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The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-19
How the World Stands

Nudge Lundy other did us too
much honor or grave injustice.
Perhaps It would serve no useful
purpose TO discuss either. II Is per-
mitted us, however to assure the
gentlemen that The World did not
raise its little finger to Influence
either the action OF the democrats
or that OF the republicans: that the
rather old-fashioned code of this pa
per holds IL peculiarly abhorrent to
practice any such methods for the
purpose OF making public opinion
seem one thing when as a matter OF
fact Il IL another; that II is because
such a practice ~ common In par
tisan circles that The World recon-
mends so unhesitatingly the adop-
ton of the nonpartisan amendment
and the abolition OF the practice
complained OF.
Another speaker, Senator David
son, is quoted as having made an
eloquent plea for the rejection Of the
nonpartisan amendment and the re-
tcntibn OF the partisan flesh pots In
our municipal affairs, finding II
agreeable TO his judgment TO say
that the brains Of the republican
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-19

PITTSBURGH, Pa.-Ssveral So
cal ahG financial leaders of this city
are planning a circuit league In
grand opera.
Pittsburgh Is grand opera mad.
The best theatrical attraction eacn
year. from a box office standpoint,
s the week OF grand opera put on
BY New York company. Every
performance draws a packed house.
Last year Mary Garden and her
trouper, from Chicago played a
weeks engagement TO tremendous
audiences No theater in the city
was big enough. The shriners
mosque was hired, and every per-
iormance saw a capacity house.
The smartest OF the smart set here
are planning and organizing a grand
opera company for Pittsburgh. An
dreas Dippel, former administrative
member OF the Metropolitan Opera
company OF New York. Is supplying
the technical experience, and the
smart set members are planning TO
supply the money.
May Raid Old Companies.
The United States Grand Opera
company, as the local company will
be known, hopes to get singers from
The Metropolitan and Chicago com
panies. IL Mary Garden quits In
Chicago the Pittsburgh company
would take her. II Rosa Ponsellt
doesn't like the way they act at the
metropolitan. then she can come
here. The Pittsburgh company al
present is open to all singers sing,
ing better than 400 on a baseball
batting average. There's TO be ar
opera training school here to devel'
op singers.
It is planned to begin the seascr
me middle of October, 1922. The
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-19
AN EDITORIAL.
Ry II A. LATTA.

a meeting OF local democrats last
Tuesday evening made It quite evi-
dent that so far as that particular r
assemblage Is concerned the demo-
cratic party is quite intensely OPP
posed TO the charter amendment
which seeks to give to the city nom
partisan government. In fact, the
Tuesday evening asse mblage went on
record against all of the charter
amendments including that which
provides for the election of commits
sioners to specific office.
We regret this action, naturally.
Because we had hoped--we had per-
mitted ourselves to believe-tlfat
these amendments would not be
made the subject of partisan assault.
In particular we had hoped that
Amendment No. would challenge
the support OF almost every voter,
since II is clearly logical that cam
didate should be elected to spe-
citic office so that the qualifications
of the man might be measured
against the requirements OF the Of
flee.
However, we do not entertain any
grievance against the gentlemen who
assembled at the municipal audito-
rum Tuesday evening. In declar-
ing against the very idea OF nonpar-
tisan government they were acting
well within their rights. In attrihut-
Ing improper motives to those seek
Ing to remove the sinister influence
OF the professional political fixer
from our neighborhood affairs
that our wives and sisters and
sweethearts might find their politi-
cal duties. they also acted within
their rights. II their arguments
were more tinged with prejudice
than intelligent information. they
md not we must suffer the conse.
uupncc
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-19
Will 1t Be Political Clique, or Officials
Relieved of the Responsible of Rewards
An Appeal for Support the Nonparsa Charter Amendment Which Affords
Womanhood Its Great Opportunity Become Vital Factor the Govern
OF Home and Neighborhood

the sponsor OF employees rather than
to the employees themselves.
This is the practice Of
partisan municipal 0OUern-
meRi. II has dliCdBs been
and il wiH dlpdBS be; and
il knOus no distinction be-
tWeen the tiCo great parties.
Who is going 60 spend Tulsa's
millions during the next two years
the democratic or republican orgnui-
zation or some set Of proven men
who Will not be compelled to subnr-
dinato their own honorable inclina-
tions to such n systemY
IL THERE \ TAXPAYER IN
THE CITY WHO REALLY BE-
hENES HE CAN SECURE RE
LIEF FIR q NJ PREVAILING
PRACTICES WITH REFER
ENCE TO the LETTING or
CONTRACTS AND THE CON
DUCT or PUBLIC WORK ny
MERELY VOTING THE REpUB-
LICANS OUT AND THE DEMO-
GRATIS IN?
No greater mistake could be
made! But Tulsa has not had q
mayor In It's entire history but who.
elected to office, not as a partisan
but as citizen agent OF tho entire
community but would mako the
municipality an acceptable cxccu-
tive, would reduce the cost OF the
public service and add immeasurably
TO the, efficiency OF that service.
And again wen abide by the de-
cisIon OF these past mayors them
selves. Both Wooden and Hubbard
had grave difficulties during their
administrations. Both were In o
sense victims OF public coudemna-
tion. And the truth In both In
stances is that each was tho victim
OF a system he was incapable OF con-
trolling. Each knows Il. Each viii
truthfully say go II approached.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-19
Pittsburgh Wants an Opera Company

season will last 90 weeks, during
which 12O performances are planned
at the rate of six a week. These
performances will be divided as
follows: Pittsburgh 10. Cincinnati
10, Cleveland 10, Detroit 10, Toron-
to, Canada. 10, Louisville s, Youngs-
town. Ohio, g. lpdianapolis D.
wheeling, W. Va, 3, Columbus, Ohio
8 and Toledo, Ohio, 8. The remain
ing 40 performances will be allotted
in series OF two or three perform
ances to cities located within the
radius of the tour. which will in
clude the states of Ohio, Michigan,
Indiana and ontario, Canada, and
also a few cities like Erie, Pa. and
Buffalo. n. Y,
Farrar Is Mentioned.
Already some OF the foremost
singers in this country have been
mentioned as possibly becoming
members of the Pittsburgh com
pany, but they have not signed yet
Geraldine Farrar has been cast for
| the role of leading woman singer. II
you would believe the current news
paper dope, but no one has yet seen
any contract with Geraldine sigma
| ture on 81.
There are many high h-grade chora.
societies In Pittsburgh, and the best
talent in these societies will make
up the choruses.
Such well known figures In loca
society as Mrs. George II. Wilson
Mrs. Ralph Finn. Mrs. Taylor All
derdice, Mrs. Louis Affelder, Mrs
Lawrence Litchfield, Mrs. j. $. Mar
tin, Miss Myrtle McAteer, Mrs. Aus
tin Nichola. Mrs. Gertrude NJ. Roh'
rer. Mrs. Nathaniel Speer and Mrs
J. o. W,llace are behind the opera
l oroa nj izat tfOn
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>rvRERN. S. c., Feb. 1s,-A
Lsarine a number OF verses from
sg scrlntnres and the name of
ins ss az Miner, Klassvllle, ontario.
,annd ,l"d lied TO tie leg OF a Wild duck
igTs p"isS recently by Clyde Keener OF
sst,,on. Tones county. near here has
tIoneht 10 light the existence of a
.rsn for wild fowl on the north
. E.re Of Lake Erie to which the
, ,..1bered tribes flock in huge num-
,ars Keener wrote Miner advising
SS1, Of the finding of the tag.
Ths latter in an answering letter
.,.,ed that wild ducks and geese
.,on nj his farm during the course
Their migratory journeys and that
.snd the birds are the best friends.
y ~. saIa he had built a pond for the
ias,hered tourists and that he feeds
,bsm 500 bushels OF corn each year
during their two months stay at MS
place. ,, ,,,,
Mr.. Miners letter, in part, follows:
THANK you for having reported
H,dlng the tag. now have tags
-atprned to me off wild geese and
srcra from North Carolina to Hud-
son Bav. In several instances the
,og. have been found by Indians In
,bs FAR north after shooting the
sirds and they have taken them to
hudson Bay agents, who forwarded
hem to me.
81 have had tags returned to me
rom 23 different states and prov
,oces, the farthest south being
cpvdan. La, and the farthest west
bslng Englefield, Saskatchewan.
II try to tag all the birds that
,osnd some time at my place. Forty
Dsr cent OF those that tag In the
hl return to me the following
sprlng. others stay here all the time,
h spite Of the fact that the weather
groTs very cold. As l am writing
ynn there are about seventy-five wild
geese and 40 wild ducks feeding
within so feet OF me. They are keep
ing a small hole open in the pond
and they are depending on me Tor
food.
N took me several yearsto get
the birds coming. At last. however
A small bunch came and they ap-
parently told others, until their little
flock grew into small cloud. In
Act have seen the wild geese rise
I'd 50 thick that you could scarcely
ue through them, and their honk-
ug could be heard over a mile away.
Strangers Feel at Home.
During the last six or seven years
have fed them in the months or
March and April 500 bushels of corn.
When the birds stop off here they
usn 10 leave all fear behind them.
Even strange birds. visiting my place
for the first time, let me come WITHIN
, few feet OF them. They evidently
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-19
CoHspirators Busy

While the democratic brethren
were ordering flowers for the obse-
quies of the nonpartisan amendment
the republicans of the county court
house were arranging for the priest.
So that we find, as we had expected
to find, the professional politicians
of both parties preparing to nlarch
shoulder to shoulder in the conspir-
acy to defeat this latest effort TO Sc
cure better local government for
Tulsa. This makes the opposition TO
nonpartisan government bipartisan
"a thing in itself so sign cant that
1t ought to. command the very
thoughtful consideration OF the con-
structive citizenship whose sole con-
Germ Is 10 secure the best possible
local government while at the same
time welding the public opinion of
the community into harmonious
whole. And in this class OF citizen
ship we have permitted ourselves 10
believe there will eventually be dis
covered not only the great bulk Of
our business men. the directors OF
our local enterprises, the ablest and
clearest thinkers among our trades
men. but likewise the great bulk Of
woman voters.
We cannot agree that either the
coterie of republicans at the county
courthouse nor the larger assembly
OF democrats at the municipal
| building Tuesday evening expressed
| the sentiments OF the majority in
either party. II is possible that both
did. That we concede: but we arc
| inclined to believe that neither did.
Because the element In politics self
| ishly concerned with office getting
| u such, when compared to that Gle
ment which has no expectation OF
/ running for office, no ambition 10
| become an affice holder--whose
chief interest is in benefiting from a
public service honestly served and
! economically administered. Is neg
| ligible In numbers In both parties,
although In each this negligible mi
nority is quite frequently capable OF
making itself the controlling factor
because of superior wisdom and
practice in the arts of politics and
more energetic embracement OF
opportunities.
Judge Lundy. who presided over
the democratic meeting Tuesday
evening paid his compliments to The
World. lie prefaced his observa-
tions by the remark that he had
positive evidence that The World
had sought TO pack the meeting
in order that its findings would be
favorable to the nonpartlsan amend
Iment. The effect Of this remark
seems TO have met expectations, for
Il Is reported that the vote against
the nonpartisan amendment was
unanimous. A truly partisan trick
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-19
It's UD to the Voter

But, we submit in meekness,
neither action, nor both together.
can be accepted as either conclud-
ing the discussion nor, necessarily,
vitality influencing the decision to be
rendered by the electorate next
Tuesday. Because as stated pre-
viously, the professional political ole-
ment of the two parties does not,
combined, constitute anywhere near
majority OF the citizenship OF
Tulsa. And It is to this broad citi-
zenship. undivided by partisan ar.
tificialitles. that The World and
other friends of cleaner. more ef-
ficient and more capable govern
ment address themselves. And IT IL
to this vastly superior tribunal that
Tuesdays DECISION rendered by the
republican politicians and concurred
in by the democratic politicians Is
taken on appeal.
Against the desire OF the demo-
cratic and republican politicians,
Tuesday openly expressed as a deter
mination, TO retain the interests OF
Tulsa as a partisan asset IL possible,
bipartisan asset II necessary, there
stands this soldering fact:
During the next two years this
neighborhood corporation OF ours,
otherwise known as tho municipality
of Tulsa and in which every citizen
is contributing stockholder, is TO
expend probably $l0,000,000. Dur
ing this period the Spavinaw water
project is TO be completed at a cost
of $6,S00,000. The average amount
of public work. paving, sewer. etc,
will probably run the total to the
uum stated.
No,y. what Drudent citizen OF
tbr CIV ,youId Voluntarily select "A
ncIltIcoI orranIzatjon 10 suDcrin.
tend the cNpcndIturc of this vast
sum of money? I'VE must have
party responsibility In our govern
ment," say the eloquent orators Of
| both partisan organizations. Aud
with the party responsibility in
yokcd and recognized, the person.
| al responsibility for safeguarding
the public interest disappears. Alb
solutely no other business could
exist under such conditions ns
govern municipal government
answcrable 10 or influenced by
| partisan organization, anu M
muhicipai NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ticccu
undcr party name hre ihiiuehotu
ny pariisah orsahil'uoh 10 w,
proven dctrhhent OF goNernnlen'"'
ciilclehcy, ccohons """ '"hcS'''
II is rather singular that just now
when there is widespread dlssatis
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-19
The Political Factor

What sane man or woman would
deliberately elect to entrust the
democratic city central committee
with the expenditure OF this $lO,-
900, 900, or the republican city cen-
tral committee I'm preference 60 a
free Individual. backed by the con-
structive. taNpayiug, home-loying IN
terests OF the community such AZ IL.
O. Mcclure, or II. l.. Standeven. for
instance?
To make the illustration even
more to the point, let Us consider the
men now being discussed for mayor
or at least some OF them. In the
democratic party there are three
outstanding potential mayorality
a nd d a @ s--Charles Hubbard.
Frank Wooden and Herman New
block. Each man has many admir-
ers and supporters. The World does
not hesitate single moment TO ex-
press the view that each Of them is
capable OF executing honorably and
efficiently the office OF mayor.
But WHO WILL URGE THAT
ANY ONE or THE THREE
WILL MAKE A BETTER OR
EVEN AS GOOD 4 PUBLIC or
FTCIAL If ANsWEItABLE no
THE CITY CENTRAL COMMIT
TEE OF HIS PARTY As HE
WOULD IL ELECTED BY THE
CONSTRUCTIVE CITIZENSHIP
or THE CITY REGARDLESS OF
PARTY AND THEREFORE no
THE WHOLE PEOPLE AND
HELD no RIGID RESPONSIBLE
ITY OF HIS OWN?
In this latter capacity not one but
would. even though II may be ad'
mltted he would be somewhat intlu'
enced on partisan grounds, not one
but would appoint his Bubordinatet
with an eye more or less single 10 his
own official success and would. as a
| consequence, feel called upon 10
know what such subordinate was DO
| ing.
But II the mayor Of the demo
cratic central committee--we say II
without the slightest intention OF be-
coming offensive or Objectionable
he would be compelled 20 give rec
| ognition TO the boys who deliver the
| bacon In election enterprises. illega
voting, Illegal registering and 30 or
| included. Kinney, Joyce and all th'
I important elements Of the city cen
trail organization would force recog
milton. would get their hand into tn
various public funds. And th'
mayor would be forced TO look u
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-19
Georgia Editors wiz
Hear Talk About Hogs

ATLANTA. -- Newspaper editors
from all parts OF Georgia are here
today for tho midwinter meeting OF
the Georgia Press association. OF
which william G.. Sutlive OF the
Savannah Press Is president.
A feature of the program Is an
address scheduled to be made by X.
NJ. Striplin. secretary and manager
OF the Southwestern Fair associa-
tion, on More Swine and Livestock
for Georgia" While raising swine
and livestock may not be INDUCED
In personally by the editors, Mt least
not all OF them. Mr.. striplin hopes TO
interest the newspaper men III
move which he belleves will greatlN
benefit the state financially and eeo-
nomically.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-19
Women to Operate
Large Turkey Farm

GRAND ISLAND Nob.--A tur-
key ranch, conducted on the lines
of big cattle ranches, will be started
hero ncNt spring by q. A. RUM
baugh and Mrs Roy Burch.
These women have made n rnAn-
clal success ~ the turkey business
conducted on a small scale. They
now plan 10 start the 1929 season
with a foundation OF 500 birds 10 be
ranged over the sandhill country in
small flOCkg.
Horders will he hired TO attend
each flock and guard against raids
by coyotes, wolves and other preda-
tory animals.
Tho women say their feed will
cost virtually nothing aa tho flocks
will thrive and fdtttn on grasshop-
pers and other natural feeds that
abound IN the sa1dhlll region.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-19
seemed Funny 10 Him.

That all people do not have the
same slant on humor is illustrated
in the following story:
one OF the wealthiest men In
Youngstown recently said 20 a
friend: III, q,
"What was II about?' the iriend
encouraged. ,ro
II dreamed got into little
Ford that climbed up a telephono
mole. turned somt rsault on the
wires. and then slid down another
pole" ., - some
"Yes." the rich man exclaimed
Imagine me IN q Ford ----
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-19
WHO WILL SPEND TULSAS TEN MILLION DOLLAR
Wild Ducks and Geese
Tanned by Bird Lover
Who Feeds Thousands

have been told by the old timers
that there Is no danger.
1T Is a great sight to see all these
birds together. People for miles
around have heard of what | am do
Ing and thousands have come to see
the sight Even these strangers can
come within 40 or so feet of the
wild birds without causing them any
fright. Not n single bird ever has
been shot on my premises and the
feathered tourists seem to know that
when they stop off here they are no
neutral ground.
OF course this is not so with re-
gard TO the surrounding territory,
over which have no Jurisdiction. /
have seen men shoot and wound a
duck or a goose and l have seen the
bird mako a desperate effort to
reach my place. Sometimes they
succeed and permit me to doctor
them. At other times they fan to
the ground before they can reach
tho safety zone.
II am opposed TO deliberate
slaughter OF ducks and geese just for
the sake OF shooting them. We've
got to be careful and call a halt to
this destruction, for unless we are
careful 1t won't be many years be-
fore geese and ducks are hard TO
find. | am trying my best TO give
the birds what protection | can. My
system OF tagging them is part of
this plan. ! have received letters
from many hunters who have writ
ten me that they uphold me in my
work.
His Work Fascinating.
"There is always fascination IN
overcoming prejudice and dislike.
Wild birds. of course, consider all
men to be their natural enemies. II
has been mighty hard for me to con-
vince them that l am their friend.
However, that conviction now
seems to be spreading among them
rapidly. Hundreds Of new birds
come here every year. | can always
tell when strange bird arrives. II
seems very shy. Not so with the old
timer, however. He comes sailing in
as fast as he can. honking a welcome
and proceeds to stuff himself on
corn.
II have one mallard duck which
was hatched and raised by domes-
tic fowl In 1912. She has now mi
grated and returned to me each
spring and has raised four families
in five SUMMERTIME lengths and
two mines.
my friend. TO see my pets return
to me year after year for food and
protection after they have evidently
SHE'D around and outwitted thous-
ands of hunters who hid in ambush
for them, and TO see wild geese
come home bleeding and with legs
broken, makes me feel that my work
! is really worth while"
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-19
Resemblance Noticed.

Mrs Beanie was admiring Mrs'
Deare's baby
"Oh, what darling"
"Dn.dai Goo-goo! Hoo! Da!" re-
piled the baby
Tho dear" exclaimed MrH'
Beanie. Hes trying 30 hard TO
talk"
"Ycg: h1 talks that way all day,
hut doesn't say anything ventured
Bobbio. the 5-year-old brother OF
the baby.
The baby Is 10 much like his
father" Mrs. Deara commented
aprOpos OF nothing, OF course,
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-19

wherein the most sensational
charges have been hurled with lit
tie ragard for established facts, We
expect to see established this fact:
The present administration has
tracked its predecessors with faith
ment has been one of tho dumping
grounds OF political nppointees
deserving party men who brought
In the bacon. and whom We must
take care OF IN some way And
these men have been made inspoc-
torg, superintendonts and what not.
Other departments arc In Ike man
ner afflicted.
There IL this difference between
the present city administration
aud the one which went bcslrc:
This IL republican,. and therefore
the political nppointccs have been
IN most part republican, while It's
predecessor was democratic and Its
dcndwood and dead weight w~s
democratic in large part. But IL
is utterly nblurd Ia raise the
question of comparative honesty In
or comparative efficiency as be-
tween the appointecs Of Charley
Hubbard. democrat, and Y. ID.
Evans, republican.
1t is the system. the prdc-
tice. that is Wrong and that
lcorks out the same, no mat
ter phich party is in control
Gt the city hall.
Ask Charles Hubbard II what we
say Is not so; II he did not constant
| ly find himself embarrassed by this
deadwood which he was, in the cir
| cumstances. powcrless to ignore.
1 Ask Evans II we are not relating the
precise facts. Then ask Frank
| Wooden and John Simmons and
| Rhode. who was mayor back prior
to the adoption OF the charter.
These men have had experience In
office. They have known what II
was 10 struggle against the practices
| of partisan politics while honestly
seeking to serve the public and the
city. And 10 they will he honest
/ and we say here and now that every
one of them will be in our judgment
they will tell you that the prac'
tices OF partisan politics--tho unes
capable necessities which were
theirs as the titular head OF thei
party, handicapped them almos
constantly In meeting the Just ex
pectatlons OF the public. In the case
of every one OF these former mayors
we'll bet n handsome sum each was
compelled not once but often to
cmpromise with his best judgmen,
In the doclsiops he was compelled
to make.
AND WE ARE AIM r
TEMPTED TO WAGER THAT
NOT ONE or THEM But WILL
TELL YOU THAT IL HE COULD
BE MAYOR WITHOUT THE Or
| LEGATION AND CLAIMS WHICH
PARTIsANISM IMPOSES. HI
COUI ID ACCOMPLISH FAR
MORE FOR THE CITY THAN
HE EVER DID ACCOMPLISH.
We condemn men for things they
are not responsible for. We con-
denim officers when we should con
denim the system under which they
came into being. And we permit
Yourselves 10 criticize cruelty individu-
ais without a careful knowledge OF
tho facts and the unacceptable neces-
stiles under which they struggle.