The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-05-10
barometer of Public Opinion
Age


huior World Several weeks aRo there an
p'arrd IN the columns Of your p,ncr AN ,rticio
thulIrd 'Auu-Iigmc Wrcckors Asaoci, tior" ,,,
H. rHt"'IuIin, in, wright which struck a keynote in
~" h'arts OF many Tuisans The problcm of
me modern female vampire and home .,yrecLor
u subject of discussion wherever wives and
uth'Is congrogate today
To our wonderful city comes many d, c,r,hto
,Ic'l' hmhltlous young man bringing with him
,,v VIZ nHu u 'hudren. He 10 awake to the vast
opportunities offered 10y our community and
thkos advantage OF them. As success ,ofnes
ms way he builds better home for his loved
ones surprises mother" with d new car All
h'I own and perhaps establishes hinaelr i'm
NOR" pretentlous offices Ito is known bv his
,lshuS ana acquainiances a successful
AZ this stage enters the home wrecker more
pltcn Ih'h not mature woman rather than an
inexperienced young girl, moro often than NOT
hiding under the cloak OF rcspcctabilitv i'm
me torm OF some sort uf regular employment
u Is the height OF her ambition to have nm
Hlihli WIN TINS particular married man and
atter selecting her victim there are no acts and
Mnos which she does not practice to attain the
opje't OF her desire. She generally begins by
calling the man over the telephone at his office
uylhs to mislead him as to her identity until
she talks with him several times After that
sho continues to call. II the man possesses real
s,rongth OF character nc viii readily rid himself
OF thls annoyancei on the other hand If he is
weak enough to lstcn to the voice OF flattery
he Will sit back. smile, allow the molasscs 10
be poured into his ear and imagine that he ls
the only man In the world whom women find
trrcsistiblc
In due course OF time the victim is dividing
nome and
he helps the woman to maintain. business
calls him away from home frequently and his
wife and little children spend many "a. long
lonely evening alone while he basks in the smile
OF his mistress. lie eventually becomes 80 en-
crossed In the business OF pleasing his lady
love- that he entirely loses his sense of propor.
ton pertaining to all else in life. thereby losing
confidence OF business associates and generally
meeting with financial rcverses Eventually,
much to his surprise his conduct becomes pub
lie. Then ana not until then does he stop 70
tNkG stock OF himself II the woman has sue
ceedod in destroying all sense of deconcy and
rBht that ne once possessed. he turns TO her
arms and tells the world TO go to-. lie be-
evcs In her sincerity, not stopping to consider
The TACT that no woman who truly loves a man
wlll place him I'm a position whereby he loses
his own self respect On the other hand IL she
mas not dominated him entirely when the calm
discerning eye OF public disapproval Ia turned
upon him he realizes that he Is giving up all that
life holds dear for mere mess OF pottage and
he turns with hate upon this woman who has
warped his finer nature upon this woman
whom he would not dare to Introduce TO his
friends because he knows she would not he ac-
copied In tart, he could hardly expect his
friends to recognize her when he himself often
refuses TO do so when he meets her in public.
Does the home -wrecNer step down and out
when she finds that her man is determined to
turn a new loaf? No. she doggedly hangs on
and II at all possible hands him "A line OF sob
stuff that would make Satan laugh, she doesn't
relish the idea Of giving up the cut flowers
fur coats and diamonds which are tho very soul
OF her existence and neither can she be worried
that they are purchased AZ the cost OF another
woman's happiness. Yes she hangs until
| herself in doing by saying that she must
! have IA few thrills until the time when She can
! land another sucker.
What of the wife? When the crring husband
| comes homo does she hate the Cad2 Sometimes
she does and sometimes she doesn't, and some
| times she both loves and hates him. BE that as
| Il may II she only gives him chance to beat
| back and to re-establsh himself In the affec-
! tons OF his family she thereby places her name
on the honor roll OF the immortals.
Some time ago representatives OF certain
| organization undertook TO impose upon the law
] abiding element a.
ures failed 20 squclch their activities the offend
! crs were treated to a coat of tar ana feathers
| As everyone knows, the treatment had the de-
| sired effect. Now, while these mon were
! menace to society, they were asset compared
| with the class OF women who are deliberately
| wrecknR our homes This IL the verdict OF
! hundreds OF Tulsa women.
Oh, home-wrcckers beware Your days are
| last drawing TO close, Public sentiment Is
| against YOU and some day before long the anti
| Home -wreckers association will be no longer a
ircam but reality.
| rhe buckets Wen fll with tar to the brim
| And invite the sweet daddies' and their
"mamma's TO swim,
! And when they emerge feeling fainty and sick
! Ven cover them over in garb Ia chick.
| An those in favor say aye"
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