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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-18
FIRMS FROM UNITED STATES
CAPTURE LONDON MARKET.
Push and Energy Of Western Methods
Causes the Market Men Of Old
London to Raise a cry
Of Opposition.

London has just awakened to the
fact that the center OF its vast meat
trade is virtually in the hands of
Cousin Janathan. The indignant out
cry which this discovery has called
forth doubtless has been reported in
the cable dispatches, but the inside
facts are practically unknown Nor
has anything been said as to the re
markable character Of the market it.
self, which, apart from its vast ex-
tent, possesses historical associations
which entitle it to more than passing
notice To Americans the place fair
" teens with human interest.
The story is exceedingly interesting
reading for American readers Of how
this great market and mine of histori
cal association has fallen into the
hands of American meat packers
For many years now the United
States literally has been feeding Eng
land. The total money value of fresh
meat and live stock which the United
Kingdom gets from America alone
amounts yearly to the colossal sum Of
more than $144,00O.OOO, which repre-
sents more than so per cent. of the
total meat which England imports
from all parts Of the world UP to
a comparatively short time ago Amer
leans contented themselves with
simply supplying the meat to the Eng
lish market and letting the local meat
dealer do the rest. About four years
back, however. one or two Of the large
American packing houses thought it
a good move to break into the Eng
lish market as local sellers.
At that time Smithfield market was
run wholly by English butchers.
A characteristic story is told Of
how one Of the American meat con.
Germs which controls large stall in
Smithfield dealt with noble duke
who always ran up big accounts and
usually forgot to pay them until he
was threatened with a lawsuit II
seems that the American house pre-
ferred, at first, to conceal its identity
and though it had bought out a large
butcher, he was engaged as manager
trading under the old name. The duke
in question sent down large order
and was informed that the meat would
be supplied if His Grace" was willing
to pay for his goods at the end of the
current month. His Grace" replied
with a very curt and disagreeable let
ter, to which the butcher answered
that unless the cash was Forthcoming
no meat would be supplied Hi
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-18

plauded his cleverness in side-stepping
the charges Of the enraged animal
Suddenly It became apparent that
he was taking risks greater than the
professional bull-fghter usually ex-
poses himself to, and a cry Of horror
went up from the crowd when he
stood directly in the path Of the bull
and adjusted his body so that one of
the horns must penetrate near his
heart
The animal struck him, and as he
fell IL became maddened by the sight
of blood and gored him repeatedly
Women in the crowd fed shrieking,
and some Of the men went to his res.
cue. After battle with the beast
they succeeded in driving 1t back and
drawing the lifeless body away.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-18
BOY AND MAD l0G
IN DEADLY FIGHT
EARL RICE, AGED TEN, OF ALTON,
Ill. BEATS OUT ANIMALS
BRAINS WITH HAMMER.
WOMEN TERRORIZED BY BRUTE
Hurt in Desperate Struggle, Brave
Lad Closes Door on Neck Of His
Pursuer and Beats in
His Skull.


ST. Louis.-Earl Rice, ten years old.
killed mad dog in a fierce single
handed fight at his home in Alton. H.,
the other day The boy beat out the
dogs brains with a hammer after he
had closed door upor its neck and
held IL as in a wise. The dog had at
tackled dozen persons and had been
pursued by crowd OF men, armed
with clubs, stones and guns, who
failed to kill it. The boy was pain
fully bitten and bruised in the fight,
The dog ran amuck on Ridge street
in the eastern part Of Alton After
swapping at several persons the ami
NAL started up the middle OF the street
yelning and biting at everyone IL en-
countered Several women and chill
drcn had narrow escapes, and one man
was knocked down when the dog
lunged at him.
A crowd gathered and, armed with
clubs and stones. started in pursuit Of
the dog. Several men shot at the ami
NAL but missed it. and a shower of
missiles struck il without stopping it's
progress. Two men cornered the dog
in a doorway and for a moment the
crowd In pursuit thought It would be
killed The men beat it over the head
with clubs. but before gun could be
procured the animal darted between
the men and started again on its ram
page.
Earl Rice was playing near his
home. No. 7lO Ridge street. with sew
eral other boys when the dog started
toward the group. The children scat
tered and the animal singled out Earl
TO attack The boy ran toward his
home. with the dog only a few feet be-
hind him. and just as he reached his
yard the dog pounced upon him.
The dog fastened It's teeth in Earrs
Lex and dragged him TO the ground
The boy arose and ran again toward
the house He gained but a few feet
when he was knocked down By another
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-18
SUICIDE PLAYS MATllOR,
ALLOWS BULL TO KILL HIM
RANCH OWNER COURTS DEATH
AFTER STIRRING BEAST TO
FURY m VIEW or GUESTS.

Guadalaiara. Misunderstanding that
he possessed the courage of the mata-
dors whose combats in the arena had
thrilled him since childhood, Jose
Maria Moreno, owner Of the San Pedro
ranch, in Composital, committed sui
eide by allowing a bull to gore him to
death in full view Of 800 people.
The spectators were friends and
neighbors whom he had invited to the
scene, promising an exhibition su-
perior to the regulation bull fight.
For several moments they watched
him as he tormented a bull in the cat
tie pen, which he had entered armed
only with stick, at the end of which
was fastened an iron prong, and APP
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-18

Cincinnati. Rats at the oxford cafe,
kept by conroy Bros recently started
a bank. or rather they began boarding
coin Proprietor Tom Conroy has been
In the habit of concealing fractional
currency. nickels, dimes and quarters
in an obscure place back of the bar.
At times he noted the ravages made
by the rodents on the canvas sack, but
couldn't understand why the rats
should carry off any of the coin.
While the help was oyerhauling the
back bar. a nice pile of nickels, dimes
and quarters. aggregatlng $S.35. was
found
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-18
Art of Road Making

make a good earth road of sticky gum
bo material Ny friends, that is the
best kind OF soil 1t is said that the
gumbo holds water and does not dry
out soon. That is true; but anything
that will hold water will shed water A
road is like a washpan. Turn it one
side up and it VIII hold water; turn
it the other side up and it will shed
it. Now, the trouble with most roads
is that they are upside down"
The general always insisted that II
a road is made high in the center
sloping each side. half the trouble il
over. The old man has been gathered
to his fathers. but his precepts arc
just as valuable as the day he first
uttered them and cover one of the
fundamental principles which no sue.
cessful roadbuilder may disregard
Everybody knows how hard this
black loan or gumbo gets after being
soaked with water, and when dried
out becomes almost as hard as brick.
In the hands of the farmer boy 1t Is
about as deadly as stone, to which the
destruction Of many birds bears wit
ness.
Now, this is just the time to work
the roads. The wetter you can plow
and scrape this black muck into tha
middle of the road the better.
If highway commissioners would
make it a practice to do all the road
work in March, April and May results
would be many times better than they
are BY timing it right and making
calculations the road work can ba
done SO that it will not interfere with
the work in the fields.
For the care of earth roads, the best
thing ever devised is the split-log road
drag, or its equivalent. Any handy
man for three or four dollars can
make enc, and road drag Of this
kind should be found on every quar-
ter section of land and used immedi.
ately after every rain in ironing out
the wrinkles IN the road.
This is the best method for tenn.
porary work, but al the main high
ways should be thoroughly imnrcyed
by covering with gravel or crushed
stone, built under proper engineering
supervision. BY state aid. such as
states are adopting very rapidly this
can be done without much, if any IN.
crease in taxation, strange as it may
seem.
State aid does not mean that any
district is obliged to build roads, but
II it does SO IT. may call upon the state
to pay a part of the expense, and the
states share. when spread over all
the property Of the state, is SO small
that it would be considerably less
than a dollar a quarter section
throughout the Mississippi valley
Every one should become posted on
this new method OF building roads.
X. H. GROSS.
Government Road Expert
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-18

Grace threatened to take his trade
elsewhere, whereupon the butcher dc-
manded the immediate settlement 81
his entire outstanding account Ills
Grace, quite taken of his feet By tho
new business methods" Of his old
tradesman. soon came to terms, and
not only paid his accounts, but agreed
in future to pay as he went.
The precedent laid down BY this
firm was followed by others in the
market, and though most Of the trad
ing has been carried on in the names
OF the old firms. it recently came to
light that so per cent. Of the larger
dealers Of Smithheld have been bought
out by American firms.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-18

That the control OF Smithfeld mar
ket is worth while" will be admitted
when it is stated that every day an
average Of 250,0O0 pounds of beef In
the shape of fresh meat come to the
market, while 1900 cattle pass
through the abattoirs. The great mart
itself occupies about ten acres Of
ground in the very heart of London.
1t is only Ave minutes walk from st.
Paurs cathedral in a northerly direc-
tion, and occupies a site that has fas-
einating historical interest. In the
early days, before London had grown
very far beyond the walls built by the
Romans, Smithfeld was known as
Smoothfeld," and it was then a
sort Of Campus Martius for mill
tary pageants.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-18

comes of a family Of judges. One
brother Eugene Gary, is a member
Of the supreme court Of the state; and
Ernest Gary. another brother, is a cir
cult Judge. The senator-elect is a law
yer and has acted as a special Judge.
The new senator is 4S years old and
was born in South Carolina. He was
graduated from Union college in
Schenectady. n. Y. Previous to his
election he was a member Of the state
legislature and was for FIVE years
speaker of that body. He was the first
man In South Carolina to stand for
election on a local option platform.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-18
cool win ManoIed Hand.

Millville, N. J.--With one Of his
hands torn in shreds by buzz saw,
James Butterworth walked to the Office
of DR.. Charles r. Charlesworth. En-
tering the Office he said coolly: Doc,
have you time to cut of one Of my
hands?' Butterworth Is employed at
the saw mill Of De Mott Show, and it
was there that the accident happened.
Drs Charlesworth and Neal ampu-
tated the remnant OF the hand at the
wrist.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-18

Miss Sarah Anne Bargate of Lon
don, England, though totally blind, is
an expert shorthand writer and type
writer operator She reads her short
hand notes by finger touch and can
write nearly 100 words a minute upon
a shorthand machine. an instrument
which punches abbreviated words
upon a tape, and can typewrite At 40
words q minute.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-18

construction and care OF highways It
publishes a great many bulletins. Civ
ing instructions. and every highway
official should send his name to the
department and get on the mailing
list It will cost him nothing and will
afford him valuable information. This
department trains young engineers in
road construction and also undertakes
to build objectlesson roads in various
parts Of the country where the locali-
ties furnish the materials. The de.
partment takes its own machinery and
engineers and furnishes the skilled
labor.
One Of the most unique characters
ever connected with the road Office
was an old gentleman nearly so years
Of age by the name of Gen. Harrison.
He was replica Of Denman Thomp-
son in Joshua Whitcomb." He had a
quaint method OF speech that always
caught the crowd and made him solid
with the farming community.
The writer once listened to him. and
he proceeded about as follows: Now
friends, roads have only one enemy
and that is water, and water is a
coward and viii run away Il given a
chance. Some folks think you cam
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-18

Trenton, N benjamin McGee, r.
years old, Of Madison township, Mid
dlesex county, fastened a halter about
his neck after tying It to a beam in
the barn, and climbed on a cows back
When she ran he was left hanging
and hours after he was found dead.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-18
NatIon Loses TMo.TaiIed COW.

Aurora. Mo-The two-tailed COW
raised In Dallas county has been sold
to Baron Won Theissen, Dutch breed.
er. The mixers at the farm threat
ened to strike unless the animal was
sold, as they found It too hard TO
dodge two tails while milking in fly
time.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-18

was graduated from Harvard with the
degree of A. b. in 1888 He took up
the profession of teaching and was
brought to the attention of George
Washington, who employed him as
secretary aud as tutor to the Custis
children, then living at Mount Vernon.
Washington wrote of Lear:
Mr. Lear. or any other who comes into
my family IN the blended character OF
preceptor to the children and clerk or
private secretary to me. will sit at my
table, will live as l live, will mix with
the company who resort to the house, and
win be treated In every respect with cour-
tesy and proper attention.
Lear's salary was 5000 a year and
Washington gave him the use of
farm on the Mount Vernon plantation.
Lear was with Washington when the
great man died, wrote the only authen-
tic account of the last moments of the
Father OF his Country, and arranged
Washington's private papers and au-
dited his accounts. After Washing
tons death Lear was appointed United
States consul to Algiers and remained
at that post from 1904 to 1912. In 1905
he was one Of the commission which
concluded a treaty with the Dey Of
Algiers under terms of which the
United States paid 100000 for the
release of 200 captive Americans. This
treaty was bitterly assailed by the war
party in this country. In 1912 Mr..
Madison appointed Lear to a clerkship
in the treasury department and later
he became auditor for the war depart
ment
Lear shot himself through the head
in the garden of his home near the
treasury the morning of October IL.
1876. The cause for the deed was
never ascertained.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-18
WAS wAsHlNeroWs SECRETARY
Tobias Lear, Who Taught the Frusi-
dents Children, Almost Forgotten.

Washington-One Of the many near.
ly forgotten tombs about the city of
Washington is that Of Tobias Lear,
who was private secretary to George
Washington and tutor to his adopted
children, Nellie Custis and George
Washington Parke Custis. The tomb
is in an obscure corner Of Congress
sional cemetery and is inscribed
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-18
UNCLE SAM DOING HIS BEST TO
SECURE BETTER HIGHWAYS.
Importance of the Good-Roads Move
ment and the Educational and
Practical Work Of the
Public Roads Office.

Probably very few people know that
the United States government main
tains a public roads Office for the pur-
pose OF assisting road officials in the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-18

Some women choose a quiet we'd
ding because they know 1t will make
talk.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-06-13
THIS DIOCESE DECIDES
IN FAVOR OF OPEN PULPIT
Or. Reverdy Estiii Presents Report OF
Committee on Sunday Schools,
Showina important Work.

DA\VlLLE, VA, June II. - The
Episcopal council Of th" diocese OF
Southern Virginia entered into its
active work today and disposed OF
much business bishop Randolph
presided during the entire morning
session.
The question of raising funds for
the SUPPORT of the archdeaCon was
brought up and upon recommendation
If special committee Il was decided
that the funds this year should De
secured by pledges on roll call. Aitcr
this year the amount viii be charged
to the Dioccsion Missionary Society.
The standing committee of the do
ccsn was elected as follows: Rev. W
II. Milton, ID. d.. Rev. Dallas Tucker.
Rev. James NJ Owens. Mcssrs. w.
n. Randolph, c. S. IIut;er and ID. q.
Rev. James n. Owens, OF Norfolk.
is the only new member. he succeed
ing Rev. John J. Lloyd. archdeacon Of
the Southwest, who declined to serve
on account of the fact that he was
far from the meeting place In his
new work
Rev. DR.. Reverdv Estill presented
the report of the committee on Sun
day schools. which is lengthy AMI In
cludes many important fcatur"..
The body has decided In favor of
the open pulpit, thus rejecting the
resolution of Rev. Er. r. W. Barn
well. of Petersburg. calling on the
general convention to rcsCind the
amendment.
In the course of his annual address
bishop Randolph referred to the adop-
tiOn of the open pulpit amendment
and said: My only objection to the
amendment is that the ministers OF
other denominations are designated
as Christian men only. They are our
brethren as heralds of the cross,
preachers of Christ and are admin
istering the sacraments. which He
ordained to carry His gospel to the
ends OF the world"
w. H. Milton moved and the con-
vention adopted, reg tuition provid.
ing that suitable steps be taken 20
commemorate the twcnty-flfth ami.
versary Of the bishops elevation. A
committee of five was appointed. with
BishupCoadjutor Tucker as chair
man. The other members of the com
mittee are: Rev. W. II. Milton. Rev.
Dallas Tucker. Rev. ID. w Howard,
Rev. A. c. Thompson. Rev. C. Braxton
Bryan, Judge l.. X. Watts. Mr. W. w.
Old. c. S. HuttCr. James p Harrison
AMI Alexander F. Robertson. The an
niversary is in October.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-06-13
TO REMAIN II PoUGAkEEPs|E JAIL
SUPERINTENDENT Of MatteaWan and
Thaw Have Feeling Akin to
Hatred fer Each other and 1t is
Said He Can't Get We'll at That In
stltution.
(By Associated PrcSs.)

NEW YORK, June l".-Harry h.
Tbaw will remain in the POughke'p p
sic Jail pending an application OF his
counsel to Justice bowling. of the
Supreme Court for a change of the
order committing him TO the state hos
uital at Matteawan. This decision
was rendered by Justice Morschauser
CT Poughk, epsie, after hearing arSu'
mcnts of counsel in this city today
on a motion TO transfer Thaw to any
state asylum other than an asylum for
insane convictS.
Justice Morschauser expressed the
opinion il might be better for Thaw
to be incarceratcd in some ether
asylum than the one at Mattcawan
as it was evident that strained reia,
tons existed between the head OF the
Matt avian asvlum and Thaw.
Colonel Franklin Bartlett and James
G. Graham. of Newburch. appeared for
Thaw. Colonel Bartlett cOntended
that Thaw could legally be transferred
to any other state hospital fer the in
,
transfer counsel asserted that Thaw
would personally rather be in the
Toni, or Pochkeepsie prison than In
Mattrawan.
District Attorney Jerome said that
he personally had no objection to the
! transfer of Thaw to some ofhcr nos
pital if he were convinced that 1t was
for Thaw's good and that there was
no danger of his escape. Justice
Morschauser stated that he could no'
go back of Justice DOwlinGs ordcr
sending Thaw 20 Matte avian. hui III
Wow Of tho statements that Thaw
nigh, not recover there because oil
the feeling he has toward the head OF
the institution. he would stay the
execution OF the order recommlttine
him until such time as Thaw's counse'
could ask Justice bowling for change
of the original orders.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-06-13
WILLIAM AND MARY BOYS
60 HOME As FINALS END
ist of Those Who Received Scholar
shios at Closing Exercises e'
Williamsburg Institution.

WILLIAMSBURG. VA. June L.
,cor \ most successful session. tn"
finals of the College of William and
Mary has come to an end. the STU
dents having INDUCED in many gay
cites bs fore departing for their homes.
In a speech full of his usual VII
Dr. Lyon G. Tyler. president N 'he
college introduced each senior IN
turn. and awarded to each his degree.
A complr,c list of the graduates has
already been printed in the haiiy
Press.
The following is a list the scholar
ships awarded: Chanccllors scholar
shin. founded by Hugh Blair Grissby'
awarded to ]. VI. Hurt: Souitcr schof
arship. founded by James ID. Sou'ter'
AWARDED 10 A. L. Thomas: Corccran
scholarship. founded by W. W. Cor
coran. awarded to j. II. Nehie'':
Graves scholarship. founded by Rev.
Edward Graves. awarded to 81. ~.
Fletcher; ri Kappa Alpha scholarship.
founded by Robert VI. Hughes. award
81 TO y VI. Brent: James Harrnn
U.3c scholarship. founded by Robert
N Ugrh's. awarded TO VI. ". fox /:
phiio Ecnnctt. scholarship. founded
by William Jennings BRYAN. AWARDED
10 u. T. Tcrragrussa
The scholarship founded by MT
Hugh,s was delivered Ivy q. L.
Shrwmako. of the University Of Nir'
gini3.
tn, medals for work ri disi!n"t'oT
IN the school " English was award
cd to- e VI Hal.
Tho last feature NJ the exercises.
Int nv nv means tho least. was th"
awarding NJ tho degrees Of VI ID
upnu c Gordon NCFabc. "f Peter
burg. and ArmiSir rad G. Gordon. -
S,auuiou. l-oth men ~ literary DDS
tinct ton.
Tho dcgr,c were awarded by tho
taruIty ard brard ~ visitors. tho D..
livery h~ing made nv J y Siubbs IN
short hat eloquent speeches Hpon the
exemplary lives and tho superior tat
euts Of the two distinguished sous n
Virginia.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-06-13
KILLED MAN FOR GIRL
HE DID NOT KNOW
Old Confederate Veteran Shoots Harry
Harmon. a We'll known South
Norfolk Youno Man,

NORFOLK, VA. June 12.-AppcaIcd
to late tonight by young woman
whom he did not know. for protection
from Harry Harmon. a well known
young white man Of South Norfolk.
John Rose. an old Confederate soldier.
pmpted both barrels Of shot gun in
Harm"ns left hrs asst. killing him IT,
stantly.
The old man declares that the girl
ran into his house. begging him not to
lot the Young man get to her and to
protect her. He halted Harmon.
Crdsre him away. and when he at
tempted to force his way in his home
used the gun.
Young Harmon has several brothers
and fearing trouble. Rose was brought
10 the Portsmouth Jail for safekcep-
ing.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-06-13

,.xe bceu laid against the anin'
were the new law not In en'r'.
Pushing through the crowd and
TO the bookmakers occasioha''E then
would come some person who Se:
ho,d a momentary whispered conTe
s,,lon with the bOokmaker and o.
receiving either a yea or nav mOvs'
meut Of the head. would depart
This. it is said, in nulnOe q
instances constituted the making q
credit bets and there were nnmeOss
persons in both the spectators Staad'
who declared that they actually bad
seen money passed. The orders, TOO
,nctuated, gong up and down. liii
eating that play was gong On