The Weekly Democrat-Chief (Hobart, Okla.), Vol. 17, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 27, 1918 Page: 3 of 10
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CITIES MUST HELP IM
MOD PRODUCTION
Assistant Secretary of Agricul-
ture Tells Bankers That Every
American Must Do His Part In
Providing Essentials for War.
That one thing is
Washington, June 26.—American
farmers will not need outside help
to feed themselves, and it is time for,
city consumers in the United States are we *oin£ to do «bout it?'
food efficiency.
j farm labor."
I Immigration has stopped, he said,
probably until many years after the
war; war industries are drawing more
men from the farms to the cities. The
Government can not creatc nor coerce
labor nor "can we afford to diminish
or in the slightest degree hinder our
! war industries nor stop by one man the
1 flow of soldiers to re-enforce our
I hrtrd-pressed nllies on "The western
l front.
"The farmers have planted the
crops. God has sent the sunshine and
the rain to make them grow. The
farmers alone can not harvest the
crops. We must have the crops. What
SHOE REGULATIONS
" DURING THE WAR
to take some concern for their own
sustenance, Clarence Ousley, Assist-
ant Secretary of Agriculture, said in
an address today before the Bankers
Association.
"The time has come," said Mr. Ous-
ley, "when by public opinion or by
Must Strip for War.
Mr. Ousley put the need for farm
labor squarely up to the cities.
"We have got to strip for war as
England, France, Italy and Belgium
have stripped," he said. "We can not
win it by depending upon the men,
local law, state and municipal, but women and children who are now on
most important of all by the example the farms and who are working from
of men of affairs who are the leaders daylight to black dark.
in their communities, every able-bod-j J'Last year in many agricultural
ied man must be persuaded to cease regions where ordinary farm labor
doing things that women can do as was not available on call the people
well or things that are unnecessary of the towns and cities closed their
from the standpoint of war and need-' stores and shops and offices for a
ful business activities. In a time like day at a time or for such time as was
this no man has a moral right, what-
ever his fortune may be, to employ
another man to render any service of
mere comfort of convenience when
the finest young men of the United
States are in France digging ditches,
Rawing lumber laying rails and play-
ing with death, and when the finest
young women of the United States
are scrubbing floors in hospitals, and
it is a sin that almost approaches
the unpardonable offense against the
civilization for any man or woman in
the United States to engage in a
wasteful or unnecessary service."
Food or We Fail.
Failure in food production, said Mr.
Ousley, will make vain all our armies
and all our war materials.
"Nor can we afford to hope for the
starvation of the Central Powers," he
continued. "While the German con-
guest of Russia and the Balkan States
has interrupted agriculture, which will
not recover its normal activity this
year, it can not be doubted that the
Central Powers will gain from these
conquered lands enough food to sus-
tain them another year, and unless
necessary and saved the crops. By
concert this can be done anywhere
without material loss to any business
or any industry.'
"Unselfish service is the imperative
demand of the hour."
Sour Stomach.
This is a mild form of indigestion.
It is usually brought on by eating too
rapidly or too much, or food not suit-
ed to your digestive organs. If you
will eat slowly, masticate your food
thoroughly, eat little meat and none
at all for supper, you will more than
likely avoid the sour stomach without
taking any medicine whatever. When
you have sour stomach take one of
Chamberlain's Tablets to aid diges-
tion.—adv.
LOOK OUT FOR FAKES.
Let those who have money to in-
vest, and who wish to invest*it safely,
and those who have funds with which
they would like to speculate with fair
prospects of making a gain, follow the
example of successful investors and
speculators.
Successful investors, whose fortnues
there is counter-revolution beyond any we hear about from time to time( dea,
present prospect the supplement of(in listed secUrities as a rule or in
food from these countries will increase others of such high ^ade that there
from time to time. Unless Germany ean no question as to their gen-
has lost her genius for agricultural uineness. Every man with $ioo or
'efficiency, her experts are right be- more can buy the same kind of stock
hind her armies in the conquered ter- that Mr Rockefeller, Mr. Schwab,
ritory furnishing expert information j Mr Carnegie or any other million-
and stimulation, and holding out tojaire owns standard Oil securities,
the improverished peasants promises Bethlehem Steel, United States Steel,
of high prices and prosperity beyond C£m all be bought by_the publiC) and
anything they ever experienced."
tFarmers Doing Their Part.
There has been no breadown in
agriculture, Mr. Ousley asserted. He
spoke of the creation of the Depart-
ment of Agriculture and the land record and costing $100 than to own
grant colleges more than half a cdn-1100 shares at $1 a share of a newly
tury ago as providential and of the promoted scheme against the success
development of the department as1 of which the chances are a thousand
constituting "a body of stateman-jto one. In these days of high wages
ship less spectacular, but more frut- and general prosperity an army of
ful of human comfort and happiness,1 small investors is swelling to enor-
more potential in the present crisis'' mous proportions and many who are
than any single or collective body of; "feeling their way" are being tempted
statesmanship in the history of the j by promoters of schemes that deserve
the latter will receive exactly the
same rate of dividends that the "big
owners receive.
It is better to hold one share of a
dividend-paying stock, with a good
Republic or possibly in the history of
the race." He told how American
farmers, under the direction and stim-
ulation of the Department of Agri-
culture, have met their war tasks
from the beginning and of the great
promise in the crops of 1918.
"Responding to the appeals of the
Government," said Mr. Ousley, "and
accepting the advice of the depart-
ment and the land grant colleges as
to the crops needed, and giving the
least concern to the crops that seem-
ed to the individual farmer to promise
the greatest profit, the farmers of
investigation by the Postoffice De-
partment as well as the Department
of Justice and the Federal Trade
Commission. The latter two depart-
ments are very anxious to strike at
big business. It would not be' difficlt
for them to strike at the big fakirs
who promote fradulent enterprise and
thus to be helpful to, rather than dis-
turbers of .the general prosperity.—
Leslie's Weekly.
Cholera Morbus.
This is a very painful and danger-
ous disease. In almost every neigh-
the United States have put under the ;borhood someone has died from it be-
p,„w this year more land th.n
under the plow last year, and if the jg to have a bottle of Chamberlain's
weather continues favorable but one Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy in the
thins: can prevent the continuance of .house so as to be prepared for it. Mrs.
j Charles Enyeart, Huntington. Ind..
i ■—*** |writes: "During the summer of 1911
two of my children were taken sick
with choiera morbus. I used Chamber-
lain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy
and :t gave them Immediate relief."
—adv.
UGHIIKLOllW
TOO MULT SICK
Stop using dangerous drug before
it salivates you!
It's horrible!
ANSWERED TWO ALARMS.
You're bilious, sluggish, constipated
and believe you need vile, dangerous cal-
omel to etait yom l.ver and clean your
bowels.
Here's my guarantee! Ask your drag-
gist for a bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone
and take a spoon «ul tonight. If it
doesn't start your livjr and straighten
you right up better than calomel and
"without griping o« making you sick I
want you to go back to the store and
get your money. 1
Take calomel"today and tomorrow you
will feel weak and sick and nauseated.
Don't lose a day's work. Take a spoon-
ful of harmless, vegetable Dodson's Liver
Tone tonight and waki* up feeling great.
It's perfectly hanr.less, so give it to
your children any time It <an't s*.li-
>ate. so let them eat anyth ng nfm-
wards.
The fire department responded to a
false alarm, turned in from 729 S.
Lincoln street at 9 o'clock Saturday
night.
Sunday night at 10:20 o'clock the
department made a run to the rear of
Remmert's garage, where an alarm
was turned in by J. J. Long of the
Nash hotel, to prevent the wind from
spreading the fire in a trash heap.
The blaze was extinguished with
chemicals before the fire department
arrived at the scene.
WARD—FARRIS.
A marriage license was issued
V/ednesdcy to Y. A. Farris, 18 years
old, and Miss Fannie G. Ward, 16
years old, both of Sentinel. They
were married by Judge Carpenter.
Those for Women Not to Exceed
Eitfht Inches From Breast of
Heel to Top at Side—Hinton
Gaiters Limited to 6 1-2 inches-
hoot samples for women to be made
'for spring season of 1919.
4. To discourage the purchase or
order of unnecessary sample pairs of
shoes for future buying.
5. To encourage the sole of low
rut mid low effects.
SELLS (.001) TO SOLDIERS
HELOYV RETAIL PRICES.
The War Industries Board authori-
zes publication of the following let-
ter and schedule sent to the shoe man-
ufacturers of the United States:
"In order to husband our resources
and assist in carrying on the war pro-
gram, further measures of conserva-
tion are absolutely necessary in the
shoe trade for the spring season of
1919.
"The purpose of this program is to
reduce still further, if possible, the
number of styles and to avoid those
styles that involve the unnecessary
use of material and capital.
Details as Ratified.
"As it is impossible for this section
to issue the plan in its final form be-
fore June 28, 1918, we wish to inform
you of the details and therefore we
are .inclosing the list of the suggest-
ed methods of conservation. These
suggestions have been carefully in-
vestigated and are the result of var-
ious meetings with representative
members of all brunches of the allied
shoe and leather industry. They have
been ratified by the executive com-
mittee of the council of national serv-
ice of the shoe and leather industries.
"This program will be made effec-
tive in this form, unless substantial
reasons are immediately presented
which necessitate its modification in
order to assist more effectively in
meeting present war conditions.
Yours, very truly,
C. F. C. STOUT,
Chief, Hide, Leather and Tanning
Material Section War Industries Board
Schedule of Recommendation.
These recommendations apply to all
samples made for the spring season
of 1919 and to all shoes cut for man-
ufacture on or ofter October 1, 1918.
" Height of Shoes.
The maximum height of women's
shoes, both leather and fabric, shall
not exceed 8 inches (measured from
breast of heel at side to center of
top at side of finished shoes), size
4b to be the base measure.
The maximum height of misses
shoes, size 1 1-2 shall not exceed 6
1-2 inches (measured as above.)
The maximum height of children's
shoes, size 8 1-2—11, shall not exceed
6 inches.
The maximum height of boy's shoes
sizes shall not exceed 5 1-2 iches.
The maximum height of infants'
shoes, size 4—8 shall not exceed 5 1-2
inches.
The maximum height of button
shoes for women shall not exceed 6
1-2 inches.
Overgaiters.
The maximum height of all wom-
en's overgaiters shall not exceed 8
inches, measured from breast of heel
at side to center of top at side.
The maximum height of misses'
overgaiters shall not exceed 6 1-2
inches (measured as ahove.)
Colors.
All shoes, both leather and fabric
shall be restricted to black, white,
and two colors of tan (the colors of
tan to be a dark brown or tan and a
medium or tan.)
Patent leather shall be black only.
These color regulations do not apply
to baby shoes made of fabrics.
Lasts.
Shoes manufacturers shall not for
the next six months introduce, pur-
chase, or use any new style lasts They
may replenish to cover wastage or
to meet requirements on present lasts
now in use in the manufacture of
shoes. This is to be effective at once.
(By new style lasts is meant any last
which have not actually been used for
manufacture of shoes in the past sea-
sons.)
Linings.
The use of leather as a quarter lin-
ing in oxfords and low shoes is per-
mitted only when used in skeleton
form with fabric. Leather linings will
be permitted in evening slippers, where
uppers are made of fabrics. We ad-
vocate the use of foil fabric linings
for low shoes wherever possible.
Cartons.
Cartons shall be made of either all
white or gray paper, with the excep-
tion of the front label and the front
flange, which may conform with the
color and paper now in use. No bot-
tom covering, trimming, stringing, fly-
sheets, or printed tops to be permitted
on cartons.
You are requested in so far as pos-
sible or wherever practicable, to in-
stitute the following methods of con-
servation :
1. To use economical cutting pat-
terns.
2. To co-operate with retailers and
wholesalers to restrict the return of
merchandise.
3. To reduce tr.e number of new
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
r -20w2t.
Iii the Matter of the Estate of Elisha
Harding, Deceased.
All persons having claims against
Elisha Harding:, deceased, are requir-
ed to present the same, with the nec-
essary vouchers, to the undersigned
administratrix, at her place of resi-
dence near Lone Wolf, Oklahoma,
or filed with her attorneys, Tolbert
& Tolbert at Hobart, Oklahoma
within four months of the date here-
of, or the same will be forever barr-
ed.
Dated June 13, 1918.
ELIZABETH HARDING,
Administratrix.;
13 IN UNHAPPY MARRIAGE.
A suit for divorce was filed in dis-
trict court last Thursday by Emma
Brubaker against John W. Brubaker.
Extreme and unusual cruelty was al-
leged in the petition of the plaintiff.
She states that he was frequently very
greatly intoxicated and recited in de-
tail unusual cruelties. They were mar-
ried at Hobart on May 13, 1913, and
have had two children, one dying in
infancy and the other, a daughter now
being four years of age.—Cordell
Herald-Sentinel.
Vices quoted for June on merchin
dise in the huge general stores opcrat-1
ed by the Quartermaster Corps in
France show that members of the Ex-
peditionary Forces may secure goods
at prices lower than retail in effect
in this country.
June quotations are: half pound
package chocolate, 11 cents; can of
cherries, 24 cents; can of cocoa, 14
cents; pocket combs, <> cents; can of
corn, 10 cents; shaving brushes, 15
cents; tooth brushes, 12 cents; can
stringless beans, 10 cents; bottle gin-
ger ale, 9 cents; can plum pudding, 32
cents; standard $5 safety razors,
$1.75; pair shoe laces, 3 cents; can
talcum powder, 5 cents; pound cut-
loaf sugar, 10 cents; spool cotton
thread, 4 cents; 2-ounce package
smoking tobacco, 7 cents; hand soap,
I cent; can lobsters, 25 cents; shav-
ing soap, 4 cents; bottle Worcester-
shire sauce, 20 cents; linen handker-
chiefs, 16 cents; pint bottle olives, 23
cents; can green peas, 10 cents; shoe
polish, 9 cents.
Althonugh the men nre issued ample
rations, the quartermaster stores are
opened to the enlisted men for the
purpose of permitting them to add to
their menu or to satisfy individual de
sires for dainties or delicacies. The
highest grade of merchandise only is
carried in stock so that the men may
be sure of having the best, whether
in rations or extra supplies.
Meats, groceries, fish, vegetables,
notions, toilet articles, smokers' ar-
ticles, and scores of miscellaneous
items nre included in the published
price lists. These lists are made avail-
able to each company and purchase
may be made either for cash or on
credit.
Among the staples to be found in
these chain stores are: fresh beef,
ham, bacon, turkey, potatoes, rice,
hominy, beans, onions, coffee, tea,
sugar, cocoa, butter and evaporated
fruits. The canned fruits and vege-
tables include: apples, peaches, apri-
cots, pears, cherries, currants, pine-
apples, prunes, asparagus, sweet corn,
tomatoes, mushrooms, sweet potatoes,
spinach, squash, turnips, and beans.
Included in the list of canned meats
and fish, are: Lobsters, oysters, sal-
mon, mackerel, cod, sardines, schrim,
herring, deviled crabs, sausages tur-
key, tongue, deviled ham, corned beef,
corned beef hash, roast beef, and
mincemeat.
For the man with a sweet tooth
there are: Jams, jelies, preserves,
raisins, apple butter, maple, syrup,
molasses, cranberry sauce, citron,
nuts, candy, etc. The smoker may
purchase smoking and chewing tobac-
co, cigars, cigarettes, pipes, cigarette
papers, and matches. The incidental
needs of all of the men are supplied
with razors, combs, brushes for all
purposes, buttons, soap, shaving sticks
shaving mugs, mirrors, razor strops,
shoe polish, shoe laces, toilet water,
talcum powder, tooth powder, witch-
hazel, towels handkerchiefs, pocket-
knives, needles, thread, candles and
playing cards.
TAKES WOOL TO ALTUS.
A Call to
Every American
War Savings Stamps are a call to the thrift and
patriotism of every American—a call that must
be met by every man, woman and child who shares
the blessings of this free country, if we are to carry
on this war as a united people.
What They Are
War Savings Stamps are the most democratic form of
government securities ever issued—a profitable, simple
and secure investment backed by the entire resources of
the government and people of the United States.
They steadily increase in value from the date of purchase
to the date of maturity—this increase is guaranteed by
the government.
These stamps are issued in denominations of $5.00l
Thrift Stamps 25 cents each.
The $5 War Savings Stamps
The $5 War Savings Stamp is a stamp for which the
government will pay you $5 on Jandary 1,1923. Its cost
to you if bought in February, 1918, is 14.13 (this cost
increases one cent each month during 1918)—that is 4
per cent interest, compounded quarterly.
Simple, Secure
You don't have to figure interest, nor clip coupons^
nor worry about the safety of your loan; the certificates
are not transferable, ana behind them are the wealth,
and taxing power of the richest country ever knowiL.
You can get your money back, on 10 days' notice, any
time you need it
I:
Invest in U. S. Government
f.
v * O-
War Savings
Stamps
and earn 4% interest on your sayings di1
, This spac* paid for and donated by -
Curreathers Mercantile Ce.
"Everybody's Store"
ATTITUDE OF INDIANS.
County Agent F. F. Parker, drove
to Altus Friday in his automobile,
taking the wool clip belonging to A.j
W. Darnell of Gotebo and VV. R. Coin,'
I .T. -Jayroe and A. J. Felter of Lone
Wolf. At Altus Mr. Parker will dis-j
pose of the wool lor the farmers of i
this county.
Mrs. Bertie Watson of Texarkana.
Texas, who had been here visiting at
the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Sam Parsons, south of town, return-
ed home Mcnday.
Muskogee, June 25.—This story in-
dicates the attitude of the industrious
Indian toward the War Savings
Pledge campaign which to be waged
in Oklahoma June 28.
John Redfox drove to Muskogee
from his farm in McIntosh County,
thirty mites away. He had read in
the newspapers about the big drive
which is to reach its climax next week
and because his crops are going to
keep him busy, he will not be able to
get to town to file his pledge cards.
Therefore, upon arriving here he
hunted up George W. Barnes, State
Director, of Oklahoma War Savings
Committee and explained to him his
predicament:
"I'll have good crops and will be
able to buy lots of War Savings
Stamps. I'll be too busy to sign up
next week so I want to sign now. Me
and the woman and babies all want
to buy five dollars every week. You
give me card and I sign now," was
his extraordinary request.
He was given the cards and told
to fill them out and send them to his
County Chairman or the'worker who
■will call for them but that didn't
satisfy John. He wanted to attend to
the matter at once. Finally he was
allowed to sign the cards and they will
be sent to his county chairman with
instructions not to bother John who
will be busy with his crops.
But even that did not'satisfy the
Indian, reaching into his pockets he
pulled out a small roll of bills, "Here's
forty dollars, I want to buy that much
now" he said. An assistant accom-
panied John to the War Savings Ban!:
i u- i- L:_ •
said State Director Barnes as John
Redfox left the office." <-
ALL SUPPLIES MAILEIX
All the supplies for use on N'ati«ia<
Thrift Day, June 28, in which Kiowa
county is assigned $1,000,000 as tr>&
quota, were mailed on time by C&au-
ty Manager Zink, and are now beiz^?
placed in the hands of the district-
workers. The suppiles were -.nattvai
Friday night, and the mail Saturday
morning commenced bringing in *jje
cards acknowledging receipt of the
supplies.
Mrs. Clyde Poston left Tueeiiay Tov-
Fort Riley, Kansas, where she «.-ii7
pay a visit to her husband.
N. D. Lyon of Roosevelt, was bi
town Tuesday, en route to Oklafeonut
City to report to the naval recrartiaac:
office for assignment.
TAKES OFF DANDRUFF,
HAIR STOPS FALUHS
Save your Halrl Get a small! Ibsffitte
of Danderine right now—,
•tops itching scalp.
and there he made his purchase.
' That shows the interest that th
Indians are taking in this campaign,"j
Thin, brittle, colorless and scn#« y
Jiair is mute evidence of a QQ^erc-w'.
•scalp; of dandruff—that awful xutri.
There is nothing to destractir* to
Die hair as dandruff It robs t&e fe ;r
of its lustre, its strength and it* weijr
life; eventually producing a 5emarisi
ness and itdhing of the scalp, vtaeb .i;
net remedied causes the hair rooU
shrink loosen and die—then Ota
falls out fast. A little D&nderrs* <s+-
nght—now—any time—will suraJy tax
your hair.
Oet a small bottle of Kmmfefs?'*
Danderine from any drug store. 1*6
: :irely ran have beautiful hair ud J
of It if you will ju«t try a little IVs
derine. Save your hair! Try it:
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