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The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-12-06
BURGLAR INSURANCE.

Tho eght-yoar-old boy who by his alarm
drove burglars from his fathers home. BY that
act calls attention forcibly to what has always
been known matter OF acadc mics, O-wit,
That children Ia the home are the best form
Of burglar insurance known. IIousobrcakcrs
avoid homes where children abound II cannot
be said that they never attempt to burRlarize
such homes. but other things being equal. they
viii select the home where there are no small
children for their dcprcdations. Tho reason
~ obvious and has nothing to do with the
more or less fact that where there are plenty
OF children there is usually lttle property worth
stealing.
II you want 10 discourage house-brenklns.
invite the stork TO make your home his rooHt-
ing place. Busy, prattling children constitute
II risk that your house breaker does not desire
10 Some OF the flock IL almost certain
to do Ike the boy Saturday nlght--shin out
Of tho house on his hands and knees and raise
such "A fuss that no burglar that ever lived can
pand the gaff
opinion to tho contrary Notwithstanding.
Kids In tho home not only trying at times,
they are also a great comfort and not infre-
qucnty exceedingly useful.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-12-06

VI.
| tCpyt 1929 by Mcclure Newspap,r Fy,.
Uranus reigns IN an evu r',,.
early III the morning, but lats,
astrologers read that the piano,
changes to benefic aspect. Tn, sur
and Jupiter are mildly adycrs.
IL IL "a rule held fortunate for ~
periments of every sort and Irv.n.
tors should greatly benefit.
There is n lucky sign for tr,v..
after midday, but pleasure trims ,r.
| likely TO be more fortunate tL,r
those with business aims.
The planetary rule is held to dc
turb the public mind, causing Ab,r,
changes of opinion and a contln1,'
attitude OF critlsm.
Bota men and women I'm publi,
| Ike may suffer severely from L,.tTs
comments on their best scrvlr.
Railways have the prognos,i.,
tion OF success and profit. A L,g,
official will receive great honor if
is predicted.
Daring this Configuration her.
may be "a strong tendency f,yy.rS
romance and its counterfeit. ~.
affairs are not well directed undc,
this government of the stars. wbIrt
Is supposed to encourage flckle.
ness.
AEiin there is sinister sign 10,
all that pertains to the gncien,
state OF kings. Spain, as well n,
Greece. is subject TO mcnacinr I'm.
| iluonCcs.
Affairs In Turkey will reoulr.
careful handling on the part Of
Great Britain, the seers forecast,
Wall street will be extremely ac.
| tive next month and 1t is prophcsiea
that more. than one furry in stock,
| will enliven the winters financial
history.
Earthquakes are foretold for m,
third degree Of west longitude.
The eliminating position Of Men.
| tune In sextile to Mercury and In
trine to Mars is interpreted as on.
couragins the growth of democratic
ideals In Great Britain.
Persons whose birthdate Il is will
travel and enjoy changes that will
be favorable in the coming wear
Speculation will be unfortunate.
Children born on this day will h.
| quick and clever and exceedinplv
persevering in all probability. They
usually are very self reliant and
successful.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-12-06
OFFICERS TO SALUTE FIRST
General Woods Order IN Honor OF
Wounded Men an Innovation.

That Major Gen Leonard Wood
commanding the 9Th corps area at
"ort sheridan, H., has n high feel
ing OF honor for those soldiers who
we're disabled in tho fighting during
he war is shown by an order hc has
lust issued on the subject OF mill
'arv courtesy. This order in part
says,
Fort Sheridan is still honored hv
the presence OF many sick and
wounded soldiers from tho battle
f'elds Of the world war. The com,
manding officer will set the example
IN showing special consideration to
lutte those who are unable to Va
lute those who are unable to So
lutc first as they would wish. II IL
desired that this policy characterize
the Officers OF this command as n
mark ~ respect TO those men who
have served 80 we'll"
1t is said by those familiar with
army punctilousncss that this IL tho
first time In the history OF the scrv-
tee that officers have been directed
. salute first when meeting disabled
nlisted men
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-12-06

Tho veilcd impudencc In the reply Of Great
Britain to Uncle Sans protest concerning the
imperial appropriation OF oil rights In various
countries which have fallen under the domino.
tion OF John Bun as consequence of the Vcr-
snilles treaty. serves to call attention to the
acutcness OF the issue which has been Joined
between the two countries over the petroleum
situation.
The diplomatic exchange referred to made
II clear that It s the attitude of Britain that this
country is without any trade or exploring rights
in any OF the mandate countries so long as It
remains outside the league. In this attitude
Britain s running true to form. But the con
cluslon reached by some American commcnta-
tors that this country Ia without recourse other
than to get into the league. where II would be
more completely dominated by the British
theory than outside is rash indeed and very
much contrary to the record.
Strange enough we have to thank our own
senator, Thomas y. Gore. for the fact that
America is prepared for both defense and re-
prisal II necessary. In other words, In the oil
war between the two governments. Uncle Sam
Is not at hopeless disadvantage with John
Bull
When several months ago, and after England
had apparently succeeded In her oil schemes
Sir +. Mckay Edgar, the we'll known English
man. gave out his cockish statement calling at
tcntfbn to the fact that except for Mexico and
a small part OF the United States, the entire
world was barricadcd asnints American oil in
tcress," there was movement inaugurated
in the United States senate to exclude English
oil interests from the United states.
This movement was led by Senator Gore.
1t was not directly successful on Its face, but
II did score indirectly by the enactment Of "a
law April 1, 1890, which enables the secretary
Of the navy to create oil reserves In any state.
and hence, II necessary, to appropriate for
eign interests
That our government will sit into this in
tcrnauonai petroleum game after March In
very different frame of mind from that which
has animated II for the past few years. IL.
happily "a matter not open to dispute. The
impcrialistic hypocrisy OF John Bull will he
speedily disclosed.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-12-06
t25O,O0O TO LOSE JOBS
Representative Madden Predicts Po-
litical HOuscclcaning by In.
coming Administration.
staff Correspondence.


ATLANTIC CITY. y. j., Dec. s.
As soon as the Harding adm!nistra-
tion takes over the government, $780,
900 persons will lose federal jobs.
Representative Martin Madden OF
Illinois. a member OF the republican
steering committee. declared today
in the Marlboro Blenheim hotel.
Mr., Madden asserted with positive
ness that President-El Harding
would call a special session OF con-
grcss as soon az he was established
In office to make peace with Ger
many. He does not believe the re-
puh iiCan congress will enact any leg
Station aimed at union labor.
II have heard a great deal OF talk
bout laws to establish the open
'hop or the closed shop. but ! do
not believe congress has anything to
do with either proposition" he said.
IF the business men want a closed
shop they can go ahead and put 1t
into effect. ! do not believe they
want congress to Interfere"
For the same reason Mr., Madden
Is not in favor OF special legislation
Cor labor. He said 1t was absurd
even TO imagine that congress could
compel owners OF plants to run
hem IL they saw tit to close them
for any reason.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-12-06
WEST IS WEST AND EAST Is FAST.

And so II In about to he admitted, albeit
reluctantly. that God knew what he was doing
after all The league IL discovering that West
In West and East IL East" still Others have
discovered It before. Others have never over
looked the fact. Hut the inventors OF "A new
world. party hypocrit and part ignorant, thought
they could repeal the work OF God and ignore
the natures OF men.
Argentlna's bolt from the league has been
SUSTAINED by all the other latin countries OF
the south while oven the western dependencies
OF Great Britain are reported Joining with them
The forecast is that the league faces the with
drawal OF every country OF the western hems
phorc. or course The West Is West and the
East Is East.
The ambitions tho aspirations the charac-
tcristcs the ideas-cvcn tho morals and
amusemen,s OF the West conflict instantly and
everlastngly with tho East. The Eastern
hemisphere is old; the Western hemisphere is
new. May mating with December is no more
incongruious and impossible OF a happy union
than the attempt to mate West with East.
The history OF the Eastern hemisphere has
been written. The history OF the Western hem
lsphere IL in the process of writing with the
most heroic chapters still q nebulous hope in
the minds of its people, In the West there exists
a pride constructed on confidence in present
ability; In the East there is pride that
rests altogether on the achievements embalmod
In history, The West Is animated by that
umid self assurance which impells cxplora-
uon and experiment, the East is animated by
the churlsh intolerance OF age which exacts
childlike respect and blind obedience.
Whether the apparent break between the
nations OF tho two hemlsphcres materazcs
now or not is OF little consequence; 1t win come
sooner or later West Is West and Fast is
Fast God ordained it SO. Before that tre-
mendons fact man. his efforts. his ambitions
| are puny.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-12-06
The Promoters Wife
By JANE PHELPS

hotel whore he usually stopped.
Is MIR. tredericks stopping there
at present." asked.
NO, but he is apt to come in at
any time. Any message" | was told
Jfter a moments waiting.
NO, yes. Tell him to call Plaza
23i when he comes"
Perhaps | should decide to say
nothing TO him If he did not arrive
IN town for several days, hut | could
z We some excuse for calling him II
concluded not 10 tell him anything
OF what | had heard.
l knew he did not approve of
Neil's plethods. but even so | had
aiken Neil's Judgment as final when
40 had called Mr.. Frederickks an
Id woman and not up to date in
~ ideas of business.
| knew | had been friehtfully ex-
avagant, but Neil had told me to
30 ahead, and to be sure and have
ne best of everything while l was
bout II. He had good taste. and
atod anything shoddy. so all the
furnishings OF the house were of the
nest woods and materials procur-
tplo. My home was exquisite. Yet
"a | looked around ! thought Of
hat Lorraine had sa!d--to give up
3 idea OF social success and enjoy
with the friends | now had" |
AS not willing TO do so. 1t was a
eat deal of care and hard work to
un such an establishment properly
small house and fewer servants
were all we should ever have re.
ired had | not intended this on
'aught upon society.
| had ordered several very cNpen-
vo gowns. 30 that they would he In
coping with my surroundings, eve
'rg dresses that would be of no use
Z my plans failed. No, no. they
'uldn't fail, It was just that pur!.
m cal streak in Lorraine that had
ade II mountain out OF mole hill.
would go on Just as had intended
mat IL | would after | had a talk
with Neil.
Friday seemed "A long way off. It
ould be hard TO be patient until
is return.
TOmorrov--Is Love Blind?
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-12-06
MORSE. BABLER AND OKLAHOMA.

The proposal to establish a political regency
by naming the widow Of the late national COM
mitteeman to succeed him the representative
of the republican party OF oklahoma on the
national committee. Is too absurd to command
the serious attention OF any one at all solicitous
for the welfare OF the party.
Even II Mrs. Hamon were a resident OF the
state and familiar with its politics which sine Is
not the scheme became hopeless when Jake"
Babler, the delectable. and "Liv' Morse, the
impossible--both Missouri politicians who have
all but wrecked their party in that state and
been repudlated consequence, appeared
before the regency crowd gathered at Ardmore
and undertook 10 dictate to oklahoma republi-
cans how they should order their affairs.
In other words the members Of the state
committee IA Oklahoma who are charged with
the heavy responsibility or filling the vacancy
created by the death OF Hamon are being told
that they should follow the advice OF these two
daoputable Missouri politicians that practie-
ally every respectable Missouri republican has
openly repudlated.
Babep central figure In the Doodle sen
satop uncovered by tho senate Investigating
committee. who saved his face only by a hair
when the outraged Missouri republicans went
after his scalp---Babler. tho dlscreditcd in Mis-
souri,, coming 10 ok'ahona TO dictate to the
republicans OF this state who they should name
10 succeed his friend and fellow craftsman n,
And Liv. Morse! And Ohio politician
who shall be nameless unless crcurns ances re.
ouire that nc be named. This is the political
dynasty the regency crowd want to perpctu.
ate. The report that slush fund OF SEQ 900
was raised to put 1t over" IL in entire keeping
with the reputation OF the men behind it and
the purpose they have In view,
We invite Missouri to keep her soiled poli,i.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-12-06
by JANE PHELPS.
barbara L. Distressed at What lor-
riinc Tells Her.
CIINPTtE IA I

VIA ls-Nis
For a little after Lorraine left
sat stunned. Then | began 10 think
of all she had said, to look things In
The face. II what she said were
t,uc--I was not even yet quite ready
to admit it--why | must give up all
my cherished plans. orr must get
Neil to reform his business methods
at once. There was one other thing
/ was not ready to believe, and that
was that my husband was really dis
honest. Why he couldn't be!
thought as recalled his Kindness to
mc and our boy. The child would
keep him straight II he needed u
motive. which | did not at all be-
lievc.
Lorraine had exaggerated. That
was the conclusion at which | ar.
rived. She was rather prudish. ana
Ls she had said, they had no none,
TO lose. Perhaps her father had
'anted her to go in with Neil in
some thing and couldn't because he
hadn't the money and so was a bi,
sore. l found all sorts OF excuses
hc one thing which made me al
most Ill was that Mr.. Powers should
have such "A mistaken idea OF Neil
| should have to wait awhile TO
launch my social war; wait until
Neil would have made them all see
he was the absolutely straightfor-
ward man | knew him to be.
What Lorraine has said ancnt his
making Blanche orton's house rem
dczVous mortified and hurt me. Had
done wrong to refuse to receive
these coarse men In my homc-mon
with the money necessary to Neil
IA his business? II had received
'hem, perhaps there would have
.ocn no scandal, no talk about Neil
Blanche Orton's servants had prob
ably talked. Lorraine said the men
gamhIed and drank while there also
that il was in her house that Neils
mig deals were put over | almost
wished | had allowed him TO briny
hem home, then as recalled thelJ
uncouth manners, | shuddercd with
disgust
Into my mind flashed the thought
of Mr.. Frcdericks. He had long ago
warned me. Somoway | wished he
were whore I could talk TO him. |
would see II lie were In town |
went to the telephone and called tho
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-12-06

President-elect Harding gave his political
cabinet" tho Jumps by announcing his intention
20 take his seat In the senate. mo precedent"
yelled the politicians We wonder II It viii ever
enter the heads OF the political element that
the best possible politics la tor "a pubic man to
be perfectly natural. do the natural. honest
thing and refrain from play-acting as much as
possible? Warren q. Harding is still United
States senator. He is not a president. II he
expresses Views on pending matters those Views
will be the views of Senator Harding, OF Ohio.
and not necessarily the views OF President
Harding, who will not speak until next March.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-12-06
Cherokee Editor to BE
Secretary to SUindeH
Special IN Tho World.

Special to Tho World
WASHlNTON, Dec. SIS. C. Tim
mons Of Cherokee arrived here yes
t"rday to assume his duties az Sec
r"tary to Congressman Charles Swim .
dlll Of the eighth district. Timmons
was formerly editor OF the Cherokee
Republican and at one time was sec
rotary 10 the late Dick T. Morgan.
Swindall has not yet arrived, but is
expected here Monday.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-12-06
LITTLE TIME At HOME.

This life has grown 80 mixed thing, with
all there Is to do,
one task trcads on anothcr's heels before
you're fairly through;
It's business In the morning when read
nay mall or try,
Before the telephone begins Into my time
10 pry,
Or visit with visitor and treat him az
friend,
Then hustle to u meeting that I've promised
to attend;
But now here In the scheme of life since
grew up to roam,
Seems there to be an hour for me to spend
In peace at home.
would not by word OF mine or single
Wound any man who calls me friend.
merely state IN" fact
That life has lost It's oldcn charm which long
when men could he contcnted here without
thing to do.
But now upon treadmtn that goes ever
round and round
From dawn to midnight must trudge for
fear that I'll be downed
Upon schedule | must toll, as ships that
ply the foam.
Chartered tor everything except quiet hour
at home
when dawn arrives and over all the shades
OF night descend
Somewhere there ia banquet or show
| must attend;
Into my evening dress jump, the while
my girl and lad
StAno NY me, as shhNe nyN'N 10 NlSt WIN
their dad.
The old time father used TO take his children
on his knee.
But that's one happy privilege which life
denies to me;
And yet ! some day three will share
the evening gloam
And | will tell them wondrous tacs--the
night ! stay at home.
often fancy l would like TO catch some
mild disease
SO might stay in he'd awhile and read what
books | please,
Some comfortable ailmcnt which 10 suffer Ia
enjoy,
With no committees to attend, no phone calls
to annoy
few brief days OF perfect peace. too III to
do thing,
Yet not too III to want to hear the songs tho
youngsters sing,
Could | break uD the schedule which COM
pels me now tn roam,
Ia realize my fondest drcam--a little time
at home.
Copyright, 1890, by Edgar A. Guest
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Y. NJ. c. A. Notes

A council OF the Woodcraft League
OF America, the organization vi
when Ernest Thompson seton was
the founder. will be organized IN
Tulsa at a meeting to be held at ths
Y. NJ. c. a. Thirty or more hoys
will launch the organization under
direction of h, J. Badger, VINO re-
ceived instruction from Mr.. seton
All boys OF the city are invited 10
attend this meeting.
Fourteen boys were placed In posi-
tons through the employed boys de'
partmcnt OF the Y. NJ. G. y. durlnb
the month Of November The
serves as a clearing house where
boys and Jobs are brought tosethei
to the mutual advantage or the sdd
and their employers.
The membership Of the "f' 10Y
The past few months has STOOD
around $500, which is the largest 10
the state. 1t il also larger than the
membership of the largest assocls'
tion in half the states OF the union
--------------------------
A women says that Immediately
after marriage n man Is different
Yes, and year after marriage ne
IL apt to be Indifferent,
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-12-06

when Clara Smith Hamon goes to trial. as
suming that she will be apprehcndcd. the In
dcations that the reading public will have
90 take q grip on It's emotions. II she ever re-
lates her full story from the witness stand It
will be the most gripping human interest serial
ever published In America. Even the thought
that such a thing is possible. has sont shivcrs
down the spine OF many, many and then some
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-12-06

cal doves at home Oklahoma republicans are
capable OF ordering their own affairs without
the advice or dlctnilon at such characters. And
Oklahoma republicans viii do ~. too
There will he no regency established In Okla
hOmn. Not this yenr.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-12-06

Friends Of the president are urging him not
20 attempt to deliver his message to congress in
person. The president. as usual. is obdurate.
We predict that II tho flesh permits he will not
foreso his last dramatic opportunity. and we
also prophecy that he will make the most Of It
70 sing swan song that will live In history.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-12-06
Daily Biblical Quotation
MONDAY, DECEMBER o, 1920.

MONDAY, DECENBEN q, ID2O.
The Lord loveth judgment, and forsaketh
not his saints, they are preserved for ever.
psa. 37;2s.
Whtn sinners fall. the righteous stand
Preserved from every snare,
They shall possess the promised land,
And dwell for ever there
Let thy loving kindness and thy truth con-
tinuaily preserve me. Pea. 10: IL.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-12-06

II every smoker In Oklahoma
Vcnt without one cigar every day
rom December to IS. and invest
he money thus saved in Tuber-
ulosis Christmas seals, Oklahoma
would be on it's way to the title OF
he hcalthlest state in the Union.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-12-06

Another great question has been adjudi-
Gated. A Justice OF the peace has decided that
a legally constituted schoolmastcr has the right
to apply the cane to an obdurate pupil. Evil
IDENTIFY tho 'new day" hasn't fully arrived.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-12-06

The man who had six wives can scarcely
be censured for the apparent difficulty nc
experienced in recognizing some OF them. since
It has always been held that ten years is re-
quircd to get acquainted with even ones first
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-12-06

~ any rate, II appears now from develop
mcu,s that Mr. Kctch vas much better In
formed than Harry Gilstrap.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-12-06

Congress- contemplating the possibility of
hearing n president and presidcn mt elect on tho
Same day Is experiencing thrills It never
dreamed possible.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-12-06

The Charleston Gazette thinks the trouble was
caused by too many democrats marrying repub-
lican wives.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-12-06

We Ellis was in Tulsa Saturday. lie spent
the election season In Tennessee, aud ne says the
celebration the republicans put down there
Oeat anything he ever saw, and showed what "A
rare bit OF 10y viii do for a republican in the
'outh. There was one tall. iank. solemn aced
Tennessee dcmoCrat--onc never known to amilc
who went to u real estate agent on the morn
ing he learned that Tennessee had gon ropubi-
can and gave orders to "pcll me out" The next
day he ngaln called on tho agent with the query
Have YOU sold m" out?' on being told that
there had not been time TO swing such "A big
deal, n" despundcntly Cancelled the order to
sell me out because there's no place to go. D."
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-12-06

Arthur Cappcr. finding tina, rorn is a prett
good substitute for rye" now urges that
be used for money.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-12-06

The young lady across the way
SAYS she often wonders what the
other children called President
Emeritus Eliot whom he was little
boy as Emmy certainly woundn't
have sounded right