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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-03-07

society and the state. a woman once
made the excuse for not taking an in
terest in public affairs that she was
"too comfortable to be interested in
the discomforts of other people
That is one thing that ails soicety in
general, and the state as we'll. We
delegate to others the job of attend
ing to the public welfare while we
confine our efforts to purely selfish
that we do not want to know about
things that are going wrong. lest the
knowledge irritate us or sting us out
Of our ease and apathy to definite
action our comforts in that case de-
or laziness. No wonder veXation often
attends the way of those who explore
and expose. 1t is rather aggravatng
to have things all stirred up, right
when we are so comfortable, and we
feel very much indsposed to action.
OF course. the public is entitled to
know these things, whether agreeable
or not since by no other means can
misfortune be softened or error halt
ed. As long as we leave all our dis
agreeable jobs to be done by proxy,
we may expect the work to be neg
lected and the interests of the people
TO be exploited for the benefit of the
few That is one reason why the will
of the people is not in full control In
public affairs. The average citizen
would rather take his case and let
things go by default as long as the
results do not injure his prosperity or
hinder his comfort. We will put up
with recognized evils long time be-
fore we wake up and apply the rem
edy. Even then, when we have made
cleaning, we will drop back to slum-
Der again and wait until some other
emergency compels us to new efforts.
We are good citizens by spurts only,
and in the interim we expect to be al
lowed to pursue our own designs un-
disturbed by any thought of the re-
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-03-07
CONVINCING or REPELLlNG.

Doctors have long ago learned that
the same kind of medicine did not
affect two different people alike, and
II has been the greatest call upon
their discretion to determine Just
what and how much to give one per-
son of one temperament and how to
combat the disease in person of
contrary natura The old saying is
that what is one mans food Is an
other mans poison. But the doctors
OF the mind have not been so quick
TO learn this truth and are still try
ing to give the same prescription to
variety of intollects and wondering
why it didn't pan out right There is
as much good judgment and expert
ence necessary to successfully correct
mental errors as the physical. but the
very arguments and methods that will
convince one person may repel an
other. II you are bent on converting
large number OF people to your
point of view. you must remember
that It is necessary to take into ac-
count the varying natures of those
you address. 40 matter how reason
able or beneficial may be the ideas
you endeavor to teach, unless you
gauge correctly the mental peculiari-
ties of your hearers YOU are likely to
fail to impress them. The man who
seeks to pound his doctrine into the
masses by sheer force of verbal bonn
bardment is going to get some con-
verts, but he Is going to drive many
others farther away.
Some people are shy on decided
convictions and some are simply
thoughtlessly following their crowd;
these may be Jared loose and made
to stop and think. Yet there remains
another class who are satisfied with
their convictions and quite ready TO
defend them. and these will reject
your aggressive onslaught with scorn,
even though your way may be better
than theirs To reach such as these
you must be able to put yourself
mentally into their place. look at
things from their angle. and by logi-
cal deduction from truths they al
ready acknowledge, lead their minds
gently into a different channel. There
are thousands Of people who honest
ly think they are following the right
and the truth. yet by some ouirk Of
nature or influence Of past teaching
have gotten their perspective on
wrong. These are the people whom
II 10 most necessary and valuable to
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-03-07
LEGISLhTING AGAINST NATURE

Whatever may be the ultimate cf-
feet Of the recently enacted usury law
Of Oklahoma. which the governor as
surcs us is wise and just measure
we cannot refrain from observing
that. as history will prove. there is
little good and possibly much harm
to be accomplished by trying to legis-
late against the natural law of sup
ply and demand. We are living in an
era when many such cnactm ants are
being tried, and the almost invaria bic
experience is that natural conditions
viii prevail In spite of man made laws
and that whatever conditions are dis
turbcd will in time resume their nor
mal state. just as water seeks It's own
level. Legislation does not always ac-
Complish the purpose of it's authors.
ON the contrary, IT very often pro
duCcs the very opposite of the results
intended. and still more frequently
develops unconsidered conditions that
make If a harm instead Of benefit.
This as particularly true of laws af-
fccting the credit. confidence and con-
tentmcnt of country. We are as a
whole anxious that everything pos
siblc should he done to destroy the
mercIloss and iniquitous power Of the
usuror His is "A sin against every
consideration of both moral and polit-
ical Justice
As many have urged. moderate
provisions regulating interest rates
and eXorbtan; profits will certainly
come nearer proving a benefit than
the more radical and restrictive
measures Desperate remedies some
times aggraVate the disease instead Of
curing it, At all events. remedial
legislation should be designed to slim
ulate competition in money-lending
rather than to seek to destroy that
competition Competition has been
tried and has proven that 1t is the
surost agency to maintain a low level
of interest and render the activities
Of the loan shark Improbable. What
ever encourages the investment Of
capital In certain scope of country
is going to make interest rates low in
that section. and whatever tends to
discourage lending money, especially
to the small borrower is bound to
raise the rates. when the supply Of
money is In excess Of the demand,
rates will be low and when money is
hard to get they will be high. Legs
lation cannot change the law of sup
ply and demand, but it may drive the
money-londCr to find more CON
genial market. and thus, instead of
helping the borrower make his con
ditlon worse than It was before. Leg
islatiun that aims to correct the laws
OF nature is apt to prove a boomerang.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-03-07
THE MAN ABOUT
TOWN
An OH Story About Rev. GulIican.

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IL was at the home of Gullican that
we ate. And good eating it was too,
for oil men know how to demand and
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-03-07
OUR SELFISH CoMPLACENCY.

The great dread Of the average man
or woman who is anyways near COM
fortably situated, as we'll as those
whose individual concerns absorb too
much attention, Is for something TO
happen that will Jar them out of the
rut Of their complacency and absorp-
ton. We see plenty Of things that
we would like to mend, but 1t is too
much trouble end our own comfort
and convenience interfere with
what we feel to be the duty we owe
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-03-07

correct, but you cannot win them by
a direct frontal attack. You must get
m the ranks with them and unob-
trusiVely suggest 10 them the better
viii not be driven.
Right here is where many people
with really good and improved ideals,
men who yearn TO get other people to
see things as they do, have been
coomed to disappointment because
their methods OF spreading the truth
nave been rejected ana Their motlNes
attacked with NlndlctiNe opposition
Nhen you challenge the OPINION oi
the average man you are lhNltlhg
contest not or WITS. but OF verbal en-
durance. But TINS same man, II you
get nm or 10y hlmself ana can lih'
some common ground on when You
can agree, VIII hkely be iound anne
nable to reason and open to cohNic-
uoh. Thls point was touched upon pS
Paul when ne urged the early teach-
ers OF the church to be wise as SER
pents ana harm ess as doves; when
translated into modern language
means that you should first seek the
sympathy OF your man before you
tired TO alter his CONVICTIONS, Tor you
can do much more good by friendly
intercourse than you can by trying To
pound the truth into him with n clup.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-03-07
THE ROOT OF THE TROUBLE.

We have read a great deal lately
about the inefficiency of the army
aviation service, and there have been
ample hints of scandalous doings in
the management Of that service. The
first impulse is to condemn those
whom we deem responsible for the
evil and demand a thorough invest-
cation. In this, however, as in most
everything else. we are apt to try to
battle against results instead of seek
ing to correct causes Just as much
of the medical practice is only an al
deviation of symptoms that fails to
have any effect on the fundamental
disorder, so in public affairs we can
only hope to do permanent good when
we make up our minds to go behind
the symptoms and seek to remedy the
underlying cause The great Ameri-
can people are themselves primarily
TO blame for the prevalence of graft
and incfficiency in places of public
trust and responsibility. We send
men to congress. not to represent the
people of the United States and to
conserve the good of the nation, but
to represent our state or district and
work fox the advantage Of a limited
scope of country. If they secure ap-
propriations for our rivers and pub
lie buildings, look after our pension
ers. vote for our sectional interests on
public questions. we esteem them
statesmen and continue them in Of
flee.
The effect of this narrow view Is
inevitably demoralizing. The con-
gresham, be he ever so earnest and
patriotic, soon learns that his political
prosperity depends more on what he
does selfishly for his own district
than what he does for the general
good. In fact, very often 1t Is neces-
sary for him to vote against what he
knows to be right and just In order
tc retain the good will of his con
stituency, for If he did his patriotic
duty to his country at the cost Of
alternating powerful influences at
home he would quickly be retired to
private life. We insist on robbing
other sections of country for our own
ACKNOWLEDGMENT. and they pay us
back In kind, and all the while the
whole people is being robbed to that
extent. The first qualification to a
successful congressman is the ability
to squeeze the nations treasury for
the benefit of his district. How then
can we expect our politicians to be
honest when the people themselves
are participants in and beneficiaries
Of this nearly universal graft? We
cannot reasonably ask our represen-
ta.,ves TO have higher ideals than the
people whom they represent.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-03-07
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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-03-07
S7S DAYS

Have elapsed sine tie dav on which
toe city administration. month pre-
,iously. deiaitcly promised that Il
would furnish water through the city
mains. and that promise has not been
'nhied
The eortsrton Of The World Is rot
nat the city has not proven supply
@, good water suitable for drinking
Plrposss. bli that the water department
sis rot uD 20 this time delivered il in
ne Ezirs
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-03-07

Washington society must have
caused suffragists to neglect the
Maryland house, which defeated their
bill after the senate had passed It.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-03-07

DR. Nichols Murray Butler says
Root is an iron man, but not being
that kind OF doctor he wasn't
speaking as Roots physician.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-03-07

sponsibilities of citizenship. We want
to be comfortable, even at the cost of
allowing those who are supposed to
tend to public business to fatten off
Of our indifference.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-03-07

Use salt literally on stories that the
president has said to congress, or
congress to the president, you shall
not do what you wish to do"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-03-07

It can't be entirely to get in trim to
meet the enemy that an inside scrap
is being pulled off by the Republican
congressional campaign committee.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-03-07

This labor member Of parliament is
not alone In believing there is no
ground for hope for n decisive crush
ing victory on either side in the war"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-03-07

In spite Of his flying preparedness
colors. Secretary Daniels knitted osti-
mates OF the naval experts before
they went TO congress.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-03-07

A. record in the number OF "also
rams" seems reasonably sure to be
hung up by this years Chicago con
vcntion.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-03-07
Behind the Times.

John was a good man." said the
disconsolate widow, "but he was so
oldfashioned to the last"
How so?" asked the sympathetic
friend. -
why. he got killed by a runaway
horse"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-03-07
MNCinNE-MNDE MORALITY.


have seen Is the production Of the
noted Claiming Pollock. lie very
ptrtincntly refers to the idea of cch-
sprship as the politicians way of cor
recting nature concrete express
sion Of the common idea thai our
ncighbors are all vicious ana WouId
be more SO but for the restraining IN
flucncc Of their personal purity Ihe
censor as proposed would be 'one OF
eighteen or twenty persons paid L"
tell hundred million what ih'S can
see ana enjoy" The error OF th"s'
in all ages who would give us a ma
ch.nc-madc morality Is the conception
that all the world would be eNce'u-
ingly wicked If there were not II ie"
self-constituted guardians oi P"o'''
morality Should TINS dictatorship pe
entrusted solely to set ot superior
beings who were not themselves suo-
! ject to the same degrading 'endoh''e7'
|
ing to their dictatloh' nut the iac' ''"'
these volunteer guardians are '"ao' VI
the same clay as the rest oil us taxes
away from their DEGREES any sem
hlance Of popular respect IT ~ "o'
alone in the matter "I am"S'''ien'S'
but IN many oiher thlieS' 'h"' ''i'Se
mlsdlr'ct'd reforms are un"'''''''''
Just recently hlll was lh'rou"c'" !"
one OF our state legislatures S''N'"s
to regulate the l'hE'h OF ""'''o"
skirts ana various o'h'r uo'"''S vi
their attire. Inc idea' i"ollsh aS
was. was that public morall'N was
either helped or harmed by the s'SIe
OF feminine attire.
AT first glance. most OF MS W"uId
think this proposition correct ne
cause II is hahit we nave Eot'en
into. There is really no truth IN IT,
for morality d''en'y' luh"''"'''
virtue, or whatever You choose 10 can
that Intangible something Whirh we
all seek TO attain ana preserve Is not
affected in any way 10y the question
OF how much or how little people
wear, except insofar as 'he one VINO
dresses radically different from the
majority and in detiance ot the ma
jority's opinion incurs the suspicion
OF being either morally or mentally
unsound. Every one or us II we wish
TO retain the respect OF our Fellows
must be to some extent n slave TO
fashion for fashion means Whatever
| thinss the majority OF your fellow-
ciu@'ns and Trends deem I" be proper
and desirable. our conduct Is not
regulated strictly by what we as IN
dividuals deem To De risht ana de+
slrable. nut we are bound To coh''ue
moro or less to the preJudlces ana
conventions OF others inc rlEhtHesS
OF any course of conduct cannot oe
determined 10y the consensus ot puph'
l"p'nlon, Tor IN the formation or tha'
opinion too many clements OF an II
rational character have entered 10
make II reliable guide yet II we
would avoid oslraeism ana criticism
we must be largely iniluenced' whe'h-
er for better or worse, by What the
pubic mas adludSod as worthy OF ap-
prevail
But when II comes To the question
of censorship. we nave TINS question
reduced to terms of the Judgment ana
prejudice of one man or set OF men
\ legal censorship would mean that
commission OF men no wiser or oe''er
| than ourselves would have the au-
| l.. ..f Hl,, 4
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-03-07

oh, no. Senator Lodge wasn't boast
ing when he said all the wisdom did
not die with our forcfathers.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-03-07

Senator Cummius had to make an
affidavit to convince some people he
Is in the presidential race.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-03-07

Bryan is suspected OF having had a
hand in soaring that bunch Of con
Ercssmcn into blue funk
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-03-07

Anyway, the German crown prime,
made his winning drive in miles. not
the usual yards
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-03-07

Considering the number of cold
"curos' on the market, there's an
awful lot of suiffliug
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-03-07

Though blind, Senator Gore thinks
he can see some things better than
Wilson.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-03-07
More Practical,

Man can reconstruct a turkey
from its bones"
Theoretically, you mean. But wo.
man can make som6 pretty fair
sUup."
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-03-07

NOTICE TO TIE PUBLIC.

ANY erroneous reflection upon the char-
a,tc,' standing or reputation Of any person
firm or corporation which may appear In the
columns Of The World will be gladly cor
r.sted upon its being brought TO the ntich-
t'gn of the publishers.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-03-07

Teacher Woody may have to spank
jome Of those congressional bad boys
yet
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-03-07

Dear Mr. Town Critic have read your tange OF words
for time and really. what's your idea
who you are or what trouble is but It be
awful disease II do anything else why don't
you do 1t? X.
My Dear Mr.. x I'm sorry I vex,
And hope that ] do not deserve it;
My purpose is plain, and not all in vain,
But expressions so bold will unnerve it,
1t often is said, that the size of the head
And the little gray matter that's in it
Refuses light, for keen innersght,
Regardless Of how you begin it.
So be kind with your dope, there may be some hope
My case is not yet on the dockets
But if the editor knows that you are opposed,
He might cut me off at the pockets.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-03-07

An amateur show Is good II It's
bad, an awful II it's good. Give me
tn old-fashioned Christmas when you
got presents instead O cards." said
Miss Germ Williams today.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-03-07

NV commission expires June ~, 1919,
MOTE The above Circulation Statement
ducs not include any extra or sp"clhi r"I
n rIIE IIII.SA nAlI.N MNRI.Il.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-12-09
UNCLE SAM NO PIkER

Before leaving Anchorage Capt. Mears directed the railroad officials to ask U. s. Commissioner David to bind over to the grand jury any person charged with stealing from the government railroad or attempt ing to defraud the road.
 Tt is not generally realized that stealing from this railroad conai. tutes more than petty larceny" seid Capt. Mears. Tt means stealing from the United States and is pun ishable by fine Of $5,OOO five years in prison or both. To take , anything from the government ralt road is felony.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-12-09

country is something terrible, ani almost every home has its sorrow. My younger brother. 24 years old, leaves for the front shortly and will have to take his chances like every other man.
 'Tt costs three times as much to live here as 1t did before the war, and there is a limit to all the food stuffs Only a small amount of su- gar is allowed for each family, and 1t is impossible to get any more. l don't know what the country will come to if this war continues.
 Two German Zeppelins came right over our home here last night, but we didn't know anything about 1t until two hours later, when the neigh bors came in. Fortunately no dam age was done Sunday night my father saw three zeppelins about ten miles from here.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-12-09
sAE LOCATES HER MN

Miss Adalina Heaspakangas has To- catej her siance. This young woman was referred to in telegrams as Miss Adeline Loomis. who sailed for Sew ard on the Alameda the first Of November to meet her fiance. Louis Henz. and was was notified by radio after leaving Seattle that he was no longer in Seward.
 On her arrival at Seward Miss Adalina learned that the man in the case was near Anchorage, so she left for that place over the trail.
 At Anchorage sne learned that he was working on the trail between Knik and Iditar0d. Better than that she received a message from him stating that he had taken 8 contract
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-12-09
IT WASN'T HOT AIR

The big plate glass window, five feet by nine feet, which adorned the front of the Prospector office at Valdez. blew in with crash re- gently. during the playful yagaries of the glacier wind, and for brief time the interior of the office was filled with wind, snow and profanity The orifice was hastily boarded cp and at present the staff is awaiting the arrival of a plate from the state5 The glass was not insured and the loss is a heavy one.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-12-09
coRpovAlrE IN LONDON

Mrs. L. NJ. Price. formerly of Cor dova, writes the following interest ing letter to George c. Hazeiet: "We arrived here safely on October ?, be- ing eleven days in crossing the At lantic. The last few days were most exciting, so much so that will ney
 CT forget them. hope that when we are ready to return the war will be over. but from all appearances it is very evident to continue foc years to come. The suffering in ti9