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The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-08-13
THE DEADLY GRADE CROSSING.

Tho grade crossing continues to take heavy
toll In human life. Not only tho stcamroad
crossings, but the street railway crossing. Three
men In the eastern part OF the city are confined
to tbaIr homes a result Of an oklahoma Union
car crashing into jtney on East sixth Mon
day. while at Stroud Tuesday evening two per-
sons were killed when their hit by a
Frisco train
The growing number Of such accidents can
he attributed to tho craze for speed. People
capable OF going from place TO place at rate Of
speed q few years ago considered impossible are
unwilling to waste o minute IN tho interest OF
safety.
with lust a fighting chance to beat Etcnm
train to q crossing, n heavily laden motor car
will take tho chance rather than s!c" ar ana
wait the few seconds necessary for the train 80
pass.
II Ia wcll-nigh impossible to fix tho fun re-
sponsbty for an accident OF this nature in any
given case. But In general way It Is safe 10
say that the responsibility is general The street
car did not approach the crossing with It's gong
sounding and the car under instant control: the
engineer did not whistle for the crossing az his
rules requircd; the motor-cAr driver was not
exercising due and judgment
Tho safe and sane practlce--and IT is prac-
tloed by all careful drivers OF motor vchicles-is
for the motorist In every such case to voluntar-
lily assume full responsibility And for various
reasons His vehicle Is mobile, has @Idc
range OF action. can he started and stopped with
perfect ease, while neither the electric or steam
Train has any range OF action; Is confined to mar
row strips Of steel whose location Is either famil-
lar to the motorist or readily dscernable; and 1t
can be stopped and started only with difficulty.
For a motorist to dispute with a street car or
steam car the right-of-way is for that motorst
to exhibit criminal negligence He may possess
greater legal rights than is here suggested, but
for him TO take full advantage OF them is not
prudent.
| 1t remains fact that nobody In going to be
J hit by an oncoming train or street car unless
that person deliberately gets on the fixed track
| OF such couvcyances. The moral, therefore, Is
| clear; Keep Oft the track until you know It is
| clear and safe. You may lose n minute or two,
| hut you will certainly contribute substantially
! toward reducing the grade-crossing accidents.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-08-13
Labor RcglnS 10 Labor.

Recent reports to the federal re-
serve board made note OF one high
ly favorable symptom in the indus
trial world. Production per man
shows a considerable increase. In
other words. labor is giving more for
its money, There has been great
deal TO criticise in this respect since
the reaction from the strain of war
set In. There has been much loating
on the Job and It has almost seemed
at tines as II the rule were getting
to be to do the least possible work
for the most possible money. The
cost OF living never can be brought
down under that rule, nor can the
unrest OF the individual worker who
acts on that principle ever be al
layed.
We have noticed many times in
the course OF our own limited ex-
perience in industry that the men
who promote discord and disloyalty
and hinder production around a
plant are never those who do their
level best to earn the money they
are receiving, and, IL possible, an
increase in pay. And we have OBJ
served further that the fomenters OF
dissatisfaction seldom prosper so well
or find so much JOY In life as those
who cheerfully do all that is cx-
pccted of them or more. To put the
matter on its lowest basis, faithful
work, like honesty, is the bast policy
Work is the paramount issue before
the country today, for its unanimous
election would dispose in short order
OF most OF the hardships and abuses
we complain so bitterly about
! Ohio state Journal.
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on the part Of tho government 20 anrontod, "
1t In fact proceeds tho theory that the peo-
pie are either better or worse han tho govern
mont they permit sustain. It is travelling rap
idly into grave dangors
Thus the United states, assuming at the time
the car was ovcrthtown that the populnce Of
Russia waa better and more Trustworthy than
It's government had been, shipped vast stores of
munitlon. and war material into that country
TO he used. of course In the prosecution Of the
war against Germany
Having thus acted unwlseiy and precipi,ately
in tho first instance the second bunder
ordered by Nts predecessor For whom the Ker-
enskv regime tottorod and fcll and the Leninc
Trotzly regime came TO power It was instantly
necessary to send troops into Russia, a country
with witch We had no quarrel to protect the
largo stores ~ war material that we're there.
Thus we wcro in the position of invading a
country with which We were on terms Of peace.
Ana We have since been In that uncnwable posi-
tion.
So tha, n Russin Is without standing among
tho civilized powers Of tho world, we are with
out precedent to Justify our own actions. The
consequence of our action In pouring military
sorcs into Russia Is that tho Lonine -Trotzky re-
Eims haVn ample iuhnlUbNH OF war 10 ''l'u''
an aggressive campaign for five years, accord
ing 10 a recent investigation by an American
journalist furnished by the allied and associated
powers In the light " this experience It seems
unbelievable that the Washington government
and the allied statesman should persist in dis
regarding fne Russian government while scri-
ously considering the advsahlity Of rushing
additional munitions into Poland-probably TO
fall into the hands OF the Russians a few weeks
later.
diplomatic blunders. and rcassertion OF past
diplomatic blundcrs, and o reasscrton past
diplomacy, tho Italian note is perpexing. II
threatens n war In is first paragraph which
succeeding paragraphs dscloses there is no
stomach for II should serve however, TO put
American interests thoroughly on guard
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-08-13
The Shortsightcd Retailer.

II the retailers are keeping up
profits to the point where they have
actually checked the demand for
fruit and vegetables, they are killing
the goose that lays the golden eggs.
To set a generous table is the am
bition OF almost every American who
has the price OF abundant and varied
food At the same time considerable
sections Of people have been forced
in hard times TO live on bread and
tea and have survived the ordeal
somehow. Short OF that extreme
limit, there are many economies
which help to cut off the income of
the corner grocer. or the people who
are forced TO learn these lodges
through a period OF high prices, a
considerable number will continue 10
practice the economies or some OF
them, after prices become normal.
All such permanent economists rep
resent dead loss to the grocer
thereafter The grocer who teaches
his customers to get along without
him is n very shortsishted merchant
and the present high retail prices
are spreading this instruction
through Brooklyn rapidly.--Brook
lyn Eagle
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Margaret CARROTS
m Husband Us
BY JANE PHILIPS

have done for years. Thank God you
have the boys; they'll help some"
He loves the boys" said sadly.
III he only cared as much for me"
"He would have II you had let
himl but how did you expect a man
to care for a whining cry-baby who
found fault with him and his
friends; and with everything ne
wanted to do no matter how inno-
cent?"
"oh, please, Elsie" gasped, 1t
did not seem that 1 could endure
another word.
II know II sounds brutall but
sometimes II takes powerful medi-
cine to halt tho progress of some
disease 1t does in your case. There
would he no possible use to tell you
what to do and lot you go on think
ing you were the abused one, and
that you had done nothing TO merit
this upheaval. don say that Bob
hasn't perhaps been little TO blame.
but compared TO you he has been
angelic. have often wondered Just
why he didn't kick over the traces
long ago. had made up my mind
that the boys held him"
perhaps they did"
".
must use them now to help us"
Elsie said musinCly
"But what am | to do Elsie? What
shall l tell Bob"
"You will tell him exactly what
say7"
"Yes, Things can't be worse than
they are"
when he comes homo tomorrow
night-no NIGHT" she corrected as
she glanced nj the tiny clock on the
desk, whose hands pointed TO two
o'clock. "vou toll him that you have
decided that he must let things go
on Just as they are for year. n at
the end Of the year he still wants a
separation YOU will promise not to
stand in his wnv. And"----
"But couldn't promise that" !
| interrupted.
"You promised 10 do exactly as I
told you. II YOU don't 7 absolutely
decline 10 help you further"
VERY we'll go on" said. hope
| less
"Then for that year you are to do
have done You are never 10 cry,
| neverl you are to eat good, nourish-
ing food, and take care OF your looks.
You are 10 keen open house for
Roh's friends. and mako him feel his
home Is at lcast partly his. You are
TO go with Rob whenever no asks
| you: and 20 az II you liked Il wh"'h-
or you DO or not You are 70 show
an interest IN the things which IN
.a-est him You must read and STUDY
| 10 keen up with him. He is bril-
/ liant man. Margaret, md you are
| terribly rusty on all subjects not DO
mestic. Bob Ia not a domestic NAV
IN anv sense ot the word. So DOM
bore him" she stopp"d for breath
then said seriously "Tf you will dc
ali these things, and do them tn The
rieht snirit. will guarantee thai
pob will love YOU better than ever
he has And I'll help you all I car
every blessed minute Of the year
Now will YOU prom'so7"
"I promise Elsie" 7 replied JUS
ns tho clock chimed three.
Now 20 to bed, and sleep until
call YOU. Poor child, your are com
pletely worn out"
Tomorrow--A Rcstful Night
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Bennies' Notebook

This aftirnoon had sumthing l
wunted to tell ma before she found Il
out by herself and ] was setting on
the frupt steps and ma came up and
started TO go in, me saying, Don't
go in yet, ma. wat do you think?
II you have enything to say, say IT,.
and for hcvvin sake don't start that
wat do you think bizniss, sed ma,
and ! sed, Well wat do you think,
ma, | meen do you know those little
strawberry tarts you made and put
uat on top of the ice tox?
Wat about them. tell me immeed-
lilly. thevre your fathers favorite diz-
cert ami he would be furious If eny-
thing happened to them, sed ma,
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-08-13
WAS THE WARS POSTMASTER
switzerland Handled Free Millions OF
Pieces Of Mail for Prisoners

GeneYa-DurIng the war tho
swiss postofrice acted NJ clearing
mouse for letters, parcels and other
postal matter dispatched to and
from prisoners OF war and civilians
intcrned I'm the various belligerent
&C cuntrics, and the magnitude of tho
service thus gTatIitously rendered
by the department is indicated in a
report recently issued by the federal
government. The total number OF
l"ttcrs and postcards which passed
through Berne and Basle was 535,-
N76,s3l Of which nearly ZOE, 100000
went 10 Germany and over 210,00O,-
coo to France and her colonies.
Close on 5000, 900 small parcels and
inst $4,000, 600 parcels up to ~
pounds we're handled.
From the beginning OF the war up
&c tho end OF 1915 parcels Of bread
Weighing in all about 27is million
pounds were posted in Switzerland to
prisoners Of war in Germany.
sornational money orders pay
able 70 prisoners Of war and in
tcrnes in the be'ligerent countries
which were converted and forwarded
by the Swiss postal authorities num-.
bored loTl2,032, and we're OF the ag-
Frcgato value OF l59,79t206 francs.
The final total Of the postal mat
ter transported by the Swiss post
office for prisoners OF war and in
tcrnes amounted 10 7l4.536627 dis
patches OF al sorts, all made FREQ
Of charge, Had the whole OF this
work been conducted at the usual
| international rates. SwitZerland's
ahare OF the postal receipts would
have hcen about $4,000, ,c00.--Bos-
ton Transcript.
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THE SAFETY OF THE AuRPLANE
A Passenger Can Expect 20 Fly q
Million Miles Without Accident

The airplane is the fastest machine
man has ever built but fast as il is,
has not yet caught up with its repu-
tation for danger. That reputation
was acquired when the plane was
in its infancy, when man was just
beginning TO master the air. and in
the mind OF the average man it has
not yet been downed.
The British air ministry collected
statistics on all commercial flying
in that country for the last seven
months OF 1919. The results amazed
oven pilots and engineers, who long
had regarded the risk In flying as
Negligible. The figures covered 49,
$50 flights oy 403 machines of
total time in the air of S,36S hours,
during which time $4,000 miles
were Travelled. In all this flying in
good weather and bad, one passen-
ger was killed in every lC.666 pas
senger houIs in the air. To put It
differently, a single passenger might
expect to fly about u, sc, 900 miles -
- times around the the world-be-
fore becoming the victim of a total
crash. That sounds utterly absurd
to the landsman. yet the B.ifish
government stands back Of the fig
ures.
The pilots who tested experiment.
al planes did stunts flying and ran
other unnecessary risks showed, as
deaths per ! .cOC hours, as compared
with the passenger rate OF .06 per
l,Co0 hours.
Coming nearer home, figures
compiled oy the postoffice depart
ncnt show TO the end OF last year
4O5 zoo miles flown with loss of
three pilots. These pilots, of course.
ian mary risks. for they carried
the mail through rain. snow and
fog that blinded them.
Even in training pilots the fig
ures are exceedingly lew. From tho
I beginning OF the war Iintil the enN
| OF 1918. 1880 men learned to fly
/ in the United States air service.
They spent 705,243 hours in the air.
ono man was killed in every 2.SiO
| hours, or ono to about every $50, 900
miles. With these positive proofs Of
aviation's safety before US, Amer
ican airplane manufacturers are GO
Ing ahead building planes, confident
that the realization soon will come
evcryw here that man can take care
ut himself rs surely In the realm Of
tho birds as in the realm of tho
| tlshes.-New York Sun.
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The Horoscope
The stars incline. but do not compel
FRIDAY. AUGUST IS, 1920.
Copyright. 1920. by
The Mcclure Newspaper Sy

Copyright 1890. by
The Mcclure Newspaper syndlcate)
During hours OF business this day
the most unfavorable planetary con-
ditions will prevail. according to as
trology; Uranus, Mercury. Mars and
Saturn are all In malefic aspect.
This is one of the times when
chaotic and destructive thoughts arc
most likely to take possession OF the
mind and for this reason a positive
attitude of optimism should be main
tanned
Suspicious concerning human mo.
lives may be engendered by the evil
rule or Uranus, the planet that rules
the subconsClous mind
owing to the posting of the stars
strange messages may seem to be re.
ceiyed by telopathy and superstition
will be encouraged.
There Is a sign that seems to
presage warlike preparation by Great
Britain early in the autumn, and
naval operations are strongly indi-
Gated. This may be but a demon
stration Of power. but 1t will arouse
anxiety In many parts OF the world.
the seers declare.
Diplomatic blunders and misundcr-
standings are foreshadowed for Great
| Britain, but John Bull will not have
monopoly OF mistakes and the
| United States may participate In
more than one complication. IA
There is likely to he hot spetl a
unusual severity and II may affect
the health OF persons much in the
public eye.
Dress again will be much discussed
at this time, owing to some extraor-
dinary fashion that is sign OF
changing times.
Differences OF opinion between
parents and children may be very
prevalent during this configuration.
for there win be n growing diver
gence of standards and a more dis
tinct line OF cleavage as tho years
| advance.
Turkish affairs will probably reach
serious condition late In November
whom there will be fresh outbreaks.
| College women win gain gerat dis
tincticn in q new movement that viii
engage the attention of all classes
and will bring about widespread
benefits.
Nerve exhaustion will be on tho
increase while this planetary govern,
ment prevails.
| Persons whose birthdate II is
should not quarrel or go to law. Let
ters or newspaper articles may
cause annoyance. but libel suits will
end unfavorably.
Children born on this day arc
likely to be rash and eadstrong.
These subjects should be well en-
dowed with talents and should gain
distinction.
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CHAPTER XCv.
An Arrnlgnment. A

CHAPTER XCv.
I knew hat Elsie was right about
Bobs hating TO see me weep. He
had said so many times. But ! had
given way TO tears so often and for
such trivial things that | knew 1t
would be difficult to break the habit.
"There's another thing, Marga-
ret" Elsie continued, And that is
the way you have acted about your
food. That and the tears go together
In one way. Both habits make you
old. and LOOK old. You ARE older
than Bob and yod can't afford to do
anything to make yourself a minute
older. You must keep young,
young"
"But he never noticed when
went TO the pnrlors,' replied still
with n feeling OF hurt because OF the
omission.
"Of course he didn't you waited
too long, and his mind was full OF
this dlsagreeable thing he had to go
through with. I can almost pity
him for having to tell, as much as
do you for hearing"
"But no didn't HAVE to-"
"Yes he did! he had to do some
thing. He couldn't stand It any
longer. You remember, Margaret
I warned you long ago not to push
Bob too much; that he was temper
amental and wouldn't stand for IT,
But you didn't, or wouldn't believe
me. and this is what was bound to
happen. You can be on your knees
that Il IS no worse than II is. Some
men would have left you long ago
There. don't get angy, and for pity''
sake don't cry I told you was
going 10 help you, after 7 had told
you a few necessary truths; neces
sary II you were ever to be happy
with Bob"
"Do you think we will ever be
happy again ?" asked.
"You poor mistaken darling ot
course you win" and Elsie put botf
arms around me and gave me ten
der kiss. But It will be hard
pu,l. Margaret; It will take all your
strength, all your grit, all your pa
tience. You not only have 10 wir
| Bob, you have TO undo all that yor
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OUR pol,sH.RussIAN POLICY.

Tho Italian note wherein the Washington
government sets forth In detail it's policy with
respect OF the Russian Polish question. is in no
sense surprising. Its chief characteristic Is the
continuation OF tho Administrations policy OF
ignoring governments under the hypocritical
pretcnse OF serving the people who constitute
those governments
This policy very prominently marked the ad-
mlnistration's diplomatic notes to Germany AL
ways II the German government that we
were opposing, never the German people.
distincion which subsequent events has proven
was without justification even substance.
policy too, that close observers everywhere,
have agreed resulted in lAshlng into militant
frenzy hitherto controlled opposition to existing
government everywhere.
Thus the Italian ambassador Is informed
that "the people OF the United States
ostly sollcitious for the maintenance OF Poland's
political independence" and that the policy Of
this government will be directed to the employ
ment Of all available means to render II effco-
tual"
commital that in itself constitutes threat
OF war, What the people Of the United states"
know about "Poand's political independence
OF In the last analysis about 1t, might be
debated; but what the threat to employ all
available means to render 1t etfectuNl" means is
clear and menacng,
Some Of tho available moans' are the use
o: the army and navy In other words, war.
whether or not the people OF the United
States" are prepared to go to war for the pur-
pose OF rendering effectual' Polands "pou-
cal Independence and territorial integrity is n
question that, In the judgment OF the writer.
admits OF but one answer and a most emphatic
ing such a threat and arousing such hope is
questionable,
Yet while saying so much, the note does not
carry to its logical conclusion For the Italian
ambassador Is then advised Of the affoctionutc
regard In which the Russian people are held by
America; how this government extended aid tc
the people who overthrow the czar. and how Il
is the determination OF this government not tc
recognize the existing Russian government hu
to protect tho territorial boundaries Of old Rus
STA against the cupidity OF other nationals unit
such time the Russian people have estab
ilished Q government TO the liking OF the admin
ktration and are ready TO settle down to IN,
enjoyment OF their property.
One cannot find It permissible to condemn
the ideaIistic doctrine thus set up. But the con
sequences OF It are. unhappily. grave as L
leave no room for approval However mucl
one might be disposed to criticize an existin
government, tho fact that II does exist Is pre-
sumption that IL has the approval OF the peopi
It makes pretense of serving In any event.
contemporary government La compelled to rec
oEnize the existing government II It rs to hav
any association with that people To ignore tn
government and seek to advise its subjects Ia I
commit an unfriendly acti an act too. calcu
lated 20 lead TO war.
And II the government offending be nc
checked by the preemptory sxertion Of aathoEit
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And the moral one shouldn't

and / SEE. Well wat do you think,
ma, meen was setting out heer
thinking OF those stawberry tarts all
alone back there, and l thawt maybe
robber mite come in the back
way and steel them.
Nonscnts, how could he, the gate
Is locked. sed ma, and | sed. He
could climb over the tents. and ma
sed, Benny Potts do you meen to tell
me sumbody stole those tarts?
Well, / thawt I better go out and
look, / sed, so went out to look
and the tarts was still there, and
came back and sat on tho steps agen,
and | thawt, G., while I'm setting
heer some robber mite be steeling
all those starts at this very minnit
so l went back agen. and the tarts
was still there, and I came out agen
and after vile l got worried about
them agen and l went back Jest to
make sure. and then / came back
on the steps agen and
For mersy sake is there eny end to
this story? sed ma, was there a rob-
br or wasent there7 and a Isaid, No
nam, but / went back to see times
altogether, and each time l went
back ate one on account OF being
so relieved to see them still there.
Wat, wy for grayshiss sake l ony
made S, sed ma, and l sed. Vas
nam, and ma sed, Wate till your
father comes home, he'll attend tc
you
Wich he did.