The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-13
Barometer of Public Opinion
On An Old Subject.

Editor World: Having Just read today's
paper, | thought | would like to write few
lines. do like TO read tho letters believe the
best OF all The World. but always read every
thing II contains. have noticed for several
days in the ad columns where some man has
asked for work. That he and his family were
In need. ana that he could not afford to steal
and lose his soul | only hope he has found
work by now But when read II II made my
heart ache to think that our laborng men have
to beg for work and II they cannot get work.
they want help to keep tho wolf from the door.
Now II times like they were back during
the clvIl war days would expect anything
elss2 Everyone knows we would not. but today
when good old U g. A. can boast OF having
more plentiful OF everything that we humans
need In this world stored away and going to
loss and thousands OF families IN starving
condition. Now what ls wrong, can someone
tell? Oh Il is sad to think OF the thousands
OF working men that now for over n year have
walked the countries over and over, looking for
work and their families at home without enough
to eat and scarcely any clothes. But we all
know it's only too trueNyou men that have had
Il TO do know what II means, don't you2
have often wondered how many little children
have gone without warm clothes this winter
and without plenty Of food which they need
the most OF now while they are small. do not
think there is an American laboring man that
has little children but what would rather lay
down his life than to see his little ones in want
and need for the necessities OF life, Work Is
opening up some we all know. But there are lots
OF idle men still and another thing, SO many OF
us have had to go In debt 30 far to live the
last year, that It makes wonder 10 we can
ever get our debts paid up again even II we
get work
We all know the Bible says Thou shalt not
steal and all who ever expect or want to go
to heaven know thieves cannot go there. and
when we read every day OF the stealing that
is going on II don't look like many will GO. But
| think II ls Just this way, men have begged for
work for long and could not get it. They
have seen their families In need and want for
so long thier minds are almost distracted until
they would risk stealing rather than starve. lts
a terrible thing when Just sit down to think
ebout It, when man has rent to pay, gas bills
TO pay, grocery bills to pay, and no work, and
they have TO be paid or it's move freeze and
starve. isn't IT.
often wonder when / read OF the thousands
OF dollars that is spent such things as cats
and dogs. that people pay hundreds OF dollars
for them. II that money was spent on chill
dren and old people, and people that are sickly
II sure would be wonderful world. But II
seems like It VIII never be.
One more thing and I'll close; The Bible
poor man poorer still, And that is TO he in
and stlll there is no peace and that there will
the last days and that peace will be talked OF
be earthquakes that Will be felt In all parts of
the world. for one think we are living In the
time that but very few generations will pass
away until the end OF time. have outlined
several things that l would like TO write more
about Lots OF people think our hard times
are over, and better times coming, but time
Is all that VIII tell, Isn't it7 So for one hope
Drumright Feb 0. MRS. OLIVE WINEMAN.
r. s,-I would like to say Just one word In
regards the Tulsa merchants IL they sell
everything as cheap as their ads In the papers
state, ! wish some OF them would come to
prumrigst