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The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-07-29
Senators Reed and McCor-
mick Deliver Attacks Be
fore ST. Louis Crowd.
RAPE OF CHINA DENOUNCED
Missourian Thus Character
ICES Shantung Plan Quote
Taft to Prove It.
TAKES AWAY TARIFF RIGHT
Illinois Leader Declares the
League Robs Country Of
Right for Protection.

ST LOUIS. July Thousands
~ persons attended mass meeting
here tonight NJ which Senators James
A Reed Of Missouri and Modlll Me-
Cormlck OF Illinois denounced tho
league Of nations and opposed rntl
fioation " The peace treaty In is
present form.
Senator Reed. who brought TO his
homo state hts arguments against
the League, characterized the shan
iunR agreement aa tha rape of
china
"By giving Japan clear title TO
20,0O0,000 Koreans and by giving
her dominion over ShantunE with
100000 Cinnamon wo have thus
made this tiger OF the orient 80 sliny
ana terrible that the strongest ma
lions OF the world may have cause
to tTomble when Il shall show lie
Vicious teeth he declared.
Tho covenant viii permit foreign
nations To Interfere with Americas
domestic affairs and force undeair-
able immigration on this country.
according 10 HanatOr Mccormick,
scheme of European countries to rob
| the United States OF the right TO
| regulate her protective tariff
Senator Reed asserted the reHerYa'
lon guaranteeing the Monroe doe
trino was Intellectual, declaring tho
promise for self determination for all
peoples was redeemed by the re-
fusal TO giving even the privilege OF
hearing 10 advocates OF Irish free
dom and declared the covenant set
up a league OF power backed by
/ "A fka
England" the Missouri senator
said becomes under the treaty
the mistress OF Africa and has
gained other enormous advantages
and possessions. The moment the
| United State signs article 10 OF the
covenant We agree with our army
and navy to protect Great Britain
and her mighty possessions,
France. England. belgium and
| Italy eagerly ace spted the league be-
cause they did not Intend In any
degree 20 relax their usual policy of
preparedness and because tho United
States by coming into the league
agrees to protect them In the aRRre'
gate and protect them separately
| against external attacks"
Former President Taft, Senator
| Reed asserted. now admits that
neither tho language OF articles 4,
~ nor 10 thClhuc England from
packing the council with her col
| onioa"
The only promise OF the covenant.
In the opinion OF Senator uMcCor-
| mick. IL that Il Will send American
boys to fight In lands which they
have never heard and before cities
"ths names OF which school boys
learn only TO forget"
| The Japanese have insisted ON
| their right 10 emigrate and n We
exclude them We shall be liable 10
| boycott or coercion by arms under
article Z OF the covenant" the III
| uois senator declared
I'm event Korea decides TO war
| on Japan for the atroclous ravaFea
| she has committed on her inhhblt-
ants and II China Joins Korea for the
| theft OF Shantung the burial place
| of her heroes and thu first hope OF
her civilization. We would be forced
/ 10 send troops 10 assist Japan crush
those Two unoffending nations, This
| under article 10"
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-07-29

PRICE OF PRODUCT is FIXED
Alleges Standard oil Of Cal
ifornia Controls and Pre-
vents Competition,
ACTION WILL BE WELCOMED
kmgsbury Says All Affairs
of Company viii Bear
Scrutiny; Deny Charge.

WNsuINGTpS. July 2N Invest.
gallon ny rn, federal trade connie
sion into rhc operations ~ 'h" h.s
uu companies of the Pacific coast
and the rtu.cs of the recent advance
boo the market price of petroleum
products lhroughou' me country wrr
proposed ln % resolution introduced
.uda, by Senator Iu.ni'Ar'r NJ
Washington. The resolution wac re-.
fcucd ro committee iu the usuo.
course
Tho senator claimed thal 'ho price
%. oil ON The Pacific cons, was "'.
n.uuy fixed uy the standard 'd
company ~ california. aud thar
there was mo- real competition boz.
cause OF the controlling position of
thar company
The resolution would direct the
commission 10 determine whether
combinations In restraint Of ira ir
exist on the Pacific coast and whc'h.
or any of 'he oil companies doing
business there are competing un-
fairly
SAN FRANCISCO, July 2s All
or the affairs and business ~ ;h,
standard DU company OF California
will bear the closest scrutiny and Iu.
y@etigaiiou X Il k.ngsbury, prcH'-
dent OF the company said here olal
when advised tnat an invcsrgation
OF the rates Of The company by me
federal trade commission had been
sought In congress bN Senator Miles
PoiudcN'cr of Washington.
The prices for the products of he
company have advanced ns "A result
~ existing economic conditions Que
TO the great war greatly increased
cost of abor and OF an materials -
lust as has the price OF cycrythtnI
else. MIR kingshury said. In s'a'
ing that there was no competition ON
The Pacific coast Senator IuindeN'er
overlooked the Union. Associated,
shell. General Petroleum and other
companies. ull of which are in acAN"
competition with the standard ou
and. $50 FAR ns ! know. with cnch
other
The conclusions drawn boy me
senator from tho cumpanl.s 'ubn-
dividends for the past three Nrart
hay, nccu ~ foIlows 30 per cent
u 1916. 10 per cent in 1917. end
O5 per cent In 1915 Th'rc was
also a stock dividend In 1916 and
LOIS but these dividends W"r"
simply the distribution to the stock
holders OF undivided profits ~ 'h'
company accumulated
The sum Of &AAOO0,O00 given by
the senator as the profits for 1915.
were the gross figurrS without 'ny
deduction Tor depreciation ana de-
pletiOu. amounting 90 about SO
600 900 and also without any dcduc-
ion Tor state or iucow' nr 'Nr"rs
profits taxes. amuuu'uf lu round
figures io so 600 600 Az q Htf'".
" fact. there was LETT FOR pruff from
! flc 1878 operations OF 'hr company
about $4,000 OOO. or about l2A per
cent on lts Invested capital
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-07-29
CHICAGO STREET CAR
STRIKE CALLED TODAY
Impluyc~ of Roth surface aud Flc-
waited Lines Vote to Wax Out
$4,000 Men Affected
ITO HE'LL WITH THE PUBLIC"
Tumuituous session II Held when
Decision L. Reached to Go Out
CDmpOmlsc plan Rejected

CHICAGO. July ?s.--stroet car
employees tonight voted TO strike at
4 a m. tomorrow, after refusing TO
rhtlfy an agreement reached earlier
I'm the day between representatives
Of the employees and employers.
The agreement representatives. of
both PARTIES had thought. would
avert a walkout of the men
The walkOut which will affect
both tho surface and elevated EN-
pluyos will tie up tho tranHportns
ton system 1f fhe city. except Hu-
burhan trains
The ngrccmnt. which was refused
al u meeting tonight ~ tho en-
ploycs, would have given the wage
" 60 cents an hour. their present
wage being ~ cents They would
have had AN cight-hour day and
were 10 be paid time and "A half for
overtime.
Six thousand surface line and ele-
yated employees acted for the entire
membofHhip OF their unions In vot-
Ing 90 strike. Their rejection OF the
compromise which had been In.
dorsed by Governor Lowdon. was
unanimous The vote 10 strike was
taken during tumultuoua session,
In which cries " 80 hell with the
Chicago public greeted Information
al Secretary HAND of the street rail-
way employees union when he an
nouncod that "Wc are not fighting
the street car companies I'm this
wage matter We are fighting the
public"
Approximately $4,000 men will be
affected hy ihc whlkout
The union demands were for an
eight. hour day. time uud hair for
overtime six day week ami S5
CENTS un hour
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-07-29

FOUR GUARD REGIMENTS Modified
Chief Charity Thinks Worst Is Over Five
Mile Area Is Scene of Scattered Fights for
More Than Five Hours in Black Belt.

CHICAGO, July 2S.-Sevcn persons were killed and more
than two wounded, many Of them seriously in
ncwal OF riots in the Chicago 'black belt tonight
For than five hours the fvc-mlc the south
side a battle ground Of scattered fights between whites
and blacks and between policemen and negroes who fired
from housctops from dark alleys and from other points Of
vantage.
The call for troops to Quell the outbreaks resulted in
four regiments of national guardsmcn being mobzcd but
at late hour tonight they had not been dispatched to the
disturbed district and Chief of Police Garry expressed the
belief that the worst Of the disorder had passed
Five of the dead negroes and two whites
The wounded, in most cases hurried to hospitals
after which they were removed TO homes when their cond
tion permitted.
There concerted battle by the blacks, the out
breaks dQtng large
Chief of Police Garry, at late hour said that IL i'm
possible to make exact estimate of the casualties because
nl the contradictory rnnnria
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-07-29
FIVE. STATE ROAD SESSION
CALLED FOR KANSAS CITY

TOPEKA. Kan, July 's Five
states have accepted tho invitation
uf Kansas authorities fDr u meeting
at Kansas Ci,yyW "Wednesday fur the
purpose OF starting l campaign Zoo
have congress appropriate add.
tInuu money for federal road a.l
These states are Iowa Nebraska.
oklahoma. Arkansas and Texas.
Colorado and Missouri have NOT rr.
.poudoi to ieIoErawa sent nF Gov.
pfrUr Allen Governor Allen WIZ
act ps temporary chairman un"I lho
Conference is orF1u'g,l Bach state
was requested 90 r.uI number u'
leading highway officials
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-07-29
Ransom for American
Lad, Paid NcriCGHs,
Government fO Refund

WNsUINgTgN. July .s .Nrt
.nr uuuu the advice uf fhr N-,
.un government. John West
ThHmuauu uu American ranch
man living uur Mus..u rIU. haas
paid fnr BOO p.sua demanded ny
huuI.H fnr me release uf h'a 10.
N.pr.u|d SON. 'h. stat, department
was advised today TN. Np.Hu
sulnuri',. said 'hw f.Hr.I 'nr
IHnIIs would murder fhu hs5 uU.
Iu.. hUN received fhu MONEY
Secretary Lansing s.u Inr Nrs.
..u foreign office ml agreed tp
refund fn, amount uf fn, RANSOM
and fn rtRn measures fnr 'nr .tp.
aGrr and punishment of the ban.
.d.rg
THa kidnapping uuE un,r msf
Thursday .f tnr Thompson ranch.
.. mile. from NAt.u CIN HnI the
Iuy ua. released nu Friday
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-07-29
DICKMAN SEES
BAKER ON NEW DUTY.

WAsHINGTON. July 2s-Maj
Gen. Joseph T. Dickman. formerly
commander Of the American army OF
occupation In Germany, came to
Washington today to confer with
Secretary Baker and other war de
partmeut officials before going TO
San Antonio, Texas, 10 become COM
mauder Of the southern department
General Dickman will have personal
direction of the patrol ot the Mexican
border
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-07-29
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The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-07-29
FLEET SAILS FOR
SAN DIIlGO. CAL.

or BOARD THE l.. s s NEW
MENICO sunday. july 27.(wirelcss
via Colon TO The Associated Press y
The Pacific fleet. which passed sue
cc ,sfulIy through the Panama canal
yesterday on It's voyage from Hamr-
ton Roads To the west coast OF the
United States, sailed tonight from
Panama for san Diego.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-07-29
WIRE BRIEFS
TROOPS ARE READY
no ABANDON BELA KUN.

PARIS. July 2s.-(llavas) -
Troops of the Hungarian soviet gov
crnmcnt at Budapest we're said to
be- about TO abandon support of Bella
Kun. the head Of the communii
government there according to ad-
vices received here today from
Vienna. Bella kun.S financial en-
harrassmcnt was reported to be very
serious
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-07-29
THE SUMMER CoTTAGER s
COMPLAINT

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The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-07-29
To Sell 35, 700 Acres
in Usage in October

WASHINGTON. July 2s-Coto
Sells. Indian Commissioner taSay
announced that $4,000 acres OF
Usage land viii he sold In the near
future The date lee not definitely
decided. but Will probably be Octo
Der 9.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-07-29
TrdnscOHtinentdI Ship
Destroyed by Lightning

MlNEOLA. NJ Y, July 2S.--Three
bombing planes, Including the Mar
tin machine In which Capt Roy n.
Francis planned 10 leave Friday on
"a. uanaconilnental flight were
wrecked by terrific electrical
storm which. swcepiug over Long
Island this afternoon, struck "a steel
hangar at Hnzelhurst field
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-07-29
FORD LIBEL SUIT
TO END IN TWO WEEKS

MOUNT CLEMENS. Mich, July
2s Evidence for the defendant la
Henry Ford's lhcI suit against the
Chicago Daily Tribune was concluded
today and rcbutial FOR the plaintiff
was begun. Every effort Is being
made ~ end the case within two
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-07-29
STRIKE OF DOCK
MORKERS SETTLED.

Hy The Associated Fre'i
LIVERPOOL. July % - The
strike of dock workers has been
settled Work will ne resumed to-
day Tuesday The strikers regard
.au -pluvu,nt AS greatly n 'hoir
favor
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-07-29
t the contradictory reports.

The riots which started yesterday /.
on the south side beaches, were re-
ncwod when negro laborcrs began
leaving the big industrial plants. ana /
by dusk more than score ot sep
aratc outbreaks had occurred.
white began dragging negroes from
street cars. the negroes retalatcd
with stones aud knives Street cars
Ia tho heart uf the black belt
were tied up ana the windows
smnshed
\ flying squadron" OF blacks
! mounted touring car and. riding
At full speed through the section
| known AS No mans land sent "A
| yolley OF shots at a group pf whites
| One white woman was injured. but
not fatally The negroes were over
taken after a long chase ana placed
| under arrest.
shortly afterwatd mob OF Sow
cral hundred blacks formed at
Thirty flfth street and began stoning
| a policeman In twinkling gun
| fire was opened and four OF the no
grocs fell, all morally wounded.
a white man In tho same neigh
! bOrhood was dragged from "A truck
and stabbed 10 death
A negro chauffeur was Killed by
! whites n few minutes later In the
same block,
Many Arrests Made
Scores NJ arrests were made, but
| where tho ri0ters we're found to be
| uuhTmcd they were released
Negroes began looting stores OF
! whites In one district shortly after
I a. a
| or policemen In an effort to break
! up fight over a small purchase OF
| groceries The police soon emptied
their guns. The looung continued
| until special squad of police.
| armed with rifles. arrived. They
! fired low. Telling a dozen blacks
white woman was pulled from
| Il street car by "A negro lie wns
| soon lying unconHciohs against the
curb. The angry whites LETT him
! for dead
Groups NJ blacks formed In foot
| ball fashion and charged against
! whites with rhzors ana clubs on
! one corner tho scene was like
! miniature battle ground Uncun
! sciuuH negroes and whites dotted
/ tho street Az they rrgllnsd con.
I sCiouTuos they were arrested or
/ permitted 10 leave tho ncirhhor
/ hood
Rattlc with Brooms
While mo main battles were In
| prugross, women. blacks ana whites.
| haillod away in front yards with
| nrooms uud miss'le I'm ono of those
| fights u white woman was knocked
Unconscious ana taken tD hospital
lu one battle on Thirty fourth
4TrlYF rIrrUt. lut.LlN fu.. ..FI..
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-07-29

Mayor Thompson lato yesterday
requested Governor Lowdcn To send
troops 20 Chicago 20 queli the race
war which broke out Sunday and
continued throughout yesterday and
last night -
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-01-01
GUN BULLET DROPS THROUGH
ROOF AND WOUNDS WOMAN

The Miami Metropolis of December
28th contained the following:
"Mrs. q. q. Norwood. who lives in
apartments above garage ats13Oe
Avenue NJ, Riverside, was painfully
although not seriously injured on
Christmas morning when bullet
from a high-powered rife came
through the roof of her apartment,
and hit her right leg above the knee
as she lay in bed. @
According to Mrs Norwood, the
accident happened at approximately
4 o'clock in the morning before eth
er she or her husband had awakened
"The bullet tore a large hole In the
roof of the house and the celllag Of
:sllk bedroom, the angle Of the two
holes showing that the bullet had
come from the northwest. II is NOT
known whether the shot was fred Ia
coiored town. or from Curtiss field
but detectives are now on the track
and expect to. uncover some informa.
tion which will lead to the punish
ment Of the careless celebrator.
"Mrs. Norwood is now able to walh
as the bullet sank itself into the fiest
only not injuring any bone or mus.
ciA
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-01-01
HOSPITAL BRANCH OF
AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE
WAS WELL ORGANIZED
(By Associated Press.)

General Headquarters, American
Expeditionary Force, Jan. 1.-The
prodigious effort of the medical do
partment in the army in France is re-
vealed in statistics which the Asso-
ciated Press is now permitted to make
public. When, on Nov. II, the arm
istice suspended hostilities and the
great expansion and extension work
Of the medical department was sus.
pended, there were in operation $685.
240 beds in camp and base hospitals
and convalescent camps with about
100000 of them vacant.
There were on duty in the Americai.
Expeditionary Force at that time H..
9S9 doctors and $3.50 nurses. The
authorized nurse strength of the army
when America entered the war was
206 and Of doctors 900, figures that
testify to the work the medical corps
was called upon to perform.
The hospitalization of the army In
France Is interesting. Basically It
consists of mobile organisations To
each division there are four field hos-
pitfalls, two evacuation hospitals and
one mobile surgical hospital and In
addition there is fixed hospitalization,
consisting Of camp and base outfits
and convalescent camps, with an aa-
thorized bed capacity of IL per. cent
OF the strength OF the command. gdi
There are now S5 camp hospitals
serving training and billetins areas
while for general service and for the
treatment Of more serious easee and
battle casualties there are lis base
hospitals. These base hospitals oc-
casionally are single institutions o.
from 1000 to 5000 beds or are
grouped in hospital centers. twenty
such certers of from 25o0 TO $4,000
beds are in operation.
Convalescent camps at the bed rate
of twenty per cent of normal hospital
beds are authorized for the purpose
of giving as early graduated physical
training as possible and fifteen sue.
camps are in operation at present.
The American hospitals are partly
In French barracks school buildings
and hotels and partly In constructed
cantonment Of demountsble buildings.
All the buildings taken over were re-
modelled and outftted for the purpose.
lighted and heated and modernized.
while the demountable huts are mod
als of their kind
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-01-01
Troop Ship With 2,4OO
Wounded Aboard,
Grounded Off Fire
Island Today
(By Associated Press.)

(By Associated Press.)
New York, Jan. IA troop ship Of
the Northern Pacific, bringing more
than 2,40o wounded officers and men
from France, grounded off Fire Is
land in the thick weather this morn
ing. Rescue vessels soon began re-
moving all except the crew and it was
said the troop ship is not in a dan
gerous position and 1t was hoped that
at high tide this afternoon 1t could
be floated The sea had become quiet
and the moderate breeze was decreas-
ing.
Later in the morning the troopship
was rolling heavily in the sea which
appeared to be getting rougher. The
uninjured men were brought ashore
in the Breeches Buoy, while the
wounded and nurses are being re-
moved in tugs and small boats which
went with the rescue feet which was
sent from Hoboken.
At noon no one had been taken off
the transport. Four destroyers were
standing by. The sea was growins
rougher. Admiral Usher has made a
plan to care for the soldiers.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-01-01
Peace Declared
By India
(By Associated Press.)

(by Associated PreSS.)
Sitka, Alaska, Dec. 2S.-War, most
ly Of the smoldering variety but
which in past generations has blazed
up and drawn blood, no longer exists
between the Sitka and Wrangell clans
Of the Knock -Wan-Ton caste of the
Thlinket Indian tribe of southeastern
Alaska. Peace was declared at a
meeting Nov. II, the same day on
which the world war armistice was
signed. M scsts .te es
Democratic principles, taught the
younger Indians by the United States
government teachers. prevailed at the
peace conferenc. The Indians decided
to set aside their tribal customs. Dis
putes, the Indians decided, in the fu-
ture, will be settled by the white
mans law, instead OF by hostilities.
No Indian now living can remember
the time when the Sitkas, and wraH-
CELLS were at peace. There has been
bad blood between them for years.
The last futile attempt to make peace
took place In the early eighties when
Jack Yaquan, father Of one OF the
delegates at the last meeting. led his
tribe Of Sitkas to Wrangell to make
peace. A war cry greeted their ar
rival and nearly all the visitors were
massacred by the wrangells. Chief
Yaquan was among the Sitkas killed.
Old men Of the tribes, 1t Is said.
refused to let the hostility die and
endeavored TO keep alive the fires OF
hatred. With the passing of many Of
the old tribesmen, however, the
younger men, imbued with the ideas
Of modern civilization, taught them in
the government schools, decided they
wanted peace.
In 1917, Chief Shaks of the wrang-
ellis opened peace negotiations with
Jack Yaquan Of the Sitkas. He urged
the sending of peace delegates to
Wrangell, where, he proposed. the
leaders of the two clans should heal
the old wounds. So at the close Of
the fishing season a delegation OF
Sitkas went to Wrangell and, after q
week of "pow-wows," decided TO let
bygones be bygones and to abolish the
old customs, Chief shaks, the father
Of the peace move, died before the
nesting was held
So nov there is peace ON the north
ern waters and islands and the Sit
kas and Wrangells will no longer live
in fear of each other. When out on
their hunting and fishing trips or
when laying their winter trap lines
they will visit each other and be
friends.