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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-12-31
The NOTED
LECTURER
PLEASES
Large Audience Greeted
Bishop Quayle Last
Night

Never perhaps was an audience
more happily and at the same time
profltably entertained by lecturer than
was the audience which listened to
Bishop Quayle at the Methodist
church last night. The subject of the
lecture, Jean Vatican, Hero was por-
trayed in a manner intensely human
and the noted orator and lecturer
speaking for more than two hours,
held the attention of his audience as
few other men I'm America can do.
Bishop Quayle has not only familiar
tied the essential traits OF his French
hero, Jean Valjean,' as portrayed by
Hugo, but he has studied human char
acter as wen and touching upon every
phase Of the latter the lecture was as
i benediction, and none could say that
they were not the better for having
heard this eminent divine.
Bishop Quayle possesses all the est
sential qualities OF great actor, and
now like the great Booth whoms jsfdg'
ing by the portrait Of the latter, he re-
sembles, he is dealing in some trag-
edy which enthralls his hearers; and
then, like Sol Smith Russell, In
quaint humor he causes them to forget
the tragic and amid fragrant flowers
and under blue skies, with birds chirp-
ing in the leafy trees. all is smiles
and sunshine.
It is enough to say that people Of
Chickasha who failed to hear the great
lecturer last night missed one Of the
rare intellectual treats Of a lifetime.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-12-31
MINER IS
RESCUED

McAIester, Okla, Dec. Sl.-After
having been entombed for twenty
eight hours. in a smoke filled cutoff
in Lhe BoIen-Darnell companys coal
mine near here, Superintendent John
Brown was rescued alive, but uncon-
scious this morning. His condition
Is acr:ous but attending physicians be-
lieye he has a fighting chance to re-
ccser Brown, who is well known
mining expert, risked his life in an
effort to rescue a short firer who
was entombed following the explosion
which occurred late Tuesday. Asnic-
ar's body has not yet been located
Browns home is at Hartford, Arkan-
sas.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-12-31
Socialist COnyen-
iiOn-ArtiCle Mine"
Is Discussed

Oklahoma City, Dec. Sl--After a
hard fight for recognition and subse-
Quent to numerous charges made by
both factions, labor was given hear
ing by the Socialists in state conyen-
tion Thursday
J. Luther Langston then made a
lengthy talk against the revision Of
article X. section 3, Of the constitu-
tion which prohibits one railroad from
buying another.
The labor leader based his oonten-
tion on the ground that IL tile Santa
Fe railroad would make Itself amen
able to the laws Of Oklahoma the COM
pany could easily purchase the Okla
homa Central A point was made by
Oscar Ameringer, union musician
from Columbus, In warm speech,
that Iesiers OF the Socialist party in
Oklahoma were employed by Dorset
Carter in getting signers to petition
asking that the constitution be
amended
There Is scheme on foot started
by A. Herbert Mullnx, 20 form a coun-
ty organization and party machine,
as against state or federal control Of
the party Numerous otner matters
are TO be discussed by the Socialists
and they may not be able 10 adjourn
until Friday
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-12-31
CHARTERS ISSUED.

Guthrie, Okla. Dec. Sl.-charters
were issued yesterday to these corpor-
ations:
Clearview Manufacturing and Can
ming Company Of ClearvieW, capital,
$4,000; directors. ), H. G. Lucas,
IT. II Starks, J b. Thompson. Il. W.
Warren, NJ. Afford, w. NJ. Irving, N.
w Hicks. JH. II. Franklin. Henry
Eastman, d. C. Brown and Moses L.
Templin, all Of Clearyiew.
Merchants Home Promoting Asso-
citation Of Antlers. capital, $2,5OO; di-
rectors, Charles H. Everett OF Paris,
Texas; Ralph A. Payne of Fort Smith,
Ark; A. M. Westnioreland Of Antlers,
Okla
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-12-31
WILD WEST
GIRL DEAD

Ponca City, Okla, Dec. 31.-Mrs.
e. J. NIilhan. known throughout this
section of the country in Wild West
shows as the Cow Girl" died here
today from injuries received late yes
terday. She was riding Tor a NOV
ing picture concern. when her horse
tell upon her She was 20 years old
and had been one OF the interesting fe-
male figures Of Oklahoma.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-12-31
COLBY is HonoRED.

At the state meeting Of civil engi-
neers. which was held in Oklahoma
city this week. e. f. Colby. city en-.
gincer OF chIckasha, was elected to
the position Of second vice president.
Mr. Colby read paper at the state
meeting on "Chiclzasha Improve
iaerts.' The matter OF sandstone and
ccncrete hase was discussed in con-
nectlon with this paper
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-12-31

HONORED
Is Made Chairman Of
Teachers Executive
Committee

City Superintendent Ramey who has
returned from the State Teachers AS
scc:ation. now in session in Oklahoma
City, r. ports the meeting as very
successful and harmonious one.
Prof. Ramey also states that there
was absolutely no truth in the sensa-
tional reports appearing in some Of the
daily papers to the effect that politics
in any way dominated the conven-
tion, He reports the attendance as. ex-
oeeding 5000.
The newly elected officers of the
State Association are;
President. B. Taylor, Oklahoma
City.
Vice President Mershon, SUI
pcrintendent, Sequoyah.
Secretary-W H, Stone, principal
Law ton high school.
Treasurer--Gazelle Lane, Clare
more.
Chairman Executive Committee--R.
II. Wilson, superintendent Of Grady
county, Chickasha.
Other Members-W c. Canterbury,
superintendent Marietta, and F O.
Hayes, Woods county.
The new president Of the associa
ti.r is city superintendent of schools
IL Oklahoma City
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-12-31
Will PHOTOGRAPH RopERs.

Photographer stone and Lloyd Ba-
l1er left last night for Oklahoma City
where today they will photograph the
roping contest which Is being held IN
that city. Mr. Stone, with his mann
moth camera, did SO well in making
picture of the roping contest in
chickasha last summer that he is now
asked to go to the metropolis to take
this picture
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-12-31

l0O-ft, vacant N. e. corner on
paved street Price, $1,000
75-ft. corner new modern
house. A bargain. $2.50O; time
on $1,000.
$40 acres coal land, near Nc
Alester. Price, sl2.50 an acre
Money to Loan on Farnls.
--------------- ---.r-.--------
Jonas Cook
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-12-31
BIG HAUL OF BOOZE.

Deputy Sheriff Bryan took a little
trip to the country last night and cap
Tired "a cases Of whiskey at w r..
Pointers three miles west Of Chick
asha The goods vas captured while
or dray.
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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-12-31

Mrs. L. d. Lcwkowitz, suit and cloak
buyer for the Banner Store, is now in
the Eass buying goods for the Banner
stores January sales. 2S-5t
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-16
Municipal Affairs
FATE OF BILL CAUSES
WORRY TO PROMOTERS
Property Owners at Arroyo Seco Wish
Amendment to Vrooman Act
for Condemnation of
Park Land

The fate of a bill drawn by Assistant
City Attorney Howard Robertson and
sent to the State legislature last
Wednesday is interesting the park de-
partment The bill is in the hands OF
Assemblyman Harmon, but whether
or not it reached Sacramento in time
is the cause of worry. Nothing yet
has been heard from it,
The bill is one to amend the Vrooman
law so as to permit land to be con-
demned for park purposes and the dis
trict which the park most benefits pay
the cost of such condemnation pro-
ceedings by assessment.
This bill is especially for the benefit
of a number of property owners near
the Arroyo Seco who have been trying
for years to induce the park depart
ment to purchase this land, but the de-
partment invariably has been too short
in funds to buy the land. Property
owners have expressed a willingness tc
make the purchase themselves if il
can be done under the district plan.
The difficulty is whether the bill
reached the legislature in time for con-
Sideration at this session.
Matters not submitted before Febru-
ary 13 require a three-fourthS vote OF
the legislature to take up for cOnsid-
GRAFTON. February 12 was Lincoln's
birthday and was observed as a holi-
day by the legislature, and there was
no session Saturday. While the bill
was filed in time according to the cal
endar, the park commissioners are
anxious to know if the intervening hol-
iday and Saturday will have an effect
on the consideration of the bill
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-16
POLICE HUNT
NEGRO SLAYER
OFFICERS SEARCH FAR AND
WIDE FOR CRIMINAL
Dead Woman's Mother Witnesses the
Deed, but Stands ParaIyzed with
Fear, and Murderer
Escapes

Although the police department and
the sheriff's office are making an ex-
haustive search in the western part Of
the city and out along the old Temple
road no trace has been found of
Thomas Maston, a negro, who brutally
slew his wife yesterday morning at
their home, 43S Bryan street. Maston
got away before the neighbors learned
of the tragedy. He was scantily clad,
having hurried off without donning his
shoes, hat or coat.
The murder was committed about
o'clock yesterday morning. Maston
would not work and his wife supported
him from her earnings as a laundress.
Yesterday, while the woman was pre-
pairing the morning meal, MastOn, who
was still in bed. demanded that she
leave him some money. She refused,
telling him to go to work and earn
some. A violent quarrel ensued and
Maston jumped out of bed, seized a
razor that was lying on a nearby table
and slashed the wOman'S throat in
several places.
Sallie Haywood, mother of the dead
woman, witnessed the act from the
doorway of the room. She was too
Mortified to scream and stood there
until the murderer pushed her aside
and ran from the room.
Maston is said to have been a regular
frequenter of pool rooms and saloons
and was an idle and shiftless character.
He is described as being 80 years old,
feet 10 inches in height and weighing
about 100 pounds. He is of a Slight
physique and has yellow complexion,
bulging eyes and kinky hair.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-16
COUNTY SUPERVISORS
LAUD JUSTICE SELPH
Pass Resolutions to Memory of Dead
Jurlst-Other Business of .Im-
portance Transacted
by Board

Resolutions of regret and sympathy
with the family of the late Justice E.
E. Selph were adopted at yesterdays
meeting of the board of supervisors.
I'm the death of Justice Selph," say
the resolutions this community suf-
fers the loss of a faithful, efficient Of
dcer; an able, fearless and upright JUS
tlce and true and honest man; one
whose influence, both in official acts
and in all of his associations, was ex-
erted for the right
The supervisors adopted d resolution
recommending the passage of a bill
now before the legislature for an ap-
preparation of $150,OO0 for the erection
of a suitable building in Los Angeles.
to be used by the local national guards.
A protest against the maintaining Of
fences by the Southern Pacific and Pa
cific Electric roads near Vineland was
received from ]. L. Franck, represent
ing 100 taxpayers of that town, who
claim school and business facilities
have been cut off by the obstructions
The matter was referred to Supervisor
Manning.
An appropriation Of $3.50 was author
lied to be used by w. 3. Morgan,
county game warden, in his work of
eXterminating English sparrows, which
are especially destructive to fruit trees
at this season. Under the last appro-
priation of $3.50 nearly 100 of the pests
were destroyed.
Plans and specifications for the steam
heating of the new hall of records were
accepted and advertisement for bids
was authorized.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-16
GARDENA NEEDS ITS
STREETS IMPROVED
Board of Public Works Will Ask the
City Council to Appropriate
$3.50 for Repairs
Sought

The board of public works today will
ask the city council to appropriate
500 from the general fund to pay the
expenses of repairing one of the main
streets of Gardena and a bridge that
needs attention. The board believes
these improvements to be the most
urgent that come under it's jurisdic-
ton except the placing of street lights
and this it will endeavor to adjust with
the city electrician.
This request Of the board is the
result of a visit Inspector of Public
Works Kern, Councilmen Dromgold
and Healy and other city officials
made to Gardena last week. They
went at the invitation of the Gardena
Improvement association, and were
shown about the little city in closed
carriages.
Gardena is a portion of the shoe
string strip, and, although property
owners in that district have been pay
ing taxes for the last two years, they
have received nothing for their money
The demands made by the Gardena
citizens were modest.
They also have some requests tC
make for police and fire protection and
the Gardena~ Improvement association
will appear before the council today
and make demands
About all they ask is that the city
pay a man who shall be a combined
police officer and chief of the fire de-
partment. He is to be given authority
to organize a volunteer fire depart
ment, and the city must furnish a
hcemlcal apparatus and place to
keen it,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-16
MANY SEEK PLACE AS
TOWNSHIP JUSTICE
Nine Applicants Ask Board of Super
Visors to Be Appointed to Va
cancy Made by Death
of E. {. SeIph

Applications of at least nine persons
to fill the vacancy created by the re-
cent death of Township Justice E. E.
Selph may be considered by the board
of supervisors today. Seven of these
already have filed formal applications,
another will file his today, while the
name of another has been placed be-
fore the board in a recommendation
from a fellow attorney.
Those who filed applications yester-
day are George M. Holton, William
Traeger, Samuel d. We'll, f. G. Hen
tig, Harley E. Higgins, Johnstone
Jones and Robert A Odell. H H.
Roser will file his petition for appoint
ment this morning, and the name of
Leander 0. Hatch has been recon-
mended by Attorney Force Parker.
All of these men come to the board
with considerable backing in the way
of signed petitions or personal recon-
mendations by friends Several of the
names in this list have been men
toned in connection with the appoint
ment ere this. Among the new appIi-
cants are Messrs. Traeger, We'll and
higgins. Traeg1r filed his application
just before the board adjourned, and,
although he has just been admitted to
practice, it is understood he has the
support of many well-known attorneys.
We'll is employed in the recorders Of
flee and is we'll known in courthouse
circles. Higgins is one of City Attor-
Eey HeWlttS deputies.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-16
Thousands of Acres
to Be Thrown Open
Free Stereopticon Lecture in
Chamber of Commerce
Building Tonight

Everyone interested in securing at
low wholesale prices the finest irrigated
garden home lands is invited to attend
the public meeting Of the Eighth Home
Extension club tonight at 8 o'clock D.
m. in the main hall, ground floor.
Chamber of Commerce building.
On February 16 another great Home
Extension Excursion Of several hun
dred members will go out in their pri-
rate train to view the rich tract Of irri-
gated land which is under their con
sideration for purchase by the club at
low wholesale price, each member
taking from five to forty acres of the
whole as desired and arranged
This is the Eighth grand Home Ex-
tension Colony and one of the Ia
passing opportunities to secure rich
fertile acres at old-time, WHOLESALE
grazing land prices, with hundreds of
active, copgenial neighbors all from
the start away. Seven times these
club groups Of land buyers have gone
forth under the administration of the
Home Extension to reap great rewards
that no individual retail purchaser
could attain in the old way
Come down and bring the family.
Eight o'clock on the ground floor
hall, Chamber Of Commerce building
Broadway between First and Second
streets.
Office open all day. Details also by
nail on request.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-16
CITY HALL NOTES

DR.. A. D. Houghton has presented to
the public library his first edition Of
Buttons Natural History in ten
volumes. This edition is about 100
years old and very valuable.
Acting on its policy of refusing to
grant any more poolroom permits in
certain districts, the police commission
yesterday denied G.. Hirayama a Ii
cense to conduct a poolroom at 6061h
West Sixth street. The Japanese had
secured the consent of a majority of
the frontage, but there was d large
protest against it.
NJ. B. Mihran, who applied to the
police commission for an auctioneer's
license yesterday, was cited to appear
at the next meeting and show cause
why it should be granted. He wants
g license to sell Oriental rugs. The
regularly established rug dealers in
Los Angeles protested, claiming Min
ran came to Los Angeles but a few
weeks each year
AS next Monday is Washington's
birthday, the regular meeting of the
Police commission will be held Tues
day morning at 10 o'clock.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-16
COIL OF SILVER WIRE IN
HEART SAVES MANS LIFE
Thread Fed Into Organ of Body Acts
as Protecting Wall for
Blood Vessel

Because he has about twenty feet of
silver wire curled up in tubular form
in the large artery of his heart, Rich
ard Wheaton, a retired British soldier,
and a soldier of fortune as well, prob
ably will live. Otherwise he would
have died several days ago from
aneurism, a peculiar disease by which
the walls of the aorta become weak
ened, finally allowing the blood to
food the cavities of the heart and
lungs.
The wire was fed into the aorta
through a hollow needle, and so fine
is the silver thread that it was turned
by the opposite wall of the artery and
forced to form d protecting coil for
some distance inside the blood YES
sci.
DIR. d. c. Barber performed the op-
Grafton, and he says that in time a
new wall will grow on the wire and
the aorta will then be as strong as
ever. Other surgeons at the county
hospital, where the delicate operation
was performed, are extremely proud
of the clever work of the well-known
surgeon.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-16
News Of the Courts
CLAIMS WIFE CALLED HIM
ANOTHER STANFORD WHITE
Defendant Says Husband GobbIed
Steaks, but She Was Fed
on Poorer Fare

The contested divorce case of A. H.
Puttcamp against his wife, Mary A.
Puttcamp, began in the superior court
yesterday, Puttcamp charging his wife
with cruelty, while she brought similar
accusat tions against him. Puttcamp
said his wife compared him to Stan
ford White, who was killed by Harry
Thaw in New York; that she was
sullen and refused to cook his meals.
Mrs. Puttcamp retorted that he was
guilty of infidelity and brought home
T-bone steaks for his own meals while
she had to do with poorer fare.
The case will be resumed today.
The following divorce suits were filed {:
May E. Traver against Charles T.
Traver, Estelle Gragg against Otis
Gragg; Caterina Marengo against OHM
pio Marengo, and Gertrude N. Harris
against Herbert Leslie Harris.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-16
MUNICIPAL LEAGUE ASKS
FOR GOOD ROADS IN SOUTH
PassabIe Thoroughfare Needed to
Connect San Pedro with Los
Angeles Way

The Municipal league yesterday filed
petition asking the city council to
construct good road in the southern
end of the shoestring strip to connect
San Pedro and the county road which
the highway commission will construct
between Los Angeles and Wilmington.
As this is the second petition of the
kind, it is likely to be productive of
some good results.
Property owners in the shoestring
district have petitioned the city coup-
Gil to abandon Center street and ac-
cept in its place several streets laid
out according to maps filed with the
petition.
These streets were laid out subse-
Quent to the annexation, but the city
could not approve the maps, as the
matter of the annexation was in liti-
cation. They were submitted to the
supervisors, who approved them, but
now that the shoestring has been de-
clared part of the city by the su-
preme court it is necessary the city
approve these maps.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-16
BILLY SUNDAY HITS
THE PREACHERS HARD
MINISTERS ASSUME FAR TOO
MUCH DIGNITY
Says He Brings Men to Christianity
Whom They Could Not Drag
Into Church with
Derrick

Billy" Sunday slashed right and left
yesterday morning in his usual fash
ion in the pulpit Of the First Methodist
church. His topic was Reasons Why
Some Ministers FAIL
A large assemblage of ministers and
others crowded the auditorium gallery
and Sunday school room and laughed
heartily at the preachers sallies.
Lack of natural ability to preach is
the reason why some preachers fail ,"
said Sunday. UNLESS you are born a
preacher you can't get there Eli
Lack of earnestness is the cause of
the failure Of some preachers. Your
pink tea and ice water habits won't
win souls. If the man in the pulpit is
half asleep he can't wake the lobster
in the pew who is half asleep. Moth
ing shuts up the kingdom of God more
than the lack of earnestness.
THE man who is in earnest is the
one who makes everybody sit up and
take notice.
You can't stop a fellow full of gin
ger by throwing cold water in his path.
If some old 'geezer' gets up in his pew
and tells me I don't know how to
preach 1 tell him to go plumb to the
devil.
''The Lord has no use for the milk
and cider preachers. They needn't ex-
pect to win crowns.
MlHlSIerldl dignity is an awful detrl-
ment to a preacher. There is too much
dignity among the ministers and they
get up on stills and expect the people
to look up to them.
Il have no hesitancy in preaching
the truths of the gospel in the vernac-
ular of the street if it gets the man
out there. 1 reach men you can't get.
Why, you couldn't drag them into the
church with a derrick"
Sunday and group Of workers will
go to Catalina today and will remain
over Sunday. Next week they will go
to Springfield, III.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-16
FEDERATION CLUB ROOMS
ARE OPENED INFORMALLY
Nearly $50 Members Attend Luncheon
in New Quarters at Wright &
Calender Building

The new club rooms of the Fedora
ton club on the top floor of the
Wright & Calender building were in
formally opened yesterday. About $50
members attended the first luncheon
served, which was a decided success.
The rooms have been elaborately
htted and will contain headquarters
and committee rooms for the Church
federation.
The formal opening will be held dur
ing the visit of DR.. Grenfell, the we'll
known Labrador missionary, who will
be the guest of honor at a banquet
at the club.
Officers of the club who have been
prominent in securing the present
quarters are Nathan Newby, president:
John A. Merrill, vice president; l.. M.
Anderson, secretary; A. E. Pomeroy,
w. H. Frost, L. D. Jones, w. c. Mush-
ct. o. I. Johnson, 7. r. Gabel, direc-
tors.