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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-03-19
ASSESSORS TOLEVY
The INCOME TAX
All Incomes Above $500 "a Year viii
BE Assessed on The
Excess.

Guthrie. okla Mar lS~The tax
assessors this year for the first time
in the history Of Oklahoma are look
mg for the man whose gross income
exceeds $4,000 year Such indiyid-
uals although they may be paying
ad yalorem taxes ON every dollars
worth OF property they possess, have
not yet discharged their debt to the
commonwealth but they must dig up
IN addition a gross income tax.
When the tax assessor visits an Ok
lahoman this spring, even though he
lives In a tent and wears 90.cent jeans
the assessor propounds this question
to him "Was your gross income from
salaries, fees, trade. profession and
property upon which a gross receipt
or excise tax has not been paid, amy
aud all of them, for the year ending
june 80 last proceeding, in excess Of
81 .5oo?"
If the taxpayer answers yes" then
he must certify under oath just how
much IN excess of $4,000 a year his
gross income really is. This certified
statement is forwarded by the assess
or to the state auditor who returns It
to the county clerk of the county in
which the person So assessed resides
and the tax due on the amount is
placed on the tax roll TO be collected
as other taxes are collected
This law WAS passed boy the FIRST
Legislature but did not become effect.
4 i've until May 26, 1908, too late to be.
come assessment and collection OF the
1908 operative Ia conection with The
taxes. II is therefore being levied for
/ the first time this year.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-03-19
GOV. .HASKELL'S TRIAL AGAIN
POSTPONED; GOES TO TULSA
Alleged Misconduct of Special Attorney Rush
Used as Basis for Motion to QuGsh Indict-
ments Returned at MuskOgee in COnnec-
tiOn With Alleged CrOOkedness in Creek
TOwn Lot Transactions.
From Monday s Daily

From Mondays Daily.
At the opening Of the United states
court this morning, Judge Campbell
presiding, Messrs. Turner llutchings
sewers. Ilill, Eton and Governor Has.
kel, defendants in the Muskogee
town lot cases, appeared and present
ed their motion to quash the indict.
ments for gross misconduct on the
part OF Special Attorney Rush Of
Omaha, and his two other assistants
and three government secret service
men an Of whom were present in the
grand jury room at times while the
grand jury We're in session The mo.
ton covers twenty pages and is sworn
to and supported By numerous am
dayts and shows the most reckless
abuse OF official authority Il is OBJ
yious that the grand jury cannot be
i blamed in this case considering the
outrageous method OF, these special at
toneys and detectives. It Is also OBJ
yious that the defendants are fully
armed with proof that w. X Hearst
aud NJ L. Mott will be uncovered as
the prime movers in this job This Is
already So plain to the people OF this
locality that regardless OF politics the
good people oi the entire community
condemn this procedure and every
where there is a feeling of confidence
that our courts when The facts are dis
closed will wash their hands of ths
entire transaction Il will be rememb
cred that this same Special Attorney
Rush, less than ten months ago had {
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-03-19
MAY RESULT IN CANCELING
OF MANY OIL LEASES

Barlesyllle, okla Mar 16.-Follow-
ing the litigation concluded few
days ago when Daniel Dabney Of Inde-
pendence, Kans.. was given Judgment
against T. n. Barnsdale connected
with the STANDARD oil company. IN
which Dabney secured the cancella-
ton of lease held against him by
Barnsdale. owner of other leases in
the ras field Under similar eircum-
stances are figuring ON seeklns relief
IN the same way. and many are likely
to be filed shortly.
The conditions In the Dabncy case
according to the complaint hat his
lease was not being worked properly.
the excuse given that there WIS no
market for the product.
II was pointed ont that other con
Germs bud found markets AMI upon the
showing made Dabney was given ildg-
ment against Barnsdale which result.
ed in the cancellation OF the lease.
Owners Of other leases nov com.
plain that those 20 whom they have
sold these leases declare there Is no
market for the product consequently
are not working them
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-03-19
TECHNICALLY NO
BAR TO JUSTICE
Oklahoma Court of Appeals "saw the
Point But Would Not Reverse
Decision

Guthrie. okla Mar To- Another
case in which the court does not allow
immaterial technicalities to stand in
the way Of a just determination Of the
points at issue was handed dowa to-
day IN an opinion by Justice Baker
Of the criminal court Of appeals, all
the Justices coneurring, affirming the
decision Of the district court Of Co
manche county, which convicted A. N.
Byers Of manslaughter in the first de-
gree and sentenced him to fifteen
years for killing his wife Salinda
Byers, on December 27 1904, at Co
tebo in Kiowa county. change OF
yenire was taken to Comanche county
Attorneys for Byres sought to have
the lower court reversed on technical
grounds, ore Of the contentious being
that the court admitted the expert tes
timony Of Or. Miller, who testified
that Mrs Byers coule not have come
to her death BY selfinaicted wounds
owing to the position of the wounC
and other circumstances.
Ia the syllabus Of his opinion lust
ice Baker says
Expert testimony is not admissib,i
on questions which the court or iur,
can decide on facts when the relation
OF facts and their practicable result
can BE determined without skill
This court viii not reverse th,
lu6gment,of the tri court where th'
record before it shows that the ac
cused had a fair trial by a fair an'
impartial jury and trial Judge simpE
because harmless error may have oc
Cured at the trial
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-03-19
CRIMINAL APPEALS COURT
BUSY WITH LIQUOR CASES

Guthrie. Okla Mar. 1G.-The Grim
inal court of appeals began the con
sideration Of about nifty liquor cases
today When these cases are heard
and decisions handed down, the peo-
pie Oklahoma will know where
they stand With relation to the liquor
question as the decisions viii prob.
ably cover most every phase of the
liquor problem
This court was provided By the
First legislature to relieve the crowd.
ed conditions Of the supreme court
docket and the work of the court has
proven so satisfactory and necessary
that many OF our jurists believed that
it should be permanently retained.
nence the action Of Che second legis.
lature III providing FOR its continu.
ance
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-03-19
JURY ACQU|TS
THE WYCKLIFFES
Defense Entered plea That Evidence
Did Not Identify The Accused
as Gistrap's slayers.

Tahlequah, Okla. Mar III The
Wycklife brothers, picturesque char.
acters OF territorial days. alleged out
laws, were yesterday admdged inno-
cent Of the murder Of Deputy Marshall
Ike Gilstrap by the order OF Judge
Pitchford OF the district court
The trial of the Wycklines on charge
OF murder was Instituted here Monday
under change Of venue from the dist.
n,t court of Delaware county before
district Judge II Ptchtord
Wyclifes counsel entered demur-
rer to the states evidence, setting up
the plea that the evidence outlined
failed to adduce sufficient indentihca-
tion Of the Wycliffes to serve as a
basis for prosecution
Sustaining the demurrer, Judge
pitehtord ordered the jury to return
a verdict of not guilty iii the case OF
Tom WycklIfe
AT this juncture County Attorney
Coppedge OF Delaware county con.
dueting the prosecution, moved that
the Indictment against John Wyck
life be auashed. and the defendant
dismissed
The court room was crowded with
friends of the defendants who upon
the favorable turn of affairs. gave
decided demonstration of the popu
larity of the verdict
The two men, charged with the
killing of Marshall Gilstrap are full
blood cherokees, sons of John Wyck
life, who for many years served as
ustlce OF the Cherokee supreme
court
Following the killing Of Gilstrar
two years ago the Wycklffes were
pursued for two months By United
States Marshall Darrough ana IS dep
uties who were considered he best
marksmen in the territory The man
hunt continued for three months and
the deputies were paid $3.50 per day
but the quest proved unsuccessful
After statehood Charles Wyekine
one of the brothers. was killed. where
upon the other boys agreed 70 sur
render TO Gov Haskell II they werC
given fair trial The proposition
was accepted and eight months age
they surrendered 20 Sheriff Sander.
of Cherokee county aud sheriff To
gan Of Hayes county
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-03-19
KANSAS JOINTISTS TO
HAVE THORNY PATH

Topeka, Kans, Mar i6-The new
prohibition law increases the work
in the attorney generals Office Il re-.
quires him to keep vigilance over a
new set of law-breakers- drug stoas
Jointists IN the past the attorney
general and his assistants have de-
voted their time chiefly to the prose.
cution Of straightout jointlsgs From
now on they will watch the drug store
Iointsts Just as eagerly as they viii
the straightout iointlsts Il is esti.
mated that there are as many drug
store Joints IN the state as there ae
straightout joints, SO The buiden Of
the legal department is about doubled.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-03-19

bunch Of his indictments quashed In
the United states court of Idaho for
much less abuse of his authority than
he is charged with in these cases as
reported ia the United States against
Wells. 1863 fed rep The government
desiring time for consideration OF the
motions IL was agreed they will be
taken up at the April term in Tulsa
where the grand jury viii be summon
ed to testify before the court In the
mean time there will be no necessity
Of taking further aladayits from grand
jurors. Special Attorney Rush show
cd a disposition to play for a sharp
point this morning in the matter Of
the defendants pleas but the court in
a dignihed but distinct order disposed
of the Rush movement
/ G W. Turner and Capt sewers, two
of the oldest business men IN l. r.
land well known to every old citizen
were constantly greeted by their old
friends and the commonest expression
on the streets is that Il have known
those men for thirty years and never
Iheard tell OF them doing a dishonor
able act in their lives
Arrangement was waived and the
cases continued to April 9Th at Tulsa
Counsel for the defendants asked foi
process of the court to summon tbs
members of the grand jury which re
turned the indictments 10 testif, as e
alleged irregularity or misconduct o.
the government attorney
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-03-19

Haskell, Okla. Mar 17-Adviee
was received here late last night OF
the killing OF A l.. McLemore, a prom
nent citizen Of Stone Blun, yesterday
evening, by an unidentified negro
Two shots, both fatal. we're fired.
one striking the victim in the back
and the otner ia the region of the
heart
The murder occurred at McLe-
mofes ranch a half mile north of
Stone Bluff. a small town north Of
this city only the meagerest de-
tails Of the fatal affair were obtain.
able here last night.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-03-19
WILL RESUME 3 CENT
FARES IN MISSOURI

Chicago, H. Mar. 1.-THE resump-
tion Of the three sent passenger rate
in Missouri TO replace the present
two cent rate. recently declared con
fiscatory By Judge Mcpherson, was de-
eided upon today at a meeting Of the
executive and traffic officials Of the
interested roads held in the Office Of
President 3 L. Winchell Of the Frisco
Rock Island lines It was stated by
the action of the conference as IN
animous No conclusion was reached
it was stated. regarding the litigation
IN other states.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-03-19
BERT CHANDLER GETS
ON BUILDING COMMISSION

Guthrie. okla. Mar 49, Governor
Haskell has announced that he will
appoint Hon Roy Hoffman Of Chand-
Ter, Roy Oakes Of the state banking
commission, and Bert Chandler OF
Vlnita. as the public buildings COM
mission. which in effect, viii be the
governors administration cabinet.
The members viii receive a salary Of
$4,000 per year and serve during the
term Of the governor
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-03-19
AMERICAN CONSUL BISHOP
THREATENED BY THE MAFIA
BY Associated Press

By Associated Press
Palermo. Sicily. Mar iS-Ameriean
Consul Bishop. who yesterday receie-
ed letters threatening him with death
because of his activity IN seeking to
bring to justice the slayer Of Lieut.
petrasino. to day received further er.
idenoe Of the power Of the Maha In
this district when the agent OF ship
ping company. whom be had engaged
to transport the body Of the murdered
policeman home. threw up his agree
ment declaring he had been threat
ened with death If he mixed in the
matter in any way.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-03-19
FARMERS COMING
TO OKLAHOMA
Men Of the North and East Recognize
Advantages offered by the
New State.

Special trains on an roads enter
ing the new state. especially from
the north and east are daily landing
sturdy farmers of the better class In
oklahoma Especially at this time
Of Eastern oklahoma, where many
acres OF the finest farming lands are
just beginning 10 be thrown on the
market Up TO nine months ago il
was almost impossible for prospective
purchasers to acquire title TO land IN
that portion Of the state formerly EN-
braced IN the Indian Territory ow.
ing TO the peculiar conditions under
which 1t was held but since congress
made 1t possible for the Indians and
freedmen to dispose Of their surplus
holding many transfers have been
made to bona lde settlers who are
attracted by the alluriug induce.
ments held ont By Che great southwest
in general and the new state Of okla.
homa "a particular While a major
T ity OF those who take advantage OF
cheap tourists rates 20 see the coun-
| try do not come prepared to stay
they usually make definite arrange.
ments for homes and then return as
soon as they are able to settle theiI
affairs NJ fhe old home Every day
sees car load after car load Of stock
household goods and farming imple
ments unloaded at stations along the
Frisco and NJ. K. & r. roads IN East
em Oklahoma intended for newly pur
chased or rented farms,
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-03-19
FIRST WOMAN LAWYER
ACCUSED OF BOOTLEGGING

Pawhuska. Okla. Mar lG-m con,
nection with the arrest on a federal
warrant of Mrs. NJ. X Elliott, or Mrs.
W. a. .entz. near Usage Junction,
charged with introducing liquor it
now develops that she was the first
woman % be admitted to practice law
IN Oklahoma. II perhaps not the first
IN the entire southwest. She Vas adj
mitted at Shawnee in the early days
of oklahoma She has been commit.
ed to the federal jail in Guthrie in de
fault of $1,000 bonds lfer store Of
liquors was discovered In gunny sacks
sunk In the Arkansas river and an
chored 10 a stake
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-03-19
STATE PAYS FOR FEMALE
SEMINARY At TAHLEQuAH

Guthrie, Okla Mar is, state An.
ditor N. e. Tfapp today issued a war.
rant for $4,000 to the secretary Of
the Interior for the benefit of the
Cherokee nation, the amount being
the purchase price Of the Cherokee
female seminary at Tahlequah- The
school is TO be used BY the state for
the new Northwestern state Normal.
created by an act of the recent iegis.
lature
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-03-19
ENGINE PLUNGES INTO
WAITING ROOM, KILLING 6

Montreal canada Mar i7.--slx per
SONS were killed and several serious
" injured when passenger train
engine got beyond control Of the crew
and plunged through the walls Of a
women's waiting room at the Wind
sOr depot here.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-03-19
MANY NOTABLES HONOR
THE MEMORY OF CLEVELAND

by Associated Press
New York Mar IS Mayor slcele1-
Ian presided at the memorial exer.
cises here n honor Of Grover eleve
land held in Carnegie ball mere today
President raft and Chief Justice Fnl.
Ter were among the speakers and
Richard Watson read an original
poem
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-03-19
STRIKE or TELEeRAPH AND
TELEPHONE EMPLOYEES

by AFsociated I'fess
Paris, France Mar II The gener
a strike Of telegraph. telephone and
postal employees ef the state declared
last night Is now turning a0t today o
be anything bht edecti1e and i s.
believed here it viii be short ased
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-03-19
GERMAN FARMER KILLS
TWO IN a PISTOL DUEL.
BY Associated Press

BY Associated Press
Tisenasch, Germany Mar l6. -
sehutzbar Mig, a wealthy land owner,
fought two pistol duels here today
with officers Of the army and killed
both of his opponents Milgs wife is
said 10 be an American jealousy, it
is claimed. prompted him to challenge
the officers. His opponents were
Heutenants. Won Buttlar aud an army
surgeon. whose iudenity Is unknown
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-03-19
SHIPPERS AWARDED REBATE
ON FREIGHT CHARGES

Guthrie, OKLA. Mar l6-The cor
poration commission has granted 20
T. Williams Of Tuttle Oklahoma,
rebate on oyercharge on household
goods hauled By the Frisco from Tut
tle. TO Page. oklahoma, TO the amount
of Si0.9t TO the Kingflsher Mil and
Elevator company a rebate on over
charge Of 5000.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-03-19
VIRGINIA WILL TRY
CHEAP PASSENGER RATES
By Associated Press

BY Associated Press
Richmond Va Mar l6-Under a
decision rendered today BY the state
corporation commission the maximum
passenger rae on all Virginia rail
roads will hereafter be two aud a
half cents. The commission adopted
resolutions condemning the action 81
the Kansas city iobbers In a threat.
ened boycott against the NJ * & r.
railroad In connection with rate re.
ductions The resolutions propose a
boycott against the Kansas, city job.
bers
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-03-19
COMMITTEE SENDS TARIFF
BILL BACK I'd THE HOUSE
by Associated Press

By Associated Press,
Washington, D. G., Mar ls.-By a
vote Of u to 6. Representative
Branssard voting with the republic.
cans, the house committee OH ways
and means agreed today after the first
meeting to report TO the Payne tarih
bin back to the house without amend.
ments The democrats were given
until next Tuesday 10 prepare a min
ority report
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-03-19
AUTHOR OF THE MILLS
OF THE GODS" DEAD
By Associated Press

BY Associated Press
Lynchbug, Va Mar l6-Miss
Elinor Maccartney Lane aged forty
five novelist, died here late last night
while on her way south She was III
several days The Mills of Gods"
and Nancy stair" are two of her
works
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-03-19
RICHARD c. KERENS GIVEN
CONSULAR APPOINTMENT
liy Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
Chicago. III. Mar tSA special
cable to the Daily News from Vienna
says the new American ambassador
10 Austria viii be Richard G Kerns.
Of St. Louis In answer 10 an inquiry
from Washington the Austrian govern
ment has replied That kefns would
be acceptable.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-03-19
MISSOURI WOULD SEPARATE
TWO BIC OIL COMPANIES

BE t,saoeiated Press
Jefferson City Mo, Mar, IA bin
designed 60 aud in the separation OF
the Waters-Pieroe and Standard oil
companies was introduced Ia the
house today The measure prohibits
foreign corporations from holding
stock In Missouri corporations
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-03-19
FIRE IN PRISON LAUNDRY
NEARLY CAUSES A PANIC
BY Associated Press

HF AHHUtIHtFW T-IEHal
Pittsburg Pa Mar Is Panic
among thirteen hundred prisoners was
narrowly averted today when fire at
tackled the laundry building OF the
penitentiary here No attempts 10 es-
cape were made The laundry and
contents were greatly damaged
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-03-19
Famous Polish Actress III.
BY Associated Press.

by Associated Press.
Los Angles. Calf Mar lS Mad
anne Helena Maieska, the famous Pol
ish.Amerioan actress. is seriously III
at her home near here. She Is suf.
fering from chronic kidney trouble
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-03-19
JURY IN THE COOPER
TRIAL STILL CONSIDERING
~ Associated Press.

By Associated Press
Nashville. Tenn, Mar is.-At noon
today the jury n the Cooper triad had
not reached a verdict and the judge
adjourned court until two this after.
non and announced he would not re-
eeiye the verdict before that hour
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-03-19
GENERAL WASHINGTON
CONTINUES ARGUMENT

BY Associated Press.
Nashville, Tenn, Mar. 2-Generai
Washington resumed his arguments
for the defense in the Cooper trial to.
day
New-York tribune., 1909-11-07
A WRECK

Dear Little Men and Little Women, This
summer We spent our vacation on Long
Island at a place not very FAR from Long
Beach ] suppose you read IN the papers
abCGt the schooner Arlington which was
wrecked on the coast OF Long Island oppo-
site this beach one day party OF US de-
cided 20 make an excursion TO visit this
wreck We reached there about noon and
after having lunch took a walk 20 see this
large schooner. 10 looked very cold and
desOlate standing out in the water with
the huge waves washing over IL. The en-
tire middle was covered with water. ana
only the front and the back were visible.
IN small store on the beach several
things which had been on board the Ar
lngtOn were displayed in the windows
There were books. chains. shoes and other
things, also the hymnbook opened %
page on which was written the hymn PES
cue the Perishlns. The sailors had sung
.this song IN the last stages OF despair
There are many other things I could tell
you. but 7 think j have written enough
Hoping this letter has been interesting. i
renal IN. Your constant reader.
HELEN NJ. HENDERSON tagged f3l.
No 4lS NcDOnougA street. Brooklyn.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-07
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