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Adv.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-01-01
Lord NorthcHHe Among the Chinese

, tors and journalists throughout his
visit in China.
Representatives OF the Association
of Chinese Newspapers OF Shanghai
were among the hundreds of Chinese
and foreigners who welcomed the
friend OF china to Shanghai. In an
address handed TO Lord Northcliffe
the Chinese journalists expressed an
earnest desire that you may give
the widest publicity through the
English press to the real needs and
conditions of China at the present
day, so that tho Inhabitants OF the
British empire may apprehend the
facts from which the far eastern
question has arisen"
This he promised 10 do, And night
and day he Is at work studying every
phase OF the problems OF the far east
and Is so busy that he wouldn't per-
init his secretary (who is nearly
worn out from the trip to visit any
OF the Shanghai cafe or Join a dinner
and dancing party because he .was
afraid he would need him about
midnight TO take dictatlon.
lie never gives an intervleW--an-
other reason why he declares that
he is funny animal Every state
ment from Lord Northcliffe (and by
the way he is more like an Ameri-
can than he is like the English one
meets in the orient is dictated. He
( keeps n file OF every story given out
I for publication and never repeats.
Regarding Japan, ne says that
after the overwhelming hospitality
| I received In Japan 1t may Seem un-
gracious to criticize, but ] am able TO
do 80 In good conscience because IN
my speeches in Australia and Manila
and In a plain statement made be-
] nj NINr "a a. AL
strong opposition TO a further con
| tinuation OF the anti-AmeriCan, war
Iprovokbhg Anglo-JapGnoso alliance"
In regard 10 the delegates at the
/ Washington conference from China
| he says: "The gcnro OF elder states
men not only control Japan but con-
| troll the Chinese delegates at Wash
ington through Gov. Chang TsO-lin
| Of Manchurla, who finances the Pc
king government. The southern re-
public, with many millions OF sup
/ porters, Is not represented at Wash
/ ington."
Lord NorhclIffe paints a vivid
| picture of the war lord, declaring
him to DO China's most powerful
man whose control Of the Feking
government is absolute. lie is AZ
years of age. formerly brigand with
five wives, an army Of 100000 well
equipped men, machine guns, air
planes and an income reaching half
a million English pounds, But Lord
Northcliffes hobby-if one can call
Il such--is the Anglo-Japanese alli-
Rnce and any conversation with him
lands back to this subject,
We'll, good bye" said Lord
Northcliffe,. who in his newspaper
offices Is known as the chief OF the
evil one. Here Is my autographed
gasped and accepted it--stunned
that the man who Is a power In the
world today should have time 10
autograph a photograph for me--I
decided that maybe he was, after all
"a funny animal"
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-01-01
More Visions
Of Air Travel

PARIS-An American firm has
Just ordered an alrplane OF the type
described by Louis Brouget( famous
French flyer and constructor as
IAN ocean-crossing plane NJ.
Breuget recently predicted that
these airplanes will be making fire.
auent trips across the Atlantic with
In two or three years. They are
now under construction.
They are expected to be able TO fly
"a hours without stopping, at q
speed OF 1SO miles an hour and TO
carry 20 or 30 passengers with
baggage. This would bring tho two
continents within "A days travel of
each other,
The planes are being planned with
huge wings. six feet thick. tho In
terror OF which viii be used for
cabins As described by NJ Brou-
get their total weight will be 1855
tons. their wingspread 375 feet, and
they will have "a motors OF 800
horsepower each.
Il was contemplation Of this big
advance that led NJ. Breugot to
suggest the possibility that an air
around the world in one flight.
There IA no reason why an air
plane could not make the circuit
OF the world without a stop. IL we
pursued tho formula az TO weight
lifting ana speSd and if greater
room can be found for fuel. say 40
per cent OF the total llfting power" b"
he said.
such" plane would travel at "A
speed Of $50 miles an hour, but
this speed woHld be impossible un-
less an average height OF 42,00O
feet could be maintained. At such
a height the atmosphere has one
tif,h OF its ordinary density
Tho vista spread out by such
possibility Is amazing Man could
fly around tho earth faster than
the earths movement. He could, so
90 speak. catch up with the sun.
New York would only be six hours
from Europe.
again In the case Of war what
would be the use OF big fleets n
they were faced with huge 100 and
200-ton aerial torpedo planes
The navies Of the world will then be
relies OF the past. III only for a
place In a museum next, let us say,
to mammothG.
People laugh at these predic-
tions," concluded NJ. Breuget, "bui
10 did people In 1910 when steam
navigation vas introduced"
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-01-01
Women Outnumber Men II Million

the emigration of women cannot
bring about balance of the excess
SO far as those races are concerned.
II is true that in Europe a large
proportion of the excess OF women
was, as has been shown, at ages over
40 and that in America the prepon-
derance of males obtains throughout
life.
y VIII Nature Help?
But the proportion in Europe mas
materially fallen through the war
and IL is doubtful whether OF the es-
timated 5000, 900 excess males In
America more than four and one
half millions are between the ages
of 20 and sixty, as the offset against
the 100000 excess women at those
ages in Europe.
Nature, we are told, will right the
balance in time, but this, even II
true, does not help 20 solve the pres
ent problem And it is worth while
asking. is IL true?
In the countries examined II Is
only in the case of France that an
Increase in the excess OF females IN
the population was due to natural
Increase.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-01-01
u. S. Reduces
Oil Storage

WASHINGTON - Activities OF
Uncle Sam looking TO the storage of
fuel oil during the past year were
outlined by Capt. r. y. Bakenhus.
acting chief of the bureau of yard
and docks, in his annual report sent
to Secretary DENLY.
No new construction of large fuel
oil storage plants was undertaken
during the year, as funds were avail
able only for Mare Island. and It was
considerable to defer work on the
project there foR the time being, due
to availability OF commercial tank
age.
Further study was given to q fuel
oil plant for the naval operating
base at Hampton roads, and definite
locations were selected, but the as
sembly OF the storage tank and the
installation of pump and other
equipment was not proceeded with
because OF lack of an appropriation,
A 100, ,000-gallon stele tank was
secured from surplus property of
the war department, taken down at
Hastings. New York, and shipped to
Cavite, where II was erected on
Sangeley~Point for the storage OF
gasoline. The bureau prepared
requisitions for the purchase Of the
pipe, valves, fittings, pump, hose.
and hollow tile necessary 10 COM
plete this project. In addition to
this large tank very considerable
number of small ones were secured
from the war department and in
stalled at various stations where
1eeded. mostly along the east coast.
The United States shipping board
having expressed its desire to con-
struct fuel oil storage at Pago Pago,
Samoa, number OF conferences
were held with It's representative,
with the result that permission was
given the shipping board to erect
two large steel tanks on the naval
station, Tutuiia, and to run the pipe
line In the station wharf, the navy
retaining its right to priority In the
use of the wharf In any emergency.
1t is believed that such Joint use OF
the existing facilities would be OF
great benefit to both the shipping
board and the navy. Tho navy en-
gineering facilities at Samoa were
offered to the shipping board.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-01-01
ny MEAD S. JOHNSON, u. N.

President, Oklahoma School Of Mines.
II has been demonstrated by 900
men who have attended the state
school OF mines at Wilburton dur
Ing the past two years that there
are many young men throughout
the state who have tho qualities OF
first class mechanics, craftsmen and
surveyors, but who have never ap-
Piled themselves under such tests,
perhaps because they have not had
the opportunity OF such courses ar
because they have stuck to some
line OF work 80 long that they feel
az though they would be wasting
their time by attempting some other
trade as n vocation,
Eighty per cent OF the boys who
have signed up for training come
from the farms. and surprising as II
may seem, 90 per cent OF this large
enrolment have scarcely passed the
seventh grade In the ordinary public
schools. IT IL almost always the case,
that the boy upon entering does nor
have any fixed object In view, as -
training, but would rather try out In
one line Of work ana switch 10 an
other course IL he shows natural
desire AZ one, over the other
Thls Is perhaps as well az any
method Of determining his choice,
inasmuCh as the boy might select
some course which is more along HIS
natural trait or ability TO prove sue
Cessful In,
Many parents mako serious mis-
takes by attempting 10 choose n cer-
tain line Of work Tor the boy 20 fol
low. Many a father figures that his
son would make splendid doctor,
when he perhaps would have done
better as "a railroad contractor, sun
another parent might say We VIII
make q preacher out OF him" while
no might have done the world a
service as "a merchant.
The parents should try TO arrive
at some definite conclusion regard
ing the natural attitude Of tho boy
and guido him along such channels,
which will in turn be a bless
ing to him. Many young men
stumble blindly along IN certain
fields OF work that they haVr
scen others succeed In, regard
less Of whether they are making
good at the attempt. And after they
realize that they do not Ike the
work they then begin to wonder why
they selected such vocation
Many schools are doing The student
an injustice by forcing him to study
courses which win do him no good
in university work. In Somo courses
a boy Is compelled to take biology
which deals with q study OF bugs,
snakes, craWlish, frogs, crlckots,
CLAIMS and spiders, with the blsect'
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-01-01
By BaScom N. TimmOnS-
world Washington Corre~pondsnt.

rounding this central figure in cir
cular form are the words United
states OF America" while laurel
wreath enameled In green. cncircles
the star. A wreath OF oak leaves at
the base OF the star is also cnameled
IN green, ON the reverse side are
engraved the name and rank OF the
recipient and the place and date of
the action for which 1t was granted
General pershing has bestowed
most OF the medals awarded TO the
recipients ON the occasion OF review
OF divisional troops The pOsthu-
nous awards have been made by the
adtutant general Of the army to the
nearest relatives OF tho honored
men.
Washington's Idea.
The forerunncr OF the congres-
siohol medal of honor was the fig
ure OF heart In purple cloth or
silk, edged with narrow lace or
binding which General George
Washington In an ordeW issued In
the summer OF i7S2 authorizing en-
listed men Ia his army TO wear this
symbol on the left breast. when they
had performed any "singularly meri-
torious action
This simple purple heart. tho first
American decoration and tho first
by any country to have general ap-
pltcation To enlisted men. is the fore
runner OF the congressional medal
OF honor. This medal has been
awarded to 1854 persons since It's
institution on March 3. 1858. and OF
the thousands OF heroic deeds per-
formed during the world war. only
/ rs were deemed worthy of this
/ joalously guarded recognition.
/ In 1851 congress authorizes a dec
Grafton for the first time In us his
tory. That decoration, however, sp-
/ piled only TO enlisted men In the
I navy, though the law was amended
In the following year to include en-
| listed men of the army, and In
March, 1868. il was still further ex-
tended TO include officers OF the
army The act OF 1881 did not limit
The bestowal OF the congressional
medal To deeds OF heroism. but pro-
Nided II should be given to such men
/ OF the navy as shall most distln-
gulsh themselves by their Rallantry
, In action and other scamanlike G
qualities during the present war"
The nct ot tho following year.
which extended the honor to enlisted
men Of the army likewise contem-
/ plalcu tne award OF lfe meuhl lot
reasons other than gallantry in Ac-
tion, inasmuch as it Included "A pro-
vision for granting the distinction TO
those who demonstrated hcroNm In
i battle "and other soldierlike quail
ties in the present insurrection," II
viii be noted, however, that both
acts limited the decoration to the
civil war. and if the legislation had
not been amended. the congress
sional medal OF honor would have
passed out OF existence with th'
termination of that war
Only for Heroic Deeds.
| Under the congressional acts ol
1861 and 1892. as under the "pur'
Pile heart" order OF General Wash
inEton. distinction was accorded tC
many men for services which had
nothing to do with actual hostilitieA
on March 8. 1863. however, con
gress passed third act which not
only removed the time Limitation
on the medal of honor. but also
confined It TO deeds of horoism In
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-01-01

men of no other nation ever car 4
such enormous stocks ur mere OiI-
Disc or CniUvcd such expanded Ci go
sntt~cnormous prosperity w. w'l"
thrown to the opposite extreme al
most over night sugar declined 40
cents per pound The drop per
poapd lu pricc was thrco times ihn
prvWar prt"c ut n pound ut nga'.
other ommoditic7 suffered pri'o
declines iu proportion
'But tho recent depression demon
strated tho absolute and fuudamru-
tai suundncss OF the American oco-
uomic structure ana the indomitablo
courage and determination OF
American business men, and with
the federal reserve system We havo
been ublo to weather storm, that
otherwise might have collapsed the
ship OF commerce.
"To iutclligcntly Upaly2c The OUT
look for the futurE We must look
into tho past, consider tho conditions
that were manifest IN the depression
and compare them with the oondi-
tlons OF today.
War Heavily Hinmed
There were many factors Ia the
business upheavol growlng out OF tho
war, among them; over production.
struction OF foreign exchange rntcs.
deflatlon OF credits and the inabiiilN
OF other nations TO buy our goods
which paralyzed foreign trade, Killed
our exports and forced a surplus or
merchandise In homo markets.
"The market price ot farm prod
Iucts and manufactured goods alike
| hit the toboggan, While the farmers
we're getting prices Witch would
hardly meet the cost 'ot farm pro
duction, merchants and manufactur-
ers were forced To sell goods az tar
/ below cost while labor and overhead
expenses was but slightly affected
| 1 know of one firm with stores In
several large cltlos which bought
| so 600 ladies' dreases for $3.50 each
which cost from tiG.6O to $1,000
| each to manufacture. In. this IN
stance Il was the manufacturer loss
and the public's gain.
] "Oradually through the year 1921
economic changes have taken place
which have brought labor ana eapi-
tai. producer and consumer TO
more nearly equal basis ana thI
more substantial level than existed
during the period OF super-prosper-
ity and personal extravagance. the
final steps In rosdjustment must
come from several more inhportsht
economic changes, including Lesser
/ freight rates. lower rents. higher
prices for farm products, further
read iustment OF labor scales, an
eauaiizstion OF exchange rates and a
revival of export trade. Farm prices
are gradually increasing and freight
ratio adjustments are promised soon.
Labor costs are gradually reaching
.fnn economic level. The markets on
lbuslc commodities are strengthen
ling; trade In increasing from pro-
ducer to consumer, many industries
are opening up and the unemploy :
ment is gradually diminishing. The
money market is ateadier at homo
and abroad and the export situation
In taking on an encouraging aspect
In fact, all Of the factors In the pro-
gram OF final readjustment seem To
be playing their part In harmony
and with precision.
american business has not been
dead. IL has only been sick, We
have not needed the undertake.
| We needed a doctor. q nerve Epe-
cialist.
"For one thing there have been
too many people In business during
the past year. Thousands OF new
CONTINUED ON PAoE TdnHB
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-01-01
BY EDNA LEE BOOKER.
l. n. 8. staff Correspondent.

SHANGHAI. China (by Mail. y
Lord Northcliffe. who has been hur-
ling bombshell OTTER bombshell at
the japanese during his tour of in
yestigation of conditions in the far
east, declares ne Is funny animal.
With master mind that enables
him to secure an instant grasp of
situations, energy which carries him
through strenuous days work.
from 630 a. IN. until p, m, when
he retires--a dynamic personality
which sweeps all before him, Lord
Northcliffe has "A weakness for red
neckties. He buys red neckties with
black circles by the dozens and doz-
ems. For years he has worn his IA
vorite color and style OF tie. and for
years he hopes to continue wearing
lhem,
The fame OF his red neckties had
reached Shanghai from Pekin, whore
he has been In the midst of a most
sensational run on two of the largest
government banks in the capital, and
sure enough, when | met him there
was the red tie and Lord Northcliffe.
was disappointed. lie was rather
pudgy, and. In his raincoat and hat,
looked more like n country squire
that world peace Is jeopardiZed
with japan in Shantung;" that the
Anglo-J apanese alliance Is the mig
ger In the woodpile' at the Washing
ton conference" and that the genro
or elder statesmen OF Japan control
not only Japan but the Chinese delo-
gates at Washington
But after talking to this man
who controls 90 newspapers-and
made Il fortune at 23--for q few
minutes decided that no was a far
cry from the placid village squire.
Yes, I'm n funny animal he
said. II never drink, but | am
against prohibition"
Dance he exclaimed. ''D0 / look
it7 Why. there isn't a floor in Shang-
hal that would hold me up. why
should Ia man OF SO years of age
get out on dance floor and make
fool OF myself"
"Golf2 Yes am n good golfer"
And when asked II he could beat
Lloyd George he said that he wasnt I
on golflng terms with the British
premier.
During his tour of Shanghai Lord
! Northcliffo visited the leading Chi
nese-and foreign newspaper offices
He visited the office OF the China
| Press, which has the largest circu-
lation OF any American daily and
Sunday newspaper in China, and
shook hands with all the boys and
the two "sob sisters and declared
that he had visited more newspaper
offices than any other man In the
world. He advised the newspaper
men 70 travel. to study French and
never marry II they intend 90 remain
| In the newspaper game. But above
all ha declared that work work
workp was the secret OF success for
any man regardless OF his line OF
activity.
Lord Northcliffe has been warmly
received BY Chinese officials, eduea-
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-01-01

2S Germans. whom he sent TO the
rear as prisoners. As "a result. OF his
act. the company was Immediately
enabled TO resume the advance
since the inquiry into the where
abouts OF the high medal holders.
widespread and industrious as well
as persistent began, facts concern
ing few OF the men which are
deeply interesting TO the puhlic have
been published rs a sequel to tho
story of their war career and some
times as finis. Thus the public
was pleased TO learn that Sergeant
York had been aided In the effort TO
save his little farm. as Il was dis
pleased TO learn that Veteran Wood
m, who had beon raised TO the
rank of captain during the war had
been reduced 10 that of scargeant
after its close.
Whittlescy's Case.
The deepess regret was universally
felt over the fate OF Charles ".
Whittlcsey. who commanded the
lost battalion" In the Argonne and
returned home TO be invested with
many honorS and a real pride In his
achievement. The strain of those
fateful days had left a metal wound
that reached to the depths OF his
soul and recently the country was
shocked to read of his leaving this
| life by leaplng over the SIDE Of a
| that he had written before this act
/ revealing that II had been premedi-
tated and carefully prepared for.
Awards of the medal in France
were made under the strictcst regu-
lations by law. AS stated, only rs
were granted and of the honored
ones "a had died in action or as the
result OF the action for which the
decoration was given.
Nine different grades Of rank are
| represented In the distribution OF
| the Congressional medal. Among
the winners were two Lieutenant
colonels, two majors. five captains
eight first lisutenants. two second
heutenants, four sergeants, %
sergeants OF different classes. IL
corporals and 1S prlvates.
| The men who received post.
humous honor included~two lieuten,
ant-colonels, one major. two cap.
tains. two first lieutenants. one
second lieutenant. one first sergeant
five sergeants. four corporals and
six privates.
Those Eligible.
| II Is well to remember that this
award of the medal is confined &c
officers and soldiers who have per.
formed In action deeds OF most dis
tinguished bravery. above and beyont
the call of duty. so conspicuous "A!
to clearly distinguish them for gal
lantry and intrepidity above thei
comrades; deeds which involve risl
of life or the performance of NOR,
than ordinary hazardous service. ant
the omission of which would no
justify censure for failure TO per
form It.
The medal, which was changed Il
1903 from its first form as adopted
In 1862. Is made OF silver, heavil,
electroplated in gold. The five
pointed star which was n feature
of the medal has been retained anc
In the center of the medal appear
the head of Minerva. warlike daugh
ter of NEUROLOGICAL Jove, symbolic
ing wisdom and righteous war. Sur