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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-29

Attention, Knights of Pythias! All members of Jefferson Val ley lodge No. il are hereby re- quested to meet at the castle hall, Macabee Temple, 1O:3O, prompt, Tuesday morning to attend, in a body, the funeral of our late honored brother, L. 8. Handley, at Central Presbyter- ian church. All Pythians in- vited to join members of lief ferson Valley lodge.
 w. G. SCHUSTER, 0. C.. A. s. ELLIOTT, K. of R. s.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-29
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and other drug habits successfully treated by HABITlNA. For hypodermic or internal use san. pls sent to any drug habitute by mall ERE EE kegular price @lO0 per bottle at your . ~S~A dru9gst or by mall in plain wrapper.
 Delta Chemical Co.,, St. Louis, Mo. Fer Sale by lscobs Pharmacy. Birmingham. Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-29
JAs. H. FINDER

Does expert eye-glass. work. This re- quires long training and natural artis- tic skill, which has been developed to a high degree of perfection He fur nishes comfortable glasses S06 N. Ninet teenth street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-29
Leave for Conference

The North Alabama conference which convenes in Huntsville Tuesday will cause the absence from the city and vi- cinity of the following minister's: Pre- siding Elder Frank w. Brandon, Rev J. F. Sturdivant of Bessemer, Rev. w. s, McClesky of Jonesboro, Rev. s. P. West of Brighton, Rev. l.. D. Patterson of Bessemer mission and Rev. Garner Sturdivant The only lay delegates will be Judge B. Clay Jones and the body of which he is a member will return the first of next week after the announce ments are made by the bishop.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-29
ANNOUNCEMENT

The+s bcst reotaufant fin this town attributes its oDod cooking to tho of Redsnapptr Sauce as q ssssonins for soups. meats, salads. stc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-29
social and Personal

After visit to her daughter, Mrs. ]. B. Morgan, on Dartmouth avenue, Mrs. McMahon has returned to her home in Livingston. Ala.
 P. H. McEachin has returned to south Alabama after visiting his family for several days on Arlington avenue.
 Mrs. F. c. Grigsby has as her guest this week her cousin, Mrs Harry Mill Ter of Florence.
 Miss Vivian Griffith, maid of honor at the Carlisle Ferguson wedding, has returned to her home in Yazoo, Miss.
 Mrs. JG~phus Vines was removed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-29
Local Items

The Bessemer city court has been ad- journed for the week incidentally With the call of the Jefferson county in the supreme court this week in session at Montgomery. A number of Bessemer at- torneys will go to the Capital City to look after their cases.
 Thomas W. Benton. in company with his brother, Allious Benton, will leave this morning for vicksburg, Miss. where the former will be united in marraige Wednesday to Miss Buchanan, an at tractive young lady of that city. MT. and Mrs. Benton will return to Bes- semer Thursday.
 Seventeen cases for drunkenness and disorderly conduct were tried before the mayors court yesterday morning. and the usual fines were assessed against the offenders.
 Frank Edwards, aged 53 years, died Sunday night. after 8 long suffering from cancer on the face at Madison Station. He is survived by a sister, Mrs. w l.. Hinton and two broth CTS, J.. l. Edwards and C. B. Edwards, all of Madison Station. The remains were sent to Wilsonville yesterday by Shaw & Son of Birmingham.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-09-30
WITH A HANDICAP.

McAlester, Okla, held its first cleo
tion under commission government
last Tuesday and elected Straight
democratic ticket" Such an election,
under the new rule, would be possible
in only two states, Oklahoma and
Texas. In some of the Texas cities.
even, the non-partisan feature of com
mission government is provided for,
but in Oklahoma the cities are not per
mitted to eliminate party nomina-
tions.
Fortunately, however, McAlester
has the recall and a number of other
very excellent provisions for enforc-
ing good government Cfrom it's COM
missioners. The political elections.
preserved to the politicians by the
state constitution, are a serious hand
leap to the new rule. While McAles-
ter will get better results, despite
this handicap. than it realized from
its old ward plan, it will find that
political administration will never be
quite as satisfactory as a non-partisan
administration, in which men are Sc
lected because of their fitness and
without regard to their party alli-
ances.
When the citizens OF Oklahoma
cities find that they are not securing
the full benefits they should have I'M
der their new rule they will find the
way to circumSent the politicians, not
withstanding the constitutional pro
lection OF the political label. There
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-09-30
DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN BOOK.

The democratic national congress
sional committee has issued its cam.
paign book and is now distributing it.
The committee has no funds save as
it obtains them through contributions
and is selling the book at 81 per copy,
or for so cents copy in lots of ten
or more.
The book is replete with valuable
matter and is said to be the best cam
paign book ever issued. Every demo-
crat should have it and in this year
of democratic effort for supremacy
should gladly contribute to the COM
mittee by purchasing the book. The
committee did valiant service in
Maine with notable results, and if
democrats everywhere will rise to the
occasion, by their dollar contributions,
the democratic sun will rise triumph
antly-not to set for fifty years to
come. Send your orders or contl:bu-
tions to F. F. Garrett, treasurer demo
cratic campaign committee, S2t Fif-
teenth street, Northwest, Washington,
d. c.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-09-30
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
McAlester, OKLA, Sept 2S,-The
hearing in the trial of Governor Has
kell and others in the Muskogee town
lot cases today was postponed until
tomorrow. Federal Judge John A.
Marshall granted request by the
governments attorneys, that they be
allowed time to examine their wit
nesses before putting them on the
stand Judge Marshall ruled that evi-
dence against Haskell would have to
be confined to proof of conscious
participation" in the alleged conspir-
acy in the three years prior to the re-
turn of the Indictment against him,
which was on May q, 1909.
McAlester, Okla, Sept. 28.-The at
torneys on both sides of the case of
the United States against Governor G.
N. Haskell and others charged with
conspiracy in the Muskogee town lot
deal, are trying to find where they
are at" This is the result of the de-
cision of Federal Judge Marshall late
last evening when in passing on the
objection raised by the attorneys for
Governor Haskell to the introduction
of testimony, held that there must be
shown conscious participation by the
defendant named within three years
prior to the finding of the indictment
The attorneys for both sides are
comforting and while the word has
gone broadcast that the governor has
been released from the case, such is
not the fact, and it is much more than
probable that the case will continue
and that the evidence offered yester-
day will be introduced after the proper
showing has been made under the
ruling of the court made last even
ing.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-09-30
JESSIE MORRISON LEAVES
PRISON At LEAvENWORTH

Leayenworth, Kans., Sept. 2S.-
Jessie Lee Morrison, who was paroled
from the penitentiary yesterday, by
Governor Stubs, after having served
eight years of twenty-five year sent
ence for killing Mrs. Olin Castle, her
rival in love, at Eldorado, Kans., ten
years ago, left the prison for Excel.
sior Springs, Mo-, today Miss Morri.
son was accompanied by her sister,
Mrs. Ida Hawley, of Excelsior Springs,
with whom she will make her home
for time.
Topeka, Kans., Sept. Ex-Governor
Stubbs Tuesday granted a parole to
Jessie Morrison, one of the most talk
ed of prisoners in the Kansas peniten-
tiary. The parole was sent to the
prison last night and becomes effec-
tive Immediately.
Plans have been made for Miss
Morrison to go to Kansas City with
Warden and Mrs. j. K. Codding and
from there to Excelsior Springs, to
her sister. The parole gives her great
freedom, allowing her to go wherever
she pleases, but requiring her to at
tend church and report each month
to Warden Coddfng.
Jessie Morrison has been serving a
25-year sentence for killing Mrs. olin
Castle at Eldorado, June %, 1900. She
and Clare Wiley were both subjects
of attentions by Olin Castle and
jealous rivalry grew up between them.
Castle married Clare Wiley. On June
%, 1900, neighbors heard a fight going
on in the Castle cottage Miss Morri-
son was found standing over her rival.
whose throat was cut, holding a razor.
She said that she fought in self de-
fense. Mrs. Castle made dying
statement, declaring that the woman
attacked her At the first trial the
jury disagreed, at the second a 5-year
sentence was given and at the third
a 25-year sentence.
Governor Stubbs declared that in
his belief the first trial more nearly
gave justice than the two following.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-09-30
STATE DEMOCRATIC TICKET

Governor-Lee Cruce, Of Ardmore
Lieutenant-G Governor. j. McAles
ter, OF McAlester
Treasurer-Robert Dunlop, of New
kirk.
Auditor-Leo Meyer, Sayre, Okla.
Superintendent of Public Instruc.
tion-R. H. Wilson, of Chickasha.
Attorney General-Charles West. OF
Enid.
Commissioner of Charities and Cor.
rections-Kate Barnard, of Oklahoma
City.
Labor Commissioner - Charles F.
Daugherty, Of Oklahoma City.
Corporation Commissioner--George
A. Henshaw, of Madill.
President Board of Agriculture -
Thomas Bryan, Of Perry.
State Printer--Giles Farris, of Man.
gum.
Inspector and Examiner C. A.
Taylor, of Pond Creek.
Mine Enspector-Ed Boyle, McCur-
tain.
Insurance Commissioner A. Bal.
lard, of Coyle
Clerk Supreme Court-W H. l..
Campbell, of Ada
Supreme Court.
For Associate Justice-M J. Kane,
of Kingfisher
For Associate JUSTICE. j. Dunn,
of Alva.
Congressional.
First District--N. E. Mcneil, of
Pawnee.
Second District = E. l. Fulton, of
Oklahoma City
Third District-James Davenport, of
Vinita
Fourth DistEict-Charles Carter, of
Ardmore.
Fifth District-scott Ferris, of Law
ton.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-09-30

The movement to continue the pres
ent prohibition law of Oklahoma de-
pends very largely upon sentiment for
success. The average citizen would
very much prefer prohibition to open
saloons, but the utter impracticabiIity
of the Billups law has turned many a
voter to the side OF local option. The
preachers Of the state and the boot
leggers form a strange combination
and an anomoly in the history of pro-
hibition. But business men who are
clear thinkers see the futility of the
present law and are utterly tired of
the expense incident to its enforce
ment. 1t is hardly fair to assume that
the officials of all the rs counties in
the state criminally negligent, but
such must be the assumption If the
law is practical.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-09-30

The direct taxes collected in Okla
homa by a republican administration
in 1906 amounted to s65S,O0O. The di-
rect taxes collected by a democratic
administration in 1909 was $730,000
In the meantime the area OF Oklaho-
ma has increased about 200 per cent.
Yet state taxes had been increased to
$4,000 If taxes had increased in pro.
portion to the increase of area. state
taxes in 1909 would have been $1.316,-
0OO. If state taxes had been increased
in proportion to the increase of pop
state taxes in 1909 would have
been s1,9740O0.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-09-30
Much Danger From Weeds.

Much complaint is being made r
the Chieftain on account of the heavy
growth OF weeds about the city and
the non-enforcement of the ordinance
against this practice of allowing the
weeds TO grow to such an extent that
IL endangers the health of the com.
munity 1t is said that Golden Rod
which is now in full blossom is very
conductive of hay fever and that the
rag weeds which grow in such pro-
fusion about this city are very dan.
gerous from health standpoint. Cut
tnese weeds and eliminate the danger
of contagion.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-09-30
SAYS TAFT HAS FAILED

In a non-partisan article headed
The Collapse of the Taft Admins
tration" in the October Hampton's
magazine, Judson C. Welliver gives
this remarkable bird's-eye view OF
politics at the present time:
With insurgency fast building it
iself into control of the republican
Iparty, and with democracy in good
prospect of carrying the next house
of representatives, the administration
of William Howard Taft confronts a
crisis.
Two years ago Mr.. Taft became
leader of party which held mono
poly of public confidence. Today he
is leader merely of discredited fac
ton. Control of the party is fast pass
ing out of the hands of this faction
and into the hands of men whom Mr..
Taft's administration was but recently
reading out of the rarty.
"The record of the Taft administra-
ton is a pathetic story of failures in
both politics and craftsmanship. Mr..
Taft has seemed incapable of steering
his politics in the course of wisdom,
and unwilling to support the progress
sive measures which the country ex-
Ipected from him. Congenital incapac-
ity for practical politics might explain
the failure to keep his party in hand;
but only more unkindly explanation
can account for his apparent purpose
to repudiate the men and policies to
which his platform pledged him.
"As result of Mr.. Taft's failure,
there is a struggle for control of the
republican party. At the same time,
the torn and divided party faces
democratic opposition which needs
hardly do more than permit itself to
become the beneficiary of republican
misfortunes. 1t seems scarcely pos
sible that even democracy's facility
for doing the wrong thing can prevail
against the fates which seem deter
mined to recall it to a responsible
participation in the national govern
ment. A democratic victory, however,
will be no testimonial of confidence
emphasize the reputation of Taft's
leadership.
Meanwhile the country, determin-
ed to be progressive and yet finding
itself without progressive party, is
embroiled in the effort to produce one.
1t long ago lost confidence in the ca
pacity of democracy; it is fast losing
in the intentions Of old
line republicanism. 1t wants a new
party, which it can trust; and the tur-
moil, the factional controversies, the
of discussion, the bitterness
of contests within both the old parties
are the signs that a new party is be-
ing born"
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-09-30
YOUR SMALL DEBTS
d. G.

Young men. the boys are telling
around that you forget to pay your
little debts You borrow a quarter
here and half there, and forget to
make it good You may not know il
now, but you will some day, that you
are putting in mighty rotten founda.
ton Others have tried it long before
Iou, and in every instance their whole
house tumbled down just at the wrong
time If you start a foundation that
way there is only one way you can
overcome it. You will have TO go
back over the entire work and yank
out every defective stone. You will
have to make every quarter and half
good before your building will stand.
You may think these little quarters
and half dollars are very small peb-
bles. They are, but they will grow
and grow. You see that poor devil
over there working hard day by day?
He has to do it now to- keep from
starving. But he had a glorious op-
porunity when young to amount to
something. But he had in bad
foundation and his house tumbled
down and buried his credit. When he
tried to dig out and get on his feet
there wasn't soul around to help
him. You will find yourself in the
same fix some day unless you change
your ways.-Osborne Farmer.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-09-30
Judge Marshal Grants Request of Gouernn
Attorneys to Examine Witnesses Before Th
Go On Stand---Rules Evidence Agains
Haskell Must Be Confined to "Con-
scious Participation" "---Attorneys on
Both Sides at Sea as to Meaning
of Latest Ruling---Rutherford
Opens the Case For Haskell

Sylvester Rush in his statel
said that ]. Avery Webb, a St T
attorney, had been asked to fIs
a list of friends to whom lots m
be scheduled.
When Mr.. Rush at 1926 Tue,
afternoon offered as the first pjAc
evidence a plat of the townsite of
kogee, Judge Stuart arose and
jected to the introduction of anv i
mony whatever under the indictn
contending that no overt act waa
legged except such as would be b8.
under the decision in the Lonab,
case, recently decided.
Judge Marshall remarked that
government claimed that part Of
payments were made within the +
years period preceding the ID
ment.
Judge G. B. Stuart said that tn
Tense would like to be heard on
point.
Morton S. Rutherford, for Gov
Haskell, opened the argument
was followed by Sylvester Rus
Washington, special assistant att
general, for the government
Judge Stuart, the governors
counsel, then closed for the def
At the conclusion Of his qrgu
the court gave the decision re-
to above.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-09-30
GOVERNOR WANTED
BRADY's REQUEST
County Attorney Sends Letter to Has
kelI in Compliance With Request
of Law And Order League.

An investigation into the work OF
the various county officers will result
from the action of the Law and Order
League Monday night, in petitioning
the governor to appoint a special at.
torney to assist in the investigation to
be made by the grand jury which con-
venes here next Tuesday.
The committee selected for the pur-
pose went to McAlester yesterday and
had consultation with Governor Has
kell. The governor told them that
upon the receipt of a letter signed by
the county attorney asking for the ap-
pointment of such an assistant that
he would make the appointment.
County Attorney Brady, this morning,
signed the statement and it was sent
to the governor and it is thought the
assistant state attorney will be here
for the convention of the grand Jury
Tuesday.
The committee of the Law and Or
der League returned last night and
will now set about getting evidence
to present to the Grand jury. It is the
opinion of the men on the street to-
day that, the movement is directed
against Judge Frear of the county
court, but is in reality a political move
to bring about the election of a renub-
Iican to the Office of the county Judge
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-09-30
LAND DEPARTMENT OzAgI
INTERSTATE EXPOS

The Civic Club met YESTERDAY
noon to discuss the matter d
ladies making a big exhibit
Ozark Interstate Exposition at
Oct. 8 to II. Concenses of opir
the ladies was that it should
duty of the Civic Club to see IL
men of our city did not out dc
In making exhibition of our mar
development and production.
realize the Importance of lettit
world know the kind of count
have here and the class of peop
are making for its bright future
realize also that a great trade i
obtained from the mining {
around Joplin. And that Vinia
Craig county is not getting
quota of this trade, and that
tending this exposition in boo
making a strong effort to dema
trade much good result can be
pllshed for Vinita. If the men
well a great benefit will acc
Vinita from its effort.
The club will meet each aft
Tor the remainder of the week
Is requested that all members %
will be present. Mrs. Done
Joplin has expressed her will
70 meet with the club one aft
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-09-30

The republican leaders have been
arguing that OkIahoma's three stand
pat congressman should be reelected
because no congressman can be of
any service to his people unless he is
a member of the majority party in
the house. Let them continue the same
argument. The next congress is as
sure to be democratic as it is sure to
meet. What good can three stand.pat
republicans from Oklahoma accom-.
plish in the house with a democratic
majority against them? If the old ar
gument is sound, or ever was sound.
all voters of all parties should rally to
the support of Fulton, Davenport and
Mcneil.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-09-30
Honeymoon Trail"

Lovers of musical comedy have a
rare treat in store for themselves at
the Auditorium, October Z, on which
occasion the celebrated, LaSalle The.
atre (Chicagol musical comedy sue
cess, Honeymoon Trail" will be the
attraction. This is one of the most
pretentious and elaborate offerings of
the current season. A cast and chorus
of over half hundred are carried
and the mammoth scenic production is
a marvel of beauty.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-09-30
STATE MAKES APPLICATION
FOR PUBLICATION OF y.

Guthrie, Okla, Sept. 28.-Ass
Attorney General S. G. Spilmar
ing on behalf of the state, has
with the various land offices in
homa a formal application for IL
occupied government land in the
to apply on the 100000 acres
the state claims under the gra
1864. Application was made for
acres in the Lawton district, 1.C
the El Reno district and 1900
in the Guthrie district, or 7,77O
in all. There is some goveri
land still left in the state, but &
in small tracts, and this gran
to be taken in tracts of 100 acI
more.
This would leave 203, ,230 acre
which script would have to be 4
The claim for this script is pres
In the application of each of tht
offices, and Judge Spilman will
make a separate application fol
the commissioner of the land off
companied by a brief GOVERN
claims of the state. It is nee
to make formal application fl
land, however, before the scrip
claimed. The application is
on behalf of the state by Go
Haskell, Attorney General Yves
Assistant Attorney General sp
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-09-30

With the amount of land changing
hands in this locality it is safe to say
another year will see a great deal
more land in cultivation than ever be-
fore in the history of this country.
When every eighth of a section is
the home of thrifty family then will
we begin to realize the splendid great
ness of northeast Oklahoma.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-09-30

Two little white pups played and
Ifrollicked on the tracks of the Katy
this morning as the flyer roared in
from the north. One was cut to pieces
and died instantaneously while the
other came up and looked bewildered,
face to face with one of the great
mysteries of life. The problems of
life are too much even for a dog To
fully understand.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-09-30

Abe Hummel of New York, whose
name at one time was a synonym for
legal sickness and whose appearance
in case, whether the cause was just
or not carried with it a certain guar
antee of success has now reached the
.ex-convict author stage. He was dis
barred in New York and has just COM
pleted a term in the New York state
prison He now is slated to write his
biography in which it is promised that
he will lift the lid from numerous
cases in which he appeared. There
are Abe Humlnels in nearly every bar
association in the country who will
doubtless await the biography of the
real one as fervid students await a
new textbook. 1t is to be hoped, how
ever, that they do not overlook the
moral that Abe Hummel's career,
which he is to review, ended in state
prison and disgrace-Wichita Eagle.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-09-30

The problem of taking care of the
sewage of this city is one of the
things that will have to have atter-
tion. 1t has been put off about as long
as it will bear postponement. The ont
let at the septic tank south of town Is
going to materially interfere with the
health as well as the value of property
in all that quarter of the city as well
as the country adjacent