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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-09-17
MISSING MINISTER
AND CHILD FOUND
Parents Of Lorena Sutherland, Of
williamsburg, kans.. Believe She
Is Preachers Companion.

Ottawa. Kans., Sept, Is. - On the
strength of information received from
the officers at Waukegan. H.. today,
a complaint was sworn to this even.
ing charging w. NJ. stuckey. the miss
ing minister and editor of Williams
burg, Kans. with the abduction of
Lorena Sutherland, 16 years old. a
member of bis congregation. who mys-
teriously disappeared shortly after the
Minister left that place. Mrs. David
Sutherland, The girls mother swore
to the complaint.
AS soon as assurance Is received
that the minister is being held on the
telegraphic notification of the warrant
issued. sherin Latimer will leave for
Waukegan to bring stuckey and the
giri with him here
Today's action followed reply to
an inquiry from Miss sutherland's
parents as to whether the party sup.
posed TO be stuekey whose detention
at Waukegan was ordered yesterday
by officers from Hubbard. Tex. was
accompanied By a girl
The reply states that the description
Of Lorena sutherland tallies exactly
with that Of a young woman accom-.
panylng The supposed stuekey, except
that the girls hair appears to have
been bleaehed Lorena sutherlands
hair Is black
The officers at Hubbard. Tex, who
knew stuekey from his former resi-.
dence there we're called into the case
BY the girls father after her dlsap.
pearanee They reported that they
had traced the minister 70 los An
getes. aud yesterday wired that he
had been traced TO Waukegan and
ordered held there.
Mrs stuekey said at Williamsburg
this afternoon that she could not ex.
plain the latest Information about her
husband She stated that he would
have TO be brought back and punished
for whatever he has done.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-09-17
TAFT STARTS
ON $4,000 MILE TOUR
First UtterGnce Since Congress Adjourned On
EUe of Great Business ExpansiOn--NOt a
Ripple of Applause When Central Bank
Plan is Mentioned Criticizes Governor
JOhnsOn's Attitude TOwGrd the East.

be drawn and the proper legitimate
paths be laid down upon which all
business shall proceed and must have
it understood by means Of prompt
prosecution and punishment that the
law is for all and is to be enforced
even against the most powerful"
The climax. however. was reached
when Mr.. Taft touched upon sectional
differences.
With a rising infection and forceful
gesture he declared. as president Of
the United States
= may we'll lift up my voice to pro.
test against any effort by whomsoever
made to array section against section
and Americans against Americans"
Practically the entire assembly
eheered the speaker and many leaped
to their feet in their Endorsement Of
the presidents remarks the applause
being echoed by the galleries
Occasionally one hears note like
that Of Governor Johnson denouneing
tue east and calling upon the west
to organize in a sectional way against
the east because the east Is deriving
more benefit from the governmental
policy than the west and at the ex-
pense of the west Il is difficult for
one to treat such an appeal seriously.
q was born and brought up IN the
middle west. ! have had a new Eng-
land ancestry, and New England AS
soeiations. Fortune sent me out to the
Pacific slope. Jurisdiction as q Judge
gave me a somewhat intimate knowl-
edge of southern feelings, and south.
ern aspirations.
feel, therefore, as If could speak
with confidence in respect to the whole
nation and as president of the United
States. | may we'll lift up my voice
to protest against any effort by whom.
soever made to arouse section against
section and Americans against Ameri-
cans"
The president was cheered loudly at
the close Of his address Under escort
Of the reception committee and the
national laneers he passed through the
dining room to the street aud proceed
ed 10 the Hotel Touraine where he
spent the night.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-09-17
PEARY DENOUNCED
nsE 1atn nAar0tHInGnI
BY HIS BUAISWAIN
Allen Whitten Tells Of Removal Of
Cooks Provisions And Valuable
ivory Collection BY Peary

st Johns. n. +, Sept, Ia Allen
Whitten. boaiswain of Pearys auxil.
iary steamer "Erilk" IN 1906 and again
in 1908, adds his quota TO the polar
controversy yesterday lie was on
the Eriek III the summer Of 1907 when
she lay for week IN sydney along.
side the schooner John r. Bradley,
IN which Cook started for the pole.
whltten says that The Bradley was
abundantly equipped for Cooks ex.
pedition. having supplies FOR at least
three years lie confirms the charge
made By Cook at Copenhagen that
peary took Cooks provisions. adding.
not only did the crew Of the ship
take Cooks stores at Etah, but that
boats we're sent to Annatook. thirty
miles distant. 10 remove Cooks pro.
visions stored there
Boatswam whitten also made The
statement that both Cooks and
Franeke's collections o, ivory and
skins, some Of which wen ary vain.
able. were likewise taken
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-09-17
RasebaII pIayer III.

HN Ahs0NIdINu EFtHHl
Dayton. O.. Sept i5-Charles plneb-
ney, a member of tile Dayton baseball
team, died today as a result Of being
hit on the head with q pitched bali
yesterday
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-09-17
WEALTHY HOLTON MERCHANT
INHALES CHLOROFORM

Kansas City Me-. Sept l3.-Albert
sarbaoh. aged forty. a wealthy mer-
chant Of Holton. Kans. formerly a
member of the Kansas Legislature.
was found dead IN room at a local
hotel today The death was due to
inhaling ehloroform fumes sarbaek
registered at the hotel Friday and had
not been seen about the place since
Saturday night and Il Is believed be
commits 81 lide early Sunday He
was unmarr and left Will, be-
queathing ten sonsand dollars u his
brother Max aud making othg be.
quests.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-09-17
ENROLMENT tn
Be MUCH LARGE
City Schools Open And Again
Happy Children Trudae Taeir
Way sehoolward.

The city schools opened Alon
morning The happy throng Of ,
dren were seen trudging their /
schoolward armed with satchel
books Little girls neatly dressed
smiling and boys with faces was
and shining win the joy Of Il
day at school we're Ia eyidene
It is impossible at this time
the number enrolled but i
many more than Last year ind
erabie difficulty Is exslea II
room for all Wheh
last spring, It was hop
some new school bnllaIne
place the old wooden stfa &
unavoidable delay in The p
vented this accomplishment
ever every department has ID
yided for and a competent e
IN charge Of every division
To-day was given over Is
ment and classification Thli
was rapidly disposed Of, ai
pupils dismissed to 20 and
books required for their eoa
morrow the regular schoo
begin.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-09-17

Boston Sept i5.-President Taft's
first public utterance since congress
adjourned was made In this city last
night before 1000 men representing
the combined business interests in
Boston The occasion was banquet
given in Mechanics hall, the largest
auditorium in Boston. by the Boston
Chamber of Commerce, recently
formed by a merger of the Boston
Merchants association and the associ-
ated Board of Trade with the cham.
Der. marked the beginning of I've
presidents 10000 mile trip througa
the country.
The features Of the presidents ad-
dress were his Endorsement of the
proposition 20 establish a central bank
In connection with the currency re-
form, his words Of high praise OF
Senator Nelson W. Aldrlch, Of Rhode
Island, head of the national monetary
commission, and his repudiation of
any attempt to start sectionel strife
in the country such as that which he
attributed to Governor Johnson Of
Minnesota in calling upon the west
10 organize against the east"
Among the guests last night were
cabinet members. diplomats. congress
men, clergymen aiIl distinguished bus
mess leaders. The president was most
heartily greeted and at a reception
preceding the banquet many shook
hands with the executive.
President Taft confined himself 60
his notes, but was followed attentIyely
by his hearers Throughout Among the
points which awakened. the most en-
thusiasm was his statement that there
was need OF reform in banking This
statement was heartily applauded, but
there was not a ripple when he mem
toned the central bank plan
Il was noticeable that the diners
maintained grim silence when the
president said he would not discuss
the tarin IN his Boston address When
be declared with great emphasis IN
connection with bis discussion Of the
control Of corporations that Il must
be understood by means OF prompt
punishment that the law is 10 be en-
forced on the most powerful. there was
tremendous applause.
I'VE are. believe. unless all signs
fail on the eve OF another great husi-
ness expansion, an era OF prosperity. =
said The president. Indeed It is al.
ready here In many branches Of busl.
ness. The hum Of prosperity and the
ecstasy Of great profits are likely to
dull interest in these reforms and 10
lead ns back again to the old abuses
unless we insist upon legislation which
shall elinch those standards by posi-.
tive law.
Nothing revolutionary. nothing dis
turbing 10 legitimate business Is need
"a, but We must set the marks clear IN
the statutes by which the lines ean
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-09-17
both partles undsl Aae.

A rather unusual marriage license
was issued from the Office Of the
county judge last night. Both Of the
contracting parties are uLder age,
William Ernest Campbell being ~
years old and his prospective bride,
Miss Maud Lauchner. i6 The consent
Of the parents was obtained Both
live at Big Cabin. which place VIII be
the home OF the couple after they are
married
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-09-17
AYLOR AND Smith
DECLARED NOT GUILTY

Pittsburg, Pa Sept isE b Say.
ler formerly local superintendent of
the Western Union Telegraph com.
pany, and w Il. smith furniaher OF
stock quotations today were found
not guilty on charge Of q conspiracy
In connection With the wire tapping
scandal prosecuted by the Chicago
board Of trade
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-09-17
NOTHING INCONSISTENT
WITH SUICIDE THEORY
BY Associated Press.

By A8suclattu PTtss.
Washington, d. c. Sept. 15.-Al-
though the report of Surgeon Perry,
Of che United States Navy, who con-
Quoted the autopsy on the body OF
Lieutenant Sutton, has not been sub
mitted to the navy department. It is
known that the autopsy disclosed moth
ing inconsistent with the theory that
Lieutenant Sutton shot himself, and
in fact the tendency of the surgeons
report is In support Of the original ver-
dict, that sutton killed himself,
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-09-17
FREIGHT AND PASSENGER
TRAINS IN COLLISION
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Nashville, Tenn, Sept Is. Eight
trainmen were killed and a number Of
passengers are reported hurt in a
head-on collision between passenger
train and fast reivht on the Nashville,
Chattanooga & st. louis railroad. at
Pegran. near here today None of
the passengers were killed The cars
In the wreck caught on fire and mum
ber Of bodies were cremated.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-09-17
TWO MEN DIE As
RESULT OF A DUEL


By Associated Press.
Neosho, Mo, Sept l6.-In duel,
following quarrel. on the main
street, Of this town, today, Henry
Estes, a prominent farmer living near
here shot and killed Ben Marshall,
a town character, and in turn receiv.
ed wounds from which he died min
nte later
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-09-17
FIRE DESTROYS SMALL
0Rg ON EAST SR

4ekky store on South Sc.
one destroyed by fire /
an IS morning. entailin
IA C. tlding Of about $50
The stock could not 4
asces sfas origin Of the fl3
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-09-17
ANITA STEWART BRIDE
OF PRINCE MIGU[L
0y Associated Press.


Dingwall. Scotland Sept i5.Anita
Stewart. the daughter Of Mrs. JaSses
Henry Sith. Of New York. today, be.
came the bride OF Prince Miguel Of
Rroganza, IA the Catholic chapel here.
The chapel and avenues leading there
to were beautifully decorated and one
arch bore the words, Long life aud
happiness 70 the prince and princess 4"
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-09-17
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Boston, Mass, Sept. l5.-President
Taft left Boston al 1O:3O o'clock, this
morning, on his thirteen thousand mile
tour of the United tsates, He win
speak at Chicago tomorrow.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-03-06
Stage Folk Rush to Street as
Fire Starts in Empire
Theatre Annex.
LITTLE DAMAGE DONE.
Firemen, Cheered by Great
Crowd, Make Quick Work
Quenching Flames.

Chorus girls. actors, theatrical mana
gers and plain. ordinary citizens had a
lot Of excitement shortly after noon to-
day in the reghborhood OF Broadway
and Fortieth street, when fire started
in an office on the third floor u the En-.
p!re Theatre building.
Mrs. Maud Adams and her company
had lust finished rehearsing What
Every Woman Knows" when some one
observed smoke issuing from the office
az W. f.. Vaudeville, a theatrical
agent. in the annex OF the Empire build
ing Henry Baney, an office boy In the
employ OF All Hayman, whose Office Is
directly under that OF Nankevllle.
turned In an alarm.
There was the greatest kind OF con-
fusion for the next few minutes. John
Ryland, the janitor, and Albert Sass.
pender. a printer. who CHANGED to be
passing, rushed up the stairs and
forced the door to Nankevilles Office.
Everything in the room was ablaze, but
they began fighting the flames as best
they could with buckets OF water.
Quick Work by Firemen.
Battalion Chief Blnns reached the
scene in doub!e-quick time, and was
followed by several fire engines, trucks.
70 Wbnn ba Gra o,yh lar
way they made quick work OF the blaze.
Afterward It was estimated that the
damage had been about $500,
The flames ate through the flooring to
All. Haymans and Julius Cahns Offices.
but did little damage to the fixtures.
Nearly all the furniture in Nankeville's
office was ruined, and many OF his
valuable papers were destroyed.
Miss Adams's company had left the
theatre Just few minutes before the
fire was discovered, but there were some
OF the chorus girls in the neighborhood.
With score of actors who were en-
toying q side rehearsal In Kennedy's
thirst emporium on the ground floor Of
the Empire Building. and ran out In
great excitement.
Msis Adams left the theatre a few
minutes before the fire was discovered.
As there was no one In NankevIlles
Office at the time the cause OF the fire
was not known, although II is sup
posed TO have been due to some one
dropping a lighted cigar or cigarette on
the floor before leaving the Office for
luncheon
Big Grove In Street
A large crowd gathered in the street
and the surface cars were blocked for
several minutes. Many persons came
from the hotels and resorts around, ex-
pscting to see a big fire, as the smoke
from the engines seemed to Indicate
When 4, was all over they went on
their way, some of them apparently
disappointed. The theatre building
proper was not damaged.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-03-06

The order was based on a suit for
$4,000 damages brought by William
stuart, an actor. who swears that tho
rich and handsome Mrs. Clarey poi.
soned the mind OF his wife, Anna Hol.,
l!nger Stuart against him.
Tried to Get Away. },
Mrs. Clarey was accompanied by ans
other woman, said to be the actors
wife. When RAIDER had explained what
he wanted she and her companion en.k
deavored to brush by him and darted in
the direction OF the gangplank.
The deputy anticipated the manoeuvra
and Jumped to the gangplank, blocking
the way. Then he laid his hand on Mrs,
Clarey's arm and told her she wouldS
have to obey the order and abandons
her sea voyage. The two richly gowned
women screamed and rushed angrily
upon the deputy.
He warded them off and caught the |
defendant in the suit firmly by the arm.
Her struggles and the pulling and haul-
Ing OF her companion were In vain. |
They fought until their strength waAl
exhausted, however, and then consented
TO oby the order of the Supreme Court,
Happy Until Woman Appeared.
In his complain Stuart sets forth thar
he married Anna Hollinger on Aug. pa.
1903 and that their married life was.
serenely happy until they met Mrs.
Clarey In April, 1907. Both Mr.. and
Mrs. stuart were on the stage then and
Mrs, CIarey became a member OF that
company in which they were playing.
The actor swears that directly after
his wife met Mrs. Clarey she fell unde,
her influence and he characterzes that
influence as malicious and wicked
Stuart goes on to state that tina
strange Influence of the defendant, is ex.
erted upon his wife asleep or awake.
and that Mrs. Clarey need only nod her
head to make Mrs. Stuart obey herr
slightest wish or whim.
Put Up Cash Bail.
Tho actor recites that he learned that
Mrs. Carey and his wife had engaged
passage and We're about to sail for
London. whereupon he secured the
order OF arrest Bail FOR Mrs. Clafey
had been fixed at 5000 by Justice Fitz>
gerald. and she gave bail In cash within
an hour after her arrest. She produced
one bundle of sl,OtO and two of $40 each
and went her way HhaccompaneI
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-03-06
AFRICAN RJNT
WILL Be DEATH
Of ROOSEVELT
Prof. Starr, Explorer, Says He
Cannot Live Through Trip
He Has Planned.

CHICAGO. March s,-"Theodore Roose-
welt will never return to the United
States alive II he carries out - an
nounced intentions In exploring the
dark regions OF Africa In quest @. big
game
Such is the prediction OF Prof. Fred
erick Starr. OF the University OF Chi
cago, whose prophecy is based upon
his knowledge Of the dangers Of that
country, particularly from insdIous
fcvers, through his expeditions to the
Congo Free State.
Mr. Roosevelt, according to Prof.
Starr. will invade a region where few
white men have dared to venture here
tofore on account of the fatal nature
Of epdemcs and the sleeping ok
ness"
Ills danger" says the professor
will not lie In the ferocty OF the ami.
mails which dwell there. but In the
ievers which every explorer has come
to fear and which have taken the lives
OF many adyenturers
II have visited Africa and known the
exten: OF these. l had fever peculiar
to that portion OF the country | visited
nine different times and narrowly es.
capped with my life.
The exPresldent has not the TEN.
permanent or the temper man needs
who would withstand the dangers Of
the climate he plans 10 brave"
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-03-06
LOEB CONFIRMED
AS COLLECTOR Of
NEW YORK PORT
Senate'S Action Makes Him an
Important Factor in Re-
publican State Politics.

WASHINGTON, March 6.-The noml-
nations OF William Loeb jr TO be Col
lector OF the Port OF New York, and
Beekman Winthrop, to be Assistant
Secretary OF the Navy, were confirmed
by the Senate in executive session to.
day.
The appointment OF Loeb was In the
face OF a resolution indorsing and COM
mendny Col Fowlers administration,
adopted by the Merchants Association,
the Maritime Exchange. the National
Association OF Customs House Brokers,
and other local bodies OF New York
City. but President Taft had evidently
determined on change, which will
make Loeb one OF the most important
political factors In the Empire State.
Before taking action on the nomlna.
lions Senator Bailey made protest
against stories which were printed con-
corning the executive session OF yes ter
day when he suggested that Charles
Nagel. OF Missouri, might be ineligible
for the office OF Secretary OF Commerce
and Labor II he had been interested as
counsel in a suit asainst the Waters.
Pierce OIL Company, which litigation Is
still pending before a Federal court.
Mr., BAILEY Tade an extended spesch.
cr!tlcisins sharply the publication OF al
legged inaccurate stories OF Executive
sessions and lecturng persons who NAV
have given out Information concerning
the sessions. The matter was referred
to committee Of five.
A committee was then appointed to
walt upon the President and inform him
that The extraordinary session Of the
Senate was ready 20 adjourn.
When a response was received from
the white House the Senate adjourned
until March Is, The credentials OF Sena
tor Stephenson, OF Wisconsin, failed TO
arrive in time TO permit him to be
sworn In.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-03-06
PORTRAIT OF WILLIAMS
TOO BAD TO GIVE HIM.

WASHINGTON, March 6.-when John
Sharp Williams, for six years minority
leader, left the House TO rest two years
before coming to the Senate he did not
take with him. after an official presen-
tation, any memento OF the esteem in
which his fellow-members held him. II
WAS not the members fault, however.
They commissioned an artist at fancy
price to paint a portrait OF the noted
Mississippi statesman, but the product
was so disappointing none had the
heart TO present II.
II know am not handsome" com.
mented Mr.. WILLIAMS as he looked at
the portrait. but they could not have
done worse II they had been painting
ADAM
II wouldn't give that 10 c man who
had shot my dog" declared Representa-
tvs Cushman. OF Washington. Aud tho
F4AbO. 10000 - ~ IteAh .....
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-03-06
NEW Workers. WIFE
ENDS LIFE BY GAS
IN FRISCO HOME
Mrs. Alexander Jones De.
spondent, but Friends Here
Know No Cause.

SAN FRANCISCO, March s-Whlle
respondent, Mrs. Louisa Jones, aged
thir,y-elsht years, wife OF Alexander
Jones. OF New York City. committed sui
eide last night BY inhal!ng Illuminating
gas. Her body was found In her home
here this morning. She left three notes,
one addressed to her attorney, Edward
W. 5. Johnston. Of No. 256 Broadway,
New York.
Alexander Jones Is an invalid and
travels extensively, as had Mrs. Jones
When they were not travelling together
remittances to Mrs. Jones from her
husband were made through Attorney
Johnston. At the lawyers offices to-day
II was said that while he had been ad.
yIsed OF Mrs Jones's death he was I'M
able TO assign any reasons for her act
Mr.. Jones had been In Washington re-
ntiy, II was said. but his present loca.
tion il unknown. Mrs Jones was Con-
nsctiCut woman.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-03-06
DICKINSON A DEMOCRAT:
DENIES DUMMIES CHARGE

CHICAGO, March Ga banque; in
honor OF Jacob VI. Dickinson the now
Secretary OF War, will be given by the
Iroquois Club here next Tuesday The
club is a Democratic organization, OF
which Mr.. Dickinson has long been a
member EX-Mayor Dunno created a
sensation IL the club by refusing to at
tend. In a long letter he said Judge
Dickinson had gone over to the Repub.
lican party, and that Il was highly In
consistent, II not ridiculous, for a Dem
CALCULATIONS to member who has
abandoned the party
Judge Dickinson fatty denied Mr..
DUNES allegation. 81 have always been
a Democra, and am stil one" he said.
adding, after n moment, although I
didn't vote for Bryan"
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-03-06
BINGHAM OFF FOR A REST.
Going to Washington to See Tafa
and "The Boys"

Police Commissioner Bingham ans
nounced to-day that he would leave this
city tonight and go to Washington for
a weeks rest He said that he had been
trying TO shape his plans to get down
to the District Of Columbia TO see thai
boys" for some time past, but that un%
III now he had not seen his way clear.
Asked II the retirement Of Mr.. RoOsss
welt had anything to do with relieving
the situation. he put the question aside
with a smile. He said he would CALI
on President Taft and at least leave his
card. lie expects to have a pleasant
chat with Ma. Sylvester. chief Of thG'
Washington POLICE, and an old friend