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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-12-31
OKNBLGEE COUNTY
JUDGE RE.INSTATEO

Okmulgee, Okla Dec 30.-M M.
Alexander is again county Judge of
Okmulgee county. lie was reinstated
this morning by Judge J j Shea, Of
Bartlesylle. who was sent here to
conduct the hearing. The accusations
against Judge Alexander were dis
missed In ten minutes after the court
took up the case.
Il viii be remembered that on No
vember is, a grand jury in session at
0kmulgee returned accusations
against Judge Alexander and he was
suspended from office while he was
out Of the county. hearing on the
accusations" was set for today. and
Judge Shea was appointed to sit as a
court. The attorneys for the defend
ant moved to quash that they had not
been brought by properly constituted
grand jury. The court sustained the
motion and quashed the accusations"
and then ordered Judge Alexander re.
instated. Il is further understood that
the charges that were made against
Alexander will be dropped.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-12-31
CALL ANOTHER ELECTION
FOR ADAIR COUNTY

Guthrie, Okla, Dec. 29.---In accord
ance with recent decision Of the
supreme court, Governor Haskell has
issued his proclamation calling a sec
ond county seat election in Adair
county for February "a The towns
contesting are Westyille and still.
we'll.
IN the first county seal election, the
two named towns then being the con.
testants also. held June 2, 1908. and
stiilwell was awarded the prize by the
governor, who found that that town
had received majority Of the votes
cast WestYille took the election into
the supreme court. and reversed the
governor. The supreme court held
that neither town received a majority
OF al the votes cast, this being due to
the fact that there was a large NUM-
Der Of illegal or mutilated ballots
which could not be counted for neith.
er town and which was sufficient to
keep either town from having a ma
lority Of all votes
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-12-31
FLYNN WANTS APPROVAL
OF TAFT ADMINISTRATION

Washington. Dec. 2S.-Former Dele.
gate Dennis Flynn, Of Oklahoma, Is
in Washington, II is said, to secure
the stamp OF approval of President
Taft and Postmaster General Hitch
cock upon his gubernatorial BOOM Mr.,
Flynn has not formally announced his
candidacy but II is said will become
active II he receives the proper en-.
couragement from the national admin
istration
President Taft only recently waved
eside the suggestion that he take a
part In the politics OF his own state
by naming a man for the republican
nomination for governor. Il Is not ex.
peeted he will attempt to take part
in shaping the policy of the party in
Oklahoma. II is the presidents set.
tied policy to avoid all entanglements
with state affairs.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-12-31
TULSA BOY IS SHOT
WHILE CLEANING GUN

Tulsa, Okla. Dec 2s.-The acct
dental discharge OF a SS-caliber re.
volyer may cost Barney Poe. 10.
year-old youth OF this city, his life.
He Is now lying in the Tulsa hospital
in precarious condition.
The injury was inflicted last night
on the sidewalk IN front of his
mothers residence at SIC South Boul.
der, and came as the result Of the
young man attempting to clean the
gun. according to his own statement
OF occurrences.
The bullet plowed It's way almost
entirely through his body entering the
left side two inches below the nipple
and ranging slightly upward and back
ward At the hospital il was found
lodged slightly below the angle Of the
left shoulder blade
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-12-31
COL. ROY HOFFMAN
HIGHLY HONORED
Appointed Member National Board of
Rifle Practlce-Wlll Go TO
Washington.

Chandler, Okla, Dec. 29.-In a let
ter received Tuesday from Gen, Robert
Shaw oliver assistant secretary OF
war. Col Roy Hoffman of this city IL
Informed that he has been appointed
a member OF the national board OF
rifle practice, In the place of Col
Walter E. Coney of Georgia, whose
term Of service has expired.
This is one OF the most important
military boards in the service Of the
war department, consisting Of five
members and controlling practically
all the work of the target practice of
the United States army, The board
formulates all rules governing ma.
tional contests. has much to do with
the distribution OF funds for such pur-
poses, and in time Of war Is next to
the board Of strategy Col Hoffman.
besides being a member OF this board,
following his appointment, is also
member OF the board OF directors of
the National Rife association Of
America. and a member Of the execu.
tive committee OF the United States
consisting OF seven members.
The secretary OF war has ordered
Col. Hoffman TO report in Washing
ton on January 49,
Col Hoffman is one Of the fore
most military men In Oklahoma. He
was at the head OF the states forces
in the recent Indian trouble IN the
eastern part of the state.
At Chandler, Col Hoffman's home,
is located the state rifle range, where
recently in contest the Oklahoma
militia easily defeated the crack shots
OF the Missouri state militia In targets
practice
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-12-31
KATY FAST MAIL KILLS
TWENTY.THREE CATTLE

Muskogee. Okla Dec. 2S-The Mis-
souri,. Kansas & Texas fast mail train
runs at sixty miles an hour through
Oklahoma Il was running at that
rate when It came to q crossing on
the Scott farm four miles north Of
Eufaula Sunday and struck a herd OF
cattle. There were five hundred cat.
tie IN a pasture and they had broken
out and were huddled up at the rail.
road crossing. The engineer could not
see them until too close to stop All
the passengers knew OF the accident
az the time was a sudden jar of the
train, but it did not stop, The COW.
catcher WIS demolished and the en-
gine was spattered with blood from
headlight 20 tender The train ran
three miles, and was then forced to
stop and dIslodge some Of the car
casses from the trucks of the engine
and tender and tear away certain
parts of the broken coweateher which
were dragging It was found later
that the engine had killed twenty.
three Of the cattle.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-12-31
VERY FEW SERIOUS
CASES OF SICKNESS
vinlta And Vicinity Enjoys a Re.
markable Degree Of Good Health
Weather Favorable.

There are more cases of measles in
yinita now than at any time in recent
years. Well developed cases are re-
ported at the homes Of Y. A. Kinni.
son, Billy simms. o. L. Conner and
several other homes of the city. The
cases, as a rule, are mild, and no ser
ious results are expected Of any of the
cases.
Aside from measles, few cases of
pneumonia and the grip there is prac-
tically no sickness in the city.
The steady, though cold weather
OF the last two weeks has been con-
duclye to good health, and Vinita
being most healthfully located has
been m1eh benefited The death
rate for the last three months has
been remarkably low For a time it
seemed in Vinita that the under
takers were oYerrun but now a funeral
procession Is so rare as to cause
many to forget The existence OF the
grim spectre.
The physicians Of the city. while
they are busy treating minor ills. re-
port remarkably few serious cases Of
sickness either IN Vinita or vicinity.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-12-31
CHARGES RAILROADS
WITH STORING LIQUOR

Guthrie, okla. Dec 2s.-The state
prohibition enforcement department
announces that today It viii file suits
against the Iron Mountain and Katy
Railroad companies In Nowata and
Washington counties charging these
roads with violating the Billups liquor
law BY allowing their property to be
used as place Of storage for intoxi.
eating liquors. A fine OF 81 900 a day
for each day Of violation OF the law
In such cases may be imposed upon
conviction. II Is charged IN the suits
that the Katy violated the law con.
tinuously from July to December 90
and the Iron Mountain from July to
December is. making the railroad
companies subject to a possible fine
Of approximately $4,000 each.
The decision Of the enforcement de.
partment to file the suits was the re.
suit Of Christmas raids at Bartlesyllle
anu Nowata where 1t ia alleged liquor
was found stored in cars and store.
houses Of the two railroad companies.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-12-31
COLUMBIA BANK CASE \.
WILL Be HEARD TODAY

Oklahoma city, Okla, Dec. 2s.-
Judge Clark will today hear argu.
ments In the Columbia Bank and
Trust company case and decide wheth-
er the guaranty fund or the bonding
companies must stand any deficit at.
ter ell depositors are paid, or whether
the thing should be divided.
The county commissioners have
commenced suit against the Colum.
bia Bank and Trust compaay and A.
NJ. Young, bank commissioner, to re-
cover $4,000 deposited in this de.
funct institution. The county had
$4,000 in the bank but only half the
amount was bonded by a guaranty
company and the unbonded portion
was paid back. Last week action was
commenced against the surety com
panies by the bank commissioner to
get them to pay the banks Indebted
ness
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-12-31
Knox Causes Distrust
in Southern Republic,

Washington. D. c., Dec. 2s. = All
sorts Of mess have been created by
Secretary Knox's policy Of interfer.
ence In the affairs of Nicaragua
Some of them are:
Great distrust has been aroused
among other Central and South
American countries, caused by what
they regard as departure by the
United States from its traditional
eolicy of noninterference with the in
ternal affairs of these countries,
The work of Senator (former sec
retary) Root in fostering better COM
mercial and diplomatic relations with
Central and South American republics
has been more than undone.
The long maintained friendship and
close understanding with Mexico has
been disturbed. Suspicion and fear
were the cause of the special mission
hitter Of former Ambassador Creel.
Intervention and interference in the
politics of Nicaragua is likely to be
followed by the need for further in
reference and continued mixing with
the turbulent politics of that and
neighboring countries.
The cause Of the interference is
likely to be found to be financial
rather than patriotic. Already there
are whisperings of plan to take over
the customs revenues and to finance"
the Nicaraguan debt, throught we'll
known New York banking house.
A congressional investigation is
likely to bring out some unpleasant
sidelights, especially the manner in
which the revolution was financed,
and the parties interested in the ven.
ture.
BY many people the diplomatic
phase of the situation is regarded as
the most serious one. This sentiment
was voiced strongly by Andrew Car
negie at dinner given to the Cen.
trail American diplomats at the bureau
Of American republics. Mr.. Carnegie
Is given to plain speech, and he did
not mince words He lauded the work
done by Mr. Root In trying to foster
peace and closer commercial relations
between the United States and the
republics on the south
and left no doubt as to what he thinks
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-12-31

of the recent course pursued bv n
Knox, SO sharp were carnegle,s
marks that Mr.. Knox twice bro,
through etiquet and interrupted to 4
fend himself
In the diplomatic world, particnla
ly that numerous element represent
tive of South and Central Ameriol
there is seething discomfort Wbol
amounts to a joint committee OF m,
test and resistance has been set !!
at the Arlington hotels where tbl
Latin-Ameriean diplomats gather an
discuss and plan in regard to the na,l
American policy of interference with
internal affairs Of the sister repub
lies
The visit of Special Amhassado,
Creel has added fuel to the fras
Creel comes from Diaz and CorralI
and is authorized to voice their ner
sonal views.
AS diplomat expressed 1t, Me ~
is about like Central American q
tries All the charges which h
been laid at the door OF Zelaya have
been brought against Diaz. There L
revolution brewing in Mexico. The
prisons are full, the shooting SQUAD
works regularly, and Americans have
been treated in just as summary 4
manner as Cannon and Groce.
Creel was snubbed at the state AZ.
partment and he has spent his time
organizing and stirring up the Other
diplomatic representatives In the way
of protest against the Knox coup.
Another thing which has gone
wrong is an unexpected failure on the
part of the people generally to rally
to the little lingo business of the sec
retary OF state. II was confidentIy
expected that the execution OF Can.
non and Groce would serve to set the
eagle screaming at such a pitch tha
no one would hear or listen to TIN
chink OF dollars in the vicinity OF Wal
street, and that the new policy OF IN
reference could get away nicely with
the plan for 'refunding" OF the Mic.
araguan debt, the establishment Of a
Central American bank (branch Of J..
p. & Coz and other side lines which
experience has shown to be excellent
business enterprise"
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-12-31
TWO MEN ENTONBED
IN M'ALESTER MINE
Rescue Party Of Fifty Men Worker
Continuously Since Expisslon
In Search Of Miners.
BY Associated Press.

AtF hHaOalAtfu AtGHs
McAlesteH Okla. Dec 29.-Two
men are now entombed in the Boen,
Darnall coal mine, near here. in
which an explosion occurred last night
and II is feared both are dead.
The rescue party composed of fifty
men, which has worked continuously
since the explosion has been unable
TO find Angelo Ascinar, the shot frer,
who was entombed last night, and the
efforts to locate John Brown, general
superintendent OF the mine, who en-
tered the mine today, have been
equally unsuccessful.
Brown, accompanied by Thomas
Weatherby the pit boss, went in
to the mine to learn what damage had
been done, Time passed and they did
not return and their friends on the
surface became anxious. finally send
ing men into the mine to search for
them. Weatherby was found uncon.
scious. but Brown was nowhere to be
seen. Brown, who lives in Hartford,
Ark, is a prominent mining expert.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-12-31
OUIGLEY FIGURES
IN LIQUOR SALE7
State Dlspensary lnvolvee In The
Latest Scandal over Disposal
Of Seizures.

The disclosure that ]. b. Quigley oi
Kansas City, Mo, and Tulsa and Okla
homa City, was the main man and
manager Of the Missouri Commission
company of Kansas City, which was
organized to buy all the conflscated
intoxioants captured by Oklahoma s
state enforcement department, has
started an inside scandal of no small
proportions, The story is seen when
It is recolleoted that Quigley for the
past three years has been the chief
sales manager OF the Helms Brewery
company products in Oklahoma, his
specially being Sunbeam" Amber
Mead" and other near-beers, which in
the last analysis have always proven
to have contained from 3h to per
cent Of alcohol, making 1t a mighty
strong alcoholic drink.
Quigley has figured In every grand
jury investigation of importance and
recent date In Oklahoma, and after
the recent capture of 176 barrels of
bis stuff at Oklahoma City is said to
have sworn solemnly TO State Dis.
pensary Superintendent Stone OF Ok
lahoma that he was quitting the liz.
uor business In this state and would
be forever and hereafter good.
Whether he has stopped selling
liquor in Oklahoma or not, the state
dispensary is already under fire for
selling It's confiscations to him.
Said a prominent prohibitionist to-
day: Talk about your endless
chainsl Did you ever see anything
more perfect. The state captures
Quigley's stuff in Oklahoma, sells It
back to him at Kansas City, captures
Il again in Oklahoma, sells it back to
him again"
The state enforcement department
says it sold the stuff to the highest
bidder with the provision that none of
1t be shipped back to Oklahoma.
Efforts to locate Quigley here prov
ed fruitless. His former home at 16
North Shartel avenue has been yacat-
ed 0klahoman.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-12-31
UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER
DEMANDED BY WORKER

Spokane, Wash, Dec. 29.--Uneondi.
tional was the surrender Of the Indus
trial Workers Of the World In their
campaign for free speech" in spo.i
kane. which started the morning of
November2 and resulted IN the ar
rest of more than 200 men, mostly
foreigners, sent to Spokane from var
ious parts Of the northwest, Calf
fornia, Nevada and Pennsylvania, The
organization lowered It's red bannere
hoisted the white flag and dispatched
a committee to the police department
with the following message;
I'VE are willing to quit and abide
by the decision of the Spokane county
superior court in the case against
Filigno, arrested on the charge of
conspiracy There viii be no more
street speaking or inflamatory address
reviling the flag. courts and police.
A campaign Of education win be sub.
stituted'
Chief Of Police Sullivan announced
today that every martyr" now in jail
must serve his sentence. This in.
cludes the organizers OF the campaign
and four editors Of The Worker, who
were convicted on charges Of conspirz
acy and sentenced to the county Jail
for six montha E5lizahefh gurlev
Flynn has appealed her case and Is at
liberty under bonds OF $4,000.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-12-31

south Wilson street merchants is
rapidly building up a big business.
aud expects better business next
year
II Is impossible TO give an m.
terview at this time with all Of the
business men. but It is significant to
say that not one was found, who was
not pleased with the business Of the
last year
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-12-31
DEMOCRATS TO FIGHT
FOR SMALL APPROPRIATIONS


Washington, d. c., Dec. 2s.--"The
program OF the democrats In the
house, at this session Is to keep down
the amount of the appropriation bills
and TO vote against the ship subsidy
Bill" said the minority leader. Champ
Clark, of Missouri today He added
that the house leaders we're rushing
everything to get the appropriation
measures through and that, this sub.
ject and tho ship subsidy seems about
the only two things that are to be
taken up.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-12-31
ATTEMPT TO SAVE PAPERS
COST PosTMAsTER's LIFE
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
Chilliocthe, Mo-. Dec. %. = Cyrus
Eastman aged sixty. postmaster at
Avalon, near here, was burned to
death in a fire that destroyed his home
there today. He had escaped from the
burning building, but re-entered It in
an attempt to save some valuable pa
pers.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-12-31
PASSENGERS IGNORANT
OF PRESENCE OF FIRE
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press
Liverpool, Eng. Dec. 2s-F1re was
discovered in the hold OF White Star
Liner, Celtic. last Wednesday when
the vessel was four days out from
New York The liner arrived here
safely yesterday The fire Is still
burning but its presence Is unknown
70 the four hundred passengers
aboard Immediately upon the arrival
Of the Celtic the work Of discharging
The cargo within reach Of the blaze
was promptly begun Work continued
today
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-12-31
wnI &C o. rradInu shssts.

BY Associated Press.
New York City. Dec. 2s.-The stock
exchange committee today, began an
investigation into the cause of the
sensational increment OF Rock Island
common stock yesterday. The com.
mittee which has full power to act
will go over the trading sheets.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-12-31
BY Associated Press.

Yasnaya. Russia, Dec 2s. A di.
agnosls, by his physicians. develops
that Count Leo Tolstoi, Is suffering
from bronchitis and inflammation of the
liver His fever is very high.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-12-31
ARoMoRE FIRM TO BUILD
OKLAHOMA CITY BUILDING
BY Associated Press.

Washington, D. c., Dec. 29.-The
NJ. j. Gllland company. of Ardmore,
Okla, has been awarded the contract
for the construction of the federal
building at Oklahoma City. at a cost Of
s209, 1876.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-12-31
NUDGE MAY SUCCEED
THOMAS As PRESIDENT.
~ AasooIated Preee

BY Associated Press.
New York, Dec 29.--It is rumored
here today. that r. B. Thomas. presi-
dent of the Lehlgh Valley Railroad
company has resigned and H. A,
Nudge, president of the Rock Island,
is being considered as his successor,
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-12-31
Death momeptsrlly Expected.

BY Associated Press. 4
Osceola, Neba Dec. 2s. = Former
Governor J II. Mickey has been un.
conscious for twelve hours. His deatl
is expected At any moment
The Lamar register., 1909-05-19
NEW TURKISH RULER
Mohammad v. Said to Be Broad
in His Views.
No Experience In Government. Says
Acting consuI-GeneraI at New
York, But His Sound Sense
Will Guide Him.

New York.-Pretty nearly every
body in New York that knows any
thing about Mehemmed-Reschad Eff
fendi. the prisoner of the Yildiz Kiosk,
who has suddenly found himself ele-
waited to the position of sultan of the
Ottoman empire. were assembled the
other afternoon In the editorial rooms
of the Syrian newspaper AL Hoda.
There were Reouf Ahmed. the first
secretary of the Turkish legation in
Washington. who has been acting con-
sul-general In New York since Mundji
Bey departed under a cloud some
weeks ago; NJ. A. Mokarzen. the editor
of AL Hoda. himself Syrian: two rep
resentatives of the Syrian society OF
New York and two of the most vigor-
GUS proponents of the Young Turks in
America The consul-general gave
few facts. the editor gave few more.
The Young Turks and the Syrians
nodded gravely over their cigarettes
and said little for publication.
THE new sultan has of course had
no experience in diplomacy or the
ways of government" said the acting
Turkish consul-general. He has been
practically prisoner in the Yildiz Kiosk
since Abdul Hamid succeeded to the
The Lamar register., 1909-05-19

rest of the day was spent In skinnin5
and cutting UP the game. Part of the
natives were sent back to the Boer
camp, laden with as much meat as
they could carry-the Beers requiring
not only fresh meat for immediate
use but enough to make a supply OF
"biltong' (salted sun-dried fiesh); the
remainder of the flesh was bestowed
upon the native villagers who we're
With the expedition.
Large numbers of buffaloes were
among the lagoons and marshes of
this region. and the Dutch hunter,
therefore camped for the night, ate a
hearty supper by the roaring fire, and
slept soundly till early dawn. Before
sun-up the party were again stirring.
In less than two hours time the ma
tives had led the way to broad.
marshy lagoon, or "vlei," as the Beers
call 1t. surrounded by drier ground.
upon which grew bush. acacia trees.
and a few tall palms. Part of this
lagoon was shallow open water, the
remainder consists of dense bed of
tall reeds, which led to further
swamps and lagoons beyond. The
sight that met the Dutchman's eyes,
as he and the natives crept cautiously
towards the edge OF the "vlei," and sur
veyed the scene from behind a screen
of bush, was wonderful one. In and
about the "vlei." stood troop of not
less than two hundred buffaloes, some
rolling In the shallow. some drinking,
some standing belly-deep In water.
dark and motionless. The buffalo
birds Ia species of starting Buphaya
Africana) those watchful allies Of
these animals and rhinoceroses. were
flying hither and thither. many of
them packing and feeding on the ticks
and parasites which infest the buff
falo. A number of small white herons.
too, were about the "vlei." some of
which were also to be seen actually
perching on the broad backs of the
great game. In any case the stalk re-
quied caution. and, with these watch
full "buffel-vogel" about. extreme care
was. as the Boer saw. essential. Con-
cealed behind a thick mass of bush.
to which he and the Hottentot had
crept. the Dutchman waited patiently