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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-12-15
GIVE UP BOOKS.

Indianapolis, Ind.-That one or
more officials Of the international
Association OF Bridge and Structural
Iron Workers are surrendering volun-
tarily TO the government information
needed in the investigation of the
alleged nationwide dynamiting con-
spiracy against structural iron con
tractors who maintain the open
shop" has been made known in state
ments by representatives of the Ma.
tional Erectos' Association.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-12-15

IL every man and woman OF fair un'
derstanding and open mind would read
every Sunday morning the fifth chap
ter OF Matthew. which is the sermon
on the mount, containing the beau
tudes. this world would be happier
than 1t is. One need not stop to dis
cuss the doctrine of It. but just let the
sweet spirit OF 1t get into his life' as
he let's the view of a fine landscape
or glorious sunset, or the heavens
filled with stars, get into his soul. and
IL will put him In harmony with the
all-pervading truth that ruleth all
things, and will spread a vision be-
fore him that he never saw before.
There is the best truth In the uni
verse; better than one will find In the
sciences, the arts, the PHILOSOPHERS
the histories, and a truth that one does
not have to struggle to get, but
which comes to him as freely as the
light goes into his eyes. All he has
to do is to open his eyes, and there 1t
Is.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-12-15
Finds $500 Rlno In a Cow,

Charleroi. Pa.-When Otto Bohemi.
German meat man, started to butch
ef COW he did not realize that he
Gas prospecting under his lucky star
intil he pulled a costly diamond-set
ring from its paunch. A hasty inspec-
tion revealed his fortunate find. and
he forgot TO work, and hustled to a
jewelers. for an appraisement. A care
ful examination showed the diamond
10 be worth $500 II is supposed the
COW swallowed the diamond while eat
ing alfalfa.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-12-15
maine BLOWN
UP BY A Mine
Official Report of Board Is Filed
in Navy Department.
MYSTERY is NOW DEEPENED
Report Says Injury 10 Bottom Was
Due toSettlng of OF Charge of Low
Form Explosive Which lenited
Magazines and Blew Up Vessel.

Washington.-After 13 years OF
doubt and contradiction, and charge
and counter charge, the mystery sur.
rounding the explosion of the battle.
ship Maine, in Havana Harbor has
been swept away. The Vreeland board
has found that the battleship was de
stroyed by an exterior force.
This fact has been announced by
Secretary of the Navy Meyer, who,
after receiving the report OF the board,
presented ii to the President
The examination of the wreck by
the Vreeland board bears out in detail
the findings OF the commission named
by the Navy Department a few days
after the ships destruction, and ends
for all time the controversy concern
ing the cause of the explosion.
According to the Vreeand board
'the injury to the bottom of the Maine
was caused by the explosion OF a
charge of low-form explosive exterior
to the ship"
According TO the findings OF the
Sampson board 13 years ago the con.
dition of the wreck, could have been
produced only by an explosion of a
mine situated under the bottom OF the
ship about frame Is, and somewhat on
the port side of the ship"
A brief statement giving the sub.
stance OF the Vreeland boards find.
ings has been given out. This is as
follows:
THE board finds that the injuries
to the bottom of the Maine were
caused by the explosion Of a charge
of lowform OF explosive, exterior to
the ship, between 2S and 81 Strake b,
port side.
This resulted in the igniting and
exploding of the contents of the 6-inch
reserve magazine Atm, said con.
tents including large quantity OF
black powder
THE more or less complete explo-
sion of the contents Of the remaining
forward magazine followed. The mag
azine explosions resulted in the de-
struction of the vessel"
No sooner had the original Sampson
board made its report, a report that
inhamed the American people to the
point Of declaring war on Spain, than
naval critics the world over began as.
sailing the findings
Practically all the criticisms at the
time made the point that no impartial
and accurate opinion could be reached
until the wreck was exposed to view
Now that the wreck has been exposed
the conclusion of one board comedies
almost TO the letter with the concll-
sions of the other.
The statement that "low form of
explosive" was used in the outside OK
plosion. indicates a belief that a nine
and not dirigible torpedo was the
instrument of destruction This only
deepens the mystery of the destru2
zion Of the Maine. A mine charged
with sufficient gunpowder TO blow IN
the bottom Of the ship must have
weighed several hundred pounds. TC
plant such a mine and lay the corae"
tions for its discharge would have re
Quired the services Of number OF
men.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-12-15
WAS FATTEST TOWN MARSHAL
Sam Harris Of Texas Village TIps
the Scales at 410
Pounds.

Farmersville, Tex.-Sam Harris, or
this place, who held the record for six
years OF being the largest town mar
shall in the United States, has retired
from that office. He weighs 40
pounds. His weight was no handicap
TO him in performing the duties OF
police officer, but he got tired OF the
Job and is now ready to take other en-
plowment. In the meanwhile he Is
devoting his time to swapping horses.
He is thirty-eight years old and Is still
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-12-15
CROP CONDITIONS FAIR.
Government Report Shows Improve
ment In Wheat and Rye over 1910.

Washington-The December crop
report of the Department of Agricul-
ture. shows .32,213,0O0 acres sown to
Winter wheat this Fail, compared
with the newly revised estimates, has.
ed on the Census Bureaus 1909 state
ment OF acreage of 321.64S.000 acres
for the crop Of 1911.
The condition OF Winter wheat on
Dec. | was S6.6 per cent of normal.
compared with SIS in 1910.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-12-15
DENIES MONOPOLY.

New York. n. Y.-Judges Lacombe
COKE. Noyes and Ward. sitting at q
special session OF the United state.
Circuit Court. heard arguments on The
demurrers by the defendants in the
governments suit TO dissolve the AT
lantic steamship Trust" on the ground
that Il Is an illegal combination and
has monopolized foreign commerct
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-12-15
UNIONS BOOKS SEIZED.
v. S. Marshals Take Records at Salt
lake-Munsey Summoned.

Salt Lake City.-Federal govern
ment officials gathered in here what
may prove to be oral and document
airy evidence for the grand jury at
Los Angeles, called to investigate in
dustrial dynamiting. Deputy Uuited
States marshals took possession of
the books of the iron workers local
union.
A summons to appear before the
grand jury at Los Angeles was served
on ]. f. Munsey, the business agent of
the union. Munsey is known to have
been Intimate with James b. MCNa-
mara, I'D is said to have kept McNa-
mara az his house after "The Times
explosion at Los Angeles.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-12-15

Los Angeles first jury Of women de,
hated for more than half an hour
where 1t should go for lunch. and prob
ably would be debating yet had not
the bailiff settled the matter. The jury
also disagreed on the guilt OF mo-
torcycle rider charged with speeding
and was discharged.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-12-15

Since women have begun to serve
on juries in the state of Washington
they have demanded that the men
serving with them shall not smoke In
the jury room. Perhaps the men will
now insist that the women shall not
take their powder puffs. smelling salts
and pocket mirrors into the jury room.
This is a period of progress and gen
eral uplift.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-12-15

Mr.. Hitchcock's attention has been
called to the fact that the people OF
Gods Valley. Ore. want post Office.
II he has a proper sense Of the fitness
OF things he will hasten to put that 10.
cality on an equal footing, at least,
with DEVILS Lake.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-12-15

there are many waterfalls hundreds
OF feet ia height. The Columbia is
noted for its salmon fisheries. the an
nual product of this and other coast
streams being more than 30.0O0,000
pounds The Dalles mark the head OF
navigation on the river. which is the
great center OF commerce for the
northwest
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-12-15
ACID FUMES KILL CHEMIST.

Deadly Gas Supposed 70 Have Struck
Down A. n. Koelker.
New York.-Arthur II. Koelker. doc
tor OF chemistry. a graduate OF the
University OF Berlin. and former pro
fessor at Johns Hopkins University,
was killed in the laboratory of Roose.
Welt Hospital by the fumes of deadly
chemicals with which he was expert.
menting.
DR.. Koelker was alone iu the labora.
tory at the time, with the door
ocked.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-12-15
LEFT EACH OTHER ALL.
Then Twins Die Together, and Pro-
bate Court Must Now Untangle.


Hartford. Conn.-Under the wills Of
"The Heavenly Twins" Mrs. Ada l..
Sanford and Miss Eva l.. Emo, the two
old New Britain women who were
found accidentally asphyxiated in
Brooklyn, ~ Y. two weeks ago, the
bulk of the property OF each twin is
left to the other The Wills. which
were admitted to probate in New Brit
ain, were made February ., 1910, and
a life interest in property is given by
each twin TO the other. after which
various beQuests were TO be made.
The subsequent legacies. which are
numerous, and which with three ex-
ceptions are identical, will now be
carried out by the Probate Court. II
is understood that together the twins
have left a very considerable fortune.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-12-15
3 DIE IN PHILADELPHIA FIRE.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel 5slfour Killed
Manv others Hurt.

Philadelphia.-Mr and Mrs. Samuel
Balfour and their nine-year-old daugh-
ter Ruth were burned TO death in the
exclusive section at Sixteenth and
Spruce streets when the Marie apart
ments at 264 South Sixteenth street
we're destroyed.
Eight women were injured during
the work of rescue and Fireman
George w. Cav is in the Jefferson Hos
oital fatally injured.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-12-15
FILMS FROM AERoPLANE.
Operator Making Pictures From Fowl
er's Machine on Coast Flight.

Galveston, Textile first success
full attempt to take motion pictures
from a flying machine has been made
by T.. II. Shaw of New York, flying
with Aviator Robert G. Fowler on his
coast TO coast trip.
The picture machine is equipped
with a device which overcomes the
vibration of the aeroplane engines.
The film will reproduce scenes along
the route from Texas to New York.
The picture machine has been thor
oughly tested and 1000 feet of film
developed perfectly
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-12-15

Edison claims that he has complet'
ed a new invention which will revolu'
tionize things generally but he won't
tell what 1t is. Our hope is that II
may be something which will cause
people who pick their teeth in public
To quit
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-12-15

Automobiles racing at a speed OF
mile a minute. and incidentally climb
ing telegraph poles are among some OF
the curiosities of this rapid age. But
as an engine of modern improvements
the automobile is rather to be com.
mended for trying to abolish the dis
figuring street electric pole.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-12-15

The nose is an ornament, according
20 a prominent actress. but there is
nothing ornamental about It when one
has hay fever.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-12-15
YEARS BIG RAILROAD DEAL.
New York Central Gets Control Of the
O. & w.

New York-Control of the New
York. Ontario & Western Railway,
which has been lodged with the New
York, New Haven & Hartford since
1904, has been secured by the New
York Central which has purchased
tie majority Of the common stock Of
tie road, amounting to S21,160000,
out of the $5S,113,9S2 outstanding,
from the New Haven company.
The acquisition of this stock by the
New York Central is regarded as tho
most important railroad deal of tho
year.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-12-15

The proposed change from the hob.
BILE skirt to the hoopskirt might be
called a Jump from the ridiculous to
fhe ridiculous.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-12-15

Appropriate enough. these whirlwind
finishes In baseball come In the period
OF equinoctial storms.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-01-31
MORE MONEY FOR FARmLPs.

The watermelon association net last
Saturday. There is cgery indication
thar this organization aiu be stronger
and better than ever this year-AleN
Tribune.
There "a more IN the a5ve littla
news item from our Alex contemporary
than appears on first sight. We re-.
member reading abou, A4at water
melon association lars summer We
,ec4n that It shiDred car load after
car load Of lncious melons. as fine as
grow III any country Oh earth. We se.
cell that those melons made a good
sized bunch o, money ior The farmers
a-out Alex That's why the assoeia'
ion is going to be bigger and stronger
than eser this year
Down at Rush spriags also the fam
ers raised dozens OF car loads OF mel
ons "a they made LOT Of money out
Of them.
OF melons doesn't have to depend on
corn and cotton and the money comes
at time when It is mighty handy.
The Washita valley is finely adapted
to watermelons, cantaloupes and to all
kinds Of truck growing When the
farms are organized they have NO
trouble in marketing theif crops. II Is
the same with fruit growing. we
ought to have more fruit and truck
raising. The yield per acre Is far in
excess Of the ordinary starle crops
The organization of sncn associations
as the Alex melon growers have solved
the problem OF marketing. Tines
should be encouraged tlll we have
them In every community
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-01-31
(First published Jan. 13, 1910
NOTICE OF sHERIFF's SALE OF
LAND.

State OF Oklahoma, Grady county
Notice is hereby given that in pur-
suant of an order Of sale issued out
Of the district court Of Grady county,
Oklahoma, on the 10th day Of Decem-
ber, 1910, in an action wherein II.
Brau was plaintiff and W. Bach was
defendant, directed to me, the under
signed sheriff Of Grady county, COM
manding me to levy upon and sell the
following described property;
Lot No. 16 in block No. 2, in the
town of Pocasset, Grady county, Okla
homa, to satisfy a Judgment and de
cree OF foreclosure in favor Of said
plaintiff and against said defendant OBJ
tanned and made in said court on the
9TH day of June, 1910, for the sum Of
s7S9.5S and costs, 1895, with in
terest thereon at 10 per cent per an
mum from the nth day of June, 1910,
and cost accruing.
will on the 18th day of February,
1911. at the hour of 10 o'clock a. m.
on the said date, at the front door Of
the court house in the city Of Chicka-
sha, in said county and state, offer
for sale and sell to the highest bidder
for cash the said property above de-
scribed, or so much thereof as will
satisfy said judgment with interest
and cost.
Witness my hand this the 18th day
Of January, 1911.
JOHN G. LEWIS,
Sheriff Of Grady County, Oklahoma,
Bond & Melton, Attorneys for Plain
tiff 1-13-3Od
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-01-31
PARsoN FOOLED HIM-WAs
CHoCK FULL OF Fun.

washington, Jan. 31--With the New
York legislature balloting each day try
ing to elect his successor, Senator
Chauncey NJ. Depew continues to tell
stories in the republican cloak rooms.
"a friend said the senator, told
me a story Of Yale athlete who spent
years il missionary work in the Far
West. A cowboy said to him; 'Parson.
you don't have fun enough. Take a
drink
"The minister declined.
".Well,' the cowboy said, you must
have some fun. Here's faro layout
Take a hand in the game
"The minister again declined.
Parson said the cowboy, you'll
die il YOU don't have some fun. There
upon ho hit the parson on the ear.
"a blow landed on the jaw Of the
cowboy that sent him sprawling In the
street, The parson then picked him up
and busted the side OF a house with
him. AS the ambulance was carrying
the cowboy off, he raised his head fee
bly, and said
.Parson, what did you fool me for2
You are chock full Of fun
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-01-31
TO END "RoPlNe."
kansas City Journall

kansas City Journal)
An excellent thing has come out Of
Oklahoma. II is proposal that the
cruel and barbarlc 'roping contest
shall be prohibited by law. It is fit
ting that such law should be passed
in Oklahoma which has had to stand
sponsor in the public mind for the So
called wild West" organizations that
have toured the country with their
often clumsy and ridiculous amateurs
posing as cowboys" and "cowgirls'
and reflecting discredit upon the west.
II is true that one or two legitimate
Shows" have their origin in Oklaho-
ma but the majority Of such organiza-
tions are made up Of those who know
practically nothing OF real ranch life
BY experience and who delight to tor
lure cattle and horses for the amuse-
ment Of the crowds.
The Journal has consistently op-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-01-31
BETTER CITY SANITATION.

The city health officer Of Tulsa, Dir.
d. U. Nyqdsworth, has sarung a brand
new idea in city sanitation.
Tulsa has a city garbage collecting
system and Chickasha ought to have
one, too. We can never have a clean,
sanitary city as long as alleys are
made the dumping ground for all sorts
Of filth and disease bearing rubbish.
Ia Tulsa the city ordinance requires
every residence to have a galvanized
iron garbage can with a closely fitting
cover aud DR.. Wadsworth warns the
people that this law is to be rigidly
enforced. I'VE, the health depart
ment win no longer accept the ex.
cuse for not having a garbage can be-
cause my neighbor' hasn't one, FOR
every reighbor viii nave a garbage
can, Or either explain 10 Judge Houston
why he has not says the doctor.
"The city ordinancs also provides
that Il IS unlawful for anyone To
throw garbage on their premises, al.
leys o. street, and now, as the spring
and summer months ard coming, we
want 10 be ready and prepared to han.
die this proposition of garbage in a
sanitary way. as it IS one OF the great
est menaces TO public health that we
have ID contend With"
or course there is nothing new
about a garbage can, but Or. Wads-
worth has an original idea IN connec.
ton with the use or It. In a public
statement he suggests that every piece
Of garbage, before 1t is dumped into
the can, be wrapped securely in pa
per. He says;
"A great deal has been written upon
the subject and the question IS still an
open one. Much stress has been laid
upon the sanitary disposal and too 1T
tie attention paid TO the sanitary col
lection. The mere word garbage has
come 70 be offensive largely because
or our improper way Of handling IT.
First Of all, what is garbage? And
what Is our city ordinance regulating
ID? It Is almost universally spoken ol
IN the ordinance and rules Of the city
as the animal and vegetable waste Of
the kitchen, and resulting from Of
growing out Of the preparation Of
food.
Garbage is subject TO rapid decay
and this decay is hastened by three
things, heat, moisture and flies; and
yet what they call garbage is but az
hour removed from the dining tables
has been served as food. Place this
as food, the groupings from our tables
into any kind Of receptacle, wood
galvanized iron or what not. and witt
the pressure Of heat, moisture ant
aies. you will have foul, maggotty
mess OF putrid action which we arr
pleased to call garbage. Such a mess
Is a nuisance. requires a frequent re
moyal, and is a nuisance until remove,
TO its final disposal"
To prevent this putrefaction in th'
garbage cans is the purpose OF Dr
! Wadsworths simple expedient o
wrapping the garbage in paper befor,
depositing Il in the can and he appeal
TO the housewives Of Tulsa to assis
him in carrying out the suggestion
! During the hot weather too much pre-
caution cannot be taken and ~
Wadsworth is Of the opinion tina
proper attention to the handling 0
garbage will help to diminish tn
rumber Of newly made graves in Tuls
next fall.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-01-31

Now what SORT Of obsession is af-
fiicting Senator Ha,chet who took oc.
casion 10 romp on the state university
the other day. The Durant senator,
usually very level headed, observed
that state universities are still on trial
IN this country and he opines that
they will ultimately prove a failure.
Certainly there is no warrant for such
a conclusion IN the history Of the
great state universities Of ;he lani.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-01-31


posed all ''roping contests" as gener-
ally conducted. They are but pitiful
exhibitions at best and are plain VIC
lations Of humanity and decency.
There is nothing uplifting or even
entertaining in the better sense of the
word in the sight Of a gaily bedecked
cowboy throwing a rope about the
feet Of horse and bringing II to its
knees, or of throwing steer that is
frenzied with fear Such exhibitions
might well be prohibited in every state
in the union and it is gratifying to see
that Oklahoma is taking steps to do
away with them.
There was a time when "roping
was a necessary practice and was a
real feature OF ranch life. Perhaps
1t Is yet to some extent, at the an
nuaI roundup and branding time.
Skill in this sort OF thing was recon-
mendation to the ranch hand. But even
tnen there was nOtnlng attractive
about the sight OF "roping," although
the animal was forced to submit to
this form of capture was seldom really
hurt But in the wild West shows
the same horses and cattle are used
daily, and frequently their legs or
necks are broken and always they are
driven into state of nervous frenzy
before they are finally "subdued" for
the delectation of the audiences.
The modern "Wild West" show is
mere travesty upon the life that
it essays TO represent. It tends to
perpetuate only the brutal and the un-
desirable features Of cattle handling.
II requires little skill to entangle an
animal in a rope when the animal is
penned in a small space and has no
chance Of escape. The legislators Of
Oklahoma can hardly make a mistake
BY stopping such practices and there
by relieving their state Of the odum
attaching to them.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-01-31

without dormitoriss the Oklahoma
Industrial Institute and College for
Girls capnot become the great instita.
tion ahlch 1t should be- The legisla.
tors must not fail 10 40 their duty in
behalf of the girls Of Oklahoma. TIM
bin appropriating 100000 for the de.
velopment Of the school deserves 70
pass on IT'S own merits.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-01-31

All honor TO Aviator McCurdyl For
al practical purposes he succeeded IN
his Key WestHayana flight One
thing that helped ont was that he
didn't have any equiIibrator 10 drag
along.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-01-31

Vita $40 bills introduced in the
house and lS0 in the senate II is time
70 remind the legislators that what
the people want is fewer and better
laws"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-01-31

After all, It appears that the job OF
an ex-king isn't such a had one Man
nuel Is to get $4,000 a month from
the Portuguese government. We
would be willing TO take the job at half
the price.