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Bible Thoughts for T0dGB
SECRET INTRIGUE IN THE SCHOOLS.


ghat there is sccrot Intrigue afoot which
seohs 20 oain control OF tho schools OF Tulsa or
destroy their efficiency ia fact too apparent
forNquestlou. The utterly abaurd public meet
iagF staged In tho high school auditorium Tues
day when. through the courageous and manly
COURSE of Mr.. ben Conner, tho inttEucrA were
deteatcd proves beyond question that cnhai
IL al work which deserves tho etineiug rebukc
Of dhe Tulsa public
The world Is nightly tempted TO asb from
wioncs issues tho commission authorizing either
Joseph Drouot or Reverend Page TO interfere Ia
any manner in the conduct ot the echools by
the board Of education which has been duly au-
thcrized to supervise tho public school system.
the attempt Of tho first named gentleman to
declare himself elected az chairman OF tho
pub1ic meeting and set aside the authority Of
tho president OF the board ts OF tho most
grotesque attempts at strong arm rule IN civ
illsed community we have observed. Ana the
assumption OF the man Page. that he IL better
qualified TO decide the problems OF tho board
than the board itself. his graudloae demands
ana imperuneutly offensive assumption Of ou-
thorty--how long win this community OF
huhdred thousand splendid citizens tolerate such
jacS in the box tactIcs7
Tho world wants to announce here and now
its@perfoct confidence in the integrity honor
and Judgment OF the board Of education. These
men have been elected, they have been organ
iGed according to law, and the great mass Of
cttSenship expect them to make hOnest, fair
decision concerning the conduct OF the schools,
regardless OF the secret cubal that in darkness
In eheking to further the ends OF solfishness,
prejudice and-possibly
trho World further serves notice that It ex-
pects the principals OF tho various schools to in
fact keep the pledge made Immediately following
this last school board election, that thcy would
wossS in perfect harmony with tho superlnton-
dent and cease all agitation and intrigue. The
wafld takes the defcndabe position that while
tho schools are OF far greater Importance than
the ambitions OF any Individual or the purposes
OF any secret cabal yet a manifest injustice to
an 4ndvldual may require the entire community
to stand by that individual and stamp out for
ever this ceaseleas secret machnnuon by per-
sons who have appointed themselves the sayiors
of the community,
N An audit is to be had, II IL is essential, then
let fhe accredited examiner and inspector OF the
state be requested to undertake It in the interest
of Accuracy. such an audit conducted by such
AM nsAuthorlty may be had FOR much less money
thsp an audit by any other source. To impose
an expense Of fifteen or twenty thousand dollars
on sthe taxpayers OF the community simply
because somo very, very little men want to get
somebody IL ridiculous
The World has this further message for IN,
school board You gentlemen are expected (,
rus tho schools in accordance with your bes
judgment The Tulsa public will sustain you II
e7eFything save alone abdicstng your outhorlt!
to fhe mischief makers
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CHAPTER Xxx.
A Now lntprcst IN Iife.

Miss Jones left Mr.. Fallon alone
and he at once remarked;
Miss Nellie, has Miss Jones told
you she is leaving u.s."
"Why-no-M Fallon." The
girls heart sunk. Would that mean
she might have to go too?
"She leaves on Saturday. She is
going TO be married. Would you
Ike to take her place, be my private
secretary?
For a moment Nellie could form
no reply, although her lips moved.
II think you are capable, She tells
me she has put a great deal of her
work upon you with this in view"
oh. thank you, Mr.. Fallon, 1
should love to try TO fill her place"
Nellie replied. her cheeks flaming,
her eyes shining. She was not to be
gent away. but given this wonderful
chance-Aand she would be near Mr.,
George. hut are you sure / can
do the work? / should hate to make
1t harder for you" Her naive reply
caused him to look at her squarely,
before he answered;
quite surc. | have intended to
tell you how much ! appreciate your
your faithfulness. 1t was his turn
tC flush and hesitate. Nellie could
scarcely believe she heard Alright.
Was George Fallon stumbling over a
speech to her--his stenoRrapheT
when Miss Jones returned she
smiled encOuragingly at Nellie. And
when the girl tried 10 thank her
said;
you owe It entirely TO your own
efforts, Nellie. You have always
been punctusl, done your work we'll
But now you hav developed an
initiative, a knowledge OF the bust
ness that makes you invaluable &c
Mr.. Fallon. You will not grow care.
less, / am sure, else I would not say
this TO you. 1 hope you will be as
happy in the situation as | have
been. He tells me you will receive
the same salary
Nellie knew that Miss Jones re
ceived $40 a week. Could she, Mel
lie Riley, the slavey OF Hudson Cor
ners, be worth as much2 IL was al
most unbelievable, almost too 5000
to be true. "Oh, hope I'll mak'
/ good" Nellie exclaimed. "In JUS
die II I DON'T But I viii Their
/ I'll go back TO The Corners some da!
and show them Nellie Riley is SOM
good even If they didn't think so anC
/ | had to run away from them"
"Of course you will" Miss Jones
/ answered smiling. She had hearC
/ the story OF Nelhc's life al the Cor
/ ners, and she was always amused a
any reference TO II,
! All the week Nellie felt as II sh
were walking on air she had tOlI
no one save Cora and Mrs. Roberts
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A STENOGRAPHER'S ROMANCE
BY Jane Phelps.

in fact she had no one else to tell, but
she had been more her old self, had
been full of happiness and IL had
flowed over upon Donald Horne,
even on the acid-faced spinster.
Day after day she had realized
more keenly that George tallon
meant everything to her: not that
she dreamed Of him as giving her
the slightest place in his thoughts,
save that he would give to any girl
who attended TO his business in a
way to please him. But to be so
near him, to hear every morning his
PLEASANT greeting, 70 realize his con-
sideration through the day, his
goodnight Miss Nellie" when she
left the office-this was happiness
indeed.
Occasionally she found herself
wondering what il would be like to
be loved by him2 But she soon re-
membered who she was. that they
were OF different worlds. She must
not allow herself to become foolish,
10 think OF the impossible. Hadn't
, she witnessed unhappiness in the
/ girls she knew who had allowed
/ themselves to dream? He was miles
and miles above her
"Td have to take an airplaue to
| ever reach his level" she said grimly
/ to herself, Then, like as not, he'd
! have a better one, one that could fly
/ higher"
| Yet more than once that week she
set her heart beating,
you have very lovely hair" he
said one day, apropos OF nothing.
you wear It very becomingly
That night Nellie'a dreams were
all of George Fallon. He had
noticed her hair, had spoken of Il.
She seemed 10 feel his fingers cares
She seemed to feel his fingers ca
ressing It, and woke to find her pill
low wut with tears.
Tomorrow-Nelh lie Takes stock OF
Her Beauty.
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TAX.EXEMrr sECuRT1HFs.

In offering an amendment 70 the constitution
designed to prevent the further emission OF tax
exempt securities, administration leaders IN
congress scored a buils-eye readily Rp-
parsnt by the opposition which sprang to the
fore.
TIE charge made 10y Representative Green,
that the wealthy Of the nation Immediately COB
bleds up ali such securities thus passing on TO
those least able to pay, the enormous expense
OF gDyernment. Will stand the most minute cx-
amlRation and stlu be found true.
Tax-exempt securities must be omitted alto
ssther In the future, limited rlgidly else the
flow OF money into such sanctuary viii con-
stit4te one OF the gravest OF our national prob
lems II will be interesting to watch and an
slyzs the opposition 10 the proposed Amendments
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Pop was washing his hands for
suppir last mite because he felt like
It and | was washing mine because
had to, and pop sed. Yee gods, that
rite, l Jest thawt Of 1t.
Wat, pop, G.? I sed.
This is your mothers berthday,
pop sed. Ill tell you wat we'll do.
vile we're eating suppir Ill ask you
II you know what day II IS, and you
CESS rOng and III tell you its your
mothers berthday.
WiCh we went down TO suppir and
pritty soon pop sed, Benny, bet you
cant guess wat day this is?
Tho anniversary of the discovery
of the werld, l sed
Certeuy not, pop sed. That may
be a holiday on Mars, but not er-
round this part of the universe. Don't
you know wat day this is? ne said.
The day the Charlie Chaplin pick
ture is going TO be at the Little
Grand, / sed.
Nuthing like #, pop sed.
Speaking of days reminds me OF
something, ma sed. This day next
month will be my berthday, she sed.
Next munth? pop sed.
Yes, duZzent time fly7 ma sed,
Wat day are you asking Benny
about? she sed
Was 1 asking him? o yes, that's
so. but hang II / don't forget wat
was thinking about now, pop scd.
And he started TO look like some
body that jest ixCaped and was glad
OF it, and we kepp on eating suppir,
! being stew with too mutch 1ooce and
not enuff dumplings.
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The HOrOscODe
Thursday, December 81. 1922
"'rho tzrs incline but do not oompsi-
opt, 1929. by Mcclure Newspaper Syni

Thursday, December 81. 1922
Jupiter in strongly benefic aspoct
has dominant power today. accord.
ing TO astroloEy. while Mercury ma
Uranus are mild I'm friendly iufIg-
ence.
All forms Of commercial enter.
prise should prosper under this
planetary government, which makes
for success through clever advcrtis.
ing.
Lawyers viii benefit at this Tina
which should bring them much now
business for the new year
Uranus Is I'm a place that gIvss
warning Of the power of thourbt
which is destructive and gives pror.
ise to all who think for positive
good.
It is a lucky day for aviation.
making for safety and cord-br,ak.
ing trips that will be widely odyer.
used.
There IS an auepicious sign FOR ali
who WOO, provided that they ara
sincere, for Uranus frowns on n.r-
tation.
The seers prophecy that in tbs
new year emphasis will be placed ON
the spiritual rather than the pHqe..
cal forces that rule humanity.
Better books and finer plays ara
forecast and new celebrities win be
recognized.
The gap made by tho passing ~
famous men and women who have
belonged to the old era Is to "a
slowly filled by new gcniuses OF both
sexes.
Again kindly influences attend the
making up OF old accounts aud the
balancing OF the years books in
which ia written the records Of
business.
King George Is TO remain under
the evil influences that have Dis
turbed the British empire, It IS prog
nOstiCated.
The death Of woman OF roval
blood is foreshRdOwed and It will
delay an International event Of some
sort.
Persons whose blrthdate It Il
should avoid ell forms OF specula-
. ton during the coming year. Gem
eral prosperity is indicated.
Children born on this day prob
ably will have extraordinary ability.
Masters Of the arts and sciences are
| born under this sign, which also
makes for extravaganza.
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Barometer Of Public Opinion
Until the Day Breaks.

u was raining last "Wednesday night.
young woman knocked at the police station
out in the rain" she said, may I say here?'
She had been employed IN n factory Her wag-
es were Sl3 a week. Three weeks before she
was discharged. Now her savings were gone
and she could no longer pay the rent for the
little room which had sheltered her. The land
Day after day she had hunted for work, Many
positions were offered her She was young and
fair 90 look upon, Yes, they would give her
work. The wages offered were more than she
had ever received, but there were conditions
conditions not expressed but impled-implied
by eyes that approached-by eyes that drew near
by looks that were artiCulate-and she shud-
dered and turned away. Innocence has vision
inslght, perception, II can be stunned, startled
and filled with terror.
And now it was raining, and It was night, but
tho night was not fearful nor the rain go
ptless as the looks OF those eyes and the ges-
ture Of those smiles
That night she s.opt in the matron's room Mt
the station and was given breakfast IN the
morning, Then she again took up her search for
work She is still searching and stiu being
searched for, win she find or be found2
Innocence Gfoot whore evil lies In wait; a child
fleeing from giant; an atom matched against
immens.ty; n woman, innocent and comely, buf-
feted bv the night and tho rain and the destroy
There are no fallen women. Those who are
called so did not fail dowu-they We're hurled
down, thrown down, dragged down beguiled
down; beaten and battered down by the night
and the rain and the hunger and the homieess
ness. They are not sinners they are victims. To
call them sinners is to sin. What they have re-
sisted stands 70 their credit and OYermatches
their fault--if fault they have.
How bloodless Is soCiety's morality! How
tawdry and tinseled It's yirtuel when innocence
has run it's race and, breathless, painting, spent
has lost-when the unwary has been beguiled
and the uususpeCting snared--wheu the unre-
traceable step has been taken and the sad way
faror knows fun well what this cold world will
think and say and do, then what was innocence
becomes hraZeu, and what was resistance be-
comes reCklesspcss. There upon society shudders
decorously and protests its horror with polite
and studied gestures. Law enforcement clubs
are organized and official viCe-squads pros. bN
night Society is well-pleased with itself anc
coutemplates admlrngly the viEOr Of its atorT
righteousness IL has done Its duty and duly aul
truly attested its own immaculate goodness. Blu
the night and the rain and homelessness ant
hunger and wear.ncss and despair work on.
JOHN EMERSON ROBERTS
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WE oNE GRnAT rnonIl.M.

If5it is possible TO reduce the various apparent
political economic ana social problems into
IA slngle proposition and say this is the problem
which must be solved IN order 20 re-establsh an
era OF good feeling and abato classIsm then
Mr. Julius Barnes In his address before the
Washington City club Tuesday. can be said 90
hays accomplished II,
Mr.. Barnes who is at the present time presl-
dent OF the chamber OF commerce OF the United
statee declared the great problem before the ma
uons it 20 distribute the wealth $50 that il win
not con sntrate IN the hands OF a few" since, II
that wee permitted, THE broad purchasing
market ne 5essary 70 absorb production would be
laclrng"
It is singular that the head OF the greatest
conlnercial agency in the nation thus states In
almost exact terms the grievances Of almost all
OF the radical organizations In the natlon-the
one agreed shiboleth OF every new party and
evefg economic reform movement OF the last
20 years. "a more Just and natural d.suibutlon
of the fruits OF industry has been at the bot
tom Of all these various movements. But iust
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Oklahoma Outbursts

Drumrrhrs mayor does not seem 10 put much
reliance Ono teghnICaltl,g ~ the law TO get gus
to warm his constituency
Two or three members OF the lcgiala a.uro have
Withdrawn from tHo spcakership race that we
did not know were candidates.
As We get Il from an editorial iu the Ard
more Ardmoritc on safety first the only SAFE
way is FOR everybody TO dress up in the uniform
OF traffic COP
The big crowd which attended the house party
given by the Right Way laundry were not OF the
unwashcd, but they wanted TO "cC whore 80 could
bee done IN case Of need
The girl on South Main says she 60 no longer
"at home" 10 the last young man who has been
ringing her door bell. because he is slower than
a Fort Smith & Western train.
It appears to us that Congressman Keller
ought to tell all he knows or else he ought to
have kept stIl before he said anything and
started the Daughery impeachment
According to D. D Bailey Of After Three
O'clock" tho man who wrote 'let me live In 4
house 10y tho side OF the road and be n friend
10 man. must have been figuring on a filling
station.
A socialist paper in oklahoma City has start
cd a movement to abolish capital punishment.
We admit that death ia too good for some. but
we presume what the paper ia really trying TO
do ts 10 devise some punishment more severe
TO inflict ON capital
Newspaper folks receive many curioua re-
quests. one Tulsa lady left word to call her
early Tuesday morning, as she wanted to do
some Christmas shopping see dentist and "a
Repeated calls got no answer and for all we
know she still sleeps
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Dining Room Etiquette.

Editor World. / do not wish TO be considered
authority on etiqustte in public places, nor do
/ consider myself qualified 10 advise "A Per
picked Husband as 10 the settlement OF his do
lneatic problems butt would like 20 express
my opinion OF such conduct in public dining
rooms. Most assuredy ii looks no worse to see
q man manicure his finger nails than 20 see
woman take out n vanity case and rub "A soled
pad over hcr nose, which seems TO be the most
offending member, surely the one receiving the
most attention. Both are wrong in my opinion.
white nose looks better than one with a little
shine on the tip? one Sunday IN church I sat
directly behind younglsh looking woman who
spent the entire time during the long prayer
dressing her face, First she used one pad TO rub
off the dirt Then She applied a thin coating of
powder, then she reversed her case and used
a small red pad her cheeks chin and ear
tips Then out Ot ner nag she produced lip
stick, and an eyebrow pencil going over each
place carefully, last OF all she applied another
thicker coat OF powder and few extra pats on
the nose. Then a few hair pins We're removed
and stray locks gathered in. Hat pulled in
shape and after careful scrutiny all the equip
ment put away, The dust brushed from her
gown and wrap and Just as the preacher said
"amen" she folded her hands and closed her
eyes. I'll admit l didn't get much out Of that
prayer hut I learned how 20 do up a face ac-
Cording 10 the latest methods. Why do they do
IT.? My sympathies are with the gentleman in
the case 20 the extent that II would be too bad
20 lose a wife for such trivial misdemeanOr.
Why not get together brother and talk IL over?
Admit you we're lmpOlite, even though you felt
justified and agree 90 refrain IN the future IL
she VIII be more discreet.
Tulsa, Dec IA MACDE ADAMS.
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BY ROLAND KR EBS.
/. N. :. staff Correspondent.

NEW YORK, Dec, 2O.--A steady
source Of wonder and interest to
the visitor from outside OF New
York il the theatrical district and
its dwellers during off-stage hours
Youthful davotees Of the drama, who
didn't want to go 10 the movies any
way, reverently pass the F'riars
club, in Forty-eighth street or the
Lambs manger, in Forty-fourth
street. With eager ears they listen
10 the conversations of the sidewalk
idlcsa IN Forty-seyenth street and
in the areaway behind the Hotel
Astor.
The amusing part OF It all Is that
these credulous visitors are the vic
Tins of near actors and never-wlil-
be actors, who delight in seeing peO-
plo cape. The really good artists
are too busy to be lolling around In
Forty-seveuth street.
To these one-half OF one per cent
actors George White. of Scandals"
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A Drlpionaat.

I've decided on a name for baby, :"
said the young mother. Il shall
call her Euphrosyne.
Her husband did not care for the
suggestion; but, being a tactful fell
low, he was far too wise TO say so.
Splendid" he said cheerfully.
THE first girl ever loved was
called Euphrosyne. and the name
viii revive pleasant memories"
There was n brief silence. Then:
I'VE will call her Elizabeth, after
my mother" said the young wife,
firmly.
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I)ailYNe(!,yysIIetfer !!
General News and Gossip from Staff
WRITER'S at Home and Abroad.

no reason at all to give me the ritz
Two years ago in Toledo she had a
opener. Where was I? In the gravy
spot, m'dear, / done my stuff from
beginning to end in pantomime, and,
my dear, it was a Class A knockout
And now she three-sheets herself
when she gives me the go by.
Imagine"
Just what percent Of tho attend
ance at the annual hau Of the Actors
Equity association is made up Of the
profession would be interesting 10
know At the recent 1922 ball the
Hotel Astor was jammcd, Flask5
we're Haunted back and forth and
the amusement got a bit rbald in
spots.
But the actors themselves-Ethcl
Barrymore Carl Randall, CeCIl3
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A particularly small but very dap
per man was walking between two
tashlouably attired girls along Grand
avenue, says the Wichita Eagle. Al
the corner OF a side street they hap
pencd 10 pass two newsboys who
looked at Them sharply and grinned.
To the obvious mbarrassment Of
the girls escort, one Of the boys
said: "Ain't much ham in the sand
wich, is there, Bill?"
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lust Folks
Copyright, 1899 by Edgar A, Guest.
LINES ON A MILLION DOLLARS

A million dollars would DE nice 20 own,
To earn million would be glorious sport;
Yet counting up the pleasure j have known,
am content 20 fall a little short
Not for a million eagerly desired.
Would / give up the Comradeshlp ! know,
They Joy of resting whom I'm worn and tired,
or playing with the lad who loves me 40.
Not for a million would I scorn my friends
Ana bid them wait until I've reached my
goal;
would not Roe a slave TO selfish ends
And 20 beauty round me blind my soul.
Some of my time must go TO birds and trees,
The few June roses growing near my door,
The children that are climbing TO my knees,
For these bring peace OF mind II nothing
more.
Not for million would I spend each day
From dawn 10 midnight at my dreary task;
That Is too big a price FOR me TO pay,
Too big n price Tor such sum 60 ask.
Rather ia choose TO earn little less,
To miss the money selfiehucss might civ G,
Than to give up for such cheap success
The joys enriching every day live.
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TODAY-Roland krebs, New
York correspondent. writes Of the
camouflage practiccd on gulliblc
visitors to the metropolis by 'nCar
actors" and "ncver-will-be he" actors,
who feed their personal vanity on
the opcn-mouthcd admiration of un-
tutOrCd aspirants TO histrionic at
tainmcnt
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Daugherty may deservs Impeachment FOR some
sins o' omission or commission, but the cnun-
try is pretty well agreed that Keller Untar-
meyer and Gompcrs have failed 20 damage tho
attorney general Do tho lcaf. In fact the
Gorco OF their undertaking has stabilized
D1ueh,r'y ia the public mind
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,tt----~,. - lEEesl event 'h
the year 10 the profession. II got
under way at midnight and at dawn
was fox trOtting along mcrrllE.
Every minute contains it's individual
novelty. The ball Ia perhaps the
most sparkling New York knows.
The demi-mOudaine is certain 10
be there. She is expected by now.
These girls take keen delight in
bringing along their current dad
dy." some of whom barely can see
just enough 20 sign a check. Ihs
older and more feeble they are the
proud5r this type OF girl Is, because
to her friends il indicates she mas
found q Christmas tree" that can
annoy her much.
A pretty Girl swept out OF one OF
the supper rooms After her
squeaked and puffed her bencfa'lo''
playing hockey from his casket.
Gee" commented another ~"
how do YOU keep SO spry gran p"'