Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-01
HIS GREATEST HONOR
"PRIVATE IN MARINES"
Representative Condon Returns
From Kansas City and VIII Do
War Work Until Called.
is ON A RECRUITING TOUR
Resigned ms Head OF State -Four.
Minute Men and as Member OF
Council OF Defense.

Glenn Condor returned yesterday
from Kansas City, where he enlist
ed as q private in the United States
marine corps. He will remain In
Tulsa, doing war work, until called
into active service which probably
will be within the next two weeks.
Condon's action was not unpre-
meditated as he announced in Okla
homa City last May that he intend
ed to enlist as soon as his personal
affairs could be so arranged that
his dependents would be taken care
of. This announcement was carried
In several newspapers of the state.
81 Joined the marine corps" said
Condor yesterday, after due de-
liberation. ! saw the marines in
France and have, of course, read
about their conduc, In the recent Of
fensve on the western front. An
officer IN the marine corps must
come from the ranks and the ranks
are filled by volunteer enlistments
exclusively. These are some OF the
reasons for my action. | enlisted
for active service overseas and the
sooner | get over there the better
| will be satisfied"
Active In War Work.
Condor has given practically all
of his time for the past eight months
to war work He went to Europe
as a special commissioner from the
state and since returning In April
has made more than one hundred
speeches In oklahoma alone, which
work won him splendid letters Of
commentator from the Liberty
Bond and Red Cross campaign com
mittees of the state, as well as the
State Council OF Defense. His sefv-
ices as a speaker are still in great
demand and he will fill a few dates
before going into the service. He
viii speak at Ramona July 4, under
the auspices of the Washington
County Council of Defense. Next
Tuesday night he will speak in Tul-
ga county at a combined meeting OF
five school districts.
Resigned Four Minute Men.
p He will resign as state chairman
for Oklahoma OF the Four-Minute
Men. which position he has held
since war was declared He organ
lied the Four Minute Men in the
state and there are now six hundred
of them who are the official speak
ing representatives of President
Wilson IN every war campaign. His
term In the legislature ends Novem-
Der J. and as there is no session Of
that body until January /. he prob
ably will not have TO resign. His
name was filed by the Republican
county central committees of, Wash
ington and Tulsa counties as q can
didate for state senator In the dis
trict composed OF II ese two counties
and he has no opposition for the
lie protested against
his name being filed knowing as he
did that he would be in the service
before his term could begin. He
at the Republican state
copEcntion ut oklahoma City and
elsewhere that ne did not believe any
nfau Of draft age should be a can
IA date for public office until the
Ear is wor and he still adheres to
H. belief Someone viii be ap-
pbr fd to FIJI his place on the ticket
Iblldhug the August primaries.
\ Coudon has already resigned as
4 nomrcr Of the Tulsa County Coun-
Hi Of Defense, but in spite of that
tact the council has made him chair
Nnan of committee having in
k.harge an Fourth OF July celebra-
ions In the county.
II have had many honors thrust
tnpon me he said yesterday in dis
Rhusinr his enlistment. but the
5yreatest title ever bestowed upon
5ne In ny young life is that OF
7private in the United STATES Saa-
rines."