The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-04
SHELTON FILMED
HIS DEATH PASS
1Jnknowingly Kodaked a
Spot Where He Was
ITO Meet His End
SENT BACK TO TULSA
Wife of Tulsa Man In Shelton
Party Describes Life Of
Missionary in, Tibet

A photograph OF the lonely Him.
.lsvan mountain pass which was to
:. The last scene upon which his
syes rested in his earthly journey
~ss Al, unwittlngly taken by DR.. A.
shel. on. martyred missionary OF
che brotherhood OF the Disciples of
christ Of Tibet. Just few weeks
bstore at the self-sa me pas an am
bxslng Thlbetan robber band in
fIcted fatal injuries.
Late IN December of last year
Doctor shelton and the little party
which he headed approached Ba-
,atr and the mission station which
was TO be their home. after a peri
,ous Journey and what seemed al
most a miraculous escape from ma
raudIng rovers and the dangers OF
,lippery passes, dizzy mountain
roads, swollen mountain streams
nrimitlvely brldged and snow
storms and slides. At pass six
miles out OF Batang they paused
and Doctor Shelton's camera made
A record OF the pass which pointed
10 their near destination. A few
miles later on the trip friendly Ba-
tang Inhabitants met them and es-
corted them to the village. Came
February and at the pass Doctor
shelton was attacked by outlaws,
jay in pain until rescuing fellow
missionaries came ard was borne
,hhush a black night to the study
OF missionary homeland to
death.
Sent 10 Mrs. Morse.
This kodak picture Is one OF those
sent recently to Mrs, Frank L,
Morse of this city by her daughter
in.law. Gertrude Morse. The young
wife Of ]. Russell Morse OF Tulsa
wrote Of the funeral: "Our dear
Doctor Shelton was buried by the
side Of Doctor Lofts. Mr.. DUNCAN
led the American funeral. Then fol-
lowed the Tibetan funeral. Gwang
Gwang his adopted boy and the
minister Of the Tibetan church, who
baptized Doris and Dorothy Shelton,
presided. This service was held in
the front yard of Doctor Hardys
home, which Is the former home OF
Doctor Shelton. During this serv-
fee the coffin was decorated with
both the American and Chinese
flags. There was great crowd
present: Russell conducted the Ma
sonic part of the funeral at the
grave. The Tibetan people are now
saying that IL his religion were not
true he would not have come so far
and suffered so much. Gwang
Gwahg says his. death In the seed OF
the gospel in Thibet. We miss him
more than you can imagine. 1t
seems he has gone Off on his trip
and will soon be back. We are re-
minded OF the tragedy by the still
arriving letters from his people ad-
dressed to him."
Night excursions into the city by
robber bands are quite usual. Mrs.
Morse states. You should have
heard the war whoops OF the Tib-
etan robbers here last Saturday
night We had all been over to
the MacLeods for supper. came
home with the Duncans and Russell
stayed to develop a film. 1t was
getting dark and / was wishing that
Russell would come when the up
roar started. Presently Russell came
in somewhat breathlessly after a
daring trip from the mission COM
pound where the Hardys and Mac
Leods occupy two American built
houses TO the opposite side of the
Town where we and the Duncans live
" 'N"'u'ltu llDtldH uOuStS, L was
quite excited and so were our Chi
nese servants. The soldiers beat
,ne gongs to let the robbers know
Ssy were there. The next morn
ing we found that II was quite a
common occurrence"
Missionaries Foreign Devils"
The missionaries are foreign dew
US to the TibetaLs, Mrs. Morse
writes. Our neighbors next door
are repeating the ,Tibetan prayer.
Ihey have been doing this for over
an hour and 1t may last long time
!eI They havefa sort OF sing song
.ohe and spin their prayer wheels
Unison. 1t 10 very hard to get a
snance TO talk to them, the mission.
sr,es r say. You see there Ia a lama,
1.oetan priest, in practically every
nnua