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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-05-03
\ Full Program.

Motorcycle enthusiasm is at a high
pitch in Georgia. Many social runs,
endurance runs and speed contests
are being planned by the different
clubs of the state and there are also
a number OF events Of statewide in.
terest being arranged. A twelve-hour
endurance contest over the Grand
pix course is contemplated by the
Savannah Motorcycle club. Also plans
are afoot for a 500 to 500-mile event
To take place late in The fall. Hand
some awards are promised the win
ncrs Of this contest. A motorcycles
tour around the state is also on the
tentative program Of the seasons
events. This will be in the nature
of a Glidden tour and will cover APP
proNimately one thousand miles. The
clubs from all over the state are ex-
pected to cooperate I'm making ar.
ranEements for controls, routes ant
hotel Accommodations for this run.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-05-03

In order TO have more efficient me5-
scuCer service on the battle field,
General Francisco villa, the Mexican
rebel leader. has adopted motorcycles
for the use Of his army messengers
villa realizes that quick messenger
service often decides a battle and has
determined TO leave nothing undone
o. make this service the best posi-
bile. He says that with the four
motorcycles now in use he is able to
keep In closer touch with the various
divisions Of his army than ever be.
fore. Then. too, the motorcycle is
not SO easily brought down on the
battle field as is a horse.
Most every country has equipped its
army with the two-wheeler. but the
MeNicans are the first to be able To-
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-05-03

Since March !, the Seattle, Wash,
postoffice has been operating one ~
the most complete systems FOR quick
delivery Of parcel post packages OF
amy city in the union. The secret OF
this efficient service Is a flying squad
ron OF motorcycles. Almost as quickly
as a package is dropped in the post
office one " the members Of this
squadron is %chuegiug AWAY with the
package TO It's destination. This
service is OF especial advantage to
local merchants who are required e.
deliver packages 10 distant parts OF
the city. The goods can be mailed
at the postoffice and will be delivered
70 the customer much quicker than
would be possible by the merchants
own delivery system.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-05-03

one intelligent man who contem-
plated becoming n candidate for gov
crnor Of Texas purposed TO advocate
the buying Of lands by the state and
selling them TO actual settlers on long
time. Men may ridicule the idea
every progressive idea is doomed TO
ridicule-but let no man rashly say
that no such policy will never prevail.
Let him not even say that the day
viii not come when cities will buy
property and build homes for work
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-05-03

With the first signs Of spring. Gu.
pid has again mounted the motor
cycle and the first victims Of his
swift, sure arrow were Henry r..
Dodd and Miss Lydia Walker Of Annis-
ton. Ala. Turning on more power.
Dodd sped the two-wheeler TO Rome.
Ga, where Justice Of the Peace wal
ter Harris performed the wedding
ceremony.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-05-03
Ing people and sell them on ten.
twenty and thirty years time.

The bond Of fraternity is more po-
tent than The Of diplomacy.
II turns out that the body OF Clemente
Fergra was recovered from Mexican
soil by a band Of Woodmen of the
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-05-03

As n general thing. when a man
imnsines that the world needs him he
isn't much good around home
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-05-03

Il would be n good idea for the To-
cal auto club to take active steps to-
ward helping entertain the Ozark Trail
visitors. as most of them are auto
drivers themselves.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-05-03

World, Of which Verpara was n mem-
her in his lifetime. The choppers are
a resourceful lot.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-05-03

This weeks issue ~ the southwest.
'ru Automobiles. a magazine devoted
to advancing the industry and 20 good
roads. published at Joplin. Mo-. CON
t1ins "a three page illustrated stor,
under the head Tulsa New Ready 10
Entertain ~Eoadhuil,rs II was writ
toi hy j. burr Gibbons and gives IN
detail the reception Tulsans propose
for the ozark Trail delegates whom
they meet here The 26th and 27th ~
this month
This convention Is most Important 10
auto owners aud dealers. From n
money standpoint 1t Is of exceeding
Importance 60 the local dealers. for II
vill prove the biggest factor vet I'm
the development az good roads about
Tulsa and Tn the Ozark country. Lo.
cal dealers ow II 10 themselves and
to their customers Co get behind the
movement iu on earnest manner. o.
lorng themselves as leaders. There
81 mo- doubling that with effective
leadership. the local auto owners will
iali iu line Direct auto selling is no,
all dealers should be concerned with
indirect preparation for sales in the
years 90 come prove Of considerable
value TO the dealer who u looking
ahead.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-05-03

make practical use Of it and test its
efficiency In actual battle.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-05-03

Fred $ clinton, manager Kansas
CItg branch Wardyke ~ Marmon co.,
selling the Maromn, drove from Tulsa
To- Independence. kan, Friday i'm a
new Marmon Al.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-05-03

AIR. and Mrs Fred Osburn from
Minnesota passed through this city
d., Iau'o go Joplin. driving a passou-
ger LuyDInc.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-11-10

In a recent large public So
cial function, the costume of
a prominent society woman
was described in detail in the
next days newspapers. 1t was
very rich and costly as to fab
ric, but the most stress was
laid upon the superb jewels she
wore. And according to the re-
port, because of the magnifi-
cense and number of the dia-
monds and emeralds and other
stones with which she was be-
decked, she made upon entering
the assembly, a profound i'm
preston"
The reporter probably did not
exaggerate her effect upon the
assembly. Blazing and scintil
lating with colored lights, SO
to speak would she not create
quite a stir and buzz as she en-
tered? We all know how we
would turn and look and COM
ment at the approach of any
one strung with flashing color
ed stones somewhat after the
manner of the Tower of Jewels
at the San Francisco EXPOSE
ton.
To be sure, if her decorations
really consisted of bits of
glass, as is the case with the
Tower of Jewels, no matter if
the effect were the same as that
of real jewels our comments
would be apt to be IN nature
of ridicule and sarcasm. We
would scott at her getting her.
self up in such style. We would
consider her appearance ridicu-
lous rather than impressive.
But let the cClorad lights be
real jewels, that represent sew
eral hundred thousand dollars,
and the reporter is quite right
in saying the impression is
profound.
Is it not true?
Yet had she used bank notes
or gold pieces to the same value
to ornament her costume, we
world again have ieered.
We do take the world and
the life we live here in a queer
way, don't we?
We do so many things
thoughtlessly, do we not?
Had there entered side by
side with this woman blazing
with jewels some unpreten.
tious, simple -gowned woman
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-11-10
The Cost of
Advertising

The Cost of
Advertising
Who Pays the cost of adver-
Using?
The Bureau of Corporations
of the United States is investi-
eating the subject of the value
of advertising. and trying to de-
termine how far it is economic
ally profitable, and whether it
costs the public anything. 1t
will no doubt be found that
money judiciously spent in ad-
vertising reduces the cost of
getting the goods to the con-
sumner.
The highest selling costs are
found in the stores where sales
are slow. When a merchant
doubles sales, by letting the
public know about his goods, he
usually adds but very little to
the expense for sales force.
The overhead expenses, such as
taxes, insurance, heat, light and
rent, are increased but little if
any. Consequently the charge
that has to be made to each ar
ticle to pay clerk hire and over
head expense is reduced. A
merchant can afford to sell for
less money, meanwhile making
larger profit for himself.
If there were no advertising.
buying would be very heavy at
the hight of the season, and
would drop off more than it
now does between the rush per-
iCds. The most economical
agency for distributing goods is
one that keeps along somewhat
the same from one month to an
other. Advertising informs
people that there are special
bargains at mid season periods.
1t teaches people that by wait
ing for these periods, they can
make economies. That tends
to equalize retail trade and
saves the necessity for extra
expense during rush periods.
Advertising performs all that
could be accomplished by house
to house solicitation and at a.
far less cost. 1t visits a hun
dred homes and talks to the in
mates thereof, while a solicitor
could enter but one. Advertis-
ing then is not an extra charge
added to the cost of the goods.
1t is simply part of the norm
al selling expense, reducing the
cost OF the sales force.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-11-10
Making an Impression

without a jewel on her person,
with her hair done naturally
and simply, her costume
though pretty, quite ineXpen-
sive, no matter had she been the
most noted social worker the
world knows, had she labored
with the wounded and dying in
Europe as the head of the Red
Cross, had she written a book
painted a picture or composed a
symphony that had stirred the
world, the majority in that as
sembly would not have given
her a second glance. Their
eyes would all have been for
the woman of the jewels. She
still would have been the one
to make the profound impress
sion. The other would have step
ped in quietly, taken a seat,
and only a few would have look
ed at her curiously or reverent-
ly.
Yet after all what should
make an impression, what
should be the thing to admire
and show our admiration for
purse or personality, bank ac-
count or character, what one
wears or what one does?
And how shall we get differ
ent standards in such matters
how shall we exalt genuine
worth and put mere show ana
glitter where it belongs if we
allow. ourselves to be protouna-
ly impressed by a dazzling DIS
play of the size of ones bank
account.
The woman who is content 10
make her impression on the
world and on life in this way
has something to do on her
side. But we have also, II we
wish to bring to the world hlgh'
er ideals of what life is for
Barbara Boyd.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-11-10
Almost a Tragedy

Last Friday may we'll be
termed day of miracles. A
steam engine, two flat cars
heavily loaded with lumber, the
coupling between engine and
car light or faulty, leisurely
pulling up Fourth North street.
The Smithfield interurban going
along behind the loaded cars.
The passengers joyful and hap
py after having made their
daily purchases, and having
paid their fare, homeward
bound. Suddenly the scene is
changed. The loaded cars break
loose from the engine and start
back at a terrific speed and the
lives of the people in the inter-
urban are hanging in the bal
ance. The motorman sees the
advancing mountain of freight.
What is to be done. Quick as a
flash he reverses the speed on
his car and runs to the other
end. He turns on full speed and
begins a hazardous race against
death. There is panic in the
car. There are men, old and
young, women with children in
their arms, and young women,
all helpless to save themselves.
Many would have jumped had
not others with cool heads held
them back. The turn on Main
is the critical point. Soon it is
reached and as the loaded cars
gain upon the interurban the
latter is struck but holds the
tracks and goes on while the
freight cars jump the track,
crash off into the street strik-
ing trees and telephone polls
and scattering their cargo in
all directions. The danger is
passed, the passengers breathe
easier, and save for the injur-
les received from those who
jumped when the danger first
appeared no one is hurt. It was
a miracle. Otherwise it would
have been tragedy.
1t would not be doing iustic,
to mankind to pass this by will
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-11-10
Theatrical
Vicissitudes

Many theatrical companies
have been cancelling their dates
this fall owing to poor receipts.
This is the age of moving pic
lures, and of the repertory COM
panies that play for ten, twent'
thirt. The enormous patronage
given this class of entertain
ment has lead many people to
believe that there is now but
very limited field for high grade
companies.
Certainly there were never
so many poor actors on the road
as now. A player may come on
the stage in dress suit, under
taking to present the part of
finished society man. Very like
ly he wears his hat in the pres
ence If ladies, and rips around
the stage like a cowboy. If the
audience wants thrills, gunplay,
moral shock, sexual looseness,
it does not seem to care much
whether the types seen on the
stage have any likeness to real
life or not.
Every press agent advertises
his play as the greatest sue
cess of the season. The diction-
airy is exhausted to find adjec-
tiVeS to describe it's sparkle.
force, and charm. The theater-
goer pays down his good cash,
and may find that it is fashy,
tawdry, and the acting poorly
done. Next time he goes to the
moving pictures, or the cheap
repertory company.
There is still, however, an
enormous public of intelligent
people who know a real actor
when they see him. Many of
them live away out in the coun-
try, and treasure a visit to some
town or city theater as choice
memory for many months.
Many leading newspapers
hand their theatrical criticism
to mere boys who are suscep-
tible to the seductions of fav-
orite actress, or to liberal dis
tributions of passes. Every
glowing notice for half baked
or frothy play, is copied wherev-
er a company goes. 1t leads
thousands of people to throw
away their good money. Also it
hurts every company and every
theater that is trying to pre-
sent plays that are worth while.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-11-10
Petter Times


That the financial atmosphere
is clearing and that better times
are at hand seems to be the con-
census of general opinion. Not
that there will be any more
money, but confidence will de-
velop a higher level so that the
money will come out of hiding
and get into circulation. The
recent election it is generally
believed will have its effect up
on the President and Congress
so that the next two years will
not see Congress in session all
the time keeping business on
the anxious seat. On the other
hand the law makers will UNI
doubtedly head in and business
will be given a chance.
In line with this thought we
read under the heading of
Business More Confident" the
following from the st. Louis
Globe Democrat:
The country will hope that
the President and his party will
feel chastened by the vote last
Tuesday. The results of the
election will tend to make them
more cautious. There will be a
tendency on the part of men,
bers of Congress to scrutinize
proposed measures more care
fully. The presidential ipse dix
it will be less impressive. His
fallibility as a reader of public
opinion has been demonstrated,
Members of Congress must con-
front the people again, two
years hence. They have seen
the danger of trusting too i'm
plicitly in a rubber stamp repu-
tation. Each will try to make a
personal record, which he can
defend before his constituents
They will refuse to be driven
like dumb cattle under the ex.
ecutive lash.
The President has reproach.
ed the business men of the
country for lack of confidence
1t is probable that confidence
will now grow, owing to the
considerations mentioned. Bust,
ness has a right to believe that
there will be a more conservat,
i've course during the rest OF
the administration. They know
that the Democrats can not
trust to the decentralization O
the Republican party for vic
tory in 1915. The mock funer
Ial services held over the Repub
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-11-10

lican party in 1912 were prema-
ture. 1t has demonstrated re-
markable vitality in a campaign
in which it was under many dis
advantages. Already response
bility has had a SOLDERING effect
on the party in power. It's con-
duct has not been nearly as rad
ical as it threatened in the 1912
campaign. And it will move
more conservatively still, with
the political danger accumulated
as it was Tuesday.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-11-10

out commenting the good Judg-
ment of the motorman, Mr..
Friday Smith. There was but
one chance for him to take, and
at the risk of his own life he
took it. His cool head, steady
nerve, and faithfulness to duty
saved the lives of the passen-
gers, and has won for himself
a name that will forever COM
mand the admiration of his fell
lows.
AS to the placing of the re-
sponsibility that will no doubt
be done without delay. A short
time ago there was a wreck at
the O. S. l.. junction Just south
of the station. The next MORN
ing the superintendent was on
the job, the crew was summon
ed, and the necessary formali-
ties were at once ordered and
an investigation held. The en-
tire matter was sifted, and the
responsibility placed. The gull
ty parties have since paid the
penalties. Companies of this
kind work quickly and are no
respectors of persons.
Now that the storm has pass
ed nothing can be gained by ex-
tended comment. Prevention
Of a future occurrence, and a
maximum of protection for the
lives of citizens in the future
is the all important matter.
The city commissioners, county
commissioners, and railroad Of
ficials will certainly realize the
responsibility and get together.
A book of rules would seem
to be in order, And after the
BOOK OF RULES it should be
seen that the rules are lived up
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-11-10
The Inves rlent
of Sayir

of Savir
1t is licklish time to invest
money. The low prices for
standard bonds, five to eight
points down since the war be-
gan look good. Yet capital is be-
ing destroyed at an incalculable
1915. 1t would seem, when the
Na~ is over, as if Europe must
its money home, and throw
overheard our securities for any
old price. Wherefore let the
buyer beware.
sank dealers say in reply
that European investments
must for many years be hazar-
dOus. Consequently people who
wish a safe place for funds will
look to this country. This
sounds plausible. But foreign
capitalists may feel that unless
they stand together and keep
their money at home, no econ
Cmic revival is possible. The
chances are that America will
have to absorb the bulk of its
own securities.
Even the most competent ex-
perts cannot agree in estimat-
ing these new and unknown for
ces. Wherefore it is doubly
foolish for the ordinary investor
to gamble. Even before the
war, securities had been declin-
ing for a number of years. In
vestors have generally seen
their capital shrink, while insid-
ers have SKINNED the cream of
such few advances as were
made. The public is suspicious
and questioning as to corporate
profits, and inclined to require
stockholders to reduce divi-
dends in order to keep up the
property of public service cor
pCrations.
All this uncertainty in the
wide world makes home invest
ments look more than ever
good. The home bank, where
you personally know the offic-
ers, where any injudicious man
acvment would be checked by
local criticism, is more
. than the stock Of the
most powerful corporation III
Wall street.
When you take a mortgage
on a little home or farm in or
near your own town. you have
no worry lest the slippery wiz
ards of high finance are water
ing your stock, or piling debts
on top of it. You can personal
~ see with your own eyes that
your capital is being kept good.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-11-10
Tho Progress of the
bridge Fad

So -'s1s hN
The everyday person who
does not particularly aspire to
social success has a hard time
trailing after the fads of the
day. He may not like to stand
wholly aside from the pursuits
Of his fellow men. Yet to keep
even within hailing distance of
the tail of the procession in
wolves effort.
So he finds it in the fashion
Of card playing. He was brought
up to play euchre, whist, high
loW-jack, or other old standbys.
now obsolete. Usually at the
ontreaty of his wife, with much
labor and pains, he has recently
partly acquired a few element
iry principles of bridge whist.
But by the time these had
been learned, he found that auc-
ton bridge had become the
style. So he was still social
outcast, until he should learn
auction. If now he has pain
fully advanced to that point, he
mas probably discovered that
some other variation is the fad
which he must at once acquire
or be socially unregenerate.
The toilSome house mother,
Who still makes her own bread,
Is not commonly a bridge fiend.
She may bring up a race of
--a.Uhy and useful children,
and also may provide comfort
and sustenance for the family
breadwinner, but from the So
clal viewpoint she is negligible.
In higher circles, the sway of
the bridge fad has been marvel
Gus. After playing afternoons,
sumo women are not satisfied
unless they take another bout
a. the evening to right previ-
o.s errors Of the day. If the ba.
81 is sick, well, the maid car
look after her. Sunday makes
t. bad break, but if you go tc
church in the morning, consci,
ence can make its own adjust
H. nts for the afternoon.
Of course, bridge has its uses
The occasional half played anna
taLrish game yields better re-
1!ts in recreative power thar
the incessant play Of expert,
bere you bring down the
ath of your partner be
cause you did not remember
| t the sig spot of hearts hac
I n played on the second timt
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-11-10
An Exciting Test

If Russia needs a PASSWORD
which is certain to bar all per
sons from it's lines except kus f
slams, it might adopt either o. o.
those two cities around whlcn
war Is acknowledgements 1 l
Izyschky. If a non-Slav coGlu
pronounce either of them ne
would deserve any privileges
that would follow.-1roy kec'
ord.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-11-10
1t would seem that yesterday

1t would seem that yesterday
morning would have been a
Good time to have had the ties
telephone poles, ETC., picked up
on west Center street. For
six weeks or more now this
street has been blocked more or
less during which time bust
ness has been hampered, yet the
business men have been pa
tient. And still the old ties
laying in all directions are still
there. The business men have
certainly been longsuffering and
now the officials ought to get
busy and see that the response
BILE parties remove the obstruc-
tions?
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-11-10
The Logan Republican
Editorial Page

around, it ceases to be recrea-
ton, and is merely work, and
nonproductive at that.