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, 1923-01-07
Oklahoma Is To
Organize State
Police Forces

OKLAHOMA CITY. Jan. 6-(United
Press .l-oklAhoma will be tho next
state to organize a state police force
according to plans Of the new state
administration taking office jan
uaEy s.
Jack Walton. goveTnor-eiect, favors
a mounted force and viii back legisia.
tive measures providing for such. ne.
cordinG to tho new administration
leaders.
state Senator carlock win intro.
duee a bill providing for establishment
of this eonstabulary soon after the
legislature meets, he announced.
Buck Garrett, Ardmore. former
sheriff of Carter county. known
throughout the southwest as n two
man and daredevil officer. will
captain the oklahoma Mounted" 10
established. II was Indicated.
Garrett Ia q picturesque son of the
southwest. more widely known in Ok.
lhhoms than any other officer. Ha
was dopossd as sheriff by a grand
Jury a year ago.
Garrett and Governor JAck'' are
close friends. Tho former sheriff wns
an active c~ampalsnsr toward election
of Walton.
In event the "okIahoma Mounted"
ia formed. Garrett will effect an or,
Texas Rangers and Pennsylvania
sato police.
The Mounted" would replace. 20
some extent, the national guard or.
, 1923-01-07
WAR CLOUDS IN
BASEBALL LOOM
Announced Determination of
Majors to Abrogate Agree
ment Brings Blast.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. "a
gigantic baseball war growing out OF
the recently announced determination
OF the major leagues to abrogate the
maJor'minor league agreement looms
n sporting circles today, according
to belief Of officials OF the Pacific
Coastal league here.
No less an authority than VIM. H.
Mccarthy, president of the coast
league, declared today that II the big
leagues violate the letter Of the pact
as they have announced, he will
recommend to the directors OF his
league when they meet in Portland
January 10 drastic action aiming to
Offset this asserted assumption OF
power.
Anyone who is at all conversAnt
with the English language must know
that the major-minor league agree.
ment. which was signed two years
ago and still has nvO years to run.
cannot be changed OF revised without
he consent Of both parties" said
Mccarthy today.
"JudEe lands at the minor league
nesting IN Louisville and at the Joint
major league session In New York,
said that the agreement would be
lived up to to the letter." continued
Mccarthy. Evidently the major
league club owners are acting without
Landis."
IT have been informed, and have
wired to Secretary Farrell of the
National Association and Mike Sexton.
president, for definite information that
the major leagues will violate tho
agreement on january 10 by putting
into effect their new rule OF increas.
ing the optional player list from eight
TO fifteen and forcing the minor
leagues to accers all major league
players subject to draft.
III that IL the case. then I look for
trouble. ] don't care to b. quoted as
saying that It Will mean war. but we
will not be forced TO eat humble pic
by anyone in baseball. We are stand.
ing on our rights. We will fight for
them.
THE Pacific Coast league does not
want the draft. 1t has fought against
It and will not be forced 70 is Pre-.
vislona."
Outside Of a few small leagues all
of the outfits in organized baseball are
opposed to the draft. followers OF the
game here declare. It is anticipated
they viii Join the coast league II any
action is taken.
, 1923-01-07

Never heard OF a bird like that.
What's his name"
and other honors more desirable than
were to be found in the comparative
safety Of the casts short, no decision
contests. So he took him to Call.
fornia.
But they both knew It when Brown
met that terror of the Pacific coast
arenas Joe Rivers. The bout took
place at Vernon. near Los Angeles. on
February 20, 1913. and In the tenth
round the tow headed little fastener
collapsed under the It. N. T. Rivers
carried in his right glove. A photo.
graph Of that knockout is q pitiful
thing.
Stopped Again: In Fifteenth Round.
A few weeks later Valentine was
knocked out in the same ring in the
fifteenth round by Bud Anderson; and
astute Morgan realized that the scores
OF battles in New York had taken
their toll of the strength n champion
must have.
A few more mediocre performances
ana Knockout Brown at the age
of 25-an age when men in other lines
arc just beginning to roll up Their
sleeves in the start Of life'u battles
passed out of the sport page spotlight
forever.
Under Dams s~agacious tutelage,
however, Valentine saved a goodly
portion of his ring earnings. n to-
day he has a comfortable income from
his investments. q contentsd family.
a fine home in New Jersey. and a fu-
ture free from worry or regret.
(The next article VIII tel tho story
Of Johnnie OTeaEyJ
, 1923-01-07

Identifying the Members Of the Pike
Family.
Although there are seven members
In the pike family 1t is not difficult
to tell them apart II you just keep
a simple little identification key In
the back of your mind. First, let's
look ove the whole bunch once more
and then we'll get hold of the key and
be ready for any member of the pike
family,
You remember the three pickerels-
fishes that deserve the name OF pick
erel and which you and 1 should call
by this name to avoid confusion. II
you do not want to remember much
about these fellows. just keep this one
fact in mind: The Mississippi valley
piekerel (Esox vermiculatus) which lie
known as the little pickerel'' and
never grows much over n foot in
length. is not III east of the Allie.
ghanies. And the two eastern pick.
erels Cbanded and common eastern
pickerel) are not found in the west.
He's n Great Pike.
Boiling It down even further. II you
catch q member Of the pike family in
some Wisconsin lake and he runs
eve OF eight pounds and he's not
a muAlkie, then you have caught n
great pike, as the only true pickertl
in Wisconsin tyermiculatus) doesn't
attain a size moro than a foot in
length n a pound or two in weight.
Tha whole point Ia that most Of tho
~so-called pickerel caught in the mid
die west are really Great Lakes pike
or, to cut It short, great pike. And
tho common error everywhere is to
give tho name Of pickerel to the great
pike. and a q result we are always
balled up on what is what"
Fortunately, there 10 infallible
method Of Identifying your fish and
II doesn't rest upon the colors. either.
Colors nay come and colors may so
In the FISH families, the same species
varying SO much that o would hard.
ly think they were even related. Lay
on the color game in this pike bust
ness n put your money on identifl-
cation by means of cheek and gill
cover. You win always win IL you
do.
Hero Is the Key.
Here IL the key: If you stick 1t in
your tackle box n use 1t on the first
member Of the pike family you catch,
you will be able to mail" the old boy
at once and tell whether he is or hi
'ain't.'
Pickerel-The check ind gill cover
arc completely scaled.
Great Lakes pike, common pike,
usually called ''pickerol"-An Of the
check, but only upper half Of gill
cover scaled.
Neutrality-suspicious. halves Of both
chuNA ana gill owe scaled; lower
hsives are naked or. you might say,
Smooth shaven."
There is the key In a nutshell. Ms
It were. II is simple, easy to remom-
her and absolutely fool proof. Color
differences are sometimes difficult to
remember. but this scaling business
on cheeks and gill cover is not so
difficult and can always DO relied
upon.
Less Confusion In England.
Very likely the Great Lakes pike
will be called plekerel for many
moons as that name is associated
with this fish in almost every locality.
, 1923-01-07
N. Y. ATHLETIC CLUB
IS AMAZED At CATTELL,
70 YEAR YOUNG ATHLETE

Before a session Of the National
Collegiate Athletic association got un-
der way recently at the Hotel Astor,,
New York. the delegates were asking
the identity of a white haired old
gentleman seated near the spectators
rcstrum. A short time later he was
Identified as p. J, Cattell, president
Of the Philadelphia Chamber OF Com
merce. Moving with the agility of a
Rilinger, emphasizing his points with
the dynamic force of a sophomore de.
batter, and putting the punch OF an
enthusiastic young sales wizard, Mr..
Cattell had h delegates s~pellbouad
with a talk on tho benefits Of ath-
letlcs.
I'm only 10 years old" he said,
land ! hope to live TO be a hundred.
Three score and ten. and yet Inst year
! hit out a two Dagger on a baseball
field and made second standing up.
I'm barefoot at top and bottom. but
alive In h middle. And It's nil due
to my having taken care of myself.
IT came here just to show you men
a living example of what can be done
in the work you are doing. 1 believe
that the sporting spirit is the only one
that can ave tho world. and that's
why I hope TO have international attn.
leticH the main feature Of the CEN
tennial. I didn't get to bed until IL
last night. I was up at 6. Travelled
sixty miles to meet you, and must
now got back in order 10 make two
more speeches tonight"
, 1923-01-07
KIRKWOOD AND SMITH TIE
IN PLAY FOR CALIFORNIA
OPEN. GOLF TITLE, At 2SS

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. e.-Jamss
Rirkwood and Macdonald Smith Of
San Francisco are tied for the Cali.
fornia open golf championship with
n medal score of goo as a result OF
today's play.
There Is a triple Tie for third place.
Walter Hagen, Eddie Loos and HUH
Martin all having so1.
II is expected hat Kirkwood and
Smith will play off their tie Monday
in a round Of Is holes at tho San
Francisco golf and country club links.
Gene saraZen's score was 5ot. Jack
Hutohison turned In a 70 in the morn.
Ing and a Ts in the afternoon for a
grand total Of 500.
, 1923-01-07
Wahoo Sam Is No,v
Prof. S. Crawford,
OF B. B. College

1t Is now Professor Sam Crawford,
Il o please. no longer wahoo Sam,
OF the big league days. The former
star OF Detroit has been selected to
head the National College OF Baseball,
tho purpose of which is to develop
ambitious youngsters who have de
signs on the big leagues. The College
Of Baseball was first suggested by
Frank Chance, The board OF direct
ors and the instructors IN the various
features Of play are all men who have
won their spurs in the big leagues.
, 1923-01-07
Rutgers Gained One
Mile on Gridiron

Rutgers advanced the bali by
scrimmages almost a milo this fall on
the sridiron, according to the minute
statistics complied by Fred A. Pop)
Hart. peerless rooter for all Rutgers
teams, especially football. Hart.
whose charts n statistical data have
been an immense help to Head Coach
George Foster Sanford, finds that
Rutgers advanced the ball 1896 yards
in the 4o2 scrimmage plays OF the
season for an average of AL yards
a play.
, 1923-01-07

This Ia the first of several articles
on tho pike family. The next. which
will appear at an early date. Will take
up the Identification of the various
members Of the pike group.
, 1923-01-07
0. S. BoxERa To JAPAN.

Moose Tausig. San Francisco boz.
ing promoter, has that hs
viii take a trip TO Japan in the latter
part Of February, accompanied by
ave pugilists o. merit.
, 1923-01-07
B. B. union ADDS
To WAR MIDDLE
Players Organization May Up
set Majors Ideas of Corner
ing Market.

Baseball, like life. 10 Just one dam.
thing after another. from the view.
point of the club wne Just as thu
minor leagues thought that, taking ad.
vantage Of the insxperienco of Judge
Lands. they had put over a national
agreement giving them the power to
collect S75, 900 or 500, 900 per zach for
their ball players. along comes Ban
johnson with a scheme TO break that
monopoly with q clever form of boy.
colt. And Just as the majors thought
they have developed a plan to corner
the player market along comes the
new players union with the possthII,
ity Of upsetting the whole works u
somebody has discovered n brand of
glue which will stick long enough.
Warned by the use made by some
of the minors OF their exemption from
the draft to extoFt blue sky prices for
their promising players. the majors
negotiated n oint treaty b. which they
pledged themselves not to release a
player to a minor club unless that
player could be drafted back into the
big show In ease he proved worthy Of
of n second chance in fast company
Violate Own Agreement.
rs NAu EdClI SOaEI league, the
American association, and the Inter
national league are among the minors
which claim exemption from the draft
this mova by the majors means that
the biggest three subsidiary circuits
can not obtain young players from the
higher-ups unless they sign an agree.
ment to take that player subject to
possible draft in the fall, which would
be a violation of their own hard and
fast agreement.
The only way the independent
J minor leaguers IAN obtain good re,
eruits under the new arrangements Is
either to take them from the hitler
leagues and develop them for them,
selves, or to accept them temporarily
from the bigger fellows under an CD.
ton contract making the player sub
ject to recall, or by submitting to the
draft. AS the major leagues have
first craft at all the budding talent
in the little circuits, and have moro
than doubled the number of players
which may be farmed out under OPP
ton contracts. II will be only a few
years beforet he big clubs will cor.
troll practically all the good payers
In the country except those whom age
has slowed up enough to make It i'm.
possible for them to ma 'ntain the big
time speed,
No Sympathy for owner.
Waste no sympathy on tho minor
club owners, however, for they were
not satisfied with the bid arrangement
by which they could keep their team,
practically intact for years. The OLE
national agreement made It impossl
BILE for the majors to take more thar
one player a year from any club b;
draft. There was no necessity for tn,
clubs to sell any OF their players {
they did not want to. But there wa,
, 1923-01-07
The Economy of
Brick Easements
BUILD WITH BRICK

Brick Easements cost least, if Overhead"
expense is considered. Beauty, definitely
certain strength and integrity of construc-
ton, simplicity and consequent economy of
erection, fitness proved by long experience,
are some of the reasons why the brick
foundation wall. after centuries of use, Is
still without a serious rival not only as the
standard but also the cheapest Of all
worthy types of foundation construction.
The advantages Of brick foundation
walls have been somewhat lost sight of
by some during the past few years as a re-
suit of vigorous sales methods, wide propa-
ganda and vast sums spent for advertising
brick substitutes. But the facts that really
matter-facts that touch the pocketbook
and affect the pride and confidence felt in
the finished structure-are not influenced
by sales methods. Before undertaking
your next building operation we suggest
brick consideration be given due weight.
BUILD WITH BRICK
, 1923-01-07
MeGHL RUGBY TEAM Is
BOOKED TO TACKLE YALE

Tho Rugby team Of Neon univer,
sity will play the Yale eleven in the
bowl at New Haven on October 20,
1928, It was announced by athletic al,
rectors at McGiil.
In accepting the date. which was OF.
fered by Yale, MoGii made the re.
quest that the game DO played halt
under Canadian md half under Amer.
lean football rules.
Besides Yale. the McGil team prob.
ably will meet two other American
teams next season. The team will
play Syracuse on n date to be sot
later, and tentative arrangements
been made 10 play the Army.
, 1923-01-07
KNOCKOUTBROWN BURNT OUT IN
EARLY CAREER, NEVER WON TITLE.
Fighter, VII Boxed With Right Hand
Extended, Fought on Even Terms With the Best
Battle With Harlem Tommy Murphy a Classic.

This is the third article of a series on great borers tcho failed toI
become champions. and the reasons tOhy.
, 1923-01-07

The United States Tennis associa.
ton. an part Of educational work.
plans to take a series OF slow moving
pictures OF various leading experts n
action on the court and sond them
throughout the country. in order 20
allow n br~oadcaAting OF the methods
and styles OF tho leading players In 4
manner that will reach all those inter.
ested in studying tho game,
, 1923-01-07
By SIDNEY SUTHERLAND.

Say, there $ a guy boxing up at Browns tonight you ought to
see. He's a darb-sood boxer. fast. and he's got a punch. But
the reason you ought to go is that he's a freak-stands with his
right hand stuck out in front instead of his left"
, 1923-01-07

Very likely the Great Lakes pike
will be called piekerel for many
moons. as that name is associated
with this fish in almost every locality.
, 1923-01-07

Never heard of a bird like that.
What's his name"
, 1923-01-07

hight hand out IN front n
Who's he tangling with tonight Y
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-03-30
$3s,00l.77

v0SpVVAss .
or grand total for all purposes
from both outside and local sources
of $84.636.39, calling to mind how
ever that the sum available from
local sources will be depleted by ap-
proximately the sum Of $l4.000.00.
to provide for payment Of balance
due on Gunbarrel and Del Norte
No. 100 projects, contracted by .
former board. which would reduce
the total amount available for all
purposes to 37o.s3s.ss.
It is therefore for the purpose Of
emphasis and not Of reiteration that
we say every advantage should be
taken to obtain funds for our use
on roads. bridges and river protec-
ton. for II this IL not done the bene-
fits Of the expenditure Of at least
$35.000.00 to be derived from out
side sources for the above named
purposes. will be entirely lost to
our residents and taxpayers. and a.
this work will be necessary at q
later time, we will have the pleasure
OF providing for the same by local
taxation. And II would perhaps BE-
still more pleasurable to conkem-
Plate and to realize that ultimately
We would be additionally taxed for
the payment OF interest and the re-
tirement Of the bond issue In the
proceeds Of which we should have
participated. but did not.
In connection with former ex,
penditures by the County Commits
sioners 1t Is perhaps not generally
known. that through gift Of trac-
tors and equipment from the State
of Colorado and by purchase, the
county is now owner OF road ma
chinery OF the approximate value
Of $2s,o00.0o, WHICH Is PAID
FOR and the property Of the coun-
ty: and for the first time in the
history of the county a. far ~ il
W VIC SoutuoI, tuIH
chinery has been collected by the
County Road Supervisor, inven-
toried. safely housed and can be
accounted for.
II was apparent TO every one that
the dry year OF 1872? made per-
manent road work almost impos-
sible. but at the present time. with
machinery owned and paid for.
taxes levied. funds available. and In
larger part funds which II not used
will be lost to us. the County Com.
missioners are in . better position
to give tax payers full valus and
more than full value for every dol.
lar required Of Rio 0rands county
than ever before.
In this Investigation, attention
has been called to the Rio 0rauds
river channel and the cuts hereto
fore made which are now filled with
sand and brush. Every spring 10 q
season Of high water with us and II
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-03-30
SOLDIERS HOME NOTES

Mrs. Gertrude Bassett Mclaugh-
lin came from Holly. where she was
visiting. TO assist in taking care Of
her mother. Mrs. Alden Bassett. who
has been quite sick. but 10 very
much improved now.
Mrs. Sweeney has been ON the
sick list this week. but IL able to
be out again at the present writing.
Elder n. T. Sutton, = member Of
the Seventh Day Adventist church
from Trinidad. spoke last Wednes-
day p. m. March twenty-first. His
subject was The Needs OF the
Hour" He had q good attendau nee
from the comrades and ladies and
they all seemed 10 bs deeply In
terested In his lecture.
Mrs. John hewitt has been visit
Ing the past week In Del Norts and
reported . very pleasant tins.
The following are the changes
In the personnel Of the Home since
last reporti To fsriough. 8. H.
Smith. Jose Anaya. Clark Wait. J.
d. Gallagher. A. w. L. From far
Tough: Jose Anaya. J. d. Gallagher.
w. d. Hynds and Nrs. Bstts. Mr..
and Mrs. @. A. Dewey aud c. Goth.
erin were discharged At their own
rsqssst.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-03-30

the river is to b. confine1 70 II
present channel snd the bensfit oa
past work not lost, these cats and
channels should be cleaned anA put
In proper condition and this work
should be done At once.
The condition Of the river chan
mel west Of the Stober Lane bridge
IL especially alarming. There re-
mains only an unprotected strip Of
river bank Of some twenty-five feet
In width on the south hank Of the
river. and II this IL not protected
and the river during high water
should cut through to the south, It
would develop = channel through
the slough 1.-THE bed Of which is 10
feet lower than the bed Of the river
channel TO the south and east 70
the 0unbarrel road Just north Of
the mill property. II therefore The
cuts are not cleaned and the river
confined to it, present channel, or
the river bank not rip rapDed o.
other engineering means aaopteA 70
this end. II 10 only reasonable to
expect that such . situation will ~
suit. and II It does. It 10 safe to a.
sumo that the original channel caa
be reestablished only at q cost Of
many Thousands Of dollars. How
many irrigation bitches would be
washed out. with resultant damage
to ditch companies and to farmers
from loss Of crops by reason Of fall
ure Of irrigation. and damage to
other property. 10 merely eonjsct.
ural. but the situation 10 surely
serious enough to warrant i'm
mediate consideration BY our Com
missioners. Perhaps II would b
real economy" to spend sufficient
money for this purpose.
In the administration Of it, road
affairs. the County Commissioner
In pursuance of law. appointed q
county road supervisor. and the OBJ
jectors say that he shall be remov.
ed and In his stead one supervisor
shall be appointed from each cad
OF the county. II IL . little Diff
cult to determine whether the Oh
jections to the present supervisor
are political. or whether they are
honestly in the interest Of the tax
payers. However. our Board Of
County Commissioners were elected
by our people. are under bond for
the faithful administration Of their
duties. are we'll advised a. TO the
necessities. and II would seem that
II they are not to be wholly dunn
mie and at the beck and call and
command of every objector. the
method OF administration Of road
affairs should be left to them.
The appointment OF two super
visors. II they are good men. can
not be justified on the saving in
salaries. for the cost will surely be
twice A. great. And u no money
10 to BE- spent save for the salaries
Of two supervisors. whose appoint.
ment 10 eagerly sought. and Who
are to bs furnished With . truck
and . shovel. whether or not these
men. travelling alone and without
other assistance can keep and main
tain the miies and miles Of Rio
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-03-30

orande county roads and highways
n order, IL at least IN open 0uss-
ton.
That the election Of . new com
missioner should result in disorder.
dissension and Discrimination Of
all the affairs Of the Board Of
County Commissioners ID unthink-
able, but It seems to be the case.
and It were better that he consider
tho affairs Of Rio Grande county
from the standpoint Of the residents
and taxpayers, rather than from .
selfish personal or political angle
and the overweening desire to domi-
nate the action Of the board Of
which he is . member.
The Journal has finally to say
that 1t carries NO brief for any
member of the Board Of County
Commissioners and that II desires to
present only the facts ~ fully -
possible to the taxpayers Of this
county who are the parties vitality
Interested. but It does contend that
II any meeting Of tax payers 10 TO
be called and held. It should be rep
resentative Of all Of the tax payers
Of the county. unbiased. and all the
facts presented for confederation:
thak after an impartial investiga-
ton OF all the conditions and the
expenditures Of county funds by the
Board Of County Commissioners ~
they could be developed. II can find
no basis in fact for the charges
which have been made a9ains,
them. and is therefore impelled to
ehe belief that such charges are
unjust. unfair and founded on mo-
tiyes which are actuated BY desires
personal to the makers.
Get your Formaldehyde NOW.
A. EuI1ara