Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-09-10
FACTS ABOUT THE
QUEEN CONTEST
DEMOCRAT EDITOR SHOWS HIS
INABILITY TO TELL THE
TRUTH.
A WiLFUL, MALICIOUS LIE
Story Published In the Democrat Did
Not Contain One Wo.d OF
Truth.

In misguided and absolutely false
attempt to vent some OF his personal
animus on The World, William Stry-
ger. editor OF the Tulsa Democrat,
last night published Il story that not
alone reflects on the honesty OF The
" orld. but also on the integrity OF
the committee of business men who
have charge OF the Durbar queen con-
test. This malicious lie published In
the Democrat VIII, unless the fair
minded people of Tulsa can see the
animus that lies behind. do irrepar-
able damage to the queen contest.
Ordinarily, such a dirty, malicious,
lying attack would be disregarded but
as this attack not only reflects on
The World but upon others as well.
The World states the facts about 1t.
which facts can be substa ntiated by
any member of the committee.
When the matter of publishing free
votes In the newspapers, was first
mentioned by the committee in charge
members of the committee stated
that they believed that by running
free coupons the newspapers might
be repaid by selling extra papers for
some of the trouble and expense they
had gone to to make the contest
success. The World advised against
running free coupons but as the com
mittee seemed to believe that by run
ming these coupons, the contest would
De enlivened The World agreed to run
them.
The committee decided to run cou-
pons In two issues of both The World
and the Democrat the first to be run
Wednesday and the second one a few
daNs later. The World and Democrat
accordingly each ran coupon on
Wednesday, but to the surprise OF the
committee and without their orders,
the Democrat vioalted the agreement
tnd ran a second coupon the next
day.
The committee on learning the per
d. Of the Democrat decided to allow
rhe World to run their second coupon
saturday. This was done, thus max
ng two coupons published in each
paper.
on last Friday night newsdeal-
rs and other persons ordered 3,OOU
.ytro copies OF The World OF Satur-
lay morning. These extra papers
we're run off on the press at the same
ime as the regular city addition and
yele sold in the regular manner. the
exact proceeds amounted to $40
which represents every cent The
World has taken in from any source
rs result of the Durbar, and this Is
1nly a slight advance over the cost
If the white paper and other expense
involved
notwithstanding, the Democrat had
run two coupons, they prepared to
~dn a third one yesterday and when |
q, dered not to do so by the commit |
tee, Stryker became so angry at see
'ng a few dollars get away, that he
would have made had he been able to |
'eliver several thousand extra papers |
obtaining the coupon which he had |
-ontracted for, that he tried to vent |
his spleen on The World and thus in |
jure the contest. II was simple mat |
Ter of dollars and cents with the edi- |
tor Of the Depocrat and his lll-timed |
"yelp" shows where his hair Is short |
Just to show how small and des-
picable the editor of the Democrat |
can be, 1t is stated that practically al
Of the printing which the Durhar
committee has had done has been
printed by the Democrat at regular
prices. Not one cent Of money has
been paid to The World by the Durbar
committee for anything. The World
has donated its space. the only thinn
It has to sell, to the Durbar commit
tee, absolutely free Of charge bellev-
ing that the Durbar will be a benefit
10 the city at large and In that way
p benefit to The World.
The World devoted ten times as
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