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Arizona republican., 1909-05-23
RAccALAUREATE sERmoN-T;

baccalaureate sermon to the twenty seven members of the graduating class of the high school and to their friends will be preached by the Rev Orville Coates tonight at the First Baptist church.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-08-06
From thursdays DAILY.

From Thursdays Daily.
The picnic of the Sunday school Of
the Christian church at Electric park
last night came to d sudden and very
sad ending, with the drowning OF Fur.
OH Williams, one the most pop.
ular young men of the Sunday school
Although the drowning was witness
ed by half hundred people, no one
was able to account for It. Williams
with several companions were bath
ing in the lake, and had gone in at
the south end where the water was
shallow. Others of the party state
that Williams secured one of the kee
floats and went up to the north end
of the lake, where the water Is deep
and where it is supposed he lost the
keg ia the deep water, and as he
could not swim. drowned. The first
notice of the plight of the unfortunate
young man, was by Miss Nettie Cope
who, with ap arty OF friends, was seat
ed on the shore watching the bsthers
Even then the real condition of the
drowning boy was not realized. Miss
Cope, thinking Williams was playing
Ia the warer cried out to her com
panions Just see how long that boy
stays UNDER The others watched
and when the body came me sur
face. It was seen that the boy was IL
trouble, and assistance was sum
moned. II seemed imnnaslbie 70
those who came to the rsscae & re
alize that one was really drowning be
fore the eyes of all those present. bu
after short search, Lon Freeman
of Grove. came upon the body lyinI
at the bottom Of the lake It the deep
est place. Young Williams wa
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-08-06
PLACES CANNON IN
AWKWARD POSITION
Friends Urge Speaker Not to Disci.
pllne insurgents Owing to Boom
Of Payne For Speaker.
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
Washington. D. c.. Aug. A num-
Der Of the rule insurgents" have not
gone back to the reservation. The
close vote Saturday on the tariff con.
ference report In the house showed
this. The ineipient boom for Payne
for speaker OF the next congress caus-
ed several Of Cannon's friends to con.
clude that Cannon cannot aff0rd 10
discipline those republicans, who held
important committee assignments IL
congress. and who voted with the
"insurgents." At the beginning Of the
present session there Is no indication
that the speaker has changed his de
clalon on this point, but a number Of
stalwarts have expressed 70 him the
belief that he cannot AFFORD, az this
time, to be yindictive.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-08-06
SHIPPED CHILDREN
AWAY IN TRUNKS
Three More Arrssss Made IN Kldnap-
ping Of Grace And Thomaso
Vivlano.

st. Louis. Mo. Aug. 4.-Three add
tional arrests were made, early today,
in connection with the kidnapping OF
Grace and Thomaso Viviano. Monday,
and held for twenty-five thousand dol.
lars ransom. The police believe the
children we're put In trunks and ship
ped out Of town. Iamantia Giraloma
a grocery driver, one Of those arrsted
admitted taking three thunks to the
express Office from the home OF JOS
eph pagano, arrested yesterday This
clerk at the express ofIiee said two oi
the. trunks were shipped to Chicago
The police there were notified. ON
GERS left here Immediately for Chi
cago.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-08-06
AGENCY PROPOUNDS
SOME QUESTIONS
Seeking information as to Cause Of
Failure Of State Prohibition
Law Here.

sheriff Ridenhour is in receipt of a
letter from the state agency depart.
ment asking some questions regard
ing the enforcement of the prohibi-
tion law in Craig county. that would
put a Philadelphia lawyer up a stump
to answer One Of these questions
asks what the sentiment of the peo'
pie is regarulng the prohibition
That question was answered at the
election last fall when the agency
system received a black eye b. the
peoples votes in this county.
Another question asks # any official
Is responsible for the failure to ers
force the prohibition law. The agency
department demands an answer Of
yes or no on that question and that is
what the sheriff can't answer He
realizes that there are infractions Of
the prohibition Law, but whether or
not any officer is to blame, he Is un.
able 10 answer in the way asked for
by the department.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-08-06
GAMBLER CLAIMS
|. HE FIXED OFFICERS
Men Charged With Robblns Hotel
Said They Did So to Secure
Payment Of Loan.

sapulpa, Okla, Aug. 4. ITS no
use to make holler to the officers
i have them fixed"
This Is the reply that Ion Ammer.
man, of the famous Buffalo gambling
joint, made to Ed Mitchell when the
latter threatened to report the place
because Of Ammermans refusal to
lay back a 5000 loan, according to
Mltchell's testimony before the jury
today.
Mitchell swore that Ammerman's
refusal to pay him what he owed hin
and his claim to having the officers
"fixede was the reason that he and
Jim Boutwell, held up Ammerman's
gambling establishment and took al
of the money in sight.
In the trial of Mitchell and Both
well for the robbery and also for at
tempted Jail breaking the former was
placed on the stand today to testify
ii his own behalf Mitchell made q
number Of sensational statements
while testifying and gave as the ex
cuse of himself and four other pris
onera for trying TO break the jail anc
escape. the fact that the jailer would
mot Furnish them with water.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-08-06
IOOI CONFINED
IN STATE PRISON
Number Of Prisoners Now Confined In
Penitentiary at McAlester
Has Doubled.

McAlester, Okla. Aug. 3.--The mum.
ber of convicts in the Oklahoma state
penitentiary today is 1901 This is
about double the number Of prisoenrs
the state had when they were brought
here from Lansing, Kans., where tho
state had formerly sent its convIcts.
The following have been received
since July 81:
George Wright. white, grand lar.
ceny. Oklahoma county. | year.
James Ainsworth, white, manslaugn-
ter, Oklahoma. years; Sampson
Young, black. burglary. Oklahoma. 2
years; Sam Johnson, black. burglary
Oklahoma, 2 years. Fred Tribhle,
white. burglary. Tillman, years; EI.
bert Wilkerson, white burglary TIL
man. years; Arthur Higgins, white
grand larceny, Pawnee, 2 years. Jas
p. Price, white, shooting to kill, pott
awatomie, year: c. j Johnson
white. incest, pottawatomie. z years
Robert Valentine, black, larceny Pott.
awatomie, 2 years Charley Sparks.
black. grand larceny ! year
The following have been dlscharg.
ed since July n;
ELI Grayson. Indian, assault 10 kin
Muskogee 80 days: Tom Sloan, white
false pretense Pottawatomie. ! year
George Crane. white. forgery, Grady
year: Arthur Irwin. white larceny
Wagner, years; Ned Bridges, black
forgery. Muskogee, IS months; Roy
Largent. white, grand larceny, Lin.
coin. IS morths; Win Startling, white
grand larc ~. Garvin. year; Lewis
sango. t es, false pretenae, M0sko
gee. II months; Henry Logan. black.
granf larceny, Muskogee. IS months
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-08-06
FmlOn Williams, Clerk at Post Office, Meets
Death in Lake at Electric Park Sad Ending
of Sunday School Picnic---MGny SGw Him
Sink but Thought He wGs Playing
Spark of Life Had Fled When
Body Was Recovered.

brought TO the shore and the water
forced from his stomach and lungs
aud Lyle Orr and c. c. Roberts went
In their automobiles for medical aid
Doctors Neer, Slough, Schicht, Haas
and Martin were soon on the scene.
but were unable to do anything, for
the spark of life had been extinguish-
ed, before the body was recovered
from the lake For an hour and a
half the faithful friends labored with
the young man IN an effort to re-
suscitate him, but TO no avail Final
ly the grief stricken family were no
titled that OIL hope Of reviving the
body was gone The undertaken was
summoned to take charge OF the re.
mains, and the bereaved family, all
of whom were in attendance were
taken home by friends.
Furlon Williams was the nineteen
year old son Of Rev. and Mrs, A. ]
Williams, the former pastor Of the
Christian church Of this city. he
came to this city when his father tool
over the pastorate and has been em
ployed as a clerk in the post Office
aud was consiuered one of the mos
reliable and efficient assistants II
Postmaster Buffers service. He wal
of a friendly disposition and had woi
host OF warm friends among th'
young people of the the city, wh'
deeply feel the loss Of this young man
and whose hearts go out in sympath,
70 the bereaved parents.
In a few more days young William
was TO have begun the enjoyment 0
his annual vacation.
The funeral services viii be neil
from the residence al three o'clock e
morrow afternoon.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-08-06
WIFE BELIEVES HUSBAND
WAS TEMPORARILY INSANE

Chickasha, Okla, Aug. 5.-Pending
investigation Of the double murder and
suicide by p. T. Mcdonald aged 65,
his son. George Mcdonald, is under ar.
rest. The senior Mcdonald, Tuesday
night suicided after killing Jack
Thompson, brother-in-law, and Mrs.
Thompson, his sister, In the Thomp.
som barn lot, d mile and half north.
east of town.
McDonalds wife and sister We're in
the lot when they heard the shots
fired and Thompson cry for help. They
rushed to the scene, and Mcdonald
fired wildly at his wife, who escaped
The husband then killed himself.
Mrs. Mcdonald says her husband
acted queerly Tuesday and believes
he was temporarily insane. George
Mcdonald says he was fishing and
that he heard the shots. He claims
there was no trouble between the par
ties, but there are rumors of a diff
Guilty. Only two chambers of Nc
Donald's gun are empty, while there
are four wounds IN the victims 4
winchester with two empty shells
was found under porch fifty yards
from the scene.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-08-06
ARDNORE SECURES
HOME
Committee at oklahoma city Meeting
Decides 70 Locate Home in
Carter County.

Oklahoma City. ANg 4.--Following
an al day conference a the Thread
gin hotel, a co onmittee Of Confederate
veteras s yestel lay evening decided
on Aromore al the location for the
state home for sx-Confederates. Rep
resentatye Joh r Whayne Of Carter
county, address, the committee IN be-
half Of Ardmor
Ardmore offel ID az al inducement
to location a fo ty-acre tract OF ianf
$3.50 In cash, ind free heat, 'Ta~.
and light for period Of Ave years
Three ballots we're taken on the 10
cation, Ar6movs winning on the third
oklanOAA city, also offering a liberol
bonus In land and moi ny, was close
second. Representatives were here
from Claremore Muskogee, Vinita and
Sulphur with similar offers.
w. f. Gilmer. financial agent for the
home, stated last night that more than
$4,000 had been contributed to the
home fund and that $4,000 was forth
coming. The board of trustees select
ed committee, consisting OF DR.. d
NJ. HALEY OF Haileyville, r. A. Sneed
of Lawton and ]. r. Pulliam Of Arc
more. to take charge Of the building
plans. They will hold meeting with
in a short time, select the site and lei
the contract. Building will begir
z about October !.
Forty.five old soldiers have ALREADY
applied for admission to the home anf
it is expected that for the next few
years 1t will have from 100 70 1876 o.
the veterans as residents there.
The fight yesterday was a spirited
one. though there was no il-feelinl
among the veterans and champions
OF various towns at Is coflclusion
Captain Baird presented the caims o
Claremore, while J. w. Orr spoke fol
vInita, N. F. Hancock for Mlskogee
Mayor Em6nuel for Sulphur Ind Col
Richarde<nA for Oklahoma City,
IN " = ldmore delegationl wer'
John sn ayne. John L. Gall Cap
tain w Wood. Felix West AID W
F. Gilnisr.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-08-06
INTRODUCES LETTER SAID
TO Be WRITTEN BY WHITE
By Assoeiated press.

by Associated Press.
White Plains, N. ", Aug GA let
ter purported to have been written by
Stanford White. to a young girl was
introduced in the Thaw hearing today.
for the purpose of showing, II possible,
the practices Of White and his wealthy
associates David Caryatho, a hand.
writing expert. said Thaw told him
that the girl destroyed the letter fear.
ing her father would kill her and White
if he saw It. The letter was admitted
against Jerome's protest.
The womans affidavit Caryatho
said described in detail how White
first met her, when she was seventeen
years old and took her to a place call
ed the Eagles Nest and gaye heI
wine and attempted her ruin
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-08-06
PROHIBITION WAVE
COSTS NEAT SIN
washlnglon. d q. Aus 3--U

Washington. .. G., Aug. S.-sU II
Sans poeketbook suffered t
shrlnkaee because Of the pf5hihl
wave during the fiscal year enalng
July sOth last, during which period
there was a decrease Of s5,29o.74s IN
the whisky tax receipts, as shown By
the preliminary report Of the internal
revenue bureau. just issued by Acting
Comlmasioncr Robert Williams, II
Whisky tax collections last year
were sis4 ses Os4. against silo,i5s,
sol tor the preceding year
Receipts Of beer and other ferment
ed liquors amounted % 81 46eoo0, I
decrease Of s4.S5f. 205 compared with
1908.
The nations tobacco bin however
showed an increase
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-08-06
ENID NEWSPAPERS
TIED UP RY STRIKE

Enid, o tla. aug. s.--All newspapers
are tied ilp Il Bnld on account Of a
strike am,ing preaaman and printers
which startea Yesterday It Is
said the npwapapeF 1roprietors refus-
ed to recog Isze sime new union press.
men aud IT, aek. Immediately
the printers leolI - the fight and
walked out IL sympathy.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-08-06
Mecraeken CO propped.

Oklahoma City. Okla, Aug A.
Since Sheriff Birds return from Lon.
don Ky. without Mrs, McCrackeni
County Attorney Roberts Of Usage
county has decided not to continue
the investigation o. the MeCracken
matter further.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-08-06
BELIEVE MANY FATALITIES
RESULT FROM FOUNDER,

BY Associated Press.
Cape Town, Aug. 8. = The British
steamer. Moore, foundered last night,
off Stang Bay and II ia feared the ia.
talities are heavy. A large number OF
passengers were aboard Nine sur
vitors have landed Several bodies
have been washed upon the beach
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-08-06
ANROUMp...: !. PERSONAL
APPEARANCE OF CHRIST
ny Aasoclated Prega.

New York, Aug. 3.-Mra Annie Be.
SAINT. head Of the Theasophlcal society
who arrived here from her home in
India Saturday, announced her belief
that Christ viii soon make another
personal visit on the earth She said
that the spirit Of Christ would mani
fest itself through the specially fitted
physical body Of some western person
possibly a woman. but more than ike
~ q man.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-08-06
PITCHED BATTLE EXPECTED
WITH THREE HORSETHIEVES
J Associated Press.

Fort Smith, Ark. Aug. i-should
sheriff Allen. OF Haskell county. Okla.
and his posse succeed in oveFtaking
d band Of three men, alleged horse
thieves, today, It Is believed certain
that pitched battle and probably
blood shed will follow The trio, It Is
declared. are headed for the spavinaw
Hills and are heayi'y armed. The
chase began late yesterday.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-08-06
NAN WITH TICKET TO
TODD DEAD At JOPLIN
Bv Associated Press

Joplin. Mo. Aug. "A man. sup
posed TO be n. Powell, vas found
dead this morning IN a patch Of weeds
near an abandoned warehouse. He
had a ticket from Kansas City to
Todd Okla, and letter signed, al
bert Powell, Springfield. Oklahoma. II
Is thought he had lain down to sleep
and died from heart disease. He had
been dead twelve hours.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-08-06
.CHAIRMEN TO LOSE
. THEIR COMMITTEES
General Feeling In Congress That In
surgents A. to Be Disciplined
State Situations Affected.

Washington, d. c.. Aug. Speaker
Cannon is expected TO announce his
decision with regard to committee as.
signments today. That they will not
be altogether satisfactory is already
indicated by gossip heard about tile
house chamber
The selection which is expected to
cause a great deal Of comment and in
cldently considerable concern, Is the
designation of Representative Weeks
Of Massachusetts, 10 be chairman OF
the committee on post Offices and post
roads.
It Is understood that Mr. Weeks does
not favor the postal savings bank
proposition. and that his attitude with
regard to that legislation. which was
proposed and recommended by George
Won L. Meyer Of Massachusetts,, for
merIy postmaster general has had
some influence with Mr., Cana5n IN Sc
lecting Mr.. Weeks for the head Of the
postofflce committee.
Several Of the Massachusetts con.
gressional delegation look upon plan
10 appoint Mr.. Weeks to the head Of
the committee as clever coup on
the part Of Senator Cranes followers
TO endanger the chances Of the On
posing factions in the coming senataf
ial contest In their state
The fact that Representative
ner of New Jersey. who would he
titled to the craftsmanship Of
postofilce committee from the SD
point Of rank Of service on that
mlttee, yesterday for the first
voted with the rules insurgents
the democrats on the urgency
ency bin was taken to indicate Il
regards Mr. Weeks appointment
aured
Representative Gardner Of ~
chusetts. who, It is said. also Hol
be affected BY ne appointment q B
Weeks because Of his afIlliation 81
the Lodge forces, IS TO lose his ehal
manahip Of the committee On ludoa
trial arts and expeditions.
Il was understood thai this aelioa
would be taken BY the speaker be-
cause Mr.. Gardner was one Of the
leading insurgents al the opening q
the present session. Representative
Rodenburg (Ill1. It is said, will sue
ceed Mr.. Gardner
Speaker Cannon did not Try to
make any bargain with me about my
chalrmanshlp," said MT Gardner TO-
day. lie admitted that he understood
that he would lose the committee on
Industrial arts and exposltions
II Is true. however" added SIR
Gardner. that IN conversation I nave
freely stated that I hoped that all the
insurgents would retain their chair.
manships Or else none Of them
Representative Cooper Of Wisconsin
who was also an einsurgent" against
the rules. may retain the chairmanship
Of the committee on insular affairs. Il
was reported that President TAFT had
interyened with Speaker Cannon IN
HIS behalf.
On the other hand, It vas learned
from equally reliable sources that Rep
resentatlve Fowler Of New jersey. who
was chairman OF the banking aud cur
rency committee In the last session.
would lose his committee.
The fate Of Representative Davidson
Of Wisconsin. another "insurgent. re-
mains uncertain. lie was chairman Of
the committee on railways and canals
--zza.....s...ssna saaaasa
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-08-06
-FOUR SUSPECTS UNDER
ARREST At ST. LOUIS
BY Ammlatsd Press

HY ltz"lITtE#H IIVHHI
st Lonh DO, Aug. 3.--Chief Of Po-
lice Creeey, today. took personal
char 81 lhe hunt for the abductorf
OF Graee adj Alfonso viviano. He has
increa sed ne force Of officers on the
case. an norslss involved in the kid
appine are italian. The police believ'
the eli ldren IRE IN the city undei
cover. -Four suspects have been ar
rested
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-08-06
ARKANSAS CONGRESSMAN
FORCES RECESS IN HOUSE
IIy Associated Press.

Uy AasocInteo FreHs.
Washington. d. C. Aug i-Obiec
tions from Representative Macon, Of
Arkansas forced the house 20 take
8 recess IN order to enable the com
mittee on rules to bring In q special
order 70 enable il 10 consider the con
ference report on the urgent deflci
eDcy bill
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-08-06
TRIRIY-ONE INDICTMENTS
AGAINST CLERGYMAN
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
New Orleans La. Aug. 4.-Thifty.
one Indictments against Rev John ],
HaIlEreve, pastor Of the Catholic
church at Plaquemine, La, we're re
urned by the grand fury at lberyille
parrish Twenty.eight Of the counts
charge grave crimes and the other
three criminal libel
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-08-06
MISSOURI POLITICIAN
DIES OF HEART FAILURE
By Associated Press.

By ASSOCIATED FreBH.
Chillicothe No. Aug. 4.--Iohn NJ.
sllIee, 3 prominent attorney and dem.
ocratic politician, Of Harrison county,
died Of heart disease ct his home IN
Bethany this morning. He was a can
dldate for the nomination for attor.
nsy general on the democratic ticket
IN 1904
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-08-06
TO PROVE DELUSIONS
WERE WELL FOUNDED
J Associated Press.

u ENHoV4KffIVN ENIFH
White Plains, n. Y, Aug. 4.-daff,
Thaw's attorney is getting ready 3
prove that his clients alleged delus
ions regarding Whites treatment of
young girls are we'll founded He pre-.
pared he way for this when he had
Thaw identify the affidavit Of Ada
Dickhart. This document was never
before introduced in court.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-08-07
Age 10.
HIGH WATER AT kAW CITY
"A SAD STORY.

Dear Editor: I will write a high
water story which my aunt who lives
in Kaw City, Oklahoma, wrote to us
about. There was family of five,
father, mother and three children, who
lived near the banks of a small creek.
The creek had overflowed it's banks
before, but had never gotten up to the
house. So when a terrible storm of
wind and rain came and the creek
got out of the banks, they felt no fear
Of being washed away.
But along in the night the house be-
gan to fill with water and the water
rose so fast that the father took them
on the roof. 1t was not long until the
house began to wash away. They
floated along all right for while, but
pretty soon the house struck tree
and went all to pieces. They all fell
in the water. The father was caught
in tree and was rescued in the morn
ing, but the mother and three children
were drowned.
They found the mother and the two
oldest children the next day and they
were buried at Washunga My aunt
was at the funeral She said it was
the saddest funeral she ever attended.
The people kept searching for the
baby and found its little body in a
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-08-07
THE DIES MONIES RIVER.

The river nearest my home is the
Des Moines river 1t is not very wide.
1t is very winding river and often
changes it's course. Years ago the
river was very different to what it is
now, so my papa tells me. If it were
not for the rip raps however, the
changes would be going on today, but
the rip raps prevent it.
The Des Moines has not been used
for big boats for many years, but re-
Gently party in the Hornet passed
through Ottumwa on tour of inspec-
ton. They found the river navigable.
the dam in Ottumwa being the only
obstacle they encountered throughout
their journey. At present, however,
the river is used only for pleasure
boats. 1t is hoped that before long
they will have big boats on the Des
Moines as it is much cheaper trans
portation than by rail.
l am Daily Junior. l have the
mumps now. Maybe will go to
Junior League spread week from
next Saturday.
Thelma Peppers, age 10,
202 South Schuyler St., S. Ottumwa,