The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-08

of the older among these colleges, the
average girl is represented in the next
generation by only 10 OF child. This
means, that for every five possible
mothers there were two daughters. Do
the" colleges teach domestic science"
and II so, what is il that they teach
Families Must Average Three.
The figures given for the Harvard
and Yale graduates show that, taking
into account the number of children
that die before growing up, the nomber
OF adults that do not marry and the
number of marriages where fot>physi-
cal and natural reasons that Is, rea-
sons presumably implying no moral
blame In the psrents--there are no chill
dren or only one or two children, It Is
necessary that the family physically
able TO produce children shall average
over three or the race will slowly de-
crease in numbers.
"The remedy There are many rem
edies all of them partial The state
can do something, as the state is now
doing in France, Legislation must be
for the average for the common good.
Therefore, legislation should at once
abandon the nosious sentimen,allty OF
, thinking tina, in America at this time
the only SON is entitled to preferen-
tial consideration, either for the sake
OF himself or Of his mother The pref
ercnce as regards all obligations to the
state, should be given to the family
having the third and fourth children.
In al public offices IN every grade the
lowest salaries should be paid the man
or woman with no children, or only one
or two children, and a marked dis.
elimination made in favor OF the man
or woman with family OF over three
children. In taxation, the rate should
he immensely heavier on the childles'
and on the families with one or tive
children, while an equally heavy dis
elimination should lie in favor OF III,
family with over three children Thu
should apply to the income tax and IN
heri,ance tax, and as far rs possible I,
other taxes speak, a' usual. OF tn,
average, not the exception Only th'
father and mother of over three chill
dten have done their full duty by IN,
state and the stNe should emphasr
this fact. No reduction should be mad
IN mans taxes merely because he i
married. But he should be exempte,
on an additional $500 OF income TO
each Of his first two children and on al
additional $1,000 OF income for ever,
subsequent ehild-for we wish TO pu
special emphasis on the vital need O
having the third and the fourth and IN
with small or reasonable incomes ar
the ones who should be encouraged L
have children; they do not represent
class which will be tempted by such eS
emption to. thriitle"ness or eStrava
gances. Mo no, believe that thcr
should be any income exemption wha,
ever Tor the unmarried man or III
childlcS married couple lie, all tn
: exemptions he for the married couple
OF moderate means who have childter
No Hsroism More Fearless.
There is no more iearle" and dar
ger -deiyng heroi,m than that show
by some women OF the true heroic typ,
in walking through the valley of III
shadow to bring into life the babc
: they love and there is no punishmer
: too heavy for the man who does NJ
: revere and serve such a woman as h
. reveres and serves nothing else that
human And il may be his highest du,
: II the danger is too grea, to see ,h'
she does not face it know one si'
who has Just for the second time eager
: ~ faced motherhood; and to bring III
: second baby to join her first she ha
: 10 show splendid courage which (an
: | speak accurately ranges her besid
: any o' The men who in their ragge
: blue and buff and their gaping sho,
j: followed Washington, or any saui
: confederate who charged with Picket
= or any of the sailormen who held m