The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-04-27
United States Citizenship
Achieved at Cost, Tul-
san Learns
THE LAW IS PUzZLING
Artists Trials in Getting
Her Papers Form Study
in Naturalization
%, rArru mGro>yM.s

hlIlNl IkNi HNiu'iIIN. |H I. taken 1NI
granted &c., privilege Hr.mr auto
matioaliy been .uufrtrd ht virtue
Of the attainment of tn, lr, uf af
least legal discretion fL,y a.r mot
held iu tho sam, osfc,iu. p,.,Iut
though uuthiukiuH as hN tUuHo
whose tiuc cot "Am,It,uu" has hr,r
gained by dut of uuual prescribed
ana presided over bg the govern.
mont through Boz officials named for
the offi,c tho riu1l known aH
naturalization Tho uIlI. aud uluu
lationS uf the party ui tine Urst Ulr'
and tho party Of the Second pHft.
namely the Immigrant at Elde island
and the officials at i1llis island uro
moro "r loHs familiar to tlD r,u'..I
public That same publ, having
bocn taken into the confidence ot
both immigrant and official through
tho medium of utNapip,r and mag
azine articles Hud stores. Iut the
story Of the would he Americans
who have become NmoriDnuI1,d. be-
fore application for citizenship. iu
all but the legal right To- the name.
tho applicant whose culture aud pN-
porienco makes them an asset 10 tho
country Of their adoption has set TO
bc written
There " u littlc brown house uu
South Huston that Tulsa people
know, and friends and acquaintance
Of It's mistress count 10 u privilege
10 have been entertained within its
walls. 4 charming setting Tor its
charming owner, It's artistic beauty
is n delight to those whose cyoH are
quick TO appreciate that dcft touch
that lifts n home out uf the realm
pf the ordinary; its simple but love
" furnishing. ~ pictures and "a
miniature portrait or two, painted
by tho mistress Of tho house, its hig'
and we'll lighted studio, It's old fash
toned garden --thcso are All part
of the charm of the house. Many
Tulsans have learned there under
the tutelago Of it's mistress. how to
accllmatc their tongues 10 the
musical mysteries Of tho French
language; others have learned 20
WELD the paint brush under her di'
rection. many more have simply en-
ioyed the lovelincss ~ her house.
while still others have on the wallis
of their homes some OF the paintings
that have come from her studio
Troubles at Naturalization.
THIS " tho Chalet Arr studio. built
for and hy it's owner, MAIDEN oisell"
Henrietta Clopath, teacher artist
and would be American, II is Made
moisclle's struggle to become an
American that this story Is about.
Little did | dream" said made.
nloiscllc with a lltile laugh that
Ike n warrior, ! should he called
upon 10 suffer Tor my country"
Tho difficulties she encountered
IN answering questions aud comply
Ing with conditions designed TO meet
essentially, the needs of the common
immigrant are difficulties shared.
no doubt. by others In like clrcum.
stances but the high light 50 10
speak. Of madcmoisellc's experience
IL her journey To the federal court
house at Muskogec for the purpose
OF taking out second papers and
posting them. Thereby as the tradi-
tional and tritc saying goes hangs
"A tale.
In tho courthouse hcrc in Tulsa
was an assistant attorney who had.
when she was taking first steps
towards getting her nApcrs, on
countercd her I'm the halls inquired
her crrand, ana volunteered To help
her by answering her questions pud
giving her directions. Later, when
he Informed her that shc must take
Witnesses with her go Muskope in
order To comply with the law. she
made arrangements with some of her
friends To- go with hcr and was non
nlusscd whom the attorney informed
her that he. too must go along 90
along he did, and not as ono of the
witnesses az mademoiscllc sug
geStod but which could not bc done.
\ great respect Tor the law and a
~ %. a |,
It's every requirement actuated
msdemoiscllc To ncquieSe pay the
attorneys expenses To Musk ogee, in
vitc hm TO lunch with her party
and that same respect for the law
tmpellcd hor TO wonder. with her
friends, tho days procedures over,
lust what had been the urgent neC-
easily for his presence. BEYOND
qualifying as first rate acCompan-
ist in that he won't with the na"tN
every place it went. he had, To tho
best Of r0adrmnisrllp's knowledge.
rendered her no service.
For Showing the Courthouse,
So far Mile. Clopath Eucw, the
incident was closed. But not so
many days ago she received through
the mails bill from this attorney
informing her To- her utter amaze
mont that she Mas debtor 10 him
TOR services rcudl red iu MuskoECC .
a fee of f2a.' Recalling tho role |
ne had played ion Muskorcc she in ,
0uircd through a friend for what !
the S2o was charged. Pressed for .
The specific thing for which his .
"clicnt" owed him the money the
attorney pioutod out THAT d. was "ior
showing her tho cuurthousc."
AS have travelled AN over