Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-02-26
JUDGE WO0DR0UGH SAYS
HE WAS MISQU0TED
Declares lie Never Knocked okla.
homa. but Praised state for 10y
atty and Patriotism.

OKLAHOMA CITY. okla, Fob. 26.
Judge j. w Woodrough, Judge ~ tho
/ United states court for the dlsirlct Of
/ Nebraska we'll known tO many Tulsa
/ People. Who wus quoted by the
Omaha World Herald us having
nude icruEutury remarks about OK
{ lahuma, iu "a letter To the Dklhhuman
{ denies he made tho statement at
| trlbuted to him. lie says
There have been some outrageous
aEpersiOns on the state OF oklahoma
ana its people credited TO me by
newspaper reports. 10 1 appreciate
/ your offer to print my real scnti-
menta. | presided Ms United States
district iudgs at IA term OF the United
States district court held In Chioka-
tha IN October and one held at TULSA
later this winter and spent about six
wttks IN the state The senior Jus
tlce uf the court of appeals OF the
eighth circuit assigned me from the
district of Nebraska, where have
resided foe many years. to hold those
terma In the eastern district OF okla
homa In order to somewhat relieve
the docket Of United States Judge
Ralph H. Campbell.
"i had not been In Oklahoma for
twenty years before this trip and
had heard enough about changes ana
developments there to stimulate my
Interest ana curiosity The only
personal recoll@cuons about the state
] could recall 10 my mind, after that
lause OF time .~wcre ha2y enough, but
Included a great deal ~ open RANGE.
free grass ana long horned cattle To
kind Or post myself 10 date before
going down there on the court work
| read up In my new eleventh edition
. al tho I'pnNgtan.aIta ..,,htI.A.N
and learned about Tulsa being "a city
[ Of 5000 people; that, MusknFoe had
$4,000 ana Oklahoma CITY had
$1,000 II seemed better to read the
encyclopaedia instead Of the newHpa-
/ ners because many articles were
being published about W. W. up
rislngH and tar md feather parties
well calculated 10 give visitor
wrong start.
Now want 10 say that from the
] TIVE | got into Oklahoma I'm | fin
ishcd the work allotted 10 me and
came home my wonder and hdmlrn-
ton for her marvellous pc-gresa and
development kept on growing Every
town | visited was crowded and over
crowded with busy. cultured aud eff
Cicnt people. I learned from many
Iersonal inlNs with farmers and out
OF town Worksrs about agricultural
ard mineral development beyond all
precedent Trustworthy witnesses on
their oathS In open court testified Of
amazing successes IN many enter.
priscs. ! saw splendid hotels and
places OF amusement everywhere
and magnificent public and business
buildings and beautiful and comfort.
able homes II there ~ any state
that bears more outward dgns of
prosperity 20 tho eve OF the visitor
than oklahoma. | cont know where
IL H.
Just before my term of court at
Chlcknsha certain Offenders against
tho espionage act were put on trial
ht Ardmorc and promptly sent 10
prison. My inquiries satisfied mo that
the firm and efficient manner inl
which tho folly Of these misguided /
criminals was stopped and the con-
tagion Of n stamped ont. reflected .
Tho greatest credit on tho rasponsi- I
ble officers In ;hc state ~ Oklahoma
ard hng had most salutary. far !
reaching effect In the nation earn |
'sty believe that is the way the peo- |