The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-07-30
Signs of the
Times

wsary away these hot days and
evenings into the fullness OF coun-
4 ,rv Toys. Thrice blessed 10 he or che
--or the whole family for that mat
Ater--who owns any kind OF a motor
;lebkle that takes you for a spin
{ !. nan you want to go out the Jenks
road, the one to Broken Arrow. ur
mat which leads to Sand Springs
4 and then on to Keystone, Is or 90
4 miles along the Arkansas river,
with a view of the low-lying hills
& beyond the river and you riding
q nigh on the side OF the hills south
3-all OF II giving you a panoramic
view much like that obtained In
4 more mountainous regions than
Il anywhere found in Oklahoma. And
n now we are to have the Sklatook
4 road TO the north. The distances
4 are wonderful to the eye. These
4 lanes take you for a spin for 35
4 or 10 miles and. OF course, they
Il make connections with the Albert
A pike and Lincoln and other high
Eyays that cross the country from
coist TO coast like silver ribbons.
SA,ors that come to Tulsa remark
aocut the fascination of these
\ drives with pavement all the way
ths. are to be compared with hari-
surfaced roads In any part OF the
Z country. With the setting OF Okla
homa which offers n wide vision OF
rolling country intermngled with
low hills, graceful patches OF for
estry, fields and pastures OF green,
the sight is one that stays with
you. Il is far cry from that day
~ ~ try mi tta
i rusated roadbed, bad briSges aud
! limited accommodations as to con-
nect.on with broader avenues OF
travel with Old Dobbin or even the
oxen or mule as motor power, and
days travel meaning but a few
I miles after all, to this day with
good roads and motor cars that af-
ford commercial and social inter-
course, cities with other cities,
town with smaller hamlets and tho
summer traveller thinking little tf
making ready for a motor trip east
4 10 the Berkshire hills or the Allan
i tic coast from here. or TO Colorado
and its resorts or on to California,
a all OF II said In a few days experi-
4 ence. II is great to line your car
u with q hamper OF good things TO
n eat and with thermos bottles filled
q with cooling beverages to satisfy
y ones thirst and HE away to the
v country for day or 80, Wonder II
N We think much about this progress
n sIys age OF travel and what a small.
n world II Is making for US. this trav-
cling by motor on the surface of
good roads-or even by air II one
ehooses--but this travelling BY air
brings on more talk.
lthe greatest achievements Of late
years for the pleasure bent. Their
main importance Is that closer COM
munlcation with sister cities and
towns from a commercial stand
point and otherwise. affordtng a
quick knowledge OF the world OF
things going on that Is only oX-
eelled by the wireless and the wire.
At one OF the moving picture
houses recently they had what
might be termed a still-life skit.
supposedly appropriate to the sea-
son. The opening scene showed a
small round table with a lace cover
and lamp upon It, The lace cover
was a symbol of mother and the
lamp Of home and the family cir
Gle. Then there appeared upon the
cover an epstle addressed to a
man. The envelope unsealed Itself
and revealed an epistle In which
we're these words: Il hope you
viii not be too lonesome while i am
4 lone," and 1t was signed Wife"
n he letter then tore itself into bits
ald threw itself on the floor. The
h amp removed itself from the table
and was followed by the lace cover.
pack of cards placed Itself on
the table and q quantity OF poker
CHIPS followed. The cards imme-
dately set TO work, shuffled and
dealt themselves. The chips also
we're self-distrlbuting. The skit
tnded with the poker hand being
thrown down, followed by a better
hand and the thing was over ana
, everyone laughed.
II Is the old story oh how father
suffers and endures lonesomeness
Nhlle mother is on her summer va
cation, But 1t is an old story and
The Iokers will have to look up a
new idea II they wish to keep up
w-date, Times have changed and
mother Is seeing TO 1t that father Is
not suffering with lonesomeness In
w way. Mother Is a changed
'yman. Mother not only votes but
Ae throws off the most arduous
ol her family cares In the summer
ana has a good time spending her
vacation with father in the city. She
Aas the vacation money for bar
sans and she gets all the fresh air
sns needs by motoring with father
sv night and going off for over Sum
uay trips with him to nearby sum-
mer resorts.
one OF the hot sultry days last
seek woman who may be said 10
oeIong TO the business clan and who
W necessity spends a goodly part or
me summer in the city without the
D~urthy object of a husband to look
s"er' decided that she would take
aay off and have herself made
ner as good as new. She would
osld nave face pack, a shampoo
~ permanent hair wave. She
4 See no appointment, but sureV
9 al! the society matrons out OF
rSN 1t would not be necessary,
tlhought. They'll hate me max
~ them work on a day like this
said as she hied away to a near
beauty shop, but tell the world
must stand aside when a woman
ants 10 be beautiful"
Aanhe wasn't made beautiful that
Sns. ST tor the shop was crowded with
in. inoners The breathless perspir.
bs WORKERS hardly had time to tell
eir new arrival that they couldn't
~e her an appointment that day
se az any time that week. you
SVe, said tha ,ya,.,A. l. .L,.,n .,n