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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-12-31
MANY Passengers HURLED into ETERNITY
WHEN CALIFORNIA LIMITED LEAVES RAILS

state oiilcials--the governor. state
treasurer, auditor. president of the
board Of agriculture and lieutenant
governor.
Other amendments were discussed,
with view OF making changes in the
law in case OF special session of the
Legislature, which it is believed will be
called some time between now and
April Neither Kansas nor Nebraska
had representatives at the meeting.
Only friends Of the bank guaranty law
were present at the conference. The
following resolution was adopted,
signed by committee composed Of
p. c. Dings J. w. Orr and G. j. Web
ster:
Resolved That the state bankers OF
the state of Oklahoma hereby express
the highest confidence In Governor G..
NJ Haskell and Honorable A. M.
Young, bank commissioner Of the
state Of Oklahoma, and in their admin
istration of the affairs Of the Colum-
bia Bank and Trust company
we believe that, considering the
new and difficult questions presented
to them for consideration. the inn
mense amount involved and the com
plicated condition Of aiiairs. they have
made splendid record for faithful
and efficient service.
That, as persons interested In the
outcome Of the administration OF the
affairs Of the Columbia Bank and
Trust company, we feel that the assets
have been well administered, the full
value thereof realized and the affairs
of said banE economically and speed
lily disposed Of and any criticisms that
have been made we believe unjust and
unfair
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-12-31

OF the passengers in the burned Pull
man escaped injury, aside from
bruises and cuts. The number OF
those who lost their lives in the
tourist car may not be known for sew
eral hours. None of them are known
to have escaped from this car.
The wreck occurred with out a
moments warning, to the passengers
and by the time they realized what
was happening the three cars mention
ed were in flames. The accident hap
pened in an isolated snc. and there
was no aid at hand. The passengers
who escaped injury Immediately be-
gan the work Of rescue and many
we're dragged from the burning chair
car
The flames that attacked the tourist
sleeper burned fiercely forcing back
the would-be rescuers and they stood
in Ice and snow powerless to render
aid
The cause Of the wreck is not
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-12-31
OFFICERS SURPRISE ROBBERS
WHILE AT WORK IN BANK
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Guthrie. Okla, Dec. sl--one man
was shot and killed, another mortally
wounded and third received bul-
let in his hip, when surprised by oiii-
GERS while trying to rob small bank
at Harrah, village on the Rock Is
land railroad, early today The two
wounded men were captured. The
dead man is known as Barney Dur
bin. The wounded men gave their
names as Frank Carpenter and J. u,
Dilleck. Carpenter probably will die
When the officers came upon the
trio of robbers at work there was a
lively exchange Of shots but the OIL
GERS we're behind cover and mono
were hit. DilIeck confessed that he
and the others had robbed a number
of Kansas post Offices. recently
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-12-31
SPECIAL SESSION NOW
SEEMS ALMOST CERTAIN

Guthrie, okla, Dec. 3l.-There Is no
longer doubt that Governor Haskell
will call special session Of the legIs-
lature before January 30, although the
exact date has not been announced.
Court decisions affecting taxation
Will be ore Of the reasons for tho ses.
sion. II Is expected. also, that amend
ments to the bank guaranty law Will
be considered The. state bankers, in
session here today, are discussing pro
posed amendments II is not improb.
able tlat the legislature may try to
amend the Taylor election law, on
which the republican party has asked
the referendum.
shuld this be done II might be nee
essay for the republicans again to
circulate petitions Tor referendum
# ths amended law still should be un-
satisfactory.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-12-31
Pinioned in Tourist Car Twelve Passengers
Believed to Have Been Cremated.

known. The engine suddenly jumped
the track and ploughed through the
road bed and landed up side down
fifty feet from the rails, The first
four cars were piled up behind the en-
CINE. In moment they were burn
ing fiercely Many farmers ran to
the scene and joined in the rescue
work A number attacked the tourist
ear, but the flames drove them back
and they could not aid the imprisoned
passengers.
The wrecking train arrived from
Trenton as the fire was fast destroy
ing the tourist and Pullman cars. The
chair car was extinguished, but the
tourist and first Pullman could not be
put out and were soon reduced to a
pile of twisted iron and ashes.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-12-31

be foremos. in doing everything that
will tend to strengthen the authority
of Madriz, but there would be no
great surprises should action be taken
by Mexico without previous under
standing with the United States.
It is pointed out here that as the
United States Is the only government
that has broken off official relations
with Nicaragua, there could be no
occasion for special recognition on
the part Of the Central American re-
publics were Madriz elected under Or
binary circumstances. as diplomatic
relations with the nation would be
continued as usual. But in view Of
the statement that Madriz merely
headed one Of two factions and was
elected by what had been declared to
be picked congress" conditions
should, in the opinion Of the officials
here, be stable. before support is Civ
en- in the form Of recognition Of him
as president Of the republic By the
other Central American governments.
The rumors that Admiral Kimball
will be reprimanded for having called
upon Madriz at Managua are denied
by Assistant Secretary Of State VIII
son. Assistant Secretary Winthrop
characterized the rumors as being abb
solutely without foundation. Admiral
Kimball made no report Of bis call
upon Madriz. although he announced
to Washington his intention TO inspect
conditions at Managua.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-12-31
ADVOCATE COMPLETE REoEeAN-
IzATIoN OF BANKING BOARD.
WANT POLICIES ELIMINATED
Adopt Resolutions Expressing Conf
dence in Governor And Showing
Appreciation Of His Work.

Guthrie. Okla. Dec. 31.-The entire
separation Of the administration Of
the state banking laws from politics.
was favored By a number Of the state
bankers Of Oklahoma. who met yes
terday in the Office Of Governor 6. N.
Haskell to discuss proposed amend
ments to the law.
To carry out this idea the bankers
advocated an entire reorganizatioH of
tie state banking board az nov cor
stifuted and the substitution of nol-
partisan board. composed o. the eog
ernor as an ex-omcio meKa5er art
three other members appointed b. tic
governor AZ present the state bsns
ing board s. composed entirely b
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-12-31
SITUATION GROWS
MORE COMPLICATED
NEW NlcARAcUAN PRESIDENT
ONLY a FACTION LEADER.
WILL NOT RECOGNIZE MADRIz
No Surprise If Mexico Takes Acton
Without Previous Understanding
With United States.

Washington, d. c., Dec. 81. - The
situation in Nicaragua presents some
diplomatic niceties in relation to the
proper recognizing Of the government
OF Madiz by the Central American
states. In the opinion Of the state
department officials. President Madriz
should receive no recognition on the
part Of the Central American republics
beyond that which would be accorded
to any leader Of any faction.
Because Of the close relations
maintained by Zelaya with Honduras,
It Is expected that government may
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-12-31
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
Trenton, Mo, Dec. 31.-Imprisoned
in tourist sleeping car, and burned
to death without the least chance Of
escape, is believed to be the fate of
perhaps twelve passengers on the
'Califonia Special" on the Rock Is
land, near here today. The number
OF victims may go beyond his esti-
mate but the facts will not be known
until the debris of the car has been
searched.
At noon the known dead, whose
bodies have been recovered, numbered
three. They were Fireman Lininger
and two women, who are unidentified.
Nine other persons were injured, two
probably fatally
Passenger train No. g. west bound.
on the Chicago Rock Island & Pacific
known as the "Califonia Special" was
derailed three miles east of here at
S:45 o'clock this morning All of the
cars overturned and The train soon
caught fire and burned so fiercely
that is was impossible to extricate
some OF the passengers and II is be-
lieved many were burned to death.
These cars contained at least twenty
five passengers.
All of the doctors in Trenton were
hurried to the scene. The engineer
and several passengers in the forward
coaches were badly injured and have
been brought to Trenton.
The injured are:
Engineer w. ]. Millington, OF Iren-
ton. badly scalded, but will recover
William Flynn, agent for the Cudahy
Packing company, Of Kansas City, had
his shoulder broken.
Mrs. Nancy Mamsherby of Let's
Ia, may die.
j. z. orning, Of Davenport la.' leg
broken.
steve Howard. Of Alabama, leg
broken.
c. E. Spencer, of Dallas, Tex, back
sprained.
j. G. childress, Of Anderson, Ind,
back sprained.
julius Meddlesome, Of Boston, Mass.
slight
David seigel. Of Cleveland. O., prob
ably fatally.
The standard Pullman sleeper and
tourist sleeper caught fire and were
consumed and a portion OF the chair
car destroyed.
The bodies Of two women were
taken from the chair car Most OF
the injured we're also IN tbip car All
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-12-31
WILL OPEN ASYLUM
BIDS JANUARY "a
TO BEGIN ADVERTISING FOR BIDS
NEXT MONDAY.
BOARD NOW HAS THE PLANS
Buildings VIII De Completed In Less
Time Than Il Took to Make
the Plans.

The bids for the construction Of the
Grst two buildings OF the oaetorn In
sane asylum. 70 NO built here, VIII be
opened by the board OF public affairs
on January "A, 1910, according TO
statement, last night. Of r. A. Chand-
Ter, member Of the board Tho
plans for these two buildings were re-
ceived by the board on Wednesday
and bids will be advertised for begin
ming next Monday The law requires
that the request for bids be advortia.
cd for az least twenty days. This VIII
make the twonty.fourth the earliest
date that the bids can be opened Il
Is now thoug;t that work on the build
ings win start within thirty days. Mr..
Chandler stated that the buildings
would be completed In much less time
than II has taken TO prepare the plans.
The news that work Is TO start on
these buildings IN the nehr future WAS
received with much pleasure n vnita.
as the delay, 50 far has caused con-
siderable impatiencc
With the erection OF the asylum
and numerous business
structures vlnita win BE- about the
busiest town IN tho state from a build.
ing standpoint
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-12-31
CAME WITHOUT A MOMENTS WARNING

Pullman and Tourist Sleeper and Chair Cn
Burned in One of Most Horrible Wrecks on
Record Train Left Rails in Isolated Spot
Near Trenton, No. = Actual Death List of
Terrible Catastrophe Will Not Be KnOwn
for Homs--Bodies of Fireman and TwO
Unknoun Women Recovered Flames
Prevent Rescue Work.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-12-31

Kansas City Mo-, Dec. S1.-A long
distance telephone message from
Trenton at 1:45 o'clock this afternoon
says at that hour the dead In the
burned tourist car is estimated at all
the way from twenty to thirty
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-12-31

Rev J J. H. Reedy went TO chelsca
today and win return tomorrow
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-11
BRITISH REVOLUTION

A CCORDING to reliable private ad-
III vices received in Los Angeles
"A from radical sources in the
United Kingdom, a revolutionary pro-
gram arranged by some of the most
advanced political and social thinkers
is being carried out with great pre-
cision. It was not intended that the
house Of peers should approve the
Lloyd George budget. on the con-
trary, that remarkable document was
deliberately drawn up with the intep-
tion of focusing the attention of the
country NOT ON THE BUDGET BUT
OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS.
Al the provisions of the budget viii
be adopted within the next few years
because the United Kingdom within
decade will be the most radical coun-
try in the world, the central nation
of a group of federated republics. For
the program of Imperial Federation"
the radicals have quietly substituted
a program Of federation without Inn
periansm: and in order to put this
program in motion 1t is necessary to
end the house of lords and deprive
hereditary peers Of the privilege of in
terferlng with legislation approved by
the people
It was not expected the peers would
approve the drastic measures proposed
by the radical government for the
greatest good of the greatest num-
bor;" in fact. if the peers had eaten
the Welsh leck and accepted the pro-
gram of revolutionary reform that is
discussed under the antiquated title
Budget" there would have been JUS
tihable ground for suspecting their
sanity.
According to the radical program, on
a budget rejected or emasculated by
the peers the government will appeal
to the country and will be returned
TO power with a radical majority
pledged to the removal Of the obstruc-
tive house Of lords. 1t is not likely
any upper house" or senate will be
substituted. The United Kingdom will
experiment with a single chamber
legislature, with a supreme court to
determine the constitutionality of it's
euactments and with local legislatures
(of which the county councils provide
the nuclei to take the burden of the
local legislation which at present con-
sumes much of the time of the i'm
periM parliament
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-11
NICARAGUA

A MERICANS are familiar with the
name "Bluehelds" in dispatches.
4 l. hut hitherto its associations have
not been military. 1t looks, however
os # Nicaragua were about to be af-
hiotod by period of military distress.
in the days of old, first one nation and
then another would be ravaged by the
black plague. In modern times the
black plague is almost unknown, but
mankind has provided a red plague to
take its place.
In spite of the most strenuous and
conscientious cndeavor of the advo-
Gates of peace and order, the red plague
continues to menace various commu-
mites of the human family. Let us
hope it will be stayed in Nicaragua
ere it has injured that republic.
1t is poor rule that does not work
both ways, and the United States, in
virtue of the Monroe doctrine, should
be allowed surely to have the priv
ilege of insisting on law and order
peace and GOOD GOVERNMENT in
all the republics which, under the Mon
roe doctrine, constitute virtually the
United States protectorate.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-11
PROSPERITY

A MOST gratifying increase Of pros
u perity is indicated by the annual
- report of the controller Of the
currency, which shows an addition Of
$736,77S,571 to the assets of the national
banks Of the country. There are 6977
national banks in the United States,
an increase of 124 over last years
total. On September 1, 1909, the total
assets amounted to $9,573 954,377.
Los Angeles enjoys a generous share
Of the prosperity which is blessing the
United States. Capitalists have the
utmost confidence in our city, and men
of affairs are attracted to it, not only
by its climate, but by business reasons
and inducements.
There is no city in the Union which
affords more opportunities for legit-
mate enterprise than does Los Angeles.
The development Of this city, under
the fostering auspices Of good govern
ment, viii continue to be certain and
steady.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-11
GOOD GOVERNMENT

T is of the utmost Importance that
good. honest, economic government
should be secured for Los Angeles
county. Southern Pacific political inhu-
ences should be eliminated from every
department of government that may
affect the welfare, the progress and
prosperity of Los Angeles 1t is a mat
ter of common knowledge that the game
of S. P. politics has been played in the
county with the greatest zeal, the re-
suits of which have been manifested
in the various offices and officeholders,
and have been visible plainly in the
record of the good roads bond issue,
the Insult to the advisory committee,
the voting machine and rock crusher
deals, the detention home scandal and
in rank examples of the three menaces
to free institutions, graft, boodling and
nepotism.
In order that the machine program
might be carried out it was necessary
to have some dependable voting CO
hesion in the board Of supervisors.
This produced that unsavory phenom-
enon, the Solid Three" a combination
that could always be depended upon to
vote in the interest of the enemies OF
the public. Nothing in the history Of
that phase of modern life which might
be called doing politics and doing tae
people" is more reprehensible than the
formation of a voting solidarity within
a body composed of Representatives OF
the public" ana as no member of such
a solidarity can be truthfully said TO
represent the public, Los Angeles coun-
ty has been at the mercy of an unrep-
resentative and misrepresentation body
to which has been entrusted some OF
the most important work that has had
to be attended to in the county.s h's-
tory County good government is ur-
gently demanded.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-11
sEEKs ANSWERS TO MANY
QUOTATIONS IN SCRIPTURE

LOS ANGELES. Dec. S.-[Editor Her
add: l was greatly pleased to read
the explanation given by ]. R. Kits to
nv inquiry concerning the number of
generations from Abraham to Christ,
as recorded in first chapter of Matthew.
His answer is clear and certainly
sheds much light on the subject.
Perhaps j. r. K. can explain the
somewhat strange sentence in Jere-
miah XXI, 22 Who is the woman re-
ferred to in this text? Is she the same
as mentioned in Isaiah xiv 10?
Many seekers after spiritual truths
are interested in these questions, for
this is the day of increased knowledge
in all things, both temporal and
spiritual.
Those who desire life desire knowl-
edge. For it is written that we perish
through lack of it. {. A. LANE.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-11
SAYS PALLADINO MAY HAVE
MYSTERIOUS THIRD ARM

Los ANGELES, Dec 1.-IEdltor
Herald: l note that lately yo1 have
been publishing correspondence in ref
crencc to the mediumship Of Eusip
Palladuo.
The. detailed accounts given by
Mossrs. Carrington) and Fielding, in
their last meetings with this woman.
clearly indicate a belief in some super
normal activity actually present.
As, however, it has been assumed
that with one hand free it might be
possible TO produce the phenomena
mentioned, is it too much to suggest
that probably Eusapia may be pos
sessed Of freak or third arm, dis
creetly hidden from view, but which
by an adroit arrangement Of clothing
may be disengaged to enable her to
perform all her wondrous acts?
There is now a young lad touring
the country possessed of three we'll
developed legs, and in the face of any
other alternative it may be no absurd
notion to believe that Eusapia may
be equally well favored in the matter
of arms.
The sole question remains as to
whether the searching of her person
has been thoroughly we'll done, even
down to the last article of clothing.
T. c.. DUBOIS
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-11

blame for things and conditions that
win face them at their majority.
If a Workingman should be born In
n savage country he would not have so
much to learn to equal the highest of
his race. but being born in a civilized
country where social and Industrial
conditions are highly wrought and
complex, he will naturally be dunn
founded at he amount of learning to be
poked into his obstinate head, es-
Deci.lly where there are so many
theories and hobbies.
If the worklngman finds that -four
machines take the place 81 $500 men,,
as Elizabeth Quigley points out, and
also finds that the more he produces
the less he has, and that when we have
an overproduction of food and clothing
there are more unemployed, or an
overproduction of human beings" 1t
does not appear sound reasoning to
his dull brain. 1t sounds like q story
Of n tramp starving to death because
he had too much to eat.
The writer has Travelled in "side-door
Pullmans" from the Atlantic to the
Pacific and from the Lakes to the Gulf,
Notwithstanding the fact that ne mas
"abstained" and that he has been in
dustrious and born of Christian pa
rentage, and 1 can agree with Eliza
beth Quigley that the workingman is
the way out and that the signs are not
wanting that the church and its re-
tainers' will be ready to join him the
moment he gets in power, and whether
he is ready to accept the belated SYM
pathies is a matter Of choice.
We must not forget the fact that
founded at the amount Of learning to be
who made the machines and the men
who own the machines are two dlstlnct
classes of men. WORKINGMAN.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-11
MAIN STREET BRIDGE is
WORKING MANY HARDSHIPS

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 9-[Edtor
Herald: Through the columns of your
paper | take the liberty to address the
public and whom it may concern. There
is, however, evidence patent enough to
any casual sobserver. The temporary
bridge on East Main street across the
Los Angeles river has become to the
travelling public and patrons of the Los
Angeles Street Railway company a sea
of mud, almost impossible for pedes-
trians crossing on the foot bridge with
ut becoming covered with mud. And
automobiles and horses attached to We
hicles are no respecters of persons
when it comes to singing mud.
It is shameless work on the part of
some one negligent OF duty to the pub
lie. There should have been means to
keep the automobiles and traffic cross
ing from singing mud all over a per-
son crossing to and from cars, and
there should be some kind of shelter
erected. as there are many people
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-11
WISHES QUOTATIONS ON
QUESTION 5Y AUTHORITIES

Los ANGELES. Nov. 27.-tEditor
Herald: / recently heard street
speaker make the statement that one
reason why there is 50 much poverty
among the workers is because of the
exploitation to which they are sub
jelted by their employers. Hc said
that often less than oue-third o. the
not value of what Il worker produced
was returned to him in wages. l
would ike to inquire through the coll
Umns of your paper If there is any
authority for such statements.
If there :. will some one please give
il and quote exact figures?
Personally I do rot believe these
statements are true, for if such con-
ditiOns really existed the working
classes would have found it out and
there Would have been a revolution
before this time. I am a native Of
Michigan and worked in a big grist
mill there for several years, receiving
a wage which amounted to about $500
a year. OF course, this was not a
large sum- but il was more than some
received, and ! cannot believe that l
was being "eXploitcd,' Is the speaker
called it. to any very great extent.
Now, please don't bother TO answer
this unless you can quote some rec
oSnized authority, giving chapter and
page, as mere statements of opinions
will be valueless to convince me. If
no one answers, l shall be forced to
believe that no such authority exists,
for | know The Herald Letter Box is
read by some Of the brainiest men In
Los Angeles. and that means in the
country. l have never written let
ter for it before, but always enjoy
reading what the others write al
though some of them have ideas that
seem very absurd to me. ] wish to
compliment those who are working for
prison reform. for they at least are
doing a noble work.
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