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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-04-18
MURRAY WILL OPEN HIS
CAMPAIGN In GRADY

The Hon. William Murray Alfalfa
BILL" president Of the constitutional
convention and speaker Of the house IA
the First Legislature, viii open his
Grady county campaign for goyerno,
with speech in ChicSasha on Wed
nesday evening. April 20.
The place OF the speaking has not
been definitely decided upon, but It
will probably be at Convention Hail.
Mr.. Murray fires his opening gun at
Altus tomorrow and the speech here
will be his second in the campaign.
He will no doubt outline his views OF
all public questions at issue.
Murray headquarters have been
opened at Tishomingo.
As general political manager he has
selected the Hon. Pres Lester Of Nc
Alester, and as an active office mana
ger and secretary to his campaign
committee, the Hon H. L. Muldrow OF
Tishomingo, the last grand master of
the Masonic order Of the Indian rerri-
tory and late retiring grand master Of
the state Of Oklahoma In addition he
will have as membNs Of his campaign
committee, Hon. John M. Young os
Lawton Albert Shiled Of Enid, and
Sidney clute Of III Reno, the latter
having active charge Of his western
headquarters Mr.. Lester, his politi-
cal manager, is an old resident OF the
Choctaw nation, and occupied for
many years the same relations to the
Choctaw tribe Of Indians Murray did
to the Chickasays. and they have co
operated before, both in Indian and
white mans politics Their methods
in a political way are very similar.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-04-18
HOME FROM
PANAMA
ChiCkaSha Man Returns
After Three Years on
lSthmuS

r Colather, a Chickasha man VINO
has spent over three years in the gov
ernment service On the Izthmus Of
Panama, returned home last night,
having resigned his position
Mr. Godfather was employed as
carpenter on the Gatun locks and dam
He had to come home on account Of
falling health. He says he was never
sick day. but his physicians advised
him 10 quit the zone Mr.. Godfather
has made several trips home since he
first went to Panama, his last yisi,
being during last September.
The Great Gatum dam and locks.
Mr. Godfather thinks. will be completed
by 1915, but he is not so optilnistic as
to the complexion Of the canal oy thar
time. The Culebra cut is giving no
end Of trouble 1t caves in rapidly,
which multiplies the amount Of ex
cayating which must be done
Under the first plan 1903, ,745, 900 cubic
yards Of material were to be removed,
and that has been done, according 10
reports given out at Washington.
But subsequently, in order to accom-
m0date naval vessels OF the Dread
naut type, and the giant liners now un-
der construction, the president ordered
the widening and deepening Of the
canal prism That involved the re-
moval Of 70.S71,5 ,594 additional yards Of
material, and that is all Of the task
of excavation that confronts the engi-
neers.
The real work of digging did not be
gin until 1907, in which year nearly l6.-
100000 cubic Yards Of earth were re-
moved, and since that time the daily
average has been steadily growing un-
til now in three and a quarter years
all of the excavations called for iu the
original plans have been accomplished.
Last month S.0e7 ATS yards ol ma.
terlal were taken out, and this in the
face Of the heaviest rains known on
the isthmus during the month Of
March.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-04-18
CENTENARIAN UNITES
WITH THE CHURCH

she moved to Chickasha Mrs Jacobs
has been member of the Baptist
church Tor seventy years.
Mrs. Jacobs was born in Maryland
Ga. Lut has spent most Of her life on
the frontier in Texas and Oklahoma
She was one Of eleven children, buy
since the civil war has heard nothihe
Of brothers, sisters Or parents She
has three children living, A. Jacobs
Of independence, no. J. r. Jacobs
Of this city and Mrs. q E. Baze Of
Shreveport, La
Although somewhat feeble, Mrs.
Jacobs is in very good health. About
year ago she had an attack OF pueu-
monia, but since that time has not
been Ill.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-04-18
30 BOOZE
CASES ON
DOCKET

Judge Williams opened the April
term Of county court this morning. bo
ginning with the crinatnal docke'
when IS set for three uays
Guy Bgockman, an Alex boy, charged
with Bookkeeping was the first to be
tried. The case went to the jury about
3 o'clock
Walter Diehl Of futile plead guilty
to liquor charge and the court said
500 fine and thirty DAYS in jail would
suit his case
On the docket are thirty liquor cases
and seven other cases. At the last
term Of court seventy-six liquor cases
were docketed
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-04-18
JUST LIKE
ABERNATHY

john Abernathy. who WON the adj
miratiol OF Theordore Roosevelt and
the United tSates marshalship by his
daring feat Of catching EN- alive. isn't
the only pebble on the beach.
Chickasha has wolf catcher who
can sive John cards and spades and
beat him amy old time The only thing
that win keep him from eclipsing Ab.
ernathy is the fact that he didn't hap
pen 20 have a president Of q kodak
with him when he pulled off the stunt.
This morning at an early hour Al
bert DeKinder, clerk in the posi-
office living at Twenty-second and
Idaho avenue. was alarmed by loud
cries that came from his chicken
house. Hastily donning his clothes,
he rushed to the scene and found a
full-grown wolr with a fine pullet in
his mouth in the act OF making his
escape DeKiuder. who is something
of a sprinter. gave chase, and the wolf,
being handicapped somewhat by the
fowl in his mouth, was soon oyertaken
and captured with the naked hands Of
the postal clerk.
The wolf was evidently pet animal
as It had a collar and chain. Dekinder
was leading it down town after break
fast when 1t slipped its collar and
made getaway.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-04-18
DIR. HYDE IS PLACED
ON TRIAL for The
MURDER OF SWOPE
Special Dispatch

Special Dispatch,
Kansas City. Mo, April lS.--The
state and defense both announced
ready this morning 10 proceed with
the opening statements III the Hyde
trial.
The state expects to prove hat
Hyde had been abnormal since child
hood, as shown by cruelty to animals.
and hat Le possessed in an inordinate
degree the ambition for money and DO
siuon. 1t expects to prove that he
murdered Col Swope with cyanide DO.
tassium and attempted to kin other
members Of the family with drugs and
bacteria,
Special Prosecuting Attorney Reed
In his opening statement said:
During Colonel swopes last Illness,
HYDE gave three grain capsule con
talning strychnine to the nurse TO b.
given 10 Colonel Swope She said the
colonel went into commissions after
taking the capsule and died eight min.
utes later The scientist Is said 10
have found enough poison in tue ody
TO kill dozen men"
Mr.. Reed said the motive OF The mur.
der was TO get control OF a fortune Jf
four million dollars left By Colonel
swope.
The defense put In denial 10 al
charges. claiming that the colonel was
a habi,ual user OF drugs containing
strychnine. Attorneys for the defense
claim that the body was embalm ID in
a fluid containing stryehnlne; tlrey
say the body was left exposed, and
strychnine may have been injected in
to the body at the embalmers or a'ter
the body was pus into the tomb
The defense accused the prosecution
Of suppressng material evidence %
lurthering a conspiracy against HYDE,
Reeds denuncmtion of the accused
was stopped lU Attorneys FOR the dc.
Tense and the Jury retired while ths
matter was aggaed Prosecutor Lh..
shaw removed an difficulty BY having
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-04-18
Masonic Grand Lodge
Will Meet Tomorrow

Oknnlgee. OKLA, April iS.-Promi-
nent Masons from ali over the state
are gathering here to attend meetings
of various grand lodges The Grand
Chapter of Royal Arch Masons viii
meet mere April 10 and 20, the Crane
Council OF Royal and Select Masons,
April 2i. and the Grand Lodge Of
Knlga's Templar for the Indian Terri.
tory April % On April 81 a reception
will be given the knight Templars at
the Elks' hall The Indian Territory
and Oklahoma grand lodges have never
effected a union, but are expected TO
do SO this year
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-04-18

An unusual spectacle Witnessed al
the First Baptist church yesterday
morning was that Of white-hai-ed
lady. one hundred years old, joining by
letter. and shaking hands with come
three hundred members The new
member who was made so welcome
was Mrs Mary Jane Jacobs. the ;notn-
er J r. Jacobs Of the Jacobs Cigar
yender Company
Mrs. Jacobs will be 100 years old
Saturday, April 20, and she started the
Baptist birthday box yesterday by
dropping IN dollar for her century Of
years
Her letter was from the Baptist
church at Shawnee. where she lived
since 1895, until two years ago, when
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-04-18
LINN GOES
TO GUTHRIE

VIII Linn, secretary Of the state cleo
tion board, left this afternoon for GuEh,
rie, where he VIII open his office next
Wednesday. He will be at she state
capital the greater part Of the true
from now until after the general eloe.
ton next November
A vast am0dnt OF work falls upon
the secretary Of the election hoard.
His first duties viii be to prepare fos
the special election on June II. when
a number Of questions will be submit
ted through the initiative and referen-
dun. After April 90 he viii also be
busy receiving nominating petitions
from state candidates
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-04-18

BEAT The
BUTCHERS

The second game Of the City League
was played at the fair grounds sun
day afternoon. resulting In victory
for the Printers over the Butchers BY
the score Of IL to 6. The game was
witnessed by good crowd aud was
anybody's game until the last man
struck out
The features Of the game were the
infield work Of the Printers and the
pitching Of Smith. a sidewheeler
The battery work Of the Butchers.
the Hays borthers, was the only re-
deeming feature Of the losing side.
The umpiring Of Pierce was never
questioned, he giving decisions IN
league style. Following is score By
innings:
12S45G7 r.. H. e.
Butchers 00O11 o. 4 z
Printers 012 2Ol3 81 Kill 8 8
Two-base hits, Dean, Luthz.
Stolen bases, Printers 8. Butchers, c.
Batteries. Smith and Lutz; Bays and
Hays
Umpire. Pierce
Attendance. 800,
Time of game, / hour and 55 min
utes.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-04-18
FOUR DEAD
In WRECK

Special Dispatch.
Jackson, Miss, April lS.-Four men
were killed and two injured when an
Illinois Central train was wrecked near
here this morning The fireman is
missing.
The engine left the track ana jump.
ed down an embankment followed by
the baggae, mail, library car and two
Pullmans, The rest Of the train re-
mained On the track. The wrecked
cars caught fire and burned
OF the five men in the mail car
three were killed and two injured The
dead bodies we're burned.
The dead are:
Engineer McCoslker.
Mail Clerk A. W. Wood,
Mail Clerk w r. Lott
Mail Clerk John Treelear.
A relief crew was organized and
took the passengers from the coaches
through the windows and attempted to-
entinguish the burning cars with fire
extinguishers.
None Oh the passengers were injured
Railroad officials gave out the sratc-
ment at noon that the train was dc-
liberately wrecked II is believed that
robbery was the motive. Plates had
been removed from the rails.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-04-18
ON ROCKS
in A FOG
, t+++++++++++++*+ , >

y Special Dispatch y
= London, April iS-Thc Atlantic Y
. liner AIinnehaha grounded Ia y
= fog near Bishops Rock, Sicily IS =
I lands this morning The steanv \
y er Is rapidly sinking. siAty.iour =
= passengers were landed safely Z
= aptain Layland and crew stood by =
= the ship =
= When the liner struck. the pas =
= sengers being thrown from tEeir =
= berths. thought the vessel wss =
= sinking. Women were hyslerical +
= and men were frightened. They :
+ were landed safely in lifeboais. +
= Lloyds say il the fog lifts and :
= weather settles there is a chance =
= 10 save the ship. 1t is admitted =
Z that her position is perilous. ,
+++4%%+ +++$+++ y +
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-04-18
BANKERS VS..
COTTON men


There viii be a baseball game be-
tween the cotton men and bankees
tomorrow afternoon at the Fairgrounds.
Both teams have some fast players aud
not game is promised. The game
will be called promptly at 4.45 o'clock.
All players on the cotton mems team
are asked to meet at G. r Withef-
spoons office at o'clock sharp
The lineup for the two teams is as
follows;
Cotton Men Bankers.
Catcher.
Bob Murray Il. e. 4orris
Pitcher.
Hugh Smith Arthur Ersland
First Base,
II. NJ Smith r 7 Johnson
Second Base
Gene Collins r g Hall
Third Base.
Tom Doss A. Z, Hawn
shortstop
?. W Mallon George Ae.s 2
Left Field.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-04-18
CARTER IS
CONVICTED
Special Dispatch

Special Dispatch
Washington. April is.-After lapse
OF eighteen years. Eberiin A. Garter
a former captain in the engineer corps
was adiudged guilty in the United
States supreme court Of participation
in the Savannah harbor scandal.
Carter had Just been released from a
five years term in Fort Leavenworth
The supreme court granted the gov
ernment the right to recover tour hun
dred thousand dollars.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-04-18
ARC
AWA
BEHEADED
Special Dispatch

Special Dispatch
London. April 1s.-The ring leaders
in the riot yesterday were executed ty
the authorities and the government is
planning to relieve the Rice famine in
Hanan province which is believed
chiefly responsible for the riots
The men lost in Yesterdays collision
between a junk and the gunboat This
tie are known to be Bishop Peerez and
three Augustian priests. first reported
to be Americans,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-04-18
ALDRICH
TO QUIT

Special Dispatch. a
Providence, April 1S.-" Under no DR.
cnmstances win suuator AldFlch ba q
candidate for reelection
The statement was made today Dy
general Brayton. known as the Repub-
lican boss Of Rhode Island He gave
poor health as the reason FOR retise-
ment.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-04-18
"ALFALFA eILL" SPECIAL,

A special train will be run tomorrow
by the Frisco to Altus, where William
Murray opens his campaign The train
viii pass through Chickasha at NJ
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-04-18
Reed appointed a special state utor.
my.

Neeu appvihled q speclal state illOr'
ny,
Kansas City, Mo-. April lS.--ln a
dingy, -begrimed, ilIkept little
courtroom in this city this morning pr.
Bennett Clarke Hyde went on tria! for
his life. With the beginning of this
trial an act in one OF the strangest,
most mystifying and withal one Of the
most absorbing dramas in the history
Of this country Is rung up Dr. Ben
nett Clarke Hyde, a prominent Kansas
City physician, man hitherto looked
up to and respected by all. stands
charged with the murder Of Col. Thos
II. SwoDe, octogenarian millionaire
Nor Is this all Dr. Hyde is under iu-
dictment by the grand jury on another
charge OF murder IN the first degree
lie is charged with having encompass
ed the death OF Christman Swope, a
nephew Of the millionaire. Dr. Hyde
is still further charged with maIi-
slaughter He is accused Of having
killed Col. Moss Hunter, an old and
faithful serYitor OF the Swope family
AS if this list OF charges were not
enough. DIR. Hyde is accused Of trying
to kill eight other members Of the
swope family by administering to
them cultures OF typhoid germs
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-04-18
= + + = + = + = = = + = /
WEATHER FORECAST.

= For Chickasha and vicinity: To .
= night and Tuesday fair; frost =
+ Tuesday morning; warmer. =
. %%%+++%@+ > ++%% = +#%# = =
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-09-30

The florists have trade jargon OF
their own. When a man who grows
flowers for a living rattles off some
thing like paper whites, valleys and
Romans" the confused layman has to
stop to think what the tumble of words
means. 1t is only the trade way Of say
ing paper white narcissus, lily OF the
valley and Roman hyacinth. Likewise
"mum" is their word for chlysanthe-
mum, and time and space are likewise
saved by saying "cyp" instead OF
cypripedium. So Bridesmaid roses are
maids" American Beauties are beau.
ties," Perle du Jardln becomes 'per!e"
and is pronounced pearl, while Souve-
mir du President Carnot is reduced to
its last word, just as those other illus
trious French rose names, General
Jacqueminot and Marechal Mel, where
shortened to Jack" and "NieP' In the
heyday of their glory. - New York
Press.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-09-30
A Simple Life.

sand what" inquired the visitor,
who was "being nice" to little Bobbie,
"are you going to do when you grow
up|
BE business man." responded Rob-
ert, '1ike father. He took me down to
his Office last week, and Pm going to
work like him and have good time"
"And what are you going to do In
businessY pursued the visitor.
"Going to do just like dad" repeated
the youngster-"catch the train every
morning and when l get to the office
light big cigar and sit down at my
desk and say there's SO much work to
do it's no use beginning till after lunch,
and then go out with another big man
and eat and eat till can't eat any
more, and then 60 back to business and
ask everybody else why the work amt
done, and then get SO mad because
nobody does anything that I'll go
home early and be SO tired I can't do
a thing except read the paper and
smoke more big cigars and swear."-
Pearson's.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-09-30
PLAYED Them Both WAYS.

The French comedian Perlet was ex-
traordinarily thin. A physician recon-
mended him to try some bath In the
Pyrenees, SO he betook himself to the
mineral springs, where he bathed un-
remittingly, but all in vain; he did not
increase In size. Patience" urged the
doctor. There is nothing like our
baths for making people fat" One
day while Perlet was waiting philo-
sophically In his bath for an embon-
point which never came he heard a
conversation In the next room, from
which his own was divided by only q
thin partition and which was occu-
pied by an enormous woman, fat as the
Hottentot Venus Doctor" said she,
II am getting tired of this" why"
asked the Aescuapius. Il have been
here two months" "Well| "Well, !
am as enormous as was when /
came" "a little patience, madame"
urged the doctor. "There is nothing
like our baths for making people thin
Perlet, hearing these words, sprang out
of his bath, dressed, rushed home to
his hotel, ordered his bill and left for
Paris by the next train.-Argonaut
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-09-30
Tame Eaules.

A man living near Tromso, in Nor
way, is great lover of wild birds
and has succeeded in tanning three
eagles. He took them on the noun
tain side while they were young and,
according to the London Field, kept
them couple of years in captivity.
AS their craving for liberty, however,
grew stronger and stronger he at last
let them loose, but they have settled
down in the neighborhood Of his home,
and when he ascends the height which
has become their favorite resort with
fish or a newly shot seagull they
quickly discover him from afar and
come majestically sailing through the
air, settling down beside him. Their
meal over, they willingly allow him to
pet and stroke them before they again
make for the rocky islets, but they
will not allow stranger to approach
them.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-09-30
ONLY ONE or HIS KIND.
The Reason the Judge Refused to
Hang on to the Horse.


During the second Cleveland cam
paign Colonel John p Irish, the golden
tongued orator, and Judge Kinne Of
Waterloo, Ia, the man with lungs Of
brass, were stumping Iowa in behalf of
the Democratic candidate.
They were driving in buggy on the
road to Sidney, young city in the
southwestern part of the state, when
they came to fork of the road where
there was no sign board. Which turn
to take was question, as they had
barely time to make the town anyway.
"There's a farmhouse over there
bit. You sit still, and I'll go over and
ask questions" said Irish, and, climb
ing out, he started for the desired in
formation. He got it and on his re-
turn saw the horse, evidently fright
ened at something, tearing down the
road at runaway speed. Instead of try
ing to stop the horse, Judge Kline
dropped the reins, climbed over the
seat and dropped off the back Of the
buggy into the road.
When Irish caught up to him the
judge was busily dusting himself off
after his roll In the roadway, not in
the least dis1gured by his acrobatic
stunt.
you're on the right fork Of the road,
all right, judge, but why didn't you
hang on to the horse" asked Irish,
laughing heartily.
"Why didn't 1 hang Oh to himf"
rumbled Kline in his deep subcellar
voice. "Ill tell you why / didn't, my
Christian friend. There's lots of horses
in this world, but there is but one
Judge Kinne. Los Angeles Times.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-09-30
A Locomotives Breathing.

The breathing of a locomotive
that is to say, the number of puffs
given during a journey-depends upon
the circumstances of its driving
wheels and their speed. No mat
ter what the rate of speed may
be, for every one round of the driving
wheels locomotive will give four
pufs-two out of each cylinder. the
cylinders being double. If the av'
erage circumference of the driving
wheel is twenty feet and the speed per
hour fifty miles, locomotive will
give, going at express speed, $50 puts
per minute, 52,S00 puffs per hour and
1866 puffs per mile.-London Stand
ard.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-09-30
TEMPTING TABBY.
Ruse That Won Satisfactory Pose
For the Camera.


The repairs on the house were COM
pleted and the shavings swept out; also
q new coat of paint added dressiness
to the outside. What next but pho
tograph Of its new angles? That be-
ing considered, the question of mo-
ment was how to pose Katusha.
Rolled into q ball every cat looks
like every other cat; hence 1t was Ka-
tusha in action that must grace the
foreground. Being abominably cod
died and fat, action was the last thing
that appealed to Katusha. Coaxing
and likewise prodding made no effect.
She had been known upon occasions
to be stirred by morsel of delectable
food. But fancy an aristocratic feline
pictured in the attitude Of tearing at a
chicken bone! Impossible for Katu-
sha.
There arose an emergency and with
1t the mistress who disappeared into
the house and brought forth branch
Of Japanese paper cherry blossoms. A
wave Of them before Katusha's eyes
was like making some hypnotic pass.
She got up, stretched her body, while
her nose just reached the pinkish flow
ers. That was III They appealed to
her aestheticism.
Snap went the camera. 1t was per-
feet. ..
How began the man of the
house. ... .-
"Just the alluring fragrance of q
silver Of chicken secreted in the
bough," said herself as Katusha rolled
back into q ball.-Kansas City Star.