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The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-03-20
A ReWard for Honesty Is Not a
Compliment
by NoRA.coLE SKINNER

pin she insisted upon paying the
reward" but the woman said:
"Nc'm, / cant take nothin'. II
wasn't my pin, it was yours. I'm
glad / found It for you"
But" the other replied. 81 must
do something for somebody; I'm so
happy TO have found my mother s
cameo'-and she handed a silver
dollar 20 each of the three wonder
eyed, poorly dressed children stand
ing in the door. And everybody
concerned beamed.
More recently n man and his wife
walked from their home to the
grocery store two blocks away. and
returning home Immediately missed
n lavalliere the wife had worn
around her neck. II was not eX-
ceedingly valuable. had cost 25 or
90 dollars, perhaps, but It had been
her husbands Christmas gift the
winter before they were married
and they we're quite sentimental
about it. They retraced their steps
but to no avail. Someone had al
ready passed that way.
They advertised repeatedly, desig
mating reward" and after some
time a woman telephoned that she
knew who had the necklace and
wanted to know the amount OF the
reward. The man told her he would
pay literally TO get IL back, and
the woman said she would tell her
friend"
Then the man consulted the po-
lice as to what he must do IN case
the woman demanded am eXorbi.
tant sum. lie was advised to offer
any amount he wished and il she
wouldn't bring the necklace, then
offer the amount demanded and ash
her to come in an hour--and in
the meantime notify the police and
they would be there to take tho
party In charge.
In this instance the man offered
her 10 dollars. about too many
and the woman jumped at tn,
amount, so the police were not
needed, but certainly the case, ant
any similar case, was one for the
police--and not one for a reward.
II there has been considerable
| inconvenience, some expense, as
suredly one should be reimbursed
| but that constitutes no reward
| that Il pay for services rendered.
II is very nice TO show appreci
/ alton in some material way. espe
/ Cially il the finder is poor ant
actually needs help, but II is dis
/ tinctly a MATES of courtesy on tn,
/ part of the owner-and II is nc
/ compliment to have remuneration
/ come in any other spirit.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-03-20
THE NEW GENERATION
BY Jane Phelps

knew her far-fetched reasons. And
she also knew Joan would not listen
to anything on the subject: that she
would not be convinced she was
wrong, that her mother had a right
to marry.
What an old dear Hannah is'
Joan remarked after the door
closed on her old servant. Il never
can remember time when She
wasn't making cookies for me-
mo wonder you can't! She came
to me when you were only few
weeks old-too young TO eat cookies
but as soon as you were old enough
she commenced feeding you. Yes
Hannah is an old dear. l don't know
how ever should have gotten
through those first years without
her. l knew nothing about babies,
and not much more about keeping
house"
You've been an old dear, too
Joan said softly. IL was not often
that Joan spoke I'm this tone, that
she showed any sOttneSs Of cmu'iON.
"If you have been Happy. Joan, I
am repaid" :
Happy What girl could help
being happy with such n mumsio.'
now speaking gayly. "lf ] had me
mother some girls have ! should
have jumped the traces aEos ago.
don't see how they stand II, being
bossed all the time"
Il was hOsscd all the time, Joan,
that is why | have given you 80
much freedow. But you must nor
think parents are cruel because ihfy
insist upon being obcyed. ! am sure
my mother loved me as much as
do you. But she believed I'm tram,
ing me. Perhaps she was wise--l
don't know"
"Now. mumsie. dear, don't 60 10
getting the idea in your head that /
would have been better had you
brought me up as you were, or a.
Hortense Thompson is being brouEu.
up. The poor girl Is told she nust
and she mustn't until ] should i1lnN
she would throw everything ln w
house at someone. No, muWsit We
are "a new generation, and a d.l'rI-
Cut one. Nou--and "a Few others
have awakened TO The fact that cut
dren, young people. have rIghl TO
their freedom, their own s"l-rAp',s
sion. u won't be long before l"'
others will have TO taN lu n.''
whether they want to or net. We ~
i mean the new generation 80 M"l
take the bits IN our teeth and sang
our own gait, whether or mo-. N'1
the funny part OF IL, mums.'' VII
be that we will be far more ch''..,U.,
to keep straight ana square iHaN w
are now, when there's every t'I'P'",
zion to cheat Not with me. ul
course, but with girls Ike HoI, 'us,
Ii IL isn't so, why docs the Iu.n,
system work 80 well I'm alI w
schools and colleges? by the way,
good idea--subjcct for my nchl "
ticle. I'm off, mumsie, while IL J.
fresh In my mind ia
"The dear thing" Margaret sa,.
az the door slammed ait,r wv
tempestuous girl.
Tomorrow--Martha Hardy D'.''''
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rolled into town. nd shelves weighted with such
stock as was never IN AdamaDt before.
big sign, The Eight Per Cent Store" blazoned
from above the door Cash and carry" Come In and
convince yourself" "Our prices will sell our goods"
We're business for profit but not for pronteerng"
and many other similar placards adorned the windows
The day OF the opening found the new store ready
for business, with clerks in clean white behind tho
counters. And prices astoundingly low-twenty
sometimes nifty per cent lower than those the people
had been used to ps ying
Tho first day the store was thronged with curious
visitors.
The next day more came TO buy than TO look.
From across the street the old established Pioneer
Store watched and seized with panic. Scouts
ported tho rivals prices and hurried calculations re-
veaed ghasty effects on their prohs IL they cut to
meet them But there was help for II.
SO they and cut.
ITS war 10 the hltr' they said.
They began a vigorous campaign OF advertising in
glance to the Pioneer crowd Patronze home indus
try" the keynote OF their appeal Favorable
crop reports enabo to reduce prices. The high
Of living going down. We have Just received
a large stock OF a bankrupt house and sell II at
price lower than the original cost"
In their campaign they careful not to attribute
their cuts TO the lead set by the Rasher store That
would have been admission that their previous
prices had been too high. As Rasher had been
forced to tho wall they wanted tho road clear for
resumption OF their old and highly profitable scale Of
prices.
Rasher imported complete printing OUTFIT Installed
in a truck, and flooded the town with handbills. He
referred Pioneer Stores Limited the Prohteer
Stores Unlimited and the people, with the recollection
OF high prices fresh in their minds. swarmed TO his
store. The sympathy OF the townspeope with him.
Thus Harry J.. Rasher brought era OF fair food
prices and in the minds OF many the belief was
strengthened that he possessed strange powers that
brought them luck
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holdup.
Honesty should demand no re-
ward, honesty should be an in
grained attribute OF character that
neither expects nor accepts pay for
being. II Il does accept pay. 1t Is
not honesty. It is barter and trade
Some contend that people Just
make" you take n reward, they
insist they won't "feel right" un-
less you do. In such case 1t Is
not reward. and should be so
distinguished for tho sake OF the
recipients self-respect. II is a token
OF appreciation, given, not as pay
for the return of an object to its
rightful owner. but In gratitude and
as an expression of happiness be-
cause what was mourned as lost is
found again.
But. with child, surely" some
protest, ITS different. He ought
couraged TO continue to be honest.
on the contrary, he should have
| 1t made very plain that the amount
Of money. favor, or even words oil
! praise, are given In no wise as a
reward for his honesty; that hon
csty deserves. much less demands
, are bestowed simply out of the full
ness OF heart happy that the lost
| is found.
Let the child see that honesty Is
nothing unusual, nothing to make q
fuss over, II is what was expected
and there would have been kcer
! disappointment I'm him as "A little
| gentleman had he not rushed TO tn,
owner the minute the owner wa'
! indicated.
a few years ago woman lost e
/ cameo pin that had been hel
mothers. She was greatly dis
I trossed and, OF course, advertised
/ Offering the usual reward"
woman OF very poor circumstance
| found Il. a washerwoman, In fact
and notified the owner. When tn,
/ latter went to the shabby it'll,
home and was handed the coveted
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a packidge came for pop ylstidday
and after suppir he sed. Now I'm go-
ing TO give everybody a trect, I'm
going TO try on my new taller made
suit, the ony way to get a perfeck
III is to have your clothes made TO
mcclure, now If you wunt to see the
original AFRO collar man, jest wait a
few minnits.
And he went In his room and came
back agen with blue suit on fitting
him mutCh better In some places
than wat il did in others, but not
meny. ma saying, Wen for gooduiss
sakes. Wlllyum.
Watts the matter, watts rong, wat
now? sed pop.
You look simply dredfill, scd ma.
Wich he did, and pop sed, Now
look heer, mother, don't start rite In
by showing your ignorants, because
the ony thing you'll gain by that will
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rhis CrItic Is Known.

Editor world; I've been wondering hcap
lately what YOU would have had to write about
In ycr paper n that bank in Okmulgee hadn't
busted nor the soldier boys tried TO get bonus
from congress It seems to me you have wasted
lots OF time setting type to tell about this and
that. 1t hasn't made the best reading matter.
Another thing, don't you ever get tired OF up
holding the republican party for everything II
does-rlght or wrong--and always picking
flaws with the dolngs Of the democrats2 Can
yourself 20 sleep at night after doing that all
day? / notice you have column called the
barometer OF public opinion" but as | see
lt your paper Is a thermometer OF republic
an sentiments" II appears to me paper
shouldn't stir up trouble and raise lot of nell,
but ought TO tell the people the truth And
why fight tho bonus when you know It's no use,
and besides you know you are not In earnest
You'd hate, as some OF tho rest OF US. to see
the boys boatcn out OF what's coming to them.
Yours truly, ALE FREEMAN,
Dustin, March IS.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-03-20
Just Folks
THE WAY or GOLl


When ! qult playing in the ran
ia found tho way to hit the ball;
An summer long Ia strugglcd hard
But hadn't made decent card,
Ana then one day DC came TO me-
/ finished with an cighty-threc'
For that last glorious day or two
I had a perfect follow through
u mado me sick to think that !
Must shortly put my golf clubs by
"Oh would" ! cried, that this wore
Spring!
] might porpctultc thus swing
Wore this tine start and not tho close,
ia Ei,e real battle Co my foes.
Al last my drive is simply great.
But my success has come too late?"
Now comes the Spring, aud ! shall ;ry
March Aprll, May Juno and july
To drive a golf bali as I did
The day when Winter shut tho lid.
I'm s,ruggle, strive and pitch and strain
To get that follow through again
And wonder Naiuly through 10 an
just what Il was sdld last Fall,
August shall come aud / shall be
Ten strikes away from eighty three
sun wondering desperate and mad,
About the perfect strike / had.
September days win come and go
| Win not decent score TO show
| Then one raw day III fnd the swing.
Only TO walt another Spring,
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-03-20
Political ncdTcIInANs.

Editor World: Apropns OF your editorial on
tho strange bedfellows that politics make will
you allow a political orphan 20 remark that
Senator Borah did not so 10 the chamber OF
MI Wllson--lt was the other way ana the
senator from Idaho always has room for any
body travelling In his direction, But senator
Lodge, and your friend, Colonel Harvey, are the
fellows that have turned IN" with the former
president You and I enjoyed very much what
the editor of HaryCy's Weekly used to have 70
say about Mr.. Wilson aud "voices in the air.
But the ambassador TO London In his famous
speech a week or 40 ago. when he all
togEed up in royal garments and nun" OF hands
across-the-seu sentiment and blends" got Oft
the following: Emotions" he SAYS, "as MIR.
pooley would put 10, were nevertheless felt to
be sure and true. They were I'm the air. They
enyoloped beings with atmospheric attributes
which inspired wistful conviction Get that?
And our old friend the senator from A6ssR-
Chusetts, you remember how he sneered at Mr..
Wilson's statement about breaking tho heart
OF tho world OF course you do. Wen, sir here
day ON tho four-flush treaty: Lot w not blight
ing OF strange political bedfellows, Il would be
hard TO bet your own good self and the editor
OF the evening paper both supporting tho new
ought to have an action for infringement Of
out for Brother Jones--yOu know he copyrights
everything, no matter who writes II.
Tulsa March IS, A, 4. SWEENEY.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-03-20

Contrary stars rule TODAY ,...-,
ing TO astrology, for while Nor.,uu..,
" IN benetic aspect the sun ana ~
turn are strongly adverse. '"'
II is a favorable SWAY for 5,.,.
matists and all who bear Inoss.p..ol--
Of Importance since It give Ws, Wses
foresight, protection and wisdom,
Whatever is written when Nrsrcm.-
Is friendly should be fortunate az
lor thls reason. editors. roportors
auu bdVetllslng men should mnka
tho most OF this days opportunltis'
Contracts OF various sort u,y ..
signed today with a fair prospeS, ~,
profit unless they concern ls,s
Leases and rentals are subject 10 tb.
most sinister sign. "'e
Danger OF disappointment o.s
losses for persons who have bo,rtt
property on the installmcnt min, {.
pres1gcd.
Lawyers have the forcco.. n,
year OF tho most cXtraordInarv o..
tivity. a legal case OF inferrsftov.,
moment again Is prognostic1iod
Criminal prosecutions are 90 bo q.
numerous IN 1929 as In the br.yiovs
year, but tho slow American rraios,
against evils will be registered ip F,
tar-reaching manner.
A movement 20 reduce the au,pr,
OF law breaking will a.eowpf'sb
much, it Is prophesicd, and women
will lead il.
This is not q favorable SWAY .uB,.
which to seek any sort OF preforrspt
or oven tho most humble em5loy.
ment.
The sun is I'm an aspect coudurIvs
to arrogance and cEotism. su thar
I'mcn and women who exercise an
thority may not be approacnah'a.
The eecrs declare that tho com.
figurat.on believed 80 encourage
conceit and sclf-satsfactlon win be
especially potent In its effects M,
residents OF the United states and
warn that the young should be
| taught humanity.
Mercury ruling the tenth pre.
sages great political excitement I'm
many cities, much spcech-maEinr
and many vlrulent newspaper ar.
ticles seem 70 be foreshadowed
Persons whose birthdatc II ls may
| have n year OF many cxactiong Bust
ness affairs may require unusual AZ.
| tcntion.
Children born on this dav are
! likely 10 be clever and quick-witted
| but inclined 10 small vanlucs. They
| will have the power to win success.
IL properly guided.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-03-20
CHAPTER CIX.
Joan Talks OF the "HOnOr Systcm."

JOhn lhihs Oh inc 'hOnOr SlsttUl.
Both Joan and her mother
laughed heartily at Hannah's naive
remark and Joan said:
I'm glad someone had faith in
my powers of attraction"
You're attractive enough. but
suspicion you are mighty hard to
suit. Miss Joan" Hannah returned
with the liberty of an old servant.
"Of course, 1 ami And in no
hurry, either, Hannah. ! believe in
letting well enough alone. I'm happy
now with my work, and you and
mumsie, why should / want TO make
a chance?"
"Only just because it's natural.
Miss Joan, natural for young things
to fall in love and get married, and
have children, There's enough
Hannahs In the world already with
out any more gifts stayin' single.
to make cookies for all the chill
dren."
Hannah never had ceased to re-
gret she had not married when
young. She probably boasted of a
beau" but she had wanted to wait
until they could lay aside enough to
furnish a home and he, impatient,
would not wait. but married Ham
nah's Chum, girl inferior in every
way TO the level-headed girl who
wanted to save first.
Plenty OF time. Hannah. That's
all | have is time" Joan said laugh
ingly, neither she nor her mother
paying any attention to Hannah's
grumbling, which ran something like
this:
"Um--if you don't hurry up--your
ma will never marry that nice Mr..
IL.
it's a shame-and ] dasn't say a
word for fear I'll put my foot In IL
and-it is all | can do TO keep STILL"
a soliloquy that continued long after
she reached the kitchen. But Han
nah knew Joan too we'll TO risk med
ding. She knew the girls aversion
to her mothers marrying again,
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think he was carcliss, thinl, he was
blind, she sed, and pop sed Wat YOU
think and the true faCks Of the case
are intircly different suhiecks. SO {
will cheerfully make alloWants for
your ignorants.
Do you meen 10 say the necz aro
Supposed to look ike that, no matter
how ignorant l am? sed ma, and pop
sed, The subieclC is closed. Wich fest
then the telefone rang and pop
ansered It, saying, who. the taller?
You did wat? Sent me the rong blue
serge suit? III say you did, your not
telling me eny news, IL looks as if lt
was made for 3 other men and none
OF them enywhere neer my size or
even shape.
And he hung up and quick took
the suit off agen and went TO the
movies by himself and me so he
wouldn't heer ma laff.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-03-20
TOuChStOneS of Success
DIRECTING YOUR EFFORTS TO REACT
YOUR GOAL
From "Touohstones OF suco,as." Copyright by
Vir Publishing Company.
BY REAB-ADMGRAL BRADLEY A FISKE,
Now york CITY Y. s. Navy.


New York city, L. S. Navy.
Every young man should make p picture IN
hs mind OF the kind of a life no desires TO lead
After this picture has been thoroughly i'm
printed his mind, It will be the beacon that
viii guide his step.
10 Ia important therefore, for the young
man TO decide what Kind OF success he desires.
II hc decides that II is to make money, his
efforts Will he directed TO making money; n
IL ls TO achieve fame, hc will work for fame
~ II Is for power. he will work for power: II
It IL for pleasure he will seek pleasure; II II
is for ease and comfort, he will seek them: IL
1t Is for gody life, he will seek that
with tho majority Of young men, however,
tho picture imprinted on their mind IL not
very clear bright, and never becomes deeply
imprintcd with the result that most men do
not follow q straight path toward success OF
any distinctive kind, but dcviate continually
to the right and then TO tho left as some
novel attraction beckons to them. II IS for
this reason that most men never achieve sue
cess OF any kind, even unworthy success. They
drift through life, as "A piece OF wood drifts
the surface OF flowing water
II is better to do this than to achieve sue
cess In gaining evil object. or TO achieve
oven "a success that IS not itself evil but is
gained by evil methods. Tho only way 20
achieve worthy success by proper methods
is-first, 10 make a mental picture OF a noble
life, and then walk straight toward It.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-03-20

Mr. Bryan Is urging his democratic friends In
tho senate not to mako tho mistake of opposing
the four-power Pacific pact But Mr. Bryan
also urged his friends in the senate not to make
the mistake Of marching with Wilson the
league issue through a slaughter-houso to an
open grave. one OF the cardinal principles OF
democracy is to do the wrong thing when there
is an opportunity to do the right. And the re-
grettable part Of It II that too many re-
publicnns In recent years are practoing that
same principle.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-03-20

Wouldn't II be surprising to some OF the boys
II the people one OF these days should become
so thoroughly dlsgusted over the fine frenzy
of municipal campaign that they'd all re-
main at home election day. Sometimes we
think that would be good thing and a fitting
rcbuRe After ALL most folks don't care who
hauls tho garbage from their alley, Just 30 rs
hauled regularly.
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be TO show your ignorants, Jest be-
cause this suit duzzent cling TO me
like wall paper 1 Suppose you think
its not a good tit, but don't show
your ignorants, because let me tell
you It's a perfeck fit and this careless
appearants Is ixackly and precisely
wat the taller tried for.
Well he got It all rite, its the
most carellss looking thing I've seen
for a long vile. but II you deliber-
ately pick out a carellss taller wat
Clts can you ixpect? sed ma. I don't
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Barometer of Public Opinion
French Girl Explains.

Editor World; As you seem to worry so much
about war debts, I thought It might help you
to know that In 1871 our grandmothers gave
willingly their jewelry, even their wedding
rings TO the treasury in order that our national
debt to Germany be paid. We, their grand
children, will certainly do as much when 1t
comes 10 Lay the United states.
Just have patience and be assured that other
countries besides your own are honest and hon
orable. Yours truly, FRENCH GIRL"
Tulsa March Is.
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The first 60 days OF n two-wcck municipal
campaign are the most difficult and annoying.
After that things settle down and most every
body IL decently satisfied by the fourth Of
next July we win largely have forgotten the
present burning municipal issue. That's one
good thing about municipal politics.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-03-20

Men who Know How are never
out of a job.
Nothing In the world hides home
illness like good teeth,
our greatest problem today Is
how 20 get BY without doing any
work.
Honesty never displays itself hut
dishonesty Is always on dress parade.
Going somewhere else II a costly
habit invented by railroads and no.
tells.
Nuvolists marry them i'm the last
chapter, and then the divorce law
yer begins to rub his hands
Hez Heck Says:
The closer you git To vamp.
the more you detect tho drug store -
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1t doesn't
look pretty IN
print, but, alb
solutely. find
ing a lost
article and de-
uanding a &C.
ward before
returning II to
the owner, is
nothing less
I II a n black
mail, nothing
less than a
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-03-20

Some fellow has invented an instrument that
registers an there IL to know and feel about a
ass. II they ever cross that thing with dicto-
graph and set 1t working won't there be a sweet
story for the papers2
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An exchange presents labored lead editorial
ON "uur Thinking Functions' Who, do you
suppose. he's talking about? Surely not the
propondcrant mass OF Us who refuse to think
at an.
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Tho peach buds are showing color, Ana that
goes for both kinds
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Oklahoma Outbursts

The trouble with most treaties Of peace Is
that they are merely preparations for war.