The Altus Weekly News. (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 21, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 5, 1920 Page: 4 of 8
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THE ALTUS WEEKLY NEWS
Fnbliohod at 208 S. Main St. Telephone 14
E. C. Keith 4LF. Folley. Publuhkri
E. C. Keith Lei F. Folley
EDITOR
adv. manager
Entered at the Altos, Oklahoma, Puetofflce as second claw mall.
Om Year 11.50, 81 i Mouth* 75c
(thrlctfy in Advance)
ADVERTISING RATES:—Local* cents per line each insertion (no
•d taken lor Ism than *6 cents. Display ad vertieing 35c per tingle column
Inch per week; special rate* lor year contract#; Card* ol thank*, 1H« per
word; resolution*, obitoarie*, % cent per word.
KMTOMAL
The nation* whose histories arc
Mtbalwed in ancient book*, whose
rain* dot the deaolatlon of desert
land*, fell before the subtlest temp-
tation that can ever lure a nation-
trustworthy, righteous nation whose
joy is to serve all the people In the
things which pertain to peace and
progress.
In proportion to our popula-
tion, our area, our wealth, and the
extent of our history, there are few-
the temptation to Mastery To bear|t.rof the means of destruction to be
world rule, to make vassals, to be found within the boundaries or un-. — — — wm,m
world conquerors thin is the rockier the control of the United States dealers and ntany large ones hav
ob which nations have made ship-|tiian of any other nation. Why?|'n* hard tlmea getting inon-y to
'wrecks of themselves. They forgot Because we would rather serve thanicorer car shipments and orders enn-
the eternal Wisdom which taught:I enslave, we would rather help thatt ceH*d by Individual purchasers be-
"Ha fhnf U'nnlH tw> ffPAntttal nm<Mii ' . . . fAKA AAfa
HANDHItlTMU ON wall
" American Woolen Company clo«
es July 10 for an indefinite period
after apt-atting ou a day schedule for
some time. Action caused by can-
cellation and curtailment of orders
for nest season's goods."—Boston
"A number of underwear mills
working fewer hours with less op-
eratives for purpose of curtailing
production as result of reluctance
ob part of jobbers and consumers to
place orders."—New York
'Mill buyers placing few orders
for wool. The feeling seems to be
that It is best for all that a new level
of prlee —one In accord wits spirit
of times and eilstlng and prosper
tlTo stocks of wool—be Mtabllsbed
at soon as possible."—Boston.
'Fur salesmen In San Francisco
advised bp New York office to get
rid of high priced fura at reason-
able price for cash as money tight
for carrying that class of goods."
"Western distributing hoiwe for
old line of automobiles says small
"He that would be greatest among, hurt, we would rather live In ..
you, let him be as one that serveth." family of nations than in an imper-
Tlie United States has never lallstic system where the strongest
wanted to master any nation. The desperado among the nations ruled,
utmost expenditure of money and elo Love the United States! Why,
fore cars arrive.
•Prices for fruit, vegetables and
milk breaking all records due to In-
ability of farmers to get help at rea-
sonable prices and acreage being re-
-—— - — " Love tne united States! Why,
fluence and influence and false in-leVen if the United States were but,duc«d"
cent Ives of every kind, has utterly! an ldeali 5ut a dream, but an|The"e are facts, not fiction. Or-
falled to inoculate our people even Llopia written in books, but not yet. sanlied labor radicalism with strikes
alightly with the virus of imperals- realized by man, we would love it!'an(* resulting curtailment of produc-
ts ambition. Unrealised, it would be likeheaven, ,ion' tax-burdens and legislative
Even after our part in the Great How much more, then, does every and hampering of busi-
.War. with results that must be human heart on the earth love the DeM h,ve PUced our Industrial sys-
frateful to every lover of Liberty
mnd Order, we find ourselves strange
1j untainted by< the animus of mili-
tarism. We did what we had to do,
we did It as well as we could, but it
waa not such a business as we would
care to be doing all the time.
There is one source of pride to
♦very American and that is, though
we broke all our records of mili-
taristic preparation and achieve-
ment, though we gained a name for
real United States? And if we
are distrusted and disliked anywhere
it is because some among us, for-
getting who and what they are,
have said or done things which made
us appear in a light less than our
own.
We shall keep our people in pros-
perity and our neighbors in eqnl-
and the world in sanity and equi-
poise by going quietly about our
mission of serviug all mankind in
courage and initiative, yet with the V* ' " ° ^ m
W.U woHd d„.a „ete.
IIS we have kept faith with our tra-
ditions and have refused one iota of
reward. The nation paid in blood
and sweat and sorrow—for what?
For the privilege of serving the
world without recompense.
''Did you see my sunburst last
night?" inquired the pompous Mrs.
Newrich of her poorer neighbor.
) ''No, I didn't" said the poor neigh-
We ought to think more of our bor sarcastically, "but I
tem with its back to the wall.
Will we profit by events which
cast their shadow before them and
by increased individual production
and state and natioonal co-operative
strengthen our industrial system or
will we puruse the blind course of
arbitrary demands and self indul-
gence at any price and bring the
wall of inflexible economic condi-
tions toppling down on our indus-
trial structure?
Let us think.
Don't be too certain about ap-
pearances, you sometimes get stuck
a rose.
Only
Just as long a.s jxiur body and
• your mind are protected from the
rrniteH o .1,^ O - . x7 *" I— i ceratinly, burning eagerness of wanting to
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Straiht Work 121c
Straight Silk - 15c
Fancy Silk or Cotton
Special Price
No Work will be accepted,
Unless Basted
Base all hems finished
■Call or Phon :
Baker & Hanna
Farmers Co-Operatioe
Store
Is the house of the best groceries
distributed in town and stands back
of every article we sell.
There is Economy in buying Flour from us
We have just received a car load of
Custers Flour. By buying in large
quantities we get close prices and are
enabled to sell to our customers in
the same manner. Buy from us and
save a little money. Others are doing
it and you can too.
GROVER PAINE Manager
PHONE 26
C. S. Williams
Abstract Company Has
MOVED
I have moved my office to the
First National Bank, where I shall
continue to do business as usual
and will be glad to have your
business as in the past.
C. S. Williams
Abstractor
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Keith, E. C. The Altus Weekly News. (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 21, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 5, 1920, newspaper, August 5, 1920; Altus, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc276781/m1/4/: accessed July 18, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.