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New-York tribune., 1909-02-16
TO AI,LoT LAWN TENNIS DATES.

Roth the United States National Lawn Tennis
Association and the Metropolitan League informed
The clubs OF this city yesterday that the schedules
of the seasons tournaments were being arranged
7 Eoskins the national secretary. notified all
orogn.zat,ons that applications must be IN hand for
the executive committee meeting to be held at the
waidort-Asto the first OF next month
From applications for tournament dates which
have been received there is sure to be some con
t7ic+ II is the intention OF the national governing
bo51 however to award regular fixtures and
championships to the clubs which have previously
held them. Where dates conflict preference will be
given 10 the older club, but such overlapping OF
tournaments as possible will be avoided
New-York tribune., 1909-02-16
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS
Commander Sims May Hare Ch0ge
of NezC Harship Michigan.
rFrom me Trreuns RureAnI
washington. February

Washington February Il
YOUTHFUL BATTLESHIP COSrSLANDERS-
The unexpected progress made toward the com
pletion OF the battleship Michigan az tns
works Of the New York Shipbuldins Company rsr-
ders IL necessary TO select commanding o1icer
for that vessel. Although a number OF Applicz-
tions' under consideration by the Secretary of
the Navy. IL is probable that Commander Wnl1aIn
s Sims. the naval aid Of the President and m
spector OF target practice the navy. win be de-
tailed this billet This action made POS
sble by a recent change IN the naval regulations
rendering commanders eligible TO take command
Of battleships. This change made at the IN
stance OF the President. who believes that younger
officers than the junior captains should Be
eligible this duty. impossible 20 estimate
to what extent the Navy Department Will avail
itself OF the privilege Of assigning commanders 70
battIeshIp commands. and Il is also possible thar
this idea may receive particular favor during
the next administration
ORDERS IssUED-rns foIlow4nz orders have
been issued:
ARMY.
Colonel R g 4INGMAN ISTDs fa r.srss e.
Isusensnt Colonel 60. ROBERT < EvAs sEssea sss -
and navy Eensrs Hospital Hot Springs
csvSir ons aoSsh aSa ts1 dsys 6.ssa %
Eisntsnaat n s4MUsI FL b PElRsox. sss csvsss
four months
1A'utensns DoDD % dssseheS SoFs1 O. -
the
IAsutenant K B. czTTTENDEN dstaehed cAs Turs-
une; continue in command the PikA.
MOVEMENTS OF wARSHPs-EAs to1ow1rs
movements OF vessels have bsea reported % TIA
Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
FEB. 15-The Nero Hampton Roeds
Feb Siissr &: 4.sos 6 nsns a. < As o
SAILED.
Feb 14-The Salem from chaEieseoaI Tie cnssasss
from New Orleans. all Atlantis dsses EAs
pss Motnes, from Curacao for Ia GuayrA
Tls Tfngey and the Wilkes % third torpedo aCe1A~
from Pensacola % Nstcbek Mis- Kor Aard1 6rAS
celebration.
Ths Navajo. navy yard. Mars rstEnS- ordsreG
commissioned for duty with PacfGd dssS daRszR
target practice az Masdaisna Bay.
The Buffalo from San Francisco, a1d EaR 4r0hnnas
from Mare Island. 20 MaEdalsna Bay
New-York tribune., 1909-02-16

San Francisco. Feb. 15.-Detectives are searching
for Pierre Iafon who is said TO have been recently
studving medicine in the College Of Physicians ana
Surgeons in San Francisco, and for whom war
rant was sworn cut on Saturday by sarah b. arm
strong graduate of a Chicago medical college
charging him with attempting to poison her and
Mrs Gertrude Cofnlan, formerly of Portland ore
It is alleged that the woman detected Lafon plac-
ing arsenic in a teapot December 4. 1908 Lafon
Is said to have been educated for the ministry
New-York tribune., 1909-02-16
ADMIRAL EVANS FOR NAVY LEAGUE
Strong Citizens Organization Needed 20 Urge
Appropriations He Saws

Chicago. Feb 15-AdmirsI RobIey D. Evans vhs
is here 10 deliver lecture declares that from now
he VIII work for The establishment OF a navy
league IN the United States. tbs object OF which
viii be TO give the navy such q powerful citizen
support that 1t obtain from Congress what 4s
really needs
Germany has navy league with one million
membsrs.'' he said. and Il always supports ths
Admiralty. II Is strong enough to carry The dav.
England also has similar league, and Tat "a one
reason why those countries have such pozrsrfzi
navtes We need one IN ths United States"
New-York tribune., 1909-02-16
MESSAGE SENT TO THE ARABIC.

CadE. Spain. Feb 1h-The commander oS the
White Star steamer Arabic which has arrived here
from New York. reports having passed the ATne-E
can battleship feet Thursday last At the re-
quest OF seven hundred American passengers he
sent a wireless message OF greeting and congratu-
lation in their to Rear Admiral Eperry, who
replied thanking him and announcing "Al wall
The message from the admiral addsd that the
battleships had had . splendid passage from
Gibraltar which was not marred by tbs slightest
mis-
New-York tribune., 1909-02-16
CHESS TOURNEY OPENS
LaSker-SchLechter Game Adjourned
in Opening Round.
IBy Gable 70 The Tribune 7

St PetersbUrg Feb 1.-THE first round Of the
International chess masters tourney was played.
according 10 schedule, In this city to-day. The
most important game Of the SERIES that between
Schechter and Lasker, the former handling the
white pieces, adjourned 8 o'clock this even
ing in an even position while another game. that
between Nenarakow and Periis. was dlso adjourned
much in favor of the first named player. The other
games resulted follows
Rubinstein beat snosko-Borovski. Won FDreyrnsnn
lost Tartakower and Duras went down before
Bernstein while the games between Dus-Choti-
mirslI. Cohn Burn, Teichulann-Vidnnar. F1eisch-
uann-Speyer and Spielmann- salwe were drawn
New-York tribune., 1909-02-16
ANOTHER MARATHON FOR BROOKLYN

Nike Spring. Of Trinity Athletic Club, who is the
athletic trainer of the 18th Regiment Athletic Asso-
citation, under the auspices Of which the Brooklyn
Marathon will be run on the afternoon Of Washing
tons Birthday announces that more seasoned and
experienced distance runners Will compete In this
race than in any other that has been hold up 10 this
time
The number Of starters may not be record out
Spring predicts that greater percentage Of those
Who enter the race VIII finish. No immature school
hoys aae wanted for the Great Brooklyn Marathon.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-16
RAIN sPoILs CRICKET MATCH.

Kingston Jamaica, Feb 15.-The cricket match
between the Philadelphia cricketers. representing
the associated clubs of that city, and the North
and South combination team has been abandoned
owing to the continued rain
Play in the game with the Ail-Jamaca team
began at Kingston this afternoon. Philadelphia
went TO bat first, and was all out for SO New
hall and Mason made the top scores. with IS and
Il respectively. Al-Ja-naica scored I'll runs. Mich
olson contributing So. The second innings will be
MIA
New-York tribune., 1909-02-16
Mr.. AND MRS. REoUA RECOVER DAMAGES

jury in the Supreme Court awarded $4,000 dam
ages TO Mrs. Emily Park Requa, wife OF Louis
Frederick Requa, of No. East S4th street. against
the New York Central Railroad. Mrs Requa sued
for $50 0oo for injuries received in the deraing of
the Montreal express October p, 1901. Her hus-
band who sued for the amount for the loss Of
his wifes services and coInpanionship obtained
yesterday verdict of $4,000 AS a result of her
injuries Mrs. Requa. II was asserted al the trial.
has form OF paralysis from which she VIII never
New-York tribune., 1909-02-16
GAME PRESERVE NEAR PITTsRURe.

Pittsburg Feb. Ito prevent the externina-
tion of FISH and game. SO that Western Pennsyl-
yania sports1nen may not be deprived Of the
measures of shooting and angling. plans being
formulated for a big game preserve OF at least
five thousand acres in the mountains OF this part
Of the state Within few days application will be
made for a charter for the Western Pennsylvania
Game Preserve Association. which Will be organized
mainly by members of the Pittsburg Athletic Asso-
New-York tribune., 1909-02-16
YACHT RACING IN CANADA.

Toronto. Ont, Feb. 1.-THE yacht racing asso-
estion has decided TO hold regatta at Cobourg
curing the week OF August 2 The races will be
open all yachts belonging to the Lake Yacht
Racing Association the InteTlalze Yachting Asso-
-cssiion ana the Lake Michigan Yachting Associa-
ten About 81 so will be given IN prizes. and races
~in be arranged for veteran cruisers. as well as
sSs universal racing classes
New-York tribune., 1909-02-16
R4CQUET TITLE At STAKE
National Championship Tourney
WML Begin To-day.

The national racquet championship tournament
vyfn begin to-day at the Racquet and Tennis Cluo'
IN this city Sixteen players entered including
2 Mccormick who won the Gold Racquet at
Tuxedo on Saturday; Payne Whitney. l. Water
bury, who is the favorits; George R Fearing 4 D
Scott snc @ Il Burke
Percy D Haughton the Harvard footoall cosch'
csSsa.t and w 3. Dinsnore entered. but
efil be forced to default
New-York tribune., 1909-02-16
n. Y. U. ROWING CANDIDATES OUT.

Edward s. Connen, coach Of the New York Uni
versty crew met the candidates yesterday for the
first time this season Mr. Connel has had charge
OF the training for two seasons, and regards the
outlook this year as particularly bright A great
inpetus Was given TO rowing at University Heights
By the placing OF rowing machines, on which tbs
mea Lave been work.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-16
an cusroMs INsPEcToR pEAp.

Edward Welsh. eighty years old. who had eesn IN
+b customs service OF the Port OF New York torSe
than any other inspector OF the night forcee oied
,.,+ar1sy AT his home. No 1s3 Greenwich sr-eec-
Ne had been on duty the night before AZ tbs Anae-
lean Line pier
NJ welsh had been in thR customs service for
tor+y-Ave years The first ten years he was = boat
man In those days there was no revenue cutter 70
take customs men down the Bay 20 incoming vss-
sa1s and rheY rOWed down
New-York tribune., 1909-02-16
DE GRO WINS AT BILLIARDS.

Alfred De Orc. the three-cUshion billiard cham
rion, who is meeting al corners at Dcyle's Acad-
emy this week. defeated r. Fisher and Davio
Lsu.erhach yesterday De ORC fairly swarnped
Fisher sr the afternoon game by the score OF 40
to 1s in sixty-tFo innings Lauterbsch forced the
champion TO his Limit win by the close score of
- 81 De ORC had high run Of !
George H Sutton, the arTnless wonder, played
fVo exhibition games az McGraws Academy yes
terday defeating ]. c. Lawrence in the afternoon
by score Of 200 to 10. and Mr.. Esselworth in the
evening By a score Of 200 70 IS. Sutton had a high
IN the evening % s.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-16

MontcIair Iabored under a handicap throughout
&c series with RoseviIle, Brown. who mad a
game" leg. did not roll at the start The only
close game was the first. which Rosevile won by
80 pins with 81
In the second Rosevile took the iead AZ % 'ne
-. ord ,,as never headed and this also the
casa IN the last game In the latter Van Ness got
goinp and reached 235. while Persons 2o7 also
beIped the team TO total LOLA
r1,e scores we're as follows:
New-York tribune., 1909-02-16
Asks HIeHER oRYoock cosr LlMrr.

Washington. Feb 15--Secretary NsEbsry hzs
asked Congress TO increase the limit OF cost cf the
proposed drydock at the Pearl Ha-bCr CE5Avzto
naval station from s2,O00oOO so SS50O.OOa Czlasa
the limit OF is increased all ths bids rscsavsd
for the construction OF the dock last Saturday EtI
have to be rejected because they are too hzh-
New-York tribune., 1909-02-16
RIG HOCKEY GAME FOR THIS CITY.
Harvard and Dartmouth to Play at st. Mich
olas Rink on February %.

caused the third postponement OF the Harvard
dartmouth hockey game to-day. 1t was decided 70
NAV the game at the St. Nicholas rink tn New
York on February q. Harvard viii meet \ s1e IN
that city on February 20
New-York tribune., 1909-02-16
JOCKEY INJURED AT TAMPA.

Tampa Fla Feb 15.-In the fourth race here to-
dav Select fell. and Mulcahey, the Jockey was
taken to the hospital suffering with concussion OF
the brain.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-16
poRANpo WINS ANOTHER RACE.

Louisville Feb. I5.-Dorando Pietr the Italian
runner tonight defeated relay team of four
local runners in a ifteen-rnile His time was
i:s7:l2 over a track OF twelve laps to the mile
New-York tribune., 1909-02-16

(>oals-SouaAron A. IRakA Nt"lIII'
Behr; TN Regiment. Kelley ReterseH A1rntess. g.
xSs1is-s-s n @ Associate referee-h GoT1onAL, -
N,5ofss IT O. Iymprss-oJhn Cornell and H Burt
-ir1esssuers-F4suStsttsr and Nathan
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-06-25
BOARD FAVORS
HOME PRODUCTS
Makes Ruling That state Supplies Be
Purchased at Home And Okla.
homa Laberers Employed.

Guthrie, Okla, June 10-Rule No.
s, OF the state board Of public affairs
will receive the hearty eommendation
of all who are for the upbuilding Of
home industries The rule is to the
effect that no supplies will be pur.
chased from outside of the state where
the same can be purchased at home
without loss to the state Il also pro.
yides that all labor shall be perform.
ed by Oklahoma laborers where possi-
BILE Yesterday the board let the con-
tract for the printing Of five hundred
yolumns each Of the first nine vol.
umns Of the Oklahoma supreme court
reports The Muskogee Times.Demo-
crat was the lowest aud best bidder
and took the job for s4.339.5O An ar
rangement was made with the tpye.
writer companies, excepting the Tn.
derwood company, to furnish the state
institutions with typewriters at list
price less 10 per cent and 10 per cent
of This is a saving on each type
writer of nine dollars below any price
yet granted to the state by the com
panies. The schools Of the state have
been enjoying price of seventy dol
lars, and the new contract reduces
the price to fifty dollars This ar
rangement will save the state an.
nually from fifteen hundred to two
thousand dollars
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-06-25
CRAZY SNAKE IS
BADLY WANTED
Now II Is the Managers Of Vaudeville
Attractions Who Would Drag
Old Chief into Spot Light

Oklahoma city, June rs. ~ Chltto
Harjo, Crazy Snake or Wilson Jones.
all three names meaning the same
person, and borne by the leader of the
Snake band of Greek Indians, who did
not engage in ln uprising at Hick.
ory Ground last March, is finally TO
surrender some time next week un.
less rumors and reports concerning
him are still false
II Is said that the grand jury Of Me.
Intosh county will return an indict-
ment against Crazy Snake for the
killing of the two deputy sherifs at
Crazy Snakes home, when officers
went there to arrest him for partici.
patton in the fight at Hickory Ground
The grand jury will meet next Mon.
day. The moment the return of the
indictment is known, Crazy Snake
will start for Guthrie with an escort
of state militiamen to confer with
Governor Haskell, who promised
Crazy Snake this protection at the
time he was being hunted by the mil
itia under Col. Roy Hoffman. Crazy
Snake fears that If he should surren.
der to county officers he might be
lynched
II Crazy Snake should be permitted
to give bond after his indictment, 1t
is probable that he will begin a tour
of the United States as vaudeville
or wild west attraction, an undertak,
ing which promises to net It's pro.
moters a large sum- whatever 1t may
bring to Crazy Snake Failure to
find and arrest Crazy Snake may be
traced largely to contention among
different persons seeking to make an
exhibition contract with him. He was
almost caught while seeking advice
among old friends in the Keetookah
Society In the Cherokee Nation. He
is supposed now to be among friendly
Indians In the Choctaw Nation
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-06-25
As Soon as Satisfactory Adjustment of Values
on Land and Improvements Can be Made
the Indemnity and Public Buildings
Land Will be Placed Upon the
Market, Says Gov Haskell
---LeSSeeS Interested

state on all differences of appraise-
ment The finding of this board is
subject to review by the board of
commissioners on either the applica-
tion Of the lessee or the state. This
method for reviewing the appraise-
ment is perfectly satisfactory to the
lessees so their committee announced.
It is also absolutely fair to the state
and school fund
The question as to what eonstitut.
ed Improvements on school land has
been a vexed one and some have main.
tanned that wells, breaking. tame grass
and even orchards we're not improve
ments upon which the lessees of the
state who in good faith had placed
these Improvements upon the land, and
the omitting of them from the sched.
ule was not benefitting the state, be.
cause In case of sale the purchaser
Of the land instead Of the state would
be benefited by the low price placed
upon the improvements
The board decided that all of these
things, constituted Improvements ard
that In case of sale, the lessee should
be paid for the same.
The following schedule for apprais-
ing the Improvements was fixed by the
board:
For placing prairie land in thor
ough state OF cultivation, from two to
four dollars per acre.
For placing rub or stony land in a
thorough state of cultivation, the max.
imum price to be twenty dollars per
acre.
Fences, cost of material, and three
per cent per year5for deteriation
Buildings cost of material and con.
struction, and four per cent per year
deducted for deterlation.
Tanks, wind-mills and pumps, cost
Of same with Ave per cent per year for
deteriation.
Drainage and irrigation ditches
lakes and ponds, cost Of same when in
usable condition
Cisterns, cellars. sewers storm.
caves, cost of same. when in good con.
dition.
Wells, cost OF producing water on
the land
Flowers. shrubs, forest trees, fruit
trees, small fruit alfalfa and tame
grasses. at a fair and reasonable cash
value
Rentals on land to be on an agri
cultural basis.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-06-25
NEW CHARTERS ISSUED
OKLAHOMA CONCERNS

Guthrie, Okla, June 19--Some more
evidence that capital has not lost
faith in Oklahoma on account of the
democratic laws, was filed with the
Office of the secretary of state today
The charters were as follows
Hoffman Speed Printing Co. Mus
kogee. capital $4,000
Mendon Telephone Co. Mendon
capital, $4,000.
The Big Five Oil and Gas Co, Tulsa
capital $4,000
Raleigh Mining and Investment Co.
of Lawton, capital, 100000
Western Biscuit Co, of Wichita
Kans. capital. $t5OOOO.
The Oklahoma Bankers Trust Co,
OF Oklahoma City, capital 100000
This Is the usual daily tale Of pros
perity In oklahoma investments
reaching from $4,000 to $4,000 hard
Nv iustifes the prediction made by the
republican state platform that bust
nces under democratic administra
tion would become paralized
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-06-25
ROCK ISLAND AND
FRISCO ONE LINE
Wo Great Railway Systems Are So
classed BY the State Corpora.
ton Commission.

Guthrie, Okla. June 1S-No more
hportant order was ever issued by
e corporation commission than order
i 200, issued june 10th. whereby it
eelares that on and after July Sth,
POO. so far as the assessment of
|eght charges on commodities upon
hich the comission has heretofore
bed rates, or upon which they may
|feafter fix rates. the line OF the Chi.
so, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
|mpany and the st. Louis & San
|arnciseo Railway company shall be
= ldered as one line.
The corporation commission has adj.
#rtised for some time that unless the
'ilroads appeared before the commits.
|On and showed reason why this
|lonld not be done. that this would be
cir action. The railroads failed to
I've representation before the board
4 allowed the order to be promulgat-
without any opposition. The fair
ss of the order is therefore practical
conceded by the railroad eompanys.
IN the matter of state rates, this is
biggest saving to shippers through
= order that has yet been made by
corporation commission, and It is
mated that the saving per year
the shippers I'm Oklahoma will be
iween $4,000 and 100000. # the
operation commission did nothing
He this year, this action alone would
btify the wisdom OF the constitution
convention and the expectation Of
. people.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-06-25

Guthrie, Okla, June 1S-That the
indemnity and public building lands
will be sold by the schol land commits
sloners as soon as the value of the
lands and their improvements can be
satisfactorily adjusted was announced
by Governor Haskell last night to a
committee of school land lessees who
had appeared before the board. The
lessees were J. b. Tosh, Hobart; c. H.
HYDE. Alva; w. NJ. Anderson, Wau-
rika: T. S. Paris, Jefferson; w. NJ
Draper Geary; Fl, C. Scott, Bramen;
&. P. stuard, Kremlin; T.. D. Brown.
lee, Kinghsher
This committee had appeared be-
fore the board for the purpose of work.
ing out a plan for the correction Of
appraisement on both lands and i'm.
movements. The lessees admitted that
the appraisement on most Of the lands
for the purpose of sale was approx.
mately correct but that for the pur.
pose Of farming that much of it was
too high, and cited many instances
where rentals on school land would
be from s4OO to s2,7OO per quarter on
Hand that was to say the least, only
ordinary land, but that It had a high
commercial value on account of IL
being close to some town. The pre-.
sentation made by the lessees showed
conclusiyely that an agricultural value
shkuId be placed upon the school lands
FOR the purposes OF collecting rentals
khereon.
The lessees of the state have com
blamed bitterly of the value fixed up.
pn their improvements by the ap.
braisers and the board of commits.
ioners announced that the following
plan would be adopted to review the
hppraisement and to give equal and
axaot justice to both the lessees and
Ahe state.
Each lessee who feels aggrieyed
sger the appraisement of either land
Fl improvements will be required to
bake out a schedule corroborated by
20 neighbors and send to the board
#Sfe board will then appoint an ad-
ister for each county who does not
Heside in the county. also two good
zen, one democrat and one republican,
no live in the county These three
i'll sit as a board of arbitration and
|ecide between the lessee and the
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-06-25
SIX BAD PRISONERS
ESCAPE TULSA JAIL

Tulsa, Okla, June 2i--WhIle Jailor
Larg was in the front part OF the
Jail, six of as bad men as were ever
In the county Jail heSe riade d succesg-
ful break for liberty urday nigbt.
A hole was sawed in 4 Eteel COS, al
a large cage through Nheh the pleu
dropped 70 the basemeat aud from
there escape was easy Six other
prisoners In the jail charged with min-
or offenses refused the rhance "a
liberty.
Among those who escaped wage lala
James. charged with an akg 81. t
rying a life sentence. and mi ai AZ
said to be one OF the most expert
cracksmen In the country. A large
posse of officers is in pursuit Of the
fugitlyes. but as yet they have not been
apprehended
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-06-25
ONLY CARD MEN TO
WORK ON STATE BUILDINGS.

Guthrie, Okla, June 1S.-tnlon Ia.
Dor was favored by a decision Of the
board of affairs today which requires
the services OF union workmen on all
state buildings The controversy be-
tween the board and the normal re.
gents over the claims of one hundred
thousand dollars on the normal build.
ing at Weatherford, has been settled.
the board finding the contracts were
made before the board of affairs was
created 1t is believed that the two
boards will be peaceable hereafter.