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The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-08-25
Oldest Man in America
WU Celebrate I3Ist
Birthday September 3

LOUISVILLE, Ky. Aus 2A--
Several hundred descendants are
preparing 10 gather At tho log
cabin home Of Uncle" John Shell
on Greasy Creek, Leslie County
Ky, September Z TO celebrate the
mountainecr's hlrthday, Just
what form the festival will take
has not been divulged
Meanwhile the National Geo
graphic Society is investigating
Shells, claim that he is is 1871
years old and whether ne liz tho
oldest man In the United States.
There is no doubt among
Shells neiRhbors rs 10 his age.
Men. so years old declare he was
an old man when thcy were
youths. Colonel Henry Chappell
snys he has q tax duplicate aligned
by Shell In 1909 when he was ~.
tho earliest age, under Kentucky
laws. 10 pay taxes.
Shell Is father of If children.
tho oldest Of whom Is said 10 bo
90 years old. He has several
great, great grandchildren and
dcscendants In his homo section
ara said to number nearly 200.
Excellent cyeSlght, three sue
ccssivo sets ~ teeth and all oC his
faculties are claimed by the Ken
tucklan who attributes his long
life 10 outdoor living and temper
ate habits
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-08-25
Innocent Children Are
Being Made Victims of
Cuban VOOdOO Fanatics

HAVANA, cuba, Aug 24.-witf
the recent sudden outbreak of can
nlhalistic practices by NoodoO wOr-
shippers, which have resulted In
the death OF at least three inno-
cent children ana half dozen OF
the Nuoaoos. the latter hy the
application Of lynch law FOR the
first time In the countryH history.
fathers and mothers are living In
constant fear that their little ones
may be spirited away by tho sup
erstitioua negroes To- be offered up
In sacrifice 10 Change" the god
or tho "Brujos," as they are called
In the CAstilllan language.
Noodoolsm iS not practiced BY
the negroes alone Many white
persons also are said TO secretly
take part In their religious meet.
ings and accus1tlons have been
heard In various quarters OF the
difficulties encountered by officers
seeking to break up their temples
because Of the obstacles placed I'm
their way by persons OF influence.
An active campaign by the auth
oritics IN Havana and other parts
Of the island have resulted In the
capture OF numerous "Bruios" and
the seizure ~ many curious and
weird objects used by them
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FORESTRY ASSN WARNS
AGAINST bad BIG FOUR"

WARRINGTON, Aug - The for
cat ssarld has "hig four" too. and
they get In their worst work In the
month OF August, says tho monthly
warning Issued by She American
Forestry association, which viii send
any reader Of this paper a free bul -
leun on tree planting The big
iour' line up this way. Tusaouk
Moth, White Pine Wccyil. Locust
Miner. Tho Burers.
Trees are appreciated tho most in
the hot month Of August and the
American Forestry association calls
attention to the forest fires that have
been sweeping through several states
as one OF the reasons for "A national
fores, policy which la no badly
needed At this time.
For loaf-eAtlnE insects araenRte OF
lead OF standard brand "a the thing
Proportions should be about one
pound In two gallons of water. For
plant lice. whale oil soap at one
pound 10 five gallons OF water will
do the business The pruning OF
shade and ornamental trees can be
begun this month, and evergreenA
can be transplanted after August rs
Egg masses Of tho tuvsock moth
should he collected and burned as
should tho cocOons OF the hog worm
and similar insects.
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NEW CONSULAR POSTS
OPENED BY 1HE/WAR
Examination VIII Rc Ordcrrd with
In Next Few Months 10 Increase
IAst Of Illgimcs.
WORK IS HIGHLY IMPORTANT
Vow tonulAtcr Must he Opened In
Several COuntTic~; Merit Syrtcm
Proves Valuable to 4. \.

WAFlllNGTON. Aug 1i-That an
examination 10 increase the list OF
"ligibies FOR appointment 10 con-
aular posts In tho American foreign
service viii be ordered within tho
n"ht Hcycml months. wan tho infor-
nation obtained today at tho state
Authority was given boy the last
cgngrcHs. shortly before its adjourn
ment, for The opening Of about Is
new oonHulatr,, ns "a part of tho pro-
gram for the expansion ~ that sery-
Zee. mado necessary by the increase
lu AmCrCu'B foreign trade. and the
moro intimate rclntionH into which
tho world war has brought America
with other nationH.
Tho foreign trade y. the United
States, especially with tho latin
countrios 10 the south, has been very
materially increaScd, making tho es-
thhIiFhmont ~ many now conEula tes
necessary N is pointed out by Of
ngiilB ~ the state department that
II also will be necessary to appoint
conguls at tho moro important cities
A'N .Nf NN'N ''hlANl lfN 70 WIZ u lllf
war gave birth. such aH Poland.
CzCcho- Slovakia and Siberia.
Although tho average citizen has
had llttio opportunity 20 know OF.
tho immense volume OF work Ok
cecdiugly important and at times
most delicate. because Of relations
with foreign countries during the
last fow years. II has, nevertheless,
played u very important part In
bringing America into leaderBhlp IN
affairs Of tho world II also ~ an
acknowledged fact that the service
performed by the representatives OF
this country In foreign nations. has
earned the gratitude OF the people
OF both hcmlsphercs.
During the three years of war prior
10 the time that tho United States
became a belllRorent. the diplomatic
and consular representative OF this
country we're entrusted with tho af-
fairs Of practically all the belligerent
nations. those Of the allies In the
capitals and chief cities of the CEN
trRl powers and Qice VERSA. Tho re-
lntlons were ut all timos very deli
cate and n Ia a tribute. members OF
congress point out. TO the tact and
acumen Of the American foreign rep
resentatives that they discharged
these duties with the greatest Hat.s-
faction 10 the countries with whose
affairs they were temporarily en-
trusted
Today the United states has about
$50 principal consular offices and
about 900 consular agencies The
personnel numbers from 1000 10
5000, all Of the men specially
trained In their work The reason
that they were thoroughly trained
and prepared for the nrduous work
brought on them by the war. Ia due
largely to the gtand bkeh by Presi-
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-08-25
BROTHERS MEET AFTER
20 YEARS SEPARATION

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. Aug "a
Two brothers. separated when they
were boys, lived within 10 miles ot
each other for many years. igno-
rant OF tho others whereabouts un-
ul just before one OF them died.
This was revealed here with the
death OF William Rose. prominent
farmers
VIII, 8. and his brother
Humphrey. 7, were living In 81.
Louis when they were separated.
VIII golng'to the farm OF John Rose.
near Mount Leonard. while Hum
phr'y went 10 farm near Stanhope
the two grew TO manhood and
lived 20 years At these two places.
Wtl Rose. while in a store at Mar
shal, Mo- noticed a man who
looked familiar. lie had a curious
feeling OF relationship and investi-
cation proved tho man to be his
brother. Humphrey
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dent Wilson early In his first admin
Htration that the merit system should
not be overturned In order 20 make
political appointments.
Political Veterans here point out
that tho credit for tho initial step In
placing tho consular service on a
basis where only merit and length
OF service count WAS taken by prcsl-
dent Cleveland. Tho reorga ni1a ton
OF the service was begun In 1895,
through tho action Of President
Cleveland who caused consuls OF
certain trades TO be placed under
ClaEslficauon. President Roosevelt
also saw tho wisdom Of this step and
was instrumental In having enacted
a hill putting all tho conauls on sal
aries. and doing away with the old
fec basis Subsequent executive
order by President Roosevelt ana
another by President TAFT served 10
strengthen the merit system aH estab-
lishcd by President Cleveland.
II is the plan ~ officials of tho
state department today 20 keep tho
diplomatic and consular service IN
a state ~ preparedness. especially
ns they are fully aware OF the i'm
purihnt role n VIII play I'm Americas
irnde expansion, which VIII carry
our merchant marina TO every sea,
from the Arctic 20 tho Antarctic cir
cics. The record OF the American
foreign service during the war has
not been hcraldcd from the house
tops. but no arm of the government
has had q more important role or
has moro brilliantly met the test
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-08-25
PROHIBITION RESULTS
IN BIG SUGAR SALES
Although Consumption ~ Much
Greater There Is Little Likelihood
OF n Sweet Shortage.
Worlds Washington BureAu.
Post Building

Worlds Washington BureAa.
Post Building
wAsHINGTON. Aug 24-The
United States now IL dry but sweet,
Reports received here from whole
sale sugar dealers throughout the
country indicate that prohibition has
Increased tho demand for sugar from
80 70 40 por cent Investigation by
the government has proved that pro-
hlbitlon mas greatly increased the
demand for sugar, particularly In
soft drinks and other substitutes.
Despite this fact. however. the
wholesalers deny reports coming
from New York that Gamers are fac
ing sugar famine because OF the
inability OF refiners TO got raw sugar
supplies 10 this country They de-.
clare that there can he no increase
IN sugar prices until the first OF the
year; that sugar exports are now ten
times as great as they were a year
ago, that there are ample sugar sup.
plies 10 meet the country's soyerest
demands
According 20 a recent report of
the department Of commerce, under
date OF August Z, the export OF re-
lned sugars from January / 10 Au-
gust Z amounted 20 200, 900 tons for
1919 as against 29,i37 tons for 1918.
The wholesale sugar dealers contend
that the results of this export was
TO prevent them from accumulatlng
any stock for the big demands OF
the berry season" and that this /,
the reason for tho talk at this time
Of shortage Of sugar II Is eatl.
mated at the department OF agricui.
iuro that tho American beet crop
this year will amount 20 500. 600 tons.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-08-25
COURTHOUSE BOMBS" ARE
NOTHING BUT BATTERIES

BOSTON, Aug. 2i.-Women clerks
ana stcnographers In the central
court In Pemberton square were
alarmed when on opening a window
one OF tho girls noticed two objects
on tho windoWsill Although the ar.
ticles in question were not large.
they looked formidable, and after
hasty conference the girls decided
that the two objects were no less
than bombs incased In black paper.
Calling special policeman on
duty In the courthouse, the girls i'm
mediatelNs. retreated 10 a safe dis.
lance, hdt tho officer was quick to
see that the articles were batteries
which had been left there. perhaps
by a chauffeur. He took them 10
police headquarters. directly across
the road, where n Was found the
batteries were dead"
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-08-25
AFTER YOUR
VACATION
Remove Tan and Sun-Freckles
BY Using the Black and
White Beauty Treat
ment.

Tho outdoor vacation. whether I'm
tho city or country or on Tho beach
tana, sunhurus and freclles the
hands face, neck and arms
To restore the skin 20 its natural
state popular beauty preparation a.
recommended that is simple 20 us,
and as delightful as tho many lo-
tions, creams, powders. and similar
cosmetics. which at tho best only
cover or hide tho discolorauons
In addition TO cIcorlur tho ,,r,.
pleNion. Black and White win rc-
move pimplcs, liver spots and Other
skin blcmishcs
BLACK and white Olu.mcn, can he
ebought AT an good drug stores for
25 cents Write Black and ,yLt,.
Box No al2 Memphis. Tcs{sA t.r
free sample and literature
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-08-25
HANDSHAKE CRIPPLED HIM;
ASKS $1,000 DAMAGES

WHEELING. w. A., Aug. "a
John a. Tennyson In a suit filed In
the circuit court here. says that ne
has been a cripple for llfc as the
result ~ a handshakc He asks
$4,000 damages OF Riley Briggs
former policeman, who. he says
fractured one OF the bones OF his
hand.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-08-25
"PretHesf Legs in Europe" AniUe
in Il. S.; Insured for SIOO,OOO

Milo Bourgeois dlio Mosunguett,
French dramatic dancer has ar
rivod IN Tho United aiuics 20 exhibit
what hhyo been named "tho most
beautiful legs in Europe" Nile.
Mcfunguctt herself believes her
shnp"y limbs nro worth tlOO.-
600 10 her and has had them IN
surcd FOR that amount sho brings
with her "a wardrobe of 1876 gowns
ana 90 pairs ~ slippers oThc pic
turc NJ tho lcft was taken In her
dressing room ana shows part OF tho
tAtcuBl-o wardrobe.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-08-25
BOYS HUNT INDIANS, GET
DOZEN QUARTS OF WHISKY

ELkHART. Ind, Aur "a ~.
small Elkhart lads. s,.4f..g N'
woods for Indians. head '
pered conversation behind t.-.
oak tree They craWIrI D.. , s'
nearby and discovered rn7f t'. ''..
were not redskins They V,., ,.....
20 abandon the idgt uf r...g..I
biting the dust and decided .. ,.'
come pirates. So they .r,,rt u.l..
air rifles a. the pair and ,.. ....
fled Twelve full quarts n, ..'
whisky buried In IA plt paa ..
pirates reward TOO.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-08-25
JUST RECEIVED CHRISTMAS
PRESENT FROM GERMANY

BELLEFoNTE ra. A., T..
captain T., H Taylor u.. 80
received a Christmas nr..ar. .y
mas been chasing him o,r. ..... .N''
october when II was mailed .' '''
prison camp In GERMANY gt,.. .h'
captain was confined ma r,. '1'
iirst went Ia England. ,N'1.an n'f'
France and through sV...rI.., To
dermany by the im. r. TO
reached Camp Vulngon fn. .'F
lice had been signed and ,n. r,.,.'' ,.''
was feouperatlng In IuaB.,,.
france. by tho umc 70 r....
there Taylor was again u
service and tho box followed b,.
and down France. but u,.ur ,,-.'. v.
up with him. l'H4,
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TO scRUTrNIzE ALL REQUESTS
Congress win BE Liberal But Not
ENtraVagnntly InJudlclous

EStraVaEnntly InJudlclous
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2l-The an
preparation committee OF the house
VIII shortly take up the request Of
the federal trade commission md
other branches Of the government
for additional appropriations for use
In fighting the high cost OF living
There Is no disposition upon the part
OF the committee to oppose any
proper requests for money. hut na
the departments have NJ their dis
posal large sums OF money. Chair
man Good insists that all requests
oe given close scrutiny before action
a taken.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-13

government for use as a consulate,
to discuss the advisability of re-
naming in O-1sk should the Czecho-
Slovaks carry out their avowed in
tention to withdraw. None of US
at that time could believe it pos
sible for Admiral Kolchak and the
Siberian government to gather de-
pendable forces to replace the
Czechs and stem the tide Of Bolshev-
ism which threatened to engulf ST.
IBERIA once more the moment the
Czechs should leave.
AS in the early days Of the revolu-
ton, Admiral Kolchak's genius for
leadership again proved a decisive
factor. The scattered bands of Rus
sian troops in Western Siberia raj
lied under that leadership and few
days later resolutely took the place
of the Czecho-Slovak soldiers at the
Siberian front. From this time on
ward the echo-Slovaks confined
their activities entirely to guarding
the Transsiberian Railway, their one
means of exit from Siberia. Ameri-
cans and other foreigners at that
time in Omsk were amazed at the
feat that Admiral Kolchak had &C.
complished. Nor is it surprising
that he at once became immensely
popular with US, for few days be-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-13
Like John Paul Jones

This exploit of Admiral Kolchak
in the Black Sea parallels in Ameri
can history that of John Paul Jones,
who, in command of the wornout
French frigate Bon Homme Rich
ard, made short shrift of the British
line ship Scraps.
History also relates how the dis
orders of the Russian revolution of
1917 were stayed in the Black Sea
fleet for two months after the Rus
sian army had completely disinte
grated, due entirely to the influence
of Admiral Kolchak's personality
on his men. At length, when the
sailors Of the Black Sea fleet, driven
mad by the same pernicious German
propaganda which had destroyed the
Russian army, mutinied and began
killing their officers-frst breaking
their swords before their eyes and
tearing off their epaulettes - their
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-13

great respect for Admiral Kolchak
saved him from a similar fate. Gu
rlously enough, q short time later,
these same sailors, together with the
inhabitants of the Taurida govern
ment, elected him a member of the
nrst constituent assembly, the fate
of which is we'll known to the world.
1t was familiarity with these facts
in the career Of Admiral Kolchak
and knowledge of his thorough and
uncompromising political and pri-
vate honesty that decided the agi-
tated members of the directorate
and Council of Ministers to turn to
him in their dilemma. Admiral
kolchak was not in Omsk at the
time of the coup d'etat but at the
Siberian front, whittier he had gone
in the capacity of minister of war
to inspect the Czecho- Slovak battal-
loas there. Accordingly they dis
patched an urgent telegram to him
informing him of the events which
had transpired and stated that ST.
IBERIA was doomed unless he could at
cnce return to Omsk, reform the
government and organize an effect
i've resistance to Bolshevism. Avk-
sentiev and Zenzinov were released
next day and given safe conduct out
of Siberia and the city OF Omsk re-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-13

manned perfectly calm. Admiral
Kolchak returned post haste. His
great love for his motherland left
him no choice but to accept this
power and responsibility, which he
had not sought but would not now
attempt to evade-the almost super
human task of bringing order out
of chaos engendered by the duplicity
of Avksentiev and Zenzinov and
completed by the coup d'etat exc
cuted by Russian officers on No.
vember 18.
With characteristic promptness,
Admiral Kolchak set about at
once to reorganize the govern
ment which is now known as the
Siberian government and to create
Russian army which could replace
at the Siberian front the Czecho-
Slovaks, who since the signing Of
the armistice had been obsessed
with the one idea of returning to
their beloved Bohemia after four
years of unremitting toll and strug-
gle in Russia and Siberia. The
writer recalls how at this unsettled
time Consul General Harris held a
conference with his staff in the In
ternational Harvester Building at
Omsk, the Offices of which had been
turned over to the United States
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-13
The One Mar,
When Arnistice Came

One man and one only could be
found to whom the sober elements of
the all-Russian provisional govern
ment and these highly excited Rus
sian officers could agree to bequeath
the power of the expiring provis-
ional government and intrust with
the task of organizing a new gov.
eminent and creating a new army
That man was Admiral Alexander
Vasilivitch Kolchak, unquestionably
Russia's most popular hero of the
war - best known in the United
States for his brilliant action in the
Black Sea, where, upon the very day
of his arrival at Semferopal to take
command Of the Black Sea fleet, he
went out against the two German
battleships, Breslau and Cohen, and
did not return until he had cleared
the Black Sea Of those two no.
torlous pirates. The achievement
was made more noteworthy by the
fact that up to the time of Admiral
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-13
By John A. Embry
(Former United States Consul at Onssk, Siberia)
Head of All-Russian Provisional
Government Has Had
Career of Action

ficer-was made in company with
Consul General Harris shortly after
the admiral's return to Omsk in re-
spouse to the telegram already re-
ferred to, which caused him to
undertake the reorganization of the
Siberian government. He received
us in the immense Railway Admins
tration Building at Omsk which had
been taken over by the Siberian
army and which was at that time
his official residence. The admiral
sat behind a massive, severely plain
oak desk in spacious though scam
tily furnished room on the second
floor. He was dressed in a uniform
Of extreme simplicity, with but one
insignia, consisting of a gold star
suspended from the collar of his
coat--the highest order of the Cross
of st. George
What the business men Of Siberia
think Of Admiral Kolchak's govern.
ment was forcibly impressed upon
me by my friend Mr.. Adam Leya, Of
Omsk, longtime Russian represent
ative of the International Harvester
Company, and who at the present
time, in addition to his duties
with the company, is honorary
treasurer of the western division of
the American Red Cross in Siberia.
Mr.. Leya stated that although he
had never taken part in public life.
yet as an intelligent and patriotic
Russian citizen he had closely stud
led the events in Siberia since the
1917 revolution, and that. having
known the black despair of Bolshe-
vism, he was once more filled with
hope by the wise and sound admin
lstration of Admiral Kolchak, which
presaged to him that Russia would
soon master the forces of disorder
within her borders. He declared un-
reservedly that Notwithstanding the
lncompleteness of the reorganization
of Siberia's economic and political
! life which Admiral Kolchak and his
government have undertaken, ST.
IBERIA at the present moment is en-
joying the best government it has
ever had in all its history.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-13

@Y A CURIOUS coincidence I
arrived at Omsk on Novem-
~ Der 10, 1918, the eventful
day that Admiral Alexander
vasilivitch Kolchak was called to
the head of the so-called all-Russian
Provisional Government. had come
from Irkutsk in company with Con-
sui General E. L. Harris to establish
q United States consulate at Omsk.
During the following six months
/ held the post Of United States
consul at Omsk and was in daily
contact with the government there,
which, after the coup d'etat that
occurred on November 10, became
known as the Siberian government.
The three weeks preceding my
departure on May 4 for the United
States were spent in visiting the
southern sector Of the Siberian
front. I have set down my impress
sions Of the Siberian government;
Kolchak, its recognized head, and
the stirring events which transpired
in Siberia during my tenure of
Office as United States consul at
Omsk.
In September, 1918, Siberia had
been cleared of the Bolsheviki by
the Czecho-Slovaks. Scattered mem
hers Of the former constituent as
sembly, which had been dispersed at
.Petrograd in January of that year
by Bolshevik bayonets, assembled in
convention at Ufa, a Russian city
near the Siberian border.
This convention gave birth to the
so-called all-Russian provisional
government. The executive powers
OF this government lay in the hands
CT directorate consisting of five
men: Avksentiev, Socialist, presi-
dent of the directorate; Zenzinov
and Vologodsky, Socialists; Vino
gradov, Constitutional Democrat,
and Boldyriev, non-party. In this
government Admiral Kolchak was
given the portfolio of minister of
war. A short while after the incep-
ton of the all-Russian provisional
government its residence was
changed from Ufa to Omsk.