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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-21
Battling Kelly Will Meet Ferns Tonight
 Tn an Atlanta Ring

Atlanta, Ga, March 20.-Battling Kelly, of Birmingham, will meet Fearless Ferns. of Atlanta, in ten round bout here Tuesday night. The men are welterweights. and will fight before the local American legion On the same card Claude Wilson of Bir- mingham, will meet Atlanta's cham pion amateur he 1tamweight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-21
Joe Burman Winner
 Ouer Midget Smith

New York, March 20.-Joe Burman, Chicago bantamweight defeated Mid. get Smith of New York tonight, re- ceiving the judges decision after their 12-round contest in Madison Square garden
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-21
Happy" Littleton
 Knocks Out Frankie :.
 Murphy tn N. o. Bout

New Orleans, March 20.-"Happy" Lttleton of New Orleans knocked out
 Frankie Murphy, of Charleston, $. C., in the thirteenth round of scheduled l5 round bout here tonight. Little ton weighed 165 pounds; Murphy l67.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-21
Exhibition Games

At Anderson, S. c. R. H. E.. Detroit (A.) ............. g Rochester Gnt.) ... 8 s 5
 Batteries Oldham, Stoner and Manion; Leonard. Hughes and calla- han.
 At Pensacoia, Fla. R. Brooklyn tN.) .................... IS Louisville CAD ......... 8
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-21

will put their heart in the work it's Doctor Wright, for he wants 'em physically fit. so they'll be able 10 win ball games.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-21
THAT UTILITY JOB

The Johnny (Sugar) believes for the utility the Birmingham club but his nexperience against Therefore My Sugar Kane from shortfed the Mississippi State league Pie Traynor succeeded Sugar Kane Rather sweet combination e wot
 youngawfu But he didn't contract by believing the end of the world for
 had when he failed make Glass He the delta, that had characterized his work proceeded such wonderful batting mark Mssssp that Moley forced recall him for another trial
 Sugars back and this spring he has demonstrated that he hold infd the gardens perform with Therefore looks like would utility Of course taeiturn Moey hasn't himself either but believed that the chefan keeping his peeled making mental ability handy-andy One years the bushes has made the for Class
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-21
RTS--- OFFER MADE FOR LEWIS-DEMPSEY BOUT --SPORlS
OLD DOLLAR BILL SEE:

tn southern of his brooches patched kinder like and won't put.
 Tn lord of household has time If th moths goin' through his clothes th' missus is.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-27
0SAGE COMPANY
SALE VOTED ON
Property in Three States
Involved in Proposed
Mill Transfer

py the Associated Press state Wire
ADA. Aug 2G.--Sale of the Usage
cotton oil' companys properties in
Oklahoma, Arkansas and Florida TO
the ChuCtaw cotton oil company,
headquarters at Ada, IS now being
voted upon by the stockholders OF
the Usage company II was stated
today by T.. J. NJ. kinney, secretary
OF the purchasing company. opinion
prevails that tho sale will be rati-
fled.
In anticipation Of favorable action
the Choctaw company has prepared
20 increase It's capital stock from
Sl.50O.O0O to s2.5OO,OOO and has
plans ready for investing heavilysn
Improving the Usage compauy's
properties. The sale includes 10 cot
ton oil mills In oklahoma and Ar.
kansas. 50 cotton gins, one refinery
and one compound plant in Florida.
oklahoma oil mill plants involved
i'm the sale are located at Eufaula.
Checotah Potcau, Shawnee, ,S1lli-
saw, Ada, Tulsa. StiEier, Calvin,
Muskogee and Holdcuvilie.
Among the Arkansas mills are
those located at Fort Smith, Mulber-
ry and Little Rock. some Of the
gins are located in Louisiana.
According to Secretary Mckinney
the deal represents an Investment
Of s4.000.OOO. The Choctaw com
pany already operates several cotton
oil mills and 80 gins located I'm south
central and southeastern Oklahoma.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-27
"HOW Long the Skirt?"
Question Fashion ShOW
Al Huiis WW inSWer

How long VIII we wear our fklrts
This fallH
That is question that every
Tulsa girl aud every Tulaa woman
Is asking That question viii be
answered this week 1t the John j..
IaI store. 4l1 South Main. Every
day during the week living models
viii show the newest styles IN
frockH. suits and coats TO an vlsi-
tors, from 10 90 ~ O'Clock IN the
morning ana from 3 to O'Clock
In the afternoon Tu'rr viii be
music ana flowers aud al women
Of the city Will boz guests N thoy
Fo d'Hiro 1t what promises 20 be
ono of The most interesting u'ylc
shows th" Atty has known
Three pIeDo suits. with the cape
effect viii boo ono of tho features
of the latest mode 600 fan garments.
Another VIII be the skirt length
every garment in tho house has
long skirt. according 20 state
iucui made yesterday
The shoes 10 be- worn by the
models VIII ho furnished by tho
Walk over thoo company
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-27
Order WeIcomc Hcrc.


The order from tho postoffice de-
parment 10 stop delivery OF mail
az all residences not equipped with
n box or slot at the front door was
WELCOMED by local postal officials
While the order does not go into
effect unul December 2G. local Of
fcials said yesterday that notices
would probably bee served i'm,
mcdiatly upon all residents I'm the
city and an effort made to have all
who receive mail at their homes
comply with tho order. The local
offlcinls believe that tho date was
sot at December 2G so ms to allow
persons TO receive Christmas mall,
In case they fail to comply with the
order
For the last year Tulsa mail has
not been left at a place whore no
slot or receptacle has been pro-
vidcd, but Il has not bocn required
that the receptacle be at the front
door Mail will not he left at new
houses whore no provision has been
made, according to Omor Benedict
and where n citizen changes his
place OF residence. the carriers viii
not deliver mail unless box or
slot In provided. This has been the
rule for "A year However. the new
rule announced supplements all
other instructions. II will he rig
idly enforced, locally, according 10
Benedict.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-27

By lntnrnntlOnh News Service.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Aug. Ca
mhiur-scuie experiment In fog pre-
ventiou will be attempted by scien-
lists OF Mellon Institute Of Industrial
Research and lts parent body, the
University OF Pittsburgh, In .conjunc-
tion with the war department, the
weather bu nau and state ana city
authorities within the next 90 days.
The cost Will be betrayed by "A Pitts-
burgh business man who has been
persuaded on tho basis of wholly
successful laboratory tests that fog
can be conquered. II the big out
door demonstratlon comes up to ex-
poctations Pittsburgh can he insured
for few thousand dollars annual
outlay that II can have sunshine
when tho up-rlver and down-river
SCOT Nuisance Abatcd.
By the strict enforcement OF
smoke regulations this city has ac-
complished wonders In abatinR It's
SCOT nuisance. The present desire
ls to also Danish tho terrors OF fogs,
which, though Wfrequent bring
midnight darkness, time loss and
traffic jams in the conGested down
town triangle, formed by the con
fluence OF the Monongahela and the
Allegheny rivers.
The scene OF the experiment Will
be n 20-mllc stretch OF the Monon-
gahela, running from Ricc's landing
to McKeesport. Pa. Under the di-
rection OF Mai. J. Franklin Bell, dis
trict chief OF the war departments
rivers and hurbor work, Government
steamers and crews will lend aid,
The city of Pittsburgh will supply
sprayers FOR equlppinB the boats
Oils and chemicals for the expert
ment are already In storage at the
government plant Mt Rice's Landing.
River Main Fog Source.
The battle against the fog will he
fought on the river, because II Is
from water surfaces, except IN ex-
cessively wet spring seasons. that all
the vapor clouds arisA to spread for
miles over adjacent land areas II
has long been known that evapora-
ton can he completely checked by
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-27

hldDkcilnb "A Dody or water IN heavy
mineral oil. But always, heretofore.
grave objections 10 the use Of oil
have existed. Cost has been excess
sivc ard the petroleum product gave
the water a disagreeable taste.
After five years OF study three OF
the university and institute scientists
have discovered how to lay down an
oil film SO times thinner than that
produced by the petroleum products
ihithertO tried, yet apparently retain
ing all the tOughness that the thicker
coating possessed. This film is l.
1900 OF an inch thick and in labora-
tory experiments II kept heated
water from giving off vapor for 100
days, Use is made of an intermcdi-
ate oil from petroleum. costing about
50 barrel, to which IS added a
small amount OF a cheap organic
acid. The process is SO simple that
the wonder is It was not discovered
before, 1t Is said.
New Method Is Cheap.
The thin film cuts present oil costs
by 25 times. and Il takes such n
small amount 10 cover great water
surface that no bad taste or delete
rious effect will be noticeable. The
acid !s present I'm such minute guam
titles that II Is entirely negligible nS
being possible agent In rendering
the water unfit for any use.
The research men to whom credit
ls due for the discovery and for lay
ing plans for the proposed outdoor
experiment are II, B. Meller,
dean OF the school OF mines,
| University OF Pittsburgh. and chief
OF the bureau Of smoke regulation,
city Of Pittsburgh: william 4. Ha-
NOR, assistant director OF Mellon IN
stitute. and warren w. Faraghcr,
senior incumbent OF Mellon fnsti-
tute's multiple Industrial fellowship
on petroleum technology and pro-
fossor Of refinery technology in Pitt
school Of mines. They propose 10
secure letters patent for their dis
! coycry and dedicate It to tho public
Henry Pennywitt government
Weather forecaster for the pitts
! burgh area. enters into the expert
ment with the statement that he
can nredict\ n fog l2 hours In nd
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-27
OAKLAND PAPER SOLD
Post Enqulrcr Becomes One of
Hearst Publications With Pur-
rhnsp by NnrpOrntIOn.

OAKLAND, Cal, Aug 2b,--An-
uouncement was published IN to-
days issue that beginning with to-
day the Oakland Post-Enquirer Is
the property OF the Star Holding
corporation OF New York. when Is
owned and controlled by william
Randolph Hearst.
within the last 10 days" says
the announcement. "the Star Hold
iug corporation has purchased from
the California Publishing company
an of the stock OF the Post Pub
lishing company and OF the Post
Euquirrr Publishing company. A
new corporation already formed
and known as the POST Enquirer
FuhlshnE company win publish
this paper In tho future"
Charles S. Young win be presl-
dcut of the new corporation and
ID, publisher in active charge OF
tCh Post Enquirer.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-27

vance This nenrs that AZ mid
night hour. after he has given word
1f a fog due the next morning. tho
scientista on their fleet Of boats
will set out at Rico'B landing %
law down a blanket Of oil several
miles long over the Mouongahela Al
dawn. unless some flaw develops In
The carrying out Of the oNperimon ont.
the observers stationed along the
river from Rire's landing 20 McKces-
port expect they will SEQ the sun
through a cloar atmosphere, while
at other points. up and down the
river, dense fogs VIII prevail.
Also Mosquito Ban.
As a further development Of com-
morcial use Of tho thin oil film II
ls proposed 10 apply Il TO MOSQUITO
infested waters and swamp lands
The oil spreads over such greatly
extended surface that II may he pos
slble 10 uss an airplane, with a light
cargo ~ OIL. 10 spray marshy lands
which have been Inaccessible %
present methods OF oil treatment n
is found that the thin film will re-
main unbrokcn on open water sur
faces for p days during tho mos
quito breeding season. the cutting OF
the oil cost by 25 times viii per
NIT OF mosquito determination com
missions to stand the expense OF
oiling vastly greater areas moro
often and effectively than can be
done At present.
And finally such Oll films might
be employed for calming rough
water AZ son Thc relative cheap
moss OF their production offcrs a
real opportunity here.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-27
ASK WAGE INCREASE
Maintenance Men Assert rs Gents AN
Hour Insufficicnt--Scale to
Apply To 1OS Roads.

CHICAGO, Aug, 26.--An lncrease
IN the minimum wage for 100000
maintenance OF way employees from
the present rate OF 20 ceuta an hour
Ia IS. cents an hour viii be asked
Monday before the United states rail-
road labor hoard, H.. l.. Grahale.
president OF the organization an
nounced today. The present scale OF
maintenance men range from 20 TO
80 cents an hour,
Moro than 1O5 railroads in the
United States will be included in the
hearing Monday
The maintenance OF way organiza-
tion IS following n policy adopted
whom il announced It's decision not
to strike with the shon crafta. II
agreed NJ that time to a resubmlssion
of its grievances to the labor board.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-27
ALLIED ENJOYS GET HOME
Preparations Commissioners
Hong for N ComDromise.
Still

PARIS, Aug. 26,-sir John Brad
bury and Eugene Mauclere. British
and French members OF the repair
ationa commission arrived here from
Berlin At noon today.
Although they were unable to et-
rect any definite agreement in their
negotiations with the German gov
ernment officials on which to base
accommodation for a moratorium
on German reparations payments,
they said they were still hopeful that
some compromise might be arranged
TO bridge over the situation until
the project all allied conference on
the general debt question could he
held this autumn,
The reparations commission was
scheduled to meet later today 70
hear the official report OF its Ber-
lin mission.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-27
Lightning Sets Fire
To Fairfax EleUdtOr

Special 10 The World,
FAIRFAX, Aug. 26.---The elevator
of the Witcraft Grain Co, was
burned to the ground here early to-
day as result OF being struck by
lightning during an electrical storm,
The damage Is estimated to be ST.
555. Four railroad cars on the tracks
nearby the elevator were also de-
strOyed by the fire
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-27
.SMASH-UP KILLS FIVE
OF NiN Passengers Only one Es-
Cnprs with Life when Flyer
Strikes Car Near Princeton.
~ I-fcrnntIonni News Service.

pRlN, ETON. Ind, Aug 90
Fiv, persons were instantly killed
and another fatally injured early
today 70 Haubstadt, i2 miles south
of here when tho nOrthbound New
Orleans Chicago flyer IN the Chi
,asu & Eastern Illinois railroad
struck the automobile In which
they were riding. Members ut the
party were returning TO their homes
St Louis,
The dead are:
]. w. Burris. 2s n druggist; his
son. James. q. his 2-year-old dauEh.
ter. Burris; Mrs c, c Sellers, 80
and her daughter Magdalena,
An Of the bodies were terribly
mutilatcd.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-27
MOrfRdry
Burns.

Burns.
Il. ~ Burns, 81 years old, died Fri
day night at his residence, i6 south
Phoenix. He is survived. besides his
wife, Clara j. Burns, by four sons.
J. f. Burns and II. r. Burns OF Tulsa.
=. r.. Burns OF Durant and J. f.
Burns OF Duncan. and one daughter,
Mrs j. w. Bottorf of Tulsa. Funeral
services will be held Mondoy after
noon with burial in Rose Hill.
Burns has lived in Tulsa II years
and was an officer In the local G..
a. r.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-27
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The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-27
.RECEPTACLES FOR
MAIL NECESSARY
Order Issued From Wash
ington Welcomed by
Local Officials

uy tho International News seryico
WASHlNGTON, Aug. 2G-Or-
dcrs 10 stop delivery OF mall 10 every
dwelling house IN the United States
which IN not provided with a slot
or receptacle for mail at the front
door after December 20 were is-
sued. by the postofflce department.
Tho order supplements recent in
structions not to deliver mail 10 new
houses noN equipped with boxes 10
receive mail.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-27
SIIInn.

Funeral services for Earl Shlnn Q
year old son OF Mr.. and Mrs. War
r.n shlnn. Lake station who died at
z o'clock saturday morning. were
held at 4:3O o'clock saturday after
noon from the stanley McCune
chapel. Burial was made in oak
lawn cemetery.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-27
DYNAMITE PLOT REVEALED
Federal Prisoners Plot Spoiled by
;iU-i;ciwe1n's Information.

Ll|ANENWORTH, Kan, Aug. 20.
A plot by three prisoners to dyna-
mite tho front gate o: tho federal
prison this afternoon aud shoot their
way 20 freedom was revealed here to
warden w, l. Riddle by a "Eo-b
tween
The "go- between" said that John
II. Blair, serving a 25-year sentence
for robbery. and two other prisoners
had planned the break for immedi-
ateiy following the weekend ban
game.
The dynamite and revolvers. Rc-
cording TO the story, were 10 be
furnished tho men by outsiders from
Kansas City. The ammunition was
10 he conveyed To the prisoners
through a trusty, said to be involved
In the alleged conspiracy.
An attachment that can be placed
over any standard telephone mouth
piece 10 insure privacy Of conversa-
tlon has been invented
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-27
81 NeU Mail Boxes
Are Being Installed
In Various Sectiou,

Thirty-four new mai hayes
been installed in various s,ci,o..
the city and as soon as official b..
arrive tho new boxes wW r,
into use, according 10 Omor X ~
dict, postmaster The now ~
have been badly needed for .,,''
time. according 10 the u3stns.-
but until recently could mo-, z
secured W
In placing the boxes l1cat ,o~s
officials made a close suryeA 4 ~.
city and located the boxes al Io,,'
whore they deem they IRE m..
needed. There were already I,
boxes in use and with The AZ ~,
ones is believed that the u.ty's ss.,
well be fairly well filled
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-27
Breaks Drought.

Special to The World.
DURANT. Aug. 26.-Crops over
southeastern oklahoma were mate
rally benefited Saturday by gem
eral rainfall, varying from one-third
to one inch. 1t broke a drought of
three weeks duration.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-27
GUARDSMEN NOT
ORDERED OUT
Mayor Caruth Lays BE.
fore Governor True
Facts
CITY is VERY QUIET
Officials Say Strikers Meet
Daily as Per Official
Orders

su..a .a Tho WHri
SHAWNEE. Aug 20 There will
ue no I1'o troops scnt 10 shawnee.
Thai was the flat declaration "
Mayor C1wth here This afternoon
upon his return from oklahoma
city whore hc went ns fh0 head NJ
% group Of Shawnee business mon
and officials 10 Inv tho situation be-
for GOV J. y a. HoborHon
"Sb...ro ls ns uuiot today as Il
has over been and city and county
officials ore doing everything iu
their power 90 circumvpnt any as.
turhIu.a OF any hnd' Tho mayor
declared
Wire Reports Generally Bunk
"AI of these blood and thunder
stories being sent oui over the
country lr" bunk There ia mo-
excitement here nud nothing that
would Indicate that shawnee WINS
Ike powder magazine.
"Thc chief of police, county nt-
torncy ana myself went 10 tho cap
itol and conferred with the COVER
nor He assured us that he would
not send troops down here until
conditions warrant such n move.
Mayor Caruth said that there
had been many rumors going the
rounds that Governor Robertson
was In Shawnee today getting first
hand INFORMATION, but no said that
he could find no verlfication for
the rumorH
No significance was attached TO
the lengthy meeting of the strikers
In their headquarters here, ns they
hold meetings every day.
There has been quite n fuss
mado about the explosion Of the
bomb here early today" the
mayor stated THE most thorough
search and investigation by the
railroad special agents. deputy
shcriffs local police and shcrlffs
forces failed TO find any evidence
that n bomb had been. exploded
A thorough search OF the weed
patch from wherc the explosion
was supposed TO have occurred
failed to show any evidence OF an
explosion The general verdict OF
the investigators here today was
that It would have been impossible
for any person To throw or explode
a bomb I'm tho vicinity OF the VIA
duct"
nv the Associated Press
SHAWNEE. Aug 26-An explo-
sion this morning nedr the Rock
Island roundhouse here for n time
caused excitement among non
union shop workers, but upon In
vestigution no one was found who
could throw n bomb toward the
shops
United states Marshal Alva Nc
Donald said the explosion occurred
In weed patch some Distance from
the fence surrounding the shops
No damage was done.
Il marked the fret outward signs
of disturbances In the rail- strike sit
uation here since August iS. when
a volley OF shots was fired into the
shops.
w. ID. Fnssctt. deputy marshal, in
charge of the force 0f deputy mar
shs's guarding property here, while
United states Marshal Alva Me-
Donald Is absent, said he thought
the explosion was an experiment by
the strikers TO see what action would
be taken by the guards and work
men,
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-27

ny the Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25.-Orders
directing gunboats OF the foreign
powers. including the United states
to proceed 10 the Yangtse district
I'm China to eXterminate bands Of
disorganized soldiers, were said by
naval officials here to have been
issued under the International
agreement establishing the Yangtse
river patrol. Under this agree
ment. expeditions such ar the pres
ent may be initiated by the senior
ranking officer OF the patrol when
ever In his judgment the lives and
property of foreign nationals are
endangered. The navy department
has not been advised officially By
dispatch OF the expeditions
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-27
ORDER GUNB0ATS
TO YANGTSE GORGE
U. S. S. Flagship One Of
Vessels That Is to
Quell Fighting
BY In. A.,oelated Pr.ss.

ny the Associated Press
PEKINd. Aug. 25.-Gupboats Of
the foreign powers. including the
United States ship Isabel. flagship
OF Rear Admiral w. y. q. Rullard.
commanding the American Yangtse
river patrol, have been ordered to
the Yangtse gorge district with in
structions to eXterminnte the
bands OF dlsorganized soldiers who
are firing on foreign merchant
craft.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-27

The government of South Af.,
is planning the installation of snl1
matte telephone systema In IA.
larger cities OF that country.
The Kusko times., 1922-02-15

George Walters, of Candle, arrived Sunday, and is spending a few days in town.
The Kusko times., 1922-02-15
$ $ GGHiE..DREN
 POISONED
Mother Gives Her Little Ones Deadly Potion
 for Epson Salts.

Chehalis. Feb. Il. .-One hour after she gave eaeh:sof them what she believed to~>be Epsom salts the five young. children of Mrs. Edward KIaber were all dead
 Believing the, children threat ened with influenza, which. is prevalent ln. this locality. the mother administered the medi. cine as representative.
 The parents of the poisoned children are prostrated' and un- able to explain the terrible mis- take. The father especially is iL a.serious condition from the shock.
 Chehalis, Feb. 15. - Edward. Rhodes, father of the five -chil dren> accidentally poisoned by she mother, has been unable to partaae> of food since the accl- dent'of four days ago.