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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-04-30
BRANDENBURG WAS
CLEVELAND'S AGENT
Fugitive Arrested In San francisco
Says He Was Commissioned to
Sell Es-President's Articles.
BY Associated Press

San Francisco. Calf, April 26.--
Broughton Brandenburg. arrested here
Friday as a fugitive from New York
m connection with the sale. to New
York newspapers, of an article alleg.
ed 10 have ueen written by the late
Grover Cleveland, issued a statement
today, in which he asserts that he was
appointed press agent by the late
ex-president and was commissioned to
sell series of three articles on the
political situation to the highest bid
der According to his statement Mr..
Cleveland was to get two thousand
dollars for the series and Branden-
burg was to be compensated by what
ever over that sum he could realize.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-04-30
WHEAT ACREAGE HAS
DECREASE IN KANSAS
By Assoclated Press

BY Associated Press
Topeka. Kans.. Aprii 23.-Secretary
Coburn of the state board of agrieut-
ure, in a statement issued today, says
there has been a decrease Of four hun
dred thousand acres in wheat in Kan
sas. as compared with last year lie
places he acreage this year at six
million acres and the average condi-
ton OF growing wheat at lightweight
per cent.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-04-30
SENATE MAY PLACE
TARIFF ON ZINC ORE
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Washington, D. G.. April 2s.--1he
indications are that an agreement may
be reached in the senate. whereby
zine ore will be made dutiable at one
half cent per pound and that ore
containing twenty-five per cent or
less Of zinc be admitted free. and that
some agreement win be reached con.
corning spelter AS compromise
one third of cent per pound has
been suggested
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-04-30
GIVEN OVATION
ON FIRST APPEARANCE
by Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
Constantinople. April 23-The sui.
tan appeared on the streets Of this
city today, and was greeted by the
people with cries OF alteration. with
his head sunk between stopped
shoulders be acknowledged the salu.
tatlons by curt mods
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-04-30
RAILROAD INJUNCTION
SUITS ARE DISMISSED
BY Associated Press.

ST Louis, Mo, April 26-The In.
junction suits against the Burlington,
Chicago a Alton and kaneas City
Southern railroads were dismis 8ed to.
day. BY Circuit Attorney Jones. The
suits against fifteen other roads, to
restrain them from restoring the
three cent passenger rate were not
taken up on account Of Federal
Judge Phillips order against Cover.
nor Hadley and Circuit Attorney
Jones.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-04-30
HORRIBLE MASSACRE Of
ARMENIANS CONTINUES
BY Associated Press

BY Associated Press.
Beirut, April % The Armenian
population Of Antioch and vicinity
have been practically wiped out In the
massacres Of the last few days. by
the Moslems. Thousands of destitute
widows and orphans are still in the
district unable TO escape.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-04-30
.ENTOMBED MINER DIES
ON REACHING SURFACE
BY Associated press

by Associated Press.
Joplin. Mo. April 23-Thomas
Gibbs. the remaining miner of the five
entombed yesterday at the NJ. & b..
mines. near Duenweg. was rescued
this morning, but no sooner had he
been brought to the surface than he
died This brings the casualties from
the disaster up to three
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-04-30

The county Judge and attorney at
Shawnee have been indicted by the
grand jury on the charge of taking
money from the jointkeepers Evan.
gelist Bulgin preferred the charges
supported by anidayits from some Of
the men who paid the officials money,
II Is alleged
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-04-30

There are too many hung jurIes IN
Oklahoma to satisfy the ayetage citi.
zen. These disagreements may in
some measure account for the Ada
iynching. q
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-04-30

Crazy Snake would about on the bill
for chief Of police of Oklahoma city
if conditions .Aere are anything like
as bad as reported by one of the
papers published in that city
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1909-04-08
Corporal Punishment.

The moral delinquency Of the ris-
ing generation Is attracting the earn
est attention OF students of social
and moral questions throughout the
world.
To check this, many remedial and
disciplinary plans are being sug-
gested. The lack of parental in
struction and discipline in one fruit
full cause of moral deficiency. Many
feel that the school must assume
this duty which the parent neglects.
Every child must be taught obedi-
ence to law and a higher authority.
return to corporal punishment in
the public schools Is, therefore, be-
ing advocated by many teachers and
publicists.
President Hall OF Clark University
has recently proposed some novel
remedies for the waywardness of
American youth. He says that "a
sound rebuke from parents and
teachers usually has a salutary effect,
especially If the scolding, when ne
cessary, is followed up by punish
ment which has fallen still more in
to desuetude, '1ogging.' "-Milwau-
kee Sentinel
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1909-04-08
500 Reward. 500.

The readers of this paper will be pleased to
learn that there Is at least one dreaded dis.
case that science has been able to cure in all
It's stages, and that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure Is the only positive cure now known 10
the medical fraternity. Catarrh being con
stItutional disease, requires n constitutional
treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter
nally, acting directly upon the blood and mu
cous surfaces of the system. thereby destroy
ing the foundation of the disease. and giving
the patient strength 10y building up the Coz
stitution and assisting nature IN dong its
work. The proprietors have so much faith
IN ITS curative powers that they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any case that it tails 10
cure. Send for list of testimonials Address
f. j. CHENEY l. Co., Toledo, y.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1909-04-08
Worked His WAY.

"Comptrolle. Metz, OF New York,
said of bill he disliked that he oD-
jected to the bill because il would
accomplish nothing; il would make
no real change; it would be like the
case of the actor and the canal boat
captain" said Richard w Harris, of
New York, at the New Willard.
There was once upon a time an
actor, who, after an enforced idle
ness OF two months, was lucky
enough to secure an engagement in
a town % miles away.
THE case was a hurry-up one.
The actor had to reach the distant
town that night. If he failed to ar
rive. then his part would be assigne !
to some one else.
well the man patched his worn
boots with thread. pinned up his few
belongings in a newspaper, and set
out in the early morning on foot
along the towpath. He had only a
few coppers, hence the train was an
impossibility.
"But after the poor fellow had COW
cred some six or seven miles HIS boots
gave out, blisters rose on his feet,
fatigue overcame him, and in despair
he threw himself on the grass be-
meath a tree.
AS he lay there. in a bitter mood,
a canal boat hove in sight. 1t drew
near slowly, and an idea seized the
actor
Captain he shouted, rising hur-
riedly, Captain, pull up, for the 10 yc
of heaven
r'Wall, wot ty'e want?' 5aid the
captain as he stopped his boat. Cap
tain said the actor, i have to get to
Quag tonight to play second heavy in
1.-THE Evil That Men Do am
footsore and weary and can walk no
further. If you will assist me, will
work my passage
'The captain gave the actor a
kindly nod.
Right y'are,' he sa d. Lead the
boss. Washington Herald
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1909-04-08
Turns Up After 10 Years.

Winchester.-After an absence of
40 years, during which time he has
made two fortunes, lost both and
accumulated another, j. Howard
Conrad, of Alaska and London, has
arrived in Winchester on a visit to
family connections. He is a younger
brother of William G.. Conrad. of
Great Falls, Mont, and is engagel
in mining in Alaska. He has a
controlling interest in the famous
Placer mine and other rich gold
mines in Alaska He is a native of
Warren County, Virginia, and started
in business as a clerk for the late
Charles Broadway Rouss, the blind
New York millionaire merchant. MIR.
Conrad recently returned from a tour
of the world.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1909-04-08
A Painful EXDreSsion

William G. Rockefeller is the
president of the National Beague
Club and an authority on dogs no
less than on finance.
Discussing the training of dogs at
a recent club meeting. Mr.. Rookie
teller said:
Yes, training is an art The
simplest appearing canine perform.
9nce is, properly understood, q
difficult thing. 1t looks easy, but
It is hard; and thus'-Mr. Rookie
teller smiled-''thus it is like the
man at the photographers
This man, sitting for his por-
trait. said impatiently to the artist
Well, have I got now the pleas
ant expression you desire?'
Yes, thank YOU said the photo.
grapher. That will do nicely
Then hurry up growled the
man. 1T hurts my face"
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1909-04-08
FIRE AT PINE BEACH.
Several Frame Buildings, Worth
$4,000, Destroyed.

Norfolk.-Fire at Pine Beach, adj
Joining the jamestown Exposit OH
site on the west, where several Sc
rious CONGREGATIONS occurred during
the exposition period, destroyed a
number of frame structures in the
vicinity of One Hundred and Second
Street and Maryland Avenue, includ
ing what was formerly the "Uncla
Sam" Hotel. Proprietor Parker and
his wife barely escaped with their
lives from the hotel.
Several large frame buildings. for
merly hotels. and other structures
narrowly escaped destruction. Y e.
orous work by the jamestown FIX.
position Fire Department, which is
still on duty, saved them. The dam
age was $4,000, with little insur-
ance
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1909-04-08

Winchester.-H. f. Byrd, presi-
dent of the historic Valley turnpike
between Winchester and Stanton,
said that in a week a general over
hauling of that famous thoroughfare
will DE commenced, and that the road
win be placed in first-class condition
for summer travel. During the last
few years the Valley pike has become
one OF the principal roads used ~
touring parties from Ratimorea
Washington, Philadelphia and Now
York,
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1909-04-08
PAPER TO BOOM PETERSBURG.
Chamber OF Commerce Gets Option
On IndeX-Appeal.

Richmond. - For the purpose of
using il principally to advertise and
advance the welfare of the city. the
Chamber of Commerce of Petersburg
has secured an option on the Peters
burg lndex-Appeal. This option prac-
tcally means a sale The property
Will probably be acquired within the
next few days. II. Z. Barham, edi-
tor or the Index-Appeal, who has
been with the paper for years, will
remain as chief editorial writer. The
name of the business manager has
not been announced.
While the amount to be pad for
the paper has not been made public.
1t is said to be somewhere in the
neighborhood of 100000.
Under It's new management the
Index-Appeal will occupy a rather
unique position. The public long
ago realized that a corporation, for
instance, could not own and operate
a newspaper to protect and foster
It's business, but in this case a com
mercial organization, composed or
practically all of the business people
OF the city, have purchased one to
help the entire community.
Although the idea is somewhat
novel, the Chamber looked CAREFUL
~ Into the matter before deciding
upon definite plan of purchasing.
Not beng in politics like a NUM-
cipality, the plan of the Chamber will
be to develop along industrial and
educational lines.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1909-04-08
News Of Virginia
BANKER KILLS HIMSELF.
Frank Porter Sends Bullet Into His
Brain.

Norfolk.-Frank A. Porter, former
ly of Frostburg, Md, a prominent
citizen of Portsmouth and bank
er of Norfolk, committed suicide at
his home, corner of Dinwiddie and
Queen Streets. by sending a bullet
! rish signed the death certificate,
which ass gned as the cause of death
suicide from melancholia following
Upheld fever.
No one was present in the room
when Mr.. Porter killed himself. Mrs
Porter was on the second floor at the
time. Hearing the report of a p:s-
sol she FASTENED to the living-room
n the first story, where she had but
\ few minutes before left her hus-
band and was Mortified to find him
lying on a couch with blood stream
ng from his mouth and a pistol lying
9n the floor beside him. He was
breathing, although unconscious.
Mrs. Porter telephoned for physi-
.ians and Drs. Parrish and Barlow
responded. Mr.. Porter was fast
sinking when the physicians arrived,
but they arranged to have him re-
moved to the Kings Daughters Hos
pital, and in the meantime DIR. Payne,
Of Norfolk, had arrived. The ply
sicianS were placing the wounded
nan on a stretcher preparatory to
placing him in the ambulance when.
he expired.
Mr.. Porter shot himself In the
roof of the mouth. The ball lodged
IN the brain. He was found lying
with his face toward the wall with
couch pillow over his head. The
pillow was used by him TO muffle the
sound of the pistol shot. Mr.. POr-
Ter is survived by his wife, who Is a
daughter of Joseph A. Parker, and
by a little daughter. He was a ma
live OF Frostburg, Md. He came to
Norfolk about II years ago to accept
the position of paying teller for the
City National Bank, which position
he held for a number of years, when
he was promoted to assistant cash
Ter of that institution. When the
City National and the National Bank
Of Commerce consolidated he was
elected assistant cashier of the insti
tuition, which pos tion he held up 10
he time of his death.
Mr.. Porter was one Of the most
astute, best-informed bankers in
Virginia. He enjoyed the confidence
OF the officers and directors of the
National Bank of Commerce. His
Judgment on matters of banking
business was considered far above
he average. Mr.. Porter was about
20 years of age.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1909-04-08

An English marvel has come to
this country to answer any question
as to quantity or date that may be
asked him. 1t is said that know
ledge is power. and according to this,
that man must be a powerful man.
but on the other hand, 1t Is very
likely he is nothing OF the kind. A
man may know so much that the
knowledge is in his way and inter-
feres with his thinking and doing.
knowledge is power only when IL
is put TO work, and to reach this
point there must be a disposition or
resolution in this person to be some
thing. Always getting knowledge,
but never assimilating 1t or putting
1t to some good use, is apt to make
the individual negative IL not worth
less. So our educational institutions
should always weave purpose along
side of instruction. The person
who cannot or will not make the
fact he has learned vital is not edu-
Gated. Industrial training recognizes,
this doctrine, and so does every 9th
er true educational purpose.-Ohio
State Journal.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1909-04-08
Cured Sweeney and Removed a
SPAWN.

DR.. Sloan's Eminent and Vet
mary Remedies are we'll known all
over the country. They have saved
the lives of many valuable horses and
are a permanent institution in thou
sands of stables.
Mr.. G. T. Roberts OF Resaca, Ga
r. f. D. No. l. Box 43, writes:-"I
have used your Liniment on a horse
for sweeney and effected a thorough
cure. 1 also removed a spawn on a
mule. This SPAWN was as large as a
guinea egg. l regard Sloan's Lini.
ment as the most penetrating and eff.
fective Eminent / have ever known. q"
Mr.. II. NJ. Gibbs, OF Lawrence.
Kans., R. F. d. No. s, writes:-"Your
Liniment is the best that l have ever
used. l had mare with an abscess
on her neck and one soc. bottle of
Sloan's Liniment entirely cured her.
| keep 1t around all the time for gals
and small swellings and for every.
thing about the stock"
DR.. Sloan will send his Treatise ON
the Horse free to any horseman. Ad.
dress DR.. Earl S. Sloan, Boston, Mass.
Station A.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1909-04-08
GOING TO PEACE CONFERENCES.
Roanoke Ard Fredericksburg Ap-
points Delegates To Chicago.

Roanoke.--Mayor Joel II. Cut
chin appointed 10 citizens of Roam
oke as a committee to represent the
city at the National Peace Congress,
which is to be held in Chicago May
l, as follows: Rev. DR.. w. H. Mil
ton. rector of St. Johns Episcopal
Church; Rev. DR.. T. Claggett Skin
ner, pastor OF First Baptist Church:
Rev. w. F. Powell. pastor Of Calvary
Baptist Church; Judge John w
Woods. Judge A. Z. King and Messrs
Ballard P. Huff. Henry S. Trout, d.
w. Persinger. Harris Hart and T. S.
Davant.
Fredericksburg II. LEWIS
Wallace, at the request of officials
of the National Peace Congress,
which will be held in Chicago May
3, and 3, has appointed 2S dele
gates to represent this city in that
body. They are Messrs. A. w. EN-
brey T. n. Brent. J. =. Rowe, W.
ID. Scott, DR.. J. p. Stiff, Hon. NJ
G. Willis, Col. E. d. Cole. G.. w.
Shepherd Jr.. Hon. G.. r. Swift, A.
p. Rowe. A. b. Yates, James T. Low
cry, H. R. Gouldman, ]. Conway
Chichester, X. n. Goolrick. James
r. Layton, f. w. Coleman, Henry
DannChl, John NJ. Griffith, John f.
Scott. NJ. S. Chancellor, James r.
Rawlings, A. H. Wallace. George p
King, Capt. James S. Knox, DR.. A..
c. Doggett, Rev. w. l.. Dolly and
Rev. A. A. Williams
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1909-04-08
Officers For Lumber Exporters,

Roanoke.-Lumber exporters from
several States adjacent to Virginia
organized the American Wagon Oak
Plank Association. The following
officers were elected: President, II.
NJ. Dixon, Norfolk, Va; vice presi-
dent, J. A. Wilkinson, Bristol, Tenn. !;
treasurer, j. r. Alcock, Baltimore.
Board of directors: r. w. Price, Bal
timore; J. r. Alcock, Baltimore; f..
Singer Bogges. C.arksburg, w. va;
w. L. Clements, Greensboro, y. c.;
II. 7. Billmeyer, Cumberland, Md.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1909-04-08

Vegetable Compound has done for me
during this trying period. Complete
restoration to health means so much
to me that for the sake of other suffer
ing women / am willing to make my
trouble public so you may publish
this letter. "-MRs. CHAs. BARCLAY,
R. Ed, Graniteville, VT
No other medicine for woman's ills
has received such widespread and un.
qualified endorsement. No other med
icine we know of has such a record
of cures of female ills as has Lydia +.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
For more than 80 years it has been
curing female complaints such as
Inflammation, liberation, local weak.
nesses. fbroid tumOrs, irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, indigestion
and nervous prostration, and it is
unequalled for carrying women safely
through the period of change of life.
1t costs but little to try Lydia +.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. and,
as Mrs Barclaysays, it is worth noun
tains of gold to suffering women
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1909-04-08
A GOOD DEED

one winter evening when Tom, a
country boy, well clad in homespun,
WIS riding home from the postofice
on his pet horse, Major, he saw an
old man limping along by the road
side. AS he drew nearer he noticed
that the old mans foot was bleeding
and every time he lifted his foot his
face showed the great pain he was
suffering. Tom, who had always been
taught TO be kind to the aged. was
touched with pity and jumped off his
horse and began to question him.
In reply to his inquiries, he learned
that Sthe man had been chopping
wood and when he was almost fin
ished the log slipped and the AK fell
on his foot and cut IL. The man said
he liVe9Nabout four miles from there.
and he did not think he would get
home that night. Tom noticed he
had no coat. so he took his off and put
IL on the man; he then lifted him on
his horse and they started on. Tom
walked along, leading the horse and
supporting the man; although he was
very tired. he would not admit II.
When he reached the mans home he
carried the old man inside. He was
given some hot food. The old man
was very thankful. Tom then started
for home, for it was growing late and
cold. When he reached there. he
found his mother anxiously awaiting
his arrival. After telling the cause
OF his delay, his. mother was touched
with pride and Joy to think her son
had been so kiad. FLORENCE NJ. Dom
gan. in Weekly Witness.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1909-04-08
THE CRACKING OF PAINT.
Property Owners Can Save Money
by Learning the Cause.

Property Owners Can Save Money
by Learning the Cause.
Do you know what is wrong when
paint peels. or cracks, or otherwise
necessitates premature re-painting?
Well. sometimes it hasn't been
properly applied-the surface being
damp or there being too much tur-
pentine or too much drier.
But, nine times out OF ten, the
trouble is caused by adulterated
white lead.
To avoid all such trouble, every
houseowner should know fin a general
way, when a surface is In proper con-
dition to receive paint, what kind of
primer and finishing coats different
surfaces require, and how to avoid
adulteration in materials.
complete painting guide, includ-
ing book of color schemes, specifi-
cations for all kinds OF painting work.
and an instrument for detecting adul-
ITERATION in painting materials. with
directions for using it. can be had
free by writing National Lead Com
pany, 1902 Trinity Bldg. New York,
and asking for Houseowner's Pain
ing Outfit No. 40.
This company, the largest makers
OF pure white lead, invite tests, by
means of the blowpipe (included in
OUTFIT, or in any other way, of the
purity of the white lead sold under
their famous Dutch Boy Painter" "
trademark. That trademark on a keg
of white lead is in itself an absolute
guarantee of purity and quality.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1909-04-08
RAILROADS ON NEW BASIS.
Two-Ahd-A-Half Cent Rate Now In
Effect In Virginia.

Observation-Disclosures all the 9TH
er railroads in the State affected by
the two-cent passenger rate increase
decision of the State Corporation
Commission have put the two-and-a-
half rae into effect the Norfolk and
Western Ra lroad will continue the
two-cent rate until May l, and will
continue the mileage books and 9TH
er features of the twO-cent rate until
that time The reason for the con-
tinuance Of the two-cent rate is that
the Norfolk and Western did not
have tine to adjust the rates in Vir-
g MIA properly within the short time
allowed.
Besides promulgating the twO-and-'
a-half cent rate on May ] the Nor
folk and Western will put mileage
books into effect for 1000 miles
which viii cost $40. This mileage
will be good between all stations in
Virginia exactly as this form of tick
ct was before the two-cent rate went
into effect. The 1000 and 1000
mile interchangeable mileage books,
VIII CHI were sold at the two-cent rate
while thai rate was in effect, will
also be honOred between all stations
as before