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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-07-24
What's Doing in
the Territories

Prescott is making Elaborate pre-
parations for a great Labor Day cele-
bration in the mountain city.
After mature delibcr4tjon the Bust
ness Mems association of Mayer. Ariz.,
has decided to TAKE over the tieby re-
duetion plant at that place and con-
vert 4 portion OF 1t into a lead
smelling enterprise.
Burt H%unsaker. a rancher near
Phoenix, came near being ele%ctrocuted
the other day while working ON a.
barb Wire fence. which was struck
by lightning about two miles away.
Enthusiasm over the proposed north
and south ARIZONA highway is high
la Prescott where a large number ei
the business men met the other daA
with the board Of supervisors and the
territorial engineer to discuss the pro-
icct.
Horace b. stevens. vino recently re-
turned to Ei Paso from Cloudcroft
says that summer resort is ~unequalled
as the salvation Of babies, who are sui
fering with the hot Weather. The pro-
Ject Of starting a regular baby farm is
being discussed.
Charles Day came down to Holbrook
from Navajo Thursday to receive two
new automobiles. which he intends
pressing into service ON a stage line
to points south of Holbrook. Both ma
chimes are the latest models of the
%well-known Daytons, high-Whoclors
and capable Of making good time over.
Arizona roads,
Goodbye to all. / must die by my
own hands. Please bury my body and
notify my brother, Lee y. Lawrence,
Cambria. Virginia. It is my desire that
all my property shall go to Lee n.
Lawrence except $500 i'm money to mo-
Their Goodbye. God forgive me-
This was the farewell message Of
G. y Lawrence. of Phoenix, written
on a writing tablet with a lead pencil.
in a trembling hand shortly before he
swallowed the deadly potion of car
bolic acid. Two bottles OF the poison
had been purchased ana diluted before
drinking.
John \. Black, for many years the
trusted secretary Of the Tucson Build
ing ana Loan association, who is un-
der indictment for the alleged embez-
element of funds OF the company
amounting to $4,000. has been
brought back to Tucson BIZ Sheriff
John Nelson from Chicago, whore he
was arrested by city police officers
Black spent an entire day in charge
Of an officer c~ndcavoriug to secure
$4,000 bail. but up to a late hour
had been unsuccessful in raising this
amount.
-. Burnoy has been sentenced by
Judge Alfred w Cooley in Alamo
gordd. TO sc1vt 10 days in jail and to
pay a fine of SO for contempt Of
court Burney OWNS a farm adjoining
the city on the, west. Last August
Judge T.. 4. Mann issued a temporary
injunction cnjoining him from taking
water Trim the ditch Of the Alamogordo
improvement company, The improve
ment company complained that Bur
ney had violated the injunction and
this was proved by a number of wit
nCsses.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-06-04
TELEGRAPH COMPANY HAS
APPEALED RATE ORDER

Guthrie. Okla, May 29-The West
ern Union Telegraph company has ap-
pealed to the supreme court from the
order Of the corporation commission
issued last December which fixes the
rates between points within the state
not more than 17j miles apart at 80
cents for ten-word messages. and at
35 cents for messages sent more than
200 miles, with a 25 cent night rate for
either distance and charge of cents
for each extra word OF day messages
and cent night
The Santa Fe also appealed from the
order of the commission requiring It
to establish a depot on its Panhandle
line on the state line between okla
homa and Texas, Such a depot would
be only 1.3 miles from Higgins. Tex,
and the company claims that the order
Is unreasonable.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-06-04
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Greeneville. Tenn, May 3t-Scat-
tered over the green sward in and
surrounding the national cemetery,
which, for the past forty years, has
served as the resting place for the
body of Andrew johnson, the seven
teenth president of the United States,
thousands of the descendants of his
old time neighbors and friends in east
Tennessee today took advantage of
the first memorial celebration since
the transformation of the private
cemetery into a national institution
to do honor to the memory of the for.
mer distinguished citizen by organic,
ing the Andrew Johnson Memorial as.
sociation
The people came from all portions
of the vast and picturesque East Ten.
nessee country, and most of them
were OF the present day generation,
there were some old timers who boast.
ed Of having known the Tennessee
Commoner In his day, and who spoke
of the fact with much pride. The
orator of the occasion, Martin w
Littleton. came all the way from New
York to speak in terms of highest
eulogy of the one president who. dur
ing his term of Office. was tried on
Impeachment charges.
Mr.. Littleton Is a native of East
Tennessee, and he expressed high ap.
preciation of the honor conferred up
on him in making him the orator OF
the occasion. He reviewed at great
length the life of the distinguished
man In whose honor the people as.
sembled, and predicted that the day
would come when the entire country
would be pleased to do homage to the
memory OF Andrew Johnson
The place at which the celebration
was held was on the edge of the city
burial place which. year or two
ago, was purchased by the govern.
ment and has since been made into a
national cemetery II is a beautiful
spot just outside of the town In which,
for several years In his early fife. Mr.
johnson worked as tailor II is
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-06-04
NUMBER OF EIGHTH
GRADE GRADUATES DOUBLED

Guthrie, Okla. May 29-State Su.
perintendent Of Public Instruction, Il.
d. Cameron. is proud of the fact that
the total number of eighth grade grad.
yates in the state will be about double
the number last year, or any previous
year in the history of Oklahoma
There is within the state 5,5S3 com.
mon schools Last year the total num-
Der of graduates was 2,4S6, or about
one graduate for every two schools
This year the number Of eighth grade
graduates Will average about one for
each school In addition to the re-
quirements of all previous years for
eighth grade diplomas. has been add
ed the subjects of Oklahoma history,
domestic science, agriculture and hor.
ticulture and music Thus, not only
raising the standard required, but
doubling the number Of graduates
This speaks volumes for the edu.
catlonal spirit Of the new state and
reflects greet credit upon those at the
head of our common school system
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-06-04
Andrew JOhnsOn'S Memory
HOnOred at GreenVille

splendidly cared for and commands
fine view of the mountain range which
separates Mr. Johnson's adopted state
from North Carolina. the state in
which he was born. Many visitors
came from outside, and the residents
found especial pleasure in pointing
out the still preserved sign of And
rev Johnson, Tailor" which continues
to decorate one OF the humblest build
ings here The people also mani.
tested much pride In the fact, that
Notwithstanding the almost successful
effort to forcibly eject Mr.. Johnson
from the White House, the private
cemetery, In which he Is buried, Is
the first OF such cemeteries to be Civ.
en- q national character by congress
Among those present and participate
ing in the proceedings was Hon.
Walter p. Brownlow, member of CON
gress from this district, himself a near
relative of the late Parson Brownlow,
Mr.. Johnsons most distinguished com.
peer. Mr., Brownlow was largely re.
sponsible for the creation OF the ma.
tional cemetery, and while he oceupi.
ed no assigned part on today's pro.
gram was by common consent award.
ed position of general prominence.
In addition to Mr. Littleton's speech
the program consisted of the singing
Of America" and the "Star Spangled
Banner" by a choir OF 200 voices an
invocation by Rev John s. Eakin. and
the introduction of Mr.. Llttleton by
Hon. James c. Park closing with the
organization of the Memorial Assoc.
iation. There was a notable orchestra
in attendance. several members OF
which were old.time flddlers, who had
furnished music at the political gath
erings during the notable Johnson.
Gentry campaign for governor before
the Civil war Many of them were In
reminiscent mood. and between tunes
manifested great willingness to enter
tain visitors with stories of the dim
and distant past
Altogether il was a memorable day
for Greeneville, and visitors generally
voted that they had been well enter.
tanned.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-06-04
ROCK ISLAND IS
OFFICIAL ROUTE
Major General William Cross An
nounees Selection For Trip to
Memphis Reunion.

The following order has been issu-
ed relative to the official route Of the
Confederate veterans to Memphis.
Special Order Number 8.
To the Confederate Veterans of the
Oklahoma Division u. c. V.
As heretofore stated, have select
ed the Rock Island railroad as the
official route to our reunion which
oonyenes IN Memphis, June and 10.
We will run special train, consist.
ing of tourist. pullman and chair cars.
leaving Oklahoma City Monday, June
7th at 4 o'clock p. M arriving In
Memphis at 1O:3O o'clock next day. II
is my wish that every one will use
this route for three reasons
First. II being the honored train,
carrying the Sponsor, her two maids
of honor and chaperon.
Second II is the shortest route and
best equipped
Third 1t puts us into Memphis so
as to be at the opening Of the con.
ventIon and We win not be tired out
waiting.
This Is my positive wish aud orders
regardless of what you may hear and
as commander | trust that you viii
honor me In carrying out this special
order
Your friend and comrade,
VIM. NJ. CROSS.
Major General.
Attest. JOHN H. GAULT,
Adjutant General Oklahoma
Division ". G. v.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-06-04
JUDGE MABEh raEEO
FROM BULGIN CHARGES

oklahoma City Okla, May 29-
District Judge w. n. Maben of Shaw
nee, was acquitted at Teoumseh last
night of the charge of accepting a
bribe from gamblers and bootleggers.
The jury was out thirty hours.
Judge Maben, County Attorney Vir.
gil Biggers and William Sims, chief
Of police at Shawnee, were all recent.
~ indicted at the instance OF Attor-
ney General Charles West, who con.
Quoted the prosecution, Biggers tes-
titled for the state in the Maben trial.
The indictments grew out of charges
made by Rev. Bulgin, spectacular
evangelist
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-06-04
STATE BANKS HAVE
LEAD OF 100000
Oklahoma Guaranty Banks Have Fin
ally Won Contest For Deposits
With Nationals.

Guthrie. Okla, May 2s.-The report
of Bank Commissioner A. NJ Young,
just made public, shows that the Okla
homa state guaranty banks have fin.
ally won In their contest for deposits
with the national banks of the state,
with deposits of s4O,9s1 ,sS7Si, April
2S, 1909. against the nationals de-
posits Of s3S, 1874, 1886, lead Of ap.
proximately S2,OOO,0OO Since the state
guaranty law went into effect the
state banks show an increase of indi-
vidual deposits from s1S,Os2. .2s491
February 20, 1909, to $40 ,991 ,037.3i on
April 2s. 1909, total increase of ap-
proximately S2SOOO,OOO in IA months.
During the same length OF time the
national banks show an increase Of
$G51 .3S9, giving the state banks =
gain over the national banks in a
little more than a year Of approx.
mately s22,S5O,OOO
The report shows an increase in in
dividual del ,slts of state guaranty
banks from February 5, 1909, to April
2S, 1909, s2 days. OF s5,S31 .96725. or
more than one.half, was brought 10
the state banks by twenty-eight ma.
tional banks which converted in the
S2-day interval and came under the
state banking laws
Further comparison Of the April 2S
reports of both state and national
banks shows that the state as a whole
now has deposits of $79.9S6, ,l3067 OF
which s5.liO,250.76 was the gain OF
the So days preceding the report This
represents an approximate s1.1O per
capita for the 100000 oklahomans
gained in bank deposits during the last
SO days. or total per capital average
of $50 plus for every man. woman aud
child in the state IN the banks AZ the
present time
The report shows there now % be
.6il banks. the national banks have de.
creased to 242. Fourteen months ago
there were SO9 national hanks and
only 40 state banks
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-06-04
ONE MAN KILLED
IN SANTA FE WRECK
Wreck Of a Freight Train Causes
Disaster to California Fast Mail
Train at Peabody.
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Topeka, Kans, May S1.-santa Fe
passenger train, number nine. west
bound, was wrecked at Peabody this
morning. H. c. Thompson, a postal
clerk, of Kansas City was killed.
The wreck was caused by the
wreck of a freight train on the east
bound track. The cars having piled
upon the west bound track in front
of the on coming passenger train. The
engine, baggage and mail cars went
into the ditch and Thompson was in.
stantly killed Brakeman f. Perkins
and Baggageman Travis were slightly
injured. Number nine is known as the
California fast mail and left Kansas
City at s:40 last night. It was com
posed of mail and baggage car,
three chair cars and three sleepers
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-06-04
MANY OKLAHOMA
HOMES DESTROYED
Disastrous Storm Sweeps over Por.
tlon Of State Rendering 500
People Homeless.

Oklahoma City May 30.-Probably
500 persons are homeless at Key West
and Depew as a result of the storm
that practically obliterated those VII.
lagos late yesterday afternoon. Search
ing parties from Stroud and neighbor-
ing towns today found that no negroes
were killed in Key West and that the
rumors circulated from that village
last night had their origin only in the
minds of frightened negroes. who
gathered in the home Of A. 6. Curing
ton to pray Key West, prosperous
negro village of about POO was de-
stroyed
Evidences OF the peculiarity of the
storm are reported from Weleetka to-
night. In the fields Of farmers two
miles north Of that place and nearly
forty miles south Of Key West were
found fragments Of furniture and
shingles this morning There are no
evidences OF damage between Key
West and Weleetka Houses are
scattered between Key West and De-
pew and while no one has trayersed
the trail Of the storm today reports
from telephone stations say that none
was severely injured in that section
Mrs. J L. Hart of Key West, who
was injured In the spine. and Charles
Brennan of Oklahoma City. who was
in Depew when the storm struck
cannot recover. it is said Alta Grace
and Josie Hart Of Key West may not
recover Probably ten OF twelve were
slightly injured in Depew In Depew
forty houses were wrecked or blown
away entirely The Depew hotel and
large cotton gin were torn to pieces
and the estimated damage there is
$4,000.
McAlester, Okla, May 30.-A tor
nado struck Ashland, IN the south
west corner Of this county, az o'clock
last night, doing much damage and in.
jurlng many persons, but no loss Of
life is reported The residences Of
Mr. Beal and Job Terry were demol-
ished in Ashland as we're those Of
j. II. Barger and Bob Harrington a
mile In the country One residence
was struck By lightning and burned
Altogether about twenty residences
were wrecked
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-06-04
FIST FIGHT MARKS
CLOSE OF SENATE
When Henson Attempted to Leave
Chamber Sheridan Engaged
Him In Fight.

Springfield, H., May S0-A fight in
the senate chamber, from which Sen
ator James A. Henson of Decatur EN-.
erged with blood running down his
face while a ring of senators held his
opponent, marked the closing hours Of
the senate session early this morning
Thomas Sheridan Of Lincoln an as.
sistant sergeant-at.arms was the other
eombatant.
The doors of the chamber previous
ly had been locked to keep the mem
bers in 1t is said one member sue.
eeeded in getting out. when Senator
Henson, who twice had asked and had
been refused permission to leave, took
his hat and started to go He was
nearly past the door when Sheridan
who Is young and athletic, caught him
by the arm. According to Sheridan.
Henson struck him IN the face A
moment later the two were involved
IN a rough aud tumble fight. 1T the
steps leading to the main floor both
fell They rolled on the carpet until
they We're dragged apart. while sena.
tor Heard Of Quincy. an ex.Confeder.
ate soldier begged them to "remem.
Der Illinois Later, apologies were
made by all concerned
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-06-04
STEAMER SAILS AFTER
BEING GROUNDED TWICE
Ry AssoeIated Presa.

BY Associated Press I'll
New York, May 2s.--After having
run aground twice while attempting to
leave this port for Plymouth, the At.
lantic liner Princess Alice finally sail.
ed today, undamaged. The first mis-.
hap occurred yesterday when In .
dense fog the big liner grounded Off
Fort Wadsworth AT high tide early
today she was fioated with the aid Of
ten tugs and resumed her course
down the bay only to run aground
again on the edge Of the Ambrose
channel She was soon freed from the
second predieiment By a rising tide
aud proceeded on the voyage
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-06-04
CONGRATULATES ATTORNEYS
ON THEIR SUCCESS
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Washington, D. c., May 2S.-Attor.
ney General Wickersham today sent
a telegram of congratulation to Unit.
ed States Attorney w. J. Gregg and
special assistant, Sylvester Rush at
Tulsa. Okla, upon their success. un.
der adverse conditions in securing an
indictment against Governor Haskell
and FIVE others charged with fraud In
the Muskogee town lot cases
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-06-04
SENSATIONAL DEAL
IN WHEAT CLOSES
671 900 Bushels Of Wheat Delivered
Yesterday-some Expect sensa-
tional Finish.

Chicago, May 29.-With the clang
Of the pit gong at the board of trade
this afternoon the curtain will be rung
down on the spectacular wheat deal
of James A. Patten, which has occas-
ioned worldwide interest, and brought
winning TO Mr.. Patten and his inn
mediate associates aggregating more
than $4,000 900.
The finale will be devoid of pyro-
technics of any description, according
to the opinion expressed last night by
close observers of the market
A large majority of the May wheat
deals of any consequence, 1t is de-
clared, have been closed out, and,
while deliveries Of considerable mag
nitude are looked for tomorrow II is
not expected that any unusual record
Will be made
Some brokers predicted that May
wheat will jump to $i.4O today basing
their forecast on a report that there
still is a short interest of about 3,OOO,'
900 bushels in the May cereal. This
estimate, however was disputed in
many quarters.
Adhering to his usual programme,
Mr.. Patten refused to comment on the
wheat situation. The Offices of Bart
lett, Patten & Co. we're thronged with
patrons, and gossip from the latter
source was to the effect that the spec
ulatiye following of the so-called
wheat king has "cleaned up fully $4,-
100000 as the result OF following his
lead In the wheat market
Il believe that the May wheat cam.
paign will end quietly" said Samuel
T. Graf, secretary of the Peavey
Grain company "All indications point
TO the fact that a very large majority
OF the transactions nave been closed
There were good many settlements
yesterday, and | look for no excite
ment or very big transactions today
Unquestionably Mr. Pattens trans
actions in May wheat have been very
successful"
Goudy Mayfeld, manager for E. W
Wagner, grain merchant, was one Of
those who predicted that May wheat
will go to S1.40 or more today.
. According to the best guesses, there
is still short interest of about 3O0O,-
600 bushels in May wheat, said Mr..
Mayfeld "The shorts are believed
to be eastern spectators. There are
only two courses open to them. They
win either have to default on the de-
livery of their purchases or they will
have to buy wheat from Patten in the
open market
Brokers distrust the reports of pri-
vate settlements aseribed to Patten.
II such an amount of wheat is bid for
at this time. the prices are sure to
advance in a sensational manner
look for May wheat to advance to
s1.40 or more today"
While there was less than 100000
bushels Of May wheat traded In yes
terday the deliveries were unusually
large At the eolse Of business it was
announced that 67i 900 bushels of
grain had been delivered on May con.
tracts
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-06-04
TWO SOLDIERS KILLED
IN FIGHT WITH MOROS
BY Associated Press

By Associated Press
Manila, r. /, May 2s.-Two prlyates
Of the Eighteenth Infantry we're Kill
ed and sergeant mortally wounded
in a fight with Moro bandits on Rou-
man river, May 22. according to ad.
vices received here today. The Moros
surprised the outpost Of soldiers and
poured a yolley into them before they
could defend themselves. Two col
umns OF infantry are in pursuit
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-06-04
SECRETARY BALLINGER WILL
HEAR OIL PRODUCERS
by Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
Washington, D. C. May % Sec.
retary Of the Interior Ballinger. today,
decided to grant a hearing on June
5th, to oil producers OF Oklahoma. on
their request for a modification of the
existing gas and oil pipe line regula-
tions The producers ask that the com
mon carrier clause be striken out
and they also want the eonfisoatory
clause eliminated or modified
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-06-04

FOR sALE-4O0 acres of desirable
Craig county farm land All plow
land in the famous Upper pawpaw val.
ley. Address the Chieftaiu Vinita
Oklahoma
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-06-04

When you buy a buggy or cultlvator.
buy John Deere or Yelie and you
know you get the best Sold by D. S.
Warren 45tf
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-06-04
EX-GOVERNOR cRlTTENooN
DEAD lN KANSAS CITY.
Ry Assoclated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Kansas city. No. May 29.-Ex-Goy-
ernor T. T. Crittenden. the noted Mis-
sourian died az his home here this
morning lie suffered stroke Of
apoplexy Thursday afternoon and re-
malned unconscious till he died
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-06-04
DEATH SENTENCE FOR
OFFICER LOWERYS SLAYER
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press. WI
Omaha. Neb, May 29.--John Masur
ides, slayer Of officer ed Lowery, Of
South Omaha today was found guilty
of murder IN the firsth degree by the
jury and sentenced TO death The muir
der Of Officer Lowery was the cause
Of the South Omaha riots last Febru.
ary
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-06-04
JURY FAILED TO AGREE IN
WoMAN's MURDER TRIAL.
by Associated Press.

by Associated Press.
lola. Kans.. May 29.--,After being
out nearly forty.eight hours the jury in
tue case Of Mrs. Artie Heaton, eharg-
ed with the murder Of her divorced
husband. failed to agree today and
we're discharged
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-06-04
President TAFT at PIttsburs.
~ Aseoclated Press

by Associated Press.
Plttsburg, Pa. May 29.--president
Taft arrived here today and viii spend
an active day making brief addresses
and holding receptions.