McCurtain Gazette (Idabel, Okla.), Vol. 14, No. 97, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 26, 1921 Page: 4 of 8
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THE CLINCHING ARGUMENT.
PUBLISHED
"The loss of the 1920 crop'clinches the case against
the all-cotton farm," is the caption on an article in the
current issue of the Country Gentleman.
In any event it ought to clinch it. The cotton fafm-
Entered at the Postoffice at Idabel, Oklahoma, as second er' tbe *arm landlord, the banker and the merchant ought
Class Mail Matter ;an beK'n to ask themselves what we would do if the pres-
ent condition became chronic. Every man who did noth-
SUBSCRIPTION $2.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE in« but raise cotton last year has lost heavily and the
bulk of such men are head over heels in debt. Our sym-
pathy with them can do them no good and give them
| less consolation. Our efforts to help them in the pres-
Managers of industries, corporations and banking in- ent situation have been practically futile for the reason
stitutions are facing responsibilities for the next two|that we are dealing with a world situation. It is all
years that would stagger generals of armies and states-ivery wel! to talk acreage reduction. There need be no I '
with this difference: The industrial leaders cannot j'eai" about that. We shall have acreage reduction, all
SEMI-WEEKLY BY THE GAZETTE
PRINTING COMPANY
W. J. OLD, Editor and Manager.
OUR INDUSTRIAL FUTURE.
Modern politicians are too polite to call their oppo-
nents liars. They iherely charge them with being ma-
licious and malevolent prevaricat'ors.
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No wonder many people won't go to church as the
minister might give out hymns with such obsolete senti-
ments as "Work for the night is coming."
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The Bible tells about beating swords into plowshares,
but the American people seem more inclined to beat them
into jazz instruments.
Doubt is felt if John Barleycorn is really dead but
anyway he has been put as far under ground as the cel-
<;o hard muscular work digging in the dirt.
much h t Ti, ° es not interest the girls
fur iL w y 8re profoundIy birred by the news that
iur coats have come down from $700.00 to $698.00.
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sent™'™ T,I'" h'S d0 t0 "m" «"> humanitarian
is to Hi """"""I11 P""<Wi n from mas-
sacre, is to discover oil in large quantities,
■he S'Uhe° perfe" <i « it in
lot o^Ti'T "Bed 10 n,lke N,w Ye« "solutions, a
ShinSu*. determined to
men, with this difference: The industrial leaders cannotj1^81' aD0Ul inat. We shall have acreage reduction, all! Xu„ R . . ^ |I0t 01 PeoPle here in Idabel have firmlv ctoo~
fall back upon the law making and taxation powers of thejri"ht- But what is done with the acreage on which cot- * n .u° 6 movement has been exempli- nrake more money in 1921 than thev did in io<m
government to help them solve the riddle involved in ton is not raised, and the general system of farming ' s Ial1 where ever^a cider mill is running. j ♦ « ♦
keeping their properties intact and their customers and1 under which reduced acreage is to be cultivated are the! r™f .*,**. - So far none of the nolitician. u
employes satisfied to not even mention their stockhold- real questions. The declaration of some of the bankers IpeopIe who Slt in stuffed office chairs, ling for economy, have been hp r.i , • shout
that they will refuse credit to the man who does not re-i * ***** t0 °thers to g0 back to th« land and J propriations for their own the *P
State and federal instrumentalities must become more duce cotton acreage is all very well, too. But the wise'"" ~— ° "
constructive and helpful if the big factors in the national banker will place the emphasis on the preferred credit he
status are not to be handicapped and crippled beyond res- wiU ex|end to the man who makes the attempt to produce
uscitation. Who can say our state agencies have in the something else besides cotton. 1
ir.ain been helpful in the solution of industrial problems ? t f
Government as a rule is cold and unsympathetic toward
struggling industries and public service undertakings
with private capital. Should not thi, policy be.reverb If the prices of materials should be reduced.
PRICES OF BUILDING MATERIALS.
w\o7 VT !' ; oe rtversea " the prices of building materials should be reduced!
What are the two greatest factors in restoring nor- as recommended by the Chicago conference of 200 man f
malcy and preventing a national collapse industrially and Jufacturer, ,'there ia a. doubt that there would be mc™"j
flX f ! ^ haye passed through a "consumers', ed activity in building construction work in the United
*txike,, and are now m the throes of an industrial stage States. The great need for increased building was stress !
where home consumption is falling off and foreign mar- cd by speakers at the conference, it being pointed out i
yea^f f d'S? 1" !"£, *3 " * ~
share of the shrinkage of values and economic losses, ing materials will see their way clear to rednrp
There will be no margin for wild talk or wild actions and prices in conformity with the Chicago resolution In ev
intelligence must reign as the superior power in human cry section of the United States where there is a short
affairs and overpower resorts to violence. «„ in the supply „f homes, rents a* hiffh The «
more ToTt th T a"d 38 mUch Way t0 bring rents down is to increase the number of res 1
more lost through individual extravagance and ineffi- idences to a point where the supply is equal or almost
ciency, and morale lowered through the excitement of a equal to the demand. By urging reductions in the m-ireJ
great world struggle against military autocracy requires of building materials, the Chicago conference is working
of every American citizen the highest and most patriotic in the right direction.—Oklahoman
resolution fo repair the great loss to our normal pros-
ceritv
THE OKLAHOMA
COTTON GROWERS kt th f
a market at home for his chickens.
ASSOCIATION
He is a full blooded Methodist, when
and feedstuff. He was never guilty
'of buying corn to make a crop but
once in his life. He sells butter ev-
ery week and a few eggs, but he has
it comes to fried chicken. He has
bought some fine Red Bourbon tur
A BILL TO ASSIST
j RURAL SCHOOLS
WAS INTRODUCED
WHO
ARE THEY GETTING OUT OF
IT?
jkeys to raise from this year. He has
PROMOTING IT? WHAT a pretty good orchard and a berry ,>Y ututnviAlr
|patch. BY HOLLOWAY AND McPHERREN
■' A. O. Roberts, living east of
jBlossom near the county line, says
it would be best for every farmer to
What questions are frequently ask- eVerythi"K that h< can that he
ed and I am going to answer them | We. tZ he said"
-WOULD APPROPRIATE
$185,000.00.
NEXT QUESTION IS, WHERE'S ALL O' THAT
MONEY?
perity,
How can we maintain the high walls of the American
Zion and the high standards of comfort and prosperity to
which we are accustomed? Only by individual sacrifice in „ , , I
by individual savings replacing the destroyed storpc of i 1 i 1 V be sa'd that the American
capitol needed for deve opm nt of ol county LTL T $1L000'000'000 in d™k bill since
If even- family o, L couldTut T tte bank a a^tl VT"! B' Whefler' i
thousand dollars savings in the coming two years the upv tf> °i rC * n'"®a 00n League, commended Attor- j
great shellhole blown in our garnered national wealth their eff t , Illin°is and Judge Landis for!
would be filled up and we would be back to normL There'u enf°rcement/Jf the VoI^ead act.
It should not be difficult for the average man or wo- Hpvp th a way provided in the Volstead act to re-!
man to lay aside one hundred dollars a year for the next ^aid wS^0" «Th r ^ the federal courts'"'
two y^s and it wou.d restore our equilibrium albert 2 of^he VoTstead It"2Sf n T i" SeCti°nS 21 *
a debacle. . . . volstead act, which provides for a temporary f
Backed with sound judgment and economy in public °'7 ,he C<mrt lh"
rfatrs this nation faces the most prosperous period of Vhe oTa L Th^t ,
Its existence. , in® Vlolation of the order, temporary or perma- Board
1' L"^1 .'Jl"""" •' ««• «>.• helped
Have faith in your country, your business vour fP! nnn * a.u " """ Ul ,ow
low man. Nobody ever played the United States short United Stat"! h T T" t0 ™ m°nths in ja'L If the
and won.—Anadarko American . b district attorney and judges whose court
0 d0ckets are crowded wi" "se this effective provision the
T p. . congestion of liquor cases on the docket will soon disap-
Is Little River County to be a second El Dorado? Pear-
This is the question that is being whispered about. It is — o—
in the atmosphere that before very long wells will be go- Do the property owners of the Lone Pin
iueaTbenn HSeftl0"S °f th^COUnty" The real test will have to pay taxes on the sewerage plant' If so then
at least be made from all surface indications. For many why were they deprived of the seweratre' Th* t«'
belle?aSvbeen gr0win^ that - here wait ers in this enj of'town shol en"r Tp^t^to p'aS
s lhk lax Bn"snioin ,hedty —
0klatoman mkra u> a
nas filled up with oil men as fast as special trains and a . °
regular trains could bring them. The fever has «=nread expert accountant is needed to keep tab on the 1 would not be permitted to write things.
arlv in Ashdotn THp' uaT W:here aWife has ki,,ed her husband and where a! th,s" If the OUzhoma Cotton Grow
. , ne saia, was What he had 62, Session L
for the cotton farmers of this coun- been doing. He raises his own meat 182), beimr "an ^ tn „
ty, as I have complete and reliable |and has;some to sell. He raises his improve rural schools bv"1^^!!
information, backed by abundant ^ fatten his ho«s. a"d, supplementary appropriation in the
proof. ^ Texas amount rf HasZZ
ftltl .„m . fourteen years and never bought an emergency aecianng
Oklahoma cotton farmers are pro- feedstuff but one year BuvL
moting the Association. Nobody else, feedstuff was what was ruining far- State of'Oklahoma:^ ^ °' ^
Nobody else can be a member. No- mers- He had seen a lot of it shipped Section 1 of Chantpr no o
body else can control it. Nobody else '° Bloss°m and Detroit. If a farmer Laws 1819, is hereby amended to read
can use it for their own selfish in- LTh.7, *, ?
terests. K ^ ^ R b'' SECTION I. P„r purp0<c
YOU are the Association your-and butter at home and to aTurX JfX'sute'^nd^aTding uTe' e'T''*
selves—those of you who become t0 se"- He brought chickens, eggs, providing adeatttte s hn I
member,. It is VOUR A,aviation > «"•
and you will control it. Each one of ™ u ,• and covering a deficiency in the fund
you has just as much to say about Cunningham comm^nkv Tald Th <■ ^ ®Upport of rural sch°ols for
how it will he ron as any other mem-^ ? JTT^ ^ «
This is how it is arranged. The saTk^^TiiTca/b0 ^ ^ ^ ^i'(,286'0000°) do]la™ (***), orso
State is divided into ten districts. Jiving at home. Thev^wilfh mB e 3 !"UC^ there°f as may be necessary, is
The members in each district elect do He raises his own meat ' ° y appropriated out of any mon-
one director from among their own and feedstuff and has milk kT ^ St8te Treasury> not other-
number. An eleventh director is ap- te chSel. He " , ^ appr0priated' CM) to be used
pointed by the president of the State 0f hogs thi winder Lv Z WHh the provisio^
"oard o, Agricu.tuS whom yon ^ ^ SZST, fcHS ^
h*,y8 a surplus on eggs and butter to; That the amount of the said defi.
whispers increase.. We heL"hints' of 'a wdThero aid h.usb"nd has killed his ,vife- At present it seems to us,
uiere. The New, has nm o„, blank forn ixes 1 """ "* * de,d "«'•
must print more. Whence comes this demand? Our . °
mail brings us inquiries almost every day from men at , 'S reported that Henry Ford is seeking a loan of
a distance asking for copies of the News about oil and ?mJ|50'000'000.to 170,000,000. The mystery is what he
what is doing in oil here. A well known man in Tulsa intends to do wtlh t, as he couldn't possibly use all that
Oklahoma, writes his brother here saying "Little River amount in manufacturing Fords.
county will be the next EI Dorado is the opinion here.
rs ^...
teC00ld your interest, he better pro- ^
What do you (who are the real pro- to do was to inakeTis V ^ * u™8' W*S requ,red be flled with the Gov-
nioters) get out of it? More money & rJ3es W8 own niea Ta" ^ ^ ^ SUte' a"d the 8aid d««"
for your cotton, freedom from debt, butter for home use and Liu a" TITj T" "0t a"d C°U,d n0t be in*
happiness and prosperity. Nobody eggs He sold S65 wortJ T* ^ ttherein and in that such
else gets anything they should not last year He has a vounr i C 801,0013 wil1 be without fi-
because you, and the rest of the 30 corning on and has a bPr7 n^T ^ SUPP0H the event the Pa-
thousand control the Association ab- canned berries and veeetabl j . ?'*?* th'S def,c,ency Act be delay-
solutely. faM sold sTh Zti t l l? , ed an emer e"cy exists for the con-
The Association has been investi- from eight little rows Slderat,on * this act P"01" to final
gated and approved by the Depart- He has enough driPd h. t ! ga actlon on the bud et bill by the Sen-
ment of Agriculture by which 1 am from the eight rows to H W f T "d H°USe °f RePresentatives.
employed. If the Association did not l£ ^t J the winter Hp ^ t, secti°n 2" u bein^ immedia^"
have the Department's endorsement, bushels of peas in the Dod and Ik "ece.ssary for the Preservation of
I would not be permitted to write thines ' ® her the public peace, health and safety,
an emergency is hereby declared to
crs' Association was not absolutely
all right or if it served any other in-
terest than the farmers' the Depart-
ment would not endorse it.
This being the case, let's all get
together and make it the biggest
strongest and most profitable farm-
ers' co-operative marketing associa-
tion ever formed. The larger the
BRITISH SUB AND
CREW WERE LOST
LAST THURSDAY
exist by reason whereof this Act
shall take effect and be in full force
from and after its passage and ap-
proval.
They are talking about us for some reason. An Oklaho- J1.'8 hard t0 convince some people that a change of j '«rger me;
ma o,l man told the editor that this would be an oil field * T" the pe0ple- There is a «rtain class' ™embersh'P the stronger the assocla- WHILE practiovg
and showed us the report of five geologists He said made a I,ving 80 easy they can't realize what a greater the benefits.
' ' to do. ; ALVIN L. EDMIASTON,
''Vour structure is right." To these men a dry hole is
but an incident. A showing of oil a part of the day's
work. They are after the main chance and the big
gamble. While a rush is on to a new field and the ' ""J,,
struggle for a foothold there, your true oil man keeps hi, ^
eye out for the next oil field. It is his rainbow 0f pro-
mise. It means that we are going to get development if
we give them the right opportunity. Giving a lease
does not mean in all cases that you will get a test. The
lease broker will retard development. What we should
demand is a real test
with people that mean
down, Arkansas.
Chicago man, blinded by a shot from his sweetheart's
pistol, obtains $50,000 accident insurance. That's what
real sweetheart.
County Agent.
SUNNY SQUIBLETS.
A*ents are beginning to come around from door to j
It can be had by doing business . F' b"t fVen if you don,t want their stuff it is worth the I
business.—Little River News 4sh- P article to get rid of 'em.
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yes our county has bright prospects of oil and we , ,P4eu°P,e wh° have no of military age, are confi-
ieally believe in a few years we will be living right in the LCnt that roore wars are inevitable.
oil field.s.
— . When Congress is not in* session there is an empera-
tive demand that it meet and do something, and when it
MILK, BUTTER, EGGS
HOW FARMER HARTGRAVES
MANAGES TO GET BY EVEN
IF COTTON IS A DRUG IN
MARKET.
(Paris Morning News)
100 MILES!
OFF THE ENGLISH COAST-
5 OFFICERS AND 51 MEN
LOST.
TEXANS OPPOSE
FARM BUREAU
APPROPRIATION
Washington, Jan. 23.—Representa-
tives Sumners and Jones of Texas
ft T IT IIAlf P London, Jan. 22.—British subma- ^aturday Protested against the in-
EAT AT HOME *.« cmm^r A. G.,„e., '«r:, jrr:,
was lost with all hands Thursday at the Bureau of Farm Management
the approaches to the English chan- and Farm Economics.
nel, the admiralty announced this af- , ^exnns contended that the
ternoon. bureau is doinff no "*1 Rood for the
Fivp nffippr« a * 4* farmers, that it is investigating sub-
F e officers and fifty-one men jects and conditions already known to
were lost, the admiralty announced, the farmers, and that their reports
Sank 100 Miles at Sea. w"ben made, usually come too late to
The disaster occurred 100 miles off be of any value.
Lands End. A full complement of of-
A. J. Hartgraves, living near Gar- ?nd* ,
retts Bluff, says that he has always a"d, "l6" Was aboard"
The K class of submarines is the
WOMAN IS ACCUSED
lived at home. He has his meat put , e "K" cla8s of submarines is the
up and corn enough to do him until ar'fest tyPe °f British submarine, the Woman Said to Have Dropped
he makes another crop, and a hun- vessels beinK 338 feet in length, with Child From Train.
dred bushels of sweet potatoes. He 8 8Urface 8Peed of 24 knots and a
^ _ Tcxarkana, Jan. 24.—Mrs. Omega
We visited Hope and Nashville Arkan.n, t ■; aemana tnat ,l meet and do something, and when it
- «• i - rzri! ■ioud h"iw
in better shape than was contemplated under present
StXdSi r0i^S: ^rr'met'whhfl 2 " ^ 1 ^
irg success. Hope is a goTtowS full o .2 K Pre .^lect, should remember that the roads in March, _ _ t
men and they are all hopeful of b'eS! taSTta h0n,e "" " milk and b"tter '"d of 9 knot,. They Te.arkana Jan. 24,-Mrs, Ome*.
tore. We visited the Star office run bv the m r bl n. a ... cries and brought some ecjts and torPedo tubes, one 4-tnch ®arnett, of Cookville, was placed in
Bros, and they were busy and seemed to L ® n *'"/ department is said to have booeht a super-1 butter to town Monday. He cans """ " one 3'mch . tm"'y (T" ' Jai' at Lin-
work. These McCorkle ^oys are^unon^^h t * ^uou" number of halters, but some of them will be needed i fruit ari,™t.M« L 1. 2 The cau„ of the disaster
i y are am°ng the best news- to lead Congress around with
paper men in Southwest Arkansas and they are keeping
abreast of the times. v r. . „ , • *
The fellows who step on the gas, are lucky if later
they are able to step into the hospital operating room.
The old town of E1 Dorado, Arkansas, has comc to | . . ,
the front so fast the old moss backs that usually inhabit 71,6 peoPle who clail" the dollar is worth only 50
a town after it has been settled for years, couldn't real- cents' are Probably not patronizing advertised stores
■ze the boom would be substantial. They do occasionally , . .
run the progressive wagon over the old moss backs. . 1V* a Ion« time between drinks, particularly for thosr i
lying in the cemetery as the result of poison liquor.
fruit and vegetables and puts up , Th® C8USe of the disaster is not den yesterday on a warrant charg-
pickles. He sold $50 worth of tur- own' "j* a8sauIt to murder her two-wpeks-
keys at Thanksgiving and Christmas. Submerged; Failed to Rise. ° baby< which, it is alleged, she
But while living at home he said he disaster to the K-5 occurred droPPed from the window of a coach
expected to plant a big crop this while she was practicing with four °f a Be,t train at Jennings
year—not less than five acres other submarines of the "K" class near NaP|es. January 16. The
The Easiest Yf y To Ure. " ' ~
• i surface acnin. . , „IIU VI1
the 15th the woman was discharged
from the institution. When dropped
A elass for training girls in the care of babies has d j s * *
teen opened in a Chicago school Yes the tpa<ho h 1 per p ucer* can^ ajford to reduce prices.
"Miss" in front of their nameT " have , what d«ale" said when they were getting 25
I a pound.
Marcus Gough, who lives a mile 8urface again.
west of Roxton said that the
easiest way to make a living was ' ByRNff
to go a visiting. He always makes
| his living at home, however, ex- j
Just j cept that he dosen't raise his coffee,.
cents | sugar and flour. He always raises!
his own meat and plenty of corn Hart,
With John S. Keer Nursery
Sherman, Texas.
from the train the child fell on a soft
spot near the water and was prnc-
:tically unhurt. A short time after
the train passed the bridge watch-
man found the baby and carried it to
'his home.
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