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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-10
DO POINTED KNEES MEAN CLASS?
BEST PLAYERS NOTED FOR THEM

"How do you known" inquired q
second voice.
"Pipe his knees. They're point
ed" said voice No. I.
whats that got to do with
it," No. 2 wanted to know.
II don't know, but l never seen
a champion that didn't have
them"
This talk came to me day or
so ago, and / skirmished around
until l found lot of pictures OF
men who have been champions
and men who are now champions.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-10
INVESTIGATE
Before too Late

During the year 1909 : great
many very prominent man passed
away and the number that sue-
cumbed to stomach tro9hlo was
very large. Many underwent opeg-
atoms BY the most scientific
ply sicians, but, alas. the concensus
Of opinion. too late. r ron ~
troubled with stomach trOubla ~
not delay. but investigate tho many
testimonials from prominent en-
xens Of Spokane, who have suffered
for years and have been perIna-
nently cured By the use q Powol1so
Stomach Remedy. II does cure ~
digestion. Catarrh Of the 6tomach
and all Stomach tronbles- FOR saIo
by all first class drug storoo ~
sent direct, charges paid. 81 hottie.
Testimonials furnished On appllcar
ton. A. H. POWELL. Manufactur-
ing Chemist. Spokane. wash.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-10
SPORT PAGE

Tom Scanlon, known east and
west. north and south, wherever
8 RESTING and boxing thrive, as
manager Of athletes and promoter,
tells of a referee who was strong in
the belief that blood is thicker than
water. and whose motto was Ire
land for Ireland.
"This fellow" says Scanlon, twas
the third man In the ring at a
smoker one night. The principals
were big, raw-boned harp and an
equally big negro.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-10

POINTED KNEES OF SOME
CHAMPIONS.
BY TIP WRIGHT
Here's a funny stunt: great
fighters have pointed knees. Ever
notice it?
First time I heard that men
who reach the top of the pugilistic
ladder are prone to carry around
sharply defined kneecap was
one night several years ago, when
Abe Attell was coming to the
front in q hurry.
/ sat at the ringside and
watched the foxy Hebrew boy toy
with an opponent as a cat plays
with a mouse. Abe's long, sharp
shooting left was finding the mark
with regularity, and in the
clinches he'd smile at his seconds
confidently and hook a right to
the wind
"That guys going to be a
champion some day." said a voice
behind me.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-10
0 d4i lM4zAzN7SAYS:

Calvin sat down on the floor of the
vehicle, his face to the rear. AS l
came alongside he put out his hand,
patted me on the head and said:
"'Well, sonny, what do you think
of your grandpop as batter?'
81 didn't, think. l was too mad
for that"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-10

Hogan, greatest of Yale's tackles
few years back, was to the foot
ball world what Jeff Is to the ring.
He was somewhat like jeff in his
manner. Quiet and modest regard
ing his own ability.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-10
White SOX WILL
PLAY BALL WITH
MO ]. Of JAPAN
(RY United Press Leased Wirel

(Bv United Press Leased Wire)
CHICAGO, Feb. 9.-President
Comiskey of the Chicago White Sox
today closed a deal for a series Of
games between his American
league team and that of the Kio
university of Japan. The games
will be played in the training sea-
son of the White Sox In California,
probably at San Francisco.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-10
PERSONAL STORIES OF
MEN IN WORLD OF SPORT

Der and Cy Myrick accepted mark.
ers running into the thousands.
They won their bets-on paper.
The crooks didn't have a cent to
settle with and by the. next morn
ing had sold a $4,000 auto for
$500 and skipped town.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-10

Last year a wine man who had
loaned Jim Jeffries $4,000 years
ago, asked him for a loan of
$4,000. Jeff swore down and up
that he didn't have it but would
borrow 1t. If necessary. This is no
particular sign that jeff was
rammed tight financially as he has
money placed in mining ventures,
the stock of which Is higher than
when Jeff bought it.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-02-17
LIGHT COMPANY
WANTS EXTENSION
VIII Try to Have Franchise Submitted
On Same Day Water Works
Bonds Are Voted.

One of the things that will prob
ably receive much attention from the
citizens Of Vinita during the coming
months, was the proposed franchise
to the Vinita Electric Light, Ice &
Power company, which was presented
and read at the meeting Of the city
council Tuesday night. The propos-
ed franchise was only read at this
meeting, however, and deferred until
g later date. The provisions of this
franchise are not known other than
that the company will ask for an ex-
tension of twenty-one years, from the
expiration of it's present charter. The
company will endeavor to get the
council to call the election, at which
the people shall vote upon the same
day that they vote upon the water
works extension bond proposition.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-02-17
Commission Submits Figures Showing Earnings
on Both Intra-Stqte and Interstate Ship
ments--lnstead of Berg Confscatory the
Oklahoma Rates Yield a Profit of 1914
Per Cent on Capitalization and
1881 Per Cent on Actual
Cost of Railroads.

tcrested parties to see how Judge
Hook could have brought himself to
consider the rates as applied to this
railroad as anything but ample. and
imyossible to see how he could have
construed them as confiscatory unless
he was misled by the opinions Of i'll
terested railroad experts.
Backed by these and other figures.
the corporation commission insisted
upon further hearing in this case, not
as litigants often fight in support of
legal proposition about which there
is room for argument, but as the
champion of righteous cause, sup
ported and spurred on by the eonvic-
tion that the cause is just and that 1t
had incontrovertible proof of the cor
rectness of its contention.
In the face of the fiscal showing
that cannot be questioned it is clear
to the public and the commission con-
tends ought to be clear to the court
that there is no just ground for issu.
ing the proposed injunction, and that
the rates that the commission has es-
tablished, both freight and passenger,
should be allowed to remain in effect.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-02-17
OWEN UPBRAIpED
BY SENATOR DAVIS
Arkansas Senator Says He Would Like
to See John D. wrapped In
Flames of He'll"
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Washington, D. c., Feb. 17-Charg
ing Senator Robert L. Owen of Okla
homa, with being interested in the
affairs of the Standard Oil company
and saying that he would like to see
John D. Rockefeller wrapped in the
flames of hell" Senator Jeff Davis
of Arkansas, today, made a speech in
the senate, which was fittingly char
acterized by him as red hot and
right off the bat"
The speech was made apropos the
efforts of Senator Owen to have pass
ed a general bill giving the right of
way through public lands of Arkan-
sas for a gas pipe Iisae. Senator Davis
asserted that the bill was in the in
terest of the Prairie Oil C Gas COM
pany, branch of the Standard Oil
company. Believing this true, he said,
he could not sit idly by and allow the
Dill TO De passed, which is in direct
conflict with the antitrust law of his
state.
Senator Davis said the Prairie COM
pany, in Oklahoma, was the same con-
cern that had caused so much scandal
in that state and was the one in whose
behalf Governor Haskell had inter-
fered to the extent of creating "a
stencil which filled nostrils of every
body" He added that the OkIaho.
ma governor had gone on step by
step until he had got himself indict-
ed. and said that such legislation and
such favoritism as had been seen in
Oklahoma would cause another equal
Iy serious scandal.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-02-17
! GOVERNOR REFUSES TO
WITNESS DETACHMENT

Guthrie, Okla, Feb. 17.-Governor
Haskell has temporarily blocked the
official filing of the local option and
high license petitions for the sub
mission of an amendment repeating
the prohibition section of the con-
stitution.
The law requires that the sigma
lures be detached by the secretary of
state in the presense Of the governor
and one of the petitioners. The gov
ernor refuses to witness the detaching
of the signatures and it will be neces-
sary to institute court proceedings to
compel him to do so.
In lengthy letter to the secre-
tary of state, Governor Haskell says
that the Indian nations were acting
within their rights when they asked
congress to impose prohibition on the
Indian territory side for twenty-one
years, and that congress acted within
its rights when it required the adop-
tion Of this portion Of the Oklahoma
constitution.
He says the court should pass on
the proposition before the expense of
election is incurred.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-02-17
FIRST SLEIGHIAG IN
v|AITA SINCE 1905

After five years of obscurity,
sleighs were brought forth from stor-
age and again made their appearance
on Vinita streets today. There was
every imaginable kind of vehicle
turned into temporary sleigh. Bug
gies and carriages were taken from
their wheels and placed on runners of
gas pipe or of wood Dry goods
boxes were converted into sleds to an
swer the purpose of sleigh. The
merry jingle of the sleigh bells inter-
mingled with the laughter of the jovial
sleighing parties has kept the streets
in an uproar all day. Thus have the
cold thrust Of heartless winter and
the seductive lies Of the ground hog,
that sought to discomfort the people
of this section, been thwarted and the
cold wave has become a source Of
real pleasure.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-02-17
Audience Was Small.

The audience that saw the Isle OF
Spice" at the Auditorium last night
was very small, owing to the inclem-
ency of the weather. but was none the
less appreciative. The efforts of the
members of the company to perform
under the adverse circumstances
merited the applause accorded them
by the small audience. The house was
cold and the stage colder, and it was
as one of the comedians said to an
other sing you duffer or freeze to
death"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-02-17
COLD WAVE STILL
OVER SOUTHWEST
vInita Experiences Thirty-six Hours
Of Most DisasreeabIe Weather of
Year-Traffic Demolished.

The blizzard of yesterday continued
with unabated fury until today. Late
yesterday afternoon there was a cessa-
tion of the snowfall, but this morning
the down fakes again filed the air
Last night was the most disagreeable
night of many years in this vicinity.
With cold wind sweeping down from
the north, and with snow drifted in
places to a depth of from two to
three feet, it was almost impossible
for any kind of traffic to be carried
on. AS for pedestrians it was worth
days salary to walk eight blocks
through the snowdrifts.
The train service on both OF the
railroads las been greatly demoraliz-
ed and it will probably be several
days before trains will be running on
schedule again. Nearly all of the pas
senger trains require two engines and
then can't make time.
The gas situation is the cause of
much suffering. In many of the
homes, last night the pressure was SO
low that the family had to retire
early in order to keep warm. Those
who arose early this morning had
plenty of gas to cook WITH bu- about
7 o'clock the supply was nearly ex-
hausted, and today the business houses
as well as the homes are like refriger-
ators.
The temperature this morning. ss
shown by the thermometer at the local
weather observatory was seven de-
grces above zero, which is with one
exception the lowest of the winter
The snow fall stopped about nine
O'Clock this morning, and the indica-
tions are for a break in the extreme
Geld, within the next few hours
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-02-17
FILES ANSWER TO
HYDE'S CONTENTION
First Open Accusation That Dr. Hyde
Communicated Typhoid Fever
to swope Family.
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Kansas City, Mo-, Feb. 17.-John G.
Paxton, in a sensational answer filed
in the circuit court, at independence,
today, accuses Dr. B. G. Hyde of bad
faith, in trying to secure evidence in
his lpaytor'sl possession. tending !"
the answer reads, TO prove that the
plaintiff has murdered. by admins.
tration of poison. Thomas H. Swope
and Chrisman Swope' and that he
has also attempted to poison Mar
garet Swope and by the same kind of
treatment had communicated to mem
bers of the Swope family typhoid
fever" This is the first time that DR..
Hyde is openly charged with com
municating typhoid fever.
Kansas City, Mo-, Feb. II. - Judge
Powell, today. overruled the action
taken by DR.. Hydes attorney, to com
pei John G. Paxton to include, in his
deposition in the civil suit, the con-
tents of the letters of, and other com
munications from DR.. Hektoen. The
grand jury continued the investiga-
tion.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-02-17
ROBBERS HOLD up LOBBY
OF HOTEL ON DOWERY
By Associated Press.

New York, Feb. 17.--Two despera-
does, with drawn revolvers, raided the
lobby of the Waverly Hotel on the
Bowery today, shot down and killed
Fred Devlin, a guest who, when they
demanded money for drinks was only
able to produce dime, and then held
up and robbed the clerk of the nights
receipts. Less than ten dollars all
told was the result of the holdup, The
men ran out after the shooting and
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-02-17
PASSES OUT
FAT JOBS IN KANSAS

Washington. D c.. Feb. 17.-Presi-
dent Taft, today, sent the following
nominations to the senate; United
States district attorney, for Kansas,
Harry H. Bone; register of the land
Office, Harry F. Milliman. at Dodge
City, Kans.; receivers of public money
Louis ]. Pettijohn. of Kansas City, at
Dodge City. Kans.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-02-17
kansan Dies Of Small Pox.
BY Associated Press.

by Associated Press.
Fort townsend, Wash. Feb. IL
John Bohning, aged %, native of
Kansas, is the second member of the
crew Of the armored crusier, Washing
ton to die of small pox since the war
ship returned from Honolulu Bohning
died during last night. at the Diamond
headquarters station. where three
others. suffering from the same malady
are seriously ILL., One of the latter is
Ensign P. o. Griffith
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-02-17
STONE WILL NOT
PERMIT RECOUNT
Missouri Senator Makes Reply to Pro.
posal of Governor HadIey to
Reopen Ballot Boxes.

Washington, Feb. II. - Answering
the charge made by Governor Hadley
of Missouri, that Senator Stone Of
that state was not honestly elected to
the United States senate and that
there should be recount of ballots.
Senator Stone today declared that
such recount as Governor HadIey
proposes is impossible at this time
because he knows it would be viola
tive Of the constitution and statutes
of the state"
Senator Stone, in a prepared state
ment, asked significantly if Governor
Hadley can point out way by which
a full and legal investigation can be
had and If it can. and the finding is
in my favor, win he resign as COVER
nor because of these false and malic-
ious statements and pay the cost"
Stone declared that if an authora-
tive recount could be had and he
could have satisfactory" assurances
that during these long months the
ballot boxes have remained intact, he
would not interpose the slightest OBJ
lection.
III 1t could be done in lawful
way" he added. II would like to ST.
lence this assinine and untimely ac-
cusation. Governor Hadley charged"
continued the senator, that had not
been honestly elected and offered to
give a bill Of particulars.
Il called for the bill of particulars.
have since analyzed and answered it
and shown beyond peradventure that
the governor is many cases misstated
facts and showed conclusively that
what he gave as his proofs were SO
worthless as to be Iudicrous. From
that answer he turned in rage to
issue his challenge for a recount,
performance whose absurdity is on a
par with the other things he had
said and done in this behalf"
AS to Governor Hadley's charge
that Senator Stone had uttered an
unqualified falsehood" when he de-
'lared that Governor Hadley had de-
aged his charge until the day after
he senatorial primary ballots were
burned, Senator Stone says when /
laid the ballots had been burned | did
lot utter falsehood, but it appears
low that was mistaken as to that
particular fact. based what. said
Is to that upon what | had read in
he St. Louis press, which was to the
sffect that an order had been made by
he election commissioners some
weeks ago to destroy the ballots. For
some reason this order was not exc
,uted.
Whether tue ballots were destroy
ID or not, however, is immaterial. The
'oint am making was that Governor
iadley, processing to have information
which would vitiate my nomination
nd election. had buried it in the deep
'osom OF his consciousness and kept
profound secret until long after
he time when it would serve any prac-
ical use to make 1t public"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-02-17
BEGIN INVESTIGATION
OF PACKING COMBINE
BY Associated Press.

Jefferson City, Mo-, Feb. II. - The
hearing as to the supposed combine
of nine meat packing companies in
Missouri, began here today. before
Special Examiner Daniel Dillen, of St.
Louis. Among the representatives of
the packing houses here are G. w.
Armour, president of Armour & Com
pany, of Kansas City and G. F. Swift,
of Chicago, president of Swift & Com
pany, of Illinois.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-02-17
Took Remains to Grove.

Mrs. w. H. Sommerfield died at the
family home northeast of town yester-
day. The remains were taken to near
Grove this morning, the funeral party
starting at $3.50 o'clock. Undertaken
Lewis Rogers had charge OF the re-
mains.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-02-17
INDICTMENTS AGAINST
TOBACCO GROWERS.
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
Cincinnati, O., Feb. 17.-Twelve to-
bacco growers, of Dry Ridge, KY
were indicted in the federal court at
Covington, KY, today, for alleged at
tempts to interfere with the inter-
state shipments of tobacco, by threats
of violence against shipper, W. T,
Osborne.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-02-17
MOUNTAIN DISTRICTS
REPORT SIXTY BELOW
By Associated Press.

Kansas City, Mo-, Feb. II. = The
coldest weather of the winter prevail
ed in western Kansas, Colorado and
parts of Wyoming, today. The cold
was also very severe in Oklahoma,
Texas and other portions of the south
west. The Kansas temperature rang
ed from ten above to four below. In
Colorado some of the mountain dis
tricts report as much as sixty below
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-02-17
CHILEAN CRUISER REscuEs
PASSENGERS FROM WRECK.
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Quello, Chile. Feb. 1.-THE Chilean
tug bot, Pisagua, arriving here today.
reports that the Chilean cruiser, Min
stro q. Zenteno, rescued eighty-eight
persons who had been left on the
wreck of the British steamer, Lima,
in the Straits of Magellan.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-02-17

c. c. Conkright and Ad Holden. Of
Centralia were here this morning to
receive a shipment Of hogs from Ar
kansas, but as the weather was so
bad, the hogs viii not be taken to Cen
tralia until later.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-02-17
TEMPORARILY WlTHDRAWs
MANY ACRES OF LAND.
BY Associated Press.

Washington, d. c.. Feb. ia tenn
porary withdrawal of lands from pub
lie domain was made by Secretary Bal
linger today, involving 2,O6S,492 acres
reserved from coal entry, and 1903
acres withdrawn from all forms Of dis
position. 46,4S1 acres was restored to
settlement.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-02-17
Roosevelt at eondskora.
By Associated Press.

by A5aUtIdttU IIt55.
Gondokoro, Soudan. Feb. 17.-Col.
Roosevelt, Kermit and other members
of the Smithsonian African scientific
expedition arrived here today. all well.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-02-17
Discontinue Hunt For Nina.
By Associated Press

by AbsUCIdt5u TItsA
Washington. D. c.. Feb. II. = All
hope that the missing navy tug. Nina,
with thirty-two persons aboard. is still
afioat has been abandoned by the
navy department and today. warships
we're ordered to discontinue the hunt
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-02-17

Father Joseph Van Hulse Of Mus
kogee is visiting his brother Father
Charles Van Hulse.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-02-17

DR.. T, T. Winner has returned from
Shreveport. La.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-02-17

J. NJ. Drak came in from the south
last night.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-02-17

Norris Chandler has returned to
Seneca.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-07-09
IMPROVED CEMETERY
City OF The Dead Made Attractive By
Ladies' Assoc atiou

ST. Anne's, better known as the
city cemetery, has been made most at
tractive by thorough cleaning and
putting in order. Under the direction
and through the work of the Ladies'
Cemetery Association and under the
personal aid of Mrs. Joseph II.
Worthington. Miss Carrie Wilcox,
Mrs. W. b. Gardiner, Jr., Mrs. John
ireland and others, much has been ac-
complished.
Trees have been cut down. others
have had their limbs trimmed, weeds
have been cut and grass mown, and
the walks have all been repaired and
had new coat of cinders Boltimer.
of Baltimore, furnished the cinders
and the Short Line Railroad Company
near by hauled them free of charge.
The cinder paths through the city of
the dead are great improvement.
Through an appeal made by the
ladies' cemetery association some
time ago in the columns of this paper
over 5000 was raised, all of which has
been expended in the work of beauti-
tying the city of the dead. Many lots
OF families, now all passed away. have
been cleaned out and put in order. and
the entire cemetery now presents
neat and beautiful appearance. thanks
to the efforts of the ladies' under
whose supervision the work was done.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-07-09
HAS SlCK HORSE
,a..,st animal Rolls over Oa Master
''' And lniufes Him

y horse owned by Mr.. IL. a..
E'y near Bay Ridge, was taken
hs!'-, f,I.a tlr field yesterday aft
s1'-'.' Tb. animal was seized with
ri'o,, ,,..- + acute Indigestion and
r-,.5 y graat pain for some time.
~. ~, Eeyes r.-J all possible RENE
- .gsi.alls at the time, and was
~. I0t water. when the horse, a
'4,,- -'',I g~a. rolled over on his master.
-a5lg "a -e-gria, Mr.. Reyes right leg
"a "a 5.r time f-ndering him uncon-
-.5e SOM 81 the restoratiyes about
n be- applied ~ the animal, were used
N n. master until he revived.
M ke.r. escaped serious injury,
ar,tW .-as-l at first his leg was
erat.G. DR. Cornelius, veterinary
snyg-.g ua. sent for TO attend the
s'rt horse. aul administered restora-
,'g4s .ucc- fully The animal, al
tbougb OLD. and on the pension list, is
ligtly valued by its master. Ii was
rnr.ls.r! 40 the Worlds Fair, Chi
'sg, ana lhr animal has crossed the
.oGt.a,al three times. and has travel
a from Maine 90 Florida on one or
two oc,a.ioa- The loss of the borse
would b. family calamity.