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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-12-24
WILL ERECT GIGANTIC
PORTLAND CEMENT PLANT

Spokane. Wash. Dec, 20--New York.
Chicago ana spokane capitalists have
financed the Peoples Portland Cement
company, incorporated for $4,000, 900
10 erect and operate 2,0O0-barrel
plant costing 100000, at suuaw bay
on Lake Pend oreille. so miles north
east Of Spokane. Arthur S. Ford OF
New York. and IT. 4. Groth Of Chicago,
announce that contracts will be award
ed in a few days for a steel and con-
crete plant with three kilns to be IN.
operation next August, when cement
will be laid down in Spokane at 81 a
barrel.
The present cost of cement, Of which
more than 100000 barrels is used an
nually IN Spokane and the adjoining
territory, is from s275 to $3.50 a bar
rel. including freight charges the bulk
Of the supply coming from Kansas and
Canada, the rest from points on the
Pacific coast. Cement is higher in spo-
kane at present, experts say, than in
any other city In the United States
Through MIR Ford the company has
acquired $50 acres OF limestone lands
on Lake Pend 0reille. where ample
steam and electric railway and steam.
boat facilities will be afforded as soon
as the plant is IN operation A town.
W.. be established near the mill site
the coming spring and every building
IN it will be OF concrete construction.
ihe plant and quarry will give EN-.
ployment to 100 men at the beginning,
and the entire output Of the mill will
be disposed Of In Spokane, which now
ranks second In building growth Of an
cities In the United States
sThe advent of the plant means that
many OF the lower priced dwellings
erected in Spokane IN the future win
be built Of concrete" said l.. G. Mon
roe. secretary Of the chamber of com.
meree and that building activities
viii be greater than ever before
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-12-24
SUMMER SCHOOL
At UNIVERSITY
University Regents Meet and Establish
School Of Education And Provide
For Summer Session.

Norman, okla, Dec. 20. - At the
meeting Of the regents of the state
university at Norman on Wednesday,
two very important steps were taken.
One was a provision for the summer
session in 1910 and the other was the
establishment Of the school of educa-
tion.
The summer session will last eight
weeks, beginning about the middle OF
next June, and will enable those who
enroll to complete half Of regular
semester's work. The instruction in
this session will be given almost en-
tirely by the regular professors of the
university, and the courses will be the
same as those offered during the
school year, with the addition OF a mum.
Der of courses of particular interest TO
teachers. Those who enroll can take
special courses on certain subjects or
can take courses leading to a univer-
sity degree.
rhe school of education was estab-
lished to provide place for the train
Ing of teachers for high schools, aca-
denies, etc, and to enable those teach
ers who have completed the course in
one OF the normal schools Of the state
to take special work leading to a
bachelors degree The work of this
school will be under the college of arts
and sciences and will entail such re-
arrangement Of courses offered In that
college as viii make satisfactory pro
fessional preparation. To be eligible
to enrolment in this school a student
must have completed the sophomore
years work at a university or must
have graduated from a normal school,
The work oi this school will not In any
way conflict with the work of the nor
nal schools as it's work begins where
that OF the normal schools leaves OF.
Much interest has been manifested in
the establishment Of this school by the
teachers Of the state and It is expected
that many of them will take advantage
of this opportunity to get a university
degree Arrangements may be made
for correspondence courses later on.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-12-24
TAXES ALL INCOMES
EXCEEDING $1,000
Few uue Collector ls Preparing For
Collection of Income Tax Imposed
BY Last Congress.

The income tax imposed by act Of
congress passed August 5. 1908, be.
comes effective January / and is re
troactive. providing for the payment of
the tax for the year ending December
81, 1909. The law levies a tax of I
per cent on the net income Of all cor.
poratlons. Just stock companies. as.
sociations and INSURANCE companies in
excess Of $4,000, and requires the filing
of statement by such corporations
showing the amount of their business
This statement is required to be filed
before March / 1910. for the year 1909,
Preparations for the collection OF the
tax are made through the Office Of the
internal revenue department w s.
Irwin. internal revenue collector for
the eastern district Of Oklahoma. is
sending out through the mails copies Of
the law and blanks for statements to
more than 1000 corporations IN this
district.
The blanks ask for the name and To-
cation Of the corporation, the total
amount Of paia.up stock outstanding
at the close OF each year. the total
amount OF bonded or other indebted.
ness outstanding at the close OF each
year, the total amount OF bonded or
other Indebtedness outstanding az the
close Of the year, the gross income. che
total amount Of ordinary and necessary
expenses In the maintenance apd opar-
alton Of the business, the total amount
a. losses the total amount Of depreela.
ttiou, the total amount OF interest on
bonded or other Indebtedness. i've totai
taxes PAID. the foreign taxes paid. he
dividends, tie net income. This is II
be sworn to as being accurate. Any
company coming within the law may
secure these blanks fromsecnre Ot(C
secure these blanks from Mr. Irwins
Office at Muskogee
No provision Is made for any devia-
tion from the law by companies whose
fiscal yegrs end at another date than
December S1st MIR. Irwin says the
law presumes. apparently. that 1t viii
not be a dihioalt matter for corpora.
ton 70 make a statement for the cal.
endar year IS well as for is fiscal
year
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-12-24
Disprove Contention
Against 2-cent Fare Law

sengers and revenue On the basis of
30 per cent OF the total operating ex-
penses, as chargeable to passenger
trains, the expense per passenger train
per mile is shown 70 be s1.09.
The passenger train miles d,944,i24
times $1.O9 equals s2.1t9095.16. Total
expense Of passenger trains.
Passenger revenue, local to state
Isl, t,eiS,3 plus S1,002.310.95 (okla-
homa proportion Of interstate) equals
s2.62O. .645.45. total gross revenue.
$2.620. .G4s45 minus s2,119.O9516
equals s5Ol. .54S.29 net revenue from
passengers. Add to this excess bag.
gage, s3S, ,262.66; parlor and chair car
s2,921.94 mali S2.62497; express.
si72,83416; milk on passenger trains,
s14S42, and other passenger train rev.
enue 81 ,92S9O; makes total net pas,
senger train revenue ss99, 1888 or AZ
per cent over and above gross operat-
ing expenses; or ratio OF groas operat.
ing expenses 2,l19095.16-3,01S,s64
equals 20 per cent. The ratio OF gross
operating expenses to gross operating
revenue. freight and passenger, for
state OF Oklahoma, Is 7,05072b.40-
9450,SO9 equals "a per cent; show.
ing that the passenger revenues are
greater In the ratio Of revenue to ex-
penses by 4 per cent as compared to
the whole business, and as compared
to freight 4,aS5, ,5O77s-6, ,3S1 ,657 ,S3,
equals ITO per cent or 779 minus 10
equals 10 per cent favor Of passenger
business.
The fairness of these figures nc rep
resenting the passenger business of
the state, is emphasized In the loca-
tion of this road, In its relation to the
population. and devolpment--one Of its
lines crosses the state from east to
west between the 35 and 36 parallels.
and the other crosses the state from
north to south, on the 9Sth meridian,
with practically all OF it's branch line
mileage IN the western or most sparse
~ settled portion of the state. It's Sc
lection therefore, as an example would
seem to be eminently suggestive as
giving an impartial and true Index to
conditions.
Compiled by j. NJ LEE,
Engineer of Commission
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-12-24
FOUR KILLED IN
SUNDAY WRECKS
~colden State Limited" Wrecked While
Rounding a Curve at High
Speed.

Tucson. Arizo Dec 20. - Engineer
Tom Walker and Fireman P w. Bauer,
both of Tucson, we're killed, thirteen
persons were injured seriously and
thirty-nIne others were cut and bruised
when Southern Pacific train No. 4,
formerly known as the Golden State
limited" was wrecked three miles
west OF Benson at 4:O1 O'Clock Sunday
morning. The most seriously injured
were brought in a hospital train to
st. Mary's hospital at Tucson. They
are:
willard NJ. Knight, Los Angeles,
mail clerk. may die.
John Lawrence, soldiers home, Los
Angeles.
W. R Walker, mail clerk, Los
Angeles.
Mrs l.. A. Bellows, Boston. Mass.
A. II. Foster. mail clerk, Los
Angeles.
William Collins, Oakland.
James A. Wilson, Ontaria. Cal
Mrs. James A. Wilson.
Colonel William Fife, Cananea, Mex.
Mrs. Helen Morton, Los Angeles.
Miss Nellie Corbett
Edward G. Edmunds. mail clerk. Los
Angeles.
Conductor Edward Tenn, El Paso.
The train was running thirty miles
an hour. Southern Pacific officials
ascribe the wreck to striking a curve
at too high speed. The engine, baggage
car, mail car and two tourist sleepers
toppled from the rails, the engine and
the mail car rolling forty feet down
into the culyert, The other cars
turned over as they cleared the rails
but did not so into the ditch. The pull
man and an observation car remained
on the track, and their momentum
carried them 500 feet beyond the
wreckage. The injured were nearly
all in the tourist sleepers and the mail
car.
Fireman and Clerk Killed.
st. Paul, Dec. Westbound passen.
ger train No on the Minnesota and
Iowa division Of the Chicago, St. Paul
Minneapolis & Omaha railroad, which
left st. Paul at 10 a m, Sunday. col
lided with a freight train at Blakely,
Mimi, about noon Fireman Joe F.ilt
ncill and Mail Clerk + Torgerson bolh
OF St Paul were killed
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-12-24
WATERS CONTEST
CASE IS APPEALED

Washington, D. G.. Dec. rs The
controversy over the ownership of
nfty acres Of oil land In the Glenn oil
pool OF Oklahoma. valued at $500. 900.
and which has been awarded 20 Eva
Waters. Cherokee minor, living at
Westv'le. Okla BY the supreme court
of the District Of Columbia. has been
appealed 70 the court Of appeals of
the district by the attorneys for Her.
man Knight and William ]. Twist, she
contestants for the land.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-12-24
NEGRO KILLED AND
OFFICER WOUNDED
Exciting Scene In Kansas City Pawn
shop-Two Officers And Negro
in Pistol Battle.
BY Associated Presa.

By Associated Press.
Kansas City, Mo-, Dec. 2OIn a pistol
battle. in which County Marshal Joel
B. Mayes. patrolman Earl c. Logan
and an unknown negro participated
here today, the negro was killed and
the marshal shot in the head and sew
erely wounded in a pawn shop on In.
dependence avenue.
The officers had been notified that
the negro was in the pawn shop trying
to borrow money on jewelry. which
had been stolen. Entering the store
they arrested the negro who began
firing. hitting the marshal the first
shot The marshal steadied himself
and killed the negro The store was
crowded
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-12-24
OWEN WANTS ALL
LANDS TO Be TAXED
Senator Owen Opposes sale Of seqre.
gated Lands to Government Be-
cause IT Would se Untaxable.

Washington. ID. c., Dec. 20. Con.
gresham Bird Mcclure of the First
Oklahoma district. Saturday held con.
ference with Secretary of the Interior
Ballinger, relative to the disposal of
the coal, asphalt and timber lands IN
the Choctaw and Chickasaw nations.
Mr. Ballinger agreed to meet the
Oklahoma congressional delegation
this week, at which time the sale of
the lands will be discussed. Mcclure
will introduce bill to dispose Of the
lands In question and 1t is conceded
that the surface lands at least will
be sold. The Indians want the gov
ernment to purchase the lands for
$60,OOO,000, but opposition, headed by
Senator Owen, has already arisen to
the disposal of the lands to Uncle Sam
at any price
owens opposition is based on the
fact that If the government becomes
the purchaser the lands would be un-
taxable.
Commissioner Wright, of the Five
Civilized Tribes has recommended that
the lands be sold at once, under the
supervision Of the secretary of the in
terror and by rules be may devise, If
congress does not see fit to make pur-
chase at the stipulated price
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-12-24
DEATHS ARE RESULT
OF SUICIDE PACT
Newark, N. j., Officers Unable to De.
eide circumstances Of the Deaths
Of Two spinsters.

New York, Dec. 20.-With one Of
them stabbed through the heart with
a hatpin and strangled. and the other.
whose body hung from a door knob
BY rope, stabbed half dozen times
by similar instrument, the lifeless
bodies OF Miss Frances Ritchie and
her sister. Isabella Ritchie. were found
Sunday in the kitchen Of their home at
As Marshall street in Newark.
According to tha county physician,
Doctor Mckenzie, the women. both of
whom were So years old. had been dead
more than a week. The doctor fixed the
date from a note written on the cover
of a white box found on the sideboard
in the dining room The note read:
Frances hung herself, 2lA Saturday
Me too"
The authorities are trying to deter
mine whether 1t was a murder and sui
eide or a double suicide. Frances, who
was the elder, was found lying on the
kitchen floor between window look.
ing out into the yard and door at the
head Of the cellar stairs.
II looked as though her body had
been arranged in that position Il rest
ed upon the back with the head on a
pillow taken from the parlor sofa. The
hands were elasped In front. There
was a heavy ridge around the neck,
showing that she had been strangled,
and a hatpin penetrated the body to
the heart.
The body of Isabella was hanging
from the transom She was in
kneeling position, with her face to-
ward the floor. A pair Of gold-rimmed
eyeglasses were on her nose Edward
e. C. Gordon, the owner Of the house,
failed TO get into the house this after.
noon and told the police that ne feared
something was wrong. Gordon said
that he had seen Frances December II
and that neither Of the women have
been seen since. Policemen forced an
entrance and found the bodies.
It was while the body Of Frances was
being dressed that Doctor Mckenzie
noticed the black head Of an ordinary
natpin over the heart. In disrobing
the other body the county physician
found that she had been stabbed a
half dozen times with what he be
lieved was the same hatpin Il was
at first believed that the women had
entered into a suicide agreement. The
landlord said that Isabella was eccen-
trio and frequently expressed desire
to die. lie said that her sister always
tried to keep her from thinking Of
such things. That would tend to de
stroy the theory Of a double suicide.
The police now incline to the belief
that Isabella who was the younger and
stronger of the two. killed her sister
aud then hanged herself.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-12-24
CONDUCTOR or TRAIN
IS HELD RESPONSIBLE
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
Washington, d. c., Dec. 2O--To urge
upon Mexico the Importance of hurry.
ing the trial of James A, Cook, was
the substance of message telegraph
ed by the state department today, to
the American ambassador at the city
Of Mexico. This action followed a
visit to the state department by rep
resentative Scott Of Kansas, whose
constituent Cook Is. Cook has been
in the Mexican prison for months as
a result OF the robbing OF train Of
which he was conductor. He is held
responsible because he was IN charge
OF the train.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-12-24
JUSTICE M'EENNA DENIED
HARRY THAN'S PETITION
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Washington. d c.. Dec. 20.-Justlee
McKenna Of the supreme court Of the
United States today. denied the petit
ton Of Harry K Thaw for a writ Of
error to the court Of appeals Of New
York. IN the case in which Thaw
made an effort to obtain his release
from the Matteawan asylum The eff
feet Of McKenna's decision will be to
leave Thaw In the asylum.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-12-24
THIRD NATURAL GAS
EkPLOSIUh Al lUpEkA
By Associated Press.

Topeka, Kans.. Dec. 20. Another
natural gas explosion today. shatter.
ed windows and painfully injured Fred
H.Furchess( an electrician. Furchess
was working in a telephone conduct
using a soldering iron. The gas ignit-
ed and blew out a man hole. a block
distant with a deafening report and
also burned Furchess. This is the
third explosion from leaking mains
within a week
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-12-24
NOMINATES RERENS FOR
AMBASSADOR TO AUSTRIA
By Associated Press.

by ASSOCIATED tress.
Washington, D. c., Dec 2O.-Presi-
dent Taft, today, sent to the senate
the following nominations o. ambass-
adors aud ministers
Richard G. Kerns, Of Missouri, am.
bassador to Austria-Hungaria.
Robert Bacon, New York, ambassa-
dor to France.
Henry Lane Wilson( of Washington,
minister TO Mexico.
William James Calhoun, minister to
China.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-12-24
ASKS GOVERNOR
DINEEN FOR TROOPS
By Associated Press

by Associated Press.
St Louis, Mo, Dec. 20 Sheriff
Goshel, OF st. Clair county. Illinois. to-
day. asked Governor Deneen for
troops 20 protect the jail at Bellevllle,
where WIN Clark. the negro suspect.
cd Of fatally shooting two street car
employees Of East st. Louis last Sat.
urday night Is held prisoner. There
are rumors that q lynehlng is being
planned
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-12-24
$4,000 PROPERTY LOSS
BY FIRE At HILL CITY
by Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Hill City Kans.. Dec 20.-Inability
to secure water, because Of frozen
pipes. caused a loss of $4,000 from
FIRE here early today. The Trick gen
eral merchandise store. American
State bank and Woodmen hall were
the buildings destroyed.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-12-24
To Give Jack Rabbit Shoot.

Muskogee, Okla. Dec 1S--The Mus
kogee Gun Club will give Jack
rabbit shoot on It's range, December
%. Each shooter deposits 3 sum of
money. drawing out a certain amount
for each bird broken. The surplus is
divided into prizes for the high men.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-12-24
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
THINK IT A FALsEHoop
By Associated Press.

washington, D. g. Dec ~. The
government officials here profess to
believe Zelaya's statement, that he
asked for an Investigation by United
States. is another Of his many false
hoods. No message was received here
tney say
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-12-24

Call on Purdy and Gilstrap for all
kinds Of shoe work. Between Nichols
market and Hollands furniture store
19s-tf
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-12-24


Louisiana is three cent fare state,
with lfalic density Of 1913 as
against Oklahoma 6l630. or four
times as great The trafnc density.
being the passenger one mile per mile
Of road, or passenger one mile diyid-
ed by the miles Of road operated
These figures represent the local
business between points In each state.
and indicate clearly that the C. R l. q
p. road which represents one.fourth
OF the mileage operated in the state Is
receiving much larger revenue. un.
der the two cont fare in Oklahoma.
than IN the other states mentioned.
Louisiana and Texas figures would
suggest the conclusion that the cent
fare was having = tendency 70 dimin.
iah the train, both IN number Of pas.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-12-24

In favor Of Oklahoma
Arkansas, &c fare. number
passengers per mile Of road
Oklahoma. &c fare. average
member passengers per mile
of road
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-12-24

In favor OF Oklahoma
Iowa 2 c fare, average number
passengers per mile Of road
Oklahoma, &c fare. average
number passengers per mile
OF road ..~..... .s...................
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-12-24

In favor OF Oklahoma
Arkansas passenger revenue
per mile Of road s
Oklahoma passenger revenue
per mile Of road
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-12-24

OF road ......... .................... 1871
In favor Of Iowa. 220
Iowa revenue per mile Of road 81 ,O65.96
Oklahoma revenue per mile Of
road s..,....,... .2O3.S2
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-12-24


In favor Of oklahoma s sS9.7S
Louisiana, number passengers
per mile Of road S45
Oklahoma, number Of pas
sengers per mile OF road 1871
In favor Of Oklahoma 1925
Louisiana passenger revenue
per mile Of road . 434S5
Oklahoma passenger revenue
per mile of road ...... i,203.s2
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-12-24

In favor Of Oklahoma .......
Missouri passenger revenue
per mile OF road e......... 9
Oklahoma passenger revenue
per mile of road ......e...- l,2
New-York tribune., 1909-10-05
SIXTEENTH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT

The First Election District is bounded by snd within
second street and Lexington avenue
The second Election District is bounded by anl
Fortythrd street. diagonal line from the corner Of
ner Of Third avenue and East Forty second street and
The Third Election District bounded by and within
East For1y-fouFth street East River East foFtyIh
diagonal line from the corner OF Third avenue
ThtT5 stJ.e. a a send avenue ana second avenue
The Fourth Election District IS bounded by and within
i,-set i-se aas s55ra as Islsrl avenue Last
TIE Fifth Election District bounded by and within
East Fory-seFenth street second avenue East Forty
The sixth District IS bounded BY and within
East Forlyuuth street. Third avenue Last FortsiNtH
The Sgrensa E.ecran District is bounded by and within
East F9-tzeta street I-rst avenue last Fo+tyfsaIa
The EigHth Election District bounded By and within
street Second avenue East For,ghth street ana First
The th Election District is bonde5 by ard within
East FiitEt-l-c street last i'i'e'' ia> foi' 'i
The Tenth Election District IS 6ogndTa gy Enc
The Eleventh EIection District is bounded by and within
East Ffryrst street. second avenue last forty itf
The vefh Election District bounded by and withiE
Flfty-th-d Third avenue. East Torty-nintH
rfe Tf f-tse1if F-e-ri1n District is bounded by and
within East Fifty second street First avenue. East fis
FIST street ana Third avenue ,, -, -
r 55l'g % @ ,1ssf pizI F.rt ayenge a. East Fifty
TIE FirteeH5h Election Dls,rict bounded by en-
fourth street Second avenue, East Fhy-third stree
rbc sixteenth Eectioa District bounded by and with
IA East Iitt Skin si' Isl aEsi--' - s IN i-
The seveneeuth Election District bonaed by and with
IN East Fifty dfth street, First avenue East tliL5
ttlrd street and Second avenue.
Within East FIcsxth street, East River, East Fifty
third street and First Avenue .. -, ,,., -, an.
within the entire island of B.aek~eIs Island