Hollis Post-Herald. (Hollis, Okla.), Vol. 19, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 29, 1922 Page: 1 of 8
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Post-Herald
OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF HARMON COUNTY
Volume 19—Numbeh 33
Hollis, Harmon County,
ma, Thursday, June 29,1922
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A number of peolpeof Har-
mon county have a different im-
preiiion of Mayor J. C. Walton
aince they heard him speak in:
Hollis one week ago today.
So much talk had pasted a-
round, and the Daily Oklahoman
has ridiculed him so much, that
lots of people actually thought
he is one of those wild eyed
Bolshevists.
But Mayor Walton has every
appearance of being a substan-
tial, well-informed, sincere
American citizen, possibly a little
too radical in some of his views,
but still earnestly endeavoring
to do what he can for the inter-
ests of the great mass of Ameri-
can people aa against the privile
ged few. There is one thing cer
tain: Mayor Walton is uncompri
mising in his attitude against the
Big Interests that want to crush
the very life out of those who
have to struggle for an existance.
Mayor Walton's methods may be
wrong, but it does nrt appear to
the write^that he can be charg
ed with being insincere.
Mayor Walton was greeted
here by about the same number
that heard Dr. Riddle, about 121
the majority of whom' were
town people, but there was keen:
er interest shown In MajforWal*
ton aftgr the meeting
him personally. Since the meet*
lag there has been a great deal
of favorableeomment, and it has
developed that Mayor, Walton
has a good following in .this
eounty.
As indicating the direct way
Mayor Walton^ -attacks public
voptteniJheiolkming letter, ad-
dressed to R. H. Wilson and
Thomas H. Owen, candidates for
governbr o^fjW fijmocratic tick
et, under date o'fJune 13th, is
self-explanatory. Follow-
ing is the letter in full.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
June 13 th, 1922.
Hon. Thomas H. Owen,
Hon. R. H. Wibon,
Candidates for Governor Demo-
cratic Tick-et, August Primary.
Gentlemen: Let us not pro-
mise the Soldier and Sailor some-
thing after election; let us do
something for him before elec-
tion.
1 respectfully and earnestly
invite you to meet me in confer*
ence in the immediate future not
later than June 17th, for the
purpose of formulatinf a Soldier's
Bonus Bill, to be submitted as a
constitutional measure to the
people through process of the
initiative at a special election to
be held prior to the November
election.
- I am opposed to submitting
the measure at the November
election for the reason that any
one failing to vote on the meas-
ure would be counted aa voting
against it.
More than twenty-five states
have voted a bonus and I suggert
■the amount of bonus to be paid
our ex-service men to be $50.00
per month for the time spent in
A PIG STARTS A
BOY. OFF
FHOEBEK. WARNER
Miss Valerie Johnson is in
Clinton visiting friends. She ex
pects to return home Saturday.
A few months ago a Texas boy
became dissatified with his lot
and left home. There was no
special reason for his leaving
home. He just wanted some-
thing, he knew not what, so he
thought he would start out and
try to fltid it. It might have
been that the boy felt that he
was not recognized for enough
at home. It might have been that
he did not find the companion-
ship in his father that a boy
needs. It might have beea that
he did not have sufficient inter-
est in his home. It may have
been that the whole place and
everything on it belonged to his
Pa, and everybody else on the
place were mere unpaid servants
and hirelings.
When this boy left he never
expected to return. Neither did
the Prodigal Son, but he did.
And so did the boy in this story.
The difference between this boy
and the Prodigal Son was this.
The Prodigal Son in a few yreeks
grew tired of living with other
people's hogs and he decided to
0Arise and go" back to his
father and mother and his tome.
But the boy we knew about be-
longed to a PIG CLUB and he
got homesick for his pig. One
registered pig was everything
^hat^bey owned. That pig was
the only tie of ownership be-
tween that boy and the farm on
which he lived,
go on* day after his mother
had worried tpyer, hinAjfer .'ievef.
al weeks, she tent lor' tlie farm
demonstration agent to come to
her home to see her. When he
arrived she told him the story of
her bby. And then she put on
her bonnet and led thrway to
show the farm agent her boy's
pig. He had not seenitfor sev-
eral weeks. It was growing fine.
01 course it was, for mother had
bee*' earing for berboy's pig.
She bad learned to love.it; too.
And more than one tear had
moistened his shaggy back as
she leaned over the fence to feed
and scratch him.
The county agent said "good-
by" to the heartsick mother,
climbed in his car and turned
toward town. The next dav a
letter went out on the first mail
(Continued on page four)
Price, $2 in Advancs
Our Enterprising Neighbors are Giving a Fonr
Day Program This Yeus-Many Hollis People
and Others from Over County will Attend
the service. I propose that the
money for paying this bonus be
raised by a tax on public service
corporations, banking, loan and
trust companies, and the natural
mineral resources of the state,
etc.
Immediately upon the accep-
tance of this proposal by the
voters of the state, I think bonds
should be issued and the bonus
paid to the soldier in cash from
the sale thereof; these bonds
should be liquidated by a sinking
fund into which should go the
money raised by taxation on
public service corporations, etc.
It must, however, be distinct-
ly understood thatf the tax shall
not be levied on the homes, lands
and property of the people. The
people furnished the private sol-
diers, let the interests pay the
bonus. I hope to hear from you
in the next few days, in any
event, not later than June 20th,
1921*. Yours respectfully,
J. C. Walton,
Candidate for Governor Demo-
cratic Ticket August Primary.
That the people of Gould are
going after some of the really
good things in life is indicated
by the fact that for a number of
years now they have put on a
Chautauqua program. Usually
it has been a three-day program,
but this year they have four full
days, eight programs, afternoons
and evenings.
The Chautauqua is from Sun-
day, July 2nd, to and including
Wednesday, July 5th.' Owing to
the fact that it has been impossi
ble to get The Post-Herald in the
mails until after the first two
days' programs for the last two
days only are given.
It is hoped that the people of
Hollis and of the whole county
will show their appreciation of
the enterprise of the people of
Gould by attending as many of
the programs as they can. The
price of admission is very reason
able-
Tuesday and Wednesday's pro
gram are as follows:
JUDGE J. 0. COUNT
WOULD BE DISTRICT
JUDGE OF THE 25TH
Tuesday, July 4th
Afternoon: An afternoon of Comedy and Drama ....
Mac Murray Players
Admission 50c
Evening: An All-stSV Cast Playing . Cappy Ricks
Admission 75c
Wednesday, Jnly 5th
Afternoon: Mirthful Music
Kathlene Jordon Moore Fntertainers
Evening: Artistic Impersoations
, . . . , Kathlene Jordon Moore Entertainers
Lecture . . Dr. F. M. Price
Admission 50c
THERE IS NOB
CHEAPER THAN EDUCATION
Comfortable house", good food,
automobiles all cost a great deal
of money. Education which en-
ables a man to come by these
thinga costs very little.
The man who com plains that he
has never had any education de-
serves little sympathy.
Education today is one of the
cheapest of commodities. .
It costs mopey of course to
take^pur years' coarse in col-
lege,"although there are thou-
sands of students who Work
their way through oollege all the
year.
As a.matter of fact-, about all a
college can do is to teach a man
how to get an education* The
real education he gains by apply
ing the rules that he learns in
the class room and the lecture
room.
Some of the most brilliant
men in America and in England
have been self-educated.
Such a man was Mark Twain.
Such another was Charles Dick-
ens.
Mark Twain had little school-
ins:. Dickens had little. Both
however, read all the books they
oould lay their hands on. Both
asked multitudes of questions of
everybody they thought could
answer them.
Both became very great men,
very great writers, and of vast
use in the world.
Your education will cost you
practically nothing if you really
want it. Go to a library. Talk
to the librarian about what you
ought to read. Then read it
and keep on reading, and think-
ing about what you read.
The only price you will have
to pay is the time you spend and
the education you will receive
will be worth many thousand
times the price.—Ex.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Richerson
moved in their new home Wed-
nesday.
America
DEMOCRATIC WOMEN Will
m PROGRAM THE 6TH
ThaWomen's Democratic jflub
wHl render the following pro-
gram on" Friday, July 7th com.
mencing at 3 o'clock at the home
of Mrs.S. A. Kiiig:
s°ng
The Price of Liberty ^
*. -Mrei Jim Brieeoe
Piano Soto \ Ella Mae BeaVert
The Democratic thist *
.-w rw
Violin Solo ,.rH JJyeiyp
"How May We as Women Pre?
pare Ourselves To Vote" A
Round Table Discussion lied by *
• Mrs. C. F.* Edwards
A cordial invitation is extend-
ed to Women who are interested
to attend.
Home from Weatherford
Prof. A. R. Anderson came in
from Weatherford today to
spend a few days looking after
business matters. Prof. Ander-
son is teaching psychology in the
Southwestern State Teachers
College at that place. He says
there are fourty-four students
enrolled from Harmon .county
and that the total enrollment up
to the present time is 1130.
Political Announcements
We are authorized to make the
following announcements of
candidates, subject to the Pri*
mary Election on August 1st:
THE REPUBLICAN TICKET
For Sheriff
JOHN F. YATES
For Commissioner
(District'No. 2)
ROSS BENNETT
Like a bomb shell comes the
information that Attorney J. O.
Counts, of Frederick, will con-
test for the district judgeship in
the 25th judicial district. It has
been supposed for some time
that the race would be between
Judge Mathews, incumbent;
Judge Austin, of Eldorado, and
Judge Hussey, of Frederick, but
within the last few days Judge
Counts decided to get into the
race, and has begun an active
campaign thruout the district.
It is understood that he will de-
vote practically all of his time
from now to the primary in the
interest of his candidacy. He
has authorised The Post-Herald
to announce his candidacy and
later will have a statement to
make to the people of Harmon
county.
Native el Arkansas
Judge Counts is a native of
Arkansas, but was reared in
Texas, where his parents moved
when he was a young boy. Af-
ter attending common schools in
Texas he completed his acade
mic work in the McKinney Col
lege at McKinney, Texas, and
the North Texas Normal College
at Denton. He taught school
for a number of years in Texaa
and Oklahoma before taking up
the practice of law. He gradua-
ted from the law department of
the Cumberland University of
Tennessee in 1909, with the de-
I&B.. ..
/ MtrWt.Otkk*.
Jndge Counts had moved
Oklahoma se*aralAya*rs
completing hislaw studies,
ing located inJaokeoncoun
1904, and?after one;sear
I
ON SOMETHINGS
moved to-"
Ham in Greer.
sided there until he
couhty attorney, II
he moved to'HoUia.^ J#
Attorney Count* reee
largest- tote , of any candidate
whoever ran for bounty, attofc*
hey. At Vinson there were 104
votes cast, and Mr. Counts got
lOO of them. On his second race
for the office in 1911, he is said
to have carried every box in the
county.
Locates in Frederkk
J ust prior to the completion
of his second term as county
attorney Judge Counts resigned
and moved to McAlister, and
after a short residence there he
moved to Frederick" where he
has resided ever since. During
his residence in Frederick he
has served as city attorney for a
number of years, and has built
up a good law practice.
J udge Counts has a great many
friends in Harmon county who
will be glad of the opportunity
to vote for him for district judge
but it is possible that many of
them have already pledged them
selves to one of the other candi
dates. However, Judge Counts
expects to leave nothing undone
to acquaint the people of the
district of his claims, and he
says that he >feels that he has a
good chance to land the nomina-
tion. ,
<F"Tt
There were some features a*
bout the political talk of Dr.
S. A. Riddle in behalf of R. H.
Wilson for governor here on the
10th that are entitled to consider
ation.
For instance, the manner in
which Dr. Riddle handled the
school book advertisiag matter
appeared to be very pleasing to
the friends of Mr. Wilson, while
the psrtisans of Owen, or in fact
those who are opposed to Mr.
Wilson, are just as insistent aa
heretofore that Mr. Wilson muat
have known something about
the advertising, and note few of
them insist that he no doubt
benefieted financially by the tran-
saction.
Dr. Riddle denied that Mr.
Wilson was in anyway responsible
for the advertising in the text
books, stating that when the
matter was presented to him by
a representative of the publish-
ing company that was printing
the text books he refused to con-
sider it at all, and that the rep-
resentative of the publishing
company then went to the attor-
ney general and secured an opin-
ion to the effect that there wae
no law that Would prevent the
publishing company from
printing the advertisements in
the back of the books, and that
Mr, WjJeon djd not know the ad*.
v<**«ri«runta the bqokh
jrere printtt and
, would
with the adverthdn
NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS
Where it is convenient to dJ so
please prepare your advertising
copy the first of the week, —
Monday if possible.
tejecteifby the commit?!**!.
Some people look upon lb*
matter as trivial and unworthy
of consideration, and in this con-
nection It was observed that
Hon. Fi M. Pease, in introducing
DRiddle, took occasion to com*
pare a discussion of the text
book advertising to getting down
to the spit on the sidewalk in a
discussion of political matters.
There are a lot of people who do
not view the matter that way.
The advertising placed in the
Oklahoma school books repre-
sents an expenditure of several
thousand dollars on the part of
the advertisers, and if there haa
been graft in connection with
that matter the people have a
right to know it. It hasn't been
customary nor ia it customary
now to use text books, song
books or Bibles as advertising
mediums in other states, and
there isn't any reason why Okla-
homa should do so, but if the
state does take up that practice
the State is entitled to any finan-
cial benefit accruing therefrom*
It is believed however, that the
people of the state feel thet they
can afforcbto pay for their hooka
in the regular way, and not have
them cluttered up with a lot of
business and commercial annoa-
cements.
Dr. Riddle paid Mr.'Wilson a
fine tribute as a school teacher
and as county superintendent*
Continued on Pag* Four
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White, J. Warren. Hollis Post-Herald. (Hollis, Okla.), Vol. 19, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 29, 1922, newspaper, June 29, 1922; Hollis, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc185642/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.