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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-08-19

1t is said that a new supply of rad
dunn has been discovered in Portu-
gal by Thomas H. V. Bower, men,
Der of the American Institute of Me-
chanical Engineers. A certain
stream, the name of which is not dis
closed was reputed to have thera-
peutic powers. Mr.. Bower followed
the stream to its source, and discov-
cred that it ran over a bed of urani-
um phosphate.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-08-19

A Chinese takin has been mounted
in the Museum of Natural History.
The animal was captured in the
mountainous regions of China, and
was presented to the museum by
Mason Mitchell, former American
consul to China. The takin has the
characteristics of an antelope and
goat.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-08-19

We are accustomed to think Of Sc
we're and continuous cold as being an
enemy to life of every sort, but data
furnished by the Pasteur Institute in
Paris by DR.. Charcot, the Antarctic
explorer, prove conclusively that the
intense cold of the south polar re-
gions still allows various forms of
microscopic life to flourish.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-10-30

Der might relieve them of great deal
of worry, for instance, some of the
two by four republican papers have
reduced themselves to the verge of
nervous prostration in trying TO make
il appear that many of Governor Has
ken's official acts are made for the
sole purpose of succeeding himself
as governor of the state of Oklaho-
ma. There are four offices whose in
cumbents cannot succeed themselves
by reason of a constitutional provis-
ion which prevents it They are gov
ernor, secretary of state, state audi
tor and state treasurer. There is
nothing in the constitution which pre-
vents a man who has filed one Of
these offices from aspiring to another,
for instance, the secretary of state
could not be a candidate for COVER
nor but he could be candidate for
secretary of state.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-10-30
JURY GIVES EMERY
$4,000 JUDGMENT
Third Damage Suit Decided Against
the RaiIroad-District Court
Will End Next Week.

The jury in the district court last
night decided the third damage suit
against the NJ, X. & T. railway with
in week, giving the plaintiff in the
suit of Jesse w. Emery a judgment
for So 900 for damages resulting from
injuries received in the collision of
the Kay flyer with freight train
near Muskogee several months ago.
Emery sued for $4,000 but the jury
thought he was only entitled to $4,000.
The district court ends the fourth
week of the present term tonight. Next
week is the last of the term, and will
be occupied with several important
civil suits.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-10-30
GRANT, IN AN ALCO CAR
WINS Vanderbilt CUP

BY Associated Press.
Motor Park Way, l.. l., oct. 50--The
Vanderbilt cup races were both won
today by a. H. A. Grant driving an
Alec car, who made the two hundred
and seventy-eight miles in four hours
and twenty-five minutes. Parker, in a
Fiat was second and Kuipers, in a
Chambers-Detroit third. Only two
other cars were on the course at the
end. The race was badly marred by
three separate cars running over the
same course at the same time. Little
enthusiasm was shown among the
thousands of spectators.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-10-30
TAFT
SPEAKS TO CONVENTION

BY Associated Press.
New Orleans, Oct. SO.--To the roar
Of guns from warships in mid-stream
and cheers from a hundred thousand
citizens. President Taft arrived here
this morning, bringing to a successful
end his trip down the river from ST.
Louis. The president spoke this af-
ternoon before the Lakes and Gull
Deep Waterways Convention.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-10-30
Two Republican Ways of
Looking at Bank Failure

he showed every symptom Of q sin
cere desire to become a saint
Every depositor was paid in full.
The financial credit of Oklahoma City
and Oklahoma state was saved From
behind the temporary clouds the sun
OF prosperity showed forth. the grow
ing industries of Oklahoma was
nurtured and warmed through the
veins of commerce. the life blood Of
currency continued to flow and =
eThe Devil got WE'LL
Since that time this Devil appears
to have lost all sanity desires and
bearing out the logic of the couplet
quoted above. "The Devil Saint is
he" In fact, the kind words that he
spoke when he was sick have now
turned to bitterest of sarcasms and
the truths that he uttered threatened
with financial danger are replaced
with the rottenest kind Of insinuations
and preyarications.
No amount Of editorial dust can
blind the eyes Of the people to the
fact that the depositors received their
money and that a financial crisis was
averted by reason Of the guaranty
law neither can they be blinded to
the fact that law was administered
by the state banking board and the
bank commissioner to this end.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-10-30

The school land department is pre-
pairing for one of the greatest real
estate deals in the history of the Unit
ed States. Every one from Secretary
Cassidy down to the porter are as
busy as bees. The enormous amount
of work incident to the sale Of one
million three hundred thousand acres
Of land which had formerly belonged
to the United States, the checking up
Of titles and descriptions. the settling
with lessees who are now living upon
and in possession of much Of this land,
the adjusting of the value Of the inn
proveemnts which they have been
placing upon this land for many years,
all brings to the surface many intri-
cate and difficult problems all Of
which must be solved before the land
can be advertised and sold The or
binary citizen who does not know of
all these difficulties may be inclined
to criticise the department for pro
eeeding so deliberately, but were they
acquainted with all of these difficult
ties which effect the sale and title Of
the land there is no doubt that they
would commend the careful consider
ate work of the secretary and his as
sistants. The school land department
cannot afford to sell to some citizen
a law suit along with piece Of school
land hence every precaution is being
taken to eliminate any possibility Of
such occurrence and no quarter OF
school land viii be offered for sale un-
til satisfactory arrangements have
been made with the lessee which will
absolutely prevent any friction.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-10-30
jim M'MAHON GETS
LIFE IMPRISONMENT
New information Received Today May
Implicate Several
Others.
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Kansas City, Mo-, Oct. 30-Another
sensational information, duplicating
perhaps persons close to James Nc
Mahon, the self-confessed triple MUIR
derer, sentenced to life Imprisonment,
was secured from Mcmahon last night,
by Sheriff Becker
Information got from Jim last
night is the most sensational yet"
said Becker today 1T duplicates at
least two additional persons in the
crime"
Patrick Mcmahon, is still being held.
lie became violent last night, declar-
ing every one was a detective and try
ing to conilne him.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-10-30

Guthrie. Okla. Oct 30-"When the
Devil was sick, the Devil a Saint
would be. but when the Devil got well
the Devil of Saint was he"
The above quoted old couplet illus
trates to a nicely certain promin-
ent Oklahoma paper Of republican
persuasion published at Oklahoma
City.
During the time that the Columbia
Bank and Trust company was paying
off depositors from the stete guaran-
tee fund while in the hands of the
state banking board, while the bnan-
cia interests of Oklahoma City in
fact. Of the whole state of Oklahoma
we're at stake, while the payment of
depositors meant a continuation Of
prosperity and failure to do SO meant
paric. failure, stagnation Of business,
depreciation Of properly and all the
oraer unpleasant things which 80 70
retard the development Of the city,
this republican paper was loud Ia its
praise of the good resulting irom the
bank depositors guarantee Law and it
was also careful to uphold the action
of the banking board and the bauk
commissioner. This was during the
time when the Devil was sick and
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-10-30

The young people Of the Baptist
church enjoyed masquerade social
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. o. D.
Neville last evening. Halloween
games furnished the amusement for
the evening also ghost parade was
given. About forty were present and
the occasion was greatly enjoyed by
all. Apples. gingerbread and red
lemonade were served during the
evening.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-10-30
WOULD SUSPEND
HARVEY GARRISON
Attorney General Asks Removal Of
Oklahoma City Sheriff From
Office on Serious Charge.

Oklahoma City, Okla, Oct. 30. =
Following an accusation returned by
the special grand jury Friday morn
ing against Sheriff harvey d. Garri-
son, Attorney-General West asked.
Judge Clark yesterday afternoon that
the sheriff be suspended from his
office.
The grand jury did not report Grim
inal indictments against Garrison.
The accusation which was returned
is the basis for civil suit by which
the sheriff will be placed on trial, to
decide whether he shall be allowed
to retain his Office longer
The accusation Of the grand jury
charges three separate offenses
against the sheriff
The first offense charged is that
he asked and received a bribe Of
fifty dollars from Jack Burke.
The second offense charged is that
he charged the county for meals OF
prisoners, which were never served
The jury charges that it has evidence
of $S3 which he collected from the
county by this method but that the
sum is much larger
The third offense charged is that
he failed to serve warrants and 9TH
er legal processes which were given
-. tc,.1c fnr. oarvi0a
The accusation is lengthy docu-
ment, containing more than q dozen
typewriter pages, and setting forth
an immense array of facts, figures
and witnesses. The grand jury rec
ommends that Garrison shall be re-
moved from his official position.
Attorney e. ]. Giddings and E. G.
McAdams are representing Garrison
They were in court with Sheriff Gar
rison Immediately after the noon re-
cess. ready to combat any effort that
Acknowledgement West might make
which would remove the sheriff from
Office
The grand jury ground with secrecy
Friday morning. ]. B. Quigley, for
merly representative or agent Of the
Helm Brewing company in Oklahoma
after statehood was called, arrived in
Oklahoma City Thursday evening from
Kansas City. He was in seclusion un
til he appeared at the court house
Friday morning and was Immediately
called as a witness
It is expected that Quigleys testi
mony will reveal many facts which
the grand jury has heretofore not
heard. 1t may also substantiate many
facts which the jury has already re
ceived in evidence.
The charges against Sheriff CARR
son by the grand jury are to be fierce
ly contested. I'VE will be able t(
show that all of the charges against
Garrison are groundless,' says b. }
Giddings, one of his attorneys. I'VE
do not fear the outcome.
Those who are acquainted Will
methods which Attofney-General Wes
uses in prosecution, expect that the
encouragement will make a mos
scathing arraignment Of the sheriff
and that he will use every effort i
his power to oust Garrison as a re
suit of the grand jury charges.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-10-30
WILSON MUST APPEAR
BEFORE GRAND JURY

BY Associated Press,
Kansas City. Mo, Oct S0-united
State Commissioner Nuchals, today
bound Thaddius s. Wilson, the Gar
nett, Kans. school teacher over to
the grand. jury on charge Of using
the mails to defraud, in connection
with the sending Of letter to II. A..
Long, lumber dealer, demanding FIVE
Thousand dollars. Wilson was re-
manded to jail In default Of bond.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-10-30

The Southwest School Mems Jour-
nal is the name of new school pub
lication which will soon appear and
will be owned and edited by John w.
Wilkinson, assistant state superintend-
ent. A special department of the jour
nal will be edited by w. E. Gill, super
intendent of Usage county. The city
school department will be edited by
w. S. Calvert OF Guthrie. The high
school department will be edited by
T. F. Brewer of Norman. The sec
ondary agricultural school department
will be edited by B. G. Pittuck of the
A. & M. college. Prof J. M. Osborn,
diploma clerk of the state suDerin-
tendent's Office will edit the depart
ment devoted to examinations and
teachers queries. The rural school
department will be edited by p H.
Hester county superintendent OF Rog-
ers county. The journal will be pub
lished monthly and the talent secured
for its composition will insure its sue
cess.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-10-30
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:,
CAPITAL NOTES.

o o 90 o o 90 o 90 o o Q Q Q
Guthrie, Okla, Oct. SO.-The cor
poration commission succeeded in ex-
tracing the city of Helena from dark
ness. The Kennedy Mercantile com
pany of Enid held and foreclosed a
mortgage on the light plant and fran
chise and after foreclosing shut it
down.
A delegation Of protesting citizens
from Helena appeared before the cor
poration commission and the commits
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-10-30

The telephone hearing before the
corporation commission was, upon the
application of both the Independent
companies and the Pioneer company,
postponed till January 9Th. BY that
time it is expected that every ex-
change win have on file a schedule
of its physical valuation and of it's
toll lines. In order to fix just rates
it is absolutely necessary that these
facts be known.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-10-30
JUDGE MARSHALL MAY
GIVE DECISION TODAY
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press
Ardmore, Okla, Oct. 30.-Arguments
on demurrer to indictments charging
Governor c. n Haskell and other
prominent Oklahomans with fraud
ulently scheduling Muskogee town lots
were concluded today, by Judge Mar
shall, and will probably render a de-
eision this afternoon.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-10-30

A -tacky1 party IT the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. John Swain last evenug furn-
ished much amusement for those pres
ent. About one hundred attended and
many ludicrous and fantastic costumes
were seen. The prizes were awarded
Mrs. N. S. Runyan and VIII Walkley.
Apples. doughnuts and punch were
served during the evening
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-10-30
TO OFFER MORE MONEY
FOR FIGHT IF NECESSARY
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Guthrie, okla, Oct sO.1zack Miller
OF the Hundred and One Ranch, Bliss
Okla, who recently offered sixty-tiye
thousand dollars for the Jeffries-John-
son fight, was in Guthrie today Mr..
Miller said he received no answer
yet, but declared I'VE are going after
the fight to get it and will offer more
money If necessary.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-10-30
PROVES
FATAL TO TWO GIRLS,
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Kansas City, Mo, Oct. 30. II Miss
Virginia Owen of Independence, Mo-,
and Miss Mamie Tiernan, died from
the effects of burns received during
an entertainment here last night, at
Loretto academy( when their clothes
caught fire from candles.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-10-30

sion took up the proposition so prompt
ly that before the citizens reached
home their town was Illuminated by
electric light.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-10-30

Mrs. Underwood and Miss Lena
Scholer were here last night being
called here by the death Of Mrs Ad-
kins.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-10-30

The state superintendent's Office is
in receipt of the plans and specifica-
tions for the normal school building to
be erected at Durant, and the state
board of affairs will ask for bids for
construction upon these plans. 1t is
expected that publication will be made
this week.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-10-30

A great many people appear to have
lost sight of one provision Of the con-
stitution which if they would remem-
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-10-30

Mr.. and Mrs. A. 7. Morrison returned
today from Kansas City
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-10-30

A number Of Vinita people attend
ed the football game at Tulsa today
The Washington bee., 1909-05-08
GOOD PROMOTERS

The friendly feeling which is
being caused by the annual de
bates between Howard University
and schools of other sections,
can only be productive OF much
good.
The students are helped by the
bit of rivalry in these public dis
cussions of topics bearing on the
general good of the people.
The inspiration is great and
will prove the stepping stones to
greater usefulness and honor.
1t seems incredible that a wire
less message may be sent and a
reply received, between New
York and Chicago in nine min
utes, and yet such was done the
early part of this week.
The Washington bee., 1909-05-08
THE WINDOW SILL MIRROR.
Rarely Seen in New York But PIenSg.
tiful in Philadelphia.

Every once in while you see one
OF them in New York but not often
They're commoner in Brooklyn,
but are nowhere seen in the pro-
fusion that you find them in Phila-
delphia. Meaning OF course, those
mirror devices people have on the
sills Of the second floor windows to
give a tip on who is coming up the
street or down the street, or more
important, who is at the front door.
They strike the average observer as
rather provincial in idea because he
thinks instinctively of the shut in
person who's only pleasure is in see
Ing who's on the street. But
they're very helpful in telling when
q caller is getting near, so that the
woman OF the house has time to
make a hurried toilet and be calmly
waiting in her very best when the
visitor comes in. Also they give a
chance to sound the not at home
warning to the servants.-New York
Sun.
The Washington bee., 1909-05-08
The Speed of Steamships.

The immense advances recently
made in the power and speed OF
transatlantic steamships have not
yet, in the opinion of Mr.. J. J. O'Neil,
a Scotch engineer, been carried to
the limit. Addressing the InstItu-
tion of Engineers and Shipbuilders
in Scotland, Mr.. O'Neil said that the
lengths of the present liners warrant
the belief that greater power can be
obtained with the same dimensions.
the present speeds with shorter
lengths. Investigation shows that
the variations of form involve reIE-
lively small gains, aHd Mr.. O'NeiI
thinks that II the same attention had
been devoted to the development Of
OF the screw propeller that has been
given to the form of vessels greater
advantages would have been secured.
Youths Companion.
The Washington bee., 1909-05-08
THE MARINERS COMPASS
Influences That Draw it From Its
Allegiance to the Magnetic Pole.

Nothing in the navigation equip
ment of ship has been the subject
of more anxious scientific research
or receives more Jealous care than
the mariners compass.
The popular notion of the compass
needle always pointing north and
south is-well, more inaccurate than
even popular notions usually are. No
more unfavorable position could be
found for a compass than on board
of a modern steamship, which Is q
complicated mass of steel, all tend
ing to draw the compass needle from
its alleg ance to the magnetic pole Of
the earth. warning influences which
must needs be counteracted by all
sorts Of devices which hedge round
the instrument by an invisible wall
Of conflicting currents of magnet
ism.
And as if this were not enough,
there gre now huge dyamos to be
reckoned with, producing electriS
currents for all sorts of purposes on
board. in the midst of these mystic
currents the poor little compass
needle, upon which the mariner de-
pends for his guide across the track
less deep, hangs suspended like one
shrinking saint surrounded by leg
ions OF devils.-Windsor Magazine.
The Washington bee., 1909-05-08
A Club for Dandy DOGS

There has just been opened in one
Of London's fashionable streets =
toilet club for dogs. Here the pets
OF the smart set can have their hair
dressed and their coats trimmed to
immaculate perfection. For three
shillings they can be bathed., II
their teeth are imperfect they can
be st opped or extracted, and If their
claws protruds too far they can be
daintily manicured Thus groomed
according to the Mayfair mode, their
coats put on, and their goggles at
tached, these exquisite creatures are
taken for their afternoon rtde.-Lon-
don Tit-BitS.
The Washington bee., 1909-05-08
Singing Pigeons

The queer Chinese change pigeons
into song-birds by fastening whistles
TO their breasts. The wind of their
fight then causes a wierd and plain
tive music that is seldom silenced in
the pigeon-haunted cities of Pekin
and Canton. The Belgians, great
pigeOn-fyers, fasten whistles be-
meath the wings of the valuable rae
ing carriers, asserting that the shrill
noise is a sure protection against
hawks and other birds of prey. AS
similar protection, reeds, emitting
an odd wailing sound, are fixed to
the tall feathers of the dispatch
airing pigeons of the German army.
The Washington bee., 1909-05-08
Some Valuable Stones.

The Emperor Francis Joseph owns
the Florentine, which has an event
ful history. To the King of Portugal
belongs the Star of the South, valued
1t 100000; while in the Russian
gceptre is the OrloT which once
adorned Brahmin idol, says Homs
Chat.
Such stones as these are so large
that they are practically unstable.
No one person is rich enough to pur-
chase them. Again the expense OF
cutting is enormous. The Cullinan
diamond will require at least $40, 900
to be spent on it for this alone. Even
then, the gem now 1924 carats, will
weigh some 1900 carats, while the
sections cut away will themselves
form valuable. stones, ranging from
twenty carats downward.
The Washington bee., 1909-05-08
SUGAR MAKES you GROW.
Americans and Britons Increasing
In Height and Weight.

English and American girls just
reaching womsnhood, and the next
generation in its early teens. are IN
usually tall, standing q head or
more above their mothers. This has
been remarked on over and over
again, and has been the subject Of
learned disquisitions. Yet no gen.
orally accepted cause for the fact has
been given up to this time.
Now comes a London physician Of
note and says that 1t is simply q
case OF heightened sweetness. BY
sweetness" In this particular case
the nature of the young ladies is
not referred to. but their diet. In
fact. statistics Of recent years show
that Americans and Britons of both
sexes are increasing In height and
weight Why? The physician re-
ferred to says 1t Is sugar.
Great Britains and Americans are
the sugar eating nations of the world
and have Quadrupled their sacchA-
rine consumption In the last score Of
years.
This is now the best explanation
Of an accepted fact. and it will have
to stand until better one comes
along.-LonduE Tit-Bits.