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The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-08-10

ander he formed one OF the great
est batteries I'm the game. He and
Alexander want to the Cubs -four
years ago I'm trade, the Phils get
ting four players and $4,000 for the
pair. with the cubs he continued
90 star. To Kiilfcr goes the credit
for getting whatever was obtained
In the line OF pitching during Evcrs'
regime.
That KillIfcr stands well with his
teammates was shown by the rous-
/ inr cheer thcv gave him when II was
/ announced ho-had been made their
/ leader.
Now what win Kunifer do as a
managcr7
/ Connie Mack quit the catching
| game years ago and bccamH the
greatest manager of tho old-tiwe
school, NJ lca,t Lee Fohl, formerly
/ catcher at Akron and Pittsburg, is
/ recognized rs capable big league
manager There are successes ana
failures which can bo cited In any
sort Of discussion on the matter.
whieh means that there is no bar
ricr Iiill must overcome. It's purely
up 10 himself
Tho times favor Killifcr. iris
Speaker, one Of the younger leaders.
already ranks as the greatest leader
of the new prdcr--and on" of the
greatest managers i'm the games his
tory. Ty cobb IL showing his calihor
although in his first year George
Gibson is leading the spectacular on
slaught OF the Pirates. George Nc
Bride IS at the helm for the Ma
tonals threatening the Indians
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-08-10
Miss stirling Not Downhcartcd.

NEW NOEN, AuE- H--'Thcy
were simply better than was" siii
Miss Al,Na Stiruur. who returned
to America late Monday, and
failed TO win just because OF that"
The American woman golf champion
was not depressed over her failure
~ win the British or French golf
championships and she expressed
the hope that she viii get another
chance to so abroad. looking for
hUuUrs on the links.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-08-10
An Intcr-City Tennis Meet.

TONVN CITl, Aug fan inter-
city tennis tournament will result
from a challenge issued today by
Blackwell tennis players for a
tournament here this month. Rep
rcsontatiycs of Ponca city will be
chosen In an all-city tennis tourna-
mcnt August Is To is, Il IS planned.
Tho challenge match Is expected TO
be played here August &c.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-08-10
T.. Flanagan Beats B. Hughes.

ST. LOUIS, Aug, 9.--Patsy Flana-
gan OF It. Louis was awarded the
referees decision over Bobby
Hughes OF New Orleans in To-
round bout here last night, They
are hantamweights.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-08-10
NI, IIiJ \

NWIIIfIIUTNI NNITITTTf TITT7-"" ~ TTT'-T-I
Brnnnon, Richmond Two base hits
---iiurkc, BiHkcslN, Brnnnnn, Haley,
NcSinuir Home run--DaNiS. Sto-
len bn-,--Ihoniu~un Double play
---ilCrgcr To Nh~hburn TO licck,
struck Uut--NIIs s,rr y, iiiChmond 4
Base on bnIls---NuSstr ., inchmOnd
icft on bnsc~--IulSn Z, wichita -.
wild dpitci-I,iCimond, Mn>Scr. TIM
pircs.---I,crkcr and Anderson. Time
--DnC hour and 90 minutes.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-08-10
Nllrn Mln. IIIs own Gnnc.

ONINUOMN NllY- 'NuE VOV NIT0n
won his own game hy doubling tp tn"
lett field fence in the tuud inning with
the bases fill'd uud tho score t'l. two
runners counting oklahoma ,t'H ru.
corded seven consecutive hits tu this Iu.
ming. two pt thrw two. huEF,r.. luuIiua
INST two runs were --uf,d uu WIUluWt
triple.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-08-10

summary: Two-base hits --
Bruton. Johnston. Home runs
Blrbco ., Brian, Palone. Sacrifice
hits-Fillman. Bases on balls-Ofi
Paine 3, off Beckcr4 Struck out
BY Paine T. by Becker 3. Time OF
gamc--onc hour, 20 minutes. Played
at--McNulty Park Impirc--Jef-
ferries. Scorcr-Norman h. snyder.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-08-10

$50 .IDItr. Aug . ,uuthwortu.. tripl,
With tIr tHHoH nIl.d lr the seventh in.
ming EHy' DHHfUu tho triury iu the fuh
rHIuo 81 tur H,ilos with ST. Louis today.
} Go 3d. HpuflNurfh'H fielding on Nu'i.
N fp double lu tur ninth inning caught
bilhp'for ut the plate .ud prevented .
tIru score.
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30. .'....., Oto 600 500


CHICAGO Aus. g..thictEp cycusd
the scfios wl'h Sow York today by win
ming the tiuHI game ~ the series To- I
In u hard Hui closely fought l0-inulng
cuntyat. Three times tho score was Ned
the locals punching hits Tor their runs.
white tho visitors were helped with an
error. a walk and homo runs by Frisch,
Burns ana snyder,
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-08-10
SAINTS MASSACRE
SLIPPING 0MAHAS
Win by Slugging Ball, 16
to 2; Indians Defeat
Miners in Battle

OMAHA, Aus, y omaha sent q badly
crippled team hguiuHt ST. Joseph IN tho
opening game Of the series today nud was
slaughtered by score Of 10 20 2, the
visitors getting 20 hita.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-08-10
Tigers rie For Red sor.

BOSTON. Aug. 9.--Boston made Il 10
straight Victories over Detroit by win
nIng both games Of "a doublohoader to-
day, the fifst to I, ana the second 1
To- T. Heiman was put out of the first
game in the ninth Inning Tor protesting a
called strike.
First gur.t-Srprn.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-08-10

An Iowa man Is tho inventor Of a
clock that can be set To ring bell as
a reminder that ANY number Of min
utes have elapsed up 10 90.
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ST. Joseph

summary Earned runs St Joseph
II, Omaha 2. itumu runs Fisher. 'uIri-
don. Three hnsr Noilly, Stcvcu7un.
iIanoy. Twn-baso hita-'roshy 2, Stov-
enson. Realty. corridor. Massey, llauoy.
IIlts ana runs..Ot Glnslor Z ana In
3 innings. of iirch Hud iu Is
innings, on I'uahuN z uud Iu { Innings.
Baso ON halls.aO1 MrColl q. utt GluHlor
I, off llcuEhaw /. Struck uut-.Hy MC'oll
2, by 0laalor /, Sacrifice hlts. Jorrliun
., Crosby Loo Passed bah Mason. Wild
pitch MtColl, Double piny-Mctoll to
CroAby to Beatty. Stolen basrs-l.rli.
Welt Nufer. Corridor. I'it ON hasus.
omaha a. 81. Joseph o. Runs. Rrilly g
Corridor \ Stevenson @, Fisher .. hcbun-
aid, Bostty 2. NufCr g. ,rushy. M,'uu 20
HHpoy smith Errurs -Nufor, i'r. Ma
son, Hurch. lmpirrs .lWrkl"y aud Arms
by IiWo.-Ouc hour ana 55 minutes.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 9.-thicago hrokr
even in the series with Ncw York by
hits a pass and a steal gave the Mhits
SuN four runs in the second OF Mays.
the third tied the score. The visitors wOI
on Faills triple and Mostl's single.
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200 DOGS TO BE
HERE FOR MEET
Racing to Be Resumed at
Mid-Continent Park
on Monday Night
Ry II. 4. RRIDGEwATER.

Interest in greyhound racing, the
newest western sport which Is TAX
ing the place OF ne horse racing IN
districts where he SPORT Il kings
has been hanreC by law, seems to
be growing by Ict2S dad bounds.
This Is indicated not pay 10y stead
lily increasing Attendance but also ny
the fact that more Ual more dog
owners are schooling their fleet
hounds for the speed tr.als,
when the first greyhound race
meeting was opened I'm Tulsa last
winter the sport was I'm its infancy.
Although the public took to the
races at once, the dog fancie's had
not yet become connected With the
sport In any great numnar7 pnly
aboutA6O dogs were quartCrel at me
track when the initia. meeting got
under way. This number gradually
increased during the first tWo rect
ings until more, than hundred
Expect zoo Hounds Here,
But when the late summer meet
inS is inaugurated at the Mid Con-
tincnt course next Monday evening
it is estimated the number win be
greatly increased. Racing Secretary
ShauEhucssy has received ADV, 90
from owners iudleotlnS ;hat fully
two hundred durS viii be h'"r Tor
the races. In fact, hrg' humb"r
already Sre quartorcd there, and
schooling and training started y,s-
terday.
with many newcomers To he rae
ing being schooled for ,hc speed
trials II il likely that numbers Il
new stars will he dcyc'cuel. and the
/ old fayoritcs, who VII. % lack. art
7 likely to be beaten by, "uakUD NpS.'
In fact many upScts ~ DOUBT will
result during the meeting. This
should add much to tn' interest in
the sport.
Bcat Mission Boy' MaNhc.
Tulsa racing fans louht VIII her
[ there will be developed, however, a
| dog speedy enough 20 take the
measure OF the fleet Mission Boy,
champion of the Mid-Contincnt
course lt the earlier meetings Mis-
sion Erv was SO far tho best at
previous meciings here that no Other
dog could give him a good workout.
rTue. he was beaten a couple ~
times, hut only puor racing luck
caused him 20 lose.
The rains the last few days have
.put the Mid Continent Coul,' in oN-
cclicnt condition, Iror 10 this
break in the dry weather 'he track
+ worked over ana VIA he IN perfect
shape when the iogGios are led out
for their first trial Monday night
Racing Secretary Shaughnessy an
nounccs that there win be races
every night except sunday and
dancing every night In the cafe
pavilion. The dance floor has n-rn
enlarged and worked over ana - in
nice shape
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Leading B0tfers
Including Hcsteruny's GamsJ.

Five leading battcrs OF the majors;
American League.
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NNRan for Gardner IN ninth.
ScoLr by innings
Cleveland ................ 600 900 500
summary Runs smith Gardner, Sc
vru, WITT, g. Walker, !, Walker. Dykes
Errprs--Sewcll 2. witt i. Walker. Two
base hIts.-Wolch. Mccain, Namicson .
IUroo.h4se hits..Wrlch. Home run--G
Walker Double plsys-DNkos to
Walker ; WalK,r tunaSsistoll. Base or
hsl's--Du Freeman 4, of Caldwell /
Struck uut-By caldwell /, by Free
man I.
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Detroit

.
Jones. Twu-base hits Mcluuis Collins.
Double plays-Pratt to Scott ~ Mclnnis,
Holling to Sargent to Bassler. Base on
bHlls-OG Huling !, off Jones 5. Struc.
out-By Huiiing /, by Jones 5.
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GAMES TODAY.
MnsInrn IlugIIc.

l'LSA AT WICHITA.
Joplin at Oklahoma city.
St Joseph at Omaha.
Sioux city at Des Moincs
National League.
brooklyn at Pittsburgh.
cincinnati at 81. Louis
American League.
Detroit at boston,
Chicago at New York.
Cleveland at Philadelphia.
St LOUIS At Washington.
American AssOciat ion.
Toledo at Louisville
Minneapolis at Milwaukee,
Columbia at Indianapolis.
st Paul at Kansas city
Southern tssOci iatIon
Atlanta At Nashville.
Little Rock at Scw orleans.
Blrminghap Ht Chattanooga.
Texas League.
Galveston at beaumont
san Antonio at HOUSTON.
Dallas at Wichita Falls
Southwestern League.
Parsons at Barilosyillr,
PitfshIrg at Sapulph.
tofteyNille at Mushugss.
Independence at Miami
Western Association.
TT. smith at OkmUlgco.
Pawhuska at Springfield.
thiCk8sha at .rumr,ght.
Henry eta at Enid.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-19

The only c to the land that the
pioneers Omaha had was the
claim" or "squattcr' title, the trans
iers being made by quit claim, deeds.
These titles were generally respected
and were regarded as valid, especial
ly where valuable Improvements
were made. To protect themselves
the squatters organized, claim club
and their example was followed by
other communities throughout the
territory. The Omaha Claim club
was organized soon after the COM
pletion of the survey of the town,
and was in reality 4ourt OF claims.
Under the federal laws settler
could take 100 acres of land, and by
occupying it until it was thrown on
the market could secure title from
the government. A complete code
of laws was adopted by the club
and it was provided that no person
could hold more than $50 acres, but
that it must be in two parcels. The
extra tract of 100 acres was taken
DIV virtue Ol dll AT VI lHS ~ Is iSid-
ture passed carly in 1855. 1t was also
provided that person could hold
down 80 acres of timber land in two
tracts separate from each other. All
the land within FIVE or ten miles of
Omaha was taken up, each settler
claiming 800 acres.
Shack on Wheels.
1t is related that the claim club
had small shack mounted on
wheels and moved it from one claim
to another, making it serve as the
home of each claimant in turn dur
ing the necessary period of personal
occupancy, as required by law.
The claim club was very arbitrary
and sometimes oppressive in enforc-
ing its regulations. As new people
came to locate here the jumping Of
claims became quite frequent and
the disputes over land titles often
resulted quite seriously. There
were several cases where men, who
Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-19

owner fed and one year later died
from the effects of the treatment re-
ceived from the hands of the mob.
Some years afterward his family
recovered the land, which in time
grew to be quite valuable. Other VIC
tins of the Claim club brought suit
from time to time in the United
States court, and after years OF lit
igation rcgained possession OF their
property.
Claim Jumping High Crime.
Claim jumping was considered the
highest crime in those days, horse
stealing being next in order. 1t has
been maintained that claim clubs
were a necessity so long as squatter
title existed, but when the govern
mcnt title could be obtained there
was no further occasion for these or
ganizations. The river counties were
put upon the market in March, 1857,
under the prc-emption law of lS4l,
and the first public sale of govern
ment lands was made on July S, 1889.
The time had now come for Oma-
ha, which had been granted city
charter by the legislature in 1857
and had grown to be town of over
1900 people, TO secure title to the
land upon which it was located.
This was accomplished through two
government patents-one granted TO
John Mccormick, May |, 1860, the
land having been bid in by him as
trustee at the public sale, and the
other to Jesse Lowe, the first may
or, this grant being dated October
/, 1860, under the pre-emption law
regarding cities. All titles in the
original townsite are traced back to
David D. Belden, the third mayor,
successor to A. ]. Poppleton, who
had been compelled to resign ow-
ing to a severe illness. Mayor Bel
den, who was an able lawyer and
a man of nerve, decided the lots to
those citizens whose claims were
proven to be just. Belden was sew
eral times threatened with violence
at the hands of lot jumpers who
were angered at his rulings against
their claims.
Turn to Page Five. Column 0ne).
Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-19
Squatters' Titles-Doings Of Claim Club

had a clear right to the land upon
which they had located, were
mobbed by the claim club in behalf
OF members who designed 10 gain
possession of the property by in
timidation and force.
Men were driven away and their
shacks destroyed; ducking in the
river in midwinter through a hole
cut in the ice was the method used
to compel one victim to sign away
his rights; another was pulled into
a law office and choked until he
signified his willingness to obey the
orders of his captors; some were
strung to limb of tree and were
let down upon compliance with the
mob's demands; the home of a set
tier was destroyed by fire and he
was compelled to keep in hiding fo-
several days to save his life; several
similar acts are we'll remembered by
pioneers still living in this city.
Banishment from the territory was
not an unusual sentence, with the
death penalty attached if the victim
dared to return. There were many
similar instances of dealing with men
not in accord with the Omaha Claim
club. One of the rules OF the club
was: Persons shielding themselves
under the act of congress to pre-
enpt mans farm under the color
of law shall be no excuse for the Of
fender, who will be treated by US
as any other common thief"
Dies of Injuries.
A committee was appointed to at
tend at the United States land Of
flee and warn settlers not to attempt
to pre-empt their land. The captain
of the regulators chose secret vigl-
lance committee and minute men
were enrolled to execute the orders
OF the association in the speediest
and most effective manner. Their
first act after the adoption OF set OF
rules, from which the above is ex-
tracted, was to burn home in the
southwest outskirts OF the town. The
Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-19
Slavery Issue
Caused Bitter
Enlnities Here
Personal Encounters and
Threats of Violence FIRE.
quent-Sterling Morton
Pioneer Abolitionist.

importance. Under the operation of
incidental causes, aided by the steal
ing propensities of an unprincipled
set OF abolitionists, inhabiting place
called Civil Bend, Ia, the number
(of slaves) has been reduced to four
and half"
Anti-Slavery Bill Vetoed.
George w. Doane made third
report and maintained that If slavery
did exist the evil must be corrected
BY the judicial and not by the leg
islative branch of the government.
However, in January, 1860, bill
prohibiting slavery in Nebraska was
passed. but was vetoed by Cover
nor Black on the ground that the
measure was unconstitutional and
that the owners OF slaves had right
to hold them until the territory
framed constitution and was adj
mitted to the union as a state. FL
nal action was indefinitely post
poned.
In the following fall, however.
Iohn NJ. Thayer introduced bill
ior the adjustment of slavery. 1t
was passed by both houses, and was
vetoed by Governor Black on the
same grounds that he had previous
ly given. But the bill was passed
over his veto. That was the end
of slavery in Nebraska. When the
civil war broke out Governor Black,
who was a native of Pennsylvania,
entered the service of the union
army and was killed on the field OF
battle at the head of his regiment,
the 62d Pennsylvania volunteers, OF
which he was colonel.
Bitter Feeling.
A most bitter feeling between the
slavery men and the republicans
aud abolitionists existed until some
time after the beginning of the civil
war. Personal encounters were OF
frequent occurrence and threats OF
violence were often made by the pro-
slavery adherents. Abolitionists
were at all times in more or less dan
ger. especially if they became too
radical in their utterances. The case
Of the Rev. w. M. Smith aptly Illus
trates the situation at that time. He
was a Methodist preacher and rad
ical abolitionist. and was extremely
obnoxious to quite a number OF
prominent and influential southerners
and southern syinpathizers. One Sun
day he delivered sermon i'll which
he said he would rejoice to see our
people wading through rivers of
blood and climbing over mountains
OF flesh rather than that the north
should fail and the freedom of the
slaves be unaccomplished." He was
at once advised to leave the territory
If he had any regard for his personal
safety. He needed the warning, but
st~.;silt .clcss.,. ..sf the war he
ndfiumphantly returned - Omaha
and resumed preaching. hc over
looked no opportunity to express his
unbounded joy over the result OF he
bloody struggle. Many of the south
.erners-mostly federal officeholders
Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-19

prior 10 inc War-Hau Tctufnee "
Dixiciand, and those who remained
had become somewhat reconciled to
the changed conditions.
Hatred for Lincoln.
Among those who were bitterly
opposed to the abolition Of slavery
was J. Sterling Morton. who bore
an intense hatred for Lincoln. On
May 9, 1868, while the Civil war
was in fierce and bloody progress,
Morton delivered before the demo-
cratic club of Council Bluffs a
speech that was not only pro-slav-
cry but pro-secession. 1t was strong
ly in favor of the southern slave
holders and their attempt to over
throw the government of the United
States. Similar speeches in favor
of the enemy in the recent worlds
war would have resulted in the i'm
prisonment of the speakers. Morton,
however, was not molested. lie be-
gan his memorable speech, which
is preserved in full in The Nebras-
ka City Press, by describing how
bcwildcrcd a common rustic became
when he first entered Barnum's
museum, and then he added:
so an unpracticed speaker who
attempts today the investigation OF
the present administration and en-
deavors to collect and put upon cx-
i.ibition some Of the political mon
strosites OF abolition is at once lost
amid the magnificence of the inn
becility and the grandeur of the
knavery which has filled that great
curiosity shop Of corruption in
Washington, over which Mr.. A.
Lincoln-inimitable anecdoter OF
Illinois-presides with a mirth and
merriment as potent for sidc-split-
ting as his arm and axe were tor
rail splitting" ...
Accuses BLACK Republicans"
The orator then proceeded to show
how the "black republicans had
contrived to force the south into
rebellion and to draw from them
the first fire." how the abolitionists
had brought it all about to obtain
their own nefarious ends" and how
the president. yielding at last to
pressure, had advised emancipation
as the wonderful patent of abolition
panacea for sick nation" After
detailing the results of this policy
Mr.. Morton proceeded as follows:
DO we desire to investigate still
further into the African business?
Has it declared a dividend? Go over
the battlefields; look down through
the green sod into the hastily filled
graves of good and brave men. These
grinning skulls, these meatless limbs,
these Shiny worms that revel in
forms once animate and strong as
yours or mine-forms whose images
are photographed upon the heart
tablets of weeping widows, mourn
ing mothers, and dimly shadowed in
the souls of the fathcrless. Is not
this its dividend? Its full fruition?
Paid Beecher.
abolition has paid fat contrac-
tors; has paid the brother-in-law of
the secretary of the navy (for buy
ing old hulks to sink in Charleston
harbor) $65,999 in FIVE months
more than has been appropriated to
all the territories in the last year.
Abolition has paid Beccher, paid
Greeley. paid Phillips paid Garrison.
paid those transceudental and loose
jointed intellects that Shed sickly
light through Solemn rolling eyes
upon the cadtverous bran-bred faces
and crazy h DDS that sometimes sur
mount a wi Mte cravat and other
garbs of sfkmn mien, and impiously
call themselves preachers of Christ
'sraA lin crucihed. Such men, such
things, it has paid"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-29
ENORMOUS DAMAGE IS CAUSED BY COLD
 SPELL OVER COUNTRY
Fruit, Grains and Pastures Re- ported Hard Hlt-GaIe Tears Up Things in
 New York
By Associated Press

Kansas City, Mo, March B.-Based upon reports from many districts of Mis- souri, Kansas, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas, officials of farm and horticul- -tural associations here said tonight that enormous damage had been caused by freezing temperatures which prevailed over the southwest last night. Little hope for early fruit crops in Missouri and Kansas was indicated. although it was said the later crops probably had not suffered materially.
 The sudden cold snap was preceded by warm weather in most localities and of ficials said in many places fruit trees were in bloom. Grain crops were said to have been well advanced and in some sections jointing had taken place. Fields which had not been pastured were dam aged last night. the reports here indi- cated.
 Oklahoma's state board of agriculture estimated today that the loss of early fruit in that state would approximate s11, 900 and said that 75 per cent of the crop was ruined.