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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-03
Schedule of Games.

The schedule of class basketball games
has been announced as follows:
February IL, seniors and sophomores
February 10, juniors and freshmen; Feb
ruary 1S, seniors and freshmen; February
%, juniors and sophomores; February rs,
seniors and juniors March l, sophomores
and freshmen; March T. two leading
teams March 2, two lowest teams.
Considerable interest is being manifest
ed In basketball which has never been
played here before this year and the out
look for the development of some good
,oatarioI anoo,,roofnU
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-03
FRESHMEN LOSE
TO The SOPHOMORES
Annual ootbalI Game Results
in Score of 81 to @
THE SCHEDULE OF GAMES
Cleo Club Gives Opening Concert to a
Fairly Large Audience In Spite
of Very Bad Weather.
Basketball.


Tuscaloosa, February 2.-(Special. THE
annual game of football between the
Freshmen and Sophomore class teams
was played this afternoon on the Athletic
field, resulting in a victory for the soph-
omores by the score of 21 to o.
The victorious aggregation showed SUI
perior team work and knowledge of tho
game, and had no difficulty In scoring
the first two touchdowns. After this, how
ever, the freshmen braced up and fought
desperately every inch of the ground
Rivalry between the two classes is un-
usually intense this year, with the re-
suit that the game was fierce and rough
Morgan, Daniels, Lampley and Going
did good work for the sophomores, while
Gresham, Ingram and Bowers were the
stars of the freshmen. The puntng of
Palmer for the freshmen was also good
A letter has Just been received by Dr.
Smith from President Dudley of the
Southern intercollegiate Athletic assocla-
ton, in which it is stated that the charges
preferred by Auburn against Sims of
the varsity football team, and Coach
Pollard have been dismissed by a imam
imous vote of the executive committee
The letter reads as follows:
DR.. Eugene A. Smith, Chairman Athletic
Committee. University, Ala.
Dear DR.. Smith, am just In receipt
of the vote In the Pollard and Sims cases.
The executive committee votes unani-
mously to dismiss the charges against
both. Yours very truly,
hsa WILLIAM l.. DUDLEY,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-05-23
PACIFIC CITRUS CROP

the same conditions were in effect, ex-
cept that the difference in favor Of
1907 was even more noticeable, Last
year the total crop aggregated 10000
cars. In 1905 It was 10000 car crop.
This year the estimate is for crop of
27 900 cars.
With market conditions as they are
1t is estimated the crop this year will
bring to southern California close to
s2O,O00000, of which sum the growers
will get half. nearly all the remainder
going to the Santa Fe and the South.
ern Pacific. The Salt Lake line has
lost so per cent of its shipments. due
to the fact that it has had NO overland
service for six weeks With condi.
tions normal the Santa Fe obtains
about so per cent Of the business, the
remainder going TO the Southern Pa
citic with about 80 per cent. and the
Clark line with about is per cent.
1t is claimed that the three initiai
lines no longer pool for the trafHc. al.
though when one system is short OF
cars and the others have them to
spare they are loaned for mutual ad.
vantage.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-05-23
AntitoxIn Which Destroys Spotted
Fever Germs Found.

New York.--Dr. =. Simon Flexner,
OF the Rockefeller Institute for Med
teal Research. who has been searching
for remedy for cerebro spinal men.
lngitls (spotted fever), believes he Is
near the goal. IN tracing the vIru.
lence Of the disease and to discover q
check he has used innumerable mice,
guinea pigs. rabbits and monkeys A
practical antitoxin will be brought out
as result OF the research. It Is
hoped.
Dr. Flexner believes that fresh
guinea pig serum can destroy all the
germs present, with the important
provision that the number shall not be
too great.
The serum that may be used as an
antitoxin is near the point Of compile.
ton. Should another epidemic occur
II is believed that the researches Of
Or. Flexner will assist the medical
profession to most decided degree
IN taking care Of It and preventing the
usual large percentage Of mortality.
The beginning OF Dr. Flexner's work
was after the cerebro-splDal menin.
gifts epidemic during the winter Of
1904 and the spring OF 1905.
In the period Of the epidemic there
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-05-23
aTAa FlsH 4 TRAINED AcaoaAr
Lowest Form Of Animal Life Taught
somersaut by Professor.


Baltmore.-A star hsh has been
trained to turn somersaults. by DR..
Herbert s. Jennings. associate profes.
sor Of physiology In John Hopkins
university.
The training was directed toward
getting the animal to employ regularly
a certain pair Of rays for this purpose.
the experimenter at first not permit
ting It to use other rays.
Prof. Jennings, IN a report In the
university circular. states:
BY this method It was found that
the star fish very readily acquired
what may be called temporary habits.
Thus in one typical case in which the
star fish was trained to use a certain
pair Of rays that was never used ma.
turally, after u lessons, one following
the other Immediately, the animal was
found to have adopted the habit. It
was allowed to right itself eight times
in succession without interference
from the experimenter, and in every
case 1t used the pair of rays that 1t
mad been trained to use
AT first many of them resisted OBJ
stinately, but by the training process
this resistance was gradually over
come, and at the end of the period Of
training the fish employed this pair Of
rays more frequently than any other.
In several specimens thus trained It
was found that the effects Of the train
ing lasted for at least a week after
the training ceased. 1t is clear, there
fore, that habits may be formed in the
star fish after brief period of train
Ing. There is no doubt that by be.
ginning with young specimens and
continuing well planned training for
a long time very marked results could
be reached. The starfish is the lowest
form Of animal life in which habit
formation has been demonstrated.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-05-23
PRODUCT OF SOUTHERN CALI
FoRNIA VALUED AT s2o,Ooo,ooO.
Estimated That $4,000 Cars Win Be
Shipped by Close Of Season In
June-Good Returns for the
Growers.

Los Angeles, Cal.--With total crop
Of $4,000 cars, the present citrus sea-
son, while not the most successful in
the history Of southern California, will
be among the best money makers.
Shipments to this time have been less
by more than 800 cars than for the
same time last year, but 1t is explain.
ed that this is due to conditions that
prevented the crop from being moved
at all prior to Feb. l. while since the
fruit has gone to market in volume
more than sufficient to Offset the time
that was lost
For the first three months Of 1907
the total number of cars sent to mar
ket aggregated 1926. OF which $500
cars were lemons. During the same
time there had been sent out 2,749 cars
Of vegetables. as against 1882 cars for
the same time in 1906, and a total OF
2,OO1 cars of vegetables forwarded In
the first three months OF 1905.
So far this season, it is said by those
In position to know, the citrus market
has been In condition that has prov
ed of exceptional value to the grower,
because the market has not been over.
crowded at any time. In fact. condi-
tions never were better.
Inexplanation Of the published sto.
rles Of an alleged car shortage during
February it is explained at Southern
Pacific and Santa Fe headquarters that
independent shippers caused the tales
then In circulation to be sprung so as
to create bear market that would
enable them to pick up fruit at bot
tom prices. 1t is claimed that ship
pers affiliated with the California Cit
rus anion informed the railroads at the
time that they were supplying cars
exactly as they were needed. and that
reports Of fruit being in danger Of
spelling for lack Of shipping facilities
were without foundation.
1t is clsimed that in February. this
year, more cars were being moved
every day than during the same month
last year and about the same number
as were moved daily during February
in 1905. and that in March. this year.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-05-23

life-savine apparatus and Wirh B uaga-
zine 30 which win be high explosives
In sufficient quantities to blow half
the battle ships in the world oat Of
the sea. The gunpoWder and dyna-
mite however. will not be spent 10
destroy life. but to save IT,
The ships that she win attack are
those that have outlived their useful
ness and have passed from the service
of civilization to the class of human
enemies. The halfsunken derelicts
that hoat silently up and down and
across the paths OF commerce. claim
ing as victims the finest ships, with
their crews and passengers, viii be the
prey Of No. II, and no mercy will be
shown when these mysterious foes
are found 1t is expected that in life
saving work the new revenue cutter
will prove as valuable as in the more
sensational and noisy pursuit Of dere
licts.
Her field Of operations win be com
paratively restricted. with Nova SEQ
tia on the north, the Bahamas on the
south aad the mid-Atlantic on the
east. Her duty viii be to keep the
paths Of ocean commerce clear, and
the field is large enough to occupy
all the time Of her swift engines. This
other siGa Of the ocean win be pa
trolled by the ships of Great Britain
or the powers Of the continent.
When storms along the seaboard i'm
peril passenger ships or there Is Other
work cut out for lifesavers, revenue
cutter II will be summoned by wire
less II she is at sea, and by land wire
II in port, and will hasten to the scene
That she will give a good account Of
herself in every emergency the reye
nue. cutter officials feel certain. and
are concerned now only In expeditine
the construction of the sadly needed
ship.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-05-23
LORDS by 1900 PRAIRIE DOGS.
Rrltishers, Seeking Sport, to Stock
Hunting Preserves with Them.


Huron, s. D.-Two thousand prairie
dogs at three dollars each at shipping
point have been contracted for by
English lords who have exterminated
the rabbits and hares on their shoot
ing preserves in England and are Ian.
gushing for sport.
Mrs. Nellie Madden, Of Waukon.
Wis, having contracted to supply
this number Of the dogs, has with
drawn her farm north of this city
from the market. believing Its value
has enhanced immeasurably by the de-
mand for prairie dogs, with which 1t is
overrun. 1t Is believed the English
noblemen have bucked up against an
other Yankee game, and that the
character of the prairie dogs has been
misrepresented to them.
The animals are the size Of an over
grown rat. live In communities. their
holes connected with outlets every rod
or two. They are spry enough to
arouse the sporting blood of the Brit
ish, but when wounded drop into their
hcles % If dead their fellows quickly
drag them in. 1t is mere pot-hunting
to shoot them but to entrap 1000 of
them will afford nice problem for
the venders.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-05-23
wIFE's FAD DIVORCE PLEA.
Former Archduke Objects TO Nc
Clothes and vegetarianism.

Geneva.-Herr Woelfing, Who at one
time was Archduke Leopold Of Aus
tria, and his wife, from whom he Is
seeking divorce, appeared in court
here for the usual attempt at reconcil
iation prior to granting the decree
Both parties declined to resume con
1ugal relations, the former archduke
declaring he was tired of vegetarian
ism. the fantastic undress and othei
fads of his wire. The case, conse
Quently, will take its ordinary course
Herr Woelflng gave up his position
expectations and honors as an Ars
trian archduke some four years ago ir
order to marry Wilhelmina Adamo
vich, an actress in Vienna, from whom
he now would be divorced. After leay
ing Austria Herr Woelfng and his
wife resided in Switzerland, where the
former archduke became a citizen anc
served his time In the Swiss army.
The present divorce proceedings
we're brought on the ground Of eccen
tricity. For some time past Frat
Woelfng has been vegetarian. She
recently joined a colony of mature
people" who live in caves. subsist up
on uncooked vegetables. go practically
without clothes and abstain from al
civilized customs. She attempted tc
convert her husband to this manner
Of life.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-05-23
TO LIVE ON LONE ISLE
PROF. WATSON, SCIENTIST, PLANS
cRUsoE ADVENTURE.
University Of Chicago instructor VIII
Take Up Residence on One Of Tor
tugas to Study Strange Bird
for Carnegie institute.

Chicago Robinson Crusoe's adven-
lures on his desert isle in the Pacific
ocean are to have a sequel In real
life. Prof John B. Watson member
of the psychology department Of the
University OF Chicago, loft the other
day for a desolate and uninhabIted
isle in the Gulf Of Mexico, where he
viii live. attended only BY servant,
in the interests Of science.
His destination Is not recorded on
many maps. the island being out OF
the path Of commerce. unpeopled. and
for the most part barren Of vegetation.
It is member Of the Dry Tortugas
group and is 10 miles on the west
coast Of Florida. The nearest point
accessible 70 the island is Key West.
Prof Watson's purpose In his viEit
TO the island Is to study q species Of
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-05-23

Hair from Heads Of CuarreIinu ccu-
Piles Plugged in Trees Heart.

Greenfield Ind.--After four twoinch
boards had been taken of an oak log,
at James Webb's sawmill. a walnut
peg. an inch In diameter. was found,
where It had been driven into the
log. The peg was a foot long and
reached the heart of the big log where,
It is estimated, It had been driven
probably rs years ago At the end OF
the peg was coil OF black hair. long
and silken. Mr. Webb has endeavored
to learn the history OF the log, but
to no avail.
Old people OF the neighborhood are
Of the opinion that the coil Of hair
was placed there IN accordance with
a prevailing custom Of pioneer times.
This custom provided that when
man and wife could not get along or
agree. instead Of separating. as IN
these days, the neighbors cut a lock
OF hair from tho head OF each. A hole
was then bored In a nearby tree, and
the locks Of hair driven TO the heart
by a walnut pin After this It was
believed the couple would live happy
ever after.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-05-23
.GUlNEA-PiG SERUM EFFECTIVE

were about 1000 cases The deaths
numbered 3.4zS. The percentage OF
deaths was 73.5. This tremendous "a
tality caused scientists all over tho
world to take up the subject OF finding
remedy.
The germ has The remarkable name
Of diplococcus intracellularis. Every
experiment seemed 70 show that rs
life was short. II was also shown that
the germ was 10 be found In the nose
and Dharynx and hence easily com.
municable. It was found later. how.
ever that although the germ IN Itself
without attention. might b. OF short
life, under certain conditions Its
period otlexistence was not limited by
few months Cold IS deadly TO IT
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-05-23

Washington. The dead letter ONCE
OF the post oflce department came tc
life the other day when woman
clerk, IN opening dead-Ietter mail. tool
the lid OF a box containing three
horned toads from Texas. After the
woman clerks had climbed down from
their desks a summary courtmartlal
sentenced the animals to death for In
citing riot. but a tender-hearted mes
senger rescued the cuIprits and
turned them loose IA Farragut square
where the children play.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-05-23
FOR DERELICTS.

to the new destroyer must be done BY
the revenue cutters, which are neither
built nor equipped for such service.
When No II is launched she will in all
probability get name. for one can
hardly imagine successful launchiLg Z
without naming, and neither the sec
retary Of the treasury nor the chief
Of the revenue cutter service would
wish to humiliate the new ship by
sending her out among her sister ships
with no more idea of typifylng title
than that which is given a convict In
the penitentiary or brick house In a
row.
AS the new destroyer is to be unique
In many ways, she will also be assign
ed to the other cutters in the service.
She will have a steaming radius Of
1000 miles without stopping to coal.
will be provisioned for much longer
cruises than she will ever be likely
to make. and will be equipped with
powerful derricks. the most improved
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-05-23
PREFERS HOTELS TO HOME.
RlchNst Woman In Portland Never
Passes Night In Own Mansion.


Portland, Me.-One of the largest
and finest mansions In Portland has
been closed for years because its own
er, Miss Mary ]. E. Clapp. prefers to
live IN hotels. 1t stands on Monument
square, on lot worth 100000. Re.
peated offers to buy it have failed.
Miss Clapp. who is about 10 years
OF age, spends her winters in the
south and travels much in summer.
She frequently visits her native city,
and at times remains weeks at one OF
the best hotels. Not night does she
pass in the old home. Some one asked
her a short time ago why she didn't
sell the house If she didn't care to oc.
cupy It,
y don't need to" was her response.
She doesn't need to. She has a
greater income than she can spend.
The assessors books show that she
owns real estate in this city aggre
eating in assessed value $685. 900 and
her personal property is listed al
5000.
She never makes personal protest
against marking up Of her valuation
but business representative usually
drops into the assessors Office about
April ! to sound them and suggest
that they be as lenient as possible
with Miss Clapp.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-05-23

birds believed to be extinct In many
parts Of the world. and OF rare value
to biologists and psychologists. Sci.
entists have made repeated observa
tions on the islands of the east coast
Of Florida, and expect rich findings by
Prof Watson.
Little is known OF the birds which
he will study. 1t is believed that those
which nest about the island have kept
away from mankind for centuries, and
his observations may solve some Of
the missing archaeological links.
For long time these birds have
excited wonder among biologists. and
no attempt has been made to study
them until the Carnegie institute
asked Prof. Watson to make the IN
vestigation at It's expense. The psy.
ehologist set out with all the knowl
edge about the birds attainable. but
he declared he knew almost absolutel,
nothing about them.
Prof Watson has attained note re-
Gently BY his experiments with white
mice. He has worked to prove that
they have an extra sense not found IN
man. This Is sense Of direction. In
addition to sight, smell. feeling. taste
and hearing.
lie obtained a leave of absence from
the university and viii be gone for 3
length Of time. lie took with him 4
man to cook and care for bis expert.
mental luggage.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-05-23

st. Louis Jacob Speer. wealth,
property owner OF Springfield. No.
has cash-entered $4,000 acres Of gov
ernment land IN Ozark county. Mr.
speer will use the land for the estab
lishment of a gigantic ranch. where
he will raise sheep and goats. The
price paid for the land was $4,000
The entry Is not all in one bcdy. but ii
scattered over four townships ln the
southern part OF the county. There
is now only about 10000 acres of gov
ernment land left In Ozark county.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-05-23
Australian state soomIno.

The government railways revenue
last year Of the state Of Victoria. Aus.
tralia, was the largest on record he.
Ing after payment OF the interest
$l,o25,oOo, The states exports last
year Increased by nearly s2O,OOO.0OO
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-05-23
BOARD WALK" IS TO co.
Ike of Tile VIII Displace Famous
sooden Atlantic city Promenade.

|H~ W b~ NtAh NteNioSS FAMOUS
'ccdcn Atlantic City Promenade.
|Iantic City, N. IA block Of the
bus boardwalk paved with tile
5rted from Holland, where similar
Ing is IN use. will be one Of the
bites for the summer visitors Of
coming season. who will be asked
aes their opinion on wooden block
concrete as q footway for the es.
ds.
e experiment IL making a change
he flooring Of the walk is be-
|tIied with the object Of discover
HuEne paving substitute that Will
stand the travel Of the thou
Of promenaders than the planks
|n use.
wear on the board door Is
nous. and as feminine visitors
TO stand for the planking when
comes In the least BIT wern or
cred from wear, the yearly bill
mher and laying Is becoming an
u heavy drain on the anances
9 Nrore'
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-05-23

Among the numerous advIaera =,
Mrs. Russell Sage none Is held n
higher regard by her than some Of
the simple and unaffected village folk
who live at Lawrence. L. /. near her
summer home.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-05-23
pa N,s~eesJl,a-esVs s,a4ssNJl,s-s'
|sAYs POTATOES HAVE SOULS.
|ystIc MaeterIinck's Announcement
Gives veoetarlans Brainstorm.

Paris. What are the vegetarians to
1t now?
'They abhor flesh because they re-
|se to slaughter pensiye beeves, play
\ lambs and joyous calves. Now
'Rurice Materlinck has carried CON
frnation into the vegetarian camp
ID has greatly disturbed their diges-
pms by his book on the intelligence
4 plant life.
SNaeterlinck thinks he proves that
Rnts are as purposeful. as reason
Dc. as conscientious as most hu-
ns. even as most vegetarians. In
neral the vegetarians are mystics
SO they worship Maetarlinck.
bat are they to eat II. as he insists.
+enls have souls, green peas have a
pose in life and potatoes have
5Aite sweet souls?
Prince Troubetskoi, the sculptor,
b is a vegetarian. had talk with
eterlinck on this puzzling subject
The salon. Troubetskoi has sincere
iples against tasting meat, against
ing sentient beings to devour their
b. His distress was almost tragic
he questioned MaeterlInck. who
ID console him only With
Never fear. prince. He who lives
i eat"
ut he did not say what. so the
cely sculptor is at his wits end
choose a food which will sustain
but which gives up no life in be-
ing food.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-05-23
NEW BRAND OF DESTROYER
BUILDING FOR ATLANTIC.
|Revenue Cutter No. II WIN BE As
signed to Sink Those Floating
Hulks Which Are a Men
ace to Navigation.

Washington. Officials OF the reve-
|lue cutter service are looking forward
10 the completion Of the new derelict
Destroyer, revenue cutter n, with high
Expectations Of her usefulness. She
RiIl be the first craft Of her kind to
secome part Of the service. and when
completed. some time next yesr. the
gbIlity Of the watchdog" branch Of
Pie treasury department to cope with
aneers and emergencies that now
eriously strain the bureau will be
lrgely increased.
At present all the work that will fall
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-05-23

Sydney Oliver
Alexander graduated Corpus
Oxford university 1882
he acting colonial secretary
auditor
earl Of seb0ne the West India commission colonial
Jamaica jamaica
Washington to assist In the negotiation
West Indian colcnIeo