The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume], July 28, 1920, FINAL EDITION, Page 3, Image 3

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TULSA DAILY WORLD, WEDNESDAY, JULY 2fi, 1920
KILLS HIS WIFE,
TAKES OWN LIFE
.Quarrels of Muskogee
Man and Wife Culmi
nate in Death
S I I I ! ...i
1 I'oil r , V ,y 11 Mr. Mutlin
IthiL ,iiv .i ,V' """"
Matt .ult ; h. n" Counrv dub
ver i,,- ,"",r""' trum
I lV k!t. M '" olsln.a that
BABY BOY' LEFT ASLEEP ip
ITL , :V.r" '""" Mkl Ifig
marriage. """ W he,
hZv'Jrl h''h-.v were tt,1nK (hg
""arc.". fr,.n, Mill arrest, f
UM-rillng through the husluess 55m
started (0 chase Ihnm ,,nrt arrest the
driver. w-hen h noticed that gra.
hwrN iv. jaajtng the procdMlen
II U the funeral of 8, Co. hr
nam. 'ho negro who wn, rourxl dead
Nn.il.iy morning after (o- had drunk
ii large quantity (.f "juke "
a nmn I STATE DEPOSITS
SUFFER DECLINE
.S7fir It r it f
Irfont Ron Apparently
Slept Soundly During
Tragedy
MIJIKOaiin, lUl 17 Wltk their
20-tnonths old hoy pound MlMp In
n adjoining room, Hone C. Cunt
ney, 32. drug (tor employe, mot
nd killed hts 30 your old wife fol
lowing a quarrel In their apai inooit
at 212 Seventh street early this
morning and then drained u bottle
of poison killing himself.
Though. neighbor, M rs. .1 w
Bandera, heurd I shot at about t
O'rlock this morning, no Investiga
tion was made and It was not until
:1ft o'elnrk this morning whr.n a
negro washwoman called at the
apartment thai tho flOtlblO murder
was discovered. Other occupants of
the apartment hu:e snld they heard
nothing out of the ordinary going
on last night.
Mrs. Courtney was found at the
entrnnpe of their bedroom In a pool
nf blood She had been Mhnt
through the heart, the bullet psas
InrJ through her and piercing the
wail of the room. About 10 feet
away near the kitchen doOf Court
ney was found wltk his mouth and.
faoe badly burned and an empty bot
tle bearing the label of poison by
hla aide. The revolver, a .82 caliber
gun, waa found near hla right hand,
llahv Slept.
The baby evidently had slept
through the entire tragedy for he
waa still sound asleep when found
by other oeeupants of the house.
The chairs In both the bedroom
and thn dining room were thrown
about and Indications were that a
struggle had taken place beforu the
double murder was committed.
The revolver with Which the wife
was killed waa pow and only ono shot
had been fired from It.
Jivtloiisy Oiuso.
Police Investigation into tho do
mestic life of the Courtneyg revealed
that Jealousy on the purt of the ln.s.
band was unutic.tlrinuhlv the cause
Of the tragedy. Courtney's employer
said the young man had been wor
rytg a great deal over hla domestic
trouhltfl, and approached s. nervous
breakdown a week ago. He had fre
quently talked ov,.r his troubles with
hla employer, telling him that night
after night he and his wife at up
for hours discussing their unhappl
nesa and trying to find a way out.
Included In new territorlog ac
qulredby Kumanla are more than
10.000.000 acres of forests, which
will be opoited.
T. V Wright, colored of !epew,
.was arretted and brought to gantiTp
today after he had shot and killed
'I Handle, another negro, who
wag a tenant on the same farm that
j Wright worked on. The quarrel
jftarted over a cotton patch. Handle
not at Wrlahl twice anil mluu.,,1
him. Wright claims that he then shot
Handle In self defense. Wright was
given a preliminary hearing at De-
visterday; he was then brought
toHapulpa and placed In tho coiflrty
Mrs. Delia irvatmff, f, years old.
filed suit for divorce todav against
her husband Todor ICvamiff, through
her father, claiming that Evanoff
drove her away from borne elx
months efter marriage They were
married December t, D)l. and Mrs.
Rvanoff alleges that her husband
drove her away from home July 2,
lltl, telling her never to return, be
cause she would not submit to an
Illegal operation. Mrs Kvnnoff went
to the home of her father In Kelley
vlllc. Her husband operates fh
Cuttaee hotel at Shamrock. Hh"
asks for $:'S0 for attorneys foes. 10o
suit money, and I loo alimony.
(511 State Hanks Report a
i Decrease of 5 Million
Blamed to Crops
OKLAHOMA CITY, July 17. To
tal deposits In 611 state banks In
Oklahoma, as shown In reports mad.
by the hanks on their condition June!
HI), were till. 011(1, 457. Jit, ai.odlngi
i the consolidated statement ..f the
l ite banking department ssued late
today.
Tho total at the Mime of the l ist
all was IK' i, n and bank
ing department officials attrllutcd I
tho decrease to the withdrawal of
funds for the expenses of harvesting
and crop movement.
The total deposits reports I in to
day's statement Included: N
Individual savings and time de
posits, 11ll,71fl,il46.2.
One to banks, Ill.llT.III.IT,
Cashier s checks. lt.ltl.TTt.ti.
Total rccourcee anil liabilities of
th hanks were Bach IH,lltil7l,ll,
The average reserve of the banks
was I) per cent.
Capital slock of state hanks In
Oklahoma Is listed ss aggregating
114.1(1, 111, Other Items listed III
the statement are. surplus S.2liJ,.
lUD.U undivided proflis. 9 1 . N 7 , 4. -lOj
rediscounts iS,ti7,tl7.t7 hills
payable 13,074.1 10.4 1. Cash In
i'.ioks was reported ag 14,743,703.77.
REED GIVEN HEARING
ITHOUO, Jul) 27. ,V pecuua. ac
cident occurred on the pipe Hoe near
bete Friday in which Jcwo; Ashnaft
was badly bOrnvd, A leak waa being
sgpatrad when Ashcraft In driving a
plug caused a spark which set fire
to the gas Ills clothing was buruen
from his body and his companion's
hands fearfully burned In saving
him.
I'AWIH HKA. July 27. l.rarn to
swim week was given an Impetus
yaelarday when scores of famlltas
gathered t a community picnic on
KM creek, five miles from mVu, to
put into effect the first featute of
the Hed Cross program. A profes
sional swimming Instructor had
I 'i brought from Hart lesvllle to
lake charge of classes during the
week, Kree transportation la fur
nished by dosnns of c ars to all fam
llles and chlhlren desiring to enlist
and great benefits ate expected t"
result ftom the week's drive.
POMCA CITV. July 27 Cnoffl
rlnl totals of the recent registration
campaign here show that 1,141 new
n inn s were added to the voting lists
In Ibis elly Uiifl In the first rd.
I!t In lh4J second. 3011 In the third,
170 In the rmnth and Ml In the
fifth Tho Interna! shown In the reg
istration is largely dm to tin agl
tutlon resulting from the contro
versy over the eleventh hour change
In registration offlcurs
HII.UNUH. July 17- Towns In
the w heat, si -owing aectlon penetrat
ed by the Rack Island are protesting
the ruling of the eorporatlosj eom
mlsslnn that gialn cars must he dig
trlhutcd among the various shipping
stations In proportion to the num
ber of elevators doing business. It
Is shown I hat Millings has handled
3d cars of wheat this season. King
fisher l. Nnbl 117 and I'ond Creek
24. out of a total of 1IJ cars In that
division, leaving hut fc cars to lie
apportioned among the other II. sts
At this rate a scant third of .in
acre will tiring llaoil this season j
' .ruck the Inmates to km Olty.l
Kalrf ix, Pawhuakg and oilnr points,'
and gt Hie present time am g. iilng
II cents a pound for them."
I'ONCA CITV. July 27 in no
tlces sent to the teaching i nrps of
the city schools for the ensuing year
Superintendent J. N. Hamilton an
nounces Hist school will open Sept
i, according to the present ackeduls
This dste will hold unless some
building repairs now In progress,
ara not completed Irtlx additional
bungalows for school purposes are
I'l log . I .-. Ic.l
HTItOi n. July 17 linger l.vdlok,
a prominent farmer, died Saturday
from blood poison canned from a
splinter run Into the fleshy pan of
Hons If the nw oilc Is enforced It I his arm three weeks ago
Is feared Ihit Hillings' share will bs
much less and quite Insuf fhlenl to'
handle the grain
K A W CITV. July 2T - lne thlrd
nf an acre In tomatoes will yield
OOO to W C liaum. prointnenl farm-j
er and stork man. according to the
gentleman himself "1 am picking
$.r,ft worth of tomatoes a dttV." ha
save, "sod have been for some lime '
KlNOridHSR. Julv 17.
The
largest crop of corn ever grown In
this county will l harvested this
fall, the recent rains having assured
a heavy yield Kafir and cane will
provide ample feed for the county.
ro m A citv, July 17. Hartford
I'hipps. a young man, waa Injured
severely Monday while hauling
whst to the Med Rock elevator fol
W I,. Donahue He dropped a line
and In stooping to get It, plaonl his
hand on a mule's hip. The animal
kicked him under the front wnetds
and when the team started up he
was caught
OKLAHOMA CITY, July IT.
''muxes proposed fnr the state nor
mal schools nest year have been ap
proved bj the state board of educa
tion without change. These new
en u raws will constitute ., additional
two years' work and students com
pleting the entire course will tie
given collegiate degrees The next
meeting of tho hoard will probably
be In September
rfiNf'A CITY, July 17. Carson
Rogers, aged 20, accompanied by a
young woman of If, who says she Is
his cousin, were taken from th
blind baggnge of the northbound
Hanta Fft passenger train Sunday
night and turned over to the police.
Rogers claimed they lived In Fort
Worth and were trying to get to
Newton, Kan The girl hud bobbed
her hair and wore a cap drawn
closely over her head Rogers claims
to be a hasher and truck driver.
Tloth were held for Investigation.
Itsnrlna, Ihc F.llxlr of IJfe
Is-ssoi.is daily and ovnlng. If
you can walk you nan bo
taught.
I'HANK KKNNKPV. InstrnoVir
Kcnniily Mulir V .oh m
MiMiec Hall
drink
Orange
CRUSH
ASK for an Orange
X'ruih Ice-ere am sod&
oriundae and you'll tuy. at Jli
clout, rttofrctkioij eretM ( Pure nd
fnljca iti cxquUlce flavor It
derived from ckoic fmit oil,
r rteil frouca frciklyplcked or
taiet. combined with puts
ugir od citric dd (the ca
rl tkl of denu truiM.i
r
IVepsied by Orsnst-Cmik Ce.. Cbiteg
LakoMlory t tot Aacclct
miifar frm sasL "77i Masg ofOvnf-CwuJk
SOS 1...II. n ' ru.-l
rtottl. I In Tot si by
OOCOA KI,A HOTTLINO (X).
nf Tulsa.
blC b. lVotlu. ,i.i J7.1D.
Jack Ham. son of Krank Hum of
this city, received a badly m utilate,!
hand last Sunday from the explosion
of a dvnamlte cap, which he dropped
on the sidewalk
Micd Mm I'arrot After 'llircatcn
log to Kill His (Mater, Aoeottttojj
to lU'port of Ptilk-c.
sAlM Ul'A. July 27. A. Keed of
Cklahoma City, who shot John Par
rot and 'his sister, following a quaf.
rel In Drumrlght, Suturday night,
will probably be brought here after
a preliminary hearing in I iruinrlght.
It U repotted thai Keed was a
ft lend of Parrot's sister, and that he
had a quarrel wdth her last week
anil thn alened to kill her. U is also
rtiportgd. tli.it Mod attnclud her Sat
ill, lay night ami I'arrol Mtompttd to
defend Iter. Reed fired several gQQtl,
Carrot was killed instantly and his
sister who was Hhot In tho back Is
In a serious condition.
f'arrot has been working for
Aaron Ururn Ight fnr some time II,
and his sister are well known In
Brum right.
WISSMAN STOCK
The Sale at 16 West Third Street was ap
proved by the Honorable Referee in Bank
ruptcy, Eastern District of Oklahoma.
Watch for this sale. Finest stock in the
State.
Southwestern Brokerage
Company
16 West Third Street
Across Street from Orpheum Theater.
Next Door to Hyland Tailors.
Here s how Joes
fMi story really started
Get your vacation clothes
at clearance prices
WE CLAMBERED down.
THROUGH HEAVY thicket.
I o a
AND WE rowed tho boat.
OUT TO a rocky lodgo.
WHERE BLACK bass hid.
e
THEN JOE lot out a roar,
FOR HIS cigar box.
HAD FISM linos In It
01
INSTEAD OF smokag.
AND HE rsfusud with scone,
t
OUR CIGARETTES.
HE SAID they were aot
EVEN FIT fo- bait.
HE'D HAVE a man's smok.
OR NOTHING.
AND FOR aa 1-otir.
see
HE GOT nothing.
e
NOT EVEN a blto.
WHILE WE pulled em In,
e e
AT LAST he grunted.
est
"GIMME A cigarette."
see
AND IT Just happened.
HIS LUCK changed then.
SO NOW Joe swoars.
THAT THOSE cigarettes,
WERE SO blamed good.
HE BAITED a book.
WITH ONE of them.
AND CAUGHT a wbal.
PARTICULAR FISH, ho says.
HIMSELF AMONG them,
e
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THAT TriEY satiety.
WY a rlKar smoker wtl! agree that
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you knoer you're smoking Ail yet
there mild mild and sraooth. What'g
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just right I ,
yA toendflli e
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You'll save a lot of
money on the suit
You'll have more to
spend while you're
away.
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spring and summer suits
Now
discoint ;
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The home of Hart Schaffner & Marx clothes
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