The Altus Times-Democrat (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 18, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 17, 1920 Page: 3 of 16
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LETTER FROMBANK
COMMISSIONER
Oklahoma City, June 7, 1920.
j the Sate Bankers of Oklahoma:
The harvest season of 1920 is at
ind, and the bankers of this state are
mfronted with a condition which
iey have never had to meet before.
The transportation facilities are very
adequate, and are not to be relied
jon. Therefore, if will be inipossi-
e for you to finance your local gram
jyers by extending credit such as you
»ve in the past. .
You will not be given credit for
rain drafts with bill of lading at-
iched by your city correspondent, for
icse reserve banks can only handle
iese items as collections. Credit is
Imost impossible to obtain from the
entral reserve cities, and it is very
ecessary that you do not tie up your
vailable cash and s\ght exchange by
ermitting local grain merchants to
uy large quantities, which they will
ie unable to move and convert into
3However, it is very necessary that
he farmer be assisted in saving this
■rop. The necessary expense money
>f the harvest will have to be advanc-
ed and enough money should be avail-
ible to permit the farmer to provide
jdequate storage room for his crop.
lTntil there is a decided change in
he financial situation the individual
:armer is in much better shape to car-
ry this crop than anyone else and with
(he assistance the banks can give in
harvesting and storing this crop there
is no reason why Oklahoma cannot
weather this condition without any
material hardship to the banks and to
the producers.
Conservative methods in the handling
of your business at this time will as-
sist materially the government fi-
nances and will also allow the rail-
road facilities to be more speedily
brought to a normal condition. Yours
very truly—Fred G. Dennis, Bank
Commissioner.
RUPTURE EXPERT HERE
SHOULD BET ANOTHER BEAl
bittle Probability That Hoosler Qlr
Will Ever Eradicate 8tingy Streak
From Preaant One.
The stingiest young man has beei
discovered and he Is a Hoosler too—
living In Terre Haute, says the In
dlanapolls News. He has long beet
termed a chair-warmer by the famllj
of the girl whom he honors with hli
company, for he baa never taken bei
to a ahow—even a moving picture one
▲a for candy and flowers, well be hat
sot Bent or brought any of either.
Aa be aeemed to be really nice tlx
that perhaps be vm greet
_jat heneeded a little bint
other night she decided to give bin
one. After be had occupied about at
hour of her time and also of her fa
titer's beat and electric light, she aald
"Oh, I'm so hungry for candy. Wll
yon go to the drug store with me e<
that I can get some?"
He rose to show his willingness, ant
the girl was delighted, believing thai
her plan was going to work. But wher
the drug store was reached and th«
candy wftp bought, he displayed no In
tentlon of paying the bill. So, 01
course, she had to do it herself.
Furious at him and the whole world
too, she carried the box home and pui
It, still In its wrappings, on the plane
In the living room. And nil the rest
of the evening she tortured him b.v
talking of the joy she would have on
the morrow when she ate the candy.
Its toxic quail ties, bo that It 1« harm-
less when again blown Into the air
after the rain Is over. This has been
proved by laboratory experiments, In
which pollen, after submersion in wa-
ter, was Inhaled by hay fever subjects
without any apparent effect.
On Ogling Gift Horace.
"Sometimes It may prove advanta-
geous to look a gift horse In the
mouth," remarked an Australian con-
temporary recently. It was referring
to tbe proposed gift of alx airships to
Australia and really meant "always
look a dirigible In Its air-valve." These
six airships are said te have beeo on
patrol duty In tbe North sea; and Brit-
am, according to a cable message to
tbe commonwealth, bas offered tbem
with hangar and equipment to the
ovprsea dominion. Australia's minis-
ter for defense, Senator Pearce, bas
placed tbe problem Before tbe local
air board for decision. As a com-
mercial proposition some enterprising
Australian company may welcome the
dirigibles, but as a defensive equip-
ment they are not regarded with over-
much favor.
BEARDS AS BILL COLLECTORS
Author Gives Possible Reason Why
Most Publishers Prefer the Clean-
shaven Face.
Seeley, Famous In This Specialty,
Called to Quanah
F. H. Seeley of Chicago and Phila-
delphia. the noted truss expert, will
personally be at the Quanah Hotel and
will remain Monday only, June 21st.
Mr. Seeley says: "The Spermatic
Shield will not only retain any case
of rupture perfectly, but contracts the
opening in 10 days on the average
case. Being a vast improvement over
all former methods—exemplifying m-
statntaneous effects, immediately ap-
preciable and withstanding any strain
oc position. This instrument received
the only award in England and in
Spain producing results without sur-
gery? injections, medical treatment or
prescriptions. Mr. Seeley has docu-
ments from the United States Govern
ment, Washington, D. C., for inspec-
tion. All charity cases without charge,
or if any interested catf, he will be
glad to show same without charge or
fit them if desired. Business demands
prevent stopping at any other place in
this section. '
p. s.—Every statement in this notice
has been verified before the Federal
and State Courts.—F. H. Seeley.
C. K Conwell and wife have return-
ed from Guthrie, where they have been
attending lectures and demonstrations
in photography. They claim they can
demonstrate their efficiency in this
profession if they are given an oppor-
tunity- ... . i
Mrs A W. Hounshell was operated
upon in the Altus hospital Tuesday
morning about 10 o'clock.
Herbert Jenkins, the London pub-
lisher who occasionally tosses off a
book himself, tells the story of how
on one occasion when he was dining
with an author and editor, the author
suddenly called his attention to a man
sitting alone in a far corner of the
restaurant.
"That man," remarked the author,
"has character. He has a publisher
from whom he can never extract
money. What do you think he did?"
Mr. Jenkins shook a dubious head.
"He went to the publisher's office
and demanded payment. There was
nothing doing. Without ceremony he
seized the publisher by the beard and
announced his Intention of hanging on
until he got a check. He got his
money.
"That," continued the author re-
morselessly. as he fixed a speculative
eye upon Mr. Jenkins' clean-shaven
(Chin, "is why very few publishers wear
beards."
Weeds and Hay Fever.
Interesting observations made by
Dr. William Sheppegrell, president of
tbe American Hay Fever Prevention
association, are reported in a paper
published by him. As a result of a
weed-cutting campaign carried out in
New Orleans In the spring of 1916 tne
number of hay fever cases was re-
duced to less than 50 per cent of the
usual prevalence. The "cold storage
treatment of the disease, in which
practically all vendition Is excluded
In order to Insure the absence of at-
mospheric pollen, is said to afford only
transient relief, while the low tem-
perature Is likely to cause bronchitis.
The effects of an abundant rain on bay
fever patients is beneficial because the
rain not only washes tbe pollen out of
tlie air, but also permanently removes
Put It Rather Neatly.
He had been tramping for hours,
and not once had he passed a pla?e
where he could refresh himself. At
last, as the sun waf sinking, he ar-
rived at an old inn. When the waiter
brought his order he looked at It and
then at tbe waiter, remarking:
"Is this the best you can do In the
way of a sausage?"
"Why—isn't It good?"
"Good!" repeated the hungry tour-
ist. "Oh, yes. it looks good, but the
ends don't suit me."
'The ends?" said the perplexed
waiter. "What's the matter with
them?"
'Not far enough apart," was tne
reply. * , .
The waiter took the hint.—London
5it-Bits.
Evolution of Man Foreseen.
In one of his recent lectures tflr Oli-
ver Lodge, eminent English scientist,
announced that the earth would prob-
ably continue to exist for 20,000,000
years more. These are, of course,
round numbers. Some scientists esti-
mate that the earth will live for ten
times this ajte. There have been ani-
mals of one kind and another on this
planet for fully thi$ length of time.
The dinosaurs are believed to have
lived through some such period. Tbe
age of man, which is probably only
a few thousand years, seems the mer-
est trifle by comparison. When wo
consider how man baa developed dur-
ing recorded history, which is ta"
than ten thousand yean, we may hope
thfct he will evolve to an infinitely
finer type in the future.—Boys' Ltfe.
Mrs. A. J. Garner went to Dallas
Sunday to be by the bedside of her
son, Luther, who was to undergo an
operation for appendicitis.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Ingram and C. J.
Knox made a flying cross-country trip
to Eldorado last Sunday.
Don't weep over your troubles—walk
over them.
A
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GENERALLY ID CALL AND SEE
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POR QUALITY AND SCWVJCC.
BONEBRAKE-HIGHTOWER CO.
Altus, Old*.
Register NOW for Summer Term ^
Altus School of Music
June 7 ^
Voice with S. W. MacKirdy, Director
( $12 one lesson a week
TERMS | $24 two lessons a week
All tuition payable in advance
Studio corner Cypress and Spureeon Phones 196-245
As He Looked at It.
The Optimist—"I tell you, there's
no place like home." The Pessimist—
"Yes. It's the one place In the world
where a fellow feels that he can be
Just as disagreeable as he wants to
be.'
—SAND—
ALL KIND OF BUILD-
ING SAND FROM THE
BEST PIT IN THIS
COUNTRY
IN CAR LOTS F. O. B.
MANGUM, OKLA.
For information Write
Bennett & McDill
Box 223 Mangum, Okla.
Concerts by Wireless.
Tbe Philadelphia wireless school
gives a concert between 9:45 and 10
o'clock every night to everybody in
wireless range that hag a receiving set
and wishes to listen, and the music is
enjoyed regularly by at least 5,000
persons sitting comfortably In their
homes, some of them as far away as
New Brunswick. N. J. One man in
Chestnut Hill made his own receiving
set and the outfit, outside of tbe re-
ceivers, cost him about >7.50.
GHICHESTERS PILLS
DIAMOND
BRAND
*.kLr.-^Url«IM for Cm-CHHS-TK* 8
"ImOND IuXnD PILLS in Rr.D .nV
Gold metallic boxes, sealed with Blur*
practice economy at this store and eat better as well.
,F IT IS SOMETHING, GOOD TO EAT WE HAVE IT
pink-c Chadn icli B
, CL R o <C E R- I E s ! 2 2 <
fc.?
when "delicious and re-
freshing'' mean the moat.
SOLO BY ALL DRUGGISTS
EVERYWHERE 5SK5
ELECTRICAL
"DO IT ELECTRICALLY"
at fountains
ON your arrival the
thoughtful hostess
welcomes you with icy-
cold, refreshing Wards
Lemon-Crush—compan-
ion drink to Orange-
Cruskl CoollnB a* ••• br*ex««l
Th# ndnalv* Ward process
combine* the dcllc»t«oU from
or in bottles
lemon
mrfs
Lemon
-crush
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No matter how small or how large the home, Electricity will do its Washing
and Ironing (and scores of other things) Cheaper, E»«r and Better
The Woman Who Washes and Irons
ELECTRICALLY
enjoys the maximum of rest and recreation and the satis-
faction of a well operated home.
She has forgotten the discomfort, drudgery and anxiety
of the old-fashioned methods.
Her laundry will be finished on time—she knows it.
The clothes will be washed better and with less w .
And the Electric Iron completes the work a day sooner,
maid or no maid. , • l ua8
She has learned the secret of a happy homf^she
learned to "Do It Electrically.
Ut us explain to you how the Electric Washer and Iron
pay for themselves by the saving they make.
inconvenient to call at our shop, phone and we come
^ <J*a
to you.
Dealers
Contractors
Distributors
Bottled ia Altus. OkU by Coca-CeU
Bottliag
!
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ALTUS
7vERY77y/A/G ELECTR\t
^117 W. Commerce
Telephones:
Long Dis. Ne.21
Local No. 789
OKLA.
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Shepard, Sue W. The Altus Times-Democrat (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 18, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 17, 1920, newspaper, June 17, 1920; Altus, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc287451/m1/3/: accessed April 18, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.