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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-08-27
MANY ARRESTS FOLLOW
REGENT INDICTMENTS

sapulpa, Okla. Aug. Bootleg.
gers are being arrested by wholesale
by the sheriff and his deputies as a
result of indictments returned by the
recent grand jury.
Many Of the prominent liquor sell
ers have fled the city, some are under
bonds in sums ranging from 81 1000 to
$500, and some are unable to give
bond are in jail.
Sheriff Stein and his force have
been busy making arrests and II is
understood that less than half the
warrants have been served.
The grand iury's probing revealed
IL is said, persons not generally sus.
pected of being guilty Of violating the
law in any way engaged In the sale
of whisky. and the wholesale arrests
have created sensation.
The freedom with which the boot.
leggers nave operated In this city
and county caused suspicion to at
tach to the officers OF prominent ooun.
ty officials, including the county attor-
ney and the former sheriff. who re-
signed when the investigation began,
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-08-27
COMMISSIONER WILL
VISIT OKLAHOMA SOON

Muskogee, Okla. Aug 20 r. G.
Valentine, commissioner OF Indian af-
fairs, viii be In AIuskogee In septem-
Der for the purpose Of examining the
conduct Of the Indian agency here. TO.
gethet with the general conditions Of
restricted Indians the oil business,
and to gather a flst hand knowledge
OF the work that is being done here in
two Of the biggest officers under the
supervision Of the indian Office
Secretary Ballinger. OF the interior
department, will join Mr Valentine be
fore he closes his investigation, and
viii spead several days IN the state
Secretary Ballinger Is particularls
anxious to take a look at Plat Natiol
al park
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-08-27
KELSEY SUMMONED
TO MEET PIERCE
Acting secrelary Pierce Says Royalty
on Oklahoma Crude oil Should
BE One Dollar.

Washington, d. c., Aug. 26-Aeting
Secretary Pierce yesterday took the
first step to protect the Indian and In
dependent oil producers from the
Standard oil company holdup.
lie summoned Dana A. Kelsey to a
conference and proposed an investi-
cation.
Mr.. Pierce made known his attitude
IN the matter by announcing that he
would be loath to accept the pre-
yailing price for Oklahoma oil when
the same grade was selling elsewhere
at 81 per barrel.
It Is stated on good authority that
an investigation viii be made, and
the prosecution Of the STANDARD OIL
company under the sherman-Hepburn
acts viii undoubtedly follow.
The department viii endeavor to
ascertain II the three Oklahoma pipe
lines are controlled by the Standard
oil company or II they are In com
binatlon to keep prices down.
The oil situation in Oklahoma is
causing the government worry on
account Of the threat of the Standard
OIL 70 buy crude oil from Mexico un-
less oklahomans accept the reduction
from forty-one cents to thlrty.nine
cents n barrel This causes the gov
ernment TO seek an Interpretation Of
paragraph 639 of the new tariff which
provides for free admission OF crude
oil which can be changed by Presl.
dent Taft exercising the authority Civ.
en- him and put tax on crude OIL that
win force the Standard TO buy at
home. Secretary OF the Interior
Pierce claims royalties on Oklahoma
products should be a dollar barrel
instead of the prices paid by the Stan.
dard oil COMPANY
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-08-27
To URGE ADOPTION
OF POSTAL BANK
President Taft Wnl Ask Congress For
Early Enactment Of Savings
Bank Law.

Beverly, Mass, Aug. 2G.--Taft indi-
Gated in talk with callers yesterday
that in his message to congress next
December, he viii strongly urge the
early establishment Of q postals shy.
lngs bank system He win ask that
the platform declaration Of the repub.
lican party In favor Of the postal
banks be fulfilled as speedily as pos.
sible.
Taft believes that several hungreds
Of millions of dollars would be placed
at the disposal Of The government
through the postal savings banks. +
is suggested that this money might
well be employed IN taking up the
six hundred million or seven hundred
million dollars Of government two pt z
cent bonds. which the outstanding and
which have given much concern to
the treasury officials Already tho
two per cent bonds are selling below
par and there is fear Of a further De.
probation in view Of three per cent
issues which have been authorized
and which soon may be placed on The
market
The president believes that The
postal banks would appeal to those
timid persons afraid to trust ordinary
banks
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-08-27
YOUNG URGED TO
Be A CANDIDATE
Present Bank Commissioner May op.
pose NewkIrk Man For Demo-
cratic Nomination

Guthrie, Okla. Aug. 24--Will Bank
Commissioner A. M. Young forego
banking career at a big salary to con.
test with Bob" Dunlap, OF Kay county
and State Auditor NJ. e. Trapp for the
Office of state treasurer in the demo
cratic primaries next summer?
The present state treasurer, J. A.
Menefee is forbidden by the constitu-
tion to succeed himself. That leaves
the field clear for new comors. Mr..
Dunlap was his opponent In the 1907
primaries and came within 1000 votes
Of beating Mr.. Menefee. He hopes to
win this time and announced his can.
didaay while in Guthrie last week.
State Auditor Trapp Is forbidden BY
the constitution to succeed himself as
auditor and Is already a candidate for
the state treasurership.
Both Dunlap and Trapp would be
formidable candidates, and with the
fight between themselves would have
an interesting time, Their regulations
throughout the state, moreover. is such
that no one has yet been announcing
himself. as far as known to contest
with them.
The reputation however made by the
Muskogee banker as bank commission
err has caused botn private and public
requests that,he stand as a candidate
for the state treasury When asked
about it Mr. Young IL non-committal.
and he has said privately more than
once that he would not care 10 make
the race. One Of the chief reasons
for not running is said to be an offer
from an eastern banking institution
Of national reputation profferlng him i
salary double that Of the treasurer.
ship.
The Bank Deposit Guarantee Journal
of Yinita, official organ OF the Okla
homa Bankers Section. IN its August
number. editorializes as follows:
Bank Commissioner A. NJ. Young
seems to be the universal choice of the
business men Of the state for state
treasurer He would poIl the largest
vote. in the opinion Of many astute
politicians. Of any candidate in the
state. Mr. Young has made On envi.
able record IN enforcing the Oklahoma
bank guaranty law. We have not a.
ways agreed with him in certain Of his
rulings, but we have never doubted
his sincerity, ability and unswerylng de.
yotion to his duty. His high Ideals Of
citizenship md the conscientious man
ner in which be has discharged the
responsibility Of his Office win make
him a candidate who win add great
strength to the ticket on which he
runs"
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-08-27
INCUBATOR BABY
|. IN CLERKS CHARGE
Judge Of Circuit Court Gives Marian
Hleakley to Care OF Juvenile
Court Until Monday
y Associated Press.

~ Associated Press.
Kansas City, Mo. Aug. 25-Alarian
Bleakley. the five year old incubator
baby" of st. Louis Worlds fair fame.
who was kidnapped at Topeka last
Saturday from IT'S mother Mrs ]. J.
Bleakley, was today placed tempor-
Iarily. in the custody of the clerk of
the Juvenile court at Kansas City. An
order to this effect was given here
today by Judge Porterfleld in the eir-
'cuits court. after he had postponed
until Monday next. the hearing in the
habeas corpus proceedings in the case
brought by Mrs. barclay There were
two habeas corpus proceedings on the
docket today, both of which were
brought by Mrs.. James G. Barclay Of
Buffalo, ~ T., the foster mother 81 the
child. to prevent herself and J. r.
Gentry from being returned to To-
peka for trial. The second writ Is
sought to prevent the baby Marian.
from being returned to the custody Of
Mrs. Bleakley. whom the state su-
preme court has declared is the legal
mother
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-08-27
EXPRESS COMPANIES
CITED FOR CONTEMPT

Guthrie. Okla. Aug. 25.-The cor
poration commission has issued its
first citation against the Pacific and
American Express companies for con
tempt.
The companies will be given al op-
portunity 70 show why they violate
order No / Of the commission on sep
tember 18th. The citation was made
upon the flling OF complaint against
the companies BY the Purity lee aud
Bottling works. o. Wagner charging
Tho express companies with raising
their rates on lee and soda water with.
out notifying The commission 81 issu
ing supplements 70 the tariff annouucs
Ing an increase in rates The coin
plalnants also allege that tho rate is
unjust aud unreasonable.
The Nowaia Commercial elub Sa1u4
day lodged complaint with tie com
mission asking that Tie Pacinc IS
gfess company be required 70 give frse
delivery IN the business district
Nowata.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-08-27
TROUBLE STARTED
OVER S35 DEBT
John Abernathy And John Ramey En-
gage In Struggle For Life--Re-
fuse TO Discuss Matter.

Guthrie, Okla, Aug. 25.-Engaging
in a struggle for bis own life, John IL,
Abernathy. United States marshal,
yesterday took revolver from
John Ramsey, local attorney, and
turned him over to the police, Ramey
went to Abernathy's office IN the fed
eral court house after making threats
that he would get even. Abernathy
met him at the door OF his Office and,
thinking he saw Ramey 80 for his hip
pocket artillery. leaped on him. Il Is
alleged that then the other man pull.
ed his gun. It was a struggle between
them, the one to shoot and the other
to prevent 1t. Abernathy was sue.
cessful and got the revolver away
from his antagonist without aid from
his Office force.
The trouble according to Alternately
began yesterday morning. He dunned
Ramey for s35 due him because he
had signed a note fro Ramey on the
latter's wedding day two or three
years before. Ramey had not paid the
note, and Alternately had to do il. lie
asked Ramey when he would pay back
the money. Ramey told him he would
pay It when he got ready
I'm a mind to make you pay it be
fore them replied Abernathy. I'D
like to slap your face and call It
square"
Ramey still according to Abernathy
explained with some anger that he
would at once pay the money and as
be started away told Abernathy he
would get even with him FOR what he
said.
Ramey refused to discuss the mat
ter further than saying that he and
Abernathy had a trifiing dispute this
morning. and that this afternoon when
he went up to the federal clerks Of
fee, Alternately seuffled with him and
found n revolver on his person.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-08-27
CHARGES RAILROADS
WITH STORING LIQUOR

Bartlesville. Okla. Aug. 25.--That
the Katy and Santa Fe railroads in
this city use their warehouses as stor.
age rooms for the benefit of local liz
uor and that they make contracts for
hauling liquor and whisky with men
whom they know are engaged In un.
lawful business are among the ale
cations in petition filed yesterday
BY County Attorney Kane for the state
OF Oklahoma seeking to enioin the de.
PENDANTS from hauling liquor to firms
and individuals who are known to be
engaged In It's sale
Thirteen men In this city are named
as receiving whisky and beer ship
ments from the roads and also pos
sessing government liquor licenses.
The plalntiff states on account Of the
fact that criminal prosecutions have
proven unsuccessful IN stopping the
traffic injunction proceedings AGAINST
those who haul the illegal products
should BE- granted.
In the absence Of District Judge
Shea the plea for q restricting order
viii Be heard by County Judge Dunn
emil Wednesday
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-08-27
GENUINE ALARM CAUSED
BY CONTINUED DROUGHT
Stock Water in Upland Country is Nearly all
GOnePrGiries so Dry as to Be Endangered
By Fire---Many Fields of Fine Corn Ruined
Hay Suffered GreGty---NO Rain
Here Since August 8.

Few people realize the full damage
done by the present protracted droulh.
Everyone knows that the greatest corn
prospect known to this country was
cut short by the continued dry weather
but few realize that throughout the
upland regions that stock water has
become so scarce that cattle and other
live stock are actually imperiled.
The last rainfall in Vinlta was on
August s, when there was a shower
OF perhaps a half hours duration,
Even before that time the dry weather
was beginning to have a telling effect.
For three weeks this vicinity has
sweltered beneath the burning rays Of
the sun, and the hot winds have fam.
isned growing corn, and even the
grass on the plains. Where thirty days
ago field after field of waving corn Of
dark green hue greeted the eye, now
lie fields devastated Of their rich crops
by the torrid winds and burning sun.
So dry has become the grass on tie
prairies that fires are not infrequent
and the railroads are taking the pre.
caution to burn off their right-of-ways,
in order to prevent great damage
from prairie fires
The corn crop In Craig county is es-
timated at not more than half the us.
ual yield From other parts Of the
state also come the reports of the
great damage resulting from the
dronth.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-08-27
NOWATA TO REPLACE
HOTEL BURNED SUNDAY

Coffeyville, Kans., Aug. 24--Nowata
viii have a new hotel 10 replace the
one destroyed by fire Sunday night.
Mon we're placed at work today tear.
ing down the wreckage, and imme-
date plans win be made 10 reconstruct
The capital backing the enterprise Is
owned in Nowata The building when
clnpielea viii cost in the neighbor
cod pl 100000
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-08-27
Hartman Raek Home.

IS $50 Deiated Press.
New Work. Aug. 24-E II Harrt
maa eill arrive IN New York late this
allefnbon, after a several months so-
ieNh III Europe
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-08-27
WOMAN WITH HAT PIN
PUTS ROBBERS TO FLIGHT
by Associated Press

BY Associated Press.
Chicago, III. Aug. 26 = While her
husband was barricaded behind an um-
breIla, attempted to parley with two
highwaymen last night, Mrs Charles
+. Thill, scorning the frail protection.
sprang upon the startled robbers and
welded q hat pin with such telling e.
feet that only an instant elapsed be-
fore the bandits were IN full flight.
One Of them It is believed was pain.
fully injured
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-08-27
KILLED MAN WHO
ELOPED WITH WIFE
John Ward Returned For Womans
Personal Effects And Was Shot
BY Husband.
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press
Gallatin, Mo. Aug. 25--John Ward.
a wealthy former was shot and killed
by otis claycomb, another farmer at
the latter's home near here last night.
Three weeks ago Ward eloped with
Mrs Claycomb and last night he re-
turned to Claycomb's home to secure
the womans personal effects The
Clayeombs had been married twenty
years and have six children Mrs.
clayeomb is thirty-eight years Of age
and her husband thirty-seven. and
Ward was ffty.eight Mrs Ward died
one year ago. after long Illness, dur
ing which she was nursed by Mrs
Clayeomb
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-08-27
JOCKEY FATALLY
INJURED IN RACE
While Band Played Fatal Number
Thirteen Horses Collide With
Fatal Results.

Carthage, Mo-, Aug. 25-While the
members of the band played a stirring
tune, their band books open to the
fatal No. rs, and 5000 people in the
!. grand stand watched the racers course
around the curve during the last run.
ming race at the Knell fair grounds
at 4:3O yesterday afternoon. Enter
prise, ridden by Jockey Wagner. and
Phil Arnett, ridden by Fred Tucker,
19 years old, of Nashville, Tenn, cold.
ed, and Tucker was thrown head fore
most to the tract, receiving fatal in
iuries. lie was removed to the Car
thage hospital
It was the third time within a year
that the tupa, Nc, 10 Of the bandmen S
music book, has been played while
racers on the track have met disaster.
AS fuckers unconscious body vas
carried from the track, the number
from which the band had played was
whispered in the silent crowd, and
superstitious sportsmen quickly as
cribed the reason for the accident
It was largely fuckers determine
tion to ride his mount to victory that
caused the accident, according to
those who were nearest when the fy-
ing horses ran together Enterprise
and another racer were a bare length
ahead of Phi Arnett when the bunch
came round the curve at the start Of
the,last running race of the day.
Tucker had been maneuyering for a
number of yards IN an effort to pass
the two horses ahead of him, but ap-
parently was unable to get the addi-
tional speed from his mount until the
curve was reached
Supposed to see what he thought
was an opening Enterprise and the
other leader, Tucker spurred his
mount IN desperate effort to pass
between them. Phil Arnett respond
ed calamity to his urging. and shot
In between Che horses At terrific
speed. Apparently ignorant Of the
close proximity Of fuckers steed.
Wagner. riding Enterprise, swerved
as the other tried to pass him, and
the horses struck
Both went to their knees. Phil Ar
nett rolling on his rider, then raced
down the track riderless. Wagner
managed to retain his seat and was
uninjured Tucker was thrown with
terrific force to the packed surface of
the road, striking upon his head
The jockey was given no chance to
leap clear of the animal, but was
caught by the falling mass of horse
flesh and crushed beneath It. The
two fell sprawling to the track, a
struggling mass, and slid for more
than thirty feet before they began to
regain their feet again.
Tucker was bleeding from the eyes.
ears and nose when they picked him
up. Physicians who examined him
said he was suffering from concus-
sion Of the brain He was also bruis.
ed about the body and may have sus-
tanned internal injuries.
Apprised by the excited motion Of
the crowd that something had occurr-
ed. the bandmen took their eyes from
page 1s IN their music books and
st5pped the tune.
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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-08-27

Hobart, Okla, Aug. &c. With it's
water supply nearly exhausted and
small chance of obtaining even a
meager supply from wells being dug,
Hobart, with a population of more
than 5000 is facing water famine,
Only light showers have fallen recent.
ly in this part OF the state and the
water courses are fast going dry The
city council adopted an ordinance last
night prohibiting the use of water in
the mains between the hours of 9
O'Clock at night and o'clock In the
morning. The sprinkling Of lawns has
been forbidden and Samuel Bretch, q
wholesale grocer, was fined $50 for
violating the order A reservoir on
Little Elk creek is the source of the
city,s water supply. only an imme-
diate rain win prevent the closing OF
the eiectrie light plant
Oklahoma City, Okla, Aug. 26. Re
ports received from over the western
portion OF Oklahoma indicate that un
less heavy rains fall within the next
few days stock water will be entirely
used up.
Perry. okla, Aug 26-Ten thousand
head Of cattle being pastured in the
vicinity of tied Rock have been re-
moved 10 smaller pastures along the
Arkansas river on account of the scare
ity Of water. The removal involves a
heavy expenditure for the procuring
aud hauling of feed.
Morris tribune., 1909-01-30
The report of Expert Morgan of the e

The report of Expert Morgan of the estimat-
ed cost of reproducing the railroads of Mime
sofa deals with snbject of the utmost import
all law-or should do so-bearing upon freight
rates. The money invested in railway enter
prise is entitled to fair return, but from those
values must be squeezed the water The theory
sents the basis of the earning capacity of the
transportation companies; that upon the sum so
ascertaned the companies have the right to
base rates which will yield fair and just profits
be thorough one, and the courts must event
ualIy determine whether it is an accurate one,
in the sense of the honest judgment applied.
That it differs essentially from the exhibits
made by the railway companies themselves is
entirely natural and reasonable. The view
point is different. If the valuation were to be
made for the purposes of assessment the same
differences would occur, but it is safe to say
their relation would be exactly reversed, AS a
matter of fact the neighbor state OF Wisconsin
had Just that experience, several years ago, IN
her effort to arrive at reasonable basis OF val
nation for the purpose of taxation. The chief
difference between the figures of the Morgan
report and those of the railway accountants is
attributable to the difficulty of reaching ex-
actitude i'll the valuation of land and termi nails
The most competent judges will differ III that
respect, and expert testimony in the courts
must finally decide. Meanwhile, the basis has
been supplied by each party to the rate con-
troversy, and litigation may be expedited
thereby.-St. Paul Dispatch.
Morris tribune., 1909-01-30

In answer to the question is the state OF
Minnesota in debt? IF so, how much? If not
in debt how much surplus?' The author OF
ANSWERS to correspondents IN notes ana
queries" in the Pioneer Press says The
state is technically in debt to the amount OF
$25OO0O represented by the remnant of the old
railroad bonds still outstanding But this is
only because the owners of said bonds do not
present them for redemption. There is a
balance in the treasury, today of about 1927 ,OOO
It has not been the policy of the state to accum-
ulate large balance. After paying current
expenses, the greater part of the surplus is
invested for the school funds, which now
approximate $2O5OOOOO We doubt if there is
any state in the Union where finances are in
better condition than Minnesota.
Morris tribune., 1909-01-30
WITHDRAWS PHOSPHATE LANDS.

The announcement from Washington that,
acting under instructions from President
Roosevelt, the secretary of the interior has just
withdrawn from entry, selection, or location, all
public land in Wyoming, Idaho and Utah, be-
lieved to contain phosphate rock, pending ap-
propriate action by Congress, has been received
here with interest, as this was the step urged
by President Van Hise of the University of
Wisconsin at the recent meeting of the nation
al conservation commission at Washington.
"The withdrawal of these valuable phos-
phate lands the first step toward the conser-
walton of the mineral phosphates and the reten-
tion of them for use in country is more
than sufficient to justify fully the whole con-
servation movement said President Van Hise
in speaking of Presidents Roosevelts action.
''The general and alarming decrease in
crop yield per acre in various states, recently so
we'll descibed by Mr.. James J. Hill, is due large
ly to the deplenton of soil in phosphorus. Even
the soils of the rich central states, the garden
of the United States, are deficient in this i'm
portant element. In Wisconsin the experiment
station Investigations showed that, during the
past half century, one-third of the original
phosphorus Of the soil has been lost in the
cropped fields. What has been proved in Wis
COnsin, Ohio, Iowa, and other states where tests
have been made, is unquestionably true of 9TH
er states in the country which have been settled
for some time. In what conditions will the soil
of the United States be as to phosphorus con-
tent fifty years hence, if this process of deple-
ton be allowed to continue unchecked?"-
The North western Agricuturist.