Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-17
oRy ROY MOULfONl
Somewhere iu Sew YORK.

the wing 500 uuI town to. certain
sNteut-thr followers " old Leon
Trniz,y. There are times when my
wife i.ucna ana I are az the opinion
that We have just couple ot drops
OF Holshc,lu blood lu our veins
OF course 70 Is e shocking D"u-
teANuu Co make hut We may ns well
be perfectly trdnN. especially d"rinf
wpr-tm"s.
We don't like the Bolshe,lhi and
We don't like tho way they 80 a.
things Lui there are times when "
seems as tho he submerged tenth
have l,iok coming especially when
living here n this rendezvous ~ pro-
miscous population
"The trouble ,s.' said LucIh th"
other dnv. "thpt yuu men don't
ASSERT your rights why don't you
dig into public affairs You are as
complaccut as u flock ~ sheep
when cvcN thing goes hluocy you
wonder why and don't seem io rea-
Iixe that It IS your own fHult You
men are a lot of Siberian weuhish
when It comes to public affairs Nou
arc a lot of fuzzynoodlcs and grump-
wAhs
"Whcre do you get the academic
language | asked
I'VE were talking 10 over ~ tho
Thursday club only thi, week she
repled every woman there Vd-
mtted that II shc had real man
for a husband instead uf a spiucless
cactus she would send him forth 10
right the wrongs which hesel uH as
householders and citizens
I'VE are no worse Than other
man" | objected
"Of course not You couldn't he ~
she said. "lf you men ever come Dui
from under the Influence and h"gin
akinE things seriously aud asking
questions, things may be different
DO you 20 To headquarters and ask
Thy the ears are cold2'
why Trolley Cars Are Gold.
II did once" I replied Indignantly
asked guard and he told me the
irs were cold because the heat had
zen shut off"
And you let II rest at that2'
We'll. Il seemed like pretty reu-
liable answer" replied
mo pep" snortcd Luella. "Nou
nt make holler Nou come
ne ut night and kick 90 me be-
Co.,, iso the cars nrc crowded. because
re Is no heat In them, because
res cost t23 a pair and because
because everything has gone
ong. why kick to mc9'
knew there was something com.
aud there was
NOW. for instance the gas Is 80
omic we can't boil an Gag over II,
a the electric bil--my word-tho
,ctric bin gets bigger every month,
tat month we didn't use half ny
aaA All aa,ta - ua
fore. and the bill was 8? more.
suppose you intend TO stand for
mt, aA usual
mo" ! said. II will show YOU
full OF public spirit I will walk
10 that electric light company and
ap II on the wrist"
| really was indignant. am al
avs indignant at electric light com
mites A Luelln spoke. | felt my
ibllc spirit working--~not breaking
neck, understand but working
Il will have our bill reduced
ldf II will attend TO Il Mt once,
IN right not only our own wronl
u every wrong In this neighbor
ood."
left the apartment for the Gle
iior
heard Luelln call after me
Don't forget where you are going
nd don't yet cold feet"
shocked by Light Biils.
7 arrived at the electric lightinl
c;floe all out of breath. had beet
1traged was indignant. tackled
Ne first man | met lie was In uni
f,rm and was lust coming out Of tn
oiflce He happened to be a stree
" conductor. but I didn't know
lat
Look here" said. RraspinR hin
rmly by the lapel Of his coat, ''Yo
e gang OF highway robbers
alters"
''You can't prove IT," he said
reaklng away from me,
what II NJ" demanded n sweet
vaiced young man In bone rlmme
asses the sort OF young man ar
different toward ordinarily nu
ate vlciously when he IN conneote
i'm an electric lighting company.
MY light bill II too high" I sal,
t.asi R.onfh Ne didn't burn half y
iuch as-----"
"you will please see Mr IIorkln
''urteenth assistant secretary, mint
flee TO the left down the third hal
Nsay." he said.
found Mr.. Horkius office aftc
exhaustive search covering
lnuies OF valuable time ! ha
own more indignant every time
Vi broken into the wrong offc
burst In on him with:
ITS n scandal the way the ult
-iate consumers are being gype
ieAe DAYS and | am here to put
op 10 II Now, my bill
lis there something wrong wit
lur billl" MIR Horkins aske
easantly Heavens how ! despi,
ieasant people when ! am sore
Something ?" asked carcastlt
lly, mo. not something ever!
hing"
| felt down in my heart that m
nan was going to explain my bill
way that would make me 10
shamed OF myself He looked M
he man who could explain wi
Russia fell for the Bolsheyiki or vi
manufacturers always put la7 pil
every new shirt He looked IN
regular seif-startinE it-karat p
,laincr and that is Just what
VAS
what In particular IL wrong vii
our bil7" he asked
"It Is too high" replied indi
aantly.
Too Many q. X. t1gurcs
"Oh, IL that ail7" he-S4lid II th
the ficnrea uHtrnU