The Guymon Democrat (Guymon, Okla.), Vol. 11, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 12, 1917 Page: 2 of 8
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THE DEMOCRAT, GUYMON, OKLAHOMA.
Report of the Condition of
THE TEXAS COUNTY BANK
OF GUYMON, OKLAHOMA,
June 20, 1917.
RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts
Overdrafts Secured and Unsecured
Stocks, Bonds, Warrants, etc.
Banking House
Furniture and Fixtures
Due from Banks
Exchange for Clearing House
Cash in Bank
TOTAL CASH
TOTAL
55,332.73
70.00
. 6,677.83
1112,852.65
129.85
1,548.02
7,000.00
1,000.00
62,081.46
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock Paid in
Surplus fund
Undivided Profits, less expenses and taxes paid
Individual Deposits Subject to check 128,330.15
Time Certificates of Deposit 23,299.61
Cashier's Checks Outstanding 2,895.69
TOTAL DEPOSITS ..
TOTAL
$184,611.98
$• 25,000.00
2,000.00
3,086.53
154,525.45
$184,611.98
PERCHERON HORSES
GAIN POPULARITY
State of Oklahoma, County of Texas, ss:
I, N. E. Nance, Cashier of the a how named bank, do sol-
emnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my
knowledge and belief so help me God.
. N. E. Nance, Cashier.
Correct—Attest: I. M. Lightner, D. B. Bradford, Directors.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 28th day of June, 1917.
Samuel Ecker, Notary Public.
My commission expires Dec. 4, 1919.
WHAT IF YOU HAD
GROWN UP BLIND?
Feeling his way cautiously along
Main street the other day was a blind
man. With his cane in one hand,
tapping the sidewalk, he was trying
witji the other hand to locale a stair-
way, until another man, blessed with
the sight of both eyes, stepped out of
his store, and taking the arm of his
blind brother, and guided him t6 the
entrance he was seeking and started
him upstairs.
It wns a touching illustration of the
through no fault of their own, must
go through life' weighted with heavy
handicaps, which for a little care or
thought or knowledge on the part of
others, they might have oscaptd. I
happen to know something about this
particular blind man. llefc a person
of unusual intelligence, but owing .to
his blindness, he has been unrble to
compete with men of his kind. In-
stead of being able to capitalize his
talents, he has eked out a mere exis-
tence, struggling miserably, if nobly
year after year.
This man who has been blind from
infancy, is doubtless a victim of the
carelessness or ignorance of his par-
ents or their physician. Like thous-
ands of other men and women who are
groping in darkness, his blindness
might have been prevented by the
dropping of a 2 per cent solution of
silver nitrate in each eye at his birth.
Of hundreds of children in our Okla-
homa schools for the blind, at least
50 per cent of them might have been
saved in this way. Of the 80,000
blind people in the United States, no
less than one-third of them mijiht have
kept their eyesight if this'small oper-
ation, so simple that any physician or
trained nurse can do it, had been per-
formed on their eyes.
"If this silver nitrate is a good thing
why is it not always used?" somebody
may ask.
. There are four principle reasons
Tor the unpardonable neglect to use
the treatment, which someday we hope
will be enforced by a state law. The
physician may not understand its
value, or he may be negligent in its
use. Parents with a false sense of
pride sometimes ohiect on the trround
that the use of the silver nitrate drops
is a direct challenge of their morality.
Sore eyes that cause blindness dating
If you like the ton-typo of Perch-
erons, here's a beauty. This horse
■hows masculinity in every line, has
good individuality, is of the popular
dapple gray color and sound in limb
as a government bond. The photo-
graph was taken in one of the pad-
docks at Oklahoma Agricultural and
Mechanical College.
Of course, not everyone likes the big
type of drafters. Many farmers pre-
fer to breed to the lighter type of
Percherons. For the heavy Perch-
erons, however, those big fellows that
weigh from a ton to 2,200, it can be
said that their colts bring the fancy
prices. Anyone interested in horse
breeding will do well to write to the
Oklahoma Livestock Registry Board
at Stillwater for a copy of Circular 43,
"Information for Horse Breeders."
The animal husbandry department of
the A. & M. College will be glad to
answer any questions not answered in
this circular.
almost from birth are the result of
certain social diseases that have been
known and described ever since 160 A.
D. Ignorant parents often oppose
the treatment on the ground that it
is foolish and unnecessary—then to
suffer from their ignorance when it is
too late.
Before the discovery of the silver
nitate treatment by Dr. Crede, of Lie-
psic in 1881, men and women were ac-
customed to put the blame of their
blindness upon Providence. It was
the will of God, they said. The time
has come, however, when preventable ]
blindness can no longer be laid at the
door of God. Human ignorance or
carelessness must shoulder the blame.
In this state a new effort to prevent
blindnes in babies was made when the
new birth and death registration law
went into effect on July 1. Dr. John
W. Duke, state commissioner of public
health ordered that directions for the
use of the ilver nitrate solution be
put on all birth certificates. As no
less than 40,000 of these certificates
are issued in this state each year, this
new order is tantamount to a com-
mand, should have a far-reaching ef-
fect. In a short time health depart-
ment will have ready for distribution
silver nitrate ampoules it will offer
at a minimum price With such in-
structions and advantages provided
by the health department, there is
positively no excuse for any doctor in
the state not making use of the drops.
When we consider how the blind
must forever live in darkness with
never a sight of this beautiful world;
when we think of the limited possibil-
ities ot a Mind ^hild to ! ■ adequately
educated; of the narrow lines in which
he may be trained, of tlu' many fields
of usefulness from which ho is cut off;
when we meditate upon his wearie-
sorrte dependence upon others for the
simple things he should be able, to do
for himself, and often the cost of his
maintenance to the community when
he might, with good eyesight, be mak-
ing a living and enjoying an alto-
gether happier and more fruitful life
the pity of his condition is enough to
make the angels weep.
Why ignore or neglect the simple
remedy the silver nitrate drops?
They are perfectly harmless—and
they may be the means of saving one
beautiful baby's eyes. Edith C.
Johnson, in Oklahoman.
Two Programs Each
Day at Chautauqua
Something for Every One and No Two
Daye Alike—Music, Enter.
ment, Lecture*.
Note that there will be two pro-
grams each day of the Chautauqua.
The afternoon session on each day Is
entirely different from the session
that follows at night. No two are
alike. Now talent is brought In each
day, no attraction appearing on more
than one day, the music appearing af-
ternoon and night, the lectures and
entertainers appearing for the most
part but once.
The committee has planned for a
program varied enough to appeal to
every one in the community, lfj you
'aren't goin' out much." step out
Chautauqua week and hear these
splendid attractions that are brought
here from a distance, for the Chau-
tauqua will relieve some of the mo-
notony. If you are "busy" remember
that busy people are the kind who.
as a rjile. get the most out of a full
program of this sort, and we have
crowded Just as much In as short a
time as seemed possible
Buy a season ticket today and don't
miss one number.
at the outset to $1,500,000,000. To d<
more than this would l>e as unwise ai
it Is unnecessary. To do eVen this
would be to do more than has evei
l>een done by any civilized Govern
ment in time of stress.
(2i The excess-profits tax based upoi
a sound system ought to yield aboui
$500,000,000.
(31 The income-tax schedule ought t<
be revised with a lowering of the rates
on earned Incomes below $10,000. nnri
with an analogous lowering of tb«
rates on the higher incomes, so as nol
to exceed 34 per cent. A cureful cal
dilation shows that an income tax ot
this kind would yield some $450,000,
000 aildlt'inal.
(4) The tax on whisky and tobaect
ought to remain approximately as it is
with n yield of about $2:>0,000.000.
These three taxes, together with th«
stamp tax at even the low rate of tb(
House bill, and with an ijnprove<l au
tomobile tax, will yield over $1,250,'
000,000, which Is the amount of money
thought desirable.
The above program would be in har-
mony with an approved scientific sys
tern. It will do away with almost all
of the complaints that are being urge>!
against the present. It will refraii
from taxing the consumption of th«
poor.
It will throw a fHr heavier burden
upon the rich, but will not go to the
extremes of confiscation. It will ob-
viate interference with business and
will keep unimpaired the social pro
duetivity of the community.
It will establish a just balance be
tween loans and taxes and will not
succumb to the danger of approaching
either the tax-only policy or the loan
only policy. Above all, it will keep
an undisturbed elastic margin, whict
must be more and more heavily drawr
upon as the war proceeds.
CHURCH DIRECTORY
* M. E. CHURCH
* Sunday school at 10:09 a. m.;
* preaching at 11:00 a. m. and 7:30
* p. m.; Children's meeting 3:00 p.
* m.; Epworth League 6:40 p. m.;
* prayer meeting Wednesday even-
* ing. II. C. KEPHART, Pastor.
* BAPTIST CHURCH
* Preaching each Sunday at 11:
* 00 A. M. and 8:30 P. M. Prayer-
* meeting at 8:30 P. M. each Wed-
* nesday. Choir practice Thurs-
* day at 8:00 P. M. Sunday school
* at 9:45 A. M. Joe Dean Superinten-
* dent. B. Y. P. U. every Sunday at
* 7:00 P. M. Herbert Garner, Presi-
* dent.
* Rev. J. H. Agee,
* I astor.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH
J. L. Haddock, Pastor
Sunday school at 10:00 A. M.
Preaching at 11:00 and 7:30
Second and Fourth Sundays
i * CATHOLIC CHURCH
| * Services and Sunday school
j * fourth Sunday in every month.
• P. J. MURPHY, Pastor.
A Platform Celebrity
Dr. H. V. Adams to Appear
Here in Chautauqua Address
Its Service You Want
Service We Can Give You
We do our own inspecting, make out *
papers without extra charge. Money *
* procured on short notice. : : : : *
WE BUY AM) SELL LANI).
Any and all business given careful *
* attention.
We represent the largest insurance *
* agency in the county. : : : : : *
CAN GIVE YOU THE BEST SERVICE
KENNEDY & KELLER
Directly North of Court House. GUYMON. OKLAHOMA
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One of the best known and most
popular lecturers In the country is Dr.
H. V. Adams of California, who will
speak here on the third night of the
j Chautauqua.
It is a habit of Dr. Adams, they
j say, to make tremendously good. He
i Is a rapid-fire talker, takes all the
lillb^ on high gear, and says more in
five minutes and says It better than
most speakers sav In an hour.
"Grapes of Gold," and "Who's To
I niame" are his best Ifnown lectures,
which have made him famous. Both
are full of concentrated sunahine.
heaped up good cheer and hearty
j laughter. They affect folks like the
tonic of a cold shower. Oct all the
chores out of the way, and be on
hand to hear Adam*. He is one of
the be. t speakers in America,
How Taxes Should Be Apportioned.
(1> The burden of taxes must bf
spread as far as possible over the
whole community so as to cause eact
individual to share in the sacrifices ac
cording to bis ability to pay and ac
cording to his share in the Government
(2) Taxes on consumption, which arc
necessarily borne by the community al
large, should be imposed as far as jios
sible on articles of quasl-luxury rathei
than on those of necessity.
(3) Excises should be imposed as fai
ns possible upon commodities in th«
hands of the final consumer rathei
than upon the articles which serve pri-
marily as raw material for furthei
production.
(4) Taxes ui>on business should be
imposed as far as possible upon net
earnings rather than upon gross re>
ceipts or capital invested.
(5l Taxes upon income which will
necessarily be severe should fce both
differentiated and graduated. That Is
there should lie a distinction between
earned and unearned incomes and there
should be n higher rate upon the largei
Incomes. It is essential, however, not
to make tjie Income rate so excessive
ns t<> lead to evasion, administrative
difficulties, or to the more fundamental
objections which have been urged
above.
ftb The excess profits which are due
tn the war constitute the most obvious
and reasonable source of revenue dun
ing war times. Hut the prin"ivle vwmj
which these war-profit taxes are laid
must lie equitable in theory and easily
calculable in practice.
The Proposed Income Tax.
The additional income tax as passed
by the House runs up to a rate of t*.
per cent. This is a !*im untie a rd of In
the history of civilized society it must
be remembered that it was only aftel
the first year of tlie war that Great
Britain Increased her income tax to the
maximum of 34 per cent., and .thai
even now in the fourth year of the wai
the Income tax does not exceed
per cent.
It could easily be shown that a taJ
with rates on moderate incomes sub
stantlali.v less than in Great itritain
and on the larger incomes nbout as
high. would yield only slightly less that
the f.VKJ.om.nOO originally estimated it
the House bill.
It Is to lie hoped that' the Pennte wll1
reduce the total Ate on the highest in
comes to MI per cent, or at most to 4(
per.cent, and that at the same time it
will reduce the rate on the smaller
comes derived from personal or profes
slonal earnings.
If tlie war continues *• shall have tc
depend more and more joon the in-
come tax. By imposing excessive rate*
now we are not only endiinpering th«
future, but are inviting all manner ol
difficulties which even £reat Britain
has been ab!e to escape.
Conclusion.
The House bill contains other fundn
mental defects which may be summed
up as follows:
ill It pursues an erroneous principle
in imposing retroactive taxes.
(2> It selects an unjust and unwork
able criterion for the excess profits tax
(lit It proceeds to an unheard-of
height In the income tax.
(4> It imposes unwarranted burden*
| upon the consumption of the column
I nlt.v.
i*i It Is calculated to throw buslnesi
Into confusion by levying taxes on gross
receipts Instead of upofi commodities.
(Hi It falls to make a proper use ol
stamp tuxes.
("i It follows an unsnlenllfle iystcn
hi Its tint rate oil Imports.
(Si It Includes a multiplicity of pet
tyand u nine rat lie taxes, the vexatious
Hess of which Is out of all proportion t«
the revenue they produce.
*•«•*••
The fundamental lines en which tin
Iliiuse bill should Ik? modified are sum
nied up herewith:
(li The amount of new taxatloi
should be limited to ? 1 .'iW.OQO,OJ)£>—pi
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
The date for receiving sealed bids
by the clerk of Independent school dis-
trict No. 8 has been deferred to -July
17th at ten o'clock A. M.
C. A. Nash, Clerk.
* PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
* Preaching 11:00 a. m. and 7:30
* p. m.; Sunday school 10:0# a. m.
* GEO. T. CLARK, Pastor.
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Why
Suffer?
Mrj. J. A. Cox, of Al-
derson, W. Va., writes:
"My daughter . . .suf-
fered terribly. She could
not turn in bed ... the
doctors gave her up, and
we brought her home to
die. She had suffered so
much at. .. time. Hav-
ing heard of Cardui, we
got it for her." •
CARDUI
LODGE DIRECTORY
**** * «
i • M. W. A.
* Meets every first and third
* Monday nights up stairs over
* Summers building. A. F. Burch,
* Consul; Sam Gwinn, Clerk.
The Woman's Tonic
" I n a few days, she be-
gan to improve," Mrs.
Cox continues, "and had
no trouble at.. . Cardui
cured her, and we sing
i£ praises everywhere."
\/e receive many thou-
sands of similar letters
every year, telling of the
good Cardui has done for
women who suffer fror.i
complaints so common to
their sex. It should do
you good, too. Try
Cardui. E-77
* YEOMEN
* Meets last of each month in
r Summers binding. W. H. Grimm,
* Foreman; Mrs. ii. E. G Putma \
* Master of Ceremonies; Mrs. Be1.'-
* lah ,M. Bell, Chaplain, and Mu.
* Metta Jeffreys, i orrespondeni.
***********
*** *
* I. O. O. F.
* Guymon Lodge No. 415, meets
J * every Friday night. A. D. Hop-
i* kins, N. G.; F. A. Holcomb, V.
* G.; L. R. Spears, Sec'y; W. D.
I * Youtsler, Treas.
* A. F. & A. M. •
* Guymon Lodge No. 335. Meets
* first and third Thursdays of each
* month. Clint Stewart, W. M.; D.
* P. Bissell, Secretary.
FRED L. COSTNER
Auctioneer !
I will conduct your sales of Land, j
Live Stock, Farm Implements,
Household Goods, Etc. .
£hone 139 ]
Guymon, Oklahoma '
ROYAL ARCH CHAPTER
* Meets every second Wednesday
* night. All members cordially in-
* vited. D. P. Bissell, H. P.; Geo.
* Ellison, Secretary.
EASTERN STAR
* Meets first and third Tuesday
* nights in each month in Masonic
* hall. Mrs. H. E. James, Worthy
* Matron; Mis's Josephine McFar-
* land, Secretary.
* REBEKAH
* M'-e's first and third Monday
* l.ights in Masonic Hall. Mrs.
* Marie Holcomb, N. G ; Alias John-
* phine McFarland, V. 0..; Miss Ber-
* dena Shock, secretary.
Large trial bottle of Sanol for 35c.
Sanol is a family remedy Sanol is
sold on an absolute guarantee. Re-
member if it says Sanol it is all right.
35c and $1.00 at the drug store.
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J. E. Daily Draying and Hauling
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ial attention with promptness. Can meet all trains
for your baggage, express or freight.
HOUSE MOVING CONTRACTS SOLICITED
!; Phone Nos. 85 or 60. GUYMON, OKLAHOMA
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Baxter, C. S. The Guymon Democrat (Guymon, Okla.), Vol. 11, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 12, 1917, newspaper, July 12, 1917; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metapth352127/m1/2/: accessed April 23, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.