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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-07-12
CHEROKEE
INSANE OVER RELIGION

Dan Buzzard, full blood Cherokee
Indian, is confined in the county jail
here, awaiting the action of the county
court, which will likely adjudge him
insane and order him taken to either
Norman or Ft. Supply. Beyond a
doubt he is insane. He was apprend-
ed near Cove the latter part of last
week by Jim Flemming, who found it
necessary to lasso him with a rope. A
large corn knife and heavy axe were
taken from him. He was entirely
nude, believing that he was Adam
and contended that the Bible taught
him these things. Religion and stomp
dancing have caused him, it is believed
to go insane. Some say he belongs to
the Night Hawk band. Hundreds of
people have visited the Jail this week,
and listened to the peculiar remarks
of this man. Part of the time he
amuses himself by preaching, then
again he will hold a stomp dance.
Several nights he has danced until
midnight. Such a strain on the man
with his right mind would break him
down physically. This Indian is an
object of pity.-Sallisaw Star-Gazette.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-07-12
LIvERYMANS MISTAKE
CAUSES GREAT WORRY

A mistake of an employ of the Gray
livery barn last night caused consider
able excitement and lot OF worry to
Barber Churchill and Chas. Reideman.
These two gentlemen with their
wives were out driving and stopped
at the Peoples drug store for refresh
ments, tying the horse, belonging to
Col. W. NJ Little in front of the
store When they came out the horse
was gone, and as there was no indi-
cation that the hitch strap was broken
it was supposed that the horse
had been stolen The sheriff was
notified and a search for the missing
horse and carriage was begun
In the meantime Ed Davidson had
instructed the barn employe to come
to the Raymond building for his
brothers horse, and the liyeryman had
mistaken the Little horse and car
riage for Davidson's. The error was
discovered about II O'Clock when Mr..
Davidson found his horse still standing
on the street
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-07-12
REFUSED TO PLAY WITH
THE VINITA WHITE SOX

There was joke on some one at
Claremore yesterday. The Claremore
baseball team had booked the Vinita
White Sox for game there Sunday
thinking they were white team. The
Vinita colored team secured the tickets
thinking they were going to play a
team of their own race, When they
reached Claremore, they were taken
into the bus by the driver, who had
instructions to take the team to the
Sequoyah hotel. When the bus reach
ed the hotel the mistake was discover
ed and the radium water boys refused
to play with the colored team, and also
refused to pay their transportation
back home. The White Sox are try
ing to decide who the joke was on.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-07-12
TRAPP TO ENFORCE
INCOME TAX LAW
Requests County superintendent to
Send Names of School District
Offcers-Taxes to Fund.

Oklahoma City, July I'm. E.
Trapp, state auditor, has started a
campaign to have the state law rela-
tive to income tax. rigidly enforced
and the common school fund thereby
materially increased Mr.. Trapp has
written to all county school superin-
tendents requesting them to send him
the names of the school district Off
GERS. The auditor is anxious to secure
these names that he may keep in close
touch with every school district, and
check up the assessment lists of the
county assessors, to see that none
eligible have escaped the income tax
law, which provides that the tax on
incomes shall go to the common
school fund
The state auditor writes in part:
THE purpose for which | desire
these names is one which will meet
the approval Of every educator In the
state. / am sure We have an income
tax law, the proceeds from which go
to the common school fund, which If
properly enforced will add thousands
of dollars annually to the amount APP
portioned to the several districts of
the state For some reasons assessors
seem to have to large degree ignor-
ed this law, and it is my purpose to
get into communication with the dis
trict school officers and other per
sons interested in education, in order
that their efforts may be enlisted with
mine, toward seeing that this law is
fairly enforced and the funds collect
ed"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-07-12
NO CONTEST ANTICIPATED
ON REPORT Of CONFEREES
Senator Gore in Kinita for few Days. Will
Not Return for Report of COnferees Unless
Unforeseen Developments Arise---SGys
Senator's Aldnich and SmOOt Will
Be Able to Push Report Through

tion being made in the present tariff
schedules, unless it be on gloves and
hosiery. 1t is the opinion that the cost
of living will have been considerably
increased by this session of congress.
The senator will not return to Wash
ington unless a contest should develop
on the report of uia conferees on the
tariff bill, and he says this is not
probable as the gf&lences that made
the provision of tke bill dominate the
conference and will be able to run
over the progressives in any way they
choose.
When asked if he contemplated max
in an address while in the city, Sen
ator Gore said that he had no such
intention, as he had been making
speeches for many hot days, and that
he now wanted to mingle with the
people of his own state and let them
do the talking He wants to get the
public's view OF pending legislation in
order that he may be able to better
represent them.
The senator viii probably leave to-
morrow evening for his home at Law
ton. Mrs. Gore will remain here for
several days, the guest of Mrs. Daven-
port.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-07-12

Senator Thomas Pryor Gore, Okla
homa's representative in the upper
house of the national congress, ar
rived in this city Sunday for a visit
with ex-Congressman James S. Daven'
port
When seen this morning by repre-
sentative of the Chieftain, Senator
Gore said that there was nothing that
could be said regarding the situation
at Washington, other than that the
eastern republicans. headed by Sena-
tor Aldrich and Senator Smoot with
a small western following dominated
the procedure to such an extent that
there is very little prospect of a reduc-
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-07-12
CREST OF FLOOD
HAS BEEN REACHED
Heavy Rains in Northern Kansas Dur
ing Night May Cause Further
Rise in Kaw.
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
Kansas City, Mo, July 12.-Local
flood conditions are at stand still
today. The Kansas river is standing
at twenty-three feet, rise of tenth
of an inch since yesterday and the
Missouri's gauge stands at twenty-six
and two-tenths feet, two-tenths higher
than last night At Topeka, the Kan
sas river reached a maximum of eigh-
teen feet and ten inches last night, but
had shown a fall of seven inches to-
day and is now stationary. Heavy
rains fell during the night between
Manhattan and Clay Center, Kans.,
which probably will cause a slight rise
along the Kansas river within the next
thirty-six hours
At Ottawa where the Marias Des
Cygnes is running through the center
of town the river had reached its
crest last night and has fallen six
inches since midnight
Train service between Kansas City
and Chicago is demoralized. Several
roads are endeavoring to reach Chi
cago by detouring trains over the Mis-
souri, Pacific to st. Louis.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-07-12
JOPLIN TEAM WINS
AN EXCITING GAME
In Ninth Inning Victors Make Three
Scores And Save Game That
Seemed Lost.

When the ninth inning of the base
ball game between the Joplin White
Sox and the local aggregation, open
ed yesterday afternoon, it was seem
ingly an easy victory for the locals,
by score of 3 to 0, but in that fatal
inning the Vinita boys grew care
less, and an error in right field, two
hits and a lost ball in center field
gave the visitors runs enough to tie
the score and to run the game into
extra innings. The extra innings
were exciting and filled with classy
ball playing on both sides. Neither
team was able to cross the plate
in the tenth. In the eleventh the visi-
tors by a combination of hits and
errors on the part of the locals push
ed two men across the plate. Vinita
made a strong effort to recover the
lost ground H. Raines smashed
corking two bagger to deep left, and
a moment later scored on a similar
drive by M. Raines. Marrs ended the
game by striking out.
The local team was badly crippled
up and several substitutes were in
the game that greatly weakened the
game. Parks and the two Raines we're
the stars Of the locals at bat. H.
Raines got three nice safe drives out
of four times at bat. Parks drove
out three nice singles, one of which
looked good for two sacks. NJ. Raines
had two drives to his credit and play
ed stillar game behind the bat. The
other members of the team also play
ed. Score by innings:
r. II. K.
Joplin 1000 600 0OS O2-5 10 8
vinita .OO2 100 900 OF 12 S.
Batteries: Black and Rice; Hurst
and Raines.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-07-12
BY Associated Press.

Ottawa, Kans., July II -Tre Marias
hes Cygnes river fell slowly TO-DAY
-" the heavy shower here and the
gathering clouds far to ~ west have
raised anxious fears, an. the expert
epce Of Friday morning has establish.
cd the conviction among the most con
servative that any thing can happen
with the Marias Des Cygnes which
has gone up and down by turns regu-
larly, for nearly ten days. A foot rise
over the high mark of Friday, last,
would have sent the water down into
the south Main street business section.
The Santa Fe has established a tenn
porary depot in the Nelson hotel. The
water at some points along the Mis-
souri, Pacific tracks is fifteen feet deep
yet.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-07-12

Dave P. Yeager and Miss Pearl Wat
tenbarger came down from Centralia
today to get a marriage license, but as
the prospective groom was only 20
years of age and didn't have the sworn
consent of his parents. they we're re-
fused the license.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-07-12
STATE CALLS OUT
OFFICIAL |CEMAN
In Answer to Many Complaints Cor
poration Commission Will lnvesti-
gate Oklahoma Ice Sales.

Guthrie, Okla, July 12-The Okla
homa state corporation commission
has called out its iceman. Few per-
sons know that the commission has an
iceman But it has, and he takes the
part of the consumers as against the
ice factories. This iceman was Great
ed by the first state legislature, and
given general Offices in the antitrust
law enacted by that legislature.
Through its iceman, the state cor
poration commission has jurisdiction
over the practice, prices, rates and
charges" of all ice factories in Okla
homa that sell their product to the
public. If rates are too high, they
may be changed by the commission;
if there is short weight, the commits
sion may intervene, and if an ice com
pany should unfairly refuse to sell
ice to any person, the commission may
compel the company to cease its dis
elimination.
Disobedience to the orders of the
commission is contempt, and may be
punished by heavy fines.
The corporation commission has re-
ceived number of complaints lately
concerning the practices of ice com
panies in Oklahoma. At first members
of the commission doubted that it had
jurisdiction. George Henshaw, attor
ney for the commission, convinced the
commission that it was mistaken and
called the attention of it's members
to section thirteen of the antitrust law
which makes the ice business public
business, and reads:
Whenever any business, by reason
of it's nature, extent, or the existence
of virtual monopoly therein, is such
that the public must use the same, or
its services, or the consideration by it
given or taken or offered, or the com
modities bought or sold therein are
offered or taken by purchase or sale
in such a manner as to make it of
public consequence, or to affect the
community at large as to supply, de-
mand, or price of rate therof
said business is public business, and
subject to be controlled by the state,
by the corporation commission or by
an action in any district court of the
state, as to all of its practices. prices,
rates and charges. And it is hereby
declared to be the duty of any per
J son, firm or corporation engaged in
any public business to render its SER
vices and offer its commodities, or
either, upon reasonable terms without
discrimination and adequately to the
needs of the public, considering the
facilities of said business.
In a controversy at Tishomingo be-
tween local ice manufacturer and a
hotel keeper, the former refused to
sell ice to the hotel keeper The latter
tried to buy ice in other towns, but
was told that he should buy his ice at
home.
NOiuLhiSSlOH AblOlhey i1ehSndW pre-
pared a petition to bring suit against
the ice manufacturer at Tishomingo
He said today that the petition had
not been returned from Tishomingo
and because of the delay he was of
the opinion that the dispute had been
adjusted. The corporation commits
sion is prepared to take action in any
town in the state where consumers
are not being fairly and justly treated
by ice companies.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-07-12
SOUTHWESTERN HORSE
MEET IS ON At TULSA

Tulsa, Okla, July ~. - The first
running meet ever held on the local
race track began here today. There
are nearly four hundred of the fastest
horses in the southwest here for the
meet The derby for purse of $500
will be run this afternoon. There are
five other races on the card for to-
day. 1,50O horsemen from all parts
of the country are in attendance
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-07-12

J. M. Meade of welch, was in the
city on business today.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-07-12

Contractor E. J. Overley returned
from Joplin today with force Of men
to work on paving the alleys in block
49. The work will be completed with
in two weeks. and Mr.. and Mrs.
Overley expect to spend the rest of
the summer among the lakes Of Min
nesOta.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-07-12

o. ]. Lockwood and Miss r. Bow
man, members of the Crawford Come
dians company, were married at the
office of the county Judge Saturday
night
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-07-12

The party of young people that has
been camping on Spavinaw returned
today and report a most enjoyable
outing.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-02-03
MAY HAVE POUND OF FLESH
But Gompers Says There Will Be
No Streak of Yellow.

New York.-"As good men have been
in Jail as any of the three of us. If
they want their pound of hesh they may
have it, but they'll find no yellow streak
in it,"
President Samuel Gompers of the
American Federation of Labor told the
Ethical Social League this at meeting
at the East Side parish churcRs hall,
and the audience cheered Ma Com
pers' subject was "Trade Unions and So
cial Progress" but the greater part of
his speech Was defense of the boycott
and guarded arraignment of the court
That recently sentenced him to year
in Jail.
The Sherman law, Mr.. Gompers said,
enacted to protect the people from the
Vaccinations q great combinations OF
wealth, has been decided by the supreme
court to apply to organizations of men
and women. Any member of a labor
organization may now be sentenced by
a federal court to years imprisonment
and a fine of $1,000
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-02-03
TO DEVELOP COTTON USES
Secretary Wilson Directed to Make
Investigation.

Washington.-It is the belief of Rep
resentative Sheppard of Texas that raw
cotton is suitable for larger variety of
uses than those which it is now put to,
therefore he introduced a bill this after
noon directing Secretary Wilson to in
stitute an inquiry into the matter. The
bill authorizes and directs the secretary
to make an investigation into the use
and substitution of raw cotton for other
articles in various manufactures in the
United States, and cause to be promul-
gated report thereon embracing data
covering details of manufactures into
which raw cotton may enter; facts as to
the cost of using cotton compared with
articles for which it may be substituted,
and other information that might be
used in a campaign for increased use of
American cotton among the manufacture
ers of this country.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-02-03
MISTRIAL IN MARSHALL CASE
Ten Stood for Acquittal and Two
for Murder.

Union City, Tenn.-After being out
for sixteen hours, the jury in the Ed
Marshall night rider trial reported
Thursday morning that they could not
agree on verdict.
do you think you could agree in two
days, or six months?" asked Judge
Jones.
mo, sir" was the reply of the fore
man, and the jury was at once dis
charged. They stood ten for acquittal
and two for murder in the second de-
gree.
With the close of the trial of Ed
Marshall, the ninth man tried for the
murder of Capt. Quintin Rankin, the
officials announce that no more of those
charged with the same crime will be
tried until the May term of court.
1t is their plan to distribute the pris-
oners among the jails in this judicial
circuit. The soldiers, who have been on
duty here since October, will be dis
charged, with the exception of forty,
half OF whom were quartered here and
half at Camp Rogan at Reelfoot Lake.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-02-03
win Build New Road.

San Antonio, Tex.-Representing the
Port o'Conner syndicate OF The Hague,
capitalized at $1O,0OO,0O0, d. c. Niede-
mann and Won Blueman Winnders have
contracted for the construction Of the
Port O'Conner, Rio Grande & Northern
railroad, from Port 0'Conner, on the
.nf coast, to San antonio. The dis
tance is 2s4 miles and the estimated
cost s3,000,O00 Work will begin by
NIay /. A link will connect with the
Missouri, Kansas & Texas at Smithville,
ci,i ug that Dutch owned road another
.,,,if outlet
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-02-03
CURE BY CUT|CURA
At CITY MISSION
Young Woman Found in Awful Con-
dition with Scabies Body Mass
Of Sores from Scratching Tried
Many Remedies for Seven Weeks
Result Was Discouraging, But
ITCHING TORTURES
YIELDED TO CUTlCURA

"While / was doing missionary work
in the lower portion of several cities l
found it necessary to know little OF
the efficacy of a few medicines and
after while found that little knowl-
edge of Cuticura was about all l needed.
One of the very bad cases had to deal
with was that of young woman who
had come to us not only broken IN
spirit but in most awful condition
and told US that she had scabies (the
itch), incipient paresis, rheumatism,
ETC., brought on from exposure and the
effects of her ragged-edged life. Her
poor body was a mass of sores from
scratching and she was not able to
retain solid food. We tried many things,
a good tonic was prescribed and baths
with rubbing Of lard and sulphur. we
worked hard for seven weeks and you
can imagine how discouraged we. were
when, after all that time, we could see
so little Improvement. One day hap
pened to see a Cuticura advertisements
telling how a little baby had been
cured of bad case of skin eruption,
and although | had but ninety-seven
cents with me, I bought a cake OF Cuti-
cura Soap and a bottle Of Cuticura
Resolvent When / reached home l
was like child with new toy, and we
bathed our patient well and gave her Q
full dose Of the Resolvent. She slept
that night better than she had since
she had been with us and the next day
/ located the price of box Of Cuticura
Ointment. am not exaggerating
when say that in exactly five weeks
this young woman was able TO look Tor
a position, being strong enough 70 work
and full Of ambition. In another
month she left the home, and now has
a good position in a nice family where
she is respected and is strong and wei.
You may refer any one you wish TO me.
personally. Laura Jane Bates, 81
Fifth Ave, New York. N. T., Mar. IL
1907"
Complete External and internal Irsasmen. -
Every Humof Of Infants ehldren ana Ao9,.1 s S9s
Cuticura Ointment ocl 70 Heal the skin sno 49,,
cra Resolvent (50e1. (or il the TORN 81 ln9e9-e5S
Coated Pls use per vial q 81 % t4,i.1 - f G'S
rorn sole Props. Boston. Mas.
~ Nailed FFss. cuflcun Book On Skin Dseassa
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-02-03
AUTOS axe TOO EXPENSIVE
Order Withdrawing Machines From
Army Use.

Washington of War Luke
E. Wright is formulating an order with
drawing automobiles from military use
in Washington He finds them too ex-
pensive and, besides, if President Roose-
welt sets the standard of riding horse
back and making ability to 60 fifty miles
a day essential to good military form,
the further use of automobiles would
tend to destroy the popularity of this
way of exercising ones muscles and dem
onstrating ones endurance.
Military men are influential with Mr..
Taft. He was secretary of war. There
he met all the generals, colonies and ma
jors. And it was during his adminfstra-
ton that the automobile was introduced
as necessary appendase to the army.
These gentlemen threaten a revolt if
they must now go back to the horse and
buggy.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-02-03
WON'T GO TO WHITE HOUSE
Roosevelt Will Go Direct to New
York After Inauguration.

Washington.-President Roosevelt will
not follow the custom and ride back to
the White House on March 4 with his
successor in office. He will go direct
from the capitol after President-elect
Taft takes the oath of Office to the union
station and take train for New York.
The presidents purpose was made known
in accepting the invitation of the New
York county committee to be allowed to
act as her personal escort on the way
from the capitol to the depot.
This invitation was presented by Rep
resentatives Parsons, Bennett and Olcott
of New York. The county committee
will have 500 members in line. They
will form east of the great parade to the
capitol, will go with the ex-president to
the train and return to their place in line
on the return march.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-02-03
SEVEN FEET OF SNOW.
Railroad Traffic Blocked in Rocky
Mountains

Denver, Colo.-Snow from seven to ten
feet ON the level and drifts many feet
deeper is still blocking many of the lines
On the Colorado railroads. The Colorado
4 Southern passenger train, which has
been maroonod near Jefferson for two
lays, is still in the snow, but the pas
sengcrs have been brought to the village.
The Beaver K Rio GranIe broke its
three-day blockade on Cumbres Pass Sum
day and released the snowbound Duran
go passenger train The Rio Grande
southern read, however, is still badly
blocked. The line to Telluride has been
blocked for nearly a week The line to
silverton was opened after being blocked
ten days. Some of the snow slides cut
through were from thirty to forty feet
deep The weather is intensely cold.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-02-03
WOULD BURN CONSTITUTION.
Senator Blair Would Thus Punish Okla
homa.

Guthrie, Okla.-Senator Blair in the
senate in all seriousness moved that
that body burn the constitution adopted
by the State OF Oklahoma, His words
created a decided sensation. Senator
Blair's remarks came at the close OF
one of the most vigorous debates in the
present session of the upper house, and
after favorable ballotting on the Thomas
bill, which makes it impossible to form
new counties.