes a plan whereby dam-
ages from any cause would be paid, except damage
through the grower's negligence. Moreover, it urges
the wisdom of basing such insurance on actual crop
yield over a given period us the only fair method
to either the grower or the company insuring him
Success, the department says, can only result from
operations on u scale that distributes the risk over
wide territory, and is based on the most complete
crop data, which Uncle Sam will soon he able to sup-
ply. The proposition Is a big one, hut we feel sure
that if the government undertakes to work it out it
will do successfully. At least it will bring some kind
of relief to the growers of this nation, providing the
plan doesn’t meet with the misfortune of becoming
a political Issue.
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The funniest sight I have ever seen was when a
six-foot man tried to dance ‘cheek to cheek" stuff
with a girl who measured four feet and six inches
from tip to tip.
Fluffy Ruffles writes us the following query:
“Should a girl shut her eyes when being kissed?”
That point Is immaterial; our only advice would be to
keep your mouth shut afterwarda.
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We heard a fellow kicking the other day because
be hadn't been getting what was justly due him. But
we know if he got Ills just desserts he’d be kicking
ten times harder.
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A fellow who drew a fine of $14.80 in an assault
and buttery case suffered considerable abuse at tlio
hands of—or rather mouth—of the prosecuting at-
torney. lie walked forward and laid $29.00 on the
desk of the judge. Upon being asked why he doubled
the amount he said, “Because I’m going to whip a
lawyer just us soon as court closes."
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The Store You’ll Like
UNCLE DUD’S PROSE POEM
“WHERE’S MOTHER?”
When dad comes home at eventide, as tired as
tired can be. be hardly sets bis foot inside until lie
sn.vs, says he, "Where’s mother?” He may not want
a blessed thing, but if she’s not in sight the fact is
almost sure to bring this query, day or night, “Where's
mother?” The children romping in from play, her
absence soon detect and straightway they are heard
to say in accents most direct, “Where's mother?”
Though they've no task for her to do—no clothes with
tears or rips—if she is absent from their view this
question leaves their l'ps, “Where’s Mother?” A score
of limes in every day that question’s always heard
in lowly cot or mansion gay, 'tis given word for word,
"Where’s mother?" From hanker down to section
hand, the mason, painter, clerk—each in Ids domicile
will stand and forth this query jerk, “Where’s
mother?” Should mother take a little trip to visit
for a while, the family all from baby May to dad, re
fuse to smile. No mother! And when at last she
reaches home, the house it fairly rocks with shouts
of joy that leave each dome and can be heard four
blocks, “There's Mother!" Oh, let us strew her path
with flowers, kissed by the morning dew, this over-
constant friend of ours—none else so good and true—
as Mother. Smooth out the rough spots in her way
and strive to make her glad in nil that you can do or
say-—the best friend you 'er had. Dear Mother.—
Uncle Dud.
TYPHOID FEVER
That the people of Oklahoma are
taking time by the forelock in the
prevention of typhoid fever, is evi-
denced by the fact that the State
Health Department for the past two
mouths has been sending out, all
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of 1500 doses of anti-typhoid vac-
cine per week. At the present time
there is little typhoidl n the state.
Vacation time is nearly over and
height of the typhoid usually oc-
curs about three weeks after the va-
cation ends, it therefore behooves
everybody to get immunized by tak-
ing the vaccine, which causes little
discomfort and is a sure preventive
of the disease, as is rapidly becom-
ing more known.
The vaccine is distributed abso-
lutely free by the State Health De-
partment to any doctor for use by
indigent people, on application.
Remember, typhoid fever is caus-
ed by carelessness or the failure of
some individual or municipality to
observe the rules of common decency
or cleanliness.
Be sure your drinking water sup-
ply is pure; if not boil it before
using. The source of typhoid Is the
infected human body, that Is the
actual case or carrier. The typhoid
germs leave the body of the patient
usually with the intestinal dis-
charge and urine and are carried to
other individuals either directly by
means of contaminated fingers or
indirectly by gaining access to their
drinking water or food supply.
When the patient lias been recog-
nized ns a case of typhoid, care is
taken to disinfect these dangerous
discharges, but during the onset of
the illness no such precaution is
taken and it is usually during this
time that others are liable to be
affected. Be careful in disposing of
the excreta of a person only slightly
ill, more especially if there is diarr-
hea.
The annual toll from typhoid in
Oklahoma is still too large, as
shown by statistics for the last tbre*1
years, there being 362 deaths In
1920, 350 in 1921 and 336 in 1922,
and only by constant watching and
fighting can we hope to confine this
dread scourge.
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WE SUPPLY MANY A FAMILY WITH ALL THEIR FOOTWEAR—WE
ARE PROUD OF “OUR FAMILIES” AND TRUST WE
DESERVE THEIR PATRONAGE
Mother finds our store the logical place to secure her dress pumps as
well as her every day oxfords. Dad likes our dress shoes, and will wear
nothing but our “Blue Ribbon” shoes for work. Young women find our styles
the newest at all times. The“fellows” like the “snap’ of our oxfords and
shoes. As for the kiddies—well, you know we are the Buster Brown store
and one can easily see why the children, are strong for us.
Conte in for your next pair, fathers and mothers, and bring your children.
: We are qualified
to fit and adjust
D^Scho/l's
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for the rehet
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Troubles)
And Everyone
likes our prices,
they are
Indeed Fair—
We Insure You of a Fit
Voorhies & Hunt
s
(Buster Brown Shoe Store)
312 East Grand
Repair Shop In Connection
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Hubbard, Ernest L. The Ponca City Courier (Ponca City, Okla.), Vol. 11, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 6, 1923, newspaper, September 6, 1923; Ponca City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1078284/m1/3/?q=wichita+falls: accessed June 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.