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The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-05-11
KANSAS WILL PUNISH
CONT Am NATION OF WATER

TOPEKA, kan. May S.-The
problem of maintaining fresh watcr
supply In Kansas free from pollu-
ton by oil wells promises to ho a
serious one, according To both state
officials and oil producers The eN-
tension ot the oil field. II is declared
hy pr S. Crumbine, head OF the
state health department likewise eN-
tends the menace To the municipal
water supplies 10 new territories and
warning has been issued Jointly by
Secretary Crumbine and s NJ
Hawkes., assistant attorney general.
that the state will back up the now
state law designed along broad lines
tn protect the water supply from oil
well pollution
with the oil men it Is a serious
problem how 20 prevent the oil well
tutuse rrum pul.ulinE the streams
Some Nay they have tried reservoirs
hut ultimately those overflow and
reach the streams
Il believe the law l. sufficiently
broad said Judge Hawkes.. Ito per.
NIT the state Ca cuiolu every oil
company TN Kansas " necessary "
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-05-11
A Man-Siked Task.

Detroit Free Press.
The business men OF the country
are now engaged on the most COM
plicated task ever set them, IL tran
scends In the matter OF intricate de-
tail even that enormous task OF re-
adjusting business from wartime TO
postwar conditions. II is a matter
OF such vital moment that mistake
mhy mean ruin, or prison. or both.
II In the preparation OF the corpor-
ption income and profits tax return.
Never before in the whole history OF
record-keeping and accounting has
such a test been laid upon the abil-
ity OF mortal men TO measure up to
the very apex OF the Venetian sci
cnce-for II is TO the merchants OF
old Venice that we owe the inven-
ton OF double-entry bookkeeping,
and the luckless business man who
has neglected TO become n past mas
stagger in dazed impotency under
the compulslon OF this latest tax re-
port,
Much has been said about the in
creasing complexity OF everything
governmental; this tax return which
the nations business men are now
making out from Maine TO California
and from Florida to Oregon is the
apex of compleXity. 1t Is so compli-
Gated that the treasury department
was unable to get the many PACED
blanks out In time for business men
to make returns on the date speci-
fied-March l5-and an extension
had to be granted, There are sched-
ules for met income" invested cap
ital." excess profits and war profits
credits" computation OF taxes" tax
able Income" reconciliation OF net
profit per books with taxable in
come" balance sheets" by the
dozen, analysis OF surplus account" 4"
capital. etc, before adjustments are
made" adjustments by way OF ad-
ditions." adjustments by way OF de-
ductions" Changes In invested capt.
tai during tho war" changes before
the war" changes from end of pre-
war period 10 beginning of taxable
year" and 'inadmissible assets"
why TO illustrate what Il all
means TO n business of $50. 900 capt
tnl, the treasury departments guide
book requires four and one-half
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-05-11
A MATTER OF HARTT.

People who have hecn admlrins
President Wilson for his unwavcring
insistence on principle In the F1umc
matter have their admiration temp.
cred with a question as 10 how lonr
he will maintain his stand, or how
soon he may ser new llEht and
back down with apologies 10 the
Italians Looking back over the re.
markable history ot this man We see
his career sprinkled with episodes OF
mis- character. He can stand more
firmly for n particular thing until we
think him immovahle, and then Yield
more suptnelv than tho criminal who
In caught with the goods I, ls not
now 80 much a question Of who ia
right about tho Fiume question. or
who will prevail hut whether we can
bet ON the president being sure ot the
rectitudc % his position and sticking
10 II. or whether he will Yield TO or.
lnndo's bluff and sell out his con.
vic,ions for n doubtful advantage
while there may be some douh,
as TO tho wllsonian course IN tho
Paris conference. there IL one thing
which cannot beaenicd has con
Eisten,ly surrendered American in
terests without compensntlng gain.
II Is IA hahi, with him lic surrend-
cred American rights IN the Panama
canal: he surrendered American
rights under treaties with Mexico he
surrendered as long hs he dared
the right of Americans 20 sail tho
seas: he surrendered American mar
kets to foreign producers under the
near -trce-trede tarift law. he sur
repdered 10 the four hroihcrhoods
when they made their demands un-
der threa, TO tie MP the industries ot
the country, ne surrendered tho
democratic party TO socialism: he
surrendered TO the I. W w wher
they demanded interferenee In be,
half OF Mooney aud Hlls,rom, con
victed OF murder. he surrendered 4
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-05-11


A. J. Pennington. superintendent
OF the ". s. Compression Inner Tube
company. left several days ago for
the east on trip In the interest oo'
the local corporation, which recently
began foundation work for a million
dollar tire and tube factory on
i0-acre site on the Sand Springs
road near the Tulsa city limits.
Mr.. Pennington is making the TRIP
TO visit the plants OF large manuiac-
turers in the eastern section OF me
country and arrange for the rur'
chase OF machinery TO be Installed ~
the new Tulsa plant While In New
York Mr. Pennington will meet NJ
c. Hale. president OF the local com
pany. who will have important con-
ferences to negotiate for shipments
OF the machinery as soon as the rae
tory is completed.
Mr., Hale plans to leave hers In
week or 10 days and before his return
ne will discuss with importers con.
tracts for handling the supplies OF
crude rubber to be required BY 'he
tube company after operations begin
at the plant.
II was emphasized yesterday ny
Mr. Hale that machinery OF the Npe
10 be utilized by the u. S. Compfes-
sion Inner Tube company is OF spe.
cial design inasmuch as there is no
product on the market similar
the puncture-proof tube 10 be manu-
factured here. Equipment 10 pro.
vide for a daily production Of lopuu
of these tubes and 500 cshings wiz
be required In the first factory I'M"
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-05-11
Democratic Views OF Buric--on
New York World

iossibly there are stations in
which Albert sidney Burleson would
be conspicuous success, but NE
postmaster generalship is not one Of
them. lie has industry, ability OF a
sort and determination. above ali
else he Is accomplished In the gentle
art OF making enemies
The review OF Mr.. Burleson's pub.
nc career appearing elsewhere in
'h's Issue or The World is not
more convincing as an indict.
ment OF his temperament and
practices than of the policy that
mas Kept him so long In Of.
'ice' He Is the colossal conradic.
ton OF the Wilson cabinet. Being
everlastingly at war with nearly
everybody else, he Is always at war
Win himself and he cannot helm II
A fadical, he is also a reactlon.rv
democrat, he has no more favor In
his own party than among repubu.
cans; an intermediary between cap,.
tai and labor he is dlsliked by
both: a government ownrshper, his
control OF the wires has driven every
other doctrinarie OF state socialism
to despair.
To exasperate when he would con.
ciliate. TO be impolite when he
would be politically masterful, TO
disturb and distract when he would
be diplomatic. and to set everybody
oy the ears when he Is making the
most elaporate plans to he ingratiat.
ing-in all OF the things we have
Burleson and Burlesonlsm.
IL In Burleson who cannot 20 TO
the capitol for any purpose withou,
stsfnpeding congress or driving It's
members into stubborn silence, Il
ls Burleson who cannot attend A
meeting OF the cabinet without
awakening the wrath OF his associ.
ates, He Is worse than tactless He
has a positive genius for that kind
OF dominance which leads inevitably
TO contention. He lis irritable him.
self and he is the occasion OF irria.
bility In others
Some such men have been wise In
council, but this IL not true OF Burle-
son, His advice Is apt TO be as bad
a. his manners. and some OF the
most grievous errors OF the present
administration are attributed TO him.
In particular, he is said to have in
spired the presidents lamentably
partisan appeal last October for the
election OF n d<tRocratic congress
With the postal service disorgaH-
lied. inefficient And mutinous,
Burleson's methods are creating
similar conditions as 10 tclegraphS
and telephones; and yet. the facts all
being against him, business being
against him. labor being against him
and his party being against him. he
remains the one eulogist OF the pres
ent system and stands alone in the
administration In urging It's adop-
uon rs n permanent policy.
by common consent. Burleson IS
held responsible for much OF me
criticism, many OF the enemies and
not a few OF the difficulties that Mr..
Wilson has encountered, lie has no
friend In public life except the prcsl.
dent who keeps him In place. What
In the explanation and what Is the
attraction? Better men. more use
ful men and more adaptable men
are dismissed into private life every
day.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-05-11
TIIE Man IIII.III.nII,

The reversal OF Mr. BurlcH0u's for
mer attitude relative 20 various ca-
Bile lines taken over by The govern.
mcnt aB a war measure seems 20
justify a majority opinion that tho
whole fabric at Washington plA.s
nothing else but douhlc-dclling
political game ana n worry poor game
at that. Thcy have long catered TO
tho whlms ana vhnil!cs ot both ln-
bor aud capital and have salarod
neither but they do. howcyer Das
usual, place the burdens Of their
errors upon the great ~ called mid
die olnfs
Then why should we rail AT tho
Burlcson pr0totypo7 why should W.
not look u little deeper ana usk our
selves who was primarily fcsppusibIc
for their appointment and tholr pred
ont retention IN high places And
VINO was directly or perhaps indi.
recuy accountable for the many np-
polntmonH ot cS .congicasmcu aud
OK N-candidatos 10 war positions re-.
quirlng training, technique and nbil.
ityY And what systcm VIII stand
sponsor for "a cabinet official who
sends the conscientious glackcrs from
jail 10 thor homes well fed and
groomed ana paid Tor the valuable
services rendered. also their char.
actor" and citizenship thoroughly
restored The answer ls that the
strict party spolls systems ~ the
present administration ls directly re-
sponslble and must carry the burden.
however, much they have trtd by
various dcylccH both here ana abroad
to shin them, And the result IN ana
Will always bo much tho samo as In
The alrplano mess and hundreds OF
other nauaeatIng mistakes and blund-
ers directly traceabe to men I'm
charge OF large affairs who never did
know and never could understand
and probably never would have vim.
dlcated "A nations honor had not
stronger ana ADLER men pointed the
way and virtually Kicked them INTO
line. r
To ask why tho incompetent
should secure those berlhs would be
folly and to inquire why. after their
uaolessneHs had been pretty well
demonstrated, thoy are still retained.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-05-11

MILWAUKEE, WIS. May 10
Dundee by shade" is the verdict
today OF n majority OF experts who
witnessed the lO-round battle here
last night between Johnny Dundee
and Richie Mitchell. ON the few
occasions when the men stood toe to
toe and slusgcd Mitchell had the
better Of the going. but Dundee
elected TO hoN most OF the time and
In this department he outclassed
Mitchell 10y wide margin
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-05-11
Returning 20 Capital Punishment

After experimenting for years w
states have returned recently 10 Wv
imposition OF capital punishment ~.
murder. and great Is the ou'o,1
among the sentimentalists who uo
not possess sufficient men'aiy
distinguish between that crime nnu
the exercise OF community diso'phn.
In the ultimate effect they rcseniu.'
tho fatalists ITO them should be
peated the words OF one learned i"
the lore OF the east upon the sHhle',
OF handling over 10 bloody Jls,V.
the man compelled by fate to ki'' u"
father.
Il do as others do. not because Nv
murder was done by him. bl' oe
cause the murderer should not nc
lowed another chance OF murdct.nsi
He is a tiger who has tasted b.ooJ
and should be shot. | am conN!h'vy,
that he was tool In the hanNs -
fate, but that will not prevent nv
taking measures, whether pfeus,
tined or not. IN order to prevent n''
being similarly used again. -.
SO the state. too. eliminates W,
killer not to punish him, but "a pr
tect society. LAfN,must be satecuaEl
ed or there is no stability TO me
cial organization The dead 'e,u.
not and the hanged murderer s''''
not again.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-05-11
SAN JUAN TO BECOME
MOST IMPORTANT PORT

SAN il An, Porto Rico. MAY 10 -
Work VIII be commenced within \
few months 90 make san Juan h1r-
hor the most important port in the
Caribbean In the opinion W Cover
nor Wager who has recently returned
from Washington Governor Wager
Obtained the promise 81 ,hc govern
mcni engineers To proceed with the
dredging as soon as possible
Assurance has ALREADY been OBJ
tnincl Srom leaders IN the insular
Legislature that the necessary LEXIS.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-05-11

BANGOR. Me, May lo-rhe sa-
loon keepers loss is the grocer's
gnin. That's how the dry laws are
working out In the Pine rrrr state
Men who cannot get booze fall back
ON substitutes GrocerS are making
EingoI
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-05-11

Oklahoma farmers, apparently. are
against good roads Therefore. Gov.
trnor Robertson. who wants to please
the farmers. will not call AN extra
session of the legislature to pass an.
other good roads bill.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-05-11
Oklahoma Outbursts

'''''''''' ',.. '..'i.'fs.
biok Turhn. who used to bo one
or ne best ROAD workers iu England.
now lives noar Waufika
We are pleased 10 learn that all
mo farmers around BilHtOW are
planting big pu'ohra OF wdtermclOuH
II has also bovn our observation
htya thr Nrwb- IublCIst tutI many
Il Chandler man who argues down
town listens al nome.
Mrs subbloneld Of Vlnita Is able
10 trace hor ancestry back TO the
knights of The plow ana the har-
row
what hta become Of The old fash.
iph"i preacher Whp announced that
ih" evening service would begin at
'ariy candle lighting
Tho gin on SCUM Main, who has
made HUur close up ohsaJyHtiuna Of
the matter. says It takes Jap to
show American women nov 10 wear
q kiWuuu
T. q MrAdtuA picked "A rather
''I wv 90 ~ W'hNlAfl w lhIH IlH bfH
aiorlN boom out on lhe graBu. Bo-
fore "a year coming August II IL also
going lu run INTO wide strip OF
country Fwrpt by hot winds.
~ StrphruN an enforcement Of
frcr i7 doing his bir toward rcduc-
INK no number Of law Ylola1orH In
cabtrtu oklahoma Ito has cut two
hoichtA on his gun IN the past 30
days
70 our mind tho best part OF
Madame butterfly" IA whore CO
CO san discovers that IL is not "A
lodge meeting ar work a. the Of
flee. which keeps The odd man out
late al night
The oklahoma CITY Times forsces
trouble 40 getting desirui WORK done
with republican congress ana
democratic president ~ can hardly
be more difficult. however, than In
the last session when the president
ana tuuErrsa were bO.h democratic.
II " n lhmcutRbic fact that only
small percentage Of the vote turn.
ed out at tho good roads bond cleo
tlon, Had II been contest over
the Office of constable "a heavy vote
would have been CaSt
Already there is considerable OF a
row IN oklahoma city police Clrclca
~ tu how rewards for stolen auto
mobiles arf'TO he Aplit up Some
~ these sweet days We arc going to
find an officer who will think IL part
or his duty to hunt up and return
stolen property without expecting a
reward
We noto that all but one OF tho
seaplancs which are attempting the
flight across the big water have ne
gotihted the first two legs success
fullC0 We do not know just how
the atlantic is fixed for legs. but II
lhey are anything like the supply at
Third and Main there In trouble
further on for tho crews
We have an old IN Hhioned no
ton that when "A man q appointed
to an office he ought to possess some
qualifications peculiar TO tho posi-
tion, Henry wood has been ap-
pointed state highway commissioner
Wood knows how to build a political
fence. but he don't know darn
thing about roads II his appoint
ment IN an indication NJ the kind OF
men Governor Roberston would
finally have selected for the state
road commission probably the defeat
OF Tho road bonds is blessing In
disguise
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-05-11

lation will be passed whereby the
insulhr government will agree TO re
fund to the federal government 81
100 600 At the rate OF 100000 a year
after the habur improvements are
-rnmplctCl
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-05-11
Daily Food

Thou vii, save III. afflicted people. Psa
is'a1.
Just In the last distressing hour
The Lord displays delivering power,
The mount Of DANGER IL tho place.
Where We shall'Ges surprising grace.
Lord save u' We perish, Matt si2s,
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-05-11

Oklahoma did not take q step
backward, but she is stalled In the
mud and there Ia no prospect OF hcr
pulling herself forward for some
years to come
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-05-11

Now, perhaps, the war department
will permit tho soldiers who have
been doing manual labor In France
for several months TO come home
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-05-11

II can't he said that Germany has
been taken by surprise Notwlth.
standing her show OF Innocence she
had a suspicion Of the contents OF the
package that was TO be handed her.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-05-11

China, having seen how Italy won
her point by Withdrawing from ths
peace council. has adopted the same
tactics.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-05-11

abolish our navy ana AZ the same time to insist That we
have right To enforce tho Monroe Doctrine that
have right To control the Panama canal which we
ourselves dug that have right to retain Hawaii and
prevent foreign .nhtons from taking Cuba and right
TO determine what Immigrants AaiatIc or European,
shall come to shores and the tcrNs which they
shah be naturalzod and shall hold land and exercise
other privileges. We arc rich people, and an un-
military people. In international affairs are
short sighted people. hut know my countrymeR.,
Down at the bottom their temper Is such that they @t
not permanently tolerate injustice done to them. In
the long they will permit affrontH to their
national honor than injuries to their national interest
such being the case, they viii do well 10 remember that
the Of all invite disaster opulent
aggressive and unhrmed
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-05-11

We know now something more
about that fine Italian hand weohsse
heard 40 much about.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-05-11

HHS national honor than INJURIES to their national interest
8f1ff Is % Opuiemt
n", TnrG"fhGa the hslf
nS"a & so9G Viii ana OF for the right. Of others the
and the " onE % and T & T9rS a from insult ana ary our hands
"l and tho ability wrong at
se % "'S a" empty % @ no% Sssa st ts rs"S court &
M @ rron no poSr % ma, e. eTtn "nE to resort to IT, Those establish
especially So Ss TH ,h OE % all R NJ
by ac ap"Ss G% me "S merely m@ not ] Smy S
or%ay iS' mpaSasd '% WITH % g s
WITH Jay matter dispute between the ~s sTt%f repa"
others, 'yS "na 0a GsfaS SIs'Gs eo ne
Ss DECISION HssSS Of Sror on, 1 %%Sa
S"s Aasa "io!' Soads larry
by dy G"' arS%apSn f% tHS 'f S
S "uas s SO seSs 4Ssos's bringing
= 9: 'iS'sS" 4Fss'' Of Ss e'a
matters ana s.pssy s
with treaty. s"apSnens @ the frse ""s
s % to & tn. M aFH to pos ana ana iG the
%SrsS n ss sgv.o. o Of f. canal % % tolls for sow se Between the
% % AS % s@TGs m S % T"'S[ m & % sn % but also @ believe tina" under
aon tn view OF Great % Britain contention thoush hold it 70 be
arbitration which neither
% a uP % duty Hs.p GfS n limited sGSH"s d sn, no @
h S %n a" @ ss mg FOR @Sn tho
] @ @ p nnd ~Sh d.G2esSs SSR TsG SSa have been made
By the @ Sar S4 % 2 The the o.s. Of % sGS anS
believe that M s o st a%S
sS from tho SYf a TS s her g1 @''' %ad
the
% her ] g@s!
:S,qsSsfa
% bee" S ss" % hs S S ni
: "s I ;"s ] %aS;;
] rS" ana" s s"; rS ys% Gs 9$ The @
S S S s'G Ha T ' p5o Of @ S o
I @ AR" s: & ' .s : @ % s act s .s s should
Ho to powss proposing ny should meet" through i H
% % offered r., to- & & bringing neo~,
praspr Thcrs getting :
S al @ the @ two .s.s . n1s wS S %S
put at their dspo % on behalf OF the United States government
customary Gqpi cases.
% %H' "s for could "e Tne eGst 5 @
%"%d be- Sst S for R%. r% indemnity nn S go S with the
the already
S @ % oa at POINTS @ % notably GTss SS tho S 'S S
srSsS "Gc%e Japanese my the sTSSe
%ss %%s nasm%s @ % te S s % se them
% tn @ pointed % "c 1 & there nsy TIS S
quoting Sa TS Se Tr ht Francs ana gave onu
Soaa miles from moscow territory Whatever when ay
r's s; ] Z:
hey turned the nS one merely % M FOR % getting %o@a%d o %
@ SS% s % "I%
and lost additional numbers men yet
such ought
hsd
that would indemnity Neither national
= he
through personally believe In doing under cireum
the unwdom OF the soenmcns action in the matter
by
beneficial Japan There various mob outbreaks especially
roughly handled
churches burned reported to me by the American
believe
dislike
had
best TO be
the
vas for both and Of the world
continucd)
tCopyrtght the Mcclure Newspaper syndicatc)
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-05-11
----------A autobiography o.
Theodore Roosevelt,

neScuabe however, the
WIN the unbded tongue It % 70 permit freedom o speech about
feeble folk to try to interfere with freedom OF pechand yet
IN !
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-05-11
TuLsA MORN mo WORLD
hENBER on THE AsHOClATED PNths

Tho Associated PrrHs I, exclusively On
titled to tho un Tor republication OF sW
news dispatches credited 10 ~ or not olhsf
.ise credited In this paper aud also ths
local news published bsrsia.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-05-11

biok Turkn. who used 10 be one
or the best road workers Ia England.
now ives nodr Nauiika.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-05-11

We noto that all but one OF tho
seaplarcs which are attempting the
flight across the big water have ne
gotihted the first two legs success
fullC1 We do not know just how
the Atlantic N fixed for legs. but II
they are anything like the supply at
Third and Main there In trouble
further on for tho crews.