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38,190
THE SPECIAL SESSION.
ACTION of the-d'tnocrttle itatr convention at Muskr.gce In requesting
Governor. Robertson lo call a special riion of the Irxlaliire ya o
netrljr unanimoui (hat tlirrt it nl donM tint it rrprrirnii the will of th
taninant party. Sinrt many republican i alo favor ratifiration of the eual
tttftrafe ametatment it ii prolahl that imcIi at''n rrprrtriiit (lie ill nf the
peopl, IhouRh ipmc in both partita n)ipt! mrh a cnirne. It it well that
th action comet that way. lime it it th people who muit pay the expert of
I tprciat trtion. That the ratifiration of tijual tufftagf by Oblahnma i'
0xl politifi admiti of no douht. Women of all tlalei want the ballot in the
Ipproathiri electimi, and Hind a fair chance of getting l. Whether they do
r not, thre will hj reientineiit againit the partiet in power in thote ttatet
which williliol.l approval by failure to rail a jeci! tettion. Such ratifica
tion ii alio jiit. There ia no tound reatotf for deputing woman'i right to
rote. Even the old argument that the didn't fill"' the nation't 'hattlet i
inded by the valuable tervire women rendered in the recent war.
Hut the exprme and pure of tHe iei ia teion thould not be forjotten.
It ihoald be a hort trtaion, that the exprnte may be kept at a minimum,
futi are already burdrntome. When it it remembered that the federal tal
alone for the appriparliing final ye.ir it estimated at $550 pr family, tir
hnportance of eropomy In Kate and local government it obvinm. Senator
Owen will have no more popular planki in hit nJa'form than thine advocat
ing the budget tyitein and decreased d artmrnt,il expeinei. In aiale affairt
the party will also win favor by tvery nirant'it lindt of laving the putilic
fundi.
Tbere may be other raatten requiring immediate legislative attention,
tot these ihould be few. Both the interetn of economy and the liability of
ineii demand cnnteniative action, if any. The manifeit diKontent with
prrtent pricet thould not be made the exeme for trying radicalremediea
wklch would be likely to make a bad matter worse. Thie ii no time for
ayry itatesman with pet theory to try to write it on tht itatute booki.
Uott of our troubles are economic rather than poliiic!, and are not to be
corrected by legislative action If conjrresa cann afford relief, amj it has
joti state legislature would he preuniiiig to much to thusk it eould
IHCceeet ' . -
On the other hand, it is possible that stringent lawi might be enacted
which would handicap the business interest of hi atate in competition with
aeighboring states. That it the danger of price fixing or limiting the per
cent of" profit. If h it remembered that the purpose of thli apecial aeasion
It to approve tit suffrage amendment, there will be greater rtadtness to
let it go at that, and lesa danger of radical or enpenstre legislation in other
directions. Those sta'etmen whoe specially it creating new Jobs must
realiie that the public favor fewer rather thun more state, employes. They
want ecotin iv and they need economy, and there is no crying clamor for new
legislalton, aside from the matter whicj prompts the rail for the special
session. -
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Secretary Houlon echoes the sentiment of hit predecessor in the treasury
department when he tayt that Europe mutt jo to work. It mutt export
mire and import lest if h it to strengthen Hi falling exchang Herbert
lUover, who knowt European conditions better than any other American, it
authority for the ttatement that Europe can work out her own Miration, and
Earope should. ThougK aomething more may be allowed to feed the mouth
of famine In certain ttricken rejgiont, the general feeling it that Atnerica haa
dM enough. The tj-orld needs more work and more production, and Amer
ica can't do it all. 4
With the date of tht tpecial electn set for rotlng on the $750,000 road"
bonds for Oklahoma county less than two months remain Jn which to arouse,
tht psthlic interest tofficiently to assure the succeta of the Issue It It of
ttsth importance to thit city and county that it would be a Slow to progrc
lo let it fail. Frienda of good roads should become aetivt workert In ks
batialf. There thould bt enthusiastic activity from now until election. It will
be needed to get out the vote, and the goat It on well worth tht effort.
Robert Quillcn'8 Corner
There are two reason! for talk of intervention tn Mexico; first, we
aed tht oil; tec on d, we know we wn lick her.
When America wat forming a rrpitMir, there were doubtleas a lot of eon
lamatlvet in Europe who (bought something thou'.d be done to curb this
i' anger on s radicalism. .
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Ritila protests against being a dumping gronnd for agltatort from
Anw-tta. Tnat'i the way f'li (
, AB thit talk about tn "orgy of spending" gels on the nervei of the man
sadht it t-ving to feed and clothe a family on $5.00 a day.
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' Tht Le'gue It born; John BtCoro it dead; Peace on earth, t good well
'bf twit. 0
The Children's Story
By Carlysle . Holcomb
TINCII MtlTI TBI 8IA KOISI.
NE day Tinker Bob tat by the fireside thinking about tht wonderiul
ttotitt that the I.lttlt Old Man had given him. It wat throagk tbet that
U met Major Tolt Cat and O. I'ossim and Chief Porky tad) jack the
tnd many other forest dwellers that had Mcomt nil IrtMt, The
fftl Creature that had taken him in ber basket tnd elrried haa bt into
In) attrtt haunts of the thyrtt animals, wat indeed t wooderftj! tttaMrt. And
to think that the last thing she said wat that whatever he wanted, and wanted
hard enough, he could have I
Said he, "Inert it alwayt aomething new that I hart not Mta and I want
to tee." So he took frejm hit pocket the Stone of Knowledgt ttjd examined
it. Ht did not know that each time he used one of tht entailer ttonee K Md
t mort wonderful ttory. Thit the Little Old Man had not told Tinker be
Uat ht mew that tooner or later the hoy would find It srt ' 1
Tht White tone waa a beautiful thing Tinker Bob tatotl k gently
agaitat tht larger rtrme, and wat immediately far away oe the long Jonrfiey.
Very aooa ht found himself on the coast of a great island in tht Ntthland
It tral tnt home of Korth Wind. And the cr. itures he taw on the leg foesl
wtft atiaitatr than any ht bad ever tern, there were hundreda of them
.' lyitrg tn the ice. Their large heads were arui.d with two long hrory twakt,
f and) ttstf aagt awtttrn bodiet were covered nh hairiest, wrinkled and warty
' akin. Tlan were ail chaaty ifellowt and wrighed'from 1,000 to Jfino aoaada
bkV lag TttaW Boa waa not afraid. He walked right up to one of the laratr
fcL."- wrf NSbw to aife la him.
Vl-t la sMtJT aaaaef ht asked, ar he be an to examine tht Ion white
rtajtjrt: J.tJ waa a atrange experience for this moot trout creature, for
bb f i v taw itbi aa aoto aetore.
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Old Stone$ in New Type
Fiosa The Timet FiWe.
Twenty Ttara Ago.
Dennis 1. Klvnn hat succeeded in
having a posloffiie Imttrctur ordered
to visit Li Kenn, Enid, kingfishrr and
i'rrry next nxuith to tee ahuut ettali
flthing free delivery, j
Art Gumm
Vtr Crbit and
Voodpi!ts
CONTUOUS I'CKKORMAMCB.
'I he blue sky !ju and helpful rnp
I aue lillle liruUlmn
lu tiioe who rrap the sutler crop . -
Across the ball) nation.
f or crooks who krep w:thiil the law,
And oilier who ilrlv it
Shll muk a nil. st prrsr)aMe jaw.
Or .Ht up"ii the i j . 1 1 t .
They peddle d.ik !iiih fail to )ield
Ol (liviilrndi a 'iuitcr s
To those who till tiw in tile field
Or toil 'mid 1 1. .A an. I mortar.
Prospectues tiny p('"K which tcero
WliK'h promise much dmeio,
And yaps perue the same, nor dream,
. They spiel thruiiKh a sombrero.
Tliey offer orange k-roves and mines s
. And oil wells rlilom greasy
lowland upon the d 'ttd lines
T lie nytrkes thee lulwlrd easy.
For laws may come nd laws may go,
Exclaiming, "Xevrr, nevef."
Itut dubs arc parted from their dough, '
And tr.at g'ics on lorrver.
Possibly the barber strike lasted or will last long enough to ch a
number of men that a neck shaie isn't eorntial to health or happiness, r
even desirable in the best circles. There iv of course, no law against it. whiih
ran alsct be said ("rfhe celluli'id cellar, jml there is a widespread suspicion
that the two should go together.
Casual observation also siikkcIn that those who compile the advertising
slides for the cinema houses gallirred their fleas of orthography from the
new stenographer.
Pear Editor
ttrll I'd it lookt like Germany was in a delianre mood' and doet not
want lo give up them military persons which the alley a want to take Into a
In the matt n.ethig failed to com- n'' P' r,' ' '" r
lai the aiili-taloon IcAgnt campaign i The persons in the (ierman ealnnrt have look a look at thit extradition
mains! local saloons, hi ldlast niKbt ' list and are shocked or something and will not I responsible fur what will
at the opera house, Mayor Allen, ! the people do if these militant! ate put upon trial. Mr No.ke whirh it mm
Major D. D. Leach and Henry Over- ister or preacher or tmmlliing of llie delense is' also afraid the people will
h.,lv denounced th Wague and spoke j probable run amuck and attack the foreign missions and probable kill off
of the present movement's dainaga to all' the foreign missioitariri and start another war.
ihc city't commercial propei,t. high j 'I he whole trouble is PiUtluf these d'einiaii inilil.inls which the alleys
license was advocated. ' want to put upon trial have got themselves good jobt in the new gov. and
' are living high upon beer and tour ksout and do not want to take lime ogt lo
In the shuffle of building! which . bother with no courts. ' '
oourrcyl recetitly on hirst airret, a, The once Kaiser is the chief mogul upon the list of them demanded bv
the alleys but it looks like Holland would not leave Hill go out ol the coun
try until spring on account ol nni tiring tuu a ga cnopprr in me wo-mj
All
An addrete of welcome thould never be long eaough (o mate the
koaored vultor want to leave town.
Rev. Jamet H. Quinn of Fall River, Mass., describes jai at "satanic,
diabolical music.' Ihat is a noble sentiment we indorse, save that music
shouldn't have beer) drawn into the indictment.
If furniture aticka tiouad till it dottat Interest
haad tmpofluat, it la dee'gaattd at an heirloom.
the eecoad-
Yan may have observed that it is possMe to get expert teats' mony on
either aide of the argument ,
Political "harmony, as a general rule, it only alrm deep
A HimUL HINT. '
Wt hope those somewhat missing gjrls are found,
And other frails won't disappear or ttray,
j And chaperonet enough to go around
alight help control the gentler sex that way.
In the Port of Mlatint "to a ids. however, are comoarativtrT few who were
kidnaped for the journey. There are predatory malet, of courat, who desjrvf
both barrelt and other rough treatment, but the flirtation, However tragic
itt finish, ia asually a partnership performance. When mother of romantic
daughters iequire more sense than srj'iment there will be lest of that tort
of thing, but that date of tuch jnT'0"1"1' rrmaina remote and vague, .
The Ponca City farmer who made SJtX) nut of a mud hole ear hit place,
may oppose good roads, but he needn't; one with tuch financial acumen
should be able to move to town and clean up in the clanging marts.
There art alto quite a number of met who think religion it a
great lartltotlon for their wivet.
, .
A district arloney at Chicago, the celebrated windy and convention city,
hat decided that thV smell of departed spirits in a flask Isn't sufficient evi
dence to convict of violation of the prohibitory law. However, a similar
aroma on the breath wfll convict a man in case friend wife happens to bt
acting in the role of judge and jury,
lift Roaklat hat obaenrtd that a woaaaa U apt to trick to a
tarfttott waa through thick tad tans; principally lala.
Teachert at Ponca Chy will be paid on a twelve-month baslt hereafter,
md there may be a thortage of book agtyitt at well at harvest handt.
When a man it too cold, he doesn't care much what the thermdlheter
say about It
A number of thote who don't believe fn the ground nog ecmtlnnt to re
gard the Rev. Irl R. Hicks' almanac asWtir guide; philosopher and friend.
Hicki it reatonably correct vi ! '
The latt sentence of the foregoingy jyW a' bit subtle, but yon should
get it in time, at the boy remarked jfkjhnotti to the meastee.
over.
Anyhow, February It the iHortest'lnonth to those whote Khool dayt arc
saloon was moved, in on Hoy Suf
lord'l printing office. Roy came fioin
Kansas and bar fixturrt are to him All them Amerouen hir.lt hat to sit in the rear row when it comet tit the
like a red rag to a' mad bulk so he ! chniinnir of wood wilh Hill and be it now figgcred as one ol the Ihilch
moved on inttantet. 'national atsett or sumctliing.
H i I At that Ed. it teemi to bad to bother the once Kaiser because if he wat
. i , left by himself a ccuple more years be would probable be able lo dgger out
But fe,v Oklahotnt tily V'Pl ,o started tht war and would gie hmi-elf up voluntary,
a are of the fact that the now famous, Xhealleyt also has a eye on the once crown prince Willie anfl it i
army turgec.n, W. (i. Corgas, who it in nlm(,r nr j, t,tr shaking in the hools If I as Holland I would leave
charge of the sanitary work of the ; hl, -s 1 1 s e go without no delay Vn account of him being ue4ttt uxn the
canal tone, and it conndered the best W(hh1 p()t ,n(1 Amf ,! ,iy parade in a militant garb and stand in the
medical authority in the work on r,H)t 0 , king glast wilh a pose or something and compare hinlsrlf lo
tropical d.teatet, was-once in Okla ' Nj)olfon ovff -,m ,,e ite o( KlLa
homa City for ovrr-a year. He wat a , Anyway Ed. I tupjwse tlrey wilt be a wholesJIork of notes wrote before
urgeon tUtioned here with Captain ,,Mn militants is brought before the hart of justice and I guest it will lie
.-mrs won one or me regnneiiis sent f iril Umt (,Py ay irouNr gelling tnem Dirus Up to any mini n a
Rippling Rhyme
ly Watt Maattv
ON TMI JOB.
IT la a pleasant thing lo find tht
man who knowt hit trade he orna
men it the human kind, hit fantt
will never fade. I take my car to
divert shops to have the wo'kt re
paired, what time the carburetor
popi, fAd batted wires arr bared. A'.d
one will toil around all day, and inakt
the blamed thing worse; and if be duly
gelt hit pay, he caret no linker't
siirse. Another breaks a costly piece
as with a sledge he brMsfone sineart
a lol uf rancid grrase iihmi the velvet
teats And then I find tjifi able gent
who knowt just what n do; he fina
the riuklirfli that Is bent, tltr one thai'
broke in twn. He diagnoses my o!d
boat a i some great turn eon minhl, ami
he restorei my errant goat, and fil't
me with delight. In ten brief niinutrt
be has found just why the motor
It ruck; he deftly makes Hie wheels gn
round, and taxes me one bark. Hi
j shirt is damp wilh motor nils, he it ill
erimr armed, hut hat my blessing ft
he toitt-tbe man who knowt his
Irade.
to keep order in '8V.
loner
Sulphur Springs to Oklahoma City
will toon become a reality. Ground
for the propotitMn wat broken yes
terday at Lexington.
bar.
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Intensiiely Yours.
ART GUMM
(K T. II)
' Ten Tara Ago.
it James J. ;elieries gains
world s char
the
inversary
ner at tli
many notables including the presi
dent, cabinet, ambassadors, jurists and
tit. 1. Ii.- t..j.,i ( ...m mm, ilitpi a .itrirrt.,1
muionslup in his nieetniK 1... .u. -i... ...ti..
July sj with Jolinscm, he will be guar- ,
anieed Jl.OtlO a week and extras to . , , . , . . .
travel for ten weeju at the head nf 11,4 mc,t ,,0''co,, h""s
an athletic ahow. ' pushed by many labor unions as a
- j protest against high pricet had its
Washington, P. C The Gridiron precedent in a timilar boycott in lrVi5
club celebrated itt twenty-fifth an-1 at the close of tht war. At that time
Satnrday night with a dm- ! prices were higher than ever before
e Willard. Present were or than Ibey have been time Turk
was SJ a bushel and corn n.
was $.')0 a btuhcl and corn f I .KS.
Ne AMItsant.
Anmnt lh men In lha drat draft ar
rlvs.l waa a tall ninunialnsxr wnoM
reafrat dlffleulty earn In memosiitng
lh ganeral urora fur a aenlrr poal.
ln th flrat rnwnt lha afflear of thl
l.ijr warnatl him tn b aura lo learn
(ha order heforo hit next lour of la-iM-riion,
and, lo niako euro that !
uiiilerain.nl, repent'd ih orJera wort
fue wnrd
In Hi evening the O. P. on VHUItnl
th mI. "ktU Ins (iislninary qu
linn. "Whnl are yntir nenerul ordeeer"
Th tall amlry rumiuai4 for t
whlla. then drawled'
"I reekon yiii a: ill knowt 'am TkIJ
ain't ehngd n.yio ineo Ihla moenin ,'
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TO Manual of tata.
In ona of tits atavednra raelmanlt
Hint was ilolnt eonslrurilon work
M liuiia.tr-tair wta a darky who waa
eterrillhtly Iwsv lnai'd Ittw Hundar
niionltia tiirv were Itaslna Inapeetton
and rh i-p i'aiH railed. 'TaW'
him"' Ha laner. over trio llna and
lattitlrd al Hi tvv-lrad nwgro.
"l ook hyalt. darkv," ho aald. "wkan
Ah aava 'trnarnin An BMiiS 'lenaawn
Vou all am to roiiM In Imiakil laatk
nu'i lixrleaf manner itnMlhl!" a
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pltMl the uapoeted on, tulltuy.
"Vis ln I fll " raulSad IhO aee
team. Kmm th walal up yn kt tnit
ftmn d want down yo' ia at parade
int."-Amtrlean lelon WMkir.
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