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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-03-05
PUBLIC SCHOOL.

TIE play given last Friday night by
the high school was a great success
The pupils are to be congratulated
upon the way they acted their parts
both In the drill and the play. There
was SOS cleared for the library fund
This will be used to buy dictionaries.
There will be about 20 pupils finish
the eighth grade this spring and be
ready for the high school and about
rs pupils will finish the second year
high school and be ready for the third
year and as result there will be
about so high school pupils end what
can be done with them with out the
room?
There are only three more months
of school and much work to be done
yet. but more real work can be done
from now until the end Of the term
than any other three months OF the
year.
There was about Is new pupils en-
rolled yesterday morning In the differ
ent grades. These pupils come from
many different schools in Oklahoma,
and upon examination we find our
school as well up as any Of them.
The class In plain geometry Is pro-
crossing rapidly and all find the study
very interesting
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-03-05
TEN PERISH IN
TENEMENT FIRE
Cut OF From Escape by Burning
Stairway, Twelve Italians Are
Suffocated.
BY Associated Press

BY Associated Press
New York. Mar. 3--Their escape
cut off by burning stairway, ten per-
sons perished early today in hre
that destroyed five story tenement
house on the east side OF this city.
The victims were all Italians, thelr
ages ranging from eighty to a eirl Of
four years. It is believed The blaze
was incendiary, following black
hand notice which an occupant Of the
building Ie'cySt recently.
Four members of the Fili5ert fam.
lily and four of the Travizano family
are among the dead
There were about thirty families in
the tenement, mostly Italians and the
loice and flremcn rescued many of
them. Several babies were tossed from
windows and ca isht By iirepen en- lad
ders
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-03-05
FROM THURSDAYS DAILY.

FROM THURSDA1'S DAILY.
John Barrett is here from Clare
more
]. c. Hamilton was here from Tulsa
last night
vann Chandler is here from Ket.
ehum today.
Rev. J. @. Donnell went to Alton
this morning.
G. A. Gregg was here from Webb
City last night.
J, II. Taylor of Joplin was a visitor
in our city yesterday
T. r. Montgomery was a visitor here
today from Centralia
J. c. Duckworth cf Pryor Greek wes
here today on business.
George Williams OF Alton is a bust.
ness visitor In the city.
o. K. Leslie of Coweta, was here
last night on business.
NJ, P. Evans OF Wagner. was trans.
acting business here today.
Rev. G. w. snodgress and son Don.
aid, went to Chelsea today.
Mrs. j. T. Hunklll returned 70 her
home at Alton this morning.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-03-05
WASHINGTON IS READY FOR
THE BIG SHOW TOMORROW
by associated press

by Associated Press
Washington, D. c.. Mar. 3.-with
every prospect Of good weather, all
preparations complete and all Incoming
trains adding TO the numerous hosts
already here, the nations capital
awaits the coming Of tomorrow, when
William H. Taft Will be inaugurated.
The time-honored inaugural parade. IN
which. It is estimated that fifty thous.
and men. including the governors of
fourteen states and other staifsI viii
march claiming the greatest interest.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-03-05
Mrs. Ewing Halsell Entertains.

Mrs. Ewing Halsell most charming
ly entertained at cards, yesterday af-
ternoon, in honor of Miss Van Deyen.
ter and Miss Eva Halsell The house
decorations were red, prettily carried
out in carnations of that color Five
Hundred was the game for the after
noon and high score was made by Mrs.
II. !. Blakeney, who was presented
with beautiful silver fork The
guest favor, water color painting
was presented to Miss Chouteau. The
party was enlivened by the presence
of several charming visitors among
them being Mrs. Wade Of MARROW
Okla, Miss Logan OF Hannibal Mo-
Miss Van Deventer Miss Frink and
Miss Chouteau of Kansas City Others
present were Mesdames J F Thoma-
son. Clarence Rider, d. H. Wilson, G.
%. Berry. r. j. Wright, W Houk, Lee
Barrett, Frank Billingslea, e, B. Fray
ser. o. L. Rider, Oliver Bagby. r. l..
Kelley. r. ", Bonfoey r. V. Mcspad-
den. Marshall Stevens, S later Me
Clure, Emmett Skinner, b L. Orr, w.
r. Badgett, Blanch Crutchfeld Misses
Graper. Cusey, Anna stapler, Eva Hal
sell. Bertha Thomson. Pauline Kelley
Hayward and Mabel Bagby. At the
close Of the afternoon delicious re-
freshments we're served
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-03-05
Mrs. +. /. orr and Miss Helen 10.


gan spent the day in Chelsea.
Mrs. ]. H. Gunter went to Joplin
this morning for days visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Welch OF lo'a
Kans, were visiting in the city today.
Ned Mayes came up from Pryor
Greek last night to see The Traitor
II. S. Hoffing advance agent for the
Buster Brown company, was here to-
day.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. w. Sanders went
to Tulsa last evening for a few days
stay.
DIR. L. b. Frayser went to Guthrie
asst night to attend the Elks conyen-
ton.
Miss Martha Willis was up from
Claremore to see The Traitor" last
night.
Ralph Bingham will entertain you
royalty tonight, at the Christian
church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Bland were here
from Alton last night to attend the
show
r. A. Sweet of Rhode Island was
here yesterday the guest of T. r.
Englehart
Misses Fac and Lorraine Drake went
to White Oak this morning for few
days visit
All cases in Judge Frear's court
have been continued until Tuesday Of
next week
j. NJ. h. Fowler went to Tulsa this
morning to see his daughter Mrs.
Sofa Campbell
Robert Messenger is able to be e
his place. in the Watson store, after
few days illness
Mrs. Edminston returned 10 her
home in Miami today after visit here
with Miss Gatewood
]. T. Domica. special agent for tho
Continental Insurance company Is
here from Oklahoma City, today
Mr.. and Mrs T j Clapper, former.
~ of Centralia. left here last night
over the Frisco for Colorado, where
! they expect to make their home
On account OF the Ralph Bingham
lecture, there will be no meeting Of
Purity Chapter No. 20, o, e. S. To-
night Mable r. Riedeman. " NJ.
So great was the crowd OF visitors
in yinita, both the Cobb and Green
hotels had all their rooms occupied
last night and were compelled to turn
away a great many.
V. A. Kennison went to Welch last
night returning this morning.
Mrs c. F Godbey of Claremore is
IN the city. the guest Of Mrs ;. l.
Morning
Richard T. Lawrence of Michigan
City. Ind. is in the city the guest
OF V A. Scott
DR.. Ben Dobkins, very capable
and well known veterinarian u Welct
has about decided TO locate in Vinita
Dick Lawrence who went away with
the rough riders came back to Vinita
today to remain.
Mrs Dennis Keys returned to Pryor
Creek to day after a visit here with
Mrs Skinner
Mrs II. G. Ballard who has been the
guest of Mrs Davis HIM, returned
home last evening
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-03-05
KANSAS CITY STOCK MARKET

Kansas City Stock Yards, Mar, l-
Last week was the best cattle week
cattle sellers have had In more than
month, steers advancing 10 TO -
cents In the quarantine division, and
COWS 40 to 10 cents higher The run
o. quarantine cattle .ast week was
fairly good, az lao ear loads, same as
during the previous week, but supply
In native division was again light,
and the moderate run Of natives at all
the markets was the cause of the ad-
vance scored last week Run of quar-
antines today Is n car loads, best run
this year in that division, and the
market is most satisfactory to sellers
IN regard to activity that we have had
this year, everything sold before noon.
Steers sold a shade lower, COWS and
calves steady A shipment of Silber-
stlne & stine steers, from Chickasha
brought the top today 5000, 1853
pounds, and other 1900 pound steers
brought $3.50, bulk of steers outside
of these two lots today at S4S5 to
So.45, weights from 905 to 1920 Bulls
sold today at 1856 to 1886 In the
quarantine division, and cows at 1915
to $3.50. Top cows last week brought
s915, others at si75, and top yeals
500 Favorable market conditions
at the end Of last week pointed TO a
heavy supply today. and the fact that
the run is only moderate bears oui
the contention of dealers that there
will be further improvements in prices
in the next few weeks
The hog run last week was only 49,
600 head here, kept down by bad roads
in the country as the market was
satisfactory most of the week. The
close was lower on Saturday, and only
10 cents above close Of previous week.
The run Is $4,000 here today. and In.
dications favor a good run this week,
as roads are drying up. and hogs
bought for delivery March LIST, VIII be
turned loose The market ia 8 to 10
lower today, heavy hogs $500 to $6.35,
medium weights $6.t0 to $3.50, and
light hogs $500 to $500. The market
closed better than II opened today, in
spite of the liberal Monday run and
traders predict that after this week.
prices will work upward again.
The run of sheep was heavy last
week at II 900 head but conditions
we're good, and the week closed with
sheep and yearlings strong, lambs a
shade lower The run today is 10000
head Sheep and yearlings 10 70 Is
higher, yearlings up to $500 today
wethers $685., and ewes $685.. al top
prices for this season. but lambs are
10 lower today. bulk OF lambs today
at s7.O5 TO $40, the latter top today
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-03-05
MYRON 7. HERRICK DECLINES
FEDERAL APPOINTMENT
by Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Washington, d. G.. Mar 3.-Myron
r. Herrick, of Ohio, yesterday Tor
business reasons. declined an ambas-
sadorship at the hands Of President.
Elect Taft The post was not definite
Mr.. Taft mentioning two or three
places in whieh vacancies would oc.
cur. and noting particularly the res
ignation Of Ambassador Grlseom at
Rome
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-03-05
TWO DRUG STORES
At CHOUTEAU ROBBED

Two drug stores at Chauteau were
broken into and robbed last night.
Felix RldenhouF and Fred Callawey
this morning took the blood hounds
there to trace the thieves.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-03-05
Notice to Township, School District
And City and Town Treasurers.

On the 9th of February, the follow
ing apportionment of taxes was made
and will be paid on presentation OF
orders properly drawn;
Municipal Township
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-11

The five judges of the SUI
perior court, sitting en-
banc, yesterday afternoon
Quashed the indictments
hanging over the heads of
SUPERINTENDENT Stafford of
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-11

IL there any lHlHS L ike, IL q
dog.
Not society dog with a pedigree
longer than my own, but just a
plain, outcast dog who isn't too all
fired proud to scratch when a flea
bites him.
That's the kind of a dog | like,
and that's the kind of a dog that
likes me.
I've got one dog that is so insep-
arabic that my wife say that if
were to die she wouldn't feel like a
widow unless that dog died too, and
she hopes he will.
| think this one is a cross between
a rat terrier and a bird dog, because
he's afraid of both rats and birds
He has long woolly fur, and l know
that he isn't Mexican hairless dog
because he doesn't understand Mex
lean.
Some say he's a Great Dane, but
that's a mistake--he doesn't re-
semble Hamlet in the least. He
isn't a bloodhound, either, because
cut his tail off and he didn't bleed
to death.
But he's a fighter, that dog is
He whipped a setter-drove her off
the nest in the barn and ate her
eggs.
That dog saved my life. I'll tell
you how it was. There was a bur
glar got into my house, and my dog
FitZ-I call him Fitz because he has
them so often-my dog FitZ waited
till the burly ruffian stole the cray
on portrait of my wife's mother and
didn't bark.
Thus he saved my life. for if
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-11
"The Daughter of the
Poor and IA Maximum
of Five Years.

federal laws. 1t will provide for maximum penalty of
five years OR fine of not than $4,000 for trans
porting girls by interstate commerce for white slavery
purposes.
Whether not the constitution of the United States will
justify such law may well be doubted The great strug
gle of the courts these days is to prevent the laws getting
better than the constitution Most of the time they sue
ceed They may in the of the bill Mr.. Mann is to
bring in, if it passes.
But waving the constitutional point, let that
the authority OF the United States commerce permits
federal laws against white slavery; then why in God S
name "a maximum Imprisonment of five years OR fine
of So 000?''
We imprson for life hang for murder of the body
What shall be in the sight of the Eternal Justice if
we let the murderer of the southe professional muir
derer of the souof girls free payment of $4,000
$4,000, So 100000 other of mere money?
We imprson for life for rape What shall we say of the
law which makes the MAXIMUM penalty five years, and
allows the ravsher to go with $4,000 fine only if the
court COMP alsan for crime which consists in turning
over the daughter OF the to continual ravshment,
ending almost ln first the death OF all that is
good and pure and womanly in the nature of the victim,
hand then in the death of the poisoned tortured body?
These poor girls shared by professional SeducerS
and sold to bondage in city brohes; they deceived
by offers of positions the stagepoor foolish girs!
and awake from the deuson to find themselves in hell
of which Dante had conception; they offered
positions Mattresses and ensaved; or they made
drunk and drugged and sold.
And the accused fiends who do this worka fine of
$4,000, OR Imprisonment for five years!
AND THESE THE MAXIMUM!
Does it sound adequate Will the future historian be-
lieve he reads our laws Alright?
So long there is capital crime ought it not to be
this! Perhaps we have right to inflct capital punish
ment; but if do should it not be for this! And while
death may not be inflicted there whereby the
anmaism that works in the mind of the white slavery
agent may be put to death. Perhaps civilized nation
ought not to do that, either
BUT THE NATION THAT FAILS TO EXTIRPATE
WHITE SLAVERY, WHEN ONCE THE ISSUE is PRE-
NEED BE, BY SOCIAL REFORM IF POSSIBLE, CAN
NOT LONG REMAIN CIVILIZED
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-11
WE'D AFTER ACQUAINT
ANCE OF LESS THAN
AN HOUR
Chance Meetingi n the Office of a
Justice of the Peace Develops
into a Marriage

YOUNGSTOWN, o., Dec. IL
Cupid performed swift work in the
case of ]. E. Stoney of Youngstown
and Miss May Clemens of Pitts
burg, making them meet for the
first time, WOO and marry in less
than an hour.
Miss Clemens came here to start
a suit IN the office of Justice
Evans to collect a debt of $3.50.
After her arrival in the office Mr..
Stoney came in to transact some
business. After that the romance
progressed rapidly.
1T was love at first sight" both
afterward declared.
In the meantime papers were
made out for Miss Clemens suit
and the constable went out to
serve them. While waiting for the
defendant to appear, Stoney whis-
pered something into the ear of
Miss Clemens. He was answered
with a blush and nod.
Excuse me-" he said, and has
tened out of the office. About 10
minutes later he was back with a
marriage license. Justice Evans
was hearing case at the time, but
postponed it long enough to per-
form the ceremony.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-11
PRINTING SHOP IN
CHURCH TO TRAIN
BOYS IN THE ART

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 11.-Athletics
and social diversions will have a
large place in the Chouteau Place
Methodist Episcopal church, the
cornerstone of which has Just been
laid. The basement of the build
ing will be subdivided into parlors,
dining-room, kitchen and gymna-
stun, and will be furnished and
equipped for all the social and mus
cular needs of the young people of
the congregation.
A printing office will also be
established in the basement. In
this shop boys will be trained to
set type, operate presses and bind
books and pamphlets. With this
plant the church will print all it's
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-11
MOST ANYTHING

for properly dating things next
January.
The sleigh bells son will jingle
And nose and ears will tingle,
And arms and waists will mingle-
What a picnic to be single!
= t. Red Hen.
Quoth Santa Claus, I'm getting
fat,
And though I'm not a churl.
| think the person for this job
Would be the hipless girl"
-Harpers Weekly.
Little Boy-Mister, do you be-
lieve in Santa Claus?
Toy Dealer-Believe in him? |
worship him.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-11

MUNCIE, Ind, Dec. 1.-THE will
of the late Mrs. Sarah Dit request
ed that she be buried in cream
colored satin or silk robe, and that
the coffin be Of the couch pattern
and also be cream colored. Suit
able flowers and two carriages
were provided for. The instrument
then ordered that $3.50 be appro-
priated from her estate for the pur-
pose of erecting a monument to her
father and mother, and Mrs. Dit
even named the inscription that
should be used upon the monument.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-11
FINE PERSONNEL OF
MEN AT THE FORT.

few people expressed adverse opinion regarding the
stationing of colored soldiers here
No sentiments of this kind heard On the other
hand the opinion has been stated everywhere that the
regiment is composed Of fine and most orderly set of
The regiment has had proud history, having served
with great distinction in the Indian the Spanish
and in the Philippines. The average of intelligence among
the unusually high, and visitors to the fort all say
that better body of negroes could be found anywhere.
The coored troops at Fort Wright have served Uncle
Sam well, their brothers have always done since 1861.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-11
JOSH WISE SAYS:
9TH problem nowadays
amt so much how ter make
home happy, but how ter be
happy when at home.

Suggested: That Dr. Cook here
after give out rain checks at his
lectures.
Aha. The king of Sweden is
also Misunderstanding. Dis
guised as a coal HEAVIER. he heaved
sacks of coal. It's also safe bet
that after it was over he heaved a
sigh of relief. 81. .....s. 3D..
Wife-Now, see ere, if yer don't
provide fer me better | shall quit
SO | warns yer.
Husband-Provide better. Well
like that. Why, amt got yer
three good jobs O work this larst
month Sketch. ....
Lets us put our trust in Provi-
dence," said the wideawake mag
nate.
So saying, he and his companions
took the first train for the capital
of Rhode Island and incorporated.
Puck.
They may liberalize the Cannon
rules, but not Cannon.
If some bright genius only would
Invent a brand-new story
For married men who stay out late,
He'd pave his way to glory.
-Lippincott's.
Young John d. Rockefeller has
taken to bicycling, thus following
in the wheel tracks of his dad.
Another Chicago man admits he
was offered the post of minister to
China. The one that gets it will
be the one who is able to sneak up
upon it and lash himself to it.
Those Chileans have a q lot to
learn. A couple of them fought a
duel and one of them was killed. 1t
must have been badly stage-man-
aged.
President Taft is going to have
the official executive flag made
larger. On the principle of the
larger the president the larger the
flag, probably.
BY fixing your mind for 10 min
utes daily upon the figure 10"
you may get yourself into readiness
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-11
THE SPOKANE PRESS EDITORIAL PAGE
circulars and announcements.

circulars and announcements.
With the ground on which it is
to stand the church will cost $23,.
900 when completed. The ST. Louis
Evangelical union gave $4,000 Of the
fund. This is said to be the larg-
est amount ever given by the union
for church in st. Louis.
The Rev. H. S. Leonard, pastor
of the Goode avenue Methodist
church, which is to be abandoned,
win be pastor of the new one.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-11
1T IS NOW UP TO
PROSECUTOR PUGH

County Clerk Atkinson and Superintendent Stafford of
the poor farm
The indictments quashed because of technically
that the jury operated under the law of 1907, when the
new law went into effect last June.
The fact that the action taken because of techn
caitv leaves Prosecutor Fred c. Pugh the duty of filing
information against Atkinson and Stafford with the supe
ror court. The evidence has been collected and the
charges made.
1t is simple matter of duty, just Pugh's prosecution
of the free speech and Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
a matter of duty.
There is sentiment about the matter, way the
other The public in this city and in the surrounding dis
trcts, waits with interest to see Prosecutor Pugh act.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-11
PENCIL POINTS;

find that shopping trfe earlier this
Christmas certainly thank for
n earlier charge the
big element Of procrastination in humanity
Aan In Oakland Ca reading Of double murder
which killed his The
on altogether awful should
down. instead Of "piayed in the
busy Hes probably testing his arsh and showing the
tangled thing 10 his old herd Of reindeer
=
LAUNDERING" a
Stafford
~. ~. and shalt dozen" Of the instruments.
y -a
% dickens 9Th.
TN Fssss Monday
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-11

Suggested: That DR.. Cook here
after give out rain checks at his
lectures
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-11
HER HANDiWORk.

"How's that new house of yours
coming on?"
"All right. My wife was out
there today to put the finishing
touches on it.
Your wife,"
eyes, she was feeling the paint
to see If it was dry"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-11

Congressman Mann of
Chicago will present a bill
at this session Of congress
to make the white slave
traffic a crime under the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-11

date when subscription
expires is When that date
again been paid in advance
the list change of date the address
s a receipt.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-11

When the Twenty-fifth
regiment, composed of col
ored troops, arrived at Fort
Wright from the Philip
pines a short time ago. a
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-11
Boy Makes Wireless Discovery.

Portland, Me. - Edward Spencer
Roe 2, II years old. SO High street,
has ma..s q startling discovery at his
amateur wir>,css telegraph station.
and has demonstrated to many people
that what he claimed had been done
could easily be accomplished The
discovery rs tfrat by using an ordinary
spark coil vibrator as generally used
on automobiles and motor boats mes
sagcs may be easily transmitted with
out grounding the vibrator.
The other night young Rogers was
reading messages from the station at
Wellfeet on Cape Cod to outgoing
ocean steamships, when he was inter-
rupted by strange signs. II was aseer-
tanned later they came from the vi
orator of an airsbip being tested In
a nearby garage by Prof. Joseph La
RCux.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-11
TO ABOLISH MARRIED FLIRTS.
A Distinctive Title Suggested for Men
with Wives.

Chicago-What sort Of title
should married man bear?
A state law may decide this ques
lion If the proposition put up to Sen.
ator Samuel A. Ettelson goes through.
The senator has been approached by
a number of unmarried women who
say that married men are constantly
imposing upon them because 1t Is i'm
possible from a plain Introduction Of
mister" to tell whether they are mar
ried or not
Senator Ettelson Is considering the
matter
The married men ought to be seq
regated," said he. AN unmarried
woman is Miss; a married woman
Mrs That arrangement is, highly
satisfactory. 1t is calculated to pro-
mote harmony between the sexes
Now, II the thing works one way, why
won't It work the other? Let as diff
ferentiate between the benedicts and
the bachelors Let us make Il fell
ony for married man to use the
bachelors title. The change viii be