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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-08-02
SELECT LAND AUG. q
Commissioner Wright Issues Notice
Bearing on Cherokee Land
Allotments.

]. George Wright, commissioner to
the Five Civilized Tribes, has ISSUED
the following official notice relative to
ithe further selection Of Cherokee
lands:
On August 81, 1907, the lands which
have been withheld from allot-
ment in the Cherokee Nation on ac-
count of their having been designated
for the appraisementof Improvements
belonging to former claimants to citi-
zenship by intermarriage under the
provisions of the Act Of Congress Of
March 2, 1907, will be opened for se-
lection at the Cherokee land Office Of
the commissioner at Muskogee, /. Il.
Attention Of prospective applicants
for allotment is invited to certain pro-
visions of the regulations of the de.
partment relative to the allotment of
these lands, These regulations, among
other things. require that the citizen
Applying to select any land upon which
Improvements have been appraised
shall make oath that the improve
ments to the best of his knowledge
and belief, are the property Of the
ntermarried white who designated
them for appraisal; they also provide
that contest may be instituted against
the allotee. of any of these lands Dy
duly enrolled citizen who was in law
fui possession Of the improvements on
The date of selection, and no other.
Section Of these regulations also pro-
sides that no tract shall be divided
nto parcels but must be taken ia its
entirety, but if the Improvements APP
praised as the property Of any inter
married claimant lie on two or more
separate and distinct tracts Of land,
each tract may be filed on separately.
The following schedule shows the
outstanding admission tickets that
will be received during the first ten
lays after the Office is open to file on
such lands. Holders OF such tickets
should apply at the land Office at Mus
kogee only on the dates designated, un-
less any ticket cannot be reached, in
which event such ones will be admitted
hrst on the following day.
Wednesday, August Il, 81 to $50 in
elusive,
Thursday, August p, ISL to 200, in
elusive.
Friday, August %, POI to $50 in
elusive.
Saturday, August "a, 25l to 800 in
Monday, August 2e, sol TO $50 in
Tuesday, August q, s5l to 400 in
elusive.
Wednesday, August %, 4Ol to $50,
Thursday, August %, 45l to 500 in
Friday, August sO sol 20 $50 in
elusive.
Other announcements will be made 4
through the newspapers and through /
circulars as to the tickets thaU will be
after the last date mention
ed
J. GRO. WRIGHT,
Commissioner
Dated at Muskogee, Indian Terri
tory this August 1907.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-08-02
HOLl.UP men BUSY
Town Of Keifer in the Heart Of
the Tulsa Oil District Overrun
With Footpads.

Another hold-up and murder at
Kiefer. Two bold robbers while at
tempting to holdup Clyde Rogers and
Judd Holmes, two miles east of Keifer,
shot the former and ritied the pockets
Of the latter. Rogers was shot ia the
right breast, the ball glancing around
the body, lodging in the back.
The two robbers we're masked and
heavily armed, and are believed by
officers to be old offenders. 1t is evil
dent that. Rogers wasshot by accident,
rather than intentional. When the
hoid-ups ordered "handS up" young
Rogers mistook them for friends and
iokingly remarked "Stop your fool
ing and go along" No sooner had he
said this than the fatal shot was fred
While Rogers lay PROSTATE the bold
men proceeded to rifle the pockets OF
his companion, but they found them
empty. Young Rogers had consid-
erable money and checks in his pockets,
but they evidently disliked to rob the
dead, as they believed him to be.
Soon after the shooting, Rogers re-
gained consciousness and walked a
quarter Of mile to the home of Fred
Counts, where he was cared for until
he was brought to the City hospital
of this city yesterday.
Clyde Rogers was working as a tool
dresser for the Vicmar Oil company,
In the Glenn Pool while Holmes was
a.driller for the same company. The
robbers are described as young men, of
Medium height, wearing rather rough
clothing. Their masks were blue or
red handkerchiefs.
Several deputy United States mar
shaIs are securing the country for the
robbers and it is believed that blood
hounds will be put on their trail. The
officers express the opinion that these
are the men who have taken part in
other hold-ups in this part of the
country recently, and hope to run
them to earth in the near future.
G. A. Biggs, foreman at the well
where Holmes and Rogers worked,
stated last night that his company
would give 500 for information that
would lead to the arrest and convIc-
tion Of the robbers.
w. S. Nowris, member of the Vic
mar Oil Co., said Thursday night that
numerous robberies in the community
and the attempt on the life Of Clyde
Rogers, had aroused the operators in
the famous Glenn Pool, and that
steps will be taken by them to put
stop to it, He said that a big reward
would soon be offered for the arrest
and conviction of such daredevil
cutthroats and hoped this would have
the desired effect.
DR.. Fred S. Clinton, the attending
physician. said that the bullet would
be removed from Rogers but he refus-
ed to hazard a guess as to the result.
He stated that young Rogers was in a
serious condition at the present time
Tulsa World.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-08-02
SECRETARY TAFT TO SPEAK
AT OKLAHOMA CITY

Oklahoma City, Ok, August p
Word has been received from Wash
ington that secretary Taft will arrive
in Oklahoma City at $40 o'clockAugust
"a and will remain ia the city until
9:45 o'clock on the following morning,
when he will continue his western
tour. This will give the big secretary
and presidential possibility day and
night in Oklahoma City and enable
the reception committee to carry out
its big program which includes a
monster torch light parade on the
evening of August "a in honor Of the
city's distinguished visitor.
Secretary Tafu's stay in the city
will at best be busy, not to say
strenuous affair. He will be met at
the Frisco depot with brass bands
and escorted to the Threadgill hotel,
where an informal reception will take
place. The street parade that viii
follow in the afternoon will end at
the convention hall, where Secretary
Taft and other speakers win address
the &. o. p. Of Oklahoma Tne even
ing will be given over TO more speech
making, fire works and torch light
parade, and a banquet when Secretary
Taft and his party will be the guests
at the Oklahoma City Press club.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-08-02
LID IS ON TIGHT
AT TULSA TOWN

Tulsa, l. T., August 2.-The lid has
been fastened down on all the boot
logging joints and the blind pig pro-
moters are in sack cloth and ashes.
Fifty deputy United States marshals
are here to prevent the violation OF
the prohibition law The disbursers
Of moonshine whisky have moved out
along the country roads and are not
doing much business. The man who
gets drink in Tulsa today has to
have bottle Of his own.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-08-02

ThIsis a soOd tIme % ca 80.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-08-02

S. r. Wallen, J. F. Murphy, DR.. T.
7. Winner 2nd VIM Davis returned
last night from Tulsa, where they
went TO attend the big Republican
pow-wow. They report plenty Of har-
aony Of the kind that makes noise
like discord. The committee on plat
form had not reported up to the time
the Vinita contingent left
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-08-02

ses" in the two territories, was last
night elected president of the Okla
homa Indian TerriGasy Press Associa-
tion at a Eeeting held in Tulsa. At
the some meeting resolution en-
dorsing President Roosevelt was
adopted.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-08-02

Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup is sold
under a positive guarantee to cue
constipation, sick headache, stomach
trouble, or any form Of indigestion.
IF it fails, the manufacturers refund
your money. What more can any one
do? A. p. OWENS.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-08-02
What . New Jersey Editor Saws

NJ. 7 Lynch, editor Of the Phillips
burg, N. J Daily Post, writes: ST
have used many kinds Of medicines
for coughs and colds ia my family but
never anything SO good as Foley
Honey and Tar / cannot say to
muchi in praiseof it.. A. T. OWENS
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-08-02

Mrs. Bertha Arnett and son, Robert,
OF Kansas City, are guests Of Mrs.
Arnett's mother, Mrs. Ed. Whitaker.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-08-02
DOUGLAS PRESIDENT OF
GO. P. PRESS ASSOCIATION

Clarence B. Douglas, editor of the
Muskogee Phoenix, than which there
is no better Republican ''dope dispen-
The Washington times., 1907-08-04
"RICH ESCAPE;
LAW ALWAYS
HOLDS POOR"
JUDGE BALDWIN
Expert Testimony Value
leSS-Jury System Full
of Flaws.
JUDGE BALDWIN

CHAUTAUQUA- Aug 3.-"Rich men
escape punishment, while the poor get
the full penalty OF the law" said Judge
D. p. Baldwin. formerly judge Of the
Federal court in Indiana. In an address
on The Failure OF Criminal Justice. %
before the Lawyers Club at Chautau-
qua Assembly today.
John d. Rockefeller. he asserts. is a
perjurer, but has escaped the law on
account Of his wealth. and Jay Gould
escaped the same way. The decision
against the Standard OIL Company. al
Chicago, will merely result in an in
crease In the price Of oil. the Judge
claims, insisting that Its officers should
be jailed.
Expert testimony. he said, is prac-
tically valueless. The jury system IS
full Of flaws. while weak Judges and
technicality-lOving lawyers make Justice
hard to secure. Incidentally, he praised
the newspapers for keeping before the
public the crown rights
There is no need in my telling a
company Of lawyers that the law re-
CARDS the rich far differently from the
poor" said Judge Baldwin. If the
poor man commits crime, the law
must have its course. But how about
your rich?
The rich man rallies his family and
his friends. He brings his political in
Guences TO bear. The rich man is some
times inconvenienced by the court pro-
ceedings, but he is almost never con-
victed"
The Washington times., 1907-08-04
ENPERORS MEET,
KAISER TALKS
POLITICS TO CAR

SWINEMUNDEs Aug. 3.-An army of
German and Russian detectives afioat
and ashore today watched the meeting
Of the Car and the Kaiser. The EN-
perors met under the standard Of the
Czar at noon.
The Kaiser in the Royal yacht Hohen-
zollern steamed out to where the Cars
yacht lay in waiting. Wilhelm was
escorted by the entire German war fleet
in command of Prince Henry OF Prussia.
Prince Adelbert, the Kaiser's third son,
was on the bridge Of the battleship
Friedrich Karl.
Detectives have been unusually active
for the past week. Obviously they
feared the meeting of the Emperors
might have tempted an anarchist out
rage. Every stranger who arrived at
Swinemunde this week was shadowed.
What the Emperors discussed today
nobody knows. although papers are filed
with speculation. That the meeting was
not wholly personal was proved by the
fact that the Kaiser was accompanied
by Chancellor Won Buelou, the secretary
of the navy, and all the highest officials
of the court and government
The Washington times., 1907-08-04
Enraged Farmers
Mob AutoiSt and
Burn His Machine

CHICAGO, Aug. 3.-Mobbed by farm
ers after their big touring car had ac-
cidentally run over a little boy. s. b.
Chaplin, millionaire board of trade mem
Der. and two women companions. one
of whom was Mr. Chapins wife, are
said to have been driven from the auto
mobile in the vicinity Of Dearfield, H.,
forced to stand and look on while the
big automobile was incinerated in big
bonfire that he farmers built under 1t,
and compelled to walk Two miles
through the country before they could
find an accommodating driver who
would take them TO the MOraine Hotel
These statements were made by cttt-
zens at DeeTfield to clear up the mystery
OF the destruction Of large touring car
last Monday about which little could
be learned on account of the manner
in which the owners Of the car guarded
the accident.
Ii was stated on good authority. how
ever. that the occupants of the car We're
young Louis F. Swift, son of the mil
lionaire packer; S. 3. Chaplin, member
OF the brokerage firm of S B. Chaplin &
Co.. with offices in the Stock Exchange
building in Chicago, and 667 Fifth ave-
nue., New York; Mrs. Chaplin, and a
young woman who has been visiting as
a guest at the Chaplin summer residence
in Lake Geneva.
1t was said that after the enraged
farmers burned the big automobile they
jeered the members of the party, re-
fused to furnish them a conveyance with
which to return to their homes, and de-
clined to even sell a horse and vehicle
at any price
The running down of the boy is said
TO have been entirely accidental ana
unavoidable upon the part Of the auto
mobile party It Is said that as soon
as the accident took place the auto
mObilists stopped the car, returned to
the spot where the boy lay. and were
prepared to do all in their power to help
him, when they fell into the hands OF
the enraged farmers.
The Washington times., 1907-08-04
S29, 9,24O,OOOFine! Who'll Pay 1t
TREMENDOUS PENALTY
AGAINST THE OIL TRUST
IS IMPOSED BY Lands
HOT SHOT FROM JUDGE
IN IMPOSING BIG FINE.

The who thus deliberately violate this law of
fend deeply than does he who counterfeits coin
steals letters from the nails
This fine could not be the exercise of as much real
power is employed when sentence imposed taking
from a human being day of liberty"
''To the extent that the Standard has profted :"
other shippers had to bear the burden"
''The honest will not be led by railroad COM
pany into allowing it to haul a commodity for less
than the law authorizes it to collect"
If other men - conducted their business with
honesty and integrity they would be forced out :
by the methods unveiled in this prosecution"
The Washington times., 1907-08-04
BALKED
BY CRIME WAVE;
SEEM HELPLESS
New York Faces Situa-
ton of Wild WeSt"
Days.

NEW YORK. Aug. Anew York to-
night~faccs a situation similar TO that
which brought into existence vigilant
committees in the wild West when
necessity compelled their organization
With the crime wave rolling constant
ly higher the police department has
reached the limit Of IT'S resources. II
paid guardians cannot protect women
and children, many citizens urge, there
is nothing left for the people but TO take
the matter in their own hands.
Elevator Man Caught.
Lester NJ. Dotson. sixteen years old.
colored elevator boy al 4s1 Central Park
West. was arrested today as the at
tempted assailant Of eight-year-old
ErDestina Girola, Of Al Central Park
West.
The child positively identified the man.
He was found lettering in Central Park.
just across the street from the building
in which he had been employed
Sweeping Orders to Police.
Second Deputy Police Commissioner
Bugher this afternoon issued a sweep
ing order directing every plain clothes
man In every precinct Of the greater
city to lay aside every other duty and
go out to hunt the assailants Of girls
and young women.
Search for cake"
It has become known that Central
Office men are searching for a man
known only as Jake in the case OF
the murdered child. Katie Tietschler,
who was found dead in a cellar at 203
First avenue. It is known that Jake
was well acquainted with the little girl
and that she was frequently seen talk
ing TO him.
1t is regarded as significant that the
man has not been seen in the neigh
borhood since the day Katie disap-
reared, and the police feel certain that
il he can be found they will have made
an important step in the direction Of
clearing up the mystery of the killing.
1t is said the detectives gre close on
the trail Of this man and confidently
expect to have MIN in custody within a
few hours.
Never Seemed to Work.
Those who know Jake" describe
him as being about thirty years of
age. dark compIexioned, and with a
small, dark mustache. He never seem
ed to do any work, but was always
well dressed. and seemed to thriYe on
idleness. He was also well acquainted
with Dora Messner. the woman who is
in the Tombs on suspicion Of being
concerned in the disappearance Of the
girl. and was on familiar terms with
Rippolone and Bonfanti. the shoe
makers, who are also in custody on
suspicion.
While the police admit they have
no positive evidence against Jake, :
they are acting on the belief that the
victim was lured to her death by
some one that knew her well. as it
would have been impossible for a
stranger 10 attack the child on the
spur of the moment and not be dis
covered
The Washington times., 1907-08-04
Judge Orders Maxi
mum Fine for Secret
Rates.
Also Orders PrOSecu-
ton of the Alton
Railroad.
Lawyers Stunned by
Size Of Fine---De-
fendantExcOriated.

81 am glad that Judge Lands
gave the Standard the limit
That corporation has been oper-
ated in the most brazen viola
ton of the law until there is no
reason why leniency should be
shown
while fines are mot as desir-
able as Imprisonment this penalty
may be large enough to teach
trust magnates some respect for
the law, If the company does not
escape from it by appeal.
CA trust cannot be handled
with gloves. We Will now see
whether oil prices are raised and
the fine exacted from the public. +"
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN.
The Washington times., 1907-08-04
Tpo Are Killed
And -Four Hurt
In Auto Wreck

PORT JERvIs, y. Y, Aug. s.-An
automobile race came to a fatal teTn1i-
nation near Cuddenbackville this after
noon, when one Of the machines shied
OF the. road and plunged into post.
The big car turned turtle and buried
its occupants under the wreckage.
John Fields. OF this city, and William
Maxwell. Of Wurtboro, n Y, who were
in the wrecked car, were killed in
stantly.
Fields daughter Mrs. J. c. Eglinger,
and her three children wer badly in
OIred.
The Washington times., 1907-08-04
Two Partisan Editors
Among the Slain
Men.
Cars Torn to Pieces
in Cloud of
Dust.

BORDEAUX. France. Aug. 3.-WhilC
running at full speed late this after
noon, one OF the automobiles compsting
for the Criterion Cup. ran into a big
touring car, smashing both vehicles.
and hurting the occupants in all direc-
tions.
As result OF the collision Seven men
are dead.
Partisan Editors Killed.
Among the killed are two editors OF
Paris newspapers. who were the guests
OF the owner OF one Of the cars. Just
how the accident occurred is not clear
al this time. but It is said that a clold
Of dust hung over the road obscurirs
the vision Of the drivers so that neither
was aware OF the close proximity Of
the other.
Looms From Dust Cloud.
One CT the survivors sasa that the
arst warning Of d5nser came when
they heard the Whirr os the approach
ing racer. and it suddenly loomed out
Of the dust cloud. which. owing 10 the
stiffness OF the atmosphere seemed 10
hang stationary oyer the roadway. Be-
fore the speed qS ether. machine could
be checked the7 s. roar and a tre-
mendous crash. AS the two cars drove
together at tremendous speed. and an
instant later this survivor found himself
lying in a field forty feet from the
roadway.
Cars Torn to Pieces.
He dragged himself few feet. where
he came across the driver OF one OF
the cars dead. and scattered all about
him were other members Of the party,
either dead or suffering terrible agony.
ghe machines were literally torn 10
pieces
The names Of the dead and injured
have not yet been Rscertained.
The Washington times., 1907-08-04

CHICAGO, Aug. 3.-Twenty- mine
million two hundred and forty
thousand dollars was the fine as
sessed against the Standard OIL
Company of Indiana here today by
Judge Il. NJ. Lands, of the United
States district court.
The fine, which is for accepting
rebates and secret rates, is really
directed against the Standard Oil
Company of New Jersey, 1hich was
shown to own all but four shares of
the stock of the Indiana company,
and to receive all Of the profits of
its business. This is the largest
fine ever assessed in any court in
the worlds history.
In his decision Judge Lands excoriat-
ed the methods Of the OIL trust and said
he regretted that he could not send its
officials to prison. He dissected the
trusts technical pleas and cast them
aside as worthless
AS 20 the Standard OIL Company's as
sumption that the rates were legal, he
said, an honest man" will not be led
into accepting unlawful rates. but the
only man liable 10 get into trouble is
the one who "conceives a scheme for
the violation OF the law" 1t is not the
Standards first offense, he declared, and
argued the fine was not excessive. but
commensurate with the Sl99, 500. 900 gross
receipts OF the S1OO,OOO,OOO trust during
1s0S-04-05-the years covered by the Of
fense.
Wants the Alton Indicted.
surprise was sprung by Judge Lands
ct the close Of his lengthy decision when
he ordered the calling Of a special grand
Jury August IA to indict the Chicago
ane Alton railroad and its officials who
granted the concessions. These men.
Judge Lands declared, were equally
guilty with the receiver Of the secret
rates.
When the decision had been read. Mer-
ritt Star. OF counsel for the defense, OBJ
JeCted to the decree being entered, but
was overruled. and then asked for time
10 prepare a bill Of exceptions on which
to base an appeal District Attorney
Sims said he had agreed TO sixty days
being allowed. The court did not ap-
prove, but respected the arraD aDgement
and named sixty days. intimating that
no further delay would be granted. The
case will get to the United States cir
cult court Of appeals in January.
Landis Pleases President.
After the trial it became known about
the Federal Building that a prominent
Chicagoan who is n personal friend Of
President Roosevelt, is ire possession of
a letter from the President asking him
to keep I close watch on Judge lands.
The letter is said to contain the state
ment. HE is tie coming man in Amer
lea
Judge Landis' sentence was the begin
ming Of the end OF the first seven cases
against the trust. Should the 2OO0
counts yet untried be proven and the
maximum fine imposed. the Standard
VIII have s4O.0oOe0O more to pay.
The scene in the courtroom during the
reading OF Judge lands opinion was
intensely dramatic.
The crowd was as great as the day
when joan D. Rockefeller sat in the
witness chair. Custodian Nagle had diff
fculty in keeping the women present
from applauding when the Judge scored
Continued on Fourth Page.)
The Washington times., 1907-08-04
ParlOr Car a:OO P. M. :. & 0. Train

Parlor car leaving Washington 300 n
m. week days is handled in train No. Is
from Gordonsville 10 Hinton, accommo-
dating passengers for Greenbrier White
Sulphur, Old Sweet, and other resorts. as
well as those for Virginia Hot Springs
who transfer to branch train at Coving-
On. Diner from Gordonsville.-Adv.