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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-04-25
SEC. TAFT EXPECTED
SECRETARY COMES TO REDEEM
THE FAILING PARTY HERE
THE big STICKS EMISSARY
Will Seek to Accomplish Defeat Of
Statehood Understands Fight
Is Bitter

That the Republicans Of Oklahoma
intend to nominate state ticket and
make desperate 9 effort to carry the
state in the first election is made evil
dent by the fact that many Republl-
can speakers Irrational fame have been
urged to deliver addresses during the
campaign. Among these is Secretary
Taft, who has promised TO come to
Oklahoma late in the summer IL it is
possible for him to do so
There Is reason TO believe that Pre-
sident Roosevelt will use Taft in an
endeavor TO defeat the constitution.
When Oklahoma Republicans called
upon che president to urge that lie re-
fuse to sign the constitution the pre-
sident declied to promise anything
of the kind and told his visitors that
they must return home and def at
the constitution there; that If iC was
accepted by the people OF the new
state he would sign It. He assured
the delegation that he would lend his
influence towards securing the rejec-
tion Of the instrument by the people
of the new state
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-04-25
RESERVED 60 DAYSIPECANS ARE SCARCE
New Rule for Homesteading West
ern Lands Restored to the
Public Domain.

In order that settlers seeking homes
on western lands restored to the pub
tic domain may be placed on an equal
footing, the secretary of the interior
has approved the new regulations
changing the manner Of restoring
lands withdrawn or reserved for for
estrY, reclamation or other purposes.
Under the old system when public
lands were restored they became sub
ject to settlement Immediately.
Agents at Washington telegraphed
the fact to their western clients the
day the order was issued, and the adj
vance information enabled their
clients to locate people on choice
tracts before the local land agents
could issue a general notice that the
lands were subject to homestead
entry.
Under the new regulations lands
restored are not to be subject to
homestead entry for sixty days after
the order is signed restoring them to
the public domain. Notice of the
date for beginning settlement will
also be published in a newspaper in
the town where the land Office is
located.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-04-25
Trees in Indian Territory Are Be-
ing Destroyed to Clear Off
the Land.

Joseph Son iheimer, who made a
fortune in Indian Territory in the
early days trading in furs and ship
ping pecans, says that all over Indian
Territory fine pecan groves are being
destroyed and that the supply of
pecans is being cut off. Unless some
action is taken at once to preserve
pecan trees there will soon be no
pecans to be had Ia the Territory.
The same is true of walnuts.
The walnut trees are being cut be-
cause the timber is very valuable, but
the pecas are being cut just to
get them of the land, most OF the
owners not realizing their value, and
they are in many instances being cut
up into stove wood
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-04-25
BEATS ALL BUT ONE
Caney, Kas., Claims the Greatest
Gas Well in the Western
Country.

Independence, Kas., April PA
message from Caney announces that
the greatest gas well ever drilled in
the western country was brought in
there late this afternoon. 1t was
drilled by Owen & Wasson for the
Lanyon Zinc company, on lease one
mile north Of the great gasser devel-
oped last year, but discounts that well
two to one.
1t blew away three sections of an
SO-foot derrick along with the heavy
tools. AS near as it could be gauged
the well has capacity approximately
Of 100000 feet per day. Only one
other we'll ever drilled the Big Moses,
in West Virginia, can approach this
record.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-04-25
AFFECTS HASKELL
Provision in Bill of Rights May Ex-
clude Delegates from Hold
ing Office

Will any delegate to the constitu-
tional convention be elegible to office
under the provision Of the constItu-
tlon? This is the question that is alb
sorbing the attention of some OF the
local attorneys and politicians. Sec
tion II of article of the Bill of
Rights says No member Of Congress
from this state, or person holding any
Office of trust or profit under the laws
Of any other or Of the United States,
shall be eligible to any office of trust
or profit under the laws Of this state. ,"
This provision was apparently incor-
porated in the constitution for the
purpose Of excluding all federal Office
holders, who may, by reason of their
Office, have built upa political machine
by judicious distribution of patronage
upon which they might ride inco Of
fee, from holding Office, without first
resigning their office. The provision
carries out that purpose alright, but
it is believed that it goes farther and
excludes every delegate to the conyen-
tion from Office until after the first
election and statehood is declared. 1t
also excludes all city officials from
holding state Offices unless they resign
their city offices before the election.
1t is the opinion Of well informed
men that under the provisions Of the
enabling act that the delegates to the
constitutional convention, are cen
tiRned in power until after the cou-
stitution is ratified, and that no dele
gate can resign, for there is no method
prescribed for filling the vacancy.
If this is true it will seriously affect
a number Of candidates for state Of
fees who were delegates TO the Con-
stitutional convention, among whom
is c. n. Haskell, candidate for gov
ernOr.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-04-25

A number Of Vinita candidates will
attend big Democratic meeting at
the Smith school house in 262l
Imogene. little daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Stryker, was bitten quite badly
Ia the face Wednesday evening by a
dog.
DeWitt's Little Early Risers scatter
the gloom of sick-headache and bill
iousness. Sold by the Peoples Drug
Store and MaHarney 81 Myers,
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-04-25
BARNES MAY RUN TO
GET FRANTZS SCALP

Guthrie, Okla April "a Friends
In this city OF Ex-Governor "Cash"
Barnes maintain that ne Will enter
the race for the Republican nomina-
tion for governor of the new state.
Barnes and Governor Frantz have
never been political friends, and the
Frantz fellows would not be surprised
to see Barnes enter the race, with the
support Of Chairman Hamon, former
Oil Inspector Amos Ewing and other
anti Frantz forces.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-04-25
ROOSEVELT'S OPINION OF THE
CONSTITUTION WWANTED.
COPY IS SENT UNOFFICIALLY
If Document Is Unsatisfactory to
the President, Party in Terrific
ry Will Be Urged to Work
Against 1t.

Washington, April PA copy of the
Oklahoma constitution was informal
ly placed in the hands of President
Roosevelt today by Representative
Watson of Indiana. The president
had no time to read it, but will do so
during leisure moments, after his re-
turn from jamestown.
The constitution In official form
will not reach the president until af-
ter the August election and not then
unless the instrument is ratified by
the people. While it is generally con-
ceded the constitution will carry, Re-
publican leaders here are uncertain
whether to advise Oklahoma Repub-
licans to support or oppose ratifica-
tion.
A tip from the White House is
wanted, so the unofficial copy has been
placed in the presidents hands. He
will be urged to quietly tell some per-
sonal friend with Oklahoma connec-
JlOIlS WIldU AlC Uiliuho VI AU A nAuu
that the document IS Objectionable
will be enough for Oklahoma Repub-
licans, who would try to defeat it, and
In failing would expect the president
to turn it down when it reaches him
ofieially. On the other hand, If the
president says he can promuleate the
constitution with an easy conscience
Republicans will work for its ratitica-
tion and try to capture state and con.
gressional offices. W
"Oklahoma can 60 Republican by
10000 on state ticket" Dennis Flynn
told the president and still the
Democrats would control the legisla-
ture."
Congressman Watson, Speaker Can
non and Sherman, Of New York, chair
man of the house committee on In
affairs, we're closeted some time, and
it is understood discussed the subject
Taft may give the administrations
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-04-25
A PER CAPITA BASIS
How the $4,OOO,0 900 Cherokee Trust
Fund Will Be Distributed
Among Cherokees.

Washington, April "A. The United
States court of claims rendered de-
clsion today holding that the s4, 900, QUO
trust funds should be distributed
among $4,000 Eastern Cherokee In
dians in the Indian Territory on a
per capita basis. The Indians wanted
it distributed on 'per STRIPS basis.
The distribution is to be made this
fall or winter by Guyon Miller, APP
pointed by the court for that purpose.
Each Indian will get about S125.
Miller will begin Immediately to pre-
pare the rolls
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-04-25

Green Bay, Wis, April "a. SIX
inches of snow fell here today and the
storm is still In progress tonigh L
Traffic of all kinds is badly delayed.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-04-25
just Because

your cough is only in the throat and
does not trouble yo'l now, don't think
that it needs no attention. When it
has not had much Of start Is the
time to check IT.. The Slightest cough
easily leads to pneumonia, bronchitis
and consumption. A bottle of Bal
lard's Horehound Syrup will cure that
cough. The price puts il in reach Of
all Peo Drug Store W
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-04-25

The trial Of Bill Rogers, the negro
who has caused the police OF Vlnita.
no little trouble for long time, is oc-
cupying the attention of police ceurt
this afternoon.
A Democratic rally is planned fer
tomorrow night at the Nix school
house, in 26-ls, and another Saturday
night at the Rogers school house.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-04-25
Railway Telegraphers' Raise

Sedalia, Mo, April 24-The Missouri
Pacific Railway company today volun-
tarilY increased the salaries Of all
train dispatchers and chief train dis
patchers on the sytems $40 per month.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-04-25

J. e. Dunn and Mr.. Hinton, OF st.
Louis, friends Of @. S. Avery, are in
the city looking over real estate in
vestments.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-04-25
ONE LONE SENATOR
FOR LITTLE RHODA

Providence, r. / April 25- -Until
January next Rhode Island will have
but one United States senator as the
result OF the failure of the Republi-
cans in the legislature to agree on a
candidate.
The joint assembly adjurned Tues
day night at the end of the 8lst bal
lot, which showed that the deadlock
was as complete as before.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-04-25
NOR'WEST BLIZZARD
Driving Wind and Fine Snow On
the Rosebud Indian Res
ervati0n.

Norfolk, Neb, April PA bilzzard
struck the Rosebud reservation in
South Dakota, northwest Of here, at
8 o'clock. A driving wind and fine
snow arrived there from the north
west
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-04-25

Omaha, April 24.-The mercury fell
here this afternoon from 73 above zero
at 2 p. m. to As at 8 o'clock, and at 8
O'Clock was still going down, but very
slowly, the government thermometer
showing 40 degrees above.
The local weather bureaus report
from Rapid City shows temperature
Of 80 degrees accompanying the snow
storm.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-04-25

position openly in his OK ahoma
speech in June.
The constitution was submitted to
the president informally, prompted
by the belief he can now pass upon
the question whether or not he will
approve it. BY doing so, he will sa We
much time and unnecessary expense.
State and other officers are TO be
elected when the constitution is vot-
ed on. If the president is disposed
to reject the constitution, this ex
pense can be saved"
Asked if he did not think such ac-
tion by the president would be prem1-
ture Mr.. Watson answered:
''No. think it practical and SEN
sible. What is the use of going to all
the expense and trouble OF an cleo
tion, If the president rejects the cons
titution in the end? l believe it will
take Mr.. Root a full week to 90 over
it. 1t will not be necessary for him
to state the grounds of his objections,
but to say that, taken as whole, the
document is not one which will give
the state the iorm. of government
guaranteed them"
IN - Hinton nf NJ
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-05-03
CITY NEWS.

American band prom, City hall, tomorrow evening.
 Spring opening tomorrow, Fulton Music Co, 146 Grand street. Souve- mir music.
 Have your llawn-mower sharpened, or go-carts retired at Risbergs, 39 Phoenix avenue. Telephone.
 An anniversary mass of requiem was celebrated at ' o'clock this morning at St Patrick's church for the late Dennis Brophy.
 Hamilton park house lots now on sale. Easy payments; agents there all day Sunday to show you over the proprety. Woodward" & Lowe, 21 k. Main street.
 On account of Eagles hall being opened as a vaudeville house, the Waterbury Military band will give it's weekly promenade at Speedwell hall tomorrow night. The floor is in excellent condition and is one of the best dance floors in the city. A short concert will be executed previ- ous to the starting of the dance pro gram. All popular music will be furnished and the full band will be in attendance. TX
 Readers of the Democrat wno con template becoming benedicts, will find it to their advantage to get the wedding ring of us; and at the same time look at our large and varied as- sortment of jewelry, etc, for wedding gifts. Friends of the prospective brides and grooms will also do well to take the hint, as all our goods are reliable and fully guaranteed. The Upson Jewelry Co, 6S Bank street.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-05-03
The MiIIGr& PeCkCo Values and Showing of Mems
 Wear Out of the Ordinary

AT 25c-Men's Fancy Half Hose, handsome effects in plaids, stripes and embroidered.
 Mems Medium Weight Underwear, at 25c, 49c and 75c. Mems Shirts, in several styles, some coat style, attached cuffs. others with separate cuffs, priced at soc, 75c, 9Sc. and S1.5O.'
 Mems Wash Neckwear, in fourth hands, about half regular price, 13c, two for 25c. Mems French Flannel Shirts. soft col lars, attached cuffs. just right for that outing, priced at $1.5O, else where $2.O0.> WOMEN'S and CHILDREN'S HOS-
 IERY.
 Always headquarters for these goods. In spite of all the talk about ad- vance in raw materials, etc, etc, we wish to say that we have made no advance in prices here. values giv- en are as good as ever. Specials for this sale.
 AT 35c-Women's full fashioned lace Hose. AT 29c-Women's ingrain Lisle Hose. AT l9c-Women's fast black full fashioned Hermsdorf Hose.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-05-03
MEETINGS TONIGHT.

Fidelity court
 Socialist party. # Electricians union.
 Central Labor union.
 St Anne's drum corps. Third division, A. O. H.
 Court Lincoln, A. o. F.
 Rose Hill Hose company.
 Speedwell lodge, K. of P.
 Mizpah colony, U. O. P. F.
 Sheridan lodge, N. E. O. P.
 Waterbury lodge, B. P. o. B. Cigar Makers union, No 395. Connecticut lodge, A. o. U. w. Household Ruth, G. U. O. o. F. Winona council, Jr, o. U. A. M. Townsend lodge school meeting. Court Richard Wagner, F. of A. Court Stephen J. Meany, F. of A. Liberty circle, No $50, Lady For esters.
 Waterbury Steam Filters ant Helpers. Friendly league, domestic arts league sewing 7:30, public schoo sewing 7:30, millinery a. m. school of housekeeping, public schoo cookery, g, l:oO; chorus. 7:S0.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-05-03
LAST
 WEEK

we placed beautiful Kitchen Cabl- net on sale and put it in our window, starting it at $19, and have dropped the price 50 cents each day and at the present writing the price is $15.50, and if it's not sold before next Monday the price will then be .$12.50. Remember, we drop the price 50 cents each day Sunday eX- cepted), and when you think it's a real good investment come right in with the cold cash and clinch the bargain. And. by the way, does your tea, coffee, cocoa and butter suit you o. K, or would you rather have it suit a little better? If so call on us and have one trial, just one pound, and see for yourself. You run no risk because if you're not sat isfled bring it back and get your money. We assure you the price is reasonable and the quality is always the nice tasting kind. We also claim the butter we sell at 32 cents is bet ter than you are paying S5, 38 or 40 cents for elsewhere. If in doubt just call and purchase one pound and see for yourself.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-12
Petitions for Removal.

Thus we see that the 6.526 petitioners
are confined to five Of the Is counties of
Maine, and that 5,19S of them live in
the single county of Cumberland. Not
a very widespread demand for capital
removal. it appears! Eleven of the 16
counties from which not single petit
toner for removal is heard. How is
it with those who send in remon-
strances against changing the capital
from Augusta to Portland? The fol-
lowing table shows the counties from
which the 600 remonstrances, with
their 1929 signers. have been re-
ceived with the number of remon-
strances and number Of signers from
each county:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-12
Pointed Paragraphs.

Hope makes hopeless fools of some
people.
Look ont for propositions that will
not bear looking into.
Some free church seats are not as
easy as they might be.
It's often a matter of an hour when
a women says wait a minute
Some people are 50 skeptical they
even have no faith in their faith.
Wireless kilograms come under the
head of disconnected sentences.
Few Of the golden opportunities Of
fered us will stand the acid test.
a wise rnan never boasts of his Wis
dom. He wouldn't be wise if he did.
Lean e paddle your own canoe be-
fore seeking to steer the ship of state.
1t take, Il handsome young widow to
make woman hater change his mind.
Barking dogs should lie taken 10 til,
pound and Boosting men should he
pounded.
Many man fails to reach The tnD
because every tine he stops 10 rest he
falls asleep.
The way some people have Of being
good is worse than the way others haze
of being lad.
All men may be born free and equal.
but it's waste Of time trying to
prove it II the satisfaction OF a woman.
When man frankly admits that he
was in The wrong it is equivalent 10
his saying. II am wiser to-day than
was yesterday"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-12
Put the Portland papers claim Il

But the Portland papers ciarrn to
have actually discovered papers OUTSIDE
of their city which really favor re-
mova!, aside from using those paid ad-
vertisements which many papers have
used just as they would use the ad-
vcrtising matter of a circus or new
patent medicine. The Argus quotes
the Biddeford Record as favoring re-
moval and the Press asserts that there
is a paper down in Bath also favoring
removal. If this is true, it has es-
capel our notice; but granting that
this is true, they are only the excep-
tiUnS that prove the rule that the
press of Maine outside of Portland is
unanimously and emphatically opposed
to this astounding proposition to
change the seat of State government to
an extreme corner Of the State as a
business investment for the States
commercial metropolis. One paper
which the Portland boomers have been
quoting as favoring capital removal
rises to deny the allegation and to re-
pudiate with warmth the measures in
dulged in by the Portland people when
they misquoted its utterances This
paper is the Courier Gazette and it has
this to say on the subject:
"Our attention has been called to an
illustrated circular that is being put
about in the interest of the suggested
removal to Portland of the State capt
tai. 1t is proper for the Courier-Ga-
zette to repudiate as the utterance of
this paper the paragraph printed in the
circular with the evident purpose of
creating impression that this paper had
declared itself as favorable to the
scheme of removal. 1t is perhaps worth
calling attention to the fact that the
Courier-GaZette has already expressed
itself in very plain language as opposed
to the removal"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-12
EFFECT OF THE FOOD LAW.
Driving Many Worthless Catarrh
Medicines Out Of Existence,

The Pure Food and Drug Law.
which went into effect the first of
January. has already shown the good
that VIII follow its enforcement.
Many worthless remedies. that have
been advertised for the cure of catarrh.
a disease that is universally preva-
lent. have be"n driven out Of existence
by the Pure Food Law.
The effect of this is to increase the
sale of remedies that are valuable ana
that fulfill the provisions of the law
Hyomei, for example, is meeting with
larger sale than ever before, and
boWditch, Webster & Co, of Augusta
ana Goo. w. DOrr of WatervilIe are
stu selling it under a guarantee that it
VIII cure catarrh or the money will be
refunded. Hyomei is scientific
treatment that is recommended by the
pest physicians. 1t cures catarrh
without stomach dosing, through in
mailing indications that go right to the
affected spots
BY breathing Hyomei three or four
times daily through the neat pocket
inhaler that comes with every outfit.
its medicated, healing air penetrates IN
the most remote parts of the nose.
throat and lungs, searches out and
Kills all catarrhal germs, and soothes
and heals any irritation in the mucous
membrane.
The complete Hyomci outfit costs
s1.oo, extra bottles if needed. soc. and
Is sold by Bowditch. Webster & Co.
OF Augusta and Geo. W. Dorr of
Waterville under the guarantee that it
VIII cure or cost nothing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-12
Personal Notes.

| Prof. Burgess, dean Of Columbia Uni
veIsity, has accepted an invitation Of
! the Vienna Juristic Society to lecture
in Vienna on March 20.
Thomas r. Crittenden is the oldest
living ex-governor of Missouri. The
state has had thirty-one governors. of
whom five survive-ThOmas T. Crtten-
den. David r. Francis. William J.
Stone, Lon V. Stephens and A. NJ.
Dockery.
Col. Sir Colin Scott Moncrieff, LID.
will soon begin a course of lectures at
! the Lowell. Mass. Institute on "The
English in India and Egypt" He is a
Scotchman and has been building
canals for the British government in
India for the past fifty years.
Rev. DR.. David G. Downey. for ten
years pastor of st. Johns Methodist
Episcopal church, Williamsburg, y.
Y. has resigned to take up the duties
, Of assistant editor for Sunday school
and religious literature in the Metho-
dist denominations.
r. William Waterman. who set in
type the manuscript Of Longfellow' 5
"Hiawatha.' is still living in Athol,
Mass The work was done in 1850. He
personally carried the proof sheets TO
the poet for correction. AT a celebra-
ton in Athol on the 9Th Mr.. Waterman
gave personal "reminiscences OF the
poat.
Commodore Hermann Pleskett has
been appointed to command the Aus
o-EUngarian squadron. consisting Of
the cruisers st. Georg and ASpern,
which will take part in the naval re-
view at Hampton Roads in honor Of
the Inauguration of the jamestown Ex-
position. The warships will sail March
% and return at the beginning Of
June.