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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-08-24
TWELVE CHOSEN
FOR CONVENTION
Democratic County Central Commit
tee Met Saturday Martin
is Committeeman

The Democratic Central Committee Of
Craig county met at the Court house
Saturday and laid out the work of the
campaign. George M. Martin. Of Vinita
was chosen Congressional Committeeman.
The following were elected as delegates
to the state convention to be held at
Tulsa on September 1st. J. E. Coats,
Bluejacket; c. C. Jenkins, Bluejacket;
Ellis Harlan. Welch; A. M. Voyles, vinita,
R F. D; C. P. Jones, Big Cabin; S. C. Mills,
White Oak; G. L.White, Centralia; Theo-
dore Metzen, Edna, Kas.. F. S. E. Amos,
Vinita; D. M. Mars, Vinita; C. H. Good
pasture, Vinita; C. v. Carselowery. .Vinita,
R. F. D.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-08-24
BRYAN AND OTHER DEMO
CRATIC LEADERS TO SPEAK
$4,000 PEOPLE EXPECTED
Coliseum at Indianapolis in Readi-
ness for the Seating of Great
COncourse of Democrats
To Be Special Program.

indianapolis, Ind, Aug. 24.-The Motif
cation meeting Of John W. Kern, demo
cratic candidate for vice president, will
be held in the Coliseum at the state fair
grounds tomorrow afternoon.
William J. Bryan. National Chairman
Norman E. Mack. James 7. Lloyd chair
man Of the democratic congressional com
mittee, Theodore E. Bell. chairman Of the
notification committee, Charles Bryan and
other members Of the committee, as well
as a number of the national committee,
are expected to arrive here this evening
from Chicago.
Tuesday morning band concert and
reception will be held at the hotel and
luncheon will be served to the visitors
preceding their departure for the state
fair grounds with twenty-four automobiles
which will be preceded by platoon Of
mounted police.
The Coliseum, in which the exercises
win be held, win seat $4,000, with stand
ing room for 2 500 more. An immense
platform has been erected at one end
which will seat fifty persons. Fronting
this are accommodations for Fifty news
paper men.
The exercises win begin at 1870, when
Thomas Taggart will call for attention and
win turn the gavel over to National Chair
man Mack There will be music an in
vocation, and Theodore Bell of California.
chairman of the notification committee,
viii deliver the address formerly notifying
Mr. Kern of his nomination. Mr.. Kern
win respond in thirty-minute speech.
Thomas R. Marshal, democratic candidate
for governor of Indiana. will address the
crowd briefly and William J. Bryan then
win speak.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-08-24

This morning was marked with a rush
of business in the district court. When
the court convened this morning the fa-
nous Harlan murder case was called and
Attorney w. H. Kornegay for the defense
filed motion for dismissal on the grounds
that two terms of court had elapsed with
out an attempt to bring the defendant to
trial The court granted the prosecuting
attorneys o. L. Rider and E. H.Brady un-
til tomorrow morning to file an answer to
the motion for the dismissal The wit
nesses in this case, in which Harlan is
charged with murder of Lou Hunt over
two years ago, had been subpoenaed and
the prosecution expected to begin the
trial this week, but the action Of the de-
fense has compelled halt in the proceed
ings, at least.
The case of Winchester Scott, charged
with shooting young woman, was on
motion Of the defense continued uptiI the
next term of court in order to gives. the
defense time to prepare its case.
Besides some miscellaneous civil cases,
five prisoners entered pleas Of guilty to
the crimes with which they were charged.
One Of the most familiar of these was
Bud Williams who plead guilty to assault
with intent to kill and was sentenced to
eighteen months in the penitentiary. The
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-08-24
African Natives, Drum sIanaIs.

All through the continent Of Africa
the natives have a very perfect sys-
tenn of signaling with drums, by which
means they rap out messages from viii
lage to village, and it is quite won
derful how swiftly and how far they
are able to spread news.
The drumming is always done at
night, when sound travels further.
and as one lies awake on a still, clear
night the ear is often gently assailed
by the low, musical roll from a drum
in the village near, and one waits
with pleasant expectancy till the an
swering echo comes, mufied by dis
tance, from village sometimes two
miles away.-Wide World Magazine.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-08-24

Mrs. M. j. Clark and granddaughter ar
lived this morning from Enid for visit
with her daughter Mrs c. c. Cassel
Contractor E. j. Overley returned this
murning from Joplin, where he spent
Sunday with his family
Miss Eunice Powell passed through last
evening enroute from Sloan Springs
Ark, to her home at Adair
Andy Campbell, Of near Bluejacket, Is
in the city attending court and visiting
friends and relatives.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-08-24
DOCTOR SEEKS TO
FORCE STATE AGENT.

Guthrie Ok. Aug PA petition for
an alternative writ Of mandamus was
filed in the supreme court Saturday by
DR.. M. w. Legan of Ada to compel R. A.
Haines. local dispensary agent at that
place, to fill his prescriptions for intoxi-
cants. Haines, acting under general in
structions from State Agent Lozier has
refused steadily to honor any of DrLegens
prescriptions
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-08-24
RAILROADS OBJECT
TO NEW RULING
Provision Extending Additional
Time to Farmers is Source
of Protest

Guthrie, Okla, Aug. 24-Representa-
tives Of Oklahoma railroads have appoar-
ed before the corporation commission 70
protest against features Of a reciprocal
demurage order, promulgated some time
ago. The hearing was completed.
The railroads object to the provision in
the order extending one additional days
time for unloading purposes to the far
mer who lives five or ten miles from the
depot where the commodity is sideuack-
ed. Another Objectionable feature is that
allowing an additional day for unloading
car containing in excess of 10000
pounds.
With reference to the provision per-
mitting the consignor to take three days
to order the disposition Of a car lot where
there is misunderstanding at the destin-
alton, Expert Bee of the commission
gave the opinion that AS hours was suf-
ficient length of time for such purposes.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-08-24

The cowboy uttered an annoyed cry
as one Of his curls fell into the beer
1t amt no affectation," he said.
What makes me and Buffalo Bill and
all US plainsmen wear the hair long.
It is necessary TO our health.
You see, we are out in all wealth
ers. Often hatless, the August sun
beats on our heads like fire. and but
for our hair we'd get sunstroke. Often
we sleep on the ground at night and
him that amt got long hair to cover
his ears in sleepin' out invariably
gets deaf in the ear what is slept on.
Often, in winter storms, the hair pro-
tects the face from being friz."
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-08-24
BOTH VICTIMS SHARED
IN FUNERAL CEREMONY

Mangum, Okla, Aug. 24.-David Downs
was acquitted here Saturday of killing his
brother, Owen Downs on grounds of self
defense, The jury in the case of j. j.
Beall charged with the murder of his
father-in-law. j. w. Pickett, returned a
verdict Of guilty Of manslaughter.
A strange coincidence in connection
with these two trials is that the alleged
murders were committed within twenty
four hours of each other and in the same
community and the victims were both
buried in the same cemetry, one ceremony
serving for both.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-08-24
For Eating House Here

The Frisco MANAGEMENT is seeking to
make arrangements to feed the passengers
on the evening trains here instead Of at
Alton. and a committee has been appoint
ed by the Commercial club to confer with
the Auditorium company relative to es-
tablshing first class eating house in
the basement of the Auditorium building.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-08-24
300 BARRELS or BEER
TURNED into CUTTERS

Oklahoma City, Ok, Aug. 24-Eight
hundred barrels seized at the Moss
brewery July24 probably will be turned
nto the cutters today. The beer is esti-
mated to be worth $1,000. A revenue
collector from Levenworth. Kans.. is
expected today with orders to destroy the
beverage.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-08-24

Night after night the exceedingly
quiet and backward youth had called
on a neighboring farmers daughter,
sitting perfectly mute beside her while
she did all the entertaining. This
night, however, the youth, wishing for
glass of water, suddenly surprised
her by blurting out: Say, Sal. will
YOU
Don't exert yourself, Reuben" she
interrupted. Il understand. Yes.
Have you brought the ring?''-Tha
Bohemian.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-08-24

Miss Mabel Gunter has gone to Shaw
nee for a visit.
Mrs Bramble is expecting her trimmers
to return from the East today.
Vance McSpadden returned last night
from a short business visit at Tulsa.
Mrs. Chas Pfannkuche and Miss Birdie
Alcorn are visiting relatives at Miami
Miss Jessie Dawson returned to Alton
today after short visit in this city.
H. c. Marshal and Phillip Miller, of near
Wasson, transacted business mere today
j. B. McManus went to Now alta this
morning. He drove across the country.
W. P. Gatewood returned to Chouteau
this morning after spending Sunday here.
Charley Prather of WEIGH, was in the
city this afternoon on business before the
court.
Irving Martin, JEFF Collins, VIM Fowler
and Fred Daughtery spent Sunday even
ing inIJoplin.
Miss Clare Chamberlin, cashier at the
Ratcliff store, returned yesterday from a
visit at Claremore.
DR.. Ed Brookshire, of Keifer, and Marion
Brookshire, of Foyil, are here as witnesses
IN the Harlan murder case.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-08-24

Charles York returned Sunday evening
from Sloan Sprines Ark.
Gather Chandler reports the best ccrn
crop this year on his Duck Creek farm
that he has had in many years.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-02-05
FIVE BILLIONS
PAID NATION s
DEFENDERS
PENSION REPORT SHOWS
ENORMOUS COST OF WAR
This Years Bill Favoraby
Reported. Carries a Total Of
$3.50, $4,000 - Agencies
Ordered Concentrated

INV Morning journal Special Leased Wire. |
Washington Feb. 4.-The house
committee on appropriations today re-
ported favoraby the pension bin for
the fiscal year ending June so. 1909,
The bill as reported abolishes pension
agencies and consoidates them in one
central distributing agency at WASH
mgton The bill as carried carries a
total pension appropriation of $150.-
$4,000 which is $4,000 less than
the aggregating estimates--the exact
sum made available by the concen ira
ton of he agencies
The radical change in the pension
agency system was decided upon by
the appropriation committee in accord
with the recommendation of Secre-
tary of the interior Garfield and Com
missioner of Pensions Warner, after
exhaustive consideration in sub-com-
mtttee The secretary of the interior
told the committee that under this
consolidation of the eighteen pension
agencies in one central agenty $500
600 will be saved to the government
in expenses in the first Wear Of op-
Grafton and S22j,00O annually there
after, and that under the new system
all pensioners could be paid as
promptly as they are now paid by
the eighteen agencies. and without in
convenience. The immediate saving
will be S6S,000 in salaries of pension
agents, $1,000 on account of the rent
nf thn Nav work. oFGHrp %TOO OOO i'm
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-02-05
STANDARD OIL VICTIM
OF MISUNDERSTANDING
Counsel Explains That Company /,
Not Involved IN Case Mentioned
in Presidents Message

New York. Feb. 4.--General Coun-
sci Elliott Of the Standard OIL COM
pany gave out statement today iii
which he said
! am impressed that the public inn
asine that the Standard oil company
Is IN some way connected in the
presidents message with the publica
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-02-05

Our HAT work pIeascs the ladies aud
does away with the washerWoman, hot
fires and besides IL saves YOU money.
Imperial Laundry, bark Of postortiCe,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-02-05

YO ! y / m IL
lml, rnuo m
BEEN
" know
rmg luu view o get rid o AM surely %
which ~d very
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-05-05
NEW Pre- DUCERS'
COMPANY ORGANIZED

The Producers Mercantile company
has been organized in Guthrie by H.
A. w Garfield. Of London The object
of the company is to bring merchants
farmers and other producers into
closer COMMUNICATION with the large CON
sumers of carload lots. through the me-
dium OF direct eSoort shipments thus
with unnecessary freights
intermediate handling and profits The
company viii transport thetaoitaointa
company will transact thebusiness Of
its stockholders on commission basis.
The company tends to aid in the solu-
ton OF the economic problems which
are tOdg. so much before the western
farmers and producers. Stockholders
will be able to ship one car per year
for each shrae held in the company
but can hold any number Of shares ac-
cording 10 shipping requirements.
The capital stool, is S500,000. divided
into 10000 shares of $40 each: 325.000
shares will be treasury stock. $4,000
shares at par are offered for sale and
II 500 shares win be Issued TO yenders
for good will, real estate contracts,
etc
The board OF directors is composed
OF !. II Caldwell. president. j. w.
loven. vice-president. j. T.. McKeown.
seeretary-ueasarer, y. l.. Williams, e.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-05-05
PAGE cLus Will ENTERTAIN.

Embryo Statesman VIII Give Program
This Evening in Senate Chamber.
The Page club organized by the
pages of the first state legislature.
win give an entertainment this even,
ing In the senate chamber The club
holds interesting meetings every two
weeks. The following program has
been prepared for this evening. CON
sisting of recitatious. readings. bio
graphical sketches and a joint debate
Essay. What a page has learned ia
Guthrie Turney Taylor
Autobiography. Horton aightower
Made-up story, William Cordell
Reading Rankin Williams
speech. Club Organizations and In
ttiations. Stanley l-andrum.
Recitation. George Henshaw
Reading Daivd Kerr
Biography. Charley Memmingor
Debate, Which is better lawLth the
Jim CrowAof the Prohibition Law2r
Affirmative VIM. Cordell. Rankin
Williams.
Negative George llenshaw, Horton
Hightower
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-05-05

act that at the uresent time no leases
ould be had and therefore no new
nines could be opened but the fact re-
lains thar the present capacity of
ne McAlester mines Is nearly twice
Ne amount actually produced. This
ould indicate that the mine operators
this district have complete control
yer the situation This coal, l20
iiles distant from the mines sells
ON s50e to $3.50 ton and at t~o
hundred miles distance farmers are
lmpehed TO pay as much as $500
er ton. RecenIly an Oklahoma City
IAN attempted To ship coal from
Jest Virginia. lie learned that he
juld lay dawn the West Virginia pro-
uct which is 300 miles distant. just
cheaply as the McAlester product
ally 20 miles away. but he failed TO
et the same freight rate for the 500
tiles from St Louis to Oklahoma City
hich was in effect for the 400 miles
ON West Virginia mines TO ST. Louis.
etail Dealers conspire.
The retail dealers conspire against
lie Oklahoma consumer in this way.
I as much as they boycott in the
lacing their orders any mine pro
ucer who sells to any persGn other
nan retail dealer This was
rought ont by representatives OF
armers Unions representing 10000
lrmers who desired to buy from the
iine direct. In almost every in
lance they were refused coal aud
,ere informed that the retail dealers
yho resort TO the boycott II the coal
Producing companies did business that
way.
Kansas Arkansas and Colorado coal
also sold IN Oklahoma and infor.
nation brought out al the hearing
howed that this product although
auled three or four times and even
reater distances than the McAlesteg
oa, that the prices were practically
he same. The finger of suspicion
oinrs at the railroads and II is hoped
hat something will be done shortly
G call hault on the rohbof barons
whoever they may be
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-05-05
q a - n q IA II a.
,.....ha ,lh6 Kind You Have Nass B0agla
I',;'''' 4 L4&Azzzs(
EMiNoLEs INDIGNANT
OVER DROWNING or GIRL

shawnee. Okla. May l.--S Seanees
nd silent indignation meetings. from
hioh exude to the public only growls
aud muuerings. are being held by the
eminoles in the vicinity OF Keoluk
Tails because OF the death by drown
ing lasi Sunday of a l2-year-old girl.
yhO, while crossing a stream, WIS pres
dpitated into the water by lhe falling
Of the bridge
The girl was accompanied by five
other indians in a hack, When they
approached the stream the others goi
out of the hack TO walk across when
over the swift current the bridge gave
way and the hack. team and girl fell
into the river. Her body has not been
recovered.
The five Indians who accompanied
the girl escaped and indignation
against them Is high because lhes per
mitted the girl 90 drive upon the
bridge
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-05-05
WATONGA CITY
GOES DEMOCRATIC

Watonga, May Watonga. Tor tn
first time in her history. went demo
cratic at the city election held yester
day.
George Massey (Dem) was elected
mayor defeating Bill Coe by 80 naio
ity. All the democratic candidate
wer elected save one councilman anS
police Judge. The election consisted
principally OF newspaper war be
tween the Republican, edited by ey
Governor Ferguson and the Herald
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-05-05

Yesfenday's game between King
Fisher and The locals was called or
on account OF ine muddy condition OF
She field
White has been placed at tie ini-
fiai sack hy Manager Wilson lie
plays 4 good game al FIRST and ~ u
fast man anywhere on ihe team ne
s. also a good bitter
ManaeNr Wilson Today transferred
p0komey. the shorJsiop Parker the
big nrsf baseman ana Putnam the
underhand pitcher. 10 the GeagY team
fex Jones who PLAYED with The
Gnibrlf SENATOR four years ago Ia lhe
Western association q said TO he play
ine good ball Tor Enid this year
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-05-05
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
phIladeIphIa. 3. Boston. 2.

Philadelphia. Pa. May 5.--Although
)utbaued by nearly two to one. Phila.
lelphia defeated Boston hy to 9 Ia
went out IN order, not man getting
o first base, but in each of the first
md eighth they touched up Young's
urves for hits and scored enough runs
70 win. Boston hit Vickers hard. but
heir hits were scattered through sew
N innings and he was accorded great
support
Score r. ". =.
BOSTON ...,.s 100 600 00i-2 10 2
Philadelphia 200 600. 0le~-3 6 I
Batteries; Young and Carrigan,
Vickers and Schreck.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-05-05
GIRL IS ASSAULTED
BY MEXICAN AT ADA

Ada, Okla, May Officers are ia
search Of a Mevican who is charged
With assaulting Miss eliza Gilbert if
years old who lives three miles north
or here. The young lady was al homo
alone when the Mexican entered The
gigl's screams attracted her father.
who luckily happened 10 be coming
home al that time The man escaped
without doing the girl much injury.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-05-05
MEXICAN ASSOCIATION

a. Kansas City
Kansas City.Tolelo game postponed
vet grounds
sc Milwaukee,
Milwaukee, g; Columbus .
81 Minneapolis
Minneapolis, 4; Louisville. :.
NJ ST. Paul
ST. Paul indianapolis. B.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-05-05
A Youthful shortstop.

A Youthful Shortstop.
Lawton. Okla, May 4 1905.
Sporting Editor. LEADER see IN the
columns of your valuable daily where
you have signed Milton Pokorny. for
short ssop bur have his name mis-.
spelled as McCorney This lad is on
ly past seventeen years of age. Is a
iaNton hoy aud brother 81 the
famous Ed (rButch') Pokorny who
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-05-05

New York May 5.-The local Ma
iionals had the game well in hand at
the end Of the sixth inning. and Man
nger McCraw withdrew Maihewson
and Bresnahan Beecher and Need.
nam were substituted and Philadel-
phia scored twice in the ninth.
!. Score r. II e.
New York . 500 900 l2e--12 rs
Philadelphia j. 900 O0O 0O2- 2 B
Baiterles Sparks aud Doom; Ma.
thewson. Beecher and Bresnahan and
Needham.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-05-05
oKLAHoMA-KANsAs LEAGUE.
MeAiester, 4: Tulsa, 8.

snecial "a naily Leader
McAlelter. Okla. May 5.-ln close
aud exciting game ihe locals won from
Tulsa Features Of the game were
HE pitching of Dwyer and the terrific
hitting Of cy Mason who broke M
The game with q long two.baae hit, his
second OF the game
score R.Il r.
MaA Alesier ................ o I
tulsa ................ . J.
Bdieiiegi Dwyer and jennings
Dave HARDY and Collins.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-05-05
Hartlesvllle. g.: iola, 4.
Al Ia nallv I ,cader

hT0fIal % lnIIy loader
llaitlesYille, Okla. May 3.-liile
we're piehilnl with the locals getting
iheirs at Deiler. times. Meredith was
haiird onf 81 lhe box In two innings
lola hailcd Schmidlz freely Cheney
was sent in 20 pitch the last hall. a
muddy field prevented fast ball.
gcore- r. II a.
Darilcstilis lS0 Oo0 u2r-6 II I
lola ..... POO 200 000~i ~ 4
Batteries. Schmldtz Cheney aud
niadhnfy; Meredith. Drennen and Er
lofl
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-05-05
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Boston. 6: Brooklyn, 2.

Boston, 81 BROOKLYN. 2.
Boston, Mass. May 3. BOSTON de.
feated Brooklyn in one sided con
test The locals baited pastorius free.
ly. Dorner was inviucible until tate
in the game
Score r II II.
Boston .4....ltl l20 00e-6 10 o
Brooklyn .... 000 600 l0l-2 4
Summary: Thrcc-basc hit, Hannifen.
Home run. lumley Double play. Dah-
len 10 Ritchey to McGann Bases on
balls. Pastorius &. Dorner, l. Struck
,ui by Dorner Pnslorius l. TIM
pire Klein