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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-06-11
FRANCE MANIFESTS GOOD
FEELING TOWARD AMERICA
Through Ambassador JusserGnd a Gift IL
Token of Good Will is Presented to San
Francisco Commemorative of Res
tOrGtion of That City From De
structiOn Wrought by the
Earthquake of 1906

and by Amerlna to the other. finally
coming down TO the time three years
ago when the United States present
ed TO France medal commemora-
tive OF the way IN which the Europ-
can nation received Franklin when
he came b0 tell the woes of the strug-
Cling thirteen states. On the day of
the presentation of the medal detail
ed news Of the disaster that had be.
fallen San Francisco was lacking. JUS
suerand said that as he rose to ac-
cept the medal, the thought flashed
through his mind that the next token
of friendship between the two ma
tions might commemorate. the resur-
rection of the city.
when had thus spoken, on the
20th OF April, 1906, we knew but very
imperfectly, in the east, what was
happening In the west. but know
too well the American temper to have
any doubt as to what fight against
adyersity your shores were then see
ing, and as to what resurrection they
would see later The past life of q
city. where pluck. energy, fearlessness
are more common than even gold Ia
her banks, supplied the decision All
behaved as men and women ON heart
and honor The page written by the
inhabitants of San Francisco on the
moving ashes Of theif dead city is
not one that any wind viii ever
swoop away"
Mr. Jusserand explained that the
sentiments he expressed upon the
presentation Of the Franklin medal
were so well IN accord with the
French Republic and San Francisco
had been SO quickly resurrected that
moral had been struck by his gov
ernment and he had been ordered to
cross the continent to present il.
This work OF which one single
copy is gold has been made continu
ed the ambassador. is destined 10 ths
American people and the town Of SaI
Francisco. One side emblematically
shows your city rising from her tomb
and powerful and handsome as ever
, throwing of her shroud; on the othel
side the figure Of France is seen pre-
senting a branch Of laurel to Ameri
ca"
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-06-11
VALUES RETURNED APPEAR
TO JUSTIFY THE RAISE

Guthrie Okla. June 7,--When the
assessments of the public service cor
porations were announced last spring
the whole state was astonished at the
amount of property they held, and
that the board of assessors had had
the nerve. to assess at It's real value.
Records filed with State Auditor
Trapp prove that the board Of asses.
sors only did their duty and that the
public service corporations. as a rule,
not only made enough to pay their
taxes. but made good investments on
their stocks. This year the board of
assessors have raised the valuations
above last year on basis of five per
cent on these same corporations. The
values as returned by the corporations
themselves appear to justify this
raise
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-06-11
MONTH or JUNE TO
HAVE TWO EGLIPSES

The full round moon last night gave
a splendid opportunity to witness the
almost total eclipse, which occurred
about o'clock Many Vinita people
viewed this with great interest
Beginning IT dusk on June 18th,
Oklahoma viii witness a rare phenom-
enon of practically thirty-six hours of
night as a total eclipse Of the sun win
begin early in the morning of June H.
and continue until after dark. The
eclipse will be visible as a partial one
in the United States and Canada.
There will be no eclipse south Of
line drawn from San Francisco through
Tucson. Ariz., to Corpus Christi Bay.
Texas.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-06-11
SAYS Government
RUINED PROJECT
Case Involving st2o,ooo.Oo eKpendl-
ture in Reclamation Of Arid
Lands to BE Heards

Spokane. Wash, June s. Former
United States Senator George Turner
of Spokane. has gone to, Washington.
ID. G., to appear before the United
States supreme court in the noted lit-
cation of the Irrigation Land and I'm
proyement company of Arizona
against the government BE viii first
have conference with Richard A.
Ballinger, secretary OF the in'et1r,
with view to bringing about q com
promise. In which event the suit will
be dismissed. Otherwise, II is ex
pected to attack the eonstitutionality
OF the entire reclamation service as
organized by the government.
The Importance OF the case becomes
apparent when II is known that more
than sl2O.o00.000 has been expended
by the reclamation service since Jan
uary 30. 1908, in irrigation works in
the western states and territories, and
that the various projects are 10000
miles OF dltohes. carrying water to
10 100000 acres of lands, which annu-
ally produce crops valued at more
than s25O,OOOOO0. The government
plants are in Washington. Idaho, Ore
gon, Montana, California, New Mexico.
Arizona. Utah, Nevada, Nebraska, the
Dakotas, Kansas and Wyoming.
The case in question began when
the government started a reclamation
project In Arizona after the company
had expended considerable capital on
its works. The company sued. claim
ing that through its entrance to the
project the government has crippled
and practically ruined the private en-
terprise. =.
A decision, which has a bearing on
the case, prepared by Justice Brewer
and handed down by the supreme
court two years ago, intlmates that
the reclamation work is not legal un-
der the constitution Of the United
States II the Arizona case goes to
the supreme court that point will be
passed upon
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-06-11
cHocTAW couNTY's WHEAT
WAS WORTH ONLY S2s.

Guthrie. Okla. June s. r. Choctaw
county is not doing much 10 keep
down the price of wheat as that coun.
~ raised only four acres Of wheat last
year valued at s25. The county, how.
ever. is bic producer OF cotton. rails.
ing last year s.4eO bales, valued at
$i70.25i. These figures are taken
from the crop reports Of the United
States department Of agriculture
which are being complied here BY an
officer of the government.
The report also shows that out Of
7s6 farms In choctaw county 527 are
cultivated by renters. white only 259
are farmed by the owners The total
acreage Of Choetaw county is 99,705
OF which S6,935 are IN cultivation.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-06-11
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
San Francisco. Cal. June 5--Anoth.
er manifestation of the historic good.
feeling between France and the Unit
ed States was expressed today when
Ambassador Jusserand, on behalf of
the French government, presented to
the city OF San Francisco handsome
gold medal, commemorative of the re.
storation of the city from the destruc-
tion wrought by the earthquake and
fire OF 1906. The exercises took place
in the Orpheum building, beginning
at half past ten o'clock this morning.
The medal was accepted by the mayor
of the city, who responded ittingly to
the tribute OF the French nation
Impressive as was the medal itself
the manner and words in which the
French ambassador presented II in.
creased MANIFOLD the lesson of the
day That the feeling OF the repres.
entative of the republic of Europe
for her sister republic in the west was
reciprocated by the citizens of San
Francisco was evidenced by the ap-
plause that greeted the ambassadors
closing remarks:
Accept this gift, Mr. Mayor" he
said, "and receive IL you all. Ameri.
can citizens. in token that what once
was, still is; that we, French, con
tinue. as of old. to feel with you in
your moments of happiness or an
guish, and If | may be permitted to
appropriate the words Of Mr. Elihu
Root, let me say In my turn, that we
have In France feeling for America
and a sentiment, enduring among a
people. is a great and substantial fact
to be reekoned with Long live your
city. and may continuous prosperity
be the lot OF the American nation"
In explaining the origin of the ldes
to present the medal to the city, the
ambassador reviewed the continued
intimacy OF the two nations. Sine,
the early days of American independ
ence. no great event has happened il
this country without awakening .
friendly echo in distant France" ht
said. He told OF the many expires
sions of regard. given by both France
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-06-11
AGENCY SYSTEM
STARTS ACTIVITY
First Work win Be to Visit All Local
olspensaries And Collect All
Liquor Stocks.

Guthrie, Okla. June Under the
governors recent proclamation. active
work in the state agency will begin
Immediately. VIM. Murdock, of Paw.
nee, will be the inspector for the west.
ern half of the state and r. f. Cain,
of Taloga. for the eastern half. Their
first work will be to visit the different
local agencies, collect all the liquor
stock on hands and have the same
shipped to the state agency. AT points
where petitions are signed. now local
agencies will be established accord
in to law, but all the liquor now on
hand win be re.labeled and re.number-
ed. The same care that was used
In the agencies last year to insure
the sale of liquor only for medical pur-
poses will again be exercised
Messrs Cain and Murdoch are both
prohibitionists of the most pronoune'
ed type. and the people may be sure
that they will use every precaution
to see that both the letter and spirit
OF the law are strictly adhered to.
Acting Superintendent Sam Stone is
In charge of affairs at the state
agency He was one of the field in.
spectors last year and is thoroughly
acquainted with every department OF
the work
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-06-11
MAN HAD POSSESSION
OF WATCH OF VICTIM

Tulsa. Okla June Suspected Of
completely IN a crime Of highway rob
berry for which Nathan Stoyer is serv.
Ing q life sentence IA the McAlester
Denitentiary and Tom Crowell Is un.
der life sentence with an appeal TO the
supreme court pending. Tom James
was Sunday arrested IN Enid
James Is said to have had In his
possession a gold watch which was
taken from one Of the victims OF the
robbery A little over year ago
stgee men relieved two young men
from West Virginia OF s75 IN money
and other valuabIes. In this city.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-06-11
ALLEGED BUCKET
SHOP IS WRECKED
Great Excitement Created In Heart of
City When Deputies With Axes
Wreck Establishment.
By Associated Press

By Associated Press.
Cincinnati O., June Dr. County
Prosecutor Hunt, with ten deputies.
made a spectacular raid today on the
Consolidated stock Exchange. alleged
to be clearing house for all bucket
shops operating IN the city The place
is in the heart of the business section
of the city and much excitement was
caused when the deputies with axes
wrecked the Office of the alleged buo.
ket shop VI D. Klausman. b. H..
Moorehead and Louis Foster we're ar.
rested on a charge of operating a
bucket shop.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-06-11
DENUNCIATION OF
SENATOR'S SPEECH
Iowa Senator Declares Only Equiliza.
ton Has Been In Bringing Low.
er Rates to Higher Level.
By Associated Press.

bf AhhueldNeu ffehs.
Washington, =. G., June 5.-senator
DollIyer in the senate today indulg.
ed in a vigorous denunciation of the
speech of the Rhode Island senator
last night, on the taria schedule. lie
declared thet thirty years ago he had
gone every where carrying in his
satehel, speeches of Senator Aldfich
on tariff so that he could refer to
them as statistics, IN which. he said,
he then had faith, but this faith is
gradually slipping away Dolllyer rid.
iculed the talk about average rates,
when some rates had actually been
increased. The equalization that had
been effected, he said, had been the
leaving Of high rates up. and the
bringing of lower ones near their
level
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-06-11
slUNCIL ACCEPTS
WORK ON CANADIAN
ids Adjourned Session 70 Complete
Unfinished 6usiness--wiIl Meet
Again Tonight.
ON Fridays DAILY.

rom Fridays Daily
The city council met last night in
j adjourned session to complete the
,Asiness carried over from the regu-
III meeting Tuesday night.
.$The work of curbing and guttering
30 blocks on East Canadian avenue
tas accepted and the report of the
tty engineer on the same was approv-
4.
f An ordinance was passed providing
sr curbing and guttering Scraper
treet from Flint avenue to the north
8ey limits.
{The contract with Nipple & MeSpad-
ien for the construction of sanitary
ewer In blocks so and 81, was APP
bowed.
Y The council accepted the report Of
Y e appraisers on the work of paving
blocks As and 40, OF the city Of
kinita
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-06-11
AFT FORCED TO POSTPONE
PROPOSED WESTERN TOUR
' Assoclated Press.

By Associated Press.
Washington, d. c.. June 5.-Presi-
lghnt Taft has been forced. through
he illness OF Mrs. Taft, to postpone
ais proposed western summer trip,
intil autumn. Il was the presidents
ntention to depart in August on a
len weeks tour Of the west and Alass
"a. II has developed that the possi-
sihty of Mrs. Taft being able to ao-
company the president, with safety,
Afore early fall is slight. Although
49, Is making satisfactory progress
nward recovery
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-06-11
llNITA JAIL NOW HOLDS
I COUSIN OF HENRY STARR

4 The Vlnita Jail now holds one OF the
lost interesting characters in the
5loneer days of Oklahoma. This is
!6e person OF Charlie Starr, who, on
IN order from Judge Brown was trans
lerred to this county TO be held In SAFE
keeping on charge OF murder.
charlie Starr is said to be cousin
sske notorious Henry Starr, who was
secently arrested at Phoenix, Arlz.,
charged with the commission of vari.
bus bank robberies In Oklahoma and
Kansas Charlie Starr is wanted on
S charge OF murder. alleged to have
been commitlt IN Cherokee county.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-06-11
FOLLOWED WIFE AND
SHOT HER ATTENDANT
BY Associated Press

BY Associated Press.
Springfield, Mo. June 7-suspeetlng
his wife had made an appointment
with Robert sellers. young business
man. to meet him at the Depot depart
ment store here Walter W. EddIngton,
today followed her to the store and
when he found the couple talking to-
gether IN an aisle. fired two bullets
into Sellers head Sellers viii prob
ably die. Eddington then surrender.
ed to the officers The shooting caus.
ed a panic among the customers and
clerks IN the store.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-06-11
TWO BANKERS CHARGED
WITH EMBEzzLEMENT
" Associated Press.

~ Associated Press.
Lewiston. Idaho June Warrants
have been issued by the United States
commissioner charging Clarence Rob
nett ex-bookkeeper. and J. L. Chap
man. ex.assistant cashier. of the
Lewiston National bank. with embez.
Element Robnett IS charged With the
smbezzling of S91,375 and Chapman
slth the embezzlement of S45.625, a
lptal of $4,000, being the amount of
Shortage said to have been discovered
recently
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-06-11
SEVEN MORE BODIES
RECOVERED FROM LAKE
] Assoelated b..

q Associated Press
Vaudeville, La, June -Four more
bodies were recovered today from the
waters Of the lake This brings the
|Ietal known dead as the result of the
sollapse Of the wharf here last night,
81 ten, with seven still missing The
#owd was boarding an excursion
sleamer when the pier gave way and
|some seventy persons were thrown
|nto the water the majority Of whom
|Here rescued unhurt
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-06-11
MYSTIC SHRINE Meets
IN ROUND OF JOLLITY
! Associated Press.

IL Associated Press
Louisville. Ky. June with sixty
patrols in attendance the thlrty-tlfth
annual session Of Mobiles Of the Mystic
Shrine. began here today with pomp
md featiyity. Very little business Is
= prospect and the session win be one
aerry round Of iolllty
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-06-11
PETITION BOARD TO
JAIL AH tLtGIIOh
From Mondays Daily.

run A'Mua} , Akaiia
The petition signed by sol taxpay.
ers Of Craig county, was presented to
the board of county commissioners
this morning, asking the board 10 call
a special election for the purpose of
voting whether or not the county shall
issue $4,000 bonds 10 erect court
house in Vinita, and $4,000 with
which to construct bridges IN the
county.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1909-07-28
Investment and Speculation.

When any one Is buying coat or u
fishing rod or rose tree or laying
down cellar or setting up library,
either he knows what he wants. where
to get It and what to pay for 1t or
else he takes earnest counsel with his
friends and with the most trustworthy
professional advisers that he can find
and uses all the wits that he and 9th
ers can bring to bear on the subject In
order to make sure that his purchase
Is prudently conducted. He attends
sales. rummages In shops and dis
cusses the matter In his club until he
and II are voted nuisance. II only
half as much time and trouble were
devoted to the careful selection OF In
vcstments there would be fewer bad
companies, INSCRIPTIONS promoters
and ornamental directors, the world
would be very much richer, and its
riches would show less tendency to
gravitate into questionable hands,
CornhilI Magazine.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1909-07-28
CAPE HATTERAS.
Tho Shifting Sands and Point of This
Isolated Place.

Tho Shifting Sands and Point of This
Isolated Place.
There are few names more widely
known In the United States or locall-
ties about which a greater ignorance
prevails than Cape uattcras. Situated
as It Is at the angle where the long
strip Of sand beach from Cape Henry
south turns Mt right angle to the
westward. with the widest part of
Pamlico sound between 1t and the
mainland and with the beach both
west and north cut into several islands
by inlets from sound to ocean, Its pc.
sition Is isolated. No means of trans
with the nearest railway station from
which regular transportation route
is operated nearly a hundred miles
away 1t is an easier place to talk
about than to visit.
Like all sand promontories, the point
Of the cape Is always moving An old
wreck imbedded deep In the sand and
showing only the stumps of her masts
and bowsprt and the rusty skeletons
of what were once her chain plates
and dead eyes is now quarter of a
mile or more inland. Twenty years
ago she Is said to have lain in the
water. where she struck or drifted
ashore, the land now outside of her
having been built up since by the nc-
ton of the wind and tho waves.
Two features connected with tho
sailing of the fishing skiffs used here
abouts are new to me. One is that Of
using a member Of the crew as shift
Ing ballast. A plank Is run out over
the side, the inner end caught under
the lee washboards. while on the outer
end, with legs dangling over the water,
sits the man acting as ballast, and
this not in racing, mind you, but in
every day sailing The other is the
practice Of "nodding." rs heard It
called. In moderate weather, when the
skin is only lightly gliding along, one
man Will stand up alongside the cen
terboard on the weather side and, fac
Ing outward, will steadily rock side
wise from one foot to the other with
faster And perhaps 1t does.-Char
lotte Observer
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1909-07-28

cared for him. But IL she had cared fos
him Rodney, the practical, the I'M.
sentimental, fell a-dreaming. Present
ly from the day dream he passed into
an actual one of restless slumber. He
dreamed that Jane sat In her own
chair beside him in her white gown.
And, waking suddenly, with mighty
start, he found that she did!
For a moment he stared at her as
at ghost. Then her soft laugh and
her voice set his senses tingling.
"Still asleep, RodT she asked.
Jane" he said and leaned toward
her, trying to find her hand-"Jane, is
It really your"
"Really and truly, Rod When did
you fall into the habit of sleeping on
my veranda, sir?"
"Janew
ANSWER my question. Rodney
Holdsworth!
ANSWER my question first, dear. Do
you know what has happened to me
while you have been away?"
She shook her head, put her face
close to his and told him that she did
"Did you leave anybody in Boston
that you like better than you do me?'
Rodney asked, very humbly.
mo one, Rod"
"Then"-he dropped her hand, which
he had been cllnging to in kind OF
desperation. and took her in his arms
you are still mine," he sighed.
II guess 1t did you good to sit alone
presently when she had been kissed
to her hearts content.
ut taught me to love and appreciate
you. dearest" Rodney said solemnly,
holding her fast
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1909-07-28
II. Know What They Would Do.

he Knew What They Would Do.
Sir Charles Locock, who was the
physician attending Queen Victoria at
n certain period of her reign, was once
commanded by her majesty to pro-
coed to Berlin and report on the con-
dition OF her daughter, tho crown prin-
cess. On the return trip, stopping at
Dover for hasty luncheon, he was
enabled to snatch glass Of poor
sherry and piece of questionable
, pork pie.
After the train had pulled out and
Sir Charles had been locked In his COM
partment he began to feel drowsy and
to fear that faintness was overtaking
him, Immediately he thought to him
self
"They will find me In faint on the
floor and hlead me for ut, ana
need all my blood to digest this pork
pie"
Thereupon he hurriedly drew out his
pencil, wrote on piece Of paper and
stuck 1t in the band of his hat. Then
he resigned himself to the deep sleep
that came upon him. He did not wake
until tho train had pulled into the
London station. and, still dazed by his
sIumber, he jumped into carriage
and was driven home.
The grlns of the servants and the
exclamation of bis wife were followed
by the inquiry from one Of the chill
dren, "Oh, papa. what have You got
In your hat?"
Then he remembered his experience
on the train Taking on his hat. he
removed the large white paper on
which he had scrubbed this petition
to the general public:
Don't bleed me. It's only a at OF
Indigestion from eating some con-
founded pork ple!'
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1909-07-28
Why Lightning Rods Are Pointed.


The reason lightning rod has a
sharp point is because fine point Of
fers no resistance to the discharge Of
electricity and In order that cloud
may be emptied of 1t noiselessly and
harmlessly. The degree Of resistance
Is in proportion to the surface of the
object. IL the rod were surmounted
by knob, for instance, the discharge
would be violent. But many light
ming rod has received an electrical dis
charge when the people In the build
ing below were calmly unconscious of
the face. Noncorrosive metal Is used
for the point Of the rod. as corrosion
makes resistance. The difference be-
tween point and ball Is shown In
discharging battery. The full charge
from large battery would be re-
ceived quietly ON n metal point, while
a moderate charge from n small one
would explode violently on ball. 1t
is said that full charge may be
passed harmlessly through a persons
body II received on the point of Il
needle, whereas the same charge re
ceived on dlscharger. with ball or
knob on the end, would mean instant
death