The Yukon Sun (Yukon, Okla.), Vol. 23, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, January 8, 1915 Page: 4 of 8
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THE YUKON SUN
poured in showed clearly the in- ! by $5,000 and you have $45,000,
I terest which thinking people are 000,000, or more than the great
taking in the biggest problem European war will cost if it runs
j that is before the world today— three years.
waste and loss of life.,, In the midst of its war, Eu-
Entered at the postntfice at Yukon, Oklahoma Here is the question blank I roPe is better off than ever be-
"**oond "*"* *"u ■"**«*• which was received by the 6,250,- fore, for the manufacture and
our pi■ 11orm: 1000 readers of the Blade and I sa'e of alcoholic drinks have
Yukon, Oklahoma
C. W. McC0MA5, Owner and Publisher
Thomas Jeffer
son William Jennings Bryan
Wood row WIIhor
Ledger in the papers:
the American
"(l)Und-
er the American Hag we have
100,000,000 people. (2) Govern-
ment figures show that in one
year there is consumed in the
Takes Prohibition Stand
Prohibition is rapidly gaining
in the United States and public ... ,
sentiment in it's favor is on the ""'ted States seven quarts of al-
climb everywhere. No better ex- coho1 (polson) for every man'
ample of this can be found than w°m™ and ch,!d "nder our
in the stand recently taken by !1' ' The average duration of hu-
the Saturday Blade, of Chicago, ™an llfe in the United States is
publised by the W. D. Boyce Co. I^irty three years' <4> VVhat is
This paper has been widely th? !ffect °f Beven quarts of al*. „
known for years as one of thel? ' on the lives of our people of alcoholic poison against
senational kind, and whether it is I m a year? If ft Mortens life, manity will not end until
been curtailed to the lowest
point. No wonder Russia was
willing to enter the war, with its
alcoholic traffic abolished. By
cutting out the drinking of al-
coholic beverages, Russia saved
a loss of 13,000,000 lives a year,
while in the war the great em-
pire cannot lose more than 2,000,
000 lives a year.
When the war ends, the kill-
ing of men is over. The warfare
hu-
the
the publisher's'desire to do right, much lon^r w',uld they livej manufacture of
a 11 alcoholic
f there were no alcohol poison ' drinks is surpressed Nation-
consumed? (5) Ask your fami-' wide prohibition for the United
ly physician, your druggist or; States has grown much nearer
any chemist and send his answer ; within the past year. That such
to the Blade. Clip this slip, fill a proposal should receive a ma-
it out and mail to us: jority vote in the national House
Alcohol shortens the life of! of Represenative in 1914 was a
T , . ,,,. , . . ; the average people vears fact unthoutfht of as recently as
Lost in a Year they explain just xT _ , , • "" , . ' : c * /i
. , ... Name of physician or druggist five years a^o. ihe vote taken
interviewed last week is the greatest prohi-
or just a bid for public favor, we
will not attempt to solve. How-
ever, they take a stand for pro-
hibition, and refuse from now on
to pubiish any more liquor adver-
tisements. In thefollovving arti-
cle entitled "Nine Million Lives
Extraordinary opportunity for a
Ladies,' Misses' or Children's Coat
A "Clean Out Price" on all that is left-—
None Held Back
If you have been waiting for "this time"—its here—come, you
will buy because of the variety of nice coats at a price that
will please you.
WE DON'T MIND YOU DOUBTING THIS,
PROVIDING YOU WILL LOOK-THATS ALL
why they took this stand which
will cost them thousands of dol-
lars worth of advertising each
year. Following is the article:
An average of nine million lives
lost! That is the estimated toll
of alcoholic poison in the United
States and colonies in a single
year. More than have been kill-
ed in any war; more than will be
killed in the present war, great
as its losses are.
Your name
Town State
Tabulation of answers based
bition victory ever scored in this
country. At the next session of
Congress the question will be up
9th.
ou the judgement of the highest j again- 11 will be an issue in the
authorities on life and health, : next Presidential campaign,
gives this conclusion - Alcohol! Within a few years the traffic in
poison shortens the average life
of the American people three
years".
Tabulation of answers based
"We shudder when we read of on the judgement of the highest
thousands of men killed in battle, authorities on life and health,
Yet alcoholic poison has been tak- Kives this conclusion—Alcoholic
ing more lives every day, under P°ison shortens the average life
the American flag, than have, °f the America people three
been lost on Europe's battlefields ! years.
An average of over nine million Any schoolboy can work out
the rest of it. Taking the 100,-
000,000 population of the United
States and its colonies, multiply
that by three, the number of
in one year! It is a staggering
statement and one which we our-
selves refused to believe at first.
But its truth has been forced
upon us.
The ballot which the Blade re
cently conducted on the alcohol
question was the first effort ever
made by any newspaper to se-
cure information on that subject;
there is no other newspaper
which could have done it on so
large a scale. We set out to get
the unprejudiced opinion of the
people of the country, and suc-
ceeded. The responses which
alcoholic poison in the United
States will be totally ended.
"When we closed the balloting
on the alcohol question, we stated
that an important announcement
would be made at the first of the
year. The announcement is that
Boyce Weeklies will not
print any advertisements o f
whiskey, wines, beer or other
alcoholic beverages. Our readers
have decided that for us, by
their replies to our inquiry,
which showed that the great ma-
jority of them recognize the fact
ANOTHER SEASONABLE-
That will not last longer than Saturday night, January
COMFORTS
$1.75 Large size, silkoline covered, full of white cotton . $i.30
81.50 and $1.30 comforts .... . $1.10
$1.25 Comforts ....... 95c
years cut from the average life j that alcohol is a poison.
of the American people by alco- "The publisher and employes
holic poison. That gives 300,000- jof the Boyce Weeklies are fully
000 life-years annually. The1 convinced that the use of alco*
average length of human life in;holic beverages is injurious to
the United States is thirty-three everybody. We shall not, there-
years. Divide the 300,000,000 by, fore- encourage anyone to use
33 and you have the average them by advertising same. Here-
loss of possible life in one year, to-fore the advertising of whisky
or over nine million lives. Iri! has paid us an average of S50,000
the United States
iman
5,000. Multiply the
THERE IS NOTHING LIKE ONE OF THESE "EMERSONS"
6 Large hard ma-
ple boxes; A practi-
c a 1 arrangement
for cutting out the
row of corn stalks;
Hard oil Equipped;
With o r without
weight boxes; A
tongue truck that
you will pronounce
Superior to any.
Harness
On hands-on terms
We have what you want, at what you want to pay—-it will pay you to come in.
BASS MERCANTILE" CO.'
cV r?
the averagej a year. The last contract w
Sfi unn° m,,¥H 11 if J8 9^000"000 P'red December 31- and we have
Car Fare Refunded to Out of
-town customers based on 5
per cent ef purchase
Mail Orders Promptly and
Satisfactorily Filled
JANUARY CLEARANCE SALE
■ ■ - 1
refused to renew any such
ness.
busi-
ONE-HALF I'RICL SALE
The greatest suit sale ever held at Brock's —now is the
time for you to buy your tailored suit. The original cost is not
considered in a Suit sale. Stylish new suits at the time you
need them at a tremendous saving. Long and short jacket
styles, tunic and flare skirts.
Come and choose tomorrow from 125 beautiful new suits
all latest styles all materials and colors—long or short jacket.
$15.00 Suits . $
"518.50 Suits
$20 00 Suits.
$22.50 Suits
?125.00 Suits
10.00
11.26
12.50
$30.00 Suits
$35.oO Suits ...
S-KUKI Suits
$■15.00 Suits
$50.IK) Suits . .
$15.00
17.50
20.00
22 50
25.00
Half Price Sale on Children's Coats
Your choice of our entire stock of Children's Coats at Half Price. As-
trakhan, Zibelines, I'lushes, Velvets, Chinchillas. All sizes, 2 years to 14.
$4.00 Coats
5.('0 Coats ..
6.1*0 Coats
7.in Coats
8.00 Coat*
8.50 Coats
2.00
2.50
. 3.00
3.50
. 4.00
. 4.25
$'.'.00 Coats
l'l.00 Coats .
12.00 Coats .
14.00 Coats
18 00 Coats
19.00 Coats
4.50
5. IK)
fi.00
7.00
8.00
9.50
January Corset Clearance
Desirable corsets in broken sizes.
— Warner. Knbo and Miller, $1.00,
$1.60, $2.00 values, only 79c
$2.50 and $3.00 Kabo, Warner and
W. H. Corsets, all large sizes, for
Clearance Sale only 1.39
All 3 50 Corsets, both front and
back lace, including LaVida, La
Camille and Henderson. Very
Fpecial at 2.ti9
LaVida and W arner Corsets at
only 3 39
Clearance of Brassieres
To make room for immense new
stocks—2.50 values now $1.79
1.50 brassieres, cluny and all-over
embroidery at 1,29
75c values at 59c
50c values at 39c
Spend today at Brock's
Men's Ties Cut in Price
Three hundred beautiful Xmas ties,
in pretty boxes are offered tomorrow
All 50c ties at 35c
All 25c ties 15c
Shell Hair Combs
Two hundred beautiful shell combs,
style French roll in plain or studded
with brilliants at just half price.
50c Combs 25c
25c Combs 12i c
Mosiac Jewelry and Head
Purses at Half Price
25c, 50c, $1.00 and $2.00 Mosiac
Jewelry, pins, brooches, Lavalliers
at half price
$3 50, $5 00, $6.00 and up to $17.50
Beaded Curses and Hags just half
price.
Take lunch at our tea room.
BROCK'S
Brought Home.
A party of tourists were going
through a small town, having the time
of their lives, laughing and joking. One
of them thought would have some
fun. and called to a little girl stand-
ing near, ' Ar there any shows in
town?" To which the little girl an-
swered, "Only the one you people are
making."—Minnehaha.
Bad Practice Discouraged.
Getting married In Rurma is not en-
tirely a pleasant operation. Custom
warrants the practice of throwing
stones at the house of the newly-
wedded, but not blackmail, and when
recently a band of liurman youth de-
1 manded money before they would de-
| part the law atejjped In and sentenced
ihe leaders to heavy Imprisonment
1 and corporal punishment.
PhltoMphlcal.
"You used to say you depended on
the wisdom of the plain people."
"Yes.'' "Rut rnw and then the plain
people play a trick on you, and neg-
lect to send you to congress." "That
doesn't destroy my faith in their wis-
dom. A little nonsense now and then
ts relished by the wisest men."—Wash-
ington Star.
New York City and Maine.
New York city has a population
greater than that of the "whole state
of Maine." New York city has as
great a population as the following
states combined: Maine, New Hamp-
shire, Vermont. Rhode Island, Dela-
ware, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Ore-
gon, North Dakota, Utah and Wyoming.
Reduced Membership
Speaking for a reduction of
membership in the legislature,
the Pauls Valley Enterprise
prints the following:
The Enterprise heartily en-
dorses the policy of Governor-
elect Williams, in the policy he
has outlined for cutting expenses
in every possible way. The
elimination of unnecessary em-
ployes and the reduction of the
number of boards. We hope we
will add to his reform measures,
one that has for its end the
elimination of at least half the
present number of legislators.
As the matter now is, there are j
very few men of ability who can ;
afford to take the most important
office in the state, that of making
laws. Members of the legislature j
are largerly of a class who can !
not make more money at any-
thing else. A man who would |
become a member of the legis-1
lature for the meagre pay he gets
out of the office, is nine times
out of ten not qualified for the'
place. There are a few public
spirited men who are able to lose |
that amount of time and still
have a competent income, who
offer themselves as members of
the legislature, but they are few.
The Enterprise favors a legis-
lature of not to exceed fifty mem-
bers, on an annual salary, or
a sufficient amount for the time
engaged to make it attractive to
men capable of making good,
sensible, wholesome laws. Legis-
latures as a rule are held up to
ridicule the country over. This
is because the pay is so small in
almost all states that it does not
attract the best talent and many
men who would be willing to
make a scarifice in order render
their country a service hate to
have it said of them that they
have been "a member of the
legislature."
*
Susie's Latin
"My daughter Susie is petting
quite an excellent Latin scholar". '
said the proud father to a visitor.
"Here is one of her exercise
books, and you can look for your !
self."
Susie blushed scarlet and made
a wild grab at the book. She
was too late, and the delighted
visitor read aloud to the company:
"Boyibus kissibus
Sweet girliorum;
Girlibus likibus,
Wanti somorum."
Watch For It! V/hat?
John Flemming Wilson's Masterpiece
"The Master Key"
The greatest motion picture play of the season, and
the same that is being shown in all the large cities.
The first installment will be shown
At the Star Theatre
Tuesday, January 19th, 1915
A thrilling story of mystery and romance. Don't miss
an installment of this celebrated serial. Everybody says
it the best yet. Remember the date.
A Reserve Bank
This bank has complied with the provisions of the new Banking
and Currency Act and will participate in the benefits of the reserve
association.
The new banking act is considered one of the greatest pieces of
constructive legislation that has been enacted in roeent years. The
benefits of the new law will tend to uniform interest rates through-
out the country and will enable the banks to to better care for their
customers in time of financial stringency.
The First National Has & Record For Taking
Care of Its Customers
It accomplishes wonders in relieving the situation caused by the
almost total crop failure of 1911. It could boast (with as much
truth as some others l of being the strongest bank in the county,
but it isn't good taste, besides if it be true the people will find it out
and if it is not true, no amount of quack advertising will make
them believe it.
Let us say here that if you desire connection with a bank that ia
in no sense an annex to any other institution, but which stands
squarely on its own record, we invite your account.
The First National Bank
D. B. PHILLIPS, Cashier
"The Oldest Bank in Canadian County"
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