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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-01
DRUGGIST IS FINED.

Dell Bergen. who was arrested last
week on-a warrant charging him with
selling liquor without license. ap-
peared before Justice Of the Peace
Small yesterday and pleaded guilty
his sentence being liked 1T fine Of
$s5 and costs, amounting in all to sac
Bergen sold liquor in drug store at
Lolo station.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-01
THE WEATHER

Mother Nature was In one of her
tickle moods yesterday. She alter
mated her smiles and frowns and pour
ed sunshine and rain upon the earth
with impartiality. Considering the fact
that the rain already had weeks
start and the streets We're already
covered with several feet of mud the
vets seemed 10 be ahead when
time WAS called. The day on the whole
must be classified as n dismal one
The figures in their International way
tell the same story.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-12-17
CHARTER GRANTED FOR
ANOTHER RAILROAD

Guthrie. Okla. Dec l0-R Peying
haus Of Muskoeee a builder Of the
81 o and g.. r. b. Crouch. member
of the first legislature. and J n spar.
row Of Porum s. L. Hayes. Webber
Falls. and State Senator Campbell
Russell Of Warner. have taken out
state charter Tor the Webber Falls.
shawnee and Western Railway com
pany with 100000 capital stock
The charter provided for the build
Ing Of i09 miles Of railroad az a cost
of $4,000 a mile from Webber Falls
to Warner, thence southwest 70 shaw
nee Two routes are proposed one
from Warner through Dustin and We
tumka 70 Shawnee and The other from
Warner through Weletka and 0kemah
10 shawnee The road claims 10 have
an agreement with the Midland Val
lcy % enter Muskogee from Warner
4 route IS surveyed from cheeotah &C.
Shawnee which may be utilized IN
part
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-12-17
AGRICULTURAL AND
HORTICULTURAL CAR

The Rock Island-Frlsco lines through
their agricultural and horticultural de-
partment have equipped and aurac-
lively furnished a special ear with a
complete and varied display OF fine
grains, fruits and farm products This
car win be placed on a side tract near
the passenger depot az vinita. Mon
day December 13 + $ White, agri-
cultural and horticultural commission.
er viii be in charge and win deliver
free lectures on agriculture and hort
ieulture. and kindred topics. At some
hall or other convenient meeting
place lsee notices IN your local news.
papers or call on railroad ticket AGENT
after which the ear VIII be open for in.
spection. and valuable bulletins on
grains. grasses. fruits aud other farm
products will be distributed free. Lee
ture hours and 7s0 p IA Admission
free. Remember the date and come
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-12-17
FREE EMPLOYMENT
OFFICES REPORT
over 200 People Receive Employ.
uent without cost e Thens-
selves.

Guthrie. okla Dec Reports re-
ceiyea by Commissioner Of Labor
Chas Daugheuy for the month OF
November IRON the oklahoma city
and Muskogee state free employment
omcss show q marked increase over
past months Notwithstanding both Of.
aces report business falling OF AZ lie
close Of the month owing 10 q redee.
don d Nork from shortage 81 material
and bad weather
IN all 1.o52 people enjoyed the bene-
fits of receiving positions without cost
10 themselves. most of them beng
common lahorers who receive fo- their
services from El.75 10 S2oo 3ar dag,
and who would otherwise have hsd %
expcna iu tae ne.ghhorbood Of $500,
based on charges usually made by
vate agencies for furnishing positions.
Tie oklahoma Cle Office placed
sas 9 which ag we're males and 81
females while the Muskogee Office
placed I54 81 which ii6 were mlles
and s we're females
Sup sriutendeut Vance o the Okla
boma Cts office iu commenting on the
wofk of BIS Office for November said
@Ouf business went 10 pieces the last
fe' days of the month on account of
reduction of much contract work and
from shortage 9f material and some
bad weather othewise Sc would have
gone considerably over the thousand
mark
Superintendent Wiley. of the Mas.
kogee office says n connection with
the work of bis Office You will note
things have been rather slow here dur
ing the past month. and do not believe
viii BE- much better until after the
first OF the year There are not many
competent persons who want to work.
idle. but the town IS fun Of migratory
iaborers who are looking for a lively
place and do not ind it here and 80
on down the line"
over four thousand persons have r-
eeieed employment through the de-
partment since luiy lsl. says Com.
missioner Daugherty and sill there
IS 3 larse surplus q labor II many
localities in the state that We could
move & large employers of labor would
advise us 0f their wants
The quality and character g labor
Iars furnished hs tie department s go
above the average owing 9 the fact
mo shipping IS done and those sent
70 Jobs are actually looking for em
piogment and consequently accept 20
IsItious when taey arHye
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-12-17
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STATE CHARTERS
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Guthrie. Okla Dec IL The follow
ing charters have been granted By the
secretary of state The Cherokee Cap
iml Abstract company of TahleQuah.
capital stock $4,000; directors. Frank
4 Lewis. Fred 81 Lewis and Charles
81 WosterheIde all Of Tahlequah The
Dois Ne are Valley Telephone com.
pany Of Pouca CITY capital stock $500
directors G. 6 Crawford y F Gates
ard II + Copeland. all Of ponea City
Collinstllfe Dletz Morris company Of
Oklahoma city wholesale merchan.
disc. capital stock 100000 directors.
} Burnett Collins Fort Worth Tex
Oscar Il netz aud Tmsal Morris, OK
lahoma city Southwest Cement plas-
ter comp Of Okeene. capital stock
$4,000 directors T Connolly J II.
McCallum and z E Cressler all Of
okeeav Putnam city company real
estatel. Oklahoma City. capital stock
100000. directors 81 Putnam. "
II Phillips. p +. Peterson 81 r
owen and r l. Putnam nll Of Okla.
homa city The Security Abstract
company Of Wagner county. Coweia.
capital stock $4,000; directors. G. +.
Tuimbo. r II Franks " S Bailey.
r. G Allen : G Piuson aud G X.
Leslie. all of Coweta. Delaware De
velopmeut and Construction company
Of Bromide. capital stock $4,000. di.
rectors. W. H. Jackson and ] D. Cam
erou Of Bromide. +. G. Brown OF Coal.
gate. o f. Snyder Of Erie. kans and
c " Jackson Of Ardmore
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-12-17
SAYS WOMEN PESTER
LIFE OUT OF HIM

spokane Wash. Dee 49, There's
no fool IKE an Ole one and ! am the
victim Of my own follow I'm sick
aud tired Of it an and want 10 quit.
but they won't let me. never want
to see another woman as long a. !
live they're pestering the life out Of
me What ! want now Is peace. not
wife
William Niedermeyer a wealthy
widower. So years Of age. with Offices
AZ 5sS Rookerv building. Spokane. who
publicly announced 10 days ago that
he would share bis fortune of $3.50 600
wlth a woman under 25 years Of age.
II she came up to his ideal as a life
partner made this confession before
fleeing The city 10 escape a throng Of
women responding 10 his proposal
Before ] placed that little adver.
tlsement 10 q California paper saying
that If the right party answered
weil the wedding bells might ring.
could not find woman to take the
place at my lonely dresIde Nieder-
meyer said but now they're troopiue
in FROM an sides never realized
there were 50 many women in the
world Most Of them got rlgh. down
to brass tacks. too
= have received letters from eyerY
state. territory and province ON this
continent except Texas and every
moment Of my time has been taken up
Ia answering letters and telephone
calls and receiving applicants. mostly
youue somen. who seemed to be nm
de the impression this Is a free.for
aa Such is not the ease. however and
am going TO be gone until quiet is
restored
With this Niedermeyer pulled down
the roll top Of his big desk. hiding
several hundred unopened letters
from curious ewes drew the Blinds.
disconnected the telephone instru.
ments. and after slipping a generous
tip into the colored hail boys hand.
he htked for the tall timber along the
St Joe river ~ northern Idaho. where
be hopes 70 get the kinks ont of bic
tangled nerves
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-12-17
ANSWERS
CRY OF POVERT
Cold Days Bring to Light Many caa,
Of Suffering in city--orgsniz.
ing for Relief

The cold wave Of the last few days
brought into prominence. the fact that
there are many poor people in vinlta
who are unable to provide for themsel.
YES, and for whom some provision
must be made
The lodges Of the city have already
taken steps to aid in this charitable
work The Knights Of Pythias have
arranged 70 gather up some second
hand clothing that viii be turned over
10 the committee to be given to the
deserving poor. The Elks have also
appointed a committee to cooperate
with the other organizations Of tie
city in the work of relieving the poor
Il IS likely that the Commercial Club
viii also take the matter np and lend
its assistance to this worthy cause
IN an era Of prosperity, such as yin,
Ia has enjoyed for The past year
apt to cause those. whom. misfortune
has deprived of the ability to proyid
for themselves. to be forget, and it Is
a high compliment 70 the citizenship
81 vinlta. that preparation IS bolng
made TO answer the cry Of vant ana
need before Ut becomes depressing
With the approach Of Christmas the
people o. the Christian world look for
ward to the most Joyous period Of the
year and the joy Of the yultlde ID
Vinita win only be heightened by tie
knowledge that relief has been pro
yided for the poor Of the city
a pitiful story Of suffering was told
to a reporter Of the Chleftaln. by one
Of the business men Of this city last
night 4 little girl Of poor family in
the north part Of the city, called at
the home OF this business man. one of
the coolest mornings Of this week, 70
borrow some article for use ia the
house. The wife Of the business man.
noting that the child had uo jacket
on, asked why she had not worn a
jacket on that morning The little tot,
with tears ii her eyes sobbed that she
had no coat The good woman brought
the child into the warm home. and
soon discovered that the child had 40
underclothing. and thar the only pro.
lection her frail body had from the
cold vas a light slip Of a dress
The business man ana bis wife 81
cured some warm garments that the
little daughter. 81 a neiehbDr bad out
grown and gave them 20 The poor little
girl and that evening when the child
returned the borrowed article. the wo-
man who had provided the warm cloth
ing saw a changed eirl TIE Etac
face that had been blue and pinched
with cold. was rosy and happy-but
the happiest Of the two was the wo-
man
There are many other eases Of this
kind in the city. and those having good
second hand clothing can shower
blessing upon many poor families by
giving them such garments.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-12-17
Corporations Must Conform
With New Corporation Tax

Washington. p e Dee Is More
than 100000 corporations ia the
United states win have TO make their
returns in eonformance with the new
corporation tax Secretary Of the
Treasury Macveagh has issued a very
comprehensive statement for the gov.
eminent Of those corporation officials.
The statement Is calculated 70 cover
any questions OF classification aud dis.
tinction which might arise m the max
ing of the reports and it sets forth
iu terse language Wha, the govern.
ment expects
Secretary Macyeagh statement
plainly begins win the statement that
the government expects returns 10 be
made 70 conform with the intent 81
the Jaw and that the law has two in.
tents-irst that i should Be i revenue
producer for the government and see.
ond @ levy a tax q one per cent oa
tbs net income ol corporations IS pro-
rided in the iaw After 9 concise de-
henitlon O what Is considered nat
income Wlth the iaw The statement
Says
+r Is claer thaf fhe nrrnose 81 fha
lass was not to pul tag 81 receipts but
g TAX ou profits and thar the terms
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-12-17
HASKELL TO RECOMMEND
ROADS COMMISSION

Guthrie. Okla. Dee be Governor
Haskell says thar he VIII recommend
TO the next session the Oklahoma leg.
islature. possibly a. a special session
next spring. the creation Of a state
good roads commission and tie office
of state engineer. and win favor the
continuance OF good roads from one
county into another
The building Of roads. that Is. per
manent aud good roads he said. @ls
quite as large an undertaking as build
ing rail roads They should be- OF
large extent and should not be stopped
arbitrarily at the county line just be-
cause the Authority Of the county com.
missiouers does not extend into the
next county The way % baild our
roads statewide IS to create i good
roads commission % act as a consalt-
inc board for the various sets 81 coun.
~ commissioners The engineer of
The board would b fact be state en-
gineef WHO would plan the best suf.
Veys for good roads from state stand
point and las the plans before The sets
81 county commissioners for approval
and tie voting of the necessary bonds
20 deffay the expense by counties as
must he done under the present good
roads law The only thing that the
state can furnish IS convict labor
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-12-17
SPECIAL APPROPRIATION
TO FIGHT SUGAR FRAUDS
By Associated Press

BY Associated Press
Washington. p. G.. Dee 1.-THE ef-
forts 20 recover all monies due and
70 punish persons involved IN the sugar
frauds al New York are e "a vigorous.
IS pushed. according 90 Attorney Gen
eral Wlckersham in his annual report
today The evidence, he SAYS has dis
clos } a net work Of corruption not
confined o the American Sugar REIN.
tng company and extending over a
period Of years and affecting both the
importers and the officers Of the gov.
eminent He asks for a special appro.
priation Of fifty thousand dollars 10
prosecute these frauds
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-12-17

met ineosae and gross income" are
used because while they are practical.
ly identical with gross profits and net
profits they are yet more embrasive
and consequently permit a more com
prehensive administration Of the law "
For convenience and facility in
classification. corporations have been
divided into Six classes They are in
surance companies transportation
companies. manufacturing companies.
mercantile companies. and mlscellan.
eous corporations
The statement makes detailed ex-
plantations Of what can De considered
gross income. net income. and defines
what other terms used 10 the state
usenss are held to be within the law
luaccaracy is expected in some Of the
returns, the statement says. aud Ii Is
expected they win be from two causes
The frst is honest error and the sec.
ono IS intent to defraud the govern
ment Honest errors will be correct
ed but any attempts az fraud will be-
met with vigorous prosecution
The regulations De not call for spe.
cihc methods OF keeping accounts or
any other particular method Of book
keeping The requirement IS simply
that the business transactions be so
recorded that accurate returns can be
mode and verified When necessary.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-12-17
APPEALS TO THE Z. S.
CONSUL FOR URoTEcTtoN.
By Associated Press

Blpedelds Nicaragua nec ll-
The stan correspondent of The Asso
eiated Press. who recently arrived here
has eansassed tie situation and finds
it Is less hopeful for insurgents than
has been believed General Estrada
rs greatly disturbed and bas appealed
to United States Consul Mofett for
marines from the cruiser Des Moires.
10 pr0isct Americ6ns Il Is known
however what Ne really wishes Is the
Intervention b. ne United States 70
save the lnsurgent cause
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-12-17
SAYS VERDICT or JURY
WAS A WHITE WASH
~ AssncIated -

BY Associated Press.
Pittsburg, Kans.. Dec i3.-Assistant
County Attorney True. stated today
that the verdict Of the eoroners iury
IN the Goldie Engberg case was prae.
tically a white wash. lie said either
another jury would be called imme.
dlatsiy or arrests be made and pre-.
liminary hearing held 10 legally settle
the case, True said all members Of
the present jury had assured him that
they were satisfied that it was case
of suicide.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-12-17
NATIONAL IlRnR IFAIFRS
IN CONFERENCE TODAY
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Pittsburg, Pa Dec is-All eyes Of
organized labor we're turned towards
Pittsburg today. where important con
ference Of the national labor leaders
began this morning under the auspices
of the American Federation Of Labor
Among matters to be considered Is the
attitude Of The United States Steel
Corporation towards organized labor
switchmen's strike. lockout Of the
glass bottle blowers and other dis
putes
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-12-17
MOTHER AND CHILDREN
BURN WITH THEIR HOME
By Associated Press

By Associated Press
Ceneordia Kans Dee n Mrs
Frank Hicks and four children. two
girls and two boys aged from three
to ten years were burned 10 death.
last night Ia the home at Wayne
near here. when q crude oh stove ex-
ploded setting IRE 20 the house Mrs
Kicks carried her year old baby into
the yard unharmed bat perished her.
self when she rushed back lpso the
house 70 save the other ehfldren. Mr.
Hicks was severely burned
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-12-17
r~o Fatally Burned.


- Associated Press.
Chauate. Kans.. Dec. li.-Mrs. A. A.
Mitchell wife Of an old soldier. will
de ana her ten-year-old grand daugh.
ter Is probably fatally burned al a
result % g fire that destroyed the
Mitchell home at Earton. near here.
early today Mitchell and another
grand daughter escaped By jumping
from a wludow
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-12-17
Annual Report Of Secretary
of Commerce and Labor

i wall be required 90 report the essen
Iual facts of their organization and
condition. IS suggested This must De
done by the federal government Sec
retary Nagel believes and hts report
says any attempt 10 solve The prob
lem through state action will be futile
because 40 number 81 states can ever
agree on establishing and maintain
ing one system.
The bureau og immigration shows ln
cold ag4res that the longer the stran-
ger stays Ia the United states the
more unlikely he IS 10 90 away There
has been during The year en- increase
IN the immigrant population of The
Unted tsates 81 more than ESQ eoo
More than q quarter of q miIiioa im.
migrants went back home and leQe e4Q
81 them bad been here less thau dte
years There aeFe only 2eaa depaF
lures q those Vho have b here 90
sears Tile statistics hoa & rhe
Hnskllad immigrant who S lhe bird
q passage and that tae mechanic snd
che ARTISAN stay n their Hew homes
The effectiveness 8 she mmgra
u Limitations aereea apor beteeen
sbe eotamme ad Japan demon
stated tae gepoas ameb 0n tha
81 ess8 1ananesa wao aup.iod - al
mlssioa Ia tho country 4fs- haa ,Ae
proper passports .rom taeir home zor
ernment and only .ig were debared
Ia tbe division g uaterallmtioa lt
shown that lg5. .zi2 aliens applied f5r
citizenship papers which w more
than 606a oger tha number IS aDpIi
cants during a. fseai y ecei
lue
The magnitude 81 the foressn con.
mene is amazing The total salue q
imports vas mere than 50 600 ooaGoo
TIE value of exports was more than
81 s90o800o0 During the year more
than .0o0o08 bulletins IRON the ba-
reau Of manufactures carried tie news
of business opportunities from the cor
ners Of the earth 10 American eapi-
tai and labor
The bureau OF navigation shows that
we build fewer steel ships fof foreign
trade than we did ten years ago. be-
cause our shiphuiiding IS confined 90
the needs of coastwise aud domestic
transportation During the fiscal year
1908 oar shlpyards built only l.247
merchant vessels With tonnage 81 23s.-
ESQ he smallest product since 1898
The protecting waves % the wire
Iess telegraph have spread themselves
eteg the see and formed #fe net
81 ese steamships that earff ateefage
passengers s. and from lhe United
states haIf have been equipped wgh
wireless and the proportion nHeQa.pp
a small figure The mainland
og klaska he United States Haven't
Porto Rico ana the Panama Canal
ns have hean eaalpped sim sine
ad atoHs ana Fezsel a5 sea
tam $50 miles % shore ean com
maH.cau
TIE department bas made official
tests nf mucilage steel rails soap Tor
use ou tie Panama Canal SILK and
many other things f has establish
ed bureau Of standards lor honest
weights with which some Of the states
are co-operatlue And when the de.
partment has cared for eyerythiug
else % its jurisdiction Secretary
Naeel's reports calls attention % the
fact that Il has accomplished the
vork with appropriations which have
increased ouly little more than three
per cent ia the last fear years
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-12-17
WOMAN ACCUSES HUSBAND:
MOB VIOLENCE FEARED.
By Associated Press

by AaHANtAtEN EAffe.
Savannah. Ca Dee il state
ment made today by Airs. Maggie
Hunter. who was attacked and left for
dead yesterday al the same time that
Mrs Eliza Gribble and her daughter,
Mrs Carrie Chandler. were killed. that
it was her husband. J C Hunter. who
had attacked her led the police 10 re.
arrest Hunter and be is being held
under 9 strong guard All night long.
toe police and citizens searched for
the negro believed to have committed
the crime Il IS feared that the
ffenziea feelings OF the mob may vent
itself upon Hunter
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-12-17
By Associated Press.

= 9f'9@E7NEEIFFN 7 IIH1I
Washington. D. G.. Dec. IL. - The
nomination Of Judge Horace II. LuT.
ton, 0t Nashville Tenn. 10 be associate
Justice OF the supreme court Of the
United States. as successor to Justice
Peckham. vii 80 60 the senate today
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-12-17

Washington. u c. Dec i3-About
this lime every year there comes from
the government printing office g most
or rather drylo0king documents An
nual reports setting forlh the rami-
acatlous and results Of the activities
of hundreds of government officials in
every corner 81 Che national territory
Behind the long columns of figures.
underneath the serfied dollarmarks
ana other forms pi statistics. between
the lines 81 bare and often cumbrously
written Official statements 81 men
whose forte IS bot literary lie stories
which. # one had time to dig them
out would o. as interesting As Robin
son Cusoe. or any othcr Of The Tam.
Gus iales o adventure
Take lor instance she report q the
Secretary ~ C0mmene and Labor
CHARLES Mabel addressed to the presi
dent end drsl made public tonight
some II the more Important PORTIONS
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