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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-19
BUSY DAY IN
POLICE COURT

The holiday rush in Judge Grigs
ty's bazaar Of justice started ia full
BLAST this morning, the court room
being crowded.
Frances Hidalgo had tanked Up on
boozebooze and attempted TO use a
dagger on Nellie Pet.is at a rooming
house. g. Lopez, his companion, ai-
50 took too much liquor and they were
taxed $40 and costs each. The wo-
man confessed to imhihing Of the bot
tle also and She paid S5.05. Edgar
coley's case for disturbing the peace
WIS continued
J. WI Dewey who was arrested for
interfering in tae Peoples-Billue scrap
was discharged for want Of evidence
Charley Wilson plea guilty to carry
ing a gun and was fined $40 and the
costs.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-19
BAD LIQUOR
The CAUSE
OF A FIERCE SCRAP WHICH ATT.
TRACTED A CROWD LATE YES.
TERDAY AFTERNOON
ONE NAN SERIOUSLY INJURED
The Other in Charge Of the Sheriff
Crowd Looked cOldly On Enjoy
ing the Fight

Walter Billiue is III a critical con-
dition as the result Of a beating re-
ceived at the hands Of Charles Peo-
pies yesterday afternoon. His face
was beaten almost to a pulp and he
received serious injuries about the
body.
Peoples was arrested by the city
officers but was turned over to the
sheriff tois morning to await the re-
suit Of Billiue's injuries.
The scrap occurred near young Bill
liue's fathers store on Kansas av-
enue about 4:sO yesterday afternoon.
A crowd Of twenty-five Or thirty o.
more quickly gathered and witnessed
it without attempting to separate the
men. Nearly all Of them were sum-
moned by the officers to testify in
sthe case and tney all pleaded ignor-
ance. Didn't see the beginning "had
just come up etc. were their excuses.
It seems that the two men with sew
eral others were drinking wnen the
scrap started without much cause. A
/ piece Of gas pipe two feet or more
long was used on Billiue with telling
effect. It was claimed that j. w
] Dewey interfered in the quarrel but
no evidence was found upon which to
hold him.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-19

MEETING

Chickasha was a very peaceful or
ly town today, nearly all the lawyers
being IN Oklahoma City attending the
annaual meeting Of the tsate Bar AS
sociation. Judge Bailey convened and
adjourned the district court before
8 o'clock this morning. The court
win convene again at 3 a. M. satur-
day
The lawyers viii be in session to-
day and tomorrow, concluding with a
banquet Friday night which promises
to be anything but a dry affair Am
ong the local attorneys in attendance
are Judge Bailey, Judge Dickerson,
B. B. Barefoot, c. N. Fechheimer. AL
ger Melton, +. E. Riddle and A. L.
Herr.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-19
AN ENJOYABLE
CONCERT

The entertainment given by the
pupils Of Mrs. c. S. Williams last
night under her supervision was an
excellent one and deserved q crowded
house. The different numbers through
out the entertainment showed that
time anil care had been spent in pre-
paration and spoke Of the merit Of
the teacher.
The entertainment consisted Of mu-
sic interspersed with recitations and
novelty numbers, the special features
in the first part being the Teddy Bear
song and chorus and some beautiful
posing BY the elocution class. In the
second part Honey Boy in costume
received warm applause and the liv-
ing pictures Of the "Seven Stages Of
Life" were equally admired.
Selections BY the orchestra, vocal
solo by Miss Portia Fearis, violin So
los and several popular songs were
among the other enjoable items Of
the evenings program; and "Tne An
gels Serena lie" by Mrs. Williams
music class furnished a pretty and AZ
appropriate conclusion to the enter
tainment
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-19
4 COMBINATION THAT
MEANS BUSINESS

In another column your attention
Is called to the ad Of the Chickasaa
Grain and Bottling Co., a combination.
that means something doing, doing all
the year round.
Feed and fuel in the winter; cold
drinks in the summer. In fact both
always on tap. Mr.. Freeman, the
coal and feed man, and MI. Dougan,
the bottling works man, have consol-
idated their businesses and as soon
as they can build suitable quarter:
will move together at the location now
occupied by Mr.. Freeman.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-19
BOOZE Bill
is PASSED
By THE SENATE WITH SOME a.
MENDhENTS STATE LECISLA-
TURE GETS BUSY
THE jim GROWBECOMES ALAW
Both Houses Rushing to Complete Ls-
gislatiOn Before the HoIidays
0 Der Measures Considered

Guthrie, Okla, Dec. 1s-The SEN
ate passed the BilIups prohibition
bill at 1905 this morning BY vote
Of SO to 6. 1t reached the house at
1920 o'clock and was read.
The senate passed the Murray
printing bill with one amendment,
The office wili be elective after 1910.
Senator Taylor's bill providing that
charters Of foreign corporations that
appeal causes from state to federal
courts be cancelled passed the senate
Guthrie, Okla, Dec. is-At $3.50
tonight Governor Haskell signed the
Jim Grow bin. Senator Graham,
author Of the bill, was present, be-
ing especially designated by Lieut..
Gov Bellamy to accompany the sen
ate committee that carried the bill
and was presented with the pen the
governor used
Guthrie, Okla, Dec l8-Pursuant
to the recommendation Of Governor
Haskell the Oklanoma legislature to-
night passed q measure fixing the
rate Of interest from loans on the per
manent school fund, secured by farm
mortgages at five per cent. The bill
was signed by the governor at ten
o'clock. It was passed with an emer-
gency clause and win become eiFec-
tive Immediately.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-19

Mrs. II J. Burgdorf and Mr.. Wal
lace Bentley, Of Murfreesboro, Tenn.
arrived in Chickasha last evening
and win be guests at the home Of j..
L. Robinson through the holidays.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-22
FIND WHERE EELS COME FROM
Danish Investigators Establish That
They Spawn $50 Fathoms Deep.

London.-The public just learns 1t
does not know where eels are bred,
but it seems the problem long has
puzzled biologists. Danish marine in
vestigators have completed researches
proving that so far as the European
eel population is concerned the
creatures spawn at a depth of $50
fathoms in the Atlantic ocean, contig-
uous to the British isles and south
west of Europe.
From innumerable eggs there ap-
pear tiny larvae called aeptocephali,
which are transparent, jelly-like, and
fat, having something of the contour
of a tailless herring 1t is not known
how long the eggs take to develop the
leptecophali, but the latter occupy
six months in transition to the famil-
lar elvers, which are about two inches
long.
The elvers then migrate in count
Europe, travelling in columns some
times several yards wide and miles
long Nothing stops their progress.
If they encounter a ship they sepa-
rate to the right and the left, and re-
join In the vessels wake.
They invade every river and water
way along the coasts, ascending
steadily landward. They even ascend
small falls, penetrate streams, and
wriggle over swampy grounds into
ponds and bitches.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-22
IMPRISONED FOR HIS DOUBLE.
Mother Tells Governor Remarkable
Story of Close Resemblance.

Annapolis, Md.-Claiming that her
son was wrongly con victed because
of his close resemblance to a clever
sneak thief, the mother Of Joseph
Leury has appealed to Gov. Warfield
to release him from the state peni-
tentiary, where he has served four
wears.
The woman said her son was so
nearly a counterpart of thief named
Cohen that even she could hardly
distinguish them apart. She charged
that Cohen's crimes had repeatedly
got her boy into trouble. Records in
Philadelphia and Baltimore were
looked up and indicated that Leury
had been arrested 26 times on two
charges alone, but had generally been
acquitted or the prosecution had been
abandoned. Mrs. Leury claimed it
was proven in several instances that
Cohen was the real offender.
Leury formerly lived in Philadel-
phia, but moved to Baltimore, his
mother said, on account of the trou-
BILE caused him by his resemblance
to Cohen, but the latter followed him.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-22
IDIOTS ARE SAVANTS
MENTAL FEATS PERFORMED BY
INMATES OF IOWA ASYLUM.
One FeebIe-Minded Boy Is Walking
Dictionary, Another Marvellous
SpeIler and a Third Has
Freakish Memory.

Omaha, Neb.-The Iowa state inSti-
tuition for the feeble-minded children,
located at Glenwood, has several
idiot savants," who are regarded as
remarkable. One inmate is used as
a calendar and date record, another is
utilized as dictionary, another is en-
ployed as a ready rapid calculator and
others show the marvellous but unex-
plainable traits of the learned idiots.
DR.. A. R. Schier, assistant superin-
tendent of the institution, has just
made his report, as required by the
Iowa law. The most astonishing case
he reports is that of John S., taken
into the institution when he was II
years of age, and who has been there
% years. He is the mental bookkeep-
er of the home.
When the date of any occurrence
about the institution is desired as in
formation John S. gives it. He recalls
without error the date of the employ
ment of any new hand or the entrance
OF discharge of any inmate.
If he has seen a visitor at the home
he can recall the exact date of the
visit, the condition of the weather at
that time and some of the incidents
connected Herewith, even though it
occurred years before any question is
asked him concerning it. Ii given the
day of the month, the month and years
of any occurrence as far back as 35
years John S. WILL without hesitation,
tell upon what day of the week the
date fell. Asked how he does it he
replies that he does not know.
Marvellous ability is shown by a boy
inmate about 16 years of age. He can
neither read nor write, yet he can
readily spell any word given him, and
as DR.. Schier says: "He has been
tried with uncommon words time and
time again and never fails to spell
them correctly. He is constantly
called upon to settle spelling disputes,
and is as reliable as dictionary"
Both his parents were insane.
G. F. H., aged Is years, Of Danish
descent, can multiply three figures by
three figures as rapidly as they can
be written down. He never fails in
his multiplication feats, but his addi-
ton, subtraction and division are not
correct.
A 17-year-old boy, R. G. L., without
education, is able to mold the forms
of animals with almost miraculous per-
lection. Other figures he cannot make.
col 1.-Two
with dust and molding the figures of
animals, which from his first attempt
were perfect in almost every detail.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-22
Divorce Prize at Gard Party.

Findlay, GA free divorce, a load
of crushed stone, a monkey-wrench,
a ton of coal, meal ticket and the
free services of a blacksmith to shoe
a horse, were the prizes awarded at a
card party given here by the City Fed
Grafton of Women's clubs. A free fun
eral was offered as a prize by an un-
dertaker, but it was declined. John
Shaffer, a business man, won the
prize offered by a lawyer, his free
services in obtaining divorce. Mrs.
Charles Kirk won the load of crushed
stone, and Mrs Joseph Kegg, who has
no horse, the free horseshoeing The
proceeds of the card party will be de-
voted to civic improvements.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-22
NV British tav..1 HERE
AMBASSADOR BRYCE IND WIFE
LAND At NEW YORK.
Representative of King Is Extremely
Guarded in His Statements to
Reporters.

New York, Feb. 22-Janes Bryce,
the new British ambassador to the
United States, and Mrs. Rryce, land
ing been detained off Sandy Hook bar
over night. They were met at the
pier by the British consul general at
New York and several att hes of the
British embassy in Was I.gton, and
left at once for Washing ION.
Mr.. Bryce talked very ca,afully with
the reporters who found n on board
the Oceanic. He said that The voyage
was uneventful and pleasant.
Il am glad to cone mere where
have lot of friends. :, rs said in re-
ply to questions. bur of rurse l am
sorry to have to leave a humber of
friends at home"
Have you a special ~ sage from
King Edward to Presifienl oosevelt?"
he was asked.
::Anything that passes tween the
king and me is matter ,,a secrecy"
was his answer
will you say anythirz regarding
tuS IeidliOuS pSlWSSu M tduu anu
American"
Everybody mTst kra'y that the
great wish of En9lanG is 70 : : on terms
of the greatest f.1eHGsIip With Amer
lea. l have thought of Dothing else
since / first came to Amer a Sc years
ago, in 1870" he replied.
will you say anything regarding
the probability o. a We between
America and japan, and Euglands po-
sition in case OF such a -, astrophe?"
THAT is touching on politics, and l
must decline to discuss 9lything po-
litical"
But the Japanese question is an
important one in America now," was
suggested.
Il don't think thnre is any chance of
war;" said Mr.. Bryce.
What about Kingston and SWEET
tenham?"
That is politics, too," said Mr..
Bryce.
Mr.. Bryce said SC far IS he knew
no changes were to be ,nade in the
personnel of the er1basss staff at
Washington. He 50 { lie should pre-
sent his cred initials + President
Roosevelt at the e. ast ssible mo
ment
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-22
JUDGE YIELDS HORSEWHIP.
Severely Thrashes Man Who Accuses
Him of Drunkenness.

Meridian, Miss.-Judge Robert F.
Cochran, one of the most prominent
jurists of Mississippi, horsewhipped
H r. Jenkins, travelling man, in the
Grand Avenue hotel lobby in the
presence of crowd, many of whom
were women. u. r. L. Murray, a
friend of the Judge, held Jenkins up
with a pistol while the whip was laid
on.
At the outset Jenkins struck the
judge, knocking him down. Murray
then drew his pistol and threatened
Jenkins.
Cochran and Murray were arrested
and released on bond. No attempt
was made to arrest Jenkins.
The trouble grew out of fines i'm
posed by Judge Cochran on Jenkins
for whipping a negro. Jenkins was
preparing evidence to submit to the
grand jury, on which he hoped to have
he Judge indicted for public drunk
anness.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-22
VAST SHIPMENT OF DYNAMITE.
Nine Hundred Thousand Pounds Co.
ing to Panama on One Ship.

Washington, Feb. 22.-Sorle idea OF
the enormity Of the task which con-
fronts the government in the matter
of taking out dirt, ro@k and other ma
terial in the constructed of the Pan
anna canal may be gathered from the
fact that during the next IL months
there will be consumed $90O, 900 pounds
of dynamite. The contract for this
vast quantity of explosive will be let
shortly, and when it Is put aboard
vessel and sent to Colon it will form
the largest shipment of that kind
which ever left an American port.
In addition, there will go along
with 1t 10000 electric exploders, 1000
tons of 70-pound rails, $500 steel splice
bars. 23,500 tie plates, 10000 pounds
OF track bolss, 3O0,O pounds of trac,i
spikes and 10000 cross ties. At lea,
$4,000 pounds of dynamite a mont
are used in the construction work.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-22
b.. ! aIH II |, , |.
EabIT |. t,anHEIE
LEGISLATORS WILL TAKE STEPS
TO STAMP OUT WIDE SPREAD
OF ALCOHOLISM.
ALLEGED CAUSE OF
INCREASED lUNACY
Premier Ciemerceau Will Order
Mayors of tee 41 900 Communes to
Enforce Law More Strictiy-Sa-
looms May Be Limited.

Paris Feb. 22.-The rapidly increas-
ing consumption of alcohol in France
is attracting the serious attention of
statesmen, who, following the example
of Belgian and Swiss legislators, are
devoting earnest efforts co restrict the
spread of the evil. In both chambers
important groups have been formed
whose members are endeavoring to Sc
cure the enforcement of existing en-
actments and the promotion of fresh
legislation with the view of limiting
the number Of saloons, of strengthen
ing the hands of the authorities SO as
to improve their supervision and
eventually to forbid the sale of alb
sinthe as being the most deleterious of
alcoholic liquors.
Cacses Increase in lunacy.
1t is argued that the enormous in
crease in the percentage of lunatics
among the population of recent years
is, for the most part, due to drink, and
that the habit is, besides, having
general deteriorating effect on the ma
ton.
The senators taking part in the agi-
tation are headed by M. Charles Du-
puy and the deputies by M. Ribot, and
these two distinguished statesmen
have obtained an assurance from M.
Clemenceau that the cabinet will
strongly support the movement.
Order Mayors to Act.
In the course of an interview with
the premier a deputation of the two
groups secured promise that a cir
cuIar would be addressed to the may
ors of the 10000 communes instruct
;ng them to enforce more strictly the
,aw of January. 1873, which has virtu-
ally fallen into allegiance and which
deals with the g - shment of drunk
ness Az c'@Ind thereby mulcted
n gradua ed penalties.
The dopltat On rointed out to NJ
Clemenceau that a later enactment,
passed in 1880, although it did not re-
peal the act of 1873, was probably the
principal cause of the alarming devel-
opment of the drinking habit This
act permitted the indiscriminate open
ing of saloons, the only restriction re.
lating to hours Of business.
May Limit Saloons.
1t contains salutary proviso Civ
ing the mayors power to limit the
number of saloons in the vicinity of
schools and educational institutions,
80 as not to place temptation in the
way of young people. This clause,
which has fallen into desuetude ex-
cept in very few instances, is in fu-
ture to be strictly applied.
The premier promises to procure
statistics from all the madhouses of
France Of the number of inmates
whose lunacy is directly or indirectly
due to alcoholism and more particu-
larly to the absorption of absinthe
These figures, which are likely to be
formidable, are to be utilized in the
course of the debates on the new
bills
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-22
Pleads Not Sl'iicy to tribery,

Columbus, O., Feb. % Henry c..
Lang, agent of the Cleve-a nd Trinidad
Paving company, for who n a second
warrant had beer issued G arging him
specifically with giving bribe Of
$1,000 to Fred J. Immel, president of
the board of public service, appeared
in police court Thursday accompanied
by his attorney, G. ]. Marriott His
attorney waived the reading of the
affidavit against him and he pleaded
not guilty and was bound over to the
grand jury.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-22
Nobel Prize Winner Dead.

Paris, Feb 22.-Prof. Heri Mois-
sane, who recently received the Nobel
prize for his experiments in the isola-
ton of flourine, his researches into
it's nature and his application of the
electric furnace to scientific uses, is
dead Prof Moissane, who died fol-
lowing an operation for appendicitis,
is the second Nobel prize man to die
within a week, the other being Giosue
Carducci, who died at Bologna Feb
ruarY 15
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-22
TRAGEDY in Newark. N. J.

Newark, N. j., Feb. 22--- a frenzy
Of anger because his wife J. ,sed n
of being bigamist, WiI.i,.. rus. +
Thursday shot and killed her, seIi1
ly wounded Mrs. Sebina Eoice, t
wife of his adopted son, "a len ST.
himself. He probably - e
Mrs. Boice is expected :. rec
home.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-22

"Oh," she said, II see what you
mean now-the Knickerbocker drug
store"
Mr.. Garvan here handed Mr.. Hart.
ridge a piece of paper. Mr.. Jerome
turned to the Judge.
Mr.. Hartridge has been served,
now, sir, and l think we might have
the letters"
Does counsel still refuse to give
the letters up?" asked Justice Fiz-
gerald
He says he will not comply" an
nounced Mr. Jerome
rs there any evidence that he has
been served?" Justice Fitzgerald
asked.
NO" said Mr.. Jerome, who then
turned to his assistant, Mr.. Garvin,
and said: Prepare an afidavit-he
will not act without one"
1t might save the courts time" in.
terposed Mr.. Hartridge, "for me to
say / did not receive the letters from
the witness, but from Mr. Thaw."
You will be heard later" remarked
the judge.
How She Met White.
When did you first meet this de-
fendant?" asked Mr.. Jerome
Il think it was in December, 1901
when did you first meet White?"
"In July, 1901, think"
who introduced you?"
Edna Goodrich"
"Where?"
AT the Twenty fourth street studio
house. / shouldn't call it a studio, eth
er, for 1t wasn't"
How did you come to go tlere?"
Miss Goodrich invited me-"
What time was it?"
About one O'clock"
WAS Frances Belmont there?"
mo"
Ihere were no other woElep pres mt,
she said. and only one man in addi-
ton to Mr.. White, man whose name
she whispered to Mr. Jerome.
Did Edna Goodrich tell you who
Mr.. White was?" she asked.
Yes, she said he was friend of
hers who wanted to meet me. She
said he was in society,"
Many Eager to Attend Trial.
The prospect that District Attorney
Jerome would develop more surprises
when he continued the cross-examina-
ton Of Evelyn Nesbit Thaw brought
another big crowd to the court room
Thursday. Some time before he hour
for opening court the room was crowd
ed to its capacity and a long line was
waiting outside the door.
Thaw entered the court room imme-
diately after the jury without waiting
to be formally called to the bar. His
hair was mussed and his manner was
eager and nervous. He carried large
pad of paper, and after "a as his seat
prepared to make notes OF his wise's
testimony.
When Mrs. Thaw was called to the
stand she glanced at her hGsband and
smiled. Then she turned to Justice
Fitzgerald and made a little bow to
him, but the justice did not notice
her.
Will Not Testify Against Sister.
New York, Feb. 22.-It developed
Thursday that Howard Nesbit, Mrs.
Evelyn Thaw's brother, may not go
on the stand as a witness for the
prosecution as had been expected
Young Nesbit has been in charge of
the district attorneys office since the
beginning Of the trial and under the
immediate guidance of Charles E.
Hartnett, the secretary of the late
Stanford White.
IF l take the stand,' said young
Nesbit Thursday, u won't say any
thing against my sister. / shall do
everything l can for her. / don't want
people to look on me as one who has
turned against his own flesh and
blood"
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-22
Two-Cent Fare Bill Passed.

st. Paul, Mimi, Feb. 22.-The house
Thursday. under suspension of the
rules. passed the two-cent railroad
fare bill. The bin is special order in
the senate next Tuesday. Under a
suspension of the rules in both houses
the bill authorizing the manufacture
of rakes, mowers and binders in the
state prison was passed.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-22
Bill Eorbids Misceanation.

Washington, Feb. PA favorable
report has been made by the house
committee on the District of Columbia
On a bill introduced by Representative
Byrd, forbidding the marriage of
Caucasian with a negro or with Mon.
golian In the District Of Columbia
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-22
Church Burned.

Tamaqua, Pa, Feb. 22.-Fire Thur
day destroyed the Hungarian Roma :
Catholic church at Lans Ccd, I've
miles from here. The flames Wee
started by a candle falling from the
altar after a funeral had left the
church, setting fire to the draperies
The loss Is $50,000.