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The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1920-04-03

OF The Tulsa Star published
Weekly at Tulsa, Oklahoma, for
April 1, 1920, State of Oklahoma,
County of Tulsa.
Before me Notary Public in and
for the State and County aforesaid,
personally appeared A. ]. Smither-
man, who, having been duly sworn
according TO law, deposes and says
lliai he is the Editor and Publisher
OF the Tulsa Star, and that the fol
lowing is, to the best of his know
Il dge and belief, a true statement
Of the ownership management, ETC.,
of the aforesaid publication for The
date shown in the above caption,
required by the Act of August 24,
1912 embodied in section 443, Post
al Laws and Regulations, to wit:
I. That the names and addresses
of The publisher, editor, managing
editor and business manager are
Publisher A. j. Smitherman, Tulsa
Oklahoma; Editor A. J. Smitherman
Tulsa, Oklahoma; Managing Editor
II. A. Clark, Muskogee. Oklahoma,
Business Manager A. j. Smitherman
Tulsa Oklahoma.
.. That the owners are: A. }.
Smitherman, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
3. That the known bondholders
mortgages, and other security
holders owning 1 per cent or more
of total amount Of bonds, mortgages,
or other securities are: None.
A. j. SMITHERMAN, Owner
Sworn to and subscribed before
ne this 30 day of March 1920.
(SealD
II. AUGUSTUS GUESS
| my commission expires Dec. r.
1920)
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1920-04-03
IAN ODIOUS DAMNED LIE."-SHAK ESPEAR

ABSURD CONTENTION of of the republican
Tulsa supporting the democratic
notice The sefreSpecng OF
AS a all classes doubt
supporting tickets nothing than insult to the
classified booeggerS
gamblers chose the democratic nominees in The
general election.
number of them have shady regulations
booteggerS would dare charge that ALL
the The Nor
their the o. p ticket adds to o:
bad qualities of the republican nominees
the
Hubbard opponents Tulsa supporting the
democratic ticket.
be ticket will win because the
people implicit confidence in the standard
that ticket
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1920-04-03

(Star News Service).
ELK CITY, Okla, March 81
Scrawling but word or two at "A
time, Mrs. Elmer Cowart, who early
this morning killed her five child
rem and slashed her own throat at
the little tent home four miles
southeast of here, told the story This
afternoon of how, driven to insani-
ty through loneliness, financial
troubles and sickness, she used an
axe, butcher knife and razor 10
kill her children and herself. The
woman died in hospital here at
4:i5 o'clock this afternoon soon af-
ter she had told her story of the
tragedy
The five children were found
dead in a tent with their heads
crushed and their throatS cut, buy a
farmer who heard their screams.
\ bloody axe, butcher knife and
razor were found in the tent. The
mother also was lying in the tent
with her throat cut and in an un-
conscious condition and hurried to
a hospital.
At the hospital this afternoon the
mother wrote: 81 was crazy and was
| tired of living. | know all about
ii now"
The mother could not talk be-
cause of the gaping wound in her
throat, and when she regained con-
SciouSneSS for short time before
her death, indicated desire to
make statement. Pencil and pa
pcc were brought and she asked
for her clothing, When this was
brought she showed attendants
where she had secreted $40 in bills,
all that she had, and the savings
Of several months.
BY asking questions and receiv-
ing answers by a nod or shake OF
the head the story of loneliness and
poverty was brought out by attend
arts. The little tent in which the
family made its home was on the
farm of Mrs. Cowarts parents, but
previous financial troubles had
brought about an estrangement, it
was said. Here the woman lived
with nothing but the ground as a
floor, and with limited opportuni-
lies for raising and educating her
children. Sickness, she said, added
to the cause of dependency and af-
Ter her husband had gone to his
work at mill in Elk City this
morning the loneliness overbalanc-
ed her mind.
Funeral arrangements for the
mother and her children have not
been made.
Screams of the children attract
ed man who was blowing a field
nearby, but all the children were
dead before he reached the tent and
ihe mother had succeeded in slash
ing he,' own throat. The oldest OF
the children is a boy 10 years old
aud the others are a girl 7, a girl
), boy 8 and baby girl, A months
| old.
The three older children were
found piled on a bed, their heads
chrushed and their throats cut
while the other two were lying be
side the mother on the floor, in the
same condition.
She had been slightly despondeni
since an attack of influenza, her
husband said today, but had shown
no signs of mental arrangement
Mr., Cowart arose early this morn
ing and before he went to his work
his wife prepared his lunch for him
apparently well and in the best Of
spirits.
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1920-04-03
TIRED AND CRAZY, MOTHER
ASKS, WHO KILLS CHILDREN

ory of Loneliness and Financial
Troubles Told by Mrs. Elmer
Cowart of Elk City Follow
ing Murder of Five-Dies
Herself After Confession
AK, Butcher Knife
and Razor Used in
Terrible Tragedy.
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1920-04-03

Tulsa will and in proportion to The
opportunities City Administration Past
Thoroughly demonstrated
tha best friends No deny this The
present ali former records in giving
this city and Race
them of approval at the polls Tues
day. !
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1920-04-03

STATEMENT OF THE OWNER
SHIP, MANAGEMENT, CIRCULA-
T1ON, ETC, REQUIRED BY THE
ACT OF CONGRESS OF AUG. "a,
1912,
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1920-04-03

THERE Is A DEAL OF DIFFERENCE between the fellow
air of superiority and magmes himself
leader the fellow who the trenches and delivers the
The latter dor the former dreamer usually not worth
the space he would occupy in hell.
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1920-04-03

MAN who cloaks himself the scanctity OF the Church
hesh black deeds thousand times than the
makes pretenons of Godness For part
the association of the latter between the two
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1920-04-03

THERE is NO CHANCE for the republican ticket to be elect
revised by the Tulsa World Certainly the Col
people Tulsa will take chances with another repubi
administration long they remember the Simmons
regeme.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-17
ST. 900, 900 GOODS HELD
BY RISE IN u. S. DOLLAR
Argentine Banking Circles De-
clare Some of Merchandise
Flatly Rejected.

BUENOS AIRES. October 15.-The
accumulation of North American mer-
chandise in the Buenos Aires custom
house 10 now estimated to total at
least 100000. The Argentine con-
signees of the merchandise have de-
clined to remove it owing to the
losses they would suffer in exchange
through the rise in the American dol
lar, which amounts to nearly 20 Der
cent.
1t is stated in banking circles that
some of this merchandise has been
fatty rejected, the consignees saying
they would be unable to sustain the
losses entailed. The majority of them,
however, have only temporarily de-
clined to remove their goods pending
negotiations which the oonsigneea
have undertaken with North Ameri-
can sellers in the hope of inducing
them to extend credit until the ex-
change situation becomes better
Many consignees have proposed to
make immediate payment on the basis
of the exchange rate which prevailed
at the time they contracted for the
goods and pay three months hence
whatever difference in exchange pre-
walls at that time. In various cases,
it is said. these proposals have been re-
fused on the ground of money tightness
in the United States.
Argentine sugar exporters are re-
ported to be having similar troubles,
as consignees in the United States are
reluctant to accept shipments on ac-
count of the sharp fall in sugar prices
there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-17
5000 SPENT IN RELIEF BY
RED CROSS IN FISCAL YEAR

Another feature of Red Cross work
greatly extended in the past year, the
bulletin states, is home service in
civilian families. patterned after the
home service which assisted 500, 900
soldiers families during the war;
This service was extended to 600
families during the year covered by
the report.
The Red Cross took over the for
eign language information service.
organized by the government during
the war. February /. 1920, and made
it one Of the bureaus of the depart.
ment Of civilian relief. Its two
the more than 1900, 900 non-English.
speaking persons in this country and
the information of the general public
as to the needs and viewpoint Of
aliens. :.
Legncy From War Period.
During the school year 1s1s-1s20
the Junior Red Cross was chiefly
concerned with work which was a.
legacy from the war period. It's menu
beers were called on to supply equip
ment and comforts for public health
service hospitals and performed much
community service. During the year
they contributed to the National Chill
dren's Fund, from which European
projects are financed. total of $685.
623. They also made possible a chain
of school canteens across Belgium.
established recreation grounds and
open-air schools in France, and pro-
vided numerous scholarships and ap-
prenticeships. Several thousand ia
bles and chairs made by schoolboys
were sent to furnish devastated homes
in Europe and thousands of toys and
scrapbooks were sent abroad to help
children who had forgotten how to
play"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-17
BIG EXODUS OF POLLS JEWS
TO AMERICA CREATES CHAOS

| fishing hospitals for wiping out tys
plus
Although the period of confinement
in the delousing stockade in DanZig
gave some assurance that none car
ried typhus germs: still their habits
of living, especially when crowded
aboard ship in the steerage, constin
tuted a real menace, as disease de.
velops easily among them With q
few exceptions, all of them were nom
producers. Those reared in agricul.
tural communities knew nothing OF
modern farming. Others coming from
Polish villages never produced any,:
thing but discord.
The methods used to obtain pass
ports for these people seem to demand
investigation. Some had letters from
relatives in the United States. while
others carried recommendations from
members of the American Congress
written at the request of relatives.
Still others relied upon the Jewish
committee in New York to use its in
fiuence upon the consuls either in
Warsaw or in Danzig. 1t is a matter
of common gossip around the delous-
ing plant that many of the emigrants
are going to the United States to
preach communistic doctrines. using
arguments designed to reach ignorant
minds.
Members of the Jewish distribution
committee in Poland do everything in
their power to help emigrants to get
vises and board vessels bound for the
United States. Repeated references
also are heard here to the opera tons
of Jewish committee in Washington,
which is accused of using undue in
fiuence to get these Polish Jews into
the United States during the period
of political- stress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-17
Business Tonic.
BY II. NJ. LEE.


number of people right now seem to have the idea
that everything the dogs and there no sense
in trying to stop it.
in American business
We had after the civil had it in the several panics
that have preceded and somehow other
through little better on
froth had blown off than it was before
1t fine time to remember that it is no test
of business skill to ride to wave OF prosperity ana
reckless buying.
However foolish they act at times the American people
by and looking both sides of their
distributors to get
realize that takes much work in 1920 make
price, quality in the article of honesty
manufacture of clean dealing Just important today as
they ever were
absolutely careless buyngand by that mean
the unwingness values carefully buy
b basnever yet made permanent prosperity for any manu.
quick change.
Right the situation shows signs of clearing
You it all
You people today who not at all ashamed to adj
got automobiles
That hurts business,
No. it doesn't 1t makes for good business be-
need that living in practical world
of continued extravaganza.
Fictitious values commodities tend to make fictitious values
that period where eadustng themselves reconsructng
you WILL ideas lasting
again productivity orderly, commonense
practical busnesslke way-the good old American
If the of getric quick and haphazard living had
continued force long, the rising generation of
would have breed pende breed of and breed
exneed to have to 90 ont and make # As their fathers prand
fathers and great grandfathers had to.
Ont Lee is president Of one of Americas largest truck
munication addressed of his organizatono
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-17

Red Cross chapters to the number OF
40 were called on to assist in re-
lieving conditions caused during the
last fiscal year by seventy-three diff
ferent disasters. according to the
forthcoming report of the organiza-
ton. These chapters spent 100000
in cash and supplies, and virtually
every phase of Red Cross service was
called into action. including first. aid
nursing, health service. home service
military and civilian relief and the
Junior Red Cross.
Communities aided numbered 1874 and
sufferers numbered 10000. Thirty
temporary hospitals were established;
over twenty motor corps were organ
lied. seven special relief trains were
sent out, and ITO special representa-
tives and nurses were furnished. all
in addition to the aid given by the
local Red Cross workers.
The seventy-three disasters included
tornado. cyclone. hurricane, fire, flood,
landslide. train wreck, riot, explosion,
hailstorm. cloudburst and drought
The killed amounted to $50, the in
jured to 1900 those made homeless
numbered $4,000. and property valued
at sS5,o00.000 was destroyed.
Preparedness Against Disaster.
Last years record emphasizes the
need of abundant preparedness along
the line of disaster relief. Red Cross
officials point out. and has resulted
in the organization of disaster pre-
raredness committees by some 400
chapters, together with the setting
aside of a special emergency fund Of
$4,000. 900 by the national organiza-
ton, in addition to the regular an
nual appropriation for this purpose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-17
MANY ON TURK SHIP
CANNOT LAND IN u. S.
Emigrants on Gul Djemal Without
Passports Not to Be Per-
mitted in America.

Emigrants on the Turkish steamer
Gul Djemal, now en- route to this
country from Constantinople, who
have not provided themselves with
American passports will not be per-
mitted to land, it was said yesterday
at the Department of Labor.
An official report on the departure
OF the ship from Turkey without prop-
|er clearance papers and bill of
health has been received by the State
Department from Consul Allen at Con-
|stantinople. The report was trans
mitted to the Department of Labor
with the request that proper steps be
taken to prevent an unauthorized
landing of the emigrants. There are
900 Greek, Armenian and Jewish
passengers on the ship. many of whom
were not provided with passports.
Labor Department officials explained
that if the ship did not have proper
clearance papers. it WAS doubtful
whether it would be permitted to en-
ter an American harbor. If the YES
sci can prove proper clearance for the
ship from Constantinople. in spite of
the failure of the French, in control
at Constantinople, to authorize her
departure, officials said the vessel
would be held at quarantine, since it
was without a bill of health. After
the quarantine period had passed, all
emigrants without passports vised by
an American consul would be re-
turned on the vessel to Constantine
Dle,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-17

BY Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily NJ

BY Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News
Copyright, 1870.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, October 16
The average movement of at least
5000 Polish Jews week toward the
United States by way of DanZig dur
ing August and September created a
condition bordering on chaos in the
American consulates in Poland and
Danzig and aroused the Indignation OF
Americans in that part of the world.
1t was obvious that the mildest pro-
visions of the American immigration
laws would be f1agrantly violated if
those emierants were finally admit
ted.
Accompanied by the captain Of an
American Red Cross unit just out of
Poland. where he had spent a year
in fighting typhus. the writer visited
a s,ockade across the river from the
nier where three American liners
were loading Polish Jews. In this
stockade during the last two weeks of
August and the first week in Septem-
her the officials fumigated on an aver
age of 1000 persons week and held
them under surveillance twelve days
before allowing them to board the
American ships.
Several times l tried to speak with
the inmates of the stockade, but
found it impossible because they I'M
derstood no language but their own.
They were unspeakably filthy, under
nourished and ignorant looking. My
companion declared that a good por-
ton of them came direct from south
ern Poland. whA00 - had bean estab-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-17
FAIR PRICE INQUIRY
| WILL Be CURTA|LED
Profiteering Investigations,
However, Will Not Be Check
ed, Says Department.

Offices of the investigators of the
profiteering items before the Depart
Iment of Justice will remain oper
Throughout the country. although the
lack Of appropriations will close the
doors of fair price committee auxil-
iaries of the department early in No
vember, it was announced today.
Officials at the Department of JUS
Itice stated that the cessation of &C
located in various cities and states
would by no means result in the dis
continuance of profiteering investiea-
tions.
Committees Inactive.
The committees in many cities
among them Washington, it was said
have been more or less inactive for
some time and the dovetailing facts in
the general situation on food and
clothing throughout the country rem
der their future operation not so nee
esSary as to warrant their continu.
ance against hardships
Officials declared that during tn,
stringent period the committees haG
given the greatest possible aid to the
department in making investigation.
ana setting lair prices on the com
modities under inspection Prices ar,
going down throughout the country
one official declared. and profiteerins
cases are beginning to drop off gen
orally throughout the country. II
short, he said, fair prices are replac
ing the inflated ones, and the need fol-
the fair price committees is approach
ing the point of non-necessity.
Continue Coal Inquiries.
Howard Figg. who has conducted
numerous investigations into profit
eering in the local field will con.
tinue to hold his office through the
year. it was declared, and the inves
legations now under way are not ex.
pected to be hampered by the drop.
ping. of the fair price committees
which originally were citizens aux.
iliaries of the food and fuel admins
tration, and which were gradually in
corporated into the system of the De.
partment of Justice profiteer-investi-
gators.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-17
Warrant Officers.

The appointment Of 1,12O warrant
officers in the Army from among
on-commissioned officers who have
had at least ten years enlisted service
was authorized by the Army reor-
ganization act. Final action on the
examinations of candidates for such
appointments has been taken at the
war Department and the result will
be announced in a few weeks. En-
listed men who served as officers
during the period between April 6,
1917. and November II, 1918, and
whose total service in the Army
amounts to five years. are eligible
Tor appointment as warrant officers.
SO also are persons serving or who
nave served as Army field clerks or
field clerks of the Quartermaster
Corps. These warrant officers will
include band leaders, to be selected
from those who have served in that
capacity or from those of the en-
listed personnel having the required
qualifications. Warrant officers, other
than those in the Army mine plant
ers service, will receive a base pay
OF 1880 a year and the allowances
of second lieutenant They will
be entitled to an increase of 10 per
cent Of the base pay every five years
until four such increases have been
received, and will be retired under
the same conditions as comm issioned
officers. They will rank next below
second lieutenAntS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-17
PERSH|NG MOVES
OFFICIAL QUARTERS
Will Occupy Five Rooms in
State, War and Navy
Building.

That Gen. John J. Pershing has no
intention of relinquishing active mill
tary service in the near future is in
ranged to transfer his official quar-
ters from the old land office building
AZ 7th and f streets to the State, War
and Navy building at 18th street and
Pennsylvania avenue. Five rooms on
the second floor in the northeast cor
ner of the latter building. formerly
occupied by the adjutant general of
the Army, are being cleaned, redeco-
rated and refurnished for the use of
Gen. Pershing and his staff and small
clerical force. They are directly over
the rooms used as headquarters by
Gems. Sheridan. Schofield and Miles,
when those officers were in command
of the Army, many years ago.
On Promotion Board.
Cen Pershing's status is somewhat
anomalous. Although he is the only
general in the Army and outranks
all his military associates, he has had
no actual command of troops since
the rehabilitation of the American
eXpeditionary forces, more than year
ago, and there appears to be no legal
authority for putting him in com
mand' of the Army in time of peace
Recently he has been serving as presi-
dent of the Army board charged with
the final selections for ap-
pointments and promotions in the
Arey under the reorganization act
Afew months ago he wrote a letter
to the Secretary of war indicatihe
the possibility of his relinquishing
active service to engage in private
civil pursuits
No time was set for his retirement,
however. and so far as known, the
subject has been dropped from con-
sheraton. Under the law he is eligi-
BILE for retirement on three-fourths
pay and allowances" in the dis
erection of the President.
Cause Of Transfer.
1t is understood that the transfer of
his quarters to the War Department
was based on the idea that it would
facilitate the dispatch of official BUSH
ness with the Secretary of War, the
chief of staff and the adjutant gen.
eral.
Although not settled it is possible
that Gen. Pershing shortly may make
tour of Central and South Ameri-
can countries, as the representative
of the United States on a, mission of
comfy and friendship.
All the records of the American ex-
peditionary forces now in Gen. Per-
shing's quarters in the old land office
building are being transferred to the
ordnance building near 9Th and B
streets southwest. the only fireproof
building in that section of the Mall.
The quarters of Gen. Pershing, thus
vacated. containing about 5000 feet of
floor space. have been assigned to the
farmers loan board of the Treasury
Department. It is expected that Gen.
Pershing will be fully installed in
his new quarters in the War Depart
ment by the first of the month.