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The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-02-07

Dr. II. }. Baker is now in Kansas
A. Baker.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-02-07
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-Furthei
NJ A = L.

search of the American expedition
airy force records at the war de-
paTtment has added to the list of
killed in action the name OF Private
William J. Hail, Sunbeam, la.
Evening journal., 1920-12-15
HOW DO THEY SUIT Your

TTuEY talking rather gllby in Delaware these days
II about return TO the blue laws. The idea, which
expected be brought to the early attention. Of Con
gress may be rather far-reaching in its effects.
And great many people will be interested In how
the nations law-making body handles the problem
Just now though wonder II there not great
many who do not Just understand what the "blue laws"
Of early Connecticut and Massachusetts,
Here were some OF them under which forefathers
did the best they could"
III any person is a WITCH he or she shall be put TO
death Anybody who sets fire in the woods and It burns
down house shall suffer death Suspicion OF setting fire
In the woods shall make one ialable but not baabe
shall make mince pies dance play cards play on
any musical instrument except the drum trumpet or
iewsharp The judges shall determine guilt innocence
and not jury No shall kiss her child Sunday.
None shall river except authorized ferryman.
Married people must live together suffer Imprisonment
Man shall not court maid except after written consent OF
her parents Penalty for violation OF this law five
pounds for the first oense ten for the second and in
definite Imprisonment for the third Whoever shall bring
cards dice into the settlement must pay fine OF nve
pounds Every male shall have his hair cut round ac-
cording TO a cap"
There another naive old blue law, and IL this;
f child above &c years shall smite his her
parents shall be put TO death, unless be proved that
The parents have been very rsany negligent in the
education OF that child
Would Delawareans like to have such laws anything
like them, put into effect in this State final result OF
the present agitation which is sweeping country
and which has found expression, in limited way in our
own commonwealth
Evening journal., 1920-12-15
VOTE SHOULD RE IN.N1uous

NTEyvARK is sadly in need OF a high school. The
present building is little better than ase-racked
she'll
II is estimated that the school, including grounds
and equipment, win cos, s3s0OOO
or that amount the Delaware School Auxiliary Assoca-
uon has offered to pay s225OoO il the school district
which also embraces part OF the surrounding country
VIII bond itself for s55OOO which practically the limit
OF its bonding capacity.
In short the way is open for The district TO get a
handsome high school, properly placed and equipped
much less than haf OF what IL will cost the only cond-
ton imposed being that the plans for the building shall
be approved by the association.
And yet despite the admitted need snd,despe the ad-
mtted generosity OF the offer made by the association
there taxpayers IN the district who holding back
and suggesting that the whole matter be delayed until
labor and material prices are lower.
The assumption Of those persons seems to he that ths
ofer made by the association is without limit as
time. That, however is not the There are Other
towns which hungry FOR that s2250OO and there
be drop in labor and material prices which will com
pensate for II II IL be lost
It is reproach upon Newark, The college town and th
educational centre OF STATE that Il has one Of h
poorest high school buildings in Delaware
When the special election is held on next Saturday tn
vote in favor Of bonding the district for si55OOO shoult
be unanimous.
Evening journal., 1920-12-15
CONFIDENCE IN HOOVER AND SCOTT.

ONE OF the strong points in favor OF the success Of the
W movement to raise in this country S35OOOOOO to be
used in saving the lives OF 35OOOOO starving children in
Eastern Europe that the people Of the United States
know that with Herbert Hoover at the head Of the ma
tonal movement, the money will be spent well and ef-
fectvely
BY the same token OF the strong points in favor
OF the success Of the campaign this State to take care
OF at least 1900 Of those children at cost OF si50OOO
is mat the people Of Delaware know that with Henry p.
Scott at the head OF the State movement every dollar
contributed by Delawareans will be put into channels
which will enable it to reach the benenciaries quickly
possible.
Herbert Hoover will be here Saturday evening He
will be the guest Of honor at a big dinner It will be
held in The grand ballroom or the Hotel dupont Hun
drcds OF Delawareans will be there 10 meet him and
greet him hear from his lips the story Of the
distress in which millions Of children in Eastern Europe
now nd themselves by OF the World War and the
smaller which have followed It in that part Of he
world
while ofncally the campaign to raise the $4,000 or
more will not begin until next Sunday, in reality II viii
90 OF the ways Saturday evening and that too. with
rush that will give that Delaware
wfl go far The top in great humane enterprise.
Evening journal., 1920-12-15

Lords Day; whose image and super
does IL bear? II IL is the
Lords Day, it bears his image and
superscription. AS 1t does not bear
the image and superscription Of
Caesar, II does not belong to him, and
therefore, cannot be rendered to him
Bearing the Lords image and super
scriptiOn, IL belongs wholly TO him
Caesar can, OF right, have nothing "a
do with IL; its observance cannot be
rendered to Caesar, but only to God
And Caesar never can demand II with
out demanding that which belongs 10
God, OF without putting himself In
tie place OF God and usurping the
prerogalive OF God.
The word Caesar in the text Matt
% .2i), refers to civil government
therefore, the duties which we owe tC
Caesar are civil duties. while the du.
ties which we owe TO God are mora
or religious duties.
In a speech at a convention; held U
Boston, Mass. 1918, the noted Ameri.
can abolitlonist. William Lloyd Gar.
rlson. said: "Of all the assumption.
on the part OF legislative bodies, thai
OF interfering between man.
conscience and his God is the mos
insupportable and the most inexcus.
able. For what purpose do we elecf
men TO go TO the general courtY Is 4
to be our lawgivers on religious mat
ters? This passing law for
bidding me or you to do on a par
ticular day what is in Itself right, or
the ground that that day, In the
Judgment OF those who make the en-
actment, is more holy than another,
this exercise OF power, l ahlrm, Is
nothing better than usurpation. II i
the spirit which in all ages has per
secuted those who have been loya
10 God and their consciences. II is
war upon conscience, and no religious
conclave or political assembly ever yee
carried on that war successfully I,
Inc end. You cannot, by enactment
hind The consciences OF men, nor forc'
men into obedience TO what God re
quires." ,,r,,.ne,,
COS Grant ave-, Wilmington, Del
Dec. "a, 1920.
Evening journal., 1920-12-15
HOnsnN,S CHOICEi

WTHEN Lemue Price, Negro murderer OF Patroman
w Zebey was hanged at the New Castle County
Workhouse December g. he did not die as quickly as
many persons thought he should have died
Many expressions heard that hanging should be
done away with and that eectrocuton should be sub
stituted.
The ground taken N at elecirooution is much
humane and not attended by such distressing spectaces
was the which attended the execution OF Price.
II seems however that electrocution, too has its dis
tressing phases the following item reveals:
BELLEFONTE, Pa, Dec i3.-Two men were electro
cuted In the Western pentenary at Rockford today for
crimes committed in Erie county Il took five contacts
before William Johnson Negro. pronounced dead
lie weighed PCS pounds and the biggest IN at has
been sent to the death chair here
In short neither method OF execution is infaibe in
either quckness or painessness.
For instance years ago three Negroes hanged
in the jail yard in Doyer-two for the murder OF old
Negro man. and for criminal assault upon a little
Negro girl Not Of those three sh owed any sign Of
life from the time the trap fell There not even the
visible twilching Of muscle Then, along came Price
who made hanging a nightmare; and have John
son, who made electrocuton nightmare by refusing
10 die until his body and brain have been racked five
separate times by powerful electric shocks.
! It seems to be a OF Hobson's choicel
Evening journal., 1920-12-15
WOULD CHANGE PLAN
OF RAILROAD GATES

Directors OF the Street and Sewer
Department at a meeting yesterday
approved plans OF the Pennsylvania
Railroad, providing for a change in
the location OF the suspension posts
or fulcrum Of the gates at Fourth and
Church street.
The posts are now located at the
building line and require a 60-foot
long lift bar, which was said in the
communication accompanying the
plans, 10 be bunglesome and incon-
venient. The proposed transfer TO the
curb line will shorten the gates about
10 feet. Pedestrians will be protect
ed In the new plan by a short gate OF
about 10 feet in length, which will
operate automatically with the main
gates.
Evening journal., 1920-12-15
SEVENTH DISTRICT VOTERS AND THEIR DUTY

NUItAALLl, The Seventh Representative Distrct In
sussex county, Is Overwhelmingly Republican
Because OF discord In the Republican ranks there IN
lne as' canpasn the vote between the Republican and
the Democratic candidates was a tie
To make tie situation worse the results OF the elec
tons in the other Representative districts in our state
such that the matter exists now the House Of
Representatives stands II Republicans and 7 Democrats
The governorelect is a Republican and the new state
Senate will be Republican.
special election, to break the tie has been called in
the Seventh Sussex county Representative District Upon
It's outcome viii depend whether the Republicans or the
Democrats viii control the next House OF Representatives
In TIE face Of such situation, the Republicans in the
Seventh Sussex County Representative District have
important duty 70 perform is 10 sink their differences
Evening journal., 1920-12-15

and TO elect the Republican candidate by oidtme
Baltimore hundred majority.
IT, through that special election the Democrats obtain
control OF the House. progressive and beneficial esis
atiye mapped out by the Republican party in
Delaware will be defeated and intelligent rearrange-
ment Of the election districts the thousands Of women
voters may be taken Of, will be blocked.
Those are things which all Republican voters in Balt-
more hundred should keep in mind when they are pre-
pairing their ballots at the special election because big
and beneficial results WIFI now out 10 the people OF our
entire State II the Baltimore hundred Republicans do
their duty at the polls.
Evening journal., 1920-12-15
With the n -ogTdDhers

Lots OF folks disappointed they're beginning
20 realize that the substitutes for work they've been
counting on won't work.-Columba Record
Speaking OF the self-detemnaton OF peoples the de-
termination OF France England to select Greek king
without reference 10 the wishes OF the Greeks is worthy
OF honorable mentlon.-Dubuque Times-Journal
Turn back all but the cream OF the would-be immi-
grants and for them provide every opportunity 10 become
within a short time after their admittance here as good
citizens Of this republic any who give allegiance 10 the
principles for which II standspoughkeepse Eagle-News
Altogether this country Is more firmly convinced than
ever that the policies to follow the policies OF t
president-elect. Senator Harding which, as Senator
Lodge says "n enable 10 promote the peace OF the
world without mourning dangers 70 independence and
our constitutional system OF government 10 which the
people OF the United States will not submt"Amsterdam
Record.
Evening journal., 1920-12-15
Gems of Thought

Because you've never been in jail IL no sign that you
are as good as old John Bunyan
=-.=.
No foundry forges the weapon that slay tho man
who stands by his honest convictions
=;--.
We desnlse the rat that goes round trap For tho
very same reason sometimes hate men.
=%-!
Tho commercial honesty that seeks merely 10 avoid
the law and thereby keep out OF jail honest enough
.-!-:-.
When YOU sailing nasty weather don't forget 20
blow your fog horn There Is wrecklng somebody
else.
Many fellows head amounts 10 no more than a con-
venient peg which 10 hang the bought on tho old
mans credit
Evening journal., 1920-12-15
ESTATES OF THE DEAD

Letters of administration have been
issued by Register OF Wills Isaac r.
Brown to Mary Elizabeth Fisher on
the estate Of David T. Fisher, Retta
Hooven on the estate OF James w.
HoOven, Edward C. Anderson on the
estate OF Allen A. Anderson, and Ed
ward C. Anderson on the estate Of
Annie NJ. Anderson. On the estate OF
Ann Jane Murphey, letters ftesta-
mentary have been issued to Samuel
Murphey, Jr.
Evening journal., 1920-12-15
TURTLE HAS WARM -
WINTER HOME,

Employees OF the Board Of Health
who have gathered a beautiful dis
play OF potted ferns, begonias ana
other flowers have added a fish pond
to their display and in 1t is nestled a
baby snapper. The occupant OF the
tank has been named oswald ana
early netx Spring it will be set free
In the Chesapeake and Delaware
Canal. ~
A turtle raised in the Health
Board ofIices during the winter was
liberated in the spring, after beine
marked with the initials OF the
Health Department.
Evening journal., 1920-12-15

Reports OF surplus paper supplies and indication OF
willingness the part OF manufacturers to make some
concessions prices VIII be encouraging TO newspaper
publishers in Delaware and other States who have been
paying prices which than absorb the increased re-
cepis they able to from subscriptions and ad
yertising
Evening journal., 1920-12-15

Jack Dempsey is still champion heavyNNeisht pugst
o. The world Bill Brennan, OF Chicago contender for
the title stood up before the champion for eleven rounds
and down and out in the twelfth round in Madison
Square Garden New York, last evening An enormous
crowd stormed the Garden to the nght and fancy
prices paid for choice seats Il is estimated that
the gate receipts $4,000 Il is sad upon
the state OF the New York mind that such amount is
spent prize-nght when in Eastern Europe. g.
10000 dren starving 10 death. That $4,000 would
have kept 10000 them alive until harvest time
Evening journal., 1920-12-15

One Of the many encouraging educational signs OF the
times is that Jacob H. Rosa Master OF the Delaware
State Grange Patrons OF Husbandry, in his annual ad-
dress to the Changers has them to support at any
cost the State educational program That is we'll Sooner
or later many men Who heretofore have opposed the
OF twentieth century educational methods In our State
viii be wonderlng-when they how well such methods
are working out for the benefit OF the chndren-why
hey ever assumed such attitude OF antagonsm toward
the new school laws.
Evening journal., 1920-12-15
WANT STREET OPENED
AUDITING RECT0RY

The opening OF Tatnall street from
Concord avenue TO Twentieth street,
at the request OF the vestry OF St.
Johns Church, was taken under ad-
visement by the directors Of the
Street and Sewer Department at a
meeting yesterday.
A communication from A. Felix
dupont, secretary Of the vestry, said
p.eted on this unopened street and
that the vestry, at a meeting Decem-
Der 6, had instructed him TO make
formal application for the opening OF
the above section Of Tatnan street.
Navy blue twill and French blue
flannel make an excellent combina-
Evening journal., 1920-12-15

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Stone were on a Montclar ~ J)
jury which took 40 minutes 10 decide lawsuit Thirty
eight minutes for Mrs Edward to convince Edward and
two minutes for the vote
Evening journal., 1920-12-15

There's many a million between The estimate and The
appropriation" remarks the Washington Post Which is
another way Of saying that there is many million hc
tween the cost Of under Democracy and under
Republlcanlsm.
Evening journal., 1920-12-15

Am lang syne will take on new meaning il Scotland
goes dry.
Evening journal., 1920-12-15
Cut Glass and
Silver Gifts

Silver and Cut Glass
always are popular for
gifts. Our collection IS
complete and one Of the
finest in Delaware. Ser
Vice and ornamental
pieces at low prices.
Evening journal., 1920-12-15
Diamond Rings
SIS to $1,000

On display in a won
derful variety OF mount
ings. Platinum an d
Gold.
Evening journal., 1920-12-15

Reconstructed, cultured
and guaranteed pearls
all sizes.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-20
RAY ASKED TO QUIT.

III the sixth round, with Rivers
bleeding and badly battered, the Los
angeles boy asked Referee Hack for
he privilege Of quitting. stating that
his lin was badly cut and he could
hardly continue Hack refused the re-
Quest and Rivers again put up his dukes
against Kabakoff, only to get more of
Inc same variety OF beating that marked
the earlier rounds.
kabaKoff used rights and lefts in pro-
fusion and rarely missed a punch He
appeared to be heavier than Rivers and
every wallop he landed seemed to carry
an abundance of steam behind 1t. He
rocked Rivers repeatedly with right
crosses and left hooks, and staggered
appeared that Kabakoff would stop Riv-
ers before the eighth round had been
travelled, but the California lad, AL
though cut to ribbons and hurt by
distance
Kabakoff landed the first punch of
the mill, left jab to the face. The
local boy started off at fast clip, and
tore into Rivers every minute of the
Keeping Rivers busily engaged in re-
tanning his feet. In the first round
kabby landed three to one punches,
and Rivers showed signs OF the on
Flaueht when he went to his corner at
the bell
In the recond Rivers started infight-
ing, but Kabakoff beat him at his own
game, and pounded away at Rivers
, ridsect'on to such an extent that Riv-
crs decided on another course of battle.
<abby. beat Rivers at everything he
attempted, forcing the fighting and be-
Ing on top Of the Californian through
cut.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-20
Stocks.

New York.--A lot Of Coca Cola is
wanted in loan crowd; we think this
stock will do better. Apparently there
Is a very large short interest and 1t may
attempt to cover at any minute.-Hut-
ton & Co TO McFall.
New York. Market rather uninterest
ing. Some stocks being pressed for
sale; others, like United States Steel
being supported. As a general PROPOSE
ton l am always afraid OF a support
ed stock.-Ettelson to Clark & Co.
Ottawa-Orders for 10000, 900 worth
Of railway equipment for Belgium has
been placed in Canada, ia to consist OF
10 engines and 10000 cars. Business is
subject to arrangements OF credit IA
cilities under new plan OF accommoda
ton to be granted by Canadian govern
ment where needed.
New York-One OF the biggest of the
bear operators says the bears have
made no Roadway In the market fol-
several days. He says it is easy &c
sell stocks and hard to buy them and
he has quit the bear side.--Little to Nc
Fall.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-20

Back in 1910 Charles Webb Murphy,
then head of the Cubs, gathered the
sport scribes about him, looked be-
hind the doors, pulled down the win
dow blinds and then said De Soto
voice, "IVe purchased the greatest first
baseman in baseball
Murphy was talking Of Vic Safer
when he said it,
Safer was then with the Lansing
(Mich.) State League club. The next
year Safer became the Cubs first base
man and, while he didn't prove phe-
non he played the bag well In 70
games that season. The next season
hitting 2SS. The next year he raised
the average point, Safer delivered
the goods for the Cubs until he broke
his leg sliding into u base early in the
1917 season
AS Safer was apparently laid up for
the season the Cubs announced that
he was on the hospital list and could
not be included in their player limit.
Acting on this decision they bought
Fred Merkle from BROOKLYN Barney
Dreyfuss set up a howl claiming that
the Cubs Iwere evading the rule and
claimed Safer at the waiver price.
President Tener awarded Safer to Pitts
burgh after much aTgufyng.
Safer kicked at the move and lit
tie while later announced that he felt
that the injury to his leg would slow
him up so that he would he unable to
hit major league pace again and was
therefore ready to quit the game.
He hasn't played since, The Pirates
have kept him on the voluntarily re-
tired list however, and now comes word
that Manager Gibson of the Pirates
hopes to arrange deal whereby Safer
goes to the Columbus A. A. club in ex-
change for Dave DanfOrth. former
White Sox pitcher. Manager Clymer of
the Columbus club wants to grab off
star first baseman and II is believed
that Safer will see in the proposed
move splendid chance to get back
into the game, convince the big league
bosses he Is still a good man and
eventually break back into the big show
with some club other than the Pirates.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-20
FOSTER DROPS JONES.

Broadway Jones met Tartar In Kid
Foster. and after four rounds and a half
lad heen travelled. Broadway, sank into
tho resin, too weak to take further
punishment. Foster battered and
jslueged Broadway into submission, and
had his opponents number from the
beginning 1t was case Of Foster
moving too much Jones tried to get
t., nod land q WALTON but Foster always
funked into the safety zone, only to re-
turn and shower Jones with a flock Of
r'ovev ZONES snent the&Freater por-
tie- NJ the evening covering up.
Young Joe Rivers. Mott Aliens pro-
tege. stonred Young Kimberly in the
second reund OF n scheduled four round
?ffair. Kirrh berry looked good as the
fight started. but after Rivers had
rocked. him m the Jaw n counle Of times
the canvas looked good. A right to tho
law In the second and all that was left
was for the referee to raise Rivers
glove.
E'd Krurer and Kid Houston. two To-
cal boys fought terrific four round
draw. They were novces in the mitt
rorre and started to fight before the
first bell rang, Referee Hack shooed
''1A,r ~ their corners and them the bell
sounded sending them together Thew
fought like wildcats durin@ the initial
rN~'or r'amminP awav urtil both were
Exhausted At the end of the fourth
the~. were so weak that they could
l,arely stand Thev we're rewarded for
their efforts by shower of silver from
the fans. Both boys we've bleeding
profuse'v when they left the ring
A good crowd sat in at the show.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-20
SHOWS
CLASS IN BEST
BALL FOURSOME
Is Piared With Texarkana
Golfer in Match at Country
Club and ROmpS Home Well
in the Lead.
BY AL WILSON.

Memphans now know why Jim
Barnes, the pro and present holder OF
western open hunors has been Classed
as the foremost professional golfer in
the country. He displayed gofing
ability Monday afternoon in best hall
foursome participated In by J. X Wad-
ley, Of TCNarkRna, Ark. Jack WenZler,
city and state champion: VIII Brown,
the Memphis g, c. instructor, and him
self that but seldom In seen on a local
green. The match was over the Mem
phis Country club links
Barnes. who has held about every
profe ssional honor there is to be gained
In this country, is here for two-d "
stay, Tuesday afternoon, with Wadley.
he Is scheduled to meet Brown and
Arson Evans, Jr., In a second best ball
foursome
His terrific drives Monday, coupled
with Sc me- good putting. earned MIN a
~ for his first round over the G. G.
course, Barnes played aNhat might he
termed n spotty game. Some eXcep-
tional puts were registered but on one
or two occasions he missed some OF
the wee ones A disposition to slice on
No. got him In trouble and a six was
the hest the star pro could put down
for this hole, He started in fine
fashion, taking brides on the first two
holes
Barnes and Wadley beat the local
pair 2 up and ! Second to Barnes IN
medal scores was Brown. who was four
strokes in arrears, Wadley proved
himself an able golfer with an 81, while
Wenzler trailed the toursome with an
81
4 good sized gallery followed tho
match. Barnes was even tours on the
outside nine, but ran in string OF
fives. beginning at the thirteenth and
including the next two holes, totallns
IS for him coming home. Wadley
showed a fine ability on the inside halt
and greatly aided his partner.