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The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-04-02
MARION CRAWFORD
IS THOUGHT DYING

LONDON, April IA special
message from Rome says that
+. Marion Crawford, the novel;
ist, who has been i'll at Sorrento,
Italy, is sinking rapidly today.
MIR. Crawford's illness began
with influenza and developed
into congestion of the lungs.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-04-02
MEXICO HAS
TROUBLE
INDIANS Go ON THE RAMPAGE
WITH THE RESULT OF DEAD
TAX COLLECTOR AND WOUND
ED DEPUTIES.

Ell PASO. April What was
first declared To be a revolt of In-
dians in Sanandreas, Mexico. agains.
the payment of taxes on cattle, is now
described as riot resulting from
a clash between Indians.
In the fight, the tax collector was
killed and several of his deputies
wounded. A number of the ring
leaders of the Indians have been ar
rested and imprisoned The author
tiles today deny that the Indians are
being rallied to give battle to troops
that have been summoned to as
sumo control of the situation.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-04-02
SEVERAL INDIANS TAKEN
BUT CHIEF IS STILL FREE

PIERRE Okla, April TRAY Snake His
looking today hut had
information the whereabouts of 6hito Haro
prisoners from the
is the heels
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-04-02

Mrs. G.. II. Fahrendorf left yester-
day morning for PARK City to visit
relatives.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-04-02
BIG STRIKE IS STARTED BY
CHICAGO BUILDING TRADES

CHICAGO, April About of build
trades this the
question hangs In the bal
ance.
The building trades unions which
sons with their a the steam
htters helpers lea lworker
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-04-02

Robert W McAfee, SO years old.
veteran postoffice inspector. known
as the Anthony Comstoek." of Chi
cago, dropped dead in a street at that
city.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-04-02

Affords 0pportunL
ties UnexceIled.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-04-02

isiggest Copper Die
trict OF the Country
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-07-09
MABEN'S PETITION
DENIED BY COURT
State Supreme Court Holds That Shaw.
nee Judge is Subject to Re-
movaI From Office.

Guthrie, Okla, July THE supreme
court, unanimously concurring in an
opinion rendered by Associate Justice
S. W. Hayes. denied the writ of pro.
hibition applied for by Judge William
n. Maben, of Shawnee, against Judge
Malcolm S. Rosser, acting Judge Of the
tenth judicial district, Attorney Gen.
eral Charles West and Fred S. Cald.
well, counsel to the governor. Maben's
action was TO secure an order from
the court restraining the defendants
from further prosecution IN the oust-
er proceedings in the district court of
Pottawatomie county, where the at.
torney general began an action to re.
move Maben from the district iudgship.
pending the hearing on the graft In
dictments returned by the grand Jury
last April charging him with miscon-
duct Of office. Maben in his petition
alleged that under the constitution and
laws OF the state district court could
not remove a district judge and he
could be removed from Office only by
Impeachment by the legislature. The
court in denying the writ of prohibition
holds that district Judge under the
constitution and laws of the state can
remove another judge from Office pend.
ing final hearing upon accusations re-
turned by the grand jury.
Maben was acquitted on one indict.
ment at a trial held several weeks
ago Attorney General West, It is
stated, is preparing the papers to pros.
ecute Maben on other indictments. It
is stated that he will also bring an
action in the courts to suspend Maben
from office pending hearing on the
other counts.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-07-09

The Texas Brewers association has
set aside a fund Of 100000 to be given
to charity il the brewers do not prove
that more intoxieants are sold in pro-
hibItion sections and states than in
sections and states where the sale OF
liquor is legalized. OF course. this is
done in good faith. and. of course. the
brewers everywhere are hgting pro
hibition. not because 1t reduces the
sale of their product. but because they
have an ingrained and ineradieable
horror of breaking the laws-as every.
body knows. With their we'll appre-
ciated quality Of never breaking the
laws-when II is easier to not break
them-the brewers oppose the enact
ment Of prohlbitory laws They stand
ready to prove that they do break the
law successfully in prohibition states.
but they would rather sell legally, al
though they lose money by so doing
Kansas City Times.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-07-09

advanced, and last year. after the noise
mad ceased. the movement for a sane
Fourth took on the impetus OF deter
mination
During the past year the protagon.
lists OF sane Fourth have continuous.
" kept at H. II did not require much
urging 10 persuade city governments TO
repressive measures. The argument
had been made By the ghastly results
OF an unbridled and wanton peryersion
OF the commemorative occasion. This
year ordinances governing explosives
we're not more honored in the breach
than in the observance: proclamations
were not accepted as merely the con
yentional Difference of officials to fanti-
cal sentimentalists. The power OF pub
lie opinion had asserted itself and the
outcome has splendidly justified that
assertion Joplin Globe
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-07-09
A BLIND CONFIDENCE.

Providence correspondent Of the
New York Tribune calls attention to
the alleged fact that since the atti.
tude Of the present congress toward
the protective policy was made clear
fifty-three million dollars OF New
England money has been pledged for
the extension OF her cotton mills This
he holds up, and with justice, as a
remarkable exhibition OF faith In the
country's adherence 10 protection.
The faith Of those New England.
ers would be entirely justified but
for this one salient fact: While the
country at large Is as earnest az ever
In lis devotion to the principle OF
protectlon--that is. 80 far as protec-
ton Is needed to enable American
manufacturers 10 hold the home mar.
ket against foreign competition, and
thus 10 increase the opportunities or
American labor -'it Is full Of wrath
against the peryersion OF the prin.
ciple for the mere purpose Of in.
.creasing the manufacturers profit and
fortlfying oppressive monopolles. That
is what is being done by Aldrlch,
Payne Cannon q Co. In their present
revision Of the tariff.
The only safety OF the protective
principles lies In revision downward"
wherever the necessity for protection
has passed II this is not granted, as
promised the people last fall, II Is
altogether probable that wrath may get
the better Of the old affection for the
protective principle. and that invest.
ments made in reliance on such az.
fection may suffer Aldrlch and his
gang not the free trades. the today
most to be feared by those New Eng.
land capitalists. But let the gang
carry through their plans Of revision
upward" and free trade will at once
have so many thousands Of converts
as to send a panic through New Eng
lands manufacturing towns. Phoenix.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-07-09
WAUGH'S JOB REMINDS
HIM OF DOG CATCHER

Guthrie, Okla. July 3.--That it is
impossible to enforce prohibition in
Oklahoma Is the belief OF State I'm.
forcement OfIicer y. j. Waugh, after
a two weeks campaign Of confsca.
tion IN Oklahoma City which had filled
the cellar Of the county jail with four
freight car loads OF wet goods. a.
hundred or more successful raids have
been made. Practically every search
has netted results. In one morning
recently ten raids landed three wagon
loads Of beer and bars.
From the results Of the campaign
Waugh says:
Eighty per cent of the people Of
Oklahoma City are opposed to pro
hibition laws. Such sentiment in a
city will make the enforcement of the
prohibitory law ineffective and as long
as the sentiment remains what it is
there is no hope of permanent i'm
proyement In the situation.
My work here In Oklahoma City
reminds me of dog catcher's-you
catch the dog all right but there are
innumerable dogs awaiting the wagon.
Joints spring up in the old places as
fast as they are raided.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-07-09
A SANE FOURTH.

The agitation for a sane Fourth OF
July, which has been conducted for a
number Of years In the face OF dis
couraglng returns, has begun to show
results. According to the records com.
piled. the number Of deaths this year
is 8. as against 1853 last year There
were 32S injured this year while In
1908 the list Of injured totaled $3.50.
The highest number OF fatalities Is
scored against the celebration Of 1904
when lS3 lives we're sacrificed The
preceding year was only one behind
that gruesome total. and In 1905 the
record Of 1903 was eQualed This ap.
.palling unnecessary waste OF life arous.
ed people all over the country to the
criminal madness which had seized the
occasion and made the anniversary OF
our independence the prelude 10 a day
Of mourning.
The protest spread Finally official
cognizanoe Of this dangerous frenzy
was taken in the form OF ordinances
OF regulation and suppression. Proc.
lamations we're issued and instructions
given to police officers TO deal summar.
ily with violators OF law. Apparently
there was still wanting that demand
of public sentiment without which law
Is, in a great measure, an empty letter
Destructive explosives were set on I'm
forbidden territory, and the menacing
work OF law-defying celebrants was
more or less approved, or, at least, was
not condemned. The annual slaughter
continued with slight abatement. In
lsv6 slight improvement over 1906
was noticeable. the fatalities falling
from 1872 to 15s This gain was coun.
terbalanced by the increase in lnjur.
ed.
Again in 1907, the number Of killed
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-07-09

Is there a more important problem
before the people Of Oklahoma today
than the establishment of plants and
factories for the utilization OF her raw
products? If anybody can suggest a
reason why We should continue to inn
port manufactured articles that we
might just as well make at home.
while We send our farm products out
Of the state. it is in order for him to
speak out in meein' AS long as this
thing continues the railroads viii con.
tinue to get rich at the expense of the
people
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-07-09
SPECIAL TERW TO HEAR
TRIAL OF JUDGE MABEN

Guthrie, okla, July SIN accord
ance with requests made by Judge w
n. Maben and his attorney. T G. Cut
lip of Shawnee. who were here yes.
terday, Chief Justice NJ. J. Kane of the
Oklahoma supreme court called a spec
ial term Of court for Pottawatomie
county, to begin July 26 District
Judge Malcolm e. Rosser OF Poteau
who presided at the former Maben trial
probably will be on the bench.
All of the cases against Judge Ma.
ben and the other Shawnee officials in.
dioted on charges Of corruption in Of.
fee were set for trial at this term.
The order In which they will be taken
up WILL OF course. have TO be de.
termined between the attorneys and
the court.
While Judge Maben has not as yet
been suspended from Office, he will ap-
parently not sit on the bench again
until the cases against him are dis
posed of.
The supreme court has assigned
Judge William Bowles OF Perry to hold
court at Chandler. In Judge Mabens
district. on July ~ and lS.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-07-09
RURAL FREE DELIVERY.

Twenty years ago rural free mai
delivery was regarded as visionary
and impractical. an iridescent dream
but the American people now annual
ly pay S35 100000 for the service on
10000 routes. In less than a double
decade in the future, no doubt. there
viii be 100 900 routes. costing sl00 600.
OOO
The pioneer in congress Of rural free
delivery was a man naused Pickler, a
native Of Indiana and a representative
from South Dakota His speciality was
pensions, and though his heart was as
plastic to the prompting OF good inn
pulse as wax. he loved TO make bloody
shirt speeches and strove TO make
treason odious. When Tom Reed fail.
ed 70 deliver the Hon. Pickler's vote
for the repeal Of the purchasing clause
OF the Sherman silver law he hurled
.at the reoalc'trant a mingled sarcasm
and invectiye drown from the book OF
Job. But Pickler was a I6-to-ler up
to the elbow, and he few the coop.
When the rural free delivery propos.
ltion was first seriously considered In
congress a representative from Texas.
a Mr.. Cockrell. brother OF the then
senator OF that name from Missouri
made notable speech against the in
and his plea was for the
Saturday afternoon at the crossroad.
where farmers met to make purchases
receive their mail and confer one with
another about matters and things as
their ancestors had done for centuries.
Il was a fine speech, and did much 10
defeat the proposition that session
That was the Fifty-second congress.
The sixty-second congress viii not
have a single member OF either house
who would vote to repeal rural free de-
livery which Is, perhaps worth double |
Is cost-Oklahoma City Times.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-07-09

Muskogee lawyers with whom the
has discussed the mat.
ter are pretty evenly divided as to the
soundness OF the Pollock Campbell gas
case decision The average man In.
clines to the belief that Oklahoma gas
for Oklahoma is a mighty sound doc
trine as a basis for future prosperity
and development, whether It Is a
sound legal proposition OF not And
knowing as we do the fighting qualities
Of the state administration. we are In.
clined to the belief that It will be
some time before Oklahoma gas eros.
ses the state line Il viii take two
years to get a decision from the su.
preme court Of the United States. un.
der the regular procedure. Muskogee
Tlmes-Democrat
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-07-09

The sweltering room ia which the
city council is compelled to hold It's
deliberations is one of the most forci-
bic arguments in favor of the bond is
sue for purchasing the Auditorium and
providing better quarters for these
men, who are sacrificing much of their
time to care for the city's business. To
compel these men to crowd themselves
into a stirling room such as is now
used as a city hall is neither just nor
appropriate in city Of vinitas pre-
tensions.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-07-09
GROSS PRODUCTION
TAX DELINQUENT
State Auditor viii Place Twenty War
rants in SheriHs Hands For
Collection Of Taxes.

Guthrie, Okla, July s.--State Aud
itor NJ. E. Trapp left last night for Nc,
Alester, where he will To-day place in
the hands of the sheriffs of Pittsburg
Latimer and Lefore counties twenty
warrants for the collection of delin.
quent gross hevenue tax involving a
total OF $57,Sss.5O.
The gross revenue laws as passed by
the first legislature imposed a tax Of
2 per cent on the gross production OF
coal companies, and the twenty com
panies named in these warrants have
refused TO pay the tax. The second
legislature reduced the tax to one.half
of per cent, and since that time all
but one Of these companies have filed
their statement and paid the tax under
protest.
The state board Of equalization last
year in making its calculations for
the expenses Of the state government,
estimated that the state would receive
in the neighborhood OF 100000 from
this source.
There has already been paid into the
state treasury for the FIVE quarters the
law has been in effect about $4,000.
With the $4,000 due from the coal
companies, the collection Of which the
state auditor is now seeking to en-
force. the total for the FIVE quarters
will be brought up to approximately
the amount estimated by the board.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-07-09
ATTORNEYS HAVE UNTIL
SEPTEMBER | TO PLEAD

MeAlester. Okla, July S.--Judge
Ralph E. Campbell yesterday formal.
~ ordered entered on record the rul.
ing In the gas pipe line case made at
Muskogee Saturday and granted the
state, represented by Attorney General
West and c. b. Ames, until September
| to plead further. This preserves the
status quo until that time. The gas
people will take no steps toward pip
ing gas out Of the state and the state
win not tear up pipe lines already laid,
under the terms Of the stipulGtions
filed IN February.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-07-09

The establishment of a home for
Confederate soldiers will be concluded
within a very few days. If it is to be
put where the old soldiers can live
longer and more comfortable than
elsewhere in the state It will be at or
near Vinlta.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-07-09

The proposition to vote bonds to
build court house at the county seat
of Craig county may be voted down
or up as the result may show, but viii
not effect the ultimate action of the
people OF the county in the least The
matter may be delayed for time but
Craig county viii build a court house
commensurate with the present and
future needs.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-07-09

The dispensary in Oklahoma has
hard sailing The people, a majority
are against the measure and under the
circumstance 1t Il almost impossible
to give II fair t, ial The report Of
the committee recently selected BY
Governor Haskell to Investigate the
workings Of the dispensary have made
a report satisfactory to themselves at
least
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-07-09

The districts in the city where the
property owners refuse to improve are
the ones that will suffer most In the
advance Of property values. In city
In which all OF It's sections are so
admirably located from a drainage
and accessibility standpoint. 40 portion
can AFFORD TO permit another TO make
more civic improvements than It haa
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-07-09

The time approaches for the vote to
be taken on the Auditorium bond prop.
osltiOn. The opposition that develop
ed before the last election has failed to
materialize so far. The matter should
however be presented fully and clearly
to the voters before the election.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-07-09

The matter Of building another res
ervolr at the water works plant Is
meeting with much favor by the peo
pie Of vinita The Chieftain would
like to see water piped to the property
line Of every resident Of the town.
That being done the plant would soon
begin paying a dividend.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-07-09

The celebration of the natal day Of
the Republic was an exceedingly lame
affair With practically three days Of
hilarity there is measly record Of less
than fifty deaths. What are we com.
ing to? II this continues the time of
American decadence is at hand.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-07-09

If some state would only elect a
senator that would care for the In
terests Of the people as assiduously
las Aldrich looks after the interests Of
the trusts We were indeed a happy peo.
pie. But as yet the man has not ap-
peared In the United States senate
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-07-09

Vinlta is In hard straits with refer.
ence to the administration Of its
water system We have an unlimited
supply Of the finest, purest water in
the state. yet we are constantly wor.
ried aud threatened II we water our
lawns and flower beds Frequently It
is not possible to even get a bath on
account OF a lack Of water pressure
Now what Is the matter? Not lack OF
water for there is more going to waste
than the city uses. We have four
wells pouring into the little dinky
reservoir not large enough to supply
a city Of half the size OF Vinlta. Last
week when the reservoir was being
cleaned we were helpless in the event
OF fire for several days. This condi.
tion should not continue. Another and
a larger reservoir should be construct.
ed IN order that the supply be SUN.
cient at all times Il Is worth while
for the Commercial club or the city
council to take steps to give the peo.
pie OF vinlta more water.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-07-09

A man returning to Welch after hay-
ing celebrated the Fourth at Vinita lost
an ear in fight. This is another ar
gument against building a court house
at yinita and should not be overlooked
by the Welch paper.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-07-09

ne city has an obligation resting
n It IN the matter Of sewer con.
ion on the north side In the vicin.
Of the laundry aud the creamery
city could hardly expect the prop.
owners to connect with the mains
ugh property belonging to the city
1out the city meeting It's portion
be expense.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-07-09
WILL REMAIN IN SESSION
UNTIL VOTE IS TAKEN
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Washington, d. C.. July Slate to.
day the senate rejected several amend.
ments to the corporation tax measure
and il was agreed to. as perfected By
the finance committee. The senate
agreed to remain in session today until
vote on the tariff bin can be had.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-07-09

Keep the good roads agitation con.
stantly before the people until there
are no more bad roads It win prove
the best investment Oklahoma people
ever made.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-07-09

iere is no excuse for allowing open
its above ground In the sewer dis.
Of this cts. Public health is Of
2 consequence than the small
nary outlay for the individuals
vii be required to connect with
|Inains Il IS idle to talk about
F city until these simple sanitary
ules are enforced.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-07-09

The man who is so loudly complain
ing of the hot weather is the same fell
low. who last winter said that no mat
ter how hot il might be he preferred
summer to winter. The weather man
heeds him not.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-07-09

Vinita might have had Harvey
eating house going September the first
had not certain Of her citizens OBJ.
Jected