Tulsa World from Tulsa, Oklahoma • 6

6 TULSA DAILY WORLD MONDAY OCTOBER 30 1939 BY RIPLEY DAMS IN DRY PLACES BELIEVE IT OR NOT THE ENEMY WITHIN GREAT BRITAIN OVER HERE TTJit handiest sort Letters to the Editor Tulsa More Thanks ALEOGREAT Governor Phillips i us but do not put forth much et 3 feet serious sought an establish Heart nd Hwt A Jtttlut GMgwrt amury Young of the the tn (Jov John speech against Association of A presidential possibility he defined Com munism as a form of gov rn nt in which every one had a thirst tor half Sf the other fellow's beer A 1 An derson presi dent of the a elation brought ban Governor Pun ltrs put a yell and a mil lion whoops and bowls out of the school bloc If fhfi people understood the school bloc they would be yelling nt it instead of wondering if Governor TitiLLti' taken on too much trouble Any time an eastern writer comes root ing around for wild and woolly west stories he or she should bo taken by the hair of the head if any nnd led down past the Boston Avenue Methodist Churchai'd i into rhilbmok nnd given a little ride to Mohawk Park Maybe that would cure the notions of the hall bedroom school of wild west fictloniata A of It was certain old Tom Pendergast would toll the clemency board about how many things arc the matter with him He is voluble as a pension applicant when it comes to cntnloguing miseries If Senator loch Lee's bill tn mobilise wealth In time of war becomes a law every tax bur dened citizen whoa wealth exceeds 1100b will hsva to loud certain portion to the govern ment ROY CROOK DEEATED SLICK OU SHERI whdwtle Co Illinois In Chicago the Scribe ard Bricker of Ohio in a patriotic alien nuns before the National Mutual Imut snce Corjipunlcs NDLE USE02OVEAR5 bfMR5CARL5CHIRMER Prubnt ItusineM hiiribm Answers la Questions Above Horoscope he slurs Incline but do not compel their feet by telling the story of his father and mother coming to this country from Norway Ju 1856 They came tn a sailing vessel that crossed in six week the cap tain of whih tried to force his father to leave behind one of his two barrels of meat The sec ond barrel finally saved the lives of the starving crew nt son lie testified to the influences nt the fanillv altar and believed there would ba no war abroad nor hate at home it men would but turn to Christ The Scribe then revisited the New York fair end wedged his way again into the Russian exhibit And he wonders it a godless country should be permitted to perpetrate this Communistic sop upon the American people Movie gnl aaya she won't get marriedor seven years Most movie gain aim nt seven divorces within that period Many people am depending upon the German army to rebel against Hitler and close him out Would the nrmy be much better on the throne? Margate! Swift quern of the American Royal Live Stock show and a beautiful Clare more girl is giving Claremore more valuab'a publicity than the several pitch clubs Just retribution according to my notion would be Mr that man Browder indicted for using false papnrts to jump the bond made by that so ciety Indy who put up rush to Ret hlin out of jail MAYBE THAT ORIGINAL STA member would have put the battle of Bunker Hill ahead of the signing of the Declaration as the Courant's biggest tale Newspaper men have always been inclined to fancy stones of action over less lively incidents 1 The battle of Bunker Hill came oft a year ahead of the signing of the Declaration and its greatest im portance was in convincing the revolutionists they could handle the Redcoats which up to that time was a matter of some doubt The Courant must have had Its military experts just like the gieat newspapers of today because before the battle it was forecasting some thing of that nature by printing ac counts of the way the colonists veie steamed up by the imposition of tough taxes by England remaps we ought to keep this matter sub rosa at the moment lest we be accused of unneutrality 'll a record breaking dry spell should relieve Secrelnrv Wallace of all worries about over production John Lewin might bring about peace by going over to Europe and tench a "sit strike to soldiers The rush to adopt the triplets born In an Oklahoma dugout seems to Indicate that the wrong people parent children Drumright girl expert to get their mail from new post office building al the beginning of I next summer Construction work is under way WASHINGTON OCT 29 Real field marshal of the fight in the house for the neutrality bill Is that wily potent little Texan Nance Garner This fact isn't being shouted from the housetops but behind the scenes H's a decisive reality More than 30 years of service as a representative capped by several terms as floor leader and speaker have given the vice president a powerful influence in the house par ticularly among the old timers who run the works loor Leader Sam Rayburn is a Garner protege so is Representative Lindsay Warren brainy North Carolina parliamentary strategist Warren is slated tn preside over the house when it considers the bill "in the committee of the whole" an astute move aimed to offset the weak floor generalship of Chairman Sol Bloom of the foreign affairs com mittee Some White House advisers wanted Garner to make a radio speech or issue a press statement urging the WAR NEWS HAS OBSCURED lot of things in Washington one the most important being the inves tigation of insurance compiyiies be ing conducted by a section of the se curities and exchange commission The investigators are housed in a second rate apartment house and are doing their work so quietly that about the only people aware of their existence are the taxi drivers who suddenly have discovered that wom en no longer peer from the apart ment windows Nevertheless the SEC econo mists have Just about finished a report which will cause a big fu ror In the insurance world The investigation will show In brief that some of the biggest Insurance companies In the country have been fattening on Negro washer women and domestic servants for what Is called "coffin The SEC probers have made a special study of this particular type of poor man's insurance known as industrial insurance and find that at the end nf 1937 there were over 88000000 such policies in force in the United States Compare this with the United States population of 130000000 and you get some idea of how many penpie poor and middle class lake this burial Insurance In seven states nnd the District of Columbia the SEC found that more industrial insurance policies had been sold than the total population of those areas Approximately 2032485000 Biwame he thought he had reached India The bisnch of zoology treating of fishes Tyler illmore Johnson Arthur Roosevelt Coolidge Massachusetts with nine eltle over 100000 THE COURANT WAS 11 YEARS old when the embattled farmers learned at Bunker Hill that their British adversaries were not alto gether invincible It was founded ass weekly in 1764 by Thomas Green a young journeyman printer who carted a crude printing press from New Haven to Hartford by ox team and began turning out the Courant on the second noor or ment known as the Crown tavern We consider that the of location for a newspaper In our journalistic youth we always went to great pains to hold a job on any newspaper that was published ad jacent to a tavern We once kept a job on the Denver Post a couple of years hand running because there was a nice tavern practically next door Talk nr cionnR mattiucw adami mw WAR INCIDENTS Reggy to Cuthbert and Cyril and Jack THE CON feronce with tho delegation of sena tors and congressmen seeking emer gency relief for the 21 states hit by drought and flood was very serious until just before tlicy rose to go Then with a twinkle in his eye he remarked solemnly: "I've been thinking maybe I might to apply for some of this relict money You know I'm a drought victim myself" The group looked nt hitn In sur prise "I lost a large number of Christ mas trees in the drought that hit New York state last summer" Roosevelt explained "However it Isn't as bad as it seems As you know it takes seven years to pro Sa Id "The bed of the ocean is clammy and black And It's rather dull lying nut of the road Waiting for 'Itler's depth bombs tn explode So I'll go you a penny piece It you like On when to the second tlie next one will strike manage the pool and I'll take it up now another! They're dropping 'em closer somehow How soon to the next one? A penny a gol Wliaml There's beautyl two in a row Come licit up your money you jolly Jack tar It's certain those Nazis know right where we are" Soon battered nnd shaken and twisted and bent They rose to the surface on battle Intent But the foeman had left so a summons was marie Tn Ilia Majesty's navy to hurry with aid But who won the pool on the Inst bomb which fell The glum British censor refuses to tell That's why I hate warl There are many a Jack And Cuthbert and Cyril who never get back Il's the happy go lucky and stout hearted boys With a jest on their lips every battle destroys And 1 hold that such courage on earth Is too rare To be wasted In oceans and shot down In air Philip CftSfflW Seymour A A Philadelphia PLAYED OOTBALL 10 YEARS with THE SAME TEAM 160 CONSECUTIVE GAMES WlTHOUTAN INJURY Look and Learn nr a ci cordon and 5 population Letters to the editor should not he mote llicn ttco liundrrd words tn kriolh nnd be npurd However if the ii'rttrr rfpstres the names will be withheld bp The World BUT WHAT CONCERNS THE SEC economists is not the largeness of the business but the paucity of the benefits The SEC report will picture insurance collectors knocking at slum doors for the weekly premi um of a nickel or a dime to pay for policies which in most cases provide no benefits The policy holder is unable to keep up the payments and most of what he has paid usually remains with the insurance company Here are some of the startling facts about industrial insurance which the SEC report will set forth: Collectors get from 10 to 18 per cent of all premiums collected Industrial insurance policies have no cash surrender value until after five years or in the case of some companies after 10 years A worker who buys Industrial Insurance pays from 30 to 100 per cent more for it than he would for ordinary insurance with the same company Most policies terminate through lapse Only 4'A per cent of termi nations provide the desired "coffin money" by terminating through death The report also will show a large part of the coffin money benefits actually go to the stockholders of the insurance companies Lumping together 44 companies specializing in industrial insurance the SEC will report that they collected premiums totaling 144 minions paid 66 mil lions in dividends to stockholders (not policy holders) and have a pres ent surplus of 44 millions Most readable part of the SEC investigation deals with th com panies' hlgh prexsure salesmanship or instance an insurance sales man to induce a colored wash woman to buy a policy even though she may already have one will offer it not In terms of a 8250 policy but as a payment of 3 cents weekly Some salesmen have confessed that companies put them under such pressure that they "wrote tombstones and lamp posts" In other words they took names from i tombstones and sent in phonv poll i cics to boost their sales records Copuright 1939 INTERNATIONAL AAIRS: Rumors of cruelties practiced in Spam will arouse fndlgna Hon end affect certain negotiations Persecu tion of the vanquished is to prevail in many parts of the world Executions will Increase in Europe as spies ere suspected and loyalties are tested Warning has been given repeatedly by astrologers that the winter will bring problem Economic wisdom should be The Brighter Side Be DAMON BUNTON Oklahoma Outbursts nr ora i ma on SHE WAS PRESENTAr THE assassinations of LINCOLN GARIELD andMWNLEY ce (ww IH of a year of happiness through romance middle need are subject to rule stars which causes them to seek companionship Couitship and marriage will ebsorb the inter ests of many Cross Road Scribe ny llATTON RAND SCORPIO (October 23 to November 211 Subjert of this sign are usually dynamic and independent Bold sometimes skeptical and always forceful they know what they want and do not hesitate to seek their own best interests They arc mentally keen and logical Detectives often belong to Scorpio It Is noticeable that persons under this sign urn likely tn engage in intense love affairs They should bo taught to curb their passion MONDAY OCTOBER 30 Conflicting planetary aspects am active tnday The stars encourage workers to co operate with employers and merchants who are under stimu lating sway It is not it lucky date to launch a proleet but should be favorable to pushing what is well under way It is unwise to sign contracts today HEART AND HOME: After the enrlv morning hours women should be fortunate today This Is a luekv wedding date but brides probably will bo dominated by their husbands The signs seem to indicate Hint men will be burdened by many responsibilities which women will share The home financial partnership will become much closer than in the past BUSINESS AAIRS: Continued Improve ment in the outlook of trade nnd commerce may be expected through the next few weeks Early shopping for Christmas will benefit merchants Jewelers are to profit because of an increased demand for trinkets of lasting value This ss fortunate date tor constructive work Much building of machinery is presaged and again the bend lowuid secrecy will be definite as govern ment contracts are filled NATIONAL ISSUES: Perils foreseen through the work of subversive agents will assume new forms S3 the nations represented by secret or ganizations exhibit bitter hostility to the United Slates Tlie discovery of a large scale pint to undermine the government wilt awaken the na tion to dangers hitherto ignored as not likely to gam strength Certain newspapers and maga zines devoted tn liberal thought will come under Patience To ths Editor of rhe TrilM World To live a successful life we have paticree house to concur with the senate on neutrality But he backed away from this suggestion on the ground It would be resented and that he could work most effectively by keep ing out of the limelight no shrinking Garner said with a mischievous grin "but there are times to bloom and times not to duce a crop and these trees were newly planted So the loss as great as it might have been if older trees were "There's another silver lining tn that dark cloud Mr President" broke in Senator Tom Con nally "It you've lost your Christ mas trees your enemies very well call you Santa Claus any The delegation went to the White House expecting to explain the de tails of the drought and flood prob lem Instead Roosevelt not only had all the facts and figures at his finger tips but pointed out two sources where $25000000 was avail able for relief purposes that his vis itors had completely overlooked I RECENTLY heard of wealthy woman who hns made it her hobby to help human beings I do not know her name ns a friend told me the Story Hut she Ims been helpful for years to who most neoded She gives to students and to those sorely In need with the assurance from them that they will pay her back when they can do so though she charges nothing for the loan of her money She takes her interest in happiness While a student 1 listened to a noted man dic tate a letter tn a wealthy man urging him to Invest in a boy who interested him 1 recall one sentence: "The Investment paving the larg est possible dividend Is that which you will be able to make tn a human being Investing In a person through th Use of money however la not the only means En couragement nnd one's faith ami belief in an other is often a greater service to render than to loan money The only obligation that La ex pected tn the former case Is the appreciation for such help And yet how few lefuin even this Human values far outweigh all other values Material profits loom as Sordid In tlie face of the gains that return tu us for having helped mother up Joseph Conrad gave great credit to John Gla wortbv for Hie emuuiagement that lie received from him when ha bun what he thought of hi first novel Galsworthy told him to go ahead nnd have it published and from then on flowed a stream of great novels that placed rad at the head of English writers of his time Them is not teacher in tho land who docs not have Hie fine opportunity to Invest in human beings by patiently xtildyiin each one ami ren dering such encouragement each may requite Many useful man or woman has owed Ina or her inter suroess to an understanding teacher Only selfish aat I faction results from a money profit but from the profit of satisfietlrm that comes from having invested in human values there is an unending joy from which no turn of fate or fortune can detract or deduct Have patience for our set our heart toward the goal then work toward that end It will work out perhaps even better than we expected When patience Is practiced realities are deserving Yours very truly MILDRED MOON can't fhat it's a ghost That hides beneath that sheet Because I think i cognise THIS COMING SUNDAY THE Hartford Courant will observe the 175th anniversary of its founding We extend our heartiest felicitation That Is a fine old age for a rev paper to be sure In fact we my say it Is a positively miraculous age for a newspaper in these panlom times We regret there is not now living any member of the original staff of the Courant We would have enjoy ed Interviewing him on what he thought was the biggest news story printed in the Com ant in those rlgh on to two centuries We suppose he would have said th' signing of the Declaration of Independence Tliat must have been a real hot yarn for the Courant in those days We can think of nothing in modern journalism that might be comparable to it We wish we could have heard a member of that original staff ex plain how they got the lip the storv was going to break and how the news editor reacted to it We sup pose he had the usual duck fit characteristic of news editors with a big news story popping open In those days of 173 years ago there were no telegraph or tele phone wires of course and the mails were quite dilatory so we presume the reporter covering the signing did not get his story in with ti celerity that would be demanded of him in these times on a story of that caliber Probably he did not bother with a detail that would have been the first consideration of a reporter on a signing of the Declaration of Inde pendence which was an interview with John Hancock on how he felt when he dashed his signature across that sacred page ONLY A EW AND HIGHLY treasured copies of the first issue of the Courant are now In existence but right off the bat Editor Green began squawking about a direct tax levied against the colonies There was applause in the early Courant for the growing tendency of the New York dudes to wesr clothing of colonial manufacture a patronize home industry note popu lar among editors to this hour Today at 175 years of age the Courant is one of the big important dailies of the New England states with a large staff of employes wide circulation and the proudest newspaper tradition of any publica tion in the land It is the oldest newspaper in the United States tn point of continuous publication Al least that is its claim and we know of none that can dispute it JUST THINK ITS HISTORY! Its files represent a complete if some what voluminous record of this na tion 'step by step Since the birw thereof' Nothing of importance has happened in the United States in L5 years thnt the Courant did not pub lish to its readers as news of the day Incidents we now read in ponderous times as of great historical i importance were just item Courant of long ago Editor Green had his struggles In the enrlv days of hi paper course We say of course became a newspaper that did not have Strug gles in its early days wouid be something supernatural The Cour ant almost had to throw In tlie towel in 1777 because of the Rcvolu'bmsiv war and a shortage of paper gave its readers plenty of news rprn the battle fronts however and that is another reason why we wish we could have interviewed that staff member We would have asitca him how tlie Courant's war (torre spondents got their news and now they made out on their expense ac counts Washington Merry Go Round By Drew Pearson and Robert Allen 55arahM Levering Modesto Calit Sam3 PlsiDemSiAiHf 1 What Is the population of the world? 2 Why did Columbus call tho natives of the new world "Indians?" 3 What Is Ichthyology? 4 What six vice president of the United State became hends of tho nation through deaths of presidents? 5 Which state In the union has the greatest number of cities with a population over 2000007 See Answers Below He Answers To Hie Editor: The editorial School" appearing in your paper misleads tlie people of Oklahoma Hoodlumlsm that you speak of wm started by the politicians of Okla homa and is yet being carried on by some of this group Langston university hs never had a chance because many who desired to use the institution for personal gam have done so There arc Negroes in Oklahoma who are qualified to be president There are men living in Oklahoma who hold above the bachelor's degree who would like to be president and are capable energetic and thorouglily qualified to guide the affairs of the institution ear! Yes fear causes him to be reluctant to accept It not fear for lack of ability nor is it a fear of his fcllowmen but fear of the parasitic politicians who Sit Idly by as the big bad wolf waiting to devour little Red Riding Hood Tho football game has been called i Ilin lone now is holding tho tootbail i Langston uni versitv) In a tow days it will be kicked and Hie receiver the next president will be thrown for another loss Soon the ball will be worn out Another four years wasted no re sults and no accomplishment Hoodlumism is yet inexistence but not among tlie Negroes a indicated Yours trul ROBERT I AIRCHILD Tulsa niHi in mi i Above 11 lhlix briar frvent In jour love smonr ourselves (or love rovstHli multitude of I 4:8 Havolnn It tn ttx hlrhext nesk i Patience is demanded of us it our happiness is to be honest and secure for without it we become irritable and dissatisfied a 1 1 to become sick tn mind and body If our prayer does not bring the 1 1 antici pated grow impatient forgetting that God loves us end can foresee every circumstance thus answers our prayers as ho sees i it The pn ttenee experienced by loved ones who are separated by circumstance Dnnn i mst trying However we must ICpaie 101 1 OacC I realize if we have patience and not To me rdtroe 9e mi Wwl: try to build Hie empire over night At last we to increase our we will enjoy and appreciate our de trmament within peace time limits I sires tn a higher degree Patience With the world on ira it seems comes to us who re wiling and foAitnh for us to do les than place des tou to experience a rwher and STAR of British empire may make a westward flight recent radio speech made the possibility of ti nuxfor of the British government to Can ada Room more like a teiisonable piobabil lly than a wild dream It is now remem bered that the visit of the king and queen to America last spring revived the old talk of making Ottawa an empire capital rath er than provincial capital That idea was based upon the feeling that a war was coining and that London might be come very dangerous London ha been partly depopulated through fear of nir raids and several hun dred thousand young Londoners are likely to be nred In tlie country That may be a way of fitting them for settlement in Canada Great Britain's expansion for purposes of resettlement seems destined to lead large numbers to undeveloped Can ada It is real possibility that the Brit ish government will establish Itself on a part time basis nt Ottawa The United Slates nnd Canada hnve managed to get along pretty well but the outbreak of LiNDUiatmt created something like dismay in Canada and in London Great Britain a a next door neighbor Instead of a land ed proprietor living abroad Is something for the United States to think about i nlrrvf kt Gx aJ iiiiwr COMPIETE SlltVJCh ASSOCIAT (or publl(( or nui ullcrv rill'M 'ni Vl' (h published neiHn All ilniAhdt If' ((u I HII la Ti Wood 'f cnt IW Wodd IhiMlnhinp vmrtrmiw Kim 'c Aibum 2IC1 Wmt Ad fi'pf 3 2121 Under free speech nnd free print Hitler py ptrsun of ail desses proplgstirf ix pei'initlnd ciuuMfe without i persons wlioxe birllidate it is have the luodimi tl'm comtrv unner tne name "acts in Grcntcst iro'spflpcr Evary Mnmtn Includln Sunday THE WORLDJPUBL1SI11LG AU Mail to the Tulsa Vivolt lii von Tn tht Trtuor of (h Tulia World I feel guilty of procrastina tion for thanking the Tulsa World heartily for its fine service in bring ing the Marine Band to Tulsa To mv limited appreciation of techni cally perfect music values the Ma rine Band concert gave every evi dence of presenting In exquisite manner the wholesome values of elassicai popular humorous and philosophical music for human be ings Old and young Join in their feeling of sincere thanks to the must! 'll nil 13 1 ''fclN Jj'H tun (H 1 1 VKHIl OmB tie all have it Kith nnOvnW iwvmiiB ivinaMi I to another service to Tulsa's proud I musical life It seems that the pithy aeviiiaa ui ivic union wnoiesomeiy challenging that the matter of the affairs of Central high school be de cided squarely and without pretense or false empiricism are dynamic in helping to hasten the return of Mr Albert Weatherly to Central high school Thanks to The World for the Ma rine Band for Mr Otis Lorton a id for whatever in mediate service youi great newspaper can render to effect i through editorials or unbiased news I items tn immeniely Important contribution to musical the return of Mr Weatherly to Ccn tral high school immediately I MRS THURSTON ARMER i Tulsa DEAH STORIES about tho danger of fho United States diroctiy in volved in the Eutopoan war tire jnti tmg 10 the majority uf the peojde The extensive debate the aenaUi over repeal of tho embargo on war goodH brought on nnd reined much of the emotional dmget Very few pin1 wctc convinced by the elaborate Liol'Uiorhl campaign that any body in paiticular if Lying 'hag 'his country into war or that anybody of Jm portance heie want war That practi cally settled attention necessarily turns to our defenses external and Interior Of course we have not passed all dan ger of involvement but the settl'd con viction in this country that we must not go abroad for war purposes seems to be an efficient guarantee of strong attempt to mind our own business We cannot es cape all the poisons and penalties of war and we do not know what attempt: to in volve us may be made or where they will bo made But upon the whole American affairs appear to be in a reasonably satis factory condition Navy Day has just passed and it was a reassuring occasion There is practically no dissent except from professional paci fists to the idea that wo must have a strong navy We tire assured by compe tent authority that we have a good and alert navy and that it 1 steadily being improved Our army also appears to bo getting into firat class shape Tlie (lunger of any nation makjng a direct attack upon this country seems remote There arc many reason for believing that internal dangers are our chief dan gers A high German official Is said to have rematked that there will be no nec essity for Germany to attack tho United States with anna that the country will be conquered from the Inside Decided symptom of such an attempt have been discovered by various ways particularly through the Dies committee investigations Naxiism and Ils twin Communism hove sotno am of a pai tnershlp and both par ties are busy It would not bo nt all sur prising to find an outbreak of sabotage very soon The nation 1 preparing for that too Recent developments show that there is too much sympathy even in high places for the pinks and positive reds who are trying to influence this country against it self the Dies committee hi beep raw and unwise in some of its attempts but altogether it has served a good pur pose The yelp raised when a list of Communists and pinks in high place was published shows that there is dread of exposuie among the foreign minded riav ment There are Indications that public sentiment will swing decisively against the foreign idealists whatever their exact complexion It is not tieeossiity to have a red scare or a witch hunt in this country but there must be business like attention to the known and unknown infestations Noth ing drastic ha been done yet in this mut ter It is noticed for instance that the Catholic church opposed to all the isms is not losing it head over tlie eruptive ather Coughlin The Methodist church a very American institution nccieed by many of being too lenient is letting pinks stay in position Dr II WAtm an avowed pink who denies he is a Communist has not been ousted and he may not be Such men ns Coughlin and Wntd arc trusted to talk themselves out of influence nnd credi bility The publication of the list of a so called American League for Peace and Democ racy ciented something of a sensation Its main effect will be to diM'ouragi! a lot of pinks trmn joining Coininunist cimt tolled organizations or nt least make tlwin die id being found out JOHN Lewis who once vehemently denied ids 10 was under Communist control says he is tiying to purge the Communist dominated unions The enemy insidfl the gates is tho worst enemy Thnt red enemy bus been fairly well identified That stuution can be minimiied by realistic and lalional efforts We do not want or need any conspicuous crusade or violihi public outbieaks Reid iration of tlie red peril in its work among the thoughtless and emotional can best be combatted by calm and legal methods IN THE httlo town of Caddoa Colorado the people of a larg" a in aoufheast errs Colorado and western Kansas had a big liarbeLUe a carnival a football game land a (lame that lasted all night 1 his by way of ecb brating something now I under the southwestern big darn in the inid 1 of a country which needs irri gation ntdinarily tlio dam is somewhere leise and the idea of gathering water at a convenient place is something of an ex piT'ment i'H iumably the engineers jknnvz vhet' th aro going to jp enough water to make a lake The general loeal if of this dam is somewhat understood by 'people from this part of the countryMany nf us have wondered why some big irrigation plan hadn't liecn rigged up for i the gioji about and below Lamar and Las Anima It is known that that coun try will respond to iirigation This proj ect has further interest for Oklahoma for th jeason it affects the Arkansas river and provides a recognizable start on con servation of waler Tlie annual spring flood problem down the Arkansas valley can be hook' up with the need for water storage upstream our war strength on a war time foot 1 fuller life Ing desires I am surnrised nt the limitation of 'Hoodlumlsm In apparently at the desire of 1he British rench Of course the Britixh have never considered us quite grown up yet The embargo on shipment of war material mav aerm strange but it will probably continue until Con nies i In session a the same in fluence which prevented shipment of auch material to the Spanish govern ment during their revolution which enabled ranco to win and put over the sale of $13000000 dollar worth Of cotton to ranco will doubtless have sufficient effectiveness at Wash ington to prevent the shipment of war material to Europe at this time The difference of opinion on the so called neutrality act is more ap parent than teal DURWOOD Hominy Zu Ww mt 17 tf MWZ If TlTlfW pn rw JTiu xTr LsJ QOJWyja iv' isi.