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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-08-06
Board of Agriculture Files
It's Semi Annual Report

Guthrie. Okla, July SO.-The state
board of agriculture, by its secretary,
Chas F Barrett, has filed with Gov
ernor Haskell the semi.annual report
of the board, provided for by the con.
stitntion, giving a detailed and item
lied statement of all expenditures
and disbursements under the appro-
priation act of the first legislature.
This appropriation covered period
of nineteen and one half months, be.
ginning with statehood and ending
July l. 1909 The sum of S100, ,262 so
was appropriated for the expenses OF
the various departments of the board.
S4S,750 of this amount was for the
salaries and expenses of the live stock
inspectors engaged in tick eradlca-
tion work, and this. with the mileage
and per diem Of members of the board
and the sum appropriated for printing
biennial reports, comprises more than
three.flfths of the total appropriation
The board of agriculture was one OF
the very few departments Of the state
government which did not ask the
second legislature for a deficiency ap.
preparation to cover the expenses of
the last half of the fiscal year Just
closed, and It's showing Of upwards
of $4,000 returned to the tax payers,
or unexpended, is decidedly agree
able one, and indicates that. after all,
the farmers" are the real conserva.
tiyes, and that they practice economy
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-08-06
IMPORTING NEGRO
CAUSES TROUBLE
Lynehins at stisler Narrowly Averted
Threaten TO Destroy Home
With Dynamite.

Fort Smith, Ark, Aug. because
Stigler, Okla, town OF 5000 bars
negroes and Chet LeFlore had import.
ed a 17-year.old black boy from Mem.
phis, Tenn, to act as cook in his home
there lynching of the negro by a mob
of white citizens who surrounded lie.
Flores house was narrowly averted
Saturday night.
Frank Ferbrecht, a white man. held
the mob at bay until officers arrived
and dispersed the crowd. Before leay.
ing, leaders of the mob demanded that
the negro leave town within twenty
four hours or the house would be
blown up with dynamite and the in
mates killed.
Ever since the negro arrived, three
weeks ago. his presence has been bit
terly resented. He was In constant
danger, and in one instance a heavy
dry goods box was dropped from an
upper story, narrowly missing him.
on another occasion while working IN
his employers garden he was assault
ed by men armed with heavy slug
shots
Two weeks ago mob OF about
thirty men surrounded LeFlore's
house while occupied only by Mrs.
Leflore and her children. the black
boy being temporarily absent in the
country. When the mob appeared at
the kitchen door, Mrs, LeFlore
seized a rifle and fired several shots
at the dim figures she saw on the
lawn The mob fed.
II Is stated that the officers have ad.
yised LeFlore to send the negro away
but LeFlore refuses TO discharge him
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-08-06
TC ENACT
BILL THIS WEEK
AIdrieh Determined That Tariff Bill
shall Not BE Carried Into
Next Week.

Washington, D. G.. Aug. 2--unless
something happens to provoke heated
discussions OF political character,
the new tarlff bill should be enacted
into law and the extraordinary ses.
sion of congress adjourned before the
end OF this week.
The senate met at 10 o'clock this
morning. The session probably win
begin at that hour each day and viii
continue until or o'clock D. m
daily until the report is adopted.
Senator Aldrich Is determined that
the conference report shall not be
carried over into next week He does
not expect to occupy very much time
himself.
II is probable that senators who
we're opposed to the placing Of hides
on the tree list will have something
TO say on that subject, and that all OF
the republicans who voted against the
bill when 1t was ON its passage IN the
senate viii take occasion to explain
their action.
Senator Culberson. leader OF the mi.
norlty. is authority for the statement
that the democrats win debate the
conference report thoroughly, but win
not filibuster against IT'S adoption.
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in public expenditures, to wAich they
become so well used in the private
affairs.
The expenditure for organizing and
promoting county farmers institutes
for the whole period of nineteen and
one-half montha TO July /, amount to
S4607.24, and the records of the board
show every county in the state, with
the sole exception of Love and the
new county of Harmon thoroughly or.
ganized and with a progressive county
institute in working order. Nine thou.
sand copies Of an exceedingly inter.
estlng biennial report were published
January !, and quarterly reports and
monthly crop reports are regularly
published.
The work of the board has been
largely extended as result of addi-
tional legislation by the second legis.
lature, and the report shows all de.
partments of the work confded to the
board properly organized and in a
most prosperous condition
The annual state meeting Of the
board and the state institute will con.
vene at saltwater, on August 10th,
for an interesting three days session,
at which time three members OF the
board are to be elected by the dele.
gates from the county institutes, and
an interesting program will be pre-.
sented covering the progress in all
branches Of the work IN which the
board Is engaged
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-08-06
opIuM ANp COCAINE.

Onicials az Washington seem 10
be worked up to serious state Of
concern because Of the oplfa xierii
that threatens the morals md NYlrn.
ity Of the Orient. This cantry vgas
represented at the recea Shanghai
conferences. which soughe % dslyiss
war and means for reducing the
evils Of opium using. Now there IS
a movement on foot to call a meeting
Of world philenthropists At that center
Of universal fellowship, The Hague.
where the opium menace may be dis.
cussed and steps taken for harmonious
action 70 restrict Us use all over the
world
Il Is proper Of course. that our
state department should not lag in
its solicitude for the welfare of the
heathen IN the land of the Iotos. and
there viii be no special objection to
the sending Of another commission
to The Hague. Indeed. these exeur
sions are becoming exceedingly pop.
ular among a certain class Of neayy.
headed theorists. But we have here
within the boundaries Of the United
States a hideous and growing evil
that threatens TO work as much harm
here az the quintessence Of tie poppy
may ever accomplish In China. Co
calne Is our national terror Ii the
manufacture and sale Of this drug
are not most strictly regulated we
shall have problem IN our town coun.
try that will call for all our national
wisdom and strength to solve
N the great cities and among the
negroes all over the land the use Of
cocaine Is growing at an alarming
rate. The drug Is more potent for
harm than opium or its medicine De.
fivatives, morphine. heroln and CO.
define. for cocaine Is peculiar IN It's
effect In that IL brings out The most
- 1AaA HhAtha f4HaHpHo II AH1H anu
women and almost invariably arouses
a manila for homicide n It's victims.
Persons under the influence OF co
eaine are possessed temporarily Of
great strength which they are spurred
TO use upon their fellow beings. Co.
calne makes ordinary good.tempered
people quarrelsome and ordinarily bad
tempered people veritable demons
America Is the cocaine nstIon. the
bulk OF this terrible drug being man.
ufaetured within Its bo/ers It Is
all very well to send commissions to
The Hague to discuss the opium trade
OF China. but Il Is Of more vital in.
portance that the federal and state
authorities take the cocaine monster
here at home BY the neck and throt
tie It while there Is yet time.
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sacrifice any cotton to pay $3.50 for
keeping up the state of Oklahoma 2"
why. is that all?" inquired the old
man.
Yes" said the other "and you
must remember that at the present
time we are building a number Of
large, fine new state institutions. In.
cluding many schools, reformatories,
penitentiaries and asylums, and all Of
these cost money. DO you know what
your rate Of taxation was for Terri.
torial purposes when the United States
government paid most of the ex.
penses?o
The old man admitted that he did
/ not.
"The last TERRITORIAL levy was Eve
and one-half mills. With your yalua
tion your taxes for state purposes
would then have been $500. II you
paid your taxes then without sacrl.
ficing your cotton, you can certainly
do g now that the rate has been re-
duced more than onasl5alf.s Now let
me tell YOU, your wife and ctaSrcn
who recently visited their relatives in
Missouri travelled in the state of Ok
lahoma 205 miles and you saved on
each of your four tickets one cent per
mile each way, or $4.i0 on each Of
your four tickets, making a total Of
SI64O. Now your entire state tax is
only s4.oO, SO that the saving that the
state has made to you In this little
trip is nearly four times the amount of
your total state tax
Well I'll be darned. said the old
| man, pocgeting the paper.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-08-06
Present Tax Rate as
Compared With Old Rate

Guthrie, Okla. Aug. Isn't it aw.
ful the way the democratic admins
tration is piling up taxes which we
poor farmers must pay?' said an in.
nocent looking old farmer on the
streets Of Guthrie as he stood on a
corner reading copy Of the Morning
Republican Preyaricator
Why just see here It will take all
of my cotton crop to pay my state
taxes this fall
We'll, said the person addressed
your taxes will, no doubt, depend up
on the amount of property that you
have, What does your paper say that
the rate of taxation is?"
"Rate?' said the bewlldered old
man as he again looked at the paper
"on yes. here It is why the rate In.
Guiding one-fourth mill for common
school purposes IS two and one half
mills"
Well" said the other man, what
is your property assessed at9
I have a pretty good 16O-aere farm,
six miles from Guthrie said the old
man, and it is assessed at 81 500. /
have considerable personal property,
but owing to the fact that am a head
of family and have 5000 exemption
l pay taxes on 5000 personal property,
making total of $1,000.
You really think that you must
sacrifice your cotton crop to pay your
taxes" said the other man. Now
just let's figure this matter" 81 800
at two and one-half mills will be $3.50.
DO you think It viii be necessary to
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-08-06
SIDEWALKS OBSTRUCTED
IN VIOLATION OF LAW

Ordinance number 25S Of the city Of
vinita, makes the placing of boxes
signs OF stoves on the sidewalks in
front Of business houses. except IN
a space three reet vide adjoining the
building, a misdeameanor. punishable
by fine Of not less than S. nor more
than s25.
This ordinance Is being aagrantly
violated in many parts OF the bust
ness district. II this law is not to Be
enforced on some business men, why
not allow the groceryman and all
others to obstruct the sidewalks.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-08-06
NEGRO HANGED FOR THE
MURDER OF HIS EMPLOYER
BY Associated Press

BY Associated Press.
Kansas City, Mo-, July S0.-Claude
Brooks, aged 2i, negro, was hanged
here today for the murder OF Sidney
Hcrndon. a well to do real estate
owner formerly of Taylor. Tex, here
January l3, 1908.
Herndon was a defenseless cripple
and was killed in his own room III d
down town apartment house His
skull was crushed with hammer
Brooks was employed by Herndon as
an elevator boy and had been be.
friended by the man he killed The
negro confessed to the killing.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-08-06
OLD BANK CHARTER
HELD STILL VALID

Guthrie. Okla. Aug. 2.-The Guthrie
National bank of this city, which has
been figuring on starting an auxiliary
state bank in order to get some bene.
fit from the state guaranty law with
out surrendering its federal charter.
may have the charter of the Old Bank
of Indian Territory, which it purchas.
ed in 1908. for that purpose.
III letter to the attorney general.
Bank Commissioner A. NJ Young
states that the present owners Of that
charter, which was issued May 81.
1892. desire to open a 500, 900 capital
bank under It, and inquiries as to the
legality Of such proceeding. The
Bank Of Indian Territory has not been
actively engaged IN the banking bust.
ness since 1903, wnen It was absorbed
by the Guthrie National
The attorney general holds that
when It ceased to DO a banking bust.
ness and disposed Of It's assets, the at.
torney general had authority to file
suit to forfeit It's charter rights, but
that sincg no steps were taken toward
its dissolution, the state might waive
this and permit the bank to again en-.
gage in business. He asks for more
definite Information. however. as to
the exact point on which legal advice
is wanted.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-08-06
DEMOCRATIC ECONOMY
CRITICIZED At GUTHRIE

Guthrie, Okla. Aug 2-rhe repub-
lican press of the state pretend to be
very muen dissatisfied with the econ.
omy praetieed by the democratic ad.
ministration The State Capital par.
ticularly vociferous IN deelaimlng it's
contempt for the democratic brand
When It is remembered that the state
Capital use to receive three dollars
per volume for printing the supreme
court reports and that the same work
is now being performed for eighty
SIX cents. it can readily be seen why
the State Capital objects 10 this kind
0of economy.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-08-06
LYDIA ROWLAND WILL
Be TAKEN TO CHANDLER

Sheriff Ridenhour has received no.
tice from the attorney general TO pre-.
sent Mrs Lydia Howland. state con.
vict In the iail here. at Chandler on
August 10 for a hearing IN the case
TO test the states right TO hold her
prisoner
Mrs. Howland was convicted al
Chandler Of poisoning her baby and
her attorneys nov set up the claim
that there is no record Of her convic
tion and that she is being Illegally
held a prisoner
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-08-06
DEFEAT FACES REPORT OF
CONFEREES IN SENATE

Ef
Washington, d. c.. Aug. g.
With the tarlff conference re-
port facing defeat in the senate.
on account of the alleged
Joker in the hide and leather
compromise, it was decided at
one cloe.. today, to re-assemble
the conference committee for
the purpose Of preparing an Off.
cial explanation Of this schedule.
The conferees met at three
O'Clock this afternoon. fhe
alleged Joker brought out
the declaration by the presi-
dent that the language Of the
amendment as TO boots and
shoes is exactly as agreed upon
BY himself. Aldrich and Payne.
He also said the talk of a
Joker" in the leather schedule
Is absurd.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-08-06
BRITISH SQUADRON SAILS
FOR MOROCCAN WATERS
VI AssoeIated Press.

Madrid. Spain. Aug. 2--The situa
tion at Millllla remains unchanged
There are still strong bodies of Moors
hiding in the gorges Mount Guruga
the Moorish stronghold is being con
stantly bombarded by the Spanish ar
tillery The British cruisers Lancast
er and SUFFOLK, together with four tor
pedo boat destroyers have sailed for
Moroccan waters
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-08-06
GOVERNMENT REPORT ON
COTTON CROP CONDITION
By Aseoclated Pc.

Washington. D. G., Aug. 2.--A cot
ton crop condition Of 7t.s PEI cent Of
normal on July %, was announced
the department OF agriculture. today
as against 74.s per cent month ago
80 per cent three years ago and 500
per cent for the Ten pears average.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-08-06

Mrs. A. L. Churchill and daughter
Miss Helen, have gone to 81 Louis
for a visit.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-08-06
Automobile Insurance.

We will insure your car against
IRE. theft OF explosion. This includes
IRE originating within the machine
Roberts 4 Runyah,
AnAfane4uzn utsl1asns
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-08-06

The tariff BIN ~ II now stands is q
trust victory.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-08-06

Audll0flum Binding.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-10-23
OCTOBER'S
MAGAZINES
Where the Precedent VIII Hest.

Where the Precedent VIII RcsI.
Tho winter ho-'' of t'ha,les p.
Taft of Cincinnati, sitnr'e ll,'Ac Greg
ory, Texas, wnG!S President Taft
is resting for tln;e on hls country
wide trip, is ss.! u - inc ;iuest
ranch residence id tap Ur;si States.
II occupies bC1ptifl 1. sIir. over
looking Corpus CnrlstI bav on tue
side and manS mites a. Ian I Leludg-
ing to his ran n ani farm FrSItIty
upon the other ST tas. The roSl,lLrCe
ls equipped with al Rijirrn ConyCn.
ie,,es and Is Furnished with tho view
to affording the greatest possib.:-
comforts.
The Taft ranch, as 1t is called, iS
in many respects a remarkable prop.
erty. IL embraces a tract of 125,000
acres OF land, nearly all of which is
covered with a low growth of mes
quite trees. The soil is rich and
deep. IL was not known uptil few
years ago that the ranch was situated
in the agricultural belt OF Texas. II
had always been considered that that
part of the gulf region was too arid
for the successful growing OF crops
The management OF the property has
been entirely in the hands of ,seph
+. Green for many years After a
careful investigation NJ. Green came
to the conclusion that the land was
suited for other things as we'll as for
cattle grazing. ~, decided to try
the experiment ~ gr wing cotton and
other crops. lie employed a pracli-
cal farmer, and iuIr hun r. I acres
of the ranch ian ware cleared anl
put under the ploR A good cop OF
cotton was obtained The first year.
The second year a m I"h better yield
WITS obtained. 1t;I was only SIX
yrors ago and since then nearly two
thousand acres h,ve been converted
into farms, and n additional nine
thousand acres are bcing prepared 70.
next years crop. Th, results FROM
these farming operations We're 81
profitable thl: tho 0tteation Oi
homeseekers trHp different parts OF
the country wai ht.rlaol to the pos
sibilities OF the laads "a that setiion
From "Whs's the president W .ll
Rest" In tho No N,sh'' Technical
| World Magazine.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-10-23
The DeIInentor for Norember.

Every college student In the United
States should read MY Ideal OF the
True University" by President Wood
row Wilson of Princeton University
in The Delineator for November. DR..
Wilson's view OF education In its
highest and largest meaning is in
spring. Another article OF educa-
tional interest is "If the japanese
Should Rear Your Children" by
Adachi Kinnosuke. who gives the peo-
pie of our Occidental civilization
much TO think about. "Kentucky's
Fight for an Education" by Mabel
Potter Daggett, Is a remarkable so
cial study. IL tells what Southern
women can do when they concentrate
their efforts on a public movement.
In this November number the Rev
Edward Tallmadge Root discusses
The Alleged Decline in Church At
tendance" and supplies statistics that
are not altogether discouraging 20
American church-goers.
Rudyard Kipling's short story,
The Wrong Thing" the third In the
remarkable series written for The
Delineator. Is fascinating; II will be
read not once but many times.
There are two other unusual short
stories "The Clearing Bridal" Ed
ward Lucas White and THE Race"
by Alice Brown. Grace MacGowan
Cookies serial. "The Power and the
Glory" is continued.
The fashions for the month are re-
viewed and charmingly illustrated
and there are many clever suggestions
for Thanksgiving dinners and Thangs
glnying entertainments.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-10-23
What's I'm McClnre,s.

Foremost among the articles In the
November number OF McClure's
Magazine are: 1.-The Daughters OF
the Poor" by George Kibbe Turner,
the plain story OF the development
OF the White Slave traffic under
Tammany rule, and "Pellegra. the
Medical Mystery of Today" by Mar
ion Hamilton Carter. Another arti-
Gle OF note is Psychology and the
Market" by DR.. Hugo Munsterberg,
In which the great scientist tells how
psychology may be applied to COM
meree and labor. William Archer
contributes an article on "The New
Drama and the New Theater;" Gen.
Bingham. the ex-pOliee commissioners,
writes of New York's organized criml-
nails; G. +, Maberly-oppler describes
"Germany's Preparedness for War"
and Lieutenant Shackleton concludes
the story OF his dash for the south
pole. Among the short stories:
The Tiger Charm" by Alice Perrin;
Sergeant MeCarty's Mistake" by p,
c. Maefarlane; "The Crackerjack
Story" by HaroldKellock; Vanity or
the Viewpoint" by Stanley olmstead;
and THE Stolen Song" by Michael
Williams,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-10-23

The wholesome. harmless green
leaves and tender stems OF a lung
healing mountainous shrub. give "a
DR.. Shops Cough Remedy It's cura
tive properties. Tickling or dry bron
chial coughs quickly and safely yield
TO this highly effective cough medi
eide. DR.. Shoop assures mothers
that they can with safety give Il TO
even very young babes. No opium.
no ehloroform-absolutely nothing
harsh or harmful. Il calms the dis
tressing cough. and heals the sensI-
tive membranes. Accept no other.
Demand DR.. Shoop's. Sold by Capl-
tai drug store.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-10-23
The October Century.

The most timely feature of the Oc-
tober Century is the Clermont chap
ter OF "Fulton's Invention OF the
Steamboat" written by the inventors
great-granddaughter, Mrs. Olive C.
Sutcliffe. This second OF two yalu-
able histoical articles is devoted to
the Clermont's making, launching
and history, and the narrative in
cludes many. of Fulton's own letters
and manuscripts now published for
the first time. In addition 10 photo
graphic plans for the Clermont. re-
Gently discovered.
Other timely articles OF the num-
ber include Mr.. A. Barton Hepburn's
discussion of the question, lis a Cen
trail Bank Desirable7" contrasting the
rigidity OF the United States currency
with the fiexibility OF the currency
OF other nations; also two articles on
the growing use of the 'flnger print"
system of Identification In govern
mental and business circles. Charles
B. Brewer tells OF their use In the
United States navy and elsewhere
and Jay Hambidge has much OF in
terest TO say on the remarkably sue
cessful use by the New York police
Of this new method of Identifying
criminals.
The number is rich in fiction.
Those who have ehuckled over Albert
Hiekman's earlier stories. over
proof" "oriented" and "The A-Flat
Major PoIonaise." will welcome the
first part Of his new tale. AN Unof-
fieial Love story" which is In his
most racy vein