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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-10-29
News of Death Casts Gloom Guer Officers of
International Bank & Trust COmpany--Death
Claims one of Illinois Most Distinguished
Citizens--H Health Had Failed Since Death
of Wife About Year AgO--FuneralAr-
r0ngements Not KnOwn But
Probably Sunday.

The arrangements for the funeral
have not been announced yet. but It
ls likely they viii BE- held Sunday
Gilpin observer., 1909-02-25
To Accept carnegie's Money.

The House in committee of the
whole Friday favorably considered the
Senate resolution providing that the
University of Colorado may take ad.
vantage of the foundation established
by Mr. Carnegie for the purpose of
providing pensions for superannu-
ated college professors. There are
several Of these resolutions, each per
mitting state institution to receive
the benefits Of the fund and all went
through the Senate without opposi.
ton. During the discussion, Mr.. Car
negie and the steel trust were vigor-
ously denounced by Representative
Henahen and Mrs. Lafferty, who would
have the state refuse to touch "taint-
ed money"
Gilpin observer., 1909-02-25
Irritation Measures.

There are three important irrigation
bills before the Legislature, introduced
by Senator Carringer and Representa-
tives Clark and Weiser, Senator Car
penter of the agriculture and irriga-
tion committee called meeting of
those interested in irrigation, at which
meeting counsel for the various irriga-
tion districts agreed to submit their
written opinions to the committee on
the legal phase of the bills and the
relative merits. These opinions will
aid the committee greatly in consider.
ing which bill to advocate. The three
bills under consideration of the com
mittee greatly concern farmers and the
state as well.
1t is proposed to allow the entrance
of state lands into irrigation districts
In two of the bills and in the third to
allow owners of desert and homestead
government lands to come in under the
benefit of irrigation districts, while
paying for their lands. The irrigation
districts favor the bills because it
would give more compact acreage to
the districts.
The Carringer bill relates to the en-
trance of state lands into irrigation
districts. 1t is backed by the Land
board, which in one county has 10000
acres of land entered. The value of
the land to the state is increased be-
cause the lands come under the bene-
fits of the districts water system.
The bill allows the district to tax the
land just as it would tax any other
land held by member of the district,
thereby adding to the revenue of the
district. The Clark bill permits the
state to come in under the district, al
though not becoming member upon
the same footing as other members of
the district.
Gilpin observer., 1909-02-25
To Vote on Irrigation Project.

Greeley. Colo.-On Saturday, the
27th inst, land owners of the pro-
posed Denver.Greeley Valley irriga-
tion district will vote yes or no on the
matter of forming the irrigation dis
trict which will embrace $4,000 acres
in southern Weld county and north
eastern Adams county, reaching al.
most north to Kersey and Kuner and
extending due east of Platteville tax.
ing in the fertile Box Elder valley.
The district is divided into three por-
tions, in each of which will be held an
election, one at the residence of Ed.
ward Jones, one at that of Robert Pc
nix and the other at the home OF
Della Kinney.
This project will benefit by Stand.
ley Lake reservoir and will make
southeastern Weld highly cultivated
region.
Gilpin observer., 1909-02-25
Veterinary Examiners.

Senator Tobin's bill establishing a
state board of veterinary examiners of
three persons, who shall license all
veterinary doctors, was passed to third
reading in the Senate. Graduates
of veterinary colleges will be
granted licenses with the privi-
lege of placing VS." after their
names. All must take examination
except veterinarians who have prac-
ticed in the state for three consecu,
tive years. Those who have not come
from colleges can not use the words
veterinary surgeon" but must use
'non-graduate veterinary practitioner"
This is to prevent Misrepresentation by
unscientific veterinarians. The board
will serve without pay and receive nee
essary travelling expenses.
Gilpin observer., 1909-02-25
Drake Drainage Bill.

The Drake drainage bill was passed
for third reading in the Senate Friday
after sharp discussion, which revolved
upon the point OF whether or not, un-
der the bill, drawn by Frank c. Goudy
and presented by Senator Drake, drain
age districts could be formed on the
eastern slope to draw water from the
western slope headwaters and divert
1t to the plains east and north of Den
yer. The Drake bill provides that
drainage districts may carry water
from one watershed to another. Sena-
tor Napier declared this would allow
the eastern slope men to steal water
from the western slope and introduced
an amendment, which he said was
written In the handwriting and bore
the signature of the framer of the bill,
Frank C. Goudy, which declared that
water could not be diverted from one
watershed to another by drainage dis
tricts. Senator Napier's amendment
was lost by vote of 13 to IL and the
bill favorably recommended.
Gilpin observer., 1909-02-25
w ESTEkN NEWS.

An anti-lobby bill, patterned after
the Wisconsin law has passed both
houses of the Kansas legislature.
BY vote of 56 to "a the Nebraska
House voted down the Raper bill for
the abolition of capital punishment.
No blame is fixed for the crib fire at
Chicago in which siXtysiX lives were
lost in the report of the coroner's jury.
The new law prohibiting the selling
OF pools on horse races in Montana
has gone into effect and is being en-
forced.
The Santa Fe Railway System owns
1,S72 engines, o5,175 freight cars and
l,lS2 passenger cars. 1t requires the
services of $4,000 employees, with a
pay roll of $4,000 900 month.
The Chicago Telephone company has
announced mutual benefit scheme af-
fecting its 5000 employees. The COM
pany will contribute dollar for dollar
such sums as are placed in the fund by
the employees.
Woman's suffrage legislation is out
OF the question in Oklahoma for two
years. The senate by vote of 81 to
IL sustained the unfavorable report of
the committee on the bill granting suf-
frage to both sexes
Near Murphysboro, ILL.,, on the 10th
inst, three passengers were killed and
thirtysiX injured when an Illinois Cen
tral express, southbound from st. Louis
to New Orleans, was wrecked by run
ming into a broken rail.
The administration anti-pass bill has
been prepared for presentation to the
state legislature of Illinois. 1t pro-
hibits issuance of passes except to road
officials, agents. surgeons and other
employees and their families, inmates
of hospitals, etc.
Geronimo, the famous Apache chief,
died at Fort Gill, Okla, on the 18th
inst. at the age of eighty years. His
bloody raids were once the terror of
the Southwestern frontier and he had
been held as a prisoner of war for
twenty-five years.
DR.. James B. Angel submitted his
resignation as president of the Univer-
sity of Michigan on the 18th inst. and
was offered by the regents the position
OF chancellor at salary of $4,000 a
year with the continued free use of the
presidents mansion. Dr. Angel has
been president of the university since
1871. He is so years old.
The Los Angeles City Council has
called special election for March
25th to choose a successor to Mayor A.
c. Harper under the recall act. George
A. Alexander, a member of the Board
of supervisors, will oppose Mayor Har-
per as the candidate of the Municipal
league, and other organizations which
were instrumental in recalling the
mayor.
1t is stated at San Francisco that
backed by the interests headed by
Senator William A. Clark of Montana,
powder manufacing company, be-
ginning operations with capital of
So 100000, will shortly erect plant
in one of the bay counties and engage
in active competition with the powder
trust.
Gilpin observer., 1909-02-25
GENE ERAL NEWS.

Rear Admiral James G. Green, u. S.
N. retired, died at his home at Edin'
ton. n. c.. on the 18th inst. He was
sixty-eight years old.
The Young Mems Gymnastic Club
twenty-mile Marathon race at New
Orleans was won by Louis Tewanini,
the Carlisle Indian, whose time was
2:1O:56 3.5.
The Shah's brother, Shua Els Sal
In Persia, from Europe, has been kid
naped by the revolutionists and is
held for ransom.
Teams of the American and Ma
tional baseball leagues are going into
winter training quarters. The train
ing camp of the Chicago American
league team will be Los Angeles.
A bill has passed the General AS.
sembly of South Carolina making 1t a
misdemeanor for any newspaper or
magazine to publish the name of any
maid or woman upon whom an assault
has been committed.
The announcement that Theodore
Naples the end of March on his way
to East Africa and will remain in It.
My eleven days has been received at
Rome with great satisfaction. Both
the king and queen have expressed a
desire to meet him.
Representative Samuel w. Mccall
OF Massachusetts has written letter
to the trustees OF Dartmouth college
indicating that upon receipt of for
NAL invitation he will accept the presi-
dency of that institution.
According to Teheran dispatches the
earthquake recorded by seismographs
nearly all over the world on January
25th, had its location in the province Of
Luristan, Western Persia. Sixty vii
lagos in this district were wholly or
partially destroyed and the resultant
loss of life is placed between 5000 and
5000. About 10000 head Of cattle per-
ished.
Gilpin observer., 1909-02-25
Walden New County Boosted RS.

This is the way The Denver Repub-
lican dishes up the Walden new coun-
ty delegation:
walden wants a chunk cut eff or
North Park and Larimer counties. to
be made into county with Walden as
its county seat.
Novel advertising is being resorted
to by the Waldenites to convince the
Legislature of the justice of their de.
mands. They are distributing car
toons showing the hradships they have
TO encounter in travelling to Fort Col
Inns, the county seat of Larimer coun-
ty. One is map which has an outline
OF the road to Fort Collins, ninety
miles in length. which can be used
only four months in the year. The
road that must be travelled by the hap
less Waldenites the remaining eight
months is l25 miles long. The com
mittee which has the towns interests
in charge are J. T. Shippey. II. f.
Hunter and w. o. Mosman"
Gilpin observer., 1909-02-25
Workshop for Blind Saved.

BY reporting out favorably the bill
carrying an appropriation of $4,000 for
the Colorado workshop for the blind,
the Senate committee on finance prac-
tically saved the existence of that in
stitution. With favorable committee
report the bill is expected to pass cas-
lily now, and it will be given home of
Its own Had the bill been delayed un-
til after March 1st the institution
would have gone out of existence, as
under the law, no institution can bOr-
row money for maintenance after
March 1st of the year following the ex-
piration of the preceding biennial per-
iod. The blind workshop has been run
ming into debt since last October.
The provisions of the bill are that
workshop shall be built by the state to
cost 100000, a home for the blind work
ers, to cost $4,000 and $4,000 shall
be appropriated for maintenance.
Gilpin observer., 1909-02-25
RECORD OF The Seventeenth
COLORADO GENERAL ASSEMBLY
No Guardianship for Veterans

In the Senate Senator Campbells
bill, repeating Colorado statutes which
require that all old soldiers and sailors
entering the Soldiers and Sailors
Home shall turn over their pensions to
the commandant. was passed to third
reading. The United States laws re-
quire that pensioners of the govern.
nient shall not turn their money over
to anyone, but shall keep it themselves.
Senator Bohn, an old soldier, said it
was an outrage to make the command
ant guardian of the old soldiers. be-
sides being a violation of the constitu-
ton. The custom arose because it
was feared that the old soldiers would
go into town pension day and get
drunk" said Senator Bohn. We'll, if
they want to get drunk let them. They
have right to do SO. They fought for
the country and have a right to any
pleasure they may get out of their pen
sions. 1t is nobody's business" 1t was
stated that as much as $4,000 passes
through the commandant's hands from
this source alone every year.
Gilpin observer., 1909-02-25
Indian Schools Transfer.

The United States Senate in passing
the Indian appropriation bill adopted
Senator Teller's amendments transfer
ring the Grand Junction school to the
state of Colorado, provided the gov
ernor of the state accepts it from the
Interior Department prior to July /,
1910. The amendment provides also
for an appropriation of $4,000 for con-
tinuing the school under the Indian
bureau until accepted and transferred
to the state.
Senator Guggenheim's amendment
providing for similar transfer of the
Fort Lewis school and an appropria-
tion of $4,000 for continuing it dur
ing the coming fiscal year also was
adopted.
II the schools should be transferred
to the state earlier than July /, 1910,
a pro rata amount of the appropria-
lions will be expended.
The bill also contained amendments
which We're adopted providing for pur-
chasing sufficient water to irrgate TO-
600 acres of land for Indians ON the
southern Ute reservation, and to send
the claims of the confederated bands
of Utes for lands transferred to for
est reservations and other public uses
TO the Court of Claims judgment.
Gilpin observer., 1909-02-25
School Fraternities Heard,

Lengthy arguments for and against
the bill abolishing fraternal societies
among the pupils of the high schools
were made before the joint educational
committee of the Legislature Wednes-
day night The capacity of the Senate
chamber was taxed with crowd which
remained until midnight.
Frequent outbursts of applause and
cheering from the 300 or more boys
and girls from the high schools, who
crowded the galleries, indicated the in
terest that is being taken in the fight
over the pending legislation.
Much bitterness was manifest when
the anti-fraternity bill was taken up for
public discussion. The opponents of
the bill were led by Judge James J.
Banks, while Prof William II. Smiley.
principal of the East Denver high
school, led the forces which are fight
ing for the passage of the measure
Professor Smiley started the discus
sion by reading clippings from news
papers in all parts OF the United States
showing that the fraternities are being
abolished. He then read a dozen or
more letters without revealing the
Identity of the writer's. in which fra
ternities were attacked on the grounde
that they tend to draw social lines
among the pupils, that they have an
unwholesome effect on the students,
and that their abolition is necessary
from an educational standpoint.
Judge Banks then called on some Of
the members of the fraternities, and
NAlI nnI
training school defended the societies.
Wells delivered an impassioned ad.
dress in defense Of the fraternities and
seemed to make good impression. In
support Of his contentious he produced
petition signed by the parents of $50
frat" members.
Gilpin observer., 1909-02-25
PROGRESS OF IMMENSE lRRIGA.
TlON WORKS ON SOUTH
BOULDER CREEK.
AT COST or $2,5oo,OoO
SIX LOCOMOTIVES AT WORK AS
PART OF CONSTRUCTION
EQUIPMENT.

Denver.-If one could look down
Seventeenth street, through the Union
Depot, and across the growing North
Side, with a combination X-ray and
telescope, distance of nine miles, he
could see the Standley lake project
of the Denver Irrigation and Reservoir
Company, one of the largest enter
prises of its kind government 'or pri-
vate, in the United States, says The
Denver Republican of Sunday morn
ing.
Could this range of vision 10 con-
tinued, in perfectly straight line, Ell
dorado Springs would appear At the
latter point the irrigation company
has put across the South Boulder
creek canon large cement dam, with
big headgates. One hundred and fifty
second-feet of water, or as much as the
Platte river holds in flood times, is di-
verted there from South Boulder creek
into Marshall lake.
From Marshall lake the waters are
carried to the Standley dam by means
of the Croak canal. Although Mar
shall lake is one of the largest in the
country Immediately north of Denver,
it is only onetenth as large as the
Standley lake, and no better method of
illustrating the tremendous size of the
dam could be made.
Six locomotives are at work now as
part of the equipment in use in build
ing the Standley dam, and it will be
completed this fall in ample time for
the irrigating of the crops of 1910. 1t
will impound 10000 acre-feet of water,
and its cost, together with the neces-
sary feeders, will be something ever
$2,500,O00.
Next Sunday the South Boulder di-
version dam, as the works at Eldorado
Springs are known, will be finished
as will also be the tunnel connecting
the creek with Marshall lake. The lat
ter is splendid piece of engineering
1,O40 feet long, and as straight as a
rifle barrel. The tunnel is eight by
seven feet in size and is lined fer it's
full length with eight inches of con-
crete. The works at Eldorado Springs
pass through the center of the famous
resort, and will prove great object
lesson in modern irrigation engineer
ing projects to the inquiring easterner
next summer.
Gilpin observer., 1909-02-25
First Fahrenheit Thermometer.

In the year 1714 one Daniel Gabriel
Fahrenheit brought to the chancellor
of the University of Halle two ther.
mometers which agreed so perfectly
in registering temperatures that they
were considered marvels. All scien-
lists were amazed. His method is
now one of the three accepted stand
ards. Fahrenheit was by birth a
Prussian, but after his fifteenth year
he lived long life in Amsterdam His
great skill in working in glass en-
abled him to carry out his ideas He
was an original thinker but for COM
mercial reasons kept secret his meth
DDS Of manufacture for is years.
Gilpin observer., 1909-02-25
Ask Increased Zinc Tariff.

The Senate unanimously adopted a
resolution introduced by Senator Bohn
which asks Congress to levy the same
import tariff upon zinc ores that 1t has
levied upon lead ore in the past. Dur.
ing the last four years 10000 tons OF
Mexican zinc ores have been intro
duced into the country free of duty
though the peon labor of Mexico makes
1t possible to import the ore at one.
third the price It can be mined In
Colorado.
Gilpin observer., 1909-02-25
Pinchot Invited to Talk.

BY unanimous vote Tuesday the SEN
ate adopted the concurrent resolution
passed by the house inviting Chief
Forester Clifford Pinchot and former
Senator Il. NJ. Ammons to discuss the
forestry question before both branches
of the Legislature early next month.
The resolution was brought to the SEN
ate by Speaker Lubers Of the House.
who introduced 1t In that body, and he
remained In the Senate chamber till
It was adopted. A similar resolution
had once been defeated In the House.
Gilpin observer., 1909-02-25

Professor Munyon has just issued a
most beautiful, useful and complete AL
manac; it contains not only all the scien.
tific information concerning the moons
phases, in all the latitudes, but has H.
lustrated articles on how to read char
acter by phrenology, palmistry and
birth month. 1t also tells all about
card reading, birth stones and their
meaning, and gives the Interpretation
of dreams. 1t teaches beauty culture,
manicuring, gives weights and meas
ures, and antidotes for poison. In fact,
it is a Magazine Almanac, that not
only gives valuable information, but
will afford much amusement for every
member of the family, especially for
parties and evening entertainments.
Farmers and people in the rural dis
tricts will find this Almanac almost
invaluable.
1t will be sent to anyone absolutely
free on application to the MUNYON
REMEDY COMPANY, PHILADEL
PHIA.
Gilpin observer., 1909-02-25

In Philadelphia. Richard w. Barrett,
reform candidate for city magistrate,
was elected over George Hogg, regular
Republican, by 5000 votes.
An earthquake at Sivas in Asiatic
Turkey, on the 10th inst, DESTROYED
several government buildings and
caused the loss of thirty lives.
The season of the American baseball
league will open on April 10. On that
day New York will play at Washington
and Boston will be at Philadelphia.
AT Guadalajara, Mex, Jose Guade-
lupe Alcala, believed to be the Oldest
man in the world, has just celebrated
his one hundred and thirty-ninth birth.
day.
The Wright brothers, the American
aeroplanists, now in France, are ar
ranging to turn over a second aero
plane soon to be completed, to their
pupils, NJ. Tissandior, Lembert and
Girardville, who will try flying alone.
BY vote of SO to 81 the Kansas
House, at a session Tuesday night,
killed the bill granting women the
right of suffrage in Kansas. Three
hundred women occupied the galleries
while the vote was being taken.
Wall street has further evidence OF
the big investment demand for bonds
which has kept up for a year in the
announcement that an additional S5,-
100000 Denver & Rio Grande first and
refunding per cent. bonds had been
largely OyerSubScribed
Queen Helena has decided to under
take with her own private funds the
reconstruction of a town on the out
skirts of Messina on the hill where the
lighthouse stood. The new community
will start with 1000 inhabitants. Her
majesty personally is directing the
plans. The name of the town Is to be
Regina Elena.
Demend for the immediate creation
by Congress of permanent tariff COM
mission was voiced today in resolu.
tions adopted by the national tariff
commission conference at indianapolis
A provision was added urging that
Congress during its special session
prepare and adopt a revised tariff to
the best of its ability under present
conditions.
Student attendance at the Univers-
ity of Michigan passed the five thous-
sand mark for the first time this year,
it having reached four thousand in
1904. A decennial catalogue of all
graduates, students, faculty members,
regents and officers connected with
the University of Michigan since its
founding in 1887 will be issued in
1911.
Belief in spiritualism is not evidence
of insanity, the Illinois Supreme Court
decided in the case of James T. Crum-
baugh, who left an estate worth $3.50
900. He disposed of the property in
accordance with alleged directioss by
the spirit of his infant son, who Crum-
baugh believed, had grown into man
hood in the spirit world and was
known as Bright Eyes
Gilpin observer., 1909-02-25
Got the Letters Mixed.

A young American. who is particular
about his washing, the other day wrote
note to his laundress and one to his
sweetheart, and, by strange fatality,
put the wrong address on each envel
ope and sent them off. The wash
woman was delighted at an invitation
to take ride the next day, but when
the young lady read, IF you tumble up
my shirt bosom any more as you did
the last time, l will go somewhere
else" she cried all the evening and
again