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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1910-11-13

puonce the country is beginning to
realize that there are many possible
iues in this direction that had been
overlooked heretofore.
Many inventors are at work de-
signing sho1l-wuter craft and re-
.markable strides have been made In
reducing he draught of craft neces-
sary to move given tonnage, The
.so o-called train-hoat may bee cited as
as an example of the change IN de-.
sign which modern requirements are
demanding.
There are certain steps which
should ho taken 10y the rtizrns Of this
state In order TO show that they fully
appreciate the importance of improy-
ing the Arkansas river TO It's utmost
practicabillty. A fun and complete
survey should be made Of the river
from the eastern boundary OF tho
state TO as far west as Tulsa at least
ana In this survey should bo includ-
ed such tributary rivers as II may he
necessary to divert in order that their
waters may Doe thrown inio the Ar
kansas abore the present mouths OF
these rivers.
In some localities which may he
| mentioned. as many as hundred
thousand acres OF bottom land might
be reclaimed and made OF great value
Instead Of permitting these lands 10
remain practically useless; thus, the
benefits to be derived would he two
fold. one diversion OF the kind men.
toned, II Is thought by many citizens.
would make the reach of the river be-
tween Muskogee and Tulsa much cas-
Ter OF Improvement than il is now.
An appropriation by the state 70 COW
er the expense OF such survey should
be made at the next session of the len
islsture. Many states In the Union
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1910-11-13

are oppropratIng large sums for the
Improvement. Of their waterways and
ID would seem that the time has come
fer oklahoma to e.. least make a
start in This direction Nothing
tangible or definite can be accom-
pllshed by waiting for Congress TO do
this work while we sit idly by. and
this state should at least collect the
physical data necessary to defend It's
position when II goes before Con-
gress To ask for government appro-
.prauon
This work should not be left for the
United states Army Engineer Corps;
~ vs. the duty nf the citizens of okla
hcma ana as soon ls this duty Is rec-
ogi l2ed and acted upon 1t win he time
for us TO seek the aid of the general
government
Another thing should he looked in
TO very seriously, and that ls the ac.
tion of Kansas and Colorado In drain-
ing ihe waters OF the Arkansas River
for lrrgating purposes, While Il is
well known that the United states
Supreme Court decided In favor OF
the State of colorado taking these
waters (Kans. vs.. Col. L. S. page 40.
5l'L, ed, $3.50 II H. also to be noted
that recent action has been instituted
by the attorney general OF the state
OF Kansas against certain Interests
,of the state of Colorado, with Il view
to compel cessation of the indls-
oriminatc divergence Of the waters
Of the Arkansas River in the state OF
Colorado.
In conclusion we thank YOU for
your expressed desire TO live In hnr-
mony with your sister cities and ess.
peclaly with Tulsa. We note that
you say, however, we regret that we
cannot agree with the public affaies
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1910-11-13
ommltlce Of The Tulsa Commercial

committee of the Tulsa Commercial
club in its behalf regarding benefits
to be derived from money spent In
the development for navigation pur-
poses of such streams as the Arkan-
sas, Canadian, Red or Trinity Riv-
ers, but IN support of our position we
respectfully refer YOU 10 our most
eminent authority on this subject
the chairman of our National Rivers
and llarhors committee, backed up
by the best government engineers
This paragraph definitely fixes
your position. We are working pri-
lmarlly for the development of the
Arkansas River in this state and we
win continue 10 do 50 and we believe
the whole eastern part OF this state
viii back as up and possibly all OF
the state outside of the membership
or the oklahoma Traffic Associa-
tion
Ry the way, YOU may not be aware
that the citizens Of Texas will he in
Iconventon ut sherman. Texas, on ttho
18TH inst To push forward the pro-
Iposed development Of the Red River,
this furnishes another field for your
efforts inasmuch as you have the
Red River on your list
| We do not ask You 20 sacrifice your
honest and sincere convictions" as
YOU say, You are frank In advising
us whore YOU stand and we will hence
forth he on the alert to offset any
faction you may take to put those CON
lvictlons into practice so far as the
Improvement Of the Arkansas River
lis concerned.
Respectfully yours,
TULSA COMMERCIAL CLUR.
l.. j. Il. ROONEY,
] chairman Deep WaterMavs . limit-
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1910-11-13

Republican state headq parters today
was one announcing thdt the Repuh-
licans had elected two commissioners
In Pushmataha County \ telegram
was also received at headquarters
stating that Joe Morris of Guthrie,
former state chairman, Is seriously
i'll With pneumonia In hospital at
Los Angeles California 1t is learned
tonight that District judge A, II Hus-
ton has called a special grand Jury
TO convene November ~ The mat
ters to be considered aHe not made
public.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1910-11-13
A. l.. Davis lnlmDer 90. Figure
with us. Corner 2d and Houlder. Adv.

The late Holman Hunt used to tell
how a carpenter saved one of his
best pictures from a serious error.
The man was doing some odd Jobs
about the house and was found frown-
at 'rhe Shadow of the Cross" in the
studio---the picture in which Christ.
who has been saving n plank In the
workshop, rises 10 His full height
and stretches, His shadow forming
a crucifiS.
"Well9" asked the artist, lnterro-
gatively.
Don't think much of It, mister"
was the blunt reply.
Why" asked Hunt, amused. but
n trlfle net;led.
"The chap that can saw wood with
cut making any sawdust Is a sight
clever'n any ever seed" was the an
swer.
II was true, The floor Ieneath the
bench was clean. -
A.l0
pthes Ham
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1910-11-13

1thes Ham.
l. will make
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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-03
HENLEY A HINDOO
Until TIL SIXTH
Beavers Slam Seal Pitcher in
One Inning and Win the
Game
By JOSEPH MURPHY

The Beavers concentrated their eff
forts on one frame and opened up a
bombardment on Slivers Henley, which
was so terrific that the fans took pity
on the elongated twirler. 1t was one
of the prettiest batting rallies that has
been seen at Recreation park. as the
hits, five of them. were of the good,
solid type. one of them going for a
homer Outside the disastrous sixth
inning. Henley was the real mysterious
man. but he lost mis- cunning for a
short spell, which caused his undoing.
1t did not matter much whether Hen
ley was hit hard or not. as the Seals
seem to be crippIes at the bat these
days. They appear to have lost their
batting eyes, and their efforts yester-
day with the stick were in direct con-
trast with what they did last year with
the willow
Four lonely hits stretched over a like
number of innings tells the tale OF
why they failed 10 break into the run
column. Five hits in two days will
never bring another championship TO
the local club.
Longs men We're helpless before the
offerings of Seaton, Mercedes big
right handler. They failed 10 meet the
ball in their old time form and ex-
cepting Tenant. who seems TO have
picked UP in his hitting. the other
members of the team could do nothing.
The sixth was Henley's Waterloo. as
five good, solid bingles off his delivery
netted the visitors four runs. Outside
of this one frame the northerners failed
to get a hit off him. He had every
thing and his control was perfect
Seaton was working all the time
with full steam on. He had the Seals
popping in the air and they were help
less trying to put the bali in safe ter
ritory.
The champions failed to get man as
far as third base. Tenant slammed
double against the right field fence in
the seventh but his teammates could
not get him around any farther.
Seaton started the trouble for the
Seals in the sixth frame He hit safely
to short McArd1e made a sensational
stop of the grounder, but was not in
position to make the throw, though he
made a fine attempt. Netzel found one
that looked good to him and he swung
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-03
GLEASON PULLING
FOR SHORT FIGHT
He's Sure the Pictures VIII Be
Worth Fortune If JEFF Wins
Quickly

NEW YORK. April 2-The shorter
the fight at EmeryviIle. Cal. on July
4. the more valuable the moving pic
lures OF the contest will be- Such is
the opinion of John ]. Gleason, partner
of Tex Richard in promoting the at
fair He added that the films viii be
pearls without price If. in case the
fight does go only about five or six
rounds and Jenries is returned the
winner
Gleason said that none OF the seats
to be sold by the railroads would be
for less than SO All the S. seats
will be for sale in san Francisco. as
it is believed by the promoters that
those who care enough TO do extensive
travelling TO see the contest Likewise
will be willing TO pay literally to get
near the ringside
If the fight goes four or five rounds
with JsffrieS the winner said Glea-
son. there is no way OF estimating
the value of the moving pictures or
course, the general public wants to
see Jeffries win It viii pay literally
to see the pictures Of the contest re-
gardless OF how long il goes. but they
know that if the fight lasts 50 or 40
rounds they can't possibly see the en-
tire contest
1T would be difficult. too. to make
as good a picture showing with Is
rounds as it would be with FIVE OF six
Then every minute that the men were
in the ring would be infinitely ex-
hibited
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-03
Eastern Horses Are in
Great Shape

NEW YORK. April Not for years
have the horses in training at the
Long island tracks been az FAR ad-
vanced in condition at this time as
they are now. The warm weather has
afforded the trainers every opportunity
and. although no work OF a sensational
character has been reported from
GraveSend, Sheepshead BAY or Belmont
park. a greater number OF horses are
ready for the speed trials than ever
before.
All through the winter months there
has been practically a clean bill OF
health from each of the training sta
bles and the handlers have a rugged
lot 10 work on for the coming cam
paign-
One marked change in the winter
program appears TO have been great
benefit-the scheme of permitting the
horses TO run out in paddOcks during
the cold weather. This seems 10 have
resulted in more excellent physical
conditions than the old system where
by the horses went into retirement in
the fall and We're babied and blanketed
all winter long in warm stalls
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-03

Third hest-won By y Dcane &. W. It. & Il
$ second; Urban tP.a. Mt V H. 5 Time
second. Deane u. W.; third. Esola Is. Fl;
fourth. Wynne Is F.. Time. ~ as.
One mile run-won BY Shields OP.l. s. J. H
Nunsn IS ~. n H. s.; fourth, Ninekfrk (A)
A H. s. Time. 4:4s 2-5.
One mile relsy-won BY San Jose CP-l; sec
lAJ: fourth. santa Rosa IN w fine
3-2 %. Winning team composed Of Macauley,
Smitherum. kircher, Hsuniin, ofheld and Thomp
Special one nile relay race-won by Univer
slty 81 California freshman team, consisting Of
l hille5 Peart. shield Horner and Miller Time
FIELD EVENTS
= ID hammer throT-Won By Melvin "a
Thomas IN. W.. C. H. s.: fourth OfHeId (Pl,
$. J. II. s Distance. IA feet inches.
Pole v2uIt-Wo1 By Young a. ". ,; II; H; $;
van fP.) z. A. H. s; fourth Baker Is u,
TuElock- Height, il feet inches.
A H. s.; second. Templeton CP.J. P A. r. s.
third, Holman IS F.. c. $. NJ A; fourth. Nc.
Daniels u W., S. r. H. s. Height, feet
81 inches
i2 ID. sbOtput-Won by Ofheld CP.). s. J. H.
>; second, Hollis Is. F., c. r. c.. third,
Thomas O. ". .. H. s.; fourth. scatena N,
Running broad jump-won by Alexander (P)
5 c. H 5. second Deane IN. W.. Ft. B. II
5; third. Hardin (A-b. A. d s.: fourth. Corker
Is; F.. {. s N. A. Distance. p feet inches
reTiations-Subleagues A, Alameda; P,
Peninsulsr: S. F.. San Francisco. y. W, North
Alameda: Fl. B. H. s, Fort Bragg; q. H. s.,
Ukiah; 5. c. 81 s., Santa Clara; S. ]. H. S.
San Jose; G S. " A, Lick: NJ H. s. Mission
H. H s. Healdshurg: c. p. c.. Cogswell; p. A
H s. Palo Alto: o. p. Fl. s.. Oakland poly tech
mic; 5 r: II S. Santa Rosa; Mt. Y. H S,
San Mateo; Ben II. S, Beuieia; 7. b. s., Tur
lock.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-03
Interest in Handba1I Is
Revived

HandbalI. ~the sport of the Irish
kings" has been revived at Christian
Brothers college. A sudden squirt of
enthusiasm for this long neglected
pastfme was observable some two
weeks ago and now a tournament Il In
progress and at least two snappy games
are pulled of daily
John Pickett and F. MuTigaa are up
TO date the prospective champions.
Their closest competitors are Dave
Polk and '-Snitz- OfNeil-
The finals of the series will be
fought out by this quartet toward the
end OF the weak
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-03

nightly on the sphere and it went
sailing out over right field at cannon
ball speed.
Casey reached first on McArdIe-s err
ror, McCredie singled TO right field
fence and then Buddy Ryan bumped
one up against right field fence which
went for a double. Casey crossed the
plate on the hit Fisher scored Nc
Creole on an infield hit and Ryan was
caught at the plate.
Both sides went out in quick fash
ion and there was never time during
the remainder OF the contest that either
threatened 10 score. Score follows:
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-03
OAKS DOWNtD BY
BAUM'S TWIRLINC
Senators Crack Pitcher Tames
W0Iyerf0n's Wild and
Woody Outfit

SACRAMENTO, April 2.-Spider Baum
pitched the Senator's to victory this
afternoon, holding the Oaks to two hits
and no runs, while his teammates fell
on Dank for five hits. which netted
two runs and the game. Baum drove
out two corking singles and played an
excellent fielding game. getting five
assists. Van Buren, made sensational
running catch of Cameron's drive in
the third inning Score:
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-03
VERNON GETS ONE
MORE FROM ANGELS

Los ANGELES, April 2-vernon
won out in a stubbornly contested
game with the seraphs today that re-
quired II innings to decide. The score
was to 2. In the seventh inning the
score was tied and hits were so scarce
afterward that it looked as if the
game would be called draw until the
eleventh. when Vernon secured one
more run Score:
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-03
PETALUMA MINES TO OPEN SEASON
[SpeciaL Dispotch 70 The Coli

PETALUMA. April 2.-The baseball
season opens here Sunday Three
games viii be pulled Off The Eagles
will play the bay shore Green's Hell
ME, Porter Will coach L. V waywire
and William Farrell will umpire The
Petaluma class d league team will play
St. Mary's Of Oakland. Bill Reed will
umpire. The Tourists, a fast amateur
team. will play the Sequoias OF San
Francisco.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-03
BELMONT HORSE WINS

LONDON, April 2.-The Grove weIter
handicap of 200 sovereigns. for year
olds and upward. distance five furlongs.
run at Alexandria park today. was
won nv August Belmont's Boudoir.
Blue Blazes was second and Missed
Catch third There We're ID starters.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-03
SUMMARY

Hits-On Baum 3 OF Dank 8 Two base hit
Hogan. Sacrifice hit-Dank. First base on err
rors-oakland I, Sacramento First base on
bsses-Oakland s. Sacramento G. Struck ont
By Baum 2 by Dank 2 Double pIays-Dank TO
Wolverron 70 Wares 10 Cameron Wild nitch~
Dapk stolen bases-Saunders. Shinn Danzir
Time Of game-I hour and IS minutes I'm
pire-Ftnney-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-03
VERNON
Runs AND HTS BY INNINGs
SUMMARY

Three base hit-Martinke. Two base hits
Burrell. BTashear. Briswalfer t2l. First base
on called bslls-of Breckenridge 4. Struck out
By BrsvaIter (. by Breckenridge . Stolen
bases-earlisle. Brashear. Double piay-Roth ia
Howard to Dillon. Hit by pitched haIl-Bra
shear. Daley. Time of garne-2 hours and &c
minutes. UmDire-McGreeyx.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-03
OAKLAND
SACRAMENTO
RIMS AND HITS BY INNINGS

Slated for spokesman in ninth
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-03
GAMES TO-DAY

san Franeisco-PortIand at Oak
land. 10 n. M.
san FranciscO-POrtIand at Rec
reation park, 2:30 ID. IN.
Los Angeles at Vernon, a M
Vernon mt Los Angeles. p. I'M.
Oakland at Sacramento.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-03
STANDING OF THE CLUBS

RESULTS OF GAMES
Portland 4, san Francisco o.
Sacramento =, Oakland o.
Vernon 3, Los Angeles :.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-03
81 FRANCIsCO
RUNS AND HITS By INNINCs


Home run-Netzel Two base hits-Rysn. Ten
nant- Sacrifice hlts-RyaD. Rapps- FIRST base
on called bails-Of SeatOn 1. Struck Out-By
Seaton 4. by Henley = Hit BY pitcher-Afc-
Creole. Speas. Ryan Double p1ays-FisF-r II to
Olson: Mundorn TO Witt 20 McArdIe Tine OF
game hour and 81 minutes. Umpires-Hilde-
brand and Van Haltren-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-22
ar. F. D..
Three Billion Letters Year Now Bear
Those Initials


From the Washington Herald.
The rural free delivery service of the
United States means the distribution of
nearly 5000, 600, 900 letters and parcels an
nually along the highways and byways
of every state and territory from Maine
to Alaska A force of Il, 900 carriers daily
go over the routes assigned to them.
Bringing the mail to the farmer now
costs the nation 900 year in sal
aries for the carriers. expense of examin-
ing new routes, maintaining postoffces,
payments of inspectors, special agents,
clerks and chiefs Of bureaus.
To secure information to make changes
in routes and carriers where deemed nee
essary to establish new routes and to
record and tabulate statistics and data
for the postmaster general as well as for
the public a force Of only ITO persons is
required in Washington in spite OF the
great amount of office work and corre-
spondence that must be finished daily
Over million letters are received and
answered by the department Of rural free
delivery in a year. Many of those re-
ceived are merely addressed to the de-
partment. To save time of opening and
reading missives not properly directed
is part of the work Of the mailing Sec
ton. 1t includes a private postoffice
through which every letter received or
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-22

sent relative to rural delivery must pass
Every one of the half million and more
letters sent from this department is
copied for record by mechanical sys-
tenn which saves the labor of a hundred
copying clerks even where the hand copy
ing press or the carbon method has been
employed. A force of only II clerks is
needed in this section, says the Bookkeep-
er, yet in addition to handling and copy
ing mail they keep a daily record of all
the outlay. for postage expenses of the
department and sort and examine the
hundreds of letters daily received which
must be returned to the postoffices where
they should have been directed.
What the service does in receiving APP
plications for new routs, petitions for car
riers, decisions of the department, the
payments and receipts, is told by the
postoffice newspaper. Published every
day by the accounting section, it is a rec
ord of what every one in this postal
counting house, including the assistant
postmaster general himself, is doing. Ev-
cry important item of statistics is tab
ulated in type.
The esprit de corps of the rural free de-
livery is best shown by the last annual
report. During the year it states that out
of the Al 600 in the service the total dis
missals for cause were only 165. less than
the total number of deaths.
The reasons for the dismissals were
principally Incompetence and failure to
obey instructions No dismissals what
ever for stealing from the mails or other
dishonesty were on the records. Con-
sidering the different kinds of men re-
quired, this is indeed remarkable testi-
mony to their faithfulness and speaks
we'll for the organization.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-22
A REMARKABLE PARISH
st. Christopher-le-stock In London
Has But One Inhabitant

From Harper's Weekly.
The heart of London, that region about
the Bank of England and the Royal Ex-
change, which has been dubbed THE
financial hub of the world" stands IN
what is the strangest parish In the CITY,
There is in this parish no church, no
municipal office, and, 1t Is SAID, pu1 one
inhabtant; yet it's value in paroenlal
and official sense is equal to that or
many another parish in the British me-
tropolis with It's thousands of taxpayers
This is the parish of st. Christopher-ie-
Stocks. Some 700 years ago 1t was round
ed, no one knows exactly how or by
whom, and is still existent with all It's
rights and dignities.
The church of this parish stood IN
Threadneedle street, on the site OF the
Bank of England of today, but this
church was demolished at the time OF
the Improvement of the bank in the year
1881. The church was a stately edlnce'
altered and beautified by Sir Christopher
Wren after the ravages of the great nre
of London, and embellished by gifts from
the city's wealthy aldermen.
The first authentic. reference to TINS
church is found in the year lSs2, but l. 10
certain that the church was in existence
at least 100 years prior to this date, mas
much as without the gate stood pair Oh
stocks for the punishment of those whose
offenses had been committed within the
citv limits. These were abolished in lzS2'
when Edward l was king
At the time Henry Walls was mayor Oh
London the tolls derived from London
bridge we're insufficient for its mainte-
nance, so the mayor, with the royal per
mission. established fish and hesh
market near by the church of st. CHRIS
topher-le- Stocks" The stocks market was
designed to aid the upkeep Of London
bridge, the bridgekeeper having power TO
grant leases for market shops. me
church was the spiritual resort OF all
"godly shopkeepers."
In 1924 a graveyard was attached to the
church and it was upon this that the
Bank of England encroached, so that in
1881 the church was demolished. But no
doubt to salve the consciences of the
money makers the parochial rights and
dignities were stifl maintained. The gar
den with the fountain within the Bank
of England marks the site of the burial
ground. The last interment took place
100 years ago, being that Of one "Jenk-
ms. a bank clerk, Z feet 6 inches high.
So the old church of St. Christopher
ie-Stocks went its way, but it's parish re-
mains, embracing the open space In
front of the bank and the Mansion House.
This parish has one inhabitant and he en-
Joys full rights of voting for parliament
and all municipal councils.