The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-06-14

What could bc moro fitting or
expected than that the bOlshcNIki
headquarters In Tulsa should be
io'atcu on the south side Of Ar
Chcr, between Main and Boston,
And, further. what could be
more In keeping with the move
mcnt than uhat Lea nine VI. Mich
ois should bc the instiGatOr OF the
plot Ia bomb real estate values In
the city In retaliation for the fail
nrc OF the people 10 fail for the
shell Creek game Of Chns. Page
These observations are based on
the publication of an alleged
news story In the Democrat
Thursday evening Ia the effect
that there had been great de-
probation In real estate values IN
Tulsa recently, followed up yes
tcrday morning by statement In
The Times In which II was dc
Clarcd that X. VI. Ncfarlin and
j. \. Chapman, were quietly en-
dcaNoring Ia dispose OF their
downtown holdings.
The story In The Times carried
the inference that white these two
men were openly for the Spayinaw
wafer proposition that they were
surreptitiouSly attempting TO dis
pose Of their holdings. thereby
avoiding "A share OF the expense
of that movement. No man who
knows either OF these gentlemen
viii for n moment give SERIOUS
consideration To the thought. Mr.
McFArlin Is out Of the city hut
Mr.. chapman Yesterday afternoon
positively denied The Times story
In every detail, and, as he and
MIR. Mcfsrlin are partners his de-
nial also carries that of the other
members OF the firm.
Every real estate firm In the
dty Yesterday were IN I'm arms
over the deliberate attempt of the
Page organs to dcprcc1ntc Tulsa
property values.
Aside from the policy OF rule
or ruin. which IL the recognized
principle of the boishys In Tulsa
and elsewhere, the sentiment was
voiced by one real estate dealer
yesterday that there WAS another
motive In the campaign To cause
n real estate depreciation and thnt
was the desire to purchase advan-
tagcously some OF the downtown
holdings, and this thought IL given
credcncc when the personnel OF
the men behind tho movement Is
taken into consideration.
There Is no better investment In
the country right now than Tulsa
business property. and schcmc
OF this sort might very well be
conceived In connection with the
fight being wascd for better water.
IL Is realized that the acquisition
OF II sufficient supply Of water will
increase property values and the
exposure OF this thought will not
only have tendency 10 hold val
ues where they are. but To enhance
them. The exposure also gives the
lie TO the propaganda being cN-
pressed nv Page through his drool-
ing organs and his hcnchmcn.
Despite the ultcrtor motive Of
Page and Lea nine and the Others
Interested no better plan To
further the Spavinaw plan could
have been sprung. Some kinds Of
arc desirable to any
worthy movement and this is nm
instance where the emphasis Is es-
peStaily clear Real estate values
will not fail over night because OF
the statements made nv the men
daCtous representative OF coun-
terfcit newspaper.
In reference TO the statement
made In the Times that X. VI. Nc
Farlin was offering property ht
si2 900 less than nc had In Il, y. ".
Gillette stated yesterday that he
would bC glad to buy nj the figure
representing tho investment
Dan j. Davisson. who repre-
scnts Mr.. MCtarlin In some 81 his
real estate deals gives tho lie TO
The Times story IN the following
II snw MIR. MCIariln
n few days ago In regard To some
other matters and he said nothing
To me ABOUT the sale OF this prop
crty. nndE In fact made the state
mcnt that he would not scii any
Of his holdings nj this time unless
he could get q handsomc profit.
MIR. MCFnrlin Is an investor In |
rral estate and has no inclination /