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REVERENCE .m GRAY HEADS.

Some Philosopher ofce observed that no nation
long endured tipt e6iled to glory in the achieve
ments OF It's fgafcrs. or words to that effect
we think that Is true. The Book OF Books. both
the old and the new dispcnsation, stresses time
and again the Importance OF honoring age and
experience We are quite sure that is true.
The Montauk club, OF Brooklyn. honorcd its
oldest members the other day with banquet.
The member was Chauncey NJ. Dcpew known
familiarly to the American people for half
century 1t MIR Depew's cghty-sixth birth
day and he was the principal speaker Of the
evening Tho New York Times carried COM
prchcnsivo digest Of his remarks, which were
not only exceedingly happy, but fun Of meat
~ tor the moment.
His discourse was In the nature of n hurried
review OF that period in American history which
his own active life spanned, and his con, luslon
was that America has prospcrcd and succeeded
beyond any other nation of history very largely
because 1t has always had reverence for its
gray heads has not only been inspired 10y tho
heroic actions OF the fathers hut has held true
TO their principles and prcccpts
And we think that Is true beyond AN possibiltv
OF successful refutation. The speaker permitted
himself no offensive comparison with present
day tendencies. Like DeMontisquieu he con
Ing that his auditors could and would make tho
necessary Application ana conduct the argument
who viii dispute the statement who will
refuse to make the application? who can
daro-fail to make the comparison? Untu the
very recent past American public life and Ameri-
can diplomacy has been conducted along funda.
mental lines laid down 10y the fathers OF the
nation Patriotism loyalty to American insti-
tutions' love Of country and it's great men of
the past-has been the certain key to open the
doors of preferment to aspiring ambition; the
cement used successfully to hold together the
political and social fabric old voices old ad-
Nsers were eagerly sought.
And all remained well with America Then
came a day when Americans were abiurcd TO
turn lconoclasth so far their old idols and
ideals were concerned, They were told that the
ola order had passed that the old seers were
'aNures' that old philosophers were archaic. and
the salvation of humanity rested with jlyeniltty
ana ineKperience. TOO many OF our people ac-
eepted the doctrine. So that ii came 10 pass
that one stood instantly discredited II he quoted
the sages OF old or the experienced tongues of
the present
The limitations OF the constitution were ,swept
aside presumptuously with the sneering remark
that they were well enough in their day. The
sdmonitions Of Washington, OF Marshall, Of Lin
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~ - m,,riul ~ oKn,uoMN

Tn. ,,,,Itpp Ii,d. h.,e ,.tururd UIutIird
mud ,,,,ti, ,r, nor, rho tr,cs b,y, t,p,,p ,o
o,,.s fr ,b, .,,,,,,,.,- roy,,rt tb,i, sn,d,,ys
,,. r,Iipg fl, th, north and tho s,utb wind has
suetcn,d I'm tbolr bran,h,s the muei, tn,t is
,t ,,.. d,,,c p,,I,,,,s l,l,bv and funeral
dirga ,rb. r,,irt,s sro ar,iu ratou,hcd by
ia. ,,rrc,,c d,,,r,,or ot orl limo GrcopsA,,d
Tor b,,trroupd oycrvwborc. daisy hero. violet
thor. sriirg too,i,y forg,tp,pot ip uroflirnto
rrofIsiou. ON Wonder knoll where the Fumac.
ius, breaking out us colors gives prorniso ~ the
spicy fropds to como. stravbcrrv blooms renew
their t,,.t UbI, tp tho sv.,lrs hard by ,,Ild
onions In run flower make tho air rcndolout
with their n,rid perfume
The annual resurrection of nature ia complete.
In the pr,rcu,o. ~ such 70 spectacle. with proof
nhoundtng ON over, hand tho doubts NJ tho ag-
uoptir aro stiIIod the s,offct is aiIrn,od. fo, a
blessed moment. ai least every man thnt walks
the oarth. whether savage In his prtmcyal forest
ar tho r,o4t cultured and rcfni.d knows boyond
the pcrad,cniurc OF a doubt there is a God,
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GENERAL rA,Mrns MARES NEST.

As the discovcrcr of mares nests General
Palmer is In a class by himself Whenever
anything unusual occurs he tx not long in discov-
orng holshovik some other variety of red
close 10y, During the war MIR. Palmer charged
everything to German propaganda. II an Amcri-
can citizen, the product ~ generations ~ pa
triotic breeding, vcnturod to crticise an indi-
Hdual member ~ the government for some
palpahle mistake, that citizen was at once
damned as pro-Gcrman.
OF recent days the general Just as often as his
mind suggested, discovered somo sinister plot
against the government. Tho latest was his
May day wholesale assassination plot According
ia his story pretty much everybody that amounts
to anything In America voro TO hc bombed into
the hoShovist heaven between sunup and sun
down May I.
The day passed quietly Tho presumption is
that that was because the generals dungcnt at-
tention to business prevented the assasslns from
perpetratng their ncfar,ous designs.
wouldn't tho general make pipptu or a prcsi-
dent?
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coin, were referred TO In a plying, patronizlng
tone. Tho dccnloguo was held 10 be outgrown.
The sheet hors ~ moraitv. philosophy and
politics that had hold safely FOR centuries began
to give way under the assaults ~ mcdiocrity and
impractical minds, so that the ark ~ human
society oviuocd distinct drift from its moornFa.
Voices ia tho air worc followed willingly while
th" hoarv.h'adod rroa,hcgs of human expert
once were uuhouorcd and uuaung 80 nation
long cuduros after that moment whcn n ocapcs
TO rover ifs gray heads OF glory In the achieve
mcnts ~ ts fathers Chaunooy Dcpcw rendered
q distinct service nv his birthday address
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THE NEED or THE TIMES

''oWfEht, l'2o. 10y Edgar \ Gucstl
W"uldn hinder progress by a deed or word
Of mine,
/ believe I'm modern methods hut its time
To draw tho line
] glorify invention, and I hau creative men.
But we mustn't lose the splcndor OF our
rugged history when
All hands turned out TO labor In tho good
old fashioned way
And every man was eager to hc worthy Of
his pay.
Let progress bring her changes and lots
holp her an we can.
But let's keep old fashioned merit as tho
standard for a man.
We can throttle down injustice and remove
the chains which irk.
But We must remain old fashioned in out at
titudc towards work
We must spurn the foolish doCtrinc--or ro-
Erct IL ere we re through
That man can find contentment with the
least that he can do.
More money, yes, and comtorts--thosc are
things an desire,
But the loiler must he willing to be worthy
of his hire
And no castles can he builded and no crops
enrich the soil.
Despite all the modern thinkers, without
good old fashioned toll
It's by work and constant effort that our
wages we must earn.
For llfe cannot pay us dollars without some.
thing In return.
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Margaret CARROTS
Husband ~
81, JANE PHELPS

Bob stayed out and | didn't know all
about it, | protested.
| oh yes, you could We all have
| to, and youll be no exception. IL
you are wise you will take little FL
| sizes advice and remember the old
| couplet We used to repeat in school
ASK me no questions, III tell you no
/ lies"
But II ! thought Bob was hiding
anything from me--if he had been
| doing something he was ashamed to
have me know 1t would break my
| heart"
Hearts don't break so easily. They
bend and crack a little sometimes:
but they seldom break-past mend
ing"
You're cynical"
No, I'm not, Margaret, I'm hon
est with myself. and am trying to
help you. Bob is extremely tenn
peramental Anyone can see that
why, Just the way he is carried off
| ms feet by new book. story, a
play a game of tennis or golf, shows
that he is all impulse. Such a tenn
permanent is hard to control"
Why, what are you talking
about Bob is so domestic and SO
quiet You are thinking of Tom, |
guess, and imagine Bob is like him.
TO give you little advice out of the
book OF my married life. Tom is
always the same. He is always full
OF life and spirits. | know exactly
how III find him; and SO | have
learned-I flatter myself-how TO
handle him. But Bob Is never twice
ahkc. | realize that 1t is a fascinat-
ING disposition, but in a husband |
ShouId think II would be rather
strenuous work keeping up. And
Margaret, a wife just has to hold
the dear creatures. Here they come"
and she put her finger on her lips
as she called gaily: Come down
mere you two old sports, and tell us
all about your game. who won"
MY side did! we walloped Tom
and his partner unmercifully" Bob
returned with animation. Then.
seating himself beside Elsie-who
knew both tennis and golf as well as
either OF theGl in spite OF her home
ana three children-he described the
game TO her; the strokes which made
1t possible to win, her questions lead
ing MN TO elaborate on his victory
until mother called us to dinner.
Elsie is a wonder he said to
rom she knows the technique of
the game as II she played every DAY.
instead of only occasionally"
She can't play as much as she
would like TO. Has too many ba-
bles To care Tor, But she keeps up
lust the same, though how she finds
time Is more than | can Understand. ."
Tom had used Elsie's Identical
words.
she keeps up" he had said. Well .
II mans love depended on his wife
being able to talk tennis golf and
baseball larEon to him II wasn't very
deep, ! thought, as Bob leaned over
and kissed me on the way in. was
sldd BOD loved me as loved him.
ana the memory Of that kiss made 1
me happy all through dinner AS Rnh
again became enthused over a book
he and Elsie had both read. A queer
work in which ,ouId
not become interested.
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Bennie's Notebook

Mary Watkins was setting on her
frunt steps looking CRATE IN new
wife hat and wite shoes and stock
ings, and ! was setting there tawk-
Ing to her, and ! sed my teetcher
was better than her teetchcr and she
looked mad and wouldn't hardly
tswk eny more. me thinking q.
better say sumthing to make her feel
all rite agen.
And sed, Hay Mary. do YOU
know wat you look like today?
Wat? sed Mary Watkins, anJ
sed. You look jest like angel
Benny Potts, | don't think that's a
very refined thing to say to a lady.
| don't, sed Mary Watkins.
@ wiss. wy not? | sed, and she
Sod, Haven't you ever haw eny pick
lures Of angels? and / sed, Yes. and
she sed. Well then you swt to know
wy not
Aw gosh. G.. sed. didcnt mcen
that kind Of a angel, | meant a an.
gel with clothes on.
Nobody ever saw one with clothes
on and think you're perfeckly aw.
Ill., sed Mary Walking. And she got
up looking proud and went in the
house. me thinking, Heck. q WIZ.
And ] started to wawk home and
VINO dld / meet down at the corner
but Loretter Mincer in a new rcd
coat with brass buttons up and down
It. me saying. Hay I,oretter. would
you think 1t was a unrefincd thing
TO say to q lady II somebody told
you you you looked like "A angelo
Certeny not, I'd think It was
perfeckly bewtifil thawt, sed Lo-
retter Mincer, and l sed. Well. you
look like one
Benny how nice OF YOU. sea 10
retter Mincer, and | sed Do ypu
wunt to take a little wavk?
Wich she sed she did, and I
wawked past Mary Watkinses house
times with her jest 10 show Mary
Watkins she wasent the ony gerl in
the werld
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CHAPTER VII.
4 Discussion.

"Woman's rights" Tom repeated
In pretended tone of horror you
aren't thinking of something else you
want to get out OF me, are you?"
Now that YOU remind me OF IL.
there are several things | would like
to do. III tell you about them on
the way home" she answered. mis-
chief dancing In her eyes.
Are you for womans rights. too.
Margaret" Tom turned to me In
mock distress.
"I'm for equal rights" / laughed
There, Bob, told you you had
made the best bargain" and he gave
Elsic.s ear "A tweak in passing, as ne
and Bob went upstairs to get ready
for dinner.
You are two very fortunate girls
or women" mother remarked
when they were out ot hearing. "You
have finc husbands"
we should have they have fine
wives Elsie returnd saucily.
Mother laughed and left US TO at
tend to the dinner. Elsie and | sat
quietly Tor "a little while. when she
suddcny turned to me and said.
"A penny for your thoughts. Mar
garrett"
II was only wishing | had your
disposition, as well as your gift of
repartee."
gift OF gah, YOU mean. Is there
anything else about me YOU would
like To possess"
Really, Elsie | am serious. Moth
ing seems to worry you. II Tom
comes homo 1t is all right: If he
stays out II is the same. And Won
are SO gay no matter what happens" ="
Nhats the use OF worrying and
making us both miserable. I'm an
Ola married woman compared to you,
II We are the same age, and | tell
you 1t doesn't do any good TO aues-
ton man about what he does. II
ne wants TO tell you he will do so
without questioning. II he doesn't
want you To know he will either pre.
Narioatc or bluntly refuse TO tell YOU.
! Imagine Bob would do the latter"
But just couldn't stand it IL
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BLAKE ANNOUNCES roR SENATOR

Judge + h, Blake. Of the oklahoma city bar
has filed for the republican nomination for the
United states senate. Thus three republican
candidates are already in the field with ample
time for others to como forward
Blake Is considered one Of the foremost law
yers Of the state is speaker Of unusually pleas
ing address and a republican with long years OF
active service to his credit His qualification for
,he office he seeks is beyond question. II his
candidacy has behind it the harmonious approval
of his own city and county then he viii speedily
become serious contender Tor tho coveted nom-
ination,
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Jupiter rules strongly in benefi.
cent aspect this day, according TO
astrology Mars is friendly. Late
In the evening Saturn and Uranus
are adverse
The seers read that supreme on
portunities in commerce will open
at this time, but they may be az
fected by Uranus, the planet that
causes trouble owing to poor diplo-
macy.
This should be most favorable Dor
any sort of business initiative. Ar5 in
new lines Of cooperation are fore.
cast.
Reaction affecting the high cost Of
living Will gain power during the
spring and summer, but prices will
not fall to any great extent within
the next few months.
Saturn near the cusp of the second
IN square to Mars after September
~ Is read as preSaging a panic in
Wall street
Persons whose hirthdate II is
should he rather more cautious than
usual during the coming months
Ihey should beware Of false friends
horn on this day arc like
~ 70 he restless and rather difficult
20 please. They will be successful II
htted into the right niche in life.
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DARK DAY IN MISS SCUM
HailstoncS a. Big as BascbaIls Fail
and Roofs Demolished.

CHlLHoNE, Mo, May A fif-
teen minute storm lett hail s.oncs
piled Is inches deep, some OF them
AS large as baseballs Ten minutes
OF absolute darkness followed Inc
storm and then house owners hur-
rled TO lumber yards to get new
shingles.
Today not lumber yard had a
shingle left The storm did thou-
sands OF dollars worth of damage
ana several persons were injured.
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headline soya tho last chance Tor woman =
suffrage hangs by a thread. And there II a PAIN
tul ehoriHg" in tho thread line.
A. we understand scientific fs,ic bout, foot
work iH moro important so showing retereo
how 10 render his decision Than arm work
Jako Iianou sooms 90 nave picked o candidate
FOR hia oklahoma delegation who VIII finish the
season At tho bottom ~ ihc percentage column
We arc beginning ~ think the reports of
democratic diaffection in Texas Is somewhat
exaggerated or else the Texans hate Joe Bailey
more than they love Wilson.
How can We keep the young farmers on tho
nrm' anuoufly inquiries tho wichita Beacon
Might induce some OF the VHWps on the white
Ways Of the cities 10 try country nfo.
We gather from somewhat colased In his
favor reports mat Glenn Condor be- drawing
down the price Of a vice president I'm New YORK
ic'hug tho world who arc tho best vodvlll
artists.
Im convinced. mourufulW soloquizcs PHI
binEl'y that women are better hoss traders
ihan men They can got moro out of u Gn
than They give and az m" same time mako the
man think h" ia the profit"cr In tho tranaactiou.
Tho rlr Nm South Main has a grievance
against this colyum for not giving her advance
Information about tho eclipse ~ Tho moon BY
M" tim" Hhc made tho necessary arranEcmcnts|
to enjoy II the moon had come out from under.
ono ~ tho contributors to tho barometer Of
IuhIic bn.nl"n sugRosis that for his benefit
tho contributions thould bo illustrated ana run
in competition with Mutt and JcN This colyum
otto is willing to agree that said contributor
would run Mutt and Jon hard race.
John r King. who recently had tho sluds put
under him In Connecticut was brought down
here by Jake Hamon 10 attend tho state com
ulii"c meeting and put now whale hone In
tho oklahoma delegation. For somc reason or
olh,' John T received telegram calling him
back east couple ~ days before tho committee
he ebp
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Assuming that the two billion bonus Is 10 he
voted to soldiers, the plan presented hy Rcnre-
scnta'lvcs johnson Of South Dakota and Rainov
~ Il!'nnh Tor raising the money Is probah~ the
90 Is 7" levy an additional tax Of so prr cent
upon incomes earned in 1917. 1915 1o1as,nd
lplo ,.os7 taxes already roid) that we're in OK
cess OF the income ~ tho pre-war year Of 1914
rms may he called an income tax, a conscrintion
ot war profits or patriotic drive but It amounts
10 confiscation OF capital.--Ncw York world
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Bonus Inbccjlity.

There Is about as much chance FOR tho retro
active so per cent bonus war tax to get through
= sumo ana responsible congress as there would
be Tor squirt Of water to 60 through , fiory
niast furnace ana come out of Il n cake OF ice
ThiS proposal which is no less imhocilo as eco
Monies than It tx vicious as politics sin,rIv
monns that corporations partnorshins other
huslnosS concerns and individuals would he
asked 10 hand ovor in addition 10 an Tho other
taxes thoy already must pay, two billions Of
dollars which they don't possess New York
sun and Herald
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Underwood nS Icndcr

Mr. fndcrwoodE selection as tho minority
leader I'm tho senate is good thing for the
minority and good thing for the scntc and
through g. for IN" country The minority was
completely disorGnni2od during the treaty flrht
n''hnso Mr. Hitchcock, tho temporary standard
ho'r'r. handicapped himself and cXaspcrared
ms followers 10y y policy ~ "Cookooisn John
M"rtAh warned his colleagues back i'm Pred
1'nt 'IeVclands day that no man could long re
,"lh influence I'm tho upper house who had no
larger ambition than to echo therc tho intimate
houghia ana controlling sugrcgtiors ~ tho
NhUc house.--Ncw York Tribune
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barometer of Public OBiniOn
Complimcnt to Unys

But never before did an the candidates nick
out the Same man In advance OF tho convention
Frequently tho nomination has been made he.
tore the candidate announced his choice. The
size Of the compliment paid 10 Mr. HAYS may be
measured by this He ~ cvcrvbodv's choice
and this before tho nomination has been made
ana before the wisost can predict who tho can
tidnlo viii be II Is q compliment woll deserved
" II * Unprecedented unprecedented also Is the
work that Chairman Hays has done between
convcntions.-New York Times
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Congressman Howard says his mail is heavy
since he announced his intention to Introduce
bill 10 stop profitecrine. II the congressman
secure the enactment OF law to stop
protiteering his ballot box viii be quite as heavy
his mail now is.
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Trolley Workers Strike

SYRACUSE, n. Y, Nav i-Trsd-
ley service in Syracuse was ar a
standstill today following the walk.
out OF more than 700 employees of
the Syracuse lines OF the New York
state railways, to force larger in
crease in wages than 10 cents per
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The beet sugar growers, after observing the
success OF the cane growers hitchcd up
their bolts three notches, spit on their hands
and advanced the price OF bcet sugar from 10
TO % cents II General palpfer was looking he
gave no evidence OF hayinSgseen anything
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Daily Biblical Quotation
TUESDAY,. MAY I. ioaO.

l. even l. am he nttblo,tcih out my trpns-
eressions Tor mine own sake, ana VIII not re-
member Thy sins. 1sa. 49,
How glorious is that Righteousness
Which cancels tho believers sins,
While bright evidence ~ grace
Through His whole life appears and shines.
Rcnrnt Sc therefore ana be converted. that
your sins may hc hlotled out. Acts 3.la
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ON second thought liamon decided to send his
friend. John T. King of Connecticut home with
out permitting Oklahomans to look him over.
For once at least We are able to commend the
Hamon judgment.
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But maybe General Palmer got his datos
mixed II Is possible that II was July the reds
had selected to begin shooting up the nation.
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II occurso To good many people that the
numbcr OF fires consuming large accumulations
Of military stores are becoming bit too num-
erous 4 real investigation ought to help some
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oklahoma Guy tx preparing TO enjoy Itself
hugely By sunday has opened there for
few wceka' engagement Wen SAY Billy has
selected opportune field.
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The Hon Joe Baey now knows Just what
sort Of n job heating the administration is
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The young lady across the way
says the paper her friend works for
must make ereat specially of mu.
SIC she hears so much talk about
the composing room
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Oklahoma Ouibursfs
BY OTIB LORTON

headline saya the last chance Tor woman =
suffrage hangs by thread. And there IL a pain
iul ehorfagc In tho thread line.
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~ we understand u scientific fistic bout, foot
work IS moro important $40 showing retereo
how 10 render his decision than arm work
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The Horoscope
Tuesday, May 4. 1920.

lCopr'Eht 1890 by the Mcclure Newspaper syndle.is,
:. D.. ....- ......... Nm. ~. Y
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We arc beginning 10 think the reports oi
democratic disaffection in Texas BE- somewhat
exaggerated or else the Texans hate Joe Bailey
more than they love wilson
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-05-04

Jakc Iiamou foomH 90 nave picked q candidate
fnr hia oklahoma delegation who viii finish tho
season At the bottom ~ thc percentage column.
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We gather from somewhat colpIed in his
favor reports. that Glenn Condor be- drawing
it'hng tho world who arc tho best vodvill
artists