The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-09-15
His Name Is
Proof of His Lore
m NnRA COLE AkINNEN.

She ahot MIN TO death "becauss. "
she said, "he married another
woman after having entered into a
common law marriage with me-
No mattor the names lt's but one
of tho many cases Of this sort that
comes 10 ths fore every little while,
with this the latest.
And tho names mean nothing 10
~ anyway, FOR Invariably they are
people nobody over heard Of until
the gun was fired.
Yet they must be humans ~
heart humans ~ feeling humans
that have their problcms, their
hopes. ana certainly their tragedies,
the same as "o.
whom Will women learn that love
IL protecting, and that every man
knows the greatest protection he
can give TO the woman he loves ~
his legal uame2 II he cannot give
her his legal name. above all things,
n his love bo true. will he not take
from her that Jewel In u woman's
crown--her good name.
Man knows full well that tho
world is harder on women than men.
He knows fun well that the world
allows and respects double stand
ard Why cannot a woman come to
know that when ono who profcSses 3
love, asts her 10 face these odds
he proffers naught and asks oil?
These offers that we read about,
OF marriage IN ak months or n year
after first living together, were
never conceived by an honorable
man. And tho marriage after such
Ian agroOmcnt practically never
takcs place. BE his argument what
T. may, | can imagine no reason,
| coniure no condition. that would
mako II right for any woman 10 1.-Two
with any man six months before
| taking tho marriage vows, n there
| is reason why the marriage core
mony cannot or should not be per-
| formed right thon, the same reason
| ~ sufficient for them 10 live apart
until the given or prescribed time.
Any man who really loves would
! think of nothing else. and the more
/ truly ne loved tho greater his re-
spect and the more remote the
| thought of any but a legal mar
| rlage.
Almost daily assuredly weekly. we
read of some woman or girl shoot
| Ing or suing n common law hus-
! band for not fulfilling his promise
OF marriage, or contesting n viii
! filing against an estate. for n share
In fortune concerning which she
had no legal right.
II is TO be deplored that susve
smooth stalking man of agreeable
! appearance can convince a weak
simple hearted little girl into beliov-
Ing that whatever he urges Is righi
and honorable, ultimately for hei
! good and that when this and that
/ and the other has transpired they
| will HE themselves TO the little
| ~hurch around the corner and legiti-
Matte their past with a ring and
n prayer.
But 1t ls beyond the ken OF the
average mind that women of 81 and
more, who have seen something OF
the world, have made their way
through both the soft and hard
places, and learned somewhat OF the
truths OF lift. should enter into Q
compact with n man the nature o.
whsch calls for secrecy. deceit ant
isolation and expect him to be O
the caliber that. having secured al
she had to give. at some future. un
settled, and unrccorded day. woulC
conform to n verbal promise tina
only the acclalmlng OF her sham'
could compel!
Love IL aii-protecting. and ever!
man knows that the best protection
no can offer the woman he loves Il
his legal name.
May women come to know thi
| moro and mora