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The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-09-29
CHAPTER III.
A Kiss Meant Much to Country
Girl

n Kiss Meant Much to Country
Girl.
My world seemed strangely empty
after Neil loft The feeling OF dis
appointment that he had said moth
ing of caring for me Il did not say
love" even In my thoughts) fingered
and in way distressed me. l had
let him kiss me- and "A kiss from a
man meant more than letter writing,
to me- l had waited in the empty
little station, whittier his aunt and
had gone TO see him of, until his
train had become n mere speCk In
the distance. Then | made an ex-
cuse not to accompany Mrs. Carter
To the store, and wandered awav on
the road leading beyond the village.
the one Neil and | had taken the
day bcfore--a road guarded by great
trees whose deop-green leaves only
trembled in the light breeze.
walked on and on until l reached
the wood. and the log upon which
we had sat. There was the hole In
the moss as Neil had left IL. There
were pieces OF a twlg which he had
broken. In his hands while we talked
I STOPPED land gathered them -
have them still.
sat on the log dreaming until the
sun faded into a soft violet glow
behind the horizon, then | walked
slowly home, cropping among my con-
fused thoughts. trying to puzzle on
the meaning OF that casual kiss Neil
had SO lightly pressed upon my
cheek.
"You didn't understand, Neil you
didn't understand" | said over and
over to myself, scarcely knowing
what the rciteration OF the words
meant; or even the words them
selves. Dimly, back in my mind, was
the thought that had Neil known
cared he would either not have
kissed me, or he would have said
more than to ask me to write to
him.
\ moment | stood still before !
went into the house. l shiverod a
little in the warm night air, but not
with cold. Then taking my courage
in my hands | went in. ! had been
afraid mother would ask me where
| had been. but beyond giving me an
unusually sharp look she said
nothing,
Well young Forbes is gone
father said when he came in "A few
minutes attorward. you'll get NOR,
dime TO help your mother now, Bah,
| with "A sly wink Father had des
parntely tried to tease mo about Neil
"She has done enough even will
| him here" mother bridled,
"Hc's a fine chap no wonder Mrs
Carter Is proud OF him. He's hei
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HORSE STEALING PUNISHED
BY DEATH IN NfpN-,r,,

I'VE had obtained thrco cat
horses In Urga, besides our rldirE
animals writes Roy CHAPMAN Az.
crews In his article in tho septon.
Der number OF Harper's MaS,zins
on his travels through NonToUa
one OF them, a white Mongol nonv
was rather thin, and on the second
DAY, whom the cart became badlv
mired. the horse absolutely refused
10 pull. Just then n lama appaarsg
with tour led ponies and said thar
one OF them could eXtricate the
cart He hitched tiny brown ami.
mai between the shafts, and in len
minutes tho load was on solid
ground.
we at once offered TO ,rado
horses and by giving a bonus Of IS
became the possesser Of the brown
pony. But the story does NOT end
mere. TWO months later, when we
had returned to Urga, a Mongol
came TO our camp In great excite.
ment and announced that We had
enc OF this horses. He said that five
animals had been stolen from hin.
and that the little brown pony for
which l had traded with the lama
was one Of them.
His proof was incontroveri!hle
ana according to Mongollan law
was bound to give the animal back
and accept the loss. A half dozen
hard-riding Mongol soldiers at once
took up the trail OF the anna, how.
ever, and the chances are .lnt there
will he one less thicv-nS priest be-
fore the incident Is closed
1T is interesting to note how a
| similarity Of conditions in western
America and in Mongolia has deyel-
cpCd exactly the same attitude Of
| mutual protection in regard 10
horses. In both countries horse steal
ing is considered one OF the wJ-s;
crimes. 1t is punishable by death in
Mongolia or what is infinitely
worse. by n life in one of the prison
coffins, Moreover the spirit Of mu-
tual assistance is carried further,
and several times during the GUNNER
when our ponies had strayed tEe
or even ten miles from camp.-pY
were brought in 10y passing MonSds'
or wo were told whore they could be
found"
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Editor World:
Wilson. the chief OF the donkcys
Ere yet his last he breathed
To the merry followers Of Chanticeer
His dear old league bequeathed.
SO whenever they sat at conference
And thought OF the dear old scroll,
They might remember Wilson.
And breathe prayer for his soul
So sat they in November.
And thought OF the league at its best,
They said 1--WE win win the election,
by carrying m" south and the west"
They thought Of oklahoma,
They worked California through.
They thrived on the hope OF Texas,
And remembered Georgia true.
They looked around for IA slogan.
Like He kept US out Of war;"
And the only thing they could agree on
Was $l5.000,O00 or more.
SO they worked on this fabrication,
Made charges thick and fast,
Aud like so many bubbles,
Their charges could not last,
As a side line TO the issues
They checrcd the lord mayor of Cork
They tlattercd the Boss Of Wisconsin,
And worshipped Tammany in New York.
But alas for all their troubles
Twas sad for Jimmy Cox.
when the soldiers all fell in once more
And marched to the ballot box
Tulsa, Sept %. RAY O'HOPE,
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The Promoters Wife
By JANE PHELPS

brothers child. His father died just
little while before he was grad
uated from college. l met her COM
ing home and she told me. She said
you and she had gone 10 the sta
tion to see him oft, Bah"
Yes"
Dinner was ready and so no more
was said OF Neil. But after l had
helped mother with the dishes as
usual, crept off upstairs and sat
by my open window, thinking OF
Neil, dreaming dreams that brought
bushes TO my cheeks.
1t was foolish to think Neil would
care fore me--a simple little coun-
try girl--when he saw so many girls
who were more accomplished, so
much handsomer and better educa-
ted. Yet knew that | should never
be as happy as before he came; never
teol Just the same again, / had given
him my love-unasked. But | had
given II Just the same. l should
probably marry some day. But not
for a long, long time. Not until
Neil had become less a factor in
my life than he then was--rather,
In my thoughts. He had practically
gone out of my life.
Finally / went to bed and once
more cried myself to sleep.
Neil had said he would write. So
| constantly made excuses to visit
he postoffice. although father had
been in the habit of bringing the
mail when he came home to his
meals. | never had received letter
from n man. Foolish notes or invita-
lions from the town boys had oc-
casionally come To me through the
mail, but no real letter.
Day after day as no letter came
| grew more depressed, more sure
that he had already forgotten me,
and that I should not hear from
he hal gone home, and the very first
day | had not gone 10 the postoffice,
father brought me his letter.
"A letter from New York Bah"
he said, scrutinizinS the post mark
as he handed II to me, though |
very well knew he had done so be-
fore reaching home.
My hand trembled when | took II,
and | tucked II under my plate.
would read II whom / was alone. And
although father teased me. and
mother looked toward II anxiously
kept It unopened until | reached
my room.
My first letter from Neill I COW
cred II with kisses, then read it over
| and over until l knew 1t by heart.
| Tomorrow-Barbara's First Love
| Letter.
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Barometer of Public Opinion
The Illinois Primary.

Editor World In your analysts OF the Illinois
primary election your republican viewpoint
caused you to overlook the most important
feature, namely, the contest for the democratic
nomination for Unied states senator.
The candidates were r.. T.. Burke running on
an anti-Wilson, antt-lcaguc platform without
any organization support. and Mr.. Waller, reg
uar" organization entry, pro-leaguc. and en-
dorscd by all the so-callcd better elcmcnt--"the
forces that mako for good" The vote Is so close
that the official count will be necessary to de-
tcrmine tho winner. Coming right on the heels
OF tho Georgia primary and the Maine election.
the Illinois result Is another proof OF what our
mutual frend, General III. III. Hagan, said to
the writer some time ago, that II the league
proposition had not been sponsored by presi-
dent Wilson IL would not have the support OF
IA Corporals guard OF the American people"
was in Illinois on primary day and in my
opinion that stnte will repudidte the league IN
November by half IA million votes. Everybody
/ talked with agreed that Gov. Cox was losing
ground every day And most OF them were DEM
ocrats whom have known since the 1895 Bryan
campaign and with whom | marched in the big
parados which were the feature OF the Nebras-
kan's first battle The general hope and belief
there, as In Tulsa, Is that the democratic party
will be purified by defeat after, which 1t will be
reorganized on American and Jeffersonan con-
stituuonal principles.
A. +. SWEENEY.
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The Horoscope


"Thc stars incline but do not compel"
Wednesday, September 20, 1920.
tCgught, 1920, BY The Mcclure Newspaper syndicate
While Jupiter rules strongly for
good today, according 10 astrOlogy,
Venus changes from bcnefic to ma
lefic aspect. Uranus is strongly ad-
verse.
Business enterprises Of all sorts
should prosper during this posting
Of the stars. Commerce should BEN
eft through some rather daring
venture initiated by western finan-
ciers.
For capitalists and all who pos
SECS large resources extraordinary
opportunities for adding TO wealth
Will come again through foreign
countries.
There is an auspicious rule for
professors and teachers of every
class. A college president is TO re-
ceive high honors through a poliu-
cal party.
Love affairs are subject TO the
most variable and uncertain influ-
unfaithfulness.
IL is not a lucky wedding day.
since they who pledge their troth
when Uranus frowns may soon find
that they cannot agree.
Meetings between men and wom-
en- who are friends may be most un-
fortunate during this rule, making
for Observation-Disclosures There IS a
sign read as conducive TO a sudden
change OF opinion on the part of
men who have been enthusiastic in
admiration or even honestly in love.
Venus gives warning to women
who are leaders in politics that there
may be severe disappointments in
store for them, since envyings and
iealouges Will lead to many small
intrigNs.
Thcte will be an evolution I'm So
cial ideals within the next two years,
Occultists predict, and they foretoll
a new popularity for the more seri-
Gus side of friendly intercourse.
Women will start national
movement that will mark great
step forward in the progress OF the
arts, NJ seers declare. This will in
some manner knit together the
forces that cherish beauty and de-
velop the higher talents.
Persons whose birthdate It is may
have "A most eventful year, in which
their resourcefulness will be tested
Children born on this day may be
too Carcfree to be- quickly success
ful In obtaining an education or in
progressing in business. They will
probably have great possibilities II
they are wisely trained.
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WHY TIE MINISTER CAIIs.

Copyright. 1920, by Edgar A. Guest.)
NV Paw SAYS that 1t used to be
Whenever tho minister came for tea
Al they sat W staight in their chairs at night
An put all their common things out O. sight,
An nobody cracked "A Joke or griuned,
But they talked o. the way that people sinned
An the burnin' fires that would cook you
sure
when YOU como to die. If you wasn't pure
Twas a gloomy affair that used to be
Whenever the minister came for tea.
But now when the minister Games to call
/ get him out for a game ot bail,
And you'd never know IL you'd see him bat
without any coat or vest or hat
That ne Is a minister, no stree!
He looks like regular man TO me,
An he knows how TO 20 into the dirt
For the groundcrs hot without gctun' hurt
An when supper's ready, both him an me
Have TO git washed up again for tea
Hes played all the games that tho fcllers
play
when he was in college. An one big day
lie came TO bat with the score tie
An the pitcher slipped him one, shoulders
hiEh,
An ne wnloped Ct over Ihe fence for fair
An won that b.Al game fght then an therel
An my Pa knows that its true, coz he
Wuz up in the grandstand whore he could
see.
once IN a football game he played.
An the Winnin' touchdown alone ne made
My Paw says Whenever he got the ball
He could run SO fast that he'd beat om all.
He says that the fcller whom Just play fair
ls rit for heaven or anywhere,
An fuu's all right II your hands are clean
An you never cheat an you don't cct mean.
lie says that he never has understood
why fsncr can't play an sull be good,
An my Paw says that he's Just the kind
Of minister that he likes TO find -
So I'm always uCklcd as | can be
Whenever our minister comes Tor tea.
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Bennies' Notebook

Pop was smoaking and thinking
and l was Jest thinking, and | sed
Holey smodks, pop, you awt 10 saw
the size moskcctcr | killed this
morning, G. whiZz, 1t was as big as a
berd.
doubt It. sed pop, IN fact l mite
go SO far as to say that statement is
a gross iXaggerauon.
Mcouing a moskeeter couldent be
that big, and l sed. Well timminy
crickets, pop, l bet it was as big as
bee.
No It wasent even as big as a bee
ana the sooner you lern TO stop ixag-
Eorating the better citizen you will be.
sed pop, the truth Is the truth and
nuthing but the truth and II you
don't think so you can go and tell
your trubbles to your herds and your
bees.
Wen gosh, pop, jimminy Kriss-
mas, l bet 1t was as big as a fly I
sed
Now we are approaching the relms
OF possibility, scd pop.
Mecning maybe IL was, and / sed.
It certainly was big for moskeeter,
pop, G..
Down to erth at last, now have
an approximate ideor Of the size OF
the inseck in question, sed pop.
And he kepp on smoakmg and
thinking and | kepp on jest think
ing and pritty soon / sed, Well good
mite, pop, gosh, I bet 1t was as big
as some little herds.
q go sit on tack, I'm Exhausted,
sed pop,
And he kepp on smoaking and
'h!nKing and l went out 10 see II
eny OF the fellows was out.
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THE SNiIru-TOWNER BuL

One Of the most insistcnt and, in our judg-
ment, dangerous organization movements going
on In this country is that being conducted by tho
National Education Association for the smith
Towner bill
The bin creates a department OF education
with secretary OF education in tho cabinet
and authorizes an appropriation OF hundred
million dollars from the national treasury for
the purpose OF encouraging the states to promote
education. The effect OF the law would be to
remove the Influence ot the parents stil fur
ther from school affairs. invade stn further
the constitutional rights OF tho states, and mako
OF our educational system a bureaucratic. auto
cratic. professionally controlled oligarchy that
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About To,1n and
In Hotel Lobbies

Martin Schuttler. who forrr..,,.
conducted a berry farm soutboas.
Tulsa, and who lives four -
southwest or Broken Arrow Nssl"s1
Tulsa yesterday. Mr.. SchuitIer
ports that the farmers in his scc,ios
OF the country are progressIng rtns
ly with their seeding, and tina, ~.
nave gathered one Of tho 49,,
crops In years. He says also ~,
livestock is IN good condition. '"a'
The cattle range is flre ,A.
year" says Al Pendleton. cat,ior,aAa
and banker OF Bergs who V.s '- "a
city Tuesday Mr. pendletn, . va
that cattlemen around Beggs ays
buying up cattle to winter thoro ~
the range Is unusually GOOD ms as
cattle will be fattcned ana ,ho,
shipped east next spring. '''
weather conditions control N.
number OF calls handled bv tr. % ~,
change to "a very large ey,oc,n
George T.. Bell, local manage ~.
the Scuthwsstorn Bell Telarhas.
company said Tuesday "CorIrar'.
TO the prevalent belief, RAINY dsv,
are the busiest. II is then thar ~
iamlly stays indoors, and tho bua.
ness man remains in his office. Tbo
family calls up neighbors and talk,
with them TO help while away tbe
time. The business man I'm his nj.
flee does not care to walk b,ocL
or two on business mission. a. bo
uses the telephone. The result I,
mat most every line is ovorloaIeaT
ihe average number Of calls handld
ddaiIy by the Tulsa exchange is 141
600, and morning hours are Lpsisy,h
Bell said. As the reason for 1,b
scribers being "cut off" he said tbaro
are 80 many calls that freouen,,v
an tho plug cords are in uso ana
mat the operator in her continual
hurry occasionally pulls the wrong
plug. ------------ ''OHs
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Oklahoma Politics

In his Snyder speech, Ferris SAID
II the treaty happens 20 be- wrort
IN n few places, which I don't tbjns
II IS 1t can be changed later on"
should u man be considered IN TO-.
the senate who does not know. no,
me treaty Is wrong in MANY placos
OF VINO does not demand that tbs
proNisions ,,,,' that are wrong be changed
bhfORE the treaty is approvod9
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-09-29
Daily Biblical Quotation

will not contend forever. neither viii I
be always wroth. Tor tho spirit should fan
before mo- and the souls which ! have made.
IHI. b7:lG.
My Father In mercy roprovcs,
luEtruriN me 10y sorrow ana smart,
Tho veil Of correction removes,
Ana shows me tho ground of my heart.
For the iniquity of his coyotousucss was /
wroih. aud smotc him lsu. b1tit
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Just as ST. Louis people were arranging to
celebrate the sensational decline in food prices
tho cooks walters and caterers unions an
nouncod strike Tor an increase in wages which
would more than offset the decline in food
prices. That's a problem for ST LouS TO solve.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-09-29

There is this to be said OF the Robertson
faction OF the state board OF equalization: It
possesses courage that equals its brazen ef
frontery. 1t has made up it's mind to get the
taxpayers and Get them strong and is going
blithey ahead
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Oklahoma Outbursts

The local Elks in their street play Monday
exhibited all their attractions except the pet
canary
have always noticed says Bn Dlngley. that
an Elts' parade moves almost as fast Us sor-
Bhum nolasSos on cold morning
By exercising cxtraordnary diplomacy the
umpire was able 10 onli tho bali game between
the Tulsa ana Springfield Shrincrs tie.
There is this difference between pigeons and
mon, observes p Tulsa lady. Pigeons hasten
home to their mates as soon ts turned loose.
It's this overhead expense which Is worrying
me most remarked fht EiII ON South Main the
other day as She stood looking at window
display ~ fail hats
one reason why tho traffic cops won sun
days bah game, nublrg The defeated patrolmcn,
ls thai the whto-tups had fo much experience
from watching iho oilers play all summer
a friond or irish freedom puts 1t THE way;
Thirsty days hath September
April june ana November:
All the rest arc thirsty, too,
Except for pt-he makes home brew.
Just 20 show how courts uphold precedent ana
stand by each other, the supreme court OF okla
huWa has affirmed a. decision of the trial court
that kissing his sicnographcr is not sufficient
grounds for the removal Uf Grady county
judge.
Governor Cox complains that the newspapers
do not rivc his daily rumarks proper consider
alton. ~ Governor Cox, who claims to be wcll
posted ON financial matters Will tell us what It
cost 10 nominate Scott Ferris when he comos
to tulsa we promise that the story will not be
buried IN TINS papor.
Wagner II ono OF tho Oldest towns in eastorn
oklahoma, has never been without newspaper.
now has two, and yet II does not have a papcr
Of legal age. according To the statutes of the
state mado ana provided. which require n news
paper 10 be published continuously for one year
hefor" It Is considered legal publication.
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Staff Photographer-"I've caught
snapshot ot the fleeing gambler" D"
city Editor-"GooG Now take a
time exposure Of the police in pur-
su'
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The local Elks ip their street play Monday
exhibited all their attractions except the pet
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-09-29

by exercising cxtraordinary diplomacy the
umpire was able 90 call tho bail game between
tho Tulsa and Springfield shrncrs tie.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-09-29

There Is this difference between pigeons and
mon, observes Tulr lady Pigeons hasten
home 60 their mates a8 soon as turned loose.
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It's this overhead expense which is worrying
mo most remarked fh, girl ON South Main the
other day as She stood looking at window
display of fail hats.
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a friond or irish freedom puts 1t THE way:
Thirsty days hath September
Aprl. june ana November:
All the rest arc thirsty too,
Except for pl.-he makes home brew.
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A reader signing himself "Votcr' writes The
World tho following hypothetical question;
Evening journal., 1920-02-14
Uncle Harry Talks About
the Ex-Kaiser of Germany

what do you think about the
Kaiser?" asked Jimmy.
81 don't think very much OF him." re-
piled Uncle Harry laughing, and then
he added And one reason is that
don't waste very much time thinking
about him at all. But / suppose what
you have in mind is the news dispatches
that have been in the paper from time
to time about the plans that the Allies
have been making to try the KAISER"
have been wondering what the Al
lies would do about the Ia ser, too"
added Joe. THE government OF Hol-
land refuses to agree TO the request OF
the Allied Supreme Council TO surrender
The Kaiser for trial. and have been
wondering what would be done about
it."
"The opinion Of the world seems 10
be divided on this question" said UHcle
Harry. There Is no question, however.
outside of Germany-and I am not so
sure that we cannot include quite a
number Of the Germans. but that the
Kaiser is fully deserving OF personal
punishment. But the problem that
puzzles many people is-would any real
good be accomplished by attempting TO
compel Holland by force to surrender
the Kaiser and then imposing upon
him whatever pun 'shment might be
fixed bv the CONT iha' would t~v him. g"