The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-09-17
Hitting Mr., Burke.

Editor World May reply to an article In
Sundays World, which article was written by
Frst-Mr. Burke, you men belle. by your
everyday actions, your statement that men
would IKE TO find sensible girls 1t IL really
ludicrous when you know, by seeing It all the
time, that 1t Is the painted fussy, doiltype that
attracts the men. Why is 1t that the sensible
girl is left sitting at home wishing she might
have decent. respectable young man call on
her2 Because IL such thing should happen
he never comes back when he finds out she
doesn't spoon" and entertain him into the
wee sna' hours, He goes where he knows he
can ind a girl who viii be nice" to him. The
sensible girl Is too "slow" Perhaps you men
think 1t is sensible TO spoon" IL you do, OF
course there is no argument there. But IL you
men would pass up these painted. flutterheads.
ana treat the decent, sensible girls right,
there'd be no more painted beauties They'd
make the morals of the girls of today. Couht-
less girls, hungry for good time. do as
like, just to have beaux. what's the matter
with you men, Mr., Burke? | might add right
here that I'm NOT an old, antiquated person
as you're doubtless thinking, I'm just an ordi-
nary tun-loving business girl who wonders
why you men talk much about sensible.
right-kind of girl and then leave her sitting at
home and take out the painted doll. Talk seems
Second-Thc right kind of wife doesn't "gad"
all day and feed her family out of cans or
crave limouslnes. She craves the love ana at
tenton of her husband who nine times out OF
ton, Is paying attention to a non-sensible sirl,
II ne ia rs extreme as you, Mr.. Burke, seem TO
be in making a statement as you have. There
are hundreds OF good-looking, sensible girls
"a
their own than In clicking the typewriter in
an office. But you men don't want to marry
give up your freedom You want 20 SOW
your wild oats" You just want to play
around' and spend your money on silk sox and
shlrts Theres not q right thinking girl who
would not Ike TO love, honor and obey" IL
she could find man worthy OF such devotion.
And all such girls love children, Mr.. Burke.
Third-Why should girl go home and help
with tho housework after n days work In an
officer when "A girl Joins the bread earning
lgiu lpi gsa-
work than the son OF the family Why doesn't
the son go home and help with the work
OF the time for him than daughter. Isn't
daughter helping swell the family Golfers
What In sauce for the goose, is sauce for the
sander Mother can time her work TO suit
herself rather than an employer and can lie
down II she feels bad. \ girl has to put all
her nervous energy In clicking the typewriter,
answering the telephone thousands OF times a.
day, enduring petty interruptions, and be sweet
no matter how she feels, do this and that IN
rush, and finally at the end OF the day when
she Is all hot and tired, perhaps her employer
who has devoted much time to smoking with
suddenly finds that some very important let
ters Just must go out lie has been too busy
rush some moro. ls IL any wonder that when
she arrives home her nerves are unstrung to
the point Of tears and she needs to lie down
ana rest or go some place for amusement? An
work and no play, makes Jack a dun boy" Mr..
buThe' % on u say sne Should not De In an Of
flee. Well most girls wouldn't be in offices
working II the men made the living or mar.
ried the right kind OF girls. Most girls have
to work TO at least support themselves. | be-
hevo you're inclined TO be "ngger driver"
when speaking of women working.
Fourth--What tnducement Is there for a
young girl nowadays to be conslderate I'm a
young man spending his money? II she is he
thinks she Ia cheap" and doesn't enjoy good
shows, etc, so he'll take out girl who haal
higher ideals in life. There plenty OF nice
sensible girls WHO, after tresome business
show, walking. with a respectable young
man than sitting on the front porch seeing
other girls with beauN. They like the compan.
ionship OF the right kind of men, but where are
those mCn2 Down on Third and Main watch.
ing which way the wind blows, probably. All
least, Il seems most men In Tulsa are there IL
that the kind Of men there are in Tulsa? What
is wrong with the men? Think IL over. Mr. !
Burke!
Tulsa. Sept 10 r. A