Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-29

or any OF the wrinkles. We've gone al
down the line"
SO the boy came and hid in corner
when the roistcring began. But anon
ne got 20 the swimming pool. burk-
holder found he was passionately fond
OF water. So by dlnt Of much care he
taught him 10 swim bit That loos-
ened the muscles OF the shoulders and
[ by and by his preceptor added an easy
gymnastic stunt or two. Then these
two. teacher and pupil. framed up
deal-at the eager solicitation OF the
pupil HIS parents were not 10 be ad-
Y!sed OF his now growing prowess as
swimmer. He worked like a Turk
got 10 be the best man-fish among the
kids easy. one day Burkholder phoned
I his father and mother. and soon they
/ were wheeling away. with the BOY
/ hiding bathing suit under his
sweater They got out TO the spot Sc
lected by the conspirators ana un-
loaded. The boy sneaked up the creek
I peeled and slipped into his bathing
suit and presently here he came. Ike
a Mississippi packet downstream. The
parents were standing on the bank.
and when the mother caught sight OF
her helpless boy out in midstream she
keeled over in dead .aint. But ask
her or the father. or better go TO the
"Y" pool and pick out the best swim
mer among the boys and ask him what
the boys division has done.
Picked His Task.
You insult have noticed that when
one OF these square -javed fellows VINO
has made a living thru a pair OF ham,
mering mitts and a stout heart glances
off into Christian work or gets an up
no 1PHTee
fhames the ordinary man. Burkholder
had staged boxing contests over much
OF this land. as an organizer for nu-
merous lodge The one tremendous
vital force which thrills mans sou
TO it's highest possibilities came into
his life. the gospel Of Jesus Christ
And he grabbed the boys for his. H'
went into the boy scout work. Buch
ner heard OF him and urged him e
come to Tulsa. You haven't go
money enough TO take me from m!
work in Coffeyville." was his reply
Would he pay a visit anyhow? sure
SO he came and they took him thru
the boy purlieus of Tulsa. Oh. yol
didn't know there were any district
which could be so characterized. Well
when Burkholder saw the degrade
ton the vicious. stultifying hell-spot
story. the struggle and the stead
growth and the gradual winning OF tn
Al lads. messengers and newsboys. a
well as the boys from families o
means Get W. H. Dulan to one sid
and ask him what is being done 10
the messengers. the lads who must &
into the dark and devious paths cou
riers to the gilded circles who abide /
halls of luxury. Mr.. Dulan hadn
much faith. but he risked a hundre
or so to help. Some time the stor
will be told OF how IS messenger boy
and loo newsboys and over four hur
dred boys from all ranks besides. hay
been gathered and manipulated an
schemed and. above all, led by bein
shown their own interest mental,
morally and physically, into a con
pact. enthusiastic band of youngster
But do you know that there are te
Thousand boys IN Tulsa and that tn
is the only effort being made to unit
what they love and will do with III
aspiration for and practice Of, the r,
generating things Of life? Burkholdt
gets bat in the jaw about every da
one came last week when a ragge'
dirty boy visbly weakened thru
long spell of hoboing. riding the roc
and all the trimmings, slouched
= and asked him il ne could be give
. any kind Of job. what could he dc
Well. he had never really done ar
work. except around the house
home. He was given a bath, ston
ach- -stretcher or two, a days rest ar
then tho. tried him out ns messenee
He wasn't city broke, could not fir
his way. and was dropped. VIII
could Burkholder do? Nothing b
slip him n coin and see him go ou
worse than he came in. for the Il
. had tried and failed and the heart VI
gone That's the beginning of yo'
yegg: hungry and discouraged and q
petty pilfering. and then the tai
about the jungle campfire of ca
money in tapping a till or blowing
safe-and the long years of bitterne
behind the steel bars yawn before hi
Perhaps IL may interest YOU to lear
in succeeding article. how this ma
\ ter is going 10 he met and overcome
Y and you may have a hand in it.
p But who wants a boy? Right avs