The Weekly Democrat-Chief (Hobart, Okla.), Vol. 18, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 1, 1919 Page: 3 of 12
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Election Tuesday May 6, 1919
The Greatest Issue
Ever Before Oklahoma
Tuesday, May 6th, the voters of Oklahoma are to be given an op-
portunity to declare if they desire^. ^ ,r —
50 Million Dollars For
Hard Surface Roads
The Legislature, with only four dissenting votes, declared in fa-
vor of the State building (without cost to the individual taxpay-
ers), a state-wide system of roads that will
Advance the value of every foot of land in Oklahoma,
Make country life worth while to the farmers—the greatest users
of our highways, I
Stop the squandering of public funds on dirt roads, as is now be-
ing done in every county.
That will connect every county-seat town in the state.
The Big Features of the Proposed Bond
Issue Are:
Roads donated by the state to each County without cost.
Construction costs defrayed by oil, gas and automobile tax.
Construction to be along lines approved by the Federal Govern-
ment, which is necessary to secure financial aid from that source.
Government aid, plus fifty million dollars from sale of bonds, will
build every foot of road proposed by the Legislature.
NO OPPONENT CAN SHOW HOW CONNECTING HARD
SURFACE ROADS IN OKLAHOMA CAN BE SECURED
OTHERWISE. .
[f you would take Oklahoma out of the mud,
VOTE "YES"
MAY SIXTH >
Election Tuesday May 6, 1919
BENEDICT ARNOLD
W*$A*An\Gi'ic2wn Pati-ior"
ONCE
He Lojt allwk erv k ay
Foi-cjot hi$ of
National Honoi- and[Duty..
Jf You c n. Buy —
Doht RisKVom Self R«'J pcct by tolinjto Buy
VICTORY B°*W
"EARTH II BLANKET
OF 6REEN VELVET'
—WOLFING BR
County Chairman WolfinRer Is
Given Plane Ride for Selling
Most Bonds in Kiowa County
—Lady Winners Decline
BONHAM IN STATES,
Hobart Physician With A. E. F.
Medical Section Now at Camp
I)ix—Will Return to Hobart
on Relief from Duty
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SERGEANT TERRY OUT
OF ARMY AND IS HOME
Captain J. M. Bonham, who has
been overseas nearly a year with tho
A. E. F. Tuesday advised Mrs. Bon-
ham of his safe arrival at Camp Pix,
adding that he expected to be dis-
charged from the service Thursday,
when he will leave for home.
When commissioned a captain Dr.
Bonham was operating surgeon at
the City & County hospital, and sac-
rificing all personal interests went
into the service in January, 1917, be-
ing sent to Kelly Field and then to
an eastern camp from there overseas.
For several weeks Captain Bon-
ham has been on the waiting list to
sail, but owing to the loss of his ser-
vice records on two different occa-
sions he was detained in France un-
til this record could be replaced,
j On his return Dr. Bonham will re-
sume his former place at the head
of the County and City hospital.
With instructions to take the per-
son selling the most bonds and the
women making the largest individual
subscription to the Victory bonds
Lieutenant Oarcaden, Post Field pilot
flew to Hobart, Tuesday afternoon in
a Curtis J.N.2 training plane, pre-
pared to take his passengers on the
flight.
The honor of selling the most bonds
went to County Chairman Wolfinger
and when appraised of the fact that
he could go aloft in a government
plane, he readily assented. Mrs.
Meta Swisher, the record disclosed,
was the most liberal buyer among
the women, and she was given the in
vitation to take a flight wj,th the
lieutenant but declined. The offer
was then made to Dr. Emma Wood-
row, who subscribed for an amount
almost equal to Mrs. Swisher, but
she informed the lieutenant that she
would not take the flight for $10,000.
When asked about the sensation
caused by flying Mr. Wolfinger stat-
ed, that when the pilot was stunting
the sensation was similar to a ride on
roller coaster. "The earth looked
like a green velvet blanket," he stat-
ed. The pilot would shut off his en-
gine and we would talk back and
forth. When Lieut. Carcaden asked
me if I wanted to stunt I told him
to go ahead," added Mr. Wolfinger.
The lieutenant executed several
nose dives, falling leaf, Immelman
turn, and others while Mr. Wolfinger
was his passenger. Once they flew
low over the City Guaranty Bank,
where a big crowd had congregated
and Mr. Wolfinger waved his hand-
kerchief at the land lubbers below.
Mr. Wolfinger was aloft about 25
minutes and evinced great pleasure
from the experience.
First Sergeant Roy L.' Terry, Mo-
tor Transport Corps, and the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Terry, So. Hitch
cock street, returned home Friday
night from San Antonio, where he
received his discharge, after serving
narly two years in the army.
FOR SALE
FerrisWiresBurleson Protest Against
50 to 100 Per Cent Wire Increase
Congressman Scott Ferris, of Law-
ton, ever alert to the interests of the
people of Oklahoma, Wednesday sent
the following telegram to the White
House and to Postmaster General
Burleson:
"Your new schedule of rates in-
creasing telephone charges from fif-
ty to one hundred per cent., is diffi-
cult for us to bear. Three years of
drouth, two years of war and the
burdens that go with it, and the in-
tense loyalty of our state to the gov-
! ernment, makes this action impos-
' sible of explanation by the friends of
the Government. Is there no one
who can appeal to you to prevent
this additional burden and this in-
j justice upon a people who have al-
ready had more than they can carry."
In a telegram to the Democrat-
Chief announcing what he had done,
Mr. Ferris added: "I feel it my duty
to do this and some additional things
to prevent what I deem a gross in-
justice to our peole."
bankers, for the moment the tax ex-
emption on farm-loan bonds is re-
moved the old high rates of interest
on loans to farmers will again pre-
vail. The city people have their ex-
emptions—their mutual building and
loan association bonds are exempt
from taxation; so are the mortgages
of mutual savings banks; so are city
improvement 'and other municipal
bonds, and, altogether, billions of dol
lars of securities are exempted, more
than the entire farm mortgage in-
debtedness of the Unitde States, and
there is no reason why the bonds the
farmer sells on his mortgage should
be made an exception, declares Mr.
Quick. It will simply mean that the
farmer will pay a double tax—en his
property and on his debts.
Farmers Are Benefited.
The Federal land banks have up to
this time approximately $180,000,000
of loans outstanding. Their issu-
ance has saved the farmers of the
country tens of millions of dollars,
not just in the interest saved on the
loans, but because the rates of inter-
est on all loans on farm property,
•whether placed by other banks or
any other agency, have been forced
down to a>-reasonable figure. Since
the Federal land banks were estab-
lished, the rate of interest on farm
property has been forced down about
2 per cent, the country over. In some
sections it has been reduced 5 per
cent, or evermore. The land banks
rate is 5 l-2®per cent, and loans are
made up to 50 per cent, of the ap-
praised value of the farm, plus 20
per cent, of the value of the perman-
ent insured improvements.
As a result of the establishment of
the Federal land banks, no money
lenders are now charging the farm-
ers more than 6 per cent, on loans,
except in a few localities, where as
before the banks were established the
rates were 8, 10 and, in some sec-
tions of the country, as high as 15
per cent.
Three improved quarter section
arms, in Hobart territory,_(not leas-
ed for oil.) 1-3 of wheat crop of 180
acres goes with deal as well as 1-3 or
row crop. Average price $30 per
acre, why pay 1-2 this price or more
for Oil Leases when you can secure
clear title clear down; can secure a
Farm Loan of 40 per cent, of price
asked for term of years, This prop-
osition should appeal to the farmer
and investor after 10 days the crop
rent will not go with the deal. Sea
Hotchkiss-Thayer, City Bank Bldg.,
Hobart, Okla. 4-29-d2t-wlt
♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦++♦♦♦♦♦
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+ MUD MAKES CONVERTS ♦
+ ♦
+ Oklahoma City, April 29.— ♦
♦ From Muskogee comes the *
♦ story that Campbell Russell, +
♦ now touring the state speak- *
+ ing against the road bond is- ♦
♦ sue, was forced to cancel his ♦
+ speaking dates Saturday be- *
♦ cause the auto in which he ♦
+ was riding became mired in ♦
♦ the mud. It is said that all ♦
+ others in Russell's party im- +
+ mediately became converts to *
♦ good roads. *
♦ ♦
♦+#♦♦+♦♦♦+♦*♦*♦*
Rev. Sumner T. Martin of Love-
and, Colo., who spent last week here
disposing of his household goods, left
for home Tuesday going via Enid to
pay his daughter, Lois a visit, he is
attending Phillips university.
Publicity Assistance Brings Many
Disabled Men to Receive Training
Mrs. G. H. Paul of .Prescott, Ariz.,
and Mrs. L. W. Pugh of Cottonwood,
Ariz., arrived in the city Tuesday af-
ternoon to pay their sister, Mrs. <G.
W. Stewart a Visit.
REPUBLICANS WOULD
TAX FARMERS' DEBTS
Washington April 24.—If farm
loan bonds are taxed, as is proposed
by Representative Louis T. McFad-
den, of Pennsylvania. Republican
member of the House Banking and
Cr.mrcy Committer-, it mears that
the Federal Farm Loan Board, estnb
V-,.! I - P t>eir.o?rati.? Congress,
will have to go out of business or
raise its interest rate on loans to the
farmers, and then everybody else
will do the same, says Herbert Quick
member of the Farm Loan Board.
To appreciate what this means, it
is only necessary to remember what
the farm-loan plan has been to the
American farmer, who has saved tens
of millions of dollars through its
operation.
Mr. Quick declares that the pro-
posal to tax farm-loan bonds is large
ly inspired by the old farm-mortgage
"Bayer Tablets of Aspirift."
American Owned, Entirely!
"Bayer
Cross"
on genuine
Tablets.
Buy only
"Bayer"
packages.
O. C. Hall of Lugert, was in town
Wednesday afternoon on a business
trip.
E. B. Baum of Gotebo, was trans-
acting business in the city Tuesday
afternoon.
W. F. Pettit and J. L. Buck return
ed this afternoon from a visit to
Mangum.
D. Griffin of Snyder, was among
the out of town business visitors to
the city Tuesday morning.
I Leslie Nar.ee of Burkburnett, Tex.
is in the city, having arrived Mon-
jday for a visit to relatives.
I Prof. Roy J. Wolfinger of Enid,
who had been here visiting his father
returned home this afternoon.
Aspirin is the trade mark of Bayer Manufac-
ture of Monoaceticacidester of Salicylicacid
Passports from Misery!
Out of Pain to Comfort.
For Headache Colds
Neuralgia Grippe
Earache Influenzal Colds
Toothache Neuritis
Gum Pain Lame Back
Lumbago Joint-Pains
Rheumatism Pain! Rain!
Adults—Take one or two
"Bayer Tablets of Aspirin"
anytime, with water. If neces-
sary, repeat dose three times a
day, after meals.
Always insist upon
"Bayer Tablets of Aspirin."
Quick Ilelief—with Safety!
20 cent ^tekage, also larger gi=es.
The original vrorld-famoua tablets.
"TOP" SERG. R. L. TERKY.
Soon after the U. S. declared war
on Germany, Mr. Terry enlisted at
El Paso, and was soon made a ser-
geant. After a few .months service
he was sent to Camp Gordon, near
Atlanta, Ga., and put in the motor-
cycle supply department, handling:
all of this equipment for the South-
ern district.
On several occasions he applied
for oversea duty, but his command—
ing officers would not release bin*
from the important position he was
filling with the corp, and he did not.
get to go across.
' For the same reason he was held
in the service several months longer
than the other enlisted men in his
contingent, his officers being reluc-
tant to give up his services, although
he made repeated applications for
discharge, supporting his claim with
affidavits.
All three of Mr. and Mrs. Terry'&■
sons were in the army during the
war, Loren, serving in the air ser*.
vice in France and England, and
William in the artillery at Camp
Bowie and Fort Sill. An: have re-
ceived their discharges.
SAVED BY NEWSPAPERS
G. H. Strange of Loam Wolf," was.
in town Monday.
Washington, April 28.—Since the
newspapers of the country have been
carrying the information that the
Federal Board for Vocational Edu-
cation was prepared to offer re-
training to disabled soldiers, sailors
and marines, the response has been
immediate. Many men who had got-
ten out in civil life, and were endeav-
oring to 'carry on," often under
grievous handicaps, have learned
that they .may have their disabilities
neutralized by special training and
be comfortably supported while this
is being accomplished, with their de-
pendents adequately cared for during
the period, and with a certainty of
employment at the completion of the
course, if the training is for a wage
earning occupation.
Sintfe the cooperation of the daily
newspapers has beern tendered the
Federal Board, 4,725 men have made
application for the training, -and in
a large percentage of these cases the
men attributed their contact with
the Federal Broad to information
they had gained by reading newspa-
pers. Other agencies in various com
munities of the country have been
stimulated into activity by the same
means, and 1,765 disabled men have
been brought in contact with the Fed
eral Board in this way, traceable di-
rectly to the influence of the news-
papers in interesting individuals and
local societies in the welfare of dis-
abled men of the various neighbor-
hoods. These figures are only to
April first, and at the rate applica-
tions have been coming in to the Fed
eral Board, it is evident that the
work of tho newspaper is bearing
abundant fruit.
Piles Cured In 6 to 14 Days
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{ Used 40 Years
CARDUl
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The Woman's Tonic
Sold Everywhere
I
Instantly relieves Itching
restful sleep after Uxe first
and yon can net
Price 60c.
Frank Rogers of Gotebo, was a-
mong the out of town business visit-
ors to the city yesterday afternoon.
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