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The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-02-23
Benny's Notebook

got bad report i'm skOol ycs-
udduy. being one Of the werst bad
reports ever got, me thinking
Gosh, / better ask pop TO sine this
wen he's In a fearse hurry so he
wont have time TO look at IL.
Wlch | didcnt catch him in eny-
thing that looked mutCh like a hur-
ry TIN this morning wen he was put
ting on his hat and coat 10 go down
20 the office, me saying, Are you go-
ing now. pop Are you in hurry,
pop?
No, strange to relate, I've got
plenty Of time this morning, wat
can do for you? sed pop, Me
thinking. HOley cats, g, and pop
sod, Well, watts the difficulty, watts
on your mind
Sir I SD,
You don't seem very wide awake
this morning, yQure acting rather
incohecrently so to speek, scd pop
Yes sir. | meen no sir, never mind
pop, III ask YOU wen you come home.
thawt maybe you wasent In hur-
ry, | sed.
Well neither l am, sed pop.
| meen 1 thawt maybe you was in
a hurry | scd, and pop sed, You're
getting Verse instcd OF better, wat
the dooCe ales you9
Who me- sed, Thinking
Heck, darn IL, and pop sed, Come
on, out with H., there's no time like
the present and | sed, Well | thawt
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-02-23
about T0tcn and
in Hotel Lobbit,

Tulsa was somevh.. -
revelation to J. B Wood f,.N.s
city. assistant to the pra..... '','''
Kansas city southern ru... Wy
had ms tirst glimpse of '.. t,,ra'.
city or me southwest w... fo s,
rived with the vice preside, ~, ,i'''
company in his special ... rt
city's large business iusrr.....,. '..
its volume Of business ..... .. ''
things that most impressed ...... ....,
road official who had. I.s... n
government released 'l, ..r...,
TO private control. osaI.....3
managing agent hero hu, had r.,.l
himself visited the oomr.a. ~,
fices ''
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-02-23
ATTACKS INDUSTRIAL. LAW
John Wilkinson Says It's Doomed"
In This state.

MUSKOGEE, Okla, Feb. "a
Doomed in large letters n written
across the proposed Industrial court
law In Oklahoma, in the opinion of
John Wilkinson, district . president
Of the United Mine Workers of
America
The fiasco, as President Wilkinson
terms It, of the Kansas industrial
court. will never be repeated In
Oklahoma, he predicts.
The bill which has been intro
duced IN the oklahoma legislature
for the establishment Of an indus
trial court viii probably die nat
ural death in committee" he de-
ClHrcd.
The same is true" he added, "of
the industrial court measure which
Is before the Texas legislature, and
do not look for a similar bin, which
! understand will be introduced in
Arkansas, to get anywhere"
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-02-23
SPEAKS FOR CAVALRY UNIT
Inspector Recommends Establish
mCnt of Engineering Corp,

Special to The world.
NORMAN, Feb. 22.--Upon the
recommendation Of Lieut.. Col a. s.,
williams, inspector for the Eighth
district OF the 4. y. r. c., a cavalry
unit is expected to be established %,
the University OF Oklahoma ugN
year 20 supplement student military
training.
Colonel Williams inspected the
university unit this week and was
satisfied with the quality
OF work being done 10y Sooner
cadets. Military authorities plan 90
establish here, within the next few
years, an engineering unit In cor-
nection with the infantry and are
tnlery branches already In opera
tinn.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-02-23

maybe thawt you would sine my
report in case you had time.
Ware is Il? sed pop.
wat the report | sed, and pop
sed, No, the Issmus OF Panama.
mceping yes, the report, and | hand
ed it 10 him slow and he looked at
IL and took back my recess money
and sed / couldent have cny for 3
other days either.
Proving people are genrelly in a
hurry at the rong time.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-02-23
CABINET SELECTIONS.

CABINET SELECTIONS.
prcsidcnt-clcct Harding declares that three
broad principles arc guiding his cabinet aolcc-
uons to-wit
/. a capacity FOR efficient public service
g. The ability to command popular sup
port
3. Natural and proper political consd-
crations.
It ia easy TO apply these broad principles'
to Charles Evans Hughes, whose selection as
head Of the cabinet has been announced. how
over far short that selection may have fallen OF
popular expectation. hut when one attempts to
apply them TO Harry Dsughcrty, one IL com
PEELED to ask tho court for further Instructions
In other words senator Harding is asking
too much Of his friends when he requires thom
TO believe that he arrived at the selection OF
both Hughes and Daughcrty hy tho same line
Of reasoning Whatever may have been the dIa.
appointment caused by the selection OF Mr
Hughes the entire country recognizes his die
unguished abilities and s prepared to see him
speedily develop into n great secretary OF state,
only the most despcablc time-server and
impossible sycophant would say as much Of Mr..
Daugherty. Hughes is unquos.lonahly one OF
the best minds of the party" his stand on
the league at a crucial moment arouscs susp-
con az to the aoundncss of his views concerning
some aspects Of foreign affairs, but he does
qualify by every test FOR the position to witch
he has been appointed Hc commands uni
verst respect.
If Harry NJ Daughcrly can be clussod nq
best mind or suitable material FOR the attorney
gcneralshlp of the United states then Roger
sullivan ought to be canonized, Tammany Han
made the official college for training cabinet
ministers and Charles Murphy elevated to the
Supreme court
senator Harding explains that "Mr Daugh-
eriy is splendid man who win make a great
attorney general That is bit of courageous
gratitude that ought to wipe the slate clean no
mater how heavy the fancied obligation may
have been. Judging from press comment and
political opinion quite indlscriminately eN-
pressed. the presdente ELECT stands alone in that
view which Is undueNonably tho privilege Of
one who has attained the political heights. But
the addendum, '"rhe opposition to him has made
me more than ever convinced that l would like
TO have him in the cabinet" must be classcd as
unfortunate. unless II WAS deliberately designed
10 make a tremendous section OF the American
press and its prominent writer's feel their i'm
potence with the incoming administration II
such was the purpose, then " becomes inval-
liable as disclosing a very important char
acterstic Of the new president Loving man
Tor the enemies he has made is well enough u
its way but there should be prudent regard
for the kind OF eucmies the man possesses as
well as the cause of their cnmity. when, as In
this case the cnmity arises from general CON
viction that the man tla short of the moral
and political standards that u friendly public
opinion has fixed for a new administration il
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-02-23

We have observed on one OF two occasions
that tho oil men In a class by themselves.
They arc. Also they have a way. when the
price Of farm products shrank over night lcav-
ing some hundreds OF thousands Of paupcr
farmers there was lot OF sympathy expressed
but nobody seemed to he doing much about It,
The talk has been going on ever since But
within n fortnight after the price Of oil started
down a half-do2en state legislatures have
standing committees busily at work trying 10
do something, the corpcaatIou commissions are
running around in circles emitting an interview
or an order between jumps, and the attorney
generals OF az many states are making gestures
Of willingness to do anything that anybody
claiming independence" may ask them to do
The oil men are also and then some when it
comes TO starting things
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-02-23

\ Georgia Judge has ruled that stealing liquor
Is no crime. II never was-but II has been
known to lead to a crimc when caught In the
act.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-02-23

Muskngoo ls to have a sweet Hawaiian
Moon. 'lub just az soon az the committee ca
agree on which park viii bc bo7t for tho meet
tuEs.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-02-23

lf senator Reed ever visits ArdmOrr again ne
VIII probably arrange 90 do 80 under the
auspices ot the committee on conservation and
-unriLIalInn-
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-02-23

government bureau has given ont state
ment that tho cost OF food supplies has declined
~ per cent. This makes az wish wc knew how
TO figure percentage.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-02-23

II may ret 40 some time. says tho Dallas Nows
That the only syFtcm Of punctuation % giu WI
earn is 10 where to make the kiss dots
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-02-23

Jerry Rand shows his bias ana prejudice by
declaring that 1l who harp are not angels
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-02-23

IN" RIrl ON South Main says she has been "a
perfect 36' "p long that Vho can't figure ou
how thc ~ going to- got down into the ga.
class of fashionable forms.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-27

ing when. in his farewell. address To-
Admiral Rodman on the departure
Of our battleships from the c~and
feet he said. Il know quite we'll
that YOU. as well as ali OF your
B~-tish comrades. were bitterly dis
appointed at not being able 10 give
effect TO the efficiency that YOU have
so. we'll maintained"
Both countries pursued what
naval officers considered the hes.
possible course under the circum-
stances. Unquestionably the exist
ence of these two great fleets. and
the French and Italian forces. held
the German feet in check and COM
PEELED its eventful surrender But
personally have little patience with
the policy OF deInding on a fleet
in being" The policy OF watching
and waiting inks men of the navies
that produce Nelson's and Farra-
CUTS, John Paul Joneses and Dew
eys. / neither blame the British ad
miralty. nor excuse our own, but I'm
my soul I believe that If command
ers like Beatty Mayo. Rodman and
Wilson could have Joined in q gen
eral assault by the forces Of all the
allies. we would have found some
way TO smash through and destroy
the German heet-in spite OF hell
and Helgoland
(Another article by former Sec'y.
Daniels viii he printed Friday)
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-27

other exercises There was even
room in the gulf 10 CARR on tor
pedo firing and defense at 10000
yards dis.0nce.
GuacaEEyabo was safe enough.
but in case OF hostilities we wanted
cur fleet n-3r,r rene, so a Few DAYS
Before the VT We concealed it ia
e nome base even Ire inatcessI5. e
90 the ener
Before this fna, base was deter
mined for the feet. however.
30 was moved from Guacanaya DO 20
Hampton Roads The order 20
steam north was given March q.
1917.
Ready for submarines.
The possibility OF submarine at
tack on this voyage was clearly rec
Ognizcd. and instructions were given
that for the greater safety OF the
feet the larger battleships and de-
stroyers should proceed at maxi
mum speed via Cacos channel.
while the train. mine force and old
battleships should go in company
via the Crooked Island passage.
The dreadnaughts and destroyers
reached Hampton Roads at $3.50
O'Clock on the morning Of March
p. The slower ships arrived three
days later
Hampton roads was a most con-
venient and desirable base in many
ways. but IL was too well known
and too much exposed. We brought
Admiral Mayo 20 Washington, and
the whole matter was discu ssed.
Charts were examined and new
base selected, TO which the admiral
was given orders to shift the feet.
On the very day on which Presi-
dent Wilson delivered his war mes
sage 10 congress the fleet sailed
from Hampton Roads for it's new
rendezvous.
This was base 3" Throughout
the war it was never called any
thing else. In conversation and dis
patches II remained thus mysteri-
Ously designated. The newspapers
were requested if they should by
chance discover where the fleet was
sequestered to keep as profound a
secret as the navy department had
tried to make it.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-27

Necessarily persons residing ir
the neighborhood OF the base be
came aware OF the presence OF the
battleships. but for the most part
Ike good Americans. they held their
tongues. II was months before
there was any general knowledge
OF where the fleet 81 ent its days dur
ing those early weeks of the war.
Base 90 was one Of the most his
toric spots in America-YOrktown
Va. Throughout the war our bat
tleships were almost in sight Of tho
place where CORVALLIS surrendered
TO George washington.
The York river affords a wonder
full harbor. with water deep enough
for the largest battleships and spa
cious enough for a whole fleet TO
ride at anchor With defenses at
the entrance TO Chesapeake bay AMI
nets and pairs across York river
no submarine could ever hope to
penetrate this safe haven.
Not There to Hide.
"a should not be supposed that the
fieet went into the York river either
TO rest or 10 hide. Far from IT..
During the entire war there were
few buster places in the Unitei
sta .es than this base. Every shio
was carrying on intensive training
day and night-training gunners-
engineers, fremen. deck officers and
crews. armed guards for merchant
vessels. men Of every ram and rat
ing 10 man transports, oestroyers.
patrol craft and all the many YES
sells put into European and trans
Atlantic service.
in addition - new mrn in thct:
own crews. the battlesfips trained
more than $4,000 officers and men
fo~ service in other vessels.
Every man from Admiral Mayo 20
The stokers wanted to get inro ac-
.ion. Not a man in the navy bu;
knew in lis n u. Il wo."c &c all
over with the Germans If only they
would give the Atlant'c fee:
CT ance.
The Germans. probably, knew it
too. for the chance was never sIven.
This was the navy's undvinG regret.
Admiral Beatty expressed the feel
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-27
Daniels Goes Further Into
Details of the World War

90 the mind or the other without US
ing any mechanical medium.
Whatever the explanation. the
fact is that Admiral Mayo sent a
dispatch 90 Washington at 1853 on
the afternoon OF Feb. 4. 1917. which
was crossed by a dispatch from Ad-
miral William S. Benson. in the navy
department. 10 Admiral Mayo.
And the two dispatches proposed
the shifting Of the fleet TO a new and
secret rendezvous-and named the
same rendezvous.
Here is the message sent by Ad-
miral May from the flagship Penn
sylvania at Guantanamo:
Unless instructions are received
20 the contrary, propose 20 shift fleet
base 10 Gulf Of GHacanayabo. after
spotung practice Feb. 5 then pro-
coed with schedule Of all gunnery
exercises"
The message from Admiral Benson
20 Admiral Mayo. which was dis
patched from Washington a few
minutes later than that from the
flagship, but before its arrival. read
as follows:
"Postion Of fleet is we'll known TO
everybody If considered advisable
on account Of submarines. shift base
20 Gulf Of Guacanayabo or elsewhere
at discretion Inform department
conhdentially."
Where Is GuacanayabO?
Ask the average man where or
what Guacanaya DO is and you viii
have him guessing.
Take a large scale map OF Cuba
and look at the southern coast of
the island Between Santa Cruz del
sur and Cape Cruz you will find a
sizeable body Of water. extending in
sort of semi-circle for some sew
enty miles. 1t is about Is miles
across at the widest part. This Is
the Gulf of Guacanayabo.
Long before it had been thor
oughly surveyed by our own hydro
graphic office. and the survey had
ascertained that there was ample
depth of water for the biggest ships.
the main channel had been ca re-
fully sounded and marked out by
buoys We had used it for years
AOA Special lAAdAAFLN q >. w - huEN
how TO get in, and how 10 get out
again when we wanted TO; but the
great consideration was that once
in we could close the door, and no
body else could get in without run
ming extraordinary dangers.
Across the mouth of the gulf are
many small islands and perilous
shoals When tho main channel
was closed against intruders, only
a navigator thoroughly familiar
with the intricate turnings and
varying depths Of the other chan
nels. could afford 10 venture an at
tempt TO enter. The chances were
heavily against any U-boat coming
through while submerged-and a
U-bOat that failed TO submerge we
could take care of Aeroplanes
made a complete reconnaissance Of
the gulf and adjacent waters twice
every day, while picket boats guard
ed all channels and destroyers pa
trOIled the waters outside the gulf
from Cape Cruz TO Lavissa bank.
Safe as Jewels in "a Vault.
When Admiral Mayo had placed
his ships in this land-locked harbor
and shut the door and turned the
Key, they were as safe as my lady's
Jewels in a safety deposit vault.
There the fleet continued its
work going out to sea for battle
practice and long range gunnery in
he daytime, and returning at night
10 conduct night firing with second
airy batteries torpedo attack, and
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-27

Don't use the harsh unpleasant old
fashioned salts that's a punishment 10
your palate and stomach to take. Use
WENDELL SALTS, AMBITION BRAND
the new. pleasant, effervescing prepare
ton that taste so good and act so quick
IL Help drive the dangerous uric acid
poison out Of your system and you II feel
better
Go 10 Wettick's Cut Rate Medicine
Store today and get a big bottle Of WEN
DELL SALTS. AMBITION BRAND. for
sixty cents. If Il doesn't do all we
claim for IL your money back on the FIRST
hottie purchased. Try IL for Indigestion
Biliousness. Headache, Constipation,
Govt and Torpid Liver. Adv.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-27

can colonial family DE had spent
many years In Germany. vac "a doe
tor OF philosophy or IeIpsic univer-
sly and knew the German charac-
ter and habit OF thought Thoroughly
Hunts out German Plots.
When IN February OF 1917 war
doomed as a practical certainty ne
was enrolled. az his own request ia
naval intelligence, and on March 8.
more than month before we en-
tered the struggle. he sailed for
Brazil. from which country there
mad come rumors and reports Of
skeleton regiments Of German vet
Grams, stores Of ammunition. and
even submarine parts ready for as
sembliag when the hour for use arr
rived. Secret naval bases and wire
less stations were also said 90 be
part Of Germany's preparation for .
possible attack upon the United
Sntes.
Dr. Brecht-whoec real name was
something quite dinorent-was one
of the men who in our secret scrv-
ice contributed greatly 90 America
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-27
USE SALTS?

Yes, If it's the ambition" Brand
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1921-03-17
FROSTBURG

The mild weather has given our
city real spring-like appearance,
Mrs. Matte Lewis, Hill street, is a
patient at the Miners Hospital where
she recently underwent an operation
for appendicitis. Her many friends
hope for her speedy recovery.
Mr.. Lewis Coleman and family mo
tored to a point near Sutton on Sun
day where they spent the day with
friends.
Mr.. Charles W. Frost, of Shade
Mills, was a business caller in our
city on Saturday.
The writer is at loss to know
why one hears so much said
about moonshine distilling at this
time. With no saloons in our coun-
try at this time, one would imagine
that to hear this discussion and to see
men staggering along our streets,
would be thing of the past, going
with the passing of the saloon, yet it
appears there are those who persist
in carrying on the illegal manufac-
ture and sale of intoxicants in def
ance of the law and Christian teach
ing. The writer has heard remarks
as he has been passing along the
streets of Frostburg that would indi-
cate that the town is not free from
the demoralizing, illegal business.
There is also rumors of moonshine
stills located few miles west Of
here across the border in our sister
county of Garrett. For the benefit
of the coming generation and the good
Of the community ngeneral the wri-
ter hopes the law can in some way be
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1921-03-17
LATEST EVENTS
AT WASHINGTON

The proposal that the United States
construct another canal between At
lantic and Pacific oceans via Lake
= Nicaragua was revivli by Repre-.
sentative Randall, California.
Woodrow Wilson's last day in the
White House was signaIized by the
wholly unexpected announcement
that he will engage in the practice
of law in partnership with his Sec.
rotary Of State, cambridge Colby
They are to have offices in Wash.
ington and New York and do gen.
eraI law business, devoting much Of
their attention of course, to inter.
national law.
The war acts repealed include the
Lever Food and Fuel Control act
the Espionage act of 1917. The Trad.
ing with the Enemy and Liberty
Bond acts and the statute creating
the War Finance Corporation are ex
cepted from the repeal.
The House adopted a resolution au.
thorizing that the Congressional
nSOdi pS upon q
British and French soldier buried
respectively in Westminster Abbey
London, and at the foot of the Arch
of Triumph in Paris.
Norman H. Davis of Tennessee is ia
remain In the state department.
Senate and house conferees on TIN
army appropriation bill agreed to Z
compromise, fixing the size of thu
army at 10000 men. Senate con,
ferees receded from their stand fol
the creation CT the rank Of Lieuten
ant-General for MaIor-GeneraI Liz
gett and Major-GeneraI BuIIard.
The Council of the League Of Nations
In effect, has notified the United
States that II cannot, support the
American protest against the Japan
csc mandate over the Island Of Yap
according to the terms Of note from
the league Council, made public ~
the Department Ct stats.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1921-03-17
BONUS FOR SOLDIERS
FAILS IN U. s. Senate
Fight Virtually Given Up When
Thomas Threatens to Talk
Bill to Death.

Washington.-The impossibility Of
senate approval of the soldiers bonus
bill was recognized by its advocates
and they virtually gave up the fight.
Senator McCumber IN. d., who has
the measure in charge, sought unani-
nous consent for its consideration. He
was blocked by an objection from Sen
ator Thomas (Colo), Democrat, who
intimated that he would talk the bin
to death if it We're brought up.
Senator McCumber admitted there
was no chance of its approval in the
face of the opposition of Senator
Thomas.
There is an opportunity to pass the
bill provided there is no prolonged de.
bate" Senator McCumber said, land
no determination to prevent it's pas
sage"
He entered into an explanation of
the bill, showing that it would not take
effect for two years; that the cash
bonus along with other provisions was
deferred, and that the tax features had
been eliminated. The house. he said,
could act upon it If the senate approx.
ed it in the amended form. Senator
McCumber said he would move to have
it take effect January l, 1922, but
could not speak for the committee, in
Which he admitted there is great di.
vergenceef opinion.
"If this bill ever is enacted into
law" Senator Thomas said, at will in.
crease our Indebtedness by not less
than $3,500,000000. 1 object to it's con.
sideratiOn."