The Chickasha Star. (Chickasha, Okla.), Vol. 25, No. 38, Ed. 1 Friday, October 22, 1920 Page: 3 of 12
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ponsnta of this ameaddmeat auggo: )
Raising tbs local limit will not b: ip
luch a district Its valuation Is I o
vinall Besides It certainly Is aa tv
fustics for on man In one section I
this slate to be forced to pay thru
and four times as much school tax as
bis fellow citizen In an adjoining
school district especially since the
child educated Is to be a citizen of
the whole state and not restricted to
his school district '
(18) An Imaginary technicality la
this bill has been pointed out through !
which opponents art vividly picturing 1
to ths voters what might happen 14
the legislature decided to abuse the
''until otherwise provided for” phrase
School funds sre now distributed by
the stste 8224 for 1920) on a pei
capita scholastic enumeration bails
Ibe only other known plan (hat used
In some stilus Is to bsss ths distribu-
tion on tbs sverags attsndanoe Ist-
st cad of on ths enumeration
When the constitution was adopted
In 1907 U was left to our legislature
to vitalise Ita general provisions
There has never been any other way
In national or state government
There Is no hope fur our oitiaenship
whan our legislature can not be truati
ed to make our laws That has vy
been ths schema ef our bfrvmitub 2&
has stood the test for ages Suspicion
and distrust breeds socialism antf
makes bolsheviks To say that we
should not adopt this amendment hu-
es use the legislature might abuse It
Is equal to saying a man should not
marry a wife because she might bare
down their bouse while he was sway
from borue I
(19) It baa been huggesled by om
ponents of this bill that twoTr threw
sparsely populated oo unties of the
Northwest would lose heavily lq
Jbslr estlmatss they have not taken
into account the ad valorem tax on1
five hundred million dollars' worth of
oil properties Included under this
amendment to be added to the pres-
ent assessed valuations In estimating
the returns to aach county
(20) The tuition of ten cents paid
for Indian children by the Federal
government to some school districts
In lieu of their nun-taxable Indian
lands la practically nothing On ao-
Oount of the Irregularity of attends
ance and spare enrollment of those
of the IntltM children who come
gtrlctly within the prencribed regula-
tions of the Detriment very little
id results Some districts do not
even apply for It
Voters In general are prone to leave
the Constitution as It was first writ-
ten Amendments are often obnoxious
simply because they are amendments
But where the public good warrants
It and the advantages to be gained
for oir common schools Justify It let
hot this stand In the way of our prog-
ress in 1907 Oklahoma hAd the best
constitution yetwrltteh But since
then many states have rewritten their
constitutions amended them and
nade wise Improvements sorue even
copying Oklahoma's best provisions
Let us again lead the way thirteen
years later for more and better com-
mon school education by liberal state
aid When ths roll Is called again
Oklahoma should not be found 3Cth
In the list of slates We can easily
afford this since the State Auditor has
rtcontly shown that our colfers sre
full on other Items of state govern-
ment Let us vote for the BETTER
SCHOOLS AMENDMENT November
fnd
OKLAHOMA EDUCATION
ASSOCIATION
floard Dirertor:— W U Mast-rson Prea-1-ltnt:
A W Punning V--Pruuilnnt M
A Na-b Keenum v lolm II Mitchell
n reusui-t-r: Hugh A I'urroM Merrih hi
J I'rice Member At K Kloydl Member
Uin T Ilflei Mt-mber Murnsii hi
£hepard Member
ARGUMENT AGAINST THE ADOP-
TION OF STATE QUESTION
NO 109
INITIATIVE PETITION NO 72
This proposed amendment pro-
vides that:
"For the purpoee of maintain-
ing the Common Schools of this
Slate the Slide Board of Equali-
sation shall each year levy on an
advalorem basis s tax of not lees
than six mills sad not more than
tun mills upon all taxable prop-
erty within the State not exempt
from taxation as public church
charity or fraternal property"
The assessed value of property lo-
tus 1 1 y taxed adveloremi for the cur
fent year Is 81644448746 Six mills
(tbs minimum) applied to this would
product 8898608247
The serious — I be Insurmountable
Objection to this amendment Is to be
found In the first five words of the
fecund pa agrsph "Until otherwise
provided by law’ This money raised
by uniform tax upon all taxable prop-
erty is to be "apportioned and dlstrib-
lited as other common school
4 funds” "until ollierwsle provided by
law” — that la until the legislature
meets Vnder this amendment the
Legislature will have absolute ‘power
lo use any portion of this money for
pny purpose which they may dssm
helpful to the common schools”
' Under this amendment the Legis-
lature would have the power to ap-
propriate set aside and segregate a
sufficient amount from this "ootumon
fund” to establish s Lecture Bureau
In each unty ta the State with a
thief lecturer and three assistants or
pins assistants or nineteen ass is Isa ts
whose duty It would be to visit each
pommon school once a month once a:
Week er twice a day and lecture the
Children upon "Why the grasshopper
does not sing like the katydid" or
Where did white mice originate”
No the Legislature probably would
fot do that but they could
The Legislature could appropriate
pnough of this fund to establish a
training sohool for lecturers with an
pudltoriuu and a Billy Sunday aouad-
ng board They omtld build one
I? ven thirteen or scventy-Mven such
training schools — as many as "in their
udgment" the "good of the common
pebool demanded' with dormitories
or the lecturers to livs In No they
prebably would not do that at least
pot to begin with
What would they do? We shall not
Endertaks to answer nor do we be-
ere that anybody else can answer
e legislator knows what bs would do
path be has snoo entered the swarm
would saopt and woicn cues noway
Xiuwa
I low long do youtbhk would this
ft id be "aportioied aud distributed
II other i-oimoii school funds?" No
''run':f lniatn:tlun ext roncelvo of
- las things tht woulJ bo suggest
led as "helpful to the common schools”
and for which appropriations would bs
urged from tbta lund No one pereoa
nan prophesy with any degree of ao-
curacy as to what portion of this
"common fund" would be appropriated
for trying out pet scheme and fads
It Is not only possibld Lnt probable
that legislation would bs promptly
sought designed to deprive the local
school boards of practically all author-
ity othsr than the making of requill-
tlons and approving claims
It Is wall known that some of our
leading educators bellsvs that local
school boards should bs relieved of
control over their district school and
tue authority concentrated In the
County and State Superintendent
When the funds srs apportioned out
from a cwiLral point “as provided by
law” It will be much easier to con-
centrate control This point is well
Worth considering
This immense fund which Is held
out eo attractively before us Is not
provided by the fairies but as s di-
rect tax upon aii tazabis property not
exempt as "public church charity or
fraternal' —
Are ws ready to contribute annual-
ly ten to fifteen million dollars to bs
uaed for common school purposes as
ths Legislature may provide'?
Let not the public be soothed to
rest with the suggetslon that "wealthy
districts” and “wealthy centers” art
to contribute a large portion of this
fund
Applying the minimum levy (six
thills) to the property of Cimarron
County — now pa? lng' advalorem tax
99261170 — we find that Cimarron
County would contribute 155627 to
this fund The 1167 school children
In Cimarron County could not hope to
secure one-third of this amount as
their per capita
The second county In the stste In
per capita wealth as shown by the
advalorem tax rolls Is Grant The
minimum levy In Grant County would
pioduce $187000 Grant County’s ap-
portionment for her 6259 children
would be less than half of this sum
Fifteen counties pay more advalorem
tax per capita than does Tulsa Coun-
ty Among these are Texas King-
fisher and Woodward
There Is not sn oil producing coun-
ty In tbs State that pays as much ad-
valorem tax per capita ss Clinsrron
Grant or Alfalfa Woods County pays
more per capita than Washington
Bayne County pays more per capita
than Oklahoma
It will be Interesting to look up Just
where (he "wealthy centers” are when
It comes to paying advalorem tax
The farrier has a bard time keeping
help on the farm now This amend-
ment says In effect to the farmer's
helper "Come on Into town and edu-
cate your children we will tax the
farm to pay for their education even
though you have moved away front
It" The tendency to attract people
away from the Inrming communities
Is s serious object Ion to the bill
It Is true that most of the Indian
Territory counties would profit finan-
cially by this amendment for s few
years but the schools of these coun-
ties are still receiving Federal tid to
compensate for their non taxable land
All of the objections advanced are
of minor Importance however com-
pared to the five w-ords at the begin-
ning of the second paragraph of ths
proposed amendment "Until other
wise provided by law"
In addition to all other funds now
subject to legislative appropriation
we are asked to ratify this amend-
ment which requires the levying of
an ann al tax upon "all taxable prop-
erty” ol not less than six mills which
money when collected can bb appro-
priated In any quantity the Legisla-
ture nr' v see fit and for any purpose
which !we Legislature may decide will
"aid In maintaining common schools”
Thoughtful consideration of the pos-
sibility s lurking (barely) beneath the
surface In this amendment will cer-
tainly result In sn overwhelming vote
against its adoption
OKLAHOMA FARMERS' UNION
By ED REGER Chairman
E E NORMAN Secretary
W 1) HENRY Member
E Dl'FFY Member
II B CONVERSE Member
Executive Committee
argument in favor of the
ADOPTION OF REFERENDUM PE-
TITION NO 39 STATE QUTSTION
NO 112
This Constitutional Amendment was
proposed and adopted through the sc-
Mon of the Legislature In adoption of
the House Jctnt Resolution No 3 au-
horlziug the KubuiUaion of the ques-
tion to' the voters of the state It
intended Section Twenty-One of Art!-
lie Five of the Constitution so aa to
provide that the time limit for ths
fcesHloa of the Legislature shall be ex-
nded to ninety actual working days
but that no bills shall be Introduced in
llther House afrbr the sixty days of
the session except upon recommends-
Uon of the Governor
This amendment should be adopted
tor tbe following reason:
The varied Interests of the State of
Oklahoma have grown to such sn cl-
ient that s Session of tbe Legislature
9f sixty days duration ss now pro-
rided by law la too limited a time to
properly consider the subjects de-
manding attention and tbs practice of
Introducing legislation until the last
lays of tbe session thus orowding tbs
calendar full of undigested measures
la at bad one Under this amendment
It would allow thirty days to give due
nd deliberate consideration to such
measures os had 'been' Introduced In
the previous sixty days
This Is an Important amendment to
pur Constitution ss our Legislature
prUy moots every two years and nln
ty days at the best la short snongh
time to consider the subjects for legis-
lation This amendment will give
lime for doe oo os (deration of worthy
tubjeots that may be passed and wOl
prevent the hasty consideration sad
tdoptlon of unworthy bill of any char-
iot er -
THIS AMENDMENT SHOULD BM
IDO PT ED— -VOTE TVS
SlMSCIIOOL
Lesson
(By REV K B FITZWATfcR D D
Enflliti Bible lo the Mood f
Bible letUtule ol Chicago)
!& HU Wstra Niippr tTnloa)
LESSON FOR OCTOBER 24
WHATTHE KING REQUIRE
IR8POS TEXT— Mstl 6:1-48
UoLDKN TEXT— Be y therefore per-
fect even se your Father which la la
heaven la perfacL— Matt 448
ADDITIONAL M ATEKIALr-Lev 1:
IS: DcuL 1:4 6 Luke 8:20-38
PRIMARY TOPIC— What the Heavenly
Father Wants Us to He
JUNIOR TOPIC— What Jeeus Wishes
His Followers to Be
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
— hteaeurlng Up to Christ's Standard
YOUNG PJCOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
The Character Which Jeeus Kequ'ree
The so-called "Sermon on ths
Mount” Is the king's proclamation of
the lews vhlh nhtnln In his kingdom
These laws do not set forth terms of
aul vat Ion to sluuers but the principles
of life which shall obtain when Christ
reigns on enrth
I Ths Characteristics of tho Sub-
jects of the Kingdom (w 1-12)
These characteristics sre set forth
In the nine Beatitudes
1 The consciousness of utter spir-
itual poverty (v 3) "Poor In spirit”
does not mean to be without money
(Isa 60:2) but to come to the end of
self In a state of absolute spiritual
beggary havin do power to alter
one's eondltlou or to make one's self
I better
I 2 A profound grief because of spir-
itual Insolvency (v 4)
3 A bumble submission to Gpd’s
i will (v 5)
lng over
4 An Intense longing to conform to ! Remember mothers that while
the laws of the kingdom (v 0) I other aore throats may hnve the same
5 Merciful (v 7) The subjects of I appearance as diphtheria yet the
the kingdom now take on the churuc- j safest plan is to have your child ex-
ter of the king I a mined by your family physician up-
6 l’urlty of heart (v 8) Since the first symptom of soar throut J
drug stores in practically all the
towns in the state diphtheretic anti-
toxin This antitoxin is free to all
persons unable to pay for it Those
) The outgrowth of mourn- ( are apje jjl required to pay
spiritual Insolveucy is meek- I
i for the antitoxin
king Is pre-eminently pure the sub-
jects who enjoy fellowship with him
must have heart purity
7 I’enccmakers (v 9) The one
who has received the peace of God
through Jesua Christ will dlTuse peace
to others
8 Suffering for Christ's sake (v
30) Tbe world hated Christ the
king therefore those who reflect bis
I spirit In their lives shall Buffer perse-
I cutiun (II Tim 3:12)
V Suffer reproach (v 11) This
means suffering fulsely In such case
we should glory In It for it brings
great reward n heaven j
II Th Responsibilities of ths Sub- I
Jects of ths Kingdom (vv 13-10) j
Man Is corrupt and the world Is In
utter durkness The disciples of
Christ are to live such lives as to pu-
rify and enlighten Their responsibil-
ities ure set torth under the figures of
salt and light
1 Salt of tho earth (v 13) The
properties of salt are (1) penetrating
(2) purifying (3) preserving Since
salt only preserves und purities in the
measure that it penetrutes so Chris-
tians only as they cuter into tbe life
of the world cun preserve It from de-
cay 2 The light of the world tv 14)
Light illuminales cml worms This
world Is cold and d irk The devil lias
set many pitmlls ii:kI mmics As sons
u( the light we -h Mild live so as to
pri-M-tii the mi wai y from stumbling
uml falling
III The Laws cf tns Kingdom (vv
2t' l'l
1 A to deeds of righteousness
They u list eM-t-ed that of the scrihe
Slid I 'hull sees
2 As lo sanctity of life (vv 21-23)
“Thou slialt do u murder" woim
more than suiiply lu refrain from the
taking of Die Rash csigvr la heart
murder v 22)
3 As to orgaulzed life (vv 27-32)
Tbe family is the unit of society
There Is tm sin that so rot society
a that against the lelnllon of the sex-
es The two awful sins against tha
family ore (a) adultery (vv 27-30)
(there Is heart adultery as well aa
heart murder (b) divorce (vv 31
32) Moses for the hardness of the
hearts of the people permitted a man
In case of adultery to put away bis
wife and give her a bill of divorce-
ment 4 As to oaths (vv 33-37) Speech
Is the ubsolut test of character
Wbftever la more than the simple
form of affirmation or denial comes of
tbe Devil
5 As to behavior toward those who
do not recognize the laws of the king-
dom (vv 3S-4S) (1) Not revengeful
(vv 39 40) (2) willing to do more
than Is required (v 41) (3) chari-
table (v 42) — even the borrower
sliould not be turned sway (-1) love
toward enemies (vv 45-43) Love to
enemies consists (a) In blessing them
that curse us (b) In doing good to
them thut bute us (c) In praying fur
those who uespltefully use us
God la Everywhere
Let u remember that God ts at the
seushore and lu the mountains Just as
much as be Is In our home town and
In our home church We need to re-
sist the devil of license which la al-
ways whispering his evil Insinuations
Into the ears of people away from
home We need religion just as much
In summer as we do In winter per-
haps more So when wo sre away
from home let ns not neglect our Bi-
ble and our dully prayer and attend-
ance upon the house of worship when-
ever possible
HEALTH NOTICE
By Dr A R Lewis State
Health Commissioner
KXKWKWMMWKX
WARNING AGAINST DIPTHERIA
ISSUED BY HEALTH BOARD
Inasmuch as several cases of diph-
theria have recently appeared in the
state I do not think a timely warning
to parents and physicians amiss
Diligent efforts and constant
watchfulness on the part of County
Health Officers and physicians to-
gether with full co-operation of par-
ents are necessary to prevent sporadic
epidemics of this terrible disease
Diphtheria victims are chiefly chil-
dren under five years of ape How-
ever at no age is one immune and
there is no difference in the sexes as
to susceptibility of the diesase
Because of the contagious character J
of diphtheria the state quarantine'
law will be rigidly enforced Briefly! J
this law provides that “the physician ' J
must at the time he discovers a easel
of infectious disease place in effect
a temporary quarantine Such quaran-1
tine remains in force until properly
raised Violations of the quarantine
law are punishable by fine the mini-
mum of which is $2500 and the maxi-
mum $10000
As a precaution against the spread
of diphtheria the State Health De-I
A
I partment has placed in one or more
“Cork— The Most Irish City in Ire-
land” savs a headline It happens to
be just now but Londonderry and
Belfast are not competing
Subscribe for the Chickasha Star
and get a Rand McNally Political
Atlas free The atlas alone is worth
the pries of subscription $150
I WILL SELL AT PUBLIC SALE AT THE
YARDS IN CHICKASHA OKLAHOMA ON
30— HEAD FINE MULES— 30
These mules are all halter broke sound and in fine condition for
farm work most of them are good mare mules They are the finest lot
of mules that have been brought into Grady County for some time They
will be sold for the highest dollar
This is your opportunity to get work stock at the right prices Sale
will start at one o’clock p m
TERMS: Four months time with the usual discounts and interest
WILs
COL E J HUBBARD
G O I CAMPAIGN SONG
Second Lieutenant George B Fairhead of 1657
Sunset Avenue Utica N Y and a former member of
the old 117th N Y Volunteers has written verses to the
tune “My Maryland" to be used ns a Republican Campaign
Song Mr Fairhead says Jthat he read of Cox offering
a prize for a Democratic song so he wrote one for the
Republicans
"I voted for Fremont" said Mr Fairhead “ and I
will vote for Harding and Coolidge and elect them”
The song follows:
THE FLAG AT THE FORE
(Tune My Maryland)
0! hail the Flag of Freedom's tram
lleronines and men of barin
That flag which would r t rend in twain
In sixty-one's wild awful strain
But purified by patriots’ blood
Survivied that raging war's red blood
Now Blue and Gray for the Union bud
In Khaki grit and Navy tug
That Hag disdained the coward pica
"Out of war he kept us” free
And far afield beyond the sea
Forced th’ world’s fighflfor Liberty
For as the Kaiser male his boast
That all th’ world’s brave martial host
Must bow to his imperial ghost
That Flug said Nay! as Verdun burst
a
That Flag again moves' to the fore
lleronines and Khaki Corps
Harding and Coolidge lead the score
Clipping egos attempted soar
So catch the step and elbow touch
Of Freemen voters Union clutch
And leave the Coxites in the lurch
With Uncle Sam at Home for lunch
’Tis then well lift Old Glory high
Clean World integrity descry
While obi and young iaise the cry
“Away with th autocratic fry”
Tis then we ll live as God's free folks
Americans who $-ar no yokes
The hero clan which cut wears all jokes
That ego I AM IT provokes
GFiOKCE B FAIRHEAD
IE WOODS
Auctioneer
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ROCK ISLAND STOCK
23d
HARMON ELLIS Clerk
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Kayser, J. W. The Chickasha Star. (Chickasha, Okla.), Vol. 25, No. 38, Ed. 1 Friday, October 22, 1920, newspaper, October 22, 1920; Chickasha, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1895950/m1/3/?q=j+w+gardner: accessed June 24, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.