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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-09-24
c. B. Rogers Goes Af-
ter Democrats Who
MiSrepreSent.

A good healthy Republican club
was organized at Pleasant Valley
school house last Saturday night, the
following persons being elected as its
officers: Frank Jaques, president; ID.
M. Bishop, vice president; Phil Horton
secretary; j. S. Leforce, treasurer;
and Phil Horton township committee
man. J. f. Murphey, chairman Of
the township central committee for
the 59th Constitutional district, as
sisted in the organization.
The school house was crowded and
a number of prominent Republicans
from Welch and Bluejacket we're pres
ent.
The speaker of the evening was bon.
9. b. Rogers Of this city who highly
entertained his auditors for over two
hours. He tore asunder the Bryan
isms of the Democratic party, and
the hides of the Democratic speakers
who had preceded him to chat place
were neatly removed and hanged up.
on the bushes to dry.
His remarks were especially scath-
ing upon those who have distorted facts
|inbeference to guardianship matters
ami the action of the court in relation
Thereto. He bluntly told his audience
that the campaign orator who lies to
gain political point is not worthy Of
the confidence Of the people.
1t has developed, he said, that those
who were making the most noise about
the guardianship matters, are certain
men who some years ago we're appoint
ed guardians by the court and had not
complied with the law in making an
nual reports to the court, continuing
to ignore the law and the court until
cited to appear, after having been re-
quested to do so time and again, and
then after having been compelled to
make a report, such as an honest
guardian would gladly and willingly
have DONE have gone before the peo-
pie expressing themselves as having
been compelled TO do their duty
In speaking Of the difference between
the two great parties he said the di-
viding line was that Of low markets
in which to buy and low wages for
the laboring man on the side Of DEM
ocracy, and high markets in which to
sell and buy and high wages for the
laboring man.
In opening his speech he said he
did not appeal to the prejudice ofhis
hearers because Congress created the
Dawes commission, nor because Ark
ansas laws had been applied to the
Indian Territory by Democratic
president and enforced by Demo-
cratic judge, these remarks having
been occasioned by speeches made by
Democrats in that community in
which Judge Gill and the courts in
general had been denounced and Re-
publicans called robbers.
Mr.. Rogers left an indelible impress
sion upon the minds Of the voters in
Pleasant Valley township.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-09-24
ATLANTA is
QUIET TODAY

Atlanta, Ca, Sept. 24-This morn
ing the city is quiet, with the militia
in complete control. All saloons in
the city have been closed by order Of
the mayor. Business has assumed its
normal conditions, and street cars are
running on the various lines thruout
the city.
The body Of C. B. Long a negro,
was found in the woods today hang
ing near East Point, a suburb. Long
who was locked in East Point jail
during the nighs for disorderly corr
duct, was taker out during the night
by a mob. The usual mystery sur
rounds the affair.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-09-24
Big Sale Of New Furniture.

Will sell on Saturday, Sept. 20, at
the house two doors south OF Miles
grocery all our household, goods, con-
sisting Of 4 iron beds complete,
dressers. 2 comodes, center tables, Ii
brary table, hall tree, 2 2rockers, leath-
er couch, side board, dining table,
five dining room chairs, one Quick
meal range, l Round Oak heater,
kitchen cabinet, carpets. rugs and
many articles too numerous to men,
tion.
Everything asN good IS new. So
good that you would have to pay high
prices for if you bought at the stores,
for we used care in selecting all our
furniture. w. B. Pears.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-09-24
MUST WIN
THE HOUSE

st. Louis, Sept. 24-Speaker Cannon
passed thru the city this morning for
Sedalia, where he will begin the cam
paign in Missouri tonight. Tim not
a candidate for the presidency said
the speaker to an interviewer, 4 ann
out to do what / can toward electing
Republican members Of congress If
the house is not Republican, tnen
there will be little chance that the
Republican candidate for the presiden-
cy will be elected two years hence
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-09-24
New Real Estate Firm.

D. NJ. Mars of this city and W. E.
Arnold OF Bunceton, Mo-, have formed
a partnership for the purpose or handl-
ling real estates and viii open an Office
in the new Scott building. Mr.. Mars
being so well acquainted with the
people Of this section Of the country
and understanding the situation 50
thoroughly there is no reason why the
new firm should not enjoy a good
business from the start.
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nations in order that the rules Of
allotment might be uniform in all Of
the Five Nations.
AS will be seen by you this proceed
ure is in accordance with the law
governing the selection of allotments
for minors, and while in cases in
which the allotments cannot be Sc
lected by the citizen parents this
Office has desired that guardian or
curator be appointed, such action has
not been required where proper show
ing was made that IL would work a
peculiar hardship to adhere strictly to
that rule, as it was the opinion Of the
Commission and myself that under the
last clause of Section 10 of the Act of
July /, 1902, above referred to, ample
authority existed for the designation
of allotments for minor children by
this office.
Answering your second question rel
ative to the delivery Of patents cover
ing the allotnents Of minor children
/ have to advise you that the patents
are delivered to the citizen parents, guard
ians or curdtors, as the case may be,
when it is possible to do SO. However,
in case delivery canno5 10 made 10 t5iie
citizen parent and there is no guard
ian or curator, delivery is made to the
non-citizen parent or the person hay
ing the infant in charge, scithO1n re-
qasi7inq the appointment Of guardian on
curator 1t is only the desire Of this
Office to see that delivery is made to
the person who has the custody and
control Of the infant, as under the
Act of April 26, 1906 GA Stats, 1861,
title does not pass upon delivery but
passes upon the recording Of the
patents to allotments in this Office
Respectfully,
TAAIs BIXBy,
Commissioner.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-09-24

gagements ia Europe, appeared as the
feature attraction on the New York
Theatre roof garden all of last summer.
Besides John Rucker there are the
Campbell Brothers, new musical act:
Mac Allen the wire wonder; Toney
Brothers, acrobats; Williams and
Stevens, impersonators; big novelty
number song, with moving picture
effects, entitled my Old Kentucky
Home, and the entire company In
the latest comedy with music, "a
Fowl Affair.
The Dandy Dixie minstrels will be
seen at the opera house on Thursday
September 27.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-09-24

Muskogee, Indian Territory, Sep
tember p, 1906.
Charles B. Rogers and others,
Vinita, Indian Territory
Gentlemen:
lam in receipt of your communica-
tion dated September 20, 1906, on be-
half of a committee appointed by the
Republican Campaign committee Of
the Fifty-ninth Constitutional Dele
gate District in the Indian Territory,
asking certain questions relative to
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-09-24

The platform, written by ]. b.
Turner as chairman, reatiirms the
declaration Uf independence. declares
in favor Of separate schools without
mentioning separate coaches and wait
ing rooms, declared in favor Of ''sume
form OF the initiative and referendum
that will be speedy, practical and ef-
fectiye;" declares in favor Of the cleo
tion Of officials by direct vote instead
of by appointment; wants judges ac-
countable to the people; favors a
board Of pardons; declares for pure
ballot, pointing with scorn at the
shameful gerry mander made by three
imported otiiceholders;v wants short
constitution; favors disfranchlse.
ment Of those convicted Of accept
ing bribes at elections; fayors equal
taxation.
The platform was adopted without
debate.
An executive committee was ap-
pointed, contistinR of Theodore ID.
B Frear, Vinita, chairman: u. o.
Roper, Bluejacket, r. f. D.; L. W.
Burlington, Vinita; J. r. Woolard,
Miles; NJ. g. Simerson, Big Cabin;
w. Q. Shelton, Centralia; Grayson
Wills, White Oak.
This having completed the preIim-
inaries, j. $. Davenport took the floor
and father along, rambling, Davenport
tesque tirade against carpetbaggers
placed W. II. Kornegay in nomination
for delegate. His nomination was
seconded by j. B. Turner and Others
and was made unanimously.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-09-24
IS AT REST PEELS EN-
Body Of James Smith
Is Buried in Locust
Grove

The remains of James Smith, age p,
who died at Fort Riley Kan, as an
artilleryman in the 18th United States
field battery, reached his mothers
home here Saturday evening and were
conveyed to his home on South First
street under the escort of Sergeant w.
M. Simms of the Rough Riders. The
funeral services were held Sum
day noon, being conducted by Rev. w.
f. Dunkle OF the Methodist church,
of which the deceased was member.
The services were extremely impress
sive, and the dead soldier was laid to
rest with the military honors, the
blue, and gray and the khaki uniting
to do honor to their comrade. The
guards of honor were Colonel j. G.
Wilkinson, Captain G. S. White, Ser
geant w. M. Simms Gather Chandler,
Benjamin hunk and Alex Foote. The
pall-bearers were Captain ChaEles
Goodpasture, Lieutenant IA. e. Riden
hour, Riddle, Rudolph Heagart, Lew
Jones and 9. O. Long. Interment
was in the family cemetery just east
of the Ad Roach farm. A large
number Of the friends Of the family
were in attendance. The body was
laid to rest after a few patriotic re-
marks by Captain G. S. White.
Probably according to population
and age, Vinita has furnished more
men to the United States army and
navy than any other city, town or
hamlet in the union. Up to date not
one Of those who has enlisted from
here has failed to bring home an
honorable discharge or has laid
down his life on his country's honor.
Tinita's sons have fought at San Juan,
Iekin, Manila and every other field
where the old flag has been in peril in
recent years, either as members of
the regular army or as volunteers.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-09-24
From Dixie Land

John Rucker, the Alabama Blossom,
heads the big company Of comedians,
singers and dancers who make up the
"Dandy Dixie minstrels" j" With this
strictly modern organization OF color
ed players comes the Cotton Pick
ers' band a big olio Of specially inn
ported acts who, after their long en-
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-09-24


Hon. Tams Bixby,
Commissioner to the Five Civilized
Tribes,
Muskogee, |. t.
Sir
We the undersigned Committee, ap-
pointed by the Republican Campaign
Committee Of the fifty ninth Consti-
tutional Delegate District for the
Indian Territory to investigate GER
tain reports and statements made by
Democratic speakers and news papers
concerning requirements made Of
parents of minor children in the
Cherokee Nation and other Nations
of the Indian Territory, by the Com
missioner of the Five Civilized Tribes
TO take out letters of Guardianship
before they can transact business be-
fore the Commissioner Of the Five
Civilized Tribes, request that you ex-
gplain in an open letter TO this COM
mittee just what requirements are
made Of parents having minor ciliiu-
rem and being citizens Of the Indian
Nations of this Territory, when they
come before your Commission to trans
act any business.
And we especially ask you
whether it is true. as has been
reported over this country, that the
Commission requires parent to take
15ut letters Of guardianship for his
minor child, before you deliver over
to the parent the childs patent to its
allotment.
Kindly answer these questions clear
y and concisely, SO that every citizen
may understand just what is the plain
truth in this matter.
We are very truly yours,
Charles B. Rogers
w. S. Day
Joseph p Scott
j. III. Dixon
George Vandever
Geo. W. Dixon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-12

New Fireproof Steamer Jamestown.
Forty miles down Potomac every evening
Sundays, al-day trip In addition. n. & W.
Steamboat Co. See excursion col, page 16.
Advertisement
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IN SESSION ALL SUMMER.
Committee Considering Revision of
Building Regulations.

An announcement has been made by
Building Inspector Ashford to the effect
that the special committee of ten appointed
by the Commissioners to consider existing
building regulations and recommend any
needed revisons. will not suspend work
during the summer, but will continue Its
work so as to have the new laws, if any
are adopted, in full force and effect in
time for building activities of the coming
fall and winter. Great progress has already
been made by the committee, but much re-
mains to be done.
will be held each week In the board room
been so systema tized that 1t is assured that
eaci member each week is assigned one or
two clauses of the present regulations. and
at the next meeting the results of exhaus-
tive study of the various provisions are Of
fered for analysis and discussion OF the full
committee The architect members are de-
voting all their time to the regulations re-
lating to plans and designs of buildings: the
contractors to materials used IN all classes
of work; the physician member to matters
relating to sanitation and health; the law
ver member to legal points involved and
other features are CORRESPONDENCE assigned
to other specialists on the committee The
various weekly reports of the committee as
approved at the close of each meeting will
be taken up for final discussion before any
suggested changes and revisionS are recon-
mended to the Commissioners for a6op-
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-12
SPANISH WAR VETERANS.
Members Of Fourth Immune Camp
Elect Officers


The members Of the 4th Immune Camp
Of Spanish War Veterans turned out in
force last night and attended a meeting
at Costello's Hall. 9Th and G streets
Commander Daniel c. Eberly had sent no.
tees to all the members Of the camp to be
present and participate in the election of
certain officers, as we'll as delegates, to
both the national and the local encamp-
ments. The elections resulted as follows:
Delegate to the national encampment Of
the United Spanish War Veterans, to be
held in this city next October, Capt Daniel
c. Eberly; alternate, Lieut.. William Pea
cock.
Delegates to the encampment of the De-
partment Of the District of Columbia, to
be held July %, Lieut. William Peacock
and Lieut.. Anthony Holmead; alternates,
H. c. Thompson and C. c. Weeks.
The officers elected were: Senior vice
commander, J. c. O'Brien; junior vice
commander, Frank Platz: color bearer
John P. Yenney.
Upon the request of a member, Lieut..
Peacock. adjutant, read from the minutes
of meeting held last April the action of
the camp indorsing Capt. ]. Walter Mitch
ell for election commander Of the De-
partment Of the District OF Columbia
Commander Eberly called upon all the
members to give the candidate Of the camp
their support.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-12
ALEXANDRIA DAY.
Program of Events Include an Address
by Gov. Swanson.


Alexandria day, July %, as it has been
outlined by the committee in charge, will
be the event Of the season at Luna Park
and one of the rarest of celebrations in the
history of Virginia. Arrangements are
rapidly being completed for the event,
which will occur on July 80, and general
holiday will be declared in order that the
day may be observed fully and be what
1t is intended to be-a genuine civic holiday.
From all parts Of Virginia excursionists will
come in to attend the festivities, and there
will be- 1t Is now estimated more than
30,oO0 on the grounds that day. The Luna
Park management will give portion of the
days receipts on the entire park to the
Alexandria Hospital-an institution which,
1t is stated. has been struggling for some
time against an unusually heavy load OF
expenses and has been sorely in need of
assistance.
The program for the day as it is now
planned will include addresses by Gov.
Claude A. Swanson of Virginia and others.
There will be a grand carnival parade of
children. military drill by the local COM
pany in Alexandra, and at night a mas
Querade ball on the big dancing pavilion.
The committee In charge is composed of
Mayor Frederick ]. Paff, A. D. Broekett,
]. Y. Williams. M. B. Harlow. ]. T. Swim
ney. J. T. Burke, George T. Cation, Joseph
r. Colvin, James F. Peyton. Lucien Smith,
Richard Carne. l.. H. Thompson and Alex
ander J. Wedderburn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-12
EARLY MORNING BLAZE
THOUGHT TO HAVE BEEN OF IN
CENDIARY ORIGIN.

While driving his team near the corner
of 4th and L streets northwest this morn
! Ing about 2 o'clock. young man In the
employ of local baker discovered a blaze
In vacant house at 31S L street It APP
peared to the driver that the fire had taken
possession of every room in the house and
he lost no time in turning In an alarm
from box 2s1 summon.ng several COM
panies of the fire department to the scene.
No. engine company reached the burning
house in less than three minutes after the
alarm was sounded. and when the firemen
arrived at the place they found the whole
interior of the structure In flames.
1t was necessary for the men to break
open the doors and windows in order to get
at the fire. Soon after the blaze was dis
covered the occupants OF the adjoining
houses were aroused. They lost no time
in leaving their domiciles The firemen
worked hard for few minutes and pre-
vented the spreading OF the flames to the
their work Fire Marshal Nicholson made a
thorough examination OF the premises and
reached the conclusion that the fire was
the work of an incendiary.
He found that the contents of an old mat
tress, which had been left on the floor Of
one of the lower rooms, had been scat
tered about the room. Whether this scat
terfng was done before or during the pro-
BLESS VI the IRE ne COulu not determine.
The fire marshal thought the fact that the
flames apparently started In the several
apartments of the house about the same
time indicated that the origin Of the fire
was due to some cause other than sponta-
neous combustion
According to the estimate of the fire
marshal the damage was about $500 He
was told that the last occupants of the
premises had moved from there yesterday,
and that the house had been turned over
to the owner in the afternoon. Precinct
Detective Fortney is assisting in the inves-
tigation
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-12

of friends and acquaintance. He was born
in Glens Falls. n. Y, February ., 1852, and
was consequently in the fifty-fifth year OF
his age. After spending his boytood days
in the east Mr.. Ellis came to this city with
his parents in 1868, and was afterward APP
pointed a page at the Capitol. where he
served for number of years. Later he en-
tered the Indian office, where he served till
he was taken H. During his early life here
his father, the late Zabina Ellis the
disbursing officer of the sixth auditors Of
fee.
Regarded as an Authority.
During his incumbency as the chief of
the files division of the Indian Office Mr..
Ellis was regarded by his associates as
an authority on all matters pertaining to
Indian affairs. He had charge of the re-
ceipt, tndexing and distribution OF, approx
inately. 100000 letters annually. and
evolved system whereby, upon being
given the name of any individual who had
ever corresponded with the office, he could
in a moment place his hands upon all OF
the correspondence pertaining to that In
dividuals case. In physique Mr. Ellis was
tall and of athletic build. His most no.
ticeabe characteristics were his modesty
and politeness.
a child by a former marriage, Miss Clara
May Fills, and three sisters and four BROTH
ers-Mrs. H. F. Lyon, Mrs. John F. Davis,
Miss Kate Ellis, and Messrs Harvey u.
ELLIS OF the pSHSIOIl oliite, GtAiiS
OF the sixth auditors Office. Percy Ellis
of the government printing office and Dan
lei Ellis of Ogden, Utah-survive the de-
ceased.
Mr.. Ellis was recently appointed to the
position of chief clerk of the Indian office.
and at the time of his death his commits
sion had just been made out, he not having
had the opportunity to qualify In his new
position.
Deceased was member OF Lafayette
Lodge, No. 10, A. F. and A. M, and also
of Goodwill Commandery, No. Il, of the
Golden Cross.
Funeral services will be held tomorrow
afternoon at o'clock at the Olympia. Rev
w NJ Ferguson, the pastor of Wesley
Methodist Episcopal Church. of which the
deceased was a member, will officiate. Rev.
D. w. Skellenger pastor of the Sixth Pres
byterian Church, will assist. The pail
bearers have not yet been chosen, but
will doubtless be members of Lafayette
Lodge The interment will be in Con-
gressionaI cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-12

Samuel McDay was before Judge Kimball
In the Police Court yesterday charged with
the larceny of a rubber plant from Mary
II. auckland. 1t was testified that the
plant was in front of the house of the
owner and was removed from there, and
another witness stated that she bought the
plant from McDay.
Were you ever convicted of larceny be-
fore?'' asked Judge Kimball of the defend
ant, when he was on the stand.
mo, SIR replied McDay.
HE was convicted before you day before
yesterday. judge. on two cases. and he was
brought up from jail this morning, where
he Is serving those sentences stated Clerk
Potts, who remembered the previous cases.
ooh, l forgot about those" stated Nc.
Day
THAT is the first time lever heard of 9.
man forgetting he was in JAIL" said an off,
cial of the court, who overheard the Incl
dent.
The sentence imposed In this case was $40
or sixty days in jail.
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Fined $50 for His Cruelty.

For cruelty to animals, specifically the
killing of cat in such way that the ami
NAL suffered greatly. Henry Roberts, of TOO
I street northwest. was fined $50 by Judge
Mullowny in the Police Court. He paid the
fine.
Several witnesses were produced by HUI
name Agent j. E. Reilly for the government
1t was testified that on June 8 last Roberts
shot cat in an alley in the rear of his
bicycle repair shop. After shooting 1t he
walked out to where it was struggling and
stood on 1t. with one foot on its neck and
the other on its back.
Some one passed as he stood on the cat,
it was testified and Roberts called out,
Come on and see the penny show. Ac-
cording to the testimony he was laughing at
the time.
In his defense the defendant stated that
the cat was nuisance around the place
and that he shot 1t while 1t was chasing
another cat.
Have you been In the habit of shooting
cats? asked the judge.
Yes. SIR he replied. Il have shot some
other stray cats. which were nuisance