Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-10-21
UP TO THE RETAIL
MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION
EUeniny Excuse Refuses 10 Submit 10 Examine
fiOn of It's Circulation

m m % %"S ns sccogst business men IN the c
Of Tulsa Is If ,4 said doing great many good thag.
for tts Toon'hcrs
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% uls @, inc E'''"'s S"ee' i~"' o' "'s '""'
ho'o''o''
II is possible th"t the members of the lenll Me-
cnlnS Assoe'auo' Sptnp ioils or my ap hI'. ~ n,
tti 'aSiy LOT 's ~ ,rbIb f vc"Tg 6,, a.
"oIlhl'hh aoN'rNHNh -rhel'os "iN0h 'oI S''' '1'o
yoyeu lho pi'taurr' "i Scesths a"aes t'uo t ' h h
meIGnaIs unrouHh ,aAe u.er',S,ns t - t pl'o1 Wr
.,'i'n"'.u ''toutu 'lV .l''S 80 W ,, - 5r,,,+ .
ch"hS ASSOCIATIONS "h''h peyohu queS''o" u 'oN'' '
very prottabio TO 'S members
II we understood ihe ethics and the bylaws ia .'l
as the rules and regulations OF the Tulsa Re"I MO-
chants Association U s their duty when fake ad'or'Is"i
solicitors before iS members with their various
propositions That is TO this association TO Investigate
and cXamine such propositions, and 10 ascertain ther
before members of this ION supposed
TO sprhd ther money lioWeN" 'h ore instance lu "'
cry o. l"Sa u''- .' one oI 'le s'e"''Ss' "los. '
Gul'uSnE Fr"i' ''"s imposed On INC "eieh'l.'' nv
luF' every 'S mat t>'SS anywhere III inc N''-e'
There is evening paper published in Tulsa ."I
It Is not The T'.t SGu1 which IS claiming to you nor
chants today ana printing such figures claiming 7''
hde paid circulation Of moro than thirteen thousand.
They are soliciting advertising on this basis and the sun
ventures I" s'" mat the majority OF the merchants OF
te 'V OF I's' are paying ioT adVcIuSns on 'he "of"
o"I9 an" l'F .'' u" more re'' '"o"ieuso 10 20 ''
t''y are getting Ior 'hlS money uah ,hey "ouIu 'N'
ny u"N'"s WIZ" S''"e'''o As''' On Se'"
Al thofe ever Was case on record 't obtaining hol'
under lHse preenseS' ms neWspape' certainly Is kuhY
Retail Merchants Association of the city OF Tulsa nor
ohy 20 request an examination OF the cTculalloh OF me
newspapers III 'he NY ~ luls' ny L poi'oeu ''''"'
company eNle''eh'ed IN Such WORK put ~ o uu'y '
',ie T W i'''' s"oh an 'Niii" VI
tio "oilu upls'l's o"Ilpahy ls NIiI!Hs 70 1'''1
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tho Tnisa narsnoners within ZEN davs after ,oir ronor
Is received by said Retail Merchants Association
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o,tirIos ra+nS ~ ~ iss,o -. Oa,o1,|r an5 Not,jr ~
MT tho ovorin nor hoyo referrcd to ,bIcI 90 cal,
tnr m re tban irtcor thonsand natd circuloon t y,
rnnoner toda, and hleedIno you ~ yorr ronoy or sY
false statements swore under oo,h to the United states
postoffcc department Indcr uato ~, october = 1914 fhat
only 235 paid subscribers Think this gentle
1t admits IA It's columns hat it is lying TO
to the extent OF more than two thou and daily crcuatoD
We believe that a newspaper that would lie to you 90
the extent of 1000 daily average circulation Is just
haDe to lie to YOU 70 INC extent or 10000 circulation is
the president OF the Retail Merchants Association going
TO stand Tor Us members to be robbed by such methods
Mr. Dry Goods Man, would you receive a shipment ~
twenty-five dresses from the manufacturer and pay Tor
sumo WITHOUT 'pu''ths un'Hl' no, never lheh N"|
hnou'u you pay loI IS'OV u ciEuauon on some ho"S-
l'PII "loi YOU o"iS Cr'o s'VoOt nl' "locc' man
Woulu you pay io lVV s"CAs o sugar from your JoppI
- Soi o"iS ou - NV'. men why S"o't"
~ p"' a0r,o 0VOV P o" VIZ" ~" ''o 0.''
SINS '''
There Is no DOUBT nut whaJ the puhIisher and each
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49, - -. wv - ~, -. W. 80 80 ~ ''o''
=, =, '0 % '''i'
on ova,rinatiop n,lor tbo ;dortlcaIl, sa | tr. 49, '
al I uIoi t, ' ~ u'il'Il'y H"lc terms ana
oohuuo49 'i'I All o'her iu'S newspapers ne examined
(nd trat Won are nov. getting 4 Ooo hon, fIc ,ta ,
otio, fron, tbo porsn,nor which 10 to1a. ,l.oit.