The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-10-02
HANDICAPS TO
NEWLYWEDS
High Rent Plus Mother
in-Law Makes Life
Hard.
NV MAHGERY rex

NEW YORK oct. 2. - Iigh
rents are indicted ON new chorgoa
That monthly and yearly tolls ra2s
our purses to n miserable fatness.
People who used 10 save IN order to
buy homes, automobiles, life iuFur-
butr, clothes ana education for tho
children. nov find everything has be-
como forItho average man or won
an subsery1out to the problem ot
paying tho rent.
High rents and tho fiat shortage
Break homes, Charge Mrs Julia SIC
| Guirc, arbitrator OF the court OF do
mostie relations In Chicago, who has
arrived at THIS alarming conclusion
after "listoning IN" on the woes u
the woddod.
But large rentals and scarcity Of
dwellings, alone cannot separate man
from hia brand-ncw wife Th'
nowlywcds now obstacle TO hlIp.-
moss, according 10 Mrs Mcclure. is
ono Of tho oldest excuses IN tho
world for marital troubles II s me
standby of oartooniat and "colyum-
iHi' II Is Tn ipmo.oorial Joke ana
theme ~ comic .uug. 90 ia our old
celebrated friend, the marhcr-lu- Law.
Npt Wothcr-ir Nv IN the newly
weds' home taking sides md bicltor-
CuuH.cd with her own household
goods rolgnlng and wrnnrllug. rs
unWilling hostess TO the homeless
lovers.
Mrs. McGuirc's Observations.
Mrs Mcclure says:
"DlScord breaks tho harmony ut
their new happiness almost immedi-
atcly Those couples are coming TO
court daily In Increasing numbers.
These newlywcds own nothine. nci-
thcr have they anything TO loso, ana
llttIo differences are soon miRuifiod
into cunsequcntinls In such environ
ment. The mothers In law refuse To
lot thom adjust their differences once
they come into court. They place
ovcry obstacle In their way"
Another black mark against the
woman who, by the marriage Of
hor son or daughter, becomes tho
supposedly hated In law.
Ronta, Of course are high I'm chi
raTo. greatest city or tho middle
west Ruk&hat ot New York who're
land values are 30 great In all parts
OF the city that the poorest tenement
dnrcs 20 ask n good round. but by no
means square. sum for tho privilege
OF Its shelter?
Huge rentals do not deter mntri-
mony, AT least. says Michn~, j. Cr'lipc
deputy clerk Of the marriage license
bureau, in commenting on tho fear
some news from the west. MIR. Cruise
believes that owing To the general
state OF high wages people are now
marrying who. SO to speak, have
never married before
License Clerks Views.
High salaries Mt present make
young mon feel that they can support
wife" says MIR. Cruise, "The re-
spousibillty of marriage is not put
of indefinitely by means OF long en-
| gaEcmcnts.
More money means moro SKUNK.
| Nearly all working classes make
good money now know Of several
| cases of young women who work IN
garment trades making as high ms
| $50 a week. Such "A girl In marrying
a man who may mako AZ much
sometimes continues to work for
while. At least u period which Is
characterized by such pay for labor
~ not one In which men are loath
20 care for their wives They don't
need to liye with mothcr-i law.
so many very young people come
IN here Tor licenses, In order To get
tho license they must show birth
cortlficatcsVor have their mothers
como In to, testify To their ages
we Ike to see the mothers with
the youngsters, II they are the
right sort OF people they want to
sce the newly married got along
peacefully and happily | believe par
snts should bc notified, especially In