The Duncan Banner (Duncan, Okla.), Vol. 23, No. 30, Ed. 1 Friday, March 26, 1915 Page: 4 of 8
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THE DUNCAN BANNER
Entered in the post-office at Duncan
Oklahoma for transmission through the
mails as second class matter
Published Every Friday
Subscription Rates:
t)ne Year -Six
Months
$100
50
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Display
Locals
ED J LEEMAN Editor and Owner
Friday MARCH 26 1915
LESS COTTON AND MORE
OF SUMP’N T EAT
One has only to cast about him
to reach the conclusion that
Stephens county and the whole
Southwest does not feed itself
We send out untold millions to
other sections for our food and
have just come to realize that in
so doing we are acting the fool
Here is what Henry Grady said
in his famous speech:
“To mortgage our farms to
New York for money to buy
bread and meat from outside
sources is not good business
When every farmer in the South
eats bread from his own field
meat from his own pasture
vegetables from his own garden
fruit from his own orchard and
milk and butter from his own
dairy caring for his own crops
in his own wisdom and growing
them in independence making
cotton a surplus crop and selling
it in his chosen market in his
own time for cash and not for a
cancelled mortgage— then the
South will begin to realize the
fullness of its opportunities"
There are really only a few of
our elemental needs that ve
work to satisfy First we must
have foo'j after which we pro
Vide dothliig and shelter for
ourselves Practically all our
efforts are bent ti the satisfying
of these wants and elaborating
upon them And these wants
are the things that make us
work
Occasionlly it is good policy
for the farmer to plant a money
crop and buy his food and clothes
with the proceeds but in this he
is gambling at just about the
odds that prevail in a poker
game He has two chances to
“get it in the neck” to one to
win In the first place he may
make a bust of his crop or i may
not bring any sort of a price as
was the case last year Again
the man who is supplying his
wants may make a short crop
that i3 less than the normal de-
mand which will force the price
skyward Such a thing happen-
ed last fall in wheat though it
was occasioned by an increase in
the demand over the increase in
the supply due to the European
war which tied up the Russian
crop
Many farmers in Stephens
county and all over this country j
have been taking both these
chances for many years and last
year they fell down both ways
They had to sell low and buy
high LetVget out of this rut
by planting enough food crops
this year to supply the other
fellow
Here is a gem from the lips
of Congressman Garrett uttered j
in defense of nation-wide prohi-
bition: “I favor every law in my
state and in my nation that will
make it as easy as possible for
men to do right and as hard
possible for men to do wrong”
One hundred of the 611 sa-
loons were closed by the board
of police commissioners in Kan-
sas City last week “for moral
good of the community” If the
closing of 100 saloons was good
for the community why wouldn’t
the closing of all of them resfilt
in infinitely more good? Or if
saloons are an immoral agency
and good morals are best for the
country why not do away with
the saloons entirely?
(Copyright by MaClur hyndloool
The investigation by the Fed-
eral Industrial Commission into
the tenant farmer problem in
Texas and Oklahoma which is
being made at Dallas has al-
ready uncovered much that is
unsavory Considerable bitter-
ness and no little politics has
been injected into the record
One fact disclosed is that practi-
cal peonage prevails on many
large estates and renters in gen
efal are at the mercy of the
landlords However a shiftless
ness and lack of initiative on the
part of tenants is disclosed and
censure is due both sides Much
will no doubt be accomplished as
a result of the investigation
As if the war wasn’t cruel
enough all of the participants
have decided to make a bonfire
out of what they are holding
which belongs to the enemy
Thus the women and children of
Europe are coming in for added
misery The only intervention
for Europe is the wrath of God
The federal migratory bird
law was declared unconstitution-
al at Topeka Kansas Saturday
by U S District Judge Pollard
Judge Pollard held that congress
has no jurisdiction over game in
any of the states and that sepa-
rate states only have the right to
enact laws for regulation or pro-
tection of game The ease grew people have learned the lesson of
economy and of doing without
rather than going in debt
6 The farmers are in better
shape because they do not owe
as much now as they did one
year ago The merchants are in
better shape because they col-
lected a little closer but there is
no foundation in fact for the
statement that the merchants
and landlords are the ones who
have the money in the banks
There are more hogs in the coun-
try more attention is paid to
dairying a considerable number
of the farmers have erough feed
to run them smokehouses are
fuller than they were there is
more hay and grain more stock
and poultry and less living out
of tin cans
Above all there is more optim-
ism more contentment and more
of everything that goes to make
up the sum total of human hap-
piness And let us say in pass-
ing that few if any merchants
and landlords made a dollar last1
year It is to this fact that im-
provements which create a de-
mand for labor are few in Dun-
can at this time
Out of the arrest of
ies for shooting ducks in
ation of the federal law
There is one particular indus-
try in which we are all engaged
It is the greatest industry in the
world and the world is full of
people who assist in the making
of this product which furnishes
a background for all our grief
Human nature furnishes the ma-
chine and the product is mis-
takes One woman in every twenty
in the city of Chicago is a cigar-
ette smoker according to an
timate made recently by
vestigating committee
The state-wide prohibition bill
recently passed by the legisla-
ture of Utah was vetoed by the
governor
Once more and lest you for-
get live at home and board at
the same place this year
Emits a Howl Against
Claim of Better Times
t
The Banner is in receipt of the
following anonymous communi-
cation and while we don’t ordi-
narily pay attention to articles in
which the writer fails to sign
his right name we shall never-
theless give publication to this
one which follows:
“Editor The Banner:
"I notice with interest your
ea concernnSf the condition of
the country and you give the
statements of the local banks to
prove your statement The mere
fact that there is an increase in
the deposits does not prove that
the farmers and laboring men are
any better off The merchants and
landlords are about the only men
in this county who have money
in the bank About 90 per cent
of the farmers are in debt and
the balance even with the board
“You also slam the man who
stands on the 6treet and howls
and suggest that he should be
working instead of howling
“I think these men should be
working myself Now suppose
you publish a list of the jobs in
Duncan that are going begging
You can’t produce the jobs
“Some of these men are with-
out work money or credit Is it
any wonder that they howl?
“I don’t suppose you will pay
any attention to this letter but
here’s one gink that don’t take
your prosperity hot-air
“The Wag”
The Banner has nothing to
take back and if we can’t prove
every assertion made in the arti-
cle referred to in the above then
we are willing to let it go as hot
air Here are the facts:
The country is in better shape
than it was one year ago be-
cause —
1 There is more money in
the country as shown by the
bank statements and more mon-
ey means better times
2 The farmers are in better
shape than they were one year
ago because they have more feed
for their stock The feed bill last
year was enormous and took
thousands of dollars out of the
county Some feed will have to
be bought this year but not one
third as much as last year
3 The farmers have more
seed for planting than they had
last year Planting seed costs
money so that much of this
money will be kept at home
4 There is more building go-
ing on in Duncan today than one
year ago There are more labor-
ers in Duncan today than one
year ago and necessarily more
men are out of employment now
than then
5 The farmers are not bor-
rowing as heavily this year as
they did last which i3 an indica-
tion that they are in better
shape More than this they will
do without things that they went
in debt for last year and this is
an indication that the country is
in better condition financially
han a year ago because many
Activities of Women
The Sultan of Turkey has no
less than 300 wives in his harem
Oregon has two women harness-makers
and 29 female hat-
makers Colorado will probably have a
woman Juvenile Court Judge
Wisconsin stores and factories
employ nearly 50000 women
The woman suffrage party in
New York has over 150000 mem-
bers Columbus Ga has a Board of
Trade composed exclusively of
women
Fargo S D has three women
deputy food inspectors who serve
without pay
The suffrage bill in the Texas
Legislature was defeated by four
votes
In Persia girls are often mar-
ried to their cousins in order to
keep the family property intact
Mothers in Kansas are allowed
a pension of $12 per month for
the first child and $6 for each ad-
ditional child
Philadelphia now has four fe-
male Assistant Judges whose
duty it is to try all cases of chil-
dren now under 16 years of age
Grocery Store
Where Cash is Paramount
t
If you want to save a few dollars each month
on your grocery bill come and see us we can tell
you how - - - - - ’
Cash
W P FOWLER Manager
Last Number of the
Duncan Lyceum Course
On Saturday evening March
27 the Lyceum Entertainers will
present the closing number of
the Lyceum Course for this year
This concert will doubtless prove
as interesting as was that of the
Panama Singers last month The
company consists of three artists
—a flute soloist and tenor a
reader contralto and pianist
and a soprano Winnie Stewart
Henry’s pianologues and parts
of plays which she presents in
her readings prove a decided hit
There will be many combinations
in the program to give variety
Do not fail to hear this com-
pany at the High School auditor-
ium next Saturday evening
Honor Roll
(Delayed list of East Ward)
Willie Fincher Leon O’Neal
Evelyn Goad Imogene Hardin
Winnie Johnson Ennis Morse
Clara Mae Sanders Beatrice
Sanders Thelma Davenport Lena
Goad Inez Roberts Reba Robin-
son Ruth Moore
Letter ist
List of unclaimed letters re-
maining in the Duncan Okla
Post Office Mar 23 1915
Lee Brown Miss Ruby Crock-
sten Mrs Cecil Graham Mrs
Jennie Hudson W L King W
A Neill (2) G R O’Neal Miss
Ethel Pavne Miss Ethel Smith
When calling for the above let
ters say advertized
Lee Woods P M
Suda i Grass Seed
I have a big supply of Sudan
Grass Seed for sale This is the
coming hay crop of the country
and every form r should plant a
few acres Get yours now
29-tf J C McCasland
THE NEW
Don’t forget our stock of Field
and Garden Seed of which we
have a full and complete line
Grocery Co
Eleven Years of Successful Business!
under the same management only goes
to show that we do business in a business-like
way and enjoy the confidence
of the public in general We appreciate
your business and are willing to help
in' any legitimate undertaking
The Duncan National Bank
Rulings on New Drug Law
Washington March 20 — For-
mal rulings have been issued on
the Harrison narcotic law by the
Bureau of Internal Revenue to
those whose supplies were cut
off when the law went into effect
on March 1 and they are indi-
rectly Informed as “consumers”
that they can obtain a supply
only through a duly registered
physician veterinarian or den-
tist Despairing letters have
reached the President and Secre-
tary of the Treasury the writers
begging to be allowed to pur- j
chase a supply of their favorite
drug Terms of the law do not j
appear to be generally under-
stood Physican8 or others allowed to
dispense the drug and stores
hospitals or other institutions
from which they are dispensed
must be registered and keep
records of the drugs sold Nurses
ars permitted to have narcotic
'drug3in their possession only
under direction of a registered
physician and can obtain sup-
plies only on a registered physi-
Old Trusty— Yeager
Carbon Pater at this Office
cian's prescription Druggists j Don’t buy lumber paints oils
are warned to be on the alert to brick lime or cement before you
scrutinize prescriptions for any figure with J L Markham
of the drugs coming within the
scope of the law and any one Bring your cream to Frensley
who files a fraudulent prescrip-1 Tuesdays and Fridays
tion is liable to penalty under It pays-you and the Banner-
the law Only original pres- to read the ads each week
Ready For
w
Get that new hat now while the
lines are unbroken My stock is
larger and better than ever be-
fore and embraces all the new
creations of the fashion centers
A Complete Line and
at the Right Prices
Mrs
At The Hub
Duncan Oklahoma
criptions may be filled and they
can not be refilled The only
drugs exempt from record are
those administered personally by-
a physician when away from bis
office
Another regulation is that
“unregistered1 persons except
those specifically exempt are-
not authorized to manufacture
deal in or have in possession or
control any prohibited drug’”
The law is mandatory j
A fine line of sewing machines
at the right prices at Goodman
& Grooms
1 Banner 1 year 1 dollar
7o the Ladies
All children sent to Taylor &
Ryon’s shop for work will have
the same careful attention that
older people get
Don’t sell your cream until you
see Frensley
Trust the Old Tru'ty — Yeager
Easter 1
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Duncan Okla
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Leeman, Ed J. The Duncan Banner (Duncan, Okla.), Vol. 23, No. 30, Ed. 1 Friday, March 26, 1915, newspaper, March 26, 1915; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1742063/m1/4/?q=j+w+gardner: accessed June 24, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.