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rHE GUYMON HERALD
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY
Established 1890
J. Q. DENNY. Editor and Publisher
Entered at the Guymon, Oklahoma,
poatoffice a* second class mail matter.
Advertisinic rates, 12i ctnU par
Inch; 6 cents per line.
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No paper diicontinued until arrcar-
>g are paid, except at th« option of
publisher.
OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER
THURSDAY. DECEMBER 19. 1918
CAN HE GET AWAY WITH IT?
When the "war emergency measure"
was passed authorising the President
to take over the wire line* of the coun-
try, every mother'* son in the senate
who advocated the passage of the bill
declared it as a belief that the Presi-
dent would not exercise the power
conferred upon hiin. It was argued
that the legislation was needed to deal
with labor problems relating to the
threstened strike of the telegraphers.
Postmaster Gen real Burleson insisted
that the interests of the country de-
manded the passage of the wire con-
trol; and it did not take long for him
to bring the telegraph and telephone
lines under his control. The war went
on. and the armistice was signed, and
no one through it all had ever discov-
ered anything with reference to the
operation of wire lines that consti-
tuted a "war emergency." The Presi-
dent finally went before congress, and
announced that the "war is over." It
was a little late in the day but Mr.
Burleson seised the cable lines just the
same. The Commercial Cable Com-
pany protests, and resists having its
properties snatched from it by un-
ceremonious processes that have heen
employed. The Company has engaged
Charles Evans Hughes as associate
counsel to William W. Cook, and the
Postmaster General is in for a merry
scrap in the courts.
"Government ownership of the tele-
graphs and telephones should no longer
be delayed." Mr. Burleson says in his
annual report, which is fresh from the
Government prlnterv. He adds:
"Action of congress in this matter is
urgently recommended."
There enn be no objection to Mr.
Burleson expressing these views in his
report, for as a matter of fact he has
constantly reiterrated this same opin-
ion in previous years. But that ti
processes pursued towards wire prop-
erties under the PostofAce Department,
were not contemplated when the legis-
lation was before the senate, is borne
out by the fact that no less an author-
ity than Senator I^ewis declared it to
b* understood that the President did
not desire to exercise the authority
viught in the resolution. At the same
time one of the leading officials of the
wire company of the United States in
speaking of events at Washington de-
clared that "the question of Govern-
ment ownership was not discussed."
Mr. Burleson himself urged the pas-
sage of the resolution, in order that the
President may act, if necessary to safe-
guard the interests of the country dur-
ing the prosecution of the war "
When this was all going on last July,
the intimation was resented that radical
members of the Democratic party with
Mr. Burleson as their leader, were
eager to have the lines brought under
Government control and operation dur-
the war as a fore-runner to a fixed
peace policy.
The Commercial Cable Company
takes the position that the manner in
which they were "annexed" is plainly
illegal, and they do not propose to
submit to the confiscatory methods em-
ployed by Mr. Burleson. It is pointed
out in their complaint that the action
of the Postmaster General disturbs
treaties with foreign nations, inasmuch
as the company's properties stretch
alike to European and Asiatic nations.
It looks as though Mr. Burleson in his
effort to use the transatlantic cables
as his buttons for the Government
ownership wire garment, is doing a
poor piece at tailoring. The company
evidently believes that the Postmaster
General has bitten off a bigger chunk
than he is going to be able to get
away with.
ti rely to the pick and shovel and
scraper. Motor truck traffic has in-
creased one hundred per cent in the
last two years, and it is found that the
heaviest of our bard-surfaced roads
are built too light to withstand the
strain upon them by the new motor
traffic. The federal aid road act pro-
vides means by which the Government
supplies millions of dollars to the stat<
authorities, which the latter match their
own millions in the building of new
highways. There is a well defined
movement in Washinirton that w'ill
make itself known in the coming few
weeks as favoring a new system to
t ruck highways that will extend from
ocean to ocean and from the Canadian
boundary to the southern border of
states. Good road authorities are be-
coming insistent that better road con-
struction shall be made more syste-
matic in the future than it has been in
the past. In view of the fact that
practically all of our main traveled
American highways have broken down
under heavy traffic conditions, it is
probable that the attempt to build new
roads on a firm foundation will meet
with popular approval. One road
official draws a comparison that high-
ways in the past have been built upon
the same plan as houses that rested on
blocks. He says that it is necessary
that roads have good foundations as it
is to put important buildings on stone
foundations.
TURNING LOOSE PUBLIC ENERGY
President Wilson has addressed a
communication to the Secretary of Ag-
riculture urging that the country re-
sume as quickly as possible all essential
public works, and particularly the de-
velopment of good highways, "with a
view of furnishing employment for
laborers who may be seeking new tasks
during the period of readjustment."
Secretary of War Baker has also taken
up the question with the Agricultural
Department, and he has asked that the
closest possible cooperation may con-
tinue with his department in the build-
ing of new roads, in order that the
highways of the future may be equally
valuable for military purposes anil the
affairs of peace. The War Depart-
ment has learned practical lessons in
road building, and its men who are dis-
charged from the army and war in-
dustries, will carry with them a knowl-
edge that will be valuable in their em-
ployment in road building. They know
from practical experience that the
blasting of hard earth is a good deal
quicker and a' more effective process
than the former plan of resorting en-
WHO'S WHO IN RAILROADS?
President Wilson laid down a bar-
rage for "government ownership of
the railroads," and then beat a hasty
retreat, in his last address to Con-
gress. In other words he refused to
stand sponsor for the idea credited to
his administration favoring ownership
of the railroads by the Government.
It is known that his own official fam-
ily is all cluttered up with socialistic
government ownership Ideas, and since
the president refuses leadership of the
plan to take over the railroads per-
manently, there is bound to become a
show-down in Congress that will point
out who's who in railroads, the Gov-
ernment of Uncle Sam, or their actual
owners.
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The National Vaccine
and Serum Company
OF COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO.
t] Has perfected a Bacteria for Contagious
Abortion in cattle. We guarantee it to
immunize 94% for life. We also guar-
antee 100% immunity on our Blackleg
Aggressin. You should preserve your
cattle. For information, call on or phone
J. B. HISEY, COUNTY AGENT
PHONE 134 GUYMON, OKLAHOMA
Blackleg Aggressin, 35c
Abortion Bacterine, $1.30
CANCELLED ORDERS
The extent of which the Government
is cancelling orders for war materials
may not he surprising, but it is bring-
ing a lot of heartaches to manufac-
turers throughout the country. The
United States Chamber of Commerce
has entered a formal protest against
the manner in which the axe has fallen
upon the necks of manufacturers, and
the Chamber declared that in its opin-
ion "war contracts should not be can-
celled until provision is made for the
absorption of the raw materials."
SCRUB BULLS TO GO
County Breeders' Association Behind
Move to Banish Scrub Bulls—Own-
ers to Be Paid Ten Cents Per Pound
for Scrubs.
A CHRISTMAS SALE OF
Splendid Millinery
OVER 200 HATS AND SHAPES TO SELECT FROM
We have at this time the* largest and most complete line to show
you wc have ever offered at this season of the ye;ir. Beautiful Silk,
Velvet and Vclour Hats some hand-blocked ones. All are nifty,
pretty and new, and at such remarkably low prices they will surprise
you. Some will be sold at cost ami others below cost.
A NICE LINE OF CHILDREN'S HATS INCLUDED
IN THIS BIG SALE.
In fact, we reserve nothing—Flowers. Feathers, Ornaments, Rib-
bons, Pins, and all this will be a great saving to you.
THE FIRST BARGAIN DAY—THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12
This sale is to clear our display cases before market time, so you
are getting January and February prices now. This sale continues
throughout the holidays. Get her a nice, new hat for an Xmas present.
We have just the one to please you.
BIGGER & STOCKTON
The question of banishing scrub bulls
from Oklahoma is being taken up by
a number of County Breeders' Associa-
tions throughout the state, with a view
to having such legislation enacted as
will protect owners in the sale of their
cold-blooded breeding animals and en-
able them to buy registered hulls with-
out financial inconvenience.
It is proposed to have all owners of
scrub nulls paid 10 cents a pound for
their cold-blooded bulls to provide a
fund from which money may be bor-
rowed from the state at a low rate of
interest for the purpose of buying
registered herd headers, and within
a reasonable length of time place a
tax upon scrubs which will prevent
their being used for breeding purposes.
The above will no doubt meet with
the approval of all farmers and cuttle
men who have been unable to buy reg-
istered bulls, or who have heen averse
to selling their scrub stock on account
of the low price per pound paid in the
market for them. All are aware of the
greater profits incident to using regis-
tered herd headers, anil believe that
any action directed towards cleaning
the state of scrubs will not only result
in individual benefits, but greatly In-
crease the animal husbandry wealth of
the communities and the state.
A meeting has been called of all In-
terested farmers, meinbert of County
Breeders' and Seed Growers' Associa-
tions, Bnd public-spirited business men
to be held in the Hotel Severs, Musko-
gee, Okla., on the evening of Decem-
ber II, at which time the matter will
be brought to a definite head. Every-
one interested in this move is invited
to attend.
It has been pointed out that a con-
certed action on the part of the farm-
ers of the state can put the proposition
over, and that its successful consuma-
tion will put Oklnhoma over the top
in improved cattle of all breeds.
M. E CHURCH NOTES
BROOM CORN SITUATION
GENERALLY IS BAD
Editor of Broom Corn Review Hope*
for Change for Betterment, How-
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Mr J. B. HUey.
Emergency Demonstration Agent,
Guymon, Oklahoma.
Dear Sir«—I am enclosing herewith
communication just received from the
Editor of the Broomcorn Review at
Wichita, Kansas.
"Replying to your letter of the 4th,
will state that there are a number
of contributing elements regarding
the present existing broom corn
conditions. As you know manu-
facturers were all compelled to
curtail their manufacturing output
during the past few years on account of
labor. Have talked with a number of
manufacturers from all over the coun-
try, and they were unanimous in stat-
ing that help being offered so much
higher wages by the war work con-
cerns that they were not able to hold
them. Then apain others were taken
Into all branches of the army and navy
by draft and enlistment. And you can
see hv the report from the Bureau of
Markets that the districts in south
Texas have produced in the neighbor- I
hood of 20,000 tons of broom corn, and
manufacturers, in view of the crop out-
look in Kansas and Oklahoma districts
purchased pretty heavily, which is also
true of the Lindsay market in Okla-
homa. Manufacturers also carried
over quite a lot of old short corn.
Prices were especially high on this early
corn and it required a longer period to
work it into brooms on account of the
labor situation. Later on it developed
that the Kansas and Oklahoma dis-
tricts would produce considerable ton-
nage of broom corn, but during the
past three months this has been dam-
aged more or less by adverse weather
condition?. In view of the trade con-
ditions and the prices at which corn |
was selling, jnanufacturers all appeared j
to show a more cautious attitude, and
as a consequence there was no rush on
the part of the general trade to load
up, and broom corn has sought 'the
buyer in place of the buyer seeking the
corn. Now that peace has been de-
clared, everyone appears to he working
on a safer and conservative basis until
they are confident that the situation as
regards prices on the finished product,
together with the raw material, reaches
a stabilized condition. The growers,
in an effort to find a market, have con-
signed a lot of broom corn to Chicago
and St. I«ouis, believing that they will
receive a better price than they are
offered on their home markets, but this
corn will be sold eventually at the mar-
ket prices, and at a time when the con-
signees feel warranted to protect them-
selves. This has occurred in previous
similar market situations. Know of no
remedy to suggest, as broom corn is
absolutely a cash proposition and it is
impossible to force the people to put
their money in a commodity unless they
feel so disposed. Believe that the de-
mand will get stronger later when fac-
tories can increase their capacity. Ex-
pect to go to the National Broom Man-
ufacturers, meeting next wefk in
Chicago, and will secure some data
from other maket points. If anything
transpires that will be of interest or
value will be very glad to advise."
This information is given, together
with similar report which is published
and sent to you under separate cover
in the December issue of the Market
Bulletin. We are still working away
on this broom corn situation and hope
to arrive at some definite conclusions
in the near future.
Yours very truly,
F. I.. ROUNSKVELL.
PHONE 183
GUYMON, OKLAHOMA
Harness Oil and Leather
AT "USABLE" PRICES
1 can oil your set of team harness and guarantee a
first-class job, at $1.25.
•J 1 have an abundance of oil on hand which 1 am retail-
ing at a price that you can afford to use it.
BEST HARNESS LEATHER
IJI have a large quantity of Harness
Leather that was bought months
ago which 1 am making a price of
60c per pound on, a price at which
you can afford to buy it and do your
own repair work.
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I make a specialty of fine shoe and harness repair
work. Wish to thank my patrons for the splendid
business 1 have enjoyed in the past and hope to merit
a continuance of same.
D. A. ABBOTT
South Main Street,
Guymon, Oklahoma
Evans Broom Works
Delivers Brooms direct to you up to the last zone at the
following prices:
3 Brooms (common) $1.35; each $ .50
3 Brooms (medium) 1.50; each .60
3 Brooms (fair) 2.00; each .70
3 Brooms (best) 2.25; each .80
3 Brooms (extra) 2.50; each .90
3 Brooms (warehouse) 2.75; each 1.00
Delivered up to 3rd zone, 3c per broom more; deliv-
ered up to 6th zone, 9c per broom more; delivered up
to 8th zone, 24c per broom more. Satisfaction guaran-
teed.
Price on Broom Making, you furnish broom corn at
factory, 35c, 50c and 65c each.
Exchange—One broom for 9 lbs. of straw, or 200
brooms for 1 ton of straw, delivered at factory. Will
trade brooms for anything you have to let go. Come in
and see me or send me an order and let me rob you.
H. L EVANS
GUYMON, OKLAHOMA
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RED CROSS MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
WEEKLY FINANCIAL REVIEW
Prepared for the Herald by the St.
Louis Union Bank, St. Louis, Mo.
In accordance with the provision of
the Farm Loan Act, the Farm Loan
Board made public the second consol-
idated statement of the condition of
the twelve federal land banks as of
October 31. 1918.
The state of condition shows that
the banks have made loans to farmers
to the amount of $139,378,156. Their
capital stock has increased from
$9,000,000 to $15,975,220. They have
issued farm loan bonds to the amount
of $140,122,200. They hold among
their assets United States government
bonds and treasury certificates to the
amount of $14,850,000. Their excess
of expenses and interest charges over
earnings is $211,609.09, which is a re-
duction of over $200,000 since the pre-
vious semi-annurtl statement, and
nmounts to less than 1 Va per cent of
their present capital.
Three of the banks show an actual
surplus. Before the close of the prcs-
if
ent month, two banks will begin the
repayment of the stock originally sub-
scribed by the government. The total
payments by borrowers overdue on
October 31 amounted to $86,078, of
which $51,117 was less than thirty
days overdue, and only $10,730 was
ninety days or more overdue.
WANTED—WORK WITH TEAM
Having good team and nothing to
do at present, will do any kind of
teaming, garden plowing, etc., during
winter months. Call phone 168. Jas.
If u vie. 42tf
War Savings Stamps cost in Decem-
ber $4.23; worth $5.00 January 1,
1923.
(First published December 19, 1918)
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
All persons having claims against the
estate of Jennie K. Sullivan, deceased,
are required to present the same with
the necessary vouchers, to the under-
signed, at the law office of John I..
Gleason, in Guymon, Oklahoma, within
four months from this date, or same
will be forever barred.
Dated this 19 day of December, 1918.
4.21-*t It. IV QlilNN, Administrator.
There has been some talk ahout be-
ginning the regular services at the
church next Sunday, hut it has been
thought best to wait until later.
All Council of Defense officers and
members throughout the county are re-
quested to aid materially in the Red
Cross Membership drive December 16
to 23, inclusive. Owing to the "flu"
situation public meetings cannot be
held, so arrangements will have to be
made to solicit everyone personally
The regular officers and workers of the .
Red Cross will appreciate the support
of the Councils because the campaign
will be a big job, so make it a point to
arrange to visit every family in the
county. Advise everyone that this is
only a membership campaign. A mem-
bership costs $1.00 and no other sub-
scription i& asked. Texas county bears
a splendid reputation for making good
in war work and we must not permit
failure or indifference to a good cause
to blemish a good record in the closing
hours of important undertakings.
The County Council urges all hands
to get busy and back up the movement
now getting under headway.
R. B. QUINN, Chairman.
W. T. BllATTON, Secretary.
Stomach Trouble
"Before I used Chamberlain's Tab-
lets I doctored a great deal for stomach
trouble and felt nervous and tired all
the time. These tablets helped me
from the first, and inside of a week's
time 1 had improved in every way,"
| writes Mrs. I.. A. Drinkard, Jefferson
City, Mo.
The Pike Hotel Re-Opened
The Pike Hotel has been re-opened and ready for business at a
first-class hostelry. In additional to the beat of service and a
special solicitation to the local trade, the commercial business of
Guymon will be given special care and attention.
Mrs. F. L. Rainey, Proprietor
. OUR MOTTO .
Service to our Country
Service to our People
The City National Bank of Guymon
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Denny, J. Q. The Guymon Herald. (Guymon, Okla.), Vol. 28, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 19, 1918, newspaper, December 19, 1918; Guymon, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc273879/m1/4/: accessed April 24, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.