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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-11-01
LEFT CL0lSTER IN VAIN.
For St. Louis Girl Discovers Long Lost
Father TO Be a Thief.

For St. Louis Girl Discovers Long Lost
Father to Be Thief.
Miss Elsie Swanson of st. Louis re-
nounced her aspiration to become a
nun because she believed her duty was
TO search for her father. whom she
had not seen for eleven years She
found him few days ago in the coun-
ty jail at Joplin. few minutes after
he was convicted of burglary and lar
ceny and sentenced to two years In
the penitentiary
Swanson did not recognize his daugh-
ter, but she picked him from a crowd
of prisoners in the main cell room.
Father and daughter wept in each 9TH
ers arms. She will now try to obtain
parole for him, and as he was con
victed solely on his own admission Of
guilt it is possible her plea of Glenn
ency will be granted.
Miss Swanson, who is twenty-one
years old. is the ward Of the Rev. G.
c. Stahlmann, who took her from the
custody of her father when she was
ten years old. Swanson having been
declared unfit to care for her. She
was educated in convent.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-11-01
WOULD AVERT FAMINES.
Belgian Scientist Visits America on
Novel Mission.

Novel Mission.
Henry Arctowski, a noted Belgian
scientist. has arrived in New York. He
was the scientific head of the Belgian
antarctic expedition In 1897. He Is
here to go over records at the weather
buerau in Washington. Later he will
go over Canadian records.
Il am seeking to determine" he said,
the relationship between the abnormal
climatic changes in this country and
Canada and those of the eastern part
Of Europe. Western Europe in the last
year suffered cold of an Intensity great
er than 1t experienced for about sixty
years. have become more and more
convinced that there is relationship
In the abnormal climatic changes Of
different parts Of the earth's surface;
that such changes in one certain part
are to be followed later by changes In
another
Let 1t be learned by study Of the
weather reports of one section of the
world that there are to come abnormal
chiinges in another part of the world
that will mean failure Of crops, with
famine as a natural result and famine
can be averted by sending to the threat
ened district the food supplies that will
be needed when the crop failure
pomasn
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-11-01
REAL JERSEY DEVIL FOUND.
A Blend Of Sea Serpent, Kangaroo,
Bobeat ard nJerseN Linhtninnln

blend of Sea Serpent, Kangaroo
Bobcat and Jersey Lightning"
II anybody ever doubted that a "Jer
sey devil' left its strange and puzzlne
hoof prints in the snow OF New Jersey
and adjoining states last winter, proof
has been produced at Burlington, N. j.,
that the scare was never due to high.
balls. There is on exhibit the carcass
Of the queerest animal ever seen. a
beast not on the schedule of any nat
ural history ever read by any one.
The animals body. still In good con-
dition, as though 1t had been dead only
a short while, was found by Morris
CabinsAy of Burlington and Charles
Malsbury Of Kinkora in the woods
near Kinkora and was brought to Bur
lington, where hundreds have seen and
marveled. Photographs have been
made Of the beast, and Professor Hen
ry Morse. curator Of the state museum,
will be asked to give the animal a
name and place it where 1t belongs-if
he is able to do so.
The boys thought at first they had
come upon the carcass Of big Wild
cat, but 1t looked SO queer to them
that they decided to carry it into town.
The body of the animal is about
twenty inches long and thin. The spi-
nal column extends six inches behind
the junction with the hind legs like
the tail OF kangaroo, but this again
is tipped with nine inches of tail like a
squirrels, but of reddish brown fur.
The strangest feature of all and that
which would seem to convict 1t Of last
winters famous hoof prints is found
In the fore legs and feet. The legs are
fifteen inches long, consisting of four
joints, and socketed to these are the
feet, which take the form of a broad
fat bone with distinct heel. The
foot bones are two and a half inches
long and over an inch broad in a solid
piece.
III the animal Travelled by leaps. bend
ing the two fore feet down together he
would land after each long spring
with the feet forming the puzzling eff |
1ect of the hoof prints in the snow last
winter. The rear feet would explain I
the finding of "cat" prints near the
hoof marks. What looks like the frame
work of a pair of short wings rises
from the animals back just above his
short hind legs
The big mouth is set with sharp
teeth three-quarters of an inch long,
while the head is adorned with LONG
lancelike ears and four inch whiskers.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-11-01

>-ASN A@A fASA AtAbAAos
There have already been at least
seven Mount Mckinley expeditions, all
though the first was scarcely worthy
the name. 1t was that of w. A.
Dickey, mining prospector who was
not looking for mountains, but for
gold. He only saw the peak at dis
tance, but its size so impressed him
that he believed it the highest noun
tain on the continent and SO reported.
Lacking instruments of measurement,
he guessed roughly that it was 10000
feet high, a remarkably accurate esti-
mate. Mr.. Dickey gave the mountain
the name Mount Mckinley. To all in
tents and purposes he was its discov-
erer. although the Russians around
Cook inlet had long known Of its ex-
istence and called it Bulshaia Dig.
The second expedition was that OF
Robert Muldrow of the United States
geological survey, who went near
enough in 1898 to measure the noun
tain from several different angles.
Averaging the results, he announced
the height as 20,464 feet In 1899 Lieu,
tenant Heron, also Of the government
service, surveyed about the mountain
and spent season of fearful hard
ship in its vicinity. In 1902 Alfred III.
Brooks Of the geological survey made
a more thorough exploration of the
mountain and scaled 1t to the 10000
foot line. He concluded that the meas
urements Of Mr. Mudrow had made
the mountain appear higher than it IS
as his figures showed it to be 10000
feet. 1t should be stated that there
are two peaks on Mount Mckinley, the
southern spur being about 100 feet
the higher. In 1908 there were two
expeditions. one by Judge Wickersham
of Seattle and month or two later
the first Cook expedition. Both were
IN climbing the peak.
The second Cook expedition followed
in 1906, the dispute over which is the
occasion Of next years efforts.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-11-01
How the Cook Controversy
Has Brought PrHcipitOus
Mountain, the Top Of the
Continent" Into LimeIight
By JAMES a. rDeERror.

VIZ Z Is assured that at least one OK
pedition and perhaps two vii
attempt to climb Mount McKin
ley next summer. This is tht
highest peak in North America. the
surveys having fixed its altitude al
something like 20,300 feet or within
800 feet Of four miles. 1t is more than
d mile higher than Pixies peak or than
any other mountain In the United
States Outside Of Alaska.
The one particular event that has
now brought Mount Mckinley into
the public eye Is, Of course. the afiida-
Wit OF Edward N. Barrill denying that
Or. Frederick A. Cook scaled the peak
in 1906, which led Or. Cook to ipgite
Anthony Fiala and Professor Herschel
O. Parker to head an expedition tC the
top OF the mountain to find the Cook
records said to have been left there.
Both gentlemen declined. Fiala on the
ground that he is not a mountain
climber and Parker for the reason that
he had already organized an expedi-
tion to 60 up the mountain next sum
mer DR.. Cook then announced that
he would lead party up Mount Nc
Kinley himself. There for the present
the matter rests.
If DR.. Cook carries out his announced
intention 1t will be his third trip to
the big Alaskan mountain The first
was made in 1908. when, with Robert
Dunn of Columbia and some others, he
tried to scale the peak. but was forced
to desist In 1906 lie made his second
effort. This time he was accompanied
by Professor Parker, Belmore @.
Browne of Tacoma, wash, who now
says be will go with Parker next year,
and several others, among them WAL
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-11-01

ter Miller, the photographer; Porter
the topographer; Fred Printz, packer
and Barrill, an assistant This expe-
dition as a whole was likewise unsuc-
cessful and gave up the attempt. Pro-
fessor Parker returned to New York,
and the others scattered Cook and
Barrill remained to search out another
route for the following year and later
startled the world by announcing that
they had reached the top of the noun
tain. On this point Professor Parker
has always been frankly sceptical, and
other members Of the party have ex-
pressed the same doubt, most OF them
in sworn affidavits.
Involves the Polar Controversy.
The Mount Mckinley controversy in
volves that regarding the discovery Of
the north pole, to which it offers
startling parallel. In both all members
of the party were dismissed except one
or two witnesses, and in both these
witnesses now repudiate DR.. Cooks
claim and assert that the explorer
went but short distance toward the
goal In both cases Cook says he
buried his records in a small brass
tube. In both his description of the
adventure is full OF color and literary
charm, the singular parallel even in
Guiding reference to purple shows
at the top Of the peak and the top of
the world. And In both DR.. Cook has
been doubted by scientists and accept
ed by the general public.
II the polar controversy had not
arisen it is scarcely possible that any
thing further would have been heard
'of the Mount Mckinley case. But
when Cook made his claim to the big
ser discovery the evidence as 10 the
smaller one became important In
deed. much Of the doubt aroused by his
announced reaching Of the big nail''
was caused By the suspicion cast on
the earlier exploit. II it we're proved
now that he reached the top Of Mount
Mckinley II would 60 far toward es-
tablishing popular belief in his second
claim. But II it were proved, as
claimed w Barill. that he did not get
within fifteen miles OF the top Of the
mountain the world would say, "Once
4 faker. always q faker.v
Poor cookl He finds bis word chal.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-11-01

inches wide, climbing up almost ner-
pendicular cliffs by small projections,
wedging themselves up inside of ''chim-
neys' hundred feet high. lifting
themselves over deep chasms, risking
life repeatedly in places where the
misstep Of one man would have meant
the destruction of all. since they were
lashed together were but part
Of their hair raising exploits. 'The
Swiss Alps are child's play compared
with those mountains in British CO.
lumbia and Alberta which | have just
conquered" said Parker.
The Discoverer Of Helion.
Professor Herschel G. Parker was
born in Brooklyn in 1867. He gradu-
ated from the, Columbia School Of
Mines and is now professor of physics
In that university. Professor Parker's
great achievement in the scientific
world was the invention of the helion
filament for incandescent lights with
one other man he experimental for
years before making the discovery.
He has also written book on electric
al measurements Professor Parker's
mountain climbing in the Canadian
northwest was carried on during the
years 1891 1899 and 1903 They gain
ed him the name Of the greatest Amer
lean mountaineer and one of the fore.
most in the world. He is a member of
the American Alpine club. Explorers
club, Arctic club and various other
geographic ard scientific societies.
Belmore O. Browne. who will accom-
pany Professor Parker in the Mount
Mckinley expedition Of next year, is
also a mountain climber OF note on
the Pacific coast. He was the life Of
the Cook expedition Of 1906 and wrote
a charming sketch OF the trip for one
of the magazines.
This second Cook expedition, which
was Jointly led and provided for by
pr Cook and Professor Parker. made
its approach to the great mountain
from the south Going BY ship to the
head Of Cooks inlet. It proceeded BY
steam launch up the Sushltna river
until IT'S progress was blocked BY rap
Ids, whence the way was continued
by pack train After the greatest
hardsIips, in which members OF the
expedition were often in danger OF
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-11-01

Judge K M. Lands. who fined the
Standard Oil company $40 100000. has
fined John Bower Of Rockford, ILL.,. /
cent. Bower had sent a threatening
letter to bis brother-in-law. who is al
legged to have misused members of his
family. The Judge apparently sympa-
thized with Bower and told him that
II he had said to the relative what he
had written to him it would have been
all right.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-11-01

The demand among Russian manu-
facturers for American made machln-
cry and tools exceeds the supply. ac-
cording to Captain Godfrey L. Garden,
a special agent OF the department Of
commerce and labor. who has just con-
ciuded an inquiry into the subject.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-11-01

their lives in crossing and recrossing
the Icy mountain torrents, the great
Alaskan range was finally crossed at
what Is called Brooks pass. Mount
Mckinley was then almost circIed for
possible approach and finally was
scaled TO the height Of 1900 feet
when farther progress was ended by
an impossible prccipice. It was then
that the attempt was abandoned and
the party separated after returning TO
the ship, Parker went home, Browne
went hunting, Porter went surveying,
and Cook went to glory and the top
OF the continent, although Barrill
swears he only went near glory and
was more than 10000 feet below the
top Of the continent. At present there
is no way to check up on the two ex-
cept to recover the little brass tube.
Parser says that IL he finds this yes
sci OF honor he will bring it back with
him, but Cook will not give him the
chance. He is going to find 1t himself.
Well, strength to their arms, or, rath-
er, to their legs! May they both reach
the top and live to write books about
the purple SHOWS that all well reg
uated peaks and poles are now sup
posed to wear.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-11-01

Prophesying early In life that she
would live to see her eighty eighth
pIrtnday. Mrs. Julia II. Hancock Of
Brockton, Mass. died few days ago
on the day she had previously set for
her death. Infirmities of age are given
as the cause. She gave no particular
reason for her prediction. although she
seemed ifnbued with the belief that her
prophecy would come true.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-11-01
MI AANLEYS Top Goal OF EXPLORERS
Almost -Four Miles High, the
Peak Will Be Again Assai|ed
Next Summer by at Least
One Expedition.

lenged on every side and to vindicate
it must send two expeditions next sum-
mer-one to Greenland to bring back
his Eskimos. his instruments and his
records, and the other TO the apex of
Mount Mckinley to bring back his
little brass tube. AS he can get no
body else to do It, he is forced to head
the Mckinley exploration himself He
had intended TO retire, but is driven
forth afresh into the frigid wilderness
to bear hardship, suffering and possi-
bic death, At the very moment when
he had imagined the struggle was over
and that he could settle down with his
family TO enjoy fame and fortune the
worlds doubts, colder and more un-
bearable than the frozen north, hurl
him again into the wild to protect his
honor
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-12-10
Court Of Inquiry Finds Proof
Positive They Shot Up
Brownsville.
ABOLISH BLACK TROOPS
As Result Of Finding Of the Court of
Inquiry, War VIII Be Made in
Congress Against Negro
Regiments.

Washington, &c. 10.-All of the
members Of tito Brownsville court of
inquiry were present yesterday at
session at which all of the testimony
taken by the court on its recent visit
10 Brownsville was read.
1t IL understood that members of
the Twenty-fifth infantry who desire
to appear before the court will be
heard. beginning within day or
two with view of establishing their
right to re-eniist in the army.
Conclusive evidence is said to
have been secured by the military
court of inquiry into the shooting up
of Brownsville that members of the
Twenty-fifth infantry, ColOred, who
were in the fort fired upon the town
at the time their companions were
racing through the streets of the
Texas town, shooting right and left.
The evidence discovered by the
officers who compose the court is
said to be susceptible of complete
proof Certain members, 1t is report
ed made personal examination of the
buildings across the road from the
| fort in Brownsville and discovered
bullet holes III the sides of three
houses Continuing their investiga-
tions, they discovered the bullets,
which were of the regulation army
design. Following back the line OF
fire as shown by the trajectory of
the bullets, the marksmen could
have been nowhere else but in the
| barracks.
1t is understood that the court,
which is now here and which has
completed its investigation of the
evidence it has secured, will permit
such mem hers Of the regiment who
care to do so to appear before it and
! testify at a hearing to be held in
| Washington
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-12-10

with reference to the above it
might be of interest TO Mr. David
sons friends in WaXahachie and FL
lis county to know that he is being
urged to open his campaign in this
city. A number Of letters have been
exchanged with the attorney general
concerning this matter The last
communication received from Mr.
Davidson was dated at Austin De-
cember I and in part he said:
Il am 50 busy just at this time
getting ready TO turn this depart
msnt over to my successor that l
have very little time TO devote to
my personal affairs. After January
1st | expect to arrange the details OF
my campaign and will then be in po-
sition TO give you a definite answer,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-12-10
DISTRICT COURT EXPEN SEES.
September Term OF Court Cost State
nnn County S1.S91.37.

District Clerk Carothers has pre-
pared an itemized statement show
ing the expense incurred by the
September term of district court.
The total cost to the county and
state was S7,S91.37 These figures
do not include the salary OF the
court. which is $4,000 year. The
county's part of the expenses
amounted 70 $4,430,50 and was paid
out on the following items:
Paid to grand jurors $642, paid to
Jury commissioners S4S, paid to
sheriff of Ellis county $200.50, paid
to petit jurors $2,424, paid to bail
iffs for grand jury $S16, paid TO
stenographer $500; total $4,430.50.
The expense to the state was as
follows:
Paid to out of county witnesses
for grand pury s9462, paid to out of
county witnesses for court s900.20,
paid to out of county sheriffs for
court $4,000, paid to out of county
|sheriffs for grand jury $3.50, paid
to county attorney $3.50, paid to
sheriff of Ellis county S1349.25, paid
to district clerk $235.10; total
$3,460.37.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-12-10
EORDYCE PLANS
FOR OPERATION
Business Of Waters Pierce Oil
to Be Carried on by
Partnership.
WILL NOT INCORPORATE
Scheme Embraces Absolute Independ-
ence OF Any Other Oil Refining or
Marketing Ccrporation-Pierce
Has Large Interest.

Austin. Texas, Dec. 10.-The
| transfer of the Waters-Pierce Oil
company property sold Tuesday BY
the state was completed yesterday
and Colonel s. w. Fordyce, the pur-
chaser, accompanied by Il. Clay
Pierce, left for st. Louis in the af-
ternoon
The hundreds of former Waters
Pierce agents in the state were noti-
fled of the transfer by wire and in
structed to hereafter get their in
structions from C. w. Cahoon, who
has been appointed general mana
ger by Colonel Fordyce. Mr.. Cahoon,
who is still in the city. has not de-
termined upon the site of his head
quarters but it is pretty certain that
Houston or Dallas will be the place.
Mr.. Sealy, purchaser of the Secur-
iity and Navarro refining properties,
left for Galveston Wednesday night
/ and his headquarters will be main
tanned in that city, although the ex-
Aisting executive organization of the
properties will continue as it stood
at the time he purchased them.
Mr.. Pierce will have a large per
sonal interest with Colonel Fordyce
| in the organization which the latter
has in view for the handling of the
business he has bought said organ
Iization to be absolutely Independent
OF connection with any oil refining
Tor marketing corporation WhatSo
lever. The intention, furthermore, Is
to get as many Texans into this or
ganization as is possible The plans
for the organization, which will not
mature for several weeks, do not
contemplate the formation Of a cor
poratiou. the idea being to run the
business as a partnership.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-12-10
yOUNG MAN STABBED TO DEATH
Fatal Altercatiou Takes Place on -
Katy Freight Train Near
Fort Worth.

Fort Worth, Texas, Dec. 10
Lewis Young, aged twsnty-seveu.
employed in the Missouri. Kansas
and Texas railroad company's ware
house here, yesterday afternoon was
stabbed to death in an alteration
with Frank Clark, a brakeman on a
train bound for Hillsboro Clark at
tempted to eject Young from the
train and it is alleged drew a knife
when Young resisted. Young was
said to be unarmed, He was going
to Hillsboro 10 visit his mother
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-12-10
Hicks CRpudine Cures SICK Head
ache

ache.
Also Nervous Headache, travellers
Headache and aches from Gr'
Stomach Troubles or Female trCu-
bles. Try Capudine-it's liquid--ef-
fects Immediately Sold by drug
g,sts. al
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-12-10

Visit the green house and see
whar We have for Christmas. Bird
!'ol est tt
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-12-10
More DanNil,p PROOF.

Jacob Schrall, fJZ South street,
DanviIle. Ill, writes: For over
eighteen months | was sufferer
from kidney and bladder trouble
During the whole time was treated
by several doctors and tried several
different kidney pills. Seven weeks
ago | commenced taking Foley S
Kidney Pills, and am feeling better
every day and will be glad to tell
anyone interested just what Foley S
Kidney Pills did for me. b W. Fear
10 d
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-12-10
CHARGED WITH SWINDLING
Two Attorneys of Dallas Indicted
Jointly by the Grand jury.

During the last session of the
grand Jury A. f. Furmin and Ed
Freeman. attorneys of Dallas, were
Jointly indicted for theft and swind-
ling OF over $50. The matter was not
made public until after the capiases
were returned from Dallas, where
the defendants made bond, and the
cases filed on the docket in the dis
trict court. The Indictment alleges
that in an effort to procure bond for
C. H Burks, who was in jail on al
legged charges of forgery and bigamy,
secured $3.50 from citizen of Wax
ahachie through false and fraudulent
representations.