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The Colorado statesman., 1921-12-03
FOREIGN

A carpenter at Bologna, Italy, WHO
was left about 100000 by brother,
who died in America, is continuing at
his bench. He Is not quite 40 years
old. He says he understands carpen-
try and intends to stick to II and TO his
humble shop.
Major General Crowder has Informed
the French ambassador In Washington
that he win be unable to go there to
receive the Grand Cross of the French
Legion of Honor, which, il was learned
has been conferred on him for his
services during the war. The decora-
ton, IL is expected, will be given him
by the French minister In Cuba.
Severe criticism has been aroused
by the exhibiting of Fokker airplane
at the aviation salon in Paris, it being
held that II is too early after the Ger
man army OF Fokkers bombarded
Paris for machine made by the same
man to be admitted to France for
show purposes. As concession, the
name Fokker has been removed from
the machine.
The missing suitcase containing the
passports of the wives of eighty-two
American soldiers, who left Coblenz
for Antwerp on their way home, was
found by the military police. Dlscov-
cry that the satchel was missing was
made just before the train pulled out.
The military police who found the doc
uments expressed belief that the satch-
el had been taken from the train by a
jealous woman.
Steam and sailing vessels totally
lost or condemned last year numbered
561 of 645.603 tons, according to sta
tistics published by Lloyds' register Of
shipping in London. OF these 255
were wrecked, sixty abandoned Mt sea,
eighty foundered, forty-three missing,
fifty-two burned, thirty-siX lost in col
lision, nine broken up and twenty-six
lost" The United States lost ten YES
sells of 159,694 tons; Great Britain 163
of 1905 tons.
FL Sol, in Madrid, published a semi
official declaration, which also ap-
peared in Barcelona newspapers, stat
ing that all ammunition acquired in
the United States for use in the Nor
ocean CalnpulSn WIS IOunu 10 De ulLil
for use. An authoritative source is
responsible for the statement that the
Spanish army purchase commission in
the United States acquired discarded
stocks with full knowledge of their
quality and that Spanish inspectors
passed them.
The government of British Columbia
made a net profit of $541, ,606 on liquor
sales during the first three and one
half months of operation under the
provincial liquor sales board, ending
Sept. 80, according to balance sheet
filed in the Legislature by ]. w. Deb.
Farris, attorney general. This amount
does not include $121 900 received from
sales of permits to purchase liquor.
Half the profits of the board are to
be divided among municipalities of the
province on the basis of school popu-
lation.
The Colorado statesman., 1921-12-03
THE WORLD IN
PARAGRAPHS
EVENTS IN THIS AND FOR
EloN COUNTRIES.
IN LATE DISPATCHES
DolNos AND HAPPENINGS THAT
MARK THE PROGRESS
OF THE AGE.
WESTERN

(ws,tsru Ssv,psper uuiOn S,-, series)
The Colorado statesman., 1921-12-03
GENERAL

The MaSonS of Wisconsin, at the
close of the general session at Milwau-
kee, voted to build hospital larger
than any existing institution of the
kind. The building will be started in
the spring and will be built and
equipped entirely with funds raised by
the $4,000 members in the state.
A conviction that in a few years
every state would require its boys to
be IS years old and high school gradu-
ates before permitting them to work
was expressed by DIR. A. +. Winship
of Boston, editor of the Journal of
Education, in addressing the confer
ence to discuss illiteracy In session at
New York.
The board of supervisors of Poca-
hontas county, Iowa, have ordered the
county auditor to buy corn for use as
heating fuel this winter In the court
house, county home and insane in
Urinary. The supervisors said that
their action Is based on the fact that
the price of ear corn here is less than
one-third of 1 cent per pound and coal
is more than two-thirds of 1 cent per
pound.
For the first time in history a negro
institution was admitted to the Car
negie foundation when the trustees
voted to receive Fisk University, Nash
Vile, Tenn, into the foundation.
An accident occurred every twenty
minutes on the streets of New York
last year. There were 27 $50 vehicular
accidents, which killed S64 persons
and injured 1913 men and 6,146 wom-
en-. Private cars were in 7,60S of the
mishaps, business automobiles in 81
523 and taxicabs in 1921.
Elbridge Gerry Snow, financier, who
soon will be so years old, and Mrs
Fanny Joyce Marsh, 45. of st. Angus
tine, Fla, were married at New York.
Mr.. Shows first wife, whom he mar
Snow has been president of the Home
Insurance Company since 1898.
S. A. English, 21, pugilist, was fa-
tally wounded at st. Louis by A. G.
Morrison, a mechanic, whose daugh-
ter he had courted until few days
ago. MorrlSon, according 10 the ponce,
declared the pugilist had struck his
daughter and that the young man at
tackled him when he demanded an
apology for his conduct.
Diplomas have been awarded to 500
prisoners of the Eastern penitentiary
by Pennsylvania State College, War.
den Robert Il. McKenty has an.
nounced. The prisoners, Warden Nc.
Kenty quoted Penn State professors
as saying, are better scholars than the
average college student. The diplomas
were awarded for vocational courses
Fire destroyed Chambers dormitory,
one of the Oldest buildings on David
son College campus. The building.
erected in 1887, housed former Presi-
dent Wilson when he was n Davidson
student.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-01-05
The Promoters Wife
By JANE PHELPS

men. or two. | longed to beg him
TO talk to me. to tell me OF his work.
but did not. when he was trying to
float one OF his schemes he was i'm
patient. nervous and unlike himself.
There was one thing he had done,
rether left undone since his aunt
came. Not once had seen him .ake
a drink, neither had l detected 1t on
his breath. She was absolutely op-
posed to liquor in any form. and !
knew II would pain her greatly
should she know that Neil resorted
TO It. even when worn out neryously;
or when in company with men who
habi.ually INDUCED.
Then one night he came home
more nearly drunk than | ever had
seen him. 1t had happened two days
before he had proposed We lunch
down town with him. He had not
come home to dinner. had not come
in until about midnight. Fortunate
ly his aunt had Just gone to her
room. He was noisy and quarrel
some. | had bad half hour with
him. was so afraid she would hear
him and come down to see what the
matter was. Finally l gCe him to
bed, and he soon was sleeping. / was
almost eart-broken. l never had
become accustomed 20 his taking
liquor. even ever 80 little. And to
see him in such maudlin or quar-
relsome condition was degrading for
him. and for me.
In the morning he had been very
penitent. Had called me n good
girl' because | had kept 1t from his
aunt and from the servants. And
had given me his solemn promise
never to offend to such an extent
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-01-05
The Horoscope
'The stars incline but do not ccfnpe'. D."
(Cpt. 1921 by Mcclure Newspaper syndJ

| This Is an unimportant day IN
planetary direction. according to as
Itrology. Mars and Uranus rule
strongly in evil aspect.
| 1t is well to pursue routine affairs
while this rule OF :he stars continues.
avoiding initiative or change tina,
will disturb the regular order o,
business.
| There is a menacing sign for
travel. whether by land, water or air
and the sway is especially unlucky
for Journey connected with business
lrelating to iron. steel or coal.
Mars seems to give warning OF an
ou. break OF some sort that may call
out troops. Military matters are
subject to upheavals and movement
that may be unsatisfactory to army
Officers.
Mines and mining continue subject
west and the east, but there VIII -
a sudden change that u beneficial \
the third new moon.
Warning Ia given that there wnl
Ibe a continued prevalence OF crime =
(which deception plays a par. En-
beZzlement and forgery will incre00e,
It is predicted.
unanus will exercise sinister p0u0
over the human mind that Is open to
! luiStuTDiIlB SuEststloIiS. All tIVukIltS
that are pessimlstic or discouraging
should be Immediately forbidden
harbor in .he brain at this time.
Weather that Is unsatisfactory 20
farmers IL indicated for the south
where unusual cold and severe
storms may be expected.
Jupiter and Saturn rising In Virgo
IN trine to Venus, give fair promise
for trade and employment.
The presiden. comes under
planetary rule that should be benefi-
clal and he has the augury of fame
that grows rapidly through the years
marked by thirty.
Persons whose birthdate II 1,
should not quarrel or go to law in
the coming year. Charges and travel
may be disappointing. but the gen
eral outlook is encouraging.
Children born on this day may bs
quick tempered and highstrung. In
business they will succeed by hard
work. These subjects of capricorn
usually have great courage and de-
termination.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-01-05
CHAPTER LXxXVI.
Bah Il Heart broken Because Neil
Has Been Drinking.

All my time was spent with Mrs.
Carter. but | soon dismissed any
idea | might have had Of giving any
sort of large affairs for her. | con-
tented myself with two or three
small dinners, and by taking her to
the theatcr and driving. Neil was
at home very little. scarcely more
often than before she came. | could
see that it was at times an effort
for him to concentrate his mind
upon what either of us were saying
and | worried accordingly.
begged him to tell me what he
was doing that he could not be more
at home. could not give his aunt the
attention 1t seemed his rcspec. for
her demanded. He only shrugged
and asked me not to annoy him.
II have all l can take care of with
out listening To your reproacheS,"
he said, II am putting over,-trying
to rathcr--a big deal. | can't he
worried abou. Aunt having a good
time. You surely should be able TO
entertain sher; her ideas are very
simple"
1t isn't vhat Neil. She is your
aunt | know. But | am fond of her.
and | imagine she feels hurt because
you aren't with us more"
Nonsense If you want to bring
her down town To .he Lawyers Club
for luncheon tomorrow you may.
Then you can plan for matinee or
something afterward."
That will be nice, I'm sure she
will be pleased to lunch there. |
know always am. We will take
Robert for a drive In the park first
She simply refuses To be separated d
from him and he from her. She told
me yesterday hat she never thought
she could become so fond of a child
as she had of him"
He's great kid
You don't half know how cum
ming he IL, you see 80 little of him
He IL way ahead of his classes; his
tea cher told me last week she had 20
hold him back, that he was almost
TOO bright for his age. He speaks
French wonderfully well. his accent
is much better .han mine. wish
mother had made me learn
languages when | was his age instead
# waiting until | was almost a young
lady"
Yes, YOU can't commence too early
Nell answered but absent mind
rdly. That was the way he was now
His mind did not seem to be upon
anything | said Tor more than a mo-
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-01-05
THE WEARY ORATOR

tCopyright, 1921, by Edgar A Guest)
a. | went down the busy street. a sad faced
man chanccd TO meet,
His cheek was pale, his eye was dim, and
yet the night before
Ia heard him at the banquet board-ot wit
the very prince and lord.
with many a merry uuip he'd set the table
on roar,
Good friend" quoth L "you look so sad
have YOU heard dreadful news and bad
why do you hang your head and sigh?
Are YOU bcset by Rriet'"
"Oh, hcarken to my tale said he, I'm tell
YOU what IL wrong with me-
I'm ovcrfod on guinea hen and stuffed with
lardod beef
''rhat sounds like bully food to me-" | an
swered him, "uor can 7 see
why one So fortunate as you, should be so
plainly gum"
said he, Don't talk ns other men. who
think the breast of guinea hen
\ reason why unto their feast should be
glad TO come.
"I'yc banquctcd until I'm si,, of Iarded beef
and milk fed chick,
And thousand island dressing on a salad
| despIso;
when grnniuE strangers come and toll that
for speech thsy'll feed me we'll
They may not know a. but right then my
gorge begins To rise.
"Tho food really crave the most is mothers
nicely huttercd toast,
plate OF beans which she has cooked
would hc exactly right
It's gol SO that fairly hate the phrase, IT'S
costing five a plate
But what's tho use? I've got To face more
guinea hen tonight"
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-01-05
Bennie's Notebook

Weather. Wind wissellng and try
ing to sound colder than wat 1t reely
Is.
Exter, New Airship Line. A new
airship line for freight only was
started last Satidday between Pubs
Simkinses End story frunt and sid
Hunts End story frunt, consisting OF
a bah OF cord and baskit and Puds
and Sid. hut 1t was gave up agen
Satldday mite on account of people In
both houses objecting to the draft
frum the End story windows being all
the time up.
Intris.ing Facks About Intristlng
People, Lew Davis got perfeck in
skool for homework and conduck
every day for weeks Jest before
Christmas and ali he got for Chriss-
mas presents was useless things to
wear, and now jest for tnat he says
mes going to the other eXtreem.
Pome by skinny Martin,
No iNcuse,
q don't ge. sore when the rain
comes down,
The flowers haff to have 1t in
But watts II wunt 10 rain in the
winter for?
Gould enything be dummer?
Spoarts. Satidday morning Benny
Potts, Artie Alexander and Ed Wer-
nick wen. erround 10 Puds Simkinses
house TO get Puds TO come out and
practice football and Puds was
asleep Ike he general is Satidday and
Sundey, ana they shook him and
yelled diffrent things in his ear for
about minits sutch as Hay wake
up Fire, Hay its 10 O'Clock and dif-
trent things, nu.hing waking him up
til Artie Alexander yelled, Hay Puds
look at the big lemmin merrang pie.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-01-05
Barometer of Public Opinion


Editor World: II would seem that after
reading with explicit belief the press articles
in regnrd 60 Russia and her so-caled envoy
to tho United states that another nation ts
modelling hor ways after dear old 4. SA
The precedent set by tho continuous ex-
chahge and flow OF diplomatic notes with Ger
many during the war In which was contained
u 'ot OF propaganda to arouse the German peo-
PIE against their government causing dis
saisiaciion That finally overthrew the kaiscrs
reign has been duly noted and studied by
Lcninc ana his kind.
Seeing the success that followed President
WILSON'S policies they have undertaken to turn
in the 4. =. A. ' "
Ioninc ana his bolshcvik followers could not
wish for better advertising OF their schemes
nor did they surely dare to dream of the ex.
tent that 1t has reached.
such articles as the recent cablegram etc.
are To certain element In this country, as the
drug known as dope"
They i've, thrive. revel and jubilate in the
extent that Lenne has put It over already
. hussh seems To presume sympathy OF
United states citizens that they are grossly
nsrcpresen,ed by their government she aiso
regrets for the dire consequence OF the United
states refusing her recognition with all her
queer, fanatical and unnatural views Of the
standards OF life and government.
N Is too bad that shall suffer so for lack
or Russia and that we cannot continue to exist
without her
Lots stand for the United states in this as
other Things, proving ourselves boshevk
propaganda proof, whether handed to us at
tached tn bomb or more subtly through our
own press
Though government may have faults
or flaws. s,ill 1t Is the best yet, so thanks to
Leninc and sovetism. we shall do without you
some way. though you think we can not.
The old saying that "IIe who plays with
fire Is sure to get burned" will siir hold true.
Drumright, Jan l.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-01-05

The federal government, 1t is explained, will
nay r,ntoI of one-tenth cost for this s., 900 600
,ntc hoapital and ON n ten-ycar contract That
# ,ye figure IT correctly, ia 10 per cent money.
Tho federal government paid only about per
cont for the money with which to fight the
war and can now secure an th" money 1t re-
oulrrs for say . per cent, Wll somebody
pIcosc explain why the government should he
willing to pay 10 per cent for money Win Wh'eh
&, erect a hospital in oklahoma
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-01-05
THE GRABBING ~ OPEN.

THE GIsAB.BAG ~ OPEN.
There has come to the desk OF tho writer
a "to" which disclose. many things. not the
least surprising being exhibits which snow th"t
there is a concerted effort on to further rape
the cause OF education by establishing nt louW
two additional Institutions OF learning In okla'
homa. Strange enough. too. one of these IL to
be given to Tulsa county.
Now isn't that amazing? Tulsa county
didn't know that II needed the institution
didn't even know that II was sought. Indeed
the gentleman advocating 1t is neither n citizen
OF Tulsa Tulsa county. lie lives at OKLA.
homa city. but he writes senator that Tulsa
county needs the school and that the cham
Der OF commerce. business men, etc. OF Tulsa
and Tulsa county are behind IT,"
They are--very far behind It. Tulsa county
needs srich an institution precisely as badly as
the statehouse crowd needs trading stock or
the Interested gentlemen necu 1ob--and no
more. But this foreign" friend at court goes
further. Bob Wilson is for It. Jim Wilson OF
the saltwater A. ana NJ. IL for It and NJ Is tho
governor | talked to him myself" he writes
the senator.
That ought TO settle t.. OF course. But II
probably viii not do so. For there remains the
Legislature to be considered. And the l,gis'i-
ture has had the opportunity to hear from tho
people regarding pork barrel methods In To-
eating state institutions merely TO occommo-
date local interests and meet tho pressing re-
auremerts OF architects. and deserving parti-
sans seeking u job, permitting the taxpayers to
liqudatc the expense account.
The World is precistly as much opposed 20
the location OF an additional agricultural school
in Tulsa county az 1t is to the location OF such
"A school In any other county. There IL not the
slightest need In fact or theory for another cdu-
rationai institution at state expense anywhere
for any purpose There is not "A near s'ntcs-
man in the entire state nut knows that state
institutions have become the greatest menace to
the interests OF Oklahoma, And II all m"m-
bers Of the legislature could for n Few moments
be freed from extraneous influence and 'ittcd to
the heights where honest men decide public
matters according to their conscience and best
Judgment, "a bill could be unanimously passed
BY both houses ruthcssly abolishng half of the
0D-caied state institutions that are now in cx-
istence,
Concerning that statement therc is not a
scntilla of doubt Every governor since Has
kell has poned the danger that exists IN .hcse
institutions; how the money OF the people has
been squandercd and is being squarderei The
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The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-01-05

Those democratic members OF the lessla-
turc who are standing solidiy against the Rob
crtson- Hoffman cabal. deserve well of their peo-
plc Good citizenship is no more partisan
matter than is statesmanship. And the men
who, regardless of party. stand for the inter
esis Of the people and against the orgy OF
money spending that has characterized govern
ment In oklahoma are statesmen to that extent
at least. There comes time when deSruc-
tion is construction, That time has arrived In
the political history OF oklahoma, The cdct
has gone forth from the sntehousc at OKLA
homa CITY that every democrat who refuses to
do the bidding of the governor is to he poiiti-
,aly destroyed. If the people OF the state are
cnpable of self-governmcnt, they VIII recognize
their friends and stand with them
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-01-05
Druuright,
Ercadl Lines ana Crime

Editor world: Bread lines will not stop
crime. That has been tried out in New York
city for years The unemployment problem
cannot be solved by establishing bread lines In
our towns and cities. That only encourages
crime. Crime Is the outcome of idleness. Bread
lines encourage idlencss. professional Grim.
inal does not 30 TO free lunch counters or bread
lines for his food. lie goes to first class hotels
and restaurants whore he practice his ne
nrious profession, he Is card shark" "A
crap shooter "three-card Monte" man.
In the year Of 1850 | was in Loadve, Colo.
one night two of those scoundrels attacked n
barber on the sidewalk and told him to throw
up his hands. when he obeyed their com
mand. he had .3S Smith and Wesson In
each hand. He began pulling the triggers lie
left one of them dead on the sidewalk. The
other was so badly wounded that he was ca D.
tured and lodged In tail The next night an
army OF the citizens OF Ieadville took him out
and hanged him to "A lamp post That put an
end to 'hod-up men" in LCadville. The bread
line Is "A disgrace to any town, any state any
county Any kind OF an institution that en-
couragcs "bcggary' promotes idlcness and takes
the vim" out OF the rising generations. They
give Hfe--such as II is--to Salvation armies.
and mposters, Give us plenty of tillablc laud
Remove the "embargo" between us and the
land and We Will soon remove the very idea of
bread lines and send the 'hold-up man to
hell" where he belongs.
IVES MANFIELD.
Tulsa, Jan. 2.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-01-05

Tho supreme court OF the nation has reversed
Mr SAM Gompors ruling that labor can violate
no laws Tho supreme court has s'id rather
posulycly that labor has no immunity otthor
from the criminal code or the common law
If this decision does In fact uulAiy one of the
sacred rights, Mt Gompcrs has arbitrarily set
nm for union labor then the CONT performed
a great service.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-01-05

For interest IL more vitality concerned In
breaking up the practice OF excessive appropr'a-
tions and excessive taxation han those repre-
sentcd In the various chambers Of commerce.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-01-05
Daily Biblical Quotation
January d

II thou caust believe, an ihinfS ht' p"T7'''
to him that uelicyoth. Mark S.23
ON for a strong and lasting fhlth'
no credit what the Almighty saithi
'r, embrace the message uf his son
And cali the toys OF heaven my own .
Lord. I believe, help thou NINE "hp''"''
AI1.A-A a A
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-01-05

once again the Colombian treaty has been
brought before the senate. The gentlemen who
would purchase good win by paying tribute are
strangely inslstcut that this inquitous accommo-
dation shall pass. But It never wIil-not AZ
long az an Impulse of honor animates the
breasts OF senator's