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U. S. Steel corporation,s Salaries

The United States Steel corpora
tion is one OF the concerns whioi
pays high salaries to its officials ia
various managers, and its sellins
force Exclusive OF these high sala'
ries, the average pay TO all the oihfii
employees in the year 1918 was S5I
a day. Now lump all the salare
and wages together. from the enaf1
man and president down 10 the loh1
est paid worker. The average WI
then be S5.3S a day. That is 10 ay|
II everybody were paid the same
the wages would be just five ce.s /
day more than the actual ase4ssi
These figures are calculated cp9j
the salary and wage rolls u H|
year 1918.
Now take another example. Va
may say that the head men shou2
not receive more than $1,000 yea
In 1916, the American Telephone any
Telegraph company figured out whaI
would be the result II this were dogS
In that organization. I think Il VIZ
surprise you.
II an salaries over 5000 a Wn,
in the Bell Telephone system Ve'
cut to that amount, and the NOW
\
the workers who have been re's
ing less than $4,000 year, the ~
age pay OF those workers would ~
been raised only II cents a weeAS Ssr n
lS9 a year! II no one in the
Telephone system should he vi
more than $4,000 a year, anei ..il
amount saved should be d,srlpI"s
among the workers receiving III
! than $4,000, their pay woue III
raised only 2 cents week, % III
| a year, NJ
The employing companies are
! ter able to pay high wages W.
| they have competent manasemA
than they would be under incoh''
| tent management. -.
--George +. Roberts. in Amer"'
| Magazine,
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Bennies' Notebook

NV cuzzin Artie was erround i@
suppir yestidday. and after supp
we went back in the kitchen to gs, I
drink and there was a raw egg %
the htchin table and Artie sed |
tell you let's wat, let's play hide th
egg.
Wich we started 10 do, and M
3rd time / hid It I hid 1t in M
pockit OF pops coat hanging over 1
dining room chair, and jest then he
fellows yelled outside and we 1.
out, me forgetting all about the "
in pops coat pockit till this mornyI
thinking, Holy smoaks. gosh, On
wonder II no found 1t. And N
afternoon I was setting on the fruf
steps and pop termed erround ths
corner looking like man that had
found a egg in his pockit, and
quick went in the house and up ID
my room, and pritty soon l herd POI
saying. Wares that deIlish kid
Benny.
Me not ansering. and herd nj
say, wy. Willyum, wat do you wur
him for? and pop sed. Ill show hin
wat I wunt him for, look at thl
pockit but don't put your hand in
ware is that boy, he's in the hous
sumware. saw him go in, Benz
Benny. Me not ansering, and
called about more times and the
l called down, Did you call me, pop
No, you must OF bin dreemias
come down heer, sed pop. Wich
did, and pop sed, Did you put thI
confownded miserable this in n,
pockit?
Sir? No sir. meen dident pg
IL there, l jest hid it there and to'
got il, wy, pop, did il brake? ] Sc.
and pop sed, No, you silly faced In
OF Satan, it meerly Exploded, pni
sed, Well gosh, q, pop, il l. <fsy
remembered to take it out S1sn
would of bin all rite, did 1t bras
mutch, pop?
Folio me, sed pop. Wich / d
up to the setting room, and he ga
me about 10 fearse kracks sol
place with his slipper, being prit
panefill but I've felt verso.
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Tulsa, okla. Aug. 30.
Our Mortified Governor

Editor world: our governor is Mortified be o.
cause a number OF citizens having reached the
point whore patience ceases to be virtue -
administered "the last sad rites' to coward
ly murderer The governor now offers "A re-
ward OF $500 for tho conviction OF each citizen
who was in any way connected with the mob.
The governor says all who participated I'm the
mob are 'murderers' rs'-hence the reward for
the conviction OF each participant
"Consstcncy, thou art indeed n rare Jewell "
Wel'l say IL is. win tho governor claim he Is
consistent In his clamor for the punishment
OF murdcrcrs? II ne does. why has he not OF
fcred "A reward for the conviction Of the mur-
dorera who killed the taxi driver on the West
Tulsa road several months ago. why has he
not offered reward for the capture and con
Yction Of the man who * still at large who
murdered the taxi driver near Red Fork7 Can
II be that "thc pardoninE power" Is in peril, by
having these murderers punished, instead OF
turned loose, that Is back of this feverish de
sire to see mohbers brought to bay? When a
high official says It is better to drop the mat
ter when well TO do law breakers have been
pardoned then offers to pay $500 tof other
peoples money! to punish each participant of
tho mob who, perhaps, fearing still more par
dons might follow conviction, remove tho cul.
prit SO stll other citizens may not be hi-iacked
and murdered, IL surely indicates the truth of
the adaga. 1T makes n difference whose OK (,
Forod.' So, ladies and gentleman, we again
have with us our old friend, MIR. Investigation q
Wonder how MUCH these Investigations" have
cost the dear public, task Palmer. no knows)
and how LITTLE they have Accomplished r.,
the way, what became Of the Investigation" OF
the pardon orgy" governor Consistency. oh
consistency 1t is enough to excite the risibili
ties of owl.
Convict the law breakers then do NOT par
don them' then you will remove the CAUSE fol
moba.
soLUs
Tulsa, okla, Aug. 40.
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The Executives Salary Docs Not
lmpONCriSh the Worker.

l believe that these ngures will be
startling to the people who have
been thinking that the high salaries
of officials and maragcrs have i'm
poVerished the other Workers. These
highly paid men get what their
services seem to he worth to the
business. But even ir the high sal
aries could be reduced and partially
distributed to the employees the gain
10 the latter would b. insignificant.
Let us go back to the idea of not
paying anything to invested capital,
but of dividing au the profits
among the workers In 1918 the
average earnings OF all the employees
OF the United states steel Corpora
ton were Sl,6S5 a Year, The cor
poration's net earnings. after taxes
were deducted, were s2O9,2Sl,1O4
for that year. This vas the amount
before making any interest pay
ments on bonds or dividends on
stock
Now imagine that no interest or
dividends would be paid. Suppose
that the thousands of men and
women who have bought the bonds
or the stock of the steel corporation
allowed II to use their savings for
nothing and were willing that all
the profits be divided among the
steel employees. In that case, the
average pay of these employees In
that year would nave been s. $50.
The vast works and properties OF
the steel corporation had to be pro-
vidcd in order that the 26S,7l0 en-
ployes could he employed Tho
| works include not only the plants and
machinery for making iron, stcc
and by products, tut more thar
1900 miles OF railway, 1000 rail.
way cars, ocean steamers for de,
| liverinE these products 10 other
| countries, rs steamers on tho Great
/ Lakes, lSS river craft docks and
| mines with costly machinery fol
| mining and -IF.-Geo, e. Rob,
| erts In American Magazine.
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The Horoscope
The stars incline. but do not eonps.I
WEDNESDAY. September 1 to,n

THE stars incline but do not esr,,.,'I I
WEDNESDAY. september 1, ta,oI
Copyright 1870. by The Mcclure 80
papsr Syndicate
Neptune and the Sun rule stro,.,.
this day for all that il idoIustIc aJ
progressive. according to astro.GtN
Saturn, Uranus and Mercury are T.
mdlefic aspect
1t Is read that what make .,
reform and advancement Will ms1.
with opposition while this rule n-.
walls, but it appears thai men s,s
women In high place Will vis1
power that Is helpful
Neptune should implrt TO an ps,.
sons who have authority. wAb..
It be in government or in buHes.
the vision that assures success
All the signs seem to indicate 4,
breaking away from old tad tios,
land a movement forward that viii
be attended with many difnlultss
The seers have prophesiod M,
the autumn will be q period ~ con,
tinued upheaval owing to the seetb.
Ing OF human emotions that Gamma,
be controlled.
There is sign that forecasts I'M,
spread OF most dangerous propa.
ganda which will cause riots ana
disturbances.
Labor continues to be affected b,
planetary forces that bodc ll "a,
peace and contentment. for there (,
likely to be drop In WAGES az.
tended by strikes and lockours.
Saturn is in a place believed IA
cncosraEe newspapers and leader,
Of public generally toward reaction.
AIRY opinions This sway will hay, A
decided effect upon the nat ko,sl
election.
owing to the evil power Of wronr
thoughts there Is likely 10 be an
awakening to the importance Of
mental suggestion.
The King Of Spain will have rea.
son to protect his health and Ms
/ person before the end Of the wlnte,
/ IL the stars are rightly interpreted
Mines and mining come under
| threatening rule OF the stars, an
| there may be serious crises in mon
than one center Of industry durinl
! the next few months.
one Of the sinister results OF N.
| evil direction OF Uranus is said 10 b.
the distortion OF the public view.
point concerning good taste aH
good morals.
This Is not n favorable time n,
making 1cw acquaintances that mu
/ lead TO romance.
! Persons whose birthdate Il n
should avoid speculation. which VI |
offer more than temptation duay
the coming year.
| Children born on this day shrg |
have minds inclined toward tua1
lendowments. These suhtectB
Virgo are usually practical and a.
sighted.
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CHAPTER C%L.
Indifference.

The next morning Bob was rested
and more chatty with mo than he
had been in some time. My hopes
we're again raised lie had been
tired the night before. That would
excuse his indifference.
So | thought--thcn smiled to my
self TO see how quickly | was learn
ing to make excuses for what | had
deemed objectionable so short time
before.
Elsie Is going to give a dinner" I
told him when conversation Ian
gutshed. There was after all very
little that we could talk about |
realized with a feeling Of regret, very
little could say to him to excite
his interest must commence
studying the things he liked at once;
my reading, music. etc.
"Yos, when?"
Next week some night. A really
smart affair. | bought a new dress
she made me"
That's right. I'm glad she has
sense enough to have you do what
ever le necessary"
How / wished he would ask me
10 tell him about the dress; that he
would show some interest But no!
he was only glad that some one had
sense enough Ia look out that
wouldn't cmbarrass him because of
my appearance. That was what
thought
1t is small dinner, only l2." l
commenced again.
quite enough II they are the right
kind Of people. Too many If they
are not" sentcniously Bob answered.
Il hope youll like my dress"
1T will be all right If Elsie Sc
lected g. She's always smart"
| would learn to be smart. too, was
my thought, but | didn't say so. and
gave up trying to excite Bob's in
terest In my clothes
"Id ike to have some people In
for the evening soon. Bob. Some
night when you surely will be at
home"
"What-you sald2" ne asked. He
hadn't been listening
IL said that | would like a few
people in for the evening some night
soon when you will be at home"
repeated
"Um--yes. all right" he said. his
mouth fun Of hot mullins, his eyes
| OF amazement.
Just Crotona people"
"WhO would you have ?" he asked
and pleased at even a slight show
| OF interest, | replied:
The Baldwius, OF course. Mrs
Farnesworth and that nice Mr.. Ian.
| sing, Mr., and Mns. Bolton, You know
| went there TO tea. And-well
| hadn't thought OF 1t before, but W,
might ask John Kendall and hi.
| cousin"
Bob had seemed mildly interested
| until | mentioned John Kendall
| Then his eyes opened, and his ex
preston changed. But all he sale
! was.
suit yourself, but 7 thought yol
didn't like John. You told mo ono
that ne spoiled everything for you.
II have exercised a woman's priv
ilege and changed my mind. Bu
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Margaret CARROTS
Husband 1n
BY JANE PHELPS

| never knew him really. He was
so nice the other night | have been
mistaken in him"
NO more than you have been in
all my friends" he replied with all
the old bitterness.
thought best to make no reply
but asked him to name a night when
II would be convenient for him so
could send out my invitations.
Make It next Wednesday. and
don't make n formal affair OF it.
know youll give them something
good to eat; you always do. But
don't try to amuse them IN any way
unless you play bridge.
Hot anger prevented my replying
And Bob soon arose from the table
and left for the office.
He had thought me incapable OF
engineering anything which would
interest people like John Kendall
and Soma Wells. | was sure he had
them in mind when he spoke. as he
well knew the others-save Mrs.
Farnesworth. possibly. were simple
people, and so easily entertained.
Some day I'll prove to you that
| can do things" ! muttered, az l
watched him swing down the street.
THAT is. II youll let me-" | added,
as | though how fra1i was the tenure
| had upon him.
Wednesday was Nellie's day out,
SO | sought her at once.
II am giving little company
Wednesday night, Nellie. and shall
need you 10 wait. VIII you gou out
Tuesday instead?"
"Of course, Mrs. Garrett. And IL
you'l pardon my saying so, I'd be
willing To give up going out alto
gether to help you have company. II
isn't good for you to be alone so
much"
Thank you. Nellie, but you can go
Tuesday perfectly we'll"
was very fortunate in my help.
Nellie, the nurseg irl and waitress,
was an exceptional girl, fairly well
educated. Della, too, was absolutely
devoted to the children. But both of
them simply worshipped Bob. just
why, | never could explain. save that
he always spoke kindly to them. But
| was seldom either harsh or unrea
sondble with them, yet | realized
they cared much more for Bob than
Tor me. | was unfortunate in that
people did not care for me--even the
servants, | thought bitterly.
IomorrOw-ln the Depths.
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Professor Kings Conclusions.

on this point am going to quote
A man who has made a careful in
vestigation Professor Willford l.
King, Of the University Of Wiscon-
sin. a few years ago published a
book called wealth and Income OF
the People Of the United States
He used government figures in ar
riving at his conclusions.
Professor King found that II all
the profits which now go to pay
interest and dividends were TO be
divided among the wage earners. the
result gained to the wage earners
could not be more than rs per cent
of their present income from wages.
or course. II the wage Garner owned
his home, or had any other invest
ment, the loss on this might wipe
out the gain in the salary or wages
Just what you could do with your
wages is not clear, II nobody paid
anything for the use of money. But
IL YOU can conceive II possible that
money could be used without giving
any return for II, or that anybody
would deny himself to save money
II allowed no return upon 1t, and
that all profits could be added to
wages, the result must nevertheless
seem disappointing TO the people
who have been thinking that such an
arrangement would give the wage
earners a great deal more.
Wage Increase by Division of Capital.
The plain truth is that, on the
average, each one would receive not
to exceed fourth more than he
now gets. II you have $40 a week
now, you would have s25 then. and
so on. Professor King says this IS
IAN extreme rather than a moderate
estimate"
Professor David Friday, OF the
| University OF Michigan, has made a
similar study Of incomes. He found
! that the average wage in the chief
| industries in 1918 was about 81 $40
] n year. He also found that II all
| interest end dividend payments, that
is, the amount realized for the use
| OF the capital employed in carrying
on the same Industries, were divided
! among all the workers in these in
dustries their average wage would
he increased by about $500 per year,
This agrees with Professor King t
estimate, which was based on pre-
war figures,
Professor Friday adds significant
| ly that the average wage would in
crease by $3.50 ycar-provided no
decrease in the product Of industry
was brought about by this confisca-
ton and distribution Of profits.
But such a decrease would newt
ably come. II all private savings
were seized and divided up, people
would naturally hide whatever they
were able 10 lay by. There would be
no capital available for cnlarging the
i industries. What incentive to am,
bition. industry and thrift would
there be In such a state of society
II would be a calamity-not only In.
dustrially, but morally as well
--George T.. Roberts. In American
Magazine.
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McSweeny dying IN an English cell. shows
how short tho memory OF man is. II has been
but few months since the crucifxion OF the
English nurse, Edith Cavel. shocked humanity
and brought to the German cause the appro-
brum OF civilization. England benefited i'm
mensly by that. And yet England is following
In tho footsteps of the German emperor. In
deed we doubt II the British government has
the elements Of Justice on it's side in the case
OF Mcswecny that the Germans had in the case
Of Edith Cavcl IL the term Justice" can be
used with propriety in either case.
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WORTH KNOWN
SOIJ'S

Copyright, 1920, by Edgar A. GuesO
Worth KNOWN, every one Of 'cm.
The rich, the poor, the good an bad:
There's some as will have none OF 'em
But few the real friends they've had
They pick an choose so very much
piscardin' her, an scornin him
That they're completely out o. touch
with Jane or Bess or Joe or Jim
why bless your life in this here town
I've lived Tor forty years or more,
An watched IT'S folks 20 up an down
In daily march JUS by my door
An for the druukard or the mayor
I've always had the same holoi
There's not one OF 'om, 1 swear.
But what IT'S been worth while TO know.
| amt inclined 10 pick an choose
I've never held my nose too high
or trained my lips so they'd refuse
\ CheCry word to plsscrs-hy.
There's some do things / wouldn't do
An some OF 'om have stopped 10 shame,
But here an now I'm tellin YOU
They're all worth KNOWN JUS the same.
Friends Lord, I've found 'cm dressed in rags
An mighty queer TO look at, too,
Tho worst o. this towns sCalaWnEs
Was ono that / was glad / knew,
The richest man was mono too good,
The mCancst now an then was kind,
What matters cut OF dress or hood,
II under 1t friend you find?
Simple an quiet proud an gay.
Busy or lazy, dun or bright;
All sorts Of people, day by day,
Have stopped an treated me all right
An take 'om as they've como an gone,
with all their faults OF pomp an show,
I'll say this now there wasn't one
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GovrnNmENr rHAr COMMANDS RESPECT

GONEItNMEST THAT COMMANDS RESPECT.
Governor Robertson has the state militia
resting ON rs arms awaiting his ordorD 10 shoot
r,spoi FOR government into the brcasts Of tho
people Of oklahoma " ncod be.
The governor probably has not the slightest
idea of how grotcHIuo he appcarh Ito prob.
ably has never believed Tor o moment that thc
l,rchiuFs which have excited u indignation
have any connection with HIS own conduct as
governor. which shows how hopeless Ia his
caeo.
There is but ono form of government that ia
capable ~ commanding the affcctonate at.
uchmcpi Of AN classeg of citizcns That s
firm. efficient, fair government And that s
precisely the form Of government oklahoma
docs not enjoy The people know it. from one
,nd ~ the state 20 the other
They have scon the criminal caseca given
CREATOR con~dorntion that tho great body ~
decent citizcnship. They have scon the paid at
t,rucys FOR notorious convicta seeking pardons
f,r their chcnts given an instant hearing and
Hympathotlc ear while the in'ercVts of tho
people as whole were utterly disrcgardod.
They have paid enormous taxes, these COM
mon people for the maintenance of peace Of
hccrs and courts 10 rcetrain the vicious criml-
raj class. and they nave seen the executive
bond 81 the state froc these criminals faster
than tho courts could convict and punsh them.
Mon ~ money and Influence seem to be I'm
r,uno from the punishment Of wrong doing In
oklahoma, ana altogether because Of tho pat
rrnizlng protection of the public agents whom
the people have RAISED TO power. Crime has
ipcrcnscd as an uncBcn pablo consequence with
tho result that In both criminal and law-aBiding
o.tzon has grown up "A disrcapect for con-
stitutcd government
le II strange under the circumstances. that
r.cn take the law into their hands? We do not
think We cannot think 80.
II is as true anything in Tho Book that
government which iS honest. just and firm
refusing IN do more less than enforce the
laws written without fear or favoritiem
commands the respect and confidence of both
good citizen and bad citizen. undor such a
government the law Is permitted to take It's
course because its course is just
Tho world has an abundance Of contempt for
the mob spirit II sees In its exhibition all OF
tho vices which government Ia organized to
rsetrain. It rcstrains with difficulty it's very
natura inclination to condemn unaparingIy
the recent lynohings In this state. But a very
keen sense Of propricty and candor compcls it
to direct it's condemnation to the cause and not
the effect.
The physician who confined his efforts 10 re
ducing a fever all the while disrcgarding the
gaping wound In the side Of his patient would
Justly earn the contempt OF his professional
brethren. Let the people Of this state direct
their indignation at the cause OF the express
| n'ons OF outlawry rather than at the outIawry
Itself Because with the removal OF the cause
the outlawry will disappear.
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Hog Island navy yard. one Of the monuments
to the inefficioncy and profligacy of the Wilson
administration, is to he put on the block October
80 and sold to the highest bidder This is
the ship-buIlding plant that millions and mil
lions OF the peoples dollars expended on for
the purpose OF rushing ships into service with
which to win the war and yet didn't complete
a single vessel until after the war ended. II Is
said that a number OF spectators became mil
lionairos out of this one adventure OF the Wilson
regime. And now, after 1t is all over, the work
goes onto the block to be knocked down to tho
highest bidder for possibly not more than 90
cents on the dollar. And Cox has the affrontery
TO ask election on the record OF hls partyl
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ucnhlInc Mns Mi.lcnhinr-

Editor World: The heading" to my opon
letter to the taxpayers OF Tulsa, appearing In
tho Sunday issue Of The World Is misleading
in this; 1t says "City wanted Increase Of
f13.722.79"
This leaves the impression that this is the
amount asked for over the previous year. The
total appropriations originally asked for in the
citys budget were $733. .6S5.02 and after filing
the budget with The cxise board an application
was made for increase in this amount OF
S13,72279, making the total appropriations
asked for OF S747,4O7.S1, an increase over the
prior fiscal year of Ss5,162.SI.
w. L. NORTH
Tulen okla AUG
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world is saved" II that we're so,
we had all better abandon cam
paigns and elections and at once or
der our ascension robes We are too
used TO the extravaEanves OF politi-
cal speaking to hold an orator to
their exact letter. But they are cal
culated to do mischief, poured out
as they are upon the granting 10
women Of the right to vote. False
hopes will be reused. People will
expect the political millennium 10
dawn Immediately. but 1t will not
New York Times.