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The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-10-26

the 29th of November. Set
Apart as Day Of Praise asad SEppli-
cation bv the President

washingt IN. Octs Der 2S.-The pres
dent today issued a proclamation max
ing Thursday, November %. as day
of thanksgiving.
The text of the proclamation is as
follows:
'Ths time OF year has come when,
in accordance with TIE wse custom or
our forefathers, il becomes my duty
TO set aside 4 specie' day Of Thanks
giving End praise TO The Air 'ghty be-
cause Of IN eblessing We have recet-
ved. and of prayer that these bless
;nes may be continued. another
year of widespread well-5eing has
passed. Never before in our history or
in the history of any other nation has
q people enjoyed more abounding ma
tei !al prosperity than is ours: pros
perity so great that it should arouse
in US no spirit OF reckless pride and
least {, all, spirit of he 1less d.sre-
gard Of our responsibilities, bI- rather
sober sense of our many blessings,
and resolute purpose. under provi-
d-ncI, not TO forfeit them by airy ac-
ton of our own.
Material we'll being. Indispensable
though it is can never be anything but
the foundation OF & lie national great
ness and happiness. II W build moth
ing r1on this foundation. then our IA
tional life will be as meaningless and
empty as house whore only the foun-
dation has been laid. Upon our ma
terial we'll being mast be built a su-
perst.uctufe of individual and nation
al life lived in accC dance with the
laws { the highest morality. or else
our pio. lerity itself will In the long
run turn out a curse instead of bless
ms We should be both reverently
thankful for what we have received,
into a mean of grace and It of de-
struction.
Accordingly, | hereby $ apart
Thursday, the twenty-ninth day OF
November. netx, as day of Thanks
giving and supple alton. on which the
people shall meet in their fom S or
their >hurches, dcvoutly a>Anow edge
all that has been ven them. and 10
pray that they Tl ~ In addition re-
c i've the power to use these P'fts
Alright.
I'm witness wiz. eof | have here
unto set my hand and caused the seal
of the United States TO be affixt.
Done at the City OF Washington
this 22nd day of October. in the year
Of our Lord One Thousand Nine Hun
dred and Six ard of the Independence
of th2 United ST icJ the One Hundred
ii '. first.
(SeaD
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
by the President: Elihu Root. Sec
retary of State"
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-10-26
CCNEESSES TO HIS CRIME
Theatrical Agent Admits the killing of
Mrs. Leslie and the Stealing of Val
liable levels.

Chicago, October 23.-Edward E.
Nichols, theatrical agent, who was
taken into custody by the police dur
ing their investigation of the death of
Mrs. Margaret Leslie, the actress, who
was found dead in her room at the
Palace hotel, confessed late today to
the murder of Mrs. Leslie and to the
stealing Of diamonds valued at $500
from her.
Two pawn brokers informed the po-
lice today that Nichols had been to
them with diamonds, said to have teen
the property of Mrs. Leslie: before her
death, and which were not found until
it was learned that they were in the
possession of Nichols. The prisoner
refused to say a word regarding his
possession Of the diamond when CO
fronted by the pawn brokers. He wa
taken to the police station where he
made confssion.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-10-26
Its Production in Philadelphia Will
Not be Allowed.
STIRS UP RACIAL PREJUDICE
Order Of Mayor Weaver Followed a
Protest Made by Representative
Colored Men-Management of the
Play viii Ask for Injunction Re-
straining the Mayor From Interfere
ing.

Philadelphia, October 23.-Mayor
Weaver today issued al order sup
pressing the further production here
Of the drama The Clansman," which
began last night what was to have
been a weeks engagement at the Wal
was prompted by the demonstration
last night at the theatre by several
thousand colored citizens.
A delegation of representative color
ed men consisting of clergymen, doc
tors, lawyers and business men called
upon the mayor today and protested
against the continuance of the play
because of it's alleged tendency to
arouse racial prejudice and to incite
to riot. The chief spokesman for .he
delegation was former COngl essman
George Fl. White, of North Carroll. l,
who now resides here.
Counsel for the management of
theatrical production claimed that
there was redress through the courts
for those opposed to the play ana
charged that the color ed people and
not the players were responsible for
last nights riotous demonstration.
After hearing both sides, Mayo :
Weaver took counsel with the city
solicitor and later decided that THE
Clansman'' was calculated to produce
disorder and endanger lives. In Oh
sequence Of this he ordered the With
drawal of the play.
The management of the play will to-
morrow go into court ana apply tor an
injunction restraining the mayor tom
interfering with its production.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-10-26
Prospective Changes in the Cabinet.

Prospective Changes in the Cabinet.
Washington, October 25.-The fol-
lowing statement regarding prospec-
tive changes in President Roosevelt's
cabinet was made public tonight:
October %, 1906.
"On the retirement of Secretary
Shaw and Attorney General Moody,
changes will be made:
Secretary OF the Treasury-Hon
George B. Cortelyou
POSTMASTER General-Hon. George
Won L. Meyer.
Attorney GeHeral-Hon. Charles J.
Bonaparte.
"Secretary of the Navy-Hon. Victor
II. Metcalf.
Secretary Of Commerce and Labor
Hon. Oscar S. Strauss
The general understanding for some
time has been that Attorney General
Moody will retire on the first of the
coming January and that Secretary
Shaw will follow him on the 4th of
March. On the first of the year there
fore, Mr.. ROnaparte, who IS now sec
1SIcli OI Tie navy, Will SuCceGu T..
Moody as attorney general and he
will in turn be succeeded by M. Met
calf, the secretary of commerce and
labor the latter's place being filled by
Mr.. StrauS. Mr.. COrtelyOu, now post
master general, will take Secretary
Shaw's place on the fourth of March,
a which time Mr.. Meyer is to become
postmaster general.
Mr.. Meyer, who will become post
master general, is ambassador to Rus
sia to which place he was appointed
On March 6, 1905, having been pro-
noted to that office following his SER
vice as the ambassador to Italy from
1900 to 1905. He is native of Mas
sachusetts and has been we'll known as
q business man.
The appointment Of Mr.. Straus caus-
ed considerable surprise, as it will be
the first case where a citizen of the
Hebrew faith has been made men,
Der Of the presidents cabinet. He
was born December 3rd, 1850, and is
we'll known as a merchant, diplomat
and author. He represented the Unit
! ed States as minister to Turkey on two
| different occasions and was appointed
! by President Roosevelt to fill the va
cancy caused by the death of express
| 1dent Harrison as a member Of the
| permanent court Of arbitration at The
| Hague.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-10-26

Philadelphia, October 23-Judge
Stake, of this city, secretary of the
divorce congress, has received from it's
committee resolutions and forwarded
to the various delegates a proposed
measure for bringing about uniformity
in the present divorce laws Of The
United States.
The proposed statute is the outcome
of study on the subject by eminent
lawyers and jurists and prominent
churchmen, all of whom are conver-
SAINT with the existing conditions Of
the so-called divorce evil, and the
proposed new act is calculated to in
sure remedial results all over tie
country.
Practically every state and territory
will be represented at the re-assemb
ling Of the congress IN this city On
November 18th.
The proposed new act is divided into
three chapters: The first consisting
of jurisdictional provisions; the second,
procedure and the third, genera pro-
visions, d j. Titled can A t Regu
latirg Annu' mt of Marri ge a I'd Di
VOrCa.
While little or no change is made in
the given causes for divorce as r. "
existing, certain pro .isions of the new
act were evidently made with view
to arresting the increasing demand for
legal severance of marital bonds. On-
der these stipulatiOns secret or star
chamber sessions for hearing divorce
cases before masters or other repre-
Sentatives of tee courts are done away
with, and "all hearings and trials shall
be had before the court and shall in
ali cases be public
1t is also provided that a decree dis
solving the marriage tie so completely =
as to permit the re-marriage of either
party should not become operative Un-
til the lapse of a reasonable time after
hearing Or trial upon the merits of the
case"
Another enactment Of the proposed
new law prohibits the solicitation Of
divorce case by advertisement, cir
cu1ar or otherwise, and prescribes for
such an offense of fine of not more
than $1,000 and Imprisonment of not
more than one year.
Annulment of the marriage contract
as distinguished from divorce, will be
made for the following causes:
Impotency, consanguinlty, existing
former marriages, fraud, force Or CO.
ercion, insanity and illegal age.
Divorce, it is provided, shall be OF
two kinds-absolute, or divorce vim
culo matrimonii; and divorce from BED
and board, or divorce a>mensa ct thOro.
Under the first classification the ground
shall be adultery, bigamy, conviction
and sentence for crime followed by
two years continual imprisonment; ex-
treme cruelty; wilful desertion and
habitual drunkenness for two years
The same causes will prevail in the
second class with the additional cause
of hopeless insanity of the husband y
No divorce shall be granted If it ap-
pears 70 the satisfaction Of the court
that the suit has been brought by col
lusion or that the plaintiff has pro-
curei or connived at the offense charg-
ed, or has condoned it or has been
guilty of adultery not condoned.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-10-26
Former Senator Burton's First Day in
Jail.

Ironton, Mo-, October 23.-A half
hour of liberty and a stroll to his
wife's boarding house and back t. his
cell varied the monotony of former
United States Senator Jos. f. Bcrt on's
first day in Jail today. Pleading that
he wished to get some books and pa
pers from his trunk. Burton was per-
mitted by sheriffs marshall to take
brief recess from confinement. AS
Burton reached the street he saw his
wife and niece returning from drive.
They accompanied him to the home Of
Or. Smith, where Mrs. Burton is board
ing. Mrs. Burton prepared breakfast
for her husband and brought it to the
Jail. Mrs Burton asserts she will pre-
pare all her husbands meals.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-10-26
\ Massachusetts Man for President.

Worcester. Mass, October 23.-John
B Moran, democratic candidat for
governor, speaking here to night, said
in reference to the presidential fight in
1908 that he was not affiliated with
either Hearst or Bryan, but that in
1908. if he was elected thia year and
next he should go through the state
and get delegates for Massachusetts
man for president, He said he refused
to stand on that portion of the demo-
cratic platform which mentioned a
presidential candidate for 1908, as he
had his own views as TO who that can
didate should be-
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-10-26
First Alleged RiOter Acquitted.

Atlanta, Ca, October 23.-The Tirst
trial Ct the clle ed part )alts n the
riot the n hit Of Septe rb 22nd,
resulted t 1sy 4 the scc littal Of Wal
ter Edn Inc q vhi'e mar CT sed
with h mt d of FRI XXX Smith, a
negro Jud e Ryan innedia y OIL
dered the aire.st CT the chi-f win ss
for the safe, T,n Oaks, - Is years
old white boy on whose yidence the
inIi5tnert against Edn unds vas re-
turned. Oaks IS neld on the cha. Sc OF
De Jury.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-10-26
Hurt i'm Trolley Car Accident.

Schenectady, y. Z, October "a
Schenectady bound Troy car of the
Schenectady Railway Company failed
TO take the curve at Union and Nc
Clellan streets today dashed into a
pole. turned over on its side and IL
iured a score or more of passengers.
Three passengers who were sitting
with an arm out of the windows lost
these limbs and others sustained seri-
Gus injuries
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-10-26
Invited TO Attend BANQUET.

An invitation has been received by
Commodore J. VanB. Metts, of the
Atlantic Yacht Club, inviting him and
the members Of the club to attend a
banquet to be given in New York city
at Delmonico's on the evening of Oc-
tober 25th. The reception will be
given by the Brooklyn Yacht Club and
will be in honor of Sir Thomas Upton.
\ number of prominent yachting men
from all sections of the country will
be present at the banquet.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-10-26
Carter Harrison Injured.

Monteal, October 23.-Former Mayor
Carter H. Harrison, OF Chicago, was
taken this morning from Ridout. Ont,
via Toronto, to Chicago, suffering from
badly strained back and possibly IN
ternal injuries. With party of frierds
consisting of j. W. Winter, Demile
Demmee, E. B. Tollman and w. II.
Haskil, all OF Chicago, he was moose
hunting back of ChapleaL when he
was injured during portage.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-10-26
Lost in the Recent Hurricane

Brunswick, Ga, October 23.-The
Spanish bark F. g., Captain Oliver
which sailed from Havana October 2
for this port is believed TO have been
lost in the recent hurricane. She is
ten days overdue and no report has
been heard from her. The consignees
here believe that she has gone down
with all on board.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-10-26
Japanese Midshipman Resigns From
Naval Academy.

Annapolis, Nd. October 23.-At the
request of the japanese embassy at
Washington, Midshipman Asahi Kit
gaki, of the naval academy, has sub
mitted his resignation, which will be
accepted, it is understood. Kitigaki is
a son of Baron Kitgaki of the i'm
perial privy council. He entered the
American naval academy in September,
1904. IT'S
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-10-26
Blood Poisoning

results from chronic constipation,
which is c. r erred " DR.. Kings
NJ life Pill. They emo g all pos
onors se.ns l. m the cys m I'd in
fuse rcw Ii 2 and vigo; cI-e sour
s,om"ch, ra-.l, he"da ic. di !. n IS
and cole without gripping ur di.SJm-
fort. 25. Guarante I'd by R. r. Bella
my, druggist
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-10-26
On the Subject Of S-ca|Ied
Divorce EVIL.
NEW STATUTE SUGGESTED
The Proposed Act Will Insure
Remedial Results.

Certain Provisions Made TO Arrest the
Increasing Demand for Legal Sever
ance OF Marital Bonds-Annulment
of the Marriage Contract Distin-
guished From Divorce Divorce
Congress, Which Will Meet on No
vember 18th Will be Largely At
tended.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-10-26

Hughes siege of Troy ended in the
capitulation of the city where they
make collars, but don't wear them IN
politics this year.-New York Herald.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-10-26
NEW YOGk POLITICS
Charges sads by Murphy
Fail Of Proof.
ONLY CAMPAIGN GOSSIP
Tammany Will Support the Whole
Democratic Ticket.

The Grand Jury Refuses to Dignity the
Proceedings by Making Present.
ment-Leader Murphy Urges the
Roll Up Big Majorities-HughesD De-
ivers Half Dozen Speeches I'm Coun-
try Districts-Hearst in New York
The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-10-26
SOME CHANGES N THE CABINET
Moody and Shaw will Retire Early
Next Year.
GENERAL sHAkE-UP WILL OCCUR

BOnaparte Will Succeed Moody Who
VIII be Succeeded by Metcaf.
Sfraus VIII Become Secretary of
Commerce and Labor-Cortelyou
Will Take Shaw's Place and Meyer
VIII be Made Postmaster General.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-11-05
IT'S UP TO
THE VOTER

Have the citizens Of Vinita ever
stopped to think what 1t means TO
this town to be withouta high schoolY
Have they stopped to think that dur
ing the past eighteen months no less
than five hundred people have passed
up this town as place Of residence
aud abode aud gone on to other plac-
es? The best citizens Of many states
who came into the Indian Territory
with view of making it their future
home and came to Vinita with view
of locating, and on account Of there
being no high school passed on. Edu-
cation is OF the highest Importance
too; first, the child, next the family,
next the community and next the
state. A poor educational system
does more to retard progress Of a COM
munity than any other agency. I6 is
UP to the people OF Vinita whether or
not they shall have a constitution pro-
hibiting high schools. The record Of
Mr.. Kornegay is so well knowu that 1t
is useless to discuss it. His position
and views have been repeated thruout
this district from the platform and IN
private conversation. He does not be-
lieve in higher education. DO the
people OF Vinita uphold these views
or condemn them? The writing of a
state constitution is Of the greatest
human Importance. It ought to be
so written as to assureaboye all else
the fullest individual liberty Of the
citizens, and this individual liberty
cannot come withouteducation. This
constitution should guarantee the
best educational system we can have,
and the views held by Mr.. Kornegay
ought to be repudiated. On the 9TH
er hand the attitude OF Mr.. Rogers,
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-11-05

words cannot express, but which
hearts can feel and homes can show
DO you want to give your children
a good education? If SO, take with
you this thought as you prepare Eyour
ballot tomorrow: "My childrenIare en-
titled to my consideration far above
my personal incliniations and preju-
dice" A feeling will be with you as
you meet them at home that you have
done your duty; that you have added
your mite to the grand balance in fa-
vor of your neighbors poor child.
The school statistics of the United
States will show you beyond question
that the Republican state furnish the
educational advantages
Mr.. Charles B. Rogers stands for
education; for the Republican spirit
Of education and for the education Of
the masses, not the classes, and is en-
titled to your vote.
FRANK e. BRANDON.
Muskogee, l. T., Nov. 5, 1906.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-11-05

u pom the school question, Is receiving
the Endorsement Of every enthusiastic
friend Of education He favors the
very best system possiblel Without
considering In all Of it's details the ad-
ditional cost of this, he believes that
with the expenditure of reasonable
sum in the proper channels that the
very highest system Of education can
be installed in Oklahoma. This prob
lem merits the consideration Of every
good citizen, regardless Of his politics.
There Is no politics in building school
houses. There are no politics in edu-
eating children. No man, however
ignorant or illiterate. should ever
stand against the proposition Of edu-
eating his own child In this age no
child has an equal chance In the world
wirhous the best education possible.
If Mr.. Kornegay's views are engrafted
in the constitutions il will be impos-
sible for any town, city or community
to maintain a public school any high
er than the eighth grade. This means
suicide Of the future hope Of this
state. If this were written ID the
constitution there would not be q
progressive citizen Of another state
settle within the borders Of this state,
unless he be wealthy enough to be
able to educate his children in private
schools and colleges. IL would stop
the immigration here ia tile first
place. In the next place, il would
deny the children Of Oklahoma Of
ever being on an equal footing with
children Of other states Your vote
will tell, citizens Of yinita. Vote for
your children, above all else. You
should forget politics when it comes
to the question Of education.
Are the good, honest citizens Of this
country, who were 50 unfortunate as
to never be able to learn to read and
write, to be denied a voice in the af-
fairs of this state in the future? W.
II. Kornegay says he proposes to place
in the Constitution provision that
Concluded on page Al
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-11-05

81 went in December and spent in
addition to the s28 paid me by the
statehood club here s145. 90 Of my own
money.
In January was sent to Washing
ton by the local committee with the
understanding that / was to have all
expenses paid and the committee
voluntarily offered to pay me 500 for
two weeks work, they believing that
the matter would be settled in a short
time.
l was there two entire moaths lack
ing a few days and the committee
furnished me s64IOO all told. All
this was spent in actual expenses but
about $40
CONCLUDED on page four.l
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-11-05
White man CASE
HANDED DOWN
Supreme Court Decides Against the
White Man and in Favor
Of the Indian.

are not communal lands, the whites
who acquired citizenship by marriage
prior to 1875 have @lual interest
with Indians. In case of marriage
into the tribe since that time it was
held that no right of property had
been acquired except by those who
had paid into the common fund $500.
The court of claims also held that
white husbands of Cherokee women
who had abandoned their wives have
forfeited all right as Cherokee citi-
zens, including that of participation
Of proceeds of sales Of Cherokee lands.
T0day's supreme court affirmed the
court of claims decision in all re-
spects. The opinion was handed
down by Chief Justice Fuller.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-11-05

Washington, Nov. 5.-The supreme
court of the United States affirmed
the decision of the Court Of Claims in
the case of Daniel Red Bird, Cherokee
Nation and others VS. the United
States, known as "The White Mans
Case" The case involves long pend.
ing claims of several thousand white
persons to participate in the distribu-
tion Of lands and funds Of the Chero-
kee nation because Of marriage with
members of the tribe. -Four millions
acres Of land and extensive tribal
funds are involved. The decision was
favorable to the Indians.
In passing on cases decided today
that Of the court of claims, decided
two years ago, held that tribal lands
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-11-05
EDUCATION Makes
WOMAN A FOOL
Says Democratic Nominee Kornegay,
Who Also Believes in Inferior
Public School Systems

A week or more ago in a conversa-
tion with Mr.. r. w. Moore, of Estel-
la, good reputable man, w. II. Kor-
negay, Democratic nominee to the
Constitutional convention, declared
that Education Of a woman made a
fool Of her." We do not quote this in
any spirit Of prejudice or personality
to Mr.. Kornegay, but to disclose clear
ly and forcibly his views on educa-
tion. 1t seems strange that in this
age any man Of the standing Mr..
Kornegay has always had, occupying
the position he does, would be guilty
of ever making such an assertion.
His views on the school question
are we'll known. What would Okla
homa be If her daughters and wives are
uneducated? What would any state
be? The truth is that the education
of the daughter is the highest lmpor-
tance, because some day she will be
the mother ard it is largely due to
her the course in life the son or the
daughter takes. And to say that the
education of woman makes her a
fool is a trayersity on civilization,
We have men before the public who
are more capable Of appreciating
modern institutions than Mr.. Korne.
gay 1t is bad enough TO have a citi-
zen Of Importance living in our midst
to hold such views, but what acalami.
| II, n ,n.nllld hn ~ have a man WRITE
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-11-05
ROGERS TRIP
TO WASHINGTON

In an interview with Charles B.
Rogers today in reference to his ef-
forts made in Washington in the in
terest OF securing a federal court for
Vinita ia the statehood bill he said.
II suppose it proper to make a state.
ment concerning my trip to Washing
ton in behalf Of Vinita: since some
have been.so uugrateful TO mistake the
fact about it.