The Wewoka Capital-Democrat (Wewoka, Okla.), Vol. 17, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 15, 1917 Page: 2 of 8
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WHAT ABOUT FARM LABOR?
About the moot talked of farm tub*
Joct theee day* la the matter of farm
labor. It l» do nevi to aay that labor
hi oearee. every farmer know, it. and
the truth of the atatement become*
plainer every 0*7.
What are we goin;( to do about it.
la the question asked.
No one seema to know J'tst what
moves ought to he mad*. Some farm
eta, however, harp p.-oeecdcti to Ke»
no busy doing their own work that
they haven't time any more to die-
■■■■■ the question. 8om« bn'? laid
down. SO to Speak, on their job, feel-
ing that someone or somethin* is
wholly to blame for the situation and
that this relieves them of fho tea
possibility of doing their bent.
The war draft of men la blamed
almost altogether .'or the scarcity of
farm labor. But the draft Is rot tbe
chief reason for the shortage of tarm
labor It is part of the reason, but not
the whole reason by any means ihe
farmer boys did volunteer, pnbablv,
to a larger extent than any other
class. And we know- that a larger port
of those who volunteered and who
were drafted passed the examination
than from any other line of Industry.
But often the man who has no boys
complains just as loudly about the
scarcity of farm labor caused by the
draft as tbe man whoso boys have
gone *0 tbe army. Thia farmer used
to depend upon floating labor to a
certain extent, and probably upon
some of the neighbor boys. We know
Sera n’s
TIE MUMY SINE
HOLIDAY GOODS
•f Gift G—ie tad if you
Cbri*ta« Purchases
wt aulvigs faw to com*
•arly.
Seran’s
that the neighbor hoys have been
thinned oat by volunteering and the
draft, but what about floating labor?
That la another matter. The draft
got some of the floating labor, a few
volunteered. But this doesn't account
for all of them. They have diaaap-
psenul and the reason Is that they
Nava bwn attracted to other work
than farm work which offers them
steady employment, and which pays
better wages than the farmer has
been offering.
We need to depend upon this float-
ing labor for occasional work at those
times of the year when work was
pressing. This le ar Ideal stata of af-
fairs when a farmer can do most of
the work with his regular force and
when the work pushes round up a
man or two and at the coat of a few
dollars get past tbe peak load of the
farm work. That condition used to
exist be causes there was a surplus of
labor to a certain extent, at least,
and some men were not so steadily
employed bat what they could drop
their special lines of work and do
farm work for a few days.
But tbe war with its demands for
men has changed most of that. To-
day every man has a steady Job, one
that demanda his labor day after day.
He can't quit that Job and leave It
in order to work on the farm for a
few days. That la the reason why
harvest labor was scarce this past
summer and it will be more scarce
next summer. When a man can get
steady wages in the city at 1100 to
$200 a month he Is not going to quit
to do a few months farm work even
at a higher wage. And we must rec-
ognise that the great demand for ma-
terials. raw and finished, In all ines,
of Industry today la offering attract-
ive wages and steady employment to
almoet every man who will apply.
To got farm labor the farmer feces
two propositions. The first la to com-
pete with other lines of Industry and
offer wages that will attract labor to
the term. That Is not a very satisfac-
tory solution. Even tho high wages
wore paid the qnailty of labor so-
cored Is not of the best. A good term
hand should have been raised on the
term and spent the greeter pert of
his Ilfs right there. Bat those kind
are generally terming for themselves
and earning far more than they could
by working for wages.
The other proposition facing the
termer Is to uses Just what labor he
has at head sad aee It to the beet
possible, advantage, using more la-
bor-aaving machinery, aiahteg aee of
labor-saving plans, cutting out lost
motion la doing ell kinds of term
work aad by shrewd planning hoop-
ing as near as possible up with hla
term work.
There’s our plan of action. The so-
lution or partial solution of tho farm
labor problem lies in that dlrectlon.lt
Is a big problem. But there seems
nothing else to do but to buckle to
the job and in as far as It lies within
our power, solve the problem.
It Is the problem of working a bet
ter teem, or e better fed team,
keeping always in mind that the team
sets the farm pace. The man follow-
ing the team and the plow is bound
Cotton sol
Mr. W. B.
visited H. S.
at ST toe Wednesday.
tease aad wife of Ada.
Ambarg Sunday.
Ray. Daly aad wife left Tuesday
for Durant to attend the annual con-
ference of the 'm. E. Church South.
There has been two fires at the
cotton yard this week, oae Tuesday
aad
ever, two or three b
Mr. Flanagan has e
bat urfll eeoa he geos
aroaad to the Pint
aad talk lasarmfce with flat
greet you with a aery plasm
to do Ms beet <Mth what be hen KOMAWA
It Is the problem of keeping. If aat
at least In sight of the term
work. When breaking Urns comes,
the lead h broken. When seeding
tiam romts. the tend Is seeded. When
cultivating Urns comes, the land to
cultivated. When harvest Urns comas
the crop Is harvested. And a man
will never achieve this goal. If be
says "Oh well, asst week will do
just as wall."
It Is the problem of this winter, ar-
ranging a gate or two. awybe a team
or probably rhaagtng' a email build-
ing or a pea, ao as to do ap the
a little quicker, thereby being
to spend -mure than la the
field.
It Is the problem of pleating testad
so that the crop will not halve
to be replanted. It Is tbe question of
waiting a week la planting. It la the
serious question of not being too late.
It Is e question of not being too edr-
ly. Yet. earllnesb always counts. .
It is e question of using a two >«« m «• wrte It very dry-lndeed.
i planter, a two row cultivator aad 1-
section barrow instead of a one row
Im piemen t.
It Is a question of of using four
horses where two were used before. jwUh to endorse this move with both
Yet agahk feed is high and too many j feet, and say to these ladles that I
horses can he kept on a farm. But h*ve turned down from one to five
there Is room on many farms for bet- B|)OWS each month since I have bed
tor and more horses. 'charge of the motion picture theatre.
It la a question of getting all the ]t-, t genuine pleasure to me to say
implements and tools reao/ for work 1
this winter so no time will be lost
L « left sbool-
r. About 11 yuan old. weighs
mt MB. Taken up te June $ miles
ith aad S west of Wewoka. Owaer
y hate earns by paying damages
I teed MIL * r
T. M. Spence,
2-t-pd Wewoka, Okla.
t a. a. 1
;Norvell 4c Haubee
oay. I
Bees Far Bale.
have tweaty steads of hem la
it gmas tor sale at W-M a cel-
10 have a number of Po-
CMaa pigs for sale. Call or
C. C. Logan. a-1-2
and write you
look out-
policy If you don't
Mr. C. W. Davie of Chattanooga.
Oklahoma, la la town this week, look-
ing after collection He was form-
erly la the hardware business in Koa-
la western Oklahoma.
The good ladles of Konaws have
asked the city authorities to keep all
questionable shows out of town. I
Poster Smith end Curl Buayard
went to Port Worth tbe Inst of the
week to spend a few days. They aey
they went to visit the Oklahoma boys
at Camp Bowie, end we feel sure
that that is conect.
lit
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4. Hare I go with a eMp aad a 4»
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4. On my way to Ditto Shikar 4
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4 When raaoro are keen aad ^
•]• towels are clean. 4*
*11111 mini iii-H-H-
when spring work opens. Not that we
will wait until spring to do all our
work. Where there Is moisture for
breaking, the-'most urgent problem
right now on many farms Is winter
breaking for next year’s crops, that
is providing all crops have been
gathered.
Yes, it Is a question of many little
things, but when put altogether make
the .difference between a good crop
aad a poor one, a small crop and a
largo one.. Above all things K is up
to the farmer to do hie best to solve
Ms own problems. It Is hie one 'big
doty to his country that ho solve it
to the best of his power. It Is tho cell
that humanity and freedom makes to
Mm. And the country steads ready
to reward the man who has food and
feed to sell next year.—Oklahoma
Prmer-Stockmsn.
Dr. CranatDO Eclectic Physician
Treats any disease at his office, also visits anywhere called.
Lons experience selecting effective and safe remedies from
systems of healing (Eclecticism.)
Doesn’t give calomel which leaves in it> wake, ruined teeth
diseased stomachs, liven, and appendicitis, nor large doees of qui.
nine, the cause of ao much nerve troubles, of eyes (calling for
spec tales for babies) and .earn—now so common.
Dr Cranston extracts teeth painlessly and expertly.
i 1 Seminole County Abstract Company
(Bonded)
Real Estate—Loane-lnsara nee
Prompt and Satisfactory Service.
L. f..jSturg«sn. Mgr
Weseoka. Okla.
Dr. W. W. McDonough
Dentist
DIO YOU tVBR STOP TO THINK?
If you rend this article through
thoroughly you will and if you are
young you will think twice.
You do Juat four things in life: you
think, you remember, you Imagine;
you actc When you learn to' think
bettor, remember better. Imagine bet-
ter, or act better, you Increase ef-
ficiency and usefulness. You may be
very successful. Now. suppose you
are. it isn’t a question of what you
may know, but of how beneficial a
practical busines education will be
to you. in edition to what you al-
ready know.
You will agree with us that to vio-
late a part of the laws of business
means partial failure. To violate all
the laws means complete failure. To
observe u part of the laws of business
>neans partial success. To observe all
the laws of business means complete
success. Our business and life wnrk
la to help, yon observe a higher per
cent of the laws of buainess In order
that you may make a greater' suc-
cess.
Prof. James of Harvard declares
that the average man only uses ton
per cent of hla brain power. Suppose
you are twice as capable as tbe aver-
age man. That would mean you are
using only twenty per cent of your
maximum possibilities. The purpose
of our course Is to produce a maxim-
um of proficiency with a minimum of
effort.
The businea world demands man
of efficiency, men of courage, am-
bition, enthusiasm .Men of judgment
aad ability, to think, to act right—to
be tactful and honest. There’s a. fam-
ine of high priced men today, there’s
thousands of men worth $600.08 a
year, but ouly a few worth $2Q,QOO.
Be the latter kind of man, you can If
yon will. «
A man Is worth only aboutj two
dollars a day from the chin down sai-
ling muscles, but thousands 0$ dol-
lars a year from the chin up sellia
brains. Develop brain qualities by
taking our thorough practical conn
of bookkeeping, shorthand and, pa
Lean how to think, to. ro-
te imagine aad to act.Write
today tor large fre catalogue. •
Capital City Business Collaso
Oklahoma City and Guthrie. .
no to such people. The way to erad-
cate any evil as we know. Is to be-
gin at the root and remove the first
causes. These ladies, without ques-
tion, have made a start In the right
direction. It remains to see if there
are enough men in the town with
sufficient backbone to help them
carry it out. Foul and awful deeds
are not committed by any one un-
til they have received a course of
training and working out in that di-
rection. and to check this kind of
training out Is tho object of these
ladles. Germany la not the only
place whore awful things are done.
Let us claaa our owa bouse awhile.
to-QO Reward.
Lost, strayed, or stolen—One Mack
mare with white a tar la forehead.
Branded beart-L oa left shoulder.
Weighs about 880 pounds; fourteen
hands high. 1 will pay $8.08 reward
for lafonaatloa leading to her recov-
ery. T. A. Smith, Route S, Wewoka,
Okla.
. LUWBEB I..
We have a complete stock. Our grades'and
prices right
Wo art not Satisfied Unines You Aro
E. S. BILUNGTON
W. M. BAKER. MANAGER WEWOKA. OKLA.
Rock L hrery, Feed and Sala
BARN —
HATTEN BROS. Tree.
aad Careful Drivers ::
WANTED—AR kinds of 2nd hand
Furniture and 8tovua—that are of any
value.
Wewoka Produce Co.
pay highest market price for all
Copper, Lead end Junk. Try
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SCHOOL
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a
Head and Shoulders
Above All Others . Of all hard times
on shoes, school days
are the hardest. The
school children just
simply like to
wear
em out.
F. O. Stocked Tolls Mow SI
Cured Her Boa Of a Cold.
“Whoa my bob. EUla. waa sic
with a cold last winter I gave hh
Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. It
helped Mm at once aad quickly broke
up his cold.’’ writes Mrs. P. O. Stache-
eU. Homer City. Pa. Thia remad
has been ased for many years. Its
good qualities have been tally proi
It la pleasant end safe to toko.
The Friedman-Shelby All
Leather Line
They are made to stand the
your kids in them—try *e«n out. You ft
be surprised and tickled at the amount
of wear and dressy appearance of these
shoes.
:ost no move than the others do.
Red Goose
School Shoes are
made to stand as
much hard wear as
any shoe can be made
:
springers. At
Hardware
lots. O. CL
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