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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-04-30

are in direct communication with this
market over private wires, were or
dering their wheat sold out at the best
price possible and others, who have
been buying wheat with their paper
profits, had their holdings sold out on
stop loss orders by their brokers. The
professional bears seized advantage
Of the situation to hammer the market
offering wheat in large chunks to help
along the break The only thing that
kept the market from being more com
pletely demoralized was the profit
taking by scalping bears and the exc
cution of buying orders for country
clients who could not reach their
brokers In time to get them can
celed.
All day long the Patten brokers We're
selling wheat They sold mostly the
July option, and It is easily surmised
by shrewd operators that their iuten-
ton Is to sell enough July wheat now
to permit them to make deliveries in
that month of the May wheat which
Patten viii be obliged to take in on
contracts
Many fortunes have been wiped out
by the decline this week, and many
men who haa a handsome profit on
paper but still hung on for more, now
confront a deheit The wide public
ity given the market brought into it
many who ordinary walked in quieter
paths Even the regulars" for the
mostN part followed the bull leader
with unusual enthusiasm, and until
today saw nothing further In the de.
clines except a furry Mr. Patten so
characterized it. and his word was
accepted They held to the limit of
their resources. and yesterday were
wiped of the speculative slate when
their margins became exhausted, and
there was no longer a reserve to draw
on.
They would have liked very much
to know whether Mr. Patten left or.
ders secretly to make further pur-
chases at the concession in prices.
The lack of such information Mr..
Patterns absence In a section OF the
country where he will not be much
troubled by reporters or quotations,
and the utter weakness indicated by
tooay's decline, gave rise TO gloomy
hints that "Patten was we'll ont Of it."
They went so far as to say that the
present slump was due to the liquid
alton of the big Patten line Of wheat,
rather than to improved crop eondi-
tions.
The regular day bulletin issued by
Bartlett, Patten & Co. after the close
of the market had this to say.
The real situation is unchanged.
There is no more wheat in the country
than there was before the decline and
the demand is just as good. Our con.
hdence in higher prices is as great as
ever.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-04-30
GRAIN DEALERS TO MEET
At OKLAHOMA CITY

Guthrie. Okla, April 2s--The Okla.
homa Grain Dealers association viii
hold their state meeting at Oklahoma
City on May 10Th and goth During
the pas. few years the wheat crop IN
Oklahoma, or at least the wheat acre
age, has steadily decreased. The as.
sociation has invited Secretary Bar
rett OF the agricultural board. TO be
present at this meeting and address
them on how TO increase the wheat
acreage in Oklahoma They consider
this the most important question
which they will have up for discus.
sion.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-04-30
PROVIDES FOR ONE
YEARS RESIDENCE
-Four Men In indian Service In Okla.
homa Appointed Contrary to
Mecumber Act.

Washington April 26 - There are
now on the pay rolls of the Indian
Office in Washington, under the civil
service, three men holding four of
the best places the Office affords, who
are credited to Oklahomas quota in
the civil service list and none of
whom are 0klahomans or entitled to
be so classified They are Hugh Pit.
zer, special Indian agent at Pawhus-
ka Chas, Daggett and Chas. Ellis, all
special Indian agents Each of these
men went to Oklahoma holding feder.
al jobs, got into the civil service and
We're given their present places as
oklahomans. They draw $4,000 per
year and travelling expenses
It is to stop such practices as this
that the McCumber amendment to the
census bin was introduced and which
caused the senate to refuse to ap.
prove the work of the conference COM
mittee which struck tho amendment
from the bill The senate sent the
bill back to the house on that ae-
count
the MeCumber amendment provides
that every person shall have actually
been domieiled for one year IN the
state from which he is listed, and that
the civil service examination shall be
taken in that state
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-04-30
At Dawn Young Turks
Enter COnStantinOple

being discussed. No mercy was shown
the troops, who led IN the uprising OF
April II.
Field guns, heavy artillery and ma.
chine guns were used by some on both
sides. and at some Of the local bar
racks. The Constantlnople troops
put up a resolute defense.
a party Of sixty American tourists
we're escorted in to safety BY de
tachment Of troops, to a steamer il
the hafbor.
Friedrich Moore, correspondent OF
the New York Sun. vas seriously
wounded. while taking snap shots OF
the lghting soldiers.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-04-30
OTHER OFFICIALS
MAY Be INCLUDED
Three indictments Each Against Dis
trict Judge Maben And Potta.
watomie County Attorney.

Shawnee. Okla, April "a. After
hearing the testimony of So witnesses
during the past week, the special
grand jury called to investigate brib.
cry charges against city and county
officials has returned eight indict-
ments against officials and citizens
of Shawnee. Three indictments each
were returned against District Judge
w. n. Maben and County Attorney
Virgil Biggers and one each against
Bert White and d. o. Johnson, for
mer saloon men of this city.
This investigation was the out
growth Of sensational charges made
by Evangelist Bulgin from the plat
form during eyangelistic services in
which il was alleged the officers In
both city and county were receiving
brbes from bootleggers and gamblers
After the charges were made Judge
Maben requested an investigation and
Judge Carruthers was sent by Chief
Justice Kane to hold a special term
OF court and the investigation was
placed in charge Of Attorney General
West.
OF the three indictments returned
against Judge Maben two allege brib.
cry while district judge and the third
charges embezzlement while probate
Judge of the county. The indictments
charge Judge Maben with having re.
ceiyed $500 on September Is, 1908
from d. o. Johnson and l.. b. Howell
and $4,000 on January Is, 1909, from
Bert Bond and others. The third
enarge dates back to 1907. when il is
alleged as probate Judge he embezzl-
ed s2.4S2.sO from the estate Of Isaac
Greer.
All OF the three indictments against
County Attorney Biggers charge brib.
cry IN the amount of $500 as It is
aneged he solicited and accepted that
much money from Frank Withertsoon
In liquor cases
In the cases of White and Johnson
the indictment charges them with hav-
ing offered bribes to different ofIii.
cias Both we're former saloon men
and we're apparently leaders in the
effort to secure immunity from the
law.
II is further reported that thirty
six indictments have been found
the grand jury but only the above
have been returned, but II is expect.
ed that the others will be returned
today and other officials included
The jury Is still making its inyesti.
cations and It is not known when they
expect to conclude their work.
The officers indicted have not as
yet been subpoenaed. but action will
probably be taken very soon. All
were required to give bond in the
sum of $1,000 for each account
Many prominent business and profes-
sional men accompanied the iudg
and attorney to Teeumseh and furn-
ished the amount Of bond required II
is stated that request was made by
friends of the defendants that their
bonds be left open as others desired
to go on their bond and It is expect
ed that those signing the bonds viii
be able to qualify to a total amount
OF half a million dollars.
Both Judge Maben and Attorney
BIggers desire a trial at as early a
date as possible as they desire to
face their accurers in open court
where they claim they can clear them.
selves Of the charges.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-04-30
MRS. PLlNY L. soPER
GRANTED A DIVORCE.

Topeka. Kans., April 26- = Mrs
PIiny soper was Saturday granted q
divorce and $4,000 ailmony by the dis
trict court. She has been living here
about a year Mr.. soper was former
ly United states district attorney at
Muskogee and assistant United States
district attorney here.
The decree was granted on the
ground Of general Inmopatibility.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-04-30
BY Associated Press

BY Associated Press.
Constantinople. April a. r The
forces Of the Young Turks entered
Constantinople at dawn today, aud at
ter severe fighting IN the streets Of
the city, IN which thousands Of men
were killed or wounded. the capital
was completely In their possession,
by one o'e.ock this afternoon. The
ConstitutIonalIsts are now patrolling
the city and order is being maintained
Details OF Young Turks are guarding
all Of the foreign legations and for
eigners are in no danger. The sultan
ls safe in bis palace at UldIz Kiosk.
The terms Of surrender are nov
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-04-30
EVENING NEWS TO BE TULsA's
NEW AFTERNOON PAPER

Tulsa, Okla. April 26-The Even.
ing News will be the name Of an af-
ternoon indel 4ndent newspaper which
is to be launched by the Tulsa Pub
fishing company. recently incorporat.
ed with a capitalization Of $4,000.
The State Federation Of Commercial
Organizations is fostering the idea Of
independent journalism
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-04-30

Chicago. April 23.-Routed by un.
welcome publicity and criticism
James A. Patten has abdicated his
position as leader Of the wheat pit,
and has fled to the seclusion of his
partners ranch In New Mexico, leay-
ing his lieutenants to clean up the
deal and get him out Of the hole to
the best possible advantage. All OF
their attempts at seeretiveness have
been cast aside and everyone knows
now about the discontinue of the
man. who came the nearest to run
ming a successful corner in wheat
aslnce the days of "Old Hutch. /"
81 There is much speculation as to
what the final outcome will be with
relation to Patterns pocketbook. There
we're many rumors flying about the
floor of the board of trade, most of
them as wild as the market. Some
are to the effect that Patten has been
selling his holdings under cover TO
other members of the pool getting
out with a personal profit Of mil.
lion dollars. and other rumors that he
foresaw q deluge Of actual wheat
coming upon MIN May /, which he
would be unable to absorb, and ran
away So that he would not be here
where the crush came.
Wheat broke four and one-half
cents Yesterday under the pressure OF
the selling which started as soon as
il became definitely known that Pat
len had quit the game. His followers
who had been buying wheat on the
breaks all week. began to dump their
holdings as soon as they knew what
was going on. Many Of them. who
live in the country where even tele-
eranbic communication is slow had
scale orders In to buy at prices rang
no from one.half to three or four
cents less than yesterdays closing
rr,oes and the orders were executed
II brokers before the excited Gus.
tomers could telegraph their instruc-
tlons to cancel orders
Yesterday was an exciting day In
tho nit Bulls. who live in Chicago or
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-04-30

BY Associated Press.
Chicago H., April 23-The demor-
lization was general, today, in the
grain trade, the heavy liquidation hay-
ing extended to tne coarse grain, dur
ing the first few minutes July wheat
sold off to s1OSB or s1OS& one
cent below yesterdays low point May
corn declined more than four cents
from yesterdays best price
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-04-30
a. NJ. YOUNG,

HHUk IHWHlsaIUHtFs
Mr.. Young says that he regrets the
step taken by the American Exchange
bank. as ne considers It one of the
safest and most substantial banks in
the southwest, but he considers It
absolutely necessary to uphold the
rules OF the state banking board TO
the end that all banking institutions
be made safe.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-04-30
USERS OF FICTITIOUS NAMES
SUBJECT TO PROSECUTION

Guthrie, Okla, April 23.--An opinion
from the attorney generals Office yes
terday holds that any person who uses
the name OF another IN ordering liquor
shipped from outside the state Ii sub
ieet to prosecution, also that the ex-
press or railway company may be
prosecuted for delivering such liquor
shipment.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-04-30
MRS. THEODORE ROOSEVELT
TO RETURN TO AMERICA
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Oyster Bay, n. Y. April 26--Instead
OF remaining in Europe through next
winter, and travelling up the Nile In
the spring to meet the former presi.
dent, Mrs Theodore Roosevelt will re-
turn to this country about November
1. and will spend the winter months
at the family home at Sycamore Hill,
This announcement was made today.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-04-30
ONE KILLED IN FIGHT
OVER PRIMARY ELECTION
ny Associated Press.

by Associated Press.
Lexington KY April 26.--In gen
eral fight, at Pikeville. over the pri.
mary election in the mountains Of
Pike county. Anthony Taylor. q re.
publican worker was shot and instant
~ killed. Three other men VIII prob.
ably die as a result Of beating with
clubs.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-04-30
MRS. SCOTT ELECTED OVER
INSURGENT CANDIDATE
BY Associated Press

BY Associated Press
Washington, D. G., April 23.-By a
vote Of 4S6 to 42s. Mrs. Mathews 7.
Scott. Of ..ilnois, was today declared
elected president general OF the Dau.
ghters Of the American Revolution,
over Mrs William Cummings Story.
Of New York, the SO called insurgent
candidate
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-04-30
FEEL MUCH CONCERN FOR
AMERICAN MISSIONARIES.
By Aeaoelated Preea.

By AhsOtIattu FfthH.
Washington, D. c. April 23.--Taft
and his advisers are greatly concern
ed for the safety Of the American
missionary interests In Turkey. They
believe, however. that everything. pos.
sible. Is being done by the American
embassy. at constantlnople for the
protection OF the missionaries.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-04-30
DYNAMITE FINALLY
BREAKS ICE JAM
BY Associated Press

By Associated Press.
Youngstown, n. Y, April 23--
Blasting with dynamite to clear the
channel OF the lower stretch of Ma
CARA river from Ice, resulted success
fully today The first charge Of two
hundred pounds started several small
ice bergs moving off into the lake
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-04-30

Chicago, H., April 2S.-The recent
big slump in wheat was checked at
least temporarily today on the profit
taking, by shorts, and on the absence
OF particulars pressure May wheat
closed at sl.22ls, July at s11Oh Corn
regained the most of the early loss
late In the session.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-04-30
MAURICE POWERS DIES
OF GANGRENE POISONING
py AssocIated press.

py Associated Press
Philadelphia, Pa, April 26-Mauriee
Powers, aged thirty.three catcher for
the Philadelphia American league
base ball club, and one of the best
know base bali players in the country
died here today Of gangrene poisoning.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-04-30
'4IARKET Indications SHOW COMPLETE ROUTING
!. OFByLLS|NGREAT REDUCTION IN WHEAT PRICES
Patten "Near Corner" Believed to be Com
pleteIy Broken---Selling to Cover
May Delivery

Leader of Bulls Has Fled to SeclusiOn of Ranch
in New MexicO---Price One Cent LOwer Than
Lou Mark Yesterday -PGtten's Followers
! Caught and Many Fortunes Wiped--Ml-
! lions of Profits on Paper Turned to
Deficits Slump Temporarily
Checked.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-04-30
FORMER SENATOR STEWART
DIES FROM OPERATION.
Ry Associated Press.

by Associated Press.
Washington. D. c. April 23.-For-
mer United states senator William
A. Stewart. Of Nevada. died at the
hospital here today. following an oper-
alton
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1909-04-23
VIII Stir Up WASHINGTON.

Fifty women, among the many hun
dred employed by the bureau of en-
craving and printing here, will be dis
missed if the National Civic Fedora
ton of Women can secure their dis
missal. Some of the most influential
women in New York are interested
in this federation A committee OF
the federation visited Washington
some time ago and it was proposed to
establish a union of women in the
bureau, having for its object the bet
terment of the women's condition spiT-
itually and in all lines of life. The
protection of the federation was much
desired and the women gladly agreed
to form a union with all these purposes
in view.
The executive committee of the fed
Grafton, however, has discovered suffi-
cient evidence to necessitate the for
nation of a committee on morality.
This committee went diligently to
work and it got evidence showing so
far that at least so women were not
fit subjects for the benevolences OF the
federation.
The publication of these investiga-
lions of the Woman's National Civic
Federation will produce a widespread
stir in Washington. The names of all
concerned are reserved for the present
but they doubtless will come out IL
the secretary of the treasury accedes
to the wishes of the committee by
dismissing the marked employees.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1909-04-23
THE GERMS OF A
GOOD OLD SCRAP
A BILL TO LEGIsLATE OUT OF OF
FlcE FIVE CIRCUIT
JUDGES.
NAMED IN EARLE'S PLACE
Here Are Districts Included In the
New 6ill-Have to Recall the Con-
firmation of Mr.. Townsend.

In keeping with the suggestion of
ago, the special committee appointed
to redistrict the judicial circuits OF the
state to more equitably divide the
work of the circuit judges, has pre-
pared bill which will be introduced
by Rep. Miller, the chairman, which
will cut out five circuits and save the
state some $4,000 annually in sal
aries.
Following are the districts included
in circuits under the new bill:
First circuit, Lenawee and Hills
dale; Second. Monroe and Washte-
nav; Third. Wayne; Fourth. Branch
and st. Joe; Fifth, Cass and Van
Buren,; Sixth, Berrien; Seventh, Kala-
mazoo; Eighth, Calhoun; Ninth, Jack
son; Tenth, Oakland and Lapeer;
Eleventh, Livingston and Shiawassee;
Twelfth, Ingham; Thirteenth, Eaton
and Barry; Fourteenth, Allegan and
Ottawa; Fifteenth, Kent; Sixteenth,
lonia and Montcalm; Seventeenth,
Clinton and Gratiot; Eighteenth,
Genesee; Nineteenth, st. Clair and
Macomb; Twentieth, Tuscola. Huron
and Sanilac; Twenty-first, Saginaw;
Twenty-second. Bay; Twenty-third,
Midland, Isabella, Glare and Gladwin;
Twenty-fourth, Mecosta, Newaygo,
Lake and Osceola; Twenty-fifth, Mus
kegon and Oceana; Twenty-sixth, Ma
son, Manistee, Benzie and Lelanau;
Twenty-seventh, Grand Traverse, Kali
kaska, Wexford and Missaukee; TWEEN
ty-eighth, Arenac, Crawford, Iosco.
ogemaw, Otsego and Roscommon;
Twenty-ninth. Antrim, Charlevoix,
Emmett and Cheboygan; Thirtieth, Al
pena, Pressure Isle, Montmorency, Os-
coda and Altoona; Thirty-first, Chippe-
wa, Mackinaw, Luce, Alger; Thirty
second, Marquette, Schoolcraft, Delta
and Menominee; Thirty-third, Dickin-
son, Gogebic and Ontonagon, and the
Thirty-fourth, Baraga, Houghton and
Keweenaw.
The third circuit will have six
Judges The first, second, twelfth, fif-
zenith, nineteenth and twenty-first cir
cults each will have two judges. There
~ill be one judge in all others.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1909-04-23
or Good Report.

A resolution thanking the joint COM
mittee on waterways for their labor
and the thoroughness with which they
have performed their duties, also pro-
vides that copies of the report be
mailed by the clerk of the house, with
this resolution attached, to the news
papers of the state; to the county Of
ficials and members of the boards of
supervisors, the necessary postage for
mailing the same to be drawn and
paid for as is the postage for mailing
the Journal of the House of Repre-
sentatives. also that 1900 copies be
printed for the use of the members Of
the legislature.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1909-04-23
EarIe's Successor Named.

The move of Gov. Warner to round
Ap the senate and prevent the office
Of highway commissioner from being
made elective by sending in the name
Of Townsend A. Ely as state highway
commissioners, stirred up a merry row
in the senate Thursday, and as a re-
suit the appointment may be defeat
ed.
After first being confirmed, Sena-
tor MacKay raised a point OF order
which opened up the whole matter
and resulted in the nomination being
sent to the committee on executive
business. 1t will not be reported out
until next week, and in the meantime
there will be great pulling and haul
ing by both sides to keep and get
votes.
In 1t all Mr.. Ely seems to be the
sufferer There is no personal feel
ing against him, but the whole matter
revolves around the attempt of the
governor to influence action on the
bill by sending in the nomination at
this time
When the nomination was made
Senator Ward moved that it be i'm
mediately confirmed. Senator MacKay
IdlSeu a pOlHl VI OIutI ludJ lulS Wdo
suspension of the rules and re-
quired two-thirds vote. President
Kelley held that MacKay was out of
order and demanded that he point
out the rule which was being sus-
pended. This MacKay did not do at
the time and Kelley allowed the ma
jority vote to rule, that it be i'm
mediately confirmed.
In the meantime MacKay had been
porting over the rules, and shortly dug
up one which provides that all nom
nations by the governor shall go to
the committee on executive business.
He then raised the point of order that
the action of the senate was illegal,
and Kelley held with him. AS the ad-
ministration did not have the two
thirds vote to suspend the rules. the
nomination was sent to the commit
tee.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1909-04-23
SLAUGHTER.
Children and Mothers Not Spared In
the Brutal Work.

From ancient Beirut, on the eastern
coast of the Mediterranean TO Erze-
rum, near the Russian border, 600
miles northeast, anti-Christian riots.
accompanied by slaughter, arson and
rapine, are being enacted in Asiatic
Turkey.
Careful estimates place the number
Of those slain today at 1000 and the
total number who have fallen victims
of the fanaticism of the Moslem hordes
since the rioting began on Thursday
at 1000. Women are being ravished
by the Moslem soldiers and carried
off into the mountains, while the help
less children of the Christians, mostly
Armenians, are dying with their pa
rents.
Inflamed by the belief that their re-
ligion is endangered by the uprising
in Constantinople, the Moslems are
committing the grossest atrocities
against Christians and the sands are
blotting up the blood of hundreds OF
innocents.
Adana, 30 miles inland from the
Mediterranean, half her houses in
aches and hundreds of people butcher
ed, is the center of the massacre