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shifts, which would not be a burden
on any officer or member and would
permit them to get needed rest and
give at least one-half their usual
time to business affairs
Mr.. Rayner has appointed the fol-
lowing officers. who met Friday to dis
Gus the plans for reorganization
Howard Fish, senior captain: Charles
Aufenthie. junior captain. and cap
tains. ST Grogan. w. c. Mcconnell. J.
H. Yoemans and Theodore P Noyes.
Under this plan Mr. Rayner in emer-
at a time on eight hour shifts.
Twelve lieutenants will also be ap-
pointed. The commander and the six
captains will constitute the staff of
the motor corps.
Suggests Practice Calls.
ITO be successful" said Mr.. Rayner
yesterday. 1.-The motor corps should
be a centralized organization Of mem
bers reporting to designated rem
devious. of which it is proposed to
have two or three, namely, the Ellipse,
the Capitol Plaza. and one other point,
with designated positions for assem-
bly,, where cars will be assembled in
orderly manner and details made to
precincts. or other points needing
transportation. A test call for assem-
bly, should be given every three or
four months, whether an emergency
exists or not.
Part Of the plan of organization is
that four of the twelve lieutenants
shall be selected from the automotive
industry where they will be in a posi-
ton to control the operation of select
ed service and supply stations. which
may be kept open twenty-four hours
a day If necessary, with volunteer I'M
paid workmen in their employ. who
will also be enrolled as members of
the motor corps"
To give a daily and permanent in
terest in the corps. an insignia for all
members of the motor corps will be
made up and displayed prominently
on all cars. This insignia is to con-
sist of a metal disc. five and one half
inches in diameter. with a black
ground, which will display in it's CEN
ter in bright nickel. the outlines of
the Home Defense League shield. and
surrounding in nickel. the letters
against a black background the fol-
lowing: Motor corps. Home Defense
League. metropolitan police.
Inseignia to BE Identification.
This insignia is to serve as a means
OF identification of the car in all
emergencies and to identify it at all
times to any police officer in need of
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TWO HIGHWAY ROBBERIES
CHARGED AGAINST NEGRO

Charged with having committed two
highway robberies late last night a
colored man who said he is c. NJ
Oliver of Cincinnati. Ohio, was arrest
ed by Policemen Leahy and Shoe
maker of the eighth precinct.
The police were told by John E.
Russ Of 904 S street that he was held
up and robbed of his automobile and
1915 at 9Th and S streets about 1920
o'clock.
About an hour later William Kenny
of 1880 Florida avenue reported he
had been held up by the colored man
now under arrest and forced to get
into an automobile he was driving.
While in the machine. he said. the
man took his watch and chain and So.
He was ordered to direct the man to
the Union station. When the machine
reached 14th and u streets Kenny
called for help and the policemen ar
rested the colored man.
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SCHOOL POLICIES
WILL Be TAKEN UP
Dr.. BaIIou Has Problems of
Importance at Meeting
Next Wednesday.

The task of outlining new policies
and disposing of other important mat
tiers affecting the administration of
the District public schools will be
taken up by DR.. Frank w. Ballou, su-
perintendent, after routine business is
transacted at the board of education
meeting Wednesday. This was the
declaration of DR.. Ballou yesterday.
Among pressing problems expected
to receive the consideration of the
new superintendent this week are
congestion in the high schools.
changes in textbooks. the shortage of
paper supplies. better pay for teach
ers. the proposed school survey and
the Bruce case.
Demand for Removal.
The removal of Assistant Superin-
tendent of Colored Schools Roscoe c.
Bruce will be demanded in a petition
TO be presented to Or. Ballou at the
board meeting Wednesday by officials
of the Parents League Members of
the league are determined that the
Bruce matter shall be the first sub
ject for consideration by the super
lntendent. The disposition of this case
was left entirely with DIR. Ballou by
the board of education some time ago
DR.. Ballou and board members are
awaiting with interest the annual re-
port of former Superintendent Thurs
ton. 1t will be presented at the meet
ing Wednesday afternoon, together
with reports from other school Off
Gals.
With the status of the school system
thus brought up to date, DR.. Ballou will
be able to plan means for carrying on
the work of making necessary reforms
Platoon System.
Whether the platoon system will be
established in other schools than the
Park View will be decided shortly. it
is understood Superintendent Thurs
toms report will touch on the success
of the platoon system. it is believed, and
he may recommend that the system be
more widely instituted. Dr. Ballou is
said to favor it.
Virtually the entire personnel of the
board of education as it existed last
year will be represented at the first
meeting of the reorganized board We'd
nesday.
Mrs. Margarita Spaulding Gerry will
not be present. as she is in Maine Dr.
John Van Schaick, jr., former president
OF the board. and DR.. Charles p Neill
probably will attend, although they sent
their designations to the justices of the
District Supreme Court several months
ago. Their designations have not yet
been accepted, however, and they are
therefore. legally members of the school
body. it is declared.
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''one of the most gallant and brave
people in the world is being invaded
by Russia in an atetmpt to bring her
back and partition her as she was
partitioned in the days of the autocracy.
The sympathy of every American is
with the Poles.
"WOuld Have to Go at Call"
But if we were a member of the
league, under article X. il Poland
summoned US, we'd have to go. No
action Of the league would be neces-
sary."
Senator Lodge explained that when
he spoke of Mr.. Wilson and his at
titude toward the league he was
speaking also of Mr.. Cox. Gov. Cox.
he said, favored going in" He had
suggested two reservations to the
covenant. "but they were not worth
the paper on which they were print
ed. They were perfectly vague and
loose-mere1y expressions of opinion"
The senator praised Senator Hard
ing and Gov. Coolidge, the republican
candidates
when Senator Harding is Presi-
dent" he said. he will not try to
run this government by himself and
for himself. Neither is he seeking to
win by personal abuse, dealing with
some obscure charge about contribu-
tons. He is dealing with the great
public questions of the day"
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TWO NEGROES LYNCHED.
Corinth, Miss, Mob Hangs Pair
Who Escaped From Chain Gang.

CORINTH. Miss. August IS
Butcher Higgins and Dan Callicut,
negroes, were lynched here early to-
day by a mob numbering between
IS and 100 mea. after J. D. King.
jailer. had been forced at the point of
Aun to give up the keys to the
Jail
Immediately after hanging the ne
groes to a telegraph pole near the
Jail the mob dispersed quietly and no
further disorder took place.
The negroes 1ynched are said to
have escaped from chain gang with
two others yesterday after James
Whitehurst. guard. was knocked
on the head. They returned and
surrendered to the sheriff. A third
was captured near here late today.
Whitehurst is expected to recover
A coroner's inquest into the lynch
ing was begun today and will be
continued Monday. Thomas II.
Johnston. county prosecuting attor-
ney, declared "at least one" of the
negroes lynched was innocent of any
part in the telling of Whitehurst.
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TENNESSEE ANTS
;ASSA|L governor
Demand Roberts Quit Race;
Call Conventi0n-Other
+: Officials Under Fire.
,Scial Dispatch TO The Star.

SPECIAL Dispatch TO The Star.
NASHVILLE. Tenn, August as
A movement to call state convention
to: take summary action regarding
tfbse instrumental in the move to
have Tennessee ratify the suffrage
amendment in the face of the
state constitutional inhibition was
launched today at Murfreesboro.
Rutherford county. when resolutions
condemning the governor. United
state senator for their actions in the
matter were adopted by a mass
meeting estimated at more than 5000
persons.
Gov. A. H. Roberts. renominated
on August >, was called on to relin-
qu3sh the democratic nomination.
that some one might be nominated
who considered the state constitu-
tiQn more than a scrap of paper"
Date Suggested.
September 10 was the date suggest
ed, for the state convention to be held
ins Nashville.
Seth Walker. speaker Of the Ten
neSsee house of representatives and
leAder in the legislature of the fight
against ratification. was speaker.
and the crowd uncovered when he
was introduced.
Prof. George Brunette. president of
Tennessee College. at Murfreesboro,
undertook to speak against the reso-
luions. The crowd jeered him.
You might as well include Wood
row Wilson and Gov. Cox in your
resolution as these men," he shouted.
We'll put them in, too" yelled the
crowd.
Rutherford is large democratic
middle Tennessee county and the
home of Andrew l. Todd. speaker of
the senate, who was ratification
leader in the senate. Todd tried to
speak, but the crowd would not hear
him.
q, "Absent Constitution.-
CHATTANOOGA. Tenn. August 2s
(by the Associated Press).-The call
of Mrs. George Fort Milton, Tennessee
chairman of the National Woman
voters League. for a demonstration
throughout the state at noon today
in celebration of the passage of the
suffrage amendment passed unnotfced
here, there being nothing Of this ma
ture attempted.
Acting Mayor Ed Bass. who was
asked to proclaim the celebration, had
issued proclamation saying that the
citizens should give a moment from
their usual vocations in memory OF
the absent constitution" and declar-
ing that the passage Of the amenl-
ment by the Tennessee legislature wal
illegal.
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SUN SPOTS OF LARGE SIZE
Astronomers Able to See Many
With the Naked Eve.

Astronomers who have in recent
years made close and extensive OBJ
servation of the sun have decided that
the frequency of sun spots large
enough to be visible to the naked
eye is greater than is generally sup
posed.
At recent meeting of the British
Astronomical Association 1t was stated
that members of the solar section of
the society had observed the sun on
3o2 days during 1919; and 126 of
these days spots had been seen with
the naked eye.
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NORWAY EDITOR HELD.
Charged With Attempt to Smuggle
in Moscow Gold

CHRISTIANIA, Norway, August %.
Government authorities have taken
into custody Mr.. Madsen. editor Of
Ny It'd, the leading Norwegian So
have tried to smuggle into Norway
10000 gold rubles from Russia upon
his return from the Moscow Congress-.
at which he represented the Nor,
charged with attempting to bring
into this country bolshevik propa
ganda. and succeeding in Smuggling
over the border two soviet AGENTS
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PENNSY GIVES BACK PAY.
Will Distribute $23, 0OO, 900 to Its
Workers.

PHILADELPHIA. August 2s.-The
Pennsylvania railroad is today dis
tributing to employees the bulk of the
back pay ordered in the decision of
the United States Railway Labor
Board of July 26.
Approximately $23.0oo.oOo will be
distributed to the 275,o00 to 100000
workers.
The railroad boards award was
retroactive to May l. so the payments
made today are for May. June and
July.
Pennsylvania railroad officials said
today they believed that system is the
first to make the back payment
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HERO ENDS HIS LIFE,
Private Banyshek Mentioned Sever
Times for Bravery.

JUNCTION CITY, Kan. August Is
Private Alfred F. Banyshek. who threw
himself in front of freight train at
of shellshock, fellow soldiers said to-
day.
According to the records, he was
cited seven times for bravery while
serving overseas with the 5th Field
Artillery.
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BANDITS GET $4,000.
Men in Autos Hold Up Employees
in Middle West,

HAMMOND. Ind. August 2s.-Three
men in an automobile held up the
paymaster of the General American
Company at East Chicago today and
escaped with $4,000. The bandits
fed across the state line toward Chi
cago in an automobile.
CHICAGO. August 2S.-Bandits in
an automobile today got away with
$4,000 when they held up Edward
Cavanaugh. superintendent of the
Newgard Electrical and Contracting
Company. while hef was on his way
to East Indiana Harbor with the firms
nav roll
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VILLA TO HAVE COLONY.

LOS ANGELES. California, August
2S.-Francisco Villa, former Mexican
rebel leader has placed an order with
the Mexican government for a guam.
tity Of agricultural implements to be
used in colonization plan prepared
by him, according to Eduardo Ruiz.
Mexican consul here.
Senior Ruiz said he received word
to this effect today from Mexico City.
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BEARS RED CROSS WARDS.
Ship With Russian Children
Aboard Reaches New York.

NEW YORK. August 2s.-The Red
Cross 'children's ship" Yomei Maru,
with TO boys and girls of Polyglot
nationality rescued from the wilds of
Siberia after two years of separation
from their parents during the war.
now on 20.000-mile journey to
Petrograd. arrived here today from
V1adivostok Japan, San Francisco
and the Canal Zone.
The children will be landed at Fort
Wadsworth, Staten Island. there to
remain until the Yomei Maru unIoads
her cargo. Then they will be taken
aboard once more, bound for France
and home"
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RED CROSS NURSE HoNoRED.

PARIS. August 2s.-Miss Marion O.
Parsons, an American Red Cross nurse
of Berkeley. Calf. has been appointed
by the Czechoslovak Red Cross to he
director of the state school of nursing
according to advices received here to-
day. 1t was stated that Miss Parsons
will remain in Prague for two years.
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LEAGUE OF NATIONS
ABSOLUTE FAILURE,
DECLARES LODGE

Continued from First Page)
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

HTT0MORTLE ACCOMMODATIONS Desired
nv two adults, two children. Washington to
about Sept 3: reasonable com
pensation. Col. 23.3-J.
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TULSA DAILY WORLD, TUESDAY, JULY 81, 1920

the 2gth and 3pth. From there nc
will go to Pctoskey, Michigan TO join
his family for ~ few weeks vacation.
Louis piost, general manager OF
the oklahoma Producing n Gasoline
company In the Texas fields. who
has been spending the past two
weeks in TULSA, left Saturday for
Muncie. Indiana, where he will spend
his vacation MIR. piost has resigned
his position with the above company.
and upon his return win go into the
production end OF the oil business
for himself lie has host of friends
In both oklahoma and Texas. who
Wish him all luck in his undertaking..
V. ~. Smith. sccretnfy Of the white
Eagle oil ana Refining company,
marketing division, uf Kansas CITY.
Missouri. was In Tulsa Monday oh
company busin~Ss. meeting olu
friends and making new ones. MIR
smith was formerly with the
Imperial refining company at Ard
more, Oklahoma but has been with
the White Eagle people Mt Kansas
City during the past year.
Mr.. II. H. Cross. president OF the
Henry II. Cross company o. Chicago
Illinois was in the city Monday meet.
ing old friends. Mr.. Cross II making
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his former home, today Mr.. Ed
wards was so devoted to his work,
and so quiet and unassuming as 10
leave tho impression that he was
distinctly reserved. when In fact, be-
meath II all he had wonderful ia
Guilty for making and holding
friends, and this on account OF his
unsworving honor and integrity un-
der all circumstances.
He has been associated with the
Jarech people for 80 many years,
that memory rocalloth not, but II
seems at least for quarter OF "A
century. lie has lived. during this
time. In Muncic, Ind, where he
was temporarily connected with thc
Munclc Gas Engine company. but
during tho remaining years In To-
lcdo, Tulsa and ST. Louis.
He leaves n wife ana one son who
viii receive the heartfelt sympathy
OF the entire community. as II was
here that he was best known and
most beloved The chances are
that the funeral arrangements are
under the direction OF a. A. Moody
general manager OF .the same firm
and n former mayor OF Toledo.
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IN THE OIL FIELDS
Office, e241 w. II. PECK Residence 2442

ers Of preferred stock 10000
shares Of common stock at 3d..
par, or 100000. The Texas
Company's contract provides that
the Texas Company on April 80,
1923. may by paying par for the
preferred stock, retain 10000
shares OF common. and n they fail
TO do this, they must give up the
i20,000 shares of common which
viii be distributed to the preferred
stockholders at the rate Of two
shares for each share OF preferred.
II is thought that this 10000
shares has been made the medium
for the purchase OF the big concern
and ita subsidiaries. but particulars
are lncking up to now. II II also un-
known at this end az 10 the amount
Of money received by the Texas
Company, hut the chances are n is
In the ncighborhood of from $1,000
900 TO ti0.0oo,000
As side light on this transac-
tion. II IL interesting to know that
the Texas Company has recently
sold much OF It's most likely looking
acreage, Bs for instancc--and II ID
forred--thc west half OF the north
only "A small fraction OF that trans
west of i0-i5-iU---the National Ex-
vibration company being the pur'
chaser. The Same having well
now drilling at 2.200 feet with tools
and rigs moving In for Nos. 2, .. 4,
9 and @.
II In interesting further to note
that the National Exploration com
pany In n subsidiary OF the Union
oil company, and thus the property
transferred from tho Texas Com
pany goes to the Same people that
have taken over the big property OF
tho Central. II is doing a large bus
iness--not only here. but In Ken
lucky. West Virginia. New Mexico,
Wyoming and California. and has
offices In the Guarantee Trust
building, Fifth avenue and Forty
fourth street, New York.
Tho National Exploration compa-
NY Is officered M follows: J. w. II.
Crawford. president; Milton j.
Beatty vice president; Robt. j.
Turnbull. treasurer; j. w. X. Craw-
ford. jr.. secretary; @. Edmond
Robitaillc, first assistant TO the
president and also IN charge here.
He In the man who has been cred
tied with much of tho success OF tn,
Carter OH company as he was with
j. Edgar Pew during tho latter's
administration OF that very success
ful concern.
Another subsidiary OF the Union
that has offices in Tulsa In the
Eddystone oil company which has
for its superintendent n son OF
Virgil Kline. known throughout the
country as the principal attorney OF
tho Standard OIL OF Ohio at Cleve.
land Virgil Kline. jr., is In New
York and will be In Tulsa within q
day or two.
In regard to the sales made b,
the Texas Company. now of course
II In mere conjecture. the concensu
OF opinion seems to be that the Tex
ms Company proposes to branch on
In the new fields Of Mexico and I
thus realizing on It's quick assets.
will all make good story when tn
last che pter In told.
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Oh. MARKET QUOTATIONS
Union oil Company
GOin1 Strong

The most sensational news In
months. II not In years, comes iro'n
Now York-the financial center,
and is being verified at this end. IL
means a new and colossal concern
has taken n hand In tho oil business
OF the mid continent field, ana
while beyond doubt II is strength
eninR the Standard oil company's
position, Il In nevertheless OF the
greatest interest As showing that IN
pipto OF hard times and financial
stringency. there In money galore
for Investments In oil properties.
The Union oil company of Della
ware, which Is financed by such
well known bankers as Percy a.
Rockefeller: MIR. Sabin. president OF
the Guaranty Trust company; MT
GriswoId and Henry Lockhart. jr..
the latter for many years tho
right hand man for Henry Rogers,
has not only been operating In the
mid-oontlnent with headquarters
here. but has Just put over deal
that ia most amazing In view OF the
fact that the property taken over
consists OF something Hike 10000
acres with at least 5000 barrels
daily production.
The Union oil company. by some
subtle financing has persuaded tho
Texas Company to part with us
choicest subsidiary In tho mid-con-
tinent fieid--namely the Wolverine
on company. which was the operat-
ing concern for the Central Petro-
lcum company. and dozen others
nIl OF which were organized by
George Pricstly about 10 years ago,
and which shortly thereafter were
taken over by the Texas Company
by reason of unllateral contract
10 -callod--which gave the Texas
Company the right TO pipe all OF
Mr.. Priestly's oil Mt a big price.
Later on n new contract 10 run
10 1929 was entered nto between
the Texas Company and the Cen
tral, and under this contract the
property has been operated with D.
II. Connally In command. and the
value of same has grown by leaps
and bounds. principally on account
of the acreage held In the Hewitt
field, where tho company has much
mighty good production. There were
issued 60. 900 shares OF preferred
stock at 800 per share making Q
total Of $4,000 900. This preferred
must he retired Mt the exniration o
tho trust period or IN 1923 TO th'
stockholders nj par.
There was also issued to the hold
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-07-27
George W. EdlDdrds
Is Dead

George w. Edwards. treasurer of
the Jarech Manufacturing compa-
ny with headquarters In st. Louis.
and well known In Tulsa where ne
resided for many years. passed away
suddenly at his ST. Louis home, and
the news of his death has been re-
ceived with profound sorrow by u
large circle OF friends In Tulsa.
He was taken III Tuesday OF last
week, and passed away vest erday
and will be buried In Toledo, Ohio.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-07-27
In the BrisfOiD District

The Jones well I'm ,he northwest
corner OF the northeast Of tho north
west OF 17-16-9, was brought In yes
terday. and In flowing about S5 bar
rcls, from the same sand found by
the Elro company In this iisld. The
Carter oil Companys well offsetting
tho Elro well In the northeast OF the
northeast OF section 1S-t6-9, is good
for about so barrels daily and la
being put on the pump.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-07-27

New SIS 20 10. casing for imme-
diato delivery by truck or carload
lots. Now stocked at Tulsa or cars
enroute nearing Tulsa. can be d.
vcrted to suit the purchaser. Our
price will interest you. Call phones
Usage 4750-4536, long distance so,
--Feenberg Pipe & supply Co, bis
East First, Tulsa, Okla.
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Casing and pipe all sizes OF new
and used, Immediate delivery. az
we'll as boilers, pumps. compressors
steam. oil and gas engines, water
and oil tanks Denver Fire Brick
Primm oil engines.r-W. l.. Sullivan
Machinery. Phone Usage b633
Room 800 National Bank OF Com
merce Bldg, Tulsa, Okla.-Advt
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Bearer Refining
branching Out

The Beaver Refining company
wlch has recently opened aniccs on
The 10th floor of tho Daniel buildine
and has also opened offices IN
Shreveport md Dallas. The main Of
flee IL at Pittsburgh and the com
pany has sent out n very valuable
table to the trade, giving tho cust per
gallon including war tax at different
shipping weights based IN freight
rntcn por hunhroi nonnda.