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The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-05-11

Works. as technical director The
llttlc wo-s,ory office building OF the
Great Lakes Refining cofnpnny be-
came. IN August the offcnse section
81 tho Development Division with
Colonel Dorsey in charge II was
connected with n large -inEle-siory
structure suitable for plant opera
tlOns
This plant. within six miles OF the
Cleveland public square. was In a
con gcsi"d dlstrict. and great prcCau-
lions were necessary 10 avoid gass-
Ing tho ncighboss, who did not sus-
pect the deadly material being pre-
pared within Bnt few outsiders ever
became aware OF the natffe OF the
wnrk being done In Fast l3lst street,
, ana no serious trouble was caused
by it The second story room was
converted INTO n control and research
laboratory, and was equipped with
ton well-YentllAted hoods and all tho
other necessary equipment The rapid
assembly OF the materials was made
possible through tho operation o'
Cleveland manufacturing concerns,
whose attitude throughout the war
has been thus expressed n we
IANf ~ nv kpN'l lHlFHh 'iU HhNf -
n We haven't well get a."
A. this plant no barracks nor
mess hail was provided. and the men
ate and slept wherever they could In
tho neighhnrhood As zach arrived
he was told what was being done and
i's importance was explained "a him
and the officers In charge report that
tho workers performed eagerly and
| thoroughly tho tasks ssiRned them,
although often they were tedious and
hazardous
The results of this plant were i'm
medlntcly transmitted to the Edge
| wood arsenal Oiastings- on Hudson }
plant. to the National Anillne and
| Chemical company plant at Huffalo
and 10 the Dow Chemical company
a. Midland Mich At each OF these
| places mustard gas was made In
| quantities Neln Park, 40 named
| from the initial letters Of tho Ma
| tional Electric Lamp Assocla ton,
| forcrunncr OF the National Lamp
| Works, was tho hub from which
! thc~e spokcs rndlated. At Nela Park
Investigations were made of two
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-05-11

other polSon gases. before the mcihyl
work was undertaken. but the war
department stopped the other IN
quiries before they were completed
The main result OF the l3lst street
plant was the development OF mus
tard, tho main result at Willoughhy
was tho production OF the death
dealing mcthyl
II may be seen with what caution
and energy the United states set
about meeting German ingenuity In
cruelty and destruction. and how
successfully American chemists sur
passed the enemy chemists. The
visible death dealing evidence OF
their technical SKIN has been
destroyed. France and England and
italy are continuing their chemical
warfare services unimpalred, The
United states has disbanded her per
sonnel and dsmantled her plants,
Many Experts Employed
To the Chemical Warfare Service
was assigned the Bureau OF Mines.
Dr. W. X Lewis. representing the
bureau went TO Cleveland on April
2s. 1917, to enlist the aid OF the
National Carbon company and the
National Lamp Works Of the Gener-
al Electric company At that time
mustard gas was the main goal, and
electric power was required TO make
chlorine and graphite for the cleo
trodcs Moreover. expert knowledge
about charcoal was required on the
defensive side of the w0rk, In de-
vising gus masks and othcr nrotec-
tive apparatus. For example. tests
at Nela Park proved that cocoanut
hulls were tho best raw material
for making absorbent charcoal, and
so that material became the standard
Tho plant OF the Great Lakes Re-
filming company in Cleveland was
taken over for mustard gas research.
and It's personnel Of 35 was in
creased 10 l75 officers and enlisted
men. That was n microscopic but
typical example OF the methods
adopted to meet the greatest
emergency In Americans military
history. New York Times
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-05-11

trlo company ~ graduate ~ ONO
STATE university iu 1905 ~ man who
added courage and tremendous driV-
ing 'n'rgy go The specialized trohuis
cnl uh.Ufy. became tulof - the DO
,"loum}u' division under General
Short Tho General Elscir.s com
plny permitted him 'o give hll his
tmG ~ me y0Ik VI " Allen uui
Mr. BalcGrIur OF ih" Sa'lunal Carbon
company, f. r. Terry ana ~ G.
TrrmtHn" general managers Of the
national lamp Works Hnd j l.
Randall Iis consulting engineer. Of
fcrcl tho.r facilities ard met all The
pspcuH", involved, under an nRroo
mon' 100 b., reimbursed later nt tho
convenience of m" war department.
This ~. to save the time which
would have been consumed In wait
Ing fur appropriations Time was
ls precious aH poison gas In those
dat~. ana 10 tho efforts OF these
men can be- credited much of the sue
ross ~ the development division ~
the service
Made In Large Quantities
Captain W ~ Adams. a graduate
or tn" University Of Kentucky. 1919.
became Colonel DorscyA executive
Assisllni and right hand man Othrr
executives ana experts were re-
crulted from the largest and mosi
sucressful Industrial establishments
ln the United States Tho com mpanica
put into tho war work assigned 10
them not only tho superb technical
equipment Of their employees, bat
also their own tremendous resources
In the production Of mustard and
oTher polson gases known to tho pub.
lIc some complaint was made Of de
lays No such complaint could nave
been made about methyl. even II the
public had known anything about IT,
ThiH compound IN known To tho
Chemical Warfare Service also aa g
~ The preliminary eNperime men nj
work with u was done by tho Re
search Division ot tho American
University Washington when Gen.
eral Sihort on July last told Colo.
mol Dorsey TO make ready to manu-,
fncturc tho poison II had been pro.
duced hv y laboratory process OF i've
rtcpH Subsequently the fourth and
flfth steps were revised But ths
immediate problem was tho deHigr
and layout ~ "A fnll-sCale eduipntpn
| for quantity production some oi
| tho raw materials required were oI
an unusual nature for such work
ana were difficult To procure II WA
| necessary TO manufacture two o
them IN the plant Itself And II wa,
necessary To assemble u now organlE
alton ot exceptional cRllbre
Colonel Dorsey sct to work with
that energy and lack OF ceremon,
which had wes him name In IN,
! industrial world for getting thine-
done. He took over on July 10 IN,
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-05-11

abandoned plant of the Ben Hur MO
tor company a. NillOuRhby, ONO,
u suburb OF cleveland. On July ~
he Installed Major james Il torant
~ the Research Division there, with
Lieut. col W c. wilcox In charge
Hs superintendent on July 90 there
was a guard on hand Of twenty -fVe
men. and work Was under way Tn"
plant was In such a condition that II
was necessary 10 grade IN" dirt floor
wire n for electricity, provide for
sewerage and water. Install dcf',S
ana chairs The first OF the lahorh-
tory equipment arrlveat In trunks as
personal baggage, colonel N)ois"J
was IN a hurry
Workers Kept Confined
Space viii not permit q detailed
narrative hcrc of all the obstacles
overcome OF All the veNitious bar
riora 10 be hurdlcd I'm order 10 make
this record achievement In speed,
Tho utmost secrecy surrounded tho
efforts II was forbidden 10 Off
GERS ana men to divulgc tho nature
of the product or even The existence
of the plant Mail was censored \
'lcVrland postofflce lork drawer whs
used. and letters were mailed ana
received there. for the very name
of Wlloughby was vcrhotcn In cor
respondeucc. kilograms we're sent
through tho headquarters a. Nela
Park Tho Experimental plant. ns
II was called. was conducted ns an
army poet and the men were not
permitted 10 visit Cleveland The
work was hard and there was no re
creation But patriotic men and
women or tho nelghborhood. who
knew something was being done FOR
tho country, hut not what was being
done. supplied the men with reading
matter. Victrola, fruit. and pies,
and even "a grand piano
Klaxon horns were installed and
an alarm system agreed upon and
tho men IN tho plant worked always
with their masks in the alert
position. fire and gas brigade
was organized and alarms we're given
at intervals sometimes Tor cause "
But none OF the men wRH lost from
poisoning. The only death 1t the
experimental station was from In
| fluenIa.
Tho methyi was packed partly IN
| ib5 millmeter shells. each carrying
about 10 pounds OF the liquid, and
| phTtlN IN drums carrying from dOU 10
400 pounds to he dropped from air
| planes. II Is estimated that fif,y OF
| these drums, judiciously dropped
about Manhattan Island. would kill
| It's population,
In this connection n ls pertinent
TO reveal some facts. until now not
known 70 tho public about the
manufacture Of mustard gas The
| chlorhydrin process OF making this
poison was unsuitcd to quantity pro
| duction, and Il WAS not until Febru-
airy, 1918. that an English profeH-
sor's discovery OF new method was
cahlcd to America. The -cahlegran,
anticipated by just two days die
coyory OF the same reaction al
George Washington University In
| Washington, whore experimental
tests werc under way
Outsiders projected
In March n small experimental
station was established at Taft
avenue and East 13tst street In
Cleveland, with Colonel Dorsey chen
Mr.. Dorsey OF tho National Lamp
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-05-11
FRENCH STILL WANT FOE
TO PAY ENTIRE WAR COST

PARIS. May o.-The financial
clauses aof the treaty between the
allied and associated nations and
Germany contiue to be the most
discussed sections of the document
and are almost universally con-
demned by the commentators for
not making Germany responsible for
the payment Of the entire cost OF
the war and for leaving France
with burden placed at l70, 1000, 000,-
900 france.
what will the stupcfaction OF
France be when Il Is realized that
her victory condemns her 10 bank
ruptcy2" asks La Nouvelle, The
democratic socialists official organ
Humanite, condemns the treaty un-
resc rvcdly.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-05-11

Agnes x" writes "rm go dul and
lfslsss most Of the time that | can scarcely
accomplish my duties am colotlcss and
have little appetite suffer with head ache
aud sm far below normal weight At cue
tune | was quite plump and thea irft
good all the time. 50 Il you can grcsct'oc
somethinK 10 increase my weight | hink /
shall coon be myself again
Answer; For anyone ln your condition
there Is nothing can give that would be 80
effective as thorough course Ot ihrcc
tablet supplies elements which Increase the
rcd blood supply
Farmland writes. Please give me
a prescription for my rheumatism. suffer
greatly A friend tried your prescription,
WAS cured, but can : remsmber It."
Answer: Here Us nv hvorite preterip
ton for rheumatism. lodida Of potassium,
. drains: sodium sAheylAte, 4 drains wine
Of eoleh,cum, one half ounce comp essence
eardiol, o., comp fuid bslmwort, 1 oa {;
and syrup Of sartAparillA comp. 5 oA Take
Q tsAspooniul al meal timc'Ahd al bedtime,
Mr.. n. d. sSk,: rs II safe 10 reduce
ene's Weight weigh gao pounds and
would IKE 10 reduce a. leA,, 90 popnds
whs, "a q .ai~ harmless remedy Z"
Answer; OBTAIN OF suy ~.n stocked drnr.
gtst . tuee OF 5'grSn Arbolons Tablets and
cake ~ per directions scoomp.nytug These
tablets sro very easy W take and quite re
hsb's for sse~i,y ~
Geo. q. v. writes: 'psrAAp. ycu car
prescribe for me, ~ I am a. o ioss 70 IN
dSfstand my eonditscn. For ths past yea
/ have suffered extreme nerveuspesa ucm
blinS saa sstrasnakisa Ars esAA. AAss pss
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-05-11
The Doctors S
Advice
Bu DR.. LeWis Baker

The questions answered below are
general In character, the symptoms
or diseases arc given and the an
swers should apply to any case OF
similar nature
Those wishing turthcr advice, free.
may address pr. Lewis Baker. col.
leee Building. College Ellwood
streets, Dayton, ohio, enclosing self
addressed stamped envelope Tor
reply Fun name and address must
he given. but only initials or fictitious
name will he used In my answers
The remedies can I've obtained AT any
wcll-stockcd drug store Any drug
Rlst can order Of wholesaler
arpeiite, am weak listlru and no smbi
tior 10 work or seek recreation Am tired
all the time aud In no sense the strong
UpAhlr man VAS few years AFo
Answer. powerful rciu,eaatinr nerve
medicine should trviNc the dormant slue
gi,h condition aui nut new ambition and
Orrc grain rShouynt Tablets 100 scaled
Whrs. take as p'f dur.i'or'
vI'era" write, "G Am sutter,rrwih
constipation hHiousrcss stomach and lid
nov trunhlc am getting worse al the
time What sNaN iakof'
Auswsr r,r tho trouble. YOU mention
tho best tcmed, 60 pouh the blood and
act on the liver and Kidneys be- Three
grain Su'phtrh Tablets luot sulphur tab
letp Get these 'ron Ncnr druggist 300
sealed tuhc Win h'l directions Those act
plcassuty and 10 istru regularly they will
gradually effect tcNrt n, purlNiug the
blood your h,aou',oe,. o,l disappear
o. -, t.E II
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-05-11

Decree OF divorce was granted ia
John +. Malin In district court Sat
urday in his suit for legal separa-
tion from Day s. Malin. the court
finding AS true the plaintiffs }nesa-
tlon that his wife had desertfd him.
The decree was taken by default,
court records showing that the de-
fendant could not be found at her
last known address, 1894 Joplin
street. Joplin, Mo.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-05-11
John Coins Back From France.

John Coins. OF 1917 East Sixth
street. has returned from France. ac-
cording to a report mado by the
home service section OF the Red
Cross. Coins went overseas on the
AgamemnOn, sailing from New
York August 26 and landing In
Brest. Franco lie saw no active serv-
ice after arriving. but his ship had
the experience OF sinking two sub
marines EN- route.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-05-11
DeadlieSt GaSMadebyU.S

Americas Super-Poson Most Terrible instrument Of Man
slaughter Ever Conceived Would Have Filled No Mans
Land With Hun Corpses had Amsce Not Stopped World
War
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-27
8 Motion Picture Industry Will Combat BoISheviSm
Takes Steps For A1nericanization OF Its Pictures

Z THE motion picture Industry OF thii
/ country has been modified 70
make the fight for Amerlcanism
f The leading men OF the industry have
pledged TO Franklin K Lane, secre-
tary Of the Interior all the resources
T Of their organizations. the services
o. the stars and directors. and the
cooperation OF the exhibitors IN q
3 country wide screen campaign 70
combat Bolshevism, and in the words
OF vice president Marshall. TO fight
for "the winning Of America Tor
Americans"
The movement was started as a re-
suit Of an invitation issued by secre-
tary Lane 10 some Of the leading
men in the industry, and which vas
followed by a conference at Mr.
Lanes office IN Washington Speak
ing 70 this committee secretary Lane
III IS believed that the time has
now come when the leading motion
picture producing companies can be
Interested ia the REORGANIZATION
movement and perhaps induced TO
get behind u In the same manner IN
which the motion picture Industry
gave such splendid support TO the
There e need OF q movement which
viii inspire a patriotism o. peace aa
intense as the patriotism OF war. In
some manner there must be Inspired
respect Tor the laws Of the land and
for law and order"
Vice president Marshall said:
NO single Industry in America did
so much to arouse the zeal. the
fervor and the patriotism Of the
country as did the motion picture
industry OF America Your loyalty
and devotion and your sacrifices to
vour government enabled Il to come
out OF the war victorious IN its pur-
poses. IL came out finding itself
fully as important as the winning OF
the war. that Is. the winning Of
America for Ameri cans"
Secretary Lane appeared with the
motion picture men az joint meet
ing Of the senate and house educa-
rioual committees. and explained the
plan which had been discussed for
the utilization Of the screen in the
Americanization campaign. The fol-
lowing resolution was adopted by
the Joint committee.
~ BE Il resolved. that &c Is the sense
Of a joint committee on education OF
the senate and house that the motion
be requested TO do an that Is within
Its power TO upbuild' and strengthen
the spirit Of Americanism within our
people
The joint congressional committee
entrusted 10 secretary Lane the task
o. carrying out the spirit OF the
resolution. He Immediately appointed
a COMMITTEES, with himself as chair
man, to undertake the educational
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-27

SUNDAY EECEllBEH 3. 1919.
DLANETs frown on the earth this
1 DAY. according to astroloEy Saturn
and Mercury are in q strongly NAL
efIc aspect.
During this rule Of Saturn limitn-
tion is likely to be felt % en- almost
overpowerinE degree.
Depression and fear Of future cal
antilles are lnsistent attitude OF the
humzn mind at this tins and q POSI-
tive thought OF optimism s impera-
tive
Messages and rumors that are dis
quietinE are believed 10 multiply
while this conf Eurfation prevails.
but an who would Be victorious over
unfavorable conditions should keep
only the best hopes 10 mind.
saturn which Is now rraaaltluE the
sign Of Virgo viii have peculiar
power Until late IN 1921, but the plan
et that inspires interest In material
success is believed 70 encourage in
dusrrV and great activity Do manu-
facturlnEi mining and building ls
presaEed.
Libel and slsrdsr are believed TO
be encouraged by the rule or the
ulauets al this time and private In
HaA lAN@A aaAaA AHAAAAaAA
fin public he VIII suffer severely
Venus Wil influences much OF the
gossip that VIII be disseminated
broadcast Sc ndals toucain- persons
in cd walks Of life are foretold-
strikes Whicn are indicated ly the
stare. which give little promise Of
general Industrial peace for months
Co come
Cooperative schemes o. many varie-
ties VIII mark the new year. Some Of
these win affect domestic customs
and aid iu the solution OF household
problems.
one Of the proDhesies for the new
era. BE- that women VII realize the
importance OF food preparation and
so VIII raise cooking 20 the plane Of
a respected profession
hiEh positions for women VIII be
attained before the end Of 1921 which
VIII mark more astonishing progress
In feministic ambitions than any pre-
Vious year On history.
Persons whose hirthdate 90 is may
have g frou1 lesoue year but they
should remember that success de-
pe0ds on foresight as well as indus
ny
Children born on this day are likely
70 be talented. bun inclined 10 moodi-
ness These srb 'ects o. Capricorn
should be Eui ed with great care
CopTri ht 'gla. by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-27
AbOut Caring For Your Feet
Poorly Fitting Shoes Make You old
BuLina Capalief
Ths Nest Famous living Beauty

one OF the extremes rot dry skin,
! or excessive moisture, and 90 become
/ exceedingly tender
/ To correct these conditions u Is
] necessary 70 be even more careful
7 Of the feet in the sumner than the
winter.
The feet should be bathed once q
day In the winter. In the summer
they should have two daily baths,
one IN the morning ana one IN the
evening The evening bath should
be tepid. and II the feet be tender
a teaspoonful Of borax may be added
to quart OF water Let the boraN
dissolve. then battle the feet in the
water. II they be unusually tender.
be not satisfied with the ordinary
bath Of the feet, but soak them n
Necessary. add occasionally a pitcher
OF hot Water % keep the bath tepid-
In the morning. II the feet are less
tender and the need OF soothing Is
less, the bath may be cooler Il may
even. IF the person ia young and
vigorous, be cold But you must be
particularly careful Of your choice Of
shoes and stockings for winter wear.
A good rule IS to wear shoes q size
larger than usual and to wear stock
lnEs two sizes larger. for the
Precipitation has a more direct effect
upon the stockings than the shoes
and causes a greater shrinkage
Never wear patent leather shoes
az any time. They keep out all the
air from the feet You wiu find Ii
a good plan 90 wear white shoes
altogether. or else wear sandals as
much as sou can IN the sumner. The
soles Of the latter protect your feet
from dampness and the straps hold
them on. They enable the feet 20
spread 20 their proper width and 70
let the toes Die loose and lndependeut
OF each other. They give the feet
the needed air ana light which are
50 seldom permitted them.
Excessive perspi ration or. rather.
It's unpleasant effects can be checked
By sprinklinE the feet. especially be-
tween the toes, with boraclc acid
powder. The unpleasant effects can
also be removed by adding a few
drops Of ammonia in the water IN
which the feet are bathed.
To remove calloused spots. espe-
cially on the soles Of the feet rub
them daily with pumice stone.
Be sure and change the stockings
every day and not 10 wear the same
pair OF shoes two days IN succession.
Another warning especially APP
plcable IN the winter Is to dry the
feet thoroughly after bathing them.
particularly between the toes. 20 pre-
vent soft corns
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-27

business reason. a reason connected
. with the affairs Of someone else
someone who trusted her and whose
I secrets she couldn't discuss even with
Possibly this was a silly little ex-
Z cursion into the land OF adventure.
I The beginnings OF danger from which
: you could save her and your happi-
ness.
II your wife was perfectly innocent
you can imagine how your judging
her after all these years Of good faith
must have hurtl II she was foolish
or in discreet. can't you see how you
may have pushed her on bit BY your
attitudel
Even though you have kept silence.
never fear. there ls a change IN your
attitude One that may gosd her to
desperation. one that may make her
sullen and stubborn.
You've jumped to conclusions.
You've tried and condemned your
wife all uuhenrd- You've shown
yourself capable Of the most cruel
suspicion
Whose lack Of faith was Ereater2
The woman with appearances q lit
tie against her or tie man who was
so ready TO believe the worst2
And why did you believe it, We
an make our judgments on a basis
Of SELF BY which 7 mean that we
have TO use ourselves as standards
anu lA4Ee Nl0Nle as DONG what we
do were we in their PLACES. Now are
you capable OF unfaith and disloy-
alty2 Don't deny Il unless you are
Wiling to admit that since you might
be In tight and suspicious looking
situation without any real wrong. so
may your wife.
II you know you're Incapable OF
being anything but on the level. no
matter how things look. don't you
think the decent. manly way for you
to feel is that the woman you love IS
as good as you are2
Evil aIay ae IN Your own Mind.
Break up your home because Of an
ugly thing that happened more IN
your own evil mind than anywhere
elset Would you nOW-noW that
you've had a good look at the truth
Of the natter
Break up your home and send vTo-
mzn 20 perdltion. perhaps. for one
little slip which you might have
saved from being a landslide2 Would.
you2 Could you-and retain one iot
OF selfrespect2
OF course not The thing for you
TO do Is just this. Say 10 her gently
and kindly.
MARY. ] saw you dining the other
night with a man / didn't know. 10
hurt me u made me imagine things
I'd rather hate myself Tor than hate
you for. But won't you give me The
straight Of it, girl And whatever %
Is, Il you care for me as I care for
you, wen work It out"