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The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-05
JUST 4 CLEAN or CHARITY.

], would be n narrowing thing TO be put face
10 face with the horrible Injustice done men
our brothcrs-by scandal suspicion and thought.
less aharRca Tulsa has experienced n lot of
this sort Of hoartlossncss and injustice during
recent months
Possibly some NJ these men who have been
attacked viclously with mot one atom OF ovi-
dcnce lodged against them. arc bad But vo
fancy that n the worst uf thclr accuaers was
known and tho best 90 the fellows themselves
equally known. the balance would bc lp favor,
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-05
Yes, Girls Should Advertise Their
Charms
Dy NORA COLE SKINNER

his ad. IL Is the same with n girl
VINO Is blessed with one or two beau
titul features. Unless she dresses
to bring out those features to the ut
most, most OF us won't see them.
shocking and / hope this is the
morning the paper gets lost in the
rose bushes for some few OF you.
There Is a girl In our city who Is
very homely, she has not pretty
face and her neck and arms are
what hateful, plump. people call
"scrnwny." But, she has beautiful
legs.
Apparently appreciating the stu
alton. she wears her skirts quite
short and a number of people have
said horrid things about her for Il.
| always defend her. The gods have
not been kind to that girl she lacks
that which every woman Graves and
every man adores. beauty of face
and form. but, relentinE, the gods
conceded her one gift, that OF deli
Cately shaped ankles and well de-
veloped legs, and instead OF hiding
them behind long skirts, she makes
the most Of what she has and with
out sacrificing true mOdcsty. wears
clothes in keeping with the eX-
trcme styles of the day and hose and
shoes that set off her one asset to
perfection.
Yes, | believe in girls advertising
their charms, but, as / said before,
not the billboard variety
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-05
GOOD HABITS, PERSENERING EFFORTS
AND 4 MIIL ORDEIED IIIE.

My parents came to this country from Eng
land when / was - years old and settled In
Worcester, Mass. our means being limited II
was necessary for me to begin WORKING at this
early age. ! worked In a cotton factory from
. o'clock d. M to 1880 p. m, with one and a
half hours of for meals / attended the Wiz
lagc school during the winter when possible
when n years old / was transferred TO work
In machine shop. Up to the day NJ my ma
jority all Of my earnings were given to my par
cnts except wnat had earned In working
overtime"
About this time l united with the Methodist
Episcopal church. l had an academic course
for three years but on account OF trouble with
my eyes | gave ug the idea OF going to college,
much To my regret. During these three years
| was greatly concerned as to what l should do
FOR my life work.
At rs | had an opportunity to acquire a small
book and stationery business. | had no capital
but | was offered the little credit | needed
was at the store early and late-was JanitOr-
store Clerk-buyer-sa salesman ana bookkceLer
My industry and attention to business details was
noticed by my friends and new credit was
needed II was afforded me.
What success / have obtained Is due, think,
to good habits a well ordered life, steady and
pcrseyerlng effort My experience as well as my
observation vcrfics the saying of Poor Richard
Keep thy shop and thy shop Will keep thee
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-05
As TO WOMEN SMOKING

|ReRarding the pending bill to forbid hy com
gressionaI enactment women smoking In public
places Miss Robertson expressed her opp,si.
uon on the ground that women should be per-
mittcd to smoke II they desire TO do so, adding
That at the worst not enough OF them would
do to really affect society, Uncle Joe can
non, when asked II he would support the meas
ore. replied profaney, but convnclngly, Hell,
no Let en- smoke II they want 20; my grand
mother smoked and she was as good a woman
as ever lived
One may well doubt the ability Of congress
70 enact a law OF this kind that would stand
the test OF the courts It Is passing strange that
the very men who were most active for the
constitutional amendment giving women the
franchise should now came forward with leg
islatipn limiting the constitutional rights Of the
new citizens.
n man may smoke In public undsturbcd
hv police interference. then on what grounds do
LEGISLATORS base their authority for denying
such right 10 the women culzcnsP Surely no
one will dispute tho assertion that the pending
bill Is class logislauon--n Kind ot legislation
forbidden by the constitution, ana Il is fur
her signiticant that various womon's organ
izauons are supporting this hill which would
establish the precedent Of limiting the constitu-
tional rights OF womankind--a precedent that
once established would inevitably be used al a
basis for further encroachments. We cannot
pamper our women and make them full -tledsed
citizens,
The world agrees readily with Miss Alice
ana Uncle Joe. Let women smoke II thew want
,o AT the worst not enough OF them viii want
"a smoke TO seriously harm society. Al any
rate. the place to prevent women smoking is in
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-05
B. M. S. AT SAPULPA
Programs for Last Week in April
Are Being Sent out From
Secretary at kinlta.

special TO Tine World.
NINTTA, April 4.-Progrlms l1r
the sixth annual meeting OF the
Northeastern District Women's Rap.
list Missionary society to be held az
SapulpA, April 20 and 81, are being
sent today TO the various churches
by Mrs. X. u. Sheldon, district prcs,-
dent. Of this city.
The district covers Is counties in
the northeast part Of Oklahoma,
and about 125 churches which are
asked to send messengers tp the
meeting The program will bee
opened at 7:45 with "A devotional
and song service by the Y. ". G.,
\. OF Sapulpa, after which an adj
dress will he delivered by Miss
Helen Warford, director of Young
Peoples Work. of oklahoma city
The evenings program will close
The meeting will begin Thursday at
with pageant by the Y. W. c. A.
$3.50 o'clock In the morning and
close at 9 o'clock in the evening
Some OF tho outstanding features
of the program will he an address
by Mrs Borta X. Spooncr, state
corresponding secretary OF the W.
n NJ. $. an address on "Tith.ng
by Mrs. II. T. Mansfield. state prosl-
dent, and the closing number The
Importance Of the IS Million Cam
paign." by Rev. c. Stubblcficld ot
Miami. who, although 10 years old.
Is one OF the most inspirI,iOna.
speakers in the state.
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The Horoscope
'-rhe stars incline but do ~,
opt 1914. BY Mcclure Newsps ps5 lsa. -


Astrologors read this as
uncertain day. Although rra,,. y
in benefic aspect early in the mo-. /"
Ing Jupiter. the Sun and Nep,r..
are adverse latyr in the day.
1t Is not a favorable rule for hn.
iness enterprises and there NAV -
many failures this month.
Declines in stocks. pred.st-s .,
fore the first OF tho year u.It :,
marked later in the spr-g
seers foretell.
This is not a promising y1rg,n..
tlon for those who seek favor, :,
any sort Political aspir.r.. b,.
most threatening aspect.
Criticism and misjuds,rort 81,
men and women m place. 'F ,U
sun may be expected at f... ,f...
All who eek 20 achieve i,5..
results in any line Of effort r,ss
expect to be hampcred and w.,
ed, owing to the sinister power ",
Neptune. "
Scandals that touch mon a.,
women who hold the corf.H.r.o I,
the public are prophosiod. Cow
nors OF states and heads OF i,r,.
institutions should be asr.c.siS
discreet.
This is not an ausplclous d.-,,.
ton " the itars for travel b.. ss,
and there nay be danger 81 lana
owing 10 strange accidents.
Again hospitals come under "
favorable influences that may Grin.
pie them. Lack OF sufficient NInd,
will be felt In many large ,..s
Spain and Portugal continue In.
der the most unfortunate rvIgs,co
Of the planets and they may lr fbs
scenes Of disorders, fires and oths,
troubles.
Ancient lore found this aspce,
most proptious for the hiring o.,
women IN any capacity.
Excessive drought in many par,,
! Of the world is to be expected i,
the INTERPRETATION Of tho Cel.pso ol
March 2s are to be trusted. South
America will suffer and will he m,
scene OF unusual earthquake
Persons whose birthdatc t h
have the auguayy OF travel .n m,
coming year. but they should guard
l'against losses Of various sorts.
ChNdrcp born on this day should
he original IN ideas and lnultIv.
TO the point Of clairvoyaucc. The,
may DO rather proud and inclined
to self indulgence but able to "A
/ Complish great things. III
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-05
PERSISTENCY, INTEGRITY. PATIENCE
AND WILLINGNESS.


Agricultural.
The salient points which have counted Tor
success In my career may, / think, fairly be
classified under two main heads namely, per-
sistcnCy and integrity, | persisted In obtain
ing an education, | have persisted In following
tho courses had set from time to time In order
TO reach one goal after another. Any boy, or
young man, who has "stlcktoitiycness' enough
to follow "A well-Chusen course, even though
thwartcd by uutoward circumstance will event
ually reach the goal he has set FOR attainment.
Integrity ls even more important man must,
above All things, be Trustworthy. on leaving
college 1 became assistant editor on weekly
paper published In New York. After l had be-
come familiar with the work the proprietor.
who was also cditor-iu-chlef, became seriously
ill, and although / was the youngest of the Of
flee force, both In years and service, was put
In charge Of the paper, and ran IL successfully
for nearly year and a half Tho experience
proved TO be. of great value. The deciding fac
tor In Cunfdng the business to me was the
fact that / could be trusted
Any ambitious young man, who Is endowed
with tho qualities of persistence and integrity,
which include patience, willingness for hard,
honest work, trustwort Illness and honorable
conduct under all circumEancc., can reach al
most any goal he may desire, that IL II he has
exalted ideals.
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Pop was reeding his spoarting
page after suppir and I scd, Hay,
pop, watts you think, | saw a fly in
the house today and ! swatted II.
Good. sed pop, and | sed, Yes, sir,
7 bet that fly wont lay' eny mere
eggs crround heer all rite.
@. do YOU think that's wat II had
bin doin2 scd pop.
Sure. l sed, holcy smoaSs, pop.
gosh. G., don't you know flys lay
about 3 million eggs II you don't swat
them. and look at all the flys you'd
have then.
That's rite, look at them. sed pop,
and sed, Well maybe this fly
swatted would OF layod about n mil
lion 500 eggs IL | hadent Of swatted
II and II ony half Of them hatched
out look at all the flys we'd OF had
crround the house,
cant bare to look at them sed
pop. that's Jest wat that ny mite Of
done, pervidlng 1t was that kind OF
IA fly
did rite to swat It all rite dldent
l. pop? | sed, and pop sed, You did
more than rite, the way YOU dlsCriAe
II you performed fine deed, | mite
even say noble act. and you'll get
your reward in heaven, for ! haven't
eny change jest now
Well watts you think swatted Il
with, pop? sed there wascnt eny
reguler swatter erround so | swatted
il with your folding shaving mirrer
with the sides, and ony one side
broak. wasent that lucky, pop?
Wich judging by pops Impression
he didcnt think 1t was, and judging
by all tho fearse cracks he gave me
with his slipper some place | dident
think so cny more either
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-05
MnnL ,ILnIcNL NONSENSE.


10 .' Voro NOT fpr the fact that we ara do
voted go individual liberty and against all laws
nor Absolutely general lu their application and
nood. we'd propose q law forblddine doctor per
sons from writing anything more than a pre-.
soIpuon or love letter Because when they
hog.n airing thoir ideas and theories they make
even Henry Ford look like n weak plDcr.
s.tt Tho latest report these writing modes
vsrc doing their best to stuff the public with
theories that tho outstanding qualities Of mon
arc to- be accounted for on a physical hypoth-
osls instead Of a mental or spiritual These
doctors account for greatness In any undertake
ing war letters science, cr!mc--ln fact all
genius--by physical phenomenon rather than
Otherwise.
Thus we are lold that Cacsnr aud Napoleon
we're ruthless because their 'ptuitnrcs were
formed uncvcnly;' that oscar Wilde was "cc-
centric" tobscrye the softness Of the term) and
low bccause his thymus was ovcrdcyelopcd,"
that Darwin was a genius because of 'unbal-
auccd glandular functlonnF" and that GRIM
inpls are victims OF thyroid conditions beyond
their control"
We wonder that It seems never 90 occur TO
these good wise men that possibly tho pho
nomcna they observe as cause, may he effect
instead. We have long wondered what was
wrong with Oscar wilde II never once
CURED 10 us that the thing which made him
"wild" was an ovcrdevclopcd thymuE. But sup
posing hs thymus was overdevecped. isn't II
altogether possible that Il was his mental sur
render to the bases lncllnatlons7f mind which
operated TO produce an overdevclopcd thymus?
,tAnd az for old Caesar and Nap--thero re-
mains n pretty general division OF opinion M
10 whether either was indeed ruthless. These
doctor writers assume they were thus doemat-
5ray concluding controversy that sayunts
and scholars have never been ablo to conclude.
Let ~ suppose the doctors arc right though not
one Of them ever had the privilege Of examn-
ing their "pltutarlcs" But suppose II was their
pluitaries. what more likely than that those
aef-same pltutaries became somewhat prom
inent az consequence OF mental qualities used
~ few men in the history Of the world have
used mental qualities?
81 As for Darwin, they can think and say what
they please about old Oar without exciting Bin
Bryan or the writer. We've mover had any too
much enthusiasm for par ourselves. Some
thing was unqucstionably tho matter with him,
ard the guess that Il was his unbalanced CLAN
dollar system" is as good as any other Prob
ably had hc eaten mincc pie with melted cheese
on 81, he would have been able to return and
fnd normalcy
Eut having gone as far ms they have I'm ac-
counting for the freaks OF history, doing their
hest to make It appear that men think with
ihcir stomachs and respond to tho inspiration
of tho thymuscs and pituitarics. we invite them
70 turn their science In on themselves. what
NJ the name OF common sense causes doctor
wyitcrs 10 got the way they are?
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principles ofaC-
ticed by the father OF our country. |
must be honest and give my own
opinion, whether ii agrees or dis
agrees with his.
Tn modern enough to believe In
advertising for overything-bu not
the billboard variety
a girl viii charm or charms
doesn't generally need advertising.
somehow we are attracted by her
charms without her calling our at
tention to any particular one.
We have grown up 10 believe the
really charming firl or woman is the
one who Is wholly unconscious Of
her charm, Of her beauty and Yet
! wonder II there Is such a person
living? We have mirrors, we have
friends, we have parents and some
OF US have husbands who tell US we
have qualities charming and face
and form beautiful, ana II is only
by comparison with some one more
charming and more beautiful that
we Keep our equilibrium and the
apparent inconsistencies Of the
charms we have,
They do indeed seem nothing
whom compared with our superiors.
and IL Is then, somehow, that | be-
h'Nt tt ln ltkNllllNlt 10 NlNtTtlsp Inc
charms that are ours, that is. make
the most OF what gifts Dame For
tune has bestowed.
Do not be uvershadOwed by a face
Of perfect features Just because you
| happen TO have "A face Of only one
good feature, say your nose. Dress
50 that aristocratic nose will be the
one feature everybody sees. fix your
hair, buy YOUR hat dress your throat
with the idea OF calling attention TO
your good looking nose, and YOU have
done much for yourself, also the
| public.
II IS honest advertising.
Dressing to add to ones beauty
instead of dressing to obscure what
beauty one has, is right and prlpcr.
aud II thgts called advertising |
| think most OF us believe ia g..
/ read that no man with any
| sense would wink AT girl in the
/ dark-he would be advertising bn,
1 getting no returns, for nobody saw
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-05
lust Folks
ryrIght. lO?2. hy Edgnr \. GuN-t.
rIIE EENIRN TAI.Ia NAN.

lie wasn't so successful IN the busy market
place,
couldn't 20 the pace
lie wasn't built tor baule, he was gentle as
a child,
he was very meek Of manner and his speech
was always MILD
But when youngsters gathered round him
he was never known 60 fan
To hold their rapt attention with a wondrous
fairy tale,
They called him Uncle William and they
never seemed to care
That his coat was old and shiny and his
trousers thin and bare,
They didn't know he wasn't making money
I'm the town
They loved him though he hadn't any claim
TO world renoWn,
lie could lead them on adventures down the
happiest of trails,
And was richer than banker when It came
to fairy tales,
They couldn't see his weakness, they could
only see his mlnds
Which was stored with fairy stories OF a
most enhancing kind.
The grown ups called him simple, something
old folks often do,
But tho children flockcd around him for
the wonders that he knew
And they idolized old william poor Of purse
and sometimes frail
who knew better than their fathers how to
toll a fairy tale.
Perhaps he was failure 1t is not for me
lie met his round OF duties in an easy going
way
He bore no heavy burdens and his purse was
always slim,
But the children Idolized him and they saw
no fault In him.
Though some say his years were wasted, in
my mind the thought prevails
thAt God made Uncle william Just to tell
those fairy tales.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-05
FAITH IN GOD. FAMILY ASSOCIATIONS, Al
UNDIVIDED MIND.

Clergyman.
The principal elements that have contributed
20 whatever success In life may have attained
are.
l. Faith In God IN truth and in righteous
ness. | am firm believer In Jesus Christ, as
God manifest iu the flesh, and al the age ~
sixteen gave my heart 60 Him and Identified
myself with his church. / live and value the
truth aud am convinced that no lie Is tho
truth, that the righteous life Is pleasing TO
God and will be rewarded,
.. Christian family associations. MY par
onls were devoted Christians, my father an elder
IN the Presbyterian church, successful In busl-
moss, a man uf lofty integrity and honor, my
mother woman Of deep piety unusual mental
Nigor, wide reading and holy ambition Tor her
children. | had two brothers and Two sisters
all uf whom become Christians, and have been
useful and influential u the communities IN
which they lived. My own wife has been a
sacred inspiration I'm my life, and our five chil"
dreIt three sons and two daughters, are also
Christians. aud have entered upon the duties
and responsibilities of life In such a way as to
promise success OF the highest kind.
g. An undivided mind, when / gave my
heart 20 Christ IL was once and for an, have
often failed to reach nay ideal Of the Christian
life but / have never had any inclination TO
turn away from Him "who loved me and gave
Himself for me-" when, after struggle, de-
cidod 10 become "A minister Of the gospel, made
a covenant with my own heart and with my
Master This one thing 10 do" Nothing has
helped me more IA lie than my unwilllngness
TO he diverted 10y anything from my main pur-
pose. Unworthy as / have been have not per-
mitted myself TO forget that am a herald OF the
blessed eyangeL
pllshed nothing without conscientious labor.
To me II s holy, honorable indispensable. The
workers IN the world are the bencfactors OF the
world,
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-05
REASONING BACKWARD.

The proneucss NJ folks 10 reason backward IL
amazing Somebody has Just discovcred-or
seems to have discovered that the revolver Is
capable of inDlmdatng orderly persons and
also whom properly used Is capable ot lnnlct-
ing death.
Thus II bclnr an instrument capable NJ being
turned to crime tho proposition ls made that
rcyolvcrs be made contrahand, their manufac-
ture and sale forbidden. Ergo crime will cease
and we viii all live forever as happy as peas
I'm n pod.
Amt science wonderful And there's nature!
The revolver Ia likewise capable Of doing
wonders in the way OF defense against tho
things complained OF. For instance It makes
policemen. And likewise It isn't a half bad
mechanical contrlvance to keep lying about
the house-out Of tho way Of tho children, but
near enough to bo reached on occasion when
nothing else seems to ~ the case.
There were hold-ups burglnrlcs and homicdes
long before the revolver ever heard Of
before gunpowdor had been invented, II we are
to accept literally the discoveries We make in
little careless reading Of history. In fact as
near NJ one can figure the matter, such things
were lot more numerous before gunpowder
and the revolver had been invented than they
are now.
And IL both were made literally taboo In our
present social system, the criminal element
wouldn't be Handicapped for minute. Tho
average man has the same wholesome fear Of
a formidable club n scowllng mug backed by
clenchcd fists that he has OF "a raInbarrcl
without any hoops on g." as a tendcrfoot was
once known to describe the first As he was
ever called on to gaze into.
Rcvolycrs do not cause crime. Crime,
brethren. comes from tho same general local
ity that all other human qualities omanate from
the mind OF men. Peace originates in the
same place so does war. Children will play
even II they are denied modern toya.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-05
DAY AT THE SHRINE CIRCUS
PonCh City 20 Bc Well Represented
and Special Train Held.
Special TO The world.


PONCA CITY, April 4.--Through
the suggestion OF the local Shrine
club. OF which Samuel &. CNullns is
the president arrangements have
been made whereby April Fl Is TO
be Ponca City day al the Shrine
circus in Oklahoma City. and the
Poncans will go down IN a special
train that will leave here at II a.
m. and return here. leaving Okla
homa City about that hour at night.
While only Shriners may Nttcnd
the ceremonial that day. yet any
citizen may take the trip and see
the circus. IL is understood that a
fare and a half for the round trip
has. been secured for this trip TO
Oklahoma City, or a total OF S5.l3.
II is announced that the Shrine
band OF Oklahoma City will meet
the Poncans when the train pulls
into that city about . IN the after
noon and escort them TO the
coliseum, where the circus Is to be
held. II is understood that Shrin-
ers living at Newkirk, Blackwell,
Tonkawa, Kaw City and other
neighborhood towns will join the
Poncans on this special train,
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-05
RnndiIs Rnh Mcsscngcr RnN

ST. LOUIS, Mo, April i.--Folr
young bandits today boarded n street
car and robbed Harold Kaemmerer
II, messenger for the Watertowcr
bank OF satchel. containing $500
in cash and $500 in bonds and
coupons The bandits escaped in a
highpowered automobile which they
had previously stolen.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-05
. Dead After Road House Row.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, NpTII =
Two persons, Miss Maria Favia, ~,
andJcsus Pacheco, 35, Of SChoriA
are dead here today as result ~ a
running pistol battle In which fifteen
men are said to have taken part on
the Frio city road, south OF here last
night after a trough house in a
road house.
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Latest reports are 10 the effect that God s
still IN his heaven. tho government at wash
lngton sur lives, and an Is well with the world.
The only rough spot grows out OF the fact that
tho folks themselves are persstlng In going
wrong now and thon.